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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-30
Prairie Chicken
Hunting Prohibited

The death knel to the hopes of the
hunters of the entire state was sound
ed last week in the Minnesota Legisla-
ture when an amendment to the state
fish and game laws was passed by the
senate prohiting the hunting Of prairie
chickens until Sept. %, 1922. The sea-
son on grouse and quail remains the
same as in the past and it is the opin-
ion Of a number of sportsmen that the
law will not affect hunters in this sec
ton as the birds commonly known as
prairie chickens which abound here are
full fedged white breasted grouse. No
official opinion has been given and it is
not known what action will be taken
against hunters caught in the fields this
coming fall. The bill prohibiting the
hunting Of prairie chickens until Sept.
%, 1922, has passed both the house and
senate.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-30
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
HAS PACKED HOUSE;
"A Strenuous Life" Presented by 1919
Class of Warren High School
Was Well Rendered.

The Senior class play, "a Strenuous
Life, which was put on at the Strand
Theatre Monday evening, was a splen-
did success, and the young group Of
Seniors have good reason to be proud
of their efforts in presenting this play,
which was, no doubt, one of the best
High School plays that has been put on
before Warren audience The play
was three-act drama with cast of
fourteen characters. Miss Cassidy,
who has directed the play, is deserving
praise, for the results of her splendid
work with the cast, was very apparent.
Tom Harrington, football captain,
acted by Clayton Bake who had the
most strenuous part in the drama, play
ed his role admirably. His best chum,
Reginald Black, acted by Elmer Lind
strand, did wonderfully well in the
part he had, in helping his chum Tom
out of all his troubles Conrad Lodoen,
as Byron Harrington, father of Tom,
successful man without any schooling,
who visited his son while at Berkeley
college, filled his part WELL Russell
Robinson, as James Roberts, a fresh
man who just started college, was fresh
from start to finish. Henry Knutson,
as William Everette James, new Pro-
lessor from Stanford, the rival college
though he could not understand, but
all the same was Prof. VIM. Everette
James and nobody else. Albert Yak, as
Dan Davenant, from the Hills with his
daughter Marian, acted by Helen
Maps, played their roles with excel
lent effect. George Lodoen, as Pro-
fessor Magee, director of the gym,
and William Bjorklund, as Dawley, the
collector, both did their parts well.
Mathew HalvOrson, as Nugata, good
and honest japanese sch0olboy, played
his part excellently although he only
spoke one English word His role to
perform was particularly strenuous.
Hazel .Shantzen, as Mrs. Wigginton
Virgins, the landlady, where the young
men boarded, very ably acted her part.
Maurine Frank, as Ruth Thornton,
beautiful young lady living with her
aunt, Mrs. Virgins, played her part
very charmingly. Clarissa Ericsson, as
Dulcie Harrington, a sister of Tom
Harrington, who thought herself very
grown up lady, played her role very
well.
Dahlofs orchestra rendered several
selections between acts and Miss
Bowen, music teacher of the public
schools, sang very beautiful song.
The Opera House was filed to more
than it's capacity, nearly hundred
extra seats being provided for the even
ing performance. The matinee in the
afternoon for the children was well at
tended. The proceeds from this play
was over $275.0O, which will go to pay
for memorial for the boys from the
Warren High School who were i'll the
service. .....
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North Star College

pleasantly entertained the Board of
Directors, faculty and few other
friends to a $50 o'clock dinner Tues
day evening. The color scheme was
carried out very attractively in flowers
of the college colors. This social func
ton shall long linger in the minds of
all who were present. After the dinner
the members of the board adjourned to
Mr.. Lundgren's library where the u.s.
usal business Of the college was trans
acted. Prof. Sjostrand read lengthy
report on the work at the college and
also submitted a financial report. A
rather lengthy discussion followed dur
ing the meeting on the ACCESSIBILITY of
Offering Junior college work in the fu-
ture. Besides this, the board reelected
teachers and heard recommendations.
Rev. Kr Rosenthal, Of Fargo, N. D.,
was present at the meeting. Rev. L. p.
Lundgren and Mr.. J. p. Mattson could
not be present.
Our students realize that only a few
weeks more remain for school work.
Rev. Kr. Rosenthal, Of Fargo, N. D.,
led our devotional exercises Wednesday
morning. In his short sermonette he
emphasized Goods Love and our love
toward Cod
Mr.. Aug. Westlund, now stationed as
assistant pastor at Alvarado, Film and
Bloomwood, spoke at our chapel exer.
cises last Friday morning.
Prof. SiOStrand addressed the return.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-30

sOrS OF the county. and the county board
will agree so closely in the value of
property that no changes need be made
by the county board, but there is room
for improvement in this direction In
1918, the county board of Wright coun-
ty made 290 changes in the assessment
Of items Of personal property. There
were 2S5 increases ranging from 5 to
300 per cent and 5 decreases Of from
10 to 80 per cent. This is no worse
than in many other counties but 1t
tends to show that greater care should
be taken by the assessor in the valua-
ton Of property.
"In Wright county for the year 1918,
the total tax levy for all purposes, ex-
elusive Of special assessments for ditch
and other purposes, was $481, sos. OF
this sum $1S6,116 or 80 per cent was
for education, $142, 125 or 291a per cent
was for road purposes, $27, 296 went to
the state for state revenue, $50, 1856 was
for county purposes, $36,635 was for
cities and villages, and $4,000 for
townships.
''Ten years ago, the total tax levy of
the county for all purposes was $215, 1874
or about A per cent of the levy of 1918,
and only $3O,OO0. More than that part
Of the 1918 levy for educational pur-
poses alone. In other words, the tax
levy has increased 125 per cent during
the past ten years and you are now
levying almost as much in taxes for
educational purposes alone as the en-
tire tax levy for all purposes, ten years
ago. ..=
II quote these figures not for the
purpose Of showing any extravaganza
in expenditures or in the management
of your public affairs, but for the pur
pose solely Of showing how increasing
~ important it is that all Of the pro-
perty Of the county liable to taxation
be assessed and that all assessments be
correctly made, so that the increased
burden of tax may be justly distributed
The area of lands subject to taxation
has increased 25 per cent during the
ten year period, and it is possible that
the rural population has also increased,
but when you have more than doubled
the tax levy it will be clearly seen that
assessments should be made with great
er care, than heretofore.
ut is not likely that any reduction
in public expense will soon be made
On the other hand it is more likely to
increase. The public is demanding bet
ter roads and better schools. We want
better things for our children than we
enjoyed when we came to Minnesota
many years ago, and the only way in
which any great improvements may be
made is by greater expenditure Of
public fu1ttis. The assessed caI 81
nothing to reduce the public expense.
His duty is to see that all property is
put on the list and properly valued" :"
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TO PREPARE FOR PAVING

Realizing that the time for paving
the streets in Warren is soon at hand
the Electric Light and Water Commits
sion have decided to install lead water
connections on johnson Avenue The
old iron pipes that have given service
for many years are in poor condition
and frequent leaks cause much trouble.
In order to have the system in good
condition so that it will not be neces-
sary to tear up the paving to repair
leaking pipes, it is thought best to have
new pipes laid before paving is COM
menced.
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Buy Dray Line :.
From Christ Hjelle

Ole Strom and G. F. Johnson, of this
city have purchased the transfer and
dray line business from Christ Hjelle
and will take charge of the business to-
morrow, May l. Mr.. Str0m and Mr..
johnson have for a number of years
been employed with the Peoples Trad
ing Co. of this city and thus are well
known to the citizens Of Warren Mr.
Hjelle has not yet announced his plans
for the future.
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RAISED $489.67
OVER QUOTA IN
RELIEF DRIVE
Marshall County Exceeds its Quota for
Armenian-Syrian Relief
In big Drive.

Marshall county's quota for the Ar
menian-Syrian Relief was $3,23O.OO.
In excess Of this was raised $48967-
the total amount raised being So, 1857.
The committee wants to thank all who
helped make this drive success the
many co-workers thruOut the county as
well as all contributors.
The following report shows the re-
suit in the various townships and vii
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New Lumber Yard
At AlvaradO

The Ireland Lumber Co., Of Grand
Forks, have purchased location at
Alvarado and will open q yard at that
place as soon as the erection Of suit
able buildings and sheds can be com
pleted. Henry a Sands, Of Alvarado,
will be the manager Of the company.
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Photographic films and plates, 5 per
cent.
Firearms and ammunition, 10 per
cent.
Hunting Knives, 10 per cent.
Workable electric fans, per cent.
Thermos bottles, 5 per cent.
Cigar and cigarette holders, humi-
doris, smoking stands, 10 per cent.
Slot machines, per cent.
Livery uniforms, 10 per cent.
Hunting or riding habits, 10 per cent.
Toilet soaps, 3 per cent.
Pleasure boats, 10 per cent.
Then there are the taxes on alcoholic
drinks, which we won't have to pay
after July 1, anyway, because there
amt gOin' to be no alcoholic drinks,
and the taxes on cigars, cigarettes and
tobacco, which every user has been pay
ing since the law took effect.
Not to speak Of the income, excess
profits and war profits taxes, theatre
taxes, and various others which we are
all paying Uncle Sam to help pay for
the war. -
Luxury Tax is Levied on These
After May 1 you'll pay 10 per cent
tax on all these articles costing more
than the amount named:
Picture frames .+a -
Trunks-$5O. ~.
Travelling bags-$25. >,-s-
Hand bags, purses
Portable lamps $25.
Lamp shades-$25.
Umbrellas, pasasols-$4. ~.
Fans-$1. .--.
Smoking packets $3.50.
Mems fancy waistcoats-
Woments hats-$15. ~ il
Mems and boys hats-$5:
Mems and boys caps-$2. s,
Boots, shoes. pumps, slippers $40.
Necties and neckwear-$2.
Mems and misses silk hoisery-$2.
Mems shirts
Pajamas, nightgowns underwear
Kimonas, petticoats, waists $15.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-30

London.-Sir william Orpen, who
has painted Foch and Haig and other
military heroes and members Of the
peace conference, win paint the scene
when the Germans Sign the peace
treaty. IS
Navt vaar q .fleer.m weean
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-04-30
PROCL ANA TON

To the PublicThe Men and Women and Boys and Girls
The week beginning with May 9Th is hereby proclaimed
CLEAN UP WEEK
This is opportunity for every citizen only show
his personal pride but his civic pride thorough cam
paign that represents and ensts every interest and
ganzahon, every man, and child in the
iy crusade of Cleanliness and Civic Pride and their
practical application every way needed The oper
alton of the whole community is necessary throughout
the campaign and especially urge the utmost effort
in making CLEAN UP WEEK complete success
Help to make community recognized as in the fore
front among happy, healthy thrifty and beautiful Amer
lean communities 5.
Respectfully submitted
R. B. TARALSETH,
49, AL: Mayor.
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Next week Is Cleanup Week z
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Y. M. e.. A. Aids Troops
To Fill New Positions
Educational Programme Will
Assis, Soldiers to Step Into
Jobs Back Home

PARIS, Jan. 20. Fluctuations Of the
political barometer "back home arc
watched with interest by the Amcri
can troops in France and Germany.
From men who have reached America
they have received reports concerning
the cost of living which have caused
wide unrest. THIS has sharpencd the
soldiers' determination to equip them
selves with increased efficiency for the
return to Industrial life.
To Offset the growing apprehension
the Y. M. c. A. mas lntrod Aced q now
business system in its programme with
the army. Secretaries have been in
structcd to take up with the men the
Question of work after the. war. Signs
when you get back homc9' arc dis
played prominently in tho Red Tri
angle huts il Germany No matter
what profession or what special work
soldier wishes to pursuit. he will be
able now to develop that bent by cn
rolling at the "Y" hut There he viii
be placed in direct touch with the pco
Pile back home who need and can use
his services.
The !. NJ. c. A. will give mon every
opportunity to study books that con
tain professional and technical infor
nation, so when they do rench home
they will have obtained Ii rudimcntarv.
knowledge at least of the enterprise
on which they desire to embark. Com
ment made by the soldiers on condi-
tions is indicative Of the fact that
they intend to take q pronounced in
terest in the affairs Of the nation once
they arc again on the other side of
the Atlantic.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Camp Sherman Men
Helped to New Jobs
By Federal Bureau
All Released Soldiers Will
Have Chance 10 Obtain
Work in Home Town if
Uncle Sam Can HeIp

CAMP SHERMAN, Ohio, Jan. 29.-
How about job in your home
town ?" asks little folder, which has
been issued by the employment Office
at Camp Sherman to assist DISCHARGED
soldiers in finding jobs.
This pamphlet shows how the United
q. ites Employment Service of the
. apartment of Labor is prepared to
handle all kinds of workers and en-
phasizes particularly the desire to
place them in their own home towns.
BY applying to the Office at Camp
Sherman a soldier may receive infor-
nation as to work available on that
particular day, the nature OF the
work. hours day, pay, etc If he
selects one of these jobs he is given
card to the employment Office in the
town and is there put in touch with
the employer.
Information as to work in other
sections of the state and country is
also obtainable. so that the soldier. if
he desires TO go TO work in some other
city, can be directed TO the employ
ment Office there. Information as to
the labor needs is cleared each day
through the state central Office to the
Camp Sheridan Office for the use of
these soldiers.
DO not hesitate TO saw YOU haven't
a job appears in large type, and the
folder continues: The fact that YOU
may or may not have a Job to go TO
has absolutely no bearing in the mat
ter OF your discharge from the army.
Soldiers will be released just as rap
idly as the personnel division can
handle the task.
Do not hesitate, therefore. TO tell
the United States Employment Ser
vice you haven't work for fear thar
1t will mean a longer period in the
army. 1t will not Though the gen
eral policy is to place workers in
employment in the communities in
which they live the employment ser
vice keeps the tab on Jobs everywhere
and IS here to nelp you find work. -
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Further Implication
~ Monroe Doctrine
Is Farorcd by. Cecil

LONDON. Jan. 90 Lord Robert
Cecil, the British authority on a leaeue
Of nations, praised the Monroe Doc
trine in an interview to-day regarding
tho interest Of neutral countries. cs-
peclniiy Latin America, in a league OF
nations.
"Neutra countries cannot. Of course.
take part in deliberations directly
&c Hccrning war problems" he said,
put' so far as league of nations is
concerned, II neutral countries prepare
practical plan for submission to the
conference. the reprcsentative4 Of The
great powers will be glad to consider
IT, although 1t must be plan contain
ing concrete issues and not theoretical
solutions drawn upon paper.
ne Monroe Doctrine has given sat
siactory results in practice which ius-
times ITS further application as a model
OF operation. The league Of nations
could appoint the American nations
themselves as the mandatories for the
execution Of its principles regarding
territorial integrity so far as these
principles affect American countries.
In tins manner tho United States and
tho latin-American republics could act
IN conformity with tl.eir policy already
established ;"
Lord Robert added that if European
action we're excluded in the American
continent the occasion might arise
when an American nation micht un-
Justly damage the European interests.
/ O avoid this It would be advisable that
= court or similar institution be formed
hN the American countries themselves
q consider I'd eide tne sanctions
applicable IN each case.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Chinese Plead Jopun
Got Concessions in
Shants,ng by Threat

PARIS, Jan. 29.--Thc claim Of japan
Tor the retention Of Using Tao Harbor
and the German railway concessions in
Shantung Province. as presented TO the
conference of the five powers by Baron
Maxine. OF the Japanese mission, is
based on an agreement entered into on
May 26, 1915, which also gave Japan
the right to establish a concession eX-
clusively under its jurisdiction in Using
Tao.
DIR. Wellington Koo, Chinese Minister
to the United States, arguing in behalf
OF China, asserted day that the
agreement was entered into under
threat of hostlities and is void He
declared likewise that the offer the
Japanese arc making to restore Shan
tung Province IS meaninolcss.. as
neither the Germans nor the Japanese
succeeding them had actual possession
of the province, but merely dominated
1t through the railway and port conccs-
sions which Japan desires to retain.
The Chinese insist that Janan's
claims if granted. would put her Writ
uaily in control Of Snantung Province,
just as she controls Manchura through
Port Arthur and the Manchuran Rail
way, giving Japan economic and mill
tary domination.
Dr.. Koo told the council there are
30,0O0000 people in Shantung Province.
which Is the richest and most valuable
strateei ically in North China, and that
to deprive China Of it. together with
Manchuria. would leave pckng and
Iien-tsin difficult to defend.
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Germans " Orried
BY Wilson's Stand
On Colonies Issue

BERLIN, Jan. 2S BY The Associated
Press President Wilson'S speech of
Saturday last before the peace CON
gress contains the following sentence
as transmitted TO Berlin and here re
translated from the German:
"The United States would have a
feeling that it could not take part in
guaranteeing these European adjust
ments unless this guarantee included
the permanent surveillance Of the
world peace by the associated nations
of the world
This sentence, together with the re-
ported decision OF the Supreme CoUn-
ell at Tuesdays session, that the Ger
man colonies must not be given bacl.
to GermanN, has disputed some Ger
man circles. The "Boursen Xcitung,"
tor instance. says
eff President Wilson is correctly re
ported. he confcsses openly that he
TOO. like Premiers Cemenceau and
Lloyd George. does not desire Ger
many in the future community of ma
tions as an equal among equals, but as
nation watched by overseers
The President cannot wonder If people
80 NNl many SiduudltJ peSlu ~ lOlIh
the opinion that the hopes thev placed
IN him are to be disappointed.
The Socialist newspaper "Norwartsn
in commenting on the report regard
ing the division Of the German colonies
among the Allied nations. says:
"Ihe league OF nations is making
lovely beginning! The decision of the
Western powers TO take the German
colonies for themselves is born of a
spirit diametrically opposed to that
proclaimed by President Wilson. 1t
appears more and more as if it were
the intention Of the Western Imperi-
alsts to leave to Mr., Wilson the merely
musical and declamatory role of the
performance and to reserve to them
selves the business end of the show.
We Germans would prefer an
honest policy Of stand and deliver to
a policy Of imperial aggrandizement
adorned with ethical and oratorcal
phrases. But since America has not
yet eagreed to the pact. we shall see
whether America can do anything ex-
cept make speeches.
he official text Of the passage in
President Wilson's speech of Saturday.
alluded to in tha foregoing. as trans
mtted from Paris Saturday night.
reads as follows:
at the United States) would feel
that 1t could not take part in guar
anteelng those European settlements
unless that guarantee involved the CON
tinuous superintendence of tho neace
o. the world by the associated nations
OF the world"
New-York tribune., 1919-01-30
Retreating Enemy
Left Path Filled
With Deadly Traps
Innocent Looking Plates or
Cans Found To Be Bombs
Ready to Explode at the
Least Touch by Troops

LONDON, Dec. 90 Correspondence
of The Associated Press ).-Detectio
by British army Investigators Of Ger
man "booby traps" saved the lives OF
many al officer or man of the British
armies during the period when the
Germans were retreating from France.
II am convinced" says one officer,
that we nipped many Of the Huns
tavorlte plans by capturing near Bray
a little factory where he made his
BOBBY traps When we occupied it we
learned much from the partly COM
pleted traps we found lying about the
place.
Zone of them was an iron plate.
This the willy Hun dropped in a road
way so that it would likely be tired upon
by soldier or horse of our advancing
troos. The plate was in two parts,
with spring inside, and usually con-
tanned detonator connected with a
heavy charge OF explosive When the
weight of the foot was removed the
spring sprang into place and exploded
the detonator, and the damage was
done.
Were Well Contrived
"These spring detonators were the
Germans speciality. They consisted of
a tube containing a little spring with a
hook at one end. Attached to the hook
was a string or wire connecting with
the explosive charge. Any arrange
ment by which the spring could be dis
tended and then suddenly contracted
served to jerk the string, and the
charge was exploded
"One night | received call from our
lieutenant colonel who had spent the
day directing movements from re-
Gently captured German dugout. He
told me he was nervous, and believed
he was associating with 'booby,' and
asked me to send him a SQUAD of engi-
neers to look it over. | went myself.
The colonel sat in the dugout. about
ten feet down, on chair by table
Directly in front of the chair was q
petrol can, and it was the can he
feared. He had noticed it early in the
morning when the dugout was first oc-
cupied. but had been so busy during
the day he had no time to examine il
until evening. Then he found nothing,
but he had 'hunch' that it was trap
ana wanted expert assistance.
One Trap That Failed
81 dug little trench around the can.
but could find no wires, and then
tapped it. but received no sound other
than that which might come from any
old empty can. There was nothing TO
do but open it, and. borrowing the
colonel's can opener, | went at it as
gingerlv as ! could
"It was partly filled with about eight
pounds of one of the most deadly
powder explosives known to science.
This ] removed very carefully. and in
the bottom of the can found the spring
QetOnatOr 1t had been Fastened tn tbe
bottom of the can in such way that if
the can had been lifted from the floor
of the dugout the charge would have
exploded, and the colonel and his party
would have been blown to bits.
The colonel paled little when
showed him just what he had been as
sociating with all day. and very fer
vently thanked himself for obcying his
'hunch' to let that can alone"