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The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-11-21

Deer can now abide in peace. The
trufective law went into force Sat
urday, the 18th. That does not mean
that there may not yet be a few aati-
dental killings, or killings in self de-
tense.
A party consisting of Elmer STAINS.
bury, Ed. Ortiz, Tom Hobbs, and r. II
Mgerton and son killed four deer in
the hills east Of Oroville last week
the best bag that any party from this
neighborhood has reported this year
Miss Mildred Mitchell, wh) is teach
ing at Nelson this year, ST topped over
in town Sunday on her way home
from attending the teacilers' insti-
tute at Okanogan. She Informs rs that
snow is about eight inches deep at
Nelson, and the country has already
experienced some winter weather, as
thermometers registered i degrees
below zero one night last week.
Mss Ruth Cowan, advance agent
a superintendent with the Ellison
xhite Chautauqua entertainments
qatt the week in Oroville, one of her
ttis requiring her to be present in
= towns where entertainments are
Z nled Al Efficient and charming
{ M lady Is Miss Cowan and she
n ~ friendship of all with whom
1 y zane In contact while sojourning
II NJ pla,e.
y 4 & Harris, of LOOMS, Sundayed in
sevvQle. Mt. Harris is just getting up
= tfound after a long seige of ill.,
7Ia that was pronounced to be influ-
80 By his physician, and is still
Mk a his pins, and although never
m for excess of rotundity is even
{ NM than before his illness. When
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-11-21

OF money and energy has not been
confined to mere development work. A
large quantity of high grade ore has
been extracted. hauled to the railroad
at okanogan and shipped to shelters.
the returns being so encouraging as
TO continue shipments Notwithstanding
the heavy cost of handling, where the
nine is so far, from transportation.
MI. Stoolfire is an optimistic hustler
and his efforts at making a mine may
yet bring the old Ruby district into the
.limelight
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
FOUR MEN HELD in
BEACH MURDER CASE

Beach, N. D., Aug. 12.-Four men
accused of the murder of M. w. Bow
en-, the southern Golden Valley coun-
ty rancher, who was killed on July
81, were bound over to the district
court today by Justice Stoddard.
E. w. Taylor, who did the shoot
ing, and Ira h. Stark, Q: r. offley
and George jeffrey are the accused
men.
The defense offered no testimony
moving for dismissal after the states
evidence had been completed. Ar
guments were made on that motion
this morning, and Justice Stoddard
denied the plea and held the accused
men.
The accused, 1t is understood will
apply to the district court for bail.
States Attorney Gallagher partici-
pated with S. L. Nuchols and l.. A.
Simpson in the prosecuting.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
REPORT OF BANK
DEPOSITS In STATE

Bismarck, N. d., Aug. 12.-The
combined resources OF 706 state
banks and four trust companies re-
porting June 80, 1919, was $145,-
416,70S.85, according to state
ment issued today by State Examiner
o. E. Lofthus. Deposits totaled
$126,S55,816.31, as compared with
$126171,927.63 on May IL, 1919,
and $93,301,6O7.42 June 20, 1918.
The legal reserve reported was $780,
Os4,361.16, as compared with $685.
115,516.49 May ~. 1919, and $13,-
223,061.O6 June 29, 1918. The to-
tai reserve required June 80 was
$16,314,758.O4, which was exceeded
by $s,769,6o3.12.
The call OF June 20, 1918, showed
an expense over una'vided proa's ~
$SS,094.17, while the present call
shows no such item, but discloses un-
divided profits of $4S9,S66.73. Saw
ings deposits reported were $S,43o,-
42O.8S, while time certificates OF de-
post aggregated $75,127,96S.54.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
BILLION DOLLARS
CUT FROM BUDGET
REPUBLICANS ASK
Resolution is introduced in
House by Me- Cormick Of IL.
linois and Campbell Of Kan
Sas.

Washington, Aug. .S.-As a means
of reducing taxation resolution was
introduced by Senator Medill McCor-
mick of Illinois in the senate, and
Representative Phillip Campbell OF
Kansas in the house late yesterday,
requesting the president to present
to congress reductions in estimates
for the next fiscal year which would
decrease taxes by 81, ,O0O, 900 an
nually.
The resolution, drafted after con-
sultation. by the number OF republi-
can leaders was as follows:
ITO the end that the cost Of gov
ernment and the amount OF taxation
may be reduced:
Be it resolved, that in submitting
estimates for the next fiscal year for
the expense OF the government, the
president is hereby requested to sub
nit to congress, not later than Dec.
1, 1919, a statement showing:
First-Such reduction OF the esti-
mates for expenditures for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1921 (exclu-
sive of estimates for the national de-
fense, pensions and war insurance), y,
as will permit a reduction of taxes
by the sum of at least $1,O00,O00,-
900 annually.
"Second-The annual expendi-
lures of the government from all
sources for the fiscal years ending
June 80, 1910, to June 80, 1913, in
elusive, together with an estimate
of the revenues and income from all
sources for the fiscal years ending
June 80. 1920, and 1921, respective
ly.
''Third-The annual expenditures
Of the government for all purposes
for the fiscal years ending June 80,
1910, inclusive, and the estimated
expenditures for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 192O.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
LONG HAIR MAY BE
STYLE AT BISMARCK
BARRIERS ON STRIKE

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. Ibis
marck BARRIERS went on a strike this
morning for earlier closing hours
and an advance in the price of hair
cuts. -Four of the barber shops have
met the demands Of the men while
an equal number have refused to
confer with the strike committee.
The demand Of the union BARRIERS are
that shops close at $3.50 every eve
ming except Saturday when they will
close at II p. m., and that the price
of haircuts be raised to SO cents.
The BARRIERS employed in the shops
that refused to grant the two de.
mands will be working in those shops
where the demands have been met,
1t is reported by the strike commit
tee. ....s
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
U. S, GOVERNMENT
MAY SELL BLANKETS
THRU P0ST0FFlCE
War Department Has Surplus
of Over Two Million 9th
er Moves to Lower Cost Of
Living.
(By the Associated Press)

Washington, Aug. 12.-Problems
of the high cost of living continued
today to absorb the attention of con-
gress and government authorities.
While congress went ahead with con-
sideration of various bills and sug-
gestions for legislative relief, Attor-
ney General Palmer continued nego-
tiations with representatives of his
department and state, city and coun-
ty agents, throughout the country
for cooperation to bring about low
er prices for the necessities of life.
= The announcement of the war
department that prices of surplus
army food would be readjust-
ed from time to time to conform to
reductions in the retail market on
similar commodities, which was TAX
en- as an indication that retail dealers
already were beginning to feel the
effect of the governments action in
placing vast quantities of stores on
the market. 1t was announced last
night that the war department also
would offer the public two million
surplus blankets. These include
practically all grades and range in
price from Sc for best all wool to
$1.25 for cotton blankets.
Sale and distribution of the blank
cts would be conducted through post
office and municipal authorities on
the same plan that foodstuffs are be-
ing handled.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
LANCER OFFERS BIG
REWARD FOR PROOF
OF ANY NEGLIGENCE
Attorney General Will Give
One Thousand Dollars in
Gold For Proof That He
Failed to Do Duty in Bowen
Murder Case.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 13.-Altho
the political propaganda attacks
made on Attorney General William
LANCER, charging that his failure &c
cause arrests to stop alleged cattle
poisoning, have ceased, a letter re-
ceived today is of interest.
This letter is from H. G.. CARRIER,
Madison, Ind, who was the U. s.
Department Of Jusice operative sent
to Investigate the Bowen cattle poi
soning. Writing from the Hotel
Sherman in Chicago he says:
Hon. William LANCER,
Attorney General,
Bismarck, N. d.
Dear Sir: Yesterday the Bowen
controversy In the Fargo papers
came to my attention. You state
correctly that the results of my in
vestigation into the cattle poisoning
charges were negative.
Very truly,
H. G. GERBER.
AS an aftermath to the Bowen
case LANCER has today mailed letters
to the editors of the Bottineau Cour-
ant, and the Mouse River Farmers
Journal at Towner offering $1,000
reward if any statements made by
the attorney generals Office are un-
true. He also offers another $1,000
in gold If either editor or anyone
else can prove negligence in duty.
He offers $1,000 to any one who can
challenge statements that the Paul
r. Thuett company, mortgagors of
Bowen's cattle, Leo NJ. Roderick of
the Department of Veterinary Sci
ence, the United States agents, Prof.
E. F. Ladd's chemist, Frank Evans,
stockman investigator, did not make
afffdavits or reports that no poison
was found. Same reward if same
records were not on file with other
state officers, and winds up by say
ing: THAT all Of the facts Cover
nor Frazier now knows were not
known by him weeks ago and that
the man whom he appointed to in
vestigate the case, namely Seaman
Smith, who was sheriff of the county
at the time some of the cattle died
and who lived within a few miles OF
the place and who had the entire
resources Of the county back Of him
to make an investigation, as far ,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
Or. LADD ASKED TO
INVESTIGATE COST
OF NECESSITIES
Letter From u. S. Attorney
General Requests Federal
Food Administrator to Re-
organize Local Committee.
Would Fix Prices.

The attorney general for the Unit
ed States, A. Mitchell Palmer, has
begun a probe and investigation Of
profiteeripg in the necessities OF life,
10 determine to what extent these are
being boarded unreasonable profits
made, and unusual margins claimed
from the consuming public. The at
torney general has. therefore, re-
quested Federal Food Administrator
for North Dakota to at once renew
lis organization by escuring, az far
as possible the services of County
Food Administrators and they ara tc
proceed at once with the appoint
ment of a committee for fixing prices
20 b. .4rjous commodities an! !'.-
termiNe what Is a fair profit. T.:is
investigation will be carried on 81
multaneously with that undertaken
thru the district attorneys and thru
the bureau of investigation as we'll
as by the direct activity Of the de-
partment of justice.
The investigation will include not
only foods but also other ordinary
necessities of life such as dry goods,
clothing, ETC. The committee will
gather information with regard to
boarding and all other violations or
the food control act and report any
Information that may come to them
as the result of :he further deva'oi-
ment of the WORK.
The attorney general says:
There Is pressing necessity for
the restoration of normal conditions
and it is believed that thru the same
organization which you had as fed-
eral food administration you and
your county administrators, together
with their appointees, can render
valuable service to the country at
:his time and your cooperation and
theirs without compensation, will be
greatly appreciated"
Among the products which will be
first investigated, as thus far an
nounced, will be meats, flour, fruits.
milk, groceries, dry goods, clothing.
ice, boots and shoes, as we'll as evil
dence of boarding, accumulation.
price manipulation, and general vio-
lation of the federal statutes.
(Signed)
e. F. LADD.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
son SELLS FOR $4,000.

Moorhead, Mimi, Aug. IA s.
months-old son of Sir Pieterlje
Ormsby Mercedes, 41st, the $65,000
Holstein bull, has been sold by Theo.
H. Skrei to French Bros, of Ship
man, ILL.,, for $4,000. This calf is a
grandson also on his dams side of
Sir. Pieterje Ormsby Mercedes, the
foundation sire of the E. G. Schroe-
der herd.
The dam of the calf is Chloe Pie
tertje Ormsby, holder Of the year rec
ord for yearling with sol pounds
Of butter. AS a junior 3-year-old,
she made record of ,O67 pounds OF
butter. She is now under test for
her junior 4-year-old record.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
UNIVERSITY WILL
GIVE COURSE IN
PUBLIC NURSING
Red Gross Nurses Throughout
Northern Division viii Be
Awarded Scholarship. to
Allow Them to Take Cours-

Minneapolis, Aug. 11.-A course
in public health nursing, which will
be opened at the University of Min
nesota September l, will offer oppor'
tunity to Red Cross nurses thruoul
the Northern Division to take specia
training for one of the most impor.
tant peace time activities of the Red
Cross.
Arrangements are being made, ir
accordance with the national policy
to provide for the award of scholar
ships to selected nurses, chosen by
Red Cross chapters with the under.
standing that they will take up the
work of organizing and teaching
others in public health work.
In connection with this arrange.
ment Miss Eva Andersen, director G1
nursing, asserts that 1t is the begin.
ming of a movement to carry the
work of public health nursing and
propaganda into the rural districts
Such work has been done for some
time only in the large cities and il
some small towns.
"The war did much to teach the
people what was necessary and val.
liable in the way of public health
nursing" said Miss Andersen. "And
finally the influenza epidemic brot
to the public the realization that the,
have no definite plan for safeguard
ing health or caring for the sick, and
no organized nursing system.
"Thirty-five per cent of our draft
ed men failed to pass the first mill.
tary examination. Fifteen thousand
women die every year In childbirth
Public health nursing could have
saved a great many of the 100000
American babies who died last ysaI
before they were q year old.
''But there are only about 1000
nurses in the United States who have
had training in public health WORK
Therefore, the first step for the cor
rection of the conditions cited must
be the training of competent womer
for these positions. That is why the
Minneapolis chapter and the North
ern Division are cooperating to con
form to the national Red Cross policy
and offer scholarships for nurses Of
special qualifications"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
GRONNA ASKS FOR
CHANGES IN GOVT
WllEA ANDARDS

Washington, Aug. 12.-Demands
that changes be made in government
wheat standards under the price
guarantee act 80 as not to penalize
every grower Of wheat were made in
a statement prepared by Chairman
Gronna and representatives of farm
organizations and approved today by
the senate agricultural committee.
Chairman Gronna announced that
a committee would be appointed to
present the demands to Julius H.
Barnes, president of the United
States grain corporation, and repre-
sentatives of the department of agri-
culture in the hope of having modi-
fed various government regulations
by which it was charged "the produc-
ers are defrauded and consumers re-
ceived no benefit
In the statement designed to give
the farmers side of the high cost of
living question the senate commit
tee said it believed grave injustice
was being done the farmer and
might continue to accumulate and
seriously injure not only agriculture
but the entire nation as well.''
While entirely sympathetic with
the hardsh1ps which present prices
cause the people of the city," said
the statement, farmers individually
and through their organizations are
no less concerned with their own
economic situation.
"The powerful machinery of the
government is now being set in mo.
ton to apprehend and bring to just
ice those who are guilty Of conspir-
ing to restrain trade and secure un-
due profits. But 1t must be remem-
bered that this drive is now coming
at time when the great stable prod
ucts of the farm are going to market
and that in selling the wheat crop the
farmer is selling his entire seasons
labor. This is an. experience with
which the farmer ID very familiar and
he instinctively connects it with the
interests which ii the past have
pyramided their. profits upon the
production at the. beginning of the
marketing, season. 2
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
WIFE OF FORMER
SUPERINTENDENT
GIVEN NEW JOB

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. 13.-Mrs.
Kathryn Macdonald, wife of N. C.
Macdonald, former state superinten-
dent of public instruction, and who
during the latter's incumbency was
his deputy, has been named by the
state board of administration as dep
uty to e. P. Grain, another former
member OF the Macdonald staff who
is now certification clerk in the Of
fees of the board Of administration.
The appointment which Macdonald is
to receive has not yet been announc-
ed.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
WILL TEST MONEYS
AND CREDITS ACT
IN SUPREME COURT
Action Brought by Twin City
Trust Companies Involve.
State. Right 10 Tax Moneys
From Out Of State.

Bismarck, N. D.; Aug. 12.-Tax
Commissioner George E. Wallace and
North Dakota's So county auditors
are called upon in an order issued by
Chief Justice A.. NJ. Christianson to
appear in supreme court September
10 to defend the moneys and credits
act Of 1913 as amended by the six
teenth assembly. The act is attack
ed by the Capital Trust and Savings
bank; Drake-Ballafd Co., Gold-sta-
beck Co. the Minneapolis Trust Co.,
the Hennepin Mortgage Co., the
Grandin Investment Co., the Mime
sofa Loan and Trust Co. the Mer-
chants Trust & Savings bank and
the St. Paul Cattle1Loan Co. all but
one of which are Twin City corpora
tions. Attorney General LANCER and
Tax Commissioned Wallace have
joined with the relators in stipulat-
ing that the supreme court take orig
inal Jurisdiction.
This action, which involves the
states right to levy three mill tax
on more than hundred dollars in
moneys and credits held by foreign
corporations operating in the state,
is based on grounds similar to one in
stituted about a year ago, before the
amendment Of the act by the six
teenth assembly. In the former ac-
ton, which was successful, the for
eign corporations contended that,
having no places of business in
North Dakota, and actually consum-
mating no business in this state, they
could not be taxed here. The su-
preme court upheld the Twin City
mortgage and investment houses in
this action. The sixteenth assembly,
however, sought to fortify the act
so that 1t would apply to such cases,
and Attorney General LANCER, under
the amended statute, has already GER
titled to various county auditors sew
eral millions in foreign moneys and
credits which he holds should be
taxed in this state.
The relators in the present in
stance set forth the alleged fact this.
all of their business is actually trans.
acted in their St. Paul and Mime
apolis offices; that no mortgage deals
or similar matters are actually clos
ed in this state, but that the clinch-
ing of the bargain always takes place
in the Twin Cities.
They ask the supreme court for
an injunction restraining the state
tax commissioner and the various
county auditors from proceeding to
assess them in North Dakota on their
moneys and credits or from collect
ing any tax SO assessed or from en-
forcing any penaltios provided in
this act or requiring the plaintiff cor
porations to make any returns what
soever.
Miller, Zuger & Tillotson are the
local attorneys for the relators, who
are also represented by Butler, Nit
chell and Doherty of the Twin Cities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14

Ward-Journal, Kenmare.
Wells-Wells County Farmer.
Williams-Farmers' Press, Willis.
ton.
More than fifty per cent Of the coun
ties are by this selection left without
an official newspaper at their coun-
ty seats. In the great majority Of
instances the leading newspaper was
passed for some league organ of
much smaller prestige and circula-
tion. The only consideration appar-
emily, was that the newspaper pick
ed be strongly of the Townley stripe.
Two eleventh hour deals were me-
cessarys to put over the league
scheme. The Mandan News former
ly owned by w. H. .-Stutsman ex-
chairman of the railway commission,
from the beginning actively opposed
to .Townleyism, came. out Friday
'stalwart as usual. Saturday it was
transferred to the league for con-
sideration said by E. J. Conrad, its
former owner to be $4,000. The
Public Opinion Of Bismarck, lea
que paper actually owned by 900
Nonpartisan farmers, who had loss
about $4,000 in the venture, was
to be passed UP in favor of the Bur-
leigh County Farmers Press, owned
by Ed. Patterson the Alex McKen-
zie boss Of Burleigh county, when the
farmers awoke to the situation and
compelled the league to buy their
plant for an amount sufficient to dis
charge their debts. The Patterson
paper, then was named the official
organ for Burleigh. sz..,1
The league members Of the board
disposed Of Attorney General Lam
gers opinion in which he held that
county papers named by the county
commission0s d last January for q
term Of one year had . legal eon-
tract which could not be violated by
presenting from q source which they
would not disclose q counter opin-
ion holding that any rights which.
official county or city newspapers
may have held under the old stat
utes are forfeited. The mission,
however, conceded . point IN ! res
,olution providing that legals now IN
course Of publication Ia an unsub-
ssidized newspaper may continue to
run their full course a that paper.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
NO SPECIAL SESSION
TO CONSIDER GIVING
FRANCHISE TO WOMEN
my N, As.oc,.ted Prs..,.

Bismarck, N. D., Aug. II. (spe-
;ial. )The report that q special ses-
sion Of the legislature would be call
ed to ratify the national suffrage
amendment, according to an alleged
promise made representatives Of the
for woman league is said 70 be
q mistake. According to present In
formation no such special session is
likely to be called,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
FORMER PRESIDENT
/. VALLEY CITY NORMAL
GOES TO WILLlSTON
(By the Associated Press)

Bismarck, N. D.. Aug. 12.-Dr.
George A. Mcfarland, for 26 years
president of Valley City Normal and
since January deputy state super
intendent of public education, one of
the best known educators in the
today announced he has
accepted the superintendency of
schools at Williston.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14

the record discloses, ever did any
thing. That M. X. Bowen, before he
died, did not make request that the
attorney generals office should have
nothing to do with Seaman Smith,
that he was in with the people who
"had it In for him." and that "he
was under the domination" Of his
enemies.
"This offer is good from now un-
til January 1, 1921. Come on gem
tlemen and get the money, and If
those who made the charges do not
claim thesmoney the people will have
sgood reason to know why.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-14
GREY AGREES TO ACT

London Aug. 13.-Viscount Grey,
former British secretary Of state for
foreign affairs, has agreed to repre-
sent the British government at
Washington pending the appointment
of a permanent ambassador.