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The Washington times., 1919-09-04


NX7I.mugt train our children 70
N unGarstsnd that the man
ana woman who work in
rfoh ond 0e1d aEs coming 70 their
e that tse voice Of the skilled
aran s. becoming q great factor
81 - rtEEfc az immediate events
frwer ig eons and only those Of
u,ft dainty. unframed hands are
tfembIing Gf the future.
Fot only fs the tense economic
condition Of the present q winning
frhf TO give ali classes OF common
worfmzR q faiFer share in the
pro tuct Of their toll but Its
nsrmaneut aettlement brings as
rruarely to the tas kof seeking
roafranRenent Of the child-train-
fnr problem - the temporary high
rank Of industrislism is to endure,
epntend that we must proceed
about as follows TO lay q hrm
foundation for Il:
.Taach every boy and girl % work
Win his hands and 70 do his share
81 fhe routine drudgery while his
Isodv is young and green.
lave All the heavier manual labor
nafforned By the young men. say,
of coileEe age, and regard them as
thrs passing through a valuable
and neceHsary period Of apprentice
ztlp
So 70 Il as the next steep that
every young man and woman shall
Epend at least q brief period as a
skilled artisan. 50 that those who
end. work a heart choice may re-
main in Il for their vocation.
Recruit from the class next above,
the foreman, managers, organizers
ard .inteIiectuals as the peculiar ap-
tftudes nay draw them and as con-
dtaons nay require them.
Eeach the young early and seri-
oy the meaning OF the leisure
ome. II s. cheering TO see a gang
~ warlEmen coming home at mid
aeFnoon with the eight-hoUr day
c1 pleted, but depressing to think
fhot they probably do not know
how 70 make intelligent use OF their
fres time.
The Government IS now spending
millions on vocational training Of
The masses. and this alone is doing
mach TO dignity the status OF COM
fn0n industry. But there is now a
need quite as urgent for definite
conrses IN avocational training. A
COED workman may be a bad man,
nEaeVen. q dangerous man, during
his long. free evening period.
50. working society must be
tadght how 10 come home at the
ciobe Of the shortened day; how 10
wash up. take a bath, change its
clothes. where 70 so when IL is "sll
dressed up" and what to DO next.
Ard the piace 70 teach all this is in
form or definite courses in the
EfamnaF school and the high school.
At length. the industrial class will
moi only rule the land. but u will
absorb all other classes Once a
youth has passed through all the
stages Of training outlined above he
is Permanently a skilled artisan and
spiritually a member OF the cult,
even though his final employment
may keep him in an Office or at a
desk
And. like the one who by choice
rcr1ains IN an Industrial vocation.
heWlll be trained to spend his free
time In reading, enjoying his fam
iiss attending worship. working for
the common good and H1iuEling
freely IN society with Gods great
common people
Ail hail the day of the Intelligent.
skilled. governing artisan. Let US
al usher him IN through a spiritu-
ailzed Industrial development OF the
s0tng.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
By FoNTAINIE FOX

SespyrissL 1aL "a u. wA..l.r S,an eat. rs.r
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g u d..

The Officers surprise was un-
bounded when police court judge.
after listening indIfferently to the
testimony, dismissed the case Tor
want OF sufficient evidence Lord
u one Of the most Jealous and con-
seientious men in the department.,
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Has Cut Out Her Sister.
nEAR MIss FAIRFAN:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Last year my sister became ac-
auainted with a fine young man who
has been calling at our house ever
since About three months ago he
stopped taking an interest in my sis
ter, who &c two years older than I. and
began paying all the attention TO me.
Would you kindly advise me IL II 10
; proper for me TO receive his atten-
tionE. ANXIOUS
II the young man was not en-
gagged to your sister. and made her
no binding promises, do not see
why you are not free to receive
his stteutiohs. However, the fact
that be dropped her for you might
serve as a warning for you not to
take him too seriously.
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When Holland Banned Orange.

THERE was time when Holland forbade the sale of
oranges and carrots. Orange was the color OF the
Stockholders family and when the democratic feeling
against this family was its height the fruit of orange
cplor was Taboo
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DOEa iet careless expenditure make
q sieve 81 g0ur purse. Buy wisely,
and fHereuEs yOuF money holdings By
lnvestihF - ". 3. 9.
The Washington times., 1919-09-04
This Day IN History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the birth in 52s B. Of Pindsr
the most famous Of Grecian lyric poets. He was che
soul and belief in future judgment Matthew Arnold
calls Pndar master Of the grand style Of simplicity
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Our Future
Citizens

b. Dr. Wm. A. McKeeYer.
E q Ghs UnfVerEity e. Kan
og 81 IN Aueh0Eity On Gala
Hrnlnann
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| terest for the next twenty years.
But who cares for the taxpayers
money, anyway,it has been thrown
| away for the past ten years, why
stop now? another warrant or two
can be issued before the limit of in
debtedness is reached.
When Mrs. O'Grady took office as
county auditor, and heard of this
transaction, she at once gave Mr..
Hooking notice that she would not
audit the bill for this piece of "tom-
foolery" and to cancel the order.
But Hooking figured that he was
pretty smooth bird and that he
would be able to tweedle the county
auditor into approving the bill and
then he thinks that he can force a
collection and thereby get his quar-
terly handout from Sheridan county.
But he made an awful mistake. His
blarney did not work with the anti
cipated efficiency.
There has been many spectacular
disputes in regard to these counter
sections, between Mrs. O'Grady and
Mr.. Hooking and Mrs. O'grady and
Mr.. Oscar Girard and Mrs. O'Grady
and the county commissioners and
the auditor has always come off VIC
torious and has stood pat.
Finally the counter sections ar
rived, but the auditor refused to re-
ceive or accept them. The sections
were at the depot and storage was
piling up against them. The railroad
company was about to ship the sec
tons to Great Falls to be sold for
freight. The Board of County Com
missioners called in Mrs. O'Grady and
tried to persuade her to approve the
claims for the counter and receive
them. This Mrs. O'Grady refused to
do, but finally upon the advice of As
sistant County Attorney Cudhie, she
agreed to protect the interest of the
county by paying the freight but with
the agreement and understanding
that the county was not to be bound
thereby nor would she approve the
claims except upon an order of the
court, saying, "This wasting and
throwing away of the peoples money
in this ridiculous and childish man
ner must cease, and right now is the
time to commence"
The counter sections were deliv-
cred Saturday evening. Early Mon
day morning, Mr.. Girard and the
janitor was right on the job unpack-
ing the counters. Mrs. O'Grady pro-
tested to Mr.. Girard and was in
formed by him that he had been
authorized to unpack the sections and
put them in place, having torn out
and threw away his old counter, say
ing with "go-to-h-l" air
which indicated that the counters
were going to be accepted in spite Of
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what Mrs. O'Grady said or did not
say. The whim and boyish fancies
OF the county officials are going to be
gratified even if it takes the last
penny in the treasury or if the last
dollar of the county's credit is ex-
hausted.
IN A NUTSHELL, this is what the
installation of the useless and unne-
cessary counter sections mean to this
county.
When the counters were delivered
they were found to cost S803.O0 and
freight and drayage bringing them
up to over 5000. This warrant of
5000 would soon be changed into a
bond. By the time the bonds are
paid, the counter sections would have
cost the taxpayers over $500. And
this at a time when the county has
about reached the limit of its indebt-
edness and there is not any excuse
of any kind to justify this silly, little
boy, piece of business, and any Off
GER participating in this deal at this
time indicates a condition of nom
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HOOKING HOOKS COUNTY
FOR new STEEL COUNTERS
Paytrloteering Newspaper Man From GLASGOW Ancient
Friend of j. F. Redmond and Frank Weinrich Can't
Be Weaned From Sheridan County
COUNY AUDITOR OCRADY STANDS PAT ON VETO

Joe Hooking, also of Glasgow,
county printer of Valley County, long
time ago chum of "Sunny Jim" Red
mond, and who it is claimed inflated
Faithful Frank Weinrich in to the
mysteries of experience, so that
Weinrich has become the Grand
Master of the thirty-third degree
lodge Of Experienced County Com
missioners and is functioning 100
per cent perfect at the attractive
little village that is now the county
seat of Roosevelt county, recently
got his hooks into Sheridan county
for last pull at the public udder, in
the way of an order for nine counter
sections to be installed in the office
of the effulgent and genial clerk of
court, Mr.. Oscar Girard, pronounced
with very broad sound on the "a"
in both instances.
About ever so often this Hooking,
in the past, has wended his way up
to Plentywood, just to see the boys,
and incidentally replenish his shrink
ing bank account at the expense of
the "bul-shevei" as tiny Joe delights
to call the tillers of the soil, farmers
of Sheridan county and the picking
has always been so juicy.
Just before efficiency jim" so ig-
nomiously quit his nest at the court
house, Mr.. Hooking happened to be
in town and of course wanted to get
his quarterly allowance.
Mr.. Girard had made up his mind
that he would like to adorn his office
with a set of steel section counters
and took the matter up with Jud
Matl1ins and Mr.. Timmons, mostly,
however, with Mr.. Matkins, with
whom he stands very high and exer-
cises a great influence, and it was
finally agreed, it seems, that Mr.
Girard's Office would be furnished
with FURNISHED and scintillating steel
counter sections and Mr.. Redmond
hotfooted it to find his friend Hock-
ing and file his order, having a very
friendly interest in the welfare of Mr..
Hooking.
The counter sections were to cost
only trif1e, between three and four
hundred doIlars-just an insignificant
sum.
At the time that this order was
given, the county was negotiating
the sale of two hundred thousand
dollars worth of serial bonds to take
up outstanding Indebtedness, indebt-
edness caused by the wild financial
debauches which the "three blind
men" had indulged in ever and anon.
Everyone concerned knew at the
time the bankrupt condition of the
county and that these unnecessary
counter sections would have to be
paid for by another warrant that
would go into a bond and draw in
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| found to be 157 bona tide names on
the petition and Prussian Weinrich
was very down hearted. He saw the
old saloon buildings vacant; he saw
his glass house in pieces; but Won
Hlndie is resourceful. He says We'll
throw the petition out any way,
names or no names.
The grounds for throwing out
names were differences in the way
the names were signed on the regis
tration lists and the assessment rolls;
for instance-John w. Schnitzler's
name appears on the assessment roll
as J. W. Schnitzier. This was the
cue, probably suggested by Plenty
wood law firm very close to Herr
Weinrich.
Poplar is in cahoots with Weinrich.
That city has joined in the fight
on the county seat election in order
to delay matters until a lot of In
dians can be naturalized in order to
vote for Poplar, which city has no
chance now and kids itself into
thinking that it will have then; but
to a person with any political fore
S1Sl1 az oil, IL Cdil NC SStll tlldI IIlG
game is all Mondak's.
For anyone can see that if Poplar
antagonizes all of the other towns
along the line by playing dirty work
and overriding the peoples will and
law, just that much better in Mon
dak's chances to secure the herman
ent county seat; for Wolf Point will
throw to Mondak before it would
vote for Poplar and in show down
Froid, Culbertson, McCabe and Balm
vile will likely do the same thing.
Herr Weinrich's game is to get Pop
lar in bad and then pick the persim-
mon. Lunacy League Moore seems
to be an easy mark for Weinrich.
However supplementary petitions
will be filed and an election will be
forced. It is now reported that Cul-
bertson will also sign the petitions as
will Wolf Point. If the supplement-
ary petitions are thrown out an ap-
peal will, it is reported, be taken di-
rect to the Supreme Court, which
can be returned for hearing in the
course of a week and the matter set
tied for once and all.
Following are stories taken from
the Roosevelt county press anent the
issue:
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names on the petition and with the
exception of a few people who live
near Bainville and a few others who
live near Culbertson the people who
signed the petition all live in the
town of Froid or in the immediate
vicinity. 1t was explained in Mon
dak after the petition was presented
that in nearly every instance the
slgners were people who transacted
their business in F'roid. The peti-
ton was brought to Froid by a dele
cation headed by Banker Anderson
who is employed in the ]. w. Schnitz-
Ter bank. Clerk and Recorder Major
of old Sheridan County and County
Assessor Hill of the same county had
certified that the 141 names on the
petition were all bona fide taxpayers.
To make sure that the petition would
reach the commissioners hands the
Froid delegation had Clerk and Re-
corder John c. Dwyer certify to the
fact that he had received the peti-
ton. Before this was done the dele
cation carefully checked over the
names with Mr.. Dwyer. The petition
which may go down in the history of
this. county as most important
document was simple in form, mere
ly asking that special election be
called to settle the permanent county
seat matter. Before this can be
done, however, the commissioners
must meet and set a date There is
certain amount of red tape in a
matter of this kind. For example
after he received the petition it was
County Clerk and Recorder Dwyer's
duty to formally notify Chairman
Frank Weinrich that he was in re-
ceipt of such as document. The law
reads that the county chairman mus
call meeting of the board within
ten days and set date for the cleo
tion. This can be held not less than
forty days or more than sixty days
after the commissioners meet. M.
Weinrich complied with the law and
the meeting will be held next week.
The filing of the petition was no
surprise inasmuch as it had been
expected for weeks, Froid having
served notice on the world that her
hat was in the ring and that she was
out to cop the big prize.
But will she?
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HOW IT IMPRESSED THE VETERANS

never more return; when prlVatlOnS,
sufferings and pains seemed to be
the natural lot, it was with emotion
and keen anticipation that we looked
forward to the much advertised Me-
moral Day celebration, that was to
take place at Plentywood.
We knew that fitting exercises
would be held over the graves of
our dead comrades.
We realized, too, that we had been
sent across to fight the battles of
Democracy and for those people and
institutions in our country which we
hold dear. We knew, also, that all
could not go; that some must stay
We therefore felt that those who had
been privileged to go to do their
duty would this day be honored and
feted by those who had been privi-
legged to stay.
Therefore we felt that it would be
an event that would be marked in
our experience as gala day.
However it is with keen regret that
we must register our deepest disap-
pointment; not for what we indi-
vidually have been disappointed or
missed, but the shock that collec-
lively, as soldiers, it must have
caused.
When an opportunity had presented
itself which could have been made
so much of; where such a world of
good might have been wrought in
the mental attitude of returned sol
CONTINUED on page eight
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H. S. STUDENTS
GET DIPLOMAS
Graduation Exercises Were Held in
the Orpheum Thursday Night When
Five PlentywOOd High School Stu
dents Finish Their Course Here.

The graduation exercises of the
PIentyw0od high school which were
heid in the Orpheum June 5th, were
very good. Because the class was
small the usual graduation play was
omitted. The program follows:
Selection by the Plentywood Or.
chesrt, which was very good.
Rev. E. W. Savage gave very in.
teresting address.
Selected vocal solo by Oscar Girard
Mr.. Girard more than fulfilled the
expectation of the audience.
Address on Men of Tomorrow OF
the Value of Education" by Freeman
Z, Lurton, Superintendent of Schools
East Grand Forks, Mimi, was very
good.
Piano solo by Mrs. Ralph Sunder.
hauf, Overture-11 Travatore.
Geo. E. Bolter presented the Di'
plomas to the class.
Selection by the Plentywood or
chestra.
The graduates of the class wert
Alma Holland, Laura Duffy, Horace
bolster, Francis" John Madden ant
Raleigh Mack.
The positions of the class were
Francis Madden, vaiedictorian and
Continued on Page Eight
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KAISER WEINRICH, THE PRUSSIAN
BOSS PLAYS RUTHLESS POLITICS
AS Was Expected The Prussian Did the Dirty WorkFrod
Petition Thrown Out Deliberately Illegally and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Technicaltes His Ex-
cuse---Poplar and Mondak in Cahoots
Spp EENTARY PETITIONS VIII RF ETTED AMI EROn WIFI AppCA
The expected happened again.

The expected happened again.
Who is so foolish and unsophisti.
Gated and guileless as to expect g
square deal from the Prussian boss
of Roosevelt county, the experienced
member of the board of county com
missioners?
If such there is, capture him al
once and send him to freak show.
Kaiser Weinrich has rented his sa-
loon buildings and other property al
Mondak for county purposes, and he
mast make hay while the sun shines;
for dark and angry clouds hang low
on the horizon, and the mad storm
will swep him into political oblivion
but he hopes to dupe Poplar and by
delay and strategy form future com
binatiOns, maybe with the big END
town, to locate the county seat at the
old booze town of Mondak which he
owns for the most part.
And Poplar is going to fall fol
him.
Lunacy League Moore is as smooth
as Uncle Hiram's old cellar door, but
he can't trOt pace with Kaiser
Weinrich
And Poplar fell for the deal!
To look is to laugh.
Poplar is not bidding for Pepulari-
ty; its ship has passed IN the night.
1t is repeated-the expected has
happened.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Roosevelt threw out the Froid
petition for an election under the law
by reason of alleged technicalities.
The law provides that if a petition
Is filed with the Board of County
Commissioners within six months af-
ter the formation of a new county,
when the petition shall contain names
OF 100 taxpayers, whose names were
also upon the registration lists at the
next preceding election, then the
County Commissioners shall call a
county seat election not less than
forty nor more than sixty days after
the petition is filed.
AS reported before, Froid filed the
required petition. The county COM
missioners convened to consider the
petition according to law. Ben John
son and others of Poplar got out af-
ter Withdrawals and attacked the
petition from that angle.
Rumors were soon afoat that
Kaiser Weinrich was going to throw
the petitions on the grounds that
there was not a sufficient number of
bona fde signers.
The Froid delegation and counsel,
Howard NJ. Lewis, appeared before
the Board when it convened and pers
Suaded the Board to go to Plenty
wood to check the list, (which the
Board did.
Upon a complete check there was
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COME AND BRING YOUR LUNCH

J. N. Tittemore, National Presi.
dent of the American Society OF
Equity, one time Montanan but now
making his home in Wisconsin, will
be one of the principal speakers at q
farmers picnic to be held at Brush
Lake on Wednesday afternoon, June
18th.
J. M. Anderson, President of the
Equity Cooperative Exchange at st.
Paul and VIM. Burlingame, State
President of the Montana Union OF
the American Society of Equity, will
also deliver addresses at that time.
The picnic will be under the direc-
ton of a committee of farmers with
James Lodahl acting as chairman,
In addition to the central commit
tee, numerous subcommittee are to
be appointed and it is expected that
all arrangements viii be taken care
of to the last detail.
Most farmers throughout the State
are acquainted with the men sched-
uled to speak. j. N. Tittemore. as
National President of the Equity,
addressed mixed audience of work
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EQUITY Will HOLD GIGANTIC PICNIC

ingnen and farmers attending the
Co-operators Congress at Great Falls
last January and proved such a force
ful speaker and delivered a message
so vital to his auditors that they
pleaded with him to talk long after
the hour of midnight had passed.
Possessed of wonderful person
ality and having at his command a
host of facts on matters of interest
to the farmer, he is easily one of the
most prominent figures in the WORK
and farm organization in America.
During his tenure as State Presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Union and
later as National President of the
Equity, he has, through his forceful
personality ard his ability to portray
the purpose of economic organiza-
ton, been instrumental in building
up the organization of which he is
the head until it is now head and
shoulders above the majority of
similar projects now existing.
The picnic promises many novel
features and will not be confined to
speaking alone. In addition to a big
MONDAY spread at which the speak
ers will be the guests of honor, there
will be music and singing and other
entertainment.
The affair as whole promises to
be one that will prove both educa-
tional and entertaining insofar as
the farmers are concerned and will
doubtless be largely attended.
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GRAVES OF HERO DEAD
ARE DECORATED

The Decoration Day program held
in Plentywood June 80, was attenu,
ed by one of the largest crowds thaC
Plentywood had the opportunity 10
entertain. The parade started aDouS
noon at the Community HAL anu
marched down to Bankers square
where they turned and marched PACK
to the hall. The parade was naoe
up of those boys in their uniforms
who would march The program aC
the Orpheum in the afternoon was
attended by all that the hall Would
hold and many were unable to get
in. Howard NJ. Lewis gave the WEI
coming address. The Gettysburg a1-
dress was read by County Agent e.
W. Anderson. A Civil War veteran
gave a vivid account of the OlVii
War. A. w. March, Spanish amer
can war veteran, talked on the span
ish-American war, comparing tne
army of occupanation of that war 70
the army of occupation in the present
war. Ralph Pask, better known as
'Punk" Pask,. who served in severai
Continued or page eightl
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do. But it is unfortunate that the
working people in such enlightened
countries as Canada and the United
States have to suffer the rigors of a
strike to get simple justice. Perhaps
they are partly to blame, because if
they had organized long ago and
voted with the farmers they could
have captured the government and
so prevented the bad conditions
against which they now have to use
direct action. ~