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the reconstruction Of industry. She
pointed out that while the govern
ment was bound by its agreement with
trade unions. there are many shops
which had sprung up during the war
IN which the governments barsain
Win traoe unions would no operate
70 exclude women from employment.
women. h declared, are not seektnr
IN industry a renewal Of strife but a
clear TO them Of their Just rights
az human beings and freedom OF en-
ployment. They recognize. she "a.
ded. thatstheir claim comes after the
claims of the sailors and soldiers in
the war.
Women know that in some Of the
occupations in which they have served
during the war they have been n
q makeshift by reason Of inferior
strength" Lady Rhondda admitted.
and tn the long run women must 81
excluded from such BY the ordinary
rules Of, economy. With these reser-
vattons, women claim Unrestricted
liberty to be engaged in any indus
triaf employment. provided only that
tney receive h same pay AZ men do
Tor equal output. They claim the
opportunity of being trained in the
enicient way and particularly the
provision OF women instructors on
Wort In which women have proved
more successful than . They
claim the same opportunities az men
Tor promotion, representation on gov
eminent committees and ALL public
bodies and facilities OF education in
schools n universities that will en-
able them % qualify equally With men
IN all suitable trades and profess
stons.9
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dEs}1E:
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ANY OLD PLACE.

ANY OLD PLACE.
He didn't have much of a job to be-
gin with.
But he saw in it a chance to get in
with. a-
The pay wasn't great and the tasks
that they set him
\Butf little of notice OF favor would
= get him.
He'd be hid in a corner and kept out
And with Indifferent toll he could get
by all right;
But he said: Il will take it, and do
it with care
And make them discover the fact
that I'm there"
'Twasn't long after he had decided to
take it \ '
He f %.Sa that + a r~esu'ar,'o1 he could ss'
Said the. foreman one day: ..rhat
new boy is a dandy;
He's willing and cheerful and useful
and handy.
He's here when you want lin, and;
curious to tell, 5.a&s.
Whatever I give him to- do. he does
Then the boss soon found out WHY
the foreman had praised him.,
Looked up the pay he was getting,
then raised him.
Got SO in time that most everyone
knew him
Gave him the credit and Confidence
due him.
Still he went on, with a smile. on his
face,
Making the most that he could q his
place.
Then came a day the directors all
voted him
Fit for a bigger job. So they pro-
NOTED him. 4
Trivial his start, but it's needless to
He'd made it important BY doing III,
we'll.
Any old Jobs good enough to. begin
If Q see in it a chance to get in
Any old place. If you're willing to
, take Il, Y
Is bound to become just as big as you
make 1t.
Do we'll what's your duty. II matters
not where,
And someone will surely discover
you there.
1t isn't MT the job that is great in life's
Success, in all places, must come from
the man.
copyright by Edgar A. .Guest.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-17
CONVENTION. TO BE
HELD AT BISMARCK
...'~ DURING JANUARY

Word has been received at the Office
Of the county superintendent of
schools Office to the effect that a
meeting has been called Of the county
superintendent Of North Dakota, to
be held at the Commercial club rooms
in Bismarck on January % and "a.
Minnie ]. Nelson, state superin-
tendent Of schools. has called the
meeting and in the notice sent out she
informs the county superintendent
that for the first time in the history
Of the state more m than male
superintendent will attend the con-
vention. Miss Nelson adds:
"Woman is dominant in North Da-
kota educational affairs. for the first
time since the founding Of the state,
with a woman at the head Of the
state department and with more than
fifty per cent Of the county superin-
tendents under her Of the same sex"
NJ. Beatrice tombstone, Grand Forks
county superintendent of schools, was
out of the city today and could not be
interviewed, but it was stated in her
office that in all probability Miss
tombstone would attend the convcn-
tion.a E"FN ~, .sr.l.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-17
WEEKLY REPORT .
= SHOWS MINIMUM
ILLNESS CASES

Paris. Jan. Is, (Thursday.)-In the
American rmy of occupation there
were during the week ending Decem-
eases, according to reports to the
chief surgeons office. This .is a low
record. representing a yearly rate OF
Z cases out Of a population Of one
thousand. For the whole American
expeditionary force the rate has been
reduced to "a per thousand yearly.
Before the war the rate wal between
eighty and ninety per Thousand which
was itself much below the civilian
rate.
Five segregation camps have been
established at embarkation centers.
where men found affected are placed
IN quarantine until they can sail for
the United States.
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INFANTS OF 1919

TeI
One hundred years after a mans
birth it is fairly sAfe-except in the
case of an Old Pafr-to size up his
reputation. BY that time he is either
forgotten, or established, or being re-
discovered, or. after somo little fame,
gradually fading out of the worlds
memory The estimate at the end OF
the century is not always fair, how
ever. II you ask. a middle aged Eng
lishrnan who it was that Queen Vic
toria married he will tell you in
stanter. but If you ask him, who dis
covered the planet Neptune he il
likely to be stumped; yet Prince AL
bert and John Couch Adams were
born in the I'm year, 1873. The
compensatory side OF it is that the
E~nglishman's grandson may know
more about Adams than he knows Of
Prince Albert.
produced other English men and
women who are eve more widely
remembered-to name four distin-
guished in literature. John Ruskin,
George Eliot. Charles Kingsley and
Arthur Hugh cloush. 1t was also
physician: McClintock, the explorer,
and the soldier Duke Of Cambridge.
1t was a veal almost tit to match
with 1903. which produced Darwin,
Tennyson, Gladstone and Elisabeth
Barrett Browning In England, and in
America Lincoln. Holmes and Cyrus
Mccormick. The Americans born in
Among them the names that r. ia
niiliar In England. as in America,
probably outnumber the names Of the
celebrated Britons born that ear: :
James Russell Lowell. Thomas
Dunn English. Julia Ward Howe, =.
D: p. N. southworth, Cyrus w. Field.
William T. 9. Morton. William Wet
more Story, Walt Whitman, J. g. Hol-
land. Herman Melville. Susan Warner,
Charles A. Dana Elias Howe. Thom-
as Ball.
or the fourteen men and women in
this list only two. Thomas Dunn Eng
lish and Mrs. southworth, were born
outside Of Mex 'EnElsnd ,.d N Me-.
about 5000, 900 souls, a. against the
IL. 900. 600 Of England and the 49,
10000 Of the British Isles. How
came 1t that such q little people pro-
duced 80 much talent? In the cases
Of Lowell and Mrs. Howe It was
largely q matter Of culture. II liter
airy talent Is Unbeatable. heredity may
account for Susan Warner and that
Wide World" which made Taine
marvel yer the TACT. that two CONT
nents devoured i three volume novel
devoted to a history OF the moral
progress Of a Efrl Of 49," Herman
MelviJe's father also WA = writer,
but '.Typee" and it, succeaBors may
better be attributed to the fortuity
OF ship captains brutal treatment
OF the youth ana the Hospitality Of
the Marquesas natives. Melville.
went out and stumbled into literature.
Dana and English went out to seek
1t after they sAw that IL suited them.
Whitman wandered, ~ printer, ear.
pointer and respectable tramp, and
made his own measure OF life. FislA.
ana HiiAk Howe were typical farm
|srs boSs. who slipped into thkir places
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n history through inclination and in
dentists chair painless. for democracy
may be classed with them. as exam.
pies OF the Yankee passion for AL.
vance in science. Every second Amer.
lean In hos days seemed to be an in.
yentor or the hacker of an inventor:
Mrs. southworth Is on the list be.
cause OF her novels. but. authors who
ship folded manuscripts should no
forget that she claimed to be the
orislnator OF the box envelope.
The raw country had b good deal
to DO with growing this particular
crop Of useful people. In Europe mar
had conquered Nature. Here Nature
was not even groggy. America, earth
and man. was alive. Europe whipped
Napoleon and lay back for a snooze
very tired. After what Perry and
jackson did. America cracked ito
heels together and the following rem.
GRAFTON was stimulated by 4 spirit OF
victory. The infants Of 1919 came
ship crossed the Atlantic in the yea,
OF their birth. The Erie canal, fin.
Iished when they were 6. Connected the
sea with the Lakes where steamboat.
puRed and blew. Men with the west.
ern itch were trekking OF in Cones.
|toga wagons to fight the wildness fol
II lazy old age that most Of them never
accepted: 1t was In era. IL not OF
good feeling, Of stimulation.
But, says tho Forward Looking .citf.
gen. this is merely the past. and these
dead at all. Not until the last pro.
lessor has diasected Leaves OF
Grass" the last American has read
The Commemoration Ode" or 4 hui.
manly interesting newspaper, the laAt
soldier has sung the Battle hymn OF
the Republic" the last se%ntiInentalist
has hummed Ben Bolt" the last
woman has sewsd on the last ms.
chine, the last anaAsthetist has admin.
has read the last copy Of "Moby
these men and women. die. Even
the sculpture Of Ball And Story WIN
live q while.
II takes courage, Chesterton says.
to face the past than to face the II.
ture; anybody can play with the fu.
ture, but the past ID q hard nut. Yet
2 look back q what some Yankee
babies OF 1919 did II encouraging, It
makes the future look easier. on
some morning In 3o19 We expect the
Following:
This II the centenary Of John
PershinE Smith, president OF the
United States from lSsSSto 1879, and
one OF that group of remarkable men
and women who were born In the fIrst
year a3ter tho treat war. Among che
others were Ferdinand r. Hooiihan,
tho divefter OF the Gulf Stream: E'
|Clemenceau Levinsky. inventor Of the
thought transfer Device; DoIslas
Haig ,Cirigliano. who built the trans
Atlantic vacuum lane for aircraft:
and Woodrow W. Brown. the author
OF, 'Sslfish DETERMINATION.
rood past 10 . treat comfort. One
W. that he. had no century Is iooi
bsekf npon.-NSw Fork sun.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-17
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 40. s.
Hanson, Of the Northwestern National
bank of Grand Forks, is here Attend
ing q meeting of the bank guaranty
board, Of which he is a member.
Today is the first day the senate
has had a calendar. Since c%onveninR
mostly routine work and marking
time till important measures came
over from the house. Resolutions
ratifying the constitutional amend
ments were reported but Of commit-
tee yesterday, 50 that a vote can be
taken today.
Committee meetings are 4beAonninr
more frequent each day. with. asnuYA-
Der of more important bills "a 6e act.
ed upon. the committees ~areAkettins
down to hard work. HEARINGS I,Iiln-
doubtedly Will be held on Z nutnbcr
Of t~he~measures.
Mrs. @. B. Burtness. wife Of the
ing from an attack of the influenza,
Mrs. r. Z. Fraser. wife, OF the sena-
tor from Garrison, also has innuonn,
Several Of the legislators are reported
i'll with It., h
Coal-mining LEGISLATION Il awaited
With considerable interest. tbs Mont
erations probably will be supported
BY the administration. A lobby rem
resenting the coal miners OF the state
10 IN Bismarck. II II u~ndefutood that
they have prepared = draft Of an act.
WHICH - largely q re-writs OF the
MQntAna act. Generally speaking, the
act would provide for the appoint-
VnANt ~ - NnAAAnAmat
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Famine Relief Bill :
Reported To Senate

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house
bill appropriating 500, 000. 900 de-
sired by President Wilson to relieve
starvation in Europe and check Boil
shevism was reported to the senate
today by Democratic Leader Martin
with the endorsement Of the appro-
priations committee. Senator Martin
announced that he would gall up the
measure tomorrow and leaders of
both parties predicted its prompt pas
sage. Senator Kenyon Of Iowa, Re-
publican, reserved the right to file a
minority committee report opposing
the bill.
Further committee hearings on the
measure were made public today and
disclosed that Chairman Martin re-
ceived a cablegram from the Ameri-
can \peace delegation stating that
$500, 0o0, 900 would be necessary to
feed starving European peoples.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-17
CHAINED TO THE CAR

z In good od days OF winch We read 1t was the
Pcustom of the general who returned from a successful
campaign to parade the streets of his home city with cap
rtives taken in the war chained to his chariot wheels.
nsatisfied the desire Of the populace for a spectacle of
shuman shame and suffering. Mr.: Townley betters the
Sexamp!e OF some of his illustrious predecessors in ex-
thibitins' chained to his car, not merely the foreign cap
tive OF his bow and spear, but the members of his own
force, those upon whom he depends for existence. Thus
we read of one of the league members Of the legislature
having been called to account for daring to vote accord
ing to his own convictions rather than according to the
orders of the Townley. caucus, which, of course, are the
orders Of Mr.. Townley. <.
One of the fundamental principles Of Anslo-saxon
government is the freedom and independence of the law
maker. From time immemorial this right has been
S1ealously guarded, and attempts to violate it have been
promptly resented. The representative of the people in
H. legislative body has-been surrounded by a host of de-
lenses against the impairment of his own independence
5and his right to act in all matters according to his own
understanding of what is just and right.
An English king once entered inc house Of COM
mons to cause the arrest Of five members whose votes
on important matters had ~displeased him. The five
members. desiring to avoid a clash at that time. and
showing Of the kings purpose. had absented themselves
temporarily. The king demanded information from the
other members of the whereabouts of the five recall
scIsrants. he ala not get it. His demand was received
Win Stony sllence' one of the members explaining later
tnat ne could not have spoken without using language
f5lnfitting to be used to the king Of his country. Charles
had not the sense to see the folly of his course, ana,
Ipersisting, brought on the civil war which parliament
mad d sought to prevent, and presently the king paid the
penalty OF his folly with his head. But, in the meantime.
men, members Of the legislative body, had been Wiling
Jto 30 to prison, and to die, rather than that the indie.
pendence. which pertained to a representative Of the peo-
Eple should be impaired one hairsbreadth. Thew a...r+-
fed this right and maintained it with their lives. even
asainst the king on his throne.
We do things differently now. Our lesislator,-
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MAKE IT FELONY

w Governor Campbell, Of Arizona, has the right idea
ss;lwhen he urges that the legislature Of his state enact laws
SSysSlnaking it a felony to teach the doctrines Of syndicalism
caeAnd sabotage and other forms Of lawlessness and violence
frcG.s a means of accomplishing industrial and political re-
torn.
SSrewil be none in North Dakota SO long as our state admin
peistration is under the direct control of men who have
Aishown their sympathy with these doctrines by consort-
Ting with those who preach and practice them. But it is
Ito be hoped that Arizona will be more fortunate in this
respect than North Dakota. The state at any rate has
q governor who is not in sympathy with the Bolsheviki
land the 1. w. W., and who does not hesitate to make his
position known.
al The man who breaches to others that it is proper
Ito place iron rods in wheat bundles, to burn stacks. and
Ito perpetrate other forms of violence in order to create
xa reign Of terror in a community and frighten farmers
sand othere into yielding to any demands that idle agi-
hators make-that man should go to the penitentiary,
and he should 60 for a good long time.
However, as has been mentioned, nothing of the
stsort will be done in this state. In fact, Arthur LeSueur.
tn..close friend of and fellow worker with Bill Haywood and
tftne rest Of the 1. W. W, has been selected to go to Paris
alto attend the peace conference as the representative Of
vthe farmers of the northwest who are members Of the
r~Nonpartisan league. Arthur will make a fitting repre-
tisentativea Of the principles of the 1. w. W., but it 10 an
binsult to the farmers of the northwest to say that he
rsrepresents them.
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those who are OF the Nonpartisan league persuasion. are
required to sacrifice their Independents before their cleo
ton With their own hands they fix the shackles on
thftr own wrists, and Their. they march, some even with
the appearance Of pride. at the tail Of their lords chariot.
There are a few who refuse. to don the gives, on who,
having mistakenly done SO. snap the chain. All such,
like Representative .Plessance, Of Pembina. are to ne
dealt with In such fashion that their fate will be a warn
ing to all who follow.
Is there anything more humiiating in history?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-17
INDEPENDENTS
TO HOLD MEET
IN BISMARCK
Issued to Voters to
Appear for Discussion
3 January 1920.

m. .. ~.
lug .n~osp2nos" Votess assoc'a'io"
today issued an appeal to voters to
take part in a meeting which will be
Sudry .1S 70 DISCUSS the tina
are IN tne mnercla m
ous.rial and poiiucal me ot.tne 4late.
1olloW!ne y tns.text OF the state
ment sem out:
nc the voters OF NORTH akota.
Inc responsioiliue OF citisenenlp
y Nortn DakoIa nave w been AZ
'sreat as tney are 1uet now. n
tous = are IN . pol1-
tioal way tnat VIII erect y entire
social commercial INDUSTRIAL ana po-
laucal NE. Iihere mas for years been
Z serto9e with tninss =
tney are IN U state: Remedies a
- PROPOSED nave nssn 81,
MOST as numerous Is the voters, eacn
one having q different . Sentt-
n1ent y, however, raploiy crystaIli1in9
lnto tMo eroups, one OF when - wetl
orEahizea ana fas the ieao-
eIsnip OF sociallets OF !one
Wno are rapidly unioidine q raolcai
aocaai'st program. wnicn n lee1sla.
.uIe vs. Deins asked 20 eoopt ana put
III IN only = Few Gays AT
Ct is aoVp.on, n eiV'ns
n people OF the state an opportunity
70 app3ove or eject the same by tneir
vo.es. Inc otner as e Is not OF.
saniseo and mas not centered sround
my ~eaoeFsnip or any oenhite po!t1-
ca! 81 economic program.
neliesing mat u government 10
!nost TO popular VIII wheh
tneIe are Two tairiy well-oa!anceo or
working IN our BODY poll
tac inc adoptionIof VARYING politi-
a IDEAS stlrnuiatinH a tnorouEh dis.
cussion ana caretui OF
an n proposed by political &C
ton, We. the undersigned State Elk
ecut.ve ommltt ot"Ine lndepeno-
ent voters association. DO hereby take
u upon oufselves TO ask ma all those.
~ Delleve Una y Is danserous 70
tne presen. ana future weifare OF u
state ano us cltlzens to plunge mead.
iohR inuo = revoiut'onary experiment
N rAoica! socialism wnicn - now
ABOUT 10 DC put over oy the leaders OF
the Nonpartisan league, to assemble
n state-wloe meetins IN Blsmarck.
Nortn Dakota on January 20 and ~
TOT the purpose OF considering n de-
ciolne upon ways ana means OF get.
tsng 10 n people tnat
mas oeen suppressed wltnneld
from tnem ny poitcal leaders n OF
ncers o IN control or our state az
talrs ING sivins the people an oppor-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-17
CONSTITUTIONAL
rs
THE CHIEF BUSINESS
BEFORE THE SENATE

Presentation Of the budget boards
report and consideration Of the reso-
lutionso ratifying. the constitutional
amendments IL the chief business be-
Tore the senate this afternoon. . In the
house. the. majority and minority re-
ports Of elections committee will be
presented, IN the ,Riba-Webber con-
test, the majority report being to un-
seat Weber. a.
No Fight Expected.
There is little indication Of a fight
IN the senate on the amendment reso-:
lutions.. Members Of the league. 1T is
said, have been whipped into line at
this weeks caucus meetings. so that
they Will present a solid front In ia
vor OF ~rafihcation. 1t IL expected.
however, that there will he ( debate
on House Bill IL, which ratif1es h
utilities.
The report Of the budget board n
awaited with conNderable interest a
II is understood thlt some Of the state
institutions will be "disappointed in
their grants" There will be q limit,
e awning In the way OF legislation
IN tne mouse. The leagues big bills
sepoae. quietly IN committees, which
apparently have given very little con-
si4erAtion! to. them. Consideration "a
needless. however, for they have been,
tnorouShiysthreshed out in sinner cir
ciea headed by Townley. Lemke and
Mhlst and then put into caucus mill
Mnere me were unanimously recon-
hnended 0 presentations In the .houpe
on committee. Referring them 10,
committees this yeaErrts- Just . torn.
they Will be held there, however. I'M.
|tslsshs ~ratication of the apsndlments
.eomplete ana until league leaders
49, surs OF tneir ground IN reporting
OConnot - III.
Influenza has invaded the ranks u
both houses. there being nine houee
members and four senate members I'M.
Y Eft. o'cbnnor Of Grand Forks II
Ediagnos4d ! . inhu4hsM, however. aSd
re may be able tc1returnsto Mis- d1sk
$50 xSara, ~ 1890
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F0RD-NEWBERRY
CONTEST IOBE
PUBLICLY AIRED
Kellogg Says Matter Should
Be Left to Next
Congress-.

-. OoAlsH1 t.~xH LAklnK uO
Henry Ford's petition contestinr the
erection OF Truman H. Newberry to
the senate from Michigan, the senate
eiections committee decided today to
a all evidence in open session. The
committee adopted unanimous a res.
olu4on by Senator. Ashurst Of Arizona,
Democrat, for public hearings.
right Of the committee to decide a
contest for a seat in the next senate.
Senator Kellogg Of Minnesota, Re.
publican. In deying that new Issue
had: developed through MI. Ford's
contest petition. insisted that the con.
test should be decided by the next
congress. The chairman said, how
ever, h question would have to be
settled later, and discussions with
counsel proceeded.
Henry e. Bodman Of Detroit, coun-
sci for Newberry. in announcing that
the latter desired to cooperate fully
with the committee in preserving all
evidence. declared the bill introduced
in the Michigan legislature to have
the Michigan supreme court take
charge Of the ballots. would protect all
interests. Senator Pomerene and 9TH
er Democrats contended that the sen
ate itself, through the privileges and
election committee. should act.
On behalf OF Senator Townsend Of
Michigan, Senator Knox Of Pennsyl-
vania, Republican, read kilograms
from Republican organization officers
in Michigan apd state legislature on
Gals, stating THAT the bill introduced
there to preserve the ballots was as
sured Of prompt passage.
Mr.. Bodman said MI. Newberry
did not vote and took no part" in the
detection, but that he would not OPP
pose injunction proceedings by Mr..
Ford to prevent destruction Of the
ballots. LII =
Alfred Lucking, Mr.. Ford's counsel
in ~contending that the i%njunctions and
proposed legislation did not meet the
situation. asked for an immediate in
vestigation and recount by the com.
mittee.
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AND GRAIN .
MEN REFLECT ALL
FORMER OFFICERS

Fargo, n. D.. Jan. 17.-All officers
of the Tri-State Stock and GRAIN
Growers association, in convention
here, were reelected by secret ballot
last night. Announcement of the
elections was made today. The Of
ffcers>are:
President, c.. b. waldron; vice
president, G. W. Randlett, and secre-
tary, w. c. Palmer. all of Fargo.
This is the first time elections have
been by secret ballot, nominations
heretofore having been made in open
convention. The convention will hold
its closing session this afternoon.