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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-22
LOCATING STATE UTILITIES

Steps have been taken to place before the state
authorities the advantages Of the city of Grand Forks as
the location of such plants as may be constructed for
the operation of state utilities: tarminal elevator, hour
mill, and such others as may be constructed. There is
no inconsistency between this attitude on the part Of the
people of Grand Forks Of the desire Of any Of them to
have submitted to the voters for their final decision any
matters in connection with the Inauguration with such
enterprises. 1t is certain that in the very near future .
terminal elevator will be built by the state. The law pass
ed by the late legislature provides for that and while
the bill is to be referred to the voters their rejection OF
it will not carry with it a rejection Of the entire elevator
plan, for the same people who are petitioning for the
reference of the mill and elevator bill are at the some
time proposing a new mill and elevator bill which diff
fers from the original chiefly in the fact that tho appro-
priation therefore is reduced from $1,000, 900 to $4,000
900, and that control of the enterprise is to be vested in
a commission created for that specific purpose rather
than in an industrial commission whose powers extend
far beyond the management Of mills and elevators. 1t
may be expected therefore that the state is to inaugurate
such enterprises and the question Of locating them pro-
perly remains to be decided.
In connection Of any other enterprises which have
been proposed by the legislature it is natural and proper
that even those who regard such enterprises as unwise
and unsafe should as citizens Of the state aid in deter
mining the location Of these enterprises after 1t is finally
decided by the voters that the state is to engage in them.
II TACT mat n 1uolVl0ual voter questions the wisdom
OF the policy does not at all debar him from having a
voice in the operation of that policy if it Is inausurated.
The management Of all Of these enterprises involves grave
financial questions in which every tax payer is interested.
The failure Of any Of them shall increase the tax bur-
dens Of each citizen and it is for the citizen first to use
his influence az he deems wise to promote or prevent the
Inauguration Of any economic policy and second If that
policy is finally adopted to aid in making it successful.
The advantages Of the city Of Grand Forks for any
of the enterprises under consideration will undoubtedly
be carefully and capably presented by those to whom that
duty has been committed. That question Is entirely apart
from everything Of a political nature. 1t involves near
ness to a source Of supply. nearness to the marketing
point, facilities for distribution and a number of other
items OF a purely financial and individual character, and
it is expected that the decision Of the state authorities
upon whom this responsibility rests will be made in such
a manner as to locate each enterprise. at the place who're
the interests Of the state can best be served and where
therefore the success Of the enterprise can be made most
certain.
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gnoHua

Shirley Hollister. . s~tenoErapher, and
ner brother George. . Z boy. are the
wage eArners where there are three
younger children. The widowed mother
Is III: The little house where they live
e been sold and must be vacated.
Having an unexpected half-holidSy,
Shirley takes q street car ride Sin the
country in the hope of seeing . house
within their means to rent. She passes
a nne stone barn and o%verhears q man
named Graham. On the return trip she
stops to look at the barn. then goes to
the Graham Office to see whether She
summer. anyhow, so rs to give her sick
mother country air. She sees Sidney
Graham, the Junior partner Of the arm,
VINO agrees to give her an answer the
next day,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-22
OMAHA PLANS NpENORIAL
= library.

Omaha. Neb.. March 22.-MayoP
Ed. p. smith has introduced an
amendment to the Omaha charter in
the Nebraska legislature. which II
passed will snable Omaha to erect q
new library building ut q cost Of $780,.
for the soldiers and sailors In the war
with Germany. s3Omaha believes that
this memorial building should be
practical. Sessions will be- reserved
for the. preservation Of pictures.
posters. and publications referring to
the war and trophies from the bat-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-22
mission Of all such matters to a popular referendum.
and the referendum is being invoked in a dozen states.

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and the referendum is being invoked in a dozen states.
Inasmuch - the business activities Of the country
are governed very LARGELY by the supply and the price OF
steel. the consideration of plans for the lowering OF steel
prices assume great importance at this juncture. The
Steel corporation, the largest producer in the country, is
already on record in favor Of lower prices. and confer
purpose Of making arrangements to put into effect the
reductions which are considered desirable. In this mat
ter Of steel prices are involved largely the interests of
railroads, shipbuildins enterprises, and works Of con-
struction generally.
without exercises which attracted general attention
the anniversary of the birth Of Grover Cleveland was OBJ
served on March 1s. The occasion was marked by ex-
pressons Of recognition Of the sturdy independence of
the departed statesman, and Of the appreciation Of his
worth by many who, during his lifetime, were more con-
cerned in the controversies in which Cleveland was such
an important figure.
plans for railroad financing pending the completion of
the work which it left incomplete at the close Of the ses-
sion. With the aid Of the war finance board it is ex-
pected that 5000, 1000 in bonds will be floated. these
bonds to run for a short time, perhaps from one to two
years, and to draw, according to present expectations.
~ per cent interest. The plan is to offer these secur1-
ties in large blocks to banks and other large concerns.
in order that the marketing of then, may not interfere
with the sale of Victory bonds to the general public.
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be expected to pursue q course diff
ferent from that followed by the rest
of his crowd. A little side light, how
ever, is cast upon the situation by the
petition signed by several OF
returned soldiers and sailors protest
ing against the public appearance OF
Mr.. Mills in Grand Forks. An action
taken by these men indicates. quite
| clearly the estimate placed upon the
activities Of such men a Mr.. Mills
by those who have worn the Uniform
Of the United States and carried its
arms abroad. TO those Of us who
have remained at home the situation
may no make quite 90 strong IN ap-
peal, sbut these men who have had
actual experience in the war. nan Of
whom have been brought face to face
with death. have . little clearer con-
ception, Of what 1t means to have men
attacking the government in the rear
while they are defending 1t at the
front. Hence. the public appearance
Of Mr.. Mills or Of n other man un-
der Indictment for disloyalty. however
legal it may be, 10 an insult to the
~cittxenshtp OF th0 Onlted states.
BIG WOOL CriP FoREsEauN. {
Salt Lake City, March IA wool
clip approximatins 100000 pounds
is in sight, alonS the lines Of the
Denver ana Rio Grande railroad in
Utah, according to D. g. Blair, d.
vision freight agent Of the Ioad. Who
recently completed z trip over those
lines. Mr.. Blair anticipates an i'm
mense traAic in wool and Sheep this
spring.
The sheep have wintered we'll, re-
ports received thus far indicate.
There has been no scarcity Of feed
and the quality Of the wool d ex-
pected to be the sans 40 in 1915.
Growers appear 70 be concerned
chiefly with the market price. their
anxiety being due to . fear that .
surplus OF wool In he hands Of the
government may be thrown upon the
market, although government Of
fciais have denied that there y any
such intention.
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Chairman the Track Elevation Committee should
be reelected o that body from the
RETURNS WITH NEW JAW.

Capt. Clinton L. Hill, officer of
the Three Hundred and Seventeen
infantry, formerly of the old Eighth
Illinois national guard, returned on
the Rochambeau the first of this
week He .laughlingly declared that
he at least got a new jaw out of
the war. Most of his teeth and jaw
were blown away by hand grenade,
but the American plastic surgery spe-
cialists in France fixed him up with
a new jaw which looks as if it were
really his own.
Capt Hill, who lives at 1884 Cal
umet avenue, was in command of
Company E of the Three Hundred
and Seventeen He had been twenty
two years in the old Eighth regiment
and is a veteran of the Spanish-Amer-
lean war.
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A Y. w. c. A. TRIBUTE
TO COLONEL ROOSEVELT

Among the many kilograms receiv-
ed by Mrs Theodore Roosevelt, ex-
pressive of sympathy and grief at
the death of Colonel Roosevelt, was
one from Miss Eva d. Bowles, head
of the work among Colored women
for the National Y. W. C. A. It is
to the work of Miss Bowles' depart
ment that the late Colonel Roosevelt
gave $4,000 of the Nobel prize which
he divided laStyfan between the many
war works in this country and Eu-
rope. The telegram read as follows:
I'm behalf of the Colored women
of the United States, and especially
the women under the National Board
of the Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION, we wish to tell you that we
mourn with you the passing of our
beloved Colonel Roosevelt Personal
ly may / extend to you my heartfelt
sympathy in this time of your bere-
avement- We feel that your interest
in our movement and that your inspi-
ration was largely responsible for
Colonel Roosevelt's decision for our
portion of the Nobel prize"
In announcing his decision to give
a portion of the prize to, this work,
Colonel Roosevelt wrote:
MY wife and were much struck
by the work of Miss Bowles in con-
nection with the Colored hostess
house for Colored troops and in the
work among Colored women and
girls in and about the camps and
environments"
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is said, some way or other got mixed
up somehow with seventy-fve dollars
and at the end of the mixup it was
very hard to tell whether the seventy
five dollars really belonged to the
beautiful young widow or to Col.
Fields, and if Col. Fields was disposed
to do so no doubt he could relate a
very interesting story in relation to
that transaction.
1t will be recalled that Col. Brew
ington and Col. Fields in 1916 and in
1917, expended much of their time
in hanging around the states attor-
ney Office on the North side and some
Of the rest of the time they spent in
leaning over milk bars along the south
State street stroll; it was they who
furnished the Hon. States Attorney
with much of his wildcat information
in relation to Alderman Oscar De
Priest and his connection with the
gambling business in what is called
the "Redlight District" which caused
the Hon. States Attorney to spin out
many long pipe dreams which he
dished up in the daily press. Col.
Brewington, Col Fields, Col. Joseph
s. Davis, and DR.. NJ. J. Brown, were
the four. big witnesses before the
Grand Jury against Alderman De
Priest and Capt. Stephen K. Healey,
at least their names appear among the
others on the face of the indictments.
In the midst of all the excitement
in connection with the Hon. States
Attorney famous drive against the
gamblers and the other evil followers
of satan at that time, Col. Fields true
to his foxy and very tricky nature
faded away to Canada, he claiming
that some one wanted to bride him
by attempting to toss anywhere from
one hundred dollars to ten thousand
dollars into his lap if he would only
fail to appear against certain parties,
as a witness in the Criminal Court of
Cook County.
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QUINN CHAPEL A. N. E. CHURCH
Cor. 24th and Wabash Ave.
H. E. STEWART, Pastor.

Twelve hundred people worshipPed
this church Sunday morning and
sout eight hundred Sunday night
The Pastor preached at 10:45 A
4 on the subject Goods protection
nd care" and at the evening services
N illustrated sermon was delivered
On the subject 'sThe struggle and
triumph of the soul"
Sunday morning, Feb. End the sub
Jet win be Fighting the Devil A
special invitation is given TO young
men and women. The Devil has put
Va a new suit of clothes and many
&fe beng sedueed by him. 1T is the
same old Devip'.
The Negro has a special mission in
ms country but he viii be defeated
u he yields TO the Devil
Sunday evening the services win
: under the auspices Of the sons Of
ien. The entire corpse Of olhesrs
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COLONEL E. A. DENISON RE.
FUsED'To SIGN s7oTH INFAN.
TRY FOR sTEvEDoRE sERv-
ICE IN FRANCE.

1t is maintained by many of the
soldiers returning home from the wal
zone in far away France, that an
effort was made to transfer colored
volunteers from fighting units to
stevedores- 1t is stated that Colonel
F. A. Denison, of the 370th (old 9Th
Illinois) was requested in May to
sign his regiment for stevedore work,
but he refused, saying, Il wiz wade
through blood to my neck before I
VIII sign my regiment as stevedores."
Col Denison was later relieved Of
and sent back to the States
on account Of rheumatism.
1t was necessary to get consent of
Col Denison because the 370th left
the United States as a frst-elass fight
ing unit
No doubt il Col Denison could
open his mouth, he could throw q
great deal Of new light on the above
statement in regard to wanting the
members of his regiment to serve as
steyedoreS-Editor.
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Z, 900, 900 NEGROES FOUGHT IN
WAR.

The Negroes furnished more than
100000 soldiers on the side of the
Allies. There were nearly 400, 900
of our own men under the Stars and
Stripes. France had 100000 Colored
troops and Great Britain had 1,161,-
500 colored troops. Does anyone
doubt the significance of this force
in the victory of the Allies? Is there
a man anywhere in the world that
would deny to the race that these
men represent, since they fought for
the freedom of the world, their own
freedom in every thing that relates
to full citizenship?
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In the last issue Of this paper W,
ran so fast in relation to Col. Jane.
T. Brewington and Col. Archibald
Napoleon Fields, that we come mighty
near in running clear over ourselves
it seems that on the eve of the Pro,
gressive movement in 1912, that Col
Brewington and Col. Fields had
given their words and honor that
they would fall in behind Col. B. F.
Moseley and grace his heels as the
head and the front as the high chief
among the Colored people in this
section of the country in that move
ment, and Col. Moseley has stated
several times loud enough for US to
hear it that he had forked over some
money or checks to Col. Brewing
ton and Col. Fields in order to keep
or hold them in line for him, it so
happened that right at that time a
meeting was called to be held at
Odd Fellows Hall to further the Pro-
gressive movement, and as Col. Nose
ley wanted to- be selected chairman
of the meeting or movement, he felt
dead sure that his bosom friends Col.
Brewington and Col. Fields would
stand shoulder to shoulder with him
to the bitter end, but at the last
moment they both failed him and
they turned against him like mad,
dishonest and tricky higbbinders or
bushwackers, and in an instant re-
volvers and razors were in evidence
everywhere in the hall and Col. Brew
ington and Col. Fields led the fight
in forcing Col. Moseley and his fol-
lowers to beat it to the tall timbers
and the police were called in in order
to avoid bloodshed. and the meeting
ended in a riot or rough house.
Not long after that incident, which
found its way into the columns of
the daily newspapers, Col. Fileds, who
is as smooth as the smoothest oil and
a dashing young beautiful widow, it
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coLoRED SERVANTS WITH
PRESIDENT WILSON.

Lieut. Colonel Arthur Brooks, Gus
'todian of property at the white
House, and Miss Susie Booth, maid to
Mrs- Woodrow Wilson. are in France
with the presidential party.
They are having . royal time in
hobnObbing with the crowned heads
of the old world.
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RaIph Tyler Arrives.

Ralph W. Tyler, representing the
Committee on Public Information,
who spent six months observing the
work of the American forces abroad,
said that the mems habit of reckless
exposure added to the size of the ca
sualty list. but at the same time con-
tributed toward Fastening the end Of
the war.
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ATTORNEY AUGUSTUS L. WILL
IAMs, WILL HAVE CHARGE OF
CAPTAIN CHARLES E. MERRI-
ANS CAMPAIGN FOR MAYOR
OF CHICAGO AMONG THE COL
oRED PEOPLE. m THE SECOND
WARD.

On Wednesday of this week Attor-
ney Augustus L. Williams, 1874 W.
Washington street, who was for a
long time one of the leading Colored
Republicans in Hyde Park and who
has for the past three or four years
resided in the second ward, secured
the store at 7S E. 31st street, near
Michigan avenue, where he will open
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DR.. JOHNSON Is NEW
MINISTER TO LIBERIA.

Washington, D. Cdr. J. L. John
son, the new minister to Liberia, win
sail for his post some time in Feb
ruary, according to present plans
The Liberian financial matter is be-
ing worked upon by those most deep
" at Interest. and it is stated that
the situation IS rounding out in good
shape. Dr.. Johnson looks .'it," and
has no fears as to the outcome of his
proposed residence at Monrovia-
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We have readily granted the right
of self-determination to all these PEG.
pie, and justly so. 1t is the loftiest
standard that America has ever borne
to give benefit to her enemies.
But what is the case with Ireland
She, too, has been oppressed beyond
any of these.
Ireland's Part In War.
When this war broke out her sol
diers were already enlisted men in
the English navy and English army
and went with the first Her leaders
called for volunteers, and one man
rallied 10000 to this war, and while
it was in progress Ireland gave So
per cent of her man power to this
struggle and all of them willingly
and without cohscription.
She sent more produce to feed Eng
land last year than was shipped to
her from all the rest of the world.
She planted 1000, 900 extra acres of
potatoes to supply the American sol
diers as they went over there. She
has a dead or wounded soldier for
each home in Ireland.
With the American Flag.
Not an Irishman bore arms against
the Aperican flag, but every Irish
man that could go was with that flag
and with the standard of the allied
armies.
If America fails in placing her high
declarations into concrete law and es-
tablish Ireland's freedom and make
her nation, then history must say
that we failed in this war, as we
failed to accomplish our noblest pur-
pose, and history viii record that we
bestowed our favors upon our enc
mics and deserted our friends.
Ireland has natural boundaries; has
had a fixed civilization and govern
ment for centuries; has the resources
of nationhood and is in the most ad-
vanced position for international
trade of any country on earth,
/ expect America to fulfill the
hopes of the world by making Ire
land an independent nation.
The broad ax., 1919-02-01
By Patrick H. o'Donnen.

The political situation in ireland
Is not an Irish question nearly SC
much as it is an American question
America is bound to settle this
Eh question at the peace confer
ens if she is to maintain her moral
supremacy among the nations, and
Atsoral supremacy of America has
kEed up so many republics, and
h extended freedom so broadly on
18th hemispheres, that it cannot be
abOndoned even though the contest
r the peace conference is sharp and
powerful.
Ireland Comes First.
America has declared for the self
determination of small nations, and
gnder the world facts, Ireland must
receive that benefit first of all, and
without limitation or restraint. The
reason is manifest. Self-determina-
ton already has been conceded to
Sehleswig, AlsaeeLorraine, Poland,
Bohemia, Finland and Hungary.
These have become new nations, or
parts of other nations, by their own
choice and election.
Poland returned from her old mas
tsrs and became a united nationality;
Alsace-Lorraine returned to France;
Sehleswig to Denmark, and so on.
How did these nationalities earn
he independence and freedom they
n getting?
Parts Of Central Powers.
They were all provinces and parts
Of the central powers, and while such
they marshaIled their soldiers, sup
Piled the revenues, gave the rulers
and were led by the commanders Of
their own races that made war on the
allies and directly against the United
States.
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RALPH w. TYLER HAS
RETURNED FROM FRANCE
Haveford Bringing 1000.

New York. (Special)-The Haver-
ford, Thursday brought nearly 1000
officers and men. The Sixty-ffth Re
giment Coast Artillery, complete, is
on board, with casual company of
COlored troops from Maryland and
thirty-seven sick and wounded ofic-
ers-
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Col. Franklin A Denison, COM
handing the 370th U. S. Infantry;
has been spending a short vacation
home from Camp Grant and the first
of this week he visited Kansas City,
Mo-, where he was the principal
orator at a big meeting held in that
city.
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up and be in charge of the head
quarters of Captain Charles E. Mer-
riam for mayor of Chicago, and from
now on, Mr.. Williams will put up a
stiff fight to assist to secure his NOM
ination at the primaries Tuesday.
February %.
The broad ax., 1919-02-01

Hon. John E. Traeeer. who Is one
Of the most popular Germsn-Ameri-
cans, IN this city or Cock County. Is
warmly supporting Hon Thomas
Carey. for Mayor Of Chicago.
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IN 1916 AND IN 1917 COL BREWINGToN AND. col.
FIELDS RENDERED INVALUABLE AID TO THE
HON. MACLAY HOYNE STATES ATTORNEY OF
COOK COUNTY IN HIS FAMOUS DRIVE
AGAINST THE GAMBLERS AND THE OTHER
EVIL FOLLOWERS OF SATAN
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, viii turn out in body at the evening
services.
An old fashioned Love feast next
Friday night Feb. 7th, Quarterly
meeting Feb. 9th
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lrhAeriean patriot who strongly in favor of liberty and
determination for ireland firmly
country independent Republic
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AMERICA MUST AID IRELAND,
SAYS o'DoNNELL.

Lokks to Peace Conference to Grant
Her Freedom Like Other Nations.
The Washington times., 1919-09-13
SUPREME COUNCIL
To MEET TUESDAY

PARIS. Sept. 13.-The supreme
council did not meet yesterday and
an announcement was made that it
was unlikely that the chief plenipo-
tentiaries of the great powers would
gather again before Tuesday because
no successor for Arthur }. Balfour.
British secretary for foreign affairs, a
member Of the council, had been an
nounced.
The definite resignation OF Mr.. Bal
four from membership in the peace
conference was the subject OF, much
discussion In conference circes today.
David Lloyd George, the British
prime minister. arrived in Paris last
night for conferences with NJ. Gle
menceau, president OF the council, and
Frank l.. Polk. Assistant Secretary Of
State and chief representative Of the
United States Government These
conferences, it Is believed, will have
an important bearing on the future
work OF the council Signor Tittoni.
head Of the. Italian. peace delegation.
has pontponed his departure from
Rome until Monday, presumably that
he may be able to confer with Mr..
Lloyd George.
II is expected that NJ Clemenceau
and Mr Lloyd George will discuss the
settlement Of differences existing be-
tween the British and French gov
ernments regarding Syria, which are
the greatest handicap to
Drogress By the supreme council