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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-03
'TOWNLEY TRIAL
IS AROUSDVC
GREAT INTEREST
Witness AIIege. Gilbert Said
Boys Better OF Home.

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Boys Better Off Home.
% jackson; MINI, June BODY the
|.Associated Press.) - Sheriff o. c.. Lee
of jackson county, testifying this at
ternoon at the conspiracy trial of
A. G. Townley and Joseph Gilbert de-
clared upon cross examination that
he would not class ''the Nonpartisan
League as whole ais a disloyal or
ganiation, but that believe some of
the speakers and organizers of the
League were disloyal."
Sheriff Lee testified that he came
to this conclusion As result Of Incl
dents and information he obtained
from serving as sheriff and as mem
ber Of the Jackson county draft
board.
Sheriff Lee testified that he attend
ed one meeting of the Nonpartisan
League during the war period and
that the meeting was held at Ewing
ton, Mimi, in October, 1917. Irving
Freitag, League organizer, was the
principal speaker, Lee testified.
II did not consider that any of the
remarks made at the meeting were
seditious." the sheriff testified. .'The
principal theme was an attack on
capital and profiteers. considered
the meeting i'll advised and I did not
think it was right for the Nonparti-
san League speakers to stir things
up at q critical time
A. E. Anderson of Lakef1eld, a
painter, testified regarding the
speech which Gilbert made in Lake
field on January %, 1918. Ander-
son corroborated the accounts of this
speech as told by other witnesses for
the state.
Gilbert said: Your boys are bet
ter a. at hpms s.sthan in the trenches
i've thousand miles away y said An
derson, on direct examination. An
rderson also testified that Gilbert
said sssIh safety commission and
|l|a'cksens 3 count icials, sre .. bunch
Of flag wavers and shouters who
spell patriotism with q pay" An
derson testified that his memory sis
not very good" but he declared that
he was certain Gilbert used the word
which he, Anderson, quoted in his
testimony.
Townley and Gilbert, who were
out Of the city today, returned to
Jackson tonight. Townley made
League speech in Martin county to-
day. Is,
Attorney Geo. Nordland of St.
Paul, one of ToWnley's lawyers,
reached here tonight, after an event
ful trip from St. Paul. He came as
far as Mona on a passenger, which
he referred to as .booze special"
The train had baggage to unload
at the various stations and it was a
couple of hours late when it got to
Milpma. Nordland missed connec-
tion with the. passenger train for
Jackson. The st. Paul lawyer walk.
ed TO the next station, where he
caught . freight train and got to this
city.
Nordland is visibly annoyed at the
circumstances responsible for the
last lap Of his journey. .ss
Increasing interest in the Townley
trial is evidenced here by the arrival
OF four newspaper men from large
cities: One g t the correspondent to
arrive tonight is ellison Gardner;
prominent for q number Of years in
Washington journalistic circles.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-03
NEW SAILING RECORD
tBy the Associated Press,

Brest, July 2 During the month
OF June III. 900 American soldiers
sailed homeward from Brest. This
Is the record for any month at any
port on the Atlantic seaboard Of
France since the armistice VS.
signed. MI
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-07-03

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The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
THE HYPERION.

There may have been more famous bage Patch" and then there may have been a more lovable character than "Lovey Mary" but you haven't heard of such yet and you know it. Because
 the novel by Alice Hogan Rice has been read by millions and because 1t makes such an altogether delightful entertain
 ment is the reason it has been selected
 for the Christmas week production by
 the Hyperion Players and it will be
 most noteworthy production from every
 angle. The comedy is in three acts and
 embraces all the high spots of Miss
 Rice's famous story deftly woven into
 a connected plot centered about the
 parentage of Tommy, the youngster
 which "Lovey Mary" brought along
 with her when she uncerNnoniously
 left the confines of the orphan asylum.
 Miss St. Claire will appear as "LOvey
 Mary" that delightful creature whose
 pranks in the story won her so many
 juvenile admirets. Mrs. Wiggs" whose quaint sayings so full of philoso- phy have been quoted around the world
 Frank Thomas will have the role of MT. Wiggs," while Mir. Van Buren will play Mr. Stubbins," and his many ad- mirers will find him for the first time this season in a character role and he is some character actor Eric Dressler is Billy Wiggs" and Tom Williams will play "1unkerdunkus Jones', while a big cast which includes all the regu- lars and a number of extras will make it the biggest company of the season. Director Steele will stage the play with his usual attention to detail and from every angle 1t will be a big holiday offering Seats for the entire week, in cluding Christmas, are now on sale at the box office of the theatre
 Manager Menges has prepared a most attractive program for this Sunday | night headed by Alma Hanlon and Jack | Sherrill in timely picture The Pro- hteers" revolving around the endeavors | of government contractor who is en-
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20

riching himself at the expense of his government to secure control of the in- ventlon of a mechanic i'll his employ and the Schemlng to separate the young man from his sweetheart who is an obstacle m the path of the prohteer. The asso- clate feature will present Frank Mayo III 'Lasca," the story of girl who >hes to save the man she loves believing that he loves another woman. The big added feature for Sunday night will be Charlie Chaplin III he Fireman" q most ex- cruc1atlngly funny comedy and claimed to be the best Chaplin has ever made There will be the other usual features and seats are reserved on the lower floor and may be secured in advance
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
REPUBLICAN PARTY STRONGLY ENDORSES
 WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Tt is our very earnest hope and we'll | founded judgment that the amendment
 will be adopted and that the women of
 the country will have the full right to vote for President i'll every state Ill the l 1920 elections" This statement was
 made by Chairman Will H. Hays of the i Republican national committee i'll a let | ter written to Miss Katharine Ludlng- 1 ton, president of the Connecticut 1 Woman Suffrage Association, and re- ! Celved by her yesterday.
 In commenting upon the letter Miss l Ludington said. Knowing that Con- neCtcut people have not seemed to realize how imminent ratification Of the i federal suffrage amendment is and how l strongly the national republican party | desires to have women made voters III 1 every state by the 1920 election, 1 wired | Mir. Hays at the national republican l committee meeting last week and asked | him to restate the stand of the com
 nittee on this question. The letter came
 Ill reply to my telegram"
 The letter follows:
 1 My Dear Miss LudingtOn
 Your teelgram of the 10th IS before me. In the stress of the meeting, Just concluded, of the republican national committee, 1 have been unable to glVe | 1t attention until just now You ask that 1 restate the commit, tees attitude toward ratification and special sessions. This was done by the committee itself at a meeting yeSter- day, at which was passed resolution unanimously urging all republican gov ernors who have not already acted 10 call special sessions for ratification Of the federal suffrage amendment before february l, 1920. It is our very earnest hope and well-founded judgment that rhe amendment will be adopted and that the women of the country will have the full right to vote for President III every state III the 1920 elections:
 With very good wishes, am
 "Cordia1ly yours,
 (Signed) TWILL H. HAYs.'
 1|he resolution to which Chairman Hays refers, reads as follows;
 "The republican committee recOm- mends to the republican legislatures the ratification of the federal women sui frage amendment. It CongratulateS the IS republican states included i'll the zz which have already acted, and urges that special sessions i'll the other states be called before February l to complete the ratification"
 After the resolution was adopted, MT.
 The party managers will cooperate with the women in a determined effort to have the suffrage amendment ratified b. Februarq 15, the one hundredth an niversary of the birth of Susan 5. An thony The republican leaders intend to exert their influence to bring about the calling of special sessions of the legislatures for action on the amend ment."
 In connection with this statement Miss Ludington pointed out that a message, recently received by her from Mrs Catt, president of the National Suffrage Association, predicts that all the western states will have called spe- cial sessions by the middle of February.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
MEETINGS OF NEW HAVEN
 UNIONS FOR THE WEEK.
SATURDAY.

SATURDAY. Electrical Workers, Outside No. 531, Hall No. 1, 215 Meadow street.
 SUNDAY. Bartenders, No. 217-Eag1es' Hall, 2 p. III.
 Brewery Workers, No. 37-1O a. m. Moving Picture Machine Operators, No. 273-T. M. A. hall, 99 Temple street.
 Railroad Trainmen-Odd Fellows hall, II a. m. Tailors, Custom, No. 184-159 Crown street.
 Carpenters, No. 79-215 Meadow street
 Machinists' Helpers, Railroad, No. 726-Room 51, 800 Chapel street, Carpenters, No. 1742-Labor Lyceum, 3E Howe street. Plumbers and Steam Filters, No. 349 Hail No. 2, 215 Meadow street.
 TUESDAY Cigarnakers, No. 39-215 Meadow street.
 Sheet Metal Workers, Mo- 225-FIa11 Mo- 2, 215 Meadow street
 WEDNESDAY Building Trades Council-Hall No. 1, 215 Meadow street. Painters, Decorators and Paperhang- CTS, No. FHa1l No. 2, 215 Meadow street.
 THURSDAY Steam and Operating Engineers, No. 556-Hall Mo- 2, 215 Meadow street. Barbers' Union, No. 215-Room 25, 80O Chapel street. Boilermakers, No. 61-215 Meadow street.
 Machinists, No. 420-119 Crown street.
 FRIDAY Lathers, No. 215-Room 15, 890 Chapel street. Iron Workers, Bridge, Structural and Ornamental, No. 15-Hal1 No. 2, 215 Meadow street.
 SATURDAY Cap Makers, No. 20-Fa11 No. 2, 215 Meadow street.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20

real, good catching 'jazz" and the won der of it all is that this s5ynEc,opated Vaudeville, or any other branch of amusement has not up to the advent of these musicians ever before pre- sented a group of real Chinese playing our own American idea of catchy syn copation. It's something worth seeing from a novelty standpoint and worth hearing because 1t is a corking good musical act. Other acts include Mur- phy and Driscoll, the singing comiques, and La Petite Jennie and Company, a pair of gir1ie steppers.
 The featured picture for this half of the week is Olive Thomas in new comedy drama "Glorious Lady" Pic ture lovers will recall this little star in Up Stairs and Down."
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
UNION THEATRES
 Houses Emitted to Our First Preference in Patronage
THE PALACE.

Vaudeville sends some of its upper
 class artists to the Palace for Christ
 ma, week with the result that the Pol
 amusement tree just wrinkles and
 sparklcs with talent of proven brlllancy and recognized ability to provide the | best of good cheer
 Take for instance the headline at traction, which is Andrew Mack, and theatre goers have good example of the brand of entertainment the Palace | has gathered for the holiday week. For many years Andrew Mack has been a 1 headliner i'll vaudeville and a star ot the legitimate stage. He stands tore most among the Irish actor-slngers, AS tenor and singer of Irish songs as well as a comedian of exceptional ability Andrew Mack is thoroughly es- tabIished in class formed especially for himeSlf.
 Of an attractive value that leads them to riohtful division of the headline honors with Andrew Mack are the Amoros Sisters, known as Those French Girls" A whirl into the aero battles, dip i'll the sea of song and dash of stepping 'pep' are among the do;ngs featured in the act of these Ver- satile girls.
 A bulging bag of comedy derived mostly from the clever use of most amusing dialect is down on the bill m number three position, i'll the act ot inc Broker Trio. The Wop and the Tadv' is the title of the bright bit of finn and the laugh throttle is wide open while this trio is at 1t
 linn and Edna Connors in their sing ing and dancing skit called Bargain Day" put over another fun cons1gn- ment that is as merry as the season It. self.
 Fire eaters are uncommon today to such all extent that good act ot this class is a decided lovo'ty. The best on the stage are the Na2yfys who deVour a flaming hot meal with all the enjoy ment of the tables heaviest eater. ms act never fails to be red-hot taV"rFe'
 The screen feature for Sunday evcn-- ing and also Monday, Tuesday, and W ednesday, is Sealed Hearts with that very popular young star Eugene O'Brien in the leading role: The plot of this picture presents the unusual situation of all adopted sons love TOT the pretty young wife ot h1s foster father. This makes a most compelling and oriDDing story of the eternal tri- angle.
 The special added feature or Ile Sunday evening program is William Desmond in The Blue Bandanna."
 Thursday Christmas day, brings a complete change of program which will be presented at special performances during the holiday. A big novelty, one of the best ill vaudeville, comes on this bill in D'Avigneau's Celestials. The ex- traordinary feature of this act is in the fact that it is filled to the brlm with
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20

ham Atherton fearing he may never return The miner is given up as dead but after some time returns to find that Atherton has appropriated his fortune Whereupon OK forces the daughter to go away with him. They lose their way and wander for days on the desert and are about dying with thirst when the hero discovers some water. The water hole turns out to be a diamond mine by the time their whereabouts are dis covered and OK and the girl accumu- late wealth of diamonds There is most thrilling scene when the mine workers revolt and attack the home of
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20

Atherton and all through there are in cidents of most exciting calibre. Sun day night there will also be shown a thrilling episode of The Midnight Man" with James J. Corbett featured and the other usual attractive numbers with the second show starting promptly at 8. The vaudeville the first three days of the week will be headed by Elsie Gill bert and Girls with the famous collie dogs that were featured in Top O the World" and corking number of vau- deville acts will be shown on the same program, with continuous performances daily from 1 to 10 80.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
THE BIJOU.

Madeline Traverse, rated as the greatest discovery in the emotional line that the screen has uncovered in many years, comes to the Bijou Sunday night and the three days following in what they claim to be the best vehicle she has appeared i'll in many months. It is Lost Money" and deals with OK Ian yon, owner of a diamond mine. who starts off with some prospectors to re- cover some prospcctors who have been lost i'll the jungle. Before departing he deeds his property in trust to Gra-
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
CLOTHING COSTS GO UP.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-C1othing costs will continue upward next spring, according to Charles E. Wry, secretary of a na- tional association of retail clothiers. He said that popular price suits which sold before the war at $25 and now retail at $50, will retail at $hQ or more next spring. The old standby-in- creased labor costs-is a major cause for these increases, according to MT. Wrv
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
CARPENTERS GAIN.

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec 19.-Carpenters have signed this wage agreement with their organized employers: Carpenters and millwrights, $1 an hour; carpen- ters on tower work above 55 feet in height, $11O; foremen, $1.1215. Ap- prentices, first year, 35 per cent of jour neymen's wages; second year, 45 per cent; third year, 60 per cent. fourth year, 80 per cent.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
ELECTRICIANS WIN.

Wheeling, w. Va, Dec. 19-The Wheeling Electric Company has prom ised its organized electricians that an agreement between them will hereafter be observed. The wire men have accepted this promise and returned to work
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
PRINTERS RAISE WAGES.

Cleveland, Dec. 19.-Oficers of the Typographical union have negotiated a new wage rate of $42 a week for ma chine operators ernD.oyed on day work in newspaper and commercial shops. The rate for night work is $45 week.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
PORTO RICANs STRIKE.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. 19-Sev- eral hundred employees of the Amer ican Railway Company suspended work to enforce a new wage schedule and improved working conditions.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
ENGINEERS RAISE WAGES

Providence, R. l., Dec. 19,-Hoisting engineers have increased wages $ a week, reduced the work day one hour and secured extra pay for overtime.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
RATIFY WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Denver, Dec. 19.-The state 1egisla- ture has ratified the equal suffrage amendment to the federal constitution. This makes the 22nd state that has taken such action.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20
TO START COOP. STORES.

Lancaster Pa, Dec. 19.-Trade unionists are discussing the establish ment of cooperative stores in different sections of the city.
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20

JAMES B. CARSON & GO.
 ITO Be Or Not To Be-"
The Connecticut labor press., 1919-12-20

JUNE MILLS & co, A Roaring Ton of Pep.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-11
Senator Protests Investigation
Of Teachers BoLshepisn Talk

A protest against the Senate in
vestigation of the case of Miss Alice
Wood. District school teacher sus-
pended by the Board of Education
for a week for alleged preaching
of Bolshevism. was made by Sena-
tor Myers yesterday.
Explaining that the resolution
providing for the inquiry had been
adopted by unanimous consent dur
ing his absence from the chamber.
Senator Myers said:
ct think it is undignified and i'm
proper for the United States Senate
to undertake an investigation of
this case. at least while it is pend
ing in the courts.
TT has been charged that MISS
Wood undertook to give in the pub
lie schools of Washington the other
side of Bolshevism, meaning the at
tractive side, and / have never seen
nor heard any denial of that charge.
I have followed the matter closely
in the newspapers, and / have never
heard of Miss Wood, nor anyone IN
her behalf, denying that she under
took to tell the pupils of her school
that Bolshevism is not as bad as Is
generally painted.
The Washington herald., 1919-06-11
FIND MURDERED
White MAN IN
LONELY WOODS
Police Bafled at Solution Of
Mysterious Crime Close to
Catholic University.
SHOT THROUGH HEART
No Clues to Identity Of
Murdered Man Nor Mo-
tive for Crime.

With a bullet wound in his heart
the body of an unidentified white
man, who had evidently been mur-
dered three or -FOUR days ago, was
found yesterday by Eddie Walls, a
colored chauffeur, Is L street, in a
lonely spot about half a mile north
of University Station. Brookland.
Walls notified the police and under
the supervision of Lieut.. L. J. Stoll
and Sergt J. w. McGinniss, of the
Tenth precinct a careful search was
made of the scene OF the murder, but
nothing was found that would aid in
either solving the mystery or estab-
fishing the mans identity.
The body was discovered in a Sc
cluded clump of trees about fifteen
yards from the railroad tracks.
The body was so badly covered by
insects that II was not until Coroner
Nevitt had made a minute examina-
ton that the bullet wound was found.
A bullet hole and powder burns on
the victims hand indicated that he
was in the act of throwing up his
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The Washington herald., 1919-06-11
c. Employees
May Strike Today

Unless Engineer Commissioner Kutz
today promises that no reduction will
be made in the salaries of employees
of the District, more than 1000 will
walk out. according to a statement
made yesterday by J. H. Hurley.
president Of the City Employees As
sociation
Mr.. Hurley said that he intends
to confer on the matter of salaries
with Commissioner Kutz this morn
ing and unless some hope is held
out that employees of the city will
get a bonus on July l. a strike will
be called Immediately.
Commissioner Kutz," said Mr..
Hurley, lis working on the assump-
ton that salaries throughout the
country will be reduced He stands
alone in his lew Economists say
that salaries will stay at their pres
ent rate. have never heard of
Commissioner Kutz being quoted as
an economist and do not believe he is
The Washington herald., 1919-06-11
WrecO Can't Be Better
Unless Public Pays Bill

mo improvement in service on
the lines of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company. until
funds additional to those made
available by 2-cent transfers are
procured" is the statement of Will
lam F. Ham. president of the COM
pany.
"A reduction OF more than S5 per
cent in the number of transfers is
sued has ensued since the advent
of the 2-cent transfer order of the
Public Utilities Commission.
-Thirty-hve per cent will be a
negligible figure as soon as the
people of Washington learn the va
rious routes that can be travelled
without transferring. and our in
adequate income that was estimated
at 100000 will not be procured.
'.''Under existing conditions the com
pany cannot put new cars on the
streets. and the project of extensive
repairs on our depleted rolling stock
will have to be dropped. We have
The Washington herald., 1919-06-11
EDITORIAL
Representative Caraway and His Bill.

So much enamored Representative Caraway the
of Washington that he has introduced House to
this efcct-hat long half -and-ha system remains in
effect single resident of the District be allowed
kind Of Office in the District government
This amazing piece of spite wok-penazng the people of
the City, insulting them because Congress has
fit to repeal of its the of 187ohas
chance OF of being from the
House District Committee But shows attitude of
petty and payunish that deserves consideration
who wonder why Washington camoring
home rule.
1t is with bill introduced by Banton
Tcnncsseehe immortal bundcrbuss Banon the
heir to the mantle of John Wesley Ganesprovdng
heads of departments furnish Congress with gov
ernment employees who have relatives payro
who doing outside work But the bill so
much when developed in debate that Mr. Bnton himself
three relatives the payroll
But Caraway of Arkansas fix it that
Washington resident clerk stenogapher messenger
anitor, charwoman whatnot in the District building That
as long a the half-and-half is in effect
Now just matter of tit for tat, of bargaining there
might be rational basis for the idea Washingonans
had anything about whether the half andhaf be
abolished whether it isn't But they haven't anything
about it The whole question entirely Congress
would be much point the bill prohibited Congress
from seeking of their constituents placed
District payroll while the half -and-haf remained in effect