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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
League Head May Retire

Retirement Of A. G. Townley from
the presidency Of the Nonpartisan
league may be announced in st. Paul
this week, according to reports. That
the organizing genius who has built
up the league will actually yield up
control Of its funds and its various
agencies is not expected.
The new president, according to
those responsible for the report, will
be man entirely satisfactory to Mr..
Townley, and through him he will con-
tinue to control the essential things.
The assets Of the league are not in
the national and state organizations,
but in the so-called farmers stores,
newspapers and other interests.
The Townley retirement is thought
to be an attempt to satisfy the insur-
gent element which has been clamor-
ing for reform Of the organization
that will make it really democratic,
giving the rank and file something to
say in it's management. This move
ment is very strong in some sections
and those at the head are said to have
been promised action complying with
their demands.
The promise lis claimed to have
been made in conference at Bis
marck some time ago by VIM. Lemke
w. w. Liggett 10 said to be ambitious
to succeed Townley 40 leader.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
DR.. Nation Gives Interesting Dis
courses at Grand Theatre on
Monday and. Tuesday
MUSICAL PRELUDE BY LADIES
Good Sized Crowds in Attendance at
All Three Programs

DR.. w. H. Nations lecture on
Community Development" delivered
at the Grand theatre Tuesday even
ing proved an inspiration to the many
who were fortunate enough to be
present. DR.. Nation is one of the
speakers being sent out by the Fed
Grated Community association with
headquarters at Fargo, and il his
addresses are fair criterion of what
may be expected in the programs to
come later, large attendance is as
sured in advance.
! The speaker said that by building
up and cleaning up town wherein
all the people cooperate, they will
soon have a place which will be fit
for people to live in, enjoy the bless
ings Of peace and the right to the
pursuit of happiness. Only by COM
munity cooperation can the good
things Of life be secured, knockers
and tightwads overthrown. The three
things to be kept in mind at all times
are community loyalty, community
conscience and community co-opera-
ton. When these have been realized,
everything else that is good will be
bound to follow.
| The address was listened to with
interest by every man. woman and
child present and every one went
home feeling that DR.. Nation had Civ
en- them the secret of successful COM
munity building.
The Hampton ladies' quartette fur
nished the prelude to the appearance
of the speaker at every program.
Their offerings consisted Of vocal and
instrumental music and readings, and
every number was rendered in an ex-
cellent manner and was we'll received
by the audience.
| It is planned to have several more
Of these meetings at different times
this winter. although arrangements
have not been completed in Oakes
for financing them. A meeting Of
business men was held Tuesday even
ing for the purpose Of providing the
necessary funds. Only small num-
Der attended at this time and no ac-
tion was taken further than to decide
definitely that we are going to have
the rest Of the series. Another meet
ing will be called shortly, to be. an
nounced later, and it 10 hoped that q
large number will show enough inter-
est to turn out and help the PROPOSE
tion along.
As means Of promoting closer re-
lations between the citizens Of the
community these meetings cannot be
overestimated. Those in charge are
lending their support without remun-
Grafton. It is a labor of love with
them and they deserve the backing Of
every citizen in the community.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
Wants to Play Lone Hand
President Wilson would be "grav

President Wilson would be 'gravely
concerned to see any such resolution
pass the congress-" he wrote Senator
A. B. Fall in referring to the Fall
resolution requesting the president to
sever diplomatic relations with the
Carranza government.
"It would constitute reversal of
our constitutional practise which
might lead to very grave confusion
in regard to the guidance of our for
eign affairs"
The president expressed confidence
he had the support of every competent
authority in the statement that the
direction of the governments foreign
policy in foreign affairs was assigned
by the constitution to the chief ex-
ecutive, and to him alone.
When the presidents letter was re-
ceived Senator H. C. Lodge, chairman
of the foreign relations committee,
called Senator Fall and Senator Bran
degee Of the committee into confer
ence and in few minutes announced
that no further action on the Mexi-
can situation would be taken by the
committee.
I'VE wanted to help" Senator
Lodge said, "but now the entire Mexi-
can situation goes to the president.
The responsibility is upon his shoul-
ders. Let it rest there"
It is expected that Senator Fall
will make public some time this week
the evidence upon which he based his
resolution requesting the president to
sever diplomatic relations with the
Carranza government.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
EDITION
IN MANY YEARS
Times Greets Its Readers This Week
As q Sixteen Page Paper for
-. the First Time
HEAVY ADVERTISING IS CAUSE
Merchants Offer Christmas Goods o,
Almost Every Page

For the first time in its history this
weeks edition Of the Times required
sixteen pages in order to meet the de-
mands Of our advertisers. Many
times in the past it has been neces-
sary to publish twelve page paper,
but never over that number.
We can justly lay claim to being
the largest newspaper in Dickey
county this week. or in southeastern
North Dakota, for that matter. This
u not due u. any special ability on The
part Of the. management. The credit
must 60 where It belohgs-to those
who believe In advertising, and g.
pecially those who feel that Times ad-
vertising has it on the other methods
Of reaching the public. Oakes mer-
chants have the largest stocks Of
Christmas goods in all lines they have
ever shown, and they are telling you
about the advantages Of buying here,
using our columns to get their mes.
sage home. A glance at the wonder.
full displays in Oakes just now makes
one think Of fairy land, which indeed
it really 10. The Christmas spirit ID
manifest everywhere. Everybody ID
going to buy presents for his or her
relatives and friends, and the size Of
ones purse will be the only limit.
Shoppers throng the streets from
morning till night, and among them
are people from many miles away
who have heard of the fame of Oakes
as shopping center. Our territory
is increasing with each succeeding
year and each, Yuletide brings more
buyers from afar than the preceding
one. This is not accident. We have
the best town in the northwest and
folks from other places are beginning
to find it out. They come here to
see for themselves, and go ava. con-
WINGED of what our own people lave
known for years-Oakes is the incest
place to live in the state. Our advan-
tages are almost too numerous t. per-
nit Of enumeration and description.
Suffice it to say that we have the
largest creamery in the northwest, the
best mill in these r.sts, the biggest
and best stores. good churches and
schools, and railroad facilities CON-
pare favorably with what ..,any towns
much larger have to offer.
The time is coming wnen IT will
take sixteen pages every week to tell
our readers whnt happens in Oakea
and what they can b,,, here. That
day 10 not far III.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
Many Killed By Floods

Four known dead, hundreds home.
less and property damage running
into Thousands Of dollars was the toll
yesterday from floods in Alabama
Georgia and Mississippi.
Train service was badly crippled
and rivers and smaller streams swol
len by rains since Saturday wers
overhowing their banks into the Low
lands.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
STANGELAND IS
FORCED TOQUIY
Man Who Placed Objectionable Books
Into Schools of State is Now
Out of q Job
ToTTEN IS SLATED TO RETIRE
Many Important Disclosures Made By
Investigation

C. E. Stangeland, appointed by the
board of administration of North Da-
kota to conduct survey Of the state
libraries and who is claimed to be
responsible for placing in the state
circulating libraries such books al
"Love and Ethics" profits Of Reli-
gion," and Meyers History of the
Supreme Court" which attacks every
president from Washington down q.
corrupt in the appointment Of chief
justices Of the supreme court Of the
United States; and various other OBJ.
jectionable books, was required by the
board to resign this week.
The demand on Stangeland followed
a weeks investigation by the house
committee Of charges aired last week
by Burtness Of Grand Forks that the
state library was being filled with OBJ.
jectionablc books, and he mentioned
several of them.
All proceedings were held behind
closed doors, according to reports, in
spite of the demand Of minority men,
bers that open sessions should be held.
George Totten may retire, also, al
a result Of the investigation, because
he stated some time ago that he would
go if Stangeland went. Several men,
bers of the league faction have de-
clared themselves in favor of Tot
tens retirment.
Many interesting facts have been
brought to light as a result of the in
vestigation, and considerable interest
is being shown in the probable out
come.
Stangeland several months ago told
j. N. Hagan, commissioner Of agri-
culture, that the circulating library
would be good avenue for propagan-
da of the kind they desired, it 10 nov
claimed. Also that Totten asserted
that he had authority from the board
Of administration to engage STANCE.
land; also that Miss Nielsen, mem.
ber Of the board, was not present al
any meeting where such authority wa.
given, that she was not advised OF
meetings of the board and had beer
unable to obtain any record Of meet.
ings held.
stangeland received. $500 month
from the board Of administration, still
he had no present or immediate dutie,
Of any kind to perform.
Representative Ness Of Richland
told the committee that he had 70 lit
tie confidence in the state institution
under its present management tina,
he had sent two Of his children out ol
the state to finish their education, tn.
eight other children had graduated
from state schools.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
no Bar American JAZZ

Preparations are under way for a
masked ball at the Paris opera house
in February for the first time in five
years. The Antijazz Band league
Of Paris has already petitioned the
French academy to bar the jazz band
from the opera house.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
DUKE sKUDDARD TIPS US OFF
Slips the Times Numerous Opinions
and Observations

0Mp0 tNe 1Ime0 NUmeFOUO OplulOu8
and Observations
Duke skuddard dropped in on US
this week just when we were busiest,
rs usual, and as he seemed to have
something Of interest on his chest we
thought we might ~ well listen 10 it
as to be tormented for hours for not
giving him an ear, 20 we took it all
down in shorthand, minus the profan-
ity. Here's the way the old boy has
it doped out:
81 see by the papurs today that
those darn jiggers wat does the fig
germ an plannin fer wimmens styles
is havin a convenshun in Kleveland,
little burg down in Ohio. Id sort
erthought that the skirts would be
leathened next year, seein as how the
ones this year don't seem to atmit Of
no shortenen. But I CESS must ov
bin dreemin, however, cauz they say
skirts is goin to be three or four
inches shorter than thay are now, ac-
cordin to the recommendations of the
textile buzzards, an will be seven to
nine inches from the floor insted Of
four to six inches az at present. This
kinda set me to thinkin. If the skirts
are goin to be four inches shorter
some Of the girls will hav to stand
on stool to keep thayre nees kuver-
ed, wont thay? Ov course the style
makers had the fourthot to stall off
the change until spring, spose be-
cuz thsres u limit to what even the
wimmsn cxn stnad il this kind ov
wether.. Even at thatgI know aslot
ov fellers who hope tlay won't die
before spring. Anuther >. comfortin
thot fer long sufferin husbands il the
cheerin information that prices are
goin up with the bottom ov the skirts.
I alters thort the ginks wot figgered
out what our wives should ware waz
stingy cusses, an now they've went an
done it agin. Thare want hardly
enuf material on most Of the skirts
to pass the poor fued law this year,
an now thares goin to be lessen ever,
but the price don't seem to show emmy
sines ov failin health. This 10 prob
erly in akordence with the government
regerlations to not waste nothin.
They haint got the nerve to raise the
price too much more, so thayre maxim
up the difference by savin cloth.
"Taint goin to be long before the
wimmen wont be lyin when thay
spring that old gag about not havin
nuthin to ware. My wife clames she
is practically naked now, because of
my not bein able to fernish her with
enuff close, but holley smoke, thare
amt no place in the darned house
ware I kin hang my hat fer the scads
an smithers of wimmens ware wich
dekorates the males. It begins to
look like the feller wot invented mod
ern life didn't figger the men had eny
bizness on earth riohow, else why do
thay make US men go around ragged
in order to keep the wimmen in close,
an then at that the wimmen haint
hardly perfected from the gaze ov the
wiggle-necks. The close planners say
that the way to avoid bein out ov
style is not to be extreme-an then
LUX wot thay spring on us. Oh, we'll,
here's hopin INV eveai0hf don't fa;l
before next summer, anyhow"
And, having gotten this of his
mind. Duke departed the same way
he came-by way Of the coal chute.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1919-12-11
Notiee

All farmers wives and local moth
ers who wish to do their shopping
Saturday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
December 20, %, "a, may bring their
babies TO the city hall and they will
be taken care Of BY the Community
Service club, free Of charge.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
Voice of the People.
Letters muat give tho name and nd [
areas or the writer. Name viii not be
published IL writer 40 requests.
Suffrage and seIfDctcrminntton.

To the Editor o. Tho Times Dispatch;
Slr,-Ilo teachings OF history show
a free and Independent government arc
prone TO forget In tho course OF years
those necessary and Indispensable
nbserT "h ,Fa a5s mssy imporan
aNa'rs an! tina; nthcir ignorance
Or 'onccit 'hcy begin soon 10 under
i mir@ the v ysry pillars that sustain nc
It's purpoae, then must begin once
moro slow md painful, II not an i'm.
possible, return 20 those principles %
Earded as tmmutahle and indIsputable
Ny the nc%t generations as mere rub
olsh ot The mast. and by tho last gen
tanned II possible-a red,scovcry o.
golden age TO mako thts meaning
palmer. let IT De remembered that
when our fathers. with their full
.en3 OF government and with their de-
sire 70 lay most sound foundation
tor AZ tui ure time. devised the Con
creates, Work. says '' Mr. Giad. u,me
ever struck off b. man a. any one
tirne-and put q Into operation, It
Vas proyided with great care that the
all the functions that should pertain
20 national affairs, and that those
.4ncsions not required for the people
OF or, mo state state ms a nation should be
the different States OF the Union. In
order 10 make the form Of government
adapted for all tho States safe, sound
most wisely resolved that each State
should have the exclusive y. ght TO man
age and 10 control It's Internal affairs
mat d!d not concern all the people az
nation.
Ths principle Of which am be,.
speaking has OF late received much
attention throughout the whole world
IN the present discussions OF tho great
determination" In people has han,
much acclaimed. For instance. the
Jugo-Slavs have claimed this right
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16

Moro than four-nfths OF tho workers
u, Nmericnn industries arc employed
training Is practicable, ether given by
the industries through apprenticeships.
or Or th sch ush any public agency such as
adequate the worker is obviously
handicapped Here is an Immense field
demanding the, attention of the De-
partment or Labor. since the act Great
ing That department specifies among
It's duties the promoting OF opportunil
ties for the profitable employment Of
workers. and workers who do not un-
derstand their work cannot be profit
ably employed. Just as tho Depart
ment of Agriculture helps tho farmer
and privilege. Of fostering. promoting
and developing the welfare OF the
of the law.
Cntil the war taught certain indus
trial concerns in this country the value
OF Industrial training. there was rela-
lively little effort on the part OF most
employers to At workers for their Jobs.
By industrial training" is meant brief
best methods CT pcrformint their re-
spcctive tasks. ana IN general trades
the decentralization of apprentice train
ing. y training department is designed
% benefit both new and old employees.
II helps start tho now worker right
oompIoyccs from time 10 time aud
htllne them for promotion.
mere arc two reasons WIN ON
ploF"rs must discard their old hap
hazard way of starting workers on
their Jobs. and. instead train them
syst cmatically. First. America is go
ms to meet competition from Europe
such rs she haR never mot before We
have been superior to Europe in mat
tcrs permitting quantity Production
but European manufacturers are fast
learning our methods In that particu-
lar. while in nearly every country OF
Europe systematic trade training Is
customary
The second reason why we must dis
card our Old haphazard methods OF
developing workers It can bc called
dcvclopinE-is that tho workers I'm
America arc demanding moro than th"y
did before the war. Recently a noted
economist in paper delivered before
tho conference of Governors a, the
White House showed clearly why prices
VIII remain At high level And
prices affect not only the purchase OF
raw materials. but also tho cost or
living FOR workers. The virtue OF the
industrial training theory which the
Department OF Labor through tho
training service, advocates IS that it
accommodates alike many problems OF
the manufacturer and tho demands OF
tho workers. The solution II provides
Is mutua ilE advantageous. because both
partte3 get something from training
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
Candidate of n Crouch"

F General Leonard Wood wants to be taken
seriously as candidate for the presidency.
he must give the country better issue than
that Of his own Disappointment The fact
that another potential candidate for the same
office. belonging to the Same party. prevented
General Wood from getting to France md
from achieving imperishabe fame in battle,
is not enough TO go That was an in
teresting circumstance. as between men. but
II was scarcely a vital circumstance as be-
tween great national parties.
If General Wood had been shelvcd during
the war by President Wilson or Secretary Of
Way Baker; if he had been denied a fair
opportunity TO render service TO his country
in tho fold; if he had been publicly
Inundated and cast off for tho sole purpose
OF puncturinc his presidential aspirations or
for tho purpose Of Shaping in the faco his
powerful friend, Theodore Roosevelt then
General Wood would have achieved n respect
able martyrdom. An indignant country would
have risen up 10 punish the politicians re-
sponsiblo for fragrant an injustice and
might have selected tho officer as a means
OF destroying the powers which had under
taken TO destroy him.
But the whole country knows or Will know
before the finish, that the Democratic ad-
minlstration in Washington was not respon-
sible for General Woods notifying expert
once 1t VIII know that he was relieved OF
'IiS NoLhihauu d. lle port or CNlD6rEltlOn De-
cause General John J. Pershng had vetoed
him. 1t will know that the War Department.
sent for General Wood and told him privately
why he was not to go to France with his
division, and that General Woods friends
were appealed to TO intercede with General
Pcrshing. hoping that the latter would
modify his hostile attitude toward General
Wood.
The influential Republicans who arc now
organizing tho Wood boom for the presidency
would do VOL TO. consider all the facts re-
SardinE this episode. These Republicans
claim little else in General Woods behalf
than that he was deprived OF an opportunity
TO fight in France. Other generals also
we're deprived of that opportunity. Major
General Barry was among them MS was
Malor-General j. Franklin Bell. \ few diyi-
sion commanders reached France, but werc
relieved and sent home almost as soon as
they arrived. also at the instance of Cen
eral Pershing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
Fate of Greeks in Turkey.
NY PRor. u. l.. F.,IRCiIiLD,
Authority Sociology und international
Ncla

WSf the sesens Of %s 4s2s1 for the
comes up tor settlement. no portion OF the prob
lem VII nave greater interest than that in
hablted primarily By creeks ~
Probably no national name carries moro varied
Western civilization has always been siad To-
acknowledge It's deht - this little country. aud
surface as The orisin Of inueh That n" is mob,s
and beautiful! In our twentieth century cul-
As rule. The, ,housh, of Greece bring, TO
mind mind ne rmsg%d ,oclsy peninsula s,retsh!ns
ierrancan Sca Few persons who have not,
TO be called Greece in ancient days lay quito
9ss@ ns ,n' war ni'" a nrn5 sS b reene in ne
secilon Of the corths surface. but tho desig
and dominated by those peoplc '''''"e''eea
Of the eastern na"T Of n' II
ne soutHS"sieTn EnTone and particularly the
dis,ngushc ana typical OF tho anclent creek '0I
noIan!es Were born and spcn, their lives IN
Some OF tho finest forms OF Greek art were
deyeiopea in these same regions For Instance.
P Trn% Of al The Gre.ian ,ypos takes its name
na,ed and tound il: Fhes; ' espr sHts " orig
Although long under Turkish domination
,a IN s. rGsons are gil nreponderanuy Creek
sympa,hy arc concerned liar oppor;unItv i for
they would vote WIN one accord for union w,,h
tho modern Greek Kingdom
Prominent IN This district stands tho city
OF smyrna, 10 which much attention has
been dtrecte! OF late. smyrna is a city Of about
'inH.pgu people situated on tho coast Of
Asia Minor almost direc,ly opposite Athens
It's population !s about two thirds Greek the
reina!ndcr being mixture OF Turks. Armcnians
aud smaller contngcnts OF almost every otht r
race on earth It's physical locatio Is mag
n!hcent. IT'S harbor being hardly second in
beauty 70 that of tar-famed Naples.
II has been openly suggested that the United
States should be tho mandatory for smyrna
This might not be welcome responsibility
point n MID
not be An easy one. But Il is which wo
should not shi-k. II IL the best way 10
secure 10 this plucky little ally OF ours the
chance TOR DEVELOPMENT and expansion which
justice demands for it-copyr!sht 1919.