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The Washington times., 1919-02-28

CIV HAT makes married life
w dulI?" a correspondent
" writes and asks me.
"There is no question of my hus-
bands affection for me, or mine
for him-but we have nothing to
talk about"
She continues: "0ur dinners
are especially trying, the silence
is destructive of digestion-al-
most sanity. l feel sometimes as
if l would welcome the presence
of a burglar or even an assassin
anything to make a little con-
versatiOn."
This poor lady in several type
written pages goes on to tell me
something of the family history.
She has a strain of Irish blood
in her veins, therefore a meal to
her means festivity, discussion,
cheer. Whereas her husband,
missing this saving grace, likes
to "stoke in silence"
Jack Sprat And His Wife.
In this sort Of Jack Sprat
and wife tragedy, there is
nothing to do bdt compromise.
The man might agree to talk a
little, just enough to prevent his
wife from feeling that a funeral
was in progress in the next room.
And that she was dining on the
funeral baked meats" And the
woman might agree to demand
less talk.
My sympathy, however, is with
the poor lady, the depressed wife
with a strain Of Irish blood that
persists in being gay even II 1t
is mated to that awful wet
blanket, the tired business man"
In the first place, if "the tired
business man" would only realize
it, nothing is so restful and re-
freshing as a good dinner with
little amusing small talk. He
need not hold forth about bust
ness, what he made or lost, the
increased cost of living, or any
thing else calculated to disturb his
holy and sacred digestive func-
tons.
In fact, he needn't talk at all,
the lady with the strain Of Irish
blood will probably do it much bet
ter. But he could listen with a
fairly receptive attitude and oc-
cationally reward her with a
smile of appreciation. l Judge,
however, that like a good many
tired business men he stokes to
the exclusion of everything else
and-pays almost Immediately by
indigestion and a crouch.
Don't Drop Interest With
Honeymoon.
A good many married people
never play up to the situation Of
The Washington times., 1919-02-28
Do Not Penalize Government
Clerks For the Delays of
the Street Cars
By EARL GOODWIN

In many Government offices there is rule unt
which employees are locked half hours pay whenev
they are late even few minutes.
Under normal conditions l would advocate that L
rule be continued, institution properly be
Quoted unless all hands the job together in Cd
morning at the time
But we suffering under overloaded system
in which mechanical delays, e-ups, breaks, burnedou
plows and every other variety of accident and i'll knows
the street world conspre together to make the Gov
eminent clerk late to his job in the morning and late 10
his dinner at night.
Would it not be fair to change the docking rule as
to give the who started in plenty of time little lee
way7
1t does not strike just to penaEze employee Of
the Government for the breakdown of a car line.
Nor the Government expect its employees to start
three hours ahead of time to insure arriving at the Office
on time
Therefore, make the suggestion to office chiefs that
they look their rules regulating prompt arrival and
make whatever changes necessary to give the clerks
the benefit of whatever there is in the situation.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28

In this respect they are like chill
dren who tease, save their pen
MES, and cajole their parents into
buying for them the beautiful
white rabbit-then neglect it till
it starves.
In like manner, the cheapest
movie at the corner is better than
the life drama going on under
ones own roof. Interest lies out
side of the threshold, never by
any possible chance, within.
Perhaps the crux of the whole
matter lies in a lack of magma
ton. Such men and women haven't
enough unselfishness to make real
happiness for themselves, in try
ing to make another person
happy. Blessings within arms
reach goad them to WEAKNESS,
The Washington times., 1919-02-28


Chapel Services-GeorE Washington
University. 1918 p. m Harry 6. Davis to
speak an interest Of choral singing among
students Public invited.
Concert United States Soldiers Home
Band, Stanley Hall, 6:l5 =.
EThibItion-SpcCIal hlm, Are You FIT
10 Marry" Y. NJ. 9. A. assembly hall. 7:JO
p.
MeetmE-PeunSyIyania Society Of Wash
nEton. Thomson School. Twelfth and l.
streets northwest. p. m.
RCCeptIOn--AusplCes civic community
centers aud American Relief Committee
for the Near East, Dunbar High School. S
p
Meeting Association for Advancement
Of Progressive Education, studio Hall. 1910
Connecticut avenue northwest, y. M
Meeting Washington Council. Knights
OF Column bus, 81 Mary's Hall, p. IN.
observation-disclosures Highland Ath-
letIC Club, St. TeTesas PsroChial School,
street southeast, 1880 p. m. Proceeds
Will 20 TO athletic equipment fund
Address 4. c. Purcell, president az
University OF North Dakota, lobby Of
Twelfth street Y. VI. c. A. p m.
Entertainment The Friday Evening So
cial Club. Park View Community Center.
Park View school, p. IN.
MOeting-The Texas state Society,
The Washington times., 1919-02-28
Praises The Times.

Editor 81 The Times:
/ want to tell you that your edl-
torials are splendid, and 1 am sure,
have done worlds OF good, anywhere
your paper is read.
| have often felt moved before to
write to you about your paper (the
only one, as I can see, that is not
afraid to tell the TRUTH, but I am
only a ordinary housewife and
mother. and I know hundreds Of il
lUStTiOus people must write you
commencing your paper. Neverthe-
less. ] am going 10 do il now. as last
nights GTuesday) editorial about de-
famcTs OF the President, made me-
He is a wonderful, CIear-headed. far
seeing man, and is truly, THE Peo-
pies President" that's what's the
The Washington times., 1919-02-28
Freely Given.

To the Editor of THE TINES.
Tho board OF managers OF the
Working Boys Home expresses its
thanks and appreciation TO The
Washington Times for it's generous
cooperation and assistance toward
the success Of the lecture given by
Colonel Bishop.
MABEL T. RUGGLES.
Secretary.
February 90. 1919.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28
WiIson-Taft Ticket.

'
CONNIE SYME predicts that the
next Democratic ticket will be
Woodrow Wilson for President and
William H. Taft for Vice President.
He thinks that Mr.. Taft is so pro-
foundry convinced that the League
of Nations, substantially as formu-
lated, is the greatest step civilization
has ever taken in it's history, that
he will cast all former political at
filiations aside and be willing to join
the President in the coming contest
before the people. He predicts also
that the President will have the
solid backing of the woman of the
The Washington times., 1919-02-28

How old was Ann?
When her age was multiplied d
8, 3 and 2-7 Of that quotient thei
must be; the square root Of 20 4
that being 4, that was her age an
it was no more.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28
From The Public To The Editor

matter with the capitalistic class,
they see the Beginning or Their
End
Wishing you and your fine paper
long life, l remain.
MRS. ". G. GATH.
T37 Kentucky ave. S. Z.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28

! have often wondered why a
system of lighting the dome Of
the Capitol Building at night Is
not used to show whether the
Senate or House was in session
or both, by displaying a light OF
a different color for each branch
OF Congress and another color
for both. Red. white and blue
would be very appropriate colors.
JNO. F. BLACKMAR,
1886 Wis. Ave.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28
HEARD AND SEEN

=
New York papers gave considerable
space this morning to our parade OF
welcome yesterday. Only two pie
lures were printed, however, one was
a photograph of the President IN line
AND THE OTHER WAS IN THE
NEW YORK WORLD, A FINE PIC
TURE OF THE BETTY LEHMAN
BANNER, which was the only thing IL.
the parade to commemorate the boys
who died in France.
Too late for publication yesterday
I received a contribution for the
BETTY lehman flag to com
memorate CHARLES A. TOWSON,
a marine.
"Who remembers" asks Old
Sport, "the Hanlon and Courtney
boat race between the Aqueduct and
Long bridget"
Incidentally Old Sport hands in
a dollar for the BETTY LEH-
MANN flag. Thanks.
KATHRYN A. KELLY sends a
contribution in memory Of CAPT.
JAMES KELLY, who died IN battle
October 4, 1918.
MISS VALERA MARSHALL,
1919 Park road, commemorates the
heroic death of PRIVATE
CHARLES A. RHETT JACOBS,
Ninetv-sixth Company, Sixth Re0i-
ment. U. S. NJ. c. The soldiers
mother lives at 26O6 University
place.
And a little slip came to me late
Yesterday from &c. c. NJ" with a
dollar pinned to it, and these words
written:
JOSEPH HAUPTNAN, t0ho fen June s.,
in France.
With JOBLESS soldiers on our
streets, with unemployment grow
ing, why is it that Congress- even
entertains the suggestion that the
Employment Service Of the Labor
Department be discontinued? Where
is the lobby at work that put over
that heinous suggestion in support
of the private fee collecting graft
ing private employment agencies!
Find the R-9 Ranch and then look
at the funeral Of Shorty iiI the shoO-
case.
1.-THE irrepressible six-year-old"
writes Mary, the mother of the same,
had the following in his pockets to-
day:
2 Jumps egg coal.
4 Jumps nut coal.
1 pair gloves.
l biscuit cutter.
4handker chiefs (neighbors-
frightfully dirty0
l pink rag, large.
/ barrette.
l collection foreign stamps.
1 collection milk tops, assorted.
post cards, whole.
I post card in six sections.
l transfer, entire.
1 transfer, eight sections.
/ key.
/ piece of letter.
I five of clubs.
l large marble.
4 cObblestones-
small stones.
| piece thing.
l spray of asparagus fern
1 button hook.
l golf ball.
l tennis ball.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28

Got 4 large packet Of cigar COZ
pons from R. E. BARRY. Thank
They will be turned to account "a
wounded soldiers.
The Washington times., 1919-02-28

Dear Bro. Goodwin:
Interesting news.
F. B. KEEFER, mayor Of Ga
endon, was in and bought stiekel
to help get vote for D. c.
One million letter heads alread
imprinted.
Nearly 10000 stickers distributes
Old man, eighty-two years, bee
in two wars, wounded FIVE time
buys stickers-Wants to vote, neyG
had privilege.
Yours for the Australian,
JOS. D. KAUFMAN.
Where IS Clarendon? FIRE.
KEEFER will soon be telling Us,
am sure.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
SOCIALISM TO "
BE- DISCUSSED
TUESDAY NIGHT
Rev. M. D. Shutter Will
Give Series of Lectures
in State.

Rev. Marion d. Shutter Of Minne-
apolis will speak in the court house
next Tuesday evening, discussing $50
clalism. Its Plan and Purpose" DR..
Shutters lecture here will be the Sec
ond Of a series Of nine throughout the
state in a campaign being conducted
by the North Dakota Standard of Lis
bon.
DR.. Shutter will begin his tour at
Fargo Monday. His itinerary includes
Hillsboro, Grand Forks. Larimore,
Devils Lake. Minot. Darlington,
jamestown and. Valley City. Other
speakers will also assist in the cam.
paign.
Some time e the Standard con-
Quoted a publicity and speaking cam
paign in the state, showing the dan
gers Of the I. w. w. and urging CO.
operation of the people for protection
to lives and property.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
KNOCKERS TRY
TO NJURENAVY
Returned. Sailors and Sol
diers Make False Reports
Regarding Navy.

A condition which has grown seri-
u in Grand Forks. as we'll as in 9TH
er cities throughout the state. is the
knocking" of military service by dis
charged men who have returned home,
according to a report which the local
navy recruiting station in the federal
building makes today. +
THE 'knocker' is of the great
est obstacles in the way Of progress in
the navy, or out Of it, said Yeoman
Eckblom, officer in charge Of the To-
cal station, and added that such work
is greatly hindering the recruiting OF
knocking is not done alone by dis
charged sailors, but also by returned
soldiers who make false reports re-
garding navy life of which they know
nothing. thereby discouraging young
men Of taking advantage Of the op-
portunfties offered in that branch OF
the service, Mr.. Eckblom says.
The Knocking Class.
Especial reference is given to the
men who are discharged or placed on
inactive duty who go about knocking
the SERVICE" Mr.. Eckblom continued.
They not only hurt the service, and
instances cause anxiety and anguish
to those having kinfolk in the service,
especially among the mothers.
I'm ninety-nine cases out Of one
hundred such men have no real griev-
inc in connection with their service
in the navy, but are weak sisters who
cannot keep up with their shipmates
in anything.
1.-THE loudest ones are the salty.
lads who have been in the service
about six weeks. In the old days in the
navy, when for misdemeanors, mel
were frequently restricted to three
months on board ship and the like.
and when conditions were different,
there might have been some aus for
complaint, but during the past twenty
years everything has been done to
make the condition of the enlisted
man more cheerful.
1T is unfortunate that the character
Of a mar cannot be judged when he Is
recruited for the navy. The thousand
Of men who have been benefited by
their service in the navy demonstrate
its efficiency. and the fact that condi-
lions allowed a small proportion of
lower caliber men to locate in the
wrong place could not be helped un-
der the circumstances.
1.-THE navy cannot be blamed for the
mistakes of individuals, and the pub
lie at large of proper vision will not
hold the navy responsible for the mis-
takes Of individuals. It is hoped that
discharged sailors and soldiers will
know that a knock is usually a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
LOCAL WOMAN
DIED TODAY
6 -
+
Mrs. Henry Gotzian Died at
Home of Her Son in EN-
erado This Morning.


At 2 o'clock this morning the death
OF Mrs. Henry Gotham Of this city oc-
CURED at the home Of her son, Harry
Gotzian. at Emerado, where she had
gone for a visit three weeks ago.
Heart disease was the cause of her
death.
Mrs. Gotham was born May II, 1851,
in Berka Vera, Saxony-Weimar,
Eisenach, Germany, and came to this
country in 1873 settling in st. Paul
with her husband, the late Henry
moved to Grand Forks where they
have since resided. Mr.. Gotzian died
in 1911.
Mrs. Gotham leaves three children
to mourn her loss, they are Mrs. ]. b.
Horton and Mrs. Calvin Reed Of this
CITY n Harry GotEian Of Emerado.
No funeral arrangements have yet
been made but the remains will arrive
in the city this evening.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
TO I celebrate
1'HIRIY-FFTH
BIRTHDAY OF U
Founders Day Program to
Be Staged at y"
Tomorrow.

Founders day at the university Is
to be celebrated by an appropriate
program to be given at 10 O'Clock IN
Woodworth auditorium tomorrow
morning. The celebration is OF sig
niicant interest because it common
crates not only the thirty-ffth birth
day. Of the university u the thlrtleth
birthday of the state of North Dakota
a we'll, for on February %, 1889,
President Cleveland signed the act
which enabled the state Of North Da-
kota to draw up its constitution and
begin its work.
In addition to concentrating the
birthday of the state and the uni
versity, February % marks the birth
George Washington and James Rus
sell Lowell.
With these significant facts in mind,
the program prepared is n that will
endeavor to keep in the minds of uni
versity students and citizens of North
Dakota the Indebtedness which the
university and the state owes to those
pioneers who laid the foundations of
the present institution and common
wealth.
The University of North Dakota
first opened it's doors in the autumn
Of 1884, with an enrolment of ISL
students. From this original begin
ming Of ISL students, all taking PEE
paratory work. the enrolment at the
university has grown until, in normal
times, between eight and nine hun
dred people are to be found taking
college work at the institution.
Merrifeld hall, more Familiarity
known as main building was the
first building to be erected upon the
III" campus. Davis hall, built in
1889 TO-: dormitory purposes, was the
next one. Other buildings were ad-
ded to the campus as the need for
them became apparent and as legis-
lAtive appropriations could be secured
until at the present time about sixteen
or seventeen buildings are found on
the campus. The new chemistry
building and the drill hall are the
latest acquisitions to the campus.
The program to be given tomorrow
morning is as follows:
Music. March-University band.
Address, University deals
President T. F. Kane.
Music, my Love Dwelt in a North
ern Land" (Elgar)-Young Wpmen's
Address, 1.-THE Americanism of
George Washington" sveinbjorn
Music, "song of the Frost King
(Eawley)-Young Mems Glee club.
Community Song-"America the
Beautiful"
: Address. james Russell Lowell,
An American University Man"-Dr.
Martin B. Ruud, 'O6.
Community Song-"Alma Mater"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
SOUGHT GOLD
40 YEARS AGO
David Holmes, Twice Mayor
Of City, Had Bad Luck in
Funerals and Weddings.

Forty years ago today David M.
Holmes Of this city with fifteen other
Grand Forks men were hitting the
trail to the gold fields Of the Black
Hills, each with q goodly sum Of
money In their pockets: at Bismarck
they were met by a man called "Rat-
tie Snake Jack who vas the only
one Of the company that made q
stake and he struck a quartz lead.
which he sold soon after for $25, 900.
Mr.. Holmes was In q reminiscent
mood today and told Of his many ex-
periences. He was born in Phila-
delphia stxty-six years and came
to Grand Forks forty. "a g and
he made this city his home ever since.
Besides being mayor Of the city for
two terms, Mr.. Holmes has held the
following public offices: Register Of
deeds, superintendent Of schools,
county surveyor, county treasurer,
member of the school board and
member Of the city council.
In speaking Of his experience as
mayor. Mr.. Holmes said he has
preached a funeral sermon and had
performed a wedding ceremony once,
and both turned out bad, as h man
he buried did not stay buried (the In
dams wanted his scalp, and the
couple he married got a divorce.
The first drug store in the city was
started by Mr.. Holmes in 1877 in
what was we'll known as the Hudson
Bay store where the First Savings
banks home now is: he had this in
connection with the Western Union
telegraph office: Mr.. Holmes then sold
this store to George Bulge Of, this
city and in 1880 he started another.
drug store which afterward became
the present Trepanier Pharmacy. He
again went into the drug business and
conducted what is now the Dacotah
Pharmacy. Z
Mr.. Holmes was the man who start.
ed h first telephone exchange in the
city and he with four other citizens.
George B. Winship, S. s.. Titus, w. G.
Woodruff and D. d. Webster, owned
and controlled 1t until the present
company bought them u
David Holmes is now in the insur-
ance business and is as hale and.
HEARTY as he was twenty years ago,
taking active partssin every phase Of
the work of the city. When Mr..
Holmes left Philadelphia forty-eight
years ago, he came as far as Morris
by railroad and from Norris to Breck-
enridge by stage and went by flat
boat to Winnipeg and down to Grand
Forks on a steamboat.
Mr.. Holmes say hat some day he
expects to go back to see his old
friends in Philadelphia in an airship.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
GIRL GETS A GOLD
D mi PRIZE

Delvina Terrain was the n girl in
Polk county belonging to the girls
and boys farm club to receive a
prize from the University of Mime
sofa for the best pig raised during
1918. She also received q gold medal.
County Superintendent N. A. Thor
son received four awards from the
university, for work done by the
clubs and the other three went to Of
to Bollin, Joe Kuzel and Bessie
Michaelson.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21

question Of establishing an officers
training camp at the university. ,
About Ave .ches Of snow fell in the
city during last night and today.
Senator Mccumber was today asked
to petition the Bureau of War
Rick insurance at Washington that
the soldiers be allowed to make In
surance payments through the post
office. @
Rev. NJ. D. Suffer of Minneapolis
will give a lecture in Grand Forks on
Socialism at the court house Tues
day night.
The blind evangelist. Envoy Walter
%Jeferies, left today for Devils Lake.
Meetings are still in session at Saliva
ton Army tabernacle.
r. Y. Stratton, formerly a pioneer
resident of Grand Forks county died
at his home in Seattle, Washington,
February IA.
The Lutheran Reconstruction cam
paign is reported to be progressing
splendidly. The leaders entertain no
doubt of reaching their quota.
Forty years ago today David M.
Holmes Of this city left with fifteen
other Grand Forks men in search of
gold.
The officer in charge Of the local
navy recruiting station complains that
many returned soldiers and sailors
are Knocking" the navy. .
Private. Alton Gilby, with the 35th
division in France, writes that he ex-
poets his division to move westward
soon.
The North Dakota Funeral Direc-
tors association will meet again in
Grand Forks in 1920.
Preparations for the big initiation
of the knights of Columbus have been
completed for Saturday and Sunday.
A dance will be given Saturday even
ing.
Schools throughout the city held
patriotic programs today in observ-
ance Of Washington's birthday.
All officers of the Peoples State
bank were reelected to office al a
meeting Of the directors this morning.
The university is making prepar-
atoms for the annual celebration of
its Founders day tomorrow.
Mrs. Henry Gotham of this city died
today at Emerado.
The supreme court has handed
down a decision reinstating telephone
toll rates as they were before the re-
cent d OF the postmaster general.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
FIVE INCHES
OF SNOW HAS FALLEN

you Johnny put on those galoshes
and raj the muffler around your
throat, this is fine weather for inau-
enza," mother remarked this morn
Ing as Johnny ventured forth on his
way to school.
Soft and sticky, wet and sloppy,
about five inches Of snow has fallen
recently making walking difficult to
say the least.
1t Is an i'll wind, however, that
blows no one good. The roads have
a hard frozen foundation and the
snow will make shedding much easier
for the farmers, so why Ween
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
R. Y. STRATTON,
FORMER COUNTY
MAN, Is DEAD

Word was received in the city this
morning of the death of r. Y. STRAIT
ton, formerly a pioneer resident Of
Grand Forks county, who died at his
home in Seattle, WASH, on February
IA. Mr.. Stratton had been ill only
n week, having suffered an attack
OF pneumonia, which caused hs
death.
The deceased was born in Brock
vile, Ontario, in 1843, and in 1880
moved to Ardock, N. D. with his fam
lily. He lived there until 1900. when
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21
OFFICERS Are
ALL REELECTED
ri
Two Directorships Changed
At First Annual Meet
ing Yesterday.

All. officers of the Peoples State
bank were reelected at a meeting
of the directors this morning. G.. o.
sSwenson Of Northwood. remains. presi-
dent: Ole Knutson, vice president; s.
.yG.. Hendrickson, cashier; C. A. Heen,
assistant cashier.
At the first annual meeting Of the
stockholders last night. H. o. Brenna
and Theo. Haroldson Of Northwood
yere elected directors to succeed J.
~. Hastings n o. E. Hunt. Direc-
tofs remaining in ONCE are Ole Knut-
son, c. o. Swenson. g. c. Hendrick-
f1on, ]. p. Hemmingson. T. c. Thomp-
son, O. K Lageson and Jonas LEM.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-21

trict in which the business is to be
conducted, an application in duplicate
for a permit and a bond in duplicate
to be approved of by the collector Of
the district in which the application
is made.
This ruling includes industries, hos
pitfalls. druggists and physicians, but
not patients. In all probability
priests and ministers using wine for