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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-22
ONLY ONE BORN A MINUTE?

ONLY ONE BORN A MINUTE?
An evidence Of the gullibility Of
people was revealed recently when 4
Cleveland bank used . fake stock pro.
motion advertisement - . window
display.
used in the bank advertisement was
"The California Ranching Co." On
one side Of the tablet which explained
the scheme was paper cat. On the
other was . pasteboard rat. In large
black letters in the center were the
words: GLORIOUS Opportunity to-
Get Rich Quick. Invest Now" The
advertisement read:
'Were starting . ranch In Cali.
'fornia with 100000 cats.
Each cat will average twelve kit
tens year.
"The catskins will sell for 80 cents
apiece. One hundred men can skin
5000 cats q day.
1--WE figure on a net profit of $780,
900 day.
"Now what shall we feed the cats?
"We will start rate ranch next
door with 100000 rats. The rats
will breed twelve times faster than
the cats. So, we'll have four rats
to feed each day to each cat.
"Now, what shall we feed the rats ?
eve will feed the rats the carcass
es Of the cats after they've been skin
ned.
"Now get this:
1--WE feed the rats to cats and cats
to rats and cit the skins for nothing.
The shares are selling for cents each
but the price will 60 up soon.
"Invest now while opportunity is
knocking on your door.
California branching Co."
Below the advertisement the adver-
Using manager, had the following
paragraph:
"Some gullible people will try to
buy this stock. It's q foolish fake,
Of course, but no more foolish than
many wildcat schemes being promoted
today. Don't hand your money over
to any unknown glib-tongued sales
man. Ha
The advertisement appeared in the
window only . day or two, but the
bank stated that it received = large
number Of letters from persons who
wanted to know more about the stock.
while many sought the head OF the
bond department and tried to purchase
some Of the issue lest the price ad-
nee before they could get . few
shares.-Exchange.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-22
THROW OUT THE LINE
Give Them Help and Many Minot
People Will Be Happier.

"Throw Out the Life Line
Weak Kidneys need help. x. y
They're often overworked they
don't get the poison filtered out 81 the
blood.
Will you help them?
Doan's, Kidney Pills have brought
benefit to thousands Of kidney suffer
ers. Ask your neighbor.
Minot testimony proves their
worth.
Mrs. E. S. Green, 3o5 Bird St., N.
W., Minot, says: II had been suffer
ing from sharp pains in my right side
and down through my back and loins.
l could hardly get around I was 20
stiff and lame. My kidneys acted
too frequently and this annoyed me
at night. A neighbor advised me to
try Doan's Kidney Pills and got
two boxes and used them as directed
and they cured me up in good shape.
/ am glad to recommend them TO
others"
Price 6Oc ct all dealers. Don't
simply ask for q kidney remedy gst
Doanis & Kidney Pills-the same TINT
Mrs. Green had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mrs, Buffalo, y. y. Adv WI
Buy ! Samson tractor from 9. II.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-22
Storm Hats Ayiators

The four army aviators, blazing q
trail from Mitchell Field, Long Island
to Nome, Alaska, were delayed by q
reavy thunderstorm and downpour Of
rain. They will pass Minot this
week.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-22

Buy ! Samson tractor from 6. 81.
Withers & Co. 7-16-t2
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-07-28
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF The
COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
MARSHALL COUNTY, MINNESOTA

The Board Of Equalization Of Mar
shall County. Minnesota. met as pro-
vided by law at the Office Of the County
Auditor in the City Of Warren, July
18th. goth and 21st. 1920. The follow
ing members of the County Board were
present and took the oath as prescribed
by law: County Commissioners A. N.
Lodoen. O, Enge. Ole Torgerson. A. s.
Rookie, Carl T. Olson. and A. G. Lund-
Eren. County Auditor.
ON motion Ole Torgerson was elected
Chairman Of the Board Of Equalization
and A. G. Lundgren. County Auditor,
Clerk
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Resolved that the value of Real and
Personal Property as returned by the
Assessors be changed and that the re-
sulting values together with the values
in the assessors books which are not
changed, be adopted as the established
value Of Real and Personal Property
to be submitted by the County Auditor
to the State Board Of Equalization.
On motion the following changes in
Personal Property were then made:
ALMA
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1920-07-28

Commissioners o. Enxe ofrered Tho
following resolution in writing and
moved it's adoption:
50 Resolved that all dogs. be assessed
Commissioner "a. s. Rokke seconded
the motion and the same being put re-
sceived majority Of the votes Of the,
members Of the County Board and was
duly carried and was. by the Chair
Changes Of Value Of Land exclusive
OF structures or other improvements:
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

to the Senate + the treaty is made q
party issue. I would not like TO pre-
dict their fate. Does not the position
taken by the President insure their de-
feat? ?"
A list OF those Democrats wAo n,nst
be reelected to the Senate in Noyem-
Der was read by MIR. Reed. In men
tioning Senator Gore he said: "W ood-
row Wilson would not have been nomi-
mated for President of the United
States III 1912 if it had not been for
Thomas P. Gore. | know that to be a
fact"
Taken in one way or another. Mr..
Reed said, all but six Democratic Sen
ators come under the Presidents
"5rand of dishonor"
"1f they deserve it they ought to be
incontinently put out Of Office" Sen
ator Reed said.
Senator Reed read list e those
Democratic Senator's who at the last
session voted to ratify the treaty. "in-
curing all the dishonor imputed bv
the President. They are dishonored
disgraced and damned" said Senator
Reed.
Epitaph of Present Democracy
What a spectacle the Democratic
party will make as it lines up for bat
tie IN the next campaign" he con-
tinued 'Those who voted for the
Lodge reservations must eat their own
words and their own votes on every
platform from which they speak. We
will enter this fight if we accept the
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Debs From Prison Cell.
Replies TO Nomination,
declares Ha Will Lead United Socialist Party in
campaign, and Predicts Bolts at Conventions
OF Democrats and Republicans

had
Both of the old parties are disin-
tegrating. There is no fundamental
difference between the Republicans and
the Democrats. Both are wings of the
same bird Of prey. The Republican
party was once Red Lincoln was a
revolutionist; now he is deified. But
Llncoln would not belong to the Repub-
lican party of to-day any more than
Thomas Jefferson would consent to be-
come member of the Democratic party
now in the saddle.
personally | am radical; l have
always been one. Ny only fear haN
always been that l might not be radi
cal enough. In my own party | always s
led the minority, but l hope to lead a
unlted Socialist party to the polls this
Candidate in Seclusion
When Mr. Debs was asked how he
would conduct his campaign he laughed
and said:
II will be a candidate at home in
seclusion. 1t will be much less tire
some and my managers and opponents
can always locate me.
This is different from the time
when | was campaigning throughout
the country followed by detectives and
expecting heaven knows what. Now
| am always in. My present location
is for the next nine years.
When the possibility of pardon was
suggested, Debs said: "Blessed are
they who expect nothing, for they will
not be disappointed"
u am against war. am q traitor,
no doubt, in the eyes Of Attorney Gen
eral Palmer and tire Department of
Justice, and perhaps some of the
American people, But the words,
thou shalt not kill' mean to me just
what they say. | would not kill in
defense of my own life and certainly
not for hire to some one else
Seventy per cent of the drafted
men applied for exemption. They
were forced to fight, forced to 20 out
and kill-and why? AS for the Ger
man Socialists, l condemn them just
as strongly as I do capitalists when
they surrender their principles and
joined the movement to crush the
world Principles mean something to
me. | am against war, and l would go
to the gallows without the slightest
qualm of fear preaching my opposi-
ton to war"
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Socialists Plead
For Debs s Release
amnesty for Political
War Offenders Asked
on Visit ITO Palmer

WASHINGTON, May 14.-Release of
Eugene V. Debs, the Socialist party's
nominee for President, and all other
political prisoners was asked in petit
ton presented to Attorney General
Palmer to-day by committee appoint
ed at the Socialist party convention in
New York, with Seymour Stedman, the
chairman
The committee will see Secretary
Tumulty at the White House to-mor-
row to present a similar petition to
President Wilson, and on Monday an
York convention will call on Secretary
Baker. A joint decision on the three
petitions is expected.
Greeted With Disfavor
Mr. Stedman said the delegation did
not believe that Mr.. Palmer had been
favorably impressed by the appeal for
general amnesty. He added that the
Attorney General had told them he
would take under advisement the mat
ter of releasing Debs.
.Debs is serving a ten-year sentence
in the Atlanta Penitentiary for viola
ton of the wartime espionage act. Mr.
Stedman told Mr.. Palmer that he be-
ieved Debs had paid sufficient penalty
for his alleged wrongdoing and that
nothing was to be gained by his fur
ther Imprisonment.
The memorial presented to the At
torney General said that the "practlce
of prosecuting citizens for holding and
expressing political views opposed to
those Of the administration in power,
or for participating in working class
movements and struggles not favored
by 1t, is deeply repugnant to the genius
IF democracy"
When it Is resorted to in times of
war" continued the memorial, ''it is
invariably done upon the justification
that the critical emergencies of war
time conditions necessitate ex.raordi-
rary measures. Hence it has been :he
invariable custom of all enlightened
nations to grant amnesty to war or
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Four Hurt as Launch Burns

Four sailors were badly burned about
the face and hands last evening when
the officers launch of the battleship
Pennsylvania, on which they were serv-
ing as crew. caught fire just before it
cast Off from the big ships side in the
Hudson, off Ninety-eighth Street.
An explosion in the gasoline tank
enveloped the boat in FIRE. The men
were rescued by bluejackets from their
own ship, and the flaming launch was
beached by small craft from other ves-
sells. The injured. who are in the
Pennsylvania's sick bay, are S. NJ
Smith. engineer. second class; C. V.
Ricewlck, coxswain, and S. E. Sorenson
and John McInnis. seamen
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

ATLANTA. Ga, May 14.-By permis-
SION of the Department of Justice
Eugene V. Debs made statement this
afternoon regarding his nomination for
the Presidency by the Socialist party.
Debs is convict 2253 in the Atlanta
Federal prison, where he is serving ten
'".years for violation of the espionage
act Prison life seems to have apreed
with Debs for he impressed one as q
vigorous old man A prison guard was
president while Debs was making his
statement
The Socialist party" said Mr.. Debs.
WI! appeal this year to men who
'hihk; economic circumstances sur
rounding the average man will lead
MN into the Socialist fold through
sheer dstrust Of both the older polit-
lcai parties. Out of all our divisions
and internal squabbles has come rod.
Tor we, the Socialists, are unified and
our principles are the precepts which
the everyday man can understand and
digest.
Sees Old Party Bolts
"The people cannot but distrust tic
stand of the President on the league of
nations. There is Mr. Wilson's letter
to Oregon Democrats saying they must
accept the Treaty Of Versailles a it is
written, with the league of nations. 1t
is plain he wants the death of his
league. Acceptance Of the Treaty of
Versailles without reservations is so
plainly impossible that the proposal in
dicates insincerity.
Il agree with Senator James A. Reed
when he says the stand Of Mr.. Wilson
for the unqualified approval of the
treaty means the destruction of the
Democratic party. There is no doubt
about that at all
81 look for both of the big political
to be very tempestuous and,
in my opinion, both will be bolted
Hiram Johnson will prove a very un-
satisfactory bcdfellow to Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge and vice versa. On
the Democratic side there are also
great forces working against reaction
and the situation in Georgia indicates
the people are seeking to make them
selves heard.
~ do not think Hoover's name will
be mentioned at either convention, and
Mr. Palmer has no strength. His
alarmist report and Red raids have
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Hillauit Is Reelected

It's stand without reservation for a
political fight.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
3 Die as Plane Brings Aid
Americans Succumb to Fever in
Interior of Panama

PANAMA, May 14.-Three Ameri-
cans, one of them an octogenarian, alone
on plantatioR in the interior, eighty
miles up the Atlantic Coast, died of
tropica fever within few hours of each
other last week while a hydro-airplane,
carrying doctor and medicines, was
being hurried to their relief, it was
learned on the seaplane's return.
The victims were Z. Mcclure, sixty
four years old H. w. Davis, eighty
seven, and j. W. Leath, seventy, all Of
Los Angeles. Mcclure died last Friday,
the aged Davis on Saturday and Leath
the day following. Their plight had
been discovered by traders, and the
plane was dispatched to their aid when
the traders story was told on the coast.
The relief reached the scene, however,
too late to save any of the men. The
victims were given an Indian burial on
the plantation.
Davis was a Civil War veteran.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

ponents Immediately upon the cessa-
tion of hostilties."
The memorial said that all powers
participating in the war, with the ex-
ception of the United States, had
granted amnesty to their political
prisoners, and continued:
ITO say that the United States is
still at war is to reply to a demand for
justice by an unworthy quibble and
technicality The United States is not
waging war at this time and has not
been engaged in warfare for eighteen
months.
Further detention of so-called DO
litical war offenders cannot be serious
ly justified on the theory of wartime
necessity, but assumes the character of
vindictive persecution of political
opponents.'
In the delegation with Mr.. Stedman
were William II. Henry, Indianapolis; J;
Mrs. Freda Hogan, Oklahoma City; Dr.
Madge Patton Stephens, Terre Haute
Ind, and George T. Roewer jr., Boston.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

being actuated by an ulterior or in
terror motive in favoring light wines
and beers, l am not concerned with the
Prohioltion question. l make my own
peer and 1t is better beer than any ever
6rewed by any brewery in the United
otates' put l am sorry the whole ques-
ton was brought up in this conven-
ton" was ''o"-
The resolution was fnallv tabled.
Independence for Ireland
OTHER resolutions adopted were;
Savorlng recognition Of the indepen-
dence OF Ireland; calling upon the gov
ernment to adopt the Plumb plan for
.he reorganization Of the. railways of
5he United States. denouncing the
leaders of the American Legion as
plutocratic, and calling upon ali veter-
ans of the war to join the World War
Veterans; indorsing the cooperative
movement; calling upon the legisla-
lures OF Delaware and Louisiana to
ratlfy the suffrage amendment; de-
nouncing militarism and calling for
world disarmament; favoring some ar
rangement whereby migratory workers
should not be deprived Of the vote;
expressing sympathy with the meve-
ment for the independence of India;
De d9.eenounclng the administration at
"''4ts .oH 1or refusing passports to
Jean Longuet, the French Socialist
leader; demanding recognition of
Soviet Russia; assailing the invasion
of the Ukraine by Poland and Polish
massacres of the Jews. and denounc-
ing sedition laws and the Lusk bills.
One provision in the constitution of
the party. numbered among the counts
on which the Socialist legislators were
ousted at Albany, was stricken from the
constitution last night and another
amended. These were the provisions
permitting minors to become members
OF the party and providing expulsion
Tor members voting for military ap-
preparations.
The former provision was amended to
read so that applicants for member
ship in the party must be at least
twenty-one years of age.
The convention adjourned last night.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

Left Definitely Beaten
s.. ne adoption of the Hillquit report
,ios regarded as virtually repudia-
nv. o'Vu OF the Third lnternationale with
AN m glYing the Left wing of the party
coa opportunity to create trouble. The
i"SeH ~, sus Of opinion among the majo"-
ths, " ueIegateS to the convention is
~, i s"e hlrd lnternationale in real
tbo uoes not represent the structure of
itS se s,u.ure Socialist Internationale in
sic. sic maj form and that if Lenine in
tbao ma upon acceptance OF his particular
sbiO b''eS as a qualification for member
Ip IN his Third Internationale the
r. organization cannot survive.
IN nc adoption of the Hillquit report.
On, oWe'egates W believed, takes the wind
Sss,G s 81 the sails of the Left, while it
}rn~a''eiy sewers the Socialist party
,bs " connection with such parties as
MAN. majority Socialist party of Ger
All .,nasihlquit, in defending his position,
ecnt;,.o eo Mnovlef, chairman of the ex-
nst;ase ..se committee OF the Third Inter
far Ssie and Lenine's right hand man,
ays;. ms doetrinaire stand and assaiied
81 fa .a the doctrine Of the dictatorship
revo1',. proietariat. He said that if the
mnss .ueson is TO be brought about it
Or De brought about either by force
Soc,sy; political action and that the
party OF America should take
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Rejected Leap Year
Girl Shoots Herself

CHICAGO, May ID. = Miss
Mary White shot herself last
night after her leap year propo-
sal had been rejected by Joseph
Keller, friend.
Miss White invited Keller to
dinner, took him to a picture
show, and suggested a walk in the
park. There she proposed mar
riage and announced she had
furnished an apartment for Kel-
Ter. Her wounds are not serious,
hospital attaches say.
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Reed Attacks
Wilson's Peace
Treaty Policy
Continued from page ons)

tSohuHueu from page 0ne)
the Presidents unauthorized utter
ances?"
Extracts from the Presidents writ
ings were read to demonstrate that
heretofore he advocated an entirely
different doctrine from that now enun-
ciated.
See Defeat for Party
NO sane man believes it possible" !"
Mr.. Reed continued, that the peace
treaty can be ratified until after
March a, 1921. If the Democratic
party writes into it's platform a dec
laration for unconditional acceptance
OF the treaty there cannot be such a
Grange made in Senate membership as
would prevent one third from rejecting
it. change in the Senate to ratify
the treaty could not be accomplished
before three years after March i, 1921.
Nobody outside lunatic asylum be-
lives unqualified approval of the
treaty possible.
81 wonder what will become of
Democratic candidates for reelection
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15

Presidents advice, with every man who
has beer honored by the party dis
grncad ind mis- record repudiated.
The platform as written will be the
epitapb OF preseut-day democracy
Walking over to the Republican side.
Senator Reed said the great financial
interests o. the country and the in
ternational banking corporations ara
tryine = influence Chairman Hays "to
adopt o hsif way plank on the treaty.
All such sinister influences have been
working" he said az don't believe
they will succeed. The Republicans have
heard from too many states and John
son has received too great a popular
indorsement
New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Broker, Arrested. Ends Life
Head of Montreal Firm Accused.
IN Theft of $4,000

O y T REAL. MAY William
Graham Browne, head OF the bond firm
of " Graham Browne & Co. COM
riitted suicide ny shooting here to-
night few hours after his arrest o.
charge of the theft OF $4,000 from
the Royal Bank of Canada.
He was being taken to police head
quarters by a detective when he asked
permission to stop at his Office 20 see
a lawyer. While the detective and
lawyer We're conversing Browne went
20 another room. His long absence
caused search and the discovery Of
the body
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-18
OSLO
From the Tribune,

NJ. B. Barto has workmen busy tear
ing down the Hamm Brewery storage
building at this place located on the
500 right-of-way, and when finished,
will move the material to lots in the
village proper and erect a dwelling
thereon from the material LO, how
the mighty hath fallen! Once the stor-
age Of joyous days and hours of swelled
heads now to house comfortably fam
ily- Times do change, by Heck
A deal was closed last week in which
julius Paulson, of Alvarado, becomes
the owner of the John Lofstrom resi-
dence and he gets possession April 1st
We understand that Mr. Paulson will
open garage in this place in the near
future. Glad to welcome Mr. Paulson
and family to our midst again Just
what Mr.. Lofstrom contemplates doing
for a residence we cannot say, but
hope he will remain a citizen of Oslo.
One day last week while Stanley
Wosick was working with a gas engine,
he met with an accident that wasn't
welcomed by any means. In cranking
the pesky thing the engine back fired
and the crank he was using was thrown
in such a manner as to strike him on
the nose, badly battering that part of
his anatomy and breaking the bone
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-18
WILSON WAGE PLAN READY
Railroads and Union Asked To Consid-
er Proposal.

Washington. - President Wilson's
proposal to create joint commission
to hear the wage demands of the
union railroad workers, if such is not
provided by law, will be laid before
the heads of the rail corporations here
at once: r..
The railroad executives, through T.
Dewitt Cuyler, president of the Asso-
citation of Railroad Executives, were
asked by Director General Hines, to
send a committee for a conference to
complete its work before the general
cow ,ntion of uEion committeeman, to
consider the Presidents settlement
plan.
Officials were uncertain as to the at
titude which the rail heads would as
sumo with respect to the voluntary
tribunal suggested by the President,
who told the union leaders in his com
munication proffering terms of peace
in the wage controversy that he would
seek the cooperation of the corpora
tions which will receive their proper
ties from the government on March !.
Warren sheaf., 1920-02-18
GERMANS TO TRY WAR GUILTY
Allies Agree To Plan with Certain
Reservations. ~

Allies Agree To Plan with Certain
Reservations. z.r
London.-The Allied reply to the
German note of January 25, proposing
as an alternative to extradition that
persons accused by the Allies be tried
at Leipsic, states that Germany's pro-
,posal for such trial at Leipsic is com
patible with Article 228 Of the Peace
treaty. The Allies, the note says, will
abstain from Intervention in the pro-
cedure of that court. Il u.
After stating that the Allies have
carefully considered the German note
Of January Is, the reply says:
''The powers observe, in the first
place, that Germany declares herself
unable to carry out the obligations i'm
posed on her by Articles 22S and $50,
which she signed. They reserve tc
themselves the power to employ In
such measure and form as they may
judge suitable the rights accorded to
them in this event by the treaty"