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mated as a measure of composing
international quarrels and harmonic
inc international interests
Obregon made his fortune by or
ganizing the garvanzo (pea) growers
of Sonora and thereby causing
TO demand better prices for their
products. His organization was cop
led after the American farmers
marketing organizations in Califor-
MIA. He not only made himself rich,
but made all his neighbors prosper
Gus.
President Oregon was once order
ed shot by Pancho Villa. Oregon
was sent to Chihuahua by General
Carranza after the success of the
Carranza revolution to try to induce
Villa to take part in a meeting of
generals at Mexico City. Villa receiv-
ed Obregon and his officers and ar
ranged big affair in their honor.
As they were returning Villa had
Obregon's train stopped in Ecandon
and returned to Chihuahua. Arriv-
ing at Villa Palace, a mansion Villa
had Communicated. Villa told Obre-
con he was going to kill him. Obre-
gon seemd so willing to die for the
revolution that Villa finally decided
not to let the squad he had sent
for execute Oregon. Instead they
took supper together and then Oh
RECON danced the evening away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-02

At Culican in 1918, at a dinner
given by Carranza. General Oregon
entertained the guests by perform
ing athletic stunts. Although a BIZ
man physically, he could balance him
self on one arm and stand that way
indefinitely. That was before he
lost his right arm. Another stunt
was to stand and jump over the top
of high chair. At that time he was
one of the leading generals of the
Carranza revolution.
General Oregon once fired a
young fellow from the army whom
he had put into a position of trust,
for stealing money. The man plead
ed with General Obregon not to dis
grace him, and finally threatened to
commit suicide. On this proposition
Obregon offered to reinstate the
young officer, restore his good name
and give him an officers burial with
military honors. The fellow didn't
accept
Obregon was an inveterate cigaret
smoker. He quit the habit after he
became commander and director of
large bodies of men whe non a desert
where cigarets were scarce. He did
it for two reasons, first to increase
his efficiency, and second, to show
that he was master of himself. He
pledged himself to never smoke an
other cigaret
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MUSIC NOTES

A department maintained to slim
ulate interest in good music and
spread information on musical
subjects.
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CRnzuuHo71A

OA6IlU|UI
THE month of December will be the opportunity for thousands
of servce men their War Risk Insurance without
the necessity medical the bureau Which
should be considered solemny by former soldiers
Plans have by the American Legion, the
American and other welfare organizations
for concerted drive during the month to induce many exsere
men possible who have been OF the service more than
eighteen months their War Risk Insurance on the pay
ment only monthly premiums without medical exana-
ton
AS large percentage will be able undergo a
medical examination opportunity this protection
less December will be lost them forever and the above
named organizations well the Atlanta office of the Bureau OF
War Risk Insurance 1875 Peachtee St. Atlanta Ca through its
representative Harry Waersten that effort will
be made many possible impress them
the importance acting before it too late to do
IN the past year over fifty million War Risk Insurance has
been rened by exservice Georgia and Georgia has
stood high the South the of who have
converted their Government insurance and every organization
that utilized contemPlates doing so
bring Georgia the lead tor the South in the per-
entage of men rensated their War Risk Insurance
Exservice urged the American Legion or the
Red Cross the representative OF the Bureau OF War
Risk and their and eliminate the expense
and trouble of which will be required
instance after December 3D.
GERMANY is keeping the records clear for her next
- comes, there be complaint that sufficient warning
wasn't given The Germans clumsy conpators They must
exercise spirit with incurabe bavado the
That Germany notifying the League of Nations
that she epuda her signature to the colonial clause OF the peace
treaty
To epudae part of the treaty the German
rey Germanys clearly that when the time
When beaten nation repudaes treaty of peace
renewal of Theoretically the German nation is
the allies Germany considers armed Only
for the however When the time becomes propitous Ger
many will strike
WHILE openly being Europe America stands
place the League Nations protect this couny interests
Another world in the making and America has her back
nation shown greater folly America will be dragged into
the world she forced into the last Neutral rights
world conflict Europe the bloodetne
again America defend herself though she will have vita
The only way another war ike the last can be prevented
America compel Europe to keep the America has the
European makers
halt their mischief Better the little and the slight risk of that
procedure than the losses of another Europe must
be watched from within the League of Nations for Americas
protection.
Europe againthat be state of abnor
macy
Harvard astronomers have discovered star AS good
fulback as Horween?
Shingles have consequently more of them are 60
Shoes have come down 80 - per but what i. most
needed is shoe lace that doesn't break critical
Lawyers got $4,000 900 for fixing the ,oarir 81 Il. M
advertise $3.50 ~ W -
member of Parliament the nerve to try to hele Mrs
Aston " " ~ WIS
SIS
La
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-02

"The Glory of Music endures in
the depths of the Human Soul -
Van Dyke.
TIE national capital has evinced q
very decided liking for the Ecuador
ian music, which was first heard
there al the celebration of the ami
versary of the independence of Ecu
ador, South America, held at the
Pan-American union building. There
have been requests for the compost
tons, which were played on that oc-
casion by the United States marine
band These selections were arrang-
ed by Hugo G. Gante, formerly a
professor of r,usic in the University
of Quito, Ecuador, but now residing
in New York
The sum of $250,OO0 has been Civ
en- to the Cleveland, Ohio, Museum
of Art toward the foundation of a
permanent music department.
WHO WAS RUGGIERO LEONCA-
VALID?
Italian dramatic comnoser, fine
pianist, man of letters, Borr in Ma
Piles, March 8, 1853. He attended
the Naples Conservatory, where his
teachers were B. Cesi (pianoforte) /,
NJ. Ruta and L. Rossi (eonlposers)
and at sixteen years of age made a
pianistic tour. His first Opera Tom
maso Chatterton was begun in 1875,
and was about to be produced in
Bolog2a in 1878, when the manager
disappeared. In order to learn his
living, Leoncavallo then began to
teach and to play in cafes; this life
was continued many years, visiting
Egypt, Greece, Turkey, German, Bel
GUM and Holland. Two of his op-
eras have achieved great popularity,
viz: Zaza and Pagliacei. His opera
LA Boheme (Venice, 1890 scored
considerable success, but mad the
misfortune of coming year after
Puccini's work, which by that time
had achieved great popularity.
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go q
l, 900 PER CENT AMERICANS


Four hundred and four coal companies
capitalized at $l75, 100000 made profits
Of s78 000,aOO in 1917, according to
figures by Max Hayes from Government
reports, at the recent convention Of the
Michigan branch Of the American Labor
party. One mining comp any, he said,
made I 1855 per cent profit Other
figures quoted charged that meat packers
made a ,244 i5e \, cent profit; fruit and
vegetable Gamers, 2 ,032 per cent; wooden
mill operators ], ITO, per cent; furniture
makers, 1926 per cent; clothing and
dry goods inanqffa esatulrers 9, s26 per cent.
It was not stated BY the speaker wWhe-
Their the profteering mania also spread
into the ranks Of the retail merchants
in these lines, but prevailing prices seem
to indicate that. at least some of them
showed their patriotism BY taking It
from The living. q y
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IN PRISON NINE; MONTHS;
go NO ONE KNOWS oFFENsE.
Government Cannot Tell Why Marco
rs di Pietro is Held Prisoner at
Fort .Leavenworth.

h /. ~ & 49,
Representative John M. MORN is
endeavoring to untangle some military
red tape which has kept young Pitts
burgh, Pa, soldier in. the military prison
at Fort Leavenworth, IKans., for more
than nine months
The War Department admits that
it does not know Of what offense. this
soldier, named Marco di Pietro, who
was with the American Expeditionary
Forces, is accused or why he is under
going Imprisonment. The Fort Leav-
enworth authorities cannot discharge
him because he was handed over to
them as military prisoner. Repre-
sentative MORN is trying to find a
way to get di Pietro released.
| AS "a matter Of fact di Pietro's fam
lily and friends mourned him as dead
Funtil Representative MORN, after yoa
luminous Correspondence with the War
Department, found out that he was in
prison: Il.
The Pittsburg soldier failed to re.
turn home with his regiment and COM
pany. His family asked friends to take
the matter upwith the War Department.
Howard Nicely and B. r. Averbach
interested Representative NORM. After
.seyeral visits to the War Department
and much correspondence it was dis
covered that he was; in Fort Leaven-
worth prison, his ofense unknown
Stars and Stripes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
BULWAR'K' OF THE NATION.

s The American Legion can be looked
upon as a bulWark in the nations in-
dustrial life, and to the members Of the
legion is going TO be delegated the task
of suppressing the REASONABLE activi-
ties Of the rabid alien in event 30 other
means of upnressing him can be found. :
General Leonard Wood 81 ss., s s.S IS.
e Such state philosophy from pres
DENTAL candidate shows plainly the real
danger we are facing in this country.
The Legion is nothing but private
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
ADDING INSULT TO. INJURY.

a. ! - - : 4
+ .s After massacring hundreds Of inno-
cent: men,. women and children in the
Indian city Of. Amritsar, the British
government has recently fixed an OUT
.rageous Indemnity q, the peeip large.
And itssiis5sleYying an indemnity tax on
X sale alld mort gage Of pro perty within
the nluaiiccipal eaimits by the municipal
ity;s it has enhanced the terminal tas,
las it has alsotsaddled a huge punitive
police force on the people.
=, The Indian people evidently are
getting their share Of the new humans
ty, independe nce and national liberty
for which che ereatiwar against Germany
was fought. hyi the s civilized nations:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
CLIPPINGS AND COMMENT. g
It's "oil" Right.

The Democrats are Pretty sore about
it! They charge that millionaire oil
man, who backed Wilson, is now financing
Gen. Wood. Really, the federal trade
commission ought to put a stop to unfair
competition in backing friends Of the
common people. Todd County Tsf,'aibttfae;;
Long Prairie. ss9 Els
3, Tut, tut: Brother Butler. why object
to anyone pouring oil on the troubled
waters? And besides, didn't President
Wilson think that CHS method Of fnane-
ing his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES camnaign
was perfectly oil right? ~!
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Il : Z
organized people, a 1nonstrots and gigan.
ticc uganda sFFbeen foisted upon
mankind, and has poisoned the springs Of
its charity. The Russian lie is the father
of lies. For lie, deamnd lie, it has been.
1t was lie that the people Of Russia
were calling for military intervention.
It wassa lie. that they believed in Kolchak
land Denikin. # was a liesthat they did
not prefer the Soviet government to
anything offered them by the Allied
generals and the monarchist claues. 1t
was a lie that they had nationalized their
women. sit was saslie that they had
nationalized their children. It was a lie
that they proposed to invade a peaceful
Europe. 1t was a lie that we went to
repatriate the Czecho-S lovaks. It was
a lie that we remained at Archangel to
guard stores. tt was lie that Soviet
Russia declined the Prinkipos proposal.
1t was lie that Soviet Russia has not
offered peace with honor and with
guarantees.
And because these lies were the base
Of a policy Of .lawless invasion, disgraceful
intrigue, bloodshed, devastation, and
famine, they have had to be established
by every device known to panic and
credulity. As a result Of that lie q nation,
solid and imperturbable, has been
wracked by persecution, by cowardice,
by distrust. It's great problems are
postponed; it's great tasks not done; its
responsibilities evaded, its house turned
to bedlam, the humble oppressed, its
ideals fouted, and the light that it held
to the oppressed of mankind extinguished.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
Eaes Rootof Our Trcubles. .

= When the war was still going on our,
big yellow press never got tired of,telling
lis how many lies We're spread BY our:
enemies. But what about our own
leading. newspapers as standard bearers
OF TRUTH Ever bodj knows today how
much truth was in their stories about pro.
German. plots since J-dge George w.
Anderson. has told us that more than
Ilinety7aine per cent Of the advertised
and reported pro- German plots never
existed And the same is tr e in re-
gard to J. the reports spread broadcast
about the" Red menace" he says.
&: In,sapport Of what Judge Anderson
has tossay, The NeW Rspu5lic suggests
that challenge be issued by the sane
people OF each community to their lead.
ing newspapers. The German plots and
taeaRed plots announced by these papers
might be listed in one column marked
'liabilties''; the proofs and the recanta
tions,ia another colamn marked fFassets"
Judge Anderson, on the basis of three
years experience as United States 1t.
torney says that the assets will constitute
attraction Of one per cent Of the liabilities.
Are they perhaps FIVE per cent or even
thirty per cent? Itwould be interesting
to- know. When the percentage is ap.
proximately determined, it may be left
tothe common sense OF America to decide
Whatpercentage Of inaccuracy. constitutes
attendance to lie iie,!.s .1. 81. :.
IS For, the I,ro2t iof OIL, troubles today is
lying. Official. yings unofficial | ing,
deliberate l /, ing and 4 initiative Il ing.
7 II Sc people Of this eoantryabegin toknow
that The Supreme, ID Council att Paris
aekaloWle edges iser AlIthe hssterical, all
the ininstaga6d Observation-Disclosures 81
these days originates in. the Genital lie
about Rtssssia,a tie made possible by, the
expfoit tie ta i batrjofi ieS Zeal 81 g
people who tolerated and alnd,p pro q
pagganldda in the interests Of a wal, believed
to m lighted ; b. them. q: 81
HI That zeal has been fraud alently i'm,
posed Upon to foment and S. stain al
unri99t war against the /. r, ssian
pe9Hssa ss-Tae New Republic: .'To
preserve. the Infamous blockade agai asst
pe9ps pleading fer peace to instigate a
fratfieldal war among torn and dis.
- !, trf 4 2 : II : IT = ~ =
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
WOMEN WILL GET BALLOT
AFTER TWO STATES RATIFY.
Fifteen States Have Enfranci lfsed
Gentle Sex Without Waiting for
the Amendment

Thirty-fonr state legislaturesshAYe
ratified the women's suffrage amend
ment to the National Constitutions and
only two more are needed to constitute
the required stwo-th majority Yet,
should it happen that woman suffrage
does not become a part of the constitu-
ton this year, it is a fact not generally
realized that even in the absence Of this,
millions Of women some estimate as
many as 1900, 900 will be eligible to
exercise the right Of suffrage in the
matter Of electing a president next
November. 4
Already Is states Of the union have
granted full suffrage to women, with
a total ELECTORAL vote Of 1877. Presi-
dental suffrage has been given won,-
en- in IL other states representing 100
electoral votes or a total Of 297 out 81
59l- about SIS per cent Of the whole.
These states, with the electoral vote
cast by each in 1916, are as follows;
Full Suffrage Wyoming, 8 D; Colo
RADIO, s D; Utah, 4 D; Idaho, 4 D; WASH
ington, Z D; California, 13:D; Kansas,
10 D; Arizona D; Oregon, 5R;; Montar
ma, ID; Nevada, 8 D.; New York, As n;
Michigan, Is r; Oklahoma, 10 Ds
South Dakota, S r. Il
Presidential Suffrage Illinois, 20 r;
Nebraska, D.; Rhode Island, 5 r.:
North Dakota, 5 D; Wisconsin, 10 r.;
Indiana, al5 r; Maine, s r; Minnesota.
12 r; Missouri, 10 D; Iowa, 10 r.;
Tennessee, IL D; Ohio, PAD. 80 u
Tn the above enumeration, 3D. stands.
for Democratic and "R" stands for,
Republican. 4
i Tie legislatures Of Washington and
Delaware have been called in extra
session to act on the amendment.
Women in the all-important and
more or less doubtful states Of New
SY DIRK, Ohio, Indiana and California,
besides 20. Others, including Minnesota
will Vote for president next fall. -Four years
ago women voted in The. following states:
Wyoming, Colorado; Utah, Idaho, Wash
ington, California, Arizona, Oregon, Kan
sas, Nevada, Montana, and Illinois,
representing 49, electoral votes.
: -. 49,, ~ 4 /
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NORTH DAKOTA WOMEN RAP 81
. PREvARICATlNG NEWSPAPER
The RED Flame Comes in .for
,Just1: Criticism Because Of It's
\ II Misrepresentation. ~.

Z : = = st.>7 rs
North Dakota women have taken
up. the cudgel in defense Of the Non
partisan League, as witness the following
letter sent out by the members Of the
Women's Nonpartisan Club Of Beach,
N. D.: -, s.s
< 8 "We are members Of the Wornen's
:Nonpartisan Club No So Of Beach,
IN. D:f But. more than that; we are
citizens of the United States and of
our Grand Old State, North Dakota. u,
We appreciate the efforts put forth
by President Wilson, and Governor.
Frazier to give US the right Of the bal.
lot, but we must take exception to arti-
:cles in the Red Flame, or as it should
be called the Red Flag from the color
Sof its front page, and its anarchistic
teachings.
These articles are an insult to the
women Of North Dakota. They write
ias, though the legislature was trying
ito put through a free love law as
though our good governor were a free
lover as though all League men and
women were clarifying in. the Free
love state Will thinking people be,
influenced or misled by such false and
idisgraceful rot?
1 I'VE are proud Of the purity of our
homes and of our motherhood, and
also Of the fact that Our Nonpartisan1
Legislature is giving Us a direct voice
in the control thereof
During the war, while our Nom
partisan state was setting pace for.
all the states in the way Of patrio-.
tisn, this Red Flame element shouted
'disloyal' prot German, etc.; at US until
our ears rang.
e Now that the war is over these.
silly charges are out-of-date and for
lack Of anything truthful to use against
Us they resort to casting reflections on
the sanctity Of our homes and religion.
S. What must or sister states think
Of our Sunshine State-of the men
and women who comprise the major
ity Of its citizens mostly farmers and
their wives, who by their organization
and votes have made possible for North
Dakota. ether most democratic. form scf
government enjoyed by, any state in the
Union.! hzas,sst5sl a:s1 - 4: 4 s.
I'VE believe that, patriotism is one
Of the greatest lessons we can inDlanf,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14

Let US not imagine that we havesmore
regard for law and order because we have
none of those dreadful persons known as
bandits. Ours have merely become more
respectable, being known even in the i'm
dependent press only as profteers.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14

militant st: Peterite could garner enough
votes to land him in the state S big marble
pile at st. Paul? Wouldn't they, though.
Every city, village and hamlet in Minnes
sofa might then become an international
Falls. $500
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
!. Some Picture!

Liepts Colonel OliverJ. Duane 4eceiYed
the endorsement for Democratic candi-'
adate for governor at the .Nicollet county
Democra convention held in st. Peter.
Lieut.. Coz. Duane & editor Of the ST.
I Peter Herald Spfina,f field Adpance.
h Can you picture the doughty lieutenant
Colonel in the governors chair? We can,
sbut we're not an artist, 80 we cannot re-
produce i'll Woaldn 4 the governors
guards have. a thigh OF time, if the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
ASIA vs.. EUROPE.


Picking, China. The Pan-Asiatics
League. with Mukden as its headquarters,
IS rapidly increasing in influence and
membership, It counts hundreds Of
thousands as members, and has branches
at Dairen, Picking, Shanghai, Tokyo,
Yokohama, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bang
.kok, Rangoon, Calcutta, Madras, Bonn
bay, Arnritsaf, Delhi, Kabal, Teheran,
Cairo, Smyrna and other places. It is
claimed that numerous iberty-loving
Americans of influence. are helping this
movement for the political and econ omic
Liberation Of the continent Of Buddha
and Christ, Moses and Mahomed,
Confucius and Zoroaster from the in
famous imperialism, Of the nations Of
Europe that stand in the way OF :Ameri-
cas- financial and commercial develop
lnent in the Orient -, .dia Neps Scribe.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
Whom Doess.s JpeyN Mean?

Whom DoesttJoey Mean?
The disloyal man or the representative
Of a adisloyal organization should have
no place in any law-making body in the
United States Manbdto Free Press. &
" Whom have you reference to, joey?
We only hope that YOU donot mean those
senators and representatives who have
been favoring Great Britain and other
foreign governmentsjin preference to the
United States. 3s.si.sssss @
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14

Beekeerers have found that the dan
delion furnished the bees some honey
in: l919. With nosts.of us this would
hot be a strong enodgh argument to con-
tthl,e growing the plant as freely as
sosne do -graw: it, Leroy Cady, asso-
eeflte horticulturist, University Farm,
Sc Paul, MINI.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14


Md what Of the editor ~ Of So
called newspaper in Beach, who praises
the Red sheet and gives special credit
to. q poem on the back page, in which
the writer appeals to returned soldiers
and women to help wipe out what she
terms The Trail Of Red. -,
!" More APPLY could she have written
That Sheet OF Red? p
May the Red Flame burn itself out
until not even the ashes of the dirty
and shameful sheet remain
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-14
Friday and Saturday, April 16 and il

Friday and Saturday. April 16 and IL,
Marguerite Clarke in
"a Girl Named Mary
The popularity Of Marguerite Clarke
is not Of the fy-by-nigh variety. See
her in a big, heart warming role that will
shake you with laughter and move you
to tears. Also
Sultan Of Jazz Cuckoo Comedy
For Friday only
Gowns Venus Would Envy
~. Prizma. So;
For Saturday only
Topics Of the Day"