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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1920-01-01
THE NORTH DAKOTA VENTURE

The outstanding fact connected with the public
operation of coal mines in North Dakota and
their return to the private owners after the
strike is the attitude of the coal miners as a
result of this experience. Nothing is more pro-
phetic of the New Day of industrial democracy
than the conduct of the men toward the pub
lie while it was in possession of the mines and
the feelings Of these men after they had served
the commonwealth for a month.
Here is the testimony of Sergeant Ira Gala
CHER who was in charge of the properties for
the state and who turned the properties back to
their owners.
The Williston miners told me before I left
that they would rather work for the state
at their old wages than at the ii per cent
increase they will receive under private
control. They have stuck pretty hard by
the state ownership idea, and they liked it.
1t means better working conditions for
them, and greater efficiency in the opera
ton of the mines.
"The men worked with a will, and felt a
keen sense of obligation to help Governor
Frazier get the coal to the people. They de-
clared that they would not have gone back
dltions, had not the state taken over the
mines. Until they received notice from Bis
marck that it was the desire of the state
that they return to work for the operators
at the Ia per cent increase wage, they as
sured me that they would refuse to work if
Tic STATE TelinqulSneO cOnCrOl DefOre a final
agreement was reached by their national
organization with the coal operators asso-
citation. In spite of the subtle sabotage
p%racticed by the operators, production in
the Williston district under state control
exceeded that of any previous period in
the history of the workings"
The North Dakota experiment is probably
the first example in America where a common
wealth ruled by the common people and dedicat-
ed to social reconstruction became the employer
on a considerable scale of labor. It is highly
significant that labor prefers this condition to
any it has ever experienced before; that it would
serve such a commonwealth directly for lower
wages than it would serve private masters; that
it worked with more energy and efficiency for
the public than it ever worked for private boss
es, that production was increased in spite of the
subtle sabotage" of opposing private owners.
Vast results are bound to flow from this ex-
perlence. The miners are inspired by it and they
are bound to become apostles in a new social
evangelism among their fellows scattering the
spores of a new world order. Nor can the public
IN the end resist the overwhelming logic of
these facts. Sooner or later it is bound to de-
mand with a voice and an i%nsistence that can
not be denied that the system that increases ef-
ficiency and production, breeds loyalty and pa
triotism to the community inspires and salts
fles the worker, g~ratifies his passion for social
service and makes him a sovereign and a free
man in industry, must and shall prevail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

speaks to Service Men.
Practically the same address was
A.et given before 1000 returned
setvlce men who had gathered 70
aeef him in the Davenport COLI
seum- Rock Island, Moline aad
davenport posts of the legion were
~ Vol represented. At that time,
.vsever, the general led on with a
.aA based upon the laws of the
nmefican legion. He said that as
.ue service men had upheld the
vsst interests Of their nation OH
- battle fields overseas, so they
~. expected to do the same in ci-il
! know that you boys will be
sas iast in the land to wave the red
he asserted. He cautioned
aem against mixing into politics as
g organization and expressed cou-
uence that their citizenship Uou..l
prove Of q high brand.
me program ct the coliseum
.ted Is minutes. The last Is o.
.asse were occupied in recep-
vu, LOCO persons. among them 4
hoooiy percentage Of ladies', passing
~ " line to grasp Pershing's hand
~. No renewed his compliment
sa expressed several times dur
n.y. inc morning reception at An
Notfeea Reaufv.
11eso toVus must certainly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
RECOGNIZES MAN
WHOM HE CITED
FOR Els BRAVERY
Photos by Lewis.

Among those who greeted Gen.
eral Pershing at the Coliseum last
night was Colonel Dave Fairchild,
Clinton. Iowa. physician and sur
geon, well known throughout this
district. Colonel Fairfield wens
overseas as divisional surgeon with
the Rainbow boys and he spent
more than year along the western
front.
He was cited four times for BRAY
cry and conduct under fire and
among the citations is one made
by General Pershing himself. AS
Colonel Fairchild pressed forward
to thank the commander person
ally for the award, Jack broke in:
That's all right. Fairfield. 1 re-
member you well and l recall Civ
ing you the award. / was glad to
do 1t. You deserved it."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
LEGION MEN ARE
SOLDIERS AGAIN
FOR FEW MINUTES


For a couple OF minutes the ex-
service men. in uniform and in
civles, at the Coliseum last night.
were back in the midst. of the war
game. In the American Legion
meeting the night before thew had
agreed to leave the military out of
their reception to Pershing-no sa-
iutes, no standing at. attention
only cheers and applause for the
general, they decided.
And SO when their former COM
mander and his party came in the
door they fully intended to turn
loose the noise OF Babel. 1t went
differently than that, however.
As the first Sam Brown doomed
through the swinging door some
body shouted: 'Ten-shun."
Like one man the ex-seryice men
ieaped to their feet. They stood at
attention until the general gained
his seat on the platform.
ITS a way they have in the
s ARMY.
A way they have in the navy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
have q reputation for their good
looking girls" the general was
heard to say. /

.,+,oo CO.. thar Good.
, n" ~. - tn General WAC
, hs.rd - sax
M,vor IeoI Dorphertv was the
sr.+ .naotor at.tha RIackbawk Hn
10 oaI,ad NOV RI formaI,v vel
oor.o cana-aI parshine IN the tr;-
cit;os 40 ha had informalIv done in
Tho morning
..Tho ~; oit;a. Mi. morning ner-
.ns roa.a oaar.tinn in snc;.,
w a nsu 80 "a ~ navor "wben
~ -. .si,,.oS Ganera1 Iohn 7 pars, :
; We e sarr,nr ,asdar =, the American
INC, ~. 60. W. arc now bo1,I-
:n 'ei s ssa' ~ 80 s.;soror ne gratitude
,Is nim 40 ~ ;n ~ haor,s nf No
ne nas a e I'M .Sa nat ~ hacanss If hi,
Eop.o W. ~ M no,,gbertv's
ssd.a,o 80 Has hr;of hut EXPRESSED
a auu ia VIC" and rasnact for the gem
e e., .h.s,,-hart
"1. n.oas H. I.ra cordemra,
..., os' .nS ~ sunnortars and those
su'1e' anu ou spp ra,;n,os IN fh,c
"ho ioste saa ~ ,au
county, Ia q ""o'1' ~
lug 'aik.
No Mercy I0r he0s'
"The time is coming" he stated,
when any man or woman within:
this country not friendly to the
conduct of its government shall be
imnrisoned or deported. II left ta
he people this trouble will be se--
tied soon, and it will be settled
right. The public must awake and
see to it as citizens that something
q done"
In opening his talk at the ban
ouet the general said: 1.-THE mayor
very kindly implied that was a
prisoner of his. II SO then I am
willing prisoner. II the mayor
1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

chairmaa CamminA ofths 4 a
interstate commerce. cosk n
urged enactment Of The cummlnS|
railroad bill. and announcp4 & 40
prevail Of the return Of the rQ11s t.
private operation March I. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07
Of the hand to them over the heads
OF his attendants.
nj AUGTSTANA COLLEGE.

VI las dtlcludUlS.
~Johnny's In Town."
When the general entered the
lobby of the Blackhawk the OF
tuMwa military band. which fur
nished music at the various points
during the day and in the evening.
struck into the lately popular
strains of "Johnny's In Town" The
crowd caught the point and laugh
ed and applauded. amidst cheers
for the general.
Pershing's day as visitor in the
guest of the tri-eity community
ended at 1926, when his priva;e
car was pulled out OF the Daven-
port station. amid the shouted
adieus Of a crowd which had co.,
lected to witness his departure. He
had come and gone, and left be-
hind was the memory OF his SIM
pie and. yet distinguished presence.
which seemed to embody' all the
nobility and manliness for which
the word American stands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

One home in every two IN the
rural districts Of Ontario has tel
ephone, and about one farm out OF
every four has an automobile.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-01-07

When the first census was taken
szo.ooo square miles, or about one
fourth OF the present area, with
less than so per cent Of that popu-
me area OF the United States was
: lated. - -. - =.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
show them up north that a race-mare

show them up north that a race-mare
really was!
All she needed was the right kind
of handling. And Jerry n l, ana
the colored stable boys, V neI
that. 1 gave the negroes the strictest
orders about her. I promised q e
ing that hadn't been equaled since
Simon Legree went out of business 70
the person that mistreated m mare.
Inside Of a week v~ivandiere. knew
that not only Jerry and would Urea,
her we'll. but that others would, and
no longer did she show her teeth or
lash out with her hind feet Wnen
some one approached her staIi;
Sometimes, seeing how gentle she a
become. I wished i had hold OF Peter
lCranston. 1t made me wish that. IN
place Of paying SO much attention 70
breeding racers. some attention were
given to breeding owners. Simply
because his father had left him a Few
millions Peter Cranston had gone ] n
for racing, Just as he'd gone in for
playing billiards or bought Steel
Common for a rise. He hadn't real
lied that an owner should be bred to
his owning. Just the same as his
horses. Otherwise-well. an expert.
enced owner. would never have let VI
vandiere. be ruined for racing in the
first place. He'd have known that his
trainers were careless, incompetent
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
ONE OF THE REASONS.

Tn our family said a Grand Forks
business man. there were eight chill
.dren. Our father had his business
interests, but aside from this. and in
addition to it, we had a garden, and
it was some garden. Every one Of
the children worked in it, and no
sinking was permitted. In that gar
den we raised all the small stuff that
could be raised successfully in that
territory, and we raised a lot of it.
A very large part Of the family's
food came put Of that garden. There
was no such thing as running to the
store for a peck of potatoes or a can
Oh beets. We had the stuff from our
own ground fresh all summer long.
and; there vas always a liberal ac-
emulation for winter of the things
that would stand storage. Today. of
those eight children not one produces
. scrap Of anything by the labor of
his own hands for his own table, nor
does a child of the younger genera
ton do so. Every fragment that we
eat is purchased out Of the general
commercial supply.
"Our people are not loafers. W.
an work. and work hard. I think
all OF us are engaged in occupations
that T useful to society. We owe
no apologies on that score. We are
earning our living. But we have to
rely on other people to produce al
orr food while we are doing some.
thing else. I suppose that experience
could be duplicated in thousands OF
Other cases, where those who have
been producers Of food have quit that
particular for n Of activity. And
in that case, is it any wonder tina,
food prices are high"
The experience cited is undoubted.
a common one. It's influence would
be negligible If 1t could be shown
that there had been a corresponding
shift in the opposite direction. But
It il quite evident that there has beer
no such compromising shift. The
ranks Of food producers have been
depleted, and those Of the consumers
have been augmented. We are con-
Stunning more and producing less
therefore we are paying higher prices
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
oAPrTA1IzING THE TOWN PUMP

It's wise in these brutal days Of In
dictments and blue sky laws to have
some sort Of property back Of the oil
stocks which r to make Ro%ckefellers
of US all. Down in Kentucky they've
capitalized the town pump. The pro-
ject is described in a serious minded
organ Of the oil trade as lone of the
best jokes OF the year" Local tai
ent, we read, secured a thirty-day op-
ton with renewal privileges of one
year on a thirtyfoot town pump which
was recently found to be floating pure
gasoline On the water. The well ap-
parentiy is getting seepage from a
nearby garage.
Another abandoned well nearby is
reported also to have contained oil,
Indications are that some n has
planted both wells to sell stock.-The
Nations Business.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 2
ARE WE AT PEACE?

There will be a good deal Of inter-
est / n the treatment by the courts OF
the application by a Chicago man for
an. order directing the secretary OF
state to p~ronulgate the peace resolu-
ton recently passed by congress ana
vetoed by the president. The COM
plainant asserts that the resolution
does not require the signature of the
president, but that it became a law
on its passage by the two houses OF
congress. 1t is the duty Of the secre-
tary of state to publish and promul-
gate the laws enacted by congress,
and it is alleged that failure to pub
lish the peace resolution is an omis-
sion which the courts SHOULD order
rectified.
The situation with reference to the
authority of the president and of con-
gress in a case Of this kind has been
somewhat obscure. While the peace
resolution was under discussion the
opinion was expressed in some quar-
ters that in declaring the existence
of a state of peace congress could act
independently of the president. In
other quarters it was held that the
two branches of the government
must act in conjunction. This latter
view Is evidently the one entertained
by the president, who vetoed the res
olution. n It is also evident that
congress held the same opinion. 9TH
erwise the resolution would not have
been submitted to the president for
his approval, and would not have
been presented again in the attempt
to obtain for it the two-thirds vote
after the veto.
The chances are hat both the pres
ident nj the congressional leaders
took care to inform themselves as
to the legal aspects of the case before
acting, and the fact that it was gen.
orally accepted that the resolution
required the presidential approval, or.
failing that, the two-thirds majority.
indicates the strong probability of its
correctness.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
Just Folks.
BY D0eaP d. 6uem
IN THE TASK.

There's more in a task than the mon
ey it brings,
Each duty comes laden with numer-
u things,
There's a chance to be proud and q
chance to exult,
And the world may be helped by the
final result;
Though grim it may seem, If you'll
open your eyes.
You may see that behind it you
character lies. y
There's more in a task than its silver
and gold,
The JOY Of your children it's fashion
ed to hold.
The dreams which you treasure for
all of your years
Are held in the duty which sordid
appears;
for you,
For all men are known by the work
that they do.
There is this in a task more than
gold at the end
The respect Of mankind and the love
Of a friend,
Fol the thing that you fashion shall
make o or mar:
BY your deeds the world visions the
man that you are,
And your hopes for your children de-
pend on the way
You shall finish the work that Is
given o today.
Do it we'll! Do it well! Let your task
have YOU best,
For all you hold dear you are facing
the test;
The praise of your neighbors. your
own ~self-respect,
And the right to meet ali men face
front and erect,
The peace of the future, your for
tune and fame
Are all in the task that must carry
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
as 1t has been under the present ad-
miAlaAHo k{on - .--

as It has been under the present ad-
mihistration.
The second bill eliminates the pro-
vision in the present law requiring To-
cal funds to be deposited in the Bank
Of North Dakota. II this bill becomes
q law the funds Of the state must still
be deposited in the state bank, but
counties. cities, villages and school
districts may deposit their own funds
according to their own convenience in
places Of deposit properly bonded and
safeguarded. Obviously local commu-
mites should be permitted to arrange
for the disposition of their " funds.
The third bill Is in the interest OF
the actual farmer as against the real
estate s%peculator. It provides that the
Bank of North Dakota shall make real
estate loans only to actual farmers
who are residents of the state. What
ever benefit there may be in the loan
ing provisions of the state bank law
are nullified II the funds on deposit
in the bank r loaned out to promote
real estate speculation. This has act
ually been done. Money has been
loaned on nonresident lands to non
residents of the state who hold those
lands for speculative purposes only,
and loans have been denied to actual
formers who needed money for inn
provements and to aid in the develop
ment of their property. This will be
made impossible under the proposed
law.
The fourth bill removes one of the
Objectionable features of the present
official newspaper law. Under it all
the official notices of public bodies
will continue to be published in the
official paper, but legal notices relat-
ing to the affairs Of individuals, such
as bank statements, foreclosures. pro-
bate notices. etc. may be published
in n legal newspaper. This bill is
intended to relieve individuals of the
officious interference Of the state in
the conduct Of their w business at
fairs.
The last bill Of the series is intend
ed to restore to the office of state SUI
perintendent Of public instruction the
powers with which that office was
originally invested, and which the So
cialist organs Of the state declared
were not to be transferred. That the
statements then made were false has
long been apparent, for under the
operation of the present laws the state
superintendency has been reduced to
a ~nonentity.
These five bills are moderate and
reasonable. and if petitions can be &C.
cured for them in the brief time. now
available there is little doubt that the
voters will approve them in the fall.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
hiring me in the first place, and was
most open in her disapproval Of my

hiring me In the frst place, and was
most open in her disapproval Of my
living under the same root with her
and her charge. I think Mrs. Clarke
thought q trainer wa a servant. As
for myself-during those seven days
in which l al confined to bed or
couch I mulled the situation yer
pretty thoroughly. What H. Miss Lee
land had wired Sam Benton from
even then have been considering Of
fering me a place as her trainer and
wanted to make sur Of my character.
Any interest deeper than that-weli,
l was a presumptuous fool; that's all!
And II I didn't van my fingers burn
ed I'd better get out of reach Of the
fire!
She came in to see me several times
a day while I was confined to my
room and was as kind as could be.
But Mrs. Clarke was always with her
and that woman's attitude was quite
the opposite to Miss Leland's Mrs.
Clarke had a way Of making n feel
out of place. She made me feel.
more by her n than by any
vantage Of a young girls kindness in
even thinking of remaining as a guest
while l was an employee. That alone
wouldn't have made me leave and
start housekeeping In the cottage
with Jerry, but there was the hope
lessness of it all. This girl was rich;
I was-"poor' puts it mildly. So.
though she protested. I made the ex-
cuse that when I trained horses |
wanted t live. almost, with them and
ii went down to the cottage.
OF course. I saw Miss Leland every
day-several times a day-but I
wasn't under the same roof with her,
and 1 could master-I thought-ny
rising feelings better. And living
down there, with an old nanny to
look after jerry and myself close to
from the social life Of my employer
well, I'd taken the place to be near
her. And now I tried to keep my
self away from her.
Why, realizing as 7 did the utter
hopelessness Of my love-it had come
to that-for her. I didn't take my de-
parture and go, to Juarez as I'd first
understood only by those who, like
myself, have loved a person unattain-
able. I was a enough ~ realize
that I couldn't live in the slime house
with her without telling her Don or
later, my feelings I wasn't sane
enough to realize that seeing her
merely in a business way but added
fuel to my hopeless flame. At times
I think I'm. very human.
But there was. after all. something
besides Miss Leland to keep me at
Stephanie. That was the a I'm
hurt by her salty passage from the
Christina to the Florida beach. the
mare took to training, under my SUI
pervision, like a, duck to water. I'd
been out and around. with my cane.
but two days when 1 knew that I'd
mot spoken idly when I DID Miss Le-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
EFFICIENCY HINTS FOR BUsI.
NESS MEN.

Never hire a young man who il Q
gang leader, a gunnan and an expert
safeblower, especially in the capacity
OF cashier OF your establishment.
II you are looking for q foorwalker
or a clerk for your department store
to sell ladies' goods do not hire one
who smokes a corncob Pipe continu-
ally while on duty.
II seer him when he done It." IL you
are engaging him for the editorship
OF q magazine.
When employing a young man to
set ~ messenger to carry your bonds
20 the bank. care should be used not
to hire one who is under Indictment
and ont ON bail for grand htceny.
bufg1Ary Or highway robbery.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28
CHAPTER vi.

MISS LELAND GOES RIDING.
The man on the train was probably
a good doctor. but he didn't know his
patient. A horseman is a pretty hard
! proposition-physically, of course, I
mean. In a week I was able to get
around with the aid of a cane and
Leland's house to. a little cottage
down by the half-mile exercise track
that her father had built half a dozen
years before. For it was awkward
living at the mansion. " Miss Leland
treated me as a welcome guest, but
her chaperon-I was dust beneath
her feet. She didn't approve Of me
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-28

+h.+ his stable-hands were worthless
lhrntas. And then, after silently ours
ling Peter. Cranston for an incompe-
Item fool, I'd rejoice IN ms innccoe1mnnpEtee
|tence-for / had Vivandiere:
Continued In tomorrow
EVENINGS Herald. .
Charlevoix county herald., 1920-08-06
Beauty Chats
By EDNA KENT FORBES
THE HOME SHAMPOO

NEUCH Of the effectiveness Of a
4Vx shampoo depends upon where and
how the hair is dried. If 1t is pos
sible to dry the hair in the sun and
air outdoors, 1t will do the head
three or four times as much good as
though the whole operation were
completed inside the room.
For this reason, the home sham
poo should be better than the pro-
fessional sort which costs anywhere
from half dollar to two dollars. Pro
fessionals dry the head with hot
air machine that blows the hair into
snarls and dries out much of the
new oils that the massage and the
hot water have already sent into the
tiny hair-shafts. The chief trouble
with the home shampoo Is that WON
en- do not realize that II takes an
awful lot Of soap to make the head
thoroughly clean.
Tar soap or liquid CASTLE is best
the hair should be wet all over with
hot water and the soap rubbed in
The lather should be rubbed hard
with the fingers till every bit Of the
hair has been gone over again and
again with the cleansing suds. Then
1t should be rinsed off In water even
trifie hotter than the first water
And then comes the important part
Of the shampoo. The whole head
should be gone over second time