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Evening star., 1920-05-18
Visible Supply of Grain.

NEW YORK. May 1s.-The visible
supply of American and bonded grain
shows the following changes: Wheat,
decreased 2,008.00O bushels; corn, de-
creased 473,000 bushels; oats, de-
creased 1874. 900 bushels; rye, increased
a2O, 900 bushels; barley, increased
AGO. 1000 bushels.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12

A historical figure in the early de-
yelopment of Fargo and Moorhead
passes in the death of Charles G. Vim
cent, 70, former coroner of Clay coun-
ty. who died in Moorhead hospital
Wednesday night, Jan. Is, from COM
plication Of ailments. Mr.. Vincent
was one Of the few surviving settlers
Of this region who helped pave the
way for a greater Fargo and Moor
head. Mr.. Vincent came to Fargo in
the early seventies and was engaged
for many years in construction work
on the Northern Pacific. For wears
he was prominent i'll republican cir.
cles, both on this and the east side of
the river. Forty-six years ago. Mr.,
and Mrs. c. G. Vincent and baby in
arms attended the first Christmas tree
held in Fargo, and he recalled this
particular event last Christ,nas. The
baby was their son, Charles. former
-employe Of the Northern Pacific. who
died in 1918. TIE above was taken
from q Fargo paper of recent date.
Mr.. Vincent was brother Of Mrs.
Robert Mitchell of this city.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
COAL MINES AIT
SHOWING PROFIT I
Action Of Frazier in Taking Owe,
Properties Supplies Fuel to-
People at a Profit
27,2s4 TONS OF IGNITE MINED
Mine Owners Given Royalty While
Strike Was in Progress

"North Dakota can point with pride
to it's achievement in taking the only
practical measure ever devised for
settling strike" says j. w. Deemy,
who supervised the operation of tic
Ignite mines while they were under
state control during the strike.
In spite of. the general inefficiency
of the mining companies and the ag-
grcssive litigation carried on by those
opposed to state administration, to-
tai of 27,284 tons of coal were mined
After paying royalties and all oper-
ating expenses and selling the coal at
prevailing retail prices, the state real
lied net profit of $5,318.75.
By keeping the mines open, suffer-
ing and consequent loss of life. from
lack of fuel in the areas entirely de-
pendent on the Ignite supply were
;.soided.
Miners were saved s1OO,OO0.OO in
wages, assuming that the strike in
North Dakota, had it continued, would
have lasted as long as it did in the
bituminous fields.
The. operators benefited to the ex-
tent of many thousands of dollars and
through royalties they received and
the saving Of overhead expenses that
would have been incurred whether or
not the mines were idle.
The public got the coal it needed at
no increase in price.
Mr.. Deemy's report is based on his
own observapces as practical oper-
ator, mine superintendent and miner
Of 20 years experience and from the
records of the accountants who check
ed the mines in and out of state con-
troll.
With an original labor cost of SLIGO
per ton the average cost Of delivering
the coal to the railroads grew to $2.34.
With properly operated mines Mr..
Deemy thinks that at the prevailing
scale of wages the state could have
produced the coal at a cost Of $1.70
per ton. -.
The report is too lengthy for repro
duction in full.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
LITERARY SOCIETY PROGRAMME
Interesting Entertainment Given at
High School Friday

The Literary society Of the Oakes
high school met last Friday evening
at the school building, with President
Lloyd Rathman in the chair.
After the reading and approving of
the minutes Miss Thomas was appoint
ed critic. The first number on the
program was "The, Ideas Of Leap
Year." by an old maid and an old
bachelor, impersonated by Miss Ruth
Hutsinpiller and Lloyd Rathman. Miss
Margaret Potter then entertained the
assemblage with an original story, ga
Leap Into Matrimony," which pleased
the crowd immensely. "The Agony
Quartet" composed Of Raymond JOHN
as leader and Warren Ferber, Floyd
Ferguson, Maurice Nepstad and Fred
Nelson, pulled off travesty on music
and managed to get by without stop
ping any vegetables. The next num-
ber was "The Spice Of Life" by Hazel
Bond, followed by an essay, "What
Leap Year Means to the Faculty." by
Supt. Gould. Orville Moe was next
with Remarkable Remarks" which
was in keeping with the rest of the
program. A reading from "Seven-
teen," by Blanche Roney was follow
ed by the last number, "The Economi-
cal Boomerang" farce carried out
by Roy Roney as Alexander Dabbel-
tone Evelyn Kahl as Mrs. Dabbelton,
George Hunter as Mr.. Bird Plover,
Mayme Wilcox as Mrs. Bird Plover,
May Wilson as the maid and Earl
Roney as the DOCTOR Considerable
amusement was caused by their in
genious presentation of the playlet.
The critic found fault with almost all
of the program, and then the folks
departed for home.
These literary programs are the
spice Of life to the students and fac
ulty and are enjoyed by everybody
fortunate enough to be present.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
POTATO WAREHOUSE IN oAKEs
Commercial Club Appoints Committee
to Investigate Project

At the Commercial club meeting
and dinner Tuesday noon G. D. Smith
addressed the gathering on the advis-
ability of building new potato ware
house here. Mr.. Smith has had many
years experience in the handling and
marketing of the lowly tuber and his
remarks were both interesting and to
the point. In his opinion the project
can be financed with a comparatively
small outlay Of money, between two
and three thousand dollars, and he
believes the business could be handled
in connection with the Oakes Equity
Exchange. Instead Of trying to get
an outside potato firm to erect this
building, the speaker feels that the
farmers would rather handle their
own products and pocket the profits
themselves instead of allowing an out
slider to reap all the benefit. r.
At the conclusion Of MIR. Smiths
talk, which was listened to very atten-
lively, the chairman appointed Messrs.
Smith, Knox and Jacobs committee
to investigate the proposition and find
out just what steps will be necessary
to secure this institution for Cakes.
AS an instance proving the need of
potato warehouse, we cite the fact
that for some time our people have
been practically unable to buy pota-
toes at the stores, and when it was
possible to get them the price has
been very high. This is not due to
any shortage, but rather to the i'm
possibility of getting them to market
during extremely cold weather. MANY
OF our farmers have large quantities
of potatoes, but they would freeze if
any attempt were made to haul them
to town in the winter. With a ware
house all this would be changed. The
potatoes would be stored where thew
could not freeze and it would be an
easy matter. to place them on the
market.
The committee has written to Henry
Krabbenhoft manager of the Potato
Growers association at Page, N. D.,
asking him to come to Oakes and give
talk explaining the warehouse prop
osition. If he accepts the invitation
the date will be announced next week.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
IS AGAINST THE
LEAGUE EI...EI|lADE|'RS L. Fl
]. w. Hutsinpiller Has No Faith in
Good Intentions, of Townley
or His Advisers
Has KNOWN BOWEN FOR YEARS
Gives Reasons for Negative Stand on
Political Issues
Oakes, N. D., Feb. 10, 1920

Oakes, N. D., Feb. 10, 1920.
Editors Oakes Times:
AS there is considerable controversy
over Townleyism in North Dakota it
seems to me we ought to get our eyes
opened and see what Townley and his
clique are and what the finances If
the state are coming to.
When the Nonpartisan League was
started thought it would be a good
thing if properly managed by the right
leaders.
l had known Bowen for some thirty
years. He, as understood, was the
originator Of the league and convert
ed Townley, or got Townley in will,
him. knew Bowen's reputation and
knew that Townley as a business
man had never been success, or
Bowen either. was in doubt as to
whether the league would be sue
cess. While they claimed to be non
partisan, I thought they. were schem-
ing to organize the biggest political
party that had ever been in the state.
/ was opposed to state owned banks,
elevators, mills, ETC., as they would be
dominated by politics and the party in
power would use them to their ad-
;; vantage, just as l honestly believe
Townley & Co.. are doing today with
the state bank of North Dakota and
the Drake mill. My reasons for think
ing so are: ] saw in the Minneapolis
Journal-and it was not a political
article, either, but ordinary news =
that the vice president of the Scandi-
navian bank was going to address a
certain club, taking the Bank of North
Dakota as his subject. Another reas.
on was: A North Dakota party who
happened to be in Minnesota was
shown statement from the Bank Of
North Dakota which was signed by
Cathro. I got a letter from a party
in Hopkins, Minn., asking me about
the political situation in North Dako,
ia, as he wanted something authentic,
Now, honestly believe Townley &
Go. are using North Dakota funds to
carry Minnesota in the next election.
When the special session Of the lepis-
lature was convened and Twichell, !
think It was, moved to cut the salaries
Of Cathro and Waters, they voted it
down. and also killed motion to have
them resign and one to make a state.
ment Of the condition Of the bank, OF
tcontinnsd on. page ~
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
CROWN PRINCE WOULD GIVE UP
Offers to Take Place of Vandals De-
manded by Allies

President Wilson has received
cable from the former Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm of Germany offer
ing himself to the allies for trial in
place of 1870 Germans demanded.
The cable was sent from Weiringen,
Holland, where the prince is exiled. 1t
was Immediately transmitted to Will
son by white house officials.
Similar cablegrams are understood
to have been forwarded by the crown
prince to the kings Of England, Bel
GUM and Italy, the emperor of Japan
and the president of France.
Germany is preparing a list con-
tanning the names of allied soldiers
and high officials who are accused by
the Berlin government of violations Of
the laws of war and plans to submit
it as counter proposal to the demand
by the allies for extradition Of Ger
mans who are alleged to be war Grim
inals.
Decision has been reached by the
committee on foreign relations of the
national assembly to support the gov
ernment's stand in declaring "the eth
ical and patriotic indignation Of the
German people at the allied demand
for extradition of Germans accused oil
war crimes is such that the carrying
out of extradition measures has beer
made physically impossible and woult
produce internal insurrection."
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12

Oakes wrestling fans were given an
hour of splendid entertainment at the
G. M. c. hall last Saturday night when
Martin Youngdahl of this city and Kid
Layner Of Nebraska engaged in bout
which took three falls to decide. The
visitor won the first fall in twenty
minutes with an arm scissors, while
Younedahl came through on top the
last two falls in is and % minutes
respectively, with body scissors and
head lock. A small crowd was on
hand to witness the contest, but those
present went away pleased with the
bout.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
Rev. DR.. L. c. McEwen, superin.

Rev. DR.. L. c. McEwen, superin.
tendent of home missions for the Pres.
byterian church of North Dakota, con-
Quoted three. services in the Oakea
Presbyterian church last Sunday. II
would take good critic to decide
which was the best Of these services,
judging from the complimentary re-
marks made regarding his fine admin
istrative ability and the excellent ser.
mons, representing a high type Of
conversational eloquence and oratory
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12

J. F. Baker, residing 2 miles west
and one-half mile north of Oakes. will
hold an auction sale of all his per-
sonal property on Wednesday, Feb.
20. Jenkins will auctioneer. \ large
list of stock and machinery will be
offered. Watch for sale bills and see
the advertisement in next weeks is.
sue Of hits paper.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12

Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Ha-
zeltine, formerly residents of this city
but recently making their home in
Fargo. were shocked last Thursday
when news of Mr.. Hazeltine's death
reached here. He held an important
position with the Standard Oil CON-
pany, his duties taking him to various
parts of the state, and was stricken
with influenza while in Minot. This
later developed into pneumonia with
fatal results. Funeral services were
held in Fargo Sunday, in charge of
the Masons. Mr.. Hazeltine was we'll
and favorably known to Oakes people
and his death leaves a gloom over the
city. He was young man of power
full physique and an athlete of no
mean ability. While his life had been
despaired of for two days before he
died, we hoped and prayed that his
vigorous manhood would pull him
through. The sympathy of the entire
community is extended to the bereav-
ed wife in her sad loss. Mrs. Hazel
tine has been very ill with influenza
but is gaining rapidly at last reports.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
Notice to State Income Tax Payer:

Notice to State Income Tax Payers
Your 1919 income tax must be made
out and sent in by March Is, 1920
Call on the banks for blanks or when
in Glendale call on the tax supervisor
at the court house, who will help you
in making them.
There is a penalty attached if no,
made out in time.
c. c. Misfeldt,
fl2-4. Tax Supervisor.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12

A card received from Mr.. and Mrs
H. J. Johnson, who recently left fc,
California, states that they arrived
safely and are now domiciled in the
same hotel they stayed in last year
They are enjoying themselves i'm.
mensely and wish more Cakes people
were out there with them.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12
RAILWAY STRIKE IN PROSPECT
Critical Stage Reached in Negotiations
With Br0therh00ds

Wage negotiations between railway
employees and Director General Hines
have reached critical stage and a
strike looms ahead unless pending de-
mands are satisfactorily settled.
W, G. Lee, president of the union,
has served notice on Mr.. Hines that
his men are insistent and must have
an answer soon. To this Mr.. Hines
replied that no statement of position
can be made until he has again talked
with all the labor representatives.
White house and railroad admins
tration officials regard as very serious
the railroad situation precipitated by
the orders for strike Feb. II, issued
! by officers Of the brotherhood of main
tenance of way employees. Secretary
Tumulty has laid the matter before
| President Wilson, emphasizing the
| possibility that this strike may be the
opening wedge for general strike OF
all railroad men should the wage de-
mands be refused by Hines at his
conference with union officials.
Mr.. Hines is understood to have con-
ferred with Secretary Tumulty for
more than three hours outlining the
situation for presentation to Wilson.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-02-12

Listen. boys; Friday evening, the
18th, the Standard Bearer girls give
a basket social at the city hall. Come
and bid. Take q chance at eating
lunch with the reigning bellies Of
Cakes. f12-1
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26
TO THE SCHOOL PATRONS Oh
PAYETTE COUNTY

The following is a copy of the
Compulsory Education Act found iii
the School Laws of the State of Ida
no. Sec. 100, Article XVII:
In all districts of this State, ali
parents, guardians, and other per.
sons having care of children shall
instruct them, or cause them to be
instructed, in reading, writing, spell
ing, English grammar, geography
and arithmetic. IN such districts,
every parent, guardian or other per
son having charge of any child be
tween the ages of (S) and sixteen
(16) years, shall send such child to
a public, private or parochial school
for the entire school year during
which the public schools are in
session in such district: Provided
however, That this Chapter shah
not apply to children over fifteen
(15) years of age, where such child
shall have completed the eighth (S)
grade, or may be eligible to entel
any high school in such district, OIL
where its help is necessary for its
own use or its parents support, or
where for good cause shown 1t
would be for the best interest of
such child to be relieved from the
provisions of this Chapter: Provided,
further, That if a reputable physician
within the district shall certify in
writing that the child's bodily or
mental condition does not permit its
attendance at school, such child
shall be exempt during such period
of disability from the requirements
of this chapter.
2-1-tA
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26
FOR SALE: 24O acre improve

FOR SALE: 24O acre improved
farm / - miles from Halfway, Ore
gon; all under irrigation and all I'M
der cultivation or in pasture; good
soil and good water right; gooa
schools and churches; stock ana
farm machinery go with place; price
$4,000; $4,000 down and balance
easy terms, interest per cent. Al
dress NJ. X. smelcer, Pine, Oregon
8-3-t2.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26

FOR SALE: Holstein heifer, fresh
in December; two Jersey heifel
spring calves.-N. II. Farnham.
8-3-t2.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26

W. Il. C.-The regular meeting of
the w. X. c., End and 4tn Friday of
each month at 2 p. m. in the Masonic
Hall.
Elizabeth Clanton, Pres.
Jenette Kirkendall, Sec.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26

Silk Shirts, Ladies' fancy summer
dresses laundried right at Payette
Steam Laundry. f-o-tf'
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26
DELINQUENT NOTICE OF THE
LITTLE WILLOW IRRiGA-
TION COMPANY
Principal place of business

Principal place of Business
French. Idaho.
NOTICE is hereby given that there
is delinquent upon the following des-
cribed land, assessments of the Lit
tie Willow Irrigation District, levied
for the year 1919 the several
amounts set opposite the respective
names and descriptions. To-Wit:
Name Description Amount
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1920-08-26

FURTHER NOTICE Is HEREB1
GIVEN, That unless the assessments
delinquent, together with the costs
and penalties, are paid before the
sale hereinafter mentioned, l will,
on the 18th day of September, 1920,
at 2:3O o'clock p. m. of said day.
sell at the office of the Board of d.
rectors of the Payette Heights lrri-
CATION District, at the farm residence
of P. V. Campbell, situated about
two miles in a Northeasternly di-
rection from Payette, Idaho, in the
East one-half of the Southeast quar-
ter of the Northwest quarter OF
Sec. 26. Twp. 8 North, Range West
Boise M. Payette County, Idaho at
public auction the above described
real estate, lying within the Pay
cite Heights Irrigation District, up
on which said assessments are made,
to satisfy the assessments, penalties
and costs assessed thereon by the
Payette Heights Irrigation District,
the sale to continue from day to day
until sold.
Dated this first day Of August,
1920.
M. F. ALBERT,
Treasurer OF the Payette
Heights Irrigation District.
Aug. Sept. 2, 1920.
The Washington herald., 1920-11-21
LONDON FEARS
YELLOW PERU
Haunts of Vice, Where
White Girls Are Ruined,
Must Go, Is Verdict.

London's yellow peril l~is-Seri-
ously occupying the attention \9f
the press. Several influential psl
pers are advocating the wholesale
deportation of vicious elements
among the Chinese and other
Asiatic races. There ara at present
some twenty Chinese undergoing
Jail sentences. at the end of which
they will be deported.
Within a small area in the Lime
house district of London there are
thousands of Chinese. negroes. and
a weird assortment OF other nation
alities, and despite frequent police
raids, gambling. opium smoking
and moral degeneracy flourish
Complaint is frequently made tina,
young white girls are lured into
these dens and their lives wrecked
morally and physically. Some &C
voluntarily and English girls with
half-caste babies in their arms are
a common sight. 1t is notorious
that a number of titled young
women have succumbed to the
roseate horrors of the opium pipe
and that smoking orgies have been
held by them in Chinese joints.
A magistrate, speaking from tn,
/ bench. deplored the existence II
London of this haunt of vice and
said that while unexplainable, new
ertheless hundreds of English girl
We're being dragged to diseases anc
suicide therein.
England Is being brought face tc
4 face with the color question by th'
influx of immigrants following tn
war" said one authority, land ;
/ better understanding of America
problem along these lines is grow
| ing upon us"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-21
BORROWERS OF BOOKS
ARE THIEVES, HE SAYS

HE who can afford to buy a
book and either borrows it or gets
1t from a circulating library is a
thief"
With these words NJ. Burnat-
Provins, one of the most brilliant
younger writers in France. launches
forth in a campaign to make Nthe
public realize that an authors work
is his property just as goods be-
longs to the man who made 1t. and
that the man who reads a book he
hasn't paid for Is a parasite and a
thief.
you don't ask the shoemaker to
let you wear his shoes while you
go for a walk, nor the grocer to
lend you a pot of mustard for your
dinner, to, be returned afterward.
But books are different. They arc
passed along from hand to hand in
and out of libraries.
"Tve studied the matter carefully
No one has any scruples about
stealing from an authors hard
earned pittance. An author lives
from his royalties. Each book sold
stands for a few cents. The man
, who diminishes these royalties by
not buying a book (when he can af-
ford it) is stealing from the au-
thor"
The Washington herald., 1920-11-21

ers or by speculators7 Does not
this problem answer to the law OF
supply and demand?
"One of the surest and quickest
ways to relieve the. housing strin-
gency would be to allow rents to
increase to such a point that in
vestment capital is again attracted
to the building field. A period Of
high rents in the cities would also
tend to relieve the situation by en-
couraging the back to the farm"
movement. a tendency that would
be welcomed by all who have the
best interests of America at heart.
when money is earning high
rates of interest, when building ma
terials are high and when the tax
alton of real estate profits and
mortgage interest greatly reduces
the net investment return, those
who have the capital to invest Will
not build houses and apartments
for rent unless they have a proper
incentive. The incentive is not
provided If laws are passed saying
that the landlord must satisfy him.
self with a meager interest return
under the most favorable conditions
when no assurance is given that
the same interest return will be
guaranteed him when the pendulum
swings back the other way. Why
should a man with capital to invest
run the risk of being called a rent
hog" when he can invest his money
in other enterprises that promise
! equal II not greater return?
Allow Good Rental.
MANY conscientious persons are
trying to solve the housing situa-
ton from the wrong economic an
gle. The quickest way to produce
housing accommodations and force
rents downward is to allow good
rental return. not to place every
possible obstacle and discourage
ment in the path of the man wht
is willing to build.
The National Association of Rea'
Estate Boards is endeavoring to ap-
preach the housing questions alonG
sane. deliberate, economical lines
and it bespeaks the considerate at
tention of the general public as 1t:
findings and recommendations ar
announced from time to time"