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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
COUNTY SCHOOL news

Miss Clara Knutson reports having
taken in $49.75 at social given i'll
the school house March 10. The
money is to be used for purchasing
playground equipment.
Miss Florence Eugbee had perfect
attendance III her s:tnU0i. A...tl.Ae:: il. y IL
No. l, for the month ending March
s26.
A social was given in Hannah
Thompson's school, Beaver Creek
No. 2, on April g. A sum of $347O
was received.
Social money has been expended to
good advantage in Irene Strong S
school. A new oven and seven new
records for the victrola have been
purchased.
Miss Verna Callahan of Greenwich
school No. 2, reports an attendance
Of 95 per cent for last month. The
following pupils were neither absent
nor tardy: Slemer Langlee. Elsie
and Donold Wendlick, Evelin Olson,
Gida Fredrickson, Mabel Anderson
and Cora Johnson
Agnes stuyerud, teacher of Hugo
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

A suit involving the recovery Of
approximately $4,000 in taxes to
Grand Forks county will be heard
before the United States Supreme
court at Washington on April 2S, OF
an appeal brought by the Cream Of
Wheat Company from a decision in
the state court in favor of Grand
Forks county.
The Cream OF Wheat Company
was organized in 1908 and had its
main office at Grand Forks. 1t later
moved to Minneapolis, but maintained
that Grand Forks was the main Office
Grand Forks county sued for taxes on
stocks and bonds for the period from
1908 to 1914 and won in the courts.
Appeal was taken to the u. S. Su
preme court, Assistant Attorney
General, Albert z. Sheets, Jr., will
represent the Attorney General S
office and Attorney Rome Brown,
Minneapolis, the cereal company in
the Supreme court.
The case is of Importance as it af-
fects the taxing of corporations in a
dozen different states.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

township. has her pupils do some
fine work in nature study. The chill
dren are taught to keep their ear
and eyes open by learning to know
all birds and flowers as they come
again in the spring.
Myrtle Black, teacher Of Beaver
Creek school No. 8, has raised $A0.50
for which seat work. curtains, shades
clock, globe, etc. is tetbe fpurcissa sgd -
Miss Black makes school work SO IN
|teresting that attendance takes care
iof itself. The patrons ana pupils
gave Miss Black very pleasant sur
prise after school one day. The par
ents furnished lunch and the pupils
presented her with some lovely gifts
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

AT BISMARCK

James II. Waters, manager Of the
Townley Bank of North Dakota, has
rendered his resignation to the gov
Lernor because of the pressure of his
personal business affairs-tlle United
States Ssal Trust and his three
banks in Florida.
Waters in his swan song letter
feels that the state of North Dakota
owes him a debt of gratitude for ac-
cepting the appointment in the first
place for getting the bank going and
for lots Of things. Waters drew
$4,000 a year salary that the people
Of the state knew about-although
lit is curantly reported that he actual
ly drew $4,000, the balance being
paid out Of the league treasury.
The state Of North Dakota also
owes Waters debt of gratitude for
the insanity of his tool Halliday who
at his dictation wrote the famous
"shot it 10 the other banks" letter to
II. j. Hagen of the Scandinavian
! American bank.
Lets see, the Nonpartisan league
owed the Scandinavian-Ame
| bank $14S,0O0. The Nonpartisan
league paid Waters, so it is reported,
Il $4,000 bonus per year to make his
salary as good or a little better than
GathTo's. Waters man Halliday,
tried to protect the Scandinavian
American bank from the eyes Of hon
est bank examiners by shooting the
postdated checks out to other banks,
The Nonpartisan league borrowed
the $14S,O0O from the Scandinavian
American bank for expenses connect
ed with the operation Of the league
with no accounting given anyone.
Waters drew $4,000 a year bonus
from the N. p. league.
Well even the bible says ''Ihe la
borer is worthy Of his hire
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

for the rest of the people by having
some of the biggest and best at
fractions possible. AS plans were
left to committee, it is impossible
to announce definitely at this time
what will be the features offered,
but we can only say that there is
something big in store for that day.
The last matter taken up at the
meeting was that of staging dance
at Luverne tomorrow (Friday) night
A committee was appointed who have
made arrangements for the affair,
so it will be put on in regular Amer
ican Legion fashion. Before the
dance, seven-reel movie will be
shown
In giving this dance at Luverne,
there reason. When the Ameri-
can Legiols, POST nvas first organised
in Hope it was understood that all
eligible men in the southern part of
the county would be asked to join
so that we could have one large post
in this section of the county, instead
Of two or three small ones. There
fore, the service men around Lu-
verne were taken into membership.
So the dance will be given at Luz
verne to show materially that the
Earle v. Jefferson Post No. 18 is not
a Hope Post but one for all men in
the above mentioned territory.
The next regular meeting of the
Post will be held at the City Hall on
Saturday, April oath.
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|. |. .AI|RGE: CROWD
HEARS LANCER

Acknowledgement Langer's talk at
the Opera House Friday afternoon
drew very large crowd. The ca
pacity of the house was overtaXed
and several score of people had to re-
main outside, and others stood up
during the entire three-hour speech.
A large delegation from Finley head
ed by the band, were on hand, as
We're several other parties from all
the neighboring towns.
Attorney c. S. Shippy introduced
Mr.. Langer at one-th;rty and from
! then until four-thirty, Townleyism
was exposed as only the attorney
general could expose him.
II his Introductory remarks, Lam
ger stated that he was not MEM
ber Of any unit other than a com
mon sixteen-dollar sucker" that he
was up for nomination as governor
on the Republican ticket, with a plat
form that was practically the same
as that on which he was elected
states-attorney three years ago.
After this he took up in detail sever
al we'll known deals pulled Off by
lTownlcy and his cohorts. among
them being the Val!eyCity Bank deal,
the Minnie j. Nelson controversy
the Scandinavian American Bank
dealand others.
Needless to say the speech made a
deep impression on all present, and
we know OF one complete under
standing reached by one of our prom
inent voters, who openly acknOw-
ledged the same, while we are sure
that others were also keenly interes-
ted in Langcrs platform and well
fare.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

Congressional candidates., both
Republican and Democratic, will be
nominated, each convention acting
Independently.
Defeat of the Townley plan to
corner the county offices will be ar
ranged through calling of county
fusion conventions of Republicans
and Democrats to pick combined
county ticket to the end that the
entire working force Of opponents
of socialism be concentrated. Such
county conventions are held to be
feasible inasmuch as county officers
this year will appear on a nonpartis-
an ballot.
The recommendation made by the
committee of 2l also call for county
conventions on May when delegates
will be selected for the Minot conven-
ton. Representation in the Repub-
lican convention will be on the basis
Of one delegate to each 100 Steen
votes in the 1918 primary, and the
Dem ocrats will name one delegate
for each 100 Doyle votes in the 1918
general election. The Republican
and Democratic county central COM
mitteemen and the Republican mem
bers of the executive committee Of
the Independent Voters Association
will be seated as ex-officio delegates.
The Committee OF 81 also recon-
mends that counties send their dele
gates without instructions and that in
the convention endorsements of cam
didates be by secret ballot, with the
first two informal. On the third
ballot if no candidate has majority
the lowest candidate will be dropped
and balloting willcontinue until one
candidate receives a majority Of all
the ballots cast The "TWenty-One'
also advise against the use of prox-
les except that they may be extended
by delegates to men of the same
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15
LEGION HOLDS
live MEETING

The Earle V. Jefferson Post OF the
American Legion held an enthusi-
astic meeting at the City Hall Sat
urday evening. After the usual rou-
tine business, several special sub
jects We're brought to the attention
of the Post.
The first topic takenup was about
receiving the Legion magazine. From
all information available, it would
seem that the members might expect
to receive their paper in Il week or
so.
The aujutant has received Il good
deal of bulky information regarding
grcss, the war risk insurance, etc,
and as it would be impossible to read
all such matter at meeting, it was
decided to place an American .Le-
gion bulletin board in the Hope Bill
lard Parlors. where all literature
OF interest to American Legion menu
bers will be found in the future.
1t was also brought to the attcn-
tion Of the Legion that very few of
the eX-service men were taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity offered
by the county to record all discharge
certificates free of charge. 1t may
seem unimportant now, but some
thing might turn up later OH that
would make it worth a great deal to
some individual who had lost his dis
charge papers, if he had taken the
time to send tito the Register Of
Deeds to have it recorded.
The Y. M. G. A. had $2,O00,000
fund on hand at the end of the war
This fund did not belong to the Y
as an organization but was given to
their care to use as they saw fit to
help the soldiers. The war ending
sooner than was expected, this fund
was left unspent. 1t has since been
decided that this money will be di-
vided among the different counties
and states of the United States for
the purpose Of educating some of
| the ex-service men in any school
below collegiate grade, sthat is, in
some tractor, business or shortcourse
school. Steele county has had $3.50
appropriated to it, SIS is to be turn
ed over to the Finley Post of the A.
Imerican Legion and SIS to the Hope
Hope Post. Any ex-service man,
whether he is member of the Amer
ican Legion or not, is eligible for
this scholarship, and application
blanks may be had by inquiring Of
the local Legion officers.
| Another matter taken up was the
plans for another big celebration on
Flag Day, the 14th of June. The
Legion is planning to make this a
reunion day for the soldiers of
Steele County, but is also providing
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-04-15

The South EndFarmers Shipping
Association are erecting a new build
ing on the west side of the tra~,
the building is to be used for store
and warehouse, MIR. c. F. Carlson
will have charge.
c. r. Carlson and family have
moved from the Standley residence
i'll the north part of town to the Tap
lin residence, west of the railroad
tacks
Prof. Schwalje is moving into the
Standley residence on the north side
OF town, from the residence recently
purchased by M. j. Brown.
Mrs. Chas. Frank is visiting with
relatives at East Palestine, Ohio.
j. V. Nichols, of Cooperstown, au-
ditor for the Crane-Johnson Co.,
transacted business in town Wednes-
day.
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A fusion of old line Democrats
and Republicans and an amalgam=-
tion of all forces opposed to socia ism
and Townley will be effected at the
state conventions of the Republican
and Democratic parties to be held at
Minot, May 12 and 13.
Dates for the calling of the con
vention were arrived at in confer
ence of seven democrats, seven re-
publicans and seven members Of the
Independent Voters Association.
held last Thursday night at Fargo.
The conventions will be restricted to
Republicans or Democrats who are
opposed to Socialism as typitied by
the Nonpartisn League The out
lined work for the conventions IL
cludes:
Endorsement of tickets of caudi.
dates made up of the independent
electorate of the state.
Harmonious action SO that all an
ti-socialist voters may unite on sin
gle ticket of legislative candidates
opposed to the Townley picked can
didates in various legislative dis
|'tricts.
Joint action by state republican
and democratic convention in the en-
dorsement of candidate for the
state supreme court, state superin
fifteen candidates for the distric
court judgeships, such offices being
Ivoted for on a nonpartisan ballot.
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.FlREMEN REFLECT OFFICERS
At THEIR ANNUAL MEEIlNe

The Hope Volunteer Fire Depart
ment held it's regular annual meeting
at the City Hall on Monday evening.
After usual routine of business the
election of officers was held, E. M.
Fuller and H, E. Trammell were re-
elected chief and assistant chief, re-
spectively. 1t was also decided at
this meeting to send a representative
group Of Firemen to the State Tour
nament to be held at New Rockford
on June 15-16-17.
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NOMAA'S CLUB PROGRAM
Thursday, Apri! 22nd, 1872

Thursday, April 22nd, 1920
Leader, Mrs j. A. Bowen
Child Workers of the Nation. -.
....... Mrs. Philip
Child Labor Legislation in the u
nited States. -. Mrs. Slingsby
Responsibility of the Pubic. -.
-. Mrs. r. j. Martin
Drill
Poem .. Mrs. Gumh
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Three county officials endorsed by
the league in Walsh county refused
to stand htchd and turned the en-
dorsement down. Not every body
cares to sleep in the same bed with
the Bolsheyik's altho risking a
chance of securing a political job.
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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
TREATY CHANGE
MEETS REFUSAL
AT WHITEHOUSE.
Suggestion Made Senators
Try to Convert Lodge on
Article X.
AGREEMENT is DOUBTED

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The
president stands pat.
This was the word from the white
house today in response to inquiries
as to what Woodrow Wilson's atti.
tude would be toward a compromise
on Article K of the league of nations
covenant.
Senator Hitchcock last night wrote to
Wilson asking him to receive Senator
simmons, democrat, as an emissary who
would lay before him a proposal for
compromise on Article x.
SUGGESTS TRYING
TO CONVERT LODGE.
Hopes Of compromise Publications were
believed to have been dashed wnen the
whitehouse let 1t be known that Wilson
sees little need for discussing the treaty
situation further with administration
senator's; that he is adamsnt against any
reservations except interpretative ones
and that he prefers to have senators try
to convert Senator Lodge rather than try
to convert him.
The president, it is understood, feels
that he made his position clear to Sen
dLOr G3aSS Wneu Tue ldllSF h6s db INC
whitehouEe some days ago. The position
reported taken by the president was be-
lieyed to indicate he would decline to
see Senator Simmons.
SKATERS HOPE
OF RATIFICATION.
Hitchcock said this morning that he
had not received a reply from the presi-
dent. II the reply is as indicated dem
ocratic senator's say all hope of ratifca-
ton will be given up.
An alternative proposed which Senator
Simmons had planned to present, in view
of rejection Of a compromise on Article
K, was to ask the presidents assent to
the adoption by congress Of a resolu-
ton for the establishment of peace by
declaring the technical state Of war be-
tween the United States and Germany at
an end.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
NAVY NEEDS 80
VESSELS DANIELS
CONTINUED From Page one.)

would have only rounded out the navy
along the lines found necessary by our
experience in the late world war.
1.-TWO battleships authorized prior to
1915 are now neG rly completed, and we
are building under the three-year pro-
gram of 1916, ten battleships more pow
erful than any foreign ships ahoat and
SIX battle cruisers superior to any for
eign vessels of their class Ten scout
cruisers also are under construction"
The secretary pointed out that prior to
1915, naval building policy had generally
followed the line of supremacy of the
battleship. The world war developed
submarines and airplanes to high de-
gree.
"At present." Secretary Daniels con-
tinued, 1.-THE United States has only one
airplane carrier.
Great Britain, which had a better
balanced feet before the war and con-
tinued building during the war on a
more nearly balanced scale, while we
specialized on destroyers and other anti
submarine craft, has the following:
"Airplane carriers @; Hight cruisers,
I6 hotilla leaders, 30; feet subma-
rines 81
FLEET WEAK AS
RESULT OF WAR.
nus 40 u EcSull Oh inc CHdHSeS IN
naval warfare and the sacrifices we made
TO win the war our feet is weak in the
types which the world war proved ar,
necessary to fleet efficiency.
In case the peace treaty is not rati-
fed at the present session Of congress
| am constrained to recommend the au-
thorization of the following building
program:
''I8attleships, two.
"Battle cruisers, one.
Scout cruisers. six.
Light cruisers. twenty.
Mine laying light cruisers, eight.
"Flotilla leaders, twenty.
Fleet submarines. six.
"Airplane carriers, four.
destroyer tender, one.
Submarine tender, one.
'Tf 1t shall turn out that the United
States definitely decides not to become
a party to the league of nations / shah
feel 1t my imperative duty to renew my
recommendations Of last year for the
authorization at this session OF congress
OF another three-year program"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06

pus, Judge Hand said that it seemed as
destitute Of merit as any / have ever
encountered"
Harry Weinberger, counsel for Berg
doll, Immediately announced he would
carry the case TO the United States SUI
preme court and demand for his client
the right Of a civil trial by jury.
Judge Hand in his decision declared
that the machinery Of the draft law as
II had been applied to Bergdou ap-
peared valid and that nothing had been
presented to impeach the draft regu-
latlons He stated the petition seemed
to show that the man was merely a
morbid coward"
Mrs. Bergdoll, the defendants mother
was in court sitting beside her son. who
nervously 'tugged at his mustachc
throughout the hearing
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CONTINUED From Page One)
the various measures which have been
introduced in congress the belief being
that the results already achieved. the
higEer prices for spot paper and the
adoption by newspapers generally Of the
spirit Of the resolutions above will finally
meet the situation.
$500 LETTERS BRING
TWENTY-FIVE ANSWERS.
"A month ago the American News
paper Publishers association addressed
communication to some $500 small
newspapers, most of them not members
Of the association, asking all who were
unable to secure news print in rolls to
advise the association so that it might
endeayor to put them in touch with
source of supply. The meager response
10 this request some twenty five in all
may indicate that reports regarding the
inability Of small newspapers to secure
paper have been somewhat exaggerated.
The association has been of service to
some of the few who have been in dis
tress and hopes to be able to help in the
future should deserving cases come to its
notice.
For this purpose the information
needed by us is the minimum quantity
necessary for balance of 1920, statement
of sizes, of present supply, it's source,
tonnage and price, number of pages, cir
eulation, and advertising volume at pres
ent time as compared with correspond
ing period Of last year
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COUNT PREDICTS
u. S. OF RUSSIA

Continued From Page One.)
autonomy. But be is also said to be de-
manding that they join an economic al
lance with Great Russia.
II believe the new United States of
Russia will include Finland, Latvia, Es-
thonia. Lithusnia, Ukrainia and Crimea
BUILDERS LOOK
FAR INTO FUTURE.
while Lenlne and Trotsky are striv-
ing for peace with the outside world.
the resumption of commerce and the
building up Of Russia economically they
are looking far into the future. Lenine
Is quoted as saying that he is ambitious
to establish a working soviet govern
ment controlled by the common peo-
pie, which will arouse the admiration
OF the working classes in the other
nations of Europe
.The officials Of the soviet govern
ment were hopeful Of securing peace dur
ing the winter so that the spring would
found the doorways of Russia open for
exports and imports. Trotzky has elab.
crate plans under way for utilization Of
many of his best troops In industry and
farm work but so far as known now only
; small percentage Of the great soviet
army has been disbanded. The reluc-
= Of he holshevik leaders to demo-
Billie reflected their fears Of the allies
vcaee intentions.''
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06

"Our Nations Business" will be dis
cussed by John w. O'Leary Of Chicago,
president Of the National Metal Trades
association, and James A. Emery, gen
ersl counsel OF the National Industrial
council will speak on THE Unionization
of Federal Government" at the four
teenth annual meeting and dinner of the
Indianapolis branch organization Of the
Metal Trades association. Tuesday eve
ming. March &c, at $50 o'clock In the
Riley room, Claypool hotel.
The dinner is invitauonal Secretary
A. ]. Allen has sent / 800 Invitations
TO manufacturers. business, professional
end public men, and to federal, state,
county and city officials, in addition to
Officers of 100 local civic and commercial
bodies, clubs, societies and organize
lions. Invitations have also been sent
10 employers ana their organizations In
ether cities In Indiana and adjoining
states. Officers OF the association for
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-06
HINES SUED BY
COAL INTERESTS
Order Asked Against Inter
fering With Distribution.

WASHINGTON. March 6.-Restraint
Of Director General Hines 'fn continuing
to interfere in an illegal way. with the
orderly distribution of coal" was asked
in a suit filed in the supreme court OF
the District Of Columbia today by Noah
H. Swayne II of Philadelphia, president
of the American Wholesale Coal associa-
ton. Other companies joining in the
suit are the Pine Ridge Coal Company
Of Michigan and the Coale & Co, coal
merchants at Baltimore.
Tire allegation is made in the suit that
the presidents control over coal, granted
By the lever law, has been delegated
and redelegaaed so many time" that the
coal idustry is no longer regulated by
the government in the public interest.
Any one who uses coal and wants to
confscate what he wants, can get and
use the presidents powers under the
Lever law 1t is alleged. The bill ques-
lions the legality OF the frequent dele
cations of the presidents power and as
serts that "those who thus regulate coal
in their own interest assumed still In
their own interets to dlvest the owners
OF their cool to title to it,"
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PAPERS URGED

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this gear are to be elected and reports
from present officers and committees will
be received at the meeting.
James A. Emery has been general
counsel of the National Industrial Coun-
ell and the National Association OF Man
ufacturers for the past thirteen years,
during which time he has served as gen.
eral counsel for a large number Of ma
tional manufacturers and Industrial or
CARNATIONS. He has made hundreds of
public addresses on these subjects before