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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-08

tank contains air only so there is
no danger of it freezing in case the
family is away. 1t may be placed
where the air compressor can be OPP
Grated from the ordinary farm en-
CINE which is doing their other work.
Where electricity is available
either on trunk lines or private sys'
TENS, the outfit becomes automatic
so that when the air tank is pumped
up to the desired pressure, it shuts
off the current. This type of in
stalIation bids fair to replace all
suburban water systems. 1t requires
no attention in any kind OF weather,
other than an occasional oiling.
Hard and soft water, either from
well. spring or lake and c~istern, may
all be supplied from one air com
pressing equipment and the water
comes gushing forth in plenty at the
turning of the faucet. OF course
the pipes must be buried in the
ground and the outlets protected
from freezing but there is no more
risk Of freezing than there would be
with a city water system.
The flow is continuous because
the pumping chambers are arranged
so that one part is filling while the
other delivers the water, maintain
ing a steady flow from the faucet at
all times.
There are many devices whereby
animals may turn on the water fol
themselves.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-08
'Ex-k|NCS EYE
DANUBE STATES
Federation Is Formed on Paper
by Plotters in SWitzer-
land.
DETAILS ARE NOT COMPLETE
ExiIed Rulers, Seeing the Ho~peiessless
of Their Cause, Now Center All
Their Plotting on One Great
Scheme.

Berne, SWitZerland.-FrOm "the play
ground of Europe" of before the war
Switzerland has become "the plotting
, ground Of Europe" of after the war.
And all of this plotting may now be
summarized In n general end of "the
constitution of a Danubian confedera-
tion."
To the credit of the Swiss it must
be said they resent in the extreme de-
gree the abuse that is now being made
Of their country and their hospitality
by the exiled rulers and statesmen of
erstwhile empires and states, but they
are as helpless in the matter as they
are innocent.
Keeps Everybody Busy.
While they cannot keep their little
country from being converted into an
incubator, however, they can at least
try to keep the plots being brooded
therein from actually Matching, and the
Swiss secret service, together with its
gendarmes, its policemen, its detectives
and its public officials generally, are
putting in quite a few ~sleepless nights
to this end.
Now that the gradual readjustment
of Europe has left no doubts in the
minds of certain exiled rulers, like ex
King Constantine of Greece and some
of the former rulers of German states,
Of the hopelessness of their cause, all
Of the plotting in Switzerland has
come slowly to center on one great
scheme, a scheme that is not only con-
sidered possible, but hat is considered
by many Of the great minds and au-
thOritieS of Europe as being absolute
ly imperative and inovitahla.
This is the constitution Of a Dan
ubian federation to replace the old
dual monarchy, and which, according to
its hackers, is the only thing that can
insure the life of the %half-dozen or
more states into which the old Austri-
an-Hungarian monarchy has been di-
vided.
Vital and Imperative.
Whether this Danubian federation
has its center north of the Danube
with what is left of Hungary and Aus
tria as a basis or whether 1t has its
south of the Danube with Serbia
Roumania playing the reading
role whether it be monarchical or re-
publican in form, together with half q
dozen other possibilities or ramitica-
ions, are generally considered unim-
)%ortant. All that is regarded as vital
nd imperative is, that such a confed-
,ration be constituted and that it be
organized in full harmony with and
support Of the allies.
Hungary and German Austria, as
hey will exist when the peace confer
nee finishes its work, will be dead
tates-their own people and states
zen admit that. Poland and CzechO-
are merely gambling bets.
Serbia and Roumania are consid-
red as the two big future bets Of
outh central Europe.
On the other hand, there are just
S many supporters and just as many
letters in Switzerland who would like
} see Vienna regain some of it's past
Tory as the center of the new Danubi-
confederacy; Budapest is equally
ell represented. while there are
of others who can demonstrate
ON a dozen standpoints, why War
Nv is inevitably destined as the future
'eat center of middle European life.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-08

We wish to thank the many friends
of our father, Rev. A. j. Gable, for
their kindness and sympathy at his
death and burial. We appreciate the
remembrance of all the old friends.
(Signedl The CABLE FAMILY.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
WHAT THE FARMER GETS
AND CONSUMER PAYS

While the price of wheat has been
reduced the cost of bread has not
come down in the same ratio. A
Mississippi man notes that in his
town flour lis selling for $14 and SIS
a barrel, while wheat at $1.50 or
less. is equivelant to $3.50 a barrel.
A load of wheat in Oklahoma which
brings the grower $68.50 costs the
consumer $126 and baked into bread
brings $391.33. ,' @ q
A farmer shipped a hide to a st.
Louis commission house. and his re-,
turns showed that the hide was
worth 32.1O, the freight was $1.69,
the drayage so cents, the farmer
owed the commissio ion, house Q cents
in. the sale of, his hide, which was off:
sa-7pD oundasteers in first class con-
Sditi0n and hauled 1S miles to town..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30

dition, II - had been. engaged in
an effort, % straighten them out
when he was called to Fargo" and
that the records were in such place
that no one but Mr.. Darling could
get access to them.
Defendants In Action
The defendants IN the action of the
auditing board are the members Of
the Industrial commission, Governor
Frazier, John Hagan and William
LANCER, w. A. Anderson, secretary;
and the Equitable Audit company,
including W. A. Darling, as manager
of the Equitable company.
The Equitable Audit company is
the same company which audited the
Scandinavian-Ameri bank, over
which there was long legal battle,
and the same company, it is said,
has been engaged for several weeks
before the auditing board was en-
powered by the initiated law to begin
it's examination Of state industries,
in the auditing of the Bank of North
Dakota, home builders association
and the Drake mill.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
BRITISH JOURNALS
FAVOR AGREEMENT
DEGRADING NAVlES
Call Upon United States,
Great Britain and Japan to
Curtail Naval Expense by
Mutual Agreement.

London, Dec. 28.-Calls for Unit
ed States, Great Britain and Japan
to curtail naval expense by mutual
agreement were featured in a num-
Der of London newspapers this morn
ing. In following the course the
journals give expression to the anx-
the receipt Of reports of the new
naval program--anxiety which may
be traced to the assumption that if
the United States builds big navy
Great Britain must do likewise. The
Morning Post laments that American
politicians have chosen a moment
when the war time fellowship OF the
American and British navies and the
"cllivalrous courtesy of American
seamen" have united the naval SER
vices Of the two nations "to declare
lin effect that the British navy is a
potential menace to America"
The newspaper complains in this con-
nection of the Essential contradic-
tlon between American politics and
American practice, protesting no de-
sire to question Americas right to
build as large as she thinks proper
anu duIHllIlHS AileIlCd Can dHO'u "
build the biggest navy in the world
while Great Britain cannot. The
Post contends that" conclusion of a
workable agreement between the
United States and" Great Britain
would do more to establish and main
tain the peace of the world than any
other plan conceivable, and urges
that "the recent utterance of Senator
Borah and other Americans encour-
aged the belief that such an arrange
ment is possible"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30

This is case Of where the farmer
can say ''Iet the tail go with the
hide
In Brown county Kansas 80 cents
was bid for bushel OF corn, raised
on $500 land with Sc a day labor.
In Fayette county, Illinois, two and
one half and three cents were bid
for dry cows in good flesh fed on 50
a bushel corn, raised on land worth
from $50 to $500 an acre. Hogs
sold at to 10 cents pound were
fattened on high priced corn and
and pork chops sell from 35 to 40
cents pound.
\ pound Of wool yarn retails for So
60, Il pound OF flannel sells for $G.1S
When a farmer can sell wool at all
he gets from IS to 20 cents Il pound.
Campers Weckly-When the con-
sumcr buys 81 worth of cotton bat
ting the farmer get II cents of his
money. When the consumer buys
81 worth of muslin the cotton farm
er get II cents. When he buys 81
worth of good gingham the cotton
raiser gets 2 cents. When he buys
81 worth of good organdie, the cot
ton raiser gets cent.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
REPORTED CHANGES
INSTAT'E OFFICES
AFTER JANUARY |
Steen Announces That J. O.
Lyngstad of jamestown
Will Again Take Up Work
as Deputy State Treasurer.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec 29.-(Spe-
ciaD. Old faces will return to the
state treasurer's office next week
when John Steen assumes the Office
Mr.. Steen, who served two. terms as
treasurer, announced today that J..
o. Lyngstad, of jamestown, will be
deputy state treasurer. Mr.. Lying
stad, who now is engaged in the au-
tomobile business, formerly held
this office under Mr.. Steen. l.. o.
Rudser, of Crosby, who came into
the treasurer's Office six years ago
with Mr.. Steen and is now in the Of
flee will continue as chief clerk.
Melvin Steen, of Knox, a nephew of
the treasurer-elect, will be cashier.
C. H. Lincoln, of Bowman, will be
bookkeeper. Miss Mcdonald, of
Bismarck, and Bertha Olson, also
will be in the Office.
Ralph Madland, now in the trea-
surer's office, will move across the
hall to be deputy under D. c. Poin-
dexter, who will become state audi
tor Jan. 4. Mr.. Poindexter, who
was in Bismarck yesterday, announc-
ed that he would retain John Bowers,
now in the auditors office, and Bow
ers will be chief clerk. Dan McRhee
who has been in the treasurer's OF
fee for many years and is an expe'
book man, will continue in his pre-
sent work. Frank Smith will be a
bookkeeper and Helen Gallagher,
now employed by the Bismarck Com
mercial club as stenographer, will
be in the Office. ..
There will be few other changes
among employees, perhaps none, ex-
cept in the Office of Attorney-Gener-
al-elect William Lemke. In addi-
ton to the appointment of assist
ants, Mr.. Lemke also will make ap-
pointments in the state license de-
partment. It has been rumored that
F. L. Watkins, now employed as an
agent in the license department,
will be head of the department un-
der Lemke. 1t is said that Mr..
Lemke has had 400 applications for
the position of head of the license
department.
Auditor-elect Poindexter, asked if
he had had many applications for
positions just after his election,
said:
"Did I? Why I had applications
two days after I was endorsed {
Fargo, before the primary last
June"
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
HOUSE DECORATED FOR
FORTHCOMING SESSION
..ss OF n. D. LEGISLATURE

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 2S.-(spe-
cial). There will be plenty of red,
white and blue flags in the house of
representatives. at the Forthcoming
session Of. the legislature.
Billy Laist, head janitor at the
capitol, who has served in that ca
!pacity for 26 years and has seen
nearly all of, the legislatures of the
state in action. is about all ready for
the opening Of the session next week.
The decorations for the house are
complete. The speakers rostrum is
bounded on all sides by American
flags. In the rear q. big flag is
stretched across the wall. 3.
The, house and senate chambers
have been thoroughly cleaned. The
representatives will draw, for seats,
according to an established custom.
The hold-over senators probably will
occupy their same seats, but there.
will be several vacant in, the Non.
partisan section Of the senate this
session and indepsnd dents will move
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
WARRANT ISSUED BY
u. S. DIST. ATTORNEY
FOR TOWNER BANKER

Fargo, Dec "a John Trotter.
deputv y. S. Marshal today went to
Towncr, N. d., to serve warrant
issued by the U. S. district attorney
on n. H. Bergh, cashier Of the First
National Bank of Towner, which
closed several days ago. Mr.. Bergh
already is under arrest on charge
Of forgery in connection with the al
legged introduction Of nearly $780,
900 worth Of forged paper into the
bank. =. ~,
Two counts are included in the U.
S. warrant against him He is ac-
cused embezzling upwards of $780,
900 Of the banks funds. of making
false entries ON the bank's books
and making false reports OF the
Lank's condition.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
WATERS VS.. TOWNLEY CASE
TRANSFERRED TO TRAILL co.

Fargo, Dec. 2S.-Judge A. T. Cole
in the local district court yesterday
issued an order transferring the case
of J. r. Waters against "A. C. Town
ley to Trail county on motion Of at
torneys for the defendant. The mo-
ton was made on the ground that
the defendant could not secure I.
fair trial in Cass county because Of
the prejudice which exists locally
against Mr.. Townley and the Non
partisan League. The date for the
trial has not been set.
Waters is suing Townley for $5,-
900 alleged salary which Waters
claims he had coming on a verbal
agreement.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
POTATO GROWERS MEET JAN 1s

There will be a meeting of the
Potato Growers Exchange tof this
state, at Fargo, January 18 to 21, at
tended by officials of the Minnesota
Potato Growers Exchange. Much
information on the growing and mar
keting of potatoes will be had. The
Minnesota Exchange has marketed
some 1000 cars of potatoes for the
two states this season. H. Bakko of
Walcott, N. D., is president of the
North Dakota Potato Growers Ex-
change, j. ]. Barrett, Halifax, N. D.,
is secretary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
DEATH OF WOMAN
IN H0LDUP CASE
CHRISTMASD DAY
Autopsy on Body Of Mrs. Belle
Rayenscroft Haster Fails to
Show Any Unnatural Cause
of Death-Ccntinue lnves-
tigation.

Al,ho the autopsy performed on
,he body of Mrs. Belle ta'ehscroll
Hastnr. commonly known mere ih
Miss Belle Haster, and under i've
yaar suspended sentence in the STATE
noui,cu,iary for robbery in the 1lrst
dorrec failed to reveal any traces
Of an unnatural death, some oi 'n'
vital organs will be sent to the stale
laboratories at Grand FORKS lor an
alysis. Mrs. Haster died about elsn'
o'clock Christmas morning at the
Trini,y hospital, having been TAKEN
,bcre from the county Jail FRIDAY
morning.
Mrs uaster. who WAS but nineteen
wears of age, complained OF being III
soon after her sentence was pronouhc
od NV Judge Nuessle in district court
INT was not considered to have Deeh
in a serious condition. ABOUT Nv"
o'clock Friday morning, Il local phs-
siciau. who had removed the W.
mans tonsls shortly before the ho'o-
nm ,o which she confessed to nave
ni,vnd prominent part occurred.
r,. called up by officials at the
county jail and told that lhe si'i
was bleeding at the nose. ne pns
sician prescribed Il remedy, Dut tne
girl continued to complain OF ii!'ess
and was taken to the hospital ialei
!, tho morning. The bleeding was
.,,nncd before she reached the nos
,,;,al and il is thot that the hemor-
rhage could not have caused oea'''
slight inflammation OF the kio-
,,oy: was found by the physicians a'
the autopsy. and it is held D! so'ne
Of the doctors that TINS was ca"se'
by Hrigh,'s disease. Another op'n-
ion advanced by one OF the physicians
vho attended the examination IL
,hat the girl had taken blchlorlde
of mrrcurv tablet, deadly poison at
tho time of her conviction, which
uojson by causing kidney DISEASE
or nephritis, ended fatally from l''e
TO eight lays afterwarc
Maiden Name Ravenscro:i
When Mrs. Haster came to th'
CITY Saturday, December lltf. she
told a physician that her mother Nv
ed at Dickey, y. d., bul after ner az
rest told attorneys that ner maldeh
,:,ne WIZ: Belle Pa!"r"crcI1. tha'.
a. mother was domestic ut P0ca.
tc,lo, Idaho, and that she Mad mari :eo
man l.amed Haster but that tne
marriage had been annulled OF .ma'
she had secured d divorce me
mother has been notified and auth
critics are awaiting word from her
relative to the disposition OF the
bodv. Haster is said to be in Mont
ana. ! f'.
Mrs. Haster said that she came
To North Dakota to marry a young
man. with whose mother she had been
staying at Dickey before coming 10
Jamestown. She said she was 10
have been married in Christmas day.
tie day of her death. Relatives OF
the woman with whom Mrs. Haster
stonpcl while in Dickey were IN the
city the latter part of the week ana
substantiated Mrs. Haster's story.
Holdup December 10Th
Mrs Haster was being held as a
witness in the case Of the state OF
North Dakota VS.. Oscar Engrave.
having accused Engrave OF planning
the holdup which was staged near
the Midland Station the night or
Dec, 10th.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
DISMISS CASE AGAINST
JACK GUYER, NOW SERVING
IN n. ID. PENITENTIARY

Fort Yates, N. d., Dec. 28.--Jack
Guyer, serving sentence in the
penitentiary at Bismarck, will not
have to face trial on the charge of
grand larceny in Corson county,
South Dakota. When Guyer's case
was called, the fact that he was in
a North Dakota penitentiary was ex-
planned and the prosecuting attor-
ney dismissed the action.
The South Dakota charge against
Guyer centered around cattle steal
ing activities.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
SALES FROM THE FISCHER HERD

Among the buyers Of young pure
bred Holstein bulls from the C. G.
Fisher herd, were Gratten Brothers
of Walum, the Anderson brothers of
Montpelier and E. A. Haastedt Of
jamestown. Mr.. Fisher has a few
choice animals left.
d. G.. Ottinger assistant state vet
erinarian, has just finished tuber-
culosis test of thirty head of stock
on the Fisher farm and reports all in
perfect condition. ..H L
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
MANY cHATTEL MORTGAGES

A large number of chattel mort
cages are being filed for record on
various kinds of farm property, in
cluding horses, cattle, automobiles,
machinery, grain in the bin and in
future crops, and various other
kinds farm property. Many of these
mortgages are for additional time
and represent also additional secur-
ity, for past due indebtedness. Very
few new loans are being made by
banks at the present time. y v (.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
AUTHOR OF FREE LOVE
BILL DIES AT MANDAN

Mandan, N. d., Dec. 2S.-Repre-
sentative Harris of Stanton, Mercer
county, died at the Mandan hospi-
tai yesterday at $50. He was strick-
en- with apopleXy in the morning at
his home in Stanton and was brought
to Mandan on the noon train by a
sister. He was elected to the, legis-
lature by the Nonpartisans in 1918
and later left the league. He intro
duced the free love bill in the last
session of the legislature.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
HOW THE WHEAT
MARKET is CONTROLLED

Topeka, Kans, Dec 2S.-The last
issue of Capper's Weekly has the
following in regard to fluctuations
of wheat prices, since July Is last.
Probably 10 million bushels OF
wheat were sold for export last
week. Total exports of wheat to
date amount to-, nearly 200 million
bushels.
These exports and the wheat al
ready contracted for shipment dur
ing January and February, doubtless
come near to wiping out the wheat
surplus this country has had.
An unusual feature of great signi-
ficance is that foreign buyers are
now contracting for our wheat as
far ahead as April time when
South America new crop is avail
able to Europe. .g
Including the carry-over from the
preceding crop, we have 49 million
bushels less wheat this year than
last
And with all this the Chicago
wheat gamblers put the market
down at every rise, and prices are
huctuating from day to day as if the
traders were all at sea on the situa-
tion. t
The President of the Chicago
Board of Trade makes the assertion
that the traders exercise re-
straining effect on fluctuations in
prices.
From June 1 to July Is this year.
As days, the total range in prices
for No. 2 hard wheat was only 7
cents.
Future trading was resumed on
the Chicago Board of Trade July Is.
Within 4 days the December option
closed at SO cents below the cash
price. The week of August 2 wheat
declined So cents a bushel in one
week. The Canadian crop had not
then been harvested.
Perhaps this is better way to
show how the wheat gamblers tsta-
bilize' the market.
They resumed trading in wheat
on July Is with December wheat at
$2.75.
July 19 it touched $2.4s. T.
July 23 it sold at $2.6O11, and
broke to $2.06 August 2.
September 13 it sold at $2.49 3-4
and broke to $1.86 October S. ~
November it sold at $2.10 Ia,
and broke to $1.52 November 26.
Here we have net drop of $1.23
in months and fluctuations of II.
cents in IA days, of 63k cents in 8
days; of 63 ia cents in 49, days,
and So Ia cents in 16 days. "f
And the stocks Of wheat in Chi
cag0s were the lowest 0n record for
that time of year. t+. 'stls
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-12-30
CHANGE OF FIFTY-FIVE
DEGREES. IN TEMPERATURE

I Minot, Dec. 2S.-Temperature va
riations of SIS degrees has been reg
istered here in the last "a hours. At
sun-up yesterday morning the official
temperature was recorded as 80 de-
grees below and at the same hour
this. morning the mercury stood IS
degrees above.