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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
WOMEN'S SFEDERAL
OIL co. FAILURE
Million Dollar Corporation
Ha. Bank Balance Of Fifty
three Cent? Women Say
Men Spoiled 1t All.
tBy the Associated Press)

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The Women's
Federal OH Company organized in
1915 by women today is in the hands
of new directorate, all men. The
company began as a million dollar
corporation. Its financial condition
today was told by the financial secre-
tary-cash on hand, $175.75; bal
ance in bank, So cents; deficit for
the year. $63.43S.
The company dealt largely in Texas
land leases. Seventy five thousand
shares were issued and there were
upwards Of two thousand sharehol-
ders: Shares formerly brot $3.50,
but today they were quoted at 81.
Mrs. H.. II Honore, Jr., was presi-
dent of the company and one Of the
organizers. She was the last women
connected with the concern. She said
the corporation was started with
every favorable omen but the men
ruined it,
ut was my idea to keep it a wo-
mans affair, strictly said Mrs. Hon
ore. "AtI first we had woman's
selling organization but later had to
include men. When we turned. the
half million stock Issue over to men
brokers to disposetsof we had a
chance to sell our stock at a mini
mum cost yet the promotion charges
ran over 30 per cent-much to high.
"The men wanted the company
from the beginning Now let them
have It."
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
HINES SIGNS AGREEMENT
Z WITH RAILWAY CLERKS
fBy the Associated Pr,ss1

tBy the Associated Prsss)
Washington, Jan. 14-Director
General Hines has signed a national
agreement covering rules and, work:
ling conditions with the Brotherhood
Of Railway and Steamship Clerks.
fTaisht hsndlers and,sxpressssnd 4Sta-
s,en;se.bsoyees. The a.sreensnt. IT
ENass anaousiced today. \ Tstrnactive
4p :1Auuary.i ! i iend. NIL esatiuus' ii
Esores M during e 3 the period Of federal
control. "a r " : g,,t..a:; y. q
The agreement provides for: time
and one-hah for overtime after eight
hours, applying TO al employees ex-
cept certain workers whose employ
ment is:light or intermit and for
one day's rest each week except
whore operation OF thsr individual
railroads. would be affected ss
Bnotharhood omsaalss .rsquestsd;. =
national agreement last summer ana.
ths sssnk kjaet hads s.besn. .nnds e. eohsidsts
atieA q sthats stinesh ;tAA ipnat
teEe saaA 4 4 lsier aasf
iIailxlasx g wesGesl anA sss,sssk ias aeoaai-
liliil ~: a
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
COL. RATES, N. D. PIONEER, AND
G. A. r.. COMMANDER DEAD

Fargo. N. D., Jan. 12.-Col. A. s.
Bates was general agent Of the Great
Northern in Fargo from 1882 to
1894, and he died, at his ranch home
in the mountains north of White Sal
mon. Wash, Of heart disease. His
wife and four children. Wilmer s..
Miss Nancy. Richard j.. all.,residing
at the ranch. and Col. Walter T.
Bates Of Washington. p. G.. survive.
Colonel Bates was at one time
commander Of the O., A. r.. in North
Dakota. and also commandera ofsthe
John !, :, Reynolds post In GatAos: He
vas born lin Cincinnati. Ohio, I'm
! 1912: 3 . spending his, boyhoods days
there and IN Dayton. Ohio. sis:ss:"s 2 2 !;
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
MEX. EARTHQUAKE
hiPRISOaB FAMILY
IN GREAT CHASh
(By.. the Associated Press)

Mexico CITY. Jan. 12.-Unique In
the annals OF the earthquake Is the
experaence OF the family Of Profes-
sor Francisco Riresos. Of Barranea,
Nueva. The; qnake opened : great
ichasm IN the earth In which .tAeir
nome xag Aesul1sA For more tAan
! wesk : mbsrasof the family have
ibse4s 1tyiRlg q sins.th, ssttom 81 tAis
assysss sc sc least 14ots feat below the
surface Sc tho earth surviving
'nefSli libois have besn sleyvertngg food.
ana Swater!. !.at Tie dmmia isn't. risk. of
jjdiiae giIlEk ssto0ks which might sfal1
and crush tos. sleenea Belief sta
bzprsssed 4 Z ~ shocks
will moan ~ 81 tltose I'M !
ptI:itdhedE ia5 4 5thesa y
n, lepsstA RON q N I llssu4l dass
tststsiadl the ernpt tiond u Il 10 q NV IN
oraterSi1 eteasing 81 viole IN
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
PROMINENT. FARCOAN
OF EARLY EIGHTIES:
JOURNALIST-PROMOTER

Fargo, Jan. 12.-Word has just
been received by H. c. Plumley Of the
death of Alexander Sweeney Cape
hart, a resident of Fargo in the early
days, and who assisted in the publ
cation Of Fargo's first newspaper,
'The Fargo Argus" in 1879.
Mr.. Capehart died at Statewide
hospital, North Carolina, after max
ing brave fight for life. He fell
from his horse riding over his estate
at Old Newcastle, N. c., and was
trampled and bruised. six months
previous to his death. He went to
Statewide from his plantation home
for an operation ana returned for
second operation, but the best of sur
gerry failed to prolong his life.
Alex s. Capehart was prominent
figure in the early days Of Fargo,
coming here from Ohio, where he
was half owner of the Columbus Eve
ming Dispatch, in 1879, and associ-
ated himself with Major Edwards,
when owned and edited the first pa
per at "The Crossing" the Fargo Ar.
gus. Mr.. Capehart was interested in!
real estate and owned ana managed
the opera house, the roller and ice
rinks. He was most enthusiastic
over the future prosperity Of Fargo
and as early as 1881 or 1882 he brot
such entertainments to Fargo as the
Emma Abbott Opera Co., which sang.
here for q successful engagement Of
six nights and two matinees, and the
lecture course with the Eminent DR..
Joseph Cook, r. Dewitt Talmadge,
Robert 1ngersoll, Mrs. Livermore,
also Remeupi, the Hungarian violin
list, and such talent as these.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
HAGEN APPEAL FOR
NEW TRIAL TO BE
HEARD THURSDAY
(By the. Associated Press)

Fargo, Jan. 13.-The petition of
H. j. Hagen, president of the Scandi-
navian-American bank of Fargo, for
setting aside the verdict of the jury
which declared him guilty of viola
ton of the banking laws of the state
will be heard by Judge M. ]. Englert
of Valley City, Thursday.
Hagen was convicted early In De-
cember of violating the state banking
laws in connection with the handling
of the affairs of the Fargo bank that
was closed for time recently by
the state banking board. He OBJ
tanned stay of sentence pending his
application for q new trial.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
CHANCES IN CONTROL
OF GATE CITY BANKS

Fargo; N. n, Jan. 12.-Important
changes took place in several Fargo
hanks today ct the annual meeting ,oi
Stockholders, the most marked,
change being the shirt Of control. OF
the Security National bank to q
group of stockholders headed by
James Grady and II: C. AamDth OF
Valley. City, and G. J. Lee OF Fargo.
In the Merchants National, II. w.
Geary was elected president 10 sue
oeed r. s. Lewis, whe became chair
man at the board of directors.
The First National elected Gordon
Nesbft as vicepresident to succeed ].
s. Watson, and George Jensen was
elected cashier to succeed Eesbit.
Nesbit and G. =. Nusent are new
members Of the directorate.
In the Northern Trust company,
r. W. Clemens was elected vice-pres-
ident, G. A. Clemens being elected
secretary, Thomas b. Hull Of Fargo
was elected new member Of the
board Of directors.
The Dakota Trust company elect
ed A. q. Lerschbough Of Fargo as
cashier, to succeed B. v. Moore. who
resigned several weeks ago. Otto
q. Bremer OF 81. Paul succeeded: Mr..
Moore. On the sdireeterate to-day.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
Number of Killed .A9'.@, =
- - -. 3, - :"
Placed at Twenty

While the number of dead was an
nounced as ten early this evening.
it seems probable that the fatalities
will exceed this total. Some of the,
wounded lay in the Tiergarten for .
considerable time after the shooting,
although many were carried to near
by hospitals.
The government admits the loss
Of one member Of the troops OF
guards killed in the fighting while
several are missing.
Tonight Noske's troops placed
riflemen with barbed wire Gordon
throughout the downtown streets.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
REPORTS PROGRESS - Sz.
OF REORGANIZATION
OF FIGHTING FIRST

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 13.-(Spe'
cial. .)-M4jor Harold Sorenson OF
Fargo, who shares with Adjutant
General Fraser the honor of having
been active in North Dakota national
guard affairs for. more than quar-
ter of a century, reported at the cap
ital yesterday for his new post as as
sistant adjutant general, to which he
was appointed by General Fraser last
Major Sorenson joined the First
North Dakota in 1894, fought with it
thru the Philippine campaign, the
Mexican border campaign and the
worlds war, and is now in position
where he can play an important part
in the reorganization of this famous
old command, which ranks SO high
in the esteem of every North Dakota
man who ever has served with it.
General Fraser reports that Flick
ertail towns which formerly had
companies in the Fighting First are
making good progress with the re-
of their units. A mini
mum Of 100 men is required, and
several Of the cities hope to have
reached this goal before the end of
the month. Should any Of the olo
towns fail down within reasonable
time, its company will be assigned to
some other point, but there is no in
iication as yet that this will be nee
essary..
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW IN
GERMANY FOLLOWING RIOT
AT Least Ten Persons Killed and Many Injured When Mob
Rushes Police and Guards Surrounding Reichstae Build
ng-mob Organized by Extremists as Protest Against
Industrial Council Display Red Flag Inscribed With
Words, All Power to the Soviet
by ths Associated Press)

sons killed in the fight had been
brought into the court Of the build.
ing.
Rife and machine gun fire was
opened on the mob at $40 O'Clock
and lasted five minutes. Later the
correspondent of the Associated
Press counted at least twenty men
lying in the outskirts of the Tier
garten apparently wounded. When
the troops began firing the crowd ran
pell NELL in all directions.
-yc At the sound of the guns members
of the loWer house Of the reichstaE
left the assembly chamber md,
and crowded into the lounging room,
where there was intense excitement
When the mob ran into the street
fronting the south side Of the edifice.
soldiers stationed there suspected
they would be attacked and immedi-
ately opened fusillade. Six slight
ly wounded civilians were carried
into the Reichstag building, dozen
others we're transferred to a guard
house and a number were carried Of
by members of the sanitary corps.
The reichstag temporarily adjourn
ed amid great confusion. Members
of various parties engaged in violent
recriminations and members of tho
cabinet left the chamber. A shot
fred from point directly nafront
Of the Bismarck monument enterea
the huge glass door of the lobby IN
which was crowd of agitated depu-
ties. The bullet passed within few
feet from the spot where the CORES
pondent was in conversation with q
national liberal member Of the reich
stag.
When the troops disbursed the
crowd from outside the building.
they extended their Gordon in tho
direction Of Inter den Linden.
An officer who chanced along was
severely beaten by the crowd.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
MANDAN BOOKKEEPER
LEFT WIFE, CHILD
AND UNPAID BILLS

Mandan, Jan. 1s.-z-Leroy Welstn-
ger, former book Keeper NJ the Maan- a,
dam Washington Fruit Company, who
ten days ago forged the cashiers
name to a check for 500 and then
left town, was today arrested at
Sioux Falls. He will be brot here for
trial, He left a wife and child at
Mandan and also q number Of unpaid
bins. q, Il:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15

Yesi. .s Jan. /. An inersass
az thu snumber q 5icass1 Of measles
hsrs Aasscs ssSd III. Royal s. Cope
land, ,ii ldi.iii u LII, s. to ~
Dr.s 4 lli,l g, 81 ,j ths
buisa ~ hpf iiit ssio q 4 undsrtak @ ~ q
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
LAKOTA ] \ AM. LEGION
TAKES ACTION ON
!. RED FLAG MATTER
Passe. Resolution Demanding
That Local Representatives
Circulate Petitions Favor
ing Passage Of Anti-Red
Flag Bill or Resign.

fakota, N. D., Jan. 12.-(SpecialO
Resolving that III the red flag is
satisfactory to F. w. Kietzman and
Lars Frederickson, then they are not
satisfactory to this post of the Amer
ican Legion" Nelson county's repre-
sentatives in the 18th, assembly are
condemned for their vote to. suppress
the red flag bill during the recent
session and their un-American rep
resentation of their constituency
a demand is made upon them by
Rundell Holicky Post No. 21, Ameri-
canS1egion that they immediately In
itiated and circulate petitions for a
red dsfagS bill similar to the one intro
.duced and that they give such a bill
their whole hearted support or inn
diAteay resign.
I: The Il resolutions recite that "at
the special session Of the legislature
q bill was duly introduced in the
house Of representatives making 1T
crime to expose as the symbol Of a
political creed the red flag in the
state Of North Dakota, and whereas
said nag was refsrred to committee
in the house Of representatives and
kept in said committee SO that the
said F. W. Keitxman and Lays FFeder
ickson and other members might e
saved the embarr1ssmentFsof being
recorded as voting in favor Of a red
flag bill or against the suppression
:of It; and whereas q motion was
made to eorpel the oernmittee e
:repor rtsths satd red nag hall 50 thatGa
favorable vote might b had and so
that It might be made a,crime to ex-
pose the red dag for political pur-
poses in North Dakota, and whereas
said F..:W. Keitzman and Lars Fred
erickson did yotesto keep the bel in
the committee and 30 prevent the
legislature from passing said red flag
biH, thus killing the red flag bin and
preventing it from becoming law,
and whereas red nag has become q
symbol the world over as the flag
Of the bolshevist, 1. w. W., n1hilist,
anarchist. .destrscttonist and law
breaker and; the symbol of political
fatths believing lnthe negatfon Of all
law AND, order. xnd whereas the
American; Legion stands primarily
for law and order; for 100 per cent
Americanism and in direct ppposi-
tton to every creed represented by
the; red flag; ,and whereas the Amer:
ioan. Legion considers the vote Of
+. w. Keitzman and Lars Frederick,
son an open insult, therefore they
are requested to redeem themselves
by initiating red flag bill, or to re-
sign, their post:
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
IOWA BANK ROBBED
OF FIFTY THOUSAND :
DOLLARS IN BONDS
{By the Associated Press)

|. Pleasantville. Iowa. Jan. 14.-Reb-
bers. entered the First National
bank here last night and took feder-
al bonds and stamps estimated to BE-
valued at $4,000. .:.5$
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15

1dils, Jan. II (daVas) Martial
law has been declared throughout
Germany with the exception of Ba.
varia, saxony, Wurttemberg and
Baden, according to Berlin advices,
Dispatches from Berne say that
during the demonstration before the
reichstag in Berlin yesterday two
policemen were killed and two are
missing. Ten others were wounded.
Twenty members of the crowd which
attempted to rush into the building
were killed and forty wounded. - :.
q $sl 4.
Berlin, Jan. 13-<s p. m. THE
government tonight proclaimed mar
tial law in all sections of Germany
following the mob demonstration
this afternoon in which at least ten
persons were killed and many others
wounded by machine gun fire from
guards in front Of the Reichstae
building. T. I
iBerliH, Jan, 13!-Many persons
were killed and wounded in a melee
between members OF mob and po.
lice guards sfrontsst the Reichstae
building here this morning.
The mob, organized by extremists
as a protection against the indus.
trial councils bill now before the
reichstag, began to gather THU
mornfng.TtBy noon every street lead.
ing to Tlergarten was crowded with
masses of people carrying red flags
and placards. Anticipating dem.
onstration, the authorities had sur.
rounded the Re1chstag building with
public, security guards and machine
gunners who barred approach to the
edif1ce.' AS the time passed the
crowd was Joined by striking tram
employees and soon infiammatory
speeches were begun.
When the reichstag convened at 3
O'Clock the crowd was estimated at
10000 and new delegations Of work
ing people carrying red flags and
banners inscribed with words, "All
Power to the Soviet" continued to
arrive. Troop reinforcements in
huge motor trucks were added to the
guard. ..-.u . .-
AT last the mob made a rush
against the police lines trying to dis
arm the guards and disable the ma
chine guns. When it was seen the
mob could not be checked in any 9TH
er way, fire was opened. The shoot
Ing was at close range and the front
Of the building was Uttered with
dead and wounded. Order was soon
restored.
The reichstag continued its sit
ting until o'clock, at which time
It was announced ten bodies of per-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15

'attorneyigsnsral and the secretary oil
state and others, who had been q par:
OF the ruling force OF North Dakota
as contrary TO the: original league
program. 5t' ,':'....'
.They denounced 1t as; con6scatory
holding that no farm lands and No
town property could stand such bur.
densome taxatton. @ ).
These men were then dsnounced
as traitors liars. renesades, .Judases
/. and even less dignined names ap-
.plied to tkem. z, ,s. ~
Eve, TOD, thot;it strange ,that these
men. who had at. one ttime been
among tie very. leaders, OF the lea
ssae shodld be thus denounced. and
read out sof the league because
they denounced what appeared to
them to be ruinous legislation for
North Dakota. But the strangeness
..of ut all IS rapidly disappearing as
ss;learn ;that, it was the desire Of
the league ITO have the property Of
North Dakota revert to. the state nm
der their control, by: way OF taxation
while their many employees fed at the
public crib on salaries ranging from
ten thousand dollars. and expenses.
Per man down to five hundred dol
lars per man to three Thousand dol
aars per man 70 twenty-five t1undred:
dollars Per man, to two Thousand dol
lars per man, 10 fifteen hundred dol
lars per man salaries Employees, Of.
whom = great; psrtien Of which were,
moi Taxpayers i North Dakota. Many
of whom hon s Sc A. even siaents 81
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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1920-01-15
VOTERS EARNEST
THIS CAMP | ] Nj !: slGN lll||
ALL II OV!| ESTATE Al !:
Farmer. and 5 s. 'l'own.peopl'e p''
All Seeki1 ? Solution Of
!. Present Problem. of North
Dakota. { Y.

The 1918 political campaign in
North Dakota will, beyond doubt,
be most illuminating in the states
history, and the most educational for
the voters. On all sides there Is a
very apparent desire to get at the
facts, and the truth In the present
political situation. Sizing up the
present outlook, one Of the ablest po-
litical observers of the state says:
''The farmersin North Dakota are
thinking these days. Last spring
they were lulled ealeep by the open
promises Of political orators in every.
county precinct IN the state. Prom
ises that the taxes OF North Dakota
woulds be much lower in December,
1919, than they had been In Decem-.
ber,.,1 s. $:5;=s5 ;::5 ssss; Y;
1.-THE state auditor, IN his break
with the po1SfR that are IN North
Dakota poliths charged that the Tx
81 Tor 1919 4puld, 3 compared With
the taxes Of 1918, would be ,as three
y to one. This charge was denied by
orators alltpver the state and 1t was
aaid Of thestate auditor. he is liar
However, the truth is coming.
home nov. Quarter sections all over
sstutsmaf county In 1919 are taxed
up to f11o, whereas, in 1918 the
same quarter section ran from $40
to $35 per quarter section. The ra-
ito Is ever greater in many OF the
townships whore lands have slightly
advanued In prices.
.'The attorney general is now
showing BY tho secret caucus actions
spf tho leEislature. how the intent 81
the p4essat polItlca1 readers 1hAd besnl;
to. runithe tkxes UP TO : 4oo.bo to;
$500. 90 per quarter section. {.
When this taxation was rpropos-;
ed I'm some fhree nbills before the se-
cret ,legislatiye caucus, It was de-
nounced by Senator Mees, Represen-
tatiye Herbert. the state auditor, the
,attorney,Esnsral and the secretary of
estate and others, who had been q part,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-23

W. But education in a community
of good schools may well be repre-
sented by figure much larger than
5. Say 25. Then 2 times 8 times
25 equals $50 equals W. At glance
one can see that the value Of W de-
pends on the value of z, and we can
make what We will. To illustrate:
Russia is country rich in agricul-
ture and oil, yet ignorance has
brought it to state of anarchy.
Our neighbor, Mexico, has oil wells
compared with which ours fall into in
significance. Her soil in many places
is wonderfully fertile and her mines
are fabulous, yet her people are poor
because they are ignoront. Messo-
potamia, once the granny of the world,
is now a desert for lack of scientific
irrigation. China's resources are
of ignorance.
On the other hand, Switzerland
with her poor soil, her mountains
without coal, oil, gold or iron. and
with no coast line, is one of the rich.
est countries in the world in compar.
ison to its size. And Switzerland
has always made much of education.
So has Denmark, whose fertile acres
were once salt marsh. Massachu.
sets is one of the smallest among
the states. Her soil is poor and un.
tillable until the stones have been
gathered from its surface. Yet in
spite Of her ice and northeast winds
and lack Of coal, her wealth compares
favorably with that Of Tennessee, six
times her size. and blessed with many
fertile valleys and an abundance of
coal and iron, but handicapped with
a school system inferior to that of
Massachusetts,.