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The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
Many Valuable Records For War His.
tory Room

Mrs. j. c. Blaisdell, Ward County
chairman of the committee to collect
material for the history Of the county
in the World War, is meeting with
considerable success. She announces
that the room in the public library
set aside for the collection of war rel
les, letters from soldiers, pictures, etc.
will be open each Thursday afternoon
and she asks that material be brought
in at that time. Material may be
loaned to the committee if the owners
DO not care to give it away and it will
be given the best of care.
Mrs. Blaisdell has secured the COM
plete bound files of the Ward Coun-
ty Independent for the years 1917 and
1918, containing hundreds of valu-
able letters from soldiers both over
seas and in the training camps of the
United States. She has received
numerous letters from soldiers, copies
Of the Stars and Stripes, and among
the most valuable contributions are
numerous specimens of printing for
the Overseas boys, furnished by w.
c. Davis, well known Minot printer,
who saw service in the Overseas print
ing plant at Coblenz, Germany.
Mrs. S. j. Rasmussen is in charge
of the collection of letters and trophies
for the city of Minot and F. L. Blume,
commander of the William G.. Carol
Post, American Legion, has charge
Of collecting the war records.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
Case Against Columbus Doctor and
\ Editor Continued

The action started in Burke County
against DR.. c. J. King, Columbus
physician and Lee Mahoney, editor Of
the Columbus Reporter, has been held
over until the spring term. The case
came up before Judge Lowe at Bow
bells last week, but as some of the
witnesses for the state appeared to be
troubled with mental alteration,
there was nothing left to do but to
continue the action.
The arrest of these men was the re-
suit Of an Independent victory. Burke
County had turned towards the Inde-
pendent column by more than 300
votes and this caused great rejoicing
in the l. V. A. camp. Editor Ma
honey and DR.. King staged a nice lit
tie celebration of their own it is
said, preparing three mounds of dirt
in front Of the Reporter office, rep
resenting the graves of Frazier,
Lemke and Hagan. At the foot of
the mounds red flags were placed,
with dummy supposed to represent
the editor of the nonpartisan paper at
Bowbells and sign bearing the in
scription, "Stef is the only mourner
left" Upon seeing the display, a
complaint was sworn out by some of
the nonpartisans and warrants issued
for the arrest of King and sMahopey.
The affair is not treated very seriously
and perhaps nothing will ever become
Of it, even though technically the
states anti-red flag law may have
been violated.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
UNIVERSITY MOVES

Miss Marjorie Kavanaugh, Of the
Delta Gamma House, spent the week
end with her parents in Minot. Other
Minot visitors during the Armistice
holiday were Margaret Dickinson and
Maurice Johnson.
Miss Mary Rasmussen of Minot,
was guest Of Miss Maxine Stewart
over Saturday and Sunday. While in
Grand Forks, Miss Rasmussen attend.
ed an r. O. T. dance given in the
University Armory Saturday night.
Miss Rasmussen has spent the past
month visiting school friends in Min.
neapOlis.
Twenty-Five Minot students are at
tending the State University. Among
this number Morris Webster, Harold
Shaft and Windell Bell will graduate
this year.
The Playmakers will present the fol-
lowing one-act play in Woodwork
Auditorium on Thursday and Friday
evenings, Nov. II and 18-"Beauty
and the Jacobin" by Harrington.
"Waterloo" by Doyle, and "Dear De-
parted" by Houghton. Two of these
plays are being directed by Minot
girls--Miss Henrietta Shorb and
Miss Florence Wight.
The game played Saturday between
North Dakota "U" and Marquette at
Milwaukee was stiff fight. At the
end of the third quarter the score
was to 0 in North Dakota's favor.
Marquette made touchdown the last
quarter and the final score was z to 3
in favor of Marquette.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

There are a great many foreign
born residents of Ward county while
having the greatest love for the land
of their adoption, have at times yearn-
ed for their native country and no
doubt have hoped that the time might
come when they could return to the
old familiar scenes at least for visit.
A Ward county farmer returned last
week from his old home in Sweden
after an absence of twenty-eight
years. His old home was not anything
like he imagined it would be. The
familiar faces were missing. Even
the scenes had changed. Hardly a
man knew him in his native town. He
grew homesick for North Dakota and
is glad to be back among his friends.
Right here in Ward county we have
the finest kind Of an example Of the
melting pot where the foreign born
and the native sons associate on a
common level as true Americans.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
NORTH DAKOTA TO ASK
S25. 900. 900 IN LOANS

Fargo, N. D., Nov. 14.-H. L. Will
son, secretary of the North Dakota
agency for the War Finance corpor-
alton, said today that North Dakota
would ask for at least $25,0O0,OOO of
the loan fund.
Mr.. Wilson, whose headquarters are
in Minneapolis, has been in Fargo for
the last three weeks assisting North
Dakota bankers to make out their ap-
plication papers, and in explaining
the details of the methods of pro-
cedure in applying for loan.
"From the interest that has been in
evidence in Fargo from bankers in all
sections of the state, l believe we will
have at least 500 applications for loans
from North Dakota, totaling 25,OOO,-
O00," said Secretary Wilson,
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
NONPARTISANS MOVE
TO CONTEST RECALL
Taxpayers Start Drive to Fight Re-
mnYal of Three Officials

Fargo, Nov. l4.-Definite plans to
contest the result Of the recall election
in North Dakota apparently have been
formulated by a group of taxpayers
affiliated with the Nonpartisan league.
it was learned today.
An appeal, sent out from Bismarck
over the signature of George T. Laird,
requests individual contributions of
500 for contest fund.
The appeals were sent to many
leaguers in this part of the state, ac-
cording to information receivkd in
non-league sources today.
The stenographers were set to
work in the courthouse here making
lists of all voters who cast ballots in
the gubernatorial contest of the 1920
election.
One contention made by leaguers,
it is declared, is that only persons who
voted for governor in 1920 were
eligible to sign the recall petitions
aimed at Governor L. j. Frazier, At
torney General William Lemke and
John Hagan, commissioner Of agri-
culture and labor.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
PIIZZI.E

New York City, with population
of about 100000, has S26,925 engag-
ed in manufacturing says a census
report.
What do the 4,773,075 others do for
a living? Even allowing for school
children, wives, retail merchants and
those engaged in handling the tourist
traffic, New York City must have at
least 100000 with no visible means
Of support.
There's puzzle for you. Trying
to figure it out, more gray hairs may
be added to heads of farmers who fur
rish the food.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

The situation of the country's un-
employed appears to be growing bet
ter. A few months ago, it was re-
ported that approximately five mil
lion people in the United States were
out Of employment. Today it is es.
timated that the number is but be-
tween two and three million. The
country everywhere has taken SEN
sible view Of the matter and has plan
ned ways of keeping the wage earners
employed during the winter. Some
states are building road projects that
ordinarily would have been put off
until the coming summer. In our own
city, President Smart urges the prop
erty owners to make survey of what
they may have done and try to make
these improvements during the pres
ent winter, to keep the workers en-
ployed. The work can probably be
done at a smaller cost and will help
a great deal in furnishing funds to
carry needy families thru the long
winter ahead
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
Six Men Rob Carndu6f Whiskey House
of go Cases

Six men held up whiskey house
in Carnduff, Sask., Tuesday night and
stole 60 cases Of whiskey valued at
$5,000.00. They placed this in two
big Cadillac cars and drove south.
They were followed by Canadian Of
ficers as far as Mohall, N. D., when
all trace Of them was lost. Sheriff
Scofield and the Minot police depart
ment were notified at midnight and
they got out in autos securing the
north country until four o'clock We'd
nesday morning but got no track Of
the cars. The men were heavily arm
ed and wore masks. 1t is believed
that one of the cars was the Cadillac
stolen from r. E. Barron in Minot
Monday night. The job was probably
done by runners who have been max
ing their headquarters in Minot.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

81. r. Wells, the best known news
papec writer in the world, who is re-
porting the disarmament conference,
is giving the people some excellent
food for thought in his daily reports.
Mr. Wells is of the opinion that Ger
snany and Russia should be represent
ed in the conference if we are to have
tasting peace. Russia should not be
passed up, he says, because Russia
at9sacked the Germans early in the
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
CONTEST OF RECALL
ELECTION CONSIDERED

Bismarck, Nov. 14.-Independent
leaders in North Dakota are not at all
certain the recall election will not be
contested, it developed today. The
nonpartisan viewpoint, as seen by
these Independents, is that to contest
and lose would be worse than no con-
test at all. Heretofore State Chair
man A. H. Liederbach of the league
has opposed contest. S. E. Ellis
worth of jamestown, member of the
state board, has made cursory ex-
animation Of the recall petitions in
the state capitol, and would not deny
he was investigating the possibility
of court contest. He may make q
statement this week.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

Americas unknown warrior was
buried in the Arlington national cem-
etery, within view of the White House
on Armistice day, the highest officers
of the army and navy walking beside
his coffin, none but the gallant COM
rades of the great war laid hands
upon it; President Harding walked
behind the bier to do him homage
and former President Wilson made his
.frst public appearance in months.
General j. j. Pershing trudged beside
the body to the last resting place.
Representative of foreign govern
ments laid their highest military dec
>orations on the casket and with the
soil of France, where he fell unknown,
he was laid away. Countless thou
sands viewed the casket in Washing
ton the day before. It was simply
wrapped in the stars and stripes with
che withered wreath which had been
orot from France with the remains.
Mrs. Harding, wife of our president,
placed a white satin ribbon over the
casket, which she had prepared with
her own hands and the President pin
ned the shield Of the United States
10 the ribbon. Men of prominence
from every land placed flowers upon
the casket which were so numerous
that they had to be removed contin-
.ually. Many mothers of soldier boys
who went to France never to return
were among the vast assemblage and
who knows but what the mother her
self Of the unknown warrior passed
beside the casket of her hero laddie?
No one will ever know the name of
this unknown warrior and it's well,
for all the better does he represent
the sacrifice that America as whole
made in bringing the holocaust to an
end three years ago. In honoring
this unknown warrior, all America
shares in the hopes that war will
never again be possible and thousands
of prayers went up that the disarma-
tment conference that assembled in
Washington on the day following
might prove successful.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
Judge Burr Will Hold Court in Minot
Monday

Judge Burr Of Rugby will arrive in
Minot, Monday, Nov. 21, to begin 9
term OF court which will last until
Christmas. The Judge comes here
on order from the Supreme Court and
Judge Lowe has been ordered to hold
a term of court in Walsh county in
place Of Judge Burr.
Among the criminal cases to be tried
before Judge Burr are the State vs..
Jack Longre, VIM. Anderson, VIM. o.
Leary, Bob Thompson, Larry Byrne
and Capt. Brown.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
Mrs. David Vannett Died This Morn.
Inn

Mrs. David Va lett passed awav
at 81. Josephs hospital at 6 o'clock
TINS morning after a long lllness from
goiter and liver trouble. The funeral
will be held from Rowans undertaking
parlors Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. P. w. Erickson officiat-
ing and the remains will be inferred
in Rose Hill cemetery. Mrs. Vannett,
whose maiden name was Pearl Will
hanson, was 38 years old. She was
born in Indiana and came to Ward
county ID years ago, the family re-
siding on a farm twelve miles south
of Minot. She is survived by her hus.
band and nine children, the young.
est being three and the oldest eigh.
teen.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
MAKE HASTE SLOWLY

Those who have followed political
manuevers in our state closely during
the last few years are aware Of the
fact that the river of politics in North
Dakota is turbulant stream. Those
who are inclined to be too hilarious
after the recall election should know
that boat rocking is not safe pas
time Just now They will when they
realize that the Independent Victory
was possible only because Republicans
and Democrats worked as one. This
will not be so easily possible in the
primaries next June on account of
the failure of the election laws to
carry.
The gallant local fighters all over
the state know how the Independent
victory was won and they can be de.
pended on to act wisely in settling
the question which has been raised,
whether or not the Independent Vot-
ers Association shall be used as
common meeting ground again in the
primaries next June. The recall vic
isery was no one mans job--nor was
it brought about by any one institu-
tion, however strong and powerful.
Those who are looking seriously into
the future realize that Democrats can
not work with Republicans in a Re-
publican organization and that Repub-
licans cannot work with Democrats in
a Democratic organization. The In
dependent Voters Association has fur
nished common meeting ground for
both Of them. 1t brought about the
Joint Campaign Committee that man
aged the Recall election campaign sue
cessfully. Now, if ever, it is neces-
saIy to make haste slowly. Wrecking
crews can destroy faster than the best
builders can build.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17
LICENSE DEPARTMENT OF
N. d. WITHOUT FUNDS
Rsa,,o seo1x kosA

b1smafcK, Nov. I4.-Sveinbj0rn
Johnson, attorney general elect, will
enter office charged with the duty of
maintaining state license depart
ment without funds even to employ
clerk hire. He also will have great
many bills to pay in the department.
The fund, which had sunk to about
81 900, was wiped out with the allow
ance by the state auditing board Of
bills Of approximately $1,000 for the
department, which probably will be
paid within a day or two as far as
possible.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

Some Nonpartisan Leaguers at
jamestown have the correct idea.
They suggest that members of the I.
v. A. and the league hold joint cele-
bration-the I. v. AS because they
elected their candidates and the league
because they defeated the initiated
laws. The idea is to get together and
forget our differences for after all we
are all working for and desire the
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

Harry Gilmer from forming town
ship, marketed twenty turkeys In Mi
not Tuesday, receiving 28 cents q
pound, live weight. The turkeys
averaged IL 1/2 pounds.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Powell Of Waterford township
Nov: 8. This is the third boy in the
family.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

same thing, the building up of North
Dakota, and the welfare of all our
people. It is high time to get
together and make North Dakota and
all it's people prosper. It can be done.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

When Governor-elect r. A. Nestos
in Il post-election statement appealed
to "all the citizens of our state to Join
in program Of unity and service
he seems to have struck the right
chord Several league newspapers
express willingness to meet the new
governor halfway. Among these is
the Griggs County Sentinel Courier,
which in an editorial entitled "Nestos,
the Man With Great Opportunity" de-
clares that "for some reason or other
the Sentinel-C Courier feels that Mr..
Nestos does desire to be real SER
want to the people of North Dakota"
"Mr Nestos cam" says the Griggs
county league organ, "unite the peor1e
of the state into a GREAT majority
by simply needing the will of the peo-
pie as expressed in the recall with
respect to the Nonpartisan League
program" In further summing up of
the situation the Sentinel Courier
comes to the conclusion that by doing
so Mr.. Nestos may lose some of the
support he had in the recall election,
but he will gain a larger strength
from the League ranks.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

Little Chsty Luela Kssing Chicago made
worlds
greatest general Little Chrisy selected big bunch Of
affected by the incident desired bestow famous
fed No
doubt In later she will the incident
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Motley northeast of Mi.
not Nov. 10.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

war, dividing the Kaiser's armies,
otherwise the Germans would have
won. True, nobody is satisfied with
the present Bolshevist rule in Russia,
but the government is holding the
Russian millions together and in time
a stable and better form Of govern
ment will come out of it. Then Ger
many should be considered, for didn't
the Allies tell the German people that
they were fighting Kaiserism and Ger
man militarism and not the German
people, who We're tired of the Kaiser's
German people es ge pr'e d Of 0es the 'GSs Kses .es
as quickly as possible and adopted q
republican form Of government. Ger
many he says must be permitted to
live if the remainder of Europe is
ever to prosper. And Mr.. Wells is an
English writer.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

ESTRAYED-Two black geldines,
weight about 900 lbs, tails cut short
Ed. l.. johnson, Norwich, N. D.
11/6 St.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

FOR SALE-Thirty pure bred Shrou.
shire Rams. W. Glib, Sanish, n.
D. 1914 St
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

WANTED-To buy Springer Span
iel pup, male or female, 1 to 8
months old: w. H. Gordon, 22 Ma
comb st, Plattsburgh, N. Y.
11/17-2t+
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

II you want to sell your farm or
city property see JOHN ]. LEE.
Minot, N. d.
The Ward County independent., 1921-11-17

Coal at Beighle Mine-Every fore.
noon during September. 9-S-15cg
Evening star., 1921-03-16
ORGANIZE TO PAY HONOR
TO WOODROW WILSON
franklin D. Roosevelt Heads Com
mittee in Movement Launched
for a Perpetual Memorial.


NE wYoRK. March ls.-A move
mont was launched here today to es-
taolish perpetual memorial in honor
OF Woodrow Wilson-'the man who
projected into the world the idea of
the league of nations"
After listening to a euology of the
former President by John Drinkwa-
ter English playwright. some 500
men and women voted unanimously
70 appoint a temporary committee to
Work out details of the memorial
FRANKLIN D. Roosevelt democratic
wee presidential candidate in the last
election. who presided at the gather
ing. was appointed chairman of the
committee. with Henry Morgenthau.
former ambassador to Turkey, treas
urer.
Although the form OF memorial is
10 take was not definitely upon, it
was suggested that a minimum sum
or 100000 be raised as a trust fund.
the proceeds from which shall be
awarded each year to the person
who. during the year, has made the
greatest contribution toward interna-
tional amity.
I'M. Drinkwater's address was fire.
quently interrupted by applause, par
ticularly when he declared that Mr..
Wilson conceived beyond his execu-
tive capacity thing that is gener-
ally true of all great historical fig
ures"
Evening star., 1921-03-16
BY WILLIAM f.. NASH.

BY WILLIAM f. NASH.
By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright. 1921.
| COBLENz. Germany. March 16.-The
elaboration of the new tariff frontier
along the east bank Of the Rhine Of
fers such a thorny task to the inter-
allied Rhineland high commission
here that though it is more than a
week since Dusseldorf was occupied 1t
has not been able to announce any
thing definite on the subject.
Can a schedule be worked out which
will not ruin German industry and at
the same time yield to the allies a
revenue of respectable size?
Can sufficient pressure be exercised
in Berlin financial circles to make
theh change their attitude on the
reparations?
Certain authorities here who are
undoubtedly well informed profess
themselves skeptical on these points.
The writer has even heard 1t said
that the German industrial magnates
are laughing in their sleeves at the
futile labors in which the allies have
involved themselves. 1t is fact that
German exchange has grown no worse
since the punitive measures were put
in force.
French Work Rapidly.
Our work is going along as rapid
ly as possible" protested M. Tirard'
the French president of the commits
sion. land by the end of the week
we hope to have worked out and sub
nit to the allied governments a COM
plete rate schedule. Even before that
certain nominal duties may be i'm
posed just to show the Germans that
we are in earnest.
Meanwhile it is true that the
French authorities have begun to es-
tablish control stations along the
railway lines and wagon road in the
Mayence bridgehead. though only as
a preliminary measure. They will
levy and collect no charges save in
concert with the rest of the allies. :.
Three Courses for U. s.
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen has three
courses open to him in the American
| zone He can forbid the allies tc
operate in his territory. refuse to act
with them, or allow them to act
| without his consent. The general
opinion here indicates that he will
Evening star., 1921-03-16
Allies Push Punitive Measures,
But Germans ScoN at Labors

take the last course as the only one
consistent with the position OF the
United States as an associated power
To leave a great hole in the new
frontier wall through which the
Germans could smuggle goods would
hardly be just to the nations the
United States aided in the war. To
cooperate in the collection OF Gus
toms. on the other hand. would in
volve the question of the American
attitude toward the treaty Of Yer
sailles.
Theoretically. Germany must pay
all the cost Of the new operations
but. until she consents to do so che
burden will fall on the allied treas
uries. The salaries alone will amount
to a large sum. for many revenue
officers will have to be imported from
France. Belgium and Great Britain.
1t is thought. in fact. that the sum
will be large enough to eat up the
receipts.
Evening star., 1921-03-16
STRUCK BY FAST TRAIN,
HURLEDTO STREAM, LIVES
Tennessee Man Swims to Safety,
Never Losing Consciousness.
Mystery Surrounds Case:

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 10
Mystery surrounds the motive con-
trolling Hugh Robinson of Nashville,
who yesterday afternoon stood in front
of fast passenger train near a bridge
over Chickamauga creek and waved
revolver until he was struck and
knocked into the stream below.
Although the man is so seriously
injured that hospital authorities will
not allow him to talk. he managed to
swim out of the creek and never lost
consciousness, although his skull Is
fractured.
His chances for recovery are said
to be doubtful.
Evening star., 1921-03-16

The indictments were returneu IN
connection with former Gov. Whit
mans investigation of alleged cor
ruption in the city administration.
While the indictments were 1o'
made public. it is understood the ae-
PENDANTS were charged with accept
hrol, tme er.se sDo Arm for recovering stolen
secnrities. - without obtaining the
necessary Tes order from the police phon.smne COM
,,,issioner sanctioning the acceptance
of rrat,,itieS.