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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
THURSDAY CITIZENSHIP
SESSIONS BIG SUCCESS
Speakers Discuss Various Problems
Confronting Women Voters i'm
Land Of Politics.

Two very interesting and educa tiOnal
addresses before large audience in
the assembly room of the high school
last Thursday evening closed the two
day session of the Citizenship school
held in Warren last week. Miss Emily
Kneubuhl, director of political educa-
ton Of the Minnesota League Of Wo-
men Voters, spoke on the various forms.
OF city government and Rev. a. T..
Tollevs told Of the Childrens' Code OF
Minnesota. Music by the high school
boys glee club preceded the talks.
" Thursday morning a class in public
speaking was held by Miss Kneubuhl
and In the afternoon large number OF
ladies were addressed by Mrs. J. NJ.
Bishop of Thief River Falls, Miss.
Loretto G. Newman, executive secre-
tary Of the Marshall county Child Wei
fare board, and Miss Kneubuhl. AZ
light lunch was served after the meet
ings, which were held in the county
court house.
Urges Early Interest
In her talk. Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Bishop urged an early interest in poll
tics before each election and the parti-
c1pation In the various caucuses to In
sure the right representation in the
primaries She explained the system
OF nomination and urged organization
or the women voters to insure results
at the general elections, stating that
only by getting into the political parties
can results be obtained and not from
the outside.
Miss Newman then spoke Of the Child
Welfare work In the county, its object
and the results being obtained, and
urged cooperation on the part OF the
women In reporting delinquent cases
and cases Of people needing aid.
Miss kneubuhl then spoke on the.or-
ganizatton of the league of Women
Voters, what it has done and is doing.
She proved to be a very engaging speak
err and well Informed In political mat
ters. She stated that county organiza-
lions have been completed In 20, Min.
nesota counties. She also reviewed the
national work Of the league, explained
the system of lobbying that the women
are carrying on in the state and nation
al capitOls; ssome Of the bills that the
organization is behind and the progress
that has been made in this direction.
According to Miss Knenbuhl, the en-.
trance Of women into politics is sss..ine
to purity politics 10 an alarm Ing -:
$. s2.a. Il tEe II OF The word
| hadsbeen voting there never would have
been any World war.
Mrs. Stadium Ill
Mrs. N. 0. STADIUM, who is chairman
in charge of the work in Marshall coun.
ty and had been working hard for some
time in preparation for the meetings
was too i'll to attend the sessions sc
that Mrs. A. L. Robinson. another &C
tive. worker in the organization, took
charge during the two-day school which
despite the blizzard on Wednesday and
resultant inability to hold successful
meetings, was a great success the fol
lowing day and evening.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
Peat PROBLEMS
ARE BEING SOLVED
Golden Valley Experiments Show
Wheat Least Satisfactory Crop and
Flax A Failure on Burned Areas.

The problem Of the successful use Of
the peat lands of northwestern Mime
sofa is at last being worked out. Just
the one best method for all circum-
stances has not been determined, and
no single method will be
adaptable to all the peat areas named,
because peat soils differ very material
". But peat soils of the kind In the
vicinity Of Golden Valley, Marshall
county, where experiments provided for
by the legislature have been in pro-
gress Tor the last three years under
the supervision of DR.. F. J. Away Of
the Minnesota Experiment Station,
present certain definite problems and
these are being solved. This is clearly
apparent from bulletin No. 1914, Report
Of. Golden Valley Peat Experiment
Fields, 1918 and 1919," by DR.. Away,
just being issued by the University de
partment Of agriculture.
The experimental fields at Golden
Valley selected as typical of the high
lime, grass-and-sedge covered bOgsst Of
northwestern Minnesota, DR.. Away de-
clares at the outset, are found extreme
" unproductive when treated like or
binary mineral soils. This is a YER
dict based upon the experience of the
farmer as well as upon the experiment
tai work Of tive. seasons, 1918 and 1919 !;
the former an unusually favorable sea-
son and the latter, on account of frosts
and Hoods, very unfavorable.
Lack Of Phosphate
The unprpductivity Of these eat
soils when treated like ordinary min
eral soils results from lack Of avail
able phosphate. When this is supplied,
good yields Of most crops adapted to the
region are obtained, unless frosts or
floods intervene. When phosphate is
not supplied only fax, of ali the crops
tried, has given satisfactory yields.
The phosphate may be supplied in the
form Of farm manure or commercial
fertilizer. It may also be provided by
burning the surface layer of peat but
there are so many dangers and disad-
vantages connected with burning that
it is not recommended.
The natural supply of lime, on the
other hand, is abundant, and nitrogen
has become available rapidly enough
for ordinary farm crops For the two
seasons covered by the report, potash
has shown no distinct beneficial affects,
either alone Or in combination with
phosphate. The fact that potash is not
Immediately needed is ground for salts
faction, as potash is still expensive, al
through the price is falling rapidly.
The available supplies of potash in the
soils, however, should not be expected
CONTINUED on last page)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
BERGET TALKS ABOUT
POTATO RATIFICATION
President Of Red River Valley Associa-
ton Outlines Plan Of Newly
Formed Organization.

More certified seed potatoes than any
other state in the union and ffour-fifths
OF the certified seed potatoes in the
state of Minnesota were raised in tho
Red River Valley last year, according
70 Y. s. Berget, president of the Mime
sofa Red River Valley Certified Seed
Potato Growers association, who spoke
20 Marshall county potato growers at
the Office of the county agent in the
court house at Warren last Saturday
afternoon.
According to the speaker, there were
more than 1900 acres of certified seed
potatoes in the Red River Valley last
year while the total number of acres in
the state amounted to but 2,421. OF
the 10000 bushels Of certified EARLY
Ohlos raised In the state practically all
We're raised in the valley. According
TO the speaker, the Red River Valley
has the mutual advantages OF climate
ana soil Tor the raising of Early Ohios
and many of the advantages valuable
In the raising of other varieties, also.
Big Increase
One Of the significant facts in the
certified seed movement is that in 1919
there were but $4,000 bushels of certi-
ned seed produced while in 1920 the
amount was increased to BOD 900
bushels. It is claimed that the northern
grown seed is worth 500 an acre more
than southern grown seed.
E The development of an organization
which would take care of all Of the
certified seed raised in the valley in a
commercial way and the increased nra.
duction OF certified seed in the valley,
are the principal objects Of the organ.
ization which Mr.. Bergets represents
He urged get-tO-gether spirit on the
part OF the farmers of the valley in
this work and assured the potato grow.
ers OF important results with the final
working out of the plan. Still in its
infancy the organization is showing
that worthy results can be obtained.
Cooperation Urged
Cooperation among the farmers is
the the Keynote of the organization. This
year 1t is costing members Of the asso
citation approximately q cents a hun
dred pounds for the marketing Of their
potatoes. The association receives Z
cents q hundred pounds for its part on
the transaction and the selling agency
receives the other 20 cents. It is ex
ptcted that as the organization grows
ffs e. the number of potatoes handled is
increased, the cost of marketing then
Will decrease proportionately The
charge made BY the organization is t.
just cover the running expenses of the
organization y
Memberships to the association are
open to potato raisers There is a $1(
Zee for life membership and SIS fet
II the person is a member of a loca
potato organization.
There was a large crowd out to heal
the speaker which gave evidence thai
there might be large increase in tht
number OF acres Of certified seed pota
toes under cultivation here this sum
mer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
PRACTICAL HEALTH WORK
DONE IN COUNTY SCHOOLS
Weight of Child Is Index To His Physi.
cal Condition Records Are
Being Kept.

Since the weight of the child is an
index to his physical cOndi tien, a scale
is an essential part of every school
equipment. In Marshall county the
Argyle school was the first to purchase
scale which was done last summer.
Stephen and Alvarado were next.
Middle River and Holt are now getting
theirs, the one for Holt being purchased
by the Girl Scouts Of that place. Other
schools in the county are borrowing
scales until such time as they can buy
their own. The time is undoubtedly
coming when the scale will stand side
by side with the dictionary, or the
globe, in every school.
At the present time monthly weights
and measurements are being sent to
the parents Of 925 of our school child
rem in Grygla, Stephen, Argyle, Alvar-
ado, Middle River, Holt, Strandquist,
and Districts 118, 81, Ill, IA, "a, AZ,
80, %, and there are possibly others
who have not reported yet This
monthly report Of the child's physical
condition is probably the most import
ant step in the onward movement of
health work in the schools. Parents
see their children measured up in COM
parison with others; the seriously I'M
dernOurished demand attention, and
sfafness'' and "health' no longer re-
main synonymous terms.
UnlernO,lrished
For 1855 Of the seriously under
nOurished children in the Stephen,
Grygla, Alyarado, Middle River, and
Holt schools, and Districts SO, al, "a,
~. III, 81, 161, and IS, special weekly
weight records are being kept. The
object of this record Is to enlist the
active cooperation Of the child himself.
Special nutrition classes have already
been organized in some Of the schools
Of the county. The Grygla school was
the first to inaugurate this as part Of
the regular routine and is to be COM
mended for the ready enthusiasm with
which it took up SO worthy a movement.
New Feature Adopted
The Stephen school likewise adopted
this new feature, and owing to a well
organized domestic science department.,
is establishing this work upon scien-
tdfc basis. Here practical clinic work
u given the domestic science students
in the observation Of the undernourish-
ed children who constitute the nutri-
tion classes. And with characteristic
thoroughness this school has added
extra lunches Of milk to the regular
diet OF the most seriously undernourish-
ed. These special lunches are the first
ct their kind in the county and will no
doubt be productive Of an infinite
amount Of good to the children.
Any school wishing to start nutrition
classes should communicate with the
county nurse.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
VALLEY GRAINS AT ST. PAUL.

Many Of the prize winning farm
crops exhibits from the Red River Val
ley Show were awarded prizes at the
Minnesota Crop Improvement Associa-
ton Exhibit held at the Ryan Hotel, St.
Paul, this week. Every county in
northwestern Minnesota was represent
ed, this section faring exceptionally
well in cakshing off hOnOrs.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
BANQUEyx$ lCTS
CITY ACHIEVEMENTS
Annual Commercial Club Affair Shows
Result of Cooperation and Develop
ment of Community Spirit.

Achievement as the result of CO.
operation, development Of community
spirit and the building up Of good will
between the city Of Warren and tribu-
tary farming territory, was the pre-
dominant atmosphere that prevailed at
the Fifteenth Annual and most success
full Commercial club banquet ever held
in the city Of Warren last night at the
Hotel Warren For the first time in
the history Of the organization repre-
sentative farmers from the farming
communities around Warren rubbed
elbows at the banquet table with busi-
ness men Of Warren and guests from
neighboring towns.
A program favored with musical
numbers Of the rarest quality, livened
with the wit and humor of toasts by
representative business men and farm
ers, and rounded out with turkey
dinner that only Thanksgiving Day or
the Hotel Warren management could
produce, constituted milestone in the
progress Of the Warren Commercial
club.
Visitors Welcomed
After the dinner, which was served
during musical program of exquisite
piano and vocal numbers, the affairs
Of the evening were turned over to
POSTMASTER r. G. Mathwig, president
Of the Commercial club, by Ed. Quist-
gard, chairman of the arrangement
committee. Mr.. Mathwig extended an
Official and cordial welcome to the
visitors and members of community
clubs present. In a pointed and force
full talk he urged community service,
greater growth, a progressive spirit,
and the use Of the splendid coin of
service.
Rev. Martin Hauser, the speaker of
the evening, then carried those present
through a splendid discourse on '.The
Religious Washington, emphasizing
the need of the application of Wash
ington's religious code to everyday life.
He brought out the fact that Washing
toms greatness lay in his character,
which was founded on religion. He
urged religion in the heart, in the home
and In life
T0asts Given
G. Holmquist, superintendent Of the
Warren schools, then responded to the
& POSTMASTER with talk on progress,
scongratulating Warren on IT'S progress
es,a -e,ssssss ,1.s2'ing ssse past year LII the
building of splendid homes and along
other lines of endeavor He stated that
Continued on last page)-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
Juvenile Players
Will Give Concert

The Warren Juvenile band, under the
direction of Emil Dahlof, will give it's
second annual mid-winter concert in
the high school auditorium next Tues
day night starting at eight O'clock,
The youngster musical organizati ton has
been making some rapid progress dur
ing the past months and it is assured
that those attending will be given a
musical treat Admission will be 35
cents. The program for Tuesday even
ing is as follows:
March Militaire forward Onto Vic
tory" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Myers OPP. 125
Overture "Pretzioso" ------- Skaggs
(C0rnet solo Clinton Lnndgren)
Serenade "a Passing Fancy Jewell
Vocal Solo, whisper and Shall
Hear - M. Piccolomini
Mrs. F. G. Wittensten
violin Obligato-E. w. Dahlof
Fox Trot, whispering Schonberger
(Bells- Chester Tullar)
Melodies from Faust $685. GounOd
Intermission
Overture, The Scarlet King Jewell
serenade, AT Evening Time Jewell
March, Golden Jubilee -----4 Wells
Vocal Solo Selected, Mrs. Nora Ulland
Waltz, If Baby Never Would Grow
81 Older" ------------------ Meyer
Overture, "Corinthian'' -------- Hazel
Featuring Saxaphone, Barytone, Alto)
March, Iowa Brigade Jewell
MAY OPEN LAND OFFICE HERE.
j.. T. Owens, who for the past six
years has represented the Marshall
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Eighteen Lives Lost
Terrific Storm Sweeps New
foundland Coast

st. Johns. \. F., Dec. t.
Eighteen lives are known to nave
been lost in the terrific northwest
storm off the Newfoundland coast
that swept a score Of vessels from
the sea Monday and Tuesday. De-
tails of the disaster were slowly
filtering in TO this port tonight, due
to the Generalization Of commu-
nication service, but a checkup of
the facts at hand showed that the
property damage along the coast
would reach at least s275,0O0.
Nine men. woman and a child
are reported to have gone down
with the schooner Passport at
Mayverde. The schooner Jean
and Mary parted from her tug.
the D. p. Ingraham, near Pen
guin Island, and was lost with her
crew Of seven men. The tug,
which was a United States gun
boat in the civil war, was driven
on the island near the lighthouse
and became total wreck, but her
crew was saved.
The schooner Hicola, out OF
Luenburg, \. s., which left North
sydney, y. s., several days ago in
company with the Alcala, has not
been heard from. She carries a
crew ot seven. The Alcala is safe
at this port.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Railroad Legislation
State Commission Makes Rec
concentrations To Senator
LaFollette

Columbia. Dec. the South
Carolina Railroad commission in a
letter written today to United
States Senator Robert NJ. Lat'ol-
lctte, at Washington, urges passage
of pending amendments to the
transportation act. repeating the
authority of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to regulate IN
tra-state rates and fares. The SEN
ator, who is chairman of the COM
mittco on interstate commercial re-
latiu. s, wrote to the railroad COM
mission, asking for its views re-
garding the pending amendments.
The commission is in hearty SYM
pathy with the amendments, as are
all other railroad commissions of
the country.
One of the pending amendments
would eliminate short line roads
from the grouping effected by the
transportation act. whereby severa
short lines are grouped with trunk
lines, so that the longer systems
support the smaller. The railroad
commission takes the position that
each short line within state
should finance itself. The most i'm
portant amendment is that taking
from the interstate commission its
authority to regulate in.ra-state
railroad affairs, which the state
commissions contend is a function
for the state body.
The railroad commission issued a
statement today to the effect that
ONLY few of the bus lines of the
state have complied with the law
in fling with it information re-
sarding schedules, terminals, buses
operated, etc, and that unless this
information is filed promptly, legal
action will be taken against his
class Of carriers.
a new law puts bus lines under
the supervision Of the railroad COM
mission.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
WERE ARMY
OFFICERS
MURDERERS ?
S D ecial Committee
Starts Investigation
of Senator Watson's
Charges That Sol
diers Were Hanged

Washington, Dec. 8.-At the
beginning of the investigation Of
Senator Watson's charges that prl-
vate soldiers were hanged during
the war without courtmartial
Chairman Brandegee, Of the special
senate committee, announced that
the proceeding was not to be al
investigation Of the Georgia sena-
tor, but to ascertain whether
Officers of the United States army
were ,nurderers." Senator Watson.
who appeared before the commit
tee, declared he was prepared to
prove the charges.
Senator Watson read a story
from Waco, Texas paper and
presented afidavits supporting his
charges. Senator Brandegee as
sured him of "carte blanc" to call
witnesses. Colonel Walter Bethel.
assistant judge advocate general,
testified that eleven soldiers were
hanged in France, after conviction.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
One Man Killed;
Another Injured
Greenwood Farmer is Dead
and Neighbor Is in Hospital

Greenwood. Dec. AS a re-
suit of a row at the home Of VIII
liam A. McIlwaine. near Salak, in
this county, McIlwain is dead.
alleged to have been shot cath
by Con Malone, and Mal> - him.
self injured, is at a local hospital
The cause Of the row which pre-
cipitated the tragedy is unknown.
The two men, who were neighbors,
had been hunting and became in
volved in a dispute after return
ing to McIlwaine's house, it is re-
ported, according to a statement
made to Sheriff E. n. White by
Joe r. Jones, who was at the
house at the time Of the alleged
shooting. He declared he heard
the shot and when he reached the
yard McIlwaine was dying and Ma
lone was lying in the yard with a
fractured cheekbone and stab
in the chest.
McIlwaine lived alone with his,
brother. John McIlwaine. He was
about 40 years Of age and was re-
garded as a hard working farmer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Farm Land in
South Carolina

Columbia. Dec. There is an
average Of 81 acres Of improved
farm land to every man. woman
and child in South Carolina, ac-
cording TO census figures just re-
ce;ved in Columbia. There are in.
the state 6.1S4,15s acres Of improv-
ed farm lands.
During the last half century the
nunlbcr Of improved acres in the
state has been on the increase.
though the per capita acreage has
decreased. A half century ago
there were three million acres Of
improved land in the state. an aver.
age Of 4.3 acres per capita.
The per capita average Of i'm
proved farm land throughout the
United States is 4.S. In North Da-
kota there are 3S acres per capita,
in South Dakota %, in Montana 90.
In many New England states there
is less than an acre Of improved
farm land per capita.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
And FOR 10 Whole Days Suits Cak Dresses Hats Skirts Etc In
fact every From This Great Stock We Give
this Sale Now When You Need the Goods Most Be Prompt
SCHWARTZ BROTHERS

other preeting il; which Japan Of
fercd 20 give up the public prop
erty il the leased territory Of kiao-
Chow As another step toward
meeting the Chinese position. In
the committee Of the whole Of the
nine nations resolution was
adopted during the day pledgins
respect for China's neutrality IN
future wars, and another restrict
ing the uses of foreign radio ia
ciiities On Chinese soil.
There is q general feeling that
all of these subjects-the Chinese
Questions. Shantung. the naval ra-
ito and the new "cooling-off' treaty
may all move along concurrent
ly so that none Of them reaches
definite settlement until all are
ready to be Jumped into final pro-
gram of accomplishment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10

STUCK ON
SEA BOTTOM
Grew of Submarine.
S-48 Made Narrow
Escape From Terri.
BILE Death

New York, Dec. s.-Fifty-one
members Of the crew of the sub
marine S-48, who escaped through
the torpedo tubes after the craft
made nose dive off Bridgeport,
Conn, yesterday and stuck to the
bottom, told remarkable story at
the New York navy va cds. After
the dive, the commandant related.
the crew lightened until one end
appeared above the surface and
perched there over ten hours until
picked up by tanker. Several
suffered from chlorine gas. The.
submarine which was nearly COM
pleted. was on test trip.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Ku Klux in Court
Former Grand COLLINS Sue
Imperial Kleagle

Atlanta, Dec. Two more dam
age suits Of S52.0 each were filed
here today against Z. Y. Clarke.
imperial kleasle of the ku kluN
Khan by \. J. Padon. Jr., and Lloyd
Z. Hooper. growing out OF the dis-
missal OF the men when they came
to Atlanta last week TO make
charges against ;he imperial kleasle
+. ". Akin already had filed a
suit for $50. .ooe against Clarke. All
three men. former grand soblins OF
the organization, charge that
Clarke took cut criminal warrants
against them alleging larceny OF
illan funds.
Harry e. Irerrell. another depos-
cd grand goblin. also has filed a
S35. 900 suit against the imperial
llleasIe. alleging slander and libel.
Papers in the suits are expected
10 be served Friday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-12-10
Sea Took Heavy
Toll Last Year
Annual Report Shows Loss Of
Two Hundred Twenty Two
American Ships

Washington. Dec. S.-Two hun
dred and twer y-two American
merchant crafts amounting to over
one hundred and twenty thousand
tons We're lost in founderings.
STANDINGS. collisions. other causes
in the year ending June 30th SAYS
the annual report Of the coast
guard service
Coast guard cutters saved the
lives or rescued from peril sixteen
hundred and twenty-one persons in
the year ending June Goth. SAYS
the report Of Captain w. T.. Rey-
noids. commaHdant.