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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
NEAR EAST RELIEF
I WORKERS APPOINTED

Tuesday evening at the Commercial
Club rooms number Of citizens gath
cred in response to call sent out by
A. D. Ertresvaag, Secretary of the
Commercial Club, in regard to Bot
tineau County's share in the Near East
Relief Drive.
DR.. Schutt, pastor Of the M. e.
church of jamestown, who is State
Officer Of the Near East Relief work,
gave splendid address, picturing
very vividly the condition Of the war
stricken countries Of Europe and the
starving families.
After the address the following
were appointed to take hold of the
work in the county: Chairman, j. J.
Weeks; Vice Chairman, r. B. Smith;
Secretary, Mrs. G. r. Gleason; Treas
urer, Mrs. C. A. Leonard, the latter
two being representatives from the
Bottineau Woman's Club. ts s
Bottineau County 3 quota IL the care
Of q orphan children, and 2 sum over
$4,000 has already been raised to-
ward it. At this meeting the Eastern
Star pledged $1,000.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
THE FACE AT YOUR WINDOW

The above is the title of seven
reel picture to be shown in Bottineau
about the middle of February under
the auspices of the American Legion.
The picture was shown to number
Of Legion boys and the newspaper
men Of the city Tuesday afternoon
and at this time it was decided by the
Legion members to bill this for about
the middle of February.
The picture deals entirely with Boil
shevism and shows the destruction
which might follow. The play in cen
tered around two steel plants, the
proprietor of one plant taking his
workmen into confidence and grant
ing any wage raise which is right and
fare. The proprietor of the other plant
however, is an individual with an idea
that he owns labor body and soul and
it is in this plant that Bolshevism
breaks out. The picture is very inter-
esting from start to finish and is put
out by the United States Govern
ment. Watch for further announce
ment in The Courant. ~.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
OILY JUSTICE =
Lawrence Todd. F. p. Correspondent

Washington Standard Oil has an
nexed the Wyoming oil field, which
is the most important in the Rocky
Mountain region and is second only
to the Texas field in its possible pro-
duction. Standard, directly and thru
the Midwest Refining Go. and other
companies which It controls. has 9
monopoly 90 per cent of the crude
petroleum produced in Wyoming. So
saw the Federal Trade Commission IN
q special report to congress.
This report does not deal with the
recent handing over Of oil lands IN
Wyoming worth $50 0,000, 900 by At
torney General Palmer to Standard
Oil and Midwest Oil: That is another
story, which Involves the compromise
by Palmer, to Standards advantage
Of suits by the Government which Il
Won would have saved these priceless
holdings To- the u nation. It involves
Standard Oil's representative u
Washington, who was Palmer's room
mate in College. But with that story
the Federal Trade Commission was
not officially concerned.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
FORESTRY
STATE a'.'s' ss;s;ee'nl' sss;s:o
PROPOSED CLOSING OF NORMAL
TAKEN UP AT SPECIAL
CLUB MEETING

Monday night in the Commercial
Club rooms the proposed closing Of
the Forestry Normal school was tax
en- up and President v. L. Mangun was
called upon to tell the advantages of
the local school. ~a .s..ss
In his opening remarks Mr.. Mangun
stated that when the Normal course
was first offered here that the en-
rollment was very small in fact con-
siderable under one hundred and that
this year the enrolment will reach
265, including the summer school.
Among other things the speaker stated
that it was the opinion Of the leading
educators of the country that norm
al school should be small in order that
better training can be given the stud
ents. It was further brought to light
that the Normal in this city is better
equipped than the Minot Normal in
the opinion of Mr.. Mangun, this based
on the fact that the local normal CO.
operates with the City School and
that by this arrangement practice
teachers get the work required. At
Minot however, the Normal does not
have this arrangement but instead has
a small class of youngsters and but
few Normal students get chance at
practice teaching.
The Club president, w. R. Mcintosh
appointed a committee Of two, J. ].
Weeks and II. O. Sheldon to get in
touch with the Legislative members Of
Bottineau county an dhave them keep
the committee in touch with anything
pertaining to the local school that
might come up at Bismarck. Is is not
thought that the Legislature or the
Board of Administration will carry
out the first idea, that Of granting
no aid to the local Normal, but instead
it is expected and hoped that the For
estry Normal will be given an addi-
tional $4,000 for the following two
years.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
DO YOU KNOW YOUR COUNTY
r. agent

Do you seek your County Agent
When you're troubled, sick or blue,
Do you know that he is anxious
just to lend hand to you?
Do you cheer your County Agent,
Ever shake him by the hand;
Show you're thankful for his efforts,
Let him know you understand?
Do you use your County Agent,
Do you give the man show,
Does your farm present no problems
That perplex your neighbors so?
Do you know your County Agent
And the things that he can do,
Have you seen the demonstrations
Of the crops your county grew?
Do you tell your County Agent
When you make trial test
Of crop that proves successful
So that he may tell the rest?
Do you see your County Agent
When in doubt as what to plant,
Do you guess that he might help you
Or convinced he surely can't?
Do you feel your County Agent
Cannot do thing for you?,
Why not write him, call or see him
Just to learn what he can do?
By R. c. Newcomer, Grant Co., N. D.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
TRESTATF GRAIN GROWERS CONVENTION
BACK ATTORNEY GENERAL VIM. LEMKE

Resolutions demanding an emer-
gency appropriation for the North
Dakota Attorney Generals office to
provide funds for defending in the
courts, the Grain Grading Act and the
Railroad Rate Case were adopted by
an overwhelming majority Of the
farmers attending the Tri-State Grain
Growers Convention in the auditor
ius at Fargo today, January 18TH.
% The resolution was presented by G.
P. Peterson Of Bisbee, N. D., and was
signed by six North Dakota farmers
attending the convention. Only five
men out of fifteen hundred present
voted against. Only one man, said to
be friend Of L. L.. Twitchell, Speak
er Of the North Dakota House Of Rep
resentatives, tried to raise the ques-
tion Of politics, but this did not fool
the Tri-State farmers and, declaring
that Attorney General Lemke's fight
for the Grain Grading Act and to COM
pei the railroads to cease their age
long practice of discrimination
against the farmers, was Of vital i'm
portance to farmers everywhere, the
convention went on record to support
Attorney General Lemke to the finish.
The Resolution
To the honorable legislature Of the
State of North Dakota:
Whereas, the office of the attorney
general of the state of North Dako-
ia is practically without funds, due to
the fact that nearly all the appropria-
ton made by the legislature of 1919
has been expended, and .~..
Whereas, the grain grading act is
about to come before the United
States court of appeals for argument
as regards the constitutionality Of the
said act, and -... .~.-~&
Whereas, the railroad discrimina-
tory act is still pending, necessitating
the expending of certain sums to de-
fend the interests Of the state of
North Dakota in the cases referred to
and
Whereas, the proper defending of
said laws is of vital Importance to
every citizen Of the State of North
Dakota,
Therefore, be it resolved by the Eq-
uity Cooperative exchange and the
Tri-State Grain Growers Convention
with over 1000 persons present in
regular session this 18th day Of JAM
uary, 1921, that the state legislature
Of North Dakota now in session in Bis
marck be requested to appropriate
sufficient funds to properly enable
the attorney general to defend the in
terests of the state Of North Dakota,
and that said appropriation carry with
it the emergency clause in order that
the said funds may be made imme-
diately available.
Be it resolved further that copy
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
DIEPHOLDER-SCHULTZ

January 24th at the local Catholic
church, Mr.. VIM. Diepholder and Miss
Eta H. Schultz, both Of Willow City
were united in marriage, Rev. Father
Andrieux performing the ceremony.
They were attended by Edgar j.
Lizotte and Ruth M. Schultz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Diepholder are one
of Willow City's most popular young
couple and have many friends who
extend best wishes. Mr.. Diepholder is
in the implement business in that
city. -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
SUBSCRIPTION OFFER EX-
PIREs TUESDAY NEXT

II you have not already taken adj
vantage of The Courant's cut in SUBJ
scription rates bear In mind that un-
less you do 50 before next Tuesday
morning you are the loser. BY paying
arrearages at the old rate you can get
an additional year for one dollar up
to the above time. After that our sub
sciiption again goes back 20 500 per
year. II you have. already taken ad-
vantage Of the offer, would You tall
q friend who does not get the paper
at the present time9
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
BOOZE RUNNER KILLS
N|NOT POLICEMAN
REMAINS CONSCIOUS TO THE
LAST AND TALKS WITH FAM
lily AND OFFICERS

Lee S. Fahler, Minot policeman who
was wounded in exchanging shots with
Avery Erickson, whiskey runner Of
Chisholm, Minn., early yesterday
morning, died at 1880 A. M. today
at St. Joseph's hospital. Erickson who
was also shot is feeling fairly we'll
today and DR.. T. N. 'Yoemans, his at
tending physician, expects him to re-
cover.
Fahler never rallied after the weak
ness he manifested as soon as taken
to the hospital yesterday morning. He
was conscious up to the last and talked
to his wife and their only son, Myron
Fahler, eight years old, as we'll as
Chief Mcdonald and other officers
Of the police force. He knew last night
that he was going to die.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made but interment will be in
Minot. The flag on the city hall today
hangs at half mast out Of respect fol-
the deceased policeman.
The automobile which Erickson was
driving and which the police state he
admitted he had stolen from. Regina,
was identified today as belonging to
z. Natanson, a liquor dealer of Regina.
E. A. Lay Of Regina representing C.
M. Brewster & Co., loss adjusters, ar
rived in Minot this morning in re-
sponse to telegram from Chief Nc
Donald who has advised the Regina
police department of Erickson's con-
fession. Lay identified the car as the
Studebaker six stolen in Regina Tues
day afternoon. The car is held here
pending disposition of the federal
charges against Erickson.-From the
Minot Daily News of Jan. Fl.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
LEGISLATIVE REVIEW

The LEGISLATURE last week marked
time until Thursday the goth and then
adjourned to Tuesday Of this week, it
being evident that the I. v. A. stand
patters would keep on killing time u,l-
til the Bishop, Brissman & co. report
was before them, so the League Sen
ators consented to an adjournment.
tits widely rumored that the mud
batteries of the Cass county caucus
are badly in need of repairs, that their
bombs were nearly all found TO- >De
loaded with sawdust or, else, were
found to be filled with highly explos'
i've boomerangs, several of which have
already badly-bumped the ivory domes
of their throwers.
One thing that is getting the goat
of the shock troops of Big Biz is the
fact that the League leaders are free
" admitting that mistakes have been
made and are showing an earnest de-
sire to correct same whenever ana
wherever possible, but are standing
steadfasts by the farmers industrial
program and insisting that those
members Of the I. v. A. who got into
State offices, the Senate and the
House by voluntarily pledging their
constituents to give the State indus
tries fair trial keep, as the League
has always done, their prediction
pledges to the people.
It is being reminded that such
pledges were made by many OF the
/. " A., who took the lead Of their
candidate for Governor, Mr.. ~ Connor,
in this respect, but only one OF two OF
them have so far remembered their
word to the people. All the rest have
entered the secret caucuses and bowed
in the most un-inde dependent manner to
the ukases Of Twitchell and LANCER.
Not only have they given the indus
tries anything like = fair trial, but
have sat silent while their local Off
GERS were openly aiding in the attack
on the Bank Of North Dakota and
they have gone so far as to refuse the
Attorney Generals office the funds
with which to press the Railroad Rate
and Grain Grading suits, both Of
which are Of immense importance, not
only TO the farmers everywhere, but
to merchants, nanufacturers and 9th
er shippers, as well. s:s III,
The stand Of the 4. Y. A. bosses
and stapdpatters on this emergency
appropriation is, however, causing
more and moro people - see that they
care less for the interests of North
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
"HUMORESQUE"
A Rhymed Review

The melody of life and love,
With laughter shining through it's
tears
Like kindly, twinkling stars above:
That's "Humoresque."
The story of hope that burned
With steadfast flame through strug-
Cling years,
And reached the goal for which it
learned:
That's "Humoresque."
The photoplay you've longed to see,
With heart appeal that lifts and
cheers
And makes Of life a harmony:
That's "Humoresque."
Grand Theatre, Friday Saturday
and Monday.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
FORESTRY STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL NEWS

Arrangements are being made by
Miss Burr, County Superintendent,
for several concerts to be given by
the school on Friday evenings at sew
eral points in the county at which a
meeting of the teachers of the locality
is held the following day. The concert
will be given at Antler January %,
at Lansford February II and at One
NEE. February 25. These trips are TAX
en- solely for the purpose of adver-
tising the school and not for profit.
The admission fees will be only for
paying the expenses Of the trip. The
number of students taken will depend
upon what each town decides it can
do in the way Of paying expenses.
On February 2 at the Grand, the
Louis H. Gebhardt Concert Company,
entertainers, the Second Number Of
the Forestry Normal Entertainment
Course.
Several young women have had to
leave school and return to their homes
because unable to find place where
they can work for their board and
room. If you can assist the school to
find such opportunities for these stu
dents, kindly do so and these students
will return to Bottineau to 90 on with
their studies.
The total enrolment for this year
has reached 142 of which number 27
have withdrawn leaving an enrolment
of 115. With more than one hundred
students during the summer term, as
there undoubtedly will be, the total
enrolment for this year promises to
exceed the total of last year, namely
228, exclusive Of kindergarten pupils.
The enrolment figures do not include
pupils of the members Of the Forestry
Normal in exchange for the privilege
of using the Central School for stud
ent teaching. OF this years. enrolment
SO are high school graduates.
It would be well to get away entire
ly from the old name School Of For
estry. We are not doing the work OF
a School of Forestry and the school
never has. The Survey made OF this
state by the Bureau Of Education in
1916 pointed out that fact. We are
even less a School Of Forestry now
than in 1916. Our work consists OF
teacher training, college work, and
business courses, in addition to the
short courses offered in the winter. A
friend of the school residing in Town
er suggests that the school should be
called the Forestry State Normal and
Junior College in order that the col
lege work will receive more promin-
ence. Probably it would be better still
to call the school ''The Bothneau
Normal and Junior College" to get rid
of the notion that it is q school OF
forestry. a' a. 9v.a-sr-- -
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27

Dakota than they do for their friends
in the Twin Cities, for the Railroad
Rate case has only an indirect con-
nection with the farmers industrial
program and, as the winning of the
suit means the saving of thousands OF
dollars a year to the merchants as
we'll as the farmers, shippers are be-
ginning to protest everywhere. Prob
ably the /. v. A. standpatters will
harken and heed, maybe, but their
attitude so far. has been that OF the
great plutocrat who said "The people
be damned"
This week the Bishop, Brissman &
Co. report, if it is ready, will prob>>
ably come before the legislature and
then we will have a more interesting
review to report, for then we will hear
the mud-guns of Big Biz roar and
the ink-slingers Of the 1vabund will
be working day and night making
mountains out of every molehill they
can find or build.
The people they claim to love so
well will be treated to some OF the
fanciest financial information they
ever heard, such as that the state
owned mills and elevators failure" I,
because, forsooth, the. little mill at
Drake has not paid for the entire first
cost of gigantic undertaking; or be-
cause the so odd houses built and un-
der construction by the Home Build
ers Association have not paid all the
overhead charges Of administrator
or that the Workmen's Compensation
bureau lis soaking the employers be-
cause it has done what every insur-
ance company on earth is compelled
to do il it is to protect and pay it's
policyholders-set aside adequate re-
serves, which reserves do not belong
either to the Bureau or the state but
to injured workers and their depend
ents, widows and orphans. =.
That is about the line the |. Y. a.
standpatters and ink singers will fol-
low il we are to Judge by the propa-
ganda already appearing in their lead
ing journals.
q The splendid record Of the Bank OF
North Dakota, that fact that IN 2
brief period Of less than two years
It has done what no other bank has
aever done showed 4 handsome prof
ia while being mercilessly harrassed,
proved that the credit Of the state
could be organized for the benefit OF
all, protected the small state banks
from going under BY the hundreds
when the initiated laws were passed,
all this will be- plsyed7down by the
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27

Oh This feSOlutlOn be forwarded to the
speaker Of the house of representa-
tives and president of the Senate of
North Dakota.
Signed,
c. Slegerman, Bathgate, N. D.
c. P. Peterson, Bisbee, N. D.
Charles Berg, Dunseith, N. D.
Louis Noltimeier, Valley City.
HI. P. Halvorson, Sheyenne,
F. B. Wood, Deering, N. D.
l. V. A. Bosses Sullen
The action of the Tri-State farmers
coming right on the heels of the at
tempt Of the Cass county caucus
crowd to make the public believe that
State Auditor D. c.. Poindexter, has
tried to keep the House from getting
a copy of the Bishop, Brissman & Co.
report on the State Industries, and
right in the middle of the Fargo For
um's desperate effort to prove to the
assembled farmers that neither it not
it's keepers had ever been enemies of
the farmers, Jared the I. V. A. boss
es considerably.
It was hard blow to this bunch,
especially as it is being persistently
rumored that I. V. A. is again about
to change its name and is working
overtime to get hold of the Farmers
Federated Bureau for political pur-
poses ins the next campaign.
The idea seems to be current among
the profiteers that the insulting ul
tmatum of wall street to the Indus
trial commission, to gether with the
action of the I. v. A. legislators in
holding up all legislation Of benefit
to the trainers and labor, coupled with
their brazen attempt to tie the hands
of Attorney General Lemke by deny
ing him funds with which to prose-
lcute the Grain Grading and Railroad
Rate cases, has so utterly discredited
the old name, "Indepenaent Voters
Association" that they will have to
follow the well-known practice Of 9TH
er state jugglers and make an entire
change of clothes and scenery between
acts.
Therefore, it is said that in the next
election they are preparing to come
out dressed up to look just as much
like real farmer as it is possible with
line of language cunningly calcula-
ted into fooling Uncle ST into believ-
ing that it is really his own boy talk
ing. But Uncle ST amt as easily bum
coed as he used to be. TO-,
In the meantime, Governor Frazier
is sitting tight and this is worrying
the inside men of the Eastern money
changers to the verge Of nervous pros
tration, which probably accounts for
the nutty legislative stunts they are
pulling off in Bismarck, where the L.
Y. A. statesmen are now commonly
referred to as the "Blunderbund."
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27

The DeKoven club Of the Forestry
Normal again presented their pro-
gram at the Grand Theatre last eve
ming to very good house considering
that the play had also been given a
week ago. All those in attendance re-
port it as very enjoyable.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
HAD INTERESTING MEETING

The North Dakota Progressive Club
No. So held it's regular meeting at the
Luther school Friday evening Jan. Fl.
After short business session pro-
gram Of songs and recitations was
given, followed by games and refresh
ments. There were about thirty-fivs
present. A good time was enjoyed by
all.-By the Club Reporter.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-01-27
FORMER boy AMONG
BEST filters. IN U. S.
FLADELAND'S RECORD SHOWS
THAT AIR TRAVEL is AS SAFE
AS ANY OTHER KIND

New York, Jan. f8.-Predominant
among records at flying in the United
States on file with the Aero club of
America, is that Of a member, Lieu
tenant John Earl Fladeland of Port
land, N. D., who over a period little
short Of four years, has flown ,592
hours over country of every nature
with not a single accident and with
out breaking as much as a propeller
or talisHd. It is remarkable dem
onstration of consistency, practicable
ity and efficiency Of the every day use
Of airplanes for all purposes.
!, In 1874 hours of civilian flying g.
s078 passengers were carried, PIG ex-
hibition flights performed without
missing a contract date, rain or shine,
and approximately 115,000 miles of
cross country travel were accom-
plished. On the basis of a speed of
80 miles per hour and figuring four
ascensions to the hour, the grand total
amounts to 2O7, 800 miles flown with
1O,368 take-offs and landings. This
is all the more remarkable in that the
only established landing field used
was that Of Curtiss Airport at St.
Paul, while the hundreds Of others
were distributed over the hilly, wood
ed, swampy and prairie country Of the
northwest and all were selected from
the air with no advance arrangements
made. Numerous cross country flights
were made over long stretches Of un-
settled country where no suitable
fields of any kind were available.
Proves Safety of.Air Travel
Lieutenant Fladeland's record, like
numerous others being reported, DEM
onstrates that in skilled hands, with
airplanes properly maintained, where
unnecessary hairbreadth performances
are left undone, aerial travel is as safe
or more SO, than any Of the modes
now utilized. When flying is stand
ardized and regulated by federal and
state laws, and when fields>with rea-
sonable factors of safety are estab-
lished over the country, aviation <acci-
dents will be reduced to a minimum.
The above will be Of interest to To-
cal people as Mr.. Fladeland is q
former Bottineau boy, and who per
formed the airplane stunts at the
County Fair last season.