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The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
PREDICTS RECALL BOOMERANG
Townley Says Grass Will Grow Before
Stores of Signers

A. c. Townley (where have we
heard that namely came out last week
in a statement and predicted dire hap
penings in North Dakota in the event
of recall election.
Things have been happening. There
was an election last fall. As I re-
member, Harding was declared elect
ed. Then more things happened.
Things were to be Dictated. They
didn't try it on the dog-they tried it
on the farmer. It worked. 1t was
made safe, secure and complete.
"The deflation of the farmer has
been SO complete we can no longer
get even $18 out of him. Then it was
tried on the banks, particularly the
banks in North Dakota. It was work.
ing, but it hit some of the small bust
ness men, and through them some of
the large business men. Of course
that must be stopped. There are
some who say it is to be stopped by a
recall of state officers.
"The grass will be growing in the
streets in front of every small mer-
chants place in North Dakota who
signs the recall petition. It is sprout-
ing now. Let them think we'll before
they sign those recall petitions"
Thus we find that A. c. has not dis
carded that old boycott doctrine. It
is still in existence and will be dragged
out to public view as soon as things
begin to warm up, in the hope that
timid merchants will he friphtened
into refusing to sign the petitions.
But it won't work. The farmers have
more sense than to boycott merchants
because Of difference in political be-
liefs. The issues will be fought out
on their merits, as they should be. If
Townley and his lieutenants really
had at heart the welfare Of our farm
ers they would have produced results
while they had the opportunity, in
stead Of leaving everything in ter
rible mess. BY their works We shall
know them.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
SCHOOL PLAY VERY PLEASING
"Mr. Rob-" Two Act Comedy. Draws
Two Good Houses

The two act comedy, "Mr. Bob" pre-
sented at the M. w. A. hall last Fri
day and Saturday nights, left de-
cidedly good taste in the mouths of
those fortunate enough to be present.
Clark Smith as Philip Royson; War
rem Ferber as Robert Brown; Roder-
ick Liddell as Jenkins, the butler; Lois
McPhail as Rebecca Luke; Christine
Swanson as Katherine Rogers; Fran
ces Freeman as Marion Bryant, and
Mayme Wilcox as Patty, the maid,
carried the impersonations wonderful
ly we'll from start to finish.
A tremendous amount of study was
necessary in order to give a proper
presentation, and the work of the am
ateurs left nothing to be desired.
Several musical numbers were Civ
EN- during the intermission between
the first and second acts, and these
were of a high order and elected thun-
derous applause.
When the total receipts had been
audited, it was found that after de-
ducting the expenses there remained
about $1O0 to the good. This money
will be used to take care of the de-
licit in the athletic fund.
The young folks are to be heartily
commended for the whole-hearted way
in which they took hold of the pro-
duction, and the success which greet
ed their efforts is their best reward.
Whenever they decide to do any,
thing, they do it, a fact which they
have thoroughly demonstrated.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
LOAN MONEY TO
BOYS AND GIRLS
Plan to Finance Young Folks VIII,
Desire to Enter Various Club
= f''' Projects
TIME TO SELECT SEED CORN
County Agent Explains Need of Bal
anced Ration for Laying Hens

Success has crowned the efforts of
most boys and girls who have borrow
ed money to carry on club work. They
have made a splendid start in busi-
ness for themselves, now own some
property and have gained valuable
experience along business lines. It is
a comparatively easy matter for the
boys and girls to pay their loans out
of the increase or sale of original
stock or crops they have raised.
Every boy and girl enjoys owner
ship and personal interest in the
farm. For the sake of future citizen
ship and promotion of agriculture it
is the duty of every parent to give
them this privilege.
They enjoy farm life where there
is an incentive to work. Let us help
you to secure some stock or start in
some way this year. Write your coun-
ty club leader on how to secure loan
for club work, and join one of the
boys and girls clubs in your neigh
borhood.
The fact that last fall was favorable
for maturing the corn crop may create
a feeling of security regarding the
condition of seed corn. If it is GER
tain that there is good cause for such
feeling, all well and good, but it is
worth while to be absolutely certain.
Reports from various local farmers
indicate that some corn is not in first
class condition. Much Of the corn not
properly stored contains q high per-
centage of moisture, and its germin-
ating qualities will not be what it
should be, for seed. Even those who
have taken better care of their seed
cannot afford to rest upon a feeling
of security without taking the small
amount of trouble necessary to find
out certainly whether the seed will
grow. Test, don't guess.
An egg is composed of yolk, white
and shell. The yolk is mainly fat; the
white is protein and the shell is lime.
Besides these, an egg contains water.
There is pint of water in every doz-
en- average eggs. The yolk and white
contain the same elements found in
food, but not in the same proportions.
A hen will not adulterate her product,
put two or three yolks in u normal
egg, nor will she put only white and
no yolk. They arc all alike. The
rea5on is that the hen is an egg fac
tory. Feed her the proper proportions
Of raw material (fecd) and she will
le.s'. It takes only common sense to
see that II we expect eggs we must
provide the hen with the materials
that go to make up eggs. The ma
terial must be in the proper proper
ton sfor maximum egg production.
We have come across . quantity of
s. d. Acme, and the farmer. near Ell.
lendale are very fortunate to get this
wheat. In fact Il il practically ~
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
FARMERS WILL
MARKET GRAIN
Committee of Seventeen Announces
Plan to Establish National
Sales Agency
is TREMENDOUS UNDERTAKING
Will Pool the Combined Assets of
Agriculturists

Establishment of a national sales
agency for the benefit of organized
farmers, the formation of a tremen-
dous financial corporation which will
pool the combined assets of the Amer
icen farmers and the creation of a
foreign trade corporation to take the
surplus export grain off the market
each year. thereby stabilizing the To-
cal market, are the recommendations
embodied in the report of the COM
mittee Of seventeen. The committee
proposes that the organized farmers
of America, working under the lead
ership Of the American Farm Bureau
federation, shall take over to them
selves the entire grain marketing ma
chinery. A more revolutionary move
ment was never proposed, yet the
committee of seventeen presents the
new plan as entirely practicable.
7 Last. October the American Farm
Bureau federation. which is made up
of nearly two million actual farmers.
appointed the famous committee of
seventeen for the purpose of formu-
lating a gigantic plan for the cooper
ative marketing of grain crops. The
members of this committee were in
tended to represent all of the agri-
cultural interests and farm organiza-
tions of the country and was given
unlimited means to study all existing
marketing plans of this and other
countries, particular attention being
given to the very successful fruit
growers associations Of California
and the grain growers association Of
Canada. The only instructions were
to report back to the united farmers
Of America a plan that would correct
present marketing abuses and give to
the grain grower all possible profit.
The committee has now reported,
and its report marks one of the inn
portant turning points in the agrcul-
tural history Of America. Plans adopt
ed call for farmer-owned national
grain marketing agency to handle the
surplus grain crops Of the United
States and thereby eliminate waste
in distribution, provide for an orderly
marketing and more stable prices. and
add materially to the growers net
returns without increasing the cost to
the consumer.
Meetings will soon be held in each
state to consider and ratify the plan.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
STATE OFFICERS
TO BE- RECALLED
Petitions Circulated This Week on
Seven Initiated Measures to
Go Before People
RECALL PETITIONS COME LATER
Proposed to Hold Battle of Ballots
on June Is

1t is not question Of whether or
not we will have recall Of state Of
ficers any longer. The die has been
cast, and it is in favor of recall as
we'll as in initiating seven measures
that failed to be passed by the legis-
lature.
Petitions for the initiatory meas
ures are already in circulation. They
showed up in Oakes Monday, q letter
having been sent out day previous
with instructions to get busy when
the petitions arrived. There was
quick work here and many of the Pc
titions went in the same night, fully
filled with names. People signed
without much explanation, as all had
been eagerly reading the newspapers
and were well informed as to what
was going on at Bismarck. It requires
only 10000 signatures to initiate, and
that number will be secured three
times over.
The initiated measures are as fol-
lows:
State and county election without
party designation.
Depository act safeguarding public
funds and making the Bank Of North
Dakota ineligible to receive public
funds on deposit.
Changing the personnel Of the In
dustrial commission by substituting
the secretary Of state and state treas
urer for the governor and attorney
general.
Limiting the industrial program to
the mill and elevator at Grand Forks
financed by $2,500,000 and providing
for $25O,000 for the Homebuilders'
association.
Establishing rural credits board,
patterned after the South Dakota plan.
Disseminating the depository for the
Bank of North Dakota and providing
for it's liquidation as early as possible.
Petitions for the recall election will
be sent out later. The law requires
these to be filed from forty to forty
five days before election. On the re-
call it will require $4,000 signatures
to the petitions.
The officials to be recalled are the
three members of the Industrial COM
mission: Governor Frazier, Attorney
General Lemke and Commissioner of
Agriculture Hagan; also Lieutenant
Governor Wood, Auditor Poindexter
and Justices Robinson, Grace and
Bronson, members of the supreme
bench.
The date Of the election has been
set for June Is. This will be at
time when spring work is over and
when all will be able to get out and
vote.
Much talk against recall has come
un the last week. Some are of the
opinion that the Nonpartisan league
administration got the state into this
mess and it is up to them to get us
out They have done about all the
damage they can now, and the plan
is to give them all the rope thay want
and they will hang themselves.
Others argue that the extravaganza
and incompetency must be stepped at
once. We must restore our credit;
we must get back the confidence we
have lost; we must get money into
the state to carry on our business. If
the route is through special cleo
tion let US have it. The election will
cost but little as compared to the
millions that will be lost If znatters
go on rs they are.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

Senator T. J. Kc!a', vas .: :s;aest Of
the Cor .nercial club at ,'.eif regular
weekly dinner last Tuesday. After
the grub had been stowel away and
the usual business transacted, Mr..
kelsh was invited to tell some Of his
Bismarck experiences. and did 50 in
very interesting manner. He waa
present at the "last sad rites" and
took in the free-for-all fight, but said
the newspapers carried rather exag-
gerated accounts Of the affair, al.
though Il was really very funny.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
LEGION is lNDoRsED BY LABOR
Facts Gathered from Far and Near
Of Interest to Veterans

The latest Endorsement of the Amer
lean Legion by labor organization
came from Nevada. where c. w. Far
rington, state organizer Of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor, and u num-
ber of labor leaders pledged the CO.
operation of their organization with
the Legion in it's fight against radi-
calism.
Backed by the American Legion or
ganization of the state, bill provid-
ing for exemption from payment Of
taxes by veterans has been passed by
the Wyoming legislature. All ex-
service men in the state, whether or
not they enlisted from Wyoming, will
benefit.
BY arrangement between the Amer
ican Legion and Bureau of CONNER
cial Economics, the most complete and
valuable collection of educational and
travel motion picture films in exist
ence~will be placed at the disposal of
Fdssgion POSTS for free exhibition. Lc-
gion members will order films from
catalogs which will be sent to all
posts. The films will be sent from a
number of distributing centers, which
will be designated in the catalog. One
thousand separate topics are embrace
ed in the films, which have been taken
in all parts of the world.
An ex-service man with eight bars
on his Victory medal has been enroll
ed by Argonne Post of the American
Legion at Des Moines. Ia. in a men,
bershio campaign. George Leander,
the embryonic Legionnaire, was with
q supply train attached to the Mallet
reserve of the French army. He took
nart in the Somme defensive, Aisne,
Montdidier Noyon, Aisne- Marne. CHAM
pagne-Marne, Somme and Oise-Aisne
offensives and also served in a lefen-
sive sector.
An American Legion button stopped
o. bullet which struck Gitamona Scala.
a Legionnaire of Newark, N. j., and
probably saved his life. Scala was an
innocent bystander at a dispute be-
tween four men during which the gun
play started.
The fact that {. veteran who gets
into trouble with the law is an ex-
service man will not BE emphasized
by the Associated Press. according to
orders issued to it's superintendent
and correspondents. The American
Legion at its second annual conven-
tion passed a resolution urging the
press to adopt similar policy.
The week ending Feb. 26 was one
of the most successful in the history
of the American Legion and Women's
auxiliary of that organization from
the standpoint of new POSTS and units.
Eighty-two posts of the Legion and
seventy -threc units of the Women's
auxiliary were added. Applications
for thirty-two charters for the aux
iliary were received in one day. There
are now 10000 posts and 2,15O units,
according to national headquarters.
The Minnesota department of the aux
iliary has displaced the Massachu-
sets auxiliary for leadership. Massa-
chusctts is second, then follow New
York, Iowa and Pennsylvania.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

John B. Koehne, d. D., LII. D.,
preached two excellent sermons from
the Presbyterian pulpit last Sunday.
DR.. Koehne is writer and lecturer
and is out in the west in religious Ice
ture work. He is here to supply the
church for a time, until permanent
pastor can be secured. DR.. Koehne
went back to Fargo Monday on q mat.
ter Of business and will Be back this
gweek, holding services 1t the city hall
next Sunday at 10:46 and 7:15.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

Mrs. ]. w. Lillibridge left Monday
afternoon for Lisbon to attend the
funeral of Mra. VIM. Kortie.s u
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

,. A. Dave Of Fullerton spent .
lew hours in town Tuesday. He came
in company with Senator Kelsh.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

good as d. i. 1t il probably the same
thing, the Acme having been develop
ed in South Dakota and the d. / in
this state. The straw. Of the Acme
10 not quite % stiff % that Of D. 1,
otherwise there IRE. no physical dif..
1erences between the two plants 4:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10
FULLERs LEAVE FOR ABERDEEN
Eastern Star Gives Impromptu Party
in Their Honor

F. w. Maercklein was the scene of q
splendid party on Friday evening. 1t
had been learned on short notice that
the G. w. Fuller family was soon to
leave for Aberdeen, where Mr.. Fuller
had. been transferred as agent Of the
North Western. Accordingly the la
dies Of the Eastern Star got busy and
when evening came there trooped into
the Maercklein home throng Of Stars
and Masons to make merry with the
Fullers during their last evening in
Oakes. Charley could not come from
Aberdeen, as had been expected. but
Mrs. Fuller and daughter, Miss Cora,
were the guests of honor.
Music and singing was the predom-
mating feature of the evening. DIR.
Maercklein had his violin in good
humor, Miss Fuller and O. E. Elmer
took turns at the piano, the phono-
graph was attuned to the delight of
the evening, and in the end when the
volunteer male choir struck up there
seemed to be no thoughts of home.
Every one seemed to want to linger
Just for a little more and it was 200
o'clock in the morning before any one
even thought of looking at their wrist
watch.
In the early part of the evening
there were a few rounds of whist in
the spacious room down stairs, but
the strains of music upstairs kept the
players humming and lifting. It was
no night for whist and soon the card
tables were abandoned. It was music
the company wanted and it was music
they got. The doctor was called on
for violin solo. He was at his best
that night and YOU could have had a
quartet out of him if the word had
been passed. Mrs. Carlos Parker gave
vocal solo, as did Miss Even, and
both RESPONDED to encores. The Rae
quiet male quartet, so named from the
racket they make, gave Messrs. Nay
lor, O'Connor, Elmer and Gould a
chance to let go of some of their
pent-up enthusiasm, and not only did
they let. go here with gusto, even in
the encore, but Joined by the lady vo-
calists they took in everything in
sight.
An oyster stew with cake and cof-
fee furnished the refreshments of the
evening. After refreshments, Mrs. O.
E. Elmer, worthy matron of Logan
Chapter. on behalf Of the Chapter in
a neat little speech, specially prepar-
ed and amplified and befitting the oc-
casion, presented Mrs. Fuller with a
linen tablecloth and Miss Cora with
Chapter silver spoon as slight tok-
ems Of remembrance. Each resrona-
ed most happily.
Mrs. Fuller has been an active men,
ber of the lodge, working through the
chairs until she reached the position
of worthy matron. The past two
years she has been the efficient sec
retary, and loves the Chapter and
the work SO much she says she is
coming from Aberdeen every meeting
to fill her chair as secretary. Such
devotion is characteristic Of Mrs. Full
Ter. Miss Cora has been organist al
most since she Joined the Chapter and
her going, too, is felt.
The evening was one long to be re-
membered by those who attended.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

Mrs. Claude Coulter, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bateman, for some time, left
last Thursday for her home in Aber-
deem, S. Oak.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

Rev. H. Moe will hold church SER
vices in Oakes next Sunday, March 13,
at II o'clock. Sunday school at 1915.
Y. r. NJ. in the evening at 8 o'clock.
Good -rogra,n. ,Also in Cle.acnt
school house at 3 o'clocl:.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1921-03-10

]. J. Rcko arrived last Wednesday
from Hutchinson, Mimi, and stopped
over here to visit relatives for few
days before returning to his home at
Mandan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-18
Lloyd George Says Fate Of
Upper Silesia Is Up to
Supreme Council
FRENCH REPORTS
WERE DISTORTED
children of Treaty Can
not Be Allowed to Break
Crockery in Europe

London, May Is tBy the Associated
Press) Prime Minister Lloyd George
issued a statement to-day reiterating
the British attitude towards the upper
Silesian question expressed by him IN
his recent speech in the House of Com
mons, and disclaiming responsibility
for the distorted reports in the French
newspapers,
"The fate of upper Silesia must he
decided by the supreme council and not
by Korfanty," he said.
"Children of the treaty cannot be
allowed TO break crockery in Europe
with impunity" he continued. Some
body must place restraining hand on
them. otherwise there will be continual
trouble.
The statement began as follows:
Il adhere to the statement ] made
in the House of Commons on the sub
iect Of Silesia Naturally ] can only
accept responsibility for what ! actu.
ally said and for the truneated and
distorted reports in the French news
papers. The almost unanimous ap-
proyal given BY the American and ital-
ian as well as the British press to
the sentiments l then expressed shows
that the great nations who stood by
the side of France in the war mean 10
interpret the treaty of Versailles
fairly"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-18
RET. AND MRS. LEHIGH
MARRIED 20 YEARS
Popular Barre Pastor and Wife Were
Remembered by Their
Friends.

parishioners in Barre, friends in this
citv and elsewhere took notice Of the
twentieth wedding anniversary yester-
dav Of Rev. and Mrs B. J. Lehigh and
presented them bouquet of roses,
piece of cut glass and about 100 post
cards. also calling at the Franklin
street home YESTERDAY afternoon to
ongratulate them on the event. Since
Mrs. Lehigh's health Is poor, no recep-
tion was held and, instead Of giving
over yesterday only TO celebration OF
the event. their friends connected with
the Baptist church, and Others in Barre,
decided to continue the celebration dur
ing the week, certain number call
ing at the parsonage each day. One
feature OF the event Yesterday was the
receipt OF congratulatory messages
from every pastor in the city. The
recognition of the day was great
surprise both TO Mr.. and Mrs. Lehigh
and, therefore, was even more enjoy
able. Mrs. Lehighs health, which for
some time has been far from robust, is
not quite SO good at the present time,
and lately she has been confined to the
bed
II was % years ago this fall that
Rev. Mr.. Lehigh came to the states
from Brockville, Ont. to his first pas
torate in Stark, " Y, and there he was
married BY Rev Z. f. Brow9of Parish.
vile, y. Y, TO Miss Nora huggard Of
that place. Other pastorates held by
Mr. Eehigh were at Fort Covington,
n. ". Clayton. \. y, Fulton, \, ",
and Oswego, and from the latter place
he came to Barre five years ago last
April. Rev, and Mrs. Lehigb have one
daughter, Doris Amy.
Mrs. Lehigh's father and stepmother
now reside in Brookfield and she has
sister in Malone, y Y
The worth Of the family has been
highly appreciated since they came to
reside in Barre, and Mr. Lehigh has
proved popular in his pastorate over
the Baptist church.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-18
BergdolPs Lawyer Refused
to Tell Fees Received
From Mrs. Bergdoll
ORDERED BEFORE BAR
OFREPRESENTATIVES
After Refusal to Testify
Before Investigating
Committee

Washington, D. c., May l8.-harry
Weinberger of New York, counsel for
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll in court
martial proceedings, was ordered be-
fore the bar of the House of Represen-
tatives to-day, for contempt after re-
fusing to testify before the House in
ve.tigating committee regarding fees
paid him by Bergdoll's mother.
Weinberger challenged the right OF
the committee to investigate the es-
cape Of BergdolI on the ground that he
never had been inducted into the army.
Chairman Peters brushed aside the
contention, declaring it was entirely
aside from the question at issue.
Asked how much money had been
paid him by Mrs Bergdoll, Weinberg
er refused to answer, contending it
was not relative and was privileged
matter. When the witness refused to
produce his books, Representative
johnson. Democrat, Kentucky, moved
was no objection.