The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 27, 1916, Page 3

\Wear ! How Did THEY THE FARMERS oszqnuuzeo? THEY CANT! HOW DARE THEY ? ° WE WiILL LOSE OUR INCOME S When The Nonpartisan League Came Forth it was a Howling Shame to manufacture or import in the Phil- ippines spirituous liquors, but the amendment does not prohibit - the manufacture and consumption of native drinks. Senator Gronna in his speech point- ed out that like the American Indian the Filipino is more ‘affected by al- cohol than the white man. Rep. George Young has been named- as the North Dakota mem- ber of the National Republican Con- gressional committee. Dr. R. A. Baird, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Fargo, was one of the leading speakers at the convention of the National Securit league in Washington last week. Dr. Baird is a strong advocate of mili- tary preparedness and urged the adoption of the administration’s pre- - paredness program without amend- ments. The Senate Banking committee is about ready to report the Hollis rural credit bill from which, on the com- mand, of the administration, the pro- visions for government aid ilave been withdrawn. = Senators' McCumber and Gronna have been over the bill to- gether and agree that it is unwork- able so far as North Dakota needs are concerned. McCumber, who has been in North Dakota, returned to Washington Monday. To Legalize Dam In the House last week Representa- tive Helgeson introduced a bill to legalizé the dam in the Red River which gives Fargo its water supply. The dam was previously without leg- islative authority from Washington. Later Helgeson plans to introduce a bill to remove the Red River from the jurisdiction of the federal gov- ernment on the ground that it is not navigable. . ; The House Indian affairs committee has included in the appropriation bill an item for $30,000 to construct a dormitory for an Indian school at Bismarck. The committee in adopt- ing this appropriation accepted the bill of Representative George Young which brought the matter to the com- mittee’s attention. joined in Young’s request that the appropriation be made. Mr. and Mrs. A. 1. Quade, of Pin- gree, Stutsman county, stopped off in Washington last week on their way to St. Petersburg, Fla. Norton Is Active By his active work on the floor of the House during the debate last week on the Ferris grazing homestead, bill Representative Norton of North Da- kota succeeded = in putting several amendments into the bill.. Chief among these was one which provides that any ‘man who now has a graz- ing-land homestead of less than 640 At Representative- Norton, a member of the committee, - acres may file on additional grazing- land to bring his total homestead holding up to 640 acres, provided that 'the additional land is within twenty miles of his original home- stead. An amendment by Mr. Nor- ton providing that those who have lost farming homesteads through mis- fortune are eligible to take up the 640-acre grazing homesteads was lost, but Norton has hopes that it will be adopted in the Senate. The urgent deficiency bill which passed the House last week contained, an item of $18,000 to begin construc- tion of the federal building at Dick- inson, N. Dak. The item was placed in the bill by the treasury depart- ment upon the urging of Representa- tive Norton who showed that the ap- propriation act of March 4, 1913, au- thorized a $90,000 building, but that work had never been started on the building although the structure is sorely needed. It is expected that the construction of the new building will start late this year. Competition for West Point Representative Young of North Da- kota believes that much of the snob- bery in the army and navy is due to the fact that cadets at the mili- tary and naval academies owe their appointments very often to pull rather than merit. Accordingly he intends to open his forthcoming An- napolis appointment to all the boys of his district, appointing the one who stands highest in a competitive examination to be held in Jamestown, Saturday, Feb. 19th, at 10 A. M. Young also believes that the men- tal qualifications should not be the sole test, since the success of some of America’s greatest warriors has been due to their courage rather than to ‘their mental attainments. Gen- eral Grant, he poins out, had a hard time getting through West Point, but his success was largely due to the complete -absence of fear in his make-up. ] Accordingly the examination to be given by Young will allow only 50 per cent for the mental tests, divid- ing the rest of the examination be- tween the physical test, which will count 20 per cent in the total, and the showing made by the candidates as to character and manliness, for which a weight of 30 per cent will be given. Then 'mental examination will be in charge of 'a committee consist- ing "of = President B. H. Kroeze of Jamestown college, City Superintend- ent Norman C. Koontz, and State High School Inspector Edwards. ‘The hysical test will. be made by Dr. rancis Peake, Dr. R. G. Depey and Dr. A. W. Guest. The committee in charge of the character and manliness test will be J. B. Burgster, W. R. Kellogg, and M. P. Morris. ; For further particulars candidates can write to B. H. Kroeze. From the - examination a' principal candidate .and three alternates will be selected. GEY WISE To ORGANIZATION AFTER ALL THESE YEARS OF PATIENCE | AND SELF DENAL? Foster’s Forecast Washington, D. C., Jan. 22.—Last bulletin gave forecasts of distrubance to cross continent Jan. 23 to 27, warm wave 22 to 26, cool wave 25 to 29. This will bring severe winter storms, an extensive cold wave, blizzards and other ugly weather features. 'This will be one of two great winter. storms. The other one was delivered according to contract during the week centering on Jan. 5 and this last one will monopolize the week centering on Jan. 25. Better prepare for it. We are not making many mis- takes in our forecasts of severe storms. Next disturbance will reach Pa- cific coast about Jan. 29, cross Pacific slope by close of 29, central-valleys 30 to Feb. 1, eastern sections Feb.2. Warm wave will cross Pacific coast about Jan. 28, central valleys 30, east- ern sections Feb. 1. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope about Jan. 31, cen- tral valleys Feb. 2, eastern sections Feb. 4. Severe Storm Goming From about Jan. 22 to 29, the storms will be almost continuously severe, but weather will be ugly and much suffering will result to unshel- tered live stock and people who must be out of doors. During these eight days, all who can should plan for indoor occupations. We had the first extensive and large precipitations near Dec. 18, the second near Jan. 6. Third and fourth ‘are expected to overlap, be more ex- tensive and excessive in amount and covering last ten- days in January. Heavy snows are expected in northern sections and heavy rains south. Deep snows in the Rockies are expected to interfere with railway traffic. The precipitation is expected to be ex- cessive in at least three-fourths of the inhabited parts of this continent. First disturbance of next month will reach Pacific coast about Feb. 3, cross Pacific slope close of 4, great central valleys 5 to 7, eastern sections 8. Warm wave will cross Pa- cific slope about Feb. 3, central val- leys 5, eastern sections 7. Cool wave will cross Pacific slope about Feb. 6, central valleys 8, eastern sections 10. This will include the week center- ing on Feb. 6, temperatures of which will average lower than usual, includ- - ing a cold wave in northern sections, northern snows and southern cold rains. The winter storms will con- tinue to be of greater force than is normal. Following this storm will come a great high temperature wave, and a February thaw. Wanted to Be Sure.—A certain phy- sician was noted, for his reckless au- ‘tomobile driving. . One day when he answered the telephone a woman's voice asked him if he intended to go out driving that afternoon. » THREH ITS A COMSPIRACY To RUIN S anNp SEND US TO TwHEe LLPOOR HOUSE THEY NEVER P19 LIKE OUR WRYS [ s : According-to Some .Folk SEE THE GOLD Lo and behold, the Gold! Yes, what a tremendous quantity of it there is. And how yellow and glittering and attractive. And what a delightful specific gravity it has! ‘Where is the Gold coming from? Oh, the Gold is coming from abroad. Why do they send the Gold t¢ us from abroad? They send it to us in return for valuable things we have produced by our labor, such as building material and wearing apparel and foodstuffs. Why do we send these things out of the country? Is it because we pre- fer to have the Gold? Yes, we much prefer to have the Gold. What are we going to do with the Gold? In what way are we going to use it? We are not going to use it at all. We are going to store it away in deep, strong vaults where no one can even see it. What! Do you mean to say thatf we are not going to eat it or-wear it or use it as a shelter or burn ii as fuel or adorn ourselves with it? No, indeed. We are not even go- ing to use it as a medium of ex- change. Wouldn’t it then have been better to keep the valuable things that we sent out of the country and distri- bute them among our own needy population?- 0, yes, it would have been .much better, especially for the said needy population, but what right have the needy to obtrude themselves upon us when we are engaged in playing the glorious game of finance and inter- national commerce? —Ellis O. Jones in Life. As far as reported, G. J. Perdaems of South Heart holds the Stark county grain record for 1915 from & crop area of 1,000 acres. At the Per- daems farm 22,358 bushels of wheat were raised on 800 acres. About 100 acres giving an average yield of 38 bushels; 7,902 bushels " of oats was the yield from 150 acres; 30 acres of barley returned 1,545 bush- els and there were 600 bushels ofi other .grain, making a grand total grain yield -of 32,405 bushels. Laind e ST