The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, June 3, 1918, Page 18

For Red River Flood Cf)riti'ol & ADVERTISEMENTS A ar For Yo' ree It matters not who you are—what you do—or where you live, this brand new 1918 BIG ELGIN SIX TOURING CAR can be YOURS FREE of all cost in a few short weeks. If you are a man or woman, or over 18 years of age, living in town or country, you can qualify as OWNER of this fine $1095 automobile. You need no money, or experience— just a little easy, spare time work in your own community will do it. Busy people can easily qualify, too. Think of it—a dandy new car, all your own—for pleasure trips, business or whatever use you wish to put it to, awaits you. IF YOU WANT IT, it will pay you to write me TODAY for free information—no matter how busy you may be. Send No Money--Just Your Name This is a BIG OPPORTUNITY that will be “snapped up” quickly, s0 act at once. On a postcard simply say, “Without obligating me, tell me how | can get a new $1095 ELGIN SIX free of all cost.” Address: Manager W. E. Dalley, 101 News Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn, UTPTRSR LT UL ITEE LR LT LU LT TR L TR Equity Exchange Service Let us handle your grain and livestock on commission. If you are interested in the co-operative elevator system let us help you and advise you. The only way to keep in constant touch with the Equity Co-Operative Exchange is to subsecribe for the Co-Operators Herald, Fargo, N. D. It contains a price list of our mail order grocery department also. Give us your next order or shipment. EQUITY.CO-OPERATIVE EXCHANGE St. Paul, Minn. L T L LT TS A LEAGUE TEXT-BOOK Every League booster will have to do a lot of arguing during this campaign. Everybody will be asking you questions on the League pro- gram. Can you hold your own in argument? Can you answer these | questions? Don’t you wish a thousand times that you knew more facts ' and could put up a better argument? ‘We have found the book that wlfi'give you the ammunition for this fight. It is “The High Cost of Living,” by Frederic C. Howe. It is a regular League textbook. The only trouble we could find with the book was that it sold for $1.50. While it was well worth the money, we felt that if we could sell it for less we could get more copies in circula- tion. So we wrote_the publisher and we have bought a special League edition to sell for $1.00 per copy to League members. fnununnnunmnnamnnmnnnnmng M| The number is limited—get your order in at once. You can’t afford to be without this book. g Just cut off the following coupon, pin a dollar bill to it and you will receive by return mail the best book you ever read on the farmer’s problems and the League program. l THE NATIONAL NONPARTISAN LEAGUE, I Educational Dept. Endicott Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. I Enclosed find $1.00 for which please send me Howe's “High Cost of Living.” I ¥ FREE FREE FREE 8 | By-laws ior use in organizing a.reai €Co- | Operative Livestock Shipping Association l 3 ‘Why not organize and get full value for Yovur livestock? ' If interested, write for by-laws and other information to the EQUITY CO-OPERATIVE EXCHANGE I SCUTH ST. PAUL, MINN. e e PAGE EIGHTEEN Congressman Baer Introduces a Bill to Benefit the Farm- ers of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota EPRESENTATIVE J. M. Baer has introduced a bill ' in congress which will provide great bene- fit for three western states, besides giving the nation the advantage of “increased food production. This bill calls for the authorization of the. department of agriculture to aid in the control of flood waters of the Red River valley of the North in Minnesota, North Da- kota and South Dakota, thereby in- creasing the areas of land suitable for the production of foodstuffs. Mr. Baer, who is himself a skilled engi- neer, is thoroughly familar with the subject. The secretary of agriculture would be directed to survey all projects in the Red River valley deemed essential to drainage and control of the floods which periodically submerge seven million acres of fertile land, rendering it incapable of cultivation. The work would be done in co-operation with the state drainage commissions and engineers of the three states. The field work would consist of: 1. Survey of Lakes Traverse, Te- waukon and the several Minnesota lakes tributary to the Red river in- sofar as not already done by earlier surveys, to determine their reservoir capacjties; the making of cross-sec- tions, borings, etec., near the outlets, to determine the exact location of the most feasible dam and reservoir site, and.the cost of construction of same. 2. Survey of the channels and im- mediate valleys of the Sheyenne, Wild Rice, Pembina, Buffalo and other riv- ers to determine their most feasible dam and storage reservoir sites; bor- ings and cross-sections at seven or more feasible sites on the Sheyenne river, including one near the northern line of Ransom county, one near Baumeg bridge in northern Eddy and Wells and southern Benson counties, N. D.; cross-sections and borings at two most feasible sites on the Pem- -000. bina river, at least one each in the Tongue, Little Pembina, Buffalo and other river channels wherever deem- ed of sufficient value to warrant the expenditure; cost estimates on all projects as well as estimates on dam- ages to farm land, bridges, etc. 3. Determination of location and costs of any canals for diverting drainage and for investigating feasi- ble projects not herein enumerated. 4. Survey of the channel of the Red river and of the lower channels of its tributaries to determine what improvement, shortening, etc., is fea- sible, with costs of same. Section 4 provides that $60,000 be appropriated’ for the work. : WITH WOMEN’S HELP Bovina, Col. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: We Leaguers held a meeting in Lin- coln county, at the schoolhouse in dis- trict 27. Thomas Harrington of Den- ver made a good speech. About 126 persons were pres- ent, of whom about 90 per cent were League members. After the speaking the meeting was turned over to Red Cross work. A sale other articles brought by the farmers was held. A voting contest for the most popular young woman was a feature. The ladies also con- ducted a lunch counter. In all, $116 was taken in. : We are not prepared to state just how many members Lincoln county has, but it is a large per cent. Our county’s quota of the third Liberty loan was $102,000. Before sunset of the first day it had raised over $120,- So what- excuse have the busi- ness men for kicking us? MRS. E. L. BEEDY. League Organizers to Sell Bonds A Montana Newspaper Prints a Confidential Letter Urg- - ing Aid to the Liberty Loan . (From the Valley Center Glasgow, Mont.) The News has secured a copy of the confidential instructions to Nonpar- tisan league organizers, that have re- cently been issued by the state head- quarters of the League at Great Falls, and ‘while it is supposed to be “con- fidential” we are going to copy it here- with to show the attitude of the League in Montana, from a patriotic standpoint, as held up before the or- ganization’s representatives. This letter of instructions to the speakers and organizers was not issued for publication, but in justice to the League and to refute some of the wrong impressions that have been circulated in this county, we are tak- ing the liberty to copy the letter here- with: “Dear Speaker and Organizer: “We wish at this time to direct your attention to a call of our government. that will be made in April. Patriotic and liberty loving Americans will be called upon again to contribute to the money cost of this war for world peace” and democracy. We want to impress upon each and all of you that News, _there can be no slackers and if it must go down in history that we have slackers in this nation, let it not be said of the great common people; but let it fall on the heads of the food gamblers and profiteers, where it be- longs. B ‘ ] “Let us urge upon you to help float this next Liberty loan issue; you can do this in connection with your work of organizing, as youa call upon the thousands of farmers over this state this coming summer, you will be able to render a service to our government that no other organization can pos- sibly do. We are therefore going to ask that on and after April, you give every man you meet an opportunity to purchase a Liberty bond, using every honorable means to induce him to do so, taking time, if mecessary, to explain that unless we promptly meet the money cost of this war, we are unconsciously helping to murder our own boys in the trenches. “We must continue to organize in order to most effectively back up President Wilson in his fight for the conscription of wealth, but in the meantime, until he is able to do this, we will gladly furnish the man-power and also the money cost, but let the food gamblers and profiteers remem- ber that through this great organiza- tion we will call them to account after the war is over, if they fail to do their duty in this hour of the nation’s need. “You will, be furnished with the necessary blanks from time to time and your ability to help float this Lib- erty l.oan issue will raise your standing in this organization (the Nonpartisan league) as well as your ability to en-~ roll members. “If for any reason any of you ‘feel that you do not care’to help the gov- of ties and various