W'i1 VVi 'v,.„ yt N /-*TJ 'pKj?s-9'/ Jfa W? xi**# INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE POUR A THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS to tell it straight, ed fail. To the a resident of this'township, C^mrhissiorie'r~ safety commission, or rather certain, Green stated that the publishers Connected' tl& WW, MY* MAN! parties with commit of this county, through their AND BORDER BUDGET sion, not YOU HAVE A HAPPY are at all pleased with the attitude toward' the' county'1investfgatiofi LITTLE" FAMILY, A 1 success that has been attending the hid cost the county $10,000.00. Publishers of the Official County Proceedings COMFORTABLE HOME 111 efforts of the America First association, presumably indicating that Mr. AND FREEDOM. YOU INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY 11 because of the fact that it Green was not at ease in his mind, CAME HERE AND WERE GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager reflects on its loyalty, department and more forcibly justifying the title WELCOME. DON'T and also detracts from -what above: "County Board Cracks, YOU THINK Entered at the Foat Offlce at International Falla. Minn., as Second-class Matter should redound to the credit of the Whip," we having concluded at once YOU OWE 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $1.50 FOREIGN, $2.00 PER YEAR. present administration. As those interested ME Y0UF that the real reason was the displeasure LOYAL in the America First association of the board, and that the SUPPORT?. "Come in, your thpusa^s, ,ind come at once," is the plea of tell it, they have practically action was nothing more oY less received no help from the loyalty than an effort to compel the publishers Churchill, the British minister of munitions. end of the commission and at one of this county to conform their __ stage of the game put it up cold to printed accounts to extol and support It has become a very serious question as to whether food or those in charge whether they were the majority acts of the board soldiers is the most pressing ^eed of our allies. If we had ships for or against the movement. As of county commissioners. will be remembered the commission Such a proceedure indicates that enough we could send both at once. put out of business the Loyalty Lyceum the commissioners were in a state HJ" movement headed by I. A. Caswell, of mind where they were incompetent Judging from the number of arrests and convictions for treasonable T. D. O'Brien and others, be to act, with a result far from cause the governor was not consult satisfactory to themselves, and presenting speech and actions which are being made daily the I. W ed at to details of its organization, a condition that is dangerous W.'s, Socialists and Nonpartisans are all tarred with the same proGerman and it looks pretty much as if the to the welfare of the county. brush. proposed absorption of the America If publishers will be punished in First association was for similar •this manner, so will any citizen or "V purposes. Unusual success has attended business man in the county, and this A formidable defense army of twenty thousand could be eas the America First association. suggests -a condition that is duplicated ily raised in this state by ach county raising and equipping a company Over 100,0Q0 Minnesotans are only by the military or despotic of two hundred men, with enlarged quota for the cities of now on its membership rolls. forms of government that is just over fifty thousand. Then if every county in every state would now causing such havoc the world Do not be surprised if he gubernatorial follow suit an army of from three million to five million culd be oyer. Neither the commissioners nor candidacy of Thos. Frankson the public want this state of affairs. is announced within the next raised in six months, all over draft age. The reader is again asked not to month. All indications are that he confuse our position as a losing publisher is considering a filing at the republican with the fundamentals that Our government is now shipping million bushels of nomination. Asked this week ninety underlie the condition presented. We as to his intentions Mr. Frankson wheat over the surplus amount to the allies. In order to spare have a right to expect a fair deal in answered that he was considering this every man, woman and child is asked to substitute war approaching the county board, just the step but had not reached a conclusion. bread for white bread, and no more white flour is to be made until as you have a right to enjoy a privilege IT'S TIME TO SHOW UNCLE SAM! He admitted that much after the war. This sacrifice will help the allies but will of purchasing state timber, not only pressure was being brought to bear the purchasing of any supplies or improve the health of the American people. to have him make the race and that Oldest Inhabitants of Europe. commodity, or the engaging in any the whole thing looked good to him. were not for the Holland-America Albania, the population of which approximates line of legitimate endeavor, and no Friends say he is strong with organized STATE POLITICS line, which agrees to carry passengers it will be for Oscar Arneson, his 1,000,000, is inhabited by a one on earth can deny this. Publishing labor and would pull heavily WARMING UP to Britain on the following conditions head land clerk and one of his chief race that has nothing in common with is our business—our bread and from that element in the twin cities First of all a written declaration the Italians. Nine-tenths of the Albanians lieutenants. Mr. Arneson was with butter—but we would woefully and on the iron range. from the British minister are Moslems, and only half In state capitol circles it is generally Jake when he was at the head of the abuse our business and the public Thanks to the activities of the the rest are Roman Catholics. They at The Hague is required to the effect accepted that J. A. O. Preus is state insurance department and moved were we to do the bidding of any set, federal government and the publi" speak a language which is a mixture that the authorities will allow serving his first and last term as with him when Jake took up the of men anywhere, and would not be of Slavonic and Greek derivations, engage in general, the I. W. W. has been the applicant to land. Finally the state auditor. Not that he could not state auditorship. Mr. Arneson has entitled to the mailing privileges and in primitive occupations and lead practically stamped out in Minnesota. passenger has to pay for a full passage return if he so desires, but simply about as wide an acquaintance as other rights given publishers by law. a more or less primeval social life. Minneapolis, long the home of to New York, in case difficulties that the position does not appeal to any one in the state and if he does The Albanians are considered the oldest The thing to keep in mind is the act the northwest leaders of the .organization, should arise in Falmouth and he him and he wants something in an get into the political game it will inhabitants of Europe, their history itself, divorced from the spite that has been practically vacated should be obliged to make the voyage official way more to his liking— take a live one to beat him. He will going back to times immemorial. is so rampant in the present day. by the bunch. Last week the Minneapolis to the United States. United States senator or congress have all of the capitol machinery Returning to Mr. Green's suggestion council passed an ordinance for instance. back of him. On debarcation at Falmouth the Answer: They Were Not. of loss to the county through directed at future operations of. this Gossip is general as to what extent Holland-America company refunds For a month now Jake has been One thing we know for sure. Our the attitude of the publishers of the lawless element which Mayor Van the non-partisal league will figure the surplus of the passage. From bending every energy to clear his grandmothers, who accomplished such county, as we see it there is only Lear promptly vetoed, but the council in the next campaign and the Rotterdam to Falmouth round the path of opposition as a rival to Congressman miracles of baking, brewing, spinning one newspaper in the county that promptly passed it over his veto. guesses indulged in cover every north of Scotland takes five days and and weaving, while bringing up families Lundeen in the Fifth district has printed anything that might be Up in the northwest woods, long a of ten or a dozen or more, didn't feature of political life. Some say six nights. and to what extent he has succeeded regarded as throwing cold water on profitable source of revenue for have the telephone to keep them discussing the league will confine its activities is shown in the fact that so the cause. The remainder have those engaged in collecting I. W. W. the affairs of Tom, Dick and WASTE IS CRIMINAL to the governorship while others far only two men have entered the printed what appeared to them Harry, their wives, mothers, sisters memberships, loggers and camp claim to know that the league will contest and there is a chance that "news" without any effort to convice and sweethearts, half the day while foremen say the I. W. W. has almos.t put in a full ticket. Whether it does "To waste now is nothing' shor*of one of them will, withdraw latei He or extol anyone, and examining thi: dishes went unwashed and beds unmade. disappeared. either, the organization will figure criminal." Secretary of the Treasury has told friends that he is through Weren't those the good old feature it is suggested that the Not a little interest is being displayed McAdoo. some where. Laying aside prejudices with the auditorship and his- congressional days?—Whitmore Times. award of the 8th inst. may be partly regarding the probable future the league is going to cut some ice The duty of the American people activities are "taken to mean a reward, likewise a dangerous device of the state railroad and warehouse in the coining campaign but riot to to economize in consumption of that he intends to transfer his political in a public way. Room for Everybody There. commission now that the government the extent that its promoters or food and all other materials as well and official ambitions elsewhere. Think these things over, reader, Western Siberia, between the Urai has assumed control of the those interested in using the organization as save money, can not be too often The political rise of J. A. O. and let's have a bigger, better, broader mountains and the Yenesei river, is railroads throughout the United or too strongly urged upon them. for their own political ends Preus in a measure has been phenomenal. capable, according to reliable estimates, administration of county affairs, States. Quite a few hazard the guess claim. Townley, the head of the league, The duty is so imperative, its observance Originally a clerk to United of supporting a population of 800,000,000, free from covert acts designed to that the next legislature will either so vital to the success of States Senator Nelson he broke is the chief drag and as long or eight times the total population suppress any effort founded on honest transfer the activities of the state of the United States. Already the as he remains in charge public confidence our country, that it should be kept into the Minnesota political game intention.—Littlefork Times commission to some other department huge area is supporting 9,000,000 out constantly before them. less than ten years ago as official will be lacking. That is the of the 11,500,000 that form the entire or reduce its elective and working opinion in business circles and such aid to former Governor A. O. Eberliart. The proposition is plain and understandable. ARMY OFFICER SPEAKS population of Siberia. force. The commision now consists is shared in by the conservitives in There was some question then We have lessened the of three members and has a as to his legal residence, Iowa really other walks of life. The organization productive powers of the country by An interesting feature of the working force of several hundred Superhonesty. rank and file is regarded highly, but being his home, but the fact that taking 2,000,000 men away from the spccial meetings no v/:: progress men and women. In a measure the SVe must not look for absolute perfection he had hung out his shingle as a the leaders are looked upon with suspicion. productive forces of the country instead at the Baptist church was commission is no longer connected in this old vale of tears, and lawyer at Ada, in Norman county, of producers of one kind or another probably all that it is reasonable to an address on Tuesday evening with railroad control and to an extent for a brief period quieted matters Speaking of the Non Partisan League the soldiers are consumers of expect of an honest man is that you by Lieutenant T. Ros Sortor has even been deprived of' the and he was allowed to serve undisturbed. word comes that several hope to the products of our farms, factories, can trust him to tell the truth except who recently returned from the supervision and inspection of grain. A vacancy occurring in the realize congressional jobs via the and mines, and when the munitions in letters of recommendation.—Ohio western war front. The conviction The federal government is in charge office of state insurance commissioner, league. Rep. Henery Bjorge of Lake they expend and will expend on the State Journal. that our cause is a righteous of both. Governor Eberhart transferred Park may 'represent the league in enemy is considered they are tremendous one and that in a very real sense Vance Chapman, him to the head of that department a contest for Congressman Steenerson's consumers' of the manufactured Best Carnations Near Coast the war is a hold war for the liberation "The County Chairman." some two years later. This, it job in the ninth district and it products of the country. Californians long have known that of humanity was deepened would seem, should satisfy the most is possible that another League member A tremendous amount of the the best carnations are grown near the COUNTY BOARD CRACKS WHIP by listening to the description ambitious, but not Mr. Preus. He may be selected to go after Congressman manufacturing energy of the country coast. Now Eastern growers near the of German atrocities in the war thirsted for bigger things and the interior are spraying the plants with has been withdrawn from manufacturing Davis in the Third district. zone. THE MOTIVE salt water and declare good stiff flower auditorship was one of them. How the things we use in peace League organisers are at work in the It was also interesting to hear stems cannot be obtained without sucb he bested Herry Rines of Kanabec latter district. They are working principally and put to manufacturing the htings an army officer emphasize the In our last issue we gave a general treatment. county, now state treasurer, in a among farmers of Scandinavian we use in war. The total loss to the fact that in the long run nothing outline of the action of the contest that later involved a recount nationality. country of the productive energy of on this planet will go right except county board at their meeting of of the votes, is history, but he got World's Popcorn Center. our soldiers and sailors and the diversion Though United States Senator Nelson as individual lives are lived Jan. 8th, at which time they rejected there and he is there yet, and he The hillsides of Sac and Ida counties of a great portion of ht some time ago made positive according to the teachings of all bids for county printing, and in Idaho are said to be the world's could stay in if he so desired. Now he other productive energy of the declaration that he intended to retire Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. let the contract to the Echo at exactly popcorn centers. The section covers thirsts for an official residence at country to war purposes lessen to with the close of the present The meetings will continue the same rate. -. about 5,345 acres, on which are produced Washington and the chances are excellent a great extent the amount of material term, indications are that he is every evening except Saturday. 197,322 bushels of popcorn. The In this and succeeding issues we that his ambitions will be and supplies produced by the weakening. The pressure being growing season covers about 130 days, Mr- E. H. Rasmussen, the evangelist will endeavor to reveal the motive satisfied. There is no better advertiser country. brought to bear to have Jiim reconsider, in charge, is an enthusiastic for the act and the probable result in Minnesota official life than To this condition of lessened production friends say, is so strong that and forceful speaker with a of such tactics on the part of the Royal Emeralds of Mexico. J. A. O. Preus. He never overlooks and increased consumption he will not be able to overcome it. message for today. The subject board, and to avoid injustice and Among the Aztec treasures of Mexico a bet in the publicity line and he of any by our men must be added Dispatches from Washington are to for Thursday will be "Judas Upto-Date," exquisitely cut emeralds were confusion we ask. the reader to bear generally gets what he goes after. the extraordinary demand made upon the effect that the grand old man this and Friday evening, found, and it is from source that in mind that Commissioner Harrigan His father before him was a leader this country to supply the armies will likely run again. If this is true the magnificent emeralds now forming "Is Religion Necessary?" Sunday was absent from the meeting of prominence and Jake comes pretty of our allies and to a great extent those having designs on his job part of the royal collection of Spain evening the evangelist will and that Mr. Montgomery of the near being a chip off the old block. were have their population with food and other supposed to come. might just as well quit. The democratic discuss the subject "Why Does Echo had no separate bid upon Representative Chas. E. Warner material. leaders say if Senator Nelson International Falls Need Churches?" whiclf the commissioners acted, and of Aitkin county is reported to have We must meet the condition that files they wil lendorse him. Cause of Much Grief. does not appear to be in any way involved his eye on the republican nomination confronts us in two ways— by the "What are your qualifications?" Tm Attorney General Smith has always in this extraordinary proceedure. for state auditor and in the event strictest economy in consumption, an expert egg cook, mum." "How absurd HOLLAND FIVE DAYS been credited with designs on the that J. A. O. Preus makes good his for every pound we refrain from using Why, anybody can cook eggs." supreme bench and it was thought FROM GREAT BRITAIN On Jan. 8th after the award was "No, ipdeed, mum. You're threat to quit will undoubtedly file adds a pound to be devoted to making a that he might go after one of t^e made the writer questioned Commissioner mistake that's been the cause of a lot for the place. R. C. Dunn of "Prihceton, the uses of our army a.nd navy and vacancies this year, but he has intimated Ulvedahl as to the reason for Holland is now becoming as distant of unhappiness in this world." a close friend of Mr. AVarner, the military forces of our allies and to friends that he may stay his action. His'first answer was ,that from England in point of time was in St. Paul last week aAd!it is by speeding up our production to the where he is if the voting public will he was chairman and put the motion. as America was before the war. The said discussed with friends tire possible limit. The American people are going More Durable. allow it. He would like to be a member Upon being reminded that he had journey, according to the latest copy candidacy of the Aitkin ifiafr to do all that they, know to be The simple life may not contain of the supreme court, but does voted with the board he stated that of the Gazette de Holland, requires, Mr. Warner was at one ^tiift^ ccin^ necessary to win this war—to shorten quite so many thrills as the silly life, not care to oppose any of the retiring he might just as well do so as 'the on occasions, five days and six but it contains a higher degree of nected with the state auditd^ 'dji this war. They have only to realize members, all of whom will likely result would not have been changed nights. 1 service and more satisfaction and us* partment. Of late years he has represented the imperative duty of economy be candidates for renomination. It in any event. He further, stated that At the present moment, it says, a ually lasts longer^—Houston Post. his district in thi1 state in saving, and they will economize is generally conceded that the present the: taxpayers were behind the move. voyage to England is a complicated legislature and last winter and save. attorney general can serve. as Mr. Ulvedahl's statements indicate and lengthy business* It will be remembered unsuccessful candidate for speaker 4, Whatfsln a Name? long as he likes in his present position. that he was dissatisfied. that the Zeeland and Batavier.. of the house. While Mr. Warner did Depends on the Man. "Whydo I call 'em the cutlery fam- He has made a good official. f: Shortly, after, the writer questioned lines have abandoned "their T&e world is getting better to the not. get by, he, was active as a house Uy? .Well,. the daughter spoons, ML'1'"1' th« Negotiations were on '."tils week tnan who is doing something to make Commissioner Munroe, who stat Services to and from Britain. Another lather forks out the money and leader and quite a few legislative for the taking over in part by the 1 tlw It better, and remaining the same or ed that the publishers' position as Diitch line, the Holland Steamboat mother knifes tjfee other guests.' and official reforms resulted from state safety commission of the activities getting worse to the man who Imt Brooklyn Citizen ,, presented to the board for ^-action company, now refuses passengers.1 his activities. of the America First association, conflicted with the Sherman antfc There remained the RotterdamHull Mr. Preus, it is reported in capitol .V- rj -s. r- 1 the organization responsible trust law, and that the award did roOte. But now this line "has Dollar Diplomacy. circles, has been approached in the Overworked Man Busy. 4.,,' fqr the monster loyalty meeting held favor the Echo, indicating dissatisfaction been requisitioned by the British iThls dollar diplomacy—" "Tert" interest' of Mr. Warner, btft the general fDe man dat thinks he's over« jV in the twin cities last year. Thj deal, "What is it, anyhow?" "Slipping your on the part of Mr-. Munroe consul general at Rotterdam/ or a id E be opinion down here is that if however, has not progressed -very Wife a case note when yon haven't got To cross to Britain would, therefore, liable to be wrong. sure enough over* Mr. Preus does attempt to mix in f||(and all indications, i'$ doom.- an excuse handy.*?-, O „,v: from in unsolicited conversation with worked man ain' got no time to think." be practically impossible if^'it »e& feiMisS A,/ .t!