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.../ Thursday, January 9, 1919. WILLISTON GRAPHIC John A. Corbett, Editor and Publiaher Published every Thursday at Wil liston, N. D., and entered"1 at the Wil liston Postofflce as second class mail matter. THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919 SEARCHING THE WORD The war has led men back to the mode of serious thinking that mark ed the Puritan fathers also to a more ready reliance upon the Bible. These days we discover in strange places Scriptural quotations, and an editor who didn't get at least one manager scene in his Christmas week journalistic «panorama was indeed sunken in iniquity. Which by no means indicates that these new handy quoters quite cor rectly. Some of us discovered years ago that the Bible is a good book to read, but a poor one to quote without close reference. The Bible is made to say a large number of things that Bill Shakes peare really said, and vica versa. And Biblical history is about as mixed in the average mind as the present map of Europe. We noted recently an impressive editorial that asserted the wise men came to destroy the Bable in the Manger. They didn't. They came to worship their new king, and had orders from Herod to let him know, so that he too could worship. Herod's motives were mixed, doubt less, but those of the wise men were not, because when they learned what Herod wanted of Jesus they went home another way without seeing Herod. Few know that there are two dis tinct, separate and dis-similar ac counts of Creation in the Bible, and yet the most casual reading will re veal them. Also we would like to hear the aver age feminist preach a sermon on any of the epistles of Paul, that lay down the Christian duties of women in the church. About keeping still in church, and being obedient to their husbands. The Bible is the greatest inspira tion in the world, for those who read it understanding^. They are few. NO COMPETITION Women may replace men in many new fields. On this opinions differ. Some bosses say women have not made good some say they have done better than the men they replaced. Probably it depends as much on the boss as the women workers. But if women do replace the men on men's jobs the men won't recipro- It is not in the scheme of things that men rear families. Or do housework. Or make head cheese and soft soap and initialed pillow slips. Men can wash dishes and clothes they can scrub floors and bathe the baby some can "process" a boiler full of canned vegetables, and swat the pantry fly. There is no inherent disability. But men will never possess and di vine patience that will enable them to day after day, month in and month out through the routine years wash dishes to be dirtied again scrub floors to be tracked up sweep carpets to be defiled before the dust settles in short, to each day attack with vim and serene hope the same petty toils that the complements of the waking hours of yesterday and yesteryear. Pett£ toils? Not exactly, since they go to make clean, wholesome, healthful, happy American homes. For a dirty floor and a dusty pantry and a fly-infested food cabinet and a dirty baby are not the essentials of .good government. But men just won't do these things, they haven't the divine long suffranee. So then, if women go forth to work, man soil what about it? There won't be much of a civiliza tion, that's all. Of course the women will continue to do as they have done. Only we nope they some day get this fact pounded into a dull world. That the work of the woman in her home is the greatest work in the world FOR THE LACK OF A DOLLAR By Bruce Barton I sometimes picture it to thyself this way. Suppose that somewhere down town in New York, or in Chicago or St. Louis, there were a huge auction room, where the lives of men and of little children were on sale. Suppose that every day the auc tioneers' red flag hung out as a sign that on that day so many men were to be allowed to die so many women and so many little ones. Allowed to die, just for the lack of a few dollars. Just for the want of the little sum that would ransom them. Suppose that were the case, I say to' myself could I possibly stay away? Is there any argument I could give to myself that would keep me from going there day after day, and buying with all my power? Buy ing men and women and children, at that auctioneer's block, with the dol lars that would mean life to them? It's not a very pretty picture yet compared to the pictures that I have seen from stricken Armenia and Syria, and all he empires of the Near East, it is almost beautiful. For men and women and children are dying over there—dying for the lack of sums that seem pitifully, mis erably small. I am not rich, and I have all the little worries that are common to us middle class folks. Worries about next year's income tax and about the future of business, and where my in come will go to at such and such things take place. But I have a worse worry than that. The worry for what my conscience will say to me, if in this hour of the world's tribulation do not do my share. The worry lest in my ears for the rest of my life there should the cry of a man, or a woman, or a little child whose life I might have saved. For they are crying over there to day, stretching out their weak, tired arms. And it's a marvelous thought to me, that modest as income is, it's big enough to let me save the life of one of them—big enough to give me a man, or a woman, or a child who will never cease to be thankful that I did my part. They are waiting for our answer over there: yours and mine: A poor stricken man broken by the war and a woman, weak from her struggle and terror and a baby who can live and grow up into useful manhood or womanhood, if only you say the word. ROOSEVELT DIES MON. (Continued from page 2) conservative ideas as opposed to the conservative ones of the so-called Re publican "Old Guard," characterized them with the description "Progres sive party by withdrawing his fol lowers from the Chicago convention of 1912. He became the new party^s candidate for President. This split in the Republican ranks resulted in Woodrow Wilson's election. Attempt On His Life One of the most dramatic incidents in Roosevelt's life occurred during this campaign. A£ he was leaving a hotel, in Milwaukee, to go to a meet ing hall to make a political address, a man standing among the specta tors in the street fired a shot which struck the colonel and smashed a rib. Roosevelt insisted he was not seriously hurt and his automobile conveyed him to the hall. There he spoke to an audience .which had knowledge of what had happened— sobbing women and grave-faced men shaken with emotion by his appear ance under such circumstances. Ex amination of the wound showed it was serious and the candidate was hurried by special train to Chicago for treatment. Though he speedily recovered the bullet was never re moved. The assassin was sent to an asylum for the insane. Roosevelt after*leaving the White House devoted his life largely to lit erary work, hunting and exploration. He became contributing editor to The Outlook in 1909, continuing this for five years, and later held editorial po sitions with The Metropolitan and The Kansas City Star. From 1882 to 1917 he published about 50 volumes of works covering the wide range of A Morning Scene for Germans on the Rhine /f* naval history, hunting, biography, the Rough Riders, Americanism Nation alism, conservation of womanhood and children, animals, exploration, the world war and America's participa tion in it, and his autobiography. His hunts for big game and his zest for exploration took him into the Amer ican West, the heart of Africa and the wilderness of Brazil. Upon his return from his African journey—a return during which he made triumphant entries into Europ ean capitals and was received by na tion's rulers, including the emperor of Germany—he arrived in New York to experience what was generally con ceded to be the greatest ovation an American private citizen was ever ac corded by the people of his country. This was in 1910. At the head of an exploring party in South America in 1914 he discovered and followed for 600 miles a Madeira river tributary which the Brazilian government sub sequently named, in his honor Reo Theodore. This was the famous "River of Doubt"—so-called because in many quarters considered authori tative it was questioned whether Roosevelt was the first man to ex plore the stream. During this jour ney the President contracted a jungle fever which was held indirectly re sponsible for the abscesses which de veloped malignantly and required sev eral operations at the Roosevelt hos pital in New York city, in 1918. 1'rolifific Writer Theodore Roosevelt, besides being a prolific writer, lectured and made public speeches extensively, not only in his own country but in England, Spain, South America and other parts of the world. The facility with which he made political enemies and follow ers made him a marked man for both the bitter and friendly attention of cartoonists and paragraphers. Quaint and picturesque phrases were coined liberally by him and by others con cerning him. "Speak softly and use the big stick,'' "weasel words," "pus syfoot," "molly-coddle," and "my hat is in the ring," were some of the Kooseveltian expressions which at tained wide publicity. The strenuous physical activities in which Roosevelt engaged at the White House included boxing. It was not until about eight years after he left the White House that it was dis closed that during one of these bouts which he welcomed as a means of keeping him in fighting trim, a blow landed by a sparring opponent in jured one of the colonel's eyes. Later blindness of this eye developed. In the later years of his life two court suits, in which he figured in During the presidential campaign of 1912 a Michigan editor charged him with intoxication. Roosevelt insti tuted a suit for libel and marshalled a notable host of witnesses to testify regarding his private life and habits. Their testimony was so overwhelm ing that the charge was withdrawn in open court and the jury brought in a nominal verdict of six cents in favor of the ex-president, William Barnes, Jr., of Albany, N. Y., accussed Roose velt in 1?14 of uttering libel in a statement asserting that the "rotten ness" of the New York state govern ment was due directly to the domin ance of Tammany Hall in politics, aided by Mr. Barnes and his follow ers. At Syracuse, N. Y., in 1915 the jury verdict acquitted Roosevelt. When the European war began Roosevelt vigorously advocated a policy of national preparedness, urg ing universal military training for the nation's youth. In speeches thru out the country and in his magazine and newspaper writings he criticized, in this respect, the policies of Wood row Wilson during Mr. Wilson's first term as president. Mr. -Roosevelt, it has been said, was keenly disappointed when he did not receive the Republican nomina tion for President in 1916. At the same time, however, he refused to follow the advice of some of his staunchest followers that he again head the Progressive party ticket. In stead he prevailed upon the Progres sive party to make Charles Evans Hughes, the Republican candidate, its own choice. He campaigned for Mr. Hughes. .With the re-election of Mr. Wilson, and America's entry into the world war soon after, Roosevelt immediate ly supported the President and bit terly assailed the pro-Germans, paci fists and other type of men who at tempted to delay speeding up the war. Tried to Go Abroad With the United States a belliger ent, Roosevelt endeavored to obtain the consent of the War department to establish an Army division which he was anxious to take to France. This division was to have included many of the Rough Riders who were his associates in the campaign in Cuba, and younger men of the same strenu- /V ir'w.-5 This is the picture that greeted Germans as they looked from their windows on recent mornings «rh«n Yank victors "with colors flying" inarched up to the Rhine. This color bearing group is from the »i#»h Artillery of the First America Division—token as they came up to the famous stream to rule Ger- until the terms of peace are made—when Germany will then start to PAY. WILLISTON" GRAPHIC 9 /A* £2$ ous habits. The necessary permission for the formation of such a force was not forthcoming, even though Roose velt expressed willingness to accom pany it as a subordinate officer. One of Roosevelt's participations in public affairs took him to Washing ton in January 1918, which he confer red with United States Senator George E. Chamberlain, of Oregon, and other members of congress who were critical of the administration's methods of prosecuting the war. Roosevelt, on this occasion, announc ed his support of the proposal that a war cabinet organized to take over the conduct of the war. Denied the privilege of fighting for his flag, Theodore Roosevelt's inter est was centered on his family's par ticipation in the war. His four sons and his son-in-law, Dr. Derby, car ried out a prediction made by the former president before the United States took up arms—that if war came they would enter service. Theo dore, Jr., captain, both in France Quentin entered a French aviation squadron, and Dr. Derby the medical service, also both in France, Kermit, failing to pass a physical examination which would admit him to the United States army, received a commission in the British army, and was soon in Meso-potamia. Quentin Was Killed in Action Roosevelt took keen pride in the service buttons he wore with its five stars. Talking with newspaper men some months after his boys had gone abroad, he told them privately that Theodore had written him that he had been in action and that a bullet had struck his trench helmet and glanced off. Theodore wrote home, his fath er said, that he regretted he had not been wounded just for the experience. At the time of this conversation, pub lic announcement had just been made that "Archie1' had been jumped in rank from second lieutenant to cap tain. Roosevelt confided with glee to his listeners that "Archie" had led a raiding party out into No Man's Land at night, and that the promotion had been won by gallantry under fire dur ing this raid. The colonel disclosed further that Kermit fighting with the Anglo-Indian forces, also had been under fire, as the leader of "a troop of Whirling Dervishes," Indian cav alry. Roosevelt's disappointment at not being allowed to go to France with an army division was, it may be stated on the authority of an American citi zen who was in Berlin about that time, shared by Emperor Wilhelm, of Germany. To this American, the em peror is declared to have stated that the funniest thing that he could con jude in his imagination was the sight of Theodore Roosevelt wearing a gas mask. We Cloth Coats, silver tone, wool veloiir,, and Broadcloth, all colors and sizes. Value $68.00, sale price $46.50 Value $68.50, sale price 39.75 Value $52.50, sale price 36.75 Value $46.50, sale price 32.50 Value $45.00, sale price 29.50 Value $42.50, sale price 28.75 Value $38.50, sale price 27.50 Value $36.50, sale price 24.75 Value $34.50, sale price 23.75 Value $32.50, sale price 22.75 Value $28.50, sale price 19.75 Silk Plush Coats, with and without furs, fancy lining, in all sizes. Value $67.50, sale price $45.75 Value $62.50, sale price ... 42.75 Valued $57.50, sale price 39.75 Values $45.00, sale price 29.75 Values $42.50, sale price 28.75 Values $52.50, sale price 23.75 THE000RE ROOSEVELT 1858 -1919 Born—Oct. 27, 1858. Birthplace—New York City. Educated—Harvard. Married—Oct., 27, 1880 Dec. 2. 1886. Wives—Alice Hathaway (died Feb. 14, 1884), and Edith Kermit. Children Alice (Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daughter of first wife), Theodore, Jr., Archie, Ethel (Mrs. Richard Darby), Kermit and Quentin. First political office— Member of New York legislature, 1882-4. Rancher—North Dakota, 1884-6. Candidate mayor, New York—1886, defeated. Civil service commissioner, New York—1889-95. President, New York police board— 1895-7. Organized Rough Riders in Span ish-American war—1898. Assistant secretary of war—1897-8. Lieutenant colonel and colonel and mustered out. Governor New York—1889-1900. Vice president United States—1901. Became president when McKinley died, Sept. 14, 1901. Elected president—1904. Awarded Nobel peace prize—1906. Special ambassador of United Stat es at funeral of King Edward VIII— 1910. Hunting trip in Africa—1909-10. Progressive party candidate for presidency—1912. Shot at Milwaukee by "crank"— Oct. 15, 1912. Headed exploring party :"n South America—1914. Last public appearance of national January Clearance Sale Now On Winter Coats, Suits, Dresses We now have a splendid assortment ot of warn) comfortable winter coats—coats of all wool materials, well tailored in the seasons most approv ed styles. are offering remarkable values in our low priceing for our January Clearance Sale. A wonderful Assortment of Winter Suits and wool dresses at prices that represent a good saving. Ladies Suits in all Popular Colors. All sizes. Values $42.50, sale price $28.75 Values $32.50, sale price 22.75 Values $38.50, sale price 27.50 I Values $26.50, sale price 18.75 Values $28.50, sale price 19.75 Where You See the Style First.<p></p>JOSEPH'S East Broadway Williston, N. D. Page Three character—Leading offensive against war policies and program of present administration—Jan. 1918. Authors of numerous books and contributions to newspapers and mag azines. Home—Oyster Bay, L. I. Died—Jan. 6, 1919. LUTHERAN CHURCH HAS ANNUAL MEETING The First Lutheran Church of this city held their annual meeting on Tuesday evening of this week. Re ports for the past year were read and accepted and the condition of the church reported as very encour aging. A new system of finance was adopted known as the monthly pay ment plan. The following church board was elected for the coming year: G. B. Everson, P. C. Hamre, August Mit guard, O. E. Westberg and O. J. Helland. O. E. Westberg was appainted Sec retary of the board and O. J. Helland as treasurer. Williston Market Report Butter and Butterfat Dairy Butter 60c Butterfat—churning cream 70c Eggs Strictly Fresh, dozen 60c No. 1 Live Poultry Hens 4 pounds and over 15c Hens under 4 pounds 13c Spring roosters 15c Old cocks 08c Ducks, fat 15c Geese, fat 15c Turkeys, old toms 18c Turkeys, young No. 1 20c Turkeys, young No. 2 18c Dressed Poultry Beef 12 1-2 to 13 l-2c Pork 18 to 20c Veal 14 to 16c Williston Grain Market Oats $ .70 Rye No. 2 1.28 Barley .65 Flax $3.13 and 3.18 Spilts 1.55 Dressed Meat No. 2 old toms 22c No. 1 fancy ducks 25c No. 2 ducks 20c Fancy No. 1 turkeys 25c No. 2 turkeys 22c No. 1 fancy geese 20c No. 2 geese 18c Ladies Silk Dresses and Evening gowns all colors and sizes. Satins, Taffetas, Crepe de Chene, Georgette Crepe, etc. Values $56.50, sale price $42.85 Values $46.50, sale price 34.75 Values $42.50, sale price 32.75 Values ^38.50, sale price 27.50 Values $36.50, sale price 27.50 Values $35.00, sale price 26.50 Values $34.50, sale price 26.50 Values $32.50, sale price 21.75 Values $28.50, sale price 21.75 Values $2B.50, sale price 18.75. Values $21.50, sale price 14.75 Ladies Serge Dresses, all wool, French Serge, all sizes. Values $36.50, sale price $27.50 Values $35.00, sale price 26.50 Values $32.50, sale price 24.50 Values $30.00, sale price 23.50 Values $28.50, sale price 22.50 Values $24.50, sale price 18.50 Values $18.50, sale price 15.00 The Store With the Quality and Service 'W.