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The base ball game between Al
varado and Angus ended in a quar-
rel in the ninth inning with Alvara-
do in the lead. The cause of the
soap was that a base runner in at
tempting to get to third from the
keystone sack ran out of the base
line in trying to avoid being put out.
Carl Christensen left for his home
in North Dakota after visiting
friends and relatives for the past
two weeks in this vicinity.
Hildur Sands and wife returned
Saturday from their trip to Duluth,
Fond Du Lac and other points.
L. M. Olson of Warren transacted
business in the village Saturday.
The band boys have decided to
take a rest for a few months on ac-
count of the busy season being near
at hand. Practice will be resumed
Immediately after threshing is
completed.
The lecture given at the Swedish
Lutheran church Saturday evening
was a success and was we'll attend
ed.
Mission meetings in the Swedish
Lutheran church will begin the fore
part of next week.
Gust Johnson is the proud father
of a bouncing baby boy, which ar
rived Monday evening. -.
Walter and August johnson are
busy repairing their building OF
Main street.
Nels Lodoen visited his wife al
Lengby over Sunday.
N. G. Backstrom and Alfred Ny
strom returned from the Twin cite:
last week.
We are pleased to learn that Mrs
Henry Backstrom is improving nice
ly from her recent illness.
Services next Sunday at the Swed
ish Lutheran church as follows
Bloomwood at 1880 a. m. Elm a
3 p. m. Alvarado at p. m. Rev
K. A. Bescher will preach.
Red River District will hold thei
mission meeting Aug. 4, 2 as fol
lows: Alvarado, Tuesday, Aug. 1st
Service at 1890 a. m. The churc]
will be dedicated at 2:30 p. m. Ser
vices at 8 p. m. Dinner served.
Wednesday at Bloomwood 10:3'
a. m. and 2:30 p. m. and Elm a
10:30 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Collec
in all places for mission. - J. W
Lundgren, pastor.
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Mrs. Pihlstrom and Halvorson of
Warren called on friends in this vi
cinity Sunday.
The annual School meeting was
held at the Horgen school house
Saturday evening.
Eddie Nelson attended the Yeo-
man picnic in Aliens grove Sunday.
Renard Ostwald is able to be
about after a serious illness.
Misses Martha and Frida Carlson
and Ralph Karr attend the ice cream
social at the Frank Johnson home in
Vega Saturday evening.
Quite a number from here attend
ed the surprise party at the Kam-
merer home in Warrenton Saturday
evening.
] Mrs. A. A. Peterson who has been
on the sick list some time is slowly
improving.
James Morrison and sister, Miss
Jessie, from Chicago, ILL.,, are visit
ing at the home of their aunt, Mrs.
Albert Metheny. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Peterson,
Miss Bertha Peterson and Lawrence
Peterson, Miss Clara Knutson, Guy
and Louis Knutson attended party
at J. w. Anderson's Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Ralph Gray is visiting rela-
tives in North Dakota.
Miss Mary Metheny pleasantly en-
tertained about 20 young people at
her home Saturday evening in the
honor of her cousins, James and Jes-
sic Morrison who have been the
guests at the Metheny home since
last week. The time was spent in a
pleasant manner. Games and music
were enjoyed. Refreshments were
served by the hostess.
Warren sheaf., 1916-07-26

ec to a fair sized audience at the
school house Sunday night. y
A goodly number from this neigh
borhood attend the dedication Of the
new Evangelical church five miles
east of Donaldson. .@., Fl.
Remember next Sunday, July 80,
is Old Settlers Reunion day. An
interesting program has been prepar-
ed and we can say, Come for all
things are now ready. All roads lead
to Happy Corner on that date.
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Haying is the order of the day.
Some of the Happy Conerites
spent Sunday at Standquist.
Ms. S. D. Lincoln was a visitor
at the Stephen dental parlors one
day last week. as, ~
Miss Jennie Vigstal is conducting
term of parochial school at the
school house. .. T. -
August Lundin is adding comfort
and convenience to his home, by the
erection of new porch.
Mrs. Eugene Harrington, came up
from Chicago, ILL.,, one day last week
to join her husband here, where they
will engage in farming.
Workmen are busy erecting a
large stock barn for Tom Thorkild-
son, the first story to be of con.
crete.
Miss Sophia Hopper of Stephen has
been spending some time visiting
Happy Corner relations.
Mrs. Sarah Garnant, returned tt
her home at Upham, North Dakota
last week, after a several weeks
visit with relatives in this vicinity
J. w. Field and family and Ralph
Stewardson and Fred Field an(
family took Sunday dinner at tn,
J. D. Murry home
Rev. K. Winberg of Warren preach
Warren sheaf., 1916-07-26

When you tire Of being sick, con-
suit DR.. Kvitrud, the progressive
Chiropractic and Naturapathic ply
sician of Crookston.
The sun., 1916-10-20
Two new JURORS
FOR ROFRAN0 TRIAL
Unprecedented Situation in
History Of \. Y. Murder
Cases Presented.
HARD TO FILL PLACES
All the Testimony Will BE
Read Before More Evidence
Is Submitted.

II was necessary to choose two new
jurors yesterday to hear the trial of
Michael 4. Rofrano for the murder of
Michael Gaimari because OF the illness
OF one and the reluctance of another to
remain away from his family any
the history OF murder trials In this
state ard some ingenuity on the part Of
the court and lawyers for both sides
was necessary to get around H.
When court convened In tho morning
II was announced that John f.. Heart OF
$50 West 1tIst street was III OF pneu-
monia and would lie unable to resume
his duties for two weeks He was cx-
cuscd after his physician. Andrew J.
Love. had been summoned to court 10
testify concerning his condition. and
then consultation between Justice
Weeks. Assistant District Attorney
Brothers and Martin Littleton. counsel
for Rofrano, wa. held I'd determine the
best course Of procedure.
I, was found that there was no prec-
edent for proceeding IN capital case.
bul III lut case VI 1T ttdInt'i lpltuo
who was on Il al for subornatio OF per-
jury in General Sessions In 1911. a way
out OF the difficulty was found In that
case a Juror died after all the testimony
was in. \ mistrial was declared, an
other Juror chosen. and then all the tes-
tinony was read to him. This procedure
was upheld by the higher courts.
Mr.. I.itt,etor and Mr.. Brothers both
declared themselves satisfied TO continue
tho case urder this method OF procedure
The Jurors were summoned from the
Murray I'm Hotel and after the circum-
stances had been read into the record
the jury was polled and each side de-
clarcd the jury acceptable. But when
they came to juror No. II. John q. l..
Forster of a3S East Eighty-s.xth street.
he took advantage of the Interruption to
ask that he also he cNcused He said
his WIFE, frai! woman. WAS all alone
caring for their children. ard tnat IL had
been hard for him To- keep his mind on
the trial After considerable talk over
this new obstacle he also was excused
Nearly all the Ills the human fran. IL
heir to seemed to he affecting the sixty
talesmcr who had been summoned to
court In ANTICIPATION Of what had hap
pcued but toward the end Of the after
noon two new jurors were selected. They
are Mercer II. simpson, .sv Riverside
Drive. and John W. Scott of Bayside,
l.. l., who has an office at so Church
street
Then Mr.. Brothers read his opening
address and court was adjourned until
this morning wher the reading OF testi-
mony will he begun. 1t is estimated
that 1t will take nearly two days to read
the 500 pages. and new evidence may
not be reached until Monday.
The sun., 1916-10-20
FILM ACTRESS HELD
FOR CUSTOMS FRAUD
Mabel f. Morrison Accused OF
Bringing In French Gowns
lndcclarpd.

charged with dcfraudlng the Govern
mont Of customs duties. Miss Mabel
Elizabeth Morrison. moving picture
actress Of 1i9 East Fortieth street. was
arragnsd before United States Comnis-
sioner Houghton yesterday and held in
sI'0O bail for tine Grand Jury. \ bail
bond was obtained for her by her at
torney. william l.. Wcmpic.
According to her own story Miss Nor
rison went to Europe last July in the
hope OF getting an engagement az a
dancer In a Partisan hotel She was un-
successful. however. and returned to this
country on the French liner Lafayette on
september is last. Her declaration, In
which she listed foreign purchases worth
sIo3, aroused the suspicion" of the Gus
tom authorities. who examined her
trunks According to Assistant United
states Attorney Frank T.. Carstarphcn
the search revealed about Sl,lSj worth
OF Paquin gowns and other articles Of
wearing apparel purchased In France.
which she had not declared.
ON some OF these articles, IL is al
legged. the foreign tags had been replaced
by labels Of American modstcs to give
the impression that the goods had been
purchased here and were, therefore, ex-
empt from duty.
The sun., 1916-10-20
E. G. WOERZ $2,O00,00
WILL CONTEST BEGUN
Grandchildren Of Brewer Seek
to Have Lcgacics Raised
to 100000.

SIX grandchildren of the late Ernest
q. woerz. the brewer. appeared before
Surrogate Cohalan yesterday at the
opening OF tho contest Of Mr. woerxs
VIII. The action was begun BY their
father. Charles = Doelger, to raise their
legacics from 5000 each to SI00.UO0.
The brewer, who died last May 10 IN
his eighty-thrd year, left n $4,000, ho0
estate which he had acquired as a NOM
her OF Beadleston N Woerz
The bulk of the morcy went to ,tr
Woerz'S two sons and one daughter.
sti'l living. deceased daughter. t.ii-
Ian. had married into another wealthy
brewing family. II Is her children for
whom an increase is being sought on
the ground that their grandfather was
incapacitated on the day he made his
will
ON that date. two days before he
died. Mr.. Doelger saw him, according 20
his aiiidavit flied with the court, and
found him so III he could not recog iize
the persons about him.
The will IL being upheld by the ex-
ecutors, son. Frederick W. woerz u
married daughter. Mrs Caroline NJ.
steele, and Samuel tntcrmyer OF the
law firm OF Guggenhemer. Cntermyer
& Marshall. Mr.. Guggcnheimer told
yesterday OF having been called upon 10
draw the will In the absence OF Mr.
tntermyer. who usually acted as the
brewers attorney. Mr.. woerz, he eald,
though III seemed to he mentally COM
petent and expressed complete satisfae-
tion with the will
The trial continues to-day.
The sun., 1916-10-20
BROKERS' WIFE JUMPS
4 STORIES TO DEATH
Mrs. George B. Searlc. Ncuras-
thcnia Victim, Seized by
Sudden Impulse.

A.. - ,, ,- .,-,,
Nhce Searie OF l'S' 'a'roi'
street. Brooklyn, wife OF George H.
ScarIc. a wclI-,o-do cotton broker. killed
herself ,cs,,~ ,,,. o,,.u,,, ... ,,,,,r-
, ~
"'s ''o"' WINDOW on inc 'ou''h moor
OF an apartment house at ll6l President
street. havipv en.erod ,,o hu,,d,py mn.
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ha, ~ l"".' "nu on w, e''
The sun., 1916-10-20
POLICE HUNT CLINIC
FOR BIRTH CONTROL
East New York Mothers Attend
First Secret Session Held in
This City.


circulation OF huhnrens o' h'"uo"N ~
the East New York section OF Brooklyn
yesterday announcing the Inaugtra,lon
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49,,
FORMATION teachlhe o'''h 'o''" VIM"
is "A misdemeanor-is causing Inspector
Samuel A. Mct.lroy Of the Eleventh In
s,,.,io, dt,,-ic, ,,,,.b .r,b,r,,.s,rart
-.
'o' h' mas pec' u'"o'e W 'o'"" '"'
place where the clinic VIII he held even
with the aid OF six police captains and
their hundreds OF men.
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ine '".o i,as na' oeS' ,.n ', ~ ~.
''"..H ,..,it X,i,,a,, ~ I,'i'.,
~ ~ ~ t.,,. "L.', ' -, ~,
,os, G,m,ss I'm, SON, ,n ,hn hn,ne. ,f ,hn.o
i,,.i.aJ
Nro N,,,,,., Samoan uh, has inc,
cornnIct.d a coast Ia co,s, tour nr.a,h-
ing birth control Yesterday discussed the
method thar viii he used TO teach the
ignorant and unsophis.icated in the new
clinic.
The opportunity Of learning something
about u subject affecting them vitally
caused "A great number OF mothers to
visit the clinic yesterday. The East New
York section Of Brooklyn WAS selected
for the first clinic in New York others
are to follow almost Immediately
Miss Ethel Byrne. a trained nurse,
was in charge, She had several assist
ants. all OF whom listened atten,ively
and replied to the questions or all the APP
piicants.
Each case was hahdied individually
rec or ten cents was charsed. not Tor
'he information "hicn ~ verbal pu' 10
cove 'ha COST ol hecp'iIs caru 'hneN
record, NO uliharrieu women OF young
s",l W. " ,o,,n, ~ 'I Iii ''' ,.,, cat,
- ""n ',o ',', i'.'','a @ "o.'
n'a, "'"a " ,,,,.,, n", ",,s m'o" an"
..rho ,,t,ic g., Ea,, T.v, vnr, 9, .ai1
Mrs S,n.cr .is oniv ono NJ nu,,ho,.
The sun., 1916-10-20
WOOD SINGS PRAISE
OF FILIPINO UPLIFT
Tells Lake MOhOnk Conference
Home Education Will Alone
Solve Problem.

NAkE MoHoNK. y. Y. Oct. l9.-Amer-
lean government in the Philippines was
Characterized as 'one OF the finest pieces
of International uplift work ever at
'"npied' hy Major-Gen Wood, L. s. A.,
y addressing to-riEht the delegates to
me Lake Mohonk Conference on the In
dan and pther Dependent Peoples. Gen.
Wood declared. however. that people are
mt changed over night and that the
Philippine problem would he solved only
when the people in Philippine homes
nav" h.tf through the public schools
We must not imagine for a moment
said Gen, Wood. that We have created
homogeneous people or well bal
sn'ed, well settled population. and we
cannot, II we are honest with ourselves,
MAKE any such statement until a much
'onrer period has elapsed. We have
d"n" good work. and ] believe the feel
'nss ~ the real people in the Philippines
V'lI b" found indicative Of a deep sense
o. gratitude"
Tho general topic OF discussion at to-
nights session was the Philippines, and
'he speakers dwclt upon tho various
means by which the United states can
solve tSe problems presented In the ISL
Hhns. nr William s. Washburn Of
washington criticised the present policy
o' dis2lacing Americans in important
fhillpDire Offices with natives
NJ Rev. William !. Chamberlain OF
f7ladelphla, for twenty years mis-
''onary in India. declared at the after.
noon session tAat America, in assuming
position OF leadership in the religious
World, faces great danger in the
,Inerican disposition to do away with
nols without first elevating the faith Of
ten idolators.
=. Arthur g, Parker. a Seneca Indian and
Ne" York State ethnologiSt, challene ID
we assertion that literacy Is a criterion
OF s'lf-government.
The sun., 1916-10-20

Search is being made IN .hc South for
places where schools may he established
for winter primary training Equipment
is being ordered for two re2uur army
spuadrons shortly to be established at
san Antonio Tex.
1t has taken n few weeks to or
ganlz. the aerurautic industry so ia"
Government and the factories could
come to "A common understanding on
what the desires We're OF the ore and
VIVA. the abilities were Of tho other.
This understanding has now been
reached and everything seems 10 point
to an adequate air service FOR the
United states as soon u- the manu.ac-
turers expand their factories sn as to
be anlc to make prompt deliveries
Although the price of $1,000. 600 for
l75 machines appears unusually high or
an average. II IL understood that this
figure includes AN extra motor with
every m lchine. thus doubling the lfc
and service possible from i. The two
new sQuadrons to be established at san
Antonio include not only the neccessarv
machines. but fun equipment OF ord
nance. motor trains. portable machine
shops trallers and other accessories not
available before. All Of the machines
being ordered are first c'ass ones. for
since Cot. Squier took command ~ the
aviation section last August thc matte
~ Standardization Of machines has pro-
gressed rapidly. All machines accepted
are built under the eye of army inspeC-
tors stationed at the factories.
In the matter OF training civilians
every effort il being made TO get nying
instructors. only five pupils are to he
allowed to each instructor I'm the future,
the section has ordered The course
will include about six months OF work,
not only at actual hying. but In work
on motors. aerodynamics and ncteorol-
ogy.
The sun., 1916-10-20
HOUSEWIVES HONOR
FAITHFUL SERVANTS
German Society Awards Med
ais to Girls for Long
Term Service.
81 YEARS IN ONE FAMILY
Rosa Hahn Gets First Prize
Winners Give Money to
Fathcrland.

TIE German Housewives Society held
y. annua, exhibition Of miracles at Tux
edo Hall F'fty-nn,h street and Madison
avenue. Yesterday. The miracles. robust.
rcd oacNked domestic servants were
gwen rings umbrellas. diplomas and s.
gold pieces and other prizes in token OF
he marvellous achievement they had
performed. that Of staying for long
'srm Of months or years In the same
house under the same mistress.
The society who's. president IL Mrs. g.
a ki,tcl had a little festival for the
erls--what they called q kaffe klatch.
with sweet cakes and hot drinks. II was
presided over by the most famous mira
clc Of all the forty-two gathered there.
Miss Rosa Hahn. who has remained
twenty years in the same service.
Miss Hahn entered this home. which is
that Of wealthy New York woman, as
Kitchen girl. She il now housckeeper.
Miss Hahn was awarded so gold piece.
And as she put the coin In her purse she
drew out three IS bills and handed them
20 Mrs Frances 4. Gadds, manager OF
the German Housewives Societ..
send this TO the F'athcrland TO help
IN the war" she said. Some of the
other crls asked leave TO return tho
prizes they received. that they might be
mt In the t;crmar war fund MIss Rosa
pelhaz gave back the gold pin awarded
her. and Miss Marie Gruber the seal
ring.
The girls who haye rcna incd two years
IN one service got gold pins made in the
snape of busy bees. There were twenty
four Of these. Four year girls. eleven
NJ them, got gold rings The two eight
wear girls got umbrellas. the three ten
wear girls dlpomas and n 81 gold piece
eacn, and Rosa Hahn. the twenty year
,ifi. and Miss Augusta Rpomer. who has
worked for one family eighteen years.
received SO gold piece.
As Mrs. ltittel could not hc there. Mrs
z -. V Ge.senhcimor. the vicc-presi
dent acted H. hostess, aud took the CHAIR
., the meeting which followed the Kane
katrh. Mrs Gadd.s said that there was
q gres, demand FOR German servant girls
nov. but there are few to be had
They went home at the beginning of
.he war she said. so many Of tbcm
were turued out on the street out Of their
positions only because they we're Ger
mans. and they had To go home. Now
the Americans would be very glad to
have them back. but tney cannot get
over here
The sun., 1916-10-20
MADE BOY OF II WORK
10 HOURS A DAY, FINED
Pale Cheeks Of Child Vest
maker Lead to Penalty for
BOwery Employer.

A boys pale cheeks got his employer
fine In the Municipal Court yesterday
when he appeared there before Maeis-
trate Appleton. A number OF employers
had been arraigned for violating the
labor law by employing boys under IL
years OF age, when the case of Isidor
Snyder. who conducts a vest factory at
2j3 Bowery. came up. lie Immediately
pleaded guilty OF employing Joseph
Meisel. i2. of "a stanton street Snyder
admitted that the hoy worked on vests
from 8 in the morning until s at night
Just look how pale his cheeks are"
exclaimed Magistrate Appleton. III you
had employed him at some healthy out
door work, sucn as running errands. ]
would susprud sentence. but because you
Kept him confined all day ! fine you $40
or two days in Jail"
Magistrate Appleton later explained
that in some instances the labor law
worked an injustice. especially where
youths supported widowed mothers. but
insisted that employers who did engage
boys under II should give them outside
work.
The sun., 1916-10-20
c. E. GEORGE FIGHTS AL1MoNY.
Lawyer. Married Four Times, Holds
second Venture was illegal.

Charles r. George. lawyer. editor,
banker and member OF tho National
Guard. filed papers in the Supreme
Court yesterday opposing an alimony
order entered by Mrs. Mae T.. George in
a suit for absolute divorce.
Mr.. George. who has essayed matri-
mony four times, maintains that his
marriage to Mrs. Mae Ritter George. his
second marital venture. was illegal and
that Mrs. Selma Klein George ls at
present his legal wife.
In 1898, he says. he received what he
believed was decree Of divorce from
Ellen J. George. his first wife, but after
going through wedding ceremony with
Mrs. Mac Ritter he found the decree
was invalid He declares that he sub
sequcntly urged Mrs. Mae George to
have a second ceremony performed. but
she refused. In 1903. he states, he
separated from her and married Mrs
Ida l.. Austrian in 1908, being divorced
from her In 1912.
Later he married Selma Klein. and
his second wife brought suit for divorce.
She was awarded SIS n week alimony
and 500 counsel fees in the Supreme
Court. The lawyer attacks this order
on constitutional grounds
The sun., 1916-10-20
COUNT sALM BEATEN BY MMAN.
Tennis winner VIII Meet lie Roy
at Hot springs To-day.

Hot SPRINGS. Va. Oct. 1s,--Becsuse
Of the heavy rains only three courts
could be used to-day In the Hot Springs
tennis tournament.
4 large gallery gathered this after
noon for the match In mems singles be-
tween Fred c. Inman and Count Otto
Saim of New York. Inman had no trou-
bio disposing Of the Count In the dccid-
ing set, thereby putting himself In the
lower bracket against Robert lie Roy Of
New York for the hnals Tomorrow. The
winner Of this match will challenge
Craig Biddle.
After two days rest Miss Mary sny-
der OF Pittsburg. who had strained a
iiEament In her ankle on Monday. played
with Robert b. Wrenn In the mixed
doubles and they defeated Miss Phyllis
Walsh and w. b. Kurtx Of Philadelphia.
The sun., 1916-10-20
320,7l5 BIBLES GIVEN IN YEAR.
hooks Distributed by New Work So
ciety Were In 81 Languages.

The New York Bible Society distrib-
uted 32O.7l5 Bibles In the last twelve
months, according to the report made
yesterday by DIR. George William Carter.
the general secretary. These Bibles in
cluded copies printed In ffty-three Ian
gJages and special edition for the
blind Many OF them were given to i'm
migrants as they arrived at Ellis Island.
The society reelected the following
officers at its annual meeting: Prcsi-
dent, John c. West: vicc-president.
Everett J. Esselstyn: secretary. Charles
W. Parsons, ard treasurer. James II,
Schmeixel. The anniversary sermon is
to be delivered December 10 by Bishop
Wilson In st. Paul's Church.
The sun., 1916-10-20
MISSING 80 YEARS. RETURNS.
"'rhard smith Furnishes sarprtsc
for wife Who Rema rried.

STAck. y, y. Oct. 1e.--This town
was surprised to-day when Richard
smith, who disappeared more than
'h'r'y years ago. deserting his wife. re-
appeared and greeted persons who had
"no"n him In his younger days.
H'hi'h's Homecoming was more than
surprise 1t was a shock. He was
peue'ed tn he dead, and several years
"''er he disappeared his wife remar-
iled and is the mother OF four grown
up children. Mrs. Smiths second hus-
oand died six or seven years ago.
smith spent the thirty years In max
lhg several trips around the world.
The sun., 1916-10-20
EDISON COMING TO SHOW.
VIII Visit Electrical Exposition
Tomorrow with His Wife.

Thomas A. Edison. accompanied by
Mrs. Edison. will visit the Electrical EN-
position in the Grand Central Palace to-
morrow. on the thirty-flfth anniversary
OF his invention OF the incandescen,
lamp. In little laboratory on lower
Pearl street Mr.. Edison made his first
incandescent on October 81. 1881.
The New York state Woman's Suf-
frage party. which Is conducting the bu-
reau OF home economics at the show. ex-
tended an invitation to Mrs. Edison 10
he it's special guest. The inventor has
promised TO shake hands with the school
children az the exposition. which will he
something Of /. task. as there are usually
about a thousand in attendance,