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The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

instead of waiting until the autumn
rush is on. They knit in the theaters,
and in fact just any place at all
where they chance to be. Nurses who
once sat by in gossip while their
little charges played about them.
now knit for the soldiers. and even
the park benches hold these indus
trious producers of comfortable
wearables. Almost every woman now
boasts a complete outfit of the con-
veniences that go with the work,
and instead of the plain old-fash-
toned goose quill which country
women wore pinned to their breasts
to hold the obstreperous end of the
knitting needle, they have solid sill
yer or gold holders to match the
sort OF piny-wheel effect which is
thrust into the ball of yarn to keep
it from rolling away.
The White House has been one of
the busiest places for Red Cross work
since the war came on. and Mrs. Will
son and Miss Helen Woodrow Bones
have made and presented five dozen
suits of pajamas-enough to keep
thirty soldiers in comfort-in the past
month or six weeks. Four dozen
sheets and pillow cases were also
Hldue Dy lHeIl, anu Ine entire lOI nave
been distributed for hospital use to
the Red Cross societies of Canada,
England, France and Italy. The
maids of the house lend a hand in
sewing and knitting for the soldiers,
and the great menage looked upon
with such awe by the outer world is
the simplest. busiest home in America
today.
Some weddings will fill the early
autumn days, but society must wait
until near the close of the second
training camp for officers before the
treat enjoyed in August is realized.
Lieut.. Thomas Garner. u. S. A.
whose marriage to Miss Holland Fits
was an event of Saturday a week ago.
struck CONSERVATION to the hearts of
his superstitious brother officers who
like himself, had become bridegrooms.
by refusing to allow his bride to pose
for the camera in her bridal robes be-
fore the marriage took place, claim
ing that it was bad luck" The bride
laughingly submitted, but the young
lieutenant was indeed serious over the
matter. Now his brother officers
whose brides posed for the camera in
their bridal robes several hours be-
fore the ceremony are asking What
will We get?"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
In the Service.

Col. Charles Del. Hine, who has
been placed in command of the l65th
L. S. n. G. (Sixty-ninth New York;,
is a Washington man. though born at
Vienna, Va. He graduated from the
Central High School, and was ap-
pointed to the Military Academy in
1856, from Washington. Col. Hine is
now at Camp Mills.
Capt. John Marston, U. S. NJ. c., and
Mrs. Marston, have named their in
FAINT son, who arrived at the Academy
July "a. John Marston, sth, rather a
unique distinction, his seventh imnae-
diately preceding forbears bearing
the name. 1t has been the custom
to give the name to the Oldest son
in the family since the arrival of the
Marstons in America in 1912,
-Four OF the John Marstons have
held commissions in a branch of the
American military service; one a cap
tain of artillery in the Massachusetts
Colonial Artillery, who took part in
the capture of Louisburg; one a colo
mel in the Continental army during the
War of Independence; one q rear ad-
miral of the navy, who took part in
the War of 1872 and the civil war,
and one a captain of marines, who is
now in service. Mrs. Marston's fam
lily is as illustrious as that of her
husband, as she was Worthington Of
Annapolis.
Mr.. Hugh Legare, who has spent
the summer at his country place at
Suffield, Conn. has had as guests there
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Clarence r. Ed
wards and Capt. John w. Hyatt, u.
S. A. Mr.. Legare will return to Wash
ington in September.
Capt. Paul T. Hayne, U. S. A, and
Mrs. Hayne, who sublet Admiral and
Mrs. Beatty's apartment in Florence
Court for a few weeks. will leave
Washington within q day or two for
Chicago, where Capt. Hayne has been
assigned to duty. They came to Wash
ington from Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
and have only been in, town about a
month.
Mai. and Mrs. Joseph E. Earle,
Corps of Engineers, U. S. A, who were
expecting to lease Admiral and Mrs.
Beatty's apartment after September l,
have changed their plans and have
taken a house in Biltnore street.
Rear Admiral Frank E. Beatty, o.
s. N, and Mrs. Beatty are making
their home in Charleston, 8. c., Ad-
CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
In Society.

The Swiss Minister and Madame
Sulzer. have leased as their legation
home, the residence 1915 Massachu-
setts avenue, and will take possession
about the middle of September The
Offices of the legation will be kept in
the old legation building in Hillyer
place. the work of the stan having
so increased as to demand the entire
building.
Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett has gone
to Worcester, Mass. and will visit
there and at Boston and other places
in New England for a month. The
Misses Frances Hoar and Louise Hoar
are also in and near Boston, visiting
relatives and friends. Representative
Gillett, who accompanied Mrs. Gil
lett East, has returned to Washing
ton.
Mrs. Charles Warren returned to
Washington Friday, from a visit of
six weeks in Boston with the family
of Mr.. Warren. She will remain here
for a short time and leave again to
be absent for perhaps a month.
Mrs. William ]. Boardman and her
daughter. Mrs. Frederic A. Keep are
visiting former Senator and Mrs.
Winthrop Murray Crane. at their
beautiful place at Dalton. Mass Mrs.
Crane was formerly Miss Josephine
Boardman. and was married to Mr..
Crane while he was in the Senate.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran en-
tertained large and interesting
company at the Chevy Chase Club at
dinner last evening to meet Viscount
Ishii. and other members Of the Jap
anese Mission. Tuesday the Ameri-
can Ambassador-designa to Japan.
Mr.. Roland F. Morris. will give a
luncheon at the Shoreham in their
honor. and on Wednesday, Mr.. Will
liam Phillips, First Assistant Secre-
tary of State. will give a dinner at
Woodley in honor OF Viscount Ishii
and several members of the mission.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

Not even IN mldW1nter with the fun
social blast sweeping Washington
were more handsomely gowned wom-
en- seen than at the three large re-
ceptions, that given by the Secretary
. and Mrs. Lansing. the one at the
3 home of Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson,
and the still larger party with the
Ambassador Of Japan, Mr.. Sato as
host For the most they were the
self-same gowns. to be sure, but like
a beautiful picture or poem. or any
thing else with artistic value, they
bore the scrutiny of the three even
ings with undwindled admiration.
While all the world was agape over
the Presidents answer to the Pope,
on Wednes sday evening, he sat in a
box at Keith's Vaudeville Theater
and enjoyed a varied program such
as Wilbur Mack and Nella Walker
in "A Pair of Tickets" and a bill
full OF pep" There was a little
family dinner party at the White
House before they went to. Keith's.
Mrs McAdoo, the Presidents second
daughter being of the number. AS
on Monday night when the President
and Mrs Wilson went to the New
National to see The Country Cousin
the work of Booth Harrington and
Julian Street. Mrs. Boiling, Miss
Bertha Boiling and Mr.. John Ran
dolph Boiling, the mother, sister and
brother Of Mrs. Wilson, went alons.
The Secretary of the Treasury ana
Mrs. McAdoo. who have taken d
house in Sixteenth street, one alreacy
made memorable in society by another
Cabinet member. the former Attorney
General. Mr.. George w. Wickersham,
have put in many pleasant hours dur
ing the summer in motoring between
Washington and Buena Vista Springs
where they kept a cottage for their
little family. Mrs. McAdoo possesses
all the Presidents love of historic re-
search, and many small Virginia
towns were surprised to find they had
entertained such dignitaries as the
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo. un-
awares. They were in Leesburg, Va,
on Monday and while there, visited
the court where the draft board was
in session. and then went to the
county clerks office where Mrs. Nc
Adoo looked over historic documents
of great age and value-perhaps about
the Randolphs of Virginia, who
knows. They also visited Oak Hill,
the home of President Monroe and
now the home Of Mrs. Henry Fair
fax.
The Secretary of Interior and Mrs.
Lane returned to the Capital after
an absence of several weeks, dur
ing part Of which time they were
fairly lost to the world in a tour
of inspection over one of the new
national parks. They missed all the
formalities in honor of the Japa-
nese special Ambassador but the din
ner and reception given by Mr.. Sato,
the Ambassador of Japan.
Every woman who can hold nee
dies is knitting to meet the big de-
mand recently made by the Red
Cross, for several hundred thousand
additional pieces for the soldiers in
France. Women knit, and knit, and
then knit more. AS they stop beside
the Potomac when motoring about
the speedway. or resting in Rock
Creek Park. they knit. they knit
as they sit in their automobiles
down in the shopping district wait
ing for some member of the family
who could not resist the lure OF
comfortable shopping in big stores
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
In Executive Society.

President Wilson's executive family
which has been held together rather
closely all season, there never being
a time when the majority of the Cabi-
net was not in town. will be scattered
over Labor Day, and most OF the
members are engaged to make Labor
Day addresses at some distant point.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdOo are at Buena Vista
Springs with their family. and will
not return TO Washington until Tues
day.
The Secretary of War. Mr.. Newton
D. Baker. is scheduled for an ad-
dress at Norfolk, and because he
needs a rest from his office, will use
government boat for the trip. Mrs.
Baker and the children Of the family
will accompany him, leaving Wash
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
Interesting Euents in Society

Society folk paid Vcout Ish all week Tuesday
evening when the Secretary of State and Mrs Lansing held
cepon in his honor Friday night when he the honored
dinner the Metropolitan Club by Willard
Salisbury president of the Senate From until the
of the ends for Vscount Ish
bers of his suite will be informal
Dinner unchcons and other entertainment all quite
formal members Italian Mission
imposing of which the luncheon the Presidential
the New Willard Wednesday with Cen Guglemo military
attache of the Italian Embassy and Maj Pere head of the air
craft mission America hosts and the eight Italian
sharing place of with Count Macch d Ceere
the Italian Ambassador.
The reception at the PanAmecan Union Building partu
y successful of the bosome form being done
with having the effect of leaving
of chairs which of honor but arrived
The varolored played less conspicuous though
a official
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ington today, and returning for the
duties of his Office on Tuesday
Miss Elizabeth F'reas. who was the
guest of the Secretary and Mrs. Baker
for some time. left Washington Fri
day for her home in North Carolina.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burle-
son went to their summer home in
Maryland Friday, and will be absent
over Labor Day. Mr.. Negley. their
son-in-law, has come up from Texas
and Joined Mrs. Negley and their chill
dren at the Burleson summer home
He and Mrs. Negley will make a trip
to New York and remain there for
several days.
Miss Burleson and Miss Sydney
Burleson who are visiting Mrs. Will
liam Wheeler at her summer home in
Vermont. will return to town this
week. They visited the Misses Ar
mold at Kennebunkport, Me, before
Joining Mrs. Wheeler. The Postmaster
General and Mrs. Burleson will prob
ably keep the country place in Mary
land open for some time yet, Mrs.
Negley and her children remaining
there and being Joined by other mem
bers Of the family from time to time
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be Joined this week by
their son. Mr.. Worth Bagley Daniels,
who is on his way to Washington
from the West. after making a trip
to Alaska, visiting the Yellowstone
Park, and many other points of in
terest. He was the companion on
the trip of Mr.. Walter w. Boyd, and
his parents, Medical Director and
Mrs. John c. Boyd, L. S. N.
Mr. Josephus Daniels, jr., who en-
listed in the navy, is recovering from
an operation which he recently un-
derwent at the Naval Hospital. He
is now able to leave the hospital and
is with the Secretary and Mrs. Dan
icls at their home in Wyoming ave-
nue., returning to the hospital for oc-
casional treatment.
The Secretary Of Interior and Mrs.
Lane will spend Labor Day out of
town. Miss Nancy Lane will join her
parents here at the end of this week,
after spending the summer at a Vir-
ginia resort with her governess. She
will be a student at the Sweet Briar
School for girls in Virginia. and will
leave here in time to be present at
the opening of the session.
The Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Redfield left Washington yester-
day for a vacation of probably three
weeks. They have gone to New York.
and will visit Boston. where their
son. Mr.. Humphrey Fuller Redfield.
who has gone into the navy. is sta
toned. They will also visit Secretary
Redheld's family at their old home
at Pittsfield. Mass. The vacation is
the first the Secretary has taken in
year. and Mrs. Redf1cld has been
in town with him all summer.
Mr.. William B. Wilson, Secretary
Of. Labor, will leave Washington to-
day for New York, and tomorrow
will deliver a Labor Day address in
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Gregory and Miss Jane Gre
cory will return to Washington in a
week or two after spending the great
er part of the summer with Mrs.
Nalle. the mother of Mrs. Gregory, at
Austin, Texas.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
Smart Set Gossip.

A general topic in Washington
drawing rooms last week, was the
death Of Earl Grey, at Howick
House, Northumberland, England.
on Wednesday. During the time he
was governor general of Canada
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

MRS JOSEPH ROBINSON wife of Senator Robinson of Arkansas
who before returning her home Lonoke for the
actively engaged in Red Cross and other work.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

Tomorrow we will close out the remain
ing garments from summer stock. Suits,
coats and skirts at ridiculously low prices.
Not many left, come early. Most of them
suitable for fall wear.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

Mrs. Gregory and Miss Jane Gre
cory will return to Washington in a
week or two after spending the great
er part of the summer with Mrs.
Nalle. the mother of Mrs. Gregory, at
Austin, Texas.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

Mr.. William B. Wilson, Secretary
Of. Labor, will leave Washington to-
day for New York, and tomorrow
will deliver a Labor Day address in
Brooklyn.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
AROUND THE STATE.

Last Thursday morning at an early
hour the Nonpartisan News, printed
and published at Rugby, was almost
totally destroyed by fire, caused from
the explosion of blanket of slack
Ignite in the heating stove. A spec
ial Christmas edition which was al
most completed, together with the
linotype machine, suffered the most.
O. G. johnson of Parshall suffered
two broken ankles in an accident last
week, through jumping on the hard
Ground from the top of load of hay
He was on top of one load with team
and load hitched on behind, and in
some way the hind team in coming
down hill butted in and scared his
own team so that the load turned
over. He jumped rather than wait to
be thrown.
Judge Thomas of Beach suggests a
way to reduce, or eliminate, automo-
bile thefts in North Dakota. He
would, through proper legislation,
have the secretary of state when is
suing tags, send with each tag an
Identification card of appropriate size,
giving the car owners name and ad-
dress, the make and number Of the
car, etc. Instruct all oil filing sta
tons to demand of strangers the car
owners card and if same is not pro-
duced, report the driver to the proper
authorities Immediately. A car in
the hands Of thief will not get far
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
SECRETARY OF STATE HALL ON
TRIAL FOR EMBEZZLEMENT

The case against Secretary of State
Thos. Hall, charged with embezzling
over $1,000 Of the state automobile
funds, is being tried at Bismarck this
week. The jury was secured Satur.
day and Asst. Attorney General Bren-
nan spent two hours in outlining the
case He declared that the state
would introduce evidence to show thai
Thos. Hall did convert to his own use
moneys belonging to the state Of
North Dakota and that he did CONVEX
to the use of Eugene NJ. Walla, know
ingly and willfully, moneys of tn,
state of North Dakota.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

ling sale, at the Anoka farm, Wauke-
sha, Wis, and purchased two heifers
at 81 900 each, and yearling bull for
1000. The average price for So head
of Shorthorns at the association sale,
Chicago, was $1,000. At the Harding
sale, at Waukesha, As head averaged
$3.50. On Oct "a Mr.. Aylor sold 40
head of Shorthorns for a total Of over
$4,000.
The Lldgerwood High School is in
a mess. Some twenty or thirty stu
dents are out Of school, apd there is
war between the students and TIE
school faculty and the school board.
The students petitioned the board on
certain matters and the board tabled
the petition indefinitely, whereupon
many Of the students event on
strike" Parents of students are
threatening legal action, etc. The
Broadaxe tells one story, the school
etition Of the same old story, and the
result is the same in every case. The
ultimate victim is the efficiency of the
school itself. Whichever side is right
in the argument, when it is finally set
tied the school will show the effects
for some time to come.
In the present term of the federal
court at Bismarck, the case of Ruth P
Blake, widow of VIM. Blake, former
state humane officer, against the
Great Northern railway, is scheduled
for trial Mrs. Blake is asking for
$4,000 from the Great Northern. Mr.
Blake was killed at Juanita last sum-
mer, when the train smashed into his
auto. He had driven up onto the
tracks, when his engine "died." Blake
attempted to leave the car as he saw
the train fast coming onto him. He
was seized with chuck fever witness
ses said, and remained on the running
board of his car until the engine
struck him. In her complaint Mrs
Blake alleges that the railway cross
ing was not properly maintained by
the railway company; that sand hac
been allowed to collect and the skid.
ding of Blake's car in this sand caused
his engine to be killed and left hin
helpless on the tracks.
John Sommers of Berthold frac
tured an arm while cranking Ford
Drake has done her bit for the war
In drive last week, $3.50 was round
ed up for the Red Cross and $50 new
members were secured.
The city Of Drake now operates it:
own municipal lighting plant which
was purchased from T. E. Sleight fol
$8124.11. Wonder what Sleight is go
ing to do with the II cents?
What has become of the secret pa
triotic society which was recently or
ganized with national headquarters a
Velva? Editor Francis appears tt
have flung a pretty good sized monke!
wrench into it's machinery.
Sigurd Overvold, the S-year-old sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Overvold, re
siding north of Velva, died after al
illness of three months from compli
cations following scarlet fever.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

without oil or gas, and the first filling
station would get him. The sugges.
ton sounds good and is certainly wor-
thy of careful consideration.
A 9-year-old son Of w. II. Lilli
bridge, near Catlin, Mckenzie county
was found dead on his fathers farm
not far from the house Sunday morn
ing, Dec. 8. He had ridden over to q
neighbours Saturday evening and
started for home, and as the horse
came home without the rider, it is be
lieved that the lad was thrown anC
stunned by the fall and that he frozt
to death before he regained conscious.
ness.
According to the Courier News, a
certain minister said that "Hell" was
state, and further said that it could
not be Rhode Island because "Provi-
dence" is there. Then someone else
said it could not be Kentucky because
paradise" was there, and you can
bet your last cent that it is not in
North Dakota on four counts, namely
because it is about 40 degrees below;
we have what is known as Golden
Valley" and Fargo claims to be the
Lilly of the Valley"-and Methodist
minister. many years ago, christened
Minot "The Vestibule of Heaven"
Henry Pankow, prosperous Sheri-
dan county farmer residing four miles
southwest of Anamoose, was found
not guilty of the murder Of Charles
Borchert after a Burleigh county jury
had deliberated over an hour on his
case, which had been transferred tC
Bismarck on change Of venue. Pan
kow, May 20, shot Charles Borchert
who for five years had lived at the
Pankow home, but who had been
warned away from the community by
eighteen farmer families residing in
the neighborhood because of his al
legged attentions to Mrs. Pankow
young and attractive wife Of the de-
PENDANT. The defense was self de-
fense
Allen Soule, cashier of the Towner
Merchants Bank, and we'll known in
this section of the state, has enlisted
in the Ordnance Corps and leaves for
his new duties today. He expects to
be in France by February 1st, where
he will be stationed at one of the main
army depots. Allen is the son If the
late Geore Soule, who was an officer
in the Civil War and endured long
captivity in Libby prison. Mr.. Soule
has been the efficient treasurer of the
McHcnry County Chapter Of the Red
Cross since it's organization. A. M
Berget, of Granville, has been named
to succeed him.
Mrs. Thomas Engelhorn, thirty five
years resident of Churchs Ferry,
died last week, aged sixty eight years
The highest priced Scotch bred
Shorthorn COW ever sold in America
is the magnet that will attract grow
ers of this breed of cattle to the B.
w. Aylor farm, at Grandin. This fine
animal, with a heifer calf at her side,
was purchased at the international
Shorthorn sale at Chicago for the
record price of $4,000. Mr.. Aylor also
purchased another imported Short
horn COW at the sale, paying $4,000
for her; and these were the two top
priced cows sold. On his way to Chi
cago, Mr.. Aylor attended the Hard
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20

reached the Model school just before
the program began and at it's conclus-
ion, held the inspection. In addition
to the inspection, DR.. Ford, in charge,
gave a short talk to the visitors on
the matter Of inspection as it has
been carried on in recent years and
prescribed for a skin disease that il
prevalent in many sections, there be-
ing a few cases in the model school.
The parents present, about fifty in all,
were given copies of the prescription
with instructions for application. DE-.
Ford was accompanied by two nurses
who assisted in the inspection.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Velya Youth Died in Min0t.

Bonnie Walters, the 10-year-olc
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Walters
who reside south Of Velva, died last
Thursday in Minot hospital from
peritonitis. The body was shipped te
Velva Friday and the funeral was
held from the Catholic church Sun:
day. The family appears to have had
more than it's share of hard luck, as
the father is just recovering from {
broken leg.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
Anderson Will Spend Life at Still
water.

Guilty of murder in the first degree
was the verdict of the jury in the case
Of Donald Dow, alias Fred Anderson,
alias Oklahoma Red, charged with
shooting and killing Geo. Sheffield and
robbing the G. N. depot at Moorhead
Mimi, at one o'clock on the morning
of Sept. 10. He will receive a life
sentence in the Minnesota state peni-
tertiary at Saltwater. Edmund F.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-12-20
State Medical Inspection for Mode
School.

The Model School children at the
close of their term, gave an enjoy
able Christmas program at the Nor
NAL school gymnasium Friday morn
ing. 1t so happened that members
of the state health department in the
inspection of the schools Of the state,