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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-06
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Continue Extension Work,
Extension work In the organiza-
ton of branches of Fargo chapter in
Cass county continues. Two new
branches are in the process of or
ganization at the present time, one
at Page with Mrs. II. Parker as sec
rotary, and the other at Erie with
Miss Anna Mcleod as secretary.
There are FIVE organized branches,
as follows: Hunter, Mrs. Katherine
Hoxey, secretary; Wheatland, Mrs,
r. Brown; Tower City, Mrs. d. e
VowIes; Buffalo, Mrs. Louise Easton;
and Armenia, Miss Elsie Tanner.
Members of the extension COM
mittee of the chapter are Mrs. F. C.
Gardner. Fargo. chairman; Mrs
Walter Reed, Armenia; Mrs. L. r
Buxton, Fargo; Mrs. Franklin Pot
ter, Casseltons and Mrs. Nv. J. Nor
IRISH, Fargo.
Permanent headquarters are in the
Fargo Young Mems Christian asso-
citation building.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-06
BOLT KILLS MAN

Fatality Near LangdOn - Widows
Only Son is Victim.
Langdon, N. D., July 6.-John La
rocaue, Jr., 80, only son of Mrs. ].
Azure, a widow, was killed by light
ming bolt that stunned his comuanion,
Peter Olfert, and a young lad near by.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-06
.$4,54O.S3 IN
FARGO'S RED
CROSS GOLFERS
Report Issued Today Shows
Finances in Excellent
Condition

Fargo chapter of the American
Red Cross had $4,54o.s3 cash on
hand on Monday, July 2, according
to financial report by H. p. Beck
with. treasurer, made public today.
Paid memberships In the chapter
to that date total s3,s07. Other
monies are receipts from the Elks-
U. G. T. baseball game, which Melted
the chapter $3.50. entertainments
and special contributions.
Since the organization of the chap
ter $2,10s has been forwarded to La-
tional headquarters at Washing
ton, d. c.. the report shows.
The following is the report:
ia memberships
collected to date. $3307 90
Less amount RENTED
to general head
quarters Washing
ton, d. G. ......... 210s.
Fargo chapter credit
balance .......... S119S. 90
Sundry branch mem
berships collected. s 327.5
Less amount RENTED
10 Denver s......s S27.
Credit balance .... so
Entertainment receipts:
Concert ...........$ 124.92
Ball game ........ 1850.
Credit balance 800, 1ls74.ss
Monthly payments,
credit balance .,... %.
Special donations:
Standard Oil Co. $1,000 90
Crane-Ordway Co. 500. 90
International Har-
vestsr Co. $500. $50.
Credit balance 800. $3.50.
dry donations,
credit balance $50. sss.Is
Sundry receipts, but
tons sold ......... s.25
I4S87. SO
Disbursements.
| Paid for supplies
(headquarters) .....$ SI62
Paid for supplies
QocaD ,.......:;.. 221.7O
Paid for operating
expense (locaD -. 3e.4b
Paid for equipment
uocaD .s........,. $50
Total disbursements. ! s.s7
July End, 1917, bal
ance on hand ..... $3.50. SO
In Northern Savings
Bank ..........,.. S2b90.S3
In other Fargo banks 1850 90
| $4bAO,SS
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Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Willie Gets Into Coop,
But Can't Get Out Again

Getting in a chicken. coop is one
thing and getting out again is quite
another. Willie Harper, l3-year-old
colored boy, 900 North Twenty.
eighth avenue, found this out to his
sorrow wlrrn he broke into the
chicken coop of ]. F. Edwards, 292s
Nicholas street, last night about II
o'clock.
Willie ate an egg for supper and
contracted bad case of chickenitis
Armed with a gunny sack, Willie took
himself forth on the dark errand to
the residence of Edwards. When Viii.
lie arrived there was nothing to stop
him but a wire netting surrounding
the chicken coop. A little thing like
a wire netting was not to obstruct
his ambition. He began to load his
gunny sack, but the chickens objected
and testified thereto by prolonged and
boisterous squawking. The noise made
Mr.. Edwards feel suspicious, so he
called central headquarters for police.
When Officers He'll and Buford arrived
they found Willie roosting quietly
with the chickens.
Come out" ordered Officer Hell.
81 CANT" protested Willie.
How did you get in there" que
ried Officer Buford. I
Through that there hole" an
swered Willie, pointing to a small
break in the bottom of the netting.
The officers opened the door and
let him out.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Omaha Lads Still Flock
To Join the u, S, Armv

Nineteen men in the last two days
were recruited for the army and sent
to Fort Morgan, Colo, by the Omaha
Office.
Three Omaha boys, Leon Davis,
Hans Nelson and Edward L. Adams,
enlisted in the Fohrth Nebraska at
Omaha today.
Morton F. Engleman, 28l5 Jackson
street: regimental sergeant major of
the Fifth Nebraska, who went to Fort
Smelling last Friday, was accepted for
training there. His mother is proud
OF him.
The Council Bluffs recruiting Office
for the army was opened, rent free,
at 34S Broadway. today. with Cor
porals Dimes and Schlak in charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Eight Institutions Are
Endorsed by Welfare Board

The Welfare board OF Omaha en-.
dorsed eight institutions last evening
namely: St. Joseph's hospital, The
Social Settlement association, the As.
ISOLATED Charities, the Volunteers OF
America, the Vocational Bureau
Swedish Mission hospital, Wise Me-
mortal hospital and the Father Flan-
nigan Workingmen's hotel.
Other institutions that applied for
approval made incomplete reports,
according to X. L. Schneider, super
intendent for the board, so that action
on them is deferred.
The endorsements Of the board last
night are subject to the subsequent
endorsement of the welfare commit
tee of the Commercial club and TO a
personal visit of the joint commit
tees of the board and the Commercial
club to the various institutions.
The members OF the board are !:
Rabbi COIN, Sophus Neble, ]. S.
Walters, John A. Rine and Frank
Kennedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
RUSSIA ON BRINK
OF ECONOMIC RUIN
Head of Portfolio of Finance
Says Demands Of Workmen
Threaten to Stop Wheels
of Industry.

Petrograd Via London), May 20
The industrial. crisis in Russia is so
acute that, according TO a recent ut
terance OF the minister of finance, NJ.
Shingarotf, only a miracle can save
the country from economic ruin. The
demands of the workmen were so
enormous, he declared, that it seemed
impossible to keep the industrial
wheels going for any great length Of
time.
The socialist ministers at a recent
ministerial council said that the only
possibility they saw of settling the
difficulties was to bring the war to a
close.
Neither the coalition cabinet nor
the newly appointed commission to
regulate the difficulties between capt.
tai and labor has yet found way to
settle the industrial crisis. !
The commission is composed Of the
ministers of finance, trade and indus
try and labor, but since there is a
wide divergence of views between the
minister of finance and the new So
cialist minister of labor, it seems
probable that this commission will be
confronted with the same difficulties
that attended previous efforts at re-
Cancellation.
An investigation OF the factory con-
ditions in Petrograd leads to the
alarming, but inevitable conclusion,
that unless the government soon
finds means OF adjusting the present
difficulties most Of the industrial en-
terprises working for national defense
will be compelled to close within
few months.
The outstanding features of the la
Dor situation are as follows
An investigation shows that virtu-
ally the same difficulties prevail in all
the big factories in Petrograd and
apparently authenticated reports from
the Moscow, Donets and Ural dis
tricts indicate general disorganization.
In many of the factories the de-
mands by the workmen for increased
wages are actually greater than the
entire profit of the factories under
the best conditions of production.
The workmen, through their commit
tee, are virtually in command Of the
factories and all business has to be
submitted to them for approval. The
wages in majority of the factories
have already been increased from 100
tc $50 per cent. But there has yet
been no offset by an advance in the
prices Of the output
Not only have the prices of prod
ucts not met the advance in wages,
but payment has been so slow that
industry is in urgent need of work.
ing capital. The dealers find it diff
cult to borrow money. as the banks
naturally are hot eager to extend
credit to factories which are in con-
troll of temporary workmen's COM
mittees. As a result some of the
factories, according to this informa-
ton, will be compelled to close within
a month.
An ironical feature of the difficult
ties confronting the employers is the
fact that although suffering serious
loss they do not dare to close the
establishments owing to threats of
bodily and material vengeance. The
power of the workmen's committees
so far has superseded the authority
OF the owners. No man in factory
can be dismissed without the consent
of the committees. There is no way
CT enforcing discipline, said one of
the manufacturers, and idleness is
prevalent
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
KISSES WIFE GOOD-BY
DIES LATER OF POISON
E. H. Merrifield Found Dying
From Overdose of Carbolic
Acid Taken in Bedroom
of Home.

After kissing his wife, who was
leaving their home to make an even
ing call on her cousin a few doors
away, L. H. Merriheld, 2426 Charles
street, an employee of a downtown de-
partment store, walked into his bed
room and swallowed carbolic acid.
Mcrriheld died before physicians ar
rived. DR.. Daniel Franklin, 24ll
Charles street, and DR.. Nigro, night
police physician, said he died from
the effects of the poison.
Mrs. Merriheld said her husband
was apparently in high spirits and
gave no indication by word or action
that he contemplated killing himself.
He ate heartily and discussed plans
with her in an amiable mood, she
said.
As soon as she left he sat down
at table and started letter to his
sister, Mrs. w. F. Tracy, 1888 West
Third street, Long Beach, Cal. The
unfinished letter was found by the
police with only the words Dear Sis
ter" written on the sheet.
Sarah Abrams. Is years old, 24l7
Charles street, met Merriheld on the
street few minutes before and walk
ed block with him. She said he was
in good humor.
Mrs. Merriheld found her husband
lying on the bed on her return home
He was still alive, but death fol-
lowed few inmates later. The widow
swooned from the shock and had to
be given medical treatment by DR..
Nigro.
Mrs. Mortified says she knows OF
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
CAUSE OF ELEVATOR
FIRE STILL MYSTERY
Federal, State and City Investi-
cations Fail to Reveal the
Origin of Sundays De-
structive Blaze.

Federal, state and city officials have
started a searching investigation into
the cause of the mysterious 100000
Nancy mill elevator fire Sunday after
noon.
Working on the theory that an alien
enemy may have been responsible for
the conhagration, Marshal Eberstein
local chief of the federal bureau of in
vestigation, visited the scene yester-
day. He would not comment on the
case last night.
The Nancy mill had been filling
government -four contracts and it was
said was bidding on another large
order.
Along with the federal investiga-
ton, Major Todd, of the Omaha bat
talon, whose men were guarding the
elevator in which was stored 10000
bushels of wheat and corn, is making
an effort to determine the origin Of
the blaze. One OF his men turned i'll
the fire alarm.
1--WE believe that the fire was in
cendiary," he said. There have been
a number of mysterious elevator fires
all over the country lately"
After investigating every possible
clue, Fire Warden Morris said last
night that he had not been able to
find out what caused the conhagra-
ton.
81 intend to continue the investi-
CATION" he added. "The loss of TO-
600 bushels of grain is too serious
matter to be lightly passed over these
days"
Assistant Chief Simpson. of the fire
department, who made hurried ex-
animation at the time of the fire, said
he was at a loss to know what
et,rtad -
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Writes DeCaIogue on
Subject of War Relief

A war relief decalogue,' written
by Rabbi Louis J. Kopald of Temple
Beth Zion, Buffalo, N. Y. a former
Omaha boy, is being widely circulated
in connection with the $l0,000,000 re-
lief fund the Jews of America have
set themselves to raise this year.
Rabbi Kopald, who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. J. N. Kopald, wrote the war
relief decalogue while acting as chair
man for the Buffalo committee, which
raised 100000 of the allotted sum.
Henry Morganthau and Rabbi
Stephen Wise were speakers at the
meeting which wound up the Buffalo
campaign recently.
The dccalogue is as follows:
T. I am the voice Of the Jewish people,
which has brought Israel out of the dark
ness of selfishness into the light of love
and conscience
II. Thou shalt put no other cause before
me-for thy first duty Is to thy suffering
fellow Jews.
Ill Thou shalt not take the name of team
captains and team workers for abuse-but
thou shaltfreat them kindly, for they are
doing thy work for thee.
". Remember the 14th day of May (war
cause of 5000, 900 starving Jews.
". Honor DR.. Wise and Mr.. Morgenthau
by a large sympathetic attendance, that the
fame of Buffalo Jewry be enlarged In
American Israel
VI Thou shalt not kill the truth by say
ing thou canst not afford twice or three
times as much as last year
VII. Thou shalt not commit the moral
adultery Of eating the fat OF <he land while
thousands upon thousands of children are
crying for food.
VIII Thou shalt not steal prosperity from
thy brothers because of the war, without
giving to them in return mere bread.
TX Thou shalt not bear a false front
and claim thou canst not give double or
more. when thou mayest give monthly In
eight payments.
X. Thou shalt not covet thy starving
fellow-Jew's bread. Thou shalt remem-
Der that every dollar thou givest reaches
Its destination under United States govern
ment guarantees. Thou shalt rejoice that
T. Is thou who art In position to give.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Stranger in Yards
Carries Fortune in Pocket

t might be another discovery o
gold in California.
Officer Aloud found rather ill.,
dressed stranger roaming leisurel,
about the streets at Twelfth ant
Douglas at 2 o'clock this morning
who carried 81, $50 loose in his pockets
He said he had been working in the
Mare Island Navy yard; that he had
spent eight years in the navy; thai
he had just drawn the money on his
person from the bank at Vallejo, Cal
He said his name was Guy Byrd
was born in South St. Louis and that
he may have relatives somewhere
thereabout for all he knows.
The police are holding him for fur
Their investigation.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Some Bride and Groom May Make
Money Getting Married in This Car

How would you like to be married
in this boat' Impossible you say. Not
at all And what's more, A. F. Rup-
penthal, sales manager OF "Bevo," the
temperance drink, manufactured by
Anheuser Busch Brewing company Of
St. Louis, will give the bride $50 in
gold and pay all her wedding ex-
penses, including the wedding ring.
This is not a bluff" Mr.. Ruppenthal
stated, 81 mean every word OF it."
Mr.. Ruppenthal is in the city on a
trip through Nebraska and Iowa,
where he is establishing "Bevo" new
drink agencies.
The car he uses is model SO Over
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Methodist Hospital
Nurses Get Diplomas

Commencement exercises of the
Nebraska Methodist Episcopal hospi-
tai were held at the Walnut Hill
Methodist church last evening.
Eleven nurses were graduated. The
chief address was given by Rev. J. F.
Boeye of Lincoln.
The nurses who received diplomas
last night are:
Ora Hamilton. Lily B. Munro. Edith Bran
MAN. Emma Holgren, Carolyn Glammeier,
Florence Wildsh, Elizabeth Gutenberg, Mary
Marshall, HARRIET Brenenstall, Elfrlede
Seeck and Beth Jamson.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Rev. D. E. Cleveland Given
Two Votes of Confidence

Rev. Denton f. Cleveland was
given two votes of confidence yester-
day. Pie first was at a meeting of
the Congregational ministers OF
Omaha and the second was by his
congregation, the members of the
Central Park Congregational church.
After hearing an account of the as
sault on Mr.. Cleveland at the Paxton
hotel Friday, the ministers gave Mr..
Cleveland full endorsement and
passed IAN indignant protest against
conditions in Omaha which menace
the public safety with frequent TN
punished deeds of violence.
The congregational meeting ex-
pressed confidence in the clergyman
and also berated conditions in Omaha.
The congregation called upon the au.
thorties to find the guilty persons and
see that they are brought to justice.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Police Hold Three for
Further Investigation

Detectives Rich and Pzanowski ar
rested Jim Taylor, Charles Cole and
c. A. Rounsavall and they were
booked at police headquarters for in
vestigation.
These men answer the description
of the confidence men who have been
working around Omaha for some
time. They were found at the Union
depot, where it has been their Gus.
tom to pick up young men from out
in the state and relieve them of their
valuables either in a confidence game
or by picking their pockets.
On last Monday men answering to
the description of these men lured L.
E. Harness of Adams, Neb.. to a
school house, where they got $27 and
a gold watch from him.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Omaha Recruits Are Sent
To Navy Training Camps

Two Omaha recruits for the Urited
States navy who enlisted May have
been waiting ever since for orders to
report at training station. They
are now ordered to go to the station
at Newport News, Va. The boys are
George Shaw, 4708 North Twenty
ninth, and Will Conkling, 1886 Mere
dith street.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30

land with a specially designed body,
which cost $780,
The machine is the same as used by
Major Mcmahon and Major Lowe in
recruiting the First regiment in Mis-
souri, to war strength.
Billy Burke used the car in her
great movie success, "Gloria's Ro-
nance"
Mounted on the car are number of
small guns, patterned after salute
guns at United States army posts.
The small pieces fire shot gun shells.
Mr.. Ruppenthal and his driver,
Leonard G. Forster, are accompanied
on their trips in the high powered
car by tame red fox, a mascot,
which is significant OF the Red Fox
trade mark on every bottle of "Bevo."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
ny DR.. BuRHoRN.)

Ill health is a most expensive bur
den: 1t not only ehortens the
natural span OF life, but incapaci,
tates the individual to greater or
less extent depending upon the Sc
verify Of the ailment; thus lower
ing his or her earning capacity, and
the Joy of living Is lessened, due to
the functional forces of the body
becoming impaired.
Exposure to wet and cold, falls,
Jars. shocks or anything that in
jures the spine or causes mis-
placement Of one or more Of the
vertebrae. producing nerve pres
sure. is the direct cause Of $50 Of
the human ailments.
Chiropractic spinal adjustments
free impinged nerves, allowing ma
ture to assert herself, which con.
sists in eliminating bodily poisons
and building up resistance and put,
ting the body In the best condition
possible.
Chiropractic has proven potent
and efficient in all manner OF dis
eases. including those of the stom.
ach, liver, kidney, bowels. as well
as headaches, insomnia, nervous.
ness, rheumatism, backaches. bron.
chitis. tonsolitis and the very large
class known as women's diseases.
II perchance you have tried other
methods-drug or drugiess--with-
out receiving satisfactory results,
? 1t Is your privilege to find out
wherein lies the failure to obtain
permanent relief.
Consultation is absolutely free
no Observation-Disclosures are one
dollar-outside calls are two dol
lars-sanftarium accommodations
for out-of-town patients.
DR.. FRANK F. BURHORN
tCHROPRACTOa)
Suite 4ll-lls Rose Bldg.
Phone Doug. B3lT.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
= Whooping Cough.

In this disease it is important that
the cough be kept loose and expec.
toration easy, which can be done by
giving Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Mrs. P. H. Martin, Peru, Ind, writes,
MY two daughters had whooping
cough. l gave them Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy and it worked like a
charm. "-Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30
Movie Owners Must Not
Crowd AiSIeS and LobbieS

B. J. McArdle, sta,e fire inspector
announced he will proceed agains,
motion picture theaters where pa.
irons are allowed to crowd aisles
and Hobbies.
This practice is specifically against
the state laws and must be stopped"
he explained.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30

The Bride of Mystery de-
cided on a "King Eight Four
some,' distributed by Noyes-
killy Motor Co., as best suited
to her needs and because it has
been dubbed "The Bankers
Choice" on account of its beau
tiful lines and wonderful per-
Torrance.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30

"Wedding breakfast at the
Henshaw," declared the Bride
of Mystery Tuesday, twill be
ideal. After the theater party
we are going down there to
dance awhile. Come 60 with
u.s."
Omaha daily bee., 1917-05-30

Next Monday the Bride Of
Mystery will begin writing
checks on the American State
bank, Eighteenth and Farnam
streets.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-16
WILLIAM FARNUM IS
 FEATURE IN PICTURE
Celebrated Lead In "A Tale of Two Cities" Takes Cruise After Completing Work.

William Farnum, the William Fox photoplay star. who plays the dual role of Sidney Carton and Charles Harney in the Super De Luxe production of "A Tale of Two Cities" which appears for the last time at the Orpheum today, will shortly make a cruise by private yacht to the Hawaiian islands.
 It is probable that Dustin Farnum, brother of William, another Fox star, will be of the party.
 The cruise to the islands will bL made between pictures, it being esti- mated that twelve days will cover the expedition
 While in Hawaii. William Farnum will do some fishing a sport he is very fond of. He also will take along his trusty Kodak On his return Mir. Far mum will start in q new and spectacu- lar William Fox Super De Luxe DOT duction.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-16
TRIANGLE PICTURE
 IS CENTRAL PHOTO
Clara Williams, In Three of Many" Plays At The Lo- we'll Showhouse Today.

Clara Williams, Triangle-Kay Bee star, will be seen at the Central Thea tre today in a drama by C. Gardner Sul- livan entitled Three of Many" in which the Austro-Italian war frontier is used as background for a love story dealing with the lives of three people -an Italian girl and two suitors. one an Italian, the other an Austrian. The early scenes of the play take place in boarding house in New York, where the three meet and become fast friends before being called back to Europe. the two men to serve in the armies of their respective countries and the girl to do duty as a trained nurse. George Fish CT and Charles Gum have the other two roles of prominence.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-05-16
ETHEL BARRYMORE IS
 FEATURE AT EAGLE
Noted Actress Appears Today At The Main Street Show house In "The White Raven"

In "The White Raven" the new Metro-Rolfe wonderplay, in which Ethel Barrymore the celebrated star, will be seen at the Eagle Theater to- day a role as startling as it is unique is played by Miss Barrymore in a man ner that emphasizes the wonderful art that has. put her at the head of her profession. Especial interest attaches to this latest Metro production for the reason that it is the first appearance on the screen of Miss Barrymore since she announced her abandonment of the speaking stage.
 Many scenes in "The White Raven" give Miss Barrymore opportunity to wear a variety of costumes. From a dance-hall girl in an Alaskan ''honka- tonk" to a grand opera prima donna, Miss Barrymore has rare opportunity for contrasts, none of which is neg lected.
 In the first part of the production Miss Barrymore. for the first time in her career, does q song and dance. Never before has she been seen in such a role and it was only because it was absolutely essential to the dra. matic values of the picture and be- cause of her unwavering devotion ro the screen, that she consented to ap- pear in the necessarily bizarre cos tune.