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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
COUNTY DEFENSE
COUNCIL MEETS
Thomas Allen Box Will Ad-
dress Meeting Tomor-
row Night.

It was said today that Secretary
Thomas Allen Box Of the state council
Of defense has suggested the calling of
a meeting Of the Grand Forks county
council Of defense tomorrow night at
8 o'clock in the farmers room in the
court house.
The county organization appears to
be In a more or less tentative shape,
and 1t is thought thatAone Of the pur-
poses OF tomorrow's meeting is the
~perfecting Of the council; Mr.. Box is
expected to address the members and
in q general way outline the functions
Of the organization.
The local chairmen Of the council
Of defense in the various school dis
tricts have been notified that the
meeting takes place, and indications
are. the officers say, that many will at
tend.
The organization committee Of the
local council Is composed Of the fol-
lowing members: H. H. Aaker, chair
man; 8. G. Hendrickson, vice chair
man; J. Coghan, secretary; A. G.
eorlie, Casper Olson. Henry Holt and
IB. o. Sorbo. =.
Tho committee has not stated what
are the specific objects Of tomorrow
nights meeting beyond saying that
tho members n interested in mar
.st1a1ling all the resources of the
county for the winning of the war"
Among those interested who were
tSeen todsy. there was no feeling that
fthe-work of the organization would in
any way duplicate efforts Of a pa
ktraoac and loyal nature which are
Ebaing Inadvertently by existing So
! detes.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
STEAM HEATING
RATESDlSCUSSED
City Attorney Compares
Conditions in Fargo to
Those Here.

The Union Light. Heat and Power
company Of Fargo has sent out new
contracts to heat consumers in tina
city asking that they renew their
contracts and pay rates without re-
gard to those stipulated by the fran
chise which Fargo has granted to the
company.
When City Attorney Geo. A. Bangs
attention was called to this today he
said:
Our city is deeply interested in
the developments at Fargo in the mat
ter of the steam heating rates: the
Northern State Power company OPP
crates the Fargo plant as we'll as the
Grand Forks plant and to a certain
extent the conditions are similar.
"In this city the steam heating
franchise was granted by Ordinance
112, Sept. 10, 1899; no rates are fixed
by the ordinance but the matter of
steam heating rates and the fixing of
the amount thereof is vested in the
city council: an investigation was
made last winter by the committee Of
which Alderman Gillette is chairman
and a hearing was ordered; the idea
was to have this hearing in %conjunc-
ton with the hearing by the railroad
commissioners on the electric light
and gas rates; we could thus share the
expense and bring it down to a mini
mum; we are negotiating with the
railroad commissioners in regard to
the expense now the law in this
state is defective and in addition the
last legislature failed to appropriate
money for these kind of hearings; it
was merely a careless oversight.
THE expense of these hearings
should be borne in the first instance
by the state just the same as a hear
ing in regard to railroad rates; then
after the expense has been fully as
certained the state should be reim-
bursed by the public utility company
and the amount distributed as an OPP
Grating expense just the same as
though the public utility company
fixed the a itself; it is an operat-
ing expense whether the state fixes
the rate or 1t is lone by the company.
Elm the present situation I think
all of the cities of the state should CO.
operate to make the Investigations
thorough. and complete and to share
the expense"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
MRS. PARFITT IS IN CITY
Will Arrange for Musical Events OF
Coming. Season.

Mrs. s. A. Paritt Of Winnipeg, rep
resenting the Ellison-White Musical
bureau Of Portlands Ore. arrived in
the city today for the purpose Of ne
%gotiating for the appearance next fall
and winter of several world famous
singers and musicians.
Among the artists whose tours are
managed by the bureau represented
by Mrs. Parfitt, r Mischa Elman,
the Russian violinist, who was here
last winter: Leopold Godowski, the
pianist. who pleased a large audience
In the First M. E. church q few
months ago; Ethel Leginsky. pianiste,
Lucy Gates, ~colorature soprano
singer; Cecil flaming. baritone; Os-
car Segel, Holinist: Pablo Casals,
~'cellist, and Kathleen Parlow, the
celebrated violiniste.
Mrs. Parfitt, who is staying at the
Hotel Dacotah, expects to be able to
make definite arrangements before
she leaves the city in a few days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
BOY GETS HIS HANDS
CAUGHT in MACHINE
IN CANDY FACTORY

Roy Jeffrey. age IA, son of H. jeff
rey. 40S Cherry street, had both hands
badly crushed and one finger broken
in several places when he got caught
in one of the machines in the Congress
Candy Company's factory yesterday
afternoon.
Roy was in charge Of the starch
mixing machine when y the accident
occurred. The starch comes out Of
the machine in trays, one Of the trays
got stuck in the machine and Roy
reached in to loosen it. He succeeded
in loosening the tray and it started
out, catching his fingers in the open
ing before he could withdraw his
hand. Not thinking, Roy thrust in
his free hand to release the inn
prisoned one and it was caught, flesh
being taken to the bone from several
Of the fingers. :
Roy was quite fortunate under the
circumstances, that more serious in
jury vas not DONE. and the action
must have been quite involuntary on
his part or he would never have taken
the hold on the tray that he did, when
he could not have drawn it out that
way, because of the size of the open
ing. He was Immediately taken to a
local doctors Office where he was
given surgical assistance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
RETURNSO ON
FURL0UGH
Local Navy Boy Has Cross
ed the Ocean Eight Times
on Transports.

Frank B~ressette, son Of G. W. Boyd
of this city, who enlisted in the navy
in February, 1917, has returned home
on a ~eleven-day furlough and is visit
ing relatives and friends in this city
Mr.. B%ressette has seen over four
teen months Of active service. After
enlistment he spent about two weeks
at the Great Lakes training camp and
then was placed on a transport. He
has crossed the ocean eight times and
the ship he was on took over a part
Of the Machine Gun Company from
Grand Forks. and he says that he
saw many of the boys he knew.
Bressette left France on Saturday,
July 20, and arrived in Grand Forks
last Tuesday night. just a matter OF
ten days-"and it doesn't seem long
when you think of the distance
Frank says; he adds that the life OF
the navy is a mans life and that he
enjoys it immensely.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
MAGNET"
TO STOP STARVING
Is SLAB OF BACON

Stockholm, July Fl. Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.)-A
''carry-on magnet, efficacy guar
anteed,"' was advertised recently in
German newspapers. The magnet
was declared to have mystic powers
enabling its poseessor more easily to
endure the food privations Of the
country.
The price was 800 marks. Those
who sent in orders received a pack
age bearing the inscription: Con
tents: One carry-on magnet"
It IL not on record that anyone re-
fused to pay for it, for the magnet
proved to be ten pounds sof Taur-
ingtan bacon.
The Ingenious Inventor" now IL
being sought by the police.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
SERVICEFLAG
]. HAS ARRIVED
IN The CITY
When Unfolded Sunday, il
Will Have 1000 Blue
and 10 Gold Stars.

The Grand Forks county service
nag which will be dedicated with i'm
pressive. ceremonies in Central Park
Sunday, has arrived in the city and is
now in possession of the committee
in charge of the arrangement.
The flag is fifteen feet wide and "a
feet long, and members are busy to-
day studying the topography of the
park for the purpose of finding the
most suitable way and place in which
to hang the giant flag which will be
unfolded to the public Immediately
after the closing Of the dedicatory
speech by Hon. w. =. Purcell OF
Wahpeton. ~.
when upfolded, the nag will con-
tain one thousand blue stars. and ten
gold stars representing the following
Grand Forks county soldiers who have
died in the service of the United
States: 'a
Magin Ellison. BrennA-Died
Camp Dodge, October II, 1917.
Theodore j. valerius. IArimore
-DAed At Fort Leavenworth, Jan.
Wilaam w. Whalen, Grand
Forks-Died in France, January
II Robert G. Snyder. Arvtlla-
AAOA ~ IOHt AO&hAAs 3 <ApE1l
3, 1918.
Richard Muri, Mekinock-Died
at Camp Dodge. April II. 1918.
Leo Olmstead, Lax1more-Died
1t Camp Dodge, April ~. 1918.
Glen Bailey, Arvilla-Died In
France, May IS. 1918.
d. W. Fink, Grand Fork-Died
IN. France, June 8, 1918.
Richmond Han, Grand Forks
Died in France. June 6, 1918.
Martin Sanders, Mekinock-
Died IN France, July 6, 1918.
The number of the stars win repre-
sent the approximate number Of men
who'have gone to camps and trenches
from here; the exact number has not
yet been ascertained. but the commit
tee Is compiling an accurate and off,
ctal list which. when completed, will
give the actual number. AS men are
going away every month, the flag will
be taken down from its place in the
/, court house from time to time, and
ladies of the local chapter Of the Red
Gross win sew on the additional stars
tfeuufred. -'s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
oilers
MUST WORK
Measures Are to be Enforc-
ed to Make Them
Work.

A circular letter has been issued to
all labor agents in the county by
States Attorney T. B. Elton, to the
sheriff and all county and township
constables and to the police Of the
various cities asking them to do their
of resolution number As, as pressed
by the State Council Of Defense.
This resolution is aimed t do away
with loafing, and idling. t<
In his letter Mr.. Elton suggests that
the patriotic people Of the commune
ty be called upon to. assist in securing
information in regard to persons who
r physically fit for work and who
are not seeking same, or any person
suspected of being idlers or loafers.
Such persons should be notified to reg
fees established by the federal gov
eminent, or with the local labor agen-
cy established in the several COM
munities.
All instances of persons having been
notified to register and who fail to do
SO. will be reported to the states at
torney and they will be prosecuted for
v~agrancy.
Under this resolution every able
bodied male resident of or within the
state between the ages of eighteen and
fifty years. inclusive, who shall re-
fuse to be- employed and engaged
habitually and regularly in some law
full, useful and recognized business,
profession, occupation or employment,
shall be deemed to be an idler, loafer
or vagrant. Forty-eight hours is the
least time which may be recognized as
a weeks labor. The possession by any
person Of sufficient money, property
or income to support himself and
those regularly dependent upon him,
shall not excuse his being unemploy-
ed.
There is a serious labor shortage.
and no able-bodied man should be idle
at this critical time. Our boys who
have gone to the front are not only
facing danger and hardship, but they
are Notwithstanding longer hours
and working harder than any Of us;
marching twenty miles with heavy
packs; digging in mud; loading NUM-
tons. Let us see to it that there are
no work slackers'' in county help
ing the kaiser by their loafing and
idling while Jul crops await the hAr-
vest. Let us cooperate in every pos
sible way and enforce this resolution
as diligently. and rigidly as we can
The local labor agents in the coun-
ty are:
Charles Colosky, Marvel.
A. H. Hammond. Orr.
C. H. Cruttenden. Inkster.
J. B. 1verson, Mekinock.
-. w. I. Forbes. Gilby. ~.
A. s. Ellingson. Northwood.,
H. p Smith, Thompson. ~
F. W. Denneson, Kempton.
Oscar Edwards. McCanna.
John Myra, Emerado.
P. L.. Arms. Larimore. vi.
Fred Verkota, tArvilla. .
T. A. Christianson. Niagara.
Oscar o. Olson. Honeyford.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
Ada Man Instantly
Killed In Auto Accident

Red Lake Falls, MINI, Aug. L.
Fred Baltisberger. aged Unregistered
of this city. when his automobile
turned turtle, going at a high rate, OF
speed. His chest. was crushed in.
He was alone in the car, which is
badly demolished, He was married
and was perfectly sober. but after
meeting another car he swung back
into the road too soon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
NEW POSTMASTER, HERE,
Examination for once 10 Be Held
+ Soon.

A new postmaster will be appointed
in Grand Forks some time in the near
future. No announcement as to who
is likely to be appointed has been
made as yet.
The postmastership has been placed
under the classified civil service and
1t is expected that the official will be
selected on the basis Of fitness alone,
without regard to political Affiliations.
This being the case. the chances of a
Republican should be just as good as
those of a Democrat.
Candidates for postmastership of
this class must pass a written exam
ination and 20 per cent of the exam
ination is devoted to the special
knowledge the candidate may have of
the p%ostofice business, and the other
80 per cent deals with his standing,
experience and success as a business
man. and with his qualities as an
executive, t'#. a.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
TYPHolD - BUIGARrA.

London, Aug. 1.-Travelers from
Bui94rta, ays an Amsterdam dis
spatch 20 the Exchange telegraph
company, declare that q serious out
break Of typhoid II raging in the
hnlgarian armys and at Sofia. The
|trayslesy "a. run into the thousands.
departure from sofla 81 Eine
FerdinaHd, the arrivals e Araster-
~ W. due i the facfa that two
Gases 81 fyphoid had hrokeA ont 10
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
R INTERNED
GERMAN BOATS ARE
CHARTERED in CHILE

q Santiago. Chill, Aug. 1.-Dimculties
have arisen in the c%hartering by Chile
of three informed German steamers,
the Memphis. Aida and Westphalia,
which was arranged by Adolph Ortu-
Ear, who had contracted for the
Memphis with the intent to ship salt
petre to Spain.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
MUNICIPAL ICE PLANT.

st. Paul. Mimi, Aug. IA move
ment to organize "a municipal ice de-
partment in st. Paul has received Of
fetal attention, and it is probable that
the proposal will be submitted to the
voters at the fall election.
Several reasons have been given for
the project. One plan is that the ice
and water departments could be COM
bined and that municipal ice could be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
REClSTRANTS
EXAMINED BY
BOARD TODAY
Class One of 1918 Registra-
ton Appears Before
Physicians.

A large number Of registrants o
his year appeared today before tn
physicians of the locs
raft board. and with but two or tire
EXCEPTIONS all were pronounced ply
'1cally qualified for special or genera
military service.
Following is a list Of those ex
lmined today:
Henry VIM. Running. n
Halvor 3. Nygaard.
Larence E. Cronin.
Alfred S. Ekren.
Lyle B. Foreman.
Gunder Gunderson.
Oliver E. Peterson.
Carl l.. C%elander.
John Mcmillan.
Lars Sollom.
Arthur Lindberg.
James Landon Kelly.
Clayton George Simon.
Edwin o. Thingelstad.
John Jorgenson.
Otto E. Eichhorst.
Peter Elder. .
1ngvald Haugen.
John Charles Willert.
Fred H. Berggren.
Frank D. Temple.
Olaf Stadstad.
owen Wynne.
George H. Smith.
Fred Henry Bloch.
Joseph Oliversies.
+ Harry j. Berg.
Ezra Samuel LEM.
Gotfred Tinus Ruud.
Targy D. Roisland.
Norman NJ. Christej.
Donald A. Aurland.
fBartjold A. Scheel.
Edwin Sebjornson. =.
Clarence E. Olson.
Floyd Seymour Dean.
Carl S. Bergh. -.
Omond Torbensen. i.
Sylvester P. Carroll.
Henry N. Halstenson.
Elvin c. Beaver.
Earl F. Swartout.
Roy Ness.
William Whiteside Alexander.
Isaac J. Iverson.
Frederick E. Gebhardt.
Hans Salsberg.
Willie E. Jensen.
Ernest p. Kraft.
Peter N. Buck.
Melvin o. Trydal (rejected.) .Ge.
Clarence Walter Hoganson. 80
Julius L. Amble.
Arthur j. LaBlanc.
Emanuel T. Rachac.
Trace Hart.
Sophus E. Suby.
Bernhard o. Fladager (rejected.)
Henry G. Holwager.
Erwin c. Engen.
Hans Klevberg.
John Charles Kelly.
Calvin A. McConnachie.
Oliver 0. Jorde.
Henry Hovland.
Lewis Gordon. .
Gilman Kamphaug.
William Curran.
Gilbert Gulson.
Frank r. Schroeder.
Bonnie o. Nesland.
Albert A. Sannes. :,
Henry E. Evanson.
Neil Bert Pratt.
Robert Louis Jensen.
> Otto Swanson.
Otto Henry Moen.
Edwin Paul Schroeder.
Joseph j. Maddox.
Clarence Mulane.
Mark Lynch.
Oscar Vik.
w. F.. Butler.
Melvin Sorenson.
Edwin Thingelstad.
A. B. Seebart.
Arthur. Haga.
Joseph &. Haga.
Clarence Kalness.
Frederick Anhalt. +.
James E. Dillavon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
RETURNS FROM MEETING
Industries Board otgandzed fnr Thre
Purposes. Graves Says.

- e1N Is4 49, E5t ft
g. ". Graves. secretary Of the
from Fargo where he attended &
meeting for the organization of q state
war industries board.
This board Is one Of the important
ORGANIZATIONS made during the war
and Is organized for the following
three, purposes: To make sure the
necessary output Of war material for
the government: to distribute the con-
tracts for war materials II the differ
ent sections Of the state to be
economically produced and to keep
the plAntstsnow open busy with war
work and thus avoid as much as pos
sible the erection Of new plants in. the
congested eastern section Of the coun-
try.
North Dakota is in the 18th regional
district. which is' comprised Of Minne-
sofa, North and South Dakota. north
ern Wisconsin. Michigan and Mon
tana. The district is controlled by a
board of five men and each state has
a board composed of one man from
each Of the principal cities.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

'DoLoNYeLoRD CHIEF JUSTICE.
london. Aug. Lord Justice
,,Thos. Francis Molony, Lord Justice
OF Appeal in Ireland since 1915, has
been appointed lord chief justice of
Ireland, according to an Official an
,nouncemeut ma0e today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

Turret Lathe company. Madison-Kipp
company and. the Four Lakes Ord
nance company struck at 10 o'clock
today when their demands for higher
wages and shorter hours were not
granted. Wednesday night the officials
of the union agreed to refer the mat
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01
10 RAISE FLOUR RATIONs

Amsterdam, Aug. The hour ra-
ton In Germany will again be raised
first !meatless week also will begin
August -. AZ q substitute seven
pounds OF potatoes will be supplied.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

ter to the national war board. The
men who walked out claimed they
had not been notified. +
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

sold at a cost sufficiently. low to en-
able the poorer classes to have a SUI
Acient supply during the hot weather.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

Coney Island bathing houses charge
50 instead of the old-time quarter.
Cost something to get into the swim.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-01

SIX HUNDRED MEN STRIKE.
Madison, Wis. Aug. six hun
dred men, employees Of the Steinle
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-18

to Little Rock, after spending the hol- idays with her mother. WANTED-Nice clean rags at the Independent office.
 Miss Lille Tims of Tuckerman and Virgie Tins of Norfolk, Va, visited their sister, Mrs Robert Ivy, today. For SaleFor car in good condi- tion. See Bert Snetser. 184dtf l Joe Brown began his duties today as custodian of the county court house, succeeding Frank Foster.
 Rubbers, Arctics, rain hats and raincoats. Bowen's Cash Store.
 210d6t
 c. L. Mariner spent today in Jones' boro attending meeting of Red Cross chairmen.
 If you need Comforts, we have them from $2.98 to $8.OO.- -Bowen's Cash Store. 210d6t County Treasurer c. K. Coe and family moved from Tuckerman to Newport today and will occupy prop erty on Pine street.
 Drayage of all kinds handled sromptly. Phone No. 10. Cheste, Robinson. 13-dtf Leo Saenger left last night for Clayton, Mo-, where he will enter Charminade College, after spending the holidays at home.
 Lost-On the streets, an old fash toned bar pin. Finder return to Chamber of Commerce, or Independ-
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-18
HERE AND THERE

For auto service call 1S6. 110d3t
 Earl Wishon is very i'll with pneu- monia, which developed yesterday See W. H. Snetser, IT,, for all kinds of electrical work. Phone 80. 11d26t
 Manager o. F. Moss of the Arkan- sas Light & Power Company is at home sick today
 Punished room for rent Gall 4oe 11ld3t Start the New Year right and sub scribe for the Independent and re- solve to keep posted.
 If you want service car call T. E. Barker Auto Go. Phone 186. 110d3t Do not fail to read our special 1919 clubbing offers and take advan- tage of one of them.
 For Auto Service call T. E. Barker Auto Company. Phone 1S6. 110d3t Lieut.. Vernon Roberts of Camp Pike spent New Years day with friends in Newport.
 Knox mends shoes cheap. III Wal nut street. dtf. Mrs. Al Lindsey has returned home
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-18

Miss NoyelIa Kirkland, who has been with The Realty Company for several years, has resigned her posi- tion and accepted one as stenographer and assistant to Dr. Ira H. Erwin. Sidney Rutland is now connected with The Realty Company, where he will
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-18


 J. D. Carvell of Grubbs received a message this morning announcing the sudden death of his mother, Mrs. Robert Carvell, at Alensville, Ky, which occurred last night, or early this morning. Mr. Carvell left on this mornings train to attend the funeral. Mrs. Carvell had often visit ed her sons family here, and was an unusually fine woman and made many friends who deeply regret to learn of her death. She was in her seventies and had been in ill health for some time and her death was not' unexpected. She is survived by her husband, sons and daughters.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-18
them home, also any of the other sol dier boys of old Company E.

Rev. Warner L. Forsyth of Chat tanooga, Tenn, came in on the Rock Island this afternoon and is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Ira J. Mack while here. Rev. MT. Forsyth will be married to one of Newport's charm ing young ladies, Miss Willie Over ton Minor, at noon Saturday, the wedding taking place at Sts Paul's church.
Newport daily independent., 1918-12-18

Dr. Ira H. Erwin had telegram this morning from Artemus Shell, expressing New Years greetings and best wishes. Artemus and Teddy Shell both arrived at Camp Stewart, Va, from France last night and will no doubt be home some time soon. Their friends will be glad to welcome