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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
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Board Intends to be Present
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at University Founders
Day, February %.

The state board of regents plans to
be present at the Founders day exer-
cises at -sthe university On Washing
tons birthday, when DR.. Thomas +.
Kane, who has been elected president
OF the institution, will be officially in
stalled in his Office.
The board of regents today began
at Fargo a series of meetings which
will include visits to all of the North
Dakota educational institutions in the
Red River valley. The meetings will
conclude in this city on Friday and
1t is expected that the board on that
occasion will finally approve plans
and specifications for the new chem
tstry building at the university. which
is estimated to cost in the n%eighbor-
hood of 100000.
Not Likely to Be Dropped.
Dean E. j. Babcock. acting presi-
dent Of the university, has all the pre-
1iminary material in readiness for the
board. and it appears unlikely that a
suggestion to the effect tina the
chemistry hall and an addition plan
ned for the agricultural college at
Fargo be combined at a cost of $780,
900 will be acted upon. This sugges
ton was made in view Of the fact that
the government has requested conser-
walton and restriction Of building ac-
tivities generally, but it appears that
the plan in its present form is not
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
CHARLES PRYOR
ARRAIGNED HERE

Charles Pryor who was arrested
at Park River last week, was taken
to Grand Forks county at the re-
Quest of the states attorney in Walsh
county n was arraigned before JUS
tice Phil Mclaughlin this afternoon
on a charge of rape in the first de-
gree.
Pending final disposition of the
case Pryor was held in $500 bail
which he furnished. 1t is understood
hat his plea of not guilty is based
upon al alibi which he claims he is
in a position to establish as the al
legged offense is aid to have taken
place in Grand Forks county on or
about January !. this year. The de-
PENDANT says he can prove that he
was not here at hat time. and in fact
had not been here since October II,
1917.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
r. BANGS
Is BACK FROM
BUTTE, MONT.

Attorney Tracy r. Bangs has re-.
turned from Butte. Mont, where he
delivered an address ON Patriotism
to labor congress assembled there UNI
der the auspices of and at the invita-
ton Of the Butte division Of, the
American Alliance for Labor and De-
mocracy. z
Mr.. Bangs said today that the
meeting was attended by thousands
from many parts Of Montana, and wal
held in connection with a number Of
other similar meetings throughout the
country to celebrate Labor Week in
conjunction with Abraham Lincoln's
birthday.
The address OF Mr.. Bangs outlined
the principal duties Of labor to the
country. especially during the war.
times. and also expressed the speak
er's satisfaction at seeing labor. solidly,
supporting the cause Of the nation.
ANOTHER speaker at the Butte meet
ing was Stephen J. Crowley, formerly
"a resident of IArtmore and we'll
known In Grand Forks.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
INQUIRE DIED
HERE SUNDAY
Civil War Veteran, IS Years
Old, Expires in Local
Hospital.

Henry MCGUIRE, affectionally known
in Larimore and this city as "Rhody''
Mcclure, died yesterday It a local
hospital after having been i'll with
pneumonia for some time.
MIR. Mcclure was born near Mt.
Morris, n. Y. in 1888, from which
place he later moved to Rochester. n.
Y. with his parents. In 1852 Mcclure
enlisted as a soldier in the Union
armies, Co. Is, 140th N. Y. regiment.
but at the end Of the war it appears
that he was not properly mustered out
which fact was said t be the reason
for his receiving a pension from
the government. 49,
After the var Mr.. Mcclure went to
Michigan where he worked in the
woods during the winters and went
"a-steamboating' on the Great Lakes
during the summer months. He re-
manned michigan until about TWEEN.
ty years ago when he went to Willis
ton, n. D., remaining there about two
years.
MI. Mcclure then came TO Lari-
more where he has lived since 1898
doing janitor work at various banks
and Offices. For the last year or so he
had been an inmate of the Grand
Forks county hospital, and ten days
ago he came to this city for special
IicdtiiienI . ne Hdu Deen taken Ill
with pneumonia which, on account of
his advanced age, he was unable to
survive.
He had often expressed to o. A.
Hazen OF Larimore and 20 NJ. W.
Spaulding, clerk Of the district court
in this city, a desire to have a Chris
tan burial. n these men have
promised that this request will be
needed.
Funeral. services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 1880 o'clock from
the Bresse undertaking parlors, and
interment will take place in Mem
orial Park cemetery. Rev. Harvey u
Moore will offfciate at the funeral.
"Rhody'' Mcguire was a son of Ed
ward William Mcclure. Rochester,. N.
T.. who as a soldier took part in the
Mexican wars, 1896. The deceased
also had a brother. Thomas Mcclure.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
likely to be dropped when finally sub
mitted to the board of regents.
Crawford to Preside.

llkely 10 De OrOpp0O Wlen lludlly SuU.
mitted to the board Of regents.
Crawford to Preside.
Lewis F.. Crawford, president Of the
board of regents, will preside over this
weeks meetings. His petition for an
injunction restraining three members,
who constitute a majority, from re-
the board, is still pending
before District Judge c.. NJ. Cooley.
Col. Charles Brewer originally was a
party to this action. as secretary Of
the board. but he has resigned that
position to- re-enter newspaper work
in ST. Paul, and President Crawford
now is tn. only plaintiff.
The hoard of regents. which is rep
by Attorney General William
s. LANCER, does not appear anxious to
bring this point to an issue. Attorney
General LANCER was forced to rule
against h Frazier majority when at
its first meeting 1T reorganized the
board, threw Crawford out of the
presidency and substituted Robert T.
Muir Of Sarles, Il brother-in-law of
William Lemke Of Fargo, M Of the
three managers of the National Nom
partisan league. LANCER then told
the Frazier board how it might legally
proceed to GUST Crawford and elect
one OF its own members chairman. and
it is to enjoin the Frazier members
from carrying out Langer's instruc-
tons that Crawford has asked for an
Injunction,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
WHEELER IS
SLATED FOR
NEXT MAYOR
Conference Committee on
Election Selects Com
promise Candidate

DR.. III. NJ. Wheeler. for years a
prominent resident Of the city, Is the
choice of the conference committee en-
elections for mayor for the impending
term. After meeting Saturday, the
committee announced that DIR.
Wheeler had been selected as the
candidate and had accepted on condi-
ton that, if he deemed it wiser, he
could withdraw later.
With the idea of preventing a con-
test at the next mayoralty campaign.
representative business men met some
time 6 II decided to appoint a
committee to select a man agreeable
to both the so-called groups. The APP
pointment of the committee. consist
ing of twelve men, was announced
Friday, and yesterday afternoon the
men met to select a man agreeable to
all. After a thorough canvass of the
field, DR.. Wheeler was selected.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
l.. PRESCOTT
PASSES AWAY
Well Known Local Resident
Dies After Years
Illness.

Louis Prescott, 81 years Of age. died
at his home in The Herald building at
II o'clock yesterday morning. Death
followed an illness of over a years
duration. The funeral will be held at
St. Mary's Catholic church tomorrow
morning, high mass being SUNG at
$3.50 o'clock. Rev. Father Fletcher
will oficiate. -.
Deceased had been a resident of
Grand Forks since 1893. He was born
in Prairie du CHEN, Wis, where. he
lived for a number of years. lie and
Mrs. Prescott later moved to Minne-
apolis, but returned in a few years to
Prairie du Chen remaining there un-
til 1893 when they came to this city.
Shortly after coming to. Grand
Forks, Mr.. Prescott entered the an
ploye Of The Herald and remained
with the company until a year ago
to retire. During the time he was
in the employ of The Herald. he was
in entire charge of the building and
the mechanical plant. He was one of
the most faithful and ~indefatigable
members Of The Herald family. and
day and night was attending to his
seeing that the building was
well cared for and the plant in the
best Of condition for work. Even aft
or becoming Ill, ne COuIO HOL TeSlSL
the temptation to occasionally attend
ing to various things about tho build.
ing. He not only was n of the most
faithful employees OF the institution,
but he also was one of the most loved
by the other members of The Herald
family.
= Deceased is survived by his wife:
two sons. Albert of Minneapolis and
l.. N. Prescott. of Winnipeg: three
daughters. Mrs. A. L. Larson. Mrs. p.
]. Curran and Mics Vivian Prescott,
all of this city. and one sister, Mrs.
VIM. Provost of Cloquet. MINI. Mr..
and Mrs. Provost and l.. N. Prescott
have arrived here for the funeral.
The pallbearers will be: l.. J..
Andraschko. J. U. Z~irklebach, Matt
Cotton. Earl Robertson. Howard J..
Monley and A. s. McCracken.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
FOCAL men
4 TO ATTEND
& CONFERENCE
City and other organiza-
tions to be Represented at
Congress of Service.

Tin response to an invitation eN-
tended by the National Security
league, several Grand Forks men will
attend a congress of national service
ID be held in Chicago this week. be-
ginning Thursday and ending Satur-
day night.
sAt the time the invitation was ex-
tended, Mayor j. A. Dinnie appointed
( H.. b. Finch. F.. j.. Lander n Geo.
AZ Bangs delegates to represent this
&GSs at the congress and other organi-
cations a little later agreed to send
REPRESENTATIVES,.
SMr. Finch said this afternoon that
he found it impossible to go. but Mr..
Lander, who has been in Chicago for
also Mr.. Bangs, who left for that city
yesterday. During his absence Mr..
bangs will also address a gathering
Of the knights Of Pythias.
Other Men Who Are Going.
The Commercial club will be repre-
Eented at the congress of national
service by J. D. Bacon and l.. A.
Chance. who will leave this evening.
SO. 3. Burtness has been elected a
representative of the State Bar asso-
citation and will also leave tonight.
and st. Paul.
1.-THE request for the meeting came
from a number Of civic and patriotic
organizations in Chicago and through
Of the state of Illinois, and some time
ago it was officially announced that
Vice President Marshall. eX-President
William. H. Taft. Secretary Lane. for
n1er Secretary of State Elihu Root, eX-
Ambassador to Germany James w.
I Gerard and Governor Lowden of Iii
1 rois had accepted invitations to ad-
dress the congress of national service.
Five Thousand Expected.
4 sit is expected that more han five
thousand representatives from all sec
( tons of the country will attend the
o0ngress. which plans to consider d
series of subjects of vital Importance
/ tD*the nation.
! THE principal object of the gather
ing is to stimulate the campaign of
i Patriotism all over the country by
NEAR Of educating the American
people to a realization Of the true
I meaning OF the war.
STa States and cities will be represented,
az will also a number of commercial
and civic organizations. and it is said
that he congress will be the largest
Of its kind ever held in this country.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
DRIVE MAKES
BRISK START
IN this CITY
Campaign for Lutheran Sol
diers' Fund Opens all over
United States.

Today the campaign for raising
$75O,00O for a Lutheran soldiers and
sailors fund opened all over the
country and will continue for a week.
The state Of North Dakota is expect
ed to furnish $4,000, and Of this
amount $4,000 has been allotted to
Grand Forks county.
S~veinbjoern Johnson. who is the
county chairman, said today that the
campaign has started very briskly and
very e~ncouragingly, and that, judg-
ing from reports already received,
the work is we'll organized in all parts
of the county where the campaign,
tive progress. Mr.. Johnson said hat
much enthusiasm has been evinced in
connection with The drive which is
expected to appeal to Lutherans of all
parts of the county.
Spoke in Two Churches.
In a certain sense. the campaign
was launched in this city yesterday
when Mr.. johnson addressed the con-
gregations in the First Lutheran and
subject of raising funds for Lutheran
soldiers and sailors. Mr.. johnson
pointed III that the various Lutheran
synods of the United States have
united in placing the work in the
hands of the National Lutheran COM
mission for soldiers and sailors well
fare, and had estimated that the eX-
penses for the first year would aggre-
gate about $750.000. to be propor-
tionally divided among Lutherans or
all states.
r.. A. Nestos of Minot is chairman
of the state campaign and has per-
fected organizations in each county
where the actual campaigning has
been placed in the hands of a chair
man and a corps of captains and
solicitors.
This County Organized.
At n meeting held at the CONNER
cial club last Saturday the Grand
Forks county campaign was prepared
and the various districts were appor-
toned as follows: r
In Grand FORKS city:
Ole Bridston, community chair
man. "
Andrew Petersen, captain for Zion
section.
r. A. Lee, captain First Lutheran
c. o. Brolin, captain Swedish
Lutheran section.
c. Fl. Fodncss, captain st. Marks
section.
w. j. Brekke, captain Trinity Sec
ton.
NJ. j. Guarnum, captain Bethel sec
tor.
Outside the city:
In Larimore. Theodore Strandness
is community chairman and in Mex
mock Nels Agotness. =. S. Evanson
is community chairman for North
wood and vicinity. For Brenna
township Orjans j. Brenna is COM
munity chairman; in Walle township
Gunder Solmonson. At Niagara j. p.
Hemmingson is in charge and at Rey-
nolds Martin Erickson. George c..
Holden and Otto Mathiason have
been named to direct the work.. At
Holmes p. M. c. Hjelmstad is III
charge.
The campaign will close in this
county and all over the United States
on Tuesday of ext week. and indica-
tons today are that the amount stip-
ulated will be considerably oversub-
|o n:I~I
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18
N. D. SOLDIERS
MAY HAVE BEEN
IN REAL ACTION
Either Have Seen Service or
Are About to, Letters
Indicate.

According to word received in the
city today, the North Dakota soldiers.
comprising the 164th u. S. Infantry,
or are about to do SO. Letters II
messages within the past few days
have indicated that the North )ako-
tans were in the thick of western
front activities. News dispatches re-
Gently have carried the names of GER
tain North Dakota men, who are
known to have been members of vari-
Gus companies in the 164th, being
in action.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-18

Federal food administrators in agri-
cultural states frequently have dim
Guilty in. making the worlds food
shortage real and vivid to a public
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-19

Commencement exercises of the
Agricultural and Industrial State Nor
NAL Summer School were held Thurs
day morning at IL o'clock. The prin
cipal address was delivered by Pres
ident Bruce Payne of Peabody Col
lege for Teachers.
The commencement began Sunday,
July IA, with baccalaureate address
and closed with the exercises held
Thursday, July 18th.
Speakers of the Week.
Judge G. G. Menzler delivered a
very instructive lecture last Tuesday
to the teachers on School Service
Work Duty of Every Teacher" He
prevailed with the teachers not to
neglect a child.
DR.. Carter Alexander addressed the
teachers Wednesday on Speeding up
in School Work" Thursday DR.. A.
R. Meade, of Peabody College, de.
livered a. splendid address. These
lectures were highly appreciated by
all present.
Summer School graduates, 1918
Normal Department: Blanche Ander.
son, ]. T. Bridgeforth, Eta Donald
son, ]. Thomas Eberhardt, Mrs. A. J.
Hampton, Olive V. Love, Austine
Mann, George W. Thomas.
Academic Department: Selena Bak
er, Alberta Blackman, Terrelle Boyd
Ruth l.. Burke, Hattie F. Butcher, Ada
Donahue, Clara Brown, Winnie Don
aldson, Mrs. Maude b Grant, Jessie
Gwynn, Mrs. Mary Mcdaniel, Mrs
Octavia, Robinson, Mayme Reynolds
Florence Ramsey, Gertrude Ramsey
Mrs. Minnie A. Rhine, Susie Shelton
Mrs. JAMIE B. Tartte, Mrs. Lula B
Smith
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-19
" OMAN'S COM
M|TTEE REPORTS
Handsome Sum Realized
Saturday.
LIBERAL DONATIONS FROM BUSI-
NESS FIRMS-MISS ARTERBER-
RY RAISES LARGEST AMOUNT
MRS. JOHNSON AND DR..
COLEMAN WISH TO THANK
THE MANY FRIENDS.

Mrs. A. N. Johnson, chairman of
the Financial Department of the Ne
gro Women's Branch of the Nashville
Division of the Woman's Committee,
Council of National Defense of which
DR.. M. E. Coleman is chairman, on
behalf of the Financial Committee
and friends, who rendered such val
liable assistance, take this method CT
expressing thanks and deepest ap-
probation to our young women, who
acted as tag girls on last Saturday,
for the beautiful spirit exhibited and
the cheerful and hearty service rem
dered and to our splendid chaperons
who We'd with the girls in their solci-
tatiOns; to the officers who so kindly
chaperoned some of our workers in
certain parts of the city to DR.. Clarke
of Northside Pharmacy for one large
tablet and two balls of cord; to A,
and l State Normal for 1000 tags and
several workers; to Mr.. J. Ralston
Kenan for 1000 tags and the general
public who responded so literally. A
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-19
PROF. FRITZ CANSLER IN TRAIN
ING

An announcement appeared in the
Nashville Globe several weeks ago
that Prof. Fritz Cansler had been ap-
pointed in the Army Y. M. C. A. work.
1t now develops that he has been as
signed to special training at the Y.
N. G. A. College, Springfield, Mass.
In letter just written to Henry
Allen Boyd, Prof Cansler says, I'VE
are taking extensive training here in
the Y. M. G. A. College at Springfield,
Mass, for work over seas. This will
be supplemented by course at Co.
lumbia University, which all are re-
quired to take My special work will
be physical training, with all other
work which Y NJ C. i L.an over
seas must do from leading religious
service to carrying coffee and cigar
cites to men in the front-line trenches.
The course here is strenuous but fine.
We have about 200 at present; 3
Negroes; Indian; l Japanese.
am enjoying the work and | feel that
l shall be able to do my y-bit' in help
ing our men in the trenches"
1t will be remembered that Prof.
Cansler was member of the faculty
OF the Knoxville High School, Knox
vile, Tenn.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-19

With religious services that were i'm
pressive to which were added Pyth-
ian Honors, all that was mortal of
the late Major George Hall Of the
Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias was
laid to rest Thursday, 11th. The fun
eral services were held at the Spruce
Street Baptist Church, Sth Avenue
North, in the presence of a mammoth
audience; Notwithstanding the hour
for the funeral was not definitely de-
cided until the morning before. Under
special escort of the Uniform Rank,
led by General Preston Taylor, Colonel
Henry Allen Boyd and Guard select
ed from the Volunteer Company No.
5, with the full strength of the
Twentieth Century Company and the
Volunteer Company, the cortege mov-
ed from the home on Jackson Street
at 1:3O p. m. and reached the church
by the way of Eighth Avenue North.
The Uniform Rank men led the pro-
cession, dressed in their full dress
uniform, they were Joined by the
Grand Lodge officers and the members
Of the Subordinate Lodges, together
with the Court of Calanthe Officers
and members. The sight was impres.
sive; as hundreds of people were &C.
quainted with the deceased and he
was in the employ of the N. C. and St.
l.. Railway for more than twenty
years. AS the long line proceeded up
the ailsle, a deathlike silence pre-.
vailed and the steady tramp of the
mourners who were there to comfort
and console the family was plainly
audible. When the hundreds had
filed in and were seated, the choir
sang and then the Scripture was read
followed by the obituary.
The funeral orations were delivered
by Drs. William Haynes and w. S.
Ellington. Grand Chancellor j. P
Crawford spoke on behalf of the Grand
Lodge. Gen. Preston Taylor spoke on
behalf Of the Uniform Ranks. Sir
Kniht George Cunningham spoke on
behalf Of Stringer Lodge of which the
deceased was member Among the
others who made short talks were:
Rev. A. d. Hurt, Sir Knight j. P
7 L VI ISlJ ltCF' hOOpCI, WI IluHlpuIcy
Bowling representing the Railroad Pre-
tective Association, as the deceased
was member of that organization
and Chairman of it's Executive Com
mittee. At the conclusion of thes,
addresses, the Pythian ceremony wal
performed and the benediction pro
nounced and the body escorted to Tay
lor and Co. Undertaking Establish
ment, where it lay in state until Fri
day morning when under special es
cort of four Grand knights Of Pythias
it was moved to Christiana, Tennessee,
for interment. During the Pythial
ceremony, the mammoth silk flag tina
Major George Hall had won for tn
Uniform Ranks Knights of Pythia
Hoated over the bier. This flag wa
the great prize that had been takel
off at the last International EncamI
ment and was but a small estimate o
the ability of the deceased as a taC
tician, leader of the Uniorm Ram
and a constructive genius in fratel
nal work Major Hall came from tn
ranks of Private to the position @
a Major commanding the First Ba
tallion in the State. He was a men
ber of the Spruce Street Baptis
, Church for about six years. The OBJ
tuary stated that he left a wife, thre
daughters, two sons and a host c
friends to mourn his loss.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-07-19
REV. VIM. S. e.
L|NGTON RESIGNS
For Seventeen Years Edi-
torial Secretary.
PASTORATE AND EDITORIAL
WORK TOO HEAVY-HAS Ma
TIONAL REPUTATION AS IN
TELLECTUAL GIANT-EMPL0Y-
EES L0ATHE TO GIVE HIM UP
TOUCHING SCENE IN CHAPEL

The members of the National Bap-
tist Publishing Board of the National
Baptist Convention, unincorporatedl
with which he has been allied for the
past seventeen years, as Editorial
Secretary, as well as the Baptist fami-
ly in general of the United States,
regret to know that Rev. w. S. Elling-
ton, D. D., A. B., has resigned his
position as Editorial Secretary of the
Board and member of the same and
will devote his time to pastoral duties
exclusively.
DR.. Ellington, is man of national
prominence and during the years
that he has so faithfully served the
Board has refused many offers to good
and strong churches to become their
pastor, for the reason mainly, that
he did not care to leave Nashville and
because ii was his desire that the Bap-
lists of the country have the best in
the way Of literature for the young
minds of the denomination. In bid.
ding farewell to the employees of the
National Baptist Publishing Board