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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10
LEAGUE
FORMDD BY RURAL TEACHERS, AT
M6TITUTE-BETTER SCHOOLS,
IS RESOLVE,

A most successful teachers institute
was hold at the high school in this city
last week, ending Friday afternoon.
One hundred and twenty-eight teachers
in rural schools Of the county were in
attendance throughout the week. The
institute was conducted by Miss Eliza
Batter, county superintendent of
schools. Misses Cora Giere and Char
lotte Knudson of the university extern
sion department, were the principal in
straetors.
The teachers formed a patriotic
league for the purpose Of teaching pa
triotism and thrift in the schools and
to foster a greater cooperation with
the Rod Cross Miss Mac Staples of
Lincoln was elected president of the
league, Miss Helen Proper of Little
Falls town vice president and Miss Car
cline Sutliff Of this city secretary treas
urer.
Miss Cora Geer Hanson was made
chairman Of health committee, Nick
Staub Of citizenship, Miss Eunice Bat
dorf Of patriotic activities and Miss
Mamie Clark of education.
Resolutions in regard to the work Of
tho above named committees were
adopted as follows:
Health Committee.
/. TO continue the health crusade.
2. TO cooperate with Miss Worden,
county nurse.
3. To adopt hot lunches.
4. To supervise work on the play
grounds.
s. To improve school sanitation.
Citizenship Committee.
l. Motto adopted-It is not patrio-
tic to speak any language but English
whore this will accomplish the purpose.
2. Community singing at school en-
tertainments.
8. Little Citizens League to be or
CANNED in each school.
4 To raise money to support a
county club leader.
5. Have patriotic programs.
Patriotic Committee.
l. That the Little Citizens League
have as one of it's aims "thrift.'
2. Continue work of the Junior Red
Cross.
8. To organize boys and girls
Educational Committee.
l. County be divided in five sections
with Little Falls, Upsala, Pierz, Ran
dali and Ramey as centers.
z. That teachers meet in these
places once every two months to discuss
their difficulties.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

The Minneapolis Sunday journal con-
tanned a picture taken at the site of
Pixies Fort during the dedication ex-
ercises held there rcntly. Mrs. James
T. Morris, state regent of the D. A. R.,
N. N: Bergheim and Lyman Aver ap7
pear in the picture and the monument
showed up very clearly. In the back
ground is the high school chorus, which
sang at the exercises.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sylvester re-
turned Sunday from Fl. Collins, Colo,
where they spent several weeks visiting
relatives. They made the trip by au-
tomobile and were gone five weeks in
all. They had very enjoyable trip.
weather being favorable, and roads
good as a whole, but few places,
where the heavy soil had been affect
ed by rains, were very bad.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

The annual reception of the Musical
Art club which marked the opening Of
the season, was held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Burton last eve7
ming. The reception was given by the
past presidents Of the club, assisted by
Mrs. L. M. Roberts.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10
ATTEMPT TO ENTER GARAGE
FATS

Someone bent upon the theft of a car
attempted to enter the B. j. Hinckle
garage on Highland avenue Thursday
evening Of last week but they failed
in the attempt. The paddock on the
door had been broken and the door,
which operates on roller track, had
been partially pried open tut the
wheels came off the track and caused
the door to bind.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

George Kiewel and w. E. Olson are
soliciting memberships for the Missis-
t tg ssen fom ign Source mouths
The money collected for memberships
here is to be spent to mark the high
way in this county and to pay the ex-
penses Of delegates to the convention
at Memphis. .*s #5e
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10
Well sTARr aRooERY sroRR.

WILL START aRooERY STORE 8
Stephen v. Evans, proprietor Of the
cream station in the Harrison Pc
.terson building, will open a grocery store
IN the room now occupied by the Eagle
grocery, in the near future. The Eagle
store is to be moved to the Pilon build
ing. The new grocery store will be
known as the Broadway Grocery. Mr..
Evans will continue to operate his
cream and produce buying station.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10
GIVE $50 BOND TO TORNADO
SUFFERERS. !:

At q recent meeting Of the Pike Rap
ids Progressive club it was decided to
turn over the clubs $50 bond to the
tornado sufferers at Fergus Falls.
George Newman was elected q dele
gate to the potato show at Duluth on
IL to H.. ""
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10
O'CONNOR BUYS WHITE FRONT
[%~ BUILDING. 49,: -:

T. F. 0 'Connor, local real estate man,
has purchased the White Front build
ing, next to the Hapka building, from
the Hamm Brewing company. Mr.
O'Connor expects to have the place re-
modelled later and to use it for his real
estate Office.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

81 Mr.. and Mrs. +: r. Ziske left satur-
day for Brainerd, where they win &c.
side in the future. Ne. Ziske has -iin-
stalled an automatic bakery there and
opened up Monday with excellent sue:
cess. # s ssE .s $3.50 5 *
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10
FIRE DESTROYS FEARING
TRANSFER.

The livery stables of the Fearing
Transfer company of St. Cloud were
destroyed by fire Monday and the en-
tire block was threatened for a while.
The Miner theatre, located next to the
stables, was damaged by smoke and
water.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

F. x. Heroux has purchased the Pilon
building on First street northeast. The
Eagle Provision company's store will
be moved to this location soon.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

There will be Mission meeting at the
Darling Mission church commencing
Friday night, Oct. 10, at p. M. Sat-
urday at 10 a. m. and p. M, Sunday
at 10 a. M, p. m. and 8 p. m. Every
body welcome
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

Lorraine, 5-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. Gotta, is at a hospital in
st. Paul for treatment. She is getting
along nicely.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hovey have pur-
chased the Edward Krause residence on
Fifth avenue southeast.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

TIE EAGLE PROVISION co.
WILL OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN
THEIR NEW LOCATION AT 10 LIST
STREET N. E., ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE J. c. PENNEY STORE,
ON NEXT MONDAY, OCT. 13.-Adv.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

Misses Eliza Batter and Susan Hough
were at Motley Monday and Tuesday,
where they visited schools.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-10-10

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-11-17
GOV. RrFEHs 70 1NEw oRuGR
or TAlNaa" IN PROCLAMATION
Gov. Robertson issued To-day : sup.
plsmsnssry Thanksgiving ProsIsmas
ton IN Which As asla In Part

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-11-17
Hoeen aAys ENFORCEMENT
LAW ~ MA auccGae
Dry Measure " nslng Hssp~cssa "
DEBTORS " Al Large clsi~a xra
viii ns tfssetsvs xyssywh~rs

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y the reo9sihFsiun rnforesnsauf aai.
daring thu first two wvs~Aa IN ttH llfp.
waH reported tpiay hY rumn tw~ian~r
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-11-17
uIo REWARD OFFERED
ron 0ossETr sLAvENs
Kansas Town Joins .n offering sum VI
S2s 900 20 capsors ~ Murd~e~ss;
Suspects Traced rhis Way.

va itolsstson has received 4 de-
safapsion of uanm who mr.. Thought to
be- inipiieated Ia Tho murfsf of an vi
Dorado. Kansas ntan last FRIDAY.
Isswagda agxf.gasInx approximately
$4,000 viii probably b. offsret BY Or.
RanIzalsnna an dipdiysdaals of Nj fhw
ado and county for tit~ arrest and
conviction ~ the man vf nsrn wsso
killed John A, Gsmsett. loeai iNnsy
driver. early Friday nsoruins. aud a..
pu~issd hia hody un lcv euivers II
inilea aaith ~ that city. ~tsere IA wss
found Saturday sftmnucu BY q sesrvh.
lnE party,
The body iad bs~n robbed, Tbs
suspoets ara said 10 have started for
Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-11-17
SON or COUNT TO
WE'D TULSA GlaL

saybrook. Coma. Nov. i7~~Llout.
t'lAaso caki~ari. son Ut Count Cnl0s-
rari cs Miian, italy, and Miss msho,ls
Towngsnd Drake. VI rsIsa. Okis. nrs
20 bo married h~re to-day. h We a.
rsounced yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
WAR DEAD or U. S.
HELD IN FRANCE
House Seeks to End Delay in
Return.

WASHINGTON, July 29.--Dissatisfac-
ton with the progress being made by the
State Department in Its neg otiations with
France for the return OF the bodies OF
American soldiers killed In the war was
expressed to-day during a meeting of the
House Foreign Affairs Committee. Be-
fore taking formal action. however. the
committee decided to hear officials of the
State and War Departments tomorrow.
While the committee was In session
the War Department issued a statement
warning relatives of the soldiers killed
In France that while the assembling of
the dead in national cemeteries was
nearing completion no early movement
OF the bodies to this country could be
expected because of prohibitory French
regulations.
The House committee was considering
resolution requesting France TO modify
its laws so the bodies Of the American
cead might be returned horne. A letter
II ON Assistant Secretary Phillips OF the
State Department. read to the commit
tee. requested that action on the resolu-
tion be delayed pending the outcome of
negotiations now being conducted be-
tween the department and the French
Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
WILLIAMS FINISHES
DEFENCE TO SENATE


WASHINGTON, July 2s.--Hearings on
the nomination of John Shelton williams
as Comptroller OF the Currency virtually
were ended to-day by the Senate Bank
ing Committee when Mr.. williams I'm
ished his statement. The committee will
meet again tomorrow, and unless the
Comptroller's- opponents desire to offer
brief testimony In rebuttal II will ad-
tourn to await printing of the testimony
before drafting its report to the senate.
In finishing his statement Mr.. WILL
iams renewed his request that Represen-
tative McFadden (Pa.) appear before
the committee to substantiate or with
draw charges that the Comptroller had
received commission from the sale 70
the Government OF land In Washington.
Senator Mclean (Conn). chairman of
the Committee, said the committee would
take no cognixance Of the allegation un-
less Mr.. McFadden personally appeared
before the committee to make II. Mr..
Williams has denied the charge.
Mr.. Williams also asked the committee
to consider the conduct of his Office dur
ing the last five years and asserted that
no complaints had been received from
any responsible parties
Interrupting the Comptroller, Senator
Penrose tPa.) said opposition to Mr..
Williams was SO vehement among Penn
syivania bankers that It was very Inn
pressive." He added that this opposition
came from men who did not want their
names made public because of a fear
that the Comptroller might make things
very uncomfortable for them"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
MUSICAL NEGRO SENTENCED.
shows Cartoons ms Evidence of His
Intent to Stop Stealing.

After he had pleaded guilty yesterday
in the Court OF General Sessions to the
charge of stealing eighteen monograph
records from the store Of the Musical
Instruments Sales Company, 673 Eighth
avenue. last October. William Hatton. a
negro. 3s, of 735 West Fourth street.
Cincinnati. produced roll of cartoons
picturins THE Follies of YOUTH" re-
questing the court 10 inspect them.
Just what Is the idea of all this?"
asked Judge Rosalsky.
That yo' Honor, as you can see 70
yourself" explained the defendant.
shows the gay life which this here mig
ger realizes amt never done no good to
nobody, and which can't never do any
good to me-"
he then confessed having specialized
in the theft of musical instruments, ex-
planning that when he could not dispose
of his booty II would come in handy
whenever he felt the urge to give ex-
preston to his musical soul. He ad-
mitted having spent twelve years of his
life in penitentiaries but protested that
no was new eager to reform and said
he was offering his cartoons for the
courts inspection as evidence of good
farm that ne would henceforth lead an
honest life.
Judge RosalslSy imposed a sentence OF
from. six months to two years in the
penitentiary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
TINY SAILING PACKET
LOSES ITS BEARINGS
Skipper of Old Pilot Boot
Aided by Coast Guard.

The little Yankee two masted schooner
Ambrose Snow, gross tonnage so. and so
feet long but with a fine record as a pi-
lot boat In the days when Sandy Hook
pilots defed weather at sea and picked
up trade far on the coast even In time
OF tempest. anchored half a mile Off East
Hampton. L. l.. yesterday morning and
her skipper risked an upset by landing
through a high surf. He went to the
Coast Guard station and sadly admitted
that he did not know exactly where he
was, ms he had not been able to take OBJ
servAtions for some time because of
foggy and stormy weather. He asked
the station to tell him where he was.
The skipper said he was thlrty-three
days out from St. Vincent. Cape Verde
islands, and had thirty-three passengers
aboard all Portuguese. bound for the
New Bedford Portuguese colony. He
said the storm, of the night before had
tangled his nautical intellectuals and
said he'd be blessed II he recognized the
Long Island coast. He got his bearings
from the cheerful Coast Guard folk land
had a hard time launching his hfeboat
through the rollers.
The Ambrose Snow probably ia the
smallest sailing packet in commission IN
the Atlantic. but she should be as safe
as q liner. according to mariners, who
knew her when she began cruising on
shore back In 1883 for the liners OF her
day, She went out OF the game OF
hunting shsps bound for this port after
the steam pilot boats came into II
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
RUM PRESCRIPTIONS
GOOD ONLY ONCE
May Not Be Refiiied, Edwards
Tells Druggists.

In response to letters of druggists to
William H. Edwards. internal revenue
collector for the Second District, as to
their rights under the war prohibition
law in filling prescriptions for liquor the
collector said yesterday:
Under a new Treasury decision any
licensed pharmacist or druggist may fiil
a prescription for liquor II his name APP
pears on the prescription In the physi-
CLAWS handwriting. and II he has made
application and received permit form
1877. In accordance with the provisions OF
Treasury decision 27ss. and. further. II
he has qualified as a retail liquor dealer
by the payment of the special tax. Ne
such prescription may be refilled."
Druggists fllling prescriptions must
transmit to the Office of the Internal
Revenue Collector once month a list
showing the names of the patients and
physicians and the total quantity dis
pensed to each person during the month.
The prescriptions must indicate the
name Of the patient. the date when writ
ten. the condition or illness for which
prescribed and the name Of the pnarna-
cist to whom the prescription Is to be
presented for filiing.
No more than one quart may be pre-
scribed for n single patient at a given
time and the patient must be under the
constant personal supervision Of one
physician. Pharmacists should refuse to
Ill prescriptions believed to have been
dispensed for illegitimate usage,
Wholesale or retail liquor dealers hav-
ing stocks of wines or liquors on hand
may sell to pharmacists holding permits
upon receipt of an order and In conform
ity with the provisions of T. d. 27Ss
until their present supplies are ex-
hausted. Such orders may be filled from
spirits tax paid at the rate Of $40 a
gallon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
TURKS SEEK FLIGHT
AS SYRIAN CITIZENS
Arrest in Boston Reveals
Many Passport Frauds.

BOSTON. July 29.-Enorts of the De-
partment OF Justice to prevent the frau
dulent use Of passports led to the arrest
to-day Of Paul Asogiou Of Peabody on
a charge of conspiring TO defraud the
United States by aiding subjects Of rur-
key to leave the country by represent
inr that they were Syrians. Ii was al
legged that as a notary public he signed
affidavits falsely, declaring that one
Apoch, a Turk, was n Syrian. He
pleaded not guilty and was held in $4,000
bonds.
An investigation which was begun at
the suggestion OF the Spanish Consul
who Is In charge of the affairs of the
Ottoman Empire here. showed, according
to Department agents, that more than
sixty Turkish subjects had fraudulently
obtained passports from French consular
offices. but had been prevented from
leaving the country. How many have
been successful in leaving Boston and
New York Is not known.
Apoch was detained in New York on
July 19, as he was about to sail, and an
Investigation. Department agents said
resulted In the arrest there Of forty
eight others, who when questioned in the
Syrian tongue were unable to answer
and admitted that they were Turkish
subjects. On July &c sixteen more
Turks were taken off the steamship
Roma when It stopped at Providence on
a voyage from New York to France.
Department of Justice agents said that
many Turks had applied to the Spanish
Consul for passports, but had been re-
fused. The applications, It is charged,
bore forged signatures OF officials of the
Lebanon League of Progress. a. New
York Syrian organization which assists
the French Consul-General I'M the inves-
tigation Of applicants for safe conduct
papers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-30
'NAYYGRAFTERS GET
HEAVY SENTENCES
Commissioned and Petty Of
ficers Who Accepted Brides
Sent to Prison. !

wAsHrNeroN, July 2s.-The Navy De-
partment to-day announced that four
commissioned officers and three petty
officers OF the navy had been convicted
and sentenced to prison terms by courts
martial on charges In connection with
the enrolment. promotion and assign
ment Of naval reservists in the Third
prehension and trials Of the officers and
petty officers came about through dis
closures made some months ago by THE
SUN, which developed the fact that iar5e
sums were being paid in graft by naval
reservists anxious to avoid hazardous
duty. IS.
The four commissioned officers, be-
sides Lieut.. Benjamin Davis, whose con-
viction previously had been announced.
are: Ensign Paul Beck, Ensign Oscar
r. Berger and Robert II. Spain, all
Naval Reserve officers. The petty offi-
GERS are: Chief Boatswain Lloyd O.
Casey, Chief Boatswains Mate Freder-
lex l.. Jones and Chief Yeoman Henry 8.
Jacobs. Each of the seven men. II was
announced. pleaded guilty to charges OF
having accepted money and valuable
presents in return for good assignments
lOT IcilSl lTOin ttCtNo 0uey hAtcT tfo
armistice was signed.
Ensign Beck was sentenced to be pub
licly stripped OF his insignia of rank.
dismissal from the service and twelve
years Imprisonment Berger to dismissal
and three years in prison, and SPAIN to
dismissal and one years imprisonment.
Casey Is to be stripped Of his insignia.
dismissed, and must serve twelve years
In jail, while Jones was sentenced to be
reduced to the grade OF seaman. dishon-
orable discharge, and Ave years impris-
onment. and Jacobs to dishonorable dis
charge and i've years in prison. The
Navy Department. after reviewing the
cases, reduced the sentences Of Jacobs
and Jones to one year each. Davis's sem
tence was not announced.
II was also announced by the Navy
Department that the trial OF Lieut..
Benoit J. Ellert, who appears to have
been the principal offender" has been
set for August 1. 1t Is expected that
new facts will be developed within a few
days that will result in the arrest and
trial of other commissioned and petty
officers on similar charges.
The disclosures of THE Sun, which
preceded the courts-martial. which were
held in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, showed
that there was a ring of naval reserve
commissioned and petty officers through
whom naval rescrvists could obtain soft
and safe berths in the navy. Several
witnesses during the trials testified that
they had given sums of money ranging
from s25 to 5000 and dinner parties and
other entertainments to Beck and the
others In exchange for their services In
procuring good duty assignments.