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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
SUPPOSED DEAD
WOMAN IN TOWN?
Mystery Surrounds Anony-
nous Letters Dealing
With Fake Tragedy.

Another sharp turn in connection
with the anonymous letters which re-
ported Mrs. Maud Burleson, former
clerk at the Fargo Drug store, COS
Front street, Fargo, N. D., as ''almost
instantly killed." in an auto. accident
between sBottineau and Overly. n. D..
is the sudden disappearance of the
woman from Overly. and the fact that
h is believed to have come to Grand
Forks.
Presumably to avoid and dodge the
publicity given her reported death
and burial" Mrs. Burleson left Over
~ Saturday noon Of last week at
1910 o'clock, it was learned this aft
ernoon. The ticket which she pur-
chased was to Grand Forks. No word
was left as to her return.
Mrs. Maud Burleson left Fargo
about three weeks ago after resigning
her position with the Fargo Drug
company. At Overly she went into the
dressmaking business with a Mrs.
Gray. Shortly, after she left Fargo,
her father. Erwin Erickson, a farmer
Of Cooperstown, N. D., and Miss Mabel
Erickson, her roommate and stenog-
rapher, telling Of her death in an
automobile accident two weeks ago
las Friday evening while a partygof
friends We're enroute to some lake.
IL was stated Inc dying request of the
woman was that her body should not
be taken home and hat her letters
should be e to her husbands fam
lily, living near Kensal, N. D.
Investigations Of the . reported
."death!' brought to light that Mrs.
Burlesdn vas "alive and we'll" at
Overly. Miss Mabel Erickson, her
roommate, and who wrote a letter
OF coincidence to the parents Of Mrs.
Burleson at Cooperstown, left Fargo
last week, presumably for Langford,
S. D.. the night before the father,
Erwin Erickson. Of Cooperstown, ar
rived in Fargo to investigate the mys-
terious letters telling of the tragic
death Of his daughter.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
wv CONTESTANTS
TO BE CHOSEN ON
FRIDAY EVENING

Hans Thorgrimson. Roy Papermas-
ter and Joe Schulze were named as
winners Of the preliminary boys dec
lamation contest which was held in
the high school assembly hall last
night. The contestants were Compel
ing for places on the representative
team to take part in the state con-
test which will be held at the uni
versity, May 16.
On Friday evening the winners Of
the boys and girls, contests will meet
in the high school assembly hall when
tryouts will be made for the final
representatives for the state contest
for Grand Forks schools. One boy and
one girl will be chosen,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
LOCAL NEWS
INVITED
TO 'Y" MEETING
Important Business to Be
Taken up at Session
This Evening.

All business men Of the city and
others interested in the work of the
7. M. c. A. are urged to attend the
annual meeting and dinner to be held
by that organization at the CONNER
cial club this evening at 6:15 o'clock.
Addresses will be made by Blaine
Curtiss, Of Fargo, secretary Of the
state executive committee Of the ASSOC
citation, and F. J. Copper of Minneap-
oils, a worker Of the organization who
has recently, returned from overseas.
Relative advantages of the COM
munity" and membefship plans will
Directors of the association will be
named for a five year term. T. B.
Elton, president OF the board Of d.
rectors. will preside at the session.
A large attendance is desired,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
LOCAL LODGES TO
ATTEND FUNERAL
OF MRS. BURCHARD

Funeral services for Mrs. Mabel
Burchard, who died last Friday will
be conducted from the First Metho-
dist church, Thursday at $3.50 o'clock
in the afternoon. Rev. Thomas Gala
CHER will o%fficiate, and interment will
be made in Memorial park cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Piper, of San
Francisco, uncle and aunt Of Mrs.
Burchard, are expected to arrive in
the city Thursday in time for the
funeral. P~allbearers will be from the
knights of Pythias order. and mem
bers of the Pythian Sisters and wom-
ems Benefit association Of the Macca-
bee order will attend the funeral in a
body.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
RECRUITS ARE
WANTED FOR
RUSS. SERVICE
yYEs ~ E.s5G,. go r..
Eight Thousand Men Will
Be: Enlisted to Replace
Troops in Russia

Washington. May e.-erders were
issued today by the war department
for the recruiting Of 5000 men to
serve as replacement troops for
American soldiers now in Siberia. A
replacement detachment will be or
ganized at San Francisco and the
troops will be sent forward in units
OF 500 each as they become available.
Only men with previous military
experience will be accepted,
The enlistments for service both in
Siberia and Europe have been extend
ed to the Hawaiian Islands and the
Panama Canal Zone.
The present American force in ST.
IBERIA numbers about 5000 men and
1t is the departments Intention to
bring ALL Of these home as soon as
they can be replaced.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
COUNCIL NAMES
HEALTH OFFICER
Ordinance For New System
P~assed-Paving Matters
Taken Up.

Samuel Claman OF Leavenworth.
Kansas. was named city health officer
of Grand Forks at a meeting of the
city council Monday night following
The passing of the ordinance putting
all OF the health work Of the city I'M
der the control Of a single officer.
A petition was received from the
Women's Civic league asking that a
woman be named rs assistant to the
health officer to take charge of the
food inspection work. No preference
for any individual was expressed.
Ten other women who attended the
meeting urged, through their spokes-
man. that Mrs. R. A. Sprague, the
present food inspector, be named for
this work.
No action was taken at the meeting
Monday night on this phase Of the
situation4 1t may be taken up later,
however, as the ordinance empowers
the mayor with the consent of the
council to name an assistant 10 the
health officer to take charge OF the
food inspection work.
The estimates OF G. S. Giles, city en-
gineer, for the paving of district NO.
10 including North Fourth, Fifth.
Sixth, Seventh and Eighth streets
were accepted, and the city auditor
was instructed to call for bids on the
work.
Protests. on the proposed paving OF
Cherry street between. Fourth and
Tenth avenues, and OF the Cotton
wood street project were received,
and were referred to the paving COM
mittee.
The council voted to improve Skid
more avenue at a cost of $3.50. under
plans prepared by the city engineer.
Plans were made for the repair of
the Minnesota Point bridge at a cost
Of $1,000. Action along this line was
urged by a delegation of business men
and the bridge committee was EN-
powered to take action.
The Grand Forks Herald was nam
ed as official paper for the city dur
ing the coming year..
A number Of routine matters were
also taken up at the meeting.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
1t. THOMPSON BACK
FROM ARMY SERVICE

First Lieutenant Burke Thompson.
field artillery, U. S. A., returned Mon
day night after service in France with
the 35th division.
1t. Thompson was formerly con-
nected with the Thompson Bros. Land
Co. of this city. He attended the
second officers training camp t Fort
Smelling and was commissioned a sec
ond lieutenant Of field artillery. Later
he was promoted to first lieutenant.
While in France 1t. Thompson took
part in the st. Mihiel, Argonne and
Verdun battles. being stationed in the
last named region when the armistice
was signed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
P T GLASPEL
BACK AFTER NEARLY
2 A OVERSEAS

Captain Cyril Glaspel, medical
corps, U. S. A.. who went overseas in
the summer of 1917, was in h city
Monday pight while on his way to
Camp Grant where he expects to get
his discharge soon. He was returning
to camp after a ten day furlough to
his home.
Captain Glaspel started for over
seas on board the U. S. S. Magnolia,
which was with the ships which car
ried General Pe1shing and his staff
to France in May, 1917. Although the
Magnolia was forced to turn back on
acccunt Of accident, Glaspel succeed
ed in getting overseas in the summer
of s1917.N
Stationed at Gamers, France, he
worked Through the remainder Of the
war with British forces. He left from
Chicago. where he gave up his<medic-
al practice to enlist. He wears the in
sigma CT the second division, and re-
turned with the 9th, New York's
famed guardsmen.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
SCHAFER TRIAL is
STARTED IN COURT
AT MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, Mimi, May Coo
incident with the taking of testimony
at-the trial of William H. Schafer,
bank promoter. charged with grand
larceny, District Judge W. e. Hale
appointed j. A. Mansfield of Mime
apolis as receiver for the Common
wealth Mortgage company of this
city.
The mortgage company was a
Schafer institution. Schafer is
charged with removing cash and Sc
curities from his chain Of state banks
and having put them into the mort
gage company. Later, it is alleged,
the paper was converted to private
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
MAIL CARRIER IS
KILLED WHEN HIS
AUTO OVERTURNS
(HeraId Special servioe.l

Bemidji, Mimi, May 6.-Pete Oh
son, 81 years old. mail carrier be-
tween Kelliher and Waskish, was
killed this morning near Kelliher
when his automobile turned over in a
Walter Jones and his father. set
tiers near Kelliher, were
in the a and the father was serious
ly injured. Olson leaves a wife and
eight children.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
MAYER DIES IN BERLIN.

Berlin. Monday, May 5.-(By The
Associated Press.)-Jacques Mayer, Of
New York City. head Of the European
Mergenthaler Linotype company and
can colony here, died suddenly yester-
day.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
Further Anarchistic
Meetings In Buenos
Aires Are Forbidden

Buenos Aires. Monday, May 5.-rhe
chief Of police has issued an order
ings, either in the open air or behind
closed doors, the publication Of sedi-
tious newspapers and literature and
the utterance OF language insulting to
the country OF. flag.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06
SNOW FALLS in
DULUTH DISTRICT

Duluth. MINI, May >s.-Follovinx
night unseasonably cold. snow be.
gan falling here this forenoon. "A
heavy east wind Is blowing. This is
1903 snow fell to a depth Of a foot
early in June.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06

contention that notes issued os ' ets.
toners Of schafer's banks were aams
transferred to the mortgage '
pany.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06

Watch the roosts closely for mites.
Eliminate all chance of having them
by painting roosts. roost supports and
adjacent woodwork with crude oil or
me of the coal tar d~isinfectants.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-05-06

EvidenceSwastoHered BY the prose
.cution at the forenoon session Of the
schafer trial to support the states
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-08-22
RATIFY THE TREATY
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS

For nearly five years we have
been facing such stupendous issues
that the average man and woman in
our country does not realize the mag
nitude OF the crisis which is nearly
upon us. VIII or will not the Senate,
Immediately on its receipt, ratify the
Peace Treaty, which not only includes
but is actually built upon the League
of Nations? This sounds like a
simple question, but the progress,-
even the maintenance,-of our civil
ization depends upon the answer.
BY this time it must be evident to
every thinking person that the Cove
nant of the League of Nations can
not be torn out of the Peace Treaty;
and it must soon be realized, even by
those whose eyes are temporarily
blinded by political antagonisms, that
an attempt to amend the Covenant at
this juncture is fraught with danger,
since the condition of many countries,
as a result of hunger and of general
war upheaval, is so unstable that rev.
olution may break out at almost any
moment if peace between the nations
is not at once established.
The making now of reservations is
dangerous to the establishment Of the
League, because if the United States
either repudiates or stipulates for
special interpretations of certain arti
cles Of the Covenant, other nations
will naturally wish to do the same.
with the result that this great Magma
Charta may become devitalized and
ineffective, If it can be established at
all
Surely even though not perfect, the
Covenant represents a wonderful step
forward in the life of the world!
Therefore let US make sure that the
United States does her part by join
ing the League of Nations at the
earliest possible moment. To this
end let every man and woman write
to our Senators at Washington, urging
them to ratify the Peace Treaty in
Guiding the Covenant, without amend
ments or reservations.
Rose Dabney Malcolm Forbes.
Pres. League for Permanent Peace
June %, 1919.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-08-22
SOVEREIGNTY
AND MONROE DOCTRINE

The Monroe Doctrine, as originally
announced, served as a shield, which
the United States held over itself and
over weaker states on the American
continents as protection against
European interference and European
encrOachment. 1t was and is a
national policy which protects North
and South America and makes for
peace on these continents.
There is real danger now, however,
that the Monroe Doctrine will ne
carried so far and with so high a
hand that the real value Of the policy
will be lost.
Senator Knox made the following
amazing statement in his recent
Monroe Doctrine) precise character
the extent, method and time of its
application, the means of compelling
it's observance, all are matters of our
high and uncontrolled will and SOW
ereign preTogatiVe. We, the United
States, cannot answer to any one
else in respect to it. We use it when,
There can be no limitation upon it,
except our requirements, orr will, and
our force of arms. Whatever security
we may need within it's purview, it
must give if we ask it."
That sounds like Trietschke. 1t is
an announcement of unlimited will,
backed by arms, to be exercised as
oil dot I'M
her own requirements to be. Such
an immoderate statement of the Mon
roe Doctrine weakens and does not
strengthen it. 1t is an extreme
statement of the doctrine, calculated
to cause trouble and friction on the
American continents. The Doctrine
so stated is not unlike the doctrine
which Germany sought to apply to
Europe.
Senator Knox would refuse to sub
nit to Cancellation any dispute grow
ing out of the application Of the
Monroe Doctrine, whether such dis
pute were between the Unitd States
and an American state or between
the United States and a nonAmeri-
can state, Ou the AMERICAN COuIl-
nent the arbitrary will Of the United
States backed by force is to prevail.
The other nations agree, in the Gov
enant of the League of Nations, to
submit to Cancellation all non justici-
able disputes; that is, those which
grow out of questions Of policy. Is
the United States to demand that she
alone be relieved from such obliga
ton and on the ground that, when
her interests are involved, her abso-
lutte will shall prevail? How does this
differ from the German position in
Europe?
The fact is that the Monroe Doc
trine now that it has been recognized
in the Covenant of the League Of Ma
ions is adequately protected.
1t is such announcements as that
Of Senator Knox and not the wise
provision in the Covenant of the
League of Nations which threaten the
usefulness Of the Monroe Doctrine.
JOSEPH WALKER.
Ex-Speaker of the House, Mass
June 80, 1919.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1919-08-22

Let Your Senators
Know That You Want
Them to Ratify the
Peace Treaty Without
Reservations or Amend
ments.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
Red Cross Leader
Ends Lite by Gas

Continued From PAGE One
M, was found on a desk ~ the apart
mcnts. 1t was apparently drawn up by
Mrs. Smith just before she turned on
the gas.
Coroner Drewes. who examined the
body of Mrs. Smith after it was dis
covered declared that it was clear case
of suicide. Chief of Police Sweeney and
DR.. w. f.. Kistler. who forced en- :
trance TO the apartment, found the
body.
According to Chief Sweeney. Of the
Swarthmore police. the will bequeathed
most of Mrs. Smiths effects to friend
William G.. Gillespie, of Canton, Me.
John Dolman, of Swarthmorc, and sew
eral relatives. Mrs. Smith is said Ia
have owned a $4,000 house. Mr.. Giles
pie, who was remembered in the will.
is a retired farmer. who formerly lived
in Swarthmore.
Chief Sweeney said when he entered
the bathroom he found a bottle which
had contained chloroform on the floor
beside the dead woman. Her Angora
cat was huddlcd in her arms.
According to leaders of the Red Cross
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
F.S.EDM0NDS, COUNSEL
FOR Y. M. C. A., IS HOME
Says Army Leave Plan Will Be
Urged in Industries in
United States

Franklin Spencer Edmonds. for sew
sentecn months counsel general for the
n. NJ, c. A. overseas and in charge
of the leave areas of the army in France
will return to his home, 1918 Lincoln
avenue. Chestnut Hill. tomorrow to
await mastering out. He arrived in
New York yesterday on board the liner
Espagne from Havre.
Mr.. Edmonds went abroad primar-
lily to take charge of the work among
the soldiers of the Brotherhood of st =.
Andrew and Philip. Later he was
placed in charge of the rest centcrs for
the army. and established the AK lie
Bains center at the famous show place
in the French Alps. During last, No
~ember and December he supervised the
comfort of the Twenty eighth Division
in rest centers.
Mr.. Edmonds said that the lessons
taught by the army in giving the sol =
diers seven days leave every four
months in order to keep them tit will
be passed on to industrial employers
''The United States army was one ol
the largest employers of labor in the
world. he said. 1T gave each of its
employees vacation of seven days every
four months. This vacation was taken
at the expense of the employer. II
was done not as matter of charity
but as a direct recognition by the gov
ernment Of its duty to keep the men tit
to work
Up to April -. Mr.. Edmonds said.
about 400. 900 American soldiers were
being entertained in the leave areas in
France.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16

here yesterday. were ready early this
afternoon to board the planes.
The radio instruments on the NC's
were working well, having intercepted
mcssages-from destroycrs 400 miles at
sea.
The aviators gave warning against
possible false starts.
Crews OF Overseas Planes
Commander Towers. the fght rom
mauder. announced that the planes
would start with the following crews
NC-1. Lieutenant Commander +. n.
l." Bellingcr. commander: Lieutenant
Commander NJ. A. Mitshcr and Lieu
I tenant l.. 7. Barrin. pilots: Lieutenant
Harry Sadenwater, radio operator
Chief Machinist's s Mate C.. I. Keslcr apd
Machinist Rasmus Christensen. cngi
, nccrs.
NC-3-Commander Towers in charge
Lieutenant Commander II. G.. Richard
son aud Lieutenant u. II. McCulloch
pilots: Lieutenant Commander X. A.
I Lavendar. radio operator: Lieutenant
! Rraxton Rhodes and Boatswain l.. Il.
Moore. engineers.
aNN- iJltul'IiuHl NoIilHuuU'f a.
Read. commander: Lieutenant Walter
Hinton and Lieutenant +. +. Stone,
pilots: Ensign Charles Rodd. radio op.
orator. Lieutenant i. l.. Brcrsc! Jr.,
and Chief Machinists Mate +. s.
I Rhodes, engineers.
IF the planes fail to take the air be
cause of heavy weight the crews will be
diminished by dcbarking Lieutenant
Rhodes and Petty Officers Rhodes and
Christensen.
Washington. May 16.--(By A. P.)-
! The runaway of tho navy dirigible CO
at St. Johns yesterday. was an un-
avoidablc accident. due to wind condi-
/ tions. said the official account of the
accident sent to the Navy Department
today by the airship's commander, Lieu
tenant Comma nder +. w. Coil. "All
possible precautions had been taken by
tn" landing party Commander Coil
said.
I No information ,as to the dirigible' :
condition was contained in Commander
( Coils report. and in the opinion Of of
! ticials here none will be available from
official sources until the CO has been
brought to shore and a survey made
The commanders message follows:
Navy dirigible C-5 broke adrift al
! o :45 Greenwich time (3 40 p. m. At
lantic time), and drifted to sea in O
northeasterly direction. Wind velocity
approximately forty miles an hour
stronger in gusts. No person injured
and none on board.
CO was preparing to rip. due t
impossibilty of remaining at mooring
Rip cord failed. breaking at junction
of outside patch nose. Bride suspcn
sion carried away followed by prcvente
loop on nose of ear which permitted
mooring lines to car to take all strain
These two three inch lines parted
Dirgiblc rose in air held only by tw,
forward handling lines held by men o
ground crew. These were jcrkcd from
hands of crew by C5 rising, crashing
and rcbounding.
IT. s. $. Edwards put to sea t.
follow C-I.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
C-5 NOT RECOVERED;
DESTROYER RETURNS
No Official Messages Received
Locating Lost Dirigibte

ST. Johns. n. F.. May 18.-tBy A.
PD-The destroyer Edwards returned
to port this afternoon with no sign oil
the C-5 on her deck.
A reported salvaging Of the blimp.
which went adrift on the eve OF ex :
pccted orders for transoceanic fight,
apparently was without foundation
Lieutenant Charles G. Little. chief avi-
alton officer aboard the cruiser Chicago,
said that the Edwards sent no ofhcial
messages while in pursuit of the run =
away.
The lieutenant held iout little hope
that the big bag would be overtaken,
adding that the craft would be worth =
less for flying purposes for some time
even if she were picked up.
In anticipation of an early return to
New York. the Chicago's crew began
cmbarkation of supplies brought here
for the dirigible.
While the American naval aviators
we're making preparations at Trepassey
for their fight. Harry G. Hawker and
Frederick p. Raynhum, the British air =
men. announced that mid Atlantic
weather conditions forbade start with
their machines.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-05-16
Planes Hop Today;
C-5 Believed Lost
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pclcrs and cutting down tho gasoline
supply. from 1IS0 to 1880 gallous.
Notwithstanding the danger of choppy
seas breaking the propcllers. the airmcn
determined to hon of from Mutton Bay.
the harbor being too small to permit
the necessary surface cruise at high
speed. The rough seas prevented the
first attempt of the NC1 and NC-3 to
hop OF yesterday.
Commander Towers stated that the
low temperature was causing the lubrl-
eating oil on the airplancs to CONCEAL
and even when the oil lines were heated
by steam from tho mother ships they
cooled again with annoying rapidity.
Consequently. he said. it would not be
rracticablc to abandon the warming up
process. However. he said. If the planes
should take the air and then return it
might be due to mechanism. Difficult
ties. II one machine should ascend be .
fore the others. he continued, it prob =
ably would cruise about the coast line
to learn whether the others were able to
start