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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29
Dlckiaq' Due q Personal, Not !.
Political Reasons, Students
AT State University Declare

thing political SO fatty contradicting
the statement Of the American which
said, we have the word of leaders
Of the mob that there was nothing
personal against this boy while as q
matter Of fact everything done was
done for personal reasons and for
the good Of the university rather than
anything in any way political.
Fraternity Question.
AS regard to the attack made on
the fraternities by the American, the
affair of Friday evening. was purely
q general university affair and was
identified with no fraternity or fra
ternities. Every upper classman in
the university was expected to attend
as have the uSperclassmen of the
past and the fraternity men Of the
university were in no way leaders OF
the mob Equally numbered with
the fraternity men were non-frater-
nifty men and their actions were iden-
teal. No responsibility for the at
fair of Friday evening can be placed
On n individual or set of individual
but only upon the upper classes OF
the university in general. for the
ducking of Smith and the initiation
of the freshmen was the result of the
joint efforts of everyone present.
AS regards TO the snobbishness and
a~ristocracy of the fraternities, the
University of North Dakota has al
WAYS been characterized az the most
democratic school in the United
States. Fraternity and no~n-fraternity
men mix on, equal terms and there
Is practically no difference between
the men belonging to a fraternity and
| to those not belonging. AS to the rec
! ord made by the fraternity men and
! in comparison to the record of the
non-fraternity men, the scholastic rec
! ord of the university shows conclu
| sively that the fraternities have the
desired effect in university life, and
that they are the leaders rather thar
| the hangers on in the university. The
average of the fraternities is So pei
cent in comparison to the non-fra'
ternity average of S3 per cent. 1r
every field of university activity the
fraternity men have always taken the
lead. in fact every ideal wanted in
university life is included by the fra
ternities of the University of North
Dakota. In fact it is these requisites
that the fraternities demand in Sc.
lecting their men.
I'm closing, the university students
wish to impress on the people of the
state that a very unfair and coloreo
| account of the affair has already beer
printed and that this article is writ
ten for the express purpose of correct
ing the view already given
An article similar to this will be sen
to the American, thus giving them e
chance to vindicate themselves will
their readers"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29

PAGETElN

The following article relating to the,
"duckinE', episode at the university
On Friday night. was submitted BY
university students for publication. It
10 published because It sets forth thei-
Views relating to the incident and
cause the Grand Forks American has
sought to make 1t appear that the
act was a piece OF political per0ecu-
ton. The Herald has thought It wise
to eliminate one or two sentences
whose absence is Indicated by
asteriskA. These sentences merely
refer further to the general personal
attitude Of the ''duckee," which, in
the opinion of the hazers, called for
discipline at their hands.
TN reply to the article headed,
Duck College Boy Because He is
Nonpartisan,' published in the col
umns Of the Grand Forks American
or Saturday, Sept. ~. 1919, a rep
rSesentative body Of university stu
dents make the following reply:
Maurice Smith was. ducked in the
English coulee not as a matter OF po-
litical afiliation but because of his at
titude toward the, university and uni
ton was made at any time of the fact
that Mr.. Smith was in any way con-
nected with the N~onpartisan league
and the students were in no way
Influenced by any political connec-
tons which he may possess. In ex-
plirration Of the affair Friday evening.
the university students wish to make
the following explanations:
.ss.''l 1t Sts a yearly custom to hold a
freshman. initiation and the affair OF
Friday evening was Simply a follow
fn0 ~ tha nrnco6ant
"'At every Initiation some fresh
man will present a more obstinate at
titude than the other members Of his
class or for other reasons is selected
for more severe chastisement than
the other men. This was the case
Of Smith. During the short time
spent by Smith in the university the
year previous, by his in%tolerable at
titude and insulting manner toward
upper class men, tsmith having only
a small number of hours credit, not
sufncient to be ranked as a sopho-
more), he was deemed as the fit sub
ject for the example to be made.
Smith was not treated in any man.
ner which could be taken as inhuman,
He was simply ducked in the coulee
after his valuables had been carefully
removed and kept in safe keeping,
After coming from the water a car
every possible precaution taken to
prevent injury to him. An affair sim
liar to this has taken place every
year since the freshman limitations
have become a fact. Smith was treat
ed in just such a manner as his con-
duct at the university has merited
The students Of the uni
versity implicated in the affair are
we'll satisfied with it, and wish tt
49, ----v> "a 49, -x>k- f--Y H.
the affair was the result, not Of an.
political feeling. but rather an attemp
to make a person in every way objec
tionable receive the treatment tina
his conduct so justly merited.
A far as could be gathered from
any and all persons attending the in
itiation no mention was made of any
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29
TWO BANDS OF
BANK ROBBERS
WORKING STATE

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 2s.-w. G. Mac
Fadden, secretary of the North Da-
kota Bankers association, today ad-
dressed a warning to every bank in
North Dakota to be. on their guard
against two bands of robbers he says
are working in the state.
=. Mr.. MacFadden calls on the bank
ers to have customers remove Liberty
bonds from safety deposit vaults,
placing them in the banks strong box
where they may be covered by insur-
ance, and he also urges caution
against daylight robbers who, he says.
have just commenced operating.
Three bank robberies occurred in the
stateS.last week.. -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29
Battle to Collect
Money From STANDARD
Oil.Co. Is Started

Bismarck. II. D.. Sept. s:2a.LWith
instructionsjto treat ,emS rough, AS
sistant Attorney General George x.
Foster today bega ma legal battle Z
fees penalties and: Interest. heldSSE & be
duefrom the Standard OH sgompRny,
The, sixteenth state assembly levied%a
tax of approximately one cent per
gallon on all bill and gasoiinessold In
this state. ssts
The standard Oil. company. took the
position. that the law was not sconsti-
t%utional. The federal circuit court OF
Il is claimed that practically all
other oil companies have paid the
taxes since the st. Paul decision.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29
'Rl|HjI ! a WEEK \
& ATM l, I CHURCH
Programs For Various Ele-
l11lt !,ts of Congregation
] Are Planned.

Rally week. services will be held
at theSsF4rst Methodist church in this
city beginning this evening and cont
thinning through Friday evening.
This evening will be Sunday school
night supper = the Sunday school
evening will be devoted Y the men
sofs theachYrch and congregation with
supper, served atss6:30 so'clock.sssThere
ssNillssbe at4generai prayer meeting
"Wednesday evening, and .Thursday
will be wbmen's night under the d.
5rection ofsHome and Foreign. Mission
ary societies.s Friday evening willSbe
and congregation 10y !
The purposes OF the program are
to- make the acquaintance. Of all new;
Corners In the city to rally the
church forces and to formulate plans
and programs for the church year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29
MANY DELEGATES
T0CONGREGATI0NAL
MEET IN WAHPET0N

wahpeton, N. D.. Sept. 2s.-Dele-
gates began arriving here today for
the opening session tomorrow morn
ing of the North Dakota Congrega-
tional conference. Problems incident
to the reconstruction period will get
first place, with special attention be-
ing paid to the campaign that is be-
ing organized for raising a big fund
for the promotion of church educa-
ton and mission work in North Da-
kota. The conference will continue
three days.
goes about disguised as a chaperon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29
~CRANDPA,s STATUS.

James and his mother went to the
show one night and James mother
read the print Ia the picture aloud.
In one place the writing was about q
bum. James asked his mother what
4 bum was. bum Is 9 ma that
just lays around and doesn't DO n
work.
.oh.s' said James, den dra,npa is 4
bum, huh"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29

FEW MINISTER'S CHANGED.
st, Paul, Sept. Establishment Of
ministers for the Minnesota Methodist
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-29

Among the &few. possessions sofiis a
shiftless man you will nearly always
find a. worthless dos.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
anytling To Beat Wilson

fIrron the New York Evening Post
Wcll. we suppose there IS nc stop
pin. il now. The Sun takes ctar5c "f
the Republican party and hotties It
that it has simply got to make an or
ganization issue Of the league of na-
tons. The reason is that there IS no
other way of beating Wilson. If the
Republican party is itself torn asunder
and beaten as result, what does
little thing like that matter? Mr.
Taft and his army Of Republican
friends will violently dissent; Mr..
Hughes has taken the strongest
ground against making the league OF
nations a party issue. and Chairman
Hays is reported to be Of that mind.
1t is barely possible therefore, that
the Republican leaders will yet say to
The Sua and Col. Harvey: I'VE are
! glad to welcome you back. but don
you think you had better just sit
around while before trying 20 run
-! the whole show?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
PERSONAL.

Miss; Jessie Mannheim, formerly of
Sumter, but now of Washington, D.
c., .is visiting relatives in the city.
Sergeant and Mrs. j. 7. Duchet, Of
Greenwood, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
j. 3 Britton.
Capt. Angus A. Acree, United States
Marine Corps. and Mrs. Acree are
visiting the. latter's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. S. c. Fleming. rs E. Calhoun
st. Capt. Acree is an old newspaper
man and was formerly on the staff
of the Houston, Texas, Post.
Mrs, H. j. Lawrence has returned
from .Greenyille, accompanied by her
daughter. Mrs. C. W. Cofeld.
Mr.. Joe Strauss, of Clio, is in the
city.
serS. c. T. Trembley of scott's
Aviation Field, Bellville, ILL.,, is visit
ing his father, Mr.. L. v Trembley, on
Dingle ST.
Miss Hannah Kristianson left last
night fer Oak Grove, Mimi, having
been called home by the illness Of her
mother.
Mr.. v. H. Phelps received a tele-
gram this morning from his son
Berry announcing his arrival in New
York and that he was going to Camp
Mills, where his detachment Of the
Thirtieth Division will be discharged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Civic League Notes.

Mrs. Irving RyttenberS. State lib
rarian Of the South Carolina Fedora
ton of Wonen's Clubs. has returned
from Florence where she has been in
attendance on a district meeting OF
the federation.
She gave to the members Of the
Civic League MonGa:; afternoon q
very interesting report Of the meeting
IN Florence where were discussed The
most important matters that arc to
come up before the State Federation
wn:ch meets IN Rock Hill in May.
Mrs Ans.ey Hardy was elected DEL
egatc to the State Federation from
the Civic League of Sumter and
Mrs. Nina Solonlons alternate.
The chairman of the Mothers C.at
committee reported a very success ;u'
meeting and gave cordial invita-
ton to all members OF the League
and their friends to attend the meet
ings of the club. promising there VIII
always be babies enough present 20:
al to hold.
The league wishes to thank DR.. s ;na
Mitchell for his very generous os.er
Of all the seeds they need TO plant at
Camp Alice. The ladies are devoilnG
one day every week to beautifying the
grounds. and will be grateful! 10:
plants or any help il this work from
all well wisherS Of the camp.
The Triangle or South Main street
has been greatly improved by me
efforts OF the Civic committee who
plan to still further beautify it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Woincn's Missionary Society.

The fourth annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Lower South Carolina. Conference,
Methodist Church, South, met in
3isllopville March 19 to 21st.
There was a large attendance Of
women from different parts Of the
state and the melting was full Of in
terest throughout. Reports from the
secretaries showed advancement along
all lines, the finances showing an in
crease of over $4,000. Our Council
Secretary. Mrs. r. ". Mcdonald,
was present, and gave helpful talks
especially on The Centenary and So
cial Service.
Mrs ". L. Wait, who for many
years has served as president, handed
in her resignation. She has moved
into another conference, and could
not fiji the position any longer on
that account.
It was moved and carried that she
be made. honorary president for life. .
Mrs. John a. Rice. Of this city was
unanimously elected to fill the vacan-
cy and Lower Carolina Conference is.
locking for geat things :in missionary
work for the coming year.
Mrs E. W. vogel,
Supt.. Publicity.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Methodists in Italy
Commission Seeking Way to
Help in Work of Re-
construction

Rome, Feb. IS Correspondence of
The Associated Press)-An American
Methodist commission has recently
returned to Rome after an extern
Svc trip throughout Italy to st!;ty
.ocial and economic conditions here
so that American Methodists may
l1row how best TO aid Italy in her
great task OF reconstruction. The
commission, consists Of DR.. Frank Ma
son North Of New York, Theodore 5.
Henderson OF Detroit, Bishop VIII
lam E. Anderson OF Cincinnati aad
DR.. y. NJ. Tippic. head of the Ne d.
odist Episcopal church here.
Our journey through the redeem
ed regions was a sad revelation to
US" SAID Dr.. Triple We have pass
ed through hundreds Of devastated
cities and villages Of the northern
provinces City after city, village at
lcr village j: utterly and completely
wrecked. Tens OF thousands OF
homes have been entirely DESTROYED,
| Even where a house is left standing
nothing remains bat the bare Walls
and ali the furniture has been re-
moved.
Here and there we passed groups
Of returning refugees. They looked
cold and forlorn yet did not complain.
Until we saw it with our own eyes we
did not begin TO apDrcciatc the ma@-
ni,:lde Of the difficulties which Italy
has overcome. the enormous Sacrl-
fees she made TO win the war in the
Alps
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Mayesrille Health Meeting.

Although the audience was very
small at the Mayesville public health
meeting last night, nevertheless il
made up in quality and representative
citizenship what it lacked in numbers
Rev. r. L. Grier presided and vel
coined the visiting speakers and he
expressed the hope that the people OF
Mayesville would, and he belie:ed
they will, take the necessary steps to
carry out the suggestions for civic
improvements and betterins of ny
gienic conditions suggested by the
several speakers.
DR.. Sophia Brunson discussed milk
as a food and the necessity Of know
ing more about food in general. and
the importance of protecting food
from contamination, milk especial
!y.
DR.. D. T. Rankin discussed with
lantern slide illustrations flies as car
riers of disease germs, the life history
of flies, how and where they breed.
showed how disease is spread through
milk being contaminated while expos
ed to filth and flies.
Mr.. E. L. Filby discussed water
supplies and the manner in which
water is easily polluted through SOIL
pollution. He touched upon soil pol
luton and offered his services to cor
rect any conditions which lead to
same.
Mr.. e. I. Reardon discussed the
rural health survey and the rural
visiting nurse plans, explaining l"st
what these two educational lnstru-
mentalities will do for our county.
Last nights meeting was for the
present the last Of the combined
meetings under the auspices Of the
home demonstration department anc
the county health survey experts
Miss Alice Martin, the home demon
stration agent arranged for and cur
ried out u very successful coope:a
tive plan of ten meetings, which Witf
the exception of the Mayesville meet
ing were attended in large numbers
and great interest manifested. Ahe
health survey experts will from now
on have exclusive charge Of all puDllt
health meetings. The visiting nurse
for the white citizens is expected Ii
u few days. and a couple OF more m
spectors. lii the meantime about on'
thousand dollars more is needed tf
round QUIT he necessary three thou
sand and three hundred dollars guar
anteed by Sumter county 20 tht
State and the International Hea!tt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Red Cross :.
Clothing Campaign

sTo6ay is the fourth day of the cam
paign for collection Of clothing and
results so far do not promise to be as
successful as was hoped for. There
are still three more. days in which to
get together your contributions II
you have no ready made garments to
give. you might contribute material
of durable texture, which will be
very acceptable. Remember shoes
and blankets are among items called
for.
A Red Cross representative writes
from France: To-day I visited one
of the schools Most OF the children
were poorly clad. wearing paper
shoes. These children look to tine
wonderful American Red Cross to
furnish them with articles Of cloth
::I%s ,orclv needed. 10000 tons OF
::;;;,,.la:e,:.~ Is the goal to be reached.
In ORD. . reach this national total
each craptv" must do its utmost.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Few Seem Interested
Mass Meeting Called by Cham.
Der of Commerce to Arrange
for Welcome to Returning
Soldiers Poorly Attended

If the attendance at the mass meet
ing called by the Chamber of Com
merce to take the preliminary step:
to welcome home the Sumter county
soldiers who have !served in the
army, both at home and abroad. is al
indication Of the interest that the ma
jority of the people OF this city and
county have in the returning soldiers
then about SO per cent Of the
people do not care rap whether the
soldiers return home Or stay in the
trenches and camps indefinitely. The
meeting was announced and adver-
tised for several days and it is to
be presumed that majority Of the
people knew that it would be held in
Court House Monday night. But at
ter waiting for sometime after the
announced hour had passed the meet
ing was called to order by President
E. S. Booth, of the Chamber of Com
merce. with only about one hundred
persons present.
Dr. Booth put the question up to
the meeting whether to proceed or to
adjourn to some later date and en-
deavor to obtain a larger attendance.
After discussion, IN which Mr.. L. D.
Jennings, DIR. Walter Cheyne, Mr.. H.
L. Scarborough, IMr. E. ". Dabbs,
and others took part it was decided to
authorize the chairman to appoint a
committee to formulate plans for
properly welcoming the. soldiers and
to present the results to a meeting
to be held next week. DR.. Booth call
ed on Mrs Nina Solomons and Mr..
Neill O'Donnel for an expression Of
their views on the plan to welcome
the soldiers in a suitable manner up
on their return home. Both said
they were heartily in sympathy with
the plan and would do whatever they
could to make the welcome celebra-
ton success.
The next meeting should be at
tended by every citizen who has any
respect for the men who served in the
army and gave their time and blood
in defense of American liberty 1t is
scarcely possible that the people Of
Sumter VIII be derel:ct to this duty.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-03-29
Welcome for Soldiers
Committee of Arrangements
Appointed and Meeting
Called

President e. s. Booth. Of the sum
ter County Chamber Of Commerce. IN
compliance with instructions from the
at,.;ourned meeting held in the court
room last Monday evening. has ap-
pointed a committee OF arrange
,ncntS to formulate q plan Tor enter
tainnent and welcoming OF the re-
turning soldiers Of Sumter county,
this committee TO submit this plan
to another meeting Of the citizens CT
Sumter and Sumter county at the
court room next Monday evening,
March 31st, ct SIS o'clock, new time.
The committee appointed is as iol-
lows. and has been called to meet at
4 O'clock. next Friday afternoon,
March 2Sth at Sumter Chamber Of
Cc:,n:crce rooms to formulate plans.
Committee of arrangements:
DR.. Walter Cheyne. Mrs. Nina Sol
onions, Mrs Horace Hardy, MIR. Mel!
O'Donnell. Mr.. I. c. Strauss. Mr. l..
D. Jennings. Mr.. E. w. Dabbs, Mr..
II. L. Scarborough, Nh II. O.
Osteen, NIr e E. Rembert. Rev. VIII
liam Haynsworth, MI. J. Frank VIII
liams.
In the meantime the meeting lust
Monday evening requested that eV-
cry man and woman Of Sumter and
Sumter county constitute hina"elf
and herself committee Of one to see
that tine other fellow" attends next
Monday nights meeting. The min
listers of every white church in this
city and county have been Written to
;,,id requested to announce the Mon
day evenings meeting from their sui
pits next Sunday. Every organiza-
ton, association and other organized
bodies in the city and county are re-
qucsted to use their efforts at their
meetings, and otherwise to advertise
next Monday night. Soldiers Home
Coming Meeting The clock Will be
pushed up next Sunday morning at
. O'Clock. one hour. Everybody
should remember that the court house
meeting viii be called to order at
SIS new time.