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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-10-23
CROW LAKE FARMER ARGUES
OWN CASE BEFORE THE SUI
PREME COURT OF MINNESOTA

Unlearned in legal lore, but crudely
eloquent because of belief in the JUS
tice of his cause, C. r. Sandvig, a
bearded middleaged farmer of Bel
grade, Mimi, Monday appeared be-
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
BY EDWARD VI. THIERRY,
y. l. \. staff Correspondent With the
SmithsOnian-U Universal African
Evupdifion


KIMBERLEY, South Africa, Dec. 80
This chap looks war-like enough. As Il
he wouldn't stand too much nonsense
A Zulu. .too--and Zulus are warriors.
He's got two wicked-looklng weap-
ons in his left hand. one with a rocky
knob calculatSl TO crack the hard
est skull And he's leaning on a long
handed small-blade axi
But his naked gci-up is only his sun
day "war" fxings Six days a week
this wiry Zulu wears the clothes OF
civilization and digs blue ground down
n one Of the DcBcers mines. He gets
s. cents a day, the average native wage
ana II he's lucky enough 60 ind q dia-
mond he gets q bonus Of 81 p karat
and 2-i-2 per cent Of its valuation over
30 karais.
he lives in the native compound OF
the DuToiis Pan mine All i've mines
employ 5000 natives. There are 2000 in
this compound
Entrance 20 The mine is through a
tunnel from the compound which has a
high spiked fence around 90. besides an
inner entanglement or barbed-wire-iust
like on the backgrounds OF France
except that they are electrically wired
for bell alarms.
The natives work under four months
contract. They never get ont during
that time. sleeping in a double-decked
concrete hunks IN barracks and cooking
food they buy in the compound store on
stone hearihs in front Of the barracb
doors or eating at The company kitcnen
SO on Sundays they play native games
d3nce tribal darccs and cut up antics
generally. according 90 customs OF the
dozen tribes represented.
This Zulu warrior was all dressed M
rather all undressed-t0 lead a war
dance for visiting members Of the
smithsonian African Expedition. which
The Universal camera man Aimed.
Every hair on his head and body
has been shaved closely. He has tho
appearance OF an animate bronze statue
The Zulu dance is a noisy clatter OF
sticks and shields. bell 'gerent and bar
oaric, winding up with the dancers
suddenly throwing themselves on their
knees and crawling toward you, scow-
ling and uttering terrifying battle cries
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
TIP TO THE WIFE:
GO INTO SILENCE

LONDON tBy United Press (By
Mail.)-"Going into the silence" Is be
coming a popular indoor sport lE the
United Kingdom.
The game is played usually between
married couples who find themselves
channg under the heavenly bonds but
who haven't reached the divorce court
stage.
Since the introduction into court OF
the case Of Mrs. Florence Hill against
her husband, G.. j. Hill. In which It
was brought out that the couple lived
three years without mutual CONVERSE
tion. cases OF speechless matrimony
have multiplied.
Someone with good memory
brought out the fact that Daniel Defoe
maintained the silence in his home for
something like a quarter afO nee NTH
something like a quarter OF a century
while he wrote Robinson CrusOe and
some OF his other works.
other cases have been recalled in
which couples who found the daily
strain OF a breakfast table conversation
too much for them have res0rted 10
the "in response 10 yours OF the Goth
liilmo" form OF communication.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
MUSIC IS HOME
MADE, AWFUL
IN EnMARD VI. THIERRY.

y. Z. A. STAFF Correspondent With the
Smithsonian Universal African ENpe-
ditiOn.
KIMBERLY. South Africa. Dec. 30
Homemade musical instruments are
common among Kaflrs. But their music
bores you with its mon0ion0us tune.
II you want TO make something
unique try this one-played by q ma
tive at one Of the diamond mines:
A gasoline can battered into cylin-
drical shape. stuck over the end Of a
bamboo stick two and a half feet long
and dug out all its length save a cou-
Die OF inches at each end: with a wire
stretched from the lower end. held in
lhe hand, TO the inside Of the can hang
ing over the shoulder.
There was a small arched bow about
six inches long. strung with hairs
which the player held taut with his
thumb. rubbing It up and down on the
wire. getting tones by the pressure OF
his fingers on the wires.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

ent father, or BOTH. 10 each 10 each
Under the new law there is an allow
ance to man temporarily totally dis
abled and with no wife living Of 50
additional for each child lin excess OF
one) without limit as 10 number.
Under The war risk Insurance act the
same ssile applied for total and perma-
nent disability as for temporary total
disability. A distinction is made be-
tween the two in the new law. Under
the later the compensation monthly
for total and permanent disability is
siOO.
Under the new amendment II the dis
abled person is so helpless as TO be in
constant need Of a nurse or attendant
IAN additional allowance IS provided in
the discr tiOn Of the director, not ex-
ceeding $40
Both under the war risk insurance
act and under the new law cOmpensa-
tion for the loss OF both feet OF both
hands. or the sight Of both eyes. or
for becoming helpless and permanently
bedr'dden. IS 500.
In addition the new law provides
that compensation for The loss of one
foot and one hand. or one foot and the
sight OF one eye, or one hand and the
sight Of one eye. shall be 500.
The new law provides that for
double permanent disability the rate
OF compensation shall be $500.
In no case is compensation nayable
for a reduction in earning capacity
rated at less than 10 per cent
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
MISSING RDGELY
HUSBAND WRITES

RIDGELY. Nd, Dec. 30-willlam ].
Beaver. OF this place, who disappeared
in October. has written friends he will
be back with the coming OF blueblrds
in the spring" He Is reported to be in
Mexico.
Beaver bsde HIS wife and four small
children good-by. saying he was going
10 Delaware TO buy farm and until the
letter noted above had not been heard
from. His wife was compelled to sell
personal effects and move to the home
OF her parents IN Queen Anne's county.
Shortly after Beaver left a married
woman disappeared and It was reported
they were travelling In the South to-
gether. Detectives are looking for
them. Mrs Beaver has sworn out a
warrant for the arrest Of her husband,
alleging desertion.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
sums in
WAR RISK DEATHS
Bureau Makes Full Settle
ment or Instalments OPP
tional in Policies
MORE BENEFITS
ARE ALLOWED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-All convert
ed Governm' mt life insurance policies
will hereafter be naid at death in a
lump sum or in instalments for any
number Of months not less than thirty
six, at The option OF the Insured, Di-
rector Of War Risk Insurance Chol-
meley-Jones announced last night.
The action gives Government policies
all benefits issued by private COM
panles with a premium rate nearly 30
per cent. Heretofore the policies lSave
been paid In insiallmCnts of $3.50
month for twenty years in the case OF
those with face value OF $4,000. The
fact that the policies Ware not paid in
lump sums has heen a cause OF con-
siderable objection. and the change
will cause many service men 70 re-
sumo their Government insurance. II Is
believed.
Mr. Cholmeley-Jones also announces
that the work OF his bureau has been
speeded up TO such an extent that on
the day the President signed the Sweet
bin granting increased compensation TO
D ~
/ tobaling Sl995SO and representing the
retroactive benefits Of the new law,
We're mailed. New York State led with
total OF cighty-eight checks amounl-
ing TO SG5ss5. All the retroactive
checks viii be mailed by January 10, n
| Wis stated.
4 resume OF the Increased benefits Of
I The Sweet bill, which assures the
wounded soldiers Of better care, was
given by the director as follows:
Under the new amendment 70 the
war risk insurance act passed by Con-
gress and which became a law Decem-
Der 81. 1919 when Il was signed by
the President, war term insurance or
/ United States Government life ICON
vertedl insupnce policies may be
made payable to any Of the following
list Of beneflcaries: Parent. grand
| parent stepparent. parent through
adoption wife or husband. child
gTundchild, stepchild. adopted child,
brother sister. half brother, half
sister, brother through adoption. sis
! ter through adoption stepbrOiher.
stepsister uncle, aunt, nephew, niece,
brOther-in-law, sister 'n-law. a person
WHO mas Slouu ~ tue IeldllOu OF
parent 10 the insured for period OF
one year or more prior 20 the in
sured's enlistment or induction; the
children Of such person, parent. grand
parent, stepparent or parent through
adoption OF the insured's wife or
husband.
The rate OF compensation for dlsa-
bilily has been greatly increased.
A comparison between the amounts
formerly granted under the war risk
insurance act with those provided by
the new law follows
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

Temporary total dis
ability ..............
With neither wife nor
child ....-...........
With wife and one child
With wife and two
children .............
With wife and three or
more children .......
With no wife, but one
child ....... ........
With no wife, but two
children .............
With no wife, but three
children ............
with no wife. but four
children .............
Allowance for depend
ent mother or depend
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

and quality were determining factors
so why not develop an inter-commun-
10y. interstate and even national con-
test as to the largest and most inter-
esting tree9
The American Forestry Association,
Washington, d c.. wants information
and pictures Of trees with history as
well as unusually large specimens.
They will be recorded in It's hall OF
fame roll OF honor especially
timely when trees are being dedicated
10 The memory OF soldiers and sailors
whose lives were sacrificed In the
cause OF liberty.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

creasing production and cutting down
OF labor costs.
During the war the Office was swamp
ed with applications for patents design
ed 10 speedily bring a victorious end TO
the war. Cranks We'd with those OF
real inventive genius In the number OF
applications.
The government kept strict watch
over all ideas that came In and any
that appeared valuable were guarded
with the utmost secrecy and patents
were not issued until the end OF the
war for fear that the enemy might gain
possession upon publication OF the
patent
Now Yankee ingenuity has turned
from win-lhe-war devices 10 The nor
NAL Industrial lines
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
INVENTORS in
U. s. A BUSY LOT
ny CAROLYN NANcE nELL.

WASHINGTON. d c., Dec. 3O.-An In
crease Of at least 50 per cent. above
normal in the work OF the United
States Patent ONCE has taken place
since the armlstice was signed
The number OF applc cations for pa
tents and trade marks, patent officials
say. Is an indication OF the quickenlng
experienced In the Industrial world
since The end Of the war. Manufaciur-
ers are on the alert for devices for in
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
HUNT REMEDIES FOR
CAT INFLUENZA

LONDON, Dee. 90-Brltlsh seamen are
sure disaster IS coming Scores OF
ships cats are dying of from flu. The
British Humane Society has hired ex-
perts 20 hunt remedies for cat nu.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30
FINE RECORr FOR
PITTSBtJnG TO FACE

LONDON, Dee. 3O.-Dirty7 About 48O
tons OF SCOT, dust and dirt falls on
every square mile OF London every
year.
Evening journal., 1919-12-30

The supremacy Of the giant red
woods Of California alone being given
priority, the American Forestry Asso-
citation Is prone TO accredit an elm in
Charlottesville, Ind, as the largest
shade tree in the United States. The
wonderful specimen, guarded by the
jealous eye Of the mayor for GO years,
has a spread OF 30 feet Is feet high,
feet finch in diameter feet above
the ground, and is i2J years old.
Indiana has long claimed shampion-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
VICTORY BUTTONS
Supply Of Two Hundred Received fester-
at Local Recruiting office.

Victory buttons awarded to world
war veterans were distributed 10 cx-sol-
dicrs, sailors and marines at the local
army recruiting office yesterday after
noon. 4 supply OF two hundred was
brought from Huntington. by captain
detailed by tho state recruiting Object.
One silver button was given out. that 10
n soldier who served in tn" medical corps
and wounded while on the firing llne
aiding other wounded men.
Regulations rcquir" that wounded men
receive silver buttons and all those not
wounded brunzr ones. Sergeant Barker
is in charge Of tho distribution. IN oru-
or to receive his button a soldier must
present his discharge or "A copy thereon
and IL must be- certified by tie state re-
crultins officer. which process requires
ono weeks time. However. many men
had filed copies Of Their discharges al
recruiting headquarters in anticipation
Of tho coming of tho buttons and the
first supply will not last long.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
MORE Than SCORE
OF WITNESSES
ARE SUBPOENAED
70 testify Monday Before the High Cost
sf Living InveEtig ating
Commission.

subpoenas were placed in the hands Of
Chief Of Police FREQ Frazier yesterday
evening for nearly two dozen witnesses
who will be called to testify Monday
before the commission investigating the
high cost Of living. The names OF the
witnesses are being withheld until the
chief and his officers can serve the SUBJ
poenaS.
Witnesses. In many instances. not only
will be required TO appear before the in
vestisators in person, but will be re-
quired to submit bills showing costs Of
items under investigation. as we'll as ac-
count books and such other documents
as the committee wishes to examine in
its probe to determine II there is profit
eering In living necessities.
Members OF the committee. with City
Solicitor J. J. p. OBrien. are busy out
lining the course Of the examination to
be conducted Monday and all of the
time up to the first session Monday will
be needed to secure witnesses and pre-
pare the questions which will be put 10
the witnesses.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
FOOD PRICES LOWER
IN GAINESVILLE
THAN IN WHEELING
Pubushcd List OF Cood Prices Prevail
ing IN Ohio City.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. residents are not
complaining Of the high cost or llNlng'
4 local business man returned from
GAINESVILLE yesterday. bringing WITH MN
A long list Of market prices on 1ooos
and also some newspaper clippings
showing prices there. -
Tomatoes sell at GAINESVILLE for 30
coats per bushcl. all you want 10 can
or cat The lowest they have sold here
is - cents pc half bushcl. Other Ha'cs-
villc prices arc Interestingly
Cantaloupcs. cents per pound.
Rccts. four punches for 10 cents.
Boiling beef. 20 cents per pound.
Cucumbcrs, cents each.
RIB roast cents per pound.
Bccfstcak - cents per pound.
pot roast. 90 ccnta pcr pound.
Boiling meat. Ii cents per pound.
Celery, thee punches for 10 cents.
Creamery butter tbcsD, 81 cents per
pound
Country butter. A. cents per pound.
Fresh cggs, - cents per dozen.
Cream cheese. IS cents per pound
Calf liver, IS cents per pound.
Beef liver. l2i. cents per pound.
Sweet corn. II cents per dozen.
Texas peaches. 10 cents per pound.
rents ten per cent lower in GAINESVILLE
rents ten per cent lower III 'sancsrilie
than hero. with "A distance OF only ~
miles from city to city.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
COL. SWEENEY
LEAVES CITY.
WHEEL OF FATE WILL SOON TURN
AND REDUCE MANY HIGH
oFF1cERs TO FORMER RANKS.
D.stinguIshed wheeling1te Leaves To-
Enter General staff School at
washington.

Colonel walter Sweeney. late OF Cen
cral John J. Pcrshing's staff and
native of Wheeling. leaves the city TO-
lay 10 report to the general starr COL
lege at Washington Barracks. Washing
ton. d. c. Twcnty-scvcn officers or the
regular army. each OF whom dlStln-
Euishcd himself in the winning OF the
world war. will make up the student
class" of tho college.
Colonel Sweeney has been in the ser
vice Of Uncle Sam twenty-five years.
He has climbed purely through hard
work and loyal service TO tho rank OF
colonel and outranks any other ol1lcer
horn in this city or entering the service
from Wheeling. The fact that General
Pcrshing saw fit to place Colonel
Sweeney in charge Of all of the a. f. +.
intelligence work and again in command
Of tho A. F. +. Press Special train thh:
carried 500 ncwspapcrmen in UNIFORM
all over the European scenes or actlon'
proves his worth as 4 soldier.
Rules of the war department Will
take Colonel Sweeney back 10 his pre-
war rank within a short time. In the
regular army he ranks as major anu
to saw tho least that is a notable rank
in itself in Uncle Sans regular military
organization. 1t has been said that Few
if any Of the officers commissioned Tor
world war service only could come
close to passing the examinations that
a regular army officer has successfully
withstood. This may or may not De
true, brt the fact remains that major
in tho regular army Will stand head and
shoulders above a temporary world war
colonel. But Colonel Sweeney is not
tho only one to be busted" Hundreds
Of others including many major gcner-
ais will 20 down. down. down until
some Of them will be near Colonel
Sweeney, as they were once before. Gen
cral PcrshinE and General March Will
be the only officers to retain their full
world war rank. this by grace or the
President. who asked Congress to create
these permanent ranks. But the Presi-
dent did not take into consideration the
men on PcrshnG's staff who helped do
the work and they so back to prc-War
basis.
Colonel Swccncy's achievements as
soldier have made Wheeling proud OF
him. General Pcrshins certainly
thought enough of him and that should
hc a recommendation for anyone. but us
too Rad that the general didn't try Ia
see to il that a fellow who was good
enough 10 be a colonel while in the
fight. didn't either 20 higher or staS
where he was after the scrapping was
over Maybe tho general couldn't but
someone surely could.
Colonel Sweeney yesterday afternoon
visited the local army recruiting station
and recalled how twenty-five years ago
he had entered the service. the boys al
the station were hOnorcd by the distin-
guishcd visitor and the colonel being C.
regular army officer proved especially
popular with the recruiting detail VINO
have moth ng but love for officers moi
in the regular organization.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
SOLDIERS MAY BE-
REINSTATED ON
ROLL OF INSURED

Soldiers whose war risk insurance has
laoscd have golden opportunity 10 he
rcinstatcd. 1t was announced at war
Camp Community and American Legion
Headquarters yesterday that mon may
he rcinstnt>d without paying 10 tho gov
eminent any back premiums. II tncy
oppcar at tho office this month. they
NAV hc renStatcd by paying onlX the
August premium.
REPORTS show that three million OF
tho four million mon in the American
Army dropped thci: insurance. Uncle
sam is making an effort TO have the
men take up their insurance again ana
keep II in force. Insurance mon agree
that no better insurance be obtained
than that given tn" soldier ut very little
cost by the government. Men whose
premiums have lapscd should call nj the
military headquarters in the Rex theatre
building. pay this months premium and
no rcinStatcd at once. 1t is mighty
easy way TO prevent tho loss OF Sln'nO0
worth OF insurance. Scores OF Wheel
ing boys dropped their rolIcics and are
now without insurance. They owe 1t 10
themselves and their dependents TO get
back in the government insurance wa9-
or
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
OPEN STREET PAVING
BIDS NEXT MONDAY

Tho Ohio county board Of commission
crs AZ its session Monday will open bids
for rcsurfacing two squares Of tho old
National highway route on Wheeling
island. Tho section Of the street 10 b"
MAYED extends from tho intersection NJ
Front and Virginia streets 10 the cast
side Of Penn street
The paving of this portion OF the
Island will be tho first Of tho work 10
no done by tho county on tho National
highway route within the city "hlle
This portion Of tho route is only Two
squares long. tho route Is one OF the
worst pieces Of street on the Island and
tho Improvement will be welcomed.
Tho advertisement for bids calls f"r
brick having on a concrct" base. Con-
tractors have until 10 o'clock Monday
10 iilc their bids.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
PETIT HEARTS.

Tho hest gum "rcr-cor"rcd with PINK
candy. Rich Favored with fruit. LOOK
like heart and taste like more. Only
five cents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
BROTHERS APPLY
FOR CITIZENSHIP

John Pinter. Hungarian. mill WORKER.
employed at the LaBelle mill, 1olioveo
the footsteps of his brother. steve, ana
applied for American citizenship papers
yesterday. On Thursday Steve Pintcr
filed declaration Of intention Of be-
coming an American. Friday John PIN
ter filed a similar paper. The bro, hers
came TO this country in 1907 and to-
gethcr they will be made citizens Of
their adopted country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
MORE CITY employees
THREATEN TO STRIKE

Swecpcrs and drivers employed in tho
city street dcpa-;m,n mt announced yes
terday that unless their demands for In
creased pay are granted today they Will
walk off their jobs. They hove asked
that an organizer be sent to Wheeling
I, unionize tho department.
Drivers demanded en- increase in pay
from 81 20 $3.50 4 day. Sweepers
demanded a raise from 1915 to 81. City
Manager Ephlin notified tho men that
their demands could not be granted.
The city police. who were recently
granted $3.50 increase in pay per
month. are said to have decided to ark
that they be given the rest Of the $3.50
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
tn Improve Your Digestion.

For years my digestion was so poor
that could only scat the lightest foods.
tried everything that l heard OF 10
got relief. but not until about year
ago when I saw Chamberlain's Tablets
advertised and got bottle OF them did
find the right treatment. Since tax
ing them my digestion is tinc."-Mrs.
r!anchc Bowers. Indiana. Pa For sale
hv all dealers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09

The greater the necessity for saving
the greater your opportunity to uso
The IntelliEencer Want Ads
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
BISHOP DONAHUE
BUYS PROPERTY

The following decd was filed at inc or
fec Of the county clerk this morning:
CLAW y. Ahoms and T.. Carl Franc. spc-
cial commissioners for tho Circuit court
Of Marion county to Bishop T. j. Dona-
hue Of W'hc"linG n parcel of real "stnt"
on quincy street. for Sl2. oon.-Fairnont
West NirEinan.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
INVITE STATES MAYORS

Tho speakers committee Of the
scsoui-ccntcnnial celebration yesterday
mailed invitations to mayors Of all the
larger cities in the state" as we'll as to
Governor John J. Cornwcll. inviting
them TO attend Wheeling's one hundred
and fifticth anniversary the first week
in September.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09

raise they asked just before tho wage
petition was Compromised.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-09
FIFTEEN BUILDING PERMITS

building permits issued by the ciF
clerk this week numbered Is. The total
cost Of work 10 be- done under tho rcr.
mits is estimated ut sG.nTl. Permits for
TWO garages To 10 erected by Charles
Fl. Dunaway on the Island represent tho
largest outlay.