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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
EPIGRAPHs PROVE A PUZZLE
Explanation Of Hleroolyphics Admit
teddy Very Old VIII Surely Be Of
the Greatest Interest.

Amateur psychologists of California
are endeavoring to interest profess
sional scientists of the East In the
epigraphs which abound on the rocks
Of Round Valley, not far from the city
Of Bishop. and which are believed to
be as old, If not older, than the HERO
glyphics of earliest Egypt, to which
they bear a strange resemblance.
It is believed by many that the
strange markings constituted the
names by which ancient tribes marked
the source of water supply for the
benefit of those of their number who
lived rowing lives.
These hjeroglyphics have never been
deciphered, although they are matters
Of record In the leading museums Of
the country, 1t Is said. The Indian
tribes now living in the vicinity de-
clare they are the work Of the Indians
of Norti, America and that they ante
date all aboriginal lore.
Some who have examined the
strange markings in the flinty bowl
ders say the heiroglyphics closely re-
semble those Of earliest Egypt and
may replace the latter as the first
written language Of humanity.
They are found always In the vicin-
ity of water supplies, the same mark
ings discovered near Bishop appearing
also on rocks extending through the
Canadian border, down through Wash
ington, Oregon and California to the
Mexican line and beyond. This fact,
1t Is argued, indicates that prehistoric
tribes marked highway for their MI
grating members or for their armies,
giving specific directions as to the best
water supplies along the way.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
Teapots $500

entirely different shape than before
and nifty two different shapes and four different decorations
looking potsomething entirely different
Miss Seeing These $500 and $3.50
in
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
NO EXPRESSION IN THE EYES
Quite as Much in Those Of Glass as in
the Natural Ones, Is Recent
Assertion.

A writer in the London Chronicle
asserts that the human eye never
changes its expression, and no doubt
he Is correct IN that assertion. We
may take it for granted, If he Is just
writer, that he never discovered this
for himself, but is merely recording Il
fact that has been demonstrated by
scientific observers. The eye uppal-
emily expresses variety Of emotions,
and writer's as a class are continually
recording these changing expressions
with all the adjectivul wealth they can
command. The heroes herOines and
villains of fiction are always register
when you read the convincing descrip.
tons you simply have to believe them.
What is more, any day at the movies
you can see the heroes, heroines and
villains actually performing these
stunts with their eyes. You don't have
TO take the words Of authors for 1T;
the movie actors furnish the .. 4. y.
So what is the use of cOntradiclins
facts that are universally recognizedt
Most of US meet and talk with several
dozen persons every day, and we pass
hundreds of others in the streets. If
you observe the eyes of any of those
persons you cannot fail to note that
they reveal one or another mental or
emotional state. The eyes are cold,
Indifferent, questioning, melancholy,
petulant, mirthful, mildly amused or
what not, as the case may be. They
also reflect holiness, timidity, selt-as,
surance, difliuence, coquetry, and a
variety Of dominant temperamentai at
tributes.
However, we are told that the eyes
never behave in any such fashion, and
we are forced to believe it. The eyes
themselves are incapable Of emotional
change. Novelists are always having
eyes flash with rage" and all that
sort of thing, and most of us are con-
vinced that we have frequently seen
eyes flash. But no rage or emotion Of
any sort can change the glistening OF
the eye. The flashing or glistening Of
the eye depends wholly upon reflected
light. That light is reflected from two
places, the pupil and the white, and
neither of these brightnesses is gov.
erned by the mental or emotional slate.
The effect of the changing expressions
Of the eye is really given by the yiri.
Gus licking Of the muscles In the flesh
surrounding the eye and by the eye
lids. The flashing effect Is undoubt,d:
ly produced by Il wider opening of The
lids, which exposes more Of the White
for light reflection. In ''tWinkling"
eye Il is not the eye but the lids ana
the surrounding muscles that really
twinkle. AS a matter of fact, Ii first.
class glass eye would appear to be
jus, as expressive emotiolally as q
natural eye.--F. Ii. Young, in provi.
dence Journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
This Bug Has a Cows Face.

You would perhaps not notice this
cOwlke face and fur collar unless you
should use Il pocket lens, which every
scout should have. Then you VIII find
the monOhammus or sawyer beetle eX-
tremely interesting. says Edward +.
BigelOw, scout naturalist, discussing
this curious insect in Boys Life.
These beautiful brown and gray
beetles are, including the unternae,
about an inch and a quarter long. The
antennae OF feelers are as long rs the
body in the case Of the female and
twice as long in the male.
Where shall you look for these curl.
GUS beetles? Search among the needle
like leaves Of the pine and fir The
larvae are found in the sound wood Of
these trees. Sometimes the mature
beetles occur in such numbers as to
do real iniLry to the trees. but ordi-
narly they are not very plentiful, an,!
most scouts are not familiar with
them, even where they are fairly album
dant.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
The Storm.

wife, oh, wife!'' he Numbered. He
heard the gentle rainlike patter # her
feet as she approached. A cloud OF
anger overspread his features and
lightning flashed from his eyes.
Il should like to know why your
complexion is so muddy this morning.
he demanded. When she saw his rage
break forth in torrents she burst into
a food Of tears. Stricken with re-
morse at her grief he seized her in his
arms and showered her with kisses.
With true feminine forgiveness she al
lowed a bright, warm sunny smile to
play on her face and happiness s!lone
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
cutworn ki,Iinu.

CutworIns which pass the winter as
partially grown larvae are generally
starved out by fall blowing. as their
food is turned under. White grubs are
destroyed more easily by deep. full
blowing because this insect burrows
nearly to the plow-depth line during
October. and being turned up at that
time cannot hibernate again before
winter sets In.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
French Live Stock on the Decline.

The United States food administra.
ton has called attention to the large
decrease in live stock In France since
the beginning of the war. In cattle
this decrease amounted to 2.599;O00 up
to December, 1917; IN sheep the de-
crease amounted to 6,238,OO0 head; In
hogs to 2,S69,O00 head. In the period
since owing to the food shortage there
has been still further shrinkage. Fig
ures like these indicate that there will
be large and insistent demand for
live stock from this country for the
foreign trade for many years after
peace Is finally established.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12

lagher Of the Episcopal church. The
minister stuck strictly to the gospel
and gave them one Of the strongest
sermons they had ever heard preach
ed.
The assembAge joined in singing
America and the Battle Hymn of the
Republic
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
Embarrassing.

'.What do you think of Women In
aoIitics?''
'Enibarrassing,'s answered Miss
Cayenne. You can't be sure whether
9 bashful man Is going to propose to
you OK merely ask you for your vote
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
Rev. D. J. Gallagher Addresses
b. of L. E.

The annual Memorial services Of
the B. of L. E. were held at~the sons
of Norway hall Sunday afternoon,
with large attendance. The SER
mon was preached by Rev. D. j. Gal
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-06-12
SOUGHT ONLY BY FISHERMEN
Rock Point, Nd, Differs in Many
Ways From the conventionalized
"Summer Resort" s

Nttle white wooden houses In q
broken row, like an old mans teeth;
behind them fat green Maryland
farm country Of broad-leaved tobacco
fields and yellow wheat and deeply
Swallowed woods; before them river
seven miles wide of almost tropical
green and blue, with a wooded island
In the foreground shading the water
with great sycamore and crowned by a
pine grove, where nest the Ospreys that
hover all day long over the water,
plunging like living javelins, now and
then, to snatch fish Of dazzling silver
from river of polished jade.
Such, impressionistically, is Rock
Point, Md, where all summer long
many Washingtonians go to catch fish.
The place is not at all fashionable;
there is no hotel worthy of the name,
and the prices of everything are alto
gether too low to attract the "best PEG.
pie"
Even the fact that at least one cabi-
net officer, a senator or two and sew
eral congressman go regularly to Rock
Point does not seem to add to it's dig.
nifty or to endow it with the rank of a
real summer resort. Somehow even q
senator loses his value as q social or.
lament when he puts on a pair Of
oyeralls and yells and gets excited over
four-pound sea trout.
The great majority Of those who 60
to Rock Point are simply anglers
whatever else they may be at home,
here they are but members of the great
fraternity Of fishermen. Bankers and
plumbers often "chip in" on the same
mOt0rboat and borrow tobacco from
each other.
Women are fewer than men, but
never lacking, and they are always
hearty, sunburned women Of the kind
that get their hair wet when they 90
In swimming and don't pretend to be
afraid Of fish.
Faear Bailey Of Van Hook arrived
4 Ninot this afternoon, erroute to
Sawyer where he will look after his
farming interests. Mr.. Bailey was
accompanied by his son. Roscoe. who
has been teaching school near Devils
Lake. Mr.. Bailey reported a good
shower IN the vicinity of Van Hook
this morning, and crops in that local
ity are looking quite well.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
Advice Of Experts Ignored and
Funds Misappropriated,
Charges Former Head
ofSeCurity League.

New York, Jan. 9-Charges that
members of congress have re
peatedly ignored the advice of our
naval board and of our army and
navy heads, and have wasted money
by log rolling and misappropriation
of funds" were made by S. STAN
wood Menken, former president of
the National Security league, here
today in testimony before the con-
gressional committee investigating
the activities of the organization.
The scene of the inquiry was trans
ferred from Washington to New
York today.
Asked by Representative Johnson
of Kentucky, chairman of the conf
mittee, to explain what he meant,
the witness declared that congress
for years had been spending the
public money where votes are thick
est"
He cited as an instance of mis-
appropriation" the postoffice build
ing at Bar Harbor, Maine, "a town
of a few thousand inhabitants, y
which he declared would do credit
to a city of a million
When pressed as to what con.
gressmen he considered guilty Of
wasting money for personal pur-
poses in this instance, Mr.. Menken
answered, whatever congressman
or congressman were instrumental
in having it put through
Mr.. Menken severely criticised
the method of making naval ap-
preparations, declaring that in some
cases dry docks had been built
"wl,ere there was not enough water
to bring the ships to the dock"
To a, question of Representative
Harrison of Mississippi whether
Mr.. Menken meant there was per
sonal corruption" in congress the
witness answered "no."
Asked why he did not enter con-
gress himself and "help New York
out" Mr.. Menken said he. would
gladly run if Mr.. Harrison would
get the nomination for him from
the political powers that be-"
He said he thought New York
had the finest misrepresentation
in congress of any city in the United
States"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
STRIKERS CLASH
WITH TROOPS IN
BUEN0S AIRES
Twenty Thousand Workmen
in Riot at Steel Works,
Which Results in
$50 Casualties.

Buenos Aires, Jan. 9.-It is re-
ported that there were $50 casual
ties here this afternoon as a re-
suit of clash between troops and
strikers at the Vasona Steel Works.
The troops opened fire on the strik-
ers, who responded with rifles.
The government has stationed
soldiers and artillery in the vicinity
of the steel works, and troops from
various sections jof the republic, in
Gliding Rosario, are being rushed
here.
Twenty thousand strikers sur
rounded the plant in an attempt to
force strike breakers to leave. The
government rushed up squadron
of national mounted police to escort
the workers tossafety.
During the afternoon street cars
and taxicabs were overturned or
destroyed. AS night approached
the situation admittedly was asum-
ing grave proportions.
Nearly all the industries of the
city. including the transportation
lines, have been paralyzed by a a.
hour general strike called in protest
against the "use of force by the
state in the fight Tuesday in which
five metal workers were killed and
80 wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
Colonel R0osevelt's Estate
Placed in Trust For Widow

Col. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., and
w. Emlen Roosevelt, cousin of the
colonel.
Mrs. Roosevelt, who was unable
to attend the funeral yesterday, will
visit the grave in Young's Memorial
cemetery tomorrow, after which she
will leave Sycamore Hill for brief
visit to Colonel Roosevelt's sister,
Mrs. William S. Cowles, at Farm
ington, Conn. She will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Ethel Derby and
Captain Archibald Roosevelt.
Hundreds of visitors thronged the
cemetery today and it was learned
that one of the reasons for the sta
tioning of military guard of honor
about the grave was to prevent
souvenir hunters" from carrying
away the floral tributes.
As the visitors stood about the
grave today, an army airplane from
Quentin Roosevelt field at Mineola,
few low and dropped a laurel
wreath which landed squarely on the
grave.
kilograms. cablegrams and let
tiers of coincidence continued to pour
into Sycamore Hill today and Cap.
tain Roosevelt said that all which
bore addresses would be, answered.
He expressed the appreciation OF
the family for the many messages
which gave no address to which re.
plies could be sent.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
Will Made in 1912 Read to
Family; Disposes Of
Property Valued at
About $5OO,OOO.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. 1O.-Col
Theodore Roosevelt's will, made jim
1912. was read to members of the
family at Sycamore Hill today and
probably will be filed with the sur
rogate Of Nassau county tomorrow.
Although the value of the former
presidents estate was not made
known, it was understood to amount
to not more than $5O0,0O0. Accord
ing to Attorney George c. Cobbe OF
New York, who read the will, the
document provides that the entire
estate, except the family silver and
plate, shall be held in trust for the
widow during her life, and gives her
power to dispose of it by will as she
sees fit. In the event she leaves no
will, the estate is to be divided in
equal parts among the children.
The silver and family plate, Mr..
Cobbe said, are to be divided among
the children. as is a $4,000 trust
fund left to Colonel Roosevelt by
his father.
The will named as trustees Lieut..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
G. O.P. MEETING
AT CHICAGO TO
Be love FEAST
Leaders See Signs of Success
in Next Election and Dis
cuss Candidates for
Presidency.

Chicago, Jan. o.-Party leaders
from nearly every state arrived here
today to attend the meeting of the
republican national committee to
be held tomorrow. The session will
be a political love feast" at which
the republican victory at the con-
grcssional elections last November
will be canvassed and plans for the
1920 presidential campaign dis
cussed. Practically every state will
be represented by the national conf
mitteeman or his proxy. Party
leaders brought optimistic reports
from every section indicating, they
said, success in the next presidential
election.
Although Chairman Will H. Hays
declared any discussion of eandi-
dates for president was premature,
the party leaders in preliminary and
informal conferences tonight dis
cuSsed probable candidates and is
sues. Among the names mentioned
in the gossip were:
Gen John J. Pershing, Gen.
Leonard Wood, Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts,
Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa,
Senator P. c. Knox of Pennsyl-
vania, Senator Warren G. Harding
of Ohio, William H. Taft of Ohio,
Senator James E. Watson of In
diana, Gov. Frank o. Lowden OF
Illinois, Former Gov. Charles H.
Whitman of New York, and Senator
JOHN W. Weeks of Massachusetts,.
Gov.-Elect Henry ]. Allen OF
Kansas was mentioned as possible
candidate for vice president by his
friends.
The two issues most frequently
mentioned in the gossip were an
: attack on the alleged extravaganza
of the national democratic admins
tration and a strong declaration
against bolshevikism and socialistic
doctrines, including government
ownership or operation of the rail,
roads and other public utilities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
new YORK CITY
MENACED WITH
FOOD famine
Marine Workers Strike Ties
Up Traffic In Harbor;;
Boat Owners Make
Arbitration Offer.

New York, Jan. 9.-Unless rail-
roads can bring food into New York
by roundabout routes, the hunger
point may be reached within 48
hours and the lives of thousands i'm.
periled as the result of the marine
workers strike, which tied up vir-
tually all traffic in the harbor today,
according to a statement tonight
from the Office of A. H. Smith, re-
gional railroad director.
Hope to Avert Famine.
Mr.. Smith asked for a 48 hour
armistice and stated if this was
granted the strike could be settled
across the table. At conference
with Mr.. Smith, however, the men
told him the proposal could not be
considered until the general strike
committee held meeting scheduled
for 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
1t was stated at Mr.. Smiths Of
fee that to avert possible famine,
live stock, foodstuffs and milk were
being given preference over all other
freight coming into this >city. The
milk situation was described as
"even worse than that of solid
food as there we're thousands Of
babies and invalids who must be
supplied.
The $4,000 members of the Inter
national Longshoremen's association
at this port are ready to strike in
sympathy with the marine workers,
according to a report made tonight
at meeting of the strike commit
tee by Paul A. Vaccarelli, represent
ing the association. 1--WE have
pledged you our support" he said.
Agree to Name Board.
The boat owners association an
Eounced tonight that the men had
signed an agreement for the appoint
ment of conciliation board to arbi-
trate all differences. This announce
ment brought prompt denial from
the strike committee, which termed
it IAN owners welfare proposition
; Meanwhile, many other agencies
are at work to restore normal
conditions in New York harbor,
which were almost unprecedented
today, Union leaders declared that
10000 men were Idle. Scarcely a
ferry, tug or lighter moved after 6
o'clock this morning. There were
no tugs to dock ocean liners and
no boats to carry freight.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
C0NFAbS.
ON PEACE.
MEASURES.
GOING ON.
Growing Driving Power Shown
in Conferences; France
Names Delegates and
Presents Protocol.
BY Associated Press.

Paris, Jan. 9.-Official announce.
ment was made today that the coun.
Gil of ministers had approved the
nominations as the French repre-
sentatives in the peace congress of
the following:
Georges Clemenceau. the pre-
mier; Stephen Pichon, 'oreign
minister; Lucien Klotz, finance min
ister; Andre Tardieu, French high
commissioner to the United States,
and Jules Cambon. former ambassa-
dor at Berlin.
Marshal Foch, it is announced,
will naturally be a member of the
peace congress as the commander
in-chief Of the allied armies. The
technical representatives of the
French government probably will in
clude Leon Bourgeois, authority on
the subject of society of nations.
Council Taking Form.
Announcement of the French del
egation, in addition to bringing a
distinguished array of French
statesmen into the arena of the
peace congress, has begun to give
dehniteness to the delegations of
the great powers, of which the
! American delegation has been by
itseA up to the present time. 1t is
expected that the British, Italian
and Japanese delegations now will
be announced officially.
The leading figures, like Premier
Lloyd George and Foreign Secre-
ltary Balfour for Great Britain;
Premier Orlando and Foreign
! Minister Sonnino for Italy and
Viscount .Chinda and Ambassador
Matsui for Japan, already are
known, although not officially ap-
pointed, but the designation of a
full list will bring into being the
real directing force of the congress,
consisting of Is members repre-
senting five great powers of the
world.
French Delegation Strong.
1t will be this supreme council
Of the great powers which will
guide and shape the deliberations
and results of the entire congress,
and while all the other powers will
later have a full hearing and a
voice, it will be the great powers
which will initiate and direct the
general conduct of affairs.
The personnel OF the French dele
| cation is recognized as exception
allv strong, combining the political
diplomatic, financial, economic aad
military sagacity of France. The
appointment of Jules Cambon is
particularly gratifying to the Amer.
can delegation owing to his init
mate knowledge of and sympathy
with American affairs resulting from
his long service as French am
bassador in Washington.
NJ. Cambon, with Foreign Minis
Continued on Page Two. Column Four
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
BERNSTORFF'S NEPHEW
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE.

San Francisco, Jan. 9.-Baron
Allardt Won Dem B. Muench,
nephew of the former German am
bassador, Count Won Bernstorff
was sentenced today to three
months in the county Jail for perpe-
trating a fraud upon the govern
ment by attempting to enter the
country with forged passport
Baron Muench pleaded guilty
with Edward Michael Zaccho, a
Dane, alleged to be a diplomatic
agent of the German foreign Of
fee, to indictments charging them
with conspiracy to smuggle into
Berlin military papers brought
from Shanghai.
Judge NJ. T. Dooling sentenced
Zaccho to a term of one year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-10
Iowa Family Of Five,
Sick With Influenza,
Burned in Their Home

Cedar Rapids, Ia. JAM o.-Frank
Blizek, his wife, their six-year- old
son. 14-year-old daughter and d
year-old daughter were all burned
to death early this afternoon, when
their farm home at Oxford Junction
in Jones county was destroyed by
fire. Their charred bodies were re-
covered from the debries five hours
later.
All members of the family were
i'll with influenza. They lived in a
valley half a mile from the nearest
house. Unable to get help, the
father, in spite of his illness tried
to get their meals. The rest were
all confined to their beds.
Soon after | o'clock residents in
the nearest farm house saw a cloud
of smoke rising over the hill top.
When they arrived at the Blizek
home it was in flames and the roof
had fallen in. An alarm, was given
over the countryside, but it was
several hours before the throng
could begin searching for the
bodies