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Evening journal., 1919-03-03
NEWS ODDITIES

N1DnLETOWN. N. Y-william Clark
Is legally dead In New York State. hav-
Ing been so declared by the surrogate's
Court after an absence Of IS years. So
he's going back TO Arizona where, he
says he's recognized as live one.
NEW YoRK-FollowIng the dIssp-
pearance Of a bottle Of champagne from
his own safe. L. g. Mertz. cafe owher,
sent six remaining bottles to the safe
deposit vaults Of the Peoples National
Bank.
NEW YORK-Edward Dillon, director
Of moving pictures, says he's of
scenarios calling for hold-ups. To make
one realistic he hired a former stick
up" man. To day he has no watch.
BRAINTREE, Mass.-when a truck
load OF hay caught fire, Robert Horte
calmly drove Il TO the nearest alarm
box, pulled the alarm and waited. The
fireman did the rest.
Evening journal., 1919-03-03

Charles w. Gooding. Real Estate and
Mortgage Broker, Wilmington, Del.
Il heartily indorse your ef-
forts In a good cause. In reply to
questions asked, 1 reply in the affirm
alive"
Evening journal., 1919-03-03

Edward r. Pusey Company, by Edward
/ r Pusey, President.
I'VE will answer yes 10 your ques-
tlons IN your communication, under
date Of February 2i."
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

nation that it was a difficult thing
to correct. Afterward, when l be-
came chairman Of the School Board
| used to call the attention of pub
fishers to the mistake and took the
matter up with every salesman for
publishing house who came to
Provincetown, but, of course, didn't
accomplish much that way. Some
of the book agents would say they'd
talk to the boss about it when they
got back to town, but nothing came
Of it.
cold Sea and Sand'-his name
was Felt, Charlie Felt-wouldn't
give up the fight for what he said
was the cause of historical accu-
racy.' For all he was queer to look
upon, and odd in his ways, he evil
IDENTIFY had been a man of culture,
and we heard in a roundabout way
that he had been a writer in the
Civil War, and had made a trip
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

and had taken them to the fishing
village SO they could 'see for them
selves" what the cape town was
planning to do.
"Them pilgrims had right rough
trip, but they had very little, if any
thing, on them Congressman" rc-
marked the tall Yankee. "You know
the last time Congress sent a COM
mittee it got as far as Boston, and
there that man Liggett, who is
chairman Of the Plymouth celebra-
tion committee, took 'em aboard his
steam yacht to Plymouth, and by
the time the doin's there were over
it was time for the congressman to
go back to Washington, and they
never did get to Provincetown at all.
"This time, when Congress sent
out a second committee, Province
town decided 1t ought to come down
there, too, and look things over, and
delegation went to Boston to see
that the invitation was accepted.
There was John Adams, the post
master, in the party, and Will
Young, the head Of the Seamen's
Bank, and Judge Welch and others,
and when they got to Boston ~tsa
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Stone sho,cng the landing place Of the Pilgrims
at PrOUincetotcn

Landing Day, and wouldn't be plan
ming to take a hand at all in the ter
centenary"
Afterward, I got the story of old
"Sea and Sand" from Artemas P.
Hannum, who was for eighteen
years chairman Of the School Board
Of Provincetown and is now head
Sclectman Mr.. Hannum is more
than seventy years Old, and his boy
hood goes back to the days when
Provincetown harbor was crowded
with whalers, mackerel fishermen
and the other intrepid souls who
made their living "off the banks"
The Selectman's home is far west
on Commercial Street.-The narrow,
winding thoroughfare which houses
the towns stores and skirts the har-
Dor SO closely the water almost
comes up to the very edge of the
houses.
Il knew old Sea and Sand bet
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
by Sdrged'lt

nice meeting in the Town Hall, and
before the Congressman left they
had a chance to look over the monu-
ment and see some of the things that
ought to be done before the celebra-
tion."
The tall New Englander chuckled
with the rest at the end of the story,
but there was nothing of animus TO-
ward Plymouth in this. but merely a
lively native appreciation of a
shrewd achievement successfully car
ried out in a worthy cause.
wonder what old Sea and Sand
would think about what's goin' on if
he was alive today" mused the
story-teller. "If it hadn't been fer
him Provincetown ID probably still
be goin' to Plymouth to celebrate
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Distrusted History

'He had an obsession that his
tory couldn't be trusted, and was
always saying that the men who
wrote the books rarely told the
facts. He said, for one thing, that
the Pilgrims hadn't made their first
landing in Plymouth at all, but in
Providence, and that it was a shame
the thing wasn't corrected.
"Now this was many years ago,
and, although all of us knew in a
vague way that the first landing
had been made in Provincetown,
the histories we read in the schools
kept on telling Of the landing in
Plymouth-as if this had been the
first and only one-and people just
let it go at that. The thing had
gained such wide circulation in the
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
The Pilgrim, monument at
Plymouth
in the celebration preparations, and

Of the giant memorial monument
which towers over the village
On the day l visited Provincetown
the weather had cleared, and the
lofty monument jutted into the sky
like some colossal pin planted by a
giant hand to keep the village from
slipping into the sea. About it clus-
tered the community which virtually
comprises the "claw" at the very tip
Of the cape. Far to the north there
was hint in the heavens of the
nor'wester which, on the next day,
was to batter to pieces big schooner
on a nearby shoal, but for the time
the water stretched away to the
south as unbroken as glass.
BY an interesting coincidence the
time Of the year conceded, with only
a few days difference, with that
when the Pilgrims, after landing at
Provincetown, were exploring the
coast for a place at which to estab-
lish permanent settlement; and the
weather, from the records, was also
about what it was then.
Provincetown lies at the extreme
end Of narrow neck Of land which
is scarcely more than three miles
across at its widest point, and as
the train swung down this narrow
trail it passed among giant sand
hills, which must have resembled
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
revenue cutter Androscoggin was in
fha harhOr

revenue cutter Androscoggin was in
the harbor.
"Well, after everybody had shaken
hands all around they talked things
over and it was decided that the
quickest and best way to get to
Provincetown was to 60 aboard the
Androscoggin and sail across the
bay, and that's what happened. Only,
as it was about ii degrees below zero
when the start was made, the going
was a mite uncomfortable and be-
came more so as the Androscoggin
got out in the bay. 1t got so rough
that Adams, who has lived here all
his life, got seasick and some Of the
Congressman were none too comfort
able, | hear. But the committee got
'em here, all right, and they had a
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
No Quarrel Bet,Ceen Them

In justice to Plymouth and
Provincetown, and to correct re-
ports circulated in New England
land other parts Of the country, It
Hihould be explained here that there
fs nothing Of jealousy between the
1.-TWO towns in preparing for the COM
Ing celebration. Of course, both
are New England towns, and there
fore by inclination and heritage
tenacious of their rights and tradi-
tions.
Plymouth holds nothing more
ncred than it's reputation as the
home of the forefathers" and
would not yield that distinction at
any cost. Provincetown is equally
Hgilant, as it proved recently when
It caused the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts to give it a separate appro-
pnatlon for its part in the celebra-
ton and which it is continuing tc
prove by it's request to Congress for
separate Federal encouragement.
But, having won what each consid-
ers its just share in the anniversary,
he two towns are perfectly willing
10 work side by side in preparing for
The big celebration which is to be-
gin some time next year and last
possibly, twelve months.
The curious bit of Historical fic-
'lon' which the celebration will
lnelp to dispel is that the Pilgrim
3sathers made their first landing at
plymouth and that they wrote there
The famous compact" which has
been popularity, but enormously, re-
'efred to since as the birth Of
representative government" on the
american continent.
IN recent years historians have
generally recognized-as do, for that
matter, the people of Plymouth
mat the first landing Of the Pilgrim
'a1hers and, of course, mothers was
actually made at Provincetown and
mat the compact" was written in
-ae cabin of the Mayfower while
sae lay at anchor in Provinc etown
nafoor, more than a month before
ae settlement was founded at
Plymouth.
one explanation for the rise Of the
actlon' is that the temporary loss
:" the log or diary of the Mayfiower
ueprlved the early historians of the
~ .ecord of the stay at Cape Cod, but
Tue spread of the error is scarcely
I'ore curious than is the story Of the
INDIVIDUAL - who, so far fs Providence
Is concerned, was largely responsible
i0r correcting it.
Inc story Of this man is, to a cer-
a'n exent, the story Of Province
towns rise to its present prominence
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
The Pilgrim monument at
ProUiRcetOtUn

ter, perhaps, than any other man In
Provincetown, but I never knew
exactly where he came FROM" said
Mr.. Hannum. "He was a queer
looking man, and people we're al
ways laughing at him. No one knew
Or at least if they did l can't re-
member it now-how he made his
living, and he was generally looked
upon as eccentric.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

A FTER three hundred years
~ the world-the word is
! - used deliberately, because
France, Holland and the
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28

those among which the Pilgrims,
wearing their corselets and weapons,
wandered in their first anxious days
on the wind-swept coast.
At anchor in the harbor lay the
fishing fleet, and it took no very
great feat of the mind to imagine
that one of them was the tiny cara
vel which had brought the forefath-
ers across the Atlantic, and was
waiting for them, even now, to re-
port on their quest among the dunes
for food and shelter.
Coming down from Boston, the
talk among the passengers-as
where in the vicinity of the Cape
Cod country isn't it these days.
had been of the coming tercentenary
and the part Provincetown was to
take in it.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
~ Two Towns Will Celebrate Landing of PILGRIMS
II Seems That Our
Forefathers Didn't
Step First ON
Plymouth Rock
Bv Arnold D. Prince

A FTER three hundred years
4 the world-the word is
- used deliberately, because
France, Holland and the
.otire Anglo Saxon world are pre-
auring to participate-is to have an
& opportunity to worship at two
arines in commemorating the ter
centenary anniversary of the land
ng Of the Pilgrims in America.
Until recently a great many per-
Yns believed only one shrine
Plymouth, Mass. was available.
! This historic hamlet, guarding the
vest portal of Cape Cod Bay, be-
csme indelibly identified in all mems
minds as the place where the Pill
rims established their first perma-
uent settlement on this side of the
Atlantic and where, in spite of In
dams, an inhospitable coast, hunger
! snd deprivations, they helped lay the
foundations of civil and religious
liberty in this country.
The streets in Plymouth leading
/ 10 the water front are never entire
j tree from persons, some from dis
tant parts Of the globe, going to til
landing place.; and few, indeed
are the villages, cities and towns j,
The United States which do not, !,
some home or public institution
treasure what is alleged to be
Ipiece Of the precious Pilgrim roc,
Ipn which, according to song al
Twory, the refugees from oversee
J melt and gave thanks to God after
completing their perilous voyage.
/ In every place Of instruction in the
And, In the most modern edifices Of
| brick and stone as in the humblest
little red schoolhouses in the most
remote rural communities, countless
lchildren have been taught the Incl
dents of that episode and told to
venerate it as one of the priceless
heritages of American history.
Now the people Of Massachusetts,
and the nation are preparing to
celebrate the three hundredth ami
versary of the landing, but Plym-
outh alone is not to be the center
fit.
This time the almost equally Ia
nous little community Of Province
town, guarding the east portal of
the bay, is to be included, and by
this act another blow is to be dealt
ito a curious bit Of Historical fc-
|tion' which persisted for several
generations and which has not been
ERASED, even yet, from the minds of
many people.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-28
Congressmen Kidnapped

A tall native, wearing a cloth peak
cap with earlaps, told with much
dry relish Of the way the celebration
committee from Provincetown had
"kidnaped" an important delega-
tion Of Congressman appointed to in
quire into the tercentenary plans.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
PLAYMAKERS
PREPARE FOR
PERFORMANCE
Will Present Three One-act
Plays on Thursday
and Friday. ! /.

Members Of the Dakota. Playmak-
ers are hard at work this week pre-
pairing for the presentation Of the In
itial efforts Of the society in the form
of three, one-act playlets on next
Thursday and Friday evenings.
Rehearsals have been called for
practically every spare moment be-
tween now and Thursday. Tonight
the "make-ups'' will be tried out.
for, it is stated, in one Of the plays
the characters are required to change
their "make-up" enough to show q
twenty year change in age. Dress re-
hearsal will occur. tomorrow evening.
New and special. scenery has been
provided for the play-stage for these
new playlets.
The farce, 1.-The Lost Silk Hat"
which will be staged Thursday is list
ed by the Drama league as one, of
the best and %cleverest farces ever put
on in this country. 1t has proved it.
self a prime favorite with little the
aires in the United States.
The fantasy, "a Maiden Over the
WALL" by Bertram Bloch. is spoken
The cast of characters takes in an en-
chanted maiden, a dragon and a goth
century knight, and the plot weaves
itself around them in a most alluring
and enticing manner. y"
1.-THE WILL" a realistic drama Of
one act, the author of which is Sir
James M. Barrie, noted English play
wright, promises to be full of
dramatic thrills, and the climax of
the plot provides the finishing touch
to an hour of. enjoyment.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
CONFUSION AS
TO MAIL RATES
Relatives And Friends of
Men in France Do Not All
Understand Postage Rules

On account Of the great confusion
existing as to the proper amount of
postage to be placed on mail going
to the members of the American x
peditionary force, word was given out
at the local Office of the Home Service
bureau this afternoon to the follow
ing effect:
Before the armistice was signed
and mail addressed as provided for in
"a department bulletins, there was
nc confusion as all mail was ac-
cepted by the p~ostof1ce department at
domestic rates. Since November H.,
1918, officers and enlisted men have
been furnishing their relatives and
friends in the United States with the
name of the town or city in which
addressing the mail to the towns and
cities in France. out are only placing
domestic postage On the letters.
Under h postal regulations, this
mail cannot be forwarded and is re-
turned for additional postage. In
many cases there is no return ad-
dress on the envelope and the letters
go to the dead letter Office. When
mail is addressed and forwarded &C.
cording to the wartime method by
giving the unit to which the soldier
belongs and the army p%ostoff1ce num-
Der, only the domestic rate of postage
(three cents per ounce) is, necessary.
When h pre-war method Of ad-
dressing mail is employed, wherein
the street number of the city or town
m~atically comes under the foreign
postal regulations and requires for
eign postage rates Give cents per
1 ounce). j.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
UNDERTAKERS To
HOLD MEETING
Convention to Be Held at
UNRESTRICTED
Men to Speak.

The fourteenth annual convention
of the North Dakota Funeral Direc-
tors association has been scheduled
t. be held in Grand Forks at the,
University of North Dakota on Feb
ruary 10. 10 and 20, and President ].
W. Calnan will preside at the meet
ings. ~, .,
The business Of the convention will
include a compaign for members for
the association. the passing of some
important legislative measures, and
demonstration Of embalming meth
DDS, under the direction Of Professor
Bates of the Embalmers' Supply COM
pany of Westport, Connecticut.
Morning and afternoon sessions will
be held each day Of the convention,
and addresses will be given by doc
tors and other professional men.
Among the local lei who will
make addresses during the meetings
are: DR.. J. Grassick. Rev. F. H. Am
brose, and DR.. H. E. French of the
university. Rev. Ambrose will open
the convention with scripture read
ings, and Mayor H. M. Wheeler will
give the address of welcome. Presi-
lent Thomas F. Kane Of the uniHsr-
sity will welcome the convention
members to the university. The
iinal meeting of the convention will
be taken up with reports and general
business.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
DID YOU SPEAK OF
"SUNNY" FRANCE!

Katherine Horgan, a graduate Of st.
Michael's hospital. sends a poem Of
her own composition in a recent letter
to a friend in this city. She is at the
present time in France and her opin-
ion Of Sunny France" is summarized
in the following stanzas:
Who Said Sunny France!
1t lies on your blanket and over your
head,
There's mud in the cover that covers
your bed;
There's mud in the coffee. the slum
and the bread
Sunny France!
There's mud in your eyebrows, there's
mud up your nose,
There's mud OF your leggings to add
to your woes;
The mud in your boots finds its place
'twixt your toes.
Sunny France!
Oh, the grimy mud, the Shiny mud,
the mud that makes you swear,
The cheesy mud, the greasy mud that
filters through your hair.
You sleep in the mud and drink 1t,
that's true:
There's mud in the bacon, the rice
and the stew,
When you open an egg you find mud
in it, too.
Sunny France!
Oh the ruddy mud. the muddy mud,
the mud hat "gets your goat"
The sliding mud, the gliding mud,
that sprays your pants and coat.
It cakes in YOU mouth till you fee
like an OK,
It slips down, your back and 1t rests
in your socks.
You think that you're walking on Gu,
glass and rocks.
Sunny France!'
There's~mud in your gas mask, there's
mud in your hat
There's mud in your helmet, 1t makes
you stand pat.
Though there's mud all around vi
we're happy at that.
Sunny France! I.
Oh the rank, rank mud. the rank
rank mud!
There's just n guy to blame.
Well wish him we'll 1--WE will like
And Kaiser Riffs his mama
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
CITY soon TO
HAVE CANTEEN
and REST ROOM
Soldiers and Sailors Passing
Through Will Be Given.
Comfort.

At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee of, the local Red Cross chapter
held. Monday evening it was decided
to open a canteen and rest room serV-
ice in Grand Forks, the purpose be-.
ing to have a place where not only sol.
diers and sailors belonging here, but
ali those passing through. may con-
gregate and feel at home; in fact to
make it their place. Refreshments will
be served and it will be a place where
general information can be obtained,
in fact where everything can be done
that will help the returned soldiers
and sailors pass their time, seek their
old positions or new ones, write let
periodicals and music as well.
A committee consisting of Tracy r.
Mrs. o. J. Barnes and Miss Susan I.
Maloney was appeinted with full pow
err to act, including the appointment
Of other and further committees to
carry on the work.
The committee appointed met Tues
day morning and devoted the forenoon
to Investigation of places and general
discussion of the plan to be followed
The committee has secured a o
4O4 DeMers avenue, formerly occu-
pied by Anderson Bros, and being
just west of the Wilson grocery. The
rooms will be renovated at once and
with new paper and paint the large
storeroom will make a very attractive
place in. which the boys may gather
for visits, games, or for any other
purpose.
Miss Maloney was appointed chair
man. of the committee on train serv-
ice and is already working securing
her assistants and preparing to meet
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
Government Will Back
Farmers in Carrying
Out Wheat Price

Washington, Feb. 11.-Senator Gore
OF Oklahoma, chairman Of the senate
agriculture committee, in an address
today in the senate, declared that the
farmers Of the United States could
rest assured that the government
would keep faith with them In carry
ing out the guaranty of az price Of
1926 a bushel for wheat. The. gov
eminent, he said, should pay the diff
ference between the guaranteed prices
and the price dictated by the law Of
supply and demand for to do other
wise would create a state Of un-
stable economic equilibrium"
OF the two methods OF Carrying out
the MISUNDERSTANDING the com
sumer to pay the difference between
the fixed price and price In the un-
regulated market, and authorizing the
government to pay this difference,
Senator Gore said economic consider
atoms recommend the latter, which
has been endo :sed, by the house agri.
culture committee and embedtes n
it, bill.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
GUN COMPANY AND
GO. N. SOLDIERS ARE REPORTED
ABOARD BOATS Due HERE SOON

Changes have also been made IN
the commanding officers. When the
companies departed from Grand
Forks on September 20, 1917, Captain
L. L. Eckman commanded the Ma
chine Gun company, and Captain O..
G. Holm was in command Of Com
pany NJ. The units Of the 164th Unit
ed States infantry regiment, which
formerly comprised the North Dako-
ia National Guard and the officers IN
command, many of whose members
will return this month are as follows:
Company "a" Bismarck.
Company "B," Fargo.
COMPANY &C" Grafton.
Company Cd" Minot.
Company "E," Williston..
Company 'F," Mandan.
Company &C." Valley City.
Company III" Jamestown. .
Company IT." Wahpeton.
Company *" Dickinson.
Company H." Hillsboro.
Company an" Grand Forks.
Machine Gun company. Grano
Forks: Headquarters company, Hllls-
boro; Supply company, Grafton
Hospital company, Lisbon; Band'
Col. John H. Frame. Grafton. com
handing; Lieut.. Col. G.. c.. Grafton
Fargo. 80 i.
&c" IT" and e." Major Frank S.
Henry, Valley City, commanding. ,,
Second battalion: Companies A 4
CT" III" and *. Major J. M
| Hanley, Mandan, commanding.
Third battalion: Companies &C."
ID" "E." "M," and Machine Gun
Co., Major C. B. Boyd, ,Hillsboro'
commanding.
Plans for Welcome.
With the definite announcement OF
the arrival Of the Grand Forks county
troops the local organizations will nc
doubt begin preparations for the
Welcome Home, which has beer
planned for the returning boys. Ine
Welcome Home committee has al
ready announced that the celebration
will be a community affair and tina
the entire community will join in vel
coming the men. The canteen sta
ton, plans for which were begun las
night, will also be ready to accom-
modate the men upon their return tt
this citv.