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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
City Nurse Reports
Annual Health Work

Alta meeting of the Public Welfare
association, held in the city hall
Thursday night. Miss Mae McCulloch,
city nurse, reported that in addition
to an unusually busy routine program,
she had given physical. examination
to three hundred children in parochial
schools during the month of Novem-.
Der. Health boards have been or
ganized in each school room and
weekly inspection will be given.
One hundred t~wenty-four children
had been cared for at the community
house during the month, Mrs. f. j.
Babcock reported. "A Christmas. tree
and entertainment for the little ones
Will be given next Thursday, it was
reported. Club organization for. boys
of 10 to Is years of age was reported,
with a present membership Of Is.
Favorable progress was reported for
the night school for foreigners.
MIS-. Agnes Rex, city social service
commissioner, reported on Christmas
plans for the poor children of the
city. Mrs. c. A. Wright was elected
a director of the Public Welfare as
ISOLATION and Mrs. J.. A. .Poppler was
r~eappointed chairman of the visiting
nurse committee.
Miss Katherine E.. Whitley, Mrs,
Agnes Rex and Samuel Claman were
appointed on a program committee.
Mrs. c. A. Wright was appointed
chairman Of the friendly visitors
committee.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
EXCHANGE RATE
STILL SOARING
Canadian Dollar Worth only
SO Gents in U. S. Today;
May be Further Discount

Surprise and concern was "
pressed this morning by local bank
crs 0ver the news received in an early
mornings dispatch from Winnipeg, to
h effect that Canadian dollars
worth just SO cents each in the Unit
ed States today. In the sudden
change in discount rates on the Ca
just a fraction yer five per. cent at
the first part of the week has reached
nearly IL per cent today.
Reports from the Winnipeg banks
this morning, substantiated the dis
patch report; and quoted Canadian
dollars at. a discount of 10 1-2 per
cent on par value in the United States
today. 1t is believed by Winnipeg
f%inanciers that there is a possibility of
an increase to 20 per cent.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon. the
Grand Forks Clearing House board
met to take the matter, into consid-
Grafton, and while the local exchange
rate this morning were still at Z per
cent, it is believed that there is lit
tie doubt but that it shall be raised.
The absence of Canadian gold in
Of currency. floated here in. exchange
for local commodities is believed by
some local bankers to account, for the
sudden drop in the value of The Ca
madam dollar. Canadian bankers in
cline toward the same opinion. Ac,
cording to the dispatch, heavy buy
ing in the United States and stimuli
taneous falling off in exports from
Canada across the line are RESPONSE
bic for the Canadian dollar slump in
value. "A wild spree of extravagant
buying Of American luxuries' is the
way several financers describe the
cause of the present condition.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
c MEN WITH NEW
RECRUITS FOR ARMY

Two Grand Forks men are inciud-
ed in a list of six recruits applying
for enlistment at the local recruiting
station. These men will be examin-
ed by Lieut.. Col. T. j. Rogers Of
Aberdeen. Saturday morning and
will leave that night for Jefferson
Barracks. Nc.
Corporal J.. Grodzinsky in charge
of this Office is in Devils Lake today
ON recruiting duty and during his alb
sence Pvt. Frank D.. Yeiter is In
charge of the office.
The new army men applying for
enlistment in. the Quartermaster
corps arc: Mallory Jeffry of Grand
Forks: Russell S. Booker, Lakota:
Thomas f.. Hill, Gentana, Mont;
Adolph Lysne. Hamlet; John M.
Bartlett. Walhalla. Oscar Winters Of
Grand Forks has enlisted for service
with the Fifth Cavalry on the Mexi-
can border,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12

= -ELr '-.I ~ sUFrAH
highly of the address. declaring that
1t was appreciated tas more because
1t was realized that Mr., Castberg had
heen of the leading statesmen in
enactins the legislation described. He
said chat thfe reception given Nh.
Gastherg by the university students.
measured BY the splendid Attendance,
q mark of their "nprecintion..
Address Thursday Night.
e Thursday evening MIR. Castberg
gave an address in Norwegian at the
city hall, in which he discussed a
number of the present social prob
lens Of Norway. He declared that
while the Specialization OF industry
has been carried out to a large extent.
the extreme radical movement had
but little effect, -
"Tf Bolshevist ideas were applied
10 Norway the whole nation would
rise in angry protest." he said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
CAST'BERG AT
UNIVERSITY
President of Norwegian
Lower House Speaks to
Students Today.

DccsassaS shas he hoped what Nor
way had done fcr herself in political
legislation and reforms would be OF
some benefit 70 other nations. John
Cashiers. president; OF the Norwegian
Oiels,iEg, concluded s detailed adj
dress on Norwegian legislation given
at state university convocation exer-
this. morning. Mr.. Castbers was intro
auced by Vice Consul a. I. Eerg.
Reforms introduced in Norway. adj
vanced legislation. were the result of
the combined efforts al the liberal and
democratic parties rather than n
effort of the socialist party. Mr.. Cast
berg emphasized. Advanced in theory
and ahead of legislation in many other
countries Mr.. Castherg brought u
the point that the laws were the work
of clear and conscientious thinkers in
the two conservative parties.
Women Vote.
Women'S suffrage. worlen's right
to vote in municipal and district cleo
tons, has been III effect in Norway for
over eighty years, Complete womcn'S
suffrage has been in effect FOR twelve
years. The woncn'S vote has played &;
great part in the enactment OF many
of the women and child welfare laws.
The peasant class is the backbone
of Norway Mr.. Castberg declared.
For the peasant class are the laws en-
acted. for their welfare and their
prosperity. In this instance. he told of
the utilizing of the great natural re
sources of h country for the benefit
OF the peasant class. The water power
Of the country 10Y harnessed. is state
owned Inc leased to concessionaries
on certain conditions. At the end of
fifty years it reverts hack to the state.
For the purpose Of preventing pri-
vate exploitation and to insure their
preservation, the mineral mines and
forests Of the country are under gov
eminent control. There r no lum-
Der barons in Norway-that is. not too
many,"she said.
Homes For Peasants.
Over 10000 plots of land, homes for
peasants, were given out to residents
Of Norway in one year, following the
enactment of d. law providing for
these peasant homes. Mr.. Castherg
pointed out how the Norwegian idea
of giving these homes to the peasant
class. making them independent, was
doing Norway All immense amount of
good.
A discussion Of the insurance laws
of Norway brought out the fact that
all laborins men and women are am
ply protected in case of accident or
illness. A discussion Of the maternity
laws of Norway was given in detail.
Kane Lauds Speaker.
In thanking Mr.. C%astberg for Ibis
fine survey" President Kane spoke
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
Foodstu8 Delivery
Started Here Today
By The Postoffice

Delivery through the Grand Forks
p%ostofice of surplus food supplies of
the army sold by the government
commenced today. according to ]. ].
Dunlop, assistant postmaster. Mr..
Dunlop expects hat delivery of the
goods received will be completed Sat-
urday.
AS only part of the orders can be
filled. as soon as delivery has been
made refund of money paid for sup
plies not delivered will be made. ac-
cording to the assistant postmaster.
The goods ordered last August
were received two days ago but the
Omaha Office was able to fill only
part of the orders. The long delay
in delivery caused considerable
comment, but it was pointed out by
the government that the local post
officials were not responsible
for the lone wait.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
0'C0NNOR TALKS
!: ON LEGISLATURE
Some Good Measures Were
Mingled With Bad, Says
Representative.

That the special session of the state
legislature was partly good but more
largely bad, seems, to be the impress
sion of Representative j. F. r. O'Con.
0 of Grand Forks, who returned
from Bismarck today. +.
The striking cut in the appropri-
alton for Thomas Hall, secretary of
state, has placed him in a position
where he will find it extremely diff
Mr.. O'Conner stated that Mr.. Hall told
him that he would be unable to re-
cord instruments from now on. and
that they would simply have to be pill.
ed in the vault. .t
The serious blow at the Australian
ballot system was another bad feature,
according to the representative, as
well as the cut of the. reserve for
banks down to 10 per cent. Represent
posting $4,000 for the free checking
of the chairman of the Investigating
committee" provided for by the Nom
partisan legislature.
Among the good things accomplish
ed by the legislature Mr.. O'Connor
listed the bill providing for the con-
struction OF the Mandan-B Bismarck
bridge, for which. the state will pay
one-third,. the federal government SO
per CENT anu MORTON ana burle1Sn
counties the Balance. !
Representative O'Connor was glad
1T the passage Of the bill providing
for h semi-annuali payment Of tax
es as he advocated in 1917 and 1919.
The state does not. need all the tax
money at one time, he declared, and
1t Is well to let the people have the
use of part Of the money until the
payments on March 1 and in Janu-
airy.
Another important measure, accord
ing to Mr.. O'Connor, was ~the,-repeal
of the money and credit tax which
had caused, he said, the withdrawal
Of millions Of dollars from the state
that misht now return from outside
investors. He also listed. with the
good measures the bill exempting
nonresident deposits in the banks O.,
the state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
CURRIERS' ANXIOUS
TO BOOST SPORT
In NORTH DAKOTA

J.. c. Sheppard will appear before
the board of directors Of the CONNER
cial club at the regular meeting next
MONDAY to discuss mean Of extend
ing interest IN curling to other cities
of tho state. "
1t is felt that efforts should be talk
en- up to make Grand Forks the curl
ING center for, this part Of the north
west
n formal opening Of the curling
rink at which the directors Of the
commercial club will be guests is to
take place next week. =,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
Builders And Traders
Hold Annual Election

At the annual meeting of the Build
ers' and Traders exchange, held
Thursday night, election of officers for
the coming year was held. Those
elected~were: j. L. Hulteng, presi-
dent; Asbjoern Myklebye, first vice
presidnet; Chris Hanson, second vice
PRESIDENT; Charles n. Barnes. treas
urer; D. A.. Hegs, X. G. Hunter and
sander Johnson, directors. The d.
rectors will appoint, a. secretary.
Delegates to- the state convention OF
the North Dakota Builders and
exchange, to be held at Fargo
late in January. were also elected and
include Louis A. Kleven, Hugh Camp
bell and Peter Braseth.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
Public School And I
University Holiday
Vacation Dates Set

Public school and university Christ.
mas dates have been announced by
school authorities.
The public schools will close Friday
evening. December 10, to reopen
Monday morning, January 5.
n university will close for the
holidays the evening of. December 18
to reopen and classes to start the
morning of Wednesday, January Z.
The university students are receiving
the benefit of two extra. days vacation
due to the curtailment of train service
which makes connections OF branch
lines more difficult.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
Bowling To Speak
To Commercial Club

ARRANGEMENTS have been made by
l.. W. Myers. secretary of the Com
mercial club. by which Michael BOWL
ing of Olivia, Mimi. will deliver an
address before the club members at a
Inner to be held in January.
Mr.! Bowling, who lost both his
hands and feet by freezing at an early
age, has been engaged in RECONSTRUCT
ton work for the government among
the manned soldiers. He is prominent
in business and political circles
throughout Minnesota.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
Night Classes May
Be Held AT School

W. c. Stcbbins superintendent of
the Grand Forks public schools is
again considering the possibility of
establishing night classes in the
Forks high school.
The main question in the matter is
whether or not there is any demand
for such classes. and the work which
can be given therein among the peo-
pie of the city.
The matter may be laid before the
board at its next meeting.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
be printed on post cards and

be printed on post cards and bent
throughout the country and if1fhis
wins sufficient adherents to impure
success to a new party it was said a
national convention would be called
before July ! next. to nominate cSndi-
dates for the presidency and MHice
presidency. %
At toda,y's session the conference
considered the report of the coinmit-
tee on political procedure. and lift is
expected the convention will endSfol-
lowing action on it. .p,t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
PEARSON WILL READ :
CHRISTMAS CAROL At.
M. E. CHURCH DEC. 81

The reading of Dickens Christmas
Carol by J. Fl. Pearson, advertising
manager of The Herald, will feature
evening services at the First Methodist
church the Sunday before Christmas.
Dec. 81.
a mixed program will be given dur
ing the evening with choir giving spe-
cial music and the congregation join
ing in the singing and the special
Christmas carols will be sung.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
The platform adopted last night will
The report recommends that such, a:

TITO PIdLtOI ~ dQOpLcU 1dSI HISIIt- VII
The report recommends that such a
convention be held before next July l
and that the committee Of forty-eight,
which Is conducting the conference.
be made a permanent organization.
In event the convention is called, 1t
was said it'would be composed mostly
Of representatives of the committee,
organized labor party, the single tax
and public ownership leagues, and
similar progressive and constructive
societies."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
ACACIA LODGE TO
INSTALL OFFICERS

Newly elected officers of Acacia
lodge A. F. and A. NJ. will be in
stalled at a special communication of
the lodge to be held at the Masonic
temple this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
]. II. McNicol is the new worship
full master Of the lodge, succeeding J.
T.. Turner.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
LIBERALS TOSTART
POSTAL CAMPAIGN TO
FEEL OF SEfTIMENT

st. Louis. Dec. 12.-The ~natini3sai
conference.-the liberals. In session aere.
win crEanize a. .new poiiticalfa14rty.jr
results of 1ae ''p5eti s:sri', carIpaignl
indicate the neopfe want il. delegates
asssc rted today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
Jared Him..

~ don't IKE her singing: her notes.
cora fort; a.tes vi, esi...a
VOL. oEEtt tbeH not ~"
~. sfhe. ought to stay tnere."--
Bcaton Ersning Transcript.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
DISCUSSES TRADE ROUTES.

San Juan, Porto Rico, THURSDAY,
Dec. 11.--Discussine new world trade
routes which are being developed be-
cause OF the Panama Canal. Newton
D. Baker, United States secretary Of
war. said today that it is Of common
interest "that the main port in ,the
Caribbean should be on Porto Rican
soif."; ~
TRANSPORTS ion : between the Unit
ed States and the island must be i'm
Teatately improved. he said..
With shipping through the canal
esid. II seeathe time when a second
isthmian canal may be necessary"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12

Mexico is an ever shining example
OF that definition of life which de-
clares it to be an interminable
sequence of limitations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12
MANY KOREANs ARREsTED.

Seoul. Korea. Nov. 18.-(Mail.)-
The police have arrested many Ko-
reans who sare alleged to. have been
secrctly plating for the Independence
-ofA Korea, in corporation with svm-
pathizers ~ Manchiria and Shanghai.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-12

Granted that a doctor has found
a way of adding fifteen years to. a
mans life could a man really afford
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-03-21
Low infant Death Rate.

New York.-New York city's infant
mortality rate for 1918, with only 91.7
deaths to a thousand births, was the
lowest OF the 10 largest cities in the
country. according to statement is.
sued by DR.. Royal s. Copeland, city
health commissioner. This record also
was the lowest ever recorded for the
city. with the exception Of Detroit
and Cleveland, the infant mortality
rate for 1918 was greater In all the ten
largest cities Of the country than in
:917." said DR.. Copeland
The following tablo Of infant NOR
tality rates for 1918 IN the ten largest
cities in the United States, based ON
each 1000 reported births, was submit.
ted by DR.. Copeland:
New York, sl.7; St Louis. s4.4:
Cleveland, 'S74; Detroit, 1907: Boston.
HAS,. Buffalo. 12l.6; Pittsburgh, 1913:
Philadelphia. 1898; Chicago. 1913: Bal-
timore. 147.7.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-03-21
SPARTACANS KILL
60 IN COLD BLOOD
DETECTIVES EXECUTED WITH
REVOLVER SHoTs-WoMAN
AMONG THE KILLERS.

Berlin.-A story of wholesale cold
blooded murders, including the shoot
ing OF some 60 detectives, by the Spar.
tacan forces, was told, under oath, by
a government soldier who had been
captured by the insurgents but, man
aged to escape. He and IS other sol
diers had been captured in the vicinity
of Observation-Disclosures in the eastern
part Of the city, and were taken into
court back of group OF buildings
occupied by the Spartacans.
The prisoners. the soldier asserts.
were compelled, one by one to climb
into wagon. where they were shot
down by the Insurgents. When the
wagon became full OF bodies, it was
taken away and another brought for
ward.
While this was going on band Of
Spartacans brought in 60 detectives.
who had been captured in the attack
on the Lichtenbegr police station. The
detectives were killed with revolver
shots between the eyes at close quar-
ters. Those who resisted were held by
other Spartacans while the execution
or fired the shot A government bicy.
Gle courier who was brought in about
the same time, was held by the hands
and feet and tortured before being
shot.
The division of cavalry riflemen
which is In charge OF work Of clearing
the city of Spartacans reports further
instances OF cruel murders by the in.
surgents. An automobile with seven
soldiers was attacked in Warschauer-
stresse and all were murdered. An
other automobile filled with volunteer
soldiers was captured and nothing has
been heard from them.
A woman soldier in the Spartacan
ranks who was captured by the gov
ernment troops, is declared to have
confessed participation in more than
20 killings. The Spartacans also are
accused of using airplanes for attacks
on peaceable citizens.
The bomb which was dropped on o
crowd in Bulowplatz is said to have
been thrown by a Spartacan aviator.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-03-21
ALLIED TERMS TO
CRIPPLE GERMANY
ALLIES WILL CUT HUN ARMY
DOWN TO LESS THAN sWITz-
ERLAND's TOTAL FORCE.

Paris.-Military Germany will go
out of existence as the result of the
adoption by the supreme council of the
military terms of German disarma-
ment as they will go into the peace
treaty. These terms provide for a
sweeping reduction of the German mil.
itary establishment down to 100000
men, with 1000 officers, the army to
be recruited by the voluntary system
for IL years. The effect of this is to
limit Germany's military strength to
less than the number of men Switzer-
land has in her army.
During President Wilson's absence
In America the lines OF sSne new treaty
Of Versailles have been, on the larger
side, drawn and substantially agreed
to. The fourth of the great European
settlements, counting the treaty of
Westphalia and the treaties of Ut.
recht and of Vienna, is now known in
outline II one may Judge from past
great settlements, the larger part Of
the work which is now being complet.
ed in Paris will endure and give form
and character to Europe and to the
world for century to come.
Most important of all the depart.
mcnts of what will be the peace of
Versailles is the decision with respect
to Germany. This decision as to the
frontiers is as follows:
Germany will hereafter stop at the
Rhine and at the old western frontier
Of Poland preceding the first partition
Of 1772. In addition. Germany will
lose the Danish-speaking populations
Of Schleswig and the Polish-speaking
population Of Upper Silesia. BY con,
trast, she will probably acquire tho
purely German regions Of Austria, the
old provinces which were victims OF
the Hapsburg empire when it began
its process Of expansion many centu.
ries ago.
Expressed in statistics, Germany
will lose between 10000 and 10000
square miles of territory, with pop.
ulation OF between 13,000,00O and a..
100000 and will acquire between 20,.
900 and 10000 square miles, with a
population of 100000. This means
that Germany will in any event suffer
a net loss Of 10000 square miles OF ter
ritory and upward OF 100000 people
Instead of $4,000 square miles, her
area before the war. which was slight
ly in excess of that of France. she
will have about $4,000 square miles;
and instead of population OF $1,000,
900. population of 60,00O,OOO
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-03-21
MISS, FRIDAy, MARCH IN, 1919
MILLIONS NEED CLOTHING
American Red Cross Begins Collection
For Allies Who Are Suffering
and In Need.

Memphis.-The American Red Cross
began the collection Of used clothing
for the destitute peoples Of the liber-
ated countries of Europe, including
Northern France, Belgium, Italy, Ru-
mania, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro,
Palestine and Albania, which are in
desperate need of clothing.
Chapters this week are collecting
what the people will donate to this
most worthy cause, privilege they
should be glad to take advantage of to
elp these struggling nations get on
their feet again, as it were.
According to the Red Cross Euro
rean commission, every kind of gar.
ment for all ages and sexes is urgently
needed In addition piece goods, light,
warm canton flannel and other kinds
of cloth from which to make garments
for newborn babies, ticking, sheeting,
blankets, wooden goods of any kind and
shoes of any size are asked for. Scrap
leather is needed to repair shoes.
Since the clothing will be subjected
to the hardest kind of wear, only gar
ments of strong, durable material
should be given. These need not be In
Ierfect articles, for the women of the
destitute regions will be glad to get
the material from which they can fash
ion other or smaller garments.
Italy has thousands of orphans, made
so by war and influenza. They need
clothing greatly. 1t has also been esti
mated that 1,250.000 people in Belgium
and Northern France alone were driven
from their homes by the German inva-
sion and since the textile mills have
leen destroyed in the region to which
they are returning, 1t is practically i'm.
possible to purchase clothing or mate
rial, even If the refugees had plenty
of money. Citizens are urged to re.
spond again to this class with charac
teristic generosity and speed. Go
through your attics and see what you
can do for these suffering people who
look to America for relief. We must
Eot fail them in this hour.