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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-01
A POOR CHAMPION

II the man Barlow, who addressed the North Dakota
legislature for some hours on Friday afternoon, wlahe.
to solicit memberships In an association of returned
soldiers known as the war Veterans. that Is his bushes.
and the business Of the organization which he >seeks to
promote. And If Mr.. Barlow disapproves Of the conduct
OF the American government: he has the same right that
any other citizen has to express his disapprobation, and
= subject TO the Same restraints.
But Just why MIR. Barlow. or any other man, should
consume the better. part OF an entire legislative day in
Edenouncing to a state Legislature an organization such
as the American Legion. nationwide in Its, scope, and
devoted to the promotion Of patriotism, and why he
should include in his remarks to a Legislative body abuse
OF the national government in most Of Its important. ac-
tivities-these are some Of the things which the ordinary
citizen VIII find it somewhat difficult to understand.
We do not know by whose invitation Mr.. Barlow
spoke. but from the general character OF his remarks
~ lie not diniculDto make q guess. But we have a suspi-
|aon that some OF the members OF the Legislature whose
own scas, once In the American army. are now members
OF the American ieston. were more than. disguised i,
not di6icult 70 underatand.
Mr.. Barlow = likely Il, prove q poor champion. II
Fhas bssn declared onsbehalf OF tho organization known
Ias the War Veterans that it's not In any way antagonistic
10 the American Legion. Mr.. Barlow does not seem Ia
nndsrst@ad ~ .. He wishes the public tosbelieve that
The AnDerican .Legicns Il An unpatriotfc Organization, wfth
Il Ia ~ personal arrests grind. HI 10 evidently IN terms
~ ciops eoIppapionshtp with tire Socialist rtnslssders.
Ebst ~ I'll Snndit hard 10 tcnyince the general pnblicso Of
~ nsatsn1g ofaaths ss,disss ih NertJp SDakota
tHsERH Hnla&t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-01

Hilda L~essing's father is dead. He
hsa lost his fortune and her mother
eM Ss f BY q t Ssrl hss to faMi,s At e nt far%d
SchwArtz. On her. way home she mar.
rowly escapes being struck by q NOV,
Ing. train, and is saved-by a young en-
His train run by the farm at which
sne IS TO live, and to cheer her up he
1indeNs f saa aahi she h Msits. q i signal {; cut v sfI
red for danger. She reaches the fsrm
and finds that her hosts treat her. bru.
: smpts ana 70 The HISS son a.. OF the household At
She tries to leave the place but "a
firmly Informed that she is there to stay
a. long as they need her. One night at
Hilda hears a conversation which
e eerona 1el here .that the piace e q dan
captain arrives who shows NAKED
t. Tsh s1 frightened Hilda writes
from the place. but sehwarts lakes sT ths
Again al night she overhears plots tor
cussed beneath her window: In the faint
hope that It may bring her helm she
hangs in her window the. red dancer
sixeal a sbe fSen With liz. her tS.f ffi en- r. e..
meath az WINDOW. and plans how s he
Hilda manages to get the paper, and
nnds it to be written In cipher. Schwert1
Is Infatuated when he finds that the pa
Per Is gone. and Hilda plans to ny from
Hilda learns that there IL . plot "a
wreck the train OF young Stevens. the
man who saved her life. Taking asdes-
perate chance hse. telephones q Warning
to him: -
Hilda's message saves the train. She
nnds a large number of guns concealed
Hilda again overhears, the .plotters.
She learns where some Important papers
are concealed: She plans to secure them,
and escape.
Hilda takes the suitcase. and at
teinpts to escape. She makes a Wild dash
for the train pursued by Schwartz.
Hi1da makes the train by a narrow
Philadelphia.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-12-01
CHATTER .x-Conttnued.

Hida. settled back in her seal
again. Here was something to go on.
She knew where Philadelphia was, OF
course. It was down at the south
eastern corner Of Pennsylvania, one
OF the big cities OF the United States.
In her mind she could see It on. the
mai now, and Washington was only
9 Few inches below It. She was on
the right track. But West Philadel-
phia would likely be q. small station
on the outskirts Of the city some
twhere. She would go into the big
station and perhaps buy q hat and
coat before going to Washington. 1t
would be dreadful to go to SEQ the
President looking as she did,
She sat quietly watching the people
about her. those outside on the plat
form standing n the murk and Floom
OF the tunnel, the people crowding in
and looking In vain for empty seats.
She almost forgot to fear that 4 po-
Eliceman might be in.the crowd, till
she sighted 9 big man With brass but
Mons just outside her window. He
was not looking ut her, but she
shrank back with frightened heart
and war glad when the hsakeman
Slammed the platform down ana shut
the doors. and the train moved on
again, out OF the tunnel into q great
city, between high buildings, towers
and dondes. "A thrill passed through
her at the thought that she was see
ing another big strange city. What a
thing TO- tell her. mothe. when all this
dreadful business was over and she
was free to 60 and search for. her!
Then her thoughts were !. suddenly
ijerked back to the present as the man
in the seat ahead Of hersleaned over
and stopped the passing conductor.
Are we much behind timer" he
asked anxtously. He held his watch
IN n hand andSan open Timetable
in the other.
"only ten minutes now. respond
ed the conductor. "WS lost forty
minutes but WI made up thirty
What chance dol stand catching
the washington SExpresa3r
nYou oughtsto have sgotSoH; at West
PhiIadelphia!1 sooldeds the conduc-
tor, ~ 4 the ms wasa4os blame for
not knowingly better.
and looked back 8 4 ia might p.
pair the wrong; tive gpt to make
that tyain 70 Washingtcnlss he cried.
"To6slate now said thu, conductor,
pushing him back III! hia seat. EST
still. l4gtleas youset4nd i pretty rood
chance OF making Ut e vo don't yet
haltad on the track before We get.In,
She lays on the next track Just across
from Yttere We usu4ljy come In.
LShes mostly s&hers 1S4fy day whom
1851 ri thsfs: pulls ont Just a inmate
~
New-York tribune., 1919-06-15


L eft--The IA year old
movie star, John Carr in real
life and "Skin-nay" in reel, is
an energetic Boy Scout He
walked into the office of
Glare Briggs, creator of his
movie self, the other day,
captured Briggs and mar
shalled him to the office of
former Treasury Secretary
McAdoo and present head of
the Scout Drive Committee.
Mr.. Briggs meekly invested
IN a Boy Scout membership.
7riJune Photo
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
HAS NO KICK NOW
Mince Meat Saint Like 1t Used
To Be-" TOpekans Say.
That Special Taste Has Been
Ruled Out by Law.
FALLING OFF IN THE DEMAND
Restaurant Owners Notice the
Lack of Calls These Days.
Another Custom Lies With Re-
mains of j. BarIeycorn.

Unless a benevolent supreme court
decides liquor may be eaten legally"
mince pie, one of the institutions Of
Christmas and the restaurant short
order counter, is doomed to extinction.
That's the inference drawn from the
consensus of OF :nion of the downtown
chefs and the housewives of Topeka,
that "mincemeat is not 'so good as it
used to be-"
Restaurant owners declare that
there is a decided falling off in the
number of calls for ''Uh hunk uh
mince and cawfee," and the grocers
declare there is almost no demand for
mincemeat' either in bulk or in those
hard little bricks put up in the factory.
They say that the decrease in demand
was noticeable when the mince pie
season started this fall and is particu-
larly noticeable in the holiday trade.
In former years it was not con-
sidered Christmas dinner unless
there were several odorous mince pies
decorating the board. There were
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23


warner declared. in Jail at Paw Paw,
near here. shortly after midnight
Mrs. Tabor charges that Virgo, who
was married to Miss Tabor. about a
year before her disappearance in 1916.
took her to a deserted farm house in
the neighbQrhood of Lawton. kept her
there three days and then brought her
home where she died.
The statement adds that Virgo
crammed the body of his wife into
what was to have been her hope
chest" and conveyed it into the cellar.
after she had prevented him from
shipping the trunk out of the state.
Virgo has been held in the county jail
at Paw Paw nearly a month on a war
rant charging murder.
In her testimony at the inquest Mrs.
Tabor, brought back from California
with her son, Walter, on charge OF
murder, denied she had any knowledge
of a criminal operation or any reason
for one. This testimony was given when
laboratory analysis of the woman's
viscera proved she had died of hem
orrhages incident to induced child
birth. Mrs. Tabor maintained that heI
daughter had died in her arms in their
home here from an overdose of clllorO-
form taken. to relieve asthma.
She told a dramatic story of how
in fulfillment of a death pact, whereby
she and her daughter were to be
buried together, she withheld the
body from burial. She declared that
she had placed the body in the hope
chest" and by means of a rope snub-
bed over door knob had lowered il
into the basement where it was con
cealed under a pile of rotting shingles
The body of Miss Tabor. University
of Michigan graduate and former
school TEACHER, was found Jack
knitted" in the trunk November 80
by her sister, Mrs. Florence Critch-
low.
Virgo at the inquest denied any
knowledge of an illegal operation.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
POSTPONE BENEFIT SHOW
Mrs. June Chapman Attempting to
Bring International Convention Here.

Mrs juno Chapman Attempting to
Bring International Convention Here.
Efforts of Mrs. June Chapman. of
Topeka, who is attempting to raise
fund of 81, 500 for the annual conven-
ton of the International Kindergarten
union by putting on high class bene-
fit show under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce. will be de-
layed, it was decided by the entertain
ment committee. in an endeavor to Sc
cure the cooperation of the Women's
club.
Mrs Chapman briefly outlined her
proposition to the c. of C. entertain
ment committee and introduced a Mrs.
Page, who is in the business of train
ing and putting on amateur produc-
tions. MIS- Page suggests a strlctiys
women's ministries show as being the
best raoneymaker. She is equipped
with costumes for the production re-
quiring a cast of more than leo wo-
men.
A committee was appointed to meet
with prominent members of the Wo-
mems club in an effort to secure the
needed cooperation of that body.
Final decision on the proposition will
depend upon the ultimate decision. of
the committee Mrs. Chapman is sin
cere in her efforts to raise the sum of
l. s1500, urgently needed in order to
handle the convention expected here
| early in the spring,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

sas county under provisions of the
general statutes which require petit
tions signed by 100 to 400 resident
taxpayers. Proposals which may go
before the legislature next month
would make the plan compulsory and
would provide for summons of a
grand jury in a manner similar to
that employed in calling a federal
grand jury.
Solve III. C. L. Problems.
General Investigations of law viola
tions would be possible under the prac-
tice and weak kneed" county attor-
neys who fear criminal prosecutions
against profiteers would be relieved of
much responsibility thru findings by
the jury. Taylor believes the practice
would prove an immediate solution to
the present high cost of living and
would put a new fear in the hearts of
profit grabbers.
Il believe grand juries should be
summoned in every county in Kan
sas," Taylor said today. 1T is not fair
to a county attorney to expect him to
buck men of power, wealth and fnflu-
ence in his community by bringing
cases on his own motion. 1t is also
difficult to induce persons to swear to
complaints against men of prominence
assume the responsibility of securing
a conviction.
Grand juries could cover the entire
ground and make investigation re-
garding all manner of law violations.
1t is almost impossible to induce 400
taxpayers to petition for a grand Jury
in one of the larger counties at this
time. But by amending the law we
can arrange for calling of juries in all
counties.
Grand Jury Every Term.
tI would favor a grand Jury in all
of the larger counties at the opening
of each term of the district court. The
need is especially great in counties
where cities of the first class are sit
uated. In the smaller counties one
grand jury session a year would be
sufficient. In these counties the jury
could be called to meet on the first
day of the first court term Of each
year"
I. One weakness in anti-profiteering
acts has been the failure or refusal OF
public prosecutors to direct general
campaigns against all excessive profit
takers. A grand jury, Taylor pointed
out, might make Investigations, on its
own motion or on evidence submitted
by the prosecutor. Taylor urged upon
Governor Allen the necessity of q
change in the present law which
would permit wider scope for investi-
cations of public offenses and espe-
cially violations of any state law con-
cerning the taking of excessive prof
its for food, clothing, fuel and all ar
ticles of merchandise.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
FOR JURY PROBES
Taylor Urges Revival Investi-
CATION System in State.
Confers With Allen To-day
Hopkins FavOrs the Plan.
MAKE ACTION ) COMPULSORY
Would Relieve "W eak KneedY
Attorneys of Responsibility.
Put New Fear in Hearts of
PrOfiteers, Assertion.
ACTION COMPULSORY

Resumption of grand jury practices
in Kansas in the campaign against
profiteers was urged at the state
house today when Carr W. Taylor,
well known Hutchinson lawyer, held a
lengthy conference with Governor Al
len. Richard J. Hopkins. who pro-
poses a rigid anti profiteering bill
before the special session of the leg
islature, is said to be friendly to the
grand jury plan. Taylor wants The
system adopted generally in the state
and made compulsory instead of op-
tional and by petition of taxpayers.
: Under the present statutes the grand
jury practice is an obsolete proceed
ure. Not in a quarter of century has
a grand jury, been called in any Kan
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
GREENBhUM SELLS LEASE
To the Edwards Style Shop of New
York and Chicago.

Herman Greenbaunl. of the Green
baum. Garment company, gave out the
information this morning that he had
disposed Of the lease and fixtures of
his storeroorn at sos Kansas avenue
to the Edwards Style Shop. of New
York and Chicago. possession to be
given February q, The purchase does
not include any of the merchandise
and the present stock will have to be
disposed OF before the new firm takes
possession as they intend remodeling
and opening the store with an entire
new stock.
Mr. and Mrs. Greenbaum came to
Topeka nine years ago and opened
the store in the present location, using
only one floor. Several years later
they leased the second floor and added
the millinery department. 1t is with
regret that the Greenbaums leave To-
peka a. they have made many good
friends in the nine years they have
made Topeka their home.
Mr. and Mrs. Greenbaum will go to
California for a few months' rest after
which they will go to Chicago. where
Mr.. Greenbaum plans entering finan-
cial business
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
HUSBAND CHARGED
Mother of Trunk Mystery Vic
tim Makes Confession.
Says Daughter Died as Result
OF Illegal Operation.
DECLARE VIRGO WAS TO BLAME
Document Signed by Mrs. Tabor
Covers 80 Pages.
RepudiateS Dramatic Story Told
at the Inquest.
DECLARE VIRGO WAS TO BLAME

Paw Paw, Mich. Dec. 2%.-1Irs.
Sarah Tabor today confessed, county
officials here declared. that her daugh-
ter. Maud Tabor, died as the result of
an illegal operation which she alleged
was performed by Maud's husband.
Joseph Virgo. Death occurred in
May, 1915, the confession said.
Mrs. Tabor admitted her stories
about Maud dying of an overdose of
chloroform were untrue. officers
stated
The statement which is in direct
contradiction to the story told by the
aged woman at the inquest, covers
thirty pages and was made to him,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
XMAS TREES FOR KIDS
Party Tonight at Guild HaII-square
Circle Santa to b. 7. S.

Personal invitations We're sent to
125 poor children of the city to attend
the Christmas tree at Z O'Clock this
evening at Guild hall. under the aus
pieces OF the Girls Friendly society.
The '-kfddies'' will be turned loose" to
feast on candy. ice cream and cake
and will receive gifts from the tree.
Tomorrow night the Sunday school of
Grace Cathedral will have a Christ
mas tree in Guild hall.
The Square Circle club is making
preparations to give the boys of the
Industrial school a real Christmas
treat. Several members will meet to-
night and pack the things ready to be
taken to the school. There will be
big Christmas tree with candy, nuts,
fruits and a personal gift for each
boy. Members of the club will meet
at the EIks' club Thursday afternoon
and go out to the school in a body.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

some jokes of course concerning the
origin of all the ingredients in the
pastry, but II was the smell of cftron,
raIsins. spice and the er-ah-um
flavoring. that told the men folks of
the household when the yuletide feed
was almost ready.
No Kick in 1t Now.
It's the kick, that's lacking" de-
clare the downtown chefs. "Mince-
meat just must have a certain amount
of brandy, whisky, or for the fastidi-
Gus, champagne. to give it that
piquant taste whick has made mince
pie one of the favorites of American
pie eaters" declared one chef yester-
day. Some Of US are doing the best
we can to make mince pie, using
cider, but even cider that has been
ating q. kick cannot accomplish all
that Is expected of it,
II don't believe it is the liquor"
declared one of the housewives who
was arguing the matter with her gro
Ger. II never put any booze OF any
kind in my mince pies. It's the manu-
facturers who are just leaving out
so as to make more money"
''She may be partly right" said the
grocer after the woman had departed
THE manufacturers are leaving out
the hard stuff but not entirely because
it has become expensive. If they sold
regular mincemeat they would gel
in trouble under this wartime dry law.
I understand that an appeal has beer
made to the supreme court for a de-
cision as to whether booze can be used
as a flavoring. Only such a decision
can ever put mine pie back where il
used to be in the estimation of the
pie eaters
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
HOLD NEW YEAR PARTY
Chamber of Commerce Decides to
Repeat Last Years Affair.

A New Years party. at the Cham
ber of Commerce was approved today
by the entertainment committee. The
tremendous success OF the party held
last year was influential in the deci-
sion to repeat the entertainment.
Music and dancing will be the main
entertainment offered. Some sort of
punch will probably be served. Last
year the party was from 2 to p. m.
The same hours will probably be util-
lied this year. The entertainment
committee was instructed to go ahead
with plans.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
Steamer Is Reported Ashore.

lieved to be the Leviso, 1853 tons. is
ashore at Cape Buena Vista. on the
northwest shore of Cuba. No men
ton of the name of the ship was made
in the message from Arayos de Man
tua asking that tugs be sent to her
assistance.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23

THUS, in seven words,
1 is epitomized the
ideals ofservice animating
the seven men who direct
the activities of the Stand
ardOilC lCornpany(Indiana).
Maximum service is the
only foundation upon
which Big Business may
rest securely.
It is this ideal which has i'm
PEELED the Company to ceaseless
effort in multiplying the number
Ofproducts produced from crude
petroleum, each to fulfill a def
mite, useful service not to the
few, but to humanity.
Only private initiative and enter
prise, willing to hazard time,
money, ingenuity, and effort to
gain a promising but uncertain
benefit, could have developed
the many products manufac-
tured by the Standard Oil Com
pany Qndiana} for the service
of the people.
In the conduct of it's business,
the Standard Oil Company Qn-
diana always has recognized the
four fundamental interests in all
industry-capital, labor, man
agement, and the public.
Because of this, and because it
has Striven to prepare every
product as nearly perfect as
ingenuity, integrity and earnest
effort can make it, this Company
has been able to approximate
its ideal of the greatest service :
to the greatest number.
Standard Oil Company
(kndiono)
$40 So. AF;chisaa Ave. Chicago, Ill.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-10-17
RIOT AT YaUNGSTOWN
STONES HURLED Ar WORKERS
ENTERING PLANTS.
Men, Killing one-Sheriff Calls
for Deputies,

Youngstown. o., Oct. I1.-Consider.
able turbulence is reported throughout
the valley this morning as thc mills
are resulning operations ia greeter vol,
ume. Crowds of strikers about each
plant stoned strike breakers and many
arrests have been made. AT EaSl
Youngstown an engine struck q hand.
car filled with men on their way 60
work, killing one and seriously njnr-
s,4g two others.
A crowd on strike pickeFs stoned the
automobile occupied By Sheriff Ben
Morris and a number of deputies tate
Sunday night In Poland avenue. mis-
taking the sheriff's automobile for 81
car conveying strike breakers iuto the
Hazleton plant of the Republic Iron
and Steel company.
A call was issued by the sheriff To.
day for 100 men to go to east Youngs-
town, where pickets were surgJng
about the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
gates. threatening men returning 10
work.
Sporadic operations were reported
at all the mills this morning. Strike
leaders, however. said that the move
ment had failed as the strikers had
stood firm and only few had report
ed for work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-10-17
GRAYS0N DENIES ALL RUM0RS
President Wilson's Personal Physician
Writes to a Friend in
New York

New York, Oct. 15.--The New York
World prints the following excerpt of
a letter from Renr Admiral Cary =
Grayson. President Wilson's personal
physician, to an unnamed friend IN
New York The publication was an,
thorized by Admiral Grayson
Il do not know Of any disease that
has not been included in the rumors
about the president. If tried to re-
fute all these rumors that have been
scattered about | would not have any
time TO devote to the president pro.
fessionally. ! have not followed this
course and do not intend to do SO !
agree with you--I wish / was similar
ly afflicted If | could be as mentally
alert as the president. can sincerely
say that his mind IS as good as Il ever
was since ! have known him hope
the time viii not be far distant when
ii win be considered safe 70 permit
him TO resume work. when his actions
and his words win speak for them.
selves. AS he gains in strength bis
case is more difficult for me to handle
as he IS so very anxious to get back to
work.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-10-17
GERMANS HURL GAS AT RIGA
Teutons Attack City With Poison and
Mortars-Von der Goltz
Resigns.

Copenhagen Oct. 15.-"The Ger
mans are attacking Riga with poison
gas and also bombarding the town
with trench mortars." says a Lettish
communication.
Great damage has been done to
quays and the harbor," the report
adds. land there have been many
civilian casualties"
London. Oct 15.-Gen Denikine's
antibolshevik army has captured the
important city of Orel. together with
thousands Of prisoners and enormous
quantities of material
Part of Riga is burning. owing 10 the
bombardment of the city by Germano-
Russian forces, according to Central
News dispatch from Helsingfors.
Stockholm, oct. 15.-The Psles have
begua an offensive against the Ger
Russian forces IN the Baltic reg
ion, according TO Il message received
here from Riga. They are reported to
have captured Koyno. sixty miles
northwest of wilma. near the Courland
border.
Berlin. Oct. 15.-Gen. won der Goltz
has resigned from the German army
as a result Of the latest entente nore,
says the Tages Zeitung.