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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
SIX GIRLS WILL
GIVE CREATIONS
Four Successful in Contest
Two Hold Highest
Class Average.

Six girls of the senior class of the
high school have been selected to de-
liver the orations at the commence
ment exercises which will be held on
June 26. Two of the speakers won
their places on the graduation pro-
gram by virtue of having the highest
class standing, and the remaining
four were successful candidates in the
annual senior GRAFTON contest.
Miss Sadie Fisher. who holds the
highest class standing, and Miss
Elizabeth Gaulke, who holds second
place, will deliver their orations, and
Vernice Aldrich, Helen Lehman
Esther Sateren and Catherine futile
will also give their %orations or com.
mencement day.
So far nj announcement for Class
day exercises has been made public
but it is expected that the committee
in charge will have the details Of the
days program in shape within q
short time.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
GEO. A. BANGS
H0ME0NL|EAV
Attorney, Major in Army,
Will Return to Washing
ton Sunday Night.

Major George A.. Bangs Of the
judge advocate general department at
Washington, d. c., is in Grand Forks
on leave of absence. Major Bangs
will leave Sunday evening for st.
Paul, where he will try a case BEFORE
the circuit court Of appeals will
visit his son at 'Faribault before re-
turning to his duties at Washington.
Major Bangs is engaged in the re-
view of. court martial ase and de-
clares that everything possible Is be-
ing done at Washington to give the
case Of each man court martialed
during the war, a thorough review in
order to determine whether or not
an injustice has been done.
Mr.. Bangs work is only for the
emergency and as a large part Of the
cases at hand have been reviewed, he
expects to return to his practice here
in two or three months.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

Sunday School Convention
Arouses Extreme Interest
/ Throughout County.

Secretary James c. Garrison. OF the
state association Of Sunday school
workers u expected in the city this
evening to take part in making final
arrangements for the annual meeting
OF h Grand Forks Sunday school as
ISOLATION which will open here on
Monday and continue on Tuesday.
County workers have been holding
meetings in practically every Sunday
month, and interest In the conven-
Etion is unusually high. Some Of the
work to be taken up at the conven-
Etion has been outlined. and an un-
usually large attendance is expected
unless road conditions are such that
1T will be impossible for cars to get
through.
Opens Monday Afternoon.
The convention will open Monday
afternoon at 1:45 o'clock, with q
meeting of the administrative body
n discussions relativeIst to the work
OF the organization will be taken up.
In the evening Nj. Garrison will adj
dress the assembly on the subject
World" Community singing will be
conducted at all Of the meetings by
Miss Blanche Leigh. The educational
division meeting will be held Monday
evening; on Tuesday. morning the
children's division meeting will be
held and the business and adult divi-
sion will meet for the Tuesday after
noon session. Election of officers will
be held Tuesday afternoon. and on
Tuesday evening installation Of off,
GERS will take place.
All sessions Of the convention will
be held in the Baptist church, and
will be conducted by Thomas J. Rad
cliffe of Larimore, president Of the
county association.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
Hanna in City on
Way TO Speak at
Emer0dO Exercises

in Grand Forks today IN his way to
Emerado, where he will speak tonight
at. the combined commencement exer-
cises of four public schools.
The former. governor arrived in
Grand Forks from Fargo this morn
ing, and left for Emerald this after
noon by automobile. He is expected
to return to Grand Forks tonight on
his way back to Fargo.
At the exercises tonight Is pupils
will graduate from the grades. and
one from the high school.
Besides Mr.. Hanna's address, there
will be a program by the pupils, and
an address by Miss Beatrice tombstone,
county superintendent of schools.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
KEN SHRIN|E|'Rl|S
HAVE RETURNED
Two Hundred Mobiles 81
KEN Temple Attended
Ceremonial in Fargo.

About~.two hundred shriners Of
KEN temple returned IN morning
trains from Fargo, where they at
tended the Ell Zagal ceremonial with
thousands Of Shriners from the
northwest yesterday afternoon and
evening.
KEN Temples patrol, band and
mobiles arrived in Fargo shortly before
o yesterday and were greeted by
hundreds Of Fargo and other visiting
Shriners from many states. KEN
Temple, ,Shriners were dined and
given the place Of honor at the big
pageant, inathe afternoon. In the eve
ming they participated in the initi-
alton Of novices. /
More than fifty KEN Temple Shrin-
ers had gone to Fargo Thursday and
Joined their brothers who arrived in
special cars Friday Hundreds
of Shriners from Minneapolis, st.
Paul, Duluth, Seattle, Portland, Grand
Forks and Fargo took part in the
festivities of the day. In the after
noon and evening streets Of the city
took on a carnival appearance and
the visiting Shriners were entertained
in a royal manner by Ell Zagal
Temple.
The ceremonial marked the largest
gathering of any fraternal order ever
held in North Dakota and n of the
very largest ever staged in the history
of the northwest,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
Latest T0wnley
Importation to
Speak Tuesday


j. Il. McIaurin of South Caro-
lima who has recently been given
such publicity by the Townley
press of North Dakota will de-
liver an address at the Grand
Forks city hal next Tuesday
evening. IS
Z McLaurin, who is q former
United States senator from South
Carolina. appears to be the lat
est spellbfnder imported by Car
TOwnley. What state office he viii
be appointed to, has not been
made public rs yet however.
His address here is announced
to be under the auspices of the
"Municipal Voters League" This
organization which has just been
brought forth appears to be .
camOuflaged local edition Of the
TownIey organization.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

IoS oSoul "SSN -
the Boy Scouts will make a campaign
for one million associate members,
each of whom will Tomato one dollar
to the Boy Scout movement. will open
throughout the country Sunday.
In Grand Forks Fl. N. Wells is in
charge of the campaign. All local
ministers have been asked to take up
the movement in their Sunday SER
mons and every effort will be made
to make the local campaign a great
success.
The objects of the campaign, as set
forth by w. G. McAdoo, chairman of
the national citizens committee for
the campaign are as follows:
(a) Public recognition of what
Boy Scouts did to help win the war.
OBJ Stirring up of each commun-
ity to conditions affecting its boy
hood
(c) Education of community on
how the Boy Scout program meets
local boy problems.
(d) Organization of Boy Scout
institutions which have a point of
contact with boy life, and by COM
munities direct.
(e) Enlistment of suitable men,
especially returned soldiers and
sailors, as volunteer leaders in local
Boy Scout work.
81 Organization of local councils
Of the Boy Scouts of America to
supervise the work locally.
CD Enrolment of 10000 600 asso-
ciate members of the National Coun-
Gil of the Boy Scouts of America, men
and women, paying 81 or more each
for such membership, to enable the
organization to extend its work to the
greatest possible number of boys.
CHI Enrolment of at least 1000
900 more scouts by February 20, 1920
the tenth anniversary of the founding
of the movement in America.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

That tho police mean busineas
in their canpaisn to enforce the
law Against tho uee of EiaEng
headlights, and nanRlU cut-OiI8
within the city linlts, was made
plain Last Friday niEht whom two
arrests Wcee .M1Rde on these
grounds. sstssip ,nssge ~
One m0toxa6t was gathered ia.
Tor usfngs his spot ltEihf AMI
mulR1er scuptt0atysaandssA seCo1fufs
speeding Snd%using einrtne head.
lights.
A third motorist was arrested
for speeding. All paid fines.
"AutO drivers have rot to learn
to obey the law in this respect"
said Odin OVERLY, chief OF police,
this morning. 'ssFutuFe Offenders
will receive tho Same penalties,
or Woree.0 ~. %
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
TO MAKE REPORT
OF CONVENTION

Local delegates who attended the
Baptist convention held in Denver,
Colorado. recently, will make a report
of the convention business before the
local congregation, at services Sunday
morning.
The reports will be submitted by
three members of the representation,
including r. B. Griffith, Mrs. c. E
Tlngley and c.. s.. Hendrickson. Diff
ferent features Of the convention will
be described to the congregation.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
BOARD TO OPEN
SESSIONS TUESDAY

city Assessor Robert Green mas
practically closed his tax assessment
book. and all will be in READINGS Tor
the opening session Of the city board
OF equalization Tuesday morning.
Under the law the board will con
yene at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning:
and will consist Of the members OF
the city council and the city auditor.
When the board convenes q sched-
ule will be- drawn up OF n IN
which the various classifications will
be taken up. The session will prob
ably last for'ten days, and the city as
s~essrnents will then be certified to the
county auditor.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
FARM MACHINERY TO
BE SHOWN AT QUITO

]. D. Bacon Of this city, director Of
the Mississippi Valley association, has
received word from the Office Of the
secretary in New Orleans that the
government of Ecuador has establish
ed permanent agricultural exhibit,
including, agricultural machinery at
Quito. ~
Machinery manufacturers of the
northwest are invited to place exhibits
there .-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
A New Cooperative
Store AT Michigan
Will Open June Il

Michigan. n. D., June THE
Peoples Cooperative store. recently
incorporated at $4,000, will open for
business on June 81 in this city. L.
S. Fredericks is manager of the store
and S. c. Tibbetts president of the
firm.
Stock in the new store was well
distributed and bought by farmers in
this section. Standard lines of stock
have been ordered and new fixtures
installed. The business will be
handled by strictly modern methods.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
5000 11AuHIN1sTs

90 OUT ON STRIKE
J Roanoke, Va, June Five thou
sand machine. shop employees OF the
Norfolk and Western railway went on
strike today. $50 al.
The strike, originated in the dis
charge Of q few men at Wilcoe. West
Virginia, for alleged inspbordtnations
Union officials declared today there
would be "a complete cessation OF
work In all Norfolk and Western
shops after noon today unless. the
shipments alleged grievance Is settled.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
UNWOUNDED IN WAR.
DIES FROM ACCIDENT
AT SAN FRANCISCO

After going through some Of the
.fiercest fighting in France without
sustaining a scratch, Adolph r. New
gard was accidentally shot while
service at San Francisco, Cal.
Word to this effect was received to-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
BOY SCOUTS WILL
ASSIST RECRUITING

Grand Forks Boy Scouts who wish
to be of further service to the gov
eminent have been asked to call at
the local recruiting Office at the cor
ner Of Fourth street and DeMers
Recruiting officers have consider
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07
BOY SCOUTS.
BEGIN Be Gin DRIVE
HERE SUNDAY
Effort For Membership and
Financial Support is
Inaugurated.
STATEMENT.

In accordance with the an
nouncement of President Wood
row Wilson, the week of June 8th
to June 14th has been recon-
mended to be observed as Boy
Scout week throughout the United
States for the purpose of
strengthening the work of the
Boy Scouts of America.
There arc almost two thou
sand Boy Scouts in North Dakota.
Their services during the war In
the Liberty Loan drives, Red
Cross work and Thrift Stamp
campaigns was particularly CT
fective.
1t is the purpose of Boy Scout
week to show by exhibitions and
displays what the Scout move
mcnt is accomplishing, and to en-
list their elders interest and help
in the upbuilding of the manly,
hcalthful instincts through the
Scout movement.
1 trust this occasion will be
suitably observed in the state of
North Dakota
LYNN EI.ozinr
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-07

Herald want Ads Bring Results.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-03
WATERWAY TRANSFORMATIONS.

While 1t cannot be overlooked that
the railroad problem is ore of the
very important ones before the coun-
try, attention cannot be diverted from
the fact that there still remain great
opportunities for the Development of
the waterways of the country to the
l'oint where they can render the
transportation service Of which they
arc capable.
This does not mean that every
pork barreI'' proposition that is ad-
vanced should be provided for. any
more than II does that money should
be spent here there ard elsewhere
without lettering the situation or
making II possible to obtain any ben
e1ts from the outlay but it is to be
realized that to the same degree that
millions Of undeve!oped water power
IS being allowed to 50 10 waste every
year the inland Waterways are being
overlooked as TO the cheap and eff
Gent service which they are able to
perform under proper encour& cement.
There are long and expensive canals
in existence, which it IS claimed can
take care Of millions o. tons of freight
during the period in which they are
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-03
OTHER VIEW POINTS

1t is striking comment on its ap-
pearance when somebody in Hart
ford mailed two Christmas packages
in a waste can because it resembled
NAL box-or does it signify the
condition of the Individual ?-Meri-
den Record.
All President Wilson has to DO in
a day now is to make fifteen speech
es to visiting delegations, review
25 professions, shake hands with
7,0G0 people, settle the boundaries Of
half q dozen nations, consult with
all the statesmen of all the allied
countries decide on all the bills to
put through Congress at home, and
play is holes of golf on the Yer
saiI1es links.-Meriden Journal.
Sim Fein may have bitter ideas re-
garding England, but it is somewhat
surprising it should have celebrated
the election results by blowing up the
Cork monument to Irish soldiers who
fell in the Boer war. No matter how
or where or for whom they fought
the battle dead of the Irish have ever
been fortunate above others in hold
ing the lasting respect and affection
of their Tymen.-Hartford Times.
Bridgeport has a new taxpayers' as
sociation. 1t is a useful organization
if it can Keep out of the narrow gauge
class. So often ir the past these or
CARNATIONS have opposed every prac-
teal Improvement, no matter how
great the city's needs. A large share
of the taxes we are called upon 10
pay today is due to the che2pne5s ad-
yocated by other organizations. Let
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-03
RECKLESS DRIVING.

Il makes no difference what the sec
ton Of the country is from which the
opinion is received. there is general
agreement upon the point that the
largo number of street accidents; is
attributable to fast and reckless driv-
ing. 1t will have to he admitted that
there is a certain degree of careless
ness on the part of pedestrians in
crossing streets in not taking care to
10 see that the way is clear, but even
The exercises of the greatest care in
this direction is not sufficient to over
come the hcedlessness of too many
drivers.
II has been said that this is period
"t speed and there are reasons to be-.
'ieve that it is. buc that does not it's
thy the using of the congested streets
7f cities az one would a race course
! here is Il danger in the exce..iys
-'tte OF travel all out of proportion to
ifs necessity. In 90 cases out of 100
there IS no reason for sending a We
hicle at q brcakneck rate. 1t is re-
peatediy demonstrated that there is
;cn much of an inclination to display
the merits Of the car or the cunning
IF the driver, when as a matter of
fact every interest would re capably
served if p-oner restraint was exer-
cised.
It is folly to think that the time. has
come when the slower going pedes-
trian in crossing the street must eyer
else all the precaution. that he must
be restricted to a few crossings or
;hat he must give way when he no
tees speeding machine coming. It
is of course better to give way than
10 he sent Oft in an undertaker's or a
hospital ambulance but there is all
ready too many instances where the
motor driver is defying reason and
law. Should the driver OF a horse at
tempt such acts he would be imme-
diatelv hailed before the court and
soaked
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-03
SAVING THE BEANS

with which she babe me farewell at !
the station and told me to stick to |
stocks and bonds and things that were |
easy to comprehend.
81 fully intended to go home early |
that afternoon and surround the beans |
with glass, but | went out to Har-
rison's club instead and played golf.
I had a lovely time, so when | got
home that night and strolled into the
kitchen for a drink and saw the re-
proachful beans on the table, where
1 had left them. I was appalled,. Also
I recollected that as l was going to
play golf next day I couldn't can 'ern
then. Then I remembered the COM
forting little motto. DO it now and,
peeling off my coat, grabbed the butch
knife ready to start in. I'd finish
the Job before I went to bed. First l
telephoned Imogene's best friend, who
is an expert in the cold-pack method,
and she gave me, between giggles, the
exact process, which / wrote down,
and she cautioned me to work fast.
There were thousands of beans
in quart and there were five quarts
of them and | couldn't find any cheese
cloth to wrap them in when | dipped
them in hot water and then in cold
water, so [ took a napkin and, OF
! grarn1ed ones and the stain never
! did come out.
by the time I had got these slip
! perry beans packed into ten jars there
were beans frescoing all the hitcaen
walls, I had broken six Jars and cut
t myself three times. Then found
only five Jars at a time would go into
| the hot water cooker and just then
| clock struck Il. I have mentioned
! that I always go through with thing.
! | could see no reason for sitting UP
all night with those beans, SO, SUB
merging the first five jars, | set the
alarm clock for two hours later and
went to bed. Arising at 2:I5, ! ex-
! tracted the beans from their boiling
| torment and stuck in the rem aiming i've
| jars. Then, again setting the alarm
clock. ] hoped back to bed.
| AT 4:30 I heard the welcome tinkie
of my faithful clock and staggered
down again TO the buhblirg beans.
was filed with triumph over solving
OF a difficult problem and slept in
peqce till the alarm woke me up in
| time to get the golf train ard track
down the queer odor through the
! house. 1t seemed [ had forgotten to
turn off the gas under the water cooker
at A:39 and I'm afraid it's total
loss. You can't Go much with cooker
all twisted with the heat. But beyond
that the bears were a great success.
Oh, laugh, darn You. Yours as gran
ite hearted as Imogene. Chicago
News.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-03

"The longer 1 live" confded the
Hyde Park man to his friend from
Woodlawn as he absentmindedly put
into his own pocket the box of match
es he had just borrowed, the more
/ am convinced that something should
be done about women. Either thay
should be abolished by law or Intern
ed and then maybe we poor, suffering
men could inherit the earth and have
a little peace and rest
whats Imogene's crime now?"
asked the Wodlawn man. What
beautiful nature your wife must have
to stand your grouching?"
Huh" retorted the Hyde Park
man. Women are totally devoid of
all appreciation and sympathy. I've
saved up until she got home to tell
her about the grand inspiration l had
about the beans, and instead of wip-
ing her eyes daintily with a lace
handkerchief and sobbing my praises
into my left ear that woman has
laughed and laughed, and when she
wasn't doing that she was thinking it
over and getting ready to laugh
again. l will tell you, when man
has a sensitive nature it cuts. And
one with the slightest soul could see
the real poetry in my deed, but the
Chinese say q woman has no soul. |
always did admire the acumen of the
Chinese
"BeaIfs!" shouted the Woodlawn
man. ut was beans you were talking
about-not Chinese
| II was coming to the beans. They
were the string kind and the morning
I discovered them in their surprising
| fall profuSion | decided TO miss my
train and pluck them. l carried in at
least five quarts and brought them as
a surprise to Imegene upstairs. She
sat down and shook her head over
I me. What she asked, did I expect
! her to do with FIVE quarts OF string
beans when she took a train in two
/ hours for a months visit. Did ] ex-
pect her to trim her hat with them
or carry them in her velvet bag to
! Cousin Maria [ told Imogene, a
| trifie dashed that I had fancied she
might can them. Then she did get
mad. She explained to me distinctly
| that canning vegetables was no child S
play, neither was it tossed off with
a simple twist Of the wrist, and for
goodness sake take those old beans
away before she scr canned, with the
man coming for hef trunk in five
minutes and everything.
well, | am a man of purpose, and
having started TO can and conserve
those beans I was not to be baked
All right told Irnogene what's the
matter with my canning them?
Never shall forget the plying scorn
Norwich bulletin., 1919-01-03
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Young 1919 seemed to feel much
worse about the parting than the aged
and war torn 1918.
Those who helped TO ring in the
new year have found that IT hasn't
differed very much from the old.
The man on the corner says: IN
f1uenza in its mad fight never con-
siders it necessary to blow its horn.
If cold wave is needed to help
knock out the flu that one in the west
cannot reach New England any too
soon.
Russia is going to be terribly lone
some if the. time ever comes when the
different elements over there stop
fighting.
It is bit easier getting heat and
keeping it than it was a year ago at
this time. But the price of fuel isn't
any easier.
Of course the shipyard workers have
a big hand for Secretary Daniels when
he talks about building the greatest
Lazy in the world
1t isn't necessary to say very much
about dischareing help or closing fac
tories for a few days in order to start
the tramps tramping.
From all that we hear about them
thus far the members OF the peace
commission from this country NIGH
lust as well have stayed at home.
With two Of them ashore our troop
ships seem to be having more trouble
getting our boys back from Franc &c
than they did in getting them over.
Turkey, it is declared, has selected
pro-ally cabinet. but Turkey is too
late in trying to win the good graces
Of the countries it has been oppos-
ing.
From the way in which wages are
being boosted it looks very much a.
if there was going to be plenty for
the taxpayer to do for some time tc
come
Not a little interest is going to b.
manifested. from, without The state If
the way which the Massachusetts leg
islature handles the compulsory vot.
! ing proposition
Hindenburg is said to favor the oc-
| cppation of Berlin by British forces
What's the matter. aren't the Ger
mans able to suppress their own cat
and dog fights?
The story that the American army
was charged rent for the trenches oc-
| cupied in France mist have beer
started by the same one who pu
| forth the tale about the sinking O.
| the German warships,