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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
''U" F0RENSlCS
TUESDAY NIGHT
Six Orators to Try For the
Merrifeld Prize
Contest.

No admission will be charged at
the Merrifeld oratorical contest to be
held in Woodwork auditorium at the
university tomorrow evening, was the
decision reached by the promoters of
the affair late this afternoon. The six
contestants are: Alexander Aas, Fran
20 Crawford, Alan E. Gray. John B..
Nevin, T.. Milton Rygh and Maurice
Smith.
The list Of judges has been some
what changed from that made public
a few days ago. DR.. George Wilson of
the university extension division, Miss
Leona v. Smith, of the Central high
school. Professor H. E. Willis, DR.. G.
A. Abbott and Attorney w. E.. McIn-
tyre have been named to judge the
merits of the work Of the contestants.
The annual Merrifield contest al
ways brings out a good deal of rivalry
among the amateur public speakers Of
the university. 1t is the big event in
university forensic circles and a good
deal Of attention is always centered
upon it for the winner of the Merri-
field contest, besides winning the
Merrifield prize, also gains the right
to represent the university in the
state oratorical contest held later in
the spring. Wa]demar Lilo won the
contest last year.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
one HUNDRED
AT CONVENTION 4
Fourteenth Annual Meeting
Of Funeral Directors in
Session.

The fourteenth annual convention
Of the North Dakota Funeral, Direct
ors' association opened Nhis morning
at the Commercial club rooms with
about one hundred men from all parts
of the state present. The meeting
was called to order by President J.
w. Calnan of Berthold, ate: which
Rev. ]. Halsey Ambrose gave a scrip.
ture reading and conducted the in
vocation. Mayor Fl. NJ. Wheeler well
coined the association with a few
we'll chosen and witty words, after
which President Calnan responded.
Professor Bates, representative OF
the Embalming Supply company Of
Westport, Conn.,, spoke this morning
on the Vienoasco method Of emu
balming and befo -e the session closes
he will demonstrate this method. The
business meeting took place after the
opening program and consisted in the
appointing of the several committees
by President Calnan. The following
committees were appointed:
Committee on neurology, John Kent
wander of Fessenden and Geo. DAZZLE
of Carpio. Finance committee, David
Johnson, Park River, chairman; J. H.
Mants Of Anamoose and j. w. Rowan
Of Minot. Resolutions committee, E.
w. Gibertson of Devils Lake, chair
man; T. G. c.. Kennedy of Mandan
and H. o. Hanson of Ha.vey. Mem
bership committee, ]. H. Weaver Of
Bottineau, chairman; J. G. Jensen Of
Edinburg and Geo. Simmons Of New
England. The bylaws committee
consists Of M. M. Bowman Of Aber:
crombie, chairman; NJ. L. Murphy of
! Crosby and D. A. Dickinson Of Velva.
The legislation committee, which is
permanent and is expected to report
at a later session, includes P. G. Eddy
! of Jamestown, T. G: c.. Kennedy of
Mandan. Bert A. Bresee, who died
about four months ago, was a MEM
Der Of this committee; the new mem
be: has not been appointed.
The meeting was called to order
this afternoon and an address. was
given by DR.. ]. Grassick after which
MI. Ambrose spoke on 1.-THE Under
which was listened to with interest.
President Calnan gave a talk, taking
as his subject Benefits of Association
Work." This was highly appreciated
by the members of hte association.
At the close of the afternoon session
the funeral directors will be taken by
the merchants Of the city on q trip
to the Northern packing plant and
this evening they will be the guests
of -he Commercial club at their bi-
weekly dinner.
The association will be in session
until Thursday evening. President
Thos. F. Kane Of the University Of
North Dakota will talk tomorrow al
the morning session and Professor
Hohenschuh will give a lecture. Or
Thursday he will give his farewell ad.
dress as this will be the last session
he will attend as a platform lecturer
Arrangements will be made for other
evening entertainments while the
meetings are in session.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
PASTORS MEET| I.
AND DISCUSS
new MOVEMENT
Ministers Of Pembina Pres
bytery Discuss New
Era Movement.

Presbyterian ministers Of the Penn
bina presbytery met in conference
last evening at the Hotel Dacotah.
Rev. ]. H. Salisbury Of Aurora, Ne
braska, addressed the meeting and
explained the interests of the new era
movement being launched by this de-
nomination.
The main purpose Of the movement
las explained at the conference is. to
advance the religion of the various
churches; ito support benevolent
work in a large and liberal manner
so that the denomination can do Its
full duty of religious and helpful
work for the benefit Of mankind.
At the conference the following
committee was appointed to push the
movement in the Pembina presby-
terry: Rev. ]. G. Reinhardt, chair
man, Mimic: Rev. E. E. Parks, Park
River; Rev. A. E. Evans. Inkster; j.
Bendelow, Milton; H. A. Helgeson,
Osnabrock.
Rev. Mr.. Salisbury was selected by a
committee al the Chicago headquar-
ters to go about the country holding
conferences in the various presby-
teries in order to explain the new era
movement to the pastors and give the
project an enthusiastic start.
While in the city Mr.. Salisbury In
terviewed several members of the
Grand Forks Presbyterian church.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
MANY LETTERS ARE
RETURNED T
MUCH TRAVELLING

Twenty-Five letters came to the Of
flee Of j. B. Wineman this morning
addressed to his son, Lieutenant A.
g. Wineman, who is now at Camp
Taylor. KY. These letters were writ
ten many months ago and were
from all parts OF the country; they
had been first sent to the several
camps that Lieutenant Wineman had
been stationed at. then to France,
where he was for some months, and
as he had been i'll during all OF his
stay in France. these letters were
sent from one hospital to another and
finally back to the United States and
Grand Forks, where they were re-
ceived this morning.
The envelopes of the letters re-
ceived by Mr.. Wineman were covered
with postal orders as Sick" mot in
co%nvalescing center" 'F. A. casuals."
which means field artillery casuals.
When the soldier is detached from
his company OF regiment he becomes
a casual" The last order on the
envelope was send to Washington"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
NURSES REFUSE:
TO TELL PLANS
Joint Statement Will Be
Made Ready For Public
Shortly.

I'VE will. announce nothing con-
corning our plans until the joint
statement which we have been pre-
pairing. is ready" said M Of the
striking nurses Of St. Michael's hos
pital, upon being interviewed late this
afternoon. To avoid misunderstand-
ing the strikers are preparing their
version of the conflict. the reasons
for it and the conditions which
brought about the strike. This ac-
count when completed will be sub
mitted to the daily press so that all
may understand the motive for strik-
ing. from the nurses point of view.
At 2 O'Clock Saturday afternoon
fifteen student nurses at st. Mich.
ael's hospital walked out, claiming
that shorter hours. better food and
changes in various other conditions
had been refused them.
No attention has been paid, the
nurses say, to their demands for the
past two weeks. This finally called
forth their action.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
WILL SPEAK AT
CLUB TONIGHT
Rev. C.. McC onnell of Ohio
Will Give Reconstruct
ton Talk at Dinner.

When the bi-weekly dinner of the
Commercial club takes place tonight
at 6 o'clock they will have as their
guests the North Dakota Funeral Dr.
.rectors' association and the pastors Of
all local and county churches.
After the dinner DR.. E. P. Robert
son, president of Wesley college. will
Introduce Rev. C. Mcconnell, Of Lake
Vile, Ohio, who will speak on 1.-THE
Relation Of the Church to the Com
munity, in Days Of Reconstruction"
Mr.. Mcconnell has been speaking
throughout North Dakota and Min
nesota and as he is a firm believer in
the community ideas he states that
churches should be open to all affairs
and that it is his ardent wish that
this will be so throughout the coun-
try.
At s:15 tonight Rev. Mcconnell will
give his talk at the Commercial club
and every n is invited to attend
who is interested in reconstruction
work. -.#s
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
II. S. ORCHESTRA
WILL APPEAR AT
DRAMATIC PROGRAM

The first appearance of the Grand
Forks high school orchestra will be
made at the dramatic program which
will be given 0 n March IA and Is,
under the direction of'Leona v. Smith.
The program will be given as part Of
the work Of the expression depart
irnent and will consist of three one-act
plays, to be produced by pupils Of the
high school. The orchestra, which
has been training under E.. A. Moses,
will add greatly to the program.
The plays which will be produced
are: "Neighbors," by IONA Gale;
s,'The Piper's Pay" by Margaret Cam
eron, and a rousing farce. 1.-The
French Without a Master" adapted
from the F.ench by Preston Bren-
heard. The senior Inc junior pupils
will take part in the plays, and an
entire cast Of twenty-three will take
mart,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
New Live Stock Club
Has Been Organized

Elizabeth Burr, county director Of
boys, and girls club work. assisted in
the organization of the Michigan
Township Livestock club at Reynolds.
officers elected by the organization
are: President. Fred Adams; vice
president, Hilda Alderman secretary
treasurer, Rose B~ridenhach; local
leader, Martin Adams. Members OF
the advisory committee. formed OF
adults, are: Rudolph Adams. Mrs.
Simon Schaefer and Mrs. P. A.
Shoemaker.
Members of the. club already have
six pure bred Duroc gifts and eight
others will receive two ewes in the
near future. There are fourteen char
ter members of the club:
County Agent Rex E. Willard gave
an interesting and instructive talk
at the meeting on the care of pigs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
The To,Dr d
February is, 1919.

Rev. Charles Mcconnell of Lake.
O., will speak tonight at the BIZ
weekly dinner of the Commercial
club.
The fourteenth annual convention
of the North Dakota Funeral Direc-
tors. association was opened IN this
city today /.
John A. Bonnet, Ole Ormstad and
Knud Jorgenson, previously reported
missing in action, are now reported
dead abroad.
The ministers of the Pembina
presbytery Of the Presbyterian
church held a meeting at the Hotel
Dacotah today discussing religious
work IN general.
An official army bulletin, sent here
from Captain Holm who now is the
duchy of Luxembourg, gives inter-
esting information about military &C
tivities.
Nels T. Maitland of Shawnee died
in this city last night. The remains
have been shipped to that town for
interment
StrlklnS SLuQcuI uuISCS dI ~. VA
chaeIs hospital today that
they will present their view of the
conflict in a joint statement to the
public. =
Twenty-Five letters. travelling back
and forth over the ocean. have been
received here for Lieutenant Ansel
Wineman, who now is in Kentucky.
Some interesting details about the
U. S. S. President Grant. on which
members of Company NJ md the Ma
chine Gun company of this city are
returning home, are giveA out .oday.
The Merrifield oratorical contest
will be held at the Woodwork audi
forum tomorrow evening, and inter-
est in the event runs high.
1t is announced that the first APP
pearance Of the Grand Forks high
school orchestra will be made March
Ia and IS in connection with the
presentation of a dramatic program.
Thirty-three North Dakota weekly
periodicals and nine daily papers
from this state are nov received reg
ularly at the university library. e
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
EDWARDS CONFESSES
HE RECEIVED MONEY
IN AN UNLAWFUL WAY

st. Paul. Feb. 1s.-John w. Ed
wards, former major In the Office -of
the state ad5utant general, today con-
fessed in the Office Of the prosecuting
attorney that he fraudulently obtained
more than $1,000. while on duty IN
the adjutant's office during the war
AdJutant General W. r Rhinov
signed = criminal complaint for Id
wards arrest on . charge o~&sfoteefy.
Edwards IN his confession, declared
that he did not have any accomplish.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
A NEW RECORD.

Sacramento, CAL, Feb. ia new
Pacific coast record for short-time
butter production has been establish
ed at Knightsen. Contra Costa county.
by Adtrondac Weitske Dairy Maid, a
registered Holstein cow, according to
HI. V. Bridgeford, one Of the owners
Of the cow. In an official test under
the supervision of University of Cali
foria testers, she made 41.O13 pounds
Of butter from 831.7 pounds Of milk
in even days. The former coast, record
of a fraction more than forty pounds
was held by Tilly Alcartra, holder Of
the worlds longtime butter and milk
production record.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
LONG LIST OF WEEKLlES
Library Has 33 Week.
North Dakota Publications.


Thirty-three weekly newspapers,
published in North Dakota towns,
are coming to the reading tables Of
the university library, according to
the report Of Librarian A D. Keator.
Nine dailies from large cities through
out the state are also on the reading
list.
Aside from the state newspapers,
the university files carry newspapers
from the eastern states, the leading
middle western cities and from Can
ada. The overseas American publ
cation, 1.-THE Stars and Stripes" also
appears on the list.
Among the papers from outside the
state are: 1.-The Wall Street Journal"
the Irish World" the New York
Times" and two Winnipeg dailies. The
library also receives regularly the
quarterly index Of the New York
Times"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
FREIGHT CARS TO
BE RETURNED TO
THEIR OWN ROADS

Washington. Feb. 1s.-As another
step toward restoration of normal
pre-war conditions. the railroad adj
tministration today instructed that
freight cars be returned to their own
roads as fast as possible and that
companies be given more authority to
apply their individual standards of.
eOuipment. t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
OLD SHAWNEE
! RESIDENT DIED
HERE MONDAY

/ Nels T. Malland, Of Shawnee, age
20 years, died last night at a local
hospital from complications of dis
eases due to old age.
= cRelatives from Shawnee were here
at the time Of his death, and accom-
panied the body to Shawnee this aft
ernoon, where funeral service will be
held.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
MONTENEGRO HAS
A NEW CABINET

Cettinje, Montenegro, Monday, Feb.
liking Nicholas having accepted
the resignation Of the cabinet headed
by Eugene Popovitch. a new cabinet
has been formed under the PREMIER
ship Of j. 8. Plamenatz. former for
eign minister, and a former president
Of the M~ontenegrin chamber of dep
uties.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
Additional Markets
MONEY MARKET.

New York, Feb 1s.-Mercantile
paper sofa; sterling demand
4.7570; cables 476 7-16; Francs de-
mand 545 Sd; cables 545 is.
Guilders demand Al Is; cables Al
3-8. Lira demand 637; cables 635.
Rubles demand 13 Ia; cables IA
nominal. Mexican dollars ~ 1-2; gov
eminent bonds steady; railroad bonds
irregular.
Time loans frmer; so and 80 days
sos la; six months 5 1-4@1-2.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
Health Service Is
Recommended To
Take Over HOSPITAL

Washington, Feb. 18.-Recom-
mendation that the Chicago speed
way hospital be taken over by the
United States public health service
at a cost Of $2,50O.0 900 is made in the
report Of the senate buildings sub
committee which investigated the
failure Of the war department to ac-
rcept this project on which about q
million dollars has been spent.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
House Adopts Report :
On Oil Land Leasing

Washington, Feb. 1s.-The house
today adopted by a vote Of 232 to 100
the conference report on the oil and
mineral land leasing bill which opens
western lands. Action by the senate
Is nov awaited. q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18

Stockholm, Feb. 1S.-Lenine, 1t is
said, wishes to accept the invitation
for a. conference on account Of the
economic situation Of Russia which is
declared to be hopeless. Trotzky Is de-
clared to be of the opinion that oc-
cupation Of the Ukraine offers the
possibility Of food and fuel supplies
for the soviet government. Trotzky,
who is minister of war, is sending all
available troops into the Ukraine.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
BOLsHEvIKI GET SETBACK.

Stockholm, Feb. 18.-The Bolshe-
Wiki sustained their most severe set
back near Kiev, to which the Ukrain-
ian government returned several days
ago.. Other Bolshevik forces were de-
feated in fighting in the eastern
Ukraine.
The important towns of Poltava and
Kharkov and several other places are
now held by the Ukrainians. Kharkov
is $50 miles east of Kiev.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
THOUSANDS OF NEW
CASES OF TYPHUS
in RUSS CAPITAL

Washington, Feb. 18.-Information
reached the state. department today
from Helsingfors that a party of
French, British, Belgian, Italian and
American relief workers returning
from Moscow to Stockholm reported
there were a thousand new cases of
typhus weekly and that the hospitals
were unable to care for the patients.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
LIBERTY BONDS.

New York. Feb. 1s.-(FInal)-
3 1-2s, 98.74: first convertible Is.
81. 80; second As, 92.54: first converti-
BILE 4 las, 94.9O: second convertible
4 1-4s., 93.88; third 41-4s, 95.1S;
fourth 4 1-4s, $3.50, !.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18

II you want to- buy, sell, rent, bor-
hire, trade, get in or out Of bust
ness-in short, If there is any tang
ible thing o want-you are almost
sure to get 1T. by using a Herald
Want Ad.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18
COTTON MARKm

COTTON MARKET.
New York. Feb. 1s.-Cottonr futures
closed weak: March 1910, May
21.68; July 20.s5: October 1850: De-
cember 20. 90.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18

Thirty-three North Dakota weekly
periodicals and nine daily papers
from this state are now received reg
ularly at the university library.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-18

1t is announced hat the first APP
pearance Of the Grand Forks high
school orchestra will be made March
IA, and Is in connection with h
presentation of a dramatic program.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19
With Boo thT arking Hours or More

risOn called for volunteers 70 protect the
arsenal during the great railroad strike.
Old Union men put on their caps and
went out, my father among them, and in
a short time there was a regiment Of
trained men there. Many Of them were
working men,
One possible result of the war on which
Mr.. Harrington has evidently thought
much is the league Of nations. Why it
should be looked upon as Utopian is more
than he can understand.
"Why not" he said "All the allied
nations agreed on one thing, that Ger
many was wrong Why not agree on
what is right. 1t is only necessary to
find the fundamental truth on which in
ternational law might be based to guide all
nations. Surely that is not impossible"
About all Mr. Harrington reads now is
on the war and its causes and the peO-
Piles who have been in it. At present he
is tackling the colossus of Russia. But in
looking over the magazines to see what his
friends are doing, he occasionally hits
upon an author who interests him. In
this way he read a short story by Joseph
Hergesheimer which impressed him.
.'IIe has great grasp of his subject
he said, with unusual descriptive power
There seems TO be nothing that Mr.. Tark-
ington is not interested in, and he got
around to the pleasures of planting just
before it was time to go. You wondered
how it would do to apply his theory Of
boys and men to himself 1t worked
beautifully. Yes, there was 4 little bit OF
Penrod, some of Willie Baxter and very
much of gentleman from Indiana.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-19
"The Post of Honour"

A BOOK that boys will never tire Of
L n reading is The Post Of Honour, a
collection of tales OF war time heroes told
by Richard Wilson and published in this
country by E. p Dutton & Co. The
author confines his work to the activities
of soldiers and sailors Of Britain and to
deeds of valor performed early in the war,
so 1t Is by no means complete record Of
the wars brayest exploits. However, the
thirty or more incidents that are related
deal with some Of the finest examples Of
courage and self-sacriice known to man.
kind and they should prove an inspiration
to any lad.
For instance for strict devotion to duty
no one has ever surpassed Jack Cornwall
at the battle Of Jutland. Only sixteen
years old, he was a member of a gun crew
all of whom but himself were killed early
in the fight by direct hit from a German
gun. Sorely wounded young Cornwall
clamped the speaking tube to his ear and
stood in an exposed position awaiting
orders until the fight was over
He died Of his wounds, but before he
was laid at rest King George awarded him
the Victoria Cross
At tile battle of Loos the Germans
launched n gas attack and the Kings Own
Scottish Borderers were badly shaken up.
There was danger of a panic. Then upon
the parapet before their trench appeared
Piper Daniel Laidiaw Exposed to the
German fire he marched up and down,
blowing his pipes with vigor. Encouraged
and their shaken nerves quoted by the
bonny music they loved 80 well, the Scots
rallied and in moment swept over the
top in a mad rush for the Hun positions.
Piper Laidlaw fell wounded. To him,
too, was awarded the Victoria Cross.
OF such tales as these is The Post Of
Honour made up. 1t tells the history OF
the Victoria Gross; how Lord Roberts was
first to win it, and lot more interesting
things.
Not the least celebrated Of the brave
deeds recounted in the book is that Of
the renowned Michael OLeary of the Irish
Guards, who single handed captured a Ger
man trench, killed the crews of two ma
chine guns and captured the guns
THE POST OF HONOUR. BY RECulRD
WILSON. f. 7. Dutton & Co. sl.25.