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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
MANY CHRISTMAS
DINNERS NEEDED,
COMMITTEE SAYS

The Christmas dinner committee of
the Public Welfare association today
is sending out ar urgent appeal for
funds. or for help in providing Christ
mas dinners for many needy families.
Persons who wish to provide din
ners-or rather the materials for din
ners, may telephone the office of Mrs.
E. M. Pierce in the city hall, for the
names of families. 1t is no neces-
sary to, cook the dinners, but merely
to make up baskets OF materials for q
good holiday meal. Or if preferred,
contributions for the fund may be
sen to Mrs. Pierce's Office, and the
committee will purchase the various
lite ms for the dinners.
There is a big list of families to be
looked after this year., and the dinner
committee is asking for prompt as,
sistance.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

No Sunday Developments. in i
Drive Against Boot
leggers.

Since Friday nights and satur-
day 8 activities, Grand Forks county
and city officials have made no
..urther arrests in their drive against
~bactleggers and whisky runners.
& We men were arraigned Saturday on
arious bootleg ng charges. n all
aived examination and were held to,
he district court. Sam Tucker, the
18Th man arrested, will be arraigned
syle this afternoon, it is said.
A.. l. Hilsabeck. who is charged
ilh sell ng cigarettes, will be ar
y sned tomorrow. Ross Hartwick. a
TX at Hilsabeck's. was arrested on
similar charge, and this afternoon
p ad d guilty. He was fined $50
The men already held to the district
5gu1t on b%ottlegg.ng charges are:
Sillo Vermilion. Morris Bliven. George
Nelson, Earl Cameron and Mandel
O3son.
States Attorney T. B. Elton today
said that h S inv: stigation is. com
tinuing and tn: further arrests may
be made at any time.
Subpoenas have been issued for a
number Of witnesses, who will be ex-
amined this week by Mr.. Elton,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
CLUBDIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING
E. ]. Lander Chosen Coylnl..
sellor to United States
Charnber Of Commerce.

N.... .h--tE ~-HHrf 4e. LNNgE5 #EhA-L 1911 HtHHfH"
The directors Of the Commercial
club, meeting at, noon today, in
structed the house cPmmittee to arr
range for q general membership
meeting Of the club at some time next
week, to which state senators and
representatives from this section Of
the state will be invited. 1t Is plan.
ned to take up the budget plans of
the University OF North D.kota. at
that time.
The. board Of directors named e. J..
Lander as national counsellor from
the club to the United States chamber
Of commerce..
DR.. 6. NJ. Williamson, president Of
the Grand Forks Municipal band, APP
peared before the directors in the in
terest Of the band organization. pre-
senting for consideration a bill asking
legislative action enabling cities and
towns to levy a tax for the financing
of, city bands. In brief, the bill asks
that city and town officials be en-
powered to levy a tax of not exceed
ing n mill each year on all taxable
property within the city or town Cor
furnishing musical concerts to the
public. The proposition is to be put
to a vote. provided the community
of the electors of the community. ac-
cording to the outline presented.
The law suggested is similar to one
now in effect in South Dakota, and
which is said to be very satisfactory.
DR.. Williamson pointed out that the
funds now available for the mainte.
nance of the Grand Forks band are
not adequate to meet the demands OF
the organization and in view of the
fact that the community enjoys the
benefit Of the band, it is believed the
public should help to maintain it.
The board of directors of the Com
mercial club went on record as favor.
ing the proposition presented by DR.
Williamson, or similar action which
for city musical organizations in this
state,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
TO MAKE PLANS
FOR ENTERTAINING
CREETERS NEXT WEEK

observation-disclosures, proprietor of
the Hotel FIR. derrick, will entertain
Grand Forks hotel men and .restaur-
anteurs at the Frederick cafe tonight.
He will give a luncheon and smoker
for them. They have been called to-
gether for the purpose of discussing
plans for entertaining the Greeters Of
North and South Dakota and Minne-
sofa when they hold their annual con-
ventions here on December 20.
The hotel men of the three states
have temporarily organized a
Greeters' association, and the. organ
izatibn will be perfected at the meet
the International association.
At tonight's meeting, plans for en-
tertainin~ the visiting hotel men viii
be outlined. Several other important
matters pertaining to the hotel and
restaurant business will be discussed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
ENGINE TENDER
DERAILED; NO. /
DELAYED 8 HOURS

Great Northern train, Oriental
Limited, No. l, due in at sos r. M,
was eight hours late in arriving in
this city last night. The tender OF
The engine was dera-led two miles
west Of Gardner and the train was
tied up for several hours.
The wrecking crew was sent out
and the track cleared as soon AS pos
sible, the train arriving in Grand
Forks about 3 O'Clock this morning.
No one was injured as the result
OF the derailment and the only dam
age done vas the de.aying Of No. l
and eastbound No. 10. which was tied
up for three hours. The cause OF
the accident was not known.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
OPTHALMOLOGJsTS
HELD MEETING AT
FREDERICK SATURDAY
DR.. John Rindlaub OF Fargo. Presi
dent of Organization, Presided
And Gave Paper at Meeting.

held dc it s'a. %emieaunns1 meetine at SD
Frederick hotel on Saturday night, DR..
John Rindlaub of Fargo, the presi-
dent, presiding. DR.. Gulseth Of
jamestown. secretary of the organi-
zation. also was present at h meet
ing.
Members Of the academy, including
eye, a r nose and throat specialists
from here and elsewhere in the state,
gathered at the Frederick for a ban
quet on Saturday evening. The ban
quet vas followed by a paper which
DR. Rindlaub presented, and the re-
mainder' of the evenings program was
devoted to q general discussion of
topics of interest to the academy
members.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Remains OF Sanders
To Be Brought Home

An announcement was made by ],
B. Wineman, chairman Of the home
service section, that the remains OF
Martin Sanders, son Of Albert Sanders
of this city who died in France on
July 16. 1918, are to be shipped to
his country for reLburial.
Previously it had been planned tc
leave the body in France but a re-
quest changed plans and the body will
he brought here. No word has beer
nsceived regarding the exact date or
ir!ch the body will arrive.
;InIAld Want Ads Bring ResuIts.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

an order issued today ~reinstated the
Cooperative Wholesale Society of
America and permitted them to con
.tinue the sale of stock.
The. order was issued on condition
that the cooperative society shall al
low the stockholders the cash dis
count which they would receive Il
purchasing goods from other whole
sale houses. 1t also provides for the
discontinuance Of the SO member
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
SAVINGS ISSUES FOR
1921 DISTRIBUTED

Distribution is being made from
washington of the 1921 government
savings issues, including The new 81
savings stamps and the $25 treasury
savings certificate. The remaining is
sues are as before: The little green rs
cent thrift stamp, the IS savings stamp
and the 800 and $1,000 treasury saw
tngs certificate. All these, excepting
OF " the $1,000 certificates or sale at
banks, may be bought at the postoffice.
The price of the IS savings stamps
during January will be $4.12.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Rockefeller Sued
For Large Sum; Income
Report Wrong, Charge

New York, Dec. 20.-The govern
msnt today brought suit against John
ID. Rockefeller for $2s2.678 charging
that his income tax report. was :'tn-
correct, misleading and false"
The complaint alleged that In his
return fled on March %. 1916, Mr..
Rockefeller failed to include IN 1t as
part Of his income 50,10l shares OF
Illinois Pipe Line company and ST.
It's shares Of the. Prairie Pipe Line
company" Il
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

Rocky Mountain divide. thence to
Fort Macpherson at the mouth of
the Mackenzie liver. From that point
connecting relays will go through to
Rampant House and Herschel Is
land. where the latest news will be
Arctic explorers froztn. I'M for the
winter. The Dempster party is ex-
pected back in Dawson about March
first.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
ship fee collected by the socldtg. This
fee, according to society apficialb was
collected to cover the cost ofy6rgani-.
rzatiOn. VI Hssgyrcse4

Santa Claus, covers tho nfnste terri
tory with the most ANTICIPATED y equip
ment in the least time and with the
fewest blunders Of any man who
never lived. Ms Il
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

'Tarsld Want Ads Bring Results.
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-01-16

Mems heavy cotton ribbed union suits,
Cooper closed crotch, come in gray and
-ecrsi-- REGULAR $3.50 now--------------.. 2.s5
Mems heavy wool shirts. and drawers,
orr regular $500 seller will be closed
Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-01-16
LdOlCS 0ulS

Ladies $500 suits selling a
Tl:t 600 IN -,,;+, ,oII;,o .
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

gerously hot The fat person suffers from
an accumulation of deposits. They calk
the joints and tighten the vents. The re-
suit is that there Is faulty elimination.
Plenty of warm water cleanses the body
Of waste. Waste makes fat.
90 That is a reason why fat is regarded as
a disease 1t is a disease Six pints of
hot water a day will help to wash away
the fat. Drink two pints In the morning
while you are dressing. Two pints should
be drunk an hour after the midday meal.
Two more pints should be drunk at night.
This quantity assures proper elimination
OF the poisons OF the system. II washes
away the substances that, clinging to the
walls Of the miles Of intestines, would be
converted into fat
This is not normal fat, but puffy bloat.
ed, unwholesome fat There is no fat so
hard to cope with as that which accumu.
lates inside the body. The outer fat is
more or less obedient. The inner fat once
formed obstinately tries to hold its
place.
Let me tell you what helped me most to
get and to stay thin. 1t Is holding the pic
ture. No, | am not using the vernacular
of motion pictures, though have but just
(C) 1920 International Feature Service. Inc
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

street as Mr.. Barrymore. We took the
walk together That was four and a quar-
ter miles each way, recall. =,
Th9 man, who was a model of manly
beauty, the greatest matinee idol of his
time, said: That's right. Keep IT. up. If
all women walked eight miles a day they
would never lose their figures" go. go
II / go to the Professional Weman's
League, which is up two flights, j. walk.
II I visited the Singer. or the Woolworth
Building-the tallest building in the world
i would do the same. Two flights or
forty flights, It is all the same to me.
walk
| dance a great deal. Dancing should
take off more flesh than does walking
One gets as much exercise at dancing
party as on a seven-mile walk But, alas!
The conditions are not the same The air
is stale and overheated. The ideal walk
is a brisk one in cool, pure air.
Another aid that | consider indispens-
able is flushing the body well with hot
water-not too hot. | know man who
died because the water he drank scalded
his oesophagus. Discretion should temper
the heat Of the water. II should be little
more than warm, but 1t should not be dan
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

finished April Folly" with Miss Marion
Davies Also I was with her in. Getting
Mary Married" BY the way, have you
noticed that nearly all motion-picture ac-
tors are lean? Their activity makes them
co. II you see one who is obese it is be-
cause Il helps his business to keep so. He
nurses his flesh. He is the Strasburg
goose of the screen art
What helped me most Is that | formed a
picture Of myself as ! wish to be. | al
ways judged a woman by her arms. II her
upper arm was large 1t indicated to me
grossness OF person. The upper arm is
the. index of woman's figure. The neck
is what might be termed sub-index
I visualized to myself my arms as being
long and slender and graceful. Upon my
word, 1t was not long before people began
saying to me: What long, slim, graceful
arms you have?" That is the compliment
I most frequently receive. | survey my
arms while I am combing my hair II they
seem to me to have gained a quarter Of an
inch I'm circumference r cover even less
than one-third of my plate with food.
am content for a time with a sixth OF It,
II my neck begins to grow plump am
really alarmed and skip n meal
Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21
By Amelia Summerville.
I'm an Interview.


-HE reason why, having lost one hun
dred and ten pounds, never re-
i gained the incubus is In large part
mental. I employed few material aids.
NV success has been a triumph Of mind
over matter.
Dominance over fat is the exercise OF
intelligence. remembered by what means
had acquired surplus weight, and l re-
Grained from again using them. There
fore have remained thin.
Alertness of mind and agility OF body
are the price of middle-ased slenderness.
While / was playing the Merry Noun
tain Maid and singing about "plucking
huckleberries and looking for love" l was
earning more money than | had ever had
in my life had never before earned the
great sum of fifty dollars a week. l felt
plutocratic and spent thirty dollars of the
fifty at a frst-class grocers. Most of the
provisions for which paid thirty dollars
q week myself ate. Life was one grand
gorge for me.
When tired of playing the buxom role
cast my eyes about for another part. l
wanted to play Trilby. My friends roared
at my ambition.
"Dorft do It," they warned THAT would
no homicide. Your audiences would die
Of laughter"
"I,Il show YOU" I said. "Theres moth
ing ridiculous about me except my weight.
III soon rid myself of that"
In eight months | had shrunk to my
present weight. | had lost ITO pounds.
did this by putting a checkrein on my APP
petite. ate not what wanted but what
needed And wherever | went | walked.
reason that whatever had caused me
to lose 10 pounds would cause me to keep
them away. | apply this rule with I'M
relaxing severity.
eat only one-third OF what did In my
fat days. | never count II by ounces.
simply see to Il that my plate that had
once been heaped with good things Is
only one-third covered. | used to push
things on one side and cast measuring
eye upon the plate. ] am so concerned
about the matter and have so trained my
eye that | notice the slightest deviation
from II. ! eat just enough to nourish me.
I allow myself not one whit more.
do not feel weaker than when | ate
three times as much. | feel stronger, for
I am not tired by carrying about sur
plus OF flesh. Once felt exactly as a per-
son might who was carrying two baskets,
each one filled with ffty.fve pounds of, let
us say, meat You can imagine how much
ground a person so encountered could
Cover and how slow and clumsy his gait
would be.
Next to eating more than is required for
The Washington times., 1920-03-21


Chocolate is DEVILS food save to the per-
son who has nothing else to eat 1t is too
concentrated except for soldier on long
march.
II I" fat clothed in charming form. |
would no sooner touch chocolate than
would pair of red-hot pincers.
favor balanced diet. Save for the
things | mention which revolt me, | eat
everything. 1t is not the ingredients Of
the food to which object. II is the guam
tity of It. A mixed diet is a very good
thing. II is the amount with which we
stoke the long.suffering stomach against
which / protest
| would recommend the two.course meal
that wisely economical folks adopted dur.
ing the war. Two courses are quite
enough Soup would Danish unless little
else is eaten with il. A thick SOUP and
salad or some fruit are enough for meal
One real meal is enough for any one
II have eaten what | consider reason
able neal nibble the rest of the day
In the morning breakfast on two bran
or graham mullins or two slices of bran
or graham bread and a saucer OF fruit.
Pineapple and apricots are best. The april
cots contain acid and the pineapple bulk.
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

nouri s h m ent the
greatest Of fat &C.
cumulators is sitting.
Most people sit too
much. No one who
tries to convert him
self into a perpetual
motion machine ever
grows fat.
Keep moving. Don't
stop moving unless
earning your liveli-
hood or the rest you
absolutely require
necessitates 1t.
| never take an
elevator. / scorn an
escalator. All apart
ments are walk-up
apartments to me.
No matter where I
go. whether to Har-
lem or the Battery, I
walk. My longest
walk was taken with
Maurice Barrymore.
He was a great
athlete. II happened
that both of us were
invited to a party
which Leander Rich
ardson gave. Mr..
Richardson lived at
One Hundred and
Thirteenth street. /
lived in the same
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

NYONE reduce his or her flesh Anyone can become
~ thin But almost who has been fat and has
4 \ grown thin remains thin Amelia Summerville, the
actress interesting exception to this rule Miss
Summerve ballet girl with the Black Crook Company
and afterward Merry Mountain Maid in "Adons was
memorable monument of ambition to play
Trlby hundred and ten pounds in eight months
feat which remarkable the fact that she still stays
thin.
rvervone who has lost large
the fear reganng it, The fear usually well grounded
Miss summervie explains this to-day the secret of
how pounds and the interest
ing secret of how she retains her reduced weight
Ever since herself of her ponderous weight she has
remained as girl Five feet ten and half inches
TALL 161 pounds That weight she has preserved for
twenty years and she long she lives
The Washington times., 1920-03-21

A woman's personality should
be poetic. She is no more poetic
than her neck and upper arm. /
keep hanging before my mental
eye the picture of myself as I
wish to be. II the picture re-
f1ected by my mirror is a little
more round than usual | add two
or three miles to my daily walk
ing, or / go to the roof and dance
in the open air.
The poetic figure is neither
fleshy nor emaciated. It has
neither a predominance OF curves
or angles. Neither curves nor
angles should be pronounced.
The figure in which curves are
pronounced is tat; the figure in
which angles are pronounced is
thin. The woman of poetic figure
is one whose curves blend so
easily into each other as to form
a slightly undulating line.
Another great mental help to
me in keeping thin is my con-
ception of food. / don't give it
much importance in my mind. If
circumstances cause me to miss
a meal or to postpone one for
several hours l am in no way in
corvenienced. / refuse to be one
of those who carries a clock
around in her stomach.
Furthermore, | classify food as
Gods food and the devils food. |
define devils food as that which
revolts the. mind. II food raises
unpoetfc fancies in my mind |
decline to cat it. Yes, will IL
lustrate.
When I sit 9 wn at table ard
lcok it over / I'm pleased tdesee
Gods food. That is, luscious
fruit as apples, or green vege-
tables which grow above ear,h,
or prPN0 SalduS anu 1uio' LeIsuIe
is Gods food. Anything which
might be termed the inwards of
an animal I class as devils food.
Calls liver, chickens gizzards,
lambs fries. OK hearts, revolt :
at them. They are far removed
from the poetry of life. They
seem to me devils food.
Yet | believe am not radical.
am not in practice a vegetarian.
Occasionally l eat meat. am an
advocate of raw food, Fire is a
purifier. desire that it be APP
piled to everything / eat, even to
ice cream in its initial stage.
French ice cream, you know, first
has been boiled.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24
NOTED EDUCATOR CALLED
BY DEATH AT So

Prof. James H Fuqua, 53 years
old, superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton from 1904 to 1908 and since that
time a member of Bethel College fac
ulty, died Wednesday of infirmities
of age. Surviving him are a brother,
B. G. Fuqua, and a sister, Miss Sue
Fuqua, Guthrie, KY, and three chill
dren, James H. Fuqua, Jr., Lexing-
ton; Mrs. W. E. Hanson, Russell
vile and Mrs. Cap Newman, Abilene,
Texas.
In 1875 Professor Fuqua was elect
ed president Of Liberty College,
Glasgow, and served there for FIVE
years. In 1850 he was elected pro-
fessor Of Latin and Greek at Bethel
College and in 1887 was transferred
10 the chair Of mathematics. He had
been a teacher in Kentucky all his
life, most Of the time at Bethel, where
he was graduated.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24
FAIR PRICE LIST NO. 2
(ClothInq and Shoesl

The Fair Price Committee, Of which
Col. Fred Levy is chairman, after
several weeks discussion and after
comforting with authorities in Wash
ington, because of a difference of
opinion between the Committee and
the Kentucky Fair Price Commits
sion, regarding the margin of profit,
to be allowed on the staples of cloth
ing and Shoes. met Saturday, Feb
ruary 18th, and agreed upon the fol-
lowing:
These are maximum. percentages
Of profit-any dealer may sell for
less.
Boys Clothing, all suits, $500
and under, add 80 per cent. to your
cost.
Mems Clothing, all suits, $4,000
and under, add so per cent. to your
cost.
Mems Shirts and Underwear, $3.50
and under, per garment, add 80 per
cent. to your cost.
Mems Overcoats, $500 and under,
add so per cent. to your cost.
Mems Hats, $500 and under, add
so per cent. to your cost.
Ladies' Cloaks, $500 and under,
add 80 per cent. to your cost.
Children's Shoes, $500 and under,
add so per cent. to your cost.
Ladies' Suits, $500 and under,
add so per cent. to your cost.
Children's Shoes, $500 and under,
add so per cent. to your cost.
Women's Shoes, 5000 and under,
add so per cent. to your cost.
Mems Shoes, 800 and under, add
so per cent. to your cost.
Boys and Misses Shoes, $500 and
under, add 80 per cent. to your cost.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24
SHORT AND LONG

A short man you can always cheer,
As you mix with the throng;
just talk to him Of old-time beer,
And that will make him long.
Luke McLuke.
This only evens up the thing,
Quite nicely, we retort;
For this same old-time beer, by jung,
A long time kept him short.
Newark Advocate.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24
Give Ne a Friendly,
Natural Ha7t7-S shake

an friendly natural tobacco. Keep yo' put
on airs an sauced-up" tobaccos for the fellow
thai likes nut sundaes better than home made
pie
So says friend of ours named Velvet Toe.
And no just about hits the nail on the head.
Velvet is made for men who think there's
no smoke like real tobacco. If you are that
sort of man, listen:
Velvet was born in old Kentucky. where
more than one good thing comes from twas
raised as carefully any other Kentucky
thoroughbred. But the real secret of Viewers
friendly qualities is. it's slow natural ageinp in
wooden hogsheads. Ageing in the wood
never hurt arything-and least CT all, tobacco.
And so we say, Velvet is good tobacco
nothing more or less. 1t runs second to
none.
The picture of the pipe on the tin needn't
keep you from rolling iirn-candy cigarette
with Velvet
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24
SEX slUsH

'What is q Best Seller, anyway"
asked the Old Fogy, as he, looked up
from the newspaper he was reading.
ut is usually a Worst Smeller,"
replied the Crouch, ~y,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24

Cholly-I was all broke up over a
girl once, you know!
Peggy-Ah, l see. And some of the
pieces were losti
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-02-24
NOTICE.

We have found mate for J. Bird,
Of Turkey, N. C. He i J. Bird, Of
PineHlle, Ky. NV