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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
Property In Hibbing
Assessed Too Low,
Declares The Mayor

Hibbing, Mimi. Sept. 16.-Property
In "Hibbing proper" containing 3D.
100000 tons of iron ore, are assessed
at only $1,000, according to Mayor
Victor l.. Power. who has, he stated
today, appointed himself a committee
of one to investigate a plan for reas-
sessing all property within the village.
The property with Sc much iron ore
recently taken over by the Oliver Iron
Mining company. Mayor Power stated.
should be assessed at $8,000,000.
1t is because of planned mining
operations in the center of Hibbing
that the village was moved.
Power believes that a revaiuation
here will show property worth $780,
100000 for tax assessments. This
is $40, 1000, 900 more than the present
valuation. This years tax levy of 3d.
369.003.O9 is appor;ioned as follows:
General corporation purposes. 81
692,173.64: water and light, $423,-
O1S.41; library, $253,811.04. Hibbing
is the richest village in the world.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
the Northwest School Of Agriculture
now number 1900.
CLEANING Up" OF
MINOT TO BE KEPT
UP, SAYS OFFICER

Minot. scene Of the latest operations
of prohibition officers from Minne-
sofa and North Dakota, Paul D. Kel-
Ter, divisional chief, and H. D. Dun
cah, assistant, stopped in Fargo yes
terday to confer with Perry G. Darby,
Fargo chief, relative to tho Minot
field.
v,r we IN nav ve started r. a., our YORK TX, and u
ut takes time to clean up a city and
for this reason we are not going to
quit the Minot feld."
Questioned relative to the reports
from st. Paul and Minneapolis that
more federal agents would he sem to
Minot, Duncan said:
"I guess we are the men,"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
FRAZIER TO TALK
AT LABOR MEET

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 16.-Gover-
nor Lynn J. Frazier will be absent
from his office for several days. 1t
was said at his office he had gone to
Springfield, ILL.,. to address a labor
| convention.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
r TEACHER
SITUATION SAID
TO BE IMPROVED

Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 16.-The
shortage of teachers in the rural dis
tricts of the state is not being felt as
acutely as in the last few years. ac-
cording to reports reaching the office
of Miss Minnie J. Nelson. state SUI
E~erintendent of public instruction.
Better salaries have attracted many
teachers from other states. the re-
ports show. The highest salary re-
ported paid to n rural school teacher
is $3.50 per month.
There is a shortage OF high school
teachers. however. Educators believe
that this is due to the entrance into
commercial life, of a large number Of
former high school teachers, BECAUSE
of low wages,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
Wehe Removal Case Is
Before Supreme Court

Bismarck. n. D.. Sept. 15.-The
case in which 14aureas j.. Wehe. GUST
ed member of the state workmen's
compensation commission. seek to
be legally declared a member of the
commission. is before the supreme
court today.
Wehe, who was ousted by Governor
Frazier. was declared prima facie en-
titled to the office and salary by the
district court. and the case was ap-
realed on behalf of the governor.
The case was argued by George X.
Foster for the governor, and Thee.
| Koffcl for Wehe,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
Noonan Man Killed
In Saskatchewan

Winnipeg. Man., Sept. 16.-Chris
Olson of Noonan. N. d.. & 70. was
accidentally killed yesterday after
noon while assisting in threshing op-
erations al the farm Of Herman label
at Webb, Sask., near Swift Current.
Getting caught in the separator,
Olson had an arm broken in two
places and sustained severe injuries
to his head. He lived only a couple
OF hours after the accident.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
GRADUATES OF
ACClE SCHOOL
TO HOLD MEETS
Alumni Of Crookston School
Will Gather in Eight Diff
ferent Counties.

crookston, MINI. Sept. 16.-Much
interest is being taken in the eight
county gatherings of alumni, former
and present students of the Northwest
School of Agriculture, that are TO be
held on the afternoon of September
10. A member of the faculty of the
Northwest school will be present at
zach of these gatherings.
The afternoon will be given over
particularly to the interests Of educa-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-16
PAGE THREE

Bismarck. N. D.. Sept. 15.--Argu-
ments on the minimum wage injunc-
ton was held before Judge Nuessle,
in district court here today, the case
being transferred from the Cass.
county district court.
The state was restrained from en-
forcing minimum wage rules for
women employees of laundries and
telephone companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
her FIST is CLEW
Body of Girl Found in Sand of
Lake Shore.
Was Thought To Be Remains of
Missing Heiress.

Chicago. March 20.-A clenched fist.
sticking up thru the frozen sand On
the beach in front of the home of Har-
old F. Mccormick. millionaire, gave
Chicago another death mystery today.
Park Policeman Michael Rice, dis
covered the protruding hand and with
the help of several detectives dug up
the body of brown haired and brown
eyed 23year-old girl.
Belief that she might be Jeanne de
Kay, the missing heiress. was dispelled
when friends of Miss de Kay viewed
the body and declared IL was not hers.
Condition of the body indicated it
had been in the lake for several weeks.
The garments were frozen fast and the
inclosing sand had hardened it SO that
it was necessary to break it away with
shovels.
The body was clad in heliotrope
waist, black skirt. high heeled lace
shoes and dark coat. There was nc
hat. Police believe the girl committed
suicide by drowning. The frozen con-
dition of the corpse prevented thorc
examination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
COMMENT ON TREATY
What the Newspapers of the Ma
ton Have to Say Regarding the
Failure of the Senate to Ratify
Treaty of Versailles.

St Louis Times-The pious histor-
ian of the future in writing of Ameri-
cas- deliverance from the gravest dan
the political light of the world. will
forces that encompassed the treaty's
defeat and write: The Lord hard
ened the heart Of Woodrow Wilson"
There must be no resurrection of the
scheme. The irreconcila bles always
have been right and time has been
rapidly vindicating their course.
Comment of New York morning
newspa pers upon the senate's defeat
of the peace treaty was as follows:
WORLD-The commanding prestige that
the United States won in the war has been
Uttered away and the country. after all its
/ world today discredited and without a real
+ friend
TIMEs-Mr Lodge might at any time
have secured ratification with reservations
sufficient for every reasonable purpose,
reservations not obviously intended as dag
ger thrusts- He has been beaten at his
own game, a most despicable deadly game,
and upon him as leader of the Republican
majority the actual responsibility falls and
will rest.
TRIBUNE-The treaty's defeat is a
tragedy whese poignancy is intensified by
the sordidness of the final scene. The
country beholds the president wrecking O
great undertaking for no better reason than
because be could not unconstitutionaIly
have his way.
Papers in other cities comment as fol-
lows:
BOSTON POST-what next?. WIN the
president at once move to negotiate a sepa-
rate treaty with Germany or will he hold
the whole matter in allegiance until next
fall TO become & campaign issuef Some
thing must surely be done to end the gro
tesque situation In which now are.
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER-Obyi-
ously the senate and the president must
continue partners in the matter Of peace
making. The constitution sees to that.
The country is weary Of pseudo peace. II
is weary Of deadlocks.
j BUFFALO COURIER-A sad ending
surely to the eight months Of debate on
I one Of the most important treaties in the
worlds history. Americans did not fall 10
do their bit IN the war. What will be said
OF Americans In peaces
| CHICAGO JOURNAL-Senator Lodge
4 keeping the United States at war with Ger
many for yet another season. Lodge lie in
no small degree responsible for the re-
actionary plot which has Just failed in
/ Germany and for the bioodshed now pre-
vailing In that country II BoisheytSn fol-
lows reaction. he viii be responsible for
that
1 ATLANTA CONSTITUTION-we are left
/ in the ettitHde OF having turned tail and
fled from a situation which We, more than
{ any other nation involved. were instru
mental in bringing about The responsible
fty rests upon the Republican machiHs
politicians and a few soured Democratic
} senator's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

Just before Judge Sessions pro-
nounced sentence. attorneys for the
defense moved for a stay of judgment
and also for a new trial .
The motions were denied
Sentences were pronounced upon the
convicted men this afternoon as fol-
lows:
Senator Newberry, two years in
Leavenworth and $1,000 fine
Frederick Cody, two years in Leav-
enworth and $4,000 fine.
Paul King. two years in Leaven-
worth and $4,000 fine.
Charles A Floyd. two years in Ieay-
enworth and $1,000 fine
William J. Nickel, two years.
Allan A. Templeton, one year and
six months.
Roger NJ. Andrews. one year and
six months.
Milton oakman.s one year and six
months.
Richard II. Fletcher, one year and
three months.
James p McGregor, one year and
three months.
Fred Henry. one year and three
months.
Hannibal Hopkins, one year and one
day
E. V. ChiIson, one year and one day.
John S. Newberry. fined $4,000.
Harry o. Turner fined $4,000.
b Frank Emery, fined $1,000.
George s. Ladd, fined $1,000.
Judge Sessions overruled motion for
new trial pending an appeal
Jury Stood 8 to 4.
Immediately after sentence is passed
a motion will be made for a new trial.
defense attorneys announced.
The jury's first ballot was on the
question Of whether there was a con-
spiracy. 1t stood eight in favor. to
| four against. Within a few minutes
the vote was unanimous, according to
! Juror reports.
Senator Newberry sat as If in a daze
when his name. the first to be read,
was followed by the word guilty.
Mrs. Newberry. sitting at his side. pat
ted his hand unconsciously. His son,
on the other side. put his arm around
his fathers shoulders and blinked to
keep back the tears
Won't Invalidate His Scat.
4 Washington, March 2O.-conviction
| of Senator Newberry by the Grand
| Rapids jury does not invalidate his seat
in the senate, Republican leaders said
today. He will be entitled to retain
office, they declared, until the senate
| itself acts on the charges filed by his
opponent, Henry Ford.
| A subcommittee of the elections
COMMITTEE. headed by Senator Wat
! son. Republican, Indiana, now Is
awaiting a conference with counsel
for Newberry and Ford regarding pro-
cedure in the senate investigation of
/ the charges.
! Whether Senator Newberry. in view
of his conviction, will continue his
duties in the senate pending a final
decision OF his case by the courts is
a matter for his own discretion. sena-
tors said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
MOORE is AT HEAD
TOpekan Elected President
Kansas Life Insurance Assn.
Four Hundred Underwriters
Here-Governor Tonight.

Organization of the Life Insurance
Association of Kansas was consummat-
ed at a meeting this morning in repre-
sentative hall at the state house. Four
hundred Kansas life insurance men
were attending the convention.
George Godfrey Moore Of Topeka
was elected president. William Hor-
ley. of Topeka. president of the To-
peka Life Underwriters association,
was chosen secretary. Other officers
elected were: H. w. Stanler. Wichita,
treasurer; J. z. Smith. Hutchinson,
first vice president; Oscar L. Hill,
Wichita. second vice president; Guy
Glasscock, Hutchinson. third vice
president.
Morning Speeches.
William Horley. temporary chair
man, presided at the convention which
opened 1T o'clock this morning. Or
ganization of a state association and
the need for such an association were
discussed by H. w. Stanley. of Wich-
ita, R. L. Hershberger of Emporia, ].
E. Smith of Hutchinson and E. A. Tir-
[ lrill of Topeka,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
GALES SPREAD PRAIRIE FIRE.
Greeley and Kcarny County Pastures
Are Burned Off.

Tribune, kan, March 2O-Prairie
fires have added to the losses suffered
by the farmers of Greeley county in
that practically all the pastures have
been burned off and a vast quantity
of cattle feed is now destroyed. The
fires have been started generally from
by sparks from Santa Fe trains
Because OF the unusually dry wealth
er this winter the buffalo grass is like
tinder- The fires have spread rapidly
in the high winds that have swept the
county this week. So fast have the
flames travelled that in some instances
cattle were killed before the farmers
could rescue them
Fires that were fifty miles in width
have been reported. some of them
have Travelled outside the county
and are now burning in Kearny coun-
ty, going in the direction Of Lakin and
Garden City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

The subject, How and Where to
Find Prospects" was discussed by o.
T. Cropper, Topeka; Miss Helen Shoe
craft, Topeka: John McClung, Man
haitian; r. c. Ellis, Topeka. How
to Sell Life Insurance" was handled
by l. L. Adams. of Kansas City. Mo.
The Right Rev. James Wise of To-
peka spoke on why the Public Be-
lieyes in Life Insurance.
Led by MarshalPs band. insurance
men paraded Kansas avenue today be-
fore going to lunch at the Masonic
temple. The luncheon was compli-
mentary to the visiting insurance men
from the local life underwriters asso-
citation.
Allen Speaks Tonight.
At the dinner to be held tonight
Gov. Henry J. Allen will address the
insurance men on, Life Insurance
From the Standpoint of Business
Man"
George Godfrey Moore. newly elect
ed president, will act as POSTMASTER
The state insurance department will
be represented by Col. Frank L.
Travis. superintendent of insurance
who will give them. "A word from
the insurance department"
The program for the convention fol-
lows:
Morning.
Address of welcome. Mayor Herbert ]
Corwine-
.'The Need Of State Association" VIII
(Contiuued N Page Three,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
United States Senate Definitely
Washes Hands of 1t.
State of Peace With Germany
Resolution Comes Up Tuesday.
take TREATY TO THE VOTERS
League of Nations Now Sure To
Be Campaign Issue.
Twenty.0ne Democrats BoIted,
Voting for Ratification.
UNITED Press Bulletin.)

Washington, March 20.-President
Wilson will continue to participate in
the settlement of international ques-
tions growing out of the war despite
the senate's rejection of the peace
treaty. it was learned today.
Washington. March 2o.-The treaty
is now up to President Wilson.
The senate washed its hands of the
pact last night when by a vote of 40
to 35 it refused to ratify ii and then,
Al to 81, voted to send it back to
President Wilson with word that it
could not be ratified.
The question today was what will
Wilson do about it?"
He can send it back to the senate.
In that case, Senator Lodge and other
Republican leaders, as well as many
Democrats, declared that no action
whatever would be taken until the is
sue of treaty or no treaty had been
fought out and decided in the cam
paign.
He can go to the American people
in "a solemn referendum" as he said
in his letter to the Jackson day dinner,
on the question of ratification. as an
issue in the national campaign of
1920.
He can drop the treaty and begin
negotiations with Germany for re-
storation of a state of peace.
VIII Go To Voters.
The general expectation among SEN
ators is that he will take the second
course and ask the Democratic party
to make the treaty the paramount is
sue in the campaign. Whatever Will
| son does about the treaty, it was gen.
orally agreed here today that the
country faces another long siege of
treaty oratory, with the differences
that instead OF being in-the senate II
will be delivered from every stump
| in the land
Borah. Johnson. Reed and Poindex-
ter are now beating Wilson to it, as
one of them said on his way from the
senate chamber to board a train for a
speaking tour against the league. BY
| that he meant that the senate 'ir-
reconcilables" having again killed the
| treaty in the senate, are going to try
to get the country's ear before Wilson
can.
In the Democratic ranks. Bryan Is
opposed to Wilson on the question oi
reservations. That fight may make
the 1920 Democratic convention a well
remembered affair.
! In the G. o. p. johnson is running
| for president on an anti-treaty. anti
| league platform, while Lodge. viii
CONTINUED on Page ThreeJ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
Sixteen Others Convicted With
Him on Fraud Charge.
Jury Deliberated Since Five
O'Clock Thursday Evening.
TWO YEARS At LEAVENWORTH
Sentence Passed by Federal
Judge at 2 O'Clock Today.
Senate Must Act Before Michi-
gan Man Loses His Seat.

Grand Rapids. Mich, March 90
Truman H. Newberry, United States
senator from Michigan. was found
guilty of fraud in obtaining his elec4
ton in 1918 by a jury in United States
district court here today.
The jury reported at 11:2e o'clock
after celebrating since p. m. Thurs
day.
The Jurors found that Newberry
conspired with his associates to cause
the expenditure during the campaign
of sum of money in excess of the
amount allowed under the federal cor
rupt practices act.
Sixteen others were found guilty
with Senator Newberry. They were all
leading defendants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
Additional Space for New Scottish Rite
Building-Purchase Price $4,000.

Additional Space for New Scottish Rite
Building-Purchase Price $4,000.
Purchase of the first two lots south
of the Masonic property at Tenth and
Van Buren streets. authorized Friday
night at a special meeting of the Scot
tish Rite bodies, was completed this
morning. according to j. B. Doncyson,
secretary of the Scottish Rite bodies.
The purchase price was about $4,000.
A house and barn now located on The
property were included. These struc-
lures will be sold and moved away.
The additional space will enable the
contemplated Masonic temple to be
set further back from the street than
previously was possible. The building,
which is to be about 80 feet high,
should be set back from the street in
order to set it off properly. Doncyson
said The thirty or forty-foot SPACE in
front will permit the working out of
symbolical entrance and a drive for
motor cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

Today is officially the first day of
spring.
Sunday should be beautiful spring
day, says s. D. Flora, state meteor
ologist. There may be a few clouds
but sunshine will prevail most of the
day. Temperatures will continue to
rise tomorrow. From a temperature
of about 81 degrees tomorrow morn
ing. Flora predicts a rise to between
so and 60 in the afternoon. His opin-
ion is that there is no chance for rain
No precipitation has occurred in the
last twenty-four hours west of the
Mississippi river. Snow fell, however
between Pittsburgh and Boston. The
storm that passed thru Kansas a few
days ago is operating in eastern states
now.
Skies were clear this morning from
Kansas west to the Pacific coast and
north to the Canadian border.
No zero weather was reported. The
lowest temperature on the weather
map was 2 above zero a Winnipeg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
MUSIC TEACHERS TO CITY
Increased Rates for Lessons May Be
Result of Convention.

Five hundred music teachers will
come to Topeka April 7 TO 10 for the
convention of the Kansas State Music
Teachers association.
Higher rates for music lessons will
be one of the principal subjects for
discussion at the convention. expressed
on the program as follows: Does the
high cost of living justify the increase
of tuition rates for music fessons?" A
QUESTIONABLE has been sent out by
Frank A. Beach of Emporsa. president
of the association. and the sentiment
of leading teachers of the state is said
to be for an increase in rates.
The music teachers convention
originally was scheduled for Febru-
airy, but was postponed because of the
influenza Epidemic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
DEMPSEY PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Fight Champ and Manager Give Bond
for $4,000 and $1,000.

San Francisco, Cal, March 90
Jack Dempsey. worlds heavyweight
champion, and his manager, Jack
Kearns, pleaded not guilty today be-
fore Judge Robert S. Bean in the
United States district coert when ar
raigned on charges of conspiracy to
evade the selective draft act. Their
preliminary hearing was set for
April 8.
The two appeared later before
Francis Krull. United States commits
sioner and furnished bonds, Dempsey
for 50. 900 and Kearns for 1000.
They were indicted by the federal
grand jury February 81. One indict-
ment accused them of conspiracy in
preparing false claim of dependency
for Dempsey and a second charged
Dempsey with evasion of the draft
act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
PRISONERS TO ASK RELEASE.
FOrty-Two in Lansing Before Parole
Board Next Week.

Forty-two prisoners at Lansing will
ask release from the penitentiary next
week when the parole board meets.
Five of the forty-two are serving SEN
tences for crimes against women.
All of the candidates for parole have
served a sufficient time in prison TO
permit them to appear before the state
board. They were convicted or plead
ed guilty to all manner of penal Of
fenses ranging from chicken stealing
to mauslaughter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
ICE AT s1O IN TOPEKA
No Change in Price Here This Sum-
mcr. Dealers Say.

Chicago, March 2O.-Effective at
once ice will melt two dollars a ton
in price here. Officers of the Con-
sumers' company stated today that
better facilities for increasing the out
put of ice made 1t possible for the re-
duction.
Local ice manufacturers said today
there will be no change in the price
of ice in Topeka. 1t was pointed out
that Chicago consumers have been
paying s13 a ton for ice. whereas in
Topeka it has been only SO. The
decrease of So ton will still leave the
in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
SPEAKS AT GRACE CATHEDRAL.
Courtenay Barber of Chicago 10 Ap-
pear at Episcopal Church.

Courtenay Barber Of Chicago who
is in Topeka today to attend the in
surance convention. is active in the
Episcopal church in Chicago. His
work has been among men particu-
larry and he has been persuaded to
make a ten-minute address at Grace
Cathedral Sunday morning. All men
of the cathedral are urged to be pres
ent-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

SPRING IS OFFICIALLY HERE.
5fioFn Predicts Fair and Warmer
Weather Sunday,

WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair tonight and probably Sunday; warm
er west and north portions tonight and east
portion Sunday.
Shippers forecast warns to protect So
hour shipments north and west against n
temperature of 80 degrees; east and south
against So degrees.
FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEK: Fair
Monday; probably rain Tuesday or Wednes-
day: generally fair thereafter; nearly nor
NAL temperatures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
ALLEN SPEAKS TWICE TO-DAY.
Before Douglas County Convention at
Lawrence, Insurance Writers Here

Governor Allen went to Lawrence
today to talk before the Douglas
county Republican convention. He
will return to Topeka this evening.
Two speeches were on the governors
program today. Following his spe .ch
to Douglas county Republicans this
afternoon. the governor will talk be-
fore the insurance writer's convention
here tonight.