Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-04

mouth which sailed for Havana last
month with $4.S00,000 cargo of
whiskey and put back here for re-
pairs, was seized by the government.
Iondon-Admiral viscount Jelli-
coe,' accompanied by Sir Robert Bor-
den, prime minister of Canada, land
ed at Portsmouth and proceeded to
London. 49, &
Washington-The report Of the
Federal Reserve Board expressed the
belief that "a peak in high prices
and imitation has been approached II
not reached"
Copenhagen-William E. ("Pussy-
foot") johnson. Of the American
anti-S Saloon league, today inaugural
ed prohibition campaign at a pub
lie n Meeting. Il
Reval - The Russo Esthonian
peace treaty. provides for full recog-
nition Of Eshonia's independence.
rParis-Paul Dutasta, secretary of
the peace conference. handed to
Baron. Won Lersner. head Of the Ger
man delegation, the list 9f persons
whose extradition from Germany ID
demanded. s
Claxton, La.-Two white trainmen
we're killed and between fifteen and
twenty negroes are believed to have
met death when st. Louis Iron
Mountain & Southern passenger train
plunged through an open drawbridge
over the Tensas river.
McKenny. Texas-Captain F. M.
(Tuck) Hill, 791s one Of the last sur
vivors of the Quantrell band. which
operated in the southwest during the
war between the states. died here
last night. He WAS born in Missouri.
/ Appleton. wis.-The Mackville To-
cal of the American Society of Equity
has withdrawn from the Wisconsin
union of the society. Unbusiness-like
methods was given as the reason for
the withdrawal, it was said.
Appleton, wis.-.A fiat increase OF
500 a year has been granted high
| school teachers in this city by the
school board. .
! Manitowoc. Wjs.-An increase in
pay for school teachers receiving less
than $4,000 per year has been grant
ed by the school board of this city
for the remaining five months Of the
school year. The increase will be on
the basis of $3.50 per year, for high
school teachers and 500 for grade
schools.
\ St Paul, Minn.-The Duluth &
Northeastern Railroad company
Cloquet, in a report today to the state
tax commission. returned Minnesota
prrOov oar rnin0 Of 90 fnr Lost
six. months of 1919, compared with
$55.235 for the last half of 1913. The
Minneapolis T. Rainy river railway
company, in .a4liko return. listed $55.-
hes.Uf sEFosge nfnsw against $47,T57
j for the respective period The re-
turns were made under the s per cen,
state gross earnings tax Law
| Wausau, Wis.-For the twenty.
i rectors Of the Wausau Telephone
).cOmpany. have been reelected The
stockholders also voted to increase
the capital stock from 100000 tc
!, 100000.
Fond Du Lac, Wis.-The re-estab.
lishment of the daylight saving plar
for this city during the, summe,
months has been proposed by the 10.
submit the question to a referendum
vote.
\ Newton, Ia.-Seven women teach.
ers out of the eleven instructors. EN-
ployed in the Mound Prairie - town.
ship, Jasper county, Iowa, school.
are on strike today because their de
mands for increased pay were re.
fused by the board of education. Sn
schools are closed as a result Of the
teachers action.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Wanke ant
Elliot Stevenson. alleged swindlers
we're arraigned in Hennepin count
district court before Judge John H
Steele today and pleaded not guilt,
to a. charge of attempting to swindl,
Theodore Verlinden, Pingree, N. D.
farmer, of $4,000. Trial was set fol
February Is.
Misoula, Mont.-A strike of elec
tricians on the Chicago. Milwaukee 4
st. Paul Railway company's line ha.
completely halted operations from
Harlowtown. Mont, to Avery, Idaho
7, 1t was declared here today.
St. Paul, Minn-Governor j. A. A
Burnquist, who has been. i'll Of pneu.
HoHlA LOT several OayS at MS nome
here, was reported to be much i'm
proved today. Attending physician,
said he was on the road to recovery.
Railroad officials
And Employees Meet
! Again This Mornin,
Washington. Feb. 4.-Railroad ad
miniatratiQn officials and renreaenfa