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The Washington times., 1920-08-18
LITTLE HOPE FLIER HURT
IN FALL WILL RECOVER

The condition OF Robert Gautisr,
French flier, who was
taken to Emergency Hospitol Monday
night following an airplane accident
In which he received serious burns
about the head and chest. was report
ed as still critical today. Doctors At
the hospital entertain little hope for
his recovery.
oautier entered the United states
mail service as a pilot a few weeks
ago and was starting on = trip to
New York when his plane caught nre
and crashed to the ground.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
ELECT DELEGATES.

Delegates ito the Convention Of
Federation Of Young Women's Hebrew
Associations, to be held in Baltimore
September s and 6. will be elected at
special meeting of the local as
sociation in the Y. NJ. H. A, Building.
Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, tomorrow night at
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
2O3,87OU.S. TROOPS
have STATIONS
OVER GLOBE

continsents q the United states
army are today being maintained
In ten widely separated sections OF
the world.
or . total strength OF 203,s7o.
units In continental United states
comprise $4,000; Philippines. 90
900; Germany. 1890; Hawaii. 1000;
Panama, 1850; Porto Rico, 1000;
China. 1.boo; Alaska. 500; France.
l3s, and England, Is.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
PETERS QUITS COMMISSION.

RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 1S.-The
resignation OF Rev. j. Sidney Peters as
State prohibition commissioner. ef.
fective September /. was announced
last night. He will be succeeded by
Harry B. Smith. Of Culpeper. DR..
Peters has accepted a position with
the Anti t-Saloon League of America.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
BRINGS ALLEGED THIEF.

Headquarters Detective B. r. King
yesterday afternoon brought back
from Atlantic City o. G.. Jenkins, COL
ored, wanted here since July on a
charge of stealing $500 from a trunk
belonging to Orales i. Prince, 1902
First street northwest jenkins denies
taking the money.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS.

Exchanges of fluctuations between
President Wilson and the President
of Ecuador upon the celebration Of
the independence of Ecuador on Au-
gust 10, were made public today by
the State Department.
A message from President Wilson
to the President of Paraguay upon the
occasion of his Inauguration on Au-
gust Is was also made public
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
PATIENTS AT CASUALTY
HAVE CLOTHES STOLEN

Several patients at Casualty Hos
pitsl reported to the Ninth precinct
today the theft .of suitcases and
quantities OF clothing. They named a
suspect Detectives Gre investigating
tho robberies,
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
MINISTER ON LEAVE,

Albert G. Schmedeman. American
minister to Norway, Is on leave of
absence, the State Department an
nounced today. He will spend his
vacation in Europe.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
S|NN FE|NERS
LACK LEADER
Twenty Thousand Well Armed
Volunteers Helpless by Ar.
rest OF Lord Mayor.

DUBLIN. Aug. 1s.-.Twsnty thou
sand well armed ,and restless Sim
Fein volunteers In County Cork have
been left without a commander by
the arrest OF Lord Mayor McSweeney
and ten Sim Fein associates In the
city OF Cork.
The fact that the Cork volunteers
mostly young msn-haye been depriv-
ed OF cooi-headed leadership and in
creasing blockade of South Ireland
against Ulster were regarded today as
two OF the most critical factors In
the Irish situation.
Many OF the hot ot-headed young
Cork volunteers are said to oe clam.
oring for a campaign In the neid'
against the British soldiers, and q
movement to disarm them may be
started by the British military author
tiles to prevent serious trouble.
The Belfast press 10 belittling the
blockade of South Ireland, but the
effect is being seen. The biggest soap
making factory in Belfast now works
only three days week. The biggest
bakery in the city has reduced It's
working force neraly one-third
Wholesale dry goods nrms at Belfast
admit q falling off in orders.
Sim Fein leaders declare they are
forcing England out Of Ireland with
out actual civil war and they can
force Ulster into . United Ireland by
similar methods"
Disorders, In which one person WAS
killed, were reported from Tipperary
county today. The town of Temple
more was said to have been sacked.
DUBLIN. Aug. 1S.-Lord Mayor Mac
Sweeney of Cork. a Sim Feiner, who
was convicted by a court-martial OF
having seditious documents in his
possession, was taken on board q
British destroyer yesterday for re-
moval to England. said a dispatch
from Cork today. The lord mayor has
been on q hunger strike since his ar
rest.
LONDON, Aug. 1S.-It Is reported
in British military circles that reg
ulations may soon be published max.
Ing membership in the Irish republi-
can army a criminal offense. The
Irish constabulary has already begun
to collect evidence as to the member
ship Of the army.
The Washington times., 1920-08-18
BURROUGHS FOR JEWS.

The War Department issued orders
today providing for furloughs for all
Jewish soldiers during the Jewish hol-
idays In September.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23
HAVING FAITH IN US
(Minneapolis JournaD

One Of the best possessions any man
can have is faith in another. To have
someone think we'll Of him, trust him,
hope for him-that is to have some
thing worth while Many an invent
or, writer, artist or business man has
attributed his success to the mother
or wife who believed in his dreams,
when the world turned the cold Shout
der; who encouraged him when things
looked dark; who always urged him
on and up. Lincoln said all he was
he owed to his mother, and many an
other has said the same. What faith
mothers have in us, what faith have
wives! He is unfortunate who has not
one stout confident friend always at
his back.
An artist, who had acquired for
tune Illustrating books, said recently
that in his early days of hardship he
could barely make his bread and but
ter. One day, in his cold room, with
no ideas in his head, and no sale for
any of his sketches, he sat before his
easel completely discouraged. His
wife tiptoed in and pinned little old
gray shawl around his shoulders, pat
ted him on the back and said, "There,
Bob, you'll draw better now" and tip
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23
THE POOREST PAID JOB
Fargo Forum)

Does crime pay?
Asks Thomas O'Leary, aged 80, be.
ginning today sentence of 40 years
in the Minnesota penitentiary. He
will emerge FROM his prison cell, if at
all, when he is 70 years Of age. He
has given up 40 years of his life for
the chance to steal $1,000. He could
have earned that much money within
a few months, even at the most poorly
paid Of honest labor But he thought
he could get it more easily by one
criminal act. He held up the bank at
Georgetown and shot the cashier. For
a few hours he was fugitive. Then
he was captured. The money was
taken from him and he goes to pris-
on cell for 40 years.
Or ask the three Minneapolis boys
who held up groceryman and shot
him last week. All of them were un-
der 81 years Of age. They had been
born and reared in the adjoining
towns of St. Peter and Kasota in Min
nesota. A few months ago their fam
lies moved to Minneapolis. They had
been known as decent, we'll behaved
youths in their home towns. They be-
came poolhall loafers in Minneapolis.
They wanted spending money, and de-
cided the quickest and best way to get
it was to rob somebody. They select
ed a groceryn1an. He resisted and
they shot him. All three were caught
and for the sake of few dollars
which they didn't get, they will spend
many years in prison or reforma-
tory, emerging only when they are
middle-aged men. They could have
earned all the money the groceryman
had in his store in a week.
Despite lax law enforcement, and
despite the number Of successful burg
lars who escape, crime doesn't pay in
dollars and cents wage scale equal
to day labor The average thief fiat
ters himself that he is Giving by his
wits and affects to scorn the humble
plodder. Yet if he had wits" he
would keep within the law, for he
would realize that the thief is in the
poorest paid employment in the world.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23
State Observation-Disclosures for Big Land
Business.

nuSluCSSs
George A. State, manager of the
Scofield Implement Company, is en-
thusiastic over the prospects for the
coming year. Mr.. States, whose avoca-
ton as auctioneer has given him con-
siderable opportunity to observe the
trend of events, states that he is IL
almost daily receipt of communica-
tiOns from eastern men who desire in
formation regarding the advantages
of this section. They write that land
in the eastern states is too high priced
to make agriculture paying business
under present conditions and they are
looking for cheaper land George SAYS
that while there will be no Gland rush"
in the commonly accepted idea of a
rush of buyers, he looks for the advent
of many eastern buyers next summer.
Mr.. State says that he believes prices
for grain and farm produce will i'm
prove after the holidays. His auction
business this season was especially
heavy and he already has orders book
ed ahead for sales next season. In
referring to his own farming opera
tons, George says that his faith in
North Dakota was never stronger than
it is now and that he will seed fully
as much if not more land this coming
season than he put in last year. It
certainly does one good to talk with
George State. He is an optomist of
the first water.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23

| No President has ever faced a great
er task upon assuming the administra.
| ton Of government than Mr.. Harding,
The domestic affairs Of the nation de-
mand craftsmanship Of the highest or
der. Industrial conditions call for a
complete reconstruction of our finan-
cial and industrial legislation. The do
nestle economic situation alone would
prove mans job for any President.
But in addition to that Mr.. Harding
must face most serious problems Of
international Importance. Restora-
tion of peace with Germany and the
negotiations with that country of a
peace treaty; the disposition Of 500
million dollars worth of alien prop
erty taken over during the war and
now in the hands of the government;
the determination of the attitude Of
the United States toward Russia and
the adoption of a policy for our rela-
tons with the soviet government Of
that nation; the development Of plan
for world peace as substitute for
the League Of Nations; the compile
ton of negotiations for the refunding
of the 12-billion dollar loan to the al
lies during the war into bonds of
stated period including in the princi-
pal all interest in arrears and all in
terest accruing during the next ten
years, which the allies will not be able
to pay; a treaty with Great Britain
permitting the exemption from tolls
Of American vessels through the Pan
anna Canal and negotiations with Can
ada for the creation Of the lakes to
the Atlantic waterway, also toll free;
the Japanese problem invilving exclus-
ion of japanese from the country; ne
gotiations with Great Britain for rec
ognition Of American oil rights in
Mesopotamia and other mandate terri
tories; protection of American cable,
radio and commercial rights in the
Pacific against the aggressions Of
Japan; the problem Of Mexico; reor-
ganization of American supervision
of Haiti and Santo Domingo, all face
the President-elect.
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wife, mother and sisters, and con.
tinued: "And may the just God that
answered my prayers in those seventy
two days that ! spent in making my
escape from Germany once more an
swer them.
"And bring trouble, sickness, dis
grace and more bad luck than any one
else in this world has ever had, and
curse forever that awful woman = :
that has broken up my home and tax
en- you from me, the woman that stood
in my home and gave (several words
blurred). She caused this life Of mine
that just a few moments ago was hap
py to 60 on to that sweet adventure
Of DEATH"
Mrs. O'Brien denied that any third
person had interfered in the family af-
fairs and said the woman named by
O'Brien as responsible had been intro
duced to her by her husband and had
joined her at her request because she
did not wish to live unprotected.
Mrs. O'Brien was bride of a few
months. She declined to give her
former name or any facts concerning
herself and she was secluded under
physicians care. Friends of O'Brien
said his wife was formerly newspa-
per woman in Washington, where he
met her, and that she wrote under the
name of Virginia Dale or Virginia
Dare. While O'Brien was engaged in
motion picture work here last sum-
mer his wife did some studio work,
but she was said to be unemployed at
present.
"Only coward would do what l
am doing" O'Brien wrote.
Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, native of
California, but whose home was at
Momence, ILL.,, when he first took up
aviation, was one Of the first American
flyers to win distinction in the war,
Early in the war, before the entrance
of the United States, he went to Can
ada and enlisted in the Royal Flying
Corps and soon gained fame for many
daring exploits.
In the summer of 1917 he fell sew.
eral thousand feet in battle between
six British and twenty German await
ors and landed behind the enemy lines.
He recovered consciousness in Ger
man hospital. Lieutenant O'Brien
was held for several weeks at Cour-
trail, Belgium, and was started for a
prison camp in Germany.
He escaped by jumping from train
going at the rate of thirty miles am
hour while sixty miles inside of Ger
many and wandered for seventy-two
days through that country, Luxem-
burg and Belgium before he reached
the neutral country of Holland and re-
ported to the nearest British consul.
Lieutenant O'Brien was acclaimed
as hero both in England and tha
United States. He was received by
King George at Buckingham Palace.
Upon his return to the United States
he was enthusiastically received and
in public as a lecturer and
After the war he gave
exhibition flights at most of the flying
fields in the country in connection
with his lecture tours.
Two years ago Lieutenant O'Brien
fell 1000 feet at Kelley Field, San An
tonic, Texas, and escaped with brok-
en- nose.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23

President Elect Harding showed
that he is a statesman of broad cali
bre. Altho a republican, he called
Colonel Bryan, life long democrat, to
Marion, O., for a consultation the
other day. Imagine the present in
cumbent calling in anyone to talk over
affairs, and republican would be out
of the question.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23
LIEUT.. PAT O'BRIEN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Aerial War Hero Shoots Himself Fol-
lowing Estrangement of His Wife
Spoke in MinOt Two Years Ago

The following dispatch will be of
interest to the Mino folks who will
remember Lieut.. Pat O'Brien, aerial
war hero, who spoke at the high
school auditorium and at a Rotary
luncheon in Minot about two years
ago:
Los Angeles, Dec 8.-Lieutenant
Pat O'Brien, veteran of the British
Royal Flying Corps, killed himself in
a hotel room here early today shortly
after he had talked over the telephone
with his wife, from whom he had been
estranged. Mrs. O'Brien, through
friends, today said she was convinced
that her husband was unbalanced men
tally and that his act was due to that
condition. i
Lieutenant O'Brien left a note ad-
dressed to his wife in which he spoke
Of himself as "like the rest of people
"a little bit of clay"
In a letter he bade farewell to his
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23

toed out. "And that day." he said, ~
drew twenty sketches, some of the
best ! ever drew and got my first real
money. My wife's approving pat on
the back and her assurance that
could draw did the trick. have never
forgotten that kind pat. It made me-. -
Lucky is he who has someone who
believes in him. 1t is his to merritt
much faith, never to prove unworthy
of II
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Capt. Gross Beat Sig Ramstad
Capt. Otto Gross is some bowler
In match game at the Central bowl
ing alleys Friday night he defeated
Sig Ramstad, local barber, playing
five games with an average Of ITO 1/2
per game. Ramstad's average was
161. New pins were used and they
played on four alleys. Gross hackers
won $4,000.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-12-23

H. A. Foss left Friday for bingham,
Mont, on business.
The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
Daily Horoscope
THURsDAY, NAY q. Iezo..

h Mars and Mercury rule strongly
Tor good in the afternoon OF this
day. according to sstrology. Jupiter
and Neptune are slightly adverse ir
the morning,
III Is a fortunate. time for trade,
provided that all hazards are con.
sidered before any big step TOWARD
new ventures. =.
There will be great demand for
all who work in steel or who man
age machinery, owing to some new
demand that Is in some manner
connected with war. -.
: Building. especially the tconstruc-
tion of large pieces Of naasoury, has
q most encouraging sign making for
the erection Of memorials and mon
uments. ~-'-.. g.. '...''- a -
Mars and Mercury are today in
an, aspect that seems to presage
some sort of a treaty or written
agreement looking toward the for
NAL recognition OF peace.
+ This should be, lucky day for
signing leases or contracts. 1t is
also especially favorable for pub
iieity, OF every sort.
l. During the summer months wom-
en- iand children should safeguard
for the stars seem to foreshadow a
peculiar susceptibility to disease
Astrologers declare that Socialism
will spread rapidly in the United
States, despite measures to check
sc. September will bring some sort
of a demonstration, it is prophesied.
Duplicity and cunning will be un-
covered in cettain negotiations be-
tween this country and a foreign
power, If the stars are read Alright.
Congress will Investigate this case
and others, the seers predict
The death Of a woman who holds
a high position. in public AFFAIRS is
foretold. ? .s
Hospitals are, TO, need large
amounts OF money before the. au-
tumn months and will be much dis
cussed. -.s =.
Again educational matters will be
of great concern and sweeping. re-
forms in policies are. prognostieated.
In some manner religious contro-
versies Will affect plans looking to-
ward government interest
Persons whose birthdate 1t is have
the augury Of happy, successful
year. They should be careful to
avoid accidents. =, 49,
Children born on this day will be
exceedingly active and self-willed
in all probability Ehese subjects
of Taurus: are very ten.sious in ali
opinions.. ;;
Copyright. 1870, BY The Mcclure Newspape.
80 Syndicate.) ~. : =
The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
Feed School Children

Some classes .of food could be
eiiminated from our dietary and
we would never miss them; others
are essential to health. The reia-
tien of food to education is so
close that unless: the problem of
the children OF, school age
Is solved, more than half our future
cidzens sbsgin With hahdicap. We
could -spa.s the starches-bresd,
potatoes. etc. yet, among the poor.
starch IL the chief article of dat.
Fats are necessary as fuel, yet
cresIp and butter are out of reach
of the majority. If proteids ale
scarce. strength is lest, for meat,
Eggs. milk. etc.. are the tissue
builders. Absence Of the. mineral
salts-found In the green yexe-
~ bad effect on the
blood and makes poor bone .ss~
! The diet Of the poor tthrough
necessity and OF the careless rich
tthrough iEnofsnee3 .briHgs us face
to face with the problem. Of feedlnE
asnpsrt ofsour seducstienxl system,
What ;fs the use Tof dragging tired,
pnder-nourished chiidrsni throush
certafnS etucstiensi-st forms? n
should not be the occasionar school
that, .prpyides school lunches. It
should be understood to be of more
than tho "three, RS.
and every. school In the country
should provide carefully thou Eht
out .rAtions for the children =
Ifg,each child had one 'well-ba
anced meal q day provided, by the
school. IT would scounterbaiance the
"too-much- candy in the Diet of the
rich child; and the 900 -mueh-
starch in that saof the poor child.
Then the edueation,. provided, by
books would have some chance Of
being assimiiated. > 80
lcspynsht 1870. by ne NO syssiests.,
The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
Cxx-An old Issue Reopened.

CxX-An Old Issue Heopened.
The bill for Doris bridesmaid
gown had come in. -'.','
Darlington regarded it, frowning
across the library table at Doris
who sat biting her pen meditatively
and looking into the fre- with abb
sent gaze.
1t was the regular evening when
Darlington went over the weekly
budget with her and she had been
wont to contemplate the ordeal with
dread; lately, however. she had come
to regard IL with complete placid
ity, which annoyed her husband.
Like all men. of his type. he was
fiattered by an evidence of timidity
and an inGratiating desire to please.
He rustled the sheaf of paper in
fis hand. but Doris did not hook up.
''Will you kindly tell me what this
means?" he asked at last, tossing 1t
across the table to her.
Doris gave it a casual glance.
1T is the bill for the frock wore
to Anne's wedding" she said.
obviously" he returned dryly. II
didn't think you would be insane
enough to order an ordinary gown
at this preposterous price. Is there
any particular reason why syou
should have gone to- this expensive
modiste?"
Naturally I had to go to the
dressmaker, who turned out Anne's
trousseau. Our gowns were made
along similar lines and we couldn't
leave the colors to a chance
modiste." =, .,s...
Ridiculous" snorted Darlington.
You could have purchased an
equally good gown at any shop. 1
don't like you in lavender anyway"
TT was Anne's WISH" Doris re-
turned with 4 shrug.
y"And of course you accept Anne's
judgment aboYe that of your hus-
band?" sarcastically.
Doris laughed, a soft laugh which
Stewart particularly disliked.
MY dear Stewart. you may be
sovereign of your office and your
home, but you can't dictate to a wo-
man like Anne in the matter OF her
wedding" - =
The patronizing' note in her voice
infuriated Darlington. IL
Perhaps not" he replied with
The Washington herald., 1920-05-06
Remodeling a Wife
By Mildred K. Barbosr
Copyright, 1850.
Mcclure Syndieate.) =,

dangerous calm. "but I can dictate
to my wife what she shall spend
for her gowns"
"Oh. yes, you've always done that
rather successfully" returned Doris,
giving him a curious glance, .'b,it
I'm quite weary Of It. Suppose
we have an understanding now?r,
'>'Tndeed?" 'Carrington's expressive
brows went up. "a. IS
Doris tossed aside the pen and
leaned across the table with a show
of earnestness. The Hight from the
primrose shaded lamp fell on her
fair hair and accentuated the soft
sheen OF her white throat. CARING
ton thought frrelevantly that she
was prettier in the past few months
than. he had ever seen her before.
Her appeal to him was stronger
first exultsnt weeks of the honey
moon. -. = -.
Let's come to a real agreement,
Stewart" she said. Always be-
tween US the question of my ex-
penses has been a thorn in the flesh.
You want me to live up to your DO
sition and yet you give me nothing
to do 1t with. You never stint your
ONCE or this house or the servants,
but the babies and 1 must dress the
best way we can. 1t doesn't matter
SO much for, them-yet-but 1t does
for me If I am to have any social
life at ALL"
Don't I give you accounts at all
the best shops in town.
'Of course. but when the bills
come in? What then? have to
account for even a spool of thread" {"
quite right that you should" re-
turned Darlington, imperturbably.
women are fools about money.
You'd run through with all 1 have,
II 1 gave you your head. No, my
dear. the - present ARRANGEMENT
stands. The best way to manage a
modern wife is to keep her begging
for money. 1t generally makes her
more affectionate." he added signi-
ficantly. f..
Doris made no reply, but she look
ed at him steadily. and somehow,
under her gaze, which he could not
read, he felt slight tingle of
tTomorrow-Deris Gees Hsme.)
tCopyright, 1870. by the NC Syndicate. J