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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
the morning and Immediately set
watch on the three roads from. that

the morning and immediately set
watch on the three roads from. that
place.
When intercepted on. one Of the
roads an hour later the automobile
was going at high speed and turned
turtle when an effort was made to
swerve around the police patrol
which had been placed across the
road. In the battle which. followed
Rodgers was killed and a policeman
wounded. About fifty shots were ex-
changed between the authorities and
tho bandits. In the automobile was
found q quart flask OF nitro-glycerlne
carefully packed in cotton in u
wooden box.
as belonging to the Glasgow bank,
local police maintained that the men
were responsible for robberies in Vir-
GINA, North Carolina. Georgia and
Tennessee. In addition to. the valu-
ab.es the three men had about 81, 900
n cash. Half of this was found on
Porter on his second day in Jail when
he refused to take Il bath. @
Baltimore authorities claim to have
identified Porter as a :"yeggman of
twenty years Standing" who was ar
rested there by federal postal inspec-
tors in 1909. Carter told the police
his real name is Wilkes and gave
ctfrsburg. Va, as MS homo. The
identity OF Rodgers remains q mystery
although scores of people viewed his
body. The only clue the police have
Is a statement of Porter's that
Rodgers told him his name was Beale,
Porter added that he knew Rodgers
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
MEMBER OF BLOND
ESKIMO TRIBE IS
TAKEN TO NOME

Nome, Dec. 20.-Apuktawana, a
lone male member OF the far north
ern mysterious tribe Of 'blond Eski-
mos" the discovery Of which has
been credited. to Vilhjalmur S~tefans-
son. Canadian explorer. recently was
brought by traders to Nome from his
home on the southern shores OF
northern rim. Nome residents thought
that only in his dress did he differ
from the Eskimo of this region.
Joe Bernard, Nome trader, who
brought the blond Eskimo out, said
he intended to take him to the States
to show outsiders what sort Of people
the strange Eskimos are. The native
was of stout build, with copper
colored skin, straight black hair and
dark brown eyes. Bernard said he
was an example of the males of the
"olond" tribe.
Some members Of the tribe, Bern
ard asserted, have reddish brown hair
and light Eyes. They are scarcely
light enough. however, he thinks, to
be described as blond 1t was re-
called here when Apuktawana ar
the tribe as blond" and always said
newspaper men in the States exagger-
ated his story and gave his mysterious
tribe the name. Stefansson's descrip-
ton was similar to that Of Bernard's.
TO USE AIRPLANE AS HEARsE.
st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 20.-An air.
plane hearse will be used to carry the
body of William Drefke from Web
ster, Wis, to. st. Paul late today
Drefke. for years a resident of st.
Paul, died on his farm near Web
ster last night, after plans had been
completed to bring him to a st. Paul
hospital by aeroyplane as the condi-
ton OF roads made vehicle traffic al
most impossible. r
When news Of his death was re-
ceived, his son, who made the ar
rangements for the plane decided to
use it in bringing the body here for
burial. 10
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Pat O'Brien, Officer
Of Flying Corps In
War, Commits Suicide

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 1s.-Lieu-
tenant Pat O'Brien. officer Of the
royal flying corps during the world
war, who, according to police report,
committed suicide by shooting himself
at q hotel here last night, was suf-
fering from a wrecked nervous equi-
hbrium," according to DR.. Walter
Seager. his friend and physician.
DR.. Seager said Lieutenant O'Brien
probably had been suffering from the
results Of his experiences during the
war.
The widow, who before her mar
riage was Miss Virginia Livingston
Allen of'Washington, D. b., was pros
trated tonight in a room>i in the same
hotel where her husband killed him
self. Through a close friend. Mrs.
Sarah Otis of Springfield, ILL.,, Mrs.
O'Brien expressed the opinion her
husband had been mentally unbal-
anced and that he had planned to kill
her, had she responded to his tele-
phonic request for her to meet him
last night.
There will be no inquest, the r
ner having announced he was con-
WINGED the aviator killed himself.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
TN0 AuL|El'||CiEI[;|D['
ROBBERS ARE
PUT ON TRIAL
Men Are Said 70 Have Rob
bed Roanoke Bank Of
$86,253.

Roanoke Va, Dec. 2o.-wiliam
Porter and Charles Garter, y
~ Roanoke police in the carly morn
Al.tg Of November 10 a few hours after
he Bank Of Glasgow, Va, was robbed
Of 1928 in liberty bonds and secur-
itles,f We're placed on trial here today.
IN a pitched battle on the outskirts
III Roanokes James r. Rodgers, of
Nhi!adelphia, driving a large touring
automobile, was killed by the police
,nd MS companions, Porter, who
and Bellifontaine Sim" and Carter
whose alias is Charles Wilkes, were
arrested. Much of the loot was found
IN he automobile. The police had
h"en informed of the robbery by the
Glasgow bank officials at 3 O'Clock in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
CARRY THEIR OWN MILK.

Ml1111edPUI s, M1ln., Dec. ~
Garry your own" was the rule for
Minneapolis hous holders who desired
fresh milk and cream today despite
the fact that there had been an ad-
Justment with all but one Of the nine
companies affected by the union con-
troversy between the milk-wagon
drivers and the distribution com
panies.
M nneapolis milk deliveries were
made on an open shop basis from
seven of the dairies, which today
meant that supplies were carried only
to the wholesale trade. This included
hospitals, hotels and grocery stores.
b ginning tomorrow, according to the
distributors, deliveries to home, will
begin to be restored to normal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
only a week before the Glasgow rob-

only a week before the Glasgow rob-
berry.
Bank officials and others have in
tarviewed the men in Jail here but
failed to obtain any information con
meeting them with any other than the
Glasgow robbery. It was thought
they might have been implicated in
N robbie ry OF the Bank OF Mineral,
Va. when more than 100000 worth,
OF liberty bonds and other securities
were taken, n the Landisville, Pa,
bank robbery in which three men
overpowered the Waterman and took
800, 900.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
r. Is REnUCun

Madison. Wis, Dec. 2O.-The sem
tence of Charles Ohm of Fond du lac
county. convicted of murder in Jun
1919. was committed from life i'm
prisonrnent to IS years today by Gov
ernor Philip. He will be eligible to
parole In twelve and one-half years.
it was said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
MAIL SACK FOUND.

Green Bay, Wis. Dec. 20-A par
tally burned mail sack and letters
were found in a box car Of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul road here
last Saturday afternoon by employees
of a dock company,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

The heading for the Literary Digest
ad in the Herald on December Is
was, Should the immigration Flood
Be Dammed?" No, because most Of
the emigrants come .over to escape
that catastrophe.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
BASE
OF DIVORCE SUITS
Continued From First p,r,

Giri may make the necessary aiiida-
Wy. which she believes TO be true
while all the time the man may be
dcce!ving her.
Similar objections make the prelim-
inar!"s of civil marriage unsa,!sfac-
tory.
We wan, real publicity and caution
anu verified statements.
Inc plan may sound rather Prus-
s!hn IN It's character. but II every one
mad TO possess a registration or iden-
tihcat!on card on which some particu-
.ars OF his or her origin. marital state.
occupation and career were written
Z would at least remove those false
IDEAS about one another which induce
come parties to marry. and prevent
inany Irregular. clandcstine and undc-
.irablc unions.
Registration cards OF a limited
character. IL will be remembered,
wcr" in use during the war. and they
"ould be useful I'm other ways be-
sides the protection of marriage
Tn. fuller the statements that we're
required on the Identification card. the
more would be known about the per-
sons concerned before their marriage
by one another. By their parents and
friends and b. the clergyman or the
res .S.rar.
An obvious defense against mar
rage failure and divorce lies in
guarding the original marriage. as
far as possible. from the risks which
at present surround Il.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
INDUSTRY CEASES
WHILE ITALY RIOTS
fContInued From Flrst paael

names, FOR the most part unknown. Of
Il certain number Of It's members
By this time. with us. parliament
tarism is like closed "rinE." Just as
grown old. II is a closed ring IN
which the spitcs and interests and
ambitions of individuals and OF groups
arc in Il state of violent cbulIiticn.
government spy upon and plot against
one another. hate one another. fight
for power according TO certain con
rentional rules. which they are the
more jealous to see observed the
more arbitrary they arc: ana tho re-
suit Is that to an observer from out
side they seem like 80 many chill
dren that quarrel as they play. care
full only to see that no one violates
the rules OF the game. And In the
meanwhile a civilization Is perish
lit!cal and social order IL being dts
solved an immense revolution is ma
turing in the womb OF time
All governments, once GROWN old,
revolutlonary forces tina, assault
been born in Italy. and IS getting
eminent and makes Il regular State
doctrine OF tho policy OF passive re-
distance and processes that tn" only
way OF holding In the Revolutionary
give vent 10 their feelings.
There is no doubt that a govern
of "a closed ring may defend Itself
for long time against It's Internal
and external enemies by opposn:; q
pastive resistance and making a
fencing around itsclf out of tn" very
chronic disorder itself In which II
lives. Turkey did this for an entire
century.
r.cfx If An.borytx
But this passive resistance Of an
aged State may last for a long time
on one condition, namely. that the
government rests on principle %:
ancient and venerated authority, Of
"A religious and indlsputablc nature.
Is our parllamcntarism in this happy
condition? Has Mantccitorio the air
, Of n sanctuary or chapel? Parlia
'mcnt not only does not rest on any
transccndent and universally re-
spccted principle, but &; ought Itself
national Will, tho CONVERSIONS OF au-
thor!ty. the principle Of the lcgiti-
macy OF all institutionr. Il Is Ike
the turtle OF the Indian legend which.
cd the e!cphan, on !;s back, which
in its turn bore the weight OF the
world.
II, is very unlikely that a rccens
Elementary and liberal monarchy,
which like all the institutions hur-
ricdiy created by the r3tionalia;n OF
the ninctccn,h century. has no roots
that are dccpgrown In tradition and
sent lment. should be able 20 continue
Tor long the passive resistance OF the
closed ling.
sounds Call to Nation.
Tho country viii have 10 think of
It's business for itself and 10 make q
great cGort to save itself. by breath
ing into the closed ring q breath OF
that true spirit OF which II has 50
much dread Let the country shake
itself out OF tho listlcss turppr in
which IL Ia paralyzed. let It begin 10
move and to take action. and force
Parliament and the government to
think n little more seriously about
the salvation OF the whole country.
These are no longer the times when
ne can patiently wait while a minis
trv Nlnkes q trial OF it4 cnnncitv 8
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
CONTINENT Is SEARCHED
FOR SMALL AND DOUGHTY
(continued From First pageJ

town. and had promised her to be
home 10 dinner in the evening lie
had attended to some business late
that afternoon and abou, o'clock
started foT home so far as is known
The last person known to have seen
him was his favoritc ncwsboy. from
whom NJ. Small bought the evening
papers.
The fact that Mr.. Small was miss
ing was not made public until three
or four weeks had elapsed. In the
first week in January the first circu-
lars asking for information as to Nj.
Smalls whereabouts We're sent out
by the local police authorities. and
a reward of $500 was offered. shor;
time afterward the reward vas in
creased TO $4,000. Then on the first
Of June a reward of $4,000 Was Of
regarding Mr.. Smalrs whereabouts.
II alive, and $4,000 for the recovery
OF his body. If dead.
The mystery of MIR. Sma!l's absence
was accentuated by the disappear
ancc Of John Doughty. who had been
his private secretary for many years.
Doughty has not been seen or heard
from. so far as the authorities are
aware. since December 2s. 1919. In
June, 1920. the discovery was made
that 100000 OF Victory bonds were
missing from the safety deposit vault
where they had been placed b. Mr..
Small, and IL was stated that Dough-
ty had had access to the vault. There
upon circulars were issued Offering
$1,000 reward for the arrest OF John
Doughty on Il charge of having alb
Quoted Ambrose Small. and $1,000 for
Doughty's arrest on Il charge OF hav-
ing stolen the missing Victory bonds.
BY a special act of the Ontario Leg
islaturc Mr.. Small was declared an
absentee" and trust corporation
OF ottawa. was appointed trustee OF
Mr.. Smairs estate.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
WAR OF RACES IN
EAST is ELERING
(Contlnned Erotn 49, rnccl

tcontinued From Frs; raseD
10000 is in Constantiuopic and the
other hal is > altered through North
crn Turkey, large detachment OF
more Than 10000 being in full! retreat
from the mort OF Haku followed b.
an army OF 10000 victorious Reds.
Opposed TO this costly but com
pafativcly small total Of 100000 al
lied troops is arraiEncd the might of
the entire near Orieut-ill- armed. III
equipped, but overwhelming In num-
brrs and knowing the ground, be-
sides being thoroughly able 10 with
stand tn" "iEors of campaigning in
tn. trying summer climate Of Turkey
they are divided about as follows
Army OF the Russian Soviets 200
600: Turkish Nationalsts, 35. 900: In
surscnt Thracians. 10000: bulgarian.
Insurgents. 10000: Potential Army In
clan Nationalists. 10000 Potential
Army Egyptian Nationalis,s. 2UO,O
Total: Approximately | 900 900
Turks Friendly 10 soviet.
The Turkish NationaiistS have so
far not joined the SOviets. bur are on
the iricndiiest terms with them. At
Inc proper moment it ~ believed the
Russians Will throw their superior
battle decisive
vi, In TerGn: Gghi!ng ,..ionc the French
maze suffered 1900 casualties, ac-
cordinE I" official statistics. British
casualties have been slightly less.
me ai:lrd line If communications
'o''" Va SouS'iHt:nODIc mas been cut
In doH Al places. making the fate OF
the 10000 l;ritIsh force predetermined;
In the opinion of military tacticians
SUCH another dcbaclc us I[utci
Amara may result unless reinforcr-
ninnts, already refused, are sent.
Another ar, most dangerous elc
n'cnt III the situation is the tarSa.nn
Ing attitude OF the King OF tho He'd
1a". whose son the Emir Faical. was
Opposed by. the San Reno Conferences
from his ncwly-assumcd kingdom Of
SYRIA. the French being, given the
mandate IN response to their urgent
demand. 3e"'
m Fnical Holds WHIP Hand,
The Einir controls Il sDlendidly
equipped army of $4,000, trained and
Formerly oiiiccrcd by the british II
was TO this force that England large
~ owed the subjugation Of Palestine
Experts say that should FaIcaI choose
ne could easily defeat the small Brit
lsh army at present headuuartered in
Jerusalem. thus turning the flank on
me British In Mesopotamia and the
FRENCH In Syria and preventing either
from coming TO the aid of tho nlIied
forces In Turkey
Shonld Faical turn against the
british and should the Turks he rein
forced by the Red army from Georgia
and AzerberJan, there Is hardly anV
doubt that the allies would be dsfyan
from Eastern iAEia s7l y ~, - ~ =
,ar nsnine * alleged plans. however, go
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

10 take instructions from them not
from the Dali E!rcann Grish parlia-
menD. De Valera refuses TO be the
puppct OF any clique.
'"rhc leaders hero claim they are
Americans first and Irishmcn next.
De Valera isn't an American. He IL
the lender of the Irish people. and
should take his Instructions from
them alone. Any man that the poll
iticians cannot control they will try
TO smash. DE Valera has accom-
plished more for Ireland in the twelve
months he has been here than those
who opposed him have for forty
years"
constituents should call Il mcctint;
and vote confidence IN De Valera in
view OF Lynch's support OF the CO.
haian group
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
IRISH FREEDOM LEADERS
AT ODDS WITH DE VALERA
Continued From FRS; PageD

president with reference to the San
Francisco convention. II continues:
Means that the same situation Will
obtain in San Francisco, as the presi-
dent viii not compromise. but intends
20 press forward with his PLANK FOR
recognition.
"On June s. Bishop Gallagher. OF
Detroit. called upon the president.
lion. stated that Cohalan's commit
dent TO leave America. and had re-
convey this message which Bishop
"Bishpp Gallagher, was then asked
TO do the Job and he refused, but
mentioned the matter to the prcsi-
dent"
The formal report ends here. but
Noonan personally suggests to act
ing president Gr!Giths that Diarm!d
Lynch. secretary Of the Friends OF
Irish Freedom and parliamentary
representative for Southeast CORK.
should be requested to explain his
action in connection with the plot
against the Irish president. Noonan
d"nounccs Lynch as "a grave menace
TO the cause"
Refuses 10 he n Puppet.
The secret police also seized n let
ter from Peter McSwecny 10 ..is
brother Terence, Lord Mayor OF Cork
and commandment OF the Cork brigade
Ia the Irish republican army. which
says. In part:
'Cohalan and Dewey want De Valera
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
COAL DUG IN LENS MINES
FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1914
Pumping Ont OF Water ontinues, md
Engineers Predict Opening
In,

LENS. FRANCE. July lT.-For the
first time since the occupation os
Lens by the Germans. coal has been
brought up to the surface from one
of the mines. Many OF the mines are
stiil flooded. but the pumping out
continues. Engineers in charge OF
the work express the opinion that the
exploitation of the upper workings
OF the mines will DO resumed about
the middle Of 1921
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
e Include, simultaneous uprislnss in

TO include. simultaneous uprisings in
Egypt and India.
In the view OF skilled diplomats
here Greece. led on by inord!nate
greed. and seeing the vast territory
OF Thrace slipping through her nm
gers. has become the cntspaw Of Great
Britain, which has reluctantly" con-
scnted to allow the Greek army to In
wade rhrace and Turkey untrammellcd
entente. thus incidentally pulling
british cheatnuts out OF the fire since
Britaln. with "A garrison or 10000 in
ireland and other large armies in
EGYPT and India. and with the heav!-
est tax budget in Its history, can
accord neither the men nor the money
10 wage a catnpaiEn IN Turkey.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
MUST KEEP IRELAND,
SAYS BRITISH DUKE
CONTINUED From First pag.l

CONTINUED From First PageD
interference and increasing commit
mcnts the world over.
Reduce all Britain's oversee re-
sponsibil!ties to the utmost.
Form real alliances instead OF n
sham league with those nations
whose interests arc identical with
our own.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18

ministry OF minister who shows
weakness and lack of resolution and
confusion OF ideas must be dismissed
without hesitation. We cannot per-
mi, that Italy should die asphyxiated
out government. /. the day should
come when the passive resistance OF
,his closed ring Is vanquished. we
must inevitably fall into a regime OF
SiinpIc masked force. or military or
prOleiarian Dictatorship. The name
would be different. but the evil would
be the same.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
nnrrlsonnurs'- Greater wnterworks.

iinrrisonburE's Greater Wntcrworks.
HARRlSONBURG. VA. July H.
The water supply OF Iarrisonburg Is
70 be enlarged and big pile OF
money spent in that and In the gen
cral Improvement OF the watcrworks.
Among other things. filtration
plant Is to be constructed, with n
3.0oo 900 gallon capacity. and low and
high pressure pumps are to be in
stalled.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-07-18
SEALED ROOM IN AZTEC
VILLAGE is DISCOVERED

'Contihued FrOm FIrat Fase)
spruce. overiaid by split cedar and
bark These fell down upon each
other and lay in the lower rooms in
great Charrcd passes. We found the
bodies of several unfortunates caught
in the rooms
LAS the fire did not reach the west
side. we found large number of
rooms with their ceilings still intact
and household utensils on the floor
just as they were left"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-08
Tampico.

Tampico.
Many deaths from yellow fever
have occurred in both Tuxpam, an.
other large oil port, and at Vera
Cruz. At Tuxpam more than two
score deaths have occurred since the
middle Of August and at Vera Cruz
the dead include DR.. ]. A. Heterick of
Texas, who was the public health
service's agent there.
This is the first year for some
time past that yellow fever has ad-
vanced up the east coast of Mexico
and Officials regard this as indica.
tive OF tranquil state in Mexico.
Last year, with the various factions
in the country at arms, there was
little east coast travel and then the
disease spread from Jucatan toward
the West. Thus far, however, no re-
ports have been received here of the
prevalence of the disease on the west
coast.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-08
BIBLE CLASS SOCIAL

n Men, Elilc Class of the First
kyerian Church are planning for
taue,. >o,t! and business meet
|fnday evening at 700 o'clock
\ basemcn' Of their church, BAN
being served by the ladies Of
|Church and the purpose of the
linz being - reorganize the class.
|na,on> have been mailed to
|sr Of 'A, Church and of the
md to Il iarge number of pros
Ne memhrrs. To determine how
\ TO prepare for an acceptance
vas sen, out with the letters
tie time limit for return set as
tsday evening at six o'clock. The
nt;ee have learned that a num-
whom the invitations were sent
,S rvteiv" theirs in time to re-
,Ai card and issued a state
this Thursday saying that
a,a would be accepted up until
Fiay and urging everyone
F1t:F cards in at once and not
Fk' TIE meeting because of the
im. set.
kides the banquet and business
ig. an interesting program of
and short talks has been ar
with pr. T. S. Clyce, Presi-
4 Aust9 College at Sherman.
B principal speaker of the evens
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-08

= y = = y y y = 4 8. y Il u = y = =
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
4 y y y y y y 8. y y 8. y y y 4 = :
STRAYED. pair white mules about
Is 1-2 hands high; one branded ~ J"
on left shoulder; both smooth mouth
ed; both mares. Finder notify Jack
Turner, Kemp, Okla. $1,000 reward.
40 wa
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1920-10-08

plenty Of booze, but it Is hard to find.
The people who are we'll known get
1t and the strangers have to 20 out
ana dig in the snow. From what saw
! would say that to enforce prohibi-
tion in Alaska it would be necessary
to get Federal agent on snowshoes
1or every Eskimo ice palace. The
EsKimos have learned the tricks of
the homemade still from their Ameri-
can friends. When the snow stops
falling in Alaska the Territory will be
dry. The old-timer in Alaska has it all
over the Federal agent. He can dive
into snowbank and get drink. The
Federal agent dives in after him and
gets pneumonia.