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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
PRESIDENT WITHOUT POWER TO
SHUT OUT WHEAT IMPORTS, ,SAYS 4
THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
:TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS |

is ,.. . + : ! D.. /. Z + +
Neutrality-suspicious. changes in
methods of federal tax levy were pro-
posed in referendum sent out to
members Of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce.
Dublin-All republican army off,
GERS and leaders in custody in the Ker-
ry district will be sent as hostages
with all transport moving armed fore.
es Of the crown after December 90,
the. general officer commanding the
district ordered .-e4
, Washington-The anti saloon league
decided TO ask Attorney General Pal
mer to reconsider his ruling that use
OF cider in the home of the manufac-
turer is lawful after it has become in
toxicating by fermertation.
Observation-Disclosures balance Of
trade for November shrank 63,0O0,-
600 as compared with October as a
result of falling off in exports. accord
ing to the department of commerce.
Ottawa-All taxes on luxuries in
Canada, excepting alcoholic liquors,
confectionery and playing cards have
been abolished by the dominion gov
ernment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the inaug-
ural ball as feature of the inaugura-
ton of President-elect Harding was
decided upon.
Chicago-A pretty girl pretended
she was lost three times and when as
many gentlemen took her to the ad-
dress she sought" she showed them a
pearl handled revolver. forced them
to a room where two men took their
money and bound and gagged them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
HIGH PRICE OF
FARMS BLAMED
. A FOR 'CROPCOST 7
Earnings Must Be Large to
Realize Profit, Minneapo-
lis Bank Report Says.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 2o.-High
priced farlra lands and the percentage
that must be earned on land inyest-
Inent to make a crop profitable are
Important items Inf u consideration OF
the present cry by farmers that grains
are selling below the cost OF produc-
tion said the monthly business review
of the First Natiopal bank of Minne-
apolis, issued today. Land charges,
the report declared constitute about
one-half of the total cost of crop
proe:.Stion.
Using data gathered ON large
number Of Iowa farms during an in
'vestigation by the Iowa State college
OF agriculture, the report showed
that on market prices at the middle
OF October three farmers out OF five
would lose money on their wheat and
nine out of 10 would lose on their
oats. Iowa farm lands, however,
average somewhat higher in value
than those in the Ninth Federal Re-
serve district, it was pointed out.
Costs Are Here Tabulated. ...
A tabulated statement of per acre
costs entering into the production of
Wheat and oats shows the follow;np.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

~ Los Angeles; Dec. 90 Poverty and
the, refusal OF hts pretty Wife to be-
contsS 1tecdnciled to him drove Lieu
tenant sPat l'Brien, renowned bird
man, !dier of fortune and hero Of
five bloody wars; to seek what he
DEATH; his friends declared today
/. Writing note branding himself as
''pnlya; coward "a bit OF clay, in spite
Of alis my war records the young
man, who had been decorated by two
kings snd who served under eight
flags, sent a bullet to hts brain Satur-
day night In a room4at the Alexandria
hotel The body was found carly
a year, formerly Miss Virginia Eliza
beth Allen, famous Washington
beauty. She was; In aaSroom Of the
same hotel with Mrs. Sarah Otis
whom O. Brien mentioned in the note
he left as ''the woman who broke UP
my home. \. a
II Lying on a cot in. her room. over.
come by the shock, Mrs. O'Brieu
sobbed a denial Of the statement made
by her husband that Mrs. Otis was
responsible for their domestic
troubles.
'She had nothing whatever to dc
with our difaculties. She only acted
as friend to me when needed one
sorely," said the widow.
= Coming here from Oakland. Cal.
late Saturday night, O'Brien went di.
rectly to the Alexandria and asked tc
see his wife. She refused then ant
several times afterward, it is said
Then he@ engaged a b room directl,
j across from the. one occupied by her
and fired bullet into his brain.
.O'Brien was to have gone to Sar
Francisco to be honored with a dec
Grafton from the British government
@ In. anticipation Of a. reconciliation
t.he had rented a house here weel
ago, but was evicted,, it was said. be
cause OF his inability to pay the rent
He was without funds even to pay ;
grocer's bill. it was said by q man wh'
| had been O'Brien's pal. =
Lieutenant O'Brien, who was borl
! in Illinois probably was one of tn
most distinguished aviators Tof tn
! world war He wrote the famous wa
4 book, "Outwitting the Hun"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
CHICAGO RAISES
100000 PENSION FUND,

Chicago, Dec. 20.--A fund of $780,
600 to pension widows and orphans Of
Chicago policemen killed in the per-
formance of their duty. was pledged
here late Saturday by so of the city's
with Chief of Police Fitzmorris.
The action of the business men fol-
lows crime wave which has cnvel-
oped Chicago with the result that in
the last four days one policeman has
been killed and three others wounded.
Patrolman John Conlon. a traffic po-
liceman, was slain Thursday night
when he endeaNored to halt one Of a
band Of dope fiends who had just at
tempted to loot a drug store in the
heart Of Chicago's business section.
Conlon killed one OF the bandits be-
fore he, fell aFs2& tsiH 'l:S5 s.is 4
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Called FortReporter.

El Paso, Texas Dec. 20.-Mrs.
I sss.--''', ~.eering. called for a. reporter
this morning and said the Smith fam
u, .,EssilAn n s..atena,at to make on be-
4 hs'f OF their daughter,
.s5t The statement Signed by Mr.. and
Mrs. y. Il. Smith. follows: -a5itl
The papers have been so full Of
lies we hardly. know how TO begin to
deny an Of them 80 will Just let the
most of it go as 1t is. "A few, very few.
OF the papers printed the lies mails,
ciouslr. the others were just misin-
L formed so we do not mean to censure
the press in general. please UNDER
stand. The papers have tried 80 hard
I 70 make this affair sensational but in
my opinion, IL they had the facts In
the case. It would have been far more
sensational ,tkans the lies that have
been printed, butt would have had
/ quite . different color orinE. X she would
come back now, ard tell the truth OF
the story, the heated interest would
have finished and che would not
get Justice IN public opinion. This is
/ inst another, aone fof, these, incompre-
hensasle realities Clara has 50 often
referred to. II 3si;fS ~ Is s.s
81. No knew where sshe Was we
would insist on her returning to! estab-
lish her Innocence skorgs we know ahe ii
EinnOcent and we know her we'll enough
to- know that she does not return be-
cause she hates the otortety and not
becAuse she, fears conviction. ~, She
dreads scandal but IA q short time she
fwiIl return to- aif6WerS Ill charges
E(Signed1 Mr.. ana Mrs. y &. u. Smith, !,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
new YORK ARMS
TO GET BANDITS
Drastic Action Decided Up
on to Rid Metropolis Of
Crime.

New York, Dec. 2o.-F,ather Knick-
erbocker, took his old blunderbusE
df,wn from the rack Saturday night to
drive crime from his home.
( In the last month he has been jost-
led. insulted, injured and robbed as
never before by organized crookdom.
Now he is. through with toleratton.
Steps taken to rid the city OF crime
consisted first of official recognition of
the crime-wave and a definite program
by the police department to crush it.
A flying squadron was formed to raid
known rendezvous; courts were. urged
to speedyup; merchants handlingslarge
sums: Of money were asked 10 arm
their messengers. ID. = 4. $s's5ssf {,
The latter advice, from Mayor John
F. Hylan himself, had been acted upon
before the citys executive took note
of the, crime wave. The Sterling Silver
Manufacturers association following
the cold blooded murder Of one OF
their members formed a 'vigtlante as
sociation. It's purpose is to- take sum
mary action at the first hint Of ban
ditry in any Of their establishments.
n City BECOMES Armed Camp.
AS result of the mayors state
in a small way.
Clerks in the big jewelry stores
whose rich displays along Fifth ave-
nuc have contributed to that high
ways. fame. were armed, Blue steel
We'd with blue diamonds in the atten-
tion of clerks. In normal times, revol-
vers have lain about the stores within
convenient reach. Now they are open
ly displayed among the trays and on
every ledge, at hand for any emergen-
cy. 4 '.
The ''deadline, always established
in the>C Christmas shopping period, was
extended today. Known crooks step
ping over the line are subject to sum
mary arrest.
The "deadline" was favorite pre-.
caution in previous years, but there
always has been argument as to its
effectiveness. It was known that in the
present crime wave, crooks have VIC.
lated the rule with impunjty.
Policeman Murdered.
Among events which claimed atten.
ton in the last two days were:
The robbery of woman. the robbel
being aided by her taxi driver.
The robbery of silk store.
The murder of a police lieutenant.
The holding up and robbery of pas.
scngers of a. trolley car. just across the
Hudson from New York.
A score Of minor holdups and thefts
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
MANY LIoUOR LAW CASES

Lacrosse. Wis, Dec. 2o.-1n United
States court here today Judge X. NJ.
Lands of Chicago, received one hun
dred and sixteen indictments returned
by the grand jury. 1t was said ma
jority of the indictments charged
violations of the prohibition law.
Arrangements will be made before
Judge Lands here on January 8 and
on the ! 9Th the jetit jury will be CALI
ed for the trial of cases.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
VIII Meet In Competition.

questionable whether such q proceed y
ing would have the effect its advocates
expect, because the United Stztes ana
Canada both have surpluses tofexport
and will meet each other in competi-
ton either here or in Europe -
While the commission devotes con-
siderable space to a discussion or
trading in wheat futures It asserts
that it is not now expressing an
opinion on this subject as 1t would
give it extended treatment" in I
Forthcoming report.
Future contracts may have le9i-
innate use for hedging" the commits.
sion says. I'm this connection It IL
claimed that future trading performs
an insurance function where ordinary
insurance methods would not be
practicable and that undue restriction
of future trading such as would de-
prive the grain trade of this service
might result in grain dealers requir-
ing larger margins and consequently
result either in lower prices to the
farmer or higher prices to the con-
snmer.
without now expressing ii,
opinion on this subject it appears that
there is large volume of future
trading that is mere gambling. and
involves great economic waste the
remedy for this lies in congressional
action to prevent trading which Is es-
sentia1ly gambling.
"a Limitation Of the volume Of open,
speculative trades in wheat, similar to
the limitations placed on corn specu-.
lation during the period Of govern
mcnt control, would probably tend to,
reduce the possibility Of manipulative.
trading. 5d5fss. III, } ,.s wa VI y n
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
BANDIT HOLDS UP
DEPOT CASHIER I'm
\ MIDST OF BIG CROWD

:. Tulsa, Okla, Dec. 20 bandit,
masked. elbowed his way through d
large crowd to the cashiers window
in the San Francisco passenger depot
here last night. forced the cashier at
the point OF revolver to hand over all
thes cash on hand, then backed away
and escaped afoot Is Il B IS AZ 81
The crowd was 50 astonished o. that
no attempt was made to interceptI
him. The loss was placed at $l, IOO.i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
FOR'DNEY D TARIFF
MEASURE ) READY
FOR The HOUSE
Action on the Emergency
Bill May Be Asked For
4 Early in Week. ..l

Z Washington, Dec. 2o.-C Chairman:
Fordney, chairman of the house ways
and means committee, had ready for
submission to the house today the
Fordney emergency tarin measure,
agreement on which was reached by
his committee Saturday. Action on
the measure which would put q
virtual embargo tariff on score Of
farm products will be asked for Tues
day or Wednesday at the --latest. In or
der to pass. the measure II possible
before the Christmas recess !.
Opposition to the legislation, how
ever, was developing today on several
sides. II Representatives from the
manufacturing districts expressed dis
satisfaction with the bill as framed
because it did not include enough
manufactured articles. Traditional
among some Of the Democrats, while
other members asserted that enact
ment of such legislation would result
in an increase in the cost of living.
I Leaders among the representatives
from farming districts will attempt
to gain bipartisan support for the
measure today at a conference OF
those members at which will be sub
mitted recommendations that the in
formal organization support the
Fordney measure the totng- -Tincher
bill to use $10o.o00,o00 Of the profits
Of the federal reserve banks in loans
to live stock men and resolutions to
revive the war finance corporation. a
! Washington, Dec. 20.-Representa-
tives in the. house from the agricul-
tural districts pledged their support
today to the Fordney emergency tariff
bill but instructed committee to urge
that frozen and refrigerated beef,
lemons and canned salmon be includ-
led in the list Of imports on which
high tariffs would be imposed.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
THE WEATHER.

/ Minnesota: Cloudy tonight and
Tuesday; probably light snow in
south portion; continued cold.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

North Dakota: Generally fair
: tonight and Tuesday; colder In
west portion tonight.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
s TROOPS NOT no I'M ssSf3VED.ss

Es5 satfS, lJ6c.Ss ~ ~ " 1thdfAN n 55O{
American troops from Germany II
not being 4considered Il al present
Major General Henry Aliens com.
mander of American forces at Ech,|
'ienx, Ii quoted. az sayi ag iSl mn inter
view With the Petit Parisien. This
withdrawal was reported AZ being
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20

Nsw .fork, Dec. 2o.--A blanket ips
tiictIfient against So defendants;
dh4fSanE viohfion OF the state &nti-
trust Inv, was returned today in COM
nectioni with s investigation of the
building trust" - .1,.$. -, !, &
The indictment names III corpor-
be members Of the Master Plumbsrs
association. which John T. Hettrick.
already under indictment. served as
counsel. With today's grand jury ac-
ton, the list of indicted exceeds ] 20.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
!. HeaudI sHts Message.

Constantine resi his address from
the balcony Of TIE old palace. in the
31kssence OF 5000 parsons. He was:
Hfsssed In q mAFshAl, Is uh form and
Premier. r hall lIia tord on his right.
Queen H1bkiefs and Princess Chris
tophsr x1ao were pr essi,ha s. 5 5s
ts4aai sf l. ana "a S 're:see rease 'sr sy
i extend mt the. army opportunity tb
sSlifttSIs greater relations with i ttklFf kls,f
/ f1llisa pVwSrssS He shid the marriage
ana Princes 81 Elisabeth Of +Rurnante
AN aAiaxce with that country,
ami ne declared. he would follow the
policy OF his fathers. and cultivate
ancient Greek culture. Constantine
assorted he suffered deeply during
His exile. He referred ito the late
King, Alexander as one. who had
done his duty.
correspo from Venice has not
yet arrived at, Piraeus. 3'S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
HARTMAN WAVES EXAMINATION

Minneapolis; Mimi, Dec. 2o.john
Hartt1ann. former bookkeeper for the
hartman. Furniture and Carpet con1s-.
pany, Minneapolis. waived a prelim- :
mary examinetion when arraigned in
court today upon a charge
Of embex5ling $4,000 Of the COM.
pany's funds and was held to the grand
jury by Judge G. l.. Smith. His bail
was fixed at $4,000. -
penuty Sheriff William Campbell
brought Hartmann back from New
York last night, where he was arrest
ed, as he was about to board ship
for Europe.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
TELL AMERICANS TO WITHDRAW

81 ConstanttnOp1e, Dec. + 18.-The ar
menian government. acting on orders
from MOSCOW has notified the adj
OF the Armenian COM
.miissionsfor relief in the@Near East to
Withdraw from Irivan, the Armenian
capital. it is 8 declared in advices
reaching here today.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
CLARA SMITH To Il
GIVE HERSELF UP

Ardmore, Okla. Dec. 2o.-So infor-
nation has been received by authori-
ties here OF. the alleged discovery by a
newspaper man In Chihuahua, Mexico,
OF Clara Smith sought in connection
with the fatal shooting Of Jake L. Ha-
mon, millionaire oil man and political
leader. Russell B. Brown. county at
torney, and Buck Garrett, sheriff. de-
clared that il the Girl has been. found,
and has said she intends to- return to
Ardmore in a few days to answer
charges OF murder. as was reported
last night, they have not been 50 adj
vised. y
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Special Report Say. Wilson
Can Stop Future Trading.
In Grain Under Certain
Conditions !; Con,miisl siion. i
Base. Report On The H.
vestigatio''n '' Recently Con-.
cluded. u

Washington, Dec. 20.-(By the. A.
sociated Press.) )-The president is
without power under existing law .'to
shut out wheat imports" but he "a i 81
parently has certain powers under the
Lever Act to stop future trading in
wheat" the federal trade commission
says in a special report to President
Wilson, made public today at the
White House. SsIfi
The commission says that "wl,ile
evidence is not available that future
trading is responsible for the decline
in wheat prices. it does not appear
that future trading in wheat rs az;
present operating, is Of indisputabIei
service to the grain trade" It sug-
gests. however, that Il regulatory Ac-
ton is to be employed. the question
be considered by congress aud that
legislation mot connected with war
powers be enacted
The commission tells the president
that because of the failure OF .he
Chicago board Of trade to co-operata
1t was unable to obtain necessary in-s
formation as to whether there had
been large transactions in wheat fu-B
lures OF n,anipulative character.
As to the concentrated purchases Of
wheat in this country by foreign Koy-
SAhAISAto Wu4Cu IldkG unQefLak0nt 10
regulate at home flour prices irrespec-
tive Of the price Of wheat, the COM
mission declares that il these pur-
chases are to continue, ''the desfra-
bility of the United States meeting
them through a selling organization
should be carefully considered
Based On Investigation
The commissions report IL based
upon an investigation Of the wheat
/, situation which the president request
ed it to make last October after Cow
ernor Henry j. Allen of Kansas, and
others had urged HIM to bar Canadian
wheat importations and take such ac-
ton as necessary to stabilize the rap
idly declining wheat market. Declar
ing the decline Of wheat prices would
appear to be in part due to country
wide and world conditions, the COM
mission assigns seven specific causes:
/, the outlook for an increased world
I supply; concentrated buying BY for-
eign governments last spring and
slack purchases later. ..uNprecedent-
ed" irnportXtionBt frorn Canada. foI-
lowing IAN unprece edented Yield and d
discount rate of exchange. . The
record breaking yield sof Sssrn in this
country; the slackening of demand
for -four; general tendency to decline
hin many commodities and the change
Tin credit conditions with resulting
/ disposition of distributors to refrain
/ from accommodating usual stocks
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-31
Harding Recommends
"Wise Use' as the Best
Conservation Creed
(BY Associated Press)

MARION, Ohio, Aug. 31.-More fed
eral aid in reclaiming and conserving
the nations natural resources, par
ticularly in the west, was advocated
by Senator Harding in an address to
Republican governors today.
He pictures the western country as
a wonderland, holding many undeveL
oped possibilities in the present era of
food shortage, and suggested that as a
part of an agricultural and industrial
reconstruction policy, service men
might be furnished homes on reclaim
ed western lands.
Quoting Theodore Roosevelt's recla-
nation policy, Senator Harding de-
clared one of the greatest tasks in the
immediate future was to take up again
the reclamation and conservation
work fostered by Roosevelt and neg
lected since the Democrats came into
power.
Mr.. Harding continued: Intensive
Industrial development and the con-
centration of populations in cities can
not go on, unless we have an expan-
sion of the food supply upon which
they depend for sustenance.
Region is UndeveIoped.
"Our vision of the ultimate develop
mentS or the mountain empire reveals
a great region, developed uniformly
with regard to all its possibilities.
81 have never been able to think of
reclamation as connoting merely the
construction of bitches and dams and
reservairs to put water on dry lard.
I'm my view this has been only a
phase, though a most important one
of reclamation. We have come to the
time when the problem of our far west
is one of wisely directed development
rather than of too much conservation
or perhaps, to put the thought more
accurately, the bringing about of de-
gree and character of development
which will constitute the wise form of
conservation.
CONSERVATION in it's truest sense.
consists in the judicous use of the re-
sources which are ours"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-31
BOSTON FIRM PLANS
TO ABSORB PACKERS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Plans of
the big five" meat packers for dispos-
session of their stock yards interests
required under the decree recently
entered into agreement with the de-
partment Of justice, contcmplates sale
of such interests in 10 cities to r. n.
Prince and company, of Boston.
The project was filed today with the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia as required by the divorce
ment decree. 1t places the book value
of the stock to be disposed of at be-
tween 100000, 900 and $40,000,OOO.
In an accompanying affidavit Fred
crick H. Prince, head Of the Boston
company, outlines his purpose. If his
plan is approved by the court of or
ganizing a holding company to take
over the interests in the stock yard
and their supplemental rail connec-
tons