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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-15

10 VoterSof Grand Forks
by Henry Keefe, Jr.
Z Every two years, our citizens exercise their right to check up the
affairs Of our city. Last election there was no fight, due to the de-
am a candidate for Mayor; and at no time will I indulge in per-
sonalites. My statement has been published in all of the local pa
pers. I desire at this time to further explain my stand with refer
ence to city affairs. A
We are paying a very high rate for gas, steam and electricity.
If elected Mayor, I shall use my influence and best efforts to have
the rates thoroughly Investigated and if possible have rates reduced,
and I will add for the benefit of the rate payers Of the city that the
rumor is, that a raise in these rates will soon be demanded. I shall
urge the enactment of an ordinance, which provides for the appoint
nnent of an official meter inspector, one that will read all gas, cleo
trio and steam meters, SO that the residents will know what they
are paying for. .@A@ 4. ..#,
I believe that the sanitary inspection of milk, food, stores and
buildings has been neglected by the present Mayor, and if elected,
l shall appoint a capable person, who will protect the rights of all
citizens, so that no injustice will be done. Alld departments of our
city government, water, health, etc, should be carefully managed
50 that the rights of all citizens are protected. ~
The city is rapidly coming to the front. New industries have
already selected Grand Forks a IS their home, and more are coming.
Let us boost our present industries and reach out for more. By
pulling together we can be known as having the city of opportun-
ity. If elected, my motto shall b. Service to- Grand Forks and its
Citizens" /! u 49, Il. u 49, suxas lJr.k
AS to my qualifications: was born and raised in The. State of
North Dakota: am married and have a family of three, and am 80
years of age. Have practced law in this city since 1905. gradual
ing from the University of North Dakotai in 1908, and graduating
from Yale University in 1909. Since 1909, the people have entrust-
ed me with their affairs on several occasions: Was elected and
served in the 1915 legislative session; have always been interested
in our schools; was appointed a member Of our city board of educa-
ton, and was elected a member Of our city board of education; have
had charge Of athletics at the local high school for the last ten
years, and have served as Juvenile Commissioners for the last four
years, which position has to do. with all children under the age Of
eighteen years.
] ask the voters to consider the record and accomplishment of
the present Mayor during the last two years, and if they. believe I
can render service, | ask the support Of an, and If elected, I promise
to do everything possible to make our city one for all the people and
not for any one class or faction, and promise to strictly enforce all
laws, on our statute books, without fear or favor. Election Tues
day, March 10th, 1920. Men. and women vote. Polls open from
8A. N. until 5P.M: sks
oKEErnsssIlR
FOR MAYoR--MARKE YOUR ALLprs
N oKEEFE. 81. IN. !.
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
NEBRASKA VOTERS
HOLDING PRIMARY
Democrats and Republicans
Select Delegates to
Conventions.

OMAHA, Neb.. April 2O.-Democratic
and Republican voters of Nebraska
went to the polls today to choose cam
didates who will carry to the party
national conventions the states in
dorsement for the presidential nomina-
tion.
Women Of the state are for the first
time voting for their presidential pref
erenCe.
Mai Gen Leonard Wood. Hiram
johnson, United States senator from
California, and Gen. John w. Pershing
were contestants for the Republican in
dorsement, while Senator Hitchcock, of
Nebraska shared the Democratic ticket
whC was also entered on the Republi-
can ballot.
Two sets of Democratic delegates
were in the field. dry" delegation
entered by William J. Bryan, who
sought the election as delegate-at-
delegates, The wet and dry issue was
given prominent part in the primary
campaign, and Mr. Bryan announced
that because Of Senator Hitchcock's at
ttude toward beer and light wine. no
would refuse to vote for Hitchcock at
the San Francisco convention, and al
low an alternate to take bis place in
case he was chosen a &legate and
the senator obtained the state indorse-
ment
One set OF delegates pledged to Gen.
| Pershlng and another set supporting
| Mai Gen Leonard Wood, we're before
the Republican voters. The Wood can
| didates with one exception, had the
support OF Senator Johuson's orgaui-
would carry out the choice OF the vOt-
| crs in the contest.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
LOCAL REAL ESTATERS
INTERESTED IN MEET

Great interest is being shown by To-
cal real estate dealers in the annual
convention of the National Association
Of Real Estate Boards in Kansas City
June 2-5. 1t is thought that this con-
vention will be the largest In the his
tory of the association and big things
are predicted There will be speakers
from all over the United States. some
Of them famous, who will speak on
conditions Of the times. city planning
and kindred topics. 1t is expected that
DR. C. II. Williamson, chaplain of the
national association as well as of the
local organization. will be asked to ad-
dress the convention.
SO far, only John NJ. Dean, of Dean
& Tindall and president of the local
board. his wife, and Miss Dean, secre-
tary of the local board, and L. O. Bal
ley, national committeeman, have eX-
pressed intention Of going. but it is
thought that from 25 to 30 Memphis
real estate men will attend. John NJ.
Dean has entered his name as a con-
testant for the silver cup offered each
year by the Chicago board for the dele
gate making the best five minute speech
on the merits of his town.
1t is said that Miss Dean Is the only
woman secretary in the country, and
she anticipates an exciting time at the
special secretaries session.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
MAI. LOWELL, PARK
FIELD CHIEF, LEAVES

Mai George T. Lowell. Jr., command
ant at Park field. has been transferred
by the war department to Camp Den
ming Columbus, Ga, where he will take
charge OF air service operations at the
infantry camp, according TO announce
ment Tuesday He will be succeeded as
commanding officer at Park field by
Capt. J. S. Sullivan, recently trans
ferrcd here from Dayton o, Capt.
and salvage At DAYTON. He has already
arrived at Park field
Prior to going TO Camp penning. Maj
Lowell has obtained n 30-day leave Of
absence and is visiting his family at
Los Angeles, Cal He will return to
Camp penning In May
Mai, Lovell has been I'm command at
Park field for more than l6 months,
during which time he won commenda-
tions from higher officers, Lieut. Gen.
Robert l.. Bullard,, Mai Gen. c. 7.
Menoher and Brig. Gen, Marshall, who
visited Park field Sept. 96 1919. de-
clarcd II TO he the best kept OF all the
idle fields visited by the inspection
party. To Mai Lowell is due consd-
crahlc credit for the report turned IN
by the generals favorable to govern
mcnt purchase OF the field.
At present there are only five officers
and rs enlisted men at Park field, all
Of them being used principally as
guards and Custodians About IS CT
william employees will be added to the
force soon, Until the army appropria q
tion bill passes congress providing suf-
nCiant funds to make Park field again
an active air school. II will he used AZ
a storage station for all other Southern
fields FLYING VIII be Kept at mini
mum during this time
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
Fair And Cooler
Weather Forecast

While Memphians who left their UNI
brellas and raincoats at home Tues
day either stayed in the office or suf-
fered wetting. J. II. Scott, meteorolo-
gist in the weather bureau here. prom
ised relief from the April showers on
Wednesday. The government bulletin
Tuesday promised thunder storms Tues
day night, with showers, but said the
rainfall would cease by Wednesday.
Conditions however, will be cloudy with
a drop in temperature Tuesday night.
Winds from the northwest and west
where cold has been prevalent in the
past several days, will bring cooler tenn
perature. Consequently that vest
vest without which you shivered Tues
day will come in handy again Wednes-
day. At o'clock Tuesday morning the
reading was Ga 4 sudden downpour
early Tuesday resulted in 40 Of an inch
rainfall.
The river continued to fall at a steady
rate. the drop for the "a hours pre-
ceding 7 O'Clock Tuesday being 3 of
a foot. The gauge read 369 feet, COM
ing inside two feet of flood stage. The
drop will continue, the bulletin declared.
Cincinnati reported "a rise of 7.6 feet,
due to rains in that territory. Other
points in the upper Ohio advised OF
slight rises as did Kansas City.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
OF
LIVING WAGE IS
ASKED Of BOARD

WASHINGTON, April 2O--Formal
written demands that the railroad labor
board give assurances of living
wage" to railroad men and that the
employees on a. strike he returned 10
work without loss of seniority were filed
with the board today ny Edward Me-
Hugh, representing the strikers in the
metropolitan district of New York, and
James Eubanks. of the ST. Louis Yard
mems association,
Spokesmen for tire railroad brother
hoods objected to the filing of the de-
mands. but Chairman Barton said any
body of men had the right TO file COM
plants with the hoard, but 1t was for
the board to decide whether they were
such as the board was authorized to
hear.
The st. Louis yardmens association
asked recognition as n distinct organi-
zation claiming that its members were
not properly represented by the rccog
nized unions.
Eubanks said that II the board would
assure him that demands would be acted
upon speedily he would wire message
which would send the men in the st.
Louis district back to work in three
hours Mr. McHugh reiterated that the
men of the New York district would
remain out until word was received
from him that the board would act on
their complaints
The board permitted the filing OF
the complaints after 1t had held short
executive session. With the complaints
in the hands of the secretary the board
proceeded with it's first public hearing
1000 900 railroad workers over the coun-
NVHg
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
NEW CHARGE IS
FILED AGAINST
B|CKART COMPANY

A bill of information and order for
process against the National Fruits
Products company OF this city was filed
Monday in the United States district
court for the Western district of Ten
nessee, charging the concern with vio-
lating the pure food and drug acts,
which offense is alleged to have been
committed in December, 1917
The bill contains 25 counts, the first
being an alleged shipment of 60 kegs of
beverage from Memphis to Atlanta, Ga.
labeled Apple Cider Base" and guar
anteed to be exempt from. internal rev.
enue tax II is charged than an i'm
proper use of glucose and saccharine
was made. Other shipments bearing
similar labels were made to Baton
Rouge, La; Waco, Tex; Rome. Ga.
Savannah, Ga; Jacksonville, Fla, and
made of the shipments by the depart
ment of agriculture, the beverage con-
tanned different quantities of alcohol
ranging from 4.61 to $50 per cent.
According to statements made in the
bill, the National Fruit Products COM
pany had formerly pleaded guilty TO
similar charges heard in the United
States district court for the Western
district of Tennessee 'and paid large
amounts in fines and costs.
H. A, Bickart, president Of the COM
pany, was recently apprehended by fed
eral agents in Connecticut, following
charges filed in Memphis allegiDg false
income tXa return statements, was
placed under $50. 900 bond there and
upon his return to Memphis paid s29O,-
1893. covering income tax and costs OF
proceedings. Criminal charges for fail
ure to disclose income tax returns are
pending.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
RAILWAY CLERKS
NOT TO STRIKE
Employees Decide to Present
Claims to Labor
Board.

CHICAGO. April 2O.-Strike fever
among employees suffered a setback to-
day when 10000 railway clerks and s.
900 freight handlers in the Chicago dis
triCt announced their decision to permit
hearings of higher wage demands by
the railroad labor board at Washington.
An unauthorized strike to attempt to
enforce granting of increased wages was
voted down last night after an appeal
was received from James J. Forester,
head of the brotherhood and member
of the labor board.
Freight movement in the Chicago dis
trict, hampered by the authorized yard
mems strike, continued today to in
crease, and elsewhere in the Middle
West and Far West traffic conditions
were returning to normal
Four Chicago strike leaders, incud-
ing John Grunap president Of the Chi
cago Yardmen's association, were in
Jail pending hearing on charges Of vio-
lating the Lever act. United States
District Attorney Clyne announced that
warrants would be issued for strikers
who assumed the places Of the % ar
rested leaders.
Warrants were out for 27 persons in
dicted yesterday by the federal grand
jury in Los Angeles in connection with
the strike.
Possibility of another serious blow to
the railroads in the Chicago district
loomed with a threat that 100, 900 mem
bers of the brotherhood Of maintenance
of way employees and railroad shop la
horers would leave their work on April
2S, unless demands for a temporary in
crease of 81 day and time and a half
for overtime after eignt hours were
granted.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
HOldup Suspects
Are COnUicted By
Police With Robbery

G J. Wallace, Claude II, Hart and
{. Il. Luczskowski, charged with high
way robbery following the holdup last
week of Mrs. Frank Solly, New Raleigh
road, and Buford Wells, North Mem
phis Savings bank, and also suspected
Of connection with the Cordova bank
robbery, were positively identified, po-
lice say, Tuesday at noon by two resi-
dents of Cordova as having been seen
acting suspiciously at Cordova in the
role of seed statesmen and magazine
solicitors, previous to the robbery.
j. G. Pierce. foreman of county road
camp at Cordova, and w. r. Sander
lin, transfer agent, viewed the trio in
the city Jail and declared they recog
nized them. The three alleged robbers
were in Cordova a week prior to the
robbery on April 10, Pierce and Sander
lin told Detective Sergeants Gwaltney
and Joyce. At that time they peddled
garden seed from the Russell Heckle
Seed Co., of Memphis, and subscrip-
tions for farm journal. Sanderlin pur-
/ Many others did likewise.
Police officials were unable to an
nounce definitely Tuesday afternoon
whether they would formally charge
them with the bank robbery The de-
cision will rest on whether negro liv-
ing on the Macon road. near the Raleigh
Springs car line, can be found and will
identify the automobile in which the
three were arrested as the one from
which was thrown the papers and pistol
stolen from the bank. Every effort Is
being made to find the negro.
Besides charges OF robbery, the three
men are also charged with assault tc
murder and carrying pistol Theiy
cases we're continued In city court late
Monday until April %. Police have
been unable to locate the fourth mar
and the woman said to have been will
them on the alleged robberies.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
DEPUTIES GUARD
TERMINAL PLANT.
Labor Trouble at South Mem
phis Plant Causes Plea !
I for Help.

Trouble among negro lahorers at the
Memphis Terminal corporation, at it's
South Memphis branch, Tuesday morn
ing resulted in Sheriff Perry detailing
several deputies for. duty on the hill
near the plant following requests from
officials Of the corporation for aid from
the sheriff.
According to w. G. Turner, vice.
president, and in charge of operations
at the plant. the trouble first manifest
ed itself Monday. when four or five of
the 150 negro laborers employed in one
department there, became dissatisfied
and approached officials at the plant.
These negroes, according to Mr.. Turn
er, had no union or other organization,
and when presenting their pleas were
unable to state clearly just what was
wanted. They were told, Mr.. Turner
states, that If they were dissatisfied
and unable to state exactly what was
desired. that they had best quit.
Tuesday morning, according to Mr..
Turner, when the $50 negroes reported
for work, 56 of them entered the plant
and were said to be still at work Tues
day at noon. The rest, led by the four
or five men who Monday were dis
satisfied, did not enter the plant, al
though they were evidently ready to
go to work, as evinced by each man
having brought his lunch with him. Mr..
Turner says that the four or five lead
ers held these men on the hill outside
of the plant and by threats caused
them to fear entering the plant for
work. 1t was then, Mr.. Turner says,
that Sheriff Perry, was called upon for
aid. All the negroes the vice presi-
dent states, later went home and he
says that the majority was expected to
report for work later.
According to officials Of the corpora =
tion,~the negroes affected by Tuesday 4
trouble are all laborers. MIR. Turner
stated that the lowest wage paid any
Of them is 1920 a day. while wages
paid for skilled laborers at the plant
run as high at $4.2O and $3.50 per day
No further trouble was feared Tues
day at noon by officials at the plant
but the sheriff stated that he would
keep his deputies on hand until all
danger of trouble is over
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
Mosquitoes To Be
Checked In County

Mosquitoes which spread malaria. as
they wing their way from the stagnant
pools and bovous. will be put out OF
business speedilv this year An appro-
priation OF $4,000. made available by
the county commission. will be used
by Dr. T. c. Graves. county health Of
ficer, in oiling every pond or bayou
that can possibly be reached by his
sanitary force.
The county appropria tion will be sup
plemented by private funds contributed
by 40 or So manufacturing compan mics
IN the Memphis suburbs, the owners
realizing that their supply of labor will
be much greater II illness from ma e
laria can be ended All the work
throughout the county will be done un-
der DR.. Graves direction
A special campaign around Milling
ton carried on two and three years
ago, to eradicate malaria from a
five-mile radius from Park field proved
the ease with which ut could be done
by thorough methods. Similar work
will be carried on by the city health
forces, as has been done for several
years past
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20

The coat and hat, bearing every evil
dence of having been ground beneath
the wheels. Of an engine, was found on
Frisco switchtender, at Folrida and
Carolina, after 1t had been reported to
him by other trainmen. Until noon
Tuesday, no trace of the body had been
found, except a particle, of flesh be-
rails.
An exhaustive search of the embank-
ments at the end Of the bridge. was
and Vannucci, with no results. Every
effort is being made by trainmen and
police to locate the body. unless the
engine picked UP the body and hurled
IT into the river, police momentarily
expect word of it's discovery. possibly
at some point across the bridge.
Beside the clotted blood. the coat and
hat, were dirty and disheveled. The
pockets Of the coat. however, bore
no no, evidence i6lence of robbery. The pockets
found in them, including pamphlets
from the Character Builders Bible class
of the Madison Heights Methodist
church, and letters addressed to the
missing man.
When police called at Reeders home
Tuesday morning, Mrs. Emma Reeder,
wife of the missing man, was already
greatly alarmed over her husband s
RlSappearance. he left nome MONDAY
night at O'clock, Mrs. Reeder told
Emergency officers. to visit the garaga
of a friend for whom he was to dc
some auto repair work. He failed tc
return home, Mrs. Reeder said, for the
first time in his life. He was employed
at the Studebaker Automobile agency
until two weeks ago, since then having
been ILL.,
Officers carried the mangled coat an6
hat to the Reeder home, but did not
show it to Mrs. Reeder, after she col
Iapsed when informed OF the discovery
However, the officers obtained de-
scription of Reeder's clothing. which
tailed In every respect with those
found near the bridge. Later in the
day MIS- Reeder will be given chance
to positively. identify Them f,
Police secuted the theory of robbery
as responsible for the mans death
after Mrs, Reeder told them her hus.
band had little or no money with chin
at The time, No reason could be- as,
signed, Mrs. Reeder said, for the mans
disappearance from home
Reeder lived with his family, on -thI
/. second floor at 55e Madison avenue
fIEs llas 9s,fee children, Willard. aget
g: Simeon, aged 10 and Harold, aget
Y. .fft Z
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
Shriners ShOW Vim
And Optimism In
Conducting Circus

Undaunted by rain early In the morn
ing and buoyed up by prediction OF fair
weather. members of AL Chymia temple,
Mystic Shrine, Tuesday set about busi-
ness attendant to the second day OF
their circus at Madison avenue and
Manassas street with all the vim and
optimism of veteran showmen. ThI
success of the show is assured. Such
is certain as warranted by statement
Tuesday from Ed Kline, generalissimo.
Rain did not fall in time Monday
night to hamper initial performances.
Everything went off in approved style.
Shortage of print paper and the wicked
looking blue pencil welded on the copy
desk make impossible any lengthy de-
tail of all acts presented by the Great
Sanger shows which are making the
weeks stand under the auspices of the
Shrine. From the walk around to the
final festival OF merriment in the con-
cert. merriment and entertainment de
luxe was furnished,
Floyd and Howard King, Memphis
boys, are the owners Of the Sanger
shows. the latter Is manager back
with the circus which wintered at the
fairgrounds A brand new big top housed
the show Monday Dad Melvin WELD
ed the baton over the musicians. Ar
thur Berry was as dignfed as Fred
Bradna or John Agee. in position OF
equestrian director, while Harry La
Pearl. Herman Joseph or any OF Clown
Alleys celebrities with the larger tented
attractions had nothing on Soldier
johnson as chief producing clown. Fea-
tured ring stars and Of ring and air in
cluded the Nelson troupe and Babe
Green.
over in one corner Of the lot Bob
Schuyler put it all over Lew Graham
when it cauc to announcing. Bob de-
nies he can sing and was indignant
Monday when someone asked " he still
was a member Of the Memphis police
force, but he surely can ballyhoo. Midge
Fox, an old-time trouper. now living
lee show. Ed Rome did stunts and
sold tickets around the automobile
stand, while a. H. Kortrecht was in
charge Of the popularity booth, Con
cessionaire e-in chief was C., f. Bunbury
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-04-20
MEMPHIANS STUDYING
BEST HOTEL PLANS

Martin Isele, manager of the Airing
ton hotel. who is to assist in the man
agement Of the Tri-State hotel work
upon which is to be started in the next
few months, and w. A. Jones, senior
partner of the firm of Jones & Fur
bringer, are at present engaged in a
tour OF the large Eastern cities in
order to find the type of hotel best suit
ed to needs of Memphis.
The first installment of the subscrip-
tion money is being collected, and it
is thought that the actual construc-
ton will commence within the next few
weeks. The original hotel plans called
for a 12-story building, but the COM
pany contemplates the addition of two
more stories Jones & Furbringer have
promised the hotel will be ready for
occupancy Is months after the date
construction begins.
The capital stock of the corporation
was originally 100000, but 1t has been
raised to one million dollars.