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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1920-07-01
GREEN ASH

Agricultural College, N. D., June
3O.-Green Ash is native to the wood
ed shores of lakes and streams thru
out North Dakota. A. F. Yeager
Of the North Dakota Agricultural Col
lege states that it is hardy against
drought, wheat and cold and that it
will grow on dry and alkaline soils
It is rapid grower, catching up to
the Box Elder in about years. It
is our most valuable deciduous tree
for shelter belt planting throughout
the state and one Of our best shade
trees.
Its lumber is valuable, being used
where strength and elasticity are re-
quired together with light weight, as
in tool handles, vehicle frames and
agricultural implements. This tree
is very similar to the Eastern Red
Ash and is often sold by nurserymen
under the name Of White Ash. The
White Ash is not suited to our con-
ditions.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
And another man S
>stOry-

Somebody shouted: "Open the
Door,"
1880 A. NJ, Tuesday morning.
AT the corner Of Fourth Ave-
nue. and Ninth Street.
l was there-and hundreds of
others.
And when the doors swung open
l realized that l was NOT the only
man who had missed part of his
breakfast.
My friend (of a few minutes)
who was busily engaged trying on
a 48 stout suit, insisted that he
should have immediate service be-
cause he had travelled from Jersey.
Another man from Long Island
felt the same way.
But /, from the hills Of West
chester, had a suspicion that dis
tance lent no enchantment to the
question Of serving a crowd of
eager men.
Perhaps am blose.
always expect enthusiasm
when l go to q Wanamaker winter
clothing sale.
Consequently, l refused to be
stampeded.
Somebody told me that there
were more men in the clothing Sec
ton yesterday than ever before in
the history of the store.
l believe it. ! saw the evidence.
In truth, / felt the evidence. But
say
1t does man god to get into
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Finley Decision Restores
Powers, Says Ettinger

William Z. Ettinger, Superintendent
of Schools, expressed qualification yes
terday at the opinion announced on
Monday at Albany by DR.. John H. Fin
ley, Commissioner of Education, up
holding Mr.. Ettinger and directing that
the New York Board of Education mod
ify its bylaws, from which the super
intendent appealed last August. The
appeal was a result of the adoption by
the board last July of bylaws which,
Mr.. Ettinger contended, virtually
stripped him Of his powers and expand
ed the power of the board, causing con-
fusion in authority.
"A hasty reading of the decision"
Mr.. Ettinger said yesterday, Indicates
that the State Commissioner of Educa-
ton has sustained virtually all the
contentious raised by me in nv appeal
THE decision lays down with admir-
able clearness the general principle
that lay board of education Of seven
members is not empowered by the stat
ute to supersede the professional staff
IN matters of educational and business
administration, and that the Board of
Education, although clothed with great
powers, must function with the Super
intcndent Of Schools, who is the chief
executive not Only Of the board, but Of
the school system.
Even though the Mayor may posi-
bly, misinterpret the opinion of DR..
Finley, am hopeful that the Board of
Education itself will acquiesce in the
decision and proceed on an impersonal
basis to conduct the affairs Of the sys-
tenn in accordance with the law as thus
interpreted"
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Cousin of Victims Widow
Accused in Warrant
With Crime on Evidence
of Circumstantial Nature
Alibi Upset, 1t Is Said
Woman Reported to Have
Given Testimony That
Involves Another Man

MT. CLEMENS, Mich, Jan. 6. - At
the request of Attorney General Alex
j. Groesbeck, who headed the special
grand jury investigation into the slay-
ing two weeks ago Of J. Stanley Brown,
warrant was issued to-day for Lloyd
Provost, cousin Of Browns widow,
charging first degree murder. Provost
has been in custody without warrant
since last week.
According to the authorities their
investigation has uncovered circum-
stantial evidence which upsets Pre-
vost's alibi
The evidence also promises, the Off
GERS stated, to involve second man.
Details Of testimony taken at the
secret inquiry made public to-day re-
late to the pistol with which the off,
GERS declare they believe Brown was
shot while in his automobile several
miles from here.
This testimony, it was said, was
conversation between Stanley Pre-
vost nephew Of the accused man,
and two companions.
This was to the effect, the officers
said, that young Provost had returned
borrowed weapon to Lloyd Provost,
at the latter's request, on the night
Brown was killed. This pistol, it was
said, is now in the hands Of the officers.
The finding of Browns money belt,
in which he had been in the habit Of
carrying large sums, was regarded by
officers as eliminating the theory that
robbery was the motive for Browns
killing.
The belt was discovered to-day in
Browns home by his widow.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Hylan Halts Caucus Action
Mayor Said to Oppose Walker
as Albany Leader

ALBANY, Jan. 6. - Mayor Hylan
entered the Democratic fight for
the minority leadership Of the SEN
ate and succeeded in causing the
Democratic caucus tonight to be ad-
journed without any choice being made.
Hylan's entrance into the fight, ac-
cording to reports, was in behalf Of
William Randolph Hearst, who does
not want to see Senator James J.
Walker elected because of Walkers
attack upon the editor and his New
York papers.
Hylah, the story goes, prevailed upon
John H. McCooey. the Democratic lead
er Of Brooklyn, to get his Senators
to vote against Walker. The Brook
lyn men met the Mayor half way and
while refusing to vote tonight for
Walker, also refused to vote for Sem
ator John J. Boylan, who has been
backed by Hearst and his agents.
The Brooklyn Democratic Senators
instead stood out for one of their own
delegation, Senator Daniel A. Carroll.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Colonel House Misqloted
Senator's Statement Erroneousl,
Attributed to Texan

On the last page Of the early editions
Of The Tribune yesterday Colonel e. M.
House vas misquoted in brief story
telling about his contemplated dcpar-
ture for his home in Texas, where he is
going to recuperatc. The article seated
that Colonel House had said he believed
that Congress would recognize its re-
sponsibility to this country and to the
world, and would meet its obligations in
way that would protect the SOW
ereignty, independence and peace Of the
United States without evading respon-
sibility.
Colonel House made no such statement
and did not refer directly or indirectly
to the peace treaty or to Congress. The
mistake was caused by the addition to
the statement of Colonel House of a
paragraph from the address Of Sena-
tor who in speech on Monday night
referred to the probable action Of Con-
gress with respect to the peace treaty.
The Tribune regrets the inadvertent
mistake.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Woman Sues Beauty Doctor

DR.. W. Augustus Pratt, who adver-
tiscs himself as beauty doctor was
sued in the Supreme Court yesterday
for $4,000 damages by Mrs. Rose Will
Jams, whom he treated for the removal
Of an excess chin.
Mrs. Williams alleges that DR.. Pratt
cut blood vessels in his treatment of
hcr and failed to bandage the wounda:
that she suffered great agony and was
compelled to 70 to hospital for med
ical attention, and that she is still
under treatment Of a physician, for
besides the wounds in her cheeks, Mrs.
Williams says, she has suffered from
ncuraSthenia since being operated on
by DR.. Pratt.
Edward Williams, husband Of the al-
legged victim Of the beauty doctor, has
also brought a suit against DR.. Pratt.
Hs asks for $4,000 for this loss Of his
wife'S services during hor lllnesA
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Swami Halted in
Case of Alleged
Attack ON Girls
Former Police Officials,
Wanted as Witnesses,
Cannot Be Found, Says
the District Attorney

District Attorney Swami said last
night that he had been unable to find
two former police or1cials he wants
10 question in connection with charges
OF Deputy Police Commissioner Ellen
"A. O'Grady growing out of an alleged
attack by prominent man" on two
girls in Riverside Drive apartment
Mr. Swami made his announcement
soon after the girl compliments and
another woman witness appeared be-
fore the grand jury which is sitting
the case.
Mr Swami said he had written to
both the former officials requesting
them to appear at his office and tell
what they knew of the affair The
District Attorney says that when two
poIlcewomen went to Wall Street
oHce to arrest prominent oil man"
SAID by Commissioner O'Grady to have
figured In the alleged attack on two
Drive they found there the men now
missing. They are said to have in
formed the po!icewomen that the oil
man had gone away"
Mr.: Swami says that about II o'clock
Monday morning he called UP the hotel
where one Of the former officials had
apartments. and was told he was not
IN: At the office of the other he was
told his man was out Of town, but no
one knew just where he was<
From employees of the hotel it was
further learned that the first man and
his wife had checked out at noon Mon
day, just an hour after District At
torney Swami had tried to get the man
on the telephone. He left no forward
ing address, it was said.
The oil man is said to be in Okla
homa City,. Okla, with man compan-
ion, described as former official of
the B. r. I. 1t was said that the oil
man had employed counsel and had
urged the relatives of the Brooklyn
girl to bring civil action, so the mat
ter could be settled.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07

most people these days did nj
have the biggest crowd.
I went to the sections devot,s
to the 'longs,' shorts" and
"stouts" and it was a feast for an
artist. The tall and short. he
slim and stout, absolutely uncsu.
scious Of the others presence
Each intent on his own particular
fitting before the mirror.
Sales, ] thought, were generaIly
big price attraction, but a very
limited selection.
But here were whole section,
devoted to "stouts" and other
specialties. And men were max.
ing selection from different
styles and materials in special
sized suits that usually have to
be made to order-all at the saIe
prices.
/ never saw anything like It in
business.
l didn't think it was possible to
swing an event, so big, SO orderly
SO satisfactory to every individual
purchaser.
I really didn't think the men
and women-of New York would
respond to a newspaper announce
ment and actually be waiting for
the doors to open at 1880 A. NJ.
But have seen it and / have
been through the sale with the
customers.
l grew up on thinking Wana-
makers "Originators."
That's quite accepted.
Now l would like to see added
in big letters the words: GOOD
SERVICE.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Diamonds Now Fully
Controlled by Syndicate
South African Minister An.
nounces Terms of New, Ex-
elusive Agreement

According to cable advices from the
Minister of Mines at Johannesburg, the
worlds supply of diamonds from South
Africa is now controlled through a
London syndicate exclusively. The
minister reports that this is the result
of conference of four groups of pro-
ducers with representatives Of the
Union government. The worlds mar
kets are to be supplied in these per-
centages: De Beers, 81; Premier, 18;
rate, 21,. and the amount supplied will
be based upon the actual sales of the
preceding three months. The agree
ment was made to give stability to the
market.
The basic price is to be fixed every
quarter and the London syndicate will
pay the producers per cent less than
the average price obtained in the pre-
ceding quarter. Five per cent above the
basic price will go to the syndicate,
While the additional proceeds will be
equally divided between the producer
and syndicate.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07

Is Turkish and Persian mats
81 IL ft. to $40 10 ft.-$2O
to $35 grades at SIS to $22.5O
20 pairs of Shiraz saddle baxc
average size 4.6 2.3 ft.-$3O
to $40 grades at SIS and $50.
"a Beloochistan rugs-4.7 3.2
#. to S 3.2 ft.-$55 to $67.5O
grades at $39.5O and $49.5O.
so Persian Mos.oul rugs-4.1O
x 3 ft. to 6.5 X 3.2 ft.-S75 to
$3.50 grades at $3.50 to $67.5O.
Al Khiva BokhAra rug.-5.7 x
3.3 #. to ~ X 3.5 ft.-$11O grade
at $40.
10 fine Persian Sarouk rugs
average size 5 3.5 ft.-$2O0 to
$500 grades at $50 to 1925.
80 fine antique and modern
Persian strips-8.3 X 2.1O #. to
1913 2.11 ft.-$75 to $3.50
grades at $50 to $3.50.
AZ Royal Bokhara rugs-3.a X
"a #. to ga 3.5 ft.--%75 to
Sl65 grades at $SS to SIPS.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Historical s'Regulars' Win
Insurgents ''Revitalizing" Ticket
Defeated at Society Election

:, Attempts Of insurgents to elect their
"rev'taiizing" ticket at the 11sth an
nual election of the New York His
torical Society yesterday, came to
nothing. Results Of the ballotinv.
which was held in the society's build,
ing, ITO Central Park West, showed d
sweeping victory for the regular nomi-
nees, who won by vote Of sig to 70.
Weekes, president; Walter Lispenard
Suydam, William Church Osborn. Wal
yer Jennings and Francis Robert
Schell, vice-presidents; Arthur Milton
Huntington, foreign secretary; Arthur
Curtis James domestic secretarv.
stuyvesant Fish, recording secretary:
Il. Horace GMlMtin, treasurer, and Rob.
crt Hendre Kelby, librarian.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07

real enthusiastic sale once 10 :
while. Women have had q mo-
nopoly Of this sort of thing in y
many ways that father seldom
catches the spirit.
But father had his innings yes'
terday. -.
You may laugh. at the shcri
man who says he is not short anc
seeks to find his size on table o.
longs
And the stout man who insists
that he can be fitted In regp-
lar
And the slim man who wants 70
look portly-
And M
But say !,
When everybody is suited ano
overcoated, as they were before
the day ended yesterday, there =
satisfaction in knowing that 81! OF
this enthusiasm. and bantering'
and good-natured persifage IS sns
logical result of one big idea--
CONFIDENCE.
For if. I, and the hundreds o
men who rubbed elbows with me
early yesterday morning, did no.
know that we were benenI'ne
ourselves
None of us would have been
there.
And so it goes. :.
Stores, like men. are known =
the service they render.
And the. news travels
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07

post. The big signs made it easy
to anyone to make straight for
the section devoted to his particu-
lar size.
Here were the cashiers, the mes
sengers, the stockmen, aislemen,
all the branches Of the organiza-
ton placed around just like little
army in the field.
thought, now what does the
customer say?
j crowded in and found an ex-
planation for the orderliness and
absence Of confusion.
Most everyone seemed to know
exactly what he wanted or what
suit or coat suited him best. And
where there was any doubt as to
fit or style the salesman was con-
suited. The garments were so ar
ranged that the customer made
his own choice and really served
himself.
Quite a number of wives were
in the crowds and I was interested
to hear their comment.
you'd think it was made for
you," one was saying as she gave
little tugs at the coat here and
there.
"But it can't be all wool at the
price and don't think anything
but all-wool pays"
But it was all-wool, and the
store guaranteed it.
went to the Corner Store.
Here was another crowd.
The lower priced suits which
one would expect would attract
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Moran Sworn In as Clerk
Former Aldermanic Chief Takes
Bronx Office

No ceremony marked the induction
into office yesterday Of Robert L. Mo
ran, former President Of the Board of
aldermen. who was defeated for re-
election to that office by Major Flor
clio H. La Guarda, when Mr.. Moran
took over the duties Of County Clerk
Of Bronx County.
Justice Georse V. Mullan adminis-
tered the oath in his private cham
bcrs in the Bronx County Supreme
Court and no other persons were pres-
ent. Mr.. Moran walked to the cham
bers from his Office unaccompanied.
Mr.. Moran succeeds Joseph M. Cal
iahan, who resigned as county clerk
70 take over his new duties as justice
Of the City Court.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Fleet Departure Halted
By Navy Club Opening
Admiral Wilson Postpones Sail
ing "a Hours and Bluejackets
Dance the Nirht Away

Somebody quite influential (possibly
woman with the sailors welfare at
heart) induced Admiral Wilson yes
terday to postpone for twenty-four
hours the sailing Of the Atlantic Fleet
for the Southern drill grounds. Con-
sequently there were many sailors at
the opening last night Of the Navy
Clubs new four-story home at 1S East
Forty-first Street.
Those who manage the clubs affairs
made special efforts to finish the new
quarters SO the sailors could have a
good time before they left. They had
the music of the battleship Pennsyl-
vania band to dance by, girls aplenty
to dance with, and were served gener-
ously with deTcacies that are not found
on the ships.
The hostesses were Mrs. William
Hamilton, Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mrs. Nc
Dougal Hawkes., Mrs. Herbert L. Sat-
terlee, Mrs. Julian W. Robbins. Mrs.
Hilborn Roosevelt, Mrs. Barton Hep
burn. Mrs. Duncan Harris, Mrs. Charles
A. Childs and Mrs. Gregory Sutton.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Policeman Held i'm Bail
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Sergeant Charged With Imper
sonating a Revenue Officer

acting Sergeant Joseph sweetnan,
station. was held in $4,000 bail last
night when arraigned before United
States Marshal Power, charged with
fnpersonating q revenue officer.
FEDERAL officials say that Sweetnan
stopped an automobile in which Ben
3arnin Friedman and Arthur Clark were
taking two. casea of gin and three demi-
5ehns Of whisky from Jacob G. Field
mAn and Clark say that Sweetnan told
tsfy, 70 friend Of Fe!dman. Fried
MAu and Clark say that Sweetman told
tHen no was q revenue officer and
snns they we're under arrest. He then
yxoposed, IL IL charged, TO settle the
baattcr for $500.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
$4,000 Fire at linton

The Bed Cross Recreation House. a
three-story frame structure attached
to the .base hospital ut Camp linton.
WIS burned to the ground yesterdav
with q loss OF about $4,000. The Are
had gained such Roadway by the time
Miss I. Conway, In charge Of the house.
had Uncovered IL, that the ire depart,
ment OF the camp made no effort to
put II out and spent its strength on
keeping asjasent buildings from CATCH
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
An eyewitness tells the st0ru-

BE here when the sun RISES"
read the Clothing Sale announce
ment in the papers.
/ was there.
had never seen Wananaker
sale before.
S510 garments in one place
were more than I could visualize.
1t was with almost a skeptical
attitude that I entered the store
by the subway entrance.
The first suggestion of any
thing unusual was when / was en-
tering the vestibule, quite inno-
cent Of any attempt to rush, when
couple of perfectly rational
looking fellows pushed by me
and made the door first.
/ actually got a mild thrill.
Here it was round the sun-rising
hour all right and what I had
regarded as a charming touch of
artistic suggestiveness in the an
nouncement was being enacted to
the letter.
I hurried along two steps at
time and mounted the stairway
leading from the Downstairs
Store into the Mems Clothing
Section.
Still I wasn't even convinced
and couldn't quite understand why
all the hurry at that early hour.
I half bounded onto the cloth
ing floor and could hardly believe
my eyes.
A crowd at 7:30 was something
entirely new to me.
Big occasions and doing things
in big way are what I had been
brought up on, for in my IA years
OF. very intimate work with the
greatest store in the British En-
pire and one Of the biggest in
stitutions in the world, 1 secretly
believed that I had experienced
the last word in efficient organiza-
tion and achievement of better
service.
l frankly confess l was delight
fully thrilled for the whole scene
was so unexpected.
Here were positively hundreds
Of men Of the very best type-an
alert, intelligent, intellectual class
"a gathering of the nearest to
the picture I had in my mind Of
the real American that l have vet
seen in New York.
Hardly a sound, no confusion.
no fuss. Everything was remark
ably quiet.
Yet there were at the very least
800 customers and $50 statesmen
on that floor alone.
To comparative stranger the
whole affair was amazing.
Big sales to my mind developed
hustle and excitement, and more
or less confusion.
This was a brand new expert
ence. | looked for some explana-
tion.
Here each salesman was at his
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
American Steamship in
Distress 900 Miles Out

According 70 radio adyices received
" 4fsls city, Boston and Halifax the
American steamship Lake iarney was
In distxess yesterday about 900 miles
est Of Sandy Hook In her call for
nsip the vessel reported that her boiler
xO9Ja WIS flooded.
Ihe italisn steamship Toarmina,
szsebonnd from this port, and the Brit.
tsh tanker Cadillac from HAMBURG re-
pskf@d thak they bad gone IN the aid
sffths Lake Harnsy.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Chinese Rugs

Small Chinese Rugs
20--4 x 2 ft.--$32.5O and
$3.50 grades at $29.SO.
22--6 g ft.-$05 to $110
grades at $6B to $sB.
20--;;7 4 ft.--$175, $105 and
$225 grades at $11O, 3135, $l6B.
Third Gallery, New Building,
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
A pair of fine
Nrect0tre Jnrdinieres
Au Quatrien,e

Among the finest things in the collection of antique
bibeots Au Quar1ee is the pair of early Drectore ard
nieres photographed above
The frames of wrought silver in a beautiful and
classic design that shows strongly the Louis XVI influence
The sapphire blue glass Innings are the original ones of
the period 7 ~ ~
Sets of Glass
Special attention called to sets of glass both modern
and antique in the collection of glass Au Out7eue
Complete table sets of modern Venetian glass.
Old English glass.
Reproductions of Old English glass
Fourth Build
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
TO close our biggest year-a great
0utcLenrimg of Oriental ru0s

1919 will down into history great Oriental rug
year.
Notwithstanding the scarcity of good Oriental rugs we
have managed by going after thearound the world when
necessaryo get stocks that have given the largest bust
in history.
Now comes the reckoning time-stock taking To clear
stocks and get them shpshape for our new begin
ming Feb L. we offer great clearing sale
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
Good norning
This is January Z!
The ueother today 2viU probably be cloudy
An Irish Orator Once Spoke
of Festival DayS

life give brightness and
point the
invariable of ship to
look backward lighthouse in sight long possible
something friendly in its shining lamps
New Years days wonderful lighthouses tul
look forward to- and comforting to look
back
gift touched the harp of life Of
your sing long time and tighten the burden
of life.
any your life overlooked mind the
dates diligence possible mend
unntended disappointment
lower lights along the shores of time
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New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
At neWly l0wered prices

Sc room-size Turkish, Persian and India
rugs
I'll small and medium size Oriental rugs
and hall strips
81 room-size Chinese rugs
62 small and medium-size Chinese rugs
421 pieces in the sale
New-York tribune., 1920-01-07
$94,8OO to 40
for $71,5OO
Reductions Of 20
to 33 per cent.

0Ve1 edI regular price, this is
rare opportunity.
Owing to the low prices which these rugs are offered
none will be sent on approval and sold c. O. D.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-13

Gold and silver bFocade slippers
are shown in such wide display by.
the smart footwear shop that one
wonders whether any other sort are
obtainable. But then, it would hardly
matter if that were the only kind to
buy, for gold and silver brocade far
outrank any others in poularity. :
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-01-13
LEAGUE COUNCIL.
CONy1NES FRIDAY

Washington-First meeting of the
council of the league OF nations will
be held in Paris Friday, beginning
ut 1890 O'Clock in the morning. The
call for the assembly, with went cut
late yesterday, was issued in ac-
cordance with the terms Of the vet
sailles treaty by President Wilson,
whom the treaty makers designated
for that day
The Fost important business to
come before the initial meeting cr
the council will be that of setting
up the various commissions upon
which will deyolve the task of carry
ing out certain provisions Of the
treaty,