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The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-14
Woman Arabian CAPTAIN,

Santa Barbara, Cal.-Mrs. Anna L.
Fisher Of Santa Barbara has been
made a captain in the Arabian army
and has been assigned to duty Is a
cavalry officer with the sanitary CORPS,
according to a letter received here ~
Gently from Damascus. The appoint
ment is the recognition Of her efforts In
the organization of the work Of the
American Red Cross in Damascus. TO
facilitate her work it was decided 10
give her a regular commission in the
Arab army. The formalities in con-
nection with this includes the signing
of more than fifty Official documents IN
Arabic, English and French.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-14
CUTS HIS THROAT WITH SHOE
Edge OF Sole Is the Weapon Used by
Brooklyn Blind Man to
Kill Self.

Brooklyn, N. Y.-Using the sharp
edge sole of a new pair Of shoes, which
he had worn, to cut his throat,
Patrick Fay, forty-five, an inmate OF
the Home for the Blind, $40 Gates
avenue, ended his life. Fay had been
IN inmate for a year and had been a
full pianist, and an hour before he
ended his life was playing the piano
IN the reception room at the home.
Another inmate heard groans com.
ing from Fay's room and notified the
superintendent. Fay was found dead
in his bed with the new pair Of shoes,
soaked with blood, beside him on
the floor.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-14

Ia question whether the steady In
eas in wages may not become q
dangerous handicap in competition
with other countries.
Labor has other prospective bene-
fits in the promise Of Premier Lloyd
Georges great scheme for building
comfortable workmen's homes, and
which is just beginning to material
ize, and in plans for insurance against
unemployment which have not yet de-
veloped. The principle of the latter
plan is that all men out Of work
through. no fault of their own shall
be assured of a respectable living as
a right, without any faint of pauper-
ism.
Ireland. still is regarded as one of
the governments most difficult and
threatening domestic problems. Early
forecasts of the new home rule bill
met nothing but opposition from all
Irish factions. The Sim Fein, with
a majority of the Irish votes, threat
ened to boycott the scheme as it boy
colts the British parliament.
India and Egypt are being weighed
in the balance with hopes and fears
as intense as those centered upon Ire
land. India will see in the new year
the beginning of the program of Ed
win Samuel Montagu for new meas
ures of self-government. Establish
ment Of a protectorate over Egypt is
now being resisted with much the
same bitterness and same methods as
the Irish resisted the present admin
istration in Ireland.
New Year Vital for Army and Navy
The new year is expected to be
vital for the fortunes of the army and
navy. The present plan is to reduce
the army next year to virtually it's
pre-war basis. The navy is at a
critical stage. Experts upon whom
the country relied in the past, notably
Baron Fisher, formerly first sea lord,
and Rear Admiral Percy Scott are for
scrapping the old establishment. They
declare that big battleships are obso-
lete, that submarines and aircraft
have revolutionized warfare and that
s%ubmersibles, and big submersibles,
are the only craft of the future.
Naval experts whose opinions COM
mand equal respect are skeptical and
say Ego Slow" It is urged that a
country whose life depends upon its
navy should not drop it's old ma
chinery before the new has been prov
ed beyond reasonable doubt.
The new dispositions of Turkey and
other lands of the Near East are al
most as important for Great Britain
as the fortunes Of her own territories.
Setting up Of new mandatory colon
les and islands involves many deci-
sions.
Seldom has the nation faced great
er or more various and difficult tasks
than the new year holds for Great
Britain. Yet the average man is alb
sorbed in one subject more than all
of the others together. This is the
cost of living which has Increased
more in the past year than during the
four years of war, and he sees no
turning point in sight. This means
that a large part of the population
has to readjust it's scale of living and
that a large section of the old mid
die class" is becoming the new poor,
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-14
plague Kills Msxlcans.

n Paso, Tex-Hundreds Of MEXICAN
federal soldiers have died Of hem
,orrhagic malaria In the Tampico oil
district recently, according to Excel
nor q. Mexico City. The Mexican
secfetary Of war has ordered the dis
patchSof two additional military sani-
tation brigades to Tampico to ny to
control the disease. s
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-14
CAB BREAKS HEART OF
KING EDWARDS HORSE

Paris.-Minoru, pet racer of
the late King Edward, the only
horse that ever won a Derby for
the royal house of Windsor, is
dead in Paris. He died of a
broken heart. 1t was the Kings
dying request that Minoru never
should be sold. But Lord Beres
ford's stable manager Disregard
ed this wish and sold the mag
nifcent steed for a song. Mino-
ru stood his new job one day
then he lay down and died.
The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1920-01-14

British People Are Trying to
Face the Future in an In
vincible Faith in the Nations
Ability to Conquer all Her
Troubles-A New World
Fit For Heroes to Live In,"
Which Was an Ideal of the
War, Has Not Yet Been At
tanned.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Woman Police Head
Says ''Picture Trust
Forced Resignation

Chicago Tribune Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York, Dec. l4.-Mrs. Ellen
A. O'Grady resigned today as fifth
deputy police commissioner because
Police Commissioner Richard E.
Enright took the enforcement of the
welfare laws against motion picture
theaters out of my hands and placed
it in the hands Of Mr.. Levy, who
Is connected with the motion picture
trust"
For two years Commissioner En-
right tried to force me out of the
police department" declared Mrs.
O'Grady, as her voice shook with
emotion, but I held on, because I
loved the work and ! wanted to
make sure that the women an6
children of this city would be pro-
tected.
THE strain was too much for me
this morning. Acting Captain
Anon, who was the uniformed head
of the 70 detectives and 20 police
woman of my department, came to
me and said that Police Commission.
er Enright had just ordered him TO
tell me that my work i'll connection
with the motion picture houses was
too strenuous. So ! took my gold
badge out Of my handbag, ran up to
Commissioner Enright and said:
Here's my badge; I'm through with
the police department..
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Government Report
Shows Cotton Crop
Biggest Since 1914

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE cotton
crop which began the season in the
worst condition in 50 years turned
out to be the biggest crop since
1914, with production OF l2,o6 ,0oO
bales, according TO final estimate:
announced by the Department OF
Agriculture.
The lateness OF winter, the de.
partment said, has helped to increase
The size of the crop by permitting
the plant which was late In getting
started to mature.
The price OF cotton paid to pro-
ducers December /, was announced
by the department as l4c a pound.
the lowest for that date since l9l5.
The final production estimate is
100000 bales more than forecast
from the condition of the crop late
in June. Vast improvement was
shown as the season progressed and
the August condition brought fore
cast of l2,783,000 bales. That was
reduced bv the September condition
to 12,l23,00 bales.
In Texas and South Carolina the
crop is very large, closely approsch-
ing the record. Ok1ahoma's crop
is a record one, as is that Of Arkan-
sas. Production in California and
Arkansas has about doubled the pro-
duction of any previous year.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Committee of II
Meets Behind
Closed Doors
Representatives of Farmers in
l3 States Will Study All
Angles of Problems; May
Call in Experts.

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Realizing the
importance of its action as regards
both the grain and market fields,
the Committee of II went into ses-
sion behind closed doors at the Con-
gress hotel today to consider every
phase of the selling of grain. The
meeting probably will last all week
The committee made no public an
nouncemcnt of the progress made
during the first days session.
This is the third conference which
has beer; held by the members rep
resenting Is grain producing states.
Farmers and others interested in
the gram business Of the United
States are anxiously awaiting action
by this committee, which represents
the grain section Of the whole coun-
try. This body, chosen by the
American farm bureau federation
last July, has realized from the be-
ginning what stupendous task It
faces and plans to study every angle
thoroughly with the hope that a
permanent solution of the problem
might be worked out.
Experts probably will be called in
to explain the various cooperative
systems.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Two Killed in
Ship Explosion
Coal in Bunkers of Boat at
Seattle Ignites When Steve.
dOre Lights Match.

Seattle. Wash, Dec. 1.-Two
men were literally blown to- pieces
and three others were seriously in
jured by an explosion of coal gases
in the bunkers of the steamship Vic
toria of the Alaska Steamship line
here Monday. Chief Officer Hansen
was in the hold with his head steve
dore when the latter struck match
The explosion followed.
Witnesses told of a sheet Of
flame 100 feet high accompanying
the explosion. The casualty list
follows: - ..
Dead:
BERTRAND f. PRINCE, 4S,
head stevedore, Seattle.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE. 40,
station man on the Victoria. owner
Of ranch at Hood River, Ore,
Injureds
Albert Hansen. AZ, chief officer
of the Victoria, Seattle.
George Matheson, 50, foreman Of
carpenters, Seattle.
Z. w. Raymond, a, chief port
engineer, Seattle.
City fremen declared it evident
that the explosion was caused by
Princes match.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Constantine S Plans
For Return to Greece
Are Now Complete
1 Ey The Associated Press.

Lucerne, Switzerland, Dec. a.
The members of Constantint's suite.
with their families and servants. will
leave tomorrow for Brindisi. from
which port they will depart for Ath-
ems. The departure of Constantine
himself for Venice tomorrow after
.f,oon will be informal.
3 Constantine will arrive at Phale-
ron, four miles from Athens, at J
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
The party will pick up the Greek
council Of ministers and Crown
Prince George at the island Of Melos
and they will join in the triumphant
entry into Greece. Before landing
at Phaleron. Constantine will don
the uniform of generalissimo in
the Greek army.
Constantine is spending most OF
his time in study, going over the
communications from the Greek
government and answering his per-
sonal correspondence.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15

The damage TO the Victoria was
negligible, according to those who
inspected the vessel shortly after the
explosion.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Alleged Fraud
In us. Harness
Sale Is Probed
Investigation Reveals Agree.
ment to Sell Army Equip.
ment for From 6 to 10
Per Cent Of Cost.
By =. c. SNYDER.

Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee
Washington, D. c., Dec. l4--(Spe.
cial Telegram. For several days a
section of the special committee on
expenditures of the War department
which brought to the attention OF
he country uuheard-of extravagances
and woeful waste during the world
war. has been holding an inquiry into
sensational reports growing out OF
the purchase OF harness for the army
and according to Congressman jeff
cris. who is the ranking member of
the committee, the revelations prom
ise to be more startling than any,
thing connected with the recent war.
The harness purchased during the
war approximated $22000,000. Dur
ing a brief campaign extending from
February to May OF this year. har-
ness TO the amount OF $4,000 was
sold for price OF between 90 and
o5 per cent OF the cost to the gov
inent. Hardly had the sales cam
paign been started when the surplus
property division of the War depart
ment put stop to further sale on
the ground that company was ne
2otiating for the purchase OF the
entire surplus.
New Firm Organized.
This company was formed by
Colonel Goetz and Major Byrum,
who had much to do with the pur,'
chase Of the harness, originally in
GLIDING double sets of artillery har-
ness. saddles. brides, etc. Sitting as
4 hoard to. adjust claims, these Off
Gers had much to do with the post
potlement of the sale of the harness
tos.the public. according to til"
testimony given before the special
committee of the house, Mf. Jefferis
said.
BY September |, the two officers
were honorably discharged from the
service and then proceeded to Or
gai,ize the United States Harness
corporation, with stockholders from
a. number OF the big dealers OF the
conntry who were called upon to
put $4,000 each into the hands of the
War department to secure possession
of the surplus harness.
80 Contract Made.
An agreement was entered into
with Mr.. Morse, director of sales,
and who was recently the recipien.
OF :the distinguished service medal.
that this new corporation take over
the surplus harness at minimum
price to be paid the government tha.
would net it between e and 10 per
cent. whereas the harness sold un-
der advertisement netted the, gov,
ernment between 90 and 65 per cent.
"The revelations before the com
mittee are perfectly rotten" said
Congressman Jefferis. "The COM
mittee proposes to find oat whether
by resolution the government can
repudiate the contract, or failing in
that we propose to lay the evidence
before the new attorney general 10
show that a conspiracy to beat til:
government exists i'll the War deparr-
nnent and somebody or some bodies
ought to be sent to the pcnitentiary."
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Loot From Bisbee Mail
Valued at $4,000 Recovered

Bisbee, Arix., Dec. l4.-Checks
and money orders totaling $4,000,
were recovered this morning with
the finding of sack Of registered
mail, stolen Friday from a railroad
truck at Osborn, eight miles south
of here. The mail bag, found in L
ciump of bushes two miles from
Osborne by two boys, had been
ripped open and hundreds Of letters
and small packages torn open.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Senator Mccormick Sees
Little Hope for League

Paris, Dec. 14-Doubt relative to
the future Of the league OF nations
has been expressed by United States
Senator Medill Mccormick, says a
Geneva dispatch to the Echo de
Paris. Senator Mccormick, the dis
patch asserts, has declared that he
has an impression that the League
will be smothered by the cloquence
Of its members and that a great deal
TOO much time is lost in useless ver-
h;spe."
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15

money stolen could not be learned
today because of the absence from
the city of Father Hoffernan, the
pastor.
Most OF ti.csaluables were pried
from the luna, a vessel of gold used
in the church's ceremonials They
constituted part OF the furnishings OF
the church. regarded as among the
finest and most beautiful In the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15

Commercial motor vehicles enter
ing Great Britain are exempt from
duty. Passenger cars and chassis
pay 50 l-3 per cent ad yalorem duty.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Farmer Kills Himself;
Despondent Over Prices

Rockwell, Ia, Dec. l4.-Despond-
ency over the low prices OF farm
products is blamed for the suicide
this morning of Charles Fields, a
farmer. He blew off his head with
a shotgun. Fields recently lost his
farm because of inability to meet
payments. A widow and two small
children survive him..
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Vandal Robs Luna in
New York Church Of
Diamonds and Pearls

New York, Dec. l4.-Pearls and
diamonds said to be worth from
$4,000 to 100000 were stolen fsom
golden vessel in the Catholic
church of ST. Vincent Ferrar here,
it. was discovered today.
The precise value Of jewels and
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Two Die in Fire.

Fort Worth, Tex. Dec. l4.LTwo
nersons were burned to death and
heavy property damage resulted
from fire which destroyed hotel at
Hamilton early today. w, w. Trim
Bile, an aged confederate veteran,
and Robert Nichols, boy, were the
victims.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Money Loaned in Crap Game
Cannot Be Recovered by Law

New York, Dec. l4.-The appellate
term of the supreme court today de-
cided that when a person lends
money to another with the knowl-
edge that the money is to be used
in a crap game he cannot recover
if the borrower does not repay the
loan of his own accord.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Iowa Factories Lay Off
l8 Per Cent of Employee

Des Moines, Dec. 14.-Cartful
training Of factory employees and
concentration on a particular profess
sion was the remedy proposed at a
conference of heads of manufactur-
ing industries held here recently for
present industrial stagna.ion.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
McGraw Will Face Trial
In Federal Court Friday

New York, Dec. l4.-Subpoenaes
have been issued to witnesses in the
celebrated case Of the United States
against Johr G. McGraw, The trial
is expected to begin in the federal
district court on Friday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
WHITEHALL FLAPPERS"
ARE MAKING GOOD

London. (By Mail. 1.-The much
smaligned. "Whitehall Flappers" have
made good.
All those young girls who during
the war scandalized their sober bre-
thren in government offices with
their cups of tea, and powder=puffs
are no longer recognizable as flap
pers." They are distributed in all
directions.
A small minority of the ultra-mis-
chievious have gone back to the par
entail roof, but the great majority are
working hard to get the Old Country
on it's commercial feet and they are
to be found in banks, lawyers Off
ces, and big commercial houses of all
kinds.
When the piping days of peace
closed scores of government depart
ments, there was a general reluctance
among employers to give these girls a
trial. However, some Of the more en-
terprising came forward and engaged
batches. of Chem regardless of the
attention they paid to silk stockings
and powder-puffs-and from in
quiries made by the United Press,
they have not regretted 1t.
The secretary of a large shipping
firm declared that the girls are much
more assiduous than men in their
work"
A representative Of Harrod's de-
partment store said they had not
turned down any applicants for posts
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
Building Houses In China.

All lumber for building In China Is
bought In the log, says II. K. Richard
son, writing In Asia magazine. As soon
az the logs begin to arrive the con.
tractor, tackles them with the saw.
yers. These men are paid piece rates
which average about three cash or
one-tenth Of a cent per square foot Of
surface sawed. They average bet
ter wage than a carpenter, getting
about 10 cents a day, as compared
with s cents day for the carpenter.
At this rate they are cheaper than
any steam saw mill that can operate
In China. In fact, the only reason q
saw mill con operate In China at all
is because 1t can produce quickly and
with q more even thickness than the
native sawyers. The necessary doors,
frames and window sashes are all
made by hand. Three Chinese carpen'
tiers at 8 cents day with their ma
tive tools can accomplish about the
same work done by one Canadian car
penter with all equipment. The work
is we'll done If we'll supervised. In
comparison. l should say. that about
five Chinese carpenters at 8 cents q
day each are necessary to do the work
Of a Canadian carpenter who receives
Sc day and has all his wood pre-
pared for him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
MEAT CAUSE OF
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys
:, If Back Hurts. or Rlad- -,
der Bothers

If you must have your meat everS
day, eat it, but flush your kidneys
with salts occasionally, says noted
authority who tells us that meat
forms uric acid which almost paraly-
zes the kidneys in their efforts to ex-
pei it from the blood. They become
sluggish and weaken, then you suf-
fer with a dull misely in the kidney
region, sharp pains in the back or
sick headaches, dizziness, your stom-
act fine. This famous salts is made
the weather is bad you have rheuma-
tic twinges The urine gets cloudy,
full Of sediment, the channels often
get sore and irritated, obliging you to
seek reliet two or three time during
the night.
To neutralize these irritating acids,
to cleanse the kidneys and flush OIL
the body's urinous waste get four
ounces uf Jad Salts from shy phar-
macy here; take tablespoonful in a
glass OF water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then
act fine. This famous salts is made
frcS1 the acid of grapes and lemon
Juice, combined with lithia, and has
been used for generations to flush and
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also to
neutralize the acids in urine, SO it
no longer irritates, thus ending blad.
der weakness.
Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot
injure, and makes delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
CAPTAIN BEST NOW
:; AFTER "WURsT" MARINE

Washington, Sept. 20-When Cap
tain, Newton Best, commanding a
company of Marines at the Pearl
Harbor naval station in Honolulu,
read that Private C. r. Wurst had
been declared by Brig. Gen. Smedley
D. Butler as the smartest sea-sold1er
at Quantico, Va, he Immediately
filled out a requisition blank for
Wurst The form followed, although
not strictly according to General Hoy
lie, read: "It is requested that Wurst
be put in Best's company" Now it
Is up to Wurst whether he wants to
serve a few thousand miles from his
home" in Elizabeth, N. J. Out in
Honolulu the ukeleles are tuning up
to the refrain, "The Wurst is yet to
come"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
MINNESOTA WINNERS
AT SIOUX CITY FAIR

St. Paul, Sept. 20.-Leslie Mitchell
of Worthington, Cecil Benton of Fair
mont and Elroy Thompson Of Ma
della are representing Minnesota boy
and girl club workers in the stock
judging team contest opened at the
Interstate fair at Sioux City today.
The junior club members Of IL other
midwest states have been requested
to enter teams in this competition
and most of them will be Representa- ed.
Minnesota's team was selected last
week after district contests had been
held at Worthington, Mankato and
Morris. Gold watches as medals will
be adarded by the Interstate Fair as
ISOLATION to the members Of the team
winning the grand championship in
the Sioux City judging contest. The
Minnesota Livestock Breeders associ
alton promotes junior livestock judg-
ing work by paying all expenses of
the Minnesota team to Sioux City.
J. S. Montgomery. livestock specialist
from University Farm, accompanies
the team.
Two other Minnesota boy and girl
club teams are also~in Sioux City to
contest with like teams from other
midwest states for free trip to the
international Livestock show to be
held in Chicago, November q to De-
cember a. The Minnesota Home
Economics team Is composed Of vi
Wan Anderson, Magdelene Clausen
and Blanche Keller. members Of the
Opportunity Breadmaking club OF
Lamberton. The livestock and crop
team is composed of Harold ALTON
Clarence Bunnell and Emil Erickson
members of the Grand Rapids potato
growing club.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-20
An Actual Lottery.

Marriage lotteries are still in vogue
during October In some parts of In
Ola. The names Of both sexes eligi'
BILE for marriage are written on slips
Of paper and put into separate earth.
enware Jars. The local wise man
draws one Of each kind and the youth
whose name Is drawn obtains letter
Of introduction to the young woman
whose name accompanies his, after
which the counting commences.