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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
FRENCH WAR. ORPHANS ! 4 FUND |! Y J.
Total Reaches $1,275, Sufficient to
Care for Seventeen Children
for One Year.

4 A total of $1,275, or enough to pro-
vide for II French war orphans, for q
veal, had been contributed to the Le-j
gion fund for the readoption of the
war waits who formerly were proteges
Of the slate AssE:sF. according to the
books Of the Legion national Treasurer,
Robert; H. Tyndall, up to the close of
business on August "A. & #
posts Of the Legion. Or Individual
members or friends, may adopt a
French war orphan for at least one
year BY contributing s75s for the first
years support. The money should fbe
sent to the French War Orphan Fund.
National Treasurer, Indianapolis, Ind.
It will then be turned over to the
American Red Cross, which will assign
the children and supervise the expendi-
ture of the money. sy u
A specific child will be assigned to
each adopting post or individual and
"a photograph of each mascot will be
forwarded to the adopter, who there
after may keep ~ ouch with the war
orphan either direct tor through the
Red Cross. The Red Cross bears all
expense Of administrations % that all
money contributed goes direct TO the
support Of the child.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
New Rioid Airshtp 10 Speedy.

In the latest rigid airship, R-SO. as
developed by the Vickers people, par
ticular attention was given to the
elimination of unnecessary head re-.
sistance and the cutting down Of
weight, and the builders have pro-
duced in R-SO ship Of only IL mil
lion cubic feet capacity, whose, per
Torrance ID speed and endurance is
equal to that of RIB and R-34, which
have a capacity Of two million cubic
feet. The overall length of R-S0 is
$50 feet. its diameter Is 10 feet and
its height IS feet. The total gross
lift is S8.5 tons at sea level, and the
disposable lift Is IT'S tons. At full
power the estimated speed is over six
ty miles per hour and the cruising
radius at this speed is four thousand
miles and sixty-flve hundred miles at
fifty miles an Notwithstanding Ameri-
can. q
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30

an ~ 8sd m &., ~ SiS IgG ~ III
eral manager of the Legion's Official
publication. the American Legion
Weekly. 81 NJ 4
Fl III Bains first began to take life seri-11
ously as cub reporter In his5!native
Brooklyn fourteen years ago. He
drifted into the newspaper advertising
field and followed it until 1916, when
he went to the Mexican border with
the National Guard mobilization.
-, Balnsg began army life, SHINING
mules as a buck priyate in the old
Second New York field artillery. Ex-
cept for brief tour with the Twelfth
infantry on the border he stuck to,
the field guns and passed successive
ly through every grade in the enlisted
and commissioned, ranks to that of ma
ior., He went overseas with the, Three
Hundred and Eleventh. remount Squad
ron and later commanded the base
remount depot of the army of occupa-
ton In Germany He rs thirty-ffoaurF
years old, y ~ ~ n VI
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
TERM THAT BANISHED ANGER
AppeIlation. Bestowed = on Bachelor
Maids" Put Further; Amnesty
Out Of the Question.

The two Elton sisters, age thirty and
thirty-two and very successful business
women. live next door to the Smith
sisters, about fifty and fifty-two, who
are also retired and given to the occu-
pations of crocheting and quilt piec-
ing. The Elton sisters speak Of them
selves as "old maids, ~ and the Smith
sisters a''pesky old maids" in order
to distinguish between them. Also
they are given to much plying of the
second-class ladies.
But the other evening one Of the
Elton sisters, clad in a bungalow
apron, was out ;sprinkling the lawn.
As she moved around the house she
heard the Smiths in. conversation.
yes. sister, age has its compensa-
tions," one was saying. snow look
at those girls next door. They no
sooper get home than they get into
those aprons, 50 scanty that they are
tmmodest. OF course, they re Just
kids, but still
THAT was enough for Miss Elton.
With rush she was in the house.
:a"Oh, Grace she told her sister.
breathlessly, .those Smiths are real
nice. We've got, to stop calling them
pesky old maids 4. #s # IN
And now generously Il; the Eltons
speak Of them as ,5s,'the other old
maids" II &g s2Ss MI
~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
New Glass Industry.

important developments are eventu-
ally probable on the northern borders
Of Dartmeor:: in Devonshire, England,
III consequence of the discovery OF
very large deposit of granulite, sub
stance OF much value in the manufac-
ture Of glass. According to experts,
'.granulfte contains not only silica, but
potash, soda and alumina, which are
necessary in glass making, and it's use
-is not only economical, but gives the
best results in the production Of glass
ware of the highest quality 1t Is
stated that an experimental furnace
has been in use for some time, two
others are being constructed, and It IS
anticipated that the COMMERCIAL man
ufacture Of glass will commence al
most NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ameri-
can. .... !, =
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
ARABIAN EMPIRE NOT LIKELY
AZ Travellers Point Out, System and
Organization Are Foreign g e.
the Semitic Mind. g.,

History IL against the probability
Of the creation of an Arabian empire
The Semitic mind does not lean to-
ward system or organization" said
Col. Thomas e. Lawrence recently.
u "The Semites are represented by
very little art, architecture. philoso.
ply. But we find an amazing fer.
tility among the Semttes In the crea.
ton of creeds and religions. Three OF
these creeds-Judaism, Christianity
and ammedanism-have become
great world movements. The broken
fragments of countless other religions
which have failed are found today on
the fringes Of the desert. -
1.-THE desert seems to produce only
one idea-the universally. Of God.
We, who have gone out to discover
the meaning of the desert. have found
only 3emptiness-nothing but sand,
wind. soil and empty space. 1'he
Bedouins leave behind them every
extraneous comfort and go TO- live in
the desert, in the very arms OF starva-
ton, that they may be free. The, des.
ert exacts a price for Its secret. II
makes the .Bedouins entirely useless
to their fellow men. There has never
been Bedouin prophet. On the other
hand, there has never been q. Semitic
prophet who has not, before preach
ing his message, gone into the desert
and caught from the desert dwellers
reflection Of their belief. The idea
Of the absolute worthlessness Of the
present world is Il pure desert concsp-
ton, at the root of every Semitic re-
liglon, which must he filtered; through
the sceen Of a.. uon-nomad prophet
before 1t can be accepted by q, settled
peODfe.-ASia Magazine. s...~ gE.a;7f
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
Muscle Massage In Ricket..

HAs an aftermath !, of undernourish-
rnent during the war period. ricketts,
Has become common disease among
children. in Germany. To stimulate
the fiabby muscles Of these little pa
dents, without risking malformation
az the softened bones, many curious
devices have come into use, according
"a an illustrated story appearing nj the
August issue Of Popular Mechanics
magazine. In treating the jawland
neck muscles, for example, the subject
II laid on an inclined board, while the
nurse stands at the head and HaDipu..
iates a harness ofltwo straps.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
Artificial MIX on Board Ship.

The milk problem On the hospital
ships Of the United States navy Is
solved IN sgdifferent and highly ingeni-
Gus fashion. On board the Mercury
and Comfort there is now a machine
which manufactures milk in any de-
sired quantity, although the ship may
have been at sea for weeks. The "me-
chanicaE COW, needs to, be fed with a
combina ton Of unsalted butter and
skinned milk powder. and 1t will give
milk with any degree Of butter fat
which; Us required. 1t also produces
cream that will whip and the fluid
which it yields tastes like the best
quality of dairy milk and cream that
can be procured ashore.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
WHAT SHAPE HAS MOTH HoLE7
on This ~ No Msans simpis Question
Hangs Result 81 an Omaha
rta+ t3EF Lawsuit. tt3, IN " .3s,,,4i

On whether moth makes an oblong
hole or round hole when he sinks, his
mslars into the more succulent por-
lions of dads last winter overcoat or
sisters summer ,furs, hinges q law suit
II Justice Collins court, brought BY
an Omaha store against Miss Jose
phine Hill Of Council Bluffs The store
seeks to enforce payment for an, $50
suit which Miss Hill Is alleged to-
have purchased, says the World-Her-
AID. tssitf. .EEt 2lH&t3}N{ i92ffs}&:&'} f&Sa
According to the girls testimony. a
week after she bought the suit she
found d moth hole In It. She returned
II. to the store. The suit was mended
and given back. to- her with instruc-,
tions, to wear, it 80 days and bring It.
back at the end of. that time. If not
satisfactory. <a. ~: 3t.s 80 st.t' s55,
Miss Hill testified she wore the suit
for so days, placing It. carefully fon a
hanger in her closet each night, AT the
end of the specified period, examina-'
tion, she said, revealed not one but a
whole community Of holes She re-
fused to pay for the suit, and the store
took the case into courI.r'sf,.. ~, =,
After one clerk for the store told the
court the holes complained of couldn't,
be moth holes, because any self-re'
spective moth eats around hole, while
those under discussion we're distinctly
oblong, and after Miss Hill had made
an exhibition Of the holes and another
clerk had suggested that Miss Hill
might have worn the holes in, the
skirt by rubbing against her type
writer desk, Justice =: Collins looked
wise and took the matter under ad-
xisement -l,.L.. ~ LaA:.s.nS :. = lrNL
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
"coes Broke" In Vaudeville.

4It is said that the first man to under
3take to produce vaudeville in America
was Silas w. Steggs of San Francisco,
who inherited 100000 from his uncle
III 1865, and not being used to handling
money in large quantities, started in
to spend it freely. He went on a trip
to Europe and spent most of his time
at the Alhambra music hall in London,
and launched a projectHgto starr the
New York Alhambra. His idea3was
approved by a number of amusement
PEOPLE, and he hired hundreds Of them
to come to the United States. But his
money ran out and he left his party
on a boat in New York bay and dis.
appeared.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
Eruptions on the sun:

Not long ago. at the Yerkes OBJ
servatory.i an eruption was observed
land photographed) Oh the rim of the
sun which threw up material to al
height fof 10000 miles. One cloud of
ittwitch appeared as If floating de-
tached. was recsoned to have some
thousands Of times the volume Of the
earth. We are accustomed to regard
great volcanic explosions on the earth!
as. the most appalling Of natural phe-I
nomena. but they are feeble and tri-
fling disturbances compared with the
outbursts which are continually taxi
Ing place all over the body Of the
sun.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
MED AIS AWAIT SERVICE MEN
EnbIems for All Who Served In World
war Ready for Distribution Ny
I on, Armistics Day.

Nearly 5000, 600 Victory medals,
turned out byaas lengthy and involved
process Of manufacture, now are
awaiting former service men. Thou
sands OF these medals will be pre-
scented to veterans on Armistice day
by posts Of the American Legion,
which have arranged elaborate cere-.
monies in honor Of the occasion. The
medal was designed BY James Earl
Frazer. 5-.
Phases never before I. met with In
medal production were met with by
the contractors in the making Sof the
decorations with their ribbons, battle
clasps and bars, and to handle certain
steps In the process Of manufacture
new machines were invented. One OF
these was ribbon-cutting machine
which turned out 80 pieces a minute
and in the course OF a day did guam.
THY Of work equal to the labors of 10
people, tlt;}43@ls W. &.s'a SS Egs4a-- *
A striking machine with a force of
LIS tons a blow was used on the
medals after the disks had been an
nealed following which there came the.
application Of a hydraulic pressure Of
12O pounds. An automatic sand blast
and an alcohol bath also were utilized
before putting the final lacquer on the
medal. a#&, 4sis,az9>ia! .%jr@a5.- ~ i5s
Not only Legionnaires but many
other ex-service men will take part in
the Armistice day. celebrations in all:
sections Of the country and will re-
ceiye their medals with formal OBJ
servance Of their significance. .ese ais
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
oraanlzin,i,s c,..lna.

The g ems. raderlck Ward post Old
the American egsoI, in Shanghai,
China, has been authorized 70 form
other units Of the organization in that
country. The post was named after
the American soldier who organized
the Ever Victorious Army" in China
al the time Of the TAPPING rebel lion.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
MANAGER OF, LEGION WEEKLY
!
c. Robert 1ains,, Business Chief Of
Publication 6eoanaLife as n
STAN F&f'2 Cub Reporter. $3.50 )! ..a%

In the American Legion, which IS es-.
sentially young mems organization,
few men have climbed the heights Of
responsibility faster and higher than
G., Robert Bains, recently elected gem
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-09-30
indian Pitrrin,aae.

81 FIFTY Thousand Indians from alt
nEarts of Mexico recently completed
their week Of homage to their patron
snint, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and
rheir pilgrimage TO the shrine OF tht
go
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12
AUTHORITIES NOW
SEARCH VILLAGES
FOR KIDNAPPED BOY
Augusta Pasquale Makes Con
fession TO Police In East
ern City.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug 11.-Of-
ficials today were searching villages
along the New Jersey shore for
Blskely Coughlin, kidnapped Nor
ristown child.
Augusta Pasquale, who has con
fessed. according 70 authorities
writing letters demanding ransom
money for the baby. is understood
TO have made more complete
statement late last night regarding
the whereabouts OF the child
Look For Woman.
Immediately after obtaining the
confession" Maj. Adams of the
state police and Coptain Souders OF
the detective bureau left for Egg
Harbor, y. j.. where Pasquale was
II was reported that act
ing on Pasquale's tip they hoped 20
locate the woman who has the child
in custody.
Pasqusle. according 20 the latest
alleged confession. said he did not
know the child was stolen until
several days after il was taken from
its crib in the Norristown home.
Then he said. he was called in 10
write the black mailing letters, off,
Gals announced.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12
ROUNDING UP VULTURES
THAT FLEECE AMBITION
BY ARTHUR Fl. REID.

AS much as by anything all in
dividuals the world over are moved
by a desire to lay som ething by for
"A rainy day more particularly for
Did age. Irrespectile of creed or
color or sex, through all walks and
stations Of life, all men and women
except the constituuonally shiftless
and indolent. look forward TO the
day when by virtue of thrift and
hard work they may have laid
away surplus on which 10 live at
reasonable ease in their declining
years. This hope, even though we
know that in some cases II is not
70 be realized, is one OF the most
inspiring things in human endeavor
IL is because this trait in human
nature is so general and so much 10
be desired that 20 al citizens IL will
come as encouraging news TO learn
Of the indictments Of four oil COM
panies, 10 brokerage houses and 81
individuals, in the United states dis
trict court presided over by Judge
Hand of New York. These indict-
ments are the result Of evidence col
lccted by inspectors of the post
office department during the last six
months against dishonest brokers
and individuals who promised large
dlNldcndS and quick profits on oil
stocks
Varied and appetizing is the liter
allure sent out by these concerns.
Every new and old device Is made
use Of 10 lure the Spectator on.
one oil company president had him
self photographed near the "gush-
or" of a legitimate oil company. and
this picture proved attractive bait
Nor are the evil effects Of this get
riCh-Quick business confined only TO
the countless victims whose savings
are sunk in such ventures The
honest broker who deals fairl- with
his client. and in a measure all bust
ness. is injured by these swindlers
who created distrust and suspicion.
The interest OF the public demands
that exemplary punishment should
be inflicted on the perpetrators of
these frauds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERS.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
Of County Commissioners Of st Joseph
County will receive separate sealed pro-
posals for the construction Of the fol-
lowing culverts and bridge repair. on or
before Monday, Aug SOth, 1920, up 70 II
o'clock a. m.
l. Culvert on Elm Road on the West
boundary Of Section %. Township 81
North. Range 3 East
- Culvert over the Kane Ditch on the
Quinn Road on the South boundary of
Section %, Township SO. North Range l
East
the West boundary Of Section %, Town
ship - North Range . East.
g. Repair Of a Steel Bridge over the
Kankakee River on Juror Road in Sec
tion -. Township 80 North, Range 1
East
Plans and specifications as adopted
by the Board Of County Commits sioners
are nov on file in the Office Of the COun-
" Auditor.
All proposals must be on forms FUR
nished by the County Auditor. All bid.
ders must file a bond in a sum equal
20 the amount Of the bid submitted
The BOARD Of Commissioners reserves
the right 10 reject any or all bids sub
mitted.
Given By order Of the Board OF Com
misslOners 81 -. Joseph County, this
10Th DAY ~ August. 1920
CLARENCE SEDGWICK
Auditor. St Joseph County
Aug. Ills
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12
NOTE HUGE HIKE ~
TEXAS COTTON SALES

GALVESTON. Texas. Aug. IL
Cotton receipts for the fiscal year
ending July 81. 1920. v ere 2,1O1I15
bales. an increase Of l6S.O27 bales
over 1919 according 20 the annual
report OF the Galveston Cotton FN
change and Board OF Trade The
1920 figures indicated gain IF
497.223 bales over those OF 1915 but
a decrease Of 5000 bales con, pared
with the receipts of 1917
Great Britain. the worlds heavi-
est purchaser OF cotton, took l.566.-
OF bales during 1920, compared
with 940,2 bales in the preceding
year. an increase OF e25.CSc bales.
France. tho next largest Single buy.
er. lifted JOS 600 Sales as against
1895 in 1919. a decrease OF 69.lSs
bales from '919 figures.
China and Japans takings Of the
1920 crop reached $4,000 hales. as
compared with 29,1S3 asst year. NJ
cotton was exported % the Orient
IN 1917. Continental Europe. outsid,.
cf France and ENGLAND. bougf Z
473.2O4 bales as compared with ass.
sos the preceding year.
The average price during tho year
was 29.29 cents a pound. while the
highest mark reached was 43.5U
cents. The average value was reck-
Cned at S296.5i bale
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12

trymen in Indiana engaged in the
baby chick raising business will meet
at the university and perfect an or
ganization Sept. so, ii was also an
nounced.
MARION, Ind, Aug. 1.-THE Ma
tional Soldiers Home here is 10 be
abolished and the buildings are to
be used 10 house a vocational train
ing school for disabled and partially
disabled veterans Of the world war
Already many Of the old soldiers,
veterans of the Civil war, and also
of the Spa nish- a erican and Philli-
pine wars, are being taken from the
home and sent 10 other homes over
the state and country.
The removal of the old soldiers
from the home and the advent of
men OF the recent war will COM
pletely change the political aspect
of Grant county. politicians say.
The work OF establishing the vo-
cational school is already begun.
and the school will be completely
equipped within the next few weeks
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12

August. 1920 at the office OF said treas.
urer. i'm the court house, at the CITY OF
South BEND. Ind, the undersigned a.
treasurer Of said county. Will proceed
10 sell 10 the highest and best bidder Tor
cash, at not less than the principal sum
named I'm such bonds. certain highway
Improvement bonds OF the face or par
vaIue Of S3T 10000. bearing interest from
and after sept I, 1920, at the rate OF four
and oue-half per cent per annum, pay
able semi annually, on the 10Th day o!
Nav and the 18th day Of November OF
each wear. for the period Of 10 years.
Said bonds have been issued In strict
compliance with the laws Of the state OF
Indiana and pursuant 10 an order OF the
BOARD of Commissioners Of 81. Joseph
County. authorizing the issue and sale
Of said bonds for the purpose or provid-
ing funds for the construction ana I'M
provement Of certain highway, peti-
toned for by Donmoyer. ct nj, IN Tor
tage township, said county. Indiana. SAID
bonds will be 40 in number, dated sept
l. 1920 Of 1920 % each.
The first two bonds will be due and pay
able May Is. 1921 and two bonds each
six months thereafter until all Of said
bonds have been paid.
The right is reserved 10 reject any and
all bids
EDWARD II KELLER,
Treasurer Of st. Joseph County. Ind.
Aug. II.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

CITY OF SOUTH BEND. IND. BOARD
OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
Sealed proposals Will be received by
the Board Of Water Commissioners OF the
City II South Bend, Ind, fo- furnis hing
all material and labor, tools. machinery
and all else necessary for drilling add
tional wells for what Is known as the
Centrai Pumping station; and for drill
ing test wells for a proposed new pump
ing station at the southwest or west
section OF the City.
Permanent wells shall be cased with
wrought iron pipe well casing aud 1T
ted with removable strainers
Test wells shall be two and one half
(2i5) inches In diameter located approx
imately i've hundred feet apart and sunk
70 rock.
The contractor shall arrange his work
as not 70 interfere with the work Of
other contractors I-OseCuung city work
in the vicinity Of the proposed work COW
cred by these specifications.
IT Is NECESSARY THAT THE SITE
OF THE PROPOSED WORK BE IN
SPECTED BY PROSPECTIVE BID,
THEMSELVES OF THE CONDITIONS
UNDER WHICH THE WORK MUST
BE CARRIED OUT AND COMPLETED.
Each proposal shall be accompanied
by cash or a certified check. 10 the
amount OF Five Hundred Dollars $500
Certified checks must he dra@n on some
responsible bank doing business In the
City Of south Bend and made payable
to the order Of the BOARD OF WATER
COMMISSIONERS The said amount
Of Five Hundred Dollars will be held BY
me City pending the award Of the con-
tract.
The return ~ the certified check 70 the
bidder 70 whom the contract is awarded
Is conditioned on bis appearance within
FIVE 90 days after receiving notice OF
the award and furnishing satisfactory
bonds IN the sum Of Two Thousand Dol
lars 50. OOOl all as set forth I'm the speci
fcatiOns and form Of contract Proposals
are 10 be made out and submitted on
the forms furnished by the undersigned.
and addressed IN sealed envelope,
care 81 BOARD OF WATER COMMITS
SIONERS. g. A Elliott President City
Hall South Bend
Endorse all proposals "PROPOSA.
FOR DRILLING WELLS etc. Draw
ings and specifications may be obtained
on application. AL proposals must be
on forms furnished BY the Commission
ers. PROPOSALS ARE TO BE DELTV-
Erred NOT LATER THAN 10 o'clock
A NJ AUG Is 1890.
The City 81 South Bend reserves the
right % rejec: any or al proposals
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSION
FRS. G. A. Elliott, President; II. z.
Rostiser. John DeHaven-
william Artin zstan. Consulting Engi
neer, Old Colony Bldg. Chicago III
July - 70 Aug. IL