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cAoRED SOLDIERS
PRAIsED BY DANIELS

Washington. D. C.-Speas
behalf of a movement 10 m
Washington q monument g
soldiers and sailors, Secretary Dr.
iels declared that -the word
was not the first time Americ.n e,
ored soldiers had fought
Prussian troops, and given
account Of themselves.
Referring to Peter Szlmea.
had played a prominent part s
battle 81 Bunker Hall and
hero al the world war HEM
SON. who was reported to heu
four Gsarmans and WOUNDED q
ers, the secretary said thas
were the best types Of a
ia all wars had p7oduced
fighting men.
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country. the report contains an an
aiysis Of certain phases Of the vari-
Gus State laws in tabular form. the
complete text Of al the State laws.
the illegtimaey provisions Of the
Codes Of France. Germany and
Switzerland. and reference index to
the Z. S. llegihmacy laws.
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walter Jackson Noble Geo. W. Blae
wen, Noble J. n. Walker, Noble Gr..-
Chambsrs, Noble William Jones, Mob
Oscar Do Priest, Chairman; Nobl.
George B. Fort, Secretary.
Mrs. osear Do Priest assisted to
make Il very pleasant for the many
lsdeis Who were present
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TIE FOLLOWING CARD WAS RI
cEEVED By 1HE WRrTER FRonl
MAYOR WILLIAM HALE IHoarP-
SON AND II Is WORTH Rad.
Mo
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The Greatest Championship
Billiard Game Ever Played
Among the Colored Players
ID This Country.
s. d DC Broad -


New York City, Dec. 81. 1919
The greatest step in a decade in
the sport world was taken toward
enforcement Of the eolored billiard
player on December the 18th. the
18th and 9th at ST Marks Hall. 18Th
street ard Lenox avenue, New York
CITY Under the guidance Of the
Brunswick Bake Colander Co. the
National Co!ored Billiard Players
Assn. staged the first tournament
ever played for the Negro champion
ship OF the U. S The FIRST prize was
$50 and the possession Of the Bruins
wick Bake Collander Championship
Trophy Second prize was $50 and
SIS was given for.fhe best high aver
age and che best high run respective
III. The games were 1872 balIdine.
Mr. N. A. Wills. president of the
N.C.B.P.A., managed the entire tour
nameut and Ishem johnson refereed
The contestants were from ali parts
Of the country Mr.. J. W. Simms.
CBam) the present champion and
ar ]. K Anderson, (Kid Kurby)
were from Chicago. Minor Haney was
from 81. Louis. S. ]. Crawford, (The
Stepper) hailed from Akron. o., and
Ar. w II. Porter tOld FoIks) was
the home entry from New York J.
w Simms was returned the winner
By not losing single game. HE
thus becomes the fourth owner Of
the famous trophy, the previous three
being E A. boswell, Andrew Rich
srdson and Minor Haney. Minor
Nancy IN the game played Friday
afternoon against Crawford made
s-best high run and the best high
average. IS run was IS and his aver
age vas IA Porter finished second
ard did not lose a game until the
last meeting Of the tournament when
Re snccumbed to Champion Simms.
The scores and final standings fol-
low
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

One of the features Of the bankers
convention today is the base ball game
this afternoon between the state
bankers and the national bankers for
a purse of 500. This is going to be
battle royal and the ball park man
agement have made arrangements to
extend the score board to accommo-
date what is expected will be very
lengthy score as we heard some Of
the bankers say that when they got
up to bat they would knock the ball
a mile, so it can be figured out that
if this happens and the bases happen
to be full there will be lots of scores.
Grangaard, of Rogers, is picking the
state bank bunch-and that means a
great team, but Granny insists that
John Tracy is trying to pick the UNI
pire so that the nationals will get a
crack at that 500, but Mr.. Tracy
avows that he has nothing to do with
the umpire business but he will bet
his pile that the national bankers have
that $1O0 pocketed if his pitcher sue
ceeds in laying out few of, the state
bankers in the early part of the game.
It is going to be some game.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15
Boy Scout Saves Mother
and Pet Canary at Fire

New Y0rk.-Fifteen-year-Old
Melvin Peterkin carried his
mother, hysterical from fright,
out of their burning home at SO
bennington avenue, Woodhaven,
Queens, and then, lodging past
firemen, who would have inter.
copied him, rushed back into
the blazing house and saved her
pet canary.
The fire, which started at 81
bennington avenue, ignited the
roof of the adjoining building
and was cracking fiercely in the
attic when Melvin awoke. He
found his mother, Mrs. Herbert
Peterkin, in the next room and
shouted to her to flee. She re-
fused. The boy argued with her
until the ceiling started to sag.
Then he picked her up and,
though she Is twice his weight,
bore her bodily to the street.
Then he rescued the canary.
The boy is a member Of Troop
2, Woodhaven boy. scouts.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15
PROTESTANT INCREASE DROPS
Gain In 1919 Only $50 oo-Averaoe for
Last Ten Years Was ~
TAI III, $40. t@

New York.-The smallest increase
in Protestant membership in 30 years
is recorded for 1910 in statistics com.
piled by DR.. H. K. Carroll, who pre-.
pared the first official census Of relig.
ions made public by the Christian Her
aid. i.
The increase for 1919 was only 56,.
900, az compared with the average In.
crease Tor the ten years previous 4
771,947. The slump started, he said,
in 1918, which showed an increase of
only $4,000 members. sS
Among the reasons assigned for the
decrease were the interruption or sus-
pension Of regular work Of many par
ishes by the war and the calling Of pas,
tors from their pulpits by the concen-
tration OF efforts in centenary and
other gigahtfc drives for funds.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15
vN,lp FOWL FROZEN IN ICE
Wrapped BY Sudden Change In Tenn
perature Hundreds Die IN
California.

Chico, Cal.-Frozen into the Ice on
Goose lake, hundreds of waterfowl died
in recent storm and dozens Of birds
were found on the windward side Of
the lake 50 securely caked in Ice that
they were helpless and could be picked
up without resistance being offered.
Large numbers of waterfowl were
attracted to the lake preceding the
storm BY warm spell, but with the
sudden drop in temperature mud hens.
geese and ducks were trapped without
a chance to escape, and they were
soon covered with an icy spray into
which they were frozen.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15
WALNUT NOW CHEAP
Is Taking Place Of Oak for
Furniture.
Des Moines School Board Makes
Interesting Postwar
Discovery.

Des Moines. -Desks and furniture In
many of the Des Moines schools soon
will be of American walnut, and the
school board attributed the change
from quarter-sawed oak to walnut to
the war. The secretary Of the board
says he believes he was able to get
walnut because it was supposed to
have become 50 scarce that everyone
had ceased to look for it.
Incidentally, the walnut to be used
has a varied travelling history. It was
/. originally cut, and seasoned for the
United States government for airplane
propellers. 1t had been sold by the
United States to France, and when the
war ended France turned the wood
back to this country. It was sold and
resold several times and was loaded
for shipment to Chicago when the
school board started out to buy quar-
ter sawed oak to build desks and fur
niture. a;. I'LL,
The oak, heretofore the standard for
school furniture, was found to be too
costly by the board Of school commits
sioners. A few dealers submitted
prices around $3.50 a thousand board
feet and did not appear overly anxious
for the order even at that figure. s.,
1t was then that the secretary Of
the board heard of the shipment of
walnut and investigated. He was i'm
mediately given q price of $500 thou
sand feet and bought $4,000 worth Of
It. Since that time the board OF COM
missioners has purchased considera-
BILE quantity Of unseasoned walnut to
be made into school furniture ut prices
less than the seasoned wood cost.
The school furniture is made by
manual training instructors who are
employed the entire year around in
the schools, and in this way the cost
Of manufacture is reduced to about
One-half.
Since it has become known that the
school board is buying walnut, the sec.
rotary of the board says, the price is
going up, owing to the increased de
mand. q .-s.... .,~. / -
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Walter Emery lost a nice bunch of

Walter Emery lost nice bunch of
money in a hurry the other day in a
very mysterious manner. One of his
men was hauling lot Of hemp to the
fibre mill here and when near the j..
H. White farm he happened to turn
his head. saw lot Of smoke coming
out Of the load and discovered that the
hemp was on fire. It did not take the
teamster very long to get off that
burning load, unlock the team and
get it away from that wagon. The
whole contents wagon and all was
burned up. This is one of the bumps
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15


time. trying to make things interesting
for the people who came to visit them.
And here was this gorilla, who had
just arrived, and who didn't really
care for the visitors in the least, being
made such fuss over.
Still they felt their own good old
friends, the ones who came often,
would still be fondest of them, and
that thought comforted them. For
they came and looked at the gorilla
because they were interested.
But then they went and talked to
their old friends, the others in the
monkey house.
II may not like it here" continued
the gorilla. II may not live. Zoos
don't as rule agree with me. :.
IT came on boat. was brought
here by man. Oh, yes, it is not only
with gorillas that associate; it is
with men, too. ~
'They bring me along and I come
with them and they talk to me and l
talk to them.
''But as say, may not like it here,
and II I don't will get sick so they'll
have to send me away for my health.
I'm like that; 10 what choose
in that way. If my health won't stand
a thing, it won't. won't try to set
over my feelings; all, no. H.. -.
tits not everyone who is gorilla,
SO If one is such q fine animal, one
should make the most of it; Ell,
friends?' s,
The GORILLA looked about the monkey
house.
"Poor little monkeys having such fun
with your tails. I like to be myself,
do. I look so much larger, and Of
course look that way, for I am
larger!
that's q clever point!'' The gorilla
!, patted himself on the head.
# "And what is more, look more like
human being. All, much more like
one. That makes the human beings
mad. But I don't care. I laugh at
them for getting mad. don't mind If
they look like me, so why should they
care if I look like them?
,"Why should they, I'd like to know?
For no reason at all that can think
of for no reason at all.
II come from Africa. Am / not
. handsome walking upright like any:
one would dor ~ss-
But the gorilla was not right about
being handsome, for he is really. quite
ugly. He is very large and looks very
human, but he hasn't nearly as much
sense as the nice triangular or the
lively, cheerful chimpanzee. >'-
I'm worth looking at" the gorilla
kept saying to himself, and as he
looked at the people who hurried to
the zoo to see him he chatted and
looked at them aid said:
you're all q foolish lot. don't
believe I will stay long in the zoo If
you're the Ones who're coming to see
me.
+ "Such absurd looking people. And
& <ho,,n ol,moto 10 ca different from AT.
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seat for The Kid.

/ I had on new shoes and my feet
acAed dreadfally. On the car there
was no seat in sight, but CHANGED to
see q little girl about four years OF
age and SO thought here's where !
get seat. walked. over and said !:
.I.et me have your seat, dear, and I'll
hold YOU on my lap" / did not wait
for an answer, but picked her up and
nat down. She started crying: sYcs
took nv seat and l want, It." gave
It back. but there was no chance to
escape the glances and laughtee. F.,
change.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

A. w. Omdahl, cashier Of the Farm
ers State Bank of Starkweather, N
D.. is here attending the bankers con-
vention. We used to know Mr.. On
dahl several years ago when he was
clerking in Cooperstown and we are
pleased to receive call from him this
morning. ts
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

zoo lfe-4that is certain-sO take 9
look at me, people, when you caA,
whenever you can, and now Is an cp-
pOftuntty."
And the people did come to look at
the gorilla, but the keeper whispered
to the orang-utan:
you're the one like, you are"
and the orang -etan put his arms
around the keepers neck and kissed
him.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Hazard and
daughter Katherine autoed to the city
from Casselton last night. After look
ing after his customers here Mr.. Haz-
ara and wife will continue on to Jam,
estown today and Miss Katherine will
90 up to Cooperstown to visit rela-
tiyes and friends in that city. -
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

see me at once
and don't delay"
For the gorilla
had just arrived
in the zoo.
Many people, too,
were coming to
see him. There
W ere grOwn-ups
a n d b Oys an d
girls. The other
monkeys in the
ZOO felt u little
hurt that the
gorilla was get
ting quite s o
much attention,
for t h e y were
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A. lndepend.nt Operator.

Nfadisonyille, Ky.-A. .. Melton.
farmer, found vagrant vein Of coal
f,ye feet thick on his farm. He has
opened up = surface mime, gets all the
coal he wants and wM keep his neigh
bses supptfed
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Among the early arrivals at the
bankers convention today is M. }
Bowling, of Olivia, Mimi, who is on
the program. Mr.. Bowling was very
prominently mentioned as candidate
for governor Of Minnesota and is one
Of the substantial men Of the Gopher
state.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Flea. And the zoo
is very different
from the home !
had very differ.
"a atn!s 100 i.
enough to make
me cross. There
isn't room for me
to take all the
exercise 1 want.
! And / will have
Indigestion Il I
do not take plen-.
ty OF exercise.
yves, / believe
/ am already be-
ginning to feel
cross I don't, like
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Willie Murphy says that about half
the lies the public is told about the
Irish are not true. Seeing that Bill
is Irish he should know what ne is
talking about. ~t..r 1
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Miss Tena Regner, of Cooperstown,
county superintendent Of schools for
Griggs county, is here today attending
a meeting Of the county superintend-
ents of this district.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. label leave to-
day for a couple of weeks visit with
friends at Turtle Lake, n; D. They
are going by auto and will go by way
of Bismarck. ; H.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Bankers are coming in on every
train in large numbers from all cor
ners If the state, and the indications
are that there is to be large gather
ing of financiers Of the state at the
seth annual convention which opens
today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anterior and
Mrs. Atherton's mother, Mrs. Charles
Sorgenfrie, and Mr.. Schave, autoed to
Fargo last Sunday afternoon to be in
attendance at, the state fair which OPP
ened up there Monday.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

C.. A. Spokley, operator at the n
P. depot, is enjoying his vacation. 10
gether with his family they have au-
toed down to his home in Minnesota
and will go on from there to Iowa.
where they will spend few days visit
ing with relatives here.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

All the banks in the city closed at
| o'clock today, remaining open during
the noon hour. The purpose is to let
the officials and employees attend the
bankers convention which is meeting
here today and tomorrow.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Our old friend G. S. Newberry,
cashier of the First National Bank
at Darlington, is among the prominent
bankers attending the convntion here
today. s,Es..t-. @
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

A group of county superintendent
are holding meeting in the city to-
day. Superintndents from the various
counties in this district are present
; and attending the meeting today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

A. L. Green drove up to Devils Lake
today to take in the ball game between
Valley City and that ~town. ne ex-
poets to bring back load OF Valley
CITY players with him.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Mrs. Frank Ulm. Of Huron, S. D.,
is here for a short visit and is guest
of Mrs. Knute Froysaa. Mrs. Ulm IS
en- route to Seattle, Washington. TO
see her father, B. F. Codding, Tor
mer resident of this city, who is report
ed as quite seriously i'll.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

j. V. johnson, formerly wi tin the
Peoples Cooperative Trading Com
pany. has accepted a position with the
Beacon Falls Rubbr Company, OF pea.
con Falls, Conn.,, as salesman Tor th "a
line of rubber goods, shoes, etc. }. '.
started out this morning going west
to jamestown and will work this state.
Here's wishing him greet success.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Miss Hazel Mark arrived from Min
r,eapolis last Saturday and is spend
ing the week with her sister, Mrs. "A.
w. Lee.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15
From Wednesdays Daily

d III. w. Nelson and wife, Of Darcy,
N. D., are visitors to the city today
coming here last night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

| Mrs. w. F. DuVall and daughter
Nilva are taking in the state fair at
, Fargo today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Gus Anderson and his mother and
sisters, and Miss Ruth Witter, autoed
to Fargo yesterday afternoon and in
tended coming back last night but it
rained and they had to remain over
until today.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Attorney Fredrickson who has been
the efficient tax supervisor for Barnes
county. was relieved Of his job July
f;rst as under the new law there IS
now one supervisor tor 2 district con
sisting Of a group Of counties. ~.
Simon. Of Grand Forks, had the inside
track with the administration and ne
landed the appointment.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Spurgeon Odell, the noted nonpar-
tisan lecturer, was a Valley City visi-
tor last night.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Mrs. B. L. Cheney is spending thu
week in Fargo visiting friends and at
tending the big state fair.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

that the farmer runs against occas-
ionally, but Walt. is still smiling and
looking on the bright side of life.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

The result at yesterdays game at
Devils Lake between Valley City and
that team is announced as q victory
for the Valley team. The score was
reported as 2 to 4. Andell did the
delivering for Valley City and allow
ca hut one hit during the entire game.
He has been doing some very credit
able work lately and is developing
into a fine pitcher.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15
DADDY',] EVENING.
ElFAlRY IAL E 81
Yf1ARY @AH ] ! l|N:!!
THE GORILLA.
oAAeANNo

take a look at me-" said the gorilla,
"and take a look quickly, and come to
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

Attorney and Mrs. Fred friedrich
son returned from Chaffee and Fargo
Tuesday morning. Sunday they au-
toed to Chaffee to visit friends, then
Monday they took in the state fair at
Fargo and waited until II o'clock that
night before they started back home;
Then they experienced a blow out ana
arrived home early Tuesday morning.
Fred likes automob billing after dark g
the pleasure Of changing tires adds
very much to the pleasure Of the trip
not.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-07-15

: "S0ch absurd looking people. Anu
xnA,R climate is so different from A.
The Keota news., 1920-01-30
Al Advasseaee.

A. Advantage.
Joe was visiting at grandmother
house. and was being put to bed when
he recalled that he had almost for.
gotten to say his prayers. He then
said them at grandmother's knee
his usual "Now I lay me-" ending BY
asking . special blessing for father.
mother and his two little sisters.
At its close he realized he had not
remembered bis GRANDMOTHER. "Why.
I forgot you. grandma" he said and
then smiled encouragingly but don't
you mind that. Pretty soon III be big
enough to make my own prayers and
then can prdy for everybody"
Very Lucky.
Did your husband have much luck
IN his hunting this seasonT'
"YeA indeed. He compromised
eheaply with oil the guides he shoe." !"
The Keota news., 1920-01-30
Lens asstser FlIelst.

Numerous observations Of the bril-
liant meteor seen In the early evening
of October p. 1919. show that Il had
tho long horizontal flight Of SIS miles
from over Q point 20 miles northeast
Of York. England. to % miles south
west Of 81. valery. France. 1t trav.
eled at . speed Of about 3 miles .
second and its average altitude WAS
u miles. Its radiant point and speed
agree nearly with those computed BY
Prof. A. 8. Herschel for the ueteors
from the comet oe 17S0.-Scienti0e
American.