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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
TRUCK TR AhS. FOR
FARM PROD uffS ARE
URGED By W. S. STONE

Chicgo; Feab. 1z:-Truok trains
carrying farm and dairy products di-
rectly to, cooperative markets in the
cities, together with government
owned railroads, which will haul the
produce to larger centers, will bring
moderate prices in this country. War
rem S. Stone, rail labor head, told
three hundred farmers and labor rep-
resentatives here today. These men
and women, representing labor and
farm organizations all over the coun-
try, are In Chicago for the All-Ameri-
can Farmer-Laborer Cooperative
congress.
Need for better understanding and
more sympathy between the farmer
and the city worker and the need for
relief from the high living costs were
the keynotes touched by all speakers.
"Co-operation is probably the last
orderly j method by which the
struggling masses Of our country will
seek relief from the present oppressive
and unjust economic conditions" C.
H. Gustafson said. He is president Of
the Nebraska Farmers union and of
the cooperative committee which or
ganiZed the nreSent congress-
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SECTION HANDS |.
TO ESTABLISH |. /
HEADQUARTERS |
Strike Called For February
II to Be Directed From
rs Cities.

Detroit, Mich. Feb. 12.-Strike
headquarters we're to be opened in
hfteen cities today by divisional Of
fcers of the. Brotherhood of Mainte-
nance of Way Employees and Rail-
way Shop Laborers, from which the
.nation-wide strike called for Febru-
tary II will be directed =. =
y Final plans for the strike have been
made. union officials here declared,
and only an agreement between rep
resentattves Of the men in Washing
ton and President Wilson, they said,
will avert 9 walkout.e II such agree
ment is reached, 1t was said. it must
come before Saturday night. or the
strike order cannot be rescinded be-
fore It becomes effective.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
PAYNE: NAMED
TO SUCCEED
SEC. C. LAM; |;
Will Take Over New Duties
On March / When Lane
Retires.

Washington, Feb. l2.John Barton
Paynesof Illinois haA been selected BY
idshr, tS6n % 80 Sscfstary of
tie interior, to succcSsd Frankiin Il.
Lane. Mr.. Payne Is now chairman Of
the, United States shipping board.
-s~S33Gr. Payne will take over his new
duties March i. when Mr.. Lane re-
tires. Mr.. Payne's successor as chair
man Of the shipping board has not
yet been announced.
Before becoming chairman of the
shipping board on August Z, 1919, he
was general counsel of the emergency
fleet corporation. He is a native Of
Virginia. and is IS years old. His
home Is in Chicago.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
German Paper Says.
Wrong Man Charged
With / Iorpedoiinq Shin

Berlin, "Wednesday. Feb. IA
first lieutenant. in command of 1
German submarine, torpedoed the
English channel steamer Sussex ;on ;,on
March .$24;se1916, according to Ssslocai
newspaper, which comments on tie
extradition list received from the al
lies. It is declared this man has since
died. ~
Captain Steinbrinck is charged on
the extradition list with being re-
sponsible for. the attack on the Sls-
sex. which caused the. death of fifty
persons. fSi
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
NEW BORN,BABIES IN
VIENNA ARE GIVEN
VERY. POOR CARE

New York. Feb 17.-Babies
brought into the world I'm famine
stricken Vienna are being wrapped
in newspapers instead Of ..swaddling
clothes" according to q cablegram
received here at the headquarters of
the American relief committee for
sufferers In Austria, from President
seitx of the Austrian republic. Ths
message was in reply to cahlegFalM
for the starving children Of Vienna.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
BN:sSt)lff0RsTTiE rs. 4.
LOWERING OF MILK
PRICE APPROPRIATED

Berlin, Wednesday. Feb. 1.-THE
municipality OF Berlin has appropri-
ated 100000 marks for the purpose
of lowering the price of milk for
needy families, nursing mothers and
invalids. The regular price Of two
marks per quart has been reduced for
these people to one mark, 20 pfennigs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
AMERICAN SHIP
IN DISTRESS IN
THE BLACK SEA

Constantinople,. Tuesday. Feb. 10
The American destroyer Talbot was
reported today in distress near Scrip
ent's Island. ip> the Black sea. It is
thought, however that the report
may refer to the Talbot's standing by
the British cruiser Ceres. which is
towing tanker and two tugs loaded
with refugees from Odessa toward
Constanza, Rumania. under bad
weather conditions. 81 -Z-...,-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
DENMARK WINS IN
PLEBIS CITE. By q.
u GREAT MAJORITY.

Copenhagen, Feb. 12.-Denmark
won an. overwhelming victory ins the
plebiscite held in sthe province OF
SchleswiE, by which the future status
OF that district was determined. ac-
lcording to official figures issued here
this morning. These figures show that
Danish adherents cast 75,023 votes.
while the Germans polled but 25.oS7:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
.HICBEE PUT ON
The STAND in
l NEWBERRY ! ! { " TRIAL
Questioned Regarding the
Publicity Work of the
Newberry Campaign.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 12.-C.
r. Higbee OF Benton Harbor started
in the Newberry cleo
tions conspiracy trial this morning
with, additional direct testimony.
Higbee, who was clerk Of the grand
Jury, which returned. the indictments
last fall, related his recollection of
the testimony before that body of
James B. Haskins OF Howard City
He said Haskins met Hannibal Hop
kins at Lansing and took employ
ment in the Newberry publicity de-
getting $45 a week and ex-
penses. Higbee said Haskins de-
scribed the publicity and advertising
work. The testimony was that the
at the start, but was exceeded later.
Much Money Used.
Haskins was quoted as saying that
campaign was to be principally .
publicity affair, but later they
learned a good deal Of money was be-
ing used.
Haskins was transferred June i
to- the Grand Rapids headquarters
and after the campaign saw at least
$1,000 in cash on Charles Floyd
desk at the time Floyd was settling
local bills. se
no %soSLA.nony QuOtou HASk1u6 2S
saylng Lnat Wiiiiam MfcEel, who
pretended 70 oe working Tor Helme.
Was .reaIlyi 2 Newperry empioye.5 {
AttorneysS George aAss Nichols. cross
e1Amanln8,F .out thaet the Wit
nesss PES had related from memory refr
1sies q NJ i
NeMnsrfy fa,niys scFe IA Z: ~ book Tor data
OF. ' .sns candidate =. !. -,
Inc point - 10 the $lS0,00O ap-
preparation Wa IN Mgbee's memory
'Detore no consuited Dale Souter.a
notess on the testimony. Mr. Nichols
tnen searcned SHigDee.s memory on
tne. detalle OF publicity Work.
Ddn't ne make the statement
tnat the $lSo,O0o was to be expended
Tor regular ana legitimate advertis-
lne asked Mr.. Nichols.
oont remember, said Higbee.
Did the grand jury ask Haskins
nov T. the otner'- money was expend-
= do not recall that Heskins was
asked that question:. said tho Wit
neg. .,.
Mr. Nicnois learned that the grand
july e1amlneo-th the $1!0,OOO report
OF tne Newperry committee. but OBJ
Jections naiteo 1urther Queswoning
on TINS line:
Oexfsed Money.
Hsoee remem bered that Haskins
told OF taxing money IN an enevelope
70 mt. Caldweil at lonta- but thai
HAsk1ns did not know how much
money was IN the envelope. Mr.
Sue,r Nienois lnen Drought out that Hig-
pes reconeclon OF aaskins money
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

Delay Of Peace Conference
to Reach Agreement on
y D Turkey Cause.

!, Constantinople, Feb 12.-Work in:
the harbor here Is completely. disOr-,
ganized as a result Of delay on the.
part of the peace conference to reach
a decision relative to the future status
of Turkey. 1t is impossible to move
cargoes to Black Sea ports because Of
the Bolsheviki menace and speculat-
ors here are holding clothing and
foodstuffs for higher prices Ass a re-
suit Of which the cost Of living is as
high in Constantinople as It is in
Paris or London. ~ ss rs. y, ~
Refugees Welcomed. is
arriving here and are cordially well
coined by the people Of the city. The
average Turk wears out his capacity
for hatred in expressing his enmity
against the Greeks and pays little at
tentioni to persons of other nationals
ties, even traditional enemies, such az
the president was made late yester-
day after Director General Hines and
representatives OF the employees had
failed to reach an agreement.
Statements setting forth the views
OF both sides In the controversy-one
giving the reason why the unions de-
mand an immediate increase in wages
and the other explaining why Direc-
tor General Hines could not agree to
such increases on the eve Of the turn
ing back of the railroads to private
ownershfp-were in course OF prep
aration this morning and will be pre-.
sented to Mr.. Wilson today.
Just how much time the president
will require in considering the state
ments is problematical but it was be.
lieved it would be short. Whether he
upholds the views Of Director General
Hines or decides that the demands Of
the employees are just and should b
granted, the opinion was expressed
that settlement finally will be made
through the machinery to be set VI
by legislation now pending which
will govern the return OF the raj
properties to their former owners.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
THE WEATHER.

Minnesota: gsVnsettlcd weather
/. t0sIlght and Friday, probably
liE11tE SNOW in cast and south por-
4 tions; warmer tonight except In
extreme nofthweH portion; colder
Friday In west portion.
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MEETING POSTPONED.

:aS Oshkosh. wis. Feb. 12.-on ac-
count OF the influenza outbreak the
annual meeting Of the Order Of Vet
erans OF FOREIGN Wars which was
to have. been held here February q
has been postponed to- q date to be
announced later.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS,

Superior, Wis:-...I wouldn't have
the heart on evidence like this on
Lancoln's birthday anniversary to plnd
over q colored person for trial. Win
this preliminary announcement
Judge ~. sB. French, IN munictpali
running q a disorderly resort, which
had been entered against Mabel
Jackson, q negress. 4.
-. .$i.aas@ ss;. = s1'---- - .si..
Superior Wts.-An ordinance lic-
ing, not TO exceed .one-half Of one per
cent OF alcohol has passed on its first
reading In the superior city council
and will be given. final passage at the
commission intimated today. The
regulations formerly governing sa-
addition that no denatured or wood
alcohol shall be. kept in places oper-
.ated under LICENCES. ~. a''.y'I,s
- .s
London.-Ehe conclusion OF an
sheviki Is announced in 4 dispatch
from Riga ''st
Boise.-The: Idaho legislature: rati-
fed the woman suffrage amendment.
- - am
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

North Dakota: Cloudy to-
night; colder h west and north
portions; Friday fair and colder,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

London.-The war .office announces
that the, Bolsheviki have crossed the
sea Of Azov from Taganrog and
gained footing on the southern
! coast. sfe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

New York.-A report Of the death
Of Baron Edmond de Rothschtld has
been received from Paris by the Zion
ist organization of America.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

Portland, Ore.-Roy Mccormick
and Tommy Gibbons fought ten
rounds to draw. r.,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

Paris.-faby Deslys, the French
actress and dancer, is dead. Il.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

Springfield, Mass.-Joe Stecher de-
feated Jack Dwyer in straight falls.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

London.-The conclusion OF an
armistice by the Let's with the Boil
shevikt is announced in a \. dispatch
from Riga. ..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12

London.--Admiral kolchak was
executed by his own troops to pre-
vent his rescue by White troops, ac-
cording to a Copenhagen dispatch to
the Herald. .'Ss - ve't
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-02-12
Boise.-The. Idaho legislature. rati-
fed the woman suffrage amendment

Chicago.-.Major General Leonard
Wood, replying to Senator Borah, said
he believed that we, should accept
the League Of Nations as modified and
safeguarded by the existing Lodge
reeervations." -. Es ..--lsI V .al. q
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
AMERICANS READY
FOR TRADE With. :.
EASTERN EUROPE
Southern Russia and eau
casus Offer Good Oppor-
tunities.

Constantinople, Sept. 29 - Ameri-
cans are gradually preparing to avail
themselves of trade opportunities
which will present themselves as
soon as conditions become more
settled in Southern Russia and the
Caucasus.
/. The Guaranty Trust company, of
New York, opens it's Constantinople
branch, the first American bank in
the Levant, this month. The Ameri-
can Foreign Trade Corporation has
sold its shipping department to an
American organization called the
Black Sea Corporation. E. G. Booth,
Jr., formerly representative of the
United States Shipping Board in
Constantinople, is head of the new
corporation, which has chartered
several ships for the Black Sea trade
and is designed primarily to Assem- Bile
freight from the various ports of the
Black Sea and make it available for
larger American ships at Batum for
Constantinople.
Admiral, Mark Bristol, American
high commissioner, is greatly inter
ested in the development of Ameri-
can trade in this field which has been
abandoned by Germany and Austria.
| Twelve American firms are already
established thoroughly in CONSTANT
nople and ten others have agencies
which promise to develop into per-
American ships have not made regu-
| lar schedules in the Near East, with
! the result that their business has
been unsatisfactory in many cases.
| In a recent report to the state de-
| partment, Admiral Bristol submitted
a suggestion of F. A. Zimmerman, an
American shipping agent in Constan-
| tinople, that a direct line between
New Orleans and the Levant would
oubtless be profitable. He would
have such a line call in Cuba, Spain,
Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, South Rus
| STA, Georgia and Turkey.
| 1t is argued that the proposed line
| between New Orleans and Black Sea
ports would afford a more direct
| line than now exists for the ship
ment of coffee and other South and
Central American products to the
| Near East in com bination with shoes
hardware, machinery, and various
other manufactured products from
| cans hope, will permanently replace
/ German and Austrian goods in this
| market.
Hamburg formerly furnished the
Levant most of it's coffee. Germany
and Austria together in pre-wal
times supplied the Black Sea area
with most of IFS manufactured goods
but such goods were pouring in here
in large quantities from America
! before exchange became so unfavor.
able. Supplies of this sort cou16
readily be sent from Mississippi Val
ley points through New Orleans il
on their return trip, ships could
i carry iron ore and manganese from
the Black Sea as heavy cargo, to
gether with wool, carpets, tobacco
! 1icorice root, dried fruits and othel
products of the Levant.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
MULLIGAN FEARS
WORLD CHAOS

Hartford, Sept. 20 = William j.
Mulligan, chairman of the war work
committee of the Knights of Column
bus of America, who returned to his
home in Thompsonville Saturday
bearing a decoration by Pope Bene-
dict and two medals from the people
of France, declared against the
League of Nations in a statement pre-
pared yesterday for The Courant. The
hopes of the peoples of the world, he
said, were doomed to disappointment
and their expectations condemned to
disallusion'' by the product of the
peace conference.
ST came back fully persuaded that
ultimate chaos would attend our med
ding with questions which convulse
peoples beyond the seas" he said,
calling upon the people to elect the
Republican ticket from top to bottom
rather than 'ta1low those to continue
in power who cannot even read their
own handwriting" clearly enough to
agree on an Interpretation of Article
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
WHO DISCOVERED
NORTH AMERICA
BEFORE COL MBUS

Washington, Sept. % = How many
persons discovered America before
Christopher Columbus?
The latest addition to the 1pe OF
claimants is Jon Skolp, a Norwegian
explorer. Sofus Larsen, a, Danish
scientist who has recently made re-
port founded on researches of archives
of the middle ages, has completed a
work which he says proves thatsSkolp,
the Norwegian, "rediscovered Amer
ica' in 1476, 16 years ahead or Co
lumbus and 20 years before John
Cabot reached the Strait of Hudson.
Larsen uses the term "rediscovered
considering that the original discov-
erer was Lew Erickson. the Morse
man, in the year 1000. Larsen's re-
! searches develop, he says, that about
1475 the King of Portugal sent a
message to the King of Denmark ana
Norway, Christian I, requesting him
to fit out an expedition and attempt
to find a sea passage to Asian re-
atty a Northwest passage. An OLD
document to that effect was found IN
| the Danish state archives. The expe-
/ dition was headed by the Norwegian
German privateer-captainD idrik Pin
| ing, and piloted by the Norwegian
| Pilot Jon Skolp. to whom credit IS
| given for having reached as Tar as
Labrador and found part of the &C
| tiial entrance to the Northwest pass
age.
| In an old Spanish geogra phical
| work on America, first published in
1852 by Francesca Lopez de Gomara
| a priest of Sevilla. it is mentioned thai
Labrador was reached for the hrs'
| time by Norwegian sailors, piloted by
John Sco1vus (Jon Skolp). This 1nfor-
| nation was first made public by the
| Norwegian professor of h1story( Gus
tav Storm, in 1886. But at that time
| this part of the history of the discov-
| cries was still in its infancy. and $50
| lated as it was then the informat lor
| naturally had to be used with grea
| caution. Later on new material wa:
found pointing in the same direction
| One of the sources was FAMOUS
globe, dating from 4 5S7, and made b.
the Dutch physician and mathematl
| clan, Comma F'risius, who points on
that North America was reached il
1476 by Johannes Scolvus.
Johannes Scolvus is name un
known in Norwegian history. DR.
Larsen connects it with the Norwe
gian surname Skolp. which means
man from the shores or fishing place
of northern Norway. His deed be
camel amous in his own times, bu
on account of various conditions no
traceab1e now. it was yelled in obscur
ity and forgotten. The account of hi
voyage undoubtedly has been of sig
, nificance to other expeditions. Nor
wegian as well English and Portu
: guese DIR. Fridtjof Nansen in one O
his scientific works has proved tina
even 100 years later English explorer
were familiar with the expedition c
Johannes Skolp. namely when prepa1
ing for Martin FrobiSher'S travel I
Greenland in SIS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
AMERICAS 1919
BABY CROP SET
ANOTHER RECORD

New York, Sept. 20 Americas
baby crop in 1919 was a new record,
says the American Child Hygiene AS
ISOLATION.
An annual preliminary report on
vital statistics by that organization,
covering data from 269 cities with an
aggregate population of 100000
shows the infant mota1ity rate declin-
ed to the encouraging figure of 81
deaths per 1000 babies.'' saving OF
nearly 1900 babies over the 1918
rate. and 1000 fewer deaths than in
1917.
In the cities covered by the report
$4,000 births were recorded, while in
the entire country it is estimated there
are 100000 newcomers annually
All of the cities included have popu-
lations of 10000 or more
Babies seemed to thrive well In
some of the larger cities where for
merly the death rate was very high
Among the "a cities of more thar
100000 population reported, ten were
below the average for the 269 and
the death rate for the group was IS
two points below the general average
Ten years ago." the report said
sit was the aim of many a department
of health to see this rate fall below
the 100 mark. In 1919, only four OF
the "a larger cities were above it,
one OF lheSe was fltlSpuTSn, liz
Smoky City" where the rate wa:
lis. Buffalo with 107, Kansas City
Mo-. with 100. and Jersey City, N. J.
with 102 were the others.
Houston, Tex, was the best baby
raising ground among the cities O.
more than 100000 and less than $50,
900 with a mark of 81. Berkeley
Cal, had O. baby motality rate of A
while Brookline. Mass, with a popu
lation of less than $4,000 led all thu
rest with the healthy percentage O
40.
New York city registered 80. st
Louis scored rs, Los Angeles and Sar
Francisco CT and IS, respectively
Minneapolis 81 and Seattle 81.
Ell Paso, Tex, had the worst show
ing with 245. Burlington. VT. wa
next with $50. Ell Paso, however, /
not in a birth registration area, &C
cording to the report.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
LOCAL DETECTIVE
TAKES GARLUCCI
FOR MANSLAUGHTER

Arrested last night by Detective
George Simon of the local detective
bureau on a warrant issued by the
Darien authorities charging him with
manslaughter, Dominic Carlueci a real
estate dealer of 654 State street will
be taken to Darien and arraigned be-
fore Justice of the%Peace John H.
Selleck of that place:
Carlucci was the owner and driver
of an automobile that run down and
seriously injured John J. Mccarthy
on the Darien Post Road on Septem-
Der Is. Mccarthy died four hours
later in the Stamford hospital The
warrant issued by Grand Juror Will
liam H. Wilmot of Darien alleges
criminal negligence on the part of
Carbucci caused McCarthy's death.
In a recent finding made by Coroner
John J. PheLan Carbucci was held
criminal1y responsible for the death
of the Ddrien man.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29
CAN'T RIDE ON
ROCKET TO MOON
(By international News seryice.)

Worcester, Sept 2e.-There isn't a
a chance of Captain Charles N.
Fitzgerald, of New York's police
force, to take a trip on the moon
going rocket of Professor Goddard
of Clark University.
Reason-the rocket weighs but six
pounds.
Professor Goddard stated that he
desires to see the result of his idea
by experimenting with "a small
rocket before considering the posi-
bility of a larger rocket which
might carry person.
Captain Fitzgerald declares that he
wants to be the first man to attempt
the trip to the moon and to say
''hello'' to the gentleman on that
planet. Captain Fitzgerald stimulates
however, that a few of his n1echan-
ica1 ideas be installed on the God
dard rocket. These ideas include a
co1lapsible nose on the rocket, which
would throw Captain Fitzgerald and
a parachute clear of the rocket il
case of accident.
Professor Goddard remarked: sci
there was less volunteering and more
support 1 could get along mucI
faster than I am doing at present.
He expects. to have his trial rookie
CONF leted within a month and will
then give it test on a large fiele
near Worcester. The test will b,
open to the public.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-09-29

SUGAR DEAL rs
BEFORE COURT

An echo from the crashing sugar
market is heard in the filing of a
suit in attachment in the sum of
900 by the Modern Grocery Co,
of South Norwalk, against Peter M.
Pious and the Park iCty Candy Man
ufacturing Co., of Bridgeport, in the
superior court of Fairfield county.
The Modern Grocery Company alleges
in their complaint that on June 20
they contracted to sell to Peter M:
Pious 4O3 bags of granulated sugar
and 40 barrels of No. 10 C sugar for
$13,522. They said Peter NJ. Pious
paid the sum of $500 on the contract
price and that on July 10 when they
were ready to make delivery of the
sugar, Pious refused accept it, and
still refuses to accept it. The whole
sale price of sugar has fallen very
materially since the contract was
made The pleading company also
asked for damages in the amount OF
$4,000.