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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
@ the markets. would all = long felt
WAnI,. and would make the producer
familiar with the markets, Nj. Holm

Of the markets, would all Z long felt
rant. and would make the producer
iamil!ar with the markets. M. Holm
The central collecting and trans.
hitting station would Dc located at
the Agricultural college, where All ~.
ports would be transmitted to the
various cities and towns and villages
Of the state later 70 be sent to the
tanners direct over telephone. The
work at first will DO launched through
the various cooperative establish
:lisnents and country agents. Later
It 10 proposed to have farmers in out
lying districts to have = community
receiving station. and this farmer,
acting AZ A~Rreceiver would in turn
advise hh neighbors OF the days
quotations.
The expenditure Of this plan, ac-
cording to the promoters would be
negligible compared with the value
Of the serv1os rendered the producers
of the state, at very little zoe could
put in operation q receiving set, and
designate . man to take the report
cifttate the work of handling the
messages, promoters added.
There are more than forty licensed
wireless stations In Minnesota and al
though those are for the most part
located III the larger towns of the
state. It ID proposed to greatly aug
ment these with additional stations IN
the various high sShool buildings. ele.
vators and cooperative establish
mAnts.
It is proposed to try the plan out
through the county agent, and after
given an impetus, to interest the
smaller communities, MI. Holrnbert
said.
Thu college also proposed to in.
stitute a short course in teaching ths
code, to make it possible for farmers
to acquire thef knowledge Of taking
their W messages as they come ovel
the air waves.
The movement will be financed b,
the agricultural. college and the agri
cultural DEPARTMENT, according t.
present plans.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
RADIO WI WEATHER
MARKET REPORT
TO AIDFARMERS
Speedtand Accuracy Of the
Service Will Help Out
lying Sections.

st. Paul, MIMI, Dec. 2O.-Faxmors
OF Minnesota will receive market,
quotations and weather reports daily
Va wire4ess, according to plans
at q conference Of william
Boss, chief, division agricultural engt-
neering, e. A. Stewart, professor OF
agricultural physics, Minnesota Col
lese Of Agriculture and N. r.. Holm
: berg, state commissioner OF agrieul-
ture. t% :
The. plan as proposed viii make it
possible for farmers living In outlying
districts and rural centers to obtain
the market and weather reports with
speed and accuracy, the promoters
said.
It is proposed to recsive the reports
at the agricultural college by tele-
phone and telegraph from the various
market centers of the United States
h to transmit them to the centets
Of Minnesota via. wireless. When the
report would be received in a locality
pr town, the same would be relayed
at given hours over farmers tele-
phone lines, which would enable the
producer to follow the markets Of the
world with the same accuracy and
speed as the broker In the smaller
towns and cities Of the state.
\ This plan has been in operation to
q certain degree in Kansas, and, ac-
cord'ng to Professor Stewart, has met
with success. The same plan has
been advocated by W. A. wheeler, in
charge o. the market information,
G., and will be operated under his al
rection, as to the giving Of market
news.
This method of advising the farnne,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
10 RAISE $4,000.

Ann Arbor, Mich. Dec. 2o.-what
is said to be the largest committee
formed with . single object as
Its goal and comprising, the entire
male student body OF the University
Of Michigan, will attempt to obtain.
$4,000 during the Christmas ivaca-
pool in the Michigan Union building
on the university campus.
All members Of the committee will
visit alumni Of the university in their
home cities during the vacation, and
return in January with funds they
have collected. About 100000 alumni
Of the university will be asked. to
contribute.
will be added to the list Of compet-
tive sports ut Michigan.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
NEW METHODS OF
FIGHTING PRICES

Chicago. Dec. 2o.-Reversal to war
methods in hghting high food prices
were adopted in Chicago today. when
Russell J.tPoole, secretary OF the fair
price committee Of the city council,
announced that ''fair prices" quota
tions for meats will be issued daily
Wholesale prices quoted by pack
ers at the stockyards will be made
the basis OF the flair price" schedule,
he said. To thi1 will be added over
head charges and a fair profit.
The. plan was adopted at the sug-
g~estion OF Everett G. Brown Of the
Chicago live stock exchange.
4 1.-The meat dealers profits are
greater than at any time during the
war" Mr.. Brown said. '"The meat
dealer could out meat prices 10 to 20
per cent and still mske q bigger
margin of. profit than before the war
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
Wisconsin Expect.
Strong Basketball
Team This Season

Madison, Wis, Dec. 2o.-Coach w.
p. Meanwell 10 the hope Of the UNI
versity OF Wisconsin for q strong
basketball team this year. His proved
ability to develop q powerful. quintet
from ordinafy material appears to be
the only reason Tor, any expectations
that the Badgers may have for s
standing among the conference lead
erg.1
There issa scarcity of2trained ma
,terial on the relatively inexperienced
squad. Captain Taylor at forward u
the only outstAnding man. Last year
was his first conference play. Ceaser,
guard on the regulars last year, Il
being developed to I'LL the other for
ward position. Knapp, last years
captain, will be available only until
February when he graduates. Me-
Intosh, Z former substitute, and Far.
rington, captain Of the 1915 freshman
team. { other forwards on the squad
who may hEure in the playing this
year. !.
Center Is Wisconsin's weakest point,
Bloecher, q new man, and Tanning,
former substitute, are the. only two
likely men for the position. Neither
has had extensive experience in con.
ference games.
Frogner, q substitute guard Of lar,
year. is showing up best this season
outside Of Ceaser, who is trying out
for forward. Sundt, Tebell and Egge.
brecht from the football team will be
candidates TOR a berth as guards.
Coach Meanwell says the univer.
' sitN will have q hard fighting team
but one that will hardly be able tt
develop into championship caliber. I,
is recalled, however, that Coach
Meanwell turned out four champions
shin teams during the ak wears from
1911 to 1915 when he was here be.
fore, with three OF them having {
1000 per cent record. At the Uni
versity Of Missouri since 1917 he ha.
turned out two championship quintets
in the Missouri Valley conference, on,
for each year he was there. Durinl
1918 he was in the army. ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
VICTORY MEDALS AWARDED.

Minneapolis, Dec. s2o.-victory med
ais to the number Of 16,307 have been
distributed to former service men by
state recruiting headquarters here. ac-
cording to Major r. E.. Firth, in
charge Of the local office. An average
Of 200. medals q day has been given
out the last month, Major Firth said.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
FIREBUG Ar. WORK.

Fayette City, Pa, Dec. 20.-The
firebug, operating in Fayette and
Westmoreland counties for two
months. early today fired a big barn
and two residences here. The loss
exceeded $50, 900. Total losses at
tributed to the. flrebug to date exceed
half a million dollars.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
SMITH TO
GIVE HERSELF UP

Ell Paso, Texas Dec. 20.-Mr. and
Mrs. j. l.. Smith. father and mother Of
Clara Smith. wanted in Ardmore.
Okla on a charge Of murder in con-
nection with the death Of Jake l..
Hamon, at their home today said they
had heard from their daughter and
that she had decided to give herself
UP and face charges.
The mother and father refused to
say where Clara Smith was, but said
her ATTORNEYS had arranged for her to
face trial. They denied that she had
been found in Shihuahua but said they
soon to be in Ell Paso.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-20
.5REIIEF wORKERS LEAVE.

Constantinople, Dec. 17:-(By the
Associated Press.)-The American
Near East Relief workers in Armenia
have evacuated under the personal
supervision Of Mustapha Kemal
Pasha, the Turkish Nationalist lead
er. and have arrived safely in Kars.
Transcacausia. according to advices
from kars today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
ALWAYS
best SELLER


4 fstio.- The bible Is not only the
- seller" in the United States
q rasland but has now become
=. - seller" In Japan, accord
8. 4 the Rev. DR.. Charles z.
~. Methodist Episcopal bishop,
= ,l.nila, P. l.. who. in an address
s. before the Worlds Sun
=, SCHOOL congress, declared that
...teutbs Of the people Of the
.ss,6 nov have bibles in their own
s.suase A century ago. he SAID
~ one-ffth Of the people were
provided and now each year
s..sly 100000 bibles are pub
s.a.d il 500 or more languages and
rishop Locke declared The
IA Il the greatest civilixing force
9 IN worlds history. 1t contains
. rsrfect standard Of faith, morals
"a character and presents the
~ correct solution OF the mys-
~ OF life. From Caedmon> to
FALLING" he said. English litera-
~ Is permeated by bible thought
"A bible diction." Among the
tsmous men and women who avow-
4 faith in the bible and admired
n worth and beauty he mentioned
Shakespeare, Bacon. Milton, Car
III. Macaulay, Coleridge, Tenny-
m. Bryon, Sir Walter Scott, Rus
Kin. Napoleon. Andrew jackson.
Grant. Lee, General Cronje, De
Tocqueville, Goethe, Wilberforce.
Hnso. Sir Isaac Newton John
Adams, Heine and Queen Victoria.
Always "RIght Side Up"
The enemies OF the bible, the
bIshop said. had done their worst
10 destroy 1t and when they mag
Ijned they had overturned it they
found the bible was cube and is
always right side up" He told Of
the case Of a japanese scholar of
reat mental vigor who had been
reared as a confucianist and who
commented thus upon a translation
q the bible which had been given
him by an American missionary:
Il read page after page until l
came to the 18th chapter Of St.
paurs First Epistle to the CORN
thians, beginning: If speak with
the tongues Of men and Of angels
! but have not love l am become as
pounding brass or q thinking
eymbal.' I read the whole chapter,
! was fascinated. l had never seen
or heard or dreamed of a morality
like that. felt that 1t was above
The reach Of the human race. that
Il must have come from heaven
that the man who wrote that chap.
ter must have received light from
God-from God, about whose exist
eacs ! had been specializing. And
then read the gospel of St. John
and the words of Christ filled me
With wonder. They were not to bt
fssisted. l could not refuse Hin
ny faith" =.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
Pure. Rich Blood Will Keep
Your Body Vigorous q Healthy


When impurities creep into your
blood the first symptoms are usu-
ally = loss Of appetite, followed by
. gradual lessening Of energy, the
system becomes weaker day by
day, until yon feel yourself on the
verge of . breakdown.
This whole condition Ii warn
ing that nature needs assistance in
giving the system a general house
cleaning.
Nearly Everybody needs a few
bottles Of 8. 8. s.. the great vege-
table blood remedy, to cleanse out
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29


all impurities about twice year
It IL an excellent idea to take this
precaution to keep the system In
vigorous condition so az to more
easily resist disease to which every
one 10 subject. s. 8. S. is without
an equal as a-Eeneral tonic and
system builder. 1t improves the
appetite and gives new strength
and vitality to both old and young.
Full information and valuable lit
ature can be had by writing to
Swift Specific Co. 500 Swift Lab
orat0ry, Atlanta, Ga.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE.
Warrant No. 622.

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the board Of
local improvements Of the city of
Rock Island, ILL.,. has filed in the
county court Of Rock Island coun-
W certificate Of the cost Of i'm
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29

prcxsment eatiflsa u said cosrt,
IN ~ ret;tion q ne city Or Rock
lsia1d ILL.,, - assess the cnse q
yev1nx t0gtieth stroet iron Four-
teeuth 70 Eighteenfh ayonue viii
esphaattc concrete" and said cer-
tincAte also shows the court coats.
the amount Of accrued interest. and
me total amount of said assess-
menf. and said certificate also
states. that the said Improvement
conforms Substantially to the re-
quiremefts Of the original oYdin-
ance for the construction of the
same. - required BY law, and that
nnal hearing on said certificate
Will Be had on the 9Th day Of NO.
vember, A. D. 1920. af the hour of
= O'Clock & m. or - soon there
after as the business Of the. court
Will permit. All persons desiring
may file objections in said court
before said day and may appear on
the hearing and make their de-
Tense.
Dated this 23rd day of October,
A.! D. 1920.
n. N. SCHRIvER,
FRANK WICH,
WILLIAM FITZSINdMONS,
NJ T. RUDGREN,
JOHN A. MURRIN,
Board Of Local Improvements OF
the City Of Rock Island, Ill.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

cent table with a cloud OF nice white
steam following on behind.
He wasn't badly burned, as dis
covered subsequently. 1 didn't have
time TO find out then. I was too
busy trying with a table cover to
plug the hole out Of which extreme
~ hot water was gushing freely.
intended TO call the janitor when
that lob was finished. But that was
unnecessary. The people in the
apartment below called him 70 in
quire why the plastering was all
coming off the ceiling. If they
hadn't called him the fire depart
ment would have done 80. They
dropped in shortly afterward TO ask
why smoke was pouring from our
windows
We shall pay for the repairs
probably. Our guest disclaims re-
sponsibility. He says he stopped the
raditor from clanking, and that is
all we could expect him 10 do. He
had done IL too. That raditor never
clanked again, for when II landed in
the DINING room It was so badly
bent that the janitor took IL away.
Copyright, 1920. by the Bell Syn
dicate, Inc.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

Hesse. the ex-E mpress's brother, as
regent. A further condition OF the
scheme was the assurance that the
son should marry a German prin
cess.
Nicholas, in the Act OF Abdica-
ton signed by Pskov. had abdicated
the throne not only for himself but
for his son as well. Ii was proposed
that Nicholas be brought gack to
Russia. where he would recant his
abdication as having been obtained
under pressure and then again SOL
EMMY abdicate, but this time in ia
vor OF his son.
The Cars reply TO this proposal
according to the officer quoted by
Pollock. was:
II Will not he a traitor 10 my peo-
pie"
So the coup. whereby Germany
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

with the connivance. If not the in
srgaIon, OF the German govern
ment.
Such Is the sensational assertion
of John Pollock, son OF one OF Brit
AIMS most eminent jurists. and for
merly correspondent in the Baltic
for the Daily Txpress and Interna-
tfOnal News Service.
Pollock made his charges in a
closely reasoned article in the Fort
nightly Review, one of England s
most conservative periodicals. The
assertion is based on the statement
OF an officer companion OF the Gar
with whom Pollock talked.
Germany. declared Pollock. was
engineering q scheme for the abdi-
cation OF Nicholas. the raising Of
his son 10 the throne. and the ap-
pointment OF the Grand Duke Of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

According 70 an enterprising Am
erican scientist a mans character
can now be told from the way ne
smokes cigars. The man who
smokes is easily recogn led His
lips will show II. without his speak
ing. he who fixes his cigar deeply
in his mouth is Of a nature resOiute.
skeptical and abrupt. one who bites
off the end II hts cigar - careless.
thOughtleSs 70 listlcss When the
cutter is used 10 nip of the end. the
smoker may be considered a man of
caution. The user Of the amber
holder IS delicate person. The
man who smokes his cigar 20 the
end Is p faithful friend. a constant
husband and Of a persevering ma
ture. n one Is in the habit OF
throwing away the cigar when only
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

VT bHoO Lyon Homer, MlCh.
wish that you could hear him tell
OF his many experiences with Ointments.
salyes, dlatoTs etc. before he tried my
method Here Is a letter just received
from him
dr. F r Page. Marshall, Mich.
Dear Sir: ] want you to know what
your treatment has done for me. ] had
suffered with piles Cor many years and
used suppOSitOrias and eli kinds "
treatments, but never got relief until
tried yours. Am now completely cured
Although I am IS years old. and the old
est active blacksmith in Michigan. I feel
years younger since the piles have left
me. I vii surely recommend 70 TO ali I
know who suffer this way You can use
my letter any way you Wish and I hope
10 VIII lead others 10 try this wonderful
remedy.
Yours truly.
J. l. LYON
There are thousands 81 afflicted people
suffering with piles who have never YET
tried the one sensible way OF treating
them
Don't he cut Don't waste money on
foolish salves, ointments. dilat0rs, etc.
but send today for Free Trial Of nv in
ternal method for the healing Of Piles
No matter whether your case r. OF
long standing or recent Development
whether Il is occasional or permanent
YOU should send for this free trial treat
meut
No matter where YOU iive-no mater
what your age or occupation-f you are
troubled with niles. my method will re-
Heve you promptly.
too important for you 70 neglect a single
day Write now. Send no money sim
ply mail the coupon-but do this now
TODAY.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

hoped 10 Use the resources OF Russia
10 feed her starving population and
buttress her weakening western
front, was blocked. And Nicholas
and all his relatives who might have
had any knowledge of the proposal
met their deaths at the hands OF
Ma gyar assassins.
The story is of course, as COM
pletely uneor firmable as are many
other reports that come out OF
Russia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

A fur seal as four clippers Bach
year from $4,000 20 $4,000 seals ar.
killed on The Pribvlon islands
Bering sea. and their skins are So.
for the henefS OF the United StaI
government Reckoning four sin
pers ~ eight pounds. the arru
production OF fippers IS 100 o. 14.
tons Hitherto they have been re
garded a. waste product. but fns
fisheries bureau finds that thev VIII
yield 81 percent OF their weight l-
very excellent glue. IL hopes 20 End
a market for seal hippers with the
glue manufacturers.-Kansas city
Star
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19
SAYS NICHOLAS
WAS MURDERED BY
ORDERS OF GERMANY
Sensational Charges Made by
British Writer After Russ
ian Revelations.

LONDON, Dec. Is.-Czar Nicholas
II. was murdered by the Germans
for motives OF German policy and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

II IS going 10 be hard 10 convincs
the country that there should bC
any more members of congress
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19
ST. ELISABETH COFFIN
ROBBED OF JEWELS

MARBURG. Jugo-Slavia. Dec. 15.
The wonderful coffin Of St. Eliz-
abeth I'm the church of that name,
has been robbed of many Of its fin
est jewels. Twelve very large pearls
and 1913 precious stones of great
value were pried from the eucrusta-
ton. Many valuable robes also were
stolen.
In life, st. Elizabeth was the
Countess Won Thuringen Won Wart-
burg and was known for her chart
ties. Against the will of her hus-
band. il was her custom 70 slip from
-Ec castle Wartburg and carry food
10 the poor of the town. The le-
gcnd goes that on one occasion he
caught her bearing a great basket
and demanded 20 see it's contents.
The frightened lady lifted the cover
but instead of the bread and meat
and wine she had placed there Il
was filled with beautiful roses.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

half smoked. he Is iu DANGER az boz
ing considered sickle. biase and q
trifler-Detroit News
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

The principal occupation OF n lot
of persons seems to be not to de-
velop strength, but TO conceal weak
ness
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

Atlantic liners now have a COM
plete conservatory Of growing flow
ers on board and man ready TO
supply passengers with various
fresh cut flowers each day.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19

His Piles

Now SIS Years Old But Works At
Trade of Blacksmith and Feels
Younger Since Piles
Are Gone.
The oldest active blacksmith in Mich.
igan Is still pounding his anvil in the
town OF HOmer-thsnks 10 my internal
method for treating piles
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01

department is maintained in one
large tent, where all the food is
safely stored. The mess groups
are as follows
Mess John Hoyt, Jr., lead
er; Paul Koehler, Archer Hoyt,
Carl Dyrud, Frank Walker, Gle
land Banks.
Mess 2-Webster Wertz, lead
er; Samuel Prescott, Joe Rine-
hart, Clifford Van Landingham,
Harold Porter, Gordon Walters.
Mess 3-Frederick Koehler,
leader; Frederick Johnson, George
Trott, Henry Hughes, Albert
Eske, Lyman Landreth, Jim
Smith.
Mess 4-Dale Leslie, leader;
Elbert Cotter, Raymond Cotter,
George r. Barron. Horace Dunn,
Howard Spalding, Lawrence Wag-
ner.
Mess 5-Wm. +. Briggs, leader;
Raymond Carson, Cleon Caldwell,
Clark Butterfield, Harry Woods,
Morland Smith, John Storm.
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01
BOY SCOUT CAMP
Am AUE ~

High spirits prevail among the
boys of Troops l and 2, Boy Scouts
of Ashland, in the second week
of their encampment at Lake of
the Woods. The boys are at pres
ent accompanied by Scoutmasters
]. o. Rigg and II. E. Badger, un-
der whose leadership and guild
ance every resemblance to mill
tary encampment is maintained.
The bugler is much in evidence,
and the periods Of the day are
heralded by him in the regular
military fashion, 6 a. m, reveille;
z a. m, mess; $3.50, devotions;
S:45, colors; 9:30-11, tests for
advancement from tenderfoOt to
second class or first class scouts;
1900, mess, afternoon sports; 6
D. M, mess; s p m, campfire;
$3.50 p. m, taps; 10 p. M, lights
out.
The meals are cooked by the
boys, who are grouped in five
companies, each company receiv-
ing its rations for the day from
the commissary department. This
Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1920-09-01
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. I. B. Matney have
announced the engagement of
their daughter, Mary Berniece
Hackney, to Robert Wilson, of
this city. Both young people are
we'll known here and the engage
ment comes as a surprise to a
host of friends Of both. Miss
Hackney came to Medford about
two years ago and has been EN-
ployed in the engineering depart
ment of the California Oregon
Power company and is popular
member of the younger set. Mr.
Wilson is a graduate of the Med
ford high school and college
man, and served in France as 3
lieutenant with the 7th company.
He is an active member Of the To-
cal post of the American Legion
and is employed by the state high
way engineering department. A
definite date for the wedding was
not given, but il is understood
that it will take place early in the
spring.-Medford Sun.