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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-10
President And Cox Are
Made Honorary Members

New York. Nov. 9.-The National
Democratic Club at a meeting today
of the board of governors. elected
President Wilson and Governor Cox
honorary life members for c%onspicu-
GUS services rendered to the world"
This election is the first of its kind
since that Of Grover Cleveland. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-10
RANkER DIES FROM WOUNDS

Decatur, ILL.,, Nov. 10.-H. r. Wood
cock. banker of Macon, ILL.,, who was
found with six bullet wounds in his
breast this morning. died this after
moor ii Macon. Mr.. Woodcock, a
private banker, made an agreement
Tuesday evening for the consolidation
of his bank with the Farmers bank
of Macon and the legal details were to
have been decided today. No diff
culties in the bank consolidation are
known.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-10
NO AGREEMENT \
MADE IN U. S.
ON ALLIANCE
:United States Studying The
Agreement For Influence
In Turkey
(By The Associated press.)

o.
Washington, Nov. State depart
ment officers arc giving careful study
to the tripartitc agreement concluded
between Great Britain. Franco and
Italy for the creation of spheres of in,
tlusncc in Turkey. 1t was stated to-
day that any objections that the
American government might haveS to-
the agreement has not vet reached the
formative stage.
Because of the unsettled future Of
American foreign policies due to the
approaching change of administers
ton. officials indicated thai it. was
@eubtful whether. even should the
provisions OF tho agreement be found
objectionable TO the policy of this adj
m~ln:stration the United States would
find it capedient to forward a protest
to the signatory nations. n
Question Arises On Treaty.
1.-The question about which the State,
department has been most concerned,;
officials said, was whether the pro-
visions of the treaty violated in any
way the principle of equal
cial and economics opportunities to all
nations in Turkey. enunciatcd by the
american government in it's note on
the Turkish settlement communicated
10 Allied governments last March.
In answering the objections to the
Turkish settlement raised in the
American note the Allies said the
aloofness exhibited by the United
States in European problems made
it necessary for them to reach
SUCH. equitable arangementsS&as thsy.
might be able to. agree upon rife
United States never formally de-
ciared war on Turkey and CON
5equently was not {. party to the
turkish settlement, but it was asked
by the Allies for an expression of
opinion as to the treaty presented to
Turkey.
-- 49,"
1t is said that crocodiles moan and
sigh like a person in distress to at
| tract nn0nlo To fhn -,eA
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-10
Ex:NAyY OFFICER DEAD.

Annapolis. Md, Nov. 10.-Rear Ad-
miral Thomas. B. Howard. 66 years
old, United States navy (retired) died
suddenly today. He was found un-
conscious in the bath tub and died
within a few minutes Of heart failure:
Admiral Howard was a native of
Illinois and vas graduated from the
naval academy in the class Of 1872.
He served on active duty continuously
until l91e. when he q transferred
toythe retired list by operation Of the
age limit.
Surviving him are his widow, three
sons Commander Douglas 4. Howard
and Lieut., Commander B. n. Howard
Of the navy; Claude Howard Of New
York and = daughter, Mrs James p.
Morton o Annapoiis.
sebastopol. Crimea. Nov. s.-Gen-
erar Wrangel's withdrawal OF the
North Crimea defense line has beer
successful. The casualties among this
lAperscnneas lot his army were not great
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-10

Samuel p. Batero of Philadelphia and Mrs. Louise Piton* Wolf of ventnor.
ss Samuel P Batter of Philadelphia apparently tsnts worrying a bit about
sdropping the wedding ring Is HI sits with his@fanseessMrs louise Pitou
Wolf of ventnor. n. j. ready to go up in {" ahlnsSKeass for their marriage.
which IA performed while tn fyng % waagTdinsS to the groun from
the faa heK neigh Of 5000 feet The flight was made on the beach at Atlantic
bride is the daughter of Augustus Pitou, theatrical manager Her two
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-11-10

1t is said that crocodiles moan and
sign Ike a person in distress to at
tract people 10 the spot.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Brief Sketches Of Authors

To fhe Editor o. the ErcrinO Public Ledger:
Sir-WtI you he kind enough 10 give
soma Of the details Of TIE lives Of the fol-
lowing, also the lt,eg o. some Cf their
poems. Is there any particular literary
effort that any of thesr are roted for?
The people in question arc Samuel Mnturn
Peck, H-Ien Hunt Jackson, McLandenbUrgh
Wilson and Margaret + Srugster.
DAILY "FOEUM" READER.
Philadelphia. October % 1920
Samuel M!nturn Peck is an American
poet born In Tuscaloosa Alabama. He was
ducated al the University OF Alabama and
IN New York Among his books are cap
.,rG Bells % Rings and Love Knots. -
rhymes and Roses" etc
H.len Hunt jackson was an American
poet and novelist. better known by her
pen name. II H She was horn at Am.
hers,. Mass. and died IN San Francisco
N August -. 1855. She began writing
for periodicals during her residence at
Newport. X. J. Among her books are
'Het'ys Strange History" "A Century OF
Dishonor.' "Tam9na' and "Sonnets and
Lyrics"
HcLondcnburEh Wilson W. are unable
10 fnl a sketch Of MCLandcnburgh Wilson.
"A writer Of prose and verse which s being
extensively published in newspap pcrs
Margaret L. Sangster. an American author
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
E,unrs Straiaht Ticket

20 the Editor Of thc Evening Puoho h.'0,,
sir-I fully agree with the aruc'e oy
veteran. advocates Sraisnt liGhN
the duty Of a citizen. The ballot ls the "loss .
important and serious ins,nuy'V" u.r5'a,,c " 70 be
endowed with by those patriots VINO sttuEs'eu
20 rain equal liberty what they had 70
suffer 10 tod in history , ,
PresIdent Lincoln, in his Gettysburg su
dress said: -Four score and seven years
80 our fathers brought forth on this con-
timer, a new nation conceived in liberty ana
drdica ted TO the proposition that all men are
created equal. II y Tor US the wins, WINS
rather 10 be here dedicated 20 the unhn'sheo u
work which they who fought here nave mus
FAR so nobly advanced. II Is rather Tor US
10 be here dedicated to the great task oelore
us-that from these honored dead we TAKE
Increased devotion to that cause ior "n'c"
they gave the last full measure OF Devotion
that we here hish'y resolve that these oead
shall not have died IN vair': that this nation
under God shall have new birth or tree-
dom. that government Of the people. by
the people for the people snail not perish
from the earth
Every person 10 become aualIhed citizen
should be required &c have in writing the
Declaration Of Independrr-'" and the Con-
sti'utions rights OF freedom
Naturalizsd citizens are required 10 answer
questions Of little Importance. but native
horn citizen does not need to know arSthing.
Most voters are ignorant. They mark their
ballot as they are told TO Many are Ike
religious persons. they fol!ow what their
father IL: :he wav they ere raised to De-
II II for tn. Tr.nctpl"s OF equal pontica
freedom and just tights 10. all the people
thst all true citizens must vote as patriots
fouTht II sincere and honest. be very Sc
rious ar to how YOU do exercise the priv!'
le4e Of voting I,s the principles OF the
Republican Democrat. Socialist prohibition
tndus,rialist Labor or the Single Tax party
that you should choose.
AMERICAN BORN.
Philadelphia, October ~. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
An Answer to "peeeived Youth"

To the Editor OF the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--1 should like TO try and comfort
Deceived Youth. who thinks that there
are extremely few good. modest and pure
women in the world at the present day. He
is overimpressed by appearances. and ap-
parently forms his Impressions from our
modern, self-assertivc. independent women
who make a practice of courting attention.
The great majority Of women. | honestly
believe, are womanly women. Were they
not, would despair OF the future Of the
race.
Deceived Youth laments tina: in these
modern days cvon our good women dress
!mmodestly, dance immodesty. and Initiate
many Of mems vices and the like.
IT'S true: It's pity.
And pity it's '.is true
II women but realized how repelent TO
men such exhibitions are, they would stop
1t at once. We would never trust such q
woman as n wlfe-npvcr. When women
once begin to understand and appreciate this
they will again become womanly women.
believe that .he silly season has reached
Its climax with womankind. and common
sense will again regain its dominion. we
have been afflicted with n general upset''ns
of all that was decent. sane and proper IL
has been the halcyon age OF tads ana az
kinds Of lunacies. and no: the least nave
been the so-called emancipation OF woman
feminsm and suffraEism.
Take courage. 20 sceived Youth, Tor that
which you are lamentins Is but ephemeral
and transitory and indicative OF better
time coming. You will yet live to see and
enjoy che time when you will be the happy
contented husband OF good womanlS
woman. But don't look for a paragon or an
angel. II you are so looking. give UP the
earch at onse There Is no such thing th's
side OF heavcn nor ever will be- You
wouldn't be contented you had her. fo'
you yourself would not be capable OF en-,
jOying her society and companionship. II
is only the perfsc: that can enjoy pertee
tion. JAMES T. LINN
Philadelphia, October IS. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Defends the p. r. r.

TO the Editor Of the EusniHg PnGHc L,dqcr.
sIr-Thc writer read In your columns to-
day an article IN refrronC" tn the new seven
cent fare which the =. n r is 10 put into
effect on November /, which article was
signed Justice "
Does Justice fsr that hts stand In ref
,srenre 60 the p. II r entities him 10 the
nom De plume he usoE, or was It merely used
unthinkinglye one who takes the stand he
does can hardly be entitled to such a name
I venture to say tha: Justice has had
Increased remuneration TO help meet the
continually rising costs and yet he will
willingly throw the best-managed trolley line
N the country into bankruptcy rather than
give I. a small Increase In order that II may
nor only still further improve thr service.
but enable Il 10 pay It's employees the recent
wRRe edvanes
The writer IL neither an employs nor
ssnckhslder bu. he does feel that In all fair
ness 10 stery one the y. n. T. should not
only b. granted sunicient Increase TO make
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
About Colonel McCrae

To the Editor Of the EVENING Public Ledger!
Sufficiently you published Colonel Nc
crae's beautiful poem TN Flanders Fields"
but you merely said he was n Canadian Of
ficer in the world war and gave his name.
Can you not give me facts about him,
c, l.. +.
Philadelphia, October 81, 1920
John McCrac. at the time the poem was
written. was captain in tho Canadian
army in Flanders. He was promoted q
lieutenant colonel. and died In France Of
pneumonia. He was a member OF :he
Canadian army medical corps, in charge Of
Medical Division No 3 OF the Canadian
general hospital. He was forty-hve years
OF age at the time OF his death and grad
uated at the Toronto University in 1893
lie was. for considerable time, a lee
turor in medicine at McGill University. an
assistant physician to the Royal Victoria
Hospital. Montreal. and co-author with J. @.
Adami, OF the well-known textbook OF
pathology. We had become one Of :he
leading medical men OF Canada. and at the
outbreak OF the war volunteered his serv-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Letters to the Editor
Inconsistent BUYERS and Sellers

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--I am frequently amazed at .he very
selnsh way In which many people look
at present conditions. There seems to be
n great amount OF Inconsistency among
all sorts of minds. OF late l have had
occasion to go use-huntins wi.h various
friends. and have had this strikingly
brought 20 my attention. One OF them was
n mechanic, We visited a number Of new
operations. and he loud I'm his denun-
citation Of .he builders at the exorbitant
prices that they were asking. As We walked
away from one Of these newly built houses
he said TO me; Isn't IL an outrage TO
charge $4,000 for a small two-story house7''
II did seem like a very high price. con-
sidering that 1. could have been purchased
half a dozen years ago for about one-half.
hut then pointed out TO the man that the
lumber that had gone into che making OF
the house had cost more than double what
u did six years ago. The land has greatly
increased IN value. The taxes have vtr-
tually doubled. The carpenter, Instead Of
working for. We will say, - a day, now
demands So and considerable more for
overtime and much Of the work has been
doae in his way. The paperhanger gets
more than double so does the brickayer.
the plasterer and the plumber.
The rublic taste today differs consider
ably from six years ago for these TWO
story houses must have inclosed porches.
with radiators and this Is a big additional
cost They must alSn have garages. whether
the person purchasing them has an auto
mobile or not, but, naturally, every man
who buys nowadays IL looking forward TO
the time when he can afford an au,omooIe'
and ts preparing himself accordingly
Ts there any wonder that the builders are
asking large prices? ! DOUBT whether thsE
are getting anything like the large pront
they ala six years ago: nor are :hey making
, corresponGine lot OF money in comparison
with the workmen they have employed III 'ne
erection OF these buiidinEs' ~ a..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Questions AnSWered
The Prohibition Amendment

To the Editor Of tho Eucmin0 Public Ledger:
Slr--wn you please answer the following
in your Peoples Forum The date the
eighteenth amendment was passed by Con-
Eress also the number OF Republicans and
Democratic members OF said Congress that
pa ssed the amendment.
J. p. o'MALLEY.
Philadelphia. October 81. 1920.
This amendment which had received the
legislative ratification OF the required two
thirds OF the states By January l6. 1919
was proclaimed by the state Department
on January 20 as going into full force and
effect on January 16 1920
The amendment was originally introduced
into the Senate on April -. 1917. and with
some alterations passed the Senate August
/. 1917. by a vote OF 81 to even mem
bers not voting. The .. 'It!on was
amended In the House. and = vas passed
December II. by 80 to is votes. twenty
three members not voting The first stat"
Legislature 10 rsufy was Mississippi on
January g. 1918.
The Senate vote on August I. 1917, con-
sisted Of th!rty-siI Democrats and twenty
nine Republicans supporting the measure.
and twelve Democrats and three Republicans
opposing II.
In the House vote OF December II. 14l
Democrats. 1877 Republicans and four Inde.
pcndents supported prohibition. and sixty.
four Democrats, slXty-two Republicans and
TWO independents opposed Il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Ia Opposed 10 Leaoue

To the Editor Of the Eu"nm0 PTh'ic L"d0er;
S!r-From ell parts ot the old world we
hear daily reports OF food and coal famine.
Of abJect poverty and starvation.
The apparent caus" OF thiS d.roful cond-
tion Of affairs IS the great world war.
started BY the kaiser IN his competition
with England In EorhNnE u9 other parts
Of the globe 70 establish their imperial
governments
But the true cause " present Old world
evil condition - the direct result OF thou
sands Of years u monarchy, royalty, arts
tocracy and autOcrac".
In this greatest Of all nations we have
lust passed through seven and a halt years
ot eEotls;!csl autocracy, which Is the enter
ing wedge Of monarchy. Do tn" people OF
this grra, country want European cordI'
lions here? II so vote for Cgx and Wilson.
Cox Is cack,ing America last" II We do
mt SO into woodv's League of Nations. a
nice camoufaze after the United states for
100 years has been the first u aid sufferer
from famine food typho0n. etc. In al
parts Of the world.
He that would be free
Himself must strike th" blow.
II you would h: fre" Of European dipio
matte quarrels vote tor IIard'Tx.
john II MuLLIGAN.
Phnade.pEia, October a, 1890.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Le,ters N the Editor should be

Letters to the Editor should be as
brief and to the point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
UNCONVENTIONAL or sectarian discus
sion.
No attention will be paid to anony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence OF good
faith, although names will not De
printed IL request Is made that they
be omitted.
The publication of a letter Is not to
be taken as an Endorsement or its
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
age. nor will manuscript be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30

up It's growing deficit, but enable It to pay
a dividend to che stockholders whose money
is invested.
1 come in contact daily with men who
travel in other cities, and I have yet to
find one who does not state that Philadel-
phia has the best service of any Of the large
cities.
Trusting that you will give this space in
your columns, I am FAIR PLAY
Norristown, Pa, October g5. 1920.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
orlain Of "Myself-und Gott"

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
SIr-who is supposed to have written the
poem rldiculing the kaiser. which was re-
cited by an American naval captain at
banquet in New York and which created
so much of a sensa:ion7 When was the
banquet held? W. L. MCLEAN.
Philadelphia. October 81. 1920.
This poem is said TO have been writ
ten BY a British naval officer. 1t re-
cited by Captain Coghlan. one of Deweys
flag officers at :he battle of Manila. at a
dinner given by the Union League Club.
New York city, on Friday. April 81. 1890.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
Poems and Songs Desired
Wants "Wanderlno Boy"

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-1 am anxious to secure a poem called
The Wandering Boy" which was written
by n convict on the walls of an Ohio peni-
tcntlary and was recited more than fifty
years ago. The following are some OF the
lines:
20. how shall that fond mothers heart
bleed.
o! have wandered far, mother.
Far from my happy home;
l have loft the lands that gave me birth,
In foreign climes to roam"
]. l.. DAVIES.
Philadelphia. October 90. 1920.
Also Wants to Know Author
To the Editor Of the EvenW0 Public Lcdocr:
Slr-one OF your correspondents, w. e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
A Mother Sonq

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sIr-A dear old lady OF eighty-three de-
HENRY T HAINES.
p,usd.,rh,a oc,ober %. 1920
...
MorhhN1
What Is home without mo,neri
What are all the JOYS we - -,nso.,
Where her loving smle no .ons ,,. ,o.,,
And time rolls slowly on: ,
And, Oh how few are chiiohooo pieasures
when her gentle. gentle care IL gomez
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30
THE PEOPLES FORUM

and editor. was born at New Rochelle. N.
Y. She died in 1912 Chief among her
books are Hours with Girls" ''I.ttls
knights and Ladies'" The Little Kingdom
OF Home,' Little Book OF Homospun
Verse" and MY Garden Of Hearts,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30

Tho Peoples Forum will appear daily
In the Evening Public Ledger, and also
IN the Sunday Public Ledger. Letters
discussing timely topics will be printed.
as well as requested poems. and questions
Of general interest will be answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30

"E. L. r" asks for @ poem containing
the line There is a wheel In the mill they
call self-denial," and n song entitled Give
Me the Wings of Faith
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30

"w. L. D. asks for the old poem
Beauty Bess." which was used as a read
ing by Marie Dressier about twenty-five
years ago. Can a reader send II in?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-30

Miss 4. H." asks for the words OF a
song entitled Yours Is Not the Only Achins
Heart"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-03-04
MORGAN NEWS ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards and family
OF five children arrived Thursday
night fom Vancouver, Wash, but as
we have no hotel here, they went on
to lone and came back here Friday
morning. They have purchased the
H. NJ. swank place in Morgan.
The children Of the Morgan school
have Joined the Audubon Bird Club.
There are twenty members. They
have received pictures and pamphlets
with which to carry on their work.
w. F. Palmateer started his Holt
caterpillar on Friday morning. He is
pulling nine plows. Ollie Forbes Of
lone is running the tractor.
Mrs. ]. w. Hardesty of Willow
Creek Poultry Farm" has set seven
chicken incubators the last week.
R E. Harbeson is in Morgan on a
short business trip.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1920-03-04
Local Nevis

Lawrence Redding, Eight Mile far
mer, was IN the city attending to bus
mess on Monday
Mr.. Haily, the Standard Oil agent
at lone was in Heppner on business
Tuesday.
John II. Wilt, lone business man.
motored up from the Egg City Tues
day afternoon.
Oscar Keithley of Eight Mile was
here on Saturday to attend a meeting
of the Morrow County Fair Board.
Ike Howard and Eddie Reitmann
of lone were in the city last Saturday
TO attend meeting of the Morrow
County Fair Board.
BORN-in this city on Friday.
Feb. 26, to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert En-
ry, daughter, weighing three and
three quarters pounds.
FOUND-Policy for $1,000 issued
by Knights Of the Maccabees to Chas.
Richards. Owner may have same by
calling at Gazette-Times.
Matt T. Hughes took his 400 head
of cattle to Rood Canyon the last OF
the week, where he has rented pas
ture land from Joe Woods.
Eddie Reitmann, prominent lone
farmer and a director of the John
Day Irrigation District, was Hepp-
ner business visitor on Tuesday.
W. Claude Cox, manager of the
Morrow County Creamery company
has been released from quarantine
after being confined to his home fol-
several weeks with the small pox.
w. b. Finley, accompanied by his
son Ralph, was in the city last Satur-
day to attend meeting of the execu.
tive committee Of the Morrow County
Farm Bureau. The Finleys have ex.
tensiye holdings in North Sand Hol
low.
Stephen ii. Doak, lone farmer, was
here the last OF the week to receive
a Fordson tractor, which he purchas
ed from Chas. H. Latourell, the loca
dealer. A number Of farmers in the
lone and Lexington sections are buy
ing these machines, w. F. Barnett
haing also placed his order
Fred Mankin, lone wheat farmer
spent a few days in Heppner thil
week getting ready to take out a new
Fordson tractor, which he has pur
chased from Chas. II. Latourell. Mr.
Mankin says he has seen the Fordsor
| demonstrated on ranch adjoining
his place and he is thoroughly salts
fed the tractor will do the work.
Word has been received in Hepp
ner that W. w. Cryder, for the pas
sevral years supervisor of the Umatilli
National Farest, has been transferred
to the Malheur National Forest will
headquarters in John Day Th'
transfer is considered as a promotion
as the Malheur National Forest i
considerably larger than the Umatilli
forest and will give Mr.. Cryder
wider scope Of activity He has mad
many friends in Morrow and Una
tilla counties since his residence her
and they will regret his moving away