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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-10
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sANTA's GIFTS.

"Bow. WOW. bow-wow," said Santa's
dog. Boy of the North.
"Well. old Boy Of the North" said
Santa, do you think we've got almost
enough toys ready in the toy shop?"
"Bow-wow, bow, wow" said Boy of
the North and wagged his tail which
meant he thought the toys were very
fine and that there were plenty of
them.
Il must tell you what happened last
Christmas" said Santa. II forgot to
tell you about it at the time, but now
that my hands and my mind and my
shop - everything - is all crammed,
jamWed filed with presents, 1t makes
me think of this"
''Tell me about It," said Boy of the
North
Santa was sitting in his workshop.
He was making lovely doll with curly
hair and blue eyes, and Boy of the
North was sitting close to his chair
with his head against Santa's knee.
II was at a house where there were
three little girls. and oh. Boy of the
North, they were such nice little girls
"They were really lovely. and so
good! or course they were asleep but
no matter. Boy of the North. you
needn't laugh. they were good children
can tell you. Even IL mothers and
dnddies may say they are bad at times
I would only shake my head and say,
Well, what child isn't bad sometimesT
1t wouldn't upset old Santa for he
knows they're doing their best and try
ing their best.
But, as said. these children were
such nice little girls.
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little white beds and each had her
hair in two beautiful braids.
II filed their stockings and / said
to myself, You are nice collection
of youngsters for any mother and any
father to be proud of! Dear me! But
I'm proud to be old Santa Claus and to
have the honor OF filling your Christ
mas stockings
''Then / went downstairs where
there was tree and l started affirm
ming Of the tree. They had left some
things for me to use. Some people are
kind that way about leaving many of
the nice decorations which can be used
every Christmas. 1t saves me room
in my pack and like to see the same
old decorations coming out lear after
year.
But saw something else there, 100.
I saw present, gift for me.
II looked down 1T 1t and saw that
said, TO Santa Claus, with love from
Helen And sais that It had an
other little note inside which said,
Dear Santa, / maize this myself, so
please forgive Mistakes
1T was a pincushiOn; 10y Of the
North, and have It In my room now.
You may have noticed 1t, did your"
Boy of the North wa9ged his tail.
well, was pleased ard wrote
uelen q note thanking her. but really.
10y OF the North. mean this quite
truly, ] don't care about getting pres
snts. like to feel Tn one person
Who gives gifts but who doesn't re-
.seive gifts, for l hive all my thanks
10 the smiles Of children.
They're the things I like and
really. really don't care for presents.
Put one thing do like. Boy Of
me North, and that II to get lots Of
letters from children letters. not gifts,
suit old Santa ClauA
sror I like to have the Joy and the
honor and the fun Of giving presents
only. It's nice for others to give pres
ents and receive them. but old Santa
has these why's Of his own. hasn't he,
Boy of the Northr'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-10
A Christmas Verse.

|HRIsTMAS is In the laundering
street and IN the country
lane,
The heart of Christmas beats once more
on mountain, hill and plain.
Wherever loves tchfte morning shines
the ancient spirit todkcs,
And ouer oil the iUedry soorld the gold
en- ponder breaks.
Within pidon's lonely heart I sdto
its GLORY fame
Upon a young child's laughing lips its
Jubildfe came,
And one ,oh0 had been blind toifh grief
looked up and sdp the light
AZ one looks up phen the calm moon
SAILS do,on the relpct night.
For Christmds, like the moonlight,
spread her rapture everywhere:
She pos like heaven overhead, like the
clean crystal air.
We drank her spirit and her heart, zee
bredthed hey peyy soul,
For up and doson the soorid she sremt,
from pole to defiant polei
Cherries Hdnso~ Tosone IN Neso York
World.
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nv Of the North snucgled very

nv of the North snuggled very
closely as tnougn 10 say, -Iour ways
are the most wonderful ways of ALL
"We'll look through our magic tele-
scope and will see the smiles of the
children on Christmas morning. won't
we. Boy of the North? They're better
than all the gifts in the world to old
Santa
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-12-10
Real, Live People.

Little Evelyn, four years old had
rever seen any show excepting movies.
One day her mother took her to real
theater. After the performance had
started Evelyn cried: Look, mother!
Real, live people doing moving pic
lures !"-Illustrated Daily News.
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Catch Your Friend.

CatCh your FrIend.
"Did l ever tell you the story Of tho
dirty Window"
mo; but tell me now"
mo use, for you couldn't see
through it,"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
FINE " EAT HER
REPORTED OYER
THE NORTHWEST
Bismarck Temperatures Are Not
Far From Normal, Re-
ports Show y

The entire Northwest was baskine
in fine weather today, according to
reports to the United States weather
bureau in Bismarck.
The weather has been particularly
fine in the vicinity Of Bismarck, the
records show. Much colder and more
disagreeabIe weather has been re-
ported from points several hundred
miles south Of Bismarck.
The November weather is not mucn
different from the average November
wea tiler however. the records of the
bureau show The maximum for tn"
month thus far is G1. Several times
the thermometer has gone above this
point during the weather bureau his
tory, and in 1887 it reached its high
est November point of 73 above. it
was 81 above on Nov. is.
The lowest temperature reported
thus far in November was at s o'clock
on Nov. 13, when the thermometer
fell to the zero mark. The lowest
point ever reached by the thermo-
meter in November, according to the
reports which date from 1875, was in
1875. when it was % below.
The local bureau, predicted un-
settled weather for tomorrow and the
Washington report for the upper
Mississippi valley for next week pre-
diets rain and snow.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
SITUATION IN
NEAR EAST UP
TO CONFERENCE
Premiers of France and Great
Britain Will Probably Meet
in London

, Paris, Nov. 20. Premier Georges
Leygues and David Lloyd-Georges, OF
France and Great Britain respective
ly, will probably meet in London sooh
for conference which is considered
necessary because Of the serious sit
uatiOn in the near east.
The conferences will determine on
Joint action relative to three ques-
tions+-the, defeat yof Premier ONenize-
los. in Greece, which brings into
question the status of the Greek army
in Asia Minor the advance OF the
Russian Bolsheviki in the new states
of the Caucasus region, particularly
the cooperation Of the BolsheVlki
with the Turkish nationalists and the
consequences of the defeat Of Gen
eral Baron Wrangel, head OF the
south Russian government.
Paul Cambon, former French am
bassador to Great Britain. submitted
to the French foreign office yester-
day declaring the return OF former
King Constantine to the Greek throne
would be ''intolerable.' He said t
such step were imminent Greece
should be warned the allies would be
opposed to it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
WATER CASE IS
UP FOR ACTION
MONDAY NIGHT
City Commission Expected to
Take Up Future Course at
e =
Meeting
RESULT OF AMIDON RULE
Decision in Condemnation Case
Takes Away One Proposed
OF AMIDON RULE

The question Of the city's course in
the water company matte. probably
will be discussed at a meeting Of the
city commission to be held Monday
night. -.
The city commissioners are expect
I'd to take up the question of the
purchase Of the water company's plant
by barter or arbitration. There were
three courses open to the city today,
s stated by Mayor Lucas following
the decision of Judge Amidon, given in
Fargo yesterday. They are purchase
by direct negotiation 3or arDltratlon,
seeking legislation to permit court ac-
tion to acquire the plant or to build
an independent plants.
Judge Amidon held that the city
could not acquire the plant by con-
demnation. The city still has suit
in federal court to cancel the fran
;hise Of the companJ, but the
'uling of Judge Arlidon is held to
preclude the determination OF the
price which the city would pay for
the plant by jury in court action.
Members of the city commission
lind those. whr .apnearel before the
commission Monday asking for arbi-
tration were considering the situation
today E. r. Burke, chief spokesman
for those asking arbitration, was out
Of the city this morning. There are
some others who believe the question
of arbitration should be taken up
Monday night by the commission. Tho
commission has not formally acted on
the matter of arbitration. p
Andrew Miller attorney for the Bis
marck Water Supply company, de-
clared today that the victory for the
company in the Fl fderal court yester-
day had not changed the attitude of
the company. He asserted the com
pany still was willing to let the city
acquire the plant on the same terms,
the price to be agreed upon by arbi
tration.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
FORM BRANCH OF
WHEAT GROWERS
ORGANIZATION

A. G. Hoefer, one of the Oklahomans
who came to North Dakota to seek
memberships to the National Wheat
Growers association, which is promot.
ing the proposal ithat farmers hold
their wheat for SO a bushel left the
city today. An organization was form
ed during his stay here with H. A.
Thomas. of Driscoll, president; Dallas
Barkman, of Driscoll, vice president,
and Geo. Hedrix. of Bismarck, sec
retary ~>\
Forty-one members were enrolled
at the organization meeting. 1t is
planned to extend the membership
through the county.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
MIKE KELLY HAS
PHILLY OFFER

St. Paul, Nov. 20.-St. Paul baseball
fans today awaited the decision OF
Mike Kelly, manager of the champ
ionship St. Paul team Of the A. A
as to whether the will sever his con-
nection of the local club to accept
management of the Philadelphia Ma
tionals to replace Gavvy Cravath
Kelly has until late today to decide
if he will take the Phillies' offer,
made to him recently at the Kansas
City baseball meeting by w. F. Bak-
er, president Of the Philadelphia
team,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
FLOUR FALLS TO
$3.50 A BARREL
IN MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, Nov. 20.-Marked de-
clines were registered in the flour
market today which brought quota
tions under $500 a barrel, for the
fst time in four years. Reductions
of 40 to IS cents a barrel for family
patent were in effect by the mills
making today's range of prices $3.50
to 5000, a barrel when sold in car
load lots, in 9S-pound cotton sacks.
The market followed the action of
wheat yesterday, millers said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
IRISH QUIZ is
PUT OVER UNTIL
IN DECEMBER

Washington, Nov. 20-After re
ceiving more reports of conditions in
ireland resulting from the movement
for independence from both Ameri
can ard Irish witnesses at the sec
ond day of it's hearing today the com
mission of the committee of 100 in
vestigating the question late yester'
day adjourned over Thanksgiving. The
hearings will be resumed probably the
first week in December subject to the
cal of Frederick G. Howe, commls
sion chairman.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
DRY LEADERS PROTEST

leaders today protested to the gov
ernment enforcement orders against
the re-issuing of wholesale permits
to wholesale liquor dealers to handle
Intoxicating liquor.
The claim was made by Wayne B.
Wheeler counsel for the anti-saloon
league, that issuance of the permits
to liquor dealers, not manufacturers
or wholesale druggists, was not au-
thOriZed by the VOlstead act
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
'ETHE CRANK" GETS
LIFE IN PRISON

Norristown, Pa, Nov 2O-August
Pascal alias Pasquale. "the crank, ~
in the Coughlin kidnapping case, was
sentenced to life Imprisonment this
morning by Judge Swartz in Norris
town court Pascal pleaded guilty at
his trial to second degree murder and
kidnapping for extortion. He stole
Blakely Coughlin, the 13-months-old
baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. H. Coughlin
from their home near Norristown on
June 2 and smothered the infant un-
der his coat.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20

tional at Lucerne. The suite rents
for 2400 francs a day ($S00). Above.
the family snapped at a Swiss hotel
seated Cleft to right, Prince George.
ex-Queen Sophie, Constantine ami
Princess Natherine; back row (left 20
right, Princess Helene, Prince Paul
and Princess Irene. Inset, Venizelos
and Mile. Manos, the mOrganatic wife
OF the late King Alexander, whose
marriage to the king has just been
upheld by the court at Athens. She
is expecting an heir who may somr
day take the throne.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
THANKSGIV
PRQCLAu
CALL TO STATE
Executive Points to End of
War-Day Proclaimed a
I Legal Holiday

The following Thanksgiving day
proclamation has been issued by Gov
| ernOr Frazier:
"No more cherished heirloom has
! been handed down to succeeding gen
eratiOns than the beautiful, time-hal.
! lowed custom of observing in each
year a day devoted TO Thanksgiving
and prayer. So general and popular
is this observance that both our state
and national laws require that such
a day be set aside as a legal holiday.
1t is specially fitting that this oc
cur during the harvest season after
the crops are garnered, and when all
nature has taken on its beautiful au-
tumn colorings.
North Dakota has much for which
to thank a kind and beneficent Pro-
vidence no destructive malady has
invaded our homes or threatened the
public health within the year Our
country is at peace and the dark
clouds Of war have vanished. Truly
the defenders of democracy have
beaten their swords into plow shares
and their spears into pruning hoods.
God grant that justice and righteous
ness be established and maintained
throughout the earth that peace and
harmony may prevail.
"With thankful hearts iand reyerent
spirits we again approach the season
when thanks and prayer are wont to
be offered. Therefore in accordance
with the requirements of the statues
and in order that the wishes Of 4
grateful people be officially manifest
ed, hereby set aside and name
Thursday. November Twenty-Fifth
1920,
4 Day OF Thanksgiving and Prayer
and call upln all the people to lay
aside their accustomed tasks AMI
business, and to gather in their homes
and places Of worship to return
thanks to Almighty God forN the many
blessings we enjoy and to invoke di-
vine guidance and leadership in the
days to come And further urge that
we evidence our appreciation Of the
good things vOuchsafed US, by coop
Grating in this session with all up
lifting, humanitarian agencies such as
the Red Cross, Near East Relief, The
Salvation Army and other religious
and charitable organizations thus eX-
employing the true spirit Of Thanks
giving Day.
Done at the Executive Office in the
State House at Bismarck on the 18th
day of November. in the year Of our
Lord. Nineteen Hundred and Twenty,
of the independence of the United
States Of America the one hundred
and forty-fifth and of the state Of
North Dakota the thirtyfirst.
"LYNN J. FRAZIER,
(SeaD Governor.
BY the Governor:
THOMAS HALL.
Secretary Of State
The making of velour hats, cnce
ON Auetria,, r1onOro1v is 1t%y firmly
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
BRITAIN HELD -.
GIVING SOVIET
RECOGNITION

Washington, Nov. 20.-In the view
of state department officials virtual
de facto recognition Of the Russian
Soviet government is extended by
Great Britain in the proposed trade
agreement between the two countries
A copy of the agreement has been re-
ceived at the department..
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
BREWERIES TO
FACE SEIZURE,
FOR VIOLATION
Internal Revenue Department
Indicates It Will Act on
Violations

Washington, Nov. 20-All brewer
les manufacturing beer containing
more than one-half of one per cent.
of alcohol will be seized by the fed
eral government, it was indicated at
the bureau of internal revenue.
Officials Of the bureau said an
analysis Of beer Nbrewed in a number
of places was now being made and
that where the product was found to
exceed the legal limit in alcoholic
content the government would act to
enforce the law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
POST-SEASON
GAME PLANNED

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 20.-Possi-
bility Of post-season game between
the University of Oklahoma and Ohio
State which might develop into a Big
Missouri Valley inter-conference
championship gave an impetus to the
closing stages to the years football
campaign in the Missouri Valley to-
dav. A tentative offer for game be-
tween the two teams at Columbus a
week from today WIS received today
by Benny Owen, Oklahc- cc21h
from Charles =. Newell, o. C--o
State.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
WILSON'S KIN
GOT BRIBE IN
DEAL, CHARGED
Boiling One of Four to Benefit
by Shipping Board Scandal,
Banker Says
GAVE "UNUSUAL FAVORS"
High Official of Board to Be
Called Before Congress-
ional Committee
GAVE UNUSUAL FAVORS"

New York, Nov. 2O.-R. w. Boiling.
brother-in-law of President Wilson
and treasurer of the shipping board
was named in connection with S4O,-
600 bribe alleged to have been paid
by Staten Island ship building COM
pany to procure unusual favors from
the board in testimony before the con-
gressional committee investigating
shipping board affairs.
Tucker. E. Sands, former vice-pres-
ident OF the Commercial National
Bank of Washington testified that it
was his understanding" that $1,SOO
he loaned Boiling against his note"
and of which Boiling already has paid
back $500 was part of Bolling's share
of the $4,000 bribe" of the Wallace
Downey shipbuilding corporation for
unusual shipping board favors.
Sands said that the $4,000 he un-
derstood was to be split four ways
between himself, Boiling. Lester Sis.
ler, former shipping board secretary;
and a man named Kramer.
Sands admitted that he had, in an
iillClE VIZ" with <1lLl Cu w. NlCSduu, It.
porter for the New York Globe, made
allegations of the alleged bribe which
were incorporated in an affidavit, a
photo-static copy of which was sub
mitted to the board today, prepared
for his (SandsD signature.
New York, Nov 20. - Present and
former "high officials of the United
States Shipping Board will be asked
to testify before the Walsh congress
sional commission now investigating
the boards affairs. it was Indicated
During the session yesterday, Will
liam Denman Of San Francisco, who
was the first president of the Emerg-
ency Fleet Corporation, and the first
active head of the Shipping Board
and around whom much of the
wooden ship" controversy Of 1917
centered appeared and volunteered to
testify He was informed by Chair
man Walsh that the committee ex-
pected to hear all of the officials.
Denman was told the committee
would hear him before he returned
to the Pacific coast Following the
Thanksgiving holidays the members
of the committee expect to 60 to
Washington for the opening Of con-
grcSS. ~ r.t .s
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
NINE PERSONS
LOSE LIVES IN
APARTMENT FIRE

New York, Nov. 20.-Nine persons
constituting every member but one
of two families lost their lives early
today in fire which destroyed a
five-story apartment house at 307
West 146th street Fourteen other
families escaped or were rescued by
tiremen.
Originating, authorities say on a
baby carriage Oh the first floor of the
brick structure the fire swept upward
through open stairways, cutting off
escape through the halls.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
HUSBAND ASKS
FOR ALIMONY

Columbus, o.. Nov. 2O.-Alleg-
ing that he is ''getting old and
viii be unabie to@ work much
longer Palmiera MacinO, 20,
yesterday filed IL suit for divorce
and alimony here against his
wife, RuddIa Macino.
The aged husband states that
his wife is much younger than
he and that she left him after
drawing $1,000 from his bank
account.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
SCHOOL TEACHER
is SUSPENDED

Chicago, Nov 2O.-Miss \Frances
Lloyd, teacher in local school, was
suspended today by Supt. Mortenson
on charges preferred against her by
Miss Mary Taylor. principal. that
Miss Lloyd ignored the instructions
of the school board and caused the
pupils of her room to be the only
school children in Chicago who were
deprived Of the opportunity to pay
tribute to the nations dead on Nov.
H.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
AR MED FORCE TO
KEEP PEACE OF
WORLD is URGED
Belgian Delegate at League of
Nations Conference AdvO-
Gates Step
NOT READY TO DISARM?
Says the World Is Not
Ready to Lay Down
It's Arms

Geneva, Nov. 2C@An international
military force with en- international
staff was proposed to the assembly
of the league Of nations by Senator
henri La Fontaine, OF the Belgian
doc" at'nn.
Senator La Fontaine had somewhat
star,lel the assembly by declaring
the world was not yet ready for dis
armament.
1T is necessary to say frankly to
the people that the time for disarma-
ment has not yet come he said.
Before the world could disarm, he
added, "entirely different ideas than
those that prevailed before the war
must be inculcated and applied.
He proposed that the armament
and armies be comprised in an inter
national force, with an international
staff ready to be used in the cause
of right" in such a case as arose
from the present situation in Arme'
MIA.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
BANK RESERVES
II MILLION IN
EXCESS OF NEED

! New York. Nov. 2O.-The actual
condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold $12,470,3S0 re-
serve in excess of legal require
ments. This is a decrease of $19,-
| 1875 800 from last week.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
SPECTATORS IN
COURT THE JURY

Toledo, o., Nov. 20. - For the
Grst time it is said, In the his
tory OF local courts a police
court Judge passed ballots
through the courtroom and al.
lowed the spectators to write the
yerdic;;.
OF the 81 ballots "a were mark
ed mot guilty" The prisoner on
trial for alleged bribery was de-
clared not guilty by the Judge,
James Austin: ~
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
FIRE CAUSE OF
$2,0OO,00O LOSS

New Orleans, Nov. 20. - Damage
estimated at about $2,00O,O00 was
caused by water front fire here to-
day which tbs fire authorities believe
was started ~ sparks from e switch
ing engine.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
SUGAR. PLANTS
CLOSED DOWN

New York, Nov. 20. - All six re-
fineries of the American Sugar Re-
fning company have been closed as
a result of slight demand for the
commodity, it was announced here
today
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
Football Scores

Final. Harvard 9, Yale 0.
End third period, Pennsylvania 20,
Columbia 7.
End second period, Illinois 0,
Ohio State 0.
Wisconsin 0, Chicago 0.
Minnesota 0, Michigan 3.
Purdue 7. Indiana Z.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1920-11-20
SEE u. $. A. MEMBER

Geneva, Nov. 20.AHope that "with-
out too much delay way will be
found for the entry of the United
States into the league Of nations is
given by the declarations of Presi-
dent-elect Harding, it was declared
in an address to the assembly Of the
league today by Tomasso Pitponi, for
mer minister of Italy.
The league, answered Signor Pit
poni, will never be league Of ma
tons until all the nations without ex-
ception are included in it,