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Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16
MARTINsBURG. W. VA. EVENING JOURNAL

in mind at present. but hope to use
Carpenter, Dempsey, Willard, Tom
Gibbons and others during the next
twelve months il reasonable iinan-
cial terms can be reached | have
received q letter from Willard stat
ing that he has started training,
but will require at least six months
OF work before he makes his attempt
to regain the heavyweight title.
That probably means that he will
not box in a championship match be-
fore next summer"
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16
. 80
/ cir / RHEUMATIC JOINTS
! k4HI ! Rub Pain Right Out TRY Thisl

Jacobs Oil' at any drug store and in
just moment you'll be free from
rheumatic pain, soreness and stiff
ness. Don't suffer! Relief and cure
awaits you. est. Jacobs Oil" has
cured millions of rheumatism suffer-
crs in the last half century, and 10
Just as good for sciatica, neuralgia,
lumbago, backache, sprains and swell-
ings.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-09-16

banquet to be given by Huntington
lodge No. 80 next Monday night. o.
J. Rife, of Kenova, the new grand
chancellor, will he present.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25

Who so kindly served as hostesses at
Hotel Hague during the absence Of.
Mrs. Amundson, have returned to
their homes at Aberdeen.
Walter Amundson, chief operator at
Aberdeen, and his wife spent the last
two days of his vacation with the
folks back home. They had attended
the K. C. Convention at San Fran
cisco, visited Vancouver and Yellow
Stone Park, and several minor points.
/ Mr.. H. B. Zenk has returned alone,
however, thus saving US the trouble
of collecting rice and old shoes Mr..
Zenk and two sons have been on a
vacation for nearly a month, visiting
in the east.
Geo. Lemer is Holding forth at !Ab-
erdeen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Chief are
making business and pleasure trip
/ TO the Twin ClCieS.
Sheriff Miller made business call,
Saturday.
While filling silo, Andrew VOLTS
team ran away throwing him under
their feet, both wheels of the wagon
passing over his limbs, and horses
stepped on his back. Though serious
enough, it is believed there is nothing
permanent or dangerous.
Quite number went grape sniping
in the river country, Sunday.
Sister Palma and Mary Wolf have
returned to St. Joe.
Anton Schmidt has returned tc
Techney, ILL.,, where he will take ur
his studies Sept. LIST.
j. ]. volk is on business trip te
Belview, MINI.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
POLLOCK

Amt IntVelt, of Westfeld, hauled
out load of well curbing from the
Thompson Yards yesterday to put in
a new we'll on his farm.
Several autoed to Linton yesterday
to take in the Frontier; Day celebra-
ton.
Jake Loutzenheiser moved into the
.Jadin residence this week.
Frank Fitz and Mrs. Young autoed
to Linton yesterday to take in the
Frontier Day celebration.
Misses Lydia Dornbush and Paul.
inc Biesheuvel returned from Linton
the first of the week after having
spent a few days with school friends
: Henry Backhaus was in town yes.
terday and purchased big load Of
lumber from the Thompson Yards, te
repair his farm buildings.
William Dornbush drove UP to Lin.
ton yesterday to take il the Frontier
Day sports. He took the train from
here to Fargo, where he will have
some dental work done and visit with
friend for a few days.
Pollock Progress:
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
CORRESPONDENTS

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. McCulley and
family and Mrs. Nelson, formerly
Eva Williams, visited at the VIM.
McCulley home Wednesday night, at
the Priuntun home Thursday night,
and Friday noon. They also took in
Frontier Day. Mrs. Nelson visited
pt the Frank Foell home Thursday
night, returning home Friday after
noon to Mclaughlin. Ruby Purin.
tun accompanied them home for 9
two weeks visit
Mr.. Geo. Jackman came last week
to look after his farming interests
from Bristol, S. D. Miss Cecil viii
accompany him home to attend school
Mrs. Oscar Larvick's brother anc
family from Centralia, Kentucky, arc
making them a visit. They also Wis.
tied sister in Minnesota before com
ing here.
E. w. Baker had bad luck with hi:
well, which caused him to put down {
new one,
Merl Chase and Cecil Jackman Wis
tied with Ruby Purintun Tuesday.
Thrashing is pretty well done VI
in this vicinity. g
Quite a number from here took ii
the sports Frontier Day.
Miss Endia is visiting at the Anto1
Larson home from Kintyre.
Oscar Larvick and family wer
Sunday dinner guests at Ed. Lar
vick's. Also Carl Larvick and fam
lily.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
BARES FARM DISTRESS
High Freight Rates Eat Up Pro
fits, Witness Says.
Farmers Would Lose Money Even
With Production at 1914 Costs,
Commission 10 Told.

Washington-Freight rates on a car
load of corn from a Nebraska farm to
Omaha payable in 1914 by the sale of
11S bushels, now costs the market
price of 1872 bushels, J. w. Shorthill.
secretary of the Farmers National
Grain Dealers association, told the in
terstate commerce commission at
hearings on grain freight rates.
Farmers in IL states, Mr.. Shorthill
said, had effected savings amounting
TO cents a bushel in handling grain
through cooperative elevators and
market systems, but recent freight
rate increases had more than wiped
it out. Even II grain could be pro.
duced at 1914 costs, he added, farm.
ers would lose money at present
freight rates and prices.
Corn costing SIS cents bushel to
produce on 1914 cost basis, sells for
46 cents in Omaha, the farmer getting
about 80 cents after handling and
transportation charges are paid, he
said. observation-disclosures
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
KINTYlR'lEl-

Mrs Martinson and Mrs. Lin9ahl
returned Tuesday from theft overland
trip to Minnesota. . Y
Mrs. Prescott and son, Gerald, Of
Steele, are visiting at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. R. R. Wurm.
Evelyn and Marion Barton, Of
Braddock, have spent the past week
at the R.. p. Sisco home. Miss
Louise was down over Sunday.
The Branens, Tonaders, R. ? Sis Sis
co, G. B. Aarvig and G. B. Thompson
went to the river on fishing trlT
Sunday, but didn't have much luck y
VIM. Olson and family have re
turned from their trip to points II
Minnesota.
Frank Barta and Mr.. Gorder were
at the river after grapes Sunday.
The. Wurms and Prescotts Wer'
also at the river, Sunday.
Not much news this past week
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25


sheldon-Wheat near Sheldon is
yielding from 5 to IL bushels an acre.
and barley from Is to 20 bushels.
seaeh-Miss Helen F.. Waldo, for.
merly of Beach, has sailed. for South
Africa where she will be married.
Beaeh-Use Of the stomach pump
saved the lives of two young children
who ate fly poison containing arsenic
essenden-Building and municipal
improvements are under way at Fes.
sender.
Bismarck -Reassessment of the town
Of Drake has been ordered by Tax
Commissioner George F.. Wallace.
Bismarck-George II. Mcmahon, for
merly an engineer in Colorado, has
been appointed assistant state eng
leer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
Minnesota Conditions Told.

Under present marketing and trans
portation conditions the Minnesota
farmer, who works from "sun to sum- -
is earning Is cents an hour. From
this sum he must pay taxes and in
terest on the mortgage.
F. w. Peck, director Of agricultural
extension at the University of Mime.
sofa, gave this information in a
graphic picture of farm conditions in
Minnesota to the commission. A re.
duction in freight rates, Mr.. Peck
told the commission, will 60 a long
way toward increasing the earning
power Of the farmer.
For instance, Mr.. Peck said a re-
duction of 8 cents in the freight rate
on wheat will increase his Is cents
an hour by % per cent; Of cents by
80 per cent, and of cents by 81 pei
cent. On oats the farmer will profit
more by freight reductions. A 3 cent de
crease will mean an advance in the
Is cents an hour Of SO per cent; 4
cents, an increase of SO per cent, and
cents an increase of ga per cent.
! uo CO1u 6IOWSIS WOuAu 6Ce d ~
per cent increase in wages il the rate
were reduced cents; 40 per cent fol
cent reduction and 40 per cent Il
the reduction were cents.
A reduction of dollar a ton on hay
would mean an increase Of 40 per cen,
on the hourly return Of the grower ant
o 81 decrease would mean an 80 pei
cent advance to him.
Figures Challenged.
Mr.. Peck's figures were challenged
by railroad attorneys, but their cross
examination failed to break down hi
figures.
Cost production figures were pre-
scented to the commission by Mr.. Peel
to show that the farmer is producing
at loss.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
INCREASE IN WHEAT YIELD
Production Estimated 100000 More
< Bushels Than Last Year.

Observation-Disclosures from 16
countries, including the United States,
which normally produces about so per
cent of the total wheat crop Of the
world, indicate production this year
Of approximately 1,953,000,O00 bushels,
or about 100000 bushels more than
last year, the Department Of Agricul
ture announced. The estimate is based
on reports up to August Is. The de.
partment announced no definite ap.
Proclamation can be made until after
returns from more countries are re.
ceived.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
ALASKA WRECK PROBE. ENDS

San Francisco-Members Of the
crew Of the wrecked steamer Alaska
we're so slack in their efforts to rescue
survivors that an officer of the rescue
ship Anyox suggested that they be
shot, William e. McClintock, the Alas
ka's first officer. declared. He was
the last witness at the trial before
Federal inspectors Of four executive
officers of the Alaska on charges of
negligence in connection with the
wreck.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
.L1voNA-

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Suverly were to
Bismarck last Saturday with cream
and dressed chickens.
Jake Opps were to church that day.
Chas. Gontka was up this way on
Sunday. The timber was full of ber-
rypickers.
Mrs. S. M. Nogle was down south
Monday after berries.
Clara and Blanche Casey were TO
Hazelton this week and returned by
Iivona.
Joe Gilman and Ed Surber are put
ting up hay at G. Corbin's.
Mrs. Surber and Mrs. Gilman were
to Fort Rice one day this week.
Mr.. Grier passed through Livona
Friday. The went so fast we could
hardly tell who it was.
think we need to try little tar
and feathering like they are doing in
Texas.
Irene Baker is visiting at the G. E.
Clark home west of Fort Rice.
Miss Beth Sabraw, of Hazelton, is
guest at the Burbage home this
!, week.
F. j. Appert vas business visitor
/. in Livona Sunday. having delivered
an engine ordered by A. J. Kleese
for his motor boat.
The sabraw family of Hazeltor
were Sunday dinner guests at thu
Jas. Burbage home.
Ernest Burbage has gone north fol
the threshing season.
c. j. Rathbun is binding his corr
this week.
The big nonpartisan picnic was
quite big affair. A large crowd at
tended. .S. .53
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
Bank Robbersa Get s1a5. 900.

Tayloryille, Ill. Three robbers, all
heavily armed and believed to be es-
capped convicts, descended on the lit
tile mining town Of Kincaid, seven
miles from here, held up bank cash
Ter and deputy sheriff and escaped
With "a $135.OOO payroll in their
machine. b Il,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
PLOT TO BLOW DAM FAILS
Bomb Containing 70 Pounds 7. N. T.

Bomb Containing 70 Pounds 7. N. =.
Found With Fuse Burned.
Seattle, Wash.-Failure Of bomb
containing seventy-three pounds Of T.
N. T. to explode behind dam at
Leavenworth, Washington, is believed
to have prevented the possible loss of
many lives and destruction Of prop
erty worth millions, according to q
report published by the Seattle Post
Intelligencer.
Had the dam broken, it was pointed
out, a rich farming district would have
been flooded. u
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
...plFHlElELlMlAN--..

Misses Harth and Burnstad visited
] from Wednesday to Friday at the @:
.Waddell home on their trip from
South Dakota. They also took in
Frontier Day. ;l:SYs 331ss, V
Merl Chase, has been visiting at the
3 Ray Jackman home for the past two
weeks. :.5sj
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
CANCELS ERIN POLICE LEAVE
Firing of First Shot to Mean Resump
ton Of Warfare.

FIrIn0 OF FIrSt SHOt 20 MeaH nesuuHP'
ton Of Warfare.
London-Measures taken to recall
British troops on leave on their units
in Ireland were stated in official circles
here to be purely Of precautionary
nature.
1t was claimed that the move was
not aggressively precautionary because
the last thing the British government
would do would be to take any steps to
break the Irish truce. Il was de-
clared it was realized in official quar-
tiers that the firing Of the first shot on
either side was likely to meaA the re.
sumption of sporadic outbursts Of fight
ing throughout Southern Ireland.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
Employment Gain Show

= ~ EHtPIVyIUSUS 0dIn 0tVWH' .E
Washington-IncreaseA in the mum
Der of persons employed in July over
the number employed in June were
shown in eight out of fourteen indus
tries for which the Department Of La
bore published figures.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
Turk Retreat ordered.

London ustapha Renal Pasha.
leader of, the Turkish Nationalist in
Asia Minor, has ordered the evacua..
ton Of the whole region between Sivri
Hissar and Angora, says dispatch tc
the London Times from Smyrna.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
ve.uvlus Growing Restless.

t-st vSouvsuo S1o"u0 USossSoSs
Naples-Increased activity has been
shown for several days by the. volcano
Vesivius. Enormous columns OF
smoke arising from the crater have a
very impressive appearance, especially
when seen at night by the light of the
full moon.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
Sarah Bernhardt Ill.

B sLondo Sarah Bernhardt Is ser.
iously i'll in Paris, according to news
agency dispatch here. The famous
actress' friends were said to have
grave fears that the illness may prove
fatal.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25
TEMVIK--

Mrs David Colquhoun came home
Wednesday night after five weeks
stay at the Bismarck hospital. She
looks good and feels quite well.
Anyway, Temvik looks good to her
after her absence.
Harry Christianson, a brother of
Mrs. Cent?, is visiting at the Cent?
home.
Mrs. George Naumann is home
again, after assisting at the Colqu-
houn home during Mrs. C.s absence.
Mrs. Warner, Of Herreid, spent
day in Tesnvik last week.
Mr.. William Hamilton departed last
week for Minneapolis where he has
relatives. He was accompanied by
his son, Robert, as far as Mckenzie.
From there Robert expects to go out
fwest, where the crops are more
abundant and work is more plentiful.
Mrs. M. Venue and daughter, Eve
pyn, arrived home Wednesday night,
after few weeks visit in Bismarck.
Sam Colquhoun spent Sunday at
the home, of his brother, Dave.
| Many of the Ten,vik people went
down to Linton Thursday to attend
the Frontier Day program. Report
has it that they had a very good
time, enjoying the entertainment to
the fullest extent.
The little daughter of p. R. Sted-
man is home again from Bismarck.
where she has been at the hospital
| for some time.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Balser Temple, of
Marion, S. D., came to Temvik Sat
urday evening to spend the weekend
at Matt Reich's.
The county demonstration agent,
Miss belong, gave demonstration
Of cutting and fitting at the meeting
held Saturday afternoon at the school
house. Her work is both interesting
and instructive.
Geo. Huber, while working around
a thrashing machine atBalser Reich,s,
became entangied il the belt some
way, and was| thrown violently into
!. the air. He landed on his shoulder,
injuring the bone quite badly, and
breaking a rib. After receiving good
medical attention, his condition is not
y thought to be serious. ' 81
!, Mrs. George Baumgartner spent
several days visiting at the O.. B.
Nauman home.
1 Miss Rosalie Nathan, Of Linton, is
J, assisting at the D. Colquhoun home.
HAGUE
Joe's engine throbs as death-watcl
9 of dying day,
George calls his nine from practict
on the lea,
Gus, the lonely auto-man, speeds tn,
e dusty way, 5 ~ \
And leaves the sidewalk and armed
chair to me. As
While soliciting, Eugene Wolf los
his way home Saturday. What sor
/ Of coffee did you drink, Gene?
! Baseball parley is still in vogue
! We are planning for next year, an,
& are considering whether we shall TAX
! on near neighboring teams unles
they establish q rep. rs "
Mesdames Lutgen and Leaingwe!l
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25

Charles w. French, arrested In Chi
cago as an accomplice Of John W..
Worthington and others In series
Of big mail and bond robberies. is ex-
pected to be witness for the prosecu-
ton.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25

While soliciting, Eugene Wolf los,
his way home Saturday. What scr,
of coffee did you drink, Gene? a
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25

goe's engine throbs as death-watch
Of dying day,
George calls his nine from practice
on the lea, Il
Gus, the lonely auto-man, speeds the
dusty way,
And leaves the sidewalk and armed
chair to me. :5: s -.8
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-08-25

Baseball parley is still in; vogue.
We are planning for next year, and
are considering whether we shall take
on near neighboring teams unless
they establish rep: 5
Mesdames Lutgen and Lefingwe!l,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-13
Liquid Poison,
Which Kills
on Skin Touch.
Is Discovered

New York, March I2.-The
chemical warfare service has dis.
covered a liquid poison so strong
that three drops win kill anyone
whose skin Il touches, 1t became
known Saturday.
Failing Hike rain from nozzIes
attached to alrplanes tho liquid
would kill everything In tho air.
crafts path according to a high
official Of the service.
A description of what the new
war weapon would do, In the opin.
Ion OF this official, follows:
"One plane carrying two tons Of
the liquid could cover an area 100
feet wide by seven miles long In
one trip and could deposit enough
material to kill every man there.
"The only limit to the quantity
Of this liquid which could BE-
made Is the number Of available
manufacturing plants. Il would
be possible for this county to man.
ufacture several thousand tons a
day.
"Durinq tho Argonne offensive
the first American army of t.
$4,000 mon occupied an area
about 40 kiIometers long by 20
kliometers wide. II Germany had
had 1000 tons of this material and
400 planes equipped for It's distrl-
button, the first army would have
boen annlhllated In i2 hours!
"The chemical works service 10
developing protective clothlnQ."
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-13
K. C.'s Little Italy"
Reveals Liquor, Drugs,
and Small Arsenal

Kansas City, Mo, March 12.-
Three hundred men were arrested,
thousands Of dollars worth of
liquor and drugs seized and hun
dreds of guns, knives and machine
guns were found Saturday in DO
lice raids in Kansas City's Little
Italy"
The raids were continued Satur-
night with more than 60 detectives
participating under the guidance
Of the city police and federal au-
thorities.
Gunmen, according to reports,
were imported from other cities
to prevent raids, and they were to
receive their pay from fund of
S15O,OOO or more raised.
Saturdays raids were Of a house
to house nature and at many places
entrance was forced. Stills. some
OF them in operation, were con-
fiscated.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-13
PACKERS AGREE
To ARBITRATION
Assume Wage Cuts
Will Not Be Issue,
Says Message.

Chicago, March 12-After an all
day discussion by the heads Of the
packing industries, telegram was
sent to James ]. Davis, secretary of
labor, at Washington accepting his
suggestion that they send two repre-
sentatives to confer with him and two
representatives Of the employees re-
garding their present situation in the
industry.
The telegram which was signed by
Armour & Co.. said:
Your message received. Will be
glad to follow your suggestion. We
assume that the justice and necessity
of wage cuts will not be an issue.
Nor can they justly be an issue on the
matter Of hours"
Union Conciiiatoy.
Secretary Davis offer Of personal
mediation in an effort to avert a
threatened strike also was accepted by
the union leaders. Dennis Lane of the
Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher
Workmen Of North America, said in
telegram to him. It said in part:
1T has always been the policy Of our
organization to cooperate with all
governmental agencies. We accept
your tender of services to work out
solution of the situation. We sug-
lest such conferences be held in
Washington March 49,
The statement issued by the packers
does not mention the war time arbi-
tration agreement cancelled by them
February 26. 1t says:
Packers Statement.
'Ihe nations insistence on return
to normal and its refusal to pay war
prices in peace times has caused prices
Of our products to drop to what are
practically prewar levels. Our own
business has been conducted at loss
for two years, but our operating ex
penses remain at the war time peak.
Wage reductions, therefore, are essen
tial.
"The standards Of hours Of labor
in mines, foundries and
institutions cannot be
applied in plants handling perishable
products. 1t would be just as reason
crops must be accomplished on an
able to say that the harvesting of
eight-honr day basis.''
Against 8-Hour Day.
"Any industry that has not estab-
ished it's working conditions and hours
# labor to handle perishable products
n session economically and promptly
s fundamentally wrong.
'The basic eight-hour day was not
measure for determining the actual
working hours. 1t simply served to
'enalize work in excess of eight hours
nd provide no offset for work of less
han eight hours. Any adjustment of
wages that requires extra pay for less
han 4S hours work a week--unless
hat work is performed at unusual
ours-is an unjust tax on the busi-
ess which the public eventually has
o pay.
''Our plan contemplates giving the
len 4Shours work weekly and does
OF contemplate reducing our present
orces.'
Negroes Against Strike.
The American Unity Welfare lea
ue, composed Of negro packing house
mployes, announced in statement
aturday it was ready to accept the
'age reduction and change in hours
'hich goes in effect Monday. Pack
,g house officials said tonight about
0 per cent Of their employees now are
egroes.
The statement said.
eve do not believe striking at this
me will help the cause Of labor as
lere are thousands of men out Of en-
loyment. We will not strike"