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The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-08-17
STARKWEATHER

Mrs. Nels johnson and children ar
rived home this week from Delwein,
Iowa, where they were the past sew
eral months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Magnus and
children returned Saturday from
Alma, North Dakota, where they
spent the past week.
Miss Genevieve Hall, who formerly
lived here and visited recently in this
vicinity, became the bride of Elmer
Hemmingson of Crosby on August 3,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Aashus and daugh-
ter returned Thursday from Fargo,
where they visited for several days,
Miss Elizabeth Mclaughlin and
Harold Ryan of Austin, Minnesota
were married here on Tuesday, Au-
gust 9. They will make their home
at Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Resler left
Thursday for Battle Lake, Minnesota,
on a fishing trip.
Mrs. S. w. Fawcett is at Minot,
visiting friends and relatives.
Chas. A. Potter left Wednesday fol
Mortified, Minnesota, where he will
spend his vacation with friends and
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Hall and chill
dren who have been visiting MI. Halls
sister, Mrs. j. w. Beemer, left fo1
their home at Benton Harbor, Michi-
gan, Monday.
J. F. Quick comes in from Devil.
Lake this week and will operate his
t%hreshing rig here during the season,
Mr.. Quick is president of the Lake
Motor company at Devils Lake, one
of the large auto firms.
Mrs. Vego Mikkelson and son ar
rived home Thursday evening from
Williston and Rugby, where they Wis.
tied for several weeks.
Norman Sine returned home Satur-
day from Hibbing, Minnesota. He will
remain here during threshing.
S. A. Denoyer arrived Tuesday from
his home in California. He made the
entire trip in a Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pownell and fam
lily autoed to Grafton Sunday to spend
the day with friends.
The funeral of Mrs. Frank Wolf
was held Saturday from the family
residence. Mrs. Wolf. passed away
Thursday morning and leaves to sur.
vive her husband and two children
and her parents.
Jack Fawcett returned from Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, last Wednesday
where he spent several weeks in com.
pany with Secretary Conrad of the
Y. M. c. A., Devils Lake.
Mike Coyne autoed to Roseau, Min
nesota, Saturday and returned Sun
day with Mrs. Coyne and children who
have been visiting there the past two
weeks.
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-08-17
"Serve EN- Hot,
Serve EN- Good"

"Serve EN- hot and serve 'em good"
says Nels Blough, "you bet we do,
piped up Bank Examiner McAneny-
where? Oh! Nels and Mac are doing
things up in style, hot pies for sup
per, dandy cakes, etc., but not in
Nels' shoe store nor in anyone's bank.
This pair of well known men are oper-
ating the "Quick Lunch" just north
of the New York store and business
is good because the feed is good"
The Devils Lake world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1920-1982, 1921-08-17
ROCK LAKE

N. W. Hawkonson called in this VIC
Unity this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. v. Mailer of Bisbee
had their baby girl baptized Tuesday
evening at their home. Rev. Helseth
officiating. They named her Bernice
Dorothy. Mrs. Ingvald Larson was
god-mother and Mary Moen and Cliff
ford Ledfors were witnesses.
Mary Moen motored to Rock Lake
Thursday to do some shopping.
Mrs. James Blizzard and Mrs. Geo.
Mcdonald called here this week to
organize at Woman's League club.
Mack Johnson of Minnesota is help
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-10

 The times the naturally did of while the city,
  retail business resumption is o industrial activity ine
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
TAKE II NEGRO
WOMEN And men
Marian Foster House Raided After
Police Receive Complaint
Party Members in Court.

Home Of Marian Foster, negro,
81 Eighth street, was raided at 9
O'Clock last night and Foster and
seven other negro men and three
women were arrested on charges
of disorderly conduct
The negroes were scheduled to
receive hearing before Magistrate
D. J. Cleland in police court this
afternoon. The police said that
they had received numerous com
plants relative to Fosters home
Last night they watched 10 negro
women and men enter the house
and then swooped down on the
| place. Those arrested besides Eos
ter were: Eta Wright, Grace Rich
ardson, Lorena Blunt, Alfred
| Brown. Leonard Walker, Reuben
Kerr, John Tolliver, Leo Long. Will
! liam Brown and william Ford.
All the News-All the Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
d. A. r. PROGRAM
WELCOMES GROUP
OF NEW CITIZENS

Fort Armstrong chapter, D. A. R,
viii have charge of the program
IN the court house this evening at
which newly naturalized citizens
will receive their final papers. Mrs.
William ]. Sweeney, head of the
Americanization committee, is in
charge of the program and will
preside. The Belgian band will
play and complete program for the
evening is announced:
Selection-Belgian band.
Greetings from the chapter-Mrs
VIII ]. Sweeney.
merica"-Audience
"Apostrophe to the F'lag1-Mrs
B. d. Connolly.
Solo-Mrs. Fred l. Mann.
Selection-Band.
Address-Judge Nels A. Larson
Administration of the oath and
presentation of final papers o.
citizenship-George w. Gamble.
Solo-Mrs. Mann.
The Americans Creed-Audience
Salute-Audience.
"The Star Spangled Banner
Audience.
election-Band.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27

gree Of fidelity, and demonstrates
that picture of this kind can be as
interesting as one based on metro
politan existence.
Among the types of small-town
characters to be found in this pro-
duction are the general store owner,
who keeps everything" but doesn't
sell much: the breezy salesman
from the city, who tries to inveigle
the suspicious merchant into buy
ing something he doesn't want; the
station agent, who feels his import
ance as the local representative of
the big railroad; the real estate
dealer, who will sell you anything
from downtown site to a cemetery
lot; the banker, viewed with awe
by most of the Inhabitants because
of the large sums of money he han
dies daily; and the love-sick boys
and maids.
The lives they lead may be slow,
| considered from the viewpoint of
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27

All the News-All the Time
The Argus.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27

Every mother demands three important things in
the clothes for her boy-excellence, durability and
stye-all three must go together to insure the best
kind of clothes Not only will you find excellence
durability and style but these twoouser suits which
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
TWO ALLEGED CAR
THIEVES HELD OVER

Arraigned before Judge Coster of
Muscatine on the charge of break
ing and entering freight car in
Muscatine last Wednesday, Charley
Max, said to be from Rock Island,
and Harry Miller of Chicago were
bound over to the grand jury yes
terday Police allege that the men
have confessed their guilt. Their
bonds were fixed at $500 each.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
ANGLERS CLUB
CAMP AIGNSF0R
U. S. STATION
.sk Mayor and Civic Groups to
Join In Move to Secure Fish
Rescue Center.

Thomas A Journy, president OF
.,a Rock Island Rod and Reel club,
,sonested Mayor Harry M Schriver
.o5av to use every influence to
ave the national bureau of fisher
,ss choose Rock Island as one of
~ sites for the half-dozen fish
rsscue stations to be instituted
.ione the Mississippi river and its
.sbntaries in Illinois, Iowa and
! Wisconsin
18th the Rotary club today and
Iii ask the Kiwanis club and the
rsau1ber of Commerce TO aid in the
sarnaign to have Rock Island
cbosen as a fish rescue center.
Under a. bill introduced by Rep
,esentative Edward j. King, Gales
burg a large appropriation will be
available for fish rescue stations.
the bill was passed by the house
and has been introduced in the
senate by Senator Lenroot.
The bureau of fisheries has
harmed that hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of fish are lost
N the food markets each year by
snawning fish and their young left
n shallow pools and lagoons when
tbe water recedes after rises in the
Mississippi and its tributaries.
The bureau of fisheries has a
limited crew at work now and it is
estimated that 10O,000,000 fish have
been rescued since the June rise
and placed back in the streams
from which they had been cut of
nv receding waters. The rises this
wear were not up to the usual high
mark. and it is expected that the
rescue work for this season will
close about the middle of neXl
month. but millions more fish viii
be rescued by that time, it is claim
ed.
Urges City to Act.
Mr.. Journy urges the mayor anC
local organizations to act at once
in order that Rock Island may be
made one of the points for rescue
work. The bill appropriating mon
ey for the stations provides tina
the bureau Of fisheries shall have
full power in choosing the sites fo1
the stations. and the bureau il
said to be considering six cities il
y Illinois. one of which is to get on
of the two stations that will be in
stalled Immediately on the passag,
Of the bill.
Cities in Illinois chosen as pos
sible sites are Rock Island, Alton
East st. Louis, Quincy, Peoria AM
Cairo.
The Rock Island Rod and Rec
club met last night and decision
was reached to ask the aid of tn
mayor and civic bodies to aid tn
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27

besides. 1t
burns any
kind of fuel.
One-third
ofyourfuelis
worth saw
ing. See AR
COLA today.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
and Aaron Edwards.

Readers OF Jack London's story
will recall that Elan Harnish. OF
Burning Daylight" as the whole
Yukon knows him, is crude. pow
erful. big-hearted prospector, with
lust for adventure and a devil
may-care spirit that drives him
gaily through the hardships and
joys OF the mining towns.
He strikes it rich-the gold that
thousands have died seeking. A
stampede is started and the Arctic
village of Garagsuk is alight with
the fire of fierce ambitions afiame
/ for wealth. Burning Daylight is a
primitive king among these men,
amassing millions and finding no
place to spend their gains except
in the wild gambling that goes on
in the Tivoli. a dance hall, where
/ a few girls and limitless quaint
| ties of strong liquor supply diver
sion.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
ADJUSTMENTS
At The Spencer sauars.

The last few years has witnessed
a remarkable revival of interest in
the small town. Broadway no longer
forms the locale for all the books,
plays and stories; in fact, practic-
ally all of our best-knovn writers
and dramatists are awakening to
the fact that they have neglected a
fruitful field for romance, drama
and comedy-the small town.
"a Midnight Bell" Charles Rays
EQUALIZATION Of the famous Charles
Hoyt play, now showing at the
Spencer Square, illustrates life in a
small town with a remarkable de-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
TUEsDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGus-sEPTEMBER p, 1921

the resident Of New York and Chi
cago, but in majority of cases they
pity their city brothers and sisters
for their lack of neighborliness ami
the fast pace they have to go TO
make their livelihood.
Extreme care has been exercised
in making the settings for "A Mid
night Bell" and its Main street is
a duplicate of thousands throughout
the country.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
At the RiaIto.

Burning Daylight" screen YER
sion. of Jack London's novel. is an
nounced by the Rialto theatre for
one day beginning today. 1t will
be played by an a1I-star cast. IN
GLIDING Mitchell Lewis, Helen Fer
guson, Louis Morrison. William V.
Mong, Edward Jobson, Gertrude
Aston, Alfred Allen, Arthur Edwin
Carew, Newton Hall, Robert Bolder
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
IMMERSION FALLS TO
DEATH FROM PLANE

Lieut. Arthur Emmerson. who
appeared at the Mississippi Valley
Fair and Exposition in Davenport
in August. plunged 5000 feet 70
death at Oklahoma City Saturday
when he attempted to change
planes. According to dispatches
Emmerson attempted to grip the
last rung on the rope ladder but
misiudged the distance.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27

club in its campaign to have this
city chosen as a fish rescue center.
which will mean the installing OF a
station and equipment costing thou
sands OF dollars.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-27
Put into the Bank the Money
YOU have put in the Fire

winter one-third of what you are
now putting into the fire.
You with ARcOLA.
ARcOLA is the wonderful new
heating invention for small homes,
with or without Easements, that
takes the place of a furnace or
stoves. BY its one fire, con-
nected with American Radiators,
If fills every room with health
f,1 hot-water warmth and
provides an abundance of hot
water for washing and bathing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
AS Girls Betrayer
Missouri Merchant Suffers
From Nervous Breakdown
Wealthy Los Angeles Woman Probes Into Early Life Of
Betrayed Girl Who Faces Charge of Numbering
Her Own Baby.

ing the man she named as her be-
trayer, this poor. frail, shell of a wo-
man wants to die and takes her food
only by force.
sMr. McComb should be here to see
me. He promised to come to Los An
geles but he has never shown up. He
telegraphed me several times and also
wrote me a letter and I had awaited
his arrival daily until left to come to
Lebanon"
Betrayer in Sanitarium.
Mrs. Kaufman exhibited a tele-
gram purporting to have been sent
her by McComb which admitted that
the girls confession was true. 1t was
sent to Mrs. Kaufman from Baird.
Tex, where McComb is said to be in a
Texas sanitarium at present, having
suffered a serious breakdown as a
result of the girls disclosures.
1t was stated that Thomas Lee
Woolwine. district attorney of Los An
geles, would arrive on Monday to take
dispositions in the case Meanwhile,
Attorney Verge is preparing to file
suit for damages against McComb, al
leging seduction under promise of
marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
RIPE FOR PIRATES
Ships on Atlantic Laden With
Precious Metals.
Gold and Silver Bullion Being
Sent to the United States.

New York. July s.-There were
golden opportunity at sea today for
the buccaneers some people think are
rowing the ocean. Five steamers
ploughing the Atlantic have eight mil
lion dollars in British gold consigned
to American banking houses.
All are passenger carriers, heavily
manned, and bankers fear no pirates
looking for pieces of eight. The
Maureta1ia carries more than five
million dollars and the Olympic. Car
mania, Lapland and Oropesa the re-
mainder.
Already this week nearly eleven mill
lion dollars in gold has been unloaded
here. BY mid-July almost four hun
dred million in gold will have been
imported since the first of the year.
Banking house figures show that
there is more than three billion, two
hundred million dollars in gold stored
in the United States. the largest
amount ever accumulated in this
gold in the world.
Bar silver valued at five million
marks is en- route here from Germany
on the steamship America for the ac-
count of Charles, Hardy & Rupert
Inc, advices to the firm today said
Other consignments of silver from
Germany and gold from England are
on their way to New York. it was an
nounced in Wall street.
One of the largest shipments of gold
made this year, III boxes valued at
one million, one hundred seventeen
thousand pounds sterling, is coming
on the Mauretania, the announcement
said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
IN OVERTIME ROW o. OGEE is SHOT
North Topekans Quarrel Over
Ownership of Boat.
Son of Game Warden Is in
Serious Condition.

eOrau Ogee. 20,- of 722 West Cor
don street, was shot and probably
fatally wounded this morning by
Charles Brenner, "a, during a quarrel
over boat. The shooting occurred
in the grocery store of H. Williams,
710 West Gordon. Brenner lives at
712 West Gordon.
According to Brenner's story, both
young men weBe out of jobs and de-
cided to build a boat and do some
fishing in the Kaw river. Brenner
said he fuEnished all the money and
that Ogee failed to contribute anything
to the enterprise. Brenner said he
took the boat out of the river Wednes-
day and brought it to his house.
This morning, he said, Ogee ap-
neared at his house in a rage and de-
HfaHded entrance. which was refused.
He then went away Brenner said he
then went to the store to get son1e-
thing for breakfast While there, he
said, Ogee entered and demanded to
know why he had taken the boat from
the river.
'I told him took it out because I
wanted it out" Brenner said. Then,
while I was talking to the grocer.
Ogee hit me and knocked me down.
I started to get up and he hit me
again and I fell back on the floor.
Then I got up, pulled out my gun and
shot him."
Son OF Game Nafuen.
Ogee is son of Henry Ogee, who
has been a game warden in Shawnee
county for many years Brenner told
put the .32 caliber revolver in his
pocket before leaving homo for the
store. in anticipation of an attack by
Ogee. He said he saw the frame of
mind Ogee was in when he called at
the house, and wanted to be prepared
for an emergency. He declared he
shot to protect himself.
Brenner said they built and
launched the boat about a week ago.
He said Ogee became angered during
trip on the river last Saturday morn
ing. This trouble. Brenner stated.
upon rowing near drifts which were
floating in the rising water. Ogee
was angered also because the river
was high Brenner said.
Ogee was standing near the door
inside the store when the shot was
fired. The bullet entered his right
chest, passing entirely thru his body.
It was picked up and is now in posses
sion of Sheriff Robert Miller. Will
liams, proprietor of the store, called
the officers after the shooting. Sher-
iff Miller found Bremen at his home
He made no attempt to escape. His
face bore marks which he said were
made by Ogee's fist.
Shellebargers ambulance was
called and the game warden's son was
taken to st. Francis hospital His
condition was pronounced extremely
serious.
Brenner's story was corroborated by
Williams with the exception that the
! storekeeper stated that the quarrel in
the store included a dispute between
the two young men over a bill for gro
| ceries they had purchased for one OF
| their fishing trips
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
IRISH WAR SHIFTS
Sim Fein Move Operations Into
Ulster District.
Leave South Ireland to Battle
With UniOnists.

Belfast. July s.-The seat of Irish
violence has apparently been shifted
from the south into Ulster province
and many casualties were reported to-
day in battles.
Firing broke out in the Belfast dis
trict while crown forces were search
ing for arms and a woman was killed
and constable wounded. 1t was ru-
mored that a number of Sim Feiners
were killed and their bodies removed
secretly.
A detachment of police was fired
upon in the Millfield district. One
was wounded. A constable was shot
to death at BaIlinghassing. A consta-
Bile who was wounded in the fight
ing on Wednesday died today
Passenger Train Bombed.
+, Dublin. July s.-A number of pas
sengers were seriously wounded when
a Dublin-Cork passenger train was
bombed four miles from this city this
afternoon. There were no soldiers on
the train.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08

Lebanon, Mo-. July s.-Mrs. Angela
C. Kaufman, wealthy Los Angeles
welfare worker. with her attorney,
Arthur G. Verge of that city, began
today to probe into the early life his
tory here of Miss Erie Mullicane, held
at Los Angeles for the murder of her
infant child.
1.-THE girls sad plight interested me
from the first" Mrs. Kaufman said.
'I had been engaged in work similar
to this in Paris. London and New
York, but this is one of the worst
cases have ever found.
Named Father of Child.
when I first met Erie Mullicane,
she expressed desire to die and re-
fused to divulge to me the name or
her betrayer. 1t was thirty days be-
fore I succeeded in getting a true con-
fession from her. In this confession
she named w. E. McComb, president
of the Lebanon chamber of commerce
and vice president of the First Ma
tional bank, as the father of her child.
To-day she is facing charge OF
first degree murder. Broken in
health. broken in spirit. but still low
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
THE HOWAT CASES

December, 1919-Howat sent to Jail
by Judge A. B. Anderson, of federal
court at Indianapolis when he refused
to call off a Kansas strike. Released
next day upon promise to do so.
April, 1920-Howat and three other
officials of Kansas Miners union sent
to jail for contempt of court by Judge
A. J. Curran in the Crawford district
court at Pittsburg upon refusal to
obey the courts order to appear be-
fore the court of industrial relations
to testify.
In jail at Girard and Ottawa several
days and released on bond.
Appealed to Kansas supreme court
which upheld Judge Curran.
Appealed to the United States su-
preme court where the case is now
pending.
February, 1921 - Howat, with five
other union officials, sentenced to year
in Jail and to pay costs of prosecution
by Judge Curran upon conviction of
contempt of court in calling a strike in
violation of an anti-strike injunction is
sued by Judge Curran.
Howat and the others appealed to
Kansas supreme court which upheld
Judge Curran. Howat asked for re-
hearing and court July denied it.
An appeal to the United States su-
preme court was announced April, 1921.
Howat sentenced to pay fine Of $500
by Judge Curran for contempt of court
in calling a strike in March. Appeal
to the supreme court
July, 1921-Howat, with August Dor
chy, sentenced to serve six months in
jail and pay a fine of $500 by Judge
Frank W. Boss of the Cherokee county
district court after conviction Of crimi-
nal violation of the industrial court
law by calling the strike in February,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
TO HOLD CONVENTION HERE.
SunfIower Grand Lodge VIII Meet IN
Topeka, August Il to 20.

The Sunflower Grand Lodge and the
Grand Court of the same order. will
hold a convention in Topeka, August
IA to 20, which IS expected to bring
15,O0O persons to the city.
A fund of $4,000 Is to be raised
Tor financing the convention. OF this
amount, $1,000 has already been raised
and placed on deposit
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the order was held in Topeka
Thursday, attended by DR. S. H.
Thompson grand chancellor. and Mrs
Moreno Davis, grand worthy counsel-
lor, both of Kansas City. Kan At the
meeting. plans for the convention were
discussed and work started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-08
TO MOVE OFFICES HERE
Secretary of State Board of Medical
Registration to Come to Topeka.

Secretary of State Board of Medical
Registration to Come to Topeka.
Offices of the secretary of the state
board of medical registration and ex-
animation are to be moved to Topeka.
Announcement of the plan was made
today by Governor Allen.
Since he entered his office in Janu-
ary, 1918, Governor Allen has sought
to bring the offices here. They have
been retained in Lebanon, Smith coun-
ty, during the administration of DR..
Henry A. Dykes as secretary. Recent
resignation of Doctor Dykes as secre-
tary brought renewal of efforts to re-
locate the offices.
DR.. A. S. Ross of Sabetha, newly
elected secretary of the board, today
notified Governor Allen that offices
would be brought here and that files
and records would be sent to Topeka
at once. The offices are TO be located
in the east wing of the state house,
basement floor. in connection with the
department of the state board of
health