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The Monett times., 1921-05-20

alton in the U. S.
The call of the American farmer
has been heard for a half century
BY the Wheel, Grange, Equity Union,
Farmers Union and other organic
ations. All have done good but never
has the big things been accomplished
for the farmers until the Farm Bureau
came into being.
Why is it that the Bureau is So
powerful? 1t is first the fair princi-
pies upon which it is founded; second,
its being backed by the Agricultural
colleges Of each state; third, backed
by the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture; fourth, backed by 46 states;
fifth, by over 1000 county bureaus,
or a combined membership Of over
100000 American Farmers. How
can an organization like this fall
Let us all get behind the Bureau
and boost.
The Monett times., 1921-05-20

May 1926 will be commencement
week at William Jewell College at
Liberty, Mo.
Miss Mary Hepburn, who attends
Drury College at Springfield, was in
the city for Sunday and Monday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d.
Hepburn.
Mrs. 1. E. Lines spent Sunday and
Sunday evening with relatives at Jop-
lin.
The Monett times., 1921-05-20

Bert Robbins, city engineer, went to
Mountain Grove, Friday, on busines'
Mrs. Alvin Bradford went to Purdy,
Monday. to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Rouse.
Mrs. w. S. Bolinger has returned
from Larned, Kansas where she had
been taking medical treatment for the
past eight weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Whaley, Of Mt.
Vernon, motored to Monet, Sunday,
and spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Bradford.
Mrs. w. w. Sullivan, Of Little Rock,
Ark, came Monday morning to spend
a week or ten days visiting her mother
and brother, w. E. Smedley and
family.
The Monett times., 1921-05-20
NEWLYWEDs ARE CHARIvARIED

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Feehan who
were recently married, We're visited
last night by charivari party who
made some very pretty music with
pans and bells. The party was serv-
ed with refreshments at the Kane
Drug store and lunch at the Palm
Restaurant.
The Monett times., 1921-05-20

Mrs. A. W Gelker was visitor
Saturday in Springfield.
Mrs. T. A. Logan and children spent
Saturday visiting friends and relatives
in Springfield.
Miss Edna Walton was shopping in
Springfield, Saturday.
The Monett times., 1921-05-20
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR
RAILROAD ORDERS

The Order Of Railway Conductors
and the Brotherhood Of Railway Train
men will hold joint memorial services
at the Methodist church, Sunday,
June IL. The services win be held at
s o'clock that evening and Dr.. Shad-
drick will preach the sermon. The
Ladies Auxiliaries have been invited
to join in the service.
Roxy Wilson visited in Joplin, Mon
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
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RECITAL MUCH ENJOYED

Truly a treat for lovers of music
was the organ recital and musicale
given by Mrs. ]. Charles Villiers, as
sisted by other local talent in the
Church Of the Good Shepherd for the
benefit of the Near East Relief fund
on Tuesday evening.
The program was evenly balanced,
well arranged and delightfully."- execut-
ed. Mrs. Villiers' organ numbers, as
ever, were most pleasing; Miss Agnes
Moe won applause and praise by her
solo and other appreciated numbers
were rendered by Harry Washburn
Baldwin, Miss Louise c. Jones, David
Rattray and the Lufkin brothers who
rendered selections on the cornet and
the cello.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
BIRTHDAY DINNER PARTY

In celebration of the birthday ami
versary of Miss Thelma Boyum, Mr..
Leslie Watson was host at one of the
prettiest dinner parties of the season
at the Waikiki Hotel last Friday
evening. Red African daisies, lace
fern and red heart's-ease were used
TO carry out the valentine decorative
effect of the tables while dainty val
entines and red balloons marked the
places of the guests. The table was
set in the private dining room and
the floor of the large main dining
room was cleared for dancing. An
orchestra furnished music for the dan
cling between courses and for the rest
of the evening.
The guests present were Miss Thel-
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
LINED WITH SPIDER WEBS.
One Has to Cut Ones Way Through
the Roads Of Paraguay.

one Has to Cut Ones Way Through
the Roads Of Paraguay.
The roads of Paraguay are about fv~
yards wide throughout, and the trees
meet overhead at a height Of some
eighteen feet, thus forming a tunnel of
very uniform dimensions. In the clear
parts Of the tunnel-that is, where z
is not choked up with the giant net
tle-it is full from roof to ground Of
enormous spiders webs stretching
clear across the road, the big trees
usually being chosen as anchorages
and the total clear span being thus
more like eight yards than five.
The main cables or framework of
the nets are composed Of FIVE or six
strands of thick yellow web and are
almost as strong as cotton thread. The
rest Of the net Is made up of single anc
double strands of the same stout ms
terial, which is as sticky as it is strong.
Every yard or so one Of these nets e1-
tends across ones path, making 1t nee
essary to hold a cutlass or a fairly
stout stick at arms length in front as
one walks.
The makers Of these troublesome but
picturesque Instructions are large.
highly colored, gaudy looking spiders
with bodies that look as If they were
about to explode, they are so blown
out and glossy.
At intervals in some more open space
where the sky is visible n will no
tice a different kind of web. far more
irregular in shape, but far larger than
the others. Not content with the
space available in the tunnel, these
webs are stretched In complicated
mazes from the ground to the very
tops of the surrounding trees, with
clear spans frequently twenty OF thirty
yards from one tree to another.
From these main cables smaller ones
extend to the ground-a drop of fifteen
or twenty yards-and the spaces in be-
tween are filled up with a mass Of
webs spun in all directions. - Wide
World Magazine.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
SIRIUS, THE DOG STAR.
IL Was Glven Its Canine Name by the
Superstitious Egyptians.

The giant sun, the bright star Sirius,
is now called the dog star" from the
very ancient and curious custom OF
personifcation. The great nations Of
remote antiquity ~personified every &C
tivity of n~ature-that is, compared
them to living men or animals.
They didn't know a thing of any
law of nature, so they said that motion
Is caused by living animals, because
only animals have the ~inscrutably
mysterious power of moving them
selves. No wonder the ancients were
astonished to see an animal move It.
self. And the wonder has vastly in
creased now, for the ablest scientific
man cannot possibly see how an ami
NAL Is able to move.
The overlooking of the Nile was the
chief event in all of Egypt. Without
this pouring Of water over the land
once each year, the valley would be a
desert The Egyptians at a certain
period in their long history noticed
that when they first saw the star Sirius
early In the morning before sunrise
the Nile river began to rise and pour
over the banks. They personifed
Sirius as a watchdog, watching the
sun and the Nile and the land OF
Egypt, its people, destiny and harvests.
The Egyptian name Of the Nile was
Siris, and the faithful dog watching
in the sky was finally named Sirius.
Centuries later their horrible religion
taught that 1t was necessary to MUIR
der or sacrifice a dog to the star Sirius
to secure its aid in growing grains and
herds. This terrible habit Of slaughter
ing animals to propitiate imaginary
gods descended to the Greeks and Ro-
mans. The Romans named the stars
near Sirius the constellation CAMS
Major (the great dog).--New York
American.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
Ministers and Ambassadors.

The first minister plenipotentiary
from the United States to England was
John Adams. Thomas Pinckney of
South Carolina became the first minis
ter to England under the constitution.
The United States continued to be rep
resented by ministers until 1893, when
Thomas r. Bayard of Delaware be-
came the first American ambassador
to the court of st. James. The first
British minister to the United States
was George Hammond, who was APP
pointed in 1871. Lord Pauncefote be-
came the first British ambassador to
Washington In 1893.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
He Fell Riqht In,

His Wife-I met our maid Anna just
now on the street and she pretended
not to see me. Her Husband-You
ought to point out to Anna the impro-
priety Of such conduct His Wife-But
how can 1? You see, she had another
girl with her, and 1t was quite evident
she didn't want her friend to kr Nv she
was working for a woman who wore a
two dollar and fifty cent matthew
York Post
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
o
IMPRoMPTU DANCE AT GRAND

An impromptu dance was arranged
Tuesday night in honor of the officers
and men of the Eagle boats and sea
planes which visited Kahului this
week. The dance was held at the
Grand hotel. Music was furnished by
Mrs. Kunewa's orchestra. This gave
the men an opportunity to meet the
Maui girls and a jolly evening was
spent by those present. AT IL o'clock
a buffet supper of salad, coffee AMI
sandwiches was served. Punch was
also served during the entire evening.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
Peace With a Punch.

: Here, what's all this row aboutr'
asked the copper breathlessly.
"Why. this woman is collecting mon
ey for the peace society, and when l
refused to contribute she knocked me
down." explained the meek looking
man.-Buffalo Express.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18

con. Miss Hicks, daughter of Mrs. J.
w. Hicks of Boston, is a niece of Mr..
Ramsay. Captain Sandelin, the pres
ent commander of the Manoa, has
been with the Matson Company for
ten years and is well known on Maui.
The wedding will take place in Homo
lulu in the near future.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
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ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Last Saturday at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Arthur Ramsay,
Makiki Heights, Honolulu, the engage
ment Of Miss Mabel Grace Hicks and
Captain E. H. Sandelin a announ-
ced at a beautifully appointed lunch
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18

ma Boyum, Miss Muriel Duncan, Miss
Gladys Meinecke, Miss Winnifred
Weddick, Miss Lois Murdoch, Miss
Rita Rosecrans, Miss Jessie Baldwin,
Messrs. Richardson, Boyum, MacClus-
key, Filler, Rolph, Watson and Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Shaw.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
Great Scheme.

"How's your play"
"a great success. My creditors are
all coming to see If / am making
money. and through their patronage I
am."-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-18
Your Friends.

Treat your friends as you do your
bank account. Don't be reckless with
them Just because you've got them
Detroit Free Press.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12
GERMANY FAILS IN HER
PAYMENTS no ALLIES

Paris, Dec. 10.-Germany has fail
d to pay 100, 000, 900 gold marks due
turing the first two weeks of Decen-
ar under the schedule Of payments
alling for twenty-six per cent of her
exports and certain portions Of her
customs duties, it was learned today.
The German government has in
formed the r~eparations commission
that the tremendous decrease in the
value Of the mark makes impossible
the conversion into gold marks of the
fund Of paper marks which had been
accumulated to meet these payments.
The schedule provides that Ger
many shall deposit a sufficient num-
Der Of paper marks with the guaran-
tee committee of the ~reparations COM
mission to meet these payments. A
total of 100000 paper marks has
been deposited with the committee.
The sum would have represented a
substantial amount of gold marks ex-
cept for the violent downward W
ment-in the price of the mark. 1t is
understood the German government
hold that in view Of the present value
of the mark it should not be required
to convert paper marks into gold.
The reparat1ons commission a not
yet taken any position on Germany's
allure to meet these bills.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12
Contest Rules
Announced By
Playmakers

Beginning Monday children Of the
grade schools of Grand Forks and
chance to write and tell the Dakota
Hlaymakers, the dramatic society Of
the University OF North Dakota, What
they understand Christmas and the
Christmas Spirit to mean, prizes be-
ing Offered by the society for the best
letters.
AZ prize Of $500 will be given for
the best letter, $500 for the second
besI, 800 for each Of the next three
best. and a ticket to the performance
THE Christmas Spirit to he present.
ed by the Playmakers In TIE auditor
tnn,. Wednesday evening. December
i21. to each writer Of the next five best
letters.
Conditions for the writing have been
announced as follows:
!. Contest opens Monday morning.
De .:.nIber IL, and closes the following
Saturday. December II.
.. Competition Is open only to
grade school children Of Grad Forks
arr East Grand Forks.
the Dakota ~Playmakers Mt the Uni
vcrsity and must not be more than
LEO words in length.
4. Zach letter must tell what the
writer believes Christmas to mean.
5. Each letter must be Signed by
n name OF the writer. who must also
give age and srade al school.
4. Announcement of the winners
will: he made in The Herald Sunday,
December Is.
1. Prizes will be placed at the f'op-
pier Piano company for the winner
on Monday, December -; the best
two essays will BIS printed on the ~ o.
gam to be used at the play on the
evening of December Fl.
g. Judges will be- Professor Franz
,Rickaby, director of the Playmakers,
Lawrence w. Murphy, Of the Englsh
faculty Of the university. Misses Rose
Rosendahl and Edith Farnham. rec
order and librarian OF the PlayHakers
respectively.
No particular form is to be observed
in the writing of the letters except
that they should be addressed t. the
Dakota Playmakers. All children in
the grade schools of the two cities are
invited to take part in the contest.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12
Principal Parts Of Handlers
IN cssiah'' TO be Giue11 at City
Auditorium Sunday, December Is

institution who are enrolled for mem
bership. and the work dom with the
organization counts on their credits.
Productions Planned.
1t is the plan of Mr.. Beidelman to
arrange several productions for the
society during the year. They will
not be confined to sacred music. the
director states, but some of the mod
ern. secular music will be studied.
During the spring months "Hia-
watha's Wedding Feast" will be stud
led. probably for presentation during
the annual spring music festival which
will be held here in May, under the
auspices of the North Dakota Fedora
ton of Music clubs. The Oratorio
society and Mr.. Beidelman will CO.
operate in making the program for
the festival n successful one. Prof.
E. H. Wilcox. director of music at the
university, is festival director, and al
is working on plans for the fes-
tival. f,
While preparations for the mes
siah" have been going IN the univer-
sity section Of the chorus has been
rehearsing on Monday evenings. while
the down town section a been re-
hearsing on Tuesday evenings. Now
they have been combined for the final
rehearsals, which will be held on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings of
this week.
a special rehearsal of the orchestra
will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon
in the lower auditorium OF the pub
lie library. On Tuesday evening the
orchestra. chorus and s~oloists will hold
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12

The main portions Of the Messiah"
Handers oratorio. which Is annually
sung in many places as part OF the
Christmas season Observance, WILL pc
given at the city auditorium next sun
day afternoon. December Is. by the
University Oratorio society. the
versity Philharmonic orchestra VII!
play accompaniments Tor the cnorai
numbers. and Miss Marie Vale will
be al the piano 10 accompany n
soloists. 7t
Mrs. Hugh E. Ruettell. soprano,
Mrs. l.. +. Fischer Irma Mallory of
Thief River Falls. Mimi. c%ontralto,
Howard belong, tenor and Doyle
Watt, bass, are the soloists who Will
.ppear. Prof. Fred A. Beidelman. who
I'M to the University Of North Da-
kota his fall to tax charge OF the
musical organizations. will direct tne
program. Rehearsals under his oil
reclion have been going on for the
last. few weeks and there is every IN
dication that the program will be an
unusually finished one.
There will be no admission charge,
The event is undertaken as par oil
the community music service pro.
gram, Mr.. Beidelman. states. and Will
be carried out On the same plan as
that adopted for the University phil
harmonic concerts. Coupons for re-
served seats may be obtained during
the week, at a nominal sum. m
holders of these coupons will be given
the choice of reserved seats. other
wise. adm ssion at the oors Will be
free Of charge.
Big Chorus.
There are 100 voices in the chorus
and seven full choruses from the
messiah" will be sung. with the or
chestra accompaniment. The pro.
gram is to be a pretentious one-more
~pretentious h any of this nature
given here for some time. n Mes
siah has been sung in Grand Forks on
one or two former occasions, but not
within the last five years. Portions
of it have been given during that time,
however. Two of the three parts OF
the oratorio will be given next Sun
day. =
The University Oratorio society is
a rehearsal at 1880 o'clock in the pub
lie library. The full dress rehearsal will
be held on Thursday evening at 7:45
o'clock in the university armory.
not an outgrowth. or continuation OF
the former Grand Forks oracorio So
ciety, which had its inception chiefly
among h downtown people who
were interested, and a number Of I'm
versity people also belonged. The
present ~oratorio society mas been or
ganized at the university. with stu
dents and members Of the University
community. and downtown music low
ers who are interested. privileged to
membership. The university section
has no less than rs students at the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12

Why DO we call II Christmas?
: How should we feel and act at
Christmas time : Why?
Should we feel and act this way only
once a year?
Why do we give presents at Christ
mas?
Is santa Claus all there is to chria-
mas?
what do you like especially about
Christmas? N
when did Christmas start,2
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12
FARGO COLLEGE
HEAD RESIGNS
DR.. q. Lee Howard Says
Executive Duties Were
Taken From Him, So
Quits

Fargo. N. D.. Dec. 10.-Dr. e. Lee
Howard. president of Fargo college,
announced his resignation today. q
letter to the executive committee o.
the board of trustees asserting that
the present situation at the col
leEe centertng around the relationship
Of the faculty toward the students is
h direct"outcome Of a policy against
whfch ne said he had protested wtth-
out avail,
DIR. Towards letter. made public
BY him, reveals the fact that since
Aug. !, last, he has had no executive
capacity at the college,, but has given
HIS time only to the work OF hands
ing finances.
He recites differences between him
salt and the dean OF the college,
Guy II. .Vowles-and asserts that
these differences are directly re-
nected IN the present college crisis
DR.. Howard, I'm his letter, maintains
that the time has come when college
students are entitled to greater
voice in the conduct Of the fns.ttu-
tons they attend. He saws student
participation In college government a
Just as essential as is faculty. paritcI-
patton, rs against what he terms the
0lddme ~autocratic board 1of trustees
plan, against which faculty members
have in the past protested with sue
DR.. Howards resignation. rnrnored
severAl dayss is announced by him
two weeks earlier than he had antic-
Ifpafed, his acttOn being precipitated
1t this time blythe action Of the cnf-
lJese faculty In banning secret soei.
tetaes-11hn order CONCERNING which Ihc
himself 49, NC manner consulted
fJor.i II Warf3 NJ Isrs.y i, .,,S
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12
F-s-IIsV--5T Ef3alhF936 34HI .stNl4 1-e 41t-s-H1
TOLEAVE
FOR LONDON SOON

Paris. Dec. (1o.--Premter II
says an otncial announcement issussds
oday. win leave Paris for England
nccernberS 80 or 40. He will meet the
Rritish prime mininter In response to-
ths invitation that he viat London to-
discuss the German reparattons ques
ttO0. ~ hi
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12

what. do you think IL the beae way
Ito show true Christmas spirit!
what are some things that Christ
Ifnas does not mean?
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-12-12

Herald want Az BRING Rssu,ts.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-01-20
THREE DIRECTORS
EQUITY EXCHANGE
REELECTED TODAY

, Fargo. Jan. 19.-Three outgoing
directors Of the, Equity Cooperate
Exchange were .ra-elected this morn
Ing at q session Of stockholders in
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-01-20
GUST W0C RETAINS
SEAT in SENATE
BY SINGLE VOTE

bismarck, y. D.. Jan. 1S.-iSpe-
cial. Gust Wog will retain his seat
in the state senate.
The vote of Lieutenant-GOv
Howard Wood broke a tie. follow
ing the report Of the elections COM
mittee on the ListWog contest case
and long debate, yesterday after
noon. The vote was q to "a in
favor of seating Veg. who was not
permitted to vote.
The whole case in the senate de-
bate hinged Oh similarity between
this contest and one two years ago,
the Riba-Weber case. In that case,
the independents asserted, the Nom
partiSans unseated an Independent
on exactly the same kind of a case
The elections committee brought
in Il divided report. five Nonparti-
sans recommending that Wog be
seated. Four independents opposed
it. no senator during the debate
held Wog responsible for the alleged
Irregularities on which the contest
hinged. Neither did II. J. List. who
contested for Wog's seat. blame Nog
personally. although the notice Of
contest, filed on information and
belief only, had made charges
against him.
The alleged Irregularities occurred
in three precincts Of Billings coun-
ty. populated mostly by foreigners.
Ninety percent Of the people in
these townships could not read or
write English. Lists attorneys con-
tended. In these precincts Wog re-
ceived an almost solid vote. which
gave him a majority Of 40 votes in
the Golden Valley district, cOnpris-
ing four counties.
Dispositions introduced at the
trial said that many Irregularities,
such as only one Judge going i'll a
booth. and voters using ballots they
brought from home. existed. In
the Riba-Weber case, the independ-
ents contended. the Nonpartisans
unseated an independent for ire
gularities much less than these.
the Nonpartisans voted as
solid majority and seated Mr..
Wog.
One of the principal talks made
against the seating of Voc was
made by Senator Steel. Of James
town, who declared that it was the
manifest duty Of the senate to pro-
tect the purity of the ballot box, no
matter whether it affected Nonpar-
tisans or their opponents.