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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-10

Through a misunderstanding it was
announced in last weeks issue that
the ladies of the guild gave an old
fashioned dance two weeks ago. This
arose from an error as the guild was
in no wise connected with same. The
writer regrets the mistake.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-10

Miss Hilda Wilson and Frank Right
were married last week at Princeton
by Rev. Henry hobbs. Both young
people are well known here and their
friends extend congratulations.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-10
LOCAL NEWS.

TIE tN
LOCAL NEWS.
Mrs. Morrison went to Elk River on
Saturday.
Mrs. Ed. Wright went to Elk River
on Tuesday.
Heber Kilmartin was home several
days last week.
Miss Bishop went to Princeton on
Friday evening.
Miss Fannie Looney went to Prince
ton on Friday evening.
Mrs. Fred Martin was down from
Princeton on Wednesday.
Mrs. Kettleson has been absent from
work with spraiped ankle.
Mrs. Forest Brown visited in St.
Paul several days last week.
Mrs. Nina Bell and daughter were
passengers to Elk River on Saturday.
Leitha Wilson, who was seriously
i'll with pneumonia, is improving rap
idly.
Mrs. Joe Cohoes and Mrs. Nell
Spencer. went to Minneapolis on Thurs
day.
The Joe Lloyd family have moved
into the Ole Anderson house south of
town.
Chas. Johanning of Otsego was a
guest at the Alfred Brown home o.:
Sunday.
Mrs. Malkson of Princeton visited
at the Harry Pratt home the first of
the week.
Mrs. Lloyd Bargobos of Elk River
visited at the P. H. Martin home one
day last week.
The Farmers Shipping association
shipped car of stock to South St.
Paul on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clausen of Norcross
visited at the Nyquist and Magney
homes last week.
Little Ruth Mary Walker was at the
home of her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. HURT, last week.
Mrs. Henry Rust and Mrs. Ed. Han
son went to Minneapolis on Saturday
for shopping purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Whitcomb and
family Of Princeton spent Sunday at
the Alfred Brown home.
Little Wendell Guptil of Elk River
came up with Floyd Nash on Thurs
day evening and remained until Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nash, Ethel Nash and
Mrs. Kettleson autoed to Princeton on
Thursday evening to consult DR..
Cooncy.
! The H. Pratt and Ed. Hanson farl-
lilies visited at the Jack Sharples and
Herman Stendahl homes in Minneap-
oils recently. -
Mr.. Wennergren, Gid Wennergren
and Mrs. Gus Wennergren came down
from Milaca on Tuesday morning to
remain for few days.
Mrs. Ed. Loument and Mrs. Quinlin
of Minneapolis, cousins of Mrs. Kier-
man, were visiting at the Herman
home several days last week.
Rev. D. M. Johnston and Rev.
Schaunnessy came out from Mime
{, apolis on Saturday evening to assist
at the revival meeting on Sunday.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Hanson and Mr.
and Mrs. Ed. Hanson and Russell Ben
son attended the funeral Of the late
John Hanson at Big Lake on Thurs
day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-10

Rev. Henry NobDs Of Princeton con-
Quoted the revival meetings here last
week and spoke to crowded congrcga-
lions ecch evening. Rev. hobbs is a
forceful speaker, enthusiastic and sim
cere, and his sermons were splendid
Revs. Johnston and Schaunessy were
out from Minneapolis to have charge
of the Sunday meetings, which were
largely attended. Miss Evelyn Lar
son had charge of the music.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-10

The following officers were elected
at the village election on Tuesday:
President, Harry Pratt.
Trustee, Mai Neumann.
Treasurer, Forest Brown.
Clerk, J. w. Mode.
Assessor, Irwin Hetrick.
Justice Of Peace, Reinhold Ludke.,
Constables, VIM. Martin and Ben
Kayak.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-03-10

The potato market for the past
week has been as follows: Burbanks,
90c to $1.00; Rose, 90c to $1.00; Ohios,
9Oc to $1.18; Triumphs, $3.50. Now is
the time to bring them in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
LETTERS TO EDITOR
.PAYING WATCHERn

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 That was certainly timely and pertinent suggestion by MT Ed Norton in your issue today, suggesting the advisability and desirability of Bir- mingham establishing Paving Watcher" The great trouble with most cities is, as MT. Norton states, that not enough care and attention is paid to paved streets In the matter of maintenance and repairs.
 When new pavement Is put down the engineers specifications will not permit any traffic over same within two weeks after the concrete founda- ton has been laid, and the wearing surface completed, in order to give 1t time 10 thoroughly set and harden. But the public is so impatient where any repairs are made to paved streets that they insist on the barriers be- ing removed frequently in 4S hours. and. of course, there is a failure where the patch has been put down.
 With reference to the brick paving on Eleventh avenue, south, beg to say that this pavement Is now about 20 years old. On that portion of 1t from Five Points to Twelfth street it has been cut into and disturbed by water companies, telephone companies, gas and sewers, and very poorly patched and repaired. On that part of it from Twelfth street over the hill to S.. Charles street the original paving has not been disturbed since 1t was put down, and 1t Is in almost perfect con- dition today, showing that the brick and the construction were ideal. There Is no other pavement in the city of Birmingham with such a perfect rec ord, unless it is the brick pavement on Twentieth street, south, and Twen- ty-first street, north.
 It is generally accepted by engi- neers throughout the country that brick is best suited for car track paw ing, as the oscillation from the street cars has tendency to crack and de- stroy any of the sheet payements.
 On Twentieth street, south, the coun- ty is now paying some $1S,000 for re- pairs to the bituminous pavement, but not one cent is being expended on the brick car track pacing. which was originally laid at the same time. And everybody knows that for the past two years about the only com fortable way to travel Twentieth street, south, was on the brick paving in the car tracks. Yours very truly.
 JNO. w. SHELBY.
 Birmingham, September 27, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
Multiple Shake-Down
 as Worked In Chicago

ID ECENT disclosures in Chicago IN show the possibilities of graft when an alert police department CO., operates with bootleggers. It is al- legged that through the beneficent workings of the multiple shake down system, policemen were able to levy toll as many as half dozen times on the same case of whisky, which is just about as an impressive illustration of graft as any uplifter would care to investigate.
 ~ According to one witness testify ing before the federal grand jury, members of the police force would obtain information of whisky being shipped into Chicago from other cities. They would then, in uniform, rob the cars in freight yards, pre- tending they were confiscating the liquor. A deal was next made with bootleggers at a reasonable price, but when the whisky was delivered policeman would appear on the scene and demand substantial sum of money for protection. Later oth- CT policemen would raid the place where the liquor was being sold, "shake down" the long-suffering bootlegger for another protection fee and finally confiscate his stock, which would be sold again.
 If that isn't charging all the traf- fife will bear, we know nothing what ever about bootleg psychology. That Chicago's illicit liquor dealers sub- mitted to such extortion was prob ably due to the fact that their own profits were so large they could we'll afford to satisfy the greed of the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
HAD TO HURRY
rom Answers. London.

From Answers, London. One or two stories have been told of hustling American tourists see ing the world" Here's another. A tourist dashed up to the British museum in taxicab, ran up the steps. and said to the man in uniform at the door;' "Still got the Elgin marbles?"
 "Yes, sir. of course. sir" replied the attendant
 "All right. How about the Assyr- ian winged bulls near the lunch room?"
 .They're stNl there, sir"
 German air-raiders during the war didn't damage your fine museum display upstairs. l hope?'
 NO, sir, not at all, sir. But won't you step inside. and look around for yourself, sir?"
 NO, thanks. I'll just take them as per catalog." answered the tourist. "You see, I've got St. Pauls. Vest minister, the Tower, the South Ken sington museum, the Wallace col- lection to do this morning. before catch the oxford train, give the coll leges the once-over, and catch a connection with the Stratford express so as to see Shakespeares house be- fore dinner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
SERIOUS MISTAKE MADE

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 It has been recently charged that there are now 500 houses of prosti- tution in the city of Birmingham. That these houses are known to the police department of the city and that said police department has a list of them. Being unable to believe that such a condition could possibly exist I requested the commission of public safety to permit me to inspect this list of alleged houses of pros titution, which he did.
 Upon inspection of this list was ast9unded to find on it the names of some of she most estimable people in the city of Birmingham, many of them the families of the ex-service men, with whom these veterans of the late war now reside. The most casual inspection of this list will show to anyone seeking the truth that it is nothing more nor less than list of the people who find it necessary in order to make a living to rent rooms or take in boarders in their homes. I feel sure that the parties making the charge above referred to were honest in their in- tentions and did not intend to wrongfully besmirch the good name of our own city nor to do any good woman or ex-soldies an injustice. l am convinced that they were suffer- ing from misunderstanding of the real facts of the case. If they will only take the trouble to go over this list, as I have done. they will im- mediately realize what a grave mis- take they have made.
 Finding as above stated that there were 8 number of homes of ex-ser- vice men and members of the Ameri- can Legion on the list felt impelled as Adjutant of Birmingham Post No. 1, American Legion, to write this letter as matter of simple justice to these men, their wives. mothers and sisters. BOB CHAMBERS.
 Adjutant American Legion, Bir-
 mingham Post No. 1.
 Birmingham, September 20, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
Forbes Plans to Close
 Contract Hospitals

M RECTOR FORBES of the vet lU erans' bureau is preparing to "close a lot of contract hospitals. /" He announces that all disabled men now being cared for in private schools and contract hospitals will be placed in government institu- tions.
 The practice of farming out" war veterans, which was made nec- essary by lack of accommodations, cannot be discontinued too soon. Grave charges have been made against some contract hospitals, which we'll deserve to be called "sore spots.' Every disabled vet eran is entitled to the best care and attention his government can give him, and he is more apt to receive better treatment in a hospital di- rectly under government supervi- sion, where there is no inducement to capitalize his helplessness, than in a private institution.
 Colonel Forbes has undertaken a task of formidable proportions, but he is showing determination to remedy evils in the treatment of for mer service men. It is stated that many recommendation for changes in the disqualification and vocational training system of the government will be made in his report to Presi- dent Harding. They will doubtless be acted on and there will soon be little cause for complaint from the veterans, or their relatives and friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
British Government Will
 Make No More Concession

1T LOYD GEORGES latest note lL to Devalera is friendly, but firm, and is in the nature of an ul- timatum to the Irish leader. The British premier again states the at- titude of his government toward a conference. It would seem that enough has been said on this sub- ject to show Ireland that there is not the slightest chance for her to be treated as a sovereign state. It is a mere waste of time to continue juggling with phrases and insisting on an untenable position.
 Mir. Lloyd George says, in speak ing of the British government, "In spite of their sincere desire for peace and in spite of the more con- ciliatory tone of your latest com munications, they cannot enter into conference on the basis of this correspondence" In another part of his note, he says, There is, no pur- pose to be served by any further interchange of explanatory and aug mentative communications upon this subject. The position taken up by his majesty's government is funda- mental to the existence of the Brit ish empire, and they cannot alter it.
 The door is not yet closed, but
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
NEWS OF THE STARS
By Isabel M. Lewis, of the U. s. Naval

Bv Isabel M. Lewis, of the U. 5. NaVai
 Observatory, (Science Service).
 Upon the first of october there will be a total eclipse of the sun Of less than two minutes duration invisible in the northern hemisphere. The hath of totality passes over tho southern Pacific and Anarctic oceans just grazing Tierra del Fuego ana also passes very close to the south pole. There is little chance, then that any scientific observations of this eclipse will be made, although in the rast observations of eclipses have been made in polar regions by several polar expeditions.
 It is peculiarity of solar eclipses that they occur is cycles. A certain eclipse first puts in its appearance as very small partial eclipse just grazing the north or south pole, After a lapse of IS years and 10 and one-third days thefe will be re- currence of this eclipse, shifted west ward upon the earth's surface, how ever, 120 degrees in longitude owing to the rotation of the earth on its axis in the one-third of day
 This eclipse will resemble. the pre- vious one in all its circumstances ex- cept that it will encroach little farther upon the earth and the par tial phase will be little larger. Gradually at successive returns it will increase in size and importance until it becomes a small total solar eclipse in polar regions similar to the eclipse that will occur october 1. On later appearances the eclipse will be seen farther away from the pole and in the course of time will attain the importance of large to- tai eclipse visible in equatorial re- gions. After this, successive eclipse begin to decrease in size and impor- tance and the path of totality passes into the opposite hemisphere. The eclipse finally disappeares from the earth as small grazing partial so- lar eclipse at the opposite pole of the earth. It is one of the tasks of the eclipse computer to be on the watch for the appearance of new series at either pole and include the new eclipse among the predictions for the year. A solar eclipse usu- ally has from 6S to 75 returns, de- pending on the circumstances, and the total interval elapsing from its first appearance at one pole to it's last appearance at the other pole is about l,260 years.
 The eclipse of October I will be visible in it's partial phase in South America south of 10 or l5 degrees south latitude. and the magnitude of the partial phase increases as the path of totality is approached. In the extreme southern part of Chile and Argentine and at Cape Horn the eclipse will be nearly total shortly after sunrise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
The Republicans Apply
 Whitewash to Newberry

X s might have been expected, the EA Senate privileges and cleo tions committee reported on the Ford -Newberry senatorial election contest from Michigan strictly along party lines. The republican majority gives Newberry clean bill of health and calls him a patriot. The demo- cratic minority declares that corrupt and illegal methods were employed during the senatorial primary and that Newberry violated the corrupt practices act and the primary law of the state of Michigan.
 On two issues the democrats and republicans agreed. Henry Ford was not elected and too much money was spent. Just how much was paid out to buy Newberry's seat will prob ably never be known, but the repub- lican majority placed the amount at $195,oO0, quite enough to show that money was a decisive factor in the election of Newberry.
 Mr. Ford will not be United States senator, but he has done the country service by forcing an in vestigation of the notorious Michi- gan primary. Despite the attempts of republicans, for party reasons, to hush up the scandal and apply a liberal coat of whitewash to Newber- ry, enough evidence was brought out to show that it was one of the most sordid political contests in the his tory of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
TALK pIRMINGHAM
To the Editor of The Age-Heral,

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 When we leave Birmingham, going on visit or for business purposes it's our duty, if we are loyal, not to talk Memphis, or Atlanta, or New Orleans, but Birmingham, first and last.
 This can easily be accomplished without discourtesy to the other fel- lows finer feelings, and will un- doubtedly give him the impression that you are the right kind of citizen to help along your town.
 The point is, that with a little wis., dom, you have refused to knock on the town you're visiting, but you have put your city to the front. and its welfare Is foremost in your mind.
 That much impresses your auditor. and it is the best advertisement tha, you can put out for our beloved Bir- mingham.
 Strangers know full well that when you talk in that spirit you show that you believe in your town to the limit and that you are working tooth and toenail for it's interest. They real ize, also, that your Birmingham must be some place, after all, or ( man of your calibre wouldn't be liv- ing in it and working for it's de- velopment.
 The great reputation that Bir- mingham now possesses has been established by her boosters-never by the knockers.
 The fellow that knocks his own abode is worse than Judas. J6das finally realized what he had done and fortunately, went out and de- stroyed himself. But the knocker knocks, and 1t Is so well pleased with Birmingham, that he is pleased to re- main with us.
 LOUIS A. WEAVER.
 Birmingham, September 2S. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC

some difficulties with France over | the islands in the forties the United 1 States declared sort of Monroe
 1851 the island government, fearing | trouble with other nations, provis- iona1ly ceded the islands to the United States. But the cession was not accepted and numerous efforts to become part of the United States
 were made in the following half cen tury.
 Tn 1887 the United States obtained
 Harbor for a coaling station. When
 Queen Liliuokalani attempted to abolish the constitution in 1893, the constitutional party led by Ameri-
 can settlers. brought about revolu-
 tion and dethroned her. One of the first acts Of the provisional govern
 ment was to apply for annexation to the United States. Germany was seizing islands right and left in the
 Pacific, and the Hawaiians wished to get under sheltering wing. Pol itios in the United States delayed ac- ton and in the meantime the re-
 public of Hawaii was organized Then in 1893, during the Spanish American war, Congress voted to make Hawaii
 American territory.
 Though the Hawaiian islands are
 known as the halfway house of the Pacific in reality the distance from San Francisco to Honolulu is only about half that from Honolulu to
 Australia, the Philippines or Japan All the islands are of volcanic ori- gin, but coral has grown on the shores of many of them. The dis integrated lava has formed a rich
 soil which responds 1iberally to irri- gation. Only Cuba and Java pro- duce greater total crops of sugar,
 and the per acre yield of Hawaii is
 the greatest in the world--four tons
 without irrigation and six tons with.
 The sugar crop for the year ended
 June 30. 1920 was worth $7S,500,00O The pineapple crop, second in impor-
 tance, was valued at s1S,500,00
 One of the most interesting fca- lures in regard to Hawaii is the ra-
 cial makeup of it's population. The country had an all-Hawaiian popu- lation believed to number several
 hundred thousands when it first be- came well known to Americans. The diseases of civilization, including
 measles, killed off a large part of
 them in the years following and in 1920 there were only 22,o00 full
 blooded Hawaiians in the islands and about 1G.000 of mixed blood. The
 two groups constitute less than Ao per cent of the 255,912 people livino in tho islands in 1920. The Amer jeans and northern Europeans made up about 10 per cent, the Portuguese approximately 92 and the Porto Ri-
 cans and Spaniards about 2h. The total Caucasian population was thus little more than 20 per cent or only about one-fifth of the entire popu- lation. The Japanese population was A per cent and the Japanese, Chi nese and Filipino population to- gether. over 50 per -ent.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
To Delicate BulldIng

We are all pleased with the work that has been accomplished in the Sunday school of the First Meth odist church," stated MT. Donald Tay- Tor, and we now have total en- rollment of 2,O00, with an average attendance of more than 1000.
 Now that we have the new Sun day school building completed. we expect to raise the average attend ance and accommodate all the classes. For quite while many of the classes have been meeting at different places, some in the Young Mems Christian association building and the Masonic hall. With the new building all the various classes will be together
 During the absence of Dr. George Stuart the work on the new building has been carried on to completion by the laymen," he said, and shortly after his return the ceremonies or dedication will take place."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIlfES
PRINTING IT

PRINTING IT
 DO you remernber Boris Popoff. who used to frequent the Pink Ele- phant Tea room?" 5 Quite well. Whats Boris doing now?"
 Hes making lot of money in Russia"
 You don't sayl How?" ''He5s running bolshevik press.r
 GENERAL STORAGE Why do you still use a roll-top desk"
 q like to be surprised occasion ally" said the old-fashioned business man.
 "How's that?"
 You are liable to get anything out of a rolI-topp-d desk, from pair of shoes and missing will to the pint you put away years ago."
 HIS VOICE IS STILL Professor Diggs. have you ever discovered buried city?' "oh. yes"
 And what do you chiefly enjoy about that kind of work?" "Wel1, for one thing, when you un- earth city that has been buried for two or three thousand years. you don't have to listen to the reminis- cences of the oldest inhabitant."
 MILD CURIOSITY I know that it isn't ike "heaving"-- The life of the telephone queens; But I wonder why a girl says ''sev-
 ing"
 When seven" s the number she
 means. PAUL COOK.