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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

here will be futile and he gave mem
bers of the council to understand
when he was here on Tuesday Of last
week that there would be no use Of his
coming here for the council meeting
which was slated for last night. He is
to submit to the council a final report
and from conversations had by alder
men with him it is believed that. he
will recommend filtration plant as the
only solution for obtaining pure water.
Il is possible that the council will en-;
gage some local wen driI1ers TO sink bn4
8 two test wells, rel ing g their own a
judg ment as t. where to sink them.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

The school Of Agriculture at Univer-,
sity Farm will open Monday, Oct. g.,
with class work beginning the follow
ing day. Boys and girls, II years of
age, or over, who have completed the
work Of the grades, are eligible to adj.
mission TO the school, the courses Of
study of which embrace wide range
Of subjects, all being related to farm
life. The primary object Of the school
u to give q practical education to
young men and women. Classes are
held T. the workshop, labora tory, barns
and. fields, @ we'll . IL tho elaa1s room.
Methods Of instru ction tend to- educate.
students toward the farm Instead 81
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
DELEGATES ARE NAMED
Harding Picks U. S. Representa-.
tives to Arms Farley.
President Chooses Hughes, Root
Lodge and Underwood as Men,
bers of Body.

Washington-President Harding an.
nounced the full American delegation
to the disarmament conference. It
consists of four members:
Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary OF
State, former justice of the supreme
court, one time candidate for the Pre-.
sidency, and twice Governor of New
York; lawyer by profession.
Elihu Root, once Secretary of War,
later Secretary of State, fermer sen.
ator from New York, lawyer, jurist,
and statesman of international repu-
tation. The late President Roosevelt,
his close friend and colleague, once
paid tribute to his attainments by de-
scribing him as "the ablest man in
public life in America"
Henry Cabot Lodge, Senate: from
Massachusetts, Republican floor
leader, chairman Of the foreign rela.
tons committee, long student of in
ternational affairs, and author of many
works of an historical nature
Oscar w. Underwood, Democrat,
senior Senator from Alabama, leader
of his party in the Senate as he was
in the House of Representatives, re-
garded by colleagues of both parties
in the Senate chamber as "Safe and
Sane" lawyer by profession and in
public and political life since 1892.
He was for the treaty of Versailles
and the League Of Nations covenant,
with or without reservations.
The selections OF Secretary Hughes
and Senator Lodge we're first made
known some time ago. The selection
of Mr.. Root was forecast after his
conference with President Harding
Thursday. The selection of Senator
Underwood was forecast when the
President made known his intention
to give representation to the minority
party in Congress.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
IRELAND ACCEPTS INVITATION
De Valera Will Head Sim Fein Dele.
cation to Inverness.

De Valera Will Head Sim Fein Dele.
cation to Inverness.
Dulin-Sinn Fein's reply to the Brit
ish invitation to a conference at In
verness on Sept. 20 was forwarded to
Premier Lloyd George, it was officially
announced here The note of the Dali
Eireann accepts the British premier's
invitation.
It was reliably reported here that
Sim Fein's delegation to Inverness
would be President Eamonn De Va
lera, Arthur Griffith, Robert Barton,
Professor Mac Neil and Erskine Chill
ders.
The presence of De Valera at the
head of the Sim Fein plenipotentiaries
occasioned surprise in view of the fact
that he was authoritatively reported to
have coded his place to Griffith.
The reply of the Dali Eireann &C.
cepting the British invitation to the
conference includes reservation re-
garding- the allegiance of Ireland to
the British crown, it was stated.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
GRAIN GROWERS
HAVE new PLAN
A Successor to 100000 1000:
Fiscal Subsidiary Under Con-
sideration by Farm Body.
WOULD WIDEN SCOPE
Provision for Live Stock, Cotton, To-
bacco and Other Farm Products
Souaht-Need for National
Cleaning House Seen.

Chicago-A successor to the Far
mers' Finance corporation. the $780,
100000 fiscal subsidiary of the U. s.
Grain Growers, Inc, on an even
greater scale is under consideration
by the u. s. Grain Growers, Inc, who
also are the directors of the finance
corporation, it was announced.
The information came from ]. M.
Mehl, assistant to President Gustaf-
son Of the U. S. Grain Growers, Inc,
and from J. R. Howard, president of
the American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton. The federation brought the U.
S. Grain Growers, Inc, organized to
pool and market the farmers grain,
into existence last spring.
Replies Reported Favorable.
: Mr.. Mehl said that letters had been
sent to the directors for their opin-
ion on certain changes, but that all
had not yet replied. He said that a
statement would be made public in a
few1days. Mr.. Howard said that he
understood the replies already re-
ceived indicated that a new and en-
larged finance corporation would be
attempted.
The Farmers Finance corporation
was incorporated in Delaware but en-
countered opposition from the securi-
ties commissions of Minnesota, In
diana, and other states, largely, it
was said, because of the concentra-
ton of power in the board of direc-
tors
'"The fact of the matter is that we
sought at this time to finance only
grain, whereas in the long run cot
ton, tobacco, live stock and other farm
products must be financed said Pre-
sident Howard.
"Need for Clearing House Seem"
"Ohio and Iowa have already ar
ranged for state financing corpora
tions, while Nebraska and Minnesota
farmers are considering similar &C.
ton. Assuming that other states will
fall in line, there would seem to be
need for sort of national clearing
house for them, and sentiment seems
to be that this should be broad enough
to care for all needs of the co-opera-
tive movement, instead of grain alone
The board of directors would repre-
sent all lines of agriculture, instead of
grain alone as at present."
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
O,k.'S INCOME
TAX CHANGE.
ii
Family Exemption Increased by
$500 by Senate Finance
Committee. Is
final VOTE on FRIDAY
Drauohtsmen and Experts viii Then
Put Tax Measure in Shape F or
Presentation to Senate When
it Reconvenes Sept. Fl.

Washington-Twoo of the four major
provisions of the House tax bill were
approved by the Senate Finance com
mittee. One fixed the maximum in.
come surtax rate at 30 per cent as
compared with the present IS per cent
and the other increases by $500 the
exemption allowed to heads of families
having net incomes of $4,000 or less
and by 5000 the exemption allowed on
account of each dependent.
Chairman Penrose announced that
the committee Would vote soon on the
effective date Of the repeal of the ex.
cess profits tax. Even those senators
favoring Secretary Melons proposal
to make the repeal retroactive to last
January l were of the opinion that
the committee would accept the House
provision for repeal as of next January
1, 1922
Tax Repeats Foreseen.
Should the House date be approved,
it was said the committee probably
would approve repeal of all Of the
l, and most Of the other tax repeats
provided for in the House bill. Secre.
tary Melons proposal for retention of
the transportation levies next year at
One-half the present rates and the res.
tOration of tax on cosmetics, per-
fumery and proprietary medicines
were predicted upon retroactive re-
peal of the profits tax.
In voting to reject Secretary Mel
Ions proposal that the maximum in.
come surtax rate be reduced to rs per
cent, the committee took under con.
sideration treasury plan to reduce
the rate in each Of the income surtax
brackets by per cent.
Final Vote Friday.
Chairman Penrose said it had been
decided to have final vote on the tax
bill next Friday. Craftsmen and ex.
perts then will put the measure in
shape for presentation to the Senate
when Congress reconvenes September
q.
The question of the amount of the
increase to be made in the corporation
income tax as an Offset to the repeal
of the excess profits tax has not yet
been reached by the committee. The
House bill fixes the total at 121a per
cent instead of the Is per cent recon-.
mended by Mr.. Melon, and the opinion
at the Capitol seemed to be that the
House rate would be accepted if elimi.
nation of the profits tax were put off
until next January.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
THE LAsKER SHIPPING BOARD

The Shipping Board. scandal got a
good airing in the Senate just prior to
the recess adjournment-not the old
charges of extravaganza and waste
while the war was on, war itself being
extravaganza and waste Of everything
but the new scandal Of the Lasker adj
ministration, which is seeking to en-
ploy two men at $685. 900 each and one
at $4,000 in the operations depart
ment and host Of lawyers at salaries
ranging from $4,000 down to $4,000
and others at slightly less. 49,
President Harding approved the Las
ker plan in writing.
The character and nature Of this en-
Ployment was thoroughly exposed by
Senator Harrison Dem, Miss.,) who
showed that some Of the men to be
employed at large salaries had recently
been employed in government depart
ments at comparatively small salaries.
Senator King (Dem., Utah), pointed
out that some great law firms in New
York made it a practice to EN- ploy
young men who have secret informa-
ton obtained as employees in govern
ment departments and then utilize that
information against the government.
"Reprehensible as that is, that is not
the worst story Of the controversy, -
said Senator Harrison. "The facts
are disclosed here that practically every
man who is an attorney in the legal
department under MI. Lasker came in
on the recommendation Of some big law
firm in New York, some of whom have
cases against the Shipping Board.
Senator Harrison read testimony of
Mr.. Schlessinger, head Of the legal de-
pertinent OF the Board, that he had
offered one lawyer $25, 900, but the law
yer was holding off because there were
some things he wanted to talk over. He
then testifes that this lawyer . firm
mas 2oO cases against tho Shipping
Board. - 80
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

During the last three years the maple
sugar production has increased three.
fold in the Province of Quebec, now
amounting to 100000 pounds, valued
at 81 zoo, 900. This increase has been
mainly due to the scarcity of beet and
cane sugar, but another Important fac
tor has been the establishment of sugar
making schools. At these schools, of
which there are. three, the most modern
methods Of sugar and syrup making are
taught, d ID
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
BRIDGE BREAKS; "a Die.
Victims Struggling in Water Drag
One Another Under.
Disaster Caused by Crowd Watching
Search For Boy Drowned Short
While Before.

Chester, Pa.-At least twenty-four
persons were drowned, including men,
women and children, when one end of
1.-The footwalk of the Third street bridge
in Chester collapsed, throwing them
into the Chester river
The disaster was caused, police re-
port, by the presence on the foot path
of an immense crowd, watching the
operations of rescue crew graphing
for the body of boy drowned il the
river short time earlier.
Leaps to Rescue Boy.
The boy tipped over in his frail
boat just below the bridge.
Abraham Asnes of 121 West Third
street, Chester, leaped to the rescue
from the bridge. A crowd quickly
gathered on the paths at the outer
edges of the bridge and this was aug
mented by more persons pouring from
nearby theater. Without warning
there was sharp crack and then the
slow, steady splinterirg OF the col
lapsing wooden path. The shrieking
struggling mass of humanity was
dropped into the. swift waters below
Men, women and children, fighting
frantically for safe footholds as the
structure gave way, were dumped bod
lily from the death trap. A few who
managed to grip the edges of the
bridge as they fell were torn from
their holds by their desperate COM
panions and pulled to their death in
the water:
Bridge Drips Humanity.
ROr few minutes after the path
gave way the bridge literally driped
humanity. Then the struggle on the
structure ceased and the mad fight
for life was transferred to the crowd
ed water. i
Frantic in their plight, the drown.
ing people clutched desperately at
each other. Many OF whom would
have been saved otherwise were drawn
down into the death vortex by those
about them.
dy, those on the shores were slow in
coming to the rescue. In a few min
utes, however, score of rowboats
swarmed to the scene and the work Of
rescue was begun. OF the sixteen
saved twelve were good swimmers.
They said afterwards that the only
way they managed to keep above wa
ter was by fighting off their struggling
companions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
NOT USING OLD GAG

Northwest Farmstead:-The new
farmers cooperative livestck selling
agency at South st. Paul handled 10
per cent Of the market IS receipts. the
first week. One ofaethe most striking
things about it is that, SO far, the other
commission firms have not issued any
public statement that this competing
organization is socialistic, anarchistic,
bolshevistic, or tearing at the founda-
tions of the United States constitution
or established religion. However, for
farmers to sell wheat, barley, rye or
other grain by similar means, we have
been in Horned repeatedly, would be all
of these things.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
FUSION NOMINEE WINS IN My,
Coalition Candidate Leads Nearest
Connection 8 to 1 in Primary.

Coalition Candidate Leads Nearest
Competitor 3 to in Primary.
New York-Maj. Henry H. Curran,
coalition candidate, now president of
the borough of Manhattan, was chosen
in the Republican primary as the no.
imnee for Mayor of New York.
He will oppose Mayor Hylan, Demo:
Graf, who was the unanimous choice
of his party for reelection.
Major Curran swept every borough
in the city. Major F. H. La Guardia,
president of the board of aldermen,
ran second to Major Curran. Judge
Reuben L. Haskell of Brooklyn was
third and William NJ. Bennett, who
won the Republican nomination in
1917, ran a poor fourth.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

Senators 20 Go. 20 West Virginia.
Washington-The special. subcom
mitee of the Senate education and la
Dor committee will meet Monday tt
make arrangements for going to West
Virginia to investigate the reecn,
miners warfare.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
FATTY ARBUCKLE INDICTED
Film Star Must Answer for Death Of
Virujnia Rappe,

San Francisco-A true bill charging
Roscoe Arbuckle with manslaughter
in connection with the death OF Miss
Virginia Rape, was voted by the San
Francisco county grand jury.
The vote OF the grand jurors, it was
reported, was IL to for a man.
slaughter true bill
The true bill, it was said, will be re-
turned Thursday in the superior court.
Before the grand jury Miss Blake.
and Miss Provost declared that when
Miss Rape said: 81 am dying; I am
DYING" they declared Arbuclle said,
"Shut UP or I will throw you out the
window"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
SAN ANTONIO
FLOOD CLAIMS
100 VICTIMS
City Menaced BY Disease il
Wake of Havoc-ReIief
Work Under Way.
PROPERTY LOSS HEAVY
No Attempt Made to Estimate Loss
But It Is Certain It Will Run Into
MiIIIons-Wreckage Impedes
Recovery Of Dead.

San Antonio, Texas-With thu
known list of dead standing a.
AZ, police officials believe an est
mate Of 100 lives lost as a result o.
the food which struck this city early
Saturdays to be a conservative one
Nc attempt has been made to estimate
the property damage, but 1t is certain
to run into millions of dollars.
The work of recovering bodies is
progressing slowly. Great piles O.!
driftwood have lodged in trees anC
against bridges over the flooding
rivers and creeks. These, when re
moved, it is feared, will reveal add
tional dead. Many bodies also are be
lieved TO have floated downstream anC
never may be found.
The waters of the San Antonio
river, the Alazan and San Pedro
creeks are back in their banks. Re
lief work and sanitary precautions are
well under way. An organized relief
committee has begun caring for food
victims, and city health officers are
engaged in a rigid cleanup of the
city to prevent an epidemic of any
disease.
Houses Are Piled Up.
Reports gradually trickling in from
outlying sections of the city confirm
the belief that the flood is the worst
in the city's history. Streets ada
cent to the three streams, have been
swept clean in some instances
Houses in the southern portion OF
the city were piled one on another
or, in some cases, driven entirely
through adjoining buildings. Dead
animals line the banks of the streams.
The flood waters from the San An
tonic river and from Alazan creek
and small tributaries inundated an
area approximately two miles long and
a half mile wide, including the bust
ness district and portion of the resi-
dence district along River avenue and
adjacent streets as we'll as the thickly
populated West side, where thousands
Of Mexicans are homeless.
Caught Without Warning.
During the night civilians and sol
diers braved the current and floating
debris, to carry women and children
to places of safety. Thousands of
families along the rivef~ were rescued
before daybreak by men who worked
neck deep in water, risking their lives
almost every minute.
There were many tragedies. Babies
were swept from mother arms and
lost in flood waters. Mothers were
carried away and children rescued.
Fathers were lost saving little ones.
Many persons do not know whether
they are widows or orphans, pending
the search for bodies among the
debris-strewn streets and river banks.
The people of San Antonio were
caught without warning. The rain
which actually caused the flood fell
after p. m. Friday in the hills along
the Olmos creek. The electric display
Was most vivid ever seen here. While
torrents of rain were still falling in
he streets Of, San Antonio and the
residents, unable to get out because
If the downpour went to bed early,
he food waters broke on the town
with terrific force.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
Bandhoitx quite Coal War Zone.

Bandhoitz Quits Coal War Zone.
Charleston, w. Va.-Brig. Gen. H
H. Bandholtz, commanding troops in
the Southern West Virginia coal fields
where recently disturbances anG
classes occurred between armed mer
on the border of Logan and Boone
counties, left for his headquarters al
Washington. Il: r
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
U. IS. TO PAY FIRE CLAIMS
Will Settle With 278 Residents o
CIoquet For Losses Sustained.


Duluth-The United States Railroad
Administration will settle immediate
ly with 27S residents of Cloquet, at
so per cent of their actual losses sus
tanned in the forest fire Of October H.
1918, according to letter from James
c. Davis, director general, made pub
lic by local attorneys for the admins
tration.
The &27S suits were tried before five
district Judges at Duluth. In these
cases it was found that fires in the
Cloquet district were started by
sparks from locomotives, and that the
United States Railroad administra.
ton was liable
Payments on these 27S claims vii!
cost the government $1,500,O00, it is
estimated. *
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

Held In Ship Board Graft
Charged with solicit
ing bride William Jacobs, an auditor.
of the United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet corporation. was ar
rested by Federal authorities.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
MIL City Has Record RAIN

Mill City Has Record Rain
Observation-Disclosures of rain
broke 1921 records for precipitation
Tuesday afternoon, flooded hundreds
Of Easements, in. every section Of the
city, gouged out several hundred
square feet of paving, and resulted in
accidents to five persons. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

Food Train Wrecked In Russia.
Moscow carloads of
American relief administration sup
plies were damaged and delayed by q
freight train wreck between Riga and
Moscow. The amount of the. loss is
unknown. The shipment consisted
chiefly of rice and -four.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

12-Year-0td Accidentally Killed.
Escanaba, Mich.-Robert Gilquist,
IL years old, was shot and killed by
Milton Schroeder, In whose hands a
small caliber revolver wac acciden.
tally discharged. 10
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT
CONVENTION

A prohibition enforcement conven-
tion will be held in Minneapolis, Sep
TENDER 10th and goth, 1921. Former
National Prohibition Commissioner,
Hon. John F. Kramer, Congressman
Andrew j. Volstead and other notables
will be among the principal speakers.
Hon. w. I. Norton, author Of the state
prohibition law will conduct a confer
ence on what the state law contains
and how it can be quickly and force.
fully applied. The convention will be
held in Minneapolis at the Wesley
Methodist church, corner Grant street
and Marquette avenue. IS S.: 4
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
UNDERWOOD TO TAKE POST
Democrat Says There Is No Party Pc
litics in Arms Conference.

Birmingham, Ala.-Senator Under.
wood, the Democratic leader who has
been selected by President Harding as
one of the four American delegates tc
the conference on limitation of arma
ments and Far Eastern questions al
Washington, said here that he woul6
formally accept the appointment as
soon as he had received the official
notification.
There should not and cannot be any
party politics at the conference, Sen
ator Underwood said.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

Morrison county had 374,72s acres in
farm lands in 1910 and 440,013 in
1920. There were 184,15O acres i'm
proved in 1910 and 228,l39 in 1920.
The total increase in acreage in the
ten-year period in farms was ia per
cent and the increase in improved
acreage $50.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16
TOMORROW Is CONSTITUTION

Tomorrow is federal Constitution
Day. Governor Preus has issued pro-
clamation asking that the, day be OBJ
served in the public schools today and
that mention Of it be made from the
pulpits Sunday. supt. Bergquist has
arranged to have the teachers in the
sgr-ses give talks to the pupils this at
.,ernoon on the adoption Of the United.
States Constitution and in the junior
and senior high school brief programs
communicating same will be given.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

Texas Representative Near Death.
MISUNDERSTANDING Man.
field. Of Texas, who has been in ILL
health for more than year, was re-
ported to be in very critical condi-
ton due to complication of dis
eases.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-09-16

Greeks Hard Pressed by Turks.
Constantin0ple -Advices from the
war zone in Asia Minor say the Greek
center Is hard pressed under renewed
attacks by the Turkish Nationalist.
The Greeks, however, have not yet
retreated, but are sending many,
wounded back over q, temporary
bridge. -, -. ~s..S-~E~