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The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17

The state training school for boys
at Mandan is to be investigated by a
legislative committee consisting Of
Representatives Olsen, Reichert and
kopp, with two senate members. A
resolution cites sad state of affairs
in the institution. Some of the in
mates are said to be suffering from
loathsome diseases and there is no
privacy possible, boys of various ages
being thrown together, infectious di-
seases spreading rapidly.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17

The house turned down bill which
had been passed by the Senate, pro-
viding for an appropriation of $685.
900 to provide each member of the
legislature with about $3.50. The leg
islators receive $500 day, which in
some cases does not pay their ex-
penses. A committee has been ap-
pointed to start work for constitu-
tional amendment increasing the pay
of legislators to $40 day.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17
HAVE YOU SHAVED?

HAVE YOU SHAVED?
If not call at II Second Street S. W.
Two Lady BARRIERS. Special attention
given to kiddy hair cuts. Each kiddy
gets prize. Only North Dakota H.
censed BARRIERS employed. Give US a
call. All work guaranteed. Hair cuts
SOC; shaves Csc. Mrs. l.. A. Muhs.
Proprietor. 2-lO.tf
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17

Several Surrey Fathers" with their
real and adopted-for- the occasion
sons were in Minot Tuesday evening,
to attend the annual Father and Son.
banquet given in the High School
auditorium. All had regular time, y
the dads felt young and the boys old
and SO both satisfied the desire near
est their hearts. They hope to have
similar function in Surrey at a not
too distant date.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17

Deer are being killed illegally in
the vicinity of Bismarck A number
of legislators made this discovery in
the woods along the Missouri.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17
Boy Scouts Receive Over $4,000
The Bow Scouts of Minot. thru the

The Boy Scouts Of Minot, thru the
Rotary club, under whose auspices
the Fathers and Sons banquet was
given, are to receive more than $500
for their summer camp. This money
represents the profits Of the supper,
kindly given to the Boy Scouts by
the Y. w. c. A., who served it.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-17

Miss Margaret Falconer, who has
been employed by the Glasgow Mill.
ing Co., Glasgow, Mont, for several
months, has returned to her old posi-
tion in the accounting department Of
the Minot Flour Mill Co. in this city,
returning Sunday.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
IN THE NAME OF RELIGION!
by the khlysts, Sect Of
Russian Fanatics.

One Of the queer religious sects Of
the world Is the Christs or Khlysts Of
Russia. They hold their meetings in
their churches with hundreds of men,
women and children attending. After
prayers and hymns that last until
midnight they begin wild dance amid
sObs and groans. After this con
tinues for while they abandon their
garments and put on white robes and
white stockings. Candles are lighted,
and new dance begins that consists
Of rapidly revolving, the men to the
right. the women to the left.
In short time a sort Of madness
falls upon them. They leap, scream,
beat themselves and each other, in
dulge In wild laughter and cries, and
then begin to tear Off the garments
with shouts Of at Is coming the Holy
Spirit is comingl" They begin to go
about on all tours, riding on one an
others backs, rolling about on the
floor, biting and scratching one an
other, and at last go entirely insane
and dash about until they fall eX-
hausted. BY dawn the church floor
Is covered with naked men, women
and children. unconscious and blood
stained.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
NO WONDER THEY LAUGHED
American Soldier In Paris Had Made
Small Mistake In Copying the
Street Name.

During the war, while I was on
leave of absence in Paris, relates re-
turned soldier, l decided to take a
walk alone. l thought 1t advisable to
copy down the name Of the street in
which I was staying, so l wrote down
some words printed on the sidewalk.
When was ready to return found
that l could not locate the street
where my hotel was, so I approached
woman, showed her what l had writ
ten in my book, and tried to learn
from her where the place was. She
laughed and said something in French,
which, of course, I did not under
stand, and passed on. A number of
times l did the same thing, and every
one l stopped laughed, and passed on
until man said in English. what is
1t you want?"
Delighted to find that l had discov-
cred one person who spoke English.
said, THAT is the name of the street
where l am staying, and am lost.
Will you please direct mel"
you haven't written down street
name," said the man, "but post nc
bills.'"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Weathers Effect on Birds.

Cold and hunger In England has
driven armies of birds, even the wild
est. into streets and gardens and I'M
wOnted places. Great flocks Of green
plOver, which are singularly shy as
rule, appeared In the stackyards and
paddocks Of Hertfordshire villages. In
Buckinghamshire several thousand
rocks In a flock was no rarity; and
old scouts came right up to the back
doors and competed for their food
with the poultry and the pigs. In Lon
don 1t was curious to see the pigeons
feeding busily on the Ice, to the obvi-
Gus irritation of the gulls, whose bills
are useless for securing fragments
from a hard surface. 1t was hard to
be defeated by land bird In their
own element. Starlings showed even
greater ability In picking up morSels
from the foes and even the water of
the river, feat very foreign to their
nature.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
BURIED WITH THEIR HUSBAND
Wives Of Members Of the Barau Tribe
Of the Congo Are Inferred With
the Corpse.

The Barua tribe in the Congo dis
trict Of Africa have number of
strange and horrible customs, but Of
them all their burial customs are the
most terrible. When man dies a
large grave is dug. The corpse and
his wives-these may be anywhere
from two to twenty-are escorted to
the hole with wild music and the in
terested attendance Of the entire tribe.
The chief wife is thrust into the hole.
and the corpse is then lowered. The
second wife follows. The dead mans
relatives then proceed to break the
arms and legs Of the two wives so
they cannot get out OF the hole. The
head Of the corpse is placed in the lap
Of the head wife, and the feet in the
lap Of the second wife.
The rest Of the wives are then thrust
into the hole, their limbs broken. and
they are forced to sit in circle about
the corpse and its human supporters.
The priest chants a few words, and
everyone falls to with rude shovels,
dishing earth into the hole. They new
er stop until the grave is full and the
corpse and the living wives buried far
under the earth. The bowls of the
wives with their broken limbs and fear
OF the terrible death are drowned by
the banging Of drums AMI the yells Of
the delighted tribe.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
SkiddIno Is. Overcome.

Attention is called in circular re-
port from Sydney, Australia. to a new
invention of front-drive vehicle
which entirely prevents skidding. A
test over 10000 miles of rough road
has been made. 1t Is claimed. with no
signs of wear. The front wheels are
pivoted in the center, which enables
the steering Of the car with much
greater ease than In the rear-wheel-
driven machine. The device is now
attached to an old worn British car
which. prior to the attachment Of the
device. weighed 80 cwt., with speed
Of thirty-eight miles an hour travelling
fifteen miles on one gallon Of gasoline.
After alteration and application of the
front drive DEVICE the car weighs 35
cwt., has speed Of forty-five miles
an hour and will 60 seventeen and one
half miles on single gallon Of gaso-
line.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
PUT ONE OVER ON BUTCHER
Incident Proves That Art Of Shopping
Has Not Been Altogether
Thrown in Discard.

A ignified-looking woman stepped
up to showcase in the meat market.
and after she had bought several
pieces of meat she asked:
Have you any shinbone that ]
could use for soup stock?"
Just the thing" responded the
oblising clerk as he took up long
shinbone and knuckle and balanced 1t
on his left hand.
"What is it worthT asked the
woman.
''Just half-dollar," said he.
1T is such large piece, would you
mind cutting it at the joint?"
Sure, l WILL" he replied.
After cutting Off the large knuckle
he again balanced the long, slim shin
bone on his hand and said:
you may have this for 40 cents"
The woman looked at the piece for
moment, then at the knuckle and
said:
rs that piece you cut off worth only
10 cents?"
The clerk hesitatingly replied:
Eyes, madam"
"All right" said the woman. I'LL
take that knuckle."
The clerk waited moment, looked
at the woman, then actually laughed
aloud. But he was game and will
ingly wrapped up the 1O-cent soup
hone
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Cadets Great Ride.

Two hundred and fifty senior cadets
Of Victoria, b. c., have recently COM
peted l,400-mie ride on bicycles,
bearing dispatches from the state com
mandant to the minister for defense.
The small riders averaged more than
II miles an hour, and they completed
their task 6 hours and % minutes
ahead of schedule. This fine perform
ance reused public interest In the new
system of cadet training which has
taken the place of the monotonous
drill-yard evolutions. Australia is
training Its youngest soldiers In
camaraderie. self-sacrificc, alertness
and love Of athletics. The story Of
the l,4OO-mile ride against unex-
pected obstacles has set standard
which will not be easily forgotten by
the Australian boy While the dis
patch ride has done much to direct
attention to happier system Of train
ing. IL has also served to awaken the
interest Of fathers and elder brothers.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
DOG RELAYS CALL OF PHONE
Well.Tralned Animal Said Never to
Make a Mistake in Notifying
His Mistress.

Not far from Boston lives dog by
the name Of Timbuctoo, dog which
has never been trained but which Of
Its own accord acquired a trick"
which besides being clever Is decidedly
helpful. His home Is on a farm, which
Is served by seven-party telephone
line. The call at Timbuctoo's house
is five BELLS or as the toll operator
would say, "Ring FIVE" Wherever his
mistress Is when the telephone rings
five times Timbuctoo will go to her
and give five short, sharp banks. He
has never been known to make a mis-
take either by barking more or less
than five banks, or by calling his mis-
tress when the bell rings some other
call.
In order to "shOw off TimbuctOO."
his mistress asks neighbor to call
her In few minutes. then she goes
somewhere out of range Of the tele-
phone, and Timbuctoo never fails to
give proof Of his trustworthy sum-
mOning.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
RULER HAD PRACTICAL MIND
Like Our Own Politicians, Sultan Pre-.
ferred Any Eventuality to
Being Forgotten.

AT Trengganu MALAY Peninsula
the native sultan welcomed me and
l spent several days With him, telling
him what was happening in the worlG
and discussing his problems. III
problems were largely financial. He
owed some money, and, knowing tha;
he had something in the treasury,
asked why he did not pay his debts.
He thought for time and then re
piled: We'll, I'll tell you. If | pay
those people, they will forget about
the sultan of Trengganu. Ii | don t
pay them, they'll never forget me-"
The conversation turned to the sub
ject OF prisoners. On my way to the
palace l had passed the cages where
the prisoners were kept. Many ol
them were starving to death, for un,
less they friends or family cared 70.
them they got no food.
"Why don't you feed them?"
asked.
"Why should II" he replied. If
feed them, my whole country will want
to go to jail."-Asia Magazine.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
WOMEN FOR DIPLOMATS
British League Demands Equal Rights
in Foreign Service.

Would women make good diplo-
mats?
The members of the Women's Free
dom League Of Great Britain are
sure they would. They have written
to the prime minister, the leader Of
the house of commons and other min
listers Of state protesting strongly
against the regulations which reserve
to men all posts in the diplomatic and
consular services, practically all posts
in the government services In the
colonies and protectorates and in the
Indian civil service, as we'll as all
posts in the commercial diplomatic
service and the trade commissioner
service.
In the opinion Of the Women's Free
dom league these regulations make
the Sex Disqualification Act a mere
farce, and are completely at vari-
ance with the manifesto signed by
the prime minister and Bonar Law
Just before the last general election,
which stated that sit will be the
duty Of the new government to re-
move all existing inequalities Of the
law as between men and women"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
War Of Science on Diseases.

OF the diseases Of men and animals
known to be infectious, DR.. Walter e
King counts up 80 having organisms
not yet discovered that are believed to
be so small as to pass through the Gus
tomary filters. These include chicken
pox. rabies, dengue fever. smallpox.
trachoma, measles, poliomyelitis,
scarlet fever, typhus and mumps, and
yellow fever was in the list until Doc
tor Noguchi's recent discovery of the
organism. AS in the case of tubercu-
losis, knowledge of the organism does
not always bring direct remedy. On
the other hand, steps toward eradicat-
ing yellow fever. through the destruc-
ton of the germ-carrying mosquito
were made possible while the disease
organism was still unknown.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
The Boy Of 1t.

The three children were on the
street car on their way to school-a
boy and two younger sisters. The sis
ters disputed who was to push the
button to notify the street car con
ductor to stop the car. The older sis
ter won and held her finger on the
button for more than a block Then
her brother rose, pulled her hand
away arbitrarily and pushed the hut
ton. The older sister stepped into
the vestibule, followed by her sister,
to be the first to step off the car. AS
1t stopped, the brother brushed them
aside and led the way. The sisters
having alighted. waited for the car to
go on, but the boy rushed across the
tracks, ignoring the warning changing
Of the bell by the motorman.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Point Of Honor.

Samuel Untermyer, the brilliant New
York lawyer, who probed the building
question, said in a discussion about
honor:
Business men are honorable; OF
they don't get on. Even big business
men are honorable. OF course, few
business men are as punctilious about
a point Of honor, though, as Homes,
John Jones was.
Honest John Jones, you know
once stole on tiptoe. fountain pen in
hand, into the empty waiting room OF
his hotel. He stepped stealthily up TO
an inkwell, advanced his fountain
pen towards the ink, then drew back
with q start.
"'No! he groaned, striking his brow
with his palm. No, l cannot fill my
fountain pen with the hotels mkt
would not be honorable
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
INDIANS ALL OF SAME RACE
Differences in Type No Greater Tina
Among the Whites, According
to Scientist.

The American aborigines from tn,
Hudson bay and Alaska to the soui,
ern tip of the continent are all mei
bers of the same race. according t,
DR.. Frederick Monsen of New Yori
and Pasadena. said to be more fla
miliar with the American Indian thar.
any other white man.
Doctor Monsen declared the differ
ences in type found in Indians of the
various parts of the continent are be
coming manifest among US today. Ii,
recognizes people from Maine as typi
cal Of that section of the country. anc
says southerner or westerner Cal
be easily distinguished by one familiar
with the types Of American people
1.-THE aborigines of America are all
red men," Doctor Monsen said. "Tlic
Eskimos have f1atter noses and Oily
skins, due to their diet and the eli
mate"
He found corresponding difference
among the Indians of the Eastern
coast. the West. Mexico and othe.
parts of the country, but other indica
tons prove the distinguishing char
acteristics were the product of food
environment and methods of living.
Mentioning the treatment the re,
men have received from the whites
Doctor MOnsen said The Pilgrims
debarked on Plymouth rock and fell
upon their knees. Then they fell upon
the aborigines and we've been falling
on them ever SINCE"
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Microbes In Sugar Bowl.

About one per cent Of the Cuban
sugar crop, valued at $1,500,00O, Is
each year destroyed by greedy micro
when cOngregated In crowds of mil
lions. Molds and bacteria are the
culprts. 1t Is estimated that each
person In the United States consumes
S1.S4 pounds Of sugar each year. AT
this rate. $4,000 persons could be sup
piled with the sugar destroyed by
germs. The sugar loses its sweetness
when the molds consume the sucrose,
It's "sweetening" principle.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
tuberculosis In France.

That of 36S antituberculosis dis
pensaries in France only ten per cent
are situated in Paris was hailed ms a
happy omen" at the second interna-
tional conference. Only few organ
izatiOns were actively engaged In anti
tuberculosis work in France before
the war. Today, largely through the
activity of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton, in addition to the dispensaries
mentioned, there are 10000 sanitarlum
beds for tuberculous patients; many
wards; the boarding out of anaemic
children in rural homes has been or
ganized on a large scale, and there Is
national cooperation Of all the agen-
cieS concerned
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Eggs From the Orient.

train of % cars, loaded entirely
with Japanese and Chinese eggs, left
Vancouver, b. c., the other day, bound
for New York. The train was made
up Of nine carloads sent over from
Seattle to be attached to sixteen car
loads Of eggs from the steamer EN-
press of Russia. The eggs from Seattle
were delivered by japanese liners.
The eggs, with the exception Of 1,5o0
cases for London England and LOCO
cases for Montreal were all consigned
to New York. The shipment to the
latter point consisted Of approximate
ly 1850 cases of 30 and SO dozen
each, or about 6,5C0,000, more than an
egg for breakfast for every man, wom-
an and child in New York city.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
HONOR SHOULD Be AMERICAS
Washington Man Really Was the First
to Demonstrate Possibilities Of
Wireless TeIeoraphy.

A dentist living in Washington. D.
c., invented, patented and demon
strated wireless telegraphy before
Marconi was born. Had 1t not been
for the attitude of big newspapers and
the stubhornness and lack Of vision Of
congress. this country today would be
enjoying the honor. distinction and
credit of presenting wireless telegra-
ply to the world. The name Of this
comparatively unknown inventive gen.
ius is Mahlon Loomis. Back in the
sixties and seventies he eked out
modest living by plugging molars and
making "store" teeth for the poliu-
clans and social leaders Of Washing
ton. Doctor Loomis called his discov-
cry aerial telegraphy." His first pub
lie demonstration was made in 1865
from the two peaks Of the Blue Ridge
mountains in Virginia. some IS miles
apart. From each peak an ordinary
kite was elevated, connected with an
insulated copper wire attached at the
lower end to a telegraphing appa-
ratus. The operators Of each party
were pToNlueu Will teiesCopeS, VIII
which they could sight from one sta
ton to the other and read the signals.
When all was in readiness message
was sent by the doctor along the wire
Of his kite, and was received at the
station on the other mountain top just
as though the two kites had been con-
nected with a wire In the ordinary
way. In this manner communications
were kept up until the fact was thor
oughly demonstrated that telegraphing
| could be done as readily without as
with connecting wires.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
British Soldiers and New Roads.

Some seven and a half million dol
lars worth of new road construction
has been taken In hand by various
British cities to provide work for the
unemployed. According to report Of
the British information service of the
Bankers Trust company, the ministry
of transportation contributes one-half
of the cost-probably out of funds ac-
cumulated for that purpose for many
years by the development commission
and lends to the municipalities the
other half for five years, repayable in
annual installments. EX-service men,
after due registration at labor ex-
change, receive preference among ap-
plicants.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Economy Carried to Excess,

A short time ago, on seeing man
who was sitting beside me In a cafe
terra "get away" with a large ham,
burger sandwich In three bites, all
"inind your own business" policies
We're cast aside and remarked, "You
must intend to catch an out-of-tOwn
train; you are In such hurry"
He came back with. "Oh, no. You
see every ones stomach requires a
certain amount Of meat and 1t Is known
that by gulping 1t it takes longer to
digest. AS meat Is high l eat this way
and by so doing have to eat meat
but every third day."-Exchange
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Marble Cheaper Than Wood.

A report to Washington from the
American commercial attache In Rome
is to the effect that American lumber
has gone to such price heights in the
Italian market that builders find it
cheaper to put In marble staireases
than to build them Of wood. Such is
the combined effect Of mill cost, plus
freight rates, multiplied by the ex-
change premium Of four to one that
Italian buyers have to pay to trans
late our money into theirs.-New Or
leans Times-Picayune.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-08-12
Wireless Waves Fire Oil Wells.

In recent years there have been a
number of oil well fires the origin of
which has never been explained. The
fires started at such times when the
sites were deserted and could moi
have been done through any human
agency, and in this connection r. nj
McLain of Desdemona. Tex, has com.
to the fore with remarkable theory
that the firing is done by wireless
waves gathered by the metal entering
into the construction Of the derricks
This gentleman has observed a mum
her of oil well fires which could be
explained in no other way.