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Evening star., 1921-06-05
ny WILLIAM j. wHEArLEY.

n OBILIZAT1ON OF the veteran
M forces-vocational training.
jv disqualification. compensa-
\ tion-is being effected with
a rapidity which rivals the concen-
tration of forces at the outbreak. OF
the war since President Harding
pointed out in his message what the
American people expected OF the gov
ernment.
The mere expression of need has
been quickly followed by the Presi-
dent with action which already has
brought out the respect and esteem of
through their organizations. With
the work we'll started. and such
changes in organization as can be
made without special authority of
law we'll under way. it is firmly be-
Iieved by those in close touch with
the veterans activities that much
Of the sluggishness of the past year
win soon be wiped out. and the ex-
service men will begin to receive that
help which they so much deserve and
which the government has just al
lowed to drift up to this time.
Col. C. r. Forbes. the new director
on the problems of co-ordinating and
bringing under a central head. so far
"a possible, all of the activities with
.--'ation to the veterans of the world
war.
Reorganization Under Way.
Reorganization Of the war risk ac-
tivities has already been Instituted.
The reorganization work first will
take place in the field forces. with a
view to cutting out all duplication
and red tape. which has had the ef-
feet in the past Of tying up cases In a
tangle from which they have been re-
moved with no little dinculty. This
coordination of work under q di-
rscttng head In the several districts
intq which it is pinned to divide the
country under the new order of things
will result in removing much of the
Jealousy over rank and authority
Evening star., 1921-06-05
Presidents Secretary No Self-Advertiser,
But Is Making a Record for Efficiency

cause Of his modesty and his quiet
ness and his slow manner of speech
and his <disdain for self-advertising,
his accomplishments are not recog-
nized at once. nor are they generally
appreciated. Perhaps only those who
have the good fortune to. work close
to him, or else those who come in
contact with him frequently have any
idea of his efficiency and his capa-
The President and his secretary are
much alike in some respects. They
likes; they possess a number of SINH
lar characteristics. But the most
striking similarity is in their .democ-
racy. their friendliness and their sin
certify. But they are nowise alike
physically. George" as the secretary
Evening star., 1921-06-05
A STAMP COLLECTOR

One of the most enthusiastic stamp
collectors in Congress is Senator Jo-
seph Sherman Frelinghuysen. next
friend to President Harding, and a
descendant from Rev. Theodorus Ja-
cobus Frelinghuysen. who came from
Holland in 1920. He is the fourth
member Of his family to occupy a
seat in the United States Senate. He
is Spanish war veteran. -.
Evening star., 1921-06-05
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG.

- EORGE B. CHRISTIAN, Jr,
President Hardings chief
i lieutenant, is one of the most
pleasing revelations Of the
new administration. His capacity for
work is looked upon as remarkable.
His methods. while noiseless and to-
tally void Of anything spectacular,
have had a telling effect. Not only
is he turning out great quantities of
work with machine-like precision. and
perfection, but he has demonstrated
that he is an organizer and capa-
bic politician. He is making friends
every day for the administration. Be
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
DAY OF THE. SAIL NOT OVER
Many Years Likely to Eiapse Before
Steam Is Without Rival on
the High Seas.

Is the dayo sail over? A few
years ago many people would have an
swered that question in the, affirma.
tive. Square-riggers, there Is no
doubt, are decreasing in numbers; but
recent years have witnessed a remark
able revival in the building of sailing
craft. Most of the new sailing YES
sells are fitted with internal combus-
ton engines for use in calm or con-
trary winds. the sails being brought
into use in favorable weather. And
the sailing ship of the future will most
probably be the fore-and-aft type ia
miliar for many years on both coasts
Of the American continent. especially
in the lumber trade. -
They have stark, austere beauty
of their own, with their four or five
tall masts their great sails, and their
usual carved sheer and low free.
board. They are considered remark
ably handy vessels, especially adapted
to sailing close-hauled, that is, as
near to the wind as possible. And
since sail must always remain the
cheapest form Of propulsion, it would
seem likely that-especially since the
coming of the internal combustion en-
gine-so adapted for combustion with
sail-the threatened disappearance OF
the sailing ship from the seas will
never come to pass.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
APPEALED TO HIGHER COURT
Decree From Judge Cupid Enabled
German Engineer to Laugh at
Government Regulations.

If government refuses a passport
there is higher authority that may
be appealed to in certain cases, as
demonstrated by the recent experience
of a German engineer. This author
ity is no less a parsonage than Dan
Cupid himself.
The German engineer was preparing
to marry and the wedding day was
set, the Paris Journal des Debats
states. At the last moment it was
discovered that the bride-to-be had
not obtained passport, and as she
lived in neighboring country there
was no possible way for her to get
into Germany at the hour appointed
for the ceremony.
Rather than postpone the happy
event, however, the couple devised
an ingenious plan. They had the
wedding party gather at the frontier,
and the marriage service was read
while the bridegroom stood on German
soil and the bride on the other side
Of the line. When the ceremony was
over the groom reached out his hand,
drew his bride over the line into Ger.
many and drove away in waiting
coach. y
The authorities were impotent, for
the lady was now German citizen by
marriage, and as such had, no need of
a>passport.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
TOLSTOY iRKED BY IDLENESS
Letter Written by Russian Philos.
opher Condemns Life Led by
lndolent Men Of Means.

The Vossische Zeitung prints the
following letter by Tolstoy. written in
1854, with the remark that it has nev-
Ier before been published except in
Russian, and that its value lies in the
fact that as early as 1884 Tolstoy had
about made up his mind to do what
he did in 1910-leave home and live
the life Of q peasant. The letter reads
IN part:
II am living in the country, involun-
tarily according to a new method. l
20 to bed early, get up early, write
very little but work great deal, eth
er making boots or moving hay. see
with Joy Tor possibly it only seems
to me like joy) that there is some:
thing up in my family. They do not
condemn me; as a matter Of fact they
seem ashamed Of themselves.
"What miserable creatures we are
and how we have all gone astray.
There are a great many Of US here,
my own children and the children Of
.Kusminsky, and nobody does a thing
but gulp down food. They are all big
and strong, yet they do nothing. Peo-
pie In the village are at work. My
children eat and make their clothes
and their rooms dirty and that is all.
Everything is done for them by some
body else, vet they do nothing for
anybody. And worst Of all, they seem
ITO feel that it is as it should be. But
4 have had my own part in building
mp such system, and can never for
get 1t. feel that for them I am a
4rouble-fete. But it is clear that they
Rre beginning to see that this cannot
70 on this way forever"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Livestock Display.

Saturday, June 4, will be Red Let
ter day for livestock breeders of Ben
ton county. A big melting of all live
stock breeders in the county will be
held at Foley on that date beginning
at ten o'clock in the forenoon and con-
tinuing all day. This is the first
general meeting of this kind held
since the war and is called in re-
Spouse to requests from breeders.
Two authorities on cattle breeding
have been engaged as speakers fol-
the occasion. j. S. Montgomery, live
stock specialist, university farm, and
Axel Hanson, Savage, MINI. Other
speakers will also be engaged later
The Foley business men will see to the
entertainment of the farmers in the
splendid way they have done in the
past.-Foley Independent.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Change in Milaca Mail Routes.

Change in Milaca Mail Routes.
The change in the rural routes out
Of the Milaca postoffice will become
effective Monday, May 2, when two
new routes will be added as previous
" announced by orders from the post
office department. The Star route will
he discontinued at that time as it will
be served by route S. All the routes
have been considerably rearranged IN
conformity with the change in service,
and over 200 more patrons will have
the benefit of daily rural mail delivery
from the Milaca postoffice.
The Page postoffice will be discon-
tinued at the close Of business April
80, 1921. H. A. Mattson, postmaster,
will be served by rural route 5 from
Milaca.-Milaca Tribune.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
NEWS OF THE STATE
To Let Big Paving Job.

State Highway Commissioner BAD
cock and J. E. Mullen, highway engl-
neer, were up from St. Paul Monday
and in company with Engineer Chard
went over the highway from Elk River
to St. Cloud to settle definitely the
route to be followed when the high
way paving is completed from Big
Lake.
At St. Cloud they met a committee
from the St. Cloud Commercial club
and discussed with them the most
suitable route for the highway to en-
ter the city. This is a matter OF
great interest to the people of st
Cloud.-Sherburne County Star
News.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Emperor's Dessert Service Sold.

Emperor's Dessert Service Sold.
A French dessert dish of gilt plate.
double thread and shell pattern. con.
sisting Of two sugar sifters. four
spoons, pair Of sugar tongs, twenty.
four small spoons, twenty-four forks
and knives with porcelain handles,
formerly the property of the Emperor
Napoleon, and bearing the imperial
cipher Of the bee. was sold in a Lon.
don auction house not long ago. The
service was the property of a noble.
man whose name is not revealed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Chas. Serline Returns to Mora.

VndS. OeI1IHV ISeCuIIS 20 N1O1 a.
Representative Chas. F. Serline re-
turned home from St. Paul the latter
part of last week, the members of the
legislature having completed their
work for this session. Mr.. Scrline
has proven himself a credit to the
voters who elected him from this dis
trict. He has worked hard for bills
which would be of special benefit to
people, and especially to the people
in the farming community, he being
author of number of the best farm
bills passed.-Kanabec County Times
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Wahkon POstOffice Advanced.

Mrs. Mile Mayo, postmistress at
this place, received an official an
nouncement last Saturday stating
that the Wahkon postoffice had been
advanced from fourth to third class,
the change dating from April 1, 1921.
A postal inspector is expected to ar
rive any day to supervise the transfer
of the accounts. This change puts
the Wahkon postoffice in the presiden-
tial class, with minimum annual sal
airy Of $1,000.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Long Prairie to Have ArmOry.

Long prairie is to have another fine
new building erected during the COM
ing summer, the state armory board
having given its official approval OF
the contract made with H. w. Al
brecht, of this village, for erection OF
a national guard armory here. The
matter has been pending for several
months due to delays over changes in
the building, and was finally author
lied by the state board at a meeting
held Friday of last weck.-Long Prai-
RE Leader.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Family Affair.

"Senator Snortworthy says he has
been mentioned for the presidency"
Indeed? Who mentioned him?"
"The senator maintains an air Of
profound secrecy, but l suspect his
private Observation-Disclosures Age
Herald.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05
Lost Sunday Dinner by Mistake

Changing cars in midseason ended
as disastrOusly for a real estate dealer
as changing horses in midstream. The
dealer has ridden for several years in
car of rather ancient vintage. Re-
Gently he bought a, new car of the
same make.
Saturday night he drove his new
car to the city market. He parked it
beside an old car. He bought a bushel
Of apples, a big roast and a weeks
supply Of vegetables.
Probably it was force of habit, his
friends say in explaining the conse.
quences. He placed his purchases In
the old car. Then he returned to the
stall to add further to his supply. On
returning he discovered his mistake.
The old car had been driven away,
carrying his Sunday dinner and his
weeks supply Of vegetables 6aisas
City Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1921-05-05

Charter No. 770s. Reserve District No. 9.
Report of the Condition of the FIRST Ma
TIONAL BANK of Princeton, at Princeton. in
the state Of Minnesota, at the close of business
on April %, 1921.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20

A new theory explaining the rust
ing of iron was advanced by J. New
ton Friend OF Birmingham, England
at the meeting Of the American Elec-
tro- Chemical society.
What happens when iron rusts is
a metalIurgIcal mystery, Friend be
leves the corrosion starts "by the
formation Of eolloidal ferrous hydrox-
ide, which latter Is alternately re-
duced by contact with iron and OK
idlzed by contact with air, thus con.
tnulng the corrosion and the produc-
tion Of rust"
He also has found by experiment
that although piece Of iron rusts
badly when In water moving about n
half mile an hour, that when the We
loclty Is ~ miles an hour or more.
there Is practically no rusting at all.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
MOTHER! OPEN
CHILD'S BOWELS WITH
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP

Your little one will love the "fruity'
taste Of California Fig Syrup even II
constlpated, bilious, irritable, feyeriSh,
or full of cold. A teaspoonful never
fails to cleanse the liver and bowels.
In a few hours you can see for your
self how thoroughly it works all the
sour bile, and undigested food out Of
the bowels and you have a well, play.
full child again.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Fig Syrup" handy. They know a tea
spoonful today saves a sick child to.
morrow. Ask your druggist for genu.
inc california Fig Syrup" which has
directions for babies and children OF
all ages printed on bottle. Mother
You must say California" or you may
get an imitation tx syrup.-Adyerrise-
ment.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggist.
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is
soon realized. 1t stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
so many applicants for insurance are re-
Iected is because kidney trouble is go
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica.
tons are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease.
Dr.. Kilmers Swamp Root is on sale
at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large. However, if you wish
first to test this great preparation send
ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention this paper.
Advertisement.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20

ponies and gallOped In here just as the
North Coast Limited was due to leave,
and insisted on searching the coaches
for the sign painters. On finding their
way blocked by the closed vestibules
they let out series of wild war
whoops and rode back to the reserva.
ton and with turpentlne washed off
the offending advertisement. The sign
was to have been equipped with eiec-
trio lights and would have been yisk
BILE for II miles
The painted rocks" form the bluff.
fy west shore Of the Yakima river.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Flight of Birds.

This appears to be still an unsettled
question In ornithology, and recently
scientific institution requested air.
men engaged In meteorological explo-
ration 10 observe the heights al which
birds are found. At present II Is be-
lieyed that birds generally do not rise
more than about 1900 feet above the
ground, although occasionally they at.
tain an elevation OF between 5000 and
1000 feet The airplane scars far
above Natures winged creatures
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
TraWler Sails
to Find Riches

moment the steamer listed on her side
and walowed in the heavy swell.
The Admiral Farragut of the Amer
lean Mail Steamship line had rammed
her anidships, Shearing a hole in her
side big enough for a tugboat to enter,
and now the two ships lay locked in a
deadly embrace.
Wireless Calls for Help.
The Merida's wireless set was
smashed and she lay helpless and
mute, but the Farragut backed away
in the fog and began to lower away
boats. Although the Farragut had a
long ragged hole in her bow, her bulk
heads held and she was able to send
out wireless calls for assistance while
her boats were being lowered to take
off the passengers of the sinking
Merida. Captain Robertson spoke
words Of encouragement to the pas
seugerS, who ran about the decks
overcome with fright, and only half
clad. But the captains calm voice re-
stored order and lifeboats were low
cred in drill-like fashion, while he SUI
perintcnded the launching and told
them the Merida would not sink for
several hours.
The accident took place not long
after the famous Repubic-F Florida dis
aster, and Captain Robertson and
Chief Officer George w. Nordstrom
were anxious to get the passengers off
as promptly as possible without loss
Of life. All hands we're in the boats
in % minutes save the captain and
chief officer. In the hurry of the oc-
casion, the purser, who alone had the
combination of the ships safe, had
left the ship, and when the Merida
did not sink so rapidly as expected,
Captain Robertson and Mr.. Nordstrom
made every effort to break into he
safe with axes. But the heavy doors
of the strOngboX glanced off the
blows of aX and sledge, and the two
officers finally left the ship with empty
hands at 500 o'clock. Twenty-Five
minutes later there was a last gurge
and whirl as the rammed ship nosed
under and pitched to the bottom in
2lO feet of water.
The passengers were picked up by
the Farragut, herself near sinking, and
later transferred to the Old Dominion
liner. Hamilton. which brought them
into New York with only the clothes
on their backs.
Captain Robertson has since died
and Captain Nordstrom, who was first
officer Of the treasure ship, is now the
only man who accurately knows the
position Of the Merida, where she lies
with holds bullying with rich bullion.
Rockefeller Fails at Salvage.
An attempt was made in 1916 to sal
wage the valuables, but the expedition
which was said to have been backed
by Percy Rockefeller and James A.
Stillman, eX-president of the National
City bank, was unsuccessful partly
on account Of heavy weather and
partly because the navigators did not
have the correct position of the treas
ure ship.
A short time ago a syndicate was
formed to search for the treasure, and
it is this syndicate which fitted out
The Ripple which sailed recently. This
expedition has the cooperation Of
Captain Nordstrom. and, with expert
divers and a new type of diving suit
recently invented which is said to
make possible work at depths never
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Many Speak English.

To the observing student OF the
times, one Of the wonders Of this age
is the spread of the English language
At the present time II Is spoken by
nearly 200,000,0O0 people. Each year
adds q long list to the Englsh-spenk-
ing world. Not many know that In the
Philippines today more people speak
the English language than spoke Span
ish after 300 years under Spanish
dominion. Many believe II to DO the
coming universal language.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Differences of Taste.

"Some Of those summer boarders
seemed to think they was superiors in
elegance and refinement" said Mrs.
Corntossel.
"Maybe they are more up-to-date
than we are answered her husband.
But just the same I'm glad they're
gone, now we can put the jazz records
up in the attic and listen to some
classical music"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Shingles for Trees.

The couifcrous trees present much
the same aspect in winter as IN sum
mcr, says the American Forestry
Magazine. The arrangement Of the
buds and branches of these trees is
what we should note. Buds form in
the axis Of leaves and so their ar
rangement is the same rs that Of the
leaves. Trees have a definite plan in
the placing of the leaves-just as def
mite as the carpenters plan in arrang-
ing the shingles on a house. The shin.
giles are placed so they will catch all
the rain. Leaves are placed so they
will catch the sunbeams.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20

st. Augustine, Fla.-Florida soon
will be producing raw silk on an ex.
tensive scale, the result of experiments
conducted here during the last four
years by DR.. Thomas DePamphillis,
who also had studied silk conditions in
Italy and Asia. Doctor DePamphGus
asserts Florida has many advantages
He has on his place now 100000 silk
trays, which are expected soon to be
producing 10000 pounds of raw silk
every 40 days.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Ran in the Family.

you must have kept a great many
people out Of the penitentiury during
your professional career" "Oh, yes"
said the eminent criminal lawyer. Did
you ever regret defeating the ends Of
justice" "Only once, | got pick
pocket acquitted and discovered later
that he was distant relative Of
mine"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Youth Fined for Painting Doc.

Denver, Col.-Jack Conger, eighteen
years old was fined $40 and costs af-
ter he had been found guilty Of apply.
ing coat Of paint to dog Conger,
witnesses said was painting a fence
at No. 1866 East Twelfth avenue, when
fox terrier approached him. Conger
seized the dog applied a coat of yell
low paint to him and released him,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
Pistols Used in
Duel for Baby

Geneva.-A revolver duel for
the possession Of baby daugh.
ter has taken place at Bregenz,
on Lake Constance, between the
father and mother, a wealthy
couple, named Keller, divorced
few months ago Mt the demand
Of the husband.
1t Is charged that the young
and pretty wife, aided by her
chauffeur, who was the cause of
the divorce, entered the Keller
villa at midnight, and revolver
in hand, demanded the child
Several shots were exchanged
and the husband fell, wounded
in both arms.
The mother took the baby
from its bed, carried it to the
automobile and disappeared.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-10-20
BIG SIGN ENRhGES INDIANS
Displayed on tho Sacred "Panted
Rocks" of the Yakimas' Reserva-
ton in Washington.

Wapato, misunderstanding artists
recently have smeared big cigarette
sign across the sacred painted rocks"
of the Yakima Indian reservation, and
would have Jared Ill If the Indians
had caught them.
Nearly a hundred young braves on
being apprlsed Of 1t mounted their