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RED RIVER NAy1GABn.frY.

The people who would like to have the Red river do
clafed non-navisable are advised by an, assts4ant secretary
OF war to wait until a report can be made on an. inyesti-
cation ordered some time ago in a resolution adopted by
congress. If We wait until We obtain anything satisfac.
tcrS from the war department with reference to the Red
River OF the North the prospect is that We shall wait until
the river dries up and blows away. 50
Ine war department has fiddled with this question
o years unti the whole thing has become q joke or Z
Tragedy according to the point OF view. .rhe Red river
was At one time a navgable stream, and it was actually
navsated by craft peculiar to that time. Twentv-odd
years ago 1t was narisated BY a steamer or two hauling
oarses loaded with grain. At no time has the stream been
USED Tor other than commercial purposes, and there has
never been a time when it could have been used for mill
tAry purposes except when Indian raids were among the
possibilities. Thetheory on which navisable stream. were
placed under the control Of the war department was that
sucn suean1s might possibly be used for military purposes
IN time OF war. That possibility has never existed here,
and the possibility Of using the stream even for CONNER
cai purposes has long since disappeared. Therefore there
Is not the slightest excuse for further control by the war
department. Yet the department holds on to, the stream
like a leech. and refuses either to use it itself or let any
body else use is ,&f&1
The war department has turned .down/.varc nrono.i.
ton for the Improvement Of the river and tributary waters
on the ground that such improvements would not increase
the military value Of the waters. OF course they would
not" There is no military value to be increased, and none
merit investigation from the commercial standpoint. But
1t is not the business Of the war department to investigate
commercial projects. The senStble thing to do would be to
Withdraw from the war department control, of all streams
which are in fact non -navigable. and to transfer control Of
such as are either directly or indirectly interstate in
which in this case would include the Red river,
Red Lake river and Red Lake itself, to the interior de-
partment, or to a department Of public works II one is
created. Then it might be possible to have investigated on
their merits proposals for improvements Of various kinds,
involving questions of drainage, public health, and Of com.
merce by means of small, light craft, as well as questions
Of power development where such development is possible.
which. 1t probably is not on this river.
There Will be 20 action in this matter until the war
is pried loose, and the quickest and easiest
way u do that Is to have congress declare the river non
We should like to have Mr.. Burtneas intro
duce a bill to this end, II for no other purpose than to see
The war department perform.-r It would probably get his
turned down, but what Of that7 A.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-26
sxFo4E1s.

The Marquis Of Mandeleye has lost
his legal right to a sa~nekeeerp's cot.
tage belonging to his property, which
some years before has been left to a
workman anne Richard Won't. David
THAN. American muffin Millionaire,
whom the marquis sister meets on the
boat. tells the marquis that he met a
Richard Won't crossing bn the steamer,
and the marquis believes that he is
coming back to claim his property, Aft
er an absence Of many years.
Font's daughter. known as Marcia
Hannaway. a successful novelist, has
been a proteee- Of the marquis Tor ~
years. Won't returns to MAndeleye,
and Marcia decides to 70 and see him.
James Borden. her publisher, who
wishes to marry her, says he will make
the trip with her.
THAN sells the marquis oil in Afi-
IONA, advancing him 5000 pounds. He
due in three months; The stock is r.
uncle. Richard Won't, that the marquis
will be bankrupt in three months. THAN
vents "Broomleys' from the marquis.
t.etitia, the marquis daughter. believes
she has seen THAN before. where she
does not know.
lille twhe marquis and Marcia are
dining in a restaurant they meet THAN:
years she has never dined or lunched
alone with any other man but himself,
and she asks his permission to meet
Mr.. Borden or Morris Hyde. IN explor-
err. Occasionally. The marquis 4 felt
for some time that their friendship has
been disturbed by her feeling In the
matter. and he sets. her free for a time
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-26

IL moment 10 gtudy one or two quaint
Istnss upon her fingers. #@
"A few more questions, and I shall
feel that We know one another she
said. S.'Jus why havessyou lsft Amer
lica and this wonderful pursuit OF
Iwealth7 ' Us;
Because there were no more rail-
ways In which I was interested. he
answered, nor any particular specu-
ltion or enterprise that appealed to
mA., / have more: money than lean.
ever spend. and I know very we'll that
lie I remained in America 1 should
have no peace. II should be q target
for years for every ma who has land
to sell near railways, or shares to sell.
or an invention to perfect. AS soon
as I decided to wind UP. I decided
also that IL was necessary. for me to
clear right away Apart from that.
England and English life attracts
me- II
and this purpose p she inquired.
This secret-which is somebody
else's secret?"
"sufh as it ISL he replied, sit be-
longs to this country"
How old are you?" she asked sud
denly. y
= l. LII LulILy-GeVSH, HS lOlU HOI.
She sighed. Her slightly tired blue
eyes seemed to be looking through tho
little cloud Of cigarette smoke to the
confines of the room.
"A magnificent age for raan.".ahe
murmured. hut q little ghAstly for q
woman. I was thirty-nine last BIRTH
day. Never nind, one has the pres
ent. So here are, you, in the prime Of
life, with an immense fortune and no
responsibilities. If Disraeli had been
alive, he would have written a novel
about you. There is~so much which
you could do. so much In which you
could fail. Will you become just q
man about town here. make friends
partly in Bohemia and partly amongst
some OF us. endow a theater and mar
~ the first chorus girl who is too
clever for you? Or
II am more interested in the or
he declared rashly.
She turned her eyes slightly with,
out moving her head. and knocked
the ash from her cigarette into her
plate.
"Let us Co." she said. a little alb
ruptly. Il am tired Of talking here.
If you really wish to know, you can
accept the invitation which I>shall
send you presently. and come to Scot
land"
Confined in tomorrow
Evenings HcalN
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-26

wsoA havs 70 take honey Hs was haok early she NEXT
uAes1tnE. and 70 g long - tn4rs va anythinx left to
do. 3s- .>T- -
Thas frtand Of Tho Herald sthiaksathat thera /. !
eocd deal Of slsnidcancs In these two typAA III thinks
that Harry 10 likely TO be always drifting, ana never in
veryseood Tuck. H. thinks that presently Marvin will
And he thinks. too, that 4 good deal more Of the
dascontent we hear about comes from the Harrys of tho
country than from the Marvihs: that the Harry tpye u
more likely to become fAelnated by L. y. doctrines
ana the like than the Marvin type: that the Marvin type
~ closely KIN to what has built America, and that the
HAIRY type largely furnishes the soil ID which grows the
spirit that would tear America down.
@ And he may be right too, 1t sounds very plausible.
Duluth Herald.
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CLEAN

CLEAN
I want that boy Of mine to be
Square to the last and final letter,
From faint Of cunning wholly free;
want him to love honor better.
Than victory and silver things
Which conquest in a struggle
brings.
Clean as : hounds tooth" that's the
Once 8. leader Roosevelt
Who loved the ssportsman's manly
And valued truth above q token;
Better to lose with conscience clean
Than ass1npy methods false and
- - a2s X ~.
I want him to, Observe the rules,
Be fair in desperate circumstances.
To know that cummings used by fools
Who fear to take the harder
chances,
That with the. victory Of deceit
faThe victor quits the held a cheat.
! want him to play, hard to win,
But not make victory hts master:
Whatever game he entersein, ,
: Though She meet triumph or
disaster,
I want him coming home a man, v;
~ clean as when the game began.
Oh, boy Of mine let sportsmanship
Never for any gain desert you
II: on yourself you keep your grip
There Is no failure that can hurt
You shall aav. more than prizes
near,
II you have kept your record clean.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-26
TWO MUCH JAZZ. IN THE
SERMONS
Grand Forks. N. d.
y Ss ts,e ~. d Nav "a

- I May "a. u.
Editor Mail Bag. -.
Dear Sir:
z have been reading your com-
ments on the sermons delivered by
the. different ministers on the evils
ct the day and as I am a mother of
.four daughters am greatly interested.
NY daughters go to the theatres.
dance and g riding, and I am willing
that they should because il they did
I do notN know what u could do
with them. l always impress upon
them what is expected OF them and
= always know where they are and;
cent amusenhents. We. will always
have theatres, dances and autos and
the young people will 60 ana ttEisEour.
duty to impress upon them that if
they conduct themselves properly no
harm can be done.
h ministers claim there ID too
much Jazz In the dance, theatre ana,
auto n Is think there u b much
JAZZ n the sermons we get nova.
days. The sermons smack TOO much
LOT cornmArciansm and not enough. OF
advice and religion. ! have taken my
IdauEhtere to much ADVERTISED SArrn.
.ons and to other churches and I must
confess there Wa never one word OF
Erehg4on uttered OF any advice given
thAt would. help me in rdyrstA1k 81
bringing up my Girls. The sermons
IsAem to have everything hut reilsion,
the main topics Of the day were aus.
cusaed and instead- OF bringing peo.
pie together the spirit OF hatred ana
Eevenge wa preached, 8 I thouxht
~ was up TO US mothers to do Tho
toest we could and furnish our child.
renMwith-oue own creed.
Dancing and auto riding ID hSaltfis
ful and theatre going 10 instructive
|Ou = dangers must be elilnlnafedi
ana strong religious Win Help.
Thanking you. II am
Truly yours.
Mrs.. John johnson,
CheyennA ANa.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-26
REAL MANHOOD.

At the funeral Of the late Alexander Stewart at Man.
vel on Tuesday, one OF the impressive features was the fact
that the body Of this pioneer was carried to its last resting
place by six sons: men we'll along in life, strong, stalwart.
and erect: men fitted in every way to carry into effect the
fine principles of manhood which had characterized their
father through his long life Of nearly ninety years.
Mr.. Stewart came originally from Glengary. Ontario,
a district made famous by the writings Of Ralph Conner.
and one to whose people >the. novelist has done no more
than justice in depicting the fine types Of character to be
found there. Mr.. Stewart had realized in no small meas
ure the ideals which the man Of letters has held UP as be-
ing wholly admirable and desirable. His was a life Of in
dustry and integrity. He had accurn ulated no enormous
wealth apd had occupied no very conspicuous station. He
had merely labored hard, prospered moderately. enjoyed
the association Of his friends, had earned and received
their respect and confidence, and left to those who sue
coed him an honored name and an unblemished record.
1t is upon such lives as this that human progress is found
ed and IT il upon traditions which some men create that
their defendants find something. to tie to in times Of
trouble and distress. With most Of U.s. the theory OF an
OF wealth or birth is an exploded fallacy, but
We can not lay too strong stress upon the value OF such
associations as are to be found in homes like that OF Alex
ander Stewart. There are to be found industry and hon
or, scrupulous observance OF every promise, square dealing
with all men, and tenacious indstence on individual rights
coupled with broad generosity toward those who are in
which are to be found large numbers Of mon Of this type,
and it 10 due in very large measure to men OF this charac-
ter that our nation has made the substantial progress that
It has made, and that it has been able to Withstand thus
far all assaults that have been made upon It and its in
stitutiona Never has there been q time In IL history
when the ideals which governed the life Of Mr.. Stewart
ware more needed than they are today. 1t IL fortunate
that he and others like him have left successors born in
their own honnea trained under their own guidance. and
inspired with their own ideals to carry forward from gen.
Grafton to generation the work to which they 20 splendid
~ contributed.
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p xv-conttnued.

Nothing that you have said altere
the fact" David reminded her. that
Vont's daughter, has been all her life.
and is today, in an invidious situation
with regard to your brother"
The Duchess's eyebrows, were
slightly raised. y@
And why not?" she asked. in
genuine surprise. "Of course, I don't
claim to be sc absolutely feudal in
my ideas as Reginald. but 1 still can
not nnd the slightest disadvantage
which has accrued to the young WON
an from her position"
Il have been brought up myself, in
a different school, David said quiet
-, lin the school Richard Won't wal
brought UP in. I see no difference
fundamentally between a Marquis
and a gamekeeper. and 70 me the
womenkind OF the gamekeeper should
be az sacred to the Marquis AZ the
wonnenkind Of the Marquis to the
samekeeper."
The Duchess laughed sood-humor-
edly.
II have always insisted" she de-
clared. that America is the mos,
backward country in the world. so
many OF you come to Europe now,
though, that one would have thought
you would have attained to q more
correct perspective Of life. But you
are certainly much more amusing jAs
you Are. No. be quiet. please" She
went on. 81 didn't call for you to
enter into general discussions. I jusr
wanted to know about Reginald Of
course. o have discovered aalrsady
that am ridiculously fond OF him,
a teA r 4.
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ne capacity tor sen.rou. life. M,

the tn capacity for ssnsrou. life. N,
you are . very observant per-
SON"
".rrust me, then, and tell me your
secret sorrow :" she suggested. II
could be 4 very good friend, Mr..
THAN. IL friends amuAe you
7 have lived under = shadow" he
confessed. II am sorry, but Z cannot
tell you much about 1t. But in a
sense you are right. Life for me will
begin altar the accomplishment OF q
certain purpose"
''You have a rival to ruin, eh ~
NO. It isn't that" he assured her.
ut happens tosbe something OF which
" could not five you ever the smallest
hint" 90.
Wen, I don't ~ how you are go
legs" she, observed. What . horrid
person you are togo there at al! You
might as well bury yourself. You
Nave the wealth OF a Monte Cristo
and you take q furnished vi1la-tor
that's all 1t is! Perhaps you are
waiting till the mortgages fall in. to
buy Mandeleys? Or did my warning
come too late and is, Letitia the at
traction?"
He was conscious Of her close OBJ
servation, but he gave no sign. ssA
II have seen nothing Of Lady Lett.
tia. he said. "but even IL she were
content to accept my four millions as
a compensation for my other dixad-
vantages, It would make no differ
tence."
ANY entanslements On the other
side? she asked airily.
Monet"
The Duchess finished her lobster
and leaned back In her chair.
Through her tiny platinum yslors1iette
she looked around the room for sew
eral monnents.S Then little abruptly
she turned again to him.
Really. she said, people are do
ing such mad things. now-x-days,
that I am not at ali sure that I am
right in putting You OF Letitia. It
would be frfxhtfully usefnls to have
four millions in the family. And yet,
do you know she went on. ''it'S
queer. isn't it but IfdSn,t want you
to marry n niece"
why mott"
How crude!" she sighed. 81 real
~ shall have 70 take n lot Of trouble
with you, Nj. david THAN. How
ever, II YOU perdst-because LAtitia
lis my niehA.ts ~ SA
"And you don't me m. ~A,,
tenourh,n he asked. ito acc4nt rns n
q husband foE,syour niece?" .
She laughedsAt him very quietly.
rranded. % lust HtfI. .,,htIe,
Hadn't il occurred to vou for IN.
stancs. that { misht nrefer "a taar
you rs naysAlf7.
"You mast forgive me II I searn
stupid" he bAeeed. unreenn.dve
81 don't wish to 81 either. I csn IN.
Ad4rstand that N AmAr1cs r rntrht II
nerson az sorna intsrss4 n,A. 49,
wen, the whole thins /. dtferent'
isn't ii: Apart from my money. I
know ana realize how ignorant I am
Of your ways, 81 the thinss to dc her.,
and how tosdo them. / feel ntteriy -
q disadvantaee with eyery one. unless
they happen 70 want NV money
You are TOO modest. NJ. Thar. /.
she declared, leaninr 4. little Stcwsrn.
hin ana dropping her voice. Il viii
tell you one ! VII YOU intarsst
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those few members Of your aristo-

crazy whom I have met through you.
But frankly, to use a honey meta
phor, you take the wind out, Of my
sails. i don't know where I am
when you lay down the law. There IL
something wrong between US funda-
mentally. I was brought up the aame
ways Won't , was brought up. Things
were right or wrons. moral or i'm.
moral. You people. seem to have made
laws OF your own
Its time some one revised the. old
ones" his< companion laughed.
However, I can see that you canb be
no help to me about Reginald, and
here we are At the Savoy. By.the4by,
I've never seen you except with men.
Have you no women friends? Are
none of those charming little musical
comedy, ladies / see through the win
dows there expecting you as their
host?"
They look very attractive" David
admitted. smiling back at his COM
panion, but / am, in reality, lunch
ing alone. I came here because I
know my s~tockbroker lunches every
day in the grillroom, and !, want to
see him."
! How p~athetic!!" she sighed. Il
really believe that I have a duty in
connection with YOU"
AT any rate" he promised, a. he
held out his hand, there Is q. man
here who will serve US sorae. Aneri-
can lobster Which is very nearly the
real thing"
Don't make me feel too elutton-
GUS" she begged, a. she stepped out.
i really am not in the habit OF In
viting myself t o luncheon like this,
but h fact Of 1t Isl
She hesitated. He passed behind
her into the little vestibule.
"Well?"
Well. I rather like you, Mr.. David
THAN" she whispered. you won't
be vain about II, will you, but all the
1nanciers I have ever met have been
50 extraordinarily full OF their money
and how they made it, You are Diff
ferent, aren't you"
y am content Il you ind me so,'
ne answered, with rare Eallantry.
David ordered a thoroughly Ameri.
can luncheon, OF which hts guest
heartily approved.
II you Americans" ihe observed,
only knew how 70 I'VE as well as you
know how to eat, what q nation you
would bet"
We fancy that we have some idea,
that way, also" he told her. Where
In do we fail most, from your English
point OF View"
In matters Of SEX. the Duchess
replied cooliy. You know 80 much
more. about lobster NewburE than
you DO about women. ! suppose 1t, ii
All this strenuous raoney-Getttng thai
ID reSpon8ible for your Ignorance. Nd
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ON BUILDING ONES OWN Horsr.

An eastern business man makes the following per
tinent observations on the part which tho young man
may prontably play in the building of his own house.
a young man who Il trying to own a home should
pc permitted and encouraged to do part of the work OF
erection of that home himself. He should be permitted
ana encouraged to buy his material in advance, 20 that
ne may do the joining work himself and save cost. He
should De permitted and encouraged to do as much paint-
mt and decorating on it as he can.
But the unions at least a great MANY Of them
viii not allow this. Their rules prevent their work
men from working on houses where part Of the work ia
done by the individual owner. and especially where fitted
paris Of homes are bought. This 10 not only All wronr.
put It 10 preventing many homes from being erected. and
"a fact, IL shortsghted on the part Of the unions because
" y preventing the doing OF much useful construction
work and keeping many union men in the buildtng indus
tries out OF work.
The young man ought to build part Of his home.
into 4 substantiAa member Of the community, it should
pouSht3 BY hs AytnEs and the credit he was able to
obtain and maintain because OF his charaeter, but that
nts actual sweat and labor went into it, not alone in the
woek Ne did 70 accnnnulate the money for building
iite #but ~ the actuai work he did on the house Itself.
hrs besn truly said that Bolsisvtsm and law
NMDA0 cannot e1tSt In the nation Of tho home-owner1
- honas-buil4sra- u the hons-owners ~ thon VINO
lANs pef thets own muscle and brain ana craftsmanship
- tn acEnal labor Of building that home, fhsrs tsn.t
sene cAAnes - 8 mtnioa for the Housewives Is become
s DeahNsik q any enemy Of law and. order. For that
Met1Aa roeeaaanAs not only hAs Asyfnes and M credit.
4 AAnA6 ~ q II actual fact I paxt q hls faniiy.,
Nl1< - - M
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The HERALD MAIL BAG

Tho. Herald will wek,ome for this de.
partn1ent communications on s lbjects.of
be accompanied by the maze and post
office address Of the writer. not neces.
sartly for publication. and must be free
space Imitation. corresponding M. re-
Suested to, diectss but, one subject ct.
time, ane! to restrict thei- lettcrs to 2o0
tr 40sS words. Longer communications
It. The discretionSof thu editor.
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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-26

Ia eonnseaoa With the advertisement Ia vnieh ~ /
taaoted = endorsing North nakota bcnAs, coionsl Wndt
q ayiag nothing ~ III. II might havs lbssn bsstN IL,
- aaoSted thaG plan 1afisr.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1921-03-19
CASE DI TANGO

Per risOlvere il problema del
| l'abitazione, un costruttOre di Los
Angeles, California, sta costruen-
do duecento graziose case di fan
go.
Egli ha preso in prestito l'idea
dagli antichi indigeni della regio-
Inc, quail solevano costruire lie
loro case con terra umida, mesco-
lata a paglia, presentata in forme
d 'uguale misura fatta diseccare
al sole.
In generic quaIsiasi terra base
d'argilia, che la rende coesiva
quando vien bagnata, pu6 venire
adoperata per tale scope. La pa
glia ira il tango adempie ALA me-
desima funzion6 compiuta dali ar
matUTa di acciaio in mezzo al ce-
mentO.
LIE case di mota coStruite cent?
naia d 'anni or sono dai messicani
sono ancora oggi in ottime condi-
zioni, sebbene alquanto umide e
malsane. A questi inconvenienti
per6, 81 sta rimediando. Per e.
Isempio mentre gil antichi pelliros-
81 81 accontentavano d 'intonacare
Il muori col tango, malamente RI
corpeto d'uno specie di vernice
fatta con sego e con linfa di cac-
tus, nella quale faceva difetto la
calcina, il costruttore moderno
preferisce di ricoprire le pareti
con un intonaco di fortissimo ce-
mento, in triplice strato, di rem
dere impermeabile tutto il fabbri-
cato cospargendolo d'upa speciale
miscela minerale alta a sfdare
lutte le Inquire del tempo.
Il costruttore di Los Angeles
afferma che lie case ch 'egIi sta edi-
ticando presentano / seguent van
taggi;