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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
War Insurance Dividends
To Be Paid June

Washington. d. c., April 24.-Divi-
dends ranging from si.oi to $3.50 on
each $1,000 of government insurance
will be paid June 1 to holders of one
and two-year converted policies, 1t
was announced tonight by Director
Jones of the war risk bureau. The
government, the director announced,
has n total of si.452. 5000 of insurance
in force upon the lives of 100000 for
rucr service men and women.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
WAGE REDUCTION

New York, April 24.-A reduction Of
Is per cent in the wages of piece
workers in the stove manufacturing
industry has been agreed upon by both
the Stove Founders National Defense
association and tho Iron Mouldcrs'
Union OF North America, 1t was an
nounced tonight.
Reductions of wages for mon work
ing by the day were not adjusted. but
It was agreed no cut will be made
below the level of six dollars a day.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
BROTHERS CAUGHT
IN UNDtRTOW

San Diego. Cal. April A.-one girl
is dead and two men arc missing a.
a result of being caught in an un-
dertow at Ocean Beach near here this
afternoon. The dead girl was Miss
Gertrude Slate, IT years old. The
missing men are her brother. Duke
Slate. 81, and Ray Fowler, a brake
man, IS years old.
William Slate, IA, brother of the
dead girl, was rescued by Lester
Trenholm, a sailor.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25
DEAN BURTON RESIGNS

Boston, Mass. April 2.-The resig-
nation OF Dean Alfred E. Burton, OF
the Massachusetts institute OF Tech
nology. effective at the end of the
present school year. was announced
tonight. He has held the post since
1907
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

Hercules" Lcchncr. a milwaukee,
carpenter. sometimes uses hammer
but such n thing as a 60 penny spike
he drives thru 2is inch plank with
his bare hands.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

Normal economic conditions
IN Europe are = long way Oh"
says John W. Davis. AMBASSADOR
TO Great Britain, who recently
returned to submit his resignn-
ton to President Harding.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

One species of monkey. known as
the Potos monkey, is very swift. Built
somewhat like greyhound. 1t can
gallop at a speed of eighteen miles
an hour. and outdistance a good pony.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

For sixteen centuries the little re-
public of San Marino has maintained
Its Independence. altho Italy entirely
surrounds IL.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-25

Snakes OF the viper tribe have their
poison fanEs channcllcd SO that the
poison Is conveyed to the dccpcs, part
of tho wound.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-10-06
CAR WRECKED AT EVANSVILLE
Family of Mr.. ]. U. Stanton Had Mar
row Escape From Death

On Sunday afternoon on the second
curve west of the Casselman River
bridge, near Grantsville, Mr.. Joseph
U. Stanton and family, driving a late
model Buick, met in a head-on collision
with a Packard driven by a man by
the name of Shultz, from Connellsville.
Pa. In the Stanton car were Mr..
Stanton, his wife, two children and
his mother, and in the Packard were
four men alleged to have been under
the influence of liquor, one of the
men not knowing what had happened
until several hours after the accident
had happened. All of the occupants
escaped serious injury although Mrs.
Joseph Stanton was thrown through
the windshield of the car in which she
was riding. Both cars were damaged,
Mr. Stantons car being damaged to
the extent of about $500. The four
men riding in the Packard were
brought to Oakland and lodged in the
county Jail until Monday when they
were arraigned before Magistrate E.
|. West for a hearing. All of the
men except Shultz was released, he
being unable to pay his fine of 500
and costs and was committed to jail
until same is paid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-10-06
TWO YOUNG WOMEN KILLED
NEAR DEEP CREEK FRIDAY
When Car Driven by Father of One of
Them Skidded and Turned Over.

When Car Driven by Father of One of
Them Skidded and Turned Over.
Miss Fannie Fike, aged seventeen
years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio
S. Fike, of Avilton, Garrett county,
and Miss Matte E. Lowery, of Cum
berland, who on Monday of last week
became teacher of the Merrill public
school, located near Avilton, were both
instantly killed on last Friday morn
ing at the hour of nine o'clock when
the car in which they were coming to
Oakland over the State road skidded
and turned over, crushing out their
lives. Miss Lowery was aged forty
seven years and made her home with
her brother, Mr.. A. A. Lowery, Balti-
more Pike, near the Six Mile House in
Allegany county.
The car contained besides the two
accident vistims and Miss Fixes
father, her two younger sisters and a
small brother. The place where the
accident took place was at the turn of
the State road as one approaches Deep
Creek Bridge from the east, ten miles
north of Oakland Here sharp curve
and rather heavy grade are encoun-
tered. The bridge is a one-way struc-
ture and Mr.. Fike, according to a re-
port reaching town a few minutes af-
ter the accident occurred, observed a
car on the bridge driving toward him.
He gave the approaching car the road,
but in doing so skidded oft road =
way into a side ditch where one of the
rear wheels of his car collapsed and
the machine turned over pinning both
Miss Fike and Miss Lowery beneath
it, Miss Fixes head being crushed and
other injuries sustained about her
chest, while Miss Lowery was also
crushed by the weight of the over
turned car. The three children es-
capped without injury and Mr.. Fike
was uninjured also except for a slight
cut on his hand as the result of
piece of glass entering that member
from the windshield of the car.
The bodies of the two women were
brought to Oakland in an ambulance
and taken to the undertaking estab-
lishment of Mr.. D. Z. Bolden where
they were prepared for shipment and
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-10-06

encased. Miss Lowery's remains were
sent to Cumberland Saturday morn
ing and Miss Fixes remains were tax
en- to her late home the same after
noon. The funerals of both took place
Sunday.
Mr.. Fike was former County Com
missioner of Garrett county and was
candidate at the recent primary for
the nomination as a member of the
Maryland House of Delegates.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-10-06
|. o. o. F. Visitation.

Grand Master Saul Praeger, accom-
panied by over 20 members of Chosen
Friends Lodge No. 81, I. O. o. F., of
Cumberland, including the degree
team of that lodge, visited Oak lodge
No, at Mountain Lake Park on last
Thursday night more than a hundred
members of the lodges, located in this
and adjoining counties of West Vir-
ginia, joined in the ceremonies.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30

NOmCn, HACK NIfOkC
100 Yards 60-foot pool, 1:16, Miss
Syhil Bauer at Illinois a. G.
15O yards, 60-foot pool, 2:06 2-5,
Miss Sybil Bauer, at Illinois \, c.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30
COAST BASKETBALL
TEAMS TO PLAY soon

PORTLAND, Oro Dec S0.-(C. PD
Interest in basketball as major
sport in the coast college conference
has never been exhibited more strong
~ than the recent gathering here.
The schedules adopted will swing in
to action soon after New Years, ac"
cording to the following order;
University of California january
23-24, Washington State at Pullman;
January 2I-2S, Washington at Seattle;
FebrnatVm Stanford at Palo Alto;
February 1911, WASHINGTON State at
Berkeley; February 14-15, oregon at
Berkeley; February 25, Stanford at
Berkeley
Stanford University--,I
Oregon at Eugene; January 27-2S,
Oregon Aeaies at Corvallis; February
- California at Palo Alto; February
IS, Washington State at Palo Alto;
February l7-1S, Oregon at palo Alto;
February %, California at Berkeley
University Of oregon January $40,
Whitman at Eueene January -,
Ninth army corps at Tacoma; January
1874 Washington at Seattle; Janu-
airy 1917, Idaho at Eugene; January
2O-21, Washington at Eugene; Jauu-
ary .2l-25 Stanford at Eugene; Febru-
airy 81; oregon Asgies at Eugene;
February 1O-11, Oregon Aggies at
Corvallis February 14-15, California
ut Berkeley; February Ills, Stanford
at Lalo Alto; February 24-25 VIII
lamette at Eugene; March "a VIII
lamette at Salem.
University of WASHINGTON January
1874, oregon mt Seattle; January IL
is, OREGON Aggies at Corvallis Janu-
AIRY 20-21, Oregon at Eugene; Janu-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30
MANY NEW RECORDS
MADE BY SWIMMERS
DURING YEAR 1921
Acquatio Sports Enjoyed One
Of Most Popular Periods
in All of its History
BY HARRY W. NICHOLS.
international News Service sta.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30

COW; February 2O-21, Whitman al
Walla Walla.
Washington state College-JanuaIy
16, Gonzasa at Pullman; January 20
Idaho at Moscow: January 2l, Idahi
at Pullman; January 23-24, Californl
at Pullman; February "a, Washington
ut seattle: February rs, Stanford at
Palo Alto. February 10-l1, CalifornR
at Berkeley; February 17-1S, Wash
ngton at Pullman; February 90, Whit
man at Pullman; February 21-sS,
Oregon Aggies at Pullman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30
JAZZ MUSIC'S ER0TIC
INFLUENCE IS running
GIRLS, SAYS REFORNER
Pathological, Nerve Irritating,
Sex exciting Music Befud-
dies Moral of Young Women

CHICAGO, Zee. ao.-T. y. 81
Moral disaster is coming TO hundreds
# young American girls through the
pathological nerve-irritating. sex
exciting music of Jazz orchcstras ac-
cording to the Illinois Vigilance Asso-
citation, which has instituted crusade
10 arouse parents. churches and
schools to the danger to young wom-
anhoOd.
In Chicago alone the associations
representatives have traced the fall of
1000 girls in the last two years to
jazz music
Girls in small towns, as well as the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30

ary 27-2S, California at Seattle; Feb
Il a-t, WASHINGTON state at Seat
tie; February 1916, Idaho at Moscow;
r ruary 2l-25, Oregon Ageies at Sc
attic.
,.iversity of Idaho-January 16-1T
Oregon at Eugene; January 1919.
Willamette at Salem; January 20,
Washington State at Moscow January
81, Washington State at Pullman,
February IA, Montana at AHssoula,
February 4, willamette at Moscow
February 15-16, Washington at Mos
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30

district. In tull view of the audience.
which included many bows ard girls
apparently their teens. couples ON
the tlaer N,te Way To- almost every
form of indecency.
Dancers violently threw their arms
around each other frequently assWn-
ing immoral postureS. Lights Wyua
lowered. and tu the strains of syncp-
pated music actions that are indie
scritahle took place. This is the fun
Towering the fruition of the modern
grotic music. which has SO crazed and
lcfuddled the moral makeup of
Young people"
The Eev. Yarrow says it is the duty
of parents. churches and schools To
know the manner IN which the youn-
people are dancing and, having learn
ed this. they should enlist in IA move
ment for wholesome normal music
and clean dancing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-12-30

Members of the American Legion
post at Greenville, South Narol'LI
will serve as policemen durrs the
annual banquet Of the police depart
ment of that city The request for
the Lesionnaires to police tn" city
for three hours during the cu.ertaln-
ment was made by chief of Police
!. T. Smith. The Legionnaires will
man . their chief to serve duriog an
sence of the regular police force.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
BABC0CK TELLS
OF INDUSTRIES
Members of Rotary Club
Hear Address on Future
Possibilities OF N. D.

The need of divers$ying the indus
tries Of North Dakota was outlined by
Dean Ed. .Babc6ck, Of the university,
before the Rotary club at a
meeting in the Commercial club today
North DAKOTA is one Of the largest
coal states in the union, Dean Bah
och Vintu1 out, and with its thou
sands of miles of coal fields. the state
should develop into a rich mining and
manufacturing territory, as well as
leading in the agricultural industry,
he said. L y
New York has In annual industrial
production of two billion dollars. while
Pennsylvania, Illinois and Massachu-
sets nave an annual industrial pro-
duction of between n and two billion
dollars, Dean .Babcock said. One Of the
chief contributing factors for the big
production in those states is a plenty
of cheap pOwer--either~water or coal
Dean Babcock pointed out, and in
view of the fac tina. North Dakota
has $4,000 square miles Of coal
fields. Dean Babcock sees almost un-
limited possibilities for the future de-
velopment of industry in the state.
The United States government has
estimated that there are seven hum
dred billion tons of coal within the
state, and the development OF by-pro-
ducts has not yet begun, Dean Babcock
said. In reference to the possibilities
connected with the development of the
by-products alone, Dean Babcock told
that in the transformation Of Ignite
coal into briquettes-a project that
has been developed to quite an extent
-by-products are. a heating and light
ing gas. Crude l%ubricating oil, motor
spirits. kerosene cut and a wood filler.
These :~by-products were demonstrated
by the speaker for the benefit of the
ROtarianS.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
PREFER
GRASSHOPPERS
TO OTHER FOOD

Washington, March S.--A nice tasty
dish OF live grasshoppers is much
favored in the preferred menus Of 25
out Of 81 species of birds Of which the
%epicurian peculiarities have been noted
by government experts. Farmers are
urged to form leagues Of war with any
tribes Of lark sparrows, meadow larks,
Franklin gulls. Arkansas kingbirds,
crow blackbirds and common kingbird
that, show up around the farm, there
by obtaining the services Of a vigil
liant and hungry air patrol against
raiding "hoppers." The farmer could
show his good faith in the alliance
the experts say. by killing stray cats
and chasing off INSCRIPTIONS hunt
ers."
Probably there arc not enough
birds in the country to clean up IL
full-strength invasion Of grasshoppcrs
such as western farmers have come to
rIdread." the government bulletin
says, but the birds assist materially
in efforts to control the pest"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
. ACCIDENT RATE LOWERED.

Chicago, March S.-The accident
rate per thousand employees in the
United States Steel corporation has
been cut more than half through the
application of organized accident pre-
v%ention work, according to a report
from the corporation received here by
the National Safety council.
This result has been obtained thru
Ia years endeavor and at a large lostse
the report shows. In the eight years
from Jan. /, 1912. to Sept. 80 1920,
the corporation spent $7,53S.241 in ac-
cident prevention work. More than
$4,000 employees have served on safety
committees.
The exact decrease in 1920, as com.
pared with 1906 when the corporation
began to do organized preventive work
was s4.04 per cent. In terms of men
it is estimated that 1850 employees
were saved from serious injury in this
time.
In the period from Jan. l,a912. to
Sept. 80, 1920, the steel corporation
spent s~23.662,627 for relief of injured
men and families Of men killed.
For sanitation it laid out the sum
of $~14,724.964.
In welfare work it expended s14,-
411.4S7.
The report also contains an analysis
of the causes of 100000 accidents in
the company's plants, constituting ac-
cording to the National Safety council
the most comprehensive analysis of
accident causes ever made by u single
industrial organization.
This analysis shows that 44.42 per
cent Of these accidents or 97,724, oc-
cured in hand labor. while machin-
cry. excepting accidents in connection
with overhead electric cranes, caused
by 4.94 per cent or 1O.862.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
NOMINATIONS FOR
ANNUAL ELECTION g
ANNOUNCED TODAY

Announcement of nominations for
the university Y. NJ. c. A. annual cleo
ton of officers was made following a
meeting of the nomination committee
held today noon, in the ''Y" rooms.
The election will be held at the regu-
lar meeting of the Y. NJ. c A. on
Thursday, March II.
The nominations are:
President-Paul Samuelson.
Vice President-Ben Ellison, Rus
sell Mcclellan, Thomas Ennis.
Secretary-Lawrence Slater, Gustav
Lindell. Joe NShelver.
Observation-Disclosures Hougl1, McLain
Johnson. IA
Student Member of Board Of Di-
rectors-Clarencc Batemall.
Faculty Members on Board of Di-
rcctors-Dr. ". G. Bck; Major Albert
e, Brown. So htl-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
East Side
FUNERAL OF
GEO. BROWN
"WEDNESDAY
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Will Conduct Service;
Body in State.

Funeral services for George A..
Brown, who died early Monday MORN
ing after a short illness. will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
the Eagles hall, East Grand Forks.
Rev. F. Halsey Ambrose will oficiate.
The remains of the deceased will
lie in state at the home Of his mother,
119 South Second street, until 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning, when
they Will be removed to the Eagles'
hall. The body will lie in state at
the Eagles hall until 2 o'clock in the
afternoon, when the funeral services
will be held. The F'raternal Order q
Eagles will conduct the serviNe.
MI. Brown was a pioneer resident
OF East Grand Forks, having resided
in this city from 1883 until the time
of his death. He had always taken
an active part in public affairs and
served as chief of police during the
O'Leary administration.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
Uncle Sam To Give
Away Buffalo Calve.

Washington, March S.-Does any,
body want a bull buffalo? If so. speak
Up, for Uncle Sam has twenty of as
sorted sizes and including a frisky,
n year calf. to give away. =
,etIere," says h forest service am
no~uncentent, "'is@ an excellent oppor-
tunity to get a real: live bufalo-not
as gentle. perhaps. as a kitten. but.
nevertheless, a nice pet if you have
plenty of room to keep him. sur
rounded by a 12-four double-ply,
woven wire fence, and the price of
w tons Of hay a year"
The buffalo are the surplus of the
flourishing herd in Wichita National
Forest, started Is years ago with
fifteen head, but now numbering $50.
There are too many bulls for domes-
tic tranquility in the herd and you
can have one free by paying the cost
Of Grating and hauling.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
A. G. LGNC
TO SPEAK AT
~" TONIGHT
Grand Forks Can
Keep Healthy" Will Be
Subject of Address.


Taking advantage of the opportun-
ity offered by the extension depart
ment OF the University of North Das
kota. the officials of tho Grand Forks
T.. NJ. c. A. have arranged to have the
second. Of a series of lectures, by
prominent university men given at the
y" building tonight, DR.. A. G. Long
OF the public health department will
speak this evening on 'How Grand
Forks Can Keep Healthy
DR.. Long is we'll known to be Il
very capable speaker and will handle
his subject in such a name that
every listener will be able to get the
import of his topic. The lecture to-
night will in no manner be technical,
it was announced this morning.
A cordial invitation has been ex-
tended to the general public to attend
this lecture to be held this evening.
No admission fee is charged,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
THE TOWN TODAY

is I. 'A-L. "-.'f 90
American Legion Post No. 6 p,an
big meeting at Commercial club to-
night when the two weeks member
snip campaign will be brought to "a
close and the prizes awarded, =.
J.. A. Purcell picks an ll-district
basketball team after witnessing the
contests played at the university last
Friday and Saturday. Turn to the
sport page.
An attractive program will be given
this evening by the members Of the
-CommunitNc club. An invitation to the
public has been extended.
Farm laborers must accent lower
wages this year il problems facing
are to be solved, A. J. Sur
raft. government crop estimator
The state highway commission has
notified City Auditor Charles Evanson
that plans and specifications for road
projects 81 and So will reach Grand
Forks-in time for the weekly meeting
tomorrow.
The Valley Motor, Co. entertained at
a banquet last evening for drivers of
Dodge Brothers business cars.
NJ. c. Bachelor, president of the
Merchants Credit association an
nounced the program for the conven.
ton OF h Northwestern Credit Men
to be held in this city on March II.
Funeral arrangements for Thomas
Perkins, were announced today.
Civil Service examinations for
stenographers and typists will be held
mere Thursday, Secretary Harry
Bulge announced today.
Postmaster Harry, McNicol was au-
thorized to advertise for bids for the
decorating Of mail boxes and other
government property in the city to-
day.
More than fifty Hart-Parr tractor
dealers and factory officials gathered
in Grand. Forks this morning for the
convention which opened here today.
Funeral services for Miss Lunseth
were held this afternoon.
Attorneys began their arguments
today In h Dixon-Reo versus Horton
Motor Co. case in district court.
DR.. a. G.. Long will deliver a, lecture
on How to Keep Healthy" al the Y.
NJ. c. Al tonight
Nominations for officers Of the Uni
versity 7. MIC. A. were announced
today.
Great Northern Passenger train
service was delayed today as the re-
suit of a wreck on the Fergus Falls
division.
Dean E.. j. Babcock Of the univer-
sity discussed the development of in
dustries in North Dakota before the
members Of the Rotary club at the
regular weekly meeting held this
noon. !,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
SYNOD

saltwater, Mimi. March S.--Thc
Minnesota conference of the
Augustana Synod began here today
with more than zoo pastors present.
conference this morning con-
sidered only routine matters. prelim-
mary to the opening sermon which
will be preached tonight by Dr.. +.
A. Mattson of Hastings. ..,
At least 500 clerical and lay dele
gates from Minnesota. western Wis
consin, North Dakota and Canada, are
expected to attend.
The first business session will be
held tomorrow.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-03-08
WOULD INCREASE RATES.

Manila P. L.. Jan. 20-(Correspond-
encc of the Associated Press.)-The
Manila Railroad company has made
application to the public utility COM
mission for permission to increase
freight rates approximately twenty per
cent. In a statement the company says
that owing to an increase in wages
and the s of materials and supplies.
there has been a deficit each month
for several mouths past. in the opera
ton of the properties.
The statement says the Manila rail-
road represents an investment Of ap-
proxinnately $4,000, 900 and thai on
account of the constantly increasing
cost of materials and the higher wages
paid to employees. only one small divi-
dend has been paid on the stock of
the company for many years.