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The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

Friction Match First Used In 1927.
The friction match. said to be the
invention of John Walker, an English
druggist. was introduced in the year
1927. Walkers match consisted OF
wooden splint or stick or cardboard
coated with sulphur and tipped with
mixture Of chlorate Of potash. sui
phide of antimony and powdered gum.
The match was ignited by being drawn
through a piece OK bent sandpaper.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
!: EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS

While hunting ducks at Lake Osa-
kis a short distance from his farm
home in Leslie township, Robt Trie-
benbach was accidentally shot. in his
right leg early yesterday morning by
Neil Baker, 17-year-old son Of Arthur
Baker of this village, who has been
assisting at farm work at the Trie-
benbach farm ten miles northeast of
0sakis.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

Wednesday was one of the very
worst days of the season. A cold
wind-a perfect polar gale-prevail-
ed all day, followed by a terribly
cold night. The lake is closed this
time for keeps.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Fifty Years Of Life.

A French statistician has been dab
bling with figures to find out just
what man does with that precious
thing called time. He concludes that
ut the age of fifty years the average
man has slept 5000 days, worked
$500. walked 800, amused himself
1900. spent 1900 eating. and has been
III 500 days.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
doing something for someone else

Greek citizens Of Minneapolis hon.
ored the members of the Hellenic
Legion Post, all Of whom were born
in Greece, by presenting the post
with an American flag and an Amer
lean Legion Banner costing $3.50, at
services held in the Greek church and
attended by 1t. Gov. Collins and
Mayor Leach of Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

his way home when the accident hap
pened, being alone in the car. He
lives about seven miles south Of New
Munich and is prominent farmer,
Of the st. Martin territory. Mel
rose Beacon. n
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

Talking about rolling
your own cigarettes, We'll
tell you right here that
Prince Albert tobacco has
s'em all lashed to the mast!
You've got a handful-of-
happiness coming your di-
recti6n when you pal it with
p. A. and the makin's S
papers! For Prince Albert
is not only delightful to
your taste and pleasing in
itsrefreshing aroma, but our
exclusive patented process
frees it from bite and parch!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Prince Albert's a new
note in the joys Of rolling en-!
new

And, for a fact, rolling
up Prince Albert is mighty
easy! P. A, is crimp cut and
stays put and you whisk it
into shape before you can
count three! And, the next
instant you're putting away
TO beat the band!
Prince Albert is so good
that it has led four men to
smoke jimmy pipes where
one was smoked beforel It's
the greatest old buddy
smoke that ever found it's
way into a pipe or cigarette!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

Prince Albert is
sold in foppy red
bags, tidy red tins,
handsome pound
and hal! pound tin
hun,idorS and in the
pound crystal glass
h u n, / d or with
sponge .moistener
top.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
|MAY ADVISE CHECK
ON Lawn WATERING
Officials Consider Proposal to
Limit Such Use to One
=: Hour Each Day.

Officials of the water department
today were considering asking the
Commi ssioners to restrict the use of
water for, sprinkling lawns to one
hour a day. in view of ths, large vol
ume of water that is being consumed
this summer. &c.,.
Under the existing police regulation
watering of lawns is permitted only
between 5 and 8 o'clock in the mern-
ing and and, s o'clock in the e~sAe
ing. ,t:sn. E..-.
Information reaching J. s. Garland,
superintendent, of the water depart
ment, indicates that househoiders are
using water 1aviShly on lawns and
flower beds, causing the consumption
to- rise last week to Il point between
71,O0O,000 and 100000 gallons Il
day. e. ,.
Saturday being Il half holiday. con-
sumption fell off to -66.500.000 gallons.
and on yesterday only 63,000.000 gal
Ions were used.
The figures probably will go up
agHn today. however, unless the COM
munity heeds the appeal of the wa
ter department to curtail the use of
water for sprinkling and other un-
necessary purposes.
Engineer Commissioner Cha rleS w.
kutZ, who has charge of the water
department.. stated today he has not
gwen any thought to the further re-
Striction of water on lawns. and
therefore, was not prepared to eX-
press an opinion as to what action
should be taken.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
10BE[|EVED SLAIN
AND THEN BURNED
Charred Bodies of Five Adults
and Six Children Found
on Farm.
BA the Associated Press.


IAYFIELD. Ky. June 27.-County
authorities today were working on the
theory that Ernest Lawrence muir
dered ten persons in his farm home
near here Saturday night. drenched
the house with oil. set it on fire and
then killed himself.
Investigation has revealed. it was
announced today, that Lawrence a
number of years ago was dubbed by
a policeman in Maytield when he re-
sisted arrest on the charge of intoxi-
ca ton. Acquaintance today told
Sheriff Marion Mccain that Lawrence
shortly after that event had suffered
from what they described as spells.
which led the officer today to relter-
ate his belief that LawreIce'S illness
suddenly had developed into a mt of
insanity, during which he wiped out
his own family. the family of Otis
Drew, his brotherin-law. and Drew $
brother. Delmer Drew.
The charred bodies of the dead
two women. three men, five infant
boys and one infant girl-were so
badly burned that physicians were
only able to guess how they were
slain. One of the women. however.
bore what were believed to be
wounds indicating that she proba bly,
had been killed with an ak, which
was found near her body. A revolver
with six exploded shells. rifle con-
tanning an empty shell and shotgun
also were found in the ruins of the
home. indicating. according to the
authorities. that some of the victims,
at least, had been shot to death.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
2,09O,132 MORE MEN
THAN WOMEN IN U. S.
Figures Reversed in Capital, Where
Ratio of Women to Men Is
100 to 81, Census Reports.

There were more women in rati"
to the number of men in the Dlstricl
of Columbia in 1920 than in any state
in the Union. according to announce
ment last night by the census pu-
reau. The ratio of women to men
here is 100 to 81.
There were 2,090.132 more males
than females in the United States
during 1920. making the ratio 1oi TO
100, as compared with l06 to every
100 females in the period between
1900 and 1910. the bureau announced.
In 1910 the ratio of women to men
was 9l.3, which indicated. according
to officials, that the influx of gov
ernment workers during the war add
District. In 1920 there were 1891
persons in the District. and of thls
number 234,O2S were females and 203.-
5i3 males
A preponderance of males has
been shown in every census. due
primarily. the bureaus announce
ment said. to the considerable num-
Der of foreign-bOrn persons resi-
dent among whom the males greatly
outnumber the opposite Sex. Thir-
teen per cent of the country's total
population in 1920 were foreign
born. All the states except Massa-
chusctts. Rhode Island, New York.
North Carolina. South Carolina.
Georgia and Alabama had an excess
of males over females. These states
had ratios ranging from 900 to 100
for Massachusetts, to 99.9 for North
Carolina.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
Lightning Hits Seuen Places
In Severe Electrical Storm

hunters quickly disposed of much OF the
broken stone on the pavement. The
building was not disfigured to any grea,
extent. and. it is stated the damage
probably will amount to less than II 900
1t was about 5 O'Clock in the after
noon when lightning struck the DIS
trict building, and two hours later
lightning struck a tower and haspoie
on Polk School building at 7th ana
streets. The nole. and tower were dAin-
aged and a slight fire was caused. f1re-
men responded to. an alarm and pre-
vented a DESTRUCTIVE fire. -
Shortly before Z. o'clock lightning
struck the house Of William II Stude-
mayer. 1895 jackson street. BROOK
land, causing slight damage.
Members of the family of G. w. Or-
futt, Sis WISCONSIN avenue. were
alarmed when lightning struck their
home. The damage was trivial
A hagpole on Summit fiotei was
struck by lightning shortly before Z
o'clock and damaged.
About. a dozen. boards were tort,
from the house Of X. f. Hamilton. 44lh
3sth street, when lightning struck the
house Hamilton sent in a hFe alarm
but there was no fire.
Approximately 500 telephones IA this
city and vicinity were put out OF com
mission by the storm. Employees OF the
Chesapeake and Potomac Tfiephnnc
COMPANY started making repairs win
out delay, and it was said service on
the damaged lines probably VIII pe
restored by tonight.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
GATHER AT DETROIT
Thousands of Disabled Vet.
Grams Convene-Presi-
dents Letter.
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, June 27.-With a tribute
to wounded soldiers from President
Harding in their possession, national
officers of the disabled American VET
Grams of the world war completed
plans last night for the first annual
convention of the organization which
opens here today.
Disabled veterans from all parts of
the country to the number of 10000
are expected to attend the convention.
The message from President Hard
ing. sent to Judge Robert S. Marx,
national president of the veterans or
SaniZation. expressed regret that he
could not attend the convention. and
continues:
Il will be glad if you will convey TO
the gathering the assurance of my
deepest interest in their work in be-
half of the disabled veterans, to whom
the nation owes a debt that it will
never be able to pay in full. They
are the ones who have made the
greatest sacrifices in behalf Of our
national liberty and of human free
dom. AT least they can be assured
men VIII always go out to them, and
that 1t will be the determined pur-
pose of the government to insure the
fullest measure of justice and of hu-
name consideration for them. ] hope
your convention may be as successful
in the accomplishment of results as
its purpose is inspiring to every pa
triotic sentiment"
Today was devoted to registratio1
of the delegates and to issuance o.
credentials. and tonight the wounded
men VIII be guests of the border
cities Of Canada at an entertainment
at the Windsor Jockey Club.
Tomorrow forenoon. addresses Of
welcome will be given by Gov. Alex
j. Groesbeck and James CouZeu.
mayor of Detroit. The report of Judsc
Robert :. Marx of Cincinnati. nation
al pI esident. also will be given.
Among the speakers on the progr
tomorrow are Jules Jusserand. -
French ambassador. aud Chapla \
Cichacl Aaronson Of Baltimore. va
will speak on Victory Over Bii"C-
ness"
The afternoon tomorrow has becS
set aside for u uniform parade 0:
the wounded soldiers. Features OF T. :.
parade will be d float drawn by -
jet-black horses. in honor OF the ny
tion'S soldier dead, and d jet-3lace
horse with inverted boots and "A crr
roSette on the saddle pommel cscor--
eo by detail of six men with il
Verted boots, in memory of Col. Fred
erick W. Galbraith. late commander Q: !:
;he American Legion. recently killed
in an automobile accident. Col. CAL
braith was to have taken a prominent
part in the convention.
Speakers for Wednesday include
Ralph Horr of Seattle, Wash. who
will speak on THE Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans in the West. Their Prob
lens and Achievements" and Charles
H. Miller of Imperial Valley, Calf.
Tel w. Lamkin. director OF the Fed
eral Board for Vocational Education,
also will speak.
The business session Thursday, the
last day of the convention. viii be
confined to adoption of a constitution.
selection of permanent headquar-
ters and the next convention city, and
election of officers.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
Threats OfDucking,
Mothers Device to
Induce Bible Study

BOSTON, June 27-Threats
of a duck1nE in the, river may
he nm effective method Of COM
pellinE children to learn their
Bible; but 1t does not meet the
approval Of the Massachusetts
Society. for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children. Agents
of the society have recently in
.dueed ., western NIassachusetts
mother to adopt more approved
educational methods.
- investigation sent out In re-
sponse 10 protests from neigh
,bOrs learned that 1t was the
wOman's custom, when any Of
the, children failed to give strict
attention to the Bible study to
place the offender in n burlap
bag, throw 1t over ner shoulder
and march down to the river
bank -" --- o.
Dangling the bag over the
cold water with threats Of Inn
merSiOn usually brought quick
acquieNcence in her demand
for clOxer peruxal OF the COM
mandments and bentituden.
The plan apparently had been
In operation for xOme time, for
several of the older children In
the large family were found to
he able to recite long passages
of Scripture. without hesitation.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
FLYERS TO HUNT WARSHlP
OFF COAST TOMORROW
Iowa, Radio Controlled, Will At
tempt to Elude Airmen in
Game of War.

The old battleship Iowa, operated
and Unanswered by radio impulses.
will attempt to elude the Navy and
Army airmen off the Atlantic coast
tomorrow in an effort to demonstrate
that aviation has not yet reached the
point where the defense of the coast
may be left entirely in the hands OF
the new branch of the national de-
fcnSc system.
The test embOdies two distinct and
important problems. The first is the
ability Of the airmen to find an enc
my approaching the coast. knowing
only his approximate location. The
other is the test of the ability of the
flyers to hit a moving battleShip
from a safe altitude with bombs of
sufficient size to seriously damage a
modern major vessel. Dummy bombs
are being used in the test. because
the Navy Department wishes to pre-
serve the Iowa. the only radio-co
Atlantic fleet target practice late in
che summer or early in the fall. De-
termination of the damage done by
large aerial bombs against a battle
snip will be obtained in later at
tack on the former German battle
ship Osfriesland, which will be an
chored.
\ party of members of Congress,
Army and Navy officers and officials
ana press representatives will view
the Iowa test from the transport
Henderson.
Evening star., 1921-06-27

A terrific electrical, storm. accom-
panied with rain, yesterday afternoon
caused damage in several parts Of Wash
ington and brought thousands Of pic
nickers scurrying home to shelter. But
it brought only temporary relief from
the heat, that is to continue unabated for
several days. according to officials at the
weather bureau.
The lightning yesterday struck at
seven different points, causing varying
degrees of damage. Street cars were tied
up and the telephone service was tenn
porarily hampered. while the lighting
system in some parts of the city was
put out of commission for a short time
during and after the storm. There was
no loss Of life and the greatest damage
done by the lightning was at the Arllng-
ton radio station, which will suspend ac-
tivities for several days for repair work
on the big wireless outfit.
The rainfall was unusually heavy, ]. OF
inches being registered in few hours.
the first rain since April IL and Is. when
80 inches was recorded.
The downpour forced hundreds Of au-
tomobiles throughout the city to come to
a standstiH, while pedestrians who
sought to brave the elements were
drenchcd in a few seconds.
Large stones on the northwest corner
of the District building were shattered
when struck by lightning. Souvenir
Evening star., 1921-06-27
.NEEQS!QF SCHOOLS:
0[DT0DR:!BAtL0U
Requests Range From Neees.
safy .:Iplaro aroytyements. II g TO-.
Increased Salaries.
-. - - :. Il
BOARD >Wll.rs STUDY DATA
BOARD. VIII STUDY DATA
Series of Three Hearings on Prob
+. lens Faced 0psnes- New
Buildings Are Asked.

Needs of the District public schools
costing thousands of dollars were out
lined to Supt. Frank w. Ballou by
three hearings called by the superin-
tendent. Other hearings will. be held
tomorrow and Wednesday mornings.
Although .-Dr. BaiioI declined to
make public the data submitted to
him, it is understood the requests of
the school officials ranged from neces-
sary improvements on schoolhouses to
increased pay for themselves and the
teachers. All the information put in
the hands of the superintendent at
these hearings will be carefully
Scrutinizcd by him and members or
the board of education. and provisions
for the most urgent of the needs will
be inserted in the school estimates
for the year ending June so. 1928,
which will be completed before Au-
gust l.
Will Ask New Building.
Allan Davis. principal of Business
High School. will make plea at the
hearing tomorrow for a new building
to replace his school. He also Will
urge that improvements be made on
the present building to insure COM
Portable accommodations for the stu
dents now enrolled there.
Business High School. Mr.. Davis will
pcint out. is entirely too small for the
large enrolment, and the location of
the building precludes it's expansion.
due to the fact that 1t takes up the
entire triangular block bounded by
Rhode Island avenue and r street, and
9th and 9th streets. This building was
erected to accommodate 900 students.
while the enrolment at the close of
school last week was approximately
1.2O0, and is expected to go beyond
that figure when it opens for the new
term in September.
Use for Present Building.
Mr.. Davis will argue that the erec-
tfon of new building will not cause
any loss to the school system. because
the present structure, which was built
in 1905, can be used for a Junior high
school. The plant. he will contend, can
not be duplicated for it's original
cost. and it's maintenance will be an
economy.
Oficials of Tech High School also
are expected to appeal for new
building to replace the present one
at 7th street and Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Like Business. the: enrolment
at this institution has outgrown its
accommodations. making Il new plant
not only desirable. but a necessity.
Last year the Alumni Association of
Tech requested the school board to
make provisions for an addition to
the school to relieve the congestion.
This plan. however, has been ,aban-
doned in favor of a new school.
Whether the new estimates will
contain provisions for new buildings
for these two schools is a matter for
conjecture at this time. 1t is known.
however. that school authorities are
anxious to look after the needs of the
high schools this year, because they
were entirely overlooked in the
emergency school building program
recenflN annrnNed hY CONGRESS-
Evening star., 1921-06-27
OPPOSES LUMBER TARIFF.
Representative Newton Says Pro-
posed Duty Adds to Building Cost.

Representative Walter H. Newton of
Minnesota has had prepared detailed
statements showing how the tariff on
lumber. proposed by the House ways
and means committee. will increase
the cost of building homes and barns
in various parts of the United States.
!, He shows, for instance, that one urban
home of seven rooms at Des Moines,
Iowa at present prices of lum-
ber would cost for the lumber in it
S1.I42.50. But this price. he argues
would be increased by S225 if the duty
proposed becomes effective
Mill prices. f. 0. b.. for the various
kinds of pine lumber would be in
creased from SIS to sl6.75 per thousand
feet over present prices. his tables
show.
Strenuous efforts are being made by
many of the republican members of
the House to defeat the proposed duty
on lumber. on the ground that it
would increase the cost of home build
ing and keep rents high. and that the
American lumber industry does not
need the protection.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
U. S. Spelling Peeues
Justice in australia;
Wants Only Old Style

SYDNEY, n. =. W., June 3d.
Sir Adrian Knox, chief Justice
Of the high court of Australia.
\ does not approve Of the modern
American method Of spelling q
number of words.
Last month nm amdavtt was
presented in the high court con-
tanning nm extract from = letter
written In America, In which
the English word 'programme"
WINS Americanized to "prO.
gram"
His honor said he would like
Americans to know TINT AUS
trniia svaS not a dependency Of
the United States. The spelling
Of English words should he
done in the proper wny. The
high court. he said, wns quite
content to adhere to the good
old style of English spelling.
Having pointed to the spelling
OF ''centre" as "center," his
honor hoped that this method
OF crthOEraphy was not taught
In the schools. ''rhin is an
AmeFtcanism I abhor,' he added.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
MAKES PLEA FOR FARMERS
Delegation Asks Modification of
Federal Grading of Grain,

Modification OF federal grain grades
was advocated today before the House
agricultural committee by . delega ton
from Minnesota. North Dakota and
South Dakota. which included state Of
ficals and representatives of farmers
Present requirements. the committee was
told. are working an unnecessary hard
ship on wheat growers aud have compii-
Gated the marketing of grain.
Among those who appeared before the
committee were three Of the Minnesota
egislators-Scnator George II. Sullivan
and Representatives Benjamin DiXen and
Elias Ncrbgren O. 7. b. Jacobson. Min
neSota's railroad and warehouse commits
sioner: J. J. Murphy member of the
South Dakota board Of railway COM
mssion"rs. and representatives of the
North Dakota grain inspection service
Evening star., 1921-06-27
RESIGNS DRY POST.
Alfred D. Van Buren, Warns of
Prohibition Anarchy.

Alfred D. Van Buren, has resigned as
counsel for the federal prohibition
commissioner. In making the an
nouncement Mr.. Van Buren, issued a
statement in which he said that the
country was drifting toward prohibi-
tion anarchy.
Unless calm and sane judgment
displaces popular excitement and hys-
terra. the respect for the law, SO es-
sential to enforcement, will be lost.
and the entire situation will be
and review" he said
Evening star., 1921-06-27
|10D WILL attend
CADET CORPS CAMP
Boys Instructed to Report by
Noon Thursday-Course
-..s.>.. to Begin Friday.

+ One hundred non on-commissioned off,
GERS. of the Washington High School
Gadet Corps already have formally
notified school military authorities Of
their intention to, attend the instruc-
tionaI camp at Camp Simms, Congress
Heights. which opens for ten-day
intensive course Thursday, it was
announced today by Lieut. Richard r.
Day. u. S. M. c.. military instructor.
Applications from other soldier-stu-
dents who desire to go to the camp
will be received at the Franklin
School until 4 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernOon. Each application must be ac-
companied by $40 to defray the cost
Of food and the quarters.
Groups to BE Met.
Lieut.. Day has informed the cadets
to report at the camp by noon Thurs
day. Those familiar with the route
from fhe car line to the camp will
meet the different groups or individ-
uals at Portland avenue, in Congress-
Heights, and escort them to the reser-
walton.
The cadets will devote their time
at the camp Thursday to filling bed
sacks and making the barracks COM
Portable. The Institutional course
Will not formally begin until Friday
morning.
Elaborate July Planned.
One of the features of the encamp-
ment viii be an elaborate ce1ebrat ton
OF Independence day. which school
military authorities are now arrang-
ing. The tentative program includes
aquatic meets, rife contests and ath-
ietic events. Nine medals have been
secured for winners in the various
events. which will start at l o'clock.
Visitors will be admitted at that
time to witness them. An old-fash-
ioned barn dance. from to l O'Clock,
Will end the celebration.
Relatives and friends of the cadets
will be allowed to visit them at the
camp Sunday. from l to pm. Mail
for cadets who attend the camp
should be addressed to the District
National Guard Rifle Range. Camp
Simms. Congress Heights, u. c.
Evening star., 1921-06-27
SHOOTS GIRL AND SELF,
Jealous Man and His Sweetheart
Now in Hospital.

WASHINGTON. n. c.. June 81
: CraZed with jealousy because he saw
his sweetheart in company with anoth-
er man. Leslie Cox. twenty -four, shot
Miss Lola Ecklin, eighteen. twice
through the body and then turned the
smoking revolver upon himself. inf1ict-
ing a serious wound in the abdomen,
last night.
Miss Eckfn is at one local hospital
and Cox is at another. Both have good
chances for recOVerN