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The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
SCOUTS STAR IN pENRoD.

Over near the river In New York
CITY three small boys. by name, Will
liam Blair. Richard Ross and John
Call lived and played and got into mis-
chief with the rest Of the "gang." One
day they heard of the scouts and de.
cided they wanted to see what scout.
ing was like. Accordingly they pre-
sented themselves Mt Kennedy house
and demanded to know all about It.
The result was they Joined the boy
scout family Of Kennedy house and
began to do all the interesting things
scouts do and to understand what
scouting stands for In health, happl.
ness and outdoor life, as well as for
comradeship and clean living. The
three are today good scouts. in every
sense of the word and are also known
to every film lover for all three are
playing In Booth Tarkington's famous
boy play "Penrod." Young Ross IL
Penrod himself, Blair Is George Bas.
sett" and John Call is "Sam Williams"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
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DRIVE FOR REPRESENTATION
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts OF America.)

The fact that large number OF
scout troops fail annually to re-register,
and consequently have to be stricken
from the national records is causing
rhe national council so much concern
hat they are endeavoring to investi-
RE each case of dead or lapsed
troop to see what ended it's dormant
condition and what, If anything, can
be done to revive il and put 1t in good
working order again.
In many cases the trouble has been
traced TO the lack of proper leadership,
of laXness in handling troop business
on the part of those In charge. This
Is, of course, a serious injustice to the
boys themselves, who are usually not
only willing but anxious to "carry on"
Scout leaders everywhere are being re-
minded that unlessla troop is regularly
registered at the national council head
quarters II cannot be included I'm the
boy scout membership nor so reported
to congress- This means even more
to the boy according to act of con-
gress: No unregistered scout is enti-
tied to wear the scout uniform ard in
sigma.
The chief scout executive has this
to say on the subject:
"The fundamental detectives OF
scouting are character development and
citizenship training Good citizenship
means law and order. That !s, not
Of lau hIt
ance of laws, rules and regulations
Surely every scout leader wants TO
have members of his troop lawful and
orderly in the matter of membership
in the Boy Scouts Of America.
"Only scouts and scout officials who
are duly registered in accordance with
the regulations of the Boy Scouts Of
America, adopted pursuant to federal
charter granted by congress, can law
fully represent themselves as scouts
authorized to wear the uniform and
official insignia.
Scouts whose membership Is al
lowed to lapse violate the regulations
and therefore are not lawful and or
derly.
This is an important matter. Act
promptly!"
1t is to be hoped that every person
interested in scouting will concern him
self with the question involved and see
to 1t that no scout troop is allowed to
lapse for want Of adult leadership and
action in behalf of the hoy and COM
munity who both need scouting.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
Many Vessels
Are Still Idle

those associated with arrival and de-
parture.
Held Up for Days.
At that time every available vessel
was In requisition, and barges were
more valuable than battleships. |
have known ships held up for days
because they could not obtain barges
Tor their cargoes. In 1915 Great Brit
ain owned S,675 vessels of 1925. .7O5
tons, and had in 1920 so far recovered
from her stupendous war losses to
possess vessels of 1S,111,000 tons. In
1911 she employed 295.653 seamen of
various grades, thousands of them be.
ing Lascars and variQus Asiatics, Ger
mans, Swedes, Norwegians and Rus
slams. What they total today none
can compute.
In addition to the actual monetary
reward general conditions have i'm
proved to surprising degree. in con-
formity with recognition of the brav.
cry displayed by all seamen working on
allied vessels during the war. Some
years ago | travelled to South Africa
on boat belonging to the Union
Company of Britain. End during the
greater part of tho trip we were
compelled to drink condensed sea
water while fresh bread twice Der
week was regarded as a luxury. Sail
ors Jared as best the could on salt
beef or pork and h;i 1 biscuit. The
introduction of refrigerating plants
has altered that, and. sympathizing
with the seamen, the British board
OF trade evolved compulsory sched-
ule of foods. This was in operation
for some time after war had been de
clared.
The shipping board and American
shipowners generally have been ex-
tremely liberal in their treatment of
their sailors, and l have seen. on ain
oil tank of the United States, petty
officers, seamen, firemen and wipers
sit down to dishes Of as good quality
and as well cooked (f not so well
served) as could be obtained in "a first
class hotel In New York.
Subordinate hands on American
freighters and oil tanks are better
fed, in the main, than those on liners
crossing the Atlantic and going from
Britain to distant ports. while In most
cases accommodation is much supe-
rior on the former classes of vessels.
1t is satisfactory to know that pros
poets of revival are reasonably "a.
vorable. But whatever the outlook,
1t is clearly recognized that to be
profitably engineered the shipping of
! the world must be run on a basis OF
| rigid economy and superlatlve eff.
ciency.-George Laval Chesterton In
! New York Herald
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
Recent Visitor to Important
Ports Found That Only
Tankers Are in Demand.
RIGID ECONOMY IS NECESSARY
Prospects Of Revival in Trade Are
Reasonably Favorable-Crews on
American Freighters and Oil
Tanks Are Well Fed.

New York.-Worldwide retrench-
ment has affected no class of the in
dustrial community more than the
men (and women) who 'go down TO
the sea In ships" Ships have been
laid up in every important port have
visited, from United States of Amer
lea to Britain, Holland, Belgium,
Egypt, New Zealand, Australia and
even South Africa, where the Durham
whalers seemed to be compelled TO
take a rest Business as usual has
only appeared to be available to the
oil tanks, and at Tampico quite re-
Gently / have known vessel TO wait
much over. week before being able
to take oil aboard.
1t Is quite clear that those who d.
rect the destinies of the worlds eX-
change of commodities have realized
the pressing need for ''peace, retrench-
ment and reform" aAd the-eurtailment
of the wages of seameh, masters-at-
arms, quarter engineers, oil
ers. water tenders, wlpers, /trimmers,
stewards, cooks. and assistant stew
ards Is only symptom Of worldwide
necessity.
When war broke out $50 month
for an able seaman and SIT month
for an assistant steward would be
considered acceptable. Before the
war terminated, with the s'.;ning Of
the armistice, stewards had in Britain
most active leader in Joe Cotter,
and his efforts on their behalf led to
the assistant stewards receiving ELL
per month from the shipping compa-
MES and f3 as a bonus from the Brit
ish government, roughly $56 per
month, while in the United States
messmen obtained so per month, add
ed to which they were paid $1.5O a
day while in port, In the shape Of
overtime-that Is, on days other than
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
New Commerce
Battle Front

coast of the Atlantic. From a point
80 miles north of San Francisco one
sails northward for hundreds of miles
alongside bluffs and promontorles,
finding hardly any indentations Of I'M
portance.
Numerous Small Bays.
"North of the main bulge of the
Pacific coast, Cape Mendocino. small
bays are more numerous In California,
Oregon and Washington. and about
many OF them railroads have been
built and considerable commercial de-
velopment has taken place. Finally,
ut the mouth Of the Columbia river.
over 500 miles north Of the Golden
Gate. a good deep water harbor is
reached at Astoria. Ocean vessels
may even ascend the river to Port
land nearly 100 miles inland.
"More than $50 miles north of San
Francisco Is the ten miles wide strait
of Juan de Fuca. the entrance to
Puget sound.
after an. interval Of nearly GOO
miles where British Columbia fronts
on the Pacific, the Pacific coast again
becomes territory Of the United States
as the southernmost point of Alaska
is reached For more than a thousand
miles to the roots Of the Alaska pen
insula the waters of the Pacific battle
the shores of this territory, and for
an even greater distance the long arm
of the peninsula and the Aluetian
islands off its point sweep out into
the ocean,"
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
SCOUT GOOD TURNS.

:, St. Paul boy scouts distributed ir
one day 10000 handbills and 5000
windshield stickers for good roads bill
A scout troop In Norfolk. Va, has
been presented with a 4O0-pound bear
who has hitherto been the guest Of
the veterans stationed at the local
naval base. Master Bruin Is four
years old and one Of the best known
fnascots in the navy. The scouts are
to keep their new friend in the zoo
at City Park. N.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
shakespeare In Arabian.

Shakespeare's plays have been trans
lated into and acted in many tongues.
but perhaps the strangest presentation
yet on record is that Of Romeo and
Juliet" in Arabian by'a company OF
strolling Egyptian players in Tunis.
So far as stage setting goes. It ap
pears that the management was con-
tented with the primitive "indica-
tions" of the Elizabethan days. 1t 10
assumed that no liberties were taken
with the plot. though the Arabian in
terpretation OF some Of the incidents
might be considered free.
The Arabians. however, do their
best lovemaking through the medium
Of song. 30 that II was considered
necessary to interpolate the usual
plaintiye oriental chants whenever the
lovers came to elinch.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15

Representative photo
In pipe
6ne Emperor JOSEPH pipe
Ito
experience Of eight youths with their nrst
destlne smoking ss (.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
Catches Bio Catfish.

Bardstown, Ky.-G. &. Duncan of
Bloomfield, while fishing near Wheat
ley, Ky, pulled from the Kentucky
river a yellow catfish that weighed 81
pounds. He hooked his catch on
throw line and 1t tool an hour to get
him In the boat.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1921-07-15
Boys Must Stay Home
Nights for Thirty Days

Seven boys, all under twelve
years old. found guilty by Mayor
Myers of Greenfield, Ind, Of TAX
ing pennies from the milk bot
ties set out on porches. have
been sentenced to stay at home
after six o'clock In the evening
for 30 days. Their parents are
intrusted to enforce the SEN
/, tence, and not to permit any Of
the boys to leave their homes
between Q p. IN. and Q a. m, un-
less accompanied by the par
ents.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
Winter Social Function Near the
Canadian Line.

A dance and Norwegian whist party
was given at the fine farm home of
VIM. Durrick, near the Canadian line
ten miles west of Portal a week ago
Saturday night. Seventy friends at
tended, taking advantage Of the fine
roads and beautiful moonlight night.
Practically everybody travelled by auto
and the cars were parked city style.
A number Of friends drove over from
Canada. The guests brot cakes, sand
wiches, pickles, etc. Music was fur
nished by Is young men who took
turns playing on violins, organ, mouth
organs and accordians, displaying
some rare musical talent. Everything
was free and finer crowd has sell
dom assembled. Mrs. G.. A. Pierce,
won the royal prize at Norwegian
whist.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
G Commissioners Confer With the Bank
of North Dakota

County Commissioners Krantz and
Spicher left for Bismarck Tuesday to
hold a conference with the Bank OF
North Dakota. Ward county is some
what exercised over the way the Bank
of North Dakota has been handling
the county finances. Altho Ward
county has had more than $200,000.0C
on deposit in the Bank of North Dalzo-
ia, check given by the county treas
urer to w. H. Reighart for SSS0.O0 on
Dec 6, has been turned down with
$4.l2 protest fees charged to Ward
county.
The $SSO.0O check was issued to
Mr.. Reighart, who is in California
in payment for a warrant which ne
had been holding. The check was
first returned by the bank, with no
tation that it had been illegally drawn
Mr.. WeatherwaX sent it to the bank
a second time with a certificate show
ing that Ward county had no othe,
checking account other than the one
it was presumed to have in the Bank
of North Dakota. The check was again
returned with protest charges.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
MRS. WALTER HUNlES, SAWYER,
DIED TUESDAY FROM BURNS

Mrs. Walter Humes of Sawyer died
in st. Joseph's hospital in Minot Tues
day morning at $40 o'clock from
burns received from the explosion Of
kerosene in her home at Sawyer Mon
day morning. The kerosene exploded
as Mrs. Humes was pouring it from
a can into stove. The flames set fire
to Mrs Humes' clothing. When her
husband rushed to her assistance, he
was severely burned about the face
and hands. Both were brot to the hos
pital, where the husband is still suf-
fering from his burns from which he
will probably recover Miss Gladys
Reed, who lived with the Humes, was
painfully burned about the face and
hands. The fire spread to the inter
ior of their rooms which were located
over the Humes harness shop, and all
of their furniture and clothing were
destroyed before the blaze could be
put out by the Sawyer fire depart
ment. Humes and his wife were tax
.en from the burning building to the
bank and DR.. Johns Of Velva was
called. Mrs. Humes suffered terri
BILE burns, her clothing and hair be-
ing burned off.
Mrs. Humes was conscious until
four hours before her death and suf-
fered horribly from the burns all
over her body.
Mrs. Humes, whose maiden name
was Amy johnson, was born in May
Vile, N. D., Dec. 6, 1902, coming to
Sawyer 8 years ago when her faith
er, J. O. johnson, and his family NOV
ed to that section. She married Wal
ter Humes at Sawyer June 2, 1917.
He came to Sawyer seven years ago
from Fortuna. He was a harness
maker by trade and followed that
work in Sawyer, the Humes home be-
ing over the harness shop. Humes was
born in Minneapolis % years ago.
They had one child, boy who died in
1920. Another baby was expected in
the near future.
Surviving are her father, }. 0. John
son of Sawyer, three brothers, George
johnson of Pocatello, Ida, John and
Oscar johnson of Sawyer, and four
sisters, Mrs. A. A. Knapstad Of Saw
yer, Mrs. Milton Glisar of Sioux City,
Iowa, Miss Olga johnson, Tucson,
Ariz., and Mrs. A. W. johnson of
Minot. Her mother pre-deceased her
eight years ago.
The funeral was held Thursday at
Sawyer, the Rev. Mr.. Spacht Of the
Nazarene church officiating at the
church and also at the grave in the
Sawyer cemetery. Mrs. Humes was
a member of the Nazarene church and
took particular interest in the Chris
tian Endeavor society. She was also
member of the Yeoman lodge.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
Nearly Five Million Frozen

The Bishop, Brissman & Co. audit,
and the statements by the bank that
have come out in the house investiga-
tion. disclose, then, that the bank has
a total of $4,95O,S9S frozen, this
being apart from anything that may
develop in connection with the tre-
mendous redeposits that have been
piled up in few selected institutions.
The complete list Of about 700 banks
Of the state, and other liability to the
Bank of North Dakota, as disclosed by
the BishopS Brissman & Co.. report,
will be published in few days, as
soon as it is possible to compile it.
Under the date Of Feb. /, the daily
balance sheet of the Bank of North
Dakota disclosed total re-deposits Of
SIS sos, ,456.54, so that the money on
deposit in the group Of closed banks,
which is $3.50 ,S79, represents nearly a
tenth Of all Of the money the bank has
on re-deposit.
1t is this condition, this freezing Of
the money in long time investments,
heavy redeposits that are tied up in
closed banks, extension Of credit to
state industries, etc, that has brought
on the crisis that the Bank of North
Dakota faces at this time.
The guarantee of bank deposits is
/ looked upon by the Bank Of North
Dakota as protecting it against losses
in the re-deposits in the closed banks.
Only $26O.000 a year can be raised
through the guarantee, so it will take
years to realize on this form Of de-
posits. 1t has no guarantee cover
ing money loaned to the banks or ad-
vanced to them in other ways.
4 Condition of Wood Bank.
4 AT Deering in Ward county, there
is bank of $4,000 capital and 5000
surplus and undivided profits which
owes $57,574.46 to the Bank Of North
Dakota. 1t is known as the Security
State bank, and it's president is Frank
B. Wood, member of the executive
committee of the National Nonpar-
tisan league, and it's vice president is
Howard Wood, the Nonpartisan league
lieutenant governor of the state.
| OF the liabilities to the bank charg-
ed against the Deering institution
$32,372.3O is in the form of direct
re-deposits; $4,000 is in the form of
loans, and $5,2O2.16 is in the form of
/ current cash items.
There is another bank in Deering,
the Deering State bank, which has a
combined capital and surplus of $780,
900, the liabilities of which to the
Bank of North Dakota on Dec 3 were
| $8,205.71, in the form Of re-deposit
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
Money Dem anded.
WOMAN MURDERS HUSBAND;
TAKES POISON AND DIED

New Rockford, N. D., Feb. 10-Do-
mestic trouble is believed the cause of
a double tragedy near here which
left two months old child parent
less. Mrs. Charles Byrum, %, shot
and killed her husband, 26, and then
poisoned herself. Neighbors discov-
cred the crime two hours later at the
Byrum home south Of here. The shot
gun used by Mrs. Byrum was also
found. The woman died this after
noon. 1t has been learned that the
mother poisoned the babe by giving it
lysol and the child is not expected to
live.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
Taplin Sees First Robin

Perry Taplin one of the leading
farmers on Route 8, south Of the city
informs the Independent that he saw
a robbin as he was driving to, town
Wednesday morning. He is also au-
thority for the statement that young
jack-rabbits are much in evidence out
in the hills.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
Nineteen Year-Old Lad Loses Case

Ninete teen. Year.Old Lad Loses Case
Geo. Bissell, 19-year-old son of Geo.
Bissell, Sr., who sued Chris Demop-
oulos for damage done to his coat
which was left at the Valet Cleaners,
lost his action when it was shown that
he was only 19 years Of age, therefore
court. j. f. Burke appeared for the
Cleaners and Moody Eide for Bissell.
The plaintiff alleged that the coat had
been cut off and ruined by Demopou-
los. The coat was exhibited in the
trial.
The jury has been drawn in the
case of Olivier T. Uleberg VS.. the
Automotive Service Corporation, the
attorneys stipulated a judgment of
$40 without costs in favor of the
plaintiff. Eide appeared for plaintiff
and Stillman for defendant.
The case Of Foster & Connolly VS..
Mrs. NJ. f. Dwire came up for trial
when the attorneys, Dudley Nash for
plaintiff and Bradford & Stillman for
defendant, agreed to have the case
tried before the court, without jury.
Judgment was entered for the plain
tiff in the case of the Minneapolis
Threshing Machine Co. VS.. John B.
Fieland, defendant failing to appear.
The case Of G. Roy Ringo VS.. Fred
Billado, executor of the estate Of Aug.
De Cooper, deceased, resulted in a
verdict of $500 for plaintiff, who had
sued for $500 for two difficult opera
tions. Palda & Aaker appeared for
plaintiff and McGee e. Goss for de-
fendant.
II. A. Brandon sued Ed Smith for
the price Of some hay used in feed
ing cattle Brandon was given verdict
for 500 and jury decided that cattle
belong to Milton Smith, for whom
Ed Smith was acting as agent.
The Ottawa Banking and Trust Co.
sued O. o. Adams of Kenmare for the
purchase price of some stations, get
ting verdict for $6,S91.7O. Atty.
Sibbald appeared for plaintiff and
Palda & Aaker for defendant.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
Past Exalted Rulers Night saturda,

The Elks will hold Past Exalted
Rulers night at the Elks home Sat
urday night. A business session will
be held, all chairs to be held by Past
Exalted Rulers. The Elks are invited
to bring their wives and sweethearts.
The Elks orchestra will furnish music
for the ladies while the business ses-
sion is in progress after which So
cial session and banquet will be held.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10
TATE BANKS MUST BOW
TO ORDER OR CLOSE

Bismarck, Feb. 1O.-State Bank
Examiner o. E. Lofthus today issued
telegraphic instructions to all state
banks in North Dakota to honor drafts
drawn on Bank Of North Dakota re-
deposits or close their doors. This is
taken as indication that the policy of
banks declining to honor drafts of the
Bank of North Dakota has become
widespread thruout the state.
F. w. Cathro, director general of
the Bank. of North Dakota testified
before the house investigation com
mittee today that $4,000 draft on
the Bank of North Dakota by Min
neapolis bank is. not paid at this time,
there being no funds on hand with
which to meet the draft.
Money Demanded.
Minot banks, as far as known, have
not yet received the Lofthus telegram
However, banks in the country in this
section have received similar dispatch
es within the last three or four days.
1t lis understood drafts are being
made upon them by the state bank
and more are coming.
The Ward County independent., 1921-02-10

DR.. Householder Chairman
DR.. f. l.. Householder, local dentist,
has been appointed chairman Of the
Oral Hygiene committee for the state
of North Dakota