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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER Is, 1921.
cHIcAGO's MAYOR BALKS.

Mayor Thompson, of Chicago. has declined to
comply with the urgent request of the unemploy-
ment conference that the mayors of Cities coop
crate in the work OF providing work for the une,n-
ploycd by organizing the affairs OF their respective
cities to the best Of their ability in such~a way as
TO make useful work available wherever useful
ing this request Mr.. Thompson writes insultingly
of the purposes of the conference, which he de-
clares to be antagonistic to the interests of the
working man. and calculated still further to en-
slave him. In the letter containing his refusal he
makes the same sort of dernagogic appeal that he
has made at intervals since he first came into prom
inence. .,
Secretary Hoover, in replying to the mayors
letter Of refusal, does not condescend to argue the
matter with him further than to call attention to the
fact that the plans which are described as being
antagonistic to the interests of the working man
have the hearty endorsement Of President Com
pers, of the Federation of Labor, of practically all
the prominent labor leaders who have expressed
themselves. on the subject, and Of several great la
Dor organizations which have expressed themselves
formally in resolutions of approval.
There is a grimness which may be hunor, or
which may be something more stern. in the manner
i'll which Mr.. Hoover disnisses the subject. He
says that irasmuch as Mayor Thompson has de-
clined to cooperate in the carrying out of the plans
suggested, he takes it for granted that the Chicago
mayor has plans of his own by means of which he
expects to take care of the situation in his own city.
That rather seems to put it up to Mr.. Thomp-
son, and it will be interesting to see how he per-
forms.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF MAIN STREET?

Is it a true picture of life in a
small town in the northwest?
Arc the people it describes real
people?
The Herald wants to know what
it's readers think Of Sinclair Lewis
story and is. going to offer $40 in
prizes to find out.
HOW TO WIN A PRIZE
Read the story as It appears
from day to day in the Evening
Herald. When the last installment
appears. write a letter to the 'sMain
Street Editor" Grand Forks Her
aid. telling whether or not you
think the story gives>a true pic
turc of life in Gopher Prairie.,'
and just why you have formed the
opinions You express.
To the writer who gives the best
reason for whatever opinion he or
she has formed. VIC will give a
prize, or $40. For the SECOND best
letter we will give a prize Of s..
and for the next seven best letters
prizes of 81 each.
No letter should he more than
$50 words in length.
The story is such that yuu can
begin it any time, and get n good
idca OF the picture it paints.
Here's a chance to win u little
spending money Just for writing q
short letter.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
held. and the decision. there made

held, and the decisions there made
are, Of course. binding.
The situation is analagous to that
governing the making OF local special
improvements and the levytnE Of q
tax therefor. When the governing
body deems an Improvement neces-
sary it makes the necessary order,
All gives public notice OF Its action.
The citizen has the right to file MS
protest within a given time. II he
negfects to do X he cannot come In
later and interrupt the Proceedings.
The citizen has 4 right to protest
against his assessment for taxes. but
his protsst must besHuads within q
certain time Or II cshp6t be con-
stdereds
In the matter sofsthe eIection petit
tions. the time allowed BY law was
perrnattsd To elapss without action.
That would appear To- close the case.
In the meantime the elsction has been
hsad ana ths people haze spoken.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15

Observation-Disclosures nice PARTY
maybe YOU were right about maids,
~prejudiced because Bea SO nice
such perfectly divine angels food,
MRS. Haydock must give me the
recipe-good-by' such happy party
She walked home. SheS~ reflected.
1T was my fault. I vas touchy. And
l opposed them so much. Only
I can't! I can't be one Of them if 1
must damn all the maids toiling in
filthy kitchens, all the ragged nun
! cry children. And these women are
to be rnG arbiters, the rest of my life!"
. h ignored Bca's call from the
Kitchen; she ran upstairs to the ..un-
frequented suest-room; she wept in
terror, her body a pale arc as she
knelt beside a cumbrous blackwell
nut bed, beside q puffy mattress COW
cred with a red guilt, in a, suffered
and airless room. 80. ~.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
BELATED CONTEST STEPS.

Certain supporters of the present state admin
%istration have been busy within the past day or
two in the effort to raise funds with which to fin
ance an election contest by means of which it is
proposed to set aside the recent recall election at
which the three administration candidates were re-
pndiated at the polls. The ground on which It has
been proposed to bring this contest is that the peti-
tions for the election are invaljdated by frauds in
the duplication Of signatures and in other WAYS.
The answer to that seems fairly easy. The re-
call law, which is q part OF the state constitution.
contains specific provisions for the inspection Of
petitions, veri6cation Of names, etc. A time limit
is fixed within which this may be done. II, within
that time, any citizen questions the adequacy Of
the petitions for any reason, he may take legal steps
to prevent the holding Of the proposed election. If
election is not thereby prevented. The election Is
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15

take issues at this time. The article however con
.tains one paragraph which may OF may not have a
hidden meaning. The paragraph reads as follows:
Some minor causes of the defeat should 4
be mentioned. The ambitions of some of the
North Dakota league leaders succeeded over a
year ago, with the cry of more democracy in
the league i'll eliminating Townley from ac-
tive charge of league work in the state. The
recall defense campaign did not have the bene-
fit OF his impeliing personality and organizing
genius. For the first time since the league be-
gan its work, Townley campaign meetings
were not held. No other league speaker was
able to draw the immense crowds that always
featured his tours of the state. He was not in
the state until election night. The next day at
Fargo he read the returns which spelled defeat
while awaiting the formal issuance of commit
ment papers in Jackson county, Minnesota,
markingthe beginning of his ninety days term
for 'discouraging enlistments' during the war,
recently upheld by the courts"
There is nothing to indicate whether in this
paragraph Mr.. Morris is merely recounting certain
facts or is attempting to prepare the minds Of
league members for another change i'll leadership.
1t is a matter Of common knowledge that all has
not been harmony in the councils of the Nonparti-
san league, and that there has been considerable
friction. especially between Townley and Lemke.
Certain moves that have been made, and certain
expressions that have been dropped in this state
since the election have led a good many people to
assume that it was the intention of Mr.. Towniey
and the faction i'll the league which leans strongly
IN his direction, to attempt to recapture the league
management, and to use as a means in that direc-
ton the incapacity Of the members of the Lemke
faction as demonstrated in their handling Of the late
IT there is such an intent. the para
graph just quoted may be accepted as one Of the
steps in the program. The statement made by Mr..
Morris may be intended to call the attention of the
leaguers to the superior leadership Of Townley as
with the unsuccessful handling of the
~ ~ h, III. rporep ~ This %;~,a exo~,-
thing concerning the league is uncertain, but it's
position in state politics has been so important that
even slight indications of the probabilities are to
be observed with interest and attention.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
ng. Til take charge of the hen roost

ing, tn take charge Of the hen roost
myself!"
They all laughed artificially, and
Carol obediently talked libraries
A small-towp bungalow, the wives
OF a village doctor and a vi1lage-dry-
goods merchant. a provincial teacher,
a c%olloquial brawl over paying a ser
vant a dollar more a week. Yet this
insignfficance echoed cellar-plots and
cabinet meetings and labor confer
encesein Persia and Prussia, Rome
and Boston, and the orators who
deemed themselves International
leaders were but the raised voices
Of a billion %Juanitas denouncing a
million Carols, with 4 hundred thou
sand Vida Sherwins trying to shoe
away the storm.
Carol felt guilty. She devoted her
self to admiring the spinsterish Mss
Vihets-and Immediately committed
another onense against the laws of
decency.
we haven't seen you at the library
yet" Miss villets reproved.
I've wanted to run in 80 much but
I've been getting settled and
I'll probably come In so often you'll
get tired of me! I hear you have
such a nice library"
There are many who like it. We
have two thousand more books than
Wakamin."
Isn't that fine. I'm sure you are
largely responsible. I've had some
experience, in St. Paul.
81 I have been informed. Not
that entirely approve Of library
careless. Netting tramps and all sorts
of dirty persons practically sleep IL
the reading-rooms."
II know, but the poor SOULS
We'll. Isrnssure you win agree with me
IN one thing: The Rhief task OF d IL
brartan is to get people to read.
You feel 70. Ny feeling, Mrs.
Kenricott. n I In merely quoting
the librarian Of a very large college,
is that the first duty OF the consci6r,-
books" 80
"oh!" Carol repented her "Oh,p
Miss Villets stiffened ana attacked:
Tt may be all very we'll in cites,
where they have unlimited funds, TO
let nasty children ruin books and inst
deliberately tear them up. ana fresh
young men take more books out than
they are entitled to by the regulations,
Y I'm never going to permit 1t In
this library"
Wnal II some children are de-
structiye? They learn to read. Books
are cheaper than minds..
"NothinglH cheaper than the
minds OF some OF these children that
come, in and bother me simply be-
cause their mothers don't kSep them
home where they belong. Some ii.
brarians may choose to 5be-so wishy-
wasfly and turn their libraries into
ndrsing-homes ana kindergArtens.
Y az long As I'm IN charge. the
quiet and decent. and the5books well
kept!'
Carol ssaw that the others wore list-
enings waiting for her to be obiection-
able. She flinched before their dis
like. She fastened to smile in agree
ment with Miss WIlets, to glance pub
liciy A. her wrist-watch, to MARBLE
ina It Vas - lats--havs " hurry
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
CHAPTER W.-gontinued.

Mrs. Dave Dyer snapped. "Honesr?
Do you call it honest to hold lie up
for every cent OF pay they can get.
I can't say that I've had any of them
steal anything (though you might call
it stealing to eat SO much that a roast
of beef hardly lasts three days), but
just the same ] dom intend to let
them think they can put anything
over on me! l always make them
pack. and unpack their trunks down
stairs. right under my eyes, and then
1 know they aren't being tempted to
dishonesty by any slackness on my.
part!"
How much do the maids get
herc?" Carol Ventured.
Mrs. E.. J.. G~ougerling, wife of the
banker, stated in a shocked manner
fifty a week! l know positively that
Mrs. Clark. after swearing that she
wouldn't weaken and encourage them
in their outrageous demands, went
and paid five fifty-think Of it! prac-
tically a dollar a day Tor unskilled
work and, of course, her food and
room and a chance to do her own
washing right in with the rest of the
wash. How much do you pay, Mrs.
"Yes! How much do you pay?" in
sisted half a dozen.
"W-why. I pay SIX a week." she
feebly confessed.
They gasped. Juanita protested,
Don't Q think it's hard on the rest
of us when you pay SO much?' Juan
ita's demand was reinforced by the
universal glover.
Carol was angry. II don't care!
a maid has one of the hardest jobs
on earth. She works from ten to
1 Ai0hfanr hOIlvo q dow Che hoo tn
wash Shiny dishes and dirty clothes.
She tends the children and runs to
the door with wet chapped hands
and
Mrs. Dave Dyer broke into Carols
peroration with a furious, That's all
very well, but believe me, I do those
things myself when I'm without a
maid-and that's a good share Of the
time for a person hat isn't willing
Carol was ~retorting. But a maid
does it for strangers. and all she gets
out Of it is the pay
Their yes were hostile. Four OF
them were talking at once. Vida
Sherwin's dictatorial yoice cut
through, took control of the revolu-
ton:
tut, tut, tut, tut! What angry
passions-and what an idtotio dis
cussion! All Of you getting too seri-
GUS. Stop It! Carol Kennicott, you're
probably right. but you're too much
ahead Of the times. Juanita, quit
looking so beligerent. What is this,
a card party or a hen fight? Carol,
you stop admirng yourself as the
7, Joan of Arc of the hired girls. or
I'll spank you. You come over here
and talk Libraries with Ethel yi1iets.
Booooooo! If there's n more peck
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
sYNoPs1s.

Carol Milford graduates from Blodg-
Chicago for a year. and returns to work
IN q library in ST. Paul. Through COL
lsse, and three years of library work.
Carol harbors a desire to 90 to small
er community. where she might do a
little uplift work, and spread the gos-
pei of culture as she sees it. Then
she meets DR.. Will kennicott of Gopher
Prairie.
Carol Dr.. Kennicott are married.
n when they reach Gopher Prairie,
Carol finds 1T the usual small town, and
tries not to be disappointed.
Carol finds a maid, Bea Sorenson. be-
gins housekeeping and also plans TO
reform" the village.
Carol gives a housewarming, and
invites the elite of the village.
She begins to feel that the village
folk are not approving OF her or the
things she does.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15
BREAD AND

DAsAS1AO avn
I've eaten chicken a Ia king
y many q. fancy. dish,
! think. I've tasted everything
The heart of man can wish,
Rut nightly whentwe dine alone
MY grateful praise I utter
Unto that good old stand-by know.
As mothers brad and butter.
Some think It very common faro
And may be they are right,
But I can take that wnolesome r.kr
AT morning. noon and night.
And there's q happy thrill I feel
That sets my heart a-fiutter
A . ! mt down to make q meal 1854
Of mothers bread and butter.
Though poets sing their favorite foods
IN lifting lines and swSet.s
And each unto his different rnoods
Tells what he likes TO eat.
I still remain the little boy
Who gleefnlly would mutter
A youngsters gratitude and 1ov
For mothers bread and butter.
SO low for all the joy I've had
From snch q wholesome pafr
Since first ]. was u little lad
In hungef's deep dexpair.s
4 hold the finest food of att-
Though entcuros mas sputter
sneer me from the BANQUET hall.
i mothers bread anA huttarL
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-11-15

take issues at this time. The article however con,
.tains one paragraph which may or may not have a
hidden meaning. The paragraph reads as follows
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09
Commissioner Is
Found Guilty of
Criminal Libel
BY Associated Press

Baton Rouge, La. November s.
Huey P. Long, charged with criminal
libel in a suit by Gov. John NJ. Park
er, late today was given sentence
of 80 days in prison, suspended dur
ing good behavior" and was fined
81, with a sentence of an hours i'm
prisonment in default of payment.
Mr.. Long. one of the state public
service commissioners, was found
guilty thfs afternoon by Judge H. +.
Brunot, before whom the case was
tried.
The first sentence was imposed for
Commissioner Longs charge that the
governors appointment of a superin-
tendent for the Charity hospital, New
Orleans, illustrated that the Stand
ard Oil company dominates the state
administration"
The fine was imposed for Mr..
Longs public assertions that Cover
nor Parker dispensed public Jobs to
bolster up the Standard Oil company
in Louisiana"
Motion for new trial was sub
mitted without argument. Governor
Parker was abent. being in Wash
ington. where he is to sit as a mem
Der of the advisory board at the dis
armament conference.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09
FEDERAL COURT is
SPEEDING UP WORK

Admission, November S.-(Special.)-
Verdicts of guilty, pleas of guilty and
quick action by court officials are
featuring the present session of the
federal district court in session here,
a large number of the cases on the
docket for the term having been dis
posed of during Monday afternoon
and. Tuesday morning.
Most of the cases on the docket
for the present term are against de-
PENDANTS charged with violation Of
the national prohibition act by max
ing, possessing or transporting
liquor in violation of law. j. H..
Green of shis city was sentenced to
serve two years by Judge Grub at
the opening of the Tuesday session.
Following is partial list of the
cases already handled by the court
during the session: Dan Gardner,
John f. Langley. Bryant Lee. Henry
Miller. Lloyd Pritchett. c. A. Carroll.
John Boyd and Joe Adams, 81 fines
each; Donald Beacham. Spencer
Pounds. Serve Hicks, ]. N. Angle.
Chauncey Armstrong. 80 days in Jail:
Jay Parker, 60 days; Bert Burns. one
day in jail; Rufus Johnson, NJ. NJ.
Miller, Adam Lahinack and Joe Rob-
ertson, S25 fines; w. C. Beddingfield,
$50 fine; Jim Hughes, pleaded guilty.
to be sentenced later
Judge Grub set the Jail sentences
of the defendants tried to beyin Oh.
November Is.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09
LAY NAMED SECRETARY
OF UNDERWOOD DURING
ARMAMENT CONFERENCE

Washington, November s.-(Spe-
eial.)-Tracy W. Lay of the United
States consular service, with varied
European experience, has been de-
tailed by the department of state to
serve as secretary to Senator Oscar
w. Underwood during his service as
American delegate to the conference
for the limitation of armament.
Mr.. Lay. native Albanian, is a
son of Capt. w. p. Lay of Gadsden.
He came to Washington as secretary
to the late Representative John L..
Burnett and shortly thereafter en-
tered the consular service. During
the war he was stationed in Paris.
His promotion was rapid. Beginning
with the current year he YVES ordered
to Washington for service in the
state department
Senator Underwood was delighted.
he stated today, with the action of
the department in making available
for him the services of Mr.. Lay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09
COMPLETED
FOR CELEBRATION
ON ARMISTICE DAY
Tuscaloosa to Join Hands in
Honoring FighterS-Great
Alumni me-Coming
Planned

University. November S.-(Spe-
cial)-Plans are now completed for
the Armistice Day celebration at the
university. The university and the
city of Tuscaloosa will unite in a
great celebration of the anniversary
OF the signing of the armistice and in
honoring the soldiers of the World
war, and the university Is planning
for the greatest homecoming of
alumni in its history.
On the same day that the repre-
sentatives of the great powers OF
the world will assemble at Washing
ton to discuss the momentous inter-
national problems the students of the
university and the citizens OF rus
ealoosa will gather on the university
campus TO do homage to the heroes
OF the>1ate war.
: The American Legion, of which the
university trade school students Will
form a large part, and the city or
ganizations Will assemble at the rag
pole In the center of the Tuscaloosa
business district, and Will march TO
Queen City avenue, where they Will
meet the university SbuuVHl DOHS o.
IL O'Clock. Then they will all march
TO the mound on the campus of the
university, where speeches viii be
made by some of the most noted
speakers in the state. Among the
speakers will be Congressman Oliver
of the Fifth district and Gov. Thomas
i. Kilby
One of the most enjoyable features
of the day will be the alumni lunch
con in the university boys dining
room in Woods hall. Alumni from
all sections will gather around the
tables in the same room in which
they spent some of the best remem-
bered hours of their college life.
The afternoon will be given over
to athletics. The biggest game or
the season on Denny field viii occur
when the University of Florida GRID
squad meets the Crimsons. Between
halves of the game the second an
nual invitation cross country track
meet will be held, and some of the
best cross country teams OF the
south will participate. Last Arml-
stice Day. when Alabama played l..
u, and the first cross country meet
was held. the largest crowd that had
ever been on Denny field witnessed
them, and indications are that the at
tendance record viii be smashed
again this year.
The day will end with a big dance
gwen by the "A" club in the gym
nasium for the alumni.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09
SEES IMPROVEMENT
Conditions Generally Better, Re-
ports Admission Merchant

AnnistoG. November s.-(Special.)
n. +. Cry has returned to his home
here after an extended buying trip
to New York, Philadelphia and other
places In the east the local merchant
reporting that general business con-
ditions have improved to a wonderful
extent during the last few months.
M. Dry found about one-third more
buyers in the markets during his trip
than we're there LAST July. and report
ed that he was compelled to stand in
line In the lotels and stations In or
der 10 be waited on. Money is more
plentiful than before the war, ac-
cording to his statement Tuesday, and
he predicts tha- still further i'm
provement will be noticeable during
the winter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-09
TWO WOMEN ARRESTED.
FOR DEALING IN LIQUOR
WITHDRAWAL PERMITS.
BY Associated Press

New York, November S.-Miss
Helen Small. also known as Mary
Jones, and Mrs. Eugene oRourlSe.
alias Nell Citing, were arrested to-
day charged with traffieking in
liquor withdrawal permits bearing
the forged Endorsement of f. o. 1el-
lowley. acting state federal prohibit
ton director. The arrests were made,
according to federal officials. after a
special prohibition agent had paid
the women $4,000 In marked money
for one of the permits purporting to
grant authority for withdrawal of
250 cases of liquor from bonded
warehouse.
Miss Small according to federal Of
ficials, had been employed for two
years as confidential clerk in the
office of William II. Edwards, for
mer collector of internal revenue.
The two women. according 10 Di-
rector Yellowley's information, have
been dealing for several months in
fraudulent withdrawal permits. and
are suspected of having In their pos
session releases for approximately
10000 cases of liquor.
Federal agents struck their trail
in examining two men recently ar
rested for attempting to pass forged
permits. The men are alleged to
have confessed that the women sold
them the papers.
Both prisoners evinced their dis
like for the proceedings by attempt
ing to escape from Special Enforce
ment Agent Dobbs as he was escort
ing them to Jail. Dobbs suffered a
sprained ankle in the tussle, but
managed to get his charges to prison
without aid. The women were held
for arraignment tomorrow before a
United States commissioner