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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

most widely known artillery officers
In Denmark, has recently been trans
ferred to clerical work, and the rea-
son is said to be that he has publish
ed a pamphlet in which he criticized
certain policies which the war de-
partment was trying to carry out.
His transfer is considered a degrada-
ton, and the public press raises the
issue that even an army officer is q
citizen and a human being and for
that reason has the privilege to say
what he thinks.
Bank Is Closed.
A number Of supposedly strong
Danish banks have recently been
forced to close their doors. the latest
being Djurslands Bank in Grenaa
which announced hat circumstances
beyond its control had made It neces-
sary for it to suspend payments. The
bank was opened in 1908 with a CAPT.
tai Of $4,000 kroner, and lately the
capital was one half million kroner
with a reserve fund of 224,000. Dur
ing recent years the banks dividends
have ranged between 10 and IL per
cent.
Exodus to Ieipsic.
More than seven hundred Danish
merchants went to the German city Of
Leipsic early in March to make pur-
chases at tho annual "Messe,'' which
this year vas attended by more than
10000 business men from all parts
Of the world Danish merchants felt
that they could buy advantageously
because Of the present differences be-
tween the value at the Danish Krone
and the German mark.
New Icelandic Cabinet.
Although Iceland has been an au-
tonomous republic since 1918, it is
still part. of a so-called personal union
with Denmark. and for that reason
the king Of Denmark is also king of
Iceland. In the latter capacity he
has just appointed sigurdur Eggerz
Icelandic premier and minister of
Justice; Klemens Jonsson, minister of
business and occupations, and Profess
sor Magnus Jonsson. minister of fl
nances. The preceding cabinet,
headed by Jon Magnuseon, resigned
in February because Of a group of
Altins members asked the premier
for the resignation.
10 Acquire Dybboed.
A movement has been started to
purchase the famous Dybboel hills
which were the scenes OF the bloodi-
est fighting between Germans and
Danes in 1864; the hills which are
now privately owned would in hat
case become the property OF. the
Danish state and would be used for
large patriotic gatherings, as well as
for athletic exercises on a large scale.
Players Are Coming.
"A group of actors and actresses will
probably go to the United States dur
ing the summer to make a two-month
tour Of Danish settlements in this
country. If the present plans are
carried out, the company will stage
the famous old play, Elverhoej (Elfn
Hiu), h music Of which-composed
by Kuhlau-is well known in Ameri-
a musical circles,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
a N0YEL WHEEL,

Key West, Fla.-Maybe they'e
stopped making roulette wheels, or
perhaps Manuel Gonzalez. operator 81
a coffee shop here, didn't have
catalogue showing where one might
be obtained. Anyway. such incon-
yenience didn't bother Manuel. when
he decided to install n in the. rear
of his place recently. Officers raided
the shop, seized the layout and upon
examination discovered the. wheel was
disc graphophone record. The record
had been painted, had numbers from
/ to 3, and officials who scraped some
of. the paint away discovered 1t was
! originally a. vocal rendition Of There's
No Place Like Home"
whether the title of the hidden song
was a warning to those who bucked
the wheel or whether he regarded II
as a lucky omen for the "house."
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
Manson Is Back,
SWEDEN

Several large cargoes OF Australian
butter arrived at Stockholm early in
March and were subjected to a close
examination by the government in
spection service. AS an alalysis show
ed that the butter contained boric
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

active in university work in the Unit
ed States are scheduled to take part
in the our day meeting of the asso-
citation, the program for which will
be announced shortly.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

Russell Sjoholm is the 14-year-old
high school boy Of Chicago who solves
intricate mathematical problems with
out the use Of a pencil or. paper. In
an exhibition recently he multiplied
three-f1gure numbers in a flash and
divided thousands into millions in a
jiffy without a single error.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

acid, an order was issued that the
consignments be returned to their
place of origin. If the butter had
been found acceptable, it would have
been sold for about ITO krona per
pound which is considerably less than
the price of domestic butter.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
with the central thought, what wotA'

with the central thought, WHAT Wo14NN
Jesus do IA
News reports have previously I;
ried announcements that the A.. Nas.
Manufacturing company Of CihcinnaIi
and the American Cast Iron Pipe ON
pany Of Atlanta, had adopted b
Golden Rule and the teachings OF Je-
Christ as the guiding rule in their
business dealings. with other CONNER
cial. houses and with their employees.
and has made a signal success even IN
dull times,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
Too Much Marriage.

Lars Hauge, of Svovlvaer, appeared
in court early in March charged with
having married five women without
having attended to the little detail
of obtaining divorces which would
pave the way for legal marriages.
-Four OF the five women appeared
against the man. the fifth being too
ill to go to court and furthermore,
h said, she didn't care even if he
did have four other wives"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
Use OF Library,

The free public library institution
is becoming more inc more popular
in Norwegian cities even though the
people of that country are in the habit
of owning little libraries in their own
homes h library in Kjoebmands-
gaden, Trondhjcm, during February
loaned 16.520 books-about 500 a
day-and eleven thousand readers
visited the Library during the month.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
NORWAY

Through the central organization Of
Norwegian trades and labor unions
more than 200, 900 Kroner have been
collected for the relief of persons Who
are starving in Russia. In addition
to the cash subscriptions, the work.
ers OF Norway also have contributed
clothing and food which amounts to
more than 100000 Kroner. Each
local branch OF the organization has a
committee working for the purpose Of
aiding the Russians.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
A New

To Go to Geneva.
the library of the Nobel Institute
the library Of the Nobel Institution
in Chr1stianil, has been appointed
head librarian Of the international
library maintained by h information
al labor bureau OF the League of Ma
tons in Geneva, Switzerland, and will
take charge there some time in April
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27
Mrs Tnglcy a Guest

The city council Of Alnoe has de-
cided to loan 10000 kronor to a saw
mill there for the purpose Of obtain
ing employment for a number of men
who nave bee jobless the greater
part of the winter. Operations were
to be resumed after a long shut down
period, Immediately after the grant
ing of the loan, and between SO and
100 men would secure work.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-03-27

Varulagret Thule. one of the larg'
est shoe manufacturing oncerns in
Sweden, has failed, its liabilities be-
ing given as about 100000 kronor and
its assets estimated at about 800, 900
The failure is said to be due to q
sharp decline in the retail prices OF
footwear throughout the country.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
FAMOUS Zip STICK
:. CASE is CONTINUED;
! is DEAD DADS Wish

KNOBEL, Ark, May IA fathers
dying wish that the Zip stick" case of
his daughter, In which the rights of
the girl to use cosmetics while attend
ing school are at stake" be carried
out to the full extent of the law, Is be-
ing fulfilled by virtue of the unusual
case being appealed to the Arkansas
Supreme Court.
Described by the trial Judge as "friv-
olous" and not warranted a place in
court annals, the case has attracted
unusual attention.
Miss Pearl Pugsley, 18 years old.
was suspended from the Knobel school
last September for refusing to attend
classes without powder on her face,
after the school board had formulated
rule prohibiting girl students from
using cosmetics of any kind or wearing
short skirts.
Father Starts Suit
The father of the girl started suit in
district court to have the rule set
aside so that his daughter could re-
enter her classes. He died before a
verdict was given in the case, but on
his death bed said he wanted the case
carried as far as possible so that his
daughters rights could be upheld, 1t
is said
The rule was held to be unjust and
unreasonable by Judge w. w. Bandy,
last April II, but he refused to issue
a writ of mandamus to have the school
board abrogate the rules on techni-
cality. Teh board members were up
held in their contention that they had
not sanctioned the girls expulsion, but
ii was a personal act by Principal n.
L, Hicks. who enforced the rule.
An appeal to the State Supreme
Court was granted to Miss Pugsley' e
lawyer, who said he expected the case
TO be decided within three months.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01

fifth presents his great screen enlarge
ment of Way Down East" for an en-
gagement of all week.
Way Down East" is not a mere
expanding of the stage play of the
same name Rather, the way Down
East" that Griffith has provided is an
idylic tale of plain and honest people
and there is a distinct moral impress
ed-that of a single standard for con-
duct of men and women. The poor
disconsolate girl who is turned out
into terrific storm is a pathetic fig
ure, indeed, and when she is seen
lying helpless on an ice floe, drifting
toward a menacing fall, there is a
thrill that gets each onlooker in its
grip. In the nick of time she is saved
from death and then pent up feeling
comes forth in overwhelming ap
plause, Lillian Gish. in the leading
role, has achieved a success that al
once places her in the foremost rank
of American actresses. Richard Bar
thickness, Mrs. Moran Belmont, so
cial leader; Creighton Hale, KatS
Bruce, Viva Ogden, Mary Hay, Bur.
Mcintosh, George Neville. Edgar
| Strong, Florence Short and others are
seen. AS usual with Griffith produc
ton there is a thematic score played
| by large orchestra, and the music Is
a succession of delightful melodie.
and impressive compositions, accen
/ tuating each situation. Special light
J ing and mechanical effects, devised
and invented by Griffith, add to eff
| fectiveness.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01

most remarkable work ever performed
by an animal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
RICHMOND

RICHMOND
The wonder attraction of the con.
temporary stage is playing at the
Richmond theatre, where ID. w. Grit
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01

latest addition to his already memora-
BILE list of successes released by Hold
kinson and now showing at the Muir
ray theatre that Clyde DeVinna, his
Chief Cameraman, displayed some of
his ingenuity in the manner which he
tells thus:
with our cameras strapped to the
machine, we left for Hollywood to
take some street scenes. AS we
passed the firehouse, we heard the
sound of the gong. At first, through
instructive desire, suppose, we start
ed to follow the big truck, but on sec
ond thought Mr. Willat remembered
that the script called for several
scenes of the fire department in &C
ton, SO as l unstrapped and placed
the camera on the back seat of the car
Mr.. Willat took the wheel, and as We
ran alongside the truck, cranked until
l had obtained the required footage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
|SON is SEEKING TO GAIN FORTUNE BY PROVING
FATHER, FORMER CAMDEN MAN, WAS MURDERER

CAMDEN, Ohio, May In an eff
fort to gain fortune of $250,000, John
kirkman. of Omaha, Neb., is seeking
to prove his father, Matt Kirkman, a
former resident of Camden, a muir
derer. Positive proof that his father
killed a man in Clinton county, Ind,
more than so years ago, Ktrkman be-
lieves will complete the evidence
which will establish his claim to the
quarter of a million dollar estate left
by John O'Connell who died number
of years ago, at Hastings, Neb. O'Con-
nell, Kirkman asserts, was his father,
Matt Kirlkman.
Howard B. Cromer, Dayton attorney.
is working with Nebraska lawyers in
the preparation of Kirkman's case.
The man who is attempting to prove
his right to the fortune left by O'Con-
nell has just returned to his home in
Omaha, after a visit to Frankfort and
Lebanon, Ind, where he searched the
court records for information regard
ing the murder Although he was un.
able to gain any facts of Importance
from the records, he interviewed many
of the older residents of Clinton and
Boone counties. 1t is probable that
he will soon come again to Indiana in
the hope of learning from these aged
residents the details of the story.
Settled at Camden.
About 90 years ago Matt Kirkman
and his Indiana bride came to Ohio
They settled at Camden. where the
son, John, was born. For some time
the father worked at his trade OF
shoemaker at Camden. Finally, how
ever, probably in the summer of 1869
/ Matt Kirkman went to Indiana TO seek
employment. leaving behind him his
wife and infant son. There he found
work helping in the construction Of
roads in Clinton county.
| About the time that Kirkman was
working in Indiana, all Clinton county
was startled by sensational murder
which occurred about eight miles
! north of Frankfort. A man passing
along an unfinished road had beguI
an argument with a lone workman
/ building a culvert. The trouble itsel
was unimportant enough-only the
| fact that the road was not open tt
travel. But heated words followed
The men came to blows. And final!
the workman struck the other in thu
head with a spade, instantly killing
him. The murderer, appalled, by hi
crime, fed.
Not long after leaving his home il
Ohio, Matt Kirkman returned in haste
! Excitedly he told his wife that n
was implicated in serious trouble il
Indiana, and that he must flee. KISS
ing the little woman and his tiny Sol
a fearful farewell, he departed. Neve
again did those three meet.
The months passed. Matt Kirkmal
did not return. His broken-hearte'
wife, bowed down with sorrow, die
during childbirth. The baby did no
live, but John, then about two year
old, was bound out to widow livini
in Indiana.
When he grew to manhood he lef
for the great west, there to seek hi
/ fortune. Finally he settled in Omaha
But ever did the memory of tina
| father who had deserted him and hi
mother under such unusual cfrcum
stances linger in his mind. And h
resolved that some day he should fin,
| Matt Kirkman.
By chance, several years ago, h
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
MURRETTE

Mobilization of the biggest army
ever organized for motion picture pur-
poses took place in Hollywood, Calf.
for Metros colossal Rex Ingram pro-
duction of "The Horsemen of the Apo
calypso, by Vicente Blasco Ibanez,
now at the Murrette theatre. This
army differed from others that have
been used in mimic battles for the
screen in that every officer and pri-
vate enlisted in it saw service abroad.
I'VE were enable to put on a more
authentic reproduction of the second
Battle of the Marine than ever before
has been attempted in battle pictures, "
said Director Ingram. "Some of the
men participated in the battle that
proved the turning point of the war.
incidentally, it was unnecessary to
give these men the drilling that usu
ally is required to prepare a raw re
cruit for the most unimportant part
before the camera. They were able
to take military orders and they were
j amenable to discipline. The satisfac
tory result of our immense military
| organization work was due to the aid
given us by the corps of experts We
used in this connection
June Mathis, who prepared the pict
ure version of Ibanez's sensational,
book, made repeated visits to the Me
tro ranch outside of Los Angeles
where a French village was reproduc
/ ed as background for the battle
/ scenes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
PALACE

PALACE
1.-THE Girl From Porcupine," the lat
est of James Oliver Curwood's stories
to reach the screen, was presented at
the Palace theatre last night and,
judging from all indications, is bound
to be one of the most popular pictures
this theatre has shown in many a day.
The picture was produced by the
Pine Tree Pictures, Inc, released by
the Arrow Film Corporation, and d.
rected by Dell Henderson. The prin-
cipal characters are taken by Miss
Faire Binney, sister of the popular
Constance, and by William Collier, Jr.,
or, as he is better known to his friends
as Buster. Others in the strong sup
porting cast are Jack Drummer, James
Milady, Adolph Milar, Marcia Harris,
Jack Hopkins, Gus Pixley, Marie Male
tesla, Tom Wallace and Ben Lewis.
While a feature of the production is
the remarkably intelligent display of
canine actress, who is listed on the
program as Lassie, it is safe to say
that this little dog does some of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01

fcamo into possession of newspapers
from Hastings, Neb., in which were
accounts of the death of John O'Con-
nell. This man, referred to in the
papers as "the man of mystery" had
been apparently a poor shoemaker of
whom little was known. But when he
died he left an estate of $250,000 to
which there were no recognized heirs.
There were, of course, the usual num-
Der of fraudulent claims presented by
imposters, but no one with a legal
right to the fortune could be found.
Prominently mentioned in the &C.
counts of O'ConnelPs death was the
fact that the little finger of one
hand fell over the third finger is an
unusually odd manner This de-
formity, it happened, was a family
characteristic of the Kirkmans which
John Kirkman recognized. Accord
ingly he decided to make an investi-
cation.
Among the dead mans effects were
found photographs of a woman and
child. These were identified by rela-
tives of the Kirkman family living in
| Ohio and Indiana as those of Matt
| Kirkman's wife and the SON. John. In
addition duplicates of the pictures
were found at the homes of some of
these relatives. Photographs taken
Of the dead man while he was in the
receiving vault awaiting Identified
ton were also declared to bear a
marked resemblance to Matt Kirk
man. Among many members of the
Kirkman family was found the strange
deformity of the little finger. Fur
/ thermore, there was man in Hast
ings, a confident of O'Connell, who
asserted that at one time the mys-
| terious man had told him that he had
fled from a murder in Indiana, that
| O'Connell was not his right name, and
that he had left a wife and child in
| Ohio.
Must Trace Life
To establish his relationship to
O'Connell and prove that Matt Kirk
man and John O'Connell were one and
the same man, to the satisfaction OF
the state authorities, however, it was
necessary for John Kirkman to trace
the life of his father from the time OF
his marriage to the time of his death
To do this he came to Ohio and In
diana where he took up the trail
From the middle west to the east and
thence to the far west, he followed
the footsteps of his unknown father
Finally, after more than six years OF
labor, the evidence was completed
with the exception of one link in the
chain. That link, the hardest of al
to find, and the one to which Kirkmar
is now devoting his time, was the &C
count of his fathers life from the
time of his leaving his home in Ohio
: to go to Indiana, to his return and his
subsequent flight. This evidence i:
| of vital importance.
That a most serious crime coult
have been the only thing that woult
have caused Matt Kirkman to leave
J his wife and child, never to return, i!
, John Kirkman's confident belief. Tht
only major crime of that time remem
. bored in Clinton county, Ind, is thu
murder of 1859 1t was committed b.
man working on a road. This wa
the same employment in which Mat
Kirkman was engaged. Shortly afte
that time Matt Kirkman returned t.
|, his home telling of his implication il
serious trouble in Indiana. Thus
argues John Kirkman, Matt Kirkmal
, was the slayer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
No Divorces Reported; ), ggN
Says They LoDe Wires
(By Associated Press, D

tby AsSDclats0 fL1SAfJl So
sistent appeals on sthe. part of MISS
May Hyland. chief Of the state bureau
of vital statistics, for a report on
divorces in Banner county for the year
1921. finally elected the following
short and laconic reply from E. d.
Wilson, county clerk: 49, -, 81
I'VE love our wives out here. There
were no divorces in Banner county In
1921. l have written you this fact
several times in answer to your per-
sistent call. We cannot promise as
much for the current year, however
as we have one solitary divorce case
on the docket" 441so
| Statistical records disclose that
Banner county did not have a single
divorce in 1919 or 1920. a
The county is located in the far.
corner of Western Nebraska border
ing the Colorado line
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-01
Masonic Calendar

Monday, May Richmond Com
mandery No s, K. T., stated conclave
Tuesday, May 2-Richmond lodge
No. 1876, F. and A. NJ, stated meeting
Wednesday, May 3-Webb lodge No
"a, F. and A. M, called meeting; work
in Master Mason degree.
Thursday. May Wayne Council
No. 10, R. and S. NJ, stated assembly
and work.
Friday, May 5-King Solomon's
Chapter No. 4, R. A. NJ, rehearsal il
Most Excellent Master degree.
Saturday, May 6-Loyal Chapter
No. 40, o. E. S., stated meeting anG
initiation of candidates.