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The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
OKLA. GOVERNOR IS SLuGGED
''m a Man." Says Executive as He
Wades Into AssaiIant.

I'm Man." Says Executive as He
Wades Into AssaiIant.
Okmulgee, Okla-Governor J. B. A.
Robertson was attacked by James G.
lyons, an oil man, as the governor
emerged from the private office of
County Attorney James Hepburn after
l conference between the county at
orney and the governor.
Governor Robertson, as he was walk
ng out of the outer office Of the coun-
" attorney, was introduced to Mr..
Lyons, bystanders said. The COVER
nor extended his hand and Lyons was
said to have struck him in the face.
II ana man." Governor Robertson
said and struck back at Mr. Lyons.
They exchanged probably half dozen
slows before they were separated.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT

hereby announce myself as can
oldate for the office of Sheriff for
COOK county to be voted upon at
tho Primary election in June. Have
been resident of the county for %
years and have always worked for it's
interests.
Your vote will be appreciated.
Respectfully,
AXEL E. BERGLUND,
Advertisement to be paid for at SC
per line per insertion.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
QUAKE SHAKES CALIFORNIA
Tre1nors Felt in 200 Miles Radius:
Los Angeles Hit.

Los Angeles.-Los Angeles and sew
en- other California cities were shaken
by an earthquake. Residents 1T Port
erville were awakened by an earth
quake, which ratified windows, moved
doors off their hinges and threw furni-
ture around. People rushed into the
streets, but no damage was reported.
An earthquake shock also was felt
at Fresno, but no damage was done
Report indicated that the quake COW
cred a narrow strip running about
200 miles from north of Hanford, in
the San Joaquin, valley, south to Pas
adena and Los Angeles on the coast.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
TRAIN HITS BUS; 10 KILLED

Flyer, Going 60 Miles an Hour, Hits
: Bus at gainesville, Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio-Thirteen persons
were killed and approximately dozen
injured, when a New York Central ex-
press train, east bound, crashed into
q bus at street crossing in Paines-
ville.>; K Es.> ~ = - q :*@> H..
Dead and dying were hurled along
the railroad right of way for several
hundred feet. Bodies OF three OF the
victims were found lodged on the
locomotive pilot when the train was
brought from a sixty-mile an hour
pace TO halt. 400 yards from the
scene I'D q. l5z - q. !, TX, =.*S
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

s Envoy Seeks Argentine Presidency.
- Buenos Aires--Marcelo. De Alvear,
minister to Argentina to France, has
been nominated a candidate for presi-
dent Of the republic by the convention
of the radical party. < = Is s r. 81
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
NEGRO Wounds Farmer: w,

Negro Wounds Farmer; Lynehed. /.
Z Harlem, Ga.-Charged with shoot
ing Gil. o. Anderson, a white farmer,
near here, Alfred Williams, colored,
was taken from a posse as he was he
ing brought to the Jail here, and
f1ynched. Anderson will recover. f5
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
! Boy Bank Clerk Up Again.

Chicago lillian Dalton, 17-year.s
old former hank clerk, will be placed
On trial Tor the second time on 81.
charge OF robbing the Northern Trust
ieoznpauy ~ sapprox imately $700, 900 in
Lib1rty bonds
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

Book borrowers were first to es-
tablish the loose leaf system.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
AMERICAN LEGATION BOMBED
Sofia Piotters Fail In Attempt tt
Wreck u, S, Embassv.

Wreck U. S. Embassy.
Sofia, Bulgaria-An explosion &C.
Cured in the American legation here.
Nobody was injured, but several of
the windows were shattered and some
damage was done to the building.
Charles s.. Wilson, the American
minister, expresses the belief that the
explosion was due to a bomb. The
fact that this part Of the legation was
without lights and that no one was
there at the time seems to Indicate
that the perpetrator Of the outrage
had no intention of killing anyone.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
More U. S. Troops Quit Rhine.

More Y. S. Troops Quit Rhine.
Coblenz-Two battalions of the fifth
United States infantry consisting of
7forty-fivet officers and LOO men left
for Antwerp, to embark on the trans
port Cantigny, bound for Portland,
Maine
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

Plan Nine Monuments to A. e. E. J.
WashingtonEre ction Of nine mon
|nments IN Europe to mark places OF
special historical Importance in the
service Of the American Expeditionary
Forces is contempla in the memoir
[ial plans Of the war department.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

There are signs from around the
country that with jazz the jig is up.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

Germans Deposit Payment,
Paris-The German government no.
tilted the Allied Preparations commits.
sion that it had placed on deposit Ger
many's sixth ten-day reparations pay
ment, amounting to 31,O00 900 gold
marks.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16
Hughes Daughter to Wed.

Washington-Engagement of Cath.
crime Hughes, daughter OF Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Charles Evans
Hughes. to Chauncey L. Waddell Of
New York City was announced bv her
parents
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

Italy is spinning cloth out of glass
but, fortunately. not for Underwear.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1922-03-16

rOR SAlE-S0 acres of timber,
Write Box So, Central avenue, SUI
psrior, Wis. S-11-tf
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Russian Writers Organized.

The Dom Litteraterov. which was
founded in 1913. is an organization of
literary workers which includes many
writer's whose names are known out
side of Russia and whose works have
been translated into several languages.
It maintains its own club house With
Il library Of e0,oe0 volumes and CO.
operative kitchen where cheap meals
are served to the members. The latter
number about 500 and are divided into
two classes. About $50 are full MEM
bers, those who make writing their sole
occupation Two hundred and fifty
are candidates" with whom writing
Is part-time occupation. but ali Of
whom have had something published.
The Dom LitteraterOv is receiving reg
ularly each month number of Amer
lean relief administration food pack
ages without which the most nee,sI
members would find it very difficult to
support themselves and their families.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
0 Birds Carrying Water.

How birds breeding ih dry places
supply their young with water is IL
lastrated by the habits OF the Euro.
pean sana-grouse as observed IN AVA
ries by the British naturalist, MIR.
Meade-WaIGO. The male rubs his
breast violently up and down on tina
around-a motion quite distinct from
dusting-and when his feathers are
:swry gets into his drinking water and
saturales the feathers of his under
parts. When soaked he goes through
the motion OF flying away, nodding his
head. ETC.. then Remembering his fam
fy i. close by, he would run TO the
hen make a demonstration, when the
Young run ouI, get under him, and
suck the water from his breast-the
suoearance being that Of = mammal
sucking her young. The young pass
the feathers through their bills, and
keen changing places until the supply
becomes; exhausted. Until the young
can fly they take water in no other
way. and the cock alcne gives 1t to the
young. This practice has also been
attributed TO the red grouse, and 1t IS
quite possible hat other birds whose
Young are reared far from water mSs
ADOPT it."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
WOMEN IN VARIOUS TRADES
Fair Sex Has Travelled Far From
What Was Considered Proper IN
the Victorian Era.

There are today in New York state
TS9 women in the building trades IN
cIuding women carpenters, electricians
house painters, GLACIERS, paper hahs-
ers, plasterers, plumbers, and even
stone cutters. There are also women
working as common '2DorerS for the
railroads.
We have had factory workers. TO oe
sure, for long years, but in the past
they have been chiefly employed as
semi.ssilled operators in clothing, tex
tile and similar industries. To-Day
New York state beasts 2,6lo IN ium-
Der and furniture work; d302 doing
semi-skilled tasks in steel and iron
and 3,217 working among the other
metals: while 1,107 work in clay, stone
or glass. The combined list of miAi
workers and skilled operators runs
considerably more than 100000 for the
state. -
Such tasks are. not so anti-Fictorlan
as quarrying. mining. stevedoring' OF
course, in which women are also en-
gagged. but they are still a far cry from
the kitchen stove, the parlor dust
cloth and the n,Wsery.V-Florence Guy
Woolston in the New Republic.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Roman Law Hard on Debtors.

Roman law, according to the Twelve
Tables. drawn up III Is. G. 4a9, pro-
yided harsh penalties for debtors, as
follows: in default OF payment at
ter 80 days of grace have elapsed.
The creditor may take the debtor away
with him, and bind him with thongs
or with fetters, the weight of which
shall not be more than Il pounds.
Tie dsbtor may, if he choose, i've
on his own means. Otherwise the
creditor that has him in bonds shall
give him pound OF bread q day, or,
if he choose. more. IN default of
settlement OF the claim, the debtor
NAV be kept in bonds for GO days.
In the course of this period he shall
be brought before the practor in the
Conitium on three successive market
DAYS, and the amount Of the debt
debtor may be punished with death or
sold beyond the Tiber. After the third
market day the creditors may cut
their several portions OF his body; and
anyone that cuts mere or less than his
lust share shall be guiltleSs."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Thunb Maoe Him Wealthy.

Not long ago famous physician
in SaXony, Doctor MetZger, celebrated
his seventy-tifth birthday. He had re-
tired from active practice for some
years, having become immensely
wealthy through the thumb of his
right hand. This thumb stands out at
right angle from his hand, and. ii
is said, cannot be bent back automat-
ically. He soon found it of great
service in massage, and when he &C.
came q specialist in intestinal diSor-
ders he was called as assistant to the
greatest surgeons of Europe. bringing
relief 20 many illustrious patients.
The queen Of Rurnania sent for
this doctor with the curious thumb
when she suffered from facial neu-
raisja, while the king of Sweden once
drove beautiful span Of horses over
the border Of his kingdom 10 consult
the doctor, and, on returning, left the
horses as a token OF gratitude 20 his
preseryer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Women and Cigarettes.

woman. on passing the French
frontier on her return from Holland,
was asked by q French customs officer
the usual question, "Have yoa moth
Ing TO deciare:" She had six hoEsS
OF cigarettes.
The officer explained to her that if
she wanted her cigarettes passed she
would have TO pay about ten times
their value. At such price the trav-
cler preferred giving up her boxes,
bur she noticed that some gentlemen
nearby We're allowed twenty-five Gig
arrtte.: for their own use free Of ali
duty. She demanded the same favor;
BID, the officer replied to her, gravely {:
Madame. in France woman can.
not legally smoke"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Chewing Gum Gave Him Away.

A cob of chewing gum has disrupted
a fapily. In recent divorce case
the wife. who was suing, testified that
she was sure that her husband was un-
faithful, but did not know for certain
to which one of several charmers ne
was paying attention.
One morning. she found a COB OF
gun thar he had been chewing the
night. before when he returned home
late. In the lump Of gum was the
fatal red hair. She caused watch
to be placed Oh the woman who had
locks to match the hair she found
and discovered thar her husband was
a frequent visitor at the red-heads
apartment and got divorce IN rec
ord time. Talk about your detective
stories. what plot Portland Ore
gonian.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
ahsEsT RllG IN THE WORLD
Eeyond Price Because it Was ths
EARLIEST Piece of Pile Weavtng
. Co.ne Out Of Asia.

2 ru: tLat is dated Is more valuable
than oEe that is not. and because eur
knowledge .of early weaving is 50
meaSer the earlier the dare the more
valuable The rug 4 dat, subsequent
to $50 does not add hluch e. the
worth O. q reg, While q date IN the
Eighteenth century mighs double IT.
q Seventeenth century date would be
sare TO DO so. and il We could find "n-
ether rug Of the Sixteenth century
eal .er than the Ardebil Mosque car
pet its value over an undated piece
of equal merit in other respects miSh1
easily ne threefold.
Inscriptions add to the value o. g
rug in proportion as they give lhior-
nation concerning the place or ehat-
acter os the weaver: bur as NEST IN
scriptions are merely verses from the
khran OF more often from some fef-
sian poet we do hot often get moch
help from that source.
More important still as source OF
historical information is tie character
of gae design. To the practiced eye
il can tale unfold and sometimes
elevate an ordinaIy-looking rug TO a
peak os eminence. For example, there
is i. tire Kaiser Friedrich museum IN
Berlin Il little rug that would not get d
bid Of $40 if displayed for sale IN the
window Of a New York department
store. Yet it is be:,ond price. and the
museum authorities even refused to
allow il 10 be loaned TO the Metroppl'
;tan museum, the risk OF the ocean
voyage being thought to be far too
great TO be incurred for such a pre-
cious piece.
1t is an ugly little brute, but It is
perhaps the earliest piece Of pile
weaving out OF Asia. Moreover, its
design Connects it With Chinese pat
terms ard symbols Of the Twelfth cen
tuly, Mongoiian color schemes OF. the
Thirteenth. Caucasus weavings OF the
Fourteenth and Italian painting OF the
Fifteenth. Rarity and historical liz
teres. alone enGow this rug with SUI
perlatiye value-Arts and Decor
atoms.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
CcrnccSS.

Corncobs are Being turned into au-
+omobiIe fuel. also & hard rubber SUD-
stitute for phonograph records, pipe
stems. varnish, buttons and electrical
parts.
This commercial alchemy happens
not in Germany. famous for its utili-
zat!on OF by-products. but right mere
in America. It is the results OF SIX
Years Of research by La Forge and
Mains. chemistry experts OF the De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Chemical engineering is one OF the
biggest fields open 70 young men TO-
Gav Il is the modern Aladdin's lamp.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
locomotive From Scrap Iron.

Working for eleven years. with ME
as his only tool, a man in buenos
Avres has made miniature locomo-
tive Of scrap iron. The locomotive
can be operated under its own power
by the use Of compressed air. Ihe
irGn was not heated in the making, but
was worked cold 4 small coal tender
and passenger coach were made at tie
same time and the whole thing is a
little more than six feet in length and
weighs 40 pounds More than l,3U
screws and 1900 rivets were used IN
the work. The train is complete 10
the last tiny detail and is built on the
model of the equipment used on the
British railroads OF that country.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
IMPORT BEADS By BILLIONS
Demand for Those OTnarnsnts ~ tho
Women g the Uni;ed States
Seems Iasat!sbIe.

Ballots and beads must belong 81
gcther IN the mind Of the modern woln-
an. At any rate. ten strings of beads
are worn today when one w&s worn
before the war and before the vote.
Beads by the billions are being I'M
ported. This years record promises
fc run far ahead of last years. and
last years record WAS worth a glance.
TO make any comment upon tie al
yanced and einhnciDated womanS III
terest IN the ornament that is usually
set down rs 4 South sea savages no.
ton OF an all-but-comple,e costume is
quite unnecessary. The figures speak
FOR themselves.
From central Europe from France,
from the shores Of the entire Mediter-
ranean. from ali Judea, from the three
great countries of the Far East. the
making OF beads for the United MATES
is a big business, declares 3 New YORK
Sun writer. Not satisfied with The
quantity that can be turned out with
everybody working at the JOB OF DEC
Grating the dresses and the hats and
the shoes OF millions Of American Woil-
en-. the demand for something diner
ent has made the best dealers set the
very South sea savage 70 >craplng up
the seashells from the shores o. lonely
isles that are all but lost On any
average map.
To the national bill fer tire ma
terials could be added the cost OF ali
imported cigarettes and then the t"fa:
would be S3l0O0.000 short Of meeting
the total outlay for feminine orna-
ments. In spite Of the increase IN
the amount of coffee imported. the cup
that cheers America at breakfast time
costs Gar less than the beads that
women wear. About S66,00o,NM less
The comedy continues throughout the
whole list of life's lesser luxurles
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Makes Water Do Ditch Digging.

DisginS drainage bitches with wafer
at cost taat is but q fraction OF the
usual amount has been accomplished
near Vale. Ore. This feat was made
possible by the use Of siuicing ma
chine. shown III Popular Mechanics,
and invented by one OF the farmers OF
the community working at the sugges-
tion Of the Oregon experiment station.
To dig 4 large main drain by the
method. a few fUrrows are plowed
aloEg The line Of the proposed ditch
turned in lit the upper end. and the
sluicing machine is dragged back and
forth along the bottom of the ditch by
means OF a horse at either end Of a
cross pole.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
His Comment.

"T.and O GoShen.,' astoundedly
calculated Mrs. Johnson. in the midst
OF her reading. Listen here, Gap: it
says that in parts Of the West Indies
they use crabs for watch dogs. These
ner1ickler crabs are about the size Of
footballs, anG have enormous eyes and
feelers-----''
Huh" snorted Gap Johnson Of
Rumpus Ridge. "l don't want to live
in no West Indies, whurever they're at.
I'd look pretty, wouldn't I, going to
town anu trading around with ten or
q dozen gosgle-eyed crabs the size OF
footballs scrabbling along after me?'
Kansas City Star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
New Banana Field.

For the first time bananas are to be
grown On the Pacific coast of Guate-
mala on a commercial scale, says Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. An Amer.
lean corporation, licensed to do busi'
ness in that country. has acquired a
plantation 15 miles west IF San Jose
de Guatemala, where it is expected
soon to have 2,0OG acres planted with
bananas. Although the banana indus
try. has reached large development on
the Caribbean coast, it has hitherto
not been attempted on the Pacific
coast. because Of a lack Of rainfall
and transportation facilities.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
DISBELIEF

There is no disbelief;
Whoever plants seed beneath lhe
And waits to see It push away he
ccld,
He trusts IN God.
Whccvcr says when clouds are in the
sky.
"Be patient. heart; light breaketh by
and by
Trusts the Most High.
Whoever sees meath winters fields
of snow
The silent harvest Of the future grow
Gods power must know.
Whoever lies down on his couch 10
sleep,
Content to lock each scene in slumoer
deep,
Knows Gcd will keep.
There is no unbelief:
And, day by day, unconsciously
The heart lives by that faith the lips
deny,
God knoweth why.
owe see dimly in the present what IS
small and what is great,
Slow Of faith how weak an arm may
turn the iron helm of faitl,
"Than to side with Truth is noble
when we share her wretched
crust,
Ere her cause brings fame and profit,
and It's prosperous to be just.
Edward R. B. Lyton.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Sicn Worries Diners.

Evidently they believe in Key West
that advertising is advertising, just as
some people believe that pigs IS pigs.
In cne of the local restaurants located
less than block from the main street
there is q large poster with the words
"Prepare to Meet Thy God" No mat
ter where one sits in the restaurant
he cannot help but see this poster with
its CHEEKY message. And ne matter
how good the soup tastes or how tan
talizing is the aroma from the roast,
the diner cannot help but sit and eat
and wonder. Possibly the proprietor
believes that forewarned is forearmed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Chance.

When Camille Flanmarion was FIVE
years old. he saw an eclipse " The san
reflected in a bucket of water.
That aroused his interest in the
stars. Today he is celebrated french
astronomer.
Flammarion suggests that he might
have followed some other line Of work,
# chance had not led him 70 the water
pail.
Chance-the possibility of the uneX-
pected happening ut any moments
what make, life interesting. The laws
Of chance have Il lot TO do with our
careers. Many successful men are
creations of chance. or luck, though
they try to pin it on hard work and
not watching the clock.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
Apple Pests in Pictures.

"King Apples Enemies" is motion
picture lately released by the Depart
rlent of Agriculture. It shows the
mobilization Of insects and fungi
against the apple Kingdom, and shows
the spraying and busting guns" NOV
ing Into action, and the repulse
OF the foe. The film is one OF $50
that are Being used throughout the
country by agricultural extension and
field workers.-Scientifc American,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03
NEW CITIZENSHlP-CHARACTER
STUDY
Bv .Alf Mason

bs AL ~ -&'-'!'
All kinds Of folks move 10 our town,
New comers seeking change;
Why DO they leave their native
shrine
And hunt town of small acclaim:
\ study of traits disclcses much
To the quick, observant mind;
He sees a mantle over such,
Yea, specimens Of every kind.
The shape of features science MAY
claim,
Or the stride of man indicate
Human tendencies ever the same.
And mostly eloquent of every trait.
Covers of meekness over pride,
The egotist's nose up-tilt;
A braggart's air and awkward stride,
And a broad-brim hat side-built.
Assuming posture. specks like mcons,
4 sure bull's-eye for his aim,
Must the old stand pats make more
room
And play him with q piken's game?
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-10-03

The inhabitants Of a vast region IN
the arid interior Of Australia are sV!li
in the stone age and an effort is be-
ing made to keep them there. Sixty
five thousand square miles have been
set apart as a sanctuary Tor the ma
iives and no white men are allowed
to enter the sanctuary. These native:
fashion their rude weapons and I'M
plements of stone and wood and arc
entirely ignorant of the use Of metal
Cannibalism is still in full force
among the natives Of the Everare
ranges and they have to oe constant
" on the march to obtain food.