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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-29
Hunter Of Duluth arrived Sunday for
a visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.

Hunter Of Duluth arrived Sunday for
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Renick. s1 %
c.. c. Wright Of Minneapolis spent
Christmas with his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Adkins Of Kim
ball and MI. and Mrs. Ernest sanu-
strom and children of Isle arrived the
latter part of last week for visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Love. parents
or Mrs. Adkins and Mrs. Sandstrom.
MI. and Mrs. Oscar oohman and son
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John V.
Bohman of Darling, over Christmas.
Miss Florence Bohman, who teaches at
Becker. and Thorwald Bohman. who is
home for the holidays.
Mrs. Harry Larson Of st. Paul spent
the weekend with her mother. Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs S: J. Bastek of Minot,
this week. Mrs: Bastek is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Lipinski
Dominick Merchlewicz. who is en-
ployed at the REQ automobile factory,
Lansing, Mich, is here visiting his
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Murphy and chill
dren of Brainerd and Mike Robischon
of st. Cloud were guests at the home
of Mrs. T. J. Monahan over Christ
mas. Mrs, Murphy is a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Johnson were in
st. Cloud over Christmas visiting Mrs.
Johnson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Emmel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Peterson went
to Duluth Saturday to visit Mrs. Peter
sons mother and their daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Sivertsen of Min
parents, Mr. and Mrs z. NJ Barnes,
over Christmas.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-29
DOMESTIC

Jan. 3-Henry P. Fletcher appointed am
bassador to Belgium.
Jan: &George Wharton Pepper ap-
sylvania to succeed the late Boies Pen
rose.
Jan. 12-Senate by vote Of 46 to Al seated
Truman H. NeWberry of Michigan. with
'rebuke for lavish expenditure of money
Jan. 2s~House passed anti-lynchtng BILL
Jan. 31-Senate passed foreign debt re-
funding bill. putting limit for payment at
Feb. IA. B. Houghton appointed am
bassador to Germany, Theodore Brentano
minister to Hungary and A. H. Washburn
minister to Austria.
Feb. 8-aenate passed the house CO.
operative n arketing bill.
Feb. 1H0parles A. Rawson appointed
United States senator from Iowa to sue
coed Kenyon.
Feb. lS-Federal Judge X. M. Lands
resigned, effective March l.
or womans suffrage, amendment is con-
stitutional
Feb. 2S-President Harding, in address
to congress- urged subsidies for American
merchant marine which will amount to
$15.000.000 in first year and $30,00o.00o an
,nually thereafter.
March DIR. Hubert Work appointed
postmaster general.
March 23-House Of representa- ives
passed soldiers bonus bal.
March N-House voted to add Sic, 900 900
to rivers and harbors appropriation.
March 29-House passed army bill with
appropriations for army of 116 900.
April 15-House. in committee of the
whole. voted. III to 100, to amend navy
$1,000
Senate voted to extend 3 per cent immi-
grafton law for three years.
April l9-House clinched ''big navy"
passed the bill.
April 20-Pan-American meeting Of
women opened in Baltimore.
April M-Cengress appropriated 81 ,O0, 900
for flood control and relief in Mississippi
river valley.
May Limited States Supreme court
found packers control act constitutional
May 2-Forrner Senator Albert ]. Bever-
idse defeated Senator New in tho Indiana.
CONTINUED on Page y
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-29
Come and Gone

G. E. Andrews returned the latter
part of last week from Mason City, Ia,
where he conducted sale Of pure
Mr.. and Mrs. George Schroeder spent
Christmas with their daughter. Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Campbell and
children went to Park Rapids Saturday
to visit relatives during the holidays
and to attend family reunion.
Miss Beulah Larson. who is employ
ed at International Falls, arrived the
latter part of last week for a visit
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Larson. y@T s:3,'E. tts. T.
Miss Goldie Putnam, who is employ
ed in Minneapolis spent Christmas
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. owen Konchal and son
Of Howard Lake visited Mrs. Kon-
chals mother, Mrs. M. Terrell. over
Mr.: and Mrs. Gordon wands and
children spent Christmas with Mrs.
Falls. Wis.
Arvid Sjoquist visited his parents at
Hinckley over Christmas.
Mrs. Maude Berg and children of
Minneapolis arrived Sunday for a visit
with relatives and friends here.
DR.. and Mrs. A. G.. Patterson spent
Christmas with relatives at Melrose.
Mrs. A: l.. Reilly of St. Cloud was
here over Christmas visiting her
daughter. Mrs. l.. S. Ryan.
DR.. Barney Grace of Minneapolis
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Michael Grzeca, over Christmas.
Henry Renick of Royalton was the
guest of his brother Frank of this
city over Christmas. Mrs. George
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-12-29

head Is the Fascist, e form new Mans
a Oct. ~ rernnier Mutlsssolini announced
new Italian cabinet, AZ 81 sS 81 hi
Oct. Cen Francisco Murguia, Mexi-
can rebel $chieftain, captured and shot.
NOV 1:--Ang0ra National assembly de-
declared the sovereignty Of the nation is
IN the hands Of the people and changed
tne name from Ottoman empire to State
B, Nov. 4-Tgrkish Nationalist took pos
allies to remove their troope.
Rrincess Hermine Of Reuss at Doom,
Allies refused 70 evacuate constan-
Nov. i King. Of Italy gave Mussollni
ministry full power to make governmental
Nov.s i German Chancellor wirth and
NJ caninet resigned under pressure OF
Nov. 16-Prime Minister Bonar Law won
control Of house of commons in British
Arthur Bernardes inaugurated president
Nov ie-wilhelm cuno accepted German
chancellorsllip.
r. Nov i7ITurkish National assembly or
dered arrest and trial Of the sultan, and
he started for Malta on British Warship.
Nov. 1s-Abdul Medjid Enfendi. cousin Of
ta Ll sultan. elected caliph by Turk
General F'ens lead coup d'etat in Peking,
establishing martial law and oustins the
cabinet DR.. W. w. Yen assumed pre-
Nov. 6-cuno named new German min
istry. Socialists and Communists being
not represented,
Nov. A-Erskine Childers, chief aid of
De Valera, executed by Irish Free State
authorities.
Nov. catalan parliament gave Pre-
mier Mussolinf full power to carry out
reforms.
German Chancellor Cuno given big vote
OF confidence by reichstag.
Nov. 8-Five former cabinet members
Of Greece and one general were convicted
of treason in connection with the Greek
debacle in Asia Minor and were executed.
Great Britain protested and broke off
diplomatic relations.
Dec. 2-Prince Andrew of Greece de-
graded and exiled for high treason.
Dec. 4Parliament passed Irish constl-
tuition bill; Timothy Healy appointed gov
ernor general Of Irish Free State.
Dec. 6Irish Free State came into being.
Dec. 7-Ulster parliament voted to stay
out Of Irish Free State.
Dec. 8-Iiam Mellowes and Rory O'Con-
nor, Irish rebel leaders, executed In Dub
lin.
Dec aGabriel Narutowicz elected pres
ident of Poland.
Dec. 11-Pope held secret consistory and
created eight new cardinals.
Dec. 16-7President Narutowicz of Poland
assassinated.
Ukraine parliament voted to merge with
Moscow government.
Dec. 17-Moscow government ordered
consuls Of eleven nations to leave Vladi-
VOstOk
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INTERNATION OVAL
comp'iled . y !. ., : .P I lck' ARD.

Jan. war between Russia and FIN
an4 hsgun ever alleged Finnish aid to
XAfol1An rObols. M = FE 3s
(paNomlc and financial congress 70 meet
u uepoa Ia March; Germany ana Russia
Jap. -CenfersAe Ct Washing on adopted
resolutions forbidaing submarine opera.
toens against merchantmen and bannin1
DotDon GaS In warfare. i 'Et s $#5,ss
Jan. S-Driand agreed at Cannes to
partial moratorium for Germany ~ re-
With Great Britain. s1s5 .s. 53H...-g
Jan 0-shantung controversy between
China and Japan settled. a - -:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27
SAYS TESTIMONY ON
SOLDIER HANGIMGS
COST HIM HIS JOB

Washington, Jan. 26.--Declara-
ton that he had been robbed and
discharged as an cmploye of the
Veterans Bureau after testifying
in the senate investigation of il
legal soldier hangings, was madt
by Charles p. Green Of Minneap-
oils, in letters and kilograms re-
ceived by Senator Watson, demo-
crat. Georgia, and read today to
the investigating committee.
Green declared in his commun-
ications that enroute to his home
american Legion friends" at
Cincinnati had stolen his suit case
containing his army discharges,
decorations and other documents.
On reaching Minneapolis, he
charged he was informed by the
Veterans Bureau office here that
his services were no longer re-
quired.
In trying to place Green. who
had testified that the bodies of
nine soldiers killed by the mill
tary police had been sent to a
hospital at Chateau RouX, France,
Chairman Brandegee recalled to
committee members that Green
was the witness who declared on
the stand that General Pershing
was "a liar" and that he would
rather belong to the |, w. w. than
to the American Legion.
Three doctors attached to the
Chateau Roux hospital testified
yesterday there was no truth in
Green's charges as 10 the nine
bodies.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27
UNITED STATES
MAY YET ENTER
GENOA NEE INC
George Harvey Said to Be
Authorized to So Stale
During Conference With
Premier POinCare.
(Dy The Associated Press.

Paris, Jan. &c (hy the Associated
Press. 1T was reliably stated to-
night that George Harvey, Ameri-
can ambassador to Great Britain,
will tell Premier Poincare, during
his brief sojourn here on his way
from Cannes to London that the
United States may yet consider be-
ing represented at the Genoa eco
nomic conference, provided France
win consent to full participation.
|. This was the view expressed TO-
night subject to any further IN
structions the ambassador may re-
ceive from Washington as to the
course to be taken toward the
Genoa conference. Mr.. Harvey 8
interview with the premier - eA-
pected to take place tomorrow.
Ambassador Harvey said ne
would take the opportunity or
making clear the American view
point on the Genoa conference spe-
officially and to the economic ana
financial question generally. lie
said he would see as many repre-
sentatiyes of the French govern
ment as possible.
Mr.. Harvey also will hold con-
ference with Myron T. Herrlck'
American ambassador to France.
1t was understood that Mr.. Har-
vey probably will inform Premier
Poincare that the American gov
ernment feels that the Genoa con-
ference will be worthless or at least
of little value unless France whole
heartedly takes part.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27

Denver. Colo, Ian. GA suit
dirootod ,rircino1I,, agains+ four
va e,,.5-., -,
SONS Oh lile l'Ie JoIl'l 0Iuiey bL'""'
founder OF the j. ). Brown ana
Brothers Mercantile company,
charging them with mismanage-
.ment OF their fathers estate, and
praying for the winding up" of
the J. S. Brown Mercantile COM
.pany, and the redistribution Of the
assets of the j. S. Brown and
Brothers Mercantile company, in
'volving $l,500,000, has been filed
in the district court here.
The plaintiffs are Alice Brown
Martin, Of Seattle and Irene Brown
Black, daughters Of the late pio-
.neer, and the principal defendants
are J. Sidney Brown, Frederick
Sidney Brown, William knight
Brown and Carroll Teller Brown
land Franklin T. Meter, president
of the present j. S. Brown Mercan-
title company.
Joined with them as defendants
are Katherine Brown Johanson,
Elizabeth Brown Inglis, Edward
Newton Brown, all children of the
late John Sidney Brown, and the
ii. S. Brown and Brothers mer-
tcontile company, the J. S. Brown
Mercantile company and the sub
Isidiary branches of the latter com
ipany.
The defendants. J. Sidney Brown,
Carroll Teller Brown, Frederick
Sidney Bown, William knight
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27
PARLEY ENDORSES farm BLOC
I'M CONGRESS And ASKS Limit
ON ACREAGE OF CERTAIN CROPS
Would Have Congress Investigate Plans to
Stabilize the Dollar; Wants Reports on For
eign Markets Compiled; Seeks Tariff Pro-
lection EQUAL to That of Other Industries.
fRY THE ASSOCIATED PREss.l

Washington, Jan. 2G.-Immedl-
ate steps to re-establish the value
of farm products on a parity with
those of other commodities was
asked of congress and President
Harding tonight by the National
Agricultural conference through
the unanimous adoption of a reso-
luton. The resolution as contained
in a report from the marketing
committee and members said its
adoption meant Something must
be done by the president and con-
gress Immediately"
The resolution follows:
1t is the sense of this committee
that congress and the president
should take such steps as will inn
mediately re-establish a fair eX-
change value for all farm products
with that of all other commodi-
ties"
The conference rejected a reso-
luton of the national farmers
union offered by J. S. Wannamak-
er, of South Carolila. which would
have called for a government mini
mum price guarantee on farm
some D,eosure oF sta1,iIization of
n,,irae y,as advocated hv M An
derson of Sf panI Who said some
sucbI sten sbouId ha taken until
Twrono il rostored oconon,tcaIIv
lie favorad narticination of tbn
T-nitad states in FnTonoan adjust
ments but said.
we don't want IN embarrass
tha nreeidert bv asking for moro
embellishments in foreign affairs" "
y p page of North Dolrota
asked for r,irin,uro guaronteo M,
wheat for two years
Tho corfererco rro,,io,,sI,, bod
adonted a resolution which road.
'cUitb rosnoct 10 Tho <,,,as+ion NJ
rovernr,enta1 nyicn gmarsrtnoe wo
feel there shoIi1d bo con,nreber-
sive study of this subiect. there.
fore We l,rge that +be congress
tausn q careful invast tra f5nn of
this whole nroblem to he made nv
some proper AUTHORITY which viii
report its findings as earIv as nroc-
tfcable,
Cooperation Of farm marketing
was also recommended and on
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27
TWO DAUGHTERS OF DECEASED
MERCHANT START fight over
sons MANAGEMENT OF estate
Distribution of Assets Probably Totaling ST.
100000 Asked; Brothers Are Charged With
Usurping Control of Estate and With Draw
ing Outrageous Salaries.

the estate as salaries. rents, office
expenditures and donations, and for
an accounting of the moneys al
legged to be due the j. S. Brown and
Brothers Mercantile company for
the j. $. Brown Mercantile com
pany, which the complaint con-
tends was a company organized BY
the defendants to cut the plaintlffS
out of any share or voice in the
management Cf their fathers busl-
ness. and for an order of court
compelling the administrators Oh
the ]. S. Brown and Brothers mer-
camille company to bring suits
against all their creditors ana oo-
tain judgments. BY credits" the
complaint explains, are meant the
newly organized companies to
which, it is charged, assets OF the
old company were transferred.
Third, for an accounting of the
property, business and good VIII OF
the j. S. Brown Brothers Mercan-
tile company which the plalntlIls
charge was turned over TO Metzler
and the j. S. Brown Mercantile
company, and for moneys alleged
to have been loaned to the j. ).
Brown company from the assets OF
the j. S. Brown and Brothers Mer-
camille company.
And fourth, for an order of court
directing the winding up OF the );
$. Brown Mercantile company ana
the turning over of its business to
the ]. S. Brown and Brothers Mer-
camille company, and the redistr-
button of the stock of the j. =
Brown and Brothers Mercantile
company.
The complaint which, inclusive
of exhibits, comprises about lOV
typewritten pages, recites the en-
tire history of the Brown family
since the organization of the j. p
Brown and Brothers Mercantlle
company by John Sidney Brown
and his brother Junius tIagS
Brown.
shortly after the death of the
elder Brown, the plaintiffs charge
]. Sidney Brown induced the am
lifts to agree to a reorganization OIL
1.-The ]. S. Brown Brothers Mercan-
Itle COMPANY, whereby certain as
sets amounting to $4,000 were
transferred to a Franklin T. Metz
! ller. who was elected president OF
newly organized company known as
the ]. S. Brown Mercantile COM
Ipany. ..,.
1t is charged that the plaintltis
did not know the nature OF TINS
transaction and that by It they lost
| all voice in the management OF the
! tfars Of their fathers estate.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27
Witnesses TeSti-
fled Before Thursday
Hearing, None Directly
Supporting Charges,
DOZEN MORE TO BE ON
STAND NEXT WEDNESDAY
Evidence offered W.. ay
Covers Broad F. S% Two
HangingS at lille
Widely Attend/SA
By , Assoc,I .6s> ss.)

Washington, ia, - THE sem
ate committee in ting charg-
es that Americ. Idiers were
hanged withoUf in France
probably will clo1 is work next
week.
After hearing today eighteen
witnesses. none Of whom testified
directly in support Of the charges,
the committee adjourned until
Wednesday when twelve witnesses
will be examined. Should no others
be found meanwhile, the hearing
will be closed and Chairman Bran
degee indicated an early report
would be made.
The hearing today covered
broad field. Ivy Sanderson, of
chester, s, c., ,Vno served overseas
as orderly for Col. r. c. Langdon
declared in letter that Col. Paul
Malone, a brigadier' general in
France, had shot and killed SOL
der because he could not keep u0
with his command and that Col
Langdon, who, he said, was a wit
ness, reported the shooting. Col
onel Langdon, who was testifyiuc
asserted that he never heard Of an
officer shooting n private, and eX-
pressed the opinion that Hender-
son was rot very bright" and that
because Of his mental condition
probably thought the thing was
true, but that it did not actually
happen.
Senator Watson, democrat OF
Georgia, whose charges as to IL
legal executions led to tho invcsti-
cation, asked that Henderson be
summoned. 1t is probable that
Colonel Malone may appear.
Andrew Chelune of Elmhurst n.
Y, recently mentioned by Herbert
d. Cadenhead Of Greenvlle. Miss,
as soldier who could testify as to
his charge that ten or twelve men
were hanged at Is-Sur-Tille, de-
clared he only heard of two execu-
tions there, He insisted IL Caden.
head saw that many the latter kept
the fact to himself while in France
The two hangings at Is-Sur-Tille
brought out a big crowd, according
to Mrs. Mary Furbish Of Memphis.
Tenn. welfare worker, who de-
clared soldiers and Brench civilians
raced for all the vantage points to
witness the spectacle.
Describing "the rough conduct"
of some officers. Leslie w. Martin
Of Maiden. Mass, told how an Of
ficer had punished two of his men
ordered to paint his room because
they had used yellow paint, the
only color available. Asked if the
officer had punished them because
"theY had failed to use red paint"
Martin said he seemed to want any
color except that used"
The recent testimony Of Robert
Harrison Of wilmington, n. c..
that Ben T. King of that city had
been shot by a firing squad was
denied by two witnesses, who
stated they saw King. dispatch
bearer, fall from a motorcycle in
the MeUse-A e-Argonne sector when
struck by shell fragments. Both
were positive it was King.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-01-27

Ial bloc. whlca was unanimously
endorsed by the conference.
At the senate agricultural hear
ing, ]. s. Wannamaker Of South
Carolina. a delegate, declared ag-
riculture could be saved from
bankruptcy only through govern.
mental fixing Of price for cotton,
corn and wheat. He agreed with
Senator Page, republican, Yer
mont, that fixed minimum prices
could not be maintained without
embargoeS barring imports of
these commodities and he estimat-
ed it would cost the government
not more than $500,O00,000 in pur-
chasing farm commodities to sta
bilize prices.
In a conference with newspaper
men Secretary Wallace voiced op-
position to price fixing which he
said would prove ruinous to the
farming industry. He declared he
favored plans to restore the pur-
chasing power of the farmers dol
lar to n parity with that in other
industries.
The conference today took uD
committee recommendations and
resolutions Immediately after hear
ing addresses by r. A. Pearson,
president OF the Iowa State College
Of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts;
Dr.. Z. d. Ball, director Of scien-
tific work OF the departmcnt of
agriculture; Richard e. Ely. pro-
feasor OF economies of the I-niver-
sity Of Wisconsin,, and Clifford
PinChot.
The resolution offered by tie
committee on agriculture and price
relations which included the en-
dorsement Of the agricultural bloc
in congress, coupled with this COM
| tmendation Of President Harding
and Secretary Wallace for their
action in making possible and cali
ing the conference. This resolution
was adopted unanimously.
Other recommendations Of this
committee adopted included:
THAT the government extend
aid to Europe for economic re-
habilitation.
Limitation of the acreage Of GER
tain crops to balance production
and restore the farmers dollar to
a normal purchasing power.
Approval Of the program Of the
American delegation to the arma-
ment conference.
Commentator of the investiga-
tions Of retail prices by the depart
monts of Justice and commerce.
Investigation by congress OF
plans to abilize the dollar.
EQUALIZATION Of tariff protection
Vigorous action to place agricul-
ture on a parity with other indus.
tries.
The gathering and distribution OF
foreign market and production re-
ports by the department of agri-
culture.
In adopting the report OF its
committee on foreign competition
and demand. the conference wen
on record as favoring:
| Financing Of exports through
credits authorized by congress.
Investigation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to deter.
mine the advisability of eXtendine
preferential export freight rates tt
Continued on Page Two.