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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
Diva Won't Talk.

JOPLIN, Mo.-Margaret Matzneur
prima donna, who will sing in Joplin
Tuesday night. was located here. but
when an effort was made 10 inter
view her in respect 10 the reported
loss OF her chauffeur.husband her
manager said she was confined 10 her
room by illness and could not give out
statement,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-03-14
A Newspaper That Serves

relatives
possible
formed through would
their information by telephone.
office seeking Of
while the Telephones ep until nearly midnight Despite the
details tho cyclone NJ hoss injured
no able
q . personally
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
PETITION ASKS
THAT MCDONNELL
STAY PRISON
stutsman People Don
Want Alleged Child
Slayer Paroled.

Bismarck. N. D., July 1S.-An Off
cial letter from District Judge j.. A.
Coffey and a petition bearing the
names Of a large number of Hcitizens
OF Stutsnan county protesting against
the granting of a parole to Dan Nc
Donnell, sentenced from Stutsman
county three years ago for man
slaughter for rs years, was in the
hands of Warden L. L.. Stair Of the
~penitentiary today. McDonnell's wife
is serving the same sentence. They
were charged with killing their own
child.
The letter and petition resulted
from an official notice published in
the jamestown Alert to the effect that
the board of experts would hear the
petition of Mcdonnell on July Is.
Denying that he was endeavoring
to obtain a parole for Mcdonnell
Warden Stair declared there evidently
was a misunderstanding of the case.
Under the law Mcdonnell can APP
ply for a parole and his official notice
must be published in advance in the
county from which he was sentenced.
h board of experts did not take IN
McDonnelIs Ease but probably will
later. I have not recommended Nc
Donnell for parole and have not ex-
pressed any intention of doing so. but
he was entitled to bring his case up
and can do so again. His wife did not
apply for parole"
When the board of experts will con-
slider h case is uncertain. The letter
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
~. 5. RAISES us
Blu. OF SPUDS FOR
/ EACH INHABITANT

Fargo. N %, July 1s.-About So
bushels of potatoes are produced foHl
every person IN the United Stated
each year, according to &&Rex. E.. WILT
lard Arm economist q he state
iagricultural college in n chapter Of
a potato handbook which will be is
sued . by the college.
Here are some other facts he gives
on the potato raising industry:
Comparisons available from ninesI
scattered farms in North Dakota
show an average cost OF production
in 1919 Of $3.50 per acre. The
average yield on the farms specified
that veal was 6S bushels per acre: in
1920 the average cost was $l15.26 per
acre. while the yield was SO bushels:
in 1921 the acre cost was $61.26 and
the yields was 113 bushels.
If the production cost is given a.
value OF ~ per cent, however, the
cost Of marketing is enough greater
SO that its percentage will he Sc pei
cent. In other words. where IA cents
goes for production 56 cents goes for
marketing This includes freight.
warehousing, shrinkage. price loss.
of. these items can be eliminated by
shipping only we'll sorted, first class
potatoes in the first place.
The potato acreage, in the country
has increased nearly in proportion to
the increase in population during the
past years but the production per-
acre has also increased. giving a per-
capita increase in total production
1T is certain that consumption per-
person has also increased II Mr..
Willard. "
Some of the important factors in
successful potato raising are:
Choice of varieties. see selection.
-~>I 49,, l-S
spraying. w~arehousing, grading and,
selling the crop. "
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
NAZARENE CHURCH
CLOSES ANNUAL
MEET AT VELVA

Velva. N. D.. July 1S.-The thir-
teenth assembly of the North Dakota
Minnesota district Of the Church of
the Nazarene, which. has been in ses-
sion in Velva since July IL, closed
Sunday evening with a. rousing and
we'll attended evangelistic meeting in
the park pavilion. The session. all
the way through was well attended,
66 delegates being present and as
many more visitors from the two
states. besides a large number. from
this city and surrounding towns. All
through there was apparent a good
spiritual interest and much enthusi-
asm.
AS a rezult of a deadlock in the
election of a district superintendent,
after a battle of ballots for three days.
a two-thirds majority being necessary
to elect, the district was divided and
two superintendent appointed. The
district vas divided east and west.
The north part retains the old name,
North Dakota Minnesota district, over
will preside as superintendent, and
the south part, or new district, will
be known IS the Minneapolis-James-
town district. over which Rev. j.. G.
Morrison of Jamestown will preside.
The division of the district was con-
sidered the only way available Of set
thing the matter of the selection of a
superintendent. Both were appoint
ed by DR.. H. F. Reynolds of kansas
City, n of the three general super
intendents of the church in America,
who presided during the assembly.
At this assembly the Laymen's
Holiness association, comprising five
churches located at jamestown, Val
ley City. New Rockford. Glendale
n Fort Clark Joined with the Naza-
rene assembly.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
German Catholics
Furnish Large Sum
For Russian Relief

Bismarck, N. D.. July 16.-several
thousand dollars has been furnished
for famine sufferers in Russia
through the German Roman Cath
Ollie association of the state, accord
ing to Paul Goldade of Rugby, secre-
tary. and c. P. Fleck of Mandan,
president of the organization. Mr..
Goldade was in Bismarck after re-
turning from meetings held at Linton
and near Strasburg.
The organization maintains state
headquarters at Richardson, Mr..
Goldade said. and the acting secre-
tary, Mr.. Stein. returned from Russia
only six months ago., bringing with
him a tirst-hand stories of conditions.
A large number of packages of
clothing have been sent to Russia and
effort is being made to get a carload
together at Richardton, Mr.. Goldade
added. He said that all money and
supplies r distributed in the Black
Sea region by the American Relief
Administration. which is headed by
Herbert Hoover.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
Fargo Woman
Suicides With
Gas in Home
(Herald Special Scrvicc)

Fargo, N. D.. July 1S.-'I can't
stick TO one thing. Serd me to
St. Paul. (Sisncd) May"
With this note clutchcd in mi
hand and a pencil in tho other,
the body OF Mrs. May Littis,. wife
Of j. +. Littis, travelling optician,
was found or the floor of the gas
filled kitchen at their home. 300
Eighth street North, here carly
today.
The body was found ny a son
and daughter returning from the
state fair. The gas a turned
on full force in all jets of u gas
range in tho kitchen. Two sofa
pillows were over Mrs. Littis's
face.
The boy ard girl dragged the
body into the dining room and al.
though both were i'll from the
gas. they notified G. r.. Policiski,
husband Of the girl. and he called
the police.
Coroner E. F. More said it was
a plain case of suicide and that
there was no need for an inquest,
after examining the body.
Mrs. Iittig had been divorced
from her first husband. Andrew
I.icn. The son said he believed i'll
health had prompted his mother
to take her life.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18

of Judge Cofrey and the petition were
sent to the governors office but were
turned over to the warden. Secretary
Cox of the pardon board. who is ex-
officio member as secretary to the
governor, said that the pardon board
had nothing to do with the parole
board.
Judge Cofrey in his letter declared
the crime against the McDonnells was
1.-The most revolving in the annals Of
this state" Protesting vigorously
Judge Coffey said that I'VE have come
to aytime when it is little use to try
turned loose in this way. 1t ought to
be stopped. I do not know of any
thing that will stop it except public
opinion" .
CofIey Tells Sad Story.
Dan Mcdonnell and his wife had
lived in the vicinity of Courtenay for
than Is years." wrote Judge
Coffey. They were married there.
She in her early life was a quiet.
kindly, i~noffensive girl, lacking in
self-assertion and submissive. She
was frail in body, married young to
Dan Mcdonnell, and in about as many
years had fourteen children. Dan Nc
DOnnell was a powerful man lpnySlCdl-
ly, alert and active, ignorant and
Eighty and Of an ungovernable dispo-
sition and at times very oppressive to
his wife. During periods of pregnancy
she was frequently driven to sleep in
her night clothes, in the wheat or
under the shocks and suffered in all
possible forms, at his hands, without
cause. Coming down to the time of
this crime they had a little girl, ten
or twelve years of age, and she told
her father. perhaps thoughtlessly,
that she had seen a man who came
to their home, in the absence of Dan
sitting upon her mothers lap, or at
tempting some liberty with her.
Her story much infuriated Dan
who constantly called it to his wife's
attention and would frequently re
auire the little girl in fear to repeat
the story in front Of her mother"
This kept up for years, Judge Cot
fey said. and Mrs. Mcdonnell told
him in her confession that she had
com hate the little girl.
This little girl was beaten. she
was starved, she was inhumanly treat
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
Hettinger Woman
Given State Job

Bismarck, N. D.. July 1s.-Miss
Shirley Fox. superintendent of schools
of Hettinger county, his resigned to
accept a position as state inspector>of
rural graded Inc consolidated schools.
the appointment being made by Su-
p~erintendent Minnie J.. Nelson.
Miss Fox will assume her duties
August IS. She succeeds Edward
Erickson, who was appointed direc-
tor of vocational education, succeed
ing c. E. Cavet. removed. Miss Fox
was finishing her third term as SUI
p~erintendent in Hettinger county.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
Prospective Settlers
Are Coming In Fast,
John H. Worst SAYS

Bismarck, N. D., July 1~6.-Prospec-
tive settlers are coming to North Da-
kota at the rate of $50 to 200 a
month, according to J. H. Worst,
commissioner Of immigration. who
has returned from st. Paul where he
consulted with immigration agents of
the railroads.
THE Northern Pacific informed
me that 1t had located about so
families in Benson county since the
first of THE year" DR.. Worst said.
"a checkup of the special excursion
tickets sold tt homeseekers shows
that for some time prospective settlers
have been coming in the state at the
rate of $50 to 200 a month, and this
number will of course be increased
later in the season.
The northwest railroads are doing
much immigration work, DR.. Worst
! said. including advertising and per-
sonal solicitation by agents. The
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
| 500 line all have men in the field. he
| said, while the Milwaukee is running
over it's lines outside of North Dakota
a special car containing North Da-
kota products.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
LEGION TO MAKE
NEW PLANS FOR
SALE OF BONUSES

Fargo. N. D.. July 1S.-Thc
state executive committee of the
American Legion has authorized
its committee to work out a plan
for dispOsing of bonus claims. a
former plan for their sale lpivinS
been declared unconstitutional. ii
was announced today. Another
plan disclosed at the executive
meeting yesterday was to in-
crease the state Legion mem;>clr
ship from 5000 to $1,000 or 3d.
900. it was announced today.
Fargo will receive "cvcry con-.
sfderation" in the selection OF n
site for the federal psychopathic
hospital to be located in the
northwest. said Colonel C. tR.
Forbes. head of the U. S. Vet
erans' bureau. as he stopped here
for twenty minutes
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18

ed In every way in this so-called
home" said Judge Cofey. and as a
result when she finally was taken to.
a children's home in Fargo she was
SO emaciated that she died of the flu.
The little girl, Judge Coffey said, had
little semblance of a human being.
Another child. he said, was driven
out to herd cattle at night in the cold.
and several Of his toes were frozen
off. Another child died under similar
~mistreatment. he said. 81
Mcdonnell. who was a farmer. is
employed in similar occupation at the
prison.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
Hurds6eld Man Named
Head OF Grainmen's Union

Valley City. N. D.. July Isl. II.
Palmer of Hurdsfield was elected
president of the North Dakota Grain
mems union at the final session OF the
annual convention here Friday night.
Other officers named were: B. C. Han
son. Hastings. vice president: J.. H.
Bruins. Valley City, past president: 7.
p. Peterson, Valley CITY. s%treasurcr.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
FORMER N. d. BOY HoNoRED.

FORMER N. d. BOY HONORED.
Bottineau, N. D., July 1S.-Clifford
Fix of Twin Falls. Idaho, high school
student who was born here and lived
here as a boy, has been awarded one
of the five open scholarships of
Swarthmore college. Pennsylvania.
The scholarship is modelled after
the Rhodes scholarship and is open
to the entire nation. Clifford Fix
stands higher in general scholarship,
including athletics, than any high
school student in the state of Idaho,
it Is thought. -.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
State Treasury Paid
Out $4,000 900 In
Last Fiscal Year

Bismarck. N. D., July 1s.-More
than fifteen million dollars vas paid
out of the state treasury during the
fiscal year ending June so. figures
compiled today in the Office of State
Treasurer Steen show.
Total receipts for the fiscal year
were s14.769.179.23: total disburse-
ments, s15,41S,0 s6.30. Because of a
balance on hand at the beginning OF
the fiscal year there is a balance Of
2,4O5, 483.1O remaining.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
Several Pass State
Bar Examination

Bismarck. n. D., July 1S.-Follow-
ing is a. list of candidates admitted,
to the practice of law in North Da-
kota as the result of the state bar
examination held here July IA: d
Marion D. Avery, ivan H. Breaw,
Victor J. Christensen, G.. McLain
johnson, John G.. Lindlauf, Peter F..
Lish, H. E. Mielke. Jesse C. Miller,
Emanuel Squtt, Harold d. Shaft,
Lloyd f. Callahan, t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
HAS CLOSE CALL.

Starkweather, N. D., July 1S,-Rcy.
v. A. Major, pastor of the local com
munity church. had a very close call
when the car that he was driving
turned turtle in the ditch. He es-
capped without injury. however, inc
the a suffered no further damage
than q broken windshield.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
WILL MANAGE T

Northwood, N. D., July 1S.-Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Erickson of Crook
ston have assumed the management
of, the Lincoln hotcl here, John DIN,
the former proprietor, having gone
to join his family at st. Paul. Mr..
and Mrs. Erickson are giving the no.
tel a thorough overhauling and re-
decoration %s,s ~
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
RETAINS "BOTTINEAU Joe.

Bottineau. N. D.. July 1S.-
tombstone e. Walker. superintendent
of the Bottinean schools during the
past year has decided to remain for
another year. He is a graduate Of
the University of North Dakota.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
Roy BAND 10 MAKE TRIP.

Devils Lake, N. D.. July 1S.-ThA
Devils Lake Boy Scout band left Mop-r>
day for Glacier National park w;,eRn
they will play for the next ten days.
and on the return trip will play five,
concerts at Montana and North DAP;
kOta points.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
GOES TO sYKEsToN SCHOOL

Sykeston, N. D.. July 1S.-B. hn
Larson who for, the past two years.
has been superintendent Of schools as
Ray will head the schools here next
ear He is spending the hummer OF,
a visit to Alberta points. Q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-18
START NEW GARAGE.

Northwood. N. D., July 1s:-ole
Hovde and Andrew Reigstad of Aneta
had opened a garage business here in
the old Glasrud and Steenstrup build
ing. formerly occupied by the Stand
ard Oil company. New equipment
has been installed and a general auto
repair business will be. conducted.
!, Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
The Washington times., 1922-06-18
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The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-18
COUNTY COMMITTEES NEEDED

Wisdom of the proposal of the Republican Territorial central
committee to abolish county committees to be presented at the he
publican convention today is open to question. 1t is proposed that
county as well as legislative and delegate to congress campaigns
should be handled in the counties by the counties delegations 70 the
central committee.
by electing to the county committee members from the various pre-
cincts. In each precinct there is one or more man who is responsible
for seeing that the voters are registered and that they get to the polls
to cast their suffrages. Experience everywhere i'll political elections
shows the necessity of having such workers at every polling place
The proposed change would disrupt the present organization which
on Maui at least, is working we'll 1t would place the responsibilities
for the carrying of the elections in the hands of a few men who, III
the County of Maui, would have a much greater territory under their
supervision than they could well look after.
Aside from the political wisdom or mwisdom of the propose
it is open to objection as being contrary to the idea Of county sell
government. In legislative and governmental affairs there is the
tendency to take away from the counties powers that should be
theirs. The proposal means the carrying of that idea into Rcpub
lican party affairs. The criticism is advanced that it would put
party affairs in the hands of small political oigarchy, J" too.
Attempted political innovations have not worked out well else
many. There are not a few who feel that the old convention days
were far and away preferable to the direct primary system. Under
those circumstances the party may well hesitate before going to such
an extreme as abolshing county committees.
If further arguments are needed one is to be found in the meth
DDS of the Territorial committee which publishes notices and clk
only in the Honolulu newspapers, ignoring the fact that a majority
of the Republican voters reside in the other counties.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-18
IMPORTANT STRAW ELECTION

In its issue of July 8 The Literary Digest announces that it will
make a genuinely national test of the sentiment as to prohibition and
the soldiers bonus proposal, that such a poll is now actually under
way. Those who remember the accuracy with which the poll made
by that publication in advance of the last presidential election two
years ago showed political sentiment will feel a keener interest in
sue of July Is and it will be continued weekly until the final returns
are in.
Ten million ballots are being distributed by Literary Digest, it
says, to all classes of voters in all the states and communities of the
nation. Millions are sent out by mail, one in each envelope and other
millions are distributed through the great industrial plants. An I'M
hampered and unbiased count and report of the result of the vote is
assured.
AS to- the ballot on prohibition there is a sufficiently wide scope
for views given to make sentiment clear, three expressions being
presented but as to the soldiers bonus the result will not be so in
dicative for it is only Eyes or mo- that can be answered and there
are many who, like President Harding, favor a soldiers bonus but
want proper provision for raising of funds first and do not approve
of the project as it now ponds in congress.
On prohibition the voter is asked DO you favor the continuance
and strict enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and the Vol
stead Law" 'Do you favor a modification of the Volstead Law
to permit light wines and beerS?" "Do you favor the repeal of the
Prohibition Amendment? ?"
AS a forecast this paper will predict that a preponderant num-
Der of votes will be for continuance and enforcement of the amend
ment. This view is the result Of observation of resubmissions of con
sntutional amendments and laws in various states of the Union.
There are many men who formerly enjoyed the use of alcoholic
liquors, some of whom still want it for themselves, who believe that
in a generation or two the results will be such that their own self
denial now will be warranted. The writer has seen a mining COM
munity vote wet and when the dry amendment was passed vote dry
by the same majority for a stronger constitutional prohibition.
1t may or may not be an indication of the result when it is re-
ported that the Manufacturers Record took a poll of 1900 persons
Sin various fields of activity and S512 percent favored continuing
prohibition.
No matter how Literary Digests poll may go, it will have a
tendency to clarity the atmosphere and the magazine is to be COM
mended in its undertaking.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-18
UNAFRAID

From time to time President Harding is giving indication of a
strong scense of personal fearlessness and a willingness to bear on
his own shoulders responsibilities that he might, if he would, shift on
the party. The most recent indication is seen in the reports of his
response to criticism of his proposals for settlement of the coal strike
and for keeping the mails moving in the railroad strike. In re
gard to Communicating" labor to keep the mails moving he is
quoted as having said that the worst that could happen, if he should
pass what the law might interpret as his rights and powers would
be to impeach him.
1t is such an attitude as + Harding takes that wakens admiration
no matter what may be the views of his opponents. The country
has small use for the political OppOrtmist, the man who places his
own possibilities of future success over what he considers right and
wrong. Should Harding commander labor to move the mails he
would arouse bitter enmity from the more radical labOrites but in
the public generally there would be awakened a strong admirai ion.
The President on previous occasions has been decidedly out
spoken on the subject of Soldiers Bonus legislation and has indicated
that he wants satisfactory ways and means of meeting payments