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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-29
MRS. KING DIES
AT ACE OF 81
Funeral to Be Held This Evening al
George Parlors; Burial VII Take
Place In Missouri.

At the age of 80 years, Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Hyde King died at the home
of her daughter and so~n-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. D. T. Goodwin, 600 Fifth av-
enue north, Thursday morning. She
had been a resident of Great Falls for
the last five years, coming here from
Marshall, Mo. With her at the time OF
her death were her son, James II
King. Butte; her daughter. Mrs. Good
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-29
Mrs, Watson Asks
Decree of Divorce

Lotella M. Watson Thursday filed
suit in district court for a divorce from
Charles r. Watson, neglect and failure
to support being alleged grounds for
the action. They were married in
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-29

Lynn r. Day, %, Denton; Eleanor
J. Rambeck, 80, Great Falls.
O. J. Gendreau, 35; Doris X. Lee,
%. both of Great Falls.
P. Milton McGregor, 25; Carmelita
E. Mclean, %, both Of Great Falls.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-29

iseemed probably due to exposure and
Hack of proper feelings. Probably the
same disease was prevalent in the
Musse1shell district in the winter of
1916-17. according to the report.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
Theodore Roosevelt Believed
There Might Be Monsters III
!, Junqles of Southern Andes

sibly he may be alive and read this
and give the world some further infor-
nation.
when + returned to the United
States, the first salutatton President
Roosevelt gave me as ! entered his
Office in the White House was: We'll,
old Pan-America. where is your Ar
gentine amphibian M what has hap
pened To- calling the mans name.
and several other congressman were
in the room at the time and they may
! recall this salutation because every
body seemed amused by it.
Took Stock in Story.
After the departure of the others
the president for half an hour dis
cussed as an enthusiastic naturalist
| and scientist the possibility Of there
! being some huge surviving amphibian
descended from the ancient plesio-
saurians, and actually took stock. so
prospector whom he said he well re-
membcred. l mentioned the incident
to Secretary Loeb as I left the presi-
dents office n he may possibly re-
call my conversation.
Years later when Colonel Roose-
Welt made his famous trip to South
America. he told me contidentially
just before sailing that, although he
had never heard anything further
from this American prospector, l
arrival in Argentina, he decided to
make . special trip of expiration to
southern Argentina and Chile, in the
hope Of ascertaining whether there
was any truth in these stories Of this
monster amphibian. which strongly
appealed to him. He wanted nothing
said about it lest there should be ridi-
Guile if he did not succeed.
Shortly before he left Buenos
Aires. Argentina, for his notable and
Paraguay rivers into the heart OF
Brazil, he sent me word through a
mutual Argentine friend that he had
finally decided on the Brazilian instead
of the Argentine exploring eXpedi-
ton. +"
Found the River.
AFTER his return to America and
when he was recovering from the
poison and fever contracted in the
wild. hot tropical jungle of Brazil
saw him for along talk, when he said;
We'll, while T am game and glad that
l discovered this unknown river ir
Brazil. 1 would probably be far bet.
ter physically If I had gone to the
cooler region of southern Argentine
and Chile and L might have found
that mysterious amphibian which
would have aroused far more human
interest throughout the world than az
unlnapped river,
when later he passed away sud
denly. undoubtedly as "a result of the
poison contracted in his Brazilian
jungle travels, 1 could not help think,
ing that if he had gone after the un,
known beast of Argentina instead O.
the unknown river Of Brazil, all his
tory might have been changed. Any,
way, I hope the relation of this Incl,
dent may be an inspiration to jose
Cinagi. superintendent of the Bueno'
Aires Geological garden, and Emilio
Frey, the distinguished Argentine en-
gineer, who are on an expedition tt
ascertain the facts about this extra
ordinary plesiosaurian n surviving
amphibian whose ancestors go bacl
through untold ages"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

49, mark. the p-ossessor Of inside y
t fnru.tion' may have driven car an
, houH and been disqualified for TOUT
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

q ~ ~
All the, epithets that could convey
an Idea 81 sw1ftness were exhausted
by Homer on the schariots Of his time,
% that the wheel, running independ-
emily upon a fixed axle, could hardly
have been . new invention even then.
The spinning wheel has evolved in-
to the sewing and weaving machines
and the automobile, has taken the
place Of the. chsrtot, but this principle
OF the wheel has been retained in
each. Still there must have been an
intermediate step before the wheel
rAn Independently OF the axle. No
doubt the first axle and pair OF wheels
were>Gouged out Of an immense tree
and were all In one piece. Before
that people dragged their loads. That
absurd rolling thing must have
been q great step in progress in that
day. ~ z
The next step may have been the
result OF inspiration rather than in.
vention. Perhaps some chariot racer
on n Of the race tracks of a city
more ancient than ancient Troy. fired
by genius and the desire to cash a
winning bet, suddenly hit upon the
idea that a wheel that turned and an
axle that stood still was just the prop.
'er caper.
How the bookmakers OF those days
must have laughed when they view
ed the sorry nag which he! had pur-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
x.I,r ;sWIlnfEaas WIN

b. sWI1lN6ERs WIN.
N.- Haven, Conn, April L. ales'
swimmers defeated the un'tea s...
r..., Academy team in carnes1e
pool today 81 to /.
uer,,d want Ads Bring Results;
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
CROP PROSPECTS in
POLAND FAVORABLE

New York-Though it is still too
early in the year to estimate with ac-
curacy the condition Of Poland's win
ter wheat crop prospects, the outlook
Is regarded as favorable by the Polish
chief statistical office.
The practice OF sowing wheat in the
autumn is quite general throughout
poland. mich as is also the case in
THE great wheat areas Of Kanaas and
Nebraska. Consequently the severity
of the winter weather has an impor-
ytant bearing on the following seasons
crops.
Unfortunately. there was a general
thaw early in January followed by
snow and frost, but 1t is believed that
the greater portion of the snow area
was covered with a. blanket of snow
before h frost did much damage.
In two districts, Poznania and Kielce,
the dry autumn and November frosts
damaged from 5 to 20 per cent Of the
crops. Reports from the eastern dis
tricts are more favorable than from
n other region. It has been gener-
ally believed. and no information to
contrary has been received. that Po-
land will have larger grain supplies
this year than at any time since the
outbreak of the world war.
FILE BANKRUPTCY PETITION.
Minneapolis, March 30.-isting
claims totaning $30,767, three credi-
tors of the r. L.. WEIGH company,
grain commission merchants here, TO-
DAY filed a petition in federal district
court that the firm be adjudged
bankrupt
Tho creditors signing the petition
were the Bird Island Elevator. com-
pany of Bird Island, Mimi, with a
claim Of $22, 900; A. C. Bakstad
Grafton, N. D.. $4,000. and G.. H
Shout. Parkers Prairie. $3.767.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
AMERICAN CORN
PRODUCTS APPEAR
in SOVIET ARMENIA

rn ~ H..
Constantinople = American corn
flour and corn grits are making their
first appearance in Soviet Armenia
and other parts of the Near East this
year, these products having been
substituted for wheat and rice on an
extensive scale by the Near East Re-
lief in it's work through Asia Minor
and the Caucasus. s
An effort to make corn products
popular among the Turks in the Con
stantinople area has also been in
a%ugurated by American business men
here.
Seventeen public institutions in
Constantinople have agreed to make
a months trial of corn products, sub
stituting them for wheat and rice.
The saving in cost is about rs per
cent and a large market for Ameri-
a farm products is expected to re-
suit in the Levant.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
WHEEL, OLDEST
INVENTION, IS
STILL IN USE

"Father.. aid little willia1n. who
invented Wheels?"
Wheels were invented by'-here
father paused to consult the en-
cyclopedia.
Jumping Jimmy! This youngster
had struck the weakest link in tho
whole chain OF mechanical knowl.
edge. Even the erudite compiler 81
facts had lodged that query. It il :
riddle that has never been solved.
What next? Well, father remem
bered that Homer thousands Of .
age . written upon-the subject. He
was astounded to discover, however,
that wheels running upon fixed axles
n removable at pleasure were lust
as we'll known to Homer as they are
10 the, owner of the fivver of today.
He tells us in his description Of :
chariot that while Juno was giving
n bit to the horses Hebe fastened
the wheels TO the iron axles. These
wheels had eight brazen spokes and
the felloes were Of gold and the tires
of brass"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
INCREASE OF
76l,727 CHURCH
MEMBERS IN 1872


New York-An increase Of 761,727.
church members in 1891 10 reported
from SO denominations. in q survey
made by DR.. H. X. Carroll, who sew
eral years ago compiled the first Of
,ficiai census Of religions for the Unit
ed States government. The reports
from which the survey was made were
obtained direct from each Of the fifty
denominations, and therefore repre-
sent their own figures.
four OF the CHIEF bodies Of the
BAPTIST group are missing from this
survey for the reason that their sta
tistical year is the calendar year and
ii returns for 1921 were Available,
5"If BAPTIST ~increases for 1921 were
intIuded the .totAi gains OF 1874 would
almost certainly reach SS0. Ooo,.s DIR.
Carroll states.
rhe 1871 hcreassscompAssd TO tsat
of 1870 which was 914,0S4s according
to CORRECTED returns. Dr, Carroll
,nQtes. TIM present survey Will Ap-
pear of3ciAtly in the Christian Hetaid
fon April !
pr. Carroll's hgnfes show that COM
municants IA 1921 totalled ~43.623,2es
AATN - ~ M [CEMJ AN AAsL HHN ~ y KfrElT 49, s&t = = lA2A
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
new AMAZON
EXPLORATION
\. EXPEDITION
Specimens Are Being Sc
cured For University of
Michigan Museum

Ann Arbor, Mich. April "a
second expedition into the Amazon
river dist Of South America Is ex-
ploring the region of Eastern Brazil
In the interests Of the University of
Michigan. it is announced by DIR. A.
q. Ruthven, director Of the University
museum.
The second expedition is being
carried on by but two white men,
Jesse Williamson of Button, Ind,
n Captain John Strom. an army Of
dcer stationed in the Philippines for
some time and who has had wide ex-
perience in exploration fields,
They are obtaining specimens for
the Michigan museum and also seek
ing data about animals to be found
in the Amazon country hat will link
Various species of animal life. The
work will continue several months.
Another exploration party for the
university. has just completed its work
in Brazil and is on the way out of
that country, DIR. Ruthven Is advised.
This group vas headed by DR.. Rusby
and is known as the milford explora-
ton. DIR. Rusty some time & Suf-
fered from an infected tooth and be-
cause of complications was forced to
leave the party and turn leadership
over to DIR. w. NJ. Mann, assistant
curator in the division of insects OF
the United States National Museum.
The Milford Exploration party
has made exhaustive Investigations in
Western Brazil and Bolivia and is re-
turning with several thousand plant
numbers. A large amount OF materi-
al has been shipped to this country.
The specimens will go to~the Econom-
ic Museum OF the New York Botanic
al Garden and to other institutions.
125 Species Of Ants.
In the entomology branch 100000
specimens have been collected. in
Guiding 1875 different species of ants.
The fish collected also is important
DR. Rusbys return journey Is de-
scribed by Dr.. Ruthven as a re-
markable one because of the Difficult
ties he was obliged to overcome
Despite his illness he took leave of
other members OF the party in
Bolivia and started alone on the ardu-
Gus journey across tho continent, a
trip about 1000 miles long, by raft,
launch, river stea1lcr and railroad.
He arrived at Manaos, Brazil. Janu-
Ary 8, and arranged to leave FOR New
York in February.
In discussing the objects Of the
.Unfveraty's various expeditions into
South America, DR.. Ruthven declared
specimens from the region arc OF
great value in linking n species
with another. Certain animal groups
furnish the key to other mysteries OF
evolution. he pointed out, and the
university is seeking to trace these re-
Scholarships.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

; Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
believed there might be some huge
surviving anphtbian In the jungles OF
tho southern Andes, such as has, been
described in cable dispatches rom
South America. and when the former
president went on his expedition
which discovered the River of Doubt
he had some idea OF looking for 1t.
John Barrett, late director OF the
Argentina during President Roose-
velt's administration has just dis
closed that part Of Colonel Roose-
velt's expeditionary plans which
hitherto are said to have been untold.
ION reading the first cabled re-
port" said Mr.. Barrett, that Martin
Sheffield, an American of whom I have
personal knowledge, had reported that
he had seen what appeared to be a
phibian swimming in the waters Of a
southern Andean jungle lake, j re-
called that nearly twenty years ago,
in November, 1903, when / was min
lister to Argentina a clear-headed,
typical American prospectOr and OK
plorer. whose name l have forgotten,
came to the legation and In a con-
vincing way proceeded to relate to me
a story almost identical with that now
reported as told recently by Sheffield,
to the effect that he had seen swim
ming in a lake a huge lizard-nke
monster with a curved neck. His ex-
pert discussion Of the mineral and
timber resources Of the Andean pla-
tcaus n plains convinced me of his
sincerity and responsibility. He urged
me to help him raise money in either
Argentina or the United States, pre-
ferably the latter, to outfit and con
duct an expedition to locate and cap
ture this extraordinary animal, and
begged me to write to President
Roosevelt about it and mention his
name because he had been associated
in some way with Roosevelt in the
Cuban campaign.
y Roosevelt Was Interested.
although I gave no promises. he
said he would call again. Shortly
afterward I wrote President Roose-
welt a personal and unofficial letter
referring to this incident In about q
legation pouch a personal letter from
the president, written in his own
handwriting and expressing cal in
tcrest in the story Of this American
whom he said he we'll remembered
n asking me to get without fail into
touch with him at, nce and ask him
to write all about what he had seen.
1.-THE man meanwhile sent word
that he was off again on a mineral
and timber prospecting tour in south
ern Argentina and Chile. but giving
no address and no names of those he
might represent.
"In April, five months later, just
before I went to Panama as first
American minister, + received a letter
from the prospector. written from
some far away place in Chubut, OF
so-called Patagonia. He was almost
enthusiastic in his story of how he
had again found a fresh trail. Of a
strange animal leading to the waters
Of a lake, although he had not a.
tually again seen the beast IS in his
first experience. This letter I a,
once forwarded to President Roose.
welt and / am wondering if it is still
in his archives which nay have beer
preserved. Since then 1 have neve
received any further word from OIL
about this American p~rospector. Pos
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

poaely harnessed up to disguise tho
larceny Of his Intentions. conndehe
- their knowledge Of the compare.
tive vaina Of everything In the horse
line. thev probably nudged each otn-
a. Z. he showered hisgold upon them,
inonirinr OF him Systematically II ne
got It eadly. Then when they saw
thst the remark was about to recon-
mon themselves, what . howl they
have raised! However, tne
driver, full Of that strange arrogance
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03

as compared with ~42,761,47s in 1920
and S6.095.6S5 in 1911. The net gain
for the tn years is reported as T.
427,521. or, somewhat more than 2
per centa.per year..
There & was an increase of SO in
the number of churches in 1921. as
compared with a decrease of 1000 In
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
X. The
Reason

The reason most people don't ac-
complish more is because they don't
attempt more. A knowledge Of ac-
counting, business methods, banking,
shorthand and typewriting will help
you to attempt and accomplish more.
This is the knowledge that makes your
services in demand and will help you
to branch out for yourself. Send for
our free catalos and find out how
easy it is.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-04-03
Swedish Students
Find Much To Admire
In u. S. Universities

Stockholm-Swedish students and
scholars who have been enabled by
scholarships to pursue postgraduate
work in America have found much to-
admire in American universities and
colleges and are telling their folks at
home about it when they return or in
letters.
American university life seems to
have captured their goodwill while
American scholarship as represented
in the larger universities has evoked
their praise. '.
What has completely won Swedish
scholars, they say. is the liberal spirit
and generosity of American colleges
prolong their stay by additional
scholarship grants.
Get Much Publicity.
Reports by these students and
scholars. are receiving wide publica-
zion in Swedish newspapers. They
winners of scholarships given by
the Sweden-American Foundation,
which since 1919 has afforded about
fo~rty-dve of them opportunities to
study in various American education
al institutions. In return the Ameri-
can-Scandinavian Foundation Of New
York City has presented scholarships
to about thirty American students for
study in Swedish universities.
Indications are seen here that this
exchange of students is a potent in
fiuence for the promotion of inter-
national friendship.
Some of the Swedish students took
their postgraduate courses in Amer
lean banking and industrial houses in
order to study American business and
commercial methods. One of these
reported that no fonnd the large New
York bank where he spent more than
q year to be marvelously organized
and operated.
IAud institutions.
Swedish students who studied at
Columbia university, Smith college.
Harvard and Yale pay tributes to
those institutions or their instructors.
The Swedish students are UNI
antnous in saying that they were as
tonished. at the ease with which the
average American college student ex-
pressed hiS' thoughts. They attribute
this fiuency to their training in de-
batting clubs in discussing social and
political questions.
American students in Sweden also
express their qualification at the high
standard of scholarships in such uni.
versities as Upsala, Lund and Stock
holm and tell Of the inspiration and
cultural influence of these old insti-
buttons on learning.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-11-09
PENNSVIIIE

Mr.. and Mrs II. ]. Harmer at
tended Eastern Star lodge at Stock
port last Thursday night.
Dr. and Mrs. Davis who visited at
Canton several days have returned
home. az
Mrs. Charles Johnson of Zanes-
vile is visiting Mrs. Mary Penrose
and Mrs. Ruth Davis.
Eli Thompson and family OF
Cleveland visited over Sunday with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Abe
Thompson here.
Dexter Carr who has been sick at
the home of Will Pidgeon, doesn't
seem to improve very fast.
The death of Winfield McComas
occurred Monday, an account OF
which is given elsewhere.
Mrs. Myrtle Strahl and daughters
of Malta visited Mrs. Strahl's sis
ter Mrs. Frank Clifford "last week.
Mrs May Penrose who has beer
visiting in Columbus and Cleve-
land for some time, returned home
Saturday i
Mrs. Esther Calvert of Rooster
vile visited Hannah Lynn Tuesday
j. l.. Bailey who has been spend
ing a few weeks at Clark James al
Pataskala has returned home.
The Missionary society met a
the home of Mrs. Dean Tuesday af
ternoon After the transaction o1
business. the literary program was
rendered: Readings, Mrs. Dean
Minnie Daugherty and Ollie Van
fossen. The next meeting will bt
at the home of Minnie DaughertN
Dec
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-11-09

and family. so shocking that it is
hardly yet realized, but seems as her
sister said, like bad dream. Low
ing service was given without stint
but without avail. When it was
found that the end was near she
was told. whispering her husband s
name and saying "All is WE'LL" she
crossed the shadow bridge that
spans the river between the seen
and the unseen-the love of her
sorrowing family going with her
until she passed into the arms OF
Infinite love. She is survived by
her husband and the two children
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Niceswanger of Poplar Ridge; one
brother. Jesse of Malta, and one
sister, Mrs. Russell Martin of Hills
boro, o. Another sister, Bertha
died about four years ago.
If sympathy can be any comfort
to these bereaved ones it is theirs
in full measure. May they come
out e'er long from beneath the dark
waters through which they are
passing, into a reconciled frame OF
mind where it will always be com.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-11-09
TpTaDEIPHTA

| The school social Saturday night
was well attended. Bessie New
man and Ira Trash received largest
number of votes for the cake. Geo
Davis received box Of candy fol
nearest correct guess on how many
grains on certain ear OF corn. His
guess was 500; correct number
603. Sixteen boxs were sold also;
total proceeds $21.65.
J. w. Edgell has gone to West
Virginia to build a house for his
son Asa who had the misfortune to
be burned out.
C. C. Jadwin and son Harold Wis
tied Saturday and Sunday with his
sister and family near Circleville.
Luther Martin is showing some
improvement.
Ed Ribble and family of Sharp
Ridge spent Sunday with his sister
Mrs. L. A. Appleman and family.
The first quarterly meeting on
Deavertown charge will be held at
Triadelphia Saturday and Sunday,
Nov. 1919. District Supt. McEl-
fresh in charge.
Thurman Fluharty and wife
were at GAINESVILLE Sunday to see
their nephew Ralph Frash who re-
Gently underwent very serious Op-
Grafton.
L. A. Appleman is in GAINESVILLE
painting his brothers house.
Fred Uphner of Brownsville Wis
tied his cousin t. w. Risen Satur-
day.
Billy Williams and family Of
Shawnee were Sunday visitors at
Geo. Taylor's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-11-09
Mrs. Mary A. Frash

Mary ADV Niceswaneer was born
nearRosseau Jan. 8, 1898. and died
at the family home in Malta Oct
Is. 1922, aged % years, 10 months
and Z days. She spent her early
childhood in tho home neighbor-
hood, moving with the family to
Poplar Ridge about Is years ago
Here she attended school and grew
to ideal womanhood. She was a
good student and became fine
scholar, entering the teachers pro-
fession when quite young, after
taking professional training at
Muskingum college. She taught
several years in Malta township
and finally two years in Deayer-
town school.
She was married to Gilbert N
Frash Feb. 19, 1916. Two chill.
dren were born to them-Maurice
Dean aged four years and Betty
Jean who was six months old the
day of her mothers death. At ar
early age she united with the Deer.
field church and was a loving, gen
tie Christian to the end of her brie1
life. All know the dreadful tragedy
which took her from her friend.