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Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
EAST GRAND FORKS.


The sugar beet froAA the present
outlook appears to be the bsst pasaHg
crop in this, district, r. 4. sullivan, o.
tho Sullivan Bros real eAt4te Arm
Of East Grand Forks, states: sonas
Of the tracts raising sugar bA4ts ttiis
year are expected to make 4 yield Of
from Is. to 20 tons per acre. The
| present. price being III tho, n@ishbnE-
hSss eas = ade 5sn 81 tssss nses.
the crop planted this year, Mr. Sui
livan says.
! Contracts are made by thu srowArS
4 in this district with the ChAHka Sugar
Beet Co.. OF Chaska Mimi YheEshy
the company agrees to pay yA mini
mum price OF Is l. ton, THE to be AZ.
vanced in proportion to the rrspAtl-
ana care Of the crop par acfe 4
placed at t2S. which cost in deducted
at the factory when the bssts ave
shipped in the fall. This company
takes the farmer il as 1 partner Mr..
Sullivan states. and ! t45E&nteAs =
minimum price, making tha grower at
least sure OF the cost OF raising his
crop, and gives = promise Of I future
| Great Buildthg.
eest.a.s !: no SSnss sat IL T sS. eat
waited crop is one. Of the great build
ers for the land Of. the RSd River
Valley, which have been producing
small grains more or less for forty
years. Our land. here. baing . heavy
loan, soil with plenty, or fertility. 4
farmer Il aim ost sure. in any nne year
to- produce a fair. crop on land in eul-
this valley has never had a crop fail
ufe, has always had sufficient sup
ply of rain to grow most any kind Of
"The sugar beet crop here this year
ris showing up rs one of the best In
any state. 1t is claimed that the pAr-
|.centage Of sugar in the beets raised
in the Red River Valley Is equal to
that Of beets raised on irrigated land
in the states further west.
| Sugar beet tops are valuab bic
part Of the crop also" MIR. Sullivan
says, these tops being Of great value
for dairy herds. The growth of the
beets would help in the promotion of
the dairy cattle business in the eoun-
|ty.
Wants Factory Hero.
'The location Of sugar beet fac
tory in this part Of the Valley will
probably be made in the near future
Mr.. Sullivan states. 'in order to care
LOT inc crop pelnE raised mere. pc
lieve that East Grand Forks with It's
Splendid railroad facilities: located as
it is on the junction Of the Red Lake
and Red rivers, and comprising with
Grand Forks. a business center Of al
most 10000 people, is the logical place
for such a factory
This city is situated in the heart
of the Red River Valley with strip
Of country 100 miles north and south
OF it which would furnish a sufficient
supply of sugar beets to enable a
would be little difficulty in having sew
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Big Pageant Being
Arranged For Fair.
AT Bemidji Next Week

Bcmidji. Mimi, Aug. Amy girl
or woman under Is years of age is
eligible to become candidate for the
position of Queen Of the Pageant to
be staged here during the Northern
Minnesota Fair, August 1919. a cam
! paign i; being carried on by Bemidjl
men to induce all of the towns in this
section of the state to enter candi-
dates.
The sale of tickets through the
purchase Of which the votes are is
sued will begin Monday in practical
ly all towns of the county. Each can
didate will receive 1000 votes as a
starter and will be given ESQ votes
for each 75-cent ticket sold and SEQ
vote for each season ticket to the fair
| sold.
The winner of the race will be
crowned by Governor ]. A. o. Preus
during the hageant.
J Parts for the pageant have already
been assigned and rehearsats have al
ready begun.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
MAR TIN | / ! OLSON Is
DRINKS ACID
Dead Body Found in His
Room; Has No Relatives
So Far as known.

Z Martin olson aged IS, eonnitted
His dead body was found Ia his
room ut 11s South Second street, Eaat
Grand Forks An examination dis
closed that carbolic acid was the
cause o4, death.
Mr.. Olson had lived here for .
number of years. He, came from
Norway. and 10. far as is known had
no relatives In ! this country. The
East Grand Forks authorities are
holding the body In the effort to dis.
cover some Of his relatives. No ait:
ranEements for the funeral have been
made rs yet.
MI. Dixon formerly conducted Z
shooting gallery but for the last yeai
or two had no regular employment
DespondencyS is thought to have beer
the cause of hisrsuicidc.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Plan To Form Auto
Club Here Thursday

A meeting Of automobile owners Of
East Grand Forks will be held Thurs-
day evening at o clock in the Com
hercial club rooms for tbs pu{poEt
il planned, according to F. R.. John
son of the johnson & Morgan com
pany, who is promoting the project
to form club for later utilization
with the state a sociation, which is q
member Of the American Automobile
association.
The purpose of the organization will
be to encourage and aid in the build
Ing and maintenance of good roads;
also the erection OF guide posts, and
in general to foster all movemen
for the enactment Of fair and equit-
able automobile and good road lssis-
lation.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Strike Leaders Gathev

Washington, Aug F-LeadArs of
the striking railroad shopmen-B. M.
Jewell, president of railway employees
department of the American Fedora
tion of Labor; w. H. Johnston. presi.
dent Of the machinists association,
and J. r. Noonan, chief of the cleo
trical workers brotherhood-waited
over Sunday in Washington expecting
to resume with President Harding to-
day the negotiations for strike settle:
ment which were reopened Saturday
In the meantime there was a gather
ing Of the general chairmen Of the
strike organizations of several Of the
eastern railroad systems. chiefly ma
chinists representatives who reported
on existing conditions and discussed
strike policy with the national lead
ers.
In spite Of the refusal Of the road
managements to accept President
Harding's request that all strikers be
reinstated with full seniority in con-
sideration Of a calling of Of the strike
it Is known that paths of communi-
cation between the administration and
the moro prominent railroad heads
remain open, members OF the senate
sion being at all times in contact with
persons most concerned.
Expect No Compromise.
Union representatives remained
f1rm in the opinion that President
Harding would not ask them to COM
promise further on seniority points
held out the impression that they had
gone to the limits in. accepting his
original offer, and profeseed complete
ignorance as to what his reconsidera-
tion of the problem might develop.
Look For Help.
The union leaders expect other
railroad unions not on strike to fol-
low up today the program Of n1akine
representations to the president con
cerning the bad condition into which
they claim the strike has put railroad
rolling stock. This was begun Satur.
day by legislative agents Of three OF
the train servics brotherhoods organi-
zations, the. engineers. trainmen and
hremen and enginemen, and the init
nation left that while not contemplat-
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Bond Issue Passed
With Big Majority

The bond issue voted by the tax
payers Of Independent School District
No. Saturday, wps passed by ma
jority of 40 to T. 'i.his means that
$4,000 worth of bonds will be issued
to pay of a $4,000 Indebtedness.
which was incurred in connection
with the equipment of the new high
school building.
The purpose of these bonds is to
extend over period of fifteen years,
the payment of the indebtedness
which. under the former arrangement
was to be paid within four years.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Fxtend Central FYcld. !.
Invite Others In.

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. Icy the
Associated PRESS. )--Coal operators
and union leaders who met here to-
day for wage conference looking
toward ending the soft coal strike,
had agreed to ask all absent oper-
, ators, particularly those of Illinois
and Indiana, to Join in the conference
here Wednesday. Operators in other
states also probably will be asked, to
attend in an attempt to reach wage
agreements
Formal decision to delay any action
by the conferences now here was
scheduled for this afternoon at the
first joint conference of the miners
and operators Meanwhile the con-
ference is expected to mark time un-
til Wednesday,.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD THIS MORNING
FOR MRS. T. PENDER

Funeral services for Mrs.; Thomas
Pender. whose death oeenrrad Satur-
day morning, we're held this 7r9Srnins
at 1890 o'clock from the home and
at 11:00 O'Clock from the Memorial
Presbyterian church. Rev. Carl Per-
rim officiating. Interment was made
in the Memorial Park cemetery.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
GREEKS WITHDRAW
FROM TCRATALJA

c1Dtantlndpst, Aug. 7.-SBy t1is,
Associated Press. )-General vlsn-
dupoulds, conhntanding: the. Creek
troops HAS notified Brigadier, Gensra1.
fIArffnEtof cornmander at the, Allied,
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07

ference 40 at. Paul Auxust 10, ..pe !.
tttiontng thA prssid Snt 'of' the GnitAa
States to either obtain the immSdi-
at4 resumption OF coal mining and
railroad l activities under their private
manaEemeht or exercise the powers
81 ths president to operate these Il !
aHetries through public agencies, =
Vas the outstanding feature of- the
o9Mmitte ees work since appointment
py Governor Blaine. rs
Washington, Aux. Word from
the White House was awaited today
ny q group OK leaders represeutlhk
me striking railroad shoprten whS
remained in the capital over sunday
Harding would carry further the COM
fsrences of Saturday with view Is
smept. 81 II "a, ss''s = -
While house cAaeials gave no hint
es to the probable course of the prasi-
dent since his talk Saturday with the
labor leaders,, b. NJ. Jewell, OF the
railway employees department Of tbs
a. r. Of l.. ". n. Johnson, head 81
the Machinists' association and J. r.
Noonah of the Electrical Workers
Brotherhood, 2.ii
The union leaders expressed the
vS,.4St gtH0t lily ,RIeSlQenL WOULD not
ask them to go further IN an attempt
to compromise the seniority difiiculfy
With the road managements that
they had already zone in accepting
week:
Another angle Of the strike grow
Ing out of the presiden proposal
was before representatives OF the
manasenent and of the shop craft
Rr01lnS oP fhA hA~ -
were to begin meetings here today on
), the companies formal suggestion that
It's men return to1work on the basis
OF the White House program.
Violence Reported,
Chicago, Aug. 7.-(By the Associ- :
ated Press. s.)-Chicago appeared to
be in the doldroms-of the rail strike
today during the absence OF some of
the leading fEures In the shopmen i
3. N. Jewell. head Of the railway
employees department of the A. F. 81
L. With other strike leaders, was in
washington expecting to resume dis
cussion with President Harding.
Ben w. Hooper, chairman of the
United States Railroad Labor board,
was on his short vacation.
week of the, strike. a passenger train
on the Western Of :Alabaria, en- route
from Atlanta to Montgomery was
fired on BY alleged strike sympa:
thtzers according to. reports from
jured. A.
": s. McLana, car foreman in the
Illinois Central shops at Birning-
ham, Ala. was kidnapped ana taken
to the woods near" Cardiff, AID. and
| badly beaten. IT.
Eight men said to be striking Rur-
tnSton railroad shop workers, Wand
the wives Of two of them, were ar
rested by federal officers on charges
Of violating injunctions' at Havelock,
| Neb.
| Specific charges included painting
houses yellow, intimidating- company
,, guards. threatening workers and
causing disorders.
State authorities in Tennessee were
investigating 100000 fire Of sup
posed incendiary origin which de-
stroyed the freight station of the
Louisville and Nashville road and 20
cars in the Knoxville yards.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07

sinE actual strike en- mple;ses Ia tr4ns-.
portatiop service outside Of the shop
crafts ntiSht adopt a policy pf refus-
Ing service I'M ~ semi-organized fash
ion. on trains or at line points where
difficulty Nsand danger In working
trnfns or Facilities Is claimed to-; exist
because of improper ana insnfficient
Shobwork. M III ii * t' ~ S5h5.s, Il e y Z
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
LALLEGED I. Y. n. NABBED

= Aberds dsen,- S. D.. Aug. Six men
believed by the police to be connected
with the I. w. w. were. arrested to-
night, following an alleged attempted
hold UP Of three guards at the Mime
apolis and St. Louis railroad round
heuse here. The police suspect they
are members Of gang which has
been intimidatins harvest hands The
men will have hearing here Monday.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07

Mr. ana Mrs. John q. Gambler andl
Mr.. and Mrs.. Harold OlAnT left SAT-;
utdAy fut BeEnidjis marking t1Aa trip,
by motdr. They WIN sranH two wesks
AZ the w. G. Warren camp.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
To Mcrnorialize Harding.

Madison, Wis. Aug. 7.-Passage Of
a resolution Saturday by the Wiscon-
sin fuel committee to be presented at
Governor Preus' northwest coal con
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07

When a woman doesn't come down
town for week what lot Of things
she has TO attend toi
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
PLAYING Politics.

New York, Aug. mo statements
were, issued by the railway executives
on the strike situation as whole here
Sunday, but officials speaking individ-
ually said that the executives are
watching every step being taken by
the various union leaders to form a
united front and secure the backing
Of the administration
Let them play politics all they
want" said one, well keep on rum
ming trains"
A communication is expected by
the executives it was said during the
week as result of the series Of
Washington conferences with union
'@ Robert s Binkerd, assistant to
Chairman Cuyler of the Railway Ex-
ecutives association, made public two
kilograms from, the executives of two
railroads, one in the south and one
in the west. &s."
The first from j. NJ. Kurn, presi-
dent Of the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco read:
"Our situation continue to improve.
Now have about SIS per cent normal
forces. Gain of $50 men past 4s
hours. We are handling satisfactorily
heavy production Of coal from the
other perishables handled without do
lay Our through passenger trains
making practically scheduled time
Equipment is Safe.
The second from Lyman Delano,
|VicS president Of the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad company said:
"Our equipment in as good and safe
condition as on July 1. Running
repairs have been and are heing made
currently. No interruption or e1imina
tion Of any passenger or freight sched-
ule."
Union leaders said they expect
"much good" to result from theN con
ference Of the brotherhood chiefs and
other labor leaders with President
Harding They said confidential mes
sages from their Washington repre-
sentatives clearly indicated progress
was being made in prepa ring new
prnposafwhich they declared ''the
roads cannot ignore or refuse"
1T is not the danger Of the break
down of equipment alone" said a
stateme ent issued by the general strike
committee Of the Metropolitan dis
trlet. that has alarmed the govern
ment and caused the president to In
tervene in the strike, The government
must protect shippers and the public
from any further rate increases at the
moment Of returning business pros
psrity. The public has no desire to
finance the private war Of q few pow
erful executives against collective
barsaining and unionism in the rail-
road shops. And no one knows this
better than President Harding"
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
EAST SIDE BRIEFS

b,
Mrs. Lee Wright and son Billy, who
have been visiting at the home OF
Mrs. Ella Benson returned Sunday to
their home at Grafton, N. D.
Mr., and Mrs. Jacob Hurley OF
Big Rapids, S. D., are here visiting
friends and relatives for week.
Miss Doris Jones. Brooklyn boule-
ward, returned Saturday from Duluth
where she spent the last month.
Carl F. Dirkson of Thief River
FAILS. former resident Of North
land. has returned to his home after
spending a few days with friends
here and at Northland
Mr.. ard Mrs. Fred KnAuffel will
leave today for Cass Lake to spend
two, weeks; they are making the trip
by motor.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Attacks Railroads,

o " 2. T. = a. H
4. /. Attacks Railroads.
Duluth, Aug. 7.-Rules governing
government ipspection Of locomotives
are not being enforced, it was charged
( today by r. a. Henping, general
WorkerA northwestern division. Mr..
Herning said he was here to look over
the strike situation in the vicinity OF
the head Of the lakes.
~ The railroads, especially the east
ernNones are trying to break the shop
crafts union" said Mr.. Henning. III
is the hardest Job they ever have
tackled. The unions have accepted
President Harding's proposition for q
settlement. The next move is up to
the railroads. If they don't accept the
proposals of the president then the
president should make the railroads
abide by them"
Attacking the Duluth, Missabe and
Northern. and Duluth and Iron Range
ore carrying roads; Mr.. Henning said
these roads had never put any orders
OF the labor board into effect that
Extend Central Field.
Cleveland, Aug. 7.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Extension of the
central competiti:e field, to include
northern West Virginia as part Of
territory for making a basic wage
agreement in the soft coal industry
will be sought by the Mongahela Coal
Operators association, at the wage
conference of operators and union
miners that opened here today with
the view Of breaking the soft coal
strike
An application by the operators for
the extension of the central field
which now, includes Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio and western Pennsylvania, 1t
was learned, has already been filed
with President John l.. Lewis of the
miners and will be submitted by hin,
to the Unions policy committee for
action./
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
Harding Tells Striker.
To Return . Work
other special agent of the railroad
then killed the assailant. :ss ,St Il
Guardsninen Called.
(Continued from Pare IS

Chicago. Aug. Two hundred and
nifty Chicago guardsmen en- route
home from Clinton, Ill. where they
have been on strike duty for two
weeks have been ordered to proceed
70 Joliet where two men were KILLED
and the sheriff wounded In a rah
strike riot, this morning.
The Euardsmen are expected I'd
reach joliet shortly after noon.
Grand Forks herald., 1922-08-07
No Irnlnediate Action,

chicago, Aug. NO Immediate:
change Yin the ptokr4n OF the n1ainte-
nance Of way union is contstn plated
at present, e. F. Cradle president Of
thA organization, said here SnndHy,
He added, however, that IL present
practices on some railroads continue
.it is hard q telling where the mater
=. s.. cradle, whose union abandon
ed ! strike when it was agreed to sub.
matt 4 wage and rules dispute to the
said He expected to 60 to Washington
this week with other union leaders to
confer with President Harding re-
gardinG practices to which the union
men object.
These practices, he said, included
the employment OF armed guards BY
rlilroSds. He said he had received q
me sage from William ID. Roberts.
Vice president of maintenance Of way
unions on 2a eastern roads asking for
strike in sympathy with the shop
crafts and had>notified Mr.. Roberts
that there was no change in the main
tenance Of way unions stand at. pres
ent. D.
1--WE nave arranged for q hearing
on our disputes before. the labor board
starting Aug, 2s," Mr.. Cradle said.
"Rut notified my office to make it
plain to Mr.. Roberts that if there
was ecntinuation Of present condi-
tions on the roads that not only would
the maintenance Of way union be fore
cd to call . strike. but that other
Railroad unions as well would call a
walk out. D
NJ Want to Strike.
"0ur men are clam oring to go out
have already been
made for meeting Of the standard
railroad union heads within a few
days unless the shipments strike is
settled. There isn't any question but
that ! general railroad strike will$fol-
low continuation Of the present
conditions, regardless Of the wishes
Of the officers Of the unions. The men
are insulted by the armed guards. afe
abused and in numerous instances
there have heen, shootings.
There Is a general feeling in the
railroad unions that the shopmen's $
strike is the fight of all other unions
and they will not permit the railroads
to break the organization" r's
The shop crafts strike situation
hero-euHday was quiet. E. M. Jewell,
head Of the shop crafts union, was in
Waahington and there was no state
ment from strike Headquarters. labor
board offices were closed and rait ex-
ecutives had no comment to offer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-01
Niles High School Building
To BE COMPLETED IN December

Special To The News Times.
NILES, Mich, May 31.-AnnOunce-
ment was made Wednesday by Supt
Of Schools Q. w. Haisley that the
remaining units of Niles $3.50, 600
high school building, now being con-
structed by Byers Brothers Construc-
tion Co. of Kalamazoo. will not he
ready for use by the opening of the
fall term i'm September. While the
greater part of the work in the con-
struction of the outside walls has
been completed. it is the opinion oE
representatives of the-company that
the school will not-be ready for oc-
cupancy before Dec. l. the time spe-
Gifted in the contract. The system Of
halliday sessions in the grade schools
viii therefore be continued during
the fall months. Mr. Haisley de-
clared.
For the second time within a
month. the office Of the Standard OF
Co here was entered by burglars
Tuesday night. apd more than S173
taken from the ONCE safe.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-01
EPWORTH LEAGUE
BUYS LAKE SITE

GOSHEN, Ind. May 31.-(Spec-
iai)-A commission representing the
.Epworth League OF the North In
diana Methodist Episcopal confer
ence. meeting today at the Yellow
Banks hotel. Webster lake. - miles
northeast Of Warsaw. selected the
John Kline farm Of $50 acres as the
site for the annual meetings OF the
Epworth Institute. The price paid
for the land was SIS, 600.
Announcement was made that
large auditorium. a large hotel and
numerous cottages viii be erected
on the site
The commission making the Sc
lection was composed of w. w
Martin on the Fort WAYNE district.
Rev. W. II. Freeland. superintendent
OF the Wabash district Rev a. G.
Neal Of Warsaw. superintendent OF
the Goshen district. Rev c. l.. Clear
or Fremont, Rev. Benjamin Kendall
Of LoEansport. Rev. Charles Tink-
ham OF Peru, Rev. r. +. Thornburg
OF Elkhart Rev +. T. Day of
Huntington. Rev. NJ. O. Lester. OF
Columbia City, Rev W. W. Want
OF Aushawaka. Rev G.. b CroNau. OF
Warsow. and Rev. w T. Arnold OF
Kokomo.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-01
SPECULATION BLAMED
FOR FAILURE OF BANK

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, May 81.
-Culpability for the failure Of the
Allen G. Thurman company. former
Grand Rapids brokers, is laid 10 the
loss OF 100000 in a deal said 10
have been negotiated by one OF the
branch managers and was brought
out in Allen G. Humans testimony
in the first hearing &C his bank
ruptcy case The loss occurred when
the branch manager. withou- Thur
mans permission, purchased a large
quantity Of corn on the Chicago mar
ket while the price was up and lost
when the price slumped, thurman
testified. A part of the loss was re-
cOUpcd Thurman adGNd, when he
profited 10y another deal in corn and
wheat but a $4,000 debt still re-
mains Twenty eight thousand dol
lars have been invested by Thurman.
according TO his testimony, in an oil
corporation in Arkansas which has
not yet produced oil.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-01
McCARDLE TO CONFER
ON WATER SITUATION

WARSAW. Ind MAJ 31.-tSpec-
iaD-John McCardle, chairman Of
the Indiana public service commits
sion. will come 10 Warsaw Friday
and that evening Will confer with
citizens at the city building with re-
gard TO the water supply of the city.
The city council hae asked that
the water company be compelled to
sink sufficient wells at Winona lake
TO provide an adequate supply OF
water for Warsaw. but the officials
of the company contend that this is
not feasible.