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The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-16
By "clNTRA"
(The Hon. Mrs. John Fortesque)

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 LONDON, Jan. 16.-My American visit has been quite the most inter- esting experience of my life, and one that I hope I may often repeat. But it was all too short. There was so much wanted to see and do, and the greater part of my time had to pc spent of necessity working at the Plaza Hotel. Not that I could have worked in a more delightful place nor among kinder friends than the hotel staff. but the intricate business con- nected with the running ot dress shows naturally swallowed up most of my leisure time.
 Certainly I had every opportunity or studying the American woman, ana from matron to maid I found her unl- versally charming. As there are no bounds to American hospitality, so there appears to be no limit to the energy and resource of American Wo- mon They can be wonderful friends, as I proved every day of my visit. My two hostesses submitted with smlllng faces to every form of inconvenience caused by sheltering working dress maker under their respective rools' The telephone never ceased from tfou- hing. and they were literally never at rest. Business men, press inter- viewers, mannequins, etc, came to see men at all hours of the day and night and were received with kind cordiality by the mistress of the house. I was given every facility to sec anyone I chose. and in all my ways and works I received the encour- agement and practical help Of these patient and indefatigable friends.
 "Receptive" and Eager"
 The characteristics that struck me most were the receptiveness, the adaptability and the eager intel ligence Of the American women. They are not afraid of new ideas and seem always hungry to assimilate more, and they have very decided views of their own. They are keen conversa- tionalists and love the collision Of minds. They are progressive and do not condemn a theory because it IS new, but immediately begin to ana lyze it and put it to the test. They keen open, alert minds and seem al ways ready to be convinced, Ii thelr shrewd common sense so directs them. They are not half so slow and cautious as we British.
 Apparently I am the first prophet of individualism in dress to cross the Atlantic. When I was asked what the length of the skirt should be l merely replied, Depends upon the leg" and to the question, "Should gowns be sleeveless or not?' an swered, Depends upon the arm.' h. stead of instantly losing interest in me because I refuse blindly to follow the dictates of fashion ana lnslsC upoh oo' signing for the individual and creating clothes to suit each type of woman your press instantly preached my doc- Urine, and your women were only too ready to accept my views-and my powns-with eager interest. l should have perfectly understood it if Amer ica had turned me down" as crank; for I know how difficult it is to dis reqard the opinion of the Jonses." But my gowns and my views met With sympathy and appreciation wherever went. This surprised me all the more. for after attending various tunc
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
PUBLIC SCHOOLSTO
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
SUPT. H. A. FALK PLEASED WITH
FACULTY LINED UP FOR
COMING YEAR
NEW S. H. S. PRINCIPAL
BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN OVER
HAULED AND PUT IN SHAPE
FOR BUSINESS .~

Sank Centres Public schools will
open for another years work Monday,
Sept. 8, Labor Day. However, on
this day the pupils will be received
for registration only. The school
work will begin in earnest on Tues
day.
Many Of the teachers here last year
will be back. Perhaps the most inn
portant change in the faculty is that
of Senior High School principal. c.,
I. Anderson was reelected to sue
coed himself but later accepted po-
sition at Lacrosse. Glen Otis, for
several years high school principal at
Glenwood has been secured to take
over the work laid down by Mr.. An
derson. The gentleman comes to.
Sank Centre highly recommended.
During the summer vacation the
Senior building has been redecorated
and the Normal room enlarged. Sup
erintendent of Buildings and Grounds,
John Kernighan has the buildings:
thoroughly cleaned. The seats have
been revarnished and the halls re-
painted.
Supt. H. A. Falk is much pleased
with his teaching corps and looks for
wark to successful year.
The following is the faculty person.
mel and the departments in which
they will be Employed:
superintendent A. Falk.
Observation-Disclosures Thomas.
First Grade-Margaret Dundas.
First Second Grade Sophia Nor
ris. -
Second Grade-Margaret Allen.
Third Grade-Cora Ellingson.
Third-Fourth Grade-Anne vii.
son. as.. ..s g.. .....r ... ...s.. .
Fourth Grade-Dorothy Spence.
Fifth Grade-Elizabeth Baney.
Fifth-Sixth Grade-Helen Swan
| son.
Sixth Grade-Dorothy Bugbee.
Junior High School Principal
Clifford Everhart. -
Junior High School English-Mar
garet Wyatt. ....
Junior High School Mathematics
Elma Nitardy.
Junior High School History
Laura Peterson.
Junior High Geography, Spelling,
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Craig.
Senior High School Principal.-
Glen Otis.
English-Edith Larson.
Science-Alice Willouphbv.
History and Public Speaking-Enid
Richards.
Elem. Science and Social Science
Helen Gallagher.
Commercial-Lucy Hunt.
Home Economics-Helen Commy.
Manual Training-W B. Morgan.
Music and Art-Dorothy Scott.
Normal Training-Maude Davis.
School Nurse Lynne Gilkey.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
Hudson Sedan Collides
With Telephone Pole
Tourists Have Narrow Escape From
Death Near Sank Centre Sum
Day Morning

Sunday forenoon as Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Sohlberg and son of McPher-
son, Kan. were turning the corner
coming into Sank Centre on the Long
Prairie road just north of the city,
their Hudson sedan struck an electric
light pole which stands in the street.
Luckily they were travelling at low
rate of speed as none of the occu-
pants were injured and the only
damage done to the car was bent
axel and fender, and broken wind
shield. Mr.. Sohlberg stated to the
Herald that they were reading the
signs across the road and did not
notice the electric light pole.
The gentlemen spent his enforced
stay in Sank Centre visiting with Mrs.
Jos Capser and other old timers. He
is the son Of A. S. Sohlberg who
homesteaded on Freedom Lake, Doug
las County in 1864. For p1mber
of years the elder Sohlberg did all
his trading in Sank Centre and St.,
Cloud. The family moved to Me-
Pherson, Kans., in 1880 where the
father entered into the mercantile
business.
The gentleman who visited Sank
Centre Sunday, while he resides at
Mcpherson has his business at Guth-
erie, Oklahoma, where he is presi-
dent Of the Pioneer Cotton Mills.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
COOLIDGE BORN ON
NATIONS NATAL DAY
HARDING SUCCESSOR WAS OFF.
SPRING OF FOURTH" IN A
LEAP YEAR
TAKES OATH ON FRIDAY
SUMMER MONTHS ILL STARRED
FOR EXECUTIVES DEED
in JUNE AND JULY

Washington, Aug. 21-While the
summer months have been i'll starred
for the presidents of the United States
il of the 26 who have died having
passed in the months of June and Jul
ly-Mr. Harding was the only pres
ident to die in the month of August.
However viewed, it is the summer
season that is bad for presidents.
While the summer has witnessed the
death of ID of the Schief executives,
it has produced no more than three,
including the new occupant of the
White House.
Mr.. Coolidge, as most people are
alreay aware, is the first of the pres
idents to be born on the nations ma
tai day. On the other hand, three of
the presidents have died on July IL
Adams and Jefferson, the second and
third presidents, both died on that
date in 1926 and Monroe died on
July A, 1881. The deaths of Van
Buren,, Taylor, Johnson and Grant
also fell in July.
Just as rs of the 20 presidents
were born between Oct. 1 and April
80, so only II out of 26 have died
within these seven months. No pres
ident was ever born in May, and
none has ever died in that month.
And the single presidential offspring
in August has found its counterpart
in the death of President Harding in
this month.
Believers in luck and omens might
find some ground for apprehension in
the fact that President Coolidge was
born in leapyear. Leapyears seem to
have been unfortunate for the presi-
dents. The presidential offspring of
leapyears have been Taylor, who died
in office; Pierce, who gained neither
fame nor second term; Johnson, the
only president impeached, and Wilson,
who was stricken in office.
It is also to be noted that Mr.. Cool
idge succeeded to the presidential
chair on Friday, which has record
of having been dark, dread, unlucky
day for presidents. Tyler, ppSS!.k 4rd
Pierce died on Friday; Lincoln was
shot on Friday, President Harding
was inaugurated on Friday. Of three
other presidents who came into Of
flee on Friday one was assassinated,
and two, John Quincy Adams and
Pierce, failed of reelection.
Equally MANAGING is the shadow of
Saturday in the careers of the presi-
dents. Lincoln entered, office the first
time on Monday. The second time
he took the oath again on Saturday,
and on Saturday he died. Garfield
born on Saturday, was also shot on
Saturday, and he died on Monday.
Mckinley, inaugurated for his Sec
ond term on Monday, met violent
death on Saturday, six months later.
Monday has been the golden day
for presidents. Washington, Lincoln,
Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson, McKin-
ley-nearly all the great or popular
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30

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*Nelson out hit by batted ball.
Score by innings.
Brooten 600 200 900 O3-5
Melrose 900 O02 900 OO-2
Summary-Three-base hits, Young
and Gunfason. Double-play, H.
Knops to P. Knops to Meyer. Stolen
bases, P. Knops g., Young, Hopkins 2,
Meyer, H. Knops, C. Lembke, SUIT
ton. Bases on balls, Young 2, SUIT
ton 2. Hit batsman, Young 1, SUIT
ton 1. Struck out by Sutton "a,
Young 1. Umpires Gales and Nor
gan.
Wednesdays Fair
One of the most interesting ex-
hibits at this years fair was that of
zffered by the Cooperative creameries
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
.SAPIRO TO DISCUSS
MARKETING SEPT. IA
KNOWN AUTHOR.
ITY TO TALK COOPERATION
\ AT SAUK CENTRE
MANY FARMERS COMING
LOCAL COMMITTEES AT WORK
TO MAKE CONFERENCE BIG
GEST IN YEARS

Farmers of five counties Stearns
Morrison, Douglas, Pope and Todd
will meet at Sank Centre on Sept. Il
to hear Aaron Sapiro,. nationally
known authority on commodity mar
keting on the California plan, dis
cuss potato marketing and the future
of the cooperative creamery.
Local committees are at work in ar
effot to make the Sank Centre meet
ing the largest that has been held in
this section in recent years. Unus.
ual interest is attached to the confer.
ence because of the situation which
has been created by the entrance in
to that field of the Blue Valley
Creamery Company, large and pow
erful foreign sweet cream centraliz-
er.
| P. w. Huntemer of Melrose,
Stearns county agent, is general
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements. Associated with him
will be S. P. WINNER of St. Cloud,
R. E. Cole, manager of the West
| Union cooperative creamery, Ben
Tlfering of Freeport, Hy. Schwing-
hammer of Brooten, Edwin MANI of
Paynesville, George Susans of Alex
andria, j. J. jacobson of Bowlus, a
director of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation; J. A. Shaver of
Long Prairie and Linus Rudgren of
Lowry. Representatives of other
communities are being added to the
committee as fast as acceptances are
received.
The meeting is being held at Sank
Centre, instead of ST. Cloud, as first
announced, partly because the latter
city is more easily reached by potato
growers and partly because of the
creamery situation prevailing there.
The Sank Centre meeting is to be
the fifth of a series of meetings Mr..
Sapiro is to make at upstate points,
under the auspices of the Minnesota
Farm Bureau Federation, the organ
ization committee of the Minnesota
Potato Growers Exchange and lead
ing farmers. Earlier in the week, he
will speak at Crookston, Moorhead,
Detroit and Brainerd, making one
address every day. Saturday, he will
be at Princeton.
Announcement that Mr.. Sapiro is
to speak in this vicinity has created a
profound impression among farmers
and business men generally, because
it will give them an unusual opoprtun-
ity to hear a. nationally recognized
authority explain the salient features
of the new idea in cooperative mar
keting, as developed by fruit growers
in California, cotton growers of the
South and tobacco growers of Ken
lucky. III
Many communities are expected to
send large delegations to the meeting
| and scores Of farmers are planning to
hear his general talk on farm organi-
cation at the State Fair as well. He
will speak as special feature of the
annual Farm Bureau day program al
the State Fair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
BIRcHDALE MAN DEAD

Alfred j. Tumble, well known
resident of Birchdale passed away at
the hospital in Sank Centre Saturday
morning, August 25th after an illness
of several weeks.
Mr.. Trumble was born in Carver
county, July 81, 1861. He moved to
Todd county in 1914 where he had
made his home since.
He is survived by his wife and
children, Mrs. R. E. Knowles OF
Charleston, Wash; Eugene of Mon
tevideo, Mimi; Julius, Evelyn, Lester
and Violet at home.
The funeral was held at the family
home near Grey Eagle, Monday al
200 P. M. Interment was made in
the Grey Eagle cemetery.-Contribut
cd
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
CHOLERA SWEEPS BAGDAU

constantinopie, With Two Victims
Fears Spread OF Disease.
Constantinople-Ch has brok-
en- out in Bagdad, 800 being reported
dead.
Anxiety is felt about the disease
heading this way.
( Persia already has been invaded.
Two have died in ConstantinWple
from the plague and other cases have
been felt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
Wednesdays Fair

Continued on page five)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30

Enroute down the river, the pala-
tial homes of Vincent Aston, VIM.
Rockefeller, and Helen Gould were
cited. An interesting point on the
river is Ossining. The population OF
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30

Mrs. II. c.. Compton of Glendale,
Calf, arrived Monday evening to be
the guest of her mother, Mrs. j. Al
Caughren for month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30

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*Nelson out hit by batted ball.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30
MARMoN CAR TURNS TURTLE

MAXIMUM Oak lUkNS lux LIE
Friday evening large Marmon car
going west on Highway No was un-
able to make the sharp curve at the
top of Hoboken hill and turned COM
pletely over. None of the occupants
were injured seriously but the car
was pretty badly demolished.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-08-30

Miss Ruth Homer returned to her
home in st. Cloud after a weeks
visit as the guest of Miss Mary
Streitz.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-29
P|TTSFIELD

Mrs. Mary Thomas Of Forge Village,
Mass. has returned to her home after
a visit with Mrs. Villa Tarbell at her
home on Hathorn street.
Mrs. Lucy Agnes Burton. past presi.
dent of the Rebekah Assembly or
Maine, has returned from Cincinnati,
Ohio, where she delegate to the con-
vention of the Sovereign Grand Lodge
and Rebekah Assembly.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Latham OF Law
renee, Mass, have returned TO their
home after several days visit in town
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Herbert L. Spaulding was In
Bangor for the day Thursday on BUSH
ness.
A very largely attended meeting of
waverley Rebekah Lodge was held on
Thursday evening. The Rebekah de-
gree was conferred on several candi-
dates. Refreshments were served I'M
der the direction of Mrs. Abbie Huff
and aides.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley c. Burrill of
Fort Kent are in town for visit with
Postmaster and Mrs. G. H. Russell and
family at their home on Lancey
street.
Ephriam Jewett Of Newport was q
business caller in town Thursday.
The laymen conduct both services at
the Free Baptist church next Sunday.
In the morning B. S. Matthews is TO be
the speaker and others having part In
the service are George Graves, Herbert
woodward and z, r. Verrill. 4 male
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-29
Indian Summer
Visits Elm CITY

Libby Pulsifer and Neil Leonard
both graduates of Colby in the class
OF 1921 left Thursday evening on the
~ o locck train. Mr.. Pulsifer is 60
ing to Chicago where he is studying
IN a medical school in that city and
AR, Leonard Is returning to Yale
University where he is doing grad
uate work.
Watervlle citizens enjoyed sew
eral hours Of real summer weather
Yesterday and many autoists made
Inc mostof the opportunity by leav-
ing the city for while. This Is
me best time Of the year to ride in
ms part of the country. The far
ners have put in their annual work
on the country roads and they are
~ their best. The summer traffic Is
over and one can get real enjoyment
sathouSh the highways seem almost
.onesome after the rush of summer
tourists. The woods have taken on
uelr fall cloak and this year it is
gorgeous one.
But yesterday was far from a real
year autumn day. A heavy haze
tnuhg over the hills. 1t was not a
;;og nut more of smoky hue. Late
AZ the afternoon the cloudsNbegan to
a tpwer and about half past five thun-
by rain.
.. Weather reports do not promise a
lair weekend.
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WILD SCENES
Continued from Pace One)

ing down their faces tore each others
clothes to shake his hand or pat him
, on the back.
One old gray haired woman stood
on a chair from which she nearly
fell, and holding a handkerchief to
her eyes reached for him with the
other shouting. God be praised"
After the attorneys had polled the
jury, Justice Wagner turned to the
jury box and said: Gentlemen of
the jury. / thank YOU. You have
done your work very well. You are
excused"
perspiration streaming from his
| towsled head, Ward thrust his we'll
wishers aside and made his way to
the jury box. stepping on chairs and
almost running the last few feet,
. which were clear for him.
He grasped the hand of the jury
foreman and looking him intently
in the eye stood motionless for half
a minute. Then he passed along
the box and shook hands with each
juror, expressing his thankfulness.
In the meantime the crowd had
so filled the corridors that it was
deemed unsafe to attempt to oper-
ate the elevator and Ward started
to walk down the four flights of
stairs. As he emerged from the
courtroom, Mrs. Ward, who is a
comparatively small woman, leaped
from her standing place and, grasp
ing him around, the neck, hung onto
him with both feet off the floor,
covering his face with kisses.
Ward and Mrs. Ward came out the
rear entrance that led directly to
the Uncovered entrance to the Jail
where he had SO recently spent
many weary hours. They went in
side to obtain the personal articles
he had left in his cell. While the
crowd pressed about the scene the
large coupe in which he had ridden
the night that Peters was killed
drove up to take him to his home.
On a lonely road near the Kensico
Reservoir on May 20, 1922, the body
of Clarence M. Peters of Haverhill.
Mass, was found. Two days later
when the body had been identified
by means of a regular issue under
shirt given Peters when he was In
the navy. Ward surrendered to the
authorities and declared he had
killed Peters in self defense after
the former sailor had demanded
$4,000 under threat OF death. Pc
tiers. he said. had been in league
with a blackmail gang.
Released in $4,000 bail. Ward was
re-arrested May % and again re-
leased in $4,000 bail after the West
chester county grand jury had re-
turned an indictment charging first
degree murder. George S. Ward.
millionaire Brooklyn Baker, and
father of Walter. against whom a
charge Of conspiracy to defraud the
end of justice was lodged. then left
the jurisdiction of the state, to which
he has not yet returned.
Then ensued legal battle. involv-
ing especially the use as evidence
for the state OF cablegrams ex-
changed by the Ward father and son.
This ended January 2. 1923, when
Supreme Court Justice Seeger freed
Ward.
The present phase of the case
followed an appeal by Peters par
ents as a result of which Governor
Smith ordered converting of an ex-
traordinary grand jury. which re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-29

Mothers Improvement Club
Delightfully."- Entertained

Mrs. Robert stubbert and Mrs. Mil
hcent Hendee of Augusta, delight
FULLY entertained The Mothers I'm
provement Club" Thursday, septem-
Der 9th at the home of their father.
=. Gleason, on the Waterville road.
MRS. Amelia Mckenzie also assisted
IN entertaining. A splendid dinner
was served at noon consisting OF
-osked beans, pot hellion. individual
salaos IN tomatoe cups, hot rolls,
pies, cakes, doughnuts, coffee and
fruit. In the afternoon a business
meeting was held Mrs. v. c. Totman
presiding. Plans were discussed for
the ensuing year and 1t was decided
to have a fair sometime in the early
winter. A partial report Of the Fed
Grafton meeting in Bar Harbor was
given. The Club also voted to make
q gift of ten dollars to the Fedora
ton Endowment Fund. The mem.
bers present were Mrs. Totman, Mrs.
Amelia McKechnie, Mrs. Frank Tup-
per, Mrs. Sidney Wentworth, Mrs.
Merl Beverage, Mrs. Oscar Bunker,
Mrs: Florence Knauff, Mrs. Esther
Mckeetnie. Mrs. Fred Lombard, Mrs.
Agnes Savage, beside the f1ostesses.
Mrs. Stubbert and Mrs. Hendee. The
next meeting of the club will be held
on Thursday, Oct. 18th and the hos
tesses will be Mrs. Frank Garland
and Mrs. Frank Upper.
carroll Decker, the eight year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Decker,
underwent an operation for appen-
dicitiS Thursday at the Elm CITY
Hospital in Watervilfe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-09-29
Xalua of Fur Earnas

The value of fur animals and
equipment as reported to the Govern
ment for 1922. was estimated to be
about $S,000,000. So far foxes are
greatly in the lead as to number OF
value. Perhaps the figures as given
to the United States Department OF
Agriculture. for last year will be OF
interest and value: foxes. 23l raisers;
6,702 animals; skunk, 46 raisers, l.
TAG animals: coon 81 raisers. 100 ami
mails; mink, 10 raisers. 10 animals
oppossum, 8 raisers, 80 animals
muskrat 5 raisers, 70 animals.
1t Ia thought that the report for
1922 did not include more than half
of those in the business. The reports
as sent out were mostly returned but
there are many in the business, for
some reason. that are slow to advise
others-probably afraid the business
will be overdone soon, Only five re-
ported as raising muskrat. while it is
known that there are scores who ell
Their own or control lakes. marshes
and swamps where thousands are
raised each year.
Fortunes have already been made
at fur farming. but the days when
live silver foxes sold for several
thousand dollars Is past. Now that
this animal Is more reasonable, far
more can engage in the raising with
out expanding a fortune to get start
ed. The better grade of silver fox
are still worth hundreds of dollars.
Some begin with cross or red as their
habits are the same and after a year
or so experience add silvers.-Sports-
mans Digest.