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IN MTMS CAPITAL
President Harding Signs Emergency
Tariff Bill and It Has Gone
Into Operation.
Senators Organize a "Bloc" to Free
Farmers From Restrictions of
Anti-Trust Laws.
The emergency tariff bill has
been signed by President Harding and
has become effective. The new law
will affect for a six-months' period
most of the farm products and carries
a provision designed to prevent the
dumping of foreign goods in this
country. In event of passage by con
gress, however, of the Longworth
resolution, under which new import
duties would become effective imme
diately on introduction of the perma
nent tariff bill, house leaders said it
naturally would supersede the emer
gency measure which carries only a
few items compared with thousands in
the general bill.
A series of measures pending before
congress have been unanimously in
dorsed by 22 members of the senate
from western and southern states who
have organized an "agricultural bloc."
Support was pledged to bills for free
ing associations of agricultural pro
ducers from restrictions of anti-trust
laws in marketing their products, for
regulating grain and cotton exchanges,
for requiring alleged wool fabrics sold
in interstate commerce to bear marks
indicating the percentage of wool and
shoddy content, for similar branding
of paints and for regulation of cold
storage. Regulation of cotton fu
tures sales, as propesed by Senator
Diel, was also included in the list.
Chairman Kenyon of Iowa announced
that the "bloc" would meet again to
day (June 2) and consider any action
its members might desire to take in
supporting measures designed to pro
mote the financial welfare of farming
sections.
Arguments against the sales tax
were presented to the senate finance
Committee by Prefessor Fred R. Fair
child of Yale university and J. F. Zol
lers, tax attorney for the General
Electric company, Schnectady, N. Y.
Both witnesses made a deep impres
sion upon the committee, and the man
ner in which their testimony was re
ceived strengthened the steadily grow
ing impression that a majority of the
committee will line up against the
sales tax. Professor Zollcrs con
tended that the result of the operation
of the limited sales tax effect in
Canada did not furnish any important
evidence as to the effect of the general
turnover tax such as is being advocat
ed in the United States. Professor
Fairchild expressed the belief that the
sales tax is advocated by those who
wish to see the burden of government
shifted from those who pay income
taxes to the consumers. He said he
believed the ultimate abolition of the
income tax system is the purpose
which many sales tax supporters have
in view. Mr. Zollers said that he had
convinced his clients that the sales tax
is unsound in principle and that they
could not afford to advocate it.
By a vote of 74 to 0 the senate
adopted Senator Borah's amendment
to the naval appropriation bill request
ing the president to call a conference
of the United States, Great Brit?in and
Japan to consider reduction of their
naval programs.
President Harding will invite the
leading bankers of the large western
cities to the white house shortly to
discuss plans for lifting of credit re
strictions on agriculture and business
and a general liberalization of the
policy of the government toward the
banking interests. The president in
this series of conferences with the
financial powers, which began with the
white house dinner to the New Yor,k
bankers, aims to obtain the co-operation
of the bankers in improving the agri
cultural situation and stimulatng for
eign trade, and to inform himself on
the modifications of the credit policy
by the federal reserve board deemed
necessary to a revival of business ac-
tivK.,.
Farmers' organizations, suspicious
because the packers arc not fighting
the packing control bill now before the
house, have appealed to the commit
tee on agriculture to put more teeth
in the bill before its passage.
Senator Boies Penrose, chairman of
the finance committee, declared that
prohibition enforcement is inefficient
and wasteful and that it must be re
habilitated. He proposes that en
forcement be transferred from the
treasury to the department of justice
and he is conferring on this with David
H. Blair, new commissioner of internal
revenue.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover and
Senator J. S. Frelinghuysen of New
Jersey, author of pending coal regula
tion bills, will confer in June with rep
resentatives of the coal industry to
discuss measures for extending a de
gree of federal supervision over coal
production and distribution.
were conducted today in every Ameri
can cemetery in France, and even on
Isolated graves of Americans! who died
in this country during *the war
!&
wrcths .were placed. The French
government exerted every effort to
mak2 sure that not arf American hero
was forgotten. '^y A
With British, Belgian and other
participants, the French people sym
bolized their reverence for those who
el] by a notable ceremony a the Arc
do Tricmphe yesterday, where soldiers
and civilians placed wreaths on the
tomb of France's unknown soldiers,
while Hugh C. Wallace, the American
ambassador, speaking for his nation,
coupled his tribute to tl.e dead with an
expression of the world's admiration
for the spirit of France.
Throughout France, wherever there
were American graves, memorisl ser
vices were conducted in the Fr3nch
churches, and in Paris there were ob
servances of the day in all the Eng
lish speaking churches. Programs
suggested by the American-memorial
committee were arranged by the
French alone at many places.
Ambassador Walkfce, Major General
Henry Allen, commander of the Am:r
icrn forces of occupation scores of
American officers and enlisted men,
delegations cf British and Belgians,
and representatives or American and
French organizations attended ser
vices conducted in tha Amencin
church of the Holy Trinity. The
French government was represented,
nd Mershal Foch, who was absent
from Paris, sent his military aid.
FARM BUREAU MEETINGS.
Greenbush Unit Will Meet on After
noon of June 9, Princeton on
Evening of the 8th.
In last week's issue it was stated
that the Greenbush farm bureau unit
would meet on the afternoon of June
7 at the home of Louis Normandin
The date has been changed from the
7th to the 9th because Mr. Chapman,
the poultry expert, who is to address
the meeting could not be present on
Tuesday. He will also speak at the
meeting of the Princeton unit at the
home of Oscar Stark on the evening
of June 8. Anyone who is interested
in raising and breeding poultry should
not fail to hear Mr. Chapman because
he is the poultry expert of the state.
Every member is also urged to be
present because a vote will be taken
on 16 questions submitted by the ha
tional farm bureau federation. These
questions were published in last week's
issue of the Union. Mr. Hammargren
reports that the meetings in the north
ern part of the county, at which these
questions were discussed, proved to be
most intfresting.
Cars Crash Near Elk River.
Two large touring cars, carrying 14
people, crashed on the Jefferson high
way, three miles south of Elk River,
Sunday morning, resulting in the death
of a seven-months old baby and proba
ble fatal injuries to the baby's aunt
and 14-year-old brother. The 11 other
persons escaped with minor injuries.
The collision occurred shortly after 7
a. m. The car driven by Joseph Wil
liams was bound from Minneapolis to
Monticello, and the Lang car, driven
by Joseph Lang, was going from St
Clbud to St. Paul. Five persons were
in the Williams car, and the nine mem
bers of the two Lang families in the
St. Cloud car.
The Lang car came along at about
30 miles an hour, and as it neared thp
scene of the accident, was blocked by
a Ford sedan, which was standing on
the highway for tire repairs. It
turned out to pass the sedan, and in
doing so the front wheels ran off the
paved higliway. As Lang attempted
to right his car he swung over again
into the center of the road, and the
Williams car, which was planning to
pass between him and the sedan, col
lided with the St. Cloud touring car a
little in front of the forewheel. Both
cars telescoped so terrific was the im
pact.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY.
Rev. Henry Nobbs Delivers Sermon to
Boys of '61 and Those Who
Fought in World War.
On Sunday morning at the armory
memorial services were held in honor
of the fallen heroes of three wars
the civil war, the Spanish-American
war, and last but not "least, the great
European conflict. A goodly number
of men who fought in the world war
were present, but only nine of the old
boys of '61. The armory was prettily
decorated for the occasion with flags
and flowers'.
A selection by a mixed chorus of the
Congregational and Methodist church
es and the Glee club, with Miss. Snyder
as director, opened the services and
Rev. Henry Nobbs then delivered the
sermona discourse imbued with
patriotic logic which was highly ap
preciated by the audience.
The service concluded with a selec
tion by the mixed chorus.
Civic Betterment Club Meets.
The Civic Betterment club met in
the rest room bst Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Wasenius presented a most in
teresting paper on the opera, "The
France Honors American Heroes. Bohemian Girl." Walter Nelson's es-
Paris, May 30.Memorial exercises' say which was published in the Union
a few weeks ago was read by Mrs.
Gfrerer. The hostesses of the after
noon, Mrs. Calcy and Mrs. Olson,
served ice cream and cake.
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THE DAY OF HOMAGE
Princeton Duly Observes Memorial
Day With Impressive Services
Hundreds Attend.
Rev. R. A. Kenyon of Minneapolis De-
livers AddressGraves of War
Heroes Are Decorated.
To the lover of his countrythe pa
triot, the loyal American citizenMe
morial day possesses more significance
than any other day in the year. It is
the day of the dead heroes of three
warsthe day upon which every
American citizen pays to them that
homage which is their due, when flags
fly at half mast and graves are deco
rated.. Though this day is more fully
consecrated by the great secrifices of
America's youth who were slain in the
murderous world war in distant lands,
yet, withal, there cannot be associated
with it, more than in the past, other
than honorable pride. It is the pride
of those who know that the sacrfiices
were made for a noble cause and that
victory crowned Old Glory. And
there is the satisfaction of knowing
that both those who entered the con
flict and died and those who were
spared to us fought with an unfal
tering belief in the sacredness of their
obligation to their country and the'
realization of what victory or defeat
meant to the people at home.
The weather could scarcely have
been better in Princeton for Memo
rial day observance. There were light
showers in the morning, which gave
the impression that the very heavens
were weeping for the fallen heroes,
but during the exercises in the after
noon the.sun shown in all its glory,
casting a golden glow o'er the graves
of the boys who "went west" as com
rades and relatives lovingly placed
flowers and flags upon the grass
covered mounds beneath which they
lie in peaceful slumber.
The ranks of the Grand Army of
the Republic are fast dwindling
throughout the nation, and the mem
bership of Wallace1
T. Rines post is
no exception. The few who remain
with us are enfeebled by age and the
result of wounds, hardships and priva
tions while fighting for their country
in '61-'65. Hence, while they remain
among uswhich, in the course of
natural events cannot be longit is
our duty to treat them with tha rever
ence to which they are entitled and to
make life as pleasant for them as pos
sible. Memorial day exercises were
conducted in the following order.
The old boys in blue gathered upon
the porch of the Caley residence, where
Mr. and Mrs. Caley and others wel
comed them. Each veteran was pres
ented with a boutonnaire, which was
pinned upon the lapel of his coat
by Mrs. Daisie Mudgett, and at
1:45, headed by Jones' drum corps,
with W. R. Lowell of Zimmerman as
fifer, and escorted by a squad of ex
service men, the old soldiers, 17 in
number, either marched or were con
veyed in automobiles to the armory,
where they were joined by four other
comrades#and memorial services were
held. Several of the veterans were
unable to be present in consequence
of sickness. Ex-service men to the
number of over 50 were present at the
exercises.
At the armory, which was prettily
decorated with flowers, ferns, cedar
branches, flags and bunting, a pro
gram appropriate to the occasion was
presented. Attorney E. L. McMillan
presided and, in a short address, called
attention to the significance of the
day and the principles for which we
stand. Then followed the singing of
"The Star Spangled Banner" by the
high school Glee club and audience
with Mrs. Anderson as accompanist
and Miss Snyder as musical director.
Rev. Nobbs then offered the invoca
tion, another selection by the Glee
club was rendered, and the chairman
introduced Rev. R. A. Kenyon, the
speaker of the day.
The topic of Mr. Kenyon's address
was, "The Next Step in Our Nation's
Life." He first spoke of the signifi
cance of Memorial day and urged that
this day be observed in the proper,
reverential spirit. On Memorial day
we do honor to those who made the
supreme sacrifice for us and for the
generations yet unborn. The least we
can do, as Mr. Kenyon said,u is to^at
tempt to sense the purpose which fired
those men to deeds of such wonderful
heroism, rnd to "carry on." If we
keep faith with the men who died
on the hills of Gettysburg, in the pes
tilence-ridden camps of Chattanooga
and on the banks of the Marne, we
must see that America maintains her
high place among the nations of the
world'. The speaker pointed out that
we ,can best do this by studying the
lives of the great leaders, linking ouri
spirit with theirs and withal, back of
everything, we must perceive the
guiding hand of providence.
Mr. Kenyon is evidently somewhat
disappointed in the part America played
at the peace conference and seems to
fear that we may be losing the^high,
altruistic spirit that characterized us
during the days of the war. He closed
his address with a plea that America
remain true to her best traditions and
that the next step in our nation's life
be upward, not downward.
At the conclusion of the address the
Glee club rendered another selection,
the audience sang
MAmerica" and the
exercises closed.
Upon leaving the armory a proces
sion was formed with soldiers of the
world war under the command of Cap
tain Morton, sailors and marines under,
Ensign Caley, old soldiers, and a long
line of automobilesthe old boys be
ing conveyed in automobiles to the
cemetery.
At Oak Knoll the impressive Memo
rial day services of the Grand Army
of the Republic were conducted, the
roll of the dcid called and taps sound
ed. The graves of the fallen heroes
were then decorated with blossoms
and fl?gs and the day's observances
closed.
Notes.
Owen Bracken, who is over 101
years of age, attended the exercises,
but was obliged to leave the armory
before the service was concluded in
consequence of the hea Fred Heuss
of Foreston, aged 86, and several other
old boys in blue of about the same
age were also present.
The doughboys and gobs, over 50 in
number, presented a very fine appear
ance in well-preserved uniforms, rnd
Sydney Berggren, commander of the,fmen
local American legioji post, was ex
ceeding proud of his men.
Princeton never saw so large a num
ber of people in attendance at Memo
rial day servicesthe armory was
packed to the doors and there were
hundreds of automobiles in line as the
procession wended its way to the cem
etery.
The scarlet poppy was the flower of
the day, but, unfortunately, not suf
ficient were received in Princeton to
supply the demand. In fact thous
ands of these "flowers of Flanders
fields" could have been disposed of had
they been on hand.
Miss Snyder and her^Glee club are
entitled to more than a modicum of
praise or the excellent choral selec
tions furnished.
[SERMON O CLASS
Exercises at High School Auditorium
Sunday Night Attract Goodly
Number of People.
Rev. Nobbs Delivers Sermon to Class
of '21Program Interspersed
With Choral Numbers.
The baccalaureate services for the
Princeton high school graduating class
were held in the auditorium on Sunday
evening and a good-sized audience at
tended. Upon the strge wire taste
fully arranged decorations of flags,
flowers rnd ferns, while across t.
front were looped the cl^ss colors,
the combination presenting a very
pretty color effect.
The program opened wLh a selec
tion by the high school orchestra while
^he graduates marched in rnd took the
seats provided for them in tl front
rows. Thpn followed the invocation
by Rev. Aimer, a scng by the audi
ence, scripture lesson by Rev. Nobbs,
a selection admirably rendered by the
Glee club and another scng by the
audience. Rev. Nobbs then delivered
the baccalaureate sermon, which was
a most logical discourse and highly
appreciated. He said in prrt:
Text, Proverbs 29:18. The age is
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Mrs. Fred Hoehn.
Mrs. Fred Hoehn, wife of Fred
Hoehn, died on Sunday evening short
ly after 7 o'clock following a brief ill
ness. Death resulted from embolism.
The funeral services were held at
St. Edward's on Wednesday morning
and interment was made in the local
cemetery. Rev. Chas. A. Mayer was
in charge of the services.
The deceased was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Steeves of Princeton,
and was born on February 9, 1899.
Having completed her elementary edu
cation she taught school until her
marriage with Fred Hoehn, which oc
curred on July 15, 1918. She had a
host of friends who deeply grieve her
untimely departure. This is attested
by the fact that St. Edward's was
taxed to its capacity with mourners.
It was one of the largest funerals ever
held in that church.
She will be keenly missed by her de
voted husband, two small children and
many friends and relatives. She was
always ready to help those who need
ed counsel and advice, and her ef
ficient work in the suffrage rmend
ment campaign will long be remem
bered. Well may she rest since rhe
has made the supreme sacrifice in the
performance of her duty.
Those in attendance at the funeral
from out of town were Mrs. Elmer
Chapman, St. Cloud Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Steeves, Isle Verne Mott, Malmo Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Steeves, Malmo Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Chisholm, Foreston
Mrs. H. Smith, Minneapolis Mr. and
Mrs. Pietsch, Richmond, Va. Mrs. Jas.
Odaer, McLaughlin, S. D. Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Landkammer, Adolph Hoen,
Mrs. Chas. Hcttul, Mankato.
The family extends heartfelt thanks
to the^ friends who so kindly assisted
them during the illness and at the
obsequies of their beloved wife and
daughter, and for the beautiful floral
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LOCALS WIN AGAIN
Manke's Ballists Clean Up Oak Park's
Aggregation of Tossers by a
Score of 10 to 1.
Foley's Fighting Irish Team Plays
Princeton at the Fair Grounds
Next Sunday, June 5.
By the jug-handled score of 10 to 1
the Princeton team defeated the much
tooted Oak Park outfit last Sunday at
the fair grounds. It was a far better
game to watch than the score indi
cates, and if Oak Park's speed mer
chant twirler had been there to start
the game the final result would have
been a good deal closer. A young man
by the name of Grover does the mound
work for the Oak Parkers but did not
get there in time to start the game.
Erickson started for him and the locals
took to the young fellow's shqpts and
slants like a duck takes to water.
Grover blew into camp during the
third inning and when he took charge
of the ceremonies the locals had al
ready piled up a six run lead, had two
on bases and only one out. Grover
was a little wild and walked the first
batter, but then steadied down and
struck the next two out, retiring the
side without further scoring. It would
serve no useful purpose to relate all
the harrowing details of the first two
innings. Suffice to say that the fusil
lade of hits sounded like a machine
gun squad at target practice. To add
to the gaiety of the occasion the vis
itors kicked in with several bad boots
to help swell the score total. Four
Princetonians romped across*the plate
in the first round and two more fol
lowed in the second.
Oak Park's counter came in the third
frame. Up to this time the reliable
old Louie had been pitching airtight
baseball, and there had been nothing
doing for the Benton county lads.
Either in a spirit of generosity or
through a feeling of charity, the wiry
St. Paul boy loosened up in this frame
and let three of the visitors single in
a row, giving them their lone marker.
Possibly, being so near Memorial day,
Louie thought they were entitled to a
marker of some kind and handed them
this one in a spirit of good fellowship.
Outside of this one slip he refused to
give them even a pleasant smile,
struck out twelve of them, refused to
issue a single pass and allowed only
six hits. Three of these came in the
third and the remainder was scattered
around in the second and eighth
frames. Fisher worked behind the
bat and put up his usual good article
of ball, besides banging out two hits,
one of them a screaming triple to deep
right.
Grover held the Princetonians score
less up to the fifth inning, striking out
four of the first seven battersTo face
him. At this stage of the game he
seemed to weaken momentarily and
Manke's fence-wrecking crew pro
ceeded to get busy. Grow was first up
and walked. Labissoniere sacrificed
him to second. Doane laid down a
bunt and when Grover played for
Grow at third he threw wild, Grow
scoring and Doane taking second on
the play. Caley drove one at the
infield, and while they were retiring
the big fellow at first the other base
runner took third. Doane took a
healthy lead off the bag, and when the
pitcher tried to catch him scampered
home with the second score for this
frame. Reed let drive a double just
help along and Fisher gummed things
up some more by slamming out a thre
bagger, scoring the Reed boy. At this
stage of the game Bo! Berg became
belligerent and crashed out a single,
driving in Fisher with the fourth and
last score. This ended the fireworks,
as no further scoring Was done on
either side.
Notes.
Princeton played the same infield
as a week ago with the exception that
Reed covered short, where Raiche
worked before. This very active
young man is a brother-in-law of II
Celay and is almost as gocd a ball
player as Princeton's big first base
man himself. Rumor has it that he
starred for three years on the Harvard
varsity team and, judging by the way
he handled himself, the old dame real,
ly got something straight at last. Be
sides playing a brilliant game in the
field he smashed out three hits out of
four times up, two of them doubles,
and scored three runs. The Only re
gret we have is that he isn't going to
spend his summer vacation here, as
we could make good use of him.
\Another new face in the line-up was
that of Lindbcrg, a local youngster
who has been playing some good ball
for Foreston and some of the coun
try teams around here. Manager
Manke can use all these promising
young ball players and is willing to
give them all a chance in the world to
make good. Mark, Schmidt and Lar
son also got into the game in the out
field for about half the battle, and
showed up with a lot of pep and prom
ise. Larson produced a real kick in
his batting, getting two hits out .of
three trips to the plate, one of them
a double with the bases full. Smith
and Doane were also in the lineup, out
decorating two of the sungardens for
the wet part of the gam?. These two
old hasbeens have been cavorting
around the local diamond for so long
that we refuse to say anything about
themcither good or bad. 's*
It wasn't a real good day for a ball
game, as the playing field was some
what soaked up by the rain and the
going was a bit slippery at times.
During the early part of the contest
several small showers went over and
drove everybody to cover. Along
about the middle of the game old Sol
came out and ctayed out to the great
enjoyment and satisfaction of fans
and players.
Calvin Olson and a gentleman from
Oak Park performed as umpires, Cal
vin taking up the umpire-in-chief's du
ties and his copartner calling the
base decisions. No complaint was
made PS to the work of cither.
Next Sunday, June 5, the fighting
I^ish from Foley will come over for a
whirl at our boys on the local lot. No*
matter how good or bad the Foley or
Princeton teams happen to be, when
ever they get together for a baseball'
battle you can make sure you are go
ing to see a real honest-to-goodness
contest. These old rivals have battled
for years and Foley will come over on
Sunday with the clean-cut idea of
breaking up Princeton's winning
streak. We predict a ball game worth
seeing. Better be there. The team
needs your support. -Game called at
3 p. m.
HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
State Organization Meets and Finds
That Charges Against Commit
tee Were Exaggerated.
A quarterly meeting of the Minne
sota Public Health association was
held in St. Paul last Thursday after
noon. Thirty-five* of the state direc
tors were in attendance, including
Mrs. J, F. Petterson, director from
this county.
Mrs. Petterson informs us that the
reports or the charges preferred
against the executive committee of the
state association by Miss Linda James
were greatly exaggerated. It was re
ported that Miss James was accusing
the committee of misappropriating the
funds of the association. This was not
her accusation. She accuses them of
irregularities in the conduct of busi
ness meetings, but her chief complaint
against them is their neglecting to se
cure a competent and suitable execu
tive secretary. Miss James, herself,
has been serving, in that capacity
since the resignstion of Dr. Hill over
a year ago. This position she did not
feel qualified to hold and she has
strongly jurged at all times that a
capable doctor be secured. She did
protest* though, at the installing of
Dr. Robinson Bosworth of St. Paul, as
she did not feel that he could give
enough of his time for the duties re
quired, as he is also the executive sec
retary of the state commission on tu
berculosis.
Miss James has for many years
been in the employ of the association.
As field worker she served faithfully
and with ability. This is the office
to which she desired to be reinstated
but for some reason the executive com
mittee dismissed her altogether from
the employ of the association. Her
dismissal came as a great surprise to
the majority of the directors, particu
larly as it occurred soon after a regu
lar quarterly meeting at which there
had been no hint of, dissatisfaction
with Miss James.
It was chiefly an explanation of
this that the directors were asking at
the meeting held last Thursday. Par
ticularly were the women of the direc
torate demanding to know the reasons
for Miss James* dismiss?!. The' execu
tive committee was actually actuated
by the best motives in wishing to close
this incident with'as little fricton as
possible, but the majority of the direc
tors did not feel that the explanations
had been definite enough.
Mrs. J. R. Brandrup of Mankato
asked permission, which was granted,
to read a tribute to Miss James' faith
fulness and efficiency while in office.
Mrs. Brandrup is a member of the ex
ecutive committee but was not present
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BIG FIRE AT ONAMIA.
Several Wooden Structures on Main
Thoroughfare of Village Are
Reduced to Ashes.
A fire at Onamia shortly after mid
night oif Sunday wiped out several
buildings on main street and caused a
heavy financial loss. Sandum's land
office, Gilmer's pool hall and residence,
the confectionery store and meat mar
ket were entirely consumed. The fire
area extended from the State bank to
the Soo hotel, both of which buildings
were saved.
The fire was discovered by a party
from Minneapolis, who saw smoke is
suing from the land office and spread
an alarm, but the blaze made rapid
progress in the wooden structures and
could not be checked until the Wild
ings named were destroyed. The boVs
of the fire department, assisted by the
Citizens, did good work in saving the
Soo hotel, which is also a wooden
structure. The loss is partially cov
ered by insurance.
Townley and Langer at Armory June 9
A. C. Townley and William A. Lang
er are scheduled to appoor at the
Princeton armory on thi evening of
Juno 9. It is reported that they will
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DIPLOMAS AWARDED
Excellent Program Presented at High
School Commencement Exer-
cises Wednesday Night.
Salutatory- and Valedictory Especially
Good and Address of Dr. Jenks
Much Appreciated.
The graduation exercises of the
senior class of the Prjinceton high
school were held in the auditorium of
the institution and the spacious room
was packed to the doors. Seated be
hind an artistically arranged bank of
flowers with class colors and flags en
tering into pretty combination, 21 of
Princeton's high school pupils occu
pied the stage. Of this number 13
were girls (7 from the normal de
partment) who, in their varicolored
costumes, presented a pretty picture
which harmonized with and lent en
chantment to hc color scheme, while
the boys in black suits constituted at
happy contrast. The graduates:
Vivian Bridge Milton Nygren
Bill Caley Ella Noeske
Madge Chapman Blanche Oakes
Mane Connors Anna Peterson.
Henry Gebert Alberta Smith
Mae Howard Mabel Talberg
Ruby Johnston Irene Wahlfors i
Wmnifred^Kenely Elvera Wergin
Esther Lindstrom Madge Whitney
Lillian Lundgren Myrtle Wicktor
Marion Mark
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Two selections by the high school
orchestra, under the direction of Miss
Snyder, opened the exercises, and this
was followed by a march from Aida
played by Mrs. Benjamin Soulc. Rev.
Nobbs then offered the invocation and
Henry Gebert followed with the saluta
tory, entitled "Success." It was an
address full of common sense and
sound advice and was well received by
the audience. A selection, "Com
mencement," was then sung by a dou
ble quartet and Miss Mae Howard de
livered the valedictory. Her subject
was "Personality" and the rendition
was excellent, well meriting the ap
plause which followed. Miss Howard'1
possesses a clear voice and she is
perfectly at ease before an audience.
Miss Hanson, whose singing is al
ways appreciated, followed with a
vocal solo, "Bird in June," and Dr.
Jenks, chief of the department of
Americanism and alien training of the
state university, then delivered jthe ad
dress to the class.
His discourse was along the line of
building up the American nation and
his subject covered the alien ard
negro questions in a comprehensive
manner. He said that no nation on
earth was ever so far ahead as Ameri
ca in economics and ideals and yet it
is the most cosmopolitan nation on the*
globe. Speaking of negroes, he de
clared there were 10,000,000 of that
race in America, one-third of which
were of mixed blood the whites are
decreasing in the south and the ne
groes increasing, and thatnot the
influx of aliens from Europeis the
biggest problem with which America
has to contend. There arc 60 nation
alities in the American* melting pot,
none of whom^ feel like foreigners
here. He said he had nothing agairst
foreign languages but advocated the
acquirement by those who came here
from foreign lands of the English
language. Dr. Jenks spoke in a clear,
distinct manner and his address was
greatly appreciated.
In a neat speech Milton Nygrerr
then presented the memorial tablet
containing the names of the high
school pupils who were in service dur
ing the world war and it was accepted,
with appropriate words by Walter
Nelson. In the list of names inscribed'
onthe tablet there was but one girl,
Miss Avis Eaton. Professor Hall then
presented class honors to Mae Howard
and Henry Gebert, Dr. McRac dis
tributed the diplomas to the gradu
ates, "America" was sung, Rev. Ai
mer pronounced the benediction, and?
the exercises concluded.
Attend Medical Convention.
Dr. and Mrs. Cooney last week at
tended the northern Minnesota medi
cal convention which met at Detroit.
There were about 150 doctors in at
tendance and 40 or 50 of them were
accompanied by their wives. The vis
itors' were royally entertained by the
residents of Detroit who are always
most hospitable to their guests. The
ladies were entertained at a special
luncheon while the doctors were taken
on a fishing trip and the whole com
pany was treated to one of Detroit's
famous pike dinners.
Dr. Cooney read a paper before the
members of the association rnd led
the discussion of another paperV pre
sented at the meeting.
Governor Preus* Father Dead'
Christian K. Preus, president of
Luther college, Decorah, Iowa, and"
father of Governor Preus of Minneso
ta, died suddenly on Many 28 from
heart disease. He was 70 years of age.
Mr. Preus had been president of
Luther college since 1902, and previ
ous to th?t time was a professor
there. Before that he had been a
pastor at De Forest, Wis., and otner
parishes. He was made a knight of
the order of St. Olaf by the king of
Norway when the Luther college band
toured Europe and he delivered a se
ries of lectures at Christiania uni
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