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| MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926. 10,000 AGRES Insurance : on ma Quota During Year Is Decreased, How- ever, Figures Show Acreage planted to craps in North Dakota this year exceeds last year's figures by over 10,000 acres, figures compiled oe state hail insurance ment “et to crops is 31.88 per cent. jad weather early in the wing season, which caused many farmers to withdraw their iand. from state m-because they felt there le to ingure, is credited iciels of the department with exp.ration of the withdrawal period on June 14. The total acreage with- esawn from protection of the fund this year was 13,300,270 as compared with 13,041,222 lant vear. Land Cultivated The total acreage under cultiva- tion this year is placed at 19,328,1 pd — with 19,817,861 a year “FThe estimated number of tillable acres in the state also showed a de- crease as compared with last Rpt being fixed at 27,014,986 a oor und 26,962,056 his tae is ac- counted for by difference of opinion of assessors from one year to the next, department officials said in view of the fact that the number of tillable acres necessarily remains the game from one ir to the next. The of acres in crop in ad- jacent counties last year follow: County ‘ropped oe Burleigh Duan Emmon Grant Hettinger Kidder . Logan .. McIntosh McLean Mercer . Morton Olivet Sioux Starke . Stutsman CHAS. W. ELIOT, HARVARD, DIES IN 92ND YEAR (Continued from page one.) dion yesterday, when his condition took a turn for the worse. Amovng educators Dr. fliot had x world-wide reputation a grand old man of their profession, prominence extended so far beyond educational circles that he was often spoken of here und abroad ax first citizen with enter of as many storms and violent personal as though he held public of- During the war, Dr. Eliot wrote numerous articles’ and made many addresses in beh: f the allies. He maintained that “the ‘hope of the world Heo. in eamnlete cooperation between the British Empire and the United States of America, the two greut sections of the English-speal ing people.” Six months after Get many invaded Belgium, in hn article entitled “Roads to Peace,” he deplor- ed the failure’ of what he termed “institutional Christianity” to avert the conflict. Defended League Despite his more’than 87 vanes in a speech in Boston Oct. 19, 1920, during the presidential campaign, he vigorously defended the League of Nations against the criticisms of 3 eminent’ renublicans. In addition rf being president emeritus of Ha: Dr. Etiot until 1917 was a corres- ponding member of the Academy of Morel and Political Sciences of the Institute of Fran e British Acar em: emy of Arts and Sciences, a membe: of the American Philosophical So- ciety, the Massachusetts Historical Society, honorary president of the National Conservation association, and a member of the General Edu- eation Board, the Rockefeller Foun- stion and the International Health rd. | Some of his newer books in- Faded “The Hi ” “The Dur- able Satisfactions of Life,” “The Road Toward Peace,” and Sonn Gilley.’ Chosen to the presidency of Hai vard in his 85th pas he was the nt in the he resigned Id the office long- er than ae combined terms of his five pi Hill, Peon: Walk- er, sharks and Everett. He was the none of Samuel A. of Cambridge, Mass. who was treas- urer of Harvard. He was vorn Boston, March 90, 1884. and graduat- ed from Harvard in 1858. In he stood among the first in hisc clans, and was an oarsman in the varsity crew in the days when sollens crews rowed in cedar barges beauti- fully fitted up with aeenens. His pred- ilection was. for chemi: math- ematics, and he was so Oat in the former that at the of 24 he sor of cl jiatry at rence to accepting of! ere him the highest inatitution. As president, the young Eliot sect afoot so many reforms that Dr. Oliver ‘oan Holmen exclaimed: “He ix a wniversity over Mhe- a £ soe Boe seek. tihes arhee We retlaned oe own insistence, he he reforms. which he | and found net - ryt a a, wuyal even! HE Sa2 i but = his college | ons Nou's BWIFES “2 Bir FOR He FAT 1 MEMNS)5¢ ~MAY MEAN THY TO WE COWBOY 1Y MEANGY GINPLY TMGY—~ " Broadway-Wall St. VS DEATH TAKES. VALENTINO AT NOON TODAY (Continued from page one.) | | | | | | visit to New York was to end. in tragedy, his arrival here was marked | country wide amusement oc: ed by a Chicago editorial ntino took angry exc hile passing through Chicago on , his way here the uctor read torial in the Chi linked his name with use o pink powder puff: by men and which he interpreted casting aspersions on | his manhood. He immediately, in a letier to the newspaper, challenged the anonymous editorial writer to a duel ‘American fashior fists ibe = | place! the rapier. On arriving in New ‘ork he gave interviews in which he | detail ‘about his pupilistic | intentions if he could ever establish th tify of the powder puff man. me of the writer way not and the duel fail. ed to materi | POLA NEGRI GRIEF | STRICKEN BY NEWS Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 23. | —Pola Negri, who has frequently admitted her engagement to Rudolph (A) | Latest of the many weddings be tween pagecereylee and Wall street. Fio Lane, pretty ue performer, he- comes bride ‘ot Morris , Volek, well-to-do NeW York broker. studies; the abolition of compulsory religious worship; and the institution of a three-year course for bachelor de- | “ grees of arts P sciences. It was due ly Dr. Eliot strictures on fi Ml as a demoraliz- ing spectacle and unfit for college | ort that the open play reforms were carried out a few years ago. His influence was felt outside wni- versity life by his numerous public | ard, addresses and writings. Tn 1909, Dr. Eliot’s pronouncement the religion of the future” caused ad i “The fear of liot, is not proved effective to defer man from wrong- ¥ |doing, gnd heaven has never been de- scribed in terms very attractive to the average man or saan Both are in- deed unimaginab! “The modern rth would hardly feel any appreciable loss of motive power toward good or away from evil if heaven were. burnt or hell quenched. The peoratiing. Christian conceptions of heaven and hell haye hardly aid more influence with educated Sroge in, these days than Olympus and Hades have. va: mind craves an immediate motive or leading good for today on this earth.” Al rlier controversy, which his fanned to a blaze, was that over the status of the “‘seab,” who was described va Dr. Eliot once as “a good type of American hero.” T! union leaders invited Dr. Eliot arson himself at o mass meeting of labor men in Boston to sepals to-a heckling, which he did, to their sur- rise. Criticized Labor Unions His doctrine was individualism, and in his criticsms of organzed labor he often said “democracy must profo! ly distrust the labor union's too fre- quent effort to restrict the efficiency =< Sr aa of the individual work- He likewise saw a stumbling block for democracy in capitalism, but: was confident that both classes would some day fulfill Bight ideal He attem rs ago an analysis of ieorature to pick the best few books, the reading of which would ke a man eultur. The plan and ithe result reel made him a storm center of erit At 47, Dr. th took a trip around the world “to study.” In Ceylon, in December, 1911, he was be octirpor on for appendicitis, but monet reste his advanced he rej is fi vigor. He was tall, a ae with p wellbore a glow in his cheeks pity indy ever preety it bi iy once pleyf le He was 0 Fallow of tte Arts and al Neate RUDOLPH VALENTINO make Roderick! AN INTERESTING CAREER Los Angeles. Calif,, Aug. 23.--(4)— | From a brass polisher and a land. seape gardener to the heights of screen stardom was the stride made j by Rudolph tino, film land's ‘perfect iover,” in his 13-year span | of life in the United States. , The movie sheik was born ‘in the | ele ili village of Castellancta, | full ashes was Rudolph Alfonso | Raffaelo Pierre Filibert Guglielmi de Valentina Antonguel His ler was the daughter a P | doctor, Pierre Filibert Barbin, father, Giovanni Guglielmi, was in: his youth a captain of Itali cavalry ; and later a veterinary doctor. When Valentino was eleven his, father die the future screen lover matriculated at Dante Alhighri| college. Finishing there at the age of 13, he entered the military col- lege Del La Bapionss at Perugia. From this school he was sent home} peiense. of breaking discipline to s ing who was visiting\the scho Gets Coll Next he went to Venice to try for| the naval examinations but failed there and returned home for a year.) next entered the military academy at Genoa, from whieh he was grad- uated at the age of 17 with the mit of dester wf of agriculture. ‘inding Fire lite ‘to his like. ing he drew all the coming to him from his father and went to Paris, The Riviera and Monte Carlo followed eer and at last Paris again and bankruptcy. According to rt und-| mother. He set out to learn English h Emmett J. Flynn, film director, who see his own accounts, he sold his. auto- mobile and two Irish jumpers to pay becvsre the remainder of which were rived in New York 1913, with $4,000 given him by his by taking private lessons. Between his studies and odd jobs he began freapenting cbtes where -he took up dancing. He shifted from one job to another, tackling landscape gar- dening pigs ia time in Central Park. His quest for work: found him doing everything from sweeping out. stores to shining brass on adtomobiles, Starts as Dancer The start of his rcareeras a profe: sional dancer came when he persuad- ed the head waiter at Maxim's to give him a job as an entertainer, Later he traveled with a musical comedy roud show and wt Oakland, Catif., he became 4 dancing inatruc- ere nz to Los Angeles he met is first part: in pictures hae a ek at 0" week. ra After res he was is, scenario cen in “The of the Ay avalos’ a ch started him on on the road “In ‘November, ve, sa Valentino mar- tress, by in. Acker, ac whom he was ‘aivorced” in January, The film career went on d ‘of; Valentino became a bat i with | his in 1981 in The first of a eenien, of desert |. the conclusion of two This is Steve Koscholk, important state witness in investigation into the murder of Don R. Mell Canton, (O.) publisher. He ha: tified Louis Mazer, “beat up” Mellett. Ko: hotk says: ne the men .who offered im money to charged with the murder, as one of got “cold feet” and withdiew from e job. the charge was dropped. The couple were remarried March 15, 1924, at Crown Point, Ind. A fift in the mar- riage appeared early in 1925 when ire. Valentino left for New York to return 78 the stage ‘under the profes- sional ae of Natacha Rambova. Sethacks It was ‘grad Ea the two ao “trial separation.” Valentino later went to uc "followed shortly by her husband. obvGied uo Paris December. divorce Valentino returned ee to. ype #The Son of the Sheik,” his last His film’ career uring “his two} marriages wan enytning but smooth sailing. Shortly after his divorce from Jean Acker. trouble arose with Famous Playeras-Iasky, but he made one m jcture there, “The Young Rajah.” He later broke his contract with that organization. Then fol- lowed a two years‘ absence from mele sere! He returned to Famous Players Pb years to make “Monsieur Beaueaire” and “The Sninted Devil.” “Cobra” was ‘the product of his affiliation Carlton Pictures, to which himself a short time Valentino broke wi and signed with Jos: to make -pictures fo: His Ufe was insured b: for a million dollars. afte! Maine Ba sleayes 2°» Brothot id sister in Italy. The brother, Atberto Susie in attorney, with his tly, was a visitor at the star's home in Hollywood, Sim: Barrett of mae Lake, ay amateur golf chempion, yester- % " Pe Abba the ‘invitation tournament and M e' ith, aa th GIRL. AEE Mtv Dirt SOUS» IO les. Sterwwee rer ie | Additional Sports | oo —_——— Second Attempt to Cross Channel Fails Dover, England, Aug. 23.—()— Miss Clare Selle’ Barrett of New | Rochelle, N. Y., today failed in her *j second. uttempt to swim the English annel, Miss Barrett abandoned her ef- rt to conquer the channel after ing in the water three hours and minutes. She was suffering from violent sickness when taken from the water. She started her second at | tempt to cross the channel_at this afternoon from Dover. Her first empt was on August 3, when she {the,ehannel. At 4:30 this afternoon Miss Barrett had reached a point | about five miles out‘ in line with | south Foreland on the seaward side of joodwin lightship, tut was | hour late ‘Jim Barrett Wins Golf Tournament Dévils Lake, ND. A on the New Rockford golf links when he defeated William Pa Nimmo, also of Devils. Lake, in the final round of the championship flight. \Fifty players: from: New Rockford, Jamestown and Devils — a rt in the tournament. J. Kenzie, Martin Aas, pei T ler, all of New Rocktoi Nierling of Jamestown qualified in the championship flight. Jim Barrett ne medalist with a 88 for the nine oles. Jamestown Golfers Win From Edgeley Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 23—(AiP)— 1A seven foursome golf match here | Sunday hebween Edgeley and Jemes- town anit was won tod Jamestown, 107 to GIVEs POULTRY LECTURE Caponizing demonstrations ducted by the county agent this week will be as follows: Tuesday at the Fritz Hagen place at Arena, 10 miles north and three miles west of Driscoll, Wed: y, Mrs, W. E. Nickol and Mrs. Ann Hoffman, Moffit. Thursday, Hauser east of Stowartedat le. Friday, Alice Swanson on the Otto Swanson place six miles east and one mile south of Baldwi Wins N. W. Title, Challenges Bismarck Minot, N. D., 23—)—By sensational first or Sine ninth fintsh, in which, they scored three runs, Omemee-Gardena players yésterday defeated Berthold 5 to 4 at the Norte west fair grounds and won claim ‘to the championship of northwest North Dakota. Berthold made a hs rate Id for the coembeenehip in the final ut ini ne Omemee-Gardena club has challenged Bismarck, victors yester- ever Turtle Lake, for a game here next Sunday a ot bes championship a4 Boot to Boot wins many more derbies Col. start a first-class haberdas! pshop. ’ A tly Me. Dem has no Feat desire to be either shaken down y Promoter Sans or ‘Tnocked down by Harry Wills. We regret to the fight be- tween Baeaberh i Mek ape bes ‘came within two’ mites of ‘crossing | M h. ._ in, however, | ir thing to consider. While bird ‘was ‘the McCoy ile and bring rout je*have ‘been a SI a Shade ‘Pectin : heme in the. sprints? ‘Will the Httle bright- |daced “youngster back in the sixth pew-answer tne tha that? Tris Speaker is alwa always eating grass out in center fi CAE th hioned ‘mark of ambition ‘land’ indicates he has no idea of let- ting grass grow under his feet. At times it in difficult to decide. | which {ig fhe more revolting—the foul ~~ fi ‘ rmaatingCherefron We don't know what brings ‘Little Bill Johnston east every year to finish second in the tennis champion. pd unless he’s just goofy als Vlad Nde-from Calffornia to New ¥ “You can never tell how a cante- loupe is going to taste by looking at it, nor how & ander is going to pitch by his work im the bull pen. ith beth of the’ Boston clubs in last place it's no trick at all to make both ends meet in the big leagues this year. Gentlemen Ltd blondes. . . Particularly gentlemen whore business is selling peroxtey. A. G. Buchholz Wins ' Minet Golf Golf Tourney Minbt, ND, Aug. 23:—U¥--A. a. Buchholz of Min ‘merly of Grand Forks, won the handicap tournament of ‘the Minot Golf club which was’ played here Saturday and Sunday. World iiay be ter, but oysters are not eed thts month. = j ¢-—__—________4' ATHOUGHT | one cnlic tr bt bat to lo another, ‘that foveth an- other hath ful sialilea the law.—Rom. 13:8, tf 1 owe Smith ten dollars that doesn and pay R. G. Ingersoll. | News of Our t | Neighbors i “_—__.. CROMWELL Among the capitol city visitors from this distried Saturday were Mr. and irs, Joe Vari and the Geo. Whit- is and J Raish The F. H. Schroedér home had as Behr severnl days this week. Mrs. hroeder’s nephew and wife, who!’ john read to give up the attempt an | motored here from Minnesota. The benefit dance given in the; Geo, Cadle ‘barn for Cari Lander- holm, who is to undergo an operation | r the restora-/) not very well of the un- ily were » Aug. 2—(AP)— hace near Bismarck Sund: former guests wers Mr, con-| | seneene ¥e *Jiras and son, Will, made; trip to Baldwin ‘Wetinesday The caponizing demonstration Wed- joe at the J. A. Varley farm con- County Agent A. R. Miesen, assisted ha M. Weisner of the Far-| go Agricultural college, was attended | by a number of folks from this vicin- ity. “About ed birds — to be operated upon. Owing to di ares which they were to ‘hold it 2 0’ near Still, they were unable t: but planned to return and estapiant the work Fridav mornin DRISCOLL Ww 4 Mi Omit was in Bismarck Mr. and Mrs. EF. C. Ruble enter- tained at dinner Sunday. evening. Mr. and Mrs. H. Knudson lett’ “for ~— Mead uae by car. Mr. A. Eisen! left for Bis- marck Wednesday and returned Thursday. Mrs, Berg of Arena visited Mrs. | A. Bruschwein Monday evening. Beryle Johnson, Omar Rosvold, Mildred ant and George Harle- man attended the dance in Sterling Saturday night. Tom Madson left for Minnesota last week with a threshing machine. Mrs, Arnold Carlson, north of Steele, visited her pa: Mr. and aa, Kuch, from Monday until Tues- da: Lucile Gustafson is visiting Evelyn Heidt of Arena was in town | da; lay. ir. and Mrs. %. J. Svickven retarh- bee aes Bouth ioe ere, even- me ton an she has been ison of Steele was a Mrs. Tue: erste, and returned Wednesday. i I ge rage spent eon Ines- a nw rs. Kuch, * an Johnson, Mr. sad Mrs, J. Lewis ane Mr. and ‘Mes. |. Apland motored to Mandan to :pick berries Wednesday. The King’s Herald club met Tues- day afternoon at, the LA E.,.chureh, Refreshments were served, The Youhg People of ‘the Luth- eran church met at the parsonage heal eventing. boctinbacer: were se ee et eet Capitol Theatre MONDAY AND TUESDAY ~"” PILSEN with Anita Stewart and George Sidney and a great cast ins cluding Allan Forrest, Myrtle Stedman, ‘Otis Harlan, Rose ‘Tapley and others : A Riotous Farce Of unusual beauty and aplender, with mirth-provoking scenes that make this unquestionably the most hilarious feature comedy production of the current screen season—the brewer, the prince’ and the girl will fairly convalse you. COMEDY v8 We'll have scabies to say about it. 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