STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912,

Of THE ARTISAN, published monthly at Minneapolis, Minnesota, for October 1st, 1919. State of Minnesota, County of Hennepin

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Before me, a Notary Public in and for the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared E. G. Robb, who, having been duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the Editor-Manager of THE ARTISAN and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to-wit:

1. That the names and address of the publisher, editor, managing editor, and business manager are: Publisher, The Wm. Hood Dunwoody Industrial Institute, Minneapolis, Minn.; Editor, E. G. Robb, Minneapolis, Minn.; Managing Editor, same; Business Manager, same.

2. That the owners are: W. H. Bovey, President, Minneapolis, Minn.; Jos. Chapman, Treasu rer, Minneapolis, Minn.; W. G. Crocker, Secretary, Minneapolis, Minn.

3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees. and other security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds. mortgages, or other securities are: None.

4. That the two paragraphs next above. giving the names of the owners, stockholders. and security holders, if any. contain not only the list of stockholders and security holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation. the name of the person or corporation for whom such trustee is acting. is given; also that the said two paragraphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other person, association, or corporation has any interest direct or indirect in the said stock, bonds, or other securities than as so stated by him. E. G. ROBB, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1st day of October, 1919.

STEPHEN E. BURTON, My commission expires May 14, 1923.

REWARD OF GREAT DEEDS.

The honours and grants which are to be bestowed on the admirals and generals who have led our forces to victory have been announced. Sir David Beatty and

Sir Douglas Haig will each receive earldoms and sums of £100,000, and Viscounts French and Jellicoe are to receive £50,000 apiece. Sir Edmond Allenby is to be created a viscount and to be granted £50,000. The "Big Four"-Plumer, Horne, Bying, and Rawlinson are all to have Peerages as well as money grants; and baronetcies and grants are to be given to other officers.

Nobly to reward great services is the mark of a great people. It cannot be said that the scale of grants now proposed is excessive, especially when the grants made in the past are recalled. To Nelson's family, after his stupendous victory at Trafalgar, a pension of £5,000 a year was voted, together with a sum to buy an estate. To Wellington a total amount of £663,000 was voted; while for his victory in South Africa Lord Roberts received £100,000. These amounts were greater than they seem, because at the date when they were voted money had a far greater purchasing power than it now possesses. It is a commonplace that £2 will now buy less than £1 bought before the war. Moreover, this struggle has been the most gigantic and most terrible in history. Wellington at Waterloo commanded only 70,000 Allied troops, and his front extended only three. miles. Haig, in his closing battles, commanded 3,000,000 British troops on a front of seventy miles.

Nelson's mantle at sea may be said to have fallen on Sir David Beatty, and it was no fault of his that the sea war was not crowned by another and a greater Trafalgar. Haig on land showed all the loyalty, courage, prudence, and tenacity of a Wellington; and it may be doubted whether any soldier in any period of three months has gained as brilliant victories as he won between August and November of

last year. Lord French's part in the war has been subjected to the fiercest criticism; but it is not much to say that this criticism has vindicated the signal coolness and judgment which he displayed in the most terrible hours of the war. We are glad to see that Sir Edmund Allenby's magnificent campaign in Palestine, which brought down Turkey with such a crash, has been recognized as it deserves. There is none more remarkable in our military annals. -London Mail

PROGRESS IN AVIATION.

The wonderful progress in aerial navigation during the last few months has been very marked.

The long distance flights have established the fact that the aeroplanes and dirigibles can be relied upon for travelling; also that their lifting power is beyond anything yet attempted.

Among the striking events of the last few months is the crossing and re-crossi of the Atlantic in both aeroplanes and dirigibles. The crossing of the Atlantic has been accomplished successfully by both British and American aerial navigators. The trip has been made in a non-stop flight; also by flying from one station to another.

Progress in building has developed to that stage of perfection that almost rivals. our famous Pullman cars. Accounts of the R-4, the British dirigibles, describe her as having facilities for cooking meals, as carrying a graphophone, facilities for taking photographs; also as being equipped to make certain repairs while in the air. Part of the crew may be sleeping in comfortable hammocks while another part may be listening to the sweet-note graphophone, and a mile down below, beneath the clouds, the hurrying throng of people may be ignorant of what is going on.

To stimulate a greater interest in aerial navigation some special events are being arranged. Among them are:

First The Aerial League of America's

pioneer airplane tours, which are to start in the United States, then extend to Canada, Central and South America, and other countries.

Second-The aviation competitions being organized by the Aero Club of France, for which the president of the club, Henry Deutsch de la Muerthe has offered $400,000.

Third-The $25,000 prizes offered by Raymond Ortig for the first flight from New York to Paris.

Fourth-The $50,000 prize offered by Thomas H. Ince for the first trans-Pacific flight.

Fifth-The $60,000 Echo de Paris prizes for a 2,500 mile circuit race.

Sixth-The 100,000 francs prizes offered by the French paper, L'Avenir, for crosscountry contests.

Seventh The $50,000 prize to the first Australian pilot who flies from Great Britian to Australia.

Eighth The $32,400 prize to the first Portuguese or Brazilian aviator who flies from Portugal to Brazil.

Ninth The international marine flying trophy race for the best speed over a distance of 200 miles to be held in England in September, for which a prize of $5,000 is offered.

BRITISH AIR "RECORD".

It has been notified to Messrs. D. Napier and Sons, Limited, by the Royal Aero Club that the speed attained by Captain Gathergood when he won the London Aerial Derby with a Napier-engined Airco machine on July 21 has been accepted as a British "record" for closed circuit. The speed

on that occasion was 129.3 miles an hour.

"Aerial navigation is more complicated than navigation on the surface of the sea, but there is no reason why, when we know now more about the air and its peculiarities, it should not be made just as accurate."

THOMAS A. EDISON.

Thomas Edison was born in Ohio, in 1847, and is now living in New Jersey. As a boy he had no advantages over other boys. In fact, he is one of the many poor boys who have had many difficulties to overcome. He had very little school education and none of the advantages that come with riches, but he had the spirit and force of character that made it possible for him to outstrip almost all the boys and men of his time.

His active and fertile brain showed its force when, as a mere boy, he sold newspapers on a railroad train, and along this line he conceived the idea of sending news bulletins from one station to another ahead of the train, and when his train would arrive people on the platform would be waiting to buy his paper. He also equipped a kind of printing outfit on board the baggage car and printed copies of the paper while running along. Mr. Edison's mechanical trend showed up in everything he undertook. While on the railroad he studied the construction and mechanism of the locomotive, the cars, and car shop. Between stations he was ever reading. He was a great reader and to this he owes much of his success.

At an early age he had read all of Newton's works. The study of these works interested him in chemistry and he spent the money earned in selling papers to buy chemicals, and the baggage car that held his rude printing office was used as his first laboratory. During an experiment he had the misfortune to set fire to the car, which was destroyed. For this he was discharged and we find him without money or a job.

Among the things he learned while selling papers was telegraphy, and to this he now looked for employment.

The undaunted spirit of the man is illustrated by an incident that happened at this time. The cable from Sarnia out to Port Huron, Michigan, was broken by the ice and all communication was stopped. Thomas Edison jumped into the cab of a locomotive that was near and, using the whistle as a means of conveying the Morse code of telegraphy, the operator on the other side soon caught on, and by this

means communication was established.

At this period of his life his determination to excel in electrical research was very marked and he soon became a recognized scientific thinker. Then he read and studied so much that people thought it was doing him no good; in fact, they thought it a detriment and called him "loony". However, it was not long before his inventions began to be practical and the world was not only interested but astonished.

About 1870 was the turning point in his life. At this time he was poor, out of a job, and almost discouraged. Then one day, in New York, while looking for employment, he called at a telegraph company where an instrument was out of repair and could not be repaired by the man in charge. Edison repaired it in a few minutes and here his inventive genius again showed itself.

He commenced to make an improvement on telegraph instruments and in a few years had a large factory, employing many men, running night and day in an effort to keep up with the orders.

From this time on Edison and his work were well known. His many inventions followed each other in rapid order and are too well known to be mentioned here.

Mr. Edison is still living and does a full day's work, many times working well into the night.

woody Detachments from the various branches of the service. Literature was handed out to the various people which gave information concerning the Dunwoody Institute. Many applications were taken for courses in the Day, Evening, and Extension work.

The Agricultural Building is one of the most visited buildings on the Fair Grounds as it contains many exhibits which are of unusual interest to the people. Naturally, many thousands of people passed our booth during the week and it was very gratifying indeed to note the large number

of people who were familiar with the work of Dunwoody Institute. Many of them knew of it through sons, brothers, or relatives who had attended the day, evening, or war training classes.

Although the working exhibits, as shown. by the Dunwoody Institute in the past have been of considerable interest to the people, the exhibit as used this year was very interesting and we believe that the people were very much pleased to see the work that is actually being done by Dunwoody students.

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The object of the Club is to promote good fellowship and co-operation between. members and the school.

Any rehabilitation man now attending Dunwoody who is not a member can be come a member by applying to any member of the Club, who will submit his application to the committee on new memberships.

The officers of the Club are as follows: H. R. Bloxom, President; Electrical Department: Danielson, Vice President; A. O. Colebaugh, Treasurer; H. P. Nordstrom, Secretary; George Scott and C. L. Stoley, Assistants to Treasurer; Publicity Manager, J. G. Leighton, Printing Department: Entertainment Committee: Titman (Machine Shop), Chairman; Singleton, Chase, Lemienx, and Slovutsky; Coordinating Committee: Magoni (Auto Department); Lund (Machine Shop); Anderson (Elec. Dept.) Chairman.

That the War Camp Community Service has been doing wonderful work during the war every service man knows. But that the War Camp Community Service has found a new and very important field

to continue its war work during peace time with the same spirit that was common during the war-that is perhaps not known to everybody.

The several hundred disabled service men taking up vocational courses in Minneapolis are still fighting a hard battle, a battle for life. With courage and decision worthy of universal commendation, they do their utmost to fit themselves again to engage in useful occupations and be of the greatest service to their country despite their physical disabilities, suffered in defense of the homeland in the late war. Though the Federal Board for Vocational Education has provided for them the means of obtaining an education and also living expenses, it did not provide any home surroundings for her many men that are, of necessity, many miles away from their homes, and left them to shift for themselves in the way of entertainment and

amusement.

There the War Camp Community Service stepped in and with the greatest ability started out to care for these homeless men. It arranged picnics, suppers, and dances where the men find what they are so sorely lacking.

The highest credit is also due the War Camp Community Service for keeping the