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Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
Fine Example of Self Denial

Frank San Filipo furnishes an exceptional,
though not altogether exclusive instance OF hero
lsm and self-denial by a youth who has we'll
grounded ideas of what it means TO become a de-
sirable citizen of this country; of the value an
education will be to him in after years, and how
TO succeed in the world without kith kin in this
country to help him. Frank is 22 years OF age.
He came to this country for the first time when
he was 17h years of age, locating in Omaha for
particular reason except that he had heard OF
the great west and its opportunities. Soon after
he arrived here, he secured work with a Union
Pacific bridge gang. then five months with a sec
tion gang at $3.50 day and for a year and half
worked in the Union station at Council Bluffs
Iuring that time he saved $500 and acquired some
knowledge OF the English language by studying
after work hours. He went back to ITALY to help
his father provide dowry OF $4OO for one Of the
boys sisters who was TO be marriei. That was
voluntary Franks part. He stayed four months
in Italy and then resolved TO return TO Omaha and
get an education. lie returned to his work at the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05

States by heart and knows the meaning OF the text
and the most valued OF his possessions is bis ci-
zenshp certificate. lie says he has no relatives in
this country AT years of age in his native
country he began the seriousness OF life by carry
ing rocks from uncultiyated land. He received 10
cents day for that service and one day so he re-
lates, while resting from the wearying work Of
carrying rocks he vowed he would some day get
an education few years later he bought little
volume which had translation OF Italian words into
English. Then he bought a map OF the United
States and IN his childish way imagined himself
far beyond the Atlantic, in that land known as the
great west Today he Is beginning % realize the
dream OF HIS bOyhood. He intends to go through
the High School of Commerce.
How to Be Real Economical
Frank says he has lived on a loaf OF bread
day at times Just TO be economical. Ella Reed
OF the day school at Kellom and Principal Gepson
OF the night school take interest in this youth
whose fire Of ambition keeps burning under cir
cumstances which have discouraged others more
favored
In the same day school class with Frank are
TIE four other boys mentioned. All attend the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
BY EDWARD BLACK.

HERE seems to be accounting for the
appetites OF boys in matters of food for
their physical well-being as well as
their mental pabulum. The general
average of boys attend school, get their
N,lessons fairly well, less interested in
youthful activities Just average boys and be-
come good average men and citizens, There are
boys who have to be driven to take an interest in
their lessons. The school room bores them and
getting lessons does not seem to be their lot. Some
of this class become subjects for the juvenile
court Another class comprises boys who have an
Unsuitable desire for learning, who will bend every
effort to advance themselves even against the
greatest odds
Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-05
cGamQez Kaye1

Here is a Group Of Omaha Boys Who
Will Some Day Be Typical Self Made
Men. They Are Working Their Way
Through School and Doubling Up on
Their Lessons Night and Day in Order
to Get the Education Which They Know
to Be the Needful Foundation for Their
Future Usefulness ::
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
WILSON TODAY TALKS
TO PENNSYLVANIANS
Returns to Shadow Lawn from In
dianapolis Trip.
(By the International New,

(By the International News Service }
Asoury Park, N. j.. Oct 13-President
Wilson returned from Indianapolis at l 80
p. m. today and went to work Immediate
ly on an address that will be delivered
before five traInloads OF visitors from
Pennsylvania who are expected at Sha-
dow Lawn tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Wilson is planning to make q
strong bid for the Progressive vote off
Pennsylvania, It is understood. He has
Ueen told by Vance Mccormick, chair
man OF the national committee, that II
will be possible to make heavy inroads
on the Republicans Of that State in No.
vember.
Due to the large number Of voters OF
German origin in Pennsylvania, the Presi-
dents advisers expect him to discuss
the status OF 'hyphenates" with more
vigor than at any previous time. A.
Mitchell Palmer. national committeeman
from Pennsylvania, arrived here today.
He expects to attend the meeting to-
morrow
This evening Mr.. Wilson spent several
hours going over reports relating to the
German U-boat situation. II is known
that the reports divulged nothing to
justify a change in the attitude Of this
government
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
BRITISH BLACKLIST
|. NOTE DUE NEXT WEEK
Flat Rejection Of American Contentious
Expected by State Department.

The State Department has been notified
officially that the British reply to the
American protest against the blacklist
Will arrive in Washington early next
week The administration has learned
unofficially, from the British Embassy,
the contentious Of the London foreign Of
nee respecting the blacklist, and is pre-
pared for fiat rejection Of the Ameri-
can contentious
An official close to the administration
said yesterday he believed President Will
son would regard the British note as
the final word Of that government on the
subject, and would put into effect the
retaliatory legislation passed by Con-
gress.
The most satisfaction the British gov
eminent heretofore has given the United
states has been to assure II that II names
OF Americans ere placed Improperly on
the blacklist they will be removed when
PROOF OF wrong committed is furnished.
Some ofhctals here assert that the balck-
list Is a negation of the friendly COM
mercial relations which have been main
tained by the two countries since 1915. 1t
was said that the American protest was
more Of an appeal for the perpetuation
OF these relations than q demand that
England abolish the blacklist as q viola
ton of international law
The trading with the enemy act and the
order in council, under which the black
list is operated, authorize the British gov
ernment to deny the use of British ship
ping and trading facilities, including the
cables, to any person or corporation
placed on special list by the govern
ment.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
LAW SCHOOL N0MINATES
SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS

Oficers for the senior class of the
Georgetown University Law School were
nominated last night at a meeting held
at the Law School, Sixth and E streets
northwest, at o'clock.
The following have been nominated for
offices for which an election will be held
on Friday, October 2:
For president James P. Needham, of
Tennessee; Edward T. Hogan, Rhode
Island; Lucien H. VanDoran, Of Mary
land; W. Warde Nottingham, District Of
Columbia; secretary, D. Haywood Hardy,
Texas; George f. Elliott, District OF CO.
lumbia; John F. Hunt, Oklahamo; for
treasurer. I. n. Guillory, Louisiana: John
Ruppa, Wisconsin: William J. Carrig,
Connecticut; J. Stanley Donnahue, Mas
sachusetts; T. Gillespie Walsh, District
of Columbia; John B. Harvey, District of
Columbia; for historian, Paul N. Cherry,
District Of Columbia; Cornelius J. Cronin,
Massachusetts,; r Henry Healy, District
OF Columbia; Clifford P. Sorrell, Michigan !;
for sergeant alarms, Archibald Saun-
ders, Oklahoma; Paul Showalter, Ne
braska; v. NJ. Bohn. Washington; Lusk
N. Colville, Texas; Thomas P. O'Hara,
New Jersey; Henry B. Bachrach, Rhode
Island; Joseph G. Calvin, New York
William D. French. Oklahoma Frank c.
Ganey, District Of Columbia, and Roy
Lee Yelverton, North Carolina.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
SECRETARY HOUSTON
FIGURES in SMASH-UP
Cabinet Officer Jolted in Hoodoo
Collision.

Although President Wilson has gone
on record on various occasions as a
sponsor for the psychic influence Of Fri
day the 18th, others more or less Of
fcially prominent have cause this morn
ing to decry the spell woven by the
mystic date.
An automobile truck driven by Charles
Smith, Of LIS New Jersey avenue north
west yesterday skidded into the car
riage Of David F. Houston, Secretary Of
the Department OF Agriculture, which
was standing on Madison place between
Pennsylvania avenue and H street north
west. Driver J. A Mason, 81 Second
street northwest. and the footman, Ed
ward Crockett, of 415 Second street north
west, were knocked from their seats and
slightly hurt Secretary Houston was
badly shaken up.
The automobile Of Mrs. Robert z.
Peary and an automobile truck operated
by Robert L McKenny, Of 235s Cham
plain street, had a collision yesterday at
Eighteenth street and Wyoming avenue.
Neither Mrs. Peary nor Admiral Peary
were in the machine at the time and
H. L. Black, who was driving the
machine was unintured About 500
damage was sustained by the Peary car
and $50 by the truck.
A street car and an automobile driven
by Louis Schroeder, OF SS26 NJ street
northwest, met in collision yesterday on
Pennsylvania avenue near Twentieth
street northwest.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
COUNTERFEIT Bills
Being CIRCULATED
Bad Five and Ten Dollar Notes Pass
ed. Bankers Are Warned.

Warnings to merchants, bankers, busi-
ness houses and all persons throughout
the country, especially those handling
quantities Of money. were sent out by
the Secret Service Division of the Treas
ury Department last night cautioning
them to be on the lookout for counter
felt Federal reserve notes of IS and $40
denominations, numbers of which have
recently been found in circulation. The
IS note is drawn on the Federal Reserve
Bank Of New York. The SO note is on
the Federal Reserve Bank Of Minneapo-
lis.
Assistant Chief Moran, of the service,
last night told The Herald the SO note
is an excellent imitation Of the real note
and might easily pass the eye of the
novice undetected. The IS note, he said,
is a very poor counterfeit and is not
even printed on the silk fibre paper used
by the government for paper money.
Both snotes have the essential nota-
tions and portraits of the genuine note,
but the portrait of Lincoln on the note
of smaller denomination is autographed
instead OF being a steel engraving. The
portrait of Jackson on the so denomina-
ton is better worked. An expert ir
handling money. said Mr.. Moran, should
be able to detect either counterfeit on
its appearance.
while we may somewhat handicaT
our work by publishing the existence OF
these notes." said the assistant chief
I'VE feel that the public has a right to
the information for their own protec-
ton. We do not know how many are
in circulation. but as long as the plates
exist the prints must be numerous. We
have at least apprehended several of the
bad notes"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
buying OF 1918 RAILS
LEADS STEEL MARKET
100000 Tons for Delivery in Spring
of Year Just Booked.
Special to The Washington Herald.

SPECIAL TO The washington Herald.
New York, Oct. 13-The feature of the
steel market is the buying of steel rails
for delivery in 1918 Within the last ten
days 100000 tons OF rails for delivery in
the spring of that year have been booked
construction of three vessels were also
placed for delivery about that time. Rus
sia Is inquiring for 1000 locomotives and
export demand continues heavy.
1t is learned on the best authority that
the interests backing the Inspiration
Needles Copper Company have acquired
oven more extensive additional holdings
in the Miami district, surrounding the In
spfration and Miami companies proper
ties on the north, west and south. and
substantially exceeding the combined
averages OF Miami and Inspiration. The
huge acreage is traversed by the contact
between the Ptnalschist and Schulze
granite formations. which contact zone
Is the seat Of the Miami and Inspiration
ore bodies. II Is understood that the new
holdings, much of which ground Is de-
veloped, and some parts now shipping
may ultimately be taken over into a con-
Solidation OF which Inspiration Needles
will form the nucleus. This consolida ton
would own the biggest acreage Of min
eralized porphyry ground in the Miami
camp. exceeding the combined mineral
.acreages Of the great Miami and Inspira-
ton companies.
Kennecott Copper Company produced in
September 100000 pounds of copper, a
decrease of 100000 pounds compared with
the previous month. In August 10, 200, ,0OC
were produced and in July the output was
lo,I50. 900 pounds. This brings the total
production for the first sixteen months UT
TO September 30 153. .2oo,O 900 pounds
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
COAST GUARD Ships
PUZZLED over DUTY
Undecided Whether They Should Aid
Victims of U-Boat Warfare.

Officials OF the State Department and
the United States Coast Guard are hold
ing conferences to determine how coast
guard cutters shall conduct themselves
in rescuing persons aud ships, victims of
the new German submarine warfare on
this side OF the Atlantic.
A perpleXing question has arisen, as
follows: Should a cutter seek to give
aid to a vessel torpedoed by a submarine
and keep 1t ahoat until It could be towed
to port, what course should the cutter
pursue II the submarine commander in
terposed and insisted that the ship be
allowed to go to the bottom without any
attempt at aid being made?
Coast guard officials are inclined to
the belief that the cutters should do all
possible to save disabled ships and aid
their passengers and crew. but State De-
partment officials do not wish to raise
an international issue by interference in
the submarine warfare at this time.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
LIQUOR In STOCKINGS
BATTLES DETECTIVES

Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. B-For
genuine ingenuity 1t takes a smart one
to get very far ahead of the bootlegzer.
Harassed and bounded every day In the
year by the law, the venders Of the con-
traband are driven to devious ways.
What the police say is one of the new
est wrinkles in liquor dealing was uncov-
cred the other day. An alleged "hipper''
taken into custody for transporting had
every pocket filled with four ounce bot
ties of whiskey.
For twenty-five cents a drinker could
obtain one of the bottles containing a
good sized drink. Unless the buyer
'snitched" there was little chance for the
seller to get In trouble.
'Bootlegging," declares Chief Of Po-
lice Nichols, 'tis misnomer. Stocking
Logging might fit at this time. We have
run across a number of instances where
women engaged In selling whiskey have
their plants In their hosa ,.-
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
90 HIGH SCHOOL CADETS
UP FOR COMMISSIONS

Ninety high school pupils took the
examinations yesterday to qualify for
appointment as officers in the school
cadet corps. There will be seventy five
OF these boys appointed to executive
positions in the schools regiments pro-
vided their marks reach the required
standard.
Pending the marking of the papers,
temporary or probationary officers will
be named to serve until the result Of the
examinations is announced
The examinations were conducted un-
der the direction Of Assistant Superin-
tendent Kramer.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
BREADSTUFF PRICES
SHOW MARKED RISE

The Department Of Labor, after can
vassing the wheat and bread price in
creases in forty-fVe principal cities, yes
terday announced that from May until
September the price of wheat increased
II per cent more than the price of bread.
The size of the bread loaf, however, was
decreased
From May Is to September Is, the re-
tail price of wheat Jumped q per cent
and the price of bread II per cent
OF 40 large bakeries Investigated, all
except nine were producing 1oaves weigh
ing thirteen ounces each or more. Now
10 of these bakers are selling bread weigh
ing thirteen ounces or less.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
DROP TONS OF BOMBS
ON MAUSER GUN WORKS
CBy the International New,

CBy the international News Service
Paris, Oct. ia squadron of forty
French and British aeroplanes has bonn
barded the great Mauser gun works at
Obendorf-on-Neckar, in Germany.
News Of the raid was contained In an
official communique given out by the
French war office today.
German aeroplanes assembled to give
battle to the raiders and a big sky en-
gagement followed. Six German machines
were shot down. Four tons of explosives
were dropped on the Mauser works. IL
is believed that extensive damage was
done.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
SEEKS MISSING GIRLS
Family Believes Them Victims Of
White Slayers.
Special to The wlshtnrtoB Hsr.Id.

Special TO The WAShtngton HnAld-
Baltimore, Oct 1a-Special agents Of
the Department Of Justice, headquarters
detectives and police Of the city are in
vestigating the disappearance OF two
young girls who have been missing from
home for a week
The girls are Ida Rioe, IS years old,
daughter Of Joseph Rice, Of LA South
Wolfe street, and Anna Levy, q years
old, cousin OF the Rice girl of the same
address. The former Is a sophomore at
the Western High School
1t is feared that the girls are victims
of white slave gang. Inspector Joseph
A. Faurot, Of the New York Detective
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
SHORTHAND MEN ORGANIZE.
Association Formed to Improve
Court Conditions.

A meeting OF the shorthand reporters
OF Washington was held last evening in
the Columbian Building for the purpose
OF forming an association. H. II. Pechin
was elected chairman Of the meeting and
a committee consisting OF John ". Hulse,
Warren NJ. Mitchell and the chairman
was appointed to submit a draft of a
constitution and bylaws at the next
meeting, on Friday. October %.
committee was appointed to call on
Chief Justice Covington with reference
to securing improved arrangements as
to acoustics in placing the reporters
desks in the various court rooms
One of the primary objects of the asso-
ciation is to establish q high standard
Of efficiency among shorthand reporters
which will be recognized by the bench
and bar Of the District
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
Bomb British Munitions Store.

Berlin Cvia sayvtIle). Oct I&-Aeoord-
ing to a telegram received here from
Amsterdam on October 10, neutral re-
turning from England reports that during
the last Zeppelin raid near London
large ammunition store, as well as ma
terials In an area where the benzol fac
tories are located, was hit by bombs from
the Zeppelins.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED.
Studio Hall School Announces Re-
suit of Examinations.

Free scholarships have Just been award
ed by the faculty OF Studio Hall School,
as result Of examinations recently COM
pieted' to the following successful candi-
dates: Katharine e. Koliher, 3455 Four
teenth street, and Juan B. Saldana, CO.
iombian Legation, singing; Edward Kane.
OF Brookland, pianoforte; Alva Robinson,
Zsl7 Twenty-eighth street, interpretive
dancing; Eleanor Griffth, 1o1s Vermont
avenue, dramatic art, and Irene Ludwig,
the Darlington, voice expression.
The examining committee was COM
posed Of Mrs. May Ramsdell, c. w.
o'Connor, director Of the school, and the
teachers.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14

Bureau, has been notified OF the dlsap-
pearance Of the two girls and Is helping
the local authorities.
The detectives and police are looking
for two men who were last seen with the
girls on the night previous to their dis
appearance. Only a vague description OF
these men Il in the hands Of the authori-
ties.
The girls, according to members OF the
family. lsft home Thursday morning Of
last week Just after daybreak.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
10000 DODGE RAINDRoPS,
Final Day of Hagerstown Fair Sue
cess, Despite Elements.

Hagerstown, Nd, Oct 12-Rain began
falling here this morning, but too late
to interfere with the success of the
Hagerstown fair, which closed today.
The attendance is about 10000. and the
largest for Friday in many years. Yes
terday was the biggest day in the history
of the association, there being 1000 more
persons on the grounds than on the ban
ner day in 1913. The receipts were far in
excess of any previous Thursday.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
PLEA FOR AGED MINISTER'S.
More Attention should BE Gtven
Them, Says w. 8. Book.

Des Moines, La. Oct L--More atten-
ton should be paid to care OF superan-
nuated ministers, whose lives have been
spent In active ministry, IN the opinion
Of W. 8. Book, OF Columbus, Ohio, ex-
pressed In an address today before the
annual International Convention of the
Churches OF Christ IN session here.
Today's sessions were given over to
the Bible school section and discussion of
relief for superannuated pastors.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14

The stone Bungalow de luxe ON
Montague st., near 18th z reservoir, IL a iarSe
broom house. 8 feet wide, q lot 50 feet v1de.
The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
lFEDERALl
i NATIONAL, BANK |

The Bank With the Monthly Statement
Southeast Corner of Fourteenth and G 6
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-25
BEMIDJI INTO EXISTENCE
THROUGH DIAMOND
CONTINUED from Page ~


The townsite company, originally
the diamond hopers, are said to have
made upwards of $250,000 on their
property and still hold plats of land
worth at least half that amount. So
the worthless bit of sparkling quart
ute, or whatever it was, turned out
Indirectly to be genuine diamond
after all.
This story of the founding of Be-
midi was told me by E. E. Mcdonald,
one of the leading attorneys of Bel
trami county, who has been instru-
mental in the long, and finally sue
cessfu1 efforts, to save the magnifi-
cent grove of virgin Norway pine on
the east shore of the lake from the
axe Of the lumberjack.
Having been taken on the 17-mile
drive around the lake by Ralph Ly-
can, who stopped his car that we
might watch the sunlight on the cop
per trunks of the Norway giants and
listen to the organ note of the wind
through the tops, I asked him who
owned the timber.
.CITY'S DEAREST HOPE
TO BUY PINE TRACTS
"A rich lumberman," he answered,
*'and it is going to be put at auction
to the highest bidder, September 1,
unless Bemidji can do something 10
save it, i I=s
"They can, I hope" I replied.
II guess they're going to make it
all right" replied young Mr.. Lycan,
though it's been a hard fight for
long time. If you want to find
out about it, you'd better see Mr.. Nc
Donald, the lawyer. He can tell you
all about it, as he's been handling
the thing
Mr.. Mcdonald was glad to talk up
on subject so near his heart as that
of saving the pine trees. He plunged
right into the matter, and his story
Ct the origin of Bemidji, which has
first place in this article, was re-
lated merely as an afterthought hav-
ing, in his mind, only passing value
rs personal entertainment and none