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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
BANKERS TO DEBATE
FEDERAL RESERVE Law

There's going to be a great discus
sion at the Commercial club rooms
Saturday afternoon at o'clock when
the bankers of Bemidji gather to hear
debate upon the subject:
ResoIved-That the federal reserve
law ruling as to exchange charges
should be withdrawn.
The affirmative will be taken by
Harry Henderson of the First Ma
tional bank and the negative will be
looked after by Oscar Nelson of the
Northern National bank. At the
session, the Bemidji Bankers insti-
tute will meet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
INTERESTING CONTEST

A most interesting contest was de-
cided last evening in the basement
of the Presbyterian church between
the Sunday school classes under the
leadership Of N. E. Given and Mrs.
L. p. Warford. They played a most
spirited game of baseball, using
miniture quoits, and tossing for the
supremacy. The score finally stood
IA to 13 in favor of Mrs. Warford's g
class. After the game hour the boys
sat at table we'll supplied with re-
freshments, and all seemed to have
a most delightful time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
WILL EMPLOY COUNSEL
IN WALL Street PROBE

Washington, Jan. 17.-The house
of congress this afternoon authorized
unanimously that the leak probe
committee employ counsel and hold
meetings here or elsewhere. Request
to extend the life of the committee
thirty days was granted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17

Judge Stanton, is seen sitting at
his desk, dressed Immediately. Puts
on nose glasses, knits brows and CO.
gitates something this wise to him
self.
The meaning of the word principal
amounts to little-very little. The
qualifications necessary to teach in
high school, like Baudette, are
of no small moment. Eliminating
the position of principal and taking
into consideration the second item,
that of qualifications. and the objec-
tions thereto, deduct that Mr..
Schwartz has no more position than
a rabbit, 50 far as the Baudette
schools are concerned.
Mrs. Schwartz, you may go back
to your duties. The board will en-
ter into contract with you.
Attorney Middleton, I will grant
you temporary Injunction restrain
ing the board from entering into con-
tract with the parties mentioned.
That matter will be decided later.
The Judge slowly removes nose
glasses, tilts easily back in large
chair, draws long breath and mur-
murs-
"Can you beat it,"
All who have not seen the first
show please remain seated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
GUEST AT DINNER

John Gainey was guest Of honor at
7 o'clock dinner given by his sis
ter, Miss Gladys Gainey, last eve
ming, the occasion being his twenty
first birthday. The party was in the
nature of a surprise and the guest
of honor was the recipient Of many
gifts The evening was spent in
playing five-hundred.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
.s;,;.,.,,.a .::.''' INDIES
NOW U. s. TERRITORY
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
Washington, Jan. 17.-Today Un-
Gle Sam acquired more territory
the Danish West Indies.
Possession passed today from Den
mark to the. United States when Sec
retary Lansing and Danish Minister
Brun exchanged ratiffcations COM
pleting the. deal. The new island
possessions cost the United States
$25,OOO,00O and the new territory is
considered of great strategic import
ance and it is expected the deal will
also. henceforth. terminate many un-
pleasant complications.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
ORGANIZE r. N. LODGE

Mrs. J. H. Lewis went to Park
Rapids this morning where she will
organize a Royal Neighbor lodge.
She will return to Bemidji Monday
or Tuesday of next week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
FORMER BOER GENERAL,
MADERO ADVISER. DIES

Lamesa, N. M, Jan. 17.-General
Benjamin J. Viljoen, who took a
prominent part in the Boer war, died
at his home near here of pneumonia.
He was a commander in the field and
a member of the Boer parliament at
one time
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
MISS RANKIN TO LECTURE

Helena, Mont, Jan. 17.-Miss ia
nette Rankin of Missoula, representa-
tive-elect, will make her first public
appearance since her election in a
lecture at Carnegie hall, New York
City, on the night of March 2. It
is understood that she will discuss
her legislative policies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
INTO MOVIE GAME

A former Baudette resident, Frank
Stuart, son of Mrs. F. H. Stuart, has
organized the Educational Film as
sociation, which will produce moving
pictures for display IN schools. 1t
will be organized on an immense
scale, and those who have studied it
claim it will be big success-and
it will be if Mr.. Stuart's friends in
Baudette have their wish.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
MORM0NS And CHINESE
PREPARING TO FLEE
(By United Pressl

Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 17.-Alarmed
at the reports that Pershing and his
men are to be withdrawn from the
interior Of Mexico, Mormons and
Chinese in the territory now occu-
pied by Pershing are getting ready
to flee to the American side of the
border.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17

The Baptist Mission Study club
mill meet at the home of Mrs. H. w.
vandervort, 1117 Doud avenue, this
evening at 7:45 o'clock The topic
for the evening will be, Life of Jud-
SON." Mrs. A. A. Richardson will be
the leader
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
ATTENDED FUNERAL

E. E. Kenield, manager Of the
Bemidji Box company. will return
the latter part of the week from Min
neapolis and Washburn, Wis. At
Minneapolis Mr.. Kenf1eld attended
the funeral of M. A. Sprague, a
Washburn banker and an old friend
of the Kenfield family.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
DEAN SELLS 40.ACRE
TRACT; COLD NO BAR

Weather colder than Blixen (what-
ever that means) didn't stop w. E.
Dean, we'll known land dealer, from
selling a 4O-acre tract near Tenstrike
yesterday. Frank A. Falls, resi-
dent of that section, was the pur-
chaser and he will improve his new
holdings.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
FOREIGN FIRMS Will
MAKE AMERICAS SHELLS
(Bv United Press)

Washington, Jan. 17.-The navy
department today awarded to Had
field of Sheffield, England, the gov
ernment contracts for IA and 16-inch
shells for American war vessels. The
bid of the English makers was 5000
per projectile lower than the bids
submitted by the United States mu-
nitions plants.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
BASKETBALL AT BAUDETTE

Friday, the International Falls
high school basketball team goes to
Baudette to try conclusions with the
high school aggregation. The same
team played Bemidji Saturday night
at Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17

Dispatches from Buenos Ayres
state the new raider will in all proba-
bility set a new record for destruc-
tiveness, exceeding the famous ex-
ploits of the Emden which sunk %
ships, besides a Russian cruiser and
French destroyers. The Veneta is
credited already with sinking 19 and
is still at large.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
SEARCH BEGUN FOR
J MISSING AYIATORS
(By United Press)

Calixeco, Calf, Jan. 1.-THE
United States today commenced
search for Lieut.. Col. Bishop and
Lieut. Roberts, army aviators, who
have been missing a week. It is
confidently expected the missing men
will be found alive.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
CRATE ON NERVES
(By United Press

London, Jan. 17.-Signs
printed in German and hung
in Charley Cross station have
been removed by the railroad
authorities. These signs
merely cautioned German
travellers to "beware of pick
pockets" but wounded Brit
ish Tommies arriving in hos
pital trains said they grated
on their shattered nerves.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
NORRIS IS NEW TOWN

NVAkAkA0 Az NH". AO"N
Another town is being organized
in northern Beltrami county. The
township south of Eugene is the
latest to be given an organization
and it is named Norris in honor of
J. R. Norris, the we'll known Will
1iams booster
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
RUSS CAPTURE CITY
AT BAY0NET POINT
(BY United Pressl

Petrograd, Jan. 1.-THE official
announcement today states that Rus
sian forces have stormed and retaken
the Roumanian city of Vandeni.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
PATIENT RECOVERING

Mrs. M. E. Ibertson, 1923 Mime
sofa avenue, who has been i'll at her
home for the past several weeks, is
recovering.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
WIRELESS SAYS SERIOUS
RIOTS MENACE BERLIN
(By United Press)

London, Jan. ia wireless from
Rome tells of serious disorders in
Berlin and the Reichstag may decide
to hold it's meetings elsewhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
Cast of Characters

X N. E. Schwartz - Supt.
X Baudette schools.
X Mrs. Schwartz teacher.
x C. r. Middleton-An un-
y relenting president of q
X board of education.
X E. c. Middleton-A lawyer
X and son Of the president of
X the board.
X c. w. Stanton-A stern
x visaged judge of the district
X court.
X Scene - Beltrami county,
X MINI.
x Time-The present.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
new TEUTON RAIDER
IS Still AT LARGE

London, Jan. 1.-THE British ad-
miralty today announced the sinking
of eight British and two French
merchantmen by German raider in
the South Atlantic
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-01-17
(SYNOPSIS)
Act One-Scene Baudette,

ACC Ouc-0CcHe b6uueCCe.
N. e. Schwartz, last year superin-
tendent Of the Baudette schools, as
pires to another year in his capacity
of director Of the young idea of Bau-
dette. the year under contemplation
commencing with the opening of this
school year. But c. r. Middleton,
president of the board of education,
has another idea, contrary to that Of
Mr.. Schwartz.
Mr.. Middleton refuses to sign con-
tract Of Mr.. Schwartz.
Secretary of the board of educa-
tion, in the role of the hero, signs
contract for Mr.. Schwartz, and Mr..
Schwartz gets on the job.
Enters Mrs. Schwartz and asks for
renewal Of contract from Mr.. Mid
dleton, who Immediately hangs out
the Nothing Doing" sign. But not
to be deferred from her purpose. Mrs.
Schwartz defies the villain, and with
flashing eyes sweeps from his pres
ence, leaving him quavering in his
boots (not certain what he had on
at the time).
ACT TWO
f. c. Middleton, a lawyer and son
of the president of the board, en-
ters through the gate and politely
raising his hat addresses the board
members somewhat thusly:
Nov gentlemen-While we are
all here on this most auspicious oc-
casion, would suggest that you don't
employ either Mr.. or Mrs. Schwartz
and I have the PAPERS, (draw-
ing forth a bill for an injunction to
restrain the board from engaging the
SchWartZes).
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CLUB MEETS TONIGHT

(Continued on Page Four)
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ACT THREE
Scene-Judge's Office.

0CCAC-O uuSC VAACC.
Schwartz files papers against the
Baudette board Of education to man.
damus it to employ him by contract.
Mrs. Schwartz files papers to COM
pei the board to contract with her
to resume her normal status in the
schools.
Attorney Middleton gets his in
junction cranked up and going.
ACT FOTR-IATER
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-16
KATHERINE HAVILAND TAYLOR

ter of the rector of st. Johns Episcopal
Church, of York, has written story, her
first novel, in which she has pointed the
same moral of democracy. 1t is no discredit
to her that she has taken Tolstoys plot.
There are no new plots and there are only
about half dozen in all. Miss Taylor,
however does not exhibit the common hu-
manity OF servant and master but OF rich
and poor. She tells the story of a poor
Irish bricklayer who discovers a new proc
ess of brick making which yields him
fortune, He wanted to make his wife
lady when he came TO America, but she died
while he was still poor He does for his
daughter what he wanted to do for his wife,
but he remains ignorant and unpublished in
spite of all his wealth His delighted sur
prise at his own good fortune is so great
that It Is impossible for him to resist the
temptation to tell tho guests at his house
what he paid for his luXuries His son is
ashamed of him. but his daughter, aware Of
the pure gold of his heart never falters in
her loyalty. This daughter Cecilia is
charming girl. Her struggles to adjust her
self to the new environment made possible
by her fathers money are pathetic, yet she
keeps on with firm purpose and develops
into a young woman of refinement and
taste, She is loving and lovable and she
finally finds a lover from among those
who have had education and wealth for
generations. Tolstoy made death level all
ranks Miss Taylor much more agreeably
makes love build the bridge across the
chasms which an artificial civilization has
dug in the social structure. Cecilia is a
heroine who will delight old and young
alike. But Miss Taylors literary skill is
best displayed In her picture Of the old
priest who lets the boys who never have
any opportunity TO play pirate and Indian
use his back yard in New York to dig caves
In and build Indian wigwams and the like
in. He is human and likable. There are
readers who will prefer him to Cecilia. As
Miss Taylor has written her story around
an idea It is likely 10 have more than an
ephemeral popularity. Those who read It
will await her next book with pleasant
anticipation.
CECILIA OF THE PINK ROSES. By Katherine
Haylland Taylor. Illustrated by May Wilson
Preston. New York. George II. Doran Com
pany, S1.25.
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the men fall in battle, the women live on
and face the world bravely, while their
heart bleeds. The women who with a
smiling face send their men TO the front
are as heroic as the men who lose their
lives in a charge"
You said it that time, DOCTOR" re-
marked Dick with a glance at Dorothy.
Il think Dorothy would be interested in
this book about Seeger," said 1, to relieve
the emotional tension which was getting
painful. 1T tells how the soldiers live at
the front, what the trenches are like and
how the men are fed. After one has read
1t one has a pretty good understanding
or the conditions under which the men
are fighting. The American women will
want to know more about this as the
months go by and their men cross the
ocean to Join the armies Of the Allies. As
they read the entries that Seeger made in
his diary they can imagine that n is their
son or brother who is writing, and can
picture him In his round Of duties. There
Will be consolation for them in Il. too
for they will discover that Seeger was
under arms for nearly two years before
he left the trenches TO charge the enemy
He was under fire almost constantly, for
the fighting along the line is virtually
continuous, but he was protected by the
bomb proofs and was in little danger un
less he exposed himself. What he write.
Is intensely interesting, because he hat
the literary gift Those who read hi,
book OF poems will want to read tn,
diary and letters, and those who frs
read the diary and letters will want t,
read the poems"
GEORGE W.. DOUGLAS.
LETTERS AND DIARY OF ALAN sEEGER
| New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. ST 95
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-16
HERO IN
A NEW SETTING
The English Novelist Makes His
Perfect Athlete Disport Him
self in New York

Jefferv Farnol while working a scene
painter in New York a few years ago, wrote
''The Broad Highway" n story Of English
life in the early nineteenth century, ana
sent il to a dozen publishers before 1t was
accented When It was a success, vindi-
ating the Judgment of the thirteenth pub
Usher. Mr Farnol returned to England. his
native country, and wrot6 other books. lie
does not have to hunt for n publisher now
So great is his vogue that his American
publishers paid him 100000 advance on the
expected royalties Of "Beltane the Smith"
ON the date of publication. He has doubt
less received n generous advance payment
for 'SThe Definite Object" his latest novel.
II Is a story Of New York, and was written
in the part of England about which he
wrote in The Broad Highway whiie ne
was living in New York. Mr., Farnol has
reversed himself in his plot as well as geo.
graphically THE Amateur Gentleman.
which succeeded THE Broad Highway" is
the tale Of the son of an English mn-keeplhs
ex-prize fighter, who inherits fortune
from an uncle and decided to enter LONDON
society, He succeeds. 1.-THE Definite OBJ
iect" is the tale of young New York mil
iionaire grown weary with his life or lux
ury who takes up his residence In the
slums in search of n definite object in life.
He finds It in the person OF poor seam
stress whom he marries, again reversing
the amateur gentleman, who married the
I
| slee, tho hero of the new story, will be rec
| ognized as once as Beltane the smith, as
| tho amateur gentleman and as tho young
man who took TO tho open road lie Is a
vigorous athlete, with splendid courage and
| reckless daring, who does not hesitate tc
| risk his life in physical combat with pro-
| fessional thugs. To get this man in contact
| with persons Of this character Mr.. Farno
| has to pdt him in the part Of New York
| freduented by the thugs. His descriptions
| of that part of the city are as realistic a:
| tho rest of tho novel, By this is meant
| that they serve very we'll for the purpose!
| of romance, for Mr.. Farnol is not reallst
| He is not read for his studies of character
| or for his keen insight into the workings
| OF the mind. Nor is he read for the accu
| racy Of his local color His charm is due e
| his ability TO satisfy the liking we all hav,
| for adventure and for successful prowess
This new book is no better and no wors'
| than its predecessors, II makes the SAM
appeal that they did, and those who lilceC
them will like II. It has the same sparkling
dialogue, the same rapidity OF action, tn,
same richness of incident and the sam,
love interest. It Is likely to have the sam,
degree of popularity.
THE DEFINITE oBJEcTi 4 romance OF New
| York. BY Jenery Farnol. With frontispiec,
by F. Vaux Wilson. Boston: Little. Brown
| Co. Sl.b0,
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A Hundred-to,One Shot

Ethel NJ Dell, who has developed large
following through her several novels, adds
TO the list with "The Hundredth Chance,
and doubtless will add 20 her popularity
with this story OF hero who lacks culture
fine breeding the finesse and nohlesse
oblige that comes from long line OF edu-
Gated and cultivated ancestors. In externals
he is crude and rude harsh and hard. But
innately his personality Is gracious and
tender and nne Animating his life Is
rough force that makes all the moro per-
ceptibe In contrast his lack OF polish. IL
is said Of him that he has an ideal Of MAX
ing over the life Of human being with the
same methods and surety OF success that he
would use in breaking in n horse. Diverg-
entity the heroine is the nurtured and almost
spoiled daughter Of somewhat nighty
titled mother whose widowhood sits lightly
on her. The girl. however, is sound at
heart and fine in feeling and able to pene-
tratc beneath eNteriors TO reach the good
and rich metal beneath the rough outcrop-
pings. She sees in him at first and for
many pages OF this nearly 600 PACED novel
only the elemental man. Of brute strength
and conscious sense Of mastery II takes
a long time and many tribulations for her
to recognize tho underlying solicitude and
patience which are bred of his love for her
Thus love is crossed by a sinister nobilary
parsonage who is INSCRIPTIONS and crafty,
| whose guile is defeated only by the hero's
| persistence. despite snubbing and hostility
| on the girls part. lie stakes all his future
! his happiness in this world on the hazarC
| OF tho hundredth chanCe--and wins.
| THE HUNDREDTH CHANCE. Ry Ethel NJ
| Dell, New York: q. i. Putnam's Sons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-16
LOVE, BRIDGE MAKER
FOR RICH AND POOR
Miss Taylor, of York, Writes
First Novel of Tolstoyan
Democracy

Tolstoy tells the story OF petty Russian
nobleman Of some property who looked with
contempt upon all the peasants. They were
not beneath contempt for the reason that
his contempt reached them whenever they
came within speaking distance of him. on
cold winter day he ordered one of his
servants to drive him to town on business.
It soon began to snow. They kept on. The
snow covered all landmarks. The weather
grew colder. But they kept on. When
they did not return that night the family
supposed they had remained in town. As
they did not return in the morning a search
ing party was sent out. After time the
master and his man were found frozen to
death, locked In each others embrace. DIFF
ferences of rank and wealth had been for
gotten In a mutual peril. Their common
humanity had asserted itself and they had
striven to keep life in each other by drawing
as close together as possible and, thus en-
braced, they enter the great democracy OF
death
Miss Katherine Havlland Taylor. daugh-
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Kuprin in English

There is great deal Of satisfaction
in reading the translation of book that
has been done by ono who understands
the author. Leo Pasvolsky, who translated
''The Bracelet of Garnets and Other Sto-
res," by Alexander Kuprin, is, like the au-
thor, a Russian. PasvolslSy lives in America,
but naturally understands and feels as
Kuprin does toward his mother country.
AS Is true OF most Russian tales, Kuprin's
stories are picture studies. There is barely
a plot TO any Of them, but his characters
stand out like real persons. His stories
telling of beauty and nobility of character
portray the highest OF ideals, whereas, on
the other hand. his stories Of horror pic
ture tho very depth of morbidlty. "The
Bracelet of Garnets" comes nearest to hav-
ing a plot It tells of undying love in its
very height. of ecstasy. 'The Garden Of the
Holy Virgin" very short story shows
how so much of all that Is good and pure
and true on earth is spoiled by the ravages
and cruelty of warfare, Kuprin is indeed
an enemy TO war. THE Jewess," THE
Horse Thieves" THE Laestrygonians" and
"An Insult" are revelations Of the intensity
Of the Russian character
THE BRACELET OF GARNETS and other
stories. BY Alexand Kuprin. Translated by
Leo Pasvolsky. with an introduction by Prof,
w. l.. Phelps, of Yale. New York: Charles
Scribnors Sons Sl.S5.