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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-21
Quarrel Between Brothers Near
Dover Caused Shooting.
Merrill Moran in Hospital Here
May Meet His Death.
SMALL BROTHER WAS BULLIED?
Sheriff Hears Story of Feeling
Between Moran Boys.
Pitiful Scene as Son Under Ar
rest Leaves Mother.

A quarrel over girls and a horse
race caused the probable fatal shoot
ing of Merrill Moran, 81. by his 49,
year-old brother, Forest. The trag-
edy occurred early Monday morning
at the home of James Moran, the
father, five miles south of Dover.
Merrill is in St. Francis hospital, a
bullet in his neck and paralyzed from
his waist up.
After shooting his brother, Forest,
who is hobbling around on crutches
the result of a sprained ankle, hoped
to the barn. hitched up his horse and
drove to the home of his best girl.
Sylvia Lister. He told her of the
shooting and then drove to the home
of his sister Mrs. Ethel Wiley, mile
south of Dover, where he left the .32
caliber automatic revolver.
Proceeding to Dover he called Sher-
iff Hugh Larimer and told him that
he had shot his brother and asked the
sheriff to drive to Dover and arrest
him. This, the sheriff. accompanied
by Undersheriff Bob Miller and a State
Journal reporter, did.
Forest was standing in front of the
Winter Brothers grocery store talking
to the Lister girl and her sister, Mrs.
Goldie Coulter, when the sheriff ar
rived.
You're Hugh Larimer?" he asked.
Yes" replied Larimer.
well. I'm ready" he said.
"Goodby, girls" he continued, turn
ing to the sisters in the buggy.
"Goodby. Forest" they replied and
drove away.
Accompanied by Forest the sheriff
and his party drove to the Moran
home. There both the father and
mother. witnesses to the tragedy, told
Larimer that the older brother had
been bullying and threatening his
crippled younger brother for several
days.
Merrill that morning told Forest
he would make his eat that gun and
would break up his new buggy before
he left for the army next Saturday."
said the mother ct told him to leave
Forest alone, but he walked into the
front room where Forest had gone and
saw him with his fists raised when
the shot was fired and Merrill fell on
the floor"
Fought Over Buggy Ride.
Merrill, believing he was on his
deathbed, told Larimer he wouldn't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-21
TO KEEP VICE AWAY
Protective Zones Around Soldier
Camps Is Aim of Senate Bill.

Washington. May 21.-Under a bill
passed yesterday by the senate and
sent to the house, the secretary of
war would be authorized to set up
protective zones against vice of any
width deemed necessary about places
where soldiers are quartered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-21
Hair Removed
AeJl(irocG

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-05-21
Fought Over Buggy Ride.

Merrill, believing he was on his
deathbed, told Larimer he wouldn't
forgive his brother and wanted him
punished. He told Larimer the trou-
BILE started two weeks ago when For
est, accompanied by the Lister girl.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
CAPITAL BASkETEERS
 TOO STRONG FOR P. B.
Veterans From CapitaI City Victors i'll Two Games With Locals
 Yesterday.

The Little Rock High school bas- ketball veterans proved too strong for the Pine Bluff High school young sters Ill the two games here yestele day, winning the afternoon contest 62 to l4, and the night game S2 to II. McCarron and Mitchell were the. stars for Little Rock, the tall capital ian center tossing 9 field goals. List Toney and Mccain showed up best among the Pine Bluff boys.
 The teams lined up like this:
 Pine Bluff-List and Hensley, for wards; Mccain, center; Toney, Ted strom agld Tomne guards: Marshall, substitute.
 Little Rocll-Powell and Craig, for wards; McCarron, center; Mitchell and Smith, guards.
 Jimmie Alexander served as ref cree, and the time of the halves was 20 minutes.
 About 400 people saw the two games, by far the largest attendance at basketball games this year.
 Next Thursday, the Pine Bluff team will play two games with the Jones' boro High school five, at the Y. M. c. A. court
 The girls of the High school last night entertained the members of both the local and visiting teams, at the home of Miss Ida Sheppard, Hardin and Chestnut.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Fresh Greens for the Canary.

Canartes are very fond of lettuce, celery tops and othor young and ten. der greens, as all birdlovers know. When the birdman tells us we must not give these things to our pets too frequently the temptation to go con- trary to advice is strong. for we sym pathize keenly. An accident showed me the way to gratify our pets without harm to them, as experience has proven. Some months since, little birdseed was spilled op the earth in large tub containing a rubber plant. Soon these seeds sproutcd, and we hit upon the idea of removing the bottom from the cage and setting it over tke young sprouts. The joy the canaries found In their greens, and the conse. Quent discovery that the birds were really gaining in health and song con. vinced us that box of sprouting bird seed was the thing to keep on hand for them.-Exchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Has Two. "Mermaids."

J. p. Smith. Spaniard. residing In Hamilton, Ont, possesses two crea- lures that are probably unique. He considers them to be mermaids. Though these are described as "fab- 'ed" or Fictitious" creatures in tho dictionaries, those of Air. Smith have heads shaped like those of human be- ings and bodies that are distinctly fish-like One is much larger than the other, ane is considered to be the mother, and reckoncd to be 300 years old. Both have fine hair like human being. and small mustache and .eard. The head is attached to a hu man-iike Eeck which merges into the fish-lfke body, and the arms are like those of a monkey, only that the fingers are webbed. It is said that the "mermaids" were found in the wreeb of ship in the Arabian seq
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
When Silence Is Golden

When you don't know, keep silence, On such occasions silence Is golden. The man who cannot control himself Is not a free man. He is the sport of every wind that blows. He is for some thing when he has just talked with a man who is for it. Ee is quite as strongly against it after listening to one who is against 1t. and twill be just ns ready to change again under some other persons influence. His opinion Is valueless because 1t is never his own. It is we'll to think carefully of sub- ject before expressing an opinion on it. Do not allow yourself to be influenced by spacious reasoning still less by talk in which th@e is no reason. The more important the subject, the more ,ecd of se:f-contvol.-F.xchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Modern Poetry.

Poetry, like every great force, has Followed an evolution of its own, and as it comes to us today we may trace in 1t this general tendency. It has tended away from the epic and the ex- pression of broad communal or na' tional feeling, and expresses now far more than 1t did. in far more subtle and intricate directions, the feelings of the individual. If 1t gives voice on public, national or international events 1t does so from a far more specialized and personal point of view than of old. and with something of the acerbity and narrow intellectual outlook of the party politician. The strength of mod ern poetry hardly seems to He for the future In this direction.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
SPAIN SUFFERS
 GREATLY FROM
 WAR HARDSh|PS

uod,;d Jan. 31-(Correspondence Msoi' lsa Associated Press. Ut is not
 Of t,r S't to see any silver lining to the
 ehsu iouds that the great war has brought
 eluus ."r spain. Food has increased enor-
 oVe, ot,sly Ig in price and coal is terribly
 nIoaa,s ITo%os have been reduced and strikes
 .nd mde troubles are occurring in all
 anr+s anu of the country. A long
 Pal1s Ppsaugbt in the south which lasted all
 ultun .t',n,n and part of the winter ruined
 au,' sIa crons. Shows have frozen fruits
 and .,J vegetables and many cattle have d d;ed of hunger from scarcity of graz 'Dsi Misery is great in small towns and
 Madrid streets are full of beggars. Every day the newspapers record do.ths h, from hunger and cold. Prisons ars'' ars reported to be full in some tiwns so so that no further arrests can be made, n although crimes against per
 m son and property continue.
 ' In Madrid, the street cars stop run r;no at midnight through shortage of o1octric l,Ita power. The theatres threaten general strike for the new year be- e canse they are so heavily taxed and receipts are so poor. The streets of the capital, unlighted, are patrol]ed at night, by special police to protect life and property. Scarcity of coal, gasoline and cotton must soon shut down many factories in Castle and Catalonia. For this situation the monarchy has been criticized for some time even among the army and nobles. In some places monarchial noliticians and ex-ministers are turn inq republican agitators.
 The "Juntas do Dofosa" or dofanso board of the army, which now in cudes juntas of sergeants and cor porals- although they started as con- missioned officers bodies only, are a species of soviots which are contin- ualy intervening in politics.
 The Conservatives are extremely dissatisfied at having been dismissed from power recently by the king, without any justification, they say The kind hesitated to issue decree dissolving the Cortes, as he feared that new elections would bring forth a great many radical and Germano- phile clements, German propaganda
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Wear Wooden Shoes.

There arc places in America ih which wooden sko;'s are worn by working people. Wood is a non con ductor, and the wooden sol;s Is wa"m- or and keeps the feet dryer than lea ther. Men and women who wo.k iD cellars or on concrete, or wEcrc it Is wet undcrioot, ns in iaundrics and ice cream factories, wear wooden sn,Cd shoes hy preference. and tho Chicago Hrrald says that half the clnbs and Turkish bath houses in that city have wooden sole bath sandals. The Solcs are mostly made of ba&sWood. q close ibcrcd wooG of light weight.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
NEW FACTORY
 MAY LOCATE HERE
CCOntinued from page one,

ities was patriotic, in actual practice it had developed that the hogs did more damage than could be counter- balanced by their food value. The unsanltary feature of the animals also was saiG to have brought considerable opposition in the neighborhoods where citizens had taken advantage of the permission. A motion was adopted protesting against the allowing of hogs within the city and requesting the authorities to reconsider their ac- tion.
 Besides MT Richards, H. D. Lan- dry, assistant general freight agent of the Cotton Belt railroad, and s. M. Dickey, commercial agent of the Cot ton Belt here, were also guests at the luncheon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Dante Used Few SunerIativcs,

4 contributor to the Italian review Minerva, with time to spare, has made q count of substantivcs and adjectivcs in the works of Virgil, Dante and Leonardo. In the second book Of the heaid, which contains the Fall of Troy, there are 1,G37 nouns and 5SJ adjectives. In Dante's "Di, ;na Com edia,' out of the G,215 adjcctives which it contains, only F are in the Slperlativc
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Reference. to Snow in Bible.

The historical books of the Bible con. tain only two notices of snow actually falling: II Samuel 23 20 and I Mac cabees IS :22; but the allusions to snow, are numerous in the poetical books. Al Jerusalem snow often falls to the depth of a foot or more in Janu- ary and February. but 1t seldom lies. At Nazareth it falls more frequently and deeper.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Dreams of Riches.

One mans dream of riches Is steam yacht. string of thorough. breds ald garage Another mans vision is ability to finance breakfast table upon basis of all O the break. fast bacon you want.-Louisville Cour- ter-JsurnaI.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
X. 0. II. w. ENTERIAINS.

More than 300 members of the A. o. U. w. attended the meeting and social hour last night, when large class was initiated, and about 20 applicants voted upon. After the business ses- sion, dancing was enjoyed.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Johnny's Essay,

A boy with the SHOWS of twelve win. ters on his head was responsible for the following "howler" In Latin es- say. Among celebrities occur ed the names of Copernicus and Calico. The view of these worthless taken by our youthful writer was as follows: Cop. ernicus is a mixture of copper and nickel. Calico cared for none of these things."-London Tit-Bits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
The Ideal Arnv

Some men think fast, and then a ,t {; others act and thirk attcrwurd iF at all. One type is deliberativc, the other fmpulsive. The army of cOol-headcd officers and hot-headcd soldiers, makes magnificent military machine.-- American Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
The Easily Satisfied.

Indeed it does take all kinds of peO- pie to make q world, or even this gar den spot of it for that matter, and occasionally in our daily walk we run across a person of the type who feels that he haS not lived in vain when re- ferrcd to in the paper as prominent society man.-Ohio State Journal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
What Friendship Is,

Friendship is the transfiguration of service; the creation of new motive, redeeming life from it's drudgery. and sending the pulse-bent of joy into the most trivial task.-Donald Sage Mack ay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
BLEACH YOUR
 DARK SKIN
Have Soft,F air,CIear, Brighi Skin

Use Black and White. Sent By Mail 25c
 Agents Make an Easy Living.
 Just try Black and White Ointment (for white or colored folks). Apply as directed on package, to face, neck, arms or hands. It is very pleasant to the skin and has the effect of bleach ing the dark, sallow or blotchy skin, clearing the skin of risings, bumps, pimples, blackheads, wrinkles, tan or freckles-giving you clear, soft, fair, bright complexion, making you the envy of everybody. Sold on money back guarantee, only 25c (stamps or coln) sent by mail.
 FREE
 Ii you send $1 for four boxes of Black and White Ointment, 25c cake or Black and White Soap included Tree. Agents make an easy living rep resentlng us. Apply for territory and special deal. Address Plough Chem lcal Co.,, Dept. 9, Memphis, Tenn. Write now--today--while you think aoout it. Black and White Ointment sold everywhere.-Adyt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
In a Word

ingenuity, energy; in a word, what soever of strength the man had in him will lie written in the work he dOes.-Carlyle
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Cracka ln celIIn0

Whiting, mixed with glue water or calcined plaster and water, makes a good putty for filling cracks in plas- tered ceilings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09
Less Gossip Then.

Ii keeps wives as busy providing things for the inucr man as 1t does husS bands in providing things for the outer CinCcnnuti Tilnes-Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-09

being now credited with spending from $1 100000 to $1, 1,400,000 month in Spain. Eventually, however, the decree was issued.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-02
BACK LIKE A
BOARD? IT'S
YOUR KIDNEYS

There's no use suffering from the
awful agony of lame back. Don't
wait till it "passes off" 1t only comes
back. Find the use and stop it..
Diseased conditions of the bladder or
kidneys are usually indicated by stiff
lame back, wrenching pains, lum-
bago, sciatica, nervousness. sleepless-
ness, tired, WORKOUT feeling, pain in
the lower abdomen. These are ma
lures signals for help.
Here's the remedy. When you feel
the first twinges Of pain or experience
any of these symptoms, get busy at
once Go to your druggist and get a
box of the pure, original GOLD MED
AL Harlem Oil Capsules, imported
fresh every month from the labora-
tories in HARLEM, Holland Pleas
ant and easy to take. they almost in
stantly attack the poisonous germs
that are clogging up your system and
bring quick relief.
For over two hundred years they
have been helping the sick. Why
not try them? Sold everywhere by
reliable druggists in sealed packages.
Three sizes. Money back if they do
not help you. Ask for GOLD
MEDAL" and be sure the name
GOLD MEDAL" is on the box.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-02


Who served the 62nd district in the
State Senate for the past term is OF
Norwegian parentage, settled in Min
nesota in 1885. He was a home
steader and colonizer in this section
Of the state for many years.
Mr. Nord cruised over the larger
portion of Beltrami and Koochiching
counties, and covered practically ev-
cry township in these counties.
This valuable experience has given
MIR. Nord first hand knowledge Of
the needs Of this district, SO that
if he is elected to represent it in the
state senate he will be better able
to do so than one who has not had
this experience.
His record in the Senate during the
last two sessions entities him to cleo
ton to this office. Bemidji's Normal
School would not have been erected,
but for Mr.. .Nord's efforts in it's
behalf
"he anti-injunction labor bill, in
..ch the laboring classes were in
.erested, passed because Of his eff
forts.
Other enactments which are credit
ed to Mr. Nord are the dynamite bill,
criminal cyndicalism law, amend
ment No. 1, and all legislation which
passed favoring Northern Minnesota.
Voters will do we'll to return him
for another term. He will appreciate
your support.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-02
COMING ON FURLOUGH..

Will E. Mehlhorn, of Route No. /,
Bemidji. writes from Dunwoody that
he expects to be home today ON a
brief furlough, and will be accom-
panied by, Walter Deneau. The
is coming home to 'tsee his girl.
Walter has been promoted to mess
sergeant.
Mehlhorn is now, a top" sergeant
Of company B and next month will
take his examination for lieuten.
ants commission. He has been hav-
ing a rather strenuous time with an
attack of FLU and pneumonia and
then his, eyes commenced to bother
him: He. was forty-one days on the
hospital list, six for the "fiue,"
twenty for pneumonia and fifteen for
election of the eyes.
The writer says Frank Koors is
to leave with the rest of the boys
on the 18TH.
OF the Beltrami county boys
there. one. Herman Engleman of
Baudette, has died from the Spanish
plague, his death occurring last
Tuesday.
Mehlhorn says the men are build
ing a barracks with room for five
companies and drill has suspended
until it is completed, estimated in
another week He also says he's
been hauling bricks for the barracks
first time in a long while. as he is
a. skilled carpenter. Army life
agrees with him and he says 1t is
che only life
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-02
EDWARD PAULS0N
Candidate for
County Commissioner

Mr.. Paulson is a farmer and has
had considerable experience as a
county commissioner in Todd county,
this state, being a member Of that
board for eight years,
His friends urged him to make the
run In this district ana he reluctant
ly consented, provided no one filed
against him. Now that he is in the
race, he is in it to win. Your sup
port at the polls. election day, No
vember 9Th, will be very much ap-
preciated.
/ The fact that he is peculiarly fitted
to fill this position should make him
a strong man for the office.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-02
HORSES: NOT SQUIRRELS

Copenhagen, Oct. l6. (By Mail.)
Danish horses are now on rations.
Strong cart horses, measuring
over 10 hands, are allowed a.
pounds OF nut fodder and the same
amount of molasses fodder daily,
Smaller horses are given 2. 2 pounds
of nut fodder and 8. 3 pounds of
molaSses fodder.
Iceland ponies get /. / pounds of
nut fodder and the same amount of
molasses fodder.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-11-02
NEWSANDLETTERS
FROM BELTRAMI co.
SOLDIERS-SAILORS
NAVAL LIEUT.. BARKER WRITES
APPRECIATION OF FIRE FUND

With his contribution to the
Pioneer fire fund, Lieut.. Earle A.
Barker. executive officer of the bat
tleship, U. S. S. Massachusetts, writes
a most interesting letter to E. H.
Denu, business manager of The
Pioneer, in which he says in part:
You don't know what suspense
we were under during the time Of
those terrible fires. First heard of
them in an indirect way and then
we were out for ten days before any
thing definite was received. 1t GER
tafnly is horrible and do hope that
everyone will join in the good work
you are doing to help those most
unfortunate people. / had already
written a, letter to Governor Burn
Quist, but on our return your work
and fund came to my notice so am
sending it to you instead. It is won
derful the response our people at
home have made and it thrills us
with a pride never forgotten to say
That's my home-Bemidji," when
everyone is forever doing things that
reflect spirit seldom attained in
most communities Keep it up, foster
it, for it is the greatest thing in
life, the golden rule Of doing things
for others. Here's to you and all
the rest of my home town.
Right now things here are i'm
proving greatly in respect to the
epidemic Our ship has been most
fortunate, only one death and very
few cases, not over ten in all. The
death, by the way, is the first since
we went into commission on board.
Isn't that great Out of the thou
sands we have had on board (three
raps on wood). Well, the news is
most promising and even now we are
planning on the great event, the day
Of return. May be quite awhile, as
you know it will take some time to
gather all those millions of. men,
bringing them home and muster
them out, turning in equipment, ma
terials, supplies, completing records.
Say it's beyond my comprehension !;
SO until that day when they say:
Here's your discharge keep the
home fires burning That's for you.
IA little about the ship and the
boys. They are all in the best of
health and seem happy. but of course
disappointed in not having &C
tion. However, they have done
their duty we'll and under more try
ing circumstances than those who
were working under the stress of
exciting action. Monotony is the
greatest goat getter' there is in this
game and it makes the duty all the
harder. So 1t Is in all work of life,
whether military or civil, you'll find
someone to do the exciting work,
but it is hard to get the drudgery
done and that is the most important
as a rule.
Have been reading with interest
all the notes Of the boys at the front
and elsewhere. Capt. George Geib's
last, was very interesting and noted
his allegiance to little old Bemidji.'
Then, too, all the assistance you are
giving our farmers, the motor serv-
ice. digging of potatoes, harvesting
crops, etc. Gee, but it's great as
the kids say. My love to you all"