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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
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lBY. United Pressl

VOy7 7UH1toU I 1os5S1 -.
Minneapolis, Jan. 18.-Masked
men entered the headquarters Of the
Waters union here this forenoon,
covered forty persons with revolvers,
secured what is believed to have been
between $4,000 and $1,000 and
made good their escape.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
Workmen Lose Paw.

New YORK, Jan. l8.-The United
States Steel corporation has decided
not to pay any men idled by Car
fields order.
The Ford Motor company will pay
its salaried men, but those receiving
day wages will lose.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
ARREST ORDER DENIED
(BY United Press ]

(By United Press)
Petrograd, Jan. 18.-The Bolshe-
Wiki today vigorously denied the re-
port that an order for the arrest of
the Roumanian king had been Is
sued.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
MUD AND WATER DOES NOT
STOP SAMM1ES TRAINING
(By United Press

(By United Press)
With the American armies in
France, Jan. 18.-Mud and water
knee deep over the entire American
zone is not stopping the Sammies
from taking their daily training.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS
'%z< BELTRAMI COURT DECISION
(By United Press }

st.. Paul, Jan. 1S.-The State Su-
preme court today handed down a de-
cision, affirming the decision of the
Beltrami county court in Harwood
VS.. Maloney.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
ELKS DANCE TONIGHT

One of a series Of Friday evening
dances given by the Elks lodge will
be given this evening in the Elks'
hall. The Harmony Trio Will pro-
vide the music.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
BILLIONS OF Doll LARS CAPITALz0AFING
Millions of Wages Being Lost
Hoto The Fuel zConseruahion *~.:.... IS
.... Order WusAfect Ben1du

following careful study of tho abstract
changed through inter-
federal authorities:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
One Arrest Reported.

One Arrest Reported.
Chicago, Jan. 18.-Hinton Cla-
baugh, department Of Justice agent.
today admitted that one arrest for
violation Of the Garfield order had
been made, but the identity of the
alleged offender is not revealed.
Other cases of alleged violation are
being Investigated.
Steel Plants EXEMPTED.
Washington, Jan. 18.-Twenty-
three more steel plants were today
exempted from closing by the Gar
field order.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
REFUSES
SENATE'S REQUEST
T0EXPLAlN ORDER:
COUNTRY ALLUPSE'

editors note The following
flash" came to the Pioneer from
the United Press last EVENING":
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54- = 0pen on Mondays.
y Bakeries.
Z Z uting stations. ,...
4 Grocery and meat shops up to
=. noon.
4 = Drug stores for selling. drugs
and medical supplies only.
ri Federal, state, county and city
offices. 4.<*9'~
Newspaper offices and plants.
Hotels and restaurants.
Railroad, taxfcab and express
offices. *
! Physicians and dentists Of
fees.
Banks,
Cold storage houses.
Fruit and vegetable commits
sion and wholesale houses.
,.a Fuel offices.
r.: Food factories given permission
" by administrator.
., Telephone and telegraph offices.
Gas and electric light plants
. and offices.
, closed for five days beginning to-
gagged in turning out current num-
bers of newspapers and periodi-
calls.
Cold storage plants.
Food manufacturers given per-
nit by state administrator.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-01-18
.. Details Are t. Coming.
Further details of the order
will be issued later. according
to Fuel Administrator Garfield.

All manufacturing plants will
day EXCEPT the following:
Packing plants.
Bakeries.
Creameries.
Gas and power plants. =;
Printing establishments en-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
ONLY TW0-THIRDS OF
PREMIUMS PAID OUT

WASHINGTON, oct, 26-Despite the
governments low marine insurance rate
and the losses suffered through the sub
marine raids of the American coast, less
than two-thirds Of the premiums paid
to the marine section of the war risk
insurance bureau have gone to pay
losses.
This was shown today by a report
that between Sept. 2, 1914. when the
bureau was organized, and Oct. Is, 1918,
81, S46, 497, 900 insurance was written on
ships and their cargo. mainly those
passing through the war zone. invoIv-
ing premium payments on "a, 1890 poll
cies Of $45, 1926, 900 ana that losses were
S29, III, 900. Profit to the government
was SIG, 0b0. 900. All but $30b, 442. 900 Of
the insurance has been written since the
Ftnited States entered the war,
Insurance policies aggregating $751;
398, 900 have been written on the lives Of
merchant seamen since June, 1917. Pre-
MUM payments amounted to S7S3, 900,
losses S2sl 900, and profit to the govern
| ment $500, 900.
The cost of administering the marine
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
insurance for four years was s,ao nan
ana the seamen's insurance $33, ooo. ''
APPROVE INCREASES
IN EXPRESS A R

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-The inter
state commission TODAY ap-
proved proposed increases in EXPRESS
rates to become effective unless anoth-
er method Of giving the American Rail-
way express company added revenue Is
worked out with the railroad admins
tration.
Inc commission suggested that n
more scientific method OF providing add
ed revenue for the express company
you'd be to change the contract with
tho railroad administration to give the
express company a larger proportion Of
transportation charges.
In view OF this suggestion it Is prob
able that the railroad administration
ana me express company will take up
negotiations which may result In cut
ting the proposed Increase about In half.
Meanwhile the new rate will not go into
effect
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
NEGRO FARMERS
PLANTING WHEAT

Negro farmers of Shelby county are
the first farmers to adopt the coop
erative methods of agriculture after
the plan followed in some foreign coun-
tries before the great war. In this
they are in advance of the white farm
ers.
NJ. y. Brock. corn club expert for the
county, succeeded In getting two negro
communities to enter the cooperative
plan, the product which they are to
cultivate being wheat, In the Gifted
community, near Brunswick, where ne
groes own most Of the land, a coop
erative club has been organized by ne
groes to cultivate It's acres of wheat,
and in the White Station community
the negroes will jointly cultivate 100
acres.
Brock plans to organize other negro
communities into wheat clubs on the
cooperative plan,
A number Of white farmers have de-
c'ded to put in acreage Of wheat in re-
sponse to Brooks appeal, who is rep
r~esenting the government In Its et-
forts to get the South to produce Its
own breadstuffs during the war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CARELESSNESS IS
TIRE COMPANY'S
FOE IN movie"
Film Shows Many Accidents
in America Caused by Lack
of Care in All Walks OF
Everyday Life.

The American public is being urged
on every hand to conserve all God and
materials for the war purposes of the
country, but the greatest asset of all,
human life, has not received the at
tentiOn its conservation merits, in the
opinion of H. s. Firestone. president of
the Ftrestone Tire q Rubber Co, The
figures for deaths and injuries for the
United States from accidents caused
by automobiles and motor trucks dur
ing 1917 exceeded 200, 600. In New York
CITY alone there were 5000 such acct
dehts. As the result of a careful in
V~estigation conducted by the Firestone
company 1t has been asCertatned that
these accidents are about equally divid-
I'd, so far as responsibility for them
goes, between drivers and pedestrians.
These startling figures. and the long
Train OF misfortune, suffering. physical
loss n economic loss which have come
with them, aroused Mr., Firestone to
the need for a Vtrile and strenuous
campaign of safety first propaganda TO
snow the American people what ter
rltlc losses are being endured and to
lake measures which would reduce this
dreadful yearly loss, Only by educat-
ing the public, he believes, can this
great loss be done away with. The re
suit of his plans to conserve these lives
has been the development of the re
~Iharhahle moving picture film. Care
less America
rms film has now been shown in
t~neateTS all over the United States. In
New York city alone, more than 300
theaters have run the film, and 1t Is
expected that within another three
months practically the entire popuIa-
ton of the United States will have had
an opportunity to see this spectacular
demonstration Of what a little careful
ness may prevent, The work of MAX
ing the film was an extremely hazard
GUS one, as one who has seen 1t will
not deny. Accidents of all sorts in on
hection with automobiles and motor
trucks are shown. including those due
to CarelesSness of drivers, pedestrians,
street car motormen, children on roller
skates and Il host of other causes.
AS a result of it's careful iuVestiga-
ton regarding the cause and proven
ton of auto accidents, the following list
of warning notes has been drawn up
by the Firestone Co, and is being wide
ly distributed in company with the
film:
Don't cross the street between blocks.
remember, vehicles have just as much
right to the road as you have.
Never carry on a conversation while
crossing IA street. Never try to read
while crossing a street. Never hold an
umbrella so you can not see approach
ing traffic.
Never alight from a moving car. wait
for it to stop. Always observe the
| movements of traffic when alightine,
before crossing to the walk.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Biggest Battery
Shipment Soon To
Arrive In Memphis

What is believed to be the largest
single shipment of storage batteries
ever to be sent to Memphis 500 will
reach the city.
Two car loads Of Prest-O-Lite bat
teries have been ordered from the fac
tory by A.. II. Gross. manager of the
Quality Motor Car company, distribu-
tors for the battery in the Memphis
territory.
But two car loads do not mean such
a staggering number of batteries as
might at first be believed for the rea
son that the delicate batteries must be
carefully packed in order to insure safe
delivery. Because of the necessity Of
careful packing it is impossible to
place more than $50 of them in a car.
They are packed in big excelsior lined
boxes-four batteries to a o and
each box about the size of a flour bar
rel.
But even this number of batteries
if laid side by side would cover con-
siderable space, since the face Of a
battery contains about 100 square inch
es and the entire number would cover q
space of BAT square feet.
Because Of the difficulty in shipping
batteries it is necessary to place large
orders, this accounting for the mum -
Der of batteries received in a single
shipment by the Quality company.
Manager Gross believes, however, that
in the Memphis territory the entire
shipment will be sold within a short
time.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CITY OFFICIALS SILENT
ON STREET CAR FARE
Photo by Poland,

Mayor Monteverde and the other city
commissioners Saturday declined to talk
in regard to recommendations of the
war board for an increased street car
tare, saying they will make no de-
cision until a copy of the official rec
concentration is received from the war
board. Even then, they say, action may
be delayed until a full Investigation has
been made.
The Memphis Consolidated Gas and
Electric company, it is understood, also
have a petition prepared to present tc
the city commissioners, asking for an
Increase i'm gas and electric rates to
meet the high cost of production and
the high rate of salaries,
The Memphis Street Railway com
pany made application to the commits
slohers some time ago, declaring that
a raise in fares was not granted then
the corporation would have to go into
bankruptcy. They also told the com
~mlsSioners that under no circumstances
can they keep the service, up to stand
ards required by the city charter. much
less improve it, unless aid is given.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
HEAVY, HEAVY HUNG
ON: SHE is FINED $40

A cry of "Help. Murder! Police"
hastily summoned Patrolmen Harris
and Newell early Saturday morning to
a dwelling at 21S Mulberry street,
where two negresses were found roll
ing on the floor in a death" grapple,
using feet, hands and teeth,
Lula Akers, who resided upstairs,
was underneath Georgia Neal, negress,
and was getting much the worst Of
the scrap. In police court Saturday
assailant, telling Judge Fitzhugh that
the woman tried to keep her out of
her own house.
What were you yelling so loudly
about?' inquired the judge.
"Ah couldn't do nothin' else, jedge.
Dat niger weighs 2OS pounds, and
to boiler"
and l don't blame YOU" replied the
judge. Fine Georgia $40"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MEMPHIS WILL ESCAPE
SNOW AND COLD WAVE

Snow and unusually cold weather for
October was reported in the Texas
Panhandle Saturday as II result of a
cold wave extending into the South
west. Snow was reported at Amarillo,
Denver and Minnea polls and freezing
temperatures over. most of the plains
states. Memphis will escape the cold
this time, say observers, who predict
fair and cooler weather Sunday,
Back of the cold wave is a new area
of low pressure forming around Cal
gary that will probably cause rain over
the Northern states. 1t is to far away
for any local forecast to be made on it,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
ELECTION MANDAMUS
REFUSED BY COURT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, oct. 26. (Spl)
Circuit Judge John Wade Friday af'
| ternoon refused to issue a mandamus
against Tom ]. Terral, secretary Of
| state, asked by ]. l.. Graham and Ber-
ry II. Randolph, of Hot Springs, tc
compel Terral to certify their names
as Independent candidates for prose-
cutting attorney and judge, respectively,
of the Eighteenth judicial circuit, on
grounds that certification is days be-
fore the election, which is required by
law, would not be possible.
Judge Wade said, however. that there
Is no law prohibiting a Democratic can
didate, defeated in the primaries, from
running as an Independent. He said
Terral should have certified the two
candidates, who requested certification
in time, Graham and Berry threaten
to seek civil damages from Terral.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
W0MEN'S TOTAL IN
BONDS IS $25, OOO,O OC

Mrs. sam Phillips. chairman of Ten.
nessee for the fourth Liberty loan, re-
ports Saturday that total subscriptions
obtained by the women in the state has
amounted to $24, 905. $50. with prospects
for It going over $25, 600, 600.
rms is about three times The IS, 202.
200 obtained in the third loan. Tn
Nashville zone, with SO counties, LED
will 1922, 100, with the West Tennes-
see zone second with $7,035, 500. The
C~hattanooga zone obtained 5000 80;
and Knoxville $4,117. 300.
Mrs, Phillips wishes to express he,
appreciation to the women in the 81
Tennessee counties who helped carry
the loan over the top. The men also
come in for their share of the glory
according to Mrs. Phillips, in their as.
own efforts.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
DESCRIBE ESCAPE OF
FIRST YANK PRIVATE

PARIS, Oct. 26.-The Stars and
Stripes, official newspaper Of the Amer
lean expeditionary force, Identifies the
from prison in Germany as Frank Sa-
vlcki. and devotes a three-Column arti-
Gle to his experiences. Savicki, whose
home was IN Shenandoah, Pa, Is IL
Russian Pole by birth. and has taken
out his first naturalization papers,
While a prisoner In the hands of the
Germans. Savtcki spent ten weeks be-
hind the German lines, where he worked
IA hours daily on military work, He
then was sent to a farm. He often
went days without food and water and
was dubbed by his guards for picking
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
YOUNG AVIATOR RESTS
IN ELMW00D CEMETERY

Funeral services for Russell Smith,
81 years old. son of Mr., and Mrs. A.
G. smith, 1884 Faxon avenue, We're
held Saturday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock,
Burial was in Elmwood cemetery,
Young Smith died Tuesday in Mime
apolis, where he was attending the
aviation service ground school at the
University of Minnesota. His body
reached Memphis Friday night.
He was educated in the Memphis
schools and left here to enter training
at Minneapolis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
POSTPONED

Announcement was made Saturday by
Thomas b. King that the Memphis an
nual conference OF the Methodist
church. called to meet in Jackson,
Tenn. Nov, 6, had been postponed until
Nov. 20. The conference will have sew
eral matters Of Importance to this sec
ton to consider, aside from the change
of pastors at some of the leading
churches in Memphis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
COUNTY HEALTH BOARD
MAKES GOOD REPORT

The report Of the county board of
health for September, made public Sat
urday, shows three houses placarded
for typhoid fever, two for measles, two
for scarlet fever, three for diphtheria
and one for smallpox during the month.
1t also shows 90 cases of peIlagra
in hospitals.
Not a single smallpox patient re-
manned in county hospitals oct. /, ac-
cording to the report.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

grass along a roadside TO eat. Finally
he was sent to the prison camp at Ras-
TAFT, where he received American Red
Cross parcels from Switzerland.
After several weeks in the prison
camp Savicki succeeded in escaping and
making his way through the mountains
into Western Alsace, where he has re-
Joined his regiment.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
HOG PRICES FIXED.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-November
hog prices have been agreed upon at
conferences here between officials Of
the food administration and bureau OF
markets and representatives. of produc-
ers, commission men and packers. Mar
ket centers were notified today but an
nouncement of the prices here was
withheld.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Explains Purpose.

B. NJ. Roddy, executive secretary for
the Western division, presided, while
Secretary j. i. Lane made an inter-
esting presentation of the aims and OBJ
jects of the campaign and of the work
of the seven organizations by which
the money will be used.
Other speakers were Rev. A. Parr,
field marshal for the Second district;
Mrs, Arch Trawick. Nashville; G. T.
~Fitzhugh, chairman Of the Shelby coun-
ty campaign committee; J. l., Weber,
religious director at Camp jackson, Co.
lumb.a. s. c.; Bolton Smith, Mrs. Flor
ence Cooper, DR.. A.. T.. Clement, who
is looking after negro work in Ten
nessee; Bishop n. c. Cleaves, DR.. E. G..
Perkins and DR.. j.. W. Ribbins.
At the meeting at the Solvent Saw
campaign were discussed by DR.. f. e,
George, director of the campaign in
West Tennessee, and BY DE. BostMick.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CHARGED $40 FOR FISH.

An 1S-cent can of sHrdines, alleged
to have been stolen from Piggy Wig
gly store No. Is, cost Annie Walker,
negress. 595 Iowa avenue, $40 in city
court Saturday. Employees of the es-
tablishment said they detected her try
ing to get out with it without paying.
She will be Sent to the Workhouse to
work out her fine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
WEST TENNESSEE'S
WAR WORK FUND
QUOTA S5O8,OOO
Twenty Counties Exclusive Of
Shelby Must Raise $685.
000-NegrOeS Arrange to
Go Over Top in Drive.

The 20 counties embraced in the West
Tennessee division, exclusive of Shelby,
will raise $20S, 900 in the united war
work campaign that will be launched
Nov. II and continue for one week.
Shelby will raise $500, 900, thus making
the total for West tennessee $50S, 900.
Quotas for the 90 counties were fixed
Friday afternoon at the conference of
united war fund workers held for the
purpose Of mapping out plans for the
campaign. The quota of each Of the
20 counties is given herewith:
Benton, $2,500; Carroll, $1,000; Ches-
ter, $500; Crockett, 5000; Decatur,
Gibson, 100000; Hiardeman, $4,000;
Hardin, $1,000; Haywood, $4,000, Hen
derson, $4,000; Henry. $12, 200; Lake,
5000; Lauderdale, $12, 900; McNairy,
$500; Madison. $22, 500; Obion. $40, 900;
Upton, $12, $780,: Weakley, SIS, 900.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
OIL MAN DEAD.

FORT WORTH, Tex. oct, 26.-Louis
Lock. who discovered and developed
the gas and oil fields ct Monroe, La,
died here last night, He was born in
Russia, but came to America 20 years
ago.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Show Enthusiasm.

Representatives OF some counties were
so enthusiastic they asked for increases
in allotments and the following addi-
tons were made: Gibson. IS, 900; Harde-
man, $4,000; Hardin, 81, 900; Lake, s., 600;
McNairy, $1,000; Madison. So, 500; Obion,
$4,000; Upton, s., 800. and Weakley,
5000. These amounts are included in
allotments already given.
The negroes of West Tennessee are
preparing to greatly exceed their quota
Of SIS. 900. They reached this determine
ton at the in%spirational meeting of
West Tennessee negro workers at
There were 200 representatives pres
ent, including the three field marshals
for Shelby county and three from the
other districts into which West Ten
nessee has been divided.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
SNOW IN TEXAS,

DALHART, Tex, Oct. 26-In the face
of a driving north wind, snow began
falling slightly here today. The first
freeze of the season was registered.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
Ne7os of Rive1.s
River Bulletin,

Observations taken at Z am, 75tf
meridian time.
Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 26, 1918.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
DriftWood.

The West Memphis Packet company
announces a new schedule for the
steamer Idlewild. Starting mex week
she will make two trips a week to Pc
can Point and two trips a week to
Bruins, Ark, This schedule is against
daily trips, the company being forced
to cut the runs because Of labor. The
boat will leave Memphis Mondays and
Thursdays for Pecan Point and way
landings, and leave Tuesdays and Sat
urdays for Bruins. She will make day
light deliveries at all landings.
The steamer Control, with one der
rick boat. Is due in from st. Louis. She
will be placed In the Memphis and Ca
ruthersville trade with Capt. Ed Now
land, Jr., In command. Landing ar,
engagements have been made for the
boat at the foot of Beale avenue. 1t
has been announced that the Control
will handle, freight. on barges, using a
derrick to load and unload, Every eff.
fort will be made to eliminate the negro
rouster.
Officers of the Lee line expect to
send way the Ferd Herold Monday for
st. Louis. However. she will not clear
until the Majestic arrives, but she Is
due in Sunday.
The gasoline boat Butterfly, towing
a big houseboat, arrived in port late
Friday from the lower river.
The Nokomis left st. Louis Saturday
with three barges OF freight for New
| Orleans. The Oscar r, Barrett is due
up from New Orleans to St. Louis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
sRise.
III,
River Forecast,

The river In the Memphis district will
continue to rise slowly.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

Kate Adams. to Rosedale.
Grand, to Mhoons.
Idlewild. to Pecan Point.
Ferd Herold, to st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1918-09-11
PEACHES, APPLES,
SWEET CIDER,

From clean, sound apples,
and pure cider vinegar, two
years old, at Mooreland Farm,
one mile out from Rockville,
Nd, on road leading to Poto-
mac. Peaches: White Health
Cling, September 16 to 20.
Grimes Golden Apples at the
Orchard. Fancy grade, 81 80
the bushel; choice grade, So.
Delivered In Washington at
81 the barrel, of three full
bushels. Drop apples, so to
rs cents the half bushel. In
October, the famous Stay
man Winesap, for winter
keeping. Vinegar, so cents.
Cider, 60 cents the gallon. 15