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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-05
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POTATO SHOW
OF THEN.M.D.A.
Will Be Held in Conjunction
With Annual Convention
of Association
FARM MACHINERY
TO BE ON DISPLAY
Boys and Girls Will Enter
Contests; Vital Topics
for Settlers Aid
BY Fred T. Lincoln.


(Secretary, Northern Minnesota
Development Association.)
Brainerd, Nov. 5.-Everything is
in readiness for the annual conven-
ton and potato show of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa-
ton to be held in Duluth, November
IL, IS and IA in the new armory
building and advices from that city
indicate that this will be without
question, the largest potato exhibit
ever held under the auspices OF this
organization.
To Aid Settlers.
The program is replete with prac-
tical discussions on topics vital to
the development Of northern Mime
sofa and covers a wide latitude. The
N. NJ. d. A. officials take the position
that its work should not only include
the securing of settlers for northern
Minnesota, but promoting their sue
cess along agricultural lines as we'll,
after they are here, and; with this in
mind, the committee has arranged
for the discussion of subjects pertin-
emit to the interest of every settler
and every one in this section should
make it a point to attend.
Exhibit of Machinery.
A splendid exhibit Of farm imple-
ments and especially those used in
the planting, cultivation, digging
and marketing of potatoes has been
arranged for and space taken in the
large armory by twelve prominent
manufacturers and distributors of po-
tato machinery, plows, planters and
ing explosives for land clearing. This
will be an important and interesting
feature of the convention. The sheep
industry in northern Minnesota has
not been forgotten and an exhibit of
wool will be put on by the Patrick
company of Duluth. 49,. }zzy,-.>
Aristocratic Tubers.
There will be fifteen tables of po-
tato exhibits, each SO feet long, and
the very best samples of tubers will
be shown. The Boys and Girls po-
tato contest, always big feature Of
the N. NJ. D. A. convention, will be
unusually interesting this year and
a large number of entries have been
made. This exhibit will be larger
than ever this year. The University
Of Minnesota will put on a plant dis
ease exhibit and show how to pre-
vent potato diseases.
A potato menu, cafeterial will be
conducted in the armory, with a
splendid program and a list OF prom
inent speakers arranged for, and this
big potato and machinery exhibit as
drawing features fer the coming con-
vention, it seems certain to be the
most important gathering in develop
ment work in northern Minnesota
this winter, and advices from Duluth
indicate that hotel accommodation
are already being secured with the
prospect of record-breaking attend
ance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-05

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
DANCES WITH BODY ONLY
NOT FOR RETURNING YANKS
" ounded Wildcat" Kitchen Sink and Other Muscular Contor
hons Popular Ciue Way "SheHShock Wobble,' Big
Bertha Shanble and Aero Dip Dancing Master Says

the weekly wiggles in some dance halls
are perpetrated must go, the soldiers
say. Again they advance their abused
muscles and nerves as the reason. In
place of tie futuristic humping to which
local followers of the terpsichorean art
are accustomed will come the raging
martial airs of the military band
The "machine-gun rag" is advanced as
an example of the newer music. Even a
soldier with one leg here and the other
Somewhere in France" is impelled TO
exercise as that thrilling air Is played.
The overseas wigglc" is only one of the
many steps that fit admirably into the
time of the "macEine-gun rag
The soldiers are loud in their prot
estations against the substitution of
open order dancing for the present
CLOSE formation" manner. The only
thing they bar Is the "strangle-hold"
The sailors are not forgotten in the
new order and some dances that promise
TO remind the tars of their sweethearts
in every port are expected soon to bios
som forth in all their glory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
HANDWRITING LED
TO MANS ARREST
Allege d Blackhander
Caught by Penmanship
on QUESTIONABLE
PROMINENT MEN VICTIMS
Threatening Letters Received
by Residents of Fash.
ionable Suburbs
PROMINENT MEN VICTIMS

The handwriting on a draft question
naire, postal inspectors say, was the
clue that led to the arrest OF Joseph
kernen. Mount Pleasant avenue, wynd-
moor, suspected OF mailing BLACK
Hand letters to wealthy residents OF
Germantown and Chestnut Hill.
Kernen, young married man en-.
ployed as a gardener on a Wyndmoor
estate, will be arraigned today in the
Federal Building before United states
Commissioner Long. He is charged with
attempted extortion and with using the
mails for an illegal purpose.
Acting on complaints made by Frank
p. Myers, OF wyndmoor near Chestnut
Hill. wealthy rose grower, Postoffice
Inspectors Hawksworth and McNickar
began a search for the letter writer
which continued for six weeks. ending
last night in the arrest of Kernen.
All Came From Main Line
Observing that all the threatening
letters were mailed from a Main Line
postofice, the inspectors visited nearly
every draft board in that section. ex-
amined hundreds of questionnaires and
compared the handwriting with that OF
| the letters. Finally. they say. they
found handwriting that corresponded.
One letter sent to Mr.. Myers. dated
| January 8, demanded that $4,000 bt
placed in a box under a stone about 9
thousand yards from the Myers prop
| erty. The threatened alternative wa:
! that Myerss extensive greenhouses, con
tanning more than 100000 blooms. woul1
/ be blown up.
Chief Postoffice Inspector James T
| Cortelyou. who directed the inquiry
had Myers place decoy box at the
| place indicated. while Inspectors NC
| vickar and Hawksworth watched. NJ
( one appeared to secure the box.
The letter was followed by another
on January 80 and by still another dated
February O. Mr.. Myers received fv'
letters in all Another letter was re
ceived by Joseph Santman. manager o.
Mr.. Myers's rose farms. one Thousand
dollars was demanded OF Mr.. Santmar
under penalty of death.
Socially Prominent Get Letters
At least ten other socially prominen
persons in Wyndmoor and Chestnut Hi
received threatening letters. One maj
was so frightened. It is said. that h,
was about to put $4,000 under a tire,
stump as demanded when he was de
tered by the postal inspectors, who ad
vised him to wait.
Kernen was brought to the Fedora
Building last night and questioned b.
Chief Cortelyou. Mr.. Cortelyou SAID tn
suspect confessed to sending the five let
ters to Mr.. Myers. but denied sendin
any of the ether letters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

Trench feet" will have their reflection
In this seasons dances when battle
Scared veterans begin patronizing the
dancing schools again.
This is the opinion OF Professor
Charles A. McCrea. local representative
Of the International Association of
Dancing Masters, which will hold their
annual convention In June
The wounded wildcat" "kitchen
sink" and other such steps now popular
at some OF the dance halls here, will be
succeeded by the "shell-shock wobble."
big bertha shamble" and the aero
dip" which already have captured the
fancy of the Yanks who fought. in
France.
The returning heroes are emphatic in
their declarations of affection for the
snake stroll and "shimmy Dance but
they say their tattered nerves and
strained muscles will not stand for such
violent disorders and something more
suitable must be substituted.
The slow throbbing music" to whicl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
ASSAY COMMISSION AT MINT
Meets to Test Weight and Fine.
ness of Coins Produced

The governments assay commission
met at the Philadelphia Mint today to
test the weight and fneness of speci-
mems of coins produced at the various
mints last year.
out OF every delivery of coins re-
ceived at the United States Treasury. a
certain number are forwarded under
seal to Philadelphia for examination by
the assay commission. The commits
sion will be at the mint here about
three days.
Members or the commission include
Representative George p. Darrow and
George Burnham, of Philadelphia Will
liam Hassan, Oil City. Pa: John Heck
Jersey City. n. j.. and Joseph. Riordsn
liam A. Ashbrock.. Ohio: Representa-
tive Felin. Massachusetts +. l.. Nc
Cracken, Johnstown., Ohio; Calvin
Page, Portsmouth. y. H.; q. r
Vaughan, Lunchburg Va: Major Louis
Fischer. Washingtn, ID. c.: George r
Merrill Washington, ID. c.; Herbert
Adams. New York city; =. l.. Newell,
New York city; r. l.. Ailworth. East
willie. Va; Captain Isaac Emerson
Baltimore Vail Pittman. Tonopah Ne
vada; Richard r. Morris. Salt Lake
Dr. A. r, johnson. st. George. s.. c.
! George G. Mcintyre, Omaha, Neb.
| George Van Tuyl. New York city.
The Comptroller of the Currency. thu
fudge of the District Court for the East
| ern District of Pennsylvania and tn,
| assayer from the Federal Assay OF
flee, New York. are ex-ofiicio members
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

butter, bread and coffee. For dinner to-
day steak, mashed potatoes, gravy.
bread and coffee. Supper, boiled beef.
onions, macaroni. with tomatoes, bread
and coffee And It Is white bread, not
war bread. over here. OF course. this
isn't fancy food. but I hardly think any
one would starve on II. Don't you be-
lieve any of the tales you hear Get
the address Of those that growl and save
them for me.
II read in the papers that home peo-
pie are jumping on the government Tor
not sending us home. They do not real
ize a state of war still remains between
Germany and the Allies until the peace
papers are signed. I. for one, do not
want to come home till 1t is. A job un-
finished IL worse than a job unbegun.
Since I've had the good fortune to see
this Job though this far, believe me, !
want to see the end"
Private Hazard enlisted last March
and sailed for France in May. By Au-
gust he was In active service at the
| front. During the st. Mihiel drive he
was in saddle ninety-six hours serving
ammunition to the fighters.
He is my baby" explained his
mother. "and my only boy. But he
would serve and 1 am mighty proud OF
him."
During the boys service the mother
has been doing her bit as nurse in the
dispensary OF the government ordnance
| plants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
OPPOSE TRAFFIC BILLS
Plans to Call 1000 Motortruck Owners
in Protest

Plans to call a mass-meeting of 1000
owners of motortrucks in Philadelphia
were formulated last night at a dinner
of motortruck owners in the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel
The meeting is to be called in protest
against the Buckman and Dithrick bills
now pending before the Legislature,
regulating motortruck traffic.
The dinnen resolved itself into a meet
ing of emphatic protest against the
proposed news laws. which would limit
the length of trucks to twenty feet and
impose correspondingly strict regula-
tions on the weight of trucks = avy
trucking in Philadelphia, the officials of
the club said last night. would be
virtually put out of existence by the
enaction Of such laws.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
PHILADELPHIA BOY HAS
NO CROUCH ON UNCLE SAM
Private Oliver p. Hazard, Seven
teen Years Old, Indignantly De-
nies W.Treatn,ent of Soldiers
Has Plenty to Eat and Wants to
Stay Until job Is Finished.
Scorn for CrumbLers

From a seventeen-year-o Philadel-
phia private who saw active service at
st, Mihiel and many other important
drives of the war. comes denial OF
charges that Uncle Sans boys are not
being treated well in France. Private
Oliver +. Hazard. of Company L, AM
munition Train,' Fifth Division, Army
of Occupation. says the boys get their
pay, their mail and plenty OF good food
In perfectly good time.
I'D like to meet the fellow who says
the boys aren't being treated right, face
TO face for about five rounds" Private
Hazard wrote his proud and happy moth
er, Mrs. NJ. Hazard, of 1928 West On
tario street. "Of course there are some
mammals boys over here, but they should
have known they were not coming to
attend Sunday School, but to take a
mans place.
"As for being paid, at first II was kind
OF hard to pay US over here, as my
company, for instance, Is at Longwy
France. and I am here in Luxembourg
1t is different now, for each man IN
the A. T.. +. has a pay book which
enables him to draw pay from any
organization to which he may be at
tached at the last of the month. Be
sides. what If a man doesn't get paid
right on the dot? Uncle Sam Is surel,
good for 1t, and man needs no money
He is issued tobacco, soap, etc.
"The only thing person can buy from
the inhabitants here is wine. beer and
schnapps (whisky), which, as you know
Is of no use to anyone. Your letters are
not censored and IL you do not hear from
us boys don't blame the men higher up
| Get after us for not writing. ! fee
sure you have received all the letter.
I have written you. Your letters arr
sometimes late reaching me. One yot
mentioned didn't come till the war ended
was on detached service working OF
an ammunition dump and was yer!
busy, because we were preparing for {
drive on Metz.
There isn't any food wasted, as youi
critical folks claim. For breakfast this
morning we had boiled rice, milk, jam
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
Steal Liberty Bonds and War Stamps

When s. Katz, proprietor of the Har-
rowgate Shoe Repairing Company. 3456
Keusington avenue. went to his cash reg
lister this morning he found that thieves
had stolen $3.50 worth Of Liberty Bonds
s25 worth of War Savings Stamps and
81 in currency. The men had forced an
entrance through a cellar window, and
after robbing the cash register made
their escape by a window in the rear of
the store. The robbery was reported to
the police of the Front and Westmore-
land streets station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12


other son came this morning. Yes,
mother and baby are doing fine. and
Robert. Sr., finds his time all taken up
in greeting and caring for the two ar
rivals.
Robert, Jr., left home in 1907 to grow
up with the West He went. and. ac-
cording TO his father. certainly did
grow. The somewhat delicate son who
adventured forth has returned the
holder of two belts denoting boxing su-
premacy at two naval stations to which
he was assigned at different periods.
And he has seen life. too. In addi-
tion to being on board the Eagle NO. :
storm on Lake Superior last fall and
thirteen sailors lost their lives, he has
seen service in the Philippines, Mexico
the Canal Zone and Cuba.
His return home today was without
notice. He was able to get furlougf
| for several weeks and came home tc
surprise his relatives. And, In turn. he
was surprised by the new arrival.
| The senior Gordon Is veteran pa
trolman at the Belgrade and Clearfielt
streets station
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
School Association Elects

At meeting of the Weldon Home and
Schoo! Association the following officers
were elected: William T. Anderson.
president: Charles Reeder. Jr.. first vice
president Bruce Fahs, second vice presi-
dent; r. f. Holmes, secretary; Horatio
Batezell. assistant secretary John +.
Siostrom, treasurer. and Martha Yetter.
assistant treasurer Plans were made
for a series of entertainments to raise
money for n gymnasium which will be
built in the basement Of the school.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

by Private Charles
II. Mason, Com
pany A. First Ma.
chine Gun Regi-
ment. In a letter re.
ceive d by his
mother, Mrs. Sam
uel Mason. 2S29
North Twenty-sev-
enth street. The
marine Is now con =
valescent In a hos =
pital in France,
following a gas at
lack.
"Of course. con-
ditions in the old
L. S. A. will be
somewhat changed"
Mason writes. but
then the govern
ment will take care
80 Ill tl.- .s,,Lt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
TREES SAVE AVIATOR
Alfred Cieseke in French Hospital
After Machine Falls

Alfred Gieseke. twenty-one years old,
326 Bergen street, Gloucester, who Is a
motor mechanic with the United States
Aero Corps In France, is in a base hos
pital near Bordeaux. suffering from in
juries received when the engine of an
airplane stopped and let the machine
shoot downward.
His life was saved by the machine
landing in a clutter of trees. He was in
jured about the head. body and legs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

ne SAW IniT teen
comrades washed
overheard a n d
drowned, have not
changed the smile
of Robert Gordon,
Jr., and his father,
Robert Gordon. Sr.,
Immediately recog-
nized the tr | m
sailor on the steps
of his home this
morning.
The boys return
today. unheralded.
added Significance
to a celebration al
ready under way
at the @ or d o II
home, $3.50 Ara
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
Praise and THANKSGIVING Service

A musical service of praise and
thanksgiving will be given in the Churcn
OF the Holy Trinity, RittenhOuse Square,
this evening at 8 o'clock. A chorus OF
100 voices. Including the choirs of Trim
ity Lutheran Church, Norristown;
Grace Episcopal Church and the Church
Df the Holy Trinity. will participate.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

which will come as the reaction. I sup
pose We will all, more or less, have to
conform and economize In order TO clear
the war debt as soon as possible"
Mason was in one of the divisions
that went over the top in the last big
drive. Several men in his platoon were
wounded and the platoon leader was
killed while trying to capture German
machine-gun nest.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

| hope that hav-
ing escaped injury after going through
the thickest battles of the war in
which our forces have had hand l
will go safely through the battles that
remain to be fought. and will soon be
back home with you"
He was the first of the boys from Ash
bourne to be killed.
Porter was eighteen when he enlisted
in February. 1917, two months before
the United States declared war He
served with the Headquarters Company
l09th Infantry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

rade, Ambulance
Driver John Win
throp. A r d m ore,
who picked him up
from the field of
battle.
1t was during
the drive on F'is-
mette that Cor
poral Porter was
shot. last July IS.
He died next day.
In a letter to his
sister. Mrs. Joseph
Il. Hill, written
from a rest camp
three days before,
T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
Released From Boche Prison

Frank Matukas, of 430 Parsons street,
nerving with the American expeditionary
forces. has been released from a Ger
man prison camp and has returned to
France. according TO word received to-
day from Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
CALLS MARINES HOMESICK
Men in France Eager to Return,
Writes Philadelphian

The American marines I'm France all
want to get back to this country as soon
as possible. This is the statement made
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
LAST WORDS, "THEY GOT Me-
Ashbourne Soldier Receives Bull
let and Falls i'm Comrades Arms

We'll, they got me- were the last
words of Corporal Louis y. Porter, of
Ashbourne, addressed to his old COM
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12

Hagerstown Has Large Store Fire
Hagerstown. Nd. Feb. 12.-An early
morning fire here caused loss of several
thousand dollars today to the grocery
stock of Harry S. Myers. opposite the
City Hall Building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
HERO CREETS new BROTHER
Sailor Son Arrives Home Simul.
taneously With Baby Boy

Hello, Pop"
Twelve years away from home, part
Of that time at sea, during which period
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-12
The Better the Grade
the Better the Buy!

G Our Higher-priced,
Finest OverCoats and
listers, our Higher
priced, Finest Suits in
the big, Once-a-year
Special Drive at the final
special prices of the sea-
son!
d We will sell our finest
SIS and $50 Suits at $40,
SIS, $50; our finest $45
and $50 Suits at $50, SIS,
$38, $40; our SIS and $40
Suits at $24, $28, $32, $34;
our $28 and $50 Suits at
$40 and $22.
g We will sell our finest SIS and
S85 Overcoats at $50, $65, $40; our
finest $65 and $40 Overcoats at $50,
SIS, $50; our finest SIS and $50
Overcoats at $42, $45, $48; our fine
SIS and $50 Overcoats at S36, $38,
$40; our fine SIS and $40 Overcoats
at $24. $26. $28. $50; and our $28 and
$50 Overcoats at $22.
VI This is the time when our Higher
priced OverCoats and Suits enter the
one big Let-gO of the season at their
lowest prices in Special Event It's
your Chance to buy Fine Clothes
the Finest we know how to make-at
roCk-bottom prices, which means gen.
uine savings on genuine value-Vaue
unmatched for the character of its
Workmanship, no matter where you
may go! That's not boast-it's fact
our Fine Clothes are individual in
their Fineness! This is the time to get
them-Buy NOU!
The original prices we're
$28 & $50 to $50 for Suits
$28 & $50 to $S5 for Overcoats
In this Special Drive
SUITS
S28 & $50 Suits. s...........$ $40, $22
saS & $40 Suits. $24, $2S, $32, $34
S45 & $50 Suits. $32, $35, $3S, $40
SIS & $50 Suits. go. $40, SIS, $50
S28. & $50 OverCoats. $22
SIS & $40 Overcoats. .$24, $40, $50
S45 & $50 Overcoats. $50, $3S, $40
SIS & $50 Overcoats. .$42, $45, $4S
Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-06
NORWICH TOWN

Rev. Henry T. Arnold of William S street will supply the pulpit at the First Congregational church Sunday morning.
 There will be a song service at Scot land Road hall Sunday afternoon, at which time Howard Bushnell. presi- dent of the Christian Endeavor socie- ty- will give brief talk on American
 Miss Ida Thurston of Town street has returned after passing a few days at Quonochontaug Beach.
 After a weeks visit with MT. and Mrs. Austin Rathbun of Plain Hill, MT. and Mrs. Raymond Bliven will return Sunday to their home in Westerly, R.
 The monthly meeting of Home chap ter of the Kings Daughters will he re- sumed Monday afternoon at the John son home.
 Mrs: Mary Gaffney and daughter, Miss Marjory Gafney. have returned to their home in Danielson after visit ing friends on Town street. Mrs. leave today Saturday, for an automo- bile trip over the Mohawk trail.
 Mrs. John Tracy of Washington street is visiting her sister Mrs. Frank Watrous, Of East Hampton.
 After q most enioyabe vacation of several weeks. visiting Pittsburgh. Pa /anesville and Cleveland O., Westfeld Buffalo and Mia sara Falls. N. Y. Rev. William J. Ora wford has returned to his home on West Town street. Rev MT Crawford will resume his pastor ate at the First Methodist church Sun day. At the close Of the morning ser vice the Sunday school will hold ses- sion and there will be evening service at the usual hour. The weekly prayer service will also be resumed Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Earl Browning of New London turnpike entertained several children Thursday afternoon. it being the eighth birthday Of her youngest daushter, Lucille Browning. Mrs. Browning served sandwiches. fancy cookies cake and ice cream. The chill dre1 enjoyed games and little Miss