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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

AND NEVER write it,
AND KEEP on thinking,
AND REACH the conclusion.
THAT MAYBE it's true.
WHAT THE fellow said.
AND WHEN ! do that.
l GET normal again.
AND SO YOU car see,
WHAT A lot of help.
A LETTER like yours,
MAY SOMETIMES do,
AND YOU have my thanks,
AND THERE'S just n thing.
THAT I'd like to ask.
AND IF it happens,
IN THREE or four months.
THAT You write me again,
| WANT to ask you.
If YOU won't please buy,
A NEW typewriter ribbon,
BECAUSE YOURS is worn.
AND JUST last night,
l WAS reading your letter.
IN AN after.dinner talk,
AND A lot OF the lines.
WERE SO dim and blurred,
l GOT all MIXED up,
AND EVERYBODY laughed.
AND I got red in the face.
THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

try In 1909, princi-
pally as Lowell lee
turer at Boston,
say he knows
America, and has
no decisions con-
corning the rela-
tons of his W
country with for
eign nations.
Though a stanch
supporter of Lloyd
George, Mr.. Fisher
is mentioned in
both the Liberal
and Unionist news
papers of the Uni
ted Kingdom as a
public official hav-
ing no political
ambitions. In fact,
MIR. Fisher is any
thing but n noh-
tioian h a | n 4
Al r,,nl thA .gtlnn ~
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
A Line On Men
You Read About

Friends of Herbert A. L. Fisher, Brit
ish minister OF education, hope he will
decide to accept the post of ambassa-
dor TO the United States, offered him
by Premier Lloyd George. Those who
know him when he visited this conn
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24
PLEASED WITH SUB.

"A horse, a horse. Ny kingdom for
a horset' roared Richard III.
A wag in the gallery shouted:
wouldn't a donkey do for your"
And the quick reply came back:
Yes; come round to the stage doorl"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-24

My Dear X, C. R,-pardon me, but
20 wad souie pow'r the Riftie gle us,
TO see ourselves as others see us"
II is not enough that you find
il unavailing to deny your superiority
to the beloved Mark Twain: 1t is not
enough that YOU inform Your admiring
clientele that you nurse the sick. amuse
little children, cheer the sore bereaVcd
and cast n mystic spell OF sweet charity
TO soothe the worlds bleeding heart,
Fearing that in YOU case much ot
the above will go over the top. | will
explicitly state that | consider YOU the
victim Of the most virulent. obnoxious,
absolute, rampant and disgusting attack
OF exaggerated ego Of which | have any
knowledge, o. II. DONALDSON,
COS West lS7th st, New York city,
MY DEAR MIR. Donaldson,
l WOULD have liked,
TO PRINT all your letter.
BUT IT'S too long
so TN printing enough
JUST TO let folks know
WHAT YOU think about me
AND IT'S all right.
AND TN moi sore.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
RESOLUTION.

Let this be an expression of our
sympathies to the families of those
of our members who were murdered
at Centralia, Wash. Let us also hope
that these men have not died in vain;
but that our eyes, and the eyes of the
people of the United States have been
opened to the dangers confronting
us and our country.
Whereas; We hereby express our
sympathy for the families of those of
our comrades who were murdered at
Centralia, WASH; and whereas; The
Grant Hodge Post, Centralia, Wash,
has requested us to pass a resolution
asking congress for immediate action
against those who were responsible
for these and similar outrages, we
hereby resolve;
That the Melvin Johnson Post, No.
1856, Clearbrook, Mimi, express its
deepest sympathy to the families Of
those who 50 ,unscrupulously met
their death at Centralia, WASH;
And we further resolve; That con-
gress take immediate action for leg
islation that will remove from our
body polite those who through viol-
ence or brutal force seek to change
the government made by our fathers,
and to protect and preserve that, for
which we offered our lives.
MELVIN JOHNSON Post,
Clearbrook, MINI.
o. e. Lewis, Commander.
Carl E. Skog, Adjutant.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
COURT TO REOPEN.

,, The general term Of district court
which is held annually in Clearwater
county during the month Of October
and which was postponed to Decem-
Der TO-: this year after a weeks ses-
sion will reconvene next Wednesday
morning. A number of important
cases will come up for trial and
among them will be several damage
suits brought against Director Cen
eral Hines by farmers living in the
vicinity of Bagley, who suffered
heavy losses to their crops and prop
-erty year ago in a. fire that swept
over a large territory in the south
western part Of the county and which
is said to have been started 'oy sparks
from passing trains. A new jury has
been summoned to sit at the ad-
jOurned term.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
X K 4 X K * \ = 4 4 X X 4 4
\ GRANT VALLEY. i

George Miller, Jr., had the misfor-
tune to break his leg below the knee
last Wednesday, while telling a tree.
George Greigg, of Fernhill, called
on Fred Lange Thursday, while en-
route to Bemidji, with a load of farm
produce, returning home on Friday.
F. ]. wright and wife were Be
midi shoppers Thursday.
Mrs. VIM. Hanson, and daughter,
Ella, visited at the F. J. Wright home
Wednesday evening.
c. w. Kingsbury and family were
Sunday visitors at the H. Peters
home.
DIR. E. H. Marcum was called to
the Casper Knapp home Friday, Mrs.
Knapp. being i'll with bronchitis.
Harry Vogt and family and Ella
and Harry Hanson, were Sunday WIS.,
itors at the F.. J. Wright home.
Arthur Daley assisted Fred LANCE
in hauling hay Friday.
Joe Knapp is busy these days cook
ing for Schroeders logging camp.
Mrs. Melvin Heinbrook and Mrs.
Albert Ludke visited Mrs. Casper
Knapp Friday.
Lee Wright was busy Saturday
putting in wood at the school house
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
0ONVCK RESIDENT.
SUDDENLY EXPIRES:
49,. PASSES DURING NIGHT
Another Residence Addition
Added to Gonvick;
Well Located
(Special to PiOneer.)

Gonvick, Dec. 9.-The funeral of
Mrs. Martha Snoback was held at I
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, from the
Emmanuel church, following short
services at the family home. Rev.
A. H. Bergford conducted the serv-
ices. Mrs. Snoback died at an early
hour Sunday morning, November 80.
Her death resulted from heart fail
ure. She had retired at II o'clock
Saturday evening, seemingly as well
as usual. Two hours later members
Of the family were awakened by
sounds Of moaning and before they
could summon aid she passed away.
Martha Snoback was the wife OF
Martin Snoback and longtime resi-
dent of this community. She lived for
many years on a farm in Pine Lake
township, and was we'll known
throughout the vicinity of Gonvick.
At the time Of death she was in her
45th year. She is survived by the
husband and six children.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
QUESTION CLEARED UP
Bemidji Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence.


Again and again we have read Of
strangers in distant towns who have
been cured by this or that medicine.
But Bemidji's pertinent question has
always been "Has anyone here in
Bemidji been cured?" The word Of
stranger living a hundred miles
away may be true, but it cannot have
the same weight with US as the word
ct our own citizens, whom we know
and respect, and whose evidence we
can so easily prove.
O. E. Erickson, prop. of grocery,
1928 Minnesota Ave., Bemidji, says:
"Several years ago, when working on
the street railway, I had a bad at
tack Of kidney complaint caused by
50 much jolting and shaking. It fin
ally settled in my kidneys and made
it hard for me to keep. going. My
kidneys acted irregularly, too. I
bought Doan's Kidney Pills and two
boxes cured me. Since then have
been free from all signs of kidney
trouble"
Price 6Oc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Erickson had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Mgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
NEW ADDITION PLATED.

AnOther ADDITION, to be known as
Soderlund's addition, has just been
annexed to Gonvick. The addition
joins the old townsite on the east
side, and is a. most desirable location
for homes. 1t contains nine acres of
ground, formerly part Of Mr.. Sober
1und's farm. There are % lots in the
addition, which Mr.. Soderlund placed
on the market late last week. Near
~ one-half Of the lots have already
been purchased, indicating a strong
demand for Gonvick realty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
HUNTERS HAVE LUCK.

GOnvick hunters, who have been on
trail of the big game during the sea-
son, just closed, have for the most
part been successful. A party con-
sisting Of r. G. Shaw, J. H. Cockrell,
Tom Hetland, Mike Hattie, Ole Kro-
cine and Harlin Green, who hunted
in the vicinity of Kelliher, killed five
deer, two of which were large bucks
Mr.. Green drove across country with
the deer Friday, the other members Of
the party having returned earlier in
the week.
Louie Skeine is another nimrod,
who secured his annual prize. He
hunted in his favorite district, near
Deer River, where he bagged a big
doe.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
ROAD CONTRACT LET.

Anton Bakken and Ole Rude have
been awarded the contract for con.
structing IL miles Of highway In
Polk county. Their bid was entered
in competition with several othe,
contractors and was the lowest of all
submitted it being in the neiehbor.
hood OF $4,000 below their nearest
competitor. Their bid carries figures
Of $4,000. The road will link up
with the Jefferson highway at the
west boundary line of Clearwater
county and run directly west in Polk
county for distance Of IL miles. 1t
Is said that the road will be built
under the proposed Babcock plan
Messers Bakken end Rude will beein
work on their contract shortly after
the New Year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
CEARBROOK LEGION
PASSES RESOLUTION
ON CENTRALIA AFFAIR
Ur9es Government to Take I'm
mediate Action Against
Anarchists
(SneciaI to Pioneer.l

| Especial to Pioneer)
| Clearbrook, Dec. 1O.-The follow
ing resolution, passed. by the Melvin
Johnson post of the American Legion
by the boys here at recent meeting
prove that the boys hearts are in the
right place and that they are Ameri-
cans first, last and all the time, and
don't care who knows it. Their
stand and expression are unanimous
throughout the country, and any one
who dares to talk against America
and the United States in particular
will know what is coming to them.
Here it is, read it and reflect. This
is real "Americanism' asserting it.
self:
American Legion, St. Paul, Min
nesota, November 10, 1919.
We have this day received this STIR
ring appeal from our buddies in Gen.
tralia:
Horace G. Whitmore,
Department Adjutant,
American Legion,
St. Paul, MINI.
-Four Of our comrades murdered
by'I. w. w. Grant Hodge Post No.
II demands immediate action by
every American Legion Post for con-
gressional action on un-American in
dividuals and organizations, and
national publicity campaign to carry
on Americanism. Line up your local
posts and state organization Of the
legion. Congress convenes Deem
Der first. Americanism must be the
big issue. A publicity campaign car
yiod m nv avorv most for the NEXT
ten days will win our battle. Act to-
day. Let this to every press in your
state and before every post for i'm
mediate action. A copy of this tele-
gram goes to every state secretary
and to national headquarters of the
American Legion.
Grant Hodge Post No. II,
Centralia, Washington"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-12-10
CHURCH BAZAAR,

A bazaar will be held at Quern hall
Friday evening, December IL. The
proceeds of this sale will go toward a
fund for the building Of a basement
in the Samhold church and it is pre-
dicted the variety of articles offered
for sale will range from pin-cusion
to bale Of hay.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
CHICAGO SURFACE LINES STILL
COLLECTING 7-CENT FARES

1t will be remembered that, as a solution
of the street railway strike, in Chicago, a
few months ago. Governor Lowden present
ed a compromise granting wage increase,
and at the same time emitting the. surface
lines to increase their fares from S to 7
cents. The plan was authorized by the pub
lie utilities commission, and 7-cent fares
were inaugurated
Mayor Thompson Immediately began
what he characterized as fight to the last
ditch, claiming that the increased fares were
illegal. A bill for injunction was filed in
the Sangamon County circuit court Judge
E. S. Smith of that court rendered a de-
cision in Springfield on October 3, granting
victory to the City of Chicago, and ruling
that the public utilities commission did not
have the power to increase the fares on the
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT ACT

The conferees of the United States Sen
ate and House of Representatives reached
an agreement the other day on the provi-
sions of the prohibition enforcement act,
which was later reported to both houses
Following are some of the most important
features:
|. It will be lawful to possess any
quantity of liquor in private homes and to
serve the same to bona fde guests, but the
burden of proof to show such liquors were
obtained before the law became effec-
tive and that they are not sold will be upon
the possessor.
2. All liquors containing more than one
half of l per cent of alcohol are "intoxi-
eating" under the law.
3. The penalty for manufacture or sale
of Intoxicating liquors is fixed at fine of
not more than 81 900 or Imprisonment for
not more than six months for the first
oHense; for a second offense the fine is
fixed at not less than $500 nor more than
$1,000 and imprisonment not less than one
month nor more than five years.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
CHINA IN PASSIVE WAR AGAINST
JAPAN

Mr.. J. B. Powell, in recent letter to
the Chicago Tribune, from Shanghai, China,
revealed the astounding fact that China,
by boycott, had reduced Japan's trade in
that country fifty per cent within sixty
days after May HE estimates that it
has now been reduced eighty per cent
When China first announced that because
Of the Shantung affair, boycott would be
carried into effect against Japan's COM
merce, the matter was treated lightly; but
subsequent events have shown that even
China, with all its confusion, chaos and in
herent weakness, can act unitedly when
great common purpose inspires its people
to do so.
Furthermore, the boycott has united all
classes Of China, from merchants to ricksha
coolies. Papers will not accept Japanese
advertising Cities have gone back to kero-
sene and candles rather than depend upon
Japanese electric companies.
: China is negative quantity in military
power compared with Japan, but this pas
sive resistance has proved mighty factor.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
Additional News Items
NEED OF SAFETY EDUCATION
in SCHOOLS

Albert w. Whitney, chairman of the
committee on education of the national
safety council, pointed out in a paper read
IN Cleveland, Ohio, the other day, on Safety
Education in the Public Schools" that
casualties in America during the world
war, as a result of accidents, were twice
as great as those to American soldiers in
battle
Deaths by accident in the United States,
he said, total 10000 year, and the number
of serious accidents not resulting in death
is about 100000.
In other words" declared Mr.. Whitney,
eve have in our factories and streets the
equivalent in effect upon our people of two
European wars going on all the time"
Mr.. Whitney recommended that safety
education be introduced in the teaching Of
all school subjects = not that another sub
ject should be added to the already crowd
ed curriculum, but that it be correlated with
the regular subjects.
In the lower grades, the child should be
taught the danger of street crossings, play
ing with matches and getting on and off
cars later, responsibility for the safety of
associates and the community. Arithmetic
classes could have examples in the stats
tics of accidents; reading classes, accounts
of accidents; drawing classes, illustrations
showing accident situations, while the
geography classes could find fertile field
in the life saving service on the coast, the
fire hazard in cities, the forest fire hazard
and other dangers that have a localized
interest.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11

fusion exists. There, it is Wilson and anti
Wilson. The President has played havoc
with party regularity. Senator Reed, who
is Democrat, is voting with the Repub-
licans, and so is Thomas Half a score
senators from the solid south have left the
Democratic caucus for one reason or an
other
"The progressive and conservative issue
is not drawn in either party, and before
snow flies the League of Nations will be
past history.
"The tariff is no longer a great ISSUE
The certain adoption of suffrage as a con-
stitutional amendment will greatly silence
the cry of negro domination in the south
Prohibition has played havoc with the doc
trine of state rights.
"The south is more likely to be protection
ist and prohibitionist than the north, and
the differences between the two great part
les today are as unimportant as the differ
ences in the factions in the two great part
les Issues are underlined.
Fractional lines are gone, party lines are
wavering. The only real partisan in the
United States is the President, and he is a
partisan on the theory that politics is ad-
journed'"
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
Tabernacle Address
By Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Little Things Consecrated
to God"
Continued from last issue)
SHAMGAR's Ok GoAD

SHAMGAR's Ok GoAD
God said Shamgar "Wha have you your hand?" -"An
goad" And He defeated hundred delivered
Israel with goad Why?-becase consecrated
God
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATH
Now the remarkable story that we have-and if had
time would like read the whole Chapter but haven't you
read for yourselvess the story of David and Goliath
Did you read account of the arnor of Goliath
how he had great helmet and grave of brass and of
mail and target of brass between his shoulders great
that he had and the sword and his attendant
before him?
And when Goliath presented himself Saul was frightened
and all the people scared and there Israel
mountain and there the valley were Phistnes
this mountain.
Oh, Goliath whose height six cubts and a span he
would go stealing down that hill into the valley and he would
say II dare you come! defy the armies of Israeli And
Israel terribly frightened and Saul his wits and
didn't know what do-he couldn't get anybody go
meet Goliath because they all were afraid
One day. Davids father said him. "Now want you to
take cheese and bread your brethren" And
David obeyed his father.
Finally told David about this giant coming down
to defy the armies of Israel and there two Davds
brethren there David nmaed to Saul that he would be willing
to go out and Goliath and Davd oldest brother said
him. You always sticking your everybodys bust
You of here and go home who did you
look after the few sheep And then the
in their mouths
Yes, those brothers scared nearly death for fear
David was going to get little honor and glory
Finally Saul offered great reward for the who would
meet this giant David said he would him. So Saul put
his upon David and David could hardly walk with
and he said, Il don't to this thing walk
around in it, and will probably be licked if do go with
this on"
David told him how he had killed lion and had killed a
BEAR and had taken the sheep of the lions mouth
God would also deliver him of the hands of the giant
know what David said.
DAVID SNGITEs THE GIANT WITH A PEBBLE
David then took his shepherds bag and picked up
pebbles and put them into the Bag and he said 81 will show this
giant how to defy the armies of the Living Godp'
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11

and say II for God and His ZION = all am, all have
and will die my po Then ZION will stir the world from
center circumference
desire call YOUR attention to the stor of Samson
1t is wonderful story.
Samson down see his wife His father-in-law the
l1mne met him. and would let him her-wy? because
he had oolshly and wickedy given her another
son was and went and caught hundred
Now, don't know how he caught those foxes never
caught even one in time AS fox-hunter I am an gno
rams don't know how he caught them ALL caught
them and got them the barat least think he must have
Then he took them by the and tied together He
had one hundred and fifty couples of foxes between their
tails he tied rebrands and then he all loose into
the corneds of the Phstine and burned up all their corn
in shock, and destroyed all their crops
Then the Phlistnes wild and they said "Who has
done this " And the Israetes said Samson And thew said
1--WE going take and kill himp'
Samson had his dwelling place in the top of the rock Etam
and they said 1--WE will get him and deliver him to you
So they Samson and took ropes bound him. and
Samson sad Nov, promise that you will not kill me- You
can turn me over to the Phines if you you
kill me-"
And they turning him over to the Phistnes the
strength of God upon him and he the ropes
Then ne saw the awbone of and he grabbed jaw
bone and killed thousand of them with it.
Now, what have YOU got?
OoiAOl nave
Well then conSecate 1t to God And if you haven't got law
BONE go and hunt the awbone of ass and we can re-
deem ZION CITY with awbon if only consecrated to God
Oh may God help to every little thing!
This simply illustration of what God can do with men
and women who are truly consecrated.
Now there very many other instances mentioned in the
Bible.
ELISHA DIVIDES JORDAN WITH THE MANTLE OF ELIJAH
Elisha and the mantle of Elijah He that mantle and
spread the waters of the Jordan and the opened
and they went dry ground.
mantle mane!! Merely piece of cloth but it qvas
consecrated to God
Maybe all YOU have is old God!
Maybe all YOU have old shoe to God!
Yes it is the CONSIDERATION that God after
Now want to get to the application of these things;
don't want to have to put it off for another week
You remember the story of the falling of the walls of
Jercho and the main point there is that they did they
told.
Now we often find people who say 'Wel, am going
do that and stand up there and make fool of myself
will do ANYTHING that God tells me to do
You say Wel am not going there distribute Liter
ature they will laugh going make fool
of myself"
God told those people, He said "Now, you march
the walls of Jericho and blow those trmpe and
day you all shout And they all shouted and the walls of
Jericho fell down. They did avhot God told them to do
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
WILSON'S CONDITION IMPROVING

Latest reports indicate that President
Wilson's condition is slowly improving al
though the danger point is not passed.
Bulletins state that his mind is keen and
alert and his general physical condition
fairly good; also that he is very impatient
to take up certain pressing matters, espe-
cially in connection with the labor confer
ence in session at Washington. 1t is stated,
however, that he will not be permitted to
give attention to the affairs of his office for
some time to come.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-10-11
POLITICS IN CHAOS

1t is matter of general comment that
old party lines have been broken by the
new issues which have arisen
William Allen White reviews the stu
alton thus:
American politics is in chaos. All lines
of cleavage are broken. In the Republican
party, the League of Nations has cut
squarely across the old line of progressives
and conservatives. Johnson and Lodge,
Borah and Knox are on one side; Norris
is voting with some Democrats.
Tn the Democratic party the same con-