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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
HE HAD RIGHT

A negro employed as an office DO,
in Kentucky came to work one morn.
ing with a face that looked as though
it had been run through a meat grinder,
Henry" demanded his surprised EN-
ployer, what in the world has happenel
We'll, sub. boss explained Henry
Il got into a little argument last night
wit another niger, an one thing led
TO another twell ! up and hit at him
Well, sub, it seemed LAX dat irritated
him. He took and blackened both oI
nah eyes, and bit one OF nah wears
mighty nigh off, and split nah lin and
knocked two Of nah teeth loose; and
den he owed me down and stamped
me in de stomach, Honest, boss. / ney.
er did git so sick of a niger in nah
life!' " ""'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
EYE TO BUSINESS,

Once when John d. Rockefeller was
playing golf, a negro lad crossed tbs
links, Mr.. Rockefeller had lust given
the ball a vigorous stroke, and the lad
received the missile squarely on the
head. It was a heABy blow, but il only
stunned the boy b little, and after
himself again. "S
Mr., Rockefeller, who had rushed IN.
fearing. shat the boy had been badly
injured was relieved to find that he
took 1t so calmly, and pulling a IS bin
from his pocket, he gave il to the
The hoy looked at the bill and erin1ea
with delight. Then he looked al Mr.
Rockefeller and inquired:
When is you goin' to be playin'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
BIBLICALLY so.

One evening when little Mary had
fractured one of the rules governing
able behavior she IA removed from
the family board and made to eat her
dinner at a little table in a corner Her
presence was ignored by the other
members of the family.
After a period Of silence the family
hAn'1 her giving thanks. Il thank thee.
Lord, for preparing for me a table in
the presence OF mine enemies"
And that was the last time that Mary
ate away from the family table.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
THE GAS

There is no evidence OF improvement in the quality OF gas
that is being furnished to the people OF Memphis. The assump-
ton is that the company is using an inferior quality Of coal.
and naturally is producing an inferior commodity.
The city administration has an inspector. and no doubt it
IS as familiar with what the people have to contend witt as the
people themselves are. There should be some relief afforded for
such inadequate service, and no doubt there would be if those
in authority would make a demand in unmistakable language.
backed up with a determnation to secure an improvement.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

The original draft of the constitution
Of the league of nations. whictf Presi-
dent Wilson Is bringing with him from
Paris, will not enjoy the smoothest sail
ing when IT reaches the United States
senate.
The sentiment expressed by Senator
Borah, Republican. OF Utah, has been
echoed by a number OF his colleagues.
Said tho Western senator.
Il viii not support any league Of ma
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
|OK7E5PuT
ft9k@N9MloKt
II Ru KNoQNon.

THE SUBWAY Girl.
met her in the subway;
She was stylish and petite
From her fascinating little hat
To her shapely little feet.
Her hair was brightest golden
And her cheeks were softest pink,
But the way she chewed that awful gum
would have made a statue blink.
She juggled and she jawed It, f-
could never tell you how.
But she might have learned some daintiness
Had she watched the old red COW.
k. NJ. Post.
I've got a COW that gives good milk,
dress her in the finest silk,
feed her on the best of hay
And the milk she gives | throw awav.
The Dairyman.
WELL all w "a" hope is that peace will! pull through.
Eggs are selling for O cents II dozcn-in Cbina-bv+ ,hn. -.
are hard to digest. NINA eggs
-, S SoaaOn Is a town in France, and to some of the soldiers if nrob-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

Lodge, of Massachusetts. ranking Re-
publican member of the foreign rela-
tons committee, is believed to oppose
the league, although he has remained
silent since the publication of the pro-
posed leagues proposed constitution
Among the senators who are working
actively in behalf of the league are
Hitchcock, OF Nebraska, chairman Of
the foreign relations committee. Lewis.
OF Illinois, and Williams, of Mississippi,
all Democrats,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
The Public Be SerUed

OAKLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL,
Oakland, Cal.
DEAR X, c. Bits just 4 O'Clock
in the morning and I'm sitting beside
a boy with very brown eyes and very
white teeth and the most beautiful
smile in the world. And he isn't 60
ing to be here much longer. But he
doesn't know it, because he is deliri-
Gus And just a moment ago he reached
out toward the table and said:
Let me look at the paper a min
ute"
And I said: What for, dear?" And
he replied: "Oh, / only wanted to read
X. G. b. You know | always read that
before / go to work in the morning"
read what you had written and chuck
led happily. And l thought that you
would like to know that as he went
down into the shadows it wasn't war,
nor stocks, nor politics he thought of,
but just some of your little human
studies-and that at the last he was
(Signed) THE NURSE.
IN THE office.
WHERE l opened my mail.
WAS a friend Of mine.
AND I read the letter.
AND GAVE it to him.
AND WHEN he read it,
HE SAID to me:
1T ISN'T fair.
ITO GET letters like that.
AND THROW them away.
you OUGHT to print them.
FOR THE Joy they'll bring.
ITO THE men and women.
WHO READ YOU column"
AND THAT'S my excuse.
AND A further excuse.
is THE watching nurse.
WHO SIGNED no name.
AND WHO couldn't be sure.
THAT HER letter had come.
AND HAD followed me,
IN MY wanderings.
AND JUST for her.
.
IF SHE reads these lines.
WANT to send word.
AND TELL her my thanks.
AND TO say to her.
WHAT SHE knows herself.
THAT IT isn't the money.
THAT is paid to her.
FOR THE hours she spends.
AT A boys bedside,
AND THE effort she makes.
TO HOLD him here.
OR IF he must go.
TO EASE his going.
IT ISN'T the money.
SHE GETS for that.
THAT SHE'S working for.
IT'S THE smile she gets.
FROM THE poor sick boy.
AND IT'S just the same.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

Holy character is kind of worship
All true life is worship.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26
Just a Moment
DAILY STRENGTH AND CHEER.
Compiled by John G ouInIus, tho
Sunshine Man,

Holy character is-a kind of worship
All true life is worship.
1t is a finely tempered heart, one Of
no ordinary mold, which can say. at
was eve my way and shall be still
wholly nm"
Worth does not mean what a man Ia
worth; you must find some better def
milton than that,
You can only truly bless when YOU
rave done with the pursuit Of personal
happiness.
you are unsafe until you feel "Heav-
en- ana earth may pass away, but Gods
word can not pass away"
1t is always a startling thing to see
the rapidity with which the wisest and
the best are Springs
of Wisdom.
The dawn is coming through the half
closed shutters:
HI SUI of one frail life is going
down. e"e
Where, WEAKNESS and pain have left
their pallor,
The sweetness of a life has left its
croWn.
And simply stnI8 as a child would tell its
A pure face holds the record Of the
years, Wv
While through the golden sunlight of
the morning,
All silently the shade Of death ap-
pears.
All Watchers snely mo Vas, 49,
awaits you;
All, sunbeams' come not where such
light Is found.
Tread, softly, for the morn of life is
breaking;
The ground on which you stand Is
holy ground.
BY Marian b. Stockell.
DAYTON. Ohio.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

Worth does not e what a man Ia
worth; you must find some better def
milton than that,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

WITH THE rest of US.
AND IN my case.
IT'S THE letters that come.
WITH A kindly word.
THAT PAY me the most.
FOR THE work I do.
AND WHATEVER they'd foun~.
IN THIS column of mine.
THAT HAD cheered them a bit.
OR PLEASED them a bit.
WAS PAID in full.
IN THE knowledge | have.
THAT I was there.
IN THE sick boys room.
AND THAT he was glad.
THAT WE had been friends.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

You can only truly bless when YOU
happiness. '
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

1t is a finely tempered heart, one Of
no ordinary mold, when can say, ut
was ever my way and shall be still.
wholly" ""'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

lions plan, even II Christ himself should
indorse IT,"
Among the other senator's who have
strongly condemned the proposed world
league are Reed. Democrat. Of Mis-
souri,, poindexter, Republican, OF
Washington, and Knox. Republican, of
PENNSYLVANIA. Senator Nadsworth. Re-
publican, OF New York, opposes the
league on the ground that sit is a
potential surrender OF sovereignty" and
through fear that il would wreck the
Monroe doctrine.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

You are unsafe until you feel "Heav-
en- ana earth may pass away, but Gods
word can not pass away"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-26

1t is always a startling thing to see
the rapidity with which the wisest and
the best are forgotten .-Well-S Springs
of Wisdom. e
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
BEMIDl-TWN CITY
1: =: =: SLEEPER RESTORED

.. Bemidji business men. weref de-
lighted today when Informed " W.,
H. Gemmell, general superintendent
OF the Minnesota & International
railway company, that the Rfmidji-
Twin city sleeper has been stored;
to service and the first trip VIII be
made this evening. Jamea Pierce,
ticket agent at the Union dep3h an
flouneed 4 this afternoon that the
sleeper will be ready for occupancy
every evening at 9No'clock. The car
will reach Minneapolis at 1906
O'clock and st. Paul at $3.50 o'clock
in the morning. 1sF II t3S
!, Much complaint has been made by
Bemidji business men. tourists and
travellers concerning the failure Of
Officials to restore the sleeper, 1T be
ing necessary for persons coming to
Bemidjf ON the night train to leave
their berths at 1870 a. nd. The new
service will provide an hccommoda-
tion which will be muchs appreciated
by the travelling public ! during the
summer metths.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
MOON PREPARING TO CARE ,t'' :
" FOR NEW T0M0BnE LAW

j. J. J. Conger,' deputy register Of
deeds, announced today that, prepara-
7tions are being made to care for the
automobile registration, required, ty
the new state law which becomes 'ef7;
fectivee today. J: "A registration book
designed especially to meet the re
-quirements of the new law will be
received soon by Register OF Deeds
Moon. '. :
The law at present affects only
those buying or selling automobiles:
Those who have cars now and are
Intending to. keep them: will go
ahead: using their licenses as at pres
ent. The automobile dealer should
register all his cars before he sells
them, or the purchaser may bring
his bill OF sale here and have it reg
tstered. ~...5<r. ""-, :;
> The man5who owns q car may reg
lister it upon his affidayit: thet thss ID
.tIle owner, and certificates Of title
then will be issued: Sales made
without this registration are void
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
MINNESOTA SALOONS. ; :. :. -
+ AND: D:BREWRlE CLOSE.
g /, UNDER WAR MANDATE
Died Hard : in: Twin Cities;
y; :. Believed Much Stock
- : Remaml Un.old.
(By.. United Press.)

st., Paul, July More than two
thousand saloons and breweries in
Minnesota were closed today.
Wartime prohibition died hard in
the Twin Cities. 1t was estimated
today that thousands of gallons Of
whisky and much beer remains III
falcons and warehouses that cannot
be sold now except for, reduction to
alcohol for commercial purposes, -,
Federal, agents were on, the, job
saEly today to prevent any attempts
q e. Move the :4fquor I: = The. new law
prob ibits even transportation Of the
liquors without government permits.
In st. Paul less than a month ego
it. was estimated there were more
than 100000 quarts Of whisky on
hand in saloons and wholesale
houses. Authorities are confident
that much of this was unsold. =
! In bothtcities the Salvation Army
has established canteen headquarters
In former saloons 5for entertainment
of returned soldiers and sailors.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
INDIAN CONY0CATI0N
HELD AT CAS LAKE IS
MARKED BY SUCCESS
Three Day Session Attended by
Three Hundred Ghippewas
Bishop Morri.on, Speaker


With 30Ot Chippewa Indians from
the various reservations in attend
ance. the most. successful convocation
Of the Episcopal church among the
Indians held during" the last forty
years was brought to conclusion at
Cass Lake yasEaay A Cass Laks
committee, comPosadN Of Mrs. Par
shall, Mrs. Lydick and Mr.. and Mrs:
Whitebird carried out the arrange
ments most satisfactorily. The
beautiful grounds of the mission
were ideal for the occasion. A paw
lion and seats had been built under
the pines for the sunset service.
Tents were pitched all over, especial
ly around the hospitable log house
of Mr.. Whitebird, where also huge
table had been constructed for the
meals.
The church was overcrowded and
filled from $3.50 Sunday morning un-
til one O'Clock. Beginning with the
holy baptisims and service Of pre-
paration for the holy communion
conducted by the superintendeh1,
Rev. George Backhurst, leading onto
the administration of the sacred rite
of confirmation and the blessed sacra-
ment Of the holy communion by the
Right Rev. Bishop Morrison, of Du-
luth. A picturesque feature was the
procession from the log house to the
church. Beginning with the crucj-
fer, Reginald Backhurst, carrying
the cross. &followed by the lay read
ers, deacons, and priests, then a
large stars and stripes flag was
carried before the superintendent
and bishop, all clothed in the vest
ments of their office.
In the afternoon a children's serv-
ice was conducted by Rev. Back
hurst. A wpman's meeting was con-
Quoted by Mrs. Parshall and Mrs.
Lydick.. An outdoor service was ad-
dressed by the bishop and in the
evening a service entirely in the In
Indian priests. This program was
and attendance never tagging, de-
spite the crowd and heat, .ss At the
business meeting vote of confidence
dAO- LAoA NO " Oh CAJCuuCU ny tnS s4A-
dians to the Rev. George BackAurst,
their spiritual leader. sf
At the close a unique ceremony
took place. Rev. Fred w. Smith OF
Redby and his wife were conducted
to chairs facing the people, and to
their great surprise a. present OF
money was given them on the oc-
casion Of their golden wedding. Rev.
George Backhurst and Rev. e. G.
Kah-o-Sed made the presentation and
addresses. a All the Indians then
grouped around the happy couple,
holding the banners of their several
missions aloft and sang the doxology.
This event is certainly worthy Of
note, when Cody Indian and his
wife have lived faithfully together
for fifty, years, and for over forty
years this Indian has been minister
OF the Episcopal church, r =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
EIGHT r CHIT. ARE KILLED IN
u. / REAR End COLLISION
(By. United Press.

: Dunkirk, N. Y, July 1.--Hght
persons were killed and Is injured
early today in q rear end collision of
two New York Central passenger
trains here. Some Of the injured are
expected to die. Both trains left
New York yesterday bound for Chica-
80 ana the first was delayed by a
hot-bo12 A hagman tried to stop the
second and hurled his lantern at the.
cab but apparently the brakes would
not hold and thetrain ploughed
through the rear coach Of the stand
ing train, the boiler OF hte locomotive
exploding. '..-.-....
Y Closing Of the anglecock in the
atr-brake between the locomotive and
first car : is believed, to have
been responsible Tor the wreck. The
finding of the body ora tramp be-
tween theengine and cars caused Of
ficials to believe the man accidentally
turned the ang,eeetk; :st,uft'ng off
air from ell cars :. -. :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
CITY CLERKS OFFICE
MOVED TO BAKER BLOCK

While work of remodelfng the city
hall is in progress the offices of
George Stein, city clerk. and q. J.;
Bourgeois, city engineer and super
intendent of the water department,
will be maintained in the Baker
block on third street between Be
midji and .Beltrami avenues. w. c.
Klein, city assessor, is caring for
the duties OF City Clerk Stein, who is
ont of the city. The records and
Of the clerks office were
moved from the rest room to Che
Baker block today:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
NORTH DAKOTA CELEBRATES.

!, Fargo, N: D., July 1.AMen. who
for thirty-foar years have fought
for prohibition will relate stories OF
campaign days at the, ratification
Jubilee here today and tomorrow
Among them will be: G. w. Finwell
field secretary Of the North Dakota
Total Abstinence association; Rev
j. Lonne, Rev. Langeberg, Rev. HUI
lteng, r. M. Pollock, Judge Carmody
"A. H. Foss, John o. Siverson, T b.
:Tufte, Sven Ellingson, Sven Hes
kin, A. ]. Ltndelie and others.
Among the speakers will also be:
attorney General Langer, William
Agar Of Eau Claire, Wis. and Richard
Pearson Hobson, Alabama.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
new iTUBR SEED LAW
. !. WILL INCREASE VALUE
0f.CROPS IN STATE
Chief Inspector Tolaas De-
clarees Inspection Will Bring.
Farmers F iinancial Returns !. !

!: BeftralAi county farmers will be
interested in an announcement made
by A. HG. ,.Tolaas, chief inspector, that
because potato growers are not as
yet fully familiar with the workings
OF the new seed potato inspection and
,certifcation law and rules governing
the growing .ofqpOtatoes for certifi-
cation, that the time for application
Of certificatiOn has been extended
from July first to August first.
Potato seed dcertification will be
one of the big assets of~,Minnesota
potato growers. It will open the
market to Minnesota potatoes are
the south and southwest
Tor seed uses, but southern states,
like Oklahoma, are passing laws re-
quiring that potatoes imported shall
be certified: The passage Of Mime
sofas law was to meet this demand
for guaranteed stock, which will pre-
vent buyers from being sold mixed
lots of seed potatoes under names
that are misleading.
Applications for seed certif1cation
must. give the varieties grown acre
age, history of the seed performance
innate yield Of field: from which seed
was obtained, aper cent of diseases In
the field from which seed was OBJ
tained, growing conditions in the
same field, crop history Of field in
tended Tor 5certiflcation, approximate
date Of planting. Inspection will be
made to determine stand, constitu-
tional vfgor freedom from diseases,
varietal purity and trueness to type.
Three Inspections will be made: One
at towering time; one when the
vines are ripe, but before they have
dried or died, and one at digging
time, or when the potatoes are in
STORAGE .y.I F-a H1s5l~,r -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
RAMSEY COUNTY VOTES
=" TO NAME CONGRESSMAN
(By, United Press.

~ st. Paul, July 1.-Ramsey county
today voted upon successor to the
late Congressman c. c. Van Dyke.
Republicans and democrats alike
were certain OF victory, while en-
dorsees Of Oscar e. Keller, st. Paul
city commissioner, were confident he
would win. Carl w. Cummins, re-
publican nominee, holds first place
on the ballot and r. D. OBrien, dem
ocratic nominee, holds second place.
s"H The campaign was one Of the most
exciting In the history Of St. Paul
politics. Congressman Van Dyke
was the only democratic representa-
tive from Minnesota in congress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
TOURISTS WILL BE
=. MET AT WADnA BY.
BEMlDA BOOSTERS
Chairman Lycan Planning Re-
ception for Jefferson Socia-
bility Run Participants.

party Of 100 Louisiana road enthusi-
asts and Jefferson highway support
ers left New Orleans this morning on
a sociability run to Winnipeg. The
visitors will reach Bemidji July 1S
and Frank s. Lycan, chairman of
the Bemidji committee in charge of
Is planning recep-
tion at Birchmont in their honor. 1t
is also planned that a delegation of
Bemidji men will motor to Wadena
to meet the tourists and pilot them
to this city, part Of the afternoon and
the night to be spent here before
continuing to Winnipeg.
An urgent request that the dirt
roads be dragged and put in shape is
meeting with generous response In
many communities. Local commit
teemen are priding themselves upon
plans destined to make the soutner-
ners feel comfortable all the way.
Then, there are several communities
that are going to try to wrest the
premier honors from the state of
Iowa. Upon the occasion Of the
1917 run Of the Canadians over the
Jefferson to New Orleans, the High
way commission of Iowa co-operated
to make the roads through that state
the model dirt roads of the entire
journey. Strong competition is de-
veloping along the route, especially
where there is keen interest in the
Ellettson Medals Of Merit for Main
tenance.
The summer meeting Of the Inter-
national board of directors of the
Jefferson Highway association will
be held at Winnipeg July, a..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
ATTRACTS ATTENTION.

o., J., Laqua's. store window is at
tracing much attention and is one
Of the most beautifully decorated
windows IN the city, the work hav-
ing been done by Edward Odegard.
The window displays the dove of
and the dates 1866. and 1919, the
dates Of the close of the civil and
world wars. - Te z
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
BElllD i GOLFERS TO !.
HOLD RNAMENlT,|': AS.
:: july FOURTH FEATURE
Link Enthusiast. Will Stage
Handicap Contest-Tourney
y for ( first Year Players. !:

July Fourth is to be observed at
the golf course of the Bemidji Coun-
try club and players are taking much
rterest in ''ahort Stop Tourna-
$::.ent'' whichsis being arranged by
5-vilfe W.eChapin, professional In
charge of the links In this tourney
All. "duffers" as. we'll as honest-to-
goodness golfers will be granted op-
portupity to pelt.s$ the ball TO a score
permitting them to share in the win
ner's money. II: ~zt i M. 3s :, Ss:s
& Chaplin expects that sutficient
players Will part tteipate t;in the .tqurn-
ament to" provide three : flights OF
eight players The play will be- COM
fpleted III one day and the prizes TO
be offered will be made attractive. 1t
Siss planned that all players will be
given hahdicaps in order that first
year golfers will have an equal
chance with the more experienced
men. All players are urged to give
their names to Chapin the evening Of
Thursday, or before. as the play Will
start at O'clock Friday morning
and all players will be required to
be at the first tee, by II o'clock.
- There Is to be competition for lady
golfers during the afternoon of July
4, beginning at two O'Clock. Direct
or Chaplin also announces that there
will be a tournament for first year
men in August and he suggests that
they polish their clubs and get ready
for an interesting tournament. There
will be trtkes for the winner and
Golf :is sbecoming more and more
popular M Id aPemidji and. those who
do not realize what q wonderful
game IT, sis will ffind interest In the
following which was written By D.
H. sForgan, president Of the, Conttn:
sental National bank, Of Chicago and
who was three times Western Anna
teur Champion I,sE r..
:, "tGolf is a science, a study of life
time, In which you# may exhaust
yourself, but never your subject. Ut
is contest, a duel or melee, call
ing for courage, skill, strategy and
self CONTROL, It is a test of temper,
q trial Of honor, a revealer of cha r.
acter. 3 It affords the chance to pl$y
the man and act the, gentleman. 1t
means going into God 81 out-of7 7doo4s,
getting close to nature, fresh air, ek-
ereise, a sweeping away OF mental
cobwebs, genuine recreation Of tte
tired tissues. ~, . },
. ut is. a cure for care, an antidote
to worry; It includes companfonshfi1
with friends, social intercourse, on
portunities for courtesy, kfndlinees
and generosity" to an opponent 1t
promotes not only physical health
but moral force" - - -. "s'-}