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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
NEW EYEuDs MADE FROM LEG
Operation Restores Sight Of Maine
Man injured Forty Seven +
s%. {, - Years Ago. a,. H. -,

Bangor, Me- rty-seven years
without closing his eyes. then a period
of total blindness, followed by COM.
plete restoration Of sight, this Is the
experience Of John Randolph Watson
OF the town Of Standish.
Mr.. Watson was photographer In
Indianola, and In 1856 an explosion Of
chemicals burned away his eyelids. al.
though the sight was not affected. But
with unprotected eyes he continued
for nearly half century, three years
Of the period being spent in Alaska.
where the severity of the climate
caused cataracts to form on both eyes
and results In loss of sight -.
He went to Philadelphia later. where
he formerly lived for a time, and was
at the Hahnemann hospital, and by,
grating flesh from his leg he got
new set Of eyelids. The success Of the
operation is now assured. The cata-
racts were removed and the sight has
been restored. zs y 23&5sy % 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
But None Came.

q Late the other night on a street car
= soldier was going home for the first
time. He was happy and proud. And
his reason for being proud: there was
q wound stripe on his right arm.
One man said to him: where were
ypu wounded?'' The soldier replied !:
II was hit in the back with a piece
Of she'll" The man gave a short laugh
and said: "A funny place to get hit !;
which way were you g0ing?"% IN
tits needless to say that the soldier
hit the man and here Is what the sol-
der said: ''If there are any more OF
you fellows thinks that a Yank ever
ran, I can change your mind for you."
News. .,-5 :" = :. .. s~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
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j. Resolution. No.. 155.

i Council Of the city Of Bemidji, held i
~ Sync 1uia e. ISIS the
P fslGaslo Who yn moved s Is adcptien
thu fae eity coane made
a as s esy Of rf BRsmd liz SAID reeo
On sR Pss st RReas sg 8 IN
NEEDED that, the following improve
walk on both sides OF the following
poasvara MaassRts str Ays essi E ee
EiEhth street, Ninth street, Tenth
FFSm Beltrami avenue east to Lake
strssG twelfth street, thirteenth street:
yf9n po%d d,r a SsgiS .{ gastt to Lake
. te9fitK street, Enthusiastically v-
enIe, Bixby Avenue, Doud. ayenue'; DeWss
NV t6ersfeEe, be it r !. III & h that e.
any 81 the streets Or avenues aforsyaid
Nss5sa sasa Cd A IS Sptis e aha sSsz
% built, such curb and sidewalks WITT
ana sBecfHcations for, such work. on
and Tor said city, and that the pubIica;;
ton 81 this notice >nce in the official
newspaper Of said city shall ~base aufft-
Il The foregoing resolution, having been
duly seconded by Alderman Bagley. It
WAS put upon its passage and on the
passed and carried on, the following
Vote: "Ayes"-Bagley, Rackus, Palmer.
Cooper, Benner, Barnett Joanis, yam
lock, Groom. jones ~ =. :7@as1 %E.ST Z
n Approved Aug: 4th. 1Slg g;o , Z,
~ 2 + 7*s'2;4.-s Mayor.
~ sssrE1N. .s =
CITY Clerk. & ;. 3: :.
N Me &syd 5u kus st Ill., III
= Published AVE 9Th. sl919. =. & x. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
Z q. 2 4 . 70" TITTI - - T"T y -. - :.
Six Of Family Killed.

Grass Valley, Cal.--TWo sons, Two
sonils-in-law, two brothers and five
.nephews was the contribution Of 3.
Ross, a farmer living near Grass Val
ley, to the allied fighting forces IN the
world war. In addition, another son
was il San Francisco for the purpose
OF enlistlng at the time the armistice
was signed. One brother and i've
nephews, serving with the Canadians,
lost their lives In the first gas attack
Of the Germans in Flanders. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross were once notified their son,
Edward, was seriously wounded. BE
recovered and is now with the army OF
occupation in Germany. '-~~ -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
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Misunderstanding.

2 1.-THE Germans are always being mis-
understood, and thBs misunderstanding
IS always to the poor fellows disad-
vantage" @&s = 81, 7sg. IN .Se5,. y. a
The speaker was Adolph Junck. the
millionaire, dye Importer Of Duluth. y,
II know German motorist," he
went on, "who arrived one June eve
ming at a crowded country road house.
When the clerk told him the house was
full, he said desperately @ ss4-,ss;,,
= !" Can't you at least give me bum
die of hay somewhere ~. l. ~, +
"'There amt thing left. mister
said the clerk, but bit of cold mutton
stew" - ~3f%%s5.5, sssiiy.a S. %&% '2.&
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
Ingenious Automobile Thief.

AN automobile owner at Hallowell.
leaving his. car, hitched 1t to a tree by
winding chain around one Of the
wheels Of the machine and fastening
the end Of the chain around tree.
An automobile thief lacked up the car,
loosened the wheel which was chained
a. the tree. took 1t off, and then re-
moving the extra wheel from the rear
Of the car put it on in the place of the
wheel which had been dropped off and
drove away, leaving the single wheel
chained to the tree. =7~''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
New Substitute for Oil.

49, factory has been started In Swe-
den for extracting oil from schist, thus
adding one more TO the number Of sub
stitutes already on the market. Large
quantities of alum schist are found In
the district, yielding benzine and crude
oils. -. I'll a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-08-08
Pa in PetuIant Mood.

"Pa, what is a bolsheviki?"
"A bOtsheviki is a man who has the
same idea as your mother" ?. .,
{ "What idea, pa?" r -~c... , II
4 "That money can be picked OF
bushes" --r.. i.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
LITTLE SAND BUILDERS
MANY KIDS REVEL IN SAND
AT SHERWOOD PLAYGROUND
Shoes Make Good SoreIs for Pies and aiding Pool Is Popu
Iar-DIother Stitches and Looks On

I'm going to tell MON. You put
sand in your shoes
The culprit grinned prodigiously as
big sister shook and dug the wet sand
from the little shoe.
She should worry. She was four years
old and was having a wonderful time
in the sand pile at the Sherwood play
ground, Fifty sixth and Catharine
streets.
Shoes make very good shovels and
anyhow nobody wants to wear shoes
when she can play so well without them
in the sand and then run into the big
shallow wading pool.
Children by the hundreds crowd this
West Philadelphia playground every
day. where seven teachers are in charge
TO direct the play and take care that
each child has a good time.
There are q swimming pool, couple
of dozen swings. merry 60 rounds and
acres of open space where the girls and
BOYS play their organized games.
Some of the children walk more than
mile to come to Sherwood and some
bring their lunch and spend the day.
Some are mere babies. not yet walking
with absolute confidence and still need :
ing the help of big sister.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
NEW TRIAL MOTION DENIED
Samuel r. Wheeler Appeals and Fur
nishes $4,000 Bail

Judge Martin today in Quarter Ses-
sions Court discharged the rule for
new trial for Samuel F. Wheeler. CON
victcd last December of endorsement
as attorney at law.
Judge Martin sentenced Wheeler TO
n term of not less than two years nor
more than three years in the Eastern
Penitentiary. William A. Gray. coun
sci for Wheeler, Immediately filed an
appeal in the Superior Court that Will
act as supersedeas. Judge Martin
permitted the entering of $4,000 bail
pending the disposition of the appeal.
Wheeler. brother of former Judge
William II. Wheeler. has been at lib
erty under $4,000 bail pending the dis =
position of the application for a new
trial. Delay in disposing of the mo-
ton was caused by the elevation to
the bench of former Assistant District
Attorney Charles f. Bartlett, who
prosecuted the case against Wheeler.
The charges against Wheeler grew
out of bail entered for Charles NJ. Nc
Mahon, an officer Of the 1nternationa
Lumber and Development Company
who was convicted and sentenced abou
three years ago in the United States
District Court on charges of using th'
mails to defraud. Wheeler was charged
with embezzlement as attorney of SO,
600 belonging to Francis Powell, wht
testified he gave the money to Wheeler
| to secure bail for Mcmahon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
Make Your Own
Coffee at the Table
You Need Not Bother With a
Coffee Pot

How much more convenient it would
be If you could make coffee riRht at
the table. Think of the time gained
the steps saved, the extra bother and
fuss eliminated
All this is possible-ir YOU use Hires
Instant Soluble Coffee. This was first
made for our soldiers in France who
required good coffee that couid ho
easily made. And so thoroughly did
Hires Instant Soluble Coffee meet
every requirement, sc 2-S per cent. of
all the coffee contracted for by the
American Army, In the trenches, was
Hires, We could not supply more he
cause our facilities would not nern1it
Hires Instant Soluble Coffee is the
dried pure juice OF carefully selected
coffee beans of Java and Mocha blend
This clear. aromatic juice Ia merely
form. The minute you add hot water
you have your coffee as originate
made, and II you prefer your coffee
iced you can have II, for Hires Instant
Soluble Coffee dissolyes instantly in
ice water.
And Hires Instant Soluble Coffee ia
the concentrated juice of the coffee
bean, for by an exclusive process twice
as much juice is taken from the coffee
bean as is secured by the use of the
coffee pot or perculator.
Because Hires Instant Soluble Coffee
is so easy to make you can make II
right al the table. or can have a clear,
fragrant cup any hour of the day or
night.
A small can of Hires Instant Soluble
Coffee Is equivalent to pound of the
best Mocha and Java coffee. The low
price is due to the fact that with our
exclusive process we extract 100 per
cent more juice from the bean than
YOU can In making coffee In the old
way Get il at All storcs - tAdy.)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11

Thcda is seventeen months old and
comes to the playground barefooted.
She Just cant keep away from the wad-
ing pool and the sand pile. It's like the
scashorc moved near home for Theda
and for Thomas who is about the same
age. Thomas has already asserted his
taste for pies which his domestic sister
makes with the aid of wet sand. He
demolishes them as soon as they are
made.
Older children enjoy the swings and
the organized games. Mildred. big
little girl of about eleven years, brings
her sewing and sits on bench on the
covered concrete walk. She is busy
making n cover for her dolls bed.
All day long the benches are occupied
by mothers who bring the mending for
the week and keep an eye on their chill
drcn between stitches.
The boys and girls stand in line for
their chance at the swimming pool on
alternate days and some who are impa- =
tient compromise on the wading pool.
In the evening the parents of the very
Youngest children come to the play
ground and make the place a real com
munity center, staying there until the
grounds are closed at dark.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
CRIPPLE IN CHAIR
STRUCK BY AUTO AT
SID AND CHESTNUT
Doctor, Former Army Captain,
Rushes Victim to Hospital,
Then Surrenders to Police

A cripple's rolling chair was struck
by an automobile with the result that
the occupant of the chair, Daniel Goer
Itch. thirty five years old, 1909 Bel
mont avenue, is in the Misericordia Hos
pital today severely injured.
The accident occurred at Fifty sec
ond and Chestnut streets last night,
when motorcar driven by DR.. Charles
Shannon. of Sixteenth and Spruce
streets. ex captain in the medical corps,
skidded on the wet street and struck
the rolling chair. After taking the Grip
pie to the hospital. Doctor Shannon
surrendered to the police of the Fifty
fifth and Pine streets station.
Doctor Shannon was held for hear
ing July 81.
Mrs Sophie Kenny. $50 South Fifth
street. was struck and slightly injured
by wagon at Second and Christian
streets today. The driver. William Ad.
ans, of Twenty second and Mifflir
streets. was released by Magistrate I'm
Der on his own recognzance.
Mary c. Dougherty, seventy fiv
years old, 5249 Walton avenue, wa
fatally injured BY trolley car at Six
teenth and Wharton streets, and die
in st. Agncs's Hospital yesterday.
Daniel Haag. Twenty first street nea
tBerks. the motnrman. was arrested an
held without bail for the coroner b
| MAGISTRATE PcunOck,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
AUTO CAUSES $4,000 SUIT
One Owner Obliged to Give Bond az
Result Of Accident

Taken into custody on a capias is
sued when he was made a defendant in
suit for $4,000 damages, William
Murray, of Berlin, n. j., gave $500
bonds before Supreme Court Commits
sioner Berry for his appearance when
the suit is heard. Charles Riley, of
Camden, is the plaintiff. He seeks dam
ages for injuries sustained when struck
by Murray's automobile.
For injuries sustained by eight year
old Anna Miller, when her dress caught
in the mudguard of his machine, Leon
Dombroski, of Rose and Mechanic
streets, is the defendant in a suit for
$4,000. The girl, who lives at SO7
Kaighn avenue, sustained fracture of
leg. Jacob Foos brought suit for
$4,000 against the American Railways
Express Company for injuries sustained
when his wagon was hit by a truck at
Front and Spruce streets, Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
DR.. ABRAHAM jacob DEAD
One Of the Foremost Physicians Of
the United States

New York, July 11.-(By A. P.)-
DIR. Abraham jacob, one of the fore
most physicians of the United States,
died late last night at his summer home
on Lake George, it was announced here
today. He was eighty nine years old
and apparently had been in good health
until yesterday.
Doctor jacob. a native of West
phalia. born May 6. 1880, was a gradu
ate of Bonn University in 1851. 1den-
titled with the revolutionary movement
in Germany, he was detained in Berlin
and Cologne, 1851 SO, for high
treason In the latter year he settled
in New York, making a speciality of
chilGren's diseases, serving in turn as
professor in New York Medical Col
lege, the University of New York and
the College of Physicians and Surgeons
Of Columbia University. He filled many
important hospital appointments and
was distinguished as contributor to
medical magazines, being esteemed as
an expert in diseases of women and
children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
GIRL RUNAWAY FOUND
Tells Of Being Deserted by Mother
Tale Is Dlsproved

An eleven year old runaway, Eliza
abeth McFalls, of 316 North Horton
street, was found this morning by the
Camden police at the Market street
ferry.
The child told a tale of having been
brought there by her mother and de-
serted, with the warning that ''she
would never see her mother again. ="
Elizabeth said that her mother tossed
her a coin and disappeared in the
crowd.
City Matron kirkpatrick, into whose
charge she was given, was inclined to
doubt the child's rather incoherent
story, and few hours later word was
received from the Philadelphia police
that Elizabeth was an nabitual run
away. and that her mother had just
notified the police of her l..test disap-
pearance.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
TRAIN HITS AUTO; TWO HURT
Rain Prevents Driver From Seeing
Approaching Danger

Reading, Pa, July 1.-Two persons
were injured and an automobile de-
molished when fast freight on the
Reading Railway struck the machine at
Bern at the height of thunderstorm
last night. The injured were George
Glassmoyer. forty three. of Pottsvile,
and his daughter, Ruth Glassmoyer,
fourteen years old. Both were serious
~ cut and bruised in the crash.
The father and daughter were return
ing to Pottsvile after visit to Read
ing friends. when they detoured from
the main pike near Bern. II is be =
lieved that the binding rainstorm pre- :
vented Glassmoyer, who was driving
from seeing the approaching freight
train The automobile was directly
upon the tracks when the fast freight
plowed into it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
DEACON" GOES TO JAIL
Jolly TllIman Sentenced on Charge
Of Embezzlement

A claim that he was an ordained
deacon did not save Jolly Tillman,
Eighth and Chestnut streets, Camden
from being sentenced to two months in
the county Jail by Recorder StackhOuse
this morning on a charge of embezzle-
ment.
Raymond Gand, negro. of the same
address, testified that some time age
Tillman tried to borrow SIS of him
Gand didn't have it, but he told Till
man that he would give him a suit
which he could pawn for the money.
Tiilman. did SO, and then later Gant
gave him the money to get the suit
out OF pawn.
He saw neither the suit nor the
pawn ticket nor the money and OBJ
tained warrant for Tillman's arrest
Investigation showed that Tiliman had
raised so on the suit, saying nothing
about the extra 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
TRY LAUNCHING THIRD TIME
Sea eirt Goes Down Ways at Camden
Next Week

Twice baked in an attempt to launch
the steamship Sea Girt from her ways
at the New York Shipbuilding Corpora
tionJ Camden, another effort will be
made to have her take the water the
latter part Of next week, according to
information given out at the shipyard
yesterday. Owing to difficulties en-
countered, no definite date has been set,
but the earliest tentative date is July
II.
The ways on which the Sea Girt is
now standing are among the oldest in
the yard. The explanation given yes
terday by II. A. Magoun. vice president
of the corporation, is that the piling
of the ways has probably settled. How
ever, he said this could not be definitely
determined until the work on the ways
reaches more developed stage. This
work, it is said, is requiring no small
engineering skill and involving no small
expense.
On June 81, after elaborate ceremo
MES and speech by Senator Walter
f. Edge, former governor of New Jer-
sey, the Sea Girt could not be launched
The following morning another attempt
was unsuccessful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
LYCURGUS FORD BURIED
Was Northeast High school Profes
sor for Thirty Years

The funeral services of Lycurgus
Ford were held this afternoon from the
Mount Airy NJ. +. Church. The Rev.
John w. TiEdall officiated.
Mr.. Ford, who lived at 1O1 Nippon
street, was sixty four years old. and
for thirty years was professor OF
mathematics at the Northeast High
School. He was born in Ohio and was a
graduate Of Worcester College. He
was prominent in church circles in this
city.
His death, which occurred Monday,
was caused by an operation, the third
within a year. He is survived by his
wife and his mother, Mrs. Mary Ford
who is eighty nine years old.
There were no honorary pallbearers
at the funeral, but great many of Mr..
Ford's former students attended the
last rites. Interment was made in the
East Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
TO FILE SUNDAY BALL BRIEFS
Sabbatarlans and Park Commits.
sloners Get Five Days for Action

sloners Get Five Days for Action
Whether the Park Commission can
disregard the blue laws of 1904 and
allow the public to enjoy Sunday base
ball, tennis, croquet and other sports
in the city parks, or whether it must
obey the 1875 year old legislation and
prevent those amusements in the city
parks, is the interesting legal question
that Judges Monaghan and Stake, of
Court Of Common Pleas No. D, are
called upon to decide.
Five days have been granted counsel,
following yesterdays hearing, to sub
nit briefs. The decision will be handed
down later, and is being awaited with
more than passing interest, for it will
affect parks throughout the state.
The proceedings consist Of an applica
tion by the Lords Day Alliance ant
kindred organizations for an injunction
that would compel the Park Commits
sion to, rescind its ruling of May II al
lowing harmless amusements in thu
park on Sunday. George Wharton Pep
per is counsel for the Park Commits
sion and Elton J. Buckley represents
the protestants.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
DE VALERA WILDLY I
GREETED IN n. Y.
Enormous Crowd Cheers Irish
president" at Madison
Square Garden 'I
LEAGUE KISSED AND 'BOOED'

New York. July 11.-Several hun
dred policemen were stationed around
Madison Square Garden last night to
handle the enormous crowd which
turned out for a meeting held under the
auspices of the Friends of Irish Free
dom. at which Eamon de Valera.
president of the "Irish republic" was
the chief speaker.
1t was Mr.. de Valera's first public
address in this city. Supreme Court
Justice Daniel F. Cohalan presided.
A detail from New York's famous
Irish regiment, the 165th Infantry, es-
corted Mr.. de valera's party into the
hall. With the Irish president walked
Edward +. Dunno. formerly governor
of Illinois; Frank P. Walsh, of Kansas
City. and Michael J. RYAN, of Phila-
delphia, who recently returned from
France after having. on behalf of
Irish Americans, attempted to obtain
hearing at the Peace Conference for
delegates representing the Irish re-
public
Justice Cohalan said the purpose Of
the meeting was threefold-"to pay
honor to the president of the Irish re-
public" "to welcome home the Irish
American commissioners" and to protest
against the proposed league of nations,
(which is only an attempt to foist on
the world what is nothing more than an
Anglo American alliance"
Applause and Kisses greeted this ut
terance, while a chorus of 'boos" fol-
lowed mention of Sir Douglas Haig's $
name.
After Chaplain Duffy, of the 165th
Infantry, referred to the principles OF
self determination and freedom for
small nations, as laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson, Kisses and "boos" were
heard in all parts of the hall.
Bedlam broke loose when Mr.. de
Valera, fanked by standard bearers
carrying the flags of the United States
and "Irish republic" advanced to the
front of the platform to speak. Cries
of "de Valera de Valera ~ thundered
! across the auditorium, only to be picked
up and repeated. when. after many
minutes. the demonstration ended, sew
eral persons fell back exhausted into
"That is New York's recognition Of
the Irish republic" said Mr.. de Va
lera quietly.
81 have not forgotten that the idea
of this republic was founded in the
north" he continued, "and ] am Ger
tain that if England's interfering hand
were taken away the appearance OF di-
vision would disappear. In Belfast there
are more Irish Nationalists than in
Cork.
Il 'Irishmen want their freedom free
dom to live their own lives in theil
own way, freedom to dcssS~p along theii
own lines. freedom to express their owl
national individuality in government
trade, art and literature, freedom from
the rule of the baton and the bayonet.'