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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28
CONFERENCE HELD SUNDAY.

Des Moines. Ia, Nov 2S.--A con-
ference Of governors Of bituminous
coal mining states will be held in
Chicago Sunday to discuss operation
Of coal mines, if there is no change
in the Washington situation during
the day, Governor Harding an
nOunced today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28

ARE COMING
into NATIONAL.
CUARDRAPIDLY
Many Requests for Blanks
Being Received Through
the Mails
BEMIDJI ASSN. BACKING =
THE GUARD COMPANY
Modern Armory and Advan.
tages Prove Incentive to
Many Returned Men
BEMIDJI ASSN. BACKING
THE GUARD COMPANY

Judging from the way enlistments
are coming in the past two days, the
local national guard company is an
assured fact Committee members
report that men are now coming to
them and asking for enlistment
blanks and in many instances are
signing up and securing others to do
the same.
Thomas w. Swinson, who has
been unanimously chosen captain by
the committee and the entire body Of
the Bemidji Civic and Commerce as
sociation, reports excellent progress
and states that number of blanks
have come in by mail and that many
requests for blanks are being received
in the same manner. He is highly
encouraged with the outlook and
predicts that the full quota will be
secured shortly.
Makes Work Easier.
There are those who would have
preferred another choice for captain,
but the fact that the citizens of Be-
midi, the entire membership OF the
Civic and Commerce association and
every member of the recruiting COM
mittee are behind Mr.. Swinson makes
the work much easier to accomplish.
The mental picture of big mod
ern structure on the shores of Lake
Bemidji at the foot of Third street
appeals strongly to the returned
service men and they now seem anx-
ious to bring this to a reality as
quickly as possible The features Of
the new armory will be lasting
benefit to all and special place for
the men to gather at all times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28
CARRANZA FLEE FROM
HIS CAPITAL: FIGHTING
(By United Press. J

Brownsville, Tex, Nov. 28.-Presi-
dent Carranza of Mexico has been
forced to leave Mexico City and flee
to Queretaro, because Of the fighting
in the capital of Mexico, between
Cararnza troops and those of General
Obregon, is information here today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28
SOLWAY GIRL BRIDE.

Thursday afternoon the marriage
of Arlie Smith to Catherine Gustaf-
son took place at the home of the
bride in Solway, Mimi. The wedding
services were conducted by Rev. M.
A. Soper Of this city. The newly
weds will make their home on a
farm four miles south of Solway,
where the groom owns a splendid
home and piece of land.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28
DRAIN 100000 ACRES.
(By United Press. J

! Winnipeg, Nov, 2S.-Approxi-
tnately 100000 acres of fertile farm
land, 40 miles east of Winnipeg. on
the greater Winnipeg water district
line. is to be reclaimed. The land
lonly requires highway bitches tc
Idrain the district which can be done
lat very small cost compared with
: the benefit that will be derived, ex
perts say.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28
SOLWAY OBSERVES DAY

M. A. Soper of the American Sun
day School Union held two Thanks
giving services in the Consolidated
school building at Solway Thursday.
The meetings were we'll attended,
both at the morning and evening
session Mr.. Soper returned to Be-
midji this morning. %
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-11-28
MISSING" BOY LOCATED:
WAS AT TURKEY DINNER

Edmond Lamb who was reported
missing Thursday has been located
by his mother, Mrs. j. E. Lamb, at
Federal Dam. Edmond wanted to
spend Thanksgiving day with friends
in that city and decided to take the
train, without telling anyone where
he was going.
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GOVERNORS TO CONFER
AT CHICAGO SUNDAY
BY Ralph Couch.

Omitted Press Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 2S.-"An-
~nouncement of the next move Of the
government in the coal crisis may be
delayed until tomorrow or even until
Tuesday. Fuel Administrator Gar
field said today. Beyond this, he re-
fused to give any Indication what ac-
tion the government will take
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New Superintendent Makes
Splendid Impression at
Bemidji Assn. Lunch
EDUCATORS ALSO SPEAK
UPON SCHOOL TOPICS
IF Patronage Warrants, Sleeper
to St. Paul Will Run
During Winter

Bemidji business men were given
opportunity to meet r. o. BagDy,
who recently assumed charge OF the
scity's public schools, at the open for
um which followed the weekly
luncheon of the Bemidji association
Wednesday noon. Mr.. Bagby made
"a splendid impression and in short
talk made it evident that not only
is he a school superintendent OF abll-
ity, but that he is man OF the pro-
.gressive and public spirited type who
will fit well into the civic activities
~of his new field.
Education Feature.
The program was almost entirely
devoted to educators who were in the
city to attend the teachers institute,
and many matters of interest con-
cerning the conduct of our education
Bagby told of the "Relation of City
and Country Schools"
O. E. Melby, superintendent of the
Blackduck schools, in a short snappy
talk, told of the Relation of Com
mercial Organizations to the
Schools" Mr.. Melby congratulated
Bemidji upon the securing OF MT.
Bagby as it's superintendent, explain
ing that he had previous knowledge
&of the success enjoyed by the latter
in school work.
Supt. Thompson Speaks.
Other speakers were T. S. Thomp-
son, superintendent of the Kelliher
schools, who discussed "Consolidated
Schools" and A. J. Kittleson, of the
University Extension department,
who told of the splendid work being
done among the boys and girls of the
state in club work.
The secretary read communica-
tions from railroad officials indicat-
ing that if sufficient patronage is
provided the sleeper now operated
between Bemidji and St. Paul that
it will be continued during .Ae win
ter months. Association members
were urged to fill out their commit
tee service and activities referendum
within the next week.
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The little face he was looking al
contracted suddenly and painfully. II
was the first time Johnnie had real.
lied that Christmas meant eating
Solomon. Actually eating him! He
was filled with the most passionate
repulsion. Il won't eat him Nobody s
going to eat him. won't let anybody
eat him! ~ The whirlwind of defiance
ended in burst OF tears.
Mrs. CarutherS put her arm around
her grieving son. Nobody shall eat
Solomon" she whispered.
'Farver would"
Not when he knows how you feel
about it. Don't cry any more about It,
dear"
In her absorption in Johnnie Mrs
Caruthers did not hear Doctor Arnold
say to Carrie Caruthers: wouldn't it
be a kindness to, the child to draw at
tention from him? Carrie-give me
leave, won't you?'
"Oh, If it's necessary for Johnnie's
peace Of mind I suppose you may,
said Carrie, blushing rosily.
"Say, Johnnie" said Doctor Arnold,
"did you know that I'm thinking OF
carrying Carrie off to my house so that
there'll be plenty of room for Solomon
here?"
Johnnie noticed that this remark
seemed to strike his mother dumb. To
him, personally, it did not seem an al
together Objectionable arrangement,
although he thought it very foolish for
Doctor Arnold not to know that there
was room enough for Solomon and
Carrie, too, in that great house. Gar
rie amt going off to your house to
live" he said sternly. II won't let
her"
"Oh, is that sol" said the doctor. Il
hardly know what to do about it, then,
for Pve asked her and she said she
was willing to CO."
Johnnie turned an unbelieving eye
on his sister. 1t was shock when
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she nodded yes. He did not for an in
slant believe it. He was sure that
Carrie was afraid; that she did not
dare say anything but yes to such a
big. determined person as the young
doctor. But he was not afraid if Car.
rie was He'd show him! He'd tell
him something he knew about him!
you're a foggone 'clusion" he
shouted wrathfully; that's what you
are! Aunt Eu-"
"Johnnie!" Mrs. Caruthers seized
him so violently that the end Of the
preposterous assertion was shaken into
inaudibility. It had been to her that
Aunt Eunice had made the statement
and her heart died within her when
she heard It on Johnnie's lips. "We1l
talk about it some other time, dear,
she said, trying to smile down her at
fronted sons ire and conscious that
Carrie and Doctor Arnold were gazing
ut her in amazement. Don't you think
we had better be getting Solomon's
supper now?"
It was an unlucky remark. Johnnie's
face puckered. II don't want anybody
to eat Solomon" he reiterated mis-
erably.
"Austin," Mrs. Caruthers called to
her husband, who was coming out OF
the garage. "Come here, please. This
may as we'll be settled now"
"What's the matter now, sonny
boy?" asked Mr.. Caruthers, approach
ing.
81 don't want anybody to eat Solo
mon, farver."
Don't worry" said Mr.. Caruthers ir
his cheerful tone. "1've changed my
mind. I think turkey will suit us al
better than goose for our Christmas
dinner this year, and I'm going to or
der the biggest and fattest turkey
can ind in the market and Solomon
shall live forever. How will that sui
YOU. JohnniekInsF'
81 like that" declared Johnnie, pol
fishing his tear-wet but radiant face OF
his sleeve.
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ends illustrated are weighted by fill
ing the cans. with sand.
Cretonne with small patterns is the
most desirable for small articles, and
patterns with dark backgrounds are
preferable for articles such as the
book ends, which are likely to soil
through much handling. Sew a piece
OF cretonne around the sides Of each
can, then by means of gathering
string gather the cloth as indicated In
Fig. l. Sew a fancy button, or cre-
tonne covered button, to the center OF
the top.
Fig. 2 shows a handy twine holder
made of b sirup can. A hole must be
pierced through the exact center OF
the can bottom as an outlet for the
string CA, Fig. 81, and holes one-half
inch apart must be pierced through the
top rim to provide a means Of fasten-
ing the top edge of the cretonne. The
holes can be perforated by means OF
nail and hammer. Gather the Gre
tonne on the bottom, and turn the top
edge over the rim, and sew through
the perforations in the rim.
Make a hanger for the twine holder
out of cretonne or ribbon.
The hanging workbox in Fig. re-
quires a square cardboard box. Re-
move two adjacent sides of both the
box and cover Gig. s., then stitch
the cover to the box Gig. g.. The
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ers said one day, when her husband
was extricating Solomon from a tight
place in the poultry yard fence. 81
begin to be afraid that having him so
much on our minds and in our COM
pany may affect our appetites for our
Christmas dinner.
AS the holiday approached the whole
yard began to look small for Solomon.
Carrie Caruthers. coming in one day
from walk, complained that he had
strenuously objected to making way
for her on the walk. Really, mother,
it makes me feel as if we oughtn't to
eat him." she said, coloring a little.
HE seems too human"
"Dear me, child" said Mrs. Caruth-
ers hurriedly. Don't mention that be-
fore Johnnie"
The next afternoon Johnnie came
running into the house in great excite
ment. "The Leonard dog is chasing
Solomon" he wept. "Muvver, come
and make him 60 home"
Mrs. Caruthers looked out. Solomon
was certainly having a perilous adven-
ture. The Leonard dog was circling
about him, making vicious charges.
Nothing but the spreading of Solo
mons formidable wings and his harsh
outcries saved him. MY! what
dreadful dog!" exclaimed Mrs. Caruth-
ers, hurrying to the rescue.
= There was ear-splitting squawking
from the terrified goose.
"Muvver! \MuvverH cried Johnnie.
bursting into heartrending walls.
Mrs. Caruthers picked up stick
and made motion of throwing it. "Go
homer she commanded sternly.
The dog spread his feet and shook
his head. "Bow-wow!" he returned
impudently.
She threw the sticR. 1t seemed to be
the only thing she could do.
The Leonard dog whirled around in
an anguish of pain and astonishment
Then, realizing that he had been
worsted. he departed on three legs for
his kennel.
"You hit him, muvver! You hit
him." exulted Johnnie.
The frightened goose sat hunched
under a tree, his head buried in his
back. Some of the feathers were gone
from his tail, and patches of fluffy
down were blowing about the yard.
"Blest if I can see what there is
about that goose to faScinate an en-
tire family" said Mr. Caruthers, ap-
pearing suddenly behind them. IF
you don't look out, Lucy, you'll be re-
fusing your favorite hip slice when
Christmas comes"
Hip slice! Solomon's hip slice! Mrs.
Caruthers could scarcely restrain a
shudder as she glanced at the heap Of
feathers huddled in a corner. What
a cannibalistic vision! "Oh, please,
Austin, don't speak Of it," she begged.
'sTell father what happened, dear"
/ Johnnie, incoherent from agitation,
told the story Of the attack and res
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go Home!" She Commanded stsrnly.

"Go Home!" She Commanded stsrnly.
cue. "Muvver frew a stick at him." he
ended, smiles breaking. out at the en-
trancing recollection. ut hurt his leg.
BE could only run on free legs. he
went home awful fast, didn't he, muy-
verT
Just then Carrie Caruthers and a
young man came around the corner OF
the house and came to join them.
Johnnie observed young Doctor Arnold
with interest. The day before he had
heard his Aunt Eunice call the doctor
a "foregone conclusion" He watched
him narrowly, trying to discover how
q 'foregone conclusion" differed from
other men. He thought, on the whoie,
that it would be rather nice to be on
friendly terms with a "foregone con-
clusion,' so he moved nearer and tim
idly announced that Solomon was
Christmas goose.
"He's splendid big fellow" said
the young doctor heartily. "How much
Of him do you think you can eat7"
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A REGULAR Christmas Feeling.

"Oh, Mr.. Flipperley," she exclaimed
soulfully, "have you ever felt a dim,
uneasy sense of oppression as If the
mere weight Of life were burden 100
heavy to be borne by the chained
spirit painting with psychic longing
to be free?"
IT invariably have such feeling
at Christmas time," was the csllous
response; "but hitherto have attHb-
uted it to puddinG"
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Had Nothino on Her.

It was Christmas week and the ian
flor was on his usual round wishing
his patrons the compliments Of the
season, hoping Of course, to be re-
membered in some way.
He came to the door Of new ten
ant and on it l,.lng opened he wished
the lady the usual compliments, at the
same time adding: "Tm the man that
empties the garbage can"
'Thank you, same to you," was her
reply: "and I'm the lady that fills It."
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Dainty Little
Christmas Gifts In
CretOnne
Bv DOROTHY PERKINS
copyright, by A. Nicely Hall.)

Copyright, by A. Nicely Hall.)
Dainty gifts covered in cretonne are
certain to find a welcome in any
household, and such a variety OF
things can be made that you will have
no difficulty in filling a want Of each
one whom you wish to remember on
Christmas day.
The unique pair Of book ends in
Fig. are made of sirup cans. The
secret of making satisfactory book
ends is to properly weight them 80
they will not upset, and the book
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tonne covering. Lap the cretonne
over the edges as indicated in Fig. 8,
and glue it to the cardboard, and
make a pocket on one edge, to hold
q pencil. Cut sheets Of writing paper
of the right size to extend a trifie
over the Tapped edges Of the creto2ne.
and glue chem in place; then divide
the pancr into spaces, and index The
spaces Gig. 5). A fancy work ring
provides q hanger.
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The
Christmas
Goose
By CELIA E. CHUTE
dicate.}

OLOMON. the Caruthers'
goose, had grown so
plump and so pompous
that it seemed as if he
must be aware that
great things were ex-
pected of him at the
holiday dinner, and was
doing his best to full
fill expectations. SOL
ONION is almost as much
of a responsibility as
Jobpnin Mrc 10 rY,fh
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cretonne may either be stitched over
the open edges Of the box, or be glued
to the cardboard. Sew doubled strip
of cretonne, or q ribbon, to the open
corners for q hanger.
The dainty telephone book in Fig.
provides a handy directory for num-
bers used frequently, and numbers
which may be wanted quickly in cases
of emergency. The covers are Of card
board s inches wide and inches long,
and are hinged together by tho Gre
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dows Of the arcade, paused to look
once more upon Mother Earth, ano
to bid Nature a silent goodby, even
as l had said good-by to myself in
the mirror.
The moonlight shone on the snow
clad pines. ! was glad that the
trees l loved above all others were
so close to me at the last. A lovely
group Of them stood in the rear Of
the offices. held out my claspeo
hands to them as a white-robed
dryad might pray to her protecting
trees.
And as looked saw a heav1
shower Of snow shake loose from the
branches and leave the tree dark on
the side toward the house. 1t seem
ed very odd. because the night was
absolutely still. 1t looked as If the
tree were trying to signal an answer
to my prayer!
Suddenly a human hand shot on,
from the branches! What looked
like black ball whirIed in the
moonlight and crashed through the
office window. A figure fled swiftly
away, leaping from shadow to shad-
ow Of the tree trunks on the lawn.
then it disappeared over the top of
the alley wall!
I knew that retreating form at
glance. It was the smart thief who
had talked so much in Tommy's
grocery, the man whom Certeis had
cowed with word! Plainly, Cert6is
had an implacable enemy!
/ retreated inyoIuntarlly the way
I had come. didn't stop to reflect
that I had gone for to seek means
to die, and that it ought not to matter
to me whether l died one way or
another, and that If l were logical
would hurry toward that bomb, and
let my death seem an accident to all
the world!
No, indeed. I was controlled by
human habit OF mind. | recoile6
from sudden death. Instinctively,
fled to the hall OF the main residence.
There picked up the nearest phone
I-but at the moment an explosion
lshooK the AIR and destroyed the con-
nection. But that was not impor-
tant. Passersby would race to call
1.-THE fire department.
Not for months had been sc
calm, SO sure of myself.
1t was as if the goddess of the
pines had heard my prayer for guild
ance and had saved my life and had
sent me back to face whatever hard
future stretched before me-and best
of all-had made me unafraid!
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fooling yourself about helping your
country in the packing plant. Men
average can take your placer mar
ried men with families to support.
I'm disappointed, Walter. expected
more of you
Jane marched out Of the room, and
Walter Junned by the unexpected
blow, dezediy left the house. The
happy evening he had looked forward
to had turned out the wrong way for
him.
Next day. as Jane was about to
leave to join her mother at the Red
Cross rooms there came ring at the
door bell.
She opened the door. There stood
Jim Higgins with broad smile on
his handsome face and merry
twinkle in his blue eyes.
May l come in a minutes" he ask.
Surprised, Jane opened the door
wider, but CD not speak. Why was
Jim calling during business hours.
Jim closed the door. Then taking
James unreslsting hands in his and
looking down into her soft brown eyes
said.
Jane, dear couldn't go away with
out telling you that I'll have some
thing to ask you when come back
II come tack-but it isn't fair to
say it now. You won't forget me,
dear?"
Where are you going, Jlm?"
why, TTt enlisted, OF course, Just
as soon as I knew we were in war"
"oh Jim, you've enlisted! You've
enlisted! On how proud l am of you
oh finland Jimmie don't wait to
say what you have to say-say it now
Jim for am going over, too"
Jane, my darling!"
Jim, my Ing, splendid soldier!T
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~ SAFdH9e ITIGk OIL Fate saves
The white vision in the glass held
me for a long time. Finally the click
of closing door brought me out of
it. What if Certeis had come home
Unexpectedly? Seeing meas saw
myself in the mirror-there was no
question of what would happen!
Once upon a time ,Certeis had ap.
peared suddenly and had saved my
life. That was in the episode OF the
U-Boat. I stood as motionless as a
statue and looked not unlike one a.
the sound Of the closing door, hoping
threading to catch a glimpse of Ger
tets over my shoulder.
But-nothing happened. A servant
must have slammed the door. The
people of the household were all in
a hurry that day. One of their num-
Der was to be married and had let
all Of them go to the wedding, ex.
planning to the protesting butler that
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Ia 5ltiIG2dolI3lf&3 1BltjiilIfs
cap,r8hs1 1a7ok tho Re Ellkrpsx-Er.zu1aeesDnu4.zn


Me From seIf.pestruetion.
Il was absolutely unafraid. Thus /
managed to be alone.
But the noise of the door hao
shaken my nerves dreadfully. It was
only by an effort Of the will that /
regained my poise and forced myself
to walk slowly toward the office
wing of the establishment. On the
ground floor were the offices, on the
second floor the laboratories, on the
third floor the small hospital where
U had spent few days.
The lower part Of the office wing
was detached from the house by the
motor drive, but the second story
was connected with the residence by
a glass arcade. Through 1t could
reach the chemists closets. l could
put my hand on the poison in the
dark for l had already taken pains
to locate it on the shelves.
l paused before one OF the win.
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we just hop on. We can tell the
silly old car companies that If their
schedules are held up it's the mems
fault-not ours. For the first time in
the history of street cars the men don't
push and crowd us off and on cars.
They all stand aside and let the la
dies on first! So now!"
"I'll say the street car companies
are finding poor excuse when they
blame it onto clothes women wear"
says this modern vision, boarding the
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car in her "hobble skirt" "Yor don't
SEQ me wasting time gathering my
skirts up around me before trying to
get on the car. do you? No skirts to
step on. Nothing to do but Jump right
on the step and inside For convent
ence I'm for this outfit in getting on
and off cars quickly. The men don't
know"
"And for me-" says Miss Wide skirt,
ut is absurd, it's silly to blame it on
the shape of the skirt.
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BY BETTY BROWN.

Ihey re at IL again.
Street car companies complain that
the new tight skirts tie up traffic and
disrupt their car schedules because
women take longer to get off and on
the cars.
Its no sol" flames Dame Fashion,
"The new tight skirts and the silk
knickers we wear with them help US
get on cars quicker than ever. No
petticoats to gather up and pull aside