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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
CASHIER
"IN7MONTHS

Considerable interest has
been aroused in the rapid rise
of Mr.. Max Buechler, recently
promoted to Cashier of the
Fredonia State Bank. Only Z
months ago he started there as
bookkeeper and Asst. Cashier
after completing a course at
the Dakota BUSH mess College,
Fargo, N. D. Only thorough
training can account for such
quick promotion.
All eyes are now on Mr..
Lawrence Hanson, another D.
B. C. graduate, who has re-
Gently accepted the position of
asst. cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank of Leeds.
Write to F. L. Watkins, 806
Front ST., Fargo, N. D., for in
formation about su m m r
courses.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
WILES OF WOMEN.

Beautiful Marguerite Clark, who
is known to her army of admirers as
,'Hthe sweetest girl in motion pic
lures" was heartily received in her
new photoplay, Three Men and a
Girl" at the Elko theatre yesterday.
The picture was directed by Mar
shall Neilan.
The story is an excellent one for
Miss Clark and it affords her de-
lightful characterization of which
she makes the. most. Sylvia Weston,
a sprightly young woman resents her
proposed marriage to an old man
whom she despises, and DESERVING
him at Hymen's altar, she fees into
the country, arrayed in her wedding
gown. There she encounters a trio
Of woman haters who have entered
upon a bucolic existence in the hope
of escaping the wiles of women.
Three Men and a Girl" and q
special two-part big V" comedy
will again appear at the Elko theatre
tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
JENNY LIMBS PIANO IS SOLD
White and Gold instrument That Cost
p. T. sarnum 5000 10 Treated
az Junk.

Middletown, COMMON big plat.
form truck, with its fegs in the air,
the white and gold Crystal Palace pi-
ano specially built by P. T.. Barnum for
the concerts Of Jennie Lind in 1850
was carted off a few days ago by a
New Haven collector who had pur-
chased it from Thomas E. Smith, a
local dealer in antique:.
Wpen Barnum contracted with the
Swedish Nightingale for concert tour
Of the United States, for which he
paid her the then magnificent sum of
$3s, 900, he had Fox & Co. of New
York construct q mammoth square
piano for the concerts, the price of
which was over 5000. While this pi-
ano was used no duplicate was to be
made. Its case and legs were Of San
Domingo mahogany, enameled in ivory
and embellished in gold.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
GRATEFUL FOR ONE THING
Soldier Might Have Seen Good In 9th.
o. Changes, but Not In That
Last Greeting.

The man who had volunteered his
life for his country came back from the
western front. His experience had
completely changed him. He carried
within the sense Of an entirely new
world.
He went to Washington. He heard
the speech Of 4 senator. He saw the
lobbyists consorting together. He
wanted something, and he waited for
It In vain.
1T Is the same old crowd" he said.
He met the girl he loved-with an.
other fellow. She told him that she
still loved him and that the only reason
she was with the other fellow was be-
cause she was lonesome for him.
"It's the same old girl" he said
he Travelled on railroad. The guard
was surly. The train was late. The
food was poor. The rate was nearly
double.
Its the same old transportation
only worse" he said.
He reached his home town. He was
met by a delegation and band. With
in two weeks four Of his neighbors
had gotten the best Of him, another
borrowed half his pay. and at the end
Of q month when he walked down Main
street no one knew him because he
was broke.
He went back home. There was a
woman waiting for him on the door
step.
NV baby hero!" she said.
AMI putting his arms around her, he
replied:
Same old mother-thank God ~
Thomas L. Mason in New York Eve
ming Post.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
DESERTER IS FOUND IN CAVE
Navy Man Living In Blue Ridge Noun.
tains Escapes From
Police

Reading, Pa.-Berks county was
thrilled recently by the discovery that
Charles Strausser, former Hamburg
soldier and navy deserter, was living
as a cave dweller, deep in the Blue
mountains north Of Hamburg He was
trapped in his cave high in the virgin
tmberland by state police, but escaped
after an exchange Of shots.
Strausser, who has been sought by
navy officials for months, fled deeper
into the seclusion of the wild noun
tain land after he eluded the police
net. He had been discovered when
campers caught sight Of a wild man,
haggard and scantily clad. fleeing
through the hills. The state police, led
by Constable Wilson Leware of Ham
burg, have returned to the chase with
reinforcements.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
PLAN NEW HONOR FOR HOOVER
ee'oians Collect Money to Give Hi"
Work Of Art Symbo'izino
Achievements.

London.-Some time ago the king OF
the Belgians conferred on Herbert q.
Hoover the founder and first president
of the commission for relief in BEL
GUM, the title of friend of Belgium"
To commemorate the comforting OF
this unique title the Belgian order or
St. John of Jerusalem has opened a
subscription for the purpose of offer
ing Mr. Hoover an address. and also
a work of art symbolizing the life
which this American managed to
maintain in the oppressed country
during the German occupation. The
Belgian army joined in the movement
and each unit has sent subscription.
The contribution from the army alone
is more than $500.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
"VENUS IN THE EAST"

! Bryant Washburn, the popular
Paramount star, will be seen in 'Ven-
us in the East" one of the most
amusing seriocomic pictures of the
season, at the Elko theatre tomorrow
and Thursday. The original was
published in the Saturday Evening
Post some months ago and the story
is by Wallace Irwin. Donald Crisp
directed the production. He is per-
haps one of the keenest judges of
humor for the screen in his profess
sion.
There are two important feminine
roles and these are played by Mar
gerry Wilson and Anna @. Nilsson
Julia Faye also has a fine role and
there is a strong cast of players.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
EDITORS STRONG IN COMPLIMENT.

While the Northern Minnesota Editorial
ISOLATION and those who to Bemd attend the
outing, guests at Brchmon they loud in their
praises of the hosery, for the first time many
had Bemds popular resort and also their first visit
to Bemd and they wondered the aractvenes and
the recreation center of this part Mime
sofa.
Many the compliments heard of Birchmont The
ISOLATION members who fortunate to be guests of the hotel
admitted they had not quarters they
had been attending meetings and the CrOoksOn Lun
Der big woods feed and athletic the talks
the program and memorial service, the welcoming band
concert informal reception afforded varied and highly enter
tanning
Added to this the trip 1tasca park an
other forest spread and sight SEEING escorted by the czen
of Bemidji also added zest to the outing.
And pleased to hear the prousion of compliment
tary utterances.
It's really amusing to read extracts from the utterances Of
the German anent the signing of Some quite
modest while ultra radical take several
shots at the allies making threats in the dim FUTURE when
Germany again her normal self But
is worrying Instead of Indifference welcoming their
duous propaganda the United States will keep
open Germanyward Confidence has been badly
strained.
When the members of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
association and the friends of the association departed last
Sunday after the trip to the state park with
mendahon for their entertainment at the hands of Bemd
They indeed apprecatve and many slow in
giving strong vent to their appreciation.
I'm the spring young fancy lightly thoughts
of love- In July turns with the disparity
the small amount of his check and the high of
cream sOdas
After four of devastation, the German cabinet
seems to have accepted the with great
ignaton, Indignation and evaporation.
Winnipeg must be rejoicing in its opportunity
busted strike is like
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01

minister had said, but still he had the
memory Of camp meeting days to In
form him of what was happening.
They convinced him that his grand
daughter had Joined the church and
with hsndshaking the people were
welcoming her into the fold. SO ne
did his part. He rose to his !eet and
began shouting at the top Of his voice.
-Indianapolis News.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
NEWSOFTHE
THEATERS
GRAND TONIGHT,

Shirley ROssmore was a clever and
determined American girl-just like
thousands Of other American girls.
She. belived right made right. John
Burkett Ryder was the financial CO.
lossus of the world. He believed
might made might. And when Shir-
ley bearded this lion in his den and
challenged his might, he laughed. To
him 1t was the lion playing with the
mouse.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
ESSLER'S WARNING TO
ALL AUTO OWNERS

: Chief of Police Essler. today issued
the following notice to all owners Of
automobiles:
"You are hereby notified that
all violators of the law govern
ing the operation Of automobiles
will be arrested and dealt with
according to statute. A special
effort will be put forth to bring
before the court, those running
without front and rear lights at
night, .peeders and those run.
ming with mufflers cut out and
all violations of the auto law.
Let thi. be a warning to
whom.oever it may apply"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
SUNDAY BASEBALL.


There number of perfectly reputable and high mind
ed people whom Sunday baseball anathema But the
does not operate each Some of them
from the spirit that anmaes the professional aboonist They
abolish something, and the most prominent objects
the landscape attract their attention first Baseball is of
them.
Others ake all sincerety the viewpoint of the Sabbat~
arian They hold that the Day of Rest profaned.
It is we'll to avoid confusion of definitions day of rest
is not day of supne inactivity Nothing is SO
demorazng inacon of mind and body and to make Sun
day decentralization would be than
'Wel say the ultra-devou why not spend the entire
day in pous meditation in prayer hymn singing, and hon.
ilies?"
Because-and this is said in all
protracted ritual is not devotion is East Indian
devotees practice it. Central African aborignas maintain "
because uncomfortable It is compliment to their Cod
If they exhaust themselves ceremonies and suppicaton
through dreay stretch Of hours their eccentric deity will feel
fatered The priests of Baa had the motive when they
lanced their flesh with Knives They suffered his honor
But such horrible conception of the Almighty out of
date 1t to be cassed with witch burning and Mooch
ship.
But" be told spectators at Sunday baseball
often indulge in blasphemous language do they no
Frequently of them. And not only Sunday And
when they do Sunday it isn't only at the ball park
No. the deplorabe backslidngs of the age be
tributed entirely to Sunday baseball
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-07-01
KERRIGAN TOMORROW,

Jack" Kerrigan in the best part
he has ever played. As a Secret
Service agent from Washington he
impersonates cryptographer. then
is mistaken for the groom and mar
ried to a girl he'd never met before:
follows rapid succession of COM
plicated situations so full of humor
and yet so logical and dramatic that
we're dumfounded at the eleverness
of this story.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08

odists Of the two churches have Gre
ated a special department to show
the work OF the Negro in evangelical
IN, and to provide for his entertain
-, vt Columbus. This department
is !, coSrgs Of Rev. +, !. gillian,
n,,,o, 10 to Of q, psui's 4. K. K. Church.
Columbus. end tasirman Of the Afri-
ca. CeatelarJ BursxT.
Among Africans Of proninencs who
viii be in Columbus to take part IN
the Centenary proceedings are:
Bisho, Alexander Camphor Of Mon
royia. Africa; Bishop Isxah Scott OF
Nashville. Tenn: Dr.. W. A. O.
Hughes. field secretary OF the Board
Of Home Missions; Drs. F. S. Delaney
OF The Cincinnati-Maysvilie district.
md A. n. Jones. asld secretaries of
de Board OF Sunday Schools; Dr.. W.
g. Sheriff.. field secretary OF the
Board OF Foreign Missions; DR.. J. H.
C. CoSsins. field secretary OF the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08

other for $4,000; . Y. w. c. 4. war
community center: a theater and
movie house. and two good hetels.
A thoroughly organised African
Centenary Committee is actively sa-
gagged in psrfectinE plans for the par.
ticipatioo of nearly 1890 negroes in
various forms Of the celebration &C
tivities. This committee includes
district superinteldsnts and the pas
tors and laymembers OF the ColucDbus
churches, who have charge Of the
enlistment Of Africans for pageant
and musical service and securing Of
accommodations for the Centenary
visitors. Already . chorus Of so col
orsd singers. tive coiored bands, one
OF men. the other Of women, and
eight college auartets. are pledged
and In training. In addition 400 Ne
sross will take part in the paseants
and assist in the demonstration q.
hibits.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08
Registration Notice.

The office of the Supervisor Of Reg
rstrstion will be open on the lst Mon
day in each month for the purpose Of
registering any person who is quail
fed a. follows:
Who shall have been resident OF
the State for two years, and Of the
county one year, and Of the polling pre-
cinct in which the electOr offers b
vote four months before the day Of
election, and shall have paid, six
months before any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu-
sion Of 1895 submitted to him by the
of Registration, or who
can show that he owns. and has paid
all taxes collectible on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars OF
more. B E CLARXSoN.
Clerk Of Board.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08
METHODIST CENTENARY CELEBRATION HAS
A PECULIAR SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE NEGRO

F'reedman's Aid Society: Bishop O.
A. Carter. presiding over the \. NJ. r.
Church OF Tennessee: lIr. +. w. 5.
Hammond, editor of church literature.
Rushville, Indiana: DR.. J. W. Rob-
inson: DR.. G. r. Bryant and DR.. +. NJ.
Carroll Of Chicago; DR.. r. F. Jones.
editor OF the Southwestern Christian
Advocate: Dr. W. NJ. Brooks OF New
York: number OF college presidents
and district superintendents as we'll
a. 4 host of we'll educated, intelligent
men and women, lay representatives.
of the varied fields OF African Meth
odist Church activities.
Columbus boasts Of eight African
Methodist Churches, q new Y. NJ. c.
A. building valued at 100000; two
community social center houses. one
on the tax duplicate for $25,o0o, the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08

IT AVING been assured that prepara-
IL tions have been made for them
there are growing indications that
large numbers OF colGred peoIle from
the South will attend the Methodist
Centenary at Columbus, Ohio. June
20 to July 13. This event, which is
calculated to bring the Methodist
Church South and the Methodist
Church North together in a degree OF
cooperation without precedent since
1S47, has peculiar significance for
the Negro because the first home
missionary OF the Methodist Church
was a Mulatto. by name John Stew
art who began his work OF evansel-
ization among the Wyandot Indians,
near what is now Upper Sandusky.
in the state of Ohio
In their enormous plans. the Meth
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08
DR.. Caldwell'S
Syrup Pepsin
Sold by Druggists Everywhere
SO cts. (sHi"ssss) $1.O0
The Perfect Laxatlve

A combination of simple laxative herbs with
pepsin that acts in an easy, natural way, and is
as safe for children as it is positively effective
on the strongest constitution A trial bottle
can be obtained free of charge by writing to
DR.. w. B. Caldwell, 45S Washington Street,
Monticello, Illinois.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-05-08

hR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin has
II proved more satisfactory than
any other laxative have ever used. The other
members of my family also use it and we re-
commend it highly"
Philadelphia,
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1919-11-13
rows more useful the longer he

grows more useful the longer he
lives.
/, too, have had another birthday
passed another milestone. On the
eleventh day of September was SO.
Your birthday and mines come in
the same month. In youth 1t would
seem better to have ones birthday
come in the Springtime, when the
skies are bright and blue and the
world is filled with flowers and songs
of birds; but now, since the spring
time and summer. too, have passed
out of this life, and the golden days
have come, autumn is more appro-
pirate, think, for the aged. 1t is
the time the leaves turn yellow, and
the fruits grow ripe and mellow.
All nature is now at her best. But 1t
is time of passing. Everywhere the
leaves are falling. Something seems
to stand up before us and say:
What am II"
And / hear the answer come out OF
the wind: II am last summer!
Look into my face and see If you do
not know me, You may have met
me down by the sea, with the white
fringed waves breaking at our feet
and the gulls sailing like visible
spirits above us. You may have met
me on the mountain tops and watched
with the glory of the rising sun as
as the shadows crept out of the val
leys. You may have stayed with me
at home and saw the roses pass and
| the myrtles redden on the lawn;
| and everywhere we were together we
saw the red wine of joy sparkle In
the crystal cup-and then we saw
| the lees at the bottom of the glass
For every summer is made up of the
Joy of living and loving, and the sor'
row of pain and parting. You and
| had our share of each. And now
am going away. The imperative cal
has come, and l must obey. You
will never see me again; shall be tt
you only one of many Last Summers
passed amid the mile-stones of your
life. But you will never lose the i'm
press of my presence. What is Il
that you will carry of me into thu
years TO come-my shadows, my star
shine, the laughter of my love or thu
tear-stains of my hurts? / hav'
marked you for one or the other
marked you softly or cruelty, bu
marked you indellibly. l have beer
! a part OF your life. and you can nev
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1919-11-13

In this connection I wish to say
that we never grow too old to be
useful. A man or woman may feel
the weight of years, they may dream
happily and contentedly in the hal
cyone memories OF their yesterdays.
and feel that their days of usefulness
are over. This is a mistake. So
long as they possess the ability to
think, to speak, to move from place
to place. they can find much to do.
They can give the advice so sadly
needed by the young. and too fire.
quently ignored. They can help
with smile, a word of encourage
ment, by an expressed thought. which
carries so much of hidden meaning
with 1t. The age of usefulness ends
only when we enter the chamber of
death.
Youth is essential. Youth means
victory, but with valor of young
blood, with the indomitabIe energy
of the man enjoying the best days
of his life, there is lacking the ne
cessary poise that only comes when
the fires of youth have died away,
when passion is stilled and the cool
consciousness of experience with
life takes the place of the untrammel-
ed ambition of youth.
1t is logical to suppose that If a
man ever expects to amount to any
thing in this world he will show it at
the age of SO, for after this the op-
portunities are not SO bright.
There are men in the Senate and
House not SO years of age; there are
brilliant minds at work in high
places under the age limit. On the
other hand, Henry Watterson, Sena'
tor Root, Gov. Baldwin. William
Rockefellow and John Wannamaker
are in their seventies. They are mer
of eminence, whose names are ma
tional. William Dean Howells and
| Thomas Hardy are shining lights IN
literature, and both are nearly 81
years of age. Sarah Barnhardt thu
greatest woman of her day, is near
ing her eightieth birthday and Il
still active in thought, If not in body
So, you see, my dear Colonel
when we glance over the field OF ac
tive efforts many men can be foun'
whose names mean much to thu
world. who are in the seventies
eighties. even older; that is why
am inclined to think that ma
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1919-11-13

er escape me. l shall be to you a
sweet incense OF thought, or an
abiding nemisis. AS you have used
me, in that guise will come back to
you, come back in haunting breads or
rose-hued dreams. The hour has
struck. the hour has come. With
my pilgram pack of memories on my
back and my pilgram sandals tread
ing out the far path, I leave you here
at the parting of the ways. But you
cannot escape me. shall know,
and shall carry in my pack the re-
cord of the good or i'll you did; for I
am Last Summer, and we were COM
rades when the sun shone and when
the untelling stars kept watch"
That is what departing summer
seems to say to me. I can speak a
pleasant good-by! I have SO much to
be thankful for and so much to make
me happy. feel as well and as
young in spirit as did thirty years
| ago; so you see your prediction was
correct, when you wrote about nre
being so i'll, that ] would live over
it and see many happy days. am
doing about as much work tas / did
forty years ago. l have my auto
mobile and make some wonderful
trips, both in the day and the night
time. 1t seems not to worry me at
all. | am so glad 1t is as we'll with
me as 1t is. was so very near the
end that / feel the Lord has been
very good and has spared me for some
useful purpose, and whatever good
my hands find to do / shall do it with
all my might.
1t seems that can never think OF
much news that would interest you
Capt. Haynes is still in very feeble
health We buried DIR. Ray several
weeks ago. You remember him
He was my brother-in-law. We used
to call him Dave. He left sister in
very good shape. She need not want
for anything the balance of her life
| Am glad to hear of Bob's success in
life, though he deserves it. 1t viii
make his dear old granddad happy
and that is the best part of 1t.
! When i read about the great war
say well, the whole world has gon'
mad. has thrown away brotherly lov'
and the golden rule" 1t all couit
have been settled 80 easily withou
one drop Of bloodshed. Bat there 4
this consolation: Out of the ashe
: of the catastrophe there is phoe
The Hayti herald. (Hayti, Mo.) 1908-1922, 1919-11-13
ONE OF DR.. MAYES' LETTERS
WRITTEN TO AN OLD FRIEND

There was so much of the unusual
in DIR. Mayes, so many fine traits of
character, and he had so many warm
personal friends. that we feel some
who knew him least may know MIN
better. although he is gone, by read
ing one OF his letters to a friend, Col.
Aauldin of Fredonia, Kansas, who is
now dead. The Colonel, at the time,
had passed his Goth year. and had
wrote DR.. Mayes a rather gloomy
letter. to which DR.. Mayes replies.
trying to cheer his old friend. The
carbon copy of the letter was hand