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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13
y St. Johns Day.

Midsummer day is that designated
to celebrate the memory of the Bap-
! st, of whom 1t was said, "Behold, L
d Ny messenger before thy face"
pre- was wont in the olden time to re-
'fM the man from the wilderness by
IGoing out on midsummer eve ana
4 gathering boughs with which to dec
: orate their homes. Bonfires were
lighted and there was much merrl-
ments Some Of the superstitions re-
9arding this eve Of st. John still pre-.
vail, and there, are, some who say that
It Is then all Of our souls leave our
! bodies and wander to that place Wnere
we will finally meet our death
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13
BEGIN BUILDING NEW 49,,
SYSTEM OF WATER MAINS

Winnipeg, Sept. 1S.-The build
ing of a new water system of water
mains to the southern part of Sas-
katchewan started today.
4 The plan is to bring water from
the Southern Saskatchewan river to
Regina and Moose Jaw, distance
Of 1870 miles.
Seven million dollars is the min
.imum cost of the scheme. The figure
is, based on a main line system to
Regina built of wooden slaves with
branch line to Moose Jaw.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13
Tamnany, "Ths .AMabIe:"

II Tammany was the name Of an indian
sachem in the. days, Of William Penn,
an exchange states. He was great
chief of the Delaware Indians and
sold land to Penn. In the aboriginal
tongue his name means ''the affable,"
and tradition credits him with being
q lover Of peace; further than this
the legends and adventures attached
to his name are the inventions Of
members Of different American So
cieties which held May day festivals
In Maryland and: Pennsylvania and
adopting the sachem as their patron
saint, commonly described themselves
as "Sons Of st. Tammany."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13

According to the report Of, Chris
Heen, state dairy and food commits
sioner, 2,049,500 pounds of feed
found below par have been removed
from sale, and the inspectors have
visited $50 towns, 928 feed stores
and 1877 -four mills. Thirty feed
manufacturing plants have been in
spected and numerous complaints in
vestigated. Nearly a thousand SAM
pies of feed have been submitted to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13
COMPANIES AFFECTED WILL
APPEAR BEFORE COMMISSIONER

=, Bismarck, Sept accompanies at
fected will appear before the state
railroad commissioner today to pre-
sent views on rules drawn up last
month by the board governing con-
struction and operation of all cleo
trical supply and signal lines in the
state. 1920.
The rules originally were drawn
up. by a committee of experts and
underwent some changes in the hands
of the boadr. Laws empowering the
beard to- draw up such rules were
passed at the 1919 session Of the state
legislature which states the purpose
to be avoiding or mitigating inter-
ference from electrical supply lines, ;"
and minimizing the hazard of in
jury to persons or property by reason
of the close proximity of electrical
supply lines to or with signal lines"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13

the departments laboratory for ex-
animation. About one-half of these
samples We're classed as legal, the
others being below the guarantee for
protein or fat or above the guaran-
tee for fiber. Gy@% ~ "ArrN .5l.J
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-13

California 61.759,2s5 pounds. All
other states trailed. .--,-~r., e~.r.
~ It Is estimated farmers of Mime
sofa received $73,226,109,85 or an
average of 63.0S cents per pound for
butter fat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
Text of Platform Draft
Presented to Convention

practicable means Of maintaining the
permanent peace Of the world and ternf-
mating the insuffersble burden Of great
military and naval establishments It was
for this that America spent her blood and
treasure to crush colossal scheme OF
conquest. It was upon this basis that the
president Of the United States, in pre-
arrangement with our allies. consented TO
suspension of hostilities against the i'm
perial German government; the armistics
was granted and a treaty Of peace negofi-
afed.. Hence, We not only eongratulafs
the president the vision manifested and
the vigor exhibited In the prosecution Of
the war: but we felicitate him and his as
sociates on the exceptional achievement at
Paris involved in the adoption Of a league
and treaty near akin to previously ex-
pressed American ideals and SO intimately
related to the aspirations Of civilized peo-
pies everywhere-
We commend the president for his cour-
age and his high conception Of good faith
in steaAfsstIy standing for the covenant
agreed to by all the associated and allied
nations at war with Germany. and we cs1n-
denim the Republican senate for Its refusal
to ratify the treaty merely because II was
the product Of Democratic statesmanshsp
thus inferposing partisan envy and person.
al hatred in the way Of the peace and re-
newed prosperity Of the world.
By every accepted standard of interna-
tional morality the president IS justified in
asserting that the honor Of the country is
TO the accusing fact that. before IL vas
determined 20 initiate political autagOniam
econnnued Oh Page Severn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
HUNT FOR WINNER
Kansas Delegation Is Ready to
Break on Ballot.
Judge Jackson to Nominate
Hodges for Vice President.

CBy State Journal Staff Correspondent)
San Francisco, July kansas will
try to get behind a winner il. the presi-
Dental fight The delegates will vote
under the unit rule Yet under the
terms of a resolution the delegates
demand a poll at any time and can
switch from McAdoo to a new candi-
date.
1t is the belief of a number of dele
gates that Kansas second choice will
be Cox. Yet developments of any
other candidate who promises strong
chances to win might secure the Kan
sas vote.
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the dele
cation. called a special meeting of the
delegates Thursday night to talk over
conditions of a number of delegates
who declared they wanted to stay with
McAdoo to the finish but a majority
clearly indicated they did not want to
be bound If McAdoo slipped. Sho ~se
assured the delegates he would order
a poll at any time a member re-
quested.
Judge Jackson, of Winfield. is
stated to place Hodges before conven-
ton for vice president Robert Blair,
of Topeka, was placed in charge of
the Hodges campaign among the dele
gates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
CARS TO KANSAS
Big Deliveries to Santa Fe and
Rock Island Today.
Relief to Situation in the Two
: Big Grain States.

Chicago. July 2.-Chicago- railroads
today received notice from the COM
merce commission that 27,750 empty
grain cars had been ordered delivered
to the western roads by the eastern
lines.
OF this number the first deliveries
will be 1900 to the Santa Fe, 1900
to the 500 line, 500 to the Wabash,
800 to the Chicago Great Western,
800 to the Chicago & Northwestern
and 1900 to the Rock Island system.
1t was. also announced that deliveries
of grain cars would be made to the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern and
Union Pacific roads.
The large allotments to the Rock
Island and Santa Fe will help relieve
the situation in the two big grain
states at this time, Iowa and Kansas.
officials said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
NO SUGAR DROP IN TOPEKA.
Kansas City Quotation Not Felt by
Local Retailers.

Rumors of a six and one-half cent
decrease in retail sugar in Kansas
City, is not believed in Topeka, ac-
cording to local and Wholesale gro
GERS consulted this morning. A mes
sage this morning from Kansas City
Mo-, quoted the retail prices there as
rs and 26 cents.
There's nothing to it," said one re-
taller. they may drop for day or so
but as to a permanent drop-there's
no chance
The ruling allowing retailers to
make $500 on every hundred pounds
of sugar. is believed by local mer-
chants to be the only balancing power
for the fluctuating market. A local
dealer this morning referred to the
quotation from the New York Com
mercial, in which it was stated the
future prices of sugar were just as un-
reliable as ever, and a permanent drop
now is entirely unfounded as well as
impossible. The shortage of sugar, is
not blamed entirely on spectators,
according 10 Topeka retailers. THE
transportation facilities are big fac
tor in the shortage, and until they
are remedied the public can expect
no permanent drop" one dealer said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
BRYAN PLANNED FILIBUSTER
Dry Forces Reported to Have Agreed
on Submitting Platform Amendment.

San Francisco. July 2.-While SEN
ator Glass today read to the Demo-
cratic convention the platform sub
mitted by the resolutions committee.
William j. Bryan and Richmond p.
Hobson. dry leaders, conferred be-
meath the rostrum on their plans for
a final dry plank fight on the con-
vention floor.
1t is understood that the dry
strategy now provides that Hobson
i will offer an amendment to the re-
port of the resolutions committee.
To close the 1oor against a possible
substitute for the amendment from
the opposition camp, it was expected
that Bryan would then offer a substi-
tute for the Hobson amendment one
of his own embodying a bone-dry
plank.
1t was understood that Bryan was
prepared to speak for one hour on his
dry demands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02

WAS HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR
Topeka Came Off Lucky With Tenn
perature of Only d.
TODAY'S TEMPERATURES.

Topeka came off lucky, Thursday
with temperature of only "a at be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock'in the afternoon.
Here is proof: Anthony. 104 degrees:
Hutchinson, 104; Liberal. 1872; Wich-
ita. 100.
Thursday was the hottest day this
year over the state. The second hot
test was June Is. when the mercury
went to around 80 and SO.
The lowest temperature recorded in
the last twenty-four hours was 81 at 6
o'clock this morning. and that was
three degrees lower than at the same
hour Wednesday.
Scattered showers fell in Kansas
last night. Lawrence got 1.3S of an
inch of rain; Kansas City. 1.01; Cen
tralia, 1-04. The rain was local. con-
filming itself to the northeast part of
the state.
The low temperature mark will be
around 20 tonight, and will be good
for sleeping.
Altho hot weather prevails from
Kansas to Pennsylvania. Calgary,
Canada. records 81 indicating that the
(Continued on Page TwOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE

Auditorium, San Francisco. July q
The resolutions committee of the
Democratic national convention pre-
sented its report to the convention at
10:47 O'Clock this morning by SEN
ator Carter Glass. chairman OF the
resolutions committee
The platform as recommended by
the committee was read from the ros-
trum by Glass who frequently had to
pause when interrupted by bursts of
cheering from the delegates.
The full text of the document is as
follows:
The Democratic party in its national
convention now assembled sends greetings
to President Woodrow Wilson and halls
with patriotic pride the great achievements
for country and the world wrought by a
Democratic administration under his lead
ership.
1t salutes the mighty people Of this great
Republic. emerging with imperishabie
honor from the severe tests and grierous
strains Of the most tragic war in history,
having earned the plaudits and the graft
tude Of all free nations.
1t declares its adherence to the funda- !
mental progressive principles Of social,
economic, and industrial Justice and ad-
vance. and purposes to resume the great
work Of trapspianting these principles into
effective laws
League Of Nations.
The Democratic party favors the League
Of Nations as the surests II not the only
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
Are 81, 100000 Acres Planted and 7O.7
of Full Crop Expected.

Washington. July 2.-The acreage
Of cotton in cultivation this year in
the United States is about 35,5O4,OOO
acres. as compared with 35,133,000
last year, the agriculture department
announced today.
This is an increase of 81 900 acres,
or IL per cent increase over last
years crop.
The condition of growing crop on
June rs, was 7o.7 per cent of normal.
compared with SPA on May 25: 20 per
cent on June 25, 1919, and 1913 per
cent average for the past ten years
on June 25.
A condition of T0.7 per cent on June
rs forecasts a yield of about 1859
pounds per acre and total production,
allowing 1 per cent from planted area
for abandonment of about 11,450.000
bales. This is the final report. The
outturn probably will be larger or
smaller than this amount. according
as conditions hereafter are better or
worse than average conditions. it was
announced.
Last year the production was
11,329,755 bales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
FIND SKELETON IN SALOON.
Coroner at Kansas City Says Body
Had Been Buried 25 Years.

Kansas City. Mo. July 2.-The dis
membered skeleton of a woman and
tangled mat of blond hair was found in
a beer case buried in the basement of
a saloon here by workmen razing the
structure Thursday. The coroner said
the body had been buried at least
twenty-five years. The saloon for
merly operated in the building was for
many years a widely know theatrical
rendezvous and its walls were almost
covered with the autographed photo
graphs of the widely known stage stars
of three generations. The police are
investigating the lists of persons miss
ing and unaccounted for in the years
the saloon was operated. but express
doubts as to the probability of identi-
flying the body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
Three Leading Democrats Hold
Others Second Choice.
Best McAdOO Can Hope to Roll
Up Bare 500.
sOK-IA-LAW IN THE LEAD
Palmer's Strength Around SOC
and COx's About 400.
Think Attorney General VIII
Reach Limit on Fifth Ballot.

San Francisco. July with the
business of selecting a Democratic
presidential nominee finally in sight,
developments revealed that none of
the candidates had sufficient strength
to win unaided.
From reliable sources it was learned
that the best William G. McAdoo can
possibly hope to roll up is barely 500.
more than 100 short of a nomination.
Attorney General Palmer is expect
ed to attain his individual strength
around 500 and Gov. James NJ. Cox
about 400.
McAdoo Will Lead From Start.
These figures are overlapping be-
cause a great amount of the second
choice of each of the leading candi-
dates is held by the other two, and
none can attain his full quota of re-
serve delegates until one or both of
his two principal rivals have begun
to lose ground.
Political observers believed McAdoo
would lead from the first ballot. with
Palmer close behind and Cox a poor
third. Each was expected to increase
his vote, ballot by ballot, until pos
sibly the fifth, hen it was expected
the attorney general would reach his
limit. Providing this transpired as
forecast. both McAdoo and Cox would
1 De expected TO benefit lIOIn any lOSSSs
Palmer -~7'@ht incur.
The man picked by veteran politi-
| clans today to have the best chance in
the event the three favorites are elm
| mated was Ambassador John w. Da-
Wis.
May Not Get to BalIoting.
With prospects of a protracted fight
on the platform in the convention
when it resumed to lay, the delegates
| face the possibility of program that
might carry today's session far into the
night after probably a brief recess
for dinner, Whether the floor battle:
| could be ended in time to take up bal
| loting for a nominee before the con
vention would have to quit from sheer
| exhaustion was a question.
| The McAdoo boomers took advan-
tage of the interruption in the program
to continue strengthening their lineup
Altho they had opposed a suspension
of the rules and a proposition to pro-
+ ceed to balloting ahead of the report
| (Coutinued on Page Twoi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
GIRL Is STILL UNCONSCIOUS.
Motor Car Victim Not Expected to
Live Following Accident.

Miss Elsie johnson, 17-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. I. c. John
son, 914 Monroe street. was still un-
conscious at o'clock this afternoon at
Christ's hospital where she was taken
following the automobile accident in
which she was injured at Eighth and
College avenues Wednesday night
Other victims of the smashup, who
were less seriously hurt, are said to
be getting along well.
to her recovery. She was said to be
slightly weaker this afternoon but
otherwise her condition was un-
changed.
Miss johnson, attendants at the
hospital said today. has not become
conscious at any time since she was
found pinned under the wrecked auto
mobile. Physicians express doubt as
to her recovery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER
Destroyer Sent to Release Two Mis-
sionaries Captured by Turks.

Washington. July "A United
States destroyer has been dispatched
to Mersina to obtain release of Paul
Nilsson and wife. Americans, of the
Mission school of Tarsua, Cilicia. cap
tured by Turkish nationalists. the state
department was advised today.
The advices, which came from Ad-
miral Bristol. also gave what is be-
lieved 20 be the first official news that
six other Americans had been taken
by Turkish nationalists at Hadjan, in
the mountainous region of Cilicia.
All efforts are being made to secure
reliable information concerning these
known here.
Mrs. Nilsson is a daughter of Prof.
H. A. Fischer of Wheaton. Ill. The
dispatch today from Bristol gave the
first news also that her husband had
been taken by the Turks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
YOU TELL EN-, GLASS"
YELL DEMO DELEGATES
Reading of Platform Report Halted Frequently by Out
bursts of Applause by the Convention Members.
While Chairman Reads Bryan Confers
With Lieutenants For Battle
Prohibition Plank
STATE JOURNAL BULLETIN

Owing to the probable late
hour of the balloting at the
Democratic national conven-
ton in San Francisco this
evening, The State Journal
will not issue extra editions of
the results.
The electric bulletin board
on Kansas avenue will be oper-
ated and telephone calls to
The State Journal will be
answered promptly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
MOVING WHEAT YEAR LATE.
Rock Island Has Handled 10 700 Ton
of 1919 Grain Recently.

Hutchinson, Kan, July Rock
Island railroad officials report that
10000 tons of last years wheat crop
wwere moved on this division in one
day recently.
Cars have suddenly become avail
able, 1t is said, and now there are
fifty-four crews working, which is the
largest number in the history Of the
division Rather than car shortage.
the railroad is unable to find suffi-
cient firemen, and some are being
brought in from other divisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
HARVEST G. H. Q. TO SALINA
Hands Moving North and West-Slight
Surplus Reported.

The state concentration camp for
harvest hands was moved from
Wichita to Salina today as the harvest
moved north and west. The bulletin
from the Wichita office was received
today by John H. Crawford, state labor
commissioner.
The bulletin stated that the south
half of the state has been fully sup
piled with labor, altho there was no
available surplus for requirements. II
was reported that the harvest hands
are gra 1ually moving north and west
and at present there is a slight surplus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
State Car Bulletin Service.

First results in an attempt of the
Allen administration to clarity the
freight car situation in establishing a
weekly bulletin on cars available in
Kansas and the amount of grain, cat
tie, merchandise and miscellaneous
freight handled came to Governor AL
len today in a letter from w. NJ. JEFF
fries, Omaha, general manager of the
Union Pacific failroad.
Jeffries in his letter agreed to sup
ply the state with a weekly informa-
ton service on the number of box
cars operating in Kansas. the number
available in the state and other infor-
nation that will enable farmers, grain
dealers and others to get concentrated
information on the freight car situa-
ton in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
Letters Sent to All Roads.

Letters for such information have
been sent to all railroads operating
in the state" Governor Allen said to-
day. II expect similar replies from
other railroads"
1t is the Allen plan to compile all
this information weekly and thus sup
ply persons interested in the freight
car situation with an insight into con-
ditions in all parts of the state.
ut also will enable the state to
learn whether there is discrimination
in favo- of any section or town." Gov
ernor Allen said
This information will be placed in
the hands of Judge Clyde Reed of the
Industrial court and the weekly bulle-
tin will be compiled under his direc-
ton. In short. the initiation of this
plan will be another feature of the Al
len industrial cot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02

President Wilson is not at the Frisco
convention but his cabinet is there and
SO. of course. is his secretary of state.
who by the way now leads the ad-
ministration forces fighting Bryan.
But where did he get that hammer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
AUTO STRIKES PONY CART. ;
Fred Ogie, Age ~, Thrown Against
Curbing; Head Cut.

Fred Ogle, 12-year-old son of Rev.
and Mrs. F. F. Ogle,, 1901 East Fourth
street, was cut about the head and Sc
verely bruised, this morning, when his
pony cart was struck by an automo-
bile at Fourth. and Chandler streets.
The boy was thrown from the cart,
striking the curbing. A cash. requir-
ing six stitches. was cut in his head
R. L Jones 422 Lake street, was
driving the car. Fred was turning his
pony onto Chandler street from
Fourth when the auto struck him
The cart was damaged, but the pony
escaped unhurt. The accident oc-
Cured at 7:45 o'clock this morning.
COMPLETE AUTOMOBILE
PROTECTION
THE CLARENCE 3. JORDAN
INSURANCE SERVICE. Phone 81
-Adn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-02
Movie Men Poster Him.

Condemning the Republicans. Glass
raised a cIenched right fist on high
and came upon his tiptoes quivering
from head to foot. He wagged his
head furiously as he proclaimed: I'VE
endorse the presidents view of our
international obligations"
Once he Stammered and his voice
lost all of its emphasis. It was then
the movie men pestered him. asking
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CONTINUED on Page Iwo-b
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vWEATHER FORECAST for Kansas
Fair tonight and Saturday; moi
much change in temperature.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-02-04
NENANA RECEIVES
 TAX FORM BLANKS

Yesterdays mail brought income tax blanks to those residents of the district who contributed to the Gov ernment a year ago, accompanied by reminder that the returns must be made to the internal revenue collector at Tacoma not later than March 15, which means that the forms must be made out promptly and the money forwarded without delay. Failure to make return promptly subjects the delinquent to a penalty.
 The Government is charging tax this year of four percent on in- comes exceeding S1,000, in the case of unmarried men, and $2,000 in the case of married men, with an additional exemption of S200 for each child.
 Before the war the tax was two percent, and last year it was boost ed to six percent.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-02-04

Nenana, Where Rails and River. Meet