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The Washington times., 1920-02-11
OWNERS GET
RENT "KICKS'
First Notices Served to Land
lords Whose Tenants Appeal
ed to Commission.

Washington landlords, who. In the
opinion OF their tenants, have oseh
profiteering or have failed 10 give
proper accommodations. today WIN
learn the nature of the complaints
filed against them with the District
Rent Commission
Service OF complaints was begun
this morning. through the Police Do
partment, which is the medium the
commission will use In the fptuie-
While only a few landlords will be
notified today, scores OF complaints
are in the course OF preparation 70
be 4 ent out within a week.
Ten Days to Answer.
The defendants In each case, ac-
cording to the rules of the commits
sion. have ten days in which TO file
an answer, upon the receipt OF which
the case will then proceed TO hearing.
In order TO expedite its work, the
commission Is considering reducing
this period to six days, believing that
this would be a reasonable time Tor
defendants to reply.
The original answer must be nled
Swith the secretary OF the Rent Com
mission and a copy served. personally
or by registered mall. upon the com
plainant. Upon the failure of the de-
1enuant 10 hDb"cTs tho
will take such proof OF facts as II
may deem reasonable and make such
determination as the circumstances
OF the case may require.
In one case today both the complai n
ant and defendant were served. The
tenant filed a protest against the
landlords effort to evict him and the
latter registered a counter-complaint
as to the right of possession of his
property.
VIII Determine JuTisdiettOn-
The commission is desirous to bring
this particular case to a speedy hear
ing since 1T involves the question OF
possession in the settling of which
there is some doubt as to whether the
power rests in the Rent Commi ssi on
or with the courts.
A test case will be made Of this to
determine whether issues of posses
sion shall continue to be decided in
the courts as at present, or as to
whether the commission shall go
ahead and dispose of them.
Many of the complaints now before
the commission concern the right of
possession.
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
BLAMES BAD STREETS ON
SNOW AND SKID CHAINS

Extensive use OF skid chains on
trucks and automobiles during the
present inclement weather has had a
bad effect upon the streets of Wash
ington, according to officials OF the
District Engineer Department.
With snow piled high, these ma
chimes traversed only narrow paths
in the streets, cutting up these sec
tions of paving or causing them to
collapse.
The Street Cleaning Department ex-
poets to have the downtown section
clear Of snow within a few days, ac-
cording to Morris Hacker, superin-
tendent.
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
D. c. COURT SOON TO
PASS ON SEIZED RUM

District Attorney Laskey in few
days will request the District Su-
preme Court to pass on the question
OF the disposition OF the liquor con-
flscated and seixod by the police and
now held In its possession.
Assistant District Attorney Mason,
who has been entrusted by District
Attorney Laskey with all matters per-
tanning to tho liquor question, had q
conference with officials of the Do
partment of Justice yesterday and 10
today considering tho course no will
follow to bring tho matter to tho at
tention OF the court for settlement
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
THIEVES MAKE AWAY
WITH GOLD WATCHES

The theft Of a gold ring and a
fountain pen, total valued at f25, was
reported to the police last night by
Mrs Grace shipman, es5 l. street
southeast.
Miss Betty Ross, stepping at the
Occidental Hotel, reported to the po-
lice Of the First precinct last night
the theft OF a pocketbook containing
t2b from the window sill OF dressing
room at a local thcater.
A watch valued at s9s was stolen
from william white, l342 Fourth
street Northwest. yesterday.
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
D. c. PUPILS BUY $597
IN THRIFT STAMPS DAILY

The average daily Investments for
thrift and war savings stamps by the
children OF the public schools Of
Washington for tho twenty school
days during tho month OF January
was s5978S a day. according to q re-
port sent to the Treasury Department
by the educational division Of the
war loan organization OF tho Fifth
Federal Reserve district
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
10000 ATTEND Y. M. c. 4.
SERVICES IN JANUARY

More than 10000 persons attended
he religious activities OF the Wash
ngton Y. NJ. c. A. during the month
u January, according to a report
PRESENTED to the beard Of managers
Mt their meeting last Monday, by
Postmaster NJ. o. Chance, chairman 81
the religious work oemmittee.
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
SLAYER GETS IS YEARS.

Charged with murder in tho second
degree in connection with the death
Of Richard Jackson, July II last.
James Porter Marshall, colored, today
entered a plea OF guilty before Jus
tioe Stafford, presiding In Criminal
Court No 2, who imposed . sentences
of fifteep years In the pepitentisry.
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
BOARD OF TRADE TO
HEAR 2 CONCRESSMEN

Congressman Sherman E. Burroughs
of New Hampshire and william e.
Andrews of Nebraska will be the
principal speakers at the monthly
meeting OF the Washington Board of
Trade February Is at the Willard
Hotel
The Washington times., 1920-02-11
~California Syrup of +
For a Child's Liver and Bowels

MotherI Say California" then you will
get genuine California Syrup of Figs" Full
directions for babies and children Of all ages
who are constpated, bilious, feverish, tongue
coated, or full Of cold, are plainly printed on
the bottle Children love this delicious laIatlva
The Washington times., 1920-02-11

M fug tsxt q ths nsw rsstr4ct ss o.
iumbia Rent Law. with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times hHs bssR printed IN e1assa,a, 0ass. sos
the asking at ths counter Of The Wash
lRxteA Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
MUSIC FOR NERVOUS PEOPLE
No Doubt That It Can Be Made a
Means Of Doing Them a Great
~. Deal Of Good.

Music as a means of achieving VI
tally and health is sealed book to-
many musicians. It has always been
the idea that one must have good
health to be able to study music to-
any advantage. Actually. the truth is
rightly used and directed, music is. one
of the most potent means we have to
reconstruct many types Of people. l., !: :.
y The nervous and the depressed are
the ones that most need music. To a
teacher4with doctor or nurse instinct
(and many have H.. music can 4esu used
in way to reach some cases, and they
respond tosi 4 ass:to nothing Ske. 3I !.
~ everyone Knows nervous people
are extremely sensitive to sound. 4
sudden Earring noise will completely
upset them for d time and II the wrong
kind Of sound creates : wrong effect, 1t
follows, logically, that an agreeable
sound does: just the opposite creates
an extremely comfortable and sooth-
ing effect. For that reason music Of
the right kind should be q part Of
the daily routine Of every nervous per
son, either as listener or pupil: "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
Iron Germs.

In the sametmanner that coral Is de.
rived, from certain minYte sea-insects
who flourish iii the South Pacific, SO
certain irongorss are obtained ned r from m
particular microscopic organisms, i
That is SLIGHTEST scientific discovery.
which PROMISES intere sa ting - develop ley ''
ments. = VIVA s{i$s$Ss II y Il iis sas
It has been proved that these germs
not only aid In the decOmp ton OF
rocks and In the formation Of chalk II
and limestone. but play an active part
in the formingfof iron-ore deposits 81
Laboratory cultures have been made
Of bacteria Which deposit iron COM
pounds both IA surface waters and IN.
mine water hundreds Of feet cnder
ground, and the hard crusts and shiny
masses that choke up water-supply
pipes have been found to be composed
Of millions OF these ''iron bacteria."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
"slCK ABED" JOLLY SIS: ..SS. Il. s z.s>S:
WALLACE REID FARCE

Scores of problem plays and heart
throbbing '.drayn6as' have been writ
ten around the wife who was mis-
understood" As often as not the sit
uation calls for farce rather than
tragedy. Edith Watts Mumfordd
thought so when she wrote the gay
stage comedy '.Sfck Abed." And Wal
lace Reid, who stars in the screen
version Of the play, makes the mis-
understood" lady such q humorous
figure that in the end she decides to
20 out and get herself understood.
The picture will be shown for the
last times at the Elko theatre tonight.
Mr.. Reid has the role Of Reginald
Jay, who unwittingly becomes the
star witness at divorce suit In which
a close pal is involved. TO d avoid
testifying against his friend J, Wallie
plays sick and has himself surround
ed with an imposing retinue of quack
doctors, day and night nurses, stetho-
scopes Asaxophones. and other. para
phernalia. He is said to be most
amusing invalid. r.: - ,t%:s
Bebe Daniels is the pretty nurse.
The picture is a Paramount Aircraft
and was directed by Sam Wood. -,
Mack Sennett's latest two-part
comedy is on the program also special
musical program. "sj'%@ T. = -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
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The Subconscious Mind.


The 'subconscious mind is at work
day and night on Jobs you never sus-
1pect. II. for instance. you have been
trying to remember how certain
tune goes, and given It up ia despair,
lit ii the subconscious mind that takes
up the task. and works on It FOR days
or weeks till suddenly you find your
self humming or whistling the correct
air. It: Isl the heart-clock (the pulse
merely, registers the heart-beats) thar
enables: people to wake up in the
morning alta time they have decided
on. the night before. "A little prac-
.tice viii make. this heart-clockla fair.
~ useful alarm That part Of your
brain that Is called the subconsctous
mind, watches this. clock all night and
wakens the working part Of your mind
at the time required. p IN xs,1ts s7...@ =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
The sVVinNoNiT'

A
# There are brides and brides and
after all Of them we often hear some
one speak longingly Of "the old-fash.
toned BRIDE" but the other day we met
one who certainly beat all the old.
fashioned ones we had ever heard Of.
She was in q furniture store hunting
the furniture to put in their new
home. The clerk was vainly trying to
talk her into buying some which she
felt that they could not AFFORD. As
q particular inducement he said: but
really this is a wonderful bargain, you
can't afford to let It 60" H., 4. s>t z.}
The girl smiled at him. #"But can't
afford to. buy it," she returned In q
perfect good humor, land besides I've
got such wonderful husband that !
don't need other wonderful things
not even bargains" s.gs&, .l;%a. J. 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
REX THEATRE THURSDAY

REX THEATRE THURSDAY 81
''some Bride" the latest Metro com %,
edv-drama in which Viola Dana ap-
nears will be the feature at the rex
theatre on Thursday. Z .&i &. 90
The. play tells of a young prioe
who, though she loves her husband
cannot refrain from flirting with otn-
er3men. His jealousy and her determ-
nation to have good time leaas
them to the breaking point and ne IS
on the verge Of getting a divorce
when her woman's wit comes to her
rescue and, byt}a strategic move, she
reeains both his love and confidence.
The play is the latest word IN
smart comedy and the role in which
Viola Dana is seen gives her full
scope for her unusual and clever tai.
ents. .&.# a.I5.y :.
:" Others Of the notable cast are r.
wing Cummings, Ruth Sinclair, BIZ
" Mason and Florence Carpenter.
Henry, Otto directed the production
which was made under the personal
supervision Of Maxwelld Karger, Di--,
rector General. a~s.t;ss .ass;s5.. ..S, =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
Make Living Hunting Bats.

Il An odd class Of Mexican prospector
makes q good living hunting bat caves.
In the hill countries Of Sinaloa and
Sonora the Mexican bat breeds by the
Thousands and makes it's home 10
caves along rocky cliffs. Here deposr
It's Of. guano accumulate, small for
tunes being sometimes realized from
the sale Of one caves deposits. The
bat Is small, with nat head and broad
ears, and gives on a musky odor. To
locate q bat cave these guano-hunters
work much as do the backwoods bee
tree hunters in Missouri. They, seek
out 4 likely cliff, wait till dusk and
watch for bats. Soon, by close OBJ
servation, they can locate the cave
entrance from which the bats emerge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
Nutritious Foods.

- Eggs are complete food. Meats
are direct flesh builders. Beef broth
Is nutritious, but chicken or mutton
broth is better. Veal. when young,
is good and nutritious. Pork is hard
to digest and should never be given to
invalids. Chicken Is the most sdesir-
able in the sick room as a fowl.
Chicken breast may be given even be
fore beef or mutton. The white meat
of the chicken Is the easiest digested
Of all meats when either boiled or
fried well and the bird is young.
Young pigeons are next. Sweetbread
(the pancreas Of calf is also Of value
and easily digested. Fish is easily d.
gested but of less value In strength
than meat or fowl. s5Ss : s,S & ss Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
BANKER PERSONALLY . z:5 A.. :.
! =.5..$Zs:. ss5% MAKES GOOD ALILOSS

yS Creditors will lose nothing through
the closing of the Farmers State
Bank of Grygla, 1t is reported. Otto
Bremen, St.aPaul banker, has sent
the creditors his personal check for
the differef9e between their claims
and the first and final 55.55 per cent
dividend paid this week by r.. e. Pear
son, state superintendent of banks.
Mr.. Bremen, besides being a stock
holder, wassalso the largest deposition
in the bank, and lost accordingly, in
addition to; personally making good
on the claims Of other depositors. z
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
QUEER NOTIONS IN ..y.s. 7. Is>4
=. az. MODERN ART SHOWN e. .e.. !

Settings j OF exceptional interest
were DESIGNED for the first Wanda
Hawley starring production for teal
art. to be shown at the Grand thea
ire today. and tomorrow. 1t Is entl-
tied Miss Hobbs" from the Jerome Is.
Jerome comedy scenarized by Elmer
Harris. & 4 ,s>i+ i. s 3ga.}syF r
Miss Hobbs, the character taken by
Miss Hawley, is a super-femin1stic
young woman who cares more Tor
fads and Rfuturistic art than love, ba-
bies and the housewif duties which
take flrsts in the minds of most
wome She Is converted from her
ideas, hoWayer, by-but that would
be tellingsthe story, :. Sss,.
G*s To carry.out Miss Hobbs artistic
idea, the interiors shown are splendid
examples of the impressionist school.
The colors are strongly contrasted
and there H. excellent use Of both
curves andf$angles. White cockatoos
with hugGMillow crests form color
full touch In one scene, while the Hob
bsian taste in servants reverts to Or
ientals and blacks attired in barbaric
costumes. - III :
Because Ia Of the strong futurist
touch Of the piece, really q satire on
modern artSSfads, the settings are I'M
usually original and form. a distinct
note Of interest. j.
! In fact. In d all respects N ISIS
Hobbs" shapes up as an exceptional
vehicle for Miss Hawley's debut az a
Realart star. In support are such ex-
.cellent people az Walter HERS, HeAen
Jerome Eddy, Jack Mulhall and Juli-
anne Johnson - &c. ~ ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
Nan,e4 "vyiekedest Place"

II. sport Said Stills tho 'wickedest
place on. earth" said Brig. Gen. J. II.
Bateson, principal of Wesleyan chap
el, in an address to soldiers at Car
diff. Wales. XII E,sA, -....... rH.f}>~.4 Al g,
.s;. II know Calcutta. Bombay and Mad
ras hetter than ~ know London" = he
continued. II have had Ito live in the
East for a quarter OF: a century, and
know what Cairo and -Ismalia are
hut i have seen more sin and appear:
Sances OF sin in one hour in Port Said
than in all the, rest. Of my experiences
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29

exercises has been arranged hichs
Will be q strong drawing card and
there will In all probability 10 OK
large attendance as there usually ID
at the summer meetings. HI In. No.
schell, editor Of the Bemidj il Sentinel,
is president OF the association and AZ.
G.. Rutlege, is secretary. Il
,@&T The associa ton Smembe rship ~ in M
creasing each year and now covers;
practically all the norther port ton sof5
the state. The annual winter meet
ing will be held in February IN
CrOOkstOn. w +, " 8.$
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
RASPBERRY COUSIN OF ROSE.


Onions are, Of course, known as
II'r'kitchen lilies" but how many cooks
E0r even gardeners are aware, ..Of the
fact that asparagus belongs. toi the
same family and Is also a member of
the genus lily2 Or that the mulberry
is q nettle, and that hops, 1gs:s hemp
and the rubber tree are all near re-
lations2 &. %s & ss s.: Ss..5
Take, for instance, the common POI
tato. Its nearest ally among our wild
plants is the deadly nightshade. The
tomato, the red pepper and the to-
bacco plant are all members Of the
same genus, which is known to botan-
lists as the "solanaceae." s, s$tsS,3 s.$ I.
The sweet potato, Is nothing Abht a
|convolvulus, while the rhubarb and the
'buckwheat, though totally dissimilar In
,aPpearance, are II frenls,oa e:hotanical
point Of view nearly allied.
sRaspberries, 1. blackberries and bill
their varieties are 'rosaceae,s and
closely related to the common wild
brier. IN K z:3 S.s@ ! 5s s X 81
f. Inere IS NOT mucn apparent .reSeln-
blance between parsley and the par
snip. Yet botanist can tell you that
they are both members Of one family,
and that this self-same family includes
the carrot MS well as various aromatic
plants such, as anise and coriander.
Celery, too, comes in the same cate
CORY. =, s.%s u s.sjy y j W. l.. II. n.
~. Beet, however, has no kin with the
carrot. Its nearest connection in the
kitchen garden is spinach. ~ " ~ ~; .:s,] @$
! That the Jerusalem artichoke and
the suntlower are related is, fairly OBJ
#vious. What is q little startling Is the
fact that the succulent lettuce is one
OF the same family, which includes
also the daisy, dahlia, chrysanthemum,
;dandelion and thistle. ; E$sEES A., IN q, VI ),
All the wheats, oats, barley. rice,
! and, most other edible grains are de-
rived. from wild grasses. =: Even the
! sugarcane is of the same order as the
little velvet-like grasses which carpet
your tennis-lawn. s. I'll y ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
Nothlno There.

Before the consolidation I held an
agency for one Of the old express com
panies. Onesday several patrons were
in the ONCE when the superintendent
end two other ohlcials Of the company
came in unexpectedly. A woman had
Just asked for i package, and evident.
~ the unexpected visit Of the omcials
flustered me, for, after looking over
the on-hand register and not finding
anything listed for her, I returned to
the counter, took down the receiver
from the telephone, and said Hello,
there Is nothing here for you. Ny
customer was standing right near the
telephone, and every one laughed
Chicago Tribune III 7ttf fss55&. ::-.E
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
Simple Explanation Of Haunt

, Z The mystery of haunted houses Of
ten has a simple explanation. In Bcs-
13ton, whereaathe occupants. At a E,,lf ;
fhsH heard hysterid66s sounds,
}it was foundsthatl a ;aue, leading from
the furnace Teak led. filling the rooms
with enough carbon monoxide to pro
.duce slight poisoning. which affected
the Judgment and caused them to be,
lieve they heard mysterious noises,
( When the leak was discovered" and
repaired there were no longer records
OF the noises which had existed solely
in the minds Of persons affected by
the gases. : IT, ,'E%ss''!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
NORTHERN EDITORS \
Z: TO1MEET AT CROSBY

The summer smeetingaof the North
ern Minnesota Editorial association
will meet IA; Crosby on July g16, II,
and Is. Many attractions are being
provided for the editors. Senator
Knute Nelson will deliver an address
Saturday evening, July 18th. 5$4 u
"a program Of outdoor games and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
APPEALING COMEDY PICTURE

A simple little story OF unu su,,
iheart appeal unfolded against bril-
liant background Of Jazz. girls any anu
lavish costumes describes tine sins
o. st. Anthony" IN which Bryan. .
Washburn will be seen as featured
player at the Elko theatre for TWO
DAYS commencing tomorrow. ~ Al: +. u:
Elmer Harris adapted the story
from an original shSe Charles CoMins
in the Saturday Evening Post, Mar
garet LOOMS, the we'll known 9or1ea-
tai dancer, and Viola Daniels are IN
Guided in the cast. James Cruze d1-
rected the picture, which IS Para
mount Aircraft release. #,.y .,3
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
|, III, ,a1ss Y TEAM a h DAWN Ar THE GRAND

Miss, Dawn answers ;questions, =.
each performance at the Grand Iou
en- ask any kind Of q question. there
isn't any one but has lost sometn ~
..lnd has some kind Of q question 70
ask Miss Dawn;sis here and Will ne
dntil Friday night, you can Wrate
your question at home or At me tne-
atre. You will be pleased with VI ny yo ~
answer. "a x5j- !. (. :. i,sa al s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
REX TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY,


OF special interest comes the an
nouncement from the management Of
the Rex theatre, that arrangements
have been contaminated for the pre-
sentine for two days, commencing
Tuesday Of Joseph Arthur,s spectac-
ular melodrama, "The Still Alarm"
which is being presented as q motion
picture bv the Pioneer film corpora
ton of New York city. =.
i Many a grandfather has been car
:ried back to his boyhood days by the
romantic love scenes between Jack
Manley, Of the fire engine company,
and his sweetheart, Eleanor Fordham,
and remembers the scenes Of his boy
hood as he watches the villainy of
Bird" or the great climax fire scenes
that took place in the eighties when
Harry Lacey packed the theatres
throughout the country with the
thousands who clamored to see this
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-06-29
STAR, ON HORSEBACK.
-. LEAPS OVER BROKEN y ~ r.
J.: BRIDGE ABOVE CHASM

Anita Stewart makes a startling
leap on horseback over - broken
,ibrige above a chasm, taking great
risks, in a scene from the First Ma
tional special feature, I'm Old Ken
lucky" in which she stars. This great
American classic will be shown at the
Rex theatre on July%4.
\ The bridge is a draw over ra-
vine more than 100 feet deep. But
the draw has been wrecked. In the
story it Is necessary for Miss Stew
art to leap over this broken draw to
reach a man who is lying unconscious
in the road far beneath her. where
the VILLAIN has placed a dynamite
bomb beneath him. }' ;,
The horse. upon which she is
mounted at first refused to make the
Jump, but she starts again, ard snur-
ring il to the utmost speed. rides
straight for the broken bridre. The
horse rises to her snur and makes
the jump. Pvt it reaches the opposite
hide by cNch a narrow margin that
broken hits Of the bridge are kicked
fror' beneath Its feet into the chasm
beneath. ,..r,t as.'s..{{
N'se Stewart admits that she was
te~rih'v frightened. but had every
confidence in the horse. as 1T had
made greater leaps than theHon TAX
en- in the picture, though never such
dangerous one. S....' Il. 49,, ,.,...,. a
This thrilling, scene is clearly
shown IN this nicture. which IS the
story of an urtutored girl, who after
risl-ine her life for her friends in
mountains. goes IA. the city where she
wins laurels for herself. ,'~'.}., tT'