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The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

WASHINGTON, May 12.-senator
James A. Reed, in a public statement
issued recently, answered the charge
made by Francis NJ. Curlee of st.
Louis at the Joplin convention that
the Missouri senior senator had con-
doned the sinking of the Lusitania.
Curlee made the first attack on Reed
from the floor of the state conven-
tion after Reeds name had been pre-
sented as Jackson county district
delegate to the Democrat national
convention.
Senator Reed, in his statement,
confines himself to a defense of his
position on the sinking of the Lusi-
tania and offers proof to show he did
not pander to the German hyphe-
mates The senator, however, makes
no reference to the refusal of the
state convention to permit him to go
as district delegate to the national
convention and gives no clue as to
his future attitude toward the Demo-
cratic organization in Missouri.
Says CurIee Dodgcs Facts
The senator's statement sets forth
his efforts to force Curlee to specify
the time and circumstances under
which Reed defended the German
submarine atrocity, but that Curlee
has refused.
The statement concludes:
"On numerous occasions in public,
in the state of Missouri, as we'll as in
the city of Washington, in the senate
and out of the senate, have de-
nounced the sinking of the Lusitania.
with such men abroad in the land
as Mr.. Curlee, 1t is indeed fortunate
that my addresses have been delivered
in the presence OF large audiences or
i'm the United States senate, and that
they have been solemnly preserved
and are of record.
Let the public Judge OF the char
acter Of man who makes the sort of
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

The best Manitoba apples have
been produced by crossing standard
varieties on the wild Russian crab
apple which was first introduced in
1887. Fine plums have been evolved
by crossing hardy domestic varieties
on the indigenous wild plum and
cherries by a hybridization Of the
sand cherry and the plum.
Red and black raspberries, white
and red currants, gooseberries and
strawberries, whose family trees
trace back to hardy northern va
rieties, all thrive in Manitoba gard
ems and are not only prolific but have
a distinctive piquancy Of favor born
of the long days Of sunshine and the
short crisp nights of the ripening
season.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29
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said Prof. F. w. BrodricL Of Mani
toba Agricultural College. "has been
stimulated by experimental work on
government farms where science has
solved many pioneer problems and
demonstrated that only fruits of
vigor and hardness are adapted to
this latitude. As a result Of these
long-continued experiments, Mani
toba fruits have been bred to climate
either from native wild stock or
from varieties imported from coun-
tries where climate conditions are
similar. Selection and hybridization
have evolved many splendid kinds Of
fruits that thrive in Manitoba and
there is every prospect that fruit
growing in the province soon will be-
come an important factor in farm
economies"
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

manner acquainted democrats with
the fact that he was fully qualified,
and had a good record on which TO
make the race. He evidently is a
well educated and highly respected
st. Louisian. In his younger days he
was a school teacher.
State Treasurer George II. Middel-
kamp, whose home is in Hawk Point,
Lincoln county. filed for the demo-
cratic nomination for state auditor
two weeks ago. At the present mo-
ment he and DR.. Dougherty are the
only contestants for this party plum.
While the state democratic pow-wOw
was on here last Thursday, Robert
f. L. Mari of Carthage, Jasper coun-
ty. who was secretary OF the last sem
ate, mingled with party leaders, cam
didates for places on the next state
ticket, and state committeeman, Sc
curing their views on his entrance as
candidate for state auditor. Before
the day was over he felt strong
enough politically to announce he
would file before June 8. Another
possibility is ]. W. Harrington Of
Platte county. Western Missouri, an
other dark horse. Several democrats
attending the democratic conference
exhibited Harrington publicity en-
hlems, a pink round card on a string
which carried the legend. "Harring-
ton, Democratic candidate, State Aud
itor." But so far the candidacy Of
dark horse Harrington has not been
heard from officially.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29
CURLEE SIMPLY TOLD
WHAT WAS NOT TRUE
When He Made That Address
Before the Convention
at Joplin
AND NOW CANNOT
SUBSTANTIATE HIS WORDS

by Such Actions lie Did Grave In
Justice to senator Reed Who Has
Called Upon Him To Either Make
Good His Broad Statements or
Rcpudiatc the Charges That lie
Made When lie Addressed the
Democracy of Missouri in Convcn-
ton Assembled.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

in a Benton bank gives him the nec-
essary experience to become Mis-
souri's next state treasurer. He is
the son of w. II. Heissercr, pioneer
farmer. banker and real estate man
OF Southeast Missouri who materially
assisted in putting Scott county on
the agricultural map Of Missouri.
Friends of young Heisserer insist he
would add great strength to the next
democratic ticket for other reasons
besides the fact that he is a popular
and well known "doughboy." He is
in the race to stay.
Two other democrats who are as
piring for the honor OF being the
party nominee for state treasurer are
John II. Stone. county ereaHIrer Of
Bates county, and w. o. Stacey Of
Lancaster. a state industrial inspec-
tor. Their claims for substantial
recognition by the Democratic party
virtues, abilities and the platform
they are running on have already
been outlined and extolleI in this
column.
THE NCGrudcr Special"
state Senator Mark \. McGruder
OF Scdalia, democratic floor leader
Of the last senate. has added 20 his
strength and political laurcls in his
race for the democratic nomination
for attorney general in Pettis, Saline
Lafayette johnson and Jackson coun-
ties by having a passenger train he
had put back into service on the
Missouri Pacific railroad named after
him. Henceforth, it will be known
as the "McGruder Special"
The "McGruder Special" is the af-
ternoon train on the Lexington
branch, coming and going. 1t runs
back and forth once a day from Sc
dalia, through Lexington TO Myrick,
making close connections at Sedalia
with trains for jefferson City and st.
Louis. and at Myrick with trains 10
Independence when the war broke
out.
Senator McGruder instituted pro-
ceedings two months ago before the
state public service commission to
have the train put back. \ few days
ago the Missouri Pacific agreed to
restore the service If the proceedings
We're dropped. The first train Of the
rehabilitated service, when it leaves
Sedalia June l, will carry huge ban
ners bearing the notification that il
is the "McGruder Special" The SEM
ator will make the trip as its sponsor
and at every station greet all who
gather to give the restored service an
ovation. This additional train means
much for Pettis, Saline, Lafayette,
Johnson and Jackson counties.
MiddeIkamp and Doughcrty in Race
Renewed interest was given 10 the
contest for the democratic nomina-
tion for state auditor when DR.. James
l.. Dougherty of 81. Louis suddenly
4 filed fc" this honor the day the state
democrA ic committee was in session
here. While not known 10 the party
/ leaders of that city DR.. Dougherty
quickly gave his past history 10 the
| newspapers Of st. Louis and in thai
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

condone the sinking of the Lusitania.
that you avoided a direct answer.
that / am entitled to a clear state-
ment from you as to the time and
place when you claim I made the
statement above set out and the cir
cumstanccs under which it was made.
If you made the charge, then you
formation / ask Immediately. L,
therefore, request an answer by
bearer.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

charge that Mr.. Curlee did, and who
refuses to state when and where such
utterances were made.
Judge as to his veracity and hon
OF i'm view Of the record I have set
forth"
Cites His Speeches
Senator Reed quotes from speeches
he made before and during the war
in the senate, and before large Ger
man-Amcrican gatherings in Milwau-
kee and St Louis, condemning un-
equivocally the brutal submarine war
fare inaugurated by the imperial
German government.
The senator opens his statement
with this:
Il read in the tclegraphic reports
OF the Joplin convention that Francis
NJ. Curlee, in a speech, had charged
that / 'condoned the sinking of the
Lusitania.' and that he had added
that he had heard me do So
"The statement was not only un-
true, but so opposed to my every feel
ing, act and utterance that felt the
telegraphic accounts must be mac
curate. l assumed that if Mr.. Curlee
were a man of honor he would either
repudiatc the charge attributed to
me, or, in the event he had made the
charge in good faith he would frank
ly state when and where he under
stood me to have 'condoned the sink
ing Of the Lusitania.'
"A False and Libclous Charge"
"In the latter event. 1 knew that I
could present overwhelming evidence
that no such statement had ever
passed my lips and I expected that
Mr. Curlee would thereupon prompt
ly retract the false and lberous
charge made by him.
Accordingly, at my request Mr..
Selph, who was accompanied by the
Hon. Speed Mosby, saw. Mr.. Curlee
and requested him to state when and
where | had condoned the sinking of
the Lusitania. To my surprise, and
think to the surprise of the gentle
men named, Mr.. Curlee declined to
answer the question.
subsequently 1 learned that Mr..
Curlee was in Washington. There
upon wrote him the following letter:
Learning that you are in Wash
irgton today, am embracing this
opportunity to write you this letter.
The press brought to me the re-
port that at the Joplin convention
you publicly charged that l had con-
doned the sinking Of the Lusitania
and added that you yourself heard
me do so. Notwithstanding these
press reports, 1 was not prepared to
! believe you had made the above state
ment, but l have recently been in
| formed by persons present at the
convention that the press reports are
substantially accurate. 1 am further
| informed that when you were asked
| by Mr.. Selph. in the presence of the
Hon. Speed Mosby. to state when and
where you claimed to have heard me
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

A. t. EDMoNSToN.
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29
Candidates. of Buford, Goodson,
MCClintic

While State Senator c. N. Buford
of Ellington. REYNOLDS county. is still
the only democrat who has announc-
ed and officially filed for lieutenant
governor. both Senators Walter c.
Goo4son Of Macon county and Rob
ert 5. NcClfntic of Marion county
NAV file for the same berth during
the week. Both attended the demo-
cratic Ioyefsast and each was assured
,f support if he ror into TN. running
s.7s,nr C.o,5s,p barors bs Iafr am
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29

The eleven months old child of Mr.
Snd Mrs. Neil Wright living near
The St. Joseph observer., 1920-05-29
Patt Bros.
ST. JosEPH's HIGH-CLASs
I AILOR
BI1 FRANCIS-5tI.

KANSAS CITY, LIBERTY ANr

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS.
Shortest route, quickest time, best
service. Trains leave Sth and Ed
moud streets. Local every hour start
ing 5:35 a, m. 20 1885 p. m, then s:s5
and ll:20 p. IN. Limited train 10 4.
m. and D. m.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-11
Newspaper Constitutes Towns Ar
ehives

Newspaper Constitutes Towns Ar
chives
"Can you tell me the date the
Baptist church burned-I mean,
of course, the famous fire that all
the old inhabitants talk aboutl"
The Librarian looked up from her
work. mo. I can't tell you the
exact date, but l think / can find
it for you quickly, for we have the
files of the local paper since it was
started. My impression is that
the fire--the big, fire, as they call
twas about 1873, and it won't
be very long job to look it up"
She went to the stacks in the
rear of the library, pulled out a
dusty bound volume marked,
Herald, 1873" and spread it open
on the table. "Ah, here it is"
she said, after minute spent in
turning over the yellow leaves.
The person who had inquired
for the date, a member OF the
Woman's club of the town, sat
down and read the article. This
gives me exactly the information l
wanted.!' she said.
II thought it would" said the
librarian. Il fear most people do
not appreciate how valuable is the
local newspaper from the viewpoint
of local history. In fact, it it seems
to me that it is about our only
source. Only when an event gets
into print is it officially recorded
and filed for reference. Flimsy as
it is. the printed word of today is
the counterpart of the ancient
The Jasper news., 1920-03-11
BUY AT HO NJ E

XTTHEN you yield justice to
Wv your city and your own local
merchants, the great mail
order houses will be powerless TO alb
sorb vast sums OF money that should
be kept at home. And when mail
order houses decline, thousands OF
the smaller cities in the United
States will enter upon an era Of un-
precedented prosperity. Poverty is
a curse-and heavy expense to tax
payers. Spending your money at
home where you make it will do
much to stamp out poverty. You
can't keep reaping money at home
and spending it elsewhere without
exhausting your local resources.
Help home merchants to increase
the volume OF their sales by addit-
tional thousands instead OF doing all
you can to swell the volume OF mail
order houses by more millions.
You can never again have an inter-
est in the money you send to mail
order houses, but the money you
spend at home will float back to you
upon the stream Of reciprocity.
AS you read the above words don't
get the notion that they apply to
others and not TO you. We mean
them for you.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-11

stone inscriptions that gives US
our records of a long. ago yesterday.
l consider the bound volumes of
our local paper perhaps the most
valuable possession of this library.
Exchange.
Except for the files kept in this
Office the only person or institu
tion that preserves bound copies
of this paper is the Farmers and
Merchants Bank of Jasper. Often
this Office is called upon to verify
the date of some event in the past
history of the community, which
is easily done through this medium.
The Jasper news., 1920-03-11
The Jasper News
Export by Mills.

The mills of the United States every
year export more flour than all the
rest of the mills in the world produce.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
Bemidji Market Quotations
Chicago JAM 6Potato receipts today, ss Market
strong Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin Round and Long
Whtes sacked, $3.s oto $500; bulk, $500 to $4 $

Bedji Potato Market-Al varieties, bulk, small lots,
$500 cwt Carload os sacked and loaded $3.50
to $500 per cwt. .E*-@%.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
WILL KEEP QUIET NEXT TIME
Official GrappIsr for Dead Bodies Had
Rich Piece Of Luck and Spoiled
1t by Talking.

The next time that Hugh Brady,
official grappler for bodies in Will
lamette river, gets a tip that a body
is to be- found, he is s'going to keep it
to himself and then conduct his
search in the darkest hours of the
night, says Portland (Ore.) dis
patch. Brady got such tip the 9TH
er day and with graphing hooks got
his dory about midstream and began
to grapple. He grappled all day and
was about to give up when his hooks
caught on something. f:'Tis the
body" quoth he, and quietly but per-
sistently he pulled the object toward
the surface.
But it was not. 1t was a gunny-
sack filled with quart bottles Of fiery
liquid, now under ban.
Hugh asked no questions and took
the whisky home. He was jubilant:'
The next day he told a friend, who
told another friend, and in the eve
ming a federal agent visited him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
Script or Print Writina?

There Is a movement in England to
abolish script writing and replace 1t
by print writing. The characters used
m the proposed system are the ordf-
nary printed letters known as the Ro-'
man block letters with the. exception
Of "a" and g." which are, .simplified
into their script forms. Print char
acters were used centuries ago by
monks before script writing became
the fashion. Advocates Of the pro-
posed reform claim that it has many
advantages over ordinary handwrit-
ing, particularly in that the child
learns much more quickly. Many Brit
ish educational authorities favor print
writing and it is taught in numerous
British schools There is no waste Of
time on the innumerable Jennings Of
letters, and superfiuous loops and
fiourishes are abolished. At least one
big London firm has adopted the sys-
tenn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
PIONEER WOMAN PASSES.

Mrs. Joseph Oftedahl of NymOre,
passed away Monday at s:45 o'clock,
at St. Anthony's hospital, where she
was taken Saturday suffering from
pneumonia. She had not been well
for about six weeks, being troubled
with painful growths over the eyes,
and was taken with pneumonia last
Tuesday. She leaves her husband,
one daughter, Mrs. Gilbert Moe Of
Nymore, and one son, Elmer, of Mill
Park. The funeral will be held Fri
day afternoon from the Norwegian
Lutheran church Of Nymore, Rev.
Grambo officiating. M. E. Ibertson
will have the funeral in charge.
Mrs. Oftedahl had resided on a
farm near Nary for the past twenty
one years, she and her husband NOV
ing to Nymore to make their home
only about six weeks agi. Mrs. Ofte-
dahl was sixty-five years Of age
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
viii Give Radlum Treatment

VIII 0sV0 NA0Su" V1SSN'eV"~
=. A radium institute is in the course
Of. erection at Los Angeles, Cal.. which
will make use of about $3.50, 900 worth
of radium, King G. Gillette Is the pres
ident of the organization, as we'll as
the financial backer. It is the only in
stitution of this character in the West.
The main building will cover an area
Of 65 by 80 and so by SO feet. In ad-7
dition to its offices and elaborately
equipped laboratories. it will have a
large number of beds for patients who
find it necessary to remain at the in
stitute for time. The purpose Of the
institution isi to provide facilities for
radium therapy. and the study and
treatment of neoplastic disease. The
benefits to be derived will be available
to all requiring such treatment and
fee consistent with the financial con-
dition of the patient will be charged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
RAN-AMERicAN ARCHITECTURE.

The first Pan-American congress
Of architects seems at last to be real
lied; the convention will take place,
according to present plans, in March
in the city Of Montevideo, Uruguay.
The purpose of the convention, as
presented in the preliminary pros
pectus, is comprehensive and am
bilious. The outcome is expected to
be permanent institution that will
hold regular reunions every three.
years in one of the capitals of Amer
'ica:s During every such triennial
convention there is to be concur
rent architectural exhibition de-
signed to illustrate the course of
Pan-American architecture.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06

Lieut.. E. V. NJ. Isaacs, photographed
with his wife at the Washington navy
yard, where he Is now inspector Of
munitions. Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels has awarded to him the Con-
gressional Medal of Honor, the ma
tion's highest award. Lieutenant
,1saacs, according to the official cita-
ton, was captured by the German SUBJ
marine U9O when the U. s. s. Presi-
dent Lincoln was sunk and while a
prisoner obtained extremely valuable
information concerning German sub
marines. After an unsuccessful at
tempt, he escaped from a German
prison and gave the information to
the allies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
STUDY CLUB MEETS.

The Woman's Study club met at
the Library yesterday afternoon. The
following program on scientific lines,
was carried out, and the topics given
were very interesting and instructive.
The attendance, while very good, was
not what it usually is, due to some
of the members being i'll.
The following program was given
at yesterdays meeting:
. Roll call-Current events.
Paper, "Airships as a Practical
Conveyance''-Mrs. E. H. Denu.
Talk, Five Leading Topics in jan
uary Popular Mechanics-Mrs. l.. P.
Warford.
Life Sketch of Thomas Edison" "
Mrs. J. F. Essler.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
THE REToRT COURTEOUS.

Mrs. Ponderosa-Stupid, incom-
petent! Can't you see you've put too
much powder on my chin?
Denise-Papdon, madame! Which
chin?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
FAMILIAR WARNING.

!; "Mind the paint"
: "Llttle boys used to hear that fire.
quently," remarked the grocery phi
losopi'er. 81 wonder if big boys
ever hear it now when trying to kiss
q girl"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
MUcH-WoRkED PHRASE.

"Of course, it will be a quiet we'd
ding"
"Of course" rejoined Miss Cay.
enne. ':By the way, I don't recall
ever hearing of a loud and bolster
GUS wedding."
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
The ToiIer.

why are so many men demanding
shorter working hOurs?"
Because we need 'em." replied Mr..
Crosslots. mo gentleman wants his
wife to do all the housework. and by
the time man has got through taking
the place Of the servants he has mighty
little time left for the shop"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
B:emidji
lN''|.,e':'w'|s'i:y'. / |.,':' 5 Notes
RECEIVE SAD MESSAGE.

Mrs. Nora" Abbott and daughter,
Miss Dora Abbott, Of Eagle Bend are
visiting with Mrs. Lucy Hazen, Mrs.
Abbott's mother. They received word
last evening that Captain Dougherty,
a special friend OF the two families,
and who has often visited here and
is well known, had been taken with
q paralytic stroke on Saturday and
passed away that evening. This was
very sudden and unexpected. Mrs.
Abbott and Miss Dora Hazen will
leave tonight for Prescott, where the
funeral will be held.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06

WANTED-around town work. H.
! MAIDEN, 901 America Ave. Phone
AIS. 2d17
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06

WANTED-3 or furnished rooms
for light house keeping. Phone
311 or address P. o. box AL. -u112l
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06

FOR SALE-All household furniture,
private sale. Mrs. Elmer Farnham,
147 Mill Park. 3d18
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-14
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K 49, CLEARBROOK

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A big son came to gladden. the
hanpy home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E.
Hanson a week ago Sunday. a.. ..-"-.~~
Gust ,Shelquist stepped off the east
bound passenger train here THURSDAY
morning after few months visit with
his aged parents oyer in Sweden. he
renorts food stuffs and other mater
iais much higher in the old country
than here. He is glad to pc back IN
the United States.
Mrs. Jacob Berg Of Sinclair town
ship will entertain the Seljord Ladies,
Aid on "Wednesday, September lotn:
All are heartily welcome to attend.
oMayor C. c.. Nelson's beautiful res
fdence in the southwestern part OF
our city is about ready for occupancy.
1t is one of the most modern house
constructed here this year, I'M
~ Oscar A. Nelson's large residence
in the Highland Park addition mas
lust been completed and occupied. 1t
is a fine place on a select location, IN
which surroundings make it one OF
the most classy looking homes In our
city. 1t is due to the splendid spirit
of lust such energetic young men VINO
possess foresight and business ability
that our enterprising city has be
come lust what 1t is today. ~ IT,
rClearbrook has reason to feel proud
of it's fine moving picture theatre IN
der the direction of Carl J. hagen
son. MI. Haagenson has proved MS
interest in the work by booking only