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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-04-26

Z
ing contests, yachting comes next on
the program for July, Z to 10. Polo
follows. from July Is to August 2;
rife and pistol shooting July 24-31;
adm cycling August 3 TO- II. Z5>5ls,5,t;.
+ The real ceremonies are to come on
August II when the track and field
games are to start following the open
ing OF the stadium. The King and
Queen are to be present with their
court attendants and prominent Of
4ficials Of the nation. A parade Of
the nations is to he one Of the feat
ures. s<.; ~ $#%.5575t+ T. Z =
The track and field games run
from August / to %; tennis, August
1928; boxing, August 1926; fencing
August 1923; Greco-R Roman wrest-
ling, August 1926; swimming, Aug
ust 1929; archery, August 22-z9;
gymnastics, August 1929; weight
lifting, August 1928; modern pen
,tathlon; August 24-27;% rowing, Au-
gust To 81; catch-as-catch-can
wrestling, August 27-31; football,
August Is to September S.; hockey
(grass) September 1-5; equestrian
games, September 6-12.a :5s@s
, Isf&s%A IS - s - - ~25|$9 -
American colors will be taken into
the Olympic games by one Of the best
hockey teams ever assembled in the
United States.
The players were chosen from the
three best amateur teams Of America
the Pittsburgh Athletic Associa-
ton, the Boston Athletic Association
and the st. Paul Athletic Club. They
are all veterans of the ice and skilled
players. f5s::ts Ss '.z.517 !4@a, 7: :: ..42 ,
Joseph wv, Mccormick, captain and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
BY &. GOULD LINCOLN.

ME American people like to be
fooled, p. T. Barnum of circus
fame used to say. II he lived
fndaY Mr. ga rniiY,, YniUhf w ell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
Letter to the President
Made Youth a Marine

Write TO the President-it's pleas
ant little pastime for people all over
the country who believe that is the
essence OF this democratic form OF gov
eminent to tell the big boss anything
that don't suit them. Sometimes such
letters gets one into st. Elizabeth's
and again il gets one started on the
road toward the goal OF young ambi-
ton.
There's a fifteen-year-old lad just
entering the school for apprentice must
clans at Paris Island, S c., maintained
nv the Marine Corps, who, when other
means failed because he was too young,
was let in because he wrote to the
President and told him his troubles.
"a husky lad When turned down on
account of his youth by the marine ser
eeant in charge Of the recruiting Office
he tried to change the date on his birth
certificate from 1904 to 1903. When
he told them he'd carry his kick to the
president they laughed at him. But
within a week that same sergeant got
a letter from Marine Corps headquarters
in Washington directing him TO enlist
young Teets, toute de suite.
Vernon's letter to the PRESIDE was
referred by Secretary Tumulty TO Maj.
Gen. George Barnett. commandant of
the Marine Corps, and the letter that
went back to Newark through the New
York district headquarters said:
f'This office is in receipt Of authority
tn accent Vernon Z. Teets, rs Wright
street, Newark. IL his parents are stil
willing to let him enlist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
REWARD TO SERVICE MEN FAVORED
BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS

the Lane-Mondell colonies. with
home etc, would cost about 5000
to each man or family.
Under cover, but not formulated
in terms. there has been a general
feeling that instead of practically
combining the home-for-soldiers
proposition to arid lands which
will be irrigated the government
should arrange to loan on terms to
the soldier $1,000 and let him buy a
home wherever he wants to.
In my judgment as between the
Mondell proposition and that one,
the Mondell proposition would be
in the minority. as every one doesn't
want to go out west, even though
it is very delightful country.
In addition to this major propo-
sition there are all sorts of pro-
posals and bills to give the soldiers
a fiat, cash bonus. ranging from
$500 to $50. Representative Pou,
democrat. of North Carolina sug-
gested the $3.50 at least. because it
represents the difference between
the $40 bonus we gave the civil
ian employees of the government.
Mr.. Pou made a very strong speech
in the House in support of this
proposition.
Another proposition that has had
a large following is to give IL
day bonus for every day served in
the Army, Navy or Marine Corps.
In fact, there Is an infinite va
riety Of bonus propositions; so
many. really. that 1T looks like in
the general melee Congress might
adjourn without doing anything
for the service men.
Personally I'm in favor Of doing
what's fair, proper and right for
the soldiers. In my judgment
there Is nothing too good for man
who risks his life for his country,
or offers to risk it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
How to Reward y. S. Fighting Men.

benefit. Chairman Campbell of tho
rules committee, who, by the wav
has received but one request from
his own district-and that from, :.
wealthy man-regarding the bonus
and Representative Simeon D. Tess
OF Ohio. chairman of the republican
congressional committee, and Other
leaders appeared before the steering
committee, urging that something
must be done.
Now the steering committee is try
ing to find out, first, what should be
done; second, what can be done
Whatever scheme is worked out must
carry a provision for raising the bill
lion or billions Of dollars needed to
carry it into effect.
It is probable that the whole mat
ter will be thrown into a special
House committee to coordinate and
work over all the four-score bills
that have been introduced, and
with pride Of authorship operating
as a vexatious ENHANCEMENT. When
this special committee has decided to
recommend a course Of legislation
it will doubtless be referred to the
ways and means committe to in
corporate a provision for raising suf-
ficient revenue to make it workable.
LII fact, the ways and means commit
tee has already started on this subject,
for during the week It had before it
some dozen governors of western states
urging $3.50, 200. 900 for irrigation so as to
make farm homes for soldiers.
This hearing is pointed to by House
leaders as illustrating one important
point that must be considered. Tho de-
mand for action Is coming from people
who want Uncle Sam to do something
for the soldiers, rather than from the
soldiers themselves. Tho governors ask
ed for a quarter of billion dollars. in
spite Of the fact that Uncle Sam is al
ready half that amount in the hole on
irrigation.
The House leaders want to be sure
that the soldier is not being used as a
shield for other interests. They are also
considering the fact that pride of au-
thorship indicates there are number of
men In Congress who want the credit of
giving q bonus to the soldiers which the
soldiers have not asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25

~ONGRESS is preparing the pie
counter" for the boys who
went to war. but Congress is
having very perplexing
time about what kind of pie and the
size of the pieces.
This republican Congress started off
with a great fanfare of trumpets
about doing something magnificent
for the service men, and suddenly
there came a portentous quiet. Con-
gress passed the buck" to the ma
tional convention of the American Le-
gion and the American Legion prompt
ly passed the buck back again to
Congress.
During the last week the republic
can steering committee has held daily
sessions. and the most perplexing
problem has been what to do for the
ex-service men-because the demands
from all over the country have been
so insistent. The republican majority
realizes it must do something, and
soon, but can't decide what or how
with the threat impending that I'M
less it does the matter will be made an
issue in the coming campaign.
Champ Clark. former Speaker. whose
son was one of the leading spirits in
the organization of the American Lee
gion. threw the def at the republicans
at the democratic keynote" Jackson
Cay dinner. He was poking fun at
the Lane-Mondell soldier settlement
bill. saying it proposed to take all
! the water off the wet lands ana put 1t
on the arid lands, and then serious
ly and ominously he said: III you
don't do something for the soldiers.
your name Is mud" and adding as
snapper. and there are 100000 OF
, them who have votes"
Evidencing that he has no disposi-
| ton to let the matter rest, Minority
Leader Clark catechised Chairman
Campbell of the rules committee
sharply on the floor the other day as
to what had been done or was going
to be done with the Mondell bill or
some other soldiers benefit bill, out
he did not get any very definite re-
ply. For the simple reason that the
| republican leaders do not know what
they can do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25

Representative Dick T. Morgan, re-
publican. Of Oklahoma. is also a thorn
in the side of the republican leaders
on this subject. He has a soldiers
farm mortgage proposition and he is
persistency personified in urging it.
And his is but one of seventy three
measures already introduced and re-
ferred to various committees, ALI
looking to doing something for the
service men.
It has been suggested that ii might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
BY CHAMP CLARK.
Leader in the House.

Most of the members of Congress
want to do something fair and proper
for the soldiers there are very few
who are opposed to doing anything
for the soldiers.
When we undertake to do anything
for the soldiers there are pending the
Mondell proposition, the Morgan
proposition, and seventy-odd other
bills.
The Mondell bill contemplates es-
tablishing colonies, with farms,
roads. community buildings, etc.
This requires a large piece Of land,
and while there is a vast amount
of wet land in the United States that
ought to be drained, and will be
drained-the richest land in the
worid-it is in comparatively small
bodies.
1 do not know Of but one piece of
overlooked land big enough to make
a colony out of-that's the Ever
glades Of Florida; although Repre-
sentative Whitmell P. Martin of
Louisiana tells me that he knows of
another in south Louisiana.
1t is estimated that one of those
farms on irrigated land in one of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25

1ect. but republican leaders say that
Is the very thing that must be avoid
ed They fear that some one would
stampede the caucus, even as Bryan
did democratic convention with his
cross of gold and crown of thorns
speech some years arc. The con-
servatives hope to hold the House
from running wild with this question.
Speaker Gillett, House Leader Mon
dell and the members Of the steering
committee all admit that they haven't
decided what to do about the soldiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

~ ONGRESS is preparing the pie
counter" for the boys who
went to war. but Congress IS
having very perplexinS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-25
BY FRANK w. MONDELL,
Republican Leader in the House.

The matter of legislation affect
ing the ex-service men will. I'M
doubleday have consideration during
this session of Congress, and plans to
that end are under way.
For the immediate present my
earnest effort is to reduce appropri-
atoms and expenditures in order to
leave the Treasury in the best pos
sible condition-whatever the future
demands may be-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13

34&r: iIgS.EsF.1 SS..kN<N s@t.SSsSNa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
thesxceptional crneskies which have
1ngsasthis period Tssof 15 years. These
are not crueltiess 6f soldiers Or police
mem sofsleONernmenk servantss d. SnS
kind; but Of lnividual settlers, British
or Boet in origin
MOT only have murders, lightheart-
ed m~urderssssof natives taken place all
too frequently, not only have revolving
scrueltiesssbexn committed, but,Swhen
White deatnquents are brought NIB
for trial white juriesS acquit them OF
white Judges infiict trivial penalties.
or rebeliious public opinion forces "a
governor to- revise q sentence. 18dbubt
H. capital punishment for murder has
ever been supposed on a white man in
East Africa.
Again, in the great war. thousands
compulsortly enrohed BY our govern
ment or by the military sAuthorltfes In
the unhappily-stXled rs.Protectorate'
and the arrangements FOR their scom-
missariat, their medical treatment.
their lodging and clothing have been
miserablys inadeduate, with the result
that some $4,000 to $4,000 ofEthem at
was reported) died during the pursuit
of the QetmaHf orres.eeM S,3 81
1.-THE survivors have retained
tongues and helpower OF speaking;
some, even, had been mission educat-
ed and when Dora, tDeeense Of the
Realm Act) took her hand%off the
mail service they have >stammeringly
told the world outside Africa some
thing OF their preHenttble suffefingl
and even OF Hngularly cAllous. and
sometimes cruel treatment at the
hands Of the military authorities.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
QUITS TEACHING,
BECOMES TOILER, /,
THEN WINS Girl.

Chicago. Sept. l3.-Heeding the
advice OF the father o the girl he
loved that this was the age of indus
try rather than of learning, E. w.
wyman. formerly a college professor,
who discarded the cap and gown for
the factory has made good in bust
ness. His wedding to Miss Phyllis
Mark, daughter of Clayton Mark of
Lake Forest, will take place shortly.
Wyrnan was a professor at Lake For
ese when his romance started. Mark
,frowned on his suit andy when-he
asked for his daughters hand in
formed him that he would have to
make gpodl In business before his cons
sent would be given. Thereupon Wy
man abandoned his scholastic duties
and obtained employment In Papa
Marks iron foundry.
He he's made good in the eyes Of
Mr.. Mark and has just received a sub
stantiAl promotion. Miss Mark said
that the wedding would take place
Dol 49, 3 i
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
DRIVES PAIR /
TO BURN $500, 900
OF STOLEN BONDS

New York. Sept. 1s.-Railroad
bonds valued at 100000, reported
lost In the fnailsfrom Milwaukee, Wis.
to New York a month ago. were
burned here by thieves who stole them
and were afraid TO dispose of them.
postofice inspectors and the police
According to a confession said
to have been obtained from Thad,
deus J.. v. r. S.arkey, negro and
brother n-law of James johnson,
natl truck driver. both under arrest
In connection with thefts from the
mails. johnson gave SStarkey the
bond package to take home.
It contained bonds shipped from
Paine, Weber and company's brok-
erage ONCE in Milwaukee, Wis, and,
afraid to keep or, sell Them they
burned them, the police said Sarkes
: s2n$fod -hs.S%tH ~ 80 = q
3 HE TEST.
~ hope you voted for the right
mon, Pa"
II hope so, too. but that's some
thing you never know until aftct
they're elected and get into the Of
fees" ~ i.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
EVENING EDrfIu

London, sept. 1s.-An indictment Of
(Rr1tishs treAttnsnt Of negroeS in British
tE4sts Afrlcaasisssf made BY SirssH.fH.
johnson. writing in The Observer.
Many OF The assertlosins made before
The Negros Conference, inS New York.,
ne ny g wild-and windy, but
abplAan Justice 6athea4,00 900 Iof
lblack and brown peopl0 IN this
3Col6ny' and Professionals. .Ndmer-
bus stnstances OF buliyant, attogginE and
koKtire are cited by tho writer.
1.-THE natives" he says, "are slowing
.foAiesctng, Bantu with Nilote, Mo
SiAfnTledan with Chrtstians and Pae4n.
sEofnaN and Gala with hitherto de.
Skrtssd negro In their common hatred
lPf the invading white man, owing TO
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
hHTIONALIzATlON
OF UNDERGROUND
& OIL is JUSTIFIED

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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
MINER BEATS sNAKE
IN FIGHT FOR LUNCH

Nevada City. Sept gl3.ABrvAn
Lyons, miner employed IN the SRed'
Ledge mine near ssGEariteyflle had .a:
lively tussle with a rattlesnake which
took poseession OF his lunch baskets,
left near the rno6tit sof AsssAlnnel.aThe
snake coiied itself around the bucket.
In the hands Of the owner Of tho
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
900 in CARS
STOLEN In CHICAGO

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-statistics COM
piled by the head of the auton1obile
squadron Of the Chicago police de-
part,nent show that 1859 cars, val
sucu at $4,000, 900, have been stolen
here in the first eight months of the
year. OF this number only 93s have
been recovered. Sergeant Doyle, in
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
SLOW pAYs

COLLECTIONS can'tsbe very Kood...yaat
What makes you think 30 ?ps
'I noticed you rubber stamped I1y
last bill please remit There must
he a lot Of glow pay fellows o your
books IL you've had to- have. a rub
Der stamp made for EN-.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13
sRATTLEsNAKE BITES GIRL
GATHERING BERRIES

Tioga, Pa, Sept. 13.-Leona Rich
.mond. while picking huckleberries on
Park hill, was bitten by r~attlesnake.
Medical attention has reduced the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-13

VALUE OF THE SAVED DOLLAR
(From the St.yPaul Pioneer. Press)
An Unidentified magazine, writer
makes a good point which he might
carry Still further 10 advantage. He
wants America to get rid Of the dan
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-03-10
FRENCH THRIFT, AMERICAN
WASTE.

New York World: The young
French bride of an Iowa soldier, driv-
EN- to nervous prostration by he" first
experience with the extravaganza Of
American living, has happily
been pronounced sane by a
board cf examiners. No doubt her
nerves viii recover from the shock,
her youth IS in her favor and inherit
led ideas of thrift may be madifiod
b. environment Perhaps in time
she may be Americanized sufficiently
TO accept the fact Of the family in
Iconle's going cut as fast as it comes
IN as Il normal condition of Amir
kan life. The problem for macy is
to maintain that ratio and prevent
inc outgo from getting the graatav
speed
But that it should unbalance the
mind of young housewife to be sud
denly removed from the frugality of
French home and made to face the
wasteful methods of an American
household is easy to understand 1t
us not merely the meat delivered in
an automobile" Our whole scale of
extravaganza in household manage
ment, from the buying of food and
the necessities of the home to their
ultimate disposal, IS characterized bv
IA thriftlessness calculated to appall
any one trained in the stricter school
of European economy.
What If a commission in lunacy
composed of French women should be
summoned TO pass on the sanity of
American housewives as respects their
proneness to waste? 1t is to be hop
ed their Judgment would be as chart
table as that Of the Iowa board which
has dealt leniently with the soldiers
young French bride-Duluth Herald.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-03-10

which the man carried into the house
I'm front Of which the van stood. That
was the mission Of the truck and the
man to deliver the lamp shade, or,
rather, the wire frame for a lamp
shade, for which the good woman Of
the household had paid IS cents.
It cost the firm SIS or S6 to deliver
that rs cent lamp shade frame. Or,
to put it the way it should be put,
lit cost tho customers of the firm
that much-for the customers must
pay the cost of delivery. The wire
frame itself probably bore Is cents
of the cost. But even SO, that left
SIS or more to be spread over other
purchases by other people, for the
firm could not afford to play SIS or Sc
in delivering a Is cent wire frame.
And still there are those who wonder
about the high cost Of living, and
sigh for the times to return when it
doesn't cost so much to get along!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-03-10
Women Voters,
Your Attention

Mrs Severance, ST. Paul, as Ma
tional Republican Committeeman, and
Mrs. Fosseen, Minneapolis, as State
Chairman of the Women's organize
ton, call the attention of the women
of Minnesota to the fact since they
have Presidential Suffrage they are
leligible to vote at the Primaries, and
as delegates to the County, State and
National Convention. The Primaries
will be held Monday, March 18th, at
which the delegates to the County
Conventions will be elected. A certain
number of women should go as deIc-
gates to these Conventions. The
County Conventions, consisting of de-
legates chosen at these Primaries will
be held Wednesday, March 18th; the
District Conventions will be held in
tricts and consist of delegates chos-
en- at the County Conventions. They
elect two delegates and two alter
mates, each, to go to the National,
and are held Friday, March 18th.
The State Convention, consisting of
delegates from the County Conven-
tions, will elect four delegates at
large and four alternates to go to the
NdLiOldl convention. IL VIII also
nominate twelve Republican presi-
Dental electors 1t will be held at
st. Paul, Saturday, March goth A
certain number of women should go
to this convention, as delegates from
the County convention.
At the Primary election, ballots
will be provided so that the voter can
express his or her preference for
Presidential candidates The dele
gates will go to the State and District
Conventions instructed for the sue
cessful candidates.
The National Convention will be
held in Chicago, June 8th There will
be twenty-four delegates from Min
nesota- two from each Congression-
al district and four delegates at large,
chosen at the State Convention.
Women should recognize the i'm
portance of party aff;liation. First,
parties are the accredited channel of
voting. Second: Only by the play
of parties is just and equitable gov
eminent secured. Third: Individual
action avails little. 1t is only by the
cooperation of people of the same
principles and policies that ends are
secured, policies posted candidates
elected. Fourth: Parties are per
Presidents, Governors and