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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
= Doran and Goodman Are Also
: Reelected and Wright Is
Made Secretary
HOSE, CHEMICAL AND - ..
. ENGINE CREWS ELECT
Membership During Past Yea,
Has Decreased BY Members
Moving: Away

The Bemfdji Fire Department met
last evening in annual session in the
council rooms at the City bnflding
and elected Officers: for the coming
year. Chief Charles S. Daley was
reelected . and likewise Assistant
Chief j. j.. Doran. A: H. Wright
was elected to serve as secretary and
John Goodman was reelected as
treasurer. ..u....<.
Hose, company Ne. / will be in
charge of N. e. Given, foreman, and
Ed Ripple as assistant foreman. Paul
WinNesky was elected as foreman Of
the Chemical company, /and John
Fails as assistant foreman. Hose COM
pany No.. 2 of the Fifth ward will
be under the: charge Of William
Clish, foreman. =. +, :.
RUDE Miller was selected again to
serve as engineer Of the engine COM
pany, with John Cline as stoker.
Officers for the Fireman's relief
association were elected as follows:
r. E. Miller, president; Mike Downs,
vice president; John Falls, secretary;
John Goodman. treasurer; and Earl
Cell, Arne Sande, c.. C. Ward and
Paul Winklesky, trustees.
A lunch was served and plans for
the dance on New Years eve were
discussed following the close of the
general meeting. Boxes of cigars
were received from Scott Stewart,
now living at Napoleon, Ohio, and
Barney Erickson of San Francisco,
FORMER embefs1o Of the department.
During the past year, membership
in the fire department has decreased
considerably and Chief Daley states
that he finds&it difficult to obtain a
sufficient number of men suitable for
the work. Those who have moved
away during the past year and con-
sequently severed connections with
the department are Arthur Gould,
Dane Gould, Barney Erickson, C. NJ.
Grover, Walter English. RUDE Ripple
and Scott Stewart. Two new men,
bers, William Clish> and Harold
Swisher, have been added in the past
year. Under ordinary circumstances
the department would consist of
about forty-five members.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
NEW GRAND FORKS TO
FARGO RAILROAD IS FORMED

Fargo, Dec pa Company cap
italized for one million in NORTH Da-
kota and Minnesota has been formed
for the construction Of railroad be-
tween Fargo and Grand Forks to &C
comodate q district which at present
is too far from any railroad. Plans
of the project which is to be known
as the "Red River railroad. have
been led in the local county audit
cr's office. w. H. Graves. Minneapo-
lis. is president.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
PLAYS WISCONSIN TODAY
(Ry limited Press

Brookings. s. D., Dec. 29.-The
State College basketball team has the
first intercollegiate contest OF the
season today at Madison, with the U
of Wisconsin. Friday they play the
Rueping Leather company's team at
Fon du Lac, Wis. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
ALLEGED MURDERER OF =.
WHITES NEAR CAPTURE
(By United Press)

Wilson, Ark, Dec. 29.-The search
for Henry Lowery, negro, who has
been sought by scores of armed men
in connection with the killing of two
white persons and the wounding of
two others Saturday, seems to be
near an end today.
Reports receiyed here said that he
had been surrounded on Island "a in
the Mississippi just opposite Nodena,
Ark, the scene of the crime. The
pursuers have taken boats and gone
to the island.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
HOME BUILDERS TO DISCUSS
LEGISLATION AT CONVENTION
(By United preSs)

minneapolis. Dec. 2?~~p Problems OF
tremendous Importance to the home
builder and manufacturers will come
before the 3lsi annual convention of
the Northwest rn LumbrrmenS' AZ
S,Ciatiun to be held here January is,
10 and 20.
Legislation affecting the building
industries now before congress and
state rgisIaturcs will be discussed.
The. convention probably will be
ire largest in the history of the asso-
citation.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
AGED RESIDENT WILL BE
LAID AT REST AT PLUMMER

Mrs Della May Brooks. aged So.
who passed away Tuesday, will be
laid to rest at plummCr. The re-
mains were shipped there last even
ing under the direction of II. n. Nc
Kee, undertaken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
ATTORNEY WOULD REGAIN
HIS SEAT ON COMMISSION
(Bv United PresS)

DisIVarck. Dec. 29I.. j. Wehe.
former Devils Lake attorney will
make another attempt to regain his
seat on the wOrkmcn's compensation
commission from which hd WAS dis
charged last spring by Gov. Frazier
on the grounds OF using employees
nl" the office to promote private bust
ness and having an Incompatible dis
position.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
BOWLING LEAGUE MEETS
FOR GAMES THIS EVENING

All members of the Bemidji Bowl
ing league are urged to be present
to take part in the match games this
evening at the Crawford alleys begin
ming at 8 o'clocl,. The Pioneers will
roll against the Oilers, and Koors
Bros. will bowl the Quick Printers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
FIVE BANDITS ROB BANK
AND HOLD UP TWO MEN

Culver, Ind, Dec. 29.-Five bank
bandits robbed the bank here today
and held up two leading business
men. Three of the alleged robbers
were captured by posse of citizens
fifteen minutes after the robbery aft
err a gun fight in which Is shots
were exchanged. Afterwards two OF
the alleged members of the gang were
taken by Knox, Ind, police.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
MASONS TO HOLD THIRD
DANCING PARTY FRIDAY

The Masonic dancing club will see
the old year out and the new year
In at the third of its series of dane
ing parties to be held at the Masonic
hall on New Years Eye. All Masons
and their families are cordially in
vited to be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
RED LAKE AGENCY TO
CELEBRATE NEW YEARS

New Years Eve celebration will
be held at the Red Lake agency
school Friday evening. Such is the
announcement made by George w.
Cross. Superintendent of the agency,
A splendid program has been ar
ranged and will include speaking
singing, dancing and refreshments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
BARBER SHOP EXPLOSION
CAUSE OF BIG FIRE LOSS
tBy United PresS)

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. 90
The village Of Ada, ten miles east of
here is burning. The town hall, four
stores and one residence have been
consumed. The fire started from an
explosion in a barber shop. Ada has
a population Of 45O.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29
PARENTS FAIL TO HEED
WARNING OF PRINCIPAL
(Bv. United Press)

(By: United Press)
Moorhead, Dec. 29.-Lack OF coop
Grafton between parents and teachers
Is held by Principal Beck of the Moor
head high school as the cause for
the high percentage of failures. Only
one percent even replied to several
letters which Mr.. Beck sent out call
ing attention of the fathers and mo-
theirs to the poor grades being made
by their children.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-29

The Pioneer ID. the bnly daily
within 100 miles Of Bemidji and
has the largest circulation In
Northern Minnesota.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
SHEPHERD BECAME A PRINCE
EmIr FeisaI Of Arabia Seemed an Al
together Negligible Object in His
Early Life.

Emir Feisal of Arabia began life as
a dirty little shepherd boy. His moth
er was an Arabian girl of Mecca and
a cousin of his father. When FeisaI
was still baby Shereef Hussein sent
him into the desert to live with a
Bedouin tribe, because it is considered
more wholesome for boy to grow
up In the open desert country than in
city or village. In Constantinople
Feisal contracted consumption, writes
Lowell Thomas in Asia, but since then
the desert has taken it out of him, al
though. he is still very thin and has O.
waist only 81 inches in circumference.
He smokes cigarettes day and night
and eats snaringly. Among the tribes
he is celebrated as an unusually fine
shot and a good horseman and camel
rider. Feisal is enlightened and thor
oughly modern in his views. His peO-
pie follow him, not through fear, but
because they love him. He is much
too kind and liberal-minded TO rule
as an oriental despot of the old school
and he may be depended upon to usher
In an entirely new order of things for
his people.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Encourage the Swallow.

IL you want to free the neighbor-
hood Of mosquitoes encourage swallows
to make themselves at home, says the
American Forestry association of
Washington. These birds feed almost
entirely upon obnoxious insects and
they will do much toward protecting
orchards and other trees from insect
pests. No better investment can be
made, therefore, than some houses set
out for martins and other swallows. OF
the blue swallows the purple martin is
the largest, the male being entirely
blue above and below, while the female
is blue above with gray breast. Swal.
lows are highly migratory, most OF
them spending the winter in South
America.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
MR.. McRAE HELPS
CLEAR THE MYSTERY
Tallahassee. July 30, 1920.

Tallahassee, jury 0Us 1SGUs
Editor Star: With reference to the
pardon of w. S. Tucker, at the meet
ing of the board of pardons, July 9Th
to 10th, will say that there have
been but few cases brought to the at
tention of the board, since have
been one of it's members, that had
mere merit in them, as they were
presented to the board. We had a
letter from Judge Bullock, the trial
Judge, all of the jury, who tried the
case, and Mr.. s. T. Sistrunk of your
city, while not employed in the case,
maGe a statement with reference to
it, and giving as his belief that
Tucker should be pardoned. There
were no protests filed with the board.
Mr.. Green, whose letter you pub
lished, wrote to the attorney general,
but as Mr.. Swearingen was not pres
ent at the meeting, this letter did not
come to the boards attention.
If this case, or any other case, was
brought before the board under diff
ferent conditions and with protests,
it would be just for criticisms to he
made, but the criticisms that have
been made in this case were not fair
nor just. AS long as / am member
of the hoard of pardons, when the
trial Judge and the jury, who brought
in the verdict, recommend pardon,
and there are no protests, the pris-
oner having such endorsements will
get my vote for his pardon. | neg
lected to say above, that Mr.. Scofeld,
the state attorney, was also present
at the meeting of the board, and he
stated that he had no protest what
ever to make. Sincerely yours,
w. A. McRae,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Wouldn't Wash.

Chatting with Sir Ernest Shackle-
ton, the famous antarctic explorer, he
told me that one of the best stories
he has heard concerns a famous ar
fist.
He was showing lady visitor over
his studio one day and produced a
charming little landscape, indicating
that there was a story behind it. II
was out in the forest" he explained.
st had all my materials with me ex-
cept an empty canvas. l came upon a
subject that enchanted me, and felt
/ must record it. I was determined
not to be baffled. so | took out my
hondEnrchief stretched it across my
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Scientific Triumph.

Students of the Carnegie Institute
OF Technology In Pittsburgh placed a
radio transmitter In Central hall to
send out the music of an orchestra
playing in the hall to scores of radio
students in the district listening in.
Professor Rath, hearing the music In
the experiment station of the univer-
sity, half a mile away, succeeded by
the use of magnavex-an instrument
to increase the sound from radio
receiver-and two strings of electric
wires, in passing 1t on half-mile to
the Heinz house, where students
danced to it.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
USED BY ANCIENT PHYSICIAN
Graeco-Roman Medical and Surgical
Instruments of Bronze Now in
Johns Hopkins University.

William III. Buckler, who served on
the staff of the American embassy in
London during the war. has presented
to the ArcheOlogist museum of Johns
Hopkins university, of which he was a
former trustee, a set of ancient Graeco-
Roman medical and surgical instru-
ments found two years ago near KoIo-
phon, in Asia Minor
The collection was on exhibition in
London and was formerly in the pos
session of the late Alfred o. Van Len
nep, Dutch vice consul in Smyrna, who
owned a large estate near Kolophon
and was well acquainted with the ex-
cavations and discoveries in that VI
cinity
The instruments. SO in number, are
all of bronze, with but one exception.
They were probably the property of
some Roman physician living in Asia
Minor in the first or second century A.
D., and the fact that they were all
found In one place is doubtless ex.
planned, In the opinion of experts, by
the ancient custom of burying per-
sons worldly possessions with him.
The set includes surgical knives and
elevators, forceps, tenacula (sharp
hooks), a unique drill bow, for use in
injuries and diseases of the skull,
scoops, probes and cautery
The drill bow is, from the point of
view of the archeologist. perhaps the
most interesting object. 1t is like a
tool used by carpenters.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

In regard to Mr.. Green's letter, we
will ask Mr.. McRae and other MEM
bers of the board of pardons to read
the following letter and then tell US
if their secretary or some attache of
the attorney generals Office shouldn't
be fired:
Office of the Attorney General
Tallahassee, July 6, 1920.
Mr.. L. N. Green. Ocala, Fla:
Dear Sir-Your letter of the End
inst, relative to a pardon for w. S.
Tucker has been received at this OF
fee.
Mr.. Swearingen is out of the city
on business for the state but / have
turned your letter over to the secre-
tary of the pardoning board for at
tention. Yours very truly,
N. ID. Ragsdale, Secretary.
1t would seem from this letter that
some man in Tallahassee is too care
less or to corrupt to be in the public
service and should be fired or possib-
ly prosecuted.
The extract from Mr.. Luning's let
ter may arouse some officials and a
good many citizens to their duties,
and Mr.. Amos letter will explain why
we are forwarding afidavits and try
ing to get up petition asking the
pardon board to reopen the case.
This Tucker-Duff case has not, in
our opinion, redounded to the credit
of Marion county. The fuckers and
Duffs are dopesters and confidence
operators. We have been informed
on good authority that one of them
was implicated in hotel robbery in
San Francisco some years ago. They
were driven out of Leesburg for try
ing to play confidence game on the
negroes down there. They were
caught dead to rights here. and should
have all been sent to the penitentiary,
away from here There was enough
evidence against them. if it had been
presented in court, to have sent them
up for five to ten years apiece. Those
two innocents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tucker,
robbed Helvenston's store, the genteel
Mr.. Tucker attracting a clerks atten-
ton, while the immaculate Mrs.
Tucker stole a pair of shoes. They
were not even indicted for this, tho
the evidence was palmer than the
charge on which they were convicted.
Tucker received very light sentence.
Mrs. Tucker received much lighter
one Mrs. Tucker was not able te
pay her very light fine, but she was
not in Jail long before "sympathizing
friends" paid her out, expecting her
to go home. Instead of going home,
she went to Jacksonville, and return
ed in few days. evidently well
equipped with funds, to carry on a
campaign for the liberation of her
husband, who was probably for the
first time in his life doing real work.
Where did she. only few weeks
before a penniless woman, obtain
money to carry on this expensive
campaign, in the course of which she
or her agents committed three for
geries. The penalty for forgery. by
the way. is one to ten years, and
these forgeries are all particularly
aggravated cases.
The state has been made a fool of
several individuals have been sub
jected to inconvenience and trouble
and the community in general has
been victimized in this case. What
are the authorities of the state and
county going to do about it?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Woman Question Again.

One day Karl Edwin Hartman
made a pilgrimage to General Wes-
toms Connecticut farm and on the
last lap Of the journey took jitney.
The driver had his wife on the front
seat with him and Hartman noticed
later that 1t was the wife who collect
ed the fare. AS they travelled the ed
itor spoke about the author.
'Tt's just like George Weston's Inn
pudence to write stories about WON
en-" said Mrs. Jehu. what does he
know about women? Amt even mar
riedl"
'sThat amt no argument" said the
jitney driver, sadly, maybe he knows
too ALFRED Iauch about 'em to git mar
Red"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
The Press Agents Work.

The old-time press agent is now
known as publicity expert" and his
business has greatly developed in re-
cent years. Outside of the regular
theatrical press agents, every Ameri-
can city has small army of men who
find lucrative employment in giving
publicity to financial and industrial
enterprises, philanthropfc and educa-
tional institutions. hotels and restau-
rants, and a wide variety of other
things that depend for their success
upon the patronage of the public.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

Says the Jacksonville Metropolis:
"The return of bodies Of Americas
hero dead from France will doubtless
reveal many instances of wrong iden-
LITIGATION, such as the case of the
Tennessee mother who yesterday
looked into the face of an unknown
hero when the coffin which she thought
bore her own son was opened. The
bringing back of the soldier dead
from France was a mistake. many
believe. Even men who were identi-
fed with the branch of the service
having to do with the interment of
the remains of the soldiers killed in
France admit that positive identified
ton was impossible in numerous in
stances. Only unnecessary addition
al grief can come out of the return
of the soldier dead"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Shady Work

Tallahassee, July 81,
Editor Star: Your telegram of the
10Th inst, also your letter of same
date enclosing letter of Mr.. A. S.
Johnson with reference to the mat
ter of the pardon of w. S. Tucker,
were received by me yesterday morn
ing and this morning.
It would seem to me from the ar
ticle in your paper, and also from
this letter of Mr.. Johnson's that
there had been some exceedingly
shady work in obtaining the pardon
for this man, and / think your ex-
posture of this and your publication
of the record in this case, where some
very prominent people have advocat-
ed this pardon, will do considerable
good and will make some people less
free in the future to grant every re-
quest that is made of them in the
interest of those who have been con-
victed of crime.
Sincerely yours,
j. G. Luning,
State Treasurer.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
DoMEsTTc SUBSCRIPTION RATES
aDyERTIsING RATES

Displays Plate Is cents per inch for
consecutive insertions Alternate inser-
lions rs per cent additional Compost
ton charges on ads. that run less than
six times ! cents per inch. Special
based on finch minimum. Less tnan
TOUR inches will take higher rate.
which will be furnished upon applica-
ton.
Reading Notices; cents per line for
nrst insertion: cents per line for each
subsequent insertion. One change a
week allowed on readers without extra
composition charges.
Legal advertisements It legal rates.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Amos win Present Petitions

Tallahassee, July 81.
Editor Star: This letter will ac-
knowledge your favor of the Both. en-
closing affidavit of Thos. M. Kilgore,
along with the clipping from your
paper concerning it. | will be glad
to present them to the board when it
convenes. Yours very truly,
Ernest Amos, Comptroller.
$50
While the foregoing letters are all
personal they are not marked "pri-
vate," and as they all concern pub
lie affair, we are quite sure the writ
ers will excuse the publication of
those parts that bear on the matter.
Mr.. McRae's letter excuses him and
other members of the pardoning board
from blame in the matter. We there
fore apologize to Mr.. McRae and his
colleagues. At the same time. we
beg leave to tell them that it is sell
dom a newspaper can obtain informa-
ton from officialdom without crit
icism.
Mr.. McRae says, however, that At
torney L. N. Green's letter, to the at
torney general opposing pardon
was not read. If Mr.. Green's letter
had been read, it might have put q
different face on the matter, espee.
tally as Mr.. Scofield, prosecuting at
torney, was present and wouldn't have
combated the assertions of Mr.. Green
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
Sc. and painted ON InaT.-

case, and painted on InaT.-
The lady looked at the handkerchief
and then turned shocked face to the
artist. You'll never be able to wash
that paint out" she said.-London
Tit-Bits.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
lchIna,s Thirst for Education.

The sudden demand for popular edu-
cation in China is shown by the fact
that the school attendance in one prov
ince has increased 5000 per cent In
five years.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

The Liberal Adviser is dispensing
Free Advice from his Windy Cave of
Wisdom and Experience but it falls on
Deaf Ears. for Advice is quoted at
.00Ts These Days. with No Takers. He
tells the Farmers how to Farm, the
Banker how to Bank and the Editor
how to Edit, hence these few Protest
ing Lines.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

Mrs. r. v. OFT returned Saturday
from three weeks visit to her sister
in Orlando. She was accompanied
home by her sister. Miss Eloise Rob
inson. who returned to Orlando today.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

Nothing is wasted in nature. Ever
the tears of sorrow that well up te
our eyes serve to wash our sensitive
eyeballs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled for the use for republication Of
all news dispatches credited to 1t or
not otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
All rights of republication OF special
dispatches herein are also reserved.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

Whenever wife begins to deal witt
her husband automatically, she's be
coming as crooked as a statesman.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02
HOMEMADE PHILOSOPHY

"a little lower than the angels" k
very indefinite; for there are faller
angels, too.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-08-02

It Is hard to tell when horse dealer
is talking horse, or speaking in horse
dialect about his wife, though he does
lavish the most praise on a fayOTite
mare.