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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
POWHATAN BEING TOWED.

Washington, Jan. 22.-The Cana
dain steamer Lady Laurier is now
towing the disabled transport Pow
hatan into Halifax, the army trans
port service was advised today. The
steamer Western Comet, after towing
the Powhatan, got into trouble and
was relieved
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
IF IN DOUBT ABOUT
INCOME TAX, SEE PAGE z

If you have any doubts about
being necessary for you to pay
F'ncome tax, turn to page 2 of
I issue of the Daily Pioneer
and figure it out for yourself.
A complete table is given, con-
tanning full information and calls
attention to every detail, as failure
to comply by those effected means
incurring action by the govern
ment and the imposing of pen
atty.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
TREATY CONFERENCE
Is NEARING CLASH
BY Ralph George Martin)

UHIIVU TTVSS VOTI TIcSpOIIUtHCJ
Washington, Jan. 22.-Mild reser-
vation republicans conferred today on
the treaty situation, to determine
whether they will go ahead at once
with their announced plan of calling
up the treaty in the senate. At the
same time the democratic and repub-
lican conference meeting in Lodges
office is about to clash over Article
10, the chief obstacle of the agree
ment
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
MORE CANDIDATES
OUT FOR ALDERMEN

Candidates for aldermanic honors
are continuing to enter the race and
Bert Carver has announced that he
will be a candidate in the third pre-
cinct. Mr.. Carver is proprietor of
a grocery.
P. R. Peterson of the Fourth also
has entered the field in the alder
manic race. He is also a grocery
store owner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
REPORTED TO
HAVEPARALYTlC STROKE
(BV United Press }

Paris, Jan. 22.-Travellers arriv-
ing from Amerongen today reported
the former kaiser suffering from a
stroke of paralysis while walking in
garden Sunday. They said rumors
Of his death were circulated in Hol-
land but the United Press was un-
able to confirm the report from any
source early today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
SKI EXPERTS COMPETE
AT MANKATO CARNIVAL
(By United Press)

Mankato, Mimi, Jan. 22.-Ski ex-
perts from all parts of the United
States were here today to compete
in the ski tournament in connection
with the winter carnival.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
SIx.YEAR-OLD SON DIES.

Howard A. Johnson, six-year-old
son of Arthur johnson Of Nymore,
died yesterday afternoon at the St.
Anthony hospital at 3 o'clock. The
body will be shipped to Brainerd un-
der the direction of M. E. Ibertson,
funeral director, for burial.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
LISBON. N. D.. BUSINESS STORES
ARE ATTACKED BY FLAMES
By United PreSs)

Lisbon, N. D., Jan. 22.-Fire start
ed early today and destroyed the
Commercial hotel, department store
still fighting the flames at noon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-22
REFERENDUM FOR KAISER.
(By United PresS)

Paris, Jan. 22.A member Of the
Dutch legation said today that the
question Of extradition of the former
kaiser would be left to a referendum.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Unframed Mill Worker Gets
More Pay Than an Ensign

An able-boded man with especial education 60
Into wire tube mill and, within ten weeks, $500
to 50 day.
His uniform consists of overalls and days wages will
supply him for months
He does not have to maintain social position, to
ceve recprocate entertainments When of duty he is
free to 60 and live as he pleases.
How is it with junior officer in, say, the navy?
Before he can get into the Naval Academy, he must
nave acquired the equivalent of good high school educa
tion, representing twelve years of schooling
His course at Annapolis lasts four years.
After sixteen years of intensive schooling he undergoes
year of practice work aoat before he is confirmed in
grade which yields him about Sc day.
Out Of this So day he must pay his share of the
while afoat and if married. maintain wife and family
ashore buy at least winter and ten summer uni
forms, costing at least forty days pay and expensive
maintain; must keep up high standard of living receive
and return expensive entertainment and duty or off,
always remember that he is officer and gentleman
In the steel trade wages have risen average of III
per cent in four years
In the navy, as in the army, the marine corps, the
Coast Guard and the Public Health Service they have not
been changed in than decade-they buy only about
half as much in 1915
These the admitted facts of situation which is
cruel Congress will have to grant pay if it wishes to
keep these public services efficient.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Italian Command of the City of Fume.

the dominating powers.
That, furthermore, we cannot
concede any moral credit to an in
stitution founded on the principle
of self-determination Of peoples
which continues TO trample In
every way and on every occasion
said self-proclaimed principle, and
that the British Empire having
put a cruel and iniquitous yoke
upon Ireland, Egypt and India,
renders itself unworthy of the es-
TEEN and confidence Of civilized
peoples, together with other pow
ers accused Of militaristic crimes.
Therefore the Command OF
Fiume agrees with the declaration
of the Irish Republic and expresses
its faith in the Universal Con-
science that will compel all ma
tions to denounce the imposture
and to renegate the so-called
League Of Nations.
And affirms solemnly its un-
changeable decision to resist with
force any imposition that the So
called League of Nations may try
to impose upon the city, the port
or the smallest fraction Of Fiunaan
territory.
The Attaches Of the Bureau Of
Foreign Relations.
LEON KOCHNITSKY.
EDOARDO SUSMEL.
Approved by the Chief Of Cabine'.
ALCESTE DE AMBRIS.
The National Council recognizes
this document, approves 1t abso-
lutely, and declares that it cores
ponds exactly to the unanimous
will Of the citizens Of Fiume.
DIR. ANTONIO GROSSICH,
President, Fiume Of Italy.
February 2, 1920.
Statement sent directly from
Fiume to II Corroceio (the Ital-
ian review), New York.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Ex-Scrvice Men Want a Chance
To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Senators and others opnoainC sol

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Senators and others opposing SOL
dier's bonus:
You must understand that the ma
jority OF the soldiers had TO start TO
work almost Immediately after being
discharged from the service: they
wero not even able TO take the time
OF for the much needed and we'll de-
served rest. Then, too, they had to
take any job they could get, for they
didn't even have enough money to
look around for a good position even
had there been one left. Soldiers who
served in the Army OF Occupation
were completely out OF luck for q
good position, owing to the fact that
by the time we did get home all OF
tho good positions had been taken
We must continue working at the
same Jobs we have or starve. and II
we had the money the Government
could pay us we could look for some
thing better, and the most OF US
would succeed. All we want is o
chance: we have already proved 10
our country what kind OF stun we are
made OF.
LEXIE T, BROWN.
Formerly OF Battery p, Twelfth
Field Artillery.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
What's Doing; Where; When

Reoeption-west virginia Society, Thorn
son School, Twelfth and l. streets north
west, p. m.
Lecture-James NJ. Beck. New willard
Hotel, Fourteenth and Pennsyiyania svenus
northwest, . y. m.
Meeting--Ladics' Auxiliary, st. Johns
College, College office. 1225 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest, 9 p. m
Tomorrow.
Reception and Ball--Nebraska state As
ISOLATION. Washington Hotel, Fifteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, SD. IN.
Meeting--Columbia University Aiumnaa
1900 Second street northwest, & D. m.
Meeting-Connecticu Avenue CitIs.ns'
Association, y. v, Brown School, Connecti-
cut avenue and Mckinley street northwest
p, m
Meetlns-Esst Gate Lodge. No. a. r. A.
A. NJ, NJ. NJ.
Meetips--King Solomon Lodge, No. ~.
y. A. A. NJ. NJ. NJ.
Meetins-wsshinstOn Lodge. No n,
KniGhts remplAr.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
IAVE you ever wanted some
II thing with all your heart

I AVE you ever wanted some
II thing with all your heart
and soul? Then, having
struggled toward it, having almost
attained it-have you found that
it was not for you? Perhaps the
price was higher than you had the
courage to pay. Perhaps the reck-
oning for your desire would have
fallen too heavily on others. You
found that you couldn't in justice
and fairness have your desire. At
any rate, with the goal in view,
you had to turn away to the lesser
longings of your life.
What then? Did you feel de-
feated? Did you decide in all Bit
terness that life wasn't playing
fair with you and that it wasn't
worth your while to struggle up
ward or toward any ideal?
Let's stop here for minute and
remember the verses, each line OF
which ends, ave never been to
Carcasonne." 1t tells of the old
peasant of France who dies with
his great longing unfulfilled. Life
has given him many things, but
never has he been able to visit
the city Of his dreams-"Carca-
sonne," which lay only few NOR
tai miles away, but to which he
has never been free to travel.
"Carcasonne," the desire of his
eyes and his soul's longer-for goal,
has never been his to reach. Wist-
fully and sadly he repeats over
and over, awe never been TO Car
casonne."
SO for most of us. We have a
"Carcasonne"-a city of dreams,
and it may be that we never reach
It.. Is this poverty? Is it tragedy
or defeat?
think not. The tragedy and
defeat lie elsewhere. They lie in
the poverty of spirit which de-
prives a mortal from having an
ideal of beauty. They lie in the
smugness which makes a man sat-
isfied with the easily obtained, and
in the bread and butter nature
which does not aspire to the glory
of dreams s-come-true.
Even the Blind May Dream.
Even a blind man may have in
his heart a dream OF loveliness. He
may remember the green grass and
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

perviousness to the pain a more
imaginative soul suffers. But think
Of all the glowing moments he
misses!
No "Carcasonne" for the "vege-
table" soul in his smugness. He
has no idea of anything better than
what he sees about him and within
his reach. What are sunsets and
applebloCsoms and delicate feel
ings of love to him? He has no
pain-but he has no thrill.
Would you change with the
Snug, complacent creature who
drives by you in her limousine
Eugging her pet poodle and glz-
ng with vacant eyes on a world
which cant give her anything more
than food and drink and clothes
lin your moment Of greatest
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

the building twigs it was once
given him to see. He may imagine
the blue of the sky under which
he was born without eyes to be-
hold. But his spirit is not blind.
Perhaps with the eyes of his soul
he actually sees more beauty than
the. stolid creature who trudges
along with his eyes bent on the
mud and murk of life. So dreams
may be fairer than reality.
Which of US doesn't know some
vegetable of a person who is
rooted to the place where he hap
pened to fall, and who hasn't one
desire, or one aspiration, or one
vision beyond his own dull little
round? Such a man has not the
fneness OF feeling to suffer. Some
times he is envied for his very i'm
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
We Don't Want Any Street
Railway Strike in This City
By BILL PRICE e.

Washington people will sharply scrutinize the move
ments leading threatened strike Of the employees of the
Washington Railway and Electric Company and the Poo
mac Electric Power Company.
The people of this town have enough troubles on hand
without addition of strike railway system which
hau half the people Of the District and serves the bulk of
the outlying population which cannot reach work through
any other means Of transportation.
The strike this line in 1917 will not be forgot
ten by Washington That the beginning OF bitter
tagonism to this particular system The ismanagement at
that time together with wanon disregard OF public sent
ment in other matters brought this road to condition
vergng receivership.
Neither the officials of the road the employees should
permit the differences to eliminate strike for the public
in mood to tolerate bunders by either side and will
surely stand ready to punish whoever is responsible for
that sort of situation.
The main grievances of the union increase
of wages the granted by the Capital Trac
ton to its employees and recognition Of the Amagamated
Association of Street Railway Employees
AS to wages President Ham makes it plain that it is
impossible to grant the increase unless the Public Utilities
Commission give financial relief sufficient to do He
wants wait until the Commission has acted determine
whether the road meet the increase of the Capital Tac
ton whose action has been embarrassing in many ways
Mr.. Ham holds out against recognition of the Anal
gamated falling back the decisions of the War Labor
Board which held that collective bargaining sufficient
without the necessity of recognizing union organization
Mr. Ham holds that there two labor organizations
on his road it is not possible to recognize without
trouble with the other
The smooth sailing of the Capital Traction for three
years has been partly due to the fact that it had
enough to recognize and deal with the Amalgamated while
the W. r. and would not do and lost 100000 by
its blunder
The essential point though is that the public must not
be tred with by either side The differences should 60 to
arbitration and the Utilities Commission which understands
the whole subject is the best body to do this The Com
mission is not without responsibility to the public If the
Capital Traction entitled to wage increases then
the men of the W. R. and E. entitled to the same treat
ent The public is bigger factor than either of the
tending elements
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
HEARD ND EEN

LOUIS KANN-A GOOD MAN GONE.
A mighty good man passed away
with the demise Of LOUIS KANN.
As a famous merchant he was
known in all the territory within
shopping distance Of Washington
and Baltimore, but it was among
those with whom he came in close
contact who knew him best and loved
him most. The big establishment
of which he was one of the founders
stood out prominently in the business
world as a model in the treatment
of its employees and Of the public.
He believed that all work. and no
play made Jack dull boy, holding
that this rule applied alike to en-
ploye and employer. Therefore he
was always in the forefront OF move
ments for the betterment of the lives
and working conditions of employees.
To charity he was a large contribu-
tor. That he had clear and clean
vision is attested in the wonderful
success of the firms business. Sue
cess of that kind is only attained
through public confidence and warm
hearted cooperation Of employees.
The policies Of the firm stand out as
worthy of emulation in the business
world.
II. w. L. says that HENRY FIELD
Is the only one who got the cat and
rat answer right, probably due to the
fact that 1t was asked In peculiar
way. II Is a matter OF ratio and pro-
portion. he says. "The number OF
rats to be caught increases 33h
times" he says, "but the tmo allowed
also increases the same amount maxi
ing the number OF cats required the
same"
w. d. PAYNE, a pretty wise mathe-
matician, says we got his answer
wrong. He says 3 cats will do the
Job. The problem was; III three cats
can catch three rats In three minutes,
how many cats will II take to catch
100 rats in 100 minutes"
A. o. C. today says ; cats.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

The Bureau of Foreign Rela-
tons via the Command Of the City
of Fiume has sent the following
statement TO Sir Eric Drummond.
secretary-general Of the League OF
Nations:
: At this moment when the Allied
Council pretends to interfere with
the League of Nations by dispos-
ing of the sovereign rights of the
city and the administration Of the
port and railroads, the Command
Of Fiume has agreed:
That the pseudo League Of Ma
tions is nothing more, In reality,
than an instrument by which the
British Empire and other capital
istic states pretend to serve them
selves by insuring the hegemony
Of the rest of the world; that. the
so-called League Of Nations repre-
sents virtually an agglomeration,
without force, Of strategic, bank
ing or colonial interests, and that
this conclusion is reached for the
following reasons:
I. Because several neutral coun-
tries, and especially Switzerland,
Norway and Holland-who were
invited to join the League Of Ma
tions, gave an evasive answer, not
withstanding it's courteous form.
. 2. Because the countries which
originally formed the pact in a
strong majority are openly hostile
to the League of Nations as IL is
actually organised.
8. Because, finally, people with
past of culture and Of q highly de-
veloped social life, and belonging
to an eminent place among civil
Used nations, find themselves, like
Russia and Germany, arbitrarily
excluded from the so-called
League of Nations-and this in
consequences Of their geographical
position and Of q form Of govern
ment in opposition to the strategic,
banking or colonial interests of
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Complaint Against the Use of
"War Worker"
To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
nnr,,nlalnA frnp, 80

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
A complaint from an eJ-"War
Worker"
For some time have noticed in
your paper as we'll as some Others
that whenever a person commits a
crime or does wrong deed. and IL
Is known he or she was even for a
day or so a ''wsr worker" that fact
Is brought before the public in every
few lines Of tho news Item or on
every issue OF the newspaper.
am referring particularly to the
case OF Mrs. Ruth Randall Just ex-
sctly how much war work did she
do7
II seems TO me that instead OF
constantly airing the short-cortng 8
u few so-called "war workers" at
every opportunity u is about time
the services performed by the resl
war worker" were brought to the
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Ninety per cent of us young world
war veterans are sorely tired of this
International strife, and arc so fed
up" with our present discontentment
that we have a great longing to settle
down as individuals to attempt the
finding of our lacking happiness In
sincerely volunteering to enter into
the private conflict with marriage,
wherein we feel we can safely cope
with the ensuing trifiing skirmishes $
thercunto. Yet how can we reason
ably do this on present salary7 How
can we do this without some stipend
for future trials. or without our wives
working out?
We firmly pray that Uncle Sam will
give US our inalienable rights to life
and the pursuit of happiness by just
protection JOHN II. SULLIVAN.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Today.

To-day.
Danee--Blue Triangle Recreation Center,
twentieth and n streets northwest, 4 .. m.
Meeting-Fodersl Lodge, No. l. II. A. A.
~. r. C.
Mestine-AcscIs Lodge. No Is. r. A. A.
~. r. G.
MISUNDERSTANDING Lodge. No ~, r. A
A. NJ, r. A
M.stins-Tssom. Lods.. No -. r. A.
A. NJ.
Meetins--Mount Horeb. No. 7, Royal Arch
Chapter.
M.etins-Potomse, No. .. Royal Arch
Chapter.
Moetius--Coiumbisn women Of George
Washington University, College women's
Club, 1879 street northwest. 4 .. m.
MeetinG--Park View Citizens Associs-
ton. Park View School. sp, m.
MeetinG--Americsn Institute OF Electrical
Englnesrs. Cosmos Club, II street and Mad
i.on place northwest, e:1b p. m.
sons Association. i7es oeranium street
northwest y. m.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
SHE WAS SURELY WISE.

L. A. d. writes that the southeast
woman who won 70 cents on Bullet
Proof" at Bowie and quit the game a
winner was surely wise. A lady
friend asked him to bet 81 on "Mal-
lowmot." He felt sorry for her and
the horse and decided to underwrite
the bet himself. The horse romped
home, paying sl41.60. He had TO
"cough up" and says that 70 cents
looks big TO him
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
From The Public To The Editor

attention of the public. Small won
der that Congress has such an opin-
ion OF the Government clerk. Con-
gress reads the papers, and is, there.
fore. highly enlightened and a COM
petent Judge.
Remember that praise is a sttmu-
liant to efficiency and that the dog
that is kicked seldom serves his m AS
ter we'll.
AN "Ex-wAR WORKER"
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Beatrice Fairfax and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

depression, fairy godmother came
to you and said: "I1l give you cars
and pearls, and in return for the
riches shower upon you. I'll take
your feelings, your emotions. yoar
dreams. your longings"-would
you make the trade?
Would you give up your dream Of
a "Carcasonne" you may never
reach, but toward which you may
always strive. in return for a dull
certainty with shuttered windows
out of which you may never look?
Don't you like the fun Of striv-
ing? Don't you Ike the excitement
of working toward fulfillment?
Isn't there a thrill in the possi-
bilities Of each day? Isn't it fun to
forge around corners play-pretend-
ing and half believeing that around
the bend lies precsely what you
want?
Always Worth While.
No matter how today defeats and
disappoints you, isn't it worth
while to pick yourself up-all
bruised and bleeding, or perhaps
merely jolted a bit-and say to
yourself: Never mind, old dear!
We have tomorrow-we can try
again. Better luck next time
and the time after that"
We all know that il every day
for two weeks is sunshiny, ono day
Of gray misty rain seems blessing
and a Godsend. Yet we sometimes
imagine that a dull; unimaginative
round OF Snug, comfortable living
night not pail. Pail it would, how
ever.
Dreams are good. They flavor
life. They give Il zest. They are
a goal for amb,tion-a road for
longing to travel. And II to reach
the hearts dream-city. Carcasonne,
were triumph--at least to travel
toward 1t is to reach out for beauty
and to believe in H.
"'Tis better to travel to than TO
arrive" said a wise man Of long
ago.
Dreams, perhaps, are better than
ful6llment. Failure itself is not
half so arid and dull and bitter as
the smugness that cannot dream.
Never mind II you never get to
Carcasonne." Mind only-if you
aren't capable OF wanting 10 gol
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

Having partially settled
the age of Ann, will some or
your older readers give the
approximate age OF Lydia u.
Pinkham? Arrived at to
some extent by counting the
years during which adver-
tising matter regarding her
medicines have been scatter
ed about? c. II. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
CALLING FOR REVENGE.

The females having outnumbered
US in the recent vote as to whether
or not smoking should be permitted
In the War Risk Bureau, we should
take revenge by not removing our
hats in the elevators.
A MALE CLERK.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

I ordered a smelt at a restaurant.
II came, but l never smet a smelt
that smeIt like that smelt smelt. b.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13

s. NJ. OTTO says that the
latest slang expression is:
go lay down Fido. you got
fieas."
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
Fiume Is For Ireland
Many readers, Italian Irish and AMERICAN will be
Interested in the following document sent by Mr. Agostino
De Biaa. editor Of the Italian review II Caroccio
Mr.. De Biasi writes:
Fme Is Strongly AGAINST the League OF Nations and
the Fitness of the British Empire to Rule
and Moralize for Others.

Washington Times;
while to communicate to the
Nations the
which Csrroeo received uncensored from Fiume duly
rnok BY the free
pointed Of the rights Of By the Mumsn
/ poooIe AGOSTINO DE BIASI, Editor.
Following the interesting statement to which Mr. d.
fBias refers:
Italian Command of the City of Fume.
The Washington times., 1920-04-13
YOU CAN'T COUNT A TRILLIoN.

DEWEY l. SUIT says it's impossi-
BILE to count a trillion, He continues:
Had Adam counted continuously from
his creation TO the present day he
would not have reached that number
for u would take him over s,Sl2 years.
At the rate OF 400 q minute there
could bo counted $4,000 an hour. 2ss,-
900 a day. and io5,t2o,ooo a year. Try
II and see.