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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-24
JOHNSON AND WOOD RUN
CLOSE IN OREGON

Portland, WASH, May 24.-The'
choice of Oregon republicans for pre-
sident may not be determined until
the official canvas of the primary.
Hiram Johnson's lead over Leonard
Wood today was only seven hundred
and thirty two.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-24
QUEEN MOTHER SUFFERS
IMPAIRMENT OF VISION

London, May 24.-During a vio-
lent fit of coughing due to severe
broncitis, the queen mother Alexan-
der, burst a small bloodvessel in an
eye which impaired his vision.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-24
NOLAN JOHNSON MINIMUM
WAGE BILL PASSED SENATE

Washington, May 24.-The senate
today passed the Nolan-J0hnsOn
minimum wage bill fixing three dol
lars 4 day as the lowest wage that
can be paid to civil service employees
of the government -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-24

PRESIDENT SIGNS PENSION BILL
Washington, May 24.-The Presi-
dent today signed the civil service
retirement bill providing for the re-
tirement and pensioning Of govern
ment employees.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-24
HUGE SUGAR PILE
GUARDED BY TROOPS

Chicago, May 24.-Fifty thousand
tons of sugar are guarded by govern
ment agenth here today with loaded
rifles.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
HierogIyphic and Cursive
Writing Unknown to Tribes
Until Almost Modern Times

Hleroglyphlc writing preceded the
art of cursive writing, and the latter.
being mt first regarded as sacred, was
confined to the priesthood. Before the
Invention of either, communications
between individuals, tribes and nations
were made by means Of the inter-
change of material objects, which were
regarded symbollcally, and a code of
signals was thus devised for the trans
mission of important messages. For
instance, Cooper In his travels of n
Pioneer of Commerce. says that n
piece Of chicken liver, two pieces of
chicken fat, and chill wrapped In
red paper, meant: prepare to fight
at once" Curslve, or even hero
glyphlc, writing was unknown to many
savage tribes until almost modern
times. About 1908, Toktai, n Kipshak
prince, sent symbolical declaration of
war to Noghai, one of the most inhu-
entail of Mongol princes. It consisted
of hoe, an arrow and a handful of
earth, which Noghai Interpreted as
meaning: "If you hide In the earth |
will dig you out; If you rise to the
heavensaI will shoot you down; choose
a battlefield The ancient Peruvian
Indians used system of small stones,
by means of which they learned the
words they desired to remember.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
scoUf's DAILY GOOD TURNS.

Cleaning of an old graveyard which
was an "eyesore" to the town and
erecting a town flag and service
flag were the things that troop Of
boz scouts In Elizabeth, Pa. did for
their community.
Scout Troop No. 43, in washingsn.
d. c., has boy scouts band, witch
has without cost played day after
day for the finds of the Red Cross,
sick soldiers, Liberty loans, aad also
for churches and poorhouses
The scouts Of a Rosenpnt, Pa,
troop destroyed 1900 ness of tent
caterpillars.
As their good turn Scot Troop No.
112, of Baltimore pledsed $40 on a
church mortgage. part of which they
raised by sodding Lawns and cutting
grass.
The boy scouts Of New London,
Conn, were calIednpon by Mayor p.
Frank Morgan take part in the
burning and cleghing up Of the leaves.
Last year the kcouts WERE called for
this service edd Mayor Morgan stated
that The ciB never before had such
a cleaningjhs the boys gave It.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
ALL WOULD BE BOYS AGAIN.

Dan Beard at recent scout rally
In Scranton told the boys that they
must not be afraid or overawed by
"the bunch of clergymen, dlgnified
judges and confdentially that there Is
not a man In the crowd who would not
be willing to change places with the
greenest tenderfoot among the scouts
present"
This remark seemed to hit both the
boys and men very favorably, and
Robert L. Graham was moved to send
these lines TO the scout commissioner !:
I'D like to hit the good old trails,
And tramp the woods near home till
sore.
I'd like to be with old-time pals.
I'd like to be boy once more
hear the bugle calling,
It's calling me back again.
Back to the land of Yesterday"
To the camp Of "What-has-been."
think ! see the bugler
His name is Memory"
And he's calling for this good scout"
To come back and happy be.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
TIPS FOR THE
POULTRY GROWERS

Culling the flock of poor laying hens
should be done by daylight, when yell
low and white can be readily distin.
gulshed, according to Roy Il. Jones,
poultry specialist for the extension
service of the Connecticut Agricultural
college, at Storrs. No one need hest
tate to catch and handle hens In day
light II they are not unnecessarily
frightened.
A convenient and easy way Of hold
Ing hen for examination is to place
the breast bone in the palm Of the
hand, with the fleshy part of the legs
held firmly each side of the fore
finger.
The feeling of the breast bone In the
palm of the hand at once indicates the
quality of the hen. With the other
hand 1t Is easy to measure the dis
lance between the pelvic bones. and
from the pelvic bones to the breast
none. While doing this, look at the
plumage, comb, shanks, beak, ear
lobes and vent, and the examination Is
complete.
1t is not safe to Judge hen by any
one of the indications Of production
or production alone, advises Mr..
Jones. There are exceptions to all
rules, and II is only by giving each
point due credit that correct conclu-
sion can be reached.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
.66I3OIa
SCOUTS
SCOUT COURT ENDS QUARREL
Conducted by National Council OF the
Boy Scouts OF America)

Scouts Philip Grzywa. ~ years old,
and Ray Moon, IA, living next door to
Philip, in Omaha. Neb., had quarrel
and each vowed to get even at the
first opportunity.
Tie quarrel developed into a fight in
which one OF the boys was pretty badly
hurt before friends separated them.
no good scout will hold u grudge
against another" said Patrol Leader
Roy Fredlund, ID years old.
with the fornaity Of regular court
of justice Boy Scout court was
called
Following the hearing. which lasted
an hour, The Jury" reported a EVER
Dict as follows:
1--WE find that both boys are to blame
for the trouble.
Each is sentenced to do the Other
two good turns every week for four
weeks.
''rhe boy who quits the troop be-
cause of the trouble, or who falls to do
the good turns, will be considered the
most guilty"
The verdict read, Philip and Ray
sprang from their seats and shook
hands, agreeing to forget their past dif.
ferences and be pals" again. They
left the meeting arm In arm amidst
the cheering Of their fellow scout mem
bers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Late Experiments Upset Old
Theory That Chilling OF the
Body Is the Cause OF Colds

The question of how we catch colo
even now awaits final judgment. The
common cold-be It one disease or sew
eral--is now regarded as an Infection
and colds from infected persons are
surely known, but there are still VIC
tins who trace their troubles to wet
feet, or sitting in draft. An infer
ence has been that the disease bacteria
may rest inert on the mucous men,
brane Of the throat until stirred to ac-
ton by the chilling Of the body. A
familiar explanation is that chilling
of the skin drives the blood to the In
ternal organs, and by congestion less
ems their resistance. but the late st.
Louis experiments of s. Mudd and >.
3. Grant have shown that there Is no
such congestion. The temperature OF
the skin and mucous membranes actu-
ally falls with chilling of distant parts
OF the body surface and rises again
when the person is warmed externally.
The Investigators conclude that inter-
ruption Of the circulation may bring
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR
BEEKEEPING IS SEEN
Enlarged American Consumption
Of Honey to Continue.
Exports Of Product During War to A.
lied Countries Increased at Least
Ten Times-Two Destructive
Brood Diseases.

If American beekeepers are able TO
meet increasing demand, the enlarged
American consumption of honey Will
continue, says the annual report OF
the chief of the bureau of entomology,
United States department of agrlcul-
ture. During the war our exports OF
honey to the allied countries increased
at least ten times, and the domestic
use also went much higher. The In
creased export demand has continued
since the end of hostAities, and the
bureau sees reason to expect that this
market will continue to be an impor-
tant factor In American beekeeping.
Local sales of honey near the points
of production have increased more
rapidly than sales In the larger mars
kets, but this can readily be remedied,
according to the report, by the further
development of the business of bot
Ting honey.
The tendency to collect the bees of
the country in the hands of CONNER
cial beekeepers is viewed as a whole
some sign for the development of the
industry. Prevalence OF two destruc-
tive brood diseases, and especially the
necessity of careful study of beekeep-
ing problems in order to obtain
maximum crops, make it almost Inn
possible for the person having only a
few colonies to give the care essential
for good beekeeping. Only she man
who makes beekeeping his chief work
may expect to get proper returns, says
the bureau.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
SUGAR.BEET SEED PRODUCED
Revised Estimates Show Approx
mateIy 100000 Pounds on
Total Acreage Of 11,100.

Revised estimates Of sugar-bcet
seed produced In the United States in
1919 show a total production of ap-
proximately 6,700,000 pounds on a
total acreage of Hoo acres, with an
average yield of 600 pounds an acre.
Earlier estimates. based on reports Of
growers, indicated total production
of 100000 pounds. 1t developed
however, that the average yield per
acre in Idaho and Michigan was
,much smaller than was anticipated by
the growers. Considerable acreage in
Idaho was reported to be total
failure.
The 1919 production still is 100000
pounds greater than the total produc-
ton in 1918. 100000 pounds greater
than In 1917, and 100000 pounds
greater than in 1916.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
SCOUT OATH GAVE MOST HELP.

A Boston paper offered prize for
the paragraph that had given the
greatest inspiration and help. Lines
from TennysOn and others were sent
In by the hundred. The letter that
gained the prize was as follows:
l am only boy, and boys opinions
are not respected by most grown-ups,
but we have them just the same.
The paragraph which helps me the
most is the Boy Scout oath. as follows /:
On my honor, will do my best:
I. To do my duty to God and my
country, and to obey the scout law.
2. To help other people at all times.
8. To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake and morally straight.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Miniature Trees Produced
by Permanently Curtai|ing
the Growth of the Roots

Miniature trees used as parlor deco
rations generally belong to species
which under ordinary conditions grow
to a much greater height. These par
ticular examples owe their small size
to the fact that their growth has been
artificially stunted. The process Is
simple, according to Popular Mechan'
les.
Cut thick skinned orange In two,
and remove the pulp from one of the
halves. Coat the skin on the outside
with shellac to preserve 1t, and I'LL 1t
with fine, rich soil. Plant two or three
seeds Of some evergreen tree In the
soil, and set II In room where the
growing plant will get plenty of light.
Be careful to prop up the skin In
such n way that the shoot will grow
vertlcallyl do not allow the room
where 1t stands to become overhead
ed, and water the soil in moderation
from time to time. When the roots
force their way through the peel, cut
them off flush with the outer surface,
and in doing so be careful not to In
jure the coat Of shelac.
After the plant has attained matur'
ity 1t may be placed in large flower
pot, and will continue to thrive there,
but as Its roots have been curtalled,
II will be unable to draw more than a
reduced amount of nourishment from
the soil, and so its growth VIII be
permanently stunted. Cedars, pines
and even some fruit trees, endure this
process remarkably well.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agricuture)
climber Is nm important farm crop"
The average farmer probably hns
never stopped to think about this fact.
At least, he apparently has never
taken 1t into account In his farm OPP
eratiOns. But the value Of the prod
ucts from the farm woodlot was
greater than the potato crop and near
ly double that Of the tobacco crop In
the last census. Farmers also con-
sumo more wood than any other group.
These facts are brought out by
David +. Houston, secretary Of agri-
culture, in discussing the policies and
practices which should be followed In
protecting and developing the forest
resources of the nation. In his an
nual report the secretary asserts that
the continued dissipation of privately
owned forests in every timber-produc.
ing region of the country Is n matter
Of grave concern, and that the public
does not fully realize its seriousness.
IF the area having little or no value
for other than forest purposes Is not
protected" says the secretary, much
of It will become practically nonpro-
ductive. Millions of acres in the older
parts of the country, where supplies
of timber are needed by the communi-
ties, have become almost valueless.
Where the land is not valuable for
agriculture. largescale numbering OPP
erations are followed by local indus
trial depression, the timber industries
migrate, population decreases, farm
ers lose their local market, taxable
values decline, schools and roads de-
teriOrate, and the economic and social
life of the community suffer.
Need Public Cooperation and Direction
1.-THE problem presented Is very diff
ficult. Public forests are confined to
relatively limited areas, except in the
West. These will by no means supply
the future needs of the country. At
present the greater part of the lumber
produced annually is cut from private
lands on which the appearance OF new
growth is at best matter of accident,
is likely to be long delayed. or may
never occur. Without concerted ac'
ton under public cooperation and d.
rection the problem will not be solved.
Private initiative can not be depended
upon to secure the requisite conserva-
ton.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Women Are Not Persons
According to English Law

"Person" in the dictionaries is de-
scribed as "an individual human be-
Ing" But 1t Is not so in England from
legal standpoint, as women do not
come within the class. This was re-
vealed when the Royal Astronomical
Society of London decided to admit
women as fellows of the council. The
plan was found to be impossible until
the society had its charter altered.
Eligibles for election in the society's
bylaws were described as persons"
and when legal opinion was obtained
Il was decided that "person" was
strictly of the masculine sex. The
change was made In the charter and
the clever women who had distinguish
ed themselves In star gazing were adj
mitted to the society.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Sea Otter Now Is Extinct;
Coat or Cloak Worth More
Than Its Weight in Gold

Everyone who has ever done days
rabbtng knows the ferret. Not so
many are aware that the ferret Is
merely a tame albino variety of the
polecat or fitch, and that 1t Is near
relation of the stoat, the weasel and
the otter.
II Is from the weasel tribe. says
Parsons Weekly. that the finest and
most costly furs In the market are
taken. First and foremost comes the
ermine. Ermine, the royal fur, is moth
ing but the winter skin Of the common
sstoat. This animal turns white In
snow time, all but the very tip OF Its
tail. which remains black.
The marten is common In Canada.
but nearly extinct in England. 1t Is
tree-cllmbing weasel, and 1t is this AMI
nal which supplies that Immensely
valuable fur known as sable" There
are Russian and Siberian varieties OF
the marten. As Is the case with most
other furs skins from the far North
are much more valuable than those
procured in warmer ATTITUDES.
In southern and central Europe Is
found the stone marten, the skin OF
which, though not equal to real sable
is quite valuable. SO, too, is that OF
the Kollnsky marten. which is found In
Russia.
The otter, II must be remembered Is
nothing but a large variety of weasel
that has taken to the water for live
lihood. While the skins of the ordi-
nary. fresh-water otter have no particu-
lar value In the fur market, the pelt
of the true sea otter is today the most
valuable of all furs. The sea otter Is,
or was. found off the coast OF Alaska.
hut II has been so relentlessly hunted
that 1t is now nearly, If not quite, ex-
tinct. A coat or cloak of sea otter
would be worth much more than Its
weight In gold.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30

"The preservation of forests In all
forest regions Is of immediate concern
and Importance to farmers Timber Is
an important farm crop. Farm wood
lands comprise about 20 per cent OF
the farm area of the country. At the
last census the value of the products
from them was greater than that of
the potato crop and nearly double that
Of the tobacco yield. Forestry, there
fore, must be assigned n place In farm
management. Farmers also are vitality
concerned with national forestry prob
lens. They consume more wood than
any other group and they are interest
ed In seeing that there Is available,
at reasonable prices, continuous
supply of lumber and other forest
products. A sound forestry policy does
not conflict with agricultural settle.
ment In fact, It facilitates the cult
walton of land suitable for agriculture,
and also seeks to secure the proper
handling of existing forests and the
reforestation of denuded regions. On
the other hand, forest devastation re-
tards agricultural development"
Fire Protection Essential.
Fire, the secretary points out Is
great menace not only on forested but
also on cut-over areas. adequate
protection" he says, SHOULD be re-
Qured of all owners. The public.
through both the state and fedora
governments, should cooperate in or
ganizing this service and should share
the cost of maintaining 1t. 1t should
also adopt such practical measures
as may he necessary to bring about
the discontinuance of all practices
which result in turning the forests into
wastes, and should aid private owners
to perpetuate their forests by prope'
management. A well-balanced policy
requires Il much larger program of
publicly-owned forests than at pres
emit
Good forestry practice" concludes
the secretary, "rests upon The posses
sion of full and accurate data. Our
present knowledge of the methods OF
securing the largest yields Is made
quate. There is need of further infor-
nation regarding the amount, quality
and distribution of existing timber
supplies. A detailed inventory of our
present resources and survey of
present and prospective needs are es-
sential for constructive planning
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
LAYS DOWNFALL !.
TO SMALL PAY
Wise Kid" Confesses to Embez-
element Of $4,000 in W.
New York. u
GENIUS FOR DETAIL
Brokers' Messenger, Aged 10, Says
Employers Put Temptation In
Way Of Young Boys-He
Had No Girl. p

New Y0rk.-Elias Tieman, aged ~
,elf-confessed embezzler Of more than
$4,000, was recently arrested In De
troit and brought back to this city.
The police have dubbed him the "one
wise kid" lie has genius for detail
II his companion, Steve Ostovich. had
not harbored desire to see his foster
parents in Detroit the chances are tne
zone wise kid" would now be on ms
way to Egypt, or some other orlentm
country. Ht
Tieman, former messenger for "a
l.. Prince company, New York bono
brokers, disappeared Sept. 10, with
S3S 900 worth of Liberty bonds ne was
carrying to n nearby bank. He had as
accomplices two former sailors, youths
little older than he.
The robbery had been planneo
months before and every detail tend
ing to his escape lAd been arranged.
his photographs destroyed, belt buckles
with individual initials bought to cor
respond with the aliases for identlf-
cation in case of unexpected trouble.
and towns picked to hide In. every
detail was rehearsed studied and per
fected.
$12 Pay Caused Crime.
~ took the bonds" said the "one
wise kid" 1.-THE reason Is simple.
got So week. They let me carry AZ
high as half million dollars in nego-
table securities. What else would one
expect? Lots Of boys In New YORK,
who work after school hours, get only
81 a week, and carry these fabulous
sums about with them, with no guard.
or check on their movements.
~ have studied this thing carefully,
and it Is my conviction that many
brokers In New York got their start
In some dishonest way. Some took the
method l used, others followed other
ways, betrayal of trust, or information
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Prediction DIsproved.

He (after popping the question:
Why are you crying, dearest? Did Of
fend you by my proposal?
She-Oh. no, dear, it's not that. l
am crying from pure Joy. Mother has
always told me that ] was such an Idiot
that | wouldn't get even donkey for
sweetheart. and now I've got one
after all.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Most Oriental Nations
Write From Right to Left

Most oriental nations, particularly
the Semitic, write from right to left.
whilst the Aryan nations write from
left to right. The Chinese write per-
pendicularly from top to bottom, be-
ginning on the right-hand side of the
sheet. The ancient Greeks used at
one time to write in alternate direc-
tions. the first line from right to left,
the second line from left to right. and
so on; whilst the ancient Mexicans
wrote in circle, beginning from the
center.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
EGG MATERIALS FOR LAYERS
Hens Must Have Green Food Such az
Mangels, Cabbage, Glover, ETC.,
for Good Health.

The hens cannot obtain any green
grass or other green growths In the
fields during the winter, but must have
green food like mangels, cabbage
clover, alfalfa, etc., In order to keep in
good health and have the materials to
make eggs.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
Kangaroo Farming.

Kangaroo farming is an important
industry in Australia. The hides are
valuable and the tendons extremely
fine; indeed, they are the best mate
rial known to surgeons for sewing up
wounds, and especially for holding
broken bones together, being much
finer and tougher than catgut.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
SAME BREED IN COMMUNITY
One Of Many Advantages to BE Gained
by Stock RaIsers 10 Uniform
Product.

There are many advantages to be
gained when the stock raisers Of one
community raise the same breed. Bet.
ter prices may be secured from the
sale of a uniform product, and suit
able breeding stock can be secured
near home.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-01-30
RIGHT TO THE POINT

And the woman In the case
may be case herself.
The fool who had wanted more
and lost all.
A rich man who gives nothing
Is like tree without fruit.
The sunlight Of happiness sell
dom falls upon shady reputa-
ton.
The man In the moon Is the
only chap who seems to thrive
on q high ball.
TO render marriage q success
the husband must be patient and
the wife martyr.