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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
LOCATION

The property consists of every
unsold lot of the Bemidji Townsite
and Improvement Company. Sew
eral choice wholesale and retail bus
mess sites, a number Of beautiful
corners suitable for apartment
buildings, some scattered lots in the
best residence section, and the bal
ance residence lots in the beautiful
normal school district, destined to
become the finest residence section
Of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
DREW LAyGHTER:F FROM GRANT


Responding to the toast Of "Bablss''
Ut the memorable Chicago banquet In
honor Of Gen. Grant In 1879, Mark
Twain concluded with q sentence that
set the gathering In an uproar. In
his, inimttable drawling voice he said !:
an his cradle; somewhere under
the flag. the future illustrious com.
mander.in-chief Of the American
armies is so little burdened With bis
approaching grandeurs and responsl-
bilitiss as to be giving his whole
strategic mind, at this moment. to
trying to find some way to get his
own big toe into his mouth. an achieve
ment which (meaning no disrespect)
the, illustrious guest Of this evening
also turned his attention to some
fifty-six years ago. And II the child
is but the father Of the man, there
are mighty few who will doubt that
he succeeded" - <2s..<. ..,.s " = =.
: At that conclusion the audience
broke into cheers and roars Of laugh.
ter in which even the reserved Grant
10inetl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
SOLAR SYSTEM MADE PLAIN
.tsI6
illustration Given n BY Hersehsl 10
Probably the Mosk Comprehensive
4%$ Ever Devised,

n Perhaps our most graphic picture, Of
the solar system Is given BY Herschel.
Imagine circular field two and a half
miles in diameter; place q library
globe two feet In diameter In the very
center; 81 feet away put a mustard
seed. The globe would represent the
sun and the mustard seed Mercury, /
At q distance. Of 142, feet place, 1
pea. and another at 215, feet. These
7 will represent Venus and the earth,
both as to size and distance. "A rath-
er large pinhead at a distance OF 327
4 feet will speak for Mars, and q fair
sized tangerine a quarter OF q mile
distant will stand for Jupiter. "A
small lemon at two-fifths of q mile
VIII play the role Of Saturn, a, large
cherry three-fourths Of mile distant
Z WILL answer for Uranus, and a fair
sized plum at the very edge of the
. field will proclaim Neptune .!%l,,4G
@ Eighty moons would be required to
make one earth. A player there could
thr9Y 3 bali siE times as far as 1t can
be throW6 Oh American diamonds. A
mar, Weighing 150- pounds there would
weigh 900 on the earth. The earth re-
ceives as much light and heat from
I the sun In 10 seconds as 1T gets from
the moon in a whole year.-From q
Bulletin Of the National Geographic
Society. 'rZ8 w.. ICY
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
THE /. B +. DAILY PIONEER

these touching acts, these moving
words found often during the
course of the pilgrimage as we stood
before the accumulated ruins of VII
lagos or before the nothingness OF the
FraVaged country. u s:.-1)y$4sss55,1 < II !:
E,"sBut It, was at Verdun that they
really had their vision. Of the. night
mare Of war and of the dismay OF
the earth. n. 4: \,
oh, We didn't know, they cried.
All that we had imagined was d o.
thing compared with this. Back In
the States no. one knows; Its simpos-
sible to know This torn ground;
these burned fields; these stripped
trees. Nothing lives. You feel death
everywhere, 5s$ . ID. 4. ; s5t S5:s
- i But you also feel glory declared
an American officer, because IT was
here that France saved the world.
And everything lives because Verdun
is immortal. sS.3 Nh ss i,@s: s sz \
s.ss AT Rheims, 1t was the conster-
nation: The cathedral lifted Its
$blackened skeleton above the ruins OF
the city. Ny American tourists look
ed at it;all in amazement and stupor.
re 80 The dirty boches, The dirty
boches!' They cried these words ex-
pressing their contempt, their anger
and their hate sss%ts : x.
at Berry -au-Bac, in the center
OF whole devastated fields, above the
immense crater where Two French
battalions were buried alive, and
where this frightful sepulchre open
ed at our feet, there were tears in
the eyes Of everyone. a.. ~ Y 5y5s r = I:
: II =: = T havn t the heart, cried one of
the American women, to walk on
ground that is the grave Of SO many
brave French; Come, let's go away.
It is sacrilege to remain here, and
SO together We entered again our
automobiles and hurried away ,;Is ns.le
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
Mahoaa!nlx,.

One Of the materials cabinet makers
delight in using is mahogany. The
timber most priced by them is that
Of "Swietenia mahogani," found In
Central America and the West Indies.
The largest Of these trees attain a
height of 60 to 100 feet, with a d.
ameter Of six feet. g. However, these
dimensions are not common. The
wood. which is capable Of receiving a
high polish. is Of a reddish brown
color, and varies widely$in its shades
and markings. Employment ~ gwen
to a large number Of men and rxen III
cutting and removing t!la timber t.
the coast for EXPERT.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
Long-Lived Trees.

At Fountain abbey, Yorkshire. Eng
land the yew trees were old when
the abbey was built, in 1882. Cali
fornia has very ancient tree in Mari.
posa grove. This Is q redwood"
which Is credited with many hundred
years. Baobab trees Of Africa have
been computed to lie more than 5000
years old, and deciduous cypress at
Chapultepec is considered to be Of
a still greater age. Humboldt salt
that the Dracaena DracQ at Orotova,
on Teneriffe, was one Of the Oldest In.
tEabitants of the earth. ,~~-..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
French Writer Tells of Four
BY /, Four I'll hllr i Scene.
Of World Battles
;GAYETY CHANGES SOON rs
70 DEEP REVERENCE
American Z Visitors Emotions
Are High When \ q isit-
ing Battle 6elds \:
.iBy !; Henry Wood

unlted fsress Y tn NV, l q
arls' July ~. BY ~ l1Iiae =.
rs the IMPRESSION tnat M nlst AZ 49,
y eriean a aa.tt !ourlstsespe
I cla!iy the Dat1lenela %tourlses 3 =
d.; ma III on ne :, rre - -
s. Jean ROGER, leaulns rren li s WIZ.
5er, 70 learn just Wnat eIect t1e sisn'
soI me french pa1tieneias anu ueva 81
ed regions mlght make o. On! . - y
Ans, seeing them Tor me hrst time'
made q four-day trip Win american !
4 tourists 70 Cha1ons. SAINT Mill, Her-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05

the ruined churches, at the town and
twisted iron work of former factories,
at 4 the riddled walls and all of the
hideous skeletons Of the war which
passed along at the side Of their auto
mobiles like black skeletons. 4, z
with extended arms the American
tourists pointed out IN the distance
huge red spots that either stood out
against the green verdue OF hills or
that redd enedI the grass Of the prair-
ies. d Il, itts s'.s.>
- Burned -- burned--a villa 6 {
burned Oh! Oh Oh!''' d y y: Il s Is
n Their lips never ceased to repeat
this trembling lamentation in tones
that intermixed their pity, their sor-
row, their indignation and their an
ger. 54 * s5s J5.. h,:1t" $ u X,
There are people whose SENSIBLE
titles are suddenly aroused at mo-
ments like the opening and shutting
of doors and there are others where
the sensibilities remain like q silent
and vigilant servant. /. Z ,sss5r255 ~ !: ss IS
witch these Americans there was
no exhuberance of gesture; no fracas
Of words, no extravaganza Of express
sion. tt was only on their faces and
IN their eyes that I could read their
impressions and see the souls that re-
fiected+ Their silence translated their
emotions and spoke more loudly than
as though. they had uttered the most
vehement cries. q %.;ttt>
ss,,,sstAs yet the thought of death had
not been borne In to them. 1T only
struck them; as they stood before
Belleau Wood and Romagne where
1900 graves lie dug in the shade OF
the trees. .E 3, Z: s I s ss K
4 with slow steps, uncovered heads
and sSpious gestures they entered as
|one enters a temple. On each cross
there was$a name, the number of the
regiment, but sometimes only one
word Z :! I &1s<ti ;; =:
- - Il Unknown, e..-4.a-- : ,:s.s.2 -
s%'sOne OF my companions pointed
out in the middle of the cemetery a
crown Of pearls resting against 9 flag
staff wrom the top Of which foated
the Stars and Stripes worked into the
crown with different colored beads
was the inscription which she trans
lated from French into English: s E
80 60 The city of Montrouge, mar
5raine Of the village Of 1Torcy to the
American soldiers who died for Lib
2erty, Justice and Right 3 ;3ss... t,.g 4:
!. :. = That is sweet-7very sweet,
smurmured the American tourists.
Zone of them, a woman, continu
Jed: It is very sweet for us to feel
that France has not forgot our boys
who fought along side her own. 'sas z.
''Then, one of the American women
ran to a; little wooden house all white
in the center Of young expresses and
flowers where, she exchanged. a few
words with young American girls sit
ting on the veranda, shook their
hands and then returned to join her
party. " < " q, ~ 'S >.se.s.,. j., ~.
81 don't know any ,ofzthe girls
she said but. they are the guardians
Of the Gem etery-all volunteers
they live there all alone and felt
that wanted to thank on behalf of
all the women of the United States.
ST hese delicacies of b, the heart,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
THE.RE'ASON.;

I To liquidate the holdings Of the
Bemidji ToHnsite and Improvement
Company. In this manner more lots
can be sold in q week than could.
be sold privately in several ye ars.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05

First sale at 2 p. m. Friday, Au-
gust 9th, and every day at 2 and
z .. m. up to and including Wednes-
day, August 11th.. This sale will
last the six days providing lots are
not all sold before that time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
ADVANTAGES

Never before and never again will
you be able to secure Bemidji prop
erty at your OWN PRICE and not
the DEALERS price. Many of the
lots are fully improved.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
SALE STARTS

Daily at 2 and z p. M, commence
ing Friday, August 9Th, at the ''Big
Sign," corner of Doud Avenue and
Fourteenth Street. All lots to be
sold will be marked with Stake and
Red Lot Number. T.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-05
TITLE

- The title to the Bemidji T ownsite
and Improvement Company prop
5erty is perfect. All lots will be
offered and sold free and absolutely
clear. All taxes and special assess
ments to be paid by the Townsite
Company. i.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-12
PERSONALS

Mss Ella NJ. Ward has returned
hdm Cadlz, Ohio, where she had
spent week with relatives.
Harry Crowel is suffering with
a badly broken arch which he sus'
tanned when piece of steel fell on
bis foot while at his work for the
Pittsburgh Construction company
1t RIvesville.
Mrs. William Pratt and little son.
James, have returned from Pitts
thurgh where they had been residing
Nor several months and are guests
Of the formers mother. Mrs. c. T..
Jeffrey, at her home on Chicago
street.
San, r. Nuzum is recovering from
an illness Of several days at his
home on Locust avenue.
The Misses Katherine Morgan
and Lulu james went to Pittsburgh
this morning where they will spend
several days.
DR.. John A. Stehley has return.
I'd to his home at Cumberland, Md
after a visit here with his brother,
DR.. r. A. Stehlcy. at his home on
Fairmont avenue.
Samuel Right, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Right. OF this city, IS
spending the winter at Orlando.
Fla.
Mrs. William Lynch. OF Laurel
Point, Monongalia county, is the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-12

guest Of her son, Arthur Lynch and
Mrs. Lynch, IN this city.
Mrs. Cora Morrow. who had been
visiting friends at Boothsyille, has
returned home accompanied by her
friend, Mrs. Rachael Craig, who
VIII be her guest for several days.
A ten pound son was born yes.
terdav TO Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Fort.
new at their home at 1912 CASTOR
avenue. He has been named Ernest
Robert Fortney. The father Of the
child IS dispatcher for the Mo-
ronSahcIa Valley Traction com
pany.
Miss Halle Martin, who recently
underwent an operation for the re-
moyaI OF a goitre at the Lakeside
hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. has re-
turned to her home here and is re-
covering nicely from the effects OF
the operation. Her brother, W. h.
Martin, and sister, Miss Annie Mar
tin. who were with her. accom-
panied her home.
Miss Helen McCray is III with
tonsolits at her home on GLADDEN.
street.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-12

Amosque and a Mussulman'a uni
versity, originally planned for Az
geria, are to be built in Paris.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-12

Nearly two.thirds Of all high
school teachers in the United
States are women.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
SUFFRAGTSTS AFTER
TESTERS SUPPORT

Delaware City suffragists have ar
ranged on open air meeting TO be held
in front Of the fire company house at
73O O'Clock tonight. at which Mrs.
Florence Bayard Hilles viii speak.
Mrs. Thomas Whiteman. OF Delaware
City, in in charge Of the meeting and
will introduce the speaker. Miss
Vivian Pierce, OF the Womsn's Party,
has been in Delaware City for the past
few days assisting with arrangements
for the meeting, the purpose Of which
is to persuade Representative Lester, Of
st. Georges. TO vote for ratification of
the suffrage amendment.
Tomorrow evening a meeting will be
held in 81. Georges at which Mrs.
Hilles and Miss Mabel Vernon are 20
be the speakers After the open air
meeting in Delaware City tonight Mrs.
FIilles will address a gathering in the
colored school house, where Mrs. Alice
Dunbar-Nelson Of Wilmington will also
be one Of the speakers.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
ONLY I6-FOOT
HIGHWAYSNOW
State Department Won't
Surface Wider, Levy
Court Learns
WANT DAMAGE
COR WATER RIGHT

Construction OF any roads under the
provisions Of the state aid road law
TO width greater than &c feet will
not he sanctioned by the state High
way Department, which forwarded a
resolution 10 that effect TO Levy Court
Of New Castle county this morning.
President Isaac s Elliott said that
he was very sorry that the state High
way Department had made this decl-
sion against a greater width OF sur
facing, as on such roads as The Ian
caster Pike, the i6 foot width did not
seem 10 him 10 be practical He
thought greater width meant diverting
OF irafiic and consquently less strain
on the road.
The court sitting as a committee Of
the whole, with Edward G. Bradford,
court attorney. will take up the re-
quest OF Matthew Slaughter 10 be al
lowed compensation In return for
abandoning his water rights al the
Brick NH. The properly is on q
lane between the Middletown road and
the Odessa road Martin B. Burris. an
attorney, laid the case before Levy
Court this morning. Several years
ago, the milldam was blown ont BY
freshet. and since then the road has
become impossible 10 was kept as
public road, with the provision that
the mill owner should retain property
rights. The road was 10 he kept IN
repair by the county, according TO law.
II a bridge were 10 be built. the prop
erty owner should bear the expense
OF erection up TO the lower ioists. the
county should bear expense Of iipper
joists and plankine The law 10 this
enect was read by County Engineer
Grubb.
Mr.. Burris contended that negligence
on the part Of his client or previous
owners could not be proved 10 make
them responsible for the condition OF
the road. lie said the property was
as result of the road
not being passahle. and the expense Of
rebuilding the mill dam would not be
3 profitable investment 10, his client.
Mr. Grub said the county under the
av would not be responsible for more
han cents damages II Mr.. slaughter
abandoned his water rights. Mr.. Burrls
said his client would not be satisfied
with either cents or Sc, although he
asked only a moderate sum from the
court for giving up his water rights.
lie argued that 1t would be a public
benefit 70 have the road put into con-
dltion for tranlc.
A delegation from Middletown waited
upon the court to request action upon
the matter OF the court aiding the
Mlddletown roads TO the extent of 5000.
as promised by Levy Court.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
j. 5. Hopes TO
BREAK STRIKE

Continued from First page.)
board TO take immediate action In the
strike.
Under the Esch- -Cummins law the
railroad employees must continue at
work while the board Is investigating
a labor dispute.
Senator Cummings, chairman OF the
Interstate commerce committee, said
ne would call a committee meeting TO
pass upon the labor board nominations
as soon as possible. Cummings regards
the creation OF the board as the one
big hope TO end the strike, without re-
course TO drastic action by the Gov
ernment which might have serious con-
sequences.
Cummings said today he Is prepared
to give the new board all possible help
in taking hold OF the situation with
out delay. He will place at its disposal
all the data collected by the committee
In It's long hearings on the railroad sit
uation which included an exhaustive
study OF the labor situation.
Attorney General Palmer apparently Is
unwilling TO act as long as there Is a
chance OF ending the strike by other
means" We are watching Develop
ments closely and investigating with
great care" he said. we are uncertain
whether Il will be necessary for us 20
act. IL will be the business of the gov
ernment TO see that there Is no Joint ac-
tion among the men to prevent distri-
button of food supplies 10 large num-
bers o. people. We don't want to use
the power OF government II II can be
avoided"
Palmer said there was an organiza-
tion behind the strike and that II is be
ing looked into.
In anticipation OF quick confirmation
of the railway labor board, and OF re-
turn 10 work Of the strikers as soon as
they learned that their demands for wage
adjustment are to be given full hear
ing the Senate Investigation of the strike
is likely to consist OF marking time" 10
give the board a chance TO "get Its feet
under IT,"
The complete organization OF the
strike movement everywhere and the
with which large groups OF
workers acted, have impressed Con-
gress. There was much cloakroom gos-
sip today 10 the effect that advocates Of
the Plumb plan of railroad control and
operation are behind IT,
There is a feeling that radical labor
elements. which made their appearance
in the steel and coal strikes and in the
demand for the Plumb plan are behind
he movement and are determined not
)nly TO gain control Of the American
Federation Of Labor, but TO dictate to
unless Congress takes firm ac-
ion to prevent IL, Congress said
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
N. Y.NOW FEARS
FOOD SHORTAGE
lContinned from Flrst Page. J

Continued from First Page.)
Commuter service crippled. No freight
hauled.
Erie-Passenger and freight service
discontinued. Few mail aud milk
trains running; and some consolidated
trains arriving from west.
Lackawanna--Pass service sus-
pended No freight moved. Some
through trains arrived.
Pennsylvania-Pass service cur
tailed 50 per csnt. All freight stopped.
Trains hours late.
Baltimore and Ohio-Many trains
cancelled. Some perishable freight
moved
Lehigh valiey-Through trains run
ming though delayed Some freight
moving. Locals suspended.
New York Central-Service normal
except for slight delays. Milk and per-
ishables hauled
West Shore-Passenger service nor
nal. Freight suspended. Postofflce Of
ilcials said mail was being moved as
speedily as possible. There was no
congestion in New York pOstofIlces they
said, although the mail was subject to
long delay
The milk supply for the city was only
slightly curtaied. Meat and other per-
ishable foodstuffs were also being
brought into New York in limited
A slight raise in prices for all food
supplies was noted today in many mar
kets. Shortage in the supply in print
paper due to the strike. has caused all
to greatly reduce the size
OF their editions and notices were car
ried announcing many columns OF adj
vertislng had been omitted.
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
ST. LOUIS FOURTH AMERICAN CITY.

WASHINGTON, April t3 United
Press. s.)-St Louis. fourth largest city
in the United States in 1910. now has
a population of 773.OO0. the census bu-
reau announced today.
In 1910 ST. Louis population was
6S7,029 During the past ten years the
population increased s5.S7i, or 1873 per
cent, according to the official announce
ment.
ST. Louis is the first Of the ten biggest
cities yet 10 be announced by the cen
sus bureau
The announcement for Boston now is
awaited with interest. In 1910 Boston
was the fifth city, with population Of
67O5S5.
Boston recently annexed a large
suburb
Announcement is expected soon for
New York, Chicago and Philadelphia,
which in 1910. were the three largest
cities
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
WOULD RENEW
Fight TO KILL
School CODE
LConlInued from TIrsL Pase.l

CONTINUED from First Paee.)
stands attempt simply to cut the code
to pieces there IS no doubt but that IFS
recommendations would be voted down
when made TO the legislature and in
that event the session would end with
out any amendment being made.
President Protein Short and Senator
Palmer did not come 10 Dover today,
and It is understood they are busy in
Sussex county getting ready for Satur-
days primaries. Senator'S Walker and
Robertson arrived on the noon train.
Mrs. Hllles, Miss Hilles. Miss Flana-
gan AMI several other suffragists with
"a number Of members of the Legisla-
nre. stood for a group OF pictures in
front OF the state House early this af-
ternoon.
There was more activity around the
corridors Of the Stale House today on
the suffrage question than for several
days. a number Of suffraglsis. including
Mis-. Florence Bayard Hllles. were busy
talking TO members Of the Legislature.
but there is no indication OF any
change IN the situation.
Speaker Corbit stated today he re-
ceived last night q petition signed by
1--WE men and - women OF the two dis
tricts in Middleiown and vicinity ask
ing him 10 support ratification. lie
saws that there arc about 100 votes In
those two districts.
There was a hearing this morning
before the Agriculture Committee OF
the two Houses on Senator Murphy's
hill 10 establish a fair at Harrington for
Kent and Sussex counties. The bill
nroyides for an appropriation Of si0,-
900 this year and IS 600 year there
after. Among those who appeared be-
fore the Joint committees in favor OF
fhe bill were Harry Windsor, William
Robinson and Thad Windsor Of Milfrd:
former Senator John w Sheldrake,
former Sheriff William Smith. former
Register of Wills Joshua Smith. A C.
Creadick. b. l. Shaw, Robert p. Jones,
Lee Worthy. teacher of agriculture in
The High school of Milford; j. Hall An
derson and ID. Mifflin Wilson OF Dover.
The bill will probably be reported out
fayorably today in the Senate.
The House was in session but few
minutes this morning, the remainder OF
the time being devoted TO committee
work
The House bill sppropriating $4,000
for a memorial home for former SER
vice men IN Dover was reported on its
merits.
The indlcstions that the substitute
bill 70 amend the Kla'r dry" law by
Evening journal., 1920-04-13
kEMERY CLUB MUSICAL.

The Kemery Club enjoyed delightful
evening CT music at the home Of Miss
Eva ShafYer last night Miss Sarah
Stern gave Il Did Not Know by Van
derpool Mrs. Rita krapf sang The Coo
koo.' by Liza Lehman; Miss Eva Shaf-
fer played summer" Miss Grace Geiz-
Ter sang Dust in June by Foster J
Durborough sang selection by Watson.
The next meeting of the club viii
be held on April 10 at the home OF
Miss Caroline Comfy No. 1911 Mt. Salem
Lane