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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
Gompers May Seek Probe Of
Condition of Workers in
Textile Trades
LA TOILETTE MAY VOICE
RAIL WORKERS. CHARGE
Head of Machinists Claims
Roads Are Letting Repair
Work to Outsiders
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 27.-A congress
sional investigation Of wage cutting,
efforts Of employers to establish open
shop and on the cost of living may be
asked by organized labor. The tex
tile workers, it was learned today, are
negotiating with Samuel Gempsrs,
head Of the American Federation Of
Labor.
These negotiations may lead to
Gompers seeking investigation Of the
conditions in the textile trade. The
textile manufacturers have probably
led all others in cutting wages. A
number of textile factories have
closed for both short and long Pc
riods and the workers charge these
suspensions have been in the interest
of the open shop.
The railroad workers have alss
made charges against the railroads
and at the same time have formed a
working alliance with "liberals" in
both the house and senate. The
charges Of the railroad workers may
be voiced soon by Senator LaFollette
of Wisconsin. He is expected to
ma. a speech opposing the Poindex-
ter anti-strke bill, recently passed by
the senate. The railroad men declared
that the roads are taking advantage
| of the section of tho Esch- CummiRs
law which guarantees earnings of s
per cent.
Will II. Johnson, head of the ma
chinists, said the roads were letting
out repair work to companies on the
cost-plYs system, thereby running up
expenses to the road by giving great
profit to the private repair companies.
Many of the railroad officials, John
son said, are financially interested in
the repair companies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
Make. Several Recommends
tion' Including Big Reduce
ton in Aggregate Taxes
CONFESSES INABILITY
TO FRAME BONUS PLAN
Hitchcock Opens Democratic
Opposition to Emergency
Tariff Bill
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 27.-Opposing
the soldier bonus bill before the SEN
ate finance committee today. Secre-
tary Of Treasury Houston recon-
mended:
A substantial reduction Of the ag-
gregate taxes collected from the peo-
pie.
Reduction OF extreme surtaxes.
Replacing Of the excess profits tax
with "a simple and more certain tax
on incorporation income or profits. y
A simple system of specific sales or
consumption taxes.
"A sound policy demanding the ex-
ercise of the most drastic economy
Houston added "Unless any upneces-
sary government expense is avoided
and appropriation requests reduced
to the minimum, unsuccessful finan-
cial conduct of the government will
be seriously imperileG during the
next three years. he said.
Houston said the soldier bonus
would probably cost about $780,
900 per year. however, if all il
legible veterans took advantage OF
the insurance provision, that loan
loan would cost $4,53 900 per
year. He confessed inability to sug-
gest how this money shall be raised
if the bill passes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
CLEVELAND JUDGE WOULD.
PROHIBIT ALL DIVORCES
Believes Repeal Of Legislatioa
Permitting Separation Would
Be Beneficial
(Bv United Press)

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 27.-After
several years Of close study Of the
cause and effect of divorce, Judge A.
J. Pearson, Of the common pleas
court here, has reached the conclu-
sion that society would benefit by the
repeal Of all legislation permitting
dissolution of the bonds of matri-
mony Denial Of divorce would work
hardship in some cases, he admit
ted, but the general effect would b
distinctly beneficial.
Judge Pearson believes much of the
evil of the present day is due to the
large numbers Of divorced men and
women "who have been turned loose
on the community, with the resultant
inimical effect" He believes the
ranks of criminals and other parasites
are literally recruited from among
the children Of divorced couples.
"Of course, some cases merit sep
aration, but it would be of less injury
to society if divorce was absolutely
banned" Pearson said. 1.-THE turn
ing loose on society Of divorced men
and women is one of the greatest
evils with which we have to contend.
IF the man is no good, it permits
him to fool some other woman, and If
the woman is no good, it permits her
to fool some unsuspecting man. The
result is that another divorce case is
filed in a short time. If the parents
remarry, tho children, if there are
any, seldom get as good care or at
tention as they did before"
More thought would be given to
the business Of marriage if divorces
were understandable, Pearson believes.
Fewer unhappy marriages would Of
cur as a result, as both the young
man and young woman, realizing that
the contract could be broken only by
violating the law and thereby incur
ring Jail penalty. would make sure
of selecting a worthy mate, he con-
tended.
MAN. persons get married after
an acquaintance Of 4 few weeks
Pearson said. 1--WE know that it takes
something more than few weeks
or d few months for an apparently
love-sicl, couple to judge whether
the case is strong enough to last them
through life. Many persons marry
today with the idea that if the mar
riage does not prove palatable, the
divorce courts stand ready to cut the
bonds"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
GLOOMY DEAN NOW SEES
SMALL H0PE-FOR ENGLAND
BY Webb Miller


Dondon, December 27-Going, 60
ing! Gone?
That's England, according to Dean
Inge. who lives up to his reputation
for "glcom' in lecture on "Eugen-
les and Religion
Discussing the birthrate, the decrease
OF the middle classes and the in
crease of the lower. NDean Inge deplor-
ed the fact that the best stock was
being taxed to bring up the worst.
= Our best stock is being crushed
out Of existence. l don't see any
future for my class. Politicians take
no interest in race Improvement.
They believe, naturally, that the un~
born have no votes.'
The dean declared that it was the
anti-scientitic TENDER. which was
rampant today, that was the enemy Of
eugenicS.
"The nation" he said, respectfully
he government. believe astaoingKq
the government. behave as though the
nation has COTE into a huge fortune
through the war. We have no great
men of any description - today
whether statesmen, scientists, poets.
prophets or philosophers.
81 have faith in the old prOverb
that things refuse to be mismanaged
for long time. 1t. is certainly true
that we are bleeding from our worst
stock and the best is being crushed
out of existence.
He pointed out that during the
nineteenth century the middle-class
gOverned--class governed imposed
the taxes and paid TIM and took care
there was no waste. The accumulated
wealth of the country became pro-
digious Towards the end OF the cen
fury power fell into the hands OF the
untaxed class and anti-eugenics legis-
lation was adopted,
1--WE could then afford to make the
unfortunate more comfortable and
the prosperous rich continued to have
more than was good for them.
"And now the great war has
brought us to the limit of taxation.
The goose that laid the golden eggs
is having it's throat cut just at this
moment Before long we shall have
a thinly disguised reputation Of those
scraps of paper on which the nations
debts are inscribed. That will mean
the disappearance Of the tax-paying
who are in power will have to tax
themselves--those who call the tune
will have to pay the piper.
1.-The country will be very poor
and to a. great extend barbarized.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
PITTSBURC SCHOOLS
UNDER HEAVY GUARD
School and Police Officials Fear
Further Operations of
"Arson Ring"
(By United Press)

Pittsburg, Dec. 2I.-~Every school
in Pittsburg was under heavy guard
today following the burning Of the
school at Williamsburg. School and
police officials fear further opera
tions by the larson ring which
caused nearly million dollar loss
from incendiary fires in Fayette and
Moreland counties.
Albert Smith, twenty. is held in
the Greensburg barracks Of the state
constabulary and is alleged to have
confessed responsibility for at least a
score of fires in Fayette county.
The authorities believed his arrest
would prove deterrent to the remain
ing larson ring" but the Wilkins
burg fire dispelled this idea. The
four-story building was saturated
with oil before the fire was set
The police discovered the blaze
when they saw man running from
the building. They fired several
shots at him and then abandoned
pursuit to turn in fire alarm. The
damage is estimated at $4,000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
General Cavieli. Tishtens CT
Gle Around Fiume, Capital
of Quarnero District
D'ANNUNZlo REPORTED
TO BE READY TO FLEE
cara Capitulates to Regulars
Without a Shot Being
Exchanged, Report
by United Press

Rome, Dec. 27.-(By Camille Cian-
capital Of regency
Z Quarnero, tottered with the col
lapse Of D'Annunzio's outpost.
Reports here indicated General
Caviglia, in command Of the regulars,
is steadily tightening the circle
around Fiume, and that the outlying
portions have already fallen into his
hands. lara, garrisoned by small
forces of D'Annunzio's legionnaires,
capitulated to- the regulars without a
shot, it was announced today.
At the same time the scout cruiser
Marsha, swinging at anchor off lara,
signaled for surrender when two bat
tleships came up to her from under
cover of fog on the Adriatic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Physicians of Bemidji Invited
to Attend and Cooperate
With Examiners

All physicians of the city have
been invited to attend the free tu-
berculosis clinic to be held tomorrow
the South Beltrami
County Public Health association.
The examining physicians, DR.. Ev-
erett Geer Of st. Paul and DR.. W. II.
Forth of Lake Julia Sanatorium, will
examine and advise all patients and
refer them to their family physicians
for future care. Local physicians are
asked to cooperate in this work.
The clinic will be held all day to-
morrow in the offices and examining
rooms OF Drs. johnson and Borreson,
Security Bank building, and is free
of any charge to all patients. A SIM
liar clinic will be held at Blackjack
on Wednesday.
The entire expense OF these clinics
is paid out OF the funds derived from
the sale OF Christmas seals in this
county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
JUVENILE COURTS IN
U.S.. ARE KEPT BUSY

1t is estimated. on the basis of 4
questionable study made by the
Children's Bureau OF the Y. S. De-
partment OF Labor, that 10000 chill
dren We're brought before courts in
the U. S. in year. or these. 5O.-
900 came before courts not adapted
to~handlins children's cases
Although every state exceDt one
had laws providing tT juvenile pro-
baton. according TO the .nv"s1Iga-
lions Of the bureau, less than half
The courts hearin, childr,n's eases
actually had probation service. The
majority OF The cOu."I iu!l,,l to make
adequate inveStigu ~ Of the chlld's
home and family circumstances, his
physical and m"n'll condition, ARD
his personal trnitnrIcH.
Especially in small towns and rur-
al districts the child is still subjected
to the unSocialzed treatment which
| The juvenile court was designed to
replace.
However. certain importanti tend
encies are noted in juvenile court
| work. The intelligent methods
worked out by the best courts are
being adopted by others. Facilities
for mental and physical examinations
are being extended. Cooperation be-
tween the courts and other social
agencies have been increasing. and
in some instances social agencies
have given the services of trained
social workers for probation work.
A further development is indicated
In the tendency to merge the cases
of children with those OF their fam
lilies. and to try them before t'family"
or domestic relations" courts. In
this way the child is dealt with az
Il member OF his family and all the
family circumstances are taken
into account.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
CHRISTMAS OBSERVED
QUIETLY IN BEMlDJl
Special Programs at Churches
and Theatres Provided
Fine Entertainment

Christmas day in Bemidji was OBJ
served, in most cases, quietly. Spe-
cial holiday services at the churches
featuring the activities of the Sun
day school classes provided enter
tainment for the church-goers, both
forenoon and evening, while other
church programs on Sunday featured
holiday entertainments.
Exceptionally good productions
were filmed at the local theatres and
were most appropriate for Christmas.
A number of the younger set took
advantage Of the opportunity offered
for outdoor recreation at the new
skating rink on Lake Bemidji at
Tenth street, despite the cold and a
light fall of snow.
The community Christmas tree will
continue to decorate Beltrami ave-
nue. at Fifth street until after New
Years day.
Approximately 1875 children were
visited by Santa Claus at the rooms
of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce
association Christmas forenoon at II
O'Clock and were given toys, nuts,
candy and fruit, as we'll as ice cream
cones. The public school bus assist
ed in bringing the children to the
Christmas tree. Directors of the
Civic and Commerce association and
members of the Community club as
sisted in taking care of the children
and presenting the gifts.
The. association has now taken
steps to, provide warm clothing fol
the needy children and a special COM
mittee will take care of this project
within the next, few days.
Bemidji stores were, for the most
part, closed, all day, except sweet
shops and drug stores which were
closed from ito S o'clock. All re-
port very good Christmas trade, a
number. of stores reporting the heav-
lest sales Friday that had been regis
tered at that place of business fol-
several years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
five ARMED BANDITS
LOOT EXPRESS WAGON
(By United Press)

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 27.-Five
armed bandits held up and robbed an
American Express wagon near the
Union station here shortly before
noon today. Driving up behind the
express wagon, the highwaymen COW
cred the two guards, forced the driver
to alight and opened the lock on the
wagon and loaded the safe into their
automobile. The safe is believed to
have contained jewels and currency.
Officials refused to estimate the loss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
CHICAGO DEALERS OPEN
BIG CLEARANCE SALES
(By United Press)

Chicago, Dec. II. -Ketail prices
reached the lowest level since 1914
here today when merchants adver-
tised gigantic clearance sales, throw
ing millions Of dollars worth of goods
on the market. The main sales are on
mems suits. blankets, women's hats.
coats and suits. Other large stocks
of goods will be thrown On the mar
ket as the sales progress. While
sales have been held usually immedi-
ately after the holidays, the cuts in
prices this year are said to be greater
than ever before.
Practically all stores declare they
are taking big loss on sales. One
large clothing firm advertised mems
500 suits at SIS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
TWENTY EIGHT ADMITTED
TO M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY

A Christmas reception service In
the morning and Christmas Sunday
school entertainment in the evening
were attended by large crowds in the
Methodist Episcopal church yester-
day. After the regular church Ser
vice in the morning twenty eight
new adult members were received
into membership. these making an in
crease of seventy-two in the member
ship of the church since the opening
of the present pastors year.
In the evening a program by the
Sunday school was given accompani-
ed by the usual visit of Santa Claus
to the children.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
(By United Press)

Paris, Dec. 27.-Six have been
killed and many wounded fighting
around Fiume, according to advice
given to the French foreign office to-
day. General Caviglia, commanding
the Italian regulars who are attack
ing the city, is expected to take
Fiume today, according to these dis
patches. Gabriel D'Annunzio, poet
commander Of the Legionnaires hold
ing Fiume, was reported ready to
flee.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY MEETS TOMORROW

The Women's Missionary society
of the Presbyterian church will meet
tomorrow afternoon at 2:3O at the
home of Mrs. A. Stohl, 1913 America
avenue. The home topic is Mormon
ism and the foreign topic is Persia
and Syria. All ladies are cordially
invited.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
WEARS STEEL PLATE
ANT SETS OUT FOR BANDITS
(By United PresS)

Minneapolis, Dec. 27.-Inspired by
rewards offered for the capture OF
bandits who have been terrorizing
the twin cities, Alex Poverty secured
steel breastplate and went a-gun-
ming for bandits. Police picked him
up early today and charged him with
carrying concealed weapons. He
proudly displayed his breastplate.
Test showed it was bullet-proof.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
(By United PreSS)

Washington, Dec. 3. - Senator
Hitchcock today opened the Demo-
cratic fight on the emergency tariff
bill in the senate by moving that it
be referred to the commerce commit.
tee instead of the finance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
SYNCOPATORS TO PLAY
AT DANCE THIS EVENING

Announcement has been made that
a dance will be held this evening at
the Moose hall, music to be furnished
by the Syncopators. Everyone is in
vited to attend and good time is
assured
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
CARUSO is CONFINED TO
ROOM WITH PLEURISY

New York. Dec. 27.--Enrico Car
usO was confined to his room today
with an attack OF pleurisy. Physi-
clans stated it would probably be
some time before he would be able
to be out.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
FOUR KILLED WHEN POLICE
CAPTURE DANCE HALL
(By United Press

Dublin, Dec. 27.-Four men were
killed and 100 Sim Feiners captured
early today when police and sentries
surrounded dance hall in the Bruss
district of Limerick. Sim Fein sem
tries fired first, killing policeman.
Three sentries were killed by return
fire. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
FAMOUS NOVELIST IS
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
(By United 7'reSS)

Chicago. Dec. 27---EmersOn lIOugh-
famous novelist, is reported in d criti-
cal condition at St. .Joseph's hospital.
IIoueh was operated on recently for
a minor trouble
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-27
MASKED BANDIT R0&..
WOODS STORE FRIDAY
Christmas Eve Robber Escapes
With Twenty-Five Dollars
From Cash Drawer

- lone masked bandit entered the
1 3ery store of Mrs. Woods at the
Or of Ninth street and America
g ,e, about ten-thirty Friday night
= demanded her money. Mrs.
5an3 accopodatingly told him
% the money was and asked him
himself, which he did to an
of about twenty-five dollars,
e the amount in the cash till
n Z &5f me.
1dit was masked with red
III ga ief and carried a revolver.
Il 81 -szas. was about to help himself
y aey Mrs. Woods made
q ~~g@& -e revolver and made
tn interesting for the burglar
FOR few finutes. she was unable,
however, to wrest the gun from him
and he departed with both thu gun
and the. money.
The police were Immediately no.
lifted and are working on some clues
n an effort to trace the man.
The Owosso times., 1920-12-17
BISHOP CAME ALL PREPARED
TaIleyrand's Costume for Visit to the
"Wild West" Astonished Those
Who Saw 1t.

Talleyrand, the witty Frenchman
whose sharp and pointed salies kept
Paris either wincing or laughing, once
made visit to America i'm the days
before he laid aside the bishops lawn
and purple for the robes of minister
of state. And while in this country he
made visit into the Wild West,
which in those days could be found i'm
Ohio. A friend chanced upon him In
New York and wars invited to break
fast, and after the meal was concluded
Talleyrand withdrew to his bedroom
and dOnned the suit in which he pro-
posed to adventure into the wilder
ness. Even in those days New York
had begun to draw sartOrial distinc-
tions. and the friend. who was fa-
miliar with the modes of dress in this
new country. was astounded almost to
speechlessness when. Talleyrand
stepped from his bedroom clad in full
dress of a backwoOdsman of the CEN
fury before. Tie bishop had thrown
off his churchly garments for the
fringed buckskin breeches and COON
skin cap Of the earliest Of Americas
pioneers. Where and how he had
achieved the costume was a mystery;
yet he saw nothing ridiculous in it, was
in fact delighted with it, and thus clad,
departed for the wids of America.
The Owosso times., 1920-12-17
Fake "Josses" for Travellers.

Quantities of hideOus idols known in
The trade as "josses" are supplied trav.
elers and curio dealers in Canton and
Annoy, China. They are fakes pure
and simple, and have no relation to
any oriental religion. Ingenious de-
signers have produced q great variety
OF hObgoblins-such, for example, as
the hunger god," with the face of a
tiger and feroclous fangs. Most of
them are of clay, turned out from
wooden or metal molds, dipped in molt-
en- glass and allowed to cool. A fairly
expert Chinese workman can make
100 in day at a cost of three cents
apiece The European or American
tourist pays So. Real jOsses may be
worth a lot of money, especially IL
carved out of jade. This is q material
greatly priced In the Orient, and a
Jade idol 10 inches high and as many
centuries old has been known 70 sell
for $4,000 in Canton.
The Owosso times., 1920-12-17
Nature Leaking In,

I don't know anything sweeter than
this leaking In Of nature through all
the cracks in the walls and floors Of
our cities. You can heap up a million
tons of hewn rock on square mile or
two Of earth which was green once.
The trees look down from the hill
sides and ask each other, as they stand
on tiptOe: "What are those people
about" And the small herbs at their
feet look up and whisper back: "We
shall go and see." SO the small herbs
pack themselves up in the least pos
sible bundles and wait until the wind
steals them at night and whispers !:
"Come with me-" Then they go softly
into the great city-one to a cleft in
the pavement, one to spout on the
roof, one to seam in the marbles
over rich mans bones and one to
the grave without q stone, where moth
ing but the man is buried-and there
they grow, looking up from between
the less trodden pavements, looking
down on the generations of men from
moIdy roofs, looking out through the
cemetery ratings. Oliver Wendell
Holmes
The Owosso times., 1920-12-17

Heiy Men In India Believed by the
Natives to BE More Than 1000
Years Old.

Hundreds Of Hindus believe that
Rishls and Sadhus. aged 1000 years or
more are still alive. They do not care
to appear before the public. They are
living In some Himalayan caves. prac-
ticing yOga. Whether a 1,OOO-year-Old
Sadhu has really been seen by any
body, there Is no record; but many
people will tell you that Sadhus 800
years old or more are still to be seen,
Baba Thakurdassji is renowned
Sadhu. He has many thousands or
disciples, among whom several are Eu-
rOpeans. His disciples claim that he
is more than 800 years old, but he does
not appear to be over 60. He is a
power In India.
A Sadhu of greater repute is Baba
Satchltananda Bharati. He is the
Guru of the Nepal rajahs He we'll re-
members the famous battle of Panipat,
which took place in 1926 A. d. He has
also met Gauranga, the famous preach
er of "Bhakti" (religlon Of spiritual
lOve) Shinaji, the founder of the Nah
rata power; and other distinguished
Indians. He has thousands of dis
ciples in different parts of India.
Questioned as TO how he attained such
an age, he has said that moderation in
diet regular habits. and practice of
"pranayam" are the secrets of long
life.