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tional musician. Swift runs OF the Highest
variety in her right hand are counter
balanced by very substantial bass from
her left A strong bass is necessary in
Brahms music. Much of her sonata was
played in lighter spirit than that the con-
venions demand. but there was a really
fine sweep to her playing at the close of
the final movement
Schumann's "Carnaval'' was played de-
lightfully. There was fancy as well as
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Mrs. Rogers Dinner and Musicale.

Mrs. Henry H. Rogers will give a
dinner and small musicale. at No. go
Park avenue. tomorrow evening. at
which Nine. Nina Tarasova. Russian
soprano. will sing and Mr.. Mat Gegna
csjlist, will play.
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English Musical Play Presented with
Great Success for Benefit of Gros-
venor Neighbonlood House.

PLAZA HOTEL BALIIROOM.-THE RUN
AWAY GIRL. musical comedy by Sey-
morr Hicks and Harry Nichols. Lyrics
by Aubrey Hopwood and Harry Green
bank. Musical numbers by Lionel Monck
ton and Ivan Caryll
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ton and Ivan Caryll.
Minifred y; Grey Miss Julia ShanhsS
FIJI. f........................ Miss Emily Burchell
pietro. o..................Mr. Il. Heyward Hunter
poloroso. Mr.: Arthur NJ: Hunter
Garmenita. .............Mi Miss Caramai Carroll
Dorothy Stanley .......... Miss Olive T. Foster
Hon. Bobby Barclay. Mr Wallace Cohu
Guy Stanley. .......... Mr.. John w. wah?urton
Lord Ooodle. ..........M Mr.. Reginald T. Townsend
Lady Coodle: Mrs. Reginald r. townsend
Grace Hendricks, Helen Johnson. Marie LAMA fche.
Edyth McCoon Genevieve Mangam. Isabel Me
Millin, Elsie Morrill,. Helen Schnewind. Katherine
Sharpe. Virginia Sterry; Marie Thayer. Margaret
Lyle. Charles Blount Jr.; James NJ. Fox, Field
Griffin, Jack Snowden, II. f. Bellinger and
William Glennon.
"The Runaway Girl" one Of the dra-
matte successes of two decades ago, was
given a capable and spirited revival last
night in the ballroom theatre Of the
Plaza under the direction of Miss Grace
r. Henry, amateur playwright and pro-
ducer, for the Grosvenor Neighborhood
House Settlement. The performance,
which will be repeated tonight for the
same cause. formed one of society's chief
diversions last night. with reception be-
fore the performance and a dance after
ward. There will be dancing also after to-
nights repetition.
il was twenty-onc years ago that The
Runaway Girl in her tuneful flight from
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If you follow the note of
fashion, it will lead you
straight to our -four conven-
lent corners.
Smart styles in everything
men and boys wear.
AS a foot-note we might
mention our indoor moccasins.
Sheepskin with the wool left
on. Always warm.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Broadway Broadway
Mt 18th St -Four at 34th ST
Convenient
Broadway Corners Fifth Ave
at Warren at 41st st
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-23
FOREST N.DRlFTINe, SANDS
Frsnehman's Ingenuity Has MADE Of
Waste Plaeega Rselor Of Fsrtll.
lty aid fUoefuInese.


In the southwest corner Of France.
between the rivers Adour and Gar.
onne, are long stretches Of pine woods
green and cool. Where these pines
now stand was a barren waste In the
middle Of the eighteenth century. Sun
and wind, We'd with each other In max
ing the land drier and dustier. Over
the stormy bay Of Biscay came winds
that set up great sand storms and
sometimes buried whole villages. But
at last there came along man who
acknowledged fate only as something
to be overcome. His name was Bre-
monitor and he was an Inspector Of
roads. he began fencing in the des-
ert. He built a fence and behind it
planted handful of broom seeds. Be-
hind the broom seeds he put seeds OF
the pine. The fence protected the
broom seeds and the broom grew.
Then the broom in its turn afforded
shelter to the delicate pine shoots.
Soon the pines spread and their tough
roots bound this sandy soil together.
The first step was accomplished. Then
canals were made to drain the wet
parts and carry water to the dry.
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FISH KEEPS CHARM
FOR NINE YEARS

Milford, Ohio, Sept. 23.-This is
a fish story" but its veracity is
vouched for by one Of Milford's most
prominent and highly respected citi-
zens, Herbert G. Reed, auditor of
Clermont county.
A Masonic emblem watch charm
which Reed lost nine years ago has
been returned to him from Camel
ton, Ind, fisherman, who says he
found it in a three-pound catfish he
caught in the Ohio river.
While aboard the Ohio river steam
er Greenlund at the Huntington, w.
Va, wharf in 1911, Reed said the
charm dropped into the river as he
was leaning over the side of the boat.
The Hoosier fisherman who recov-
cred the charm explained in let
ter that while cleaning the fish he
noted a. bright yellow object. Upon
examination it was found to be a
= Masonic emblem bearing the name
and address, Herbert C. Reed, Mil
ford, Ohio, engraved on it.
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spent Tuesday at Rice lake, duck
hunting. They reported very poor

spent Tuesday at Rice lake, duel
hunting. They reported very &pool
luck s..~-: "3,.- -
Joe Renne of Bagley was a bust
ness caller here Tuesday, afternoon
Mr.. Tverberg was business callel
at tBagley Tuesday. 50.
Clara Renne, who is attending thu
high school at Bagley, spent thu
weekend at the home Of her par:
ents here. '...'.r:7 = IS
Milton Bergquist and wife, Of
Clearbrook, arrived here Wednesday
Mr.. Bergquist is working at the Shev.
lin Mercantile company. y ~
Mr.. Higbe Of Bemidji awas a bust.
ness caller in our village Saturday
The first motion picture shown by
Mr.. Fritchie was shown in the M
w. A. hall Saturday evening; featur-
ing VIM. s. Hart in THE Apostle OF
Revenge" The picture, in itself,
was excellent, which in addition to
good music and clear pictures re-
fleets much credit on Mr.. Fritchie.
The show this Saturday night is to
be 1.-THE WHIP" featuring an all.
star cast. This picture, is full Of
thrills and promises to be very good
entertainment, Every one should
turn out to see this picture since it
is giving people 81 Shevlin and COM
munity an opportunity to see just
such pictures - they have been
forced to 60 to the larger. neighbor-
ing towns in the past to see.a d..
John Nelson and wife Of Grand
Forks spent Wednesday at Shevlin
visiting relatives. ..-.. =. =.
N. o. Nelson and wife Of Bagley
spent several hours in Shevlin Fri
day, on their return from Bemidji
where they attended the fair. =, -:
John Bartholomew OF Bagley
spent several hours attending to
business matters here Saturday.
j. Oliver Barnes spent several days
at Bagley helping at the Bagley Mer-
camille company. .::,4>.. -. - -
L. "A. Larson and Milton Befgquist
were business callers at Bagley Sat-
urday afternoon. ii d; :. = ~ a :
i. Carl Rauk was a business caller
at Bagley Saturday. E1's,', .~
. Work on the Great Northern depot
at this place has been somewhat
delayed due to the fact that the
lumber, has L not yet reached here
The crewa went to Bagley Monday
expecting. to- return when the lunn-
Der, is received. .IsJ2. :"
Mrs. Ed. Wright visited at, the
home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Wiench; between trains on Friday
go, A hunting party consisting Of Mr.
Thelat, 5Chas. Mcdonald, John. Des
jardines, John Skarohlid, and J. r
Skarohlid spent Sunday at Rice lake
duck hunting. They reported getting
twenty ducks. 5<.%
L. A. Larson and wife went tx
Clearbrook Sunday for q visit will
relatives. They returned Monda,
morning. -. 4
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Northwestern News
LEADING PHYSICIANS TO
ST. PA

st. Paul, Sept. 23.-Leading ply
sicians of the country will be in
vited here for the st. Paul Clinic
week, to be held this fall.
More thar fifteen hundred physic-
Fians and surgeons of the upper Mis-
sissippi valley are expected to at
tend the clinic It is planned to
make 1t an annual affair, and one of
the biggest clinics in the country.
DIR. F. J. Plondike, is arranging de-
tails Of the clinic.
Physicians and surgeons from
minnesota, North and South Dakota.
northern Iowa and western Wiscon-
sin are asked to attend the clinic.
Sessions and demonstrations will be
held in all t. Paul hospitals.
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THE PIONEER WANT ADS
BRING, RESULTS
|cAMPHoR. AND. WITCH. I.
HAZEL HELP WEAK EYES

Bemidji people are astonished a
the quick results produced by simple
witchhazel, .camphor, hydrastis; etc.
as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. IN
one case of weak and .near-sighted
eyes a few days use brought. great
improvements: / In Il another; case il
stopped eye, pains and inflammation
We guarantee q small bottle If Ia.
voptik to help ANY CASE weak,
strained or infiamed eyes. Aluminium
eye cup FREE. E. A., Barker, drug.
gist. -. =, - .. i .;.: : - =
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REPORTER NOW TRAVELS
ON AEROPLAkE ROUTES
I: :fRHs.IInitad iPressl

{ 3: .lByS United Press)
Baltimore, Nd. Sept. 22.-The
"Aeroplane reporter Is here: He Is
a member of the stan OF the Balti-
more Evening Sun and he flies bi-
plane, recently purchased by that pa
per.g as regular part OF its news
gathering equipment. The air re-
porter" is Lieutenant William d. TIP
ton. former United States Army av-
iator. who shot down seven German
planes and one boche balloon on the
French fighting front. He also was
captured and held prisoner for
time by the Germans.
The Evening Sun purchased the
plane to test out its practicability
for quickly covering important news
events at points In Maryland and
neighboring states not easily access
sible by train, boat or automobile
and also for taking unusual pictures.
Lieut.. Upton on September flew
thirty-flve miles out to see OFT the
Delaware coast in an effort to photo
graph the submarine SIS, but the
sunken craft was between IS and 70
miles out and Upton has positive in
structions not to go more than 20
miles out, because Of the inability of
an airplane to 'land" on water.
Aerial photographs Of all sections
of Baltimore have been taken from
the plane and printed in the photo
gravure section Of the Sunday Sun.
Among the Photographic made was
one Of q train wreck and another of
the battleship fleet in the Annapolis
harbor. ''~
One Of the important uses for
which the plane is intended is the
covering of news events on the East
ern shore of Maryland. The geo.
graphical location Of Baltimore in
relation to points on the Eastern
shore makes the gathering of news
there by staf writers slow because
of the time required to reach any
OF the towns by ordinary means Of
travel. With the plane in operation
practically every place on the East
ern shore by flying time is within
an hour or SO Of Baltimore.
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NATCHEZ MAN BELIEVES IN
LEAGUE OF APPRECIATION

Washington, Sept. % Capital
News Service).-A suggestion made
some time ago by Franklin K. Lane,
former secretary Of the interior,
while, probably, in a jocular mood,
that a league Of appreciation Of pub
lie servants be formed, is not half
had idea, according to Samuel Meeks.
Of Natchez, Miss, who was in Wash.
ington recently. Mr., Lanes idea, it
il understood, was that school teach
1ers, city, county and state, as well
as national officers should be given
credit for seeking, in a big majority
of cases at least, to give the best
that is in them in the way Of service.
The growing tendency on the part
Of the public to "knock" instead Of
saying word Of appreciation for
public servants, evidently struck MT.
Lane as tending to bad situation.
Mr.. Meeks, discussing this tendency,
and Mr.. Lanes apt suggestion, said:
'Mr, Lane disclaims that the idea
was suggested by his own expert
ence, for he said that the public
has always dealt kindly with him
personally. But he has been: in
public life long enough to know that
the public servant generally reaps
more criticism than praise. He quot
ed as an example the words of a
retiring mayor of New York City,
who said that for whatever he had
done well in public office he had
never got a word Of thanks, but for
whatever he had done wrong, or was
thought to have been wrong, he re-
ceived no end of criticism and abuse.
IF the public would be as gener-
Gus with its praise Of its servants
as it is ready with criticism, it would
be the greatest possible incentive to
work Of a high character. When
something goes wrong, somebody is
always on hand to raise the cry,
write to your Congressman about it.
But the congressman never hears Of
the approval Of his constituents ex-
cept indirectly. Appreciation would
certainly encourage better public
service and would give more point to
deserved criticism"
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canada,s Soldier Police.

The Canadian Northwest mounted
police is one OF the most noted organ
izations of the character1in the world
because Of the efficiency of its serv.
ice, which was established nearly 80
years ago. Recently the headquarters
Of the organlzat ton have been changed
to Ottawa and the size Of the organ
tzation2 enlarged and the territory Gov.
cred BY the scarlet-coated officials has
been greatly increased. @.ss' >EG'' ~
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LA, Larson, manager Of the Shev-
line Mercantile company, accompal1-
led, by his wife, left for Duluth
Tuesday 4on. n business "trip in the
interests Of the mercantile store.
Mrs. VIM. Gordon was Bemidji
shopper between trains Thursday.
p MI. and Mrs. T. E. Rider and son
Manning, and Nick Hanson motored
to Bemidji Tuesday to take in the
Beltrami county fair. Manning also
played in the Bemidji band durin g
the fair. ~ -
Manning Rider left Sunday morn
ing for Delafield, Wis, where he will
attend St. Johns Military academy
during the coming school year.
Bill Bromaghin took in the coun-
ty fair at Bemidji Thursday.
Mrs. Oliver Barness was a Shevlin
caller Thursday evening. :
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson and son
Arthur and daughter Myrtle, and
VIM. Peterson Of Alexandria, MIMI,
spent the last of the week visiting
at the Bill Gordon home.
Dave Miller Of Pinewood spent
several days the first of the week
in the vicinity of Shevlin, looking up
a location. He recently sold his
property at Pinewood.
Mrs. Wrench accompanied by Mrs.
Holton and Cecil motored to Bagley
Tuesday.
Oliver Barness spent Tuesday at
the Red Lake fair.
Mrs. Olson of Becida is here for
an extended visit at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Guy Miller.
o. G. Lee and Mr.. Covey of Bag
ley were business callers here Tues
day.
Ben Bredeson took his crew to
Ebro Monday, where he will be en-
gagged in building a house for some
time.
A hunting party consisting of
John Desjardines, Roy Delaney
Emanuel Hanson and Mr.. Powek
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BUSINESS MEN TOUR
-, VICINITY OF BISMARCK

Bismarck Sept s23.--Endeavoring
to encourage good roads, shipping by
truck and trading at home, Bismarck
business men today and tomorrow
are touring territory +, northeast and
tributary TO- that, city on the third
booster trip, designed to - get ac-
quainted and draw patronage to the
capital city.
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PACKING COMPANY CLAIMS
" = BIG SAVING 70 SHIPPERS

Fargo, Sept 2z.-A saving Of
&274,0o0 to shippers OF the north
west during the first year of'opera-
ton is the claim advanced by the
Equity Packing Plant, Fargo. A ten
million dollar business was done the
first year, 500 carloads OF stock being
handled. ..@, !" a.
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COMING !! All, EVENTS

Bible OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES church,
eert. 1926:
Sent, 23-First day of autumn.
Sept. ,24-25-Clearwater county
Rair at Bagley. =, -.
october discovery Of America.
1892. Fl
Nov. 2.-Presidential election day.
Nov. l1.-Armfstice day.. 81
Nov. 25-Thanksgiving day.
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SELECT TWO STUDENTS
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Fargo, Sept. 23.-Selection Of two
students for the Rhodes scholarship
at Oxford will be made today. Six
applications representing three edu-
cational Institutions in the, state are
under consideration. =, -
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

Of a first quality which we were
supposed to turn out.
"This is a serious situation. These
matters are very vital to our busi-
ness. I suggest that this matter be
taken up by the house and a special
committee be appointed to look into
the matter. I leave it to the house.
If we want to keep our business, we
must be able to fulfill obligations
and orders on a certain date when
due, and with goods properly
made"
The house appointed committee
of workmen to investigate, and they
went into the question with the ut
most thoroughness. Such matters
were taken up as the advisability Of
the weavers using powder on their
hands as against wrapping the ma
terial in tissue paper to keep it
clean. Machine marks" were dis
cussed, and it was found that by cor
recting one bad practice in handling
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

factory claimed that their pay was
unjust. Under the old system their
complaint would have gone to the
foreman and his say would have
been final. There might have been
strike. Under industrial democ-
racy the complaint went to rep
resentative and he took it before the
house, which appointed commit
tee to investigate. The committee
brought in report stating just how
and why the pay was unjust and
recommending certain changes. The
bill then went to the senate and was
passed by it and finally was ap-
proved by the cabinet.
In other wage cases the decisions
were against the men, but there was
no discomfort, because the investi-
cations had been made and the de-
cisions arrived at by the men them
selves.
Industrial democracy was installed
In silk mill employing 1900 men
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

mocracy was installed the engine
and fire room forces got to work and
reduced the coal consumption 25 per
cent, while the yardage Of cloth
handled was increased 1915 per cent.
The men working in the elevator
Of flour mill went to their super
intendent and suggested that he dis
charge one Of their co-employees, as
he was loafng on the job and cutting
down their dividends. The superin-
tendent told them they had their
house of representatives and he was
not going to discharge the man, but
that it was up to them. The matter
was taken up by the house and the
loafing workman was forced to get
out Of the plant. The men in the
packing room of that plant sug-
gested that cabinets should be put in
to hold the flour sacks, one for each
head packer, who should be held re-
sponsible for the sacks in it. They
said some Of the men were in the
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

mass meeting or at meeting of
one Of the legislative bodies. All
meetings are held on company time.
Legislation can be initiated in any
of the three bodies, but to be effec-
tive it must be adopted by each of
the other two, while anybody has
the right to amend proposed legisla-
tion. Anything can come up for dis
cussion or legislation and usually in
the beginning there is some confu-
sion on the kind of thing to be
brought before the meetings, but ex-
perience soon straightens all that
out, for one of the Fundamental
propositions is the best of guides. 1t
is that all cost savings are to be
equally divided between the en-
ployers and the workers, and that
proposition soon teaches the lesson
of rejecting from the discussion
everything that has not practical
bearing on the management of the
plant
1t has been remarked that en-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

tory that caused the introduction of
the industrial democracy scheme
was the usual one of reduction in
the piece rates. Under the new sys-
tenn of dividing cost savings the
workers voluntarily undertook
study of the piece rates. One group
had been producing units at AZ
cents each. They devised certain
jigs and cut out lot of lost motion
and suggested that the piece rate
be cut from az to IL cents. Under
the new rate each of the men on
that job is making more money than
under the old rate and with less
labor.
In another factory it was discov-
cred after an investigation by
workmen's committee that certain
trouble arose because some of the
men did not speak English. The
house of representatives promptly
voted that "thc people who live in
this country must speak English
some time, and they might as well
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

and women who spoke twenty-three
languages. At a meeting of the SEN
ate report was made showing that
the factory production was only
about 60 per cent Of the estimated
capacity upon which orders had been
taken. The report continued:
There are a good many reasons
Tor 1t, which can be attributed to the
weaving, dye house and finishing
room. Through the weave room out
OF a total Of 733 pieces we had to
mark 288 pieces the second quality
instead Of first, which did not en-
able us to fill the orders we had. In
the first place, we have been falling
down about so per cent on our esti-
mated production. Besides that, we
have made a second quality, instead
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

a + per cent dividend at the end Of
thirty days and i'll three months the
workers increased their dividend to
10 per cent.
Dividends accrue In still another
way, a way that is Of benefit to the
company primo srily. The foundry
just spoken of found in the fifth
month Of the experiment that the
production and shipping were So per
cent in excess OF the best previous
month in the company's history,
while an Ohio sugar refining COM
pany found the following startling
increases in production per dollar
paid in wages: April, 18 per cent:
May 81 per cent; June, 331s per
cent; July, A. per cent, and August.
q per cent. A blouse company in
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

the looms nearly so per cent of tho
marks were eliminated in ten DAYS.
There was bonus system in opera
ton in the mill, and the men dis
cussed it and pointed out how it put
premium on poor or careless work
on account of being based on guam
tity production instead of quality.
They suggested Encouragement to
graded bonus paid for quality, and
with the improvements they pro-
posed in methods Of work the pro-
duction increased in the first month
Of operation to 103 per cent Of the
estimate instead Of falling behind
so per cent.
In a cotton cloth print mill the
coal consumed amounted to about ST.
500 q week. When industrial de-
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

ployers arc as rule suspicious of
the plan when it is first presented
to them and are likely to call it So
cialism and turning their business
over to their employees to manage.
1t is equally true that the employees
are even more suspicious at first.
Nine out Of ten of them think il
only new scheme Of the employers
or putting it over" on the work
ers. Experience teaches both sides.
The employers learn tina. heir men
actually begin to put their brains
as we'll as their hands into their
work, while the men learn that they
get cash dividends every two weeks
on their greater efficiency.
Such statements are all very we'll.
but they may be rash. 1t would be
New-York tribune., 1920-02-08

habit Of sneaking sacks out of the
mill and selling them, and that in
creased costs and cut down their
dividends.
Of course, the dividend is the re-
suit that first appeals to the men
and arouses their enthusiasm for the
scheme. 1t is figured by taking the
production costs for a normal period
under the old working methods and
comparing them with costs under the
new system at periods of from two
weeks to month, depending on how
often dividends are paid to the work
ers. The workers dividends have to
be paid at frequent intervals, be-
cause the workingman does not take
a long look ahead. That is the prin-
cipal reason why he remains q hand