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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-15
LET US HAVE THE REASON.

The passage by the Johnson bill prohibiting
that the senate probably will defeat
Why? The only possible argument that we should exclude
sbe Of course bill law But there is the diff
Guilty. intelligent and sharply policy under
nsh the means by which undesrables may be
ted out and thrown back whence they The meses Of
the large There loophoes through
which not only the undesrabes but the positively objection
az ond may eves o ezens WI with
guards allows but brief year of emmng the general
Would be objectionable for the to the bill
has better than have been by members
through their public expressions.-St Paul Dispatch
HELP SAVE LIVES!
tuberculosis killed 900 men, and children in
country 244 of them Minnesota This deadly
white Plague made 1000 widows and 5000 orphans in
There is no necessity staggering casualty list
time You not know it, but tuberculosis be
state and national organization that this from
its misery strewn pathway at your very door.
combat against this deadly foe for the health
the fight against disease the fight which for
must halt
Thus Christmas Seals actually are ife-savers You help
save lives when you buy Christmas Seals
THAT OUGHT TO STOP THEM
Massachusetts has found way t. stop Christmas tree
thefts that looks like way that really will stop Them
registrar vehicles have together to talk it
with the result that they have to impose regulation
person uses MS automobile lets used,
to transport Christmas trees other Christmas greenery
has been taken without the of the land the
of the SHALL conviction have his revoked
That surely will be effective step against stealing
Christmas trees But to show the possession powers
by these Officials that thus granted to
state officials in Minnesota.-Duluth Herald.
We imagine no sadder spectacle than to see a man
giving the presidency standing in ranstorm to do it.
Eggs have been making desperate effort to irt
with the dollar mark Let's have law against flirting
We but little in the press afnes these DAYS.
But perhaps everybody is afraid to cast the stone
-o- .
Sure there plenty of people this world but the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-15

Better take stroll into the woods select your Christ
mas tree.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-15

Sure there plenty of good people this world but the
bad ones make too much noise for them to be heard
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-12-15
THAT OUGHT TO STOP THEM.

We can imagine no sadder spectacle than to a man
giving the presidency and standing ranstor to do it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
PLEASANT VIEW

John Proctor, William Day and
Joe Laverty recently spent a day in
Madison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Humbert
and daughter Gladys of Waldwick
spent Wednesday at the Raleigh
James home.
Henry Gribble had three horses
killed by tightening recently.
Mrs. Mayme Hoskings spent We'd
nesday at the home Of her sister Mrs
Mont Terrill.
James and Bernard Layerty were
business callers in Dodgeville Satur-
day.
Mrs. William Proctor and daugh-
ter spent Friday at the Henry Ter
rill home
William and Charles Day transact
ted business in Madison Saturday.
Earl and Vale James attended the
Field Day at Blanchardville Satur-
Gay.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
MINERAL POINT OF TODAY
Notes by the Democrats News
Gatherer.

Mrs T. ]. and Howard Martin OF
Chicago are the guests of their cou-
sins the Misses Healy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer Olsted and
daughter Louise and Mr.. and Mrs.
LleWellyn Matthias and family en-
joyed a picnic supper recently at
Castle Rock Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Y. Hutchinson left
Saturday to visit in Luddington,
Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lanyon and
daughter of Chicago are the guests
Of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hooking.
Miss Adele Nusbaum returned to
Madison last week, after visit at
the Alex Metz home.
Mrs Nose Paradis and three
daughters have returned from a visit
in Beloit.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Holz-
miller of Edmund Tuesday, Aug. 10,
a SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer o. Olsted
and daughter Louise returned TO
Chicago Saturday, after visit at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn
Matthias.
Mrs. Earl Pilling entertained
twelve ladies with a card party at
her home Thursday evening. Dain-
ty refreshments were served.
Miss Mary Fuerstenberg returned
last week from a visit with her par
ents in Fennimore.
George Whalen and sister Miss
Emma Whalen and Arthur Ryan ano
daughter Mildred visited in Dubuque
last Monday.
Miss Hazel Tonkin of Racine is
spending a vacation at her home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Lynch or
Chicago were the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Palzkill Thursday.
Fred Sherman has been spending
the past two weeks with his daugh-
ter Mrs. Peter Jackson in Hollandale
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Tonkin and
family returned to their home in Es-
canada, Mich. Friday
Mrs. S. E.Shepard, Sr. left Satur-
day to visit at the Hutchinson summer
home in Luddington, Mich.
Or. and Mrs. w. J. Morgan, Mrs.
j. j. Fielder, Mrs. j. E. Reinhart.
and Mrs. H. w. Frieden visited Mr..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
and Mrs. Nicholas Steil in Highland

and Mrs, Nicholas Steil in Highland
last Monday
Miss Berniece GRADER of Chicago
visited at the Will Gilman home
several days last week.
Mrs. Conrad Schaumberg spent
Thursday with relatives in Darling
ton.
Douglas Ryan and daughter Miss
Anna of Dubuque were guests of w.
S. Ross and son Roland last week.
Misses Barbara Ketter and Gene
We've Engels have been spending a
few days with friends in Wausau.
Mrs. Harriet Gilman of Peoria, Ill.
is the guest Of her brother John Il.
Toay.
Peter Smith fell from the roof OF
a garage he was building for Earn
Pilling and was rendered uncon-
scious but at present he is recover
ing.
Miss Maud O'Ferrell of Minneapo-
lis is spending a vacation at the G..
w. Holmes home.
Mrs. Philip Cornelius and son of
Darlington were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Pilling last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lynch Of
Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Ton
kin and family of Escanaba, Mich,
and Miss Fife Tonkin Of Racine are
the guests Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Tonkin.
Mrs. Alex Hefferen and son Fran
els from Chicago returned home Mon
day, after spending few days at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen McCar-
vile.
About fifty relatives and friends
were pleasantly entertained at the
farm home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Schaaf Sunday evening.
Miss Florence Ross arrived here
from Chicago Monday to join her
mother, Mrs. Leslie Ross of Beloit,
VINO has been spending the past
month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
David Potterton. They will remain
here until the opening of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, when Miss
Florence will resume her studies at
that Observation-Disclosures Sun
Republic.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. M. Priestley and
daughter attended the Fair in Ga
lena last week and visited relatives
Mrs. Erwin Penhallegon of Chica-
go is visiting her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. H. S. We'll.
Mrs. John Collins returned Thurs
day from a visit in Milwaukee.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Virginia Roger returned from Mi

Virginia Roger returned from Mil
waukee Thursday.
Miss Ruby Hendrickson of Ridge
way is visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Otto Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. J. Kieffer, Mrs.
William Hack, Mrs. Matt Schmit and
Mrs. ]. P. Schmit were recent visit
ors at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Berg in Edmund and WITH
relatives in Highland.
Mrs. E. Y. Hutchinson returned
Thursday from visit in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Lee have re-
turned from visit in Ridgeway, Eo-
mund and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Engels, Jr.
are moving into the home recently
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Molr-
tor.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Molitor left
Monday to make their home in Ra-
cine, where Mr.. Molitor has a posi-
ton with Mr.. Chester Dahl in charge
of the agency Of the Ford Auto Co.
in that city. The good wishes Oh
many friends go with them.
A. T. GRADER and brother transac-
ted business in Chicago the fore part
of last week.
Mrs. Thomas Quick and children
left Saturday to join her husband in
Beloit, where they will make their
home.
The WHY'S Light crew is install
ling light and power plant at the
farm home Of J. Herbert Washburn.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
Wiiife's ADVANTAGE.

Jimmie was telling at the dinner ia
bic how two Of his little schooma:es
had got into fight and how Willie
haG put it all over Dan. "Well," spoke
up younger brother, 81 think he would,
'canse he's two times Dams heavy"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
A fine Commitment

Platteville Witness: The Demo
Gratis of this district paid Hon j. w
Murphy a fine compliment when lie
was named as the only candidate
from the district for Congress.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19
OrjentaIs Can Resist Great Heat.

Orientals seem to be immune to the
fierce heat of the f1reroOm on ocean
steamers and can endure for great
length Of time temperatures that
would speedily PROSTATE white men.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-08-19

The Want Column -
use the want column in the Demo-
crat and you will get results.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10
RUSSIAN. GERMANS AL u, III s%: s...5 .,ss
. 49, EXCHANGE PRISONERS
Nv Carl D.. Groat

Omitted Press Correspondent
Berlin, June -. (By Mail. )-Ex-
change of prisoners between Germany
and Russia is on in, full swing. Con-
ciusl.n OF an agreement between the
German and Soviet governments made
this possible, but now as a result
of the agreement the Soviet represen-
t.l4>e nele, Nvlgdur kopp, contends
that Germany has recognized Soviet-
ism as the de facto government. He
points to the text of the treaty made
between the German government"
and the Russian Soviet government"
as proof Of his claim. > ;. +. ,,f$%, = "!>
I he hope Of the SOvietss that the
prisoner agreement would quickly
lead to wider agreement, namely, a
business treaty has not been fulfilled,
and the indications are that it will
MT be consummated for some time
to come. In fact, the foreign office
has let it be known that It, doubts
Russia's claims as to ability to deliv-
er goods, while in a recent speech in
the Bavarian parliament Secretary
Won Mueller of Bavaria declared that
the Russian claims were exaggerated
and her transportation situation such
that she could not be trade factor
fer some while yet. - " ~ "A {z<
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10
MADE l,,T WITH RECITATION I j l I Z
Princs's 81 speech Consisted OF Verses
H H. " From the Koran, but Audiences :"
B if3.s II Didn't Know, Il. ~

Z -G-.r
/ 1t Is interesting to recall that dur
Ing. the recent European tour Of Prince
Feisal Of the new kingdom Of Syria,
his memory Of the Koranic verses
stood him In good stead. In London,
!, at q dinner IN the Guildhall, the prince,
who was the guest Of honor and who
knew little French and less English,
was called upon % reply to the toast
81 his health. Beside him sat his
friend ana mentor. Colonel Lawrence,
Oxford professor and oriental scholar,
to whom he whispered as he rose to
acknowledge the lord mayors speech.
Colonel Lawrence nodded hfs assent,
and the prince addressed, his audi
ence in flowing Arabic periods, win
ming appreciation and applause. % II In
/, When the guest of honor had r. e.
sumed his seat. Colonel Lawrence, as
his interpreter, rose to express IN Eng
lish the princes sentiments Of graft.
tude. for hts reception, and TO voice
his devotion to the prlnci les Of dem en- 9 !
racy md allied solidarity. II was
not until many DAYS had gone BY
that Colonel Lawrence allowed It g be
known among his friends that what
the prince had whispered to him ss3wasa p
9TH )rec:te the verses from the
Koran about the COW. " e: 5is d
81 Thus did the diplomat tic professor
deceive the unwilling ears Of his Guild
y sen friends. Munseys Magazine. h &.
t.sN - VA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10

$500, 80
4 Bin erbe. formerly lof Indlanapo oils.
d sm6torcyele policeman IN the Lo-
gansport police department. Both the
young md old know Bill because OF
his record as q tan,er Of speeders.
I "a few days ago the driver OF an
automobile permitted the motor Of his
machine to run while he went into 4
store. When he came out he found
q piece Sof paper IN the front seat OF
the car. On the paper were these
words: ~ on. are pinched for permit
ting the engine Of your machine to
RIM over 15 minutes. Bill Zerbe. \,
\ The driver Of the, car went to po-
lice headquarters to pay his fine and
exhibit the evidence that he had been
caught On being assured that the
paper presented had not been pre-
pared BY Zerbe, the driver OF the ma
chine recalled that, he had n seen a
small boy with q broad grin on his
face standing near when he started
toward the police station 1ndianapO-
lis News, y; z i 8. r. -. 5~j,c+
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10
LAUNCH THIRD PARTY Pa 4
10 OPPOSE REGULARS
THIS FALL ELECTION
Expect That Real Session Will i
Begin IN Earnest On d.
~. ~, - a., ,ry}z
x Modnay Morn ], M
nv United Press }

Y. Chicago. July 1O.-A third party,
tn onpose the democrats ana repuOli-
cans at the fall elections, was expect
ID tn he launched here today or To-
,norrow as several hundred delegates
met to open the national convention
1T the committee Of forty-eight.
r. The convention was called to order
nv J. All. Hopkins, Chairman OF the
national committee. y ~ slv..s
Today's meetings was expected 20
be merely a perfunctory one, the real
session beginning Monday. The con-
5vention was expected to adjourn to-
day after naming a permanent chair
man, for which Amos Pinchot Is most
prominently mentioned. It is expect
ed that when the Labor party opens
its convention tomorrow or when the
committee Of forty-eight resumes
Monday, it will be dehnit> " known
whether there will be 9 third party
and who the presidential candidate
will be. The single takers also meet
here tomorrow and are expected to
join in the program to be adopted by
the forty-eighters. .s5..s} 135 81, r. (.
Platform builders have practically
completed the platforms which will be
presented at the conventions IS All
three are expected to adopt duplicate
planks declaring for public owner
ship of railroads and public utilities.
Monday the laborites and forty
Fighters receive reports from commit
tees and it is considered possible that
both conventions may decide to amal-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10
E'RYBODY GOES TO
{. !, RACES IN GERMANY
BY Carl D. Groat

| BY Carl D. Groat 3,ss NJ
f. II Omitted Press Correspondent E
Berlin, June %. (By Mail. De
mocracy has really reached Germany
The racetracks show that, II all other
signs were missing. Z :.s,$ j. / / ,5 f.;
The hundreds Eof thousands who
now attend the race meets In Ham
burg, Ruhleben, Grunewald, Frank
fort apd Dresden are "of the people"
The pomp and display that marked
racing in the kaiser's days. are; gone.
The big crowds who now attend are
working folks, and they taking this
amusement with Ill the gusto and
enthusiasm that their former masters
had. + = : II: f.; r., .: 5s ,S
"The. '.kaiser's box" at; onesof the
suburban tracks is still barred OH,
[iust ash the MIDDLE. roadway through
the Brandenburg gate is scarcely
used-from force Of habit which re-
served the place to royalty. 4! / Il.
But the loges and all the fine, places
are taken now Dy prOietarlans &1OIs
with increased wages, and with no
lappreciable increase in the price Of
tickets, the working man can enjoy
his afternoons outing without nick
ing his pocketbook particularly.
The most amazing feature of the
racing game; however, is the way in
which the public spends its money on
race gambling. The ''totalisatOr me-
thod is used, and hundreds Of thous-
ands OF marks flow after other huns
dreds OF thousands into the machine.
It isSnexlsst TO impossible to- get to
1.-THE machines In which the feW-odd
marks are bet; but strangely enough
I the crowds seeking to make higher
bets are even larger than those OF the
small bettors. = J9E3 4 ::,,s s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10
49, e.: +'5S u, 80 ~. ~ ,3.'S&s.3
BARRON LAND NOW i. ~. 81
>....~, GROWS GOOD COTTON
(By United Press

Los Angeles, July 9.--seyenty-tfve
million dollars is the estimated value
Of the 1920 cotton crop now growing
largely on what ten years ago was
barren desert, in California and Ari-
IONA. ~ VII lir. IA s 8.4 5fsts 4
Pa Figures compiled by the Pacific
Cotton Exchange show 260,55O acres
planted to long staple, cotton this
year in the two states. sas1$ "A a st
.Is& OF this total 10000 acres is In
the Salt River Valley of Arizona, ir-
\ rigated almost. entirely BY the Roose-
welt Dam which turned the Arizona
4 desert into a flower garden almost
over night. " !. s, II. .. VA %.S
The California acreage is 1850
and is expected to yield a crop worth
$25, 100000 at present prices. The
Arizona crop is expected to bring
close to $50, 900, 900. j 81 y q 4.
It is the largest cotton acreage yet
planted in the southwest The bulk
aOf the product is sold to rubber COM
panies for use in automobile tires
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10

n ss$5tT4H;sS MI XII Et q. n Aloof. 4s MI Z
Acct

U.s. ''Who is your choice for the pornt.
nation r. Farmer Corntossel was
asked. S @ s: e III s5
81 :. Haven't made any. I" replied Farm.
er Corntossel. Nobody asked me to
no convention; an don't see any
sense to my neglectin' work an both
erin around like t was L guessin'
contest with no prize attached" g. s.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-07-10
COMING 4 EVENTS.
ss.-ast,g n

I NJ July i to Aug Union tent Meet
v. hv Evan gelist G. F. Weixle.
&' INV q -26-Redpath- Vawter Chau-
l.' i INV 2s-2s-couhty Teachers' az e..
8Raination Of Bemid1i: -. !.
!. September ell Minnesota ~ ' sts1e
9 IS Sent. IS, 1s, 17-Beltrami County county
Fair. y ,%>%,.4.s Is &j s}5k,. ~ III
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-04
BIRDS HAVE YANKEE ACCENT
Londoners Complain That Imported
Parrots Are Spelling the Pronun-
citation Of Their Fellows.

The American accent has invaded
even the parrot house AZ the geological
gardens here. according to a London
correspondent of the Detroit News.
A large consignment Of birds has
arrived from America. Many have
names that suggest cocktails. Hither-
To scientists may have doubted the
ability OF cockatoos 10 acquire A rec
ognizable accent, nut two of these
birds fresh from the New York 700
sptak unmistakable American
They ask repeatedly for "ciam
oysters on n half shell" and beg their
amused visitors for hominy or Cali
fornia peanuts. Sometimes in nm out
burst OF patriotism they repeat Cali
forna" until II would appear that II In
the only word In their vocabulary. And
now very small green parrot In the
cage next door Is trying 10 say
California" TOO.
A Disguised keeper stands outside
his cage saying London London.
London" but the small green parrot
does not seem 10 admire his accent so
much a. that OF his feathered trans
atlantic friends.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-04
THE TEMPLE CITIES OF
JAPAN

Many feet have been treading their
way to the shrines in the temple cities
or Japan In recent months.
In the temples OF Tokyo many bits
of American pocket money went 10 a
priest for writing a pretty prayer OH
slip of paper which the visitor, In
true pilgrim fashion, pressed TO his
forehead and TO his breast and then
fastened to the temple wall In order
that IL might be perpetual petition.
There are 10000 deities TO whom de-
vout JAPANESE write, 80 few Amer
leans pleas scarcely clogged the CO
lestial postal service
There were many native pilgrims on
the way To the shrines During the
summer months when the crops have
been taken care IF. the village folk.
though they have the temples of their
own patron deity and the fox god. feel
that they must send out pilgrim or
two 10 the sacred mountains and holy
places of Japan TO worship in behalf
OF those who cannot GO and - they
provide fund for his expenses
Nor does the emissary travel in
state. Life for him loses most of its
complexities. He Is equipped with a
cheap white cotton shirt that can be
easily washed. tight-fittng trousers
and a loose white cotton jacket which
he tucks IN with girdle He wears
an enormous broad stff straw hat.
and on his back he carries a piece of
mating which serves him as an uni-
brella by day and as a bed by night
de carries his luggage ia two bundles,
one on his back and the other ia front.
usually labeled with the name OF the
shrine he is TO visit, and somewhere
about his person there in hung a little
bell which tiDkles as he stumps along
over the weary road from mountain
to mountain.
In August the pilgrim rolls of his
mat aud the visitor from foreign lands
climbs out of bed at the crack OF
dawn TO hear the lotus flower bloom
for the buds burst with pleasing
characteristic sound
IL Nikko is the most beautiful city
in Japan, kyoto can be called the most
interesting. Here the feminine visitor
finds herself bewildered by the most
exquisitely wrought of all the exquis-
lite pottery, cloisonDe. bronzes. fans
and velvets. After she has bought
more than she can comfortably get
home with, she probably Will want To
see bit of the mikado's palace which
covers over twenty-five acres of
ground and is surrounded by great
wall with six gates. or journey out
to see the largest lake in Japan. Lake
Biwa, and the l.2O0-year-old pine tree
which stands near IT,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-11-04

Sugar, like shoes, We once took for
granted. But procuring enough for
the preserving season was problem
and sugar speak easies" are stiIl not
uncommon I'm lands where the supply
is rationed
Writing TO the National Geographic
society, william Joseph Showalter
says:
with sugar production nearly
doubled and prices more than quad
rupled since 1912. one can readily see
why Cuba is the worlds I'll Dorado of
1920. and why sugar is IT'S king.
The imagination is almost over
powered in attempting 10 comprehend
the vast proportions of the sugar in
dustry Of the island as IL exists this
year
'The cane produced is of such ire
mendous volume that n procession OF
bull teams four abreast. reaching
around the earth. would be required
to move H. The crop would suffice to
build solid wall around the entire
two thousand miles Of the islands
coast line as high as an ordinary dwell
ing house and thick enough for file
OF four men to walk abreast on II.