davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19


Mrs. q. E. Kenfield and son John
left last evening for Norway Beach,
near Cass Lake, to spend few days.
For picnic or excursion parties
charter passenger boat "Thor." A.
A. Lee, licensed pilot. Phone 61-W.
,.<- 6-25tf
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Anderson and Miss
lib. Olson of St. Paul are visiting in
Bemtdji at the J. Heleen home for a
week. :.
Mrs. Isaac Theriault3 of Blackjack
came to BeSnidji to attend the funeral
of her brother, the late Charles De-
Rushia, held here today.
The Minneapolis Syncopators wild
play for your dances at the Waville
Amusement Pavilion Wednesday
night. Is - -. 2t1-zo
DR.. C. R.. sanjborn has returned to
Bemidji after transacting' ,businesG
and Visiting in Minneapolis and Chi
cago for the past week.
Kodaks for rent, Hakkerup Stu
bio. ~ 6t|-2O
MIR. and Mrs. Loren Blythe Of Min
neapolis motored to- Bemidji Monday
and are guests of,1Mr. and Mrs. P. e..
WEIGH, 1893 Irvine avenue, FOR rev
days. .,as!s@:.2E So.
For a good time in cool place,
come to the Wav(lle Amusement Pa
vilion dance Wednesday night.
2td7-20
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fort of Eckles
who have visited relatives at Mime
apolis, Savage and other places IN
Southern Minnesota for a short time,
returned to their home this week.
Special prices on portraits for stu
dents. Hakkerups Studio. 6t7-20
The six young ladies, chaparoned
by Mrs. Lottie Hamilton, who nave
been occupying a cottage at Lavlnla
for a weeks outing, returned to Be-
midi Sunday evening, and report a
most enjoyable time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Crandall and
Mrs. Ida Peterson who has visited
different localities in Dakota ana
Montana for two months, returned
to her home at Buena Vista. They
made the trip by auto and report
good roads. = ~@>t
DIR, Hamilton Boardman and son OF
Santa Monica, Cal, are guests at the
home, of Mr.. and Mrs. K. D. BOARD
man, 1921 Beltrami avenue: Dr.
Roardman is an uncle of K. }. Board
man.
The music is special feature OF
the Wednesday night dance at the
Waville Amusement Pavilion: .loe
+bare, ~ = 2td7-20
M, q. Smith will return to Be,
midi today from Mile Laos lake ana
| MINNEAPOLIS, where he has been since
tho first of the month with his fam
Nv Mrs. Smith and daughter, Miss
Hazel, Will return to BemidJl win
him and will, visit here. They Will
come by auto.
| Edwin Bolster returned to his nome
in Bemidji this morning from Mime.
apolis where he has spent the past
month. He was accompanied nome
by his uncle, George Knox OF MINNIE
apolis, who, will visit at the n. IL
| Bolster home. -.,-. .-.,--.. e..
]
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

For picnic or excursion parties
charter passenger boat ''Thor." A.
A. Lee, licensed pilot. Phone Civ.
,.s 6-25tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

s Mrs. p. L. Hines has returned to
Bemidji from Hines where she visit
ed relatives and friends for about ten
DAYS .H
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. L. Anderson and Miss
B. Olson of St. Paul are visiting in
Bemtdji at the J. Heleen home for a
week. ::
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

$4,000 to loan on farms. The
Dean Land Co., BemidJi. Minnesota.
a.-s lO-27ti
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

/, MISS Orma Stephenson, who has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. H. L..
Cummings for the past two weeks,
left this morning for her home at
Burtrum.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

For picnic or excursion parties,
charter passenger boat Thor. A. A..
Lee, licensed pilot. Phone Civ.
6-25tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Guaranteed house paints and roof
ing paper Our prices meet with
yuur satisfaction. U. S. Surplus Army
Goods Store. 1875 Minnesota ave.
7-11tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

gladly received by Mrs. Harvey,
4 telephone ll4-W. Readers owe
it to their guests and to them.
selves to see that items of local
{ interest are reported. Every item
will be given proper considera-
ton when source is known.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Miss Celia Wheeler of Atwater,
Mimi, is guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Olander, 513 Min
neaota avenue. She has accepted a
position as stenographer at The Pho
neer office and expects to remain
here Indefinitely.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Mr.. and Mrs. George Fort OF Eckles
who have visited relatives at Mime
apolis, Savage and other places in
Southern Minnesota for short tlme'
returned to their home this week.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

=, Miss Ida H. Bailey left Bemidji this
morning via Minneapolis for an ex-
tended VISIT in the west. She will
visit Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Sharf and
Mrs. L. H. Bailey at Gibbs Idaho,
and then go to Yakima, Wash, where
she will visit her brother, o. E. Bal
ley, and family.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

DR.. and Mrs. M. D: Ogg andl son
Earl. of Wykoff arrived i'm the city
Monday evening from Grand Rapids
and expect to spend few days here.
The trip is being made almost ex-
pressly in the interests of the sons
health, since he is suffering from hay
fever.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

# you are going to move, please
notify M. wv. Pierce at the Pioneer
office and he will pay SIS reward to
the party giving information as to
the location of 5 or room house
for rent when the same is in his pos
session 7-15tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Edwin Bolster returned to his home
in Bemidji this morning from MIME.
apolis where he has spent the PAST
month. He was accompanied nome
by his uncle, George Knox OF MINNIE
apolis, who. will visit at the h. H.
Bolster home. ..-....,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Mrs. Isaac Theriault5 of Blackduck
came to Bexnidji to attend the funeral
of her brother, the late Charles De-
Rushia, held here today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Gunner Olson, linotype operator
at The Pioneer, left Sunday for
Rrainerd where he attended the con-
vention of the Minnesota Federation
of Typographical unions held Sun
Day, and the convention of the State
Federation of Labor beginning Mon
day. 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-07-19

Special prices ON portraits for stu
dents. Hakkerup's Studio. 6t7-20
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE.

Improved investment demand and
urgent covering by shorts induced sub
stantal rallies throughout the list dur
ing the final hour of yesterdays Con-
solidated Stock Exchange trading. They
were widest IN certain oils marines
steels and specialties. which were hard
est hit in the first half period. Declines
in many active Industrial issues in the
early trading ranged from . TO s points
In rails the tone was one of strength
throughout the day. several of those
issues netting advances for the session
decline OF per cent. I'm Atlantic Gulf
TO 42h and a subsequent rally of'44
10 An were outstanding features
Mexican Petroleum rose 3at from ita
early low TO ~. Pan American lss
TO 7igi Royal Dutch, New York. 1ts
to 60A Texas and Pacific Coal and Oil
! to 26. United States steel to S3It
Cruciblc . to 9Sh. Baldwin Locomotive
rs 10 S9A$. Studebaker III to 59tg,
Chandler Motors 19s 10 709s. Marine
preferred to 50h. Tobacco Products
tx 10 5i%. American Sumatra 90 &c
Sba,. Reading to 76ss. Lehigh Valley TO
45s. United Fruit 3 to 103a a. -amous
Players 1as TO 625s and Sears Roebuck
/ u 20 SO.
General Asphalt was offered down 21s
at the minimum to Ga, Retail stores to
54L. American Wooden az 70 57h,
United states Rubber 9A to 67. Inter-
NATIONAL Paper . X TO 5l7s Ajax Rubber
/ - 10 &c. American Agricultural 2h to
52&. Utah Copper TO asa, and Ken
necott to i7ss.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Coca Cola.

The balance sheet for 1920 OF the Coca
Cola Company offers explanation of why
it's directors recently saw fit TO pass
it's dividend and shows growth in the
inventories carried by the corporation
from S1.175,9 963 in 1919 to S6,6l0.55S in
1920. and an increase in It's property and
plant from $685. .512 at the end of 1919
to $4.250.6Sl at the present time. In
statement which accompanied the report,
Charles II. Gambler. president of the
company. went into the details of the
suit of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company
against the Coca Cola Company and de-
clared that stockholders have no reason
to have uneasiness about the outcome
OF that litigation.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
NJ. ,. o,pzlEN ADDRESSES CLUB

Addressing members Of the Nyamco
club. welfare organization of en-
ployees Of t!se American Trust Company
and the New York Title and Mortgage
Company. Morgan J. O'Brien last night
Announced his belief that closer coop
Grafton between employees Of a corpora
tion and the officers and directors
thereof Is the current trend in com
merce. Its beneficent result is reflected
IN the affairs of those two companies.
where such cooperation already is In
effect he said
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
TO ADD 2s5,OOO SHARES.
Montgomery Ward q Co. stock
holders Vote Increase.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-Silas III. Straw
was reelected to-day chairman of the dj.
rectors Of Montgomery Ward & Co and
Theodore o. +. Afersoles was reelected
president OF the company at the annual
meeting of It's stockholders. Henry
Schott its president. In charge OF
advertising and sales. resigned.
The stockholders voted 10 Increase the
company's common stock from 100000
to l.2S5. 900 shares. the additional shares
TO be issued IN exchange for the present
$4,000 shares of the company's class Il
stock at the rate Of three shares Of com
mon stock for one share OF class i
stock.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
sheet Prices Lower.

independent steel mills anticipate a
sharp reduction in wages of sheet and
tin mill workers for the March-Aprll
period, according to dispatches from
Youngstown, and, in consequence. ex-
press themselves as willing TO accept
sheet business at $40 a ton less than the
United States Steel Corporations base
price. which would bring the bottom of
the market to 3.05 cents for blue an
nealed. 3.S5 cents for black and $40
cents base for galvanized open hearth.
Sheet bars are moving at SAB.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
American WOolen.

Some of yesterdays sharp decline i'll
the stock of the American Woolen Com
pany was attributed to the company's
announcement OF it's prices for fancy
overcoatings and women's dress mate
rial. Those prices are from 25 to 40
per cent. less than prices obtained for
them n year ago and are the lowest
quoted in four years. The announce
ment bears out the determination of
William Wood. chairman of the COM
pany. expressed several weeks ago. to
schedule list of prices that could move
goods
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
would Conserve Cash.

A. W. Hem. president Of the National
Acme Company. says that orders OF the
last ten weeks of 1920 in that company 4
machinery and products departments
were satisfactory. and its 1920 earnings.
after allowance for taxes. are estimated
as s2,500,000. Dividend requirements
for its preferred stock amount to S1.75O.
900. leaving $750.000 for surplus The
company's common stock dividend was
last week TO conserve cash.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
SiIyer's New Low.

Bar silver made yesterday new low
record in London at 33d., off %d. from
its preceding quotation. Foreign silver
in the New York market declined TO
SIX cents. In connection with the I'M
portance of silver to the Chinese mar
kets, bankers said yesterday that the
Chinese new year settlements were con-
summated very satisfactorily with none
of the disturbance which might have
been anticipated from the continued de-
cline of silver and from the state OF
the financial situation In the Far East.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Wires All Intact.

Commission house managers were
agreeably surprised yesterday at their
telegraph and telephone service in view
of the storm. Not single wire, so far
as known. was put out OF action ana
business was carried on without delay.
A few commission houses reported that
their branches in the northern part OF
the country were closed for the day. due
to inability of employees to get TO them
through the snow.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Portage Rubber.

A permanent stockholders committee
has been formed by the Portage Rubber
according TO advices from
Akron, to take care of the corporation 8
The refinancing programme
will represent approximately $1,50O,00O
and will not exceed that sum. NJ. ;.
Long, president of the company. said
that the personnel OF the committee
would not be announced until II should
have completed details of it's work.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Florida stflI Benrish.

A great deal OF the havoc which has
been wrought in vulnerable stocks In the
last two or three market sessions can be
traced to spectators operating from
Palm Beach, Miami and other Southern
resorts. Most of them are bearish, and
the wires from the South have been
loaded with selling orders.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Pennsylvania crude Reduced.

Another reduction in the price Of
Pennsylvania crude oil was announced
yesterday. The current reduction is of
so cents a barrel to 1925. Cabell crude
oil has been reduced 20 cents barrel TO
$1.96; Somerset light, % cents. to 81
Somerset, 25 cents. to $1.75, and Rag
land, 15 cents. to 81.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Pan-American Dividends.

The New York Stock Exchange re-
ceived yesterday from Los Angeles
notice that the directors of the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport
Company had declared the usual quar-
terly dividends of $3.50 a share on its
A and B common shares. payable on
April IL. and that the directors of the
Mexican Petroleum Company had de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend of
3 per cent. on it's common stock and OF
2 per cent. on it's preferred stock.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Very Quiet.

A director of a small steel corporation
called up by telephone one of the ofiicers
of a corporation in a middle western
city and asked. How are things going
The official replied, Rather quiet.
Again the query, What percentage of
YOUR plant Il operating" The answer,
'None at all" The director concluded,
"I should say you were unconscious
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
Copper Production.

The Kennecott Copper Corporation has
announced a production OF 7.461,24o
pounds during last month, decrease or
more than 100000 pounds compared
with the preceding months production
and its lowest monthly output OF the
metal since November. 1919.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
WILLIAMS TAKES BANK Posr.

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 2f.-John Skel-
ton Williams. Federal Comptroller OF
Currency. to-day accepted the chair
maaship OF the board Of directors OF
the Richmond Trust Company. the po-
sition having recently been Offered him
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
CABLES

Rio was unchanged TO 80 reis higher for a..
Dollar rate 100 higher. OF $500. Exchange
I'D. higher. at i0%d. Receipts 5000 bags,
stock 900 bags. Santos futures un-
chaured to ~ refs lower. Receipts 220OO
bags and stock 3 2B1 900 bags. Receipts tt
ports 200 bags. against 1900 last year and
"a 900 two years ago. Sac Paulo had - 900.
against 1000 aud $4,000 and Jundiahy
~. 600, against G.OO0 and ~ 600 bags. respec-
lively Fine weather In one district Of Sac
pauio and rain In four
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
FINANCIAL NOTES.

Joseph q. Iloyt. who has been with tho
bond department Of Paine Webber G. Co,
has been appointed manager OF the secur-
ties department OF tie Rochester Trust and
Safe Deposit Company. Rochester, ~ :.
u. l.. wittmeyor Co., Inc. have moved
TO larger quarters in ~ Broadway.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22

United Cigar Stores pr. 81 Z.
United Gas Imp. pf....................S ~
I. S. Ind. Alcohol. .......,-..'......' y ". w
L. S. Steel. ......... ..................Sl %
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
TREASURY CERTIFICATES.
COFFEE.

.AeceptabIe b payment o. ta1e..
The New York herald., 1921-02-22

The range of prices in yesterdays
future market follows:
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS.

MONDAY. FEBRUARY 2l. 1921.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22

Nrv York funds IN Montreal Sl'l;-' pr
i,, ne, xI OO0. Montreal funds iu Ne
ynrL. sI3t 81 discount per $1,000
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
nrEN MANkET nAII.s.

rnirtar,inl papcr, ~ days, :; 10 80 20
ds, liberty bonds and Victory notes
IS days. g. tG to go daye. 6 Bankers a9.
The New York herald., 1921-02-22

NfI1DI IOII1IpTnI. 30 10 20 UaY .N.1It I
Ni..d collateral. : 20 q months. .-...."' ~
tn,ltgfrtals 90 60 90 days. ..........t...
rpdosfrints ( 20 G months. .............
The New York herald., 1921-02-22
MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY. FEBRUARY -.
CALL LONAs.
Evening star., 1921-06-05

friends and so on. but in very, very
many instances the social secretary is
called upon to fegretfully write the
There are those in trade who. would
oe, after the order Of Merrie England,
pnrveyors of bAots and shoes, hosiery
ana gloves. or candy or kitchen wear
20 her majesty. the first lady OF the
with thanks" There be requests
Tor social censorship ranging from
parn dances to. bathrooms. demands OF
highest authority as to whether sal
ADS should be served before or after
meat course. Those there are who
name of gown or hair dresser shap-
ing the clothes and destines OF
PRESIDENTS wife.
Many gifts. from tribes to jewels
are received at the White House and
In nine cases out of ten the gift is
out nrm refusal. And in another nine
cases out OF ten no return postage,
either Tor first class mail or packages,
ever Is inclosed by writer's or senders.
TIPS on the stock markets. dope on
the ponies." letters from seeress and
sorceress. messages from the spirit
land, fortunes told in all kinds Of
quaint ways, samples of everything on
earth-except money-hnd their way
and clear" just this side of the pri-
s"eS apartments OIL lnc WIG VI tuc
President. Many a date. and a heart.
is made or broken by the social Sec
retary without the first lady knowing
a word about it. the secretary being
a power in her own domain.
MRS. Harding has ruled that Thy
people shall be my people," that the
gates and the doors and the hearts
at the White House shall be flung
wide open to the American public.
Thus the duties of the social secre-
tary for This administration ara in
nnitely increased. Miss Laura Harlan.
daughter of the, late Justice Harlaf,
selected by Mrs. Harding as her sec
! retary. is secretary by training and
one of wide experience. Also, she Is
to the manner and manor born. as
! far as social qualifications are neces-
sary. Washington Is her home. She is
well liked everywhere and her ap-
pointment has met with wide satis-
| faction.
Copyright. 1921. BY The Washington star.)
Evening star., 1921-06-05

must not obtain that the post Of sec
retary to a wife of the President Is
a sinecure. or that life is one un-
interrupted social whirl. The work
Is exacting. difficult. the hours are
and important AS matter of
course. the secretary necessarily be-
comes but too familiar with state.
diplomatic, social and domestic Sc
crets; Indisputably. she must seal
OF tact. She must know how to say
that two-letter word mo- with all
the grace of a Chesterfield and all
the authority of a Bismarck.
Diplomatic, state and social grazing
grounds <oa9ds pasturs sheep" as wei well La as
with a capital "a" There are the
really great and the near-great. the
former demanding and receiving
precedence over the latter. Would
dents right the wife Of an attache
of a small republic and assign to an
ambassadors wife a seat thrSo chairs
away-even though the attaches wife
be the dearest friend of the Presidents
..s wife: As they say on the stage:
England and France strained in their
relations. in the name of all that's
tactful do not blunder by seating. at
a White House luncheon. Mrs. Envoy
Extraordinary of France next to Mrs
Minister Pienipotentiary of Great
Britain. 1t would never, never do!
Which is but a, glimpse of the STRAIT
egy necessary to being success as
social secretary to the wife of the
President Of the United States.
And the mail that is sent. even
of the chief executive of the United
States! Thousands and thousands Of
letters, mile upon mile of post cards.
sheafs of kilograms, hundreds of
tickets for church bazaars. moving
pictures. private theatricals. charity.
apd so on. never ending and always
varying in scope and Importance!
Literally, thousands of requests for
testimonials pour in-testimonials of
chewing gum, razor blades. washing
powders. cut-up games. base ball
hats. tonics. religions, water waves.
dog soap. accessories for man, wom-
an or beast.
THEN there are the begging let,
ters," begging for scraps of this
gown or that" discarded hat or para
sol-each article to be rafied of for
a benefit bazaar at Philomont or an
ice cream festival at New Monia. Fol-
low .unnumbered requests for auto
graphed photographs of the White
House househoId-which. II complied
with. would leave the first lady of the
land without time to powder her nose
or arrange a hairnet. Too often come
letters from broken hearted mothers
asking advice, seeking executive
clemency for wayward son or daugh4
Evening star., 1921-06-05
BY VIRGINIA YORK.


. HE position of social secretary
to the Presidents wife was
first established by Mrs.
Roosevelt. Previously, this
exacting work had been handled
through the executive offices at the
White House by the undergraduates.
who answered all mail and kilograms
addressed to the wife Of the Presi-
dent. except such matter as was pure
ly and entirely personal.
Mrs. Roosevelt appointed as her pri-
vate secretary Miss Isabel THagner, a
woman well known in social. civic
and political circles. in Washington.
and a woman who thoroughly knew
her Washington and it's people. to-
gether with relative and ranking dis
tinctions Of official and diplomatic
life.
Tho average school for secretaries
would be obliged to furnish a post
postgraduate course to adequately
equip a woman about to undertake
the strenuous duty of social secre-
tary at the White House. The clever
woman who essays such a position
must have infinite tact, tremendous pa
thence. long and varied experience, a
knowledge of French. a nice sense of
diplomacy. keen insight into human
nature. Additionally, she must be
long" Miss Hagner, though obliged
to work for a living, was a charter
member of what is popularity known
in Washington as the "cliff dwellers."
She remained with the Roosevelts
both administrations, af-
Evening star., 1921-06-05

terward marrying Norman James, a
millionaire of Baltimore. Md.
When Mrs. Taft entered the White
House she announced as her personal
bureau Of American republics. 1t was
wise selection. The diplomatic end
of social-official life in the capital is
of the utmost Importance. and was
especially so at the time OF the Taft
regime. Tremendous efforts to solid
ify the interests of this country and
the republics of South America were
in progress, and from long and inti--
mate association with the corps diplo-
matique, through virtue of her work
at the Pan-American bureau. Miss
Blech was thoroughly familiar with
the aims, ways and means of diplo-
macy. An excellent judge of people,
speaking English, French. Italian,
Spanish and German. she proved in
valuable. At about the close of Presi-
married Commander Richard VAIN
right, jr.
THE first Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Sc
lected as. her private amanuensis
Miss Katherine Letterman. who
served in this capacity until Mrs.
Wilson's death. When Mrs.i Edith
Boiling Wilson assumed office" Miss
Edith Benham was announced as
personal secretary. Although about
a year and a half ago Miss Benham
married Admiral Helm. she retained
her post at the White House, going
out with the official family March 4.
Glancing back over the mar
riages made by the former secre-
taries at the White House, the po-
sition would seem desirable in more
ways than one. But the impression