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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
EUROPEAN STARVATION
'.:. VS.. AMERICAN POVERTY

Minneapolis, Jan. 7.-Children liv-
ing "in poverty in the most wretched
slums of Americas metropolitan cities
would be objects Of envy in Central
and Eastern. Europe, says state-
ment issued by the European. Relief
Council, with the approval of Herbert
Hoover, national chairman to indicate
the terrible difference between Euro
pean starvation and American power
ty.
IF the city of Philadelphia were
Vienna, or if Warsaw were Detroit,
the conditions would tear the con-
sciences Of American people asun-
DER" said the statement.
Suppose Philadelphia had 800, 900
girls and boys existing on one meal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07

struct? This is only feeble sugges-
ton of the plight of millions Of Euro
pean children who will be fed il the
European Relief Councils campaign
for $33, 100000 is a success.
Hoover saved more than 5,O0O,-
900 children in rance and Belgium
during the war. These countries
now are caring for themselves-sole-
~ and wholly because America sus-
tanned them when they were crush
3D."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
SIMPLE REASON FOR THRIFT
Its Practice Necessary That There May
Be Margin Of Production over
Consumption.

Is It not mere caddishness for one
who can afford to buy and does buy
silk skirts and silk stockings and
automobiles, and who freely admits
that he wastes money, but who justi-
fes himself somewhat belligerently
by saying that he can afford to waste
money, and that it Is nobody's busi-
ness, to object to other people doing
the same sort of thing only because
he thinks the other people cannot
afford the expenditures? Right down
In our hearts we know that the con-
Germ is not all with the welfare OF
those other people who are wasting
their money; it Is really a matter OF
jealousy and of class distinction
based on clothing-a feeling that
these people have committed social
misdemeanors, as when the cook du-
plicated her mistress hat. And any
one who breaches thrift to people on
the ground that they should not have
what they like for their money Is
simply preaching nonsensicai cant. he
is really preaching revolution.
If, then, thrift has no virtue In IT.
self, if every person within the limits
of the law is entitled to spend what
he can earn, and more than he can
earn If he can get away with II, Is
there any immoral reason for thrift?
The reason for thrift is plain. 1t
is not necessary to talk about moral
ity. 1t is simply that If we do not
have thrift we shall not nave mar
gin of production over consumption
that is, we shall not have capital. If
we do not have capital We cannot have
progress, for we shall have no means
wherewith to make Improvement in ex-
listing facilities for production. There
IS the danger of extravaganza. And
it is a very real danger.-Samuel Crow
Their, in the North American Review.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
Shaft for Hero Dead.

An obelisk OF granite seventy feet
high Is to be erected In Denmark as
memorial to the many thousands OF
American and allied soldiers "t Danish
descent who died in Tie World war
It has been estimated that about 3d.
COO men Of Danish blood fought IN
the American armies in France and
that about 10000 Danes fought in the
Canadian, Australian, British and
French armies
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07

B. w. Lakin returned this morning
from St. Paul where he conferred
with the governor and other state Of
ficials in regard to the Bemidji Park
reservation matter. He was one OF
a committee sent there from tha Civic
and Commerce association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
Effect Of Wrong Books.

Some wrong food atethe right mo-
ment, as every mother knows, may
send a, childr into commissions. The
wrong book at the right time doesn't
have such an Immediately apparent ef-
feet, but it may later be the cause OF
a, mental 4convulsion which will seri-
ously mar the child's whole life, says
Mothers Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
BASKETBALL TONIGHT

Bowbells vs.. Kenmare at Ken
mare; Niagara VS.. Grand Forks at
Grand Forks; Lakota VS.. Devils Lake
at Devils Lake; Barnesville VS. Moor
head at Moorhead; Casselton. VS..
Alumni at Casselton; Minot VS. Will
liston at Williston. Bemidji vs. Alum
nj at Bemidji.
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OILERS WIN TWO OUT
OF THREE FROM PRINTERS

The Oilers took the Quick Printers
down the line for two out of three
games at the Crawford alleys We'd
nesday night. NJ. Plummer, rolling
for the Oilers, secured high score, and
Huck of the Quick Printers scored
second. The Pioneers and Koors
Bros. failed to roll their match.
The scores for the game were as
fn11o1s,o. .- .'~,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
POTATOES

Chicago, Jan. >.7.-Potato receipts,
80 cars, Market weak, Northern
whites, sacked, 1925 to $1.S5; WIS,
consin kings, sacked, $1.25; Round
whites, bulk, $3.50 to $40.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
A Texas lconocIast.>

Our guess is that when the bride
promises to love. honor and obey she
is just as earnest as when she kisses
the bridegroom's folks.-Dallas News.
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M. \ A ! .R ] ! | ! !: !:
HIDES

Cow hides, No. 1, ib. ....--.6c-7c
Bull hides, No. /, lib. ...... 4c-5c
Kipp, hides, No. 1 3D.. 4c-oc
Calf skins, No. !, lb. ...... .6c-7c
Deacons, each :6Vc
Horse hides, large. ...$2.50-$5|
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
Modern DELUXE.

The biggest yearly rainfall is in As.
sam. In 1851 the worlds record was
broken there by fall Of sos inches,
or more than G. feet Of rain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-07
A Sunhowsr Definition

A Sunf1oWer Definition.
Really, q pessimist is only a person
who expects to get the worst Of It a
little sooner than the rest Of U.S.
Topeka Capital. g.. ..-. ....>.
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FOR RDNr-Two completely fur
nished rooms for light housekeep,:
ing. Phone 504-W. 2t1-e

LICENSED Chauffeur for car or
trick. Address IL. c." care pio .
neer, .... 49,. Hto
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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25
DOG WINS OWN PAROLE PIE
Sentenced to Refuge at Kansas CT
Teddy Cries Till He is Sent
Home.

Kansas City.-Teddy, young Col
dog made his own plea to Pol
Nudge West, Kansas City, kas., oY
parole. In Kansas City, kas.. DC
charged with misbehavior are 9
fenced TO confinement at the Wy'
tIotte County Humane society amin
refuge for from one to three wee
freddy was sent up for two wee
hut. having never been away from no
and friends before, he passed o.
days and nights in dismal vail
The matron, Mrs. Whitford, broul
him into her own rooms and did eve
thing to comfort him, but the wall
continued. Finally she called
Judge West and asked for Tedc
narole. While she was talking Te'
ushed to her side and quite silen
,er voice with his own.
Judge West, having heard the az
ient, decided Teddy might go nc
and rcpiNin there during good behay
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25

to our blessed name. An with that
anchor safe on the fo'castle head. l,
for one, can't see no sense in raisin
It."
"You tarnation jackassl" sighed
Gibney. "You forget who we are.
Do you s'pose the steamer Yankee
Prince can lay on the beach all night
with both anchors out, an then be got
ready to tow Off in three shakes Of a
lambs tail7 It takes noise to get up
two anchors-so I'm maxim all the
noise l can. Got any steamf"
Eighty pounds" Scraggs confessed.
Having for the moment forgotten his
Identity, he was confused In the pres
ence of the superior intelligence Of his
navigating officer.
run aft, then, Scraggs, an turn
that cargo winch over to beat the
band until I tell you to stop. With
| the drum runnin' free she'll make noise
enough for winch three times heI
size, but you might give the necessary
yells to make It more lifelike."
Captain Scraggs fed to the winch
At the end Of five minutes, Mr.. Gibney
appeared and babe him desist. Then
turning his improvised megaphone sea
ward he addressed an imaginar!
mate: Mr.. Thompson, have you 90
your port anchor upr
Scraggs took the cue Immediately
All clear forward, sir" he piped.
"Send the bosun ford an heave tn
lead, Mr.. Thompson"
Every well, sir"
Here The SQuarehead, who had bee
enjoying the unique situation immense
ly, decided to take hand. Present.!
in sing-song cadence. he was reportin
the depth Of water alongside.
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pectsst cspt.In r,cKa AS sosa NJ
you feel you've sot o grip on her. be
yelled. Just kssd her steady % she
won't drive further NJ the beach when
I get my anchor up Shell cone out
Ike q loose tooth st the top Of the
food"
The Aphrodite forged slowly ahead.
taking In the slack Of the hawser.
Twenty minutes later. after much
backing and swearing and heaving Of
lines the Bodega's hawser was also
put board the Maggie. Mr.. Glbney
judged Il would be safe now to fasten
this line 10 the towing bits.
Suddenly Captain Scraggs remem-
bered there was no one on duty In the
Maggie's engine room. With a half
sob. he slid down the greasy ladder
tore open the furnace doors and com.
menced shoveling in coal with a reck
lessness that bordered on insanity
When the indicator showed eighty
pounds Of steam he came up on decl
and discovered Mr.. Gibney walking
solemnly round and round the littl,
capstan up forward. II was creakinI
and groanlng dismally. Captain
Scraggs thrust his engine room torcl
above his head to light the scene AM
gazed upon his navigating officer 4
blank amazement.
"What foolishness IL this, CHR b
demanded. Are you clean daffy. dc
in a barn dance around that rust
capstan. maxim a noise at to frighte
the fish7"
"Not much" came the laconic n
ply. I'm a smart man. I'm raisil
both anchors"
"Well, all got to remark is that
takes a smart man to raise both al
, chors when we only got one ancht
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25

terrific wallop for home run, attract
ing all eyes to the play. The mex
instant Gardner and two others leape.
Tor the fence. Gardner, in the lead
whipped out pair Of wire cutter
and snapped through the strands o
The barbed wire.
Two Companions Were Shot.
AS he leaped through the gap tn
guards in the towers began shooting
Bullets were whistling around tn
.hree fugitives. Gardner's companions
both former soldiers serving sentence
Cor vicious crimes committed while !
The army, fell, one dead and the othe
seriously wounded. Gardner kept Q
going.
The break by Gardner and the sigl
Of the gap in the barbed-wire FEM
rurned the $50 convicts In the prise
ward into wild animals frantic +
liberty. There was howl from y
throats and the convicts started I
the fence. The guards had their han
full controlling them, so Gardner ma
good his escape.
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Do Hicks and Flaherty col
loet7 Watch for next weeks
doings.
(TO BE CONTINUED
Joke Was on Whistler.

Whistler, the great American artist.
was dining with Sir Henry Irving.
Two of his earliest pictures were On
the wall and he remarked 1okingly Ut
the beginning of dinner that he could
study them from the point Of View
Of his ripper years. Though he spoke
with q smile. he did indeed look at
them great deal. Suddenly he ex-
claimed. "Irving, look what you've
done |" "What2" asked Irving. why,
these pictures, both Of them, are up
side down. and you've never noticed
II even" "WeA," said Irving. surely
I can be excused. It's taken the man
who painted them over an hour to dis
cover It."
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25
WHEREIN MR.. CHENEY PUTS ONE
OVER.

synopsis.-Captain Phineas p. Scraggs
has grown up around the docks OF San
Francisco, and from mess boy on a river
steamer. risen to the ownership of the
steamer Maggie. Since each annual in
spection promised to be the last OF the old
weatherbeaten vessel. Scragss naturally
has some difficulty In securing a crew.
When the story opens. Adelbert p. Gibney,
tikable, but sPratic, a man whom nobody
but Scraggs would hire, is the skipoer,
Neiis Halvorsen. a solemn swede. consti-
tutes the forcastle hands, and Bart Nc
Gufrey, q wastrel of the Gibney type,
reigns in the engine room.
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ness: IF We ever meet again,
Scraggs. I'll make Mrs. Scraggs a wild
ow. Paste that In your hat-when
y-u get a new one"
The Maggie was resting easily on
the beach, with the broken water from
the long lazy combers surging well
up above her water line. At most.
six feet Of water awaited the engineer.
who stood. peering shoreward and lis
tening intently. oblivious to the stray
missiles which whizzed past. Present
ly, from out of the fog. he heard a
grinding, metallic sound and through
sudden rift In the fog caught
brief glimpse Of blue flame with sparks
radiating family from 1t.
That settled matters for Bartholo-
new McGuffey. The metallic sound
was the protest from the wheels of a
Cliff house trolley car rounding a
curve; the blue flame was an electric
manifestation due to the Intermittent
| contact of her trolley with the wire,
wet with fog. McGufrey knew the
exact position Of the Maggie now, so
he poised a moment on her bow; as
wave swept past him, he leaped
overheard, scrambled ashore, made
his way up the beach to the great
highway which TANKS the shore line
between the Cliff house and Ingleside
sought roadhouse, and warmed hii
interior with four fingers of whisky
neat. Then, feeling quite content will
himself, even In his wet garments, HI
boarded city-bound trolley car ant
departed for the warmth and hospital
ity of Scab Johnny's sailor boarding
house In Oregon street.
Captain Scraggs sat down on tn
half-emptied ~crate of vegetables an
commenced to weep bitterly-half be
cause Of rage and half because he re
garded himself pauper. Alread
he had vision Of himself scourin
, the waterfront in search Of Job.
mo use boohooin' over split mill
Scraggsy." Always philosophical, tn
author Of the owners woe sought
, carry the disaster off lightly. Don
, add your salt tears to saltier sc
until you're certain you're a total lO'
> an no insurance. got you into tn
> and suppose it's up to me to get yC
. off, so guess I'll commence oper
tions." Suiting the action to the wor
: Mr.. Gibney grasped the whistle col
and a strange. sad, sneezing, vince;
. moan resembling the expiring prote
q Of lusty pig and gradually increasil
into q long-drawn but respectful
whistle rewarded his efforts. F
once, he could afford to be prodig
: with the steam, and while 1t last
there could be no mistaking the ia
, that here was steamer in dire d
tress.
The weird call for help broug
Scraggs around to fuller realizati
!. of the enormity Of the disaster viii
- had overtaken him. In his agony
- forgot to curse his navigating offit
~ for the latter's stubbornness In refusi
to turn back when the fog threaten'
He clutched Mr.. Gibney by the rig
arm. thereby interrupting for an
4, slant the dismal outburst from
~ Maggie's siren.
=, "Gib," he moaned. I'm ruin
man. How're we ever to get the
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25

sweetheart of whole? Answer me
that, Glib. Answer me, l say. How're
we to get my Maggie off the beach|
Mr.. Gibney shook himself loose from
that frantic grip and continued his
pull on the whistle until the Maggie,
taking a false note, auavered, moaned.
spat steam minute and subsidized with
what might be termed nautical sob.
"Now, see what you've done" he
bawled. you've made me bust the
whistle"
"Answer my question, Glib"
"Well never get her or II you don't
quit interferln' an give me time to
think. I'll admit there amt much Of
a chance. because It's dead low water
now on just as soon As the tide 10 a
the food she'll drive further up the
beach an fall apart"
"Perhaps McGuffey Will have hear
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25
BANDIT MAKES
DARING ESCAPE
Roy Gardner, Bold Pacific Coast
HoIdup Man, Breaks Away
From Island Prison.
FLEES DURING GAME
Leaps for Liberty Through Gap In
Bsrbed-Wire Fence Cut while
Bullets Whistle About
His Head.

Seattle, Wash.-Roy Gardner, west
ern holdup man and bold mail robber.
known all along the Pacific coast as
the cleverest and most slippery prison.
er ever placed under arrest. is again
a free man. He escaped from the
government prison on McNeiI's island,
in Puget Sound, amid fusillade Of
bullets.
Twice In his criminal career. before
he was finally placed behind the bars
on the supposed impregnable McNeiPs
island, Gardner had escaped from the
shrewdest men the government could
set to guard him on the way to his
prison. Twice he joked with the man
hunters on whom he turned the tables
and made prisoners In his place. And
twice he laughed when he was recap
tured
Water Races by Prison Isle.
So Gardner came to be the most
| closely watched prisoner in Uncle
Sans most closely guarded Jail
guarded not by stone walls, and steel
| UNIV, anu diiiNu Suoiu' o'VhN, pot W
the very conspiracy Of natural forces.
1t Is set on desolate isle in Puget
Sound with a wide stretch of water
running at mill race speed between
island and mainland.
Gardner had been in prison for six
weeks when, on Labor day, the prison.
ers turned out to watch a baseball
game between two teams Of fellow
prisoners. They were in the prison
yard cut off from liberty by a high
barbed-wire fence, with towers at the
corners, In which sat watchful mer
with loaded rifles and orders to shoo
to kill.
The game went on and the guards
became interested in the play. Sud
ienly one of the players hit the ball
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25
CHAPTER III.

In the office Of the Red Stack Tug
Boat company Captain Dan Hicks,
master Of the tug Aphrodite; Captain
Jack Flaherty, master Of the Bodega,
and Herman, the assistant superin-
tendent on night watch. sat around.
hot little box stove engaged In that
occupation 20 dear to the maritime
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-25
Another One Hoard srom.

The Birmingham Age-Herald reports
that an Alabama man has cane to
match every suit We have cane, too
Arkansas Gazette.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-11
ESSENCE OF ALL
Current AFFAIRS
A Summary for Busy Readers
of the Significant Ooings
OF the Day.
OCCURRENCES OF InTERE3I. 1.
Progress Of the World In Ger
Legislative Activities at the
items cspitai--fsews From e
g. Corner n % cpuntrx
OCCURRENCES OF InTEREs1.


Attorney General Daugherty Il reasi*
'.to grab Camp Sherman. Ohio," to -
tablIsh great national ref0rinatory
for young first offenders against the
federal laws.
stunt" flying for army officers has
received the official taboo OF the War
Department in new restrictions to gov
eyn the flying OF army planes. The
rules call for especial care In lying
over all towns and bnilt-up districts
Attorney General Daugherty prac-
fIcaIly has finished his study Of the
Debs case, but his recommendation
will not he sent To the President until
after the latter's return from his ten
day New England trip.
4 move TO call Senator Newberry OF
Michigan before the Senate subcom-
mittee on Privileges and Elections.
which Is investigating the Ford-New-
berry election contest, was killed by
strict party vote.
The United States hns demanded
the immediate release Of American
prisnners In Russia. II was announced
at the state department.
japan has announced that she viii
accept our Invitation to the conference
on the Pacific and Far Eastern ques-
tiOns. as well rs On Limitation OF ar
manent This makes it unanimous.
and the major arrangements for the
parley are now going ahead.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-11
NATIONS BUSINESS

Theater tickets are selling al pre-
war prices Ia New York.
A Cuban mission is en route to tiiis
country To iioat u loan, the State. DSs-.
partment was advised.
Representative Garner of tile HOUSE
Ways and AleitiIs Committee declared
repeal of the excess profits tax. reduc-
tiOn of suriaA To 20 or 40 per cent
and aa Increase iu the income tax 60
corporations are all the Ways and
Means Committee will offer In tax re-
vision.
The Penrose bill giving the Secre-
tary of the Treasury blanket author
iIy In negotiating the terms of the
refunding of the $ll,UOOOOO.OOO Allied
war debt To the United States WAS
ordered fuVurabiy reported by the
Senate Finance Committee.
Revenue from income and profits
taxes In Massachusetts declined $780,
OOO.OOO during last fiscal year. John
J. Mitchell, collector of internal reye-
nue., announced.
1T Is the consensus Of the best
OplnlOu In the country that the trade
OF the United States with latin Amer
leu Is Ina the midst of the severest crisis
that II has ever faced, and heroic
methods must be employed 10 prevent
disaster alike to tie financial. export
Ing and importing interests of North
and South America" This Is the view
Of John Barrett. former Ambassador
to Argentina, aud late Director Gen
eraI Of the Pan-American Union La
Washington.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-11
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

RIGA.-Mrs. Marguerite G. harri-
son, Of Baltimore, newspaper CORE
spondent, who was among the Ameri-
can citizens held prisoner In Russia,
has been released by the Soviet au-
thOrilies and arrived here.
CHAMONix, Franee.-Mont Blanc,
the highest summit OF the Alps, was
conquered by an aviator. The success
full alrnan was Durafour, Swiss
flyer.
Moscow-Leon Trotzky. BoIshevik
war minister, foreshadOwed a war Of
the European states In order to obtain
food IL voluntary offers are not forth
coming.
PiTTSBURGH.-Four bandits board
ed the Manhattan Limited westbound
on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Cas-
sandra, ninety miles east of Pitts
burgh and, after wOundlng A. J.
Lantz, u mail clerk, rified the mail car
and escaped.
BERLIN.-it 10 understood In we'll
Informed quarters the German govern
ment has assented TO propositions sub
mltted by the American State Depart
ment through American Commissioner
Dresel, In the way of Informal inquiries
based upon the essential principles
enuncIated In the Porter-knox resoIu-
ton.
ATLANTIC CITY. - Prohibition at
one fell swoOp cut Off fully - per
cent of the business OF the bottle man
ufaCturers Of this country, declared W.
+. Gundiiug "f Wheeling, W. Va, see
Rotary of the National Bottle Manu-
fuCtIIrprS' ASSoriation