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Evening star., 1921-09-11

towers of Ilium was a reversion to
the aboreal. 1 tell YOU. man etlIat5ds
born of woman cannot resist it. -Giv6
little Mayme three more years
Il wish to heaven could" said
the Little Red Doctor. a.,
it as bad as that?" -.;, .r-.-
1T isn't much better. 4. How's your
insomnia. Dominie%' -. a--s, ..,
Insomnia" said I. lis q scientific
bubble for unlaid memories. I take
mine out for the early morning air
1T ist Keep an eye on the kid.
and do what you can to prevent
that busy little mind of hers from
brooding."
In that way Mayme Mccartney
and I became early morning friends.
She adopted for her special own a
bench some rods from mine. under
the lilac near the fountain. After
her walk. taken with her thin
shoulders flung back and the chest
filling with deep. slow breaths. she
would pay me a call or await one
from mo. and we would exchange
theories and opinions and argue
against seventeen. Fair exchange,
for If mine were the ripper creed,
hers was the more vivid and adven-
turoua Who shall say which was
the S0unuer?
ON the morning of the astonishing
" Trespass l was late. being dis
couraged by a light rain. AS she ap-
preached her bench she found it oc-
cupied by an individual who ap-
peared to be playing a contributory
part in the general lamentation Of
nature. The interloper was young,
and quite exquisite of raiment. which
alone would have marked him for an
outlander. His elbows were propped
on his knees: his fists supported his
cheek bones; his whole figure was in
a slump of misery.
Scrutinizing him with surprise,
Mayme was shocked. At the same
time she heard an unmistakable and
melancholic sound.
The benches in our square have
seen more life than most. They have
they have assuaged grief and given
refuge to shaking terror and been
visited by Death. They have shivered
to the passion of cursing men and
weeping women. But never before
had any of their ilk heard grown
Mayme Mccartney. 1t inspired her
with mingled emotions, the most
immediate of which was a desire to
laugh.
Accordingly she laughed. The in
truder lifted a woeful face. gave her
one vague look. and reverted to his
former posture. Mayme stopped
laughing. She advanced and put a
friendly hand on one Of the bumped
shoulders. Cheer up. buddy" she
said. 1T amt as bad as you think
it is."
TITS worse" gulped choky voice.
are you?" 1t demanded.
reassuringly. Tell a feller about it."
e1n1snasasy Ths pas nsshs. polite nor
"Oh. tutt-tutt and. naughty
naughty" rebuked Mayme. Some
body's sister been putin somethin'
over on poor little Willie?"
my own sister has" He was in
that state Of semi,hysterical exhsus-
mate troubles to the first conner
seems natural. She's gone and got
arrested" he walled.
Mayme's face became grave and
practical; That's different.% said
Lay? I don't know"
whats her line? What's she done
to get pinched?"
sale Of the Emporium"
you're tellin' me! In the silks.
what do you know about it? My
Lord! Is 1t in the papers already?
Keep your hair on. buddy. 1 work
there. and 1 heard about that pinch.
Swell young married lady. Why.
that1l be an right; yog poor boob"
Judge will let her on with warn
fn4"
Evening star., 1921-09-11

TT came from Mayme. standing, wide
! eyed and white, In the doorway.
The front door had been left .ajar,
and. seeing the Berthelin's mono
srammed car outside, she had come
In. The oratress turned and stared.
That's . lie." said, Mayme NcCart-
ney steadily. I'm 40 straight . girl
a. your own daughter. Ask him."
She pointed to the stricken David.
Pointing may not bs ladylike. but IT
Evening star., 1921-09-11

TT was much easier than I expected
1t to be, especially when littl
Mayme. having come out to say good
bye. put her lips close to my ear and
tried to whisper something. and
cried and kissed me instead. Oua
Square was dinner and duller place
after she left. But her letters helped.
They were SO exactly like herself
even at the first, when things seemed
to be going Ill with her; they were
all courage and quaint humor and de-
back to Our Square. which was the
dearest and best place in the world.
| with the dearest and best people in it.
Inconsistencies! Poor little, lonely
the Bonnie Lassie..all the books that
the Dominic had listed for her. and
she was being tutored by q school
teacher win blue goggles and a weak
heart who fived at the same resort.
gs1w Mapme Ssn Wrote sne ' the
world Is full Of wise guys just aking
to spill their wiseness?"
ContemporaneOusly, the Weeping
Scion Of Wealth was writing back his
Of in better orthography, but with
distinctly less Of spirit.
The Little Red Doctor was able to
send him progressively encouraging
news. When the cold weather. came
Mayme moved westward to southern
California and found hersolf on the
edge Of one Of the strange, tumultu.
Gus moving-picture colonies OF that
region. Thence came, presently, STIR
| ring tidings.
'What do you think?" wrote our
exile. They've got my funny little
| monkey mug in the movies Five per
and steady work. The director likes
me and says he will give mo a real
chance one of these days But, as
| the Dominic would say, this 10 . hell
! Of . place. (Graceless impD / would
not say It myself. because I am very
careful OF my speech ana conduct.
Perfect-lady stuff. You have to be
out here. That reminds me, have
cut out the Mayme. Every fresh little
frfzzle In the colony with q false
front and pneumatic figure calls
herself Mayme or Daisye or Tootsye.
Not for me! I am keeping up my
lessons and trying to make my head
good for something besides carrying
switch. Tell the Little Red Doctor
that It is 80 long since ! coughed I
| have forgotten how. And love you
all so hard that 1t hurts. Your loving
"P. s-I am going to be Marie
Courtenay when get my name mp In
the pictures. Put that in the dtroc-
! tory and 1ee how It looks.
p. 8. S-How to my soldier boy
Evening star., 1921-09-11

and so on; all put so sweetly and
genuinely that I heartily wished l
might accept the thanks If not the
check. Instead of which I blurted
out the truth.
"Oh, Dominie" said the girl with
such reproach that my heart sank
within me. do you think that was
fair: Don't you know that I never
could have taken the money!"
Precisely. And we had to find a
have you dying on the premises"
argued with feeble attempt at joe
ularity.
But from him" she said. After
what had happened! And his moth
er! How could you let me do it?'
! Il thought you would have gotten
over that feeling by this tfme." ven-
tured.
"Oh. there's none Of the old feeling
left" she answered SO simply that ]
knew she believed her own statement.
But to have lived on his money!
Where is he?" she asked abruptly.
told her that also and about Sum
day night: the whole thing. The
Bonnie Lassie would have slain me.
But I couldn't help it. I was feeling
rather abject
Sunday night came. and with it
Miss Marie Courtenay. escorted by an
"ace" covered with decorations, whose
name is q household word ana who
was only too obviously her adoring
slave. Already there had been hints
Of their engagement. Had been that
ace, 1 should have felt no small dis
composure at the sight Of the girls
face when she first saw the changed
years before. Young David. after
greeting the star of the evening. took
q modest rear seat as befitted his
rank. But when the Bonnie Lassie
announced Doggy" it was his face
that was the study.
OF that performance I shall say
I.othing. 1t is now fsmous and fa-
Eut II ever mortal man spent twenty
r,inutes in fairyland it was David
while Mary was playing the work of
his fancy. At the close he disap-
peared. I suppose he did not dare
trust himself to join in the congrat-
ulations with which she was over
whelmed. found him, as rather
expected, on the bench where he had
sat when Mayme Mccartney frs.
found him. And when the crowd had
departed. from the studio told the
girl. without even stopping to put on
her hat she went out to him.
He was sitting with his elbows on
cheek bones. But this time he was
not weeping, He was thinking. Just
as of old, she put hand on his
bumped shoulder. Startled, he looked
up and jumped to his feet. She was
holding something out to him.
whats that?' ne said.
who told you? The Little Red Doc
TIES kept his promise. The Dominic
.oh. i suppose" he said slowly. tive
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-29
THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER

Bxby, Saltwater after he born is in the
He Minnesota
but like all others he served his time ne went PACK
Oklahoma where he has been He ne
What foolish Thought
and why should he suspect he is growing
them will admit he DID, Iams
Minnesota
foolish
that he is growing old.-Stllwater Gazette.
Minneapolis has Of hard luck His license tag
by
driving the without That seems like rubbing
Grand Forks Herald.
The Northern Minnesota for that matter
What could ask!-Baudette
Region.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-29
OVERHEARD BY EXCHANGE EDITOR

COOPERATION BY COOPERATIVE BUTTER MAKERS
has passed another significant mile
significant than the road since the first
established in this state 1t has moved forward
with The wonder is that this had
beena accomplished long
this principle eo-opaSn more than haf the CO.
largely lifting Mnnesota butter prestige in the matter Of
Incidentally formed
system with the shipping system which is one the
single product OF this expanded
butter America
world.-Duluth Tribune
RATES
reductions for railroad
fares taken
by the interstate commission
The public has approved the reductions only for the that hopes
feeling would be turned
mean o pocket these
be such bold
freight
of closely
reasonable chargeS Cloud
Rochester (inn) murdered March, and the lad who
his April
back normally Even who unnoticed by
Bradstreet dhe authors of who Who America
for breakfast Just beum daysLousyl Courier
Journal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-29
A WEEK WELL SPENT

Now that Bemdj Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and the B.
a. club, have each enjoyed week Of encampment under
able leadership recommend that be made in due time
for similar encampments year. This short period of
campment where good time had and the recreation
under supervision of the best for the
boys girls spend portion of their vacation each
year. -...
Wherever possible, all projects attempted order to
vide such outings the boys girls of Bemd should be
couraged much possible The chances that by another
both the local Boy and Girl Scout organizations will have
much larger membership If that the plans should be
made to establish better next Bemid
certainly behind the Scout movement and at such times
assist it should gladly These boys and girls the
young and of tomorrow
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FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT

Betram county wool meet at the city nall
Saturday. July purpose of considering the pooling OF
l92O921 clip in order sell to the best advantage OF an
An able speaker is to be outline the situation and dis
cuss the possibility of marketing All wool growers should see
to they 1t is for their own advantage na
thew take part in such meetings.
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!>The BestMagazines at Bargain Prices

HE sacrifice that these making
as puon9 spirited business men the nation wide drive prices The
short fashions gravue pictures departments for the home
SERIAL novels and the the world Two the united
this selling will supply magazine reading
Send Tornoow the con-
renies blank at the bottom of
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TO CLEAN THE SLATE

In order to retire certain debts and square up the
manent fund.- the city council has decided to have
ordinance drawn up which, after passage would authorize
the calling of special election to vote bond issue to take
of this fund and it back cash basis The idea of
the council is that the ate should be ceaned This election
would take of all except the general fund.
Although the levy for several funds this year will undoub
eddy be less very doubtful the total levy for city, school
and county taxes will be less than last Several
funds have been ovedrawn several years. each
seeing the fund farther overdrawn order take of
improvements The the city and the county get
squared and get back cash basis the will the
total levy be reduced is the opinion of the present council
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-29

Wisconsin legald vacation work children without
although
occupations I'M which children tender should
engaged vacation On the hand job
with its resultant few dollars has fine influence
many hfe-Grand Forks Herald
Captain Amundsen that the thick his ship
weeks travel miles Some of speeer could make
distance
North pole between breakfast dinner?-St Dispatch
left alone with loaded
revolver shot his The authorities
|have arrested the father.-Hibbing Tribune
There fifteen nationaies the
audette school, Why Europe for
Region. :
Postmaster General Hays ew of
the nation" In than ST. Paul Pioneer
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Good Housekeeping

OOOU HOUSEKEEPING
The Homemaker's Authority
Good Housekeeping serves every activity and
interest Of the typical American woman.
Good Housekeeping has the best of fiction;
departments that deal with Fashions. Fur
nishing and Decorations. Child Welfare. Health
and Beauty, Entertainment. Coored Cutouo
for the Children, Needlework. etc:
Good Housekeeping occupies a place that can
be filed by no other periodical. BE sure to
include it in your list.
IS cents the copy $500 the year
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COMING ALONG FINE

Bemids Birchmont summer hotel is rapidly nearing
completion the time for the formal opening rapidly
proachng Applications for reservations have been coming IN
rapidly the hotel practically assured New
erheless local support always needed and since 1t IS
by capital that Bemd citizens make the formal
onennp success in every way Only $50 persons be
the informal dinner and dance to be held on the
evening July FOURTH and this number of tickets should be
sold readily
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LET'S HAVE THE FLYING CIRCUS

In order to the flying circus which to
the feature attractions for the Northern Minnesota Fair
at Bemid this fall first necessary to 250
tons either renewal to the ST. Paul Dispatch This
the only that this feature attraction be brought to
Bemdji '~"e~rc~~:~ "+~~"s"~~tr .v~S~2.~E -
Considering this that all those who are taking the
St Paul Dispatch their subscriptions to help out in this
contest New subscriptions will also help number of young
ladies have been nominated to take the contest and is
desired that they be given hearty support order that this Tea
ture attraction may be brought here for the fair.
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Harper's Bazaar
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The features that gave Harper's Bazaar It's success
over fifty years ago are retained enlarged ana
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Harpers Bazaar publishes in each issue more
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so cents the copy 5000 the year
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Motor
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The editorial matter in motor is for the indl-
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Postmaster General Hays say: New York
the nation" In than one-St Paul Pioneer
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fifteen natonaites represented among the pupils
te school, Why to Europe for league Of nations-Ba
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-08
TULSA MAN DENIES
CHARGE ON HOTEL.
Says He's Trying to Make
His House Clean and
Moral Hostelry

That many OF the statements
made about Hotel Tulsa during the
course uf the hearing on the pro-
posed taXicab ordinsucc at special
meeting OF the city commission
Thursday morning are not borne out
by facts was the declaration Friday
Il II. 6. kyle, manager Of the hotel
Kyle objected specifically TO tn"
remarks ut &. Il. nixon. attorney Co..
his brother, J Truman nixon, who
owns the building across Cincinnati
avenue east Of the Hotel Tulse
NiNon declared that hcl.hoys and
porters appear at the door uf the
hotel at night and call so taNi driv-
crs to bring Gertrude or some
other woman who TX designated by
her first name. presumably AT the
request of guests at the hotel
81 have made personal invcsti-
cation to find IL this statement was
warranted Kyle said, and / find
that 1t IL not. There was one occa-
sion I know Of myself IN which a
circumstance similar tu this happen
ed, but II was an emergency II was
the night one ut the cashiers at the
hotel took poison. We Immediately
sent word to ono of our other cash
lcrs, and one of our men told one
.uf the taxi drivers who kuuWH this
young woman to hurry ont To- her
homo and bring her to the hotel so
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-08
IS DONE WITH MASON
Miss Vera Rush Who Took Poison
over Love affair, Says She Is orr
Boy who Neglected Her.

While still in "A serious condition,
Miss Vera Rush. 17-ycar-old girl,
who Tuesday night took six tablets
of bicholoridc Of mercury, was re-
ported las, night to have good
chance for recovery. She Is steadily
improving, according to Tulsa hos
pital attendants, and was yesterday
able 10 take substantial nourish
mcut,
During the first day she was In
hospital attendants said the girl
continually called for Carolton Ma
son, 19-year-old son OF Mrs. Minnie
Mason, matron of tho boys home.
The girl admitted that she took the
poison because Mason had "spurned
her"
But now Miss Rush says she has
forgotten her former lover. NO
more will go with him" she SAYS.
II have quit him and his crowd for
good. | am sorry that | took the
poison and IL | get well | Will no
longer associate with either Mason
or any OF his crowd"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-08
makes tho finding. Of competency

makes the findings Of competency
commission absolute and would
make tho secretary OF interior the
mere vehicle for carrying into ef-
feet recommendations OF body of
men appointed by and directly re-
sponsible to him.
Payne also objected TO paragraph
five, transferring supervision OF all
indian irrigation projects where
more than so per cent of the irri-
gable land has passed into private
ownership TO the reclamation serv-
ice, maintaining that this service
IL primarily concerned with foster.
ing the interests of the white man
and would lack the necessary SYM
pathy and understanding for the In
dians.
The transfer OF administration OF
Indian timbcrlands to the forest
service. agricultural department.
provided In paragraph six, ne said.
would result In "A duplication OF the
force. incur large annual losses to
he Indians. reduction In prices for
Indian timber and an increase I'm
i,re protection costs.
Payne also opposed granting of
citizenship to Indians based ON any
arbitrary standard tuch as blood
status
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-08
BIBLE CLASS FEED
IS HUGE SUCCESS
9sO Men and Women En-
ioy Choice Particles OF
Food and Oratory

b,r1ue, which was successful
o cverv parricular and which NOV
sd with pa and enthusiasm from
,be first coursc to the last toast was
s,,red bv men VI the business Mems
Vib,o class of the First Baptist
rhurch Friday evening in the
Spu.t 200 men and their ladies
,,e,. seated around eight tables In
,bo .hurrh basement, decorated for
tb, ,c.asl1n In the green ana gold
~ ,.r lass Colurs. The dinner IN
its.f .u. excellent. and was served
hv .,, Young womens sunday
scbo,I classes. The Roe orchestra
plavod during the evening.
grand march from tho main
auditorium downstairs opened the
hanoupt :. H. kccne, class prcsi-
ider' introduced 6. :. Lockwood
erb8irnnr OF arrangements for the
' event. who ia turn introduced Rev.
~ o Anderson in the capacity Of
master ut ceremonies.
Reverend Anderson, after praising
the work Of the class. called upon
,ach Of the officers to rises. l..
keen. T.. y. Riley &. :. Lockwood.
y H. uavcrstock, &. II. Case. Nun
"
Hodge and then in the name Of the
rlas. presented large silver loving
rup. suitably inscribed, TO f. II.
Wiei. instructor. Mr.. Wiet sum
married. the class Ideals.
George Reeves then introduced
Dr. u s. Evans, president of VIII
lam Jewell college, International u.
Y +. l.. president and prominent
in the Denomination, who had "A gem
eral inspirational message. Musi-
Lal numbers on the program were
Jhorus singing of America" and
N"pack Up Your Troubles" by ban
auetcrs vocal solos by Ira T. Par
ker and, at the Close, chorus rendi-
ton " "The Battle Hymn of the
Republic" with the sole illumina-
ton IN the banquet room that from
an illuminated American flag,
Cluaks and outer wraps of ban.
aueters were guarded in the main
auditorium by two traffic policemen
lent by Commissioner j. NJ. Adki-
SON who was characterized rs "a
good Baptist brother" by the class
president and who was formerly
member Of the business Mems Bible
elias. and of the First Baptist church
before transferring his membership
TO the Emmanuel Baptist church.
merfimcnt by announcing that he
had had to go bond TO the extent OF
$500 10 the Hotel Tulsa Tor the sill
yerwarc In use and requesting that
no one take a spoon as souvenir.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-08

added to the force TO guard against
any immortality that might occur In
rooms. These detectives, he cX-
planned, mako regular rounds Of ev-
cry floor in the hotel They are
aware IN which room every woman
guest is located
But it IL \ difficult matter. can
tell you, TO rid q hotel this size ~
vice. Women resort 90 any method
to reach the upper floors MANY
| OF thom have tried tp usc Tn,
| freight elevator. They keep va con
| stautIv on our guard. but our effort.
Iaro obtaining results"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-08

she could take the place of the wo-
man who took poison.
In giving orders 10 the taxi
driver, our man called her hy her
first name. That was tho only oC-
casion | know of that anyone called
in a manner similar 60 that related
by Mr.. Nixon, and ! can give assur-
dncc that this young woman is u
member OF one uf the best families
in Tulsa"
KYLE declared cmphaticauy that
every effort is being made tu insure
u moral atmosphere I'm Hotel Tulsa
since he assumed the mhu1rcrship
two new house detectives have hcou