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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-14


Political Announcement--To be
paid at 32c an inch per issue.
Inserted by Tom Smartin hi
own behalf.
TO the Voters of Second
4, Ward, Bemidji:
i am a candidate for al
derman of the Second
Ward and solicit your sup /
port on Tuesday, Feb. IS,
at the polls. If elected,I
will do my best to give Be
I midjis1a good, clean,' eco
nomic administration. Z,
80 y s. TOM: SMART
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-14

normal factor or two would be overlooked and
reductions would Be UNNECESSARY. 81
The complete stagnationo Of the building activity
of the nation has been proof Of the fallaey OF this
theory. 9:.z.45< #@<~~= u.
The public refuses TO buy abnorn1ally priced
merchandise or to pay abnormal wages.
Merchandise is only worth what it costs to re-
place it. There is no economic law which en-
ables a merchant to cash in on rising market
and then do the same thing when the decline
comes. 4s IS B I/zts.4l. ~ >- - ~ T.
Holding onto .shigh cost" merchandise instead Of
getting rid of it and replacing it with low cost
goods is Improbable and disastrous. All busi-
ness and labor must take its share OF this eco
nonnic loss. It is impossible for one industry to
Saddle it's loss onto another. "A prompt return to
normal reduces the loss to minimum. It is only
when the program is resisted that the loss be-
comes acute and severe. I9l5sfzsSz74%YE, =. g. :.
Hundreds Of instances are now matter Of record
to prove that resistance to these economic laws is
futile. We might just as well make the ADJUST
ent take the loss, put our shoulders to the wheel
and start things moving. =
There is, no other way out Oft 'f' 1 : =
Lumber has done its fun share and the industry
advocates prompt and full readjustnent5 Of all
items and labor which go to make up the "7099o."
As soon as this is accomplished the prosperity Of
built. Rents will be reduced. Unemployment
will cease n the building trades and there will be
plenty Of work at good wages. CongeStion
will soon be thing of the past. Schools Will be
built. Money will once more become plentiful
and depression will cease. g. .*sts5:s :s si
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-14

&yS$% 2ar Is
Reductions in all commodity prices must be !
actual and not fictitious full return to normal
is necessary to induce the public to resume buy
ing. sstE ia sosszz ss raj FL e. J|..@s
The fact that many lumber manufacturers have
recently sold LUMBER below the cost Of pro-
ducton indicates that 50 far as the public is con-
market sat The present time. y &
Building activities are still stagnar,t, however,
all building trades The present price Of lumber
has not stimulated building activities to- the
slightest extent. 49, .t.=. $ e 4 Y 8
LUMBER, however, represents only about 30%
Of the total Cost Of the average building. The
fact that the completed cost is still abnormal indi-
Gates that the elements which make up the re-
manning 1919 have not returned near enough to
fair level to make building possible for the aver
age buyer. ~ I'd . 4s6E5s = -
The public has decided NOT to buy anything
until the return to normal is actual. @@ se*se
LUMBER has returned to satisfactory basis,
but its sale is dependent upon other elements, and
when these elements are still abnormally priced
the lumber market IS of course inactive
AS soon as ALL the factors which go to make
up building costs become debated Gas lumber al
ready has) building activities win be resumed.
There has been rather anatural reluctancy on the
part Of several Of the factors making up the 1919
toEnake this return This decision was probably
inspired BY the belief that if enough Of the re-
manning elements which entered in home con-
strucfion were on reasonable basis that an alb
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-14

This acLs prepared and s pubcaoR By group o.
busnsss uho ntsrssfed business
ssUsui other Ines building sfa0noion
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21

son why 1t should not have grown and become the
metropolis Of the county,"
Lincoln first New Salem in April, 1884,
when he and his flatboat crew had their famous
adventure the mildam He was on his way
from Beardstown to New Orleans, where he saw
the selling of slaves and said, IF l get a
chance to hit that thing I'll hit it hard"
July l, 1881, Lincoln walked into New Salem to
serve as clerk in the Offut store, when it should
be ready. The town election at that time was held
during the first week in August, and Lincoln, be-
ing about the polling place, asked by Mentor
Graham, the man who later became his friend
and teacher, if he could write Lincoln replied, Il
can make few rabbit tracks," whereupOn he was
invited in to assist in keeping tally, the regular
clerk having failed to appear. 1t is said that dur
ing the ul in voting Lincoln improved the op-
portunity to tell stories. So here was Lincoln's
Introduction to politics. But he was a finished
story-teer even then.
Tom Reed of Maine, the famous speaker of
the house of representatives, said, "A states
man is a successful politician who is dead" The
humor and sarcasm of this are exceeded only by
its value popular gauge Of politics and poll
ticians. But where Abraham Lincoln is concerned
all signs fail He was consummate politician
all his life and he never hesitated to seek public
preferment.
Lincon's First Campaign.
After Honest Abe" had been in New Salem
q year or so ne ran Tor the state legislature. lie
had already learned to write, as Is shown by his
announcement of his candidacy, which concludes
thus:
every man is said to have his peculiar ambi-
ton. Whether it be true or not say, for
one. that have no other great that of being
truly esteemed of my fellowmen by rendering my
self worthy of their esteem How far l shall sue
coed in gratifying this ambition is yet to be de-
veoped. | young and unknown to many of
you. / was born and have ever remained in the
most humble walks of life. l have no wealth or
popular relations friends to recommend me-
My case is thrown exclusively upon the independ-
ent voters of the county; and If elected they will
have conferred favor upon me for which shall
be unremittng in my labors to compensate. But
If the good people in their wisdom shall see fit to
keep me in the background, have been too fa-
miliar with disappontments to be very much
chagrned."
Well, Lincoln was beaten by Peter Cartwright
the tlnerant preacher whom he defeated in 1916
for congress. But New Salem went for Honest
Abe" with 277 votes out of the 300 cast. And two
years later he triumphantly elected
Nobody ever any difference between the
Abraham Lincoln Of New Salem and the Abraham
Lincoln of the White House. He never changed
Moreover, there was something in his lowly origin
and In the story of his life that brought him
close to the people as one of them And In the
development of the man there is no more fasclnat-
ing chapter than New Salem, 1S31-37.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
White, but Not With Years.

Instances where some terrible ex-
perience has whitened a persons hair
in an hour or two are by no means I'M
common, but we know of only one
case of such change happening in
the movies. 1t was during a rip-roar-
ing screen comedy, too.
"What in the world has happened to
you, Jim?" asked his friend, as they
came down the balcony stairs. did
the picture give you fright?'
Fright nothing" was the others re-
ply. IF I'm white-headed it's because
Of couple Of girls who sat behind me.
They were eating marshmallows, and
every time they laughed they blew
powdered sugar over my head and
down the back of my neck."-Boston
Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
FASTENED WITH GLAD NEWS.
Footman Reasonably Felt He Had
Something of Importance to Com
municate to Employer. 81

{ Miss MacSwiney, the sister of the
late lord mayor of York, relaxed enough
at dinner in New York to tell story
about the Irish earl of Dunrayen.
I "The earl of. Dunraveny" she said,
'has a magnificent country seat, Dun
raven castle, and Lord Lyons once
sent him there a gift of a pair Of
enius. lin Etestt6gSHa T.
'"Ihese emusi were named after
their giver, and, as they were rare
birds, a. great. desire prevailed at Dun
raven castle that they should prppa-
gate. This desire ran from the earl
on down to the very stable boys.
"One day the earl was giving
stately luncheon when footman
rushed in, wild with excitement. ~
Your lordship---oh, your lordship,'
he painted, Lord Lyons has laid an
egg {" .'s { .,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
About the Limit.

"Ah," said Mr.. Goodheart In the
hotel lounge one morning. 1T is
blessed to forgive. l tell you, sir,
that you should kiss the hand that
smites you'll"
Mr.. Fact shrugged his shoulders in
a deprecatOry manner.
kissing the hand that smites you
is nothing to what 1 saw in the hotel
this morning"
"Ahw beamed Mr.. Goodheart again,
his thoughts wandering at once to
pleasant lands of fancy. "What was
that?"
81 saw" said Mr.. Fact grimly, "the
porter backing the boot that kicked
him last night r.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
Mortuaued Tomcat,

An unusual chattel mortgage is said
to be on file at Stockton, Mo. 1t spec
ifies, among the articles covered by it,
zone black tomcat with white feet,
named Tom" 1t is possible that Thorn
as ranked as a family heirloom, and
he may have been regarded as the
most valuable part of the security. At
any event, "black tomcat" Is a novel
variation of the chattel mortgage color
scheme, which shades up from the bay
mule to the gray mare and the old
white cow.-Case and Comment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
SearchIiqht for Nioht FIyino.

A powerful searchlight of the new
"dishpan" type has been built for the
government for use in guiding aviators
in night flight. This great beacon has
approximately 100000 candlepower.
1t is operated by two enormous mo-
tors and it can ''pick up" an aviator
three miles in the air. The light is
set upon wheel chassis and can be
easily moved about. 1t will be trans
ported by motor car ahead of the
planes each day to the spot where
the landing is to be made at night,
and it's rays will guide the aviator
to the ground.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
ASPIRIN "
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Bewarel Unless you see the name
"Bayer" on package or on tablets you
are not getting genuine Aspirin pre-
scribed by physicians for twenty-one
years and proved safe by millions.
Take Aspirin only as told in the Bayer
package for Colds, Headache, Neural
gia, Rheumatism, Earache, Toothache,
Lumbago, and for Pain. Handy tin
boxes of twelve Bayer Tablets Of AS
pirin cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture of
Monoaceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.
ADV.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
important to Mothers
A Niuht Raider.

''Never ask your husband for mon
ey," counseled the Old Married
Woman.
81 never have to-" retorted the
Young Bride proudly. Charles such
a darling. He sleeps like a baby all
night long.'-The American Legion
Weekly. /
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
Carries His Own.

Dolly (coldly)-The next time
speak to. you in a street car I'll bet
you'll f5raise your hard-boiIed hat! 4
Dick-But won't-if I'm on my
way to work.
Dolly-why, what's on your mind
then?
Dcll-TwO sandwiches and a cut O.
pie Buffalo Express.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
Catarrh Can BE Cured

enced by constitutional conditions. 1t
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the System. HALLS CATAR r H
MEDICINE destroys the foundation of
the disease, gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and assists
nature in doing it's, work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
+. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
o THOSE who know their Lincol

THOSE who know their Lincoln
and every good American should
read and reread this Bible Of Amer
icanism-the name of New Salem,
ILL.,, calls up chapter in his life
that no man can read without
smiles and tears-and wonder.
For New Salem was Abraham
Lincoln's town during the six
years which marked the first stage
of his development from "a quaint
knight-errant Of the pioneers" to
"a masterpiece of God"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
Choice of Evils.

"Mr. Twobble is q considerate ia
Their"
"How is that?"
"When he starts to chastise little
Thomas TwObble, he says, Hair brush
or slipper SOM"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
Much Appreciated-

"They say an hour early in the
morning is worth two in the after
NOON"
$50 it is, if you can have it in bed"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21

1RuIedge and Cameron Mill l5-Peter Lukins Shoemaker Il
2-ncoIn's Flat Boat .16-Dr Rainers Office j..
Mill Dam -E fi-er l7-Bales Cardng Machine House
4-FerY Boat 18-Trent Brothers ~
S-Ott Store 19-Phiiman Norris Tanner &c 81 y
o-Steamboat utility 20-Aexander Wadden Halter nd
- onstott Born 1880 21-Robt Johnson Res Wheewiqh
8Rev John camerons Home 22H Onsto Res and Conner shon
S-hutieoge Tavern and Home 23-Keso Residence
io-SprngHed Road 24-Mller, Res and Blacksmith Shop
l1-Lncon Berry Grocery 25schoo Taoht bv Mnta Grsham
l2-0r John Aliens Residence 26-Graye Yard '''"
13-Hii McNamer store 27-Row Herenden d..
f4--chfiSman Bros. Store 28-Sangamon River
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21

Nearly all reformers want to begin
with the male sex full grown instead
of at the age of 5.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
BY JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.

4 blend of mirth and Sadness smiles and tears:
\ quaint knight-errant of the pioneers;
nomely nero, born of star and sod;
peasant prince, masterpiece of God
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-21
From Bad to Worse.

From Bad 70 worse.
Dan-Why so serious, old man?
Bert have good reasons. My
mother-in-law's coming for a visit. She
has 'the gift of tongues"
Dan-That's nothing; mine is a
mind reader.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
Movie VILLAIN" is Apprehcndcd

New York, Sept 22.--Lowell
sherman. movie "villain,' wanted
in San Francisco in the Arbucklc
case, has been located by detectives
and summoned to the office of Dis
trict Attorney Swami. Sherman left
the train ct Harmon yesterday while
detectives were waiting for him at
the station. He said he was per
foctly willing to make full state
mont disclosing everything that oc-
Cured at Arbuckle's wild party at
which Virginia Rappe is alleged to
have been fatally injured by Ar
buckle
Virginia Rape was drinking and
was "hilarious' during the party
which preceded her alleged fatal in
juries in Arbuckle's apartments in
a San Francisco hotel. Lowell Sher-
man, movie villain" told District
Attorney Swami. Sherman was one
of Arbuckles companions at the
party and was taken before Swami
at the request of San Francisco au-
thorities who want him as wit
ness in the Arbucklc trial.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
VETERAN KILLS
HIS WIFE And
THEN HIMSELF
Shooting Occurs While the
Two Are Alone in Room
At Little Rock-Cause is
Unknown.

Little Rock, Sept. ga quarrel
over the modish manner in which
Mrs. Leona Hays, aged %, dressed
her hair, one week ago caused an
estrangemcnt from her husband,
Edgar Hays, aged 81, wounded vet
eran of the world war, and is the
only motive assigned by the girls
mother for Hays action in killing
his wife and himself at his wife's
room, 507 East Capitol avenue,
about $50 o'clock last night. After
sending two bullets through the
body of his young wife, killing
her instantly, Hays shot himself in
the right temple. He died 20 min
utcs later at the City hospital
The shots were heard by Mrs.
c. a. Jacoby, mother of Mrs. Hays,
who lives with her daughter and
twho was downstairs using the telc-
phone Mrs. Jacoby ran to the
room, where she found Hays, un-
conscious, lying across the dead
body Of his wife. Patrolman Rhodes,
who was sent to the scene, sent
Hays to the City hospital, where
he died as he was being placed on
the operating table.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
BA1'I'LEF'IELDS
we're USED AS
LABORATORIES,
Terrible as the World War
Was, 1t Was Not Without
Its Benefits, Says DR.. F.
II. Martin.
Omitted Press Associations,

Portland. Ore, Sept 22.-Terri-
bic rs the World war was, it was
rot without vast benefits, according
to Or. Franklin H. Martin, secre-
tary-general of the American Col
lese of Surgeons, who attended the
congress of the Oregon section of
the college here.
One of those benefits, he said, was
the advancement of surgery.
Surgery learned some valuable
lessons in the war" Dr. Martin as
serted. 'The battlefields furnished
great laboratory, in which new
and important secrets of the human
body We're learned.
"Ten years ago no surgeon dared
to operate on the lungs except in a
pneumatic cabinet. with all the air
pressure so adjusted that it balanced
that of the lungs The war taught
us that this was unnecessary and
luns operations are performed every
day now in standard operating
rooms with absolute safety.
"We learned that a man could lose
onc-third of a lung and still recov-
er. We learned that the removal
OF brain tissue itself could be made
in many cases. Our whole tech
Dique of operating was vastly inn
nrOVed In fact through these dis
coveries. it would not be going much
too far to say that the war
through the surgical lessons ii
taught, will save almost as many
lives in the long run as it cost"
Dr.. Martin stated that as a re.
'sult of their work during the wal
American surgeons are now recog.
lnized as the best in the world.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
GIN BOILER BURSTS.
WORKMAN IS KILLED

Womble, Sept. 22.-Herbcrt Bar
rentine was instantly killed at Q
O'Clock yesterday afternoon when the
boiler in the cotton gin where hs
was working exploded. He was
hurled about 40 yards, and hts
head was almost blown away. Ne
one else was hurt, although ses-
eral other workmen and customers
were at the gin. The boiler nleV-
ed its way through the building
and was jammed in large pile Sf
wood about 80 yards from it's fouHda-
tion. When the heavy dull SQUAD
of the explosion WAS heard upteTi,
many men quickly ran to the gia
to give aid.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
Accused Girl On Hunger Strike.

Carrollton, Miss, Sept. 22.-Noya
Bert Scruggs, 1Syear-old girl whs
is held in Jail here on her confes-
sion that she killed her father,
Charles Scruggs, last night wns de-
clared seriously ill. Attending ply
sicians say her condition is re-
suit of deliberate refusal to eat.
Trays of delicacies have been seAt
her from homes of leading citizens,
but have been returned untouched.
The case has attracted wide at
tention because of the promineAce 3
of the Scruggs family and the fact
that coroner's jury declared the
girl innocent. She was to be given
a preliminary hearing today.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
RIOTERS AGAIN
ARE SNATCHED
FROM CHAIR
Federal Judge Tri C b 9 r
Grants Writ to Attorneys
for Negroes-Exccutions
Are Stayed.

Little Rock. Sept 22.--Writ of
habcas corpus issued yesterday by
Judge Jacob T'rieber in United
State District Court against f. n.
Dempsey, warden Of the state pcni-
tontiary, has acted as a stay of exc
cution in the cases OF the six negroes
under sentence of death in cOnncc-
ton with the Elaine riots. The
six were to have been elcctrocuted
tomorrow.
The writ is returnable at 10
O'Clock Monday morning at which
time attorneys for the defense will
be required to show cause why they
believe the negroes were not tried
in accordance with the law.
The attorneys are basing their
petition on the plea that the origin
al court which tried the case and
returned verdict in Phillips county
was swayed by mob spirit.
Because of the fact that he for
merly was d resident OF Phillips
county, Judge Tricber will not hear
the case. Arrangements will be
made today for judge to take his
place on the bench for the hearing.
1t is probable that whether dcci-
sion is handed down by the court,
an appeal will be taken to the
United States Supreme Court for
hearing ON the records of the dis
trict court here.
This is the third time that the
carrying out of the death sentence
against these six negroes has been
STAYED within short time of the
day set for execution. These ne
gr0es. Frank Hicks, Frank Moore,
Ed Hicks, j e. Knox, Paul Hall
and El Coleman, were the first to
be tried and convicted of the mur-
der of Clinton Lee. Phillips county
man, following the uprising of
October /, 1919 The date of their
execution set Dy Governor McRae,
for Friday morning, lacked one
week of being two years after the
outbreak of the bloody insurrection
in connection with which they were
convicted of charge of first de-
gree murder and sentenced to death.
During those two years, their
cases in various forms have been
passed on by the Arkansas Supreme
Court and the United States Su-
preme Court and each time the deci-
sion of the Phillips county circuit
court in which they were convicted,
was affirmed. The date for their
execution has been set three times
before.
Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-09-23
PROTECTION0E'
CHINA OBJECT
OF SECRETARY
Hughes Natures Plan for
Settlement of Pacific and
Far Eastern Questions
Would Be Great Step.

Washington, Sept. 2.-Sccrstary
OF State Hughes is maturing a rfGs
of settlement of Pacific and Far
Eastern questions which he will
submit to the international confer
ence on the limitation OF armaHsRts
| in November.
Just as his distinguished preaeceS-
sor. John Hay, halted tho move
ment toward the partition of China
among the powers by obtaining tAe
adoption of the open door" aSrrp-
ment, so Mr.. Hughes aims to A.
| feet an understanding protecting
| China and Siberia from spoliatiea,
an understanding the powers would
be solemnly pledged to observe. z
With an understanding reached an
| the attitude of the powers tOvarA
| China, Siberia and the Pacific islands
inundated to Japan, Mr.. HusheB
believes that the possibility OF Ia
| tcrnatonal discord in that part Of
the world would be reduced to =
minimum and the way paved for an
agreement on the reduction of naval
armament by Great Britain, the
United States and Japan.
Mr. Hughes plan involves mainly
| the formulation by the WashingtDa
| conference of few broad princiHies
| of justice to be accepted by the
powers as governing their activitieB
| in the Pacific and the Far East.
With principles of conduct laid
down, he would have every cen-
crete dispute or question of policy
settled in accord with principles.
\ glimpse of the plan Mr.. HUGHES
has in mind is afforded by the 6ffi-
cial text Of his proposed ascnda f6r
| the conference which he made putlic
| yesterday to correct inaccuracies in
previously published versions.
The proposed agenda follows:
! Limitation of armament.
]. Limitation, of naval armament,
under which shall be discussed:
ta) Basis of limitation.
% Extent.
(c) Fulfillmcnt.
3. Rules for control of new asen-
cies of warfare.
3. Limitation Of land armament.
Pacific and Far Eastern questions.
l. Questions relating to ChiAx..
First: Principles to be applied.
Second: Application
Subjects:
(a) Territorial integrity.
| tb) Administrative integrity.
(c) Open door-equality of COM
mercial and industrial opportunity.
(d) Concessions, monopolies or
preferential economic privileges.
(c) Development OF railways, in
cluding plans relating to Chi1ess
Eastern railway.
f) Preferential railroad rates.
tg) Status of existing commit
ments.
2. Siberia. (Similar hcadincs).s
3. Mandated islands
(Unless questions earlier sottlsdy.