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Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-30
FIND ICELAND SPAR

A big deposit of Iceland spar has been discovered in Lyon county, Ne vada, the veins being large and we'll defined, some of the veins being 40 feet in width. While the crystals are somewhat discolored it is expected that depth will clear them up. The find is one of the most important Tn the United States, only a few other places in this country showing up worthwhile grades. The material is valued at from 50 cents to $4.00 per pound.
 The uses to which Iceland spar it put is in the manufacture of high grade glass, optical instruments, col orimeters, etc., and while there may not be market for a large production the finders of the deposit should be well rewarded for their find
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-09-30
Seekers After Grace

Wife-"Did you notice the chin chilla coat on the woman sitting in front of us this morning?"
 Husband-"Er-no. Afraid I was dozing most of the time."
 Wife-"Um. A lot of good the service did you."-Chicago Tribune.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
HABIT WAS STRONG ON HIM
Even Smiths Words of Wisdom Failed
to Keep Jones' Attention
From WANDERING,

Smith and Jones We're personal
friends, so one day Smith took a per-
sonaf friends liberty and said to
Jones:
"You mustn't take offense if speak
to you about something have had on
my, mind for some time-just little
habit Of yours"
"Nobody has ever had the nerve to
tell you BEFORE" Smith continued in
hesitating sort Of voice, land you are
such a splendid, noble fellow"
Eyes, yes" answered Jones.
Smith cleared his throat; then, with
great determination, launched out:
You're one Of those fellows who
never really know what is being said
to them; you're always pursuing some
train of thought. Any one can tell half
the time you are not listening by the
faraway look in your eyes. You've
offended a lot of people. OF course,
it's terribly rude, only you don't know
it. You mustn't any more, old chap
putting his hands on Jones' shoulders
promise me you'll not"
Jones was then obliged to face his
friend.
"Just what were you saying?" he
inquired I'M a faraway voice.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
Is Your Hair Long? ,

The fact that a person was wrongly
certified us insane led to a discussion
the other day as to whether long
hair was sign Of insanity, London
Answers states. III ,
It was said that, although this was
no evidence Of insanity, it might prob
ably be proof of eccentricity. Many
of our greatest geniuses have pos
sessed remarkable crops of hair.
1t was once said that the love OF
music, or the possession Of musical
talents, tended to increase the growth
of hair, and, indeed, when one looks
round there are many instances to
make this seem feasible.
A great man once made statement
to the effect that there was only a
thin dividing line between genius and
lunacy. So if long hair is a sign OF
insanity and genius and there is only
a thin dividing line between the two,
it. behooves us to be very careful
how we treat long-haired, eccentric
looking individuals, for fear they
prove to be some one too great to
risk offending.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22


chief traffic engineer, having to do,
not with construction and mainte-
nance but merely with the control of
traffic. 1t is extremely likely that 1t
would pe~ult ultimately in system
Of freight roads and passenger roads.
and that wider and parallel roads
would result ultimately in a system
of freight roads and passenger roads.
and that wider and parallel roads
would be found to be the most eco
nomlcal method of laying out the high
way system.
1T is impossible to lay out all roads
of the heavy form of construction: in
the first place the money is not avail
able, and, secondly. too many years
would elapse before the more sparse
" settled sections of the country
were developed. 1t would not be at
all difficult to break bulk when leaving
the heavy traffic roads, and in COM
parativey brief time an excellent the
DRY of highway construction would be
developed whereby each locality would
be able to determine the amount it
WAS feasible for them 20 eNpend on
each mile, of highway constructions
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
ra-Ert y -
]. ROAD
BUILDING
DURABILITY OF ROADS VARY
Classification of passenseTand Freight
Highways Is predicted by
-. Chairman SDiehI.

Freight roads and passenger roads
are probabilities of theS comparative
~ near future in congeSted sections
of the country, according toA Chairman
George G. Diehl of the A. A. A. Sood
roads board, who has sent co ulmunl-
cation to this effect to the on ICE OF
the chief of engineers Of the War de-
=. >artment. Mr. Diehl thus comments
on he up-to-date highways problem y
"Ti, >re will never be 4 time when
all roads are OF equal durability and
carving capacity. Highways and
railroads are analogous, in that they
are both designed to carry traffic, and
general rules>Whtch have been deveF
oned through scientific management
of railroads apply as we'll almost in
variably TO hghw,Vs. The heaVlest
locomotives and r6lh0g stock are car
ried on roads like the New YORK cen
trail and Pennsylvania and, Union F,as
cifc. Their use over Tighter coRl-
structed railroads would ruin tine
roads in comparatively bI1ef perlou'
"There must come rlasSlhcatloh
of highways. Over class L the 'l'e.''
lest motortruckS and trailerS would
be permitted; each truck should nave
large figures conspicuoltsly placed on
the sides to indicate the total welght
that it was permitted to carry; oper-
ators and owners Of trucks should be
prosecuted for using the heaviest
trucks on roads designed for lighter
traffic. It would be comparatively
simple to enforce such provisions, as
there seems to be no defense OF the
proposition permitting one or TWO
heavy trucks to ruin an investment
of many thousand dollars on the
lighter constructed highways.
"At the road intersection the high
way capacity could h" indicared as
the highway department should, be-
lieve, have. trattic department under
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
Much Good Ro1d Building.

Last year recorded unthought Of
road building activities throughout
the United States. A few years ago
some narrowly bounded community
might have done something to make
the roads within it's confines better.
Such an act, however, was little cause
for comment except locally. The au-
tomobile, with the range Of travel 1t
has brought within everyone's reach.
had not been developed and could not
have been used if it had. This means
that the advent of the automobile has
forced good roads.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
FARMER BACK OF GOOD ROADS
Seasons Do Not Wait and Crops Must
Be Slowed, Cultivated Reaped
and Marketed.

The farmer or rural dwellers>in GER
tain sections, for q long time stood
in the w;ry-he wanted the roads, but
ne didn't want to pay for them. He
did not realize that in the long run
good roads; pay for themselves out OF
savings made to the community in
haulage of people and merchandise.
Bat ths farmer today is reckoning in
unsts of time. for seasons do not wait
and crops mast be sowed and cultl-
waited. reaped and marketed at the
right time. Therefore the farmer is
now back of the road Improvement.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
The Family Luxury.

Guest-It's curious to me that your
other daughters have married into
large mercantile houses and your
youngest daughter is engaged to a
poet.
Host-Yes, 1 allowed it. The Family
needs him as an adOrnment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
EoroetfuI Daddy.

Jimmy had always noticed that
when his father went tofWork on rainy
DAYS he wore rubbers. One day after
his father had gone he noticed that
the rubbers were still in their usual
place. so. he ran to mother and salu
ooh. mother, daddy didn't wear his
rain slippers today
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
Worlds LARGEST Snake.

The python is considered the largest
snake in the world. It is found in the
East Indies and in the Philippine
islands. Specimens thirty feet long
have been seen. All the various spe-
eies Of pythons lend themselves easily
TO captivity and tanning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
The Phoebe, of the Flycatcher Family.

The Phoebe, of the Flycatcher Family.
The phoebe, a small, grayish-brown
bird, belongs to the flycatcher family.
1t takes its name from its monotonous
Call, "pewit, phoebe; phoebe, pewit,"'
continuously repeated, as it tlys about
in search Of habitation. The phoebe
preys on insects, which it captures
while on the wing, and is therefore Of
benefit to farmers. The common
phoebe is also known as pewee and as
pewit. 1t, however, should not be
confused with the wood pewee, which
is a different species of tiycatcher.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-06-22
Wonx Miss II.

A woman may have an engagement
with you and keep you waiting several
hours, but if it's train you are going
20 take she'll make sure to get you to
the depot an hour ahead Of time.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
RELIEF TRAIN ARRIVES.
Injured and Homeless of Spencer
Are Provided For.

MONROE. La. December 24-On-
life lost and score or more persons
injured, some of them probably ia
tally. was the result of a tornado
which practically destroyed the little
town of Spencer. La, twenty-five
miles northwest of here on the Mon
roe and Little Rock railroad short
line, before daybreak today.
Jack Eckoff. employe of the Federal
Petroleum Company, was the only
person killed there.
A special train. which was made up
here and rushed to Spencer, return
ed tonight bearing the seriously hurt
and many of those whose homes had
been wrecked. Physicians and nurses
met the train and accompanied the
injured to a local hospital. Homes
were provided for those whose resi-
dences had been destroyed by the
storm.
The body Of Mrs F. J.. Spain, the
only reported white victim in Moore
House parish. was taken to Bastrop
this afternoon. She was killed when
the Spain home at Bayou Bartholo-
NEW, four miles northwest of Bas-
trop, was blown away.
Reports received here tonight in
dicate that the death list in north
west Louisiana may not exceed seven
or eight. These are not complete.
however, owing to the crippled con-
dition of telegraph and telephone
wires, and later reports may increase
the death toll.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
36 KILLED IN STORM;
TOWN is WIPED OUT:
BIG PROPERTY LOSE

Continued from First Page.)
Twenty-Five were reported injured il
this neighborhood
Three negroes were killed and NOR.
than a score injured when the storm
struck two plantations near Greenwood.
Miss. early today
William Turner, a we'll known planter.
and four negroes were killed on a plan
tation near Marks. Miss.
Storm Starts in Arkansas,
nave had its inception in Crittenden
county, Ark, late yesterday. wher.,
about dozen farming settlements wer..
VISITED Payne Harrison and eight
negroes were reported killed in this
county. when store, in which about
fifty negro farm hands had taken refIg.
from the storm. collapsed
special relief train was made up
at Monroe today and sent to Spencer
number of doctors and nurses ac-
ccmpanied the train. taking with
them a large quantity of hospital
supplies. No reports have been re
ceived from Spencer since this train
was dispatched
The Missouri Pacific depot. a store
and flve homes are reported demol-
ished at Spencer. W. l.. Wall, agent
for the Missouri Pacific at Spencer
and his wife. are reported dying of
injuries received in the storm.
Woman Blown 100 Feet.
In addition to the seven killed in
Moorehouse parish at least two
others are believed near death.
The Spain dwelling was torn apart
and furniture and other contents
scattered for miles on both sides OF
Bayou Bartholomew, huge fragments
Of wreckage being carried across the
bayou. Miss Nellie Spain. fifteen. was
critically injured and is not expected
to live. Mrs. Spain was blown for a
hundred feet against a tree, meeting
instant death, her body being
crushed.
In the absence of definite details.
there are many unconfirmed stories of
death and destruction from other sec
tionS.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
TWO HELD on CHARGE
OF PASSING BAD CHECKS
Arrested While Driving Auto-Po-
lice Say They Admitted Opera
tions in New York.

Two we'll dressed white men. giving
their names as William Nathaniel Nc
Grath and Herbert C. Washburn, and
saying they are residents of New York
city, were held on bonds of $4,000 each
for action of the grand jury. in Police
Court yesterday, charged with false
pretenses. They were arrested while
driving q roadster on F street Fri
day afternoon. -,.
1t IL alleged that they passed WORTH
less checks at the Willard Hotel and
willard Shop. Detectives Kelly and
Scriyener learned Of the alleged fraud
ulent operations of tho mon. obtained
tho license aumber Of their machine
and asked that other members of the
force be on the alert for them.
Detectives Alligood and Messer
sighted the car on E street and ar
rested tho two men. Among the ef-
fects of the prisoners the police found
an engraving plate for printing
checks similar to those passed in this
city, and the men are said to have
admitted having passed checks in
other cities.
Before leaving New York city, ac-
cording to the police. the men admitted
passing checks at Cartier's and other
stores Of prominence TN the metropolis.
Eleven silk shirts purchased at the
Willard Shop and numerous other SIM
liar garments were found In their au-
tomobile.
Evening star., 1921-12-25

Weary from several weeks of un-
usual toll, Helen, the bundle wrapper
in one of Washington's leading de-
partment stores, carefully placed the
cover over her conspicuous little SEMI
gallery promptly at o'clock last
evening, peered through window at
the rain-soaked but jovial crowd
hurryirs homeward and heaved a
sigh of relief,
I'm glad it's over" she mumbled to
herself, in tones hardly audible. IF
Christmas came more than once
year, I'd tell the kids the truth about
Santa Claus.
Helen perhaps ;0rts voiced If the ashing sentl-
tonians. Fathers lean pocketbook
and mothers weary worn expression
both signified the elation which
brought to q close the greatest Yule-
tide shopping season in Washington
from the merchants point Of view.
Business Breaks Record.
If the business the merchants did
this season can be taken as crl-
tericn, the thermometer Of prosperity
in the nations capital is higher than
during the war when the city was
abnormaIly populated. According to
records of some of the leading mer-
chants, their business surpasses every
previous year.
Until the gongs IN the stores iast
ayeninp announced the close of the
shopping season. belated purchasers
were found making plaintive but vain
appeals to the clerks to sell them
certain articles. In fact, all the large
department stores were crowded
when closing time came. while many
of the smaller establishments on 7th.
and G streets were doing land
office" business.
or the last minute buyers. those
Evening star., 1921-12-25
CHILDREN ARE GUESTS.
and Gifts Provided
: at ky Building on Plaza.

Little children residing In the
,#eighborhood of the KY building of
the Government Hotel group on the
Union station plaza, were the guests
last night of the young women resi-.
dents Of that building at a Christmas
entertainment
rne little ones assembled at 7:So
O'Clock and were greeted with q real
1.-Two Santa Claus.
Following the entertainment each
little guest was presented with q
stocking filled with fruits, nuts and
candies, and in addition each received
eighty -f1ve children were present.
The entertainment was held under
the auspices of the Girls Club Of the
KY building, of which Miss Helen
Fiske Is president.
Evening star., 1921-12-25

improving his game. and having great
luck. while his opponent fell off con-
siderably and got into about every
bad place on the course. The old-timer
took the seventh hole at one under
bogie. tieing the score.
On the home-hole the old-timer
drove off, his ball struck a tree,
bounced back of the tee. and rolled
into brook and the rector won.
Says Prayer Hurt Chances.
Following the game the old-timer
declared that the rector had not only
prayed when he himself was playing,
but that he also prayed against him.
Every other man on the golf team was
caught by the rector in a similar man.
ner, with the result that for one year
there was a full attendance of the
golf team members at the Sunday
morning church service.
DR.. Johnston, who is expected to
come to st. Johns Church about
March /. had the degree of D. C. D. con-
ferred on him by the University of
Pennsylvania in 1920 at the time the
university conferred the degree Of
LII. D. on Admiral Sims. The Uni
versity of Kings College, Nova
Scotia, the Oldest colonial university
in the British empire. conferred on DR..
Johnston the degree Of D. c. L.
Evening star., 1921-12-25
Bundle Wrapper Heaues
Sigh as Rush Is Ended
Pm Glad It's Ouer" Says Weary Girl Last Purchaser
Leaves in Record Sale of Christmas Articles.

with their Saturday pay envelopes
were much in evidence. There were.
however. certain individuals. who
had prematurely received a Christmas
gift from some forgotten friend
searching madly for some appropri-
Although the crowds in the stores
were large shortly before closing
time, the merchants said that former
years had seen greater congestion at
the eleventh hour. 1t was pointed out
by the manager of an f street de-
partment store that the people needed
advice and started their Christmas
shopping earlier than usual. 'BuSi-
ness this year." he said, has been
better distributed than ever before.
Near-Jam at 7th and E.
The greatest congestion on the
sidewalks before the stores closed in
the shopping district was on 7th
street between E and Pennsylvania
avenue In certain sections on this
thoroughfare it was virtually i'm
passable. and policemen stationed
there found it no easy task to keep
the bundle -burdened pedestrians from
creating jam.
dissipated before O'Clock. On G
street between 10th and 18th about
this time, however, there were small
motley crowds, either running for
street car or attempting to surge
through jams in stores in that VI
cinity.
Depleted stocks of produce and
poultry told of the activity at the
Center market, where eleventh hour
purchasers got the benefit of picked
over turkeys and chickens at reduced
prices Several vendors of Christmas
trees and other evergreens looked de-
spondently at their large piles of un-
sold goods In the vernacular of
the newsboy, they were apparently
stuck"
Evening star., 1921-12-25
US. MAY HELP.END
PERU-CH|LE DISPUTE
Peru Suggests Meeting of
Delegates Here TO Decide
Bases of Arbitration.
By the Associa ted Press,

LIMA, Peru. December 24.-A meet
ing Of delegates OF Chile and Peru in
Washington to decide on bsses for arb!.
tration Of the Tacna-Artca dispute, un-
der the auspices of the United States
government. was suggested in a reply
sent by Peru today to the Chilean gov
ernment's note asking for definition
of the points upon which Peru desired
arbitration.
The Peruvian note amplifies Peru's
recent refusal to accept the invitation
Of the Chilean government to hold a
piebiscite in the disputed provinces in
accordance with provisions in the treaty
Of Ancon. which closed the war be-
tween the two countries toward the
close OF the last century.
In the note refusing Chile's invita-
ton the Peruvian government sug-
gested arbitration OF the south Pa
cific question. Chile's rejoinder asked
for more specie definition of this
suggestion and the note dispatched
today was in compliance with this re-
quest. The note invites Chile to name
a representative to meet in Wash
ington with Peruvian delegate to
resolve upon the bases and the OBJ
1ect of arbitration"
Evening star., 1921-12-25
.OU|ET CHRISTMAS
FOR WHITE HOUSE
President and Mrs. Harding
to Attend Church and Will
Drive in Country.

President and Mrs. Harding have
planned to spend a quiet Christmas
today. They will attend serv-
ices in the morning in Calvary Bap-
tist Church, and. following an Informal
Christmas dinner at the White House,
thew probably will motor in the
country for several hours.
The mansion has been attractively
decorated with holly and mistletoe
and various other forms OF Yuletlde
greens. 1t is not considered likely,
however, that there will be a Cnrlst-
mas tree in evidence.
During the morning period. before
departing for church. the President
and Mrs. Harding will inspect the
many presents which have been sent
to them and probably will receive
few intimate friends and near rela-
tives.
The Christmas feast will be fea-
tured by the serving of ''Gobby." the
proud, giant gobbler turkey which
came to the White House by air
plane for Thanksgiving. but Whlcn
was given a short respite because OF
the presence of several other turkeys.
In the meantime Colby, who
had the run of a large portion of the
rear grounds of the White House.
had grown many pounds heavier and
has become one of the real pets OF
the White House collection.
A communication was received at
the White House yesterday urging the
President to call a conference Of
representatives Of organized labor
and organized farmers of all the
principal nations of the world to
meet here next spring to discuss
ways of achieving lasting peace.
This communication was sent by the
Farmers National Council with
headquarters in this city.
It is pointed out that the calling
of such a conference would be one
of the most beneficial acts the Presi-
dent could brrform in the interests
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