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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-04
A WAMPUS-"SEEN
HITS TRACKS"

York, Feb. 28.-There's a var
mint or a giggoutis or snaligaster or
something loose up in this part of
the country.
It's fact!
The thing has been running at
large in York County South Caro-
lima and CASTOR and Mecklenberg
counties in North Carolina, for sew
eral weeks now. The local papers in
the three counties are full of it, No
body is able to get sight of it; but
tracks are reported almost every
day and it makes the most mournful
doleful cries and calls.
Several score hunters of Provi-
dence township in Mecklenberg
County, N. c., together with many
dogs spent a day in the woods and
fields after it recently. But they
couldn't locate the varmint.
Some say it is coyote, formerly
held in captivity by Crown Wilson,
Gastonia, N. c., man and which
escaped. Others say that it is tiger
that escaped from a carnival. 9th
ers say a bear, a panther, wild cat,
puma-everybody is sure it is
something else.
Oscar Allison, rural letter carrier
on York, No. 2, heard something af-
ter his chickens one night recently.
He could see the outline of big
body in the moonlight. He cracked
twice with his gat; but the thing
grabbed a chicken and made off.
The following morning, four poo
die pups and two hounds were found
dead at the home of Bob Burriss, ne
gro, living nearby. Rather the re-
! mains of the pups were found.
The mother of the po0tlles had
fought the strange varmint and she
was so badly bitten in the fight that
she died. All around the place
tracks described as big as those Of
a "muleo were found.
The same day there were all
kinds of tracks in the vicinity Of
Crowder's, creek, dozen miles
away.
Word comes away over from in
Monroe, N. c., that the varmint has
been over there. They believe it is
they have heard it. A country cor
respondent writngto Monroe, N.
c., newspaper says that twenty lit
le negroes and this correspondent
hope that the thing will keep ago
ing"
Jas. W. Atkins, managing editor
of the Gastonia, N. c., Gazette, is
pretty sure that the marauder is a
coyote shipped to that city from
Texas by Crown Wilson formerly
proprietor of the Arlington Hotel
in that city. Mr.. Wilson kept the
coyote chained in the back yard of
his hostelry for a while; bat it broke
its chain and escaped.
News of the prowling of the
strange marauder has put a quietus
on 'possum hunting throughout the
three counties
"I'se lettin' the possums strictly
erlone until dat wanpus am taken"
says Allen White, best known col,r-
ed possum hunter in the county.
Oats what it is, boss," says
Allen, "hits er wampus-ah done
seen hits tracks"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-03-04

Legal blanks for sale-Press and
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The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05
Nonpartisan League News

Continued from page s.
occurred which might alleviate the
terrible conditions under which the
farmer and wage-worker are row
laboring.
Cheek by jowl with promises they
made threats. There was to be gen.
eral cessation of industry. Mills, mines,
smelters and railway shops were to be
closed if the League was successful at
the polls. Banks were to foreclose
and farmers were to be driven from
the land-if the League won. The
League did not win, but all that was
threatened has happened, and more.
The producer has been again unde-
ceived and there is the devil to pay.
In the meantime the optimism gen.
Grated as result of the steady June
rains did not materialize in the ex-
pected crop. AS matter of fact,
crops are, generally speaking, light
and prices are in proportion.
The state Office is in receipt of hun
dreds of letters of encouragement and
expressing determination to stick un-
til the last gun is fred The League
management, having conducted
through the summer a policy which
incurred no debt and enabled the or
ganization to pay off some of it's cred
itors, now enters upon the fall sea-
son of activity with high hopes and a
clearly defined plan of operation.
Within a few weeks these activities
will have reached the maximum point
of development. The Montana Nom
partisan is to be republished on a
larger and more comprehensive scale
and the general business of the Nom
partisan league in Montana will re-
sumo it's normal course and pursue it's
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05
HOOVER ON BOARD
AIDS GRAIN MEN

The last important amendment takes
from the secretary Of agriculture the
sole power to enforce the law and
places this in the hands of commits
sion consisting of the secretary of ag-
riculture, the secretary of commerce
and the attorney general. This seems
significant when it is remembered that
Herbert Hoover is secretary of COM
merce. He will serve on this commits
sion, and the greatest single exporter
and grain operator in the United
States is his friend and business as
sociate, Julius Barnes. There is plenty
of evidence to show that the grain op-
orators brought great pressure to bear
upon congress, as well as on Secre-
tary Wallace, to insure the adoption
of this amendment. The commission
Of three divides responsibility and,
with Mr.. Hoover on the board, the
grain dealers certainly will have a
friend in court.
All this explains why this measure
will fall far short of the enthusiastic
expectations of it's designers. It will
not prevent trading in futures-pro-
vided the trading is done through a
member of a contract market" and
it will not check the present volume of
speculation where 81 bushels of ficti-
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05
IDAHO
BY EDITOR, IDAHO LEADER

TVHE. Idaho Leader, official state
organ of the League, after four
months suspension between po-
litical campaigns, has resumed
publication preparatory to the big fall
membership drive and the political
campaign next year. Reorganization
work has commenced for the fall and
winter with vim. -,
The League in Idaho last fall secur-
ed 33 per cent more votes than it did
in the election previous, a rate of
growth which has satisfied members
that little more work will do the job.
Several large League picnics were
held during the last month, the events
showing League enthusiasm at a high
pitch. There were 5000 present at
the largest of the picnics, held on the
farm of H. F. Samuels in the northern
part of the state. The visit of Cover
nor Frazier of North Dakota to the
Idaho Panhandle during the summer
helped the League cause and impress
ed many business men and other non
Leaguers.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05

tious grain are traded in for every
bushel of actual wheat. Neither will
it prevent market manipulation
possibility of this was done away with
when the proposed limitation of "open
trading" was cut out. But, to be per-
fectly fair, it must be admitted that
the bill has some good features. It
probably is better than no regulation
at all.
On the other hand, the passage of
this bill in it's emasculated form has
S m e discouraging aspects. It
strengthens the existing grain ex-
changes in their monopoly Of the mar
ket. They are virtually licensed by
the government and all lesser rivals
are swept away. Former President
Gates Of the Chicago Board of Trade
candidly admitted this to the senate
committee.
Senator Capper himself freely ad-
mitted to me that as amended the bill
does not come up to his expectations.
"But it was the best we could do"
he said. "a few of us held out as
long as we could, but we either had to
oSSCpC CAAS d11SuOHlcllCS OI see CIlC Ulll
defeated. After all, it is step in the
right direction. 1t establishes the
principle Of regulation and the records
will give us valuable data for new leg
islation if this act does not prove en-
tirely satisfactory. I was greatly dis
appointed that we could not get rid
of the private wires and limit open
trades
"There are some provisions of the
act that I do not approve" Senator
Ladd said, "and favor much more
drastic regulation, but a majority of
the agricultural committee wanted
amendments and compromise was in
evitable." N
Charles A. Lyman, secretary of the
National Bureau of Farm Organiza-
tions, was more outspoken. Farm
ers who study the bill will be greatly
disappointed in it's provisions" he de-
clared. "While it eliminates some of
the most vicious practices Of the grain
gamblers, it still allows free rein to
speculation, which the organized farm
ers always have objected to-"
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05

: Is b = y - b. i. - = ! I
fortunately, was not adopted. Sena-
tor Ladd, aided by Senators Capper
and Norris, made determined fight
against it, but they only prevented it's
adoption by compromising on other
matters.
The next amendment inserts the
words "using reasonable diligence" in
the section providing the secretary of
agriculture may suspend or revoke the
licenses of grain exchanges which do
not enforce the rules against gam
bling. Reasonable diligence makes
it very difficult to prove studied neg
lect and it is impossible to anticipate
how the courts may interpret this
phrase. This amendment is typical of
the kind of legal mind which tells
great corporate interests how to evade-
the law.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05
CUT AND DRIED
A GENTLEMAN RASCAL
(From the "Personal" column)

from Che PerSOnaI' cOlumn)
49, My wife was accosted at the ball
game yesterday. Unless she receives
an apology at once I will start some
thing, as, from her description, I know
the GENTLEMAN who INSULTED
her. :.
Those who claim that Germany
won the war are not so far off
considering the fact that the al
lies sunk the German fleet and
thereby abolished navy taxes for
the kaiser's erstwhile subjects.
HE GOT 1T
"I'll. feed you if you chop that
wood" said the farmers wife.
"Lady," replied the tramp, "1'm too
tired to work. I've walked 20 miles
today begging something to eat.
Won't you please give me bite?"
eyes," said the lady, as she re-
leased the bulldog.
CONGRESS IS TAKING EVERY
THING~WE HAVE, INCLUDING
OUR PATIENCE.
II
NOW WE KNOW WHAT THE
PHRASE MEANS
The National Association of Retail
Tombstone Dealers, in convention at
st. Paul, probably agrees that it is
ga monumental mistake" for friends
of the deceased not to erect suitable
memorials. ~
X
In framing tariff bill to pro-
tect mOnopolies and profteers the
Republican party may think it is
doing it's duty toward big busi-
ness, but actually it is a case
of big business duties doing the
rest of us.
X
ASSAULT AND BATTER
"Man Beats Woman Making Bread"
says newspaper headline.
* X X
FLIVVERS HEREAFTER
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05

general objective in the calm conf
dence that victory will result only
from sustained intelligent and enthu-
siastic effort.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05
ALONE IN FIELD

No other farm magazine wants to
or can give you the information that
the Leader gives you. Don't let your
subscription expire.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-09-05
FLIVVERS HEREAFTER

The Y. M. c. A. secretary at Pekin,
China, reports that besides burying
food with the dead so the spirit won't
starve, the Chinese now carve on the
tomb the representation of a f1ivver.
This is supposed to provide means for
the dead Chinaman's spirit to get
around easily. But we suppose that
the real reason for the custom is to
enable the spirit to get out of the bad
place where some 60. For the ''tin-
Liz" will go or get anywhere.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
WOMEN Big FACTOR IN ..
PRESENT UNEMPLOYMENT
(By United PresSo

Chicago, April 29.-Women, who
entered the industrial field by the
thousands during the war;, are a big
factor in the present unemployment
situation .~ss a. s..
This opinion was expressed today
by Commander William Peart of the
Chicago district of the Salvation
Army. ~'
Commander lPeart' said that while
it is practically impossible to find
Jobs for the many men who apply to
the Salvation Army, there is little
difficulty in placing women.
Changed industrial conditions
have brought, about this situation, ="
said the army commander. Many
of the women who entered the indus
trial field during the war have re-
manned. Their employers not only
are satisfied with retaining them, but
are employing more"
Peart believed this is a factor
which must be reckoned with in fu-
ture industrial depressions."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
HOLM EXPLAINS CHANGES
IN REGISTERING AUTOS
Application Blanks to Be Sent
Out Soon and Are to Be
in BY May Is

People all through the state are
anxious to know the procedure that
will be necessary in order to register
their motor vehicles for 1921 in ac-
cordance with the new law. Conse-
Quently, Mike j. Holm, secretary OF
state, has given out the following
facts concerning the new laws: \
"As soon as they are printed, ap-
plication blanks will lie sent out for
distribution to banks as before, to
registers of deeds who, by reason of
their experience in connection with
registration under the previous law,
are especially qualified to make out
the applications, and to others that
may apply for them. Rate books
showing factory list prices and
weights of the various models of
standard makes of motor vehicles to-
gether with the registration fee COM
puted in each case, will also be dis
tributed for use by those who make
out applications. The first distribu-
ton of the law will be in the legal
supplements that will be distributed
through the newspapers of the state.
Every motor vehicle owner is urged
to take particular notice of chapter
461, which deals with motor vehicle
registrations.
1.-THE law provides that the applica-
ton must contain, among other
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
SAYS LABOR MUST FEEL So.
PAIN OF UNEMPLOYMENT
Director of Chamber of Com
merce of U. S. Says Condi-
tions Depend on Wages
(By United Press)

Atlantic City, N. j., April 20. (By
Ralph Couch)-More than three mil
lion American workers will feel the
pains of unemployment until wages
meet a. lower living, Harold Fergu-
sen, director of the Chamber of Com
MERGE of the United States declared
today.
Business men and manufacturers
attending the conference of the
chamber of commerce here are con-
WINGED that wage - reduction must
become firm before the~economic de-
preston creeps completely away" as
serted Ferguson who recently per-
suaded workmen solit;tors to accept
decreases in wages.
:. 1.-THE movement is already we'll adj
vanced, wages now have fallen to a
level of IS per cent below a few
months ago. Living costs have gone
down 80 per cent The workers thus
are better off than they were de-
spite the reduction
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
GOLFERS OPEN MONTHLY
PRIZE MATCHES SUNDAY
Local Business Men Have Of
fered Prizes to Be Awarded
for Best Average Scores

Sunday will be the opening day
for golf players to start match games
for the prizes to be awarded for the
month of May. Score cards must be
turned in each day, so that accurate
records can be kept, announces the
handicap committee. + 7e;a- ~
The handicap for players will he
fixed by the, committee and the
best two average three game scores
for the month will be awarded the
prizes, which are being contributed
by business men of Bemidji. :,:
The handicap for the month of
June will be based upon the scores
made during May and so on each
month during the playing season.
This will give all players an equal
opportunity to- secure one of the
prizes during the season.
Thus tar business men have
voluntarily offered prizes for the stv-
eral contests and indications are that
others will desire to do so. The fol-
lowing are among those already
pledged. ,. So
O'Leary4Bowser company, Mark
ham hotel, Northern National Bank,
Wilson and Company, Northern Gro
Gerry Co., G. M. Bacon, Given Hard.
ware company, Security State Bank
Bemidji Lumber Fuel Co., Birch
mont Hotel company, The Bemidji
Pioneer Publishing Co., aShavitch
Bros, Gill Bros, C. w. Jewett Co
and Earle A. Barker. ...
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
BEMlDN MAY RECEIVE,
TWO CAPTURED CANNON
Representative knutson Would
See German Cannon Placed
in Sixth District

Bemidji may receive two German
cannon captured in the recent war II
congress sees fit to pass bill intro
duced by Representative Harold
Knutson of the Sixth distGss, Ac-
cording to a communicat y eceiv-
ed by Joseph Bisiar, of tn z midi
park board, he introduced in
the last congress to direct Il re-
tary of war to distribute toy in
cities in the Sixth district ca
German cannons. Other memb
congress introduced similar mea, g
for their districts, but. none
passed. To date the war depa
ment~has made no plan regarding t.
distribution of captured war mates
ial.
However, Representative Knutson
intends to introduce the bill that
failed of passage in the Sixty-sixth
congress within short time and he
hopes that favorable action may be
secured at this session.
He adds 'the boys of Bemidji and
Beltrami played an important part
in the late war and / am anxious to
sec some public recognition extended
to- them for their loyalty and patriot
ISM"
As proposed by the park board,
one cannon would be placed in Ralph
Oracle park and one in the Library
park.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION STATEMENT

Bemidji football and basketball
fans who are interested in the ath-
letic activities of the Bemidji high
school are also interested in the re-
ceipts and expenditure of the athletic
association during the year. For this
reason Coach J. w: Smith has pre-
pared an itimized statement show
ing where the money has been spent
and disclosing the present financial
condition of the association.
Under the caption met receipts, "
only the net receipts from such
games and sources where a credit
was left are listed. Expenses which
have been paid total the amount of
net receipts, these expenses in addi-
ton to the expenses paid in the items
classed under net receipts. Bills out
standing are classed under another
heading and total $216.
Several of the expenditures have
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
BRAND AND MILITARY .. ...
LEADERS GO TO LONDON
Believed that Army Chiefs
Have Plans for Advance
Into Ruhr Coal Basin
(By United Press)

Paris. April 20. (By Webb Miller.
AT last we are going to end it,
Premier BRAND of France declared as
he boarded the train here today start
ing for meeting Of the allied su-
preme council at London. BRAND
was accompanied by the supreme
military chiefs Of the republic, Mar
shall Foch, Weygand and General
Berthelot. They started for London
determined to win approval Of other
allied powers for their project OF
marching deeply into Germany and
selling the Ruhr coal basin.
The fact that BRAND took the mill.
tary leaders of France with him was
considered very significant as here
tofore it has been doubted that they
would attend the London conference
1t is believed the military leaders
took with them their plans for an
advance into the Ruhr and for even
deeper advancement into Germany
perhaps reaching as far as Berlin it
self,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
State Court Upholds jackson
County Ruling on Both
Townley and Gilbert
STATE PARDON BOARD
DENIES GILBERT'S PLEA
Case Will Evidently Be Taken
to United States Supreme
Court, Is Report
(By United Press)

st. Paul, April 29.-The state su-
preme court today upheld the Jacl-
son county court in refusing new
trial for A. C. Townley, president,
and Joseph Gilbert, former organ
izer. of the national nonpartisan
league. They were charged with
conspiracy to discourage enlistment
during the war, found guilty and
sentenced to serve 80 days each in
the county Jail. The case was sp-
pealed. -
Meantime, Gilbert was convicted
and is serving sentence in Gaodhue
county. Il His case was before the
state pardon board this week which
refused to grant pardon or commute
ton of sentence.
Conviction of Townley and Gil.
bert in the jackson county court
nearly a year ago furnished one OF
the most sensational trials in the his
tory of the state.
When it came to the final argu'
ment, Townley refused to permit the
ATTORNEYS to argue his case for him
and in his shirt sleeves argued fol
hours one hot July night for per-
sion to argue his own case. he was
denied permission, however, but his
argument for the privilege constituted
as much of an argument OF his case al
if it had been met with permission
from the court.
The case probably will be carried
to the United States supreme court
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
DELINQUENT CHILDREN
PLACED IN new FIELDS
nv United Press)

Minot, N. D., April 29.--aemoving
delinquent children from their sur
roundings and sending them 'on pro-
baton to the homes OF relatives has
been tried by the juvenile officers
here on two cases recently. One
boy was sent to Tacoma, Wash, and
another to Galesburg, III. Both cases
were where officers hesitated to COM
NIT them at once to training schools.
The fourteen year-old boy sent to
Galesburg was caught in many seri-
GUS escapades. He and his younger
brother stole a mail sack and later
$500 worth Of checks which
they were unable to cash. They stole
a lens from the normal motion pic
ture machine and a diamond ring
from a private home. The lad con-
fessed to every crime but when he
returned the ring the diamond was
missing. He still contends he burn
ed the diamond although search OF
the ashes failed to reveal 1t.
The boy sent west was accused on
grand larceny. He and an older
brother stole bicycle to buy gaso'
line for a Ford which they had st0l'
en-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
(By United Press)

Newport News, r. l., April 90
The wireless station at Nantucket
lost contact with the stranded steam
er. Mormugau, this afternoon. Tbs
operators report they were unable to
get an answer from the vessel which
previously had been in constant COM
munication with the station since she
struck before daybreak. Naval OFF,
Gals were inclined to believe that
the steamers power plant was out OF
order.
The naval station here is plan
ming to send ships to the stranded
Mormugao. The wind was st1!i
heavy, the sky overcast and fog still
hung over the sea. Three hundred
of the passengers were bound for
California direct to work in the orch
ards One hundred are On route to
New Bedford and the remainder to
New York. There were 45O aboard.
There was danger of a panic when
the vessel struck while feeling her
way through the fog. Most OF the
passengers were asleep when she
drove her nose onto the low shelf OF
rocks off the point. They rushed to
the deck without waiting to dress.
The Mormugao was formerly
German freighter and fitted up for a
passenger vessel last year. This was
the third voyage from Lisbon. She
had crew of 100 and carried car
goes from New York and New Bed
ford,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
FIFTEEN MILLION FEET
OF LOGS CUT AT MARGIE

Cochran & Robb, logging contrac-
tors, have recently completed their
logging contract at Margie for the
J. Neils Lumber company of Cass
Lake. They have stripped approx
mate IS million feet of logs, 10 mil
lion feet to International Fails and
about 5 million to Cass Lake.
The ;. Neils Lumber company in
tended to have about 10 million OF
their timber logged near Turtle Riv-
or this summer, but on account OF
the Lumber market, they decided not
to have the timber cut, since they
plan to operate the mill one Shift
only. ~-~4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-04-29
CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY
ROBBERY AND MURDER
(By United Press)

Center City, Mimi, April %
RENO Lila, 20, will be charged with
highway robbery and murder in con
nection wit hthe death of r. M. Carl
son here April II, County Attorney
Wennerberg said today. Lila was
arrested in the Twin Cities and
brought here pending further inves'
tigation Of the case. A nurse In the
Carlson home is said to have 1dentl
fed him as the man who bound hel
to a chair and robbed her OF $40, the
morning of the murder.
Carlson, an eccentric character
was said to have kept large sum o.
money in the house. Robbery was
believed to be the murder motive, bu
no one knows how much the probable
loot amounted to. Lila denied any
connection with the murder.