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The Washington times., 1921-12-11
Victim of AMneSia
Gone for Year is
Found at Old Job

~ ENVER. Dec 10-Henry Turner
ID fifty.five, has recovered his
~ memory here after suffering
rrom what 10 believed to be the
strangest case Of amnesia ever
brought to the attention Of local
physicians.
Turner. while working at tho
home Of DR.. lillian Pollock. promin-
ent Denver physician. on December
8, 1920. laid down his tools to get
a drink Of water and disappeared.
On August 16. more than eight
months later, he returned to DR..
Pollack's residence, ready to re-
sumo the days work that he had
begun in .the previous December.
The. few minutes supposed by
Turner to have been elapsed had
extended into months and he was
unable to explain his absence.
AT 7A5 o'clock on the morning
Of December 8. 1920" DR.. Pollock
declares, Turner came to my
house to perform a number Of odd
Jobs, bringing his kit of tools with
him.
Setting his tools against the kit.
chen wall. he said he was going
for q drink OF water and would
return in q few minutes.
Recently Turner came to my
kitchen door and said he would
start his task and looked quite
surprised and hurt when told him
he had been gone almost a year.
When Turner finished some
work which I had for him. he said
to me In a puzzled tone, I have
been away a long time, haven't II
It's all becoming clear to me now.
1 remember I left your house and
said I would be back in fifteen
minutes. The next thing I re-
call was In q hospital and the
nurse told me It was Syracuse,
N. Y. How I got back to Denver
I don't know. except that some
kind people said they would take
me west II would help Thorn with
their luggage. And here I am"
During Turner's absence DR.,
Pollack instituted a search for
him and learned that he was
missing from his rooming house,
but could find no trace of his
whereabouts.
II is believed that worry over
numerous misfortunes during his
life was tho cause of Turner's
temporary losing his memory. A
fire that destroyed shis property
and resulted In the death of his
wife and two sons left the man
penniless about fifteen years ago
and he has been eking out a pre-
carious existence since that time
by performing light work around
gardens and hsmAa.
The Washington times., 1921-12-11
u TTNGFANG STATES THE CASE FOR CHINA
CLAIMS POWERS MUST LET HER SAVE HERS

throw of the Manchu dynasty and the establishment
of the Chinese republic in 1911 But it should be
membered that since the establishment of the republic,
China has been governed by Anticipated, conservative
officials and miltarsts, who, in consequence, have
brought her to the existing deporable condition
To say, as it has been alleged, that China is not
fit to be republic and that she lacks with the
necessary qualifications to run" the government In
a republican way is a gross libel and great insult
to the Chinese people The plain fact is that the powers
of have been the hands Of the reaconares
The Washington times., 1921-12-11

broken record Of the spolation of weak peoples by
strong neighbors, and this policy of the jungle will
continue to influence action between nations long
the rulers Of the world do not outgrow ideas which
bind them to the period in human evolution when the
club was the rule of right and justice.
believe, however, that the same moral forces which
have led to the substitution of the rule of law for the
rule Of the club in disputes between individuals
at work to bring about similar substitution in the
settlement Of disputes between nations.
The Washington times., 1921-12-11
GERMANY CAN
PAY I'm WORK,
NOT I'm GOLD'

"The Republic Has Nothing to Fear From
U.s." Says DIR. Stresemann, Confidant of
Hugo Stinnes-"dermany,t to Live, Must
Be Permitted to Pay Hndemnities by Own
Work and Materials, and Must Be Grant
ed Long-Term Credits for Raw Materials"
The Washington times., 1921-12-11

m HERD 10 now such a
l. great change in mems
views that any one may af-
firm belief in the universal
brotherhood Of man with
out eliciting much cynical
comment. I believe in the
oneness Of humanity, and
I hold that so long as this
great truth is ignored, so
long nations, like individ-
uals, will continue to be
selfish and seek to profit
themselves at the expense
Of weaker neighbors.
From one point of view,
history is one long, un-
The Washington times., 1921-12-11
ASKS MONROE
DOCTRINE I'm
THE FAR EAST

Noted Diplomat, Who is Allied With Canton Gov
ernment, Writes: "In the Interest of the Peace
of the World / Would Suggest That the Com
ference Should Take UP Question of Extending
Famous Agreement to the Pacific Ocean,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
SCENE OF MAJESTIC BEAUTY
Table Mountain, TO- Many Reasons, ie
Superior to Any Of the Earth's
Great Peaks.

have seen many tlat-topped kopjes
in Africa. have seen the bare and
golden Atlas range drop away into
the golden sands of Mogalor, but l
have never seen anything resembling
it's mighty mass which is the DOM
inpnt, the royal fact Of the Cape Pc
ninsula. 1t is by virtue Of it's
mass and the colossal buttressed
cliffs which form its walls that Table
mountain Is majestic, US also by the
abruptness Of its rise from the visible
sea-level. The height OF inland mol,n-
tains Is q matter Of faith rather than
sight but this mountain, like Etna
and the Peak Of Teneriffe and others
whose roots are in the sea. announces
its stature ut once to the eye 1t rises
more Immediately from the sea than
either Of these, yet not so immedi-
ately as it appears to do when seen
from the bay. 1t throws out toward
the ocean low spurs Of mingled rock
and green banks. In spring these
grassy banks are all set with flowers.
Among them Is u pretty white flower,
about the size Of narcissus, though
different in shape, Of which have
seen a bouquet in England, many
weeks after it had been gathered ut
the Cape, standing in vase without
water and still quite fresh. (.
L. Woods.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
Bayoneted insects.

There is in Cuba curious grass,
Cenehrus echinatus, which bristles
with tiny sharp-pointed spikelets upon
which multitudes Of insects are inn
paled, by night as we'll as by day.
The wings of the victims are pierced
and entangled by the barbed spikes,
so that most of them are unable to
get away, and thus perish miserabiy.
Even large, luminous swapping
beetle, which is so strong and active
that it can with difficulty~be held IN
the hand, falls q victim to these vege-
table bayonets. It has been observed,
however, that two species Of insects,
4 large bug, Ocbalus, and an earwig,
readily free themselves from the
spikes. Minute insects are not caught.
The grass does not appear to derive
any nourishment from its prey. 1t is
found elsewhere in the West Indies
and in southern Florida.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
PARADED IN WEDDING FINERY
Peculiar Custom OF Eighteenth. Cen.
fury New England Would Seem to
Put Premium on Vanity.

An unusual custom in vogue in New
England in the Eighteenth century
which caused. newly married couples
to appear at church on the four Sun
days following their. union dressed In
all the bridal fnery they could get
together, is recorded by Edward ].
Morris in his book, 1.-THE Psychology
Of Dress"
"This, Of course, stimulated q rival
ry between families, not likely to fur
ther the Puritan aim Of modesty In
appearance. Those who could afford
it had four distinct sets Of finery, one
for each Sunday, that there might
be no monotony, for those who formed
the audience. In many communities
a pew was set apart in which the bril-
dial pair was shown, SO that the con-
gregati0n knew just where to look
for the objects Of interest.
"These selected seats were often in
the gallery, sometimes the front pews
Of. the center aisle, and mt times in
other prominent places. The couple
generally arrived q bit late, that the
observers might all be seated before
their arrival; then they walked SLOW
~ arm In arm to the assigned seats,
while the entire congregation gave
their hushed and respectful attention.
At an appointed time, generally just
before the sermon, the couple arose
and turned slowly around two or three
times, that every angle of their ap-
pearance might be viewed; they then
sat down."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
Fish's Nest in a Clam Shell.

The goby (of which there are many
kinds) selects the clean valve Of Il
clam and uses this as the ready-made
nest. The pair (for the goby mates
with but one and is jealous Of any
rival) hover round an inverted valve
and then the male scoops out the sand
from underneath it, forming a cavity,
the shell being slightly tilted and
pressed into the sand. The female
then enters the cavity and deposits
her eggs on the lower (inner) surface
of the shell. These eggs are some
what cigar-shaped structures, fixed at
one end by a glutin0us network that
secures them firmly to the shell. Hav.
ing done her work, the female then ex-
changes places with the male, who
remains on guard, keeping up a con-
slant current of water over the eggs
by movements Of the pectOral fms.
and darting out at the approach Of an
intruder.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
r..
Cn,Id,sn Reading.

The child worships heroes and nc
cepts the printed word as an oracle
Plausible action, for him, is not con-
fined to the four walls of his home or
to the street that he knows. And
books In the first reading years do
2ot seem to reflect comment upon, or
make amends for life. The tale that
unw:ods from their pages is more real
than reality. Never again, for most
Of us. will come that complete i'm
mersion in the atmosphere of story
that is the even mildly intelligent
childs inalienable birtlright.--Ex-
change.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
JENSEN CHALLENGES
FRANKLIN TO MATCH

Thor Jensen, who was defeated by
l.. c. Curtis at the armory Sunday
afternoon, has spent the past two
days in Bemidji, returning to his
home this noon. During his stay here
with friends he became acquainted
with a number OF supporters OF the
wrestling game, and as a result Of his
visit here he has issued the following
challenge to Dick Franklin, heavy
weight fighter and wrestler:
II found the people of Remidji such
good sports that I decided! to stay
over in your city and spend another
day. On several occasions L have
heard .'compliments" from Dick
Franklin, heavyweight champion Of
the Northwest, who has said Thor
Jensen is a poor fish and no good
as a wrestler. I'also understand that
he is some wrestler himself. I'll agree
with him as to MY ability and will
say, that the reputation he has given
me and his weight of 220 pounds and
the reputation he already has here
should make a great bout, so will
challenge him for bout and give
MIN the same prOQOSlIlOu gave mI =
Curtis, 500 tside-bet and winner to
take total gate receipts after expen-
ses are paid. If one hundred dol
lars is not enough, l will make 1t
enough to satisfy Mr.. Franklin.
"Now with the reputation Mr..
Franklin gained on Armistice Day
with Farmer Lodge and the reputa-
ton he has given me, we should draw
large house. Thanking Mr.. Frank
lin if he will cover the bet and &C
cept the match, L am, yours truly,
Thor Jensen, Winona, Mimi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
Proper Rsadlna for Children.

1t Is in he\home that the growing
mind receives Its most lasting impress
sions. Surround the child with good
reading and you surround him with
friends. An attractive title and good
Illustrations are no guaranty that the
book contains good reading. If you
have not time to read books yourself
consult your librarian and let your
choice be not only what will stimulate
the imagination but above oil some
thing to warm the heart and impress
the great truths Of life.-Youth's Com
pani0n.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
Dolls With African Burial.

Art galleries in New York last year
exhibited specimens Of African doll
makers. Perhaps the most interesting
story of dolls In Africa is that which
concerns the doll custom Of tribe
dwelling near Lake Nyassa. When
member of the tribe dies rough I'M
age of the dead person is made Of rags
or wood and laid away in a tent
Thousands Of doll images Of dea:
tribe members lie in the tent, and !:
10 said that the tribe believes that the
dolls are the embodiment Of the sou'h
of the dead men. by keeping the Souls
on earth they believe they are cheat
ing the fends which are supposed to
turk beyond life. The tent Is regarded
as sacred and only the medicine men
are permitted near it
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
MR.. AND MRS. FRED TITUS
SURPRISED BY FRIENDS

A large party of friends and neigh
bors made surprise call on Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Titus, at their home on
Twelfth street, Saturday evening.
An all round good time was enjoy
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
Only True Reform,

The only reform that really reforms
is the reform that comes from the
heart Of the individual. Not all the
kings laws nor all the kings statutes
eau reform an evil community.-Duke
de Boul0gne.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
One Recipe for Success.

All u man has to do to make real
success in life is to spend Is or 80
years learning to do some simple thing
better than anybody else can do it,
and then % or 30 years doing it every
day, so as to give people chance to
find out about it.-Ohio State Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
| ed by all during the evening and
delicious lunch was served at a late
hour

/ Albert Talman, son of Mrs. Thelma
Sandin, Eleventh street and Rice ave-
nue., left yesterday for Big Falls,
where he expects to be employed dur
ing thc winter months.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
learn From Past ERROR,

Mistakes of tile past Gun never be
corrected. Errors Of the future only
can be avoided. From the past we
should learn how to live so that our
lives can be free from needless regrets.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
POTATOES

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Potato receipts,
81 cars. (: Market weak Minnesota
and, Wisconsin round whites, sacked
and bulk, $1.10 to $1.2O; Wisconsin
kings; sacked, $500 to $1.1O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-25
ALMOST A SHADOW
AFRAID TO EAT

"My son-in-law~ was 80 bad from
stomach trouble that he was reduced
to. almost a shadow and was afraid
to eat anything, as all food caused
bIoating Of gas which pressed against
his heart, worrying him very much.
Our druggist persuaded him to try
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy and in
two months he looked fine. can eat
anything and works hard every day
It is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucuS
from the intestinal tract and allays
the Inflammation which causes prac-
tfcally all stomach, liver and intes-
final ailments, including appendici-
tis. One dose will convince or money
refunded. At all druggists.-Adv. !
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
NEAR FAMINE HITS
RURAL SOUTH, SAYS
U.S.. HEALTH BOARD
ands Underfed
When Farmers Exhaust
Ability to Buy.

While the American people have
been spending money lavishly to
save the Chinese and the Europeans
from starvation. a veritable famine
has been developing in the rural
districts of the South and particu-
larly in those of the cotton belt,
which stretches from Eastern Texas
to the Larolinas. the United States
Public Health Service said last
night. The tenant farmers, most
of whom devote all their land to
cotton and allot none to kitchen
gardening, or for the use of a COW
or for poultry raising, have been
forced by the failure of the cotton
market to adopt starvation diet
that is rapidly decimating them"
the statement says.
The latest reports to the U. s.
Public Health Service show that
pellagra, which results the world
around from famine conditions, will
this year claim about 100000 VIC
tims.of whom at least 10 per cent
will die: and that unless radical
relief, measures are taken it will
take a still heavier toll from the
already enfeebled population in
1922.
Famine Foreseen.
That pellagra would show a
healthy increase this year was fore
seen last fall, when the cotton mar
ket failed" says the Public Health
Service. Most American cotton. is
raised on shares bv tcrant farmers,
who are carried" by the land
owning planters for about six
months each year. during which
they are provided with food and
clothes for themselves and their
families, to be paid for when the
crop is sold in the fall.
Last years crop, however, is
stfn unsold. anc neither tenant nor
planter has received the money on
which they had depended. The
planters themselves are almost
moneyless and are unable to obtain
,rther credit from the banks. which
are also hard pressed. Nevertheless
the tenants must be be carried till
next fall, with no assurance that
the cotton market will come back
even then. Inevitably there is pres
sure all down the line: and the
tenants whose credit has been re-
duced to the disappearing point,
are obliged to live on the very
cheapest foods ohtainable. ..
Condition GROWS Worse.
Those foods, salt pork. cornmeal,
and molasses, valuable as they are
when balanced by other foods, such
as lean meat, eggs, and milk and
vegetables. lack certain elements
that are absolutely essential to the
maintenance OF health. And the
other foods are away beyond the
purses of the tenants.
Conditions have been getting
steadily worse for months and the
cumulative effect is becoming seri-
Gus. 1t takes about five months of
this particular kind of semistarva-
tion before pellagrs begins to mani
fest itself: but after that 1t does so
with appalling rapidity. This sec
eI,d stage is now well under way.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
ERIN MUST DECIDE
OWNDESTINY,
SINN FEIN LEADER
Lloyd Georges Compro-
mise Terms Will Be
Presented Today.

LONDON. July lin a state
ment issued tonight Eamonn de
Valera attempts to correct certain
impressions which have been fos-
tered by the British press concern
ing his attitude on the Irish peace
problem.
The press would give the i'm
preston" he said. that I am max
ing certain compromise demands.
The only demand / have made or am
entitled TO make is for recognition
of Irelands right to self-determi-
nation"
The Irish leader. it is understood,
has proposed the following solution
Of the Irish problem:
First-Dominion home rule for
ireland. on a basis of equal liberal
ity with Canada. and practically
complete control of Irish fiscal poi
icies.
Second-An offer to Ulster OF
practically all her privileges under
the present home rule act. but pro-
viding even greater guarantees OF
self government derived from the
central Irish authority to be set up
under dominion home rule.
; Third-Thc unity Of ireland must
remain unquestioned, and the coun-
try must not be divided in the op-
GRAFTON OF dominion home rule.
Fourth-The Dali Eireann must
ratify any agreement or compro-
mise reached by the negotiators In
London.
Lloyd George is now considering
the individual viewpoints both OF
De Valera and Sir James Craig,
which he learned at first hand from
the two antagonists during the past
week. He spent today at his coun-
try residence. "Chequers." working
out a compromise between these
two extremes. This solution, or at
tempted solution, will be presented
to the Ulster premier and the south
ern Irish leader s!ngly tomorrow.
and the two men will be permitted
to talk over the compromise with
their colleagues tomorrow night.
Full Dress Meeting Tuesday.
The first full dress meeting OF
the conference probably will be
called for Tuesday.
The utmost secrecy continues to
surround the various meetings and
conferences. Sir James Craig has
publicly declared that the slightest
misconstruction placed by the press
upon any of. the momentous occur
rences of the week might jeopardize
the negotiations and cause their
breakdown. De Valera's propa-
ganda and publicity bureau Is
chiefly concerning itself with de-
nying alleged interviews with their
chief.
The government Is noncommittal,
and has contented itself with issu-
ing a warning against too much
optimism or the printing of any
facts or alleged facts which might
create a wrong or unfortunate i'm
preston.
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
II. s. VESSELS AID
GERMAN COMMERCE.

BUENos AIRES. July 17.-An
decrease in American ton
mage passing into River Plate dur
ing the past four weeks has be-
come manifest. Instead OF the daily
average of thirty vessels which
came into River Plate ports during
the month of July, 1890. barely nine
a day have arrived from the United
states cacn day of the present
month.
Making the situati) IN m:re sigh'h-
cant is the fact that there are be-
ginning to arrive daily American
vessels from Hamburg bringing car
goes of general merchandise, ana
calling attention to the fact that
the Germans are using United states
Shipping Board vessels to carry ar
ticIes in which they are directly
in. competition with American man
ufacturers and exporters. The d.
minishing American trade Is, OF
course, due to the exchange rate
The Washington herald., 1921-07-18
DEVELOP RESERVES,
PLEA OF PERSHING
Wants Regulars to. Work in
Harmony With Citizen
Army.

Developing his policy Of strong
citizen army in peace time, Gen.
Pershing has written all corps area
commanderf impressing upon them
their duty in building up the Ma
tional Guard and the Organized Re-
serves.
Next to assuring a highly efficient
regular army, .Pershing said. the
most important mission of regular
grmy officers in time of peace is the
development of the National Guard
and Reserves.
Men selected TO train the citizen
reserves, Pershing said, should be
selected from the most efficient
officers of the army. He warned
against performing this duty in a
"perfunctory manner"
Pershing stressed the separate
missions of the different parts Of
the army The National Guard. he
pointed out. is liable to service as
first reinforcement of the regular
army in minor emergencies, where
as the reserves are for service only
in a serious national emergency.