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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
Cost to America of 1920 Crime Wave
Is One Hundred Million Dollars
By W, B. JOYCE, President National Surety Co.

Sl0p0e100o, hitherto not taken into calculation must
be adco what the cost America This huge the estimated
wave which aceable the effect of the
losses for 1921 will
the unprecedented addi
ton ranks Of Americas criminals. %as *@1
c estimate based the embezemen and bur-
cav claims by 80 of the comts leading safety and
burglary companies These companies paid claims agreatng
SS136,2 before the outbreak Of the claims for only
S9ss9 paid But approximately 80 per cent Of burglary and
insured, instances where full
claims paid the insurance far too small to the actual loss
Every followed by widespread despec of law. Cynical
thoughts of the eapn of human life indifference human suffering
rights aermans Of armed conflict
Agitators field for the spread of their doctrines
The spread greatly augmented by the oftcpatcd
profits piled during the Two other factors
distribution of wealth and the vulgar display
of vauahles in public places -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
LAND CLEARING FLEET
BEGINS ANOTHER CRUISE

The university's land clearing fleet
has been in action this week in Garlic
ton county, and next week will sail
for strategic points in Pine and Mile
Laos counties. The latest cruise open
ed Thursday, September 2s9, ana viii
close October IA at Hillman, Mile
Laos county. Demonstrations of the
use of picric acid are being given by
Charles M. Fardy, land clearing ex-
pert. The allotment to Minnesota of
TIA, 900 pounds of the explosive has
been taken and practically distributed
says Prof. William Boss of Universe
ty Farm. The original series Of land
clearing fleet demonstrations held
principally in St. Louis county, was
great success. The demonstrations
were given in localities where the set
tiers had purchased picric acid and
therefore had real interest in learning
how to use it. A. j. Schwantes of
University Farm was in charge of
this expedition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
PROMINENT ATTORNEY IS
MURDERED IN OWN OFFICE
(By United PresS)


.. Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 11.-Police to-
day expected to arrest within "a hours
the man who murdered Lucien A. So
ward, prominent attorney, in his office
here. Seward was found stabbed to
death late yesterday. His office
showed he had battled with his as
sailant. The steam radiators were
torn from the walls, telephone wires
ripped out and blood marks married
the walls. The only clue to the iden-
tity of the murderer was furnished
police investigators by a man and a
woman, who concealed their names.
They declared that they saw a work.
ing man near Stewards office.
81 just met guy who beat me out
of $500 and l got him for part of
it," they said the alleged murderer
Dragged. The couple told police that
the mans clothing was torn to shreds
and his face was scratched and bleed
ing, indicating that he had been in Il
bitter fight. Authorities traced this
suspect and expected to pick up the
trail today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
A Banquet That Was !.
Almost a Tragedy

Three years ago at banquet 1
was stricken with acute indigestion.
Two doctors worked over me for an
hour before ! came to. I had had
severe. collie attacks before, but moth
ing like that. No doctors or medicine
gave me permanent help until. a
friend, who was at the banquet, ad-
vised me to take a course of Mayr''s
Wonderful Remedy, which I did with
Wonderful results" ..a- "
It is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the inflammation which causes prac-
tically all stomach, liver and intesti-
nal ailments, including appendicitis.
One dose will convince or money re.
funded. At All Druggists.-Adv. e,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
ALICE BRADY FoRsAKEs
$500. ~ " seIsr -, -. g
SMART SOCIETY DRAMAS

After five years+of successful star
Sinp in society dramas, which nave
ranged all the way from tense emo
tionalism to high comedy, Alice Brady
has temporarily, at least, forsaken
the drama dealing with the smart set,
and will be seen in series OF at least
three dramas of humble life.
The first of these, "The Land OF
Hone" a collaboration by Frederick
and Fannie Hatton and Robert Milton,
presents the popular star in the role
Of q Polish immigrant girl who seeks
her fortune in America, along with a
little company Of people from her ma
tive town, including her childhood
sweetheart. - ~,
The young lovers think all their
troubles will end when they reach
America. and that they will quickly
earn enough to enable them to marry.
But. alas for their optimism, they
have many difficulties, dislluslon-
5ments and misunderstanding before
thew fain a firm foothold on the. new
soil. and win happiness together.
Il The role of the Polish youth IS
ably handled by Jason Robards, who
played juvenile lead with Frank Bac-
on in "Lightnin' for two years, but
resigned to devote himself to picture
acting. Others in the cast include
Ben. Hendricks, Jr., Echuyler Ladd,
4 Larry Wheat, Betty Carsdale, Martha
McGraw, Fuller Mellish and Bernard
Siegel. The production was directed
by E. H. Griffith. :, 49,,
i "The Land of Hope" has been
billed for a 2-day run at the Grand
theatre beginning tonight. Pathe
News and Comedy completes the pro-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
ILLEGlTlMATE CHILD IS
RECOGNIZED BY COURT
lRY United PreSS)

Devils, Lake, N. D., Oct. IL
Claims of Mrs. Bertha Abby Ross Of
St. Paul that she was the illegitimatc
child of the late Erick Lysne, former
prominent banker and farmer, were
recognized here yesterday when a de-
cision was handed down in district
court awarding her $4,000 of the
$4,000 estate.
Mrs. Ross caused something OF a
sensation here by appearing when the
estate was about to be settled and an
nouncing herself as the child Of the
former prominent Ramsey county
man. She and her mother followed
Lysne to America and they met in
Larimore~ where Lysne gave the wom-
an a second mortgage on some prop
erty. Meanwhile Lysne had married
and prospered. He died interstate in
1919, and as he had mo children, the
estate was TO. be- divided among the
children of his dead sister and broth
~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
Stafen,esnit of the Ownership, Man

Statement of the Ownership, Man.
agement,. Circulation, etc, required
by the Act of August "a 1912, OF the
Bemidji Daily Pioneer, published
daily except Sunday at BemldJl'
Mimi, for October, /, 1921.
Editor, G.. w. Harnwell.
Business Manager, E. H. Denu.
Publishers, The Beimdji Pioneer
Publishing company, Bemidji, Mimi.
Owners, A. Kaiser, Bagley, MINI:
G.. E. Carson, Bemidji, Mimi; 2. Fl.
Denu, Bemidji, Mimi; G. W. Harm
well, Bemidji, Mimi; M. W. Pierce,
Bemidji, MINI.
L known 'bondholders, mortgages
and other security holders, holding
| per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages, or other secur-
tiles: None.
Average number of copies each is
sue of this publication sold and dis
tributed through the mails or other
wise, to paid subscribers during the
six months preceding the date of this
statement, 2,459.
r. H. DENU, Mgr.
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this 9Th day of October, 1921.
80 BEVA S. CRAWFORD,
(SeaD NotaryPublic
My commission expires February
3, 1928.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
MINNESOTA e'7?t. CLUB JEAN
BEST IN MIDDLE WEST

Minnesota's champion :breadmaking
team, composed of Leona Peterson,
Evelyn Cuddy and Myr Jones, all Of
Mankato, competed with junior club
demonstration teams from nine other
states at thet Sioux City Interstate.
fair ande~on'the grand championships
for the Middle West Prizes WON by
this team werena championships ban
ner and a gold watch for each ofathe
three. The Minnesota juniors won a
total Of S44=fon@canning ahd- sewing
exhibits: Minnesota's poultry team,
composed 'Iof George Haselrud, Eveo
lyn' Brodin, and Haven Satire. all of
CrookstoI, was ttgiYsH sixth place in
the. contest for livestock and crop
division teams: StenGen Easter, Kilt
son county, was sixth in the livestock
judging contest. *,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
BLACK SHEEP"AT THE REX
n. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

IA Few people realize the bloody war
fare that was waged on the western
plains during the late nineties be-
tween the cattlemen and the Sheep
s-llerders:'. 1t was real war, one that
resulted in real bloodshed, and many
4 lives were lost before the two fac
tons settled their difficulties. !
This warfare furnishes the theme
{ for one of the most thrilling dramas
3Saof the west that the Rex theatre has
ever shown, "Black Sheep" Neal
Harris newest starring vehicle. The
picture has been adapted from "Baa,
Baa, Black Sheep" which appeared
In a, recent issue of Short Stories
Z Magazine by it's author, W. c. Tut
stle, who has won, considerable fame
as a writer of western fiction.
s.Black Sheep by the way, is the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
IMPERIAL WIZARD SIMMONS
DEFENDS "INVISIBLE EMPIRE

Washington, Oct. .11.--Officers Of
the Ku Klux Khan have collected ap-
proximately $3O,000,OOO from their
100000 fellow members upon which
the government has received no tax,
Representative Tague of Massachus-
etts declared today before the house
rules committee, which will decide
whether congress shall investigate the
organization. .sEs
Tague said he arrived at the fig
ures from information furnished by
Khan officers. IMPERIAL Wizard Sim
mons of the Ku Klux Khan appeared
before the committee today to de-
fend the invisible empire"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
THE ROWDY" AT TIE ELKO
,THEATER TOMORROW ONL,

Catalina island provides glorious
setting for "Thc Rowdy.' a Universal
picture starring Gladys Walton, which
will be shown at the Elko thea:pr to-
morrow, Wedn esday, only.
A fleet of fishing boats sllhoaettrd
against the sunset proyides scene
of unusual and startling" beauty, willie
the story, ...ati'lua ly surprising Wy
with its vivid situations and compel
ling action, II, enacted asain"t the
background Of goraeousiy BEAUTIFUL
scenery. "The kow,iy' las nc'v and
clever theme and is, replete with COM
cdy and gripping drama
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
!. NEWS OF. THE THEATRES

first Hurst Chaudet production issued
by the Pinnacle corporation and lives
up to all the advance notices. Paul
Hurst and Louis Chaudet have made
a name for themselves in the motion
picture world and in, securing thus
pair Il" supervise its pictures, Pin
nacle productions has scored ten
strike.
"Blackq Sheep" will run at the Rex
theatre for two days, commencing
tomorrow, .,........ s,-r.sS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
SYNOD
BOARD MEETING HERE

The board of the Red River Valley
Augustania Synod is meeting at the
Bethel Lutheran church this after
noon and this evening services will be
held in both Swedish and English, at
which the visiting pastors will speak
Every one is welcome at the services.
The visiting pastors in Bemidji in
clude Rev. S.. w. Swenson OF Warren
Rev. A. S. Nelson of St. Hilaire, Rev.
A. O. Gustavson, Elbow Lake, and
Rev. w. E. Erickson of Mcintosh
The following laymen will also at
tend: Mr.. Ostrom of Evansville, Mr..
Fribert of Hines, August Lundgren
of Warren, Mr.. Brundine of Grand
Forks and Mr.. Dahlbon of Detroit.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
POTATO MARKET REPORT
YVES WITH BIC. SERIES

Reports on the worlds series base
ball game axe the cause FOR a large
number of telephone calls at Tl'e
Pioneer c.fice each day, 5uL local
potato dealers are even more inter-
ested in the Chicago and Kansas City
potato market reports, which are re-
.ceived daily by wire from, these cities.
Perhaps the reports on the series
bring more calls in one day. but the
market reports bring more calls dur
ing the season, while several of the
local dealers personally call at the
office regularly to get the F.dope" on
their game. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
.YOUTH'S MELTING POT"
AT REX THEATRE TODAY

s#l You are going to enjoy the work
sof Mary Miles Minter in Youths
i'm citing Pot, now playing at the Rex
theatre. She is capricious, lovable
little orphan girl who finds that the
dark cloud has silver lining and a
pretty solid silver one,. too. Ihere
IS enjoyment here for, sister and
brother, mother and daddy, too, and
even grandpa and grandma will love
this sprite who, spreads sunshine and
happiness so generously.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
THREE MARVELLOUS MELLS
Ss3sa y. THURSDAY AT GRAND

d. A. very clever trio of performers,
two men and one woman, called the
"Three Famous Mells," in an entirely
different act including physical cul-
ture poses, comedy acrobatic and ath-
aletic stunts, are coming to the Grand
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
TOM MOORE COMING ~,
r. TO GRAND THEATRE

Opens with big punch, action all
the way through and mighty punch
at the end. Tom Moore carries you
speedily through series of thrilling
situations in his newest dramaticom-
edy, Beating the Came produced
by, Goldwyn and appearing at Grand
theatre. The story teaches a lesson
every person should heed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
PERSHING ASKED TO LAY
HONOR MEDAL ON TOME
(By United Fess)

London, Oct. 11.-The British gov
eminent has decided Is invite 4General
Pershing to come t6siLondon to lay
the congressional medaIof. honor on
the tomb of the unknown soldier next
Friday, The Evening Star said today.
If that date is Unsuitable for the
American Commander in Chief, Ar
mistice Day, November II, was sug-
gested.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
IRISH PEACE CONFERENCE
BEGINS OPENING SESSION
(By United Press)

London, Oct. 1.-THE Irish peace
conference met today at 10 Down
in street for brief formal introduce
tory session and adjourned. The Sim
Fein delegates, who were greeted by
cheering. flag waving crowds, both
when they arrived and departed from
theoi~ conference chambers, were to
meet at 4 clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
CROOKS LEAVE CITIES .%1ht
FOR SMALLER VILLAGES
= = -
(By..United Press

r. ~ az. ~: eBy United Press} - a;
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE crook, whp
figures the world owes him living,
has taken a gun and gone to the
small town to collect. Crooks and
Ihighwaymen have left the big cities.
Reports reaching Chicagos police
headquarters, the clearing house for
r,idt lle-west crime, showed today
that within the last "a hours, bandits,
thugs and yeggs have gone to the
towns and villages.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11
WHITE Sox BEAT CUBS N
-a FIVE STRAIGHT GAMES
(By United Press)

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The Chicago
White Sox and Cubs today split $780,
O0O,392, the players share of the
gate receipts of the city series, which
ended yesterday, when the Sox beat
the Cubs in the fifth straight game
with score of to 5. Each Sox play
er receives $1,19ltSandtsieach Cub
STAR. 4 :. EEEg- H. A~,s."-Y-r god !"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-11

Minneapolis, Minn.:-"I have always
had the utmost confidence in DR.. Piercc's
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Churches Figure
AS Purchasers and
Sellers of Realty
St. Mark S to Modernize Two
Houses for Parishioners;
Methodists Buy in 7th Av.
and Unitarians in Bronx

st. Marks P. L. Church, at Second
Avenue and Tenth Street, which dur
ing the last few years bought up sew
eral properties adjacent to the church
and modernized the houses for its
parishioneers, has made another pur-
chase for that purpose. The newest
acquisition was made through Harry
Tanner & Co., as brokers, and involved
the two four-story houses at 1873 and
1875 East Tenth Street, each 14x97.7.
They adjoin other holdings of the
church.
The six four-story houses at the
northwest corner Of Seventh Avenue
and 139th Street, 100x100, have been
acquired by the Mount Calvary Inde-
pendent Methodist Church from Cecilia
Cohen and the South Jersey Land Com
pany. The property is known as 2308-
1888 Seventh Avenue and 2O3 West
139th Street.
Goodwin & Goodwin and Schmidt &
Donohue sold for George Ehret the
vacant plot, 125X70.11, on the south
side of Cathedral Parkway, 100 feet
east of Broadway, adjoining the Memo
Theater, to the West Side Unitarian
Church, on which they intend to erect
an edifice from plans prepared by Hon
pin G. Koen.
B. F. Knowles Company resold the
building occupied for many years by
the First Reformed Church of Will
liamsburg, at the southeast corner of
Bedford Avenue and Clymer Street,
Brooklyn, 160x10O, for the Manhattan
Bridge Plaza Realty Company. The
buyers intend to use this building as a
synagogue.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Victory for Rent La,cs
Is u Victory for Owners
Real Estate Man Says That Continued Operation of
these Measures Will Work to Advantage of
Landlords Because No Buildings Will Go Up

1t must also be pointed out that
restrictive legislation aimed against
real estate will affect any part Of real
estate activity. Investors will turn
away from real estate to investments,
that are not restricted. and as the ma
jority of builders build to sell. and as
these laws have turned investors from
the real estate field as a whole, it will
follow that builders will also turn to
some other activity.
Greater Doubling Up Promised
| respectfully call to the attention
the rent laws have permitted d dou
bling up Of tenancy which has never
be ore been experienced and that II
they remain as they are they will ne
cessltate greater doubling up of ten
ancy, increa singly dangerous to public
health. cannot see, therefore, how
Commissioner Copeland can be such
strong advocate of these laws. We
would expect that he would be among
the first opposed to them. In the long
run. they are laws that will benefit
the landlords and not the tenants. and
the present landlord. looking ahead,
feels that the victory is his
The solution of this problem does
not lie in restriction. Ii does not lie in
the winning of legal battles between
legal minds. however brilliant. This
problem can be solved only By experts,
by those who have made real estate their
life work and who are ready and snx-
lous to submit an encouraging con-
structivc program, fair both TO land
lord and tenant
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Concrete and Cement Committee
Ut Own Your Home Exposition

The management of the Own Your
Home Exposition, to be held April l6
to 80 at the 22d Regiment Armory, an
nounced the following as members of
the concrete house and cement prod
ucts committee, in charge Of concrete
and cement products exhibits at the
exposition: B. II. Wait, Leslie H. AL
len, Springfield, Mass; James G. Bene-
dict, president Of the Benedict Stone
Corporation; A. j. R. Curtis, Chicago:
Wallace R. Harris, editor of Concrete
Products; Charles j. 1ngersoll, James
+. Montgomery, of Chicago; Milton
Dana Morrill,, Emile G. Perot. Adolph
Schilling, A. w. Schmidt, j. T. Simp-
son, of Newark. n. j.; II. Vandervoort
Walsh, Harvey Whipple, editor of Con-
crete. and l.. P Wilson, of Rochester
The following have been named as
members of the Landscape Committee
in charge of special plans for land
scape effects: Alfred Geiffert jr, +. L.
Atkins, F. A. Bartlett, Stamford, Conn;
Gilmore D. Clarke, William Warner
Harper. Philadelphia; Henry Hicks,
Long Island; E. I. Hodge, Charles D.
Lay, and Rudolph Roehrs, Ruther-
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Many Business Firms Join
Long Island City Colony
Printers Realty Corporation
and George A. Fuller Co. to
Erect New Buildings

The Queens Chamber of Commerce
repolts number Of business concerns
which are locating in Long Island City
Among the more important ere the
Printers Realty Corporation, which
will erect q large building on Jackson
Avenue. Long Island CITY; the George
A. Fuller Company, which has bought
plot in the Degnon Terminal, on which
it will erect d building for its own use.
and the G. +. Using Corporation, manu-
featuring chemists. of Flushing.
Dempsey G. Carroll, the statoners,
have taken lease on portion of the
Fahnestock Building. Long Island City
Other concerns to locate there are the
Van Dorm Steel Products Comnany. the
Master Waterproofers, Inc; the Jewett
Machine Company, the Peerless Carbon
and Ribbon Manufacturing Comnany.
the Dent Alcroft Company, the Home
~ Tourist Candy Company, L. j. Moore
Sons, the Royal Eastern Electric Sun
ply Company, the McLoughlir Supply
Company. the Armand Company, the
White Rock Mineral Spring Water Com
rany the nurant Motors Corporation
tho .Cocos Products Company and the
COllene laboratories
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
Large Factory Building
In East 3Oth Street Sold
Buyer Gives Cash for Realty :
Trading in West Side Busi-
ness Properties
ness PrOperties

Leo Hess sold for A. Schyoerer &
Sons the four-story factory at $50 to
594 East Eightieth Street, 75x1oo. 1t
was sold for all cash, the property
being free and clear. The buyer is
Vita Silvesta.
D. Kempner & Son, Inc, sold for the
estate Of Elias Jacobs the four-story
building 1880 First Avenue, the north
east corner of Seventy-seventh Street.
The property is now occupied by the
Commonwealth Bank The property has
not changed ownership in forty years
William J. Roome & Co., Inc, sold
through the Empire Trust Company for
John II. Williams 242 East Thirtyffth
Street, four-story building 16.1x9S.9,
to Eugene Coulon.
Thomas j. O'Reilly sold for the Emil
grant Industrial Savings Bank the siX-
story loft 100 to 166 Monroe Street
93X9S.
The H. NJ. Veill Company sold for
the Oakbury Realty Company 105 West
Forty seventh Street, tive-story busi-
ness building.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-13
By Victor M. Earle

Commissioner Copeland and Mr.
Hllly have referred in several articles
to the fact that in our claim that the
rent laws have stopped apartment con-
struction we have overlooked the fact
that these laws do not apply to new
buildings. We have not overlooked this
important fact and are we'll aware that
new buildings do not come under the
restrictions Of the rent laws We main
tam, however, most strongly that they
have stopped dwelling construction. All
one has to do to substantiate this con-
tentlon is to refer to the buildings that
have been constructed during the past
year.
There were four times more off ce
and loft buildings erected than apart
ment buildings, in spite of equal cost
OF labor and material and in spite of a
far greater demand for apartments.
There was twice as much spent in con-
struction Of garages and stables as
apartments. Office and loft buildings,
garages and stables were not restricted
by the rent laws, and builders turned
to them from the construction OF apart
ments, which were greatly restricted
by the rent laws. We believe the con-
cluslon IS too obvious to mention.
Unequal Competition
Although new buildings do not come
under the rent restrictions they are
directly affected by rent legis lation
They must compete with the old build
ings and tenants will not pay the rent
IN new buildings. which of neccs ssitv is
very high, when they can go to or re-
main in old buildings where the rents
as regulated bv the rent laws and as
compared to the rent of new buildings
are low. a. tenant will pay higher
rent for the privilege of getting pos
session OF new apartment, but not
to the extent that builder would have
to charge in erecting q new huildinr