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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
LEAVING THE FARM

Tho renor Is quite general young farmers who
with farming conditions the year
are considering seriously the giving OF farming as
We refer particularly the who has JUST mace
start the business either during the war Inc
has had greatest of difficulties in making ENDS meet
wise the young who made initial lnvement III farm
land and trying to work his way out Inc loss
such men in agriculture would be serious calamity ana we
would like to make suggestions to all who thinking or
giving up the farming game at this time . , -,
the place, every farmer VINO IS dsgusCed WIN farm
as an occupaton remember that the average man IN
or in feels toward his particular calling just
about the farmer feels farming Farmers have taken
little grief than have business men, put they
both problem of adjusting themselves TO new
conditions incidental There just many
more blue and pesmsc business men than there are
the farmer has shown gong through
the tough spots Millions of unemployed workers In the city
can testify to their willingness to trade places with
soft for worker these days. we ta to
up farm life. . j.
why farming will not be more attractive
than been in the past for those who farm
teieeny There enough people this country VINO
needs and production possibilities regards foods Supply
of producing vitality necessary food products at
attractive enough keep producers at work here
getting the fact that cities not live without
them to feed them and supply materials tor
labors. "~@".
The farmer for that matter the business the
essional man. Garner should do lot OF thinking
before switching jobs this time Selling out the farm and
moving appear be of getting away
trouble but would be in the dlre
ton On contrary believe that the improvement of
ea business conditions during the coming as they are
improving will result movement toward rather than away
the Sticking to ones job however unpleasant the
may be- looks be mighty good business policy at
least have his living and health Ask Of the people who
will go hungry this wnter-The Farmer. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
Like Fun She Does!

Switzerland has located$a boy with
two stomachs. We suppose his mother
gently but firmly leads him outdoors
and ties him to a tree when she fries
doughnuts and makes cookies.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
GOVERNMENT REFORESTATION

Definite steps for reforestaon in Northern Minnesota
should be taken by the legislature Representative George
Wicker of Kasson said He had just returned from
range country with other members of the house
interim committees taxation Private companies
expected work. he sad there
return from the trees for about SO The only workable
program he believes will be handled by the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
,SIeepinu on Weddino Cake,

The; exact origin Of, the custom Of
sleeping on. a piece of wedding cake Is
obscure. 1t has been traced back to
the early Britons and Is found not
only in England, but in almost all
European countries. g.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
Il - --~----- -.-s-I
Somewhat Late.

Portrait Painter Ito lady customer,
gazing at her critically)-Ah, If you'd
only come in. twenty years ago!-New
York Sum- -..# .& ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
$4,000, 100000 FOR FARMERS

More SIS 900 will go into the pocketbooks Of
farmers this year proceeds eight important crops
according data gathered by the Department Of Agriculture
of paid the farmer at the farm gate
Here are departments estimates Corn 000
wheat $76 OOO OATS 1927 084 000 barley
rye OOO potatoes $685. 900 O0O
hay, 81, LOG, 042, 0O0
Contrary all precedent the prices of farm products did
not during the month of August The last
August decline prices of farm products has
81 per cent During August this prices paid for farm
products increased O.5 of per cent. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
rwlns Made of Asbestos.

Irvine for binding parts of appar-
atus exposed to fire or acid is no"
being made Of asbestos. e.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24
INSECT AT WORK in GRAIN

Millions of bushels of grain Twin Cities terminal eeva-
tors menaced by insect known to the grain trade and
grain inspection the bran bug Three Minneapolis
elevators reported the of the insect their
Danger of these insects damaging stored grains in the terminals
the extent of thousands of dollars has prompted the grain
spection department of the Railroad and Warehouse commits
steps orders stop spread pest
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-24

A newspaper is pre- -eminenty thing that wants
when it. If he not have when he wants it, he
not want at ALL 1t that he gets his favor
lite paper promptly #3
The above quotation from Postmaster General Hays
order just issued all postal employees in the United States who
anything to do way whatever with the handling of
going through the mails This includes the post
office clerks all railway mail service employees and all rural
route employees. .u@& 'i
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Borrowed Husbands
AMarriedLife Story
Written for Ths Hsrsh
By Mdred K. Barbour Z

stare. turned to the driver of the
wrecked car.
is your name 'Freddie'T" she
aated slowly.
Nancy involuntarily made a
movement toward her. Even Des-
mond, who. had not been slow to
grasp the situation, endeavored to
create a diversion by exclaiming
suddenly:
Look, Isn't that a car coming
over the hill? Do you suppose
Stanley could have made it al
ready?"
Everyone whiried around to look.
but there was no car In sight. and
Edith turned back to the little red
nosed man relentlessly.
rs your name 'Freddie'?" she re-
peated.,
He looked at her resentfully and
a little fearfully.
There's no need to tell you who
1 am-yet. But my first name is
James, IL you must know. What is
It. to your" -'s.
Edith turned away with a help
less little gesture of her white
hands. Desmond took a step after
neTs OuI ChCthCu nlEnSCL. NANCY
remained on her knees beside the
unconscious. girl. though her eyes
follow Edith pityingly.
The doctor was the enly undis-
turbed member of the group. He
knelt beside, the girl, holding her
wrist judicia1ly between his fingers.
the car bearing succor would come.
afarad o. Frz
but he refused to meet her eyes.
Your gown will be a sight" he
remarked. You ought to, have let
Desmond spread his coat for you"
i'Do you think / mind running a
frock when a human life is hanging
in the balance?'
He looked at her with admiration
across the body of the unconscious
girl.
You'd make a great nurse-and
a darned good-looking one at that!"
Nancy stared at him, speechless.
Was II possible that this man was
so callous to all codes of human
conduct, to all sense of human de-
cency. that he could make pretty
speeches to one woman while an
other lay dying between them. and
his wife within earshot?
The look she gave him held such
contempt, that he flushed a little
in spite of his superb control, and
into his eyes again there crept that
malicious little CLEAN.
A shout from Desmond drew their
attention. He pointed to the hill.
The relief car was coming at a
smart clip. followed closely by the
small roadster.
When the latter drew up just be-
hindsthe limousine, Stanley tumbled
out. his buoyant boisterous self.
Nancy gave one look at him, and
murmured to Desmond:
It's easy to see which car car
ried the most Of that brandyw
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Western High
Scribe Shous
o. Henry Class
BY ROBERT SIMPSON
tWestern HiEh SCHOOL,.

Son., said Bill Decks father
one evening when Bills advisory
was brought home bearing a few
unsatisfactory marks, per usual I
its what you do in your early
life that will influence the latter
part. If you are Industrious
wide awake-and grab opportun-
tiles while you are a boy, nine
times out of ten you will sue
coed. Now, you will think there
is little or no connection between
this subject and a basketball
game, but I'm going to tell you
about game which occurred
several years ago between two
high schools. Upton and Irving.
These two schools, cham
pions in their respective sections
in Pennsylvania, were located in
extreme and opposite portions of
the State. Irving officials said they
could not play away from home.
However, a game was arranged.
Upton players were alive to the
fact that their school was max
ing a big sacrifice in order to
send them on this expensive trip.
With this in mind, Upton opened
the scrap with a push and. TAX
ing advantage of every oppor-
tunity, gained a victory"
NO" Bill replied after a few
minutes of thinking, Il don't see
any relation"
We'll now" his father return
ed, with little smile. I'm
afraid your thinker needs more
practice. Here 1t 10 in a nut
shell: Your mother and 1 are
sacrificing a lot to give you a
good start in the game OF life.
You are not aware of it and,
therefore, you cannot appreciate
IL. 1t is essential to get a good
start-to have a good founda-
tion. Take for example, the Up
ton boys in their game with Irv-
ing. And, as 1 said in the begin
ming, IL you get a good start.
keep in mind what is being done
for you. and IL you do your part
In school, you'll be a successful
man in that part of life which
comes after your education. .
All right. Bill. 10 o'clock, time
3 for bed"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Deductions Of Harvey Hunt
By Philip Francis NswIaa.

been doing deadly Swork through
both propaganda and ,incendianism.
On the other hand. the Americans
took the girl more or less under
their protection. establishing, con-
tact with her at stated periods and
occasionally aiding her in certain
OF her own enterprises.
One day when she had failed to
teiephone their headquarters ac-
cording to schedule. Hunt and an
other agent named Bradford called
at her apartment. The door was
unlatched.
The average individual would
nave seen nothing in the room to
excite suspicion. But the two
agents found much.
/ In the first place a man had been
there and there were signs of a
strussle. There were faint marks
ON the heavy rug, slightly muddy
footprints. The mud was naturally
enough explained by the excavation
which had dirtied the streets about
square away. But the positions
OF the imprints Indicated that a
struggle, probably a brief one. had
taken place. Apparently the girl
had tried to write a note and had
been prevented. On her desk lay q
memorandum pad. On 1t was a
single pen stroke. Then the pen
had been jammed down SO hard as
to break 1t.
On the table was an electric lamp
which was lit. though 1t was broad
daylight. There was also a tele-
phone IN front of which lay Marie
Fromart's wedding ring. The ash
tray contained the remains of two
brands of cigarettes. that which she
used and another.
Knocking at the bedroom dooi
and getting no response. they en-
| tered. The bed had not been SLEPT
in. Slowly they returned to the
other room and gazed around, men,
tally cropping for a starting point.
That wedding ring" Hunt SAID
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
TUESDAY. MARCH s. IszI.

TbEspArs mAh0h = 1t<L
Astroloeers find this an uncertain
day In whIcff many counter plane
tary influences are strong. Al
though Venus. Mercury and the Sun
are in benehc aspect, Mars, Saturn
and Uranus are adverse.
During this rule there should be
caution exercised wherever the
least risk is involved.
Venus is in a place that fore
casts the greatest activity in the
atrical matters. but changes are
foreshadowed that will affect the
whole system Of management now
in vogue.
There should be a great access OF
interest in all musical affairs from
this time on. Opera will be more
appreciated than IL has been.
Dress and whatever tends TO or
nament the body and improve the
appearance should benefit from this
Planetary government. importers.
modistes and mIlliners should make
the most of the hours OF business
today.
Plots and intrigues will multiply
under this rule Of Uranus. which
encourages deception. Bootlegging
and Illicit trade of all sorts may in
crease in the next few weeks.
Persons whose birthdste IL is have
the augury of travel and change
that will be exceedingly fortunate
The young will court or marry.
Children born on this day are
fond of water Sailors and fisher
men easily develop when ruled by
the principal planets governing this
sign of Pisces.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Troop 100 Tops
Field in Boy
Scout Contest

Troop. 100 of the District Boy
Scouts tops the list in standing
in the Troop Advancement
Trophy Cup contest up to March
1. according to compilations an
nounced yesterday by the court
of reviews.
Scout William A. Jack, Troop
80. leads the individual standing
with $50 points to his credit.
Thomas McConville. Troop 100, is
second with 1s5 points.
Points in the contest are
awarded on a basis Of work done
by the Scouts In completing the
class requirements. The troop
making the highest average by
April 80 gains possession of the
trophy cup for a year. Individual
gold medals will be awarded
also to the leaders in each of
eight divisions. ..
The ten leading troops up to
March 1 include Troop 100, 32.137;
Troop 40, 24.sos; Troop 80. "a
$50; Troop s, 1924: Troop 1,
15.ssS Troop 103, 12.257; Troop
81. 1882; Troop %. s.77s; Troop
IS, s.646; Troop 81, $3.50.
Standing of the leading Scouts
In each division follows: Division
dwight Harris, Troop 35,. 20
points; Kenneth Clayton, Troop
103. 20 points. Division 2-How-
ard Joynt. Troop 10. 40 points;
Alfred DeGroot, Troop 10, 80
points; Robert Booth, Troop 81,
20 points. Division 3-Ralph Van
Allen. Troop %. 40 points; Wood
ruff Young. Troop 81, rs. points;
Charles Graf, Trooprs1, Is points.
Division William A. Jack,
Troop 80, $50 points; H. H. Bar
low, Troop 40. IA points; Ray
mond Crist, Troop 80, 110 points.
Division @Louis williams,
Troop 21: Henry Bradford, Troop
81; Charles Bishop. ]. c. Marsh.
Harding Palmer. Robert Saun-
ders, Troop II; Earl d. Smith,
Troop 50, all 10 points. Division
s-Thomas McConyille. Troop
100, IS points; W. ]. Stephenson,
Troop 100, 11o points; Daniel H.
. Tyrell. Troop 100. IS points. Di-
vision III. w. Crockett, Troop
= 1o6, 30 points: oliver Frank, Troop
1o1; Ballston, 20 points. d.
vision s-Edwin II. Connick,
Troop 4S, IS points; H. Leo Knott,
Troop s5. 20 points.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08

Her neighborhood in the little
Washington square apartment house
knew her as Miss Marie Robinson,
though she wore a wedding ring
She had mediocre ability as an art
list like several hundred other
bachelor girls" in the district
To a select few among the secret
agents of the United States, she was
known as Mile. Marie Fromart, a
special agent of the French staff.
with an independent commission.
Among this number was Harvey
Hunt. who during the war devoted
virtually all his time to government
service.
They all had noted the wedding
ring, but none knew her story and
her true identity. There may be
one or two officials in France who
do. but she remains today one of
that army of martyrs whose hero
ism is recorded only in some dusty
file of secret archives-perhaps not
even there.
At times she made Valuable con-
tributions to the work of the little
band of which Harvey Hunt was a
member. 1t had been assigned the
task of uncovering a mysterious
Bulgarian organization which had
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
ADA.sers.s Ground.

I4E tAOankoas Crounos
u viii the whispered sigh: "oh
EFsddis. I'm 50 glad it's you." the
1hfed girls eyes closed and she
1apsed again into Inconsistencies.
There was a space Of awful
silence
s7Naney. daring to glance up. saw
that Edith's face had gone shades
vhtser. 1t seemed as though every
drop of blood had been drained
from II. and the eyes she turned on
her husband were wide, dark and
quke expressionless. She wore the
look Of one who has been hurt so
often and.so constantly. that though
their body reacts to pain. they are
mentally beyond its comprehension.
n Edith's face was colorless, not
so DR.. Langwell's. As Nancy
watched him. the telltale color
crept up in his clean-shaven cheeks.
His poise was unshaken though.
without a trace Of hesitation, he
turned to the other man, who had
hung back from the group around
sthes unconscious girl, and said
quickly:
-,rshe was calling for you. You'd
better come closer-she may regain
consciousness any minute"
The man came slowly forward.
his eyes staring their disbelief.
Calling for ME?' he echoed in
credplousiy. IF she wants me, it's
to bawl me out" -
His little eyes suddenly took on
an Expression Of abject fright
MY GodP' he whispered hoarsely,
suppose she's dying and wants to
curse me; supposeT
The doctor uttered an exclama-
ion-of disgust and rose to his feet.
but Edith's eyes, hypnotic in their
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Spring Weather
Fails to Produce
SpriuE 1haa cnme.1

Spring .has came.o
In spite Of the Inspiring in
3 huenee of the bslmy breeses,
Indicating arrival of the
ssBlooming season. the "Boys'
and Girls Herald' editor has
failed to receive a story or
poem. even, dealing with the
elements accompanying this
period OF the year. However,
cancellations are not confined
to one. subject. Send in your
productions. within $50 words,
with your name. age, address
and school signed and we will
I publish the best.
. Teday's short story was
. written By, Robert Simpson, II
;years old. n sophomore at
Western High school, sin,p-
son In the youngest editor In
the East. During the summer
he edits The Arlington Rec
ord, published mt Livingstone
Heights, Va. Simpson will
tell Of his wsrk In later is
sues. Special articles written
BY students of the Eve high
schools Will be published from
! time to time.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Daily Hard Knot
My first is in darling, but

My first is in darling, but not
in dear;
Ny second is in month, but
not in year;
My third is in verb. but not
in noun;
My fourth is in dress. but not
in gown;
MY NTH is in minute. but not
In day; 80.
? Ny sixth is in robin. but not
in jay;
MY seventh Is in eel. but not
In fish:
Ny eighth is in platter. but
not in dish;
MY whole is a frosty month
of the year
Without which we could not
do, I fear.
: r(Answers to .yesterday.s; Jack
wass12 and his father so.) -
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
FEATURES, FICTION
. wsch The Herald orowi
Wstch The Herald Grow

thoughtfully. ut oughtn't be there.
How does IL strike your"
Exactly what i was thinking
myself" replied Bradford. -she al
ways wore IL. Granting she had a
reason for not wearing IL when she
left, why didn't she put IT in that
little case with the rest of her
jewelry ,on her dressing table? II
Is SO precisely placed here. I don't
think IL was Just tossed down care
iessly, Hunt. What does IL mean!
What is IL trying to ssy?"
Suddenly Harvey Hunts eyes
CLEANED. 1T doesn't cost anything
to try it," he muttered. He strode
over TO the. table and
Do you know what idea had sug-
rested itself to him, and what he
dIdf
The answer will appear tomorrow
Copyright. 1881, BY Public Ledger Coz
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08

"THINGs that don't mt are the
detective danger signals" said
Harvey Hunt afterward, In explain
to his friend, DeKyne. his deductions
IN the case of Blood" They warn
him. or ought to warn him. that he
Is on the wrong track.
In this case, for instance. 1t was
the fact that the blood around the
wound over old Grinley's heart had
CONCEALED, while that on the cum of
his son was still wet. For this
reason l assumed that in fact IL
wasn't even blood, and subsequent
investigation proved i was correct
The man they caught on the
train was a stranger. That is. he
was not a member of the household
nor a resident of the community
He was an old enemy of the elder
Grinley, who pursed the hallucina
ton that years ago Grinley hsd
'swindled' him out of certain large
land holdings, which subsequently
became quite valuable. He had
come out there to make a demand
for restitution. and angered by re.
fusal. had seized the opportunity to
revenge himself.
First he followed young Grinley
and struck him down, stunning
him. He had intended to let a little
of his own blood for the stain. He
would have been wiser to have done
So. but he feared he might be traced
later by the self-infiicted wound. sc
be ran back to the villa. and from
the desk in the library concocted a
mixture Of red ink with juft enough
black to give IL a blood cofcr. With
this he stained young Grinley's cuff
Then. and not until then. he killed
the old man who was sleeping II
his chair. and rushed for his train
He did not blind himself to the GER
tainty that eventually the true ma
ture of the stain would be discov.
cred, but he did count on gaining
sufficient time to reach the city and
lose himself in it."
Can you read the message
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08

prices have not forgotten that it is
still March. Retail prices range
from soc to 75c per basket. accord
ing to quality and condition of ber-
ries.
Shipments from the berry patches
of Florida are arriving each day
now. In your mind that may not
be a true sign of Spring-since it's
an imported indication, but the red
of strawberries is more encouraging
to winter-haters than the red of
holly. Whether or not you think
-Sprig Is heah yet" you should be
warned that il is now open season
for sighting the first robin.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
H. L. GESELL

nETwEEN efforts to keep up
Id with ones galloping nose, 1t is
almost permissible these days
to-utter an undertone to the effect
that "Sprig ith dard near heah."
Mild caresses of Southland wealth
er are tempting overcoats off their
human coat-hangers and giving a
broad hint that the sun is. racing
Northward almost ahead of sched-
ule.
But strange are the moods of the
weather gods, and 1t Is unsafe TO
yell hurrah until the calendar an
nounces Official publication release.
In the meantime 1t does not seem
out of place to mention that the
school kids have temporarily for
gotten what is left of holiday play
things and uncovered their treasure
chests of "miggles." ready for busi-
ness.
Along with the tops and doll car
riages and the other Spring ed
Juvenile attractions, have come the
strawberries. And straw hats. But
only goats can eat hats. so the
stress remains on the berries.
Along the fruit wholesalers row
on B street one can now find good
berries in good quantities. but the
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Aid for Near East.

Local subscriptions to the Neai
East Relief Fund were augmented
yesterday by the days receipts OF
the Reed Cafeteria. 61O Fourteenth
street.
Announcement was made by the
officials at Near East Relief head
quarters last night that the specia
meeting originally scheduled fol
March Is. at Continental Hall. will
be held March 16 instead.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Urban League Giues
Report on Activities

According to the annual report OF
the National Urban League. 10000
persons were given employment
through the efforts of the league;
thirty-five Industries were persuad-
ed to give negro labor a trial; night
classes for illiterates were conduct
ed in ten cities: several thousand
women and children were given
vacations and outings in eight
cities the last year. The activities
of the league during the past year
entailed a cost of SlS5,O0o, accord
ing to a report made by the financial
department
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Lemon Leads in
Popularity Event

Jimmy Lemon. captain of the
central basket-ballZteam and
president of the Senior Glass. is
leading in the Central Bulletin
contest for the best alI-around
Centralite. Other leaders in the
contest include william Mont
gomery. Eddie Dunlap. Harrison
Dey, Clarence Porter. Helen SOM
mers. Josephine Peckham and
Jackie" French"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-08
Cox to Coolidge Note
Brought by Cyclists

Vice President Coolidge received
a special personal message from
Gov. Cox, of Massachusetts. yester-
day after il had been carried by
speeding motorcyclists from Boston
to Washington in twenty-four hours
of continuous travel. George Z.
Ellis and II. f. Andrews, who al
ternated positions throughout the
run on a 81 Henderson, made the
5oo-mile run and will return with a
message from Coolidge to Cox
starting this morning at 6 o'clock.