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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
Rupture Kills
 1000 Annually

Seven thousand persons each year are laid awav---the burial certificate being marked sRupture" Why? Because the unfortunate ones had neglected them selves or had been merely taking care of the sign (swelling) of the affliction and paying no attention to the cause. What are you doing? Are you neglecting yourself by wearing a truss appliance or whatever name you choose to call ftE At best, the truss is snly makeshift- a false prop against a collapsing wall and cannot be expected to act as more than a mere mechanical support. The binding pressure retards blood circula- tion. thus robbing the weakened muscles of that which they need nost-nourish- ment.
 But science has found a way. and all truss sufferers in the land are invited to make FREE test right in the privacy of their own homes. The PLAPAO method is unquestionably the most sci entihc, logical and successful self-treat- ment for rupture the world has ever
 The PLAPAo PAD when adherinE closely to the body cannot possibly slip or shift out of place. therefore cannoe chafe or pinch. Soft as velvet-easy 70 apply-comparatively inexpensive. TO be used whilst you work and whilst you sleep. No straps. buckles or springs ae- tached
 Learn how to close the hernial open ing as nature intended so the rupture CAN'T come down Se-d your name to- day to PLAPAO CO. sSA Stuart Bldg. St. Louis, Mo. for FA.EE trial Plapao and instructive information,-- lc) FL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
TRUCKS BIC HELP
 IN |CE BUSINESS.
Motorized Delivery Effects a Direct Saving That Is
 Gratifying

Ice dealers who have at least par tially motorized their delivery service and kept accurate cost figures are unit in pronouncing this step good busi- ness. Joseph Horner. manager of the Consumers Ice company of Grand Rap ids, Mich. reports that the efficiency developed through the use of one truck has led him to standardize on GMC's, five of them now being in operation.
 In the retail branch of their busi- ness these trucks are used as feeders for the wagons which take care of the house-to- house delivery. driver will have emptied his wagon at 10 o'clock in the morning, he phones from point two or three miles from the plant and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

a truck loaded with ice is dispatched to meet him. When the drivers re- turned for second loads there was a daily waste of from two to four hours.
 The direct saving in the wholesale business, Mr. Horner reports to be most gratifying. There is one butcher in Grand Rapids who uses five tons of ice every week day. Two teams were re- quired for this delivery. which now is made by one truck. The annual saw ing in wages and upkeep in this single case is $4.000.
 While the ice delivery season in Grand Rapids is but five or six months in the year, and all but a couple of the GMC trucks are laid up during the other months, MT Horner says they don't eat anything. The five trucks Tn use have displaced 20 horses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

Nowadays there's sign of spring that rivals the robin. It's the motor ist in the act of cleaning and over hauling his car. You'll find him in al most any city or hamlet with greasy hands and paint brush, after work ng hours and on Sunday morning. For en- thusiasm and industry he compares fla yorably with the amateur gardener. Since it's organization in 1914 over s31 000 900 has been spent on the Lin coln highway for construction and maintenance. By completing the mark ing of the road from the Atlantic coast to Omaha last year this transcontinen- tai Boulevard" became the longest continuously marked highway in the world It's length is approximately q 400 miles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
UP-T0-MINUTE NEWS OF
 AUTOMOTlVE PROGRESS

Can't Carry Revolver in Car-The Missouri supreme court has held that it is violation of the Missouri state law against carrying concealed weap- ons to carry a revolver in the side pockets, under the seats or in other places of concealment in automobile or other vehicles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

law against carrying concealed weap- ons to carry revolver in the side pockets, under the seats or in other places of concealment in automobile or other vehicles.
 Writing Desk in Auto-As motor cars become more and more luxurious, their owners display tendency to add to their equipment some Of the normal appurtenances of living room and boudoir. A big town car of recent de- sign includes a folding writing desk, arranged against the back of the driv- ing seat. and containing all the usual provisions for writing materials. Should the occupant prefer eating Co writing, compartment for lunch and vacuum bottles supplies the requisites and the desk becomes table.
 Turns Truck in Own Length-A sort of wheeled jack, carried under the front axle oe a motor truck of English invention can be forced to the ground by the driver to lift thd front, en- abling the vehicle to turn in it's own length.
 Automotive Assault-In Pennsylva- mia to drive an automobile so as to splash mud on a pedestrians clothes is to be guilty of assault So the courts of Franklinville ruled in the case of W. W. Waring against Eu- gene Roberts, whose automobile splashed mud on the new suit of Mir Waring an attorney. A warrant was obtained and the driver was fined 50 on charge of assault, third degree Uses Auto as a Tractor-To enable the use of an automobile as tractor. Missouri farmer has invented a frame on which it can be clamped to drive tractor wheels through gearing.
 When the son of a Des Moines Judge was brought before his father for speeding the latter promptly fined him s25 and cost
 The Mexican state of Sonora is plan ring to utilize the waters of the Sonora river for irrigation of now arid land al an estimated cost of $5,O00,OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13

H. S. Cummings. surgeon general of the United States, says When life and death are running close motor transport is often a decisive factor. Motorized ambulances ana private mo- tor equipment are as much part of the modern physicians necessities as modern hospital conveniences. Tlfe motor vehicle has broadene the sphere of the usefulness of physicians and has actually saved thousands of lives as a result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-13
Travel @ Transport
 Topics
EARL FORD
Conducted by Goodrich

The 15 states having oil inspection consumed 1,245, 770,311 gallons of gaso- line during 1920 Of these Ohio led with 273,411.650 gallons and Missouri was second with 156,293,750 gallons. Kansas and Minnesota used over 100.- 100000 gallons and the following states between 50, 0,O00,Uuo and 100000 900 gallons Colorado, Florida, Ne braska North Carolina and Oklahoma. The 1920 production was PAP per cent over that of 1919.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25
CHAPUNE STREET PROPERTY
BRINGS 1915 4 FRONT FOOT
BOY SCOUT BANQUET
COMMITTEE TO MEET

\ meeting "f fNrCe "ummNi"S - 'H'
Wl..r..u: ,uuurGI II BOY Scouts. which
maze l.. IN 'oukIng after most "f thr
arrangr!E,ut~ for the father and sons
hduuuct. vii. be- held Thursday ev'h"nG.
March - N the assembly room 80 TN
Na.ngr dVd.to:lUm. At th's tine ,"ni-
r.,... ar:anEcmru's viii hc made. II
t.. lnr'.. scout executive. desires :" h"N"
al: ra>sr> AiIun cards IN before that TIM
-, that ,hty may know JuSr how many
ar. planning - take part IN 'hta a.
tar.
The committee members who's" Nr"s-
cncc Is desired are a. follows: -, gram
committee. r \. Burt. chairman. pr.
Samuel VI. Gibson. John \ S!gaf"u~e.
Rev. II. 4 Riddle. William Queen.
rrrraratlon committee. Bernard Aleu-
ardcr chairman: A. q. Anderson, Will
Lam J. Stoop William Rome. Jr.. II. q.
Eastwood. A. :. Adams. u. II. Wagner.
W. n. Gilbert. Financial committee.
Fred !. Fox. chairman: Edward Wagner.
Jr. Arch l.. Metzncr.
The above committees will meet with
tho father and sons banquet committee
m Monday evening. April 4, at which
time all arrangements will be completed
to make this AFFAIR one Of the most sue
"usstul ever gotten up ny the locai
council.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25

The following troop meetings will he
held this evening at 100 o'clock ut their
regular meeting places: Troop No. ..
Zane Street Methodist church; troop
No. :. FIRST Presbyterian church: troop
No. s. Edgwood Methodist church: troop
No. ., Second Presbyterian church:
troop No. 10. Thomson McthodiS;
church: troop No. -. Elm Grove Metho-
dist church; troop No. Is. Trinity Luth-
cran church; troop No. 81. WIrwo"d
Presbyterian church; troop No. /, Glen
dale Methodist church. and troop No. l.,
Bellatrc Methodist church.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25

Las, evening at the First BAPTIST
church vas given a feed by tho mNm-
bcrS OF troop No. 1@ OF Roy Scouts. All
members OF the troop were present. and
a good time was enjoyed by all. q. A
Zimmerman. scoutmaSter, presided at
the affair.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25

..Sh'd. the Salvation Army N tbs cit!
"H* not n :" s'rong a position a. =
now n"Cupics bat due to the ,.tinr.s.sN
u year "r 20 av" ana :" IL" mo" G"''
"rNl recognition = the Srrk ct go"
~.IlIt,"u Arm! WAnn Now prevails.
MIR. Miller sad. u Wa. IN -" "pir:"N
&C.: ne comm!tt"". J"slraDis I" d!E'"n .
'inu" tn" wrrner.s d"par' m'u nj The
report. "n notion Wa adopted. ai'i
The directors voted IL discontinue thu
w"irrn~ department
The .rase on The Old Wheeling hotel
Ir"nrrty "a Wutrr street does not ~
i.r" fer some l.nc. ana the work Of
tn" w"man's department VIII not lie
stopped abruptly. but VIII be gradd-
ally discontinued.
Cory Tenders Resignation.
Following the action at TIA" board.
Rev. G. W. Cory. who ha% b,rn the ar-
two conductor Of the In!vn Mission for
years and VINO was prarl;rat'y lis
founder. rendered his res. -naJ."n, ef-
fcCtive May !. Rev. Cory stated that
he felt that tho work OF the women =
dCpa rtmcnl should be- continued. and
IN view Of the difference of opinion
between himself and the board of dirGc-
tors on this point, Is we'll a. other d!t-
f"r"u'"%. Il" offered ms resignation.
No action on Rev. C"ry's resignation
was taken 10y the board. and II is SAID
10 he possible that Rev. Cory Will re-
consider his acti"n.
The Union Mission is N far hnan-
Cial condition. and y Is ""H"d hy In"
directors tHat III" work WI! II" r"n'"h-
tratcd on the mems department at
Fourteenth and Water streets. and that
In rF 10
out as successfully in the future as in
the past.
Mission Report For Year
Last evening. Rev. Cory handed H."
Intcl!iGenccr a summary If tine work "f
the l:n:on Mission for the year March
!. Iaan to March |, 1921. The report
fClInws,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25

Plotted plants and Easter flowers f"r
sale AZ III" Ohio County Home. =; NH'
n"yS Point. Prices reasonable t;,N n
person or call - Elm Grove, ur-@i-S
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25
CORY RESIGNS
FROM MISSION
ACTION FOLLOWS VOTE OF UNION
MISSION DIRECTORS TO DIS
CONTINUE WOMEN'S
DEPARTMENT
BOARD TOOK ACTION IN LINE
WITH RECoMMENDA1oF
MADE BY SPECIAL
ConnuTTEE
REPORT MADE THAT DEPARTMENT
rs LARGELY DUPLICATING
WORK DONE BY SAL
WALTON ARMY

~ 4 m"ciIAE Of tho board ~ dIrcc-
tors Of The Union M!SsI'n held yeSter-
"a! H.'"rnuuH. 4 report WAS received
from e committee named - previous
m"c' .ng 20 cons .dvr tn adN.Sith:lty Of
d.Sr"ii'Hu.ur IA" WrTk 9f the women :
hrHncH ot Tho MISSION.
The rcirrt WIS presented by w. l..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-25
RIVER TELEGRAMS

r.':~h.I-h 80 feet. falling: cloudy.
DiI city 4" feet. falling: rain.
Mrr.antnV'n - feet stationary: clear
StcUbrnviIle ln.o feet, rising; cloudy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-07

The Hupmobile is now
on display at the Rit-
ter-Smith Motor Co.'s
salesrooms, Eoff st.
Call around and view
it---examine it---and
then determine to be
it's new owner in a few
weeks. You can do it
by entering the D i've during
this EXTRA VOTE period.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
PICTURES OF BEMlDl.
YOUNG LADIES SUNDAY

In next Sundays issue Of the Min
neapolis Tribune there will appear
q full page of pictures Of lsemidji
young ladies. This will be the fea-
ture CT the rotogravure section OF
this popular Twin City daily news
paper.
The pictures were reproduced from
photographs taken at the Hakkerup
Studios of this city and are consld-
cred one Of the finest products yet
printed by the Tribune.
Erwig's news stand, McCready's
news stand and the Markham hotel
news stands have all ordered an ex-
ira supply of Sunday Tribunes, but
indications are that these will be
sold out before the papers actually
arrive.
The news stands will be able to
secure extra copies up to Thursday Of
this week, and those desiring Min
neapoJs Tribunes Sunday are urged
to telephone their orders in to one
of the above stands before Thursday
evening.
Just who will appear in this fea-
ture page is not certain, as MI. Hak-
kerup sent in a quantity Of photo
graphs, from which the Tribune has
made its selections, no definite choice
being made by the photographer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
80 - 80. 81. ~ =
BnTRAM COUNTY RED il.
. CROSS CHAPTER MEETS
Interesting Reports Are Heard
at Meeting Held Tuesday at
Association Rooms

The Southern Beltrami County Red
Cross chapter held most interesting
meeting at the. Civic and. Commerce
association rooms Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. A. Lord gave a report for the
home service committee. J. P. Lair,
chairman OF the: civilian relief com
mittee, reported a good many loans
had been made to ex-service men,
some of the loans had been returned:
Several families have been helped fl
nancially through periods of sick
ness.
+ Miss Beth McGregor, Red Cross
nurse, gave an interesting report of
her work throughout the surround
ing country. She" has arranged for
several clinics to be held next month,
has made many home calls, and last
week vaccinated 80 children at Ten
strike.
!; The executive board. pledged coop
GRAFTON and some help financially, to
the recreation board. They are plan
ming to get social worker here next
month, and the executive board will
pay $25 per month toward her sal
ary. 1t was voted that 5000 be trans
ferred to the civilian relief fund.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.
TO MAKE MINERAL SURVEY

Winnipeg, Man. March 16.--The
most important mining developments
in British Columbia in the new year
were forecast in an announcement
by Hon. William Sloan that the Can
adian Pacific railway will immedi-
ately begin thorough survey Of g.
100000 acres Of mineral lands which
it owns on Vancouver Island. The
work will be carried on under the di-
rection Of the management of the
Trail, B. c., smelter, which is owned
by the c. p. r.
In the view Of the minister of
mines this examination will be the
forerunner of the establishment Of a
smelter by the c. p. r. on Vancouver
Island, and the work is to be done
this year. The survey will occupy a
big staff through several seasons.
The G.. p. r. took over the lands
years ago from the Esquimalt and
Nanaimo railway owned by the Duns-
muirs, who originally got, the title
from the federal government by way
of subsidy for the building Of the
railway.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
BARBER TELLS WHY HE
SHOULD Be CITY HEAD
(By United PreSs)

Aurora, ILL.,, March l6.-If diversi-
ty of vocation and avocation, if ex-
cellence in that which he has at
tempted mean anything in this old
world of smiles and tears, then Will
son A. Groshans, barber, checker
champion, eugenics expert and mas
ter scientist, will be the next mayor
of Aurora.
Four aspire to the executive office
the present mayor, Charles A.
Townsend; colonel Charles Greene,
commanding officer Of the 10th in
fantry, Thirty-third Division; Fred
B. Streeter and Groshans.
Groshans hesitated to add politics
to his long list of accomplishments,
but upon the insistence Of his friends
he announced his candidacy, and in
statement entitled "Who Is This
Man Groshans and What Has He
Ever Done?" he tells why Aurora
should name him mayor.
Briefly he admits he is:
One of the worlds most foremost
opponents of the brain game, check
ers.
Discoverer of the cause Of bald
ness, after failure of the scientific
world in centuries of effort.
Publisher of monograph on con-
verting non-laying hens into layers.
Writer of more original science
than any man in the state.
Lecturer in Chicago on heredity
and eugenics.
Expert on laws of stock breeding
and the fallacy and purpose of the
popular evolutionary theory.
Profound student of nature, caus-
ing him to shrink from the rabble.
treason he is not we'll known.)
Owner Of his own home, taxpayer,
favors civic betterment, friend Of
labor, though not an enemy to CAPT
tai.
Although a barber, experiments
with cats, dogs, pigeons, rats, chick
ems and canaries.
Member"of the Kane county board
of supervisors and the American
Gcnetic association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
TWO TRAINS OF CORN: =. =. :
ASKED FOR STARVING
Farm Bureau Calls on Counties
to Join Nationwide Relief
Project at Once

St. Paul, March 16.-1'wo solid
trainloads of corn will be the gift of
Minnesota farmers to the starving
women and children Of Europe and
Asia, if an appeal sent out by the
Minnesota Farm Beau federation is
answered.
Assured of free railroad transpor-
tation for every carload of grain do
mated to save the lives of starving
women and children abroad, the fed
Grafton appealed to the 45 leading
corn producing counties Of the state
to load 60 to 70 cars for early ship
ment. The corn relief movement in
Minnesota is part of a nationwide
campaign begun by the American
Farm Bureau federation. The first
of 100000 bushels already pledged
is on the way to the sea coast. A
single county in Illinois has loaded
16 cars.
The Minnesota corn counties were
urged to set "corn relief" days, when
all farmers will haul corn to GEN.
trail railroad point, and load it on
cars bearing Farmers Gift Corn"
banners, and the name of the county.
"Children are dying by hundreds
and thousands in famine stricken re-
gions," says the appeal. "They aren't
your children; they aren't Minnesota
children, but they are children and
they are dying. Corn means life to
them, and to hundreds of thousands
of men and women doomed to die
unless help comes. The railroad
brotherhoods have donated their time
to haul the corn; the railroads have
offered cars and engines free. Now 1t
is up to the farmers"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
PRESTON FUNERAL TO
BE HELD TOMORROW

> Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon for Eugene Pres
ton, who passed away at a Washing
ton hospital Saturday. The body is
to arrive here's tonight. Following a
short service at the Preston home at
IL o'clock the remains will be taken
to the Becida town hall where the
usual services will be held. Rev. l..
P. Warford will officiate. Interment
will be made in the Becida cemetery
beside the father Eugene Preston, Sr.
The deceased took part in the re-
cent war and the services will be of a
military nature under the direction
of Ralph Oracle post of the American
Legion. Services at the Becida hall
will be held at 2 o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
UNIVERSITY FARM SCHOOL
TO GRADUATE BIG CLASS

About 1870 students from almost
every county in Minnesota will be
graduated from the Central School of
Agriculture at University Farm on
Wednesday. March 80. Rev. Roy l..
Smith of Minneapolis will give the
address. President L. D. Coffman of
the University will present the d.
plomas. Other commencement week
features will be: class exercises, We'd
nesday evening, March %; reception
to graduating class by President and
Mrs. Coffman and Dean and Mrs.
r. w. Thatcher, March rs; COM
mencement sermon, Rev. John A.
Earl, president of Ess Moines Uni
versity, Sunday, March q; class
play, Monday evening, March %;
alumni day. Tuesday, March 20.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
Strike \. Vote ' I. Being Taken
Among Butchers and Meat
q Cutters Affected
UNION !. REPRESENTATIVES n
MEETING TO TALK STRIKE
Early Voting |. Declared By
Leaders to Overwhelmingly
49,: Favor. a Strike
(By United Press)

(By. United Press) -,
Chicago, March! 6.-The2 contro-
versy between. packers and their en-
ployees rapidly drew towards a eli
max today. Developments were: :
The taking Of a strike vote among
butchers and meat cutters.
Meeting of representatives of all
union employees of packing com
panies to consider walk-out OF all
trades employed by the packers in
sympathy, with the butchers and meat
cutters as they strike.
The closing down, Of the import
ant packing companies in stock
yards district. in view Of unsettled
conditions.
Arrangements for a mediation con-
ference in Washington with govern
ment officials.
The taking of a strike vote pro-
ceeded without any disturbance,
Booths were erected at main gates
leading to the. plants in the yard dis
trict and the men: cast their votes az
they went: to work. Early voting
union leaders stated, overwhelmingly
favored a strike.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-03-16
RALPH PARCAUT IS AN
EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETE
Claimant of Worlds Middle-
weight Wrestling Title Does
Stunts; to Meet Curtis

Ralph Parcaut, who won the A.
E. F. middlcweight and light-heavy-
weight titles and who later won the
electromagnetic title in the Inter-
Allied games and since his return
from the army has annexed the pro-
fcssional honor of middleweight
champion Of the world, is an excep-
tional athlete.
He runs 100 yards in 10 rs Sec
onds, does the running broad jump
around 20 feet, performs many strong
man stunts, such as bending heavy
iron bars over his shoulders with the
assistance of four men at each end,
takes heavy irons and holds them in
his teeth while two men bend them
to the floor. He offers to bet there
is no man in the world who can hold
his neck against the wall after first
giving him the hold; he takes a heavy
oak stick and puts it across his throat
while laying down and allows one
man to stand on each end Of this
stick and holds their weight on his
throat without choking him; he also
allows five-passenger car run over
him without injury. He has an 8-inch
expansion and takes leather belts,
one on top of the other, and breaks
them with this expansion and muscle
contraction.
He can walk city square on his
hands and turns hand springs with
ease. He has most wonderful
bridge, for one of his stunts is to
bridge with his head and neck and al
low four men to get on top of him
holding his shoulders about 5 inches
from the mat during the perform
ance.
Wrestling has always been his ia
vorite sport and pastime, for, in this
game, he can bring all his muscular
development into play and his mar
velous speed keeps him out of his
adversary's dangerous holds as we'll
as keeping them continually on the
defensive.
He started wrestling when he was
only Is years of age, and the first
bout he ever had was with willy the
Wonder" Of Kansas City, who had
agreed to win over any man in the
world in Is minutes or forfeit $500.
Parcaut, although. weighing only 14O
pounds, took. this 105-pound wrestler
on and when 1t was over, willy the
Wonder was out $500.
Since then his career has been
marked with many victories and no
man within 10 pounds Of his weight
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