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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-23
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1921.
This seasons prize fish story

This seasons prize fish story:
Pittsiield, Aug ,21.- Mabel, Lois and
caryl Poole Of 8l6 onota street, this
city caught q 5 II pound Chinook
saImoR-%lth a stocking at Onota lake
Yesterday The fish apparently had
broken away from h ook and the
sirls followed it for half ali hour.
when one Of them removed her stock.
attached It to the end ORA nshpoe
and the salmon bobbed in head on.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
GET: ATHLETIC. H0NeRS.
Prize Winners at Legion Outing
Are Given Out.

The list Of prize winners at the excur-
sion Of the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing Post Of the American Legion
last Saturday at Marshall Hall was made
public today.
Tho list includes: Floyd Herndon. foot
race for boys under seventy-five pounds;
Earl Nestor. second; Dorothy zernia,
first. and Nancy Lay. second. foot race
for girls less than seventy-dve pounds;
J. M. Gessford. first, and v. Torney,
second, in sack race; Miss L. A. Hill,
first, and Miss d. H. Reid. second, in
egg race for ladies: Floyd Herndon and
Oscar Ringson. Jointly nrst In wheel
barrow race: lola Edwards. first. and
Anna Spawn, second. in potato race for
girls; r. Montgomery. first. and A
Abendschein. second. in 100-yard dash for
men: Miss Mary Day. first. and Mrs.
Mary E. Glascock. second, In race for
stout women, and J. 'Kellis, first, and L.
Sager. second, in race for war veterans
on crutches.
BY special invitation a large number
Of convalescent patients Of Walter Reed
Hospital were guests Of the post. The
Bureau band gave concerts aboard the
boat en- route to and from the resort.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
SUED FOR ACCOUNTING.
Violation Of Contracts by J. II.
De Pue Alleged in Complaints.

Everett H. King and Robert F.
Hutchinson have filed separate suits
in the District Supreme Court against
James H. De Pue. trading under the
different names of the Consolidated
School System and the Federal Serv-
ice LeAsue.
Through Attorney Alfred Smith.
King alleges that on October 26 last
he entered into q contract with the
defendant which entitled the former
to a certain part of the profits Of
tho enterprise, and right to inspect
the books Of the concern. King de-
clares that De Pue has sold certain
interests Of the business without the
formers consent and knowledge. re
ceiving large sums of money there
for" and refusing to permit plaintiff
to inspect the books of the concern.
King asks that the court decree
judgment as to the amount due him
and also for an accounting.
In the latter case. Hutchinson al
Ieges that he made partnership con-
tract with the defendant May 81 last
by which he was entitled to certain
territorial rights for exploitation. but
that defendant failed to carry out his
part Of the agreement and also failed
to account Tor certain moneys and
refuses to permit plaintiff to inspect
tho books of tho firm. Plaintiff asks
that defendant be restrained from
disposing Of any part Of the business
and an accounting. Attorney Smith
also appears for Hutchinson.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
FUSES HIS NEcKT|E
TO HANG HIMSELF
Curtin Dead in Cell as
Daughter Brings Food After
Neighborhood Row.

A "for sale" sign placed on the
property OF John NJ. Curtin. 1926 Bates
street. yesterday and the day before
by an alleged practical joker. accord
ing to information given the police.
was followed by a neighborhood dis
turbance yesterday afternoon. Curtin
was arrested for alleged disorderly
conduct, locked in cell in the second
precinct police station. where no
doorman Is provided, and last night
about 7:40 o'clock he waf found dead.
having hanged himself With his neck
tie.
His death became known when
Mary Curtin. twelve-year-old daugh-
| ter Of the suicide, visited the station
Desk Sergt. Stone led the child to
the cellroona. but when he discovered
the occupant Of the cell had killed
himself he told her her father wanted
nothing to eat and had Precinct De-
tective Boyle drive her home in an
automobile.
Child, Tsid Of Death. 'Faints.
On the trip to the Curtin home the
child remarked to the detective that
something awful must have happened
to her daddy, and when she learned
he was dead. 1t is stated. she tainted.
While Detective Boyle was taking the
child home. other members of the
the body and summoned DR.: l. W.
Bowen from Emergency Hospital.
Life was extinct, and the body was
taken to the morgue.
Coroner hewitt conducted an inquest
at the morgue today. Witnesses told OF
the affair, and Detective Boyle testified
| that Mrs. Curtin told him her husband
had threatened to cut his throat with a
razor Monday night. A verdict OF sui
eide was reported
| Policemen Waller and Holmes of the
second precinct were in the station
when the call was received for a re-
| ported neighborhood disturbance on
| Bates street. and when the two police
men reached the vicinity of the Cur
| tin home, they reported. they heard
mitted quietly to arrest and was held
| to answer a charge of disorderly con-
duct.
| Disturbed BY '.For Sale" Sign.
| It was learned by the police that the
| for sale" sign incident had disturbed
| Curtin very much and probably was
| responsible for the trouble which re-
| suited in his arrest. About thirty min
utes before 1t became known that Cur
tin had ended his life, the police
| stated. friend Of the prisoner called
| to see him and arranged to return
l and deposit collateral for him. but
| before the friend had time to get the
| money and return ecurtin's dead body
| was discovered.
Ten minutes before Desk Sergt
Stone entered the cellroom and dis
! covered what had happened, it is
| stated. Policeman Haller provided the
prisoner light for cigarette. Cur
tin, who was forty-five years old.
was in the plumbing business at 1926
H street northeast. He is survived by
his wife and three daughters, Mary
being the Oldest.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
WIFE ASKS DIVORCE.

Suit for limited divorce and alimony
has been filed in the District Su-
preme Court by Nettie Taylor against
Jess Taylor. The plaintiff alleged
cruelty and non-support. She Is rep
resented by Attorney Michael C.
O'Brien. The couple were married at
Rockville, Md, August rs. 1917. and
have two children, who are in the
custody of their mother.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
GIN FIGURES I'M CHARGES.

Russell Dickerson, colored. twenty-six
years old. 421 P street. was arrested
yesterday at North Capitol street and
Rhode Island avenue for alleged viola
tfons OF the traffic and liquor laws. His
arrest followed a collision between his
automobile and street car. Charges Of
Transporting one pint Of gin. colliding
and driving while under the influence Of
liquor were preferred against him. He
Evening star., 1921-08-24
VETERANS TO REUNITE.
d. G. Legionnaires Going to Beach
Tomorrow.

Hello. Buddy" will be the password
to = good time at Chesapeake Beach
tomorrow. when the District depart
ment Of the American Legion will
hold its hrst annual field and track
meet and general reunion. The Hello.
Buddy" spirit that prevailed In
France and In the training camps on
this side during the war will again
be uppermost in the hearts Of the
veterans. Each post of the legion is
striving hard to go over the top and
win Z prize for itself in the many en-
tries Of the day.
First consideration, however, will
be for the wounded veterans from
walter Reed and other local hospitals,
who will be the guests Of the legion.
Every veteran Of the world war now
in the city. whether member Of any
organisation or not. Is invited to at
tend. for first and always it is Vet
erans' day, with no exceptions.
The Sitka widow when she puts on
mourning paints the upper part Of
her face q deep black.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
C0MMANDER DETACHED.

Commander Walter B. Decker has
been detached from duty at the Naval
Academy. Annapolis. and ordered to
the Virgin Islands for duty.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
Twas q Secret.

Uncle John Ito his little niece)-Well.
Nellie. have you been a good little girl
since I saw you last?
NelIie-Yes. uncle, but nobody knows 1t.
Evening star., 1921-08-24
"There Is q Reason For Ifr T,

There Is z Keason For III ;
Our Painting and Decorating busineeS
growing very rapidly. When we embarked
this business We employed only one mectRS 4
We are employing an average force OF froff
to 40 mechanics.
We do every thing In the Painting, Pspe
hanging and Interior Decorating. Phone Us Il
prices.
HARRY w. TAYLOR CO., Inc
1888 18th St. NV.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
PROGRESS IN sAcRAME NTo.

On October J., 1920, there were II
troops, totaling 2s7 scouts registered
for Sacramento. BY July l of the
present year. the numbers had risen to
700 scouts in 90 troops, not including
five new troops in the process OF Or
ganizatfOn, including some 70 scouts.
This splendid gain has been the result
Of the tireless work and fine enthusi-
assn Of the men behind it, who have
every right to be more than proud OF
their achievement in promoting scout
ing to such a remarkable extent in so
short time. Tie scolltlnasters'
school. conducted by the leadership
and training committee, has graduated
45 men and has had an average Of 70
regularly at it's meetings, a. number
which has more than. once risen to Con-
.siderably over 100. Sacramento has
also successfully lcssts put over big finan-
eial campaign. 1.s~s, ei.E, =, +, ;saa..,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
NO SIGNS ON THE HIGHWAYS
San Diego Bars Things That obstruct
L.. the Motorists View Of Danger
4 s%4 GUS Curves. - ~a Is

All signs, stands or distractions Of
any kind must at once be removed
from the public highways or rights Of
way in and about San Diego, CAL, by
virtue of an ordinance passed by the
county board Of supervisors. After
listening to specific instances Of the
placing of advertising signs in such a
way that they INSTRUCTED the motor
lists view Of dangerous curves and
thereby menaced those who use the
highways, the supervisors agreed that
the practice should be stopped imme-
diately. s,.f ..rssa. q, :@ .l.G
The new ordinance will affect the
placing Of advertising signs on county
highway bridges, or over the highways
at any point. 1t also will force the
vendors Of fruit or other prod luce along
the county roads to keep their stands
away from the highways and Of the
right Of way. u, 1850 55.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
lLabeIina the Washington Trees.

Following correspondence with Of
ficers Of The American Forestry as
ISOLATION, Colonel Sheriff., the engineer
officer in charge of public buildings
and grounds, has arranged to label
the principal trees in Washington's
parks, so that everybody interested
may know their identity. S
The approved design for the label
Is a small cast iron plate curved to
the trunk and screwed securely into
place. On the surface Of this plate
is fastened an aluminium plate show
Ing in embossed letters the common
and scientific names Of the tree.
These plates will be placed on about
1000 trees, including all, the rare and
least-known specimens, and as many
Of the Indigenous and better-known
specimens as possible. sIt8is said that
the collection Of trees III Washington
includes one or two specimens Of prac-
tically every tree in the civilized world
that will grow. in that climate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
~ -. -
OSMIRIDluM ONE OF HARDEST
Metal Is Employed in Tipping OF Foun-
tain Pens and for Delicate
Machinery Bearings.

An Interesting history attaches to
small packet abont two and half
inches square which recently arrived in
London. 1t weighed two and a half
pounds and was eagerly bought by an
American firms for about $4,000. The
packet contained osmiridium (osmium
and its alloy, iridium), used for the
tipping of fountain pen points and for
delicate bearings Of fine machinery.
The discovery Of osmiridium, which
is a membersof the platinum group Of
metals, constitutes an interesting ro-
nance, the Detroit News states. To-
ward the end of the last year q small
group of prospectors were washing for
gold In one of the river beds In Papua,
British New Guinea. In their eager
ness to find the precious metal they
threw away from their pans a BLUSH
gray, flaxy substance as worthless.
This was osmiridium, and it is eight
times more valuable than gold and
worth at the present. time about $500
an ounce.
Y When the men got back to the set
b. D. II Is - ~ p I
Element they mentioned the occurrence
to a. mining engineer, who Immediately
asked them what they did with the
substance. They replied that they
left it on the river bank, and the en-
gineer exclaimed, 1T must be osmirid-
iuln.''
The next morning the whole party
started for the spot, only to find on
their arrived that the tropical rains
and the swollen river had washed
away most of the precious stuff. What
remained was carefully raked together,
refined and dispatched to London,
where it arrived safely short while
ago, having been heavily insured for
the voyage. jss,,. IS I. IS. 1,
Osmiridium is one Of the hardest
metals known and prospectors are
,eagerly searching for it in Papua.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
Roof Of Washington's Home.

The wood single roof on George
Washington's home at Mount Vernon
was repaired by him in 1885 and was
not again repaired until 1904 life Of
IS years, says the American Forestry
Magazine of ashington. There have
been many instances found where shin
gle roofs have lasted satisfactorily for
so years and even 100 years. It is not
at all unreasonable to attribute such a
lifetime to cedar when we consider
that the old sarcophagi in which some
Of the Egyptian Kings were buried g.
600 years ago are still found in fairly
sound condition. s.$S' :. - .5zttssa@ .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
2 ~ % sts5D t.saEsts Ts.59sp 3. 81
Mythology.

Hebe was the goddess Of youth, who
poured out the nectar with which the
gods pledged each other. One day,
upon a solemn occasion, she tripped
and fell, and was forced to resign her
office. Her father, Jupiter, secured as
her successor the beautiful youth
Ganymede. Hebe retained the power
of restoring the bloom of youth and
beauty to the aged and, according to
some accounts, it, was only after she
became the wife of Hercules that she
gave up her Office Of cupbearer. She
even succeeded sin q reconciling her
mother, Juno, tor Hercules, who SUI
fered all his life from the hatred OF
the queen of the. gods. ss&t ,. ~
Hercules was deified as a reward for
his achievements. ..-s-~- "a. .,'$
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
HONE -
TOWN g
ilIpS ]
PREDICT, SMALL TOWN BOOM
Residential and Industrial Readjust.
~ rnent May Come During the
Next Twenty Years.

Is this country to see very soon a
'''boom' of the smaller community as
contrasted with the great city? The
editor of the William Feather Magazine
Of Cleveland suggests it. as follows !:
"Within the next twenty years 1t
seems certain that two movements
will take place that will enlarge the
small town. f&
"One Of these will be the migration
of business and professional men and
their families to towns Of 5000 to
10000 located within fifty-mile radius
Of cities in which they work during
the day. ~
"The other will be the decentraliza-
ton of industry and the movement OF
both factories and working forces from
the city to the small towns. T..
with improved living conditions,
factories will favor small town sites,
figuring that they will thus reduce their
labor turnover, and save enough in
overhead, taxes and interest on ex-
pensive city sites, more than to COM
pensate them for the disadvantage OF
doing business in small town.
IF this adjustment does take place
it will solve many of our most per
picking problems, for there is no qnes-
ton that our cities are getting too
big. A city, like business, can get
so large that the law Of diminishing
returns begins to operate. It is an
established principle that when q
business grows beyond certain point
the return on the capital invested
decreases. 80 -
"The same principle applies to cities.
Big cities have such problems as trans
portation, housing, health, fire and
police protection, from which the
small town is largely free.
1.-THE factors which are doing much
to hasten this decentralization are the
automobile, the suotion picture and the
talking machine, all Of them recent
inventions. - <cr e.. - F.
"The automobile has shortened the
distance between the small town and
the big city by Is per cent.
1.-THE motion picture has given the
small town the cheapest and most popu
lar form of entertainment ever de-
yised, while the talking machine has
enabled the people to hear the worlds
best music right in their own homes
Zone; other force has aided and is
aiding the small town, and this is
cheap printing and low postal rates
National weeklies and monthlies
through their editorial and advertis
ing columns, have brought the worlds
news and markets to every door,"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
Postcards Help Boost City.

To encourage civic art and to OPP
pose Influences which hinder the city
beautiful movement, the Municipal
Art league Of Chicago has prepared
a series of postcard views Of Chicago
and vicinity. The new cards are made
from prize-winning pictures in re-
cent Photographic contest and are fin
ished ill., the finest photograyure work.
They are an absolute departure from
the idea of the ordinary picture post
card, and are expected to add to the
prestige of the city by a truer and
more satisfactory expression of its
beauty. - Popular Mechanics Maya
zine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
Coal Powder.

"Atomized'' coal-different from
merely "powdered' coal because very
infinitely divided-is a new product
that is finding important uses.
It is used for making high-grade
paint and also as substitute for
lampblack in the manufacture Of ink.
Another valuable employment for it is
III facing" foundry molds, to give the
surfaces smooth finish in prepara-
ton for castings. II :. .-..&
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
Mixed Radiations.

The radiation Of heat and light just
above the earth's surface is mix
ture OF radiatiOnst from the sun, the
sky and the earth itself. With an
Arago actinometer of perfected cali
,bration, ]. Vallot, as reported to the
French academy, has been able Ito es-
innate the relative proportions. In
the clear atmosphere of Nice the earth
appears to be the source Of about z
per cent Of the total radiation; the
sky, of about 25 per cent, and the
remainder represents the portion COM
Ing directly from the sun. 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
ORIGIN Of Boot Heels.

Boot heels are Of Persian origin, and
were originally attached to sandals in
order that the wearers might keep
their feet above the burning sands
Heels nine inches high have been
known. When high heels were intro.
,duced IN Venice they were called
''chapineys," and were highly decorat-
ed. The height Of the "chapineys"
nroclaimed the rank Of the wearer. Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
The Humble Clothespjn,

Y Every Monday morning thousands Of
pulley lines squeak and thousands Of
clothespins. are jabbed into place. In
spite Of many new inventions, people
the world over still use the primitive
wooden clothespin designed years ago
by New, Hampshire man. Twenty
million feet Of lumber are said to be
needed each year to supply the clothes
pin manufacturers in the United
States. IA. K. ,s.,5.,5 49,. a4 .,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
DISTRIBUTING THE LOAD EVENLY

In order to meet Obligations the Betrami County Fair
ISOLATION has decided to issue certificates of Indebtedness
bearing fair rate of interest and issuing them in small
enough denominations that all carry at least few
This splendid plan and should meet with approval
The burden should be carried by all of the people the
munty and not few fair for the farmer and he should
object seriously if he not given opportunity purchase
Of these certificates No should be sighted and
members of the association should that will be
sighted. - g. .t>&~&@*t,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
Modern Inventions Come Rapidly.

The telephone was toy in 1876;
the typewriter a crude arrangement
in 1878; the electric industry a baby
in 1879, when Edison invented the in.
candescent light; the photograph was
a curiosity in 1880, and moving pic
lures a Pickering experiment in 1896.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
THE TEN THOUSAND LAKES

Pat" McGamX from Bemdji although he resides in one
of suburbs Walker in Bemd the other day
reminded citizens that this Ten Thousand Lakes assoc
ton still buying lakes We for him, matter what
he had to SELL and he knows it. That's why
for Bemd Well take share of $500 worth of
more lakes if Pat Mr. McGarry also stated that
other states consider this piece of advertising the
tempted by state in the Union, and know it's So
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The. DAYS That Are Gone.

: ? - ne Days IHdt Hre .OoHe' &
"You used to- say she complained,
"that you counted that day lost when
you did not hear the sound Of my
voice. y NS sss s s.g. Sss...., r.. =, ;.
eyes, know" he replied, "and I
shall never cease to long for those
dear lost days."'-Boston Transcript. !
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
ARE YOU WITH THE BOYS?

Armistics Day but year, and we must re-
responsible for having Armistice to celebrate
the people home learned that the Amstce had been
signed and put into effect at IL II November H.
1913 the fighting fronts regned supreme Demonstra-
such had been known during the took place
nearly every community seemed to that the boys
be home again. F"." l. s.%l@>., s@ %%H ~ &I
Bemid had celebration along with the resto the cities
it's but since that time the armstce has become thing
the past with the majority The boys had no benefit from
the first celebration although it was entered into
eddy by the public. They home last year Armsce
Day appreciate the spirit cooperation that shown
them at that time in putting celebration of which they
had charge They still home this year, and putting
celebration here With them the spirit of Armstice
Day means much and will die.
The least that Bemid and the surrounding territory
show the boys that the public still with them take
active interest in the celebration which the Bemd post of
American Legion stage here November H. The time
to do this is Let the boys know that with
them this enterprise and will which
will surely let you that the boys who were in the
service Armsice Day is something to celebrate. ~
The of the whole affair depends largely upon the
public The boys to do their part They did before
and going to do it again.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-21
y -, q ! !; TI1olIS q ;T;Ienri

rem Thoussnd leories.
HI Ten thousand beautiful theories for
betteging ones fellow beings lie in
swreckages along the shores of time.
The fellow bel fgs objected.
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---7F Z, : - - -
. In Another Sense.

She Before We, We're married you
said you .ceuldnfl do enough, for me-"
He well I guess time has proved
that i was riglH;sfs g. e, !.