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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
CHARGED WITH PLOTTING
TO MURDER HER HUSBAND
Florida Woman Goes on Trial
Today; s..isd'toH-.'ve Sought
Husbands Insurance

Deland, Florida, May rs Omitted
Press)-Mrs. Alice E. Shields, cen
tral figure in a case which has at
tracted considerable attention
throughout Florida, went on trial to-
day on charge of having plotted
the murder of her husband, William
A. Shields, formerly of Moline, Ills,
to collect his insurance money, $1O,-
900.
Mrs. Shields was indicted by a
grand jury April IS. She is charged
with having conspired with Pete
Smith, a negro, who is accused of
the actual killing.
Shields was shot from ambush
while returning home from a thea
ter with his wife on the night of
February 6. Following the shooting
Mrs. Shields accused Smith, whom
she also charged with having at
tackled her after the murder Of her
husband. He was arrested.
A few days later on information
said to have been obtained by Sc
cret society who impaired it to the
police, Mrs. Shields was arrested.
Since his arrest, the negro has
maintained strict silence, refusing
to discuss the case, except to say he
would make a statement lat the
proper time"
Several days after her arrest, Mrs.
Shields complained of being i'll. She
was given number of tablets, which
taken at intervals, were meant to
better her condition. When physic-
ians turned their backs, however,
the woman quickly swallowed all of
the tablets and for days was serious
ly ill. Authorities believe she took
the medicine in an attempt to sui
eide.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15

BISHOP MITCHELL GIVES "
FINE ADDRESSES HERE
Large Audience Hears Lecture
Saturday Evening; Bishop
Commends Bemidj il

That Bishop Charles Bayard
Mitchell was most favorably i'm
pressed with Bemidji is evidenced by
this remark, "There are many indl-
cations that the people of Bemidji
love their city. They show it by the
way they take care of it. 1t appears
to be a most delightful place and
the good things we have heard
about Bemidji are evidently not
exaggerated".
The Bishop, who was frankly at
first bit skeptical about the radi-
cal step forward taken by the Meth
odist church, when DR.. G. H. Zcntz
was brought here, was decidedly
pleased with the progress already
made, and quite enthused with the
capacity of the officiary Of the
church.
The progress Of the church un-
der the leadership of DR.. Zentz and
the advancement of Bemidji as a
growing center and metropolis were
vital indications to Bishop Mitchell
that the growth of both would con-
tinue most satisfactorily.
The church was we'll filled, both
auditorium floor and balcony, Sat-
urday evening with Bemidji folk
to hear his great lecture, "The Orig
inal Idiot. He held his audience
spell-bound and carried them to
laughter and tears by his eloquence
and oratory.
Sunday morning his text was,
"And He Could Not Be Hid" This
sermon Is considered among the
very best ever delivered to a Be-
midi audience.
Sunday afternoon he dedicated
the new church at Spur Ten and
preached to a crowded house, many
from Bemidji driving out there to
again listen to his message. About
$500 will be needed to complete the
church.
AT the banquet given in honor
of Bishop Mitchell Saturday even
ing in the church basement he ad-
dressed the official board members
telling them of the work being car
ried on all over the world by the
the church spent over twenty mil
lion dollars during 1921 in Mission
ary work and that it exceeded all
other churches in growth since the
world war,
DR.. C. P. Craig, district superin.
tendent, preached to a we'll filled
church Sunday evening.
Both Bishop Mitchell and DR.
Craig left Sunday night for St. Paul
leaving church members with a most
favorable impression Of the great
world wide work being carried IN by
! -....lsst Episcopal church. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
Extra Inning Necessary to
Decide Winner of Sunday
Game Here, S to 4
MELHOUSE PERFORMS
WELL FOR LOCAL NINE
Wins Prize Offered By Local
Firm for Best Hit; Brings
in Winning Run

Ten innings were necessary to
decide the victor when the Bemidji
city team nosed out the Tenstrike
ball club Sunday afternoon at the
fair grounds by score of S to A..
A good sized. crowd gathered to
witness the second game of the
season for Bemidji. Although Ten
strike was defeated, tnat team was
not disgraced, Iensrrlke pIaylng IN
hard luck IN having Iheraulr forced
OIL the mound by badly lacerated
finger Therault tried TO continue
pltcnlng alter he was injured in the
slXuh lnnlng but was unable to do
so.
Tenstrike had plenty Of followers
who accompanied the team here by
auto. The Bemidji union band gave
a concert which added pep to the
game. Inc weather man a1IoWed 1t
70 rain during two innings. Eat
Luclus won a permanent job UNI
pirlng behind the bat. In all ways the
game waa very interesting and
shows that Bemidji has a tine op-
portunity to become established on
the baseball map in this section OF
the state.
1t was anybody's game up to the
time Melhouse knocked a rwo-bag-
ger, scoring Achenbach and winning
his own game. Melhouse pitched a
steady game for the entire ten in
nings, allowing seven hits, Therault
for Tenstrike pitched a good game
up to the sixth inning when his in
dex finger was injured in stopping
Frank Phibb's line drive. He re-
tired in favor of E. Cronk who fin
ished the game. Although Cronk
was hit freely, Bemidji was unable
to score again until the tenth inn
ing. ~. -: ,,.''"4-..,.
Fox, the first man up for Ten
strike struck ?out. j. Cronk hoisted
one out to Earl Bailey in center
field, and IT. Gregg knocked one
down to Berrigan at first base re-
firing the side. =
Lappen and Phibbs both famed
the first time up and Claude Bailey
failed to get one past the first base
man, retiring his side.
Rain spoiled part Of the next two
innings. C. Travis was thrown out
at first by C. Bailey. R. Travis
struck out, and E.. Cronk made Sec
ond baseman Bailey work some
more.
Phibb's got as far as third on
Berrigan's sacrifice but was forced
to stay there when R. Travis on third
caught both Achenbach's and john
sons high flies. w
The third inning saw Bemidji's
first score, when E. Bailey leaned
on one which put him on third base.
Melhouse kept up the good work
and scored Bailey on two bagger.
Lappen met one hard but was sacri-
ficed out, second to first, and Mel
house scored. Fred Phibbs struck
>out and Claude Bailey connected
with high one which gave the third
baseman another opportunity to
show his good work. Score 2 to o.
Tenstrike failed to do anything in
the fourth but Bemidji hit everything
Therault threw, but failed to score:
Frank Phibbs hit one over second
and was caught trying to steal Sec
Continued on page 81
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
EIGHT BANDITS HALT
GOLDEN WEST LIMITED
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Old West Return. ia Hunt for
Seven Train Robbers Who
Escaped da.T To-day
(By United Press)

Tuscon, Arizona, May 15-The
old west returned today when 100
men armed with lsixishooters and
riding the pick OF Arizona cow
ponies struck off over the desert
on the trail of the seven bank rob-
berS.
The men fleeing in flivvers, the
modern mount of the train robber,
held up the Golden West Limited
near here shortly after midnight.
The train speeding across the desert
was brought to sudden jolting stop
with an explosion of half a dozen
torpedoes placed on the rails by the
robbers.
: True to the traditions of the old
days of the pony express, it was
Express Manager Harold Stewart
who broke up the robbery. He un-
limbered a heavy rifle hanging in
the express car and when the mag
azine was empty one bandit lay
dead and the other seven were flee
ing across the desert.
Word of the robbery was tele-
phoned to Tuscon and in two hours
four posses each headed by a dep
uty sheriff, had taken the trail.
The pursuit led southwark to the
Mexican border, less than 100 miles
distant, but over a desert country
where water holes are few and far
between.
The train, when stopped by the
udits, was cut in two, the en-
, and express cars being moved
the track nearly a mile from
4 ,ssenger coaches. Just as the
q began their work of looting
~ ess coaches Stewart open
~ I'd the robbery was over.
the passengers were not
a z MAT anything out Of the or
dii, = had occurred.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
IRELAND WILL AGAIN
ASK AID OF BRITAIN
(By United Press)

Dublin, May 15-With three dead
in Belfast, Soviet rule: in, Carrick-
On- SUR, where transport workers
hold creamery, and rebellion
against the free state again creeping
up throughout the south, Ireland
will once more turn to Great Brit
ain for assistance in peace settle
ment.
Sir James Craig, Micheal Collins
and Arthur Griffith probably will
meet with Winston Churchill and
others of the British cabinet in
London this week in further efforts
to establish peace in Ireland The
Dali Eireann started meeting at 9
o'clock last night and did not ad-
journ until l 80 this morning. 1t was
rumored the discussion took fav-
orable turn. q.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
WILL GIVE FINAL WORD
ON SOLDIER BONUS SOON
(By United Press)

Washington, May 15-President
Harding this week will give his fin
al word on the soldier bonus bill
pending before the senate, it was
learned at the white house today
Senator Smoot of Utah called at the
white house today to disucss his bill
confining the adjusted compensa-
ton to long term measure. He
talked with President Harding for
an hour, but declined to Indicate
Harding's view of the measure.
If his bill is rejected in the SEN
ate he will seek to have a sales tax
incurred on Whatever bonus meas
ure is passed, he said.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
MOOSE LODGE TO INITIATE
BIG CLASS TUESDAY NIGHT

The regular bi-monthly Moose
meeting Tuesday evening will be
taken up largely by the imitation
of candidates already accepted to
membership, probably the last init
alton for several weeks. A memoir
ial service for the lodges late pre-
late, Judge J. E. Harris, will also
be held.
Little business will be taken up
since the new leadership of the
lodge seeks to prevent, the meetings
running too late. As the attendance
prize has now reached its maximum
it is hoped that the member whose
name is drawn tomorrow night will
be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
BEMIDJl PIRATES MEET
BOY SCOUT TEAM TONIGHT

The Bemidji Pirates will meet the
baseball team of the Boy Scout
troops No.. l and 2 ut the fair
grounds this evening. The game will
begin at Z o'clock and promises to
be fast and furious as considerable
rivalry exists between these teams.
Manager Byron Benson Of the Pr
atcs states that he has a surprise
in store for the chesty scouts and
feels confident that his team will
make the Scouts play their best
brand of baseball. The public is in
vited to witness the game.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
DISTRICT JUDGES HAVE
BUSY TIME THIS SEASON

Judges of this judicial district
are finding plenty to do this spring.
Judges w. S. McClenehan and G.
w. Stanton held court here Satur-
day evening at the court house,
having come here for that purpoce
Saturday afternoon. Judge Stanton
left Sunday for Brainerd to resume
the term OF court there, while Judge
McClenehan left for Grand Rapids
Sunday to hold court there. While
here, Judge Stanton heard divorce
case, the parties concerned being
from Itasca county, Judge Me- l.
chan sat at the hearing q "a
case in which the Northe ~
Bank of Bemidji is conce, "a?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
MRS. E. H. SMITH HONORED
BY GRAND CHAPTER o. E. S

Mrs. E. H. Smith Of this city, del
egate to the Grand Chapter meet
ing of the Order of Eastern Star at
Minneapolis last week has been
honored by being appointed Grand
.Warder. The meetings of the Grand
Chapter were held in the Scottish
Rite cathredal. Mrs. Smith was pre-
sented a corsage boquet by the del
egates of the local chapter after
the imitation ceremonies Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Smith and Mrs. G.
e. Carson, another delegate, return
ed to Bemidji Sunday. Mrs. A. V.
Garlock was to return today with
Mr.. Garlock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
DISTRIBUTION OF PIKE
FRY is BEGUN TOD,

Distribution of pike fry in tn
majority of lakes within a radius
of $50 miles of Bemidji was begun
today. All of these lakes are to be
well restocked, Game Warden John
Cline announces. Mr.. Cline and
Game Warden William Munich of
Crookston have charge of the dis
tribution.
They are of the opinion they can
re-stock the lakes just as soon as
the fishermen take out the big ones,
the season for pike and pickerel
having opened in the state of Min
nesota today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
,ARMORY BOARD TO GIVE
DANCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

The Bemidji armory board has an
nounced a dance to be held at the
new armory Wednesday evening.
Music will be furnished by Dot
Vans fivc-piece orchestra and the
general public is invited to attend.
A special invitation has been issued
to the delegates who are to attend
the Sixth district convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary here
Wednesday. A most enjoyable even
ing is assured all who attend.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
TO MEET TUESDAY NIGHT

The regular meeting. of the Order
of Eastern Star will be held Tues
day, evening at 8 o'clock at the Ma
sonic hall. Reports from the Grand
Chapter will be made and other
business will be transacted, and it
is urged that all members be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15
JUNIOR ORDER OF MOOSE
GIVING DANCE TONIGHT

The Junior Order of Moose is
giving a dance tonight at the new
Moosehall for all Moose, the Moose
heart Legion and their friends.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-05-15

The Pioneer is the only daily
within 100, miles Of Bemidji and
has the largest circulation IN
Northern Minnesota.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
FEW OF. ABoRIGINES LEFT
Black Men Of Australia Passing Awaj
-One Of the Lowest Of
Human Races.

The race Of the aboriginal black
fellow Of Australia is rapidly disap-
pearing. Numbering about two hun
dred thousand hundred years ago,
less than One-hundredth Of this num-
Der are today to be found. And like
all passing races the blackfellow for
many years has been more and more
dropping the festal and war costumes
Of ancient times. '>'@;
The blackfellow is an chronological
problem, but the weight of research
seems to point to the race having; a
Caucasian origin. Yet though they are.
If this be true, the bloodbrothers Of
: the highest civilized races, they. are
still rated as one Of the lowest ef hu-
man races, unable to comprehend
higher than the figure three, and when
found by the white men possessed of
little more skill in survival than wild
animal.
Yet at the same time they rank in
physique as one of the finest of races.
The men have been noted in the past
for their wonderful tracking abilities.
Some, besides having exceptionally
keen eyesigbt, have been found to be
possessed with an almost animal keen
ness of scent.
They also invented the boomerang.
ga wonderful weapon known to only one
other race on earth. In another 20
years this race will in all probability
have disappeared off the face of the
earth.-Detroit News.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
ARE JUST .lRA' AND. 1lalA' NOW.
Modern Children Lack oldtlme DIont.
fled Titles for Their Parents,
Declares 4 London Writer.

When I was small boy, forty years
ago. children almost without exception
addressed their parents as papa and
mamma" When boy grew older and
went to school he frequently took to
saying Sir to his father, though. be
hind his back, he usually referred to
him as ''pater" or ''the governor"
At the same time he gave up saying
mamma" which he considered child
ish, and took to calling his mother
mother" or sometimes mater
It was about twenty years ago that
the abbreviations .'pa" and "ma" began
to be, generally used. They came from
America, where they had already been
in use for many years.
Some children used 'daddy" instead
Of ''papa," and after, a time "papa''
went out altogether, and was replaced
by dad" with those Of older growth.
Today dad" is almost universal.
Even the little shaver Of four or FIVE
calls his father dad" As for "mama,' -
it is as obsolete as 'papa," and mater
familias is now known universally as
"mum."
The only part Of the kingdom in
which these abbreviations have not
found favor is Scotland, where the
more formal father" and mother
are still insisted upon.-London An
swers.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
TO BE MODELLED IN BRONZE
Winners Of British Dog-Racing Con-
tests Will Have Memories Pre-.
served by American Sculptor.


Captain Cutie, winner Of the Der
by; Music Hall, winner Of the Grand
National, and Guards Brigade, win
ner OF the Waterloo. are among the 25
British champion dogs to be modelled
in bronze by the American sculptor,
Herbert Haseltine. The Kings Labra.
dor retriever, champion Of his class
land declared at one show to be the
best dog Of the year, has already been
modelled.
Haseltine is an inspired sculptor Of
the horse, says an art critic. Besides
achieving a perfection Of detail that
delights the most fastidious owner, he
has the gift Of imparting the animals
character to his studies. Horses talk
with their ears, and in each of Mr..
Haseltine's models the set Of the ears
most common to his subject is careful
ly reproduced.
That other animals can and do in
spire him he has shown in bull-fight
sculpture. One study Of his shows a
proud, powerful beast with fight in
every line.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
Copper and Calcium.

Copper and Calcium.
It is reported that Professor Hart
ley Of Dublin has photographed, in
ordinary air, spectroscopic lines, due,
among other things, to copper and
calcium. It is believed that they arise
from fine dust consisting of these sub
stances, projected into the atmosphere
by road vehicles and by smoke and
the sparks Of trolley wires. It is from
the latter that copper is supposed to
come. The quantity Of copper thus
found Is excessively slight. Indeed, it
is only the delicacy Of the tests that
renders it appreciable. Lines due to
lead, carbon, iron, manganese, nickel
and magnesium have also been de-
tected, but the quantity Of these sub
stances is even less than that Of the
calcium and copper, the lines Of which
are always prominent in the spectra.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
Historical Error.

The new stamp for Christopher and
Nevis, two Leeward isles in the West
Indies. discovered by Christopher Co.
lumbus in 1493 and now British pos
sessions, shows the discoyerer look
ing through a neW -spy-glass, remarks
the London Daily Mail.
=, The Bulletin, Of the French -Astro-
nomical society expresses Indignation
at what it terms This latest example
Of the general ignorance Of matters
astronomical, for. Of course, Christie
pher Columbus dfed more Than q cen
tury before Zachariah Haussen, maker
Of speetacles. made some one else's
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
New Motion Picture Idea.

a motion picture protector which
can be used by anybody. anywhere,
making possible the projection Of
moving pictures under all conditions,
is in use In France. The lantern and
finn reels Of the protector are sup
ported above an upright triangular
frame, at right angles to which is q
second triangular frame supporting
a seat and large pulley driven by
pedals. Behind the large pulley is q
dynamo which supplies current for q
high-powered incandescent lamp. BY
means Of belts the pedaled pulley op-
crates the dynamo, the protector and
the film. reels all simultaneously
Popular Science Magazine.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Mrs. Andrew Olson writes her faith
er, F. c. Foltz, that she and her hus-
band are now very comfortably locat-
ed at Larmine, Wyo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Olson moved to Larmine from Brain
erd. Mr.. Olson is now engaged as
hcrdsman in the agricultural college
of the University Of Wyoming.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
PAGE SEVEy
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage Licenses Issued.
Charles A. Erickson 81 Carver coun-
ty and Aderine Z. Caswel1 Of Isle, Mo-.
vember 16.
John Freese Of Bogus Brook and
Grace Doorenbos Of Bogus Brook, No
vember 18.
Carl A. Pierson Of Milaca and Ida
Engelke of Milaca, November 21.
Gustave Edward Teutz Of Princeton
and Lydia G.. Scheller Of Princeton
November 21.
John Kostenshek Of Princeton and
Mary Blease Of Princeton, November
%.
William Robert Burns Of Milo and
Anna c. Fitzpatrick of Milo, Novem-
Der %.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

The Union has supply of the pa
per tape which the women are using
in making forms for drcssmaking pur-
poses. It is handling this paper mere
ly for the convenience of it's patrons,
One roll makes form and it is IS
cents per roll.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Geo. Foltz, who is in the naval
academy at indianapolis, writes that
he greatly enjoys his studies and the
training which he is receiving in that
institution. It speaks we'll for any
student to remain at the academy be-
cause those who fall below grade are
Immediately dismissed.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23
An Oath in Japan.

Girl scouts take promise Of loyalty
to God. The Japanese do not worship
any one God, SO knotty problem
arose when scouting was introduced
In Japan. At the International Coun.
ell held In England recently, it was
decided to permit the Japanese to join
the movement provided they lived up
to the ten scout laws and are loyal
to the spiritual part Of the promise.
They may swear by the Eternal Truth
Of Their Ancestors or whatever rep
Tesents the ideal to them.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Last week Arthur and Fred Heath
were hunting deer in the vicinity of
Aitkin and succeeded in bringing
down buck. These sportsmen have
reason to feel we'll satisfied because
the absence of snow makes the hunt
ing particularly difficult this year.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

The ladies of the M. E. church will
hold food sale in the Evens Hard
ware store all day Saturday. Baked
beans, pies, doughnuts, etc., on sale.
Come and get your Saturday baking
of us.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Just received a carload of Ben
Davis apples, which I will sell at $500
per hundred pounds. Bring sacks.
Tom Owens, warehouse just south Of
the Illinois Oil Company's tanks. 1p
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Lets go to District number seven,
IN Friday, November twenty-fourth
and take in the program given by the,
children of the Estes Brook school.
Well be there ct eight o'clock sharp.
A good time in vicw." Admission
twenty-five. cents. .47-2p
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Anyone who has old shoes or other
garments which can still be of service
but which the owner wishes to discard
is asked to donate them to the charity
chest. of the Civic Betterment club.
Now that the cold weather has com e
many calls for clothes are being re-
oA;x,oI -vs..-s.sz-..-,.-.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Small profits and quick turnover is
our slogan. Try paying small profits,
you will like it. Gramer Hdw. Co.,
Princeton. 48-1c
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Mrs. George Ross went to Minneap-
oils to attend a. shower given by for
mer Princeton ladies in honor Of Miss
Ethel Hofflander who is to be mar
ried on Thanksgiving day.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

We demand the cash when we de-
liver the goods, but we give you 100
per cent value for your cash. Gramer
Hdw. Co. 48-1c
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McGilvray have
been visiting the past week with Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Stole and will leave
Saturday for their new home in Min
neapolis. Mrs. McGilvray is daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Stolle.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Henry Ekren cf Minneapolis re-
turned to his home on Friday evening
Mr.. Ekren has been busy looking af.
ter his real estate property here dur.
ing the past two weeks.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

See "Out of the Dust" the great
western drama, taken from Frederic
Remington paintings. At the Strand
theater on Friday and Saturday, Nov
ember "a and 25. 48-1c
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Mrs. A. O. Larson of Wyanett re-
turned on Tuesday morning from Min
neapolis, where she had been visiting
friends for the past week.
The Princeton union., 1922-11-23

Mr.. F. M. Campbell was very pleas
antly surprised on Thursday evening
when a delegation of old friends and
brother Masons called to help him
spend his eighty fifth birthday. The
evening was spent in recalling pranks
of bygone days and playing the old
fashioned game of euchre.