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The New York herald., 1922-03-16
CALLS WIFE INSANE
IN 100000 ACTION
Mrs. W. R. Melville Retorts
That Husband Seeks to
Seize Her Property.

A Jury in the Supreme Court yester-
day began listening to testimony in an
application by William r. Melville. a
director in the Mincr-Edgar Chemical
Company, to have his wife, Jean r.
Melville. declared incompetent to man
age her affairs and to compel her to
turn over to him stock in the Miner
Edgar concern which she now holds and
which he declares to be worth 100000.
Husband and wife became partners in
the chemical business in 1916 and be-
tween then and 1919 made large profits.
Before beginning the proceeding to IN
quire into her sanity he sued her for
possession of the stock.
For the last two years the couple have
lived in separate apartments in the
Hotel Plaza and have not spoken to each
other: After a jury was impanelled four
witnesses OF whom Melville was one.
testified to acts by Mrs. Melville that
they considered irrational.
Melville told how she had been a
patient at two sanitariums and for two
years had been subject to a dclusion
that she was being followed and would
be killed. Joseph A. Williams. bust
ness associate OF Melville's, testified
that Mrs. Melville had told him that
''nameless enemies had planned the
death of her husband and herself and
that they were SO strong they inevitably
would accomplish their purpose.
The certificates are in the possession
of a safe deposit company. which has
been named as joint defendant In the
suit against Mrs. Melville, and II is for
hidden to turn the stock over to her
until its ownership has been settled. In
an answer filed in the inquiry into her
sanity. which is now being heard. Mrs
Melville has declared that she put her
husband into business and Is responsible
for his success and that his only purpose
in seeking to have her declared incom-
petent is to get possession OF her prop
erty.
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
CHORUS GIRL WHO MARRIED
FOR A LARK FINDSIT WASN'T
Geneva Mitchell Is Going to Resist the Impulse That
Tied Her to Young Savage if the Impulse Bobs
Up After the Expected Annullment.

Geneva Mitchell, chorus girl in
Sally" says she will never marry
In hurry again. She told reporters
yesterday she thought her marriage to
Robert Savage. son OF the late John A.
Savage. Western steel manufacturer.
would be lark, but 1t wasn't
Her mother. Mrs. verna Mitchell. was
waiting for her after the matinee at the
New Amsterdam and talked to the
newspaper men before Geneva came
down. She showed them some new pic
lures or her daughter. who she says Is
16, not II, as reported.
This" she said. referring to one OF
the photographs. .is what Mr. Savage
called his Madonna picture. He had it
enlarged TO life size and sent a copy to
his mother"
The picture showed Geneva in a simple
frock with ribboned bonnet. very de-
mure.
Geneva talked freely for the first time
since she handed her wedding ring back
TO her hubsand.
The first 1 thought OF marrying Mr..
Savage" she said, was a week before
We went to Milford. ! thought It would
be lark. but 1t wasn't. / married him
merely on impulse"
Geneva said that to-day her family
would begin proceedings for the annul-
ment OF the marriage.
Some one asked her, DO you think
you will ever marry again the way you
did this timer"
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
ST. PATRICK'S PARADE
PLANS COMPLETED
Thirty Decisions Will Be in
Line Tomorrow.

Preparations were completed yesterday
for the st. Patrick's Day parade, which
viii pass up Fifth avenue from Twenty
sixth street at 2:3o o'clock tomorrow
afternoon.
The reviewing stand will be at Eigh-
tleth street. and the line of march will
include Fifth avenue to 12oth street,
thence around Mount Morris Park to
124th street, east in 124th street, back
to Fifth avenue, north in Fifth avenue,
turning east in 126th street and ending
at Second avenue. A police escort will
head the marchers. who will be led by
the 165th Infantry. Branches Of the An
cient Order of Hibernians from the five
boroughs, the Friends of Irish Freedom,
the Gaelic League of New York, Clan
ma Gael and cadets and boys and girls
from parochial schools and Roman Cath
olic colleges will take part. the total
number OF divisions being thirty
The seventy-third annual dinner of
the st. Patrick's Society of Brooklyn
win be held at the Waldorf-Astoria in
the evening.
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
VEST STOPS 8 BULLETS;
WOUNDED MAN BETTER
Model Wears Armor Despite
Mishap to Another.

The condition of Pierpont Potter, sales
manager for the United States Armor
Corporation. who was shot accidentally
on Tuesday while demonstrating the
bullet proof vest manufactured by the
firm. was said yesterday to be inn
proved At Broad Street Hospital it
was said his wound would be healed in
ten days.
On the roof OF the Palace Theater late
yesterday Albert Schwartz, inventor OF
the vest, undertook to prove that the
wounding OF Potter was the result Of
wearing the contrvance improperly.
Schwartz buttoned the vest on Leo
Krause or lis West Ninety-ffth street,
who plays mannikin for the inventor
at SIS a day. Schwartz then proceeded
to shoot at Krause.
Eight bullets flattened against the
vest. Some OF them hit on the over
tapping edge of steel plate, the point
left unprotected when. It was said, Pot
ter failed TO make the proper adjust
ment.
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
RECKLESS CHAUFFEUR FINED.

Sarah Cooper Hewitt. OF . Lexington
avenue. a daughter Of Abram S. Hewitt.
who once was Mayor OF New York. was
complainant against Louis Ytrdin. aG.
a merchant. Of $50 East Main street
Bridgeport Conn, in Traffic Court yes
terday on a charge OF reckless driving
Of an automobile. Magistrate Frederick
r. House fined him St0 The com
plainant alleged that on March 3 All
automobile driven by Yurdn ran agairrt
a carriage W which she was riding
She was badly shaken up.
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
$40 to SIS for pieces formerly $40 to $3.50
Many new pieces for less than $50
A Collection of
OLD Gnglisb Jaeeblepoint
At Half Price

In condition Of sur
prising perfection, their
wonderful colors un-
dimmed by age, are
these beautiful old Eng
lish pieces of needle
point which Au Qua
trieme has hung in a
room whose gay ap-
pearance resembles a
flower show.
For the favorite
theme of E n G ! i S h
needlepoint is roses and
pansies, big lilies and
little garden pinks and
the host of English gar
den flowers that speak
SO eloquently even from
woods and beads.
There are old val
ances, old bell-pulls,
old coverings from
stools, chairs, benches,
many square, many
long narrow panel
shaped pieces and some
strips.
What rich trimmings
and landings the mar
row strips will make
while the oval and
The New York herald., 1922-03-16

square pieces may be
adapted to various uses
covering c h a irs,
stools, benches, making
the center of table COW
ers, covering pol e
screens, and making
wonderful pillow-tops.
The long panel-shaped
pieces make the natural
nucleus for beautiful
table-runners and the
valances may be SO used
again, or as cOrnlce
pieces, or even as wall
friezes, if one should
choose.
There are many uses
to which these lovely
bits of needlepoint may
be and to every
use they will add rich
beauty.
Beaded Pieces
The collection in
cludes a few pieces
done in beads which
are truly exquisite-for
instance a piece over
whose exquisite azure
blue ground are beaded
great white lilies.
Fourth Floor, Old Building
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
WIFE BEATEN MONTHLY
ABSOLVED OF MURDER
Mrs. EyseI Killed Husband in
Self-Defense, Jury Finds.

Mrs. Helen Eysei Of 150 Torty-second
street. Brooklyn, was freed Of charge
Of murder yesterday by tho Kings
County Grand Jury on the ground that
she shot and killed her husband. George
Eysel, on February q in self-defense.
Mrs. Eyscl's sister and nephew were
witnesses before tho Grand Jury and
after two hours Of deliberations the
charge was dismissed.
Her husband threatened many timcs
10 kill her ssid Mrs. lfysel, and beat her
regularly once month.
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
TWO WOMEN AND BOY
BITTEN BY STRAY DOGS
One Of the Animals Is CIubbed
to Death.

Stray dogs bit three persons, two
wcmen and a boy. yesterday. Mrs.
Rose Birnbaum. Is. or 1e7 Van Buren
street and Mrs. Nettie Duitz. s5. or ZIG
Van Buren, street, Brooklyn. were Vic
Tins OF a dog that terrorized persons
III the vicinity OF Sumner avenue and
Van Buren, street. Both were bitten on
the legs and their cries attracted a
crowd. The dog was chased several
blocks by Samuel Green OF ii6 Jefferson
avenue, who beat him TO death.
Michael Burns, s. of 44 West Thirty
seventh street was attacked by dog
last night at Ninth avenue near Thirty
seventh street and bitten twice on the
left leg. The dog was turned over to
tho Department or Health for observa-
ton.
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
The FURNITURE
at Half Established Price
announced for yesterdays selling sold
faster than even we - who knew how
wonderful it was at the price anticipated

Some of the suites advertised in last evenings
newspapers for today's selling, are gone. But
they were only examples. There are other suites
the floor, at practically the same prices, for to-
days selling.
If we could show this furniture instead of just
telling Of it, all that remains of the $67578 going
for S33, ,789 would go out today. And there would
be many disappointed couple left out in the cold
For it is the type Of furniture EVERYBODY
dreams of, hopes for, and sighs because it is not
usually to be had under-prce. Fine furniture Of
good woods Well made. Breathing the spirit Of
old cabinet-makers' productions.
Bedroom Suites, 1912 to SLIPS
Dining room Suites, 1926 to $50
Established prices double the foregoing
the best furniture offer of the year-best we
recali-one that is unlikely to be duplicated
Fifth Gallery, New Building
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
: BEAMAlSON)
Belmaison Reveals
the Secret of 4
Woman's S Dressing
Room

W OHkaA ~ 80 &oSkhA
Room
Belmaison's interior deco
rators were asked to do
something about my unbe-
coming dressing room" Of
course it was unbecoming,
with its cold, white walls,
dark, forbidding furniture
and hangings. 1t gave one
chill.
The deft hands Of Bel
maison transformed it into
!. a bower of loveliness.
Onto the walls went soft
primrose pink French paper,
with smart carnation and
bow-knot design in black and
white.
On the floor was laid a
charming early American
hooked rug with just the
right warm tones to go with
the pink of the walls.
The dull, dour-looking
1 woodwork was marbleized-
painted to look like rose and
gray marble.
| Crystal fixtures replace
heavy old metal ones, hang
ings of soft fabrics in prim-
rose pinks repeat the back
ground of the walls and re-
fleet the rosy glow thrown
| from the lights.
A morose-looking set Of
| bedroom furniture is made
to smile by transforming the
dressing-table by means Of
hangings, ruffles and hut-
ings Of soft taffeta silk, into
thing of joy TO any woman.
| A screen covered in
French toilc and boudoir
pillows in the dominant col
ors Of the room are the fin
ishing touches for pcrfec-
tion.
What woman would not
love TO make ready for the
most important occasions Of
her life in room such as
this2
| Fifth Gallery, New Building
The New York herald., 1922-03-16
station wycB. signal Corps, U.s.A.
Bedloo's Island.
(Tune to t.460 Meters).

900 Y. M-Ampico numbers.
9.10 r. M.--Col. Arthur Little will speak
on "Reminiscences Of tho Fifteenth
Regiment" Mile. Jeanne Turner. so
prano. III requested songs, Mr. James
IT, Caskoy, accompanst. Miss Sally
Hamiin, child interpreter in 'sWintln
Blinkin' and Nod" accompanied by
Greigs "Berccusc." played BY the Am
plco. "Tar Baby"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

Northern Minnesota cows know what it means
to "be in clover" these days.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
KNEW MUCH OF SANITATION
Explorer Points Out Error In cIassine
People Of u Times AZ Abso-.
:. Iutsly Barbarian. .,

During protracted stay in Arabia
and other parts Of the Near East, COL
w. g. Archer Of Evansville, Ind.
master plumber and field agent Of the
National Association of Master Plumb.
ers, made a study of ancient santa
tion equipment. He returned to the
United States only few months ago
and was in this city recently, says q
San Antonio correspondent. "''.>@"
I'VE prats Of our great civilization
and we discount the ancients, because
we know next to nothing Of their
methods or their customs" Colonel
Archer said. II found bathtubs made
Of onyx in Babylon and evidence Of
tubs made Of metal and various other
kinds OF stone. They are Identical with
those Of to-day. with the same open
ings for letting water In and for let.
ting It out. The Babylonians had
sanitation. plumbing and bath facili-
ties practically as We have them to-
day.
II know, number Of Enslishmeri
who are digging In the ruins Of the
island Of Crete, and I recently re-
ceived pictures Of vitrifaed bathtubs
and toilet fixtures that they have un.
earthed there"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
'MHERE GREAT EXPLORER LIES
leouth Georgia Island, Tomb Of
Shackleton, Lonely Spot In the
Great Antarctic Region.

I An interesting picture Of life In
South' Georgia island, the Gateway
lDf, the Antarctic where Shackleton
was buried, was given by m explorer
who made a research expedition there
taSsfew years ago. At that time there
was only ore Nwomani on the island,
hilid she was the domestic in the house
lNald of Capt. g. A. Larsen. former
tAhtarctic explorer who had settled
down as head Of. q, Norwegian whaling
station on the island. "Below my soli-
'tary tent. the correspondent writes.
''the grassy bank sloped sharply to a
mllk:colored glacial stream entering
AN inlet OF the sea only so yards away.
IA quarter of mile across the inlet
stood the perpendicular front of
beautiful valley glacier, coming down
between peaked hills from the lifeless,
silent Interior. Penguins ybobbed out
lot the sea below the glacier and We're
my most interesting callers, for their
curiosity could not resist human be-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

It's a case of push the lawn mower and keel
ahead Of the grass
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
Traces Of Old Civilization.

Five miles from Dartford, England,
on the old Dover road the modern
road-makers are making great dis.
coveries. Just ahead Of them is a
Roman camp. Under their feet are
traces Of Celtic. even earlier, civiliza-
uon. :''.. ..,
The biggest find so far has been
the skeleton of a woman, six feet
three inches In height, crouched with
hands clasped In a praying attitude.
Clearly not a Roman burial. for the
pose Is Celtic and there was no trace
of a coffin. The skeleton lay where
the body was placed. in a hole cut
In the solid chalk.
The road makers are keeping care
full watch for more Of these "finds."
Already they have accumulated por-
tions Of Roman tesselated pavement,
some characteristic ornaments of the
period. and other signs that the area
covered by the camp Is being ap-
proached. ,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
Many,l'&V,slt torssts.

Value of the national forests for
recreation Is increasing by leaps and
bounds. Six million people visit the
forests annually to camp. fish, hunt.
hike, motor or rest, from all parts Of
the United States, says the American
Forestry Magazine. Recreational use
of these forests represents possibly
less than 1 per cent Of their total po-
tential use. The rapid increase In
the number Of people deriving pleas
ure from the forests Is due in large
part tO their recreatiOnal develop
ment by the forest service. Over a
Thousand campgrounds have been SGT
,apar-t and posted ahd srecreational
permits have been. \ issued Sg for over
5000 summer homes, cabins, hotels
and club houses. ,Ao,''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
sareaam From the Grave.

The will OF Alexander Louis 'pelx-
elra de Mattos. the English transla-
tor of Fabre. Maeterlinck, COuperus,
Zola and many other continental
writer's, contains one bequest that will
interest u good many booklovers who
have loaned their favorite volumes
not wisely but too well-at any rate.
too generously. says the Living Age.
The estate OF Mr.. de Mattas was not
large, its gross value amounting to
less than $4,000 ($15.OOO), and many
iiof his bsdNestS' take the form Of hooks.
He 1saves ybOoks to many sQf his
friends. one volume in particular Il
left to a certain friend and In de,
.scriheds A. one (which ~ borrowed
many, years ago, and has pot returned. |
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

~, s..s ..s .se.4: THE PRIMARIES aasxx astaat +
:: yox popu1 has again been heard through the
ballot box-and all that is needed now is to chose
1T the general election the best Of the men NOM
mated.
As was expected, Governor Preus and the state
ticket, as we'll as Senator Kellogg, were given
rousing vote Of confidence ,pSa8s*'
Ind the voters are to be congratulated on the in
telgent and discriminating manner in which they
exercised their right of citizenship.
It is impossible that all the men be nominated to
suit the wish Of every voter, but when the general
high qualifications Of the aspirants for Office are
considered, tho results are. largely speaking, satis
factory. ,," ,~q@. "
Naturally, The Pioneer feels some pride in tho
fact that its position in favor of A. p Richie for
state senator and w. T. Noonan for representative
were given good Endorsements This newspaper
has thought, and still does, that the best interests
Of the community and county, and state atrla.ge,
will be served by sending these men to st. Paul.
but if Mr.. Richie fals it will be well represented
by Harry Bridgeman, 4s.4.sahtsls ~ Il, a
aOf the other county contests, it can be said that
in every instance men were nominated who can,
and no doubt will, serve the public efficiently,
courteously and honestly, 4
In the general operation of the primary election,
weaknesses of this system Of making nomination
were again demonstrated, but, despite the crude
ness of the machinery, the general will Of the peo
pie has been pretty we'll protected. ~,4sla~a~A..
It could have been worse. +"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

p. IS
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thompson. -,
4 4 Relatives Of John Carleson arrived
Saturday evening for a visit at his
home : <&.St:@ So
u "A. ball game between Firman and
Foy, will be held at Firman Sunday.
u Violet Iverson who sprained her
ankle while playing, Saturday, is now
able to be around again.
= The dance At Misners was not
very we'll attended. ....
NJ. Walquartson and family
motored~ to Blackjack Friday.
The. Luther League Program will
be held at the Swedish Lutheran
Church Sunday evening.
!; ], Myrtle Goranson, and, mother call
ed on. Browns Sunday evening. <~'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
SHOTLEY-FOY

The Farmers Land ~ Association
held q picnic i at upper Red Lake
Sunday. A Large crowd attended,
c. F. Brown returned from. Kel-
liner. where he has been working.
He will return Monday, *,rsv,>.
P. Goranson was business visitor
in Kelliher Saturday. I Il ta2stt5.gg3i st5.gg3 <
Misses Olive, Helen and Dorothy
Carlson spent Sunday with their
parents, returning to their duties at
thu State Teachers College Monday.
Among those who attended the
picnic at 1Shotley' from Bemidji,
were, Miss Ella Anderson, Mr.. Des-
sert+ and daughter Myrtle, and
Sheriff johnson. ,.M}.. j + .,,i;s ~
Elsie Habaduck Of Montana is
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
MADE BUSINESS OF MURDER
William Burke, Infamous Irlshman,
Also Instrumental In Adding
Significant Verb - Language.

Burke and Hare were two notorious
'body-snatchers. or resurrectionists.
who carried on their Infamous trade
In Edinburgh. william Burke was
born in Ireland In 1902. and went to
Scotland ms a laborer about 1917. In
1927 he was living in a cheap lodging
house kept by another Irish laborer
named William Hare. About the end
of 1927 one Of Hare's dodgers. an army
pensloner, died, and Burke and Hare
sold the body to DR.. Robert Knox,
an Edinburgh anatomist. Hare there
upon suggested body-snatching as a
business and Burke agreed. The two
men then started In to entice poor
travellers to Hare's or some other
cheap lodging house. The victims
were piled with liquor and then suf-
'focated under mattresses, without
marks Of violence. Doctor Knox took
the bodies and paid up to Fla ($6W
for them. At least IS people had
been murdered in this way before
Burke and Hare were arrested. HIRE
turned kings evidence. and Burke
was found guilty and hanged In Edln-
lburgh on January %, 1920. Hare
found Scotland too hot for him and
went to England. where he Is believed
to have died under an assumed name.
THE verb ito BURKE" meaning to suf-
focate. to strangle, to suppress. or to
|put out of the way secretly, had Its
origin in Burkes method Of doing
aWay with his victims.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

Keep your, mind on your work, not your vac
ton. That's the way to earn one
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

Harding Yields Big Stick to Get Congress Into
Action" says q headline in the Minneapolis Jour.
nal. Sounds like old times. Oh you Teddy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

Man Must Be Sanglline Indeed Who Sees
81 ass$7s Assurance Of Peace in Europe
By RICHARD sp1LLANE, in Forbes Magazine.

e RICHARD SPILlANE, Forbes Magazine.
The history of Europe has been continuous story of
bred in hate greed the hates racial groups greeds
national for territory Thus far there does
be of purpose change from the old world system
the new although the world racial religious hates few and
Of greed of territory there is ~ W. !
must be ngune indeed who Of peace, amy
progress Europe When the world started there
odd nations occupying the continent Today they divided into
The racial angonisms d and jealous strong
stronger than the end warthe
effort would SEEM futile for there nothing the situation
today except exhaustion Of the people, give against the
turning Of the continent into saugherhouse.
About the thing which Europeans in accord not
paying their debt 70 America and getting out Of this
country %15$,4 z..; z.; g. -~~-: 1,>',-''
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22

ing: Sea elephants crawled uncon-
cernedly up the stream below me and
went to sleep among the hummucks
on the beach. Above the tent. on the
plateau Of the little promontory, seven
pairs of albatrosses carried on their
courtship and nesting, along with
giant petrels, skuas, kelp gulls and the
pretty little antarctic tltlarks, the only
land bird of tho; Far, South. whose
cheerful song wds" almost the sole
hOmelike sound"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
They Heard Him.

Brother had the habit Of asking for
something to cat whenever he hap
pened to be sat 4 1neighbor's house, 30
his mother told him he must never
do such a thing again. rs
The next time he returned from a
visi. to the neighbor's she asked him
II he had begged for anything to eat.
"No," he said, II was just talking
to myself about how hungry wa,
ard they heard me-" -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-22
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Ijohtast 81 LIQUIDS,

Many Experiments here sand abroad
have shown that liqMds Hydrogen IL
by far the lightests sof all knowlf
LIQUIDS. Its density Is one-fourteenth
that Of water, and, curiously enough.
this happens to be the san'e ratio Of
density that hydrogen In the gaseous
state bears tasair. For long the light
est liquid known was liquified marsh
gas, which possesses about twofifths
Of tile density Of Observation-Disclosures
Star. y = =