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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-11
No Harm in Accepting

"France Accepts Curb on Undersea
Warfare" reads a headline in a re-
cent Minneapolis Tribune. That may
be all right, but most any woman
kutomobilist will tell YOU how easy
it is to 20 over the curb.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Knights of Columbus Plan
sReward in Mcbride Case

Tentative plans were laid here
last night by local Knights of Co.
lumbus to offer a substantial re-
ward for the murderers of Bar
ney A. Mcbride.
Ellsn Deer, ward of the slain
man, Is expected to arrive within
the ext few days Police believe
that she will be able to offer a
logical reason for the motive of
murdsr. If Mcbride had enemies
In connection with oil land contro-
versies. IL is probable Miss Deer
will disclose them to the. local
authorities.
Besides interviewing the close
friends of Mcbride at Atlantic
City. Detective Kelly was in
structed to bring back a report of
the personal habits of the slain
man. Whether Mcbride was a
devotee of gay parties, or whether
he led the life of typical retired
business man. will be covered in
the detectives report
We are getting down to brass
tacks in connection with this
case Inspector Grant said last
night, Both the Elks and K. of
c. are cooperating to solve the
murder" ne said.
Grant expressed the opinion
that the murder was committed
in Maryland instead OF Washing
ton Because OF damp blood stains
found. near the spot where Nc
Bride was discovered.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
MARRIAGE
M LICENSES.

Unless otherwise specified, all the follow.
Ing applicants are from this city:
James W. Beller, ~ and Avonelle NJ,
walsh.
Wayne Q. Proctor. 81. and Carrie M. No.
Ian, 10. Rev W. r. Flanagan.
Jacob 81. senft, 40, and Mary q. Hoke,
Il, both Of York. Pa. Rev. Il. Schroeder.
Frederick J. ellis, 2s, and Ellen ]. Ru-
sell. %. Rev. W. J. Kerley.
Abe L. Hawkins. 81. and Lillian p. Cam.
phor. 40. Rev. J. W. waters.
Robert B. Wilson, 2s Of Ithaca, N. T.,
and Anita Crum2ton, %. Of starkvilie, Miss.
Rev. W. Radcliffe.
son, 30. Rev. J. O. Palmer.
william Madison, Is, and Victoria Thomp.
son. SO. Rev. W. ]. Howard
Nathaniel Weinstein, Is, and Bessie L.
Hadassa. As. both Of Baltimore, Nd. Rev.
g. Silverstone.
Maurice Yockelson. "a. and Fannie 3.
Cohen, "a. Rev. A. shefferman.
Oscar L. Fewell. "a. and Beulah o. Britt,
70. Rev. Il. T. Stevenson.
Ambrose Toms, IS. and Bette A. W. Al
len, 80. Rev. W. b. Robinson.
Robert Z. Lewis, %, and Alpharetta Ny
ers. 81. Rev. II. r. Downs.
Myer h. Willcher. "a, and Mollie Silber,
22. Rev. A. sheferman.
Ancil R. Wright, -, Of st. Petersburs.
ia, and Ollie Duling, 20, Of Jonesboro,
Ind. Rev. A y. Andsrson.
GeorEe R. King, 4s, and May R. shirley,
70 OF Alton. Ill. Rev. J. B. Edwards.
Herman Gingurich, Il, and Nora N. Boil.
ton, ", both Of Harrisburg. Pa. Rev. b.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
BERLIN COUNCIL
MEETS TO BATTLE
MONEY MADNESS
Employers and Employees
In Session as Prices
Soar Skyward.

BERLIN. Aug. 17.-Dr. Joseph
wirth today summoned the national
economic council composed OF en-
ployers and employees Of trade
unions to discuss means for meet
ing the internal money crisis
Prices are soaring skyward
throughout Germany. Price tags
on many articles have doubled since
night Frantic buying continues
and the people are anxious to hoard
supplies before a further rise.
Stocks and goods are exhausted
from the shelves Of merchants. who
declare they cannot AFFORD 10 re-
place them as profits are not SUM
Client to rebuy at the inflated prices
Railroad freight rates have beer
boosted SO per cent since Septem-
ber /. Telegraph tolls have Jumped
100 per cent In tie Iast three weeks.
Construction OF community homes
Of miners In the Rhur district was
suspended today as the cost OF
buildings has risen from $4,000
marks to 100000 marks In the past
year.
Extreme excitement prevails over
the London conference break down
and the conservatice Berlin Rund
schau says in an editorial, II WI
give in TO France We become q
mere French colony. Opposition
to France is a duty of self-preserva.
tion.
(coryrisht, ls11-)
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
CAPT. ROBERTSON,
WAR HERO, DIES

Capt. James Ferguson Robertson.
a hero of the world war, died at
the Naval Hospital yesterday morn
ing after an illness of several
months. A member OF the Marine
Corps who had worked up from the
ranks Capt. Robertson was cited
by the French and A merican armies
for gallantry during an attack on a
German stronghold in Bouresches
at the battle OF Chateau Thierry. He
also was a recipient OF the Distin-
guished Service Cross. the Navy
Cross. the Croix de Guerre with
palms and member OF the Legion Of
Honor. He was wounded during
the Bouresches engagement. and
was gassed and wounded during
action in the Scissors sector.
He was 81 years old and a native
of Napier, New Zealand. He is sur
vived by his mother, Mrs. Annie
Creag. of Adelaide. South America.
Death was caused by cancer of the
stomach.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
PLAN TO RE-WED
IN TRIAL DIVORCE

CHICAGO, Aug. 17.-Mrs. Mayme
Thorne waiting. one of the wealth.
lest young society women in Chi
cago, introduced something new IN
matrimony-"trial divorce" She di-
vorced the man she admits she
loves to cure him of Temperament"
II he makes good within. four
months she will remarry him.
Frank B. waiting. the husband.
said he was wild about his wife.
and was starting out to make him
self over along the lines prescribed
by her.
Mrs. watling's first husband was
Raymond Thorne. who was killed in
an automobile accident. Several
months later the young widow mar
ried Waiting, a brisk young club
man. Last month she was award
ed a divorce. charging cruelty. They
left the courtroom together, chat
ting friendly. 1t later became
known that Mrs. Waiting had d.
vorced him ION trial" She had de-
manded that he do his courtship all
over again. and that he prove to
her that he had conquered a tenn
permanent that her divorce bill
charged led him to start violent
Quarrels.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
TWO VIRGINIA GIRLS
DROWNED AT PICNIC

Miss Page Beazley. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cutler Beazley. Guinea.
Caroline County, Va. and Miss Anne
Bowling Wetherill. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wetherill, Of
Richmond, were drowned while at
tending the Sunday school picnic of
the Guinea Methodist Church at
Waverly Beach. on the Rappahan-
mock River. near Port Royal. yes
terday.
The girls were wading when they
stepped or a ledge. Although the
screams Of spectators brought a.d.
a search failed to locate them in
time. and the bodies were not found
until an hour later. The body Of
Miss Wetherill was sent to Rich
mond.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
SUIT over OIL LAND
WORRIED M'BRIDE,
HE..SAID AT RESORT
Told Atlantic City Hotel
Clerk He Had Differ
ences" With Several.
EXPECT ELLEN DEER
Girl May Be Able to Establish
Motive for Murder of
Guardian.

ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Aug. H.
"Diferences" with several persons
in washington regarding Oklahoma
oil land. mentioned here by Barney
A. Mcbride several days before he
was brutally murdered at Meadows,
Nd, caused the mysterious crime
to tske q new tack today.
In view of McBride's oil holdings,
todays revelations are regarded as
the most pregnant developments
since the murder ten days ago, ac-
cordihg to Detective Edward j.
Kelly, of the Washington police,
who have been investigating the
staying
After uncovering the fact that a
suit 81 two years standing regard
Ing oil lands in which Mcbride was
interested was causing him much
concern during his stay here and
that he had confided, in a hotel
clerksthat "he had differences with
several persons in Washington
which must be settled Immediate
ly." Detective Kelly made a speedy
departure for Washington to renew
the Investigation.
Following the conversation with
the hotel clerk regarding his "dif-
ferenees" with several Washington
persons. Mcbride departed on .
train en- route to Washington.
Although he came here apparent
ly for the purpose of attending the
convention of the Knights of CO.
lumbps, he did not register at head
quarters, but engaged rooms in a
cheaper hotel. the detectives also
discoyered. Neither did he attend
any of the organizations meetings
or fuhctions. but kept to himself as
much. as possible.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
GRIFFMEN'S CHIEFS
GET KIDDIES' GIFTS

Gifts of wicker baskets and
trays, handiwork of the children
in the arts and crafts department
of the Trinity Community House.
were presented to Clark Griffith,
Edward Eynon. Tim" Jordan and
Clyde Milan. of the Washington
baseball team, to be given the
women folk of the recipients, yes
terday. The gifts were in appre-
citation of the benefit game be-
tween Washington and Chicago on
August "a. the proceeds of which
will be given the children's de-
partment of the Community House.
A children's day program will
be staged by the Caravan Club at
its weekly luncheon at the City
Club today. Judge Kathryn Sell
lers, will be the principal speaker
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
MUST APOLOGIZE
OR LOSE PROPERTY

MUsKEGoN. Mich. Aug. IL
Mrs. Gertrude Gilmore. Of New
York. must decide whether she will
make q written apology to her
brother. Bud Archie Linderman.
multi millionaire. for alleged
wrongs. or lose one-fourth interest
In her mothers estate Of $1,000. ZOO.
The will of Mrs. Ella Linderman.
of Whitehall. just fled brings out
a family quarrel over the division
Of the property of the Linderman
Steel and Machine Company Of Mus
kegon-
In q codicil. Mrs. Linderman in
1919 cut her daughter from tha
will for trying TO ruin the family
through unjust persecution OF her
brother. Archie"
In a second codicil. In 1891. Mrs.
Linderman specified that her daugh-
ter must make a written apology
acceptable 10 her brother. admitting
satisfaction with the division Of the
stock Of the company or lose her
share in the estate.
b. Archie Linderman is prominent
in club circles in Chicago and
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
DENIES PRESIDENT
PLANS TO DRAFT
MEN FOR ROADS
Secretary Weeks Declares
Harding Lacks Author
ity for Such Action.

The President Of the United
States has no authority to draft
citizens in time OF peace to oper-
ate the railroads. nor has the Sec
retary OF War any authority to
recruit the army TO war strength.
Secretary OF War Weeks declared
yesterday.
Mr.. Weeks stated this view was
founded ON an opinion rendered by
the Judge Advocate General Of
the army upon his specific request.
The War Secretary denied that
his request had any connection
with a government plan for draft
ing men to operate and safeguard
the transportation arteries of the
country In case Of emergency.
No such plan was under contem-
plation by the administration SO
far az he was aware. Mr.. Weeks
said.
The statement was prompted by
reports that the administration
had perfected a plan for drafting
100000 men to act as strike break
ers and strike guards.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
President Will ReUielD
Meade Citizen Soldiers

President Harding will review
more :han l.400 men from the Citi-
zens' Military Training Camp. Camp
Meade, Nd. on the Ellipse at IL
a. m. Monday.
Artillery and cavalry divisions
will hike to Washington and the
infantry will reach here via the
Washington. Baltimore and Annapo-
lis Railway.
The tentative line of march for
the troops will begin at Fifteenth
and H streets northeast. follow
Maryland avenue to B and First
streets northwest. down First to
Pennsylvania avenue to the Treas
ury, to the Ellipse. then north on
West Executive avenue east or
Pennsylvania avenue to East Ex-
ecutive avenue. then circling the
Treasury Building will follow
Pennsylvania avenue to Seventh
street. where the parade will end.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
WEEKS URGES LAW
TO PROTECT DYES

Preservation and continued de-
velopment of the American dye and
organic chemical industry Is essen
ial to national defense, eScretary
OF War Weeks declared in a letter to
Senator McCumber. Of the Senate
Finance Committee made public
last night
His letter urged continuation of
the present law protecting the in
dustry in America
The dye industry" the Secretary
said, is the backbone of the organic
chemical industry and on which all
governments are dependent for
their high explosives. medicines and
other materials"
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR MRS. A. M. KING

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
NJ. King, Sc years old. who died at
the home Of her daughter. Mrs. Ed
win Terry. 6311 Illinois avenue
northwest. early Wednesday morn
ing, will be held at o'clock this
afternoon by Rev. DR.. John r. Ed
wards. Burial will be made in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Mrs. King was the widow OF
John w. King. a civil war veteran.
She was the oldest living member
Of a long-lived family. her brother
Peter NJ. McChesney. 81 years old,
and her sister. Mary E. Duley. 70
years old. surviving. She leaves
beside Mrs. Terry one other daugh-
ter, Mrs. Laura Osborn. and three
sons, John McChesney King. Cary
E. King and Harry l. King.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Touching An Auto
Is Not Criminal
Judge Mattingly Dismisses q
Charge Brought by
Police.

Touching an automobile belong
ing to another person is not sum-
Giant evidence upon which to prose-
cute a man for intention to steal.
declared Judge Mattingiy in Police
Court yesterday. when he dismissed
the case against Albert w. Zeh. 10
years old, of Newark. N. J.
Detective Alligood testified he
saw Zeh approach an automobile
owned by william J. Spencer. sec
retary OF the building trades d.
vision of the American Federation
of Labor. parked near an F street
theater. Later he and the owner
of the car saw the man again ap-
proach the car. and the arrest fol-
lowed
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
VIII Probe Complaints
OF Mt. Alto HOspitaL

Complaints from patients at
Mount Alto Veterans Hospital
brought Capt. c. Hamilton Cook, of
Buffalo, national commander of the
Disabled American Veterans, to
Washington yesterday. y
DR.. o. w. Mallow, in charge of
the hospital. a 300-bed institution,
Is said to have improved conditions
since he took command one year
ago. Two hundred and eighty pa
tients are at Mount Alto.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
TayI0rs Get Stiff
Traffic Sentences

The Taylors had hard time yes
terday in Trafic Court. Horace
Taylor was f1ned $40 for driving
machine without a permit and 81
more for having unclean license
tags.
Charles Taylor. no relative. was
fined $50 for driving a horse-drawn
vehicle while intoxicated and $40
on a colliding charge.
Yesterdays session was brief, but
two persons answered the roll call.
The collateral list contained twen-
ty-six names. The twenty-four who
failed to answer forfeited 1927.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
TEMPORARY JOBS
OFFERED BY U. S.

The Civil Service Commission is
receiving an unusual number OF
calls for stenographeys. both men
and women. for temporary employ
ment at rates from $1,000 to $1,000
year plus the bonus.
Persons in Washington and vi
cinity who have passed a stenog-
rapher and typist examination
during the past five years, not now
in the government service. and
willing to accept temporary en-
ploymet should report Immediately
to NJ. F. Halloran. chief certifica-
tion clerk, Civil Service Commits
sion. 1924 F street northwest.
The Commission also calls at
tention to the open competitive ex-
animation for stenographer and
typist which will be held Septem-
Der ~ for both men and women
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Officer Finds Baby
Lying in Brush
Cries of Rosy Checked, Four.
Week Old Miss Cause
Discovery.

Well dressed and rosy checked. .
baby girl. not more than four weeks
old. was discovered lying in a clump
of brush near Third and NJ streets
northeast. last night by Policeman
A. ]. Hall. of the Ninth precinct.
Hall, while patrolling NJ street,
was attracted by the cries of the
child. and found it wrapped in a
blue and white baby blanket. APP
parently It had been placed there
but a short time before.
The child first was taken to the
House of Detention and later was
transferred to st. AIMS Infant
Asylum. Search of its clothing
failed to reveal any marks Of iden-
tification.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Indorse Washington Post.

Resolutions approving the action
taken by George Washington Post,
No. l. American Legion, regardins q
women holding government posi-
tions whose husbands earn enough
to support them, while former serv.
Ice men are held out of Jobs. were
adopted by the George 3. Kiileen
Post No. rs. American Legion, last
night.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
DECREASE
IN FOOD PRICES

Washington retail food costs de-
creased one-half Of / per cent this
month making q total Of q S per
cent cut in q year.
These figures were announced
by the Bureau OF Labor Statistics
Of the Department OF Labor.
When the cost OF food Is com
pared with its cost in 1913. in So
large cities. Washington is near
the head OF the list with an in
crease OF 4s per cent In other
words, It costs half again as much
to eat now as IL did in 1913.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
INIT. VERNON ROAD
PROPOSED IN BILL
Rep. Moore Plans Boulevard
Linking Historic Site
With District.

A boulevard so feet wide to con-
meet Mount Vernon with Washing
ton is proposed in a bill introduced
yesterday by Representative r
Walton Moore. Virginia.
The new road would be called
Mount Vernon avenue and be under
the jurisdiction OF the Secretary Of
Agriculture, who would be author
ICED to survey possible routes and
provide shade trees. He would have
charge of the maintenance.
The bill carries an appropriation
of 3750.000 and authorizes the Sec
retary to accept contributions to aid
in the construction OF the highway
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Fail to Identify Here
Man Injured in Erie

Washington police were unable to
Identify John Little, who was re-
ported to have sustained a frac-
tured skull when thrown from a
rapidly moving freight train by
other train riders at Erie, Pa. Erie
authorities declare the injured man
gave Washington as his residence.
Mrs. John Little. 1913 East Capt.
tol street. said last night that she
had received a telegram from her
son, John Little, employed by the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company,
saying he was not the injured per-
son.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Air Chief, in Plane
Races With Storm
Gen. Mitchell Relates Most
Thrilling Flight Of His
Career.

Brig. Gen william Mitchell as
sistant chief OF the Army Air serv-
ice. returned yesterday from an In
spection tour OF air service activ-
ities in the Middle West after sx-
perisncing one OF the most hair
raising incidents Of his career.
Between Milwaukee and Culver.
Ind. Gen Mitchell encountered the
worst electrical storms In his ny
Ing experience With two COM
pan1ons. he was forced to race nfty
miles around the storm before he
could land. The airplane was
forced to q great height TO evade
terrific winds The storm was es-
timated TO be 1fo miles long.
Gen Mitchell few from DAYTON.
Ohio. yesterday In four hours and
twenty minutes.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Small Orders SheriffS
Stop Coal Destruction

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Aug. IL
Gov. Small tonight wired the sher-
IFS of Randolph. Perry. St Clair'
Monroe, and Jackson counties TO
make Immediate efforts to stop
miners from burning coal en- route
10 Missouri from nonunion Ken
lucky fields and from holding up
trains carrying such coal.
The situation Is critical. as
miner sympathizers have burned
and sidetracked nonunion coal al
several points and posted signs
notifying train crews that they will
not be allowed to handle nonunion
coal.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railroad is practically out of coal
on this account, according to off,
cials. The road has fuel at Cy-
press, ILL.,. but as 1t is nonunion
coal trainmen will not handle 1t.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Thieues Loot Home of
$3.50 in Securities

Thieves entered the home Of Lucy
G. Clark. of Chevy Chase. Nd. and
stole a number Of Liberty oonds
and war savings stamps valued at
$3.50 yesterday. Policemen OF subj
station are working on the case.
Gaining entrance to the Peoples
Bank, 1917 U street northwest, by
loosening a side door. thieves pried
open the bank safe and stole SsOo.
1. n. Ross. cashier of the bank. re-
ported the theft to police of the
Eighth precinct.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Dairy Chief Returns
From European Trip

DR.. H. E. Van Norman, president
of the Worlds Dairy Congress AS
sociation. has returned from Europe.
where he represented the State De-
partment at the international agrt-
cultural conference In Rome last
May.
He expressed confidence that all
of Western Europe will lend its
support to the worlds dairy con-
gress' in this country in October.
1928. President Harding has is
sued invitations to $50 nations to
send representatives.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18

nonpartisan tribunal that viii
thoroughly investigate, in the in
terest of all parties. every phase
of the industry and make public at
an early date its findings with such
recommendations as it may deem
proper and advisable.
Accordingly We urge upon you
the advisability Of appointing sucn
a commission without delay and
can assure you the fullest co-opera-
ton and support in such action"
Indiana coal operators will meet
miners in joint conference at
Terre Haute, Ind. Monday to nego-
tiats contracts on the basis of the
Cleveland agreement. the LABOR De-
nartment was Informed yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Child Crusaders
Ready to Quit City

The Child Crusaders. who invaded
Washington in April to obtain the
release of their fathers and broth
ers serving sentences for violation.
of the espionage act, are about q
leave, having procured the freedom
OF all but one OF the number in
whose interests they came. John
Pancner. of Detroit. has his case
before the President now.
There are still seventy-nve Do
litical prisoners in Jail, ffty-six OF
whom refused to ask for release on
account OF conscientious scruples
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
PEKIN PARLIAMENT
QUITS PRESIDENT Ii

PEKIN, Aug. 17.-Parliament de-
cided today not to act further un-
der President Ii Yuan Hung. whose
resignation is pending until the ar
rival OF Eugene Chen, representa-
tive of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, who is
bringing a manifesto expressing
willingness to accept whoever Is
proper to function until parliament
chooses a president for United China
This announcement definitely re-
moves DIR. Sun as a further obstruc-
tor to the Pekin government.
Despite DR.. Suns manifesto.
China appears to be approaching
further provincial independence.
making the perils Of the present
government SO great IL cannot last
long.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Going
On TODAY

Meeting-National Capital Post No. 1T,
veterans Of Foreign Wars. 1872 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, D. m.
Meeting-Syracusans Lodge No 10 pvtb-
Ian Temple, 1912 Ninth street northwest,
8 .. N.
swimming-Central high School pool,
Thirteenth and Clifton streets northwest,
Meeting-Business Women. corr.t,
Church Of Covenant, evening.
Danee-Hedom Club. Fort Berry Country
Address-C. Hamilton Cook, Of Buffalo. m.
uonal commander Disabled American vet
erans, to patients Of Mount Alto Hospital,
1880 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Manchester Skipper Cleared

Ofhcers OF the steamer Charlc
Macalester did all in their powe-
to preserve order on June Il when
a riot. resulting in one death oc-
Cured. according to a report sub
mitted TO the Steamboat Inspection
Service Of the Department OF Com.
merce by an investigating board
yesterday The sum Of evidencr
gathered from nineteen witness,s
clears ]. II. Turner. master of the
vessel, from culpabiiIty.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-18
Lejeune RecOunts
History of Corps

History Of the Marine Corps from
the date Of its inception to the
present time was briefly recounted
by Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, COM
mandant, to the Civitan Club at the
City Club yesterday
Gen. Lejeune said that the FIRST
Marine Corps organization was
started in England and that ours
was patterned after It.
The fact that the housekeeping
expenses" of the corps have been
reduced $S.0oo.000 in the last year
was stressed by the general.
Rudolph Jose presided.