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New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

The complete list Of those asked to
attend the Harding conference was not
available yesterday, but il was learned
that among those who arc certain to
meet the President are Howard Elliott.
chairman Of tho Northern Pacific; Rob
ert s. Lovett. chairman of the Unicn
Pacific: T. D. Underwood. president OF
the Eric: julius kruttschnitt, chairman
Of the Southern Pacific; A. H. Smith.
pres ident Of the New Yorl; Central;
Samuel Rcs, president Of the Pennsyl-
vania, and Hale Holden. prcsiden, OF
the Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy.
Mentioned among others az likely
president Of the Baltimore g. ohio
Fairfa% Harrison. president of The
Southern Railway: ". l.. Mapotncr.
president Of the Louisville & Nash
vile; ". B. Store, president of the
Santa Fo; Ralph Budd president Of
the Great Northern; II. h. Byram
president Of the Chicago, Milwaukee 3
81. Paul. and l.. i. Pearson. president
Of the New Haven.
Nj Eliiott's comment on the con
ference was that it had been called to
discuss railway matters" He SAID i.
was difficult to assume lust what this
phrase would include, but expressed
tho opinion that i might cover cor
soidations, valuations, the labor prob
lem or rates.
The inference gathered from opin-
IONS EXPRESSED Was that The rail heads.
contrary to the Wash shnQtor view, VIII
oppose any voluntary further cut in
rates.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

Hon nrestead-Ilrginia Hot Springs: Nav
ideal month for cure through puiin9an
from New York Booking ONCE. Ritz-
Carlton Hctel.--Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11
Cut in Freight
Rates Seen i'm
Harding; {; Move
Ra'i Executives Expected TO
Announce Sharp SIasI, as
Result of Conference, Al
though Some viii Object
income Continues TO Gain
Congress Prepares to Act
if Voluntary Reduction
OF Tariffs L. MOI Made

FROM jhe Ttibune'S Washington SurcoH
WASHINGTON. May lO.-Heayv re-
auctions in freight rates on all the
Leading railroads Of the United States
are expected to follow the conference
between President Harding and rail
road executives which will be held Nav
20 at the White House. Most Of the
executives arc said to be ready to re-
ducc rates voluntarily The movement
IN all probability will be resisted bv
three or four of the principal roads.
but it is believed in tho end all Will
agree 10 lower tariffs.
II the executives should refuse to
reduce rates the movement in Con-
sress for the ovcrhaulins of the trans
portatlon act, the Cummins Esch Law.
Will be greatly accentuated.
Complaint Is Nation Vide
There is widespread complaint
against rates, especially among the
farmers and livestock men. For months
the railroad executives have been
uised oy senator Cummins, chairman
OF the Interstate Commerce Committee
OF the Senate and others IN Congress
10 reduce rates voluntariiy They have
been told that in the long run it would
be to their advantage and would
strengthen them in public favor f they
cut their rates in the industrial recon
structlon period TO the point where the
roads could maintain operation with
out making much if any net income.
Apart from the Pennsylvania and
two or three prominent Western lines,
the roads are understood to view with
favor material reductions The roads
IN March averaged net income Of
nearly per cent on the tentative
valuation fixed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission. In such crcun
stances the more prosperous roads, at
least, could stand reduction Of
charges.
One plan which nay be followed. jf
there are voluntary reductions, is 10
make them on some basic commodities.
The plan of n horizontal reduction also
is under consideration
New-York tribune., 1922-05-11

ISFACTIoN WITH
All, Me ERCH A n D 5 &
AWE RTISED In THE
TpIRIJNE Is GUARANTEED
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-09-02

held it's gains, by the coal trust
which never has seen the top Of
prices, by the money trust which be-
lieves the minimum earnings of a
New York bank should be % per
cent by divine right, by the sugar
trust, by the tobacco trust, by the
millers' trust, by the cotton trust,
and by the oil trust which has taken
200 per cent in New Jersey for the
past IL years and which took 1900
per cent stock dividend in Indiana in
1912 and $50 per cent annual cash
dividends over all ever since.
An Inverted Pyramid.
"The farmer and the laboring men
have put on their spectacles and
taken look at this inverted pyra-
mid of profits. They have decided
to quit fighting each other for the
bottom place and to Join hands and
fight the combinations for the top.
In this fight there is no neutral
ground. 1t is now up to you to de-
eide whether you will join with pro-
ducing labor on the farm and in the
factory to build solid foundation Of
stabilized and limited profits for the
earnings Of capital, or whether you
will continue suspended by the ball
loon of high finance until its chain
store idea has dropped you upon the
rocks Of disaster.
What is it that has turned this
pyramid of profits upside down?
Organization. Every one Of the
trusts which I have described is OPP
Grated by an organization as auto
cratic and as efficient as>Napoleon's
army. All are federated tdGether in
the United States ChamsA of Com
merce and united for Thought and
action as closely as the allied armies
under Marshal Foch. They are pro-
tected by charters of incorporation,
which afford the most efficient ma
chinery for collective action and the
private fortunes of the stockholders
are exempt from liability. Among
these corporations gentlemen's
agreements have become more pow
erful than antitrust laws even in
the supreme court of the United
States. Labor has partly organized,
claiming the same rights Of collec-
tive action to which it is certainly
entitled, but which are still largely
denied.
AT the beginning Of 1920 the far
mer was still prosperous. Credit was
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-09-02

out the country banks. Being thus
fortified the credit to the farmers
was called. This was easily possible
through the federal reserve bank and
hard to detect after done
Under the original scheme of
credit allotment, the share of agri-
culture was small and it had been
largely overloaned. For instance, the
allotment to Iowa was only $s6,000,-
900 while one Chicago bank had an
allotment, of $S0,000,o00 and one
New York bank $145,000,000.> 49,
BASED upon resources, Iowa
should have a federal reserve allot-
ment Of more than, 5000. 5000 and
the total outside loans only amounted
to $150,00o,0 900. OF this sum the fed
eral reserve furnished $91,ooo,o0o
which was $55.000,000 in excess OF
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-09-02
NEXT IOWA SENATOR TO BE MAN OF La TOILETTE TYPE

plentiful, prices good, freight rates
not yet risen, and a world demand
far greater than production with
buying power enough to more than
take all our surplus farm products
and with the profits Of all other
capital far in advance Of the farm.
1T was under these glowing con-
ditions that capital with its credit
control decided to strike. The deci-
sion was made in secret and carried
out in stealth.
big business proceeded to make
its own credit secure. For instance,
one big packing company secured a
10-year loan Of $60,000,000, another
Of $50, 100000, and the others in like
proportion.
these vast sums were obtained
largely from the farmers through.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-09-02

Grafton was deflation OF farm pro-
ducts Of more than $7,oo0,000,o0os in
1920. There are no other substan-
tial causes. The world demand for
farm products was far greater than
the supply. It is said the buying pow
er of the world was impaired, but it
was still strong enough to take all
our surplus.
The effect on wheat is a clear ex-
ample. F or 1920 the price went down
(Continued ON paee 10y
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our allotment and this excess was
called. This forced the farmers to
sell their product near harvest and
of course the prices fell.
1--WE now know that the federal re-
serve bank had over $1,200,O00,000
of unused credit at the time these
loans were called, hence it's action
was arbitrary, but not more arbi-
trary than the system of ~allottihg
credit which gave Iowa only $685.
100000. The result of this whole op-
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-09-02

Continued on page 19)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
j. 5. HAS HEAVY ROAD
BUILDING PLAN AHEAD
(Coutinued from Page u

to the national system. At the same
time the roads will be SO selected as
to serve the most important local re-
quirements. With marked identifi-
cations, the system adopted in the
building of the railways of the coun-
try will be borne in mind in the con-
struction of the country's new high
ways. There will be main lines of
highway communication between CEN
tiers and thousands of miles of feed
err roads, reaching back into the more
sparsely settled regions and into the
rich agricultural sections, to tap areas
whose population and products will
flow over the new systems.
New roads Till be planned and
built-thousands of miles of them
where they vii fit most advantageous
ly with the entire program. The bu-
reau is continuing its research work
into the most efficient methods of
road building, including the charac-
ter and wearing power Of materials,
resisting qualities of various sub
soils, etc, and has amassed a consid-
cradle store of valuable information
al of which will be available for the
highway engineer Of tomorrow, whom
the Board is seeking to have educated
in practical and modern methods.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
HAD STUDIED HIS SUBJECT
Little Bobby's Essay Showed He Knew
Practically All There Was to
Know About Doors.

Little Bobby Jones was told. to write
an essay on 'tDoor," and the effort
which he sent in was as follows:
Most houses have all the doors
that they need, and no house is COM
plete without at least one. The two
main differences between a door and
a gate Is: first, their opposite loca-
ton; and, second, that people have
much less respect for a gate, and
would rather kick It than knock on it.
but a gate is more useful than a
door because it does everything that
a door can do, and, besides that, it
can be climbed over, and often is.
''The door handle is a small but i'm
portant part Of the door which peo-
pie never appreciate until it comes
off. Most people never notice the door
handle unless it is brought to their
notice on account Of having jam
spread all over 1t.
doors are great things to give peo-
pie privacy, and would give them still
more if it wasn't for the keyholes."-
Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
LETTER MAY BE RECALLED
Post Office Department Regulations
Mak3 Provision for Withdrawal
From the Mails.

Have you ever written letter,
mailed 1t in a corner box or in your
local postoffice and then changed your
mind? asks a Postoffice department
bulletin. Have you ever lain awake
all night wishing you had the letter
back again and thinking that, shav-
ing once mailed it, there was no chance
of recalling it?
If you have had such an experience
don't let it worry you in the future.
for under the postal laws and regula-
tons 1t is a comparatively easy matter
for you to get the letter back into your
own hands. -
All you have to do is to go to your
local postmaster and explain to him
that you want to withdraw your letter
from the mails. The postmaster must
comply with your request, providing
you can furnish proofs that you are
the sender of the missive. These
proofs consist of giving an accurate
description Of the letter you wish to
get back as we'll as presenting to the
postmaster sample of your hand
writing, which must be identical with
that on the original letter.
The rules of the Postoffice depart
ment also permit postmasters to tele-
graph to the railway mail clerk and
get him to take recalled letter out
Of a mail pouch after it has left the
city on the way to it's destination. This
measure to secure the return of let
ter is only taken, however, in extreme
emergencies.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
Ancestry Of .Birda

Evolutionists believe that man arose
from the basic stock that produced
the apes. 9 The ancestry of birds can
be retraced still further to none other
than the lowly reptile. Fossil birds,
to which we must look for our evil
dence, are almost as scarce as fossil
men. Extinct reptiles and mammals
have been preserved for us in album
dance, but the very power Of flight,
which raised the bird above its rep
lillian ancestors, has done much to
cheat US of avian remains. Cumbrous,
awkward creatures, without this mag
ic gift, chance caught in sticky pitch
or the treacherous mud of some Ia
COON, are unable to escape its grip.
But the light-bodied, quick-winged
bird Is seldom trapped in such way.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
FINAL ARMISTICE DAY
PLANS ASSURE BEMDl
AN EXCELLENT PRORA
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page ~ =
sure to be present at the next regular
meeting October. &c when game din
ner will probably be served at 7:15
The Elks lodge has extended the
privileges; of the club rooms, dining
room and kitchen for this date. Din
ner will probably be served at 7:I5
and will be- followed by an entertain
ment program such. as the POST has
never before, enjoyed at any Of its
meetings, Arrangements for the
feed are in care Of R. B.Lycan and.
the program under the direction of
j. J. Pearce. X Announcements giving
the full particulars will be sent out
to members soon. -.
DR.. A. Dannenberg missed some
thing by not being present at the
meeting Thursday night, although
he will have another chance if he
is present October 26. Besides get
ting fine feed and entertainment at
practically no cost whatever, some
member is going to receive nice
big present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
Teach the Child to Dance and When Hell Grown
+.: Up He Will Not Jazz j s.> H..
By NINE ANNA PAvLowA, Russian Dancer


ain child the he should and when he is old he
will not depart This might be changed TO read Ieah child
to dance and when heesod he will not jazz" II ' 80.
attempted American of JAZZ, bsony few
times would say could anything in
guess the that reared different atmosphere Russia
dancing and music that interpret the
The schools that ia important
reading and writing Children taught ballroom the
and time goes embrace The idealso their Instructors
the love of beautiful music perfect pose and graceful carriage p
And there the awful music the crash of drums the moaning Of
horns and the other things that to make music We
melody or harmony in that music. #@ ..-4-z ;.
Teach young people the country the ballroom dancing Start
them young When they old enough dances they will love the
beautiful graceful movements and will be daeu to them
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
REMAINS OF A, E. mccoy
SHIPPED TO ALTAMONT, ILL

The remains Of A. E. Mccoy, who
passed away Monday evening, after a
lingering illness at a summer cottage
at LaMoure, following lingering
illness were shipped yesterday to Alta
mont, Illinois, where funeral services
will be held and interment made.
Mrs. Mccoy, who has been with her
husband while in Bemidji and Mr..
McCoy's brother, accompanied the
body. Several relatives who live in
South Dakota were unable to reach
here in time to go from here with
them and are expected to join them at
Chicago en- route. H. N. Mckee,
funeral director, had charge Of the
arrangements in Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH :,
CONSIDERED UNLUCKY DAY

Friday, the Thirteenth, is upon the
world again. This date is considered
very unlucky day for 9 man to try
to walk "cross Lake Bemidji without
his overshoes on. If he has any
creditors, it would also be unlucky
for them if he were to try it.
One fellow suggests that the reason
why number Is is considered unlucky
is that every person, so far as he
knows, who was born in the Thirteen
til century, met death long ago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
Her Curiosity,

The audience held it's breath with
amazement as the acrobat swung high
above the rostrum, held only by afrail
cord looped around one foot.
Somewhere among the spectators a
little girl arose from her seat.
Mama" she shouted, breaking 'the
silence, "can you do thatY'
The lady tried to quiet her, but the
child persisted in demanding whether
or not her mother had ever climbed
ropes or done anything Of this sort.
At last, embarrassed by the attention
which the child was attracting, the
mother jerked the child into the seat,
warning, "You just wait until I get
homer"
"Oh!" exclaimed the little disturber,
then your gonna try itT-Judge.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
TO DEDICATE NEW SCHOOL
SOUTH OF SOLWAY, TONIGHT

The new modern one-room school
building south of Solway, District
No. 81, taught by Miss Esther An
derson, will be dedicated this even
ing with appropriate ceremonies. A
large number of Bemidji people are
planning to attend. Talks will be
made by County Superintendent j.
c. McGhee, also by w. A. Cummings
and the Bemidji high school glee club
under the direction of the supervisor
of music, Beth Evans Yaple, will
sing. Other numbers will be furnish
ed by, the school, and lunch will be
served following the evenings pro-
gram.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
BUCK STECHMAN SERIOUSLY
H. SAWS N n app COACH

ILL, JAZZ N. d. % VOACH
According to word received this
morning by DR.. J. W. Diedrich from
Paul J. Davis, coach at the Univer-
sity of North Dakota at Grand Forks,
Buck Stechman, center on the varsity
eleven and a resident of Bemidji
while attending school here a few
years ago, is seriously ill with pneu-
monia. He was taken to a Grand
Forks hospital about a week ago. His
family is there with him. Mr.. DAVIS
says that Buck is putting up a won
derful battle and still holding his
own. It is expected that the next
three days will show marked change
in his condition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
FAIR ASSOCIATION HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING TOMORROW

All members Of the Beltraml Coun-
rty- Agricultural association and all
other persons interested in the devel-
opment of the Northern Minnesota
Fair are urged to be present Saturday
afternoon at the Civic and Commerce
} association rooms When the annual
meeting. Of the fair association will
be held. A board Of directors and
. officers for. the new year will be cleo
ted and other annual business will be
attended to. % ,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13

Seattle Elects Two Women.
Two women have been elected to
the city council Of Seattle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-13
Quarrelsome.

Before we were married her people
said we would never get along" -
"Well?"
swell, they were partly right
Detroit Free Press. !
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
WHAT MEAN THESE RUMoRs?


the Judiciary Committee, that
We truth such
we'll Democrats made
BILL
passage House with The distinct under
Senate Committee The charge
ing within it,
sincerity the Republican party
consideration that the Re
the Judiciary Committee on the
question What do these
a
lould
a party a
make the whether the
Activities the Republicans
question, and
other legislation
delay the the will
"A little learning is a dangerous thing. Drink
the poisonous
while drinking again"
The House
learning to passage
the Senate is
Not
st Louis
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
LYNCHING VS.. "MoB MURDERS"

North Carolina becoming impatient over b ~ -
securing the exraou from Canada Bullock who is
wanted for the crime of melting that North Cron
good being fear that the Negro will no
lynched, if he be returned fort trial
a lengthy statement defending tho stt
reputation and declaring socad ncbnr arc Moth
ing than murders criminals the victim the mu
ders frequently taking get possession of m or
inas
The Governors argument without
difference Killing of mobs before m M
cers arrive may relieve the officers of blame neglect of duty r
ded they make due effort in time but it difficult 70 ~
of that kills before tho s .
arrested and Of one that kills after arrested
Furthermore there little difference in tb, i
jury to the law If they away from an officer thew arc
usurpers and for dangerous to the established cow
eminent as an armed foreign But when thew den
the Officers of the right to accused Of crie b 90
tense against the law grave for in furnishing tho -
themselves they still functions of the constituted
authorities
1t speaks well for the prisoners are taken AWAY
from n and ynched in North Carolina speak well for
large part Oh the population North most of what Gov
MORRISON prefers to designate crowds Of en-
e occur before the officers the accused
The governor and the North Carolina have RIGHT 20
feel Inundated that their aw-abdng and aw-enforcir ~
has been called into question by government Mob violence in
North Carolina has not been other States b q
has nevertheless existed the this particular
with the Canadian by the fact thar This Na
brother was nched murdered Morrison would saw for
this
If North Cardinals difficulty Canada over this exad,r os
should result in better supremacy of law among those
who given damage to the States enuta will
nav W eS oSe" Houston
The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-03-25
CHUCRH DEBT AND NTNEYS.

recent article published under Houston date line
states that the pastor of Negro church there proposes to
off the major portion of the Indebtedness of $4,000 his
church by the operation Of jtney on the streets.
To those who have had close acquaintance with automobiles,
whether for hire private such declaration and belief
will smile and wise nod which if translated might read
ut can't be did They very likely to feel that ney oper
aed thus might do to increase than to decrease the
debt of the church in whose name it is
But considered from the standpoint of novelty the plan has
much in its favor So far the public concerned it
has never before beer tried 1t may succeed.
But without special reference the church above mention
ed serious consideration may well be given church debts
they generally incurred by Negro congregations.
1t generally supposed that individuals private concerns
etc. contract debts beyond their power quidate
followed by bankers and individuals who money lenders
credit exenders of rigid examination of ones general financial
reputation That churches Negro churches especially should
not be considered is strange
And in thinking of tie many instances which to be
found of congregations which through of years bur-
den1 by debt to wonder whether the
agacy the lender low ebb at the time of the
transaction whether the ceduty of the membership and
enng board of the church had not been allowed to oesep it
self bargain FOR than really received Even passing
acquaintance with bankers and brokers will leaning
ward the latter belief.
But the soundness faay of that position not worthy
of much consideration the question of whether not the
AVERAGE Negro congregation it found in Southern towns
does beyond its reach in erecting costly church edces
Would they prosper greatly by thrng of the
financial ability and devotion of their individual memberships
their actual needs in the of and spacious buildings
rather than to think and they too often do in terms of
Their fellows in their town state?
it that churches the public but be
remembered that usually is the membership Of each church
upon which the responsibility of its maintenance and support
falls Should people comparatively few of whom homes