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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-16
Subsidy Bill Would Place
 Warrior RiUer at Mercy Of
 Railroads, Says Bankhead
Would Allow Carriers to 0per- ate Barge Line Competing With Government-SeCtion May Be Taken From Meas ure
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

NheoAihbAoh DuNtHus Anc hkC-EcEAluf
 800 Davidson Building.
 Washington, April 15.-(Special.) A section of the so-called ship sub sidy bill, advocated by the President, would, if enacted, put the barge lines on the Mississippi and Warrior rivers at the mercy of the railroads of the country and thus as public enter prises, out of business, according to Representative W. B. Banhead, in a statement for this newspaper to- night.
 The ninth paragraph of section of the subsidy act provides that railroads shall not own competing Water carriers. A proviso added by section SOP, in the opinion of MT. Bankhead, makes it possible for rall- roads to own competing carriers op- erating between ports not included in the eoastwise trade of the United States.
 MT. Bahkhead states: It will be observed that this will allow railroads to own and operate water carriers on the Mississippi- Warrior. If the bill becomes law, it will offer peculiarly aggreYating situation on the War. rior.
 There would be nothing to prevent the railroads establishing line in competition with the government line The line owned by the railroads could cut rates because the owners could well afford to do so in an eff fort to drive the government out of business. IL would drive the govern ment out of business for it would casue the government line to lose money so rapidly that it would be forced to retire.
 The result would be that the rail- roads ultimately would absorb the government lines. Then rates could be established al the pleasure of the railroads"
 Mystery About Authorship
 MT. Bankhead added that there was mystery as to the authorship of the Dill in question. lie declared that Senator Jones of Washington, who introduced the bill, stated. when his attention was called to the alleged joker that he had not been aware of it's existence and that he would from the present moment oppose It.
 Frederick l. Thompson, commits sioner of the United States shipping board, when interviewed tonight ds clared that the section in question was not called to his attention in the study or the bill by the shipping board members.
 If there is joker or any other feature of the measure" said he. that tends to neutralize independent or government waterway service as Representative Bankhead believes 10 be true, the democratic members O. the shipping board will oppose it vigorously.
 Nothing should be tolerated which even tends to give railroads an op- portunity to eliminate competition on inland rivers"
 The idea obtains that the commerce committee since the attention of it's chairman has been called to the sec ton alleged to be favorable 10 the railroads as against the government VIII strike the section from the bill. otherwise, Congress will defeat it, in the opinion of Representative Bank head Mir. Bankhead is already ac- lively moving to bring about it's de- feat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
AFRICAN ! TRIALS R! BY. ORDEAL
A. In the Middle Ages, the Accused
Has Little chanes Of Proving
His lnnoeonee.

!, In one part of Africa a native who
has fallen foul Of the law can only
prove himself innocent by swimming
through pool infested with croco-
dies. IL he gets through safely--al-
most an impossible feat-he Ii a free
man.
- Not 80 dangerous. but exceedingly
unpleasant, 10 the "orfieal BY pepper" !"
The accused Is given a pipe-says
Dugald Campbell. in his book entitled
I'm the Heart Of Bantuland"-and this
Is filled to the top Of the bowl with
a mixture of tobacco, red pepper, and
one or two lesser Ingredients. The
offender has to smoke this peppery
mixture until all the tobacco is smoked
to dust. Should he be forced to spit.
he II considered guilty.
Mr.. Campbell's book Is full Of in
terest. He tells US that dolls, In Ban
tuland, ara made from corncobs. Clay
Is used for the heads, and beads for
|. the eyes and teeth.
:, Should a child die, the doll Is hand
ed to a sister, but II there Is no sis
ter, the doll is buried With all cere'
mony in a grave beside that Of the
dead child J., 80
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
New Works Sanitary Districts.


New York has four square miles Of
sanitary districts with over 25O,OOO
population per square mile. The New
York city 1920 census committee, DR..
Walter Laidlow, executive secretary,
has issued the following statement:
1.-THE permanent map for the taking
and ,tabulating Of the population OF
New York on which the census Of 1920
was enumerated has 3, 1927 sanitary dis
trict areas. Sixty-six Of these In 1910
whose acreage totaled 1896 then had
a population Of 1,208,6 an average Of
453 persons per acre. If the whole area
of New York in 1910 had been popu-
lated as densely as these 2,866 acres
the equivalent of the whole population
of the United, States, and then some,
as in; 1910, could have been packed
within the, limits Of Greater New
York" .:.>
This number. of persons per acre in
congested districts is now reduced to
S02, the statement adds.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
compaok Lantern.

Measuring but six BY flve and one
half inches, an electric: lamp has been
placed on the market and is available
for general use, The case, is made Of
heavy metal thoroughly nlckel-platetl.
A standard low-voltaye tungsten lamp
( is used, we'll protected BY q wire guard.
A, bail servss asa handle. and the hook
on 1t permits it to be hung on a rod,
nailior hook. 3. The, bail can be rotated,
lso that tho lantern may be turned to
any angle desired and carried upward,
downward or sideways.
st With the dry battery used in this
lamp 1t viii give about 20 hours con-
tinuous service and about 40 hours in.
termittent Washington Star.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
SAVING BY WATERWAY

Edward E. Blodgett, chairman Of the Maritime
association of Boston, advocates purchase Of: the
Cape Cod canal, which will, he says, save Is cents
ton on delivery Of coal to New England. That
is the saving to be made by shortening the water
mileage between Norfolk and Boston.
Mr.. Blodgett is opposed to the St. Lawrence
project because he believes it is chiefly power
development and the government ought not to 60
into business. 49,: -, -; 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
RlTcHIE 4: FAIR CANDIDATE

'Fairness to his constituency" is the slogan up
on which tho friends Of A. P. Rtchie expect to
vote him the successful nominee 1T the primaries
June 10. i" ..>, :~<,$" -s%3 @
II cannot be candidate Of any political party,
organization, clique or corporation or any other
organization having for its objects Especial Priv
leges; said Mr.. Richie, in discussing the present
campaign. -ssesAsr;s%S~"@'
b''Were to be such candidate, could not be a
fair candidate to all the people Of my district TO
be fair under such circumstances, might Be- COM
PEELED to betray the very clique whose candidate I
might have chosen to be. .,:>4,,. %.l.ss, %lEs vi
II wish it distinctly understood that have made
no promises, and that shall make none that will
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
PLEASED fHE, 14M0NEY BAGS"
European Capitalists 'Lisssnsd WITH
t4,ss Pleasure sAeeounts Reetss. &sss :.
fsIier'a stvpsndous Wealth. ,,.,

~ During my stay in London &C.
cepted an invitation to have luncheon
with Lord RotEschild at his office, John
Hays Hammond writes in Scribner's.
It had been my custom, extending over
a period Of many, years, to drop In
informally and have luncheon with
the Rothschilds once or twice during
each Of my frequent visits to London.
On these occasions always the most
interesting topic of conversation was
my estimate Of the wealth Of Rookie
feller and other rich Americans. Lord
Rothschild invariably introduced the
subject and forewarned, was ready
to give him the desired thrill. He
would usually start with some ''piker"
capitalist. whose wealth did not
amount to more than the paltry sum
Of $1OO,OOO,OOO, and then worked up
by queries until he reached the Ameri-
can Croesus, John d. Rockefeller. 1t
would be an unpatriotic American who
would belittle the wealth Of a COM
patriot at time like this, and after
AdSAAS uOuCoIAy 0NAAltICuS IA ACRAJ ~
Lord Rothschild's question, that Rocke'
feller was certainly, worth $5OO,OOO,-
600, assuming an air of ultra-conserva-
tisn, would allow him to extOrt what
was to him q delectable fact that Rock
efeller was worth at least $780,
100000; and when the money bags
around the table stared at me with
an expression Of pleased surprise,
but not of doubt. I would in subdued
tone convey to them the fact that
in informed financial circles Of Amer.
lea the Rockefellers' wealth was esti-
mated at over s., ,O0O,OOO,OOO! The in
ternationalism of the Rothschild fam
lily, and the utter lack Of envy, IN
evidenced In the unmistakable pleas
ure which characterized the reception
of this utbit Of high finance.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07

Ernie Lundeen was about the only one who ever
thought he was candidate for the senate and
since they began throwing bricks even Ernie has
his doubts. ~ -: + - -. = ,,l... ~ -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
Girl. Fourteen, 10 Six Feet Tall.

!, Kathleen Clarke, fourteen years old,
and six feet In height, is the tallest
girl In England. Medical men declare
the girl to be perfectly normal In e..
cry respect and are Of the opinion that
she will continue to grow until she Is
seventeen u eighteen
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
NEW LAWS FOR FARMERS LOANS

W." 7Ss>'H11s<9 3S07S1No
The need for better facilities for providing cred
its Of intermediates length to farmers seems vel
established, the National Bank Of Commerce in
New York believes. IN tho June issue Of its maga-
zinc, Commerce Monthly, the bank declares that
although commercial institutions are amply able
to supply short-term funds, there is real demand
for legislation by congress to readjust the ma
chnery for making agricultural loans having ma
turity Of from six months to three years. The
plan to amend the Federal Farm Loan Act for this
purpose and the temporary extension Of the life of
the War Finance corporation, it believes, merit
serious consideration. Il # vi Z %ss1i}' ,.s#: -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK.
(By E. r. Waite)

DID YOU EVER STOP TO THINK:
i (By e. R. Waits)
! THAT any city without any definite pro-
gram for the future is "out Of luck" They
had better get busy. "a 49, <.'
THAT you can put personality into busi-
ness in way that will make friends all
around. ~ 4 -.
THAT competition between cities spur
them on to civic achievement.
THAT your newspapers are the most pow
erful institutions in your city. They vitality
effect the destiny Of every citizen. They send
their messages into every home.
THAT you should make every effort to
keep your city = wide-awake and growing
city.
THAT you should quit chasing = rainbow
and with PUSH and PEP, help keep your
city a MODERN CITY.
THAT you should be d living, doing, ac-,
tive partner in every project for the civic :
betterment and growth Of your city.
THAT your newspapers stand high in the .
esteem and confidence Of the intelligent,
buying public Of your wonderful, rich and
prosperous section. = f 4'~ % KY e.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07

not communicate to the public. The people have
q right to know what a chosen servant Of theirs
does, and must insist upon being fair with all the
people all Of the time: In this manner alone can
] hope to maintain the confidence Of the voter
That the sentiment for Mr.. Ritchie is growing
with the approach Of the primaries cannot be
denied. He operates in the open. He keeps no
secrets from the people, which fact should beget
ahd does beget the confidence Of the voters, men
and women alike. NJ ~ =: -. =: .~".'
=, Il has been conceded by residents Of Koochch-
ing county that Beltrami county be given the right
to name the senator from the district, which COM
prises the two counties. A more representative
candidate than Mr.. sRitche could not have been
chosen. He is being endorsed by farmers club af-
ter farmers club and business men in Bemidji and
other cities in the district. II these endorsements
mean anything, hefishould VIM lof
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07
1.-TWO; GREAT oPPoRTrUJNiTIEs

A signed article by Arthur NJ. Evans in the Chi
c.so Tribune e Aay e sazs Tbs St AaYEsnee sea-
way projsct lhd Abolition Plus are
linked as great opportunity in the race for the
worlds n'atfsts, He refers to the automotive in
dustry concntrated in the Great Lakes region, and
the agricultural supplement- industry As to iron
and steel industries opening the seaway will give
them q choice Of benefits location upon the At
lantic, to which they can bring ore at less cost,
or a location on the Lakes, from which they can
ship their product at less cost. The movement from
the lakes to- the of steel will be not less
than 100000 tons a year, as soon as this route
is open. =. <1sS!>: -,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07

~ Can't be said that Jack Dempsey isn't looking for
fight; he has asked his sweetheart's mother to
live with them -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-06-07

Our idea'of a spendthrift is q man who will pay
81 for one Of those maybe Georgi'
watermeons. & .;..~ >t. =:
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
REFLECTION IN ONES TRUST
Belief In AnotheTs Goodness Well
Explained as the Sympathetic
Affection of Our Own.

Trust Is the belief in another's good
tess on the inspiration of your own.
The moment you ask for other grounds
.han this, and withhold your reliance
ill It can rest on external proof. you
cease TO trust and stipulate for knowl-
edge. On the other hand, If the con-
siding temper is so dominant as TO blind
YOU to opposing evidence and refuse
he correction of positive experience, it
}ecomes q weak credulity. In both
Extremes the pure soul breaks with the
clear intellect. becoming its slave In
he one case, and its tyrant in the
other. The genuine sphere of trust Is
found in neutral instances, where out
ward proof is absent or In eQuipoise,
and the Prescriptions Of right atfec-
ion have the undisputed field to them
selves. And even then, 1t is not mere
arbitrary hypothesis, pleasantly flung
across the gap Of ignorance TO veil 1t
With a curtain of painted cloud; not
a mere willingness to live In happy
ielusion till the rough winds Of reality
shall dissipate 1t; but rather, the quick
instinct by which the pure heart
recognizes purity, and love catches
The eye Of love So that, In its true
exercise, trust is the intuitive, appre-
aension Of another's goodness by the
sympathetic affection of our own
James Martineau.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
WIGS MARX OF DISTINCTION
First Worn by Lawyers as Sort Of
Uniform to Distinguish Them
From the Priests.

The law, like every other profession,
was largely in the hands of the church
practically the only educated people)
during the Middle ages, and when lay
pleaders were first introduced they
wore a special kind of head covering,
to distinguish them from their clerical
brethren. This headgear became
recognized part Of the lawyers dress.
When Gin the sixteen aundreds) the
wig was introduced into England from
France, ell classes of gentle folk
adopted the new fashion; courtiers
and doctors, officers and lawyers were
all heWigged. Indeed, the wig was an
essential part of clerical dress, nor
was it officially discontinued as such
Till well into the last century. With
the conservative legal profession, how
ever, ii was still preserved as part OF
The court Uniform, and today a bar
rister cannot "be heard" without his
wig-he would be IL much the same
position as a soldier appearing On
parade Improperly dressed" Not
only are wigs still Worn by barristers
and judges-the latter having a much
larger "full-bottomed" yariety-but
they are also part Of the dress of the
speaker of the house Of commons, of
the parliament clerks, and Of the lord
chancellor.-Montreal Family Herald
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
Appropriate, Whatf

Ihe church at Work, published by
the National Council of the Episconal
church, tells Of a resourceful native or.
ganlst who was called upon suddenly
10 1urnlsh the music for a mission
wedding ceremony at Hankow, China,
Inc bridegroom had recently become
christian. Following the custom
ne sent beautiful sedan chair and n
brass band to escort the bride TO his
home, where the ceremony was to he
performed. Something DELAYED the
bride, and the impatient young man
hurried down to the mission house
where 1t was decided to have ,he
wedding on the spot. A meeting was
In progress In the church, so if WAS
impossible to have the brass band
play. Whereupon one Elsie Ii vas
Communicated to play the weddinc
march. There was no sheet music or
hand, and Elsie was not equal to the
task OF playing Mendelssohn from
memory. She was strong, however,
On one good old march tune. and NJ.
coruingly the wedding party were dunn
founded and amused a few minutes
later when the bride and bridegroom
garched blithely forward to the altar
to the tune Of Onward Christiax
Soldiers Marching - - war.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
I~g'g.9'H'T'gd@faEE
DRESS OF PREHISTORIC TIMES
Remarkable Frocks Worn at Recent
Display Staged in the City
Of London.

Wearing a dress copied from a rock
Lady Warrenden appeared at q
pageant of dress in London, AID
the most remarkable thing about this
costume was that it might have come
from a fashionable modiste of today
SO near to present-day fashion did i
seem, according to the London Daily
Graphic.
Lady Warrenden'S frock was esti
mated to represent fashion existent
any time between 10000 and e0,000
years ago. One young lady wore q
Spanish dancing frock believed to b
replica of one worn at least 10000
B. c. Instead of painting her arms
and chest, she wore brown tights I'LL
covered with real plumage, and feath-
er anklets to match.
The Daily Graphic describes the at
tire processing to copy that worn by
Queen Boadicea (whose statue stands
on Westminster bridge. close to the
houses of parliament). This embraced
straight, full tunic, in royal blue
woven cloth, over 4 plated tartan
skirt, similar In character to those
solors still worn by the highlanders.
Round the tunic were bands Of parti
eolored embroidery while graceful
wrap of dark gray cloth was flung
over the shoulders and fastened with
huge circular brooch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
ROCKS THAT PUZZLED DARWIN
Great Naturalist Could Offer No Elk
PLANTATION of Peculiar Land Off
South American Coast.

To the average reader the name Of
st. Paul's Rocks is unfamiliar. The
average geography and map make no
mention of st. Paul's Rocks. They are,
of course, uninhabited. The little
known island or rather group, lies one
degree above the equator and $40
miles off the coast Of South America.
In the entire breadth of the Allan
tic there is probably no land so re-
mote. The Rocks measure only about
1,4O0 feet in length and some 700
feet in width. There is no harbor
worth the name the only entrance be-
ing Il narrow inlet but few feet in
width. As far as the records show,
it has only been visited two or three
times in the last 50 years.
The most famous visitor to the
Rocks was, doubtless, Charles Darwin,
who landed there and made mi
mute Investigations. His description
of this visit is contained in his book
on volcanic islands. Darwin decided
after careful investigation that the
Rocks We're not of volcanic origin.
They lie much too far south to have
been q part of the fabulous continent
of Atlantis. In his report Darwin
says that the island was composed of
rocks unlike any he had ever seen,
and adds that he was unable to char.
acteriZe them by any name.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
MADE Ri1E or SNUFF TAkiha


sruf taking went out about 100
years ago after raging through the
Eighteenth century and part of the
Seventeenth, when it first made it's ap.
pearance as fashionable vice in Eu-
rope. But although it went out when
Queen Victoria came in, it never en-
tirely disappeared.
ut clears the nose-here's health
and up it goes" said popular old
rhyme. A thousand artists have handed
down pictures Of contemporary
worthless dallying with their snuff
boxes, and always they convey an
impression of grace and courtesy and
mutual enjoyment. Kings delighte, to
present jeweled snuffboxes, exquisite
examples Of the goldsmith's and eiiam-
eler's art to those they wished to
honor. The ceremonial exchange Of
pinches of snuff was accomplished by
a hundred tiourishes, bows, preenings
and Celebrations Of department.
In the lower walks of life, 1t was
a tragedy to be without snuff. One
fastened to fiji the beggar's empty
snutfboX before giving him coin for
bread In the prosperous home con-
spicuous object was the NULL" a
silver-mounted rams head Hospitality
crammed with snuff for all corners.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
HIGH VALUE OF SAND BATHS
From Findings Of Danish Medical
Men, 1t Would Seem Their impor-
lance Is underestimated.

From the earliest history Of man
baths Of hot sand have been used
to relieve bone and joint disease s.
pecially govt and rheumatism. It
and Plum, in Danish medical r
nal, tabulate the findings duri: nd
after the sand bath in a mum Of
cases as regards the pulse, respir4 on.
temperature at different points of the
body and the blood pressure, urine
and changes in weight as well as the
effect on the pathologic condition.
Their conclusions are to the effect
that the hot sand bath seems to com.
bine with the benefit from the heat
reducing pain and stimulating local
circulation-a direct action on the
muscles from the weight of the sand.
This relaXes the muscle and tends to
break up the various circles Of pain and
muscle contraction. This relaxing eff.
feet on the muscles from the sheer
weight Of the sand has been over
looked before, they think but they
regard 1t as an important factor in
the effect, promoting resorption as
well as combating the possibly unsus-
pected hypertonia in the muscles. An
other advantage Of sand baths is that
they can be graduated with precision
to fit conditions in the weakest. The
only contraindications are febrile dis
eases, valvular defects. great instability
Of the circulation, and possibly anemia
and asthenia.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1922-09-29
TEND 10 SrARVE THE BRAIN
writer Warns OF Pernloious Effects
That May Be Exercised by the
Stiff Collar.

We are once more threatened with
the stiff, tight, pre-war collar Doc.
tors have repeatedly warned parents
against the dangers Of allowing their
sons to wear collars of this type.
1t Is pointed out that the wearing
of high, stiff, tight collars retards the
how of blood to the brain, and thus
starves the brain cells, says London
Tit-Bits.
The result Of this brain starvation Ia
that the wearer becomes lethargic, and
stupid and dull In his school work.
HIS brain is not up to the tasks 1t Is
required to perform; he becomes in
different to his studies, and will pore
over his books in a semi-dazed man.
ner. Often, too, he will take less in
terest in athletics, and this tends to
reduce his vitality and mental &C
tivity
Although the effect of wearing q
high, stiff collar Is not so noticeable
In the case of an adult, it Is not good
for the general health, and also leads
to colds
The old-fashioned stiff collar with
turned-doWn corners is still worn by
Doctor Chamberlain, while for years
Lloyd George has worn a kind Of
Gladstone collar. but without the gan
at the throat
Bernard Shaw has always de-
nounced the Starched collar as an
abomination. Many other famous men.
literary and artistic celebri.
ties, have worn soft collars. Byron
always wore a style of his own-soft.
wide open.