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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-29
MAINTENANCE MEN LOSE -.
WAGE INCREASE BATTLE
(By United Preay)


Chicago, Ill.,, Aug. 29-The mainten-
ance of way men lost the first
skirmish in their fight for increased
wages when the U. S. Railroad Lag
Dor Board denied the living wage
as the basis for fixing wages.
"The board will not 60 beyond
the transportation act" The decis-
ion reads "If we find that the liv-
ing wage is a just and reasonable
wage or prescribed by law, we will
adopt it.
IF we find it is impossible and
cannot be accepted, we will give
every consideration to the argument
of the maintenance men, but we
must comply with the law"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-08-29
(By United Prsss)

(By United Prass)
At the Argonaut Gold Mines,
Jackson, Calf, (By Robert Donafd)
August 29-Rescue workers, diree-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
A JUST JUDGE

One of the fine things in the pres.
ent campaign Is the support being
given to Justice Silas Porter of the
supreme court for denomination. JUS
tice Porter has been one of the most
sane and just members Of the court.
He has stood for the sort Of imper-
sonal equity that lifts court above
the suspicion Of interest and has
done much to exalt the Kansas tri.
bunal in the minds of the people.
w. A. White, commenting on the
Kansas court as fundamental part
Of our government says:
"When one considers the misgov-
ernment of other states, and COM
pares7 1t to the uniform decency and
honesty and general good sense Of
government In Kansas, during long
stretches Of years one wonders IL the
fundamental honesty and courage of
our Kansas supreme court Is not
greatly responsible for our distinc-
tion. For governors come and go,
parties rise and fall, political dynas-
ties appear and fade away, but the
Kansas supreme court being some
what Of a continuous body; prevails
year after year, decade after de-
cade and with its sturdy chief justice
1t stands-a great rock in weary
land-generation after generation" !"
Silas Porter has done his part to
uphold this ideal and Kansas will
retain him as a member as 1t should.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
MORGAN WILL WIN

One of the interesting things about
the race for governor ON the Repub-
lican side is the steady progress be-
ing made by the w. Y. Morgan
movement. While at the beginning
some twenty aspirants were in the
race it has settled down to six and 1t
Is likely that not more than three will
be really in the running next August
and possibly only three on the ticket.
These are Ex-Gov. Stubbs, wv. NJ.
Lambertson and w. Y. Morgan.
Lambertson started with a great
drive supported by the radical ele-
ment of the state and the kickers
against taxes Of every sort; his boom
Is fiattening out. The Stubs cam
paign will get some support but
there seems little likelihood that he
can win. Morgan is gaining on the
ground that the state needs a clear
headed business administration with
plain practical management or ar
fairs and the average citizen feess
that Mr.. Morgan will give just that
sort. He is winning the support Of
the progressive element and the
prospects are that he viii easily be
the successful candidate-and be
elected.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
From Fridsy,s Dsily.l

Funny how excited country towns
get over modern inventions. The
Junction City Union says: IAN auto
mobile passing through town attract;
ed considerable attention. In Abb.
lene autos are as common as rubber
tired carts.
T. C. Tiff, formerly missionary to
Utah, lectures Friday night.
Isaac Shockey has purchased DR..
Messick's office building.
The court room Is being papered
in blue to match the feelings Of the
evil doers when County Attorney
Smith gets after them.
Col. Little went to Marysville on
Pyramid business.
c. T.. Rugh was Judge at high
school contest at Minneapolis last
evening.
A telegram from G. T. Estes to G..
&. Huffman, says that load Of fine
calves shipped by Mr.. Estes brought
1923 and averaged 655 pounds.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
BAILEY TO SUPPORT MORGAN
Former Governor For Hutchinson
Man For Governor

Atchison, April 29.-W. J. Bailey
former governor of Kansas, today
gave a hearty endorsement Of w. Y
Morgan, as candidate for the Re.
publican nomination for governor
81 expect to support Mr.. Morgan
said Governor Bailey, because
consider him the best equipped OF
any Of the gentlemen spoken Of who
have any show to win. His whole
life has been spent in Kansas, and he
has made success of his life's
work. He is a thorough student of
public affairs and knows the needs
of Kansas. believe he will make
Kansas conservative, yet forward
looking governor Of all the people, as
no particular class has any strings
on him. predict that he will be
nominated and elected and will re-
fleet honor upon his state and his
friends"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
MADE OF THE SAME THING
Though Diamonds and Lead Seen
Little Alike
TAssOciated Press1

1
Chicago, May Its far cry
from the diamond, the hardest and
one of the most valuable Of gems,
to the soft lead in the pencil that
sells for nickel and yet the two
are made Of the same substance,
with lampblack another form of the
same element and coal fundamental
ly Of the same material, science re-
lates.
Carbon is one of the elements
that chemists classify as having al
lotropic forms, that is, that the pure
element itself hassn variety Of fOrins
due to their origin,il different ply 81
cal conditions. Tn proof that they
are the same elenent lies in the
fact that they all answer to the
same test for eareeps they burn on
oxygen to form carbon dioxide.
Furthermore, whery heated to high
temperature, in the absence of air,
both diamond and the amorphOus
forms such as lampblack turn to
graphite.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

The week Is not quite over but
we have a couple Of nice proposi'
tions that have not yet been accept
ed. One Is chance to join a Mex
ican chamber of commerce at 500
initiation fee. The other Is another
chance to buy stock in the oil COM
pany that has been advertising In
the Topeka Capital ard the Kansas
City Post. The offer Is worded just
like the one a month ago which said
a g,lsher would be brought In next
week.; this one says a gusher will
be brought In next week" Evident
ly the first gusher did not come
and why should anybody having an
oil lease with gushers want to sell
stock? Guess this will have to be
turned down, too. We still have a
chance to become member Of the
National Geographic Society and the
Asia Society and get magazine,
which we shall be glad to turn over
to any seeking soul.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
STOP ALL ROAD WORK

william Allen White: Stop all
road work, forever, resolved the
Lyon County Taxpayers League In
the court house the other day.
Sure Mike. Only two kinds Of
people want good roads. Those who
want to go somewhere and those
who have something to sell and want
to take It somewhere.
But let the people who want to
60 somewhere stay at home and save
their money. And as for those who
want to sell something, let them eat
II or wear 1t or use 1t themselves.
II it wasn't for the surplus there
would be no roads. We are raising
too much in this country as 1t is.
Let's get back to the good old days
when every farmer was his own
butcher, baker, candlestfck maker,
and junk the whole miserable busi-
ness Of complicated civilization.
Let's buy shotguns instead Of paying
taxes for courts. Let's eat sheep
sorrell, drink creek water, pin on
cottontails for clothing and save
taxes.
SO let's stop all road work for
ever.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
!, ABOUT PEOPLE

Rev. Wiley Keve of Chanute is
here visiting his mother.
Mrs. Nathan Jones went to Great
Bend to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Cans and
children leave tomorrow for Massil-
Ion, Ohio, where they will attend the
wedding anniversary of Mr.. Cans
parents and visit f5I month.
Mrs. s. A. F1enner left for Col.
orado to spend the summer with her
daughter.
Miss Marjorie Simmons was called
to Salina by the illness Of her sister
Saturday and spent the week end
there.
T. NJ. Jones went to Missouri on
business. ,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles III. Ingersoll
returned from their wedding trip and
are at home on their farm east Of
Abilene.
Mrs. Fred Robson and daughter
Verda left for Boulder, Colo, for a
visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tufts went to
Manhattan to attend the funeral Of
w. w. Ramey, formerly Of this
county and friend of the family.
DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Maggart left
for st. Louis where DR.. Maggart will
be pastor of one Of the Lutheran
churches Of that city. He has been
pastor of Trinity Lutheran church
here three years.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. JeffcOat and
Mrs. L. E. Jeffcoat went to Kansas
City to attend the National Photo
graphers convention. After the con-
vention Mrs. L. f. Jeffcoat will go
to Pittsburg where she will visit her
son Melvin and wife,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
Whoopin& Cough

This is a very dangerous disease
particularly to children under five
years Of age, but when no paregoric
codeine or other opiate is given, is
easily cured by giving Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. Most people be-
lieve that it must run its course, not
knowing that the time is very much
shortened, and that there is little
danger from the disease when this
remedy is given. 1t has been used
in many epidemics Of whooping
cough, with pronounced success. 1t
is safe and pleasant to take.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

Being out or job Is not always a
total loss. C. X. Nelson, son OF q
confectioner In little town Of Iowa,
was out Of work and lOafed around
the store. He took some ice cream
and dipped 1t in melted chocolate
and 1t was appetizing. He evolved
the idea Of making confection out
Of 1t and named 1t Eskimo pie" He
patented the name and idea and gets
a royalty ON every piece that is sold
the country over. All he has to do
these days is to sign receipts for the
payments made him by manufactur-
ers, now running 100000 a week.
Had he been able to get employment
he would still be earning perhaps
$25 week-but 1t will be noted
that his brain did not take any va
cation.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
FIRE once MORE
GAVE A SCARE
IN TREASURY
Threatened Great Dam
age But Was Fin
ally Checked
Associated Press1

Washington, May 3.-For the Sec
ond time in three months, firemen
early today battled with a stubborn
fire on the roof Of the treasury de-
partment which for time assumed
menacing proportions as flames
leaped high in the air and cast a
threatening glow on the White House
itself. When discovered about 1 1:45
the flames already had gained con-
siderable headway. President and
Mrs. Harding from a window watch
ed the firemen battle with the flames
which were checked after a damage
unofficially stimated at $4,000.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

Commenting on an announcement
that girls in an eastern city had
raised $4,000 for hospital by sell.
ing kisses at 81 each, the Oberlin
Times declares that IL Oberlin girls
could get that price "they would soon
build not only a hospital, but twelve
miles Of paved streets, city hall, a
county court house, and have left a
balance Of $99.9O." Respectfully
submitted to the Dickinson county
hospital committee as a possible
method Of meeting it's deficit.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

While the post0ffice department
is observing efficiency week" II
might give thought TO its own loss
OF efficiency In Its present deliver.
ing OF special delivery letters and
parcels. For many years when one
paid ten cents extra for special
delivery he had some assurance that
the missive would be given to the
person addressed and receipt tak-
en--tlat was what he paid a plenty
for. But new rule allows the car
rier simply to deliver It mt the usual
place Of business or residence Of the
addressee; 1t may be found that day
or the next day and nobody in the
department seems to care whether 1t
Is ever received by the addressee or
not. When the public Is charged
an exhorbitant rate for such service
II has right to wonder of what the
postoffice department thinks eff
cheney consists. E G Et@.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
SIZE OF COW COUNTS

Topeka, May 1.--Sizel counts fol-
something with the dairy COW, ac-
oording to I. ID. Graham, assistant
secretary Of the state board Of agri-
culture, who advises farmers to buy
the big animals for dairy purposes,
for the reason that the larger COW
pays the larger profits.
This fact has not been generally
recognized until recently" Assistant
Secretary Graham said, "but the rec
ords of the COW testing associations
in all sections of the country show
that the big cow not only produces
more milk and butterfat, but she
produces larger average increase
in profits over cost Of feed than does
the smaller COW of the same breed.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
PLAN SAFETY FIRST DRIVE
Campaign Of National Scope to Be
..F. Waged
ASSOCIATED Pressl

Topeka, May IA safety first
campaign of national scope will be
conducted for four months beginning
June 1, and continuing until Octo-
Der 1, by all Glass railroads in
the United States through the Amer
lean Railway Association, 1t has been
announced here by Isaiah Hale, safe
ty superintendent Of the campaign.
The safety first drive will be
known as the Careful Crossing
Campaign" and will have for its
chief purpose the reduction Of acci-
dents at railroad crossings. Posters
bearing the slogan, "Cross Crossings
Cautiously" will play an important
part in the campaign, according to
Mr.. Hale. 1t is proposed to furnish
each railroad with ten posters for
every mile Of track in the system.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
FEW HELD THEIR GRAIN
Farmers Near Wichita Didn't Wal
For Higher Prices
ASSOCIATED Press1

lASSOclateQ FreSSJ
Wichita, April 29.-Apparently
but few farmers in this section of
Kansas held their wheat for higher
prices last fall.
According to figures compiled by
the Wichita board Of trade and COM
merce, only 926,7O0 bushels Of grain
were received at this market in
March, 1922, as compared with L.
554,O0 in March, 1921. Wheat re-
ceipts last month were S24, 400 as
compared with 1,421,0OO year
ago.
More than 100000 bushels Of
grain were Forwarded last month,
however, than in March, 1921. Grain
forwarded totalled $4,000 bushels
as compared with 563,2O0 year
ago,
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

VIM. J. Bryan said at st. Louis
that under no circumstances would
he again be Democratic candidate
for president.
Mrs. Jas. Fiddock and daughter
Miss Alice of Abilene visited in
Manchester last week.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets
with Mrs. r. B. Jacobs tomorrow
afternoon.
This has been the driest April in
13 years. The rainfall during the
month has been .95 inch.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
"Praying coIoneIs" Meet Tigers

"Praying CoIonels" Meet Tigers
"Bo" Mcmillan, the famous "Bo"
who was the heart and soul Of the
still more famous Centre College foot
ball team is coming to Columbia, Mo.
in a new role. Saturday, as coach Of
the Centre College track team, he
will direct the praying Colonels"
in their clash with the University Of
Missouri track team, coached by Bob
Simpson, hurdling star, who is as
famous for his speed on the track as
"Bo" is for his drive on the gridiron.
The meet will be the Tigers third
inter- contest, the Simpson
aggregation having returned only a
week ago from a trip to the Pacific
coast, where they defeated the Occi-
dental College team at Los Angeles
and lost to the University Of Califor-
mia at Berkeley.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

Would Pass Law So Designating
Coal Mines
L. eAA

st. Louis, May l.-Enactmeht Of
legislation declaring the coal mines
public utilities by state legislature
was proposed last night by /. r.
Kelsoe, president Of the Missouri
Federation of Commercial Clubs, as
means Of ending the nationwide
strike and Of eliminating the wage
dispute between the operators and
miners.
Saying that the public should have
q voice In the coal industry, Kelso
suggested that committee COM
posed of representatives OF the re-
public and the miners be named by
Secretary of Labor Davis to investi-
gate and decide the wage issue Of
the strike.
Kelsoe declared that "this method
OF selecting a. committee to pass
upon the pending wage dispute is the
policy Of state regulation"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
GETTING READY FOR q. A. R.
TAssociated Press1 49,

Des Moines, May Iowa is be-
ginning preparations for entertain
ing what may be on Of the few re-
naming gatherings Of the Grand
Army of the Republic, the national
encampment of the Civil War Veter-
ans to be held here, September "a to
%.
State officials here announced that
the resources of all Iowa would be
mustered at Des Moines to care for
the thousands Of grand army men.
expected to come from all parts Of
America for the reunion.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
NEW YORK TO SAVE DAYLIGHT
Associated Pressl

New York, May daylight saw
ing began at midnight Sunday In
more than 500 Of the nations larg-
est cities, In about 200 smaller cities
or rural communities, and in every
nook or corner of'several states, not
ably on the Atlantic seaboard.
Railroads will operate on standard
time, unless bill now before con-
gress which would give them per-
mission to use daylight saving time
tables is passed. But banks and
stock exchages and business radiat-
ing out Of New york and the four
of five great cities along the coast
will be on daylight saving time.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

wsess Fabs d What il 4 inisllsf,
While the federal aid Of $4,000 a
mile and automobile aid Of $4,000 a
mile last, will probably be the cheap
est time OF this generation to get It.
The petition for the road Is already
signed and approved by the commits
sioners and the federal aid Is OBJ
,tainabie. Abilene will join Solomon
any time to secure the road.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

TWENTY YEARS AGO =.
Flies OF Abilene Reflector


The first union Of districts IN
Dickinson county will be in Rhine
hart when 1O3 and 81 will unite.
Thirty four teachers took the ex-
animation Saturday.
The Lanier Circle will meet at T.
T.. Dewey's office tonight.
Noah b. Martin, one Of the city's
expert carpenters, will open a shop
for himself.
A telegram from Washington says
viii Amsden passed the entrance
examination of Annapolis Naval
Academy.
C. T. Estes will ship from Tai
mage carload Of as fine calves as
ever left the county.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
LuYl1i,ag0

This Is rheumatism of the
muscles Of the back. It comes on
suddenly and is quite painful. Every
movement aggravates the disease.
Go to bed, keep quiet and have
Chamberlain's Liniment applied and
a quick recovery may be expected.
Mrs. F. ]. Damn, Brockport, N. Y,
writes: II can honestly say that
Chamberlain's Liniment cured me Of
lumbago year ago last summer.
When began using it I was fiat
on my back in bed and could not
turn to the left or right. I had O.
bottle Of Chamberlain's Liniment in
the house and this was applied to my
back. 1t promptly drove away the
pains and aches"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
'Sf0ckYARDS'
ACT ISDECLARED'
CONSTITUTIONAL
Taft Says They Are
Great National
Utilities
IAshociated Press1

Washington, May 1.-The pack
ers and stockyastis act OF 1921 was
declared constitutional today by the
supreme court. Chief Justice Taft
declared the yards constituted a
channel through which interstate
shipment Of livestock flowed and
was a great national public utilities.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
AN ABILENE ADVERTISEMENT

|
The Kansas City Star, comment.
ing on the proposal to advertise Kan
sas, says editorially that merely ex-
plotting wheat and butter apd cattle
and corn Is not the big thing In pub
licity-thOse get plenty Of space. II
adds:
But Kansas has things to boast
about that are worth while-except
that 1t will be difficult thing to put
1t on bill boards and in newspaper
advertising. For instance, the citi-
zens of Abilene pay $3.OS per hun
dred dollars valuation in taxes
state, county and city. And they
have the goods to show for what
they are paying. Now there Is
something that Is worth advertising.
Taxes which the people have voted
upon themselves and which they
willingly pay, taxes they are ready
to vote more of II there Is anything
else to be had In the way Of ad-
vanced municipal improvement. And
look at Abilene! A city that would
be attractive, just as it stands, as a
residence suburb to any big city In
America. Paved streets, pure water
supply, public schools that are not
surpassed In any big city In the land
except as to size, modern homes,
whole streets of them, that are
models of modern comfort and ele-
gance. Not a dollar Of the $3.OS per
hundred valuation goes to graft to
pay dishonest officials, not a penny
for the protection of vice. And the
only two institutions In the county
of a public character that are not
patronized are the Jail and the coun-
ty farm.
Now there's a thing that Kansas
taking into consideration the fact
that Abilene is $50 miles inland,
without factories, without oil, with
out any Of the get-rich- quick things
that build, sometimes, gaudy mush-
room towns.
Here's another thing: Out In the
short grass country, out in the
'semi-arid' region, out where the
population Is thinly scattered over
large territories Of prairie land,
much Of 1t still virgin soil, and dur
Ing the tremendous business depres-
sion that fell upon the farmers dur
ing the years Of 1920-21; during the
year 1921 thirteen counties in that |
part Of the. state spent IN millions
For rural high schools--modern
that would answer for
,ities of from three thousand to ten
thousand population. Builded them
,ut on the prairies and equipped
hem with every modern thing that
belongs to up-to-date schools, and
ire maintaining bus lines Of motor
'ars to transport the children to the
schools.
"There is thing that Kansas
'hould tell the world about. For the
world, taken by and large, isn't do
ng that handsome thing by its chill
lren. ,.> .,
"When Kansas begins to advertise
he fact that 1t pays taxes voluntar-
ly for the better things of life, and
$ getting what 1t pays for, and is
what 1t gets, then the ypeo-
lie will understand why 1t is that
'Ou can drop a Kansan Off a train
n any fairyland Of artificial city
,uilding In the world, surround him
With brass bands and orchestras,
cad him down the street after the
'ircus parade, show him the movies,
vine him, dine him--and still he
will yearn to get back to Kansas,
where, 1t must be confessed, the sun
s hot and the wind blows dust In
lis eyes and dust in his meals. Still,
le always want to go back to Kan
as-and usually does"
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

Solomon had a practical demon
stration Of the kind Of road that
connects 1t with the county seat.
When its business men were invited
here the nine mile highway separat-
ing the towns was 30 nearly ifnpass-
able that they had to use the rail-
road. Chapman, on the other hand.
can slide over a hard surfaced road
at any time. Some. day there viii
be a real road to solomon-and that
time win be hastened when solomon
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
MURDER BATTLES POLICE
GAsanciat ed PresSl

Hoopeston, ILL.,, May 1.-Vermil-
lion county authorities admitted they
were baffled after another night of
Investigation into circumstances sur
rounding the death Of Gertrude
Hanna whose body was found last
Thursday in the basement Of the
parsonage Of the United Presbyter-
ian church.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
CHILDREN'S PARTY FRIDAY

And Parade and Music Festival VIII
Be Held on Next Friday
The party at the city park for
Sunday school children will be held
Friday, May 8, instead Of last Fri
day. The parade and music festival
which was to have been held last
Sunday will be held next Sunday,
when the children gather at the IL
brary park.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

Eleno Ramos. serving q life sen.
eence In the state penitentiary at
Jefferson City, Mo-, for the murder
of three men In johnson county, died
last night Of exhaustion due to vio-
lent insanity, according to prison Of
ficials.
Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04

The handsomest apology of the
season was printed in the Beloit
Call, as follows: I'VE are informed
that the S-pOund grandson Of P. M.
Miller, who arrived at the Beloit hos
pital on Thursday morning calls
Russell Fuller, papa, instead of be-
ing son Of his uncle Neill, as re-
ported."