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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
By James T. Robert
United Press staff Correspondent


Washington, Jan. 23.-President
Harding's agricultural conference
called to formulate plans for pulling
the. American farmer out of the acute
financial depression into which he has
been hurled as; an aftermath Of the
war-began its work here today. i
The conference, which is composed
of between ESQ and 800 leading farm
ers, bankers, labor representatives.
economists, publicists, railroad lead
ers, packers, college professors, gov
eminent officials was opened with an
address by President Harding, who
pointed out The necessity for prompt
and effective action to aid the farmer.
The complex makeup of the con-
ference, with representatives from
many fields other than farming, in
dicates a point which government Of
ficials will stress in guiding the con-
ference. This IS that the price depres-
slons which have struck the farmer
is having depressing effect on many
other lines of trade and business. In
fact, several government officials be-
lleve il the conference should find a
real solution of the present agricul-
tural problem, difficulties confront
ing many other businesses wou,i be
removed. "RG3g
This is the. second public confer
ence which President Harding has
called for round table discussion and
recommendations, on problems of vi
TAI interest to the nation. The first
was on unemployment, latest figures
snow public works and other employ
ment was so stimulate following the
conference that an additional 1000.
ooo men have found work. ',Sz'.
;. After the address of President Har-
dlng today Secretary of Agriculture.
Maliace will talk. The conference will
tnen be organized into committees
Tor discussion of specific problems,
just as was done in ACKNOWLEDGMENT
conference. j - 80 - :
one OF the first things the confer
1 ehce IS expected to denounce is tho
, large margin of profit on farm prod.
ucts. His city cousin pays much above
ehe nre-war figure: and the farmer on
many articles he must purchase Is
coh,pesled to pay prices ali out Of nra :
portion to those he receives for his
"''e"'' corn, oats, cattle cotton o.,
icontiunen on Page 81 -,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
WANTS TO CLOSE DOWN >
- =: GAS PLANT FOR WINTER

! Niagara j Falls, N. Y. Jan. %
The Niagara Falls Gas, company has
requested the public service commits
sion to close down it's plant during the
winter. The company claims it is oiper-
ating. at loss, although the rate at
Niagara Falls is SCAT a thousan
feet said to be about the highest in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
U. S. SUPREME COURT
DISMISSES RATE CASE

Washington, Jan. 23.-The su-
preme court. today dismissed the
North Dakota railroad suit on the
grounds that the case should first go
to the North Dakota district court.
The suit was brought by the North
Dakota state officials to knock out in
creased railroad rates, fixed by the
interstate commerce commissions.
The supreme courts action today
was not based on the merits of the
case,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
Funeral Service. for Superior
Pontif of Catholic Church
Held This Afternoon
TWO DAYS OF MOURNING
BEGUN IN ITALY TODAY
Much of Ceremony Abandoned
in Accordance With Last
Wishes of Pope
(By United Press)

Rome. Italy, Jan. 23.--Thousands
today paid homage to Pope benedict
XIV. whose body laid in Sacrament
chapel of St. Peter. The burial was to
take place at S o'clock this afternoon.
An endless line of worshipers pass
ed -by the door of the chapel as the
body of Pope Benedict was removed
to the Sacramento chapel from the
room of the Vatican. 1t had lain III
state. visited by special dignitaries of
the church and government since the
removal from the bed chamber where
the pope died at o'clock yesterday
morning. .,.-.,.. So.
Much of the ceremony connected
with the death of the superior pom
tiff of the Catholic church had to be
abandoned today in accordance with
Pope Benedict's last wishes. The
pope's body was not embalmed, and
the ceremonies of lying in state in
the Vatican throne room and the
Sacramento chapel had to be consid-
crably curtailed.
Two days of mourning, with flags
at half mast and all amusement places
closed, ordered for the first time in
the history of the federated Italian
government, began today.
The official visit of the minister of
justice in the Italian cabinet to the
Vatican yesterday, where he formally
expressed condolences in the name OF
the government was also unpreced-
ented. Official mourning for Pope
Benedict begins today " e.. So. e
- The conclave of cardinals whic.,
will elect a successor to Benedict XIV
has been summoned for February 2.
Pope Benedict's request that his body
be not embalmed upset much of the
ceremonies connected with the death
of the pontiff. .,
Ordinarily the body would haves
been permitted to. lie in state at thes
Vatican until O'Clock this afternoon.
twenty-four hours after its removal
from the death chambers. Only the
highest officials were permitted to
pa, homage to the dead because Of
the necessity of the hurried burial.
Thousands who might have taken
part in the ceremony of kissing the
pope's feet will be disappointed. The
actual interment of the pope's body
takes place twenty-four hours after
1t is first exposed to public view.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
SALVATION ARMY MEETINGS.
ARE VERY WELL ATTENDED

Envoy and Mrs. Walter Jeffrey
were greeted by large attendance
at the Salvation Army hall at all meet
ings Sunday. They will remain in the
city until Thursday and meetings will
be held each evening, thereby afford
ing all an opportunity to hear them.
Thursday night they will put on a
Musical Blizzard" .-.-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
w. E. FORTlER PASSES s.,.
AWAY THIS AFTERNOON

William E. Fortier, who for several
years operated confectionery stand
at 219 Third street, passed away at
the county Jail this afternoon at l
O'Clock. NJ. E. ,Ibertson will have
charge Of the funeral arrangements
which will be announced later.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
DEPARTMENT HASBUSY -.
TINE OVER WEEK END
Fire Chief c. S. Daley Advises
Against General Alarm for
Most Chimney Fires

Parties turning in general hire
alarms for the department to answer
calls to watch chimney fires which
invariablN do but little damage are
costing the city the unnecessary ex-
penditure of a considerable sum OF
money, according to Fire CHIEF
Charles S. DALEY. %3 :. >.,s -. -. ;, p.
; Ia the ease of q chimneysfi fire where
the residents of the building desire
to have the departments aid close by,
Chief Galley advises that "stllr'
alarm. should be sent in direct to the
department at Telephone No. %. Two
or three men will be sent to the scene,
and the cost to the city will be only
about SO or $4.. General alarms for
these fires cost the city. anywhere
from $25 to $50 for each call, when
it is not necessary for the eptire de-
partment to be present. )
The Bemidji department answered
three calls since Saturday afternoon,
two Of these being chimney fires
where little or no damage was. done.
The first came from Eighth street and
Mississippi avenue at. s. O'clock. The
third call came from the Nangle
building at the corner of Minnesota
avenue and Third street, Sunday eve
ming at 6 o'clock. .,s5;#t+t#
Errorin turning in a general alarm
Saturday night at 1880 caused the
fire departments to go several blocks
out OF its way to answer call at the
Fifth Street grocery, Fifth street and
Mississippi avenue. The damage to
the grocery stock by fire ard water
has as yet not been estimatetj but it
will run heavy, Mr.. Daley reports.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
(By United Press)

Rome, Italy, Jan. 23 (By Henry
WooD.-The burial of Pope Bene-
dict with solemn ceremonies which
will extend over period of ten days,
began this evening.
The body of the late pontuf, which
lay in state in Sacrament chapel for
a brief while today, was to be laid in
the, first of three coffins in which it
will finally be inferred.
+. thousands had passed the grilled
doors of the Sacrament chapel ana
kissed the foot of the late ponti,c
since 8 o'clock when the body was
brought with ceremonies from .ie
room of the Vatican. Late this after
noon the doors of St. Peters were
closed to permit the actual burial
services to begin.
Ihe Sacred college held the first of
ITS daily sessions this morning. These
sessions will continue until after the
funeral of the pope and up to Febru-
airy z, when a conclave for election
OF new pope will be held.
New: York, Jan. 23.--Newspapers
throughout America Sunday publish
ed dispatches credited to the Asso-
clated Press and International News
Service purporting to announce the
death of Pope Benedict XIV. These
dispatches were published as direct
kilograms from Rome had caused
widespread grief and mournin.
throughout the American Catholic
communities. In several cities bells
were tolled when extra editions oc
Associated Press and International
News Service newspapers were issued
containing the premature announce
ment under the Rome date line:
: IN most instances these editions
were recalled later, but in some cases
papers continued to publish the false
news throughout all their editions.
The United Press dispatches frcm
the United Press bureau in Rome
the day gave correct re-
port of the condition of the pope and
the true situation at the Vatican
was presented by all newspapers re-
ceiving the United Press service.
2 Saturday night an Associated Press
paper in New York published q bulle-
tin credited to that service undo. the
Rome date line. timed II p. m. Rome
time, stating that at that hour the
pope was still alive.
Pope Benedict XIV was born in
Pegli, in the Diocese of Genoa, TIA v,
November 81. 1854.
Giacomo Della Chiesa. as Popc Ben
COntinna6 on pnrn Gl
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES
IT BEING HELD IN DAKOTA
.tRy United Press>

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 23.--Begin-
ming today 10 to so educational farm
ers' Institutes will be held through
out tic state. Better livestock and
dairyiiig Will be urged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
ARRESTS IN MOORHEAD
r, FALL OFF IN PAST YEAR
CRY United Press)

Moorhead, Jan. 23.-Arrests in
Moorhead fell off from 1000 in 1920
to 30S in 1921, police reports show.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23

Pope Benedict Ky was born in
Pegli, in the Diocese Of Genoa, TIA v,
November 81. 1854.
G,acomo Della Chiesa. as Popc Ben
Continued on page 6l
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23
WEATHER REPORT

Minnesota: Fair tonight and Tues
day, with rising temperature.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-01-23

The Pioneer is the only daily
within 100 miles of Remidji and
has the largest circulation in
Northern Minnesota. {
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
ELI BENTON
CONTINUED from Page One.)

premises Sunday morning, and con-
fiscated a still, and several gallons of
corn whisky. Four barrels of mash
were found in the 50-year-old barn on
the place.
Feeling against Benton and all his
possessions ran high Saturday night.
Several window lights in the house
were broken out by the posses of $50
citizens which searched the neighbor-
hood. A new touring car, owned by
Benton was also damaged by the
crowd.
Eli Benton is a former resident of
Hamilton, Ohio, according to Frank
Roberts. He originally came from
Kentucky.
Benton's wife and 16-year-old son
are being held by Sheriff George
Jones, of Eaton, for questioning. A
young man, said to be a brother-in-
law Of Benton, was also put under ar
rest. The latter two were arrested at
a neighboring farmhouse, the home of
Frank Lackie, Saturday.
Third Tragedy.
The murder of Marshall is the third
tragedy to occur on this farm, which
is located about half a mile back from
the road in the most inaccessible sec
| ton OF the county. Residents assert
.. that shortly after the Civil war, a
man named Batey, then living there.
hung himself after his son had been
killed in the war Twenty years later
| Verb Howard the next resident, was
found murdered, and no explanation
of his death has ever been found.
| The Benton farm is so rugged in
outline as to seem like section of
Kentucky. Although only about a
mile from Camden as the crow flies,
it is necessary to approach the farm
| in a roundabout way, covering three
| and one-half miles of road. The track
leads through hills and valleys, around
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
Ripping Rhymes
BY w alt Mason
THE GOOD WORKER,

Jim Jimpson's shoeing horses. and
he's skillful scout, and every
one indorses the work he's turn
out. No loafing with his cronies,
discussing ancient news, while there
are limping ponies that stand in
need of shoes. Some smiths have feet
so chilly, They say their trade is
dead; the autos knocked it silly and
laid it in its bed. They go around
complaining, they sadly gnash their
hair, and wiring their teeth. disclaim,
ing all goods but black dispair But
,IimpsOn swings his hammer, and pile,
his raSp and file, and makes no doleful
clamor, but wears a pleasant smile.
The outlook may seem phony for such
trade as his, but some one frings a
pony, and still he keeps his biz. Ana
some one brings a trotter, and some
one brings a mule; and Jim, who's not
a rotter. brings forth his shoeing tool :
and some one brings d PAGER and some
one brings a mare; Jim's business is
a facer for smiths who talk despair
There aren't many horses in this land
of ours; their lying where the gorsC
is, beneath the CauliflOwers. The
hanks and other busses have knocked
them all abeam, and now the farmer
cusseS a tractor, not a team. Tie
trade the smiths pursuing may no;
forever thrive, but jim will keep OF
shoeing while there are nags alive.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
Musings for the Evening
THE RULING PASSION.

THE RULING PASSION.
He owned a handsome touring car;
To ride in it was heaven
He ran across some broken glass
Bill $14.97.
He took some friends out for a ride
Twas good to be alive.
The Carburetor threw a fit
Bill $2O.S5.
He started on little tour
The finest sort of fun
lie stopped too quick and stripped his
gears
Bill $9051
He took his wife down town to shop.
To save carfare was great:
He damned into one lamppost-
Bill $26S.
He spent about all that he had,
And then in anguish cried;
"Ill put a mortgage on the house
And take just one more ride"
The war was supposed to be over
in 1918, but $4,000 divorces were
granted in Chicago during 1921
The next Admy-Navy football game
will be held in Philadelphia, if they
can wake up the gatekeepers in time.
Advertisement in Jersey paper
stockings Down Again"
What's the matter with the carriers
Few Wives Love a Fat Man
Headline A few is enough for any
man, fat or slim.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
TODAY'S TALK
IDOWS
atthew Adams, Author of "You Can" "Take It," "Up"

looking of window, high above the Hundreds
of other windows the buildings
Behind all sit
laugh and
moving shadow before of these
these
meals girl mother
his Two children another window looking out wonder
thinking about?
I a building a with windows but wonder
going behind
Today l the edge of
wall
all the world
behind
Windows light. And small light the
look into peoples and What wonderful windows
bedroom window outside
Branches reach almost to the very stills Birds come early to sing
sunres
break day lean against the stills and Nature filters thoughts
S window!
merely
nothing
Yet a
to knowing
getting
employer wouldn't have office building that didn't
that light
No vital life live darkness People only
climb the light!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30

would not be great.
Samuel Untermyer was born at
Lynchburg, Va, in 1858; graduated
from the law department Of Columbia
university in 1878, and was admitted
to the New York bar the following
year. The important cases in which
he has figured as counsel are many.
He organized and is counsel for mum
erous brewing, manufacturing, mining,
industrial and railway corporations
and reorganiZations. He serves as di.
rector in many great corporations.
Untermyer was counsel for the com
mit.ee on banking and currency of the
house of representatives Washington
D. c.. in the Pujo money trust investi.
cation, which resulted in the enact
ment of remedial laws. He was spe
cial advisor to the government on the
Interpretation of income tax and wal
emergency tax laws, and assisted Pro
vost Marshall General Crowder in the
administration of the selective service
law.
Untermyer's law practice has Melted
him many millions of dollars. Some
years ago he received a single fee oil
$775,000, when he successfully carried
through the merger of the Utah Cop
per company with the Boston Con
solidated and the Nevada Consolidated
companies, representing a market
value of 500 600 600
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
After Dinner Stories

When Angelina Anglebeam returned
home with her writings her mother
asked her:
What did the editor think of your
verses?"
Il guess he thought they were ell
right"
Did he accept any of them?"
mo, he said he couldn't print any
of them now, because he was all out
of poetry type"
Amt no old-folk in dis town" re-
marked a colored laborer as he pitched
a shOveful of dirt from one side of
the road to the other. and stopped to
rest awhile.
mo old folkses tall; n no chill
luns, neither. All the old folks rassel
round like young uns and the chillun
dun growed up fore dey gifts started!'
After which soliloquy he resumed
work, for d few minutes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
The United States Life Tables

The department of commerce announces that
the second official publication on life tables, de-
rived from births, deaths and populations in this
country, is soon to be issued.
A preliminary statement says:
Mortality at practically all ages is higher
among men than among women. In particular it
appears that the most favorable mortality in this
country is found among women living in rural
districts. The rural classes, regardless of sex,
enjoy much lower mortality for nearly the en-
tire range Of life than those living in the cities.
While the expectation of life, both among men
and women in most cases has steadily increased,
there is no indication of any definite lengthening
of the span of life. In other words, while almost
all classes of persons are living to an older aver
age age, the limiting age of human life does not
seem to have advanced.
"In 1901 the expectation Of life among white
females at birth was about three years more than
among white males, and in 1910 the excess in
favor of the females had increased to almost
three and one-haf years. There seems to have
been general improvement for all classes foI
the ages up to about age 40 for men and so fol-
women, excepting for the negro population
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30

Above these ages no improvement is shown, and
in some cases the mortality at the older ages in
1910 was actually less favorable than it was in
1901
"An examination of the infant mortality
tables indicates decided improvement in the in
FAINT mortality rate in most classes of the popu-
lation between 1901 and 1910. The expectation
of life of children born in 1910 also shows con-
siderable improvement over the expectation of
life of children born in 1890 and 1901 in prac-
tically all classes of the population. The infant
mortality in the rural districts was considerably
lower than that in the urban districts both in
1901 and 1910, but the difference in favor of the
rural districts was not as great in 1910 as it was
in 1901, indicating that the efforts to improve
infant mortality conditions in our cities are I'M
doubtedly meeting with success.
Life table are also given by sex for Aus
tralia, Denmark, England France, Germany,
Holland India, Italy, Japan, Norway, Sweden,
and Switzerland. They may be used to compare
rates of mortality and expectations of hfe at any
age in one country with those Of any other coun-
try or with those in the United States. A COM
parison with these countries shows that except
for France India and Japan, the rates of mortal
ty among men and women are less favorable in
this country than in the foreign countries above
mentioned. For example. the lowest annual rate
of mortality per thousand at birth is found in
Norway to be about 81 for males and 67 for fe-
males, while for similar class in this country,
namely, white people, it is about 127 for males
and los for females. This indicates that there
is still much room for improvement in this coun-
| try"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
Answers to Questions

tAny reader can get the answer to
any question by writing The Palladium
in, director, Washington, D. c. This Of
fer applies strictly to information. The
bureau does not give advice on legal
medical and financial matters. 1t does
not attempt TO settle domestic troubles
nor to undertake exhaustive research
on any subject Write your question
address and enclose two cents in stamps
for return postage. All replies are sent
direct to the tnquirer)
O. When were the words ammo
Domini' first used? ]. p. II.
A. The expression "Tn the Year Of
Our Lord" (Anno Domini) was first
used by Charles III, of Germany in
the year S79. 1t has reference to the
Christian era, which was invented by
Dionysius.
Q. | hear that if man claimed ex-
emption for being a foreigner, he must
wait five years before he can become
an American citizen. Is it true? G.. S.
A. The naturalization bureau says
that if an alien surrendered his decla-
ration of intention to the draft board
in order to evade military service, he
would forever be debarred from citi-
zenship. If he merely claimed exemp-
ton on the grounds of being an alien,
he would not be forever debarred, but
under the courts ruling he must wait
five years from the date he claimed
exemption. In case q man got his
first papers after the war and after
he had claimed exemption, he can go
before a naturalization court in two
years, but whether or not he will get
his final papers in that time depends
on the decision of the court.
Q. Who was the first white man to
enter the Everglades? N. D. H.
4. Probably Escalente de Fontenada,
a Spaniard, who was shipwrecked in
the Straits of Florida, and taken pris-
oner by Carlos. the powerful cacique
OF the Everglades
q. What part of the cocoon is en-
broidery floss? II. NJ. V.
A. The silk fiber from the finest
part of the cocoon after all that can
be reeled off has been removed. Is
carded and spun. 1t is not twisted
but has a soft, downy texture and is
known as embroidery floss.
Q. What is feterta? w. V. G..
A. Feterita is a variety Of grain
native to the Sudan introduced into
the United States by the department of
agricultural in 1906.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-01-30
Memories of Old DAYS
In This Paper Ten Years
Ago Today

Bells and whistles all over city were
TO sound out at o'clock that night to
announces the success of the financial
drive for the local Y NJ. c. A. fund
which had been launched for seven
days. A total of $4,000 was needed to
reach the goal of $4,000 and $50 local
business men worked the entire day
in an endeaYOr to obtain the remain
ing sum for the final success of the
drive.
Linus Meredith, former sheriff OF
Wayne county, and candidate for the
district Craftsmanship of the RepuD
lican party, left for Cambridge City
where the district convention was be
ing held.
The one thing we don't recommend
Blue Devil for is cleaning teeth, yet
some say they like it.-Advertisement