Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 4, 1920, Page 2

GE TWO WAR CAMP COMMUNITY REPORT IS MADE TO WAR DEPARTMENT Detailed Report Has Been Giv- en, Showing Expenditures of Funds Furnished How America’s hospitality was mo- bilized for the benefit of the man in uniform is described in the report of War Camp Community Service just made to the War Department and the Committee of Elevation on the ex- enditure of $14,842,946.70, received y ‘the organization from the United War Work Campaign up to December 31, 1919. It was the job of War Camp Com- munity Service to translate into per- formance the friendliness of Ameri- can communities toward the soldier, sailor and marine who swarmed into them from the camps, ships and training statioms. It aimed to help solve, through organized effort, the tremendous problem of cities and, towns which saw their populations suddenly swollen by the influx of youngsters in olive drab and blue. A statement accompanying the flan- cial report says: “The figures in this financial re- port cannot tell the story of ‘War Camp Community Service—they can- not relate in human terms the his- tory of loneliness and homesickness averted; of hospitality and goodwill developed toward the men in uni- form; of friendships formed; or of the team play and community effort|- inspired. They can merely indicate in the large how the money entrust- ed to War Camp Community Service by the people of the United States ‘was spent for the soldiers, sailors and marines in the communities near the home camps and in the great ports. . G@reat Cooverative Undertaking “War Camp Community 8Service created to meet a stupendous emer- gency, demonstrated itself as a vast cooperative undertaking in which the people of the United States, working through the agency appointed by the Government gave expression to the spirit of goodwill which played so important a part in making the Unit- ed States army and navy the clean, efficient fighting forces they proved to be. Thousands of individuals gave freely of their time, money and en- ergy that the desired result might be accomplished. Hundreds of local agencies pooled their resources that America’s part in the war might be a worthy one. That countless groups which constitute community life joined hands in making possible this work and in bFinging about a service of which American communities may be justly proud.’ ’ ‘Worked in 600 Communities ‘War Camp Community Service ‘op- erated in 600 communities. It em- ployed more than 3,000 paid workers and enlisted an army of volunteers numbering 50,000 persons. Fully 20,000,000 people, men in uniforms, their relatives and triends, were serv- ed by the clubs, information booths, entertainments, social and educa- tional activities of the organization. Indicating the scope of the work the report states that 528 clubs were opened in the ten months period from ‘January 1, 1919 to October 31, 1919, at which approximately 15,775,110 “visitors were registered; ‘sleeping ‘quarters were furnished to 1,332,- 210; and canteen service rendered to 5,613,570. < War Camp Community Service be- gan its work in 1917 when the War Department Commissions on Training Camp Activities called upon the Play- ground and Recreation associations of America to care for the leisure ‘time of the men in training. Under the leadership of Joseph Lee, presi- dent of the association, and Howard S DBraucher, Executive Secretary, War Camp Community Service came into being and grew by leaps and bounds, uutil the man in uniform ecame to reengnize the familiar Red Cirele a3 the symbol of local hbspi- tality to hin AFRICANS PAY MORE FGR WIVES. IS REPORT tional News Service) ondon, M 3.—Even the price of has gone up! Lord Dewar, the _iPy Inte or, who las just returned from has revealed this startling e development of ihe African -matrimonial market. “] spent some time in the Congo, re the natives are severely prac- . said Lovrd Dewar. ‘*‘They are troubled with some of the little iccties of civilized life, especially in the matter-of courtshio. When a native wishes to win a bride he does .mot dress up in his best clothes gnd purchase flowers and candy. He se- Yects a stout club and without any ‘thought whatever of his personal ‘adornment he starts forth on his ‘quest. ' But there is barter in wives, also, and that is where the high cost spf living is hitting the Congo natives. There a time when a fine up- standing, xteen hands high wife .cost 4 spear hcads. Now she costs 8 .spearheads and there is a possibility that the price may go to ten spear- heads, which would be a calamity in- deed, for the production of spear- heads is noi keeping up with the rising cost of wives. © “The young men in the Congo are much disturbed, while the young wo- men are more or less proud of the fact that they can only be bought by a man with a thick bankroll of spear- heads or a large pasture full of cows. “THOUSANDS ATTEND ~ PROCESSION AT BRUGES (By United Press) Bruges, May 3.—The world fam- -ous Procession of the Holy Blood 1yn studio of Vitagraph. It was 10 g Clew.” “Well,I can’t help it. They saiu what they had was 20 cents, but it’s all gone now.” It was Jack calling upstairs to his mother just as Uncle Ted came in the front door. “Is that a nice way to talk to your mother?” asked Uncle Ted as he hung up his coat and hat. ‘“What's all the fuss about?” Jack shuffled his feet around on the run and said, ‘“Well, mother wanted some more sugar and I went to every store I could find and they all said that what they had this morning cost 20 cents a pound, but it was all gone.” “It probably costs more than that by this time,” was Uncle Ted’s only reply: 28 he made his way to a big easy chair in the living room. *“Sup- pose you call your sister in nere and I’ll tell you a story about sugar. It's too damp out side for little boys and girls this evening and I know you will like this story which may help you to understand why sugar costs so much and is so hard to get.” Jack finally discovered Ruth in the attic getting out some old rags with which to make summer clothes for her dollies. When she learned that Uncle Ted was home and would tell them a story she couldn’t scramutie down the stairs fast enough. “Jack was just telling me, Ruth,” Legan Uncle Ted, “that he couldn’t, get any sugar for your mother this morning, even though it costs 20 cents a pound:- I thought you would like to hear something about why sugar costs so much and why it is so hard to get. The democratic admin- istration in Washington headed by Woodrow Wilson has made a mess of the sugar situation that it may not be long before we have to pay 40 cents a pound for sugar, if we can get it at all. Not long ago Represen- tative George 1lolden Tinkham ' of Massachucetts, made a speech in the use of Representatives in which he said that sugar would cost 30 cents a pound, ‘very soon’ because Presi- dent Wilson had done nothing to ‘change the situation and because the Attorney General of the United States, Mitchell Palmer, took certain action in the case of Louisiana sugar upon which a price was fixed. He also said that if the present prices of sugar kept up it would mean that the people of the United States would have to pay $1,000,000,000 more a vear for their sugar. He says it is absolutely the fault of the President and Attorney General Palmer and I e — — which was revived here today, was invested with greater ceremony than apy similar procession in recent years.. Large deputations of priests and thousands of pilgrims, represent- ing every Catholic country in Europe attended. The ceremony dates back to the Twelfthy century when the Count of Flanders obtained, during the course of the Crusades, from the Patriarch of Jerusalem several drops of the sacred blood. On his return he pre- sented the reli¢ to the city of Bruges which also recetved from Archduke Albert of Burgundy an elaborately jeweled casket in which the crystal phial containing the congealed blood is kept. Every Friday morning the relic is shown in the chapel of the Holy HARRY T MOREY ‘When not at work on a picture Harry T. Morey is to be found in No. 1§ @ dressing room which dates back to the early days of his career in the Brook- { with Eafle Willlams. The walls resemble a combination of art museum and Yogues' gallery. They are hung with pictures of Morey in various roles, ging from a policeman, his first part; the crook, Joseph Garson of “Withi» w,” to the high financier in “The Gamblers.” p Grey in “The Birth of & Sewl” and a detective character in “The UNCLE TED’S BED-TIME STORY Blood and once a year the relic is carried through the streets of the city. APPARITION OF VIRGIN MARY VIEWED BY THOUSANDS (By International News Service) Pittsburgh, May 4.—Thousands of at NATION'S IMPORTS AND Exports for March were the second largest on record and a new figure was set for imports, according to & statement iasued by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic commerce, de- Dartment of Commerce.. The value of exports for the month was $820,000,000, which is second only to the total ‘of 928,000,000 for June, 1919, The reports for Febru- ary were $646,000,000, and for March a year ago, $603,000,000. For the nine months ended with March, 1,000,000, or more than a bi- u dollars in excess of the $4,98 000,000 recorded for the correspond- ing period of 1919. ! Imports for March totaled $484 000,600, exceeding by $10.000,000 the high record of January, 1920. The total imports in February of this vear were $468,000,000, and in March of last year, $268,000,000. For the nine months ended with March, imports totaled $3,719,000,000, or approximately a billion and a half more than for the corresponding pe- riod of the previous year. : Imports of gold amounted to $17,- 000,000 in March, and to $60,000,- 000 for the nine months ended with March, against $28,000,000 for the nine montlis of the previous year. Exports of gold in March were valued $47,000,000, and in the nine months period of this year at $409,- years ago that he occupied this room Recently, he has addea agree with him from what I know of the case. . “As far back as last August, the Sugar Equilization Board, which at that time was handling all matters connected with sugar for this coun- try, told Mr. Wilson that he should buy the sugar crop of Cuba for 1919 as was done in 1918. The board ex- plained that the Cuban crop could be bought for 6% cents a pound at that time. If that had been done, that sugar ‘could have been sold to Jack this morning for 11 or 12 cents a pound instead of his being told that it costs 20 cents a pound and that it is all gone.” “Did Mr. Tinkham say anything about that?” asked Jack. “Yes, he did, Jack. I will read you some of what he said., *“The cause of the present high price for sugar,” he said, ‘and the great sugar scarcity in the United States is attributable sole- ly to the non-action of the President of the United States in August and September and in part to the action of the Attorney General in November last. Investigation in Washington, where sworn testimony has been tak- en, has fully established these facts beyond contradiction. In August and September last the Sugar Equaliza- tion Board recommended to the Pre- sident the purchase of the .Cuban crop of 1919, as had been done in the case of the 1918 crop.” Hethen went on to say that I have just told you about how cheap it could have been purchased. “Later on he said, ‘The action which the Sugar Equalization Board recommended could legally have been approved by the President. He, how- ever, with held his approval and has never asserted his reason for doing so. In November last when sugar was selling at 10 cents a pound under control of .th% Sugar Equalization Board, and at"6% cents in Cuba, the attorney general concurred in a price of 17 cents and .19 at the plantations for Louisiana sugar thus giving as it were an official government price for raw sugar. The effect of this ac- tion in part was to advance the Cub- an price. In December the Cuban price had advanced over 11 cents, and is now quoted at 18 cents.’, “Why doesn’t Preésident Wilson buy the Cuban crop of sugar now?” asked Jack. “Simply because ‘it is too late, Jack. He had the chance and didn’t do it and now we and our neighbors and everyone in this country. must suffer for it."” of the Virgin Mary holding a babe. Mr. Mangan's son, an over seas vet- eran, died in the house just a week after the vision appeared. When word of the phenomenon became nois- ed around a big crowd stood round the home. While police stood on guard thousands were allowed to pass quickly through the room. 87-YEAR-OLD BRIDE ASKS FOR A DIVORCE (By International News Service.) Chicago, May 4. — Add shattered romances. Mrs. Albert Ropp, 87-year-old bride, has asked for a divorce from her recently acquired 52-year-old spouse, because she can’t reform him. Although she limited his liquor al- lowance to half a gallon of whiskey a week, she told the judge in court of domestic relations her husband was hopeless. Besides, she described him as a “terrible person who wears a collar and shirt to bed.” curious persons have passed through | SUBSCRIBE FOR THE the home of Patrick Mangan here to view the apparition on the ceiling DAILY PIONEER last year. 000,000, against only $30,000,000 Silver imports were $9,- “STUDY NOW” SAYS HEAD OF SCHOOL F. L. Watkins, Pres. of Daketa Business College, Fargo, N. D., says young folks make a grave mis- take in putting off their business studies until fall. 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