Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 4, 1922, Page 6

THE BZMIUN DANY PIONEER SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1922 \ Twentleth Oentury o Limiod The. White Winged Servant. Once upen a time there was a man ina c‘ertain town who did riot like the way the mayor was handling things and declared that if he were ielected he would “clean up the town.’! His case was referred to the street ‘com- missioner, —He Got The Chance.— Modern Evening Gown. The following taken from The Ki- wanis- Magazine illustrates a Kiwan- ian’s idea of the modern gown: A bit of tulle, A yard of silk, A little skin, As white as milk. A little strap— How dare she breathe! A little congh— Good evening—Eve! . —Debut! Debut!— Always Learning, This is rapidly getting to be a great world. In fact, it is the greatest we have ever known. You lezn some- thing one day and the next day you learn that it isn’t true. —Ain’'t It A Fact?— He Week-End. A friend of ours who had succeed- ed in remaining a bachelor a num-: ber of years once went to a week-end party gpd came back engaged to be married. Tt is a great life if you don’t week-end. He who week-ends is lost. —Home, James.— Are You A Genjleman? Most any girl will tell you that if a nice-lookin, Yqun); man steals a kiss {rom a nite-looking young lady he should be gentlemin enough not to keep it Iong. ~—Return It Promptly— Not Metropolitan. “We are not a metropolitan town,” announces a western editor. “It never causes a ripple of excitement in our town when a man comes into a public gathering with his own wife.” We always did have an idea that the west was a little behind the times. —As Others See It— Their Suspicion Was Right. A local observer wants to know why there is so much holler about short skirts. He says they suit him. Oh, well, what’s the difference? Even before short skirts came into style ;:vgrybody suspected that women had egs. —Two Of Them.— Face Value. Here’s one from a western paper, names altered, which probably caused the editor to feel like two cents: “David Smith, a resident of Hole- boro, died on-Wednesday at the ad- vanced age of 62 cents.” ~—~Well Spent, Evidently.— PARLEY PASSES PACT INSURING EAST PEACE ; (Continued From Page 1) ing at eliminating strife in the Pa- cific. Two so-called nine-power treaties: One dealing with guarantee duties granting China five per cent tariff with subsequent alterations upwards, end reaffirming the policy of China’s open door; the other carying a state- ment of the Yap controversy between the United States and Japan, a con- troversy which was leading the two powers manifestly to war, Statement of the division of cables in’ the Pacific. Agreement of Japan to withdraw from Siberia. Withdrawal by Japan of the ob- noxious gro‘;xp five of of her twenty- cne demands with felinquishmept of the idea of exclusive control in Sou Manchuria and Inner Mongolia. Return of Weiheiwei to China by Great Britain. 5 THIRD BALLOT FOR NEW POPE IS UNSUCCESSFUL (By United Press) Rome, Feb. 4.—The third ballot for the election of the successor of Tope Benedict was unsuccessful. The {ollowing statement was issued to the United Press by the highest Vati- can authorities. Absolutely only two ballots will be iaken daily. The third was taken this morning. The fourth will be tak- en this afternocon. Statements published throughout the United Statés yestérday that four ballots would be taken until'the Pope was elected were untrue. port was at no time carried by the United Press. ’ 4 ; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MEET NEXT TUESDAY The county board ‘of commibsion- ‘will meet next Tuesday. Among the important busincss matters to. come before this body will be the petition from Williams, asking that it be made a village. Sheuid the board pass fav- orable action, the matter will be voted upon by the_citizens of that commu- nity somc thme in March, it is be- lieved. ADDITIONAL WANT ADS FOR SALE—S5 room house newly dec- orated, 1115 Dewey avenue. i t2- evening This re-|i = ugs, 'Y GA — Centenary of the birth of Gen. Ed- ward F. Beale, American soldier ex- plorer and diplomatist. 3 One hurndred and fiftieth anniver- sary of the birth of Josiah Quincy, famons orator, statesmen and’educat- or. : George Brandes, who is considered Denmark’s leading man of letters, celebrates his 80th birthday today. " The Interstate Commerce Commis- siar of the United States is 35 years old today, having begn established Feb. 4, 1887. i The Silk Association of America is to celebrate its 50th anniversary to- 'duy with a meeting and dinner at the Hotel Astor, New York City. | (Sunday, February 5.) Two hundredth anniversary of the birth of John Withérspoon, the fight- ing Scotch: preacher who became a singer of the American Declaration of Independence. The Maine State Historical Sociefy reaches its 100rdth birthday today, 822, . Mexico keeps a national holiday to- day in celebration of the anpiversary of thé adoption of the Constitution. Calendar of Sports. Racing—Meeting of Business Men’s Racing association, at New Orleans. Meeting of Cuba-American Jockey club, at Havana. 3 Meeting of Lower C€alifornia Jock- ey club, at Tia Juana, Tennis—Annual meeting of United States Lawn Tennis association, at New oYrk. Bowiing—Annual tournament of Elks’ National Bowling association opens at Chicago. Swimming—Central A. A. U. cham- pionship events, at Detroit. Central A. A. U. championship events, at St. Paul. . Curling—Gordon International Me- dal competition, at Utica, N. Y. Track—Annual indoor meet o Boston A. A., at Boston. Polo—Opening of annual tourna- ment of Santa Barbara, (Calif.,) Polo cluby Golf—Texas open championship tournament closes at San Antonio. Annual St. Valentine’s tournament closes at Pinehurst. Skating—Silver Skates Derby, at 1 Chicago, (Sunday.) In The Day's News. Romance centers round the life of Joseph Henry -Blackburne, the vet- | cran English chess player, who has just celebrated his 80th birthday. In his youth he was employed in a hos- iery store in his native Manchester, but got his discharge because he gver- stayed his leave while chess-playing in London. He then devoted himself to his favorite game, and when he toured the country his brilliance soon found reward, for be was hailed as a chess genius. In course of time he won the British championship and for many years successfully defended it against all challengers.” As the rep- resentative of Great Britain he par- ticipated in numerous international chess tournaments, meeting such wiz- ards of the board as Capablanco, Lasker and Paulsen. That he still retains his skill despite his four-csore years was. evidenced in London the other day when he played 20 games £ the th | simultaneously, winning nine, draw- ing 10 and being beaten in one by a woman, One Year Ago Today. Sheriff of Ouchita Parish, La., for- got, to hang a negro murderer. Announcement of the intention of the United States to call a conference on dmarmnmj.nt, .Today’s Birthdays. Frederick Ebert, president of the German republic, born gt Heidelberg £| 51 years azo today. Jean Richeépin, famous French poet, novelist and dramatist, horn lnp AL geria, 73 years ags today, ¥ Dr. Ernest 0. Holland, president of Wash'xngton State. college, bary ?ocd‘genmnpnn, Ind,, 48 years ago James P, Woods; repres: ive congress of the Sixth v'} Einia din born 54 years: ag sentative nnsylvania rd,'Conn., 63 UNDER WAy —— Members of the Elks lodge who are to take part in the niinstrel show to be staged at the Grand theater Febru- ary 27 and 28 are expected to be at the club rooms Sunday afternoon at 8 olclock for another rehearsal, through in excellent manner and gave encouragement in trying to stage this event on short notice. G in leading thd chorus. having; Peen incorporated Feb. b5, ! Thursday evening’s rehearsal went MICKIE, THE PRINTER )| THIRD TRIAL SCHEDULED San Francisco, Calif.l, Feb. 4.—The jury in the second trial of a man- slaughter charge against Roscoe. C. (Fatty) Arbuckle decided at the con- ould not agree, and was discharged {_esterdny. with_the final ballot stapd- ing ten for conviction and two for ac- qufttal. Phe case was placed on the calen- dar for next Monday to be set for its third trial. . Both prosecution and de- fense announced that they world fa- vor such trial. So sure was the de- i fenise ‘of its position that it had sub- | mitted its case without final argo- ment. This had an ¢ffect opposite from the 'one intended, according to Nete Friedman, one of the jurors, in a’formal statement. i S FARIBAULT EDITOR DIES ON EIGHTY-SECOND BIRTHDAY i (By United Press) ven, pioneer { man, dropped dcad on his 82nd birth- day here today. Haven's death was caused by heart disease. Democrat, a weekly, the first newspa- per in Faribault, and hdd been editor and owner of the paper up to the tintze it ceased publication last Aug- uste | WANTS MATCH WITH CURTIS OR FRANKLIN ON FAIR TERMS | _Alex Sawdy of St: Cloud, who claims to be the champion heayy- weight wrestler of the northwest and is open to meet any wrestler in the world, (which covers a lat of terri- tory), has written to The Pionecx that he has issued challenges to L. C. Cur- tis and Joe Franklin of this city for a match with cither or both. He | sai{s he will agree to throw them one | fall apiece in ‘one hour, and if he cannot do it they do not have to pay him one cent. Sawdy’s letter is being forwarded to Curtis. TRACTOR PRICES CUT BY INT. HARVESTER 0. (By United Press). Chicago, Feb. 4.—Results of the re- cent drastic cut in the prices of Ford tractors ‘were seen here today when the International Harvester company announced a reduction of $230 on | their two-plow tractor and $200 on their Three-plow tractor. “This reduction is not justified by any present drop in manufacturing costs,” said Harold F. McCormick, president of the harvester compzny. “It was made chiefly to meet compe- {tition and to enable our dealers to re- zuir{\!' their position in the tractor rade. T | SAYS CATTLE WILL FIRST RECOVER FROM FARM SLUMP (By United Press) Fargo, N. D., Feb. 4.—Cattle will be t%e first farm produet to recover from the agricultural slimp, accord- ing to F. E. Osbourne, assistant man- ager of the livestock department of the Equity Co-operative Exchange. There is a scarcity of cattle, he saM, and the next five to seven years will see cattlemen make more profits than ever before in the history of fivestock, if he builds up his herd at the pres- ent low prices. LINCOLN AUTO PRICES CUT AFTER FORD BUYS PLANT (By United Press) Detroit, Michy Feb. 4.—The great. -| est stash in automobile prices ever an- notifited was made here today by the Lincoln Automobile company imme- 8 ME" Hiately after it had been purchased at bankrupt rnle for® $8,000,0000 LY Henry, For TREAL OF GOVERNOR SMALL TO BE STARTED MARCH 6 { “Waukegan, Ill, Feb. 4—The trial of Len Small, Hllinois governor, on charges of conspiracy to juggle mil- liont of dollars of state’s’ funds was set today to start Monday, Mdtch 6, it was announted by Jutige Edwards of the Lake county c t court. MINNESOTA HOCKEY TEAM BETS WISCONSIN SEXTET the director, Dr.D.F. McCann, much | Minneapolis, Feb, 4.—The Minne- Faribault, Fcb. 4.—Alfred E. Ha- | innesota newspaperf He founded The Faribault | | FOR ROSCOE ARBUCKLE, clusion of a 44-hour- session that it ! | | societies, ! forth from the: United States and for- Misplaced Sympath TRVING ‘O @r 2 Fomy v Me! T YANKS EXPLORE ARCTIC, TROPICS $pecimens and Data World Over for Scientists. | SEARCH FIR “MISSING LNK” Stefansson Expedition Is Mapping Lit- tle-Known Boundaries of Wran- gel's. Island, North of Siberia— Seek “River of Doubt.” New York—Comforts of home welgh little when cast in the balance with the interests of sclence, it is de- clared by museum experts and learned Expeditions have gone ign countrie§ into ‘the frozen arctic, the blistering areas of Africa and to the varying climes of Asia, South America and other lands in quest of animal and vegetable specimens and iata to add to°the knowledge of man. Some of the explorations have mot stopped with the earth. Conan Doyle recently claimed to have talked with his dead relatives, and not a few wire- less operators assert that kindred souls | on Mars were trying to wireless folks here. 2 Hupt “Missing Link.” Among the expeditions now at work are: The third Asiiatic expedition of the American Museum of Natural His- tory, which i to remain five years in the Orlent” hopeful of finding the “missing lnk,” and of gathering a wealth of Sclentific data. The Stefansson expedition which is mapping the little-known boundaries of Wrangel’s island, north of Siberia, where polaf bears are most numerous. maux expects to remain away two or three years, arid Donald B. MacMillan and his comrades are exploring Baf- fin's land. An expedition to hunt gorillas is trekking in ‘Africa under the direction of Carl E. Akeley of the American Museum of Natural History. Recently he reported having bagged a family of five. : s Seek “River of Doubt.” The Mulford biological -espedition, now in South America, is exploring the headwaters of the Amazon, seeking Colonel Roosevelf’s River of Doubt, and gathering raxe plants and herbs desired by chemists and the medical profession. The British expedition which climbed to within 6,000 feet of the world’s highest summit, Mount ‘Everest, in 1921, expects to finish the job this year. Minor expeditions are working in Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and elsewhere, most of them being American. Roald Amundsen, who is quite used to cold weather, having spent many previous years in the Arctic, will set forth in the spring on a trip to the north pole. ~ > From Artist to Foreign Minister. On her return to Chicago, Miss Jane Addams told how she recently met, In the lobby of her hotel at Budapest, a Hungarinh whose acquaintance she had made at Zurich in 1919. At that time he ‘was a struggling artist—an amateur who was a refugee from his native country and was earning a liv- ing by painting Swiss mountains and Inkes and selling them to tourists. He was also studying commercial engrav- Ing. When she came across him again at Budapest Miss Addams discussed the political situation with him, and was surprised at the knowledge he showed of public questions, especially in the fleld of foreign affairs. Finally she remarked to him: “For an artist, yon are singularly well informed on poll- I ouglit to be, I suppose. You see, am the minister for foreign affai It was Count Banffy, the Hungarian: " forelgn minister, m M. Swects. ta® Correspondent) (By Unit London, Feb. 4 my; mad. With the beginning of the new By Wil (United Press ¢ " Press) \ London has gone o, hor! Mrs. Charles |sota hockey team defeated the Wis-|abovi an is assisting gt the piano and |consin sextet here last night by a|Eannes Charles Van gave valuable assistance |score of 12 to 2. The second game | election of series will be played this afternvon. | and year, the London editor was forced to gton conference; the ice, and the general ries to the inside pages yminent space to an This party of Americans and Esqui- [ tics.” He replied, with a smile: “Welll, > JEST IAAGHIE HANN' YO WASH NER SARG EVRM DAN AN HEN NOY GAY WO USE QLY OF “Memt her flat in St. James Place. The pub- lic demands to know where the drug came from. All in all, the London newspaper of January, 1922, greatly resembled a volume of the adventures of She_- lock Holmes. of mysteries. |ance unequalled since the suicide of “Billie” Carlton, the actress. Miss Edith Horley, prominent society wo- man, after sacrificing money and health in order to pay tribute to the demon drug, Committed Suicide by shooting herself through the head in unprecedented aray Hiere are a few of them. ’ The Bouinemouth mystery, in which a young woman 'had been led to her death thtough answering:a decoy advertisement in a local news- paper. Hastening to Bournemouth to answer a quick call for a nurse, the girl had jumped into an n!ltamobllg. Her body was found terribly muti lated the next day along an_unfre— quented road. The local police are still mystified. g “The Welsh arsenic mystery, a poi- son drama. A prominent solicitor in Hay was arrested charged th}} the attempt to murder a brother solicitor by administering arsenic in small and ! frequent doses. In addition, a charge of murdering his wife was iuvolv_ed' when her bedy was exhumed. - Hex death had come mysterjously last Feb- ruary. The solicitor insists on his in- nogence. 3 Y The Paris villa mystery, recqnntmg the tragic fate of a rich English wo- man, the wife of a prominent scie: tist. During the absence of her hus- band, Mrs. Draycott dismissed her gervants on Friday and was not seen again uritil friends broke in the doorzs to Her villa on"Monday morning and found her lying dead in the hall, her body covered with her fur.coat. Ap- parently she had been struck in the ead with a hammer after fighting her assailant. _A'Greek chauffeur has confessed to the murder, alleging he killed her because she tried to kiss him!e The police are inclined to dis- credit his story. g The Derby Allotment mystery. This led to a . countrywide search for a railway guard, whosé wife's body was found fully ‘clothed buried in_ 20 inches of eartH near lier home in Der- lby. 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' BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA ST i TN e ope mystery has: brought g to a ypint of vigi Ad T TractorShow Minneapolis—St. Paul February 6th to 11th If you are interested in Agriculture—as a Farmer, Farm Owner, Merchant or Banker— or interested in any other way, however re- motely=-yan will miss the greatest event of the year if you fail to attend the Tractor Show, to be held in the New Exhibit Buildin% Minnesota State Fair Grounds, between Minneapolis ar.d St. Paul February 6th to 11th. ' e ! Practically all of the great Tractor Manufacturix$ Companies will exhibit their latest and most improved machines. You may here see all the Tractors under one roof and compare their advantages. " Practically all of the manufacturers of Power-Drawn and Power-Operated ma- chinery will exhibit their lines, including Plows of all types, Tillage and Harvesting Implements; Threshers, Grinders, Ensilage Cutters, Motor Trucks, Road Building Machinery, Cream Separators, Milking Ma_hines, Light Plants, etc. To the Big 9. s Among the interesting features will be Free Lectures on various p;lala i Free Demonsi. .itions by Manychtw‘zl o e ; of Agriculture; f !'rfitolt lfi;tc.l, such as Motors, Carburetors, > ree Musical Concerts, etc.” Ol Reduced Rates Automobile Show Same Week on Railroads During the week of the Tractor Show, The Twin City Automobile Show will be held during the same week as the the Railways will make a rate of one and one-half single fare for the Round Tractor Show, so visitors can take in Trip to the Twin Cities. both Expositions at the same time. Free Short Course in Tractor Operation A Free Shott Course in Tractor Operation will be conducted by the experts of the University of Minnesota. This feature,alone, will be worth the cost of the entire trip. i