Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 18, 1913, Page 8

| SR - MAKE SELECTIONS NOW. WHY 'AMERICAN CITIES SHOULD PURCHASE PARKS. No Longer Considered a- Luxury, but, Like Streets, a Necessity, One of the latest cities to secure gen- eral plan reports, joining in with the leading American cities in’ securing such general schemes of development, is New London. Conn. The report con- tains the following reasons why every city should acquire parks: “There are at least four reasons why cities should now act in a large way in acquiring and improving land for use as parks and playgrounds: First.—Property is steadily increasing in value. It is not likely to be cheaper than it is now. Second.—Once bought, park lands increase in value. All oth- er public works depreciate; parks ap- preciate. Third.—Parks pay for them- selves or more than pay for themselves by making new real estate values. Some examples in support of this state- ment are given in the appendix. Fourth.—A sound park policy vigorous- 1y pushed by public authority soon brings rich gifts from private individu- als. The history of American city parks furnishes much evidence in sup- port of this tendency. Cities that own few parks seldom receive gifts of parks. On the other hand, some cities that have a long and honorable record in public park making have an equally long and honorable record of private gifts for parks. “Parks are no longer considered a luxury by growing American cities. They are classed with streets and sew- ers and schools as a necessity. They contribute directly to health and effi- ciency, to pleasure and economic wealth. Moreover, they stir and nour- 1sh civic pride.” Results Are Most Always Certain When you use a Pioneer want ad. It costa a half eent a word to find out. Phone 31 | No Basketball Game Friday ‘Managers of the ' Bemidji Highjx school and Athletic Club basketbail teams were unable = to schedule a game for Friday and no contests will be booked now until. New Year's evening when the Crookston quint will meet the Athletic Club five on the local floor. ' We have received a shipment of Heinz fancy Christmas baskéts con- taining a variety of 12 Heinz pro- ducts. These will make splendid Christmas gifts. Price each basket $3.00 at Roe & Markuson. We will reserve orders for delivery the day before Christmas. Phone 206-207.— Adv. Warfield Electric Company Reduces Rates. The following changes will be made in the electric light rates for the current consumed during 1914: The 12c rate will be reduced to 10c, making the maximum rate for current 10c instead of 12c. The bal- ance of the rates will remain the same. ; On all bills paid on or before the 10th day of the month, a discount of 10 per cent will be allowed on cur- rent used during the preceding month. This discount will not ap- ply to any wiring materials, elec- trical supplies or labor, only to elec- tric current consumed. Also this dis- count applies- only to accounts set- tled up in full each month, leaving no balance from the preceding months. Discount will be allowed on the Jan- uary light bills which are due Feb- ruary 1st, 1914, No discount will be allowed on any electric bills col- lected during the month of January, 1914, as these bills will be for cur- rent consumed during the month of December, 1913.—Adv. word cash. Piloneer wants—one half cent . a " |% Feb. 23—Indiana at Minnesota. K KKK KKK KK KKK X U, of M. Revised Basketball Schedule ¥ Dec,"18—Carleton at Minnesota. * Jan. IO—NDrthweBtern at Min- ¥ nesota % Jan. 13—Carleton at Northfield ¥, Jan. 17—Wisconsin at Madison. . 19—Towa at Towa City. . 23—Tllinois at Urbana, 24—Northwestern at ¥ Evanston. * Feb, G—Nabraska at Minneso- ¥ ta. ¥ Feb, 7-—Nebraska at Minnesota. ¥ Feb. 12—Iowa at Minnesota. * Feb. 14—Purdue at Minnesota, +*._Feb, 17—North Dakota at Min- ¥ nesota. % Feb. 21—Illinois at Minnesota. * Feb. 28—Wisconsin at Minne- % sota. ¥March 6—Purdue at Lafayette. * March 7—Indiana at Bloming- * ton. EREKK KKK KK KKK KKK ***t******t************ * % k Oranges by the box at Roe & Mar- kusen’s. Phone 206-207.—Adv. ADDITIONAL WANTS T00 LATE TO CLASSIFY A A A A A A N A A A A WANTED—AN kinds of sewing to do at home. 407 Mississippi ave. WANTED—BYy an old man, a place to do chores for board and clothes. Dairy farm experience. Call at Creamery. —_—_— FOR RENT—Four rooms one furn- ished ten dollars. 719 Beltrami ave. WANTED—Two clerks until ‘Bowser Co. FOR SALE—Brand new pair of Hockey skates size 12 cest $5.00 new will sell for $2.50—Apply at Plomeer. experienced lady Christmas.0’Leary- Read Ploneer want ads WIN HIS ADMIRATION OF YOUR 600D JUDGMENT By remembering him with a practical gift that he will find of daily value—a gift purchased at the very store where he would purchase it for himself and where they know what men like best and will gladly assist you in seleéting just the right thing to make the desired impression on “him.” THIS STORE OFFERS AN EASY AND SATISFAGTORY SOLUTION OF YOUR WHAT-TO-GIVE| PROBLEMS AS FAR AS YOUR MALE FRIENDS ARE GflNGEHHEfl Bright new gift goods in every department, all excellent in quality and yet priced so rea- sonable that you can afford to buy just what you’d best like to give. visit to this store another day—you surely want to see our superb showing of . desirable gift goods now before the assortments get all broken up. Don’t put off your MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF THE ITEMS IN THIS LiST THAT INTEREST YOU ESPECIALLY --THEN GOME AND SEE HOW BIG THE VALUES ARE Jvercoats Shirts $10 to $35 Suits Rain Coats | SweaterCoats , $510 820 | $1 to $6.50 | 84 to $7.50 ) 35 to $10 AND MANY MORE THAT YOU SHOULD SEE. - GILL BROS. $110 83 Cravats $10 to $35| 25¢ to $1 WE'LL DELIVER LATER. - | Underwear | Sito$O | Hosiery [0c to 50c Bathrobes BEMIDJI, MINN! $110 85 50¢ fo $2 House Coats S AL HOLLIi)AY 6000 lTTIIAG-IVEI,Y BOXED Umbrellas $11t0 85 Hats Stick Pins 25¢ 1o $1 Caps Cuff Buttons 25¢ fo $1.50 NUISANGE £0STS Due Enll;aly to Ignqr’ance and Carelessness. DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH. Black 8Smoke Means a Waste of Fuel to the Manufacturer. and Waste of Money to Town—General Appearance of the Community Suffers. The smoke nuisance is beginning to be recognized as one of the greatest civic problems confronting the mod- ern industrial community. says Dr. R. C. Benner in the American City. Why this crime of our cities is not remedied. when so doing would result in profit to all concerned, is a question that can be answered by the two ‘words, ignoragnce and carelessness. There is, of course, the excuse that ln this case the damage done is ob- scure and difficult to prove in a tangible way. But as scientific studies of the problem are made the injurious effects.| -of smoke are gradually becoming more:| clearly defined and publicly recognized. There is a crying need for the educa- !;lon of the public along smoke lines. They need to know that soft coal can be burned without smoke with profit | to the consumer, and they need like- wise to know the damage smoke does in dollars and cents to the residents of a smoky city. It has been proved by the best me- chanical engineers and government bureaus that the emission of black smoke means waste of - fuel. men ‘who bhave been compelled to make installations of the proper kind for the abatement of smoke say that such improvements have been big dividend payers -from the start. In fact, the loss to the producer of the smoke nui- | sance forms the largest single item In our budget. This in Pittsburgh amounts to nearly $4,000,000 per year. One cannot reckon in figures the Ions in personal efficiency. Those of us who are called upon to travel about to any. extent cannot fail to notice a marked difference ‘in- our feelings' in different localities.. In the sunny:town with pure air:we are so buoyed up that THE SMOEE SPOILED APPROACE TO A MANUFACTURING TOWN. more and better work is accomplished. Getting back to the foggy. smoke pol- luted atmosphere of the city. there re- turns tbe dull, depressed feeling. due In great measure to the gloom, and the character and amount of work within our capabilities are greatly diminished. Carefully conducted experiments have shown that there are often two or three times as much light in the clear coun- - try surrounding a smoky city as in the city itself. This is due to the black pall hovering over the city. The cost of ar- tifictal illumination due to lack of sun- light is no small item, and the lighting bills for a large and smoky city are in- creased thousands of dollars. Smoke is detrimental to health. Fol- 10wing the weekly course of mortality, one cannot fail to be struck with the manner in which the. mortality from many respiratory diseases increases after a fog. The large amounts of soot (in one case ten grams, equivalent to about three-quarters of a pint) found In the lungs of dwellers in a smoky city cannot but be detrimental, at least to some extent, to the execution of their normal function. Within the cor- porate limits of the city of Pittsburgh we have found that in those sections of the city where the soot' cloud hangs heaviest the ‘death rate from pneu- monia is the greatest.. Singers visiting Pittsburgh get the Pittsburgh 'sore throat. From the standpoint of aesthetics the damage is more pronounced than in any. other phase of the problem. The smoke cloud continually hanging over our city is extremely injurious to al vegetation. Many trees and shrubs will not grow in the smoke laden at- mosphere. while those that do soon become so0 begrimed that their value from a decorative viewpoint is in great measure destroyed. The abolition of the smoke nuisance, therefore. unlike many other social evils against which an outery has been made, will result in direct and fm- mediate gain both to the public at large uuisance- 1mu' and to those chiefly responslble for flu Many | The 1 Watch Case and Bracelet See it, with other Omega Watches, are both on exhibition solid 14-kt in our_show gold. The windows. movement has Enter the 15jewels. Itis contest now. g fully worth Only five $75 to $90 weeksmore ly Free! !5 “to the person compxlmg the greatest number £ of words from the ten letters in the words E z = " Conditions of Skill Test: English words only; must be spelied correctly. Write on one side of paper; words to 3 sheet, Letters can be repeated. 1f competing lists contain same number of words, neatness will determine award. Three local judges shall decide as to the winner. List must be delivered to our store on or before closing date of Skill Test. The Bracelet Watch—the neyest production of the OMEGA WATCH COMPANY— is on exhibition in our show window, together.with other sizes and styles of Omega Watches for Men and Women, at prices to suit every purse. The purpose of this Skill Test, and the offer of this very high grade watch, is to impress you with the all around excellence of Omega Watches and so influence your holiday buying. Skill Test Closes in Five Weeks! Geo. T. Baker & Co. Manufacturing Jewelers 118 Thrid St. Bemidjl Near the Lake Cut out the letters and ot e e To enjoy a good game of pool on new and up to date tables visit the Club Pool and Billiard Hall We also carry a compelete line of Candy, Tobacco and Cigars Next to Geo. T. Baker Jewelry Store . VICTOR KAMMERMYER, - - Proprietor : A arbon Paper We have an assortment of high grade paper ully guaranteed, in all colors 8 1-2 x 11 and ok 812 x13 At $1 and $1.25 a box (Can you beat it?) Yes, there are 100 sheets in each box. and if the paper does not satisfy you know where you bought it—your money returned if you want it always. ~ Beware! Special agents call on the trade about the city from time to time® They may offer you enticing looking bargains—but—what if you'’re not satisfied? It may be a case of throwing it into the waste basket. We Buy on a Guarantee and Sell the Same Way. Bemldu Pioneer Supply Store- Phone 31 i i S iy e il