Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 9, 1917, Page 5

MA!', ovmn 9 1017 BEMIINT DAILY FIONEER F ood- Saving Pledgé Following is ‘the pledge which every woman in Amerlca is asked to sign: ! I>+“Food Admmumter, Wanlnng!on, D.C.: I'am glad to joir you: in the service of food con- servation for our .ation and I hereby accept mem- bership in-the Uniled States Food Admmuluhon, pledgmg myself tr. carry out the fln-echom and ad- vice of the Food Administrator in my: home inso- far as my circumstances ' permit. A smgle thin slice of bread saved daily by- each person wlll i|enable us to send a 4,000 ton slnp, loaded with wheat, to our| allies each day. MOST ECONOMICAL -OF ROADS ‘Macadam s Regaining “Favor With Modern Builders, Who ‘Are Now | Looking at Annual- Cost. : A few years ago road builders| | Joined in a universal requiem for the| | old-fashioned water-bound macadam | i i road in New York state. It served its purpose when vehicles were all horse- Sdrawn, it was acknowledged, but with the advent of motor vehicles it was Iaid aslde with the muzzle loaders, ~crinolines and other prides of depart- | —-ed-days. But recently the macadam I 'road’ has '‘come’ back again intof An“ average saving purposes " Two _Billion ;x&ré e ;re‘ci:::o road. 9| . ] -of two cents on each Dollars per annum, or _ of g road by its totn‘i nnn?xal expense, meal every day 'for all the " subscriptions focluding maintenance and sioking ::c?hfefix;nw;})lr 5;:: }ij) the first Liberty _Loan. fund. On this basis it has beén dis- covered that a macadam oad is an OWN A Woodstock It is a better typewriter Guaranteed.for 2 years. MODEL 4 MODEL 5 $68.00 $100.00 $5 down, $5|/$5 down; $3 per month per month. CASH PRICE SOME LESS Bemidji Pioneer ~Phone 922 B Get a Nickis Plate Has your car a Bemidji em- blem? The Pioneer car has on the front of its radiator a neat nickle plate emblem design. The words BEMIDJI COMMERCIAL CLUB are neatly outlined. It shows that the local club is a mem- ber of the American Automo- -bile Association and should be on every car in town. Order one from the loeretary of the : Mlcldlln Road in_New York. economlcs.l one, for certain classes of- vel. This was the opinion expressed - «t the recent meeting of the New York. “State assoclation of County Highway, Superintendents by many of those present. ‘Practically-all the’ recent roads bullt !:y these .men *have' two courses of | . broken stong, and frequently it is pos-: sible to bulld the roads with a lower gourse of cheap local stone, using the. ' ‘more expensive stone from a distance for the upper course only. This re- duces the first cost without causing lny reduction in the life and strength of the road. When they are- finished they are sometimes treated -at once: with tar or asphalt, but usually. this. treatment is deferred long enough for. travel over the road to reveal any ‘weak spots, 8o they can be repaired be- fore the ofling is done. It is this de-, welopment of efficient and economical ‘methods of maintenance with the help i road olls which has led .to .the »>renaissance of -water-bound macadam. 4n New York. It 1s one of many recent ~4ndications that where the ‘work of maintenance is thoraughly done and “cost records of it are properly kept amponnnt light is thrown on the best: is of comstruction to carry travel ‘of different classes and intensities. PLAN FOR ROAD WARAGEMENT ssehitial’ to Buccessful -Highway Aé- ministration Outlined Briefly— Cut Out Politics. [ . Summarized briefly, the essentials : successful state highway adminls- | [ § mtlon. as demonstrated-by the ‘ex-’ perience of the various state high- ‘way departments, are as follows: (a) | The ¢limination nf. politics .as a fac-. itor {in ptate highway work; (b) &he, control by the state hlghwny depart- llllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIII|I|III|IIIIII||lIIIII||I|I||I|IIIIIIII|I|IIIIIII|IIII|I|IIIIIIIIIIIII‘I,II||IIII Wiy America Will Win the War Ny America Will Win the Will America win the great war? & It sure will. Why? Because America is a country of homes and we don’t propose to let Germany destroy oyr homes. We will fight for them to the last ditch. We said Americn was a country of homes and so it is, but there are a great many people who are living in RENTED HOMES who ought to BUILD A HOME OF THEIR OWN. Are you one of those home-loving Americans living .in 8 rented home? If you are, we want ta talk to you about BUILD- ING a home. We want to talk to you here at our office this month where we can show you what kind of homes are being bullt, the cost, etc. We want to show you ideas for your home and make it easy; for you and your good wife to discuss definitely and decide quickly, the question, “SHALL WE BUILD A HOME SOON?" < We make plans to order if we haven't any stock plan to fit your ideas and loan them to you without charge. : Can you .guild a home in the winter time? Sure you can— we will tell you all about that when you call. Call soon. ment of all work on which state fnndl_ are expended; (c) adequate appro- {. priations for contlnuo:;!“ l;ml:te::nco of high ds clen r- vlslolt8 fl‘:l:lysfll: :‘In;'r the hlghwnysp:ro 100 Phones 1t completed ; (d) state supervision as to gurveys, Dot e epestroeteune | IO der -bond issues, and supervision -of — e — such other road and bridge work a8’ requires considerable cash outlay and the exercise of en;lneermg skill and Department of Agriculture. « QUESTION OF BETTER ROADS N\ Poor Policy for Farmer to Refuee to Listen to Arguments for Improve- ment of Highways. surveys, plans, and specifications of lmowledge-—Yearbook United States It wouldn’t do any ¢f us any harm A . to look thoroughly into the question THE UNIVERSAL CAR. of better,roads. Don’t: be narrow enough to take one side of the question and refuse to listen tv any facts or opinions advanced on the other side, A man told us the other day that he had been trying to talk to.another man who had an entirely erroneous opinion in regard to the federal aid proposition. “He literally wouldn't’ iisten to mie,” he said. “His head was .50 full of the wrong idea that no sound ‘Beemed abie .to penetrate 1t.” To listen is not mecessarily to be con- vinced, and to refuse to listen is to /] refuse to be broad sminded enough ta hear both sides and form a real opio- fon.—Twentieth Century Farmer. ‘Wherever Ford cars have pioneered, Ford service has kept imee. It is the factor which strengthens the personal relation between Ford owners and the company. To get the best possible service from your Ford car, bring it here when it needs attention and get the benefit of Ford supervision throughout. We use the genuine Ford parts and give you the benefit of-the regular standard Ford prices. Grading and Drainage. The first step:in the making of good roads is gradln’g and draining. The next is dragging, and the next step, in 3 most localities, as long as the cost of- a Bood grade of asphaltic rond oll re- I i /)ldnsbelowecentsanllon,wmbo On display and for sale by C. W. Jewett Co. Inc. Increase of Trunk Roads. The aid now rendered by the fed- eral government to the states will rap- tdly increase the proportion of good trunk roads. This co-operation-is el seady under way in many states. *itt***tt**;* It your ekin is yellaw—eompk:lon pullid —tongue coated—i * 1abad taste in your mouth—a feeling—you should take Olive ablets. Dr.Edwards’ Olive Tablets—a for calomel—were after 17 years of s Dr. Edwards’Olive Tablets are a y wvegetable compound mixed with You will know them by their olive color. To have aclear, no pimples, a feeling of buoyancy. like cmlxhood' days you must get at the cause. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets act on the liver and bowels no dangerous after effects. They start the bile and overcome consti- R:hon. ‘That’s why millions of boxes nre 1d annually at 10c and 25¢ per box. All druggists. Take one or two nightly and note the pleasing resulta. HAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS | Be Better Looking—Take KRR XK KKK KK KK R HKH KK XK KK KK ls Under-Insured Against Fire Olive Tablets |—appetite poor—you have ibstitute byDr.Edwards ly with his patients. ve oil. rmk-hn.bnzhteyes. % CAR OF FINE JONATHAN APPLES JUST ARRIVED. PRICE $1.90 PER BUSHEL AT STORE; PRICE $2.00 PER BUSHEL IF DELIVERED. DELIVERY HOURS 10:00 A. M. AND 4 P. M. Troppman’s Grocery SUBSGRIDE FO. THE PIONEER Now like calomel—yet have 0AD MAPS HERE We have received a few Maps, with district maps and road- maps of Minnesota and ‘Wisconsin. They are called Mendenhall’s Guige and Road county maps, all in one book- let. It also includes a large map of the state. The price 13 .60 cents. If there is a de- mand fuor them we will con- tinue to carry them in stock. Fhhh kb kbbb ok DOLLAR:-DUTY Uncle Sam says ECONOMIZE. To do this you must make every dollar do It's Full Duty We have a system in selling high grade GROCERIES that guarantees you a full 100 cents value for every dollar you spend with us. Come and see us NOW. We are trimming old man High Prices to a fare-you-well. Fact is, we have about routed him. Phone | 'W. G. Schroeder 65 Bemidji Minn. Unlmmhaveincremd fire insurance to cover the ut high cost of your property , -$1.50 to $2.50 now buys no more than $1.00 did in 1914.] ~To replace your furniture—your s—wg:ts—textil your?v’ ould pay many tlmeév monl'.c‘;g than t they cost, -‘I":lur home, your btuldmgs, have advanced in replacemeu —Machinery is now higher i in cost. = Fixtures have gone up. - . —Merchandise has increased in worth. ' You Are Worth More, But AreLess Protected] Suggestion: Get out your fire insurance policies today, and write or telephone your insurance agentifor information that will surelv benefit vou. D)n’t gamble agaiast fire. ‘The n t call of the department may mean - Ii worry you must. Worr: N home. es - Insure on 1917 valuations. Don’t wait until your insurance expires, The risk is too great. Fire insurance companies will pay you ‘‘the actual cash ~ value at the time when such loss shall happen”’— the then existing market for t value— if you will properly insure. wmi“é‘h:'nzz than the ne: m“,!:."';... o .,::: tect yourself at once. NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK SECURITY STATE BANK BERMAN INSURANCE AGENCY J. P. LAHR AGENCY REYNOLDS & WINTER FIRST NATIOFAL BANK