Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 3, 1918, Page 4

3 _"‘Q!n‘ testimony as to the value of Sfoux Falls Peopie .Prpsper With- out Saloons. , Hagl )Iqor George W. Burnside, o. | Falls, 8. D, issued a statement 1pss than 10 per cent of the num- bjr of applicants for charitable ala . came to his notice as mayor at time January a year ago have been made in January this year. 'Thig s all the more remarkable in viewrof the fact that it has been the bitterest January South Dakota has experienced in years. The mayor at- tributes ..the. improved condition to the- policy of. -absolute Prohibition which ‘became operative in Sioux Falls and the state six months ago. “The city of Chicago,” says the American Issue, organ of the Anti- Baloon League, “supports approximate- ly €500 saloons. Recently a mass meeting held in the Powers theater, protested .against the increase of ecrime in. the.city. The following is guoted from a resolution adopted at {Jfl_eefing: _.jArre)sts, murders, bank rob- beki old-ups and crimes of vio- lenice are Increasing at such an slifinjnig Tate that mefther life nor mfly__.lu safe and we are fast be- eoiing known as the worst gov- efied “city in the world.’ - “The Washington Star, in an edl- toria] “of recent date, contrasted the police record covering the past three months,” which were the first three under the dry regime, with the cor- responding months of the last wet year, when the saloons were running full blast In the nation's capital city. These records show a decrease of 1,664 arrests for drunkenness. ~But the Star particularly empha- sites the astonishing decreases in erime since the saloons have been closed. The record shows a total decrease of 884 arrests for crime of all sorts. “#Heree, then, is testimony which does not conflict. Chicago, overrun with saloons, is experiencing an epi- demnic of crime, while Washington, with saloons gone, is finding itself #owing more orderly and criminals are giving it a wide berth.” . DECATUR MADE GOOD. Progressive. lllinolg City ‘Has Demon- strated Value of Dry Law; Po- .Jice Records Show De- ¢rease In Crime. Bt .~ Decatur, 1lI, a city of more than 100,000 poputation, had had two trials of rolibitjon. Hon. T. C. Buckston, of that city, former Judge of the Mu- nicipal cqurt, has given some inter- dry law to his home city. It ap- sars in an article published by the Springfield (11.) Register, from which we quote: .““Decatur was dry four years, then ‘was’ ‘'wet two years, and has since gone dry sgain, this being the second year of its Prohibition for the second térm. s “4The savings depositors in the banks of the city have increased 2, 00 during the present year over the .year 1916. The criminal cases In the “fustices’ courts have decreased from QO a week under the saloon regime .t0,10 per week under Prohibition. The bullding of business houses and fac- ,torles has Increased 30 per cent. The " population, which was 25,000 in 1900, 8 now about 45,000. There were 37 - per cent fewer cases of public charity st _year than during the last vear ¢ the saloons. The liquor shipped to Decatyr last year was but 10 per _éent of the quantity shivped in the fist year before it went back to the ..sploons for two years.” f ALCOHOL DECEIVING. ., Evans s.y. People of Canada Know Better Than to Drink Lig- . uors to Keep Them Warm. In the “How to Keep Well” column of the Chicago Tribune, conducted by . Dr. W. A. Evans, the doctor repeats . & story. told to him by a barber of . how the people in. far Northwestern ..Canada keep warm. The following : paragraph will be of interest; The folks in that cold country Xnow better than to drink alco- - DOINGS OF THE VAN /Satety Commissfon. “|'declarel such action necessary as a them feel warm for a few min- ites, bu the feeling of warmth passes off in a short while and then comes a long stretch of in- creased cold and misery. | Tollé beverages. Alcchol Tmakes } * ASK.-BOOZE CLOSING. A resolytion urging the closing of salogns ‘and’ breweries in Minnesoia The' resolution war measure. A similar resolution addressed to Dr. Garfield was adopt- ed by Bethel Norwegian Lutheran Church, “Every man who votes for liceuse bacomes a partner in the liquor traffic and all its consequencegs.”—William McKinley. Drinking to the other man’s healib is sure to ruin your own ONE . LOOK IS SUFFICIENT Court Rules It Saves Pedestrian Fromw Liability for Contributory Negligence. Olympla, Wash.—One look up’ and down the street 1s sufficlent to save the pedestrian from liability for con- tributory negligence if he gets hit by a Jitney or other vehicle, which’ he did not see In- crossing the street, ac- cording to a ruling of the state su- preme couit In confirming a judgment for $250 against Oscar Peterson, a jitney driver, in favor iof: John Redick. The driver appealed on the ground that Redick had not used proper cau tion in crossing the street. Chinese Exports of Human Hair. Since the abolition of the queue af- ter the fall of the Manchu dynasty long pigtails of Chinese hair are no longer readily available. The dealers are relying. more and more on the combings of women, although there are men who make it a part of their business to let their hair grow to about elght inches in length and then sell | it to the barber, who in turn sells to the small trade in hair. For exporting, | hair is assorted according to length and | tled in bunches. Most of the exports | go to England, France and the United | States, where the hair is bleached with | peroxide, thinned with acid and hoiled | in dye. It is thus rendered finer in! texture and, incidentally, absolutely | sanitary. The appearance of the hair! Is also completely changed. | Where Civilization Started. The lacustral settlements were places of refuge for a pastoral and | agricultural people and the light and | dryness that characterized the dwell-! ings show a step in advance toward | more permanent abodes. In this pe—i rlod science places the beginning of | civilization. | | By these lacustrine men spinning | and weaving were invented. Agricul- ture was born among them; animals were domesticated—the ox, the-cow, the sheep, the goat, the dog. The uses of metal were discovered and the age of ifon was ushered in. ~ Habitations similar to these still ex- ist in the East Indies and among the American tribes of Maracaibo. They existed also in Lake Prasias, in Thrace, during the time of Herodotus, the Greek historian. Remember, Tuesday, ~Meatless Day” Remember, Wed., “Wheatless Day” 100 No. 166 Brighten Your Dull Shoes with SHOE POLISH Easy and Quick | “The SumotA Way” BLACK—TAN—WHITE —RED—BROWN B THT BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER ° n0W GERM—ANS TORTURE PRISONERS LWANT AD DEPT -\,‘-1 ANOTHER CAMPAIGN DUE ; FOR CONVENTION EXPENSES * There will be anoher drive started| omorrow, that the of the committee in charge Qf the great Minnesota Sunday school convention to be held in Bemidji June 13 to 16, and hard work will be doné to make the big convention 4 complete success. ; mq,’{iadopted by the. Minneapolis { ‘| Presbyterian Ministers’ = Association It is desired» to raise at least §1,-| and forwarded to the< Minnesota|000 for the preparations and enter-| tainment of::the thousand delegates certain to come to Bemidji. There will be many visitors, in addition to the delegates from all over the state. Mr. Carpenter of Minneapolis, president of the Shevlin Tumber in- terests, has already sub’scribed,swo to the convention committee, leav- ing about $600 that the people of Bemidji are expected to contribute. ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING The annual meeting of the Pres- byterian church will be held tomor- row evening at 8 o'clock : in the church. All members and supporters of the church are expected to be present. . e e WAR SAVINGS STAMPS --1SSUED BY THE, UNITED STATES . GOVERNMENT DWIGHT D, MILLER INSURANCE SPECIALIST I Can Insure ANYTHING—ANYWHERE Sec. Bank Bldg- Bemidji, Minn. P. 0. Box 204 | { o The Latest War News In the ‘““ Pioneer ”’ By the Great United Press Read the * PIONEER’ HUFEMAN & O'LEARY FURNITURE & UNDERTAKING H. N. McKEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or R The lower picture was taken by a French prisoner of war in’the German prison camp at Sennelager bel Paderhorn in November, 1914. It was brought out, sewed in the lining of ‘his coat, by W. J. Prendergast, a private in the; Dubn Fusiliers, captured in the retreat from Mons, who is shown in the upper | photograph. Prendergast was educated at the public schools of New York and Chicago, and has returned to this country, having been exchanged and hon- orably discharged from the British army because of his wounds. Of the pic- ture he says: “The two men tied to the pole are British prisoners of war, who committed no offense whatever, but were put there for fighting against the Germans. THe wooden .shoes which they wear were given to all prisoners and their own shoes taken off them. The men at the pole are tied up with their soup put in front of them and left for 48 hours at a time in rain, snow and hail and without, food. I have- been tled to that very pole for 48 hours myself.” CENTI;AL BUSINESS MEN’S ASS’N. .lNSURANCE 39 HEALTH AND ACCIDENT A Policy Without Exceptions or Restrictions . 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INVESTIGATE—Order Now to be Sire Phone 922 BEMIDJI PIONEER Bemidji; _— rnonuaun e LU L LT L LI LU L Hemember, Tuesdey, “Meatless Day”; Wednesday, “Wheatless Day.” | FOR SALE—Cheap, 6-room cottage,\ lines ELLIO ADVERTIS'Y AERVICE, lll-' AN R | NOTICE Advertisements in- this ‘column cost half sect a word per issue, when paid cash in advance. :No ad wi 'O SALE=Set of bells-and trap drum. Inquire at 809 Bemidji- Ave. 4-46 FOR SALE—One Rhode Island Red Rooster, white Wyandotte and Rhode Island Red setting of eggs; $1.25 for 13.eggs. 708 Bemidji Ave, 3-45 FOR SALE—Horse age 8 years old, weight 1,000, harness and cutter for $85. Owner, M. Lamphier, = Nymore, Minn. 6-49 FOR SALE—One horse four years old; one horse seven years old, with harness for $350, if taken at once. Tom Fossand, . Pinewood, Minn. 2-43 FOR SALE—Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, Block 15, 3rd Addition to.Bemidji, good location on Beltrami Ave. Write F. A. Holloway, Cedar Rapids, . Iowa. 7-48 hardwood floors, city water, roomy - 2 lot with garage, barn, woodshed and hen house in rear, good gar- . den set out with shrubbery; ex- pect to vacate about May 1. Mrs. Hugh A. Whitney, 907 Irvine Ave. 6-46 FOR SALE—Household goods, in- cluding typewriter and piano. Mrs, J. C. Cobb, 509 Minn. Ave. 6-44 FOR SALE—Stock of general mer- chandise, $1,200; fixtures $225; dwelling and 3% acre land, $27%5. Store building may be leased cheap if desired. Have postoffice in con- nection, bringing $18 monthly. Business sales run $11,000 yearly. Plenty ice put up for summer. Purchaser should qualify as post- master. .Owner will enter other business elsewhere. Part cash and time paper will swing deal Apply J. C. Smith, Benedict, Minn, /* it 6-43° FOR SALE—Six-room house, modern except heat, after June 1, easy terms. 1208 America Ave. Tel 98. C. W. Warfield. 328tf WHEN YOU WANT A LOT—or a house and lot, 5 acres for garden- or poultiy; 40, 80 or 160 acres, call on Mathew Larson, Nymore, Minn., or phone 780J; all property sold on easy terms. 2m519 WANTED WANTED — Painting and _paper hanging. All work guaranteed satisfactory. L. W. Snelsan. - Phone 582-J. 6-49 WANTED—Bell boy for day work. Markham Hotel. 3-43 WANTED——Lady cook and d’lnlng _room girl at Svea Hotel. 6-46 WANTED—Girl for general house- work. Phone 600. 204 Irvine Ave. 5-45 WANTED-—Girl to work nights at 0. K. Restaurant. 3-43 WANTED—To rent or buy five. or six-room house, with city -watery Must not be too far from business = “X Y 2" Pio- i 323t FOR RENT - FOR RENT—Steam heated room. Call at W. G. Schroeder’s store. 5-48 FOR RENT—Sitting room and bed- room sutable for 2 gentlemen every modern convenience, also one bed- district. Address neer, room suitable for 1 or 2 gentle- men. 501 America Ave. Phone 374-W. 2-44 FOR. RENT—Furnished room, gen- tleman preferred. 503 Irvine Ave. 4-46 FOR RENT—Four-room house, con- veniently located; newly papered. H. C. Baer, Security Bank. 3-44 FOR RENT _Several small modern J flats. Kaplan Building. 3-44 / FOR RENT--Seven-room house, mod- ern. 61%73rd St. Tel. 98. C. W. Warfield. - 328tf LOST AND FOUND FOUND—One check for $23.00 en- dorsed. Finder may have same by proving property and paying.for this ad. Pioneer office. 3-46 LOONS "™ G,olN(" TO SUIVE HIM sKi P BT TUAT VB TNESs T e A \oF i HERE. W& COMES Now ! WATCH ME! It doesn't take Father long to learh modern methods of defense GAS ATTACK COME_ ON WITH YOUR TR