Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 22, 1918, Page 11

WARM DWELLINGS LFORWORKERS ON “JAMS AT DAYTON Men Laboring to Protect War Industries Will Be - _ Made Comfortable. ‘'Snug and cozy winter quarters for the 1,200 men pow employed on, the Miami Conservancy flood protection works near Dayton, Ohlo, and' for the .1,200 more who will soon be needed are being prépared with redoubled en- - ergy since the decision late in Septem- ber that this project is a necessary war Industry and that men esséntial to Its progress may have deferred clas- sification in the draft. Warm Dwellings. ‘The bunkhouscs or dormitories at the five construction camps are being made tight and warm for the winter. Fitted with shower baths with hot and ’qold water, modern inside toilets, elec- tric lights and warm lounging' rooms in’ addition to the private bedrooms, they furnish unusually comfortable quartere for the winter months, The Miami Valley, in a line with northern Virginia, usually has very mild win- ters' as compared with the northern states, and flowers are in bloom out of I{Ipp:u-s until the middle of November or'later. Last winter' was the coldest for 40 years, but usually snow. stays -on:the groundifor only a.week or two, outside work continues all-winter. {/Southern Ohfo District Exemption Board No. 3 decided September 26 that the flood prevention work In the Miam{ Valley is°a necessary war.industry. It 18 not consldered safe to leave the val- . ley's ‘many munition factories unpro- fected from possible “flood a moment " longer than. hecessary. Since the go- ~ ing of engineers and other workers to war would slow up production the work will be in deferfed classification and there 'will be hundreds of skmcdI and unskilled workmen to be kept com- { fortable during the winter months. Keep Up Fires. . Both skilled and unskilled laborers on the conservancy work may rent the comfortable houses with three, four or five rooms, which have lately been built at the camps, and bring their: families there to live. The winter supply of coal for all the camps was = bought -months ago and every cottage and bunkhouse will have its coal shed. “There will probably be some one at each camp to look after the stoves in all bunkhouses and keep .up lhcl fires,” said Alex MecKinnon, overseer at the Germantown camp the other day. From eight to 72 men sleep in each bunkhouse. outdoors in the sunshine after their meals, but as winter comes on they will want warm places to sit. One of the new buildings at the Ger- mantown camp will probably be fur- nished as a club house for winter use. To Build Conduits. The “dam-with-a-hole-in-it” idea, which is the basis of the flood protec- tion works near Dayton, is a new one to many people. The dams are to be ;,hlz earthen ones, extending across an! “entire creek or river valley. A con- crete lined “hole” ‘or conduit resting on solid rock in the hillside will extend clear through each dam, letting the water go through at its usual level. The conduits are only large enough to let a safe amount of water go through, so.in flood times, some of the surplus will back up behind the dams to run off gradually as the flood subsides. Flood water on the Loire river in France Is kept back in two places by | retarding dams of this kind. Some of the concréte work on these condults can be so protected through the cold weather that it may go on as usual, without danger from freezing, it s thought. There will be work enough to ensure jobs to the entire force, as certain pieces of work which can be well ‘done in winter have been put off until then. ; “:Families at Camp. There is a good general store at each camp, water and sewer connec tion in every house. Each camp has a good school, too; and children in {he conservancy camps have been hard at work In the schoolhouses since early in September. One advantage of providing dwell- ings for the workmen where they can have their familles is that the wives can help out in unexpected emergen- oles. In this way the women may have a chance to earn money for them- selves. \ The cook at the Germantown dam took “French leave” all of a sudden ' one day not long ago. Some of his helpers went with him. However, even :. better meals than' usual were served to the laborers, foremen and office men. Wives of several of the men came right over to the mess hall, made mashed potatoes, waited on the tables and helped otherwise. Thelr hushands ate there instead of at home. Good Dinner. Noon dinner consisted of mutton stew with savory brown gravy, mashed potatoes, boiled cabbage, salad made out of beets and ontons, bread and but- ter, coffee and apple sauce. Every- thing was served in big dishes and ” right off the stove. “We had a good breakfast,” said a man whose wife was “helping out.” He named fried eggs, griddle cakes meat, potatoes, coffee, milk and oat meal porridge as the breakfast menu, and he seemed to have relished the i change from his home table. His wife All through the pleasant! fall weather- they have been lounging’ FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER!Z, 1918 it was good. . | She would finish up her work quick- 1y, she said, because there was a Red Cross mecting called to sew~ for the French and Belgians at one of the houses In the camp. Germantown is two miles and a half from the cawmp, g0 the women are dependent on each other for soclety. Will Spend Millions, The colored laborers live in a com- fortable farm house across the creek from the main camp. Sowme of the for elgn workmen have their own boarding houses and mess halls, run by thelr own:people. i £ | .. One of the winter plans at the Gers { mantown camp is to have dances, cohe certs and church services in the school ‘I house. This has a big stage and a good floor. 2 % Men from all over the country are ! already at work for the Miami Cor- servancy District at the five dams and on {he river chunnel improvewents, Fifteen million dollars worth of bonds was sold last winter, with the approv- ! al of Secretary of the Treasury Wil liam G. McAdoo, and another ten wil- llons will probably be issued to prog * vide for later expenses. The work ¥ likely to keep on for at least four more years. < THAT ROCKING CHAIR SHRINE Place Where Mother Sat Will For- ever Be a Sacred One to Chiidhood. By the window in the sitting room stood the old chair. It was “mother's chair"—otherwise it would have been just a chair. With mother in it, how- ever, it became the shrine to which flocked her devoted little worshipers. In the rocker, as we sat on moth- er’s knee, or at her side—for the chair was generously ‘made—the ~bumped head and the bruised heart were healed. Frightened, we found there a safe retreat, a refuge from every harm. At night, the bedtime story was told to the rhythm of its sovthing swing. _Joys, sorrows, all were brought to its enclrcling arms. Mother’s chair, rock: ing, rocking, rocking by the window. “Mere sentiment!” you say? Then, l God pity you—you have no precious old chair. The old chair, we think, had a-hand in the making of character. Maybe it was more effective in this service ¢han -we_realize. Seated in it, we watched “the needle In quick, nimble fingers, glinting In and out amoug the frayed edges, tirelessly; we® heard onr chiid- ish perplexities explained over and over again, with ne hint of vexationg we sang the songs which taught us some of the beauty of life: we listened to stories of bravery and wuth. tn- dustry, patience, beauty, courage, he esty—they ctin be tr cedd baek through a-golden pathway, straight to mother's chair, The old chair had seen valiant serve jce. Old-fashioned, scarred and worn, it still sfood in the familinr place by the window. Why is it not refinished | —the scars smoothed out, thie worn { places covered? What! Cover the [ marks which little hands have e, ! the worn spot where mother’s tired head rested, the sears made by tiny, restless feet? Sueh a question came from one who_did not understand. Ta him, the old chair was mere wood and | paint—just a piece of furniture, not | a shrine. \ We do not say it aloud—our greatest longings are not spoken—but some- times, when life gets tangled, we find ! ourselves going again to the-old chair to have the knots untied. When griet conies, we sob it out, theré. V\Vh‘\-n Jjoy comes we run to tell it there. When we fail, when we win, our thoughts take us to the old chair. And at night, the iittle lisping prayers come beg ging to be said, and we send them, along with our grown-up petitions, up to heaven, by way of that sacred *shrine.—Pcople’s Home Journal. —_— Flanders. The “Flemish form of the name Flanders is Viaenderen and the word means the country of the Flemish The Flanders of the middle ages was a self-governing countship, that is, a country whose ruler was a count, but at times it was under the suzerainty of France, apd sometimes under that of the empire which then included the Germanic states. The Flanders of the middle ages is today divided between France and Belgium, the greater part being included in Belgium, and two provinces’ in the western part of the latter country are known as East and West Fianders, the latter fronting on the North- sea. Practically all -the country that formed the Flanders of the middle ages is low and level; hence it was commonly called the Low Country.” Ypres and the British lines out to the North sea and south _for a conslderable distance into north- ern France, are in a couatry that [formed part of old Flanders. { Remarkable Fence. " A postless fence is located on the vig road near Monroe, La. Years ago, so many years ago that nobody in this section know$ when it was, nor who was the labor-saving genius who did it, this fénce was buidt by forcing split boards between saplings. Then the trees grew. They kept on growing until today they are of immense size and deeply imbedded in them are the ends of those old rails. It is lmpos sible to ‘tell how deeply they extend into the tree trunks. They are weath- ered and yet they ring as true and sound under a hammer as though just hewn. The rails were arranged inl rows about a foot and a half apart, to a height of five feet, and around their ends until one of the created. i 5 nad made the salad, und he admitted - most sub A stantial fences imaginable has beeni“‘“ e ———— WELL WORTH SMALL OUTLAY Cultivation of ' Hedges and Fences Along Railroads’ Right of Way - Is of Recl<Practical Value. A numbe'r of railrond companies have ‘already”made considerable -effort to beautify thelr rights of ‘way and station grounds.- In seme places the roads are paralleled for many miles by hedges, and the land on either side of the tracks is covered by beautifal turf. About the stations, hedges, shrub- bery, and flower beds are common. If this planting could be almed in part, at least, toward attracting-birds it would be very effective nad great good would be done. If the clumps of shrubs were formed of kinds furnish- ing bird food, if more of them were piaced along the rights of way, if the hedges were allowed to bear fruit, and if the fence poles or possibly even some of the telegraph poles bore bird houseés, thousands of birds could live where very few do now. - The suggestions made are.by no means without practical value to the right of way itself. For Instance, sup- plylng bird boxes is the best method: of preventing damage to poles by woodpeckers, which come anyway un- der present conditions and make their own homes. Hedges or fences densely covered with vines would decrease, if not entirely obviate, -expenditures for the movable snow fences now exten- sively used. : TRAINED TO RESEMBLE BELL How Church Tow:r in Western State Was , Effectively Clothed With Heavy NQntle of Ivy. Travelers rarely fall to be impressed by the novelty £nd natural beauty of the ivy-covered tower and belfry of a Some Ten Years-Ago a Few Scraggy Slips of Ilvy Were Planted About the Base’ of the Tower, Which To- day Is Burdened by a Dense Growth of Greenery That Completely Con- ceals It. e small frame chapel that stands on a hillside at Tacoma, Wash. Planted some ' ten years ago, the vines have grown luxuriantly and now completely conceal the four sides of the tower, which rises to a height of abcut 50 feet. At the top the foliage has been so tralned and trimmed that it has the appearance of a massive bell. ~Popular Mechanics Magazine, How Town People Aid Farmers. How the little town of Delhi, situ- acted in the Catskill mountains in New * York state, is aiding farmers in the surrounding community in securing much-needed labor is told by a repre- sentative of the United States depart- ment of agriculture, who has recently returned from an inspection trip in that district. The local commercial club of Delhi has organized some of the business men of the town who are willlng to do farm work affer three o’clock. 'The farmer who needs help telephones to the club, and at three o’clock the volunteer workers clim" into automobiles and report to hir farm for a half day's work. About 35 business men are being placed every day on the farms around Delbi. The local minister has set the example. He sper s one day helping each of the farmers in his congregation. Vengilation and Sunlight. Ventilation, with a boundless supply of fresh air and sunlight, are wonder- ful cures for many dread diseases, puri- fying and cleansing the air we breathe; yet we find windows closed and blinds drawn to shut out the pure afr and sunlight. The sun must not shed its rays upon our furniture, car- pets, ete., for fear of making them fade! We had far better only have things which do not fade than shut out the glorious sun’s rays. What is the use of by-laws compelling builders to provide windows of at least one-tenth| the floor area, half of which must be made to open, if we defeat the obhject for which they were made?—Architect and Contract Reporter. ! Poor Poetry, but Good Truth. | What is It that the near-poet says? nyhow, there's plenty of truth in the timent, however unclassical the verse.—/The Progressive Farmer, ® KK E KKK KKK KX * LIBERTY * KKK KRR KK KKK K Mr. and Mrs. Peter Welter, and family are reported to have the “flu.” Sam Butcher was a visitor in Be- midji Monday. The many friends will be very sorry to learn of the death of Ed- win Simon of Puposky from Spanish influenza. Mr. Simon was well known in Liberty. His burial was held in Bemidji Monday. Fireproof Wood. To make wood. fireproof, slake & small quantity of fresh lime and add water till it has the consistency of cream, -stir well and add one pound of alum, 12 ounces of commercial potash and about one pound of salt. Stir again and apply while hot. Two or three coats will keep wood fireproof for many months. who drink coffee find substantial | relief when they change o ; POSTUM This pure,whole- || some table drink does not contain " . ” caffeine or an nerve disturb- ing ingredient. other harmful, |’ For Quick SHIP YOUR Hides, Sheep Pelts and Bee Wax To NORTHERN HIDE & FUR 118 Belt. Ave. . open all year. Interest on $1,000 at 6 per cent - Wear and . Total debit —comrememmmmmmmen S was brought to his attention and he built it for about $300. him, he figure because it protected his imp Returns and Furs, Wool, and Tallow Make Money on Your Idle Machinery Here is the way one farmer made money on his idle machinery. He had $1,000 worth of farm implements which he left out in the He figured his investment this wa; tear on machinery at 20 per A Good Machinery Shed Highest Cash Market Prices COMPANY Bemidji, Minnesota . --$260.00 It saved d, over one-half of the wear and tear on his machinery, rusting. He then figured his investment this way: Taterest on $1,300 at 6 per cent Wear and Wear and Total debit w—mmene His Machinery Shed Saved Him $72.00 Every Year It paid him 24 per cent on his machir and he figured he was making monc?' on his idle machinery. h you have invested We'll figure out what you should | that kind of tear on machinery at 8 per cent tear on shed at 10 per cent. 7 Come in and tell us how muc in implements, spend to make money on your idle machinery. We wi machinery b ¢ have nery shed investment, alco help you with your plans for a \2 some lumber euited to lements from the weather and from Smith-Robinson Lbr. Co. Bemidji, Minn. ‘Phone 97 “7716118.'5'61{6'&5011" i /i SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY PIONEER A Few Suggestions From For Your Thanksgiving Dinner NO. 8 N vnrivmiravininis Raisins, seeded, 3 pkgs. for Raisins, seedless, 1 pkg. for ) for for Pumpkin, fancy, No. 2 can . Currants, per pkg........... Citron Peel, per 1b.....cccce.n. 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