Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 20, 1919, Page 2

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER D BEVERY APTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING 0O. H M. STANTON G. E. CARSON E. H_DENU Editor Manager TELEPHONE 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn, as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to annonymous contributions., Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY MAYL .$5.00 One year .. . 2.50 . 1358 Six months .. . 45 13 THE WEEELY PIONEER Ten pages, containing s summary of the news of the week. Published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in advance, $1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS THE LOAN OF THANKFULNESS. Just suppose you are driving along peaceably in your auto- mobile, not speeding nor driving carelessly, yet making pro- gress for all that; supposing that, rounding a turn in the road, you suddenly see a chasm ahead, made by a washed-out bridge. In this crisis you accept the one chance of escaping annihilation. You automatically shut off the power and jam on the breaks while the machine skids up to the edge of the abyss and stops. After an intense moment of waiting, you all step out unhurt. You find, however, that the effort of stopping has ruined two expensive tires, burned out your brake linings and damaged| some minor braces. ‘ If this really happened to you, what would you do? Would you bemoan the damages to your car and regret the prospec- tive repair bill? Or would you thank God that you had been able to save precious lives, no matter at what expense? If you are a regular man, you would be devoutly thankful and when the time came you would pay the expense bill thankfully. So each and all of us ought to feel toward the coming Victory Liberty Loan. A year ago now, just previous to the great enemy offen- gsive—the effort which Germany promised would quickly end AT THE THEATERS “VIRTUOUS WIVES.” The Rex theatre has contracted to show, beginning next Sunday and Monday, Miss Anita Stewart’s initial First National production, “Virtuous Wives,” adapted from the two million edition book of the same title by Owen Johnson. “Virtuous Wives” is described as a truthful story of married life in New York sociely. According to the author, in the intro- duction to his story, a virtuous wife is becoming an extinct specie of fen- ininity under present-day condi- tions. The reasons for this, as de- scribed in his novel, have been in- cluded in the screen adaption. Miss Stewart makes her return to the American screen after an absencz of several months in the role-of Amy Forrester, the ‘“‘only member of a so- cial set to whom pleasure is young.” As the wife of Andrew Forrester, and obsessed only with the idea of con- stant and uninterrupted amusement, she appears in the role of the youngz society matron who finally is brought to a -realization that unbridled pleasure is but the ash of happiness. AT REX TODAY. “Intoterance” at the Rex today and tomorrow is said to be the most stupendous theatrical amusement ever created. It reveals four periods of world history, ancienc Babylon, Judea in the time of the Nazarene, Medieval Paris and modern Amefican life. Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, Con- stance Talmadge, Miriam Cooper, Seena Owen, Robert Harron and Al- fred Paget, are among the screen celebrities having the most import- ant roles. Some idea of the tremend- ous size of this master-work may be had from the statement that it cost two mitl:on dollars, empioyed 125,- 000 people, made use of 7.500 horses and 1,500 chariots and Mr. Griffith was three years making it “THE LUST OF AGES.” “The Lust of the Ages,” the initial starring vehicle of the popular screen the war in favor of autocracy—a certain Prussian nobleman gave an outline of his country’s peace terms. They included, in addition to the annexation of Belgium and northern France, the payment into the Kaiser’s treasury of an indemnity of which “minimum shall be Forty-five Billion Dollars, to be paid by America if France and Great Britain are unable.” These brr=en te.ms also included conditions that would have left the menav. ¥ avtocracy frowning at us across the Atlantic and awaiting a tav.. “'e nunortunity to strike and subdue America also. How different it is tuday! Exactly like the folks in that automobile, we Americans, we people of the Ninth Federal Reserve District, have all mirac- ulously escaped a disaster, dreadful in its potentialities for evil. As a nation, we have not only escaped almost unhurt but we have emerged with added riches, renown and prestige. Never! again will any autocrat dare flaunt America. Succeeding| generations will be safe from that peril. It has cost Uncle Sam a tidy sum of money and it will cost some billions more to “finish the job”—to repair the damage caused by the effort of suddenly stopping the war. But what is mere money compared| to the saving of lives and the maintenance of the great prin- ciples upon which this Republic is built? | We ought to be glad and thankful we do not have to pay some of that “minimum of Forth-five Billion Dollars.” We ought to be thankful we escaped disaster last spring and sum-| mer. We ought to be supremely thankful that victory was achieved for us at so low a cost—a cost we can pay by loan-| ing Uncle Sam .our money at a fair rate of interest. Let us| thank God, “from whom all blessings flow.” Let us put our thankfulness into deeds by buying more Victory Liberty Loan Bonds next month than anyone expects us to. ' —_— North Dakota’s nonpartisan league program of state-own:| ed mill, elevator and market system, home building association,| state owned lignite mines, state bank and new_tax code, all of which have been put into law by the Legislature, has been pretty well advertised. Not so much has been said of the law to| create revenue for an annual subsidy of $6000 for a league! newspaper in each county or of the immigration law, provid-} ing a fund of $200,000 for spreading the propaganda in other states. It is a “nonpartisan” league because that is its name, but no American political unit, probably, was ever so complete-, ly in the power of a party. Added to the dictorial caucus the| newspaper dominance promises the perfection of party machin-| ery—if something doesn’t break. The job Seems to be done, almost too well. i e DOT Py | General Pershing has-paid a deserved tribute to the women, of America for the wonderful work they accomplished during| the war. “Without doubt, America could not have carried out her part in the conflict if it had not been for the willingness and courage of the nurses and others to care for the sick and wounded in France and the loyal support of patriotic women at home.” he said. ‘“Despite the fact that America was in the | war only a comparatively short time, her medical and hospital service was not exceeded by that of any foreign nation.” | —— e It is sad that more fathers are not real companions to their boys. There is no society that a boy enjoys or appreciates more than he does that of a genial dad. The belief that a father cannot be both companion and corrector to his boys has long ago gone into discard. There is much merit in the “Father and Sons” associations which are being formed throughout the country and we hope that Bemidji will have such an organiza- tion next winter. —o Bemidji should plan to have a rousing Fourth of July Celebration this year. Why wouldn’t it be a good idea to, at that time, pay honor to the boys of Bemidji and Beltrami county who participated in the world war and who will have returned, a feature program of an appropriate character being provided? R S D Fred Fulton, never an honest-to-goodness fighter, but who by some manner managed to gain prominence in pugilistic circles, has announced his retirement from the ring. His action is unnecessary for his retirement dates from the day he “con- fessed” to having participated in a “fixed” battle. BN P Much emphasis is being given the importance of holding the. }920 republican national convention in St. Paul. Much political value is being given such a move as the Northwest star, Miss Lillian Walker, under the banner of the Ogden Pictures Cor- poration, will be shown at the Eiko theatre tonight. Miss Walker is rated as one of the most adorable ingenue screen favorites in the mo- tion picture world and in the lead- ing roles in ‘“The Lust of the Ages” portrays no less than four characters. Supporting Miss Walker is an ex- ceptional ecast. ‘“‘1he Lust of the Ages” required four months in the making and was produced in the un- usual surroundings of the City of Og- den, in the state of Utah. ‘““The Lust of the Ages” is the first production ever screened in that territory and shows to unusual advantage the won- derful scenic beauties of Ogden Val- ley “The Rough Neck” Is the title of the new World picture, starring Mon- tagu Love, which on Friday will be shown at the Elko theatre. “COME ON IN.” The cruel methods adopted by Hun spies in the accomplishment of their designs, are admirably depicted in “Come On In,” the initial John Emer- son-Anita Loos production for Para- mount, starring Shirley Mason and Ernest Truex, the new Paramount stars, which will be shown for the iast time at the Grand theatre to- night. Colonel Little stationed at a United States training camp is made the victim of German spies who be- lieve that by killing him they will save Germany. They capture him, thrust him into a cellar and after turning on the gas, leave him to be asphyxiated. He is saved in the nick of time Ly a sergeant, the part por trayed by Mr. Truex, who later brings the «pies to justice. There is something for you in the Want Ad column today. It's on the the Pioneer. Telephone 922. Some people are surpris INSTANT POSTUM is so delightful and satisfying. Try it. Gives & brilliant glossy shine that does not rub off or dust off—that anneals to the iron—tbat lasts four times as long as any other. Black Silk Stove Polish is In a class by jtself. It's more cavefully madeand made frowm detter materials. 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The number of animals shipped to market varies from week to week. The demand for meat also changes frequently, and often unexpectedly. This means that livc - stock prices and wholesale meat prices change from day to day. Com- petition determines prices 50 that the supply on hand at any one time is just taken up by the demand, Swift & Company doesn’t like these price changes. We have to use the utmost skill in buying and selling in order to get our average profit of a fraction cf a cent per pound cf meat. Swift & Company, U. S. A. = s e f m‘ — Dafarciiua |