Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 18, 1919, Page 4

PAGE TWO - 'PAGE FOUR . BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER e PUBLISKED EVERY APTERNOON EXOCEBFT lm"l THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISKING CO. H. M. STANTON ~ G. E. CARSON E. H. DENU Editor Manager TELEPHONE 923 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidjl, Minn,, as second-class matter wnder act of Congress of March 3, 1879, No attention paid to annonymous contributions. Writer's name must ki to the editor, but not necessavily for publication. e é‘:n‘:::ur?iu(?o:l for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of eanch week to insure publication in the current issue. e 3 SUBSURIPTION RATES Y THE WEBEELY PIONEER ; " T s, containing a summary of the nows of the week. Published .'l!"‘l."h%:l‘;l‘, :nd sent postage paid to any address, for, in advance, $1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND OITY FPROCEEDINGS SHOULD BE HELD BY THE PEOPLE. In connection with the Victory loan this question is often hoard asked: “Why not let the banks take care of it?” Secre- t:ry Carter Glass has explained why they should not, and this i+ his answer to such a question: “The debt of America should be held by the American i cople and not concentrated in the banks. Not only because 17 such country-wide distribution can the banks be kept in 1'-uid condition to meet the demands of trade, but because only 1. such distribution ¢an the war debt be paid out of the savings ot the country instead of by additional borrowing. “The American business man looks to the banks for the j - cessary credit to enable him to conduct his business, to re- #rack his depleted shelves, to start his plants manufacturing. \""hat would be the attitude of his"bank towards a request for (. 2dit if it were compelled to absorb-a huge amount of govern- 1. ent securities?”’ So this Victory loan is not only a loan for war but a 121n for a quick return of good/business conditions. It _wx}l icuve the banks and business in fine shape to carry on. This is t -2 last cloud to be cleared away. § A One other objection is made-to the loan. It is this, “It is ¢ ving to be hard to sell the Victory bonds now that the stimulus « the war is over.” This is all the more reason why the real A merican citizen should get his shoulder under the load and . sh his financial bit. War patriotism is easier than peace pa- i ‘otism. There will be quitters. And something will have to i - added to our shares to make up for these guitters. We believe that there is patriotism and .common sence « “ough left to make this not the hardest but the ‘easiest loan of . to place. Think of it. You arg¢ not paying to get the boys «088 to be killed or wounded; but to get them back to their mes and to their natural work. | One last objection to this loan‘or to any loan is that “You ¢ "'t get blood out of a hard-boiled egg.” There are the hard- ‘led in every community. Granted. Do you wish to be en- led in their ranks on this important and, please God, final ve against the horrors of war and the possibility of the rule Over-Lords on this free earth? Don’t wait for somebody else crack your shell. Pick it yourself. Don’t be the community rd-boiled egg. 0 While the saving of coal last winter was most welcome, it i- 10t the only result of the mild weather. Another effect was .t more than the ordinary number of flies have survived the d weather, and all of them are about to resume their ac- ‘tomed activities, the first of which will be the production of wltitude of fly children surpassing that of summers follow- : what is called a hard winter. The effective time to attack ‘m is this next month. One killed now means millions less >w months later. But more than killing must, or at any rate ;uld, be done. ! They'should -be deprived of their breeding ces by removing all accumulations of filth and either destroy- : it or so treating it that it does not provide sustenance fqr 3 in the earlier stages of their development. The relation flies to disease is qujte different from that of insécts of the . d that bite. They are carriers, not harborers, of germs, and it .. consequence is that they scatter, not one malady, as does, ..+ instance, the anopheles mosquito, but several. —o0 Bolshevigm offers but little attraction to the Americans ‘oreign birth who were members of the army. During the - they found a real comprehension of the true. American & ‘rit which many of them had missed before, as much through ¢ r own shortcomings as through their own. Now they know .at America is and they are willing to fight for it. The 1 who in military service tasted the thrill of victory over a rerful foe, a victory gained by co-operation and willingl _dience to law, will not easily be misled by the advocates of lessness and terrorism. They have seen how armies go to ~~es when they are disorganized and their morale is broken, ! they are gaining a realization that nations may go the same 7. The spirit of the men who fought in this war is one of| most elieciual guarantees that America will not go the way \ations torn from their moorings and thrust into a stage of| 1 itical life for which their past history has poorly prepared t m. it 0 Bemidji should:have a baseball team this year. Why not " a discussion of the proposition among the matters to come up .« consideration at the next meeting of the Commercial club? LD neesee e THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER - AT THE THEATERS. | NO ONE STAR. g Jane Novak is admittedly ‘ome of the most beautiful :women “in -the realm of the film. She doesn’t have to be starred to attract attentiop; or base-drummed or press-agented. 'No- body is starred in *“The Eyes of.the: World”—although the cast of the great multiple-reel -production of Harold Bell Wright’s stopy was care- fully selected for type and ability, but that will not prevent Miss No- vak shining as a real beauty when Cluh’s “The Eyes of the World” has its first local presentation “at the Elko theatre tonight and tomorrow, matinee and evening,. The .makers of ““The Eyes of the rid”’ hunted a long time' before they found just the right young woman for the part of Sibyl Andres. When Miss Novak was picked it was not because of her beauty, but because she answered minutely to the description of Sibyl by the author. Mr. Wright, who as- sisted in the filming of his book, said this young woman was precisely the kind of girl he imagined when he wrote the tale ofi-California love and adventure which has reached a sale of over 2,000,000 copies: A musical program at each evening performance, by a large orchestra, will add greatly to the presentation of this wonderful picture. A GRIFFITH PLAY. “A Romance of Happy Valley,” a delightful photoplay of rural Ken- tucky life, produced by David W. Griffith, one of the, foremost pro- ducers of the country, will be at the Elko Monday and Tuesday. Popular music—the kind mother and father liked when young—played by a cap- able orchestra, is a treat offered for each evening, Mohday and Tuesday at the Elko. _ AT THE REX TODAY. “The Girl in the Checkered Coat,” with Dorothy Phillips in the leading role, is the attraction at the Rex theatre today. This is a gripping story of intrigue and vengeance, ard. Miss Phillips 1s featured in her graphic impersonation of two re- markable roles. “Wolves of the Range,” stirring western drama, with Helen Gibson, will be shown today. i CONSTANCE A WIDOW. “Romance and Arabella,” another distinctly Constance Talmadge pic- ture, will be seen at the Rex theatre tomorrow, when she is presented by Lewis J. Selznick in her.latest Select picture as Arabella Cadenhouse, a charming young widow. Arabella is a very young widow and is already considering the possibilities of a second marriage. She is beloved by Easter we all know_is a’day when everyonefmustjdre'sS}tip.f’ffiZ criterions of the’east advocatehigh shoes of the 8 1-2 and 9-inch patten as being correct in style. Our stock of high shoes is very complete, greys, browns and blacks. s ST, The style shown is carried in all Brown Kid, African Brown Kit, White Trim and « Black. Carried in welt or hand turn soles. Sizes 214 to 8. Bill, a boy she has know all her| "= life, but she wants romance, thrills and mystery in her next alliance and laughs at Aunt Effie's suggestion that Bill would make a ideal hus-| band. Henry Atteridge, a Western- er, crude. and unconventioral ap- pears and Bill sees there is danger of Arabella being swept-off her feet by his advances. He plans a count- erirritant in the person of Estabrook, a faddist cubist and exponent of the free love and soul-mate ideas of the ultra modernist ‘school. - He is, in fact, a faker of the first class. The fitth episode of ‘The Lightning Raider,” will glso be shown at the Rex tomorrow. bl % \ “THE VIRGINIAN”—GRAND. When Owen Wistér wrote his now | - celebrated novel, ‘“The Virginian” a few ‘years ago, he did not anticipate the succes§ for it which the story subsequently achieved: It ‘was no wonder therefore that it should find its way into the pictures which sub- sequently was the case when Para- mount picturized it with Dustin Farnum as the star.: This picture will be shown at the Grand theatre in revised form. The Virginian, so called for his n: tive state, goes West and’ becomes .a cowhboy. His happy disposition and amiability earn for him a host of friends. He comes in contact - with Steve, an old friend, and the two are instrumental in per- petrating many practical jokes upon the other members of the camp. THE REST. Lers, the torment and de- who know her Mabel comes to the Grand thea- tre, Saturday and Sunday in her new Goldwyn picture, appropriately named “The Pest.”” She is by turns rollicking and wistful and -displays a degre of pathetic appeal which promises fo surprise her admirers. All sorts of adventures befall- her, but the funniest and most dramatic of all happens when she is invited to a party given by the daughter of the country judge. Vainly she hunts for something with which to cover up her rags,-and finally goes to the i party wearing the same old sweater and threadbare overalls, addition of a with the cameo ring found nmnug/u lot of odds and ends. Johnf|: Bowers” also appears in the cast. “Potums of Swats,” a Billy Parsons comedy will complete the program. Beltrami County —Travelers— will find a warm welcome at The West Minneapolis” Service our [watchword / Prices, $5.00 to $10.95 |Troppman’s Dept. Sizes 214 to 8. Black, $5.00t0 $9.60 Don’t Wait until the last minute. ‘When shoes are the question, come in an¢1_~'é;é.m§ll be pleased t the right prices, and right styles. Make your S‘eT‘ij:ibfls early. For Better Footwear Smoke over your problems. 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