Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 2, 1919, Page 6

1 { i BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER D EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY- THE BEMIDJI PIONBER FUBLISHING KNG CO. . STANTON G. E. CARSON " _E. H. DENU ol Esh’iritor Manager TELEPHONE 923 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidjl, Minn., /as.second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. . 5 R tention paid to annanymous contributions. Writer's name must be k’::w.n‘ “x)x qu '&31:0.-, but not necessarily for publication. Communichtions for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue 0; TES S SUBSCRIPTION RA' =Y One year . s THE WEBKLY PIONEE. Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address; OFFICIAL COUNTY AND OITY mmmel the week. Published for, in advance, $1.50 i —-——-———_‘—___—_____—————"_—__—————_v———“——“——'—-——-_ AMERICA REAL MELTING POT Major General Leonard Wood, regarding as a possible 1920 Republican presidential candidate, says in a discussion on “Universal Training for National Service” that at present this is “of vital importance” to the United States, and that adoption of the principle will mean “a stronger national spirit and a bet- ter understanding between the groups and classess of our peo- ple, between labor and capital, Jew and Gentile, immigrant and native born, Catholic and Protestant.” Universal training, he thinks, “will do more than anything that has been attempted to iron out those “shallow differences which so often come from lack of understandi.g, appreciation and sympathy between the different groups and classes of our population—differences lit- tle in the beginning, but often leading to misunderstanding and friction and finally to open hostility.” _’ “Bring our people together shoulder to shoulder, Labor and Capital, the newcomer and the native born, East and West, North and South, and let them know each other,” is General Wood’s advice. “Let them become acquainted one with another while they are preparing for service with a purpose single to the natien’s welfare. Once men are thrown together under these conditions you will find that these little differences will disap- pear like snow before the south wind. There are no influences which are stronger than contact under favorable conditions, than. men becoming acquainted—knowing each other, talking things over. “If there is anything good in them—and there is much more of good than of bad in all classes of our population—it will come out. Men, as they work on in fair weather and storm, on the march and in the watches of the night, discussing many of life’s problems, come gradually to know and understand each and at heart, actauted very largely by the same purposes and ambitions, the same hopes and fears. Standing in the ranks, striped of all artificial distinction, indeed, of all distinctions other than those which are given by character, courage, phy- sique, and education, they learn to judge each other by, tyner + standards’and to measure each other up not by wealth or ances- 4 try, but by character and by the manner in which ‘each one does the day’s work and by the way in which each lives up to American standards and ideals. By this I mean those high standards which we who love, America establish as indictive of the best Americanism.” . 3 " In conclusion General Wood says that in universal training he believes “will be found a flame hot enough to make Amer- ica what she is not and never has been, to the extent we would have her—a real melting pot, in which all the divers elements which come into our population will be fused into one homo- geneous mass of Americanism.” P 0 THE SOLDIER AND HIS FARM Secretary Lane’s measure, designated to prepare farms for returned soldiers was jost in the annual Congressional log-jam, recells the Minneapolis Journal, and in a discussion of the bill which is to come before the extra session soon to come, it says: Yet even if such a bill becomes a law, it will be a long time before ail agriculturally inclined soldiers can be fitted out with suitable farms. But while the farms are in preparation the soldier may be farming, for the farms are calling for help. The Federal Farm Buerau reports three-fourths of a million workmen idle in indus- trial centers, while the farmers are calling for three million workers and cannot get them. Here is the soldier’s opportunity to learn farming by practical experience. Qur future agriculivre will need all the farmers that may be found among the returned service men, for the proportion of our favmers to the total population is steadily declining. Less than one third of our people now live by actually cultivating the soil. The farm is now paying excellent wages, but for many reasons it is not attracting workers. Some of these reasons are unavoidable. Social privileges, modern appliances for comfort and convenience and shorter hours of work are much morel acc Tein the ety than on the farm. But in spite of this the farm has a lure for the man who has sy ent rlecsant ye upon it. It has a variety of work that tempers fatigne, and outdoor air thet gives health and a contact with plant and animai life that gives interest. Beyond all this the farm prescnts to a young man looking for a life work, one of the few sure offers now lelt, of becoming a proprietor instead of a wage-earner. And nothing in the present order of things seems to indicate that the farm owner, who tills his own'soil, will ever be dispossessed against his own will and skill. * o Bemidji has gone over the top in the Victory Loan, as had l)g:cn expected it would. Again the citizens of our thriving little city ha\'e demonstrated their genuine loyalty and patriotism, and in the same emphatic manner which resulted in oversub- seriptions in the four previous campaigns. It is noted that the rmlw:ay_ employees contributed largely to the total which takes Bemidji about $20,000 over its quota and that the Crookston Lumber Company employees subscribed splendidly. Bemidji oversubscribe its quota to the loan. LU LT L L L T L L L Tt Read The Pionser Want Ads RLU UL LT R L T T T T T T T RRREe {1 AL PR Ri LT LT 1T other as men going to a common destination, and, on the whole{: is proud to be among the first cities in the the United States to|- THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER 125 MEN MADE BLIND Yankee Soldiers Lose Sight in ] Battles in Europe. No Cases on Record in Which Soldiers Lost Both Arms and Both Legs. Washington.—There were but 123 cases of total blindness and fewer than 4,000 emputations In the Amer- fcan forces engaged in the war, It I8 stated by the bureau of war risk ino- surance in an announcement concern- ing the bnre_aq'l activity in supplying crippled soldlers and sallors with arti- ficial limbs and in otherwise caring for the wounded and disabled. Not even all of the 125 cases of total blindness cited, it s stated, have yet been de- clared as permanent by the medical of- ficers In charge. Relative to amputa- tions, denlal is made, on the authority of Surgeon General Ireland and Col. Chasles E. Banks, chief medical officer of the war risk insurance, that there were any cases in which men lost both arms and both legs. There have beén more than 500 ar- tificial limbs furnished to disabled men to date by the bureau under the pro- visions of the act of congress. “Upon being discharged from war department hospitals as unfit for furth- er service, all men disabled as a re- lsult of Injury or disease sulfered-in line of duty, are entitled to the bene- fits of the war risk insurance act,” the statement says. “If their condition demands further treatment they are entitled to medical attention in one of a large number of hospitals now be- ing established throughout the coun- try, to be operated by the public health ‘service, “If a man is disabled, but his con- dition needs no further medlical atten- tion, he may secure from the bureau of war risk Insurance a monthly com- pensation. ’ “Medical experts of the burean make examinations of all who apply for compensation and rate their physical condition present and potentjal and de- termine the percentage of handicap which each suffers as a wage earncr as a result of his disability. The rat- ing given is carefully considered in fix- ing the compensation, which will be paid monthly to the man and his'de- pendents.” # BUILD MANY NEW VESSELS Four Million Tons of Ste¢l- Ships Ex- .. pected t6' Be ‘Completed This Year.. Washington.—Steel < slilps bullt In American yards this year are expecu_’q to total at least.4,000,000. tons, ' The" \ontplit; “aécording | to . shipping board officials, will éxceed by.700,000 tons the combined “construction of both steel and . wood -bottoms last year, and is expected to miake good Chairman Hur- Aey’s prediction of a steel merchant marine under the Uhited States flag, comparing favorably with the best merchant vessels afloat, and capahle of competing with the merchant navies of alt' nations. The great production In steel ton- nage this year will be the result of the tremendous preparations started under the Impetus of war. Making ready for the possibility of a protongation of hos- tilities, the shipping boara developed bullding ways by the score tb offset the destruction by submarines. Many new ships were turned out, but the new yards were unable to demonstrate their capabilities immmediately. As the work has been organized and experience gained, the output has grown steadily with the full results becoming appa- rent only just now. YANKS LIKE HUN POLICE LIDS Soldiers Rush German Policemen When They Den Their Pre- - war Helmets. Paris.—When German officials In the cities occupied by the Americans: issued orders for policemen to don their prewar uniforms they didn’t real- iz what an attraction boche helmets have for Yankees. : German policemen were rushed all along the Rhine by Americans who conldn’t resist the temptation to. cap- tnre helmets from the heads of live Germans. As a consequence of the onglaughts made upon the policemen American officers asked German offi- elals to discontinue the use of helmets. Ordinary caps are far less attractive than helmets as targets for snowballs and peaceful German policemen are now able to walk their beats In safety and quiet. LIMIT THEM TO ONE WIFE | British Columbia fovernment to Per. mit Hindus to Bring Over Their Families. —_— - Vancouver, B. C.—British Columbla’s Hindu population will be increased through the passage in parliament of an order in council permitting Hindu residents of this province to bring | members of their fampilies into Can- 2da. B The order.limits each to “one wife and thelr lawful offspring.” Polygamy will not be tolerated, cne provision be- ing that certificates must be obtained proving that the immigrants are “law- ful wives or children of such Indlans,” The principle of reciprocity and ap- preciation of India’'s war sacrifices were determining factors In the pas- gage of the order at Ottawa, it is stated. L. i AT THE “THEATERS “THE POOR RICH MAN.” . Francis X:- Bushman and Beverly Bayne, two of the ¢cleverest of screen stars, will be seen ‘today at the Rex theatre in*the delightful Metro ro- mantic drama, ““The Poor Rich Man.” A witty and delightful plot is de- veloped in this play where the breezy ‘western . heroine, - Arizona by name played by Miss Bayne, comes to New York and is rescued from a most un- pleasant experience by Vantyne Car- ter, the son of a multi-millionaire. 1Of course a romance develops which, however, ‘is-surrounded by so many obstacles that it seems the ultimate happiness: of the young couple is far from secure. Added to their troubles is the fact that a' fluffy and blonde vampire has an eye for the Carter fortune. However fate takes a hand jand the tangle is unravelled to the satisfaction - of -all- parties except— the vampire -and the‘villian® The many adventures and exciting hap- penings which go to make the plot are cleverly and delightfully depict- ed by these two noted stars and they are admirably supported by a. cast of sterling ‘players among whom are Stuart Holmes, Sally Crute, William Fredrick, C. J. Williains, Ju.aiis Cow- les and Louis L. Wolheim. Charles J. Brabin made the pro- jduction under the personal supervi- sion of Maxwell Karger, director gen- eral of the Metro studios. GRAND TONIGHT. ., of its universality, is found in*‘Temp- tation,” the Paramount picture star- ring Geraldine Farrar which. will be shown at the Gramd theatre ton.ght ]only. Miss Farrar plays the role of | Renee Dupree, a singer, who, through sheer force of will power and person- stant temptations to wnich she is ex- posed, and becomes famous through her own eiforts, and those of young Julien, a composer, who has written an opera and is trying to have it pro- duced by Otto Muller; an {mpresario. ARBUCKLEJIN “LOVE,” |is in itself a surprising one, “Fatty” yArbuckle’s newest Paramount com- edy, “Love,” which will be shown at the Grand theatre, is replete with in- novations. To tell of these in ad- {vance would be to rob the spectators !of the pleasure they are certain to | derive from the picture itself, which Ils said to be one of the best in which Fatty has been seen 1tf many months. lThe story {s bucolic in nature to a large extent and.a: farm was rented by the comedian for his outdoor sets. The village types, the Htg:,;('m the old farm, love and kyighf{eri*and adven- ture galore, intedwh %‘"the husky but luckless s Is..at” every turn, it is sald,%fi 13 one of, Ar- buckle’s most amifsing pitturds. Pauline "Fredrick in -her newest Goldwyn picture “One Week of Life” together with “Fatty” in “Love’*will make one of the strongest programs ever seen in local theatres. “BUTTS” IN TROUBLE. ‘“Butts” Conroy in love with Mary MacDowell, niece of Prof. MacDowell, the eminet vugologist. Mary’s uncle didn’t care much for “Butts” and “Butts” himself was in an awkward position owing to the fact that he had been engaged by a friend, Frank Morrison, to help the latter in his own suit for Mary's hand. Oh Boy, the trouble that “Butts got into! Carlyle Blackwell plays the role of “Butts” in “Hit or Miss,” whieh will be shown tonight only, at the Elko theatre. Charming Evelyn Greeley appears in the role of Mary. “War Women of England,” as seen by Burton Holmes, the-f us travel- er and photographer for Paramount, Ell?lso on tonights program at the 0. . & VARIETY AND STRENGTH. D. W. Griffith’s superb photoplay, *The Greatest Thing in Life” is to it ) ! One of tne oldest themes in the| jworld, yet always interesting because | Ialil,\'. lifts her career above the con-! Aside from the fact that tre theme! | | [l T e T T T T T L L S T T T EXCLUSIVELY M. M. JAGRIN, Mgr. SCHNEIDER BROTHERS ‘ New Suits. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1919. be showd in the Elko theatre tomor- row and Sunday, matinees and eve- nings. in life?” peal as unusually comprehensive, is suggested by the theme of the play. The greatest thing is somewhat dif- ferent to nearly every person; but Mr. Griffith has selected what he be- lieves to be the greatest thing for the majority of persons, as the foun- -dation for a drama of fascinating variety and arresting strength. Lil- lian Gish and Robert Harron are in thifs new Griffith production. - A “Smiling Bill” Parsons comedy and the*Elko orchestra are also attrac- tions '#t the Elko theatre for Satur- day and Sunday. THREE HOURS’ SLEEP Weoman Declares That Enough in Any Twenty-Four. Three hours’ sleep in any 24 is enough for any one, At least this is the assertion of Mrs. M. E. Wishard of Seattle, who says she has followed this rule for the last 18 years. “My -health is perfect, due to the fact that I avoid coffee, drink gnly one cup of tea a-day ang sleep sound- 1y, she said. Sixteen years ago she decided she was not improving her time to the Best advantage, so she loaded up with busi- ness enterprises. She obtained a down- town hotel, a boarding house, a restau- rant, and a grocery store, all of which she personally manages. Three years ago she build the halibut schooner Si- loam. The vessel paid for itself i the first year, After another year’s op- eration Mrs. Wishard sold the vessel. Great What is ‘“‘the greatest thing|gcotland and Wales. The title which may.ap-|Gregt Rritain In distinction from Brit- [tany (Bretagne, Lesger Britain), the union with Scotlahd in 1707, Great Britain hecame the official name of the British kingdom, and so ('untlnueq until the.uniqn: with Ireland in 1801 Since then the form-has béen Great Britain and Irel . e e e Funeral Director and Phone 317-W and 317-R I Sell Anything Anywhere, farm sales. ¥ 206 Minn. Ave., Phgne 129W The British Kingdom.- .- Britaln “includes England, It is called In M. E. IBERTSON Licensed Embalmer ° PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY . 405 Beltrami Aveaue BEMIDJI, MINN. E. W. HANNAH Auctioneer and _G‘etv‘l'oi:‘ Prices.” e Special attention given to UL TU TN T LT UL LU O 3 After Easter Great M v/ SUCCESSOR TO Many special values are offered. The Better Cages. Coats and:Dolmans Suits that formerly sold up to $59._5_() are now marked to sell at $38.00. Sizes 16 to 44. Just arrived from a famous New York blouse manufacturer. pretty georgette blouses, assorted col- ors and sizes, and very reasonably priced at only $5.95. $7.50 to $25.00. A collection of garments from the shops of America’s best makers, that were made expressly for the discrimin- Many of these arrived too late for display before the Easter holi- days, and are now here priced far below These garments must be seen to be appreciated, and the selection is still large enough to allow ating women. their original values. ample choosing. ———— Reduction Sale TRIMMED HATS Every hat in our stock goes into this sale excepting: Leghorns, Malines and white hats. 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