Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 1, 1919, Page 3

——————PUBLISXED EVERY AFPTERNOON EXOEPT SUNDAT THE BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. H. M. STANTON Editor G. E. CARSON E. H. DENU . Manager Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1 879. No attention paid to annonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not nec Communications, for the Weekly essarily for publication. Pioneer must reach this office not Iater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. - BY MAIL One year .... Six months .... 8.00 1.00 TEE WEEKLY PIONEER ovtr;.!‘hm“u:a sent p:ll.‘a of the news of the week. Published to any address, fer, in advance, $1.50 OFPICIAL COUNTY ANWD OITY r:q_oc!lmrul m—_r———'——_r_——-—— SUNDAY BASEBALL. : y There are a number of perfectly reputable and high mind- ed people to whom Sunday baseball is anathema. But the same reason does not operate in each case. Some of them proceed from the spirit that animates the professional abolitionist. They want to abolish something, and the landscape attract thejr attention first. them. the most prominent objects o Baseball is one o! Others take, in all sincereity, the viewpoint of the Sabbat- arian. They hold that the Day It is well to avoid a confusion of definitions. is not necessary a day of supine inactivity. of Rest is profaned. A day of rest Nothing is so demoralizing as inaction of mind and body, and to make Sun- day a day of demoralization wo “Well,” say the ultra-devo uld be worse than profanation. ut, “why not spend the entire day in pious meditation, in prayer, hymn singing, and hom- ilies?” Because—and this is said in all reverence—interminably protratted ritual is not devotion; it is savagery. East Indian devotees practice it. because it is uncomfortable. It If they exhaust themselves in Central African aboriginals maintain it— is a compliment to their God. ceremonies and supplications through a dreary stretch of hours, their eccentric deity will feel flattered. The priests of Baal had the same motive when they lanced their flesh with knives. They suffered in his honor. But such a horrible conception of the Almighty is out of date. ship. It is to be classed with witch burning and Moloch wor- “But,” we may be told, “spectators at Sunday ‘baseball games often indulge in blasphe Frequently, some of them. mous language, do they not?” And not only on Sunday. And when they do it on Sunday it isn’t only at the ball park. No, the deplorable blackslidings of the age can not be at- tributed entirely to Sunday baseball. 0 EDITORS STRONG IN COMPLIMENT. While the members of the Northern Minnesota Editorial as- sociation and those who came to Bemidji to attend the summer outing, were guests at Birchmont, they were loud in their praises of the summer hostelry, for it was the first time many, had ever seen Bemidji's popular resort, and also their first visit to Bemidji, and they wondered over the attractiveness and com- pleteness of the premier recreation center of this part of Minne- sota. _ Many were the compliments heard of Birchmont. The as- socxa_tlon members who were fortunate to be guests of the hotel admitted they had not encountered any such quarters since they had been attending summer me ber company’s big woods feed and athletic program, the talks on the program, and memorial service, the welcoming band concert, informal reception afforded a varied and highly enter- taining program. *Added to this the trip to Lake Itasca, the state park, an- other fqre;_st spread and sight seeing, escorted by the citizenry of Bemidji, also added zest to the outing. And we were pleased to he tary utterances. 0 It’s really amusing to read the German press anent the signing of peace. modest while some are ultra radical and take several warm shots at the allies, even making threats in the dim future, when qermany again resumes her normal self. But no one over here is worrying. Instead of indifference and welcoming their insi- duous propaganda the United States will keep a sharp eye and Confidence open ears Germanyward. strained. 0 When the members of the association and the friends of Sunday,. after the trip to the state park, it was with strong com-, mendation for their entertainment at the hands of Bemidji. T}ley were indeed appreciative and many were not slow in giving strong vent to their appreciation. : 0 “In the spring a young man’s cream sodas. —0 After four years of devastation, the German cabihefi seems to h‘avg acce_pted the peace terms with a great deal of res- ignation, indignation and exasperation. 0 Having recovered from its busted strike is like. NEWS OF THE THEATERS GRAND TONIGHT. Shirley Rossmore was a clever and determined American girl—just like thousands of other American girls. She, belived right made right. John Burkett Ryder was the financial co- lossus of the world. He believed might made might. And when Shir- ley bearded this lion in his den and challenged his might, he laughed. To him it was the lion playing with the mouse. h ; fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” In July it turns with terror to the-disparity between. the small amount of his pay check and the high cost of ice s d fr stupor, the general public in . Winnipeg must be rejoicing in its opportunity to learn what a etings and the Crookston Lum- ar the profusion of complimen- extracts from the utterances of Some are quite has been badly Northern Minnesota Editorial the association departed last Ryder marshaled his minions and his millions. Shirley had only her wits and love—Ilove of a sweetheart and of a father being crushed to dis- grace and death by this Octopus. And right triumphed over might and the mouse brought the lion to nis knees. KERRIGAN TOMORROW. “Jack” Kerrigan in the best part he has ever played. As a Secret Service agent from Washington he impersonates a cryptographer, then is mistaken for the groom and mar- ried to a girl he'd never met before: follows a rapid succession of com- plicated situations so full of humor and yet so logical and dramatic that we're dumfounded at the clevérness of this story. Vil . | | | WILES OF WOMEN. Beautiful Marguerite Clark, who is known to her army of admirers as “the sweetest girl in motion pic- tures,” was heartily received in her new photoplay, ‘““Three Men and a Girl,”” at the Elko theatre yesterday. The picture was directed .by Mar- shall Neilan. The story is an excellent one for Miss Clark and it affords ber a de- lightful characterization of which she makes the, most. Sylvia Weston, a sprightly young woman resents her proposed marriage to an old man whom she despises, and deserting him at Hymen’s altar, she flees into the country, arrayed in her wedding gown. There she encounters a trio of woman haters who have entered upon a bucolic existence in the hope of escaping the wiles of women. “Three Men and a Girl,” and a special two-part “Big V’’ comedy will again appear at the Elko theatre tonight. “VENUS IN THE EAST.” ! Bryant Washburn, the popular Paramount star, will be seen in “Ven- us in the East,”” one of the most amusing seriocomic pictures of the season, at the Elko theatre tomorrow and Thursday. The original was published in the Saturday Evening Post some months ago and the story is by ‘Wallace Irwin. Donald Crisp directed the production. He is per- haps one of the keenest judges of humor for the screen in his profes- sion. There are two important feminine roles and these are played by Mar- gery Wilson and Anna Q. Nilsson. Julia Faye also has a fine role and there is a strong cast of players. GRATEFUL FOR ONE THING Soldier Might Have Seen Good in Oth. eor Changes, but Not in That Last QGreeting. The man who had volunteered his life for his country came back from the western front. His experience had completely changed him. He carried within the sense of an entirely new world, He went to Washington. He heard the speech of a senator. He saw the lobbyists consorting together. He wapted something, and he waited for it in vain. “It 1s the same old crowd,” he said. He met the girl he’' loved—with an- other fellow. She told him that she still loved him and that the only reason she was with the other fellow was be- cause she was lonesome for him. “It's the same old girl,” he said. He traveled on a railroad. The guard was surly. The train was late. The food was poor. The rate was nearly donble. 4 “It's the same old transportation— only worse,” he said. He reached his home town. He was met by a delegation and a band. With- in two weeks four of his neighbors had gotten the best of him, another borrowed half his pay. and at the epf of a menth when he walked down Main street no one knew him because he wag broke. He went back home. There was a womsn waiting for him oo the door- step. “My baby hero!” she said. And putting his arms around her, he replied : “Same old mother—thank God!"— Thomas L. Masson in New York Eve ning Post. GOT THE WRONG IMPRESSION Grandfather Was Convinced His Pet Had Joined the Church, and Re- Joiced Accordingly. She is & newspaper woman and her grandfather formerly was a local preacher of circuit fame. He is very much interested in her religious state and worries because she does not at- tend cburch every Sunday night. The other evening she went td a church to write a story about the new organ, the purchase of which had been made possible by her stories in the pa- per. So she took grandfather with her, knowing that while he could not hear much of the services, still he would en. Joy being in the church. At the close of the sermon came a surprise for the newspaper woman. The minister announced: “Miss S., who wrote the stories which brought the | money for our organ, is with us to- night and I would like for her to come up in front so that all of us may see her and shake her hand.” Grandfather saw his grandchild ad- |, vance to the front of the church and also saw the people begin shaking her hapd. He had not heard a word the CASHIER : "IN 7 MONTH Considerable interest has been aroused in the rapid rise of Mr. Max Buechler, recently promoted to Cashier of the Fredonia State Bank. Only 7 months ago he startéd there as bookkeeper and Asst. Cashier after completing a course at the Dakota Business College, Fargo, N. D. Only thorough training can ,account for such quick promotion. All eyes are mnow on Mr. Lawrence Hanson, another D. B. C. graduate, who has re- cently accepted the position of asst. cashier of the First Na- tional Bank of Leeds. Write te F. L. Watkins, 806 Front St., Fargo, N. D., for in- formatien- about .toupsks. . Tl - - 4 === 'THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER S summer pifnister had said, but still he had the memory of camp meeting days to in- form him of what was happening. ‘They convinced him that his grand- daughter had joined the church and with hendshaking the people .were welcoming her into the fold. 3o he did his part. He rose to his Zeet and began shouting at the top of his voice, ~—Indianapolis News. JENNY LIND’S PIAND IS SOLD White and Gold Instrument That Cost P. T. Barnum $5,000 Is Treated as Jupk. Middletown, Coan.—On a big plat- form truck, with its regs in the air, the white and gold Crystal Palace pi- ano specially built by P. T. Barnum for the concerts of Jennie Lind in 1850 was carted off a few days ago by a New Haven collector who had pur- chased it from Thomas E. Smith, a local dealer in antiquez, When Barnum contracted with the Swedish Nightingale for a concert tour of the United States, for which he paid her the then magnificent sum of $3.47,000, he had Fox & Co. of New York construct a mammoth square plano for the concerts, the price of which was over $5,000. While this pi- ano was used no duplicate was to be made. Its case and legs were of San Domingo mahogany, enameled in ivory and embellished in gold. DESERTER IS FOUND IN CAVE Navy Man Living in Blue Ridge Moun. tains Escapes From Police. Reading, Pa.—Berks county was thrilled recently by the discovery that Charles Strausser, former Hamburg soldler and navy deserter, was living a8 a cave dweller, deep in the Blue mountains north of Hamburg. He was trapped in his cave high in the virgin timberland by state police, but escaped after an exchange of shots. Strausser, who has been sought by navy officials for months, fled deeper into the seclusion of the wild moun- tain land after he eluded the police net. He had been discovered when campers caught sight of a wild man, haggard and scantily clad. fleeing through the hills. The state police, led by Constable Wilson Leware of Ham- burg, have returned to the chase with reinforcements. N Telling Fortunes With Oil. Among the Kherrias of India a very curious marriage ceremony is. report- ed. Taking a portion of the hair of the bride and bhridegroom in turn from the center of the forehead, the priest draws it down onto the bridge of the nose. Then pouring oil on the head. he watches it earefully as it trickles down the portion of bhalr. If the ofl runs straight onto the tip of their nose their future will be fortunate, but if it spreads over the forehead or trickles off on cither side of the nose, ill luek Is sure to follow. Thelr for tunes told, generally to their own sat- isfaction. the final part of the cere- mony takes place. Standing up side by side. but with ‘aces strictly avert- ad, the bridi anid bridegroom mark each other's forehend with “sindur” (vermilien). [ { TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 1, 1919, ESSLER'S WARNING TO " ALL AUTO OWNERS Chief of Police Essler today issued the following notice to all owners of automobiles: “You are hereby notified that - '. all violators of the law govern- g ing the operation of automobiles A will be arrested and dealt with according to statute. A special b, effort will be put forth to bring before the court, those running without front and rear lights at ' night, speeders and those run- ning with mufflers cut out and all violations of the auto law. Let this be a warning whomsoever it may apply.” PLAN NEW HONOR FOR HOOVER Belgians Collect Money to Give Him Work of Art Symbolizing Achievements. London.—Some time ago the king of the Belgians couferred on Herbert C. 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