Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 2, 1919, Page 5

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER AVERY APTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. THEE BEMIDJII PIONEER PUBLISKING 00.( G. E. CARSON, E.‘H. DENU, Pres. and 'rre'u. - Sec. and Mgr. Entered at the poltomca at Bsmldfl. Minn, a8 ncnnd—r;ln. matter under at of Congress of March 3, 1879 tion a to annonymous contributions. Writers name must be g:w‘n“:: &o lo?‘tllluu'. but nn{ necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not Iater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue | sational fights ever-staged in MISS CANFIELD ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. | In expressin g her views in “The Public Pulse” of the Min- {neapolis Tribune, a writer who signs her name Marie C. Can- :fleld, has the following to say regarding the raid on the i W. W. bookstore by the members of the American Legion: “The Modern Bookstore, raided, is still in operation with an ironical placard added to 1ts stock in tradé. Vari- ous orgamzatlons are outvying each, other in denunclatlons !'. of the act in which all law—abxdmg citizens must join, but the real reason back -of it is the failure of the proper authorities to take action. A city ordinance prohibits the sale and display of seditious literature, under which this store could have been cloged, and yet, despite the “jolt” given the police department by this raid, it remained open. 3 “According to testimony before the committee, a man " selling such literature went to police headquarters de- manding protection from interference and was permitted to continue his nefarious activities. He "shéuld have ‘been arrested. Prosecution is not persecutmn when applied to a violator of the law. No delicate and nice discrimination should be used in handling such fiends as sing the blood- - thirsty songs of the I, W. W. This law-and any other that will curb them should be fearlessly enforced, beginning with the closing of this store—the very center of infection. “Consistency, which has. been called: a”jewel, is some times an exceedingly rare gem.” What Bemidji did to this anarchistic horde, the first to : take action under the Nord law, was a revealation that spread ! broadcast throughout the state. And there is no I. W. W. Z sticking up his head nowadays and hasn’t since that time, for * the “red” gang and ‘“headquarters’” were run out of the city and the quarters raided, and several officials are “doing a ! stretch,” having been sentenced by Judge Landis! in the gov- ernment trials in Chicago. And that patriotic bunch were the: ‘best citizens of the ! city when the housecleaning ‘occurred. [, W ——— ... .-BACK BONE BADLY NEEDED, . . : W‘nen the Minn ota railroad.and warehouse, .commission | sustairied the exhorbitant war rates of the telephone companies of the state, O. H. O’Neill, corporation counsel, who opposed : the action, said: “I don’t thmk the companies presented suf- i ficient 'evidence to justify this decision.” “We can appeal to the courts to review the case. The . court wouldn’t hear new evidence. This course may be taken, "but I will not know definitely until I have had a conference with the attorneys of other cities interested in preventlng the continuance of the rates.” This was a Bmleson proposition during the.war and the telephone companies’ rates were jumped to an amazmg hlgh rate. In fact, the mandate was issued to charge $15 per instru- ment installed or removed in Bemidji, but was defeated, and :the outlandish toll scheme was a hugh farce in making connec- ‘tions, the caller getting it where the hired girl wore her ruching -if the party could not be gotten. This and a lot of other bunk was a creation of the controller of the wires of the nation, sponsored by the head of the government. When a Bemidjian desires to use a long distance phone to St. Paul or Minneapolis the rate is increased approximately 100 per cent. Again the dear public gets it handed to it. o_—.._l The man who cannot command a living wage does not possess all of the elements of a man. Somewhere in his com- position there is a loose screw or a missing link, and employers are not keen on paying for either. 5 O Amencans are the most foolish and extravagant people ‘on the face of the earth. The moment an article takes a Jump in pnce everybody has a longing to possess it. b i O 3 ! Sad- to relate, the Prince of Wales has come, and landed thome, and has not spoken. No American girl will sit on the ‘gilded throne of England. - '~ ¥ ; The fell ho d ‘ e fellow who does his buying at home, in time be; to feel like a genume bona fid (‘:‘gl en of t] hg‘towp P eins . L) B4 —tib. 48 i WHAT THE STARS PREDICT This is an unfavorable day. Again a business crisis of some sort is indicated. \ Military affairs will attract attentioh this winter and the army will be much dis¢ussed and criticised. The stars warn of danger to the Pacific coast and the navy will figure much in coming events. Again the prophesy of insanity is read in the stars and in particular, ‘will- do well to [ people are warned against spiritual experimentation. Women, keep their minds serene and wholesome to combat the dangerous forces of the occult, Children born® today will be exceptlonally talented but they will not hvae untroubled lives. (Copyright, 1919, by the Wheeler Syndlcate, Inc.) | battiesi ikl dtiis nutieMUS Pimdunt |{ and Artcraft pictures, but what is conceded to be-one of the most sen- reen production, is shown’ wil realism in “The Valley Giants,” ~_his new- - Paramount-Art- craft: picture, which ‘will be, at .the Elko theatre, -last tify night. Mack Sennett's new comed ““His Last False Step, appear at the Elko PRETTY SMOOI - "All the tricks of the trade and even .the jargon used by:profe al criminals, ' have . been acquiréfl by Miss Priscilla Dean, famous as’the portrayer of:crook parts. in photo- drama, during her' ‘conscientious study of underworld methods, which have made her work in:past “‘crook’ successes ‘ring true.to the.life they depict. -Not that Migs Dean ever ex- pects to make any prncucnl use ‘of her knowledge except. for ‘the pur- pose it is mow serving,:hut she goes on’ the theory that everything must be well done, even if it is the duty of picturing a nortorious crackswoman or a feminine yeggman. ' She will-be'seen-at the Rex tonight in- “‘Ppetty Smooth,". a‘ 8t} ded in a.most absorbing way: Texas Guignan will also be shown in a two reel western and Lore, the mystic girl, will also appear for thej second evening of her week' ment. i 5] REX WEDNESDAY. What is claimed as the _most an-} cient Ford in captivity, lurnishes some hilariaus fun in “Bettef Times,” | King Vidor’s latest production’ dis-, tributed¢ by Exhibitors Mutual, at,| the Rex Wednesday and ThN'sday H The “Lizzie’” in question’'is 8:1902 madel, a side-winding bird's than any “cockroach” extas ‘When - ZaSu Pitts, as-:%¥Nancy, Scroggs,” dusts off the old boy, takes him out of the barn and starts for the station to meet the train, ld, Yak himself would feel envis 3 fllvver bearg serial number 33 and i ’ run Jike ;,wgm ran- i is “mmr' WED AY Funnier thap Charley Chapl ore emotional than “The Mirth of a Nation”—as spectacular as “Intol-| erance”—A greater love story than ‘““Hearts of the World”—With the ad-| venture of “Arabian Nights,”: with the lass you will never forge}. From the first moment showing :%e. aged | Indfan woman showing the miner, to the final close-up on the train, there is not a dull moment. “Mickey” will’ be shown Wednesday and Thursday with Jean Dawn at the ,Grand theatre. ¢ BETTER ROADS OF TOMOBROW They Will Be Built Much Wider and Stronger Than Many We Have Now In Various States. -~ With the adoption of efficlent methe ods of construction and maintenance for-all the roads soon to be built by the various states, and also for, those: built by the large federal apprupria- | tion for interstate roads under the federal aid act, our roads of tomorrow || should bé of maximum value to év-, eryone. They will be built much wider and stropger than many we have now, || and of the most durable materials, for they will have to bear a greatly in- cgpuq! ‘motortruck trafic if ‘the growth in’ use of-such trucks-in-the. last few years is any criterion. ———— < It Ain't Mine. Tourist—"“I've come 3,000 miles t0; see your! bedutiful sunset? "Alk Tke—*“Someone’s ~been stringing: Y -tnnger. It 't mine."—~Roeky (:urrlntl and Go ubqrrlc Are Not Adapted to Long, Hot Summers of Southern States. (Prepared by the United States Depart- P lX:t of Agriculture.) Both currants and.gooseberries are natives of cool, moist porthern cli- Cceed best in the northern half of the country and east of the one hundredth meridian. They are injured by the long, ‘hot summers of . the southern states, except in the higher altitudes of the Appalachian mountains. Even fn Missouri ‘and Kansas they do not succeed very well. They are not adapt- ed to the hot interior valleys of Call- fornia, but are grown in ‘the northern coast counties of that state. BERRY PATCH IS IMPORTANT Orchard Is Not Complete Without Generous Selection as-to Kind - and Varieties. An orchard is not complete without a generous selection as to kind and varieties of berries. Without the ber- ry patch the orchard. will hardly come up to your. expectations ‘in supplying fruits during the fruit benlng season. In fact you.will miss the berries and 1 thére will.be no. other fruit to take 1| their place. { GROW ALFALFA IN'V CHARDS One o' lut Ways of Introducing Need- ed Organic Mmea—#reumd to Clean’ culllyatlnn. il ‘There are many orchardists today z '| who believe that the growing of alfalfa in orchards is not only one of the best “ways of introducing needed organic matter ‘arid bitrogen, ..but. that. it is much to be preferred to the clean cul- tivation that was so long favored by ading orchardists and that is st} Mtb‘by many: o ’ _DR.. 3, .T.. TUOMY DEWTINE North of mrm Blhl. 'Gibbons Block . Printing ARE YOU IN NEED OF Tags Cards lanks PFoIder: Dodgers Receipts Envelopes Statements Bill Heads Packet Heads Letter Heads - .Call at Pioneer Office GOOD WORK'IS ' ounspsc;ALfY NEWS OF THE THEATERS GRAND—LAST NINWT, ; . Crowded houses did not greet Jean ‘Dawn at her re-appearance at the ‘Grand theatre last night, nor were hundreds turned away, but these who did defy the extreme cold weather to 'see the well known “Wireless Girl” use her uncanny ability to answer quesuons in so baffling a manner, ‘were amply repaid for their fortitude. Seated on a chair and blindfolded, guietly and' earnestly she undertook ‘the task of answering as many ques- ‘tions as was possible in the time al- ‘lotted her. Confident at all times, ‘the answers to the numerous querys came rapidly, bringing enlightment to some, joy to others, chagrin to a few who would trifile this serious minded young lady, and novel enter- tainment to everyone. Herbert Rawlinson and Sylvia ‘Breamer in the J. Stuart Blackton production, “A House Divided” was the picture program which will be re- ftime. . pedted " again' tonfght for "the last Miss Dawn will remain at the Grand for the balance of the entire week, appearing with “Mickey” Wed- 'nesday and Thursday, with Mary | ‘Pickford, in' *“Behind ‘the Scenes” Friday, and with Realart’s: first big production, “Erstwhile Susan” fea- turing Constance Binney, Saturday .|and Sunday. NEWTYPESIN!IOTURE ;A lot of deeldqtfly (’lh\uing new tsipés will be skeif in #'Bfll Henry,” Charles Ray’s new.Pgtamount pic- ture which will be.shown at thé Elko theatre tomorrow and Thursday. The setting for the story, written by Lois Zellner and picturized by Julien Josephson, is in the south. Director Jerome Storm picked a great crowd of southern types for the atmosphere and some. remarkable natural char- acters for the parts. Mr. Ray has been given an unusually stfong cast in this picture, the players including Edith Roberts, William Carroll, Bert Woodruff, Walter Hiers, Mrs. Court- right and Walter Perkins. LAST TIMES TONIGHT. . Wallace Reid, Paramount star, hgs had some thrilling and hard fought Gt HE best Penecil you can buy is ' always ‘the least ex- pensive in the: ¢ These. world-famous pen- cils are made in 17 de- from 6B softest to 9H hardest and 3 copying. ‘There’s one exactly suited to your work. - Smooth, velvety leads that don’t crumble; thoroughly kiln-dried wood that doesn't splinter, and grading always uniform, save money and make for quicker, better, easier work. et muitalvisnslv recommend PIONEER STATIONERY HOUSE i ‘Wholesalers L4 Ea _ffii:‘ifit— T2 AT “Do your Xmas-shopping early” You haye heard this old adage for the past decade, yet it is still good advice from more than one stand-- _point. You get better service and larger selections. 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