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-SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 1, 1920 . BAN_ON - DANCING STDR ENAG Aty i o g AR CARD PLATING m1r KK i = PURE BUTTER IS NOT EXPENSIVE e e AMER B o U, Methodists in National Confer- i : : By . . E“"(‘)w’alflgtfi BN;;- 119{ Compare the present price of butter with the price of meat. emce at Des Moines to Dis- TP - ‘ PR Ave. and 4t St., :“"mh Compare the prices of the same two items as they were four %ib & 3 3 25 Seeg years ago. Meat has increased nearly 300 per cent, butter less cuss Restrictions than 100 per cent. Use more butter and less meat and reduce the H. C. L.—you’ll be healthier, too. THIS WEEK TONIGHTS BUSINESS Church Has “Lovers’ Loft” for Lonesome Couples HICAGO.—While the elder parishioners of the Immanuel Baptist church {JC. J. Winter, N. G., Tel. 362J are raising their voices in harmony with the clarion peal of the organ to : that patriarchal paean, “Let the Lower L hts Be Burning,” the juvenile gen- -M eration cuddled comfortably in “Lov- e ers’ Loft” is paraphrasing the lyrics litting the ban will be close, as the|in a whispered appeal to the japitor result of an extensive campaign that|to “Let the Lights Be Burning bas been carried on during the last|Lower.” ¢ year by various factions of the Following a recent suggestion of church. Delegates from every state| Rev, John Thompson that all churches are in attendance. The conference|ghoyld be equipped with “cozy cor- will continue about a month. pers” for the accommodation of the Several state conferences of the ounE 't le of th f . charch have gone on record as favor- :l EDMP e e community,. the 3ag the lifting of the ban that: has| Bev. Dr. Johnston Myers, pastor of boen in effect since the '70’s, but|the Immanuel Baptist church, 2820 ‘the opposition to such a move stul is| South Michigan boulevard, has es- strong in several quarters of the de-| tablished such a haven of happiness for the lonely hearts of the neighborhood. BEl nomination. All the conventional' comforts of home are guaranteed to these hostages 2 ¥ _.,m'" LODBE J. Henry Smythe, Jr., of Washing-| ef Cupld who can't find refuge in other quarters. top, D. C., son of a lletho:“;fl)l“t’“:' A'library, a plano, floor lamps, stationery, writing desks and other “non- ter, is “&fc”g to QZ?:uZ: of thg essentials” in little Danny’s lexicon of success are there, together with such Shareh trom thene amusements. Dur- | 8bSolute requisites as downy davenports, a myriad of soft pillows and adjust- ing the war he served as a Red Cross ments on the lights that permit of a graduated shading of illumination. song director with the American Ex- The “Lovers' Loft” 18 open to the matrimonially ambitious swains of the |J Cor. Minnesota Ave. and Third St. peditionary. Forces. community all day and every night of the week. In real desperate cases the M. Janitor has been advised not to invoke the closing law. “I always have heartily approved of the idea of making the church an (By United Press) Des Moines,, Iowa., May 1.—A upirited fight to lift the historic Me- thodist ban on dancing, card playing, theatre attendance and other amuse- ments is expected here as the national conference of the church meets. Indications are that the vote on Nothing can equal the delicious, appetizing flavor of butter. Nothing can equal the health-giving qualities of butter. It con- tains the valuable substance known as “Vitamines,” obtainable only in gendine butter and other dairy products. Always ask your dealer for CHIEF BRAND BUTTER MADE BY BEMIDJI CREAMERY COMPANY BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA Ralph Gracie Post, No. 14, meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Bemidji Civic and tion rooms. Comuerce °Associa- N. E. GIVEN, Commander J. D. WINTER, Adjutant Loyal Order of MOOSE, NO. 1452, WHAT--- Does Your Your check, if it carries the name NORTHERN NATIONAL, is a tribute to your good judgment. It is a silent witness that you have chosen Quality in Banking Service. 212 Beltrami Aveaue Phens 144 The Northern National “At Your Service” DRY CLEANING BEMIDJI MINNESOTA Back of Smythe’s efforts to have the ban lifted is a bit of romance. His flancee refused to join the Metho-| gttractive rendezvous for young people,” said Doctor Myers last night. dist church until the ban is lifted. “In our congested urban life there are many respectable young girls live “1 expect to :e matx;‘rle%:: ??&';da.s. ing in hall-room bedrooms and splendid young men, similarly situated, who -Is,:::h:b;:mw "‘;vgav:appeamd be- | bave no appropriate place where they can entertain friends. The church | ~~~~~~~~e o saveral ‘state conferences and |sShould provide just such a haven. have urged such action and will ad-, So, even. it some Chicago matches are not made in heaven, they will be BEMIDJI CAMP NO. dress the resolutions committee of the made in a church. . 5012, meets 2nd and national conference. 4th Tues. each month Smythe believes that the ban is oy 2 hinderance to the work of the Me- Mms ARE wsy. RURAL EXPRESS thodist church and claims that it is ’ VALUABLE TO FARMERS keeping many young people from be- Amch m A i coming members. Likewise he claims CAMP 0“1' 4t is not being obeyed by a major- Holding that it is an agency whose Aty of the present membership. . (By United Press value extends to both producer and A report of a commission on uni- consumer, the transportation commit- fication in Which the plan to unite| <Chicago, May 1. —Tentmakers|tee of the National Association of the forces of the Methodist Episco-|%ere doing a land-office business here|State Marketing officials, at a meet- pal church and the Methodist Eplsco- today as thousands of America’s mil-|ing recently held in New York city, FIRE INSURANCE P4l Chureh, South, is favored, will oc-|1ions of homeless families prepared placed an emphatic endorsement on <cupy much consideration at the con- ""sc:m: out :l’lllh ‘“hm“‘"- i o ruralllmowrl; exprmtby x;;c‘im:l):lendlng REAL ESTATE . The report is to be pre- ort a million homes throughout|to the various states tha ey en- :::‘.::eto the quad?floennisl conference | the country because of lack of trans-|courage the movement. REYNOLDS & WINTER .of the Southern church in 1922. portation and of sufficient building| points favorable to rural motor ex- © 7The .conference will be presided material, builders, architects, and|press which were (emphaslud at the over by the:bishops of the church government and city officials agreed | meeting were: in the order of their seniority. Bish- today that some drastic step to rem- “It divorces the farmer’s transpor- op James F. Barty will open the ses- edy the situatlon is necessary if a|tation problem from that of produc- ‘sion. The reading of the episcopal chilly existence is to be avoided by |tion. address will -be by Bishop \W. F. Mc- the country next winter. “It brings a larger, fresher and oft- ‘Dowell of Washington, D. C. 1 A repetition of the housing short-|times cheaper supply of farm pro- Dr. £, 8. Tipple, president of Drew]{age in the freezing months of next|ducts to the consumer. i “Theological Seminary, Madison, N.J., | winter will mean unrest and perhaps| . It is a means of reducing the cost ig in charge of the entertainment|riots in cities where the situation g:ji"}l:%l m::":: el:::)illx‘ates Wd“ti: 9 beco) extremel. ous, it is fear- , an program oo becomes extremely serlous, it 18 far-| /.kes profitable the marketing of P |, In the_interim homeless families small quantities of foodstuffs. ) /| here are preparing to camp out in H'MARINE STAR.IS , | vacant lots on the city's outskirts or Ha . 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