Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 11, 1920, Page 6

' BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER FUBLISEED SVARTY AFTERNOON SXUSPT SUNDAY ®. & CARBON, Pros. B. H, DENU, 8ec. a8 Msv. G. W. EARNWELL, Editer - Mntared st the ‘postoffice at Bemidjl, Minn., as secomd- {slass matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 16%. No attention .pald. to anonymous contributions. Wi name mustbe known to the editor, but net l:m !:i!npubll_:‘.unn. Communications for the each ‘sekly y ¢t reach this office not:later than gxufllvn! ‘m:v.oek to insure publication im . -y WEBKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published * THE every Thursday and sent postage pald to any address, gor, in_sdvance, $3.00. . OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY FROCEEDINGS SEEKING ANOTHER PLUNGE. Is civilization in reality on the decline? Is humanity gradually sinking to the level of the savage? The rivers of blood have hardly dried upon the battlefields of France, and yet the nations of the earth are steadily preparing for the next war. Powerful air fleets are being constructed, engines of destruction capable of dropping tons of high explosives upon armies and civilians alike. The. U-boat is being perfected to outdo its previous exploits in sending ship loads of helplesd people to the bottom of the sea without warning and with no avenue of escape, Almost everywhere we turn we find the brightest minds and the keenest intellects concentrated upon the construction of machines for the destruction of human life. ’ : Such a condition immediately following the great war is unthinkable, it is appalling, and yet it is true. The world entertained hopes that the war just closed would be the last. | Bat that hope is becoming blasted day by day. One has only to read the foreign news dispatches £o see the handwriting on the wall—letters written in the blood of humanity and inscribed by the hands of hatred, avarice and greed. . Civilization should be civilized. It is slipping a cog. THE OTHER FELLOW The editor happénedito be standing on a street corner the other afternoon in conversation with a party when he overbeard three young men talking a few feet from him. In the course of their con- versation two well dressed young ladies passed by on the street but apparently did not notice the three young men. After passing, one of the young men made a sugestive remark cohcerning ome of the young ladies, and for his pains got a very: good piece of advice from one of the other men who happened to be the brother of one of the young ladies. ; Generally, there is no thought of injuring the innocent object of these remarks. They are born in thoughtlessness apd uttered in a spirit of idle- ness, but they carry|a sting that lasts. If men would confine their remarks to such as they would approve if made regarding their own sisters, or such as they would make in the presence of the father: or brother of the girl, there would be less vicious rumors and innuendoes circulating from lip to lip, and fewer heartaches when this idle gossip reaches the parties concerned. The Lord made tongues that they might be used to good purpose, but the devil often twists them to suit his own evil ways. And it makes a world of difference when it is the other fellow’s sister. O . “Minnehaha” is the name suggested for the Twin Cities, when they are united into one great metrop- olis of nearly 700,000 people. The mill city “boys” would like to give St. Paul the “laugh” by taking the Minnie to represent Minneapolis and ‘“Haha” for St. Paul. e The northern Baptists started out less than two weeks ago to raise $100,000,000. Despite rainy weather, impassable roads and snowstorms in the - Rocky mountain states they are half way to their mark. For months the educational propaganda of the denomination has been published throughout the United States. Baptists then gave a promise to attain their mark and according to their leaders in New York the campaign will last until $100,- 000,000 has been pledged. PO LS The two-cent piece has been authorized, but who knows what it is to be used for. PRESS COMMENTS—THAT'S ALL (By EXONANGE BDITOR) “Mary,” said the mistress, “I hope you have taken good care of my pets while I have been away.” “Indeed, I have ma’am,” replied Mary. “Only once did I forget to feed the cat.” ¢ “J hope she didn’t suffer.” “Qh, no, pa'am,” said Mary. “She ate the canary and the parrot.”—Pioneer Press. S, ARt Inasmuch as Palmer seems to be suffering under the delusion that he has reduced the cost of living, it will be well if he is. nominated so that he may tour the country and hear what the people think about it. He will be a wiser man, anyhow.—Baltimore (Md.), American. ‘ PO Mr. McAdoo says he is waiting for the demoerasic-- presidential nomination to seek him. He is surely due for a long “watchful waiting.”—Mt. Vernon {Ind.) Unafraid Republican. . WHAT OTHERS SAY " | have urged the people to use in order to :express: their opinion, I shall submit the following: . . In commiunities where-taxes are high it'is cus- tomary to. make retrenchments in the exgénditnre of public'money. This is often very difficult with- out seriously interfering with “the efficiency of municipal or school administration. These retrench- mentsoare ‘often suggested: by the: officials having in charge the administration of city or school affairs but more often by the 'taxpayer, the man who fur- nishes the money. 'Minneapolis only recently sug- gested ‘having but eight months of school as the money available from taxation would not permit a longer term. Bemidji is agitating a school term of ten months. Is it necessary to have an extra month of school to accomplish the work in other cities during nine months? This means an additional expense of about $7,000 for salaries alone. =~ ° We are all interested in bonuses these days... We FAVOR THROUGH MAIN ROADS Metertrucks Expected to Play Promi. | sent Part in' Transportation Facilities. thresd Its way through every village on-the way. Of course this would not appeal to the local tradesman’ who hopes. to catch an occaslonal penny from the passing cars, nor to the local magistrate who inflates his own in- | come, and the funds of his town, by his interpretation of the law; but this is a matter of national interest and ' 0ot to be restricted by petty local con- siderations.—Scientific American. : IMPROVING KING ROAD DRAG Found Too Weak for Work in Penn- sylvania and Strengthened by / Wrought Iron Stripe, The old form of King road drag was merely two sides of a split log, fast- ened so that the sharp sides of .the split surface faced forward, the straight surface extending vertically; the two parts were spaced about two feet apart and connected by struts to hold them parailel; the outfit was dragged by a chaln, fastened to the front half-log, and the angle at which the contrivance was dragged over the surface was controlied by the manner “Did you get in on that proposition?” asked the promoter. “Sure! They let me in on the ground floor.” “They did?” “Yes, and _then the bottom fell out.”—Minneap- olis Tribune. R The senate has saved America and America will sustain the senate. It is“a great victory, a victory for straight Americanism_ at home and abroad.— Cortland (N. Y.) Standard. P S, When a man achieves sudden fame and proceeds to make a noise about: it he is quickly forgotten. The world has little use for a false alarm.—Ex. Earth holds many blessings for you, but it is not hunting you with a brass band and a delegation of orators. Get out and. hustle.—Winnipeg Press. . I - There is no end to the financial wants of mankind. Those of us who have no money want it, and those who have it want more-~~Winnipeg Bulletin..« s Ot Burleson still lives, and the mail service continues to grow worse.—Concord (N, H.) Evening Monitor. were all anxious and willing to pay our share of the slight increase in taxes to allow the payment of a bonus to our former service men who literally “fought our fight” while we remained comfortably st Home and they received $30 per month and keep. s¢ men are entitled to additional compensation national government has beentoo dilato: ing for them. Bemidji proposes to give her in pro teachers a bonus of $20 at the end. of the present term’ of school. This will require an additional $1,000 ‘or. more. The taxpayer furnishes this money.. The teachers began work last fall under contract for a certain salary, they were given an increase of $10 per month during the beginning of the year, and an additional inicrease ‘during the year. Perhaps if the taxpayers knew - exactly what each teacher now is getting as a salary they would be willing to give each one the additional $20 as a bonus. The records of .the school district show \ that the fund from which this money. is taken is now . overdrawn. As a rule corporation or business con- Ex. ilatory th cerns will not give bonuses unless they have a sur-* plus on hand. Why should public business be handled differently? (Signed) An Interested Taxpayer. weak for our road work here, 50 we de- vised certain improvements, which are -improved Form of Road Drag. shown in the sketch, the most impor- tant of which -was- that we shod the front log with- & strip two inches wide, one-half inch thick, of wrought fron, said strip belng placed at the lower edge with the two-inch width extending vertically along the front log.” X SAVE PERISHABLE PRODUCTS Rural Motor Transportation Afferds Opportunity to Get Crops to Mar © ket Quickly. With the advent and development of rural motor transportation comes direct encouragement to raise better ‘| and bigger crops because of the better ‘| and broader market thus afforded. In the production of marketable-produce there comes sh opportubity fer the saving . of perishable. products. by !| quick deliveries, and for higher prices o | livereg. +| FRENCH ORGANIZATION TO - 11 CARE FOR AMERICAN Gmmillomc-l" initinted the movement. The ganizations, with large memberships, | {2nqs. have united in.a.movewent the ohiect | of which is to care for the remaining ~"'% which these commodities can be de France and tojaspist | DEAT gach t}l(? ‘P‘»‘nflpal.w ™ American dead in Fra. B ia ‘cintet ? §'J “Thesé” posts wi 13 TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1820 —— - e relatives who come from the United | can in -charge of- French women spe i vho w! o ing. English, who will beld locate ggraves and 36 ‘everything ~to § Society of | the visitors, a3 weil as looking after French Red Crogs and the iLibarated Villages haveustinnnonne- | ilie edreiof the cemeteries ;l!}emselveu. |ed their support and ave voliciting R States to visit soldier graves. 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