Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 12, 1920, Page 3

WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1920 FARM DWELLERS ASK FOR BOOKS ;Mnouncement of the “Books for Everybody” Movement Brings Letter Flood. INFORMATIVE WORKS SOUGHT {Requests for Reading Matter Range { From Volume on Drainage te | Colling’ “Book of the i 8tars.” 1 The announcement of the entrance {ot the American Library Association *7mapon the “Books for Everybody” move- ‘ment and still later news accounts of ithe activities of the organization‘along these lines resulted in a widespread .appeal from residents of the rural dis- itricts of the country for books on farm- ‘§ng. Whether the American farmer is «simply evidencing his ambition to do .a good job better or whether the better ~crops of his neighbor, who has attend- <ed an agricultural college or school, has apurred him on is a matter difficult to -determine. But the fact remains the ftarmer is asking for books. The great Innjorlty of American farmers are el- {ther without libraries and book service ‘lor they are inadequately served, ! One of the points which the Ameri- -jean Library Association in its “Books {tor Everybody” movement is strongly iurging 1s the extension of the county :filbrary system in states where enabling acts have been passed—some twenty- “‘one in number—and the proper legisla- ition in others which have not yet tak- ien the step. The system, with its cen- itral library and radliating lines to sta- tions in the remotest sections of the .county, assures good books to every -man, woman and child who cares to iveach out a hand and grasp one. Letters Show Need of Service. The American Library Association Is mot giving its entire attention to the ‘urban dweller, nor is it neglecting the .centers of population for the rural dis- tricts and communities. It is, however, ‘unquestionably eager to create a steady flow of informative reading to rural America. That the need for such sprv- tce exists and that it is anxiously sought is evidenced In every letter of this nature received by state library ~commissions and by the A. L. A. A few .excerpts have been selected because “Rhey seem to express most truly the ‘needs of thousands. of others. When Lydia Carlson, whose farm s beyond Mason, Wis., asked for copies of “Productive Farm Crops,” “Pro- -quctive Vegetable Growing” and “Prin- -ciples of the Praetice of Poultry Rals- ing” she echoed the book needs of her ‘neighbors. Then she revealed the fact that her eyes are not always in the farrows by asking for a copy of Col- ‘lns’ “Book of the Stars.” What Others Desired. There was a pressing need behind “the letter from James Dunn, who lives ‘ten miles from Convent, La., the near- .est town, which bas a population of only 500 people. He asked for a copy :0f “Practical Farm Drainage.” The :task of keeping his acres dry was be- :yond him. Walter Williams of Osseo, ‘Wis., wanted to know if he could make fuel alcohol from frozen potatoes and :mpolled fruits, and if he could, were tthere any books on the subfect. The ‘requests run the whole range of farm .operations. Some wish to know how to treat scale, others desire facts on hog raising. Books glving information -on crop rotation are in demand. The American Library Association I8 raising a $2,000,000 fund to finance the “Books for Everybody” movement. which during the next three years will be carried on in co-operation with exist- ing libraries and library agencles. The money is not belng raised through the medium of an intensive drive but through the individual efforts of the librarians, library trustees and friends of libraries. GIRL FIGHTS MEAN BANDITS Twelve-Year-Old Child Knocked Down in Battle Over Penny Bank in New York. New York.—This Is the story of a little girl’s brave fight against the two meanest burglars in New York: - Margaret Hagney, twelve years old, was asleep in her home in West Twen- ty-fifth street when she was awakened by a noise in an adjoining_room. Her parents being absent, she called: “Who's there?’ and, recelving no an- swer, turned on a light to discover two men rattiing her bank, containing 75 pennies, The men sprang for the doorway, with the girl giving chase, screaming at the top of her voice. She caught the man with the bank, meantime fighting off his companion, who was endeavoring to stifle her screams, and finally was knocked un- conscious with a_ blow on the fore- head with her own bank. The men egcaped. taking the bank with them, and neighbors a few mo- ments later broke in the house and. found Margaret insensible on the floor. Cannibalistic. “My dear, listen to this,” exclaimed the elderly English lady to her hus- band on her first visit to the states. She held the hotel menu almost at arm’s length and spoke in a tone of horror: “Baked Indian pudding! OCan it be possible in a civilized country?’ Man With “Ingrowing Grouch™ Is Divorced Los Angeles.—A man with an “ingrowing grouch”—so he dub- bed himself—was divorced by Judge Crall. L. E. Ross, statis- ticlan employed by the state de- partment of labor. is the ' man. Helen Ross, who was represent- ed by Attorney Griwth Jones, secured a divorce on the ground of cruelty. Ross had brought the suit, but failed to appear in court. He churged his wife with cruelty and among his grievances was that his wife kept too many cats. Her main grievance against him was disclosed in a batch of let- ters from a woman who signed herself “Your Baby.” AFTER SEVEN YEARS | Bemidji Testimony Remains Unshaken Time is the best test of truth. Here is a Bemidji story that has stood the test of time. It is a story with a point which will come straight homé to many of us. Mxs. Henry Revor, Fourteenth St. and Park Ave., says: “I suf- fered from backache for a week at a time and it seemed as if nothing would give me any relief. A few boxes of Doan’s Kidney Pills, how- ever, made me feel like another person. Kidney trouble is now a thing of the past with me.” AFTER A LAPSE OF SEVEN YEARS, Mrs. Revor said: “Since recommending Doan’s Kidney Pills a ‘number of years ago I have had no further need to use them as the cure they gave me is permanent.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the samé that Mrs. Revor had. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. \ — Post (vt v Toast es They come in the yellq_w‘ and red package PosT TOASTIES THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER LODGES Bemidji Lodge No. 11 170, 0. " Bkt Ave. lngfllth St., mests every at 8 o'cloz:.y ki THIS WFEK INITIATION C. J. Winter, N. G., Tel. 8362J R. A. Hannah, Rec. Sec., Tel 719W “ Ralph Gracie Post, No. 14, meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at Bemidji Civic and tion rooms. Commerce Associa- N. E. GIVEN, Commander . J. D. WINTER, Adjutant BEMIDJI LODBE Loyal Order of MOOSE, NO. 1482, Moeets first & third Tues. each month Cor. Minnesota Ave. and Third St. 8 P.M. Visiting brothers especially invited C. B. Hoyt, Secy. Phone 701W NEXT MEETING REGULAR BUSINESS BEMIDJI CAMP NO. 5012, meets 2nd and 4th Tues. each month at I. 0. O. F. hall. Visiting neighbors especially invited Next Meeting REGULAR BUSINESS J. P. Lahr, Clerk Phone 93 THE PIONEER WANT ADs|[F YOU WANT TO BUY. SELL. OR TRADE. 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