Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 13, 1920, Page 6

Entared at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second- alass matter under Aot of congmafl ‘of March 3, 1879, No: attention - paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not mecessarily: for publication. Communications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication the eurrent {ssue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mall Six Months .l. 13 Three Months ...... THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in advance, $3.00. OFPICIAL COUNTY AND OITY PROCERDINGS ON THE TRAIL. i Another reason congress is unable to reduce the jncome tax is shown_.by the development of the fact that with the .connivance of high officials of the Washington administration thieving war- contractors managed to steal $78,000,000 from the government in‘the construction of the several army camps. The house by a practically unanimous vote . has decided to prosecute the cases to the bitter _ end, and’ there is absolutely no question that the exposures made will be as startling as they are shameful. The operation of the “cost-plus” system, the pet of the efficiency impassioned Mr. Baker, seems to have proved one of the most infamous inflictions ever visited upon this country, and. it is likely that before congress concludes its prob- ing several very. promising political careers will be sadly junked and a number of purse proud profiteers safely behind prison bars. The com- mittee on camps and cantonments reports the fol- lowing losses to the federal treasury as a result of the loose and criminal methods of the war depart- ment: Camp Lee, Virginia 4 . Camp Meade, Maryland .. ‘;:ggg:;gg Camp Upton, New York .. . 5,840,911 Camp Grant, Illinois .. . 5,670,076 Camp Pike, Arkansas .. . 5,182,031 Camp Custer, Michigan . 5,086,649 Camp Sherman, Ohio . . 5,034,095 Camp Dix, New Jersey — . 4,981,608 Camp Jackson, South Carolina. . 4,838,498 Camp Deven, Massachusetts . 4,681,339 Camp Funston, Kansas . 4,451,807 Camp Gordon, Georgia . 4,451,979 Camp Dodge, Iowa ... . 3,988,746 Camp Lewis, Washington . 8,607,939 . Camp Taylor, Kentucky . . 8,387,226 Camp Travis, Texas ... . 8,846,178 This does not include half the places where money < As 1ong as strikes in various lines of business are almost .of every day occurrence there can be no Jowering of the cost of living. .Every strike that. ealls for an increase in wages and a shortening of hours, increases the cost of the product, and you and me and all the balance of us, are called upon to pay more money. for everything we eat, drink or wear. You cannot put out a fire by throwing on kergsene, gasoline, etc.—Stillwater Gazette. e A AL THEY SAY THAT— * A crazyspeed fiend took two Chinese laundry- " men in his high-power car. Racing along, “they skidded on the wet asphalt, crashed into-an. upright of the elevated railroad and were smashed to bits, All the ambulance could find to pick up was two washers and a nut.—The Modern Highway. . Minnesota is sixty years young today, and Eric- son of the Spooner Northern News reminds her that she is becoming a maiden lady. When it comes to- being tactful, Ericson is in a class by himself.— Pioneer Press. O — Secretary of State Smith of Ohio, holds that motor-driven hearses are ‘“pleasure” cars. But few will yearn for pleasure rides of that kind.—St. Cloud Times. was actually stolen or criminally 1 but it " suffices for a beginning and is caleulated to open' people’s eyes as to where the gigantic sum collected for war purposes actually went.—Fort Wayne News. P T ST R . TO THE MEN OF AMERICA. (By Rose Trumbull, Scottsdale, Arizona.) You talk of your breed of cattle, And plan for a higher strain, You double the food of the pasture, You heap. up the measure of grain; You draw on the wits of the nation, To better the barn and the.pén; But what are. you doing, my brothers, To better the breed of men? , You boast of your Morgans and Herefords, Of the worth of a calf or a colt, : And scoff at the scmg and the mongrel, As worthy a fool or a dolt; You mention the points of your roadster, With many a “Wherefore” and ‘‘when,” “But, ah, are you conning, my brothers, The worth of the children of men?: And what of your boy? udnve you measured His needs for a growing year? * Does your mark as his sire, in his features, Mean less than your brand on a steer?. Thoroughbred—that is your watchword, For stable and pasture and pen; But what is your word for the homestead? ANSWER, YOU BREEDERS OF MEN! There’s a world of contrast in some families. The old man laboriously works himself from the bottom to the top through years of toil, and his sons start at the top and toboggan to the bottom with a whoop. . e £ Some people are so publi¢ spirited they want a dollar’s worth of advertising for every nickel they spend in building up this town. They get jt—an realize it when too late. - RN, S With grave diggers demanding and receiving big increases in wages for digging our graves, one wonders whether it is even worth while to die. P o A Some people are always trying to annex the goose that lays the golden egg, while others are content with the egg. = —_— Hiding their lights under a bushel is a favorite occupation with some people. But it’s rough on the bushel. I It’s always eagy to take up a collection for charity—when the names are to appear.in print. g No do not bring us a spud on subscfiption. It might strain our bank account to make change. —_— Yes, it will pay you to push this town along. 1t will take you with it. 4 —_ . Politics and religion, they say, won’t mix. And we should hope not. ~ b _ DID HER BEST. “No,” remarked the determined lady to the in- dignant- taxi driver “who had received his exact fare, “you cannot.beat.me. .. I haven't ridden in - cabs these last twenty-five years for nothing,” . AHaven’t you?” he :retorted: bitterly. “Well, you've dome your best.”—Ex. . .- France is going to deport-undesirables now. “If every nation did that,” inquires a paragrapher, “wher would the undesirables be dumped?” There's a new job for the League of Nations—estab- *‘lish an_international dumping ground.—Red Wing Republican. 1 . We suggest the Pacific ocean as a suitable place. St R The country will have three years of plenty, says the Secretary of Labor. Plenty of what? We've already had about as much as we can stand.—Crook- ston Times.’ % Right you are. We've had lots of hell and plenty of it. No argument on that score. B —_— The Bemidji Pioneer comes out in favor of a corset club for men. Nothing doing witli the fat ones. We don’t want to monkey around with a busted corset string every time our favorite batter knocks a home run.—Pioneer g The Firefly is a careful cuss; He never need be fined For joy riding after dark ~ With no tail lights behind. —American Motorist. W WHAT OTHERS SAY I THINKS TEN MONTHS TOO LONG. Editor Pioneer, Dear Sir: I noticed by 'yo;n' last issue of The Pioneer that the school board of this city had voted to hold school ten months during the next school year. This seems to me to be a vital mistake. Does it mean that the pupils of Bemidji ‘must have, ten months to do what nearly all other schools in the state can and are doing in nine? Or does it mean that the teachers em- ployed in this school are capable of doing onmly eight-ninths as much work as others are doing? Many of our country schools have only seven or eight months of school and in some cases do the eight year’s work in five or six years. I.am told that. at the present time there are pupils in' the Bemidji High school who made this' record and no complaint as to their efficiency. 5 No, it is not more months of school we need, but more “ginger and pep.” It is my conviction that eight months of school are better than nine, Is it possible that the members of the school board have forgotten those long. loggy school -days of summer? Have they forgotten how they longed to be out in the sunshine communing with nature? Even from a financial standpoint it is an. eco- non;ical loss and.this should be the least consid- ered. : ; It would seem to me that the patrons of the Bemidji- public- schools should demand that this - vote should be recinded. Let us hear from others. ) * —A Parent. . ———-—____________————'—————_-_____________——_————————— “HOPPER” RAID FEARED IN WESTERN COUNTIES FLAX ADVISED AS CROP: - FOR Mcmm SPRING i8 ‘scarce. If there is danger of seed bushel of seed to every iwo acres. Seed should be secured at once, as it Deing affected with wilt, treat it with " Warning of an impendifig visita- tion by grasshoppers in numbers suf- ficlent to do great damagegsto vega- tation. has been sent by A.“G. Rug- gles .of University. Farm, state ento- mologist,: to. the county agents: of western border counties in Minnesota. North Dakota entomologists confirm reporss 'that the hopper pest has spread to virtually all districts in that state. North Dakota n{anbs have purchased immense quantities of pa- yis green and white arsenate for the preparation of bran mash with which to fight the insects. In his communi- _cation, the Minnesota state entomolo- -gist.urges. county; .agents along the western border to organize the farm- erp 80 far as possible to meet.the im- pending invasion. from:the west. ' Suacribg tor The Plonesr: To farmers who have been unable to get in the usual crops, on account of the lateness of the season, agricul- tural -college men at University Farm are making the suggestion that flax be sown. . Various:causes at home and abroad have served to create an unprecedent- ed demand for the cereal. Since 1913 the price has advanced each year un- til it is now about four times the pre- war price. * Flax seed is indispens- able in construction work and its cultivation is. a simple proposition. New breaking or clean Minnesota land should, climatic conditions being normal, produce a good crop even if sown ' after other farm crops have been planted. - ‘Flax may besown early or as late as July 1 to 15. Andrew Boss, vice director of the Minnesota Exjeriment station, recommends the use of one formaldehyde. Care must be exer- cised not to get the seed too wet. ¢ Gone. “I have & novel idea for a film play.® “What is it?" b *The husband and wife in the plot have no. serious marital difficulties.” Acosunting for It “He showed his grit when he was hurled out of the machine.” “No wonder; he had to bite the qust.” > 3 PSS Speaking of Kings. Mr. Pecked—Smith. is king ia his bome. y 2 Mrs. Pecked—Yes; 1 was there. the day his wife crowned him. Bemidji je No. 119, A g ke Ave. and 4th 8t., meets ev Fr lt'? o’ell:c.k’. e THIS WEEK "~ INITIATION C.'J. Winter, N. G., Tel. 362J 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-LODGE Loyal Order of || MOOSE, ‘NO. 1482, 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 1.-0. O. F. hall. Visiting neighbors D; _ especially invi 3 . “Next Meeting " REGULAR BUSINESS J. P. Lahr, Clerk Phone 93 FOR QUICK AND CLEAN SERVIC EAT AT THE REX CAFE Across the Street from the Markham Hotel Miller’s Repair Shop 313 Second Street : SELLS - Phone 359-W -New and second-hand; bi- cycles, guns, .etc. - REPAIRS Guns, " bicycles, locks, cash registers, typewriters and all . fine work.. See Rube when you want a good .J"féb " done or a bargain in what we have. And Staying There There was plenty of room at the cigarette of tip top_quality at a rock bottom Jooks, by:its blend, by its was made for them. thing better than:— . wpfora cigarette by its taste—well,Spur. . ‘Money cag’t buy any- - - Spur's new blend of choicest Oriental and . o ican tobaccos that brings out to the full that good -old tobacco taste. Spur’s satiny “imported paper cnmped (not pasted) that makes an casier-drawing, slowers Spur’s smart brown and silver packet, thrée- fold to preserve the delicate Spur_flavor and - fragrance. Spur’s moderate price—20c. for 20—hel : you and doesn’t hurt Spur:quality. S ps