Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 15, 1920, Page 6

' PAGE SIX BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISKEED RVERY AFTERNOON EXORPT SUNDAY TEE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISKING CO. @. B. CARSON, Pres. E. H, DENU, Sec. and Mgr. G. W. HARNWELL, Editor Telephone 922 Entared at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn,, as second- . elass matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No ' attention pald to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not sacessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Yuesday of each week to insure publication in the eurrent {ssue. SUBSCRIPTION BATES 3y cartter , =y ma gt LT 3500 One Year ... .. 8400 . Montha 125 . a0 . Oaroth s 5jF Months 399 One Week . 13 Three Months ....... 1.00 5 THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, Cor, in advance, $3.00. or‘cux. COUNTY AND OITY PROCEEDINGS HOW AMERICA HAS BEEN TESTED. 1t is often said that democracy in America is on trial. Perhaps so, but the nation has already been tested many times. More than a despotism, Jimited monarchy or oligarchy ever were tested, the American nation has been within the past five years. 2 " Congider the problems that recent decades have brought to us. v Within the memory of men now living there has been the amazing achievement of binding the country togethér by railroads and telegraphs. ‘Within this short span half the continent has been cleared and settled. It would be a subject for an epic, if it were not so componly regarded as a mere matter of housekeeping. America has met another severe test in welcom- ang and absorbing thousands of immigrants. In 1860 the population of this country was thirty-one PRESS COMMENTS—THAT'S ALL (By EXONANGE EDITOR) ‘Senators are elected to Washington by the-voice of the people, which selection can be bought at all graphaphone stores for fifty cents. Before becom- ing a senator he is a one-Ford town politician, but outgrows his honest fellow villagers. Then they send him to Washington, where there is more loafing 20 do. Most of ’em are gents with a one-track mind with a rail off. His first act is to vote against the daylight saving bill, because if the farmers get up any earlier they would see him coming home. His maiden speech is in favor of a million dolldr pastoffice for his home town, which is built and turns out to be merely a million dollar laundry for his franking privileges.—Pittsburg Press. 0 A young athlete, formerly of Yale, bet that he could run up thé steps of a building forty-five stories high.in fifteen minutes. There were 900 steps in the staircase of the forty-five stoties, plus the length of the landings. If the young man conld have seen his heart, watch it work as he went up those 900 steps; if he could have seen himself as others will see him later, when his jll-used heart refuses to work, he would find more gensible ways of distinguishing himself. Young men and old men ought to know that any.fool can abase his heart and make it do wonders, but no man should be fool enough to do it.—Pittsburgh Press. ——0 ‘Every bird in congress is flatwheeling around ander the impression that he can put his hand on the next president by patting himself on the back. Each gent wants the presidential power of veto over all things that walk, creep or crawl, although. congress has proved that it doesn’t mean anything. A presidential signature on a bill is like the tassels on a curtain. Cut off the tassels and it's still a eurtain.—Ex. 0: Dr. Dampier, Dr. Spence and W. E. McKenzie left for Bemidji this morning on a little fishing trip. Dr. Dampier took along his camera to verify the stories the other members of the party may AGED NEBRASKA MAN DIES AT 126 YEARS OF AGE Thomas Morris Lived in Three Centuries and Saw King Come and Go age. ago. 1886. ies. ¢(By International News Service) Lincoln, Neb.,, May 15.—Thomas Morris, who recently died at Wester- wille, Custer County, was Nebraska’s oldest citizen; and was believed to be one of the world’s oldest men. At the time of his death he claimed tne distinction of having lived 126 years. Morris never had a serious illness, but once suffered a sunstroke. One of his modest boasts was'that in 1883 a tapeworm fortyfive feet long was re- moved from him. ‘The old man retained both his pearing and eyesight until close to the end. He never wore glasses until a few years ago, when a friend loan- ed him a pair. The hearing of one ear was destroyed by scalding sev- eral years ago, but the other gave zood service. Morris .had two other claims to fame. He never was married and he mever attended school a day in his jife. He was apprenticed to the txatcher’'s trade when a boy, but after » working as a butcher eight or ten ~ears he took up cobbling. This was Jargely due to the fact that he had a chub foot. Until a few years ago he made his living by repairing shoes. Five years ago he quit altogether. For several years he walked a mile and a halt each day to a creek, where se spent the day fishing. This was is one diversion. ‘#forris was born January 15, 1794, af Bélew, Montgomeryshire, Wales. #ig aficestors were Welch. His father w2as Thomas Morris, agricultural la- ' porer, .and- died when the lad was threé years old. He emigrated to Amserica when seventy-five years of flock of hens. ing hens. s S ! l He was a confirmed woman- hater, according to his biographers. He was engaged to marry a Welch girl, but she died a short time before the weading day. lived to be eighty-four. brother who died nearly sixty years In 1871 Morris emigrated to Am- erica, arriving in Chicago the Sunday following the great fire. lived in Illinois, Missouri and Ne- ‘braska, settling in Custer County in Morris lived in three centur- As he was born in Wales no au- thentic record of his birth is preserv- ed in this country, but inquiry in Custer countv revealed that the state- ment as to his age is generally be- lieved and some claim his age to be even greater than he has stated. DESIRABLE HENS TO RETAIN On Most Farms Size of Flock Could Well Be Increased—Range Is Very Important. The average farmer might find it desirable to increase the size of the While most farmers bave little time to devote to poultry raising, yet thelr families may attend to the fowls and see that they are well cared for dnd protected. The usual “advice” to poultry raisers to begin with a few hens is sound. But on most farms the women and girls have had the responsibility of the flock for years and most of them could well afford to increase the number of lay- Range is very important for poultry. But range alone is not enough. The fowls must have feed and shelter when they need them. When one is.about to increase the number of hens it is well to see that those kept are worth keeping. Poor hens are not an asset; they are gen- erally a liability. Subscribe for the Plonesr. A - THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER and a half millions. In the fifty years to 1910 twenty-three million immigrants were received, or three-quarters of the whole population in 1860 and, except for a small fraction made up of English, Scotch and Scandinavians, these strangers came from lands where despotism still prevailed. They knew, neither the language nor the ‘raditions of America. One-third of our population today js of foreign birth, and yet through their coming the sentiment of nationality has made real . progress in America. We are emerging from the stage of potential nationality to a real community of senti- ment and like-mindedness. Foreign nations that look down upon our gov- ernmental inefficiency have proved wholly incapable of assimilating others. What would have happened in Prussia, for example, if within a period of thirty years twenty-three million foreigners had been re- ceived? They would have remained as' foreign today as some of the peoples Prussia brought under her rule. % After one hundred and forty years the Poles remain Polss, and after nearly half a century the people of Alsace-Lorraine are French. Servitude or extinction is the stern alternative that despotism puts to the newcomer, .and neither ever solves the problem. Few ever migrate to live under a despotism. No large group has attempted to come under Prussian rule since that kingdom was established. Every addition in territory or population has been made by the sword. Imperialism in any form is unfavor- able to hospitality. But millions have come will-. ingly and gladly to the United States in their desire to escape the perils and burdens of their native lands. - Let no one think that democratic republicanism in America has not been tested. Every day for the past fifty years has been a testing day, and from it all there comes renewed confidence in freedom and in government by tke people. Americans ought to think of these things oftener than they do, that they might bring to the service of this great republic a chastened loyalty and a firm trust.—Exchange. be inclined to tell about the size of the catch.— Crookston Times 20 Years Ago. —0 If those French milliners are women, and if they want to go to war with our milliners over that $5,000 hat, the men will guarantee satisfactory gate receipts. The wig makers will head the sub- scription.—St. Paul Dispatch. 3 —_——— A New York boy of 156 who stole $115,000 is ac- cused of youthful delinquency. It all depends on the point of view. A profiteer would call that precocity.—St. Paul Dispatch. , —_— My youngest boy and I were in a restaurant and the waiter asked what we would have. The boy said: “Anything but ham and eggs; that’s all I ever get at home.”—Chicago Tribune. SRR R If Champ Clark runs for president it will keep him busy explaining what he ‘meant when he compared the words comscript and ¢onvict.—St. Louis (Mo.) Watchman Advocate. EEAERRTS, ST A keen mind, a healthy body and a willingness to do should make a success of any man—but it 1«:)Ifl;e'n sends them to jail instead.—Little Falls erald. Dot The present national administration has been much more zealous and effective in propaganda than in performance of public duty.—Visalia (Calif.) Delta. 0o Secretary of Labor Wilson has put another crimp in the Palmer presidential boom—he reports an- other increase in the cost of living.—Sioux Falls (S. D.) Press. - i Thirteen gold watches have been found in the ash pits of St. Louis. Is that where St. Louis husbands sleep when they get home late?—Ex. O A French duchess declares that American food is unfit for consumption. But somehow it has a way of getting consumed even in Europe.—Ex. s Some people appear to carry their honor in their pockets, and such pockets are generally full of holes.—Little Falls Herald. WILL BE CHIEF Morris’s mother He had one Service to Nation and Need Active Help He has other than old General Inertia. seeks to get a million more. vagant one. its' principles. active members. to join the Legion. these men. a month. gervice men and their dependents. — OBSTACLE TO MEET Legion is Performing Valuable Indianapolis, Ind., May 13.—Mem- bers of The American Legion, who will conduct a nation-wide campaign for new members, May 17-22, believe that their chief enemy will be none The Legion now has approximately |’ one and a half million members and When it is remembered that four and a half million men and women are eligible for membership, by reason of active service in the world war in army, navy or marine corps, it does not seem that The Legion’s aim is an extra- Posts throughout the country, of which there are now about 9,500 re- port that their chief obstacle in get- ting men to join has been mere iner- tia. Thousands of men are convinced of the desirability of Legion member- ship and are in hearty accord with But they have failed to ‘“obey that impulse’” and become It is believed a na- tional membership push will supply the additional impetus that will cause a majority of these victims of inertia The Legion has done enough bene- ficial things for the ex-service men generally, vhether they were a mem- ber of the organization or not, to earn it a high place in the affections of The Legion has obtain- ed from Congress an ‘increase of base. pay for the disabled from $30 to $80 It has adjusted thousands of claims for war risk insurance for LODGES = Bemidji Lodge No. 119, L 0. 0. F., Beltrami Ave. and 4th St., meets every Friday evening at 8 o'clock. THI® WEEK INITIATION C. J. Winter, N. G., TelL 362 R. A. Hannah, Rec. Sec.. Tel 719W “ BEMIDJ! LODGE Loyal-Order of MOOSE,. NO. 1452, ) Meets first & third Tues. each month Cor. Minnmt; :n. aad Third St. Visiting brothers especially invited C. B. 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