Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 27, 1920, Page 6

llz;l-[“D,A LY EIQNEEB wecond- iatter under Act of Congress of me i. 1879, &tfiufi n the postoffice at Btmldli, Minn,, a8 —— = ention paid - to ‘nonymous onntflbutlm bame must be known to the editor, but mot: for ‘publication. Communications for . Weekly 'P¥one¢r must reach this office not later than ! Moeaday the ‘of!/eath 'eek to insure publication in: u Six Months L,J1111000 A% Thres Months ...... !: "WEEKLY PIONEER—T'-I" pages, published ogp' Tnuud;y ua .lexu postage pald to any’ address omou,z cuv'm AND CITY PROCEEDINGS PROHIBITION IN SCOTLAND. To think that Scotland, of all countries, may go dry! Scotland, where ministers of the gospel used to get part of their salary in whisky. Scotland, whose greatest poet was most eloquent in praise of alcshol. Scotland whose very name, to the rest of the world, is almost synonymous with a certain type of khisky, as Jamaica is with rum. Scotland, whose people, as Glasgowers have long been wont - to say, “have got to drink whisky, or the climate would kill them,” and who have proved their virility by surviving alike the climate and the whisky. A dryfate seems to be enveloping Scotland slowly and surely. Long before the great war came along and gave its impetus to temperance, Scottuh re- formers were effectively at work. In 1913 a law ‘was enacted giving Scotland local option. ' To soften _the blow to John Barleycorn, its operation was set " seven years ahead. On June 1 of this year it came into effect. . Accordingly, local optmn el’ctlonl are going to be held on November 2'in the 1, 300 voting districts established throughout Scotland. There is a chmce of three policies: The present system of regulated license, 8 265 per cent reductwn of the traffic, or complete abolition of ]xcenses. The latter policy would bar the sale of liquor in the usual way, but would still permit its sale by hotels to travelers, and its wholesale distribution for use in the home. 1t will be seen that the prospects, at their worst— or their best, as you happen to look at the matter —are less menacmg to what Burns called “guid auld Scotch drink” than is the American type of prohibi- tion. But Scotch “liberals” are genuinely worried, just the same, and the reformers are full of zeal and confidence. "It is recognized that a large part of Scotland is sure to ‘adopt the most'extreme of these ' three choices. ' And after ‘that—well, it is the experience of old John Barleycorn in recent: yeats that he need not.expect to regain a foothold once lost, and when he iis once on the run he is, gtetty nite to be kept running, ! - < T the face of all history and tradition, Scotland nuy yet ‘have its elghteenth "amendment snd its Volstead act. . : : . —_—— % LABOR IN THE MOVIES. - A mew motion picture corporation known as " the Labor Film Service has been organized in New York City for the purpose of presenting labor’s Wewpomt to the public by means of the screen.¢ spreading of propaganda, but 1! the ictnm m_, ““honestly made, without " ‘the truth, they should do much good.: ./The_ first pictutes which it is planned ‘to’ muke | will tell the stories of various trades union orgen ; izations, their origins and ‘the ‘benefits: they: have brought to their members. ' Then' theto will'be news’: pictures, with views of | honi working con i-,. . " tions. . If there are ltflkes, he' n Wi pictuxoo 3 cover every phase of the strike !tom the homed of the strikes ‘to experiences on ‘the pleket Yine: Then ‘there. will be! pictures of labor condihoyu abroad, showmg the working people of Chml. Japan, o “India and otherilands of Asia nnd Europe in’ theit X houes at their work. Here, as-in’ the pictures made in"the United States, labor upmmge will be dealt with in an effort to show ‘the public ‘a’ side it. is not always well informed; on' olther before'or! durlns 8 labor dupuu. Still another feature of the. Labor Film Service’s work will.be the screen presentation of certain gr.ent 1abor dramas such as Hauptman’s “The Wpav- ers,” Zola’s "Tnvnil" and’ some of the phys of Shaw. 1 . .There is danger in _this scheme, as: in any: lllch . 'big pnopaxandn attempt, of being one—sxdedu pros- entation of facts and:so’ of rousing bitter antagon- ' e isms or of alienating public interest. < If the labor films \can_ steer clear :of such’ difficulties, however, they should certainly. prove of genuine mmm and instruction to the ‘public. S8 ————— ; % “Every. newspaper man has_daily evidence of the shortage of paper and the ever’climbing cost, and yet he is conpelled every morning to spendconsid- enble itime sorting out his mail and_consigning-a Tot of it to the waste basket, much of it sent by gov- " ernment burea\u, of no value, but which glves hun- dreds of clerks employment at good salaries, “clogs up the mails, ‘and handicaps its alrendy‘;‘wretched service, besides spoiling lots of per!ectiy good: paper, which is needed for ‘better use. ‘Conserva- tion and economy should start right in Wuhin&ton. The admxnmtmuon is 'extravagant and wxlltully‘ .wasteful. The sum of its poor business manage- “'ment is. costing’ the people of this country more ’ than a million dollan a year. »—St. Cloud Joli?ml Press. <" You said something, Brother. Sl 310 O, Democrats in Pecbles, Ohio, allege that a hen belonging -to the justice - of the peace has laid an egg bearmg the - distinct letters, COX. Now the question is whether that g, will hateh. ..o 70 Three presidential candidates out of five are Ohio men, and they say in Ohio:that the chances of “that state provrdmg\ the next presxdent are even better than that. 3 The things ‘most talked about are least under- ' stood. Who, for, example,.can give a sahsla . definition of “Ameflcumsm‘!" md—the rellroade and the postoffice-dre both'in far. worse shape m Bussu than they are he There's going to be a scnrext'y ot cnnned mi ' next, winter unleu every womln cans, all she can News' travels fut, thesa dnys Pretty soon Cox. too, wfll know thlt ‘he’s been nommated i o SR g ; Now that railroad wages ‘_:'re raised, let’s hope the freight blockdde will be raised, too. k] Laughter Ig to Your ; Life as Sunshine to “the Day Every one needs the tonic of hnghter g ~and it is the cheapest tonic on éarth. ‘For the price: of ‘a_subscription to the " 8t.' Paul’ Pioneer 'Press and Dispatch ‘you can get a good>dose every day in the’ week and an extra large dose on ., Sunday..’ Here ‘are some of the nwn popular mgredxenta Bringing Up Father . by George McManus, is a soothing fea- ~ ture: for-thode of ‘us’ who ‘have not as much money u we'd like." "Poor old Jiggs is in the soup ‘all the tlme on ac- count of his darned wealth. * Polly and Her Pals is Cliff Sterrett’s idea of ‘the qvorage American household.. . It’s -a scream! And 80 i8 your household—and mine, i, too—if we could only -get away back and see the funny side of it occasion- ally. . The Katzenjammer Kids ' are the absolute limit. - They can en- ¢ gineer more mischief in five minutes than all the kids in your neighborhood' - could think of in five years. But you can’t help laughmg ‘at’their antics. - We Have With Us Today a clever Series of colored cartoons by J. N.. Darling, described - in verse by " Grantland Rice; is a cure for all disor- . ders of the risible faculties. ‘Politicians . haven’t much use’for ‘this team i " —they are too funny. Mutt and Jeff humorous exponents. of life’s '~ philosophy and old friends of all chronic chucklers, are also Bud Fisher’s pet chil- dren. You’ve met them before . —why not invite them to your! home? Subscrile Today and Keep lhe St,m Slunmg o u]ldteur Papes Thmugh sh Such aIF‘Iur’é It is an enterprise definitely designed for the' . " Well, Jack Johnson came ‘back. mxmzns OF WOMEN TALK BUSINESS TODAY SL Paul, July 27.—Hundreds of women from all parts of the coup- try were here today to talk business They represent business and pro- fessional women of the nation who are out to make themselves more ef- fective in commerce and science. Minnesota women late yesterday character of that living depends sole- ly upon the. mental ‘and physical equipment with which he has been endowed, aided and ‘developed by his own’ unceasmg efforts. The work slacker in’peace times is as much a menace to his country as his proto- type in times of war. He is cost- ing “his country millions every year and he it is who is pushing ever will bring down the cost of: liv and thereby remove distress. 'l'hnft is the lever through which this war- worn “world is to' be stabilized, for neither ‘the nation nor ‘the- xndivndlnl ‘ can get back to a rational basis' so long as the desire to indulge in reck- less spending ‘controls it. ““Work and save” should. be the slogan of-'the rising geperation, forsupon the char- R five days: after the unlhon-dollar fire at Johns Hoplnns Unxvemty at Baltimore, an Allsteel-Safe lay entombed in a bed of hot embers. ' Yet, . when found and opened, its contents of Liberty Bonds currency, and valu- able records were uninjured. It was the only safe that survived the fire. eompleted organization of a branchiupward the cosy of living ~through|acter of those now entering upon ofthe national Federation of Busl-|reduction of output and effort. More|man’s 'estate. depends the future of mess and Professional Women's|individual effort and more production!this nation., ¢libs. The federation welcomed the B ' “Minnesotan’s to their convention to- . day. ' Jeanette Rankin, probably one of the most prominent professional wo- “wmen in the world, will be one of the principal speakers on the program of the convention. She will tell of her experience as a congresswoman from Montana—the first ~congresswoman in*America—and will describe “Wo- man as-a citizen.” ’ Mrs: James Forrestal ul Minues polis, will be one of the speakers. Mary Austin, one of ‘the country’s Pest. known woman writers, is anoth- er’woman who will address the con-} vention. Her subject will be “'Our | ‘Place in the Procession.” Men will ibe present at the annual|? Banquet ‘of the federation. Women members predict they will be given a real ‘banquet treat. 'They assert|ow.’ ms 4 much bal;lquettefl business, me:L bwnl . I acy o‘:é‘: ,fimfi%::mefi“! W““fll '“m'cm have a chance to see a ‘‘real ban- ; q:et" when' business women are in : 'l‘he gold is is fused about the ample lfldl\lm t:p-not eharge. The convention ' will - end afinealed. 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