Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 28, 1920, Page 6

‘BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVIRY APTERNOON EXCRPFT SUNDAY TRE BEMIDJI PIONLER PUBLISKING CO. @. E. CARSON, Pres. E. H. DENU, Sec. und Mgr. G. W. HARNWELL, Editor Telephone 923 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second- class matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. . No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly . Ploneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue, Six Months .. Three Months THE WEEKLY _ PIONEER—Twelve pages, puhlllh.fl every Thursday Ahd sent postage paild to any address for, in advance, !200 OFXFTCIAL m AND CITY PROCEEDINGS ALBERTA WORRIED OVER SCHOOLS. Edmonton Journal: “The minister of education has started something (if one may be permitted to use that expression in referring to a minister of education) by his statement with regard to the results of the recent departmental examinations. “They are, he tells us, ‘the most unsatisfactory which have yet been known in Alberta.’ The only comfort that he can take out of the situation is that on inquiry in neighboring provinces he finds that the results have been considerably more dis- astrous than here. The confusion caused in educa- tional arrangements by the war and by the influ- enza epidemic is blamed to a large extent. But Mr. Smith does not think that this is sufficient to account for the poor showing. H ‘. “From all over the continent and beyond, we are informed, persistent reports come in that it is im- possible to get students to settle earnestly upon their work. Parental discipline has almost become a memory. All manner of disturbances are per- mitted to enter into the lives of children and the results are being felt more strongly every day in cl'aiaroo_m. The widespread belief prevails that PRESS COMMENTS—THAT'S ALL lll (By BXORANGE EDITOR) He Let It Stay at That. A clerical friend of mine the other day related the following experience: He had pust returned from a visit to England. Strolling along the street the day after his arrival, which happened to be very sultry, he happened to meet one of his parnsh- ioners, whose father, when he 1éft, had been in poor health. “How is your father standing the heat?” he inquired. . “He died last week,” was the rather disconcert- ing reply.. He let it stay at that.—Ex. e ""“"" Why Die in Florida? 5 One reads that G. Francis Griffith died in Florida aiid left at his Chicago home a cellar full of rare - wines, ales, beers, cordials, syrups, etc. With such a collection of rare stuff one wonders that Griffith went to Florida to die.—Brainerd Dispatch. O A Carberry man noticed a “Lost Money” sign at one of the theatres today, and he reported at the box office that he had been touched for $75. I TWENTY YEARS AGO Telephone at Work. The Bemidji telephone system is now in working order and is proving very satisfactory. The users are beginning to wonder how they managed to get along so long without it. A switchboard.to accom- modate 150 patrons was put in, but the demand for users will no doubt necessitate the speedy sub- stitution of a larger one. The system would have been operating several weeks ago but the delay in recelvmg the cable. We have not the space to give' the new enterprise the write up it deserves this week. The company was organized last June with a capitalization of $10,000. Its present officers are: Ptesxdent, J. H. Hannah; secretary, A. Stephens; ers and trees. MANY POUNDS OF HIDES er the cost of living is a part of the|11, educational campaign of the Minne- sota State Fair, September 4 to 11. One of the most important pro- duets derived from cattle are hides. They play a most important part in the leather industry. The total hide year period. sumed in this country last year. WHO COUNTED THE BEES Do you know that there are 97,- this couatry today? A Queen bee is the original busy- bee and hatches out an average of three bees every minute: This is at the rate of 18 bees an hour or 1,520 bees every 24 hours. The average-life.of a ‘Queen bee is a,bout three years. although they matter. seven years. A queen beg controls lier. progeny, laying mostly workers’{’ bee eggs. purest..of foods. | I It is for the great food possibilities that the bee industry USED TO MAKE LEATHER possesses that so much emphasis ie be ing laid-on the bee exhibits by the Increased cattle production to low-|Minnesota State Fair, September 4 to GLAZZED STAGE BEST FOR SILAGE CORN The question, “when is the best oconsumption in the United States last [time to cut corn for silage,” is again year was 1,885,000,000 pounds. Cat-|being frequently asked. The weight tle hides predominated, according to|of experience of experiment station the statistical report of the Depart- |men at University Farm is that corn ment of Agriculture, 238,000,000 ]is ready for the silo when the ker- pounds of them being produced. This |nels are well dented or glazed. An- i8 a big increase over the past 10-|alysis made by chemists have shown 0 that the corn from an average acre Calf hides amounted to 199,000,-|cut at the glazing period contains 000 pounds. All the cattle and calf |7,308 pounds of digestible matter as Hides produced totaled about 73 per|against 4,220 pounds when the corn cent of the total pounds of hides con- |is cut at tasseling time. While there is a larger amount of green corn on the acre when the corn is in the tasseling stage, the total amount of IN THIS COUNTRY TODAY? dry matter is not nearly so great then as when the corn has glazed. The dry matter per ton amounts to.285 000,000,000,000,000,000,000. bees in pounds at the tasseling stage, 323 at the silking stage, 389 in the_early milk, 444 in the late milk, and 523 pounds at the glazing stage. In case there is danger of frost, corn should be cut early rather than allowed to wait for the maximum pounds of dry . Bave been known to live as long as HONEY DEW HDNEY BEE LOSSES HEAVY “The presence of honey- and’ drones’ eggs and very few Queen|caused heavy mortallty‘yn;e;ghmeei last winter. Fransic Jager, head of orking ' bees produce honey, the|the division of bee culture at Uni-| A colony of bees|versity Farm, says that honey-dew is can be kept very economically, for|gathered by bees mostly from oak they. feed at the expense of the flow-!trees, but at times from maples, and strict discipline, hard work, self-control, and obedl— ence are no longer the basis of real character and successful citizenship. We shall have to return to some of our old-fashioned ideas.” While the above article is written about conditions in a neighboring country, it would appear that it might be written with equal application to condi- tions which are fast becoming general in this coun- try, especially that portion of it pertaining to par- ental discipline—‘‘almost a memory” to be sure. And soon it will be that we will be hiring disciplin- arians in our homes, for sooth, to look after the conduct of our children instead of discharging that duty ourselves as parents. Perhaps the “hired” parents will make a better job of it than the real parents. Let us hope so. P SR LEARN ENGLISH OR GO BACK. Professor Albert Bushnell Hart of Harvaid, speaking before the Kiwanis club Wednesday, earn- estly advocated a law providing that every alien over ten years of age who, after three years in this country, is unable to speak, read and write English, shall be deported. The alien who does not submit to Americanization at least to the extent of learning and speaking the language of the land is of course a problem if not a menace. The American spirit cannot flourish in a mind closed to American speech. Nevertheless Dr. Hart’s proposal, though it is sound in principle, should not as a matter or fair- ness be adopted without qualification. First, before taking up any such policy we should see to it that every alien has a free, open oppor- tunity, under public auspices, to learn English. Every community that has aliens, whether it is urban or rural, should make such provision by law. Second, deportation should take place only on proof that the alien concerned has been notified that the opportunity to learn English is open to him, and has lmled or refused to take advantage of it. Perpetuation of alien tongues is a very dubious practice, and deliberate failure to learn and use English is a menace. But this country cannot in ' fairness impose a penalty upon aliens for failure to learn English until it has made full provision for teaching them English without cost.—Duluth Herald. The lady told him the sign referred to a film.— . Winnipeg Free Press. I LIS 3 Eugene Debs should get in line and challenge somebody to debate with him, any old place to be selected by his opponent. He might start a line of publicity by challenging President Wilson, ‘on_the subject: “Why not let me out?’—St. Cloud Journal Press. P Paris, called the most wicked/city in the wotld is going into the reforming business. She is going to clean house and put a ban on the promiscuons hanging of naughty pictures in public places —Ex Pfe Appropriate—A new flowmg sleeve” for women has been developed, that is said will conceal a quart without any trouble —Stillwater Gazette. O Awful how this country has grown millionaires the past few years, but we are all doing the but we know how to get into that class.—Ex. — e Attomey CGeneral A. M. Palmer has ordered an- other mvesngatlon of profiteering., Now watch the prices take a trip skyward. —Ex O France is in need of four million husbands. This ought to be encouraging to the Mormons.—Mankato Free Press. treasurer, Albert Kaiser. sts Lulu Woodwntd is assisting at the central. st gt Another Saw Mill. Bemxd_u citizens are stirred up over the prospects of securing the biggest thing in our history. T. Walker has agreed to put in a big saw mill here to work up his timber, of which one billion feet lies in this vicinity, provided eighty acres on the south shore of Lake Bemidji will be donated for the pur- pose. The Bemidji Townsite company has offered to . donate one-half of the required site if our people will raise enough to pay for the original cost of the other half, $3,000. The citizens have held sev-- eral meetings and a committee was selected to solicit funds for this purpose. They are meeting with fair success and the required sum will probably be raised. The mill is to have a daily capacity of 100,000 feet and the location of the mill here will be of untold benefit to the townx .“ its black eolor. use it first. will use it for raising brood.” NORTH DAKOTA AGGIES also return. west an dis expected to return ¢t week when plans will be ma he training camyp to be Heldat t] tend the camp. can be distinguished in the hive by “Honey-dew honey,” adds the bee division chief, “contains much undi- gestible material which fills the in- testines ofybees during their winter confinement, causing a condition call- ed dysentery. To overcome this it is necessary that the beekeeper feed his bees for winter storage at least ten pounds of sugar sirup or white hon- ey after the brood rearing season. Bees will store this wholesome food in the brood chamber where they will When they reach the honey-dew honey next spring they TO HAVE STRONG TEAM Agricultural College, N. D., ‘Aug. 27.—Football fans of the North Da- kota Agricultural college are antici- pating a championship team this fall which will repeat last year’s per-| formance, as reports have been re-|- ceived from 10 of the 17 letter men of the 1919 team saying that they will return to the A. C. next month. Last year’s pigskin heroes who will perform on the grid again this year are_Captain Huey of F¥argo, Latimer of Fargo, Murphy of Minot, Borderud of Kindred, Ries of Brainerd,Ostrem of Fosston and Kramer of Goodrich. Hayes of Minot, Rossetti of Michigan and Wineburger of "Kenmare may -Coach’ Stanley Borleska has -been | spendlng the summer in the south=} M is [ lakes near Detroit, Minn., during the week before the opening of school, Old letter men returning to school and several new prospects will at- T HE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR, September 4to 11, presents the miost stupendeus educational and en- tertainment program of its entire history. Nearly $1,000,-, 000, or more than twice as much as has ever been spent by any fair in America in any one year, is being expended on program and permanent equipment for the coming exposition. _ : Special Features Gigantic Locomotive Colhsxon, two 200,0(:‘0-i£aund engines, _rmm‘ng opening day only, Auto Races, leading drivers of the world Wednesday, Sept. 8, and at a speed of 60 miles per hour, before Gra Saturday, Sept. 4. Saturday, Scpt. 11. Horse Races, Sept. 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 five days only. - leestqck Judging, Monday, Sept.6, Evening Horse Show, Monday to Friday nights, inclusive. Address by James M. Cox, Democratic Candidate for Presidens, Monday, Sept. 6. Address by Warren G. Harding, Republican Candidate for President, Wednesday, Sept. 8. - Leading Features Every day, except Sunday, Sept. 5 Ruth Law’s Flg'mg "Circus, featurmg Al Wilson in passages from plane -air without aid of a ladder, and might flights with fire- to plane in mi works by Ruth Law. Thrilling Fireworks Spectacle, “Siege of Dardanzlles ” depicting idly the Allied effort to force the Straits of the Datdanefl:n in the Great War. Score of New York Hippodrome, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus acts, before Grandstand, afternoon and evening. C. A. Wortham Shows, made up of 25 stellar attractions featured by exhibition of Jan Van Albert, nine feet and five inches tall, “The Big- gest Man in the World.” Daily Games of Auto Polo, America’s most exciting sport. One dozen wonderfully trained bands. Rough Rldcrs Congress, featuring world’s greatest cowboys and cow- girls. Leading Features Including Sunday, Sept. 5 Sacred Band Concert, afternoon and evening. $2,000,000 Livestock and Poultry Exhibit. Entire Building, Electrical Exhibits. Enlarged Display, Women’s and Children’s Work. Northwest Auto and Truck Exposition. $750,000 Art Exhibition, New Galleries. mte, Sept. 3 to 11, inclusive, final ‘ limit, Sept. 13. to Thursday, Sept. 9. viv- Biggest Farm Products and Fruit Show ever seen in the Northwest. Special railroad fare, one and one-half round trip