Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 10, 1920, Page 4

PAGE FOUR ~ BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER " JUBLISXED EVERY APTERNOON EXCEFT SUNDAY - THE BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISEING CO. @. E. CARSON, Pres. E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. B ‘G. W. HARNWELL, Editor P Telephone 932 " 'Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn,, as second- " ‘class matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879, E——————— — No~ attention paid to anonymous contributions. ‘Writer's name must be known to the editor, -but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than - Tuesday of each week to’insure publication in the current issue. = : By Mal ...§6.00, Six Months . .73.00° One Year ...... Three Months 150 six Months ... - One Month . E - One Week .. . A5 THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday and sent postage paid to. any address for, in advance, $2.00, v ° OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY FROCEEDINGS THE IDEAL "LOCAL TOWN. ~ Ef¥ry farmer and evéry farm family in the country would rather live in the vicinity of a real live town than be compelled to conmsider a -“dead _ one” as their local trading point. . And it is hardly fair to think of -the town simply a place to buy and sell. The ideal town is really part of the commuyity. Live, wide-awake towns which have commercial clibs or other communivy cnterprises, should in- clude the business men on the farms as well as the Three Months ....... “business men-who happeh, to live in town. For the - most important, and we might almost say the most : intrie\nte"buineu today is the business of farming ¢ right.‘ It involves analysis, study, planning, and * exegutive ability and judgment, fully equal to that : required to run' the local-store or bank. . Where Town and Country Co-Operate Everyone " 1o Benefited. We say this because the town of the right sort is ‘of much importance to people living near it. It is important because it increases the value of land, furnishes a market for your produce, gives church, school and entertainment ‘advantages that would _be impossible” without it. ~ -~ - “Man was not made to live by bread alone.” The social instinct, the getting together in-an exchange of ideas-—real co-operation if you please ——is more necessary and ‘more important than ever before. Human contact and human syfnpathy are worth more than any dollars-and-cents success ever can be without them. ra We have often heard of the problem of ‘“keeping ' the boys and girls on thé farm.” There is no problem at all along this line if we realize that boys and girls are just human beings. s They crave society, the intermingling with con- ] genial peopl® who can take an interest.in the i things that interest them. They want exactly'what any mewspaper in years. - " A Physically Approved President Will Be Elected Next November For the first time since the days of Washington both . Republican and . Democratic candidates will present @ | record of thesr physical fitness. Dr. William Brady ‘Wil Examine Them Our own noted piy:ician and clever outhor has himself personally ez- amined both Senator Warren G, Harding and Govermor James M. Cox and the report of these physical ezaminations will appear in a series of articles to begin in the near fulure Brilliantly_written in Dr. Brady’s inémitable_style, packed with, information, surprieing facts and interesting sidelights, .5 this series will be one of the most important appearing i A physical ezamination of the presidential candidates wilk- ;. give the American people the assurance they deserve. The, French president is today emtirely incapacitated to perform ;- Ris official duties! We need s president who is sound phys- ically- as well as menially. - Léarn whether the Republican MDMO ‘candidates will make fit presidents phys- You will enjoy these wonderful articles by Dr. Brady, whe, ia°a rogular writer on health subjects in these papers. The Boys and girls léave the farm’ because they think they will find elsewhere the companionship and “sympathy which they need. War Conditions Have Encouraged tfi‘o‘ “Get-Together” Spirit - The women on the farms came into their own during the war as never before. Countless thou- sands went' into the towns and villages to rub elbows with their sisters in the common-labor of the Red Cross and other war relief work. In the old days the family lived practically by itself. “They spun and wove their own cloth; cobbled their own shoes, and children-were educated at the ° mother’s knee. ¢ All'of these things have changed. The community has taken the place of the family. The commynity spirit, if it exists as it should ,is the most wonderful influence in building big, broad-gauged. citizenship. The “Get-Together” Spirit Makes Life Worth - - p Living. 5 s So Rhe people on the farms are joining hands with the people:in town:to build the “get-together” spirit that makes them all better and stronger. ! The merchants who support local institutions are worthy of the support of farmers, and in.turn these dealers are ready to support county ‘institutes, calf- clubs, cooking schools and other community activities. o—— There ‘are unm‘ismkgble indications of a coming " change in our economic ‘condition, and this, ‘we hope, will bring' many thousands of our wandering boys back to the farms.. . . Banks throughout the country are tightening up on loans, and are calling in those made-for specu-- lative purposes S " The public is ceasing to buy as extravagantly as of yore with the result that manufacturers are of necessity curtailing their output. g A This .is -throwing’ thousands of men out of em- ployment, and many of them are _experiencing diffi- culty'in finding other sources of earning a live- lihood i < 3 : As a rule the farm hand who rushed! off to the city 'is the least experienced in these trades, and it is but natural that he should be among the first to be laid off. > ; What more sane course could he pursue than-to return to the farm /where he is an expert and employment is always awaiting him? Speed the return of the wandering boy. welcome before he arrives. In some future geheration, we presume, a violent He is v‘ and determined campaign will be launched in favor of equal opportunities for males. It is human nature to admire men who “do things,” but there are times when we think more of those who don’t. ’ ———— Silence is golden, some say, but not when you are waiting for a bad bill to be paid. - Wioiessaiainingy. " The fellow who makes a big noise ilvlg_e, to the live, ‘get-to-gether” ‘community can offer them. = !~ be heard—that’s all. L PRESS COMMENTS—THAT'S ALL (By BEXORANGE EDITOR) The mayor of Cork is certainly a brave man. Tt would not be so-hard for a man to die.for his country, if death came in the heat of battle, and ‘millions have so bravely died, but t® ‘deliberately die -of starvation with plenty of good at hand, re- quires so rare a degree of determination that Mayor MacSwiney will have few followers, if death does come to him. A English government to teniper its acts with mercy. —St: Cloud Journal-Press. ¢ A “scientist_foretells that the” Great Lakes will dry up in thirty-seven thousand "years. Probably this is the reason New York objects so strongly to that Great Lakes-to-the-Sea waterway, and not be- “ cause. it would take away some of ‘her business. - Crookston Daily Times. -A local department store has a sign advertising “Bathing Suits One-Half Off.” Out at the lake last Sunday we saw some unblushing beauties’ that had ’em ‘anyhow two-thirds. off. Pardon personal refer- ence, but we were’ born in Missouri—Fergus Falls Tribune. TS A St g o o —0— Some men are so_suspicious, ‘bigoted and tight that they wouldn’t pay 75 cents for gold dollars if they were offered. 'And this same class are opposed to the Babcock amendment No. 1, for the farmers and ‘public generally.—Stillwater Gazette. ety 5 o = ‘We would: say it was a reckless and exti-av:gnnt - wolf that can afford to dress in sheep’s clothing these days.—Stillwater Gazette.' - 3 A candidate may not be inclined toward theology, but he is anxious to make his ‘calling and election” sure.—St. Cloud Daily Times. - T || TWENTY YEARs Aco | The Bank of Bemidji was reorganized from a private concern to a -National bank basis, with a capitalization of $35,000 last July, but red tape proceedings. in- Washington ' delayed matters until this week. .On Monday the bank opened as a Na- tional bank. President Hastings and Vice-President Gheldon being’ present to ‘give it a forward shove. This places the bank on 'the soundest kind of financial basis, and 'is a good advertisement. to the village. This bank was established in December, 1897, before the first railroad struck Bemidji, and It looks. like a good time for ‘the.. - FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1920 . 1a new sawmill help to draw it nearer to 'its goal. : This Is No Idle Dream. . . The change from government control hasn’t made it any easier to open a car window.—St. Paul News, ' . A consulting engineer lately returned from . abroad says that.our commercial weights and ‘meas- ures are understood: over. there, but they find our diplomatic waits and measures more difficult. to com- prehend.—Stillwater Gazette. ! Painters in New York are demanding ten dollars a day. ‘We have known' of men who “painted” .en- tire towns in less than a day and they did not charge _ ten dollars for doing thie job either.—Mankato Free Press. 2 ks - o 7 « A good old-fashioned .debate might be started on the question whether the recent scarcity of flies is due more to the swatters or the oil trost.—Little Falls Transcript. X ' g s ot As long as Boobs keep on marrying princesses who can’t boil water without burning it, the supply of ‘lawyers will never exceed the demand.—Mani- toba Free Press. N : Having -signed the peace treaty, the Turks, like the Germans,. will live up to_every pledge that is beaten into them with a club.—Crookston Daily- Times. s - S e It must give the father of ten children a pain 3 when he hears a newly-married couple squawking “ about the Hi Cost of Living.—Mankato Free Press. .. Some grouch wants to know if the election boards will be expected to provide mirrors and powder puffs for the voting booths.—St. Cloud Daily Times. = If the rumors are true that half the people won't be able to buy-coal, it might be well. for any of the boys who have a few iron 'men laid away to wait a bit—the coal men may have to put on some sacrifice sales.—Manitoba Free Press. has been a strong factor in building up the town. - With ample capital and strong backing it has always —- pursued a conservative. plan and conservative methods and won the confidence of all. The officers are C. W. Hastings, president; F. P, Sheldon, vice- % president; A. P.- White, cashier; F. J.. Kennedy, o assistant cashier.” ; ; Speaking of the Bemidji band, the Minneapolis Journal says this ‘of it: “This band is winning & fine reputation under its-new leader, Professor J. Speare.” - . - The inwn now assumes a very busy appénunce. : The new railroad, the woods and ‘the prospects of o ~tos chandise Valuable to County Fair Visitors . There will be many visitors to the county fair next week who will naturally wish * upply themselves with various articles - | of apparel for fall wearing. @~ For such GILL BROTHERS extend a .| hearty welcome and an invitation toin- spect their full line of new fal mer- ‘Striking Stylish Fall Suits ~ Fashionable Overcoats Mackinaws and Heavy Underwear _ Both young and old men will ‘find satisfying Suits in our extensive showing of new Fall Garments. / ~