Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 21, 1920, Page 2

COMING Bible Conference—Baptist church, Sept. 19-26. - Y Sept. 23—First day of autumn. Sept. 24-26—Clearwater county fair at Bagle October 12 1492. 2 Nov. 2.—Presidenttal ele¢tion day. Nov. 11—Armistice day. Nov. 25—Thanksgiving day. ANTI-ALCOHOLISTS * GATHER AT CAPITAL World Scien-t-i::, Economists and “Dry” Advocates Attend Congress at Washington . iscovery of America, i (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 21.—Nearly 1,- 500 official representatives from practically all-civilized nations and delegates from all important temper- ance societies in the world met here today in the opening gession of the Fifteenth International Congress :Against Alcoholism. . ‘Well known seientists, economists, physicians, psychologists and’ crimin- ologists will present in a six day pro- gram this week an exhaustive, scien- tific indictment of John Barleycorn and all his works. Every variety of opinion on alco- holism and the proper methods for regulating liquor traffic is held by the legelates. French representatives of the Li- e Contre 1'Alcool conceive prohibi- tion as applying to brandies and S0g- nac—but not as to light wines. Some of the Teutonic representatives except beer, and several Scandinavians fa- vor the “Bratt system’-—consisting 4n a “liquor card” system and licens- ed drinking clubs. - A remarkable attendance Is sched- uled at this year's congress, countries and delegates being generally anx- fous to secure data as to the success of - complete prohibition here. 41 Although the congress is expected | to give a great impetus to the anti- ¥ alcohol campaign thruout the world, r no definite organization to secure i world wide prohibition will be form- 14 ed here. In addition to the varying f views of the members, the congress ! regards prohibition as a purely na- tional problem. & Americans in charge of the amair i call attention to the predominance in 1 the membership of independent scien- ?‘ - tists, egonomists and sociologists of répute, and the comparative absence of clergymen and so-called profession- al “temperance advocates.” The Fifteenth Congress is a post- ponement of one prevented by the outbreak of the world war in 1914. . Since then' temperance victories have been:gained, notably the ‘‘eigh- teenth amendment” in the United States; various “war prohibition” en- actmenta in Buropean countries; com- plete prohibition ‘in Finland, 1919; 3 é local option granted in Denmark and L Secotland; “light wines only” prohi- i {8 i | - | bition in Norway, 1919, and estab- tishment (of the “Bratt System” in Sweden. i Since the last congress several 2] new countries have come into being}. i as a result of the war. Practically all have representation in the con- Bress. - In spite of the fact that we are still technically at war with Germ- any and Austria, these latter-coun- tries will have several representa- tives at the Washington congress. Prof. Dr. J. Gonsen of Berlin, is a member of the executive committee in charge of the affair and will de- ‘liver an address. Prominent foreign names on the program are: Dr. Ley of the Univer- sity of Brussels; Dr. Legrain, Paris; Dr. P. Amalfi, Florence, and Dr: Eudo Monti, Turin. An. interesting figure will be Hel- enius-Seppala, the “Kramer’ *of Fin- 1and, the only country with America to have absolute prohibition. Americans included on the.pro- gram are William Jennings Bryan, Attorney-General Palmer, Secretary of Navy Daniels and Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, The president of the congress is Premier Jonkheer, Cli. Ruijs de Beer- “enbrouck, of Holland. The chairman of the American ex- ecutive committee who made ar- rangements for the congress is Ed- win C. Dinwiddie, formerly of the Anti-Saloon league. ’ - He Had the General Idea. Rousy Johnson had never attained to any “book larnin’,” but managed o ab; or¥ gogsgle_;f_mle of the general “3dea during One w nler when the dis- trict gchigol teachers bonrded with hjm. g 5 e 95 S 49 <o ed the Johnson children In their grammar, and Rousy was proud of his ofigp;lngg'.edncntlon, ' to keep up the good work, At the sup-‘. per tdble one evening he asked Ted, the nine-year-old boy, a question, and received the answer: “Ub-huh.” Rousy judged this was a grammatical. error. “What do you mean by an- swering me that-a way?” he demand- £d. “Uh-huh ain’t no word. If you mean yep, say yep, and don’t grunt like a pig!” — r "Burden of Public Debts. The annual interest on the debt of Great Britain Is 12.92 per cent of her income, that of France 32.17 per cent, that of Italy 1443 per cent, that of the United States 2.58 per cent, that of Germany 20.96 per cent, that of Aus- trla 2592 per cent, that of Hungary 24.78 per cent, that of Bulgaria 21.80 per cent, and that of Turkey 17.60 per _be spared from the island sanctuary. "land, so weasels were sent to extermi- After the tescher left Housy elected " like he used to in the old town ban extricate from the tuba without LONDON MOURNS FOR ITS KIWI | FEW IDEAS OF REAL VALUE Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony Are Still Comparatively in the Stages of Infancy. Only Apteryx in England ls No More . ==Wingless Bird Is Believed Nearly Extinct. “Ag every one knows, it is a com- paratively simple thing to get a patent on anything, so long as you have a | good patent attorney and are able to incorporate a few new knickknacks in your device. But such a thing as a really new idea, not to speak of a basic one, is scarcer ttan the proverb- ial ‘hen’s teeth.’” Thus H. Gernsback, in the Radlo Amateur News, comments on the rarity of anything new in wireless telegraphy or telephony. Inventors, he says, content themselves with making improvements . in existing - devices. The total extinction in England of the kiwl (or apteryx) has become a reality. The London Daily Mail an nounces the death of -the Regent' park 200's only specimen. The species Is nearly extinet in New Zealand now, but the British Zoological socléty has written to the New Zealand govern- ment asking if just one more kiwi can Zoologists will mourn the loss of the dwart wingless ostrich more than the 200 visitors, for not one in ten thou- sand ever saw it ‘while it lived there more than nine years. The keeper i would turn out this queerest of birds | These are good, but inventors should every now and tken, but the long- not get the idea that the last word billed bundle of apathy and sleepiness i has been sald in basic principles. He scrambled back intg:its bpx as ?on i says some one will probably discover as released. % ' % -bg ‘more sensitive detector’-ttan the A curfous point about the kiwi is > vacuum tube; Some one will devise a the fact that its nostrils are at the tip ' befter transmitter;.some one will in- of its long worm-hunting beak, and in| vent a recelver-that makes use of the the ardour of the chase it emits an | eyes instead of the ears. UGet off the unpleasant snuffling noise., Its mating | beaten path,” he says. call is a pig-like squeal. — hEnglanil is responsible for therIr- Boy and a Sefmon. al extinction of this rare bird. Brit- ish ships brought rats to New Zea- m::: way of & boy with a sermon 1s Composes himself with a deep sigh; listens attentively for three minutes, in unimpeachable ‘form, Cautlously reaches hymn book from rack; drops it; recovers-it; reads bymns for five minutes. Explores trousers pocket and examines with deep interest one magnet, iwo nails, three pencil stubs and several bits of unclassified Junk, Drops_something and hunts under seat until discovered. Sighs heavily; in- spects gll the stained glass. windows |- and the overhead architecture and-dec- orations. Puts sole of left foot against back of pew in front, at level of knee, and is highly surprised when foot drops noisily. Repeats same .exercise with right foot. with the same resuit. Sits still ‘and gratefolly sucks pepper mint offered by merciful aunt. Sighs heavily. Experiments to see what will bappen if he presses on his Adam’» - appte-while head-Is extended forward; strange choking sound ensues, jmme- dlitely suppressed by domestic author: {ties.—Life. B : nate /the rats, When they had nearly wipéd out the kiwi, the New Zealand government found a ratless {sland and consecrated it to the poor bird. But the problem of saving an fdiot bird that puts all its eggs into one shell, so to speak, was a difficult one. The kiwl laid one egg a season, nearly as big as ftself. Exceptional mothers would lay two eggs- and then find It almost impossible to hatch both, as the ends would project out beyond their featkers as they sat on them. ST e S Material for Bridgés. Bridges now needed In national parks and forest reserves are to be built of the steel girders and trusses, and other bridge material, which was ready to.be shipped to France, for. the use of the American army, when the war ended. There Is a vast ‘amount ‘of this material -on hand, ready drilled and quite portabie, 2,856 pounds heing the maximum weight of any part.—Popular lqoch[nlu Magazine: _ - T}x»ere v;'ilLi;e a ) . MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS - of the Pan Motor Company of ST. CLOUD in Christianson’s Hall NYMORE ON TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21st at 8 o’clock ‘All stockholders in this vicinity are urged to attend. A representative from St. Cloud will be present. Be sure to come. [ Senator Harding is not blowing his awahom;_ lt'g;m lent him just to see if he could band. He made ter It is-reported that the iniurv o himself or s Licensed Auctioneer MORT PENDERGAST - Your Business Solicited Bemidji, Minn. Phone 17-F-4, - R. F. D. No. 1 UR experience is ample.-and our conduct is right. We are - equipped with the latest scientific aids - and conducty our duties “in & highly satisfactory manner. ! P. S.—Just wrote R, J- Reynolds Tob. Co. it ought to help to slip a picture of the Camel package right name “Camel”—like this! more ideas brewing. it tox lay OH, YOU PETE: . along side the big * X TUES| Reform Vs. Prevention. A Los Angeles woman, who has de- voted much time and effort to an in- stitution that aids unfortunate girls; referring to the difficulties she encoun- tered {n gaining sympathy and support -“Isn't it queer that people always take so much more interest in reform- ing than in preventing? . Should the time -ever ¢ome when I need help, I shall go out and rob a bank, or some- thing like that. Then I shall be cared for, and good, charitable people will bring we flowers and things.” There is much truth in this, the Times adds. We pet and coddle the ginner, but we fail to aid those who are .tempted. ~ T C TR N mon¢ st Be sure to see me before you sell. Phone 807 BEMIDJI 4_ Phone 851 > _Remember Ratty Waters who tied the dish- pan under Prof. Bunn’s car at Princeton? He’s more seriously inclined now—sells high grade bonds! Ran smack into Ratty as he was hustling for his a. m. fodder with a Camel cigarette perched between his lips and’ looking as happy as a turtle on a log! It's a pretty art—this opening up the morning with a Camelt N ' Well sir, Pete, what Ratty rattled into my rafters would supply Camel seiling stuff for a year! “There’s nothing to this cigarette’ game but Camels,” said Ratty. “Their mel- lowness is a revelation and'I never did run into such mildness in my life! you figure-that Camels have ALL the “body” any smoker wants—well, I just marvel that such a cigarette could be made! such refreshing flavor? : For instance, Ratty spread this:—“Shorty, I can’t stand the usual unpleasant cigaretty aft'rtaste and unpleasant cigaretty odor! Camels are free from both! (100 per cent. 0. K., Petel) And, they never tire my taste! When you pass by Camels you have slipped by your smoke siquls! Tried to get Ratty to put some of that sales talk on paper, but he came back:—“You tell ’em, old kettle—you’ve got the spout! Pete, Camels won Ratty’s favor like they’ve won thousands of others! They’ll win any, man who gives them a chance! W A (FOR YOUR STOMACH'S —one of two tablets—eat lik: Heartburn _ Acid-Stomach S At b ucits nd gases U oot e ul'aci t out of the body and, of el o well, T benefi tan And, when- Ever get : DAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1920 for an enterprise.that is not spec- | . Ins re) . tacular, .writes In the Los Angeles| Gassy Feeling. Stops Times: foodsouring, re] Farmers! ATTENTION! When you begin digging your bohtoia 1 would like to have you communicate with me... I will pay you highest market prices and I can arrange for you to load at your nearest railroad station. A. 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