Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 1, 1920, Page 6

One Week .. . " THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published . BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY APTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY ‘T 8 BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISKING CO. G. E. CARSON, Pres. E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. G. W. HARNWELL, Editor Telephone 933 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn, as second- elass matter under Act of Congress of March 8, 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 Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. £ SUBSCRIPTION RATES ous s By Oarrier o By Mall Ar .. e 30, Bhx, Months 3.0 One Year . Three Month 1.60 th One Month . g5, SIx Sonthe 15 Three Months every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in advance, $2.00. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS HELP PREVENT LOSS BY FIRE. National Fire Preveition Day will be observed in the majority of the cities and towns in the United States on October 9, the anniversary of the great Chicago fire of 1871. . * Bemidji’s part in the national program for fire prevention is already being mapped out by a spe- cial committee for that purpose.. Pupils of the Bemidji public schools will assist in putting on a program which will carry a message into every home in this city. To make the program a success however, every citizen and resident of this city must do his. or her part. The committee and the school children are sure to do theirs, but they can not accomplish such a gigantic task alone. It is the duty of every. property owner and tenant to observe this national day by x{esolvifig to become less careless with fire. Not only that, but the resolution must be carried out to the letter if a benefit is to be derived. Millions of dollars in property and thousands of lives are lost every year in fires which crowd into headline space in the newspapers all over the coun- try: “Even this is not adequate as a warning to hundreds of careless persons, through whose care- lessness property loss and life loss constantly become larger. PRESS COMMENTS—-THAT'S ALL .. (By BXOEANGE EDITOR) This morning’s Duluth Herald ‘“‘shoots it into” Larry Hodgson for his stand on tonnage tax ques- tion ,and it looks like the democratic candidate for governor will have to get along somehow without I " Only yesterday a fire swept the water front of Galveston, Texas, causing a loss estimated. at two million dollars. Hundreds of other fires, which for- tunitely did less damage perhaps, caused losses in the United States yesterday’ while. we in Bemidji- felt perfectly safe. On reading of these fires, we says, “Oh, someone has been careless again.” Care- less is, in the majority of cases, the proper werd but-it should be exterminated from the lives of all. ' The program being arranged for Fire Prevention Day in Bemidji is intended to bring out pointers which will assist everyone in preventing fire loss, and every resident of this city is especially urged to attend the program which will be given either Friday or Sg!:urdny evening of next week. During the entire week of Octoberad to 9, local merchants are asked to decorate their display win- dows with material which will-tend to encourage fire prevention. _The fire chief will inspect all properties and premises and make as many recom- mendations as he deems necessary at this time. Following the general clean-up week, committees from the Bemidji Association will inspect in the blocks over which they were appointed. A com- plete report of the findings will be made to-the Bemidji - Association as well as the city council. Every property owner and. tenant is asked to clean up his or her property and to keep it clean, that Bemidji’s fire hazards may be reduced to a minimum as quickly as possible. o— JAIL SENTENCES NEEDED. It has become increasingly apparent that even heavy fines imposed by the courts upon illicit deal- ers in liquors do not in most cases curb violations of the dry laws. The profits in the traffic are so enormous that a money fine is not a serious handicap to the whisky runners. Only a short time is re- quired to recoup any loss that may have been. incurred from the court’s fine., One of the great purposes of legislation is to deter the commission of crime by adequate penalties. Experience shows fines do not terrorize the -illicit booze-peddlers. * There is a movement now on foot. in many sec- tions, notably New York, to substitute for nominal: fines in liquor cases prison terms. It is believed this will sober up the festive bootlegger sufficiently to give him a wholésome respect for law. The people are demanding the enforcement of prohibition laws. Such penalties must be inflicted upon dry law violators as shall éncompass this end. “ support of the leading democratic paper of North- ern Minnesota.—Northern Light. —Cr— Suffrage Record. The attention of Mrs. Peter Olesen, who claims that the. democrats should be given credit for suffrage ratification, is called to the following. The: vote on suffrage in congress was: For, republicans 200, democrats 102; against, .repub- hcan.s 19, democrats 70: In the senate: For, re- publicans 36, democrats 20; against, republicans There’s a new style note . You will see the new style note this fall wherever the best-dressed people gather—in homes or at clubs, at play or at work. The new style is a welcome change to most men. It's a change from the high-waisted, pinched-in and skirted effects to ample-chested, full: coats that hang almost straight from the shoulders. Vents will be shorter, noticeably shorter, in fall suits. Society Brand Suits for fall embody correctly these style changes. The highest priced and proudest custom tailor in town is cutting his+all suits along these lines, We have the style in Society Brand Suits. Also the fabrics and the fine tailoring. . A call at our store is like visiting an exhibit of advanced style. are demncntig.—Little Falls Transcript. —— E. W. Backus, who has been developing a farm out of the Engler-lands at Baudette, has bought the Hall farm adjoining, and announces that he will have the whole 725 acres in cultivation in another year. * Here is a development that would not have been madé in next quarter century .if it had not been burnt over by a peat fire, which cost the Engler sawmill.—Northern Light. AR . At Milwaukee, Governor Cox drove a trotting horse on the race track while the. band played “Turkey in the Straw.” _The trouble is, though; that in the presidential race Jockey Cox is driving a flea-bitten mule to the four-year-old refrain of “He Kept Us Out of War,”—Northern Light. 3 ko Some fool congressman down in Pehnaylvania wants to impeach President Wilson. Public senti- ment is against any such plan, on the theory that WEDDING POSTPONED BY EM'PERORS ILLNESS (By United Press) Tokyo. (By Mail.)—While an offi- cial statement has_just been given out to the effect ‘that the Emperor’s health has improved very consider- ably as a resuit O+ his stay at his summer villa at Nikko, evidence of the fact that no great hope is enter-|’ tained that His Majesty will recover sufficiently to allow him to.carry on ordinary functions of state is given in the statement that the wedding of the crown prince has been moved for- ward by one year, so that it will take place in April or May of next year. The reason for this decision is giv- en as being based on the circum- stance that the young man is called upon to undertake many important state ceremonies and duties, includ- ing the reception of representatives of foreign powers and other official functions. Crown Prince Hirohito was born on April 29, 1901, and he wilt cnus be about twenty years old at the time of his wedding.” The-engagement was! announced on June 19, 1919. Prin- cess Negako Kuni, the future Em- press of Japan, was horn in March 6, SOME WORLD SERIES - “SMALLESTS” ON RECORD ~ Smallest total world series receipts __New York-Philadelphia series of 1905, five games, $68,405. ° - Smallest individual share to win- ning players, Red Sox of 1918 receiv- ed $1,102.561 each. Smallest individual share to losing players, Cubs-in 1906 received $439.- - 50 each. K Smallest total world series attend- ance, Chicago-Detroit series of 1908, five games, 62,232. . Smallest attendance for one game, at Navin field, Detroit, fifth game Chicago-Detroit series, 6,210. 8, democrats 1—81 per cent of the republicans and “"it is"not sportsmanlike to hi 55 per cent of the democrats voting “yes,” and 19 per cent of the republicans and 45 per cent of the democrats voting “no.” Of the states that ratified the amendment, 30 are republican and 7 .. anything except think, which only proves that con- " HITS is the secret of the wonderfal writing suprem- _ 4 acy of the Tempoint Pen. ’ - The gold is fused about the ample iridium tip~—not annealed. steel-like hardness and flexibility. : ; Pen cannot become ‘‘sprung’ under severe use, 'nof weakened by harmful ink acids. ; Other Tempoint advantages are the scientific Comb- Feed and the air-tight chamber about the pen.” No: | = = - balks or blots—no sweating in th2 pocket: . M Self Filling and Screw Joint styles, ior pocket,.chain, . " or lady’s bag. Come and see them and learn'whata =~~~ great. advance the Tempoint is in:all fountain:pen. S construction and convenience, s TEMPOINT PIONEER STATIONERY HOUSE down and is taking the count. Press. home.—Crookston Daily Times. - : gl : 3 . -Surely a good idea—a lawyer for a lnwyet’p jol —and 'that is the best reason in the world’why you should vote for Clifford L. Hilton for attorne general.—Stillwater Gazette, =~ ¢ : Mrs. Charlie Chaplin says her husband never did- clusions formed from the screen may be errone —St. Cloud Daily Times. 3 # Good roads are a device whereby the farmer is enabled to sell his product to city men at city Prices without leaving his front yard.—Brainerd Dispatc! g, ;i A girl who does not know how to prepare any-. thing more substantial than” fudge has no business getting matried.—St. Cloud Daily Times. ‘Thén it is hammered, which gives it -a The Perfect Pointed Pen T Bemidji, Minn. ", almost as novel as submarines. ‘Now there are millions in use. was born. electrically. comforts possiple. 5 your friendship. Phone 26 Between You and Chaos _ R —Central Station Service Use makes us forgetful. We are so accustomed to modern .convenience and comfort that we forget. the one great thing, that _moré than anything else has brought about such conditions. Elec- " tricity from Central Station Service is that one thing. i ' | Twenty years age electric irons were Fourteen years ago the electric washer Now countless thousands wash clothes And electricity from Central Stations .is the service that has made these two Electricity is a necessity. Take it out of our lives and the world would be chaos. Though your Central Station stands between your comfort and chaos, it is dependent upon you, its customers, for its life—but in addition to your patronage it merits and needs Appreciation means much to us. Have we yours? Minnesota Electric Light & Power Co. Forty short years ago we marvelled at a c_ompar%tively poor light obtained from electricity and thought that was the end. . K SRS Now we see the workings of elect/ricity ; in every undertaking—big or little. It is used to curl milady’s hair. and to turn the wheels of huge rolling presses in the steel mills. It plays its part.in every business and in the home. 3 g - Elks Bldg.