Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 24, 1920, Page 8

A Diplomats of Old Reign Are : plenishes optimism in Wrangelite, e R S S A _ . PREDICTIONS FOR 1921 Given Hopes By Stories at Headquarters By Russell Browning. (United P Correspondent.) ¢ London, De¢. 10. (By Majl.)— Ev- ery week or so London’s colony of | Russian Anti-Bolgheviks, Czarists no- bility and refugee bourgeois wel-; ¢omes a new member, fresh from ex- citing experience in frontier running and bearer of new tales of the im-! mediaie collapse of the Kremlin “spiders’ web.” Their stories of in-} ternal -conditions’ in Red Russia re- Kerensky and Russian Liberation commissions, and stirs hope anew in the viftually intact but stranded, dip- Jomatic machinery of the former Rus- sian governments. About once a month a’courier from Moscow or Petrograd reaches Landon[ bearing briefly written narrations ofi events and gossip to the exiles. These | reports are always highly interesting and irequently bring to light big; stories of happenings that have fatled to reach the outside world. More often they are the unimpassioned de- tail of terrific incidents and colorless description of horrible conditions. The latest “White Russian Newspa- per’” has just reached London, siug- gled from a Petrograd university. The professor does not wish his name disclosed, as he was forced to leave his wife and daughter in Russia and fears reprisals. The reports are apparently written by persons on the inside of the Soviet regime, as fore- casts of evints are often faithfully given. “Lenine will soon move the seat of Soviet government from Moscow to Petrograd,” says the latest report, “ag the more destitute population of Petrograd is less liable to attémpt an uprising. i “Rocently birch bark shoes were|ple {n many ways—the information issued to four regiments leaving Mos- cow for the Wrangel front. treo) utinfed and demanded leat treops mutinied and demanded lea- ther hocis. They surrounded the Kremlin but were overcome by de- tachments of Lettish soldiers. Every twentieth man was shot. “Bolsheviks have arrested two thousand officers, including several high staff officers. . “The anniversary of the Bolshe- viki government passed quietly. Dem- onstrations were attended only by | order. No private workers or oth-| ers were present. “Because of lzck of fuel all bath- thing establishments are closed, peo- ple not having baths in their flats are given a coupon which entitles| them to take a bath in any flal they | desire. “Prof rs and artists now re- ges in foodstufis. Thence| ¢ better fed than most of the o sl Dasli evkere | o e e ] e hees The cost of food toupons has in- vgtegf;;;zfilg"fhway bonds have been creased fros 1,200 rubles to 2,800.| Ajabama $25,000,000 No food can be obtained without a|pqape 210007000 food coupon, except at the illicit| g, 0" 10'000’000 markets, where it costs five times the Cclé!ud § 51000000 general prices. The Norwegians have |y ":, - 5,000, given scientists, artists and professors M‘."y an . 3,000,000 a present of one-fourth pound rice, w‘""“{,",m, 75,000,000 cne piece soap and one herring each. MPflt irginia . 50,000,000 The gifts were deeply apprec(ated.";v_’“?“_"l 60,000,000 A dizpatch from Petrograd says: iNé:g'f;;a“e Vehicular t 50,000,000 “Food siteation growing worse. Peas- 1 y vehicular tun- sither have nothing to send to| M 29,000,000 or refuse to do so. Reported Total _Sm ,000, tih Russian peasants shoot- ¢sars, selzing lands and crilla warfare. Tchicher- nt a commission south to' get Lettish detachments are well Chinamen are facts. fed and pampered. used only for executioners.” ARE MADE BY EASTERNER By Ruben H. McDonaid, Binghamton, N. Y. The entire country after enjoying unprecedented prosperity in fertility of the lanqg, unlimited demands tor building material, machinery, auto- mobiles, clothing, slioes and luxuries, due to only one thing, which is that Venus reigns supreme in 1920, but, must now undergo a three-year ad- justment, to bring business to a sat- isfactory basis. During the year 1921 Mercury, a| doubtful planet in many ways, like the thermometer, will regulate busi- ness and prices in all parts of the country. Since storehouses are filled with manufactured articles that must be sold, it stands to reason prices will gradually, decrease. Capital and | Labor will have many disputes; some | are never satisled. A person should | not try to overdo. Live and let live. High prices are for good times— low prices are for hafQ times. A ma- jority of the people are for hard times. .\ majority of the people are earning and spending more than ever before. Prices are regulated according to the price of iron and pork. When jron and pork are high, wages and commodities will be high and vice versa. P It will require two or three years _for tnose who have left the farms to plunge into town and city life to realize there is more real living and money in raising crops than in manu- facuring luxuries for foreign coun- { Wheat, hard . The | preciated by more persons. GRAIN AND HAY' Oats, BU ‘eueeeeleesnoe...46c-50C Red Clover, medium, 1b. ....rzc-16¢ $1.10-81.20 $1.10-§1.20 $1.10 Wheat, soft Rye, bu. © « ... VEGETABLES Potatoes, per cwt., small lots Potatoes, car, load lots Cabbage, ¢wt . .. Onions, d Beans, cwtv Butterfat . Dairy Butter Eggs, fresh, dozen . . . Chicago, Dec. Hol_’dayvtqr’r}or}:ow, no market. BEMIDJI CASH MARKET QUOTATIONS. MBEATS Mutton .. . Hogs, 1b. . . Dresséd beef, 1b, . | Turkeys, live, 1b, 014 Toms, live, 1b. Geege, live, 1b. .. Ducks, iive, 1b. . Hens, 4 1bs. and over. HIDES Cow hides, No. 1, 1b.. Rull hides, No. 1, Ib. Kipp hides, No. 1, 1b. Calf =kins, No. 1, 1b. . Deacons, €ach , «. . .= Horse hides, large........ 24.—Potato receipts, 28 cars. Market steady. Northern whites, sacked, $1.35 to $1.50; bulk, $1.50 to $1.55.’things which give those exciting bul- i3e prepared for such weather and! gather crops carefully. The winter will be one with plenty of snow and ice which i good for the soil. i Fruit will vary—in certain local- |- ities some kinds will be abundant, in others somewhat of a failure unless given special attention. Grapes will be doubtful. It will be an off year, which will give the vines a rest. Na- ture knows best. Mice will be very numerous. Better feed a cat than mice. Worms scarce, comsequently, fish will be scarce and poor in qual- ity. Big fish stories will be out of fashion. Diseasés of all kinds will cure, but slowly. Contagious dis- eases will occur, but not alarmingly. An epidemic will -prevail in cattle, sheep and hogs, but will be soon ov- ercome by government service and re- strictions. The agricultural depart-| ment will be of great help to the peo- gent out is reliable and should be ap- Furthermore, 1921 will be known history as the ‘‘chemical year.” Many chemical discoveries will be made, hence chemists and doctors will be popular. Newspapers 'and magazines will be read and referred to by all classes of people more than ever before. Every day, something new and useful will be heard of. HIGHWAY BUILDING TO LESSEN UNEMPLOYMENT Washington, Dec. 24.— (By Capital | News Service).—The expenditure of approximately $550,000,000 for highways during 1921 is expected,| thus opening up exceptional possi- bilities for the absorfition of unem- ployed labor, according to govern- ment and other officials. in the state of Virginia was not fixed in the referendum measure, but the legislature may under the law vote bonds to the extent of approxi- mately $50,000,000. During the past year bond issues have been authorized in the various counties in the United States amount- ing ‘to approximately $362,000,000. Officials of the Bureau of Public| Roads estimate that there is still available approximately $160,000,- 000 of federal aid funds for alloca-| tion to projects in the various states. This, tcgether with funds obtained from brnd issues, from direct levies, and other sources of state revenue, from county bond issues and appropri- ations, will, it is estimated, make available for expenditure in the next few years between $1,000,009,000 and $1,260,000,000. HELP APPEARANCE OF ROABS Trees and Shrubbery Should Be Planted at Various Places With- out Obstructing Traffic. Now is a good time to give some at- tention to the appearance of public highways In the community. There should be trees and some plantings of shrubbery at places where they wilt not interfere with traffic. COUNTY DIREETORY County Auditor......A. D. Johnson Treasurer. .. . . . .Earl Geil Reg. of Deeds .Chas. Mcon | Clerk of Court. . .Fred Rhoda | Shertfr .Andrew Johnson Judge of Probate. ......J. E. Harris | County Attorney....G. M. Torrance | Supt. of Schoois C. McGhee .H. N. McKee g .R. K. Bliler .D. C. Dvoracek Coroner. . Surveyor. County Agent. tries. Ts 1921, government officials will | investigate ma and as a result fraud ozders will be issued in general to protect the public. The weather for 192 2 eral, be somewhat i wary and Febri.:y will i¢ change- able! The spring will be inclined to be dry, cold and unseasonable. Plant ‘accordingly., The summer will be wet, which will' benefit those living in location with very little raiafall. In some localities, hay and grain will ‘rot, unless given proper, attention. The fall will be wet with'carly frosts. W gen- Jan- | COUNTY COMMISSIONERS | 1st District. . =award Pauison i 2d District. . .Hans B. Imsdahi | 3rd District . ..Samuel Ellis 4th District. .Wm. Lennon 5th District. ...J. F. Hayes CITY DIRECTORY «.L. F. Johnson .Geo. W. Rhea .Geo. Stein hos. Dailey | Mayor. Treaur | City Clerk. . | Ohief of Police. ! Fire Chief.... | City Engineer and l The amount of bonds authorized| | QUALITY OF ROAD MATERIALS Bureau of, Public Roads Seeking Infor mation of Especial Value to » ngigwly Engineers. Such important questions as how hard a heavy motor truck pounds a pavement when golng at 5 miles an hour arid at 16 inlles an hour are be- ing answered by Investigators for the bureuu of public roads, United Stites Department of Agricultite, in a series of sclentific experlments, which, when completed, promise to b ot great vat- ue to highway enginéers. Already suf- ficient tests have been made to show that increased speed of a vehicle equipped with hard rubber tires tre- mendously inceases the fmpact which its whee]s make on the roadway where there is any unevenness, On the other hand, where pneumatic tires are used increased speed adds comparatively lit- tle to the impact. It has been sug- gested that these tests will be of great value not only in settling ques- tions of design but may also lead to a rational basis for determining license fees for motor vehicles, Trucks have heen used irf thesc tests varying in size from a 1-ton truck up fo a Tl%-ton truck carrying an ex- cess load. Each truck was run over.a speclal recording device embedded in a roadway and the impact made by a S4nch drop from a ledge buflt in the surface cuused the deformation of spe- cially prepared copper cylinders form- ing part of the apparatus. The mag- nitude ‘of the blow was accurately as- certained in pounds by measuring the extent to which the cylinder had been forced out of shape. Recent tests were made with a 8- ton truck loaded with a 4%-ton load so that the total weight on each rear wheel was 7,000 pounds, the unsprung portion (that not supported by the springs) belng 1,700 pounds and the CHRISTMAS PRICES IN . ‘London, Dec. 10. (By mail to United Press:)——The third Christmas _|since the piping days of peace finds poor pa still paying the piper. A survey of the shops, aristro- cratic and democratic, proves that priced remain in pretty much the sdme places as they were last year. Such things as dolls’ houses, dolls’ perambulators, children’s tricycles and scooters are priced just as high as in 1919, which means that for the ordinary citizens they are out of reach, a . Numbers of German toys have been imported, but these are of the smallr er variety, such as clockwork engines, motor-cars, etc. However, they are finding a ready sale, for Britain has not yet learned to compete with Ger- many in the matter of price. There Xpé small doybt but that Germany will reap a goddly harvest from what the British child calls sents”~—comprising all “stocking pre- the small ges from the toe to the knee of the |stockings which Santa Claus so kind- 1y fills each year. The Christmas trees, too, will” be bedizened with frost and sparkling ornaments which hail mostly from Germany. 3 For the most part, parents here seem to satisfy themselves with the knowledge that the war is over and are buying indiscriminatingly, with- out looking at trade-marks, just the things which they know will gladden theshearts of thé tiny tots at Christ- mas-time. Iii other commodjties there is a perceptible drop. = The buyer of a big fur store told the United Press that - this year's prices for furs are a great fmprovement over last year's. - The most marked decrease in prices shows in all classes of boots and shoes. The salesman in a big boot store, known equally well on bot}, sides of the Atlantic, said that some of his goods had come down as much 4s 100 per cent, and that he had not a single pair of boots in his store ‘which had not dropped at least $1.00 in the last month. He anticipated that there would be a further de- crease. According to the buyers in two of London’s largest jewelry storés, there is still a host of wealthy folks in and about London, who are ready.to pay any kind of luxury price for luxury articles. Obstacles In Road Building. The bullding of improved roads to meef the traffic requirements is fraught with almost as- many;obstacles:at the present day as that of half a century ago. Best to Improve Roads. It is better to improve the roads than to pay an indiréct tax for bad ones, : t Highways Arg-Favored. Highways in place of ratlways are tavored in Great Brithin, . ADDITIONAL WANT ADS 'OR 'RENT—Furnished four-room house, partly modern. Inquire 419 America ave. 4t12-29 Army Truck Remodeled by the Post- office Department for Rural Service —Pneumatic Tires Are Used. sprung portion (that portion supported by the springs) 5300 pounds. The truck was equipped first with an old solid tire that had been worn down to a thickness of 1 inch. Then, with exactly the same load on the truck a wheel was used fitted with a new tire 214 Inches in thickness. And fin ally the truck was equipped with pneu- matle tires 42 by 9 inches and blown up to a pressure of 142 pounds, per square mnch, The test demonstrated very clearly the bad effects cn old tire is likely to have on a road surface and the greatly lessened im- pact produced by trucks when they are equipped with. pneumatic tires. The tests show that as the vehicle’s speed increased the.impact from the old hard rubber tire increased greatly. The impact from the new hard rubber tire was somewhat less, BUILDING PERMANENT ROADS Eventually Highways Will Be Made Sultable for Bearing Burdens of All Vehicles. Only cardingl ronds can be made of expensive material at great cost in money and labor, yet every road should, and will, eventually be niade . Chavles Datley Sultable for bearing the bucdens i proportion to the number and weixhtl; Water Dept.......E. J. Bourgeoisof the vehicles that use them. = FOR RENT—Large downstairs tron; room, modern, with hot water heat. 621 Bemidji ave. Phone 983-W. 2d12-27 WANTED—Position as houskeeper. Inquire of Pioneer. 2t12-27 \VA‘&TQED—Two furnished roam_s for light housekeeping. Address “Houeekeeping” care Pioneer. | 3d12-28 e After you eat—always use EATONIC —ohé or two tablets—eat like candy. Instant! ;reliev-llembngn,muud Gassy Feeling. Stops lndxgestm foodsouring, repeating, headaché: the many mzlurg au‘ud by ° Acid-Stomach EATONICis the bestremedy, it takes the harmful acids and gases right out of the body-and, of mmw t well.' Tens of thousands wonderfully benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or e e e, Flesse ty 11 SAVE YOUR TIRES T —— Don’t let your car stand on those tires all winter. Let us call for your'tires and store them this, winter. | I will repair them and have them in first-class shape for spring. | | JdHN MATLUND | CALL 225 | et ENGLAND REMAIN HIGH + 0 G. H. Hill, of Brattleboro, Vt., who says he never felt bet- ter in his life than he does now, althiough before taking lag he was in such a run-down con- dition he wasn't able to do a day’s work for three months. Says he has gained . thirty “It may sound unreasonable, but when I began taking Tanlac I only weighed 114 pounds and had not been able to work for over three months. Today I have as much | strength and energy as I ever had | § and have actually gained 30 pounds| in weight. In fact, I have never felt) better in my life, and I owe the re-|} markable change in my condition to|{ Tanlac, and Tanlac alone. | “To tell you the truth, I don’t| know what would have become of me if it hadn’t been for this medicine, for 1 had just about lost my health com- pletely and the treatment I was tak- | ing was doing me no good. In fact, I hardly had strength enough at times to rvalk across the room. ~ “My principal trouble was indiges- tion, and I also suffered from ca- tarrh and nervousness. My stomach i was in such 'a weakened condition that I rarely ate any breakfast and' had to live on a very restricted diet, || «“Affer reading about Tanlac I de- cided one day to give'it a trial, and it seemed to suit,my case perfectly, for in only a short time I was able to go back to work. I just want to|} be eating all the time now, and ev- | erything—eveén gamions and pork— agree with me perfectly. I shall al- ways praise Tanlac.” The above staement was made re-| | cently by G. H. Hill, a well known and highly respected citizen of Brat-|# tleboro, Vt. : Tanlid is sold in Bemidji by City Drug Store, Knutson & Lilja at|§ Graceton; V. M. Owen & Co. at Hines, James Taylor, Tenstrike, and by the|} lesding -druggists in every towm.— Adv. \ ¢ Month. Prompt, some does.” ' Problem. Itself. My Family. Galvani, vanizing Iron. A Serial Story of Mr. the Wonders of a Wonder Worker, o ments by Kilo Watt, himself. P. S.—Don’t miss a single chapter AM K. W, spoke to You Last Where Do Your Dollars Buy the: Moii:? y WHY, at Carvet’s General Store mfifimmmfi Beef Steak, per 1b Roast and; Stews . Pork Steak, per ‘Ib..... Pork Loin Sl Other Cuts .... Best Bacon, per Ib.... Pure Lard, per lb. Compound ... : 8 1bs Oleo 5 1bs Creamery Butter, per lb.... Strictly Fresh Eggs, per doz Storage Eggs, per doz... : Popcorn on Cob, per’ lb Large Oranges, per doz.. Apples, per- box . 98-1b, sack Cremo Flour ...... Cheese, per lb.. Also Handle Hay and Feed at a Very Low Price About 84 1bs to the quarter of beef, per lb Cabbage, per b " Onions, perlb ... 13 bars P. & G. Soap We Will Deliver'All Orders of $5.00 and ‘Herl)e-rf Carver 703 14th St. who I am not Hand- some to.look upon, but I am Alert, Strong; and there is a_say- ing: ‘“‘Handsome is as Hand- Active, To prove my Faithfulness and Dependability, I shall s give myself a “Character,” as your Mother’s Old and Faithful Servants did once upon a time-when Servants were a Pleasure and not a My Family is Old as Time My last Name is Watt; I was named after the Promi- .nent Scottish Family of that Name, and am Proud of it; and I will tell you a little of the history of that side: of Of course, you know by this time that 1 am Electric Power, or Force, which has existed throughout the Ages, but which first: was studied and written about by Dr. _~William Gilbert of Queen Elizabeth of England’s time. an Italian, i credited with first detecting a current, or flow, of Elec- tric Force, and his name is used as the basis for the name of the Process of Gal- 18 Kilo Watt. The Thrilling Tale of Over, Free of Charge 1 Yours for Business Bemidji Told in Monthly Install- In the same way the name of Volta, another Iaflian, who developed-the first suc- cessful electric battery, is used to gesignate “Voltage,” which is: The electrical pressure which sends electric current through a -wire; just as “pressure” designates the force which sends water through a pipe. Thusa “60- volt” current of electricity differs from a “120-volt” cur- rent of electricity as a 15- pound water pressure differs from a 30-pound water pres- sure. Water.istransmitted through hollow pipes; elec- tric energy through wires. the hole in the pipe, the out- side of which confines and presents the:loss of the wa- ter. In the transmission of . electrical energy the copper core of the wire corresponds to the “hole” in the pipe, and the insulation corresponds to the pipe itself, confining and preventing the escape electric energy, or current. 1 shall continue My Story next month. Meantime, don’t forget to call upon Me for Service. KILO WATT. Published by MINNESOTA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CO. Elks Bldgl—Phone. 26 . j solid Water runs through | .10c-12}4¢ Phone 237 v