Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 11, 1921, Page 2

'BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER =~ | PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE EKEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. | G. E. CARSON, Prezident W. HARNWELL, E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. | Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor | Telephone 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesots, second-class under Act of Congress of March 8?‘1879. 3 No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communica- tions for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the curtent issue. matter, SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier One Year w..oceeicceeicennen$6.00 Six Months 3.00 Three Months 150 One Month .66 One Week ..ccvceeeeeene: 16 By Mail T (1.0 (7 J———— X R 39 (311 P R—— > | Three Months ... 1.25 THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in advance, $2.00. of OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS % TAXES: BRITISH AND AMERICAN i If anyone still is lamenting the recent payment of income tax and feels that the exactions of the federal government are excessive it may prove a'bit comforting to compare our rates with those imposed by the British government. The small- salaried individual here does not pay a heavy tax, but not so those living under the British flag. In Britain the system is| somewhat complicated, but an illustration will show the differ- ence. An Englishman having an income the equivalent of $2,500 and having no unusual exemptions will pay a tax of $506.25. Here he would pay $60. In view of this comparison it would seem entirely appro- priate and not at all pharisaical to feel thankful that we are not as the British are. In the instance cited the British subject would pay more than 20 per cent of his income, while an ‘American would pay but 2.4 per cent. ‘A man with a wife and minor children would pay a less percentage on the same income, but in all instances it would be much in excess of what we pay. 1t is true, probably, that we know little of burdensome taxation compared with what is endured not only by the British, but by other nations of western Europe also. We complain that the government dips into our incomes that seem.all too small to meet our wants, but we should be thankful that we do not live across the Atlantic. We might have expert krgowledge on the subject of taxation such as we should not desire. No tax is entirely agreeable, but it is easier to pay a small tax than a large one. . padets plappuii o FAMINE IN AMERICA . With surprise and some shock many comfortable citizens learn that fellow Americans in the west are perishing of hun- ger; that in America children are suffering from malnutrition; that education is failing and warmth and clothing are lacking on the cold northwestern border. : . Yet in western North Dakota and in eastern Montana, ac- cording to reports from Red Cross workers, famine has been breaking down those defenses of civilization that American pioneers have raised against the desert. For four rainless, cropless years the farmers of that region, mostly of Polish, Finnish, Russian and Scandinavian descent, have struggled with ill success to maintain their families. For many reasons the people of this country cannot afford to allow this condition to continue in the Dakota bad lands or elsewhere.. The first is the obvious humane reason of preserv- ing life. 'Another is the need of guarding the progress that has been made in developing the desert regions of the country. Territory once opened must be maintained, as business is main- tained over its depressions, by credit, if the permanence of 'American progress is to be assured. ‘Already the American Red Cross has spent $300,000 in| _ the relief of suffering in the district. Relief measures are ap- propriate enough so far as they go, but constructive measures| that will prevent such need of relief should be taken. . a THE MERCHANTS GET TOGETHER The revival of the activities of the merchants’ department of the Civic and Commerce association is timely. The Mer- chants’ association of five years ago became one of the leading pssociations of its kind in the state and when it was incorporated into the Civic and Commerce association in the form of a trade committee, it immediately lost its identity as a merchandising factor, because questions of community-wide interest demand- ed the attention of the association and the problems of the merchants were largely left to themselves to work out. They can be worked out much better when all the merchants of the city can get together and offer their suggestiéns and experi- ences. Many. problems may be brought to a successful con- clusion m.uch more easily when all are working to the same end than if each merchant is striving in his own individual way | to accomplish the thing. Tl}e mee!:iqg tonight should be attended by every mer-! chantt in Bemidji whether he be a member of the association or not. Ot =, DANGEROUS TO PEDESTRIANS Wg know of two women who severely injured their feet by getting them caught in one of the canals that have been dug! across the streets in which to lay the light cable. Undoubtedly, it was necessary to'open up the pavement in order to lay the cable, but just why it should be kept open_so long is not so easy | to undersyapd. Better get them filled up before the city has al personal injury case on its hands, | e L ——— HORSE RACING BACK AFTER YEAR'S OF WAR London. (By mail to United Press.) —Horse-racing, the Englishman’s fa- vorite sport has begun and this sea- son promises to be a record one. The pre-war standard as regards the num- Der of horses in training has not yet ‘heen -attained, but there are plenty of horses and another year or two should bring the turf back to its or- iginal stand. Never were such large sums of money offered for blood stock as now and there are no signs of a slump. It was the owner-breeder who saved the situation during the war. With few exceptions all big breeders kept their studs going, with the result that today the whole turf is better than might have been expected. Race-courses are overcrowded and the executives are perplexed as to how they can accomodate the thous- ands of people who now attend. Nowhere else in the world is horse- |betters as the horses dash past the racing quite so “exciting” as in Eng-| land. The raucous shouts of the book- makers, the picturesque gipsies, the| blare of color as'the horses go flitting | past ,the frocks of the society dames| in the grand stand, from the roof to which the ‘“‘ticktack” men send their mystic signs down to their colleagues in the ring, the deftness of the three-| card tricksters who reap a golden| harvest among the unwary, the fren-; zied shouting and stamping of the winning post-—all these things go to make an English race-course one of those *sighs” so dear to the hearts of | tourists. Berlin.—The Prussian Minister | for Justice has decreed that women shall not be admitted to the exam- inations qualifying them for the| higher offices of the law. | TOLONIAL HOUSE- NOW 5 POPULAF ‘Chilef Charm s tie Simplioity of | the.Exterior. = WHOLE INTERIOR IS USABLE g { . S5 Ry Ve Only Within Recent'‘Years'That ‘the' Beauty of This Type of Home Has Come to Be Recogriized ‘by American Architects. By WILLIAM A. RADFORD. | Mr. ‘Willlam A" Radford ; will ‘answer questions and glve advice FREE OF. COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of bullding, for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is, ‘without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquirles to Willlhm A. Radford, No, 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, Ill, and only inclosé two-cent stamp for reply, It was not until the last few years, comparatively, ‘that American archi- tects recognized the beauty of 'the homes that were erected in New FEng- land during the first century after the landing of the Pilgrims. Many of these homes are still in a splendid state of preservation and still are oc- ‘cupied. -But until recently their own- ers could not see any beuuty in their plain llnes and weather-beaten exte- riors. i Now, however, this type of archl-' tecture, which was originated by the bullders of the Seventeenth century, is mpst. nopular. Colonial homes of ail® sizes.and constructed of all the differ- ent sorts of building materials are erected ‘throughout the country.- The, chief ‘charm of {he’ exterior of a .co-: lonial house is-its stmplicity and bal-; ance. ‘Each window has a counterpart; on the opposite side of the main I trance;door, which is placed exactly: In the center of the house; there Is’ little attempt ‘at decorative effect, the exception being the porch pillars and the fan-shaped lights over the door. But there is a charm about these houses that appeals to every home builder. Then, too, the shape of the house is such that every foot of the inte- ;'}or is usable. This will be noted from the floor plan that accompanies the exterlor view of a small colonial house shown herewith. The same bal- ance that marks the exterior of the house is maintained in the interior; the rooms are divided almost equally by a central entrance hall, out of which runs the stairs to the second floor. Here, also, the balance is con- tinued, there being a bedroom on each corner, with the same number of win- dows and each one as readily acces- sible to the hall as another. This home is of frame construction, set on o masonry foundation t'hut may ‘| 'to start building operations as early First Floor Plan, be either of stone, as shown here, or of brick or conerete in any of its forms. The exterior walls are cov- ered with shingles, treated “so that they have the silvery sheen that marks the colonial house that has been exposed for many years to the salt winds from the ocean. Green blinds and white window casings give a color contrast to the exterior that is pleas- | Ing. The seven rooms in the interior are +living and dining room and kitchen on the first floor, with four bedrooms and the bathroom on the second floor. The house is rectangular in shape, be- | 1ag 40 feet long and 24 feet wide. The THE PIONEER WANT ADS| BRING RESULTS entrance hall is'8 feet wide. To the right through ‘a double-cased = door opening is the lving room, 15 by 23 feet. -In the front at the center is an open fireplace, on each side of which are French doors opering onto the porch, while at each’ end there is a Jarge window, ‘admittisg plenty of light and making the room a cheery place for the family to spend leisure hours. : : At the left of the entrance hall, also through a cased double door opening, 'is the dining roam, 15 by 13 feet. This belng a corner room, with windows on two sides, also Iy a-bright and cheerful room. Back of the dining room is a good-sized kitchen, 11 by 9 feet 6 inches, with a large pantry off it. ' An; other good feature of the first floor Second Floor Plan. plan is the lavatory at the end of the hall at the rear of the house. Upstairs are four bedrooms, one on each corner of the Louse. -All of the rooms are practically the same slze, 15 by 10 feet. The bathroom is at the end of the hall at the front. Kach room has a:good-sized closet. Stairs lead to the attic,- which because of the high pitch of the roof is rather large and provides® ample storage room for the family. The cellar of this house Is exca- vated the same size as the walls, and providis a large amount of storage room, besides a'place for the heating plant and fuel storage. The cost of tlis house is not great, its design being such. that it can be erected with the .utmost economy in| materials and labor. At the same time it provides ‘accommodations for a family of more than the average size. 'The arringement is such that| the work of cariug for it can be done| with o, minimum of effort, while allj the rooms, are’ alry and comfortable.| Howe bullders who are planning up-| [on erecting that long-contemplated house this year cannot do better than: select such a design as this, The co-: lonial 18 a style of architecture that marks its owner as an American. who is proud of the bullding genius of the early settlers; at the same time, the: colonfa!, to many minds, iy the most benutiful of ail styles of homes. During the last” few months the cost of building, like almost every- thing else, has come down remarkably. {While prices stfil are higher than in 1914, when it cost less to build. than at any time during the last hal? cen- ‘tury, they are much lower than during any of the war years, or the last two years. Homes are needed and needed ‘padly, and everyone connected with the Dbuilding business predicts that this will be a banner year. This being true, it is good judgment as possible. This will insure that the new home Is ready for occupancy early in the summer. Freud’s Conception of Dreams. . If one accepts, the Freudian theory, and this theory is generally nccep(ed' by all psychologists of today, dreams are suppressed; desires, and have noth-| ing whatever {o do with the realiza- tion of anything, We dream of what we long to have and what we long| to do. The woman who has no chil-| ‘dren dreams of owning them; the man| ‘who has never crossed the vcean, vet longs to go, dreams of water and !bonts, the unmarried man dreams cof¥| . stantly of pessessing a wife, an;l 50§ lon. Freud bases ali dresms UpON, Sex, but sex in the biggest meaning of that; werm, M | § True, “There’s one thing about our i “Tyhat?” , “It makes you enjoy your pleasure so much more. ’ i trork." | The Common Kind. Culture is got from books—usually check books.—Buffalo News. "ome DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS MEN STICKING TO OLD = 1 : FASHIONED NIGHT SHIRT | Chicago, April = 11. musieal comedies and magazine advertise- ments you find your fancy striped ‘pajamas, but in real 'life ‘men are clinging to the old fashion night L Speclal Exlraordmaryt shirt. el At least that's the vofli‘ n H. Layland, Chicago haberdasher. “Not only the jazzy old boys, but gay young friskers are keen’ for th comforts of the; roomy night sk that covera wp .your feet,”’! land. ‘‘Snappy, publie, but ‘comfo: “Ithat i the' icy.! James A. Patton, wheat king, was quoted the other .'day’ as saylng: “Damn pajamas!’’ . His: traveling bag had been stolen: Tt ‘contdfnedia night shirt, A and offered paj= amas. styles 15; Ded 'roomr- up-tost] “NEW LOCATION ‘Announcement 3 3 | The GUARANTY CLOTHING COMPANY ‘A. COHEN, Prdprlefqr Desire to announce to the Public at large that we have moved from our old location at 216 Minnesota Ave. to the Kaplan Block—— next to Clifford’s Store. AR R & We will have larger and more convenient quarters, and shall appre- ciate _the continued patronage of our friends and patrons.: We assure a square deal and the lowest -possiblé prices consistent with quality merchandise to all customers. all— A COHEN, Proprietor With best wishes to- A Serial Story h ) oo SAZ AX) of Mr. Kilo Watt. Chaxter 6. Kilo Watt's Pazj |’ "The Thrilling Tale of the Wonders of a Wonder Worker, Told ‘in Monthly Install- ments by Kilo Watt, himself. P. S.—Don’t miss a single chapter A aries GES; Sal- and “Income 'are of : to Housekeeper, sinc . Interest every e One of the Three enables her to Car- ry On Her Biggest Business Branch of the ~of the World—HOUSEKEEPING. Every Mere-Man-Who- Pays the Bills must have ei- ther weekly or monthly wages, a yearly salary, or an assured ‘income from jome source. Noah Webster, who was in his prime about the time I was in my clothes and who swaddling compiled the Famous Dictionary that bears his name, says Wages are the smaller regular pay of the employe guished from the as distin- larger an- nual pay of Executives and department heads ness, 4 Ty That Hits Me. I'm the employe, of a busi- the Servant and My Wages are Small. My Wages differ in differ: ent cities and sections of the country, just as the Wagés or Salary of the Mere-Man-. ‘Who-Pays-the-Bills differ ac- cording to the Scale of Pay in effect where He is, Work- ing. The Wages paid for My Services vary as Conditions and Costs vary. Where Costs. of Materizals going into the Power Plants and Systems of Wires that .make may Services available ‘are High, and where wages paid to Skilléd Human Help ‘and 'Common Labors and High, and Where . Unusual “Conditions make Operation of Power Plants and Wire Systems = expensive, There My Wapes' necessarily are Higher-than in other Cities or Districts where None of these Conditions prevail. ‘When the Mere-Man-Who- Pays-the-Bills in your House- hold goes to Work Daily, he receives~his Wages or_his Salary ‘for the Time he Puts ‘In, even though his Boss may have little or no Work for him. to .do, He has to, else the Biggest Busiress in the World would suffer from lack of Funds with which to Pay Bills and Buy Food and Clothing -and My Services. I am Always at your’ Service but you do Not have to pay my Full Wages if I do not. Work for you on any particular - Day or in any particular Month. In order that: I may Exist to be of ‘Service when you do'need me, it has been found Nec- essary in some cases t6 pro- vide a Minimum Charge, or some other form of fixed charge. Whenever I have: been called upon for Service, your Bill is figured by Multiplying the mumber' of Hours’ Serv- ice I have given, as shown by “‘the Time Clock you punch, by the charge per Kilowatt- Hour. In cases where a fix- ed charge is provided, that algo.should be added. ""Simple, isn’t it? Just as Plain ~and Easy as I am, isn’t it? I have much in Common with the Housewife. Like her, My work is Never Done. Like her, I have Trials and Tribulations which are not known to the public; I must figure Costs and Income how to make My Family Budget stretch over All the things needed. I shall” tell you many things about the High Cost of Living, and how to Re- diice it, and show and how to Reduce it, and show you how We can help Each Other, so I may always be +At Your Service, KILO WATT. Published by MINNESOTA = ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. Elks Bldg.—Phone 26