Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 14, 1921, Page 2

~ ‘BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY, THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. G. B. CARSON, President . E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. HARNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor ‘Telophone 922 i Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesota, as secondclass matter, ; under Act of Coflu of March's, 1879, FRk No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must| De known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communica-| tions for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesdsy! of each week to insure publication in the current issue. { I P it S S o S N AR et Wi BEREHEE e SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1\ By Carrier S0 i [T {7 SACISRRR—— . } One ¥ 8500/ Six Months -oooooemem 3.00 Three Months 50 Six Montht s 250 R 128/ One Month 0':: w::k ehessacsissosin .15 Three Months ... JURSOSNR——— ¥ 1) THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday | and sent postage paid to any address fer, in advance, $2.00. | OFFIEIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS - OPPORTUNITIES OF THE DOLLAR i } Never before in the history of the country have the in-| ducements to saving been greater than at present: (}overn-; ment bonds yield from 5 per cent to 5.8 per cent, foreign na- tions of foremost standing borrow at 8 per cent, and our own industries pay from 6.5 per cent to 8 per cent. The lender oc-, cupies a point of vantage. The need of the world today is for| capital, and he who has a dollar to lend ¢an set upon it almost his| own price. Two decades ago 3.5 per cent was perhaps the general| earning power of money when invested in unimpeachable secur- jty. The prevailing price of railway bonds was 4 per cent and| even at that figure those of the best standing commanded al premium. In 1901, of 582 railway and industrial bonds listed| on the New York stock exchange, 178 yielded less than 4 per| cent and one less than 3 per cent. Only 47 yielded more than| 5 per cent. 5 ! But this is not all. Today prices for commodities are high, | and the dollar is worth only about half as much as formerly. | If its purchasing power is ever restored, a contingency which | seems most likely if Europe returns to the gold standard, the lender will profit doubly. ‘In other words, the possessor of capi-| tal can lend it with abnormally high rates and further induce-| ment in the probability of getting back for his cheap dollar of the 'present the enhanced dollar of the future. Surely the reasons to save and invest were never more alluring. -0 SIDEWALK REPAIRS The old parable of “a stitch in .time saves nine” might well be heeded by the street committee of our city council. The | | | sidewalk on the east side of Beltrami avenue, between Second |, and Third strets, or at least a large part of it will soon be slip- ping into the hole left by the building which the city ordered out of that location last' year, Whether the present condition of the sidewalk is not a greater menace to Bemidji citizens than the building when it was there is a question. The sidewalk is in a fine condition to be responsible for a personal injury to some pedestrian and then comes the personal injury action against the city and. its attendant expense. The sidewalk on both sides of Second street between Bel- trami avenue and Minnesota is another fair sample of neglect with its attendant expense. If it is worth while laying side- walks in the city, which, costs money, surely it would be good business to lgeep them in repair. o y Nicaragua has withdrawn from the League of Nations rather than pay her assessment of $4,000 per month. If the Le}igue of Nations costs Nicaragua that much each month at this stage of its development, what would the United States have to pay per'year after the business has been running a few years? Who can remember when you could tell a school-girl b; the length of the skirt she wore? ® Y POTATO GROWERS Plant Triumphs This Year The country is prgctimllly cleaned up on this variety, the southern growers are now getting big prices for their new crop and the demand n;xtc fall for northern seed Triumphs will be strong and the supply short. We have for sale a limited amount of the very choicest seed Tri- umphs. This stock has been hill selected for over 20 years and ll:lls ‘);flded locall{ for the gast thrcclyuars over 300 bushels per acre. Wo +}! ive purposely reserved this seed for local plantin d to buy'the crop it produces.. .- . . P Ean woshall want Come 'in and See Us—Write or Phone— BURKE BROTHERS—O'Leary-Bowser Bldg. CARLOAD “CHAMPION” POTATO MACHINERY CONSISTING OF LEGION STILL PUSHES ADJUSTED COMPENSATION| - New. York, April 14.—Activity of the American Legion in pushing leg- islation for justice for disabled ex- service men will not interfere with its campaign for adjusted compensa- tion as embodied in Fordney bill, ac- | cording to Colonel F. W. Galbraith, Jr., mational commander of ‘the ex- service men’s organization. Colonel Galbraith said that the Legion had recognized that its first duty is to the disabled veteran and that he is confident that the Legion’s corrective program will be speedily enacted into law by the Sixty-seventh Congress. “When this is done,” he continued, “the Legion will advance actively its measure for an adjustment to com- pensation to all who served in an ef- fort to strike an economic balance betwern those who went to war and those who did not. ““The American Legion Has never receded from its original stand on the matter of conpensation. It holds that an adjustment of compensation along the lines of the five-fold option- 2l bill is just and simply represents tair play to those who have played fair with their country. And in this stand the Legion knows it has the endorsement of the people. The Fordney bill has passed the house of representatives and was reported fav- orably by the senate finance commit- tee. 1In every state where the matter of adjusted compensation has been left to decision by popular vote the result has been an overwhelming en- dorsement of the stand of the Am- ercian Leglon.” ACHES AND PAINS- SLOAN'S GETS *EM! Famous pain and ache Liniment, Kept handy, brings warming, gratifying relief HBEUMATIC twinges ease up soon. So do stiff joints, lame back, neuralgia, overtaxed mus- cles, and those pains from weather ex- posure, too—they don’ ght long against _the .counter-irrjtation that Sloan’s Linii Alw handy for instant use—: trates without rubbing, lea stams, muss, or clogged very odor—healthy and stimulating— suggests the good it will do. ! All druggists. Three sizes—35c, 70c, $1.40, Largest size is mosteconomical. ‘A Democracy of Merit = ROM the Chairnian of the Board of Directors to the man who sells you Red Crown at a Standard Oil Service Station, the entire personnel of the Cigarette No cigarette has the same delicious flavor as Lucky Strike. Because Lucky Strike is the toasted cigarette. C “fetsdt” Ends | All Corns Just As Good For Calluses. Money Back If It Fails, Thirty secondsafter you touchthe with this Hquid. corn romover tho jabe bing, stabbing pain of it stops,forall time. Simple As A, B, C. No corn, hard or soft, 18 too old or too deagxy rooted to resist “Gets-It.” Im- mediately it dries and shrivels, the edges loosen from the true flesh and soon yon can peel it right off with your fingers as painlessly as you trim your nails. Don’t coddle corn pests, _Don’t nurse ' and pamper them. Don't ¢t 23)9?, 1;1-1:'1"(0\:10 t.he}'n wlvlfflulllc"‘nslsf ‘:Jl‘r{" 1 Josts a trifle at angd < ; B Tawrence & Gon Chiensge . d-by Sold in Bem by Barker’s Drug Store, R. J. Boardman, City Drug Store. at’s Eating You YOU GOBS, LEATHERI;JECKS,,DOUGHBOYS— HOW DO YOU GET THAT WAY? GOING TO BE HARDBOILED ALL YOUR LIFE? Look it here! This ain’t a shé.yg%ail, one—striper, nor petty officer hollerin” at you. - Just a plain and drdinaryfgold-bricker, that's all. And you’re being asked,-fifce and politely, invited, bowed down to, boned to getin.on a good thing. But here you've been dodgin’ de- tail right along: What's ‘t—he idea? “Why can’t you come along with us guys and join the American Legion? : { There’s a good-bunch of us belong already—but we don’t aim to leave no Buddy out’n the rain. ; Cast your “dress up” eye down the column and read some of the things a few of us have did— think what we can all do in a bunch - —you know we can—look what we did to the war. i OUR WAR FOR MEMBERS HAS JUST STARTED— LET’S GET IT OVER DO YOU KNOW __that thesAmerican Legion is fighting the battle of the e_x-service man? Is Fighting for and Securing for the Dilnb.l'ed .E.x-service Man— Compensation for the period of his. disability. Vocational training to-fit the disabled service man for positions of usefulness. . ik . Standard Oil Company (Indiana) consti- tutes a Democracy of Merit. When there are vacancies on the Board of’ Directors, which occur from time to time, the men chosen to fill themare taken from the ranks. ‘They are' men -who have proved their value to the Company and their ability to be of service to the customers of the Company. Where the Company comes in contact with the customer, there are other men who have proved their worth. The operator in charge of the Standard Oil Service Station is on the jobriot because he happened along when the station was_ready to open, but because after careful, painstaking consideration he was selected as the best man obtainable to serve the public in that particular position. E The efficiency of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) is due to its system of promotion according to merit. Every employe knows that if he makes good: at his job he will be - given oppormnity to advance. The high quality of Standard Oil products | and service is due ‘to the loyal enthusiasm of the employes. The Company’s policy of rewarding special endeavor promotes this enthusiasm. P Many of the processes of value to the is Fighting for and Securing for All Ex-service Men— All rights and privileges granted them by our government because of service. % ¢ . e Restitution of all civil and property rights lost through their mili- tary service. % Is Working on a Five-fold Federal Bonus Plan Whereby Ev?ry Ex- service. Man Will Be in a Measure Reimbursed for Financial Losses During Their Period of Service— Is Itself Engaged in a Continuous Wholescme Program of American- ization— . ¢ i Is Assisting All Civic Welfare Organizations in Their Work of Making a Better Patriotic Country— Is a Champion of Clean and Healthful Sport— If the American Legidn is doing these, ar}d many more, things and is the organization through which all ex-service men can worl;, and by +he combined efforts of a united body secure-their personal rights and work for the perpetuation of the principals for ‘W]’llc}l they fought— can you, in:good conscience, in fairness to yourself or to your comrades, refuse to join'in the work of this fraternity ? ‘Are you a member of the American Legion? If not, detach the following applica_tion and send it to the local adjutant and ally yourself with your Buddies. . IS THERE AN EX-SERVICE MAN IN YOUR FAMILY? If so, prevail on him to joi nthe American Legion at once — the only Service Men’s organization authorized by Congress. Company, the public, and the petroleum industry generally, have been evolved by Standard Oil Company (Indiana) employes, working with the facilities afforded by this organization. PLANTERS—SPRAYERS—DIGGERS SEED POTATO CUTTERS Complete Stock of Extras e BN TR L s e i e e et el When you buy Red Crown Gasoline, Polar- ine, or any other (S:_roduct bearing the brand of the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) you are receiving the fruits of this enthusiasm, and may rest assured that you are getting the utmost value for the money you spend. ADJUTANT, RALPH GRACIE POST NO. 14, BEMIDJI, MINN.:— STOUGHTON WAGONS and MANURE SPREADERS—AUTO TRUCKS I wish to join your local post of the American Legion and would like to have more information about how to join and what it costs. Red Crown is the highest type motor gasoline. Polarine lubricants are the result of infinitely careful adaptation of the principles of lubri- cation to the various kinds ofp motors and motor parts for which ‘these lubricants are e j recommended. Standard Oil Company . *(Indiana) 910 So. Michigan Ave., Chicago Plows, Drags, Discs and Cultivators Auto Accesgories, Auto Oil, Tires, Tubes and etc. ADDRESS Branch of Service During War. ... i 2 il WEARING AN AMERICAN LEGION BUTTON SHOWS YOU’VE BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED : F. M. PENDERGAST ’ Te‘lapllone 17-F-4—or People’s Co-operative Store Bemidji,