Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 28, 1921, Page 6

O B O HARNWELL, Bditor L |paign:=it isn’t done that way. I S ° permanent in the community only by having such a stake in the . every good citizen is to make a good home for his family. Money —r— ¥HE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER "THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1921 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr.- J. D. WINTER, City Editor Telephone 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesots, as second-class matter, under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879, | No attention to anonymous contributions. “Writer's name must | be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communiea- tions for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. smficmrnou RATES et 6.00 B et i ey l(’o‘.fi-w‘a:oo One Year $5.00| Three Months eeewecoeee 1.50 3o pronthe 2.50 One Month NI 1} S T One Week :15 Three Months 128 THE WEEELY PIONEER—Twelve published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for,/in‘advance, $2.00. | OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS | THE PRIDE OF HOME OWNERSHIP, / . . PR | More homes are under construction in Bemidji at the pres- ent time than there have been at any one time during th_e‘s‘].ast seven years. The impetus that has been given to home-building| by a'local home-building concern should be taken up and car-| ried on until there are sufficient homes in the cityi to house all: who wish to live here. During the}last five or ten years there} -has-been a national craze for automobile-owning. Auto sales| men have taken advantage of the owning instinct in_the in-| dividual and have carefully made! it .a Jarge part of their argu- ment in their sales. We have often wondered why such psy- chology: is not used in the sale of homes. One of the. strongest redsons why there is a “home famine” in this country is that-the ‘Homeless people are not sold on the “home owning” idea. '‘Auto salesnien would never think of starting an auto renting cam- ‘We:are granting that the auto is a potential factor in the, prometion’ of social impravement, but no person will place an automobile ahead of the home as an agency for character build- ing, for citizen-making and nation-developing. From the finan- cial viewpoint, the argument is all in favor of the home. The style in homes changes less, homes cost less for upkeep and| their deterioration is less rapid than that of autos. A little thought and reflection will easily convince anyone that as a heart appealing sales proposition the home stands at| the head:of the list and yet, in spite of the factithat nearly ev-| erybody has found money to indulge in evert sort of extrava- gance; the complaint is heard on all sides that home-building cannot be financed. ' The question of home ownership is one of national.con- cern. The owning of homes should be considered more from the viewpoint of social welfare and less from the standpoint of individual convenience. The renting experience of the aver- age man has made him eager to own a home. If he owned one, would he sell it? .He would not. _ , 4 =i B The theory of investment:as commonly applied to homes is wrong. thing to be bought and sold on thestock market. ‘A man’s home under those conditions would become a ship at the mercy of .ev- ery storm instead of a port in time of a storm. : Home ownership makes for good citizenship, because it makes; for stability and permanence ‘and continuqus residence in: one| place. The community’idea; 'the organization of society, the ‘basis of civilization is in reality a permanent common interest of groups, as exemplified in home ownership and payment of taxes. ‘All civic progress is founded upon civic interest which is made community as only home ownership can give. This is not by any means a home upon a cash-return-on-your-investment basis. 'A' family should not buy or build a home to save money, they should save money to build a Home. The chief ambition of paid for a home is a good investment for the family, that other- wise would have no. home; not because it is cheaper than paying r}elilt, but because right living in America requires home owner- ship. A 'Anyqne, then, who is behind a home-building campaign, whether it be a contractor or a bank, and we understand. in Begmd_u each has made possible the operations of the other, is doing a worthy work and it is to be hoped the pride ofi/home ;)wnershlp will be greatly broadened in our own city which we ove. 2% bk, ehee 2 N Y THE INEVITABLE OUTCOME 'After one of the mostipersistent series of petty thieving and burglaries ever experienced in our city, the\ perpetrators of the robberies were brought up short with a bump last night and to- day are resting quietly in the city jail. And it was.only through the| co-operation of some of the young citizens of the city that the capture was effected and to them much credit should be given. One of the young burglars was detained on suspicion after the robbery of the Beltrami Elevator company. 3 t.not.be- ing able to get direct evidence in the matter heg‘ifiaif yo: This fact exHibits the clutch such a life must have on a yeung boy, when, after being held on suspicion and getting free, he could not be warned by that fact and quit .the criminal life he was starting on. Instead, he continued more active than before with the inevitable result that occurred last night., 5 or the boys we'have little sympathy as the crime was not one single case of crime, which somtimes has behind it a real cause. It would be a mistake to treat the offense lightly as that would be but an incentive to further crime by others so inclined. The boys:.even though young, should be given adequate punish- ment, both for corrective and preventative reasons. The attitude of the police and citizens had becomei one of d'etermination and had the boys not been apprehended at this time it is very, possible they would eventually have been shot and perhaps killed in future robberies. It is a wonder that they had not suffered this result before their capture. It is'scarcely necessary to say that this is another warning for parents of boys:and girls of high school age. They should know where their boys and girls are spending their evenings. ‘We cannot refrain from'saying that had these boysibeéen where they should have been, in:their home afteri10 o’clock at night,: ~ their young lives would not'have b'gen'hgndicap‘pe"d‘ asgithey, now are. RS R - While these two particular boys are all that have been so unfortunate as t6 go so far'in' wrongfoing that:they:have fallen “into the clutches.of the law, there are some’others:who may be found loitering around the :streets 'downtown atihours when they should be in bed, and are traveling at’a rate that will.very. The advantages of home ownership cannot be meas-| LTHOUGH “the ‘miodes of "thls sea- son promised to turn over a new leaf and write thereon, in very large Jetters the word *Simplicity,” they ap- pear to have lapsed from this good in- tention. Fashion has a wayward fancy and is not faithful to one idea for long, we know. Just now em- broidéries *are among the lures she follows, and therefore. there;is much more of it than might: have ‘heen ex- pected after its long popularity flast on. Suits have come under the spell and the new coats invite and receive much rich embellishment. Two examples of the embroidery mode in suits, as shown in the illus- tration above, have chosen solid em- broidery in silk floss, but have han- dled it in very different ways. The handsome model at the left is one of many in which slashes about the skirt portion of the coat form panels. These panels appear to be signals for embroidery which has answered by coming to_abide;with them. Sometimes it Is ‘merely .a_border of handmade points or lops: about the .edge of the panels. apd-again it covers them, as in the-suit:pictured, where round- | ed panels make place for a gtaceful ;motlf. The embroidery’is usually in the same color’as the sult, and puts it into the class of models for dressy wear. Embroidered . panels are not the only feature that make this suit interesting. The straight lines. of the coat, its front fastening with-two pairs of link buttons that allow a handsome vestee to be glimpsed, the sleeves with flaring cuffs and,the bééoming “collar are all good points in the new styles. It has a plain, straight-line skirt. The suit at the right employs sev- eral colors in the elaborate embroidery that enriches it and places it among the most formal models. The em- broldery covers the lower portion of the coat and more than half of the long flowing sleeves, and entirely cov- ers the small, turned-down collar. Two pairs of link buttons fasten this coat also and allow only a little of the lace vestee -(that appears in the com- pany of nearly all this season’s suits) to show. fastened at the. neck, and when open it turns back, - allowing a long V-shaped opening. - - ured in dollars and cents. If it could, the home would be a! NEW GUINEA HEAD-HUNTERS | SEEMINGLY 'TWAS EVER THUS Periodical Forays ‘Were ‘Until Com. paratively Recently ‘a Regular Thing in Island. fn fall swing along the coast’ of New Guinea, writes Rev. E. Cappers in Catholic Missions, and deScribes one of these expeditions by the tribe of the Marind-anim or Kaya-Kayas. The practice, he says, has been tonsider- ably checked by military expeditions. Nevertheless headhunting is still quite frequent in the interiof. On the ap- pointed day men, women and children would hasten to the point of embarka- tlon, At the approach of their goal the boats were anchored, and the en- tire. party stealthily. entéred the forest, taking care not to give the alarm. Extra care was needed once the de- signated spot had been reached. On the day before the attack the hunters kept hidden in the bush, and during the night they advanced far enough to launch the attack early before dawn. Occasionally, the hunters were lotly, received, butimogt of the time the in- tended victims were roused from their sleep by the sudden war-cry of the whole attacking party, and had no time to defend themselves. Victins were felled by the dozen, many of. them pierced through by the sharp- pointed arrows. The victors yelled thelr war-cry and repaired to their native haunts, where days and nights of feasting ‘awalted them with song and dance, around the gruesome trophy, £l Experience That Young Woman Had Recently ds. Sufficient :tq- Las}, ‘ Her'a Lifetl .?‘a" A young woman was taken to one ‘of the downtown restaurants for,din: ner.. She wished. to:make a good pression, so she stopped:at the 8h shining establishment to have R shoes polished, which shoes, by way,"weére 4’ little too small and pinched considerably. They pinched even worse after they were seated at the table, and the young woman decided to do a very daring thing.* So, carefully, she man- aged to slip her hand down to her foot, loosen the shoe and slip it oft her foot. Just as that performance was ended ithe waiter arrived.wjthithe dinner and she straightened-up toget' ready for:it. iShe reached: for her’napkin aiid hor- rors! Theinside'of her -hand:was as Dblack;as could ‘be.” The sHoe: polish *had not yet dried.. Worse and worse! 'Her friend noticed her'hand. »‘There was nothing to'do’but explain the situation, which'she did in.a very iamusing way. But she vows steadily that she will.never:again wear tight shoes when: going out.to dinner.—Indl- probably bring them up short some:day .unless they.radically 1 change their marmer_of gpending-their-evehings-. anapolis News. Until six years ago head-funting was | THROUGH WITH TIGHT SHOES ] Soon ‘Be Presented to Another 5 Judge and Jury: Not g0’ very long aZo there lived to- gether fn Indianapolis a certain man and woman. They were ‘well past middle age, and ‘their children were reared and* gome. ‘One evening the man of the family nervously marked the passing’ of time. Sad suspicion gripped the heart of the woman.. The husband explained that he would have to be away from home that evening— on business. she did not wish to stay at home alone, and would go to a neighbor's home. She left the house first. But she .did not go to the neighbor’s home. Instead she slipped into the rear seat of the curtained darkness of her husband's automobile, and covered herself with a robe. After a while he came out of the house and drove away. He drove to another house in the city and drew up in front. He left the car and | entered the house. The wife also left shadows nearby. Aftera few' minutes’ wait the man came out of the -house with' another woman on his arm. The eternal triangle was completed, and the saime old thing happened. Now they are getting ready to tell it to the judge. / | - cause all lines in Paris are owned by But the collar is not always | | Tickles s Corns Example of Eternal Triangle Wil The wife explained that |- the éar and topk’ a position/ ia, the’ PARIS ENJOYS SUNSHINE IN BUS AND TRAMWAYS By Edwin W. Hyllinger, (United Press Staff Cofrespondent) Paris, April 28.—Parisian business men, laborers and shop girls prefer to ride home from work midst sun- shine and pure air—in other words, in omnibusses and tramways—than descend into the gloom and foul odors of the subways, Transportation statistics' furnished the United Press by the Paris munici- pal buregux' show that underground railways lost 40,000,000 passengers during 1920 alone. A large propor- tion of these shifted to the omnibuses, espite the fact that the busses charge her ; fares. ¢ Surface means of transport are créwding underground lines increas- ingly and steadily in Paris. Last year 560,000,000 rode in tramways and 180,000,000 in omnibuses, as compared to a total of 560,000,000 in the two subway system, the Metro and the Nord Sud. . _And Paris’ remarkable street car and omnibus lines are still behind what they were/before the war. number of pre-war routes have not been replaced, and there is lack of cars and busses on the lines which {ye_operating. - “Ofl'icials attribute the popularity of the busses both to the fact that they are speetier and more direct and to the mwore .pleasant conditions of travel. There is no, question ofi bet- | ter advertising or competition, be-! ! the ¢ity. Fares have doubled, both surface and underground, since the end of the war. Subways now charge 30 centimes for second tickets and 50 for first-class. Omnibus fares (short rides) average 25 to 50 centimes, while tramways range from 18 to 26 centimes. Both street railways and subways were operated at heavy loss until January, 1921, the deficits running the slump of 30 per cent in the price of coal, however, executives hope to make the ledgers nearly balance this year. It would not be accurate, however, | fo pretend thatsurface lines are “su-| perceding” underground railways or| Paris has the finest and most ex- city in Europe. It embraces about| 300 kilometers of track, as compared | to the subways total of only 112 kilo- — “Getst” | Jirst Stope Al Pain—Then Peels m-a&‘?fl‘&%mwm” co lrtnyon ‘have can lift right off with your fingers. Get, after them n Your druggist has “Gets-It.” Co: but s trifle—or nothing at all 1f it falls. Tawrence & Co., Ohicago. Sold in Bemidji by Barker’s Drug Store, R.. J. Boardman, City Drug i Store. > £ 'The HUB Clothing Store <! WHY PAY PRICES LIKE $30 and $35 FOR -SUITS ELSEWHERE WHEN YOU CAN BUY THE SAME VALUES— IE,NOT BETTER—FOR _ AT THE HUB The: Same ‘Saving ‘Will Bt Found on Furnish- A | attached in series on a nearby lamp- from 20 to 40 per cent. Owing to| - threaten- the [latter with extinction. |3 tensive surface railway system of any | 10 Death - v and roomy, | lowest number first, then the next, etc. Then nobody: else gets on: un- til someone alights. Although no street cars run on Grand Boulevards, Paris’ great cen- tral artery, omnibuses by the hundred lumber from the Madeleine to the Bastille. meters. The cars are and there is far less congestion during busy hours than in most cities of much less size/ ; Paris’ omnibus system represents a course of about 180 kilometers, covered by approximately 1,000 buss- es, The street railways reach far out into the suburbs, while both subways and omnibuses stop at the city ways. Important extensions of both the lat- ter, however, are contemplated as soon as the dismantling of the forti- fications is completed. ~This will open up new sections for flat-building pur- poses, and relieve the apartment fam- ine. Parisian omnibuses are one-story. In appearance ‘they are’a cross be- tween a street car and an old-fash, ioned - prairie schooner. The com- partment is divided into first and second class sections, the former be- ing t:quipped with upholstered leather al Humanity Classified. f “Humanity seems to be divided into ¢two classes—lenrners and lifters, coms plainers and smilers, critics and doers, breakers and ‘makers, j Good Logic. Terre Haute boy scouts have re- cently organized a sea scout troop. Several of ‘the new ‘members were waiting for their leader the other day, but still he didn’t come. Finally one of them"was sent out to find traces of him. '‘He journeyed a block and then saw him in earnest conversation with a girl. Now, he dido’t want to expose the official—also he felt that he must be truthful, since he was a scout.. So he used strategy when he came back. “Yes, T saw him,” he sald, “and we'd better wait here, for he was doing some official business. He was inter- viewing a candidate for the”position of first’ mate.”—Indianapolis News. They stop at pre-arranged stopping points. During rush hours passen- gers are required to line up in ad- vance, the first to arrive being the first on. The question of who came first is settled by numbered coupons, post for each passenger to grab as he steps up. When the buss comes along, the conductor calls for the WE FIND WE ARE OVER-STOCKED We offer them ’way under price in order to get our stock in normal shape. The following are some of the items——come in and look them over: Swift’s Pride Cleanser, can for ... Libby’s Family Size Can Milk. 12 for 16-0z can Salmon Kirk’s Pride and Swift'’s Wool Soap (At prices that will astonish you PEOPLES CO-OPERATIVE STORE TELEPHONE 66 " BEMIDJI PURE-BRED REGISTERED - CALF CLUB - fifteen members. Only boys or girls from homes where the calves will be well fed and cared for i should consider growing ' pure-bred livestock. i The calves will be shown at the County Fair and % liberal prizes offered by the bank in addition to those offered by the Fair association. /The bank will finance each of these young livexé)ck Krow- ers for one year at six per cent. - The average cost of each calf will be from one to two.hundred dollars. Write, phone or call-on us, thé County Agent or the County Club Leader, as it will be i soon. H The Security State Bank Calf Club now has i necessary to purchase the calves very: SECURITY STATE BANK - Phone 101 Bemidji, Minn. l AUCTION SALE I1:-Will Hold a Community Auction Bepefit Should you:have a horse,;cow, or car, an " article of furniture or anything that-can be sold at a sale communicate with' me and ar- rangements will be made for its disposal. Call on me at the Courtney Seed & Feed Co. offices, or phone 841. Do it early and get your item advertised. Some of the items already in will be found listed below. in Bemidji for Your ROAY, 1 Brown Gelding, 7 years old, sound. 1 Brown Gfilding, 6 years old, sound.’ 1 Good Heavy Double Harness. .= " ** 1 Narrow Tire Wagon. 1 Light Buggy. ¢ 1 Cow, Holstein, 6 years old, fresh in January. 1 Heifer, high grade Holstein, 314 months old. 1 Set Heavy Bobs. Buick, Model C37, 4 cylinder, starter, etc., good shape. Ford, 1918, A1 condition. 3 Jack Rodekuhr; Auctioneer Add yours to this list. There will be ‘many too numerous to mention. 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