Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 28, 1921, Page 7

R ; THUR! e el e 3 5 SDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1921 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER' PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY ! THE NEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. lent E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. ELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor Telephone 922 at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesots, as second-class matter, | under Aet.e! Congress of March 3, 1319. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. ~Writer's name must 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 current issue. % G SUBSCRIPTION RATES | i n.nognsom Entered i By Carrier s By Mall i oo Jo:fu e One Year 9500/ oy 150 Six Months oo 250) { One Week 16 Three Months 1.28 THE WEEELY PIONEER—Twelve published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in"advance, $2.00. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS R TR SRR THE PRIDE OF HOME OWNERSHIP, / 8 More homes are under construction in Bemidji at the pres-| i ent time than there have been at any one time during th.ew‘l.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 cityl to house all} who wish' to live here. During thellast 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 jlarge part of their mgu-I 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 - salesmen would never think of starting an auto renting cam- it isn’t done that way. . ‘Wre:are granting that the auto is a potential factor in the; { promotion’ 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. i 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 factjthat 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. ,, i e The theory of investment:as commonly applied to homes is wrong. The advantages of home ownership cannot be meas-| ured in dollars and cents. If it-could, the home would be a thing to be bought and sold on thestock market. ‘A man’s home under those conditions would beécome a ship at the mercy of ev= ery storm instead of a port in time of a storm. Home ownership makes for good citizenship, becguse 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 ‘ permanent in the community only by having such a stake in the 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 every good citizen is to make a good home for his family. Money 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 rfipt, but because right living in America requires home owner- ship. Anyone, then, who is behind a home-building campaign, whet.he“r it be a contractor or a bank, and we understand. in Be'.!nldJl each has made possible the operations of the other, is doing a 'wort.hy work and it is to be hoped the pride ofi/home ownership will be greatly broadened in our own city which we love. | g gpnt I Sl 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 thel 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, but.net.be- ing able to get direct evidence in the matter he JeTet go: This fact exHijbits the clutch such a life must have on a young boy, when, after being held on suspicion and getting free, he could starting on. Instead, he continued more active than before with the inevitable result that occurred last night., - 3 For 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 Tor corrective and preventative reasons. The attitude of the police and citizens had becomei one of d.etermipatiun 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 noq 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 boys:been where they should have been, in‘theirnome after{10 o’clock at night,’ their young lives would not-have béenhandicapped’ asithey; now are. - or While these two particular boys are all that have been 80 unfortunate as to go so far'in‘wrongdoing:that:they:have fallen “into the' clutches of the law, there are some'others:who may be found loitering around the 'streets downtown at‘hours when they should be in bed, and are traveling at’a rate that will very probably bring them up short some:day -unless they.radically change their manner of spendingtheir-evenings: - Intentional Duplicate Exposure .not be warned by that fact and quit the criminal life he wasy LTHOUGH “the niodes ‘of ‘thls sea- son promised to turn over a new and write thereon, in very large letters the word “Simplicity,” they ap- pear to have lapsed from this good in- lea tention. Fashion has a wayward fancy and is not faithful to one idea we know. Just now em- broideries *are among the lures she follows, and theréfore:there;is much more of it than might:have ‘been ex- pected after its long popularity 'last season. Suits have. come under the spell._and the new coats invite and receive much rich embellishment. Two examples of the embroidery for long, 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 abidewith them. Sometimes it Is ‘merely .a_/border of handmade points_or’ scallops: about the edge of the panels. and-again it-covers them, as in the”suit:pictured, where round- ed panels make place for a gtaceful ,motlf. The embroidery’is usually in —a the same color as the suit, and puts it into the class of models for dressy wear. Embroidered . punels 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 ang,the bétoming “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 eliborate embroidery that enriches it and places it among the most formal models. The em- broidery covers the lower portion of the coat and more fhan 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. But the collar is not always fastened at the neck, and when open it turns back, - allowing" a long V-shaped opening. e NEW GUINEA HEAD-HUNTERS “Periodical ‘Forays /Were Until Com- paratively Recently ‘@ Regular Thing in the 1sland. Tntil six years agq fiead-hunting was n 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 head‘hunting Is still quite frequent in' the interiof. On the ap- pointed,day men, women and children would hasten to the point of embarka- tion. At the approach of. their goal the boats were anchored, and the en- tire. party stealthily enteréd 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. Occaslonally, ‘the hunters were hotly, received, but.most: 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. Victims 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 ' awaited them with song and dance, around the gruesome trophy, THROUGH WITH TIGHT SHOES ‘ Experience That Young Woman Recently s Sufficient -t & Hef a Lifétime. A young woman was taken to on ‘of the downtown restaurants for,din- {§’ ner. She wished to make a good I pression, so she stopped: at the Shoe-' shining establishment to have ’ shoes polished, which shoes, by way; “Wwére a4’ lititle too small and pinched considerably. 1 They pinched even worse after they I were seated at the table, 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 off her foot. Just as that performance was ended .the waiter arrived.with;the dinner and she straightened-up toget ready for:it. :She reached for her:napkin and hor- ‘rors! The!inside of her-hand was as black;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. \amusing way. But she.vows steadily that she will never:again wear tight shoes when. going out.to dinner.—~Indl- anapolis News. R SEEMINGLY "TWAS EVER THUS. Example of A Eternal Trjangle Will Soon ‘Be Presented to Another ¢ dudge “and Jury, Not ‘50’ very long ago there lived to- gether in Indianapolis a ceftain man and woman. They were ‘well past middle age, andtheir children were reared, and* gone. ‘One eévening 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. .The wife explained that she did not wish to stay at hoime 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 the ¢ar and topk’ a_ position/ fa, fhe’ shadows nearby. After-a few' minutes’ wait the man came out of the -house with' gnother woman on his arm. The eternal triangle was completed, and the same old thing happened. Now they are getting ready to tell it to the judge. PARIS ENJOYS SUNSHINE IN BUS AND TRAMWAYS By Edwin W. H\Illinger, (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, despite.the fact that the busses charge figher : fares. Surface means of transport are eréwding underground lines increas- ingly and steadily in Paris. 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 Parig’ 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 gars and busses on the lines which &re_operating. Officials attribute the popularity of the busses both to the fact that they are speetlier and more direct and “Ito the more . pleasant conditions of travel. There is no; question, ofi bet- ter advertising or competition, be- { cause all lines in Paris are owned by ! the ‘city. 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 from 20 to 40 per cent. the slump of 30 per cent in the price of coal, however, executives hope to make the ledgers nearly balance this Owing to | meters. The are airy and roomy, and there is far less congestion during busy hours than in most cities of much less size/ 9 Paris’ omnibus system represents a course of about 180 kilometers, covered by approximately 1,000 buss- e 8. The street railways reach far out into the suburbs, while both subways and omnibuses stop at the city ways. Important exténsions 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 seats. 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, attached in series on a nearby lamp- post for each passenger to grab as he steps up. When the buss comes along, the conductor calls for the lowest number first, then the next, etc. Then nobody: else gets on: un- til someone alights. Although no street cars run on\fho Grand Boule' R tral artery, omnibuses by the hundred Jumber from the Madeleine to the Bastille. Humanity Classifie *Humanity seems to be divided into two classes—lenrners and lifters, com= platners and smilers, critics and doers, breakers and makers. VS——— Good Logic, Terre Haute boy scouts have re- cenfly 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 i find traces of him. ‘He journeyed a block and then saw him in earnest conversation with a girl. Now, he didn't want to expose the official—also he felt that he must be truthful, since he was a scout. So he used strategy Wwhen 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. — _ ON SOME ITEMS— stock in normal shape. -Th Swift’s: Pride Cleanser, [ Libby’s Family Size Can 12 for 16-0z can Salmon WE FIND WE ARE OVER-STOCKED We offer them ’way under price in order to get our items——come in and look them over: Kirk’s Pride and Swift's Wool Soap e following are some of the an Milk Paris’ great cen- At prices that will astonish you ear. 4 It would not be accurate, however, | fo pretend that-surface lines are “su-| perceding” underground railways or threaten: the !latter with extinction. city in Europe. It embraces about 300 kilometers of track, as compared to the subways total of only 112 kilo- “letsdt” | Tickles ~ Corns | e et Don’t £ty t0fox trot on corn tortured seen » corn tickled to death, just ply & few drops of “Gets-It” to yours. ‘watch that corn die—peacefully as . Soon it isnothing dead skin that you can lift right off with your fingers. Get, after them now. Your druggist has “Gets-It.” Cos! t 8 11 . M1d, prs i ik biwi Sold in Bemidji by Barker’s Drug Store, R.. J. Boardman, City Drug Store. > and the [§, ‘The HUB Clothing Store i WHY PAY PRICES LIKE $30 and $35 FOR SUITS ELSEWHERE WHEN YOU CAN BUY THE SAME VALUES— IE:NOT BETTER—FOR $2L50 The Same -Saving Will Bé ' Found on Furnish- Paris has the finest and most ex- " tensive surface railway system of any |: TELEPHONE 66 A - .CALF ' fifteen members. Only those offered by the Fai will finance each ers for one year at six Phone 101 ROAY " article of furniture or 1 Narrow Tire Wagon. 1 Light Buggy. ¢ 1 Set Heavy Bobs. Ford, 1918, Al condition. many too numerous to PEOPLES C0-OPERATIVE STORE PURE-BRED REGISTERED of these young live; SECURITY STATE BANK COMMUNITY AUCTION SALE I-Will Hold a Community Auction in Bemidji for Youw Buick, Model C37, 4 cylinder, starter, etc., " BEMIDJI CLUB The Security State Bank Calf Club now has boys or girls from homes where the calves will be well fed and cared for should consider growing pure-bred livestock. The calves will be shown at the County Fair and liberal prizes offered by the bank in addition to r association.’{Tlll(e bank ock grow- per cent. - The average 1 cost of each calf will be from one to twd hundred dollars. . Write, phone or call on us, thé County [ Agent or the County Club Leader, as | i necessary to purchase:the calves ve; it, will be 7soon.’ Bemidji, Minn. Benefit.... MAY [th Should you:have a hofsé, \COW, O car, an 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. 1 Brown Geldiné, 7 years old, sound. 1 Brown ,Gelding, 6 years old, sound." 1 Good Heavy Double Harness, '.*° 1 Cow, Holstein, 6 years old, fresh in January. 1 Heifer, high grade Holstein, 315 months old. good shape. Jack Rodekuhr; Auctioneer Add yours to this list. There will be mention,