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. between the United States and Germany and Austria-Hungary, T e o S5 TP 0 WA T VT (O SV s S e T BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED' EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY Iy THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. ) - m— G. E. CARSON, President E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. . G. W. HARNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor Telephona 922 at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesots, ‘as second-class matter, wnder Act of Congress ofiMarch 8, 1879. % No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Wr_iur’l 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 current issue: P Entersd SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrler By Mail 4 3' :55.'&.’ __’—3:33 One Year $5:00 Three Months weemeee 150 giv Months '2.50 &: %::ih:_._ .ig Three Months 1.28 THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every’ Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in advance, $2.00. OFFICIAL' COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS fi WHEN THE FAMILY ENDS, THE NATION DIES Periodically, we are greatly disturbed by the news that marriages are falling off ‘and-that divorces are on-the increage. ‘And then on the heels of this news there come numerous dec- larations as to how serious this evil is, and even more numerous suggestions as to how it may be speedily checked. No intelligent man or woman who will give any thought t0| gacon, hams and lard.... s to be told how serious it is. It menaces prac- :&eafi;os\lfzmi?g; we hold dear in our sqcial .order./.lt .touches not only the lives of those immediatel}{ implicated; it mvolv.esi somehow the very foundations o_;f society. It means that in| something fundamental to ou}xl-tstocwl welfare and happiness we| X eding as we ought to.- | = n}?ltiuvcvfi:fi anygintelligent ‘man or woman cIase_his ear to anyg of the many suggestions which will presently be given as to }3ow3 the solution of this problem must be approached to b‘e efl‘ectwe.g We shall be told that it ought to be made more difficull to get married, and less easy to get a divorce. We shall be _to!d that| the problem is‘not merely an economic one, alth_ough it is-that, too, in part; they will say that it s l‘ndlwdual insofar as any- thing can be individual; and they will tell us that it is also a i oblem. 5 = y socla}npihe meantime there are those'who have given m].lch thought not merely to the present situation, but to the historical of it also, 'S ?vsg)ri;ty of consifieration. They tell us that the flamxly is t.he’ basic unit of civilization; that where any community] or nation has clung to this basic family unit,, its progress h;as no§ been endangered, and where the integrity of the family unit was assailed, there decay was inevitable. The historical significance may be clear to everyone; bqt more clear even than that is the logic of it. It is within this little group that the ideals are developed which are so neces- sary to human progress and permanence; and it is through this group that these ideals are maintaiend. When, for any reason, i i is group is threatened, we are told, then all|- the integrity ofthists ! i ‘cock’s, galley is lined with, aluminum | . civilization is threatened, for it can not be too often repeated,; the family is the unit on which the whole structure of ‘civiliza- tion is built. g 3 : In proportion as we can bring ourselves to realize the im- portance of - this fact: in proportion as we.can keep. out the theories of this or that, or fads of one kind or another from our thinking about the family, in that prqportmn we may avert the danger of which the increase of divorce and decrease of | marriages is only a symptom. Whatever can be done in the‘i home or by any other educative influence outside of the home,| to keep before us the fact that except as we maintain the family intact the outlook is a dark one—this is worth-doing:” :No na- tion can continue to be great, except its greatness is based on‘anj enduring family relation. 7 P Uy THE'ROAD TO BETTER UNDERSTANDING The Knox resolution, declaring at an gnd ‘the state of war| which was passed by the senate, is specific in its provisions for maintaining oux existing relationships with the allies, which is an attitude in support of all their just claims against the late enemies. - By the terms of the Knox resolution we reserve all of our rights as. co-victors under the armistice or the treaty of Ver-| sailles, and of course we do not renounce any of the obligations justly resting on us insuch capacity. The purpose is not to“fa- vor Germany and the effect will not be to do that, so there canl}n be no disadvantage to the allies in its adoption by. congress. They made their peace without us. The effect of bringing to a| close the technical spate of war will be simply to put us on| something of a level with them in their relationships with Ger- many, ):xs to treaties of peace which must follow upon the formal closing of the war, President Harding, in entering on negotia- tions, will have to give consideration to the facts of history. He will not ratify-the treaty of Versailles or the treaty of St. Germani, but their, existence cannot be ignored by us. Settle- ments‘that have been made with the late enemy, insofar-as they do not prejudice any of our rights and interests, may reasonably receive recognition, but that is an altogether different thing from assenting to the.illegal and morally . unjustifiable transfer of sovereignity. over peoples against their will simply to gratify the territorial ambitions of -some of the victorious nations, and this, as is attempted in some instances, at the sacrifice of Amer- ican rights. Nor has the president any thought of recognizing the domi- nance in world affairs of those. powers which are designated in the covenant of the League of Nations to exercise super-author- ity. The League of Nations we will not enter; the existence of that league we cannot deny;-though we:can.and will resist-any 1t"ieez:ree it may assume.to make contrary-to our rights and in- rests. A L B s - - More automobiles are owned on-farms in western Canada than in the towns and cities, according to the latest government report. Saskatchewan leads the provinces with 75 cars to every 1,000 inhabitants. Alberta has 58, Manitoba 55, Ontario 49, British Columbia 27, New Brunswick 22, Nova Scotia 19, Quebec and Prince Edward island 15 each.—Winnipeg Daily Free AR A T, ' The brewers are clamoring for permits to make medicinal beer, but this elamoring will be as nothing as compared to the groans.and moans of the newly sick—Baudette Region, ? /| made, on the government for the con- and the conclusions of these thinkers may be!i |'ment, her name was changed. Qe ik v bs has. filedsthat a wite may-searchthen:husbariils pook |- RITISH FOOD MINISTRY SHOWED PROFIT BALANCE By Austin West, (United Press Staft Correspondent) London.—(By Mail) —The ministry of food ceased to exist March 31st, but though many attacks have been tinuance of ‘control so long after the war, the critics have not been slow to fl%flf‘nfl: excellent work done by this' 8 ent. ' “Dnie largely to the energy of the late Lord Rhondda, the food ministry proved to he the greatest trading or- ginization which had ever existed in any ‘eountry.” In its five years exist- ence, the ministry handled goods. to the enormous value of 1,200,000,000 pounds sterling, exclusive of: wheat and sugar, which, although nominally; | under the ministry’s control, operated | under separate royal commissions. The . working .expenses amounted "to but 13 shillings and 4 pence per hun- dred ‘pounds worth of food bought and sold, and a‘clear profit of roughly one million pounds was made for the nation. The retiring food minister, Charles A. McCurdy, gave the United Press the following figures on commodities handled during the whole period of control in. pounds sterling: Butter, cheese and milk products . 125,856,000 Meat supplies 475,880,000 Cattle ~ feeding-stuffs, oils, ‘oil-seeds, rats.... 193,488,000 Tea, dried fruit, sun- dries ... 80,180,000 292,448,000 Vegetables, fruits and preservation ........... 32,148,000 Total......... 1,200,000,000 To this;total’ must be .added the purchases ‘made by the royal wheat commission, which amounted to an- other 1,200 millions for the United Kingdom and 250 millions for-allied and neutral countries. AIRSHIP TO COMBINE SPEED AND COMFORTS By Chas. ‘McCann, (United Press Staff Correspondent) London:—(By Mail)—England’s | rst-passenger dirigible, the G. F. A. F., has been completed and is ready for trial trips about England, preparatory to carrying out demon- stration commercial flights to Malta and Egypt this_spring. Equipped with sleeping cabins and commodious passenger saloon, car- peted and upholstered.in French blue, with white enamel woodwork and nickel fittings, the G. F. A. A. F. is an attractive innovation. Every ef- fort has been made to insure comfort of passengers. Meals"will-be served aboard. The and fitted with oil stoves. In the sleeping: cabin, the berths are divided from one another by heavy curtains. During .the daytime the beds can be folded away .and the curtains drawn ack. -~Thisowill leave'a fairly large space where. travelers may take their ease’ in wicker armchaifs. and ‘take their meals from square tables. £ Construction started on the G. F. A. A. F. sometime. after her designs were completed three years ago by admiralty experts. Originally the giant craft was named - R36—but when her final specifications were changed from military to eivil equip- Today the big airship represents a new departure in rigid type of con- struction. Her dimensions and con- structional features are as follows: Length, 672 feet (longer than the R34 by 30 feet) ; maximum diameter, 78 feet 9 inches; cubic capacity, 2,- 100,000 feet of hydrogen gas; nomi- nal lift, 63.8 tons; maximum speed, 65 miles an hqur; normal cruising speed, 50 miles per hour; range, 4,000 miles. Under ordinary circumstances the craft will carry a crew of 24 men and | four officers. Full wireless equip- ent is carried and all the engine carrying ‘cars are in telephonic com- nunication with the control car. “It is possible to walk from one part of the ship to any other. Aeronautic experts are pointing out. the airship has almost wholly eclipsed. the airplane in the field of passenger traffic. Heretofore it has béen impossible to start-extensive experiments in air- ship passenger enterprises becau;e of Aftét you eat—always use EATONIC OR YOUR STOMACH'S —one or two tablets—eat like candy. Instant}yte)ieveanenrtbum,Bloated et oy S R Teet ouring, ing, headachean the many miseries caused by Acid-Stomach EATONICisthebestremedy, ittakes the harmful acids and gufiyflgmoflt of the body and, of course, you get' well. . Tensof ds wonderful benefited. Guaranteed to satisfy or money refunded by your own druge gist.. Cost a trifle. "Please try it! (Tablets or Granules) §Er INDIGESTION “Take dry on tongiie oe ‘with hot or cold water. QUICK RELIEF! Price, 25-50-75¢ MADE BY SCOTT & BOWNE i A Chilcago gy ’ ets.| Custom sanctioned that usage ages ‘ago.—St. Prul-Dispdteliy-="" 'the _collossal cost of the big dirigibles as compared to the relatively small outlay required for constructing air- planes. Advantages of airship travel are freedom from vibration, no noise, no smell of gasoline and the fact that passengers can eat, read, talk, write, smoke or sleep' in peace.on board. ONE CENT A MILE FOR POLICE MOTORCYCLES Figures prepared: from the - rec- ords in the city hall at Mason City, Towa, reveal the fact that for 14,000 miles of service covering a perid of 19 months including all seasons of the year, the operating expense of the police motorcycle in use in. that city totaled only $140, or an average recklessness, et cetera, is inestima- N Ever& "’H.ember of the Family You owe it to your:sense of economy to see our Stock and Prices— of one cent per mile. The machine is still in perfect condition and capable 0of 76 miles per hour. In New York city, where 800 machines are in con- stant use, the motorcycle corps of the police department gave the city a net profit of $481,662 for a period of nine .months from February 1 to October 1, 1920. This was after all operating expenses, including salaries of the drivers had been deducted from the. total fines imposed, which reached ‘the “astounding figure = of S'lq'l,qfll)‘ The . saving to the. metro- p.O’I! in" terms of crime prevented, lives-saved through’ suppression’ of e. % Mrlh- for The baily Pionver Can Be Fitted and_Suited Here in' - Good you' will be surprised. BEMIDJI SHOE STORE 315 Minnesota Ave. { PEOP WE FIND WE ARE OVER-STOCKED ON SOME ITEMS— We offer them ’way under price in order to.get our’ The following are some of the stock in normal shape. items——come in and look them over: ‘SwifP’s Pride Cleanser, can Libby’s Family Size 12 for 16-0z can Salmon .....: Q- coisas 4+ Kirk’s Pride and Swift’s Wool Soap g At prices that will astonish you TELEPHONE 66 LES C0-OPERATIVE STORE BEMIDJI The Pioneer Want Ads Bring Resuls 08-~To0 2. tblmet. 1 ey C 1IN W = Ask the. ' Billiard Fans . i<Wherever they __gather, you’ll find * Fatima <“in_good psition.”” Made of ' fine . tobaccos, petfectly blended. Ehivas i LiceerT & MyEers Tosacco Co. Fordih (o] ~but laste the ¢{ifi’érance! ~