Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 5, 1921, Page 6

5 ] b3 b ¥ B @ B. CARSON, President E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr G. W. HARNWELL, Editor ~ J. D, WINTER, City Editor Telephone 922 *'Hmtered st the postoffice at mattez, 3 be known to go editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communica- - nition' of the Irish Republic begins appropriately enough with a request for ‘be‘sure his-insurance policy is on straight—Sst: Cloud* v THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER * BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE MEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. Bemidji, Minnesots, as under Act of Congresy of March 8, 1879. tions for the Pioneer must reach this office not later than of each week to insure publication in the current issue. {1 .15 Three Months One Week - THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday | and sent postage paid to any address fer, in advance, $2.0V. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS “UTOPIA” TO BE SMASHED ; Secretary. of War Weeks has discovered a utopian state that costs the ‘American taxpayers $800,000 a year. ;-Ie prom- ises to knock it out, as he should, for he believes with Presi- dent Harding that there should be more business in govern- ment. 'Assuredly none but the benefiiciaries of the wrong con- dition will.argue that there is any good reason for the favoritism shown civilian employes of the government stationed in t_he Panama canal zone. 'And their arguments will not go far with Mr. Weeks; who has made up his mind to journey down there| and remedy the evil. 3 ‘When the government under President Roosevelt under- took the making of the Panama canal inducements had to be offered people to go there and engage in the work. It was an/ unhealthy place, barren of comforts. Great sacrifices were called for on the part of the canal-building forces. But, while the canal was being built, conditions were improved. The zone i now as healthy as any spot on earth and the dweller there enjoys all the comforts, conveniences and accessories of pleas-| ure that.are to be found anywhere in the United States. There| is no reason why life should be made especially “soft” there now. Yet civilian employes of the government in the canal zone get 25 per cent more pay than similar employes in the United States, free domiciles and all repairs made by Landlord Uncle Sam; their food, clothing and other subsistence is sup-| plied at actual cost, medical treatment is free and they get 60| days’ leave every year, ] The utopian state which Secretary Weeks will change is a striking example of a common failing of government. Jobs and conditions of employment are fixed and then they are forgotten, though the necessity for the places and the conditions surround- ing them may cease or change. With “more business in gov- ernment” on the Harding-Weeks plan, useless jobs will be searched out and abolished, special privileges that cost the public money will be eradicated. The people’s servants will|’ have to earn their pay. It is a good policy, and in striking con- trast to the way in which affairs at Washington have been con- ducted in recent years. Tf any city readers of The Rural Weekly have the impression that com- plaints of the farmers are based upon a semi-political “péeve” at low prices, rather than upon conditions of actual hardship, their attention is respectfully called to the statement of Adolph Erickson, a bona fide Minnesota farmer- We aren’t sayin exactly where he lives, for his letter was written in | conriection with another matter and it miht be an abuse of confidence to re-| veal his identity fully. e “We farmers out in the west here sure got a hard blow last-fall,” writes Mr. Erickson. “We got eight or nine bushels an acre and had to sell for $1.35 a bushel. We paid $110 a month for.labor and.harvesting and for threshing we,paid $6 and $7 a day. I paid out.$1,053.63 for labor on my farm. I had 200 acres of wheat, 40 acres of flax, 65 of barley, 85 of oats and the balance in pasture and corn: (The farm is 400 acres). March Ist I went over my books to make out my income tax and then I'felt like.guitting farming. I worked for nothing last summer and would have been better off | if I had summer fallowed my farm.” Mr. Erickson says that this year he will have to do his seeding alone on 100 acres, which is all he can handle by himself, and that he will not hire any help before haying. Despite reports of falling prices, he says™a drill that cost $170 a year ago is now priced at $210. There are a great many northwestern farmers in Mr. Erickson’s predica- ment and’ also in a more or less embittered frame of mind. It is no help for the farmer to tell him what he ought to have done or what is likely to happen. No ‘amount of moralizing, hindsight or theorizing can. alter the cold, hard, present facts confronting him. It may help him to battle those facts with better grace if he were to realize that those in other occupations understand his: situation and are ready’to co-operate’ in practical plans to bring about improvement. The situation is one where an injury to one is an injury to all.—Rural Weekly. N An Unfortunate Preface The first annual convention of the American Association for the Recog- a loan of $100,000,000—which, according' to Mr. De Valera’s personal repre- nentat}ve_ Mr. Harry Boland, is to be evidence that 110,000,000 Americans ;r?l vn,th Ireland “to the last man and woman, and, if need be, to the last ollar.!”, PR ‘ It is unfortunate for Mr. Boland’s appeal that it is prefaced by the story of th.nt praying, screaming woman, Kitty MacCarron, dragged from home at midnight by “soldiers” of the government which.is asking for all this money, and brutally shot to death after a mock trial at which she was not present at which ng evidence was given in her behalf. N¢ considerable num}wr of Americans will, we think, be interested in lending money for the continuance of this sort of thing.—St. Paul Dispatch. : - ‘A, -tattling case of unprofessional conduct on the part of a: bank cashier in Cicero, a Chicago suburb, when the cashier resisted a gang of six bandits ‘who had come to ml_fi the bank, killing one, wounding two and capturing two others. Of the entire party only the driver of the car got away. If that sort of thing goes on, the robbing of banks will come to be classed as a hazardous. oceupation.—Grand Forks Herald. £ 5 As a perfect fitting label for the class of men who' take evelrythv : gze{h?ne hg;: :rgr: tvf;heir l‘n‘ome town, n:lndtfiiye“nothing backif they.can h‘er{g een “sponge” A 5 stand off.—St. Cloud Daily Jgurn:l?l’rm? vnc?nm »cles’netr »la“ubunt e - Judge Landis thinks we ought to try ont the eighteenth amendment for fitby Years, or so. But supposing it is unsatjsfactory. There are many g‘l‘; :l; vg::l;avir:’ll be in no condition to correct errors after fifty. years.—Grand/ The thirty-two Minnesota legislators who voted for 4 per cent bi 'ar:e in the same class with those who wish for something th’ag cane’t ge:e:vhé:i they see the moon over the left shoulder.—St. Paul Dispatch. . 3 ~ et LT sy N Sure, 2 Woman has as,much right to smoke 'as a man. Alsoa . has: ;2 tlt“eulnil; ;iig,}lf to paint his face as a woman. Rouge up, gent]e?n:nfl‘lm- Dodging automobiles for exercise may be healthful, but a man shoudd R L § UofDoub and Uncertainty " HaveRolled By | : E ARE emerging from ‘the shadow and entering the Sunshine of PROSPERITY. We are standing upon the threshold of a New Day. ‘Out of imaginary chaos and temporary depression come OPTIMISM and CONFIDENCE in the Future. - Speculative orgies are rapidly being replaced by Sound Constructive Business Pdlicies. Fictitious Values and High Prices have had their fling and now step aside to make way for REAL VALUES based upon present Replacement Costs. HIS is a Prosiférou_s Condition and we are proud that our 312 DEPARTMENT STORES were among the- VERY FIRST TO LOWER PRICES and thus help bring about this new PROS- PERITY that promises to be SOUND and ENDURING. . ' : READY-TO-WEAR Ladies’ Taffeta, Catiton Crepe, Crepe de Chine and Georgette Dresses in Navy, Grey, Henna, Bisque, Jade and. Copenhagen — Priced . from ............ $12.50 to $39-50 Ladies’ Suits—Navy Serge and 7 5 Tricotines....$19.75 to $49.50 Tweed 45 Coats............ $16.50 to $19.50 Voile Dresses......$4.49, $5-90. Plaid Wool o7 Skirts......$3.98, $4.98, $5.90 ‘- Beautiful Skirts in fancy Ra- tines, Snake Skin Satin, Tally*" Ho Silk and Egyptian o Crepe............ $8.90 to-$19.50 Georgette Blouses— $2.98, $3.98, $4.98 $7.90 and $9.90 Mignonette Blouses......$2.98- ———————— SILKS Georgette, all shades, Crepe de Chine, « . 40 inch 36-inch shades ...... 86-inch Skinner’s Satin i $2.~3’9" 36~-inch Kimono “Silk....:$1.39' 40-inch Tricolette, good’ ; quality i ik $1. Fringes, various widths, in Grey, Taupe, Brown ,and Blue ooooeeeeen 79c to $2.49 Chiffon, in all the new shades . 98¢ WOOLEN DRESS GOODS Beautiful Plaid Wool ........i... $2.49 to $5.90 36-inch. Dress Goods..39¢, 98¢ 36-inch Blue Dress Serge..79¢ 36-inch Blue Dress Serge..89c 54-inch Blue Storm SOYZe :oiirvensompnsoiuidantitacts 40-inch Shepherd : Checks /! WASH- GOODS 6 Imported Swiss Organdy, 40 inch, all shades................98¢c Dress Voiles, good variety.of patterns and colors, 40- inch— “ 19¢, 39¢, 49¢c, 59¢c, 79¢, 98¢ White Organdy........ 49c, 98¢ ° American Organdy, (701 1) - J RO 69c 32-inch French Plaid Gingham ... 69c Plain and fancy Dness Gingham ..~ Burlap 5 2 ¥ Coat’s Crochet: Cotton.. ' Linén Crash heel Girls’ Tan Kid and Calf CREPE MOHAIR _The new sports material, very smart for sports: Skirts, Sashes, Hats, etc—an excep- tional value af ............. $1.59 - PERCALES 86-inch Light and Dark Percales ...l 19¢ 27-inch Light and Dark Percale 36-inch Hope Muslin 8-4 Sheeting .. 9-4-Sheeting....... 40-inch 11 oz:White Duck 27-inch Khaki Cloth........ 36-inch Brown: and Green : -19¢ TSl TOWELS and TOWELINGS ‘Bleached ' and Unbleached Toweling .:......:33c and -38¢c Crash Toweéling....15¢ to'29¢ Turkish Towels, plain.......19c, 23c, 38c, 49c Turkish Towels, fancy bor- der..........x- 39c; 59¢, 79c, 98c SHEETS and CASES Sheets, 72x90— $1.29, $1.39 and $1.49 Sheets, 81x99 Pillow Cases, 42x36 fi 5 SHOES Here Is/ Where You Save Money on Shoes Babies’ Soft: Sole ke tédies’ Kid bal, Military eel ... $2.98 to $6.90 Ladies’ Calf bal, Military heel ... ...$2.98 to $4.98 Ladies’ Stramp Pumps, Military heel..$3.49 to $5.90 Pumps and Oxfords, Fren¢h heel .............i.. $2.98 to $6. Grey Suede Pumps, French ....$8-90 Shoes. il falidia $2.98 Oilcloth,, plain White and fancy colors, per yd........ 39¢ < | . Suits : -WIDE . ANATION MBS ;.- 312 DEPARTMENT 7:MEN'S SUITS 8 Men'’s Suits..$19.75 to $39, Young Men’s fancy .$22:50 to $39.50 ‘BOYS’ SUITS Boys’ Suits, two pair Pants .. .-$6.90 to $8.90 RAINCOATS Men’s Reversible Rain- coats Men’s Spring Dress Rain- coats ..$17.50 DRESS PANTS Pants......... $3.49 to $6.90 Boys’ Knee Trousers ..98¢c to $2.98 ‘MEN'S DRESS SF Men’s Silk Shirts......$4.98, $5.90, $6.90 Men’s fancy. Mercerized -and Silk Poplin ; Shirts ......$2-98,. $3.98, $4.49 Men'’s Staple Dress Shirts— .'98¢, $1.23,-$1.69 and $2.49 DRESS HOSE Men’s fancy Silk Hose....98¢c Men’s Brown Silk Hose....88¢c " Men’s Silk Hose, Navy, Black and'Grey ............. 79¢ - Men’s Fibre Silk.Hose....69¢c Men’s Lisle Thread: 5 Hose ........ 2 39c; 49¢c Men’s Colored Hose Men’s fancy Silk Ties .-$1.49 to $1.98 Men’s Belts ..25¢ to 98¢ Men’s & Garters....10¢c, 19¢c, and 23c ‘Arm Bands......10¢c, 12c, 19¢ ‘HATS Men’s Felt Hats— $2.98, $3.49; $3.98 and $4.49 Men’s Caps .69¢c to $2.39 Boys’ Caps: ....59¢ to 98¢ Men’s Canvas Gloves........ 8c Men’s Gauntlet, leather” faced, Canvas Gloves ....... 29¢ Men’s 7 leather faced, knit ‘wrist, Canvas Gloves .....29¢ | ney - Bemidji; Minn., 413-415 Beltrami £ STORE ORGANIZATION IN THE WORLD- s UNDERWEAR Men’s: faney Lisle Union :Suits; - short sleeves, ankle - length . 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Oxfords ............ $4. - STORES 'FoR LEss