Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 8, 1921, Page 2

PAGE TWO T BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY | THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgz G. B. CARSON, President ? J. D. WINTER, City Editor G. W. HARNWELL, Editor Telephone 922 emidji, Minnesota, as second-class matter. | cngress of March 8, 1879. Lntered st the postoffice at under Act of No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's 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 iasue. { | SUBSCRIPTION RATES | Goe'E By Carrier $6.00 By Mal e Year — X Six Months SRR ggg One Year ... p—— | X} Three Months —— 1.50: One Month R Six Months e l.W} One Week .15 Three Months —— 128/ THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every T]mm" end sent postage paid to any address for, in advance, $2.0v. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS ! THE NEW FAIR GRANDSTAND | Patrons of the Northern Minnesota Fair will learn with pleasure of the letting of the contract for the erection of the new grandstand at the faiy grounds. The new stand will add won- derfully to the success of the fair. With a seating capacity of | 2,000, and with toilet facilities for both men and women pro-| vided, there is no doubt but that it will be generously patronized | which will also mean an added income to the treasury of the| association. iAccording to the present plans, when the grandstand is completed, there will be booths available for the merchants and business men to exhibit their industrial wares and it is expected that these booths will be rented each year for the local mer- chants’ industrial display. The management does not expect to complete the construction of the:booths this year, but they will be completed for next year’s fair. The announcement that George Cochrane will have a building erected in which to house his exhibit of stock is of much interest. It, no doubt, will mean that this will be only a starting of what will eventually develop into a series of private stables for the exhibit of high grade stock.™ Mr. Cochrane is to be complimented on his enterprise. \ PR WHY NOT MAKE IT PERMANENT? Twenty thousand acres of land cleared in four months in southérn Beltrimi county, and ten thousand in northern Bel- trami county, is a record of which any county might well be proud. One hundred per cent increase in the tillable land of| the county means one hundred per cent increase in the agricul-| tural production of the county. Farmers who have done some! clearing, but who got started rather late in the season, advise that next year they are going to clear much more than they cleared this year. With such success attending the efforts of| the men in charge of the clearing campaign, and with the fact| demonstrated that the clearing campaign has been a huge suc- . cess, would itinot be wise to make a permanent movement out of the present'campaign and arrange early for the continuance of the campaign next year and the employment of a manager again for next year? As manager; A. W. Stone has made won- derful success, and the commendation given him by the board of | flix'l?ctors o fthe Land Clearing association has been well mer- ited. — -0 DISTRICT ORGANIZATION FOR LEGION The formation of a district organization of the American Legion is one of the outcomes of the recent state convention. This organization which has been doing such fine work for the ex-service men of the country has come to realize that its activ-| ities have become so:numerous that it is impossible to take the ' proper care of the smaller posts unless they are put more or less updey the care and assistance of the larger posts of the commu- nity in which they are located, and, with this in view, the is- trict organization has been formed with district officers, - Many matters which would otherwise have to be referred to the ‘state organization will now be taken care of in the district mee'ings. . The first meeting of the district organization will be: held in the near future at Brainerd. The districts into which the | state is to be divided correspond to the congressional ‘districts of the state. — TRRTARIy The c(}igo.r of the Worthington Glcbe, a bachelor, refers to a certain woma npolitician as “a self-secking siren.” The editor will now have to llccen c}usc watch, or the lady will marry him for revenge.—Minneapolis Journal. - CARELESS: TOURISTS START DESTRUCTIVE: FOREST FIRES Beeause of the war, Germany lo mbout 21,547,620 acres of land e with rubbish and filth. they disregard | game laws and pollute streams, but their worst and most requently re- curing offenze, according to forest officials, 1g the starting of destruc- clusive of plebiscites. This was un-|iVe forest fires by carelessness either Coubtedly-a serious national mirfor- With camp fires or with smoking. tune to Germany. The United States, A lighted during the period 1916-1920, inclu-|dry leaves q.ve, burned up 56,488,307 acres of|fire that will spread for miles. A | our forested area---over 214 times as|camp fire not fully extinguished may muck, as Germany's entire loss---an |be the means of destroying visluable area greater. than New York and|timber which has taken hundveds of | ‘Pennsylvania combined, or of Minne-|years to reach maturity. The rrfi)ortr i sota, Kansas, Idaho or Utah, of forest rangers ate filled with dra- While it is impossible to trace the|Watic accounts ol‘llhe work ‘involved | cigarette thrown nto | needles, may start s | Mo. | tion as follow crigin of all forest fires, the records of the Forest Serv.ce of the United States Depantment -of Agriculture show that a large number originate through the carelessness of happy- p:p-lucky tourists. The Forest Ser- vice is anxious to encourage the use of the -National Forests as recreation grounds. It jco-operates with plans for building fine roads through the forests, ind estabishes numerous free camping grounds, where shelter, water, and firewood may be obtained. Many of these camps are lccated on main automobile highways and are easily reached. Some state provide ‘tourist guide maps to the forests and camp sites. About 5,000,000 people, it 18 esmated, use the forests each -year during the vacation season. At Eagle Camp Ground on the Columbia River Highway in the /Oregon Na tional forest, 132,000 tourists regis tered last year. Some of the campers, however, do not; seem to appreciate the pleasures and pii'vileges afforded to th> touring public. They disfigure the scencry in controlling such fires, and also in | detecting and bringing the culpits be- fore a judge after following the very s ght clues obtainable fin a deserted { camp site. Sometimes an old bottle | or a pocket handkerchief will reveal | the original possessor, who ¢(d net ) put out his jire. Sometimes a partic- | ular make of automobile tire can be traced for n(les ami the careles, | camper brought to jnstice. the local magistrate, will restore the | tburned area. Wkile forest rangers | are vigilant and alert to catcn care- | lessness and prevent incipieat fires, | the real mied, the fovesters, say, is for the deve:opment of mre Aénn science on the pact of tae pnhli(‘.i which use the'Na'ional focests. It is | greatly desired vy the forest service| ythat all the 147, national for | from the Atlantic to the Pakcific, and | from Guif to Border, be used and en- | joyed to the frillest extent bry as many | people as possible. This involves uni- | sure your, fire is out!" I No fines, however, on the past of |- versal adoption of the sliogan, “Be| “HEM- DEVICE TO MAINTAIN ROADS King Split-Log Drag Was the Inven- tion of a Missouri Man—Its Construction Explained, { |in The King split-log drag is a good drag made of a split log, and orviginat- ed by Mr, D. Ward King of Maitland, Mr, King 'explains the construc- “Take the two halves of a split log, ten or twelve inches thick and seven to nine feet long. Set the halves flat sides to the front, fasten 30 inches apart with strong stakes, the ends of which are wedged in two-inch/ auger holes bored through the slabs. Put a solid plat- 1he King Split-Log Drag. form on the stakes for the driver to seand on, The hiteh is made of strong wire or chain, the long end fastened ‘to stake over the top of the front slab, the short end put through-a hole in center of the slab and near the end to prevemt the back slab tilting forward. Face four or five feet of the ditch end of the front slab with iron. An old wagon tire, worn share of road grader, or any piece of flat steel, will answer for this purpose.” PIARD ROADS SAVE GASOLINE[ They Also RETT" Much Less| Wear and' Tear on Tires, Springs | andGeneral Comfort. enrollments e rate of 1,500 per month. According to Mr. Fiddler, the cost of'the work for July:will approximate $13.000,~i 000, and the cost for the current fis-| cal year beginning July 1 will ap- proximate $165,000,000. was recrgani ing in the latter since that time compleint fi« VOCATIONAL BOARD NOW GIVING FINE SERVICE 6.---In Washington, Aug. round {numbers, ,the federal board for vo- cational tranfing and rehabilitation of dwisabled ex-service rolled 108,000 men to date. M. fying before the senate subcommittee men’ have en- Harry Fldler, member of the board, testi- charge of the Sweet bill, states the increasing Wit the There are over 75,000 of these ex- service men) who are training with pay, at a maximum monthly cost of $160, paid by the government. There are over 8,000 training without pay, but at a minimum cost to the gov- ernment for tuition and supplies at $35 a month. The value of this ‘work is abund- antly proved by the records of 4,000 digibled their trairfng ployment. erage of $1,051 a year hefore enter- ing the army. their phyrical d erage annual wage who have cmpleted and engagel in em- These men earned an ay- men in spite of their av- $1.550. The work: of ‘this board has been Today. e the object ef hitter denunciation by several member of congress, particu- { Massachus- It should d that alt of this crit- to the board under the 3 The board Prezident Hard- cf March and 12 been no there garding the treatment they have re- |ceived at the hands of the board. An example of how the boards is functioning since its reorganization is furnished by its work in district 2 and 3, comprising the states of New York, New Jersey; Connectciut, Pennsylvania and Delaware, Since IJ\me 15, pending cases in thesp states |have been reduced from 12,185 to 3,037, o a reduction of 9,148 cases, Indiffereice,tp applications of ex-ser- vice men antl interminable delap in handling them was one of the chief complaints against the hoard as it was organized and managed under the democratic administration. Montreal, Quebec.—A report re- ceived from London, England, states that Canada’s share of reparation will amount to $300,000,000, or 4:5 per cent of the British total. This sum amounts to one-eighth of Can- ada’s national debt. The division of the British share is made on the basis of casualties, pensions, expenditure and the loss of shipping by the vari- ous portions of the empire. 3ubscribe ror The Daily Ploneer FEWER BULLS BUT BETTER The report to the federal dairy di- vision shows that for 1921 Webster county, Mo, has 80 farmers who are members of the Co-operatiive Bull as- sociation. The total cows owned members runs up to 750. When the first bull association in Webster county was formed in 1918, they yurchased 6 high class purebred bulls. Now they have fifteen bulls and the organization'is divided into four ‘circulits for exchanging bulls. The associations’ first six bulls re- placed 18 scrubs, the total value of the scrubs being $1,355. The #ix good bulls, cost them $1,657. The average value of each serub was $75.- 28 and for the comparatively small increase of investment they obtained bulls with an average value of $276. Or fin other words, a 22 per cent in- creage of investment gave them bulls of 266 per cent greater value. The bull association ¢(d it. The report shows that when they started the association they did not have a purebred cow; now they have 148, % by these RATES DOWN THE WEST HOTEL Minneapolis, Minn. Now Quoting Rooms at | $1.50 to $2.00 Without Bath $2.00 to $5.00 With Bath Moderate Priced Cafe in Connection THE PIONEER WANT ADS BRING RESULTS The new suzaf which everybody g likes—you will, t00. WRIGL chewing gum coated vour throat. \VRIGI.EYSE “AFTER . EVERY ' MEAL” 10Fror5¢ flavored sugar jacket around peppermint flavored chewing sum_ that will aid your appetite and diges- tion. polish your teeth and moisten WRIC - DOUBLEMINT .- A delicious peppermint | B122 ASWRIGHEY S 298 (JUICY FR In tests recently made at Cleveland, | 0., a five-ton! truck carrying a full load averaged’ 1L7S miles per gallon of | gasoline over a conerete road and but 548 miles per gallon over an earth road in average comlition. truck was tested over seven On the | The difterent kinds of highway. esrth road. the mileage per gallon of ‘gasoline was as above noted, 5. On fair gravel, 7,19 miles per gallon; on| good gravel, 9.39 mil on fair ma- cadam, 948 'miles; on fair br 9.88 miles; on good brick, 11.4% miles, and on concrete,)11.78 miles per gallon ot" gasoline, Accordingi to the above figures, fora man who drives his auto 8,000 wiles during the year and assuming that 4- 000 miles of the total will be over me- dium to poer roads, the balance over| falr to goorl rouds, thie cost of gusoline| would be/$40 to $50 in excess of what| it would’ be if all of the road was| made off concrete. | Besides the extra expense for fuel,| there would be a big swving on tires, springs, general wear gmd tear and comfort.. X HAULENG ON CGUNTRY ROADS | — | | Vearly!Average From 1915 to 1919 Amdunted to 86,600,000 Tans— | llinois in Lead. | % | Eleven principal crops afforded' 86| 500,006 tons for hauling on country roadsy in the yearly average of 1915 & 1919, or 27 tons per 100 acres har- . Among the results of compu- s mude by the bureau of crop| estimates, United St Department | of. Agricfiture, 1llindis is far in the in providing crop haul- | its fraction of the United | nth, or 5,000 lead of states age, and States total is on tons. Jov:a has 6,590,000 tons, and Kun yuiewhat more than” one-half of the Iitinois tonnage hauled, with 4,862,000 tans. Iollowing in order are Nebraskn, JIndiana, Ohio and Texas, with 4,050,000 tons in the last-named stae, The difference between high and low costs of hauling due’ to poor | or good conctition of roads reaches a large figure dn the hauling of this great tonnagey, or a large fraction thereof, | Last Toll Road. The last toll' road in New Jersey passed into history when the atate highway commission purchased a four and one-half-mile stretch near Cam- den for $70,000, \Tllc rond was con- structed in 1830, Motor Trucks Overweight. ¢ highway inspec- weighed 4,076 in varions sections of the found 1,108 to be over- During the 1 tors in Penms; motor truc and sinte | Bubsciitbe o1 ‘fos suilv Ploneer. . Don’t Overlook Any Diamonds L2 KIMBERLEY WAS GOING BACK. [ ers were disgruntled. They said they couldn’t eke a living from the rocky soil. And all the time, their ragged youngsters were play- ing with diamonds! But the farmers didn’t know. Many of them died poor. Théy thought the priceless gems were pebbles. Some folks are just like those Kimberley farmers. They seek opportunity in some distant place and over- look the wealth that is daily within their grasp. . THE FARM- THEY SAVE MONEY—AND MAKE IT FOR YOU! Advertising iks a diamond mine of opportunity. It tells of values you would probably overlook if it was not there to guide you. Don’t miss the advertisements in vthis paper. .