Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 10, 1921, Page 6

‘supposed to. Still They Know Better Although peop'e who drive auto- mobiles and Fords have been warn- ed by numerous accidents, they still persist in doing what they are not there has been too many ‘people try- ing to go into the front door of busi- ness 'places without getting out of | their cars. If they still persist in do- ing that, the merchants should insist that they use the back door where the glass is less expencive. And then the drivers must remember that, al- though Bemidji boasts of a lot of ga- rages, every business place is not a garage. \ For instance, of late| ~_OPEN —Giddap!— Making It Even . The other day a man was accosted | by a friend for a small loan. In fact, | the friend wanted to borrow $10. The | mzn hesitated for a moment and ap-| peared to be in deep thought. Then| he handed his friend a $5 bill. | “I asked you for ten—that’s only five,” the friend said, somewhat re- | proachfully. | “I know that,” the man teplied.| “But this way we will be even; we'll| both lose five.” i Moral: When borrowing money| from a friend, be sure to ask for just| twice as much as you really need. —1If You Have Any Friends— A Life-Saver The notice for another special | school election comes to us like a| haven in a storm. We have been | wondering, ever since the result of| the old school site election was an-| nounced what we were going to do for pastjme. —Bemidji Must Vote— In Case of Necessity Now that we have been given A‘ few indications that we are to have | more of that weather that makes the| men take off their vests and roll up| their sleeves, and makes women put| on their summer furs and roll down| their stockings, we offer the iollow-i: ing hot weather suggestions: If you persist in wearing under-| wear, be sure to wear it under your| clothing. To avoid sunburn, * bathe in the moonlight. (Not moonshine). If vou can find a cool spot, and can| afford it, stay there. Don’t drink wood. alcohol, as it] leave: inters in the throat. | Always take a nap before going to sleep. ~—Avoid Ice Skating— Dayv of Miracles Not Past It is easv to see that “Rainmaker” Hétfield- must have a good line and lots of good luck to go with it, for the Alberta farmers have engaged him for another year. The faith of Al- berta farmers in Providence must be getting no better fast. This vicinity doesn’t need a hu- man “rainmaker,” but it might be a little ‘better off if it possessed some one with power to spread the rain around a little more. —Like They Spread Other Things— 5 Safety First An Ontario woman chased a bur-| glar away by throwing dish water over hmi. Judging from that, it might be a good idea for Bemidji | housewives to keep a pan of dish wa- | ter handy. And then again, that’s| probably why some of them do. | —We've Always Wondered— | ONE WAY TO TELL WHEN | GLIVES ARE POISONOUS| Philadelphia, Aug. 10.—-When | opening a bottle of olives, if they give cff a rancid, offendive odor, they ghould be thrown away, because they are poison, according to Dr. Randall | C. Rosenberger, professor of hyziene and bacteriology at Jefferson college. Dr. Rosenberg has been, carryi on experiments to find-out h~w #~ de. tect poisonous olives. Good olives have a pleasantly aromatic odor, he sald. Thel poisonous olives smell a little stronger than roquefort cheese, and the liquor is clouded. The poison is known as bacillus botulinus. Tt is found maore fr} quently in ripe olives than n green ones, probably because the ripe vari- ety are really over-ripe and possibly in an early state of decay, Rosenberg- er said. e Dr. Rosenberger carried on exten- sive experiments with guinea pigs, white mice and rabbits. ADDITIONAL WANT ADS ——— WANTED---Good girl for general housework. + Call 116. Mrs. Gil- more, 906 Lake Blvd. 8-10tt FOR RENT---Fiive room cottage. 0. D. Ludas. 1t8-10 N larlay-Davidson Motorcycles #.Bicycles. and. Supplies GENERAL REPAIR SHOP |en to insure completion of work this | with their respective numbers on/yel-| {tion by congress of federal aid) ap- | pertionments on the established basis. MARKETS HlD@ Cow hides, No. 1. Bull hides, No. 1. Kipp hides, No. 1, Iv. Calf skins, No. 1, 1b. Horss hides, large. Deacons, €ach .. ... .= = wibVC-60C HIGHWAY WORK RUSHED DURING FIRST 90 DAYS . (Continued From Page 1) the principal that a chain (s no stronger than its weakest link, a pol- cy of first building up poor stretches in long mileage of otherwise good 3 < 2 Commissi.oner Babcock with John Mullen, assistant commissioner H. and chief road éngineer, began a tour of trunk routes. Covering about 200 miles a_day, they picked out sections in need of early improvement. Ther the order of projects took form Jirections were wired to the St. Paul ifices, survey narties were dispatches nd plans made on which to ¢ul for bids. Promoting competition by arrang- ing three lettings on lists of $1,600,- 000 each about a moath apart, U'ein- missioner “Babcock secured bids on grading and - graveling avera g about 40 per cent under 1920 s, and 15 per cent lower on paving in spite of big increases in railroad rates. Special precautions were tak- & season. County Projects Swell List. Commissioner Babcock and his as- sistants alsy gave aid to various coun- ties on planning and putting under contract about $5,000,000 of trunk highway improvements financed with county reimbursement bonds. A large amount of odd work was advanced. Surveys and investiga- tions were jade of routes in doubt or controversy. Efforts were put forth to give courteous attentioh to many petitions presented and communica- tions received. Amcng other special work, plans were made to mark all trunk routes cw stars, significant of the North Star state. This big task is bqing pushed now in all districts. Fighting for Federal Aid. Thy first lap finizhed and the new good roads machine running as fast as funds allow, Commiscioner Bab- ceck left for Washington to direct the campaign of highway executives in progressive states for continua- Reportst are that the fight will be successful,- but the commissioner is/ concerned in prompt action that the| Minnesota program of new highway | congtruction for 1921 may be car- mvied out (in full and not curtailed | mearly 50 per ¢ent. The National Farm Bureau federa-| tino, civic and ccmmercial and other organizations have been active in this movd for farm-to-market legislation rather than a “rich man's boule- var plan. . | FORMAL CONFERENCE CALL | NOW BEING PREPARED (By United Press) | Washington, Aug. 10.---President Harding’s formal call for the Wash- ington disarmament conference to | meet November 11, is now being pre- | pared. It will be issued as soon as it can be completed, it was announced today. Sensible’ Arabians, The Arabs have a proverb that, after whistling, the’ mouth Is not purified for forty d. : they regard it as the most unlucky sign that can emanate from human lips. The Chinaware of Central China. The center of the chinaware indus- try of China i§ Chind-teh-chen, a city of 300,000 people, two-thirds of which | are engaged in the manufacture and sale of porcelain, Woman, Lovely Woman. It takes a woman longer to make up her mind than it does to make up her | face, hut with either she usually gets what she is aiming at—Florida Timeg- Union. Cleaning Marble. ' To clean marble mix with water | Mive parts of soda, two and a half | parts of powdered chalk and two and a half parts of pumice stone (pow- | dered); spread on the marble and | | wash off with soup and water. The | consistency of the mixture when ap- plied should be that of a thin paste. 311 Sixth St.—Bemidji Subscriby for The Dauv Plonaer. GOSH, \TS HOT ON “TH\S “TRAIN ! 1 WISH THAT WINDOW WOLYD © SEND GOOD ROADS SAVE MUCH GAS Trucks Use Twice as Much Fuel on Dirt Highfays as on One Built of Concrete. That good roads cut the cost of gasoline more than 50 per cent is stated by “Freight Transporation Di- gest.” A loaded two-ton truck was used in a test and in running 100 | miles on an earth road consumed 17.3 gallons of gasoline, making an aver- age of 578 miles a zallon. The cost figured at 25 cents a gallon was $4.33. The same truck was used on a con- crete road and traveled the same dis- tance on 8,49 gallons of gasoline, mak- ing 11.78 miles per gallon. The cost in this case, figured on the same basis, was $2.12. The net savings in cost of gasoline on the improved high- way was, therefore §- 21, or more than 100 per cent. Statisticians could step in here and conjure a' colossal sum to represent the savings in gasoline cost if all the highways of the United States were paved, remarks the Columbus (0.) Dispatch. They could, -for instance, assume that all of the one-half million mwotortrucks in the country were two- ton trucks, and on this basis figure out a saving in gasoline costs equal to a couple of Liberty loan issués, This enormous reduction in gasoline costs, coupled with handle loads with less tractional ef- fort, has become one of the strongest arguments. for goed roads. The two tests cited in this Instance show con- clusively that poor roads are expen- sive to the farmer and merchant alike. The farmef who hauls with a motor- truck is getting only one-eighth of the profit he could get and the merchant and inter-city freight truck operator are paying out twice what they should for gasoline and are getting only one- eighth of the profit they could get. GOOD GUIDE FOR TRAVELERS Arrows on Signs Mark Detours on lowa’s Highways and Point Qut Proper Direction. All detours around roads closed to traffic in Iowa are cavefully marked for the guidance and protection of travelers, Stgns ave erected at inter- vals so that the proper diréction can be taken with the slightest deviation from the regular route. The signs, as furnished by the state to the counties at cost, have a yellow arrow printed | against a black ground, with the word “detour” above and below the arrow. £ ATRLULE The blank sign furnished to the coun- ties is shown in the upper corner, and as used, in the lower, The larger illustration shows How the signs are disposed to guide traffic around a closed road. When the sign has been placed with the arrow pointing in the proper di- rection, the “detour” below is deleted with black paint. The name of the place the arrow is 1\nh\tln? to, and other Information, Is stenciled ingjde the arrow.—Populur Mechanics Magh- zine, MATHEMATICS OF BAD ROADS Farmer Solves Problem of Hours Lost in Making Trip Over Road That Is Deep in Mud. If it takes a farmer, making a trip ' through the mud one hour and a half longer than when the roads are firm, how many -hours are lost in a year if 000 farmers make an average of 12 trips a month? What would be the monetary loss If each 1% hours lost be estimated at 75 cents per hour for each man and his team? This “two- in-one” proposition gave our old cat considerable trouble, but he finally, worked it out thus: One farmer mul: WOLKEC I > e e ot o i WINDOWS ALL STUCK! VLL //4/ 7 the ability to | QUY A COACH WITH “THE SPEAK YO THE CONDLETORY . WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1921 e e Stuck Windows Should Always Be Opened This Way 5 { CoME BAZK, B0SS" \ GOY 'ER OPEN! ;Ihxlie(l 'by* 1% hours multiplied by 12 :l_x'ips, multiplied by 1,000 farmers multiplied by 12 months equals 216,- 000 hours lost; geing a step further, and multiplying 216,000 by 75 cents, Yot have $162,000 per annum lost to the farmers. Cur old cat is now pon- dering how many rgad bonds this annual loss would float at 5 per cent Interest.—Union Times, Points of Inferest Marked. Practically every point of interest within a radius of 75 miles from Phila- delphia is distinctly marked on more than 800 miles of important highwn*'s. Detroit Best Regulated. Detroit has the reputation of being one of the best regulated traffic’ cen- | ters in the country. Pays Good idends. A good home fruit and vegetable garden is paying good dividends «n time and labor invested these days. Wings Ready for Him. There is some hopt for the person who can laugh when he has a tooth- ache, DBut the man who can laugh at you when you have _a toothache fis beneath words.—The Fleur de Lis. Daily Thought. But silence nefer shows itself to so gregt an advangge as when it is made the reply to calumny and defamation, provided that we give no just occasion for them.—Addison. Challengers. Critles are sentinels in the grand army of letters, statloned at the cor- ners of newspapers and reviews, to challenge every new author.—Long- fellow. Art and Power. Art and power will go on as they have done—wiil make day out of night, time out of space, and space out of time.—Emerson. SNothing in It. Self-determination seems to have been an empty promise, as a large majority of the married men are ready to admit.—Exchange. SUinnmng THHEEH UL A LT LT LT 00 0 U R e e e R AT LR TP T A LRR L EEA L = I To pay more than 23 cents a gallon | fillllllll“llllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIII|lIIIIIIIIII||IlIlIIlIllIIIIlIIIlIIIIlIIIIIIIII!IIIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIII|I|IIIl|IIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII We are today in rgceipt of a telegram from Detroit,'as follows: i “We have given following statement to Detroit pa- pers: ‘Our attention has been called to recent newspa- per articles, etc., to the effect that there is to be a new model Ford Car on the market August 15th with a change in design to a ventilating windshield and one- man top. As we do not contemplate any such changes, " and there is no foundation to the rumors circulated in this connection, we have no hesitancy in making a de- nial of the report.’ i ; “You may use this in the newspapers if you so desire. , : “FORD MOTOR COMPANY i “C. C. HILDEBRAND, Manager.” C. W. JEWETT & CO., Inc. Telephone 970 . "Bemidji II|IllllI!dlllIIIIlIlu.lj{llllllulllllllllIIIIIIIHlIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIl"IllllE for gasoline is like paying a E premium on gold dollars . DN, | . for tHat is the price of Red Crown Gasoline. Red Crown is ju;;t as g § standard as gold. It more than meets specifications of the highest au- E g ‘thority—the U. S. Government. : g g But, better than all, it delivers to the automobile driver 1060% service. g E It starts easily, winter or summer, enabling your car to,get away quick- _g'_ E er, to accelerate smoother, and delivers every. ounce of power and '_5 E speed your engine is capable of developing. 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