Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 13, 1921, Page 8

il { Pomrv s - THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER T&7"=m N TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1921 Sounds Suspicious The Crystal City Courier was a day late one week in putting out its pub- lication and the following item ap- peared in explanation;. “The Courier is a day late this week owing to the printer being away to Winnipeg and missing his train home.” —One Train a Day— Ready for a Long Stay From all appearances the Septem- ber term of district court is going to be a busy one. We see by the an- nouncements of the opening of the term that a number of those concern- ed are bringing their suit cases to court with them. That must mean a long session. —Preparedness— Papa Love Mamma? The teacher has just asked the class if anyone could tell her the shape of the world. Little Johnny popped up with the information that he had heard dad talking about the subject the other day and that he had said it was “in a hell of a shape.” —DMaybe Dad Was Right— Anybody Here Seen Kelly? My Bonnie leaned over the gas tanks, The heights of the contents to see;| He lighted a match to assist him— Oh, bring back my Bonnie to me.| —Algeria. —Algeria Is Right— | ® No Wonder The mudhen enjoys the protcetion of the law at certain times and in thoze times it is a crime to kill one. And in our opinion it’s worse than that te try to eat one. —Don’t. Shcot, Hector—- Why Not Walk? The National Hay association at its Chicago convention adopted the slo- gan: “You can feed a horse for 35| cents a dgy. Why have an auto?” What if we should take to horses| again and junk the flivvers? Up| would go hay prices and all. | And then again, if you can feed a horse for 35 cents a'day, we suggest| that you might need the auto to haul the hay to the horse—or, from the horse. —TEconomy, “Horses”— MEET OPPORTUNITY HALF WAY AND RIDE BACK IN YOUR OWN AUTOMOBILE| (Continued From Page 1) decides that he or she is going to win, and has the confidence to do his best, is very likely to be among the winners of the top prizes. Also, there are more credits given now for subscriptions thun at the end of the campaign. Th# is done in fairness to the omes who get out and hustle at the start and will not allow any one to step in at the last and win. But you cannot accomplish anything unless you get started. So it is very important that you cut out the membership blank in this issue and send or bring it in this very day. Once started, if you are of the ambitious sort you will become the pousezsor of the kind of enthusiasm thut will make one of the big prizes yours, ® ® YES, WE WANT. YOU! No, it is not too late to enter the Salesmanship Club in The Daily and Weekly Pioneer’s greater circulation campaign and win one of the valuable prizes. You might enter a week from now and win the new Buick car just as easily as if you had entered Monday, but the chances are that you can win easier if you will get into the game now. Several new club members entered yesterday, and several more entered today. Others are coming in tomorrow, and next day, and next week, for they to!d us so, but one who enters early naturally will not have to work so hard at the last as the one who enters late. The campaign is just begin- ning to warm up. Saturday we expect to publish a list of the club members. We can tell you now that you are going to be in fast company if you enter, but just remember that the race is to the swift and the battle to the strong. We have no one in the cam- paign who can perform mir- acles; they are just ordinary folks like you and I, and it might not be amiss to mention the fact that the more there are in the Salesmanship Club the easier it is for the live one to win the capital prize. Come on in, young lady, yonng gentlemen, the water’s fine. If you fail to win one of the fifteen handsome prizes, the salesmanship training, the 20 per cent commission and the enjoyment you will get out of the campaign will be worth many times the effort you put mto it. ® sl Time to Act Nawl . Don’t Be a ‘“sit-on-the-fencer.” Be a “doer.” The best way to test your initiative is to sign and send in the nomination blank, appearing else- where in this issue, at: ONCE. This starts you. The rest will be easy. You will not find credit-getting at all hard or tircscme. In fact, it will af- ford .a great deal of pleasure and should prove exceedingly profitnb]e.‘ Show your ambition, ACT NOW! © i POTATOES Kansas City, Sept. 13. — Potato {market steady. Supplies moderate, |demand and movement moderate. Sales to jobbers, sacked Red River Ohios, U. S. No. 1, $2.75; Western sacked round whites, U. S. No. 1, $2.75 to $3 per cwt. Chicago, Sept. 13.—Potato receipts 71 cars. Market slightly easier. Total United States shipments, 695 cars. idado whites sacked, $2.90 to $3; Wicsonsin $2.90 Minnesota Red River Ohios, $2.85 to $3. FORMER BEMIDJI TEACHER HAS NEW SCHOOL POSITION Miss Elsie M. Schmitt, who for sev- eral years taught in the Bemidji pub- lic schools, has recently become con- nected with the Guidance and Place- ment department of the Minneapolis public schools, co-operating with the| junior division, United States Em- ployment service. In a letter to Bemidji friends, she tells of her new work and that she will be glad to welcome her old | friends at any time they may visit the city. AMERICAN FOREIGN TRADE NOW SHOWS IMPROVEMENT (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 13.—For the first time since Harding's adminis- tration ‘began its campaign to end business depression, American for- oign trade showed improvement. Dur-| ing the month of August the United | States had a trade balance of $181,- 000,000, Tmports totaled $194,000,- 000, an increase over June and July. Exports totaled $375,000,000, the largest amount since March this year. | DAKOTA FARMER SHOOTS 1,025 PRAIRIE DOGS (By United Press) Haryey, N. D., Sept. 13—Although Adam’ G. Leismeister, farmer, will collect $2,562.50 for the shooting of 1,025 paririe doys from January 1 to August 9 this year, he declined because of lack of time from his farming duties to accept a govern-| ment position in a drive against the dogs. He says, however, that he will kill 1,500 more before the first of the year. i POTATO GROWERS WOULD LABEL THEIR- SHIPMENTS (By United Press) Moorhead, Scpt. 13.—A law re- quiring potato shippers to state on the bill of lading and on car the variety, grade and quality of pota- toes shipped was recommended in a resolution passed at a meeting here of potato growers with Hugh J. Hughes, director of markets of the state department. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DIG FOR BERGDOLL GOLD tanile (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 13.—The feder- al government Monday started to dig for the Tamous BBeBrgdoll “pot of} gold.” Court action asked that Mrs. virover Cleveland Bergdoll be com- pelled to turn over to the govern- ment the $150,000 in gold coin, which she withdrew from the federal treasury in 1917 * MICKIE, THE PRINFER’S DEVIL = | qUERE GORS CWEF QUSTICE TARF; BAYT WA DO\ CARER INOTA [ wasesn i PRES\DENT FHULL SLEW By, Charles Sugloe & Westem Newspapet Union EVIRNBODN BUT UNCLE SAMS (W' PRESIDENT, WIS CABEY, ‘|’ U\CB * AN ALY HIS SENADORS, A OF AMBASSADORS , BAMKERS, OF INDUSTRY vas SHUEKS ! MINOT MOTHER RECEIVES ' MEDAL AND NOTE FROM KING (By United Press) Minot, N. D., Sept. 13.—A bronze medal and note from King George of England carried to Mrs. H. L. Chat- field Britain’s gratitude for the life of her son, Ernest Roy Chatfield, who fell at Arras in October, 1916. CHILDREN’S COMMISSION TO STUDY. CHILD LAWS (By United Press) Bismarck, N. D.. Sept. 13.—Study of North Dakota laws affecting chil- dren and their administration togeth- er with recommendations will be the work of the Children’s Code commis- sion created by the last legislature. Mothers’ pensions, rural child la- bor, Americanization, adoption, ju- venile courts, compulsory education, social conditions, vacational training and among’the subjects which show the scope of the commission’s work. QUEEN ESTHERS TO HOLD MEETING THIS' EVENING The Queen Esthers will meet to- night at 8 o'ciock at the home of | Miss Anna Brown. All members are urged to be present. ‘Mrs. Joe Lenex and baby left Mon- day for their hcme at Fosston after | viriting for some time at the home of her sister, Mrs. M. Gallinger. STIRRED HER TO INDIGNATION: Mother Simply Could Not Stand for, Repatition of Odious Word by. Her Small Boy. She was apparently a lady of re- finement. She had all the hall-marks of the elect. Her clothing was fault- less and there was a look. of keen In- tellectuality in hgr face, With her, says the New York Mall, was a beau- ' | tiful little boy—not exactly a Little | Lord Fauntleroy, but a little chap with big eyes and a wealth of tous- eled hair, I noticed them, the lady for her dig- nified bearing and the boy for his bright face, as I sat down just in front ot them on the subirban train. Pretty soon I heard the little boy say, evidently referring to me: “Aln't that a funny hat that man has got on? Ain't it an old hat, mom?” No reply. “Ain't he a funny looking man, mom? Ain't he?” No reply. “Aln’t it funny when a man has got a boll on the back of his neck, mom? Aln't it?” (We happened to have one that morning.) No reply. “Ain't there nothing to do ahout boils on the back of the neck, wom, aln’t there?” shut up!® came the voice of the lady. “If you use that word ‘ain’t’ agaln, I am going to soak you on the bugle, now take it from me. How often have I got to tell you not to use that word ‘ain’t’?” Squirrels and Robins Fight. A flerce lawn battle bétween forces of squirrels and robins has been observed In Mount Vernon, N. Y. The squirrels and robins on Eleventh avenue, Mount Vernon, have declared war upon each other, and each day. the battles are wagelng bigger and fiercer. Residents on Rleventh avenue have for some time thrown peanuts on their ‘lawns for the squirrels and bread FOUR-DAY COUNTY FAIR and the county fair board is ron- fident it will be one of the most suc cessful fairs yet staged. i ROCK COUNTY FAIR TODAY fair is under the auspices of the Rock Coum.)' Agricultural Society. e —_Coming Rex— MONROE SALISBURY “FHE BARBARIAN’ e Jane Novak OO0 o te Luverne, .Mhm.. Sept . 13.—The| a qualter’ of an hour. Rock county fair opened here today | pattie, both sides leaving most of their and will continue until Friday. The| pneanuts and crusts on the field. crusts for the birds of the nelghbor: hood. Three weeks ago a few robins after enting the bread helped them- OPENS' AT WASECA TODAY] selves to peanuts, and the squirrels Waseca, Minn., Sept. 13.—A fOUr-| yan gway, “The first day a,few squir- day county fair opened here toda¥,| g1 gtracked the robins and there was a short but furfous fight in which the squirrels saved. their suppers. The second day about twenty robins swooped down and. the squirrels were routed. The third day the squlirrels OPENING AT TUVERNE| roturncd reinforced by an equal num- ber and there was a baitle royal fory Tt was a drawn Rainfall L|k;N;h Deluge. The total annual rainfall upon all TR ASAAAAMEIRRIE | e rana ot the fobe amounts to 20347 cubie miles, according to the United States geologieal survey, Department of the Interior, and of this quantity | 6,624 cuble miles drains off through rivers to the sea. A cubic mile of river water weighs about 4,205,650,000 tons, and carries in solution an aver- age of about 420,000 tons of foreign matter. In all about 2,735,000,000 tons of solld matter is thus carrled annu- ally to the ocean, and a. good deal of this is naturally the fertlle soll washed felds. FAMOUS QNS ARE NUTHINY 1IN MY NOUNG | GBOD ROADS MD PROSPERITY —— Instance Cited of Virginia Community Where Great Progress Has Been Accomplllhed./ That good roads are ‘closély related fo prosperity there is no question of doubt. Only a few years ago this section of Virginia had bat one macad- am road, one creamery, which went to the wall, and a mere handful of pure-bred dairy cattle, writes C. C. Conger, Jr., of Virginia in the Practl- cal Farmer. One mnot familiar with the many blessings good roads bring about might wonder in what way good roads . would affect creameries and pure-bred cows. Let us take, for in- stance, Rockingham county, and see Just what good roads did in this sec- tion in the dairy business alone, to say nothing of the prosperity good roads brought about in various other ways. Previous to our good roads the one. creamery did some business dur- ing the summer months, when the dirt roads were at their best, but business dwindled to nothing during the winter months because farmers could not get over the roads to deliver their milk. The creamery finally. closed down for the lack of milk. = About this time a mere, handful of progressive farmers began a movement fof better”ronds, calling a. meeting at 4 little village centrally located in the county. The attendance was good, and a great deal of “good roads” enthuslasm was aroused. It was the fifst step in bet- ter roads that gained impetus by leaps and boungds. Today, in a few short years, we have a network of fine mac- adam roads throlighouf the entire county. Following good roads came creameries. They sprang up over mght like mushrooms, till' today, the county Is dotted with creamerfes, the sight of which does not look much like clos- ing down for the lack of milk, par- ticularly during the early hours of the day, when auto trucks are pouring in from the country, bringing milk from every nook and corner of the county. Pure-bred cows came with the cream- eries, till today scrub stock no longer dominates our farms. Ask any farmer why he disposed of his scrub cows, re- placing them with pure breds, and he will tell you the creameries did it. Stretch of Hard Surface Road in. Vir- ginia. Ask him what brought the creameries, and_ he will tell you better roads. ‘While milk has slumped somewhat at times In this section, it has never halted the dairy business, and farm- ers are now reporting fair profits in dairying. The wealth that good roads has brought to this section in dairy- ing alone is astonishimg. We are striving for more wealth and pros- perity by building still more gocd | roads. Experience has taught us that | 'good roads, wealth and prosperity go hand in hand. ROAD MARKERS AID TOURISTS Trunk Highways Designated by Num-. ber to Correspond With One on Official Map. Since the adoption of a standardized system of highway markers by the weel £ The Boy is Getting Blase =L state of SViSCons,; fIve otlier “Stafes and England have followed the model plan. " Each of the state trunk high- ways is designated by number to cor- vespond to the number on the official road map. Markers have been placed at close intervals carrying the number shown on the map, making it easy for the tourist to reach the most re- mote villages in the state. AUTHORITY ON ROAD TRAFFIC William Phelps Eno, Graduate of Yale College, Is an Expert on Highways. William Phelps Eno of Washington, D. C., a graduate of Yale college, in the class of 1882, is an authority on highway traffic regulations, having Peen closely identified for many years with the working out of the traffic problem in large cities in various parts of the world. HAVE APPRECIATION OF LIGHT Citizens of Colorado Town Realize What It Means to Secure the Needed Power. You who live'In citles where the electricity is a thing to be taken for granted, requiring only the pressing if you could see what has to be done in Green Mountain Falls, Colo., before. we have any light. In the first place, we don’t have any electric light at al! until 6 or '6:30 o'clock in the evening. And the . only reason that we have that, is because the men who manage the power plant, which is situated almost at the very top of a mountain, start their long and far-from-easy, climb every night about 5:30 and turn on the lights for us. It may sound very simple and all that, but if you could see the speck that s the power house, way, way up there against the slde of an exceeding- ly steep and rocky mountaln, you would. change your mind about it. They say the climb is about a mile. And sometimes in the midst of a se- vere thunder storm, when the rain is hurling itself down the mountain, and the falls are roaring In stentorian tones, and the trees are straining and moaning in the wind, you wonder that the men ever reach the top at all, and are more than thankful when the lights finally go on. For that is our only way of knowing that the men City Star. Little. Real’ Graham. Flour. Graham’ flour derives its name: from Sylvester Graham, a Connecticut cler- gyman, who advocated the use of un- | bolted wheat flour as more conducive to health than white flour. His conten- tions have been fully borne out by re- mines. Much of the so-called Graham flour sold now. is, however, merely white flour mixed with a little bran, or'flour so coarsely ground as to be unpalatable. What Makes Joke Good, Those who joke badly suppose that a Joke is a frivolous way of saying some- thing which, but for human weakness, one would say otherwise ; but, in fact, a good joke is. good-because it could not be said otherwise; it expresses a truth in itself humorous, and when it occurs in a speech or. in literature it comes because it must. Sg the best jokes depeng onstheir context; in a way they are pi events, like a good repartee, which would be nothing but for the remark which has provoked it.—London Times, Knew One, at Least. It was an East end school. The teacher had been telling the children about Noah's ark and the Ark of the Covenant. And then -she. asked the class if anyone knew of any other ark ! in the Bible. The knowing, oy, who had been spending his. evenings re- hearsing Christmas carols: “Yes, mum, *Ark the ’erald angels singl"—London Chronicle. of a button, would appreciate it more | have Teached there safely—Kansas | cent discoveries in regard to vita- ctical jokes, made by. || WHY, 1'SPOSE \F | STAY WERE ANOTHER SIX MONTHS, | WONY EVEN TURM AROUND YO LOOR AY To Make Parchment Paper. i Paper can be made~to look like parchment by the following simple proc- ess. To three or tour parts of water add one part of sulphuric acid—add the acid to the water, never pour water into acid; immerse the paper for a few seconds in this solutiop, and then wash it in weak ammonia. ¥ WAR ON' SCREW-WORM FLIES Traps Have Proved Effective Methods of Getting Rid of Human -and Animal Pests. The use of flytraps for catching screw-worm flies is a new idea as a means of combating those abominable insects, and has already proved de- 2 cidedly effective. They are a first- class pest in some parts of this country, and especially In southwest Texas. Cattle and other livestock suffer much from thelr attacks, thelr habit being to lay eggs in any sort.of wound. The larvae hatched from the eggs bore into the tissues, feeding upon them and doing mest destructive mis- chief. When ready to' transform into pupre, they come out, drop: to the ground and bury themselves to await metamorphosis into flies. The screw- worm flies are typical meat flies, and the carcass of any dedd animal quickly becomes a hatchery for them, Hence, in the reglon afflicted by them, it i3 very important that all carcasses shall be promptly destroyed, preferably by burning, Occasionally it happens that human beings are attacked. A fly crawls up the nostrils of a sleep- ing person and lays its eggs. The larvae hatched from them invade the 'sinuses, and death is likely to result. Flies Breed in Old Brooms. During an anti-fly campaign on the Canal zone the breeding source of flies n a Balboa restaurant was found to be in the inner parts of 12 old grease- soaked corn brooms used to sweep the fleors. 2 i Harley-Davidson‘Motorcycles Bicycles and Supplies GENFRAL REPAIR SHOP 311 Sixth. St.—Bemidji- e p——— U T R TR G g YOU WILL NOTE HERE that our service is fault- less in every respect. We offer a varied menu of the best that the mar- ket affords. Our cuisine is excellent. The table service'is efficient and prompt. Courtesy = is the watchword here and economy is. reflected in our prices. B T T L T S, LT LR E THT TTTT .lllmlIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllIIIllivlil'il‘l‘iifllllllllllllIllllfimillIllllilllllllIIlIIIIIHlIIII“IIII.'* IS Y l [T METTHTT (A i hil Of course, you take a Kodak with you, but there are hundreds of pictures to be made right in your own house and yard. Now—today, is the time to make your pic- tures of the children. They are growing every minute and before you know it an- other year will have passed with all its changes. i il 3 Testing Pearls. Two professors In physics at Lon- don university, England, are conduct- ing exhaustive tests, on behalf of the Daily Mail, with a view to finding a possible difference between ordi- nary and Japanese pearls. A Japan- ese pearl is produced by Inserting a seed pearl or mother of pearl intd the “liver of an oyster. Alfred E. Calvert, a fellow of the Chemical sodiety, stated recently that the several specimens of Japanese pearls he pos- sesses are identical In weight, color and luster with ordinary pearls, ahd they are produced by the oyster with the sanf® materials and by the same process as_the other varlety, SRS We have a complete line of Kodaks $8.00 and up [ li EARLE A ‘BARKER Phone 34 for Correct Time