Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 3, 1921, Page 2

" that 38,266 raral families in 1918 suffered loss in degrees vary- - of altruistic endeavor. ~ anything “made in Germany”? | ‘are slipping. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO.* (' B CARSON, President 4 . W. HARNWELL, Editoz Lipee K. * J. D. WINTER, City Editox Telephone 922 Entesed at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesots, as second-clase matier, under Act of Congress of March 8, 1879, No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writexr’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 (han Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. ———a SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carries By Mail One Year ___ ——36.00 %:: u.fimm — 8.00 Ome Year e e 80 e¢ Mon! — 150 One Month e .56 Six Months —seomm e 8.80 One Week e .10 Three Months . —— 128 THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published evexy Thursas nad sent postage puid to any address for, in advance, $2.0u. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEED:iNGS WANTON WASTE The average American citizen is long suffering and will bear with a great deal before he really gets his spunk up. He grumbles a little, perhaps, when he pays his taxes and when the cost of necessities runs high, He stands by while politicians and parties personally interested fool and tinker with the tariff or revise tax laws. fair. He is about tired just now, though, with the wicked waste that has characterized the expenditures of the government at Washington for the past five years and the exhibition which was given only a short time ago in the sale, by the shipping board, of the vessels built during the war—some of them at a cost of $800,000—yet they were sold at a price of $2,100. Pro- viding the purchaser completes his bond the deal will go through on that basis. Edward C. Pummer, the commissioner, said that the board|! had devoted a great deal of time to the study of the bids, but considered that the best thing they could do under the circum- stances would be to accept the offered price of $2,100 for a part of the fleet. Of course, every one knows that it is impossible to get the original value of anything for any article, from an automobile to a typewriter, if it is what is known as second-hand. A man bought a new car and paid $2,500 for it, drove it home, met with a sudden reverse of fortune before night, drove the car over to the next house and sold it to a neighbor for $1,200. It was all he was offered and all he could get. But when it comes to selling ships that cost $800,000 for $2,100, the proportion of original cost and the selling price is a little bit too much. At any rate, it raises the question that the ‘American people are asking with more and more emphasis, why is it that the business of the government is carried on at such a fearful loss and why is this waste permitted by the officials? It is a curious fact that the average citizen looks upon what is called “the government” as something outside his own busi- ness, and almost a foreign body hired to do the business of keeping the country going. But what is “the government”? 1t is the people as a whole. WE are the government. It is| our money that shipping boards spend so freely and carelessly. And whose loss is it that several of these $800,000 ships| are going to be sold for $2,100?7 YOUR loss. Do you see the point, Mr. Taxpayer? Does it take an operation to get that into your skull? And is the shipping board the party that alone is to blame for this wicked waste of YOUR money? You would not let a clerk in your employ use your money in your business like that, would you? If you did, you would not have any busi- ness in a short time. Why should the United States, at a time when it is in debt "and when the taxes and costs of running the government are making even the average ci waste money, YOUR money, Mr. Taxpayer? ing to do about it? What are you go- 0 \ FARMERS SUFFER FROM FIRES, TOO \ 'National Fire Prevention Week is to be observed October! 2-9. Its object is to call attention to the vast annual loss by fires which might have been prevented, and to emphasize the nece: sity of safeguards against future fires. each year. ¢ According to the statistics of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, there are 38,266 fires on farms in a single year— 1918—and the estimated loss was $18,166,710. That means ing from slight damage to the loss of home, livestock and, in many cases, human life. Farmers, and all persons in rural communities, well may join in the observance of fire prevention week, both individual- 1y and in public gatherings, such as schools, churches and farm organizations.—Henry C. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture. —o0 1 CHANGE IN CURRENCY The government soon will radically change the form of its paper money which has remained unaltered almost since the foundation of the Republic. This change will be in the direc- tion of bills of smaller measurements, particularly the bills of smaller value. Two reasons justify the' change. The first is that of economy. Paper which is now used for government bank notes is made by a secret process and is obtainable only at high cost. this paper. from a sheet of the same size, Another reason for the change is to reduce the danger of counterfeiting. If the bills of smaller denominations are made smaller in size while those of large denominations are left the same size as now, it will be impos- gible for counterfeiters to raise the $1, $2, $5 and $10 bills to bills of larger denomination. ———— i One of our Exchanges says: “Uplift” seems to have gone out of fashion. Some of the leisured folk have found that polo and golf pay better returns in the relief of ennui than pet fads The lower “clawses’” are so ungrateul, dea-ont ye know!” It is very difficult indeed to ‘‘uplift” any- one higher than where you stand. : s e Do you remember hearing all those intensely patriotic people a couple or three years ago swearing that they would never. never while the sun shone, ever buy a cent’s worth of H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. | Perhaps he. concludes it will do him little; or no good to raise a rumpus about those things, which seem un-| en sit up and think, be ailowed to, The nation’s total fire| loss is estimated at 15,000 lives and $500,000,000 i prnpertyl' At present, four bills are made from one sheet of I Under the proposed change, five bills will be made| Reports indicate some of them| ? quui “NOT GUILTY” SHOWING AT is innocent and he comr{nences on a quest to unearth the guilty one. { . REX THEATER TUESDAY|™py 0 Nows and a Snub Pollard { It was announced vesterday that|comedy complete the program. | the forthcoming week will see at {the Rex theater, as the feature at- |traction, “Not Guilty,} an Associ- |ated First National attraction. | NEWS OF THE THEATRES “POOR DEAR MARGARET KIRBY” AT ELKO THEATER TONIGHT This is the photoplay adapted from| T4 those who have not read the |Harold McGrath’s famous novel,{novel from which “Poor Dear Mar- |“Parrot & Company.” Its advent has|garet Kirby,” the Selznick picture, been heralded as the drama of un-|showing at the Elko theater tonight common force and absorbing interest [;and Tueseday, the title does not | with a story of devotion and mother-| suggest the sirong dramatic power love. The cast includes such favor-|of the production. It contains all the ;itgs as Sylvia Breamer and Richard|elements which are required to con- | Dix. stitute a feature of superlative ex- cellence. . I;Ahndapting Kathleen Norris’ novel | o0 the screen none of the human- REX THEATER TODAY |, (" of" the story has been lost. “Children of Night,” a Max Brand|Elaine Hammeritein’s characteriza- story produced in screen version by ition of the heroine shows a subtlety William Fox with William Russell|which places her in the foremost |a , had its first showing here|rank of American emotional actress- !yes y at the Rex theater, anlfes. achieved an unequivocal success. Mr. | {“CHILDREN OF NIGHT” AT The theme of the story deals with |Russell demonstrated recently injthe faithfulness of fairweather {“The Cheater Reformed,” that his|friends who fawned before Mar- sue does not depend upon stories | garet Kriby when she held the scep- lof western life and the ranch; andjter of social leadership in her set, that he again demonstrated, witlrjand who turned and rent her repu- | convincing force, by his performance | tation to shreds, when, broken yesterday. through the financial failure and ill " “Children of Night” is a story Lealth of her husband, she needed Inot of Wall street life, but of ajthe help of friends the most. | Wall street financier who, througl| Supporting Miss Hammerstein is a romantic adventure, finds himself [a splendid c¢a carefully chosen, in the inner circle of an organized|and including such well known play- band of criminals whose ope s|lers as William Davidson. Warbur- |are international in e and aimed|ton Gamble, Ellen Cassidy. {at the financial ccntors threughout| The comedy at the E'ko tonight | the world. and tomorrow, “Way Out West,” Exposure of h features Hank Mann. ' {with it his conc by the ty, too much for efforts to - destro; fiance of thes» ofF is aided Ly the girl he is affiliated with the gang the fiercest and identity brings nation to dcath »s one who inows y's sal ‘The “THE SCARAB RING” AT THE ELKCO WEDNESDAY “The Scarab Ring” is the title of the Alice Joyce production which will be shown at the Elko theater next Wednesday and Thursday, and is based upon a popular novel pub- listed under the name of “A Desper- | Baks s ate Heritage.” This novel was writ- union of lovers; b t meanwhile some | ton by Harriet Gaylord, and has of the most stirring scenes ever|found ready cale with lovers of de- sereened here are enacted. {tective fiction. The star will have i added laurels, after this film picture| |“THE IDLE CLASS” AT THE bas been shown, lhroux:hol‘lt the en- | tire country for it proves that in this | REX LAST TIME TODAY new type of role Miss Joyce is ex- | The Rex theater is no place for ajcelling anything she has done in the | person with an ingrown grouch and|past. | {proud of it. For, “The Idle Class,”| Beautiful scenic backgrounds, ex- | Charles Chaplin’s latest comedy, be-|quisite sets, costumes that are sure !gan a two-day run there ye the women, the last word as a First National attraction, an chions, elements of love, sus- | we will guarantee it to kill any|iense and mystery cleverly inter- grouch, no matter how chronic, with-{woven in a story that holds the atten- {in the space of a few seconds. tion from the first. | While “The Idle Class” is shorter {than “The Kid,” it is packed with more laughs than one would imagine a two-reeler can hold. Charlie’s first | appearance on the screen—when he | under a railr is the signal for the laughing | rt, and the comedian never t an opportunity to subside. | known Holland eommer | There are some excruciatingly | (re | funny scenes on the golf links where | 4t Rottor Charlie, with his two clubs, essays!ne pin Ve e ’, : . ws of the to play the “rich wan’s game.” Find-1 opeen company ptwithst ing himsell without 2 ball. he calmly | o p GO S AOE RO [hits one belonging to another seeker | e I t Vids icen shown of recreation, and throusgh « some | that Spitz il ean be laid down [nimble footwork ccsapes retribu. | 0 Holland at a price Jower than that | | tion. [ pid for English or German coal.| | ! Easy access to the conl heds and eco- | { nomical working of the mines make per deliveries to Holland ormous amounts of ('uul' | S most thrilling fizhts in which Russell has been seen. The story, of course, ends with victory for' the hero and the several of | Coal From Spitzbergen. A few months ago the first Hofland miners embaried work the extensive ¢ cently acquired by 1l properties re- up of well- 1 men. Thv‘ arrived WM. S. HART AT GRAND ‘ LAST TIMES TONIGHT | flese ches Docs “The Whistle” mean any-| 0! thing to you? If so you will realize| ¢ that realism and symbolism are hap-| | pily combined in the meaning of | Wise Man Conserves Strength. |“The Whistle,” the title of William | 8 AN Lons Srengte IS, Hart's latest production for Para-| To comprehend i mans R | mount, which is showing at the Grand | NCCessry o know not-mercly y ¢ [ he does, but also what he purposely. Itheater for the last time tonight. " The whistle awakens untold thous- ands of workers each morning for | {their day of toil. To “jump to the| leaves undone. ‘I'liere is a limit to the work that can he got out of i human body or brain and he is a wise man its for which e Is not fitted, who from among | the things he can do well, chooses and | resolutely follows the best—W. E.| Gladstone. ound of the whistle” is the creed of | who wastes no energy on purs he men who labor with their hands. Mr. Hart provides an admirable al of one of these toilers, and another. But his mercenary indirectly causes the death by refusing to protect fting in the mill w.chFEE[S BE’I’]‘E}}- ‘ lemploye [of the latt ithe open ]du}liu-s. This turns Rol;ml’t Evans | - | mn:l M t) into a vengeful man, aj 'I'HAN IN YEARS on, who thinks only of his| cat loss. Desolate, he strives to take | | {the work of Providence into his own, “What Tanlac Did for Me! hands, but in the wend realizes the | Mnotence of his course. The finale| Yould Make Anyone Feel ! Grateful,” Says Minne- is a happy one, and the drama pro-| ceeds to a wonderfully effective con-| apolis Woman | clusion. 1 | Snub Pollard, one of the sereen h}wt comedia in a comedy’' en-|{months than I have in many years,! [titled “The Dear Departed,” and aland it's every bit due to Tanlac,” cartoon complete the program. {said Mrs. S. Berglund, 512 Morgan| Ave., North, Minneapoiis, Minn. “For several years I didn’t get a| TY” [good night’s sleep and never felt well. T was terribly run down and (always felt ill and weak. My stom- tach was out of order, and sick, weak spells would make me hardly able! to move many days. I could scarcely idigest anything. and no matter how {little T ate or how light the food, I by |Just bloated up with gas every time zine writer and I ate a meal. I had sick headaches, | produced under When my head would throb and hurt {the personal supervision of J. Parker 'until 1 thought it would split open, Read, J tand T was almost driven distracted. It tells the story of a woman who | 1 that miserable suffering is through neglect by her husband per- over with now, however, and all the “I have felt better for the last SHEER DRAMA, GORGEOUS | CLOTHES IN “I AM GU | An absorbing mys lishly produced ifnrto for emotional ¢ | atisfied in unqualified me: . Parker Read, Jr." ed Producers, Bradley King, playwright, and jmits herself one last fling in the ! ily has noticed how much I've world from which her married life improved since taking Tanlac. Al-| has taken her. At the end of her most before I realized it, Tanlac was| “vacation,” Connie MacNair (Louise making me feel better, and now I'm| Glaum) becomes the pawn of cir- feeling so well that I only take one| cumstances and thinks herself the very small dose each day. My stom- | guilty agent of a murder. Heri hus-'ach is in such good condition I can| band, MacNair (Mahlon Hamilton) digest my food perfectly, and my up-: |defends Dillon, a crook, who is ac- petite still seems to be f.retting b;',ttur.i :vusm) of the crime. N I have gained some weight and hard-| |- A powerful dramatic situation in ly ever have a headache. I certainly | which little Mickey Moore as the ba- 'think what Tanlac has done for me | b‘( plays a principal part, reveals is enough.to make a person feel| Connie to her husband as the suppo- igrateful, and that’s why I'm always| sitious murderess. An ingenuous twist | praising the medicine.” ! in the story, not disclosed until the| Tanke is sold Bemidji by thel |final “fade-out” of 'thy engrossing |City Dzug Storce, and leading 'druzu ‘l:lll'. proves to MacNair that his wife gists everywhere.—Advertisement. i | | % Former Train Dispatcher Did Good Service for Uncle Sam—An En. thusiastic l.egion Man. , SIxty-two ye: Lamb, Worthi recruiting officel during the wu So they enlisted him and sent him to a chilly berth in faraway Si- beria. He w h- ercd nine morths of it to make it a good bargain, Mr. Lamb was living a life of re- tirement on g farm near Worth- ington when Amer| He had been a train dispateher and be thought his services would be valu- uable. The army thought so, too, and enlisted him. It was in the nature of u celebration of his sixty-second birth- day. Returning from service, Mr. Interested himself in the acti his younger comrades. He has 1 missed a of the Am wife, who en’s Auxiliar, uttend the last one at Winona There the Legion gathering m u_vice commander of young he was, H. I om, Minn,, told the i Legion, and with his a member of the Wom- tion at Kansas City this 1. The Cautious Missotirians. Sometimes the fellow who weig his words might be convicted of giv: Ing short weight.—Monett Journal Burmese Bazaars. The Burmese, because of the income they get from raising rice, are not so poor as mast Oriental people, and their bazaars are the eastern equiva- lent of shopping emporiums. A at Maundalay covers several ] T T If you have an old wooden bowl that ; W is not in active use, purchuse some shellac and some paint, dark shades are preferable, and give it a coat of paint first. When thoroughly dry, shel- | = lac it. The result will be a very attrac- tive fruit bowl, If you understand the art of painting flowe! or know how » HALEY—DAVIDSON to make pretty bord: this will make the bowl more attractive~Thrift Mag-| = MOTORCYCLES azine, | £ BICYCLES AND SUPPLIES Howells' Retort, EGENERAL REPAIR SHOPZ w o 2 5 = i 11 SIXTH ST. When W. D. Howells was in Venice IDJIZ NN a lanky American began to jest about the former’s corpulence, “If I were as fat as you are,” he suid jokingly, “I'd go and hang myself.” “If T ever take your advice,” said Howells, “I'll use you for a rope.” SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY PIONEER Send 'Em Away Those joy-killers in the family wash. Just step to the 'phone and give us a te or national convention ! he drove 200 miles to | Minn. | de him | the state de- | partment. Now he is planning to drive | ull the way to the national conven- | foaste O seal L in the delicious. Burley flavor Once you'’ve enjoyed the toastedflavor you will al- ways want it call. 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Please remember —Fisk and Miller Tires sold only by the City Tire & Repair Co., formerly known as Matland’s Vulcanizing Shop—Ilocated at 402 Minnesota Ave., just across Minnesota Ave. from the City Hall. If you have tires that need Vulcanizing, we are in a position to turn out first-class cuaranteed work at reasonable prices. “QUALITY AND SATISFACTION” IS OUR MOTTO WHEN YOU THINK OF TIRE SERVICE—LEARN TO SAY: CITY TIRE & REPAIR CO. L. T. LaLone, Prop. ——ACROSS FROM THE CITY HALL—— The new sugar coated chewing gum which everybody likes—you will, £00. N “AFTER EVERY MEAL” 10For5¢ A delicious peppermint " flavored sugar jackei around peppermint flavored chewing gum that will aid vour appetite and diges- tion, polish vour feeth and moisten vour throaf. B122 R DY PR THE FLAUOR LAS SN i, }