Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 25, 1921, Page 4

i ¢ { i | i | ; i e PAGE FOUR i v BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @ B CARSON, President G. W. HARNWELL, Editos 3. D, Telephone 932 postoftice at Bemidji, Minnesots, as second-slass “hudu M.ot Congress of March 8, 1879. No sttention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communica- ‘eokly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday insure publication in the current isswe. K. WINTER, City Editor mattes. sd 159 iz Months — e 280 | Three Months 128 THE WEEELY PIONEER—Twelve published every Thursdsy | 384 sent postage paid to any address for, in advance, $2.00. . OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDiNGS W HUGE BUSINESS OF U. S. POSTAL DEPARTMENT | How many persons realize that the United States Postal| Service is the largest single distinct business in the world? There are over 300,000 employees immediately connected with | the operations of this public busdiness and its customers number over 100,000,000. The annual turnover of the business of t_he Postoffice Department amounts to nearly $3,000,000,000, with| an expenditure of $600,000,000. | The Postoffice Department, has the largest express com-| pany in the world, handling over two billion packages last| year. It has the largest savings bank in the world in number of depositors, with 75 per cent of them of foreign eéxtraction. There is twice as much business done in the Postoffice Depart- ment in New York city alone as in the entire Dominion of Can-| ada, J ‘A million seven hundred thousand letters are handled ev- ery hour by the Postoffice Department. Every time you buy a postage stamp you are a part of a total of fourteen billion an- nually. There are 1,125,000,000 postal cards sold each year and 9,000,000 stamped envelopes; debts to the amount of one| billion five hundred millions are satisfied each year through the sale of 150,000,000 money orders. The earth could be circled | ten times with the two rails on which the mail is carried in the United States. There are 400,000 quarts of ink, 25,000 quarts of mucilage, 800,000 miles of twine used each year in the busi- ness of this department. Nineteen million undeliverable letters are handled an- nually by the division of Dead Letters because of the negligence| or carelessness of mailers. | It is very evident that if the greatest amount of efficiency is to prevail in such a huge business, the methods employed must, be up-to-date business methods. Efficiency and not politics must be the basis of satisfactory service and this, according to Will Hays, is what will govern the postal service of the future. B g SEES NEED FOR PERSISTENCE IN THRIFT Commenting editorially on the savings habit of the new citizens who come to America through Ellis Island, the Satur- day Evening Post says: . “The immigration problerh does not consist solely in keep- ing out further hordes of undesirables, or even in assimilating what we have. It consists in some degree at least, in the older natives learning from those who have more lately come a little of their persistence in thrift. “The older American kidg himself by saying that he can not save without lowering his living standards. The truth-is’ that in far too many cases he does not save because he will not be bothered with petty things. It is not that the few dollars a week saved will reduce his living standards; it is that he expect§ shortly to make a fortune and therefore sees no point in bother- ing with small savings. He is always waiting for something big to turn up instead of bit by bit turning it up himself.” * WP i ) . GERMAN DOLL COMPETITION As a result of German competition, the doll manufactur- ing business in the United States is facing ruin, it is reported. Out of 135 manufacturers in New York who were making dolls at the close of the war, only 12 remain, and they are preparing to get out of the business. What is true in New York is true of doll and toy manufacturers throughout the country. Accord- ing to those interested in the trade, the Germans are making dolls and toys for less than one-fourth the cost of manufacture in this country. i ning. Reports of officers and appoint- ment of committees followed. Of fic will be elected this afternoon and the convention will close tonigh with a banquet. i SOUTH DAKOTA INSURANCE WRITERS HOLD CONVENTION (By United Press) Huon, 8. D., Oct. 2 of insurance from ¢ the state gathered herc today for their annual convention. Tle asso-l, ciation numbers hundreds of \unlurf@‘ & Local agents s throughout | Bunecribe for Latly Plonaer. ‘fne “BURN 'EM UP .BARNES” of both life and fire insurance. E. S. Knowles, president, respond- ed to the welcome of Huron business men at the opening session this mor- T DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS COST 1c A WORD THEY MAKE $1,000 SALES LOTS OF TIMES H. DENU, Sec. and Mgy | "YW WITTW W THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER standpoiut of the Bible. sphericity of the earth is a fake, hundreds of miles of earth and rock. your curvature of the earth? There “There Is No Proof Whatever of the\ Sphericity of the Earth” By WILBUR GLENN VOLIVA, Overseer Zion City, Il There is no proof whatsoever of the sphericity of the earth and I am prepared to refute modern astronomy, scientifically as well as from the All standing water is level. Let anyone dispmyé it if he can. That is conclusive evidence that the old theory of (lm‘spln-ii(eity of the earth js false. A man stood at Kingston, Jamaica, and saw the lighthouse at Ha- vana harbor, 82 miles distant, which is another conclusive proof that the The n.li(lnigl.nt sun has been seen hundreds of times, but it would be absolutely impossible to sce it on a sphere. You would have to look through There is a railroad in South Amer- ica 2,000 miles long, which is almost perfectly level. The Suez canal is 100 miles long without locks and with scarcely any rise at all. Where is is none. T'hey say that science is not speculation ; but if science is true, then there can be no conflict between it and the Word of God. Word of God and down any modern astronomer on the face of the earth and dispose of him in less than 30 minutes. _—— — I will take the COULD LAUGH AT LANDLORDS Visitors to Los Angeles, and Some Citizens, Established Miniature City With Their Autos. One way to avoid high rents has been di vered by about three hun- dred tourists from the East and a score or so of Los Angelenos, says the Los Angeles Express, This method is: Living in their motorcars. There Is a regular colony of men, women and children who have turned cars into apartments in a parking con- cession Just east of Lincoln park on the Alhambra boulevare Here the motorist: wve their ma- chines arvanged in rows like streets, have elothes lines strung, cook stoves set up and are living comfortably, e to say, as many persons who e 100 & month or so for accommo- dations in apartment houses. Many have equipped their ears so that they need only to pull down the front seat, drop the side curtains and rolt themselves up in their blankets to. De as snug as uny person in a hotel. bedroom. Others have pitched tents and are sleeping on army cots. The new order was started by tour- ists arriving in Los Angeles from the East. The grove of eucalyptus trees looked good to persons who had so re- cently crossed the desert, so they stopped there on the edge of town and made the camp their home. Seeing how convenlently the visitors avolded high rents, many residents of Los An- geles took:up-the camp as a permanent address. In due time the United States government took cognizance of them and gave them rural free dellvery. MARINES PUZZLE NEW YORK Queer Uniforms on Brazilian “Leath- ernecks” Perplex Experts of the Metropolis. % = Something with which even the war dldn't famillarize the observant Amer- ican public, or at least the people of New York city, was the Brazilian ma- rine. Despite all the varied types of uniforms seen bout Times square and notwithstanding the fact that there were many “sharks” able to tell immediately just what the uniform stood for, the recent appearance of the marines of the Brazilian battle- ship/Minas Geraes at the New York navy yard was a setback to many ex- perts. i The Bragilign marine—and there are only a few of them, ipasmuch as Brazil lins but one large battleship— 1s dressed in a most unique uniform. 1t is a combination .of .chauffeur's leg- glngs, ‘a Scotch Highlander’s bonnet with ‘the streamers,: and‘n blouse of red, fashioned Itke that of a mounted policeman, and black trousers. The summer dress used aboard the battle- ship is the same style, but in white drill cloth. Even the dwellers about Sands street and Flushing avenue, who have seen the dress of every navy in the world, were rather trim looking, dark hued men, who rarely left the navy vard, but could be seen inside the gates. Occaslonally one would walk around the yard a bit, but they were not seen out and along the streets frequently. They finally discovered that these were the “leathernecks” of Brazil.—New York Sun. Overcoats in China. Ulster overcoats have become popu- lar with the Chinese in Manchuria. wear long outer garments of silk, which are easlly damaged by rain or snow, and the long ulster, besides af- fording warmth, protects the silk clothing underneath. — Indlanapolis News. Terrifying Name. The Incorporated Vermin Repres- sion soclety Is making war on the rat in England. 1t's a nawe calculated to _than the kid. The wealthier class of Chinese always | HAD MEMORANDA OF IT ALL Young Marrled Man Altogether Too Matter-of-Fact for the Ordinary Loving Bride. Young Mr. Marsh was a devoted hus- band, but both absent-minded and mat- ter-of-fact. Therefore, Mrs. Marsh had trials that seemed to ber real ones. “Richard, you are going away,” she sald, her eyes filled with tears, on the morning when Mr. Marsh started for New York, to be gone 48 hours. “Yes, I seem to be, my dear,” ad- mitted Mr. Marsh. i} “You will think of me while you are gone?” she begged. “Certainly I will. mind.” And nothing could have been more obliging than his tone in saying this. “And you will be very, very careful of yourself, getting on and off the trains, and about your meals, Rich- ard?” | “I will certanly see that all those matters are attended tv at the proper ! time,” and Mr. Marsh, hastily serib- bling a note in regard to an important | business matter he had almost forgot- ten, placed a loving arm round his wife, “I have memoranda for all these things you've mentioned, my dear,” he said in a calm, reassuring tone. “You may be perfectly.easy about them alL” —Philadelphia Ledger. I will bear it in Sharkskin “Shoe Leather.” Recent tests.of sharkskin uppers for shoes by the United States bureau of standards were made in a way both ingenious and practical. Pairs were made to order, with one upper of kid and the other. upper of shark leather, and those were worn by employees of the bureau. . It was found that the skark leather Wore better and longer It has the special ad- vantage of being waterproof. It Is officially announced that shark hides vield leather of high gquality, suitable for many purposes and attractive for traveling bags, brief cases, desk sets and the like. . When the value of the livers for “cod liver” oil and the avall- ability of the flesh as a meal for feed- ing animals are taken into considera- tion, it seems obvious that there is an important future ahead of shark fishery. On a Bu s Basis, Graham, who is six years old, caught a small fish and walked down street in order to sell it. bank and up to the president. After & long talk he got a nickel for the fish. which the banker said he would feed to the cat. Graham was about to walk understand? I1f the cat doesn't like the fish you 'will give me my nickel back?’ “Sure,” said Graham, fbut T'll expect my fish back.” Wheelbarrows for Fiat Dwellers. Storage room in the basement or woodshed of the backyard gardener Is generally at a premium, and to mini- mize the storage space required for the wheelbarrow a cullapsible barrow has been designed. The wheel of the appliance is removable. Hinges are provided for the folding of the handle- bars, legs and front against the hot- tom. The unit can then De easlly carried about or stored in a small space.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. Why Copper s Superior. Lightning conductors are common- 1y made of copper because it “con- ducts” better than any other metal, will not fuse so easlly and is less lia- ble to corrosion. The fusing of metal by lightning Is mot because of the metal’s softness, but because it is too small to give a full path to the cur- vant ] He went imto the . out when the bank president sald, “You | EKERKK KK * FROHN » TR R EE L Rk An eight-pound boy was born to| Mr. and Mrs. Gunder Qualle on | October 11. The Lutheran Ladies’ Aid met at| the home of Mrs. R. O. Roberts last | Wednesday. There was a good at-: tendance. | Mrs. August Bure, who has | been quite ill at her home, was taken | to Sti Anthony’s hospital in Bemidji | last Thursday. 2 Mrs. E. Prudler, who has been vis- iting at the home of her brother, | William Wittich, left for her home in San Francisco, Cal., last Friday.| En route she will visit another broth-' er in North Dakota. | Mr. and Mrs.. Eugene Hensel and ! daughter, Irene, visited over the| week end at the home of Mr. Hen-. sel’s sister, Mrs. Nels Willett. | Mrs. Anne Boe is much imvroved | after being very ill_at the home of | her daughter, Mrs. Peter Narunm. Mr. and Mrs. Albert iraf and son, | Elden, and Martin Wesner spent | Sunday in Bemidji at'the Paul Brouil- | lard home. | Mr. and Mrs. N. Hanson, Mrs. Pet- | erson., Mrs. Oftis and two sons and | Mr. and Mrs. Carl Rigg of Bemidji visited at the Gunder Qualle home last Sunday. A Guernsey sire and two two-vear- old heifers were burned in a straw- stack on the G. H. French farm last Wednesday. The cattle were insured. | Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Hensel. Mr.| and Mrs. Fred Hensel and Ewald Hensel motored-to Bemidji last Sun- day and were guests at the William Clark home. The Walthers League met at the Swan Tell home last Friday night. A’ very pleasant evening was spent. The next meeting will be held at the R. O. Roberts home. A. W. Hoskins is building a stave silo on his farm. A l!iliil"" A iniracrunced! Gt B © ESREANITTL R for more than 3() years Baking Powder than of ‘higher priced brands- it goes farther. SAME PRICE 25 Ounces for 25¢ Millions of pounds bought by the gov- ernment. Quality the best. i WHY PAY WAR PRICES? [T | NI UL TN g NI FISK AND MILLER TIRES KRR KR KXY XK RKK KD * HORNET & [ EEE SRR EE R EE R R Rev. A. 0. Odegaard preached at the Winan school F¥riday evening. The following delegates were elected to attend the Circuit meeting in Be- midji_October 25 to 27: Mesdames Emil Hein and H. C. Watson, August Hein and O. P. Stene. Mrs. Odegaard | accompanied her husband in their car. C. W. Dudley motored out from Blackduck on Saturday and went to his camp. E. L. Moberg recently found a wolf in one of his traps. J. S. Tope and Clarence Stene have recently returned from North Dakota, where they have been work- ing. Robert Shaw 2#d E. L. Moberg were among those who were in Be- midji Tuesday. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE _'DAILY PIONEER LIMBERS UP YOUR SORE STIFF JOINTS EATHER exposure and hard | work bring pains and aches in muscles and joints. Have a bottle of Sloan’s Liniment handy and apply freely. Penetrates without riibbing. You will find at once a comforting sénse of warmth which will be followed by a relief from the sorenecs and stiffness of aching joints. . Also relieves rheumatism, sciatica, neuralgia, sprains and strains. For forty years pain's enemy. Ask your neighbor. : At all druggists—35c, 70c, §1.40. The Circlet ilSe.llf-A:ju;fin:l. lt-im; ly elips qver the head, s P ond amaooths out u.l;'rmen If your dealer can’t get it send actual bust measure, name, ad- dress & §1.50. We’ll sendthe Circletprepaid. Sizes 3410 48. Nemo Hygienic-Fashion Institute 120 E. 16 St. New York,, Dep’t M. strike terror to the rodent heart.— Boston Transeript. Valuable Influence. “That relativity theory lLas done marked Farmer Corntossel. “In what way?" “You know Si Simlin is one of these fellers that thinks he knows it all. Doc Einstein has at least made him stand up before folks and admit there is some things he doesn't under- stand.” B N some good in the world, anyhow,” re- | | | Photos in Folders $2.50 NEW PHOTO STUDIO per doz. and up 8 OVER FARMERS STATE BANK ST TN A FREE AIR VULCANIZING City Tire and Repair Go. ACROSS FROM CITY HALL T T HELLOW ! - RALAUNDRY- x‘icoms Ano CET| E wouldn’t steam over a hct tub o’ clothes ten minutes. No, Ma’am—not while he could send it to us and have the washing done so well and cheaply. Be as wise as he, ’phone us to take the wash off your hands. It's not worth the bother when we will call for and deliver your Clothes so spotless and clean. FAMILY WASH Rough Dry—10c a Pound : Bemidji Steam Laundry PHONE 195- 124 BELTRAMI AVE. BEHIND THE COUNTER is where you must look for indications of the purity of the drugs you buy. At our prescription counter you will find we believe in utter spot- lessness, Every man who handles our prescriptions is employed because we have confidence in his ability to propound pure drugs. We use only the very best in- gredients. —which will assure before the; impending railroad strike becomes effective—Oct. 30, 1921. Bemidji Lumber & Fuel Co. Opposite Great Northern Depot REMIDJI, MINN. vou of your winter’s supply Telephone 100