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THE BEMIDJI DAILY FIONEER ~ BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY -AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E.‘CARSON, President G W. HARWNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor \ £. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PLATE How the Spirit of Giving Was Mani- fested in the Churches a Hun- dred Years Ago. ' Fresh-laid eggs are f|'eqllex|tly de- ——TELEPHONE 922-923—— posited on the contribution plate in some of the backwoods Episcopal Bntered at the Postoftice at Bemidji, Minnesota, as Second-class Matter, § under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879, MEMBER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION churches of the South. Which goes to show that the spirit of giving hasn't changed so very much in the hundred Foreign Advertising Representativcs 8, C, Theis Co., Chicago, 111, S. C. Theis Co.. New York, N. Y, years or so of the Church Missionary soclety. The first report of the so- clety dated May 30, 1823, was dug up _ No_attention paid to_anonymous contributions. #ofil'ufl % the editor, but not necessarily for publication, skl {hsurs publication in the curréent issue. Writer's name must be Communications for the Ploneer must reach this office not Jater than Tuesday of each week to the other day, and while it shows no contribution of eggs; & score of other articles of merchandise seem to have | found their way 'to the plate from_the people who gave “according to their means.,” This report, for instance, shows -that buck in 1821 David Sneth- | an gave a basket of groceries for the support of the missionaries; Stephen "WHE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pnges, pubkshed overy Thursday and sent e ‘postage pald to any address for, in advance, $2.00, % Trniless credit is given this paper, only the:United Press is entitled to the use ‘for_re-publication of all news dispatches credited to it, also the local news published herein, ! i {4 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY FROCEEDINGS MORE RAILROAD WAGE REDUCTIONS sion of the action on the part of the unions. Northern, Union Pacific and Santa Fe. or otherwise credited, and | It appears that the horizon in the railroad world is not as sar and free from clouds as it at first appeared, after the de-|nates a thermometer. unions to call off the railroad strike. The meeting | miscellanies are hymn books, “slates; managers of the western group of railroads in Chicago, Mon- spades, shoes, trousers, chairs, soap, { day, at which a decision was reached to immediately post no- | bridles and locks. Finally from one et ‘,{I‘c’e‘s“bf wage reductions of 10 per cent, is sure to start furthe " _The roads represented at the meeting were the Great Westem, Northern Pacific, Rock Island, North Western, Great | enjoyed a_comfortable smoke, st North, contributed a_medicine ~ chest; Willlam Rawland, a cross-cut Saw; | Joe and - John Needles, two sieves; S. Massey, a coffee mill. John'and T. Clully contributed, alas,” a singularly empty gift—a ‘safe. John Burson came along With a tub, whether bath or wash is not stated. C. Buckley is credited on the books with *‘deduction on hat,” $1.50; John McAllister do- Aniong other r | Richard Markall there isa hogshead | of tobacco, which encourages the hope that. some good missionary of the church in his lonely station afar off ys the | publicity department of the Protestant - _In the proposed cuts all departments are affected, and | Episcopal ehurch. ‘ committees were appointed to draft the notices immédiately so the roads may go before the Labor Board and ask for an early hearin and Thursday to ask that the railroads press their claims fo wage reductions on the basis of rate reductions to shippers. The league represents many important shippers of the country. Resolutions for presentation to roads already have been drawn and include three salient points: That railroad wage scales be put on a level ‘cor- responding with those of other industries. The wage reductions and rate reductions take place simultaneously. . Abrogation immediately of national agreements, made effectiveé during the period of federal control. i .. The Lalor Board has anncunced that wage reduction ar- i Bitrations will not he considered until after it has passed upon "1 1! working rules and <chedules, but the roads decided to press py the angle suspendtd between the g 5 Following this meeting the National Industrial Traffic . Jeagiie announced that meetings would be conducted tomorrow Success, | “No real man-ever reaches what he | gest business ‘men in- this country. ! No one ‘with high ideals is ever satis- | fied with his own achievement. With every high point gained, some higher ! peak_still looms ahead. Because the high spirit reaches earth’s last bound- | ary and finds the goal still/upattained, | there must be new opportunities still waiting beyond. Even the desert mir- age is but a reflection of what really exists somewhere, r Altitude in flsn'onomg’ is the vertical height of any point or body above the horizon. It is measured or estimated their wage reduction cfTorts so these might be brought to the object atid the plane’of the horizon, attention of the board immediately, it was said, and may be either true or apparent. i " Seitlement of Lhe railroad strike, voted by the railroad The apparent altitude is that which is tiors'r 0 JOIN IN THE CELEBRATION wage reduction would not be passed upon until after ques-; regarding rules and working conditions had been decided. tion; the true altitude, that which re- sults from correcting the apparent al- | titude; by making allowance for par- allax, refraction, etc. ?b}ier}wods for Oct. 30, followed a statement by the railroads obtained immediately from observa- | calls ‘success,’” said one of the big- | Friday, November 11, will be the ex-service men’s day. IZEERETEERLER SRS 5 * SAUM * K’fli*{{flliilli‘fld‘\ first snowfall but most likely those| who like to skate hope it wilk get| colder so Battle river would freeze| over. ‘r Mr. Garland from Canada is visit- | ing his son, Alfred Garland, who has rented his father-in-law’s, Ole Wol-| den’s farm for the winter. | Rev. Vinje held services at the| Saum school house November 6. The | choir rendered a selection and we| hope they will sing at each service after this. 5 The school Avill give a program on Armistice Ddy o *The Ladies’ Aft“of Saum will sell a chicken’dinner at the school house Thanksgiving' Day. They will also have an auction’in the afternoon. " ‘Mildred ‘and “Matie Johnson are| new pupils in the seventh grade. Loma_ Graham - has been absent from school.lately. » Marie Sprague Wwas on the sick| list last weeks ¥ i Clyde McDonald héd the misfortune of cutting his foot last week. i Elmer Carlson has startec schooli again after a long absence. _There will be a basket social at the | school house. November 19. Every- body is welcome. | Original Weights and Measures. Weights were originally taken fram grains of wheat, weights and measures to Cain, the | Egyptians to Inoth and the Greeks to Hermes. An interesting series of cop- | per weights (now in the British mu- | seum), admirably modeled in the form of lions, 16 in number, and diminish- ing in regular graduation from one foot to one inch in length;, was dis- covered by Sir Austen Henry Layard, the noted English archeologist, in the ! northwest palace at Nimrud (pointed | out by tradition as the site of Nineveh). Life as | See It. They say men do not and cannot ! understand women. I see many wom- | en striving to make men of worthless | material, and sucCeeding, too. There is in this something'so near to the di- | vine that I do not'seek to understand (it. I simply doff my hat in its pres- ence as I would in a temple—Louis- ville Courier-Journal. IR RS SRS X 2 HORNET * KK KKK KK RKRKKKKK KK Torsten Gronseth is working on the state highway near Tenstrike. ! J. D .Bogart sold a load of potatoes | to Mr. Oppegaard in Blackduck on Monday. Robert Shaw. was in Bemidji on Tuesday. - The ladies’ aid soci Wednesday with Mrs. William Moon. Reports of the missionary, federation, * 3 k% % * While'it has generally become recognized that Armistice Day the soldiers’ day, it must not be forgotten that-it-should repre- _gent as much to the citizens of the nation as a whole as it does .-$o the soldier boys. If this be the truth, should not every citi- zen of the United States deem it as much his or her place to fit- tingly celebrate the day as the boys in khakiandb lue? They re only framing the program. It is the privilege of every per- : gon to celebrate. ’ s Let us pause in our business activities on Friday and give at | Teast a portion of the day in recognition of the time when war ceased in the great world struggle, and may we hope, in the great nations of the earth, forever. i g Let us honor the fallen heroes by devoting a portion of that i {1 day in paying due respect to their memory. , Merchants are urged to decorate their places of business with flags and other available decorative material in honor of the occasion. —_—0 i 5The fellow who advertises service and then fails to deliver the goods finds himself worse off than before he announced this feature of his business. T - R AR . Nothing like a rumor just to set the gang afire—they re ceive it, and believe it. Does it matter who's the liar? ffi‘iow Yeast Vitamon . 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Odegaard preached at “The Little Nurse and sons, of Langor, Tired Feet Litile ] o 3 i Jor Litts 18" Massage gently with soothing 5 HEALING CREAN Mesitholatun Cools, rests and refreshes olalum - the Winan school Sunday *morning. Mrs. O. 7. Stene is on the sick list. KILL THAT COLD | - take & hotcupful'of BULGARIAN. BLOOD TEA kidneys, stimulate the' liver, ward o flu, “gripps and pneumonia. Sold by druggiste | and grocers. everywhere: Sl Qunfr}v;roob'l Vs not volume, but quality in diet ' that aids healthfu! gro th. - o ’s Eimulsion 3 duality-faod. that many need to help tide over times of weak- ness. It’s rich in the precious vitamines. AT ALL DRUG STORES City LALIBERTE Phone 52 RELIABILITY Let your conscience be your guide and send your preserip- tions here to be filled. But we must rely on our. test tubes to get the jiexact amounts. A . prescrip! filled by us means it is filled with every posgible. cave of the expert druggist. ‘Store & ERICKSON i PRICE, $1.20 and 80c. oD > £ e T e lIIIIIlllIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIII||I|llIIIIIII|II||IIIIIIIIIIIIIII||ll||l!l|||IlIlIIlIIIIlII!I!!l|lIIIl|!Il!|HEII1" ST Store Will Closs at Noon Flags for Armistice Day ARMISTICE DAY and Remained Closed All Afternoon Bemidji, :-: Minnesola out bargains. SHOES TO CLOSE 1 lot Ladies’ fine Kid Shoes, French heel; colors, Black and Grey; ‘values $12.50 to '$15.00—to close at, a pair ........$7.95 1 lot :Inffants’ Shoes, sizes 1 to' 5—to close .- $1.9 at, a pair . ... 1 lot Childfen’s Shoes, sizes 53 to 8—to closeat,apair............. ..$2.65 Ladies’ ‘Spats, colors, Black? Brown and pair ...$1.25 to $2.00 ‘W.ool Hose, a i ,;‘Sl, §l,25,' $1.75, $2 and $4 Our, Infahts’ - Knit Sweaters, Caps, and i Bootees ‘are guaranteed all-wool, and ‘are’so 1abeled. ; ““Black Sérge Skirts, extra sizes atb et / ..$7.50 'CROCHET COTTON Art Goods—This week we received a new steck of D, ‘M ~."..: Crochet Cotton: 10c Coats, Crochet Cotton, a ball ... — OgmyBamerte QUALITY & SERVICE We aim to give value, there is no savingin buying cheap merchan- dise—to buy good merchandise cheap, take advantage of our close Tan,apair . .......ocoovnn : ... .$3.50 KNIT GOODS FUR COATS Ladies’ Tuxedo, two-tone Sweaters, - One Black Sealine 45-inch€oat, CACKH iiiviciaqussssfgebeismssomsmaniniagssinanses $9.50 size 40 .. Ladies’ heavy Maroon Sweaters, One 36-inch Opossum Coat, each il 10.00 size 38 .. Wool Skating Gloves, a Ladies’ Extra PLUSH COATS Sizes run from 49 to 55, priced Sizes from 3814 to 51, priced Royal SociétyCrochet Cotton, ball.... We Show a Large Assortment’of Stamped Goods ——=| All-woci, 2%x4........$2.50, All-wool, . 4x6........... $4.50 / it 13 i H I s $38.50 to $57.50 DRESSES veeeeenn-$35.00 to $75.00 BATTS - Blankets, Maish " Lamin- ated Cotton Batts, 3-1b Batt $2.00 2-1b Batt $1.50 BLANKETS Beacon Indian Blankets, size 66x80, each.......$7.75 Beacon Jacquard Com- fortables, size 60x82, each ........ PRSIV $5.00 Beacon Bath Robe Blan- kets, cords to match, | each & .$6.50 " Beacon Bed Blanket, 64x 78; colors, Grey, Tan and * White, a pair $5.00 Beacon 36-inch Bath Robe material, a yard....$1.00 o o Emi:r_o{de&;y ‘Floss and 10c