Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 13, 1921, Page 6

R | LT 1 ¥ ; ¢ 5 f N AR RS 03 oS % ~ SEMIDJ1 DALLY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY ‘ . THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. G. E. CARSON, President E. H. DENU;, Sec. and Mgr. ' @. W, BARWNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor ——TELEPHONE 922.923—— Postoffice at Bemldji, Minnesotn, as Second-class Matter, “under Act’ of Congress. of March 8, 1879, Eutered pt the ““MEMBEER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCTATION . Foreign Reprosentatives d 8. C. Theis Co, Cricaro T 8 TV hein Coy New York, N, i No, n(luu?n pald to anenymous contributious. Writer's name must be &ngwn to the editor, but not . nécessarily for publication.’ s Communieations for-the mkly Pioneer must reach this offigé not later than Tuesday of each week to re publjoation.in the current issue. ( % O " p NURSCRIPTION BATEN T VA B A0 G T i By gurdlor TS i R N6 Feur ; iz Monthe - 00 One: Year .. hreo-danths onc Month. By Six Months One Week . 213 {15 Three Month: tHE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, ‘bublished evory Thureday and_sent postage paid to any addrees for, in advance, $2,00, Unleus credit iy given this paper. only the United. Preat.is entitied to the use for re-publication of all news Qispatches credited to it,"or otherwise credited, and also the local news published herein, JAPAN, TWO GENERATIONS AGO The speed of history is no better illustrated than by the present armament conference. The conferenceis called to con-| - sider questions which haye arisen in the Orient, questions which revolve.around the foreign policies of Japan. It is admitted on all hands that the failure or success of the conference depends in a/large measure upon whether Japan’s delegation at the con- ference adopts a.conciliatory. or:belligerent attitude in the set- tlement of these issues. In other words, Japanis a world power to be reckoned with from now on in:the settlement of interna- tional problems, } Men' are in' Washington who remember when Japan was .opened to the world by‘Commodore Perry, of the United:States. That was in 1854. In 1860, six 'years later, the'Japanese gov- ernment sent a special-delegation to the United States to repay the visitt of Admiral Perry. In the grill.:room.of one of the prominent Washington hotels, which is now housing one.of the delegations to the armament conference, in which Japan issuch a prominent participant, hangs a colléction of pictures of the visit paid to Washington by the Japanese delegation. One of the pictures shows the Japanese delegation in their native garb_ Another shows the official reception and ball held in honor of the delegation. Another picture bears the title, *“President Buchanan Inspecting the Japanese Gifts at the White House.” No one 61 years ago, when the first Japanese official dele- g.tion that ever visited America was in Washington, would have been bold enough to have predicted that in less than three- querters of a century the nation which had just-been opened t) international commerce would have another delegation visit- i1¢ Washington for the very serious purpose of assisting the Jnited States government and the othér great powers of the wotld to effect a settlement of Oriental questions that would en- able all countries to reduce armaments. . - .- The tremendous development of Japan in.the last three- iarters of a’century from a hermit kingdom,. counted at that time:of no consequence commercially and no'influence political- 1y, to.one of the acknowledged five great powers of the world, and the one great power which holds the key'to, Asia and the Orient, should give pause to those who think they are able to foretell events'very far into the future. The quéstion naturally occurs, at the end of another 70 years, what nations will be the ruling powers of the world. = Will those which now hold that distinction remain puissant? Or will they become decadent? And small nations which are just coming into being—will they occupy the seats of the mighty two generations hence? . Wil! Spain have enjoyed a renaissance?’. Will China have dupli- cated the rapid, marvelous develop, of'Japan? And what of Russia in 70 years? aveed & N 0 .. INTEREST IN ATHLETICS Interest in athletics in Bemidji hastaken a rapid rise in the last month. A short time ago practicallyno use for the new armory could be found exeept as a drill floor for the two mili- tary companies organized here. At the present time the condi- tions h.avo 8o changed that Manager Wilbur Lycan is having a hard time to give all, who desire to use the building, suitable periods in yvh.lch to hold their athletic classes and practice games. This is a splendid indication of what interest may be aroused in athletics in the city. With the various highschool features, the athletic work of the military units, the Boy and Girl Scouts and basketball games, practically all the afternoon and evening of each day in the week is taken up. This is as it should. be. Ttis fu]fltling the vision of many of the citizens when the armory project was first entertained. There is nothing better than good, clean, wholesome.athletics, properly supervised, for l;lcfires and girls, and even men.and women will find'it very profit- ‘Every effort should be made, and the strongest of co-opera- fiven, tothe armory board to make:the armory headquar- or clean athletics for-our boys and girls, ” O B poans SPEl‘ljD NOW AND HERE ) your buying and your paying now, and do it in Bemidji. When you pay a debt here you will see some of the mong; agjin in; tgme form; when you make purchases here you will see some :fpu :c f&?; ::sfilé some time'.; tWhen you pay-a debt or make | add movemen ity’s li helq i g o the city’s life blood and you As money circulation increases, brisk and' employment increases. Bemidji is no exception to the rule. Let’s spend our money in our own city. Don’t watch fo see what. the other fellow is doing, he 'may be watehing to see what you are doing_ Set him a good example, tion ters business becomes more W6 Wera niow passing a Belgian trader had been attacked only a few wonths before. Shortly after leaving the ‘vil- lage of a ‘chief—Mpereta—who had recelved us with extreme cordiallty, we came upon..a ‘relic the recent history of, the. chief:and “his, village. CANNIBALS iN BELG Bovernmiént’ Hag: Not Vet. Fully Suo- i oseded In-Stamping Out t N GOH_GQ’ S the Practice,, This partteular ‘section ‘of the Bel- it decor- ‘|and the 20,000 workmen melted-away. QOongu.. through which wao: were Sng bad been closed to white trav- elérs for many years because of the rampant canniballém of the natives. «‘We have been unable to detect any signs of canniballstic practice in the ! amwatte ruled by Kabongo or Mutom- bo Makulu, although trusted carrlers Btill often disappeared overnight from caravans in these regions and feasts always; took place with suspicious se- | Quence in some village mear by, Fur- fher on to the north, where the strong #rm of the white man's law has not | yet reached, cannibalism 1s still In its | palmy. days, and slaves are fattened torp ‘regular feasts of -the year, mm Jgovernment has not yet al- 6d white men fo penetrate.: t tstrict It was a phallic. embleni not ated with the bleachediskulls ot small children. : Itihad. 8scapedithe notice of government :troops whio, hive. ¢rdexs to destroy them. ' | j &R0 At several villages we found the oll gort of Bachokwe natives still avowed- 1y hostile to all' white people, who had given up open' canniballsm only when | they had to, The people and their chléfs refused to have anything to do with us, although they dld not open hostilities.. . On such occasions we quickly changed our plans as to set- ting up camp for the night. The trall ahead seemed strangely, attractive Just then, even to.our tired carriers.—Helen K. Springer in_Seribner’s Magazine. bich | SUBSCRIBE ‘FOR. THE PIONEER | ;Mrs. Donald-R. Hooker, f Baltimore, with two of r five children—her twin ughters, Edith and Elhl th, 3 g birth-control, Conference, held . November 11, the staff of Jal and range from Daonald, Jr. ' To Be Chairman of Sessions At Birth-Control Conference ‘Mrs.-Donald . R.-Hooker, -of Baltimore, isone 'of-the -believers in She . was, active. at the rk ‘City.. She is:the wife of Dr. ? Nk 01‘-’55 sH:p'kins University, and will be chairmin of #essions - at the Birth-Control Conference.’ The ’:hildren in her farél:]fly number fiv( ! T ‘years o ooy First. American . Birth-Control zBd 13" at_the Plaza Hote), | 12 } onald R. ‘Hooker, formerly o, to Beatri (By United Press) o Florence, Ala., Dec. _13.—leu?g the most romantic industrial drama in American history, Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia, Ala., stand today to fullfil their destiny. 2 It is these three cities, with an ag- gregate population’ of a_pproxlmste]y 20,000, who are in the midst of Henry Ford's proposal to-develop on a gi- gantic scale the government. nitrate lant and Wilson dam, the greatest ‘hydro-electric reservoir on,the North Ameri¢an continent. b It .is these three little cities and their recent residents who will bene- fit quickest'and most from the accept- ance of the Ford bid. Geographically, ‘the situation.is rather unique.' The Tennesee river here flows almost due west.” At the foot of Muscle Shoals and by;shoals is meant merely a rocky: “upthrust in the bed of the river where. the stream cuts:its way down 130 feet. in 16 miles, is the city of Florence. It is on the north bank. g Abutting on Florence city limits is the north end of the Wilson dam and the government reservation, which is the center of the Ford. proposal. Four and’ one-half miles west"of Florence and on the south bank' of the stream stands Sheffield. Between Sheffield and Florence, partly in both, is Nitrate Plant No. 2. Two miles southwest ‘of Sheffield and one mile off thg river is Tus- cumbia. Opposite Tuscumbia on the' river is Nitrate Plant No. 1. The three, towns are connected by railroads, one free bridge and an electric . inter- urban car Aine. 2 i A movement is already on foot to! merge the three towns under a single government and enlarge’ the incor- porated area, now about 15 square miles, to 20 or 25. s Problems confronting the people here on the eve of the expansion that is expected over night with the formal announcepent jof . acceptance:of the Ford bid, naturally fall into these lines: 5 i Housing the “suddeft influx. > Preventing . profiteering. . .. gxp:nsion of public util{’tlies. 5 Curbing, insofar as possible, specu- lation, of which there’has béen very little so far. wrilal 313 Probably the.greatest pointiof ‘in- terest to the outsider coming into the stage where' Fotd will'play his mighty industrial dnama is: here?” absence of that hysteria of those who see riches in their grasp. known collectively, explain this by pointing to ;t918 and the bitter awak- ehing when the work was stopped on the nitrate” plant.. People here arg still incredulous. They say to one another: “It ig too good to be true.” The Tri-cities had a bitter awak- ening in 1919 when the pay rolls on the nitrate plant projects melted away Tri-cities* had ‘thought this* wotld be accept good news. -The_mast_acufe_problem. will, .of course; be that of housi usines {men. here.estimate. that .within | the:Ford: offer; there-will: be-an influx | | of 60,000 people here. The ten lumber || | firms are prepared to furnish lumber || | and anaterial for unlimited construe- | tlon, Conservative estimates are.that | | substantial six-room houses eould be | | completed at @he rate of fifty or more {] a week. i This rests largely on the matter of | labor supply. The lumber is availabla | on short notice; so is the hardwars. I _There is ample vacant ptoperty with- in shost distances of the businéss cen- | ter available. In 1918, at the height of war work, | people slept in attics, cellars, garage: | tents, anywhere to be under shelte: There: was evena standard charge of 50 cants for the privilege of sleeping: all night in %\sflée Ehair. Ford will iftherit from the govern- "Umsmmco“mv i135,(10() people. - These ‘are ‘pérmanent “What i3 the reaction of the pedple || And the answer is that there -is || very-little visible reaction, an entire |/ i-cities, as the three towns are|| i | permanent. Heuce they. are. loath.to || ess sixty || i.dnys after the formal acceptance of | within six weeks from any given date, | ment facilities for-caring for:atdeast and:semi-permanent structures on.the various. reservations, They had just been -completed: in -1918 ‘when . the armistice .was ;signed and . did not. benefit. p ERRRKXEXKK XX KK KRS L] ] L FEEEEREEEERKEERE D, The school ‘board met at the Long? Lake. schoo] for & ‘special meeting on December 7. : Mrs. Klasea was a cailer at.Pete: Utters -Wednesday.: ) Miss ‘Laura Simons - of .. Pupazky.| visited her sistar, Mrs. Martin Sande for a few days la s - ‘Hiram Flann homé vf’'Chailig but ‘will ‘remiin Here' spr;n . The purchase pricé was $1,000; cash " T S % R, \ Mr. and Mts.‘j)Ms&! HONE: 970— . = - And you -will. know | what Jewett Service really means! : STORAGE BATTERIES We are equipped .to repair any. kind of-Storage Battery.: We'carty & large stock, of Battery Parts on"hand at all| \times .“and ' expért Batte: ‘'men-to do ‘the work., =~ Store “your“Battery with us] through the ‘winter. We have [the best place i 3 TELEP hoyen, Minn, the Unjiersity of Notre Dgme, | Rev. 7!!!\0! Burns, m}“fi":‘ callers_in Paposky = on W day | . with Mrs, Spnda'a,mnm;hr. Mrs. Otto Simon. extended visit with relatives.at Kirks rs; George Burr was a caller Sun- pi Mr. and Mrs. Augus son, ¥Curtis, We sull‘lwe: hm. 63 It untversity, has this.tg: 7 “After Myestigating, movement ‘ under | Cal and realizing the good ing among. boys ‘through United States by’ Inculthting stch: tues as kinduess, obedleriéé and revel ‘ence, I take great: plemsure in; givipg: my indorsement to this:praiseworthy ‘tical way .to further tho movement . here at the Unlversity “of Notre Washixigto,n. D To men; it.zpells th ;| the guestion of C and | the coast, which [s” decidedly rough i and broken up. The great seas which ‘Lars Nyre will leave' soon fot an | for thousands of years have thunder- ed on Shantung shores have scarred and pitted the bays and iniets, leav- ing one to imagine bare bleakness be- hind them. Inmagination is ‘wrong in ‘fam- | this case, for behind those forbidding cora, .de- | ing fields of beans and kiao liang. The 514 level sections of this -great province work and will do.all T can in n:pracei | ‘_ try, the Grand . In thefirst place ‘you must consider fpon ety e ance only to the Yellow. River. Shantung is. famous in anclent Chinese Mltori{ ‘as it is'in ‘mod- ern. A short distance to the south of where Tai Shan, China’s highest and most sacred mountain.rears its head, there lies'a little town which.goes by the name of ‘Chow. Here Confu. cius was born and here Bis body lies, Chow Fu is the. most venepated town in all China,- Thousands walk sore footed year:after year; in pilgrimage to this little town n hills, there lies a restful, reposeful 5,' great rolling plains, with unend- fertile by ‘the ch peyindic-.lly ‘From‘ ‘now until Christmas—. Studio open for sittings, EVENINGS Between 7 and.9 O'Clogk, THE HAKKERUP STUDIO - i Xmas Presents One Dozen Photogriphs Make 12 ina’s the women it spell3. silks$ -~ What sort of country i T 1S -NOW ‘PAST DUE ° And:Must Be P T ‘and our pri OUR RADI REPAIRING We are the ‘oldest and best equipped Radiator Repair] Shop .in the Northwest. © ‘Why send your Radiators te] the cities to ‘be repaired— we give you as good work’ here. ‘We have-daily express: .service from al directions which enables us to give you ‘quicker and cheapeér service. ik %u . AUTOMOBILE - STORAGE Do you knpwthats when you start your car in a cold gar- age that nfore wear and’harm is done. to it.in the first few minutes untikit has thorough-~ ly warted 'up ‘through lack of oil which will not circulate when cold, than all the rest of the day’s running? It is cheaper to,keep your car in a steam-heated ga- - rage. 3 $5—$10—$15 “Per Month T I L T e , Bemidii cAuto Co. OLAF ONGSTAD, Prop. -~ '~ . YOUR FAVORITE: DRINK in cold weather:should be hot soda or chocolate from our famous fountain. ‘It will ' prove warming and pleasant. ly invigorating. It will prove equally . agreeable after a ‘brisk walk or & turn.at skat- ing. Infact, it m‘}lbe found good all the time. Try-some today. e 410 Mintiesota ce.