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— { TP N ! i 1 -,l',..__.,_ i S W—— I . ing the highest value, are working on a new law embodying a|Gregg, O. Lewis, John Pembele, Jr:, * BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER .'_ PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO, ! £ 6. E. CARSON, President "E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mge.| 0. W. HARWNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor i 1 ~——TELEPHONE 922.923—— Entared at the Postoffice at Bemidjl, Minnesota, as Second-class Matter, J under Aot of Congress of March 3, 1879, - | MEMBER OF NATIONAL EDJTORIAL ASSOCIATION ! golve his own bisi | of the people. ] Writer's name must be! ss probl 4 Torelyn Advertistng. Bepresentatives .C. Theis Co., Chicago, 11), C. Theis Co.-New Xork. N. X.: attention pald to anonymous. contrd N ibutfons. %“h editor, but not necessarily for publication, Communications for the! “Acase in point. Afterion v laneer must reach “this offl ot later than “Tu of cach week to; e Wy ¢ r g B 0 R Py . Ineure-publication in the Current lasus, 25 Aiuoricans”), @-bearded. fatmer, ‘standing with ove foot on thée running- oard of his flivver, waved ‘his hand ripening grain and said: “Plesity, of of jthe hand.took tlie “direction o > he, repeateds - He-poinied: to; 16 Three Months .... THE VEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve- pages, published ev PO! to any address - Unle=s credit 1s given this re<publication of all news 50 the uewa published herein, . { # OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS _—— IMMIGRATION AFTER JUNE 30, 1922 i Onie of the most important duties of the new congress is t.i‘\:ai and it is not without significance. enactment of immigration legislation, The present emergency! T e and 4% I to the poultry busily sion of impatience, “how ihe d—1 is to eat?” “Then, How the D-1 Is It That Some. Folks Don’t Get Enough to Eat?” By PETER CLARK MACFARLANE, in New Yari World I believe the farmer is thinking as he never thought before. He | wants to know the answer to innumerable whys. He is mentally digging | [ down to the root of economics and frying to find a means by yhich he may o -l'l ":ge@ a line on' the colléttive problems 8 3§ ¥ lectures: (my subject was “Us terian choir will sing ‘at the Presby. ‘;ul-d;’n church. Special services will be eld, There will be a sleigh party going to the E. A, Grier home tonight where the Presbyterian choir will rehearse. The Straight Line club took ‘a sleigh ride east of town Sunday after- noon. The party distributed Christ- mas gifts'to several families. Homer Walter bought a saw outfit of Vernon Glime, Mr. Deardorf, principal of school at Spur, is in a very serious condition. He has been on'the sick list for quite a while. He is expected to be takem to a hospital at €] i Mrs, Earl: of. ing friends: When I ¢apie in the fall -, . ¢ Lwasskinngand tall— ‘ My shadow could hardly be seen; 8o I sought for a place To feed m pooriface, - "'And at last found the— = - 4 T HOUSE.SUPREME # “in the dircction of w, great field of || t, ain’t they 2’2" Anotheriswesp <. “Plenty. of .corn,.ain’t | #.drove ofsleek cattle.grazing in a | E J,!Jicfl pas_tufe, to.a flock-o sheep on the other side, of the highway and then h Stage pard . gratching withi e e e B e reditod: ang| beef and mutton and“hens and eggy, assent. “Well, then,” said the farmer, screwing his face into an expres: a barnyard. inclosnre; “I’l?nt_vioffi in’t they?” I nodded a general ; it that some folks don’t get enough! three per cent law will expire June 30, 1922, Unless some ac-| tion is taken, immigration will revert to the 1917 law, and the; number of immigrants will undoubtedly be: greatly increased, | . X 4 ! o : s seriously affecting the industrial conditions of this country. eRERELy "t’ :D:‘:l:rcm i _ The present emergency law is rigidly enforced and is re.;hcglhgsggm';",;,gmg Tucsday eve- stricting immigration this year; but those who have made a|ning. The club will give a big New study of conditions state that more equitable, practical and per-| Year’s dance next Monday evening, manent legislation is needed before it expires. These persons,,-la{\}:l}if'y 2. A ""‘;';‘:‘f::“l tm"’;‘:‘fgj who include; such authorities as Senator Thomas Sterling of %’:er}sb;?!y s invited. A goose supper South Dakota, Dr. Sidney L. Gilick, secretary of the National| il be served at the Davis hotel. | Committee: for. Constructive Immigration Legislation, and Pro- _ Some of the town folks who came fessor J.'W. Jenks of the University of New York, a well known |in .f*“m‘dtgi ‘?"0“ °:;‘Pl{‘:s"srusrh&:’? economist, whose volume on “Immigration” is regarded as hav- | SPen Bryant, Roy and Herman T2 2222222820 2 22 * TENSTRIKE x constructive immigration policy. - : Senator Sterling has prepared a bill, which is said, by vari-' e ous authorities, to be of unusual merit. It will probably serve as| Gladys Gregg of the Bemidji State a basis for the next step in immigration legislation. | Teachers college is spending her Between the years 1909 and 1920 there was a net increase | Shristmas vacation here with her par- in foreign-born persons coming to this country of 4,485,387 after! °"1';§,191, Fleischman was in town sev-| deducting those leaving the country who were foreign-born.!eral days last week. The year 1910 saw the greatest influx, the number being 817,-| Miss Christine Eichendorf, who 619, and 1913 came next with 815,303. A big slump came in |Pent her Christmas vacation with her| 1915 when the first effects of the war were felt. The number;,'::,';d:;’f,,,fis'g_ 'p,,zx, HeHR e i dropped ta 50,070, In 1920, the number had come back to| Miss Ada Cluff spent the vacation 193,514, ) with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Some very interesting facts are noted in connection with! O el Hampl of the Bemidji these figures. The increase of all males exceeded that of fe-|State Teachers college spent her va- males by about 436,000, Northwest Europeans increased by|cation with her parents, Mr. and 1,660,000, while other Europeans including 587,203 Hebrews, Mt Joseph Hampl. =~ - increased by some 2,702,000. The increase in Mexicans was|ner vacafson with her parcaiy i Be 246,899 and of Africans 73,702. [ mi . These facts and figures show the need for a new lcg—isla-‘; tion, and for a permanent policy. For 50 years congress has been developing, step by step, a policy for the regulation of im- migration. It has been increasingly a selective policy—a policy for the exclusion of the seriously diseased, flagrantly immoral, dangerously radical, and, only recently, whollyilliterate in- ' John ‘Quade and several others; Mrs. Charles Bryant and son went to Bemidji Wednesday: midji, Miss Rosalie Kurzek is. spending part of her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kurzek of Inter- national Falls, . Miss Freda Jameson, who relieved her, sister, Leonore, in her-school last week, left for Bemidji last Friday evening. dividuals. Aside from these restrictions, the law of 1917 allows | Willlam Travis was home over|. free immigration, except for 40 years Asiatic labor has been | Christmas. . fairly effectively excluded. An unusually large crowd turned - . 3 o site ;i jout last Friday evening for tlie = B(;lcause of the nnus}xal industrial conditions e:flstnng at this { Christmas~ program given by ‘the Lime, the passage fo permanent legislation i now:regarded as!school. The cold weather dif mot imperative. It is time such legislation was being framed. The keep many away that evening. moment the present law tbecomes ineffective, hordes of Euro-| Following was the prograni for the | peans,who are finding it impossible to make a living in! their | §wering: “Now the Christmas Bells land, will at CrOW: £ . : re Ringing, oly Night,” “Jolly own » Will at once crowd the steerage of the ocean liners i0ld st. Nicholas,” songs by the Sing- like herds of cattle bound for America, the land where they.ing club; “Christmas at Skeeter's have been led to believe they can find their Utopia. [Corner,” play, by the upper=grades; | “Christmas at Finnegan’s Flat,” play, Eighth | ‘grade and High school; “Three in a Bed,” play, Ulysses Gard- ner, - (Qorge Jones, Vladie Yilek; “Christmas ~ Surprises for Mother Goose,” play, primary grades; “Santa in Southland,” cantata, intermediate A bunch of Keys—in Library, or in Central School, or between Library and Central School. About six Keys on plain ring. Finder please bring to Pioneer Office (“O"”) for reward of One Dollar! grades; “Three Kings of Orient,” tableaux, Following the program old Santa passed Christmas boxes of candy to all the children. Candy and apples ,x’c]x,'e passed to all the folks in the | hall. Following was the cast of charac- ters for the play, “Christmas'at Fins :negan’s Flat”: Patrick Finnegan, Ken- neth Medley; Biddy Finnegan, Fran- ices Wild; Miss Neversmile, Violet | Shulke; Miss Goodheart, Aileen Car- ter; Little Tom; Wilbur Gregg; Prof. Barton, Gottfried Hofer; Dan Dooley, Emil Lundgren; John, chauffer, James {Grier; Mary, Tom’s sister, = Zetta | Maule; - children, Elmer Gardner, )| Waltér Gregg, Willis Bonner, Roy |Halvorson, Vada Dryant, Bernice | Montbriand. | Mrs. Paul Haluptzok made a busi- i ness trip to Bemidji last Thursday. r. and Mrs. P. E. Mattison and Fellows. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleishman and Mr. and Mrs, Frank Dunn spent Christmas ‘at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fleishman. k Mrs. P. A. Martin is still on the sick’list. Her condition is not much better than: what it'was a week ago. Mrs: William Travis visited in Be- midji one day last week. . Mrs. McCloy of Bemidi: arrived heve, Saturday to visit over the holi- days.. _Mr:-and Mrs. William Travis 'en- tertained | M¥., ‘and “Mrs. - Clarence Travis, Mrs.' McCloy and Sid - G. Maule on Christmasday. ] Harold Rearick of Red Lake {s ex- pected home for New Year’s. Mr. and Mrs. John Pemble spent Christmas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. Booth. 4 Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rice and fam- ily spent Christmas day at the home of Mr, and Mrs. William A. Rice. " Mr. and Mrs. James Hagadone} Mr. and Mrs. Richard Jackson spent Chrigtmas -day at the A. G. Maule home. Kichard. Jackson came’ down from International Falls for the holidays. Clarence Theriault speit Christmas with his parents at Blackduck. Miss Hazel Kruger arrived here from Northome lnsj. Friday to Spend Christmas, B W B F. X. Betz and’ wife werc' enter- tained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jacobson last Monday eve- ning. s + Iv%iss Adair Hofer spent the Christ- mas vacation with her parents: ° Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rice and Mr. and- Mrs, Joseph .T. Hermann mo- tored. to Bemidji Mond4y evening. E. Mattison and Misé Esther Krohn walked to the home of Mrs: W. T. Blakely at Spurion Tuesdayi: They were entertained:there: at @:dinner party. ; B Wednesday for St. Paul. : Y :Mrs.- E, A. Grier entertained in- formally at her home last Wednesday evening. Several town people’ attend- ed this “neighborhood party.” The Lutherans will hold their regu, lar services| in the school house at 11 a. m. next Sunday. There will be special New Year’s services in the school house Saturday evening at 8 o’clock. Following the services Saturday cvening the Walther League will give an oyster supper at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Wild. Mrs. A. B. Davis visited in Bemidji Friday of last week. Mr., and Mrs. Gust Schwandt of N. D, are visiting at the W, S. Gregg home. < M. Gerlinger, Dave Carnegie, Janies Stepp and- Charles Souder of Spur were:business callers here last d G. Maule was a Bemidji busi- ness caller last Friday. | - .-, - A. L. Swenson and!son, Gilbert, of Crooksten visited in Tenstrike last Tuesday. £ E. E. Cluff was a business ‘caller in Bemidji last Friday. Rev. Carl Zorn,, visite trains at Hines%‘dn\ d of last week. Mrs. W. L. Taylor visited in Be- midji lpst Friday, \ ‘William Monica of:- Spur was here { Mr. and Mrs. F. X. Betz spent Christ- | mas day at the Wild home. A very T .. !delicious dinner and supper were " " ~ IR | Sorved, Games were piaged dursng 5 i ithe afternoon. Late in the evening { Alfred Wild brought the visitors back (to town. A very enjoyable day was |spent. { Miss Idela Bradley of Duluth is | spending her Christmas vacation with {her grandmother, Mrs. Ben. Carter. The Ladies’ Aid held a special busi- {ness meeting last Wednesday evening 1at the home of Mrs. John-Pemble.. Roy Travis made ;- trip to Bemidj: one day last week. .- . Rev. Zorn, after:-holding Christmas services here Sunday morning offiei- ated at services at the Strind school house. in the afternoon. In the eve- ning he held services at Hines. Thé' Lutherans gave a very ex- ‘cellent Christmas program at the o SmeemaXn2E The Curtis Hote A - 3 ' Ischook last Saturday evening. - " 1ot STREET AT FOURTH AVENUE i E.{E. Robideau spent Christmas MINNEAPOLIS in Tenstrike. G The Salvation Army committees be- | zan solicitations here Wednesday. The members apnointed to canvass the |town by Chairman R. N, Fellows, are | C. Jacobson and F. X. Betz. The Northwest’s Largest and Most Beautiful Hostelry All Roes are Qutside and Each Room has Private Batb TARIFF: 75 Rooms (Private Baths) Single at $2.00—-Double $3.00 325 Rooms (Pri 0—Double $3.50 200 Rooms (Pri $) Single at §3 00—Double $3.00 n : from $4.00 10 $15.00 Ula Grege, who wis on the sick list, |is sometvhat improved. ¢ IIIIIIIIIllllIl!lllllllll!lllllllllllllI!lllllllll’lllIl|||IIllll_lllIIIIIlIlHImIlflmHHlE | M and Mrs, RN, Fellows <pent | _Ross Bryant purchased a Moline i piano last week. o =i on_business Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Ioss visited the northern metropolis last Friday. James Rice, Walter Rice al Halutzok . motored to* Bemi TuesBay. g The school board held a special meeting last Wednesday. evening. James Taylor, Jr., of - Roosevelt, Minn., visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jamey Taylor, Sr., over Christ- mas, He returned to Roosevelt Tues- day morning. il Mr. and Mys.“Jar and "Mr. and Mrs. W tertained F. X, nd Mr.. and C. 0. Travis, This was a fareweil gatheéring for James Taylor, Jr Mr and Mrs. James Taylor willk spend New Year’s day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Travis, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Taylor will spend New Year’s day at thé home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter' Borden. . i Earl Nelson of;Hines was'a busi- uess caller here Tuesay. = Benjamin Carter, Jr.. spent Chuist- mas at the home of Mr. and Mry, Henry Vanderhoff. Mr: and Mrs tertained Mr. and Mrs. James Rice last Monday evening. Mr, and Mus, Clarence Miller left l:“m;c) by auto Monday for Ortley, Next Sunday evening the Preshy- Taylor, Sr., Taylor: en- !l day evening. 7 That at the moment is the thought that is engaging his attention, | here, Bttt s P e e Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. William‘ M%s, Joseph T. Hermann, Mrs. P. || Miss Christine Eicaendorf left on| Paul Haluptaok en- W. A. Rice-eapects..to move, hi house: from "Old ‘mn' in -the mfn% future.. o peic o Mr.“and"Mrs: E. Mattison' spent Christmas morning: at the -home -of Mr. and Mrs. J. erman, .. . ; .. Miss Esther Krphin spent Christmas at the home offMr: and Mis..d, K. Hermann, 3 Mrs. Ben Carter and Miss Idela ! Bradley visited at Hines last Satur- | Hefgqig i Hooras! ) * Why not eat there today, . At the popular— THE PALACE CAFE i PAUL O. SWEDMARK, Prop. * Berger Anderson spent Christma: day. Susie Jones spent Christmas with her parents, f -The correspondent of . Tenstrik wishes all the people of the communi. iiy a very happy and prosperous New ear. i . £ i Y] T Y AT 0 HAVE YOU TRIED THE NEW DARIN GAFE | Why “Pot-Luck?” When . an’ invitation 18 issued to ‘‘come and take pot-luck” it fs under stood that ne special preparation is made for the iuvited guest. There was a time, however, when “pot-luck” meant dishing the food out of a pot -and when the guest really took chances of getting:a good meal or a very slimy one.' In the old ‘days—and ‘the prac-- tice is still in force in gome parts of | Eunrope—nothing came amiss_to_the family - cooking pet, ‘suspended from the pot-hook An the middle of the fire- place. Everything edible was thrown in it, and “to keep the pot boiling** the fire was seldom or ever allowed to go out. When meal time came every- one fished in the pot £3r himself and whatever ‘he happened to find was “Yyot-luck.” SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEEE o AND ' CHINESE DISHES [FOQD’,COOKED:IN‘F]RSI CLASS STYLE r—Meals At All ‘Hours—— Bring your friends for a treat £ of Oriental Food, put'up in the same style as'you find in.the larger city cafes. The Nandarin Cafe 302 2nd. St.- - Phone 206 g Frederick Hotel Many Car Owners Would Like to Be == FREE -~ ‘from high operating costs. uy a HARLEY-DAVIDSON 7 MOTORCYCLE —you will be surprised at " the very small upkeep ex- G4 ERAL REPAIR SHOF - . READ THE PIONEER WANT ADS Burglars Don’t Seek The - Limelight L ARKNESS is their stock in trade. 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