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BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED DAILY.EXCEPT SUNDAY BY: THE ‘BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING COMPANY. Pl ubitialesh e G. E. CARSON, President E. H. DENU, Sscy-Mgr. J. D. WINTER, News Bditor On6 TEAT ' evrcecmecdbl Bix Monthe weeceevsse 560 Three Months waesss 1.36 THE WEEELY PIONEER—Twelve poges, publish every Thursday and sent postage paid to any eddress for,"in advance, $2.00, - Unloas credit s given this paper, ovly the Unitad e PRI SRR R :m duwt:a local news published herein. y TURN SQUARE COR‘NERS % . Every citizen has a certain amount of civic pride.” Some have more than others and they show 1liis by their very actions. How about you?: Let your civic pride control your habits, especially the habit you have of cutting corners: .Cutting across lawns and boulevards is prohibit- ed by law, but what care some of our citizens for the law. ‘I they have no respect for the law, they ought at least regard their sense of civic pride with some consideration, Bemidji_ has a great opportunity to beautify its natural surroundings without doing a single thing other than to conduct their actions according to the dictates of their own conscience. Why not, then, pledge yourself to: turn square WHAT OTHERS SAY ANENT PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT, Editor, Bemidji Pioneer:— ™ There has been a' great deal said about Nymore property owners not doing: much to bring about property improvement. I, as a property’ owner, ‘was among the first to sign for walks .on Central avenue last spring, much to my sorrow... . .. .- Cay owners, among them a number of prominent business men, do not hesitate to do property dam- age here. Instead of going around the. ends of the walks'to the crossings, they drive across themiddle of the.blocks, *This will finally break up our ‘walks @nd the expense’df putting theni in will be total Hennigan’s, corpér. of the. erossihg and the:walks had. to be repaired, I presume at ‘her expense.,; X Wihycannot the, public help to keep-our property in good shape by kindly going around the walks in the future instead of driving over them? .In owned by persons not living on the property and in other cases the lots are vacant. \ ., The people of Nymore, whose walks are being destroyed in this manney, will appreciate the co- operation of the public—co-operation.which:is cer- tainly due them. Nymore, Minn, * —A SUBSCRIBER. SPECIALISTS CHRONIC DISEASES Good Safe Treatment i FREE--FREE! Come to us Il you are sick. call, write to- ul book Ina SERVICE IS OUR BUSINESS AN D WE WORK BOTH NIGHT AND DAY | WARD i BROTHERS . | PHONE 77 PHONE ' COUNTRY TRIPS A SPECIALTY Seven-passenger Buicks Seven - passenger Enclosed Dodges odge Tour- i ing cars—a motor for ev- ery occasion, a Where there is a . persistent cough or ~general rundown condition, there . A MEMBER, NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION 4 | P ————————————————————————————————————, B & loss. - ‘Such damsge has altxadr_ been Jone 48 Mrs, many_instances the property being destroyed, is. Murdock McQuarrie “Cheated Hearts” A “TWWille Trolley” Comedy in Two Parts SUNDAY — Jack Holt, Lila Lee, Chas. 0. Ogle'in—*“AFTER THE SHOW” the Brightest of Her David Belasco, Stage. Successes ' LAST TIMES TONIGHT corners ‘and when you see your ne hbar cutting . across lawns and. boulevards, call his attention to nisdemeanor.? Let us unite in a cqmpajgn for streets and Jawns. Let us dofgt by co- il on_and personal persuasion, rather fhan by Gioergion. Talk ‘to-our boys and girls and impress pon’ them 'that they areé breaking the law when- ever they cut corners.” It can be done. Let’s do it. § § Sure, every man has the right to file for what- aver office he pleases, but God has also bléssed him ith common sense and expects him to use it. ‘The . ‘man who puts selfishness before good of county and ‘state can never expect to secure the ‘gaod will of %he people. |t A Duluth contributor to the Herald complains that the men of that city are inclined to be “hard boiled.” Maybe their wives keep them in hot wa- ter too much of the time. £ 14 News has reached Bemidji- that men’s trousers are to be cut looser this year,'and a lot of 'fellows sre shouting hip; hip hooray, with the accent on the hip. —l They tell, us if we are pleasant up to 7:30 a..m. we will be pleasant all day long. But who can be pleasant if they have to.get up'as early as 7:30 a. m? : Gani i ¢ In about a hundred years ‘from now, ‘perhaps, Bemidji will come to the canclusion 'that it is bet- “ ter to unite upon one man for senator. * 3 ‘Before marriage, a man’s idea of beauty may be American roses, but after marriage it is more apt to be boiled cabbage. _ Ry oy | Are you going to buy the wife the Easter hat that she wants—or don’t you beli¢éve in peace at any* price? 1 §——-F A producer says that chorus girls must be edu- cated. Gosh, thought most of them knew too much already. v E *“Editor, Bemidji Pioneer:— The article published in the Daily Pioneer, stat- ing that Mr.’ Curtis would give upwrestling in Be- midji because of lack of backing, is greatly re- gretted by the many friends of the game. There are many of us old fans who would like to. see it continue, especially if it is pulled off like it was when he had our old champion' in' the game. Otir old champion will long live in the hearts of the i“'Tovers of. this great game, - It will be remembered that old champion, who has made his home .in Remi for the last 30 years, also. worked 10 hours in the saw mill feeding the re-saw, and making his * regular runs of 12 mileg before going to his labor, thereby. getting his “training.” It will also be re- ‘membered .that the old champion would never com- LIRS to the people of our home town because he did not receive the, financial backing. . He was plways.willing to. take on all comers at \any price~=s0, long live the’ old ‘champion. ‘He is u\t | alive, still living here; and never was defeated by Mr. Curtis. 'He retired without any complaints of non-support whatever. :Bemidji never took the, back séat in the past " and ‘we hope that soon we will be dble to, develope anewrmgm,Mho is in the wrestling game—not only for the ‘money, but also because of the love of the game. Such a man we are sure Will receive the ‘support of the lovers of this great game. ermidji, Minn. . —R. C. EDD. S HERBERT RAWLINSON Doris Pawn Marjorie Daw Anna Lehr picturization of Wm. F. Payson’s tremendous movel entitled “Barry Gordon”— If going through Hell makes a man strong, Herbert Rawlinson could teach Hercules to chin himself afjer his._starring role = in ‘“Cheated Hearts.”” ; —ALSO SHOWING— “The Skipper’s Policy”’ EVERY WOMAN | HAS A PAST whispers— LOOK OUT! Polly had a Past and ad- mitted it. Yet how could People Think Her Fast? —See This Charmer— At The ELKO 4 Presentation of . But when they spell it with || - a Capital P — and talk in inson. ATtor the show 1'WIred: "Hateh- inson receipts $52.50. Made a splendid .| impression here.” “The next uight found our troupe in Ohanute. My telegram that night read: { ‘Chanute receipts $21. Made & wonder- ful impression here!” “Several hours. later I was, at the Chanute depot with my troupers when the telegraph operator handed me a telegrum. 1t was from my ‘angel.’ The message sald: ‘Make one more impres- slon—then come' liome."”" Electioneering Expenses in France. ‘Whereas electioneering in = Great Britaln is nothing like so ‘expensive as it used to be, the tendency in France is all the other way, for there Is no 1limit imposed: on the amount a candl- ‘| date may 'spend.. In an article adve- coting: the need of a law to restrict election expenses M. Jean Barnard re- marks:’ “My ‘old friend Floquet told me that -in 1891, ‘'when he was first elected for the’ Eleventh .arrondisse- ment of .Patis, the election cost him ‘only 1,500 francs. At the general elec- tion of 1891, when he was: defeated, Floquet spent 25,000 franes, and I had to spend even more than that when I stood- for' the same copstituency in 1910. - My opponent’s victory on this occaslon Is said to have cost him 200- 000 franes, and 1 believe that estimate to be by no means exaggerated.”— Manchester Guardian, No Woman Will Do Without Her Spring Oxfords . Oxfords have well been called the “bread-am-butter”, shoes style. It's a homely comparison that ev- | eryone will ‘appreciate. Most of us enjoy the “dessert” or novelty styles, but mone would think of being without Oxfords. . Youw'll find such satisfaction in choosing your Oxfords here variations—some . plain, others less so. In ‘all, there’s comfort, smartness, fine workmanship, the best of leathers—and splendid economic ‘ possibilities:- Ladies’ Brown Calf and Black Kid Low Rubber Heels Star Brand. All Leather Per Pair—$3.00 THE BEMIDJI _SHOE STORE' 315 MINNESOTA AVE.‘ Phone 172-W WE SELL THE FAMOUS STAR BRAND’ ALL LEATHER SHOES —for every member of the family, at reasonable prices. at our Look STAR BRAND signs in our show windows. BEMIDJI SHOE STORE 315 Minnesota Ave. GENERAL ~ BODY COMPANY Manufacturers of East Bemidji Phone 13-F-2 General Office: 418-22 Belt. Phone 970 Factory: el Don't -let the family washing interfere with your social duties. We can relieve you of all your wash-day trou- bles—just say to “send the wagon—" Family Washings 10c 1b—80c minimum b S o UNABLE TO CREATE DISEASE Science Has Demonstrated the Impos- sibility of the Human Mind Hav- ing That Power. “In one sense it may be said thet the human race gets the diseases it deserves; but the sing are those of 1g- norance and neglect'of physieal lases rather than against spiritual ordi- nances,” said Sir,R¥chard Gregory in the course of his address at the re- cent Edinburgh theeting of the -Brits ish Association for the ‘Advancement: of Stlence. < 4 “Plague is not now: explained by sup-'| posed iniquities of ‘the Jews or con- Junctions of particular planets, but by the presence .‘of ‘an Organism:.cons veyed by -fleas: from rats; alaria and aellow . fever. ate_conquered by de- rather than g spiritual duty.” S reacnie aul S 4 Jean: SPECIAL ELKO SPECIAL p Satuzday’ Sund gk urday Sunday 3 BIG ST e oy A PIPPIN S q < Wallace Reid. % 2l < B GloriaSwansons You musn’t berathé it to a’soul but-— Listen! The man she loved had told her ™ too, much of his past. —_— And when she- discovered .that # part of his past was present — “DON'T TELL Co me and see what she did! - ‘A,real-life picture to_please the EVERYTHING!” women and give o few hints to " - the meny o] i see. \Oh Promise Me'{ i This is an extraordinary program. It's cost is nearly three times as great as usually paid for so-called “Specials.” We must charge you a little more. MATINEES 2:30, 10c-25¢ :—: NIGHTS, 20c-40c ELKO Saturday, Sunday. and Monday REX THEATRE "TODAY “Blue Blood and Re In Which a “Tenderfoot” Proves Equal to the ', Conspiracy! of Western “Bad Men.” | MUTT & JEFF Fox Sunshine Comedy, In Two Parts “pOG CATCHER” it Matinee 2:30—7:10:9—10c & 25¢ E _——-—-—-——_—-___—- SATURDAY--DICK HATTON (The Young Bill Farnum) In a Prairie Melodrama— “FEARLESS DICK” ACTION—THRILLS—ROMANCE ————————————————————————————t SUNDAY—BUCK JONES In His New One— “BAR NOTHING” BEN TURPIN, In His New One— “Love and Doughnuts” Ftroying the breeding _places of mosquitoes;: typhus fever by getting.| rid of lice; typhold by cleanliness; tu- berculosis by improved housing, and, most llke diseases by following the teachings of sclence concerning them, “Though the mind does undoubtedly infitence_ the resistance of.the body to- invasion by mierobes, it cannot creatg the scientific organism of any disease, 1 and the responsibility of showing how to keep such germs under control and prevent, therefore, the poverty and Uistress due to- them is a scientific. Qetober 16, 17, 18,19 and 20, have ‘bpen.set as dates for the fourth an- nual ‘convention of the American Les glon, which is to be held at New Or- FOLLOW THE CROWDS T [ i JOHNSONS 1 ' STORES: * BEMIDJI | b GRAND FORKS ! “ALWAYS BUSY* The Store that has Bro t the are 'Down YES! WAY JOHNSON'S { “Always Blffl)"' | POPULAR PRICED: READY-TO-WEAR — ALL I JOHNSON'S POPULAR PRICES. |