Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 27, 1922, Page 5

PACE'FOUR 7 'BEMIDJI DAILY' PIONEER® PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY " THE BEMIDJI Pl_ONm PUBLISHING OO!PAN €. E. GARSON, Preddent I K. BENT, Becy-Hgr, +7 3, B. WINTER, News Bditar ‘gwnmmennum:lmmuu tter, der A Congress- sl + W55 # MEMBER, NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION b Rorelgn Advertising /8. @ Stals Co. Chleaga, L, and New York, R ¥, Unless eredit i A g ) -lnhl' to 't‘h:.\\:h M‘Erfi% 3 o credited to it or olen lecal aews published herein. THE DEEP WATERWAYS..’ ~ ot "~ Unlted States snd Canadian engineers who ~*|-- sayed on a joint commission estimate that the +oat of building a St. Lawrence river canal would be’ $252,788,200, assuring at the same time hydro- electric energy to the extent of 1,264,000 horse- power. J ) .. This cost, insignificant as it is compared with the results-to be obtained, would be borne equally by Canada and the United States, "‘ Do the good people of Bemidji really realize what the actual operation of this deep waterway would mean to them? Do they understand how ehips sailing from Duluth to the ports of the world will affect their pocketbooks? ..In a hazy way we have known that it will “be.a good thing for the northwest;” that it will stimue late business and “make Duluth grow.” 5 So it will—and also it will mean cheaper trans- portation for the commodities that you use, and that means they will cost you less.. To the man ‘who has something to sell it means he no longer must suffer the high rail rates to. tidewater. It means, in a word, more money for sellers and a reduction of the high cost of living for consumers, All this, to eay nothing of the.cheap power:gen- In ‘cighteen states” the.legislatures have passed an act, or the governor has declared for the state, as backers of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Tide- water association, to bring about the construction of the St. Lawrence canal at the earliest moment. ‘These states are: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, . Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakqta, .Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho ° and.Oregon. Twenty-six states making up the Mississippi Valley mssociation have endorsed the movement by reso- -Jution. 3 The only opposition comes from a movement started in New York City, apparently; fearful of lffinz some of .the marine business done at that Paxt. ; " o .There is room in North America for more than ope seaport, and the people of the middle states have decided, as well they might, to break' New York's stronghold. The new waterway would bring the Atlantic ocean within 100 miles of the center of population. Little wonder that New York objects. &, But a project founded on such solideconomic grounds as this is certain of final success. 'As a matter of fact, the men who have been carrying on the work of’ organizing for the canal are optimistic enough to believe that another three years, will see ) the project well under construction, While ‘selfish interests may act as a hindrance, if the people who are to be most directly benefited continue to show the proper amount of interest, it can’t be long before you will hear them shouting in Duluth, “All aboard for Liverpool.” §————§ THE COMING COAL STRIKE The coal miners say they are going out on atrike April 1. The operators say a strike is ‘the lonly solution of the present argument over wages. The government says it can do nothing to avert ‘the threatened tie-up of the mines, : It appears that the miners want to strike and the operators want them to. y it Bk A That the. public, already paying royal tribute for a God-given commodity, does not look with quite 80 much serenity on a proceedings that.makes. prob- eble an’increased cost of coal. Fls a1 The public knows that some operators already are making fabulous profits. It lgnowa that certain miners are drawing down fancy wages. It is aware, on the other hand that other operators, ¢ven with coal at its present high prices, conduct business at only a small profit, and that- many miners are much of the time out of work and make &7imost wretched living. e #Coal is a necessity. It keeps the cold from freezing and 4t drives the l e | l wheels of industry. It is one of the most generous gifts of nature. It.is there, reidy to be used; and a1l that man has to do is dig it out and send it on to ‘the consumer. i The miner who dedicates his.life to the darkness of the mine is entitled to just reward, - The honest, enterprising organization that developes'a mine is entitled to a return on the capital invested. The transportation company that carries the ccal should be paid a fair freght rate. But not a one of the. group should bg powerful enough . to -keep ccal from the peopl.e or powerful enough to extort high prices. * There will be little enough sympathy for the miners if they strike, because, generally speaking, they etill receive war-time wages, while inithe oth- er industries there has been' a fair revision' of wages downward. The miners will strike in an ef- fort to keep their present scale in force. The operators are_ sitting back with an inde- pendent air which makes arbitration an. impossibil- ity. Thus, the eommon people, as usual, are expect- ing to be the “goat.” B Only some day, the public will lose patience and if the miners or operators don’t want. to furnish coal at a fair price, the public will take it anyhow. The government could, and should, make it im- ‘possible for someone to say to buyers in Bemidji that they must pay $20, $25 or $30 a ton for coal. Tt should be cheaper instead of higher. Perhaps, if the citizens would voice . their - dis- approval of these burden-juggling coal ntnjlkps, and woice them !nud.'cgwgh, a stop would be pot to them. ¥ R R § March 28 is the right date for the hearing—and let's make it so that after it is held, the Railroad and Warchouse Commission will say: “We heard ya, we heard ya.” [ S | We notice the Ladies’ Study club had a paper on “The Dog’s Part in the War.” We presume it ex- plains how the world happened to go to the bow- WowS. g————-—g “Every person should deny himself something during Lent,” said a Bemidji man this morning. “As for me, I have decided not to smoke opium.” -3 A bunch of newspaper reporters have joined the expedition in Patagonia searching for a Plesiosaurus. We may now expect results. —3 In two weeks time the Bemidji municipal. court collected only $61 in fines and fees. Oh, moon- shine, where is thy sting? ‘___._.—-| Homeseekers can come from St. Paul and‘ return for $10.80. But once the seeker of a home comes, he won't want to return. . i Ireland z{ppea\s about as peaceful as.a-man who gwakens to find that a hive of bees have umped on his bald head. a . — v WHAT OTHERS SAY CO-.OPERATION WITH THE TEACHER Mothers’ Meeting Day—who would not enjoy it? The mothers of the district meet with the. teacher ut the school house to ‘discuss important subjects relating to the children and the many problems that arise during the year. A short mlor}nll pro- gram could be given by the school as an incentive for better work. The meetings would not only - benefit the teacher, the pupils and the vxrengs, but also the county superintendent to whom' achool difficulties are narrated.’ This co-operation would do away with the obsolete method of “mud-throw- ing.” g. The object of the first meeting would be to get acquainted, and temporarily arrange a program for the year, also methods of attack. e < Mothers naturally know more about their’ chil- dren than the tcacher, and it is not only their right, but their duty to help the teacher to under- stand them better. This is especially so in'districts where a new teacher takes up the work each year. How much ‘more might be accomplished for the children if the people of the community would ‘make it so pleasant for the teacher that she would accept the same position the following year? It is to be presumed thet she would accomplish : more than a stranger, for the reason that she could g0 on from where she left off, while a new teacher would need to go through all the preliminaries. About the second month of school is the proper time to take up the importance of home-work, as the teacher has then learned each child’s capacity and just what home-work he needs. ‘Many of the rural children, if, in addition to their'school work, were assisted and encouraged by their parents, would be fit candidates for the accelerated schools. October 'being the month in which the ‘health campaigns begin, would be'a good time to take up zhe subject of health. A \few subjects that might \‘e discussed are: What #re contagious diseases? 1Jow:are they contracted? How are they diagnosed ar\l: cared for? How. is: contagion prevented? What is- meant by “immune”? Co-operation of parel\h: in having children do health chores daily would' L'e a step toward health. . Reaiding is another suggestive topic. The child’s supplergen tary reading outside of school, as well as inside, vhould be restricted to literature of an educatidnal . value. As the mextings progress, new problems will be presentiing thewnselves. The children should be ex- cused and instwicted to remain excused' during the ° ting., bt —MRS.| FLOSSIE HAUGLUM. Wymore’s. baby'girl, who ill = with the flu, is getting along nicely: Eli Sawyer, father of ‘Henry Saw- ver, who runs the saw mill here was over and spent the week end haul- ing logs for shingles to his son’s mill. J. F. Mahoneys entertained the Up-and-Go. class Friday evening., Mr. Roy and son, Alec and Prof. Baney attended the spelling comtest at Blackduck Saturday, March 1s. Alec teok the third prize. Mrs. C. Mahoney entertained part of the Up and Go class Thursday evening. _The Smith family have succeeded in getting more than 100 cords of fire wood for Rev. Krippen of Cass e. Charles Jetland, new watchman at the mill, visited Mr. Colbourn Saturday afternoon. Chatles Jetland was a business callei at Pennington Friday. - The following officers were elect- ed: Treasurer, Mrs- Mills; Road Su- pervisor, J. F. Mahoney; Town Clerk H. W. McNew. Other offices wil be_filled later. _H. Sawyer is doing fine work at his mill, running out alot of lumber and also_cedar shingles. J. F. Mahoney has been hauling three hundred logs to the saw mi:l the past week or more. Everyone is enjoying - the Free State library, which the Kitichi farm- at the home of the secretary, Mrs. J.. F. Mahoney. Mrs. Wilson and children have yun sick the past week, but are improving. > ord has ben" reeeived from Ben Eck - of Minneapolis that there ' are s.oov'nnzmgqu d. men- there, .. SPUR Omitted Last Week) Mrs. Stepp, who has been very ill for some days with ‘a gathering in his head near the ear, was taken to Bemidji today to consult a doctor. Mrs; Wm- Gerlinger is again. on the_sick list. E . Elvin Geroy has been driving the school bus for a few days, as Mr. Peterson was on_the sick list. Lloyd Knott has been appointed our mail carrier on route No. 2 com- ing out from Turtle River. Theo Gerlinger was sent as a del- egate to_the Republican convention held at Bemidji. The home of Louis Harris was burned to the ground on Saturday. Nothing was saved. Mr.. Lease’s brother-in-law and family have returned to their home. Mr. and Mrs. Waiter Coen are expected back soon.. . . . .‘lfil?yd Knott spent Monday at Be- midji- : S X The farmers were using their wag- er's club unit ordered and which is + PINE CENTER Omitted' Last Week Ed Blade helped Kaisers saw wood with Mercer’s wood saw this week, Aire Budreau of East Bemidji chased a cow from Joe Jardie. Mrs. Mercer and Mrs. Kaiser at- tended the business meeting av the East ‘School Friday. Jo¢ Tardie fell on the ice and spraimed -his arm a few days ago, he hag be:1 unable to xo ahout his work, but is'feeling some better at $his time. :Mr. Shook of Bemidji has movéd Mrs. -Oloff Bérg was called toSe- beca to attend the funeral of ler = — mother, Mrs.: Johnson. Mrs. Joknson formely visited in-our; neighlyorhood and was knowrnt by many here. out on his farm\ for the summer. Mrs. Tardié ascompanied Ed Blad- es to Nymore Fyiday. ] Clifford Mercer: attended a party) giwq at six-milc corngqr Saturday evening, } . Mr. Blake, who lived on the Bog- \al an’s place, is“digin ga well at the|” present times i Ed .Acherbach bought a car from Mr. Peckles. \ v Mrs. Geo. Mercer and fanily vis- ited ‘at the Kaiser home Sunday. Pauline Burton visited the Metcer and, Kaiser homes Sunday. We, hear ‘Ed Achenbach' is off his beat, having .resigned from ‘the \Be- e | miji - police force. . He will farm| this summer. KITICHI (Omitted. Last Week) Prof.; Baney ‘and Miss Uda 'Smith | spent Tiesday evening at the home wf . Miss | Gay Mahoney at Kitich ke. ° 1 Mr. -Jolly of Kitichi and brother- ig-law of Cass Lake visited the J. F.Mahoney home Tuesday afternoon en route to Cass Lake, where they have rented mr improved stock farm for the coming year. Mr. hF(Jz:ll;]m"n v;.s a l(l;.:nning'lmn calldr Monday an esday. vfi\rd way received' herc ‘that Mrs. THE BEM:DSE DRILY PIONEER - .« - ons, but snow fell making, it ponible" to ‘use sleighs again, Mrs. and Mrs. John :C. Souder of Sheldon, Wis., are the parents of & baby girl LAKE HATTIE ' (Omitted" Last ' Week) Mr. and Mrs. Ed Meyers returncd Friday, after spending some time with relatives in Scott County. . Glen Allén and family were Sun- day guests at G. D. Greiggs. L J. Sheyqrd autoed to Park Rap- ids Friday and returned Saturday.- John Langfeltd and Milo Stillwell called at H., H. Tiara’s Sunday. Mrs E. L. Horner returned -home Monday, after spending some -time with. relatives at Bemidji. The L. V. Harpel family . were Tste is’a matter of “tobacco quality We state it as our honest belief thit the tobaccos used in "Chesterfield are of finer quality (and hence of better taste) than in any ather cigarette'at the price, Ligget2.& Myers Tobaccs Ce. AR ACGT CALD gueats at’ H. B:~Mickels- Sunday. Farmers are. taking advantage of the last fall of snow to rush thru some belated hauling. Y, ““Ssm Boyd came out from Bemid- ji-Monday in hiscar + He is the first to make the trip.this year,«-. Mrs H- H. Tiara called on . Mrs. J. G. Hoglin Monday afternoon.: Harry Mills ig cutting lathe .bolis for G. D. Greigg. . Mr Greigg and Glen Alle|‘1 are on a “sawing circle” at present. J. A. Stillwell and-John Langfei- dt were at Itasca -Park -Tuesday. on business. : THE PIONEER WANT ADS " "BRING RESULTS ' . GENERAL BODY. 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