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ST T Heads He Wi . The Bemidji Moose Lodg templating sharing half the nxpense with’ the Civic and Commerce as- sociation in sending President Hard- ing a mounted "Moose head. This is a mighty fine idea provided of cours¢ that every other Moose lodge and association in the United States doesn’t do - the same thing. Then it will be heads Harding wins. —Aint 1t ‘A Fact?— The Biggesti Race of All Life may frankly be called™ a human race. For some it’s a relay but for others it’s a hundred-yard dash. . But the latter’ class does not always put the right sort of "dash in it. —You Know The Kind!— A Time-Saver Observation has taught us a new way to manicure finger nails and although we ¢ hot attempted it otrsclves ‘we' believe that it could be worked out satisfactorily. The gystem is this: Riding down the street in the back seat of a Ford, allow your arm to hang well over the side of the car, thrusting the fingers in between the rear fender and the rear tire. As the wheel re- volves, lightly rest the finger nails on the tread of the tire. The dirt on the tire serves as a polishing powder and the tire itself a very good buffer, So they say! —But Who Are They?— Awarded The Paum There was a young lady from Guam, Who said, “Now the sea is so caum, I will swim for a lark.” But she met with a shark, We will now sing the 99th psaum. -—Guam Never Missed Her— CURSE CARRIES OVER - THREE GENERATIONS London, Aug, 7 (Uni A curse that has not in three generations wa: light at the inquest at on a baby. The family doctor stated that the child, like its moer anl . grand- mother had been- horn “with ~ cnly one finger’ on' each hand aid one toe on each foot. Mrs. (\nl* Carter, the grandmother explained the origm cof the deforia- ity. ¥Shortly before my birth,” she said “my father cursed my mother because she interfered with his stocking making - machine. “I hope your baby will be born without fingers or toes,” he said. “He was frantic when he learned that I had only’two fingers and two toes, and he never really recovered from the shock.” Mrs, Carter was the only one of a family of seven to be born ab- normally, but three of her, eighteen children inherited her deformity. The baby was her first grandchild. BARNEY ERICKSON Presg)— ts potency brought to Nottinghan 9] ‘Taken From the flhl of 'KE BEMIDJT D, Y. PIONEUR lun.d Ten Years Ago 'l'onnmw. Takes Bergh's Place A. E, Nelson was selected by the school. board Monday . night to fill the position. of téacher bf. agncu] ure by Otto I. Bergh. Mr. Nelson comes to Bemidji from Lincoln, Neb. L . Armour ‘Bui Addition The Armour Packing Sompany are completing an adidtion to” their pres- erit quarters, which ~has' " become necessary owing to the rapid growth of their business in_ this community. ¢ ®w ¥ Cotfee Grinders May Be Discarded No more coffee grinders for "Be- midji ‘phone” users "if ‘the ‘movenient started at the Commercial clab’ meet- ing last evomng is' carried out’suc- cessfully. It is proposed to ask the Narthwestern Telephone Exchange Company to install a centeral energy system -in -Bemidji and to erect a substantial building to house plant. £ - - Drew Knife On Stanton Gy D. Saur was fined $10 and costs in police court’ this morring on a brought out in court it appeared that Mayne Stanton went to Saur’ yes- terday ‘to collect © $5.00 Wwhich “the Greek thought shotld ‘be $3.00. Mr. Stanton stepped to the phone to ver- and started around ' the counter. Geil. " Saur'’s arrest and followed. (C ) was o’ passenger on-the;local told of her cxflbrlé’flfié' “We 'werg re vigit and were ng in the second dst: behind "the: bhiggage car. s fing néar ‘the outside of the cdr with my’ arh’ ofi” the! wirdow sill. Florencé! Wag adross the aislel I heard a tmrlhlc crash and ‘something hit mé'in the mouth. Everything was corifusion. I went to the water coal- er to wash the blood from my fice |, and cverything went ‘black. The dis- aster is unexplainable. It is too hor- rible.”’ Tollowing the crash, cverything was in confusion. Passengers who had escaped injury were rescuing the legs fortunate. Pearl Goss, 16, and her siste#, Beuliih, 13, who had j\lat left Cadet, Mo., to visit friends and relatives in *St. Louis,”were on ‘the train. The'body of-Pearl ‘was idén- tified by her father. Beulah’s body has not been found, even after the rounds of all the husmtals THe 1g¢al train had ‘pilled into sul- phur: Springs two “Hours: late. - Some of the passengers:left the train and{: walked up and"down’the station p!nt- l ¥ Barney Erickson is another one of those fellows who thought he could ‘Ive without Bemidji, After eing here for several years he left Xhu~|lus~. here agiin. Just to idji is the’ best place 3 Ay ¢ dur- g tHe Northern — Minncsota Fair may, use his’ services’ a8 far as we know, and he will undoubtedly prove éapable if he hears about ‘it, “,Although he docsn’t look exactly like this - picture shows, he is still considered - “not bad looking” and thay-be roped -in for some. prom- jnent part in-the historic-drama, 4 —— THE PIONEER -WANT ADS gw ficlds, but seon returned and | form- to-'streteh theit Te; A sevéeching whistel “of “the ex- press wag the only ‘warning. ~Pas- sengers walking up_ and down the station platform were suddenly hor- rified, they tried ‘to warn passen- igers on'the train; but the words froze on their lips. "Almost instantly came a terrific ‘crash; thHen: a*moment of silence) then 'moany ‘and ‘scréams from the wreck filled the air. Edward [Pinley, (ftreman of the express remained b his ‘post as the giant engine plowed its'way through the local. He was seriously injured, One of'the ‘edaches of the local. was Kurled from ‘the track over the em-| ¢ bankment -and *stopped #t thu édpe ‘of Blas: Ore 4+ The other'', thice conches were nmd and un roof s for, the hor%cflhou pitching’ unt to“be " held at ‘the Big crn- Minnesota Fair are com- ing in and indications “are that a pood tist of shoe-tossers will partici- pate in this: popalar event. The regular state rules wilk govern in this contest and those who desire to enter for the prizes are request- ed to get in touch with E. H. Denu at the Pioneer office.’ Just telephone i your name saying that you in- BRING RESULTS tend to participate. .| perlor_to any other in the world is in the high s¢hool ‘recently vacatad [: the [ charge of assult. From the testimony || ify the account, Saur drew a- kinfe |; Stanton left hastily and called Chief | conviction chP‘umo Being Worked Out by Federal and 8tate Authorities to Surpass 72 Other Countries. (Prepared by, the Unlted States Department ? Agriculture.) © A system qt highways that.will serve the whole country aud will be far su- engineers, It is estimated that tem will' comprise 180,000 " mf ‘federal 'aid be spent or a conuedtea ‘system” of ‘lighways consisting o fipt moreé: than 7 per cent of the rond mile- ‘uge In each state, and that'this systen ‘shull consist of Interstate or primary ‘#oids and intercounty ~'oF: ‘secondiry l:unds ad “Proposed ’‘systtms” have = been e cblve«l by ‘the bureau of public rodds Agrlculture frony pll but eight states. They:iire plottéd on 2 1atge map of the United States®and carefully: examined An -Impreved ‘Miohigan -Highw: a8 to co-ordinatiop with the ronds of adjacent states and service to all sec- tiotis “of ‘the ‘countiy, “Where co-ordi- nittion” 18" not-satisfactory -conferences are held with7all interested state high- vay officfals and:routes’sdjusted. Many states. hnya :lremly afljnated difticult problems with: thelr mslghbars As an eximple-the systém- sent’in by ‘Nebraska slwwed.u blg. gap in“an fm- portant g the northern boun- dary.iIt ;mbd.:ma'ser. that South D: ild “follow. with o “#yStem thist ke pictures;on “toy Hiocks, ‘ hlgh\vu) only roads ci I have ‘been appioved .m Ploo. In the 3 Admlr_my | According to ‘Rundolph Bedford, in a ‘recent’number. of Our World, Pigo Pugo. is me “hnpplest community on enrm" 1 ) Tms 18ldiid ‘In’ the Samotin ‘group 18- thi*southernmost: outpost of American govefnment, - :Little. :lias . been :sald: about this colnny of, ours; probably it. But“1n our- administration ot its. affalrs we have demonstrated, accotd- ing to Mr. Bedford, who is an Agl- tra%ian globe- trotter ‘and’ journalist} that we govern our colonies better than we govein ourselves, The total of the apnual taxes lev, fed’ on’'the mnatives {5 ‘Just- $7. -It-is with nilngled feelings that one reads of what Uncle Sam can accomplish for $7.a year It he has to. The Sam- onn, According to ‘Mt Bedford;: gets for this expenditure; “protection, work, cleaniiness, electri¢: Hght, good Wuter supply, cement: roads and education,” When Spunfsh : influenza was® raging ‘through the'islands of the South seas, taking a cruel toll among the natives, it passed Pa . d a single cage:ylil demlc, . 4 ‘nienfadministergd b ififi! tative ‘hus‘ s\wc{-fll 0 (he pict tum ahaw uml ice cf Saltfornig. i £ D E Thlnklnn ot Good: Roads. . The_ fellow. who sald the longest Wiy ‘routid 45 thie shertést way home must Hiave -heeh ‘thinking -of “gosd roads us well ns n(her lhlnn, Praducer to’ Consumer. {Qnesndvantage in:dealing weit¥ a consumer direct is that When you have eatablished & reputation® With* a cer- tdln articie you can‘séll him anotber. lut nemudy for Weeds. The best way to fight weeds In the «arden is naver to Jat them et lufllfl. of 'the UnitedStates 'Departnient - of |; TREES IN Writer Combats the More or Less Ac- cepted 1dea “That They “Are Somchow Out of Place. One of the characters in an early- day American romance of the time when the Stamp act was causing all kinds of trouble, 18 recorded as de- ‘i and Maiden-lane were lined with trees, The reinarks the Indianapolis. Star, = the {VanVrooms, - Stiyvesants, ‘Artavelts, an the count fine trees abo ‘thélr ‘honies, “on':thé" village greens, along ‘the country roads, and In'the ‘adays on Broadway, and Mgiden lane a8 been’transformed from the pleas- ant,” tree-botderéd reglon of - Dutch ‘tomes: with' flower ‘gardens into‘the ‘busiest whulenlg Jewelry -district dn cltle!, 50, t at today. trees In a busl- ‘ngss, street .are: n’rare sight. There ‘ate: elm-shaded villages in New Eng- 1and, maple-shaded ' towns in New Yoric and the Olifo ‘valléey, ‘and there e streets -to: be. seen in. the states, -but for-the most ;only to small: towns or ‘clties—never to the congested centers of population where they should have ‘been preserved.’ 10’ REGULATE ROAD TRAFFIC ' Fiighways ‘Authgrities Must Be- Giver : Wide Dlunum as canfiluonl [ “Vary Greatly. mllll’lfl by ‘the unll. States Department of_Agricultu 17 Regulation. .of, 'the .. character and iwelght of highway traffic to prevent “undue injury tothe highway fs an ad- mililsttative - matter ind. - cannot - be nmperly taken care of by detailed and arbitriiry ‘legisiation. This:is the con- Clugion of the bureau of public roads of the Unjted: Qmes Department: of Agricnmlre, baged on experiments” to lleu'flnlne ‘the ™ e‘l{eet ‘of " all “kinds "of | traffic on rond surfaces:ani’observi ‘tlons.. on cnndmonl throughout flle vnrygta'unch an- extent that a lond which may be carried on one.road without injury ‘may cause untold dam- Main Highway in’ indiana Gémmunity. age ‘to .another, < Under, ‘the ' avernge régulatory, law tlms far. made effec- tlve, the greatest service hns not beeh gecured from the best: roads;: nor the | Safety- ot tlie - leasér icapuclty: rond- ways agsured. The:influefice . of sub- grade solly, tire: equipment, stribus tion' of loud'to the wiicels, speed, and niany .other’ varliblés-is ‘too complex to be written ingo law. :The seagonal variition alone in the mrnlm.' qapacity of ‘the-rondbeéds, due to. moisture_conditlol mjost Qnrlmm of nll the, ¢anses’ bf rond: Ainmiage’ - Highway- &y fore inust be given wile discretion |n_ tiaMc regufation. -The:bureau urges state, highway officfals of ‘each state be: given brond:-powers; so that trafiic can be regulated to suit_conditions as -they exist at any particular, time. th(sd by w«fid war. Al‘l result of a physieal examina- tion: ‘of_rpdhr A otlicers - recently rreons have- found Cclenrevi- vsieal detévioration caused by aln\lll incident to the pr fon of ithe “World W ael A Trke percentuge ‘o the officers show either excedsive high or abhurmul 10w blood pressure. i~-Ungle Eben. “After all dis Jaz2,” siid Uncle ‘Eben, 3 like to hear a few o° dem old Dbarbeér slivp lmrumnlet dey “used” to | nuke so wuch fun. o k HLH ther early settlers:of |i: fields. ‘But one will see no trees now- |- is one of the; opities - thers: that as: a:solullon of the:problem the | G\VE AN EXAMPLE By George MacDonagh (United Press staft Correspondent) Dublin, August 7. (United Press) —“Aonach Tailteann,” or the Irish Olympic games~opened here ‘Satur- b day with a’ parade of hundreds of] contestants: representing -Irish-stock from-all-parts of the world. & Republieans and: Free State ming- led among -both competitors = and, Te- Rendence lene 1% F4- - Office: P_llono 232 SCHROEDER BUILDING Manufacturera -Agents and Denier in ARM MACHINERY OF ALL KINDS “Hudson” Barn Equipment— “Stoughtor’“Wagons, Spreaders and Mo- tor Trucks— - : “Champion’’ ‘Potato Machmery—. “Emerson-Brontinghan’: line-: of P]ows, Standard Mowers and Rakes=— = . “E.-B.” Tractors— - “Geisser” Threshing Machmes—— Hydro Toron Auto‘Tires and Tibes Gasoline and Oils Brooks Bros. ‘Double-Wall Sllos. Collins, ‘and other-officials of the Irish government. the . day the games the! egq ith® an internaional 'compemmn and ) ‘Shinty— the ~old ‘“shinny” 'of -America city streets—between teams represent- Ireland and Scotland. ‘A choir of 500 voiees:led by John McCormack 1 gave a recital. The games, revived il 'a year after a hiatus of centuries, are the old Irish * national - athletic val. All competitors must be of h bleod, but competition among teams repre- senting various countries is strong. Visitors seem not to bz parturbed at'the destruction of the Gresham and the serious damaging of other leading hotels durinz the 9 Connell {] street fightmg They are being ac- commodated in private homes and remainmg hotels. Golf, rowing, swim motor cyclmg, yachting field games and mus.cal and Jrama- tic. competition are . included.” The games terminatean Augus the presentation of 1, GO0 mcdals by government ntfivals. 204 Fourth St. & Minnesota Ave. /BEMIDJL MINN. — PICNIC AT LAKE JULIA VERY ENJOYABLE AF‘FAm With ideal weathér the picnic held at Lake Julia Sanatorium Sunday is considered fairly successful although? not largely attended.-A finé program of “music_was furnished by the:Be- midji Boys" Band-under the direction of Bandmaster G. O: Riggs. A picnic dinner was ‘served. This affair] was-planned in order that citizens ‘of Beltrami, Koochiching and Hubbard county might become better-acquai ted-with the work: being*done ‘af the sanatorium and at the same time pro- vide entertainment for the patients. At Regular Service Station Prices WE ALSO SPECIALIZE IN GENERAL REPAIR WORK:AND IGNITION WORK : All Work Gluran!eed—-?rlcea That Sntufy X vae Us a Chance at Your: Next Job THIS TIME LAST YEAR " his nieteenth beating the George Kelly hit home run, the Giants Cubs. P. J. Corderry was appomted coach of the Yale crew. Rip Collins, Yanks, stopped Shee-| ley, White Sox, after he had hit safely in nineteen games. Pep Young, Giants, hit a triple ofl Alexander with the bases. filled. : The Braves got eight hits off Bill| Doak but * only one man reached | g third. Cleveland scored three runs in the{ ninth and beat the Athletics. JOHNSON, MeCULLOCH &CAST -=——: PHONE262 :—-_ A Dcltghtful Vanety of Preurves can be made with Peaches, Pears and Plums JAMS, jellies, conserves and - pickles " are most delicious, wholesome ‘and-healthful-when made at home with the fine quality peaches, pears and plums from the Pacific Ni orthwest Get them as soon as they're Swu(Picldéd { «"*fil‘.:::flf:.. 1 pint vinegar 1T B ek Gmamon coves | Boll sugar, ~vinegar and cinnamon, 20 min- £y ip es quick- 1y Tnto he. waber, . then Fub off the far whh & “fawel, Stick four eloves oo fach pesch. Put in: syrup . and: until soft, awiig Balf the it at & time, same recipe for pears. can car LQ!