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THE BEHIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU TELEPHONE 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than TueBday of each week to insure publication in the current Issue. SUBSCRIPTION EATES BY CAEBIEB One year $5.00 Six months 2.50 Three months 1.25 One month 45 One week 12 BY HAIL One year $4.00 Six months 2.00 Three months 1.00 THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in advance $1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Pioneer Is a member of the United PreBS Association, and Is represented for foreign advertising by the 5SDCIATI0N General offices In New York and Chleago, branches in all principal cities. THE KINDERGARTEN At first thought one might not suppose the question of a kindergarten would have much bearing on the subject of town improvement, but a closer study of the kindergarten and its mission will convince one that it has a vital place in the life of any community. The quality of citizenship is the measure of any community. It mat- ters not the enterprise and push of a people it matters not the thrift and saving qualities if there be not a bed-rock of solid character underlying these there is no success worthy the name for that community. The schools and the homes of the land are the soils that produce either good or bad citizens. If the home influence be what it should be, and is followed by the right sort of school training, the average boy or girl will develop into a creditable product. If either of these fail in their mission, the result detracts from success in proportion to the degree of failure. The old idea that formerly prevailed with many of our people that the child should be left to run wild until school age arrived when he could be readily molded into the correct shape, has been exploded. True under this program many noble characters have been produced, but it has been in spite of, rather than because of, the method. The kindergarten derives its great value from the fact that the first few years of a child's life constitute the period in which the groundwork of character is laid. The impression stamped on the young mind from the age of one or two years to Ave or six, are permanent. No amount of after training can entirely obliterate them. If these impressions are healthful and wholesome, the child is fortunate. If the reverse, the child has been burdened with an incubus that may require a lifetime to shake off. Now it is true that the home life is supposed to furnish these early influences that shall start the child on the right road in life. In too many instances, however, the home life does not furnish these influences, and in many cases it is no fault of the guardians of the home. Supposing the home life to approximate the ideal that the parents are all they should be that they have a vital interest in the development of the young minds and souls entrusted to their care the fact remains that an intelligent guardianship of the child during every day and hour of its life is a practical impossibility for its parents. If life held for them no other duties this might be possible. But there are other duties that de- mand their attention, and for the sake of the child these duties must not be evaded. Who has not heard the expression from many a distracted mother of an active boy: "I'll be so glad when lie starts to school." Not that this mother wishes to shirk her responsibility, but the sober truth is, the job is too big for her The young lite is too vigorous for her supervision, en- cumbered as she is with many other duties all which must be met. It is at this point that the efficient kindergarten teacher steps into the breach and bridges over the trying period of the young life from in- fancy to childhood. A few hours every day wherein the parent can shift the burden of the child's care upon other competent shoulders, gives time for recuperation of energies and a renewing of enthusiasm for the tasks temporarily laid down. But the qualifications for a successful kindergarten teacher are rare. Few people possess them. On must not only love children and be pos- sessed of unlimited patience. One must also be able to put one-self in harmony with child life and be able to see clearly the child's point of view. The successful teacher muBt be able to enter wholeheartedly into all the interests that go to make up the child's world, as in no other way can the confidence and love of the child be gained, and without these the teacher's efforts are worse than wasted. The community that would be sure of a stable groundwork for the civilization that is to radiate from it, will, if it has not already done so, take steps to at once establish a first-class kindergarten. Perhaps no other one influence has had more to din the great improvement noted on all hands in the rising generation, physically, mentally and morally. NEWS PLATE HOUSES MERGE The Western Newspaper Union has taken over the business of the American Press Association and the merger affords a combine which will continue under the name of Western Newspaper Union. The high cost of material is given as the reason for the merger. We have long been a user of American Press Association plate when its uses were required in makeup and features and hope the Western News- paper Union, without competition, will prove as satisfactory in the future as the American Press has in the past, and we see no reason why not. The American Press, the organ of the American Press Association, has been a good friend of the newspapers throughout the country. It has gone to the front for them vigorously always, and when the paper manu- facturers were gouging the publishers it fought for their rights against the oppression of alleged illegal methods which have put many papers out of business and caused great loss for others the country over. At any rate, the publishers "got it" as hard as anyone could without being choked to death and we hope the Western Newspaper Union will continue the fight, also continue waging the stiff fight for PAID advertising by the government. Where, oh, where, are those hundred thousand airplanes? Anywhere, anywhere, except in the air. sf^*^ns?^pp*? pr^nww TH1$ BEMIDJI UULt PlURKEl BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL A V. OARLOCK, X. O. SPECIALIST BY! BAR NOSB THROAT Glasses Fitted Gibbons BMa-. Phoas 10s DR. KDTER JOHNSON PHYSICIAN AND BUROBON Btmfdjt, MIra DR. J. W. DffiDRICH DENTIST S Office O'Lesry-Bowser Bide. Office Phone 376-W Res. Phone 376-R DR. L. A. WARD PHYSICIAN AND SUJtOBON Troppman Block BemldJI, Minn. Dft. 7. T. TVOMY DBNTI8T North of Markham Hotsl Gibbons Block. Tel. SM GRAHAM M. TORRANCE LAWYER lilies Block Phone MS DR. E. H. SMITH PHYSICIAN AND BURGEON Office Security Bank Block DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office la Mayo Block Phone 80S Res. Phone S97 DR. 0. K. PALMER DENTIST Office Phoae 114, Residence Mtlss Block. Bsmldjl ft************* TOM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Safe and Piano Moving Res. Phone S 81S Anurias Office Phone IS IDA VIRGINIA BROWN Instructor in PIANO VOICE DRAMATIC ART Phone 633 1017 Minn. Ave. Bemidji TH0RWALD LUNDE CHIROPRACTOR Acute and Chronic Diseases handled with great success First National Bank Building Bemidji, Minn., Phone 406-W Hours: 10-12 a.m. 2-5 7-8 m. DR. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON OfficeMiles Block J. WARNINOEB VETERINARY SURGEON Office and Hospital 3 doors west of Troppman More Phono No. SOI DR. H. A. NORTHROP OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON Salts It 0*Lsssr-Bowssr BMg Office PkssM 111 Hair dressing, manicuring, face massage, scalp treat ment, switches made from combings $1.50. Corns, in grown nails treated a spe cialty. MINA MYERS 311 6th St. Phone 112-W w*dFM5*&f- Office Phono S*R Res. fti-J 3rd St. and Irvine Arm. DRS, (HLM0RE & MfiCANN PHYSICIANS AND 8TJRGEON8 OfficeMiles Block DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office in Winter Btook *_* fiHGHM4HMH0HMHSHCHMKHW0HMHMl DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleaners for Men, Women and Children Obe MHiH0HeHHgHONeHMBeHMHMWeHB Men's dark brown English, soft kid leather and a good run of sizes, stamped $6.50, worth now $8.00 SPECIAL THIS WEEK Young Men's brown dress shoes, in medium dark shade, sizes 6 to 9, sold for |6.50 Th few pair left, at the pair A nifty dark brown English Shoe with the white Neolin sole and rubber heel, not an ex treme pointed shoe, make a dandy winter shoe and a bargain this week at Plenty of wide toe shoes on sale for the more conser- vative dresser. A medium high toe, wide last, comes either in gun- metal, calf or soft glazed kid leather, staple $5 00 shoe at MANSON LAST. Boys School Shoes. Line of good heavy school shoes, sizes up to 5 1-2, at the JO 45 pair Girl's School Shoe3, pair $2.35 Same in high top button or lace, pair $2.85 Very Special-Silver Kid Boot Grey One of Utz & Dunn's finest creations, in a light shade of gray, a good welt sole and a covered heel. Come in and get a pair of these before your size is gone. A $12.50 boot for this week only, the pair We also have several styles of high priced novelty boots to otfer at a bargain the rest of this week. Our regular price is very moderate and with shoes advancing as rapidly as they are in price, it would pay you to pick out several pairs. 1stT new fall colors in the hi-top ladies dress boot One a gray, the other a new shade of light tan, or Ivory. The colors are different from what you've seen all summer and the shoes themselves are out of the ordinary Choice of either $9 50 boot this week $6.95 2ndAnother gray lace boot, a darker shade called the "cruiser gray." Comes either in a high leather Louis heel or a medium heel for walking. Plenty of these in all sizes A-D and widths, while they last 3rdA few odd sizes in our Utz & Dunn novelty boots we are going to clean up in a hurry 4 pairs of Fawn Buck, all boots that for merly sold for $9.00. 5 pairs of dark gray kid boots in a lace, with a white kid top and covered heels. Also a $9.00 1 pair size 2%, in a patent lace with a cham- Ill MB Extra Special This Wee In MEN'S SHOES The extraordinary values offered last week at our SHOE SALE was the talk of the town, but we are going to give you still better values all this week. We are overstocked on Men's shoes and will make prices that will move them out rapidly. For instance: $4.95 in medium 6.50. The $4.95 A wide box toe gunmetal shoe, either lace or button. Our King Quality leader this week A good solid gunmetal wide roomy last, but very neat looking shoe, button or lace, SPECIAL vith the an ex- te shoe $5.95 $3.95 $3.45 $2.95 "E THE REGULATION ARMY SHOE. $8.95 $6.25 & Dun $5.95 We Arc Just Unpacking a Great Assortment of the Felt Comfy Slippers in All Colors and Patterns Knapp's Shoe Store On Beltrami Ave. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1917. In the King Quality Line we will offer you a man's semi-English, combination last shoe, stamped $6.50, and worth $8.00 today Special This Week $4.95 pagne kid top, very high covered Louis heel. 3 pair, small sizes, Dark Chocolate Brown lace boots with high heels. 1 pair size 5% A in a patent shoe with a white kid top, long vamp and a very dressy pair sold for 110.00. 1 pair small size in a black with a gray buck top. 13 pairs of white Delhi calf boots. Slightly heavier than the ordinary kid boot and very stylish for late fall and winter this year. All sizes and widths up to size 6 only and we are making the price of these $9.00 boots attrac tive for the week. CHOICE OF ANY OF THE ABOVE CLEAN-UPS FOR THIS WEEK ONLY 4 thEvery one wants a pair of STAPLE BLACK BOOTS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF THEM ON SALE AT POPULAR PRICES. 8 and 9-inch boots in the Glove Kid, either dull or glazed finish, or cloth top high leather Louis heels, medium heels or low heels all sizes and widths in these dress shoes that usually sell for 16, $6.50, $7. Also a black glove like kid boot of Utz & Dunn's with the white Reinskin top, and one with the black cloth top. FULL RUN OF SIZES IN ANY OF *M THE ABOVE, ONLY 5thNEW FALL MEDIUM HEELED BOOTS AT A PRICE A $7.00 chocolate brown lace boot with the Neolin sole and a white rubber heel, high tops, at tne pair A new fall walking boot in a patent chamois colored top with the medium heel, a $6.00 one at Dark chocolate brown, medium heel boot, narrow toe and imitation tip, a few pairs at Utz & Dunn's Tan College Boot in a heavy Rus sian Calf Leathera dandy winter shoe in a medium heel. They're a $7.00 value at Two other of these lace boots in a medium heel, either a light or dark brown calf bottom with a fawn buck top. These $8.00 sports shoes for only 6thAT $3.85 WE ALSO HAVE A GOOD ASSORTMENT A black Gun met al lace shoe in a medium heel with dark brown cloth tops. Something new. Also a black Gun metal HI-TOP lace shoe with a high leather Louie heel, pointed toe. And one in a pat ent bottom, either lace or button. A very pretty dress shoe and the price is moderate. CHOICE OF THE ABOVE, THIS WEEK I ^x1 S5.95 $4.85 chamoi $4.85 li walking $4.85 ivy Rus shoe in $4.85 heel bottom $6.25 $3.85 7thA large table of odd sizes in black shoes, not all sizesPatent, in each style for every foot. High, wff button butnametalimediumesomrontrfiowlo gu soft kid. Any one of the shoes cannot be duplicated today, wholesale at this price, and you can buy them at S2a8S 8th30 pairs of ladies' Juliets and house slippers. Every woman can use at least a pair of these at S2 I S 9thAn odd lot of ladies' colored Boudoir Slippers at SOC *mmimmmmmmm*m i Defective