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S. M. STANTON Editor every W giiiiiiiiiHUiiiimiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiimimm^ I? O I 3 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER -roausaon nin AWTMWMWW *xrrf*r rarsA-s H awpawi vxojraom maxxaxxma oov G. E. CARSON E. H. DENU Manager nUMNEOm 983 lOntereA at the posiofflce at BemidJl. Ulna., a* seeond-eiass matter nnAer aejt of Congress of March 8, 1878. No attention paifl'to annonymous contribution*. WrftjPa naimi inust be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to Insure publication In the current issue. mnraoaxvxxov BATM BY- C&JUUBB BT Oa* year taxo One year Ms mottttw 8*80 These months IM Mx months One month _.*. One week .M months 'a i TO WSEX&Y nOWB Km, eoateulnff a summary of the* news of the week. Vnhttahed Thwaday and sent postage paid to any address, for, In advance, 81.60 oomosAZ. oomrrx MM* OITT noosasnros WHAT THE AMERICAN LEGION IS. Now that political,leaders agree that the soldier vote is to be a factor in the presidential election of next year, many people are wondering just what the American Legion, which is to comprise soldiers and sailors, hopes to accomplish. The future of this country will inevitably rest in the hands of the great body of young Americans under thirty who partici- pated in the war. The burden of *he war has rested on them and, on the other hand, from the war they have received the greatest possible stimulus toward a sense of duty and organized patriotism. It is the purpose of the American Legion to try to keep alive and carry on in the times- of peace that sense of patriotic unity and enthusiasm. These men have fought for democracy and risked their lives for that ideal. To them it has acquired anew and precious value. They have seen with their own eyes the terrible evidences which have been produced upon innocent neighbors by an irresponsible autocracy. That lesson should never be allowed to fade in their minds. The American Legion is intended to not only serve as a vehicle by which comradeship and love of country, aroused by the war, shall be maintained and kept alive, but intended also to embody the democratic spirit in which the war has been fought. It is to be opened to all men who have worn the uni- form of either the military or naval service, whether officers or enlisted men, uniting them" all upon a common basis of Amer- ican citizenship and American purpose. The purpose of the Legion is far from political. It will be a non-partisan organization in the true sense of the word, but its huge vote is,certain to be cast as a unit for men and for the principles believed to be right. In the death of Sidney Drew the moving picture world lost one of its most important men. The "movies" have been, or perhaps rather were, a gold mine anything, good, bad or in- different, could round-up the money. But with the coming of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew conditions changed and the public i indebted to them for vindicating popular taste and showing that good photoplays could be made a profitable business and not a philanthropy. They displayed no interest in the "com- edy" of the silly school, on which screen acters of real talent are being wasted they showed that even motion-picture come- dies could be made up with some fidelity to human nature and the human intelligence, and that people would flock to see them. Four reasons why there should be an organized effort to promote building now, are outlined by Minneapolis in its "otyn your own home" campaign. They are: To provide em- ployment for soldiers and sailors -and for the many workmen released from war work To improve local business conditions in the home furnishing, construction and real estate lines To provide for our community the stabilizing influence of a large number of home owners to counteract the irresponsible doctrines of extreme radicals To make our city a more attrac- tive and more wholesome place to live in by promoting the idea of a home for every family. America prepared for a long war, and so tremendously that when Germany gained knowledge of what was going on over here it broke the spirit of the Hun resistance. Then came the war's collapse. But the preparations that were made must be paid for. Such a sudden victory is expensive in money, but a slower victory would have cost the lives of thousands of American boys and even more treasure. Americans will show their gratitude by helping to pay for those preparations through the Victory Liberty Loan. It is your duty to subscribe the amount alloted to you. Demobilization has reduced the total strength of the Am- erican army below 2,000,000. Complete reports to April 8, an- nounced by General P. C. March, showed the aggregate strength on that date to be 1,980,506. Since November 11, 686,114 men have sailed for home and up to April 8, 605,772 had been landed. There have been returned to civil life, 1,- 701,469 officers and men, 50 per cent of the officers and 46 per cent of the men who were in the army when the armistice was signed. Discharge orders now total 1,925,000. Through a system of Americanization training courses which will prepare men and women to go among foreign lab- orers in industrial centers with the object of teaching them American principles, the University of Minnesota is going to adopt practical measures to head off Bolshevism. It will be the first American university to take such action. Physicians and dentists may 'prescribe lawfully certain narcotics for habitual users of these drugs only when necessary to save life, under a bill which has been signed by the gov- ernor. ANYTHINGANYWHERE as COMPENSATION S rtf ....ftoo 8JM ,.:i 1.00 I INSURE WITH MILLER AND BE SURE a, S & 69 *^iimwt8HiHMiitiiiiiiiiHiiuiiuaiiiiiiniiiHiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiHMHiiiniiiiiniHiif 3 LIFE INSURANCE Office Security Bank Bldg. JjPhone~167 P. O. Box 222 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA & 5 Id 15 i AT THE THEATERS THE BEMIDJi DAILY PIONEER GRAND TONIGHT. Walter McGrail, leading man with Alice Joyce in Blue Ribbon features, is one of photoplay's finished plyr3 and remembered especially1 for work in "Womanhood" and "Within the Law," and more recently in^he Triumph of the Weak," "The Song of the Soul," "The Business of Life," "Find the Woman," and "To the Highest Bidder." Mr. McGrail has a strong role in "Everybody's Girl," the VttagrapTi Blue Ribbon feature, which will Je seen in the Grand theatre o tonight and tomorrow. Tie scenario la adapted from O. Henry's (start story "Brick Dust Row," and gives Miss Joyce one of the most delightful roles in her screen career. In the support ing cast, besides Mr. McGrail, are Percy Standing, May Hopkins and W. T. Carleton. "HER CODE OF H0JT0B." "Her Code of Honor"the first of the United TheatreB productions star ring Florence Reed, the famous legi timate and screen star, will be shown Wednesday and Thursday at the Grand theatre. The New York Morning Telegraph says: It is a type of melodramatic romance that never fails to score, full of suspense and with a rather thrilling effective climax, costiy furnishings are seen in the interiors and Miss Reed's gowns are wonderful creations. "MY HUSBAND'S FRIEND." How a brother and sister, separat ed as children when their parents agreed to disagree, met later as strangers in a notorious gambling house, conducted by the mother, and for the first time learned their true relationship to each other is one of the big punches of a fjve act Rialto Film corporation masterpicture fea turing Frank Mills, the noted drama tic star, which comes to the Rex theatre tomorrow. The father, por trayed by Mr. Mills, and the mother, enacted by Lillian Kemble, sought the divorce court when the former accused her, unjustly, of being too friendly with a friend of the family. By the order of the court the boy, then five years old, and the girl, six, the parts being played by Jack Curtis and Runa Hodges, two talented Ju veniles, were awarded to their father and mother, respectively. Years later they meet as sweethearts. How this dramatic situation works out proves one of the most stirring moments of its kind ever injecte'd"in to a motion picture production. FAIRBANKS A TRAMP. Douglas Fairbanks seems destined to score another immense success in lils new Artcraft photoplay, "He Come Up Smiling," which will be the attraction at tb$ Elko theatre to night and tomorrow. "He Comes Up Smiling," Is the tale of a tramp, or rather a young chap who tires of existence as a bank dark and elects to follow the life of a knight of the road. His adventues on the big highway, his contents with other tramps, his defeat of a stock market scheme and his final winning of the girl of his choice, are the elements of a story so mirth-provoking that ft is said to exhaust even those who love to laugh and grow fat. One of Mr. Fairbanks' stunts is to leap across a ten foot creek, but this Is the least exciting of his feats. CAVAUERI. AND ARBUCKLE. Much of the story of her own career is reproduced in "A Woman of Impulse," the Paramount photo play starring Mme. Line Cavalieri, the famous singer and beauty, which will be shown at the Elko theatre Wednesday and Thursday. This pic ture is said to provide the celebrated diva with a role that is dramatic and interesting. "Fatty" Arbuckle is also to appear in "Moonshine," repeat showing, at the Elko Wednesday and Thursday. Don't annoy a silent man he may be a reformed prize fighter. -T Owner Finds It Under Rock Where He Burled It 60 Years Ago. Perry Huteell, an old resident neat Meyersdale, Pa,., several days ago re called that he had hidden a pint of whiskey under a certain rock sixty years ago, and going to the spot he found the bottle and contents Intact. The cork was rotted off even with the neck of the bottle, but none of the whiskey had leaked from tHe bottle. The whiskey was rich brown in color and the flavor, Mr. Hutzell declared, could not be described on account of its rare deltciousness, and only a connoisseur could really ap preciate Its taste, he said. The whiskey was distilled by old time methods, and for this reason It Is said by all who have tasted it to have a flavor all its own. DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleekers for Men, Women and Children ffie M. E. IBERTSON Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY Phone 317-W and 317-R 405 Beltrami Avenue BEMIDJI, MINN. M. H. Curry can supply you with allkinds.of Small Fruits and Flower bulbs fresh from Wedge Nursery, Albert Lea, Minn. We will carry a stock of small Shrubery and flower bulbs at A. T. Wheelock's 'Grocery. M. H. CURRY Bemidji, Minn. Enjoy Your Meals You will enjoy your, meals better when you use CHIEF BRAND BUTTER Made in Bemidji Bemidji Creamery Co. Phone 143 P.S.Drink our pure butter- milkFresh daily. THJE tULTVJEBSAJi-CAfi The Ford Coupelet is the answer to a demand for an enclosed Ford which is always ready for all kinds of weathersummer and winter a Ford with more luxury in upholstery, Liberty starter, and other appointments"than is found in the runabout. The Coupelet has the regular Ford chassis with a de luxe body permanent top, sliding plate glass win dows with removeable pillar, large doors a handsome car in every wahyand Ford economy in price and operation. Coupelet $725 f.o.b. Detroit. C. W. JEWETT CO., INC. Phone 474 BEMIDJI, MINN. Don't Take any Chances A battery-may seem to be doing its job nearly as well as usual may turn the engine over strongly enough.to "get by'Wmay *upply enough current for light may produce a-fairly hot spark and may go on doing so right up to the point where the spark of life goes out. If you don't know, that your batteryf good health, you're taking chances. Drop in at the Service Station for ten minutes and let us test your battery. And ask about the Still Better WUlardthe only battery with the "Bone Dry" principle that is your absolute assurance of getting a battery as new as the day it left the factory. Bemidji Auto Co. Ofa Ongstad, Prop. vwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Notice To Ford Owners Ford labor price* go back to pre war schedule a* authorised by' Ford Motor Co. C. W. JEWETT CO,. Inc. Authorised Ford Sales Service Bemidji, Minn. WELL DONE is the supper and also the .shopping- when your groceries and bought at J. BOULDUC & CO. Minnesota Ave Bemidji, Minn. Where the best food products are constantly offered for home use. Our service is pleasing to every housewife, because we select the best always. TRY US FOR THAT NEXT TABLE ORDER WE PAY the highest market price for rags metals, rubbers and scrap: iron. We also pay*freight on all out of town shipments for 100 pounds and over. Highest prices paid for hides. GOLDBERG'S HIDE & FUR CO. Phone 638-W 112 3d Street iiiiitiiiiinniiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiAiiiiiiiiniiiinififfnfntfiiiiiH!imniiiiinii!g Before You Sell Your Potatoes I COME AMD SEE ME. I JOHN QUINN 1 Markham Hotel, Bemidji, will pay the highest market g 1 price for all different varieties. 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