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I rA to* xr *iV. mmm PAGE 31* 5 r?V j*v' ft 4 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. sew 0. CAESON, Prudent G. W. HARWELL, Bditoi Tlpaoa 922 Entstsd t the postoffiee at Bemidji, MinnwoU, M^wjcond-etaii matter, under Act of Congreu of March S. 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writs*1!jpama be known to the editor, bnt not necessarily for publication. Communica- tions for the Weekly Pioneer most reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Carrier One Year Biz Months Three Months One Month One Week -16.00 _. .8.00 0n _. 1.B0 .65 family should not buy or build a home to save money, they should save money to build a home. The chief ambition of every good citizen is to make a good home for his family. Money paid for a home is a good investment for the family, that other- wise would have no home not because it is cheaper than paying rent, but because right living in America requires home owner- ship. Anyone, then, who is behind a home-building campaign, whether it be a contractor or a bank,, and we understand in Bemidji each has made possible the operations of the other, is doing a worthy work and it is to be hoped the pride ofUhome ownership will be greatly broadened in our own city which we love. THE INEVITABLE OUTCOME After one of the mostjpersistent series of petty thieving and burglaries ever experienced in our city, the\ perpetrators of the robberies were brought up short with a bump last night and to- day are resting quietly in the city jail. And it was only through the} co-operation of some of the young citizens of the city that the capture was effected and to them much credit should be given. One of the young burglars was detained on suspicion after the robbery of tfie Beltrami Elevator compan^hu^n^ybe- ing able to get direct evidence in the matter he^a%4et'j&$ ^Phis fact exhibits the clutch such a life must have on a young boy, when, after being held on suspicion and getting free, he could not be warned by that fact and quit the criminal life he was starting on. Instead, he continued more active than before with the inevitable result that occurred last night., For the boys we'have little sympathy as the crime was not one single case of crime, which somtim.es has behind it a real cause, jit would be a mistake to treat the offense lightly as that would bjevSiif an incentive to further crime by others so inclined. The boy&eyenj though young, should be given adequate punish- ment, both for corrective and preventative reasons. The attitude of the police and citizens had become! one of determination and had the boys not been apprehended at this time it is very possible they would eventually have been shot and perhaps killed in future robberies. It is a wonder,that they had not suffered this result before their capture. It is scarcely necessary to say that this is another warning for parqnts of boys and girls of high school age. They should know where their boys and girls are spending their evenings.. We cannot refrain from saying that had these boys been wnei'e. they should have been, inVtheir home after jlO o'clo'clc at night,1 their young lives would not have been'handicapped asithey^ now are. ',:i?S'!?"'V While these two parijc^Ur-boy^!iare'^llfh'at'iH^Ve'be^''sti unfortunate as to go so farin wrorigdoingthat^theyihave fallfen "into theclutches'of.the law, there^are someotheraswho may be found loitering around the ^stre^ts'downtown at: they should be.in bed,"andarel traveling at'a rate that will very probably bring them up short some-day sunless they-radically phange their manner of spending their-evenings E. H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr J. D. WINTER, City Editor Six Months Three Months MM *XV THE WEEKLY FIONEEB-Twelve nawa, published every Thursday and sent postage paid any address fct.inY OFFICIALto COUNTY AND CITJwtvance, PROCEEDINGS van 8Z.0U. THE PRIDE OF HOME OWNERSHIP, More homes are under construction in Bemidji at the pres- ent time than there have been at any one time during tnevlast seven years. The impetus that has been given to home-buildmg by a local home-building concern should be taken up and car- ried on until there are sufficient homes in the city! to house all who wish to live here. During the! last five or ten years there has been a national craze for automobile-owning. Auto sales/ men have taken advantage of the owning instinct in the in- dividual and have carefully madei it A Jarge part of their argu- ment in their sales. We have often wondered why such psy- chology is not used in the sale of homes. One of the strongest reasons why there is a "home famine" in this country is that tne :homeiess people are not sold on the "home owning" idea. Auto salesmen would never think of starting an auto renting cam- ypaigh^it isn't done that way. bhJib :$fe.are granting that the auto is a potential factor in the l^pr^nioironof'socia]I Implement, but no person will place an automobile ahead of the home as an agency for character build- ing, for citizen-making and nation-developing. From the finan- cial viewpoint, the argument is all in favor of the home. The style in homes changes less, homes cost less for upkeep and their deterioration is less rapid than that of autos. A little thought and reflection will easily convince anyone that as a heart appealing sales proposition the home stands at the head'of the list and yet, in spite of the factjthat nearly ev- erybody has found money to indulge in evert sort of extraya- ganc'S the complaint is heard on all sides that home-building cannotIbe financed. The question of home ownership is one of national con- cern- The owning of homes should be considered more from the viewpoint of social welfare and less from the standpoint of individual convenience. The renting experience of the aver- age man has made him eager to own a home. If he owned one, would he sell it? He would not..,, \'"'xmotif. The theory of investmehfcias' commonly applied to homes is wrong. The advantages of i home ownership cannot be meas- ured in dollars and cents. Jf it.rcould, the home would be & thing to be bought and sold on thestoc market. A man's.home' under those conditions woulid become a ship at the mercy of ev- ery storminstead of a port in. time of a storm. Home ownership makes fotgood citizenship, because it makes. for stability and permanence and continuous' residence inone, place. The community'idea 'the -organisation of sdciety, the basis of civilization is in reality a permanent common interest of groups, as exemplified in home ownership and payment of taxes. 'All civic progress is founded upon civic interest which is made permanent in the community only by having such a stake in the community as only home ownership can give. This is not by any means a home upon a cash-retum-on-your-investment basis. $?'%?" W^Zfl^-c-Xi'kJ hours when ._ HRf *T-T" r^ AI/FHOUGH'tlieto Modes -bt this sea son promised turn over a new leaf and write thereon, in very large letters the word "Simplicity," they ap pear to have lapsed from this good in tention. Fashion has a wayward fancy and is not faithful to one idea for long, we know. Just now em hrptderies are among the lures she follows, and therefore, thereis much more of it than ,night, ljave 'been ex pected after its long popularity last season. Suits have come under the spell and the new coats invite and receive much rich embellishment. Two examples of the embroidery mode in suits, as shown in the illus tration above, have chosen solid em broidery in silk floss, but have han dled it in very different ways. The lutndsoiiK' model at the left is one of many In which slashes about the skirt portion of the coat form panels. These panels appear to be signals for embroidery which has answered by coming !ta:ablde' with them. Sometimes it Is merely .a."border of handmade points or scallops, about the-edge of the panels. njatUagain it covers them, as in the" suit'-.pictured, where round ed panels make place for ungraceful The embroidery. is usually in NEW GUINEA HEAD-HUNTERS Periodical F^oraya '"Were tlntil Con* paratively Recently a Regular Thing in 'thV Island._'. Until six years ag^'ljead-fiuftting was in full swing along the coast'' of New Guinea, writes Rev. E. Cappers in Catholic Missions, and describes one of these expeditions by the tribe of the Marlnd-anlm or Kaya-Kayas. The practice, he says, lias been Consider ably checked by military expeditions. Nevertheless head-hunting is still quite frequent in the interior. On the ap pointed day men, women and children would hasten to the point of embarka tion. At the approach of their goal the boats were anchored, and the en tire party stealthily entered the forest, taking enre not to give the alarm. Extra care was needed once the de signated spot had been reached. On the day before the attack the hunters kept hidden in the bush, and during the night they advanced far enough to launch the attack early before dawn. Occasionally, tlie hunters were hotly received, butsmqgt. of the time the In tended victims were roused, from their sleep by the sudden war-cry of the whole attacking party, and had no time to defend themselves. Victims were felled by the dozen, many of. them pierced through by the sharp pointed arrows. The victors yelled their war-cry and repaired to their native haunts, where days and nights of feasting' awaited them with song and dance, around the gruesome trophy. iV.'tfc '^"^^')F THROUGH WITH TIGHT SHOES .Experience That Young Woman Had Recently la Sufficient to- Lstsi W#r Llfe^me A young woman was taken to one 'of the downtown restaurants for din ner. She wished to make a good la pression, so she stopped: at the shoe-" shining establishment to have Mtk shoes polished, which shoes, by iff* wayr^re?*'*'- little too- small and pinched considerably. They pinched even worse after they were seated at the table,' and the young woman decided to do a very daring thing. So', carefully, she man aged to slip her hand down to her foot, loosen the shoe and slip it off her foot Just as that performance was ended the waiter arrived-wjthi the dinner and sne straightened-up rtoiget1 ready forUt :She reached for her-napkin and hor jrors I The inside of J[er-hand was as black- as' could'be. "The shWpolish 'had not yet dried.. Worse and worse! 'Her friend noticed her'hand. 'TJaere was jnotlung to! do but explain the situation, which/she did in a very lamustng way. But/'she vows ^steadily that she will never again wear tight shoes when going out-to dinner.Indi anapolis News. 1 THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Suits Lured by Embroidery the same color as the suit, and puts It Into the class of models for dressy wear. Embroidered, panels are not the only feature that make this suit interesting. The straight lines, of the coat, its front fastening with two pairs of link buttons that allow a handsome vestee to be glimpsed,, the, sleeves with flaring cuffs an,*, the bilSomtng "collar are all good points in the new styles. It has a plain, straight-line skirt. The suit at the right employs sev eral colors in the elaborate embroidery that enriches it and places it among the most formal models. The em broidery covers the lower portion of the coat and more than half of the long flowing sleeves, and entirely cov ers the small, turned-down collar. Two pairs of link buttons fasten this coat also and allow only a little of the. lace vestee (that appears in the com pany of nearly all this season's suits) to show. But the collar is not always fastened at the neck, and when open it turns back,'. allowing a long V-shaped opening. comsaHT rrmsraw wiwwm UMOK SEEMINGLY 'TWAS EVER THUS Example of Eternal'. T.rfahgle Will Soon Be Presented to Another Judge and Jury|'u^"-.-w Npt so very long ago there lived to gether In Indianapolis a certain man and woman. They were well past middle age, and 'their children were reared, and*- JB W^ Jf "1( *F'H !W gone. One evening the man of the.family nervously marked the passing' of time. Sad suspicion gripped the heart of the woman. The husband explained that he would have to be away from home that evening on business. -The wife explained that she did not wish to stay at home alone, and would go to a neighbor's home. She left the house first. But she did not go to the neighbor's home. Instead she slipped into the rear seat of the curtained darkness of her husband's automobile, and covered herself with a robe. After a while he came out of the house and drove away. He drove to another house In the city* and drew up in front He left the,car and entered the house. The wife also left the car and toj a,positionf in/fhV' shadows nearby. After a feW1 minutes' wait the man came out of the-house with another woman on his arm. The eternal triangle was completed, and the same old thing happened. Now they are getting ready to tell it to the Judge. ABE GROSSMAN, Prop. 4.- PARIS ENJOYS SUNSHINE INBUSANDTOAMWAYS By Edwin W- Hullinger, (United Press Staff Co-respondent) Paris, April 28.Parisian business men, laborers and shop girls prefer to ride home from work midst sun shine and pure airin other words, in omroibuseea and tramwaysthan descend into the gloom and foul odors of the subways. Transportation statistics furnished the United Press by the Paris munici pal bureaux show that underground railways lost 40,000,000 passengers during 1920 alone. A large propor tion of these shifted to the omnibuses, despite the fact that the busses charge rather fares. "^Surface means of transport are crdwding underground lines increas ingly and steadily in Paris. Last year 560,000,000 rode in tramways and 180,000,000 in omnibuses, as compared to a total of 560,000,000 in the two subway system, the Metro and the Nord Sud., And Paris' remarkable street car and omnibus lines are still behind what they were'before the war. A number of pre-war routes have not been replaced, and there is lack of cars and busses on the lines which Sjre operating. Officials attribute the popularity of the busses both to the fact that they are speedier and more direct and to the more pleasant conditions of travel. There is no, question o bet ter advertising or competition, be cause all lines in Paris ar,e owned by the city. Pares have doubled, both surface and underground, since the end of the war. Subways now charge 30 centimes for second tickets and 50 for first-class. Omnibus fares (short rides) average 25 to 50 centimes, while tramways range from 18 to 25 centimes. Both street railways and subways were operated at heavy loss until January, 1921, the deficits funning from 20 to 40 per cent. Owing to the slump of 30 per cent in the price of coal however, executives hope to make the ledgers nearly balance this year. It would not be accurate, however, to pretend that'surface lines are "su- perceding" underground railways or threaten the 'latter with extinction. Paris has the finest and most ex tensive surface railway system of any city in Europe. It embraces about 300 kilometers of track, as compared to the subways total of only 112 kilo- "Gets*" Tickles Corns to Death Knt8topi All Fain-Then Peel* the Corn0 Don* tr to fox trot on corn tortured lest. Getltd of your corns. Iljonbave Maks YourFeet Happy! Ceraa WHS ''Geta-ft.' the kUB Clothing Store WHY PAY PRICES LIKE $30 and $35 FOR SUITS. ELSEWHERE W5EN YOU CAN BUY' THE SAME VALUES IFKOT BETTERFOR AT THE HUB The Same Saving Will B4 Found on Furnish- ings,'-, Shoes and Hats. meters. The cars are airy and roomy, and there is far less congestion during busy hours than in most cities of much less size/ Paris' omnibus system represents a course of about 180 kilometers, covered by approximately 1,000 buss es. The street railways reach far out into the suburbs, while both subways and omnibuses stop at the city ways. Important extensions of both the lat ter, however, are contemplated as soon as the dismantling of the forti fications is completed. This will open up new sections for flat-building pur poses, and relieve the apartment fam ine. Parisian omnibuses are one-story. In appearance they are- a cross be tween a street car and an old-fash ioned prairie schooner. The com partment is divided into first and second class sections, the former be ing equipped with upholstered leather seats. They stop at pre-arranged stopping points. During rush hours passen gers are required to line up in ad vance, the first to arrive being the first on. The question of who came first is settled by numbered coupons, attached in series on a nearby lamp post for each passenger to grab as he steps up. When the buss comes along, the conductor calls for the A Miiufali jnUUttMRKmuiMW RemoYaTboMnRe never seen corn tickled to death, Just apply a few drops of "Gets-It" to yours. Tben watch that corn diepeacefully as it it had gone to sleep. Soon It is nothing but a loose piece of dead skin that you can lift right off with your Angers. Get after them now. Your druggist has "Gets-It." Costs but a trifleor nothing at all If It falls. Mid. by B. lAwrence 4c Co., Chicago. Sold in Bemidji by Barker's Drug Store, R. J. Boardman, City Drug Store. :"\1 ',0' 1 Brown Gelding, 7 years old, sound. 1 Brown Gelding, 6 years old, sound. 1 Good Heavy Double Harness. '^vl i :1 Narrow Tire Wagon. 1 Light Buggy. '$'"= THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL ?8, l*t ^M? lowest number first, then the next, etc. Then nobody else getB on un til someone alights. Although no street cars run on the Grand Boulevards, Paris' great cen tral artery, omnibuses by the hundred lumber from the Madeleine to the Bastille. ^U^^lil WE FIND WE ARE OVER-STOCKED ON SOME ITEMS We offer them 'way under price in order to get our stock in normal shape. The following are some of the itemst -come in and look them over: Swift's Pride Cleanser, can 4c 9 for 25c Libby's Family Size Can Milk 40c 12 for .$L00 16-oz can Salmon .1 29 Kirk's Pride and Swift's Wool Soap At prices that will astonish you PEOPLES CO-OPERATIVE STORE TELEPHONE66 BEMIDJI iHMII JMIMIH ^mFTfr^PF^FFwrf^Fi** i PURE-BRED REGISTERED CALF CLUB The Security State Bank Calf Club now has fifteen members. Only boys or girls from homes where the calves will be well fed and cared for should consider growing pure-bred livestock. The calves will be shown at the County Fair and liberal prizes' offered fcy the bank in addition to those offered by the Fair association. Th bank will finance each of these young livestock grow ers for one ysar at six per cent. The average cost of each calf will be from one to twbhundred dollars^ Write, phone or call on us, the bounty Agent or the County Club Leader, as it wjll be necessary to purchase the calves verSfsodn Humanity CiisaTneef. i 'Humanity seems to be divided Into two classeslearners and lifters, conP plainers and smilers, critics and doers, breakers and makers. Good Logic Terre Haute boy scouts have re cently organized a sea scout troop. Several of the new members were waiting for their leader the other day, but still he didn't come. Finally one of them was sent out to find traces of him. He journeyed a block and then saw him in earnest, conversation with a girl. Now, he didn't want to expose the officialalso he felt that he must be truthful, since he was a scout. So he used strategy when .he came back. "Yes, I saw him," he said, "and we'd better wait here, for he was doing some official business. He was inter viewing a candidate for the''position of first* mate."Indianapolis K'ewa. '*&- SECURITY^TATE BA$K Phone'101 Bemidji, Minn. AUCTIO N SALE I Will Hold a Community Auction in Bemidjifor Y^u^Beje^^^******%0m^^0 Should you have a horse, cow or car, an article of furniture or anything that"can be sold at a sale communicate withme and ar- rangements will be made for its disposal. Call on me at the Courtney Seed & Feed Co. offices, or phone 541. Do it early and get your item advertised. Some of the items already in will be found listed below. Cow, Holstein, 6 years old, fresh in January. ,:1 Heifer, high grade Holstein, 3% months old. 1 Set Heavy Bobs. Buick, Model G37,4 cylinder, starter, etc., good shape. 'Ford, 1918, Al condition. Jack Rodekuhr, Auctioneer Add yours to this list. There will be many too numerous to mention. V,. MAY 7ttl tfW^yftE 4.