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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-11
To Dumb ForaetfuIness a Prey.

Greenfield, Ind. Caleb MOncrief,
farmer, has always denied that he is
absent-minded, but he has taxi bill
as proof to the contrary. After COM
pleting his business here, Moncrief
drove home, forgetting he had taken
his wife to town with him. She fol-
lowed In 4 taxi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-11
UNITED AMERICANS

BECAUSE at the nnSett4ed CONDITION Of aha1Ts through
the country, the growing unrest among laboring
classes activity (" radicals particularly from foreign
lands and disposition in certain quarters to attack
private property overthrow government il
possible conditions which have been disclosed by congress
sional hearings and official invest i;.tiOns, onwide
movement in progress to bring al, good American
together upcu the proposition uphold the gov
eminent and the to preser property rights
RESPECT national and state laws to stabilize business
and promote program OF reconstruct on:.
tits proposed to accomplish TINS by organ
ization called the United n"ricans he established in
n3ato ulad Lin
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-11
Woman Lands the Job.

Woman Lands the Job.
Paw Paw, w. Va.-After five men
had been tried out as truant officers
and proved failures, the board Of edu-
cation has selected a woman, and she
q filing the bill successfully.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-11

German Planes Fef1 20 100.
T.. At the signing Of the armistice' the
total Of German bombing and scouting
aifplanes had fallen to 100. while
- allies had tluse maeAi1as - ~
HiVat % every German one.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-05-11

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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
MOTHERS PIGS AND MULE.
Cow on Farm Near Hampton Sort
Professional Mother.

Hampton 1a.-According to the
stories that are going the rounds
there is cow out at the H. E. Low
ing farm east of town, that seems to
be sort of a professional mother
to any little animal orphan that
happens to be without a nanny"
The first stunt pulled off by this
valuable COW was to supply the
wants of litter of pigs whose mo.
ther had just deserted them Or was
too busy joining in the hog gossip
of her neighborhood 1t is said that
the pigs went hungry for few days
Spying the COW lying down, one oil
them approached her, located the
milk supply, ascertained that "bossy'
vas willing, and proceeded to sup.
ply its piggish wants. Willing tC
pass a good thing along, piggy pas.
sed the word on to it's brothers anG
sisters and they, TO, got busy at the
same fountain According to the re
port they would follow her about
End when the squeals became insist
ent enough "bOssy" would lie down
and permit them to get meal.
But the pigs grew up by and by
and another customer must be found
for this dairy. Looking about she
| found a mule in distress. It's mother
too, had disowned it, presumably be.
cause it had ears of too great &
length, in fact longer than those Of
the mother. So this walking orphan S
home made it known to young mule
that it need not go hungry. The
same source of milk supply that had
saved the pigs now became the reg.
uiar resort of the mule which is said
to be waxing fat at the natural foun.
tain.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18

have given them any instructions on
this point. From most of the talk
they might hear, they might conclude
that it was all right to get all the
money they could in any possible
way. Many grown ups would do the
same thing if they thought no one
would know it.
If young people grow up without
such instructions, the next genera
tion will play a cut throat game in
The world of business.
The Sunday Schools are supposed
To teach morals. But great numbers
Of children do not attend such
schools. If they do come, there is
no authority by which you can make
sttend to their lessons. The day
schools may be crowded with the
many subjects they have to teach.
But no matter how much information
they impart, if the children miss
these vital truths of honesty, they
miss all. One feels sure that the
schools of DEBORAH are making a real
effort to inculcate moral principle.
But perhaps some teachers do not
always realize that many children
will never learn this lesson unless
they learn it in the school.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
PUBLIC HONESTY.
Finding Out How Many Children
Had Been Taught Anything
About Honesty.

Some educators recently tried to
find out how many children had been
taught anything about honesty. They
gave $1.00 each to large number
of children. None of them knew any
thing about any other child being
subject to the experiment. Each of
them was to go to a store and buy
certain specified articles, the aggre.
gate cost of which in each case
would be less than $1.00.
Consequently, on completing the
purchase. each child would have a
balance left out of the $1.00. 1t was
found that only about 80 per cent
of the youngsters returned this bal
ance. The rest pocketed the change
and said nothing. This indicated to
the experimenters anyway, that
most of them had dishonest streak
and had been given no effective NOR
jal teaching.
1t would perhaps be wrong to
blame the children. No one may ever
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
RAILROAD SERVICE NOW.
20 Per Cent Advance i'm Fares Viii
Not Look Good.

Many people who have to dig
down to pay 20 per cent more for
railroad fare, and additions to prices
sufficient to pay 33 per cent more
freight rates. will wish they were
back before the war working for
$500 per week, but with prices on
normal level.
However if the people want rail-
road service they must expect to pay
what it costs. You can't run work
shops, if the railroads can not de-
liver materials and goods on time
And it is not much use to raise food
products, if the farmers can't get
stuff delivered before it spoils. For
every dollar saved by keeping rail
road rates down, the American peo-
! pie have lost many dollars through
deterioration of railroad equipment.
But now that the railroads have
teen given large increase in rates,
they must remember that the princi
PIE of private operation is on trial
IL the roads are not operated eff
ficiently, and in a way to give the
l eople their moneys worth, there
will be an irresistible demand to have
the government take possession of
The roads, and operate them perma-
rently.
Certain practices OF old time rail
road operation are Of course impos-
slble under the new law. The specu-
lators can not use them as means for
private enrichment without CORES
bonding service to the public since
railroad dividends are now limited
by law. But even if the roads are
honestly operated, they may be
handled on such unprogressive lines
| as to make their service costly.
The government should offer the
railroads at low rates sufficient funds
so that they can buy all the equip
ment needed, and the roads should
at once accept such offers of credit
and expand their facilities as much
as the traffic requires.
Every man in railroad employ
should go the limit to operate traf-
nc efficiently. The cars should be
kept moving, the vast number Of
cars needing repairs should be at
tended to and put to work Costly
duplication should be cut out, and
shipments should be forwarded by
the most direct routes. If people can
get prompt and progressive service,
there will be no great kick on the
new rates. But if the managers and
workmen lie down and are content
with old and outworn methods, they
are likely to find their business
turned over to the government, and
their jobs made subject to the har-
assing uncertainty and political pulls
Of government operation.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18

Ein Board VS.. Newspaper Advertising
1t is reported that one or both the
Zig parties have decided to do a lot
Of billboard advertising over the
country during the campaign. Which
rloves Arthur Brisbane. the famous
New York editor. to remark in his
widely printed column headed ITO
day."
Poor advertising. Better use the
small country newspapers, such as
Harding and Cox owns, and espec-
tally the country weekly newspapers.
They cost less than billboards, and
are worth a thousand times more
the people BELIEVE in them
Truly. And the Republican and
democratic campaign committees
would be wise to remember it. Where
billboard advertising gets one mile,
the country newspaper gets 1000
miles.
The country people see the bill
boards and when they don't hate
them for the horrible Disagreement
of their landscape, they are indiffer-
ent to them.
They don't hate their community
newspaper. They are not Indifferent
to it. AS a matter of fact they have
a feeling that is akin to love for
the newspaper that chronicles the
news of their neighbors, friends and
relatives and they are as attentive to
its contents as they are Indifferent to
tine abominable billboard.
All the people of community
know the editor and trust him. If
they hadn't learned to trust him, you
may be sure he would have no news
paper today. Trusting him, they
trust his paper and believe it. Think
of billboard advertising alongside of
that. Ye gods!
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
TOLD IN DEBORAH.
a Resident Known to All Our Read
ers Relates an Experience.

Readers of the Public Opinion
have been told again and again of
the merits of that reliable. time
proved kidney remedy-Doan'S Kid
ney Pills. The experiences told are
those of unknown persons, living far
away. The cases are DEBORAH cases,
told by Decorah people.
H. Indvick, carpenter, r. ID. No. Z.
DEBORAH, says: Il have never found
anything better to relieve lame
beck than Doan's Kidney Pills. |
used them for this trouble some
years ago, after using everything I
could think of without any good re-
suits. Since then when my kidneys
bother me or when have a return
of the backache, a few Doan's Kid
ney Pills cure me up in good shape
loans are certainly a fine remedy
and / am glad to recommend them"
Price CSC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy--get
noan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Indvick had. Foster Milburn Co
Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18
LAST YEARS LAND BOOM.
Increase Last Year Greater Than in
Fifty Years Before.

The average increase in farm land
values in this country during the
year 1919 was greater than the to-
tai increase that took place in the
fifty years from 1850 to 1900. The
consensus of expert opinion appear
to be that last years boom was nc
benefit either to farmers or the
country. About two thirds of the
profit in the states where the ad
vance reached a feverish stage, was
gathered in by spectators in cities
and towns.
1t was rather natural that land
prices should advance last year
considering high prices for food pro-
ducts. But the top prices for farm
help were not reached until this
year. some people who bought farms
on the top wave of land did not fl
cure on the high peak of labor yet
10 come.
Department of Agriculture inves
LEGATIONS show that the average
worth of tenants in 60 counties
where last years boom was active,
was only II per cent of the value OF
the average farm capital. 1t is not
going to encourage a tenant to buy
a farm, if you ask him eight times
as much for the property as he can
pay down himself.
Speculation has its uses to some
extent, since it enables a man who
really needs to sell property, to get
d reasonable price for it. But it
leads people to devote their atten-
ton to trading when they ought to
be producing. Many of the people
who have made money out Of land
speculation, are likely to settle down
and do nothing, thus subtracting
their efforts from the production OF
the country.
Land speculation drives buyers
into sections where land is relatively
cheap and untouched by any craze
Also it discourages people from be-
coming owners and increases the
amount of capital that must be tied
up in food production. All these
factors reduce agricultural output
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18

Knoxville, Ia.-John Harrington
late OF Missouri, was shown" al
right, here when he tried brewing
"choctaw."
He paid $1,000 fine for it wher
Judge Hays heard his case.
A ten gallon key of the brew was
captured at his house. Two drinks
of 1t would make a Missourian fight
a buzz saw, said the sheriff, who
headed the raid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18

The more you do the more you can
do and the better qualifications the
better position you will get. Attend
the Mankato Commercial College,
Mankato, MINI.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1920-08-18

Behold the patient OK. He vaunts
TO speed records, but he gets the
load to the barn all the same.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05
THE ExeLlsH GOVERNMENT

The question Of Irish freedom is Of
eurysng considerable space IN TIE ress-
papers Of today and il seems thai \
little information On Tie system q
government il The British Isles No3i~
Q ee aFniss-
The legislative branch 81 fAs British
government consists of two houses TIE
house 81 lords and The house q con-
mons Their powers sr@ about equal
and every szu requires The assent q
10th. All eeexuons Of TAXATION and
-appropriaflen mnsi originate IN IA
hoase Of Commons E2<h term = Far
iiuenf extends oTer seven years onlefs
the body IS Sooner dissolved The Up
1er house consists al representatives
Of txo estates. The lords spiritual z14
tbe lords temporal. TIE lords spiritual
consists Of archbisho2s aad bishops
While TIE lords temporal consists q
hereditary English peers
Scotland has sixteen members eAessz
fron TIE whole body o. scottish peers
selected 70 represent scotland a7oas
tie term Of parlIneat
..IxslalnS-azs l~xerTg-el2Lf p-sys.
petu. eheeea from the SHOE bedF 81
Irish peers. wAo serve for life
The house q commons consists %
s1s members. chosen o. = suffrage
limited 10 male citizens VIE are =
yeSse Of or oTer and Who hzxs pre-
perfF Qualifications one representa-
tire Is chosen for every s+aes Inh2h--
tzrfs- ireland has 1s5 Representatives
IN the house Of con-nors
In 1891 The Land purchase iii w.
passed through pariimers. providing
hat tenants q s1bsenzats might PAL
chase Z land from great Landlords
and hola il as their own The land
question was thus disposed 9f sd SCI
frazs was made possible.
The administration OF government in
scotland. Ireland and Wales j. conduct
"a through TIE chief secretary. VIC -
generally 4 EaenbsT Of he British eab-
met Ireland las a separate system
II courts % which tie highest - tn
supreme conrt 81 ssiicstur@- appeal
from this lies = th~ house q lords
TIE British cabinet j. entirely az
.xtrzl.gal body ~ ! most import
tani factor IN the -EoyernmeB-- Ta*
king asks the leader 81 the aa2g0slVz
nzrfy in tie AenS. - commons 70 b.
come premier and select = u1i1lsIF-
This Is done after consulting vita MS
party colleagues and . chosen are
appointed BIZ the king
The constitution OF E1giznd ) aes
a single written instrument - err
sisfs Of Ii the laws Of p2rlinert. al
royal DEGREES establishing forms OF
principles Of Standardization. a number
Of important agreements. several
treaties py rhies ths regulations Of
tse parts Of The Cai,es kingdom to
one another are regulated. and . vast
nzss OF preeederis = .adicl2s cecs-
sions. Of all these. Eve Instruments
are PERHAPS. Of tie rate import
Magma charta- tie DselaEA-
ten Of Rights. tie Act OF Settlement
fne Ars Of Union vita scotiau nd ana
Act .. Union with Ireland
Ths executive IS nonlinslly vested N
The ero<a. &c has the power Of ssfoing
the legislation Of p4rlirnent- bst this
-s,n. as not e-ea uxe1 since 1ss7- The
ksrg acts through n ministry. which
= directly responsible. - parliMezt
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Following Is q list Of questions iaken
from history. ancient aud modern Ian
gaage. literature geography. govern
ment. invention. science fine arts.
natural history and miscellany. A
fair test for the wsn-informed person
10 10 see hew many 81 the questions
can be answered
With the peoples q what regions
does the earliest recorded history be-
gfn.7
How many important treaties in
American history kav. hen made IN
Paris.
Which early tongue j. called the
basis of the English language?
VIA - the comparative standinS ei
SHAKESPEARE. Milton and BunyanT
In what state does the Missouri
river rise7
BY NJ code are The power - the
sultan Of Turkey restricted
Who invented the cotton Ging
What is meant by correlation =
physical force.
Name ope ma terpiece Of Kuoenr.
Describe The simple structure 81 =
nower-
What is the origin Of the ~erd
news
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05
>-~.l-,- Tsre.,e. 10 strike, ,rsi.r..~

Tor. HALEY. The popular probation Of
ncsr. was called on last Thursday T.
arbltrat- the ffOable between the news
boys and the local station fer the salt
lake Tribune. The boys complained
that the regular carriers OF the paper
were allowed TO sell papers on tne side
and had the privilege Of returning IN
roid copies. The new price asked for
the papers also came up for discussion
and the boys threatened 10 strike IN
less a satisfactory adjustment was
made. Probation ofieer Haley. when
called into consultation. had little
trouble settling the dislculty. owing
to the confidence the boys place in the
reputation Of the ofaeer for a square
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Cuban sugar aen want a loan OF
s3g. eco. 0ee to help them out OF dinfcsl-
ties due TO the collapse OF the sugar
market. 1t is hoped they will get IL
when they make good the amount they
have stolen from the people by the
nest scandslous sholdup- In the an
nails of history. What have they done
with the profits they have made IN
their unhcly practices. A loan 81 Is
that they want. Far better be II a
train load OF halters in order TO attach
them 10 strong limits Of sturdy trees.
20 they be seen. YET rendered
pcwerless TO corner the markets. n
their status will be in the next world
we dc net know; but IL justice Is a part
OF the program CT future existence
they will not need 10 spend their sugar
PROFITS in order 20 keep warm
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Former labor coamisslonsT Ro6efa
?. Ec.e q. Nevada las been ~prcEaotesi
TO the position % assistant secretary
Of the United States izbor board. Is a..
report received here from chiezgo
commlssionsr ceie. after leaving tis
position IN this state. wSs given = posi-
tgen On tAe wage boArd His later pre-
motion h a high Compliment e he
ability.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Mr.. and ArA Il {. Christian. fs4aa.r
x<ll-knewa residents % East Els. A..
renewing sSqnzintanees z1lh their uv-
msrors friends here after a. absane.
Of several years. being called . mi.
part Ct the country On business MAJ
tiers. They sre nov located IN Tkish.
Cal Ir. Christian w1k for some tim.
freight agent sof the Ssr3za Sershern
r1TyaF.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Mrs. Forrest u. Gccty. who vas
ops rated on ~ the stepsoe hospitsi
last week fer tcnsIlisIs. j. reported
carrale-@rf.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

County Treasurer BATH al ihe close
Of business saturday had received a
fetal Of ssassN.s1. taxes paid IN the
one dAy- The payments were al large
clicks from tie eig compsnfss-
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Guy l. fsDen has received wsfa
from Dn21ion. H. Of the deaih - ~
cousin Eugens White. ag-d - year
The news was a severe shock. - fhf
deceased was brought ~ from earlx
childhood IA b cd boms with ca.
and the association 81 he Two aarls.
boybood and ~ af.er reags va that or
brothers
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

This afternoon al : O'clock Joseph
Culei will oe united II zmrrfage 20
A<suratIua Deitosgetlo. The wedding
viii take place al III home Of J. Ins-
szfti n Lane City
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Hrs Bella Baird. who underwent ~
operation 81 the Ely Surgical hospital
lately Is reported 70 b recovering
rapidly.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Joe Harry. Nevada Sortheru nl4shif-
let. ieft wednesday for salt Lake eitf
Ter = visit with he father and nsoihsr.
A further object Of the trip y 70 -
his parents started en- f5esr WAY -
their old home In Harrisburg. p.
where they expect 70 remain. III
senior Harry ard his wife hare been
located IN the west for more thai
thirty years mosuy IN Pueblo. Col
and In Salt Lake. for TIC last sixteesf
years In ths latter place. where Nj
Harry has beea employed a. a hoist
Ing engineer.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

The Ladies Aid society Of the Aesho-
dist church vii raesf "Wednesday. De-
eeraher $. with Mrs Harry Tamb1xn.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Nevada has one members Of the house
of representatives. Ireland has 1e5 re-
representatives. in the u Of commons.
Sure Nevada must breed thororghbredr-
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Ia leS4l mil a. Osososa sAlpp.d =
L4r 81 ballion THIS week weighing
eighteen ouneez The gold brick was
valued II tsee AID was taken ont Of
the mines now being worked b. TIE
Baird an1 Tiiford brothers. This IL
the second shipment Of beli5eu snriHS
n nom.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

I. Is said a great many people are
communicating with the spirits-bus
not as much as they used 10.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Mrs Pred (. Pons. who aas an.a.
salt Lake city AR week ~ the SER.
ons illness OF hsr mother. writes h.,
husband that b condition Of h.,
parent has improved In q mos, enoou.-
aging naHne ms hat she expects :.
return 70 East Ely al an early aai.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

The per capita wealth Of the country
is now s5l.0s. ard Te Ind ourselves
shy only a little more than So.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

The sentence OF i've years on each
Of twenty-three counts looks like
"Skidoo" for life.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

The IAal AID Ct -. Methodist
church Viii hold \ bazar December Is.
Tie place 10 ss announced later. Aprons.
cooked feed. fancy work sri candy
Vii p on sale and fhs public j. cord
iaslg zxffa - aa4eH1
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

one Of h shortest definitions for a
Polish vii IA a brainrtorm surrounded
ty WALKERS.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Mrs Nellie Walter. VIA underwent a
serious operation At Z Fly surgical
hospital recently. has returned 10 Nc
Gil and is conv&lsscins az the home 81
her parerts. Mr.. and Mrs Gilbert faftr-
Eor.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

John z Hickey. son 81 General
Manager u l. Hickey q the Nsxaa.
Northern railway. nas recently arrived
in East Ely with his wife and iItti.
daughter md Intends 20 locate her
permanently. Since coming hsr. they
have been stopping - tie sfepto.
hotel bet tAis wsek viii nsoys to {
house On Avenue g. which hzf tfIn
pat - readiness fer their H.
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

T.. WoEaaH's Club all zlks ; card
party tomorrow evening Al the Roekhill
ShallAntzrFer hsn for the benefit OF
tbs free public library fund Adrlis-
s5en. Including war AZ. VII b. -
cents Prizes viii be awarded and
dainty refTeshaa. ats served The pub
3ic = cordially inrite3 20 attend
White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-05

Miss Marguerite Hogan WAS tie house
saesf Tuesday last week Al tie M1f-
aocx home IA Ely