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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
RIDE ON SUNBEAM EXPRESS
Journey That Would Be Remarkable
for Speed and for Wonders
Seen Along the Way.

Emile Belot. the French astronomer,
suggests that. if one were able TO
straddle n light ray (Which travels
$4,000 miles IT seconD and thus vos-,
age through space, observations along
the route would be exceedingly inter
eSting.
It would take only little more
than Il secopd to reach the moon and
in 4 minutes and 20 seconds one would
arrive mt the planet Mars. One would
get as far as Jupiter in 81 minutes,
to Saturn in 70 minutes, to Uranus in
2h hours and to Neptune in + hours.
On the way one would come across
q great many comets without tails
nebulous bodies of spherical shape
which are rarely seen from the earth.
1t would take two years to get out
side the sphere Of the suns attraction.
and by that time our orb of day
would look like nothing more import
ant than big star.
The star nearest 10 us, Alpha Cen
tauri, would meanwhile be looming up.
and the wayfarer through space might
expect to arrive there in a little more
than four years. BY this time he
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
Painfully ThHlIina Game.

The natives. of the philippine islands
have Il game knownras ''slapping." 1t
is played by two men. Both are
nude, and after tossing Il shell to de-
termine who is "it," one of thel4, the
lit" man, takes Il seat on a log in
such Il manner as to expose his right
thigh He then lights a cigarette and
endeav0rs to maintain an air of coll
telnptuous Indifference.
rhe other man steps back so as to
get good swing, and then slaps with
his hand with every ounce Of strength
he can put into it. The. report sounds
like IL pistol shot. A judge examines
the spot where the blow fell. If
blood blister is shown-that is, If the
blood can be seen just under the skin
the victim has no chance to come
back at his antagonist. If it does not
show, then he can swing ut the other
fellow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
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FIRST BLUE LAW" EXPONENT
Emperor Constantine Laid Down
Strict Rules for the Guidance
Of His Subject Peoples.

Constantine, the great Roman en-
peror, who ruled in 321 A. p, was the
first ruler in Europe to impose blue
laws upon the people Constantine
was highly religious, and he demand,
ed strict observance OF the Sabbath
throughout His, vast empire.
He decreed that "judges, inhabit-
ants and artifcers" must rest on the
Sabbath He. excepted husbandmen
from this order, however, since ''sow-'
ing was a necessity and could not be
done on. any other day Slaves could
not be compelled work on this day.;
by the emperor's decree. Should mas
ters be caught In the act of forcing
their slaves to labor, a heavy fine ana
perhaps a Jail sentence would be i'm
posed Childrent were elnancipated
from labor fen the Sabbath. Constan-
tine also ordered his vast armies
wherever they might be to devote this
day to prayer At, the same time he
set aside Friday as day in which
prayer was required Of all the people.
Later he extended his order to include
Saturday as Il day when the wheels OF.
Roman Industry should remain still.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
The Charactcrless Derby.

The derby was as void of character
as an iron pot, yet Mr.. HOwells wore
it for Il time. Can one fancy Mark
Twain in a derby hat? Walt Whit
man always wore Il broad-brimmed,
gray, soft-feit hat. One thinks of Lin
coin with stovepipe hat on, as he
wore this in most of his pictures.
Roosevelt liked wide-brimmed felt
hat, like that of the cowboys. While
he was President I once saw him 60
ing to church with Il shining silk hat
on his head. The first time saw En-
erson he had on a stOvepipe hat, one
much the worse for wear. He proba-
bly, never wore any other kind.-John
Burroughs, in the Dearborn 1ndepend-
ent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
Lettuce and Conversation.
Lettuce to ME is a most interest

Lettuce to me is a, most interesting
study: 1t is like conversation it must
be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that
you scarcelyehotice the bitter in it. Like
most takers lettuce is apt to run rap
idly to seed, Blessed is that kind that
comes to d head, and SO remains. like a
few people know, growing more salts
factory and, at the same. time Whiter
in the center and more crisp. fEttttlce'
Alike conversation. requires il good deal
Of oil, to avoid friction, and. keep the
company smooth; Il pinch Of salt, Il
dash of pepper, Il bit Of mustard and
vinegar, but so mixed there will be no
sharp contrasts. t 49,
Lfeel that am with the best society
when am with lettuce. 1t is in the
select circle Of vegetables-Charles
Dudley Warner. / - =. @
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
Men Short in France.

The average height for men Is 5
feet 5 inches. and for women is . feet
9 inches. The observation indicates
that $50 per cent Of the French peo-
pie have chestnut hair. The blondes
are next in order, forming only 1873
per cent of the population. Pure black
lair is found in 1.S3 per cent-that Is,
slightly more frequently than red hair,
which altogether was found in only
0T2 per cent Of cases..
Pure black hair. SO rare IN France.
Is the rule in certain Mediterranean
countries (for instance, in definite re-
gions Of Spain).
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28

1XTlTHIN the last decade, American
w women have become. more and
more -exacting about their footwear,
but not . always more discriminating.
A good many Of the younger gepera-
ton, at least, are still to be educated
in the matter Of suiting the shoe to
the occasion and when their eyes are
opened we shall no longer see satin
slippers with high French heels max
ing a stab at walking the streets in
company with fancy stockings. They
are as much out Of place there as
party dress at the kitchen. sinK and
the same discrimination is needed in
selecting them as comes into use in
selecting hats or dresses.
All the feminine world buys: silk
hose and a good pair of plain silk
stockings has wearing qualities that
prove a recommendation even to the
economical. For the street, plain silk
hose have had a sturdy and sensible
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
Great Secret.

A business concern in Boston has
this pun.ent maxim prominently dis
played in its front window: "A COM
pleted transaction is an asset; unfin-
iShed business is Il liability" a mod
ern efficiency expert could write a
6O,OOO-wortl book on that text, and
then really not say much more. The
world is full of "starterS'' who never
get anywhere. The big idea is to
choose only worth while detectives
and then finish what you start.-Al-
bert Sidney Gregg.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28

sidered the other the only mate and
that neither had married.
OF course, Emmons proposed. Miss
Timmons did not refuse him, but she
bought a tie as nearly like the one
that started all the trouble as she
could find. Then, when he wore IT
without flinching. she coyly murmurcd
YES And so they were married the
other evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28

rival i'll wool hose. For dressy wear
their competitors are clicked stockings,
drop-stitch patterns; embroidered hose
and those with lace inserts over the
instep; the favored styles are shown in
the illustration above.
Even for the street low shoes have
become popular and styles for spring
and summer point to nothing else.
There is a decided trend toward dain-
ty and decorative footwear-a fore
runner Of this mode appearing above
in gray suede slippers with beaded
strap and vamp. But for those who
like inconspicudus footwear there is
the plain satin pqmp-always good
style-and not to be displaced by less
simple things. ~
e ~
epSxnoHr n vrs11N NevxNfI U,,ioA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
1imepiece Gave Good Service.

Timepieces, which reached high eff
cheney early, in the machinery era and
are subject only to slow wear, should
rank as the most enduring. Of working
mechanisms. A clock over the gate
way of an English castle is reported
to have stopped, and investigation has,
brought to light an inscription showing
that the last repairing was done III
1850. At last worn out, tile massive
works have licked off the time for lGO
years with no attention except wind;
Ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
Absent.Minded to the Last.

'The celebrated professor died and
his coffin was laid out in the church
yard. But in the night he forgot that
he was dead, got up and went home"
-Karikaturen (Christiania).
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
SOLDIERS BONUS GOES OVER

The congress will adjourn without passing thel soldiers
bonus b and various which are pure stand
been given by members of congress- is evident
that is not the intention of congress put through this
Presumably the opposing strong enough
tire out the champions these bills and thew are RELYING
on the hope that time the of the bills
will become less and less - ~ ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
WARNING AGAINST HOME BREW

Dr. Harvey W. Wiley who has the reputation of knowing
considerable about foods and their relation organic chemistry
administering to the needs of has issued warning
against the beverage connections produced the home brew
artists who appear to have into being like dandeons
the spring. Dr. Wiley that these homemade mixtures
w INDUCED in long enough inevitably end in disaster
Gastr Of the ailments which Dr. Wiley declares will
follow the continued use of homemade hooch. ~ :
1t is doubtful if Dr. Wileys warning will be regarded
widely as persons who have thirst that pes them
the brewing business domestic diversion likely
guided by their appete not Judgment and
that the calamity forecast by socaled food expert will
come to them. AZ
Mixtures which likely to be harmless to the home brew
enthusiasts not calculated to excite any particular enhus
their part and the result that experiments
being made to provide the desired kick Drugs
kinds not intended for beverage purposes finding
way into OF the home brew beverages furnish the
which not obanabe with the crude of
Dr. Wiley does well to issue his warning Persons who refuse
to heed hardly expect much sympathy they the
disaster predicted for Them
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
His Great Talent.

"Blank's great artist, isn't he?"
NO"
But he gets big prices for his
work"
eyes, he's mighty good salesman"
Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
SILVER CARTWHEELs ON THE WAY

The coinage Of silver dollars is being Phil
adephia mint the first that have been put into since
1905 In 1918 the Ptman act fixed 81 price
which the of silver should The price of silver
the open market about 60 Treasury
officials state that about 900 silver will be
coinedenough that everybody will have some of them
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
.liId T,fnkinS

IA man who can't attend to his own
business" said JGd Tunkins, "still has
a chance of winning gratitude by bein'
q business doctor"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28
COUNTRY NEEDS DOCTORS

Attention is called increasingly important factor in
rural e the difficulty Of obtaining medical service when
needed item which that three villages
close together prosperous farming section of Ohio are
without DOCTOR and inducements are offered to physician
who will locate the three communities. i
The of the country doctor is hard He must travel all
roads sort of weather at hour he called
probable his remuneration less than that of phys
clans favorably situated This makes Just
entering practice Of the profession seek locations which
entail less the physical and promise greater
income Yet people remote localities fall i'll meet with
accidents just do people congeed neghborhood
life often depends the promptness of the physician in
reaching the patient.
In New England the situation bad that is proposed
instances appropriate public induce doctors
locate If young doctors have ambition to exhibit the best
their they will with true missionary spirit where
that will submerge everything service but that phase
should be overlooked The physician mbued with the best
spirit his profession the he
small part of his reward The satisfaction felt having
relieved suffering sumanity the his
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28

Kansas City Had First Electric Car.
Kansas City had the first electric car
in the United States. 1t was put into
operation May l, 1856, on line south
Of Westport. an extension beyond what
was then known rs the "Westport
Horse Car Line"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28

would have jo1rneyed 24,VOO,O0O,0 900
miles. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-28

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
DIR. EDDY'S SICK WORLD.

sFhe The order is being born This the which G. Sherwood Eddy to the people United Church yesterday morning Mr. Eddy spiritually emotionaly and informed economically is not usually pulpit find such clear concept of the eff feet of German separations European and indeed upon world business pr. Eddys
 Under the compulson of the Allies Germany is busy and that the rest of the world cannot into competition.
 consultation with the leading thinkers world has consulted with the economists counsel with pulpit labor and the
 He has within the economic influence of H. G. Wells, and undoubtedly that by informed gravest of breaking up.
 Dr. Eddy says that all is well with the world.
 The world is sick The utmost extension of the idea of we'll being that the world will from it's sickness.
 But when?
 The world goes from age to It to improve from cycle After each period of revolution dis turbance reap the of returning health by the sickness but often those of distant generations.
 It will be granted that it lis we'll with the world But is well living Russia instance, millions miserable. will back someday. But when?
 How many generations must pay the the price Of a too rapid inauguration of new social agencies
 To God and nature the duration of world little. The universe old To the living is of the of things and to them the views of Dr. Eddy not necessarily consoling
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
SECRETARY WYNKOOP'S REPORT.

The annual report of Secretary Wnoop showing the fnan cia condition of the schools Bridgeport interesting document nteigeny prepared well worth reading The Times prints in full in another part of the paper
 There is point of dissent
 Mr. Wynkoop that will be anlAst dately to invest $0O0O00 school ouse to for the children.
 He correct, if only old fashioned methods
 Modern systems of education not money and buildings the system which prevails Bridge port and indeed, in most other cities.
 Improvements not immediately adopted by everybody Some progressive and conservative Public conservative than individuals change The steam boat does not immediately replace sails.
 The school system in Bridgeport is good and its the is not the best for the
 It is not necessary for Bridgeport to $5OOOO0O in additional plant. A much smaller will inelI gently The make it's its heels-save the money of the taxpayers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
PLACING THE SHOE ON THE OTHER FOOT

The old adage concerning the return roostng recalled Washington dispatches garding the ratification of the Such familiar terms reservaions interpreve reserv- ons and Amendments" terms which much of during the period when the the Senate again creeping into the with this difference that public while back be- accustomed efforts of the Republican members of the Senate ratification of treaty offered by Democratic while they refer to similar efforts part Demo- cratic Senators to prevent the ratification fahered 1 by a Republican administration.
 Naturally enough the increasing opposition the Demo- the ratification of the treaty with Germany brought of ePresdent Wilson prominence again he unlikely that this the met or will Democratic Senators conference letter otherwise his attitude the question of MT Wilson's great knowledge matter and it of the Democratic Senators and its probable effects if ratified red along lines lightly by Repub- Rcans with their preponderance in the Senate.
 any opposition in the Senate the Republcans to be faced with statements arguments which used by them against which will apply with equal force say least he treaty with Germany.
 such statement which is being brought up to plague Republicans is that Senator Lodge which he said among other things:
 tWe cannot make except in
 allies It would brand with everlasting
 and bring also if undertook
 separate peace.'
 This only three yet just such 2 he Senator Lodge is trying to get ratified
 Of proposed reservations to be offered Democrats which the entering at time especially well planned and ought if
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
FOUNDING OF BUCYRUS 100 YEARS AGO TO
 BE CELEBRATED

Bucyrus. O., Oct. s-The centennial celebration of the founding of thls municipality will take place here Oc-- tober 2 to 5. Bucyrus was the first town in the "New Purchase terri tory.
 In September, 1917, by a treaty with the Indians, the United States purchased all of Northwestern Ohio. In 1920 the Legislature divided this territory into counties, now twenty in number. This territory was known as the 'iNew Purchase Among the first settlers to locate land and build a cabin was Samuel Norton and his party of seventeen who arrived on the present cite of Bucyrus on Octo- Der IT, 1S19.
 All local churches and secret, civic and social organizations are co-operat- ing in perfecting arrangements for the celebration. The program will in cIude addresses dealing with the set clement of this northwest territory and on Indian and pioneer lore, a pageant representing the pioneer incl dets of century ago, and the play ing of sports, contrasting those pre- walking one hundred years ago with those of today.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
MARINES TEST
 METHODS OF AIR DEFENSE
Manoeuvres by Land Forces Seek to Demonstrate Means of Protection Against Air Bombers.

Washington, Oct 3.-rhe first practical demonstration. since the re- cent air-b onbirg tests of the methods of defense to be employed against these attacks are being staged by marines on land. during the mnoeuvres now in progress in Virginia
 In order to carry out this demor- stration the main deck plan of madern battleship will be plotted off on land. Anti-aircra guns and powerful searchlights will be placed on the plan as they are situated on a real ship. Further away will be laid out in similar fashion the deck plan of the new airplane carriers. From this deck will be launched a defending group of pursuit planes, which will take part in the defense of the battIeship and from the same deck will fly the hostile bombing planes, in order to prove the ability of both kinds of craft in landing and flying at sea
 During the bombing attacks on the "batleship' the hostile bombers will carry out the same tactics which
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
Monday, Oct. 3, 1921

Charles Quinn, secretary-treasu and other officers of the association as an enemy of normal industrlat conditions, the convention will con-
 slider transportation, South American
 trade development, internat1onai
 finance and means of overcoming un-
 employment.
 Finance will be discussed by Dav1d
 R. Forgan, president of the National City Bank, Chicago. Problems pear ing directly on agriculture and the grain trade will be treated by Presl- dent Joseph P. Griffin of the Chicago
 Board of Trade; B. E. Clement, Wa
 co, Tex, president of the Grain Deai- CTS National Association, and Gov ernor Warren r. McCray. of Indianr- former president of the association. Frank O. Lowden, former governor of Illfn ois, and Asbury F. Lever or the Federal Farm Loan Bureau, will l be the speakers at a banquet Tues-
 day. Eight former presidents of the association, which was organized
 with a membership of ,60 in 1896, will
 occupy one table at the banquet. Spe- cial convention rates have been made l bv all railroads leading into Chicago.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
GRAIN MEN CONDEMN
 CLASS LEGISLATION

Chicago, Oct. 3-F'reak and class the Grain Dealers National Associa- t1on, must be stamped out if Ameri- can industry is to properly expand.
 Tt should be made impossible for an active and aggressive minority aided by skil1fu1 lobbying, to obtain class laws detrimental to business '' said John B. Mailing of New Haven Indiana. He will be one of the chief speakers or legislation at the associa- tion's twenty-fifth annual convention which will open here tomorrow.
 For three days Chicago, the giants funnel through which is poured a large part of the produce of agricultural America, will b. the headquarters of 2,000 of the association's 5000 mem bers. Besides the problem of class Legislation which is characterized by
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03

were tried at sea recently, but with the difference that where the real chips at sea were virtually defense less owing to their having been strip ped of armament, the land ships will be fully armed Thus for the first time the actual defensive tactics possible for a battlesaip will be shown. Searchlghts will play at night, ferreting out targets probably in the form of kite balloons, which wih be fired On by. the aircraft bat teries. During the daylight manoeu- vres the aircraft batteries will be as sisted by a group of pursuit planes.
 The manoeuvreS will also include a general try-out of all equipment of the marines in battle.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03

ble to be incorporated in ratification of the treaty provides for understanding,
 "That nothing contained in the treaty shall stand
 barrier against the United States entering the
 League Nations decision to that effect is
 shown in the adoption by Congress of joint resolu
 tion"
 opposition of the Democrats may not have much defeating ratification it nevertheless useful purpose delaying long enough permit both sides of the matter to be placed clearly before the country and its prob able consequences considered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03
IRISH SYMPATHIzERS
 TO VISIT WASHINGTON
Will Register Protest on Armistice Day Against Exclusion of Erin From Disarmament Meeting.
Especial to The TimeS.) RY FRANK SMITH ADAMS

Chicago, Oct. S-Announcement was made today at the national headquar- ters of the American Association for the Recognition of the Irish Republic that if the republic of Ireland is not officially recognized by the United States government before Armistice Day, delegations from every state in the union will visit Washington on the ference and issue @ firm protest against the converting of the confer ence without providing for representa- ton from Ireland.
 The Brows cinched third place by whipping the Tigers.
 Washington wound up the season tory against the As.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-10-03

Best Assortment of Patterns Ever Offered. Perhaps it is for a new comfortable or again it may be for old one which you wish to look like new, but whatever it is for, we are sure to have several patterns that are just what you would approve for coverings.
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