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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10
FOR SALE-Three lots on America
+. ave. Telephone 917. .~- ..r@-,
FOR SALE-FARM

FOR SALE-5-acre tract, garden
home addition, small house. n of
land cleared. Cash or terms. Call
$50. 3t5-10
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-5- automobile,
part cash, balance terms, 314
Fourth street. 3t5-11
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

LOTS FOR SALE-10O it. front on
y Bixby avenue. --,,. z,e
= SO tt. front on Park avenue and
5th street. -. ,rE .
100 #. front on Doud avenue.
100 TT. front on Beltrami avenue.
--50,.f TT. front on Doud avenue.
, "a ft.-business lot on 3rd street.
so #. lots in Henderson's second
4 addition. Reynolds 6, Winter. :
= 6t5-13
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

WANT--Middle LACED lady to keep
house and care for three children
of school age. No objection to
lady and child. Write John
Young, Solway, MINI. 6t5-12
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

Observation-Disclosures house of
four, five or six rooms. Address
IN T z" car Pioneer. 4tS-tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-Five acres with 4-room
house, 31a acres cleared, hard
, wood land. east Bemidji. Address
:, Box ABB, Bemidji. . 6t5-14
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-Summer homes, cot
tages, furnished, garage, 200 it.
h, on Lake Bemidji. = 4. II. tts..,.s43aa
Cottage and SO it.. front. ID. 3z
II "a Ike shore lots in lakewood Beach,
La vinia, Ashley Park and Oakdale
Park. s &@1-.-,%.&l
--!6-room cottage, furnished, bath,
electric, lights, fire place, double
garage, Tot 50x250, at Birchmont
reynolds 4 Winter. 6t5-13
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE--7--Fine 7-room4house, Bel.
ira strami avenue corner lot, 75x14o at
81 bargain. .% =. = 3
-7-room house, lot 25x14O, price
$2,7O0, terms $1,000 cash, balance
easy. Bemidji avenue. ia --..
-9-room house, lot 25x140 full con-
crete, basement, price $4,000. Be-
midji avenue. ..~G 49, -.
Northern Minnesota Real Estate
Exchange. T.. Baudette, manager.
#-a,t,.-. - ~A..! .-..- 5t5-12
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE--One 5-passenger Cadil-
lac car in good condition. Will
"a sell cheap. 1902 Minnesota avenue.
.,3. .r.. 49, 3t5-1O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-Ford Sedan with cleo
trio light and starter, also Ford
touring car with lights and start
err. MOTOR Inn. 5t5-14
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10
FOR sALE-cITY PROPERTY

LOTS DE- HOUSES -Ler us sell you
one. Come to our office and see
our bargain signs. Willis & Olson
the land men. -, =. .1, lit
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10
HELP WANTED-FEMALE

WANTED--Middle aged woman for
house work, to work on farm. In-
quire Bemdfjr Auto Co., ask for Mr..
Mickle. ..-.. 6t5-11
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR RENT-MQdern furnished room.
ri Close in Call 9S3-W. 5-5tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-Nash 6, run 5000 miles.
. Perfect condition. Call at ia IT.
" vine avenue. -. . T. 2t5-11
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
at ITO Sixth street. Mrs. E. NJ.
b. Hayner. 2t5-11
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR RENT-Single and double
rooms, either furnished or unfur-
nished, also store and office space.
We also have 1000 feet of dry
storage room and will store at reas-
enable rate small and large guam
titles of non-combustfbie merchan-
disc. Kaplan Bldg. 5-2tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10
FOR RENT

FOR RENT Modern furnished room,
314 Fourth street. 2t5-1O
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10
WANTED

FOR ESTIMATES--On painting of
calsonlining, call 421-J. 3t5-11
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-191S Ford touring car,
new tires, newly painted and just
overhauled. GIL Minnesota avenue.
w. Fl 5-7tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR 4RENT--Large summer cottage
on Lake Bemidji; nicely furnish
ed. Garden spot, boat and lawn
& swing with cottage, A. 3. Toble,
Bemidji Phone 89S-W 6t5-14
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR SALE-Ford car, first class con-
= dition, $3.50 cash closes the deal
If taken, at once. Inquire 1917
Minnesota ave. OSLO
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR RENT-Modern furnished room
for gentleman, SIS, Bemidji ave.
Phone 80. - 5t10tf
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR RENT--Two bright, CHEEKY,
front rooms, furnished, in modern
home, $40 Beltrami avenue. Phone
1861. 1t5-9
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR RENT--Paa:v-e at place known
=. as Miller AND .Gibson's ranch. Can
pasture about 100 head Of cattle.
Write Gust Ellsworth, Nebish,
MINI. 6t5-12
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-05-10

FOR, RENT-Six-room bungalow
with screen porch and garage. Cor
ner Fifth street and Lincoln ave-.
nue., Nysnorc. 5t5-14
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
at present,

The objection raised by the bus owners to OPP
Grating buses on State street makes it look as II
they were after all the gravy, but objected
strenuously to taking any of the lean. That IS
one of the main complaints brought against the
buses by the Public Service in its fight against
this competition. The buses want to operate
only where the fares are the most numerous
they are perfectly willing that the trolley COM
panies shall have the routes where the income
Is slight.
A striking instance of this is found at the
coast resorts. The buses want to come in only
during the summer season when there are thou
sands of people on hand. and operate their
lines, disseminating after Labor Day when the
crowds leave. But the trolley company is COM
PEELED by the Public Utility Commission to run
its cars all through the long, lean winter months
Just the same, only to go up against the keenest
kind of competition from the buses when the
crowds begin to arrive and they have a chance
to make up their losses incurred during the
winter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
CHANGES IN CHINESE CUSTOMS
BY Frederic j. HaslSin.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2o.-Americans do not
realize that the "pig-tailed," small-footed nation
which they call to mind Ut mention of China
absolutely does not exist, according to PAX Chu
Chan, who has been studying medicine and the
ology at American universities.
II have been asked If all Chinese are laundry
men," says Mr.. Chan in his perfect English
And though for ten years it has been against
the law to wear a queue, | find that American
people do not understand that there are no
queues in China
The queue was one of the strong traditions OF
the empire days-one of the apparent tribes
which held China back in her unprogress1ve
civilization. The Chinese in this country long
ago found that the queue he so much treasured
interfered with his being taken seriously as a
business man. The "pig-taiP' of the Chlnaman
was certain to be a subject of jest. Accordingly
many Chinese had their queues cut Off, well
lies from China. A queueless man in the chi
nese empire was regarded as a rebel against the
state and the penalty was death at the head
mans block.
To find the reason for this significance at
tached to the queue, Mr.. Chan says, we must go
back to 1914, when America was still struggling
with it's first settlements. The Manchus arose
and dominated China at that time. The Manchu
prince disarmed the Chinese people, but there
were 1000, 900 Manchurians against several nun
bred million Chinese.
SO, further to insure submission, the conquer
ing ruler ordered all Chinese to braid their halr
into a queue. This he made a sign of loyalty to
the new dynasty. 1t was useful, too, because II a
man tried to escape, he could sometimes be
caught by the queue flying back of him. Some
Chinese protested, but the penalty was death.
Eventually the Chinese got used to the queue
and became attached to it. But when CHINA
opened her doors to other countries, the queue
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20

Not SO long ago the Jersey Central Traction
Company tried to discontinue its trolley line
through Matawan to Freneau, it being a losing
proposition. The Public Utility Commission,
however, refused to allow the cars to be taken
off this route.
Naturally, no one wants to run q losing BUSH
ness. If we cannot make a proposition pay we
would like to drop it or else take such steps as
will make it pay. That is exactly the position
the Public Service Railway Company is in today.
We cannot be accused of holding any brief for
the Public Service, but we do hold that what
applies to the Public Service in the way of fur
nishing transportation ought to hold with equal
force to any competition that the Public Service
has to meet.
We already demand of the trolley line the
maintenance of the street pavement between its
rails and for eighteen inches outside the rails
1t is taxed on its franchise and it's personal prop
ertv: IT has to pay a certain percentage of its
income to the municipalities and its is very
closely regulated by the state. Besides this, there
is the original investment running into millions
OF dollars.
Buses have the streets all paved for them and
in winter after a snow storm. they usually run
in the trolley tracks which have been cleared
of snow at the trolley company's expense. 1t
is only fair that competition be made a little
more equal.
But the travelling public must be considered.
People ought not to be compelled to ride all over
the city in order to reach their destination. In
fact, there is good reason to believe that state
street could readily develop a bus line of its own
once the road through Sewaren Is improved.
Buses operating between this city and RooseVelt
by way of Maurer, Sewaren and Port Reading
ought to attract considerable patronage.
After all, it is public demand that develops
trade routes. Surely Smith street is not the only
business thoroughfare where this demand ex-
lists.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20

@. What was the correct date
that the CONSUMPTION law went into
effect?-J. II. T.
A. The War Department says
that the conscription law which in
cluded the drafting of men for the
first draft on June 5. 1917, became
Il law on May IS. 1917.
@. Where is the original of a
picture called the "Bambino?"
e. II.
A. This picture is a copy of one
of the medallions of foundlings on
the Foundlings Hospital. at Flor
ence. Italy. made by the amous
sculptor, Andrea Della Robbia.
@. How long have men ridden
horses?-H. G. +.
A. There is no exact date record
ed in history when man first rode
horseback, but it is probable that
the time is not more than 5000 years
ago.
O.. How is marshmallow sauce for
ice a made?-T. M.
A. Boil together for about six
minutes / cup sugar and half a cup
of water, as in making fondant. Re-
move from fire and beat in one-halt
pound of marshmallows. This sauce
may be kept in double boiler until
ready to serve.
@. Is it true that the walking leaf
fern spreads, by the leaves bending
over and taking root?-D. s.
A.. The fronds do arch over I'M
til they touch the earth where they
ZOO and form new plants. Some
other ferns occasionally produce
plants in this way. but in this spe-
cies it is a settled habit. The new
plants grow up, repeating the pro-
cess of walking and soon the ORR
ginal plant is surrounded by quite a
colony of its own offspring without
the intervention of spores. The con-
nections between them are slow to
die. and it is not unusual to see three
or four generations linked together.
Q. What is the Torrens System?
IS. NJ.
A. A system of registration of
titles to real estate introduced by Sir
Robert Torrens in Australia, bears
his name. This system of official
examination and registration of titles
has been adopted in Australia. Eng
land, New Zealand, British Column
| bia and parts of Canada. In a modi-
fed form it is used in several states
of the Union, in Hawaii and in the
Philippines.
@. When was the first aerial mail
| delivery in the United States?-L,
T. G.
A. The Postofice Department
SAYS that the first aerial mail deliv-
| cry made in the United States took
| place in September, 1911, when tho
first bag of mail was delivered to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20

Mineola Postofice. Postmaster GEN
eral f. II. Hitchcock, sent the mail
and L, l.. Ovington, pilot. delivered
it.
@. What is meant by a gallery in
a card game? IN. C. s.
A.. This is a term applied to the
spectators who are betting on the
game.
@. At what period was the Ro-
man Empire at it's height?
"A. The rule of Trojan. SO to lit
A. D., marked the height Of the Ro-
man Empire. The rule following
that of Hadrian. was memorable for
it's p-eacefulness and for the fact
that it was the most splendid era or
Roman architecture.
@. When were uniforms first
worn in the navy?-B. N.
A. An order was promulgated In
the British Navy in 1748, requiring
all his Majesty's sea officers from the
Admiral down to the Midshipmen to
wear a uniformity of clothing.
@. What is meant by the "Truce
of God PHI. T.. S.
A. During the Middle Ages. pri-
waite warfare became very common.
To it or. at any rate, limit
it. the Church Synods passed DEGREES
that such fighting could not take
place on certain Holy seasons, or
on certain days. 1t was so arrang-
ed that only eighty days in summer
time were left for fighting. These
edictS were not very scrupulously
obeyed. Sometimes the King lent
the truce the weight of his authority
and thus made it the peace of the
land.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
RIPPING RHYMES
By Walt Mason
UNDER DIFFICULTIES

It's hard for me to write a pome,
when life is full of care, when
bleak Affections with me roam and
haunt me in my lair, whom flies as
semble on my dome, and hold a
picnic there. And yet l have to write
a lay before the night arrives, al
though the solar "a today feel
much like redhot knives, and L
can't force my thought to stray
from prickly heat and hives. OF
what shall baking poets write? All
themes are badly worn and weary
hands, once lily-white, by harp
strings now are torn. divine aftatus
is a sight, and man was made to
MOURN l struggle madly for the
theme, but no thoughts in me rise,
save those that treat of brick ice
cheam and jugs OF noble size; and
so L paw my Tyre and scream and
throw things at the flies. And of the
flies / well might sing as L have
done before; around my head, on
gauzy wing, they never cease to soar
and when at them a book l fling, l
only hit the door. And thinking or
the door l weep; it's caused me lots
Of woes; it always slams when l
would sleep, and ruins my repose;
when through the darkened room
l creep, it bats me on the nose. And
of my nose it has been said, by men
of Volstead type, that 1t is OF 100
rich a red, its color far too ripe,
now that the Demon Rum is dead,
and men drink liquid tripe. And so
you see how themes arise, as sadly
/ proceed; and divers topics greet
my eyes, in my dark hour of need;
I wrote a line and swat some flies,
and earn my frugal feed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
Parable of the Night Flower

We have a friend who rang our
telephone bell. and spoke thus Z
me and Keturah.
Come over to our house and see
that We hasten; for, behold, our Night
Blooming Cereus is about to bloom.
Now if he had called the half OF
an hour later, my night blooming
proclivities would have been hard
at work in slumber; for it was bed
time.
But we put on u wraps. and
went over. And Keturah dolled her.
self UP a little, but not too much.
For she knew that there would be
others present. For the friends who
invited us warmed up the wires and
called in all their friends. And there
a quite a bunch of us when we all
arrived.
Now it had been many years since
I had seen a night blooming cereus
in bloom and / had rather forgotten
what manner of plant it was. Ana
when / beheld it, it was as uninvitlng
as any Cactus before Mr.. Burbank
laid hold upon it and sheared off the
spines thereof. For this was by no
means %spineless.
WaX-Like Flower
But while we waited the plant
got busy, and there bloomed a Mar
velous wax-like flower. which opened
it's graceful petals in such beauty as
had seldom seen. And all who
were present admired it with much
exclamation au1 rejoicing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
PARALLELS OF
SAFED THE SAGE

And 1 wondered at the creative
wisdom which had put so lovely a
flower on so uninviting a stalk and
caused it to bloom in the night.
And l considered some men that I
have known, who are rough and
grabbed inc u~nattractive. but whom
l have detected doing kind deeds.
and acting as if they were ashamed
of it. And l once knew a man who
was thought to be a miser, but who
~was-secretly generous. And 1 kne
a man who was gruff and repellarN
but who was kind of heart, and who
hid his good deeds.
And it came to pass. once upon a
time, that / knew a man whom
everyone counted the meanest man
in town. For his disposition was
like unto the Cactus, and no man
dared come nigh unto him.
Proved Himself Brave
But there came a time of calamity,
when courage vas needed, and he
proved himself brave; and a time
when kindness was needed, and he
proved himself kind; and a time
when generosity was needed. and he
proved himself generous.
And / said. the wonders of the
world are many, and among them,
both in the world of flowers and the
world of men, is the night blooming
cereus. For the night which hideth
one sun bringeth out many stars;
and the darkness which shutteth up
most flowers bringeth out a few.
And those few + most rare n
wonderful.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
EAR TRUCKS ON TIRE BRIDGE

Everyone who has Travelled over the state
highway bridge between this city and South
Amboy recently is of the opinion that it can
not stand the traffic 1t is now forced to carry
much longer. Every day it is expected that or
ders will be received to close it.
Apparently the State Highway Commission is
trying to make the structure hold out until after
Labor Day when the hummer season will close,
although the next six weeks following Labor
Day are among the most pleasant for motoring.
IT ia realized that a large sum of money has got
to be spent on the bridge for repairs before the
new structure is ready, but even with repairs,
unless work is started on the new bridge very
soon, it is hard to expect the present bridge to
hold out.
In an effort to keep the bridge open as long
as possible this fall the EVENING NEWS would
suggest that steps be taken at once to compel all
trucks go around by the way of New Bruins
wick, keeping the heavy vehicles off the bridge
entirely. 1t is said that some truck owners. fear
ing to cross the bridge any longer, have al
ready adopted that route. Hardly a day passes
that the EVENING NEWS is not called on the
telephone by some truck owners in Newark or
New 4Ork TO ASK WHtLHeE II plibSc IL tioSCu
yet or not. Every time any of these trucks cross
they expect it to be their last. They are sur
prised when told that the bridge is still open.
To close the bridge entirely, as will be neces-
sary IL the present traffic continues, all trucks
as we'll as every other kind of vehicle will have
to go around by the way of New Brunswick,
anyway. By diverting the trucks to that route
at once they would be no worse off and the
bridge can be kept open for pleasure cars con-
slderably longer. This would be a big advantage
to the thousands of people who enjoy driving
to the shore during the next two months.
All will admit that 1t is the heavy trucking
that is doing most of the damage to the planking
on the bridge. Eliminate this truck traffic ana
it may be possible to continue traffic for pleasure
automobiles and light commercial cars all
through the fall. This looks like the only means
for keeping the bridge open at all for any
kngth of time, Judging from the way it is going
at present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received ny the
Board of Chosen Freeholders OF Middle
sex County at their room in the County
Record Building, Bayerd Street. New
Brunswick, N. j., at 2:3o P. M. on Thurs
day, September list, 1921, for construct
ing a concrete culvert, Bridge NO.
IN. spotswood, Engllshtown Road. Mid
dlesex County. N. j., according to plans
and specifications on file at the offices
of Alvin b. Fox, 175 Smith Street, Perth
Amboy, N. j., and Il. William Hiiker'
County Treasurer, New Brunswick; \, j:
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check in the amount of 100000
without any conditional endorsement and
payable to the order of b, William Hill
ker. County Treasurer, which check shall
he forfeited should the successful bidder
fail to enter into contract and give bond
within ten days from the award of the
bid.
The successful bidder will be required
to execute a surety company bond in
the full amount of the contract price.
conditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids, II in their opinion
it is for the best interest of the county
so to do.
ALVIN B. FOX,
5577--Sl13-20-27. County Engineer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20
TO QUESTIONS

Any reader can get the answer to-
any question BY writing The Perth
Amboy Evening News Information
Bureau, Frederic ]. Haskin. Director.
Washington, d. c. This offer APP
plies strictly to Information. The
bureau cannot give advice on legal,
medicinal and financial troubles. II
does not attempt to settle domestic
troubles, nor to undertake exhaus-
tive research on any subject. Write
your question plainly n briefly.
Give full name and address and en-
close two cents in stamps for return
postage. All replies are sont direct
to the inquirer
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20

1t would never do, protests the Coloraoo
Springs Gazette, to teach the constitution in the
schools. The children would grow up to be rad
jca1s. And really, when you sit right down and
read It through with mature and conservative
understanding, it's surprising how much oyn@-
mite there is in that old document.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20

There's this much to be said for de Valera's
contentious: 1t might not be any more danger
Gus for England to have an independent nation
next door than it would be for Ireland.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-08-20

It's now Japan's turn for reservations and re-
gional understandings.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-05-19

hand and was at the time out of
work and money; that his pa
rents are poor and unable to
render him assistance; that he
was unarmed at the time said
crime was committed, and that
he offered no resistance; that
his father and mother need his
assistance; that he bore a
good reputation in his Georgia
home until he left shortly before
this crime was committed. Now,
believing that he should be
given another chance to make
good in life; we, therefore,
respectfully ask that he be CIV
en- an unconditional pardon.
Respectfully Submitted.
W. E. Savage, ct. al