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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
FATE OF WOMAN'S PARTY
IS HANGING IN BALANCE
Continued from Page IL

en-. Simeon D. Fess, Ohio, will speak
for Republican men; Miss Alice Rob-
ertson, Oklahoma, newly-elected con-
gresswoman, for the Republican wom-
en-. Mrs. Charles Williams, national
vice-chairman Of the Democratic par
ty; Congressman-elect Meyer London,
New York, for Socialists; Duncan
Mcdonald, the Farmer-Labor party,
and J. A. H. Hopkins Of the Commit
tee Of AZ, will also present partisan
points of view. ~" ...%tt a.. Z
p The heroic memorial to three pio-
neers in the feminist movement, Su-
san B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott and
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is to be pre-
Eented in memorial ceremonies In the
rotunda at the capitol. Today is the
1O1st anniversary Of Susan B. An
thongs birthday, ut -. s,rf, 49,. i
II Women from every state and rep
resenting two score national women's
organizations will take part in the
dedication. f Among the ,celebrants
will be suffragists and anti-suffragists.
Many Of them will be descendants or
relatives Of the women honored. sa
With Miss Jane Adams, Chicago,
presiding, Mrs. Sara Bard; Field of
California, will make the presentation
speech, and Speaker of the House Gil
lett will accept on behalf Of congress.
Following this and the, unwilling,
delegates. from women's organize
tions representing nearly ten million
members, will lay wreaths and floral
tributes at the base Of the statue.
The monument, which was sculp-
tured from the original models, was
executed by Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, a
lifelong friend of Susan Anthony. 3
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
usefutne.. 81 Cedar Chests.

Cedar Is used in various forms for
repeliing insects, Tie chips from pen
Gil factories are distilled for their
Oil or ground up and sold for use In
protecting rugs and woolen garments
from moths. The resistance to moths
Of chests made from Tennessee red
cedar and Spanish cedar Is widely adj
vertised. But the resistance to insect
pests is due not so much to the
cedar odor as to the fact that such
chests are well made with tight GOV.
ers and are thus physically exclusive.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
Learning an Anthem.

"A choir leader says: I'm beginning
the study Of new anthem ! find 1t a
good plan to 50 right through the
whole piece at the first attempt to get
the general outline and the spirit of
it. 4. At the first reading pass by
all mistakes such as false notes, wrong
time, improper phrasing, etc. In some
works it pays to run through the whole
anthem this way two or three times
that the piece may be grasped sutfi-
clently to, enable the singers to study
the details with more intelligent re-
lation to the WHOLE" Il s&Rsisas,,a4zzs !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
MRS. Posi- SURPRISED !. :.
I'll & ON BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

!, b The Ladies Of St. Paups Evangeli:.
cal church and IA large circle OF
friends pleasantly surprised mrs
george Posi- at her home, 1908 irvine
avenue, I yesterday afternoon, It be
ing the anniversary Of Mrs. Posz's
birthday, x VS. S. ], liz Isl
+. 4 very pleasant afternoon was en-.
loved ~ all. During the course OF
the afternoons MRS. Posi- was present
cd a beautiful boquet Of cut flowers
The self invited guests brought re-
freshments which were served at the
close of the afternoon. .5sT a:..'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
vocational training was Under way
was 139. OF these 50 were evening"
- day. and % day and evening. 4.
pannpe red Person Never Strong.

pauopersd Person Never strons.
!. A pampered person is usually SOFT.
bodied and good for nothing. One aus
thority derives the word from pans
pinus" .(Latin) and the French pam;
pre," a yine-tendril. "a vineyard over
grown with leaves and fruitless
branches is said to be pampre. In
"Paradise LOST Milton speaks Of PAM
pered. boughs, which needed hands
to check fruitless embraces. The ltal-
tians have a phrase ''pamberato," but
this means well-fed and is derived
from pane, bread, and bere, drink.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15

Ottawa, Ontario During the year
ending June 80, 1920, mere than Co.
900 pupils enrolled under the gov
eminent scheme Of assisting techni-
call education throughout the pro-
vinces. OF this number 81 '827 at
tended evening courses, and S,512
took their. training during the day.
There were also 207 receiving CORES
pondence instruction in the prov
.inces of British Columbia, and Al
berta. The total number of schools
in the Diminion where technical or
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
Fair play.

Heaven helps those who help them
selves provided they do not help them
selves at others expense. Present
conditions are largely the result Of
men helping themselves at the ex-
pense OF other men. Whether In BUSH
ness or employment, play fair.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
Z i----L- - -1-l.-I. - =.
His B, " p. Dress.

y Mother sent her fiye-year-old son
upstairs to get clean dress for his
little baby brother. He returned
shortly with a cross-barred dimity
one, saying Here's his B. Y. p. dress;
Is this all right, motherf"%ss ~ T.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
Pearls and Rubies.

"Pearl'' is thought by some writer's
to come from the Latin "pirula,
meaning "a little pear" because SO
many fine pearls were pear-shapedd..
ruby" is thought to have been So
called from 'rub<r," the Latin for
.'red," but 1t may he that the word
"ruber," meaning red; was derived
from the name of, the ruby. H.. !, !,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
ENLISTED SAILOR HELD AS :,
- TIL. WITNESS TO BOMB PLOT
(Bv United Press)

~ Washington, Feb. I15.--An en11sc-
cd man of the navy is under arrest
in connection with the witnessing Of
{, bomb plot to blow up the Presl-
dents yacht, Mayflower, Secretary
Daniels announced today. Ks Ks ,s; =. T.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
From ! ! seli,h Viewpoint

y ~ From i 8eHtn VJeWpUIHss n z
"Auntie," said Marjorie, I'm glad
you never married" Auntie asked
the tot why she said that. "Oh, II
you had a man to look after, you
wouldn't have half so much time to
be good to me-" -t =. x n, Pr Z x 2 !.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
Gi1'lS--I.adieS--W omen

diseased with
It's terrible often results in saow color bad
and meand disposition.
HOLSTERS Rocky Laxative pleas
ant thoroughly cleansing
and when Conpaion goyour coMPLEHioN inn
thorough trial and will recommend it to all women
TabletBoardmans Drug Store
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
Observation-Disclosures
. M A A. ] r ! x < E|'Ts
HIDES
POTATOES

r. Chicago, Feb. 15.-Potato receipts,
lis cars. Market unsettled. North
ern whites, sacked and bulk 95c 10
$1.O5. Red River Ohtos, sacked,
$1.25 to $3.50. 9z " II ! I = z. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
!. why Should She Complaint

ri why Should She Complaint "
Elderly Man to the 2Doctor-'My
,o.is,ts sent me fur a bottle o medi-
cine fur me corf. . She says it Keeps
her awake O. nights. says, You've
,t,ufin sto life awake fer. I've got to
lie awake an corr. 4 5. -:....s y. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
MIKE GIBBONS 70 e!r''1AcC ).
SIX-ROUND EXHIBITION

y AS an added feature for the boxing
card being arranged by the Ralph
Oracle post Of the American Legion,
r. b. Lycan, chairman of the boxing
committee. announces that Mike
Gibbons, in addition to refereeing all
the bouts, will stage six round ex-
hibition with his sparring partner,
probably Jimmy Delaney. .s s y ...s ss- 81
\ The post has gone to considerably
expense to provide this, feature at
traction but it, IS believed that it. will
add greatly to the bill being farrang-
ed. 5Thirty-two rounds Eof real fight
ing are assured in addition to the
Gibbons exhibition. Chairman Lycan
expects to be able to definitely an
nounce the, lineup for the card with
iii the next few days. S tE. H. ~
st.E ~ ~ pnyE GysrcS3 SttnEJVnf O.. -. b.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
WIID-PODOLLI

y Herbert F.. Podoll of Martin coun-
ty and Miss Alice Wild of Tenstrike
were united in marriage Monday at
the English Lutheran parsonage,
Rev, Erdmann w Frenk performing
the wedding ceremony. Rev. FrenK
was host to the wedding party TOR
the day. The newly-weds will make
their home in Martin county. "-'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
The Naked Truth
PIcTURESK

Birdseye view of . white hen
laying \ white egg in . snow J, y
bank. d" Essts,.> =: a. airy
= Explanatory Note: The hen
is a rose combsd white leghorn,.
T but as the airplane passed over
he stuck his head under his
wing.) 49,. .... j, >.r,.
=, American Plan Hotels !.
/ A dispatch says that it is being
made more difficult to obtain a di-
vorce at Rena. Ny, but that's tough.
Maybe it will take couple Of days
now. The hotel proprietors must
have kicked, since most Of the appli-
cants were formerly only visitors be-
tween trains. y, "a 80 4
Rare Birds st.......,y
Our opinionIof rare bird is guy
who can borrow money from his wife
and then make her forget totellhim
to pay it bacls. ...T -. y.
'.,< Call the Wagon. Officer. -
Women persist in clamoring for
their rights. Yet, if q man went down
tow nwith his shirt open in the front
as far down as his wish-bone and his
pants rolled UP to his knees, he'd get
a free ride to the station. But, then
he probably would have to pay for
the ride the next morning, and pay
dearly if there was a woman judge. II
Keep at 1t, Doc. r.
A young girl in Illinois has talked
continuously for'ten days and doctors
are baffled. Now, one doctor vouch-
safes that the cause Of the constant
chatter is the spine. He believes that
he can cure the malady in few days
by osteopathic treatments. Keep up
the good work, Doc, and then we'll
try it on some of the older ones, II
you succeed. ~ - r. 4 - ~ - g. -.
.Je -. Castle w.. Mint
: The Des Moines Register states that
a mans home ceases to be his castle
when he turns it into his distillery.
We are of the opinion, however, that
it becomes his mint, for it surely must
turn out the coin. A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-02-15
VEN IlETH CENTURY
n. sss: LIMITED
'Too, Terminate
!, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~

sst.F Too Effsminate # 81 ls.rs
About the next thing we expect to
hear about some male with 9 good
opinion of himself IS that he is going
to give up smoking cigarettes because
it is becoming too effeminate. BIT /. !.
.a .55 Haste Makes Waste
tsThere are many better things than
;;Iswhiskey for colds" says a doctor,
s1but the trouble, when you are in
hurry you can never think of them.
Considering the price Of the whiskey
which is being chased into this coun-
try, fellow might have to plug along
with the same old cold all winter, II
he didn't have anything good for it
except whiskey. If he had whiskey,
he undoubtedly would have new
cold every few days. =.','s -
,s,,sTs The Naked Truth ~
: Age is about the only thing that
some women attempt to conceal these
days, and still many young girl
yearns to grow up SO she can wear
dresses as short as her mothers.
~ r.! E,E%s4,- y - E.-.\L j." 2y.i
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American Plan Hotels
Rare, Birds

Our opinion.of rare bird is a guy
who can borrow money from his wife
and then make her forget totellhim
to pay it bacls *s ...f a.. ~
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
Vol. XXXIV: No. A

This situation influenced the writing
of the Kansas constitution, and today
Kansas is one of the few states that
retain the original inhibition. Kansas
has reached the point where the in
door pastime of laying out roads and
trails on paper has given way to actual
construction, and the electors may say
whether future legislature may place
the state in the list that contains the
national government and the people
in the construction of permanent high
ways.
This, in brief, is the Kansas pro-
gram for the encouraging of home
owning. The state proceeds on the
theory that as it has been well demon
strated that home owners are essential
in developing the most satisfactory
community, from social, economic
or productive standpoint, it may well
concern itself with encouraging home
ownership. The ideal is to bring the
power of the state into the fight for
the big and satisfactory agriculture
of the future which is just within
reach.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
The Father of Waters

Counting the longest branch as a
part of it, the Mississippi is the long
est river in the world. fernando de
Soto lake and not Lake Itasca, as COM
ir,or1F supposed, is now considered by
some authorities as its place of be-
ginning.
There is a difference of 40 feet
between the elevations of its mouth
and its head and during its journey
from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mex
ico the temperature depending upon
the season, sometimes varies as much
as $50 degrees.
Its waters wash the soils of ten
states. In the vicinity of Red river,
Louisiana, the volume of its flow is
estimated to exceed 100000 gal
Ions per second.
The Wisconsin, Des Moines, Hi
nois, Missouri, Ohio, White, Arkan-
sas and Red river systems, as well as
a large number of lesser lights" with
their myriads of tributaries, flow into
it. These rivers carry drainage from
% of the 48 states. This tremendous
watershed has an area of 1,240, 600
square miles or II per cent of the en-
tire United States.
The Mississippi is navigable for al
most its entire length or from St. Paul
to the Gulf.
Large numbers of passengers are
transported between local points and
tremendous quantities of freight
principally grain, cotton, live stock,
coal, lumber, logs, provisions, stone,
gravel and sand are carried upon its
surface. The river freight at the port
of New Orleans, during a recent year,
approximated l,000,0O0,00O TONS
Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02

Important archaeological finds have
been made in Oregon recently. A
prehistoric cemetery containing stone
utensils and copper ornaments was
unearthed at one point on the Colum-
bia River and at an another locality
were found picture writings chiseled
on the cliffs.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
Established 1887
HE alarming increase in tenant
farming is perhaps the greatest

menace to the developing of a
more satisfactory agriculture. This
is well shown by the results in Kan
sas: In 1880 only 10 per cent of the
farms of this state were operated by
tenants; now the proportion is 48 per
cent, and is increasing every year.
Sumner County has S. per cent of
tenants while in Lincoln Township
in Pratt County, where 80 years ago
only Is per cent of the land is so
operated. The seriousness of the sit
uation is made obvious when we con-
slider that the most prosperous and
productive agriculture can be built
only by home owners.
If agricultural states are to possess
that peculiar strength with which ira
dition has endowed the "embattled
farmer" then some program will be
needed to restore to farms a popula-
ton that owns the land it tills and
give to agricultural communities that
unassailable strength and pride which
come from home owning. The short
term lease system is crime against
the soil, the tenant and the state. No
scheme of rotation of crops for the
benefit of the soil can be satisfactorily
worked out on basis of yearly leases.
No community pride can be developed
among citizens who expect to move
next year, and no plan for better roads
and schools and farm homes can be
expected to receive the support of
those who are only temporarily at
tached to the ground they cultivate.
1t takes community of home owners
to work out the better farming Sys-
TENS.
In nearly every state during the
last three or four decades the farm
population has not only relatively but
actually decreased. Since 1880 the
population of Kansas has increased 70
per cent. The increase of the popula-
ton in cities has been 368 per cent,
while the increase in the country
population has been but - per cent.
This is bad record, and its contin-
uance holds a serious menace to the
welfare of the nation. This is not
peculiar to Kansas but will hold good
in practically every agricultural state.
Experience in Indiana, Illinois, Ne
braska and Iowa is along the same
lines and in fact, in some of these
states the tendency is much more pro-
nounced.
There are many factors which have
caused this increase in tenants; the
causes vary somewhat with the To-,
cality. Perhaps speculation and the
abnormal land hunger of many men
have had something to do with this.
The extensive purchase of land by
rich landlord" also has helped this
is the cause of the large percentage
of tenants in Sumner County, Kan
sas. No matter what the causes, how
ever, the results of tenant farming
are unhappy, and they are increasing
ly serious.
To control this tendency toward
tenant farming, it is essential that
some very advanced work be done in
the study of the land problems of the
country. Doubtless much sound legis-
lation will be necessary. 1t will be
best for the progress of this country if
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02
Saltwater, Minnesota, Thursday, June 2, 1921.
TO ENCOURAGE HOME OWNERS
Selected
Selected

there is a general discussion of the
land problems now, while there is
still time to direct the growth of land
ownership. Every old nation has had
to meet this problem of redistribution
of the land. Always in every age and
country this great and fundamental
possession of the soil has gone the way
which highly desirable possessions al
ways go--into the hoard of the rich.
The forward-looking nation is meet
ing this problem by wise and con-
structive legislation. In other days
it has been met in some lands by
bloody revolution.
In Kansas the aim is to control this
situation by legislation. Three amend
ments to the constitution have been
proposed, which will give the legisla-
ture power to carry out the advanced
study which is now being made on
land problems in Kansas in the form
of legislation.
The first of these amendments is
known as the Farm Homes" amend
ment and will enable future legisla-
lures to use the credit of the state for
aiding deserving citizens, who desire
to live upon farms, to obtain owner
ship thereof. The amendment itself
is merely an enabling act for future
legislative bodies. If adopted, the
operation probably would be that the
legislature would create land COM
mission and place at its disposal re-
volving fund. This fund would not
need to be an excessively large one,
for, as lands were purchased and sold
to those who would live upon them,
securities with the guaranty of the
state behind them equal substantially
to the money supplied by the state
and bearing a reasonable rate of in
terest would find a ready market.
The title to the land would remain
in the state until payments were COM
pleted, so there would be no oppor-
tunity for the state to lose.
Another constitutional amendment
upon which the people of Kansas will
pass judgment at the election of 1920
is one that will enable legislature to
classify property for taxation. The
Kansas constitution adopted in 1889
contained what is known as a gen
eral property clause" Under it all
taxation is at uniform and equal
rate, which sounds well, but does not
work out in practice. No considera-
tion is given to the economic value of
property, to its ability to pay or to
its ability to hide and thus escape pay
ment of taxes. Whereas in the begin
ming of taxation under the Kansas
constitution practically all property
was tangible-that is, land and stock
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. one-half of
the property of the. state which ought
to bear share of the burden of main
tanning the state is now in intangible
form, such as stocks, bonds and notes,
that are easily rendered invisible. The
state tax commission estimates that
property of this character to the ex-
tent of 600 million dollars escapes the
tax assessor every year. The bank
commissioner of Kansas puts out
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1921-06-02

glowing statements of the deposits
which represent the wealth of the
state, but ridiculously small proper
tion of it is ever located for taxable
purposes. Other states than Kansas
have been through the same exper-
ience and with few exceptions have
amended their constitutions.
Besides allowing much property
to escape taxation entirely" said Ex-
Governor Allen recently, the present
system is so rigid that it puts the bur-
den on the man who owns his home
and improves it because he owns and
loves it. Here is a farm we'll i'm
proved. The farmer is industrious
and thrifty, and he has built house
and big red barn, and the tax as
SCISSOR says, This is fine farm. We
will have, to stick the taxes on it,
Across the road is a farm owned by
an absentee landlord with tenant on
it. There are no good improvements
on it, for the tenant is trying to get
all that he can out of the soil in the
Short time that he is to live on it and
it is not to his interest to build hotises
or barns, for next year he may have
to leave it. The land may be more
lwoductive than that across the-way,-
but the tax assessor does not see it.
He gives that farm light assessment
valuation. He penalties the farmer
who improves his place and lets off
lightly the absentee owner who ex-
poets his main profit to come from an
increase in the value of the land rather
than the yearly production of the soil.
"The Tax Amendment to the con-
stitution simply gives the legislature
freedom of power to establish and
maintain a system of classification by
which distinction may be made in
such cases. 1t also contemplates that
farm mortgages will not be taxed.
Three times the legislature of Kansas
has passed an act exempting mortgages
from taxation. Twice governor of
Kansas has vetoed these acts and once
the Supreme Court has held such
law to. be unconstitutional, although
at the same time expressing the belief
that the system should be changed.
There is a popular belief that exemp-
tion of mortgages from taxation favors
the lending classes. This is not the
case. 1t is the universal testimony of
men who have had experience that
taxation of mortgages is not only dou-
bic taxation but hinders the worthy
tenant in obtaining land of his own"
The third amendment to the con-
stitution allows the state of Kansas
to construct permanent roads. 1t is
believed that good system of roads
is essential in the developing of the
most satisfactory agriculture. At
present the national government, the
county, the township and the property
owner, all may participate in the
building of good roads, but the state
may not. Because there was extrava-
gance and waste in the building of
canals in the first half of the
eighteenth century, some states put
constitutional bar against the state par
ticipating in internal improvements.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-04
COAL LEASE GRANTED TO SEATTLE COMPA ANY
 IN BERING DISTRICT

The Alaska Coal and Coke Com pany has secured a lease on bloch2 26 to 31 inclusive in the Bern2 River coal field, according to infor nation received at the local U. 5 Land Office. The land covered D. the lease comprises approximately 2.OOO acres and embraces a portion of the famous Cunningham group oi claims which figured prominently in the Ballinger-Pinchot controversJ which finally resulted in the with drawal of Alaskan coal and oil land- from entry.
 The group of claims leased to the Alaska Coke and Coal Company. | situated about. one mile east of thS Falcon Joslin leasehold and lies North of Kushtaka Lake and east of the glacier of the same name The company is Washington corpo ration with offices in the Alaskf Building at Seattle. It is under stood that development work IS tf be undertaken in the near future.