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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
PEOPLE ARE BUILDING HOMES
That There Is a Steady Gain in That
Direction Is Shown by Recently
Published Figures.

It is matter Of Importance that the
scope of BODYBUILDING operations in
this country. is attaining large pro-
portions. Statistics show steady gain
In this department of the building in
dustry and indications are at present
that, as the spring and summer adj
vance, there will be still greater &C
tivities of this nature.
Home ownership not only encourages
saving but it has pronounced sta
bilizing effect on the character, habits
and mental processes Of the owner.
To him particularly might be applied
the words Of Theodore Roosevelt, who
said: "The habit Of saving money
while it stiffens the will also brightens
the energies. If you would be sure
that you are beginning right, begin
to save"
Much has been said and written
about the housing shortage in this
country and the menace which has
thus been fostered. Many evils both
economic and social are resulting from
the overcrowded conditions, particular
ly in the larger cities of tile country.
Many, people are compelled to find ex-
istence In, quarters which" represent
a step backward in their standard, OF,
living. This is contrary to the funda-
mentals of human nature, for mankind
has always insisted upon~prOgressing'
toward better living standards.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
NEED NO GRUB OR TENTS

: Scouts Of New York City will be
able soon to go on a weeks hike with
out the trouble of carrying grub or
shelter tents. This is the plan of Chief
Gordon, and it is now being actively
carried out by two members of Troop
2DS, Bronx, who are building and
marking White Bar Trail. This is a
trail being laid out at the Kanohwahke
camps, encircling the country about
them. It's total length will be more
than forty level miles, that Is, miles as
measured on map::.T The. Hills sand val
ieys will probably make this distance
q to 50 per cent more TO cover the
whole trail will reallfress a hikesof FIVE
and a half days. In providing for &C
tommodations at night, it is Chief
Gordon's plan to establish a series Of
fyc camps at oue7day intervals on the
way.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
Insects. psprsdatlons Enormous.


The rhinoceros-beetle is rendering
the plantations along the coast Of Ger
man New Guinea valueless, and unless
the Australian government, which
holds the mandate, does something to
fight the pest the plantations will be
nothing more than monuments to the
depredations of the rhino. A CORE
spondent says: I'm one or two in
stances they represent an appalling
loss, and the sweeping away of the
fruits of from ten to twenty years
hard work. During the German occu-
patton a determined effort was made
to wipe out the beetle, and to this end
half-a-dozen scientists were imported
from the Cameroons and Germany,
md attached to- the locakghAreau Of
agriculture These; investigators tried
to find spray that would kill the
parasite without damaging the palms,
aha they were veal on their their, way to
success when the war came, and they
fed. Since then nothing has been
done except BY the beetle. ;who, every
year renders certain number OF plan.
tations valueless. The authorities
don't seem to- realize the seriousness
Of he;fhing: - :.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
NATIONAL SCOUT COUNCIL

The national council of the Boy
Scouts of America held it's twelfth, an
nual meeting at Chicago. March 20
and 80. At this gathering were as
senlbled the national leaders Of scout
ing from all over the country to hear
the reports of the past years work
and formulate plans and policies for
the year to come. Every state in the
Union was represented at this as
semblage which is the big event Of the
year for the organization. The re-
port of the chief scout executive was
particularly interesting in that it
summed up the outstanding events of
the biggest year in the history Of the
movement, biggest not only in num-
bers but in remarkable progress and
achievement. National Scout Com
missioner Daniel Carter Beard re-
ported for the National Court Of Hon.
or, Of which he is chairman, telling
something Of the heroic work done
by scouts in life-saving. Other strils-
ingly interesting reports were those
Of l.. L. Mcdonald, director of the
department Of camping, and Lorne w.
Barclay, director of the department.; of
education, which is specifically charged
with the development Of helpful re-
lationship between scouting and
churches and schools, work which
has made great strides during the past
year.
Resolutions were adopted during the
sessions conveying greetings to scouts
of other nations and expressing ap-
probation of the generous co-opera-
ton of the American Legion, Rotary,
Kiwanis and other national .organi-
cations in promoting scouting.
Resolutions of appreciation were al
so passed in recognition Of the splen-
did gratuit6us service Of scoutmasters
and other volunteer leaders and of the
faithful work done by the heads Of
departments and others at the nation
al council headquarters in New York
city.
Letters and kilograms Of congratu-
lation and greeting were received
from President Harding. from cabinet
members and from governors Of q
large number Of states as we'll as
from Rotary and Kiwanis clubs, the
National Catholic Welfare council, the
Federal council Of Churches and other
organizations. These messages were
read at the "Twelfth Birthday DIM
ner" at which Walter w. Head of
Omaha was POSTMASTER and music
was furnished by a Boy Scout Or
chestra Of Chicago.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
ANTS 0VERRUN LOVELY ISLE
Pests From Argentina Have Complete
Iy Wiped Out Bird Life in Madeira
spread Plant Disease.

L. R. LEROY, lecturing at the British
Royal institute the other day, men,
toned that the Argentine ant has
spread over half the world since 1897.
He gave an example Of the mischief
wrought by the ant in the fact that
it has completely wiped out the birds
of Madeira by eating their nestlings.
Only those who have lived in
country overrun by ants know the full
horror Of it.
The housekeeper must reckon, as
necessity Of annual expenditure, car
bolic acid, petroleum and other pro-
tectives against the all-pervading in
Sects.
Every table, every bed, must stand
with it's legs in little tins Of petroleum,
or the ants will swarm up.
Mothers anxiously visit the cradles
Of their babies to see that no bed
clothes are touching the floor, or
black string Of ants will be seen hur-
rying up the bridge. at once.
You can never leave any article of
food unprotected anywhere in Madeira,
or it would be swarn1ing with ants in
few. minutes: -. 4. Z, :
The ants have not. only introduced
into Madeira the ,greently, which all
the world. knows they milk" like
cows. but they haye also brought with
them the horrible. plant diseases, of
scale: and; black rust / H9<T<
These have. killed of many orange
and coffee trees, and the pomegranate
has completely isappeared from the
island. .j x, s.. 49,,
But even this devastating insect has
one good quality, The ant is an e1-
:cellent scatenger. = ;,%.#:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20

Come And Spend The Day 4
LEARN HOW TO USE PICRIC ACID, DYNAMITE, HORSE al
MOWERS TRACTORS, TlLLAGE MAJ
TWO SHORT ADDRESSES BY EXPERTS IN THEIR LINE
CHURCHES EVERY ACCOMMODATION PROVIDED
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
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SCOUTS GET RED CROSS MEDALS

Scouts William Johnson Of Spokane,
Wash, and Wray Farmin of Sand
point, Idaho, who recently received
gold medals from the National Court
of =. Honor for their heroic service in
saving the lives of three women from
drowning last summer, have also been
hono:ed with the first prize offered by
the life saving department Of the
American Red Cross "for exceptional
meritorious action in saving lives and
rendering first aid to the injured dur
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
DOiNGS OF SCOUTS

Butte, Mont, troops have been re-
ceiving a course Of instruction in first
aid from the United States bureau Of
mines, safety rescue car No. II, in
charge of II. E. Gallison, United States
safety official.
Logan, Utah, troops were proud hosts
during anniversary week to Governor
Charles r. Mabey, who took the oath
which made him regular Tenderfoot.
The Governor announced his intention
of going to camp with the boys next
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20
BUILD BRIDGE WITHOUT NAILS

During the scouting carnival given
in the city auditorium at Omaha, Neb.,
boy scouts reused the interest of spec
tators by building 54-foot bridge
without nails, which was strong
enough to bear the weight of an auto
mobile. Six diffes sat groups Of boys,
each demonstrating different scout.
ing activity, were in action at the
same time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20

ing the year 1917 Both boys have
been scouts since they were twelve
years old. Both are Eagles and have
qualified as American Red Cross life
savers. w
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

ney Farm Hotel. 1t contains many
beautiful homes and home sites With
In easy distance of the Mamaroneck
avenue and. the terminal stations at
Westchester avenue the home seeker or
builder will find numerous opportunities
for investment and will receive the ad-
vantage of convenient and frequent
train service.
There are many factors which con-
tribute to the popularity of the West
chester with the commuter, the shopper
or the occasional rider. Chief among
them are it's low fares, made possible
by the absence of heavy terminal costs :
It's twenty-minute daily express service
until late evening and its frequent night
trains; its all night trains between New
York. Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and
Larchmont, and its convenient connec-
tions with the rapid transit lines Of
New York city.
At the 1s0th street joint station It
connects with the Lexington avenue
subway BY changing at the East 177th
street subway station to Seventh ave-
rue express passengers may quickly
reach theaters or the shopping or the
downtown business sections of the city
or the Pennsylvania station and the
Hudson tubes.
with the Pelham Bay Park extension OF
the Lexington avenue subway. and at the
| Harlem River a connection with the Sec
ond and Third avenue elevated lines and
the 125th street crosstown trolley line
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
How City Financed Private
Purchase of Real Estate
Nv THE ODD pARAGRAPHER.

reproduction of palace In London and
contains tiny automatic lift. operated
by electricity; perfect plumbing. chan
dcliers and electric candles. working
from dirinutive batteries. and elaborate
decorative work and furnishings. The
Kings Library is panelled in italian
walnut and the tiny books contain
stories. essays and plays on doll life.
Another remarkable doll house in
Titanias Palace. two and n half feet
high and covering sixty square feet.
built IN Ireland by Major Sir Neville
Wilkinson. Ulster King at Arms. with
the aid of two assistants. II contains
chairs and tables little larger than
postage stamps bric-a-brac scarcely the
size of peas and thumb-size marble and
ivory statues. The palace is an ac-
curate model specimen of Florentine art
Out in College View. Neb.. a proud
father has built for his 5-year-od
daughter n miniature two story house.
eight feet square. with every detail fol-
lowing the style of the home which they
occupy. 1t Is a thirteen room house.
framed. clapboarded and plastered like
the original A family of nine dolls
will have permanent possession of It.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

seen in Pelham and Pelhamwood. a
beautiful development which lies just
beyond New Rochelle. Many other Sec
tions of that city also have benefited
greatly through the Westchester's SER
vice.
In March, 1921. the line was extended
from North avenue. New Rochelle. to
its present terminal at Chatsworth ave-
nue., Larchmont. Two new stations
We're added. One OF them is Pine Brook,
In the northeastern part OF New Ro-
chelle That high grade development.
previously somewhat difficult of access.
contains many new homes and many
others have been planned or are under
construction.
At Larchmont the Wcstchcster makes
close connection with the Stamford
trolley line. which furnishes the resi-
dents of the village as well as Larch-
mont Manor, Mamaroneck. Harrison and
adjacent towns quick and convenient
means Of transportation to and from its
terminal.
On the White Plains branch In the
Quaker Ridge and Heathcote sections
are many holdings of high class unde-
veloped property. much Of 1t overlook
ing Long Island Sound. For the buyer
Of acreage or smaller plots. that section
Is one of the most desirable in West
chester county.
In White Plains. the county seat. the
line has three stations and serves the
entire eastern portion OF the city. The
first station, Gedney Way is In the fine
residential district surrounding the Ged-
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
uoME Of A. BARNAeY. BEACH AVENUE LARcAMoAT

cularly the upper Bronx, Pelham, Pei
hamwood, Scarsdale and the southeast
ern part of White Plains. To-day. with
better railway service. remarkable prog
ress in their development has been
made.
The fact that whatever the beauty and
natural advantages of Westchester
county, the extraordinary increase in
building operations and real estate
transactions are due In great measure to
it's transportation facilities which make
possible its convenient accessibility to
the metropolis and other points is pre-
sented forcibly. The fact Is reflected
accurately in the steadily increasing
communication and local ticket sales OF
the Westchester, which are almost wholly
attributable to the rapidly growing pop
plation of the territory through which
IL operates.
Beginning with the section between
Gun Hill road in The Bronx and the
city line at Dyre avenue, where the sale
of moderately priced building lots has
attracted hundreds of home builders,
one finds thriving community. AT
Kingsbridge road. the first station In
Mount Veernon. the erection of large
number of attractive houses which may
be purchased for reasonable prices has
added materially to the development of
the southeastern portion of that city.
Just east of the East Third street ex-
press station. also in the immediate
vicinity of the Columbus avenue station.
many fine homes have been built or are
under construction. That condition Is
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
PLAN TO UNSNARL
TRAFFIC HITS SNAG
City and Transit Commission
Can't Agree on Moving Sixth
Avenue IL Pillars.
BY w. n. GIBBS,

Secretary, Thtrty-fourth street Board OF
Trade, Inc.
Police Commissioner Enright has pro-
posed the placing of tho Sixth Avenue
Elevated underground and the removal
of the elevated structure. No ono can
find fault with this suggestion. The
Thirty-fourth Street Board Of Trade has
long advocated this. but insists that the
underground railroad be built and
placed in operation before the elevated
structure Is removed. Sixth avenue
could then handle 100 per cent. more
traffic. greatly relieving Fifth avenue
and Broadway. Traffic could move
faster II regulated by traffic lights and
the merchants located on one way streets
will be quicker and more easily
reached.
vehicular congestion is fully as great
west as east of Fifth avenue. In fact.
greater vehicular and pedestrian con-
geston exists at the intersection OF
Thirty-fourth street, Broadway and
Sixth avenue than any other place In the
city. Traffic and street cars at this
intersection move In six different direc-
tions. The condition is aggravated by
the long diagonal crossing of the Sixth
avenue and Broadway street car tracks,
Just south of Thirty-fourth street and
the elevated columns in the roadways OF
Thirty-fourth street and Broadway.
President Miller therefore determined
that the situation demanded immediate
action, with the result that a plan has
been worked out which provides for the
operation OF the Sixth avenue and the
Broadway street cars on common tracks
between Thirty-second and Thirty-ffth
streets, thereby eliminating two street
car tracks, and the diagonal crossing
south of Thirty-fourth street. The op-
Grafton OF the cars will be more efficient
than under the present arrangement and
there will be great saving In time and
a considerable decrease In noise. which
will be greatly welcomed. But to make
these changes will require an enabling
act by the State. due to the numerous
franchises held by the street car com.
panles. which act Is being prepared by
the Corporation Counsel for presentation
to the Assembly early In January.
The plan also provides that the ele-
waited posts now In the roadway of Thir-
ty-fourth street will be moved back 70
.hc curb line and located on the places
where the subway structure was rein
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

forced at the time ft was built This
will provide two mores lines Of east and
west vehicular traffic on Thirty-fourth
street, making four lines.
The second elevated post south OF
Thirty-fourth street, which Is at present
the most serious obstruction to north
bound vehicular traffic on Broadway.
will be entirely eliminated and tho ele-
waited structure will be supported by
bridge work extending from the first to
the third elevated posts south of Thirty
fourth street. The unused street car
track on Sixth avenue will be removed.
providing room for two additional lines
OF northbound vehicles, making three
lines of traffic. The unused street car
track on Broadway will be removed.
providing room for an additional line OF
southbound vehicular traffic, making four
lines of traffic.
Not only does the Increase In the num-
Der of traffic lines greatly increase the
number of vehicles that can be accom-
modated. but the removal OF the obstruc-
tions to vehicular traffic from the road
way permits the present lines OF traffic
to move quicker and freer by enlarging
the reservoir and getaway spaces.
The Board of Estimate and Appor-
tlonment approved the plan and recently
adopted a resolution in which the Tran
sit Commission was requested TO issue
an order directing the relocation of the
elevated columns. The Corporation
Counsel holds that under section so OF
the Public Service Law the Transit Com
mission has the power. but to the sur
prise of oil concerned the counsel of
the Transit Commission holds that its
powers are only regulatory and there
fore II has no power to order removal or
reconstruction OF present facilities so
long as the elevated structure itself Is
adequate.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24

Is made. Express service on the Third
avenue line is operated southbound until
shortly after IL A. M. and northbound
from Brooklyn Bridge commencing
soon after noon and continuing until
after the evening rush hour.
The running time from White Plains
to the Grand Central Terminal via the
Westchester and the Lexington avenue
subway Is fifty-nine minutes, from New
Rochelle forty-nine minutes and from
Mount Vernon forty-one minutes. The
Westchester operates Els trains daily
and its frequent local and express SER
vice makes the use of time table al
most unnecessary.
During the present year the sale Of
communication tickets. compared with that
of 1921. shows an average increase OF
more than 40 per cent. and for Novem-
ber a gain Of SO per cent. That crafty
ing increase indicates the healthy growth
and prosperity of Westchester county.
Plans are being drawn for q group Of
five apartment houses in the Greenridge
section of White Plains by Arthur Lobo,
architect, of Manhattan. The houses
will accommodate thirty families and
rent for about $50 a room. The suites
will be arranged In four to seven rooms
The estimated cost of the operation Is
$3.50. 600. The buildings will be ready for
fall occL pancy.
Mr.. Lobo has arranged the group to
face on Maple and Chester avenues and
Cromwell place. The exterior will be In
light face brick with terra Gotta trim
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
WILL ERECT MORE
HOMES IN ASTORIA
Brooklyn Builders to Put Up
124 Single Houses on Eighth
Avenue Near Ditmars.

Another big single family dwelling
building project in Astoria will be under
taken soon. Norman Brothers. Brook
lyn builders, have purchased zoo lots
from Louis Gold g. Co.. Inc. on Eighth
avenue between Ditmars and Wolcott
avenues on which they announce they
will erect at once 12i brick attached
houses. The plans for the houses have
been approved by the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company. which Is furnishing
the first mortgage loans.
Samuel J. Norman. member OF the
building firm. says these seven room
and bath structures will sell for $3.50,
and any person may acquire title 20 one
of them for $50. The balance is to be
paid I'm fifteen years.
ANY one with $50 to deposit" says
Mr.. Norman, "can come TO US and select
a site and we will submit TO him our
building plans. The buyer can then de-
eide how he wants the interior of the
house arranged. We do not intend 20
build the houses according TO set plan
but In accordance with the desires Of
our clients.
1--WE have introduced a number OF fea-
lures In these houses. Among them is a
front entrance 10 the basement which
will furnish quick service for trades
pcVDlH anu ipI tIo ltHlONdl VI dSHtcs NNss
and tho delivery of coal. The houses
will be of tapestry brick"
Louis Gold & Co. states that Norman
Brothers paid nearly $500 900 for the 200
lots, and work on the houses was
started Immediately with n force of more
than 100 men. Some local improvements
have already been installed In this sec
ton by the city and plans have been
completed for water, gas, electricity and
paved streets.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
John eNENs REsDENcE, oVeRLook ROAD. wYKAe1L
0HMRsSv

mings. The general architectural
scheme Is Colonial and there will be
gardens in the rear. Every house will
contain six suites.
Another apartment operation has been
started In White Plains by w. B. Gam
bee, 169 Main street, White Plains, who
Is erecting on the east side of Mamaro-
neck avenue, west of Maple avenue. a
twelve family brick building. designed
by Charles b. Plat. The structure Is In
section of frame houses and Is the
first on the avenue and in its puiio1ng
zone.
Close to the Heathcote station and
toward the northeast is tract OF thir-
ty-four acres owned by the Heathoote
Land Corporation. in which Rush VIII
son. president of the Scarsdale Ma
tional Bank, IS Interested. The property
has been cut up In plots of a third of an
acre each. In June the company began
to improve the land and has completed
four houses and has two under way.
They are selling for $4,000 UP. They
contain eight rooms and three baths
and are of frame and stucco. The lots
measure 100 by ITS to 212 feet and are
offered for $500 lot upward. James
Innes is the architect and the building
contractor and has charge of the prop
erty The Fenimore Country Club is
near II.
North Of the company's property Is a
tract of vacant land just laid out by
Frederick Fox Of Frederick Fox & Co.
At Quaker Ridge a new country club
has been stated.
The New York herald., 1922-12-24
brokerage Ethics Before "A Jury.

An action brought recently in a Com
mon Pleas Court of Philadelphia In
volved question OF brokerage ethics.
The facts in the case. as well as the
verdict. will interest real estate brokers
throughout the United States.
Tho broker who was tho defendant
IN the action had been authorized by
an owner 10 sell property for $4,000.
IL was charged. however. that he actu-
ally sold the property for $4,000, with
out disclosing that he had asked $1,000
more than the price fixed by the owner.
In addition to his profit OF $1,000, It Is
alleged. the broker collected a commits
sion for negotiating the sale. Later the
buyer learned that he had been required
to pay more than the selling price fixed
by the former owner and brought suit.
The jurys verdict. according to Real
tors Netos, was that the broker must
return s4.922.10 to the former owner.