The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-03-06

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The government is maintaining shipping board
that is costing somewhere between hundred and
three hundred million dollars q year-and It is
making miserable failure of trying to maintain
an American merchant marine. zzss ... ss.* :, = :
President Harding presents plan to congress
that will give this country American ships, man
aged by American crews, under the American flag,
to carry the produce ofsthis country to foreign
markets and bring back imports from other shores,
at an expense to the government Of 600 a
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r~ Without this government aid there will be no
American ships engaged in international business
The question before the American people is very
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Do they think it worth ss2, 900 900 year to have
an adequate American merchant marine. and Incl.
dentally stop the squanderne. Of much greater
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No subsidy, no merchant marine. Take your
choice We greatest and wealthiest nation earth.
If you want your ships on the high sehs and want
to make the American flag known and honored in
every seaport, pay the price.-Journal Press.
In certain intelligence tests to which large
number of college faculty people were subjected,
the professors scored lower than the freshmen had
done in similar tests The freshmen may now be
expected to adopt resolutions declaring their full
approval Of these tests, and suggesting that the
faculty members now 60 to school to the fresh
men-Grand Forks Herald. 49,. 3
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y. Schenectady-or however it is they spell Skee
necktedee--has scientist who has been able to
produce artificial thunderbolts. OF course, if you
don't want to go far away from home as Sche-
that town in New York-for thunderbolt, you
can wait until some morning when father is in a
hurry and his collar button rolls into the corner
under the bed. .*>is - 3 ri. -
A st. Cloud reformatory inmate asks pardon
on the ground that he has never tasted whisky or
beer, smoked or chewed used dope or danced and
never drank coffee or tea and never gambled and
has never kept company with women. They might
as well keep him locked up. ..-.".. s.
Have you noticed the sun come streaming up
over the pines these clear, crisp mornings? 1t is
this Northern Minnesota tonic that makes one
legged man want to run a race with the Lightning
Express
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Montana woman who is 80 years old says she
has eaten sauer kraut every day for So years. Had
she eaten plain cabbage no doubt she would have
been at least 10 by this time. -> ."~..}'. .{
Minneapolis automobile went 9 mile in 22 Sec
onds on the beach in Florida That's almost
fast as small boy headed for the table when there
are apple dumplings on tap. %,.. ,.t%.s,
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. Diet seems to be the topic Of conversation at
Bemidji bridge parties these days IT'S said that
grocers are feeling the effects Oft s
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Dr. Work is the name of the new postmaster gen.
eral, and il he lives up to the reputation set by
Will Hays, he will have to- J.. / sr',". .."~@
new fve-passenger fully equipped automobile
is to be sold for $345. They'll soon be giving them
away with tobacco coupons.
8Bemidji boys all in favor of these father
and son get-together meetings-except when they
are held in the woodshed. -" - -. T'..
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California has had her frost and now Bryan
announces that he has concluded to live perma-
nently in Florida. . - ... .,@*
BY the time Uncle Sam gets through with him,
c. w. Morse may be putting IRE" in front Of his
name. i-.. .... r.. :, .. .~.,t. p
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And the nice part about the war-proof pro-
gram is that it is stamped, "Made in u. S. Az
We begin to surmise that cordwood freight rates
are all bound round with legal string.
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Spring is just around the corner and the corner
is getting closer all the time. 5zs> & .. Il
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Some parts Of the country use corn for fire and
other parts for fire water. Z ~ =
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Speaking of talking machines, Admiral! Sims
is no SLOUGH himself. fs$5 %sfs@@ q .-s:..%.
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Lent might as well start now any time-the :Elk'
show is over. y - g. II. Js.$. ya%@4 ~sE