Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 14, 1915, Page 2

ST _has a right to sink an enemy mer- The Bemidfi Daily Pioneer THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUB. CO. Publishers and Proprietors. Telephone. 31. Entered at the post office at Bemidji, Minn, as second-class matter under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Published every afternoon except Sunday No attention paid to anonymous con- tributions, Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Commaunications for the Weekly Pio- neer should reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to Insure publication in the current issue. — Subscription- Rat One month by carrier. One year by carrier. . Three months, -postage. paid. Six months, postage pald One year, postage paid. The Weekly Pioneer. Eight pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for $1.50 in advance. “His PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO SCANCHES (N ALL THE PRINCIPAL QITIES Our Slogan: “Bemidji 25,000 Population in 1925” Law and the Lusitania. One nation alone can no more es- tablish international law than one nation alone can abolish internation- al law. It is the joint creation of all nations and the general heri- tage of civilization. It represents, in international re- lations, what the “common law” rep- resents to citizens in their domestic affairs. Our common law, inherited largely from England, has been built up by the immemorial usage of the race. It typifies the racial sense of social order. It is an expression of the ra- cial lite. Much of it has been writ- ten into statutes, all of it has been established by judicial decisions over and over again; but if every law book in England and America were destroyed, that body of common law, of rulers for the proper behavior of American citizens toward each other, would still exist. It is an intangibie thing—as intangible as religion and morality, and just as definite and permanent. It is an inseparable part of our national culture, existing in the hearts and consciousness of in- dividuals and upheld by the tacit consent of the great, ruling majority of honest men. International law, likewise, would exist if every lawbook on the sub- ject were burned, if every Hague Convention were repudiated by some of the signatories, if every treaty were torn up by angry -diplomats— so long as a majority of mankind re- fused to sanction such anarchy and upheld the old landmarks of order and decency. The great fallacy of the position occupied at present by Germany among the powers is her assumption that she herself can annul old inter- national laws and make new ones, by the mere fiat of her kaiser or im- perial council. To get down to cases: It has always been agreed among nations in modern times that a Llockade of an enemy’s ports is not valid, and can claim no recognition, unless it is ‘“‘effective.” Yet Ger- many insists that her submarine blockade of Great Britian be recos- nized as such, when more than 99 " per cent of British commerce slips past unhindered. Such slight effectiveness as Ger- many has given her attempted block- "ade has been due to a campaign of terror rather than to measures re- " cognized by other nations as legiti- " mate. Germany has threatened to break the laws of nations unless her blockade was recognized, and she has done so. Because the British fleet is more powerful than hers, and she has therefore been able to use nothing but submarines in her naval warfare and those only against merchant ves- sels, not warships, she has assumed to change the rules to suit her own plight. She has declared a new in- “ternational law, based on the ex- "igencies of submarines alone. Thus, a rule of war universally re- cognized by civilized nations has been that in attacking an unarmed merchant vessel belonging to the'- eriemy, the attacking belligerent; must board the ship before sinking it, give official notice and take! proper measures to save the lives of non-combatants ~aboard, especially ! the livés of meutral citizens or sub- jects. ‘But 1t is hard and hazardous, for ‘'a submarine crew always to carry out this rule. Therefore, says Germany, the rulé is abolished—she chantman without trying to save those on board, without giving them a chance 'to save themselves, = even “without any warning whatever. And’ if neutrals go down with the torpe- doed ship, that is their. lookout, she argues—they ‘‘shouldn’t have been on board”—though it is the immem- orial right of neutrals to travel on the unarmed vessels of belligerents. The opinion of the majority of bel- ligerent nations in this war, and the universal opinion of neutral nations —which is to say, the sentiment of the vast majority of mankind which gives international law its form and sanction—holds that in the case of a ship like the Lusitania, the Ger- mans had a perfect right to capture her as a prize of war. They had a perfect right, in case of danger to themselves, to sink her. But they had no right whatever to sink her without giving those on board, un- armed enemies and particularly un- armed neutrals, every opportunity to escape. i “But to give them due warning,” objects Germany, ‘“would have given them time to escape with the ship, or to bring warships to attack us.” There is just the point. Germany, pleading ‘“military necessity,” as- {sumed to abolish the rules because the rules are not suited to the only form of naval warfare that she is able to wage. The simple answer is, that there were submarines before this war started, that the limitations of sub- marines have been recognized by ev- ery nation, and neither in any inter- national conference mnor during the present war has any power except Germany (and her allies) tried to change the-rules to suit the conven- ience of the submarines. As Senator John Sharp Williams says, when submarines admittedly marines should not be used to sink merchant ships.” KEHHERERHHH KK KKK KK * EDITORIAL EXPLOSIONS ¥ XK K KKK KK KKK KK A society woman of Portland, Ore., recently gave her occupation as “citizeness.” Why mnot? In the voting booth she’s a voteress. Driv- ing her automobile she’s a motoress. Were she injured in an accident she would be a victimess and possibly thereafter an invalidess.—Red Wing Eagle. s Dan W. Lawler of St. Paul will an- nounce his candidacy for United States senator, according to a rumor in Democratic circles. Lawler seems to have formed a habit of runming for something and in his many de- feats he never loses confidence in his ability to win eventually.—Albert Lea Tribune. —— One-third of the fools in the coun- try think they can beat a lawyer in expounding the laws. One-half think they can beat the doctors in healing the sick. Two-thirds of them think they can put the min- ister in the hole expounding the gospel and all of them think they can beat the editor running a paper.— ‘Warroad Pioneer. — The first experiment with a non- partisan legislature has not resulted in the highest degree of success. There were some able men in the house, among the most prominent be- ing Spoonmer and Gordon, but they appeared to have been working against each other instead of togeth- er for the benefit of the state. The house members appeared to be un- fortunate in the choice of a speaker, who, while a good citizen, was poor- 1y equipped to be presiding officer, and who lcked executive force. The senate was much better governed, and was a body of exceptional ability. It was also fortunate in having an excellent presiding officer in Lieu- tenant Governor Burnquist. The Journal-Press has favored a short ballot for state officers-and the elec- tion of the speaker of the house by the people, to prevent the usual trades in packing committees, which is a handy weapon for selfish inter- ests.” As a whole the non-partisan legislature was not very much of a success, but perhaps with experi- ence the people will use better judg- ment in after years in electing really representative representatives.—St. Cloud Journal-Press. Pioneer want bring results. cannot comply with international ob- ligations, “the answer is that sub- KRERKR KKK RRRRF KA KA * WHY I SHOUED * x TRADE IN BEMIDJI * (S SRS EE =T EE TR TS S (By Marion Segal) Winner. of Third Place Contest. in “Essay Did you ever go into the express office or the parcel post office and see the piles of packages containing merchandise which is to be deliv- ered in your own town? If so, did you think how much good that money would do If it were spent here? This amount of money would be kept in circulation here and in this way it. would benefit the entire pub- lic. After it is put into circulation many improvements are made with it. The public parks are taken care of, the band is paid, and the public buildings are given .more modern equipments. The trading at - home makes the town more prosperous and draws new industries and new people to it. In this way new buildings are erected. sult of a growing population. Many people give as the reason for sending away for goods, that the home merchant does not carry the things which they want. These same people do not realize that they do not sometimes give the merchant . a ;chance to get the goods as they ‘do inot let him know they want it. As the demand grows the stock grows. the money must be sent immediately. I5-this necessary when the goods are |bought at home? No, indeed! Many people who charge things from month to month without paying the bill do not realize what an advantage it is to trade at home. Isn’t it an ad- vantage to be able to go into a store and look around to find out what you want? This article will not jcost any more and you get exactly what you want without waiting a week or two for it. You also see just what you are getting. The ar- ticle sent away for may be cheap and it will look cheap. These mail order houses are in the business to make money; so naturally the public is not getting something for nothing. It is also an advantage for the farmers to trade in the city. It is not any more than right that the farmers who use Bemidji as a center should help make it one. It is a great advantage to them because the larger and better the town grows the more their land is worth. Nobody will pay a large price for land which is situated in the wilderness. By doing his buying in Bemidji the farmer gains respect and the friend- ship of the business man. When the produce is bought in the farmer has more chance to sell it when he is in need of a favor, financially or other- wise, it will be the Bemidji banker or business man who will help him, and not the catalogue house. So, don’t you think, Bemidji cit- izens, that it would help both you and the town if you would all do your trading here, hereafter? Most Restful Position. Sitting in a chair or reclining on a lounge is not the most restful position. though it does ease certain portions of the anatomy. But why leave others strained? If a person must stand much the best rest is obtained by lying for a few minutes on the back. with the feet higher than the head. This eases strain on the overtased leg mns. cles and those of the feet also.—Chica- g0 News, Why They Never Buy Havanas? “What kind of cigars do you wish to give your bhusband, mndam-Hasana or domestic?” “Oh, domestic, by all means! I'm glving ‘them to him to encourage him know."—Judge. Gather Ye Roses While Ye May. “Gerald and Vanessa are to be mar- ried. I get the credit for making the match.” “Take all the credit yon can get, my dear. In a few years they may per- baps be giving you-the blame.” —Pitts- burgh Post. In the day of yonr pr uepemy be Joy- ful. but in the day of 'ldver‘&lty con- sider. Pioneer wants—one-half. cent » cash. Wiy \m[ “) " \, make such de cious 2 Mine are always wd And if I make - the batter thin they fall. How do you do it?"" It 18 the baking powder. he rdise until your “Tell Me the Secret” "l mlg- lhuu The taxes are reduced also, as a re-| | ‘When an article is sent away for;’ to spend his evenings at home. you The ‘town of Simla, India, is built' on the side of a steep hill, and the roof of one house is often on a level with the foundation of one on the next terrace, Mrs: district of New Orieans. Women are employed as street car conductors in Newcastle, Bng. One-hilf cent a word. Nella” MalosewisKy is clear- ing $12 a day from her jitney bus|wANTED—Woman cook. West Hotel. which she operates in the shopping Results are most aiways . certain | when you use a Ploneer want ad: Phone 31. FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915, fassifled Ads. Classified Ads, HELP WANTED. WANTED—Girl for general house- " work. $20.00 per month. D. Do- maas. Inquire at the Olson Bm- ploymient Agency, Bemidji, Minr. WANTED_Laundry girl. Place Ho- tel, Blackduck. Good wages. Apply at Olson’s Employment office, Be- midji; Minn. ‘WANTED—Scrub girl. Markham. Apply Hotel WANTED. WANTED—Clean cotton rags nee from buttons. ~Pioneer Office. WANTED—Second hand household goods. M. E. Ibertson. MIECELLANEGUs FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of rubber stamp for you on short no- tice. POSITIONS. WANTED. WANTED—By German girl, sewing to do or housework. 321 America Ave. FOR RENT. L IF youlike macaroni, you will like Creamettes. The real difference is that Creamettésis nore tender, has a rich new flavor of its own, and cooksina much |l | ‘dhortér time. Ordinary macaroni, as you know, © takes from 80 to 36 minutes to cook. Cream- lettes cooks in from § to 8 minutes. Try-it with cheese, with ham, with bacon, + with tomatoes, or with nuts. .. Mother’s Macaroni Co. MINNEAPOLIS Also makers of Iflol.bu’l Mac- 5 ;| FOR RENT_My country house, fur- nished, for the summer; telephone free, and good roads; 4 miles from town. Eva W. Kaiser, Phone No. 3622- FOR RENT—Five-room house with 1" sewer and water. Second house house north of the Norwegian church. Inquire at Schneider Bros. FOR RENT—Seven-room house, cor- ner Irvine avenue and 8th Street. | T. C. Bailey. FOR RENT — Summer around Lake Bemidji. & Winter. fl |FOR RENT—Suite of three office rooms for rent over First National Bank. ‘| FOR RENT—Two office rooms. Ap- ply W. G. Schroeder. | |[FOR RENT—House in Reynolds & Winter. cottages Reynolds Bemidji. {FOR RENT—Furnished room, 1009 ‘| Bemidji Ave. FOR SALE. Meat Priées "Cut Down - meat, but for our prices. attractive prices: Try us. Troppman’s Department Store We keep our knife sharpened constantly not only for our We sell just as close to the market as we can. Long ex- perience’ in selecting meat and cutting it enables us to set very FOR SALE—At new wood yard ‘wood all lengths delivered at your door. Leave all orders at Ander- son’s Employment Office, 205 Min- nesota Ave. Phone 147. Lizzie Miller, Prop. FOR- SALE—Several good residence lots on Minnesota, Bemidji * and Dewey avenues. Reasonable prices; easy terms. Clayton C. Cross. Of- fice over Northern Nat’'l Bank. FOR SALE—A beautiful large col- onial cottage. Large stone fire- place. Large grounds. Joins Nor- " mal School Park. - At Grand Forks Bay. Reynolds & Winter. FOR SALE—A good five-passenger Ford auto, in first class condition. ‘Will consider good horse as part in trade. Phone 117. FOR SALE—Lake shore lots in Ash- ley Park, Pine Beach Park, Oak- wood Beach and - Chautauqua Beach. Reynolds & Winter. FOR SALE OR TRADE--One-half-ton Veerac truck. Would trade for 4- ft. birchwood. Ask for demonstra- tion. Koors Bros. FOR SALE—Nice cottage in Ashley Park. Choice lake shore lot. Four blocks from station. Reynolds & ‘Winter. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN NOTICE is Lereby given that this Cerxpany will prosecute all persons using property owned by it for storage purposes or the dumping of garbage or.other < objectionable matter in or upon its vacant lots. Every person who has here- tofore used said property or any of itin ways above mentioned is hereby ! clean, sanitary condition in which it was prior to the nme of trespass or trespasses. . Bemidji Townsite & Improvement 0. 520 Capital Bank Bullding ST. PAUL HUGH A: WHITNEY Furmture Ilndartakmg I am now prepared to take care of your-needs -in the undertaking line 1.-0. 0. F. Bldg. PHONES: 223 Res. 719-W. notified to repair the damage so done and pldce the property in the same- MINNESOTA | side and one-tenth interest in a 20-acre park. Reynolds & Win- ter. FOR SALE—New 5-room bungalow; modern except heat, on Dewey Ave. Price $2,000. Call at 915 Dewey, FOR_SALECottage and large lot at Riverside. Reynolds & Winter. Call 522 First St. or{ i FOR SALE—Large cottage in Lake- Pioneer want ads—one-half cent word cash. VETERINARY SURGEON W. K. DENISON, D. V. M. VETERINARIAN Phone 164-2 Pogue's Livery DBAY LXNE TOM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Safe and Piano Moving Res. Phone 58 818 America Ave Office Phone 12. DENTISTS. DR. D. L. STANTON, DENTIST Office in Winter Block DR. J. T. TUOMY, DENTIST Gibbons Block Tel. 23¢ North -of Markham Hotel LAWYERS GRAHAM M. TORRANCE, LAWYER Miles Block Phone 560 D. H. FISK, Court Commissioner ATTORNEY AT LAW -Office second fioor O’Leary-Bowser Building. PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS DR, ROWLAND GILMORE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block DR. E: A, SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Mayo Block Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 DL. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON —Miles Block DR. LA, WARD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Over First Nationai Bank Bemidji, Minn. DR. A. E. HENDERSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Over PFirst National Bank Bemidji, Minn. Office Phoue 36 Res, Phone 73 DR.'E. H.'SMITH ) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Security Bank Block DR. EINER JOHNSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. LR R R R S R R R R RS E R RN * RAILROAD TIME CARDS +* LR R R R RS EIE RS R MPLS., RED LAKE & MAN. 2 North Bound Arrives. 1 North Bound Leaves. S00 RAILROAD ound Leaves ound Leave: st Bound Leaves. West Bound Leaves. GREAT no:mxw 33 West Bound Leaves. 34 East Bound Leaves. 35 West Bound Leaves 36 East Bound Leave: 105 North Bound Arrives pm 106 South Bound Leaves 30 am Freight West Leaves at... 9:00 am Freight East Leaves at.... 5:00 pm MINNESOTA & m'n:nuumonu : 32 South—Mpls. Etc. Lv...... *34 South—Mpls. Ete, L 31 North—Kelliher Ly. FOR SALE—TFine residence lots in Bemidji. Reynolds & Winter. (| FOR SALE—Household goods, 1218 Bemidji Ave. Phone 676. FOR SALE—Fine homes in Bemidji. Reynolds & Winter. [FOR SALE—11% ft. show case, glass, at 313 Minn. Ave. FARMS FOR SALE. LAND FOR SALE—I have some wiid and some improved land in the best -part of Beltrami county for sale cheap. I am only handling my own land and for that reason.I can sell it cheap and on easy terms. Call or write. E.J. Swedback, Be- midji, Minn. [{FOR SALE—120 acres farm land, | about 500 .cords wood, half hay land on good stream, one mile from a town, terms liberal, price $20.00 per acre. W. G. Schroeder. FOR SALE OR TRADE—One hundred sixty acres of good clay land, three miles from town. Will take auto- mobile in part payment. Address G, Bemidji Pioneer. only I use K C ‘Baking inder Mire always turn out well, 3o it must be the baking powder.** ‘To make muffins, cakes™ and pastry rich and moist, yet light and feathery, a modern double acting baking ; powder must be used—one that will give off leavening gas in thz oven as well as in the mixing bowl. G Baxine Powper is really a blend of two baking powders, one of which start§ to raise as soon as moisture is added. The .other is inactive until heat is applied. This sustains muffins, biscuits or ‘cake is done. K C Baking Powder costs less than: the old . fashioned . quick acting kinds, yet you need use no . more and it is superior to them in every way. - w® -IWuegna!_mmkaudbemmmd. C. W. JEWETT COMPA Incorporated . GARAGE AND REPAIR SHOP Things We Do: REPAIR, electric: starters, magnetos; all classes of electrical.and carburetor trouble. REBORE Ford cylinders, REMAGNETIZE Ford mag- VULCANIZING in all its branches, new process, cah't burn work. - We Invite Gompetition and Guarantee Satisfaction: Distributors, FORD, OVERLAND, CADILLAC omce and Garage 418-420 Beltraml Ave. Bemldn, anesom Ever, as a boy, tie a can to a dog’s tail and see him scoot? . Sure you did—we did! And how about that lot, or house or piéce of fu'rmture or auto you * wish 6 get: rid of? Tie a Daily Pioneer Want Ad to it friend—do it now! *33 Northiot. Falls. & 47 am 46 4:40 pm 5 H #Daily. All others dafly ‘except Sunasy. 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