Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1915, Page 4

4 The Bemidji Daily Pioneer THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUB. CO. Publishers and Proprietors. F. G. NEUMEIER, Editor. Telephone. 31. Entered at the post office at Bemidji, Minn,, as second-class matter under Act jof Congress of March 8, 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. Communications for the Weekly Pio- wmeer should reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. Subscription Rat ©ne month by carrier. One year by carrier Three months, postage paid. 8ix months, postage paid. One year, postage paid.... The Weekly Pioneer. ‘Bight pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Published every Thursday and Sent postage paid to any address for $1.60 in advance. KX KK KKK KKK KKK KK KK * * * The Daily Pioneer receives %« wire service of the United * % Press Association. x * KR KKKHK KK KKK KKK KX tHIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING BY THE GENERAL OFFICES i NEW YORK AND CHICAGO WRANC'HFS IN ALL THF PRINCIPAL CITIES “SANTA’S SILENT PARTNER.” “Santa’s Silent Partner”—this is the designation the Philadelphia North American gives to the great movement, guided and energized by the American Red Cross, aimed at checking the inroads of the great white plague. And the specific ma- terialization of this movement .as it is brought home to the individual is the little Red Cross seal, the tiny SCOO TAKING UPA COLLECTION FoR SOME- THING? THE CUB REPORTER THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER TS A'FUND SIR - FOR FINANCING- SANTA CLAUS SO ~>|E Sl AN D Dn!y Nine Mnre Days Till GChristmas '&emum"mu o U and will die, unless I can take the treatment, which requires rest, out- doors and much good food. “You believe that I am infectious; a danger to you and yours, and the community. ; “We believe, you and I, that if I go on work, I will die; and while I am dying at my work, I will form also a starting point for the same dread disease amongst my comrades, and my own family. “I believe that my disease is mnot my fault; I got it from a poor fel-| low who was situated then just as I am now; he kept on working beside me until he died. That’s how I got it. “You believe it is not your fault; of course not—you did not give it to me. “We believe, you and I, that it was the fault of the community, who left that previous consumptive to work beside me, while he was dying. “I] know I am not a pauper, or a charity case now, but soon I will be both; and then I will be so far gone in my disease that I will die anyway. That is a nice prospect! “You know that if I quit work and combination of paper and ink and|“loaf” at home, I'll be more dan- “stickum’” now doing a great work, [ gerous to my folks, than I would be literally moving about all over this|{to my comrades because I will be great country, a voiceless but effec- |with them twice as long every day. tive promoter of the benevolent spirit of Christmas time. * * * The seal, then, is much more than the expression of a mere bit of senti- ment. In fact, while it is yet young, it has an interesting history which may be summed up, briefly, as fol- lows: In 1905—two years before they first were issued—there were in the United States only 18 tuberculosis sanatoriums, providing 673 beds, an average of one bed to each 140,000 of the population. It is not necessary to say this was the acme of unpreparedness in deal- ing with a plague which for many years had caused more deaths than ;any other—a disease responsible for ‘at least one-tenth of all deaths. Up to 1905 only eighteen dispen- sary clinics for the treatment of tu- berculosis had been opened in this ‘country. And the amount of money annually spent to educate and warn the public for even Pennsylvania’s share of the victims. Then came this “bit of sentiment” —this little sticker selling for a cent. The very fact that a copper would buy one made these seals the most | widely distributed of all educational aids. For their prime purpose was and still is to educate the people to the need for resisting this plague with more care and more preparafion. The sum total derived from their sale during the last eight seasons is eloquent of the ‘“bigness of little things.” But the several million dollars that thus have come to rep- resent only a small part of what has been spent and done. For now the 18 sanatoriums have increased to more than 500, with a total of more than 30,000 beds in place of the paltry 673 ten years ago! And the 18 dispensary clinics have grown to nearly 500! In addition to this, the very name of the dread disease has become a word with which to conjure; and last year more than $20,000,000 was spent by public and private associations in treating and preventing tuberculosis. Such results might lead one to think this Christmas seal had accomplished its mission. As a matter of fact, it has only sounded the call to action. Its greatest task still is to be accom- ‘plished. For, in spite of sanatoria and dis- ‘pensaries increased nearly fifty-fold within a decade; in spite of the many millions spent annually in the na- tion-wide effort to stem this tide of death, the situation today is such as to demand serious consideration on’ the part of every person interested in the future of his own and every other American home. * * * The agony of mind, to say no i‘in'g.. . of the body, suffered by a con I tive as expressed in a statement is: i sued by the Minnesota Public Health association, is as follows: ;% “I believe that I am a consumptive “We know, you and I, that con- sumption can be cured if taken in time; that it becomes worse, and more infectious as it goes on; that every month, every week, every day that I go on without rest, outdoors, good food, makes me worse, more danger- ous and poorer; I tell you it costs money to be sick. “My people cannot stand the ex- pense if I “loaf” at home; they can- not stand the expense of my taking treatment that would cure me. They cannot afford to have me die. “I must work, to live; and if I work 1 die! “For God’s sake, gentlemen, what am I to do?” * * * ‘What did you do? He’s dead now; i his family is infected from him; some .of his comrades at work are infected, too; certainly one or more persons will follow him down that same sun- less path of suffering, poverty and death, because he died, neglected. What will you do about others, still living? Nothing, as you did about him? No! This thing must stop; stop it now. . One in one thousand of our popu- lation die annually as he died—seven or eight others in every thousand have the disease. Help to stop it by helping those who know how to stop it. Help by buying Red Cross Seals. Every seal purchased is a step in the right direction. Buy Red Cross Seals today. AR S R S R R S R BN R * TALKS ON THRIFT. * HEKKK KKK KK KKK KK Note—The following is the 'second of a series of articles on Thrift. The subject of the fcl- lowing article is “You and Your Credit.”—Editor. Every man should be jealous of two things: his name and his credit. A good name helps his credit and good credit helps a good name. He should value his reputation as his choicest possession, and he should guard his credit equally as well, if not better than he guards his money. He can protect his good name by keeping good company, avoiding questionable places and bad habits in general. His name is what he chooses to make it. He can build up and protect his credit by one course —borrowing and paying as he agrees —buying on time and paying on time. The greatest force in the business world is credit—the power to bor- row; to get trusted; to obtain the property of another to use as your own on a mere promise to pay. “Credit,” says Webster, “has done more a thousand times to enrich the nations than all the mines in the world.” Credit spans rivers, opens mines, builds railroads, moves com- merce and wages war. Our whole business structure rests upon it. For every extension of credit there must be a debt, and there can be no credit where there is no debt. Debt is not dishonorable; the abuse of credit is. The man who runs in debt is not a business offcast, but a sensible man—provided he uses his credit aright. There are some forms of debt to be encouraged; there are others to be avoided. To buy a house with a mortgage on it is com- mendable; but to buy an automobile from the proceeds of a mortgage on your house ought to be a disgrace. To run a grocery bill is no crime; to fail to pay as you agree ought to be. T6 furnish your house on the installment plan may be the best thing you ever did—some people could not have a home any other way; but to buy clothes on a dollar a week installment plan is financial suicide. Strange as it may seem, those who have operated on the. pay-as-you-go- or-don’t-go-plan find it difficult when they must ask for credit. The trou- ble is, they have done nothing to es- tablish their credit. This is partic- ularly true in large cities where one’s habits are not well known, but in small places a reputation as a cash customer soon gets to be common property. At any rate it is a good plan to deal on ¢redit for the sake of the time when you may need ac- commodation. One of the best known public ac- countants in New York states that early in life he saw the time coming when he would need to borrow, and concluded to establish his credit be- forehand. He knew that if he bor- rowed -and paid promptly, he would soon have good credit, and six per cent, for credit is cheap. And so he opened a bank account, got in favor with his banker, borrowed but paid punctually, until he was well re- garded as a credit risk. The time came when he needed money to finance his undertakings, and he found no trouble in getting what he wanted, because he had es- tablished himself as a safe borrower. Guard your credit as you guard your health. It will always be a good friend to you and never desert you. Borrow when you must but pay as you agree—there is no other way. Make your word as good as your bond. Treat your debts as sacred obligations. Don’t ‘“‘welch” on your business transactions. Play the man. Don’t let the lender do all the worrying over the debt, do some yourself. Don’t let it go at that, but worry to a certain result. Don’t think for a moment your cred- itor has forgotten your debt, no mat: ter how old we never forget such things. ‘When you must borrow, do not go to your friends, but find some or- ganized agency (they exist in every large city) that makes lending a busi- ness. If your proposition is good, and- you can qualify, you can get your loan, and it will be a cold busi- ness proposition, satisfactory to both. Next to a good bank account, good credit is your best friend. Guard it as such. How to Prevent Croup. Every effort should be made to pre- vent the attacks by giving the child a light supper and plenty of fresh air at all times. The child should be warmly clad when out of doors. Es- SCRANTON, Nut and Stove WEST VIRGINIA SPLINT BLACKSMITH Just What Bemidji Needs That is the remark we have heard repeatedly since we installed our combi- nation machine for making sash, doors and special interior woodwork. We are more than pleased at the amount of business of the above nature which has come to us during the last week or ten days. There is no more need for delays caused by having to wait for special sizes of sash etc., as we can make them at a very short notice. Wood and Coal Hard and Soft SUNDAY POCAHONTAS LUMP POCAHONTAS BRIQUETTS Jack Pine, Tamarack, Birch and Oak Wood CREEK HOCKING 16 Inch or 4 foot long ST. HILAIRE RETAIL Phone 100 - LUMBER COMPANY “We Do As We Advertise” pecially the feet should be, well pro—foff. This remedy is a favorite with tected and under no circumstancésithe mothers of croupy children and should the child be allowed to remain i can always be depended upon. It is with wet or cold feet. Then watch!;pleasant and safe to take. For sale- for the first symptom, hoarseness, and |by all dealers.—Adv. give Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy at once and the attack may be warded e ——— P'ioneer want ads. are read. —— e Men---Enroll now for a Christ- mas Hoosier Cabinet One dollar solves your problem. DBe one of the men to give your wife a useful economical Christmas gift this year—one she’ll enjoy three times a day for her lifetime. WHENXN YOU GIVE YOUR WIFE A HOOS- IER CABINET YOU ARE giving her the most useful and pleasing Christmas gift that you pos- sibly could give her at any price, and yet the price of the Hoosier is so low that within a few weeks you have it entirely paid for at the rate of only $1 a week. DON'T PUT THIS OFF—IT WILL BE TOO LATE TO ORDER MORE HOOSIERS for Christmas when these are all sold. WE WANT YOU TO SEE THESE NEW CABINETS RIGHT AWAY BEFORE it is too late. After you have seen them you won’t think of giving your wife anything else. COME IN YOURSELF—LET US SHOW YOU THE LIFETIME CONSTRUCTION—the conveniences that seem to hand things to you. IF YOUR WIFE ISN’T DELIGHTED WITH THIS GIFT WE'LL GLADLY refund every penny you pay upon it. Come early. Huffman & O’Leary The Home of Good Furniture Service Station for all [Makes of Storage Batteries We Repair and Re-charge all Kinds Now is the time to ship us your battery for over- hauling and winter storage. BEMIDJI AUTO COMPANY OLAF ONGSTAD, Prop.