Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 9, 1917, Page 2

THE BENIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDA - THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. G. E. CARSON . E. H'DENU TELEPHONE 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March. 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer’s name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. e o AR B S RS THE WEEKLY PIONEER . S Eight peges, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, l:lngo ........... e sheecslaseasitessaes e ate The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press ‘Assogiation, and 18 represented for foreign advertising by the— g General offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Citles. = OUR MISTAKEN CHARITY. The season is again with us when “Sweet Charity” dons her glad rags and ambles forth on her mission of so-called mercy. . “Mission of curs-y” would be a more appropriate term. 0 Nine-tenths of the charity of the age in its present form is a curse to - the recipient rather than a blessing. Three classe of undiluted charity can be warranted to cure the most perfect case of self respect and leave in its place the most abject case of sycophancy that could be desired. : Serlously, our system of charity is dead wrong. Any system of pro- miscuous giving that does not require some equivalent in service—except in cases of physical or mental disability—is just so much toward the eter- nal destruction of self respect and self reliance. -The Man of Gallilee said in effect to and of the multitudes that fol- lowed him: “Ye followed me for the loaves and fishes.” Thousands of charity-made mendiqants are today on the same quest. ‘ Why is the hobo? Why is the mendicant? The answer is simple. Self respect is dead. And in thousands of cases misplaced charity has been 1ts slayer. . Effective charity should help the recipient to help himself, and this should be accomplished in such a manner that he may retain his self re- spect and independence as a man. : The relief associations of our land should give to the down-and-out not money, food or raiment, but WORK whereby money, food and raiment may be EARNED. Every mendicant, made so by mistaken charity, is a liability to so- clety. Every unfortunate placed on his feet and again set going by fur- nishing him the means by which his own efforts may restore him, is an asset to society. Any city or town with the proper foresight can provide for its down- and-outs work sufficient for their maintenance. This should be done, and absolutely nothing dispensed without some return in service—except, as we have stated, in the case of the mentally and physically disabled. BACKUS SHOULD BE ELECTED. In selecting an alderman the citizens of each ward are desirous that clean men with business experience be chosen. Usually it is a problem to secure the services of a well equipped business man in any city, but Be- midji has been more fortunate. This year the Second ward is keeping abreast with the lead taken by some of the other wards in making such a choice. G. D. Backus, proprietor of the Bazaar store, has consented to make the sacrifice. With such an opportunity, the voters of his ward should make his election unanimous. He is honest, fearless and stands for the people. If one were to judge from the eagerness with which the ciuzen; of that ward are signing his petition and the enthusiasm displayed in of- fering support his election is assured. WE ADMIRE A GOOD CROOK. We have the greatest admiration in the world for a GOOD crook—a REAL one—but we have about as much use for “a shoestring as a cat has for two tails. s Honesty in public officials is expected and demanded and there doesn’t seem to be any good reason why the taxpayers shouldn’t receive just that. 1t is merely a business proposition—paying a person to perform certain work for them and if the person so hired for the various offices cannot be honest nl}d do his best in the interests of those who pay his‘salary—give nim his bread and butter—that’s just what the taypayers want to know. They HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW and THEY'RE GOING TO KNOW and WHEN THEY WANT TO KNOW. | We lamp this one as coming from New York: ' New York, Jan. 7.—Five years ago Patrolman J. O’Rourke helped Miss Esther Clair across the street. Today he is the sole heir to her property, valued at $30,000. If there’s any Miss in Bemidji who has that amount lying around and feels that she needs any assistance in crossing a street, we’ll volunteer. There is an old saying that “figures don’t lie’ But we happened in a Bemidji department store yesterday afternoon and judging from what we observed in the women’s department no one can tell us that figures don’t lie any more, and make us believe it. Nix, Evangeline. ‘Well, here’s hoping the campaign soon to burst fgrth in all its glory ‘will be free from any feature which will cause any personal enmity or leave any ‘“‘sore spots” after it is all settled by the voters at the polls. - ‘We understand the new toboggan the taxpayers of Bemidji are think- ing seriously of erecting this spring will also have chutes built out from the Atoot. Hear anything about it? ‘We really wouldn’t care so- much if the city attorney hadn’t sort of coupled us up with. Alderman Lahr. Pretty tough on Lahr. This is the time of year when the milk of hmah kindness is plenti- ful in the cocoanuts of the political candidates. The latest joke to come out of Washington is the drafting of a bill designed to yipe out corruption in elections. Now laugh. Practicing before the (mahogany) bar is certainly productive of some funny notions. No, we don’t know it all. Neither do you. Again—It's the hit dog that yelps. Who threw that brick? - AT g ! ._ ! 3 ) b The dangerous The Better Farming club will meet at the home of Mr. Dodge on the i ect- Dr. Blakesley farm, Saturday, Jan- COId - the negl uary 13. As this is the first meet- ed cold. Getabox of— ing of the club for some time, all members are urged to be present. CASCARA KD QUININE wWooD Remember GEO. H. FRENCH & SON Phone 93 or 428-J Prompt deliveries to all parts of the city. 4 ft. or 16 in. lengths. Special rate on delivery from ear. ‘The old family remedy—in tablet form—safe, sure, easy to take. No t after efieun.s it Get th With Red Top und D e iorare on. 25 Centes At Any Drug Store Te Bemidji Pioneer Again Calls Attention to - its Distribution of - the MOST FAMOURS SQNG BOOK IN THE WORLD Ofiqr e = mpleie Sengs ‘with Woras and {Music; Over : 500 Greatly Reduced Size. Full Size, © x 9.1-2_inches KING JAMES VI, OF SCOTLAND, PAID THE PRICE OF 1 OXEN FOR ONE “SANGE BOOK?” IN 1489 AThat royalty itself encouraged the native bards and minstrels as far back as the fifteenth century, we have positive proof. In 1849 the following item appears in the accounts of the Lord High Treas- urer of Scotland, during the reign of James Iv: “1489. July 1. Item, to Wilzeum, Sangster of Lithgow, for a sange- booke he brocht to the King by a precept, x. H? This sum was about the value of fourteen oxen in those times, which shows a high appreciation of music on the part of the Scottish monarch. Based on this valuation, “Heart Songs”—the most won- derfu} of modern song books, would be worth a whole cattle ranch in Texas, land and all. ———————————————————————————————————————— NOT an ordinary song collection, but a four years’ song gathering from 20,000 music lovers, who sent in their favorites. 16 Full-page Beautiful Half-tone Portraits of the Greatest Singers Elaborate Dictionary of Musical Terms Excels all other Song Books in completeness and ac- caracy. Arranged in low key for the whole family. For Festivals, School and Church Concerts, and the Family Many songs arranged for first time for mixed voices. Coupon, elsewhere in today’s paper, explains terms WONDERFUL n MAYETOMACH Y youuse = - ) s © Government Crop Estimates. Nearly 2,000,000 schedules are han- dled each year in the bureau of crop estimates of the United -States depart- ment of agriculture in making up the government monthly crop reports, ac- cording to the annual report of the chief of the bureau of crop estimates. Nearly 160,000 names are on the vol- untary crop reporting lists; forty-four paid agents are constantly making per- sonal investigations, one agent cover- Influenza “No one who has not had Influenza can realize the suffefing it causes or how it defies treatment. I know of nothing that will § give such prompt relief as Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, for when it is taken the pain in the chest disappears, the fever sub- sides and the whole body becomes more comfortable. Then again; the after effects of Influenza are often even more distressing than the disease itself, but they can be avoided if gzt AEHRT gy Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy - Though the greatest danger from this disease is Pneumonta, I have never known a single case of Influenza to result in it when Chamberlain's Cough Remedy was freely given. The persistent cough that frequently follows Influenza can be relieved by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and should not be allowed to run on until it becomes troublesome.” ing. s state. and g -fore of 105 clerks “Grasny” f8 employed in Washington to bandle the large number of reports from the voluntary crop reporters and to keep- records of crop information of this and: forelgn countries. The work of crop- reporting has been so improved and tized that estimates of produc- tion of important products can be made- with a close degree of accuracy. The most complete record in existence is: kept in the bureau of the estimates and statistics relating to the world's: crops and live stock. PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS R REI KRR K KKK * DRS. GILMORE & McCANN ¥ « PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS % ® Oftice—Miles Block * x x KEXE KRR R KRR KKK KX KKK KRR * DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. « PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON * ? x Office in Mayo Block % Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 I E RS ES SRR RSN = x x x x *® x * DR. C. R. SANBORN 4« PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block EEE K KKK KKK KKK * ok ok ok k Kk e ——————— e * * EEXEREEKEKHEKKKEK KKK * * * DR. L. A. WARD * « PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ¥ * * * Troppman Block * * . Bemidji, Minn. * x . ¥ KKK KEK KKK XKEEK KX KKK KK KKK KEX ® * * DR. E. H. SMITH * & PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON & & Office Security Bank Bloek & *® \ x KX ERXKERRXREKE X KKK KKK X * * * DR. EINER JOHNSON * & PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON & * Bemidji, Mian. * ® L ERRERERE R EREX EEEEREREEEEREEXSE * E ok ww +« Gidbens Bldg. 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