Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1917, Page 2

1 DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING - CO. E. H. DENU emowmoy B EW TELEPHONE 922 oM e ice at Bemidji, Minn., as gecond-class' matter " Entered at the postofl 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. SUBSCRIPTION RATES B BY CARRIER Y MAIL E BErIDJ "TH One month. . ... ey aAp e months.... - 100 THE WEEKLY PIONEER oonhiningnmmmnyotthenmofthawuk. Pub- mmnundlyudmtpomgepdduouyddmnfw,ian:& OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and 18 represented for foreign advertising by the— Eight peges, @emeral offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all prinecipal Citles. THE NEED OF A REST ROOM That the rest room is to continue is a source of much satisfaction to every one interested in the welfare of Bemidji. Not only is the rest room a necessity for the business interests of the city but the farmers and all who come to Bemidji to shop and tra nsact business and visit. The closing of the rest room was the result of confused arrangemenis in relation to its support, it being felt that the sum being paid was too much for the maintainance of the room and what it had to offer in advan- tages. The city of Bemidji last year paid as its share $120, while this year has not given the project any support whatever and a few enterpris- ing merchants have footed the bill. It was the action of the Commercial club in connection with the lack of support on the part of the city that was responsible for the closing of the rest room, Mrs. Thompson feeling that she could not afford to take what was offered as a compromise. The fund subscribed by the few merchants interested was exhausted and money was lacking to tide the expenses over until the first of April. 3 However, E. H. Denu, president of the Commercial club, was unwilling to allow the rest room to cease its existence and on Saturday evening on his own responsibility instructed Mrs. Thompson to again open the rest room and will be responsible for its maintenance. The rest room is needed in Bemidji as much as in any other live city and should by all means be continued. To allow it to fail would be but a step backward. LET. BEMIDJI HAVE A REVIVAL Let us have a revival of gardening interest in Bemidji this year. Let’s every one of us who have a few squarre feet or yards of soil see to it that that soil produces this summer all of which it is capable. If we have no surplus ground of our own, then let’s rent a vacant lot from some neighbor and turn it into food for the family. The average American citizen buys beans and raises cockle burrs. He buys potatoes and raises dog fennel. In short, he buys all he has to eat and raises hades generally over the prices he has to pay. An import phase ‘of the question lies in the splendid possibilities for health afforded by the congenial task of gardening. Every dweller in a city or small town should, if possible, acquire 2 piece of ground to work through the summer, be it ever so small. An hour or two of diligent work in the soil is nature’s finest tonic. 1t will dissipate the worst case of grouch; it is a perfect liver regula- tor, cures dyspepsia, is an excellent remedy for rheumatism, and makes you feel that life is really worth living. Let’s get down to the business of conservation in earnest. A bushel of potatoes will yield much nourishment and energy if raised in one’s own garden. Beans and peas, cabbages, lettuce, radishes, strawberries, etc., coming fresh from your garden are not to be compared with the average dejected looking article. So while we are urging the country to reclaim the waste lands, let us reclaim our own waste territory. It will conserve our health; it will lighten the strain on our income; and last, but by no means least, it will aid largely in beautifying our town. Now what do YOU think about it? And so William Jennings Bryan has come out and advocated a refer- endum of the people of the United States as to whether they want war! Bryan can't resist a running off at the mouth every time something of import faces the country. We never read of any referendum business in the histories of the war of the Revolutiofl, nor in 1812 nor of the Civil war, nor the Spanish-American war, and we believe it was this same Bryan person who was a colonel of Nebraska volunteers in the latter fraces, only he didn't get the opportunity to shine very brightly. But Bryan is a pretty good advertiser and the chautauqua season will be open again in a few short months. Meantime, some one ought to grab Bryan and his hot air and put him in the basement to heat a flat building. Japan intimated that she would “swallow us whole” if congress passed that immigration bill. The bill becomes a law, and now it’s up to the Oriental swallower. We're here. Henry Ford has our unqualified forgiveness. He has offered the gov- ernment the use of his entire factory for the making of war munitions, and the tender has been accepted. Spring is ambling along, and those of us who can not afford an auto can continue to exercise our joints by hopping to one side. War may be hell, as Sherman said, but hell is not war—that is, not modern war. The flames are too feeble. Our dear old American Eagle isn’t doing any screaming, but he’s dblinking his eyes like the dickens. America all of the time! America only! America! LINCOLN By JOHN VANCE CHENEY, in Chicago Interior The hour was on us. man? The fateful sands unfaltering ran, And up the way of tears He came into the years, Our pastoral captain. Forth he came, . As one that answers to his name, Nor dreamed how high his charge, His work how fair and large, To set the stones back in the wall, Lest the divided house should fall And peace from men depart, Hope and the childlike heart. ‘We looked on him. “’Tis he,” we said, “Come crownless and unheralded, The shepherd who will keep The flocks, will fold the sheep.” Unknightly, yes, yet ‘twas the mien Presaging the immortal scene, Some battle of His wars ‘Who sealeth up the stars. Not he would take the past between His hands, wipe Valor’s tablets clean, . Commanding greatness wait Till he stand at the gate; Not he would cramp to one small head The awful laurels of the dead, Time’s mighty vintage cup, And drink all honor up. No flutter of the banners bold Borne by the lusty sons of old, The haughty conquerors Set forward to their wars. Not his their blare, their pageantries, Their goal; their glory was not his. Humbly he came to keep The flocks, to aid the sheep. The need comes not without the man. The prescient hours unceasing ran, And up'the way of tears He came into the years, Our pastoral captain, skilled to crook The spear into the pruning hook, The simple, kindly man, Lincoln. American. Where the THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER P o e T Py Tm P R e P R R R S Inspired by = § Lincoln's Words § N a letter to the New York Times Mortimer Lampson of Mountain Lakes, N. J., late lnssist:mt sur- geon Thirty-sixth United States Volunteer infantry, Army of the James, told how a few words from Abraham Lincoln in the White House aided him in serving the Union in civil war days. Mr. Lampson wrote: I remember how I thrilled as I met those deep brooding eyes looking down at me. What he said I could never accurately remember, but it was in substance nearly as follows: “Well, my young friend, what are you doing for your country in these days?’ There was considerable more to the interrogation, but I was so star- tled that I became almost speechless. Recovering myself, I told him that I was very desirous of serving my coun- try that my ancestors had fought to establish as a free and independent na- tion; that I was a young medical stu- dent, and that I was in Washington to undergo an examination for appoint- ment as medical cadet and hoped to pass the ordeal. He then put his hand very kindly on my shoulder, still keep- ing my hand, and patted me and said: “That is right. You will never regret it.” And again: “That is good! Every young man should do something. You will be proud in the ruture. I wish you every success now and in the fu- ture.” With another pat on my shoulder I passed on, how or whither I could nev- er remember. I know that I was much elated and full of courage. I went at once to the office of the examining board, where 1 was placed on the rack. But now, strange to say, the answers to the questions seemed to be on the end of my torgue almost before they were finished, although the exam- ination was a pretty stiff one. But my troubles were over, and my mind work- ed as though just oiled up. I was re- leased finally. after a couple of hours. with a complimentary observation and told to present myself at the surgeon general's office the next day. I did so and was informed that I had passed. That is my story, and it is not much. But so long as I live I shall continue to thrill with pride when I recall that hot July day when Abraham Lincoln, one of the great fizures of history, put his hand on my small shoulder and wished me luck. REWARDS ARE GIVEN SUNDAY SCHOOL PUPILS | FOR THEIR ATTENDANCE The opening exercises of the Pres- byterian Sunday school yesterday consisted of the presentation of gifts to the pupils of the school who have a record of perfect attendance for the year. This has been the custom of the school for the past several years by which it wishes to show its ap- preciation of the faithfulness of those who have earned this recognition. To be faithful means much in the formation of character, and those who have worked so devotedly for the honor have done much by their example to build and strengthen the standard of the Sunday school. The pupil having perfect attendance for the past year was Clifford Rafferty, who was presented with a Bible. DOES RHEUMATISM .. Many Doctors Use Musterole . So many sufferers have found relief in Musterole that you ought to buy a small jar and try it. Just spread it on with the fingers. Rub it in. First you feel a gentle glow, then a delicious, cooling comfort. Musterole routs the twinges, loosens up stiffened joints and muscles. Musterole is a clean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. It penetrates to the seat of pain and drives it away, but does not blister the tenderest skin. It takes the place of the mussy, old fashioned mustard plaster. Musterole is recommended for bron- chitis, croup, asthma, pleurisy, lumbago, neuralgia, sprains, bruises, stiff neck, headache and colds of the chest (it often prevents pneumonia). * Those perfect for two years were Donald Henry, Margaret Lord, John Henry and Robert Kirk. Three years, George Kirk. Four years, Ruth Essler and Ber- nice Kirk. Five years or more, Bert McTag- gart, Lisle Mooney, Harvey Wash- burn and Evelyn Kirk. Rewards were also given to the following, they having missed but one Sunday on account of severe illness: Charles McTaggart, Win- thrope Batchelder, Barbara Rafferty, Muriel McGee and Mabel Tanner. WOULD ADOPT MARINE. Woman Had Son In Service Who Was Drowned Twenty-one Years Ago. In remembrance of her son, who was drowned twenty-one years ago while heroically trying to save the life of a comrade, Mrs. M. A. Ommanney of Stanford University, Cal., has written to the commandant of the United States marine corps at Washington, inclosing a contribution for the purpose of send- ing a little Christmas remembrance to some marine serving his country in Haiti. With the letter was a brief homily to be sent to the recipient of the gift, filled with motherly sehtiment and advice, with an offer to adopt the ma- rine as her own son should he be with- out a mother. Major General Barnett was so im- pressed with the thoughtful sympathy expressed by Mrs. Ommanney in her letter that he has considered it worthy of being brought to the attention of both officers and men of United States | marines serving in all parts of the world. Smooth Faced. A “smooth faced man” today is one who does not wear a beard. A hun dred years ago, according to a com- mentator, a “smooth faced man” was one who had not had his face pitted by smallpox. FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E. IBERTSON - UNDERZAKER XXX KR KK XK IR RREES x * want to rent one—you get the * * best choice through a Pioneer * x * kXXX XK KX RRKRKKK KK want ad. Phone 922. wouldyou like to have the landlord give you the house in exchange for your rent receipts? Sathre Does That Phone No. 2 o - BOTHER You? If you have a room to rent or * Authorized and to be paid for by candidates whose names appear fol- lowing their respective announce- ments. Amount as stated before each advertisement. - (Amount $3.00) t t t i H. M. CLARK ALDERMAN-AT-LARGE I hereby announce myself a can- didate for Alderman-at-Large for the city of Bemidji, to be voted on at the annual election Feb. 20. I fa- vor an economical and strictly busi- ness administration and solicit your support at the polls. Respectfully, —H. M. Clark. (Amount $3.00) JOSEPH BISIAR Having decided to become a can- (PAID ADVERTISEMENTS) POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS derman of-fhe Second Ward. Voters in this ward and elsewhere about vote and any effort you may extend didate for Alderman of the Fifth Ward and if elected agree to fill the- office to the best of my ability, placing the interests of the people al-- ways ahead of any personal affairs. Your vote election day will be much: appreciated. he city have persistently urged me o make the run and I have heeded heir request. I will appreciate your n my behalf. .—G. D. Backus. L3 (Amount $3.00) FRED BRINKMAN FOR ALDERMAN, FIFTH WARD I hereby announce myself a can-- —Fred Brinkman. didate for alderman-at-large at the municipal lection, February 20, I hereby respectfully solicit your yote. I feel that I am well qualified for the position and that my knowledge of municipal affairs, gained while serving as alderman of the third ward, earns for me the consideration of the voters. If elected it will be my effort to assist in all ways pos- sible in conducting the city’s public affairs economically. —Joseph Bisiar. (Amount $3.00) A, T. CARLSON FOR MAYOR I am a candidate for the office of Mayor and take this opportunity of making my announcement. The vo- ters know where I stand and that 1 firmly believe in an economical ad- ministration and in a business-like conduct of the city’s affairs. Your support at the polls election day will be very much appreciated. —A. T. Carlson. (Amount $3.00) CHARLES W. VANDERSLUIS FOR MAYOR I am a candidate for re-election as Mayor of the city of Bemidji. Your support February 20 will be appre- ciated. I ask it on the past year’s record as mayor of this city and if re-elected will continue to conduct the office along the same economical lines as in the past. —Charles W. Vandersluis. (Amount $3.00) GEORGE STEIN FOR CITY CLERK I am again a candidate for the office of City Clerk. My past record is my best recommendation and be- cause of it I ask your support at the coming election. You know that I will appreciate it. —GEORGE _STEIN, City Clerk. (Amount $3.00) HUGH A. WHITNEY FOR CITY CLERK I am a candidate for the office of City Clerk. I have been a taxpayer in this city for the past eight years and solicit you support at the polls “eléction day. What you do will be very much appreciated. - —Hugh A. Whitney. (Amount $3.00) A. E. FEIR FOR CITY TREASURER I am a candidate for the office of city treasurer, and am qualified to perform all the duties connected therewith in first class manner. My friends who have prevailed upon me to make the run give me every en- for the office of Municipal Judge, and if elected agree to fill the same- to the best of my support at the polls will be appre- ciated. FOR MUNIGIPAL JUDGE (Amount $3.00) D. H. FISK I am an independent candidate’ ability. Your —D. H. Fisk. (Amount $5.00) HIRAM A. SIMONS Candidate JUDGE MUNICIPAL COURT To be Voted for Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1917 (Amount $5.00) A. M. CROWELL FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE To the Voters: Again I am a candidate for the office of Judge of the Munieipal Court of this city. This office is an important one, and every voter should ask himself. be- fore casting his ballot these ques- tions: Is he honest? Is he capable?” Then vote for such a man as judge. I trust I have made good and for that reason (if for no other) I should be entitled to another term. This office is not legally. established or run for revenue only (as some think). The judge should be a man who will ren- der justice as far as possible, irre- spective of persons or conditions. —A. M. Crowell. couragement of success, and will ap- preciate your support election day at the polls. —A. E. Feir. Daily to 219 (Amount $3.00) GEO. W. RHEA . My past record as city official as the basis of my candidacy, I hereby announce that I will be a candidate for re-election as city treasurer at the polls February 20. If re-elected, I will endeavor to conduct the affairs of the office in the same _efficient manner as in the past. Your sup- port is respectfully solicited and will be appreciated. —Geo. W. Rhea. (Amount $3.00) ARCHIE DITTY CITY ASS%SSOR My announcement is herewith made to the effect shat I am a can- didate for the office of City Assessor. If elected, I pledge myself to visit in person the property owners and make the assessment with their knowledge and understanding. ‘A fair deal, fairly dealt,” is my motto. —Archie C. Ditty. (Amount $3.00) THO! LLOYD My petition placing my name on the city ballot as a candidate for re- election as assessor of the city of Be- midji has been filed and I respect- fully ask that I be given your vote February 20. The office of assessor is one of importance and in realiza- tion of this it has always been my ef- fort to care for the duties and re- sponsibilities as efficiently as pos- sible. If returned to office for an- other year, I will continue to serve the people to the best of my ability. I will appreciate your support. —Thomas Lloyd. (Amount $3.00) . BAGLEY FmSTA'WEBD A?JDERMAN I have filed for the office of Al- derman of the First Ward and solicit the endorsement of the voters at the polls February 20, 1917. T am for a business administration for all the people of the city. —A. M. Bagley. (Amount $3.00) @. D. BACKUS SECOND WARD ALDERMAN I take this opportunity of an- nouncing myseif a candidate for Al- »a~ READ THE DAILY (Amount $3.00) WILLIS NYE I hereby announce myself a can- didate for the office of Municipal Judge. 1 feel that I am well quali- fied to hold this position, and if elect- ed will exert every effort to fulfill the duties of this office. Your sup# port will be appreciated at the polls February 20. —Willis Nye. (Paid) FOR MUNICIPAL JUDGE To the voters of the city of Bemidji: I hereby announce my candidacy for municipal judge to be voted on at the city election, Tuesday, Feb- ruary 20, 1917. Respectfully yours, —O. M. Skinvik. FOR PARK GOMMISSIONER (Amount $3.00) N. E. GIVEN My friends have persuaded me to make the run for Park Commissioner. If elected I agree to devote all time necessary required by the duties of the office. Your support at the polls election day is solicited. —N. E. Given. - (Amount $3.00) A. R. ERICKSON I am a candidate for the office of Park Commissioner and if elected will attend to the duties of the office as the city’s needs necessitate. I will appreciate your support elec- tion day. —A. R. Erickson. (Amount $3.00) DR. G. M. PALMER FOR PARK COMMISSIONER I have been urged to announce my- self as a candidate for one of the Park Commissioners and have been persuaded by voters of this city to make the run. I am interested in the welfare of the city and its im- provements and will serve, if elected, to the best of my ability. —~G. M. Palmer. (Amount $3.00) & DR. E. W. JOHNSON : FOR COMMISSIONER * I have been urged to make the run for Park Commissioner of the city of Bemidji and herewith announee\ myself a candidate to be voted on at the election February 20. I shall give all necessary time to this work if elected. —Dr. Einer W. Johnson. PIONEER WANT ADS camy