Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 14, 1917, Page 2

LISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @. B. CARSON \ TELEPHONE 922 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter wunder act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to aronymous contributions. Writer’s name must e known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office mot Iater than Tuesday of each week to insure publicaflon in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES o . BY CARRIER Y MAIL g;eymm $ggg One year...............$4.00 months. . . w8 Six months............. 2.00 m;gm: lfg Three months.........,. 1.00 THE WEEKLY PIONEER Eight pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- Hahed every OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA ) Helping g St. Valentine 3 IS AVE you forgotten about St. Valentine’s day? It is coming, you know. Of course you can- not really have forgotten, with all the foolish, sentimental, happy things cluttering up the show windows, but you may have forgotten that St. Valentine’s day is something more than a window display and that you are a part of it, says the Indianapolis News, It is no good saying that you are not; that you had nothing to do w<h it in the beginning and have nothing to do with it now. If. you have forgotten KIS Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in ad-|and if you haven't a valentine stuck ’ ..$1.50 [ away in your market basket, it is time you were remembering. ° It is time you were remembering ev- sweetheart ycu ever had and every The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and ::': you ever wished you had. It is 18 represented for foreign advertising by the— @eneral offices in New York and Chieago, branches in all prineipal Cites. STAND BY THE FLAG This is not a time for excitement or hysteria. It is not & time for | who really needs a little candy. He regrets or lamentations. It is not a time for evasion or hesitation. The time for all of these has passed, AND THE HOUR FOR ACTION HAS AR- RIVED. The president of the United States, long suffering and patient, and in full possession of facts not accessible to us, has deemed it neces-| oo of comfortable years to send & sary to break diplomatic relations with a great and powerful country—| valentine to the \'oulu«.: woman who Germany, to be explicit, The congress has approved his action irrespec-| sits across the table from him at the tive of party affiliations, and it is incumbent upon us, the American peo- ple, to unfalteringly support both the president and the congress. Party lines have been swept away, and in the hour of danger we are one people united in the defense of our country and its rights and its citizenship. Nationality has been forgotten. We are not Germans, or Brittons, or Frenchmen, or Austrians, or Italians, or peoples of any other land but this. -, 'WE ARE AMERIGANS—of one heart, one soul, and oné purpose. *”" We seek no conquest, no illicit gains at the expense of another mna- tion. We seek only that degree of right and justice that is due us as a people and as intelligent human beings. . But if in the pursuit of these rights it becomes necessary for the presi- dent to resort to stern measures, then let us'rally to him and to the flag in such numbers and in such strength that our future peace and security will be assured for all time to come. We have no ill will toward the German nation, but our country comes first in all things, and must be defended at all hazards and at whatever sacrifice may be required. THE PROBLEM OF SPAGHETTI Don’t argue with your spaghetti. It won't do a bit of good. Not a bit. Spaghetti is an obstinate, contrgry food. You can’t tell it a thing. You might as well try to reason with a plate of rattlesnakes. There is more pure cussedness in ten yards of spaghetti than in any other product sold by the lineal foot, with the possible exception of noodles and barbed wire. : There’s no use for spaghetti acting the way it does. Food can be rambunctious without being hateful.: Head lettuce does it. Why can’t spaghetti? .. Something ought to be done about this. And something shall be. The time will come when some brave man will meet this temperamental Italian worm on its own ground and conquer it. $ o But so long as unfettered spaghetti is given the freedom of its dish there is no relief in sight. The kaiser is doing the baby act again— threatening to hold Amer- jcans unless German ships are released from American ports in case of war. It would be several to one if America should do the same thing and re- taliate. But the United States is not a monarchy, thanks to those who fought the wars for the good old U. S. A. : x In this time of stress and excitement we should remember that we |y are all “Americans,” and that we are all loyal to the home that shelters us, clothes us, and guarantees us liberty and freedom of thought. An exchange solemnly informs us that the water of the Antarctic ocean is colder than that of the Arctic. All right, brother; buy yourself a smoke. For frankness and candor, we take off our hat to the fellow who was divorced the other day and declined to remarry because he “needed a rest.” Don't cuss if your wife goes through your pockets while you sleep. That is vastly cheaper than to have her hold you up for a wad. The Chicago Herald aptly remarks that *‘personal opinion has a thou- sand voices, but real patriotism only one.” Today is Valentine Tuesday and we know of some persons who are Geing to receive their valentines next Tuesday but They will not have any doves on them nor any Pretty bows on the corners nor any t Violets and they will not be in Pink paper nor tied with a —_ et i Silk cord and they will Bear the sentiment— Here goes Nothing. time you were remembering every bit of proof you ever cherished that any- body, anybody at all, loved you. There 18 no sense in being ashamed of it. Living in a world without sweet- hearts would be a dismal thing, and you would be a dismal sort of person 'Y Jyou pever had one—if you haven't one no _Bt. valentine as we know him is very likely a sentimentalist, but hg js a useful sort of pefsén at that. He makes it very easy for you to tell folkg that yoy love them, and that is a thing that L BT ol e some time, although nobody is sup- Dosed to know who is telling it, r Of course, like all sentifientalists, St. Valentine is likely to make many mistakes, and that is the reason it is 80 necessary for you to do your part. He 18 likely to fill one pretty girl's room with flowers and give her more candy than is good for her, forgetting all about the girl across the street, loves to stuff the mail boxes with val- entines for the children, forgetting that old ladies like them too. He may persuade the agreeable bach- boarding hous~ when it is the woman. REGULAR MATT, VICE : ANNOUNCED AT DERBS The vostmaster general at Washs ington, D. C., has advised the people Business and PHYSICIANS, SURGEONS R s e T R E T ET R R * DRS. GILMORE & McCANN * 4 PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS * x Oftice—Miles Block * [EEEEEREE LR LR B R KX EE XXX TR XX ¥ DR. E. A, SHANNON, M. D. 4« PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON R 3 x Office in Mayo Block % Phone 396 Res. Phone 397 KK EEE KKK KK KEE XXX KKK KKK XKEX x * * DR. C. R. SANBORN * & PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON * x Office—Miles Block x XK KK XX KKK KKK KK X KR X KKK KKK KK x DR. L. A, WARD THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER|S9800mssissig [afafariay lol’ the opposite sex who fate aec not quite so young, to be sure, who sits at the end of the table who wants a valentine. . It is a sad thing to want a valentine and not get one, but probably a sadder thing not to send a valentine at all. And the only possible remedy for St. Valentine’s mistakes is for everybody to send a valentine to somebody he loves. Valentine Party Supper Menu potted relish, as anchovy paste. Second.—Creamed oysters in heart shdped patty shells or paper cases. Third.—Cold beef tongue or ham sliced and cut into heart shaped fig- ures with a cooky cutter, bread and butter sandwiches, lettuce with mayon- naise, coffee. Fourth.—Grapefruit filled with pine- apple and chopped cherries and nuts, Valentine cakes and almonds. Another menu which makes a very relishing supper: First.—Tomato bouillon, toast hearts. Second.—Creamed chicken and mush- rooms .decorated with tiny hearts cut from red peppers, wheat bread sand- wiches filled with cress and mayon- naise. Third.—Cold@ macedoine of vegeta- bles decorated with hearts, beets cut in heart shape, served in head lettuce; toasted crackers with hearts shaped on their surface of cream cheese and raspberty jam. Fourth. — Strawberry parfait with whipped cream in lady finger cases, pink cakes and candies and salted al- monds, coffeg, - _— 2 Before St. Valentine’s Day. Long before Rome was converted to Christianity the youths and maids on Feb. 15 annually drew names from tWo sacred urns in the temple, of thos were to be their sweethearts for the coming year. The early fathers of-the chureb, finding they were powerless to entirely eradicate the pagan practices of the Lupercalia, changed it from Feb. 15 to St. Valentine's day, the 14th, Valentine Books. In 1797 a small book, “The Young Men'’s Valentine Writer,” was publish- ed for the use of ardent swains who were unable to do their own riming. In 1812 a less modest volume appear- ed, “The Cabinet of Love, or Cupid’s Repository of Choice Valentines,” a very complete compendium. of Debs, Minn., that they will have regular mail service six times a week. The route will start from Pinewood. Professional |‘ LAWYERS IEE LR R R RS RS * GRAHAM M. TORRANCE * * LAWYER [ * Miles Block Phone 6§60 ¥ ISR SRR R RS R R R R IEEE SRR R SR RS 8 * D. H. FISK, Court Commissioner * * ATTORNEY AT LAW * - * ¥ Office 2nd floor O'Leary-Bowser & * Building * IEEE SRR R R R R LN VETERINARY SURGEON :iflafi«;«ct«;«t« ¥ W. K. DENISON. D. V. M. * VETERINARIAN * % Office Phone 3-R Res. 99-J *x 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. x XKL KX KKK KKK KKK KRR KR KKK & PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON x x Troppman Block Bemi1dji, Minn. KR KRR R R RKE KK IEEREE SRR R R 8 0 0 R DR. E. H. SMITH * PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON' & X Office Security Bank Bloek & KEEXEXERREER XXX EEE X KX XXX XXX KKK X * DR. EINER JOHNSON * & PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON & * Bemidji, Minn. * KEERXEXX XXX XK K KERRRER KRR KR X * A. V. GARLOCK, M. D. * * SPECIALIST % EYE EAR NOSE THROAT * x Glasses Fitted * # Gibbons Bldg. Phone 106 * EEEEAKRER KRR KKK XEEREREXREE XX KKK X * A. DANNENBERG * & First National Bank Bldg. ¥ & I remove the cause of acute ¥ * and chronic diseases * x CHIROPRACTOR * & Office hours: 10-13, 1:30-5 7-8 % x Phone 406-W x EEEEEREX KRR KKK XEEEEXXKXRKEXRKX XXX * DRS. LARSON & LARSON * & REGISTERED OPTOMETRISNUS ¥ * Specialists the Eye, Fitting ¥ * of Glasses * X We have the facilities for * x duplicating broken lenses * x Pestoffice Bloek x EEEEERERXRERRXEXEE x , J. WARNINGER * VETERINARY SURGEON & Oftice and Hospital 8 doors & *x west of Troppman Store * x Phone No. 209 *® IS SRS R R L 8 00 B Rk hhkhhhhhhh XEERERXREEEREERR * TIM SMART * DRAY AND TRANSFER * Safe and Piano Moving % Res. Phone 68 818 America * Office Phone 13 EEEERRRREEKRXKEX 2 R A AR DENTISTS KKK REKRRXRXKRER * DR. G. M. PALMER * * DENTIST * * - #|x Ofce Phone 124, Residenes 346 & x Mtles Block, Bemidjl * XXX X KRR RRKRRRE EXER KRR RERERXRERE * DR. D. L. STARTON * * DENTIST * * Office in Winter Bloek * XXX REREREREE EEERRXRRERRRERES * DR. J. T. TUOMY * * DENTIST * x —_— * % Gibbons Block. Tel. 330 & x North of Markham Hotel * XXEEEXRXK XXX EEEEKRXRRERXXRKEE * DR. H. A. NORTHROP ¥ % OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN & x AND SURGEON x & Suite 10 O'Leary-Bowser Bldg ¥ * Office Phone 153 . XXX EEXEX XXX XXK K] ltutl and a First.—Toast hearts spread with some WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1917 ¢ SWIMMER’S CONTEST TONIGHT (By United Press) New York,-Feb. 14.—The annual swimming races of the New York Athletic club will take place tonight 4 in the club’s tank. A 220-yard and a 100-yard contest will be held, in addition to fancy high diving con- B : : Oranges Jack Pine California FruitGrowersExchange Tamarack ¥ LA 60 O RPN Y ot 2o O CEv . | day the wires are idle, but they must always be ready for service should anyone want to use them. to be distributed out through several hours, as operators may have time, or wires may be clear, to send them. Every call must be handled as quickly as possible, because there is a party ready vo talk. ’ handled in a few hours during the busy part of the day. The rest of the time an expensive equipment is practically idle. Only One Conversation On a eireuit‘ track clear from one end to the other for each train and haul but one car at a time on that train, freight rates would be extremelyhigh. carried on the telephone track of two wires. For every telephone call we must have a clear. track from one end to the other. calls—not enough to pay the cost of keeping the wires in repair—yet to give a universal service these lines must be held ready for such calls as our patrons want to send. WANTED ' Oran:el' — eaten every stay well. Sunkist now and keep a supply of these uniformly good oranges in the house always. Sunkist Uniformly Good . " i = - an entire circuit made up of two wires. ated and kept in repair to any point at any moment. For many hours each [] : E s21 mmnesota Ave. ST NS HOW wouldyou like to have the landlord give you the house in exchange for your rent receipts? plunge for distance. Sathra Dogs That | Phone No. 2 C. W. LaMoure Go. 800 Line Building Wood For Sale day — will help you Order Prompt Defivery Phone 32 'l long!lislnu i ' Telephone Servieo | "' Means a Clear Track for Each Call For each long distance call, we must set aside Enough of these circaits must be built, oper- provide service to Telephone calls cannot be hung on a hook The large majority of long distance calls are If a railroad company were forced to keep & Only one telophone' message at a time can be Many long distance lines carry very few NORTHWESTERN TELEPHORE EXCHANGE COMPARY ITNnne 12 Ft. 14 Ft. and 16 Ft. Green Tamarack Poles not less than 3 inch top delivered in Bemidji. Will take car lots out side of Bemidji, delivered at any siding. I. P. BATCHELDER Ceneral Merchandise Phone 180-W <Mlllllllllllllllllllll i Bemidji, Mina.