Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 19, 1917, Page 2

e Vl———PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY- ° getting the extra pay for it in due time. ‘THE BEIDJI DAILY. PIONEER THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @. 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. SUBSCRIPTION BATES BY CARRIER BY MAIL One year...............$5.00 One year...............3$4.00 Six months............. 2.00 Three months........... 1.25 Three months............. 1.00 THE WEEKLY PIONEER - Eight pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- Wmflmfllyuduntpomgepudtomynddnutor,inm- OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and is represented for foreign advertising by the— “I WASN'T PAID TO DO THAT” Fifty-dollar-a-month. men are a drug on the market, while fifty-dollar- a-day men are not to be found anywhere. Why is it? Why this great army of mediocre workers and this pitiful scarcity of men with energy, brains and initiative? Ome reason is that the dollar-a-day worker is too fond of saying the words used as a caption for this article. He contin- ually sidesteps opportunities for advancement which come to him disguised as extra work. I was not paid to do that, he says, and I'll not do it. Very well, says the employer, two can play at that game. If you’ll do only exactly what I pay you for, I'll pay for exactly what you do, and not a cent more. There is no future for such an employe in any business. The wise worker sings a different song altogether. I may not be paid to do that, he says, but if the boss will let me do it, I’ll take a chance or Meanwhile, I'll be learning some- thing more about the business. Watch the workman who is so interested in his job that he says.after hours to work out some scheme he has de- vised in connection with his work. He may get no pay for the overtime. But his work is bound to show the extra punch, and gooner or later his pay envelope must respond. When the plant gets too big for one man to man- age, there's going to be a new position looking for a man, and the over- time worker will have first call, without a doubt. « So it behooves every worker, in whatever post of responsibility, to study his work. Analyze it, puzzle over it, try to improve its methods and its results. Every boss is looking for help from the worker who can de- vise a newer, better way of performing an old task. But no boss has any use for the worker who complains; who always lugs a grievance around with him.—Frank Andrew Fall, in Detroit (Mich.) Free Press. CHILI Chili is a red headed food that sounds like three degrees below zero and tastes like 104 in the shade. It was named after Chili, South America, which is also hot stuff. . South American Chili is frece. And has been free ever since the Ar- gentine army rushed in and repulsed the Spaniards in 1817. But Chili in this country is fifteen cents a dish. Chili is bounded on the north by Peru and a plate of crackers, on the south by the Pacific ocean and a paper napkin, on the east by Argentina and the salt and pepper and on the west by some more of the Pacific ocean and a man with a spoon in his hand. CONTROL The control of human energy is the objective point of successful .nan- agement. A business is not made successful, it is not made big, it is not made at all, by mere material and machinery and buildings and tools or by anything tangible. Big men make business big, and the qualities that make men big are intangible. Mere hard work will not bring success. There must be behind the work an ability that will make it accomplish something. And that ability must include a fitting respect for the man power without which any system or management is an inert machine. That little amendment to the county division bill just means that we will have to pay traveling expenses to Bemidji for an additional two years, that’s all; six more years before we can see the court house on the river bank.—Spooner News. At that, it does not appear that the attorney of the lumber interests is losing any sleep on account of it.—Williams Northern Light. We don’t know of any who are down here. The Bemidji papers tell of Auditor George just returning from a four ‘weeks’ vacation from official duties. He was certaintly entitled of it, after completing the job of compiling those tax list and financial statements.— ‘Williams Northern” Light. Even if nothing worse transpires, some traitors in this country are likely to be taught the value of respect for the flag under which they get| their bread and butter. When a bashful fellow pops the question and she promptly snaps him up, he begins to wonder what in thunder he ought to do next. Our idea of a smart man is one who can change his mind, his collar or a thousand dollar bill whenever it is necessary. Between providing luxuries for the inner man and the outer woman, this life is just one.long wail of bills. . The man whose affairs are misruled before marriage usually finds them Mrs. ruled afterward. Scientists tell us the sun .will shine only 15,000,000 years longer. a hustle! Get B s THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER RO Oddities In the News § WAL Children kept from school at Grove, N. J., because of a wild animal that chases teacher through the woods. “Everybody else is getting a raise, so why shouldn’t we?” asked Bayonne (N. J.) doctors as they voted to double their fees. A man ordered a glass of beér in a Terrington ((,oun) saloon, tendered a large onion in payment and was given 8 cents change. Schoolteachers get married so quick. ly in Arizona some of the towns pay $5 monthly bonus to girls who teach until end of term. 01d charger just out of a British horse hospital has been given a glass eye for the one he lost in battle and been named Nelson. “I want a sbave and hair cut like You gave me five years ago,” said a bewhiskered man in a Boston shop as he produced a photograph of how he looked for the barber to work by. -Messenger girls being tried out in New Brunswick, N. J.,, by a telegraph company, and when one was told to “hustle along” a ten word message she hired a taxi, which cost company $1.50. GLOTHES OF THE FRENGH SOLDIER INSURE WARMTH His Dimensions Considerably In- creased When He Wears Everything Provided. Although France is undergoing one of the severest winters that has occur- red for years, yet her armies from the snow buried first line trenches to the repose cantonments in the rear are suf- fering less from the cold than in either of the two preceding winters of the war, says Henry Wood in a message to the Exchange Telegraph company, according to the Pall Mall Gazette. ‘Warmth, both internally and exter- nally, is the keynote of Erance's care of her troops. A French soldier, cloth- ed in all the garments which the gov- ernment provides and requires to worn in winter, has his general dimen- sions increased by several inches in nearly all directions, The first article of clothing which a French soldier must now put on, and which is absolutely obligatory, is his woolen cholera belt. He next dons a suit of woolen underwear and is re- quired to have at all times with him three pairs of woolen socks, so that his feet may be kept not only warm, but dry. The war has demonstrated that it is more dampness than cold that produces frozen feet. After the woolen underwear comes the shirt, |- then a knitted sweater, followed, of course, by the uniform and overcoat. Then on top of all this comes the sheepskin jacket, which every soldier now has, and a woolen neckscarf, steel helmet (the latter a sweat producer when worn), two pairs of shoes, two blankets and a waterproof slicker com- plete the clothing phase of keeping the poilu warm. Hot tea has now been added by the French army to the means of warming- up the soldiers internally. Tea drink- ing is more or less of an imported cus- tom in France. As France, however, wished to be perfectly impartial in bor- rowing customs from her allies, she took the English tea and added to it the Russian custom of a dash of rum, As a rule the soldiers are not any too fond of tea, but they argue that it is well worth the while to drink just to get the flavor of rum that goes with it. All are unanimous, however, in declar- ing that the combination certainly does keep them warm. A BELGIAN NATHAN HALE What a Letter Carrier Told His Ger- man Judges When Sentenced. How a Belgian Nathan Hale met his death gloriously is recounted by the French newspapers. His name was Neets, and he was secretary of a group of letter carriers who refused to sign the German formula of “voluntary” service and would not be coerced into working for the Germans. He was convicted with three other letter car- riers of belonging to an espionage or- ganization and sentenced to be shot. The trial took place in the chamber of the Belgian senate at Brussels, and it Is certain, the French commenters say, that a more noble or touching address ‘was never uttered in that historic tem- ple of eloquence than that made by the humble Neets to his judges after hear- ing his doom pronounced. “I have nothing to add to my testi- mony, nothing to reveal,” he said, “nor do I regret anything except that I could not do more for my country. I do not ask pardon for myself, bat I do crave your indulgence for the others. The sacrifice of my own life I make gladly. There are so many Belgians at | the front bravely doing their duty we should all follow their example uncom- yplainingly.” All four men faced the firing squad with great calmness, fully reeigned to their fate. Sued For Divorce After Forty Years. After forty years of married life Dr. William C. Halleck, sixty-seven years old, father of seven grown children and a grandfather, is a defendant in an ac- If you hke too many drinks at midnight you will be half shot at| tion for divorce brought by Mrs. Elisa ¥. Halleck of Brooklyn, N. Y. SILVER GRAY BOOT The last word in foot toggery for the ladies is the silver gray kid boot. Just received a shipment of these this morning from our Utz & Dunn factory, which are beauties. .This is a welt lace boot 8 inch top, square throat vamp of perfect design. .This silver gray (a very delicate shade of gray) is making a hit, and you will want a pair for Easter, which is April 8th. .In widths A to D. Price $12.50 KNAPP'S SHOE STORE 2O HHRHHHCHHHCHOHE R Our Indians. The most probable theory of the origin of the American Indian is that which links the Indian with the Mon- goloids of East Africa, whose physical characteristics are strikingly similar to those of the American aborigine. Be- tween the Indian and the Japanese there are many pronounced resem- blances, and some excellent authorities are of the opinion that it was from that eastern race that the Indian orig- inally sprung. If, as some think, the Eskimos are the best representatives of the Indian as he was upon his ar- rival here, the theory of the Japanese origin is immensely strengthened, since the likeness between the Eskimo and the Japanese is striking. C. W. LaMoure Co. 800 Line Building Wood For Sale Birch Jack Pine Tamarack Prompt Delivery Phone 32 MONDAY. MARCH 19. 1917. REPORT 0! CONDITION OF THE FIRST I’A'.l.'lo.fl BANK AT BEMIDJI IN THE STATE OF MINNESOT. AT THE CLOSE OF B! S8 MARCH 5th,; 1917. ! Charter No. 5582—Reserve District No. 9 URCES 1. a Loans and dlscounts those shown on b (except nd .5539 423.37 Total Loans ....... $539,423.37 2. Overdrafts, secured and u none 5. \l. l. Tonds: . S. bonds deposited to secure - circulntmn (par value) ...... 25,000.00 6. Bonds, securities, etc.: b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal sav- - ings @eposits ......icic000000 8,000.00 e Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks) owned - unpledged .......co0ivercnese 55,057.87 Total bonds, securities, etc. 63,057.87 8. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent of subscription).... 1,800.00 9. a Value of banking house (if un- encumbered) ................. 20,000.00 12. a Net amount due from approved reserve agents in_ New York, Chicago, and St. Louis....... 13,127.96 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other re- serve cities .....c.cceeceinins 62,119.47 75,247.43 13. Net amount due from banks and bankers (other than included in 12 0r 20) .......ccoc00eeann 12,348.08 15. Other checks on banks in the same city or town as reporting bank 3,766.20 16. a Outside checks and other sh items ...... . 120.60 b Fractional curr cents ..... . 198.85 319.45 17. Notes of other national banks. . 550.00 19. Federal Reserve notes 380.00 20. Lawful reserve in vault and net amount due from Federal Re- serve Bank .l....... s 58,784.66 21. Redemption fund Wi Treasurer and due from U. S TreaSUrer ....coeeeceececcsns 1,250.00 Total .....ccoon.. .$801,926.96 J 50 000.00 . 1 stock .paid . 23. Capital stock .p: in 0:000.00 24. Surplus fund 25. a Undivided profits e 1$711,019.96° b Less current expenses, interest. and taxes paid 5,076.01 5,943.94 28. Circulating notes outstanding 25,000.00 31. Net amount due to banks and ers (other than inclnded in 29 x or 30) ........ cesesscennes . 42,164.28 Demand d 33. Indivldua]%sns subject to check 321,097.75 34. Certificates of deposit due in less than 30 days .......... 26, 97000 35. Certified checks .......... . 5.06 36. Cashier's checks outstanding . . 12 11..75 38. Postal savings deposits ... . 541.4 Total demands depositz. ltem 3 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 3 40.... 865,243.95 Time deposits ( yable afler 30 days, or subject to 30 days or more notice): 41. Certificates of deposit .. 286,299.46 43. Other time deposits . 67,275.39 . 303,5674.84 " e Total = lt_ra.m‘l. eeeevesss.$801,926.96 State of Minnesota, County of Bel 88: ‘l‘. Ro H. Schumaker, Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best knowledge and belief. S . H. ca.shlar. Correet—Attelt: F. P. SHELUON, A. G. WEDGE, JR., A. A. WARFIELD, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of March, 1917. Public. N i al Notary (tdo?lrsal Seal) My Commission expires Oct. 7, 1922. Skyrockets Before Gunpowder. It matters very little in the long run to the small boy when. how or where fireworks were first made and of what they are made now. But the fact re- mains that the despised heathen Chi- nese first made them and used them The Bemidji Ploneer is anxious to publish all the local and soclety news possible and would appreciate it very much if anvone having news . of thav character woyld phone 93%;" or mail the details to uu Bemidjt and that civilized communities did not | Pioneer. know of them uiitil the tu\l;teenit: cex:- tury. The skyrocket was first invent- ed toward the close of the ninth cen- : * ’T::D:u’y ;lgn:e: ;:c:"t' * : tury and at that time was used. 80 It |y wire gervices of the United % is said, in India and China in war. |y press Association. x That was long before the invention of |k x X K X K XK XK K X K K X K KX gunnowder . «*Pgper Doecs Express”’’ ! P—— TSR AMACHINEBI catalog pxiuted on delicate pink paper would be like a construc- tion -foseman in silk overalls— and & booklet about perfume printed on heavy weight battle- ship gray paper would be like keeping the kitchen cabinet in tloboudok ¢ ) lthn‘t“bn“aul ' paper, which is something quite different. Select the paper that says your say. Wo will gladly send grest and small advertisess our boskiet, “Paper Does Exprem,” and Will Bradley’s momo- graph on the wse of Strathmore Pa- pors. Strathmose Paper Oa, MN- | tincague Mam., O. & A. rathmore Quality Papers wSollii%e Bemidid by, [