Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 10, 1917, Page 2

: | ' : e c————————— e ——— “THE BETIDJI DAILY PIONEER |: +——— PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: 3 % THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. €. B. CARSON E. H. DENU s TELEPHONE 922 5 " Entered st the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter wader act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must " Be nown. to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Comm; tions for the Weekly Ploneer should reach this office not Iater than n'rl:l‘:dly of each week to insure publication in the current {issue. Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the week. Pub- Lished every Thursda; mdlmtpuhnpfidtonylddxfl!o;,lg OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and 1s represented for foreign advertising by the @eneral offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Citles. MISGUIDED THRIFT IS DANGEROUS “One of the greatest dangers that confront us at this moment is mis- guided thrift,” declares a statement issued today by 8. W. Straus, president of the American Society for Thrift. ) “In our efforts to be patriotically economical, we find ourselves going to extremes in the opposite direction, whioh is just as great a menace as ‘wastefulness and extravagance,” said he. “Omne of the worst calamities that could befall our nation at any tiime would be to stop the wheels of in- dustry, but more especially NOW. . “The point is to differentiate between destructive and comstructive thrift. In times of peace or war, waste is reprehensible, but indiscrim- inate tight-fistedness is worse, because in such conditions the provident are made to suffer with the improvidemt. / “Because the whole nation suddenly has become conscious of the neces- sity of thrift, we as individuals should take care not to deflect from their normal courses the tides of the nation’s money that turn the wheels of in- dusry. America as a nation is not in any danger of running short of money, but we are threatened with a food shortage because on us rests the duty and responsibility of feeding our allies. “Everyone can distinguish the difference between prudent living and wastefulness. If a man buys a suit of clothes, a pair of shoes or a hat, his money goes into legitimate circulation and furnishes uses for capital and employment for labor. : “The American people have responded in a grand way to the needs of the hour. We are going to conserve our resources and increase our food supply in a way that will astonish the world, but in doing this we stand face to face with economic hardships unless each individual is governed by |z common sense, prudence and foresight. “In brief, administer your expenditures in a clean, honest, legitimate and patriotic manner. Eliminate waste of food, bearing in mind that : every mouthful you save may be the sustenance of starving fellow-human beings abroad. We should not tear down on one hand while we are trying to build up on the other. Those in business should not hesitate—be cour- ageous and keep on going. America has everything to make herself pros- perous. The billions of dollars which are being raised for war purposes will eventually return into the pockets of the people. Even the money which we loan to our allies is being spent immediately in America. The national bond issue means that for some years to come this country will be paying back the obligations incurred today. America is still in the midst of the greatest era of national prosperity the country has ever known. “In the matter of individual expenditure every man should be guided by his own necessities and the needs of his country. Let none of us be a slacker in the business world. This is no day for the coward or weakling. Be brave and confident. Remember the most acute need of our nation today is intelligent, productive, constructive thrift.”. WHAT THE WOMEN CAN DO ‘What can the women of Bemidji do to help win the war? She can do much—many things.” The principal thing she can do, however, is to REDUCE THE COST OF HER OWN TABLE by increasing the production of her garden foods at home. Every penny’s worth of food she raises re- leases just that much that can be devoted toward feeding some other per- son who has no place for a garden. In addition to feeding the people of our own country, we must supply food for the people of England, France, Russia and Italy, in which countries so many people are fighting that they can not produce enough food to keep their people from starvation. While the head of the family in this town is conducting his business affairs, the wife and young sons and daughters can do much in the garden, and in this crisis it will be a signal honor for them to do so. When you a see a woman planting and weeding and caring for her garden you will know that THERE IS A WOMAN WHO HAS PRINCIPLE AS WELL AS PLUCK, and one who places the welfare of her country above the soiling of her hands. CRANKS A crank is an arrangement to grind out things with. Bemidji has several different kinds of human cranks, such as war, wet and dry, bowling, auto, religious, political, social, golf and they’ll grind the soul out of anybody that will listen to them. The crank is also employed to" grind coffee, hand organ music, the family washing, buckets of water from wells and other crankable things. There are many ways to turn a crank. But the best way is to turn him axound and give him a swift kick. Having been one ourself.and not having entirely forgotten it, we don’t mean to cast any aspersions on the young men students of the high school when we say the young ladies who captured all the senior class honors are justly entitled to the heartiest congratulations. And now another young miss, Lucy Brooks, rises to the head of the Student Body Organiza- - tion. What's the matter, fellows? We are confidentially informed that things were going along all right at the annual ham and egg supper given by the men of the Presbyterian church last evening until W. L. Brooks, one of the waiters, dropped the tray and raised the deuce. We notice in a newspaper the admonition to “enlist your dollar.” Gosh! Go to it. We're the recruiting officer. India’s peanut crop is said to be phenomenally large this season. But who wants to substitute a peanut for a spud? ' Well, there’s one thing certain, one of these gladsome days there’s going to be a bread line of kings. Hundreds of men are enlisting and thousands are going to ball games.'S M THE BEMIDJI DL(LY PIONEER il LD LT LT Best grade of Standard Prints light and- dark shades, a yd. 6c i * Knit Underwear One lot ladies’ knit union suits, tight knee and lace trim bottoms, good 50 cent values 35 cents a garment. Munsing Underwear G0 cents to $2.00 a garment Silk Top Underwear ‘White and pink, the body of this underwear is made of fine selected cotton and the top of silk, giving the appearance of a silk garment and the wearing quality of cotton. $2.00. Hosiery Ladies’ out-size hose with elastic rib top, sizes 9 and 9 1-2, a pair Boys’ Fine Rib Black Hose Size 6 16 cents, 6% 17 cents, 7 18 cents, 7% 19 cents, 8 20 cents, 9 23 cents, 9% 25 cents. Girls’ Hats Straw hats trimmed with ribbons and flowers 65¢ and 75¢ each. Auto hats $1.25 values for 89c each. Tea Aprons Pretty Aprons made from fine lawns and swiss 35c. Boys' Waists Durable waists made from heavy blue chevoit, all seams double sewed, 1 pocket, pearl buttons, sizes 7 to 12 years, 65¢ each. Basement Bargains Qil cloth remnants, a yd.................. shanis Remnants of Silks, Wash Goods and Dress Goods 8t ... miiciimeribenes Water color Window Shades, each.................28¢c 1 lot 25¢ and 35¢ Curtain Rods, each.. . Stair Rods, each ....4C Rubber Matting, extra heavy. 36 in. wide, yd. $1.50 Brass Nosing for stairs, 27 in. long, each ...25C 200 double faced 10 in.Phonograph Records,....25¢ Bemidji, Minn. THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1817. - 500 yards . Wash Goods, 20c, 25¢ and 35c value - to close at yd. 13c Waists and Middies 10 dozen ladies’ and misses’ waists, and middies, values $1.25 to $2.50, plain white and colored garments, choice each sheeiings and Tubing 42 inch linen finished tubing 25c¢ a yard 9|4 half bleached sheeting the 45¢ value, 38c a yard. Ladies’ White Muslin Skirts Made from fine cambrice and trimmed with a fine quality of embroidery, choice 95¢ each. irla! Girls’ Dresses Gingham dresses well made and trimmed, sizes 2 to 6, $1.00 and $1.25 each. A doll cut out will be presented with each dress sold. Save Money On Little Things The Articles We Ofter Are of the Best Quality Delong 10 cent safety pins, sizes 1, 2, 3, at 7c a dozen. Delong brass pins, 360 pins to the paper, 8c a paper. 100 balls of Crochet cotton, white and colors in this lot you will find the best makes of cotton, some numbers we are closing out, some slightly soiled or mussed, choice 10c a ball. I lot nail and vegetable brushes, good 15c vaJfies, choice 10c each. . 1 lot dressing combs 13c each. Curling irons 8c. Best No. 1 rag stock envelopes 8c a [package Milward’s needles, all sizes 5¢ a paper Collar buttons, roll plate, 5¢ each. Dye soap washes and dyes, same operation 10c a cake. 25 dozen ladies’ Handkerchiefs 5c each. Misses’ and Children’s Tan Shoes b Made from the best quality Russia calf well known makes inhcluding Buster Brown and Budd. Sizes 6 to 11, $2.25; sizes 11% to 2, $2.75. School Girls’ Shoes 8 inch top soft gunmetal shoe, Rinex sole, rubber heel, sizes 2% to 6, 4.75 a pair. . Embroidery %] One lot fine embroidery. 4 to 6 & . . . inches wide, choice a yard T Mill Checks T OO O O T T O 123 -~ VT