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MONDAY. MAY 14, 1917 He used a pebble | Tefiturar wvmouxs All mstrumental musicians of Be- in his day, to keep midji and vieinity are cordially {n- p £ : vited to join the Bemidji Musicians” b‘s mqmb \mom m— 34 A-oel:tloEn.L Charter closes May 24. FORD E. BENSON, 424-524 Secretary | “THE BEMNIDJI DAILY PIONEER 4—— PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. . E. H. DENU| In regard to the general business '______——————___________s——'——‘-——————__— criticlsm of the value of college. men . TELEPHONE 922 & “writer -in-the -American * Magasine — says: Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter “When you come to analyze a coll ege wnder act of Congress of March 3, 1879. : it 18 bard to' discover ‘anything in it No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must| ¢ha¢ should help a- man-in-modern De Xmown to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. business. - What bas ‘Cyrus marched Communiecations for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office mot forty ‘parasangs’ to do with the price Jater than Tuesday of each week to insure‘publication in-the current issue. of cotton today? How should a knowl- A COLLEGE EDUCATION. SPEND YOUR msgg.nomn . AL p e edge of the philosophy of Plato help SUBSCRIPTION RATES _ S Esh b s bia sy reeen? ] R BY CARRIER MATL cannot answer these questioms, but One year................$5.00 One year...............$400 |this I know: My first boss took into Six months.....ww-.... 250 Six months............. 800 |bis organization an office boy named Three months. . .......—. 125 Art Morgan. Art was a lovable chap One month th - 45 Three months...—....... 1.00 The boss had a real fondness for him d pushed him ahead as fast as he One week .........coomn. 12 i b ssibly could. He confided to me one . mme PIONEER xy tl;‘a;t be had hoped to mnkee A‘:'l Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the week. Pub-|general manazer. But ke got Art up lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in|to $40a week, and. try as he would, he advance .......... e amreeeeeenasasannemiasensnesummenssoness $1.50[ could not push Art a single notch fur- ther. The boss told me about it one OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS night at dinner. “It’'s taught 1ae a lesson,” he said Ciii'l!i*****”: ¥ “White House” Tea and Coffes served exclusively at the 7 y L. P. ECKSTR! Plumbing, Steam and Hot “I am never going to take another ) N o 7 The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United, Press Association, and oung man into my organization unless ! ‘ / 2 \ &Y R - —i ot ourvz:ttlgl ?:‘tunz is represented for foreign advertising by the he has a college education or its A Y Phones 565 and 309 e eanivalent ‘ / \ Write it on Your Cuff! ‘ Jot it Down in the = Pmn MEMO BOOK - TUSETH SCHOOL OF MUSIC —_— \ Teachers of Violin, Piano and Band Instruments Phone 683-W 116 3d St. WRIGLEYS gives us a wholesome, antiseptic, refreshing confection to take the place of the cave man’s pebble. WRAPPED We help teeth, breath, appetite, digestion and deliciously soothe mouth and throat with this welcome sweetmeat. MILLIONAIRE BARNACLES The president, the press, and well informed people generally are ap- pealing to every citizen to do his utmost to increase the production of foodstuffs so vitally needed to win the war with Germany. Without a tremendous increase in production we can not win. If we do not win The ideal way to make w; Wi‘lil hx:i 1:ractlitti:allst' annfl;tm:lted. stripped of our wealth by the kaiser memoranda and carry infor- and reduced to ultimate servitude. z In the cities and countryside are thousands upon thousands of men mation that you need fre- who have become enormously rich and have retired from business. quently. Covers last 'for In the cities also are hundreds of thousands of idle men who would years. Sheets can be obtained willingly go out onto a great farm with_ any one of these rich men as a anytime, ruled in six styles. ; Bound in Handsome Dura- | leader. ble Black Morocco, with Red YOUR BACK BONE— if it is in normal condition you wilk be well and healthy; but if you suf- fer with aches and pains, it is proof that your spine is subluxated and needs adjusting. Nerve impingement may be so slight as to remain unnoticed by \ 2 )i\ adjust the cause of dis-ease and Na- ture will restore to you health. A. DANNENBERG, D. C. First National Bank Bldg., Bemidji Office Hours: 10-12, 1:30-5, 7-8 Phone 406-W ‘The Wrigley Spearmen want to .send you their Book of Gum-ption. Send a postal for it today, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., 1732 Kesner Building, Chicago. Throughout the country are millions of acres of farm land that will ;0;“1::; tct:);l;ltlem(:ll!e: plow because there are no men available in the im- Leather Index that enab}es These millionaires, with nothing to do, could easily take over this| you to find what you want in- s~ READ THE DAILY PIONEER WANT ADS idle land and put it under cultivation—if they would. They, with their stantly. great wealth and prestige, could easily secure the workmen in their own THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER cities. The brains that won them riches in commercial life would bring| — T T T them pronounced success in producing the greatest possible yields from the soil. They would thus become invaluable aids to the government in its hour of peril. N But are they doing it? Are.they producing a single pound of the enormous quantities of food that are necessary to the salvation of our country? THEY ARE NOT! With a very few isolated exceptions, they are living at ease—riding around in their automobiles—using up the gasoline that is needed for farm tractors and army trucks—consuming the food that others produce—tell- p ing the government what to do and doing nothing themselves—making of [ ] B , . themselves a millstone around the neck of the nation in its time of stress. Millionaire barnatles! a le S ul S O a S KAISER MUST GO, SAY SOCIALISTS The naticnal executive committee of the Socialists of America has cabled its colleagues in Germany that the Kaiser must go and that the war will continue against Germany until that is accomplished. That means, what is preached by Socialists is to be put into practice. ? - To make room for s}lmmer Right here in Bemidji there are Socialists, or those who profess to be, wear we ofier all Sults and who are opposed to war against Germany, yet opposition to a monarchial P > Coats at prices that Wl“ surely remove form of government is one of the strongest preachments of Socialism. | k On the other hand, the advocacy of democracy is a cardinal principle of every garment from our stock. Socialism. The Socialist party is using every effort to bring about democ- racy in many things and in this instance there can be no democracy in All 5160.0'51850 and $12-95 Germany until imperialism and Prussianism is dethroned and kicked into 522-50 SUItS NOW......ccevvueeee 7 the serap heap. And there's only cne way in which it can be done and A 7 that's just why the United States is preparing for stringent measures. . Al'l 325-00 flnd 527-00 $21 50 If there's anything democratic about the government of Germany we ~ | : SUItS NOW.....cccovvnnnenncn.noas L are not aware of it, and don’t know of any one who does. We’re a Socialist All 54250' 54500 and $35 00 to the extent of being in favor of crushing Prussianism .such as has ex- . isted under the rule of the Hohenzollerans for years and years, and in 350.00 SUItS NOW......coccueeees this we are not alone by a long ways. . T — g All 367 50 suits 550 00 GROVELING AT THE FEET OF WEALTH / DOW..oieeeeereenenmacnnnnnnnnnns . 2 at. It never fails. This country simply can not face a national crisis 5 All 312 50 . $10.50 without some metropolitan. newspaper slobbering all over itself in its DOW ...overieieennnciens Dlatant worsip of wealth. 0 All $16.50, $18.00 and $13 50 L] A few weeks ago )'oling Marshall Field—very rich by inheritance Slg 50 coats now and a decent fellow—quietly enlisted as a private in g Chicago regiment, just as a thousand other young men had done before him. His act was N/ Al]$2250 and szsm coats E smeared all over the Chicago papers, photo and all ) i 1 now $18.75 Theodore Rcosevelt's young son answered the call of his country and / (\ = St e the fact was immediately flashed by telegraph all over the land. i / | j All 535.00 and $40.m $27 50 [ Bill Jones, poor and hard working, hitched his old mare in the barn | coats now and streaked it for the nearest recru iting office—and not a doggone word | T e S : i was said about it. | One $57.50 coat Ain’t it sickening? : * $39I50 " TOW . ssvisavassssasisimnassrnsinssns With a few exceptions, this war will be fought by poor men. There- f One $115.00 coat $79 50 . fore, with limited exceptions, its cost should be paid by the rich men. s NOW .iiiinssivosessssassesannonevess Fight or pay, should be the rule—but not both. Special Prices On All Girls' Coats, Sizes 4 to 14 A United States senator advocates hanging the food speculators. Bully! But don’t waste a perfectly good piece of rope—any old dirty thing is good enough for them. At last we are promised a reduction in the cost of foodstuffs. But it’s a long jump between a promise and an empty stomach. V o/ Mr. Bryan was a prophet. A million men did spring to arms—but the arms were mostly feminine. O, yes, the slacker has his use in this world. We must have some- Bemidji, Minn. thing to cuss. The “dignity of labor” is appropriate. Let everybody dig.