Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 7, 1917, Page 2

'UNIFY WAR RELIEF Let Red Cross Dispense All Sup- plies, Says Hoover. - Herbert C. Hoover, Chairman of Food Board, who Distinguished Himself as Head of Belgium Relief Commission, Urges American People to Profit by Mistakes Made Abroad. ‘Washington. — Herbert O. Hoover, chairman of the new national food board Created by the board of national defense, who distinguished himself as head Of ‘the commissior of relief' in fum, urges the American people to t by the mistakes made abroad in administering war reilef.. He recom- mends that all' relief work be central- tmed under the direction of the Red Cross. ‘Mr. Hoover makes a plea for the t organization and centralisa- on of all volunteer civilian efforts for the ‘assistance of the army and of the l*how by Amlrlun Press Association. HERBERT C. HOOVER. navy. In a letter to Ellot Wadsworth, acting chairman of the Ameflcan Red Cross, hesays: “Every. country in Europe has gahe through an era of disintegrated, over- lapping effort, the multiplication of thousands of committees and tons of useless, inapropos and wrongly des- tined material. 4 “In England and France especially i the erection of special and independent committees has'Dbeen truitful of the most extreme difficulties until they ac- cept direct control, after which they have become of the utmost use and purpose. “As a result of the past two and a half years' experience of war all Euro- pean countries now know the vital | v for a total centralization of ole of the volunteer effort con- nected with the comfort of those in £ the service of the army and the navy. . “There was a long struggle on the als to get those matters on to a systematic and effective ba In any event, the general principle must be that the Red Cross itself is the cen- tralizing exc umo operating by in- tense dece tion of its produc- tive and mting functions. and this Lias b possibile ot of pa Tl Sl . turmoil and waste. work of the women, which is must he co-ordinated through the cen- i tral azeney, and a representation of the women in that central agency has proved the oidy effective method of se. | curing this. The already established women's orzanizations of various kinds can find their best purpose in instruct- ing their lceal bodies to place them- b selves er at the disposal of the local chapters of the Red Cross.” . GIVES UP JOB FOR COUNTRY. | Receiving $10000 Yearly, Will Fight ! For $18 a Month. St. Lonis.—Carlos 8. Greeley. St. | Louis representative of E. I Rollin: & Sons, New Yerk brokers, has given rp his $10.000 a year position to fight for Uncle Sam at $18 a month. He will go to San Franeisco to serve in the coast patrol. Greeley departed for Chicago after attending a farewell dinner given in his honor by friends. Greeley's friends kope to raise sufficient money to buy a submarine chaser and present it to the Zuvernment. PPEPPEFEIPESPE PPN INSANITY INCREASE ATTRIBUTED TO WAR. + * +* * 4 Chicago.—Insanity has been on +# the increase in Chicago since the # United States declared a state of # war with Germany. One hun- 8 # dred and thirty cases were heard * * * * * * [ 4 L 4 by County Judge Scully, of which sixty-five were men. The judge declared that in the majority of cases war was directly or indi- rectly responsible for the mental coundition of the defendants, [ ZXT XTSRS XX X J CEPPSPE 2222020000 ORGANIZATION IS NEEDED. part of the military and Red Cross | rrived at as the only | fution, after an enormous ; a very large factor in Red Cross work, | THE BEMIDJI DLLL! PIONEER ¢ ; TUESDAY. JUNE 5. 1917. The Wat Pnei has a Brush vmh a Belated Patriot- By "HOP” WAR SCOOPS DNE SIDE STUPID—= IM 8'SENT - u\ul\‘ WAITED T30 LONG TV BE A wiEnT HIS CONFIDENCE MISPLACED Virginia Negro Has No Trouble in Finding Explanation for Disap- pearance of His Bottle. conductor, stalling, of course. reply. “Some folk in Virginia will do al- most anything to get a drink of liquor,” observed a resident of Richmond. “The colored population particularly miss their drinks. Recently an old negro| disgust.” persuaded the conductor of a train to take him back a quart. The conductor KK KK KK KKK R KKK refused at first, but after he had lis- tened to the negro’s pleading he said he would send it down by a friend of the colored man. The latter waited patiently, but the quart didn’t come. When at last the darky saw the con- ductor he asked the latter what had become of Ni Potfle. LIVE BARGAINS MAKE BUSY DAYS Read our offerings for the remainder of this week. Youwll find items here that should be of interest, on which you can save a great deal by purchasing this week. $5.50 and $5.00 Ladies’ Grepe do Ghine and Georgette Grepe Silk Waists $3.75 This includes a great variety of our very newest silk waists. Maize, Peach, Flesh and White. Unusual ‘Yalues atf our 1 ve"ul.n‘ prices, but to m.lke an irresisti- ble b.lrgam— $3.75 75¢ Ladies’ Fine Lisle Union Suits 59 Just for this week we offer your choice of the ladies’ lisle union suits, values to T3¢, at all at one price— ' 59¢ $1.25 Gossard Brassiers for 79¢ All the wanted sizes, in a very nice assortment of real new designs. You'll appreciate the value if you see them. “WHITE HOUSE” TEA 0FFE served exclusively THIRD ST. CAFE IS B 22322272 4 1 American Girl Recruiter Suits Have you scen these practical suits? Made of good de Khaki Cloth, trimmed with U. 8. Army but- tons and pockets, light and comfortable, full military effect. Designed to be in keeping with tlw times and very practical for auto wear, camping and vacation wear of all kinds. Special at $5.00 IN FOUR COLORS ALL BATTLE FRONTS | COUPON “ Presented by the BEMIDJI PIONEER A sixteen page set of large scale, authentic maps on extra heavy super-caleadar paper at merely nominal cost. 3 COUPON 250 l hows Congaa i ki i T AND i ONLY Ly iiperonh i OUT OF TOWN READERS MA"- flflnffls ADD 3c FOR POSTAGE \ T EE LR R B R R SINCE TUBY Héve. ISLATE. .Q. AS Carapt M‘fi:w e H\% “‘Why, didn’t you get it? sald the “¢Cose I didn’t get it} was the “¢ surely sent it down by your friend Johnson,’ sald the trainman. “+You sen’ it by Johnsing? answered the colored man. ‘Mought jes’ as well sen’ a clover leaf by a rabbit,’ was the negro’s rejoinder as he walked away in *d kkkhkdkh sheek absorbers, axle cgsl}fi)ns, speedo- nnnL NIX 0N THE RANKS T WANT A STRAP "THE KIND OF KERNEL WANT B BE GEN'RAL-KUHNEL™ CAP WHE. COULD BE OR SOMETHING SOF T THAT PAYS WELl. 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It matures from roots In two|¥ % & & % &% X ¥ % ¥ % ¥ ¥ X * years, and may be expected to yield about 15 tons of leaves per acre, equiv- alent to two tons of fiber.” New Substitute for Sisal. ' IT WILL PAY YOU TO READ THIS ADVERTISEMENT We are offering the highest prices for a short time for old metals, ifon and rags, as we have a contract which must be filled at once. WE WILL PAY For Brass ....8¢ to 19¢ per 1b. For Copper. .15¢ to 21¢ per lb. For Rags $1 to $2 per hundred Scrap dron of any kind $7.00 to $10.00 per ton. 0Old Magazines 50¢ per hundred ‘We have also a good market for rubbers, auto tires, lead, zinc and hides. ‘We pay all freight for out of town shippers on 100 lbs and over not including iron and paper. At Goldberg’s Phone 638-W 112 Third Street KKK KKK KKKKRK KK Hair dressing, manicuring, face massage, scalp treat- ment, switches made from combings. = Corms, ingrow naus treated a specialty. - MINA MYERS 311 6th St. Phone 112-W * KK KKK K KKK KKK Airplanes Use Rubber. How the science of aeronauties is' helping to increase the rubber demand is pointed out by an official of an Akron rubber company which is said to be the «nly one in the country to munufac- ture everything of rubber used in aerial ravigation. Airplanes have rubberized fabric for the wings, radiater hose, Kk kkkkkkk Jr de de d o ok ok ok ok DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleaners for Men, iR Women and Children L. P. ECKS' Plumbing, Stennflggflot ‘Water Heating Get our estimate. Phones 565 and 309 Buys a Good Men's or Young Men’s Suit=——— We offer in the neighborhood of 150 Suits, size 34 to 44, made by a custom manufacturer. The fabrics and workmanship in this special offer are the usual $20 and $25 Suits. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Specials 129 Young Men’s Suits Sizes from 13 to 20, now going at $5.00 Canvas Gloves, 10c, 3 pr. for 25¢ Elk skin Work Shoes, special $2.95 Black and tan Hose 10c 3 pr. for 25c Work Shirts, full size, special...50c Men’s summer Union Suits......69¢ Men’s Overalls, union made, blue indigo dye, reg, $1.50 value, now $1.25 Beautiful neckwear, all the latest These Are “Good - Service” Advertisers Offering you their “good-service” and spending money to tell this commun- ity about themselves. Why not call them up? P T T T R e R R R R R R % KOORS BROTHERS CO. #*% DRUGS AND JEWELRY &% GENERAL MERCHANDIER & & Bakers and Confectioners #% Wholesalers and Retailers &¥ Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, & & Manufacturers and Jobbers #& Service and satisfaction. Mail ¥ Flour, Feed, ste. The % Iee Créam, Bakery Goods, % Orders given that same ser- % careful buysrs ] Confectionery,Cigarsand && vice you get In person. & " buy here. * Fountain Goods & BARKER'S S 2 W. G. 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