Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 13, 1917, Page 2

| THE BETIDJI DAILY PIONEER ¥%————PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @. B. CARSON -/ E. H. DENU TELEPHONE 922 J Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. B TP Ty —— No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must e known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Ploneer should reach this office not Mater than Tuesdsy of each week to insure publication in the current issue. T BY MAIL Six months. .........—. $.00 Three months... o . ....... 1.00 Three months. . ...... . 185 One month. . oo . A5 Ono woek ......cocec . .18 THE WEEKLY PIONEER . Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the week. Pub- mm'rhmdlyudmtpuhnpudtouyuldnulor,’ OFFICIAL COUNTY-AND CITY PROCEEDINGS" The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, ana 1s represented for foreign advertising by the @eneral offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Cities. A. A. Andrews, who says he is the president of the Campbell Lake club, makes a demand on the Pioneer, as appeared in yesterday’'s Pioneer, for a retraction of what he claims to be a ‘“scurrilous attack” upon the Campbell Lake club, & liquor selling dnstitution. ‘With all due respect to Mr. Andrews, the Pioneer can’t see its way elear at this time to make an apology for anything it has said about the club. It may be the Pioneer might do so later, but not now. : If there are any citizens of Bemidji or members of the club who feel that the club has been unjustly referred to, wish to extol its merits, the Ploneer will gladly give same prominent space, provldod the writer's name be signed as evidence of good faith. This offer is made, as Mr. Andrews in his demand for s retraction on the part of the Ploneer did so in behalf of not only himself but for the entire membership of the organization. The Pioneer would also be pleased to publish a list of the members of the club to show the public the general excellence of its personnel and hereby offers to do so if the names are furnished. SUCKING THE POOR MAN’S BLOOD Food speculators and price boosters are literally sucking the life blood of the poor people of this country, and are paring to the bone the resources of those in more moderate circumstances. And this in the face of war, and misery, and death! . We see .much in the press about government regulation of the food question, but we see no definite action taken by congress to authorize such regulation. ‘We read of law officers summoning speculators and going before grand juries, but we look in vain for convictions and jail sentences. And in the meantime prices of the very necessities of life keep right on mounting skyward. People who live on the noisé they make rush into print and ‘tell us that it is simply a question of sup\ply and demand, and that prices will automatically adjust themselves when the new crops are on the market. It is NOT a question of supply and demand, and prices will NOT ad- just themselves-until the government steps in'with an-dron hand and slams every thieving speculator behind the bars and keeps him there. It allowed to run at large they will buy up the new stocks of pro- visions as they kave bought up the old ones, and prices will be just what they choose to make them. No one expects these reptiles to do anything for the welfare of their country country, but they should no longer be allowed to drag it down to ruin. ' We can not afford internal troubles with a foreign war on our hands, and as a loyal American we ask congress and the government to act, and act ‘quickly. The blood of the poor man is disappearing, and in its wnka will come rioting and anarchy. \ This must not be, and only official action can prevent it. FLAG DAY IS JUNE 14 140th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes as the flag of our ccuntry. On the 14th day of June, 1776, Congress enacfed: *“That the Flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” The number of the stars have been increased by the ad- missien of rew States. The possibilities of the nation’s future develop- ment yawned upon our fathers. The original thirteen stripes continued for several years and were then .changed, after .a few years only were unchangeably restored by act of Congress on April 14, 1818, when it was enacted: ‘“‘That from and after the fourth day of July next, the Flag of the United States be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be twenty stars, white, in a blue field, and that on the admicsion of a new state into the Union one star be added to the Union of the Flag. and such addition take effect on the fourth day of July next, cvcceeding such admission.” The Flag has so continued ever since. S'nce the struggle of 1861-1865, the Flag has becomg the symbol of a mighty naticn. It has been carried to the utmost parts of the earth, cxrryin= liberty wherever it has Been thrown to the breeze. We are now in the midst of an 2nxious time in all our nation, again calling for 2n expression cf our most sincere devotion to the Flag of our country 1 what it s'ands fcr. The stars and stripes have come to pos- sess ne eauty frr friendly eves and new terror for the foes of liberty, and cf Inw and crder, and of lawful gevernment. WHO BERT HOOVER IS Back in 1895 Bert Hoover was office boy for the Oregon Land com- pany in Salem—a good office boy at that. His oncle, Dr. J. W. Minthorn, was the head of the company. Young Hoover thought he was worth more money. Dr. Minthron didn’t. Hoover left, wandering south into California. - President Wilson has announced that this same Bert Hoover—ex- office boy—is to be “Food dictator” of a nation of a hundred million. But to go back 22 years—in California, Hoover entered Leland Stan- ford university, taking an engineer’s course. He worked his way through the school. An Arizona placer mine couldn’t get water to the property, and placer mines without water are not much good. The mine owner sent to Stanford for g bright young man to eolve their problem. The university sent Hoover. Hoover mastered the difficulty. Later an Australian company heard of Hoover and sent for him. He straightened out another engineering problem. Then England called him and he worked there for some time. In the meantime he put s brother and sister through school. Natives in Salem are recalling the strapping youth of 1895 who did odd jobs around the Oregon Land company office at $35 a month. « A Barnacle: bond. The fellow who won’t fight, won't work, won’t buy a THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER MEDALS FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS A suitable recognition by Congress of the heroic work performed by members of the police and fire departments of Jersey City on the occasion of the disastrous explosion and resulting fire on Black Tom Pier last sum- mer is provided in a resolution which Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey has presented to the Senate. The officers and members of the two departments who' rendered particularly conspicuous and heroic services are named by Mr. Frelinghuysen and the Secretary of Commerce is directed to have appropriate gold and bronze medals struck at the United States mint and presented to each of them. Many lives and thou- sads of dollars worth of property were saved by the prompt response of those men, and Senator Frelinghuysen thinks that the passage of his reso- lution would be little enough recognition of their splendid work. . 'TWO-THIRDS FOR POSTERITY Congressman C. Bascom Slemp of Virginia has discovered that Eng- land has raised about 25 per cent of her war expenses by taxation. France 22 per cent and Germany only 16 per cent. Mr. Slemp thinks it would be well for the United States to follow their example and not endeavor to impose practically 50 per cent of the cost of the war on the present generation, as provided in the revenue bill passed by the House. Busi- ness would not be so seriously disturbed in this country if we limited ourselves to raising about a third of the sum by taxation, and. Represen- tative Slemp hopes that the bill as finally enacted into law will be re- duced to that amount. The: indications are that the Senate committee share Mr. Slemp’s ‘views, and will eliminate some of the more drastic taxes. Let’s see. The Pioneer was called upon not so long ago for an apology, wasn’t it? The Pioneer stated at that time that if the Pioneer had made one statement untrue it would apologize. The Pioneer makes the same statement now in so far as'the demand for one has been made anent what the Pioneer has said about the Campbell Lake club. Far be it from the Pioneer to make a ‘“‘scurrilous attack’” upon a booze selling joint. Not on- your life. But before a bunch of farmers get through with that Cnmpbell Lake club there will be some decidedly inter- esting reading. The Pioneer will apologize for referring to the Campbell Lake club in the manner it did if the farmers along the Campbell Lake road and those who reside in the vlclnlty of the club will sign a petition uking it. ‘Will they? Go and interview them on that subject. ‘We are strong l’or the draft if it will take some politicians we might mention. Dying for one’s country is a whole heap better than living at the expense of it. & Soon many of our young men will be hunting the trenches in France, while others will be ogling the pretty girls on the bathing beaches. Yes, there’s a difference. \ For once we are perfectly willing to see congress remain on.the job —auntil they provide for jailing or hanging the food hogs. ‘Looking for a wife, young man? The former czar has three charm- ing daughters who are quite available with no ukm " Having kicked their masters out the Russian people are’ uy against an even harder job in kicking themeelves in. Twenty-five butter i-nd egg speculntors have just been indicted in Chicago. Give ’em 25 years nplece' The Lord loves a cheerful giver and a hard hitter. bond, or enlist—or both. Buy a Liberty ‘We hear less these days of war brides. . “Wn_‘ grooms” have ‘been occupying the spotlight. £ : of Sdinl 'l'hOIIIdS nl Doul Mlnnosoia DIFIE oflfil A CATHOLIC MILITARY COLLEGE Ranked as an Hogor School by the War Department Collegiate Commercial Academic Preparatory Carelul Mental, Moral lnd Religious Training ight Hundred ‘an T:entY-vae States hn Ylerg Sadate’ Fron FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE ADDRESS Very Rev. H. Moynihan, D. D. Pres. OB AT IUATS |+ s kv x v x v Hair dressing, manicuring, (By United Press) . face massage, scalp treat- Tokio, June 13.—Fourteen of the ment, switches made from 381 members of Japan’'s newly elect- combings. - Corns, ingrow naus treated a specialty. MINA MYERS 311 6th St. Phone 112-W & XXX KKK KRN ed House of Representatives are Christians. This is an increase over the number in the last Diet. The number includes Saburo Shimada, former president of the House, who has been a member of this legisla- tive body since its organization. Four of the Christians won their seats for the first time in-the recent elec- tion. 81 WOLVES NET $1.346 FOR SEVERT ERICKSON Devils Lake, N. D., June 13.—His spring catch of wolves as represented by 21 scalps netted Severt Erickson ok ko k KR AR KK AR LA R E R R E RS EE LR o Leyv?aso}&d (y,Aesery Wednes- day for Ponemah, Heulin and north lake polnt.s on Red Lage. HEULIN BOAT COMPANY L E R R NESEREEE L 1222222224 whkkkhkdk WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13, 1917- A Bemidji Man Gives Evidence His Testimony Will Interest Every Bemidii Reader. The value of local evidence is in- disputable. It is the kind of evi- dence we' accept as true because we know we can prove it for ourselves. There has been plenty of such evi- dence in the Bemidji papers lately, and this straightforward testimony has established a confidence in the minds of Bemidji people thlt will not be'easily 'shaken. ' P. M. Dicaire, grocer, 1101 Irvine Ave., Bemidji, says: “I was af- flicted for fifteen years with kidney trouble. ‘I had pain in the small of my back and twinges when stooping or lifting. My back also ached at night. I had dizzy spells and after stooping my sight became blurred. I used Doan’s Kidney Pills and they brought me great relief.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Dicaire had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Ban Phone 683-W DRY CLEANING ‘Women and Children FURNITURE AND A A XXX KR AKX AT XKD ® ‘The Daily Pioneer receives <+ # wire services of the United * % Press Association. * AXXXRAX XXX XS NON-SKID TIRES MADE in three styles to meetthe requirements of every car owner—the all Grey, the Black tread with grey side walls, and the famous Red Top (name registered) Tire de Luxe. Users of these mecknwl:yncm.lmdexpenencelhnuhaem t any greater dollar-for-dollar tire value anywhere. o . “When you pay more than Fisk pricesyou © ' pay for, something that does not exist.” Fisk Tires For Sale By J. W. WILCOX BEMIDIJI, MINN, NEW WAR IN FOUR COLORS ALL BATTLE FRONTS COUPON BEMIDJI PIONEER heavy super-caleadar paper at merely nominal cest. MAIL ORDERS TUSETH SCHOOL OF MUSIC Teachers of Violin, Piano and struments 3% 116 3d St. Clothes Cleaners for Men, Huffman & O'Leary UNDERTAKING H N. MoKEE, Funera! Director Phone 178.W or R MAPS % WORLD A sixteen page set of large scale, authentic maps on extn couroN D, e oo 3 ONLY C e A OUT OF TOWN READERS ADD 3c FOR POSTAGE $1,162 in county bounty and will bring him $202.50 in state bounties funds to pay outstanding warrants. The wolves, all of two but which were trapped, included 79 cubs and two adults. DO YOU LOOK OLD? Is your face drawn? color poor? temper short? You are only as old as you feel. If you ‘want to look young, your body must be free from impurities and poisons. Constipation is the enemy of youth, good compléx- jons and good health. The bowels must be free and clean and the kidneys active it you want to feel young and look ity about themselves. +« KOORS BROTHERS CO. x Fountaih Goods EXXERRXERRX KX X THE CITY DRUG STORE & 316 Minn. Ave. Phome 136 &% Third St. KRR R R R R R R R R A I K R A R A KRR R R R R R IR R R KRR R AR RN R K These Are “Good - Service” Advertisers Offering you their “goud-service” and spending money to tell this commun- Why not call them up? - EE XXX E A AKX EE R IR R XXX IR XXX R %% DRUGS AND JEWELRY +& GENERAL MERCHANDISE Flour, Feed, ote. The L 2 buy here. % " BARKER'S ¥ W. G. SCHROEDER Bemidji, Minn. +& Bemidji Phouwe 66 iR PHOTOGRAPHER young. - ¥ o ST x nn:l::x.mmm :: n:uhwm :!:lt :* HUB Tea, & dalicious drink brewed x esale and Retall . L. BAKKER! Good substantial clothing from herbs and leaves, relieves « Plancs, Orgaas and miltliiiltl!lilli* and shoes at moderate constipation and stimulates * Machines =X DEAN LAND CO. *x prices liver and kidneys, without grip- % 117 Third St Bemidji XX Land, Loans, Insurance & — S s e x Phone §73-W e and City Property % “Honest Abe” Grossman, TAKE TONIGHT * Proprietor Tom rOowW x J. BIBIAR, Manager #¥& Troppman Bloek Bemidfl ¥, 218 Minn. 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