Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 22, 1917, Page 4

e b oo THE BEMIDJI DALLY PIUNEER FRIDAY. JUNE 22. 1917. THE BEIIDJI DAILY PIONEER . THY S BEoRuER, Ny 0000000000 S PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY- The average reformer having so little at stake himself, plunges about THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. like a bull in & ehina shop regard G. E. CARSON E. H. DENU | egs of the results of his ardor. .Special . 8 An amusing incident is told of the B Silk ecretary of Commerce. The can l W ! TELEPHONE 22 manufacturers put up a howl that . Petticoats unless they could get tin-plate to Neckwear . Double Dust Rut- Entered at the postoffice at Bemidjl, Minn., as second-class matter | 2ke up, no canning of ‘fruits and at T aia s under act of Congress of March 3,.1879. vegetables could be done, so without mlllm looking over the field it is said that 39¢ [ J No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer's name must ;: o;:’ve;t::s :‘d&;h‘:‘:;fil ::“ M: be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. from other projects and put‘ arr:l:e Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office not|disposal of the can manufacturers. later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. | It looked all right on the face of it, but when the manufacturers of har- vesting machinery demanded steel which they contracted for, and found that there was not steel for aprons, 1t having been diverted to cans, a hurry-up call modifying the order was issued, so that our harvesting machines could be made in time for the growing crop. ' 2 This illustrates how many plans are ignorantly mude robbing Peter BY MAIL to pay Paul Every enthusiast Ope B SRR X 1] who has a pet reform which is Six months ............ 2.00 always hitting some other business Three months .......... 1.00 instead of his own, never looks around to see what the effect will be before he plunges. The manufac- turers of feed and the most success- i m WEEKLY PIONEER ful feeders in the country have a Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub-|right to demand that that delicate lished every Thursdsy and sent postage pnid to any address for, in machine—the dairy cow—shall not 50 be wrecked by hasty legislation. Revolutionary reforms are seldom OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS eficacious. Anything which disturbs the food equilibrium should be handled gradually. Experienc The Daily Pioneer is a member of the United Press Association, and|ghown u,i, "::,amyost ‘,fl\-;zznin;i,vh?: 18 represented for foreign advertising by the ) handle cereal products is to reriove the human food first and feed the residue to stock. Any other systen? s sheer extravagance. [ J Phone 850 H, H. COMINSKY, Mgr. Bemidji, Minn, | 3349 . Women's and Misses’ Suits at $10 Suits of Poplin, Gabardine and Serge Black, navy Green and Novelties, values Special $10.00 Sizes 16 to 38 3 Misses’ and Junior Goats Frocks of Taffeta, Pongee, Crepe de Chene and Coats in Checks and Novelties, sizes 15 to 36. General offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Cities. WRONG FEEDING METHODS. Georgette in many combinations—special Sold forms 50—special -_——_"—'————__——_——_——_\. [Nattons] Crop_ tmprovement Service. ey op to $12. .. & mm ACTION IMPERATIVE There is ln: ;ld :tory ::::n;t ]. ship 3 .5-00 s s -| captain who had a medicine chest. A Sold formerly to $30. $6.95 The recent indictment of the onion combine in Boston, and later of sailor was sick and he found that No. 47 in his book was the indicated rem- the egg trust in Chicago, should pry open the eyes of our national law ¢ edy, but ! makers to the very potent fact that thero s something Fotten in the | wae ampiy. so ho took cuams pacis of United States—vory rotten. v e emtee |NQ, 40, which strychnine, and Tub Skirts Blouses at $5.95 ¥ For months now the people of this country have insisted that the No. 7, which was carbolic acid, an Won.wns fine Tub Skirts of Cords, Gabardines, Geo Crepe i i Dresent extortionate prices of commodities are traceable to the price |added Uiok logethef and made No. H ... Piques and Novelty Plaids and designs at— w’:‘,:‘::; hfl"‘ Chine Blouses in the mag!oylators; that while there may be a scarcity in gentain lines of com- fi"" the sailoF dlea. - o Selats wnd dosigns; luzgh sclle he appliEAtlon -of tifs old story s $2.50 and collarless styles; sold formerly to $10, spl. ~saodities, that acateity is mot by any means acute enough to warrant|. .= the almost prohibitive cost of the articles in question. C e ?‘;‘"fl':t" 2 t‘te;"‘:‘;:‘;: 'U‘;::': ;h;' b 1t was no surprise to the public to learn that th§ Chicago eB& &aDE|{s good, a whole lot will e liotion: worked their scheme through fictitious sales. As a matter of fact, that| And, like the man who put the greén is the established method of those gentry. Their whole nefarious busi-|spectacles on the horse and fed him ness is pure gamble and squeeze, always at the expense of the consumer. shavings—just after he got him But with the exception of the prosecution under the Sherman law trained the horse died. Others at $1.25 to $4. $5.98 “Betsy Ross” Smocks and]Middies White Waists at 98¢ Womens white Voile Waists with large ocollar 100000000000 it seems that we are a long time in securing any relief. These prosecu- It is human nature to experiment o i tions will not be a drop in the bucket, from the fact that they are likely lt:r“;z‘:s;:n:v;?;o::o:::: l::.:d:; :::; at . luf effects; our regular $1.25 Waists— = to be long drawn out and tedious, and to amount to very little in the end. . d = The people of this country have not forgotten the farcical prosecu- ::::: the proper. ratlon; s estab- s' flto ss ' ssc =E-’ tion of the Stand Oil company and how very little was accomplished. S = ; & E e e exmaroenoy there 14 wut ane.semeds, and. hat 18 1n| - DIFFICOLT TO MIX FEEDS | IR government intervention to regulate prices, and from present indications we fear another crop will be harvested and bagged by the speculating hogs | A More Scientific Result Can Be Pro- before the law steps in and introduces a rule of reason and sanity. duced By Machinery. We believe the president is doing the best he can to this end, but he [National Crop Improvement Service.) is handicapped by the procrastination of congress and the machinations As no two lots run alike, it is very difficult to mix straight by-products of the hirelings of the speculators. One thing is certain, we must have both a maximum and a minimum of oats, barley, rye, corn, cotton-seed, flaxseed, etc., by measure, because it is price established on all commodities. The producer as well as the con- purely guessing. Only a few years ago sumer must be protected. If necessary, the products should be marketed intentional fraud or unintentional by government bureaus, thus eliminating entirely the thieving horde of | carelessness was the rule. Before the speculating middlemen. feed laws were passed, each manu- Bread riots are too near for comfort. They would be fatal in our|facturer adulterated all the trade national crisis. ‘ would stand. E Every car of feed sold to the con- sumer is not analyzed, and the farmer DO YOUR DUTY cannot become a feed expert because N he has no laboratory. Not ome car Do your duty. That’s the best word now-a-days. You've responded| ;¢ of five hundred is officially in- to the call of your country in more ways, than one. Perhaps you have|gpected. In the old days country given your limit. Now comes another call. It is also a call of duty.|millers were throwing feeds together Your pride in your city and county should move you to answer this call. | with no knowledge of feed and were On the afternoon cf June 26 every man who owns a car (or Ford) should ruining valuable cows and making the farmer poorer. In those days the feed decorate that car with American colors and see that it is parked in line ol " to welcome the distinguished guests of the Canadian government and the ;ltb:;?e xfii::flsh;::u;m :n::::l: Jefferson Highway officials. Every city along the route is springing sur- method was I,ncorrecl; feed standards prises. Bemidji is capable of springing the biggest surprise of them all, for animals were not agreed upon nor i won and each of vou will do vour duty. Will you do it? Of course|comylete; the animals didn’t fit the Don’t wait to be asked. It's your business as much as the|standards; the buyer didn’t know you will. ciher fellew's. what was in the feeds he bought to S snany mix, and.there was an unavoidable g +ragee had ihe “Slacker's” number. Also he kmew a “Rube.” |Variadon in the concentration of the . R . . e had a teed. Ladies’ Suits in Gabardine, Poplin and Serge, priced Listen! "A‘nd Moses said unto the Children of God and to the,ghlldre'n These conditions have been largely then, Skall your Brethren go to‘ war, and shall you sit here?” Don’t overcome through the joint action of ‘Mube.” Join vour brethren with the lucky seven. . the government and state experiment staticns and the mixed feed manu- N~ Mirrescta man was drafted during the Civil war. Volunteers | facturers who have every facility for filled the guota then. Fill your quota with volunteers now. If you don’t | Mail.dinits a wseillis’ pFevuce. of using these scientifically prepared come acrcss—Germany will, feeds, many a herd has doubled its £heut the time they reach France the slackers will develop a mania yield and profits. There a;e some painters who can buy lead, ‘oil and for the pleasing household duty of pealing spuds. The kitchens, you dryer and mix and match their own know, are in the rear. color uniformly but the best painters of today have learned that mill-made Seven men per thousand are needed for the regular army. Every | brands are much better than any- man more who volunteers is one less to be drafted. Join now and be on |thing they can mix with a paddle. The same is true in fertilizers to a up to $35.00, to close out at $15.00 60 Voile, Orggndie and Lawn Blouses, $1.25 value at 98c 50 Middies, were $1.25 and $1.50 sellers, reduced to cI R T be \ the honer roll. great extent. In mixed feeds there N p can be no economy in home mixing Yesterday was the longest day of the year. If it were as warm as because the mixing factories, being 98 it was long it sure would have lengthened the crops some. near the large markets, can utilize | c by-products to the very best advan- 2 King George invited the enlisted men with Pershing to visit Buck- |tage. Home mixing cannot be accom- ingham palace. His Majesty was honored. plished at one-tenth of a cent per 1b., 25 per cent reduction on all Silk aist besides the result is never twice alike s . e Slld crepe w 8 Silk Petticoats and Wool Skirts, at eral or a field mar-|and cannot be without the help of a laboratory. Pershing, of course, expects to be a lieutenant gen shal. But we don't. = & 5 [Natienal Crep Improvement Servies.] No, Miranda, it isn’t necessary to act foolish in order to convince| A practical test shows that eight people that you are. They know. s tons of a first class dairy feed will re- place 13 1-3 tons of farm grain, mak- Lord, won’t the old baldheads have a glorious time when the young|ing a proportionate saving of about : bloods have all marched away to the war! $20 per ton and it also puts three times as much fertilizer back on the _If you are determined not to pay your subscription, just lend that g:':":l :i"” in the grain this farmer dollar to the government. It needs it as badly as we do. ) N [National Crop Improvement Servies.] Don’t go around lamenting the fact that you had just passed the age| There is no sense in hauling two for registration. You can still volunteer. loads of cheap feed when one load of 3 high-grade feed will do the work and Bemidji, Minn. Next to Security Bank costs but three-fourths as much as the l The Laiser has sure slipped a cog. He forgot to declare war on g Z.