Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 12, 1917, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DLILY PIUNEER THURSDAY. JULY 12, 1017, THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIO NEE = PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @. E. CARSON E. H. DENU TELEPHONE 22 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter wunder act of Congress of March 3, 1879. No .attention paid to anonymous contributions. “Writer’s name must be known to the editor, but :not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer should reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. —_— One Jear ....e.. ... ... $4.00 Three months .... « 100 m WEEKLY PIONEER '!hmmhlmntlmmmofmnmulflmweek. Pub- lished every Thursdsy and sent postage paid to any ufldreufor,in OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Ploneer is a member of the United Press Association, and 18 represented for foreign advertising by the General offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all principal Cities. CONSERVING THE TOWN’S HEALTH It would probably be a hard matter to determine just when the first *health officer” was appointed, but at any rate the office is hoary with age. Every state has him, the counties have him, and most municipali- ties. He is an established institution. The only trouble with the health officer is that he is usually in that state so fittingly described by your Uncle Grover as “inocuous desuetude.” The average health officer has a queer conception of his duties. He imagines he exists for the sole purpose of delivering his community from the ravages of some deadly plague, but until that occasion shall arrive his duties are confined to “incumbency” of the office. That it is any part of his duty to promote the general health and safety of the commu- nity seems never to have occurred to him. L The town that would put itself in line with progress will change this conception of the duties of the health officer. It will not only learn that it is his duty to go before the people as a pioneer in devising meth- ods to RESTORE HEALTH, but to PREVENT DISEASE as well. And when the town has gotten this fact well in mind, it should go on to an- other and even greater truth—that every citizen of the town should con- stitute himself or herself an active deputy of the health officer. It is at this point we fail. Perhaps, after all, the fault is not so much with the health officer as with the people themselves. He is in then anomalous position of a man with unlimited power, but with no means of enforcing that power. He is simply appointed, left to his own devices and forgotten. For instance, how many readers of this article can on the spur of the moment name the health officer of this town? Stumps you, does it? This should not be. The name of this official should be as familiar to every citizen of the town as is that of the mayor or any other official, and all should rally as loyally to his support. He should be paid a fair salary, and then should EARN that salary in real service to his people. And his every effort should be loyally supported and sustained by the people. Individual responsibility is all very well to a certain extent. But no man, nor any commission of three or four men, can safely guard the health of a community if their efforts are not seconded and sustained and reinforced by an enthusiastic public sentiment. DEMOCRACY AS JUSTICE Senator Lewis of Illinois is opposed to any kind of a Federal inves- tigation of the recent deplorable race riots at East St. Louis. Any pro- cedure of that sort, he avers, would cause thhe negroes to think the gov- ernment is behind them. Of course that would never do. Evidently Senator Lewfs thinks no negro is entitled to feel that the government is behind them. Whenever the Democrats of the South attempt and suc- ceed in depriving the negro of his right to vote—though religiously counting him to enable the whites to secure a swollen and a stolen €trength in Congress and in the electoral college—the motto of the Fed- eral government should be “Hands off” lest sthe defrauded negro should think that the government is behind him. So, too, when negroes come North and go to work they should be mobbed and killed by any one who feels so inclined, even though the colored man has deprived mobody of a job and does his work well. Senator Lewis is the . Denfocratic whip of the Senzte; he doubtless voices the opinfon of his party in declaiming against any action to cause the megro to think that there is a government to which appeal can be made. . The historians of the country have already begun to pass upon the events of the war from the standpoint of accuracy in statement; and the - sum of their conclusions, as reached at their recent conference at Chau- tauqua, is that George Creel's Daily Bulletin cannot be taken as source of inforrmation. An exchange comments upon the profound silence maintained by Sec- retary Tumulty ever since the “leak” scandal, when Tumulty denied a close acquaintance with Barney Baruch, the Wall Street bear who made a fortune out of the break in stocks. Perhaps Tumulty got publlcuy enough at that time to last him a long, long time. § It is openly charged in congress that the Council of National Defense is letting contracts for war supplies to its own members at exorbitant prices. But what else is then to be expected when the council is com- posed of the very men who control the output of this country? According to Barnum, one is born every minute. And we can readily believe it when we read of sheriffs sending militiamen into the heart of 2 bloody riot with strict orders not to shoot. ‘With some people patriotism begins in one pocket and ends in the other. The Council of National Defense, for instance. There’s a loophole whereby one may escape the draft. The morally unfiit will not be accepted. Any in Bemidji? A white lie is harmless—until it turns black. Yes, Benjamin, life is uncertain to the best of us—when the gun is loaded. s 0000000000000 0000C FOOD , CONSERVATION. A bulletin of the United States department of agriculture gives the following timely advice to home gardeners : As fast as the ground is cleared of one crop start a new crop. See that your garden toward fall is full of potatoes, beets, tur- nips, cabbage and other suple goods that can be stored for the winter. In respect to the utilization of crops the bulletin states: “If your garden at any time produces more than you can use immediately do not allow the sur- plus to spoil. Can surplus beans, peas, corn, tomatoes, beets, spin- ach, pumpkin and squash for winter use. Can or preserve ap- ples, peaches, pears, cherries, quinces, berries and other culti- vated wild fruits. > “Every, can of vegetables or fruit and every jar of preserved food means that you have saved food materials that would otber- wise have been wasted. Can or store root crops, cabbage and oth- er vegetables properly, so they will keep well and supply you with food when the garden ceas- es to produce.” 0000000000000 0000000000000000V000D00000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000 The Devil's Tower. Rising 600 feet above the surround- ing country, the Devil’s Tower is one of the most conspicuous natural ob- jects in the Black Hills region. Its nearly perpendicular sides are fluted by great rock columns, some of which are six feet in diameter. The tower is situated on the west bank of the Belle Fourche river, south of Hulett. Wyo., and is cne of several bold buttes left by erosion in the northern Black Hills. In the opinion of some geologists Dev- i's Tower is connected with lower strata by an underlying vent. \ -t~ GLASSES The most correctly fitted lenses worn by humankind were prescribed by Optometrists The most accurately adjusted and comfortable frames were likewise supplied by optomet- rists, men who have made Optics their Study And have so thoroughly mas- tered the laws of light and sight that No Eye Need Now Suffer From any lack that the Best Lenses can supply. Larson’s glasses good for human eyes. This expert, painstaking ser- vice is yours at DRS. LARSON & LARSON REGISTERED OPTOMETRISTS _ Phone 92 Offices over Postoffice HEALTHY SKIN DEPENDS ON KIDNEYS. The skin and the fintestines, which work together wnzh l.he hdnz: to throw out the peisons of 8 part of the work, butncleanbad,mdshe-l&hy one dependu I(m the'im If the kidneys are clogged e poisons you suffer from stiffness in the knees in the morning on arising, your joints seem “rusty,” may have rheumatic pains, pain ¥n e back, stiff neck, headaches, sometimes swollm feet, or neuralgic due-to the uric acid or toxic poisons in the blood, This is the time to go to the nearest drug store and mmply obtain a 50c.. package of Anuric, discovery of Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, N Y. Then drink a cup of hot water before meals, with an Anuric Tablet, and notice_ the gratifying results. You will find that Anuric dissolves uric acid as water does sugar. Minneapalis, Minn.—“Some time ago I caught a cold which settled in my bladder. I could find nothing to relieve me until I read in the papers of Dr. Pierce’s Anuric Tablets and decided to try them as a last resort. Have used but one box of the Anuric as yet, but have been greatly benefited by it. My back- ache, from which I suffered untold agonies all summer, has]now almost dis- . I can recommend Anuric to sufferers from kidney and bladder dis- orders.”—Mg. N. W. Bogscm, 1032 4th Street N. Minneapolis, Minn.—*Since baby came I have been greatly troubled with my hfl:d n My back ached in l'l&{ eumatic pmns shoulder. The kidneys were in & weak- ened condition and did not act as they should. I was easily tired and it seemed a burden to drag around. For my trouble I used Dr. P:eweu Anuric Tab- lets and have been fi y relieved. My kidneys are in far better condition than before.”—MRgs. Lesuie Tromas, 810 E. 15th Street. The Season’s Best The object of our making special offers at this summer season is to rapidly decrease our stock. This tells it simply, and in :simple words. Ours is “The Store Accommodating.” Perfect accommodation means—perfect store service. That * underlies this splmflnimn service. Beautiful Blouses compmu Iilh;‘nd obliging, :attentive.and helpful attendants. Store patriotism is the spirit that ‘We want especially to-direct y&nr wery particular attention to a group of beautiful blouses. They're not the ordinary kind that can'be found anywhere, but new exclusive ideas, that women who appreciate exglmiwnen.uhonm,m.fi:e.m effort to see. The values offered include blouses which ordin- v arily sell for from $11.50.to $16.50.at from $16.50 to $22.50 at $15.00 At $9.75 Corset Advantage Special attention is directed to some perfect fitting corsets we know are designed to meet every requirement of the season’s fashions. We will consider it a pleasure to show you these particular fig- ure moulders, if you will but find time to spare. We offer as specials this week some corsets made to sell at $5.00 for $3.95; $2.50 at $1.49. H, H. COMINSKY, Mgr Bemidji, Minn, Phone 850 Little Pitcher. Lady Visitor—I am coming to your mamma's company tomorrow, Tommy. Tommy—Well. you won't get a good supper. Tommy's Papa—Tommy, what do you mean, talking like that? Tom- my—Well, you know, pa, you told ma you'd have to get some chicken feed for her old hen party tomorrow.—Bal- timore American. Many a man has to pocket his pride 80 often that his trousers get baggy.— Chicago News. Wisdom is cherished by the few. neg- lected by the many and hired by the powerful.—Life. i $3.95 Men's Oxford's $5, $6 and $6.50 Values, now Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe, the largest island of the French West Indies, has a population of about 183,000 and a total area of 722 square miles, 32 per cent of which is under cultivation. The important crops are sugar cane, coffee, cocoa, va- nilla and also lime trees. The soil is fertile, and the rainfall is usually suf- ficient for the needs of the crops. Hotel Clerk—What’s your line? Commercial Traveler—Yarns. . Hotel Clerk—I know that. I've heard some of ’em. But what do you sell?— Buffalo Express. Huffman & O’Leary FURNITURE AND H N. 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