Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 28, 1917, Page 2

THE BET11DJI DAILY PIONEER | NOTICE T0 CONSUMERS & PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. @&. B. CARSON E. H. DENU TELEPHONE 22 PEntered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under 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. SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER Six months .. Three months ...... ... 125 One month ... . 45 One week ............ . 12 - oo Wl OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- Hlshed every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in The Daily Plon.'lr is & member of the United Press Association, and s represented for foreign advertising by the & General offices in New York and Chicago, branches in all prineipal Cities. A NEEDED LESSON ‘With the clouds of war looming darkly over the country; with plott and counter plots against the peace of our people; with food disturbances in the larger cities; and with the price booster stalking abroad in the land, truly it is a time when the sober sense of the American people should be called into use. But we are unlike any other people on the globe. There seems to be something in the very air we breathe that makes for a different out- look on life from that of any other country. No other land can vie with us in the vastness of its resources. The increase in our national wealth during the last two decades would make.Croesus appear & piker, and besides our own magnificence the glories of Solomon are as the moonlight to the radiant orb of day. Our strength and our reésources are boundless and limitless. But because of these very facts we find ourselves as a people standing on the very brink of national disaster. ‘We are the most confidently careless people on earth, hence find our- selves now engaged in a gigantic conflict and lamentably unprepared for the task before us. What boots us that our resources in men and material are so vast? Those resources as are the latent heat of the coal—unde- veloped and unmobilized. A strenuous campaign of preparation is onm, but the one absolutely essential element—time—is in a great measure denied us. Then we are the most magnificently wasteful people in the world. Beside our national extravagance, the prodigality of kings is as pinching economy. And this trait, too, is threatening to be our undoing. Having by our own royal extravagance consumed much, and by shipment from the country consumed much more, we find ourselves facing a demand for unlimited supplies and with practically empty storehouses. What mat- ters it that other crops may be raised? That same element—time—may be denied us e’er the insistent demand is upon us. The remedy? Several. In the first place, export nothing that is urgently needed in this country. But perhaps you say that the European nations must be fed. Granted, but are we under obligations'to feed them and let our own people suffer for food? And was it by any act of ours that the bulk of their men are now fighting when they should be at peace and producing? It it well to care for our allies to the limit of possibilities, but our own interests must take precedence. Next, get after the price booster. If there is any particular class of humans—if such they can be called—to whom prison garb would be actually becoming, is these gentry. Without mercy themselves, they de- serve none; without pity, they can expect none. Void even of a sense of Jjustice, they should have meted out to them the justice of “an eye for an eve and a tooth for a tooth.” Then, let America go to work in earnest—work with the soil. Let us not be satisfied with increased crops this season, but let us plan for even greater increase for years to come, in order that the nations of the earth may be fed and we still have enough left for our consumption. And when we produce it. let us conserve it and not waste it. If the experiences through which we are passing shall have the effect of teaching us a national economy they will be well worth the price. It is a lesson we need and should heed. IT HAPPENED ON BELTRAMI AVENUE A pretty girl, A French boot heel, A section of banana peel— But as it wasn’t any of our business we’ll quit. Too warm. The only thing that worries us, however, is how we can cough up our share of the expense of this war and still have three square meads a day left. When YOU Are in MINNEAPOLIS or ST. PAUL Be Sure to Vi.it the Wonderful New Minnesota State Prison IN STILLWATER Open for inspection Every Day (Except Sundavs and Holidays', 8 to 11 A. M. and 12:30 to 4:30 P.! Round Trip on Trolley Cars Including Prison Visit From St. Paul—4 Hours From Minneapolis—6 Hours The Finest Public Institution of its kind in the World We wish to call the attention of all users of electricity that we have opened an office in the Elks build- ing, 320 Beltramij Ave. We will mail all bills on the 1st of each month and will expect the bill to be paid on or before the 10th of each month at the office, to obtain the 10 per cent dis- count. If bills are not paid by the 20th, service will be discontinued WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE. WE WILL POSITIVELY NOT SEND OUT COLLECTORS AFTER AUG. 16th, and there will be no variation to the above ruling. Office hou . 8 u.‘m._to 6 p..m. daily; 8 a. m..to 10 p. m. Saturday and the 10th -of each month. . MINNESOTA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. a-84 Clgantiness Is Next -to Godliness 8o for God’s sake keep clean. Come in an be washed :: Bemidji Auto Laundry AND TIRE REPAIR SHOP Rear of Brown’s Candy Kitchgn —————————— OO OO OO HHOHOY DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleaners for Men, ‘Women and Children If you appreciate ser- vice you should take the Big Bus. Service is what youwant and service is what we are giving. We are al- ways on the job. Bemidji Transportation Go. Buy a Book---45 rides $2.00 M. E. IBERTSON UNDERTAKER 405 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji, Minn, L. P. ECKSTRUM Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating Get our estimate. Phones 655 and 309 gllll N TUSETH SCHOOL OF MUSIC Teachers of Violin. Piano and Band Instruments Phone 683-W t * % “WHITE HOUSE” : TEA served exclusively Justice to Your Eyes The more delicate the work you expect of & piece of ma- chinery, the more attention you give the machine. But of no machine do you re- quire the amount of delicate work that you do of your eyes. Are you giving your eyes the care they deserve? If you are having the slightest eye trouble have us examine them. 116 34 St DRS. LARSON & LARSON | REGISTERED OPTOMETRISTS Phone 92 Offices over Postoffice THE BEMIDNI DL(LY PIUNEER gllll“llllllllIIIIlIllIIIIllII!llIiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIII|IIIII|IIIIIIlllIIIIIIH See That Typewriter? $20.00 It's Absolutely the Best Made. Guaranteed 2 Years. Save By Paying Cash Don’t over spend. Economy is a National need. We offer for cash this beautiful MODEL 5 WOODSTOCK Typewriter to you for $80.00. This is not a special price, but the regular cash price. FREE Trial No Money Down Your giving this a trial does not obligate you to buy. H you decide to buy on the installment plan, here are the terms: Over a Year to Pay Model 5 Woodstock $ 85.00---$15 down, $15 monthly $ 90.00---§10 *“ $10 “ $100.00---$ 5 *“ $5 “ You can buy no better machine than the Woodstock. BECAUSE there is no better. If there was a better typewriter made we’d sell it. You may see Woodstock Typewriters on display at the Pioneer office or on the job in a dozen different stores and offices in Bemidji. The Model 4 Woodstock may be bought on the following terms: $61.00 cash or $68--$5.00 down, $3 monthly Thiak of it—a brand mew Standard Typewriter for a little more than half the price of other standard makes—and if there is any difference in quality it is in favor of the Model 4 Woodstock. Phone 938—and ask to see 8 Woodstoek. 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