Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 25, 1917, Page 2

THE BEMIDST DLLLY PIGNEEX : ; SATURDAY. AUGUST 25..1017.: THE BEr1IDJI DAILY PlONEER | TEXAS -HOUSE WILL : T iy Thmaana 0 . IMPEACH FERGUSON . . CARSON = : 3 v Austin, Tex.,-Aug, 25.—The house 3 7 of representatives has formally as- TELEPHONE 22 sumedtra?onsihili}y for the prosecu- = tion o vernor James E. Ferguson Entered at the postoffice at Bomldjl, Minn., as neond class matter onimpeachment- chi¥ges. before the under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. . senate, through the adoption of Ar- #————‘“———_—S ticle 1 of the bill drawn by its spe- s 7 5 ® cial committee of managers. This - No attention paid to*anonymous contributions. Writer'’s name must |article charges the governor with ‘be'known to the'editor, but not necessarily for publication. ° misapplication of $5,600 .of state A 23, 1915. I 2 . Oommnniuth‘nu for the Weekly Pioneer-should reach this office not :‘:;"I";Y;‘ v‘fw e Eot was adopt later thln 'rnfid;y ot each week to insure publlutlon ln the current issue. TWO LARGE VESSELS - TAKENBY GOVERNMENT Three months ......... - 1,00 v (By United. Press) Milwaukee, Aug. 25.—~Two large boats built at the Manitowoc ship yards for foreign commerce were commandeered today by the govern- ment. These are the first western boats taken. The names are with- ' held for fear of German bombs.’ $40 CLE’?BED BY CROSS CITY PARK Forty dollars were cleared at the Red Cross socia llast evening given by the Red C: hapt t the cit Ten pages, omialaiag s summary of t::m e advons ion, "y |dock park. The ladiss had prepared .50 for a still bigger crowd and will sell weesfeeeannesmmiossasacasasomensooesmmonacasooesssoss®bBOlthe rest of the cake.and ice cream at the golf links this afternoon and . eyening. The Bemidji band played OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS at the park last eve,“,,g ‘and- was warmly greeted. The Daily Ploneer is & mfinw d-fig_uuud Press Association, and 7 is m.m foreign tdvcuqtls by the W"wm "Alfred LaCombe, who has been home on a three days’ leave of abs- ence, returned to his company at l;rlneeltl:n, dulinn , this-morning-where - S y e enliste n Company G of the @emeral offices in New. York and in all prinoipal Citles. |y irq Minnesota about a month ago. zvh“ld"‘klfl how he -liked-army life = I e said, “It’s fine, great- dope—tthiere i A LITTLE COMMON SENSE mm couldn’t be anything better,”” Mr. ~ & LaCombe stated thdt the fc they| The riot in Houston, Texas, in which. negro troops of the regular were getting was very good o 'd the army begame involyed is a most regrettable affair. It is regrettable that quarters were clean and comfortable. the negroes who wear the uniform of their government should resort to The regiment is expected to leave for New Mexico the first. part of next 'weapons-and take human lives. We do not for one moment condone any week. such disorder nor crime on the part of any one, but when a dispatch yes- PO 45, .~ <5 terday contained the information that Senator Sheppard of Texas asked | BAILEY LEAVES TOMORROW _that no more negro troops be sent to Texas he made a request that there Second -Lieutenant Thayer C. should have been no occasion for. Bailey and his sister, Miss Minnie There i8 no question but ‘that the negro is @ good soldier. The his- |Bailey, went to Fosston Thursday tory of the United States shows that unmistakably. One has but to recall afternoon to meet. Mr. and Mrs. San Juan hill in the Spanish-American war when it was the negro sol- g"‘“b‘,,‘mg“tg‘;:“th‘;‘y izl:l‘:stg"g;g]?}; diers who dashed up that bullet-swept hill and saved their fair skinned |y vigip M. and ,Mrs. Hansel., Mrs. brethren, even to the hide of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt himself, the Rathman,. who ig a sister of <Lieut. “hero of San Juan Hill.” ?nfley, had just returned to her home he T rom Bemidii, when she learned he It was at Caarrizal last year, in Mexlc:. th:t ;h: cam;rs of ttoe :efno had Tecelved. & comiifasion a8 mecond goldiers was again shown. A small detachment, bade welcome y lieutenant at Fort Snelling. Lieut. by Mexican officials, rode into one of the worst traps that human could [Bailey will leave Sunday night for d&vlse. ‘l:v‘l,{lt tli‘)zflge, ges Moines, where hé 5 te that e’ 'a three . weeks' ' spegial w T{ottlng along a slender trail, m;nnspicloulldo!dthe te:::::i o': :n tl:e iraintng course. In.-thé quartermas- awaited ‘them, they rode into a cleverly concea eep ex ter’s corps, the probability is that he road and horses and riders fell into a writhing mass while a machine gun [will be promoted to higher rank. behind the thickets turned loose a murderous rain of steel and from every Mrs. Rathman came to Bemidji to bid| angle was poured point blank the deadly rifie fire of a savage horde. They her brotherfi_dhye— rallied to a man to their white officers, even saving them from death and fought themselves from that inferno. Several spent weeks of agony [ *INTERESTING PICTURES in Mexican prisons and the Lord only knows what that means. ‘With the N. E. Given,t—‘ot the 'Glxen ‘Hard- re brought to the |Ware company, has received some in- demand of the United is“““b';’; ““t" ;‘;’::o":““;:: ot tht‘elr former |teresting kodak pictufes from his center of the international bridge a: » 8P brothers, James K. Given and D’Arcy selves, and half naked. And when the receipt for their delivery was McGee, who are both in the Fifth signed and turned over to a Mexican officer and. the negroes stepped over |Minnesota naval division, on board the imaginary line on the bridge to the American side they smiled broadly. ::gv:’:ltltl;‘::m Kl:,l:‘samm;(l;l;eo];k;’tu::; 01 Men who can do that are not cowards in any sense. the battleship. gl Omlamplcture bt a Any one who is familiar with the south, anyone who has lived In|fge; of battleships in the distance, the south knows what it means to be a negro in the south. And he should [and a group of the naval boys on know what to expect when negro soldiers are ordered into station in board the ship. Another, which at th. first glance appears-to be a group the sou of negroes proves to be the boys af- The uniform of a United States soldier when worn by a negro re-|¢ep coaling the ship. James Given oeives scant constderation in the south. We know exactly what we are |and D’Arcy McGee are both in the ng about and not hearsay. At Fort Sam Houston last year the pletures. . mch Tlinois infantry, composed 0f negroes, was mobilized with the P e et ‘rest of the trbops called out to give their lives if necessary to their coun- LEAVES FOR ARMY try. They were from Chicago, & northern city. They were used to the| Frank Thome, son of Mr. and Mrs. north, northern ways and northern people. It was the northern people Matt Thome, who live a few miles who fought for the freedom of the negro. In the south the mnegro is ;:?tpflfmg%?dfiml:“ ;;l;:en;‘%fll;lillfil ostracised except when he can be used to advantage. Stringent rules are join Comnanv' G of 'th e Third Min- laid down for him and the southern negro knows them better than any |pesota. Frank has been in the em- one. But the northern negroes, men who wore the khaki of the defend-[ploy of Koors Bros. Co. for the past efs of the Stars and Stripes, were sent into a part of the country of which [Year and resigned his nosition there f 1z ¢ as the north generally understands. Thefr |10, 80 to the front. 'The regiment they wete not familiar, .exeept &5 & y N will leave the first of the week for treatment was the same as other southern negroes. Their uniform meant |new Mexico.- Frank was a former nothing. Result as to be expected, they resented their treatment and |Bemidji high school student and was trouble followed. And they returned to Chicago. a star forward on tl:m basketball The solored soldiers should be stationed in the morth and not in the |t€2m & few years back. gouth where they are *“niggers” and objects of persecution. A STEPS ON RAKE B Marguerite, the ynungest daughter f Mr. . J. C. Thorp, had the One hundred crazy men were arrested in Washington in June. We :1!:{{:1-::?1‘: l\t‘J!st.:pcorT aupumnrnefl know -some who got away scot free. We shall not elect them again.— |nhand rake and one of the teeth al- Minneapolis Journal. ) imost penetrated through her foot. Amen! {She was taken to the hospital at Be- ,midji and ‘at present the little =irl ii= metting along well—Bagley Her- ald. 2 Government reports forecast the largest corn crop in the history of the country, but it hasn’t budged the price. Now.what's become of the REPORTS FOR DUTY knowing ones who used to talk so glibly of ‘“supply and demand.” Second Lieut. Clarence Shanndn, son of Mr. and Mrs. @@ N. Shannon. left last evening for Minneapolis af- t t wi . First it was cold feet, and then developed the tango foot, but now x?fn3»3,1"157’1,'5“’&"3“":;%1'5 w"F’r O;‘; comes cold feet. It, however, can be cured, son. to Fort Russell, Cheyenne, Wyo. B He will renort at the First United States cavalry Wednesday., , A moraliezr says over eating kills more men than overwork. Show us where, please! “"MEN’S MEETTNG The Men’s society of the Free Lutheran church will meet at the home of Rev. 0. P. Grambo Tuesday DERAROTRNETRRARRRRRRLERIEERRARONTRRRIRERONRIRANIRY evening. All are welcome. Bsmp.u HORSE MARKET : We Buy and Sell Horses, Harnésses and Vehicles. e — = - = E £ -- N = e R o ke [ J— £ s = = g = E loberx constmction company '.Ilnl.“l. T0 NEW POSITION Morris Angvall expects to leave to- day for Fargo, N. D., where he has accepted -a position ln a bakery. His father, who left Bemidji so, tinge ago, is also employed in Fhsn M&&e s store in Hibbi#ig and with his nmlly will soon 1¢ave fof that place. Miss May' Atiger, who is employed as stenogra- pher at Koors Bros. company, will remain in Bemidji for some time. -JlllIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIlIlIIlIIIlIIlIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"* : Illllllllls‘llfllllllmlflllllllllIIIIIIIII|III|||IllIIIlIIlIIIlIIII|I||IIIIllllII|I|||I||IIIIlIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIIIIIII_IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi_lll!llllllll SlllllflllIImlllIIIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIflHIIII_lIIllIIllllll_l]llllIIIlIIIIIIII!IIIIIIII||||lllll||lllllllll | IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIlIIlIIIIlllIIIIIIiIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllIIIII . THE TYPEWRITER§ ~ SENSATION| THA_'I!":Se T | ‘Seéi’ng ‘Woodstock’ It Makes A YouWant ‘One \ ---and they’re easy to \ llmlllllIllllIIIlllliIllllIIIIIIIlllllllIlI_llllllIIIIIIHlll||llllllmHllllumfllmfllfllIllllllllllllIlIlllIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIlllll||||!IIIIIIllllll_lIlIIIIlllllIIIIlulllIlllllllIlllllllllllllllllllll After you have used 1t 'you Would have no other. Sat- : isfied: customers are tel]mg us this every day. WE SAY . --“Don’t buy now.” It never pays to buy . untll you try and when youhave thourough- ly tried a Woodstock then make your buy- ing arrangements with us. FREE Trial "MM Ymrimgthnsmddmnotoblgnteyontehy.. " I you decide to buy on the mlhllmentphn,hmmthe 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 dogen different stores and offices in Bemidji. ~ /Wllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllil lllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllIII|III||IIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIlIIIllflIIIIIIIIIlillllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllflllllllllllllllllllllmlllllflllllllllllllll The Model 4 Woodstock may be botght on the following terms: $61.00 cash or $68--$5.00 down, $3 monthly 8 Think of it—a brand new Standard Typewriter for a little more than half the price of other standard makes—and if there is any difference fn quality i i in favor of the Model 4 Woodstock A rhmm—nduw-uwwmx. Il come. The Pioneer Office Defective