Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 11, 1917, Page 2

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY- THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. * @. B. CARSON E. H. DENU TELEPHONE 922 Entered 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 must reach this offiee mot later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER BY MAIL One year ..............$5.00 Oneyear ..............$400 Six months .......... .. 250 Sixmonths ............ 200 Three months .......... 1285 Three months .......... 1.00 One month ............ 45 One week .. siewes o128 THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the weck. Pub- lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in advance ceeee...$1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS PLAIN TALK TO THE PEOPLF There is a well defined propaganda in Bemidji among certain indi- viduals to cast discredit at every opportunity upon ccrtain public officials and others. There is hardly a decent, law abiding official but who is being singled out as a target for the active tongues of those who feel their feet slipping and whose feet have slipped. They prate loudly of short- comings; their prattle is that of the most childish nature. They act like spoiled kids and their mouthings are about as harmless as pouring water on the proverbial duck’s back. The traducers seem to forget the good old days. Talk about “incom- petency,” there are too many other things in gang rule days that could be mentioned and not usually termed ‘incompetency.” They are too well known in Bemidji to need repetition. It seems that this outfit has become deluded that THEY are the ONLY ONES in the community capable of conducting affairs in a PROPER man- ner. The Lord only knows that some of the conducting of the public af- fairs in the past has been enough to shame a safe blower. And the PEOPLE and TAXPAYERS of Bemidji KNOW IT. Ycs, and they know it TOO well. It is the wiggling of the tail of the old Looze garg, and the sun i3 going down upon them all too rapidly. The wiggle is growing fainter and fainter. And for such as these to cry “incompetence’” and attempt to be- smirch those in whom the electorate has confidence and the people honor, is indeed brazeness in its most brazen form. The Pioneer has fought for honesty and common decency in Bemidji and Beltrami county, yet there are a few who are oppose. to ihe Pioncer for such action. It has taken up the battle of the man 17ith the home, his good wife and his little ones. It has fought the battle of the wage carner along with his more affluent brother. It has endeavored at all times to make for a better Bemidji, where its fariliec might live in comfort and peace, God fearing and not obliged to be dominated and ccerced by a gang which knows aught hut spoils. And it is for this that the Pioneer has also incurred the enmity of certain persons. It will be remembered that when the people rose in their might they overthrow the ring that had so long for their slogan ‘‘To Hell With the People.” The people became sick and tired of the undercover ma- chinations and they will not again come under the domination of a lot of tin horn political “‘bosses.”” The men and women of Bemidji are of a high order of intelligence. They are not fools by any means, as some seem to believe. They will no longer accept the same old ‘‘con” smile and the threat to force them to move against their own conscience. They have as- serted their manhood and womanhood and they will do so again. Not the slightest doubt of that. It wasn't so long ago at a secret meeting of the ‘“‘leading ten,” held in a country home, with booze as the menu, that one of the best boosters for the booze game Bemidji ever knew arose majestically and solemnly an- nounced something in effect, “We’'ve got to again take control of Bemidji. There’s too many young fools running things. The town’s going to the devil.” And for that man’s information the young fools are not such BIG fools as he imagines. There is nothing dark nor mysterious in the grayations of certain ones who would shatter everything that Bemidjj has fostered for the best. They seek no opportunity to cc-operate. The word ‘“‘co-operate” isn’t in their dictionary. They do their stabbing in the back and without the courage to present themselves in the limelight of the gaze of the people. They pose as the criterion of all that is good and just, when if their records were held up to view they would look like a leopard’s hide. The county attorney has been selected as one of the choice morsels for the “machine gunners” upon which to train their weapons, loaded to the muzzle with dirty, slimy mud. They have attacked him in the most peruile manner, in a manner which would make any man, unless he had a wide saffron stripe down his back, quiver with shame. It is the reward of honest public office from a lot of mudslingers and back room plotters. Since the I. W. W. agitation, which shook Minnesota, the situation was seized upon like a leech in attempts to besmirch the county attorney and call attention of others to what he *“did” and “didn’t,” all in the name of petty, peanut politics, and in the nope of currying favor with the man ‘“higher up.” They rant and mouth about this and that, when these same individuals would starve to death if it was a case of theinselves occupying a public office, if value to the taxpayers were concerned. The last term of the district court demonstrated again what the county attorney has done for Beltrami county. The ability of the county attorney is not questioned. It is simply personal feeling and cheap politics, and everybody in the city knows it. : When Thomas Swinson took up the work of organizing the Home Guard under the Public Safety Commission, he and Roy Leibsle secured the subscriptions, organized the guard, bought the uniforms and did what was to be gone. The Home Guard is composed of leading citizens in Be- midji, men of standing in all lines of business. It so happens Mr. Swinson was commissioned by the State Public Safety commission as the captain of the company, he being a veteran of the Spanish-American war in the Phil- ippines. Then commenced the submarine campaign against Captain Swin- son. Every effort was launched for his removal to “let us have it.” Three or four even went to St. Paul as a “‘committee’ 'to obtain, if pos- sible, the removal of Captain Swinson. Why? Because Captain Swinson is the city engineer of Bemidji and has incurred the opposition of some of the “holier than thou” bunch in politics who couldn’t be elected flue in- spector. The game was to “‘get” Swinson, because the gang can’t run him. And the members of the Home Guard know it. City Attorney M. J. Brown is coming in for his. There are criticisms of the most petty nature on the part of the same individuals. Talk about & city attorney wearing a halo of “our bunch.” Ever hear any of the gang make any kicks before? Bet your life you never, but at the same time the people of the city were holding their noses. Dr. G. M. Palmer was appointed head of the Beltrami County Public Safety commission. Another crime, of course. Dr. Palmer was not one of the “old school.” He is too decent for the claquers to stomach. He has also been attacked and abuse heaped upon him from the day he was appointed. Why? Because ‘“‘us” can’t run the works and the ranters are peeved because they can’t do the driving. They hollered their heads conditions approximate those in our state. rived at a schedule of rates that wili be very fair and equitable. of what is termed a8 “Minimum Charge.” off, and an inspector came.to Bemidji because he said he had heard of | BEMIDJI ASTONISHED some differe: here. Yes, the différences were that the gang tried to run Dr. Manfl fthke him do as THEY wanted and they couldn’t BY MERCHANT'S STORY do it. Now t%o shrting About what all THEY could do. Yes, they’ g;n all and that’s all there is to it. It’s the plainest thing in #ight in Bemidji—this concert of the anvil squad. They ‘never :fafl to spell their own names in capital letters and God with a little G. ; dlos' and Gents’ Suits MADE to ORDER Cleaning, and alterations of allkinds. All work up-to-date, first class workmaaship T. Beaudette; Merchant Tallor 210 Third Street’ A merchant relates the following: “For years I could not sleep with- out turning every hour. Whatever I ate caused gas and sourness. Also had stomach. catarrh, ONE SPOON- FUL buckthorn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed in Adler-i-ka relieved ‘me INSTANTLY.” Because Adler-i-ka flushes the ENTIRE alimentary tract it relieves ANY CASE consti- pation, sour stomach or gas and prevents appendicitis. It has QUICKEST action of anything we ever sold. City Drug Store.—Adv. Nights of Sleep vs. ts of Agony Verdict Favors D. D. D. 1t is foolish to lle awake all the long night thrm'x!fh with that intolerable i caused by Eczema and await the coming of the day. D. D. D. Prescription is made for you if you are a sufferer. It will cool that hof flamed and itching skin, you will be able to rest at night, awake in the We took a loox around at those ar ¢he meeling yesterday afternoon in the court house for the purpose of planning for the Liberty Loan bond sale, and we noticed that the ‘‘great patriots” who've been using their hammer were not there. When it comes down to doing something, except shoot hot air, they’re not in sight. ‘“‘Some patriots” is right. Some people’s conception of 8 successiul city attorney is one that can get drunker than a bolled owl and act as insulting as any one with his hide full of booze. City Attorney Brown is mot of that calibre. That's why he doesn’t “fit in” with some people. SUBSCRIBE NOW “Qets-It.” 2 Drops, Corns Poel off! It we knew of something to say today that the *“Bemidji Clipping Bureau” could cut out and send to St. Paul or Washington or the Fiji islands’ we'd say it. REASONS WHY ELECTRIC LIGHT RATES MUST BE INCREASED 3 I i [ I e ., u as :g' have testimonials from many Mg:: For 85 Cents Peel Ma_fi Corns. i miant smone Youe nsigibors T abotle | Gets:it: the greatest corn dia On October 25th we are putting into effect & revised schedule of rates ap- Pec 15 Years ,,.,‘{f,","olf'fi',,.',.‘_fi,,',';“:" g plying to the use of electricity in Bemidji. This is being done largely be- D D. D. the Standard “‘I‘; t:e‘l‘llb';:l;'!'“bgglta“n:t"é:'::-rlt" cause of the very material increase in our cost of production. By a careful Skin Remedy n L perusal of the rates as published in this paper and as per schedule mailed . to each of our customers you will note that this increase is very slight and in no way proportionate to the increase in the cost of materials, labor, etc. that go to make up our production cost. It is neédleas for G to ¢all your attention to the increased cost of ma- terial in detail. MBut-let us mention just a few of these—nearly every one of you willhurfi Wood this winter—how much wood do you think you could buy today for $2.50 a cord? This is one large item that enters into our production dost, wé Wil burn about 1,500 cords in our boilers this winter. Followihg s &-partihl Hit of some of the things that have helped to boost our manufacturing cost and the percentage of increase: % 20 to 80 per cent +.....100 per cent 3 . .25 per cent | . Transformers ........ «e +.....30 per cent “It Wil cfllnlfl’:“l;, One Complete Meters and Motors ++....30 per cent Blectric Machinery ........ ........ 25 per cent e T i that e o o pateZor "9 weiil ool anneals to the iron—that lasts four off painlessly, in one complete piece, Oftice Supples . 27 per cent times as long as any other. any corn, old or young, hard or soft, { Lubricauts ‘. . 30 per cent A or befween the toes, any callus, or, any corn that has resisted averey{ v thing else you have ever used. it comes like magic. Guaranteed. Black Silk Stove Polish cent Boiller Room Supplies. . .30 per There s probably no other business in Bemidji that has been affected $2i0 & clasdby ftsalk 1ts . more All you meed is 2 or,3 drops of by the raigé in' material and labor costs as much as ours has been. Do you lr;:‘::t:; 7 malerials :e:':;uy' aats y&‘}n i L It's the sure It treat a corn or callus. that never fails. rue—used by millions. Never irritates the flesh or makes the toe sore. It always works; peels- corns-off-like-a-banana-skin. 26c a bottle is all you need pay for “Gets-It” at any drug store, or sent Lawrence not thiittk therefor that there is justice in the revision upward of our rates? This new scliedule has been made after a very exhnust!ve‘study of rates in other towns and cities, not only in Minnesota but in other states where We believe that we have ar- stove, your cook stove ish you ever used, your hardward ‘or grocery ler is suthorized to re- fund your money. on receipt of price by E. & Co., Chicago, IIL Sold in Bemidji and recommended as the world’s best corn remedy by Barker’s Drug Store, City Drug Store. You will note that ome of the most radical changes is the establishment This means that although your meter may show that you have used only 7 Kilowatt-Hours during the meonth, and at 11¢ per KWH this would amount to 77¢, yet the least charge we will make ia $1.10. If however you shouid use 11 KWH then your bill will be $1.21 at the rate of 11 per KWH. That is, where your KWH con- sumption is greater than $1.00' no minimum will be charged. This mini- mum is & readiness to serve charge. In other words, if your KWH con- sumption during the summer months when the days are long is only 6 KWH, yet in the winter when the days are short your KWH consumption will run up to 16 KWH. This means that we have to be equipped to fur- nish you with your maximum demand. At all times we have to have boiler capacity, engine capacity, generator capacity, wire and transformer ca- pacity to furnish you with the greatest amount of current that you will use at any one time during the year. The main reason therefor for this min- imum charge is to take care of our investment in equipment that is neces- sary that we may at all times be in readiness to serve you. your require- ments. Aside from this, any fair minded person can readily understand that we cannot derive any profit from bills amounting to 9, 18 and 27c etc. We have héretotdr had ifdny decounts of this size. It costs us more to read the meter, record thé dccount in our books, and send out the bill than we get for the month’s service, regardless of receiving no return on our in- vestment in- eqhiphiént. Following is & comparison of a few typical bills according to the old and néw fates: John Smith uses 37 KWH during one month. 37 KWH @ 10c .. 10% Discount ... At the old rate he pays: Net ...... At the new rate he pays: 10626 RWH @ 11C «ooeevennnnnaeennnnnns $2.76 12KWH @ 10C ..couoveennnnnnnn.. cee.. 120 b $3.95 gy 109 Discount . ....... e ey | -89 Calumet Baking N Powder costs half what $3.56 you pay for “Trust Brands.” In thifs ‘cabi thePe is'ah incrddse of 23c or about 7%. n.’h.ahn Doe' & Co. ube’' §47 K'WH during one month. At the old rate they ;}:la;;:k: 2;%!1 a As;ls_ : . < aa ing when you use it —as you 847 KWH @ &c .. use the amount generall (=l Less 10% ...... called for by other Bakinggl’owdersz only a level teaspoonful to a cup of flour. Caluriet has the most leavening power and is so well made that it keeps its strength. When you use you are certain of best At the new rate they pay: 1st 26 KWH @ 11c .... Neétt 28 KWH @ 10c .... Next 150 KWH @ 9¢c ... Next 260 KWH @ 6c .... Balance 447 KWH @ 4c E 7 Less 10% ......... g results—light, tasty, whole- —_— § some pies, cakes, biscuits, etc. ' $43.05 There is no loss. Things made with Calumet In this ease an iiicréase or $4.96 or about 13%. Power rates operate in practically the same manner with the exception that there is a charge of $1.00 per Horse Power per month of connected load. Fér ‘indtduce: Johm Juries ha® x tdchihe shop in which he uses one Five H. P. Motor. During one’ menth 'he uses 388 K. W. H. According to the new rate his bill Wi be: stay fresh, moist and tender. Calumet is a perfectly manufactured baking wder —sold at a moderate price. It cos t’ignhigh priced trust brands. It is n?ore eeommcaltiole\l?; than the cheap big-can kind. Try it— And save a lo? both ways. B H P.MOOT «vevenennennnn.. A $ 5.00 Calumet contains only such ingredients as . 1st 190 KWH @ 3%c 3.50 have been approved officially by the U. S. Bal. 288 KWH @ 3c 8.64 Food Authorities. e HIGHEST VW5s If there'is anything in these rates that is not clear, we will be very glad to explain it. We truat that-our customers will feel free to come to our office with any question they may have pertaining either to this new rate or any other matter they may have in mind that we can settle for them. Yours very truly, WHEN YOU BUY IT WHEN YOU [JSAVE ) Mitinesota Electric Light & Power Co. ¢ Fe SR L. A. G. WORTHINGTON, USE IT L§-—- L A .; o _ Manager. - T b T t I | |