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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 office not 1ater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER ¢ months my BY MAIL One year ..............$4.00 Six months . Three months .......... 1.00 One Six .. 2.50 Three One One months onth . week .. Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Pub- lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in R Y e OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Ploneer is & member of the United Press Association, and is represented for foreign advertising by the R CAN{I E-ssfi General offices in New York aud Chicago, branches in all principal citfes. THE TRUE BUILDING CONDITION A half-truth is always more dangerous than an outright falsehood. There are many people who are deceived in believing the truth of a state- ment because it contains some facts which are true. A judge who based his decision in any controversy on the strength of the evidence presented by one side would be considered incompetent. The widespread publicity given to the statement that the prices of all building materials have advanced without including in that statement some of the reasons why, has made many people hesitate and postpone con- templated building operations. On the one side is the undisputable evidence of the advance in price of all building materials To offset this there is the fact that other products have advanced as much and in some instances more in proportion. Building materials have advanced primarily because raw materials have advanced. Increased labor cost has affected all manufactured prod- ucts, hence the cost of erecting buildings has advanced. It is evident then that the present prices are not the result of inflated values but have been brought about by world-wide conditions caused by the great war. It i8 the opinion of far-sighted and conservative business men that the demand for many materials required in the production of building ma- terials will maintain the present prices for a long period of time even after the war is over. Nothing will be gained by postponing any building construction. Every one in the building industry should convince themselves that this is the true condition and then see that need construction is gone ahead with. Already many cities are showing by the work planned and being ex- ecuted that the building public has awakened to the facts in the case. This will be true of every city when the misunderstanding regarding actual conditions have been removed. A DEMOCRATIC ADJUNCT One curious fact in connection with the formation of the new National Party has escaped comment. Prior to the Chicago meeting where the party was accouched, Matthew Hale of Boston discussed the project with President Wilson, who received him at the White House for this purpose. Mr. Hale used to be a Republican, but that was some time ago. Then he was a Progressive. Now he is the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor of Masachusetts, and appears as one of the organizers of the Na- tional party. This party, Mr. Hale explained to the President, aims to draw all the liberals out of the old parties and to unite them in the new organization. The President is reported to have been ‘‘much interested in the movement,” and it is announced that he ‘‘expects to keep in as close touch with the developments as his duties will permit.”” In so far as the new party takes the liberals from the Republican party, it will have the President’s hearty approval. If it proves to be drawing heavily upon the Democratic party, steps will be taken, of course, to hamstring it. Right here Mr. Matthew Hale will be useful. PATRIOTISM KNOWS NO TIME The National Unity League need not have made any limitation of time in its loyalty declaration when it said, ‘“Those who are not now for America are against America.” The “now” is superfluous. The saying is true in time of peace as well as in time of war. Patriotism knows neither time nor place. Those men have been the most valuable citizens whose devotion to their country induced them to urge preparedness long before the war began. EVEN GOVERNMENT EDITORS ERR Even the Official Bulletin has its editorial difficulties. A recent issue contains the announcement that the coal strike in Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee has not been broken, while in an adjoining column it is stated that the men had returned to work. When this happens in the office of a publication that has all the help a government pay roll can afiord, it is scarcely in order to condemn a country editor for letting a similar mistake silp through. TRATS HOT ENOUG TAKE- LT OUT AN, \ES Go ! BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER RATHER OLD “NEWS” On October 9 the daily newspapers of the country were able to pub- lish U. S. import and export statistics for the month of August, as given out by the Bureau of Statistics. This is mighty old “news.” If the books of the customs houses are kept as they should be, the local authorities should be able to ascertain totals on the last day of the month. The most remote sections of (the United States is only five days by mail from the capital. It ought not take 48 hours to compile the returns and make totals for the United States. The figures should be in the hands of editors within two weeks from the end of each month. If not, why not? CONFIDENCE IN COLORED TROOPS Oneentire division' of the National Army will be composed of colored soldiers. These sable sons of the republic will give a good account of themselves on the battlefield. The Civil War proved their valor; and once more, as in those days a half-century gone, we may expect to see in the official accounts of the fighting the familiar words, “The colored troops fought nobly.” GRAHAM M. 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This 18 a wonderful eliminator of uric acid and was discovered by Dr. Pierce of Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. If your d.rugfist. does not keep it send 10 cents to Dr. Pierce for trial package ‘and you will know that it is thirty-seven times more potent than lithia and that it dis- solves uric acid as hot water does sugar. St. Paul, Minn.—“I just want to say that Anuric has done for me what many other remedies have utterly failed to do. For over thirty years I suffered with rheumatic pains. ‘At times I would have them in my back, then they would start in my left shoulder and run down into my arms, also in my left side extending down the limb to my ankle. I can’t begin to tell you how much I suffered during this time. A short time ago I heard of Dr. Pierce’s Anuric. 1 have only taken one bottle of the tablets and w—gay have not a pain or an ache— thanks to Anuric. 1 cannot say enough in its praise.”—MRg. JoBN Evi.isoN, 1069 Greenbrier Ave. Brainerd, Minn.—“T have been suffer- ing terribly with woman’s weakness and a catarrhal condition ever since the birth of my little girl, three years ago. I have had iwkmhe, gevere pains In my side. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription has given me the first real relief in three vears.”—Mnrs. CaroLyNE HiLL. FUNERAL DIRECTOR M. E, IBERTSON UNDERTAKER 405 Beltrami Ave., Beenidii, Mi L. P. ECKSTRUM Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating Get our estimate Phones 566 and 309 The Nation's Telephone Needs = Must be Met First Since the beginning of the war, the government has been using a great deal of + telephone service and equip- ment, and many of our skilled men have gone into the army signal corps. Government re- quirements for tele- phone service, for equipment and for men have had the right-of-way over all private requests. We can perform our full measure of service to the nation only when we meet the government's needs first for tele- phone service, for equipment and for men. NORTHWESTERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE COMPANY BEmIDJ! HORSE MARKET We Buy and Sell Horses, Hamesses and Vehicles. P Moberg Construction Company Talighone EFR Semid]i, Minn. Whut is work--when there is love to do SATURDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1917 I Langjut o Ats gol-nich ions alome N A © ~r-~ WHEN THE SLICK STRANGER COMES ALONG AND OFFERS TO MAKE YOU RICH “QUICK” WITH SOME FAR AWAY FINAN- CIAL SCHEME. TURN HIM DOWN. FOR SUCCESS FOR THE REST EFORE VOU _“JUMP INTO.” AT LEAST “LOOK INTO.” BAY CRIPPLE YOUR CHANCES SOME UNWISE DEAL WHICH MOF YOUR DAYS. WE SHALL GLADLY GIVE YOU OUR OPINION ON ANY IN- W_%T OFFERED TO YOU AND SHALL CHARGE YOU % o WE PAY 4 PER CENT INTEREST ON TIME DEPOISTS FIRST NATIONAL BANK WELL! - - = = WELL! HERE is more of the true spirit of Xmas in a photcgraph of your- self than in any other gift you could choose. 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