Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 31, 1917, Page 2

BEMIDJI DAILY PION EER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCLP SUNDAY- THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. G. E. CARSON B. 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 mot later than Tuesday of each week to insure.publication in the current issue SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER One Jear .............. $5.00 Six months ............ 2.80 Three months .......... 125 One month .... THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the week. Pub- lished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any lddMl, for, in advance 4 ..$1.50 CFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS The Daily Pioneer {s 8 member of the United Préss Association, and 1s represented for foreign advertising by the General offices in New York aud Chicago, branches in &)l principal cities. _—_—_—__———————-——fi BUSINESS IN CITY AFFAIRS The voters of Bemidji on Monday decided that it was to the interests of the taxpayers to dig into their pockets and pay for the new bridge by the Issuance of $25,000 worth of bonds. And the bridge will be paid for. It was a business proposition pure and simple. It was a business proposition caused by lack of business in municipal affairs. A contract was let for a bridge in Bemidji to cost fully $30,000 or more over a year ago and it is asserted that the contract is illegal. It has been so asserted from the floor of the city council and not refuted. ‘Whether or no, or what has been said in connection with the letting of the contract and its subsequent progress is not at issue. It is a matter of recent history. But the fact remains that a contract for $30,000 was let by the city of Bemidji without any provision for payment. That was unloaded on the taxpayers of the city to get out from under the best they could. They have done so in voting the bonds. All of which goes to emphasize that public officials with business ability are needed to administer public affairs, and Bemidji taxpayers will see that in the future that’s what they have. PACIFISM NOT FASHIONABLE NOW Last November Senator LaFollette was re-elected in Wisconsin by a plurality of more than 116,000—several times as great as that which Hughes received. This is taken by some to mean that the senator will dominate the campaign for the choice of a successor to Senator Husting. But such a conclusion is by no means certain. LaFollette as a candidate in his own right and as a dominating if not domineering figure in a can- vass where another is to be the real beneficiary are two differént forces. No man can deliver his own strength to another. In addition, the condi- tions last fall were very different from what they are now. Then paci- fism was more fashionable than it has been of late. RELIEF PROBABLE Of its own motion the Interstate Commerce Commission has reopened the case of the Eastern railroads which have been asking for an increase in rates. This is taken as indicating a purpose to grant the request. Such relief can come none too soon. Recent calculations have shown a decline in market value of nearly one billion dollars in the stocks of twenty-seven leading railroads during one year; and the destruction of confidence which has accompanied this destruction of values is even larger in its proportions. The commission has treated the railroads very cavalierly in the past in the face of incontrovertible evidence, and it is to be hoped that a radical change is about to manifest itself. NO CANDIDATE IN GERMANY Former Secretary of the Treasury Shaw calls attention to the fact that the seventh German war loan, in the same sum as our second, has just been successfully floated without any of the spectacular concomitants which have marked the ‘“‘drive” for the Liberty Loans. But who can tell what would have taken place in Germany if the Minister of Finance had happened to be a candidate for the Kaiser's place? “Turnip greens,” says an exchange, “is one of the most sustaining props of civilization, and yet no poet has ever been able to evolve a classic to the verdant food.” Well, what in thunder would rhyme with “turnip greens?” Speculative people who are predicting the downfall of the Kaiser are trying to decide on a fitting place of exile for him. They shouldn’t worry; he's on his way to the place prepared for him. Von Tirpitz says it is unwise to set a date for the collapse of England as a result of U-boat warfare, “for political reasons.” The principal “political reason’ is that the majority of the world is determined there shall be no collapse. The Foundation of a Good Meal Bread and Butter You owe it to your health (also Pocketbook) to use more BUTTERMILK The Koeors Creamery Churns Every Day drug injurious to the child. taste that children like children.” You ern help us government hy only such loecal or lo are absolutely necess: BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Children Like It § “You know it is not an easy matter to get children to take medicine, and forcing it on them does no good. -Most mothers know that a cough medicine, while palatable, should contain no The great popularity of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is ex- plained by the fact that it contains no opium or narcotic of any kind, and at the same time is so pleasant and agreeable to the Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy For this reason alone it is a favorite with the mothers of young G il G ot The Bell Telephone Unites the Nation’s Military Forces “do our bit” for the sking only for telephone equipment you must have and by making stance calls as NORTHWZSTERN TELEPHONE EXCHANGE COMPANY THE STORE THAT FITS THE Working Man’s Pocketbook for STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES also . FRESH BEEF at 18c & 20c a Ib. Gould’s Grocery Cor. 9th 8t., America Ave. Phoné 261 CITY HORSE MARKET We have on hand from 30 to 50 head of horses continu- ally. i All Kinds, All Sizes,Golors and Prices It matters not what kind of horse you want ,the chances are that we can fill the bill. You don’t need all cash. ‘We will accept bankable paper We believe that terms can be arranged to suit purchaser Try us. CITY LVERY, PHONE 3-w BEMIDVJI, MINNESOTA TR G T T T T T T o = WE HAVE THE LOTS What Kind of a lot are you looking for? A good business site? A location for a fine residence? Or just a place for a cozy litte home? EASY PAYMENTS Pick yours out and call on our &oell agent, The Berman Agency, Markham Hotel Bldg., for prices and terms. BEMIDJI TOWNSITE COMPANY Capital Nat. Bank Bldg. St. Paul, Minn. The government is using the Bell Telephone to link the army training camps, the supply depots and the nst defenses with each other and with the great military bureaus at Wash- ington. HERE i8 more of the true spirit of Xmas in a photograph of your- self than in any other gift you could choose. Then, too, photographs are economical, and they are always ap- preciated. Make arrangements TO- DAY for a sitting before the rush commences. New construction neces- sary to meet the incressed demands for service and equipment has been held back by the shortage of both labor and masteridls, Hakkerup Studio PINPLY? WELL DONT BEl People Notice It. _Drive Them Off with Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets u‘rmply face will not embarrass you if you get a package of Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. The skin should begin to clear after you have taken the tablets a féw nights, Cleansethe blood,the bowelsand theliver with Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets, the suc- cessful substitute for calomel; there’snever nnsrdcknest or pain after taking them. Edwards’ Olive Tablets do_that which calomel does, and just aseffectively, but their action is gentle and safe instead of severe and nntauna. 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