Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 9, 1918, Page 2

_under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. < P B. H. DENU | TELEPHON® 9238 utersd at the postoffice at Bémidil, Minn., ag_second-class matter No attention paid ‘to anonymous contributions.” Writer's name must " be kmown to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communiostions for the Weekly: Ploheer -must ‘reach ‘this offies not|. Jater thaa Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue: W NEER the news of ‘the week.: Pubr paid to any address, for, in}l i e stus e ssswese0enie e essindedsinnditass vmersietes s fie “The Daily Ploness is & member of the United.Press Association, and || 18 Tepresented for forelgn advertising by. the "c‘?fif REE $’ Geméral offices in New York sud Chicago, branches in all prinoipal cittes. ‘. went.” - BEMIDJI LEARNS ANOTHER LESSON - " “THe disclosures occasioned by the employment of ‘a public examiner for ‘the city’s books will be accepted by.many in various ways, no, doubt, "but -there is only one.viewpoint and that is, that no matter what the out- . ‘come, Bemidjl has: learned another lesson and learned it well- At ‘least .« she ehould-have.: . : : It ‘brings up ageain the yesteryears of Bemidji. It bringe up again the “good old days,” if you Will. Itsshows that what once Bemidji stood for is not the methods of.today. . There were the days when “everything It-won’t- go today. Lack of observation, lack of detail, lack of & hand:-on ‘the throttle of the. engine ‘that piloted. Bemidji in her onwgrd O ‘cotarse 18 ‘in evidence today. ‘Lack of-a hand at the safety valve of munij- cipal aftairs is reaping. iis consequences, and the people of today are gath- ering -the fruits of the days when “everything went.” It seems incredible tnat a municipality, no matter what its size or status, would ignore its official acts. It is astonishing that a municipality ehould ignore for seven long years an audit of its'books and affairs by competent .persons.. It is remarkable that no one in office asked, yes, :de- manded, an audit.and @ clean bill of health when his term ended, that his < stewardship might be: reported to the people: who emyloyed’-him-and paid his salary. N It is, indeed, remarkable. For: seven ‘years, taking the period covered by the recent investiga- tion, no audit of the books and records of the city has been made. It has been one of the strangest things inso-called busirness that Bemidji ever experienced. The taxpayers and people of the city have been. in ignor- ance of the stewardship of the officials who have served them. No reports of any-nature have been-given them. If there have been any they were of little or.no-value, and the finances of & municipality are what coal] is /m the hboller..of a .steam engine. : The taxpayers.and all others have been “ignored and they have been silent—until now. Every year there should be a report by city officials made. for = the people of Bemidji. ‘The people are entitled to it and-every year. .there should be an- audit by a ‘disinterested, competent accountant: of the city's books and the result made known. 5 If the books and records of officials are correct and the business of the; people conducted in a proper manner a “clean .bill of health” is the biggest recommendation they could possibly wish. If,’on the other hand, the. books and records show irregularities of serious nature, laxity, care- lessness, incompetency and inability to ‘handle. the office, then the tax- payers should know it. They have the righft to kiow it. Kk The public offices of a city, state or nation, are not charitable insti- tutions. . No_business man would fill trusted and important positions: in -his;business .with incompetents and. pay .them, for the work they might perform. . Not on your'life they wouldn’t. And the affairs of a munici- pality are the concern of ALL the:people of that municipality and not the. concern of any individual nor few. ] . What; Bemidji should: do is set her house in order and keep an ever .watchful.eye upon it. - Her people’s: affairs should be considered and con- served carefully, intelligently and efficiently in every detail. The peaple are entitled to.know. every iota of their business and they have the right to demand that for which they pay. 4 3 ‘. —_——ee e What Food Saving Involves i Sign the:pledge and enroll as a.member of the United!" States-Food ‘Administration, and- you will be asked to do}’ these. things: : el o ' tice the “md } off gospel of| the clean: plate.” sonable supplies;— watch out for waste.} --Whenever possible. use poultry, game and sea foods in! Flace of beef, mutton and. pork. ' : Use potatoes and other vegetables freely. L ) Save wheat by substituting; in part, corn meal- and other: cereal flours for whea! ’flour : " Save butter and lard. Use. butter on the table, but sub- stitute vegetable oils for cooking. Save sugar.-Use less candy and sweet gar in tea-and coffee. “This is a.duty of necessity, humanity and honor. As a free'people we have elected to discharge this duty, ot under autocratic decree, but without - other .restraint . ftham the guidance of individual coniscience.” N 08 . =Herbert -Hoover. i PHYSICEAN ANDO! Offtes O'Leary-Bowsse Blag. ;¢ |IN.| DR.EA SHANNON, X. D, | PHYSICIAN AND{SURGEON; - Office in Mayo Block : Phone. 39€-. Res, Phone 397 DB.L.A.. Pnysmun.ANgW%nma . Bemidi, Mn.- | DRS.”GILM : i 0 DR. G._M._PALMER DENTIST Oftice Phone 124!~ Reslderice 846 Miles Block, Bemidji North' of MarkhamHotel. - Gibbons Bloek DR:-D. L. -STANTON Oftice in Winter Block ™ GRAHAM M. -TORRANCE® | Miles ‘Block- Pligne. 56 Pianos, Osgansiand sGewing-: 117 Thira 8t.. = . : Phone: 678:W.- - J.-BISEAR; Manager N. L BAENERUP- rém» F Photos Day:and;Night- .. Hair dressing, . face..massess, scalp.treatment. Switches made~ from . combings. $1.50.. 311 6th St. Phone-113-W! Safe and Piano:Mowing: ‘Res;: Phone:§8 318 Americs Oftfce Phone 12 e Tl 12304 o mgrfi“ Ma-.htv wa are.prepsssd:to.furnish - good teams and::drivere -on-shert-notice . By the Bale, Ton-or Carloagy:i TR : _ Starting Ourinventory is over and Ofds- and Ends of ‘stock have: been ' collected and will beiplaced on sale at a - very:small per cent of cost - price: - The lots are small and- consist of a little of - everything from stock. - : ‘Tfyoudon’t find what you- want today come tomorrow. New-Lots each day during - sale. ’ 2k AND. .- ; To : = Beitrami-Avenue Nymore Car leaves Nymore on the hour and half-hour. , Car leaves :13th Street on- the quarter-to. and: “.quarter after.each hour. o Fare, 5 Cents = 2 R W. KEIHL, Proprietor 5 Second - Street, y FARMERS! & TRAPPERS, ATTENTION ~ Weare buying Hides, Furs, Wool, a8 ‘Pelts jandi Tallow: and’ will pay e youk-the-full market - price. : 2 I; NGRTHERN -HIDE. & FUR CO. PANY. - OngoHait: Bidok: North ‘of - Union Station, BEMI JI, MINN » ICFURES. of home :folks > 2% carry ‘warmth ynd com- » -~ tortto the-heart of a eoldier. STUDIO Minn. The Hakkerup Studio Bemidj,- - - Food Saving Pledge | - Follewing, is-the-pledge which every woman in America is B e pledg y . Food- Administrater, Washington, D. C.: 1 am'glad:to joir you in the service of food con- servation for.our.uation: and I hereby accept mem- < Ba'ih.rindn Uhiled States Food_Administration, ¢ i § -myself tr. carry out the directions and ad- vice“of the Food Administrator in my homeinso-. i1 A single-thin slice of bread saved daily by “us-to-nend s 4,000 ton ble \each person, wixq alling dax, ‘shipy londed ‘with wjeat, to oury I " Dalastiue D