Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 28, 1918, Page 2

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER 3 THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. G. B. CARSON . - <o 3 TELEPHONE 923 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. - No attention paid to annonymous contributions. Writer's name must e editor, but not necessarily for' publication. ‘Weekly Pioneer mus this office not nications for the ust r Sommuploh blication in-the current issue. later than Tuesday of each week to insure pul THE WEBXKLY PIONEER - 3 fibm Ten pages, containing & summary of the news of the week. hed every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in advance $1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND C-l?! PROCEDINGS - PEOPLE ARE NOT SOUND ASLEEP. There seems to be an atmosphere of well defined uncer- tainty over the campaign outlook and it has to do with recog- nized relations in the past at least, with the liquor interests which have attempted to dominae Beltrami county and are now engaged in underground machinations with the view of.getting their sordid clutches around the throats of the decent citizenry of the county. y - s There seems to be a well defined movement - current through certain channels to encompass ulterior results and so far as being screened by the thin veneer of camouflage it is well defined to those who are in touch with the trend of things in Bemidji and Beltrami county. We have no desire to take partisan_part in the primary other than we do insist that the candidates chosen be of the right stripe and have the best interests of Beltrami county and its splendid citizenship at heart. ‘We also insist that whoever is elected, so conduct the affairs of his office in a right manner and for the best interests of the people of the county. : A Not only do we insist upon these things, but the general public also, and not only the people of the county but of the state. And the people of Beltrami county are in no mood to have their desires and wills thwarted, whether it be uninten- tional ignorance on the part of officials or deliberate malicious- ness in the interests of ‘debauchers of the public morals for personal and private gain. It was not so long ago that a movement was started for the division of Beltrami county into a northern and southern gection. The allegation was made that the reason for its failure was that the southern portion of the county was against county division. No statement nor insinuation could be farther from the truth than that. The southern portion of Beltrami was not against the proposed division but the facts can be boiled right down to this: THE MOVEMENT IS AUTHORATIVELY STATED TO HAVE HAD THE FINANCIAL BACKING OF A MINNESOTA BREWERY AND IT WAS ITS DESIRE TO DIVIDE THE COUNTY TO CREATE AN OASIS:IN' THE COUNTY MADE OUT OF THE NORTH PORTION OF BELTRAMI IT WAS THE MONEY OF THIS BREWERY THAT PAID FOR THE ACTION TAKEN. o AND IT CAN ALSO TRUTHFULLY BE SAID THAT IT WAS BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY THAT PUT THE KIBOSH ON THE NEFARIOUS SCHEME TO MAKE A SODDEN MESS QOUT OF BELTRAMI COUNTY, ONE.OF THE MOST PRO- GRESSIVE UNITS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. It is simply a case of the flow of liquor that is sponsor for much of the gum-shoe antics on the part of certain in- dividuals and interests, and it admits of little argument. "When Beltrami county voted to oust the saloons from its|, limits one of the hardest fights in the county’s history was put up by the liquor crowd to render nil the will of the majority of the people. The ballot was debauched as is well known in the frantic efforts of the gang to defeat justice and the sancity of the ballot. It required the supreme court to give justice to the people of Beltrami county and since that time the heirlings and leeches of the liquor interests have lost no opportunity in devising other ways and means to circumvent the mandate of the law. No submarine tactics are to be tolerated for one moment by the upright and law abiding people of Beltrami county. They refuse to be dominated by any individual, individuals or corterie. They possess the inherent right of -citizenship and they refuse to bow the pregnet knee-to any gang no matter with what raiment clothed. They stand squarely upon the firm footing of self respect and well being and the man or men who represent them in the future have got to be men four square or the voters will take them to account in no uncertain manner. This is no time for camouflage in civic affairs. The man who sets himself up as a target must stand the light of closest scrutiny and he will be watched closely at every turn for evidence of double dealing, with what is best for the county and its people in view. 0 A VOICE FROM THE TRENCHES TO BURNQUIST. Governor Burnquist is in receipt of a personal letter from Senator O. H. Griggs of Virginia, Minn., who is a §1 a year man in the service of the Red Cross and is in close touch with condi- tions in France. The following is an extract. It contains a powerful appeal to every citizen of Minnesota, written with a full heart and a pen eloquent with anxious urging that we drop every other consideration for the great task at hand. Senator Griggs writes as follows: “The time is coming, and quickly, when the volunteers in the lip-service brigade will fail to rally their dupes. The de- parture, in ever increasing thousands, of the boys for the death pits of Europe, will attend to that. The thrill of the quick- lipped hawker and fomentor of trouble, will soon be a chill; for the boys who come over there will see to that. Their letters home will be an influence for good that cannot be countered by empty word-battles; and the casualty lists, as they grow and extend, will dare any creature in America to hinder or obstruct the One Big Matter—the winning of this war. Over here I have seen much and learned more—much that I would forget— but the one big thing I have learned and don’t wish to forget is that just now there is nothing of any consequence worth consideration excepting as it reflects on our utmost efforts to win the war. If we lose, the world will be a hell in which no real man would care to live; and if we win—as we certainly shall—there will be left to us untold years in which to settle our social and economic differences. But there is just one thing to carry on the war and that is now—this minute, every minute—and with all our hearts, our souls, our strength and our resources. Any man or set of men, who do no worse even than remain lukewarm and indifferent at this crisis, are no better than actual traitors and should receive no more con- sideration. It is no time for doubt—it is a time for action— action for every man, woman and child. 'Ages of civilization THE. BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER may crumble to nothing if we don’t hurry with all our speed.| Mothers of Swat the shirker, swat the slacker and swat the disturber as you would the flies. " The American people want no temporiz- ing and God wants no.compromise. And may God ‘of us all be with you as you stand the guiding hand-and sponsor for over two million loyal and:true people.:. We:are-all spending our ‘“days in the wilderness” just now and weakness can be no less than sin. Were you to get the heart’s sentiment of every Amer- ican in France you would find my own but a poor average. - We are all doing our best as we see it, The American- spirit over here is one that may well become a tradition. Everywhere.one finds the determination, the energy and the optimism necessary to win—and *with it an unlimited intolerance for those few handfuls of wretched creatures .who do not lend their very selves completely to the urgent needs of this critical time. To be a part, even a very, very little part, in the preservation of the sanctity and safety of our homes and the security of our rights, is honor and glory enough for any man. Sincerely, Harold Griggs, Paris, April 25, 1918.” 3 ; ’ —_—— “CAN” THE USELESS CONSUMERS OF TAXE‘S.”b The president on yesterday made an urgent appeal for furthgr taxation for revenues to carry on the war. We are heal:tlly in accord with the chief executive and the only sug- gestion we have to offer as one of the great unwashed is that he tie a can to that million dollar bureau of public misinforma- tion, and while he is cutting swollen salaries of railroad presi- dents to also use the axe upon hundreds of those pay payrollers termed ‘“‘experts,” and ‘th&t he kick the hundreds of favored young men of draft age, receiving fat salaries while wearing officers’ uniforms they never-earned, not even in a training camp, on to the line, and several other things along the same vein, for instance the air craft production fiasco, etc. All of which is officially recorded. ; ’~FOR WHITE SHOES M. Alily white finish tha leaves no yellow tinge. )Retains the natural grain of leather. 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Tablets; 00 cents, EYE EAR = NOSE ~THROAT ———— T Glasses Fitted DENTISTS DR. J. I%NT RICH Office, O’Leary-Bowser Bldg Office Phone 376-W - Res. 376-R DR. G. M, PALMER DENTIST - i Office Phone 124 Residence 346 H. N. M !(EE, Funeral Miles Block, Bemidj Director PHONE 178-W orR || 7 TR, J. T. TOOMY DENTIST North of Markham Hote} Gibbons Block Tel. 230 Proinpt Delivery epared to fill or- Jexs for WOODSTOCK Type- _writers promptly.- Factory ontut iicreased ‘over threg DR. D. 1. STANTON DENTIST Office in. Winter: Block THE BEMIDJT PIONEER LAWYERS GRAHAM M. TORRANCE iy LAWYER RU UD Miles ' Block _ Phone 560 CHIROPRACTOR ; Factory Experts : = ,_ : || pocTor eF SRR PR 2 - Ac;]madl x:lnd : Chronic Diseases at the andled with great success. GAS OFFICE FRI. AND SAT, VETERINARIANS % J. WARNIN T -VETERINARY S%%%EON Office. and Hospital 3 doors west ; of Troppman’s, Phone No. 209 \ t 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. G 4 . SON.. 1. VR N§BIANV' 4 . Office Phone 3-R Res. 99-J rd St. and Irvine Ave. j BUSINESS GENERAL MERCHANDISE Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Bomid “W. G. SCHROEDER DRAY AND TRANSFER Res. Phone 68 818 America Office Phone 12 = EAN 3 Land, Loans, Insurance and City Property Troppman Block 3 Bemidji and Children MUSICAL- I UMENTS Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines: 117 “ Third St., Bemidj J. BISTAR, Mgr. Phone 573-W M. E. TBERTSON UNDERTAKER 405 Beltrami Ave., Remidil, Minn. i | | by e e SR Clothes ‘Jnlg'n‘.-fyh'égi g‘o‘r 'Meg? Women : ; ' } | } ! ’ t b ‘ FUNERAL DIRECTOR _ EJ N. L PHOTOGRAPHER . Photos Day and Night Third St. Bemidii LR [ PHOTOGRAPHS For the Boys in France ' . | Sittings Made Day or Night | HAKKERUP STUDIO mmll)wigm NN ASENCY Y h WE b L CAN Anything Anywhere Offices | | ’ Insure | | Security Bank Bldg.—Tel. 747 4 e ————— e Defective