Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 7, 1918, Page 2

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER _._'—q-q;;.u,:n BVERY '::rppm BXCEPT ::'nu: G. 3. oAmSON | S L.l.x.nm Entered at the postoffice at B i,-Minn, as - second-class. matter under act of Congress of March 3, 18 p'. ¥ ~ i tion d to annonymous nombuunnn _Writer's name must = krfl%:lt:u’tlo '.h;"édltor, but ynnt \necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weaklr.: eer must.reach this office not nsure publication in the current issue. H ;1ater than Tuesday of each week-to THE WEEEKLY : FIONEER pages, contalning & summary of the news of the week. Published T wnd et pOStage DAId to any adaress, or, in advauoe $1.50 ; "WRITE YOUR OWN CAPTION FOR THIS There will be no national prohibition if the president or Hoover can help it and it appears as'if they were the powers that be. Wilson has passed the buck to the federal food ad-| ministrator by asserting, according to Washington dispatches,| §. that he would not use his influence in curtailing manufacture| ¥ of beer unless Hoover regarded such a step necessary to the feeding of the country and the allies. But Hoover doesn’t think such a step necessary for, he avers, if the manufacture of beer was stopped there would still be a.large quantity of| whiskey and gin on hand and the people would become a na- tion of booze fighters. He also goes on to cite that beer etc. are harmless, owing to the small per cent-of alcohol etc. But he doesn’t say one word about the thousands.of cars used for.haul- ing fuel to the breweries and the thousands of cars used for] hauling the beer, nor the ships used for shipping to France! and England. ) | Here is Hoover’s position as stated after a letter to, Senator Sheppard of Texas: “Ag to the discussion over the suppression of brew- ing,” said Mr. Hoover’s statement, supplementing his letter to Senator Sheppard, “I wish to say emphatic- ally that from a strictly food conservation point of view I should like to see the use of foodstuffs sup- pressed in all drinks, hard and soft. 3 “This is not, however, the whole story. - We stop- ped distilling a year ago. There is a long supply- of . 'whiskey, gin and other twenty per cent to forty per cent distilled drinks in the country. “We have reduced the consumption of foodstuffs in brewing by 30 per cent and. reduced the alcohol content of beer to 2 3-4 per cent. If we stop brewing the saloons of the country will still be open, but con- fined practically to a whiskey and gin basis. Any true advocate of temperance and national efficiency in these times will shrink from this situation, for the national danger in it is greater than the use of 4,000, 000 bushels of grain monthly in the breweries. *" «“If the American people want prohibition it should prohibit by legislation to that end and not force on the food administration the responsibility for an orgy of drunkenness. It is mighty difficult to get drunk on 2 8-4 beer, it will be easy enough if we force a substitu- tion of distilled drinks for it. “The food administration has gone as far as it can toward temperance without precipitating a worse situ- ation. If the American people or congress will stop the sale of distilled liquors, the administration will find no difficulty in stopping brewing.” Well, that sounds like Hoover all right, but what we can’t quite understand is why he should constantly yell his head off about the “dear peepul” scrimping and scraping on food stuffs to help win the war, and then admit that it isn’t necessary to curtail brewers from using food stuffs and cereals on the ground that there is plenty of such. It was Captain Hobson who, while in Bemidji, and has done so wherever he has spoken, declared the liquor interests had the “president’s arm paralyzed” and it would seem so. 0- BIDDING FOR LABOR The most serious problem that.confronts this ¢ountry these days is that of labor and labor prices. As the former becomes scarcer, the latter rise, until already in many lines the work- men are drawing wages that shame a congressman’s salary. We are told that this is unavoidable—but is it? When we get a close-up view of labor conditions we are inclined to believe much of the great rise in wages is unnecessary. Not that we would for one moment oppose an honest wage for any work- man, but that all must admit that the matter is becoming serious. i Perhaps the most pernicious influence in the labor situation is the practice that has arisen of competitive bidding for labor. This is particularly noticeable in industries engaged in produc- ing government supplies. Whenever, in these industries, there arises and scarcity of the labor supply, wages are immediately forced up a notch. It is no uncommon thing to hear men who, only a short while ago, found it difficult to earn a dollar a day, boasting of six, eight and ten, and eagerly looking out for offers even higher. . The natural result of these conditions is that in many lines labor has become so scarce as to seriously threaten their con- tinued operation. In many lines of industry these abnormal wages are an impossibility. It would mean bankruptcy. But to some extent they must be met, and the problem is—how? If our government will kindly inform us how the farmer, for instance, is to retain a man who is offered eight or ten dol- lars a day on some government or semi-government works, it will confer a great boon the millions. of perplexed agricultur- - ists—and others. i Must the remedy be government regulations of wages? (U | S — Hoover can argue his head off aboyt the advantages of giv- ing to brewers and whiskey makers the food stuffs they want for the manufacture of their blood sucking product, “instead of letting the people of the country have it, but he will have to argue a heap before he will ever convince them that he is right. 0— Don’t forget to vote for State Senator Nord, of International Falls, the representative of Koochiching -and Beltrami coun- ties, and the man who used his efforts in securing for Bemidji her Normal school, and did much to land the plum for this city and his district. Y, S—— .Is it not strange that the portion of the Austrian empire which has the most food is still Hungary? . —0 When the brains were being passed around there were some government “experts” playing hopkey. POLTICAL EMENT (Ordered published by Edward Paul- son, and price to be paid for- 1 hereby announce myself "a: can~| didate for the office of County Com- missioner from the First District of Beltrami county, to be voted mpon at the primaries Jume 17. had eight years experience as com- migsioner. of Todd county and 'feel I can execute the duties to the best interests of the citizens of my" dis< trict and the county. at-large. support will.be much appreciated. ::pul-r Mechanics Magazine ANNOUNC, series, $5.00.) 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Kitchen—In the kitchen the range is across the room from the work Bed BEMIDJI, THE-UNIVERSAL CAR The Ford Sedan, $695 f. o. b. Detroit, is a handsome enclosed motor car that meets every demand in an up-to-date enclosed car. A roomy interior.seating five; deeply upholstered with fine cloth; plate glass sliding windows; silk curtains; latest ‘type of ventilating windshield; large doors—everything for comfort, and the everlasting regular Ford chassis to carry it, . -all means safety with simplicity in operation and the lowest cost for maintenance. The:real family car—just as delightful .on the farm as'it is in town. Come, see it. C. W. JEWETT (0., Inc. ! table and sink. The big screened porch serves as an addition to the kitchen, with space for a refrigerator and a table. Don’t overlook the entrance from the screened porch to the basement stairs. Rooms—The bed rooms in this bungalow are separated from: the rest of the house. The front chamber has a daylight closet. The réar bed room has a window. on each of two adjacent sides. 2 Bath Room—A built:in -medicine_case with door_and a litlle drawer. sets in the wall over the basin in the bath ~ Come in and let us tell you more about this and.other homes. SMITH-ROBINSON LUMBER CO a plain plate mirror room. ~PHONE 97 Phone 474 Bemidji, Minn. 2 G i COOK AND IRON IN COOL COMFORT | THIS SUMMER Electrical appliances offer you the opportunity to economize in household oper- ations, and keep you out of a HOT, STUFFY kitchen— AND YOU HELP YOUR GOVERNMENT BY SAVING --FUEL , : ~-~FOOD ~=TIME --TRANSPORTATION" , W Hotpoint Grill, Ovenette, Toaster, Perculator, all help you to serve the meals in cool comfort—and right at the table—so handy. ATTACH TO ANY LAMP-SOCKET COST LITTLE TO USE Come in any day and let us have the pleasure of demonstrating to you. Minnesota Electric Light & Power Co. MINN. PROFESSIONAL DOCTORS DR. C:. R: SANBORN PHYSICIAN 'AND SURGEON Oftice—Miles Block ' DR, E. H. 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