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

BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ;’-’-: fi“m'mn PIONEER PUBLISKING OO. . i u"m ! » e Entered st the postoffice at Bemidyl, Minn, as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 8, 1879, . N ’ 4 to annonymous contributions. Writer's name must be kfi:::u?:l?hop‘:duor. but ynot necessarily for publication. lommunications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the curren't iasue. THE WEEXLY PIONBER pages, taining & summary of the news of the week. Published "cfilm"s:a ment postage paid to any address, for, in advance $1.80 % OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEDINGS IN THE SWIM. There are many Americans whose loyalty has stood every test, and who yet feel unable to reconcile themselves to our participation in the European conflict. They recognize that assaults have been mpde upon our prestige. They feel that the honor of the Republic has suffered insults against which a merely verbal protest would be only a confession of weakness. They are spending their utmost effort and resource in this gigantic encounter, and yet they feel an abiding regret as they see us drawing further away from that tranquil isolation in which we viewed with the security of spec- tators the moves and counter-moves on Europe’s chess-board for over forty years. i “This aloofness can never come again,” is their complaint. They do not realize that it could not have been preserved under any conditions. We have not always been rich. The spectacle of latter day prosperity misleads us. We forget that it is the latest thing in modernity. A few years ago this was the pioneer na- tion, and pioneers are poor. So short a time has it taken us to become familiar with sur- plus that we overlook its novelty. Then we had barely enough for ourselves, we exported nohing and our intercourse with other nations remained about zero. Then came the overflowing cornucopia, and export trade. We lost our political detachment, and we are unlikely ever to regain it. / Of course, it is possible for us to make export trade illegal after the war. In a comic opera nation it could be done. With us it would mean the ratification of a tyrannous principle more onerous than any enactment of pre-revoluntionary Russia. Such surrender of our bodies and our goods would mean serfdom. 0 “SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE IS SAUCE,” ETC. The recent edict on the part of McAdoo, now running the railroads of the nation, to the effect that all railroad men must keep, out of politics or suffer a penalty, draws the fire of one who signs himself “An Admirer of Gompers” and writes to the Duluth News-Tribune, stating his views. He takes exception to the mandate, arguing that the “higher-ups” themselves are in politics. His letter is a follows: In the newspapers I read a statement that Mr. Mec- ‘Adoo wanted us railroad men to keep out of politics. As long as the higherup men in railroading in this country are in politics and intend to stay in politics, in- cluding Mr. McAdoo himself, I do not see why we who * do the actual work of handling trains should have to keep out of politics. “T do not believe Mr. Gompers, who is our leader, wants us to keep out of politics. He has never said he did, and until he does tell us to keep out, I am sure we will all do whatever we can in politics to help our in- terests. “Everybody’s doing it from the roof of the capitol in Washington down, so why should we be barred? I 7 do not look for anybody to get into trouble if he votes and does what he can to help his friends and also him- self. To deny us this privilege would be un- American.” 0 e SEEMS TO BE SOME MISUNDERSTANDING. There seems to. be some misunderstanding on the part of some farmers regarding the intention of the Commercial club to co-operate with them in securing help for crop harvest, in that calls have been sent into the Pioneer. This paper has noth- ing to do with the idea but calls should be sent to H. E. Rey- nolds, secretary of the Commercial club. Another suggestion. A farmer called Saturday for three men .and when they were secured they asked how much they were to receive. When asking for help, the one doing so should state the wage to be paid, as workmen went to know whether it would be worth while to make a trip and the wage they were expected to receive. ; 0. : The cost of the U. S. Food Administration for its - first year’s work was less than two cents for every per- [} son in the United States.—Official Food News, Minne- ¥ sota. Might put Hoover in charge of the airplane business of the government. The boys “over there” got something to show for Hoover’s work the past year, and in the airplane fiasco everybody got—Well, everybody knows. 0 By proclamation, the president has set the price of $2.20 on wheat for the 1919 crop. However, we noticed where cotton from the “solid south” jumped $11 per bale in one night, the price allowed to go as high as it is wanted, while the northwest wheat grower is compelled to pay sky high prices for cotton goods. Again, why not treat all parts of the country alike in crop production? 0. Hindenburg, in his latest effusion, says: ‘“Persevere. We may look serenely into the future.” We have a sneaking idea there are already several hundred thousand Huns who looked that way when the Yankees hooked up with he allies and started forward, and there was no crepe nor silver handles and satin lining, either. * —0 We shouldn’t be surprised if some of those old boys around 45, veterans in the martial harness, could put up a pretty good scrap on the battle front, and they wouldn’t require much training, either. TIME IS NOW TO SECURE LAND FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS 2 R (Special to Pioneer.) Editor of the Pioneer: 2 St. Paul, Sept. 9.—If the peéople of Minnesota wish .to chave state for- ests in which some of;their returned soldiers can work after the present war, there is no time to lose in’get- ting the land for forests set apart. We do not need 'to wait for the hunt- ing season,to kill a certain ‘‘bugbear’” we have ‘in this state,—namely that state forests will absorb agricultural land. In our state forests every tract of good arable land, suitable-for a farm will be used for agriculture. In the Black Forest in Baden and Wurtembur—93 miles in length—by about an average of 25 miles in width,—at the beginning of the pres- ent war a million people were living, with many farms and villages. The state of New York has 1,812,865 acres set apart for state forest, and is em- powered to issue $7,600,000 in bonds to buy more. s Pennsylvania has a little more than 1,000,000 acres, and expec¢ts to have 5,000,000 acres, of state forest. Min- nesota is 20,000,000 acres larger in area than New York, and 21,90¢,000 acres larger than Pennsylvania, and has more land suitable for forest than either state. - The forestry officials in Minnesota cannot carry on a campaign of edu- cation on this subject; the press has a duty to do in regard to it. The in- telligent and patriotic citizens of our state, who wish to see its great nat- ural resources . properly “developed, should keep the matter in mind and try to have the members of the legis- lature give it effective attention. C. C. ANDREWS. FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING H. N. M’KEE, Funeral Director - PHONE 178-W.or R POSTUM insteadiof €offée” * ” ' |_SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY i We will win this war— Nothing else really matters until we do! BUSINESS | | & PROFESSIONAL d, | i‘ DR. H. A. NORTHROP. | f / PIONEER { Did You See That Window —of typewriter paper and carbon paper in the Pioneer Stationery House? The store formerly occupied by the postoffice. Small users of typewriter paper can now buy it in tablet form. Instead of breaking boxes and keeping loose sheets laying around there is a big saving in waste. These tablets sell from 45 cents to 75 cents and contain 100 sheets. , ' : ; The boxes contain 500 sheets and the paper comes in 84x11 size and 84x13 size. The range in price runs from $1.50 per box to $3.50. | Typewriter Ribbons Qur line comprises the well known WEBSTER STAR BRAND RIBBONS. There are none better made. If $1.00. A coupon book, good for six ribbons, cost $5.00. Get them fresh as you need them. PIONEER STATIONERY HOUSE Oold Postofficg Store Multicopy Carbon Paper —did you ever see that advertised? Well, sir, nearly every magazine you pick up contains Multicopy adver- tising. When people are particular they always ask, when given other brands of carbon paper: “Is this just as good as Multicopy?” Our stock of papers is larger than any in north central Minnesota. we know you will be satisfied. Then, why not have Multi- Your selection is made easily and there was we would sell them. The price is Bemidji, Minn. f ( |L_3rd St _and Irvine Ave. - 1§ DOCTORS Dr. A. E. Henderson Office in O’Leary-Bowser Blk Bemidji Telephone 72-R THORWALD LUNDE DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC Acute .and ' Chronic -Diseéases handled with great success. 1st Nat: Bank Bldg. Phone 406-W Hours 10-12 a. 1.; 2-6 7-8 p. m. C. R. SANBORN DR. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block A. V. GARLOCK, M. D, SPECIALIST EAR NOSE THROAT Glasses Fitted BEYB DR. E. H. SHITH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Security Bank Bleck DR. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGRON Office in Mayo Block Phone 398 - Res, Phione 397 . DR. L. A, WARD PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. DRS. GILMORE & McCANN . PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Office—Miles Block OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ¢ Ibeitson Block _ Office Phone 153 DR. EINER JOHNSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Bemidji, Minn. DENTISTS DR. J. W. DIEDRICH : DENTIST Office, O'Leary-Bowser Bldg Office Phone 376-W Res. 376-R DENTIST North of Markbam Hotel DR. J. T. TUOMY Gibbons Block Tel. 230 / DR. D. L. STANTON DENTIST : Office in Winter Block LAWYERS GRAHAM M. TORRANCE LAWYER g Miles Block Phone 660 ,/ VETERINARIANS E. R. BURGESS, D. V, M. ' Veterinarian .. Office Phone 3-R 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. / / J. WARNIN VETERINARY S%II:KRGEON Office and Hospital 3 doors ‘west of Troppman’s. Phone No. 209 3rd St. and Irvine Ave. - - BUSINESS NORTHERN ~~Dwigh :ngfi'ufg@ o E CAN W Anything Anywhere Offices Insure ,Security Bank Bldg.—Tel. 747 ——— e e e 1 PHOTOGRAPHS For the Boys in France Sittings Made Day or Night HAKKERUP STUDIO FUNERAL DIRECTOR . E. IBERTSON UNDERTAKER 406 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji, Minn. DRY CLEANIN Clothes (lewners ror Mes Womern and Children - flbe i1/24 TORY CLEANING HOUSE < VB EANS ON. BROS PROPS GENERAL MERCHANDISE Shoes, Groceries, Dry Goods, Flour, Feed, etc. W. G. SCHROEDER Bemidji Phone 66 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Pianos, Orgarns, Sewing Machines 117 Third St.,, Bemidji J. BISIAR, Mer. Phone 573-W —————— e TOM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Res. Phone 58 818 Americs Office Phone 12 NDalaricua e