Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 14, 1918, Page 2

pass? All right—be a draftsman. 'BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER —— ' FUBLISKED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCHPT SUNDAT: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING 0O. : @. B, CARSON ¥, X. DENU Tntered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March §, 1879. | 5 ¢ d to annonymous contributions. Writer's name must be fl%:fi"?:‘ ot.ha":dltor. but ynnt mecessarily for publication. f: Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not . later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. —— e SUBSCRIPTIO TES .\u BY MATL One JOAY . .oocriicanneieris SA000 Six months ....... ; Three months ... JTHE WEEKLY PIONEER - ¥ pages taining s summsry of the news of the waek. Published! ovc?.;hnus'yn::a sent p:'tll'- paia go any address, for, in advance $1.50 ‘' + OFPICIAL COUNTY AND COITY PROCEDINGS { THE CHALLENGE OF TODAY. . The following couldn’t happen; but try to imagine it. Suppose the distressing elements of warfare: could be eliminated. The elements that would remain would make war an indomparable blessing. ! Eliminate the pain of the wounded, the helplessness of the mutilated, the grief of the bereaved, the physical discomfort of the campaigner, and the sentimental regrets caused by the de- struction of ancient landmarks. Everything else is clear gain. For those of us who are not fighting there are more jobs than we can handle. Whatever we have in our makeup we can capitalize. L ! Can you add up figures? Very well; be an-accountant— we need you. ' Never kept books, did you say?- That dosn’t matter—we’ll teach you. Can you draw straight lines, or make circles with a com- Never studied trigonome- Oh, make a stab at it—we’ll help you learn. Inexperienced? You try or physics? Can you run simple machinery? have hands and eyes, haven’t you? This is the attitude of the wartime employer. only one he can take if he wants to get work done, Never was an epoch so crowded with opportunity. It teems with inspiration. ~All that we are, all that we.can.do, all the time we have needed. The sorriest attempt we can make at| any kind of a job is acceptable, if it-represents -honest effort. There are no nonentities—we are all personalities. It is despondency that leads to suicide—the depressing monotony of a humdrum life. Fear of danger does not point to the open gas-jet or the laudanum-bottle. It is the misery existence with prospects, the agonizing sameness of the work- day grind. i b The treadmill will be out of fasion while the ‘war lasts. Will it return when the fighting men come back to compete for jobs in civil life? It need not. It must not. L Here is a chance for some super-statesman. Whose gigan- It is.the tic intellect is to frame the economic formula? He will be.a great emancipator. 5 0. CHICKENS. i It isn’t onmly in their amateur truck-gardeps that city dwellers are learning to copy us community folks. The imi- tators naturally lag some distance behind the originals, but it is a fact that in the large towns chicken-raising is more than an experiment. Some months ago the department of agriculture became alarmed at the speed with which poultry-breeders were killing| off their stock. The threatened scarcity of feed suggested to the breeders the policy of playing safe while they still had something to sell, but the effect resembled a campaign of ex- terinination. Accordingly, a number of extension poultry specialists were sent out by the department, and the crusade which they conducted had the effect of checking the massacre and even encouraging the backyard chicken-farmer in the big city, who found that his stock could be maintained to a great extent on table-scraps. 3 With the advantages of a community like ours it is a positive duty to do better than these city enthusiasts. Recent experiments have gone far toward simplifying chicken-feed problems, and though the majority of us are not farmers, yet there are many in that majority who can find time to do as nfilch as the city-bred bookkeeper—starch, spats, stick-pin and all. % et il RS BUT YANK PRISONERS DRAW PAY. The controller of the treasury has rendered a decision that the pay of army nurses must be lost while they are prisoners of war in Germany. While the ruling may be techni- cally correct and in strict accordance with the wording of the law, nevertheless its practical result will be to hinder the en- rollment of nurses and interfere with the welfare of our soldiers at the front. Representative Clarence B. Miller of Minnesota, recognizing the injustice done the nurses who are so unfortun- ate as to fall into the hands of the enemy, has come to their rescue with a bill expressly providing that their salaries shall continue after their capture. The measure is in the hands of the military committee, and early consideration of it is an- ticipated. O We often wonder that some of that gang after Governor Burnquist’s scalp don’t sneak up behind him and pour ink on his coat. That ought to make a big hit with some of ’em. —o0 “What is a volunteer democrat?” asks a headline in the Minneapolis Tribune, referring to ‘“volunteer” democrats who selected a ‘““‘committee on harmony.” We guess that a “volun- teer” democrat is a toothless politician trying to eat a boneless ham sandwich. —_0 “Armies are capturing the key to this place and that. They’d have had some fun with Baldpate and its seven keys. —o How about trading guns, Wilhelm? yours last month. We got a few of sman I was going to marry in Amer NEWS AND LETTERS FROM BELTRAMI CO0. -~ SOLDIERS-SAILORS CAN YOU.BEAT IT? Here's what ia considered a good record for war material in one family, that of George Frank 8. Porter, a far- Tner near Nebish, and if there are any other families-who have a hetter one we would like to htve.it. Mr. Porter has three sons. Howard is in the-draft, Floyd is at Fort. Ham- ilton, New York, and Glen, subject to call, There are 26 nephews, part of them™in France, others in military camps and the rest registered. - Three brothers-in-law are also in the draft and a son-in-law is in Camp Pike, ‘Arkansas, 2 2 X KRR K ABY FALLS FROM THIRD STORY—MINOR INJURIES Pittsburgh, Pa.—Gordon Bab- inger, six-months-old 'child, fell from. a~third-story window onto a concrete sidewalk, and, with the exception of a few minor brulses, escaped unscathed. The mother und father were play ing with the baby near the open window when tHe father accl-i; dentally dropped him. S Bioia g a ittt 36 LIS 88 ST CLINGS FOR HOURS TO FLOATING BODY Porto Rico Girl Adrift on Lover’s Corpse After U-Boat Attack. - Snkatedetetobniototodots todetedotedodeduted AR RN A0 New York.—A vivid account of her escape from death, following the sink- Ing of a passenger ship in the Atlan- .tic, is told. by =Miss . Edith Donato Virola, an eighteen-year-old Porto Rican_girl, who was on her way:to the United States to-marry. For ten hours in the night, after the boat had been sunk.off the. Atlantic. coast by a _German submarine, she floated on the .body of her. drowned lover, be- fore -she-was dragged out of the wa- ter to:safety. 3 4 Miss Virola, who. arrived in New York city a few days ago, where she is being cared for along with other survivors of the sunken ship, told how the:vessel had .been but a few days out from Porto Rico when the passengers were summoned to the| deck by a gunshot across the bow. ‘A submarine was near by and the Ger- mdn officer told" the passengers they would be given half an hour to.escape. In clearing away from the doomed ves- sel the -boats capsized and passengers and crew were-thrown into the water. “In- some manner I lost the life-| protector: that I thought was securely tied about my waist,” said Miss Vi- rola. #“When I came up I was with- out prétection of any sort. “Then I noticed” with horror that near me was floating the body of the 1 ‘Was :Still Floating-on My- Flance’ Body. ica, He evidently had been knockec unconscious by the boat when it over turned. He was drowned. “[ could not get his life preserve) off, and I guess I was too much over come with grief to think of what I -wat doing anyway. “I -only know that I fiung wmysel! on his body rand then I must have fainted, for I-do not remember any more until I revived in the morning I was still floating on my fiance’s body The other. passengers and some mem bers of the crew were floating in the¢ water. We had.been in the water ter hours or more when sailing vessels appeared and we were taken aboard.’ Above Them All. Homan—*“One of the waiters at-this place was formerly a duke, one of the chefs was a count and the -bellhop was a prince.” Ryontoo—“I suppose the manager was formerly a king or emperor?’ Homan—"No; he was & milk wagon driver.”—New York Sun. ANOTHER TIE FORMING. (By United Press.) London, Aug. 19. (By Mail.)— English and French children are founding an “entente’” of their own. Those little French children' whose parents find it-impossible to remove themr from Raris @nd the terrors.of a daily bombardment are to be adopted into. English: families ‘“for the dura- tion of war.” Many a-lonely little Engligh child will profit by companionship of a bright, vivacious French child, and the French child-will have an oppor- tunity of studying the English life and language. 7 Parents all over England are send- ing out invitations -for *“duration” adoptions, glad to do something' to lighten the lot.of the harassed French mother who is in daily fear for her child’s safety. : o v RS el e HONOR FOR AVERY. Carlos - Avery, . Minnesota —state game and fish commission, was elect- ed vice president of the American Fisheries society at the annual con- vention now in session in New York City. 2 M. L. Alexander of New Orleans was chosen president of the soclety. 1|: Hi iy on. by in’ Subscribe for The Pioneer N. L. UP PHOTOGRAPHER Photos Day and Night . Third St. Bemidjt War and Women We hear much these days of what the| women are doing on the battle-line. How few American women are strong] enough to go to the front and endure; the hardships of the men! ! Help is offered, and is freely given to every nervous, delicate woman, by Dr. Pierce’s - Favorite Prescription, Remember ingredients on wrapper. No alcohol. In tablet or liquid form. All druggists. Tablets sell for 60 cents. In “female complaint,” irrcgularity, or weakness, and .in every cxhausted condition of thc female system, the “Prescription” scldom fails to ~benefit or cure. - Pains, internal inflammation and ulceration, weak back, and kindred ailments are cured by it—ask your neigh- bor. It's a marvelous remedy for nerv- ous and general dcbility, insomnia, or sleeplessness. : Write Dr. Pierce, president Invalids’ Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., for confidential advice and you will receive the medical attention of a specialist, ‘wholly without fee—no charge whatever. Send 10c for trial package “Favorite = Prescription Tablets.” MinNeEaPoLIs, MINN.—“Some years ago my mother took the ‘Favorite Pre- scription’ durieg mid- - [ dle life and it proved itself to be very ben- eficial in every way. She was always most enthusiastic: in praise of all Dr. Picrec's remedies. X “When my: son was seventeen his face Yroke out with pim- oles so I -had him try ‘Golden -Medical Discovery.” He took 2 -couple of bottles and it helped clear ) the skin-amd proved to be a good tonic. I am glad to recommend these medicines because I know they arc good””—Mgs, LGEo. ‘C. TowNsENY, 3035 17th Av,,-South, | “OVER THE TOP” GIVEN the - Montana 'state -fair. over from St. Paul in-an auto and talked shorthorns with every rancher ‘the‘- following war story: from the front lines in Francé to a camp, where other dusky.defenders were still'in training. His comrades| crowded about the veteran his experience. rookie. repeated contemptuously. .“Don’ you all ‘niggahs know wat ovah the top is? o’ saying’, Good mawning, Gawd?!’ “Waste Not,Our Country Needs It! ~ of their expiration, and - we trust they will renew GET YOUR BANNER TO ] - ADVERTISE THE FAIR | DEFINITION BY NEGRO Helena, Mont., Sept. 14.—Walter 11, youngest.son of the late James Hill, is one of tke live visitors to He. drove The Pioneer has several more | . small banners to attach to the b back of automebiles to advertise the Beltrami county fair. Own- ers are invited to call and secure one and attach it to their car to J.- help bopst:the fair. ; A Scores 'of Bemidji car owners and those from outside the city al- ‘ready are displaying these banners and farmers are also invited to se- cure one.: : A Negro soldier 'had come back|| - - < e e o T ———_ ~the: grounds. Hill found time, however, to.tell . Delicate ‘Hint. 2 <Fred, four years old, and -his moth-’ er were vlsiting a friend, - Invariably . when ‘they came the hostess would- have.some czke and-coffee for:.them. This time she did not make anything, ‘Fred, 7 fter waiting some time, became impalient and- anxious. ~Wishing to remind her as delicately :as ‘possible, he said as he went 'into the other ‘room:". “T'll.play the piano. Call.me ° hen the coffee’s ready;" B to learn “Bill;’* asked one, “waddyye mean this ’ere ‘ovah the top?’ Ah hear- talkin’ ’hout it all the time.” Bill fixed a baleful .eye on the “Ovah the t(;p? Ovah to top?’’ he Why, that’s jes’ the military way If you have any old RUBBERS, COPPER, BRASS, IRON or RAGS—notify me and I will call for them in any part of the city and Nymore. Just telephone Goldberg, 638-W. 4 . > I also guarantee to pay the market price, so don’t throw away your old articles. They are worth money. We buy HIDES and-FURS and pay freight on all 100 pound shipments or over to out of town shippers. - ¢ J. GOLDBERC 112 Tbird Street Telephone 638-W Bemidji, Minn. ' Order To Stop Paper The .War Industries Board at Washington has issued the following ruling: : : «ALL 'NEWSPAPERS - MUST DISCON- TINUE SENDING PAPERS AFTER DATE OF EXPIRATION, UNLESS SUBSCRIPTION IS RENEWED AND PAID FOR.” ~=Qf course: ne‘wspapers will be compelled to obey - this order and must stop papers when the fime is up. Subscribers receiving their paper by mail are hereby notified to watch the £ . YELLOW LABEL ADDRESS hich pasted on the front page of your paper and “which shows"you the date your subscription expires.. . When' the time of ‘expiration approaches renew your .- subscription-so ‘that you will not miss a single issue. City. subscribers, :whose ‘papers are delivered by carrier; will be notified by collector or through the mail promptly,-thus:insuring continuous service. Office Tablets, Pencils, Inks, Writing Paper, Carbon Paper, Type- writer Paper—Erasers, Fountain Pens, Rubber Bands, Etc. Boys and Girls Gef a—Hummer” Free Fair Visitors Are Cordially Invited to Visit the New Exclusive The Pioneer Stationery House - IN THE OLD POSTOFFICE BUILDING —_— We Carry l‘iverything for Stationery Store , School and Home