Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 21, 1918, Page 2

PAGE TWO "BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER —— - BUBLISERD EVERY APTEBNOON EXOEFT ::nur 5 ‘PIONEER PUBLISKING 0O. THE BEMIDIT e @. B. CARSON TRLEPEONE 938 th stoffice at Bemidji, Minn., ss second-class “matter Congross of March 3, 181, Xntered under .fl of .No. -annonymous contributions. Writer's name must o ““E:‘?h":zl::r. blrt ynot necessarily for publication. umications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this office not Inter than Tuesdsy of each week to {nsure publication in the current qu-.v SUBSORIPTION RATES BY MAIL Three months . yoar THE WEBKLY FIONEER of the news of the week. Fublished mmfi;:lmmtomm.ux.hflmufl overy OFFIOIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEDINGS HEREAFTER. Fifteen million acres to be -irrigated, 80,000,000 to be drained, 200,000,000 to be cleared. This is the modest plan that Secretary Lane has presented to the president and congress. The figures convey the scope of an undertaking by which homes are to be provided for re- turned soldiers. : ; Of the men supplied by Bemidji for the national army there are many who do not come off the farm. But most of them are in closer touch with farm life than cqntmgentq pro- vided by the big cities, and are in a better position to estimate what it means. We can think more intelligently of its detq:ls and gauge more accurately the multitude of problems which it presents. : But, while recogizing the gravity of these_problems, we should hail the project with the same enthusiasm as those who are unable through the limitations of their ‘environment to appreciate all that it comprehends. As an economic meas- ure its significance is tremendous, but it should have more than an economic interest for all Americans. ) The histories of great nations are’in one particular iden- tical. Times of acute crisis, boldly faced and overcome, have been followed by periods of enormous internal development, both economic and intellectual. It came to Athens after the Persian war. It came to Rome after the defeat of Carthage. it came to England after the Napoleonic campaigns. B_ut to us it came in a degree unparalleled in the world’s history after the reconciliation which ended the Civil war. o Any bitter struggle brings to light the latent qqalltles needed to endure it. When it has passed, those qualities re- main, and demand a field for their exercise. Those who have seen at close range the daring of the Yanks in France have asked in wonder how so much courage could contrive to lie hid- den in these drafted clerks, tailors and dairymen. Perhaps only part of it was there at the beginning, and the rest of it was brought to birth by the demands of the battle- field. { But, in whatever way it is displayed today, the wise pro- posal of Secretary Lane will open up new fields for t_he em- ployment of all the initiative, valor and resource wh}ch the present conflict engenders in these young men. The time for preperation is already upon us; for through the smoke that fom overhangs the European continent we see in ever clearer out- line the signals that mark the beginning of the end. b ; GIGANTIC LIQUOR 'PLOT UNEARTHED. : At last! The mask has been lifted from the liquor menace throughout the United States and official circles of Washing- ton and throughout the nation 'stand amazed. i The speech of Alien Custodian A. Mitchell Palmer, made with reference to a gigantic campaign backed and financed by - a powerful corterie of German liquor manufacturers and brew- ers of the country to dominate the national congress and coerce the legislators, even establishing a powerful newspaper in the nation’s capital right under the very nose of the president, caused a craning of necks and a restlessness throughuot the country. The speech was made at Harrisburg, Pa., and caused a demand on the part of Senator Jones of Washington to pro- duce what he had in mind. Mr Palmer has done so, exposing a deal whereby German brewers’ money of over $400,000 has been contributed on a $500,000 purchase price of the Washington Times from Frank Munsey, the Times being one of the foremost newspaper prop- erties in the country. The plot-involves the name of notorious German agents in this country. Fifteen of the largest brewers of the United States are implicated with their thousands of dollars of alloted contributions. The matter will be discussed by the senate committee : Monday and if the house of representatives and the senate and e all the. government powers do: not crush out the life of the liguor interests in this nation, there is no hope. —— e Just whether the gasless Sundays will increase the church congregations or the movie theater audiences is somewhat of a problem that’s too deep for us to fathom. PESSE I VR e The male population of Bemidji is soon to lay aside the novel and take up the reading of their questionnaire. The latter is the best reading at present. —0 According to the latest Paris modes, says a fashion report from the French style factory, the scissors will play an im- portant point on incoming styles. Oh! Hum. SelRie e uier & We have not forgotten days long ago when we were wont to secure a healthy pumpkin from some convenient patch and after scooping out the interior cut a face in one side, insert a candle and “scare’” the folks comfortablly seated in homes. But when we saw some of those giants at the county fair we surmiiled a motor truck would be needed to convey them around. ————— Watching the accounts of the German drive and their re- treat sort of reminds us of that old time set of verses about the - Duke of Yorkshire having 10,000 men and marching them up : the hill and then marching them down again., Just like the Hun kaiser did. —0 & If you’re sick and tired of frequent “drives,” try one of those driveless Sundays. It might help some. o “FROM BELTRAMI C0. SOLDIERS-SAILORS SIMONS ON LEAVE. Edwin Simons, son of Judge and Mrs. H. A. Simons, is home from the battleship Kansas and will be here until next Thursday on a furlough. At the expiration of his leave-he will report to the United States naval academy, Annapolis; having been se- lected by the navy department for training t. receive a‘ commission as ensign in the navy. He will remain at the academy until next February when he will receive his commission. Mr. Simons went to the Kansas with the Fifth division, Minnesota Naval militia, from Bemidji the next day after the president signed the bill declaring a state of war with Ger- many. He attracted the attention of his commanding officer and under the rules of the navy was recommended by his captain for special training by the government. The recommenda- tion was confirmed by the mnavy de- partment. FRED CUTTER PROMOTED. Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. Cutter-today re- ceived information that their son, Fred Cutter, has been promoted to a gergeancy. For several months Fred ‘the Pioneer before enlisting. AEANT FREEDOM FOR FRANCE ‘Allegorical ' Representation of Young Girl's Impressions of First Sol. diers From America. Kathleen Norris gives an imaginary conversation ‘with a young French girl ‘deseribing the coming of the American «goldiers to France as she is supposed te remember it: “‘And men—to stand beside our men —from Anieriea! I remember stand- ing in the chateau gateway on a bright ‘November afternoon:and seeing them ‘come up the road. Soldiers! We were used to soldiers! But these were dif- ferent. Grandmere was with me, we had been here all the time. ; “They came along, in the stream- ing afternoon sunlight, and they smiled and waved at me, “ ¢ 4They are the Americans!” Grand- mere said, and she began to cry softly. “God bless them—God bless them!” she whispered, over and over. “And that night, as you know, we had their officers at the chateau and one of them told me he, also, had a daughter, not much younger than I, and that her name was Virginla—- “ ‘I don’t know why—for, God kugws, there were hard tlmes, and dark times. ahead—but from that moment I.felt hope. Child that I was, I seemed to see behind those marching men the, big and generous natlon that was d t- ing itself to their service, the women everywhere, with ‘their sewing ‘and cooking, saving and planning, thelr let- ters and their prayers—all one in their work for an ideal beside which the il comfort and the ease of this generation was as nothing! "—Woman’s Home Companion. -+ REGARD . COLD AS SERIOUS Medical Authority Warns Against Con- temptuous Attitude Too Often Taken by Those Affiicted. (LS The ultrawise citizen of male per- suasion devotes part of the sweltry summer days to the unsympathetic task of selecting his winter overcoat— a wise and sometimes money-saving plece of foresight. Other perspiring ones are buying coal. In summer pre- pare for winter, It is probably in this splirit that the very midsummer num- ber of Beston Medical and Surgical cal Journal touches upon the Decem- bery subject of colds, ‘and it is pre- cisely in this splrit that we translate a few Injunctions from the medical writing of Dr. D. C. Dennett in the Journal. Treat colds early and carefully. Colds are simply the first stages of poneumonia, -tuberctlosis and many other allments. When you have a cold you are in”the beginning of a serlous disease, which may develop if you neglect it. In military camps the order s ‘that colds be reported upon the appearance of first symptoms. Do not poke a cold with medicated cotton on a stick. Do not take aspirin except for pain. Do not spray a cold. Do not take quinine and whisky, but treat a cold seriously because it Is a serious disease. Consult a doctor. italians All in It. “Practically every woman in Italy from sixteen to sixty is a war nurse or a volunteer war worker, and the whole nation is feeling the beneficent throb of thelr activity,” Count V. ‘Machhi De Cellere sald in an address ‘before the Continental Congress of the 'Daughters of the American Revolu tion. Our women in Italy, though not politically organized or prepared for service, had within thelr hearts and minds the hereditary tradition of the struggle for liberty and nationality and have stepped forward, falling into line with marvelous efficiency and unanimity, backing the men in the army from royal palace to munition plant. “They have undertaken the task of looking after the soldiers’ families, as well a8 reconstructing and refitting for useful lives the disabled men, of giving hands to the flelds as well as to the factory.” 2 was a member of the office force of |. Remember the Date Septi-28 | Subsetribe for Your Liberty Bond H. N.“M’KEE, Funeral ‘Director PHONE 178-W-or R U.S. FOOD 'ADMINISTAATION By Edward A. Shannon;, M. D. ORDINANCE XO. 4. On ordinance levying a tax upon all taxable property in the Park District, within the City of Bemidji, for the year 1918, for maintaining and improving the parks, boulevards and ways of such park district and to defray the expenses of the Board of Park Commissioners. Be It Enacted by the Park Commission- ers of the Park District of-the City of Bemidji, State of Minnesota. X lon ‘1. That there be and is hereby levied for the maintainin, and improving the parks, boulevards and ways of the Park District of the’ City of Bemidji, and de- fray the expenses of the Board of Park Commissioners and the several ‘depart- ments of such Park District, upon all the property taxable therefor, in the City of Bemidji, for each of said funds, a tax for the year 1918, in'an amount equal to. the annual estimate of the expendi- tures for each of said funds as follows: TFor president's office fund. .$ 150.00 For secretary’s office fund 150.00 For attorney’s office fund 400.00 For engineer’s-office fund 200.00 For contingent fund..... 200.00 For police fund, for parks..... 409.00 For park superintendent’s fund 00.0! For cleaning and repair fund 500.00 For park improvement-fund. 500.00 For general fund 500.00 Total tuceioerianasnosonnonn $3,600.00 4 Section 2. That the secretary of the Board of Park Commissioners of the city of Be- midji, Minnesota, is hereby directed to certify a copy of the foregoing ordinance to the county auditor of the County of Beltrami, immediately upon its passage, a;;é)ruvnl and publication as the law pro- vides. Y Rection 3. Ianms ordfl::an;:le shall take effect and be orce after its passage, approval snd publication. : 2 4t wi’sassed and approved Septembert 20, E. W. JOHNSON, Vice President. Attest: J. BISIAR, Secretary, Pro Tem. Read -the. first time Sapt. J1, 1918. Read the second time, Sept. 23, 1418. 11921 August 27, 1918. Meeting called to order in office in High School Building. Those present were Messrs. Roe, Given, Molander, and Brooks. Moved and seconded that Mr. Brooks act as temporary president. It was moved, seconded and . carried that: the followhig bills be allowed as read by Mr. Roe: Harry Olin ... Given Hardwar . Keasby & -Mattison Morris Kaplan 125 duly seconded by Alderman Garlock was Tom Smart ..... 8.85 upon the call of ayes and nays, declared Andrew Benson 26.30 | duly passed and: carried. C. Joslyn ...... 23.00] Approved, Sept 20, 1918 ‘Thos. Johnson 10.00 CHAS. W. VANDERSLUIS, Midland Press 18.00 Mayor. F. G. Shaddegg . 12.35| Attest: St. Hilaire Lumb | GEO STEIN, City Clerk. Northwestern School Supply Co. 99.156 1921 Pearl -Barnell: .. 1.70 W. G. Bolcom .. 28.26| At a regular meeting of the city coun- Lucy - Brooks . 1.00 ] cil of the' city of Bemidji, Minn., held A. A, Warfleld 576.36| Sept. 16, 1918. 3 E. P. Dutton & 3.14| Alderman Phillippl presented the fol- [ St. Cloud@’ Oil Co. 9.25{ lowing resolution and moved its adop- Carlson Variety’ .30 | tion. There being no further business, the motion made by Mr. Brooks and sec- onded by Mr. Molander, that the meet- ing be adjourned. Motion carried. b ol !&c?ofi. erk. BE. H. SMITH, President. August 13, 1918. Meeting held in Dr. E. H. Smith’s of- fice, with all members present. Xa ‘Molander was chosen Temporary chaire! man, and J. T. Tuomy temporary ‘sec- retary. | The following officers were elected by the board for the ensuing year: ‘Dr._E. H. Smith, President. R. L. Given, Treasurer. K. K. Roe, Clerk. Moved and seconded that Wm. Cauig be awarded the contract for transport- ing the children to and from school, for $200 per month, furnishing warm wait- ing rooms for the children where they are waiting for the busses; also to give bonds to the district. Motion carried. A petition to the board, ‘signed by residents of the 5th ward, was present- ed by Mr. Jonais, asking to establish a 7th grade in the Lincoln building. Moved and ‘seconded that the ipetition be.placed on file. - Motion' carried. Moved by Mr. Brooks, seconded by Mr. Molander, that the following bills be allowed and orders drawn for same: Motion carried. Beltram! Elevator and Milling s Co. ... e 15:68 Lucy Brooks 2.00 Harry Olin .. 1130 W. M: weleh Mfg. Co. 10.00 Palace Meat Market . 1.10 W. A. Schurmann & Co. 21.59 Northwestern Telephon change ... 8.98 D. C. Heath & Co., —— 17.28 Bemidji Hardware C0. o 3 Bemidji- Hardware Co. . 61.77 M. T. Nelson ....... 3. Aldrich & Englis] 51 Mabel Matteson 9. Moved, seconde treasurer's bond be fixed at $30,000.00. Moved by Mr. Molander and seconded .44 | and such resolution SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 21, 1918 If you will do your part in the Little Falls Business College you are sure’ ‘of? success. The' 'success’ of former students is the proof. Be. ginning salaries of sixty to a hun- dred. and twen:j'-flve dollars a month is the record. The best is- the cheapest.” You' can ‘enter:at any time. Send for.catalog. w9-19d9-21 e———————S——— -~ RESOLUTION WO. 136, At a regular meeting of the city coun- cil ‘of the city of Bemidji, Minn., held Sept. 16th, 1418, Alderman Bakus pre- sented the following resolution and mov- ed its adoption. ‘Whereas, -there ‘appears as a part_of the records of the city council of Be- midji, Minn., held on May 24th, 1909, as follows: “Whereas by mistake the county audi- tor in the year 1908 credited to the Bond 'und: of 8aid'county the sum of $2,250.64, instead of crediting said sum to the In- terest Fund, and ‘the treasurer of the City of Bemidji credited said sum to the Sinking Fund of the' City of Bemidii, now therefore be it resolved that the city treasurer be and is hereby authorized and directed to transfer from the Sink- ing Pund to the Interest Fund the said sum. of ' $2,2560.64." ‘And whereas it appears from record that said sum of $2,250.64 was duly transferred from the Sinking Fund to :he Ir&tercst Fund where it properly be- longed, And -whereas the city treasurer and clerk in making this transfer at that time, treated the same as a loan made b; the Sinking Fund to the :Interest ("ond, and which item has since that time been carried and included as a Sinking Fund Investment, And whereas no- loan or’investment was made or intended to be made by the Sinking Fund, Now, Therefore Be It Resolved, that the City Treasurer and City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to make the mecessary corrections, = deducting from the amount of Sinking Tund In- vestments the sum of $2,250.84, and as an offset to charge off or illiminate the item carried as “Interest Fund due to Sinking Fund,” $2,250.64. The foregoing resolution having been duly seconded by Alderman Bagley was upon the call of ayes and mays, declared duly passed and carried. Approved, Sept. 20, 1918, CHAS. W. VANDERSLUIS, Mayor. | Attest: GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. i - 1921 !, RBSOLUTION WO. 138, At a regular meeting of the-eity coun- cil of the city of Bemidji, Minn, held Sept. 16, 1918, Alderman Bagley pre: sented the following resolution and mov: ed_its adoption. i ‘Whereas; ~Resolution No. 24-declared passed and carried at a meeting of the city council’held 7on Jamuary 31, 1913; provided for'a temiperary transfer of the sum of ($10,000) Ten Thousand Dollars from'the ‘revolving’’fund to ‘the permas nent inmprovement ‘fund, and, { Whereas, there appears at this time surplus of funds to the credit of th permanent improvement fund. Now, Therefore Be It Resolved tha; a warrant be drawn on the permanent improvement fund for the sum of one thousand dollars-($1,000) with accrued interest in the sum of two hundred sev: enty-Nine & 15-100) 279.15, and placed ta the credit of the revolving fund. | And Be It Further Reserved that the city treasurer and clerk be hereby aus: thorized and directed to correct their records of items: ‘‘revolving fund invest- ments” and of ““‘permanent improvement fund due the revolving fund” to read 0 $9,000 in each “case in place of $10,000. The foregoing: resolution having beel duly seconded by Alderman: Bakus wa! upon the call of ayes and nays, declared duly passed and carried. | Approved Sept. 20, 1918. i C. W. VANDERSTLUIS, ! Mayor. Attest: GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. 1t921 RESOLUTION No. 137. At a regular meeting of the city coun- cil of the city of Bemidji, Minn., heldl Sept.-16, 1918, Alderman Bagley present-| ed the following.resolution and moved its adoption. ; ‘Whereis, during ‘the year 1910 the city treasurer paid out of ‘the sinking fund and retired warrants drawn upon the revolving ‘fund in. the sum 'of $7,658.19 and, 2 Whereas; the said sum of $7.568.19, has since that time been carried as a part of the sinking fund investments and, - ‘Whereas, there appears at this time a surplus- of fufids to the credit of the revolving fund, Now Therefore Be It Resolved that a warrant be drawn on the permanent im- provement revolving fund. for the sum of $3,558.19, (thirty-five hundred fifty- eight & 19-100),'and placed to the credit of the' sinking fund. And Be It Further Resolved that ac- crued interest for the period of seven years and seven months, in the sum of $1,348.90 ‘(being.on the basis of 5 per cent), be paid by drawing a warrant on the interest fund and placed to the credit of the sinking fund, The foregoing resolution having been RESOLUTION NO. 139. A resolution levying a_ tax upon allf taxable praperty within the city of Be- || midji for the year 1918, for the support of the various departments of the city government. Resolved, That there be and is hereby levied, for the support of the various de- partments of the city sovernment, upon all the property taxable therefor, in the city ‘of Bemidji, Beltrami county, State of Minnesota, for each of the funds be- Tow specified, a tax for the year 1918, in an amount® -equal to the annual estimate of expenditures for each of said funds as is hereinafter recited and|! set forth, from .which estimates there has been deducted from such funds the amount assigned to each fund, if any, from the estimated miscellaneous re- ceipts of the city, and also the unex- pended balances remaining in the treas- ury of the city at the close of business January 31, 1917, to the credit of such fund, if any, togetlier with thé estimated receipts and contributions appropriated by law to particular purposes; and said amount of such levy for each fund here- in and hereby made after making the fore, :sh\g deductions, being as follows, to-wit: For general fund............. $32.340.00 For permanent improvement fund + 9,000.00 For poor fund. 6,000.00 For library fun For interest fund ,000. For sinking fund 1,500.00 Total Jevy udvviiiatin o imii $53,340.00 Resolved that the tax levy hereinbe- fore recited be and the same is hereby levied upon all the taxable property within the assessment district of the city of Bemidji. That the city clerk is directed to certify a copy of the forego- ing resolution to the county auditor of the county of Beltrami immediately after its passage and approval, as the law re- quires. Alderman Bagley seconded the motion was upon the call of ayes and nays, duly declared passed and_carried. Aldermen_ voting “aye” 1,500.00 3,000.00 were Bagley, by Mr. Brooks that the roof of the Hi Garlock, Backus, Phillippi, Barnell, School building be repaired under the|Croon, Clark. “Nays"—N Absent— supervision of Thomas Johnson. Mo-| Palmer. Benner, Smith, Joan tion carried. Approved, Sept 20, 1918. Moved to adjourn. CHAS W. VANDERSLUIS, (Signed.) E. H. SMITH, Mayor. President. | Attest: K. K. ROE, GEO. STEIN, City Clerk. Clerk. 121 { 1 — —— | i SN — £ | -BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL| Dr. A. E. Henderson Office in O’Leary-Bowser Blk 5 ~Bemidji Telephone 72-R DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC Acute 'and Chronlo- - “Disesses handleq with great sucosss. ‘18t Nat! Bank Bldg. Plione 40§~ ‘Hours 10-12 a. m.; 2-5 7-8 p:'m. DR. 0. B, BANBORN PHYSICIAN 'AND 'SURGEON Office—Miles ‘Block EYE EAR NORE THROAT Glasses Fitted DR. E. H. SHITH PHYSICIAN. AND SURGEON Office Security Bank’ Bleok DR, E, A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN. ANDSURGEON ‘ Offfce:in‘Maye: Block Phone 39¢ Res.. Phone 397 DR. L. A. WARD "PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON _- Bemidji, Minn. [ DRS. GILMORE & McCANN ''PHYSICEANS AND SURGEONS ‘Oftice-—<Miles’ Block DR H..A. N ol AN OB LN AND SURGEON : Ibertsor-Block - Office Phone 163 DE. ‘EINEE 'JOHNSON * PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON “Bemidjf, Minn: DENTIBTS DR. J.-W.. DIEDRICH 2 DENTIST __-Office, O'Leary-Bowser Bldg Oftice Phone 376-W Res. $76-R DE. J. T. TOOMY DENTIST North of Markham Hotel Gibbons Block Tel. 330 DR D. L. STANTON DENTIST Office’in~WinteF Block LAWYERS GRAHAM M. TORRARCE - LAWYER Miles Block "Phone §69 E. R. BURGESS, D. V. M. Veterinarian Office Phone 3-R 3rd St. and Irvine: Ave. [ ol R | Oftice and Hospital 3 ddors west of Troppman’s. Phone No. 209 3rd St.-and Irvine. Ave. ‘Insure Anything Anywhere Oftices » Security Bank Bldg.—Tel. 747 PHOTOGRAPHS For the Boys in France Sittings Made Day or Night ' HAKKERUP STUDIO x-vdfim;:u DIRECTOR ' R v 05 Beltrami Ave., Bemidji, Mian. DRY CLEANING Clothes Jleuners: tor Men, Women and ‘Children GENERAL MERCHANDISE Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Flour, Feed, etc. nemumw' . scmom“m (14 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Pianos, Orgaus; 'Sewing’ Machines 117 Third St., Bemidji J: BISIAR, Mgr. Phone §573-W TOM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER Res. Phone 58 818 Ameriea Oftics Phone 12 Defective