Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 23, 1918, Page 2

~ BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ——L PUBLISXED EVERY AFTERNOON EXOEPT SUNDAY THN BEMIDII PIONEER PUBLISHKING 0O0. : @ B. CARSON = X. DENTU TRLEPRONE 938 od at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn, ss second-class matter ana o Re S oarasn o March 3, e to annonymous contributions, Writer's name must b “mu?hr:guvr.. but ynot necess: for publication. + Communications for the Weekly Ploneer must reach this oftice not uesday of each:week to insure publication in the current issue. = < MEN MUST GET STEADY JOBS. o When the new Selective Service Law goes into effect, occupational exemptions are going to be harder to get than heretofore, because the “work or fight” order is going to stick. According to a statement by Secretary of War Baker, tele- graphed to the Publicity Department of the Minnesota com- mission of Public Safety, to get exemped from military service because he is in an indispensable industry must continue in such industry. ‘As soon as he gives up such a job, except as a striker in a labor dispute, he becomes liable to military service. The secretary says: ; g ; “A' man who gets an industrial exemption by reason of his being an indispensable operative in an indispensable in- dustry ceases to have that exemption as soon as he ceases to be an operative in that industry. “The boards have never applied that principle in the case of bona fide disputes between labor as an aggregate and em- ployers as an aggregate, but they have always prevented the men taking refuge behind industrial exemption and then dis- continuing the work for which he received exemption, so that] the apparent purpose of the senate amendment is already in operation. ; f “The reason for the exemption of married men is depend- ency and not status.” This statement of Secretary Baker puts the question fair- ly up to all individuals of draft are either to get themselves jobs in essential war industries, an dkeep them, or be prepared to enter the military service. —~—0 THE MAINE EVENT. The sweeping Republican victory in the Maine elections presages the overthrow of the Democratic .control of the senate and house at the general elections in November. The decisive majority by which Senator Fernald has been returned.to the senate, indicating an impressive gain over the vote that sent him | to that body two years ago, is positive evidence that Republican- ism is growing not only in Maine but throughout the country. The people are tired of the secret government that has been in control at Washington and are determined to send to the Halls of congress men who will see to it that the light of day is let in upon the devious methods pursued.by the party now in power. The gains in Republican strength reflected in the Maine returns verify the prediction long since made by leaders of the party in Washington. The present elections also furnish the voters with their first chance to express their opinion ‘of the| aireraft scandal, the shipping fiasco of last year, and the no- torious waste of public funds in the attempt to produce mu- nitions and supplies for the army. 0. WHEAT. No doubt there are several of us in Bemidji who do not depend for a living. on raising wheat. Yet, if . we are fair- minded, we will not withhold our O. K. from the’declaration by Howard Jackson of the Grain Corporation that $2.05 as a price for wheat is unjust to the farmer. It does not allay his grief when he is blandly told that if§ he does not want to deal with local elevators he. can ship the grain himself. ‘As far as our observation goes, farmers do not as a rule own railroads, and they cannot order the assignment of freight cars on a given date to meet their respective emer- gencies. The railroads do the talking, and they have a rather arbitrary custom, though a natural one, of assigning cars on the basis of last year’s business. Compassionate voices have been raised in commiseration for the persecuted elevator companies. The voices are those of the unmindful ones who forget that elevators remained full of wheat during the war shortage last year, while the wheat doubled in price. : —————— We see by dispatches from Washington where democratic senators from the good old “solid south” are opposing the set- ting of a price by the government on cotton. We should sur- mise they would. They would be foolish if they didn’t. When cotton was reported short a few days ago the price jumped $11 per bale over night. When the howl came the cotton dropped $11.50 per bale over night. Well, the good farmers of the northwest are still experiencing the lid on their wheat, while the south and its democratic support is rolling in money caused by manipulation of the cotton market. It listens fine in the northwest. i3 ———0 In considering the question of peace by diplomacy we must remember that howitzers and machine guns are the peace ar- guments best adapted to the understanding of Germany—and she is likely now to get enough of both to convince her. Yo S — Looking back at the French fields the Germans see a flam- ing sword at thp gate of their lost Paradise. They will never enter there again. g ~rmcr s s T —— WS- g ¢ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER NEWS AND LETTERS FROM BELTRAMI CO. . SOLDIERS-SAILORS GOING TO FRANCE. Frid Bolden, son of Mrs. M. J. Bol- den of Dewey avenue, has been home on a three days’ furlough. Mr. Bol- den came to Minneapolis from San Francisco in June and is taking a pre- medical course at the university. He expects to leave in October, first for New York and from there will go to France, this being his last furlough before he goes across. RED CROSS NOTES ‘Will all who have knitted garments kindly finish same and return to those from whoni they secured the yarm, by Friday, as a shipment will be made|| by the first of the month. “ Remember the Date 4 Sept. 28 Subscribe for Your Liberty Bond NEW YORKERS HIT "+ BY WAR FAKERS Public Is Defrauded of More _ Than $2,000,000 by the Unscrupulous. New York.—War charities fakers defrauded residents of New York city out of between $2,000,000 and $3,000, 000 during the past year, according to a review of evidence presented betore & special grand jury by District Attor- ney Swann, The statement filed with the court indicates that some of the more prolific. grafting schemes flour- ished under high-sounding names that “fairly reeked” with patriotism. Not ‘a few flaunted an imposing array of prominent persons on richly engraved stationery. These persons, for the most part, the grand jury found, were ' LA Side-Tracked the Entire Collection for |’ Their Own Use. the unsuspecting tools of crafty pro- moters, who were duped Into permit- ting their names to be used as officers or members of committees, thinking they were lending ussistance and pres- tige to worthy enterprises. The Investigation conducted by Dis- trict -Attorney ‘Swann involved over STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY eltrami. ss, ° Distriet Court, teenth Judicial District. Elias Skarsberg, PMintiff, vs. Sigvid Skarsberg, Defendant. The™ State of Minnesota to the above named defendants: You are hereby summoned and re- quired to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in_the above entitled action which complaint bas been filed in the of- fice of the Clerk of said District Court at the City of Bemidji, Beltrami County | and State of Minnesota, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said com- plaint on the subscriber at his office in the City of Bemidji in the County of OF Fif- 0! t plaintiff in this action will apply to the court, for the relief. demanded in said complaint together with plaintiff’s costs and disbursements herein. E Dated this 9th day of September, 1918. CHARLES W. SCRUTCHIN, o Attorney for Plaintiff, Bemidjl, Minnesota. 4td9-9-16-23-30 ‘ Let’s Go “Over the Top” the first day Sept. 28 Buy your Bond early WANT AD DEPT. Advertisements: in - this column cost half cent & word per issue, when paid cash in advance. No ad will be run for less than 10c per issue. Ads charged on our books cost one cent a word per issue. No ads run for less than 25c. : AN A A FOR SBALE FOR SALE—Horses, at the M. and L. stock yards, ‘Bemidji, Minn., B. Z. Mark the horse man’ is coming again, Will be at the M. and I. stock yards tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. ' 24th, with carload of big work horses and mares, also some Shetland ponies and harnesses; ‘be sure and come in, as he will be here one day on’y. ‘Willow River Horse and Cattle Co. 1t923 e FOR SALE—Hand made stake wagon. ‘Will gell right. Koors Bros. ot o t We will win this war— Nothing else really matters until we do! 2 FOR RENT FOR RENT—Nicely furnished fron room, 215 Third street upsu;lr; 2 19tf FOR RENT—Four-room house, 1236 The Flavor Lasts Dewey avenue. A. Kein, 3-925 S SR AR R RN g NT—Five- ttage at|= ! 14 O acnt i, hinize 1|2 o WECANIRSORE " £ : 0. J. Laqua, 206 3rd street. 3192412 gz a o S H ¥ | ¥ORr SALE_Three brand new show|= !.°> a COMPENSATION = g cases, Cheap, Address B, care Pio:|= fl's. - 0 ool -~ [ W = neer. 51925 |2 2. LA IR i INSURE | | < = 85 FOR - RENT—Four.room house onfS 3E cmg’g WITH - - 3 E Ll <= Dewey avenue. A, Kieln. . 2t921|5 8 = 9> I 5 fa ) MILLER|Z2 | o & 5 g FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms, |= >"'-m'>zg i AND (] s = | 2 = * 1302 Bemidji ‘avenue. = Phone|= g&"izm (2§ BE -] ‘Z N 2 = 453-W. sa6te| S 7 E =Q g:<§ SURE = & Z E — — ) E WANTED g gag'-"'f-’ @] LIFE INSURANCE ¢ E g WANTED—To buy t of fleld|= & S QO Office Security Bank Bldg. 1 ° = psahl, Lavinia. Phone 18-F-14, | : & 10t927 mlllllllllllIllll|||||l||||||||I||IIlllllljlI,|I|l||Illllllll"“||||||||l"||||||""“lllll"lll“lflfl- yw . Roofing £ 1 = 1]., 800 organizations, some known as “80-1 "4 50” workers, who pocketed half the donations they obtained and the others known as “100 per cent boys,” who are described as grafters who ‘were not content to accept a division of the spolls but who side-tracked the entire collections for their own use. Untll these frauds began to be ex- posed by the Swann investigation, New York city was heralded by the un- scrupulous as a “Klondike” for char- ity fakers. The discoverers of. the fleld are said to have tipped assistants in other American ecities regarding the “hauls” they could make and a migra- tion of “easy-money getters” to the metropolis resulted, If you don’t get a letter about the next Liberty Loan, go to your polling place and cast your ballot for a Bond just the same. Famous Connaught Rangers. 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