Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 27, 1918, Page 6

CARS LOOTED BY "DARING BANDITS Willions of Dollars’ Worth of | Goods Are Stolen in | + Look for the name Gossard Demand the genuine Combugt Baf Sytom SAVES10 T0 30 PER-GFAT COAL With coal at present prices, this saving is decidedly “Transit. worth while. The same heat is maintained with less Draft, consequently Less Coal is consumed—Iess heat ™ : : is wasted through the chimney. 7 ‘FRE'GHT LOSS HEAVY Dr. Garfield, the U. S. Fuel Director, says: <The » i - man who wastes coal today is an enemy to mankind.” ' MHead of Protection Bureau Plang Campaign to Run Down Men Whose Plunder Reaches ° Enormous Figure, A Combusto Draft System Device can be installed on your furnace or boiler at a very nominal cost. . If interested in saving money with which to pur- chase additional War Savings Stamps, see— 3 J. P. LAHR Markham Hotel Building New York-—Freight car robberies have become so frequent since the out- break of the war that the rallroad ad- ministration, which' has undertaken the task of suppressing the spread of such crimes, s lannching & national campalgn’ to put to an end the prop- 5 erty loss which, in 1917 alone, amount- p=m==rremmrroe R O S - ed to $30,000,000. Many of these rob- | : berfes have been accompanied by mur- |} TR 3 5 der. Acting on information that the ARE st New York city district 18 a “Mecca for freight car robberies,” Phillips.J. Doherty, manager of the property pro- tection section of the law @ivision of the rallroad '#dministration, {8’ con- dugting a personal “clean up” from the metropolls, 5 : Doberty announces that the cam- paign is national and that concerted action already had accomplished im- provement in big centers, such as Chi- cago, St. Louls and Memphis. Accord- ing to Doherty, however, “the most difficult and most important situation existe in New York." Phone 328 3 Why women in war time insist upon e The name fFossard on the inside of the will conserve your energy and increase - corset guarantees tne increased efficiency o your. eificiency. s . Enormous Increase in Robberles. it . ¥ X ~ The work of breaking up the gf)fi:z :g,"-'.‘m g};o v:?rk;’ Xh::h" :: b]: The name ffossard is your guarantee frelght thieves involves, besides -the bl dailion Siomaiser iy of true corset economy. It is your co-ordination of the police forces of or any one ot tl:le manyhd\:?efi tha; guarantee of a wearing service that the rallroad organization, the thorough patrioti¢c women nave so cheeriully ani Hanaas worth the price of the garment . uncomplainingly assumed during these war times. No garment is so essential ;g‘gg‘egs gg“ 52?)3(’, gfi%’ éfzfig;e $2.75, for the well being of the women® of RO S R 2 our country as the:Gossard Corset. Only in a Gossard can eyery woman attain. ; the ideal proprtions of her type, and so The nome f7assard is your -guarantee these original front-laging corsets permit a ¢ health. Your family physician will clothes economy by enhancing the beauty. and gctive co-operation of peace of- v 4 cers {n all the citles, towns and yil- S - Mtk glges, jxs well as of rallroad employees. We : deslre to announce’ We are putting in a complete Manager Doherty, who has made a close study of freight stealing, de- clares that the robbery of freight cars has increased enormously in the last few years. He cites an oilicial report % ¢ . that 1916 losses amounted to more than R d D M i AR of the most inexpensive frock or suit. $10,000,000, increasing to fully $30,000,- a lator epartment. r. 4 te]‘l ¥ou I.hat % co;rec_tly gttcu "(xos;ard : 5 i © 000 tn 1917. It Is his opinton that the : A G ot ;’m.g“?f“é YOUT “ea“‘}’r 2 %‘“i‘g 3 The name fFassard is your guarantee losses for 1918 may reach $38,000,000. K a eller Of Mln e 1 1ypicnic BAdy,anpport thateatt Revioun of inimitable style. The perfect front Corrective 'measures have moved pp n apo IS, 0‘{1)’_ in the unequalled‘ deSlg;"-z soft ahd perfect back of a Gossard are and rapidly. - In a few months more than 2 5 - 7 S et 4 pliabie materials and scientific boning that & always will. be the despair SRR 800 individuals have been indicted and ; characterize these world-famed corsets, At et Z geveral long penitentiary terms have a radlator Speclallst ls here 4 : : attempting 1mitations. been imposed. Among those found ! Tt is your guarantee of a priceless all-day The highly specialized service of our cor- gulity were two policemen in n West- Y e | ern clty, who were arrested in full o lnStalhng the ]a,teSt cql’upment and v uniform while counniving at the rob- ik S e bery ef freight cars, In 91 convic- tOOlS, alSO 'atebt mcthod Of l‘cparl’ tions during the last two months the 4 A penalties hayve ranged from §50 fines || Work._ L R to 21=year prison sentences. 2 y: The new plan which. the railrond ; administration will put into effect will cnlist directly the ‘active serv- ‘4ces of more than 17,000 officers of the law, whose efforts will be directed by burenus acting under the authorities comfort.. A correctly fitted Gossard _"sct department assures you satisfaction. Made in 3 I Weor J T Porn with Health the United States @J’Jfir *and Comfortby Womet, - ‘and Canada - ,hggg‘,f%fif the I orld Over Bring in that troUblesome . =RADIATOR —— C. W. Jewett o Incorporated b “ »Shopping Bégs MORE NEW HATS We have just received a lot of pretty new models in our millinery department which we want you to see. They come in large, small and medium shapes and in a big variety of trimmings and color combinations: They are selling at $2.98 to $20.00. This is so far the biggest millinery season we have ever had. The “Reason”—big values, correct styles. The very Latest Thing for Economic i Sliopping. Strong, neat and lastiflg Collapsible Paper Shopping Bags Many Robberies Have Been Accompa- 7 nied by Murders. 2 Boys’ H H i < from Washington. The prosecutions Sult Cases and Osfts 5 oy G .8124?1; Wlth Strong’ LOOP Handles for car robbery are to be carried into 5 Bag3 - You hose, ok - but none better. the federal courts instead of into the state courts, wherever possible. Just in—A large shipment Ladies’ Hose, Nobby make, T i w marked at very reasonable large stock, all colors, now Land Pirates Worst of Criminale. prices. You will save money At Gy h»‘z.zs C O S T T E N C E N T S “These car robbers are the worst of T35 "otk K, WE HAVE ONE HUNDRED TO SELL, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED when you buy here, eriminals; they are land pirates and 2.98 12.50 vandals, without a vestige of patriot- 1:\:;1t Tiny "i)'ress (;t:o:s and i > jsm or conscience, who seize upon war Silks, at 25¢ per yard to ~ conditions to plunder the needed re- $2.48. Sweaters I e s e e e e e D ] sources of the nation,” Manager Do- 3 s s e herty says. “They always go armed, % ’ La;ig:sy li?lm‘;g:’ girly', la- ; ready and willing to murder guards, Children’s Hose at ........$1.48 to $12.50 % 3 2 and generally use bribery also to win Medi & p ‘ S H the connivance and betraysl of rall- I I [2?;2:‘Rlbbed00t;gg: 2:‘: Specia] S t day 10ne€er t a t i0ne ry ouse road employees, who are the trusted custodians of praperty. The courts ranted for wear ... .48¢c should not deal with these as ordinary Fleece Lined, Medium Ribbed, offenders, whose misdeeds are due to [B| 8T i 48¢ weakness of character.” Heavy or Fine Ribbed, war- Quart Mason Fruit Jars, per 73 g Old Post Office His Dream Came True. Steubenviile, O.—Edward Nicholson dreamed that Charles Swearingen; night watchman at a neasby -plant, had been shot by robbers. He leaped out of bed and rushed to the buiding. He was relating his dream to Swear- fngen when a rifie bullet crashed ShEugh @ inao and womded ¢} SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY PIONEER P 1505 B e csege (19 = R Dalanileun