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\.“\m‘\ca\ eoc\e‘“ ’ ESOTA § o -BEMIDJI, MINN., SATURDAY EVENING, FEB. 15, 1919 FORTY-FIVE CENTS PER MONTH —y ' FRANCE ENROUTE HOMESTRIKERIOT “BREAKS INBERLIN (By United Press.) Brest, France, Feb. 16.—President Wilson sailed for the United States aboard the liner George Washington, at 11:15 o’clock this forenoon. - WHAT QUSTING OF BOOZE DID FOR BIG CITY MADE PUBLIC Detroit, Mich., First of “Mil- | lion”” Class to Go Dry; 1,200 & _GITY OF STRAITS BENEFITS %% BY MARKED CHANGE i Greater Business in All Lines, K Say Merchants; No Labor ! ~ Trouble in City Editor’s Note: There is much dis- -gusgion of the question, “What will .mhlbmon do to. the country and its biisiness.” By way of eliciting in- rmation that mightindicate a cor- r answer to this question, “What did prohibition do to Detroit?” Here i=.the mayor's answer. . * By James'Cousens LINCOLN. PROPOSED CAMPA]GN.OF LIES . Mayor of Detroit o Haror o Bt NAME NORTH HALF | IS COMMENCED T0 | ettt avien. roy 16 ponor| OF SIALE: HOUSE BILL DEFEAT CARLSON :’lat !-h‘e flrstdot th’Fh"‘mmjpn" class b Baii Febe E B . es to go dry. first; of May, . , Feb. o—] sion ol g 1918, "wg 1.20)1') saloon* “"éme, a\f— Minnesota into two states, the new IWllth tzhe ”;fm“h of the unicl tomatically canceled; ' While the war | State to be called “Lincoln,” is pro-|P2! election, the roorbacks are com-. day and thelr .abnormal activities|Posed in a bill introduced in the leg- |mencing to make their appearance “[aave tended to obscurs the direct glau;‘re fbg Rfipl‘eser};gtlve C.t W.|throughout the ecity, a studled at- conerete results of prohibition, m ouck of Royalton. e new state, 2 dutles as police comisgioner and may’f according to the bill, would include tempt tm cem:xn circles be“‘g made or have shown ime no permanent|that section north of the twin cities |t0 €ast aspersions on A. T. Carlson, RIOTING BREAKS IN BERLIN. — Copenhagen, Feb. 16.—Rioting has broken out in Berlin, g - £ ¥ \ i | where more than 40,000 warehouse workers have gone on a Ships or the British squadron have been visiting Gerwun nuaval bases to see that the disarmament terms of the strike armistice are fulfilled. The photograph shows H. M. 8. Verdun in Klel harbor. Beyond 1s" a huge floating dock SR used for repairing U-boats. GERMANS REOCCUPY CITY; DISARM FOES. Copenhagen, Feb. 15.—German government troops have re- s i occupied Srfurt and disarmed the Spartacans. FIVE PACKERS BIGGER THAN GOVERNMENT. IS 'HURDOCK’S OPINION Washington, Feb. 15.—Victor Murdock, member of the federal trade commission, told the house in- terstate commerce committee that ne feared the five big packers had ac- quired so much power that even the United States government might not be strong enough to combat it. BUCHAREST IN STATE OF SEIGE. ! Copenhagen, Feb. 16.—A state of seige has been pro- claimed at Bucharest, where Roumanian and monarchial revo- lution is centered, according to dispatches received here today. A new plot against King Ferdinand and Crown Prince Carol -} has been discovered. ! REPUBLIC RESTORED NORTH PORTUGAL. Lisbon, Feb. 16.—The republic has been restored in Nor- thern Portugal. Piava Conesiro, leader of the monarchists, has been arrested, according to report. EE damage to the city’s prosperity. On|20d west of Stearns county. Anoka |candidate for mayor. It is the same Even Food Administrator Hoov- the contrary, I have before me the|0d Chicago counties would be old moss covered assertion that{er,” Mr] M:mlock said, ‘“‘could not data to prove that the city has bene- | the new state, but Wright county|snould Mr. Carlson be elected nereach into Chicago and take the li- - = fited enormously. would be left a part of Minnesota. 14 el h h cense of p great malefactor, although | =———————— —— ——— ; R The bill provides for submission of | Would “close up the picture shows onf}o ¢ould rescind the license of one SHORT TU‘RN TMCTOR NEw RURAL RGUTE Petty cri Ie De\‘:::e: béen Lhit questiox]x '1'0 tfihe ;mlers :td m? e M’IERIH ”(; mmwfs.;‘l d his stat e me in: '8 re: | next general election, before federal That studiously and industrious by s testimony followed his state- duced by from. 60 to 70 per cent.|consent to the division was sought. cireneated bugbo’«,) has absolutely no{mnent that ,rucm gathered during the HEAD ADDRBSB PUP“S g INTO EFFECT SOON 3’:: (l)l'oat:.s; :lf Corrsl:tli_on m;levlousl_v N ) foundation. To ascertain its authen- commisslox;ds lnrugflgnuonh gr btho i g - ion ™ Now o Somerrtocrs SPECIAL REGULATIONS |t an fntrview wiacr. Carlon | mt, paiine sty Bl 25| o tudents of tho Bemiast busi-| _ Attr attompting fr tha st yor | fined‘their Uh"m,l‘ull_nfi,fls.f)flly one. ¥ “Absolutely no such thing,” he|justice, aud that he had mo doubt | ness college enjoyed a talk by John I;)emmjl to Turtle River;J+8: Wheel. < “Xthird of the former totak: .. - - 3 0N 'EGGS ARE RE-MOVED vehemently replied. ‘‘Never thougnt | proceedings under the anti-trust law | panl, president -of ‘the 8hort Turn| o "oe't1ai villnge wrote to Con " 5 ‘The visiting nurses of..the board of k of any such thing. Fact is the state | Would result. Tractor company, Friday afternoon, I Knutson asking his ald health ‘report ‘the ‘improvement in law governs that matter and I have gt i D o § W, i) R L he[in the matter. 1 home conditions as beyond their ,esu{‘:t"l:,';??,;pf;ei?{glf;, efié‘ Sg:f;?: no desire to close any picture shows, on; the sl‘l‘l;jef; .?{ Loyalty {8 he nMr, Wheeler has just received n greatest. expectations.. Child welfare| . q colq storagoe of eggs, Including |SUCh Teports are deliberate lies and Businesg World. reply from the congressman that he . has recefved an impetus which mil-{j 0q ‘price margius, have béen with. |#re made solely to defeat me at thej - ARE Now DEMOBI”ZED “A stenographer,” said Mr. Dahlly %00 " guperintendent of Rural Ll:!:l':’ ::t’ :T'!:r:flé:t:@yroprlauons drawn by the food administration clection. It's an old trick and I ed. . : 4 o “‘comes into closer contact With the |y, woaq and that he had promised | R R : don't believe any sensible person affairs of a firm than any other em- sh tho route, which will be Detroit merchants report a greater FARME] IES FOR would believe any such stuff. (By United Press.) ployee. It is her place to guard the :: ":&:mlb‘n about two months. A business- from - the working classes R _APPLIES FO! “A fine list of candidates are out Washington, Feb. 15.—The. totallgecrets of her work. During bual-| s "o o avamination will have to than eyver before, and the banks show STENOGRAPHER ON FARM | for election and jf I am successful we | demoblization now stands at 1,103, [ ness hours be all business; after(p.") B, carrying this new route. | a greatly increased -number of de- # T will have a splendid council and a|8310 men and 71,235 officers, General | hours be another person. Make your| "y 4" \niomplated to run from Be- | positors. - There are those who be- argo, N. Q.. Feb. 15.—Scientific | clean and progressive city. That's | March announced today. employer’s business your business|,.,. ", th¢ dam, through the y | lieve 'that-high wages in- war plants farming in Cass county has pro- the only thing I stand for and I ve- = TR and yours alone. eB Iqlereflted in | Gags Lake reservatio ence around | have brought:this about, but it is my | 8ressed to the point where one farm- | jjeve the majority of the voters do, | BIG AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY your work and loyal t& your em-| .. Goodmanson's, ence back to ! personal opinion as a banker, mapu-| F made application at the local|g)go.” OPENS ST. PAUL TODAY | plover. If you cannot be loyal, 100k | poy g3y i facturer and ‘city bfficial that pro-| United States employment bureau for _— for a ‘new job." “Congressman Knutson s all == ition slm/uml Have. equal credit|? male stenographer. > s St. Paul, Feb. 15.—The biggest The new electric Ediphone, re-|right,” volunteered Mr. Miller."” automotive and industrial exhibition | cently purchased by the business col- | “Better keep him where hois. He's in the history of the northwest|]|ege, has been received and will be| willing to help.” have beer improved. YOUNG THIEVB STEAL "~ opened here today. installed and ready for work within g - : their caberets although they are not EN B b No Pbor Shortage. on the lavish scale of former times. Two BEE mm- H0NEY Hundreds of exhibits covered the |, few days. REAL TWO-LEGGED HOG e manufacturers. were told that| Real estate values have not been per- mammoth floor space of the Big Mid- IS CROOKSTON FEATURE prohibition would “bring & -labor| manently affected. We have long heard of the thief |way Overland bullding, which a few VIC'I‘ORY I‘o_‘—AN MUS’I' ! Crookston, Feb. 15.—An interest- ot th war wages, .Collections also ' -shortage, but this has been dis-| The elimination of vice has been|who was so mean he stole a red hot - % x veeks ago housed the Afr Service proven. Factory records show con-|alded b hibiti s i D il clusively that the elimination of li- uh‘bushefl'yher pt‘;:;l:l rl ?n"l £ Detroll | loye, - bt ithere i3 a bunch of ju-| Mechanies school of the U. S. army. ing attraction iu the hog department quor has reduced tdrdiness, dbsence | hibition came, bit the dry edist gane: Yol Demilyl “holm‘e Eolde- The school has been completely dis- BE MADE AI IRAC’"VE of the Livestock show here this week ) 'y 2 - " ' v and accidents in the:plants to#ay no- | anteed that abolition. Suar-ppraved os to ateal two.hlves of bees)mantled and ‘the hig butlding fllad fs the wonderful two-legged pig P nd 100 pounds of honey, the theft| with all sorts of automotive machin- thing of production increase. - The theatre business has been bet- b v The commissioner of health states| ter than ever. e o M Bennibimoved - from 701 Ervin avenue. that there is no increase in.the num- The best indication of tne class| Mr. Benfill had two hives of bees ber additted to drugs. which prohibition has its & . i X greatggt fand about 100 pounds of honey. 'l‘helfe_ is bootlegging of liquor, but|effect among is given by the staz- When he moved he allowed the hivt)e,s it has not been more prevalent than | ment of the manager of a taxicab|and store of honey and other uten- jexpe_cted, and should‘be reduced to|company. He says that his business sils, including a sleight to remain @ minimum when .Ohio and Toledo| was cut 60 per cent. the premises until next drny. During becr?mes dry. Detroit can not trace the harm|the night, boysy who are known .0 0 large hotels have gone out of| prohibition-may have done, but it the police, stole the hives and honey, business. While they felt-a reaction | can sense the good effects and’ the|loaded them onto the slelgh and for a. time, they are gradually re-| greatest of these will not arrive until hauled the load to the house of one cuperating. The majority of the|the present generation of childrenjof the thieves. It was discovered downtown cafes and saloons of good [has been permitted to develop In|after a search by the police. The reputation have continued in opera-|homes unmolested by John Barley-|bunch will be rounded up by the tion. ~ Several of the largest retain|corn. police and questioned. STORMS SWEEP DOES DAMAGE: BEMIDJI NOT EVEN TOUCHED B owned by P. B. Malmberg of the Washington, Feb. 15.—S8ecretary |y orvoon farm, near Thiet River Glass told the house ways and means Falls. The animal, a Berkshire, four Eommlueos that {,s :M [:”:::;:; months old and weighing seventy-five :om'fth:,ng mus‘:t eof‘:?:e ‘{’lctory pounds is normal in every respect ex- L:‘m ?nnorz :{":flfi,fle than their pre- cept that it has no hind legs. By the b decessors,” and asked that congress|!5¢ of its fore legs alone, however, fve him authority to fix interest|l manages to get around as lively o faten and determine exemptions from its four.legged brothers and sisters. taxation according to financial con- o oicing wien e ioes s BEMIDJI DRUGGISTS \ ARE WATCHING BILL KERN OLSON MAKING S50 FLIGHTS IN AEROPLANE The attention of retail druggists of tMinnesota, who will hold a conven- In a letter to his parents, Mr. and | tion in Minnesota February 16, 26, Mrs. 1. B. Olson, Kern Olson, who 18| and 27, will be focused on house bill stationed at San Antonio, Tex., says| No. 304, by which State Representa- that he soon expects to go on a cross| tive Guy E. Dilley of 8t. Paul seeks country flight and will be gone about| to place restrictions on medicines, ery and industrial exhibits. Hundreds of passenger cars, trac- tors and other gasoline propelled ma- chines were seen in dainty booths or at work in greasy shops. Tractors puffed and pulled and ‘“silent” mo- tors whizzed to attract buyers or prospective purchasers. More than 30,000 feet of floor space is occupied. HAPPY MORRISON MARSHALL L — . HIGH SCHOOL SECONDTEAM Since February 10, a hation wide narcotics or poisons, in no matter of bright sun. i storm has been sweeping the wost a week, he {5 going as a mechanic.|and on this bill the eyes of Bemidjl | and middle west, hitting Minneapolis He says he is having a wonderful|druggists are fixed. and St. Paul in its journey eastward. time, going up {n the airship every Drugglsts object to the provision | The storm is on jts way to the cast. morning with an officer. They stay|that a schedule* of ingredients be | ern coast, leaving in its wake blocked up until 12:30 o'clock each day.[placed on each package of medicine, | TeE———— {?il lll;fifllc and impaired communica: Kern says he likes the service but|on the ground that t:m aac{ecy odr | oi Luaee. 3 ht 18 over, he would |l formulas s the only safeguar 1 By C. 8. Crothers. Simons.......... 3§ R e Dunn Bemidji doesn't realize this except fiok‘: t::,m,.:?:rflg |.lam@? He thinks, against unfair competition after the | (High school reporter.) Washburn. .......rg..... Sucenm | from reading dispatches, for the however, that he will be in the mili-| expenditure in many cases of mil- | The second team of the Bemlidji, A Look Ahead week, which ends today, has been tary for about three months longer.| lions of dollars in advertising. - high school played the Deer River| Stapelton made one field basket |P25ant and healthful, with searcely SRR The proposed Dilley requirement i high school first team on Bemidji's| the first half -and two tife last half, |> flnl{]e |°r ds?utw,bnnd frea“fironln ":' ATTENDED CROP SHOW. that medicines containing alcohol, | floor last‘evening, and ran up a score| there was a technecial foul called on | TiPoeric disturbance, w Sl | of 19 to 9. Stapelton was the star him the first half, Stapelton is a fast local player and Koors followed close. | forward and from the looks of things The first half ended with a score of | will make forward on the first team 9 to 4 in Bemidji's favor. In the|next year. Koors made two field bas- second half, Simons was switched ‘0| kets the first half and cne the fast forward and Mooney was put in his|half. He put up a game and held his place, and during. the sécond half|place as center without a particle of Thorldson and Denu were also given | trouble. making one free throw and a chance at guard, Smith also was|one personal called on him the last glv_;xllx nDcel;sag::e atbforwari half. Naylor made two field baskets, e T ver boys did their best {one the first half and one the last|division of the American Red Cross, and tried to stop the speedy second | half. There was one personal callet;' Dayment(;or services rendered by Be- WOR_LD-W‘DE WAR g e i egiss team, but the second team was too|on Naylor and he netted two free|midji women at the time of the forest| Morrison Marshall, a youngster alcohol by volume. Thie, drugglsts fast for them. There were four per-|throws. Rudy of Deer River made | fire, at Cloquet. adopted about two years ago by Vice say; would do/away, ith many, wiedl sonals, each called on two of Deer|one basket the first half and had onc| This was hardly expected and the| Prestdent and Mrs. Marshall, has (By United Press.) cines, as a large percentage of alco. i River's men, but as opposing team |perconal called on him. Blasing | arrival of the checks is a genuine| made a pluce for himself not oaly in Washington, Peb, 16.—0né’ bun- ol is necosssry [0 exiract tho selivs ' had no substitutes the disbarment|netted a basket the second half and surprise, for it was at great sacrifice 2 l ¥ £ hi .d ted parents dred, seventy-nine billion dollars, | principles of many. drugs, Jamaica Tule coutd not be put into effect. had a personal called on him. Zim-|that some of them made the trip and the affections. of. hin Adop P represent the total cost of the war to} ginger, for instance. They say, fur- B! ) ple made three free throws and thére | performed heroic duties. but fn the hearts of many of hels inoth sides up to Junusry 31, socor- | cher, thet as prohintiion Wl be.ns- i w werd four personals for him during] The checks will be prorated on the | friends. He was the sickly half of jn, to official figures obtained here|tional after June 30, 1919, the al- anapelton. . . the game, Dunn also had four per-}scale of $50: per month for nurse; twins when the Marshalls adopted him, | today, Of this amount, the entente|lowable alcholic content of medicines P sonals. Suecnm had one personal |alds and $75 per months for tralnnd‘ but he was quickly brooght to health fand " the United States expended|should be under government i ) against him. nurses | and shows every sign of happiness. 1§119, 000,000,000 thaa statecontrol how small quanities, be labled In F. S. Lycan, proprietor of thelypoig jetters, ‘‘Dangerous if used Hotel Markham, and George Kreatz| othorwise than directed,” would, in returned yesterday from Crookston|ihe opinion of the druggists, be con- where they attended the crop 8hOW.|ferring misnomers by causing pre- They were the guests of Mr.|p5ar,¢i0n gthat are really harmless to B ! Lycan's brother, W. 8. Lycan, pro-|pecome nkown as “‘dangerous.” prietor of the Crookston hotel. The Dilley bill provides that ft shall be unlawful to manufacture or ENORMOUS COST OF Al witals hie siain, s metision FOREST FIRE NURSES RECEIVE COMPENSATION ¢ Major H. Z. Mitchell of the twen- ty-first home guard battalion today recefved checks from the Northe:n