Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 26, 1919, Page 2

| { { | THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 26, 1919 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER EVERY AFPTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY: THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. ET B H. M. STANTON G. E. CARSON “7"" E. H. DENU Editor Manager TELEPHONE 922 tered at the postoffice at Bemidjl, Minn, as second-class matter nndeli-mnct of Congress of March 8, 1879, No attention paid to annonymous contributions. Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office mnot later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issue. SUBSCEIPTION RATES = .$8.00 One year .. v ] 9 . 135 A5 THE WEEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. Published every Thursday snd sent postage pald to any address, for, in advance, $1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS STATE NOT BEHIND MEASURE. “In one respect, at least,” says the St. Paul Dispatch, and we quite agree, “there is little doubt that many members of the Minnesota house were misled into voting fo rthe passage of the bill dealing with what is miscalled ‘state insurance’ of compensation for workmen’s injury. They were given the im- pression that in some way the state itself is placed behind the insurance, which is not the fact. In other words, they were led to believe that the measure arrayed the credit and resources of the state back of the insurance which employers take out to reimburse themselves for the compensation which existing law provides in case of injury. All that the state does it to allow the use of its name and spend each year $185,000 of the people’s money to administer the insurance fund which it levies upon employers. It is an absurd piece of camouflage to talk about the great state of Minnesota guaranteeing insurance which otherwise might not be sound. The agitator influence behind this measure abandoned this idea themselves and at the same time surrendered what they first advocated as its cardinal principle when they dropped the wholly state monopolistic feature of the bill and agreed to permit insurance with mutual companies. This modification disposes of their original claim that because the state had adopted the compensation system it is incumbent upon it to adopt its own exclusive insurance mach- inery. That contention was demolished by the argument along exactly similar lines. The state requires certain safety appli- ances; why does it not then monopolize the manufacture of these appliances? The state requires dead bodies to be buried or cremated; why does it not also monopolize the undertaking and cremating business? “What the state would do under this measure, if it became a law, would be to take each year $125,000 of public money to create a fund, name several high-salaried men to administer it and then give employers the right to go into other classes of insurance if they saw fit.” RS W, PARIS, COINCIDENCE FACTORY. “Paris,” writes W. J. McNally, staff correspondence for the Minneapolis Tribune in France, and who in this item refers to a prominent Bemidji boy formerly with the Daily Pioneer, and now a commissioned officer overseas, ““is not so much a city as a coincidence factory. The unexpected grows expected and the novel familiar in these inverted surroundings. Several even- ings ago I heard a voice that I thought T recognized in the hotel lobby and an apparition emerged among a group of of- ficers that proved to be Percy Keefe, formerly of the Tribune and now a first lieutenant with a year and a half of overseas service behind him. The melodramatic side of war has not im- pressed Percy profoundly, as he declares the only place he ever heard a shell burst was in Paris. 1 made inquiry about other Tribune boys in the service, chiefly Clarence Shannon, who had been so closely associated with Percy not only in newspaper work but in the training camp. “‘Oh,’ he said, ‘I haven’t seen Clarence for over a year. There isn’t a chance in the world of my seeing him again until I get back to Minneapolis. I don’t even know where he is.’ “We arranged for a reminiscent lunch the following day at the Crillion, and when Percy finally arrived, a few minutes late, he began with a hurried apology. “‘You know I was just stopped out in front by an officer I used to serve with. He's going over to London now as an aid to a general. Speaking of coincidences! T’ll give you two guesses to tell me who the of- ficer'was.’ “¢ Who?’ ‘‘Clarence Shannon.'” 0 In referring to the suggestion offered by The Pioneer a week ago that Bemidji should provide an appropriate Fourth of July entertainment in honor of its returned fighters, the Duluth- News-Tribune has this to say: “A suggestion that should be taken up by every live Minnesota village and city. What is more appropriate than to fete the men who made a continuance of July 4 possible? By that time, the majority of the soldiers and sailors will be home again.” 0. . Minngsota soldiers are to be given just recognition for i their services if bills now before the legislature are adopted.|f One, for instance, provides a bonus of $100 and medal for each|} man, another would give them free tuition at the University, a third would provide a memorial arch at the state farm school, |'} and one calls for the continuance of the war record commission. || O It is getting so that whenever one meets a friend on the|$ street he takes it for granted that he has applied for the ap- pointment of Bemidji postmaster and asks “well, old man, just how good do you think your chances are.” ——0 Believing the bill to be constitutional, Governor Burnquist has signed the measure giving women the right to vote for presidential electors in Minnesota. Now the women will ask for full suffrage, and they should have it. U, W — The Federal Trade commission is cooperating with the war loan organization in the prevention of misrepresentation and unfair practices now being used by Liberty Bond and War Savings stamp scalpers. —(- One nice thing about having so many candidates for ap- pointment as postmaster is that a fellow who loses out will have the satisfaction of knowing that there are so many others in the same boat. b B b)) Absolute denial to the press report that Italy had threat- ened to withdraw from the peace conference is given by Cap- tain Feroucol, head of the Italian press bureau. ———O) But one rest day is necessary to adjust conditions to the change brought by us of the daylight saving law. next Sunday is the day. Remember, |CONTENTMENT When you eat NEW WEST INDIAN INDUSTRY Exports of Divi-Divi, Product of Tree of That Region, Will' Grow Now War Is Ended. An interesting product in which Curacao, the important port of the Dutch West Indies, deals is divi-divi, which is the trade name for the curved peas of a emall tree with a character- istic winding form, indigenous to northern South America, Mexico and a few of the Netherland Antilles, says the American magazine. The plant- ing s done by sowing only, and the chief dispensers of the seed were for a long time the goats. The dried peas are very much sought after in Amer- ica and Europe because of the. high percentage of tannin they contain— varying from 30 to 50 per cent. Cu- racao exported $46,352 worth of divi- divi in 1916; $28,788 worth in 1917. Aloes, another product of, the col- ony, Is exported from Curacao, but 1s cultivated chiefly in the island Aruba, which is one of the six com- posing the colony. A The gathering of the aloe leaves takes place during the dry season, after a part of the mols- ture they contain has been allowed to escape. They are cut and the brown- ish yellow, ill-smelling sap they con- tain s intercepted as it leaks out. Then the sap is placed in an oven to evaporate its moisture, and the resi- due is packed for shipment either in cglabash shells or in gpeclally pre- pared boxes. New York takes most of Curacao’s aloe resin, It is chiefly used In the preparation of dyes and medicines, and is one of the most generally prescribed < purgatives 1in veterinary practice. In 19168 Curacao exported $114,385 worth of aloes, $46,430 worth in 1917, Preclous Stones in Nebraska. A man from Nemaha county, Ne- braska, went hunting moeonstones in California and found two good specl- mens. He remembered that he had seen rocks of similar formation on his farm, and when he came home began looking for moonstones along the cow- path. When he had made a collection, as he thought, he sent -them to the state geologist, who pronounced them agate, chalcedony, topaz and tourma- lines. From these a Jeweler cut 28 ovals of moonstone, mocha, sardonyx and moss, and carnellan agate, and 85 diamond cuts of others, including ame- thysts and rubles. These gems, which have been named the finest of the kind in Necbraska, range In color from very dark red through rose, purple, green, blue, orange and golden opal to marine blue. 900 Tools to Make One Rifte, Nine hundred and ninety-seven cut- ting tools alone are required in manu. facturing a modern rifle. The twist drill Is one of the busiest of these. To supply 1,000,000 rifles, 94,000,000 holes must be drilled. Shrapoel, torpedoest machine guns, biplanes, motortrucks and anttaireraft guns require from 70 to 5000 holes each.—Nyack Kvening Journal. BETTER THAN CALOMEL Thgusands Have Discovered Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets are a Harmless Substitute. Dr, Edwards’ Olive Tablets—the substi- tute for calomel — are a mild but sure {axative, and their effect on the liver is almost instantaneous. They are the result of Dr. Edwards’ deter;:auo?fl ?gt tntl, tren‘t liver and bowel complaints calomel. His efforts tc'ol bfl;fl;bilt‘ tsl?'flmeht out these little olive-colore These pleasant little tablets do the good that calomel does, but have no bad after effects, They don’t injure the teeth like strong liquids or calomel. They take hold of the trouble and quickly correct it. Why cure the liver at the expense of the teeth: Calomel sometimes plays havoc with the gums. . So dostrong liquids. ltisbestno‘ to tak; cb?lom b‘iléto let Dr. Edwarda. Olive Tablets ace. Most headaches, “g‘ullnua" and tha! lazy feeling come from constipation and a disordered liver. Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tabl;]ts wmyou feel “loggy” and “heavy.” Note ud brain and how they up” the spirits 10c and 25¢ = box. druggists. PERFECT PEACE AND Koors Bread Koors Butter Koors Ice Cream I tried it, but I went back to Royal.” ‘This is the experience of most women who have been tempted to try so- called cheaper baking powders which almost always contain alum and often leave a bitter taste. Royal Baking Powder Absolutely Pgre Made from Cream of Tartar derived from grapes Royal Contains No Alum— Leaves No Bitter Taste Antiquity of the Jews. Armenian and Georgian historians of southern Russia record that the Jew had settled among them in remote antiquity. They have evidence to prove that the children of Israel had lived round the Black and Caspian seas prior to the destruction of the first temple—587 B. 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Linonine has my hearty endorsement, both as a bnilder for run down people and as a cure for coughs, colds and bronchitis.—John gR.hPuikins. Principal of Conn. State Normal Schoal All Druggists—60e and $1.20, or by mail on receipt of pricas —— STOP A minister says the right path is too often left. ENTERPRISE AUTO CO. Auto Livery and Taxi Service Day and Night Service Office Remore Hotel, Cor. 3rd St. & Beltrami Ave. Office Phone 1 Residence Phone 10 WM. M’CUAIG Manager M. E. IBERTSON Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY Phone 317-W and 317-R 405 Beltrami Avenue BEMIDJI, MINN. TOM SMART Dray and Tramster Res. Phone 68 Office Phone 12 818 America Isn't it queer how many idle friends an industrious man has? HUFFMAN & O'LEARY FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING H. N. M’KEE, Funeral Director PHONE 178-W or R WANTED. General Agent for this. city, lady or gentleman—even if you are now employed. You can eas- ly make $560 to $100 per week without giving up your present position. No experience neces- sary, 1 teach you how. Write for tull particulars and free working out-fit to_the . William L. Tull Organigation. .- 105-Sherman Bldg., Duluth, Minn. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Pianos, Organs, Sewing Mashines 514 Minnesota Ave., Bemidji . T, % Phone S§73-W THE:UNIVERSAEL CAR The Ford One Ton Truck may well be classeds as an agricultural necessity, it fits into and fills so many wants on the farm. It is a reliable bearer of farm burdens, not only doing the work THE FARMER'S TRUCK of several horses quick- er and better than the horse, and does not “eat its head off” when not working. sive farmer has only to consider the possibili- The aggres- ties of the Ford truck and he is ready to buy one. We judge this to be so from the way farmers are buying them. Truck Chassis $550 £. o. b. Detroit. C. W. JEWETT CO,, INC. 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