Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 9, 1919, Page 2

PAGE TWO - - BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ——PUPLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY————— THE BEMIDJI PIONYER PUBLISHING CO. H. M. STANTON G. E. CARSON E. H. DENU Editor 4 Manager e TELEPHONE 933 Entered at the postoffice at Bemiagl. Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1879, No attention pajd to annonymous comtributions. Writer's namé must be known to the editor, but not necessavily for publication. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not 1ater than Tuesday of each week to insure publication inthe current issue. BY MAIL “ Six months .... . 200 Ons . <45 THE WEEBEKLY PIONEER Ten pages, containing a summary of the news of the week. XPublished every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address, for, in advanoce, $1.50 OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS “KNOCKING KNOCKERS” ( By Douglas Fairbanks they can give you any number of reasons. Well, knock the knockers! patriotism, backing up the boys—everything—still holds, good, and, in addition— Keep your patriotic slate clean! and enthusiasm. Without these they would not have stood any thusiasm this coming loan may fail. They are the key to the success of the loan. mixture of ignorance, dissention, and seditious propaganda, and they have done their knocking so successfully that they have got a lot of people who ought to know better talking their way. Let’s stop them right now! The next time they try to steal your support and your patriot- ism, come right back at ’em and show ’em up! Turn the tables gave the Hun! Throw their own arguments back at them and you can blow them up with their own stuff. Don’t let anybody get away with this underhanded criti- cism that has so skillfully spread. And if you can’t do anything else, for Heaven’s sake don’t help these people along by telling somebody else what you have just heard from omne of these knockers. If U. S. A. is worth living in, it is worth supporting, and that means you have got to support it by buying Fifth Liberty .Bonds, which are Victory Bonds. Unlock your patriotic sup- port and enthusiasm! 3 Knock the knockers! Buy! Buy!! Buy!! Yo W A Opposition to the appropriation with which to finance the work of the Minnesota war records commission is being met among a few members of the state legislature. should be, it is difficult to comprehend. This state has a record in book form now, that not a single item of importance may be forgotten or neglected. The agrument that a history can be written better later on is wholly beside the point. The main thing now it to get the records, and get them all, because every day’s delay will make that task more difficult. Even though the history based on these records that is written now may be changed somewhat in later years, the records will not be changed, and they are the foundation. It is to be hoped that no spirit of mistaken economy will jeopardize the relatively small appropriation needed to get these records right now, whi]e the task of getting them is easier than it ever will be again. | i — . It was with no little anxiety that business men of Bemidji awaited the announcement of Thomas S. Ervin as to whether the Beltrami Elevator and Milling Company, the plant of which was completely destroyed by fire Monday evening, would re- build and re-establish business in Bemidji. Before the ashes of the fire had become cold the company had secured quarters and made arrangements to resume activities immediately and an- nounced that just as soon as possible an up-to-the-minute plant would be erected to replace the one destroyed. The Beltrami Elevator and Milling company comprises one of the city’s im- portgnt pusmess enterprises and the announcement that it is to rebuild indicates the confidence and faith which its manage- ment has in the future of Bemidji. SR I R The_ 1919 meeting of the National Editorial association is to be held in the Pacific Northwest and Will Wilke, of Grey Eagle, Mmg:esota, chairman of the transportation committee, is per- fecting details. It is planned to leave Winnipeg the latter part of July and to spend about two weeks in the Canadian Rockies and a week or more on the Pacific coast. The trip, by rail and sea, will cover 8,000 miles. | T R f | i Put your money where it will be safe—where it will work 1 { for you—where it will render a patriotic service—buy War | i Savings stamps—prepare to subscribe when the Victory Liberty —| loan is offered. YOU WILL LEAVE o THREE THINGS BEHIND ||| ¥ H. Curry can supply you . YOU with all kinds of Your Business Your Family Your Memory. These three things are about all most men have to leave. The man who dies without enough life insurance leaves one or s all of them in a bad fix. ||| Small Fruits and Flower The:e threetthinfs arg Iwgat bulbs fresh from Wedge most men struggle and labor i . their life through to leave in a Ig;lem ewri’l'] %;l::;t &ezioimgf GOOD fix. There is only one way—just one—to accomplish ||| small Shrubery and flower this with absolute certainty. bulb A. T. > Lets talk it over. Y Grocir;? T. Wheelock’s D. S. Mitchell NThehNewNYoxl»kBLife Man M. H. CURRY orthern Natl Bank Bldg. idji 3 Room 5 Phone 575W Bemidji, Minn. W How many people have said to you today, “I am not going to buy any Fifth Liberty Bonds,” and then started in to give you a lot of reasons? They complain about taxes, and say the war is over, and that the country is no good anyway, and that the Democrats are wrong, and the Republicans are wrong. In fact, Where do you suppose they got them? From Knockers! Every reason we have had for buying Liberty Bonds still holds good. From every angle you can think of—investment, HART FILM BREAKS RECORD. The only thing that ever put over the first four loans was the fact that they were backed by the people’s patriotic support chance of going over, and without the people’s support and en- on them! Give them some of the same medicine the doughboys|sion. The picture deals with the THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER AT THE THEATERS AT REX TOMORROW. “Creaking Stairs,” the photoplay at the Rex theatre tomorrow, starts out in a quiet war—just sort of “eases you along”—till—all of a sudden—you find yourself right In the coils of the loveliest, creeping- émt, thrillingest drama that ever sneaked up and caught you by the throat. Mary MacLaren is featured in this Universal special attraction. KERRIGAN AT THE GRAND. J. Warren Kerrigan as ‘“‘Come Again” Smith,, a nickname he earned by his ability to spend money lavish- 1y, made a strange wager, and is first seen in the picture-as a‘hobo resting on a park bench in New York. His adventures after being introduced into New York society are indeed original, and the real “Punch” of the play does not appear until the last twenty feet of film. Originality of plot, and real entertainment value make “Come Again Smith” one of the best offerings to be seen in Be- midji. It will be shown Tonight and tomorrow at the Grand. OH BOY!! “Reilly’s Washday" is the comedy scream of the season. Why shouldnt it be. Mack Sennet directed it, and it ‘has every thing in the Sennet studios including the famous dog “Teddy,” the cat, “Pepper” the Sen- net Girls and is a whirldwind from start to finish, a side splitter capable of making even thie Sphinx laugh. William S. Hart in “Brand Broad- way” broke the week's attendance record at the new California theatre, Los Angeles, according to Harry Leonhardt, one of the owners, in just six days. So great were the crowds in front of the theatre that the management was forced to speed up the program to put on an extra show at midnight to acommodate the patrons who preferred to stand in line A lot of knockers are trying to steal that key. They are a|to see “Bill” rather than go home or elsewhere.-—Motion Picture World. WELL WORTH SEEING. The presentation of “The Girl Who Came Back” at the Elko theatre to- night and tomorrow. Ethel Clayton in the title ,parnt, will, doubtless, arouse no small amount of discus- life of a girl who is reared a thief and who is proud of her profession. She is rescued from this environment and reformed through love. Socio- logical experts have considered the picture pro and con with enthusiasm and with divided opinions. In any case, the picture is interesting and well worth seeing. It is a Para- mount, directed by Robert Vignola and wonderfully acted. . Elliott Dex- ter is leading man. , . A DANDY PICTURE. ““The Moral Deadline,” the new World ' picture teaturing June El-- vidge which will be shown at the Blko Friday is strikingly interesting. From évery angle this is a dandy pic- Just why this ture—it has an unusual plot, a fa- mous and popular star—it has 'wit, humor and sentiment and it is su- in the war of which we may be proud, and it should be put down perbly presented, both scentically and by a east of saperior excellence. CATALOGUE OF HUMAN EMOTION “The Heart of Humanity,” direct- ed by Allén Holubar and starring Dorothy Phillips, typifying the work of the Red Cross in France, presents the greatest of all Mr. Holubar’s pro- ductions. More correctly might this poignant drama be called a catalogue of the human emotions, for in the vast eccomplishment is expressed every big emotion. There is heroism, sorrow, hate, anger, love, divine sym- pathy, and a supreme sacrifice that, it is said by critics who have seen the picture, will bring to all who view, the huge effort a clearer under- standing of what is due our woman- kind. Peaceful countrysides con- trast the turmoil of battlefields; hate is placed in contraposition to love; intelligence balances misunderstand- ing; and havoe, wilfully wrought, is seen succeeded by the service of re- construction. And through all the tragedy of the new screen-drama, which cinema ex- perts say will live as one of the mile- stones of production, is expressed the sublime grace of the ‘“mother-heart.” In it is the glory of an immaculate fire, which brings to thousands of homeless Belgian orphans light, love and the gleanings of beauty so in- dispensable to tne happy develop- ment of all mankind. The title role of “The Heart of Humanity” is por- trayed by Dorothy Phillips, who, un- der Director Holubar, has advanced herself far beyond the dreams of her admirers. “The. Heart of Humanity” will be shown at the Rex theatre on April 11, 12 ond 13. LONDON SHORT OF CLOTHES Derby Mate and Uniforms Often Seen on Streets of British Metropolis, London.—The cost and the shortage of civillan clothing combined with the rapld demobilization of the army have resulted in the appearance on the streets of London of many make- shift combinations of clothes. The other morning in the Strand a recently demobilized soldier strolled along wearing a derby hat, a lounge coat and khakl riding breeches and puttees. Norfolk jackets and khaki slacks are quite common wear. Several men can be seen using service tunics s sports coats, gray buttons having been substituted for the brass ones. Uni- forms are now regarded as personal property and the war office does not desire thelr return, so, apart from it.hro-rlng them away, it is difficult { know wiint use to mafe of them. SIXTY-THREE “Y” MEN DECORATED Chicago.—The Y. M. C. A, carried the Red Triangle into the camps and trenches abroad at a cost of 63 lives, a sacrifice proportionately one-quarter as great as that in the American army, according to a statement issued by the patlonal war work council of the Y. M. C. A. Of these fatalitles 35 were due to disease, and the remainder to shell-fire, bombs, gas-fever, drowning and wounds. Ten of these were wom- en, one of whom was killed by shell fire and the others in a German aic raid. There were also ‘55 non-fatal ecas ualties. These were due principaily to machine gun fire, shell fire, and mo- tor transport accidents. Numerous cases of slight wounds and gassings which were attended at dressing sta- tions, but were not reported to head- quarters, are not included. These casualties occurred In a force which at no time exceeded 9,000 work- ers, of whom it is reckoned that more than one-half were never sent to the front, being employed in the hundreds of huts maintained throughout the training areas and the “leave areas.” Sixty-three “Y” workers were deco- rated, while in all more than 152 re- ceived official recognition for distiu- guished service. Thirteen of thess were decorated with the Croix de Guerre, while 48 received other deco- rations. Of these, three received the Distingnished Service Cross, three the Order of St. Stanislaus, five the Italian Cavallere del Corona, 38 the Italian War Cross, and gne th? French Gecoration of the Corps d’Armee. Seven were cited for the Croix de Guerre, and seven for othe: decorations, six commended for merit- | orious conduct, and twenty-nine re- | =—— ceived honorable mention in dis- patches. Several units were cited in their entlrety, those serving with the Third division being cited twice. Morz than a score more reported decorations have not yet been confirmed. Not one of these men under thirty wag Bt for military duty, but the cita- tions show that they carried on wita the same cournge and spirit that iden- tified Americans throughout the war. These records show that they went over the top with the assaulting waves, that they exposed themselves under machine gun and shell fire to minister to the wounded, that they worked indefatigably as stretcher bearers, and that they drove ambu- lances into the midst of battle to res- cue the wounded. FOREIGN-BORN WILL GO HOME Expected Rush for Native Lands When Peace Is Signed Presents Labor Probiem. Hammond, Ind.—The prospective departure of unnaturalized foreigners from the Calumet district as soon as peace is signed is to be dealt with by manufacturers, according to L. C. Huseman, federal labor director, who has just completed a survey. He finds that 8,000 out of 6,000 ques- tioned will return to their native lands. With the contemplated restriction of immigration manufacturers are faced with a new condition where industry depends on foreign Ilabor. In four plants alone 9,505 men are of foreign birth and 6,177 unnaturalized. Great Need of Farmer. If there is any one thing that the farmer needs more than another, it ts good highways. Every other busi ness is on the line of progress, 8@ ®why not the road business? The Tongue Test Put a little alum on the end of your tongue and you will have the reason why alum baking powder should not be used in food. : England and France forbid the sale - of baking powder containing alum. - You can tell whether baking powder contains alum by reading the label.. . ' ROYAL Baking Powder Absolutely Pure | - Royal Contains No Alum— SR TR RN WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 9, 1919 e — Leaves No Bitter Taste i Ry . WE PAY the highest market price for rags metals, rubbers anad- scrap iron. We also pay freig;" on all out of town shipments f ¢« 100 pounds and over. Highes. 2¥* prices paid for hides. 'GOLDBERG’S HIDE & FUR CO. Phone 638-W 112 3d Street Before You Sell Your Potatoes COME AND SEE ME. JOHN QUINN Markham Hotel, Bemidji, will pay the highest market price for all different varieties. Call me by phone at my own expense, or write me. SHIHETHRH IR S 'Ship Your HIDES, FURS, WOOL, SHEEP PELTS and BEE WAX and TALLOW > To NORTHERN HIDE & FUR ( OANY 118 Belt Ave. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA One of our Easter Specials will be flesh colored silk crepe de chine, lace trimmed envelope chemises at each $2.79 i On sale Thursday, Friday and Sat- urday. On display in west window Wednesday night and Thursday. OGeary-Bowserbe | BEMIDJI, MINN. The Pioneer Want Ads Bring Resulls Defective P