Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 5, 1919, Page 2

Entered_at tha postoft “at_Bemid), Minn., as second-class matter under act of Congreas of.] ? " ohi8, 1879, ! No attention paid to annonymous contributions. Writer’s name must hnown to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. . Communications for the Wukl‘y Pioneer-must .reach this- office not later than Tuesday of each week to insure publication in the current issua of the news of the week. to any address, for, in sdvance, .80 OFFICIAL OOUNTY AND OITY PROUBEDINGS “WHAT WE SHOULD DO WITH THE INDIAN" THEATERS | s . o 1 “SHEPHERD OF, THE HILIS.”, As 'wholesome 'and refréshing as a mountain breeze-on-a.spring day -is the story unfoldéd in the picturiza- SUCCEEDS HAIG AS “BRITISH COMMANDER tion, of Harold .Bell: Wright’s icele-| ~ ¢ brated novel of ‘The’Sheplerd- of the Hills,” which comes to the Rex theatre Saturday and Sunday. Through it all runs a.sentimentsof.| ... bitoyant, optimism;.and - a sturdy faith in the finer qualities of hum nature that 'is splendidly. ingpiring:in its -effect. ~So simple in: outline, yet t ularity. is readily explained:: intimately with:the homely 1lives of|. . the Ozark dwellérs when luxury was |- unknown-and when ‘the rough hard |- work: of pioneer: existence was met with:fortitude-and “industry. In its heart - warming. fashion; it tells -of | * e T al ‘At their latest conference in Philadelphia, the Indian rights. association made certain recommendations which have been printed in a statement entitled “What we should do with the Indian.”.. The gist of the statement is that the time has come; when the Indians are to be regarded as citizens, or as po- tential citizens, to be given full standing as soon as possible, and that the status of alien, dangerous or incompetent captive is an anomaly to be done'away with as fast as may be, and faster than present procedure permits. This is becoming the accepted view. X The conference -was a repre'sentative gathering; including Indians, officials.of the Indian Board, members of the National e Indian and: Indian rights associations, churchmen and. ethnolo- _gists. Their unanimous conclusion can be regarded as author- itative; “Education and citizenship .are the headings of their principal recommendations. - Under the former head they sug- gest,ixather cautiously, “‘that the advisability of ‘placing Indian schools under-the United States bureau of education, and. the Indian agricultural training under the United States depart- ment of agriculture, should be seriously considered- as a factor of the ‘citizenship of the Indian’.” The point is that these two matters should be given more effective attention. In connection .with. the first the association notes that there are 22,972 Indian children eligible for education for whom no provision has bee made, :“Not withstanding the fact that nearly all the treaties made with our Indians promise a schoolhouse and a teacher for every 30 children.” - Under the head of citizenship, the convention urged that the ‘principles embodied in the bills extending citizenship to Indians and individual tribal estates, introduced in the House by Representatives Carter and Hayden, which are now pending, “may. be-enacted without delay.” . The :Garter bill declares every Indian born in the United States a full.citizenship and provides for the individualizing and .removal of restrictions upon all property and money belongifg to adult mixed blood Indians of less than one-half Indian blood. ' Three commissions of three members each are to be appointed, “for the further pur- pose of determining the competency. of Indians .and- placing: , them on their individual responsibility.” .: Each'of the'com- migsioners is to be composed of one Indjan, 8 member of the board of Indian commissioners and an officer in the Indian service. . They are to hold office for two years, at the end of which they are to make a final report to Congress and the com- missioners cease to exist. - Mr, Hayden’s bill provides for a reorganization of the plan of government management of In- dian -affairs, giving more freedom of action to the Indian but still-requiring, as Dr. Eastman expresses it, “a chain, with the Indian, like a toothless old bear, on one end and his master and bear leader on the other.” , ; Full release of the “chain’’ is not possible, of course, all at once, nor is the time ripe for full relinquishment of Indian affairs-to the several states. Certainly the treaty guarantees to the Indians must be carefully assured by federal attention. The spirit of the Carter and Hayden bills is the expedition of Indian citizenship, and there is no question that the time is ripe for expedition, This comment by the Indian rights association states: the case: “The Indians fully demonstrated their loyalty and;patriotism in the great war; of the 10,000 who served in the army-and navy 85 per cent were volunteers, those not citizens being exempted from the draft. . . . When given ‘a white rnan!a-»ohance they do as well in peace as in-war..... One, undred million people ought to be able'to assimilate tI 's:]rem-- eges nant that has every claim upon us for the rights and p of citizenship.” - —0 GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP AND PUBLIC OPINION Our. country.is headed away from that form of socialism which ; prefers -government ownership and-operatien to pri- vate operation and capitalism, if the ‘opinion of several thousand newspapers are .in considerable degree- an indica- tion:of :public desire: ' That is what may be deduced from a referendum to the newpapers of the country, or rather 13,000 of them;.regarding their preferences as to public or. private op- eration of the railways.. About half replied, -and- the 5,933 replies:-have-been tabulated and’published. ' The replies from Republican and.independent papers were about.equal in num- ber;:the Democratic proportion was. a little: smaller, and there was a sprinkling.of prohibition and labor sentiment. o Upon the -question-of return of the railways.to private| management there were 4,915 ayes; 4,431:based their-replies on the desire for the restoration of ‘‘competition and facilities.”’, On the general question of Government ownership 4,634 were hostile:and . 4,360: ‘were against the extension .of government)| - ownership to five years. The lowest percentage of the adverse vote on any-of thgse questions was-74, which makes analysis, of the contrary replies superfluous. The sentiment-of the coun- try thus indicated is not unanimous, but it is more nearly unani- mous.than on almost any.appeal to the ballot box. - This is.not news. . Similar assertions often have been made. :But this is the certification of a certainty. It is easier to believe that the politicians have been mis- taken in t}leir conception of public opinion and:public ‘interest; a8 to utility regulation than that editors and: newspapers are wrong ‘by multiples of thousands. Politicians have so many. irops in the fire that they survive and.prosper on a smaller per- centage of right guesses, : THOROUGHLY - CO TENT. Thos who enjoy a thoroughly-con- sistent :story. with action, a suh- stantial plot: and.character delinea- tion of the very. highest-order, will make no error in geeing ‘Fuss and Feathers,’; a new. Thomas. H. Ince- Paramount picture which was shown at the Elko theatre yesterday, with beautiful Enid_Bennett _in the.star role. The picture scored a decided hit. This picture. will be -screened again tonight at ithe:Blko theatre. The clash of caste.enters rather prominently.into the story and the final triumph -of -the girl, Susie, over the aristocratic lady;> should please by its' clever-:development...: - An interesting.-and instructive short:subject, .“Can:the Poor Fish,” a story of the salmon industry, is told = entertainingly,:/in - the ' -Ford reel, also to be seen at the Elko tonight. - . KITTY GORDON TOMORROW. “The Scar” is the title: of the new Kitty .Gordon : picture. ; In it Miss Gordon, has a role of remarkable in- tensity, that of Cora, a Spanish ad- venturess, who {8 wonderfully ‘beau- tiful, but who is as calculating and relentless ag she is..beautiful, It is one of the most dramatically intense roles that Miss Gordon has ever played. The Elko theatre announces that it has secured: !!The r" for showing tomorrow, Friday, only. 'RAND. TONIGHT: ! Little Joy. rebelled at-befng the i spiration of her grandfather's se timental poems, but she was help less because -her folks gajd’ she never could visit away from- home. unti she became engaged. And she,neve 'was' perinitted to know any young people of her own age. And so she just declared she was engaged' and mamed -the man. charmingly told ‘in ‘“The’ Wishing Ring Man,” the Vitagraph Star Se. ries Release, which' will be seen in the Grand theatre tonight. the same name by Margaret Widdenier; -and ‘Miss ‘ Love 1s pre- sented in one of her strongest roles. “The Wishing Ring Man" was pro- duced at Hollyweod- under the direc- tion of David Smith« “THE, DICTATOR PLAYERS ENJOY UNUSUAL: THRILLS The players headed by John Barrymor, ‘who ‘went.to Cuba, under the direction of Oscar Eagle, to pro- duce. the - film ' version.. of Richard | Harding Davis’ celebrated comedy- success, ‘‘The Dictator,”.-which will be shown at the Grand theatre.next Friday only, experienced a few . General Sir W. Robertson, C. C."B,, C. V. 0., D. 8. 0., who-hasi been made commander of the” British ‘forces in | France; rellewing Field Marshal Haig, who -takes; :command - of the ‘home forces; this command having been held by Sir W. Robertson. c Old Camp Beef Good. Maj. John M. Gould of Chica; pening a large can of roast f 5% inches in-diameter by 214 inches:deep which had been on.the top shelf of the pantry,-as he remembers, since 1872, and’ finding 1t perfectly good, although the fat was slightly discol- ored by rust, of which there was a lit- tle inside the can. . {college graduates.- | A ship may part its cable and stinl’ retain_its hold. : .The world is wide enough for all, but it {8 not deép enough for some ou_want-Your- " Glthes Made Fight <. At'ths mt.l’m--s“ 3 T. Beaudette | 214 Beltrami Ave, . Bemidji, Minn. How’s This? fter One Hundred Dollars Rewayd | loY-npyficug of Catarrhithat cannot be. cured. by Hall's Catarrh;:M % , Hall's Catarrh Medicine:-has been taken ) by catarrh sufferers for the past th ‘five years, and has becomd known ‘Irioat reliablé remedy ‘foy Catarrh. - 'H Catarrh lladld;n'e acts thru “::;BJ:I on the: Mucous surfaces, oXpe! son from the Blood and bealing the dis- have tak po! hdteme fo rt time:-you will see a > mt __in'_‘your Hall’s :?' t::tl onigls, §-0e. ,d!?'.l.' . & CO. Toledo, Qb | ®ola'by all Drugxists, 66, - - S TR The coming:of summer calls-for sheer, light weight materials, voiles, - organdies, georgettes, crepes, lawns, etc., we have them in plain colots and figured, 20e to $3.00 per yard.” -+ = BATHING SUITS——NObb}’ line -~ in misses and ladies, . .$1.00t0 $8.00 - . OXFORDS —— Latest styles. in blacks and -browns, reasonably priced . Newilac in. : es and ribbons just - All ladies suits at t;.lea;l-up .prices at - THE BAAZAR STORE || |I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIlllllllll"lllllllllIilllllllilIIIIlllllllllllllilllllllIIIIllI!llillllllllllillllllllllllIIlllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllll 5 THE ’ 'FARMERS STATE BANK 'Announces its Removal st(‘)~ 208 THIRD STREET . An Inspection of Our New Quarters is Invited: : thrills that were not contained in|, the play, .in spite of the fact that ‘“The Dictator”:-is known. to- be one of ‘the most. stirring: stories of ad- venture ever. conceived. _ PERSIANS ARE STARVING Famine Has Appeared as-Aftermath of the War. Miss .- Georgia L. McKinney, who re- cently returned from’Persia' where-she har been engaged in missionary work, - declares.that famine and -the refugee Poblem have brought abont a serious sftuation. In. Persia;. which. was over- run for two years by the Turkish.and I8 in poasessionof the land and. is giv- g ald. ; The United States is credited th having ‘given much' financial-as- sistance. * . : !Thousands of persons are in a starvs ing.condition teday,” according to Miss McKinney..“People; were dying on:the streets when: I left and only-the arriv. al O the allies prevente.a:eektid. gt er.” . 'NEW.SHIP LINE PLANNED. American Financiers WIill ‘Ald Japan- {" ese. Capitaliats in Project. \J. P. Morgan. and ‘other; financiers have promised. to | join ' Japanese.capi- talists <in: the nization: of a: mew "steamship : corporation, ‘according to Kotaro Mochizuki,jmember gg the Jap- anese parliament. .. Mr. Mochizukl said probably -$200,- 000,000, of . American ~and. Japanese money. would: be 1nvested in:the new venture. | ~Although: : detalls: have: not been: |arrangeid,: he said, -the 'concern probably woulldbe called-the American- Japanese Steithship company, and will tuy and buil@l boats and operate them on all the orld's. fisiportant -ocean trafiic lanes. ! One liné will: run from Sonsti.- Wanibic b the Orieoh: - . M MING PIPE AR CICARETTE TORACO TR . | "‘“I”“mmh- ' : i mimlunuiqmmuummm, ; { ALK about smokes, Prince Albert- is geared i to @ joyhandout §tandard', x " that' just lavishes- smokehappiness -on .- " every man game enough to make a‘bee line fora - tidy red tin and a" jimmy pipe—ald ‘or new! Get it straight that what you’ve hankered:for in pipe or cigarette makin’s smokes you'll find aplenty inP. A., That'’s because P. A. has the quality ! You can’t any more make Prince Albert bite your tongue or parch your throat than you can make ‘a horse drink when he’s -off the water! - Bite and parch are cut. .- out by our exclusive patented process! v : You just lay back like a regular fellow and puff to beat: - . the -cards.and wonder. why section in the P. A. smokepasture tp remember back! R. R_omld:’ Tobacco in samhill you didn’t nail & longer: than 'you care: Co., Winaton-Salem, N. C.- Defective