Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 15, 1920, Page 2

ant-at Grand theatre, May 28—High School Commence- ment at Grand theatre. May 29—St. Paul Business Men’s Trade Tour will spend noon hour in Bemidji. June 2—Normal School Commence- ment. at Normal school. June 6 to 19—National Guard En- campment at Ft. Snelling. June 7—Stump Pulling Demon- stration. June 16 and 17 — Convention of League of Municipalities of Minne- J\me 16-—0pemng of Birchmont Beach. June 17 and ls——Northem Minne- sota Development Association annual summer outing. July 2, 3, 4 and 5~—Northwestern Fire Insurance Underwriters annual outing, at Bnchmont. REVOLT AGAINST SH[IDDY 600D$ Overall Movement s Protest Against Inferior Material Mas- queradiiig as “Afi Wool.” “TRUTH IN FABRIC” BILL Measure in Congress Would Make It Obligatory for Manufacturer to Stamp on Cloth Percentage of Virgin Wool It Contains. ‘Chicago.—When the French peas- ants and bourgeoisie became utterly fed up- with the ancient, regime, they led several dozens of aristocrats to the guillotine and nicked off their heads. The citizens of Boston, years ago, de- clining to pay a tax, dumped a ship- load of tea into the harbor. Americans today, from preachers to clerks, out- raged at the prices they are forced to pay for inferior garments, spurn the clothiers’ more sclect wear and don everalls. Movements like these are te be re garded as symbols of protest. The peasant was not an advocate of Tndis- eriminate slaughter; the Bostonian did not dislike tea, and 1920 Americans are nof strong for overalls per se. LeGrand F. Malaney, secretary of the National Sheep and Wool bureau, 29 South La Salle street, is of the opin- —fon that the prote@k demonstrated by the denims is only partly against the high prices. It is equally against the inferior material, the shoddy masquer- ading as “all wool” that appears in garments nowadays, Retailer Also a Vlctlm “The overall movement will prove, I believe, ephemeral.” said Mr. Malaney, “but it proves that the public is be- coming very tired of spending its mon- ey for clothes and not getting value recelved. It blames the retailers for both prices and material. The retailer §s as much a victim of circumstances as it Is, “Sixty-five perr cent of the people nowadays are wearing shoddy when they paid for real clothes. Now, these clothes one sces advertised In windows bear the sign ‘All Wool,” which doesn’t menn anything. “Shoddy may be all wool, but \uml that has been made over more than once, and sometimes even baked to keep its shape. 1t has lost its resilien- cy and wenring qualities. The wool, as it comes off the sheep's back, is known as ‘virgin' wool, Bill in Congress. “A hill was introduced in congress January 7 designed to prevent the de- © eeit and profiteering that result from ! the unrevealed presence of substitutes for virgin wool and In garments made therefrom. known as the “truth ir fabrie” bill, Thix bill, if passed, will fnake it obligatory for the fabric manu- facturer to stamp on the cloth the ex- aet percentage of virgin wool, shoddy or cotton that it may contain. The fabric will he stamped: ‘Maker's Reg- istration No, Contains not under ——— per cent virgin wool. Contains not over per cent shoddy.” “In this way the retailer avill ‘know what he is selling and the consumer what he is buying. A man will not pay 70 for a $45 suit. Clothes will find May 18 and 19—Educational Page- Train Equipped io Stump-Clearing lIs Touring Stafe. part of the state soon. business men’s neapolis nd st eompanies, of the mumuctunn explosives, and of the makers e Home in Chicken Coop 0. K. After Life in Flat : i i ¢ Chicago.—Discovery of a fam- g ily of nine persons living along & with their fowls In a chicken : coop—all that the tornado left ¢ of their home—was made in Bellewood. When Red Cross of- ficials staried to move them to more habitable quarters, the family raised walils of protest. “We don’t mind living in our chicken coop,” explained Gustav Kraft, head of the family. “You see, we lived in a Chicago flat once.” i 1 H i i i 6 I i 8. T Church Dodgers Take Notice. Mount Vernon, Ky.—If you want to dodge church, move to this town. For, unless yon are vaccinated and can show your certificate or your scar, you can’t get in. Furthermore, you can’t %0 to a picture show or to school. Smallpox is the cause. PAID ADVERTISEMENT Written by and inserted for Thomas Keefe, 234 Endicott Bldg., St. Paul, Minn., for which $1.50 has been paid. < There never will be a government FAIR to all the people until all the people have as good a chance to go to CONGRESS as the rich man and his lawyer. their proper price levels and the pub- lic an abandon overalls.” YANK WITH 38 WOUNDS HOME Georg'e Tremain, Wounded in Battle of the Argonne, Gets Leave to Visit Parents. Susanville, Cal.—When George Tre- main, a soldier from Lassen county, was caught in the fire of a German machine gun nest in the battle of the Argonne, he recelved 38 separate wounds, 20 being of a serious nature. Tremain fell and lay on the ground n an exposed position for 12 hours be- fore being rescued. When finally car- ried to a fleld hospital his injuries were pronounced fatal and for weeks e hovered near to death in hospitals in France. The amputation of both legs was an- ticipated for nearly a year, but heal- ing was finally. accomplished, and now he_can walk with the aid of crutches. 'x‘muln was permitted to come here from Letterman General . hospital a | fiwflmmtovlmhllpnmu. The ONLY way to get a law-mak- ing body that will do what the people want done is to have a SAMPLE of the people to make the laws. That .sample will be as honest, in- telligent and fair as the people. It will be interested as the people are interested, will want what the people| want, and will do what the people would do. However, that sample never can be had by picking and choosing, but only by taking at random, by chance, by DRAWING LOTS. Let all file, free of expense, who wish to; then draw lots. That’s business—election is only polities. : More than 2300 years ago the peo- ple of Athens realized that election resulted in government by WEALTH, changed their method, chose their law-makers by lot, got a' sample of the people, and had a business; gov- ernment, fair to all. And the . period which resulted is known to all historians as the GOL- McDonell DEN AGE of Athens. b; 1 stand for DRAWN DEMOCRACY THOMAS KEEFE Candidate for Governor Republican Primaries The Minnesota Land-Clearing Spe- glal train, a train which is going to run through northern Minnesota, stopping st various places to give exhibitions of actual land-clearing, using up-to-the- minute mothods, will arrive in thh This train is being operated under the general supervision of the agricul- taral extension division of the Uni- wversity of Minnesots, with the support and co-operation of local business men and farmers at places where demon- strations are to be given, and of the anizations of Min- , of the railway of ot B ey ) Show Modern ltump-pu"em and re]lted nqnlnmont It will consist ot— Two_ large box cars and two flat cars to carry the land-clearing equipment. A tourist sleeper, a passenger coach, a box-car dining room, and a box-car kitchen to provide traveling hotel accommodations for those in charge of the train and the accompanying crews of land-clearers. A caboose which will serve as an office for the transaction of the business of the traveling gchool. The train will visit 38 to stop, as follows: May 18 SHIP BY TRUCK TOUR Minneapolis, May 15.—Fifty trucks will join in a five hundred mile tour of the state leaving here Monday, to advertise good roads and the ‘ship by truck” movement. U. S. REVENUE OFFICE FOR NORTH DAKOTA Fargo, May 15.—The United States revenue office for North Dakota was formerly opened here today with W. E. Byerly, collector, in charge. Form- erly , North Dakota helonged to the revenue district controlled by the Aberdeen office. N. P. CONVENTION POSTPONED TILL JUNE Grand Forks, May 15.—The state convention of the National Nonparti- san league which was scheduled to be held here today to lay plans for the state and national election, has been postponed to Junme. Farmers objected to May 15 as the date be- cause of the late spring. DEEP WATER COMMISSION MEETING MAY 18th Grand Forks, May 15.—A joint commission, representing the United States and Canada will meet here Tuesday May 18 to hear men trom the northwest on the subject of a deep- water way to permit ocean traffic to the head of the lakes. WATERTOWN VOTES B - ON WATER BONDS Watertown, S. D., May 15.—Water town will vote next Tuesday to de- cide whether additional bonds to the amount of $200,000 shall be issued to build and equip and operate a muni- cipal light and power plant. At a prior election the sum of $1¢2,000 was voied. This was insufficient. WINONA NORMAL TRACK AND FIELD MEET Winona, May 15.—Forty-one high schools of southeastern Minnesota were invited here today for the an- nual track meet _under the ausplces of Winona Normal. TRADE UNIONISTS CON- . VENTION FOR CANDXDATES . Duluth, May 15.—Trade- unionists of the eighth congressional district met here today to consider political candidates in the district and make recommended for congressman. USES TELEGRAPH TO GET STENO Well trained office assistants are not ‘“picked up” every- where. When big firms need ‘capable help, they wire or “long distance” Dakota Busi- ness College, Fargo, N. ‘D. Recently the Dakota Con- struction & Engineéring Co. of Valley City wired for an_effi- cient bookkeeper-steno. "Miss R. Gregerson was: sent. A phone message from the James River National Bank, James- town, resulted in placing A. P. in their Edmunds ranch. “Follow the Enter summer school now. Write F. L. Watkins, Pres., 806 Front St., Fargo, N. D, ;{»_ ; f_ $ucce$stul.”| | s In 14 | accompanying this train will be of the different counties, giving a day to each | most practieal lort. They will consiat of blasting, and o} pulling and piling aotual stumpa on land near the towns named, how they may cut dewn their cost jn olearing Jand and imerease thefr. ef- fielency at one and the same time; alse to stimulate fnterest in clearing aud the mare ment of northern Minuese ] FOR QUICK AND CLEAN SERVICE , EATATTHE REX CAFE . Across the Street from the Markham Hotel Announcement' [ Have Re-opened My Store with a Fresh Stock of Staple and Fancy Groceries Mrs. E. L. WOODS. Northome Tuesday June 1 Phone 251-W Ninth and America Littlé Fork Thursday June®$ Guthrie urday Jume § Leonard onday- June ¢ ankennak Wednesday June § Pequot -Friday June 11 Aitkin Saturday June 33 McGregor Federal Dam Wednesday June 16 Swatara Thurgday June 17 : Moose Lake Saturday Juneld 2 MoGrath Tuesday June 33 Is T PE S|VE ‘Wahkon Wednesday June 2% s e L Willmar Friday June 25 T e ] sy BN The exhibition given by the erews Compare the present price of butter with the price of meat. Compare the prices of the same two items as they were four ” years ago. Meat has increased nearly 300 per cent, butter less than 100 per cent.. Use more butter' and less meat and reduce the H. C. L.—you’ll be hedlthier, too. The aim ia to show' farmers Nothing can equal the delicious, appetizing flavor of butter. Nothing can equal the health-giving qualities of butter. It con- tains the valuable substance known as “Vitamines,” obtainable only in genuine butter and other dairy produet. Always ask your dealer for GHIEF BRAIIH BUMTER MADE BY BEMIDJI CREAMERY COMPANY BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA lang- Monday June 14 | SATURDAY EVEN[NG, MAY 15, 1920 SUNDAY MAY 16th,"20 Afternoon at 3 o’clock Evening at 8 o’clock - Both meetings will be held in the ' Armory Hall DR. HENDRICK SHIPSTEAD Candidate for Governor and FRANK LITTLE candidate for Congress from the Sixth District will speak on the ) issues of the day , . These meetings will be conducted under the auspices of the Central Trades Council, the Farmers Non-Partisan League and the Bermd Labor League. =