Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 14, 1920, Page 9

" K, H. DENU, Sec. and Mer. “G. W. HARNWELL, Editor- .' ' Telephone 932 Entered at the postoffice at Bemidji, Minn., as second- ‘elass mltter under Act of Congress of March 3, 13'19 —..__————- “No attention pald to - anonymouu contrlbutlons Writer's name must be known to the editor, but not necessarily: Tor publicatten. Communications for the Weekly Pioneer must reach this office not later than Tuesday of . each- week to insure publication’ in_ the current issue. Six Months .. Three Mor;lths . Six Months . e Meek LIl A5 Three Months . THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every- Thursday ‘and sent postage paid to, any: addreu for, in advance, $2.00. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY mcnm:lu .——-fi-—‘_—_———_—_ TIA JUANA. This pimple, right on the skin of the United States, is pronounced “Tee a-Whana" by those who aro accustomed to_it.- It is an immoral pestilence maintained by Mexicans just across the border from San Diego, where vile liquor, vile lucre, and vile lust are the chief attractiqns. The board of tem-’ . perance, prohibition and public morals has valiantly called the attentjon of- the state department to the necessity of regulating issuance of passes. of course the booze gang and their sort are irritated, vexed, even hurt. Certain newspaper men_ also" think this is not € matter for the state department, and claim that it is up to the individual to damn himsglf wherever and as fast as he pleases. If that is the sort of thing he likes, why he likes that sort ' of thing and there you are. We do not favor a grandmotherly paternalism. But the state' and the nation cannot pass by the corruption and murder of 'its citizens no matter By whom. Elevated eyebrow and Cain-like query, Am I my brother’s keeper? are common but not proper in a Christian commonwealth. If a United States citizen were shot by a London policeman we should have much ingernational fuss and feathers _ thereupon. When United States citizens are daily carrying the pestilence that walketh in darkness dack into their own.country, it is not simply a case-for the health department, it W the business of the United States government to abate every . nuisance to the full extent of its power. If Japan were stealing our seals or our salmon we should - be vociferous all at once, but a nearer neighbor may steal the lives, health, and money of" our gitizens and it is “up to the citizen.” The church which has accepted the ethies of the Sermon on the Mount as the standard. of action’ cannot take the priest or the Levn?s refuge’ in passing by on the other side. ‘man who loves God and-his fellow hidé behind that old flag of laissez-faire. Nor can‘any Christian It is our concern, and the board of temperance has spoken- wisely and ~ bravely.—N?;tthwes@em Advocate. i —0 I WHY WE PAY. 7 ~ The indictment and prosecution of profiteers and : gougers in various sections of the country comes as a ray of hope to-a people groaning under the . ¥ (BY/EXCHANGE EDITOR) ! —————"’—-—_—fi i The Real Printer. The kind of boy who makes a good printer is the sort that begins to loaf around the print sh‘op on : press.days as soon as he starts to school., He is the' _ boy who feels honored when ‘he is told to bring a bucket of fresh. water, and he would- trade his, .jack knife and a tin_whistle any day for the privi- lege of “kicking off” a hundred dodgers on the old fqot press. Bye and bye! refusing to be chased off and stay chased, he is sweeping the floor morn- ings' and ‘running etrands, such as going to the’ storé after a left-handed monkey wrench or to the furniture store te ask for the return of the paper- stretcher. Later he learps to recogmze type lite and wash the rollers, sort p’s and q's out of the hell-box, and so progresses-to ‘the point where He is on the payroll to the amount of $1 every Saturday afternoon, ‘and says /‘our paper” when Speaking of the Weekly Gimlet.- Such a. boy is the.only kind that ever grows up to be a real printer.—Ex. . Cox was a devil at 11. . A whole lot of us were "but have recovered. He discharged a duty in a print ‘shop that thousands of boys did, but most of .them failed:to get-into politics so strong that PRESS COMMENTS—THAT'S ALL || they pulled down an office and were placed in nom-" ination fo'l'presuient Lucky, most of the devils. e Those ‘who oppose. the Babcock good roads plan Liave nothing to offer in its place. Their criticism of the Babcock amendment is carping and not con- structive. They are content to wallow in the mud and slush that make our highways am obstacle: to progress. —Mankato Free Press. £ TWENTY YEARS AGO Knights of the Royal Arch. The local lodge of the above order was formed in this city the past week and the following officers elected: C. H. Miles, valiant commander; Archie Mondeau, lieutenant commander; Fred Brinkman, grand treasurer; Charles Campbell, chief orator; H. Fred Scott, recorder; Fred Dudley, grand master of ceremonies; Fred Tissue, captain of the guard; Knute Strand grand tyler. The objects of the order are to take care of and to protect its mem- + bers, provide for them or their families in sickness or in death and to work in harmony in all matters :that are’for their betterment, such as unjust legis- lation, can’t and bigotry and to try and ‘elect such 1o office-as are friendly to their interests. It aims %0 make better men of its members, and to have all the brothers live up to the laws of the cities, states and nation; but being taxpayers, they are ~Bound to see that the laws which are enacted will “mot work a hardship-on them. Mrs. McElroy’s two-story building is toda§ weigh- ing itself 8n Second street. It is Sfom the swamp to the hill. - : on its voyage- wear, or use. . ° \It is not ‘the retniler who is !eelmg the .weight -of thie 1aw, as his prices as rule are quite within - the bounds of reason—at least i Jin the country towns and mnl districts. = The .gougers ‘who are bemg “hit are genmlly middlemen or wholesalers, who:have beén juggling the products back and fort.h, with a pnee boost at- every juggle. Normnlly, thé law - of lupply hnd dema.nd regu. - lates the price of & commodity. - But it hag. not been so since the:beginning -of the war,: becaue times have not been normal. ; One of the principal reasons: for exutmg hlgh prices is the fact that a commodlty passes through . too many hands before it reaches the consumer, and most. of those hands are expetts at the pleasing and lucrative occupation of gouging. Z If publig officials had taken a fir® stand as soon as the gouging commenced—if they had filled the jails when. the evil was in its mfancy—-profiteenng would never have reached the glgantlc proportions which now stagger the country. But they didn’t, and because of thelr lnxxty we are. paying the penalty today. % Even at this late day, if our public omcmll can ° be brought as a body to a realization of their duty —if they can be prodded into an.energetic -per- formance of that duty—we may some'day expect the law of supply and demand to again regulate the price of the foodl we eat and the other necessi- < ties we require in our daily life. We begrudge no man a dollar or a million that is made honestly, but that which is accumulated by dishonest or unfair practices shquld land its pos-- sessor in prison. : - e (s - Another form of profiteering is to advertise the same old price but reduce the size of the package. It is a little slyer than the frontal attack, but bears the same stamp. We are some times tempted to believe even eggs are shghtly smaller- today‘\flun yesterday. 7 S e Qe 7 PATRIOTISM. It ain’t in throwin’ your cap in air And shoutin’ your candidate’s praise. It ain’t in arguin’ all day long Until you are red in the face.- It’s to vote as you pray On election day. 2 . . s PR —;Thnt’s‘ patriotism. It ain’t-in swellin’ a torch-light parade And settin’ off rocket and flare. It ain’t in yellin’ applause each time Your candidate speaks on the square. - It’s to do your best work And not play the shirk. - : —That’s pntnohsm.‘ It ain’t in votin’ the ticket straight - However its platform may read; It ain’t in ;makin’ a god of a man g Just because he’s appointed to lend It’s livin’, forsooth, At the dictates of truth. % —That’s pamotism. It ain’t in_singin’ the national air, Or salutin’ Old Glory each morn. It ain’t in bombast and boastful acclaim, ~"" And ‘blowin’ the national horn. It’s treatin’ folks right, = B Be they black, yellow, or white., It's baring your heart to God;g sunhght / Plenty of statesmen nowadays wou]d rather«be right than be president if it evercame tp a choice. But they're mercxfhlly saved from. thé agony :of choosing. Whenever a man wants to bepresident, he’s dead sure he’s right. —Crook ston Dmly»Tlmes ~— ¥ _agied Gettmg anxious for a vacatlon The editor of: the Bemidji Pioneer asks: ‘“What'has become of tl;e" old-fashioned farmer who used to' have- his: ciky relatives out cn his farm fora week 2"’ —Stillsy: te Gazette: - § = Sl 3t 44 i “Hardmg is running for president, and Cox ;s running against Harding,” was the observationt of a clever critic, who heard both candidates at the state fair.—St. ~Cloud Journal Press. g L With a safe, sane; level-headed American gentle- man in thes White. House .this country is going to - progress in spite of the obstacles laid in its pathway ‘by cheap demogogues.—Mankato Free Press. A’ neighboring town is featuring a baby contest at its fair,”and every baby’s mother in the county is wondering who will take second prize. —Bsudette Region. ; Lo If you want to be a booster, don’t knock the' boosting some other fellow is doing but get in and boost. —aCass Lake” Times. - “Feminists: Plan to Break Husband’s ~Home Power,” reads a head line. Plan to break what?— Little Falls Transcript. . £ g Minnesota’s greatest need can be described ‘in- two words—good roads. Vote for Amendment No. 1.—Baudette Region. - —0— g 4 Money isn’t everything, but it is -hard to buy beefsteak with anything else.—Little Falls Tran- script. . tglatie Was It a Hoax? Some boys -picked .up a- whiskey bottle on the shore of Lake -Bemidji last week containing a mes- sage of distress. - Written on a rusty piece -of brown paper was the folloying: “I am lost and starved." My bones will bleach in among the evergreens. Joseph LeFool: Nov. 19th, 1856.”- In spite of his pitiful story 'no searching .party has been orgsmzed 2 to sedrch for his bleaching bones. Dr. Ward has in the course of construction a * dwelling, located between the court house and the school house on Beltrami avenue. It is to be a modern house and is being built to rent. No. _doubt ~ it will prove to be a very good investment, The . demand for houses to rent is very great. s First street has its danger signals up between the two-depots, qn agcount of the wet, condition of the swamp after the- recent rains. Audacioug teams have attempted this dangerous thoroughfare but got stuck in the mud. Keep off this passage until the city- gets around to fix it up. One by one the bachelors fade away. " Frank ‘White has gone to his old €anadian home. He will return in double harness. R A parsonage is beingbuilt for the Baptist church in Bemidji. 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