Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 14, 1920, Page 4

THURSDAY' EVENING, ‘OCTOBER -14, 1920 BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER CONFERENCE TO COMBAT ' . THE GREAT RED PLAGUE THE. BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. 3 = The heavy loss in working days ' .G. E. CARSON, President E.'H. DENU, Sec. and Mgr, | due to the ravages of the Great Red " o - s Plague will be one of the most im- _G. W. HARNWELL, Editor J. D. WINTER, City Editor portant subjects to be discussed by g . the All-American conference that R Teleghone 922 will meet in Washington, December R —|6th to 11th to consult on methods ' at ‘the_postoffice at Bemidji, Minnesota, as second-class matter, | of combatting the pleague. . (S under Act of Congress of Mapch 3, 1879. The extent of this loss to employ- - = ‘| ers whose working -forces it decim- i No attention paid to anonymous contributions. Writer’s name must|ates, to working men whose pay en- Xknown to the editor, but not necessarily for publication. Communica- | Velopes it depletes, and to the coun- tiohs for'the Weekly Pioneer must reach this ‘office not later than Tuesday try at large whose production it re- sach ication i i duces, was scarcely suspected until #f éach week to ingure publication in the current issue. the ¥ records ot ‘the millions. of i young men examined for the war| " were studied. pected to be great, but no one imag: ined that it was anything like so great $5.00 | a5 it has now been proved to be. 2.50 The records show that every <99 thousand men in the army lost on an 1.26 | average more than 300 days per year—1,600,00 days for five million soldiers in the prime of life, and’ if the loss was so great among men sub- ject to military discipline and under orders to seek immediate help, how |great, it is now asked, must it be 'lamong the same men when in civil life when no discipline is_possible. The ravages of hookworm disease in certain parts of the country are a drop in the bucket compared to the ravages of the Great Red Plague. Many possible methods of check- SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Mail One Year .... Six Months .. Three Months . THE WEEKLY PIONEER—Twelve pages, published every Thursday and sent postage paid to any address for, in advance, $2.00. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY PROCEEDINGS UNCOVER ALL THE FACTS. . . The Jones Shipping Bill, passed by congress and made a/|. 1 law of the land by executive signature, directed the president 't:fi::‘ehs",:“l‘fee‘: ::’g‘:::‘&%‘ ::g g‘fn ‘o create a shipping board of seven members. For over three|ye threshed out at the coriference, . months the president ignored that law. He did not appoint the | which will be attended by the most shipping board members. He nullified this portion of the law [experienced physicians and admin- just as he nullified that portion of it which directed him to fi':g?:::‘c’:; the hationd of the three notjfy foreign nations of the abrogation of any portions of | ot oday no longer any doubt existing treaties in conflict with the Jones enactment. that medical science now possesses " “Whether his eyes were fixed on ‘“visions on the horizon” | means that would enable it to con- or his ears attuned to non-existant “‘voices in the air,” whether|auer t;n‘e Red Phg‘:ie as ]c]on;};letelg " - ‘he was in a trance or in full possession of his senses, the fact ;;“;"w ;‘gv:r"“i‘;“‘i’t“we:':"gi"?m froa **." remains that the president signed the Jones bill and that by|scope to apply them. The real ‘virtue of his signature the bill became a law. trouble nowadays arises larf'ely' from What was behind his failure to appoint a shipping board |ignorance and from "lekh“ ,“;““‘ of as the law directs is not as yet clear. All we know is that while “i‘i’c:;';'z’i‘:fi{e:;:‘ai’;i! :el:‘:. 1;&;: the shipping board was only a rump board consisting of a pair|jisheq itself and has become difficult ‘of hold-overs, the Hun-Hamburg-Harriman shipping transac-|to dislodge. With modern methods tion was rushed through to a conclusion. This partn;rship with | the Red Plague is now definitely cure- a concern whose treacherous conspiracies against this country (2b.e ol et and whose impudent meddling in our domestic business affairs peg',: ‘:;“:{,?:’fm"‘:x;"“;fi“;fi:z%&: ‘should make it an object of loathing to everybody with a spark|similar to those that confront the of American manhood in him, was consummated over the com-|British in_their work of eradicating bined protest of over 100 American ship-owners and over the the bubonic_(black) plague in India. |’ ioDi the first first thought of the protest of Mr. Robert A. Dean, the shipping board’s own chosen R‘:r’:ge e tive, when strieken by the legal adviser. It was consumated by the two shipping board| jisease, is to hide himself in the hold-overs in default of the legal shipping board, non-existent|crowded warrens of the city and to ugh President Wilson’s nullification of a plain mandatory | die there flfE"}’XW!*“hw ’%’,t‘}’l‘*:fi'{ law of the United States. ;\:fifin;wfii};‘n us“t;ce “first lprnblel:\ These two hold-overs were Admiral Benson and Mr. John| ;" Snduce the victims to come fore- 'AL Donald. They felt, it would'appear, that the protest of their|ward before it is too late. own legal adviser and of 100 ship-owners might perhaps be| Thru the efforts of the U. S. Pub- entitled to some little attention. So they turned the protests }lc %;"};‘;S:"fii ""l‘gd“gl':'g’ug"%‘g:g' over to a referee to pass upon. And the referee whom they| .y tro mtefin the country have be- selected for a judicial review of all'the arguments covered by|gun to provide facilities where its the combined protests was one of the principals in the Hamburg-| victims can obtain adequate diagnosis ‘American-Harriman bargain~—Mr. Harriman himself. Why|and treatment, m;‘“flmg ?"‘!d'dfi"“’i they did not refer the matter to Von Tirpitz and the Hamburg- | istration of 603 when xeauized. F2neh !Aimerican Line administration board is not disclosed. Possibly|tion and it will be one of the aims of because it was thought that an American name would look|the conference to arousc states and etter. Besides, it made no difference anyway. The Harriman municipalities to-a recognition of gnchion was precisely what the all-l—lun] degislilonfwou]ldh huvg their responsibility to their: people -been. The Amrican-Hun bargain got a clan of health, an the bob-tailed s’hipping board approved the arrangement as it :’ apcichd ;J;‘;B:l‘; b hofis : stood.—Harvey’s Weekly. R g el S 3 | Mrs. Pete Utter entertain- MOTOR TRUCKS ON THE FARMS. edMMrr.a:ng;;n.P wun;‘m Utter, St., The agricultural department has been obtaining the viws|and Mrs. Earl Utter of Bemidji last of farmers in the corn belt, and 831 of them who have motor s“';{““y‘ e Gha Potel' ant trucks are almost unanimous in the opinion that they Will Drove | oy iiacon were Sanday eallers on Mrs. eventually a profitable investment. However, results show|p. p. Maltend and daughter, who ac- ::ihlt the motor truck has not reduced farm expefnsas to ;ny g:n:‘%nnled them home and returned egree up to the present time, and were it not for the fact|Moncay. i .that ‘the farmers agree that it “saves times,” it is doubtful e AN e o ang chil whether the new acquisition to rural activities would be in the| Peter Utter was a caller on Rich- popular class. It has been determined that the average truck[ard Kelm Tuesday. used on a farm travels 2,777 miles a year, and the cost of opera- 7 tion is almost seventeen cents a mile, making the total cost of | ¥ X X X X kX K XK KK KKK K ¥ one of these “pesky critters” about $470 a year. * PINEW00D * - 3k ok O o ko % ———— p Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bye are the proud parents of a boy, bdrn Tues- day. Mother and child doing well while Mr. Bye is passing around the cigars. F. J. Reichel of Havre, Mont., is here with a bunch of wesiern horses which he is selling very reasonable, and those in need of horses should OVERHEARD BY EXCHANGE EDITOR Giving Him a Chance. Sandy, the farmer, had been staying with some friends for about a{call on him. H , month, lngl w!:ils he and his host_were out for a walk onq day they called Louis Mathieson returned Saturday ata Iuyl;da inn for a drink. As his host was about to pay for it Sandy |from Cando, N. D., where he was run- stopped him. ning a threshing engine for Jim Mc- . | “Na, na,” he said, “I'll not allow it. Ye’ve been keeping me in every-|Canna. thing at yer house for a month, and ye've treated me to the theatres, and| Ted Annanson returned home Fii- cab fars, and paid for all the drinks. I tell ye, I'll hae no mair of it. We'll|day from Frold, Montana, Where he toss for this one.”—Axgonaut. has been working all summer. [ S E Ole Stefftne and Matt Berg of Debs, were business visitors here Monday. Pungent Paragraphs. Mr. Berg traded for a horse with Mr. Columbus, Ohio, Journal—What we wish is that Henry Ford dealt|Reichel, the horse man. ' §nporterhouse steak. ™r. T. 1‘3‘. and Mrs. S. C. Miller " Boston Transcript—The man with the brief bag may be carrying im- | Were Bemidji visitors Saturday. partant papers, or he may be using the bag to conceal a “ndw‘c}l:ymg h Pete Sorenson of Solway. arrived A 4 ere Sunday and assumed the clerk- ¢ Norfolk, Va., Dispatch—It takes, something more than nerve to Wear|ship at the Pinewood Mercantile Co. ... one of ‘those very short skirts and be comfortable. ) store, relieving Hjlmer'Melland, who ¥ Vancouver, B. C. Province—As a warning to speeders a signm on a|resigned. COhtll‘du‘;l.i'ghwxy reads: ‘“Private cemetery at [an ottom of hill.” Miss Elsie Klinger arirved here P. I, Bulletin—“Since prohibition went into effect man has|Saturaay for a visit with her parents. come to occupy a new place in the home,” says a dry advocate. We presume| D. M. Commers and Miss Zenda Ne ia referring to the cellar. . Bell of Bemidji were guests of Mr. ... Cleveland News—The fact of the matter is that some wives vote |and Mrs. 8. C. Miller Sunday. Whichever way their husbands so, and some will vote whichever way their| Anton Helgeson left for South St. “husbands don’t. Paul Saturday with two car loads of s Gxnnboru hNews—It is not generally taken into consideration by g:::“:l“d sheep for the Shipping as- the reactionists that the saying, ‘“‘woman’s place is in the hi " oti athon. ~efore the automobile did. an’s place is in the home,” originated | ™3 "ty yirs, 0, T. Bakken return- Wichita Beacon—Mothers-in-law don’t seem so abjectionable since|®d from a visit at Gully, Thursday. ig {‘enh{'nnv: !liorceld | many young couples to live with the old folks. welxzae;n ‘Z‘:fi:".‘?‘:es‘x‘;‘:’ ng:gt:vncl‘;rng: 'io u!;"t n;l;rd fenTl‘ :“m.t‘ Martin invented this kind of summer for men |, o o1q goods for Wm. Tvifson; - Nashville Banner—It can’t be said of that prohibitionist candidate for rotato buying hesan, dereLiocsdey . president that he doesn’t take himself seriously. It's only the rest of the and fi“er 2 carload was loadectiwith ple who refuse to do so. excellent white potatoes produced on peo] the many good farms around here. —_— Anton Gilbertson installed the tele- No Need to Talk. pho‘;\edlndal:e‘ depot "l‘uud:y. A much o 3 o 2o S needed addition to the public service, brother talk yet?” a kindly neighbor inquired ,specm’“y for the agent and also the 3 2 try people. | L . “No, he can’t talk, and there 'ain’t no reason why he should talk,” was M v A the qh‘q’mfl uply. “What does h‘e want to talk for when all he iua to Thfi?'afig' ;:;lyloglsh::lndp&l;s 'w‘e‘riam}:: di is to yell a while to get everything in the house that’s worth having?”{midji visitors. Wednesday. #=Exchange. : > Miss Marie ‘Nélson -and-Miss Olga “Can_your little baby small lad. - e e e But then it was sus-| t BACK PAGE—WITH 2 COL CUT CAPTAIN’S INSPECTION Captain’s inspection aboard ships of the battle fleet had its inception in the navy many, many years ago. And while the methods of inspectiof and the days upon which it is held have changed from time to time ¥t still means the same spotless uni- forms, clean-shaven . faces and neat ship that it did years ago. In the old days the Captain in- spected the ship and the crew Sun- day morning, but since the procedure broke into a man’s day of rest and recreation it was decided to change the inspection day to Saturday, there- by giving the:crew the entire Sun-|p day to utilize in whatever manner it wished. — During the inspection the captain and his staff wear dress uniform with receive the captain’s nod of approv- al. Every member of the ship’s com: pany, except those absolutely requir- vie with emch other to see which will their swords. ‘vhe various divisions er to see to the safety of the ship, stand inspection on the main deck, while the Captain passes between the ranks scrutinizing the men' and their uniforms.— During the inspec- tion the band plays military marches and the whole affair is accompanied by a great deal of pomp and cere- mony. ‘We are reminded of the negro ser- geant who, previous to an inspection, admolished his men, thusly: ‘‘When 1 sez ‘eyes right,’ I want to hear ‘all eye-balls click.” While a sallorman’s eye-bal.s can hardly be heard click- ing, still the smartness of the men and-the neatness of the ship would certainly receive praise from the ne- gro srgeant and apswer the pur- ot one of our newest dreadnaughts passing down thru :the ranks of a company of white ‘clad sailormen, with his entourage close behind ready to note any defects the captain might overlook. .Parenthetically we might say the captain never over- looks. —_— rived here Wednesday enroute to the ik*t«&#«fi‘ilt KX home of her parents, Mr.. and Mr: Peter Bakke, for a visit. John Warner, one of the well| known farmers of Roosevelt town- ship, was a business visitor here Wed- nesday. 7 Dave Ousley was & business caller here Tuesday. .- 2 T. O. Gelen isidoing carpenter work for Iver Rockvogg this week. Miss Marcie- Nelson and Miss Olga Hougan returned home from Ulimax, Minn., Thursday. HEEKKEEEKEK KK KKK * BIG LAKE * ti*?i*ljy*?*iit?t& . ‘Mrs,; Ole Wold and daughter ar- rived honie .Saturday night“from a visit in Wisconsin with her parents. There was-a large crowd at the Concordia Ladies’ “Aid supper and auction Saturday night. The ladies pettedbover $30 in.cash. The young peoples’ societly gave some very good songs and Mijss Liala Jerdee gave a fine recitation. - . ) ‘B. C. Bergh‘had a crew of men last week picking up his potatoes. Clarence Stiet was in town Satu day and purchased a fine colt. * Andy Edd came out to Big Lake Sunday night for Charles Swanberg and brought him to his logging camp. Mr. and Mrs. George Voltz of Mill Park were out om Big Lake Sunday and picked some cranberries. Charles Bloomquist and son Earl, brought out a new pair of horses Sunday night. They intend to do some logging this comi: winter. The Big Lake Parmes’ club met at C. A. Stout, Wednesday, October 13th. 3 . There were a lot of city people out aroung Big Lake last Sunday killing partridges and some were seen in their cars with their guns open, ready for business. They had bet- ter be more careful or they might loose their guns if they are caught] again. Charles 'Bloomquist has had his land posted with no hunting allowed on his premises signs. AR KKK R KKK KKK K HORNET * 20k 3k 2 2 2k ko ok ok ok R . William Moon and family enjoyed a visit from his sister, from Baudette, on Tuesday. John Hanson, Torsten Gromseth and son, George are working on the road north from the Crookston Cedar spur. ] A good roads meeting was held at the Winan school Tuesday evening by a man who is speaking in the in- terest of Amendment No. 1. Among those who attended the meeting Tuesday evening were J..C. Thompson "and daughter and_three hotel girls from Blackduck, Joseph Peltier and Arthur Spears 'from Shooks. ‘The Ladies” Ald. met at the home of Mrs. John Hanson Wednesday aft- ernoon. = Herbert ' Ayers and family from Royalton, have been visiting-a few | days this week at the home of B. F. Winans, before moving to their new home at Blackduck. Mrs, Ayers is a granddaughter of Mrs. ‘Winans, ‘Mr. Huff;Irepresenting the Jewell nursery, was around on Thursday. Henry Dahlstul's man and potato digger kept the potato pickers busy on Friday at Robert Shaw’s. ' George Leonard and family have returned to their home from North Dakota. » C. W. Berggren has sold his auto to William Lundahl. He has gone to Cokato to join his family there. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE st ... DAILY, PIONEER * REDBY AND RED LAKE ¥ kb Ok b 2 2 o X ok b b k% ok Mrs. Cordelia Needham spent the week-end last week in Bemidjl. A man by the name of Flinn was arrested by .the Chief of Police of Red Lake. for bringing intoxicating liquor on tlie reservation oneday last week, the man himself was drunk and was placed in the jail at the| agency. George Grovell of Bemidjl visited in Red:Lake last week-end. Clem Beaulieu has accepted a posi- tion as clerk in the Chippewa Trad- ing company’s store in Red Lake. Church’services are held every Sunday in tlie Catholic and Episcopal churches at Red Lake. H. A. Andrews, chief clerk, Gov- ernment office at White Earth, is de- tailed for temporaty duty at Red Lake. He arrived Monday. i Tuesday, October 12, the bids for the sale of the lumber belonging to Red Lake Indians were opened, and this brought a number of lumbermen to our.town to put in their bids. ‘Thomas Hanlon of Camp No. 1. at Redby left the first of this week! for the twin cities where he will take a business course. .Gustav A. Strom succeeded him as clerk for the Inter- national Lumber Co. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Morrison mot- ored to Bemidji for the day Monday. Mr. Needham, formerly of this res- ervation, returned to Red Lake with them. 1t has been talked that a bank will |/ It is be-|' be established at Redby. lieved it would be a good location for one. The next number of the Lyceum course will be a lecture by a famous lecturer, and the date is October 22. The home of Mrs. Mendamoya was destroyed by fire Tuesday caused by lightning strinking the house. Every thing she had was burned. No one was injured. Mrs, Mendamoya was not at home. ‘Mr. and rs. 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