Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 7, 1922, Page 4

anibag DJIDAILY ' PIO D DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE . | hluwl PIONEER PUBLISHING COMPANY bitterness. 3. D. WINTER, News Editor +=—t TELEPHONE 922-923 +—t ntered at the Postoffice m Matter, 14 March Minzesets, Cengress o4 business. s ot 3, 1878, productions™ * ! 1t is our firm,opinio ful kind of talk,” said the speaker. the stream.” ; WEEKL nonm—-lrvn advance, 3.0 this , ealy United '-uo !a" r’:nbllu&.; of all tohes Mmtnu.u-mrvln.dlul. e local news published herein. pay good wages. ' SEND BACK THE FLAGS Return of two Confederate battle flags captured L. by the Fourth Minnesota Volunteers at. the battle "ot Altoona, Georgia, Oct. 5, 1864, from two Min- neson regiments, has been requested by the south- | erners in hopes that they might be burned at a big ing up. §—3 CUTTING WAGES—BAD BUSINESS A prominent automobile manufacturer (not:-H. Ford) said in an address recently, among other things, “that cutting wages at this time is bad What the coun‘ry and world wants is harmony, mutual good will, ennfidence and greater } OT AG (whh.-h perhaps. doean’ti: =z count for much) that men and women should be given the opportunity to earn more wages mstead of less. “Talk of cutting wages is thebhost harm- ¢ “Who ever is working for wage reductions now is pulling against “~life was in the balance and who have gone on.to their last bivouac, including; don’t you: think, Abu. ham Lincoln himself, whose last moments were spent in an earnest effort to wipe out malice and * | The euentml argyment. is that wage red\lctmn is ry, is’1 L3e On the other hand, men who are being paid good wages should endeavor to not only earn them, but should make every effort to do more than that, because this and this alone will retain the confi- dence of big business to the extent that it pays to Doing only that for which you are paid and no .more is pursuing the wrong policy on the part of the wage-earner, and he cannot expect to hold his present wage, say nothing of an increase in pay. Harmonious co-operation and ‘increased produc- tion spell prosperity. The nations today are build- ing up and not tearing down, and talk of further wage reduction cannot be construed to mean build- “Kid” Alsop’s picture appeared in a recent issue . celebration. ‘At the recent state meeting of ‘the Minnesota _Grand Army of the Republic a resolution was adopt- of The Pioneer among the “Old-Timers,” but he years ago. Speaking of the Hon. H. W. Alsop, doesn’t look a day older today than he did twenty . o1 Samuel A.:Gutter has been con- nected with the Bemidji postoffice so long that when the old-timers go there and fail to see him they won- der if they're still in the right town. Sam is an exponent of the good old, square dance and the cast commit- tees have overlooked a good bet if they have passed him up for this part of the pageant to be staged during the fair hére August 15 to 19:He will be remembered as having performed admirably at a recent canrival with K Johnny McDonald as ‘|accompanist on the fiddle. i P.,J. OLEARY 2 ] “How do -you' like - your mus- tache?” .used to be the common question in the barber 'shops in the early days. Dr. E. H. Smith evident- ly at one time liked his as is shown in the above picture. He was ped- dling pills in Bemidji at that time and still is and se far.as we know has no intetion of ever leaving Be- midji for a very long time. If he could be used to advantage in the historic pageant during the .North- ern Minnesota Fair, provided of course the relics committee didn’t get ahold of that Mustache first. - ADAME. OTTO OPPOSITE om-:AT(N‘o . LET US SUPPLY YOU wrrH BER — LATH — SHINGLES, LUM L CEMENI LASTER mmon,‘ Mb;PW s and Mill Woi} FULI. LINE OF DRAIN TILE A\ND S!WER PIFE A MERE TOVSCH i o « or our Mylotis ‘face powder at the ps. cho) dgical moment, s oto sp eals, means a lot to a_pretty |'woman. Carry in your ha ad bag a dainty puff and a 1)it- of our powder; it helps. [Are you using. our Nyal’s ‘face cream? "~ That helpsyitoo, / CIty Dru'g Store LALIB!RT! & E'RIGK.ON Pheno 52 . " ‘ed urging return of the emblems, but the resolu- . tion did not pass until acrimonious debate in whi¢h f some of the old vets became pretty much excited. The regimental organizations who have charge of the flags are still disinclined to part with thexr cap- tured treasures. With due deference to the opinion of these stur- dy old sons of the state and with a high apprecia- ¥ “tion of their valor, it does seem that it would be in keeping with the unselfish deeds of their early ““heroism if they would send the flags back. Judge Ell Torrance, past national commander, of "the G. A. R., said: “If you will stop and think a little, comrades, you .will see that there is danger in retaining the phies of .a civil war, Our mission is to heal the i andl of those bitter years and to unite'our coun- i try.just as closely as possible. If I were a mem- . ber of the Fourth Minnesota, who cnpmmd those was, and his friends know it. take hold of him. % und business. § § “they will bring others with them. §—=8 we'll say he is as much of a boy today as he ever If you doubt it, just Now that Charley Hoyt, the assessor, has done his worst (work we mean) and. the' equalization boards have placed their O. K. on it, and there's no chance to recover any “overcharges,” let us direct our efforts to the Big Northern Minnesota Fair .. In harvesting the tourist crop, let us not forget that next year’s crop will depend upon the way we do it this year. Send them home rejoicing, with enough cash to start another crop. Satisfied visi- tors, you know, not only mean their return, but Some people’s sense of understanding is more acyte than others. Most merchants discover this when they send out statements, because there are a few who really know why these statements are being sent out. § You would please God? Then please His chil- dren, -your fellow-mortals, espeuully those ‘whose muures are few.—Forbes Mngnzme §———p = ng is stealing, let every employee remem- orbes Magazine. 4 flags, I would be very proud and I think I would “be willing to walk all the way down to Mississippi, i mecessary, to take part in returning them. It ‘would"be ‘a pilgrimage resplendent with chivalry - {and would add a mew glory to the story of the Civil war.” Judge Torrance put it prettily, and expresses 8 [ sentiment .certain to meet with general apprnvfl’— ' a sentiment which would have a champion, it is reasonable to presume, by a majority of the great {:ileaders of the North at the time when the nation’s - E———————————— STATE TRUNK HIGHWAYS & IN EXCELLENT CONDITION g ‘st. Paul} Aug. J—Minnesota Rrunk highways—marked with of- i2icial numbers on yellow stars and 'idely known as the Babcock roads e in excellent condition, says the ibulletin ' issued by the state high- /ay department. i Newspapermen and their friends imotoring to Park Rapids, Itasca Park and Bemidji for the meeting [of the Northern Minnesota Editor- fal association Wednesd to Sat- [urday inclusive will find the trunk {routes in fine, shape, “barrini, rains ch make unsurfaced sedtjons HOURLY EXCURSION TRIPS Trip, 50c Boat Katherine Other arrangements may be made for special trips. READ THE PIONEER WANT ADS The Minnesota and International rates prescribed by the United States ilroad Labor Board as follows: Machinists.............. . ... 70c per hour Blacksmiths . .-.. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 7T0cper hour " Sheet Metal Workers .. .. .. .. .) .. 70c per hour Electricians .. .. .. ... .. .. .. N ... 70c per hour Stationary Engineers .. .. .. .. . . Various rates Stationary Firemen .. .. SR s .xVanous rates Boilermakers .. .. .. . '70c and 70%c per hou Pauenggr.CnrMen.............. perhui Freight GarMen .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... 63c per'liour Helpers, all vclaues sig e me Bh G 8h Al 47e\per Hbui' and one-half’ forfiuu { Macl\mqn and helpers are :Ilowed til ed in exceds of eight hours per day” “"Young men who desire to lenrn ,r“-— glven an o'pportnmty to do so0.* t\ly tnde ht Lt &1 16 1 -5 ! ; APPLY TO ANY ROUNDHOUSE OQSAOPS AT NORTH -BEMIDJI OR AT GENERAL OFFICE, BRAINERD. = Capt. R. A. Bailey Will Make : ON LOWER RED LAKE EVERY SUNDAY Minnesota & International Railway Company P. J. O’Leary,is another of the oldest timers. He might even admit that he has been here so long that he knows’ of no.other place whero he could live that.long. Not any more, at- least. He.is-another one of those fellows who-might be induced to.take part.in the pagesht, if he has not already volunteered to do so. He could tell the pageant direc- tors a lot about the,gar]y history of Bemidji, - for pve Ei, Carson ratesthis fellow)a: an old . timer here, and that’s going some. 'MATT PHIBBS When it comes to old tirers, Iatt Phibbs’ name must be . included. Practically everybory who was here in the early days will remember Matt Phibbs as Leing one of the first settlers. At the present time he is following the game of farming This does not bar him from taking part in the pageant at the fair here if he can find the timej Matt wil) probably figure more strongly with his exhibits in the. agricultural line than he will in the pageant, although e »is_sure to be-there to see = that ho-are to ge-enact history de it as it xhould be done. * BRING RESULTS PASSENGER BOAT . “BENIDII STAR” May be chartered any time for Picnic '6#“ExctiFiion Pavties. For Rates Call 524 and . ask for George Port. baves Boat aily at ) nday Sched 12: S 12:20=—3:00—7:30 ACCOMODATES 80 PEOPLE Licensed Operator State, Inspected Special Excursion Every Sun- day down river to Dam— at 3:00 p. m. just over the line in Hubbard county |- THE PIONEER WANT ADS Adam' E. Otto, more' commonly Known as Major Otto came to Be- midji 19 years ago for the first time Later he moved away for a number of years but when assigned to_this territory as post office inspector he just had to move back to his old home to make his headpuarters. He was assistant postmaster here in 1909 under -Anton Erickson and since that time he” has - advanced rapldly in his line. He is out of town so much of the induce him to take part in thepag- | eant but. its a cinch -he will help:if; he has the chance. Major Otto is a war beteran and may: be seen:in- the “Qver the Top” scene to. be puton as the climax of the pageant by the American Legion post. s A BRING RESULTS ' WE_ARE PROUD TO 'AN- - -NOUNCE LHE NEW. time that~ it may "be 1mposmble to | 7 A full 24 ounces of dehclous flakey white bread. Weigh it first, ‘then” taste it and:CRISPY KRUST will be your house,hbld standard THE PIONEER WANT ADS Every ‘cigarette full weight and full size CoPYRIGHT. 1922, LiccerT & Myers ToBacco Co. cidarefies y for 10¢ —better Virginia “ —better Burley