Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 1, 1922, Page 6

! .Jl Sy M <xsecnmwe RS0 Thrse Months .cvaye.iBM R X Pm\mw—rwe svery % 51.0 pesiage nua to N.w T diTvitee, $5.00. tt 1» given thix paper. ienly the Dllhl K smmuqm\-uurn-wm tiem of all s dlspatclies credites to it. er otherwise wredited. nlte the local news published her \L OOUITY ANN OFFE THE PEOPLE MUST PAY Yew, 4r"1awson, in his ghxc:g:all:;ly ells the peo] n u ly, that~ they are. the Pl@ 8’5" people 1ost the coal strike. .‘Here’s what Bl peys: B Honnold of the Tllinois Coal Opultnm' associstion estimates that the eoal ‘strike hae cost -the residents of this state upyward of 310,000,000, He figures the Joss in wages to the striking miners at 350310090 “the loss to the mining comb p&fliefi through the ildeness ‘of their prop- értv at 225,000,000, and the loss to the lic—through: higher prices and frejght é ‘coal that should have been mined ‘bt was ‘hauled in from -other > has been presented to the entire na- %5’ g by gpal- prodycers range 0 ,000 upward. _ensumers must bear -in' mind, how- € that t?: strike loss hactual:iy is all: 'or the miners, by the steady worl ih% they are now assured during the £311 and winter will make up for the wages they might have earned by broken-time em- pjpyment through the spring and summier, while the mine operators will sell coal at gher prices and in fulf quantities through - ensive, effort at the mines. Meanwhi her prices of coal to consumers and the increased cost of mapufactured artieles to which .are figured the higher prices of manufacturers’ fuel, will make the pub- the actual sufl‘erers As Dr. Honnold h,ys, it is the people of this country who 1ot the strike. “Similar strike losses by the public in: the mture can and must be prevented. The . price of coal to the consumer can be re- duced to a reasonable, level if the recent oposals of President Harding to congress.; &fon should be authorized by congress without delay. Its members should be mep agpable of outlining such a thorough-reor- - if. the public is evér.again to be-treated ' jrly in the matter of fuel supplies and gflces The high-cost mines opened up uring the war should be closed; the Su- perfluous miners should be establxshed ad- Yantageously in other industries; labor- ving, cost-reducing machinery should be troduced in. all mines where it is possible gdvantageously to employe such machin- ery, 4and open competition should be re- htored in the coal markets. " “When those changes are effected and t before can there be freedom from ikes, reasonable -profits for--coal proe . steady work . at geod wages for ininers and an, assurance of plenty of fuel ‘ak horiest prices for the public. It is esti- Mated that from 40 to 50 per cent of the : Btriking minérs were employed on farms or {mzahon as the coai industry must undes 0 othér useful sepvice while the strike last- . . .Now that a scarcity of lahgr in various tries is reported it is reasonable: to ink that the great surplus of mine works fliat already exists and the further Murplus that would be created by the ofigihical mining of coal by machinery adily would baorbed in the ‘geperal Wi ‘jhdubtrial acti the country. notabll uctions: in ‘expense: th of coal would- ially decreass: oulh consumphon would increase -bes: causé of the Hing !tmhlahon to indus- to bring about these henefits’ . “throughl appropriate gqvernmental aection honesty requires th found“at onee, which will engple the vil- Tage to live wiéh 1t will- make: the --vest of the grewinyg - | cities more gatisfied-to-know that-eventhe- . “goal and that the ~ i, North all -~trained. are carried out. His fact-finding -commis- - M :HIBBING(QUFTING :EXPENSES :Hihbing, the-world’s richest village, .,% i3 dcclded fo0- ecoummze. ‘Rhe: Com: &ny«to kaep flt@ -did- ndnee ‘ita. pxpendxtwmpst ithe-result.would be exeegdingly senous “for- ooyl filfilfinflkm commaunity. ~ He' -agds further b8} fhfin the clty‘afi'xclals fof e%zst down. Oné at upless the ylll and common me solution be in its means. - village in:the -werld .Ja having .xichest . trouble with expenses. :They-have a:fload- ding indebtedness--of eloserto gix dollars, according to reports,. wlnch is.eon- million e more than our- whole county -We.yish Hibbing; busmqssnemwgll pud gutting ‘ex- -‘mcus in ‘their: new..-plan .of -if ‘they: f3il to- cnt down:the eligve :that our eity couneil can tell them how to.do jt. The bnnd concert bya‘,he Bemidji:Boys Band Wednesday. evening was. a: thriller. Do as well, boys, at-the ‘State Fair as you did, Wednesday evening and. you..will. set ‘the world to. wendering - how it can .be done. Conmtuhtwm to- Mr. Riggs:and the boys. !——————i The New York World says: “The Rogke- feller Foundation_ proclaims great success in desling with mosquitoes by sicing fish on them. Have you a little fish in your - home" There’s a fish for every mosquito eyn:Minnesota, but they are not “FOREST. FIRES-HANDICAPPED” Y. .rain fall.wag general through- ‘out Nort $:39: a.. m..to. midnight. “Forest Fires” are consxdetably handicapped with these " inst them. City papers will please ' copy bit of news. =y : CLASSY BASKETBALL The fire laddies are-going to give Be- 2 md.u; a classy basketbsa]l team this win- That’s just what Bemidji wants—and the boys may::depend. upon real support from-the fm it they put-up a classy game of basketball. * Down in Boaton they’re blaming Lodge for all the troubles in:the United States. Thank - God that the trouble-maker has been Jocated. Now what? — : E We see by -the Twin City papers:.that Northern Minnesota is full -of forest: fires. If we hadn’t read it we couldn’t have be— Heved it.—Baudette B.egwn # Gt Y Just a few more dnys, kids, and school .- will.be open..::Let’s sgy po mare, we know how you feel about it. ‘“Work, is the secret of long life,” says a well known centenarian. This news will : : shatter many a hope in some localities. SR S They arvested a womgg down in Ala- bama because she missed her husband. She:did it with a shotgun. SRWIONN f T RN ey Qur: Dry €l s Te hoe — Puanos -and :flbgmg;qp]ga Thase Dear Lise .Rosy Cheeked Youngsters Brmg them: “here before school begms “Their: bright - eyes. and.bappy. qnlho' “form pictures:we love to mke—-!on to_ always t:emne 4 :~Henhhy ami happy—they.. are ideal . Do not __.de!!y yourself this. lasting pleasure. ‘Minnesota Thursday from ° . .of. course you: me 8; doctar and perhaps a trained. nurse. iThese are. important, so_ i the ' medicine ygpr . doctor _ prescribes. - Have.it put up "7 ~at this drug store and it will ! be strong and:help to- meke - _Residence Phone 17-F: Fo. all that is healthy and viul busingss, it magns» - n vertlS‘ing i§° but: A ‘heat Which withers 3= a.n.lit consumaes :that - wlneh - finsmfh“& Dancing Lessons r's; mew. -ptbl BEMIDJY LUMBER & rust 0. - QPPOSITE GREAT NORTHERN DEPOT LET US SUPPLY YOU WITH * LUMBER LATH - SHINGLES % LIME — CEMENT — PLASTER ' PAPER—Roaofing and Sheatlnng BRICK—Common, Fire and.Fancy . - " FULL LINE OF DRAIN TILE AND SEWER PIPE Tlnght by Fred and lnlwlh SRS Rt 1 i's. Free Playground Diamond Point SOFT DBINKS LU NCH.FS COFFEE Sold. at-the Park. Plan Your:Picnic for DIAMOND POINT - - Bathing Suits for Rent 4 S coeriea: ".NOUNCE THE NEW _‘A fuil 240unees of delicious flakey “ white bread-Weigh it first, then " taste it and CRISPY KRUST w:ll ‘be your household standard NORTHERN BREAD CO BEMID.II mm\l . ‘M. Pendergast ianplement Co. SCHRGEBEI ‘BUILDING n Equipnient—~ n e fol lowed on April 1 “ing cbnditions im the coal-mining industry ‘are ifitoleraple and must be remedied.” LS —1 . ‘WHOSE BUSINESS IS IT? LIt mny oceur to some—in fact it has from. ‘what one ‘hears—that it is the business of" ‘the city attorney to prosecute ‘abatement: cases and criminal violations of the liguor ‘laws, This is not the case, however. It is . “the duty and business of the county attor- ney to handle these mattexs and he has t’% city athmey, Thwe! C. Bnluy, ~sxcha might do. l———! i - A Muito makes the busy ant look i like a lgafer, but we venture no compari- --gon with the busy bee. "( @m (ed‘rfl agents are still_hunting fot gu i peutlon——and'they’re still find: 18 s d '§——-s Wooden legs need no garters, ‘says an nge, and spggests that thumbtacks — In_Germany they call it the rise of the dollar, ot the “fall of the mark.” Well, anyway, there’s a difference. Whiere, oh where, is my litile still gone? A lsusiness ‘Which is not- a gugr busmeSS shsnld notbe .~ ; A'business ‘w!neh would not benefit ‘frem widespread appreeia- tion of its'ideals had hefter, acquireie new set of ideals. “E.-B.” Tractors— -“Geisser”’ Threshing Machines— w”w m&.q-fl—.- AT rson-Bron Standard Mowers and Ra.kes—-— : Hydro Toron Auto Tires and Tubes Gasoline and Oils :Brooks. Bros. Double-Wall Silos. Heueat to being Frost-Proof of any Silo made. :204 Fourth-St. & Minnesota Ave. BEMIDJI, MINN. WE ARE PROUD TO AN- Krust Loat Office Plione 232 \Wagons, Spreadérs and Mo-