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La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
E'Ass'sss I'ErKissssx. ,

Elmore Pcternen's speech on
Meeting Mail Order Competition"
siven st the Baptist church Saturday
noon failed to be the wholesale con-
demnation Of mail order buyers and
snisios houses that many people cx-
pec,ed and hoped for. Neither did
Mr. Petersen give much Consolation
to local business men. for he told
uhcT that mail order houses do serve
th. people well and that they have .
place In the general scheme Of things.
Mr.. PeterSea assured the buslaess
men present that Il ~, take hard
study and labor 60 oust the mail o..
der business from their midst.
Mall order houses secure over halt
of the retail husiaess Of Colombo
without . particle ef compssitSoa. -
"ordias 10 . chart ezhitltsa - sAs
speaker. Most of the remsiniag bual.
nsss h secured oaly u ths eosa u
sssoae coopesieioa % The poss q
Colombo aeschaats. A vssy sasll
portioa os she tusiaesu scss = Cooe.
rado deaiers wishous csaossleloa
from catslog hossss aaA thls poestea
10 In IDeaver asd Puetls. ~hsss shess
b hish order al salsumsashlp aal
advertising. enall towns ME u
JuatA rspseseat the battle-ground -.
tween the twe forces. vhils h susal
disssssts. the mall order klas rsaenG
supreme.
Thls eoadissos wss coelsssled stsh
Nsu voek state who're ueua - ~
bssisess ssAys q hsae sa1 shs eaas.
los dsslen slsA sisa plehiae. ~
i'stersss sasd that The esassa see ~
diffesescs u a ~ ssss1 n ~ -
ssaced huslasps asshsds q she sase
lle slated that lAsss h sosss n Il
jsass oaiy sss.ses measAly spum Z
esyrsii os e5s.sss. TAls shsvs thai
iarss ssrean ss neasy h flsvtsG
coWelsualIy away sesa ~ state.
"rhs sssnes shlats shal ~ 60
ssy sss pssssIeslIy ~ sans - ~
lseai 1se,ss 6ees. sAus osaalas ~
psssIs II ~ ewa Dsessl lasosol h
shee - she nsseAaas.' . NJ ~ ooons.
-. n saanss boaoe ~ lAsuos ~
6eeaa shls \ - ssal1v ~ ~ -
psOelo. ~ I NV eeae1 M ~,
~ losoae1eneisa ~ ~ ~ ~ q
~ ! NM eo00ass1 - Dsoons \
- l1eosUns 49, - go - IN
Dsosoo - ~ oUn ooo1u1nol1oo ~
! - ~ - Gneno1v y = Sunon
~ ~ : en1nDoG m y 60
lDgoooouo ~ ~ onon ongono
~ oGvo1G - g - ~ ~ ~
Qnn111v = 80 eoougo1 = cDn6u|
lnVo1ono|v 0ouoDa - - - ~
~ ~ ~ = - clCln Z
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
WAYNE c. WILLIAMS.

Are we Of the West out OF the
worid?" asked Wayne Z. williams In
his address ON "The East and the
Wsst." II woodman Hall Friday.
I'VE don't think 10 but people In
the East seem to for their attitude
towards us II condescendinE and su-
pescilious. To tell the truth the east
y more provincial than the west. and
they are not nearly 10 broadminded
~ we. They are of exactly the same
race ~ re. We have all their insti-
tutions With some Improvements and
about the, only difference 10 that we
do not have the taint Of foreign blood
which has been pouring into the east.
Our laws are superior to those Of
the east. You can't get woman's
suffrage or prohibition there. Coiora-
do was the leader In humane treat |
ment Of convicts and We were among
The first 10 adopt the workman's
conpsnsatioa and Compulsory Inves-
tigasion.
''Ous schools are Just a. good ~
tAose Of the east. Our seligious
faith Il jsst - strons. The Central
Prsshyseriss church Of Denver In ali
IL arrangements. architecture and
furnishings 10 superior to the Fifth
syenue church Of New York city.
"One Of the delusions Of the east
b about the woolihe~s Of the west.
Thsy thiak our country h full Of
cowboys. cayoses and Indians. A. =
matter Of fact. the United States Gen.
nos shows that there are more indi-
Aas II the state Of N~w York than In |
Colorado. The day Of the cowboy is
pase. but ~e like to encourage the |
eoseesnsss In their dslustons. Every
sias vs permit . Wild west "stuat" |
- - pulled off we do ourselves sess- |
ess isjusy 10 the eyes Of the east.
'l'ussd 10 wish that the ocesa roll.
- - % Colorado. bot sisce the Ger.
0aas shelIed the coast Of Esslsad
! - giaA that ve are s.eee miles
sroo ehe -. Shortly after that o.
eusssses. The federal sovssaasas
susssly tsassfesred esss. zee 10 sslA
ssoo The Mat II Has rraaciscs -
eAs mist 10 Dsaves. shiakiss that 10
ths safess place 10 the cosntsy. To
day there is more soid housed uades
tAe rooe Of the mint 10 tDsaves shaa
sAees b 10 asy seot On eassh.
Il have sxaaised etties ID al parts
- ~ eoustsy but ! have seuad that
~ sgnali ess, ID Colorado 70 the bsss
1880 - essth 10 vsiss chllAsss. Here
- ere 10 . healthy climate. as1 ws
~ fsee froa the hasnful effect Of
~ as0sross seselsssrs vhich ID.
49, sAe cost"
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25

I'll thsn. OF ~ inDestA1 fnt1s
turs examined. noas of Il was -
osk. bst vas printsd o. ~ ssFfnss
With ink. The local fsrsitass uaS
fisst ciass-
''gome meeehaAts blame une1o
san for mail erdsr eonpeeastsa ~
eauss Of the parosl - ~. - :
natter n fact uncss - = inpas.
tial and there q no rsasoa WY ~
Junta merchants could not - ~
mall for deliveries % The fasuDsF ~
70.
II have frequeatly heard tAe eouns
piaint that the merchant nust ss-
cure high prices becauss 10 muge
pay high prices 10 the wholesaler. 7
asked one OF the principal vholenaI-
en- Of Colorado ~ TO the truth *
this statement and he said that ness
chants have themseycs 70 entapg1sa
In credit to customers that thsy CO.
not pay promptly. thus causing .
higher price. n the merchant would
take advantage Of the discount o.
ferred for prompt payment. he cou1d
save slightly more than the freight
charges.
Another point brought out BY Ar.
Petersen was the lack Of rigid
price. He declared that when ho
bought goods to exhibit in compari-
son with Montgomery Ward pro-
ducts. ne feared to tell the purpoes
for which he was securing them ~
cause OF the danger Of not getting
them nj the usual prices. The chang
Ing OF prices 10 suit the appareae
ability OF the purcaser WAS denoune-
ed NJ downright dishonesty and the
relic Of ancient days in business.
Although Mr.. Petersen showed
that In many cases goods could ~
bought more cheaply In La Junta
than elsewhe he said that pur-
chases were made by mail order for
two reasons. First the farmer doe
not know that local goods are ~
cheap because no local merchant has
ever shown his own prices In con-
parison with those Of mail order
houses. In fact Il seems TO Be .
principle Of local merchants 70 aA-
vertise no prices. The other reasoa
ID that the difference In quality u
local ane .oreigr s"ods has never
been made appare.t.
Mr.. Petersen also scored busineos
men on their window displays. H
said that there are window trim.
mings IN l.s Junta which have not
been changed for months. lie d.
clared that there h one window u
iown with Christmas decoratioss ana
another In which . refrigerator. Z
lawn mower and = baby carriage are
III shown At the aAms time.
TIE only hope held ops Z u Jua.
II merchants By Nr. Petersen h In
prseticing strict hoasssy In main.
Ing one price for all. and In showing
mall order buyers that price snd
quality consider~d. they can do bet
ler st home. This. he said can b.
done only BY Intelligent advestisins.
lie said tina, our merchants must de-
seiop better saiesmanship aud 10 ev-
ery way equai and excel the exccll-
rncses Of shet mail order compeii-
tors. The ased Of co-operatioa and
study Of the subject wsrs pointed
out teesthsr With The sfuisn that:
"Advsrsssias h ths mosivt power
of busiaess."
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25

~ vttA Nh. o. ~ ~ bast
asasssnSafs ~ boys 4 athIsetes.
Thia = evsrsoas = sons Instances
vhta eonDassd y ~ more eduea-
tional work, buf \ = bsttsr 70 ovss-
~ \ thaa y sa11rde NJ
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
IGlslIIYY C0IIDI1llaNCIe.
49, srsn Yisse Paesl.

n \ y 0 I n ~ civil Var ~ - eAiil
1 IN 1lpIs : linb = : result.
I + ~ \ 6Il1 ~ II i1rove ~ hsssdS-
" \ = o shsl1 ~ ssvfroansst, bit
n Y T. T. apeA - aleehol Asvs 49,
\ n = SS1les ~ vitality q ~
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
- LlsNnExCE u. COL.

Al>esieans k1su nost absut chill
drea y any Ds0Sls n ths vosiA." !"
aid Dr. Laursaes ~. Cole. profsssor
- Dsvehsssgy = ~ stats univsrsity
y his pDesch On Bodily and Mental
Dsvsiopmsnt of the Child" Friday
sweating.
..rors1Sners coming 70 this country
say that thsrs Il only one subject on
which We can really converse and
that 10 children.
ID bis discourse the doctor men
toned the anatomical difference be-
tween the adult and child. saying that
. child b By no means man In min
iatuTe. The bones Of the child are
soft. the eyes are not 70 well devel-
oped. habits are not 10 we'll formed.
DR.. Cole deplored the lack Of inter-
est taken in the welfare OF the child.
but said that when there comes 10 be
money In boys. people will take prop
er care Of them. He was enthusias-
tic about farm life for the boy be-
cause he learns responsibility there.
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25

NJ esly - ~ ~ = = aSsiuIe
y ssslns ~ T. sssyin0 ~
snd ~ natS3ll en1l(56aa =
pjsysd thssg ~ fnvoesbls -
4 lesnattsa 4 N I W ~ u -
~ lellsw : veed ~ = ~ q q = ~ Y
tn 'l n ghsls 49, = ~ mn 1 "
1 M y - ~ 6d1In1neI X I s. 1.
/; II ~ ~ sss6n yoasS ~ 1ynaa y !
~ eAafos - ~ - n1aasy.
4 - haye Co. erus1od l.oao
os fo61. u " H. x.SS4
1 have beee a1Iove1 y .veek q
asativs frts1 - 6vay fSSa ~
u 1sntiary aa1 eaiy - ~ -
1 and - provs6 y - ! nsstai
y disliactlon - ln1s hSkvooa
l having lite ssnoeaess ~ &C.,
l6o41lg short oass Whss Il epnes to
njelins thsa.
~ ths Tire that lyman has -
Wntosu. he esttuAtss thal ~ vaIne
q york an1 produelz pepdUeel -
~ eonvicts hes heea el.1e3. ~
wllA N szpeass cs yesS. 80. leav-
~ : profit q ~ slats u 9s4l.ooe.
Co,orado uas H. fIrst slafs to
aeoVt the humane psniteatiary NV
~ today twenty-five statss havs
a1eDlsd the Coaossdo lau n Whole
q n part. The fsdsfal eovesnnsnt
- 70 Interested IN Colosado's sue
ees that Il sent H. 8. Variants.
unitsd statss Highway Ensisssr. to
lnvsstisate with : view 70 usiag the
system in other places. He vas very
hlgAly plsassd asd Installed the sys-
- in Georgia u . negro convict
eahp. Failure vas freely predicted,
~ success vas pronounced aad Inn
n61iate.
Warden Tynaa said that he had
tr6able In finding employment for
~ men Il fiFst ~ there vas doubt
= 70 whether they would work. To-
~ he says ~ could placs ie.ees
- II he haA then
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
s's.ss,s s'sss'wl.ssy.

''TAe Toughest hoy ls The casless
~ - haslle." aesiarsd Glen Grow.
~ sDsakias o. "Beys' ciub Went. I"
y ~ -. 3. ehurrA Friday sveslss.
o1s. Cveutey cited esamoles - bic
Uoss vteh ssOosss1ly ssush ssys b
0oovos vhe ha1 sscese1e1 10 naklae
nu1.ooees - shsaselvss. q n ~
oD0n1oa ~ Il y ~ ~ bslI1lao
~ ~ 6usalsAlaGs lhas aats ~
- ~ ~ solsls - ~ 1leseess.
- = onoom1ooe = - ~ vsst vilh
~ - G1Boooos.
~ ~ ~ ~. NJ - g
1crn o1ooo : sosae oksooGh . ~
~ - ~ sDoeo11no eQun1ov ~
coo11o - y ~ - ~ = ~
1nD ~ g ~ oolDa) ooeguv. ~
u0 - ~ - Gl11lo ~ onssW
1111 ~ - = olDoo1 \ =
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
FArnKR Dll.LY.

1T would be esttsr world II the
church had more social influence."
declared Father Dilly Sunday after
aooa speaking on the Social Oppor-
tunity Of the Church"
The solutioa Of the social prob
lem 10 the reign Of Christ among
nsa. We nust have moro charity
and by this I do not nsaa alns-giv-
iag which b oaly . psst Of charity.
Charity = proaptsd b. ths love q
God and man. Il b naaifsstsd IL
persoaal service.
To-day we are scandalissd b. The
lack Of charity anoag ths churches
themselves. Dishoasst publications
circulate lies about cAureAes oe
Which thsy knov nsthias. aaA ssesst
neetinss are held 70 stir up disssa-
tioa anoag bsllsvsss.
ia religion. each hes Tie rlght %
80 his own way. We want 10 rsll-
giops ,csesrospssy. n. ssttls the III.
fleulties whicA asiss aneag ehs pso-
pie Of diffsrsnt faiths ] suggest .
committee % whicA svssy ens. Cath
Ollie Protsstant. lev and 0satils ass
rspssseatsA."
Father Dtlly gave . eaassal invi-
tation 70 attead TIE lselurs o.
whats wruas with The World" q
b. givea Decosatioa Day b ths
Rourks Thsatss usdss Tie auspseas
Of the knlghts q Celunbus.
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
0oyEsSoa CARlsos.

0ovasner Caslsoa h HI sDeechss
y ~ llssAoAist eAnreA saturday ~
eains laasstsd tAs lack 81 intsrsst
whieh eitissas take n publie affairs.
Irsintioa iasues q inDestaAcs and
DroDosltioas for substantial rsdue-
tioa p Operating expsnsss In stats
deDartnents resolved practically NO
attsntton from the public. The gov
ssncr believes that the solution lies
Il using public men and others Of
practical knowledge 70 . greater a.
tsat IN the education Of children.
"Our greatest interest 10 In those
things for which We make the great
81 saerifiee." be declared. I'VE OF
today are receiving the maximum
blessing with the minimum sacrifice.
Our privileges Of today were bought
by the hardships Of men generations
ago. No class Of men takes the In
terese IN public welfare or honors
the nag q much the soldier who has
bssd for Il 10 one Of our vars.
I'VE must learn to hunt In packs.
We must get the group spirit. and 10
do this II Il necsssasy TO bssia In
childhood 70 educate With this cad
h view. A genesation ago there was
plenty Of room for all. bat today ws
ere more crowded and oar rotations
and government are becoming more
compiler.
COLORADO adopted the dry law
fron moral rather than econouic
rsasons and ~ . result Of sxpssisnce
becauss most Of the territory was
dry before the passase OF the Law.
MANY people II Deaver said that
u the state we're dry. tourists would
avoid the state. An investigatios In
1871 showed that while 10000 tour.
lists spsat an average Of oae and one
haif days In vet Denver they spsat
an average Of three and one-half
days II dry Colorado Springs. Pessi.
0ists predicted the death Of the
stock show - result Of the dry Law
sst ~ show was infisiteiy ipproy-
"a.
Some Of you doubt the valus Of
the dry Law and vould like 70 have
II repealed. You csn repeal Il nsxt
November. but every business man
who Il In favor Of such . move. 70 b.
consistent must encouSase drunkea-
ness among his employees. fathers
must teach their soas to drisk and
mothsrs psrnit their laughter 70
marFy msa Who uss liquor the most.
"The dry Law vss The greatest
psecs Of legislatiou ever passsA IL
Colombo. is January es 1915
thssu vsss l.els arrssts 10 Dsavsr.
II 1915 thsrs wers sss. 4 eoalue-
~ eel1 ~ that Wills h vas ~ ~
ee0aea - have fBem twsaty y thlr.
y entssieots1 - - ~ laes ensa,
while ~ slats vas vse. thess have
~ ealy tve q sAsss Asuaks = ~
~ sssss ~ fisst & ~ ysss.
"As . ssssls = lsAsssssal tseutses
= ~ seaes ve 80 heve . ~ e
oI.oee. ~ hAAslas svss %. This sun
ueoo1 ball1 ell ~ bulD1Iaos u ~
Asrseultufal cslleOs ~ seass usi-
vessoey ~ TseeAegs' CslIees aud ~
oeses oeAesl - MISC.
we 0use shee eae ths Seeslgnsss
- e1ueaes ehea. TAis hes ~ ~
1eas 80 thsss ass nss vesklas b
~ 0isn - thIs sesss vhe have ~
beea hsre . year asd VIE have 70
keeuls1os - eas Iaagsass a. law.
1t , ~ Dsspsss ~ ~ sxtsossso
dlvIs1oo - ~ ualvsssley . pseeh
ehess Dssole ss1 lsseSll b thsm sese
= oar American l1ealsL
An1oru = 2G1a1AN.
ssn0y onnonn4aon - n. ~A.~~a 4.
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
Alasnra Z. s'llaaAM.

''My esesspeisa - ~ eAussh h
ehoe y = . greae tasoltueloa ~ n.
49, y . tsl11iss. = ~ Assnus !.
oomna u NJ apeeeA - 'sneolGlon
- = uenoae = cenounsey povss.
eoooee. ps0n Z layuaa's Roost q
v1ov.~ ooo1av oeossuoso.
~noolo1so = ~ oee11ooo g ~ \
eoonoleo = ~ vhooo = ~ 1 6,
eDoo ~ - ~ eogunlD ~ 49,
- - lnCllGht - eonnooD - no6o
- (r1oQco NJ - Gn1n1n9 q ~,
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
Dsl inssAx D. oasoex.


ne lase nsssias q tAs eeaSss.
saes was hss1 u ~ lssehalise
eAusea Sunday nishl Aftee ue
oaonaa ~ sxDssassd ~ asoessao.
~ - ~ ass1seaass ~ ~ sseoov.
- b nssyias sss ~ soassssnss.
n. LseAn D. oseesa. ~ q ~ q.
seosoeo dlvla1ea - ~ slaAe usiveeu1.
y. sosAs - '1As 0eeDel q nsseh.
ssAee1." oseeaeSeos eroa ~ eoeoeA
esolov:
As peeeeea - tsaay = ~ psob.
~ = llviAg teoslhse. 4 oeaeen.
~ aee. thess ~ poooay g sooo.
ess ~ esevdlas = eus Dooo1e ~
glvea ~ - eo0oDeg euoa1elooe =
ssessey. We ase eDofsooosl ooonv
vtsh Dsoblsas ssaasiae - 49,.
ssaneoestaeloa. li0At - nany -
- to(ass. We. nuss solve 49, q :
se0aualty. Ses - - = souuun6.
Y lovss aleae.
''oe0e 1eeooe ~ ~ ~ eorn e
eevssoasat ~ ~ aoho oueh ~.
sessees u ~ DoooDs ags e ~ vaghe
slso. ] ~ ~. q eous.o ~
aasee a1Juee ooeeslal eoooenop -
naee ehen vost oneoehav evoa =
- have ~ V1oon, ~ neooAep
- ve have oooo1D M vl1oons
eeeooe voeo ~ oovogu0ooe ~ 9.
6eeos.
~1Ai.n vill ~ sluays = = -
~ asa Tb1ay ~ ~ ~ =
~ ~ 3 oooogn11oo -. ~ =
= 9 - = oson1111nn.
~lo1oo o11oseoGne \ ~ unoon
- ooo1oo oave ~ oo1u0o q Hcro1.
eg-ooG ~ ~ o6oH6un - nSoo,
! - pgop9 - \ o.6j1 . ril61710,
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
CO q . AYl10Woo1N.

"is = - loey - ~ olsos usili.
tie. co1n(r11l)eo - - - o0o1ge ~
tween ~ ornnls ue1DDeloe - ~
peopis, on11 n. y. Ay1osVoslo 49,
her q ~ 1Dnm11Geoo - ~ Qeoun
sasurd 1r>1 = s'1oog ~ ~
centsu( ~ ut11o1Doo nsoneos =
Prshle Glj1o 1uogoQunoul."
"TA6 uoon ~ ~ lunelloo
Of dsse - SuI111o = vuoon
~ II % - olIk
We ~
h ~
~ NJ
La Junta tribune., 1916-03-25
0ooO noADs ,dlEE1ixa.

- wv SS s~8e @eokbuB ~
Hr6ay aftsrnooa. eoasidsrabls inter-
- wss eakss. T. J. Ehrhart gave Z
auuber Of statistics on the mileage
- roads II the Unissd States snd
Cooorado With costa Of buildlng anA
unoiatenaacs. He made the state
oeot that there u no such thing a.
. permanent road. He also pctnted
eot the great sdvantass which France
= getting from her roads in her
tlna Of ased. He showed that al
t9oosh she great iseseass es sstoao-
eQDo traffic hes caused ~ added wear
go tear q seads. thls hes aot hssa
aepsmpaaisf n ~ incssass h naln-
e16anep oDesspg1ssssas, A. ~ psss-
~ eals u 6silllns ruaas IL Colors-
DO \ wilI take shirty-slght years to
put ths roads Of The STATE IL proper
coa1leiea. he ealy solution Is TO
iacsease the revsaue spent for this
purDoss.
g. Z. sommers. prc~ident Of the.
State Highway Association. spoke on
"Bron fscks IL Road Building" He
comp1aias1 u the great amounts
~hich aFe bslne spens By the federal
sovesa0sos h lnprovins riven and
harbsm vhIls shsss IL 40 appropria.
iion Sss ~ inpFsvemeats Of the
highUays - Ne ialaad states b. ths
nasioaal gevssaasat. sonssinss
the po9sonsoeasivss es The laad hound
state ~ ~ teesshss ED dsnaa1
appeoosloeleas Ter higAvays. Co0e-
rade - - ~ rhase ~ ssaAing .
red.1oso1e1 tlsAess - esasrsa.
=. ~ oDal1las. . 0se1 sseds -
thusona - lea0 seas1lag. desesios1
some - ~ osv seaAs - Aslssaa
~hieA - ~ saaalasd ssssasly. ~
stsss1 elougos sAev1ne ~ srsas ~.
lag = tglnoDsseaaisn sosas 49, ~
sibls ~ ~ sDss1a1ss - esesasaaDss
10 csmooo1l1eo vIsh solossaAa I1s -
ciars1 ~ esno1noesoo ~ ssovtos-
I'd ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = ~ ~
perseS = ~ Nssesoes ~.
Ast1os = 0u0As ~ - ~ sea1
impsoso0one uhleA ~ oo0e ahoot
as . rorun = ~ Csoouaisy csafss-
-ace = m uosDnn. Tnses ~ ~
pie sanooGOo1 . ~ espsss y aaass1
20 ~ oonlo onl ~ Wouooeu Dooe
sugar Cunoony 80 DeesUa1e1 -
si,s 90. .eeese ~ ~ sss1s sasss.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-17
RURAL SCHOOLS
SEND IN COUNTY
FAIR EXHIBITS

Thirteen rural schools in the .coun-
ty have already sent to w. B. Stew.
art, county superintendent Of schools,
their exhibits to the Beltrami county
fair. This. procedure is rather un-
usual as most Of the exhibits from
the countys rural schools are not
entered until entry day.
Districts which have sent their ex-
hibits are: Districts No. Sc, AZ,
4S, 120, 1s2, so, SO, II, 81, 1OS,
~ and the unorganized districts 10
and Is.
Regardless Of the poor condition
Of crops, which have caused large
shortages throughout this district,
reports from contestants in the boys
and girls corn and potato contests
indicate that~a fine showing will be
made.
w. B. Stewart, county superintend-
ent of schools, who is in charge Of the
work in this COUNT. speaks very op-
timistically in regard to the work OF
the boys and girls. He said, every
thing is progressing nicely and as yet
I have heard no reports that have
proven discouraging on account OF
the poor year"
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Will Contest Districts.
If there "drys' are defeated there
is no question but that the vote will
be contested. One report received to.
day stated that election judges failed
to qualify in one district and the re-
port stated that it was believed that
several ringers" voted.
One Bemidji man notified the Pho
neer today that he would donate $50
to the contesting of the vote if neces-
sary.
Contest Indian Vote.
Another "dry" supporter urged
that the Red Lake agency vote be con.
tested. -.-a... u.s..
Irrespective of who wins or loses,
he said, II feel that the state and Fed.
eral supreme courts should pass on
the reservation Indian votes in county
option or liquor elections. We might
just as we'll find out where the Indian
rights commence and end, now as Ia
ter. I think that the Indians feel
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-17
PRESBYTERIAN PICNIC
TO Be HELD TOMORROW

p The Presbyterian Sunday school
picnic, which was postponed on &C
count of rain, will be- held tomorrow
if the weather permits.
All picnicKers are requested to be
at the Presbyterian church at nine
o'clock sharp, where they will be met
by automobiles and taken to the head
of the lake.
A fine picnic ground has been Sc
lected and tents will be erected so
that those wishing to go in bathing
can have dressing room.
Games will be provided for all.
Bring full lunch baskets and come
prepared for the sport, urges the
committee. ...--.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-17
Wilson Asks Presidents
Of Leading Railroads to
Conference With Him

Wilson last night. The statement
strongly indicated that the managers
would not concede to the eight-hour
day principle even for a proposed
trial period. The managers here this
morning were indisposed to recede
from that position. Several said that
they saw politics in the presidents
efforts since adopting this plan.
Presidents Respond.
New York, Aug. 17.-A dozen rail-
way presidents from big systems will
leave here at four o'clock this after
noon in response to President Will
sons telegram. Several will leave
Chicago this afternoon and will reach
Washington tomorrow. -:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-17
FLOUR UP ANOTHER
80 CENTS ON BARREL

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 17.-Top
grades of Minneapolis -four were held
yesterday at $500 to $3.50 a barrel
for carload lots. This was another
30-cent advance in the successive
jumps of the past few weeks which
has carried -four up So barrel.
Whether the end is yet in sight no.
body knows, said the millers. Bakers
said today the price of bread prob
ably would be increased or the size
of the loaves cut when their present
stocks of flour run out, but that i'm
mediate action is not expected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-08-17

With the French army on Somme,
Aug. 17.-Like a gigantic multiplied
sledge hammer, the French army is
smashing away at the German lines
on the Somme front. l.
The new French offensive does not
resemble the Russian steam roller.
Instead the French hammer drives
blow after blow at one given point
until the French think it must break
down the German lines and German
resistance.
Beat Back Germans.
Paris, Aug. 17.--(Omcial)-After
a French assault beat back the Ger
mans on both banks of the Somme
last night, they did not attempt coun-
ter attacks. There is lull in the
fighting on the Somme front
British Make Gains.
Paris, Aug. 17.-(Oficial)-Driv-
ing forward in conjunction with the
French, the British scored advances
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Withers; Bemidji IA hits, Aitkin 7.

Withers; Bemidji IA hits, Aitkin Z.
Bemidji 13, Aitkin 0; pitcher,
White; Bemidji II hits, Aitkin 4.
Bemidji 2, International Falls 1;
pitcher, White; Bemidji 6 hits, Inter-
national Falls 8.
Bemidji 2, Hibbing 3; pitcher,
White; Bemidji hits, Hibbing 6.
Bemidji 2, Hibbing IL; pitcher,
Clemons; Bemidji hits, Hibbing H..
Bemidji 0, Hibbing z; pitcher,
Kannerberg; Bemidji hits, Hib-
bing II.
Bemidji 0, Hibbing 8; pitcher,
White; Bemidji hits, Hibbing 8.
Bemidji 16, Grand Rapids s.;
pitcher, White; Bemidji II hits,
Grand Rapids 9.