The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-02-11
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EXPLAINING FALSE
REPORT :.I|' PEDDLED u !. .
BY GlMLET|' / BOYS
ABOUT DR.. PALMER. / } \. ]. ! |! T. R.
lndustriously Circulate Malicious
Statement That He Had Been { 4!
Removed From Commission,
EVEN TRY TO GET LIE =
WIRED TO OTHER CITIES
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Public Safety Commission at Loss to
. Account for Origin Of Such :,
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Owing to a certain happening
about two weeks ago. there are some
who seem uncertain as to the direct.
ing head of the Beltrami County
Public Safety commission -,7and II
might not be amiss to set the matter
right before the general public, thai
certain points may be clarified. ar,
1t is no secret that the report thai
DR.. G. M. Palmer, president Of the
Beltrami county association, had
been removed, was inspired by a Ger.
tain little corterie antagonistic tt
him and his good work. ) .s..&&i@1 z
They Are Known. =.
1t is3 a fact that certain individ:
uals, when, they Thought, DR.. .Paime,
had been removed, :hurried around
the business district in search OF
newspaper, correspondents to get the
news" sent to Duluth newspapers
and other papers Of the state, when
there was absolutely not the slight.
est shred of truth in the frameup.o
The report became current and
was peddled industriously, about the
time Charles Carter paid visit tc
the Public Safety commissions off.
ces in st. Paul, Mr.. Carter is the
director of Beltrami county and
owing to press of business several
weeks ago he asked DR.. Palmer tc
assume his duties for him, which re.
Questly was gladly granted. When
Mr.. Carter was able to again resume
his duties he reported to the board
the. fact and again took up his work
That then was the cue to put on
the Ganaouf ( ~
Commission. Surprised. E.s
r w. H. Libby, secretary Of the
Minnesota Public Safety commits.
sion, was at loss to account for such
a report and he vigorously denied
any such action or contemplated &C.
tion. In fact, he and the rest of the
state committee were at sea as to
how such report could possibly or
iginate. (.
In one letter, Secretary Libby ex-
plains the situation as understood by
those without bias, the part in ques-
ton being as follows: '''
Palmer Commended.
| "Some time last summer, Mr..
Carter, on account of pressing
business affairs, asked Dr. Pal
mer to assume the duties of
county director until such time
as he was able to attend to such
duties himself. At that time
Mr.. Carter notified this office
to that effect. DR.. Palmer did
assume such duties and per-
formed them efficiently and to
the entire satisfaction of the
State Commission, and so far as
we know to the entire satisfac-
tion of your community, includ-
ing Mr.. Carter.
Something like two weeks
ago Mr.. Carter called at this
office and stated to Mr.. Frasier,
our organization agent, that he
had his business so arranged. ..
that he was prepared to again
assume the duties of director.
He at that time took occasion
to commend the good work that
had been done by DR.. Palmer
while acting as director, and
that 1t was his purpose and
wish to work in harmony with
DR.. Palmer in the future as in
the past along the lines Of war
activities in Beltrami county,"
Therefore, it is plain to be seen
that DR.. G. M. Palmer is the presi.
dent of the Beltrami County Public
Safety commission and was so elected
at public meeting of citizens called
to elect a public safety head for Bel.
trami county