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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-01
- aFriends DO Count.

n We had just moved here, strangers,
and settled in our new home when a
dear little tneighbor boy called on my
little girl. She asked him who he was
and after learning his name was Bob
by told him her name was Elsa. She
asked Bobby If he had any sisters. He
answered drolly, "No." "Any broth
ers?" Again in a droll voice, 'No.'
Then his face lighted up and with a
large smile he said,T 30, but have just
lots of friends. "-Exchange.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-01
Real Happiness.

If this world affords true happiness,
1t is to be found in q home where love
and confidence increase with years.
where the necessities Of life come with
out severe strain, where luxuries enter
only after their cost has been carefully
considered. We are told that wealth
is a test of character-few of us have
to submit to it. Poverty is the more
usual test. It is difficult to be very
poor and maintain ones self-respect.-
A. Edward Newton, in the Atlantic.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-01

Miss Alice Cleveland, who has
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
o. Cleveland, of Pinewood for the
past two weeks, returned to Fargo
N. D., Saturday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-01
PA E THREE,
GothaJnt,.

The original Gotham was an old
parish and village in Noting amshire.
England, the inhabitants Of which are
reputed to have shown their wisdom
by playing the fool in order to dis
suade King John from passing
through their town, and thus save
them the expense of maintaining and
entertaining him. The city Of New
York was first called Gotham by Wash
ington Irving ("Salamagundi, }" 1907,
in allusion to the pretentions to wis.
dom of it's inhabitants. S.ts Il
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-01
GRAND TONIGHT

The heroine of "The Other Man.
feature at the Grand tonight
starring-Harry Morey, Grace Oar
mond and Florence Deshon, had two
lovers. She married the man of her
choice. and decided to forget the
other man. Then she finds that Ca
PRECIOUS fate has played her trick,
for she has become the wife of the
other man at the same time that
she married her first choice. Yet
she remains within the law.
A chapter in "The Woman in the
Web" is also on the Grand program
tonight.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-01

The creamery now has a. large
daily supply Of buttermilk at 10c Q
gallon. 627tf
Mrs. William Blakely of Spur
passed several hours in the city
Saturday shopping. &,
Mrs. Emma McClelland Of Carr
shoppers Saturday.
If you want car, call Enterprise
Auto Co. Office phone l, residence
phone 10. 66tf
Mrs. Vern Hogan of Wilton was
the guest of her sister, Mrs.. Frank
Schroeder, Saturday. ~ r..
Miss g4Rosalind Davis of a Shevlin
was the guest of friends in the city
Saturday between trains. 49,
Miss Ruby Buskirk of Little Falls
is spending month in Bemidji Wis.,
iting with friends and relatives.
Kodak film developing, only 10c;
prints, Sc, &C, SC; same as before the
war. Rich Studio 20 10th st.
49, /, mo. rs
Miss Marie Hovig of Fergus Falls
is visiting at the O.. S. Hanson sum-
mer home, in Lavinia for two weeks.
Mrs. Sam Hayth and Mrs. Charles
Mcdonald of Northern were among
the business visitors in Bemidji Sat
urday. --..a 49,.
g, Miss Marguerite Titus went to
Minneapolis Saturday evening where
she will spend a few days visiting
with friends.
If you want car, call Enterprise
Auto Co. Office phone l. residence
phone 10. .,68tl
Mrs. Kate Runestrand of Thief
River Falls was in Bemidji Satur.
day, enroute to Walker, where she
will visit relatives for short time
Mrs. B. 0. Kirkland and children
who have been the guests of rela-
tives here for the past six weeks
left Saturday evening for their home
in Backus.
Il. H. Garter, Roy Carter =, and
Richard Griffin of Grand Forks mo-
;tored to Lavinia and passed the .week
end with friends, returning to their
homes today.
There is something Tor you in the
Want Ad column today. It's on the
last page.
/ Miss Alice Cleveland, who has
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
o. Cleveland, of Pinewood for the
past two weeks, returned to Fargo
N. D., Saturday.
Mrs. Thomas Mohler and sons
Kenneth and Leonard, have return.
ed from a seven weeks visit with
relatives and friends in Toledo, o..
and Elkhart, Ind. Mrs. MOhler re-
ports they had a severe frost in In.
diana a week ago Saturday and the
corn was frozen to the ground. Po-
tatoes and other vegetables were also
frozen. The damage is estimated al
MILLIONS of; dollars, as it covered a
stretch of territory from .Elkhart
nearly to Chicago. =
The Yankee Girl leaves for Birch
mont and all points on the lake al
1 90 and 7:30 p. M.
71tf CAPT w. B. MacLACHLAN
= = -
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Cover the TOP"

Empey himself will be seen at the
Elko theater he1e for three days,
beginning Thursday, July 4, when
he appears as the star of the Vita
graph production Of "Over the Top
In this big, patriotic production the
fighting sergeant lives over again
the events which he details so graph
ically in his famous book.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
MACAW SALE A
HUGE SUCCESS

Colonel WILL Stanton, who, with his
partner, D. l.. Zinn, handled the Ma
gaw sale, says that it was almost a
record breaker, as the $50 cows sold,
including 2-year- olds, averaged SIP
each, the total of the sales being $751;
474. i s!4lRIEl
The cows were all good gade cat
tie, with few exceptions, but were
big producers and brought high prices
because Of that. The registered Hol-
stein cow that brought the top price
of $340, and one grade COW, big pro-
ducer, which brought $232.5O, were
purchased for the Boatner & Purcell
herd of the No. district. A large
crowded attended the sale and, as a
side issue, the Four-minute men made
strong Liberty Loan talks and the
solicitors made a number of sales of
bonds, most Of them being paid for in
tcash, instead of on the installmen,
plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11

of the army are being furnished in
sufficient quantities to meet all needs
and demands on the part of every
branch of the service.
'1n addition the recreational litera-
ture which is bein gfurnished the men
in all of the camps and posts through
cut the country will have decided in
f ucnce in maxim gthem content with
the new conditions under which they
find themselves, and win assist in
building up the splendid morale which
is recessar yto the final victory Amer
ica will achieve. A trip to the camp
libraries at Camp Fremont and Camp
kearney, in California, or to any Of
the other thirty three camp libraries
throughout the United States will give
the casual observer a new understand
ing of the value of books in war
times.
But our service as Librarians and
onr efforts toward winning the war
are not conf fined alone to military
camps and naval posts. We feel that
1t is a part of our duty to assist in
keeping the home fires burning to
lend ourselves to the development of
our educational systems and to bring
to the needs of the people throughout
the land information which will make
them more competent as farmers and
n echanics and to make their lives as
| citizens more livable. If we were not
GIle to enter into the life of the can
) ,to1lnents, but did find it possible t.
: serve the civilian in a way to increase
t his efficiency and add to his morale
+ cur efforts in this great crisis woulc
5 be of great value"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
BOOKS. A,.GREAT
BOON TO SOLDIER

State Librarian Tells of the Result
of Campaign to Place Libraries
in Every Army Camp-COntented
/ Men Are the Result of the Work
of the A. l.. A.
(By Associated Press)
/ Oroville, Cal, April 1.-THE part
that books and reading have on the
morale and wei being cf the men in
the army is described by Milton j.
Ferguson, state librarian. The librar-
ians Of the country, he said, were do
ing an important work, in their way
t. help win the war.
| 'tAt time like this, when the coun-
try is bending it's every effort to
promote war business, any organiza-
ton of public nature must feel itself
little worth while if it cannot turn
its entire efforts toward winning the
war;" he said.
perhaps some of US may feel down.
hearted when we consider the gre Al
conflict which is ahead, but, as {
matter of fact only those who car
cor tribute nothing to the welfare O
our government and the world in thi
crisis should feel downhearted. Ii
trarians have been given their frs
opportunity to demonstrate that thei
service is baluable, not alone in time
of peace, but even of very great i'm
portance in times of war.
e "The work which is now being don
through the American Library Assc
cation, of which librarians through
olt the country are part, is of Vi
I tai Importance during these strenu
Gus times, if through this service tn
men in the army are receiving infol
ration of technical character whic
will make them more efficient an
capable when they finally reach tn
firing line. Books on all professions
subjects having to do with the wor
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
.BRAWLEY POLICEMAN
ACCUSED OF Assault 7

William Willison, deputy marshal
of the City of Brawley, is on trial
today at Brawley on the charge of
assaulting Clayton Taylor, son of a
Brawley merchant. A jury is hear
ing the evidence. Deputy District
Attorney Simon is prosecuting and
some hots EVIDENCE, is being introduced.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
Something Unusual.

The Starr Piano Co. has donated a
Cecilian Piano Player to be sold at
he Meloland Fair and Auction Sale
on the Harold Bell Wright ranch,
April 13. A credit of 500 will be
allowed on this instrument, in ex-
hange for any player piano in the
stock of the Starr Piano Company, if
purchaser so desires.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
SPIES FIND It
HARD TO OPERATE
Teutons Who Try Their Espionage
/, Tricks in the American Lines Are
Caught Red Handed--E a o r ate
Preparations to Detect Enemy IN
terlOpers.
(By Associated PreSs)


terlOpers.
(By Associated PreSs)
With the American Army in France,
March Is (By maiD-Spies who may
endeavor to get into the ranks Of
the American eXpeditionary forces are
likely to find such a maneuver ex-
tremely difficult and dangerous, so
complete are arrangements to prevent
such things happening. Of course it is
not advisable to disclose just what
the arrangements are, but every ruse
tried by enem yagent5 during this
war in various armies, and some that
have not been tried, have been pro-
vided for.
1t came to light recently that orders
had been issued in certain quarters to
the general effect that officers receiv-
ing drafts into combat divisions from
replacement divisions were to make
sure that each member Of the draft
actually was the man he was supposed
to be and that no other man was in
cluded in the group. Just what caused
this order is not disclosed, but it con-
tains an inference that is obvious.
The order was issued just few
days before one Of the American tele-
phone wires had been found tapped
in a trench, the tap wire running
out across No Mans land. There was
some talk at that time among the
! men in the line of hunting for a spy
but there has been no further develop
ment. 1t is not impossible, however
that German patrol, taking advan
tage of the opportune moment, hooked
t1eir tap wire on the line in our trench
d and then retired quickly.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
Capay Lands $3.50 Per Acre.

Attention of the reader is called
to the display notice of Capay Ran
cho lands. In yesterdays issue of
The Press the types read $1.5O per
acre" This is obviously misstate-
ment 1t should have read $3.50 an
acre.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, April 12.-The Lib
erty Loan campaign executive board
today announced that honor flags
had been won by sixteen additional
California cities which had reached
their quota.
Nevada reported that the allotments
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11
Rep Pants at $1.95

EsmeraIda. Pine and Lincoln coun-
les had been subscribed, making six
ounties in that state which had
passed their quotas.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-11

Phone your wants to The Press and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

But even when this care is given free II
should not be called philanthropy," DR.. Baker
emphasizes.
The New Citizen is inclined to consider II
national necessity and no more an insult to
the dignity of the individual than cleaning
the street in front of his house, furnishing
pure water for him and maintaining public
schools Why is it any more an acceptance
OF charity to go to free clinic for health than
to free school for knowledge?
The young babies of the poor are looked
after; and the children of school age have
been receiving for years medical supervision in
the schools. But there is period in between
during which the majority Of children are left
under the sole direction of more or less ipno
rant relatives without the advice of experts.
Perhaps that is one reason why 21 per cent
OF the children of the city are undernourished.
The American Red Cross" says DR.. Baker.
has established five canteens in London for
undernourished Children and the number of
the undernourshed now has been brought un
der Z per cent over there / would not for
the world suggest that this work be stoned
IN London in order that we may do it here
but don't see aOhy it cannot be done here tool
Do Your Bit-Have Baby Weighed
"All we need is to have the necessity for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

1t is neither the oft imputed feminine hys-
terra" nor is it mania for reform which has
brought about the agitation among clubwomen
for better laws along the lines of child welfare
in New York State 1t is because among other
things, the penal code is the only legal Bae-
decker to locate crimes and misdemeanors. To
cases which our penal code does not cover the
old common law Of England must be applied
This rule holds in the matter of the commits
sion of a capital offence by child, as, for ex-
ample, Paul Chapman, the sixteen-year-old boy
in the death house at Sing Sing. The penal
code does not contemplate any minimizing of
offence by reason of immature minds Murder,
for instance, is murder, whether committed by
an adult with malice prepense and afore-
thought, or by a child seven years of age.
There is exemption for the child of less than
seven.
No person shall be excused from disobedence
to the laws unless he is exempt by the laws
themselves. The written laws Of New York
State provide for the trial of children charged
with offences less than capital in special
court, and for their incarceration in county
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

world. In our own profession we are accus-
toned to enter an Office, hand card to the
office boy, see the boss, finish our business
and go out.
But this was different world We realized
1t fully when we looked around and entered
INTO conversation with the woman at our left
VINO had been, as she said, fancy cook in
Garden City. She wore bright pink blouse.
red beads and picture hat
You don't look over strong" she remarked
critically; "about half as big as me, should
say"
This was undeniably true, so we said moth
ing, and she turned to talk with friend Of
hers, who was clad in dotted Swiss muslin
Opposite us was a middle aged woman in
mourning, with chapped and SCARED hands.
near her plump row of little factory girls,
painted, high heeled and pretty, and two
women with shawls on their heads.
We felt conspicuous for the exceeding nlain-
ness of our clothes. High white kid shoes. as
Evelyn had prophesied, were everywhere,
chains glittered and tinkled, hats lowered in
variety of brilliant colors. Hands, ungloved
{and, for the most part, unwashed) were gen
orally broad and strong and freckled, with
wide flat fingers and heavy wrists Our own
looked sadly inadequate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
WHAT THE LAW ALL OgVS
Protecting the Citizens OF 7o-Mo,roap

jails instead of the state penitentiarv. but we
must look to the old common law for direction
when the act which constitutes murder is COM
mltted by child. 1t says:
within the age of seven wears an infant
cannot be punished for capital offence. what
ever circumstances of mischievous discretion
may appear for ex presumptione juris such an
infant cannot have discretion; and against this
presumption no averment shall be admitted
Russell on Crime, page three, saws:
AN infant of eight years old NAV be guilty
of MURDER and shall be hanged for it: and
where an infant between eight and nine wears
old was indicted, and found guilty of burning
two barns and it appeared upon examination
that he had malice, revenge craft and cunning
he had judgment to be hanged, and was exc
cuted accordingly"
The same authority relates the case of a eirl
of thirteen who was burned for the killing of
her mistress.
Wherefore, the preceding principles in old
English cases considered, it would appear that
there has long been need of women in law.
making to temper justice with sympathy and
understanding; and it would appear that with
the great mountain of legislative acts and
amendments which have been passed bv New
York, minus legal protection for children. it is
time to establish state child welfare board
with a woman like DR.. S. Josephine Baker
at its head. 1t is the point on the turnpike for
turning from a long road of indifference to
the prime need of protecting in the broadest
way the citizens of tomorrow
And it might prove we'll worth while to sur
vey the Chdren's Code of Minnesota, with its
provision for punishment of any person who
cruelty Furnishes a child under sixteen wears
DID, and Michigan's law to give to the ''other
mothers the same monthly stipend for the
support of INDECENT children which it grants to
children born in wedlock. 1t is the woman's
hour for action, in order that the charge may
not be made that she has left undone those
things which she ought to have done
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
cables ested!

such measures made plain-and the measures
themselves made popular! And in this we have
learned our greatest lesson from TRULY King
TRULY King is at the head of the child well
fare work in New Zeaand-the country with
the lowest child mortality in all the world. He
began with the same methods that we were
using in this country, with this one difference:
he realized that he could not work with the
poor alone.
He went first to the wife of the Governor
General, Lady Plunkett-a woman with small
children OF her own--and gained her interest.
The result was that Lady Punkett and her
friends formed group for the study of child
welfare and prenatal work, under the instruc
zion OF district nurse. After they had start
ed the work among themselves it became the
tashlon. Women of moderate incomes formed
similar classes and contributed their share
financially. And with this support more and
more nurses were engaged and paid until prac-
tlcally every mother and child in New Zealand.
rlch or poor, was properly cared for"
Perhaps patriotism in the present world
crisis does not begin at home-but at least it
should exist ct home
1t is the patriotic duty of every woman IN
the United States who has children under five
years OF age to apply to the Board of Health
Tor the registration cards that are given ont
mere she should then go to hospital clinic
or TO her own physician and have her children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
NO MOTHERS BABY IS SAFE UNTIL
EVERY MOTHERS BABY is SAFE"
By MARIE DE MONTAlVO

TNllS Is the slogan that Dr. s. Josephine
4 Baker head of the Bureau of Child Uv
gieoe of our city Board of Health. has
CHOSEN for her work in the Federal Childrcn's
Bureau campaign to save 100000 baby lives
Tor the milton during 1918
And by her slogan Dr. Baker wants to en-
phasze the fact that this campaign is not n
drive IN the teuements or among the poor-it
drafting Of children Of all classes under
I'VE years old, just as the military draft is for
an classes; only the purpose of the childrons
draft Is not to make them fit to die for their
country hut to make them fit to live for it.
And II viii he useless unless it includes 100
per cont of the children in the country. The
health of children must be pooled lust as their
eaueation if pooled, for the causes of infant
mortality are the same among the prosperous
eesses and those of medium wealth as thew
are among the poor
Remember the scourgc of po}iomvelitis that
Skipped from Third Avenue to Fifth. from the
grocer's child to the child of the millionaire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
~ BEATRICE WASHBURN

a FEW days ago we came to the con
n cusion that we must do something
definite toward winning the war.
ppr own profession seems very trivial and un-
important at time like this, and our friends,
VINO were only too anxious TO advise. were
divided INTO two classcs-those who believed
IN regular war work, such as rolling bandages
driving cars and working in factories, and
those who believed in continuing your regular
work and giving the proceeds to Liberty bonds
and Thrift Stamps.
but THIS latter course. while it appeared
sound theoretically, presented a disadvantage
lh the fact that our regular salary. after it
mad been stretched to cover rent. food. car
tare and the few clothes that modcsty and the
New York fashions demand left no SURPLUS
Tor so much as single thrift stamp. Indeed.
We have known what it is to lie awake nights
over the problem of unpaid Liberty bonds
and what would happen if the debt descended
to the third and fourth generation
SO we decided to work in the gas mask
factory. thus doing our bit in both senses of
the word That could find work there we
never once doubted. Evelyn was sure that
'hey would receive us with open arms figura-
''iS speaking AFTER ALL she said proudly,
we are ladies and after a fashion, educated"
i suppose ability to use your hands is
more important than either of those qualities
IN making gas masks" reminded her, with
secret sinking of the heart
Ability to use hands has never been
our strong point. But Evelyn interrupted our
thoughts. You can use the typewriter. and
look what you can do to the piano. We gazed
at her coldly. Somehow We had never thought
or the piano as an instrument of manual dex-
terty, but perhaps it is
AT any rate, we were very enthusiastic and
started early the next morning after 7
o'clock breakfast. We debated as to whether
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
In the Herd, but Not of 1t

At intervals an official entered, joEed sepa-
rated women into groups and led them through
a plank door into inner Office He looked
at us with candid, appraising eye We felt
ourself grow hot under this look. It was not
a look we were accustomed to. But no one
else seemed to resent it, and he was apparently
a kind man. smoking enormous cigars and
wearing broad brimmed felt hat
Machine operators, he gave US to under
stand were the most needed. We enved the
large broad hlpped girls who stood up in re-
spouse to this appeal Next came other kinds
OF factory labor, mentioned in terms we had
never heard before and did not understand.
lhen' after two hours waiting we penetrated.
with three other girls, the plank door We