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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30

Saturday is the last day of the
balloting!
Saturday evening at 9 o'clock the
greatest newspaper circulation cam
paign that has ever astounded Be-
midi and vicinity will come to a SEN
sational close. Promptly at the
stroke of p. m. the ballot box will
be closed and on one subscription or
classified card order will be accepted
after that time.
Everything is in readiness for the
overwhelming rush of votes and SUBJ
scriptions that will come. But too
much stress cannot be laid upon the
necessity Of getting subscriptions in
as early as possible Saturday, for the
biggest days business of the entire
campaign will be recorded during
that day. Nothing can be gained by
holding them back until the last
moment, and by delaying one risks
the chance of their not reaching here
in time.
The last chance.
Those three words are full Of
meaning. One supreme, final effort
may land the prize for which you
have been working and have set your
heart upon. The friends who have
responded with support before can
hardly refuse at the moment when a
little helping may mean victory It
has been predicted that this will be
a race Of narrow margins, hence
every subscription no matter how
small. may remove candidate from
defeat to Victory. And think what
vjotnrv 7conc fhic rooo ,,.,,,.,,
pleosure-the very best things life
holds out ere in store for some can
didate. Who? All, that is matter
that only hustle and perseverance
will determine.
Every hour that remains has posi-
bilities But every minute counts.
The clock is swiftly ticking away the
seconds that will bring this cam
paign to an end Saturday.
And when the hands of the clock
in The Pioneer office point to the
final hour, then will have ended a
campaign that has made history 1t
has been fairly fought one and has
been conducted along absolutely i'm
partial lines. The best campaigners
are going to win. Those who are 60
ing to apply themselves Industrious
ly during every minute of time there
Is left are the ones whose chances are
most likely.
The battle of the ballots has been
waged at heart-breaking pace these
past few days, and many surprises
will surely be sprung by some, of the
quiet but steady workers. There will
be surprises galore, and disappoint-
ments, for who knows how many
have bridged the gap from the, bot
tom to success since the standings
were last counted. This uncertainty
has stimulated every candidate to in.
crease the vote total by securing
every subscription possible, for each
has realized that competitors were
doing the same thing.
III Another thing: No sum of money
will be accepted with a blank stub,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
Every Candidate Advised 4 1t,i : T.. to
Read the Rule. Ap-
@.% pearing Below
FAST FINISH IS Ct R I.
si% f~ i '&a ~
Prizes Will Go to Those Who
Keep Hustling Up to
Last Minute
NOTICE..

g The price Of the Daily Pioneer
delivered in the city of Bemidji
IL $500 . year. Every little while
We are in receipt Of $500 for one
years subscription, delivered by
boy, and in these cases credit for
$500 10 given to the subscriber
and not for the full year. This
notice il given so that . year
hence no argument will occur.
The same rule obtains in the
cases of three and six months sub
,criptions. The price by carrier
boy is $500 \ yearly mail
800 . year. No mail subscrip-
tions taken for delivery in Bemidj il.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
Positively Relieves
Constipation ...

Constipation causes poor appe-
tite, Indigestion, headaches,
biliousness and more serious
diseases. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea is a sure remedy
for constipation. These won
derful herbs have long been
famous for quick and positive
results. BY restoring normal
bowel action, you will gain
color, weight and youthful en-
ergy. Take tonight tomorrow
feel right. '
City Drug Store. r. =. -,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
FIFTEEN PER CENT CASH COM
MISSION TO NON.WINNERS.

You can't lose in this campaign
that is impossible. If you fail to win
one of the regular prizes we will
pay you is per cent cash commission
on the gross amount of Newspaper
subscription money you collect, pro.
vided you have turned in one OF
more subscriptions each week from
the time you started to work in the
campaign.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
Rules Governing Close Of Campaign

Rules Governing Close OF Campaign.
Candidates cannot be too careful
about sending their ballots so that
they will reach the campaign depart
ment before 9 p. m. Saturday, No.
vember I, and as a matter of precau-
ton, every one Of them, especially
living outside of the city of Beidji,
should read and weigh each line of
what we have to say.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
DISTRICT NO.

+ This district includes all Of the
city Of Bemidji.& '~:E
Each candidate in this district has
the same opportunity to win the
'$1,1S5 Oakland touring car, or one
Of the Ford tuoring cars. After the
three automobiles have been award
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30

the name to be filed in later. Every
stub, accompanied by remittance,
must be filled out with the subscrib-
er's name and address, or classified
card. Neither will any money be re-
funded on subscriptions after votes
have been issued. This rule will be
strictly enforced for the mutual pro-
lection of The Pioneer and the many
candidates.
There is still time to make win
ming race. Reward hovers near,
waiting for those who have the sta
nina to grasp it. Only little added
work may place you among the happy
circle of candidates who will be hon.
ored with the splendid prizes that
are to come.
The future holds much in store; it
means a taste from the cup of cheer,
and, above all, it means hours Of
golden sunshine-the sunshine that
enters the heart and makes it happy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
All Votes Must Be In Before 9
O'clock on Next Saturday Evening

|, We would dislike to see any candi'
date lose single vote because OF the
excitement which is, suer to occur
during the last few hours of the cam
paign, or because or some misunder-
standing on their part. It is impos-
sible for you to exercise too much
caution in arriving at full under
standing of the rules and conditions
governing the closing Of the cam
paign. X. ~"%$ $#& IT.
First-All votes and remittances.
no matter at what time mailed, must
be received in the Office Of the CAM
paign department Of The Pioneer be-
fore 9 p. m. Saturday, November l.
If mot received at this hour they will
be worthless and will not be counted.
Second-All remittances and votes
should be addressed to the campaign
manager and not to individuals. This
is to prevent confusion.
Third-Contestants may send in
their reserve votes any time now, as
the ballot box has been locked and
sealed and the key placed in The Pho
neer safe. This ballot Dox will not
be opened except by the Judges at the
final count. When sending in these
votes do not roll or -fold, but send
them in a fiat package, using little
cardboard so as to keep them abso-
utely fiat. Be sure to use special
delivery stamps on all letters, votes,
etc. +
Fourth-Owing to the uncertainty
Of mail reaching candidates in time
to be returned for the final count,
the campaign department will not,
after today, return any votes that are
issued on subscriptions. Prompt &C
acknowledgement will be made, how
ever, by letter, of all subscriptions
and remittances received from candi-
dates, and the votes will be deposited
in the ballot box to the credit OF the
candidates. If you do not receive a
prompt acknowledgment Of subscrip-
lions and remittances that you send
in, be sure to notify the campaign
department Immediately.
Fifth-The free 100-vote, coupons
are now Of no value, as they expired
last Saturday, October Is. Votes can
now only be secured on collections.
Look over the above conditions
carefully Do not jump at the con-
clusion that you understand any par
ticular one until you are absolutely
sure of it's full meaning. If the pre-
caution of careful reading is taken
there should be no vain regrets con-
corning votes being rejected because
they did not conform to the rules of
the campaign.
If in doubt concerning any point,
ask questions. until everything is
clear.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-30
How the Prizes Will Be Awarded.

How the Prizes Will Be Awarded.
/. The candidate securing the
largest number Of votes in the whole
campaign, regardless OF, district, will
Ebes awarded : $l,ls5S Oakland Tour
ing Car. '',' 's'.''. ''''.. *'. '7 %'
g.. The candidate securing the
largest number Of votes in each dis
trict, after the grand prize has been
awarded, will be awarded Ford
Touring Car.
8. The candidate securing the
second largest number Of votes in
each district, after the three automo-
biles have been awarded, will be
awarded . 1856 Edison Diamond
Disc Talking Machine. =
a. The candidate securing the
third largest number Of votes in each
district, after the automobiles have
been awarded, will be awarded a $135
scholarship in the Bemidji. Business
College.
s. The candidate securing the
fourth largest number Of votes in
each district, after the automobiles
have been awarded, will be awarded
a $25 merchandise order.
6. The candidate securing the
fifth largest number Of votes in each
district, after the automobiles have
been awarded, will be awarded q $15
merchandise order. 81
-: The candidate securing the
sixth largest number Of votes in each
district, after the automobiles have
been awarded, will be awarded = SIC
merchandise order. T.: .J&&..
j. g., Fifteen per cent cash conmis'
sion will be paid non-prize winners
according 80 the rules Of the cam.
paign. ~.
g.. In case Of q tie for any Of the
prizes, candidates will receive prizes
Of equal value.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

Your neishbors are buying Gro
ceries, Fresh Meats, Hardware
Paint and Wallpaper at Harpers
East End Flatiron Bldg, 18th and Howard
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
Cleveland is Largest
Anchor Manufacturing
City in Entire World

Cleveland, O., Aug. 50.-Wher-
ever ships rest at anchor on the
seven seas or their tributaries some
Of them are held by Cleveland made
anchors and anchor chains, accord
ing to Cleveland vessel men. For
in Cleveland, an inland part, more
anchors are fashioned and chains
welded than in any other city in
this country. and perhaps in the
world.
Eight carloads of steel anchors,
the largest single consignment on
record, recently was shipped from
Cleveland to the Emergency Fleet
Corporation at Hog Island. They
will be placed on the fleets of mod
ern trading ships which America is
sending after the trade of the
worlds
They are all modern national
stock1ess" anchors of the latest ap-
proved design. The old-fashioned
1T" bar at the top has been elimi-
mated but the rabbit-eared flukes
are turned and built to hold to the
ocean floor wherever cast.
Before. the war, Cleveland
anchors were famous in the Great
Lakes. But it was only when lake
ships went down to sea that the
anchors made inland became world
famous. Now they are carried not
only under the American flag but
under the banners of almost every
nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

and Dodge streets, west on Dodge
to Twentieth, and then north on
Dodge street to Lake streets. The
grip cars were comparatively small
and were open during winter and
summer. Passengers frequently sat
in the grip cars, with collars turned
up over their ears. Trailers were
carried and the conductors passed
through the cars to collect the fares.
First Operated in 1887.
The first cable car was operated
during December, 1887, and the life
of this form of street car service
was only few years. w. A.
Smith, now general manager of the
street railway company, was gen.
eral manager when the lines were
consolidated and the cable lines
taken over. F. A. Tucker was gen.
eral superintendent of the cable
lines when they were started. S. R.
Johnson was president of the COM
pany, and D. H. Goodrich was sec
retary. DR.. S. D. Mercer, Captain
Rustin and L. B. Williams were
prominently identified with the
project. The power house was at
Twentieth and Harvey streets, the
building being now used as all au-
tomobile garage and shop.
Cable ~ Inches Thick.
Mr.. Smith recalls that the cable,
used in the old days was ~ inches
thick and was made of steel strands
woven over hemp core.
The work now being done on the
Dodge hill in connection with the
grading includes tearing out the
concrete conduits of the old cable
line. These conduits were con-
structed of heavy concrete masonry.
An electric crane is being used to
take out the concrete in four-foot
sections, each piece weighing nearly
two tons, thus indicating the ex-
pensiveness of cable line construc-
ton. The concrete is as solid as
rock even after the passing of many
years and it is with difficulty that it
is being removed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
BY FRANK A. KENNEDY,
Secretary of Labor.

One day last week Charles Bel.
l;nger, laborer, of Fairbury. came
irto the Office of the secretary Of
labor in the state house at Lincoln
and inquired whether or not he
could get job. He was directed
to 60 to the downtown Office of the
state and federal employment bu-
reau. As he was about to leave the
room we noticed the middle finger
of his left hand was banadaged. We
asked him if he had met with an &C
cident. He said:
Yes; about four weeks ago | was
working out at Anandale unloading
coal foe the Farmers Union Ele
vator Company and got my finger
mashed"
Let's see it," we said, and he
slipped a muslin stall off the finger
ard showed us a nasty wound. The
er d Of the finger looked like it had
been crushed in a cog-wheel.
Did you receive compensation
for this accident?" we asked him.
"Compensation-what do you
mean by compensation" he in
quired.
"How long have you lived in Ne
braska?" we asked, and he said he
had lived in Fairbury ever since he
was boy.
Don't you know there is a law
on the statute books of this state
called the compensation or employ
ers' liability law, which provides for
the payment of two-thirds of the
wages, also the doctor and hospital
bills for injured workingmen and
women who are hurt while at
work."
II never heard of such a law"
said he.
Yes" we said; employers used
to spend millions of dollars each
year to protect themselves from
damage suits on account of injuries
received by their employees. This
vast sum of money was paid to La
blllty insurance companies and was
used to employ lawyers to contest
the claims of injured workers when
they brought suit for damages in
the courts.
Listen, man; approximately TO-
900 employers in Nebraska carry
compensation insurance, so that
when any of their employees are in
jured this insurance will give to that
worker two-thirds of his regular
weekly wages, as we'll as take care
Of the doctor, medical and hospital
bills for him, so that when he has
recovered he will not be hopelessly
in debt. Undoubtedly there are as
many more Nebraska employers
who ought to carry this insurance.
and they would hasten to take out
policies if their attention could be
called to the risk incurred by failing
or neglecting to do So"
81 never heard of it," said the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

Governor McKelvie's Code law has
given to it. Never again will! rep
resentative of labor be required to
administer the compensation law OF
Nebraska at a salary OF $4,l7 day
less than is paid common labor in
Omaha.
The compensation law deals with
the industrial cripples of the state,
1t is a sacred law. l know labor
wants it administered on the square,
so that every injured worker will
get what the law provides, when it
is due.
The department of labor is also
entrusted with the enforcement OF
the child labor law. the female la
Dor law, factory inspection law.
safety in building regulations, en-
ployment agency laws, etc.-all very
important to the citizens Of Ne
braska. But when compared to the
administration of the compensation
law, with its fascinating, human IN
terest thrill. and its feeling of salts
faction in performing really hui
manitarian service, these other du-
ties become but mere routine in the
course of a days work.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
No WiggIy Dances
Allowed in Dallas

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 30.-Miss Ale
cia Brown, welfare director, has put
her stamp of disapproval on the
shimmy, caterpillar wiggle, jelly
bean and straphanger dances. She
declares they are vulgar and indie
cent and has notified dance hall
managers that they will be prose-
cuted if they permit such ''wiggling"
on their premises. Miss Brown de-
ciares that the shimmy and other
Objectionable dances are practiced
more in the home of society folks in
Dallas than in the dance halls, and
says there should be some means
to reach these people and stop
dances which make the body shake
like bowl of iellv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

Wn Removing Street Car Tracks and Pavement Dodge Street Hill
paratoy Grading Make Interesting Find of Relic Omahas early History
Shift Wheel House, Uncovered by Womn Was Headquarters Of j.
Oen Now Owner Henshaw Hotel at That Time Service of Gable
Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
RED CROSS WILL
HAVE EXHIBIT
At STATE FAIR
Canteen to Serve , Free
Z Lunches and Drinks to
Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines.

The Red Cross is planning on
having one Of the largest and best
exhibits at the Nebraska state fair
in Lincoln. All phases of the Red
Gross work will be represented. The
canteen. will serve free lunches and
drinks to soldiers, sailors and
marines, active or discharged. The
civilian relief and home service will
be prepared to take care of all cases
which may be brought to them.
First aid workers will administer to
the i'll and injured on the grounds.
One Of the interesting exhibits
will be a display of toys made by
the Russian children of the Alex
andrifsk orphanage at Archangel,
Russia.
The home nursing department
will be represented by Mrs. w. E.
Bolin, who is chairman of commit
tee on nursing activities for Omaha
chapter. Miss Margaret Wharton
will represent the Lincoln chapter.
Practical demonstrations will be
given of the work being done in this
department and also instruction in
The organization of classes,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31

braska Manufacturers association
was kind enough to send out by mail
to all the members of that associa-
ton a copy OF this card. The big
corporations carrying their own in
surance have made special requests
for these cards so that their en-
ployes might get just the first nib
bic of the existence of this law. The
first edition of 10000 cards is nearly
exhausted, but we will print $4,000
or 100000 of these cards if neces-
sary, in order to get to the workers
with the information they should
know about the compensation law.
Requests for these cards will be
promptly filled.
Approximately 1000 industrial
accidents in this state are reported
to the department of labor each
month. This amazing number of
accidents to the workers in Ne
braska makes the bureau of COM
pensation the most important of all,
so far as human interest is CON
cerned. 1t is safe to say that for
each accident, FIVE people have
direct personal interest in the in
jured worker. In month 5000 are
interested, and in a year 60,0O9."
Compensation - what do you
mean by compensation" Oh! You
editors OF Nebraska, help us teach
the working people of tile state that
this great law is for their benefit
when they need it most!
Governor McKelvie's courage in
securing the passage of the Code
law was the biggest thing that has
happened for labor in Nebraska in
80 years because it lifted the De
partment of Labor out of the rut
it had been in for all those years.
Now, the Department of Labor has
place in the governors cabinet.
on the same level with the depart
ments of finance, agriculture, trade
and commerce, public welfare, and
public works, receiving the same
salary and carrying the same re
sponsibilities-just where it belongs.
Never will political party IN this
state dare to take from labor what
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
Work is Held the Only
, Economic Unrest Cure
by Paper in London

London, Aug. l7,-England has
grown lazy and work is the only
solution of her difficulties, says the
Daily Express in 4 leading article
summarizing conditions.
Every single necessity of life
rises weekly and steadily in price,
and already the shadow of harsh
winter falls across this summer sun
shine. We must be fed, clothed and
housed. It costs us much more to
achieve these essential ambitions.
We must have warmth and light,
We are warned that warmth and
light, strictly rationed, will be re-
tailed at much higher cost. And
why are these things so?
Largely for one simple reason
which we are all naturally reluctant
to face or even to admit. A great
part of the distress is due to the uni
versal distate of class or trade or
character, the end of the war, with
the lifting of its shadows and bur-
dens, finds most people extraordin-
arily lazy. 1t is a moral and ply
seal blight which has fallen on Eu-
rope. Psychologists can explain i:
we'll enough. We feel its effects in
the burdens which lessened produc-
ton throws on us.
"We shall win through this NAL
ady of body and spirit, and all will
come right But whether a return
to normal life comes soon or late
in time to save us from heavier trials
or too late to avoid them-depends
or each one of us. When we all,
Individually and therefore collective
ly. put our backs into work again.
and fight down this deadly inertia,
the legacy of war, much of the
trouble will begin to disappear"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-31
Nebraska Labor Secretary
y Tells of Benefit of State
Employers Liability Law
Tells of APPALLING Ignorance of Workers of Law Which
Grants Them Two-Thrds of Their Salary and
Physicians Care in Case of Injuries Received While
at Work

man. The elevator man poured
some Peroxide en- my finger when
was hurt and let me 60. He
never gave me no compensating, or
doctor, or nothing"
Employers Pay Insurance.
Along with the drawback to the
administration of the law, on ac-
count OF your knowing nothing, even
as to its existence. there are many,
ever so many, employers who pay
out good money for this insurance
to protect their employers, and then
proceed to make it secret between
themselves and the insurance COM
panies, instead of telling the work
ers all about it. No doubt the
Farmers Union Elevator company
you were working for, carries COM
pensation insurance. but when this
accident happened it was long time
after the policy had been received.
chucked into the office safe and for
gotten. We will wxite to the ele-
vator company today, and in few
| days we will have information about
your case, together with copy of
the first report of the accident. and
maybe check for your compensa-
ton. 1nsead of having a little per-
oxide poured on your finger by your
employer, that finger right now
looks like you had about $3.50 and
your doctor bill coming to you.
Your employer has probably paid
for this for you and then forgotten
it, and you are idle with an infected
finger, instead of being given
prompt medical attention, repaired,
and returned to work.
mo one knows how many such
cases as yours there are in Nebras-
ka. This is thes condition that
causes the department. the greatest
concern. We cannot wait until all
the workers of the state meet with
an accident before they know there
lis compensation law. The towns
out in the state are not the only
ones where workingmen and wo-
men are ignorant of the existence
of such a law. 1t is the same in
Omaha, Lincoln. and the other 1arre
cities.
Have Statewide Campaign.
1--WE will inform the working peo-
pie OF Nebraska concerning the
compensation law before the end
of the year or burst a puckering
string Already we have the active
cooperation of the insurance COM
panies, who are sending to all their
policyholders cards furnished by the
department, with instructions print
ed thereon. These cards are to be
hung up in the workshops and in
conspicuous places about the estab-
lishments of employers who carry
insurance. The secretary of the Ne
Buy Granite Ware
at Harper's,
East End Flatiron Bldp. 18th and Howard.