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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
GO TO THE RESCUE
Dss't Wait Till LIS Too Lats-Fol-
;. low tie Exampls Of. ~
e. Bsmidii Citixan go

O61t Wait It'll lts Too 1ato-Fol-,
low the Exampls Of. 4 -,
= Bsmidji Citizen X
Rescue and aching back. 20,
II it keeps on aching; trouble may
come. ..
: Often it indicates kidney weakness.
If you neglect the kidneys watn-
ing, ~
Look out for urinary DISORDERS
This Bemidji citizen will show you,
how to 60 to the, rescue s&t
Mrs. J. r.. Pogue, 521 Fourth 81,
says: II had dull pains in my back
and hips for a long time. NY kid
neys acted irregularly and II alw.ys
felt worse after I exefted myself M
feet would swell and my head aehed.
I tried different kinds Of remedies
without relief. Finally I got Dusn's
Kidney Pills at Barker's Drug Store
and began using. them: Two boxes
cured me and I have had no return
Of the trouble"
Price Coo, at all Dealers, Don't
simply ask for = kidney remedy-Tet
Doan.s Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Pogue had. Foster-M ilburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
HUMAN ENDURANCE.

The limit of human enduranoet.is
reached An" silent Strength" tho Wit
'agraphs Star Series Release which will
be seen inothe Grand theatre toni9ht
and Thursday, Harry T. 4oFeys has
the stellar role.r that Of Dan La
Roche; who, for love Of girl, allows
another man~to marry her. and ethen
rob him of his forum o. and bears his
suffering in silence. This situation
is made possible by. almost remark
able case of double identity between
Dan and a rascally cousin Of whom
he had never heard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
REX THEATRE TONIGHT.

A First National Exhibitors cir
cult (1nc.) feature will be shown at
the Rex tonight, and that it will be
Of unusual interest is assured it is
from the pen Of an old time court re-
porter and it's title ii "Alimony."
The picture ia a story of real life,
taken from actual facts and Is ABB
sorbing throughout. Lois Wilson,
George Fisher and josephine Whit
tell arc members of the cast. This
feature will also be shown tomorrow
There will also bera good comedy as
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
JUNE ELVIDGE STARS.

June y Hvidae- stars iins tho new
World ptcturai, THE Social Pirate"
which H. scheduled forzshowing on
Friday at the Elko theatre. This IL
q very interesting and entertaining
story told In q gripping manner. and
It gives Miss Elvidge q particularly
good role which. shs9 handlesv to
splendid advantage. Supporting - %
Elvidge Is q brilliant cast composed
Of many film favorites. The story
told in 1.-THE Social PirateR'r issmod,
ern. swift-moving and ten0on:grip-
ping.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
NEWEST THuNesIN MOVIES,

Topics of the Day''-bright, witty
caustic, comments, on events of tho
day, collected; edited and produced
by 1.-The Literary Digest" magazine
is the newest thing today In motion
pictures. It is novel, entertaining.
and will be shown for the first time
tonight and Thursday at the Grand
theatre in connection with their reg.
,ular program.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
sNEwsoFTHE "A
&THEATE Rss
RAYe1N @"ST1lNa BEAHSp' +

: In the Thomas H. lnce-Patamuunt
,photoplay,, String Beans" which
will be shown, ct thai Elko I'll "a treato-
night and ThnIsdsy.S Charles hay
will findsmuoh to admire This L. q
red-blooded photoplay and the scenes
are thsiiltng. shumonous andshAaEt ap-
pealinG... There lis "a ~splendtdR love
story, and the variouas in cidents are
Of the most interesting description!
The Land Of the Ukalele," a s4ort
reel subtect, isaalao TO bssseens ate the
Elko tonight and tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
SEND THEM TO BEMIDJI
(Baudette Region)


people say that because the Bemid Normal is Institution
will require few get to Standard and that it
would be Judgment for high school to finish
will be in charge Of the Bemd institution the residents Of
city getting behind to make the best Normal in the
state, and from where sit it looks if they will succeed
There twelve pupils Baudete and Spooner ready to
ter Normal and dozen of them ought to the Bemd
school, -,
WHAT THE "OTHER SIDE" REVEALED
With federal penitenary sentence at Fort LeaWnworh
staring him in the face Spider" Gagnen Of Bemd showed
that somethng of which all possessed and bent
the heroic task the injured Fergus Falls
happened that the district attorney and Judge before whom
he tried his actions unknown the offender When
tired and from his efforts at relieving the suffering Gag
faced the court hear what would be done with him His
fell strong and high praise his out
cropping manhood and he told sentence suspended
Both the attorney and judge did the right thing.
It Bemd czenry to take advantage of the great
est publicity campaign had the opportunity receive
when the editors of the state Friday and Saturday.
three days convention of the Northern Minnesota Editorial
ISOLATION Courteous attention for their convenience will
strong commentators the of the state for Bemi
George F. Kreatz who awarded the contract for
modelling the city building, informed the council when
how long the work would require about ninety When
completed according to the plans and specifications Of Arch
tect Richardson the building will be that be pointed
with pride and be in good sexvice for several years.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
ADVICE GRATIS

If the king of the Kokofu, West Africa, clothed at the
of his frame with tre of verdan foliage and Alto
geter uncothed elsewhere walked through Bemd to the
of Belrami and Third street. mounted
box addressed gathering of felowownsmen the
urgency Of repavng the Streets would
probably look at him Sideways They would doubtless question
the propey of other things besides his costume They might
even inquire it any Of his ID business how we pave
streets.
They might unkindy suggest that he give his atten
ton pavement problems among the Kokofu Our sidewalks
are, taking them by and large, own business.
Yet in Winnipeg find that number of talkative
thusias have begun tell President Wilson how to improve
America And in Denver Colorado another crowd of altru
lists have been sending the Canadian premier
little earlier, small group of phlanthrops migrated
from shores Europe to tell Lloyd George what do
with Ulster.
The breaking down of international barriers excel
lent project if it makes for brotherhood And only profess
sional pessmist will declare positively that it cannot But
does the result will only develop of infinite diligence
infinite patience-inne caution. It will not be automat-
ically percipitated
It will be indefinitely postponed if mpulsivey rush
to transform internal conditions in each others homes and
persistenty neglect However little know about
affairs know less about neighbors. We
shall be like the primitive settlement the desert island where
the inhabitants made precarou livelihood by taking each
others washing
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-06-25
BEMlDJI WATER PROBLEM SOLVED


For the past few Bemid citizens have wrestled
with the problem of suitable supply Of water the
ty but there wide diversion of opinions in what should
be done to solve the vexatious problem
of spent at Intervals to bolster
the water plant and keep what suppyo the cabre Of water
available from entirely ceasng Time after time orders were
issued to 'bo water don't hose laws
dens the hose only at certain intervals The water be.
and the odor made imperative that it. be- boiled
Still the and diversion of opinions
keep possible epidemic from spreading deat bond issue
recently defeated to install system 1t wasn't
derstood it should have been
Finally the council took the bull by the horns and headed
by Mayor Vandersuis at the time, contracted with the La
Bowler we'll for three pumps guaranteed to supply
Two of the pumps installed and capacity OF L.
100000 gallons possible but the forcing meant the
ence sand bane to the plant The supply
water 100000 gallons daily with the third pump
service and this will pump necessary, 700
gallons per minute, making total capacity of 100000 gal
Ions per day.
With letting of the contract for making extensions of
lines correcting the joke fournch mains hooked onto eight
inch and sixnch mains in the business district they will be
of equal dimensions and equipped with valves and
made sanitary.
The water problem is solved for years to and the
person who is kicking hasn't been heard.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Organizations Represented.

Representatives Of the various civic
and labor organizations who took an
active part in organizing the league
Included the following:
Federation Of Citizens Associations;
branch. FEDERAL Employees Union. No.
2; A. J. .Driscoll, Thempson Comrnu-
partment: Miss Alice Pollock. Frank
lin School community center depart
ment; J. C. Blackwell, president War
Department branch Of the. Federal
Employees Union No. 2; B. w. Payne,
Central Labor Union; e. R. Normandy.
Center. George 8. Dodge. East Wash
ington; C. Il. Hastings. Library Of
Congress; A. F. Brewer, Department
cti!ens ef aasce Association; Dr. A. fstten
Rhode Isiaad Avenue Citizens Asso-
Steel and ORDINANCES Company; chaun-
esy ivy Mys1s caay
Post Office Department; John G. Nc
Grath. Mrs. Anna E. Williams. col
ored social settlement: H: 3. Land
asa dsa Citizens so
zers' Association: W. w. Cohran.
Howard Park Citizens Association; !;
Edward P. Richardson, Congress
heiSnLS fuDllC Improvement ASSO-
citation: Alonze G. Anthony, North
east Citizens Association: L. F. Keb-
Ter, secretary Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association; Ida E. Kebler. COM
munity secretary, Wilson Normal
School; N. J. Hendricks. government
printing Office. Federal Employees
Union, No. Q; J. W. Gfnder, Federal
Employees Union, No. 2; w. r. Love,
Brookland- -Langdon-W Buy
Ing Club; James A. Duffy, War De-
partment, and Mrs. Olive NJ Ross.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
MERCHANT MARINE PLAN
OUTLINED TO PRESIDENT
Chairman Payne Urges Action by
Government, With Private
Operation in View.

Creation. and operation of a perma :
nent merchant marine were outlined
by Chairman John Barton Payne of
the shipping board in a conference
late yesterday with President Will
son.
When construction is completed. Mr..
Payne said, the United States will
possess more than 1000 ships, a large
majority being flrst-class ocean
going steel vessels. The government
must continue to operate the ships
until the country grows up to a mer-
chant marine. he stated. but he fav-
ors eventual efficient private opera
tion. The shipping board desires to
sell ships with the understanding
they are to remain under the Ameri-
can Nag and form a part of the mer-
chant marine, he added, but q reduc-
tion TN price will not be made to OBJ
tain that end.
Chairman Payne stated that by the
end of 1920. the shipping board will
have 1,493 f1rst-class American-b built
steamers, making q total deadweight
tonnage of 12,138,0OO. Already 1,040
steamers Of 6.850,000 deadweight tons
have been constructed in American
shipyards.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
THREATS OF JAIL MAKE
DEALERS RELEASE FOOD
New York Hoarders Free Thou
sands of Pounds-Big Sales Of
Army Surplus.

!
:. NEW YORK. August a.-Tho usands
'of-ponnds of foodsstofedSin New York
city have been released for consump-
tion recently after agents Of the
United States attorneys Office had
threatened the owners with jail SEN
tences II they continued to hold the
goods, it was learned today. Earl B.
Barnes. assistant district attorney,
declined to make public the names
OF dealers involved.
Mr.. Barnes said his office preferred
to circulate food rather than to
prosecute hoarders and profiteefs, bit
dealers Who refused to release food
held for higher prices would be Wig
orously prosecuted.
The sale OF surplus army food.
stuffs at city school buildings has
far exceeded expectations. officials of
the department of public markets
said. Crowds have overwhelmed the
sales forces and trucks have been
unable to cart the food fast enough
to meet the demand. 1t Is probable
opened next week. Experts estimate
that $4,000 pounds Of food will be
sold during the course of the sales
here. Army bacon has been the ar
ticle most in demand. About 95 per
cent of the purchasers have been
women.
Mrs Charles c. Rumsey, chairman
OF the subcommittee of the fair price
COMMITTEES, today commenced active
work 6f organizing $4,000 woman In
vestigators In 1000 women's organi-
cations to watch and check prices of
retail dealers,
Prominent Brooklyn retail butchers
were perfecting details FOR organ-
izing a corporation with a capital
stock of s50o,oo0 for the purpose of
dealing direct with cattle dealers.
Those back of the project say that
by this method prices of meats will
be materially reduced.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
URGES PROBE or WORK
OF PALMER AND CARAVAN
Senator Calder Would Investigate
Administrations Of Alien Prop
erty Custodians.

Investigation Of the Office of the
alien property custodian as admin
istered by A. Mitchell Palmer and also
by Francis P. Garvan. the present
custodian. was proposed in a reso-
luton introduced late yesterday by
Senator Calder OF New York. Con-
sideration of the resolution was tenn
porarily postponed.
Under provisions of the resolution.
which was referred to the contingent
expenses committee of which Senator
Calder is chairman, the investigation
would be made without delay by a
Senate committee composed of five
members authorized to examine and
audit the accounts" of both Mr.
Palmer and Mr.. Garvan and sinvesti-
gate the administration of the office.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
CHAIN STORES FOR CLERKS.
Civilian Employees Of Departments
Plan to Solve II, C. L. Problem.

= Civilian =emp3oyee of the War De-
paftrnef1t have organized a chopper
ative buying AMI selling association.
which they expect to have fully es-
tablished within six weeks time. or
less. At a meeting held late yester-
day it was stated that Secretary
Baker had given his approval to the
constitution under which the associ-
alton will operate.
Every member of the association
will pay an initiation fee Of IS. but
there VIM be no further expenses.
From the capital thus provided as
many cooperative stores as the bust.
ness demands will be opened at con-
venient points. ...-e.....
Organizations along similar lines
are being undertaken in the Post
once and Treasury departments and
among the employees of the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
ARRESTED BANK TELLER
GIVES BACK $3.50, 900

PHILADELPHIA, August 23.-El-
wood H. Strang, paying teller in the
wrecked North Penn Bank. who was
arrested in New York yesterday, was
brought to this city late last night by
Philadsiphia detectives. and, accord
Ing to these detectives. he turned
over to Them checks and other assets
Of the bank aggregating s360.000.
Most OF the checks had been issued
by depositors at the North Penn
Bank, the money paid. but not de-
Quoted from their accounts.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Armistice Ends Operations.

Operation of the plant began only
ten days before hostilities ceased.
and after turning out 100000 pounds
of powder the plant was closed
Only bids for the entire property
will be considered.
Construction of the plant and town
cost the government approximately
10000, 900.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
THIRD DIVISION ARRIVES.
Representation slemp and Echols
Return From Abroad With Men.

NEW YORK. August 23.-Sixty-
nine officers and 1852 men Of the Sd
Division arrived yesterday on the
Kaiser Auguste Victoria from Brest
Representative Slemp Of Virginia
and Representative Echols of West
Virginia. who have been visiting the
aboard.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
HEARING HERE SEPT. ,ss.

The case brought by the Federal
Trade Commission against the Vaude-
willie Managers Protective Associa-
ton. in which that organization is
charged with ,blacklisting members
Of the white Rat Actors Union be-
cause OF union activities. will be
heard in Washington September 20.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Shoe Workers Get Raise.

LYNN, Mass, August 23-An agree
ment for a Is per cent wage advance
and a five-day working week for the
1900 shoe operatives of this city was
siened today
Evening star., 1919-08-23

Montreal.-Sir Arthur Currie. COM
mander- in chief of the Canadian
military forces during the war. was
the guest Of the city. Thousands
cheered as he rode through fiag-b
decked streets.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
"cheaper Than Packers"

Leopold, Hoddes complained, TOO.
David A. Miller declared that whole
saiers made the price4 ana fixed them
where they wanted to- ]. Nv. Dixon. q
butcher who does hissown slaughter
ing, told the committee that he could
dress beef cheaper than the packers,
and that he did not understand why
more butchers did not do the same.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Prices at Eagle Market.

Harry Gelfand. who recently operated
the Eagle Market at 1851 M street
northwest. but who has sod out. gave
the. committee the following wholesale
of profit: Lima beans, 12h cents
pound. IA cents sugar, 9 cents and 10
cents; peas. $40 a dozen cans and
3ls9: tomatoes, $215 q dozen cans ana
and $3.50: cornmeal, 4.5 cents a pound
and 5.5 shredded wheat. IL 1.5 cents a
box and Is cents; oatmeal, 10 cents q
box and 12 cents; Cream OF wheat, 81
cents cen ., and Is cents; saaimon. 20. cents
cents beans. 10 cents and 1875 cents
rice, 1915 cents a pound and Is cents
-four. IS cents for a bag Of twelve
pounds and IS cents.
c. Martson. manager Of Bresnafan
Company, .2oth and N streets north
west. testified that the gross sales last
its $3,9s2. :.
r,ad The prices given by the retailers va
w. B. Crow told the committee he
was trying to sell his retail grocery
business. He said he was paying
$3.50 month rent on a. long term
lease and that his landlord. Dennis J.
Mcnamara, learning he was trying to
sell out, insisted that he put into the
contract $50 rental. This had blocked
two offers for the business, Mr.. Grow
said.
Simon Blumberg Of 341 18th street
southeast testified that his average
business was about $4,000, dealing In
groceries. candies and notions He
added that his profits were about IS
per cent. He told the committee that
in general wholesale prices had not
come down in the last three months,
but If anything had increased.
Complains of Wholesale Prices.
Another retailer who complained
that wholesale prices were mounting
was Frank g. Lindsay. who said his
profits amounted to about 800 a
year. His volume of business in
1918 was about $4,000 and in 1917
$4,000.
Mr.. Lindsay. replying to question
of Senator Sheppard, said that the
retailers were at the mercy OF the
packers and had to pay the prices
they demanded.
Isaac Kushner, whose place Of busi-
ness is in the southeast. testified that
his volume Of busihese from March,
1913. to. March. 1919. had been $4,000.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Covers 1900 Acres Of Land.

The community covers 1900 acres
and is completely equipped with mod
ern improvements. The industrial
area is surrounded by 1.500 houses
for workmen, 75 executive residences,
hotels, twenty-four- room school, stores.
theaters. fire and police stations, 400-bed
hospital, bank. telephone and tele-
garph building, recreation centers
and other structures that make a
modern town. The town is located in
the foothills of the Appalachian
mountains on the east bank of ths
Kanawha river. and has a complete
water and sewerage system.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Will Elect officers Wednesday.

Another meeting Of the league will
be held at the District building next
Wednesday evening at o'clock,
where officers will be elected and a
central committee of sixteen named
to put the league in operation. John j.
McGrath was nominated for president
Of the league last night, but no vote
will be taken until the next meeting.
A constitution and set of bylaws
were adopted last night, the constitu-
ton providing for a central committee
for three months, four for six months,
four for nine months and four for
twelve months. The initiation fee of
IS from each members is expected to
furnish the league with sufficient
working capital, and in the event the
league Is dissolved at any time the
funds in the treasury are to be divided
pro rata among the members on the
date of dissolution.
In stating the purpose of the meet
ing last night, E. D. Atkinson. chair
man of the committee of fifteen which
is directing the distribution Of sur
plus Army food in the District, said
that the purpose of the league would
be to make food costs less for the con-
sumer by elimination of the profit now
taken by the middleman.
b. w. Payne of the Central Labor
Union was elected chairman pro tenn.
of the league, and A. E. Cole was
named as secretary pro tenn. Mr.. Cole
was instructed to receive nominations
for permanent officers until next We'd
neSday night. A motion to cOnfine the
activities of the league to the govern
ment departments was voted down
after some debate.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
Town OFFERED FOR SALE
BY WAR DEPARTMENT
Bids Invited for Nitro, W. Va,
Site Of $7o,o o,o0o, 900 smokeless
Powder Plant.

After selling war stocks ranging
from handouts to airplanes. the War
Department now offers for sale an en-
tire town. Nitro, w. Va. site of the
second largest smokeless powder
plant I'm the world. Bids for the prop
erty will be opened September 80 in
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1919-08-23

and that his net profits had been $500.
He also said that wholesale prices
were on the upward march. Mr. Kush-
nef said that jobbers frequently re-
fused to sell sugar, in which there Is
a shortage, unless he purchased other
goods which he did not really need.
He said that the price of soap had
increased 81 box last month.
Evening star., 1919-08-23
CITIZENS UNITE TO
BUY AND SELL FOOD
Many Represented at Organ
ization of League Last
Night.

Organization of the Citizens Buy
ing and Distributing League Of WASH
ington." which will devote its ener-
gies to the purchase and distribution
Of foodstuffs for the beneflt OF resi-
dents OF Washington and it's environs.
was effected at a meeting in the Dis
trict building last night. where ap-
proximately half of the city was rep
resented by officials of citizens asso-
Citations. labor unions, community CEN
ter workers. etc.
A membership in the league will
cost IS. and every person living in or
near Washington is eligible. except
those engaged in the handling of
household commodities" Distributing
points will be established at accessi-
BILE places in different sections OF the
city, and members of the league may
make their purchases at any Of these
stations
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-10
Crops Favorable
in Western Country

Toronto, Ont.-Generally favorable
conditions over territories served by
Canadian National Railways between
Port Arthur and the Rockies, with
the exception of a lack of moisture in
some sections of the Prairie district,
summarizes a detailed crop report re-
ceived this morning at the head office
of the company here covering the
week ending jun 14th.
Conditions in the western district
which includes territories served by
Canadian National lines in Alberta
and in western Saskatchewan, appear
to be generally satisfactory to the
grain growers.
The areas served by lines in the
prairie district ave been favored
by aim of fairly wide extent since
last report and where these have &C.
Cured. there is decidedly optimistic
tone to crop statements. Apparently
however, rain is needed in quite a
few sections in the prairie district.
and the promise is held to be that
when the rain does come, satisfactory
progress will continue.
The sections served by lines in the
central district, including Manitoba
and western Ontario areas, like the
western district, is generally salts
factory, and there is excellent prom
Use of a splendid yield.