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THE PRICE OF AN AVENGING AND.
Edith Cavell, the martyr nurse, came to her .death through
the treachery of one whom she had befriended) 'It will be wel
come news thdt the renegade who denounced her to the
"Kommandantur," paid the penalty of his crime at the hands
of a single-minded Belgian Ratriot, Louis Bril, who however
died before a German firing squad for his just act. Not how
ever, till the soil of Belgium is swep free from the Hun pesti-
lence and the very air fumigated, will this foul xirime be half
avenged.
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EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD VOTE THIS EVENING.
Let every voter in the city go to the'Central school after
7 o'clock tonight and cast a ballot for the selection of members
for the board of education. Vote for the men whom you believe
will best serve your interests and those of the city. Be sure to
cast your ballot. The women can also vote.
We almost believe those Germans on the battle line are
commencing to believe that the tales they have been told about
the Americans weaklings and insignificence of the ill trained
American army area little more of the old stuff that's been in-
dustriously shoved down their throats for years past.
"Conserve or freeze" is Dr. Garfield's latest order, backed
up with limitation of the quantity of coal allowed each house-
holder. There is no question which alternative we shall all
choose.
Was it not wasted effort for America to spend time in-
venting the submarine and then to spend more time inventing
the submarine destroyer?
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In these days of high prices, who does not feel a. sense of
incongruity between the big dollars he goes out with and the
smalLparcels he brings home?
About time for the kaiser, old top, to set another something
or other to be held in Paris at some day selected to suit nis
fancy.
According to yesterday's dispatches, the Yankees showed
the Germans that their offensive was merely innofensive.
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To cut out wheat bread is a patriot's duty -But to eat
barley-and-oatmeal bread is a patriot's privilege.
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Bemidji, Minn.
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CONSIDERABLE EXPLAINING SOON DUE.
There's going to be considerable explaining on the part of
the officers of the German army on the front in France soon,
and there's going to be considerable explaining of the powers
that be to the people of Germany one of these gladsome days.
The explanations will be along the lines as to just what
the American army is, whether it is a handful of untrained,
conscripted, unwilling fighters dragged into battle, or whether
they are red blooded Americans who got sore long ago because
they couldn't get right at the Huns and not go into training, or
wait any longer than get "over there." Unwilling to fightj?
Trouble is, they get tired'out chasing the Huns who have de-
veloped remarkable sprinting qualities the past few days.
Yes, the official explainers will soon be in action.
"the answer?
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PRISONERS SET EXAMPLE FOR KINSMEN.
German prisoners interned at Hot Springs, N. C,
amused themselves by constructing out of odds and ends of
wood and metal a typical German village of little pleasure
houses, with tiny paths and gardens, which they use during
the day time. Now the government has ordered the removal
of the internment camp to Fort Oglethorpe, and the prisoners
must leave behind their laboriously made.little village. If theirs
kinsmen in Germany had built villages instead of destroying
them, it would have been better for the world and infinite
safer for democracy
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DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT RING.
a "labor party" has been organized in Minnesota to
go after Burnquist, Wheaton, et al., on the grounds they are
inimical to labor. The whole thing has a sort of Townley tinge
and is another frenzied movement to complicate the loyalty of
the-state by a bunch of disgruntled Individuals who desire to
get their feet in the bucket and put Minnesota on the^blatklist.
But there are thousands of good union men who will not
fall for the scheme to again get them into a Knights of Labor
predicament. It doesn't have the right ring.
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And
have
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AN UPHILLJJfiHT
TO WIN SUCCESS
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Hon. George A. Carlson, Ex-Gov
ernor of Colorado, Whobought
His1
Way from Obscurity tg
^i he Top, "Will Tell Chau-,if
tauqua Folks of the Price *jf
One Pays for Progress.
INFIGHTING GOVERllilfC
The Hon. George A. Carlson, former
governor of Colorado, who Is comfug
to Chautauqua to deliver his great ad
dress on "The Price of Progress," has
won a reputation as a fighter In the
west. While he was district attorney
he came to be known as the "Hen'ey
of Colorado," When he became gov
ernor he was styled the "fighting gov
ernor."
During his first twenty-three days
*s district attorney he compelled
thirty-eight persons to plead guilty to
gambling and the illegal sale of
liquor. He later took up the prose
cution of crooked public officials, and
every one he accused was made to
plead guilty, to pay back stolen public
funds, and take aksentence in the
state penitentiary. In one county he
compelled crooked officials to return
$33,600 of'stolen funds to the county
treasury.
George A.-Carlson is a man you
will delight to know. He is "home,
folks," the kind of a man you will
enjoy heSring because you know that
he is sincere. -His life is typically
American. He has won his- battles by
nard work.
From the plain, hard .task of a lum
berjack to the chief seat in his state
fc'overnment may be a long stride. But
Carlson took it and his successes .as
well as.- his great lecture make the
path of progress look simpler and eas
ier to ail. 'v.'. ^Qifi-^'l
Can anyone be better fitted to^tell
af the price of progress than
Steorge A. Carlson, who himself
dimped the ladder of progress step by
tep to the top?
Met Sir Walter Scott.
The Rev. John Douglas,'said to have
been the only living person in Amer
ica -who had seen Sir Walter Scott
alive," died recently. He was ninety
four years old and had been a resident
elf Minnesota for 50 years, says Min
neapolis Tribune.
On his ninety-third birthday, Sept, 11,
1916, Mr. Douglas described in detail
his seeing the author of the Waverly
novels in 1881. With his father, the
Minneapolis man was' driving in an
old-fashioned, high'seated rickety gig
along a road near Abbotsford, Scot
land, when "a funny-looking little man
with a queer Scotch bonnet on his head
and gnarled stick in his hand," hailed
them.
Mr. Douglas' father checked his
horse and chatted with the man for
15 minutes. Afterward the youngster
was told that the little man was none
other than the noted author. During
the last 20 years persons who could
boast of having seen Scott alive have
become fewer. Two years ago it was
practically conceded that Mr. Douglas
had sole claim to the distinction.
Young Women Shine Shoes.
A bootblacking establishment, owned
and personally managed by a young
woman, and conducted exclusively by
young women, is the latest war nov
elty at Clarksburg, W. Va. Miss Helen
Saunders, until recently connected with
a restaurant, has bought a shoe-shining
parlor and all the young men employed
there have been replaced by young
women. Young men of draft age were
thus released for military service and
for farm and industrial work.
What's the Use?
Phil Brown, manager of a local pic*
tare house, got word the other day that
'his film, "Missing," scheduled for the
'week of June 23, was missing. Then a
|day later he was glad to get word that
"Missing" had showed up and was no
longer missing.
Logically, "Missing" has always been
"Missing." It never was found "again"
because it had never been "missing"
before. But what's the ose^-Indlai*-
.spoils News,
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rffPPEAL TDR STREET TREES
Los Angeles.^Newspaper Recognizes
Their Value l/TltesidWitial Streets
of the Communi'
Los Angeles Is more in need of
street trees than ever before, declares
the Times of that city. We have late
ly annexed territory far more In need
of shade trees than any other part of
the city. There are miles of bare
streets now, and as subdivision comes,
which will be soon, there must be
planted thousands of shade frees
This wort should be^done only under
municipal control and the only de
batable question is how.
In a city so large, having a mag
nificent park area, the park commis
sion has all it may easily do in the
proper development and maintenance
of the parks. And it must not be sup
posed that the two lines are Identical
In their demands, in either theory or
practice, or In necessary technical
knowledge. These local problems, if
controlled by the same commission,
would cause a division of Interest,
whereas the opposite should obtain.'
If one'body controls the two, which
shall be the tall and which the dog?
Today a majority of the commission
may favor upbuilding our parks, and
little realize or recognize the neces
sity or desirability for street trees.
In two years changes in the personnel
might put the- shoe on the other foot.
BRING SONGSTERS TO GARDEN
Artificial Birds Attract Them and
Give, Realistic Appearance to
Flower Beds. ~~.,.j-:"-
Birds are sociable creatures. If one
finds a pleasant spot and seems to
Btay around it, his presence will do
more than anything else to attract
others. For this reason the use of ar-
Artiflcial Birds Mounted on Sticks Are
Ornamental In the Garden and At
tract Other Birds to the.Spot.
tlficlal birds In garden plots and as
props on --which to train growing vines
has found favor.
The birds are pivoted on stakes of
varying heights so that they may be
used in beds of dwarf plants or tall
lones. The effect is---.very pleasing to
the eye.Popular Science Monthly.
Syracuse Aids in Good Work.
Syracuse is" a community that has
lately-joined the shade-tree fraternity,
and, moreover, is-working at it. Syra
cuse-university has a school of for
estry/ recently established, including
the first definite course on street silvi
culture. By means of its extension de
partment it is aiding in New York
state in the shade-tree idea. The city
has recently appointed a city forester,
a graduate of that schoola good be
ginning: The park superintendent and
the city forester have exclusive control
of existing trees and power to set out
new plantings. With proper apprecia
tion of trees as a decorative factor
and of the splendid possibilities of that
city set on its seven hills, we may ex
pect results if the municipal authori
ties will grant sufficient funds. At
present they give about $7,000 per year
for the maintenance of their 45,000
trees, which means about 15 cents per
tree per annum. Much of this is spent
in taking down dead trees. (The park
department of.the city of Paris pays
$1,25 per tree 'per annum the city
of Newark, 50 cents.)
Feeling Better.
"Good morning!" was the salute of
the doctor as he breezed into the pa
tient's room. "Are you feeling better
today?"
"Oh yes, doctor, much better," re
plied the smiling young man patient.
"Our home team won .yesterday 1"
Women Chimneysweeps.
In Paris women have'proved entire
ly efficient as chimney Sweeps. They
are'said to ply their new roof trade
as fearlessly as If they were born
to it.
Poor Garden Building.
The most ridiculous results in gar
den building come from trying to con
vert (and pervert) the grounds into
something out of harmony with sur
roundings.
Aa to Formal Gardens.
Even out in the country formal gar
dens abound, and if the lay of the land
does not agree it is cut and filled and
bolstered up to suit, with generally un
satisfactory resultr
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THE MELTING POT^vl
WONDERFUL DRAMA
THRILLING STORY
&r if
Israel Zangwill's Immortal Drama
of American Citizenship'to Be
Presented at Chautauqua by
Strong Cast of Players
The Biggest Thing Ever
Offered in Chautauqua
Reproduced from
^New York Thea-
Voters.
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strange population.
Assuredly this is a time when
Americans should renew our patriot
ism and bend every energy for acquir
ing a correct '.mderstaniling of what
we arc, and how well wo can support
the stress and strain of war.
JOINED RANKS OF PROFITEERS
Indian Had the Stereotyped Reason for
Increasing His Price, for Basket
of Berries.
An Indian in one of the western res
ervations was in the habit of bringing
to Mrs. Gray each spring several bas
kets of wild berries for which, from
time immemorial, he had always
charged 50 cents a basket. A few days
ago he paid his annual visit to Mrs.
Gray's back door. The maid took the
berries and- tendered the usual pay
ment. The Indian shook his head.
"One dollar a basket now.'^he said.
The maid called her mistress and ex
plained the difficulty. Much Surprised,
Mrs. Gray again offered the money to
the Indian, who once more refused to
accept it. "Why is this?" asked Mrs.
Gray. "The baskets are the same size
as usual, are they not?"
"Yes." "And the berries are not scarce this
year, I know, because I have seen
bushes loaded down with them on my
rides about the country here."
"Yes." "Well, then, why isn't fifty cents a
basket enough?"
The Indian shifted from one foot to
another quite calmly. "Hell big dam
war somewhere?' he announced: "Ber
ries one dollar a basket now."
-Effective Turkoman Headgear.
The Turkomans owe much of their
charm to their fantastic headgear.
When they remove them and reveal
the shaved heads and embroidered
skull caps underneath they seem com
monplace. Yet there are many of the
older 'men whose majesty of bearing
is not a matter of costume alone. Their
red cof
ton gowns or khalats give them
a prin.'.
,ly-
ty!iu&t<
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UNDER THE BIG TENT,
stateliness which the trou
sered .Russian with, his shirt flopping
lacks.
Time's Balance^ \ffi
Things have way of balancing
themselves in this world. For in
stance, in winter snow comes jflown,
and in summer Ice goes up. J^jff^.'
WANTED DEP1
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ior less than 26c.
FOB SALS
FOR SALEVery dieap, 160 acres
of land 2 miles southeast of Be
midji. For particulars address C.
C. Howe, 4808 Farman St.,
Omaha,ft.Sat
Neb.
FOR SALEGood milk .cow, cheap
for quick sale. .721 Miss ave.
2-720
FOR SALEGood thr.ee-room house
in Nymore, $750.00 place, rents
for $10.00. Will consider car in
trade. R. B. Hamilton, 623 Pine
street, Brainerd, Minn. 6-724
FOR SALEStrictly modern and well
located six-room bungalow. Ad
dress box 575, city. 712tf
FOR SALEGood hand made stake
wagon. Ford with Form-A-Truck
attachment. Paper baler. Prices
asked. Koors Bros. Co. 628tf
FOR SALEFive-room cottage with
city water and sewer. Lot is
30x150 feet nd runs out to the
lake. Inquire at 1204 Dewey Ave.
or call 276. 52tf
FOR* SALE OF RENT
room house, 1237
Phonel 61-J.
FOR
Israel Zangwill's great American
drama, Tho Melting Poji^is coming to
Chautauqua. The same big production
that captivated New York and set the
whole country talking is to be staged
under the big brown tent right here"at
our very door.
This is another accomplishment for
the Chautauqua boosters, who are see
ing to it that the neighborhood shall be
served with the best things and be
made the best possible place to live.
The great drama is being brought
within the reach of all. It is a gen
uine American play, full of interest
and patriotism, and right in line with
the thought and activities of the times
in which we are living.
The Melting Pot is one of the world's
greatest dramas. If* Is a wonderfully
conceived play, from the fertile brain
of Israel Zangwili. It is the visualiza
tion, through the actors' arts and stage
effects, of the fusing and fluxing of all
nationalities into Americans, of a clean
and pure type. It is the advance pic
ture of the hope of democracy on these
shores.'
t' Interesting and Instructive.
We are all familiar with the fact
that our American population is made
up of immigrants from every part of
the world. The development of a
purely American spirit from the hearts
of these widely different aliens lias ex
cited the wonder and admiration of
the world. There could- be no more
interesting or instructive theme than
Zangwili has adopted for this master
piece. The Melting Pot is America
and its products Americans.
No more appropriate or fitting time
could possibly be chosen for present-
Ing this great drama than this very
year. The theory of the Melting Pot
is now undergoing the severest test in
its history. The whole world is look
ing on, with tense interest, to see how
truly and fully we arc fusing the
myriad nationalities that make up our I WANTEDHelp for restaurant work.
5 Third Street cafe. 711tf
WANTEDTo buy good second-hand
counteT and show case. Apply at
Pioneer office. 5d724
WANTEDExperienced and trust
worthy girl for general housework,
none other need apply good wages
to right pary Mrs. Kaplan, Kap
lan Bldg. 718tf
WANTEDThree women to help, in
kitchen. Bircbmont Beach sum
mer hotel. 716tf
WANTEDCompetent maid for gen
eral housework. Mrs. C. R. San
horn, 717 Lake Blvd.' Phone 449'.
715tf
WANTEDRooms for .light house
keeping. Inquire Pioneer office.*
711 tf
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FOR RENTModem furnished room,
-917 American avenue. Phone
277-W 3-723
FOR RENTFour furnished rooms,
520 Belt avenue.' Phone 765-J
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FRESHBUTTERMILK DAILY
10 CENTS GALLON
THECREAHERY
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-Furnished, 6
Dewey avenue.
SALEOne player piano in
good condition, and about 40 rolls
of music. Will take liberty bonds.
Gall Pioneer otfice. d710tf
WATTTZD
WANTEDGirl, Vickers restaurant.
2-752
WANTEDTo hear from owner of
good farm for sale. State cash
price, full description. D. F. Bush,
Minneapolis, Minn. d!20
.WANTEDBoy to work
the Jefferson hotel.
WANTEDTwo day"
Markham hotel.
nights at
7l9tf
bell .boys.
2-720
1 72 0
1302 FOR RENT-Furnished rooms,
Bemidji avenue. Phone 452 W.
713tf
FOR RENTFurnished rooms, 1302
Bemidji avenue. Phone 452.
713tf
NOTICE OF SURVEY.
Notice is hereby given, that the peti
tion of taxpayers of Section Twenty
nine (29), Township One Hundred Fifty
(150), Range Thirty (30), located in
the county of Beltrami, State of Minne
sota, asking that the County Board of
said county shall cause to be surveyed,
located and staked out all section and
property lines pertaining to said sec
tions, has been duly granted by said
.Board, and that R. K. Bliler, County
surveyor," has been appointed to make
such survey, commencing July 24th,
1918.
By order of the County Board of Bel
trami county," Minn.
Dated this 9th day of July, 1918.
J. L. GEORGE,
County Auditor,
(29-30) (30)
WOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION
FOR SURVEY.
Whereas, a petition has been present
ed to the Board of. County Commission
ers of Beltrami County, Minn"., asking
that said Board shall cause to be sur
veyed, located and staked out, pursu
ant to Chapter 250, Laws of 1895, all
sections, ana property lines pertaining
to Section Thirty-one (31), Township
One Hundred Fifty (150), Range Thirty
two (32)
Now, therefore, notice is hereby giv
en, that a hearing on said petition will
be granted at the office of said Board,
at Bemidji, Minn., August 14th, 191-8.
The owners of the lands to be affected
by such survey as they appear on the
latest tax duplicates, are as.follows:
Name and Description. Sec. Twp. Range
Crookston Lumber Co.,
NE& 31 150 32
Crookston Lumberu.Qo.,
NW% 31 150 32
Crookston Lumber Co.,
SE% 31 150 32
Crookston Lumber Co.,
NE% SW% 31 l0 32
Crookston Lumber Co.,
SE% S"W% 31 150 32
J. J. Opsahl, Lot 3 31 150 32
Wm. Garrison, Lot 4 31 150. 32
By order of the Board of County Com
missioners this 9th day of July, 1918.
J. L. GEORGE,
County Auditor.
29-31 (27)
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