mm WLW. 11 ~w*? *"8s§3, (V ^r» 'l $Z- s- v. V*'* $ "-5s-* rr "r ", fv V-» V**"' INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, FEBRUARY 6 1919 *AGE FOUR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS which attacks defeated countries, not victorious ones. On Pre WHAT ABOUT TfiE GAS FRANCHISE? ident Poincare's hypothesis, then, Italy and England and the United States would throw off the Lenine-Trotzky virus. The microbe Under AND BORDER BUDGET Do the Taxpayers ofThis City to Grant a Gas Franchise is at work in all them. the Conditions and Terms of the Ordinance Now Before But President Poincare's statement does not fully cover the INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY the City Council?- pV ground. Bolshevism is a mental disease. Though a militarily GEO. P. WATSON, Editor and Manager ..... slllfe A/ victorious nation is in better moral condition to beat back anarchism We publish in full the Ordinance now before the city council one suffering the despondency of defeat, Bolshevism is the than Eatered at the Poat Office at International Fall*. Minn., aa Second-claaa Matter relative to the granting of at Gas Franchise. product of economic life. It thrives on envy, the ingrained envy of It may be a good tliing/to grant a franchise to some reputable SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR those who have but little of the world's goods of these who have company to furnish this citify with gas for heating and cooking purposes, more. All society may be divided on this basis into three gener il but in order to do *£his thie city council should be careful to The greatest hinderance to progress at the Peace Conference classes The proletariat at the bottom, the middle or bourgeoise do it in such a manner jthat the provisions of the law and city in France is the secret treaties that England and France had entered class, and the capitalists at the top. It is to the proletariat that charter be fully met an^ the interests of the people safely guarded. into with their allies prior to the United States getting into the Lenine, Trotzky & Co. address their circular letters,. The following are few objections which might be made against fray, and about which they did not inform your Uncle Samuel The protelariat class is, and always has been by far the largest, the city proceeding with this important matter under the Ordinance when they were seeking, the assistance of the United States. of the three. It is larger today than it was four years ago. The which is now beiore them for consideration. war has reduced to its ranks, says World's Work, whole sections of Before the city council has a right to grant a franchise for gasor It seems as though the legislature now in session should make the former middle class—the great army of salaried employes (in any other purpose the city charter requires that it shall first advertise some provision for the establishing of a'state fish hatchery on Rainy Europe) and others of fixed incomes, who have suffered from the for proposals for such franchise according to the following Lake. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of fish are shipped out of rise of prices more severely than manual workers, and have seen sections copied from the charter: this lake and adjacent waters every year and unless something is their savings waste away and their standard of living reduced until Advertisements—Section 33. It shall let no contract for tiie done in the near future to replenish the supply this valuable industry they are on the verge of pauperism. performance of work or the furnishing of material or supplies )r will run itself out. In the harsh circumstance of war lies the defeat of bolshevism. property or lighting service involving the expediture of more th ,n for, in the great shakeup, those of the middle, and even capitalistic one hundred ($100.00) dollars by the city, nor authorize the parchase This foolish gabble about what men are going to drink when the. classes who have been sifted to the columns of proletariat have taken or sale of any property of a greater value than three hund jd country goes bone dry is all poppycock first thing we know all the with them the ideals of life which Bolshevism would destroy. ($300.00) dollars, nor grant any public franchise, nor authorize the mothers are going to wonder what their babies are going to dr: lk These want only health to enable them to retrieve what they have sale or negotiation of any bond or evidence of indebtedness issued when they are weaned. What these old boozers, of every social lost. They would rather do without than seek for material comforts by the city, nor designate any depository for the public money of scale, need is a little of the strong meat of personal will power, and with the torch. Something of their ideas mix and the proletariat, the city except upon advertisement for proposals thereof as provided they'll get along alright and wonder why they remained babies and their counsel will prievail. by law. so long. The remarkable thing about the recent British election was not Contract to Lowest Bidders—Section 34. It shall let all such Lloyd George's huge majority, or Herbert Asquith's astounding contracts to the lowest responsible bidder (except as provided in Every single person whose income is $1,000 per year and defeat. It was the overwhelming vote of the electorate against section 8, chapter 16, of this charter), who will enter into the contract every man whose family income is two thousand dollars per year everybody and everything smacking of Bolshevism. It is a sign and give security for the performance thereof, and shall let must make out the necessary blanks relative to their income according of the voice of the war proletariat.—Helena Independent. no contracts to any party in default to the city in the performance to the new Income tax law. On the front page of this issue or by reason of any other contract. will be found an article by E. J.°Lynch explaining this law, which we MAKING IT LEGAL The city has not so advertised for proposals for a gas plant. If advise all our readers to preserve for future reference, as ignorance it had in all probability instead of one person coming in here and of this law excuses no one from making returns and severe penalty Along with the movement .to compel every person in this country gumshoeing around and asking for this franchise there would /e may follow neglect to do so. to speak the English language should go an endeavor to require been a dozen companies bidding for the privilege of installing a lawyers to express their cases and make out their forms of transfers system in our city, and through such competitive bidding the city in the shortest and most easily understood manner,-so as to vould have received a.very much better offer than the only one Another movement is being made to have erected at the foot eliminate so much of this foolish and expensive litigation over submitted. of Second street the very much needed city dock. It is to be hoped merely wordy technicalities,fof which the following, which is now that all the boat owners and everyone else interested will be able to How is it that this gas company which is operating in Bemidji going the rounds of the press, is a good example: get together within the next few days and help plan this enterprise asks- us $1.75 per thousand cubic feet for its gas, when it is only If a man were to give another an orange, he would simply sa ,r: so that it may be constructed in such a manner that it will give asking Bemidji people $1.60 per thousand cubic feet, and the gas "I give you this orange.'* But when the transaction is entrusted to the greatest possible service to all concerned. Every man has company of Brainerd only asking its customers $1.35 for the same a lawyer to put in writing he adopts this, form: "I herewith give some good ideas and the thing to do in all public matters is to get amount of gas Why should we be held up in this manner. It seems and convey to you all and singular, my estate and interests, right, all the good ideas on each question together then incorporate the as though the city council should have looked into this matter of title, claim and advantages of and in said orange, together with ill best into the plans for the public good. price before even submitting this ordinance to its first reading, and its rind, juice, pulp and pips, and all rights and advantages therein, protect the people of this city against being thus "skinned." The with full power to bite, cut suck and otherwise eat the same »r ordinance as read makes no provision for a sliding scale in price of BOLSHEVISM WILL FAIL give the same away with or without the rind, skin, juice, pulp or gas. All consumers, regardless of the amount used pay the same pips, anything hereinbefore hereinafter or in any other deed or 6r orice. A firm or individual who used two hundred thousand feet Said President Poincare the other day, when asked if he did deeds, instrument of instruments of whatever nature or kind soever to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding." (Contir^ued on page eight) not fear Bolshevism: "Not for France, Bolshevism is a microbe STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT ON 44 International Flails, Minn. Starts FRIDAY MORNING 9 A. M. Sharp NEVER AGAIN A SALE WITH I Master Stroke of Merchandising! I SUCH BARGAINS A REASON Opportunity is Rin^ng Your Door Bell The biggest and finest stock of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Hen's, Women's and Children's Shoes, Etc. FRED BEFORE THE ON RUSHING, CRUSHING NOB AT SAVINGS FROM 30c to 60c ON THE DOLLAR Stirring and Surprising Features Every Day. in Line—Follow the Crowds JAKE GREENGARD International Falls SALE LASTS FOR W^TCH FOR THE Minnesota 8 DAYS ONLY tfc CIRCULARS On the Corner" Koochiching Hotel Bldgrf Our New Location 44 •'i. 'J-.'. fcs