INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, MARCH 6, 1919 PAGE FOUR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS CIVILIAN RELIEF MEETING more of the joy out of the lives of the wet boys, and they have blisters the fullest possible co-operation with AT WASHINGTON D. C. other agencies. This report was adopted on their ears listening to the scrambled arguments put forth bv last week at a conference of the drys. The latest bill, which would eliminate shipments into dry AND BORDER BUDGET By ReV. E: L. Heermance division managers, and will undoubtedly counties from the tournament, has got the "wets" so hot that their be the guiding policy of the Red GEO. P. WATSON, Editor E. L. Heermance returned Saturday emotions are liable to set fire to their hair. If it passes it will make Cross from now on. The War Council morning from a two weeks' trip Entered at the Post OIHce at International Falls. Minn., aa Seeond-elaaa Matter the prospects for the booze business during its remaining few went out of office March 1st, and to Washington and other eastern months of life about as bright as the inside of a rubber boot on a points. The Red Cross Civilian Relief Red Cross affairs are now virtually SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S.t $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR in the hands of Dr. Livingston Farrand, workers had been called-to the rainy day. capitol, to advise as to the peace time the new general manager. The If organized labor is as wise as we believe it is, it will steer as first work undertaken by chapters in program of the Red Cross. The conference, In the meantime the St. Paul and Minneapolis venders are supposed this division will undoubtedly be public clear of those unwis-e leaders who would direct it into a "no beer, according to Mr. Heermance' health nursing. report, was a very remarkable one. no work" campaign as it does of the anarchestic type of leaders with to close at li p. m., but a lot of sniping occurs, with the police One after another, the fourteen divisions looking the other way. Young girls, some of them not more than no property interest and a soap box mouth. RED CROSS NOTES into which the country is eighteen with the ideas in their foolish heads that the world is a ERICSBURG BRANCH divided, gave their reports as to local It should not be difficult for any executive officer to distinguish dance floor and that Betsy Ross invented the lip stick ire giving the conditions and sentiment. There between the man who has a reasonable amount of intoxicating liquor cabarets a strong play making highballs and wine disappear after probably has never been a meeting house. They stood behind a three in his dwelling house for his own personal use until July 1st, the legal hours for the^sale of the stuff. And yet the booze dealers which gave a more definite impression foot high cu-rtain and sang their song. of America as a whole. From all and the man who has laid in a large store in his place of business are wondering why the people of this country rose up and smote At the end of each verse they dissapeared parts of the country came the demand them in where they wear their collars. for the purpose of sale contrary to law. and up came their feet above of Red Cross chapters for the the curtain, while they continued to chance to use their organization and sing, apparently standing "topsy turyy." And if any of you have the idea under your hats that being an The state dog tax law which has been introduced into the legislature funds for welfare work at home. The They all did exceedingly well, office holder is a soft job we would like you to toss an ey,e on Oscar with a view to eradicating the thousands of worse than useless call was strongest from the west and their part was by all adds, the Arneson, the chief clerk of the house. A lot of chaps think that all curs in the state, will undoubtedly be passed, and will not only and south, but was also heard from most comical of all. Oscar has to do is to elevate his trilbys on his desk, smoke good cigars Penns3'lvania and rural New York, do considerable toward encouraging sheep raising, but will also To conclude the programme the and probably would have been heard and boss pretty girls but as a matter of fact he is\busier than a save every municipality endless annoyance. whole school sang "Here's to Uucle from New England if that section well known one-armed paper hanger with the hives. Besides Sammy" and right ^mack on the had been better represented at the front of the stage stood three little keeping track of all the bills, he talks to about seventeen members, meeting. Mr. Heermance was able NOTES FROM THE LEGISLATURE one dressed as a soldier, a Red Cross dictates to two stenographers and orders around six messengers to cite Koochiching and some other By W. T. Noonan nurse and sailor, all standing at a I at the same time and never losses his temper. The only vacation Minnesota counties as examples of a "Salute" during the entire _s.ong. Little gets is at night, and then he directs operations at his factory, Red Cross welfare work alreadj under lie Miss Merle Erickson took the The Bemidji Normal appropriation is coming along nicely, and way. Some of the most interesting which is manufacturing gasoline saw rigs that will revolutionize part of the Red Cross nurse, on her while not knitted into, a law as yet, the prospects look a whole lot testimony was from various lumbering operations, so that isn't much of a vacation after* ali. left stood Dan McDonald dressed as better then they did ten days*ago. parts of the south. Pauper counties a sailor, and on her right Roy Johnson in eastern Kentucky, that is counties dressed in a soldier's uniform. It The legislature will gossip about northern Minnesota and land which have been unable to pay their was a very beautiful scene, and well Beltrami county is again sure of its two county agents. The development this week. Three bills are up for consideration, and own taxes, have raised as much as given by ones so young. law which provides a brace of agents for certain counties came near $45,000 for the Red Cross, and are while two of them will likely land in the rag bag, the third, which The piano accompaniments were all being assassinated last week, but it came through finally. eager to put in welfare secretaries^" ever it may be, will pass and stake the northern part of the state played by Mrs. Arthur Berg, and to as soon as trained workers can be to her and Miss Meurer is due all to a land development policy that will be of distinct value. The secured. Ihere is a chance for social Food prices are dropping a trifle down here, but is offset by the credit for such perfect work on three bills are the Bessette bill allowing counties to clear land for work in America, through, the Red the part of the children and such an the increase in the price of nose polish which has "riz" to the palatial settlers, the Nord bill proposing a giant colonization scheme to be and machinery Cross enthusiasm enjoyable evening's entertainment. price of twenty-five cents a sniff. the state and which the war has given us, which we financed by the McGarry bill allowing the state to Miss Jone's, chairman of the work have never had before, and which spend more money on improvement of farm lands. The northern committee reported the entire stock would never come again. We saw the finish of the Duluth to St. Paul aeroplane trip the of material on hand as sold out, other day, and we wouldn't mind tackling it if they would let us keep one foot on: the ground. But as long1 as they fly at a distance that is a million jumps up and only one jump down the army officers are welcome to all the fun they can get out of it. KEEPING FAMILY TOGETHER The lawns in front of the Capitol looks like a lumber camp, all draped with logging sleighs for a demonstration before "the lawmakers who are considering the bill to have all sleighs a universal width, the same as autos. Manufacturers and some farmers object I to the extension in width but the bill may pass. takes more than three The legislature has beien jogging along at a leisurely gait, but And there's no pretence about this week it began the real grind, and from now on will toss out meals a day and a roof to hold it either-"not just once to please about a carload of laws a day. And new members who thought a family togetherJThat's only Dad",--but they all go because that they were coming down to a picnic are discovering that being a member of the legislature is pleasure taken with suicidal intent. fascination of Paramount and cupboard love! Artcraft gets them! F. J. McPartlin is having the time of his life with his bill to provide No, the real cementing influence, an experimental farm for Koochiching county. It looked the The fascination of Superb directing,-that's ether day in committee as if it was ready for the undertaker, but Mac as many parents have found got his Irish noodle working, and suceeded in having a reprieve Paramount and is for the family to enjoy itself donated his measure, and it is still able to sit up and takje punishment. Artcraft! together, as it does at the motion The fascination of the foremost picture theatre. It looks as if Beltrami county's division bill is to have a twin brother, and while the bill hasn't been born yet, rumor has it that stars,-that's Paramount Mike Boylan can reach into his inside pocket any time and produce Son will chip in on the party and Artcraft! it. If it is introduced they will have to run special trains from Duluth as well as Daughter and the to accomodate the Zenith City citizens who will come down to The fascination of clean motion fight it, and there will be a sure enough hot, time. youngsters, when it comes to seeing pictures, conceived and constructed with the old folks the firstclass Dan DuLury of Walker, who, besides being pretty handy with With the fire of genius his "dukes" is also a good roads advocate, thinks the Babcock law motion picture plays of and the passion of art-that is is all right as far as it goes, but.hie thinks it doesn't go far enough, Paramount mi Artcraft. so he ups and introduces a bill providing for feeders to the hardsurfaced Paramount,thatis Artcraft system. They would be paid for by county and by the land benefited, and the measure resembles the ditch law in a good Paramount Artcraft many respects. With the session half over it can sefely he said that gents who and steered by Mr. Townley are not making an impression strong Pictures enough 10 dent a pound of butter. The awful dish of speghetti into which North Dakota has tangled itself makes the Minnesota members gunshy of any thing proposed by the Nonpartisan members and few if any of their measures will be on the law books when the mmbers pack their grips for home next month. T*ADE^*** J-MAAH The bill providing cenventions for the nomination of state officers Ways to Know passed the house with a whopping majority the other day .The The Nonpartisan members sat up ai} awful holler about going back how to be sure of seeing Paramount an* Artcraft Motion Pictures to the old convention system and they stated that the law was aimed at them. Other members told them that they were regular Sher ONE—By seeing these TWO—By seeing these E E—By seeing trademarks in the ad- trademarks or names lock Holmes when it came to guessing, andthey wiere forcibly if these trademarks or vertisements of your on the front of the names flashed on the not politeiy told that they put forth their candidates at conventions, local theatres. -theatre or in the lobby screen inside, the theatre and that what was soup for the goose was consomme for the gander. The biennial scrap on the tonnage tax will comie Wednesday, and it promises to be an annex to the big riot which recently ended in Europe with the Beast of Berlin beating it for the woods. The members are all ready to get up on their rear ankles and put up a The opposition to this program tonnage tax land is four decades older than the Rocky Mountains, which brings in about $28. husky fight for all three bills, but it is possible that the best features came partly from officials who believe but each session the battle rages, and this year it is fiercer than ever. Mrs. H. H. Hall, chairman of the of all three will be taken and welded into one bill. Some of the Red Cross should be confined There^ are two bills, one by Mr. Bendixen and the other by Townley's Home Service committee, has arranged the northern members are figuring on snowing all three under a to war emergency work, and "yearnen" in the legislature. Needless to say the latter will to have the Home Service office blizzard of amendments, but it is certain that a law will emerge go to the ash heap, but there will be a hurray free-for-all on»the partly from older welfare organizations in Erickson Bros, store. The Erickson from the scrambled arguments and that it will be of real benefit which were afraid the Red Bendixen mieasure, with the odds slightly in favor of its being left Bros., very kindly donated the Cross would lower standards of out in the cold. to the northern empire. .. room and from now on Mrs. Hall charity work and perhaps also steal will be in^this office from 2 P. M. until some of their thunder. The conference 5 P. M. Saturdays. She has appointed The non-partisan leaguers and socialists in the legislature rep- discovered America in and judging by the way fiplumbus 1492, finally adopted a broad-gauge Miss Edna Berg and Mrs. the wets are hollering they will be (perfectly willing to let him udiated their own membejr? Wilcox because of the unlawful election report, which would allow chapters have VanWyck as her assistants, and to undertake various lines of welfare during the, week Miss Berg will be ack after the first of July. Hardly a day passes that some cold methods he used, then his constituents showed their disapproval ). oumc tuiu »*vviivuo 11^ uatu, urcu 1115 tuiiduiuiuiia vo water anvnrafp work, subject to the approval of the 1 in charge of the Home Service office wa er a vocate oesn introduce a bill calculated to evaporate some of them by electing Sullivan in his stead. Division directors, but calling for at the store. V- -1-1 4 1 Vf if* 1