IP J, *3^ INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS, AUGUST 7, 1919 PAGE FOUR THE INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS and court records for the month beginning today wrill show still wound is received, if a bone is broken, etc. In short, the Armyteaches more satisfactory results in community sobriety. him how to take care of himself, both by avoiding diseases, Detectives report that the social vice problem has been simplified and by exercising proper means to treat injuries received. AND BORDER BUDGET by prohibition of the liquor traffic. Many of the more offensive The rights and obligations of the soldier and his relation to the GEO. P. WATSON, Editor resorts for immorality have quit operation because it has been un Government and to his bellow* man both in the Army and in civil Watered at the Post Office at International Fall*. Minn., aa Second-elms* Matter profitable to conduct them without the revenue that formerly was life, are explained and emphasized. Talks are also given on training cerived by the sale of intoxicants. It might be added that the and practice the development of the qualities of patriotism and SUBSCRIPTION RATES: U. S., $2.00 FOREIGN, $2.50 PER YEAR problem is still further simplified by the fact that sober men are loyalty to his country and those in authority over him the exercise riot nearly so prone as intoxicated ones to seek out vicious women of initiative, aggressiveness, tenacity, determination, self-respect There is too much of a silvery tinge to beer at $1.25 a pint to companions. and pride in fact, all those qualities that go to make a good, loyal make it as attractive to the cotton spittjesrs as it was a few weeks Twenty-one persons have been bound over for grand jury action true soldier and citizen. ago. on charges of selling intoxicants in violation of the state law By constant training aad proper discharging of duty, there that became effective July 1 concurrently with the war-time federal developed in the soldier the habit of strict obedience to lawful order Think of it. There are twenty-one counties in Minnesota which prohibition act. There will be cumulative discouragement for ths of superiors a respect and deference for authority a knowledge of receive over a million dollars per year from their cream and butter kind of lawlessness as the months go on. On the whole, perhaps, what one can do or cannot do under regulations and orders th.* alone. the first month of "dryness" has been as fruitful^of good nesults as habit of self-control. These are valuable things to take back to civil its warmest enthusiasts anticipated. life, for all employers desire men who are in the habit of obeying The increase of wages will not solve the question of high cost There have been fewer accidents attributable to minds inflame 1 orders and giving proper attention to what they .want done. of living nothing but the reduction of prices will be of any assi:tance with liquor, smaller expenditures for relief of the poor, fewer complaints A man seteking employment in civil life can exhibit a discharge in getting back to normal conditions, hence the greatest of family abandonment, less trouble over unpaid bills, more from the Army showing a good character,' is possessed of an question before congress to day is that of the reduction of living thrift, a greater volume of sound investments anda higher level of asset that goes along way with employers.- costs. labor and clercial efficiency—Minneapolis Journal. During enlistment a man has a good chance of promotion to the grade of non-commissioned officer, and .thus be in a position to When the tens of thousands of Montana sheep get their hides knowledge of handling HOW TO STOP PRICE-RAISING acquire a men to. size them up, to study stretched to the limit feeding on the natural clover, which grows human nature, and to know how to get the most out of men—a like a weed in Koochiching, Beltrami, Itasca and St. Louis Counties -valuable practical experience. There is a large factor of psychology in high prices, just is their fat and healthy appearance will do some great advertising For the man who has not received a good .education, there tbere is in low prices. When men look for higher prices, expect for these northern counties, whilie they are on their way to the are at all posts schools in grammar, gebrgaphy, arithmetic, history them, talk of them, prepare for them, the expected happens. And stockyards. subjects. V" algebra, and similar, men who have things to sell are usually alert to take advantage of this feeling- They sense the situation and boost their prices 'is There has recently been established a-school for men of foreign State Auditor Preus shows rare good judgment in offering the birth where they may learn to speak, read and write English and opportunity offers. state land near this city as a sheep pasture at a cent per acre, it thus, ffter their enlistment, be better able to compete with Englishspeaking Thus there are several factors in the present cost of living's will not only put to good use the rich clover going to waste but it upward trend. Production has been reduced in many ways, so that citizens. By enlistment in the Army they may-1 also complete will greatly increase the value of the land by getting it cleared of their citizienship in 3 years instead of 5 as in civil life. supply falls short of demand^—that is one factor. The world's underbrush and incidentally advertise the great value of the rich the money is inflated by the war issues of the nations—that is another In addition to general courses, all arms and branches of the agricultural lands of this vast region. the Regular Army teach, as a part of training necessary to military factor. But beyond these two legitimate factors, there is the psychological efficiency, various trades and occupations, in any one of which a factor, the feeling that higher prices are bound to come Koochiching county also is feeling the pulsation of higher land man, by applying himself earnestly and making the most of his time and the taking advantage of that feeling by those who sell. values, due to the hungry for land feeling which is growing stronger may become so proficient that he can return to civil life with a useful Evidently the profiterring that is done all along the linebecause every week with higher costs of living and unrest in labor conditions.- the public stands for it, accounts for a considerable shars trade or occupation, by which he can secure employment. In If lands which only produce half the average crops characteristic of the ballooning of prices. Evidently, too, it would be of great many cases, diplomas or certificates of proficiency are issued, which of this county are worth three hundred dollars per acre, in some instances are recognized by the Union of that trade. help, if this factor could be eliminated, or even greatly reduced. our lands are certainly worth half that price even while they are Once we begin to think again of lower prices, to expect them, to many now deny the benefits of university Not training, and covered with roots and stumps from the cut over timber. are coming to realize the benefits of demand them as dictated by the logic of the situation, prices will more and more the training turn the corner and move back toward normal. open to those who grasp their opportunity the United States The salvation army's motto "A Man May be Down but he's It is in creating this feeling that both employers and employees Army, which has been called the "University of Khaki." Never Out," is one of the secrets of its phenominal success both TV can lend vitally important assistance—the employers by refusing U. S- Army Recruiting Station, International Falls, Minnesota. as a religious organization and also a helpful charitable institution. Tbe lives saved and the cheer given by the cup of good coffe and to raise the prices of what sell, unless absolutely forced they FARMER MOORE HAS FRANK S. LANG ACCEPTS GOOD the doughnuts like -what mother used to make, which were furnished to do so the 'employees by declining to ask for wage raises, unless POSITION WITH M. & O. absolutely forced to do so. by the salvation army to all our soldier boys on and near the PAPER CO. GAUD 37 POUNDS A group of lumber companies in Minneapolis, it has just come firing lines as well as at all the cantonments in this country wi'l to light, took precisely this sort of a stand a fortnight ago. Until always be gratefully remembered, and no campaign for financial Last Friday Mr. Frank S. Lang began after Mayday this year the bmlding industry was flat and the lumber assistance for the continuation of the wrork of spiritual and physical the duties of the new position All Troubles Overcome by Taking industry was operating at a considerable loss. Of a sudden' he accepted a few weeks ago as head assistance of the. salvation army, now being made by the Elks Tanlac. Had Suffered Eight Years of the timber and land department building revival came and construction is now going at full speed. for a $15,000,000 fund will meet with as ready response. Everyone of the Minnesota and Ontario Paper ,Thie sudden demand for lumber produced panicky feelings'among is ready to do his bit and there is no question but that the $400 "I suffered for eight long years before Company formerly held by K. O. those who had to-have it, and higher price sentiment among those I found a medicine that would apportionted for this county will be easily raised. Fosse, who resigned a month ago. do me any good, but since taking Tan who had it to sell. But the Minneapolis group of campanies in Both Mr. Lang and the Company lac I have gained exactly thirty-seven are to be congratulated on this appointment, SOUTHERN EDITOR'S O. K. question not only refused to raise prices in line with what they pounds, and all my troubles have the former because of the could get, but issued a letter to the trade announcing that profits been completely overcome," said at present prices were satisfactory and that in consequence ther Up in Northern Minnesota there is an empire awaiting development. John N. Moore, a well known and would be no advance for the next ninety days. It is true that it is going to be a mighty task to bring about prosperous farmer wTho lives on R. F. D., No. 4, Empire, 111., while in that development, but the labor will be worth while. That was a wise and broad-minded act. It was based on the Shorthose's drug store in Bloomington sound belief that price raising has got to stop, and that the way to When cleared of stumps and timber that section of the state the other day. will be one of the richest dairying regions on .earth. They call stop it is to stop it. Otherwise the pyramiding will go on till there "When I commenced taking Tanlac," "the land where clover is a weed" and thg^is the literal truth. Clover is a tremendous crash. he continued, "I had reached the grows luxuriantly there. And it is also a great country for We commend to popular approval the action of these companies point wherel couldn't do any work at all, and was forced to hire a hand potatoes, root crops and small grain. There isn't much good land ir stablizing the lumber market in this region for the next ninety to take my place on the farm. I had days. If there could be gejieral cooperation among producers left in the Union. One answer to the question of more farming suffered so much and so long with land for the people lies up there in our own state—Winnebago City and their employees along this line, the procession of prices would stomach trouble, I v/as just about Fnterprise- immediately begin to move downward—Minneapolis Journal. down and out so far as health and strength was concerned. During all OUR FIRST BIG REUNION AT MINNESOTA STATE FAIR these years my appetite was verj7 TRAINING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY poor, and what little I did manage to eat would cause me worlds of suffering. Every in-coming vessel from overseas is bringing them—tens One of the first requisites for a useful life is a sound body and Gas would form on my stomach of thousands of them—veterans of Chateau Thierry, Belleau Woods the first course of training a man receives in the United States so bad that I could hardly get the Argonne, and innumerable other places—America's victorious Army is, therefore, the physical. During the first month or six my breath, and I would have the legions on their way back home- recognition of his ability by so good weeks after enlistment the recruit is given a systematic and gradual worst sort of cramping spells. I finally and large a companjr, and the latter got to where I was hardly ever What a reunion it will be when they all get back—what reviews course of physical tra-ining, including carefully arranged setting because of their selection of a home able to retain what I ate, and actually and parades and gala days—what occasion for public rejoicing:. up exercises, athletic games, short marches, and other physical tests, man who through many years of got nauseated every time I look all tending to straighten a man up, strengthen his body, broaden hardous toil and painstaking energy ed at anything to eat. I had fallen -fr Even now, a full month ahead of,the reunion at the Minnesota his chest and shoulders, and develop and keep him in the best possible as Register of Deeds of this county so much, and was so low in health and as an abstractor of state wide State Fair, August 30 to September 6, full plans for that great Reception that all my friends were talking physical condition to enable him to perform his duties properly. recognition has fitted himself for about the condition I w^as in. I was have been laid. It will be a stupendous event, bigger He acquires that feeling of manliness, confidence and independence, than such an important position. very nervous all the time and nevgood anything 'ever held in this part of the country. and that clear, straight-thinking brain and keen eye Mr. Lang will continue his abstract knew wrhat a er night's sleep There will be reviews, military music by America's most noted that go with a healthy body.' After the first stage is passed, and business with offices in the litis w^s. military bands, and hosts of other features. The crowning feature is assigned tcran-organization, the recruit sufficient physical training "I building which will be in charge of heard about Tanlac, then and of the fair—the daring flights by Lt. Ormer Locklear, who passes Louis Lemieux, who is an experienc- thought I would give it a trial. Well, to keep him in good condition and he acquires a set-up which ed office and land man, having had Sir, my friends and neighbors are from one plane to another—is a reunion feature in itself, since remains with him always. charge of the office work of Nord and talking differently now. They are Locklear learned the art of flying as an instructor in an American The fundamental training, especially in the Infantry, Cavalry, Snyder before he was called to military asking me what in the world have I aviation camp. and Field Artillery, must neces^krily be chiefly in the duties of the duty. been taking to make such a big improvement It is sincerely hoped that everyone in this community will participate soldier. This includes close order drill which inculcates prompt in my condition, and it ST. THOMAS CHURCH PICNIC in the festivities at the State Fair this year, and help greet just does my heart good to tell them obedience to commands and quick thinking care and use of rifle or that Tanlac did it. It is wonderful our boys just returned home. We owe that much to them without pistol or both, and range practice, a sport unexcelled field service Brennan's Beach the way I have gained in weight and question. which teaches individual cooking and care of oneself in the field, strength. I can go to the field now On Sunday, August 10th St. Thomas scouting and patrolling in maneuvers, by large bodies of troops, and do as much hard work as anv church will hold a picnic at'Brennan's OUR MONTH OF PROHIBITION wherein the soldier learns the principles of co-operation and teamwork hand on the farm. -My stomach Beach. Games, sports, amusements seems to be in perfect condition, and guard duty which develops initiative and courage and bayonet are arranged for. Police court figures in Minneapolis for the first full month of I never have indigestion, and am not exercise and bayone combat which requires agility and energy, Tickets, one dollar, good for round bothered with gas forming after prohibition afford a significant cross-section view* of city, life under Supplementing the physical training are courses in sanitation trip and dinner. meals. I have the best appetite the new order of things. Tbere were 132 arrests for drunkenness Cars will leave M. & I. depot beginning and hygiene which teach men what to do to maintain good health ever had in my life, and can eat just at 10 o'clock A. M. and continuing compared with 398 in July a year ago and 605 in that month of 1917. what is to be avoided, the necessity for personal cleanliness, and for anything I want. I am free from all at brief intervals throughout The falling off in these arrests does not necessarily signify that that nervousness, too, and I sleep cleanliness abouf camp and barracks- This necessity is impressed the day. just like a boy every night. Tanlac there is a proportionate decrease in the drinking of intoxicants, although on the soldier every day of his enlistment until the w^ork he does Everybody welcome. has done all that for me, and I am that probably is the fact: It does give us a fairly safe gauge, keeping himself and his quarters clean and the^ steps he takes V. as well and hearty now as I ever wa however, as to. the lessening of disorderly drunkenness—the kind I am authorized agent for the to avoid disease become second nature to hiifu and help him all in my life, and as long as I live I Evinrude M^otor Co., and will carry \f which tbe police and the courts take cognizance. The saloon through life. will pass the good word along tr» a complete line of Evinrude motor with its boon companionships and its unwholesome atmosphere was ethers who suffer as I did." Lectures and talks on the dangers of venereal diseases and how repair parts on band. If your Evinrude Tanlac is sold by N. S. Rubin, in the laboratory pre-eminent for the making of this kind of drunkenness. to avoid them, and on such diseases as typhoid fever, smallpox, motor needs repair parts --i International Falls, by M. E. Dimon dvsenfery^ etc., give the soldier a valuable and useful knowledge overhauling, bring your motor in ami W in Littlefork and all the leading dru^gists "J, Some of the July 'arrests'were due'tb "hang-overs" from Tune we will be able to put in new parts that the majority of men do not obtain in civil life. every town. 'U, -at once. 30, closing day, which was marked with an usual volume of-drinking First aid teaches him what to do in case of accident before a The Cl^ShltS at bars. It is reasonable, fherefore, tp expect that the police For Sale—A good fresh cow and doctor can be called, what to do if an .artery is cut, if a gunshot Ranier, Minn. calf. Apply Mrs. Garrett.