Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 30, 1907, Page 1

~ VOLUME 5. THOMAS SHEVLIN BOOSTS FOR PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Declares His Prompt Action Has Saved Country From Financial Disaster.---Approves His Method for Saving Timber and Declares for Third Term. NUMBER 163. | A Chicago special telegram to the | for there are many of them who are | Minneapolis Tribune, last Sunday,|heart and soul with Mr. Roosevelt | contained the following interesting | today on this question of preservin, interview with Thomas Shevlin, | the forests. president of the Crookston Lumber| “We know that he is right, and I, company,and one of the most promi- ; for one, and I believe I have good nent politicians in the state: | company, will work hard for legisla- Chicago, Oct. H. | tion embodying the Roosevelt idea. Shevlln of Minneapolis gave several | It is too late to do much in Minne- Chicago business men something to | sota, but there are big lumber oper- think about when they gathered in a‘ ations coming in the West. Our little conference at the Annex hotel | company will have mills there, and last week. I promise you now that we will cut inclination on the only one-half of the timber. And part of many business men who |we will cut that clean just as we are have been hard hit by the Wall doing in northern Minnesota today. to blame President| “We will destroy all of the debris. Roosevelt for all their troubles. Mr. This will give the country its forest Shevlin says that this may be true, |preserves. We will follow out this and, if it is, it is something for which | plan wherever we operate. The the country should be grateful to } greatest damage in the past was Roosevelt. { caused by not cutting clean. The “There is one thing that will {lumbermen left all the debris and always stand out as a monument to | this easily took fire. ~ Through the something by which |efforts of President Roosevelt such a future generations will aways know \ strict system of protection was put him,” said Mr. Shevlin. “He has|into effect that forest fires are the right idea of establishing forest | now practically a thing of the past. | reserves, of saving the wood for the | The damage by fire is infinitesimal, people who are coming after us. but it used to be a serious proposi- But for his firm attitudetion. in stepping in and not only| ‘“The lumbermen themselves have preventing the denudation of all the | become interested, are co-operating forests of the country, but suggest-|with the government and with all of ing the way to perserve portions ofi the debris cleaned away and a close them, we would soon have cut all of | inspection such a thing as a forest the timber.” | fire will be unknown in the future. “That sounds rather suspicious|The lumbermen will not lose any- coming from a lumberman who | thing by it either and the people will seems to be cutting timber as fast be the great gainers. as he can,” said one man. 27.—Thomas I'here is an street panic Roosevelt; “I am willing t¢ go on record as “Perhaps you are surprised,” re- favoring absolutely prohibition by torted Mr. Shevlin, “for I will admit |laws the cutting of more than one- that I, with other lumbermen, fought | half the timber in each tract from Mr. Roosevelt’s proposition for now on, and I do not care how years. Now I am convinced that!stringent the laws are. The country he is right. I am not the only lum- | will get along just as well even if the berman who feels that way, either,}supply of available timber is soon Bear UsIn Mind WHEN IN NEED OF GLASSES If your eyes ache and your vision is becoming indistinct, you may have some error of refr +tion. Our methods of fitting glasses to the eyes are the most modern in use. We will take pleasure in examining your eyes and telling you the facts as they exist. Artificial eyes fitted. DRS. LARSON & LARSON.. Specialists in Scientific Treatment ‘and Correction of Eyes Office Over Post Office BEMIDJI, MINN. Phone 92; Res.!310 Seasonabls Shoes Leather Lined Sh f men.o [nedShoesfor $4 to $6 The celebrated “Dry Sox’’ Shoes for men Cushion Sole Shoes for men and women ........... $4 and $5 Felt and Fleece Lined Shoes and Slip- pers for men, women and children. Fur Trimmed Slippers for women. In fact anything-in the line of footwear—Leather, Fell or Rubber—can be found here at right prices. Wehave whatyou want; let us show you Repair Shop in Connection — Bemidji Cash Shoe Store - .BEMIDJI, ‘MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1907. currency, where possible. Owing to the action taken by the banks in $ Plenty of Currency far Legitimate Demands . Both the Fust National Bank and the Lumbermen’s National Bank of this city have plenty of currency to meet legitimate demands. It is believed the situation will be relieved in a few days, both by gold imports and by government deposits in national banks. —FIRST NATIONAL BANK, By F. —LUMBERMENS NATIONAL BANK, "By A. P. White, President. exhausted. Then we will turn to stone and cement and still have our forests.” There was no question about the sincerity of Mr. Shevlin’s remarks, but at the same time there was con- siderable surprise on the part of those who heard him, as the general impression has been that the lumber- men favored cutting all of the tim- ber that they could get hold of, and they knew that Mr. Shevlin had - so much timber in the West that he would be an operator for years to come. They were interested in knowing that he gave President Roosevelt such hearty support on the forest proposition, even to pre- dicting that it would shine out knows that Roosevelt has been a busy man. “I used to think that Roosevelt was wrong on many of his proposi- tions,” said Mr. Shevlin, “but I am now convinced that he has been right and I have been the one in the wrong. In common with other busi- ness men I have protested, in my own mind, at least, against his war- fare against corporations, but I do not hesitate to say now that I hon- estly- believe that Roosevelt has saved this country trom a disastrous financial panic that it would take many years to get over. “When I wasin New York city not so very long ago I was amazed to find that the situation was as rotten as it is. I learned for myself that Mr. Roosevelt’s charges of crookedness among the high finan- ciers of the country were true. Now I am with Roosevelt in his fight against such men as Morse, Ryan and others. The exposures were a revelation to me, but knowing that they are true I am glad to have them come at the present time. 'But for Roosevelt they would have been allowed to go on with their rotten work, and then when the bubble did burst the situation would have been so much worse than it is at the present time that there would have been little chance for recovery. “Now we are on the right road. There must-be liquidation. the people who will be hurt. country is really in a glorious con- dition right now, and will easily get over 'this financial storm. people have confidence in Roosevelt and if they can only find some way to keep him as president for another term the task will be so much easier. The country banks are full of money and the farmers are prosperous as they never were before. They are really the salvation of the country, and we should all be glad that they are the ones who have been making the money. “You find very few people in Minneapolis worrying over the situa- tion. There is nota city that is in better financial condition today than any other place in the country. The banks there are running over with money, the people are all em- ployed and they are paying no attentioh whatever to the troubles in Wall street. When the flurry is over they will get the benefit of improved conditions. “One happy feature of the pre- seht situation is the demand for labor. There is no trouble about finding work for any able-bodied a ol fifsre There | must be 2 cleaning up and fortun- | ately it will-not be the masses of | The | greater in its history than anything| else that he has done, and everyone | man. I know this, for I have tried to hire men lately myself. Those who were willing to go to work asked prices that were almost pro- hibitive, but they were able to get them because of the short supply.” Mr. Pearson, chief engineer of the Milwaukee railroad, who was present, confirmed this statement as far as his road was confirmed. He admitted that they were having great difficulty in getting help for their construction work. Wait for the great fur sale to be held at the Berman Emporium Sat- urday and Monday. M. F. WILLSON GIVES HIS VIEWS ON MINGE PIE Remembers the Kind ‘‘Mother Used to Make.”---His Way of Knowing it Is October. ‘M. F. Willson, the popular travel- ing man, is a great admirer of a good old-fashioned mince pie—the kind his “mother used to make.” Mr. Willson (who is more famil- iarly known as “Bill” )was taken ill recently has been “laid up for repairs”at Minneapolis. While he has been off duty, his mind has turned to his favorite pie, and he writes the Pioneer men as follows, from The | i with the rare October atmosphere Minneapolis: “My Dear ‘Doc’:— “Just as one day in early spring you walked down the road and all of a sudden a pranking breeze scam- pered along and brought with ita whiff of early blossoms, so did you yesterday walk down street and suddenly stop and smile at your- self. For some unseen spot there came to you the teasing, tantaliz- ing, spicy odor of hot mince pie. “There be many ways of knowing when one season goes out and the other comes in, but when the aroma of hot mince pie gets tangled up then we know that fall is here and winter is getting on its snowshoes. “Nobody knows who first made mince pie, nor under what circum- stances it was invented. It has been claimed that it came to some one in a dream, but that will not stand reasoning. It brings its own dreams. “Whoever got up the first mince pie was a benefactor of humanity, 'and you may bet all you like that he did not concoct any measly little old dried-currant-and-mystery affair such as the restaurant waiter skids across the counter at you. Some ‘people criticise mince pie because they have never eaten the right kind. Anybody who has tried to eat the thing of pasteboard crust and hash inside does mot know what real mince pie is. | “Real mince pie is as beautiful and as satisfying to the eyes and to the senses as are the gorgeous red and gold leaves upon the trees, as . the incense of the distant burning dead leaves, as the pearly haze of t. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, and also the financial institutions of the principal. cities of the United States, in refusing to pay out or ship currency to the country banks, the local banks have agreed to pay out aslittle money as possible, and ask the co-operation of the people in endeavoring to continue busiuess activity as it now is; and to use checks in lieu of MINNESOTA SQCIETY. -. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH P. Sheldon, President. —e e BEMIDJI B. P. 0. E. WILL GELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY December 5 Date of First Anniversary. ---Makes Good Showing.--Will Give Charity Ball. December 5th will be the first anniversary of the institution of the Bemidji Lodge, number 1052, B. P. O. E,, and the local Elks have de- cided to give a grand charity ball in celebration of the first anniversary of the birth of the institution. The city opera house ‘has been engaged for the occasion, and it is the inten- tion of the ‘“horned brethern” to make this dance the best affair of the kind ever held in Bemidji. The Bemidji Lodge of Elks is composed of a hustling “bunch” of good fellows, who are progressive and: throughly up-to-date, and the rtocallodge is in as good condition as any lodge in northern Minnesota. Tne membership is constantly in- creasing and the lodge is a credit to the city, and to the north half of the state. - 1. D. Converse Visits Bemidii. I D. Converse, the publisher of the Cass Lake Voice, was a visitor in' the city yestérday afternoon. Mr. Converse was searching the city for a printer, which is an ex- ceedingly scarce commodity these days. The Voice, under Mr. Converse’s management, is one of the best of north-country papers, and is to the front always in boosting this coun- try. GOT FINE YIELD FROM FARM NEAR TENSTRIKE E. E. Schulke Harvested Excellent Crop from Small Farm.--Cut-Over lands Very Fertile. Tenstrike Tribune: E.E. Schulke who is what one may terma full- fledged, up-to-date farmer, and who owns 2 fine farm on the north shore of Big Medicine lake and although his acreage was not quite as large as a North Dakota farmer’s his yield was much larger and the fol- lowing is the “official” report from the machine: Oats, 9 acres, 300 bushels. Barley, 2 acres, 40 bushels. Wheat, 4 acres, 20 bushels. The grain is all of the finest qual- ity, which goes to show that Bel- trami county soil is well adapted for all kinds of small grains and cannot be duplicated any where in the state for clover, timothy and grasses of all kinds. Besides Mr. S, raised an abundance of all kinds of vegetables, potatoes and corn. He owns his own by horse power. Mr. Schulke this year had . thirty acres under cultivation and within a a few years, with the assistance of his sturdy *“Swedish boys,” will have | the dawn and the flame of the sun- set in this season. “But when it is flavored with furniture polish and held in papier | mache it is & fraud and a delusion, and whoever makes that kind of pie | ought to have to eat it or goto jail.” his whole farm cleared. In connec- tion with his farm Mr. Schulke also has a sawmill and manufactures all kinds of lumber. Fur sale at the Berman Emporium, Saturday and Monday. threshing machine which is operated |. FARMERS’ INSTITUTE TO BE HELD IN BEMIDJI NOV. 2 One Day Session of Practical Demonstration of Farming for This Section of the Country.---Good Speakers for the Occasion. Much interest is being taken in the Farmers’ Institute which will be held at the city hall in Bemidji next Saturday, Nov. 2, on which occasion it is proprosed to have a rousing meeting of the farmers in the vicinity of Bemidji for the purpose of getting tog’ether and listening to the dis- seminating of information on how to farm in an up-to-date manner. Prof. A. D. Wilson, superintend- ent of the Minnesota Farmers’ Institute, and A. J. McGuire of Grand Rapids, superintendent of the Northeast State Experimental Farm at Grand Rapids, will be in attendance at the institute and will address the farmers. Messrs. Wilson and McGuire will speak in both the torenoon and after- noon, and they will have real live subjects for discussion with the other farmers who attend the insti- tute. The subjects to be discussed are as follows: Clearing land; dairy- ing; growing seed, roots, etc.; raising bacon hogs; marketing farm pro- ducts, and several other topics. The gentlemen announce that they will be prepared to answer any questions regarding any subject pertaining to farming, and more especially to the requirement of the farms located in northern Minne- sota. Institutes have been held in St. Louis county during the past week and they have been well attended. Reports from Institutes are to the effect that great interest has been manifested in the subjects discussed by Mr. McGuire and Mr. Wilson. Everyone interested in agriculture and the best methods of farming is urged to attend the Institute, as the addresses which will be delivered at the gathering will be of great benefit to those present. B e e —————————————————— Diphtheria Patiepts at Shotley. Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Blakesly received a telegram from Jens Knut- son, the chairman of the town board of Shotley, to the effect that there was a new case of diphtheria in Shot- ley township; and requested the attendance of the county physician. Dr. Blakesly left last evening for Shotley and immediately attended the case. Dr. Blakesly announces that the fourteen cases, which were quarane tiued, have all recovered from the black diphtheria, and are now en- tirely out of danger. . The case reported yesterday is a new one. To Log Near Fowlds. Herman Eikstad, the Frohn far- mer, has taken a sub-contract from George Kirk, to log from pine tim- ber adjoining the village of Fowlds on the M., R. L. & M. railway, The timber is located on the claim of Chester Snow, and belongs to the C. A. Smith Timber company of Minneapolis. There are about 800,- 000 feet of timber, which is mostly white pine of exceptionally good quality. Mr. Eikstad will at once commence the erection of a large camp at Fowlds for the beginning of logging, at a very early date. For Sale. Saw mill, situated in northern part of country. . Will sell cheap. Call or write, A. A. Andrews, Be- midji, Minn. The largest and most reliable stock of fur jackets and fur sets can be seen at the great fur sale to be held at the Berman Emporium Sat- urday and Monday. ISTORICAL New Canned Goods We are daily receiving our line of choice CALIFORNIA CANNED GOODS put up by Griffin & Skelly. These goods have no equal in the market and a trial will convince you of the quality of our canned fruits and vegetables. Prices are the same as last year. ROE & MARKUSEN Phone 207 Wall C. & We are offering 1000 rolls of Odds and Ends in Wall Paper at O’Leary_ & Bowser Paper Roll 0 e