Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 28, 1907, Page 2

. FRIEND TO FRIEND. The personal recommendations of peo- | ple who have been cured of coughs and Colds by Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy have done more than all else to make ita staple article of trade anl commerce over - large part of the civilized world. Barker’s Drug Store THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED WVERY AFTHRRNOON, OFFICIAL PAPER---CITY OF BEMIDJI BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. CLYDE J. PRYOR I A. 4. RUTLEDGE Business Manager Managing Editor Wntered (o the postoffice at Bemld)i. Mina., as second class matter, SUBSCRIPTION---85.00 PER ANNUM BRYAN MAKES SPEECH Addresses Advocates of Publicity of Campaign-Contributions, PROMISES HIS BESTEFFORTS Next Democratic Platform Will Con- tain a Plank on the Subject, “Pro- viding He Has Anything to Dc With Its Preparation.” ‘Washington, Nov. 2 .—A meeting of the Association For the Publicity of Campaign Contributions, called by Hon. Perry Belmont, was held here, the chief feature of which was a short address by W. J. Bryan. He was In- troduced by Mr. Belmont as a man whose influence would be very great In securing the passage of a law pro- viding for publicity of congressional campaign contributions at the coming session of congress. Mr. Bryan spoke for twenty minutes. He asserted that it the movement for publicity of cam- paign contributions did not take form through the Democratic members of congress during the next session it would take form in the next Demo- cratic national convention, providing he had anything to do with it. “Although the Democratic party is not in a position to draw its share of campaign funds at present,” he said, “it has been in a position to do so before and will undoultedly be in that position again when it makes the necessary promises. I hope that no party will yield to the temptation to sell legislation or immunity for contributions. There is no doubt that such has been done in the past.” Mr. Bryan contended that the pub- lleity should be made before a cam- paign instead of after, but it could with benefit be done both before and after. FORGAN AT WHITE HOUSE Chicago Banker Tells of Western Fi- nanclal Conditions. Washington, Nov. 2 —President Roosevelt was told by James B. For- gan, president of the First National bank of Chicago, who lunched with him, that the financial difficulty would be dissipated entirely by Dec. 15. The report brought to the White House by the Chicago banker was an extremely favorable one. He present- ed to the president facts and figures which conclusively proved that the great commercial centers of the West Wwere absolutely sound from a banking standpoint. Furthermore, the conversation de- veloped the fact ‘that confidence was being rapidly restored and that the banks of Chicago and vicinity prac- tlcally were ready to go back to a currency basis, Mr. Forgan presented to the presi- dent an outline of a currency scheme which was adopted by the American Bankers’ association and which is sub- stantially that submitted to congress later on by Mr. Fowler of New Jersey, chairman of the committee on banking and currency. GREAT ‘Lflsg OF LIFE. Hundreds Perish in Severe Storms on Black Sea. Constantinople, Nov. 2 .—According to reports received here the recent storms on the Black sea have result- ed in terrible suffering and great loss of life. Among the disasters to the shipping 1s the foundering oft Eregli, Asla Minor, of the steamship Kaplan. The 110 persons on board perished. Numerous smaller craft ' have been overwhelmed and these disasters, to- gether with the loss of the Kaplan, may bring the number of casualties to more than 200. Car Shortage Unlikely. St. Paul, Nov. 2 .—Chances are bright for an escape this fall and win- ter from the car shortage which last year crippled the business of the Northwest. AlL the railroads are now plentifully supplied with cars. There are cars for any one anywhere in the Northwest for the asking and unless the unexpected should happen the transportation business will continue to run without serious hitch. Freed From Injunction. Chlcago, Nov. 2 .—The Mutual Life Insurance_company’s _interest in. the Ilinols Central rallroad was freed from the operation of the injunction recently secured by Stuyvesant Fish on motion of the latter's attorneys. The insurance company owns 65,600 shares of lllinols Gentral and with these released the Mijunction now af- fects 281,231 shares. Will Bar Foreign Mormons. Hamburg, Nov. 2 .—The police of this city have been Informed that thirty-seven Mormon missionaries sailed from Boston on the Cymric re- cently with the intention of proselyt- Ing In Germany. It has been decided that any German subjects among these missionaries will be allowed into the country, but the others will be refused admission. Elopers Principals In Tragedy. Cleveland, Nov. 2 .—Mrs. Ida Wol- ker, twenty-two years old, was shot three times by Herbert Freund and was probably fatally wounded. Freund, who is but twenty years of age, then fired two shots at himself. He will recover. Recently the couple eloped from Lehighton, Pa., where Mrs. Wol- ker deserted her husband and two children. OFFICIALS LOCKED IN VAULT Bank at Clinton, I, Two Men. Bloomington, Ill, Nov. 2 .—The State bank at Clinton was held up and robbed of $2,200 in coin by two men, who made theéir escape. It was just a few minutes after closing time when the men appeared in the bank and with drawn revolvers forced Assistant Cashier George Argo, Cashier Murphy and Bookkeeper John Young to enter the big vault, which they locked. The bulk of the money had already been placed in the currency safe of the vault and the time lock set, but $2,200 in gold and silver remained on the counter. This the robbers shoveled into a bag and took with them to the Hotel Renion, where they had pre- viously engaged a room. They had arranged the money in rolls so that it could be easily carried and were just about to leave the hotel when of- ficers learned of their presence and attempted to break in the door. Before they succeeded, however, the robbers jumped from a window on to an adjoining roof, taking $700 in gold and leaving $1,500 in silver in the room. It was dark when the men es- caped from the hotel and all trace of them was lost. A posse was orga- nized and the country s being scoured. PRUSSIAN DIET OPENS. Chancellor von Buelow Reads Speech From the Throne. Berlin, Nov. 2..—The Prussian dlet opened in the White hall of the pal- ace, Prince von Buelow, the imperial chancellor, in the emperor’s absence, reading the speech from the throme. It stated that the growth of permanent expenditures had increased the budget by over $25,000,000. The chancellor said that a deficit is expected in the current year owing to the increased expenses in the railroad administration and that the govern- ment would have to resort to a loan for extending the railroad system, building new roads, double tracking old lines and for additional rolling stock. The speech foreshadows a bill au- thorizing the government to acquire Polish estates by condemnation pro- ceedings under the law of eminent do- main. This measure, which was ac- tively discussed some months ago, is expected to reopen the agitatlon over the Polish question in an acute form. The government’s project has been criticised by even the leading Con- servative organs. The speech from the throne expressed the government's conviction that both houses of the dlet will give active co-operation in the settling of this “grave national question.” At the conclusion of his remarks the chancellor was greeted with loud applause, mingled with hisses from the Poles. RUSE PREVENTS PANIC. Fire Occurs in Building Where Hun- dreds Are at Wark. London, Nov. 2 —Fire broke out in 2 big athletic outfitting establishment in Holborn and the building and stock were heavily damaged before the flames were extinguished. There were 1,800 employes on the premises at the time, including 600 women and girls, but they all got out safely, thanks to a ruse employed by one of the man- agers. The fire started in one of the upper stories. It was soon seen to be seri- ous and realizing the probable conse- quences of a panic the manager con- ceived the eXpedient of emptying the building quickly by announcing to the ‘women that the firm had decided to let them off to go out and see a pass- ing parade. The manager hurried through the rooms, calling out to the girls and women, “This way for the parade. This way to see the show.” They got the women started towards the staircases, down which they were hurried. By the time they discovered the real cause of the rush they were safe beyond the reach of the fire. The only person in any way injured was the secretary of the firm, whose whiskers were burned while he was saving the books. NEW WIRELESS RECORD. Transport Thomas Picks Up Message at 2,200 Miles. ‘Washington, Nov. 2 .—Possibly elec- trical conditions over the vast Pacific ocean are more favorable for wireless telegraph work than elsewhere, but it is certain that with apparatus of small power compared to the glant transmitters employed in the Atlantic wireless telegraph service the army transports on the Pacific have been extraordinarily successful in main- taining communications. The Thomas picked up the naval station at San Francisco recently while she was 1, 400 miles distant, but even better, on the same trip, that transport caught a message from the naval station at Sitka, distant in a straight line 2,200 miles, the best performance yet record- Held Up by ed by the wireless afloat, ‘| reflection in your own heart. DIED GIVING THANKS. Father Fell From Chair While Re- counting Family's Blessings. George Douglas Keen, an account- ant employed by the Bush Terminal company, sat down to his Thanksgiv- ing dinner at his home, 200 Twenty: elghth’ street, Brooklyn, at 4 o’clock last Thanksgiving day. Before him was a large turkey, and seated about the ta- ble were his wife, Anna, and his three children—Douglas, elght years old; Al- va, five, and Gordon, three. Great preparations had been made for the dinner, and Mr. Keen felt sat- lefled with the outlook across the ta- | ble. It was a holiday. The wind out- side was cold, and the warmth inside all the more genial. “Well, T guess we have a little some- thing to be thankful for, Mrs. Keen,” said the head of the house. He helped his wife, his children and then himself. Then he sat down and | put a plece of turkey in his mouth, “Yes,” he went on, “I guess, taking everything altogether, we have’— Then he fell out of his chair dead. The doctor sald it was heart disease. Italy’s Thanksgiving Day. A vintage festival is about the near- est thing the people of Italy have to a Thanksgiving day, but the two things are the same in spirit if very different In detail. At these festivals a primi- tive interchange of labor takes place. Everybody helps everybody. No wage s given. This man’s vines facing full south are forward, another man's | vines are backward. From all the hill- sldes around the peasants flock toeach | vineyard as needed. Occasionally an Itallan will do a lot of work in a day. i But he will not hurry. He is making | love meanwhile to the girl who works with him. A Polar Thanksgiving. Robert E. Peary, U. S. N,, contem- plating the coming joys of Thanksgiv- Ing “fixings,” was moved to tell of the way he spent the same day two years ago. “We were then within less than 500 miles of the pole, and of course the usual arctic weather prevailed,” he sald. “No, we had no turkey for our well with a roast of musk ox and some canned plum pudding, which we took along on the Roosevelt for just such occasions. That comprised the total of our menu.” THANKSGIVING IN LONDON. How Americans Away From Home Celesrate Turkey Day. The members of the American so- last year at the Hotel Cecll for the an- nual Thanksgiving dinner of the socle- ty. The dining hall and the tables were decorated with products of field and garden and favors. The menu was in the shape of a pumpkin, to which was attached a corn husk. Am- bassador Reid, Robert J. Wynne, the American consul general, the embassy staff and the head masters of Eng- land’s great public schools v-ere among the guests of the evening. John Mor- gan Richards, father of the late Mrs. Craigie, presided. S After the toast to King Edward had been honored the Rev. Edward Little- ton, head master of Eton, proposed the health of President Roosevelt. He sald that, speaking for the schoolboys of-England, no living personage was as interesting as the American presi- dent, whose sportsmanship, honesty and strength had made him the ad- miration of both English boys and men. The speaker declared President Roosevelt to be the most important figure in clvilization. Thanksgiving Hints. Let no one else suspect tha* you have lttle cause for thankfulness. Remember that every one has canse to be thankful—if not for personal, at least for family, sectional and national reasons, Try to find the true spirit of thanks- glving in thinking of other people’s happiness and so find at least a faint Remember that there are more rea- sons for the national holiday than a football game and a big dinner. Do not let the responsibility of en- tertalning guests interfere with the pleasure of their society. If the- unavoldable hitches in the domestic machinery occur, console yourself with the thought that, al- though the turkey was underdone, the pumpkin pie was beyond reproach and that if the cook forgot the celery she remembered the salad dressing which you had forgotten, And try for one day to be charitable not only In deed, but in every thought and word. Ragamuffin Parades. Bat twelve permits were Issued by the police of New York for ‘“raga- muffin” parades through the city’s streets last Thanksgiving day. Patrol- man Frederick Kremmerbein of the bureau of information said that he re- membered when 100 and even more permits were issued for Thanksgiving day parades only four or five years back. Among the best known of the ragamuffin assoclations which did not apply for marching permits were the Original Hound Guards, the Eagle Rangers, the Home Guards, the Mac- kerel Rangers, the Phoenix Light Guard and the Slickville Slenderfoot Army. Thanksgiving on the Continent. Germany and Russia adopt the rath- er sensible plan of appointing Thanks- glving days when they have some spe- clal reason for so doing, though Rus- sla hasn’t had much to be thankful for in late years. In Hungary Thanks- glving days or something analogous to them used to be common, but have now passed away, except on rare oc- casions of natlonal rejolcing. Then a horse race of a particularly exciting de- scription takes the place that football occuples in the American observance of the real thing in the way of Thanks- giving celebrations. > Amsterdam is the nearest European dinner that day, but we made out very clety and their guests, to the number | of more than 500, gathered on Nov. ‘lfli WASHINGTON AND HIS INKSTAND. Thanksgiving Proclamations of the Presifients. By WALTON WILLIAMS. O Abrgham Lincoln we are in- debted for the establishment of our national thanksgiving day by presidential proclamation, He was the first president to designate the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving twice In succes- sfon. The first proclamation, which made the event explicitly “a day of thanksgiving and praise,” was issued Oct. 8, 1863, in the midst of the civil war., It is a literary masterpiece. In- stead of beginning with a review of victories at arms, it appropriately opens thus: “The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies.” Then the great presi- dent passes on to speak of the war, giving thanks that foreign nations have remained at peace with us and com- mending to God's “tender care all thosc who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamenta- ble civil strife in which we are un- avoidably engaged.” Ior lir cight yeu president had proclaimed a day of na- tional thanksgiving. President James Madison in the year mentioned pro- claimed the second Thursday in April as a day of thanksgiving “for the blessings of peace,” reference being made to the close of the war of 1812 by the treaty of Ghent on the preced- ing Dec. 24. Lincoln’s proclamation of 1863 was the first designation of a na- oy some special event. Just two weeks after this proclamation the president issued another calling for 300,000 troops to volunteer service for three vears or for the war. ‘What might be termed an independ- ent day of thanksgiving was recom- mended by President Lincoln in the spring of 18G: on account of recent victories of the Federal armies. This proclamation, issued May 9, is the briefest and one of the most interest- { ing on record. It follows: To the Friends of the Union and Liberty: Enough is known of the army opera- tions within the last five days to claim our especial gratitude to God, while what remains undone demands our most sin- cere prayers to and reliance upon him, without whom ail human efforts are in vain. I recommend that all patriots, at their homes, in their places of public wor- ship and wherever they may be, unite in common thanksglving and prayer to Al- mighty God. It has been asserted erroneously that President Lincoln proclaimed a na- tional thanksgiving day in 1861 and WASHINGTON WRITING H1S FIRST THANKS- G_IVING l’ROCLA‘HATIDN. 1862. The siate papers at Washington do not show any suc¢h proclamation. They do show, however, that the presi- dent proclaimed the last Thursday of September, 1861, as a day of “humilia- tion, fasting and prayer,” in accord- ance. with a joint resolution of con- gress requesting him to do so. This was in no sense a thanksgiving proc- lamation. It was specifically a day of supplication “that our arms may be blessed and made effectual for the re- establishment of law, order and peace throughout the wide extent of our country and that the inestimable boon of civil and religious liberty, earned under his guidance and blessings by the labors and sufferings of our, fa- thers, may be restored in all its origi- nal excellence.” i { Again, In 1863, the president set apart April 30 as a day of “national humiliation, fasting and Brayer,” fol- lowing a resolution. of the senate to that effect. The first 'flh\lrs'ydny of Au- gust, 1864, was also designated by Lin- coln as a day of national humiliation and prayer at the instance of congress, both houses concurring. President Johuson’sgflrst Thanksgiv- Ing proclamation changed the date to the first Thursday in December, but the next year the successor of Abra- ham Lincoln returned to the great emancipator’s chosen last Thursday in November, and the'corresponding day every year since 1866 with one excep- tion has been proclaimed for thanks- glving. The exception was by Presi- dent Grant, who In his first proclama- tion for 1869 placed the date one week earlier, Nov. 18. President Johnson did not mention the death of Lincoln as a national loss cupital to London, being only 188 miles distant. 4 in his fl;st Thanksglving proclamation, though in a proclamation shortly after , since 1815, no | oaal thanksgiving day not suggested| fhe assassination hie Atingly daplored the tragedy. Both Arthur and Roose- velt, successors of Garfield and Mc- Kinley, made fitting mentlon of the removal of their predecessors in thelr first Thanksgiving proclamations. To President Grant belongs the dls- tinctlon of having issued the greatest number of proclamations for giving thanks. In addition to his eight annu- al proclamations of the autumnal thanksglving, he issued a proclamation requesting the people to recognize the centeunial of our nation July 4, 1876, “by some public religious and devout thanksgiving to Almighty God for the blessings which have been bestowed upon us as a nation during the cen- tury of our existence and humbly to Invoke a continnance of his fayor and +of his protection.” George \Washington as president fs- sued two Thanksgiving proclamations, the first one belng in 1789, the first year of his presidency. This was at the request of both houses of congress. ‘Washington set Thursday, Nov. 26, as | a day for giving thanks for the new constitution and for civil and 1'ellg!0us‘ Hberty. His document was quite long. ‘Washington made but one other Thanksgiving proclamation. This was issued on New Year's day, 1795, the president setting apart Thursday, Feb. 19, as a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” for manifold blessings, but “particularly for the possession of constitutions of government which i unite and by their union establish lib- erty with order.” Though we see that it was Washing- ton who first named the last Thursday | in November for Thanksgiving day, it was Abraham Lincoln who first re- turned to that day and named it twice in succession, thus establishing the | custom. Thanksgiving Thoughts 'HANKS give I for the dinner spread upon the cloth so white, The meats and sweets and viands all so templing to the sight, | But more than ail I'm grateful for my blessed appetite. ARTHUR J. BURDICK. CARTER @ TAIT Bemidji, Minn, Some Snaps in Farm Lands 160 acres, Buzzle Township. 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