Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 1, 1910, Page 4

i’ goeive el | 1 P SRS P~ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTEANOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING GO. E. H. DENV. Q. E. CARSON. Eatersd n the Postetfice at Bemid]l, Minnessta, s second class mattor. SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR !N :DVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; 7000. Summer Resort—Hundreds of outsiders make their summer homes on Lake Be- midji. Fishing, boating and bathing ac- commodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten square_miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 feet above sea level. Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississippi river. ‘Water—Absolutely pure. wells. Water Mains—About seven:miles. Boating—500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. Annual Rainfall—33.7 inches. Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 sumimer, mean. Sewer Mains—About three miles. Cement Sidewalks—Six and a miles. Lakeshore Drives—Ten miles. Parks—Two. Water Frontage—Ten miles, two lakes and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200. Churches—8. School Houses—Three. Bank Deposits—$750,000. Manufactures—Hardwood handles, lum- ber, lath, shingles, and various other industries. Great Distributing Point—Lumber ‘prod- ucts, groceries flour, feed.and hay, T Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state outside of St. Paul mnne- apolis and Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern, Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minpeapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Four. Passenger Trains—Twelve daily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, 230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—Fifteen. Breweries—One. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Garages—Une. in 1910, Two artesian half WHAT MAY HAPPEN. If the editor of the Long Prairie Leader wishes the public to know the interesting details of his unsuc- cessful campaign, he is persuing the proper course in attempting to cast odium upon the Northern Minnesota Development association. A letter written i1 his behalf to a Bemidji man early in the campaign will make interesting reading for the public. If the Leader continues in its in- sidious attack the Pioneer will feel warranted in printing an exposition of the methods employed by Editor Lee. Can it he that the paper cap fac- tories are behind the Cass Lake revolution? Few men in the world get up any higher than Walker Brookins—and none more quickly. The Sentinel intimates to the Pioneer that it is discouraging to get out a newspaper without brains. The Sentinel knows from experience. It is getting so that peaceful per- sons in Cass Lake are undecided when the fire bell rings as to whether they should run to the fire or make a break for the cyclone cellar. The petition sent to Taft asking a pardon for Banker Walsh of Chicago weighed fifty pounds. At that it is considerably lighter than the hearts of hundreds of widows who had their savings wiped out. Those who know the makeup of the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association and the character of its officers needed no assurances that no trickery or political deals had been entered into by any member of that splendid organization. In the game of politics some one must lose. When more than one man seeks to gain office, disappoint- ment awaits all but the successful candidate. Defeat is a thing most men hate to admit. Still when the voice of the people has spoken, the discarded candidate, who hopes to retain the respect of his fellow men, will retire gracefully and without bitterness or without attempting to wreak vengeance upon those who opposed him or who, in his passion of jealous hate, he may imagine op- posed him. In the attack on the officers of the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association we have an example of the candidate who, infuriated by his defeat at the polls, turns with the fury of an enraged tiger upon all who did not raly to his aid, venting his venom particularly upon any man who, because of his allegi- ance to Northern Minnesota, told the truth, the truth in this instance proving to be a detriment to the disappointed office seeker from Long Prairie. No stronger tribute can be paid William R. Mackenzie who, as secre- tary of the Northern Minnesota De- velopment association, bears the brunt of these maliciously unjust attacks, than that Bemidji, where he is best known, asks no explanation from him of any act. His everlast- ing labor in boosting Beltrami, Be- midji and northern Minnesota dis- tinguishes him as one of our most valuable citizens. FACE TO. FACE WITH A NEW DISASTER. It might be well at this time, when the whole country is calling for tariff reform, free trade or ‘any old thing for a change, to remind the public that a similar condition of affairs " | existed in the years 1887-1892, and which resulted in the election of a Democratic president and house, a change in our ‘tariff laws and also our trade conditions. From the height of prosperity, when a dollar looked no bigger than [o) we dropped within a year to the stage where a dollar to the million- aire looked like a river eripe cart wheel. ' Thousands of factories in the United States closed down, rallroad building ceased, wheat dropped from 98 to 46 cents per bushelr and sheep and cattle were a drug on the market at any price; banks were compelled to close their doors and want and famine were the order of things throughout the land. Is history again to repeat itself or have we reached that point, when we can make a radical change in our tariff without bringing about a repetition of the 1893—97 hard times. It was the gentle Democratic voice then, as now, that lured us into the desert, with word painted pictures of the land of milk and honey that awaited us, if we only placed them in power. Let every voter between now and November 8 study well the history of both the great parties —Republican and Democratic—and then vote as his better * judge- ment dictates. There is only one question for the voter to decide—in which party’s hands are my interests safest? Don’t be carried away by the promises of great reform or.blind- ed by the dust of local issues, stirred up for the occasion and purpose of riding the Democratic party into power. A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT. Cass Lake’s declaration of war shouldn’t be taken too seriously. The ultimatum to Governor Eber- hart, threatening hostilities if he does not compel President Taft to intercede in behalf of our greatly wrought up neighbor, is rather more ludicrous than logical. If the government has decided that Cass Lake is not to have sa- loons, the saloons will close despite the combined resistance of that ad- mirable old warrior, Judge Ives, Mayor Dumas, members of the Fire department and the miscellaneous assortment} of men and boys who might for the excitement of the thing, be willing to make a demonstration. Just for the sake of argument, sup- pose a band of armed men should repel the attempt of Indian depart- ment agents from executing the sa- loon closing order. The‘re could be but one result "of such a state of affairs: martial law. ' o A company of United States soldiers hurried in from Fort Snel: ling probably would put the Cass Lake insurrection into a som- nambulistic state from which it would not soon awaken. Cass Lake has some excuse for being provoked. Agents under orders from«W. E, Johnson have made their presence undesirable for many reasons and the depart- ment seeks to enforce an antiquat- ed, and probably nullified, treaty warped about for the benefit ot the Prohibitionists in a brazen attempt ] to put’'out of business' a' large number of = saloons licensed by state and federal government. It amounts to confiscation of pro- perty and when this point is con- sidered Cass Lake’s indignation appears well founded. To seek redress by a resort to arms, however, will result in no lasting good. A man or two may be killed but so far as real revo- lution is concerned the Cass Lake incident is a tempest in a teapot. WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY “How.Dry I Am." Itis supvosed to ‘be * !wenty -three” for Walker saluonl, within the next fifteen days,” and>rthe village: male quartet”is' ‘practicing up on “No. body Knows,'{ etc.—Walker Pilot. Yes. He Did Not. The manly . manner in which Rudolph. A. Lee, editor of the. Long Prairie Leader, accepts defeat in the | primaries as ‘candidate for senator from the 53rd legiillative district is certainly - commendable. -He con- ducted a_vigorous' campaign on a plane above petty personalme: nnd jealousies—a thing that could ‘not be said of previous campaigns in that district.—Little Falls Trans- “-cript. Pleads for North State Union. The Press stggests. that when the representatives and 'senators fror: the.northern part of the.state godown to St. Paul this. winter they form‘ what' might - be called the Northern Minnesota Legisla- tive club and wield it throughout the session for the benefit of Noth- ern Minnesota. If they "do not no one will, With their combined strength they could command legislative relief while if they went about it singly or in pairs. their efforts are ‘apt to'be unavailing.— International Falls Press. Wife Beaters. Society contains no more abjectly contemptible wretch than the man who, when overwhelmed by the fruits of his own incompetence and evil babits, leaves his wife and children to face the ‘punishment alone.. Yet there are so many specimens of his actrocious tribe that the poor com- missioner says that dealing with them is the 'biggest problem his office faces. About the only cure for this trouble seems to lie in greater efforts to capture these offenders, and the imposition of the harshest punishment the law permits, "It seems rather a pity, in view of these shameful travesties on maunhood, that the whipping post has gone out of fashion. The only redeeming feature of wife-desertion is that a man who is capable of doing this thing cannot be a desirable animal to have around the house.—Duluth Herald. “Peddler’s Acre.” Lambeth “0ld” church has numer- ous historic monuments, and in one of the windows is the full length figure of a peddler with his pack, staff and dog. This is supposed to represent the unknown person who presented “Peddler’s acre” to the parish upon condition that his portrait and that of his beloved canine companion should be preserved in the church and that his dog should be buried in conse- crated ground.—London Saturday Re- view. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has become famous for its cures of coughs, colds, croup and influenza. Try it when in need. It contains no harmful substance and always gives prompt relief. - Sold by Barker Drug Co. f e = Fooling Her Husband. That there are more ways than one of “killing a cat” is a well known fact, but the newest of ways has been evolved from the fertile brain of a Germantown woman who is blessed with a stingy busband. This husband is generous enough in cne sense of the word. His wife may have the best attire the stores afford charged to his account, but she may handle no money. ‘Women, in this wan's opinion, know nothing of the value of a dollar. On leaving. for his office in the morning he kisses her goodby und thrusts a quarter’s worth of trolley tickets into her hand. Now milady. goes shopping. buys a few necessities and a fifty dollar wrap for which she has no use whatever. Next day she returns the latter. re- celves a credit slip for $50 and betakes herself ‘to- the’ handkerchiéf- counter, where she spends 50 cents, receiving $49.50 change. Placing some small change in her purse and stowing the roll of greenbacks In what she con- siders a safer receptacle, she leaves the shop feeling that she has made the best of a bad bargain.—Philadel- phia Record. A Bald Fact. It is common to deplore the lack of humor in a person. Yet the very want of wit may save a certain amount of embarrassment, as was the case on a certain occasion with President John- son. ‘'He was pne day,” says a writer In Hurpers Magazine, “visiting my mothieR,” und u friend, Mrs. Knox, a widow: came in. Johnson some years hefore, when he was a member of the legislature, but they! bad Dot et since then. “After mntun] . recognition Mr. John- w Is -Mr. Knox? . 1 have not o Intely” **He has been dead six years, said Mrs, Knox, “¥thought' 1 badn't &een him on thie ntreet said Mf,‘Johnson, *When Mrs; Knox left my mothnr ssld. Innghing, ‘That was a funny mis- of‘yonrs About Mr. Knox.' Johnson. °1 sald I hadn't seen him on Ihe street, and | hadn't.” ” -Owning Your Home. "l have always felt that upon prop- oflv nppnlnuvd and becoming dwellings depends more’ than anything else the lmp"memc‘nt of mankind.” snid Benja- min Disraeli (Earl of Reaconsfield). To sitC1n- the evening i your comfortable armchair; - to.-look aronund you and know that evprvvhmg you see there is your very own and that yon have ob- tained ‘it all so; that you practically. do not feel the cost; to know also thar if you, the breadwinner. were suddenly called away your home would still be your wife's' or your family's—that is one of the pleasures of life, indeed. It 1s a pleusurp which gives you new hesart ‘in‘ youriwork in the world. It sends you.. out,/every _morning Qe[m\ mined to gpt on nnd to earn more money. dnd becanse of that very deter- mination you do become worth more money.—New York Press. A Handy Snuffbox. A curious story is rold as to how the Rothschilds supported Carafa, the composer. The latter was far from rich. - His 'principal income was de- rived from a snuffbox. And this was the way of it: The snuffbox was given to the author of “La Prison d'Edim- bourgh™ by Baron James de Rothschild as a token of esteem. Carafa sold it twenty-four hours later for 75 na- poleons to the same jeweler from whom' it had been bought. This be- came known to Rothschild, who gave it again to the musician on the follow- ing year. The pext day it returned to the jeweler’s. The traffic continued till the death of the banker and longer still, for his sons kept up the tradi- tion. to the great satisfaction of Carafa. Little Else. ‘A London attorney named Else, rath- er dimiputive in his stature and not pnmculnrlv respectable in his charac- ter, once met Jekyll. *Sir,” said he, “I' Hear you have called me a pettifog- ging scoundrel. Have you done so. sir?" Sir,” said Jekyll, with a look of con- tempt, “I never said you were a pet- tifogger or a scoundrel, but I said you were ‘little Else.’ ”—Westminster Ga- zette. They Felt Hungry. She—Well, Clarence, dear, the sit- uation is not quite as rosy as it was pictured to us before marriage, is it? He—Well, not all together so, love. She—1 wish—er—I wish— He—What do you wish, dearest? She—I wish we had the rice and the old shoes they threw at us when we were married. He Lumped It. “My. coffee is not quite. sweet enough,” remarked he. “Well, if you don’t like it, I suppose you'll have to lump it,” said she, with a smile, passing the loaf sugar his way. Fixed For the Future. Friend—Haven't you named the baby yet? Proud Mother—No; we must be very careful to give him a nice one, be- cause there will be so many named after him when he is president What Did He Mean? Mrs. H.—1 see there’s a man in France who has murdered three of his wives in suecession. I'd like to see the man who would murder me. Mr. H.—So would I, my dear. Base envy witbers at another’s joy and hates the excellence it cannot reach.—Thomson. She had known Mr. | What .migtnke did 1 make? said { ‘Armory Theatre, Friday, Oct. 7. 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