Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 3, 1910, Page 4

PUBLISHED EYERY AFTERNQON EXCEPT SUNBAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENU. Q. E. CARSON., Extorsd In the Postoffice at Bemid)l, Mianesots, as sscond class matter, SUBSCRIPTION---$5.00 PER YFAR 1N SOVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County Seat t. Population—In 1900, 1500; in 1910, 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. Two artesian wells. Water Mains—About ten.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 summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About five miles. Cement Sidewalks—Twelve 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—Four. Bank Deposits—$800,000. Manufactures—Hardwood handles, lum ber, lath, shingles, and various other industries. Great Distributing Point—Lumber prod- uets, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern. Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Three. Passenger Trains—Fourteen]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—OUne. THE HOWLING FARCE. The following editorial from the Grand Forks Herald reflects the opinion voiced many times by the Pioneer, but it reviews the situation so clearly that we deem it wise to reproduce it: *That howling farce known as the enforcement of the Indian treaties under which a large part of the state of Minnesota was ceded goes on, and each day reveals some new and ludicrous feature. An agent of the federal government, acting exactly under what authority has never beers made quite clear, has ordered the closing of a lot more saloons, and it is intimated that when quite coaveni- ent to him, others will be closed in due course. At the same time 1t is announced that the Brainerd saloons are not to be molested until after the coming convention in that city, at which the governor of the state and a number of other dignitaries are ex- pected to be present. The theory seems to be that the delegates to the convention will be a thirsty lot, and provision must be made for the liquid refreshment of the inner man. This whole subject bas been mud- dled in a manner positively humiliat- ing to every person who enteitains any feeling of respect for the United States government. ago it was discovered that under the terms of treaties with the Indians, some of them dating back over 50 years, the sale of liquor in most of the territory in Minnesota was pro- hibited unless congress, or in some cases, the president ordered other- wise. No such order has been made and certain official$ acting under the direction apparently, of the Indian bureau, took up the matter of the enforcement of these treaty pro- visions. was, of course, to keep liquor away from the Indians. But since those treaties were signed, most of the territory effected has ceased to be the home of Indians, and has passed into the possession of white people. In addition to this, there are on the statute books federal laws against the sale of liquor to Indians, and the introduction of liquor on Indian reservations, THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Several months ‘The purpose of the treaties “The demand for the enforcement of the old treaties did not come from the Indians or from those chief- ly interested in them. It came from white people who hoped to se- cure the aid of the government in making Minngsota a ‘“dry” state, regardless of the color of its inhabi- taots. In response to the demand made Indian agents have been traveling about the country for months, being interviewed by news- papers, and telling what they were going to do, and what they were not going to do. The country has been treated to a talking match, with one or two star performers, ~and to the spectacle of a lot of people who are supposed to be independent citizens of the republic shivering with fear every time a new announcement was made by the advocates who seem to have been in charge of the situation. *“The whole spectacle isdisgusting. Never in the history of the north- west has there been presented such a spectacle of dictatorial methods on the one hand by a handful of men clothed with a little brief authority, and on the other of such supine acquiescence in such methods. The government agents have been a law unto themselves. .They have.closed saloons in one place and permitted them to run in another, asuming discretionary powers which are not theirs, and which they ought not to be permitted to exercise. “The mistake seems to have been in the yielding of the Indian bureau, or the interinr department, to the demands of a few people who are doubtless earnest in their desire for the abolition of the liquor traffic, but injudicious as to the means by which they thought it could be brought about. The treaties under which all this action has been taken have slumbered for at least a quarter of a century, Conditions which did not exist when the treaties were framed have grown up in the meaun- time. Congress, or the president, or both, had ample" justification” in the matter, and could either rescind the liquor portion of the treaties or in- dicate an intent to have those sec- tions enforced. A reasonable, busi- ness-like method of handling the subject would have been to permit the status quo to continue undis- turbed until the higher authorities had opportunity to indicate what their intent was. Then it would be for the employes of the government to carry out the orders of their su- periors under the law. That would have been the simple and natural course to pursue. “The course that has been follow- ed is the opposite of this. There ap- pears to have been no head to the whole movement, and no consistancy in the acts performed. = While com- munities have been thrown into a state of uncertainty and demoraliza- tion, all because a handful of hired men appear to have been more inter- ested in telling their plans to the newspapers than in going about their business. If the law requires the closing of the saloons in the treaty territory, and it is necessary to be- gin the enforcement of that law at this time, that law should have been enforced, without fear or favor, and without discrimination. If the agents did not intend to do that they should have kept their hands off until a defi- nite plan of action could be decided on. “The agents on the ground have shown an amazing degree of offensive officiousness, and are censurable for it. But all this work is under the jurisdiction . of the interior department at Wash- ington, and not the least of the indictment against Mr. Ballinger is the manner in which he has per- mitted this subject to be botched. The Heraldis no friend of the liquor traffic, It/believes in the wisdom of maintaining and enforc- ing the prohibition law in North Dakota. Because of the existence of different conditions it does not believe the enactment of a general prohibition law for Minnesota wise or practical, It regards loca! option'as the best means of hand- ling tbe traffic there. But it is convinced, above all things, that whatever laws are adopted, if good results are to follow, they must be enforced regularly and reasonably, and in orderly man ner, and not at the caprice of any official, no matter from whom he derives his authority. MAJORITY MAY BE REDUCED Estimates Give Liberals Con= trol of Commons. ASQUITH WOULD RESIGN Freely Predicted in London That Lib- -~ eral Premier Will Not Remain in Office Should Majority of Coalition Party Be Radically Cut—Chances for Settlement of Constitutional Questions Very Remote. London, Dec. 3.—There has been a steady decline in the Stock Echange prices of coalition stock since the opening of the electoral campaign. Starting at 120 as the probable major- ity for the coalition of pArties the fig- wre gradually has dropped until it now ranges in the neighborhood of sixty. If the brokers are well inspired the chances that the present struggle will settle the great constitutional ques- tions now before the country seem re- mote. Should Premier Asquith and his Na- tionalist and Laborite allies be re- turned to power with anything like so reduced a majority as here indicat- ‘ed it is freely predicted that the pre- mier will resign. In that case A. J. Balfour, the op- position leader and prime minister in 1902-5, presumably would be invited by King George to form a new cabinet and everywhere would be again thrown into the melting pot, as the only course open to Balfour would be an other appeal to the country. The nucleus of the new house of | commons has been formed by the un- opposed nomination and consequent return of eleven Unionists and four Radicals. All were members of the last house, so there has been no trans- fer of seats from one party to the other. One Unionist forecast is a net gain of thirty seats and Unionist optimists see the possibility of an anti-govern- ment landslide. However, the confi- dence of the Liberals in a return to power with an undiminished coalition majority is unshaken. JUDGE JUMES DILL DEAD Often Referred to as “the Father .of Trusts.” Orange, N. J., Dec. 3.—Judge James Brooks Dill, often referred to as “the father of trusts,” died at.his. home- here. He was for many years the most prominent corporation Jawyer in New Jersey and helped frame the art- icles of incorporation of many of the big combinations organized under the : Crockett’s Revenge. 5 There is a story of Crockett of “Stickit Minister” fame to the effect that when he offered his first volume to a Scotch firm it was returned with a polite note assuring him that there was no market for that sort of thing. The letter was marked “No. 396b.” In later years when the same publishers asked him for one of his manuscripts he politely requested them to refer to thelr previous correspondence ' with bhim marked “396b.” One of Tom Hood’s Last Jokes. Shortly before his death, being vis- fted by a clergyman whose features as well as language were more lu- gubrious than consoling, Hood looked up at him compassionately and said, “My dear sir, I am afraid your re- lgion ‘doesn’'t agree with you.” — Planche’s Reminiscences. . Force of Habit. A street car conductor who recently embraced religion was called upon to take up the Sunday morning offering. He did very well until he came to a boy. *“Young man,” he said sternly, “you will have to pay half fare.” Stopping It. . “Willie,” said his mother, “are you making the baby cry?” “No'm,” replied the boy. “I’m holdin’ my hand over her mouth to make her stop.” Now We Caustic, Mr. Flubb—Tbis affair is horribly @ull. I guess I'll go home. Miss Clip— | That would remove some of the dull- ness, Mr. Flubb.—Chicago News. Imagined ills painted by our fears ¥~ greater than the true.—Me- The peculiar properties of Cham- berlain’s Cough Remedy have been thoroughly tested during epidemics of influenza, and when i wastaken in time we have not heard of a single case of pneumonia. Sold by Bar- ker’s Drug Store. i OM SMART DRAY AND TRANSFER SAFE AND PIANO MOVING Resldonce Phone 58 618 America Ave. Office Phone 12 EW PUBLIC LIBRARY dayllto12a.m.,1t0 6 p.m.,7 to 9 p. m. Snuday 3'to 6 p. m. Monday 7to 9 p. HOT m. BEATRICE MILLS, Librarian. SODA T. BEAUDETTE Merchant Tailor Ladies' and Gents' Suits to Order. French ‘Dry Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing a Specialty. 315 Beltrami Avenue Poltoff!ce Corner protection of the state laws. His income was estimated at $300,- 000 a year. NOT UNTIL THEY BURY HIM Tillman Has No Intention of Retiring From Senate. ‘Washington, Dec. 3.—“Retire?” ex- claimed Senator Tillman, repeating an inquiry. “I shall not retire until they bury me; I have no idea of quit- ting the game.” The South Carolina senator, who arrived here from his home, was in his committee room at the Capitol and appeared to be as vigorous as he was before he was stricken down by se- vere illness during the last session of congress. PRESIDENT CUTS MESSAGE Mr. Taft Will Submit 6,000 Words of It as Appendix. ‘Washington, Dec. 3.—President Taft has directed that a number of changes be made in his message. The measure is an unusually long one and Mr. Taft has decided to make it shorter by 6,000 words. He will di- rect that certain sections be cut out of the main message and be sent to congress as an appendix. - Took Part at Lincoln’s Funeral. Chicago, Dec. 3.—Moses Webb, a negro, who is sald to have been the last survivor of the eight “contra- bands” who led the horses attached | to the hearse at the funeral of Abra- ham Lincoln in Spripgfield in 1865, is dead at Aurora. He was eighty-five years old. Webb was born a slave in 1825. Testified Against Beecher. Wakefield, R. L, Dec. 3.—Mrs. Emma Moulton, aged seventy-one, who sprang, into the newspaper limelight in 1875 | by sglving sensational testimony against Henry Ward Beecher, is dead. Mrs. Moulton appeared in a Brooklyn court in the case of Theodore ‘Tilton against Beecher. California Shows Big Gain: ‘Washingtfon, Dec. 3.—The population of the state of California is 2,377,549, eccording to statistics of the shirteenth census. This is an increase of 892,496, or 60.1 per cent, over 1,485,053 in 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900 was 276,923, or 22.9. per .cent. Bolse Trebles Its Population. ‘Washington, Dec. 3.—The popula- tion of Boise, Ida., is 17,358, compared with 5,957 in 1900, according to statis- tics of the thirteenth census. Forty years ago you, Mr. Retailer got into debt, “Y” at 60c. - with it. show him up—and you lost a customer. things to wear, or eat, or brush their teeth with. what you ask for— and get goods of uniform quality. obsolete terms. I am dealing in facgs—FAGTS: the Manufactcrers of.-TraaeMafl;ed, Adaertised Goods. : ROBERT FROTHINGHAM, Fifty Years We Took a Bath Once a Month Twenty-five Years Ago We Greased Our Halr We have progressed—we bathe every day—we stopped greasing our hair —the crocheted doily is missed from the dinning room rocker— Care For Our . Finger Nails A latter day refinement surely, but ob- served by everyone who has respeet for propriety and cleanliness Manicure Artic I have everything from nail files and orangewood sticks to pocket, traveling, and dresser sets at prices that are con- sistent with the quality of the world famed Jordan Cutlery. Phone 304 THE DEBT YOU OWE You are still in debt—and the debt can never be adequately repaid. Forty years ago the Retailer had no idea who ingde the goods which he sold over his counter. If his customers grew dissatisfied with an article which he bought from Jobber “X” at 50c, he probably would buy the same identical goods from Jobber The Jobber bouglit as low as he could—and sold for all he could get.. The Retailer bought on suspicion and sold for whatever his customers would stand. In those days the Manufacturer’s guarantee was practically unknown and the Dictionary was the only place where the word “Trade-Mark” meant anything. If your competitor—who stocked an inferior ljne—fold one of your customers he had the same goods as you did, but would sell them at a lower price, he got away There was no mark on the selvage or no Manufacturer’s name on the package to Then came the day of Trade=Ilarked, Advertised Goods. People were taught by bitter experience that goods not Trade-Marked were poor things to buy, and worse Under the new conditions the Retailer had the power to suit his stock exactly. to the requirements of hiscustomers. If they didn’tlike goods made by Manufacturer .Smith, he bought goods made by Manufacturer Johnson. Nowadays, if a competitor sold a cugtomer of yours, “the same goods for half the price,” said customer would look for the Trade-Mark— and tell him where to go. You now know just what you should pay—no matter where you buy. You get The Advertised Trade-Mark has made the Retailer-a Merchant and not a shop- keeper. He buys goods when, where, and of the quality he pleases: He can demand, . the facts—and get them. Thus “‘shelf ornaments” and “impositions” are becoming Those readers lofig enough in business to remember the old conditions know that To those readers fortunate enough to have started business under the new regime, 1 say, think it over--and have a kindly word for the salesmen behind 'whom stand Bemid)i, Minn. / i