Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 21, 1911, Page 4

= TEE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER Pubnshefl every afternoon except Sun- day by the Bemidji Pioneer Publishing Oflnmy‘ @. = carsox. =. = DEXT. F. A. WILSON, Editor. In the City of Bemidjl the papers are lelivered by carrier. Where the deliv- ery is irregular please make immediate eompiaint to this office. Telephone 31. Out of town subscribers will confer a favor if they will report when they do not get their papers promptly. papers are continued until an ex- plicit order to discontinue is received, and until arrearages are paid. Subscription Rates. One month by cnmer One year, i carrier..«, . Three months, postage ga 8Six Months, postage s,l One year, postage ] m W t es, conmnin .,E%fi. i a auming news of the weel Publishe; ursday and sent postage paid to any nddresu for $1.50 in advance. _— ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAT- TER A’l‘ T}m POSTOFFIE_& f&l‘ -5 3, Bre.” ROOSEVELT ON McNAMARA CASE. Theodore Roosevelt has an editor- ial article in the current issue of the Outlook relating to the McNamara case, entitled, “Murder Is Murder.” The article says: “Not only laboring men, but busi- ness men, capitalists, have at times shown the worst form of class con- sciousness—that of sinister and bru- tal class selfishness in standing by criminals simply because they were of their own class. This has been done by capitalists in the case of capitalists who have been guilty of brazen corruption, and by laborers in the case of labor leaders who have been guilty of murderous violence. The two offenses stand on a par from the standpoint of damage to the community. In San Francisco in one municipal contest the capital- ists who desired to be free from all check on corruption and the labor leaders who desired to be free from all check on lawless violence struck hands and elected their ticket; and this proved in the end to be a last- ing misfortune to San Francisco, to the cause of honest business, and to the cause of honest labor. “Since the startling outcome of the McMamara trial certain apolo- gists of these men have made them- selves conspicious by asserting that these depraved criminals, who have on their seared souls the murder of so many innocent persons-all of them laboring people, by the way— are ‘victims,” or at worst ‘fanatics,’ who should receive sympathy be- cause they were acting in what they regarded as a ‘war’ on behalf of their class! The plea is monstrous in its folly and its wickedness. It is precisely the kind of plea sometimes advanced on behalf of a crooked man of great wealth caught bribing a Legislature—that he has to do it to protect his business. We are not here dealing with any of the kinds of offenses incidental to the sudden and sweeping changes brought about by modern industrial conditions into which capitalists or labor men are sometimes drawn without any very great conscious moral turpitude on their part. “We are dealing with crimes as old as the lawgiving from Sinai, with crimes—murder and theft— that have been prohibited ever since the decalogue was formulated. The murders committed by men like the McNamaras, although nominally in the interest of organized labor, differ not one whit in moral culpability from those committed by . the black hand or by any band of mere cutthroats, and are fraught with an infinitely heavier menace to society. “Yet, great though the menace is to the community, the menace to the cause of honest organized labor is still greater, and no duty is more imperatively laid on the leaders of labor than the duty of affirmatively freeing themselves and their follow- ers from the taint of responsibility for such criminals and such crimes. The labor leaders who by their loud championship of the McNamaras — as previously of Moyer and Hayward —have succeeded in identifying them with the causc of labor in the eyes of the public, have rendered an evil service to that cause. Mr. Debs and the extremists of his type among the so-called political So- cialists—I say so-called because Debs and his followers of the Emma Goldman kind, are not socialists at all in any true sense of the word but mere inciters to murder and preach- ers of applied anarchy—and the la- bor leaders affiliated with them have always boasted of the part they play- ed in the trial of Moyer and Hay- wood; and in this case they repeat- ed their familiar tactics, and held mass meetings and scattered broad- cast papers and addresses in which they furiously denounced the effort to bring wrongdoers to justice, and sought to arouse every evil class in- stinct against all who upheld the cause of law or sought to put a stop to assassination and murderous vio- lence.” | BEMIDJI BRIEFS A. Wahlstad of Fergus Falls, spent yesterday in the city on business. Go to Hakkerup for photos. W. T. Blakely of Farley, attended to business matters in the city yes- terday. Mutt and Jeff Grand. J. F. Mogan, the Northome logger, transacted business in this city yes- terday. Phone your coal orders to Falls & Cameron. A. B. Clair, the Big Falls lumber- man, Was in the city yesterday for a few hours. tonight at the hristinas dinner from 1 to 3:30. Rex Hotel. Frank Ladamore and wife of Ten- strike, were in the city yesterday on a shopping tour. A Heroine of the Revolution to- night at the Grand. H. H. Mayer left this morning for Chicago to be the guest of his par- ents during the holidays. Strictly fresh eggs, 35¢ a dozen at W. G. Schroeder’s Department Store. Mrs. Jas. Carter went to Crook- ston yesterday where she will spend Christmas with her husband, Jas. Carter. If you don’t buy your coal from us, we both lose money. Falls & Cameron. Miss Neva Wilson of Kelliher who has been attending school in this city will leave for her home tonight for the holidays. I have a modern house to let after January 1st, furnished or unfurnish- ed as desired. William C. Klein. Mrs. Frank Green who has been the guest of her parents at Little Falls for some time has returned to Bemidji. Apples 90c a bushel, 5 bushels for $4.00. W. G. Schroeder’s Depart- ment Store. Ed. Irvine will leave this evening for his home at Stillwater where he will be the guest of his parents un- til after the holidays. Phone 177 or 355 for good wood and good measure. North Bemidji Trading Post Opsahls, 11th and Be- midji Ave. Otto Bergh, professor of agricul- ture at the High School will leave Friday evening for his home in Hen- drum for the holidays. The Markham Hotel will serve an elaborate Christmas dinner at 6 p. m. Table reservations should be made as early as possible. Geo. McDonald and brother ar- rived in the city this noon from Win- nipeg -and will be the guests of friends for a few days. J. M. Richards and wife returned yesterday from the Twin Cities where they have spent the past sev- eral days with friends. Attorney E. M. Stanton of Thief River Falls, brother of Dr. D. L. Stanton of this city, is in the city today on legal business. Lawrence Morier has gone to Chi- cago where he will spend the holi- days with his parents. He will re- turn after the first of the year. Mrs. Roy Wilson and Miss Lillian Lemloh of Puposky returned last ev- ening to their home after several days spent shopping in the city. A. E. Harris and wife will leave tonight for Crookston where they will spend Christmas with Mr. Har- ris’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Har- ris. H. D. Reed of the Scandia Ameri- can Bank of Crookston, arrived in the city last night and drove out to Buena Vista this morning on busi- ness. William Eberlein returned last ev- ening from St. Johng Military School at Collegeville, to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eberlein. George Coughlin and wife went to Cass Lake Monday where Mr. Cough- lin transacted business in the inter- est of the Standard Oil company, re- turning last evening. We have just received some very handsome leather and leatherette pencil cases filled with a complete writing outfit including two fine pen- holders with pen points, colored pencils, hard, soft and medium lead pencils and eraser all complete in a leather case at 50 cents and in a leatherette case at 25 cents. The cases fold and clasp with a glove clasp. We have only a limited sup- ply and they will make splendid Christmas gifts for school boys and girls. The Bemidji Pioneer School Supply Store. Peter Edinger of Madison, S. D., has purchased 200 acres of land from the Crookston Lumber Company. The land is near the township of Nebish and Mr. Edinger is making plans for erecting a house there in the spring. He will move his family here later in the season. “Editorial Telephone, “THREE-ONE" DORA BARRETTE, Society Reporter 0. E. Rogers and wife of Gully, arrived in the city this noon to spend a few days of their honeymoon. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers were married but a few days ago. ‘Wm. H. Hales and wife of Park Rapids, are in the city for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Hales were mar- ried but a few days ago and are now on their honeymoon. F. W. Jordan of St. Paul, is in the city for a few days visiting friends. Mr. Jordan formerly made his home in this city but is now traveling.for the firm of Barrett & Barrett of ‘St. Paul, A. B. Ritchie Feturned yesterday morning with his infant daughter, Louise, from Minneapolis., The child has been suffering from infantile paralysis, and Mr. Ritchie was much encouraged by the St. Paul vieit. Miss Ama Qeldstith Wwill leave to- morrow morning fF River Falls, Wis,, for a two weeks visit with rel- atives. Miss Kate La Fontise will have charge of the Conger Millinery store in Miss Goldsmith’s absence. The Sisters of St. Anthony’s Hos- pital are busy trimming the wards for the benefit of the sick who will spend their Christmas in the hospi- tal. A special Christmas dinner will also help to brighten the day for the patients. Space costs too much for us to price these. come in and go over our entire stock yourself, without incurring _ the least obligation to buy, in order to get a line on the prices g FOR Gun Gun Case Rifle Hunting Axe Marble’s Safety Axe Compass Revolver Fishing Tackle Corkscrew and Bottle Opener Pack Sack Auto Robe Sleigh Bells Tennis Racquet Tape Lines Gasoline Engines Razor DAILY -PIONEER . Mrs. Daniel Gracie left last even- ing for Crookston for.a several days’ visit with her daughter; Miss Stella Gracie, who is teaching school there. Mrs. Gracie will return Friday ac- companied by Miss Gracie, who will remain_ for the holidays. Jas. ‘A. Terry, the piano dealer, has sold a $1,5600 Peerless Player Piano to Jos. Zick of Spooner. The instrument, which is considered the best of its kind manufactured, is to furnish the music for the new skat- ing rink at Baudette. E. J. Silyerthorn and wife left this afternoon for their home at Lums- den, Sask., after having spent the past two months visiting relatives in this part of the state. They were accompanied by Mrs. Silverthorn’s remain with them for some time, E. W. Smith, a farmer’s institute speaker arrived in the city last even- ing from Parker’s Prairie, where he hag been conducting meetings. In- stitutes have been held during the last two weeks in Clearbrook, Crook- ston, McIntosh, and Plummer, which Mr. ‘Smith. reports splendid success. Mr. Smith will leave for Nevis to- morrow morning where he will con- tinue the meetings. Ask about the Dia- mond Ring to be sold at Ceo. T.Baker & Co.’s for 25c¢.: sister,” Miss Ethel Anderson, who will |’ Raudenbush Pianos Ask the Man Who Owns One, There's Quite a Few In Town JAMES A, TERRY In J. P. Laht's Furniture Store, Bemidji MEN Safety Razor " Soap Razor Strop Razor Hone Skates Snow Shoes Skiis Alarm Clock Thermometer Mail Box Pocket Knife Carpenter’s Tools Mason’s Tools Woodsmens’ Tools All Other Kinds of Tools Cuspidors FOR BOYS Air Rifle "Hockey Sticks Gun Hockey Pucks Gun Case Skates‘ Rifle Sléds Hunting Knife ~ Snow Shoes Hunting Axe ¢ Skiis. . Compass -y Carpenter Tools Fishing Tackle Scroll Saws Pocket Knives Basket Ball Tennis Racquet " Foot Ball GIVEN HARDWARE Waal SHALL I GIVE To help you choose useful and suitable gifts we have prepared the following list We invite you to FOR WOMEN Auto Robe Roasters Electric Heater Bread Mixer Tennis Racquets Cake Mixer Skiis Tea Pots Skates Coffee Pots N Snow Shoes t Tea Ball Pots Pen Knife st ] imis Crumb Tray Scissor Sets Carpet Sweepers e Scissors Family Call Andirons Community triple plated Silver Ware Fire Screen Carving Sets Coffee Percolators Washing Machines Electric Toasters Wringers Electric Irons Boilers v, Chafing Dash Ranges Chafing Dish Utensils Volrath Blue Enamel Ware DeLaval Cream Separators Churn FOR GIRLS Pen Knife Chafing Dish oW Scissors Chafing Dish Utensils Skiis Ramikin Set Snow Shoes Electric Toaster W Sleds Electric Heater Skates Alcohol Stoves Tennis Racquet Trays Basket Ball e BEMIDJI. MINN. ¢ L0