Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 2, 1912, Page 1

THE B Historial Soclety’ VOLUME 10. NUMBER 161. WOODROW WILSON SENDS A MESSAGE Copies Given to Every Democratic Committee In the Country for Release Today. VOTERS FACE A DECISION The Governor Says It Will Be Made By Us If We Vote and By Others If We Do Not Vote, LAUDS HIS OWN PARTY Calls It An Organized, United and Enthusiastic Force to Which the People Can Turn. (United Press Bulletin). New York, Nov. 2. — The “Last Word” to the voters of the ¢country from Woodrow Wilson, candidate for the presidency, was read at Dem- ocratic rallies in nearly every county in the United States this afternoon. Governor Wilson will himself read the appeal at two meetiigs in New Jersey tonight. The following message has been received from Woodrow Wilson by A. P. Ritchie, chairman of the Demo- cratc county committee. The same message has been sent to Democratic committeemen all over the country to be read at Democratic meetings today. The message: Friends and Fellow Citizens—We stand face to face with a great de- cision, a decision which will affect the whole course of our national life and our individual fortunes through- out the next generation. We must make that decision on the fifth of November It cannot be postponed. We cannot vote without making’ it, and if we do not vote those who do will make it for us. The next four years will determine how we are to solve the question of the tariff, the question of the trusts, the question of the reformation of our whole banking and currency system, the conservation of our natural resources and of the health and vigor of our people, the development of our means of transportation, the right applica- tion of our scientific knowledge to the work and healthful prosperity of our whole population, whether in the fields or in the factories or in the mines, the firm establishment of a foreign policy based upon justice and good will rather than' upon mere commercial exploitation and the self- ish interests of a narrow circle of financiers extending their enterprises to the ends of the earth, and the ex- tension of the assistance of the gov- ernment to those many programs of uplifs and betterment to which some of the best minds of our age have turned with wise hope and ardor. “There is much to be done, and it must be done in the right spirit and in the right way, or it will deepen our troubles, not relieve them, The tariff question must be solved in the interest of those who work and spend and plan and struggle, those who are finding a foothold and working out a career, those who touch the sources of strength and are quick with the pulse of a common life, for the sake of “the power that tills the fields and builds the cities” and not for the sake of special groups of men who dominate and control their fellows and regard the toil of millions of men merely as an opportunity to make use of their established advantage. It must be handled very prudently, so that no honest toil may be interrupt- ed, no honorable or useful enterprise disturbed; must be dealt with by slow sta;es of well considered change —change whose object shall be to re- store and broaden opportunity, and destroy nothing but special privilege and unwholesome control. Those who handle it, therefore, must be men who understand the general in- terest and have devoted themselves to serving it without fear or favor. “The trust question must be dealt with in the same way with this dis- tinct and single program, to destroy monopoly and to leave business in- tact, to give those who conduct enter- prise no advantage except that which comes by efficiency, energy and sag- acity those only fountains of honor- able wealth, every man rewarded ac- cording to his insight and enterprise and serivice, his mastery in an open field. Currency and banking ques- tions must be discussed and settled in the interest of those who use credit, produce the crops, manufacture the googds, and quicken the commerce of the nation, rather than in the inter- est of the banker and the promoter and the capttain of finance,who if set off by themselves in the management of such things, too easily lose sight even of their own intimate and in- separable relation to the general needs and interests of the rank and file. Forests must be renewed, and mines and water courses must be hus- banded and. preserved, as if we were trustees for all generations, not mere- ly for our own, for the sake of com= munitits and nations and not merely for the immediate use of those who hasten to .enlarge their enterprises and think only of their own profits. The government must employ its powers and spend its money to de- velop a whole people and a whole continent, and at the same time keep them free and alert and unhampered, its eye always on the common use and purpose, its thought constantly of what will happen to the average man and of what will be prepared for. the next generation. “We must consider our foreign policy upon the same high principle. We have become a powerful member of the great family of nations. . The nations look to us for standards and policies worthy of America. Wwe must shape our course of action by the maxims of justice and liberality and good will, think of the progress of mankind rather than of thé pro- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVEN St. Louis Family Hotel Burns With Loss of One Life and $3, 000 In Property. Ropes Made of Bed Clothes Burn In Half and Caused People to Drop to Stone Pavements. (By United Press). St. Louis, Nov. 2.—Fire gutted the fashionable family Hotel Berlin early this morning and caused the death of at least one person. W. C. Doug- las, a director-of the St. Louis Trust company, perished in the flames and the body was found by firemen in the smoking ' ruins. There were scores of thrilling es- capes among the 150 wealthy guests. The house list included some of the Wwealthiest and best known people of Sts Louis who had been in the habit of making their home at the Berlin. gress of this or that investment, of the protection of American honor and the advancement of American ideals rather than always of American con- tracts, and lift our diplomacy to the levels of what the best minds have planned for mankind. We must de- vote the power of the government to the service of the race and think at The loss on the building and con- tents will run into the millions, $3,- 000,000, being the lowest estimate. The guests were awakened By smoke pouring into their rooms and so fierce was the blaze that many were forced to jump to the street be- low. Albert Gener, Lientenant Wil- ING, NOVEMBER 2, 1912, lian Green and T. P. Bowlsby suf- every turn of men and women and children, of the moral life and physi- cal force and spiritual betterment of those, all of those for whom'we pro- fess to have set government up. “None of these high things can be done because none of them can be conceived, from the point of view of those who at present exercise power over us at Washington. No estab- lished policy of the Republican party can be used for such ends. ‘The black magic of campaign funds’ can- not work these miracles. The govern- ment at Washington has not in half a generation been conducted from the point of view or by the counsel of the nation as a whole, but by the advice and with the consent of fhose who have extorted special favors from it, a very small number of persons with their own objects constantly in view, it may be unconscious of their selfishness, cértainly unconscious of the interests of the vast majorities whom they ignorea in their scheme of prosperity. The great task that waits to be done can be done by a free government with its eye upon the whole people, and such a govern- ment we have not had since the Ding- ley and Aldrich tariffs began to be built up favor by favor and trust be- gan to multiply under the very pro- hibitions of the law. The Republi- can party is irretrivably committed and bound to go in the very opposite direction from that in which release and freedom lie. It has become a party of special points of view. “The country has already perceived this. Every where there has been a steadily gathering revolt by the voters. Twenty-six of the forty- eight state governments are now un- der Democratic executives. In the legislatures of the forty-eight states the Democrats outnumber the Repub- licans by a majority of 200. Seven- ty-three of the 120 chief citles of tie country have Democratic mayors. There are now 227 Democrats in the national house of representatives and only 161 Republicans. The tide gathers in greater and greater vol- ume. Only the presidency and the senate lift their heads a little above it, those citadels of power which the constitution makes it hardest for the people’s majorities to capture and occupy. Until these are taken, the great task wilk-halt and wait, the great task of putting the government at the service of the people. “Shall we not move forward ‘to the final conquest? An organized, uni- ted, and enthusiastic force. stands ready, the only united and militant force to which the people can turn with any prospect that they will be served, promptly, effectively and up- on a clear principle of action—the " (Continuec on last page). SCOOP 7o REPORTER 5C00P YOUVE. BEEN ABOUT @ & fered fractured knees and internal injuries from jumping. Physicians say they will die. . Twenty-three injured men, women and children slid down ropes of bed clothes which were burned,in two by the fire and dropped the fugitives to the stone pavement below. The fire was the worst in the history of St. Louis and has spread consterna- tion among the residents of other fashionable hotels. 1 MRS. - KLE _#Lydia E. Klein, wife of William . Klein, died in the hospital at noon today following an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Klein leaves her hus- band and two children, a boy and a girl. She was Lydia E. Peterson be- fore her marriage and lived on a farm between Eagle Bend and Alex- andria. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. OVER THE WIRES (By United Press). Battleship Explosion. Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2.—Six men ‘were scalded, two fatally, in an ex- plosion of the battleship Vermont this morning. Sixteen Are Drowned. Montreal, Nov. 2. — Sixteen were drowned on Lake St. Louis last night when the steamboat Cecille was wrecked in a bad storm. TURKS L_()Si GROUND = sames war 1 Vienna, Nov. 2.—The Bulgarians| We, the undersigned, being farm- have advanced to within twenty-five|ers and interested in good roads, miles of Constantinople. The city is|have investigated and satisfied our- panic stricken. Reports which have |Selves that Amendment No. 1, which reached here say that there is mur-|is to be voted upon at the Novémber der and loot everywhere. election is a good one and should re- —_— ceive the vote of every farmer in this county. Under- the law, as it now ROAD PETITIONS APPROVED. |stands, the farmer is paying for near- At the county commissioners’|ly all the work upon the roads in the meeting held this week, the esti-|state. If this amendment passes, a mates for state roads No. 9 and 12 as|tax of one mill will be levied upon prepared by the assistant state engi- |all the property in the state, includ- neer were approved. The State|ing the Iron Range country and the Highway Commission .was at once|big cities and all the personal prop- notified and the matter will come up |erty in the state. for its approval at the November This fund, which is expected to meeting. amount to one and a quarter million Road No. 12 runs from Farley to|dollars, is to be expended under the the Tamarack river and a part of it|direction of the State Highway Com- mission upon the state roads throug- (Continued on last page). TLLPUT UP A STALL MONTH TAKING A PRESIDENTIAL. ISTRAW VOTE - ADD ' T” UP FOR, The definite purpose of advertising is to bring the buyer and seller together with a view to the consummation of a deal whereby each parts with something—the one with money or its equivalent and the other with some commodity. The aim is to sell. Advertising may sell the goods outright or it may ih@erest and lead to. personal inquiry whichiin turn may. result in a sale. If the adver- tising leads to personal inquiry good salesmanship will perhaps close the deal. Too much must not be expected from advertising alone. What good would advertising do business with poor goods and dummy salesmen? That is poor merchandising. But good merchandising and good advertising combined is a sure winner and, is more. valu- able than bank stock. The merchant, who handles a good quality of goods, has a good selling force, and through judicious advertising- in his local _;iaper proclaims the merits of his goods, seldom meets with disappointment in his business.” He conducts his business a little bit better than his neighbor. And Emerson referred to the merchant as well as anyone else when he said, “If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse-trap -than 'his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.” The beaten track will follow in.the wake of good advertising and good merchandising. any merchant prince will certify. Scoop Knows Just Who Will Be Elected It always has as Oopyright 1912 by Geo. E. Patterson. out the state. No county is to re- ceive less than one-half of one per- cent, and no more -than three per- cent of this fund, which insures it being spent equally among the coun- ties of the state. Several of the other amendments are worthy of your consideration, but Amendment No. 1 is for the benefit of every farmer in the state, and should receive their support. By so doing, a part of the burden of taking care of the roads will be lifted from the shoulders of the large cities, who are equally bene- fited by the improvement on our roads. Hans Mickalson, Fred Peterson, L. E. Hanson, Thomas Braman, Otto Malterud, E. K. Nyhus, K. Nyhus, C. A. Olson, A. O. Hanson, Lars Hed- een, James Morris, Cecil Petrie, H. E. Bowers, James French, August Jar- chow, William Jenkinson. LET X = wiLsOoN AMDY= TAFT AND 2 = TEDDY — THEN Z2—N(+\Y(=2=X MULTIPLY THLS BY A HEVRY MINNESOTA IS CRIPPLED Loses Tollefl?n, Star Quarter Back, .On Eve of the Game With Dlinois. WILL Football scores at the Pioneer after &R0, is afternoon, " Minneapolis, Nov. 2. — Gopher football stock took a decided drop here today when it was learned that the faculty yesterday afternoon had declared Russell Tollefson ineligible for the rest of the season. Tollefson has been playing quarterback and gave promise of being one of the best backs of the season. His kicking has been the best seen on Northrop field since the days of George Capron. Tollefson is a graduate of the East high‘where he made a name for him- He has played in every game so far this sea- son, starting at halfback and later being changed to quarter. He kick- ed a field goal for the first score made in the Ames game and last Saturday duplicated the performance against Towa. He is a good open fleld run-|the Canadian ner and line plunger and it is feared that his loss will seriously cripple the Minnesota team. Hayward will be self on his school team. substituted. The game this afternoon will be the first in nine years that the Go- phers have played with the Illini on their home grounds, The party from Illinois arrived in Minneapolis THERES BEEN SOME 9 MSCOLCVLATIN, SUBSTITUE HAYWARD SUPREME * COURT Decision Handed Down In Itasca County Suit Is Ordered Affirmed. REYNOLDS vs. GREAT NORTHERN Action Was For Damage to Timber Caused by Fire Set By the Railroad. THIRTY-FIVE OUT OF FORTY Bemidji Judge Has Made a Record of Being Reversed In But Five Cases. In the decisions handed down by the state supreme court yesterday one was on a case tried before Judge Stanton and the order was affirmed. The case was that of Joseph W. Rey- nolds vs. the Great Northern rail- way and was tried in Itasca county. CHARLES W. STANTON The decision of Judge Stanton, which was upheld by the supreme court, was to the effect that the true measure of the damages for the in- jury to and destruction of standing trees by forest fire is the diminu- tion in the value of the land caused by such injury. The case was that of a fire being set by the railroad and Reynolds sued for damages. It is believed that this case will have a bearing on the forest fire cases of Northern railway which will come up in district court here Nov. 26. Following is the syllabus of the decision: Itasca County. Joseph W. Reynolds, appellant vs. Great Northern Railway Company, yesterday and reports are to the ef- | respondent. fect that they are a husky looking lot. It was in the fall of 1903 that Quare. As between a land owner and a tort feasor, and in that ab- the Illini last played on Northrop sence of any act of severance on the field. The Gophers“that year were a|part of the owner, is timber which massacred opponents except Michi-|has been felled by the act of God to gan and with the Wolverines played | be considered realty or personalty? the never-to-be-forgotten 6 to 6 The true measure of damages for gamé. Illinois was defeated 32 to 0.|tne injury and destruction of stand- No Game In Bemidji. ing forest trees by fire, is the dimin- ution in the value of the land caused There will be no football for Be-|by such injury. midji today. The high school will Instructions in an action based up- close its season by meeting Crooks-|on injury to and destruction of ton on the home grounds next Sat- urday. STORE CLOSED. The Gould confectionery store on Beltrami avenue has been closed. It was formerly operated by E. J. and Danie Gould. standing forest trees and fallen tim- ber, by fire set by the defendant’s negligence, considered and held to give the plaintiff full benefit of his contention that he was entitled to recover for the destruction of the fallen timber in its condition as it then lay on the ground, as well as for the injury to the standing trees. In an action based upon the de- stuction of standing forest timber by fire, evidence of the value of the tim- ber itself, is admissible, not as de- fining the measure of damages, which is the diminution of the value of the land, but as being proper to be considered by the jury in apply- ing the true measure and ascertain- ing the amount of the damages suf- fered. 5 Damages for the destruction by fire of standing and fallen timber, held not so manifestly insufficient as to require interference with the ver- dict awarding the same. Order affirmed. Opinion by Justice P. E. Brown. Judge Stanton has had thirty-five [cases affirmed and five reversed by UPHOLDS STANTON R il