Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 17, 1913, Page 4

Up to 1910 Mr. Wilson's doctrine of nlmnliflad e sponsible government had only been extensively dis cussed in intellectual circles. Every serious writer oo American government sooner or later had deplored the practice of electing a multitude of officers. But none of them had suggested any'constructive remedies. - N¢ attempt.had been made to convince the great American public of their folly; the people were considered hope lessly wedded to the noti#r that electing a multitude ol officers is the very essence of democracy. “ In July, 1909, an article by Richard S. Childs had ap peared in one of the weekly magazines in which the evils of the elective system and the obvious remedy was discussed under the title ot “The Short Ballot.” This supplied the necessary catch-word which is always necessary to make an idea “go,” in the popular sense. Later on, the author, with Mr. Wilson and several well known editors, called a Short Ballot Con- ference which banqueted at the Hotel Astor in New York city on January 21, 1910. At this meeting Mr. Wilson explained thnt the object of the organizatior was to gain the adherence of as mafly: men of influence as possible, of what- ever party, and to interest those actually in charge of administration, so that they might aid by their practical knowledge of affairs and their influence with the legislating bodies. “Above all,” he said, “we should seek to make the prin- ciples we have in mind the subject of constant discussion. ‘It is not a cam- paign of education we have in mind, but a campaign of information.” On thé problem itself he said in part:—“The methods by which we have sought to establish popular control really destroy it. We have sought to make every office, great and small, elective. We have defined the duties and powers of each office by statute and we have nowhere united the offices thus set up in any coherent, interdependent system. Each officer has derived his authority from particular legislation and his office directly from the people. He has, therefore, been in no legal sense subordinate to any other officer, has owed obedience to no one except those who elected him, has been obliged to co- operate with no one except those with whom the statute upon which he stood commanded him to co-operate. It has been a system of executive action laid apart in complete analysis, and each item of the analyzed structure made independent of the rest..........If the great multitude of minor and petty offices were taken out of the elective list and were transformed into appointive offices, if the people were called upon to choose only those who ought under any reasonable system to be in responsible charge of the administration of government, many interesting results would follow. In the first place, it would be a most desirable and businesslike reorganization of the govern- ment itself, because it would give it administrative cohesion and a systematic relation of parts, unity and efficlency. What {8 much more important, it would be the re-establishment of popular control, because it would méke it possible for the people to exercise a direct and intelligent control over the nomination and election of the central autharitative officers.” The immediate outcome of this occasion was the founding of the Short Ballot Organization, of which Mr. Wilson was elected, and remains, president. It was he who drew up the vital section in its constitution and its platform. The campaign for simplified government to which Mr. Wilson has lent the aid of his great perspnal prestige will be treated of in the next article. Woodrow Wilson MANY STATES MOVE TOWARD SHORT BALLOT. In the lower house of the North Dakota Legislature, Representative Snyder has Introduced a measure which would apply the Short Ballot to the State government. By the provisions of this, the Governor’s term of office would be extended from two to four years, and he would have the appointment of a Becretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Public Iustruction, Commissioner of Insurance, three Commissioners of Railroads, and Attorney Beneral and one Commissioner of Agriculture and Lahor - The Spirit of Later-Day Advertising As we have said before, the pur- pose of The Pioneer is first of all to serve its readers. To do this is not only the right moral atti- = tude toward our constituency but it is good business, speaking from a purely business standpoint. And so it is that we point out from day to day the advertising features of this paper and the ad- vantages to be gained from keep- ing posted in all of the news thus presented. The spirit of advertising is dif- ferent today from that of a few years ago. The idea no longer is to fool and to misrepresent, but to conform and to invite. And it is the conmstant aim of the good merchant to stick = resolutely to facts. =5 It is this spirit on the part of advertisers that makes for confi- dence and enables us to direct the attention of our readers to the profitable practice of “ad”’ reading, teeling that in so doing we rend- er them a distinct service. Insects cause us an estimated loss of $700,000,000-a year in agricultural products now. A long study of the food of birds shows that this loss. would be much greater were it not for our feathered friends, and that even the hawk and owl spend most of their time in pursuit of insects, mice and other injurious animals. The stomach of one bird examined contained 1,900 small insects of a kind- very destructive to fruit trees. These and hundreds of other inter- esting facts are stated in this bul- letin,. but the most striking feature is the liberal use of pictures in color which make it appeal to all children and bird lovers from six to sixty. TO CAN PIEPLANT. Best Method Is to Cook It in. Mod- erately Hot Oven. ‘Wash and cut tender young pie- plant into half-inch lengths. Select a granite pan of the desired size, put a layer of the- pieplant in the bottom, cover with sugar, add another layer of pieplant, another of sugar, and con- tinue in this manner until all is in, [ R R R R R + 4 + Rotation vs. Discases.. * H - & + - 4 By A. F. WOODS, Dean, De- . #+ partment of Agriculture, Uni- 4 * versity Farm, St. Paul. - * Ll L R R R R R The accumulation of noxious weeds. diseases, and insects on the farm is . one of the most serious sources of loss. This results as a rule from the constant growth or too long continued culture of the same crop or class of crops on the same land. Wilt in vari- ous crops, baeterial diseases, grain rusts, and weeds and Insects too - numerous to mention all accumulate in the soil under the one-crop system. These pests often multiply to such an extent that ultimately it becomes impossible to secure profitable returns from land thus infested. Resistant varities must then be secured or crops cultivated on land not subjected to these pests. All these troubles.can be avoided and the fertility of the soil greatly improved by intelligent sys- tems of rotation. The most profitable systems for -any locality or type of farming, so far as they have been-de- veloped, can usually be obtained from the State Experiment Station or from the Department of Agriculture, Wash- ington, D. C. 'FARM BIRD BULLETIN.! & Colored Plates-and Interesting. Infor- . matlon Free to All Applicants. Do ‘you like bird pictures in natural cclors? Do-you know which birds are * of value: to your farm and orchard? If these topics interest you, you will certainly’ want a copy of Farmers’ ‘Bulletin 513, recently fssued from the United States Department of A:rl nultnro. Washington, D. C. having sugar on top. Put in a moder- ate oven and bake until the pieplant is tender. Put into sterile jars and geal. Use pieplant and sugar in the proportion of one cup of sugar to one and one-half quarts of the pieplant. Do not stir the material, as stirring breaks the pieces of pieplant and gives it a mussy appearance. Pieplant canned in this manner is much superior to that cooked on top of stove—Mary L. Bull, Domestic Science, University Farm, St. Paul. +++++>-*+++‘X‘+++++ + Keep the feet of colts level’ + % Dby the use of a rasp and see that the toes of their hoofs < are round and not too long ‘when turned to pasture; other- * + + * * wise the. hoofs are liable to be 50 -badly bLroken as to cause temporary lameness. el e oo o o b ol Smartweed i3 not usually trouble- some in cultivated fields. If low land and marshes are drained and pit un- der cultivation,” the weed will disap- pear. In low pastures or meadows| that can not be drzined or tilled the smartweed should be cut frequently enough to prevent seeding. Grasses adapted to the conditions should be sown thickly to crowd it out. W e S G Nasturtiums For Bare Spots, Plant nasturtiums wherever there is a bare spot in your back yard. Plant them whereyer you think there is going to be a bare place. They are among. the most easily grown of flowers, and the showy:blossoms, which flower un- 1l frost can be used for cut flowers for the house all through the summer. One ‘householder who has @ back yard garden always plants .nastur- tiums about her hollyhocks. When she cuts down ‘the stalks of the hollyhocks | after -the flowers have passed by—a practice, by the way. which keeps the its strong and the flowers big—the | ifimunm.m Just ready to demand:| 1in sight. AN A A A AN AN AN TINKER IS BATTING HOO0DOO Manager of Cincinnati Reds Causes Christy Mathewson, Star of Glants, Much- Annoyance, (By CHRISTY MATHEWSON, Veteran of New York Pitching Staff.) Joe Tinker, manager of the Cincin- nati Reds, has given me more trouble than any other batsman 1 ever have faced during more than twelve years of service in the National league. In fact, I long ago came to regard him as my batting hoodoo be- cause Joe always ‘has been a leading factor in the de- feats ~handed me by the Chicago club. The season of 1908 was a ‘great one for Tinker, both before and after that memorable pennant fight which went right up to the last ditch. Joe and I have been having some lively brushes, with each trying- to outguess the other. Prob- sbly the most bitter pill ever given me by Tinker was administered on the old polo grounds, New York, one aft- ernoon - late in the season of 1908. New York, Chicago and Pittsburgh were fighting it out in see-saw fashion for the pennant, and Brown, an old rival, was pitching against me. .The eyes of fandom al over the country. centered about the result of the race;: which had narrowed down to the real crisis. ~Neither side had pushed a run over the plate in seven innings, 'and paturally the great crowd gathered about:the yard was wrought up to. a: high state of nervousness. In the midst of one of these general - brainstorms Tinker laid hold of the ball, drilling a liner high and far away to left cen- ter, the ball crashing against the cor- ner of the fence. Cap in hand, the Cub shortstop whizzed around the pathway, digging ‘at top speed for a homer. That run was the only one scored in the battle, and incidentally the béating this accorded me practi- cally blasted every prospect we had for winning the National league cham- plonship. At first Tinker had eak- ness against Iow' curve balls cutting the outside corner of the plate, but it didn’t: take him long to remedy this fault. One afternoon after he- had tion-to Joe in his batting poise nowa-| s you'll note that he stands cons . pitchied ball durinig:his 1o i '."-'%p A Earl Hamilton, Browns’ Clever Star. Mamilton of St. Louis again demonstrated he was some pitcher when he Yet. the Yankees down with one hit. season and [ 3¢ mises to be one of the leading twirlers.of the American league. He has been doing grand work this Joe Tinker. choked it as he stood close up to the plate. Now he swings with one of the phortest sticks in the big leagues. One of the best things Joe does against my pitching 18 to comb extra-base drives, hence he is duly qualified to ‘hold the title of “My Batting Hoodoo.” - (Copright, 19183.) QUEER DISPUTE 1S SETTLED Golf Ball Is Driven Over Center Fleld Bleachers of New York Natlonal League Grounds. ‘The dispute between golfers and baseball players as to whether a golt Dall could be driven from the home plate at the ‘Polo- Grounds in New York over the center fleld bleachers was decided in the affirmative the other day. Grantland Rice, golfer and baseball writer, and' Oswald Kirkby, widely known amateur golfer, both succeeded .in- making the drive. Rice | put over one:ball in four, and Kirkby two in four. The golfers drove against the wind, but the ball carried over the top of the fence, which is about 50 feet high at this point, by about 15 feet.- A ‘brassy was used .for the drives, and it is estimated that the carry was about 200 yards. ‘The dis-| tance from' the home plate to the fence 1s about -165 yards. No. ball player has ever -been able to drive a ‘pitched ball even=into. the lower part of the center field. Manager McGraw of the Giants saw the feat performed. - Willtam Franfield f Notre Dame unlveraity, third “base; 4th of July Styles That Denote Fashion These are Clothes that are recognized as the Universal Standard, Clothes that give the wear satisfaction. It’s none to early - to. provide your clothing for Independance Day. Bring the whole family here. We can cloth them all. What you save will provide you with 4th of July money. FOR REN1 A FOR RENT—Two :0r three rooms"in 3 modern house, furnished or un- turnished, suitable for lighthouse- keeping. 1205 Dewey avenue. it v it s ot N FOR RENT—House, 1317_Beltramii avenue. Inquire 1114 Beltrami ave-~ nue, or Phone 631. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished room, close in, bath and phone. €02 Fourth street. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. 1011 Dewey. Phone 649. —_— LOST AND FOUND STOLEN ~— Circus Day, June 13. Pocket Book containing notes, de- posits and $5.00 in money from 1120 Doud avenue: Notes and de- posits are of no value to anyone but owner. Party may retain cash if they return papers. No questions asked. Mail-or send to this office. LOST—String of gold Beads Sunday evening between Methodist church. and 523 Bemidji avenue. Finder: return to above address for reward:. MISCELLANEOUS ° e~ o e oo, ADVERTISERS—-The great state off portunities for: business to classi-- fled advertisers. . The recognized advertising medium in the Fargo North Dakota offers unlimited op~ Daily and Sunday Courier-News, the only seven-day paper in the state and the paper which carries the largest amount of classified advertising. The Cuurier-News oovers North Daketa Mke a blank- et;-reaching all parts of the state the day of publicatioa; it is the paper to use in order fo get re- BULtS; rates ome cemt per word first Insertion, one-half ceat per word succeeding imsertions; fifty cents per line per month. - Address the Courler-News, Fargo, N. D. BOUGHT AND SOLD—Second hand cents guaranteed. ~Phone. orders| furniture. 0dd Fellow's bullding, “promptly flled. ~Mail orders given| 2°T0% from postofiics, -phone 13! ~ the same caretul attention a8 when | WANTED—Work nursing or house-.. you appear in person. -Phone 3.{ cleaning, Hattie Mosley, oolured; The Bemidji Pumear onlce Supply Call at 612 Fifth street. St % GG e e A tore: t WANTED—Clean ‘cotton rags at the; FOR SALE—At the '.right price if| ' Pioneer office. No buttons. taken at once. Corner lot 63 feet < ; WANTED—Position as stenographer- by-150, fronting east on Beltranfl and general offes R avenue; algo finest suburban. prop- e A R TR e D S GO erty in the city. I. G. Haycratt,{ WANTED—Work by day or hour. 903 - Eleyenth: ltreet. - Bemidji, Phone 800. Minn, FOR SALE—Smalf Im;u of type, sev- Find a'imyer for the Second-Hand things which yw no longer need—Through o “For Sale” Ad. OASH WITH OO0PY oent por word per issue Regular charge rate one cent per word per ire<rtion. No ad taken for less than 15 cents. Phone 31 Answer by Oorrespondence All Blind Ads using a number, box or initial for address. - Do not ask this office who the advertisar is: We cannot tell you. Don’t waste time, but write to the address printed in the ad. - bargains “in used motor cycles. Write us today. Enclose stamp for reply.- Address Lock Box 11, Tren- ton, ‘Mich. HELP WANTED. WANTED—EIlderly woman to care for- tuberculosis patient this sum- mer. Phone 392 or leave word at Pioneer. 5 FOR SALE—Typewriter ribbons for every make of typewriter on the market at 50 cents-and 76 cemts ~each. . BEvery ribbon sold for 75 WANTED—Dishwasher at ~ Great Northern restaurant, 207 Minne- . sota avenue. WANTED—GHr] for housework.-910 Beltrami avenue. Phoné 570. Chambermaid’ wanted at t.he Brink- man hotel. FOE SALE FOR SALE—160- acres _good . farm “land, - clay soil, hardwood timber, Birch, Oak and Maple, - 10 acres under cultivation, a fine spring of good pure water on' the l;nnd %