Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 10

Mr. Busingss Man! - |BENG PRESIDENT . The Strain and lsolation That - Come With the Office. ) PR UNDER GUARD ALL THE TIME. Put Your Christmas Money Into Something Useful A FEW SUGGESTIONS ICY-HOT BOTTLES AND CARAFES— A large assortment to select from. Prices $1.50 to $5.00. Lunch kits $2.50 to $2.75. ) 'ANSCO CAMERAS—Something ~ that can be used all the year around. Prices from $2.00 up. STATIONERY—Eaton Crane Pike Co.'s line. ‘A new line just in. .Prices 25¢ to $1.50.- .- FOUNTAIN PENS—Conklin’s Self-Fill- ing. Prices range from $2.50 to $4.00. Every one sold on guarantee. y FRENCH IVORY TOILET GOODS— Mirrors,, Brushes, Combs, _Tnys, i - Manicure Sets. JOHNSTON’S CANDIES—Always fresh. In packages 1, pound to 2 pounds.; 30c to $2.00. : CIGARS AND SMOKERS’ REQUISITES;" —Boxes of 5, 10 and 25. Just in. ?nces range from 50¢ to $4.00 per When the Chief Executive ls In the White House the Regular Police Are on Watch, and When He Goes Abroad Secret Service Men Shadow Him. 1t is a fierce light that beats upon the White House—quite as flerce as any that beats upon a throne. Until he is relieved from it a president never real- izés the unconscious strain that he has to undergo. The joyousness that comes after he has laid down the burden and the contragt between the life succeed- ing that in the White House and the life passed tn it reveal to him the na- ture of what he has gone through. Ot course it is pleasant to be treated with considgration by every one; it is human nature for the incumbent to en- Jop the respect that is rendered to the office. But ghere is an isolation for the risident that it is impossible to avoid. ¢ 18 the only person.in the govern- ment service who has that kind of iso- lation. Few gee him except by special ;| appointment. The office separates him {fram society. ‘ There 18 no neighborly drdpping in; there is a curtain between bhim and that body of men with whom lie Was accustamed to associate. It is not trye that that keeps him /| frém knowing what is going on or that it saves him from feeling the shafts of criticism. The suggestion that he hears ‘| only the kindly view of what he does from his cabinet and from those who ‘are near to him does not cover the whole ground He has c¢andid friends, and he reads the newspapers. From congregsmen and from visitors whe ‘frequently turn their steps to ‘Washington the president hears the news from all over the country. He sees the newspaper men every few days, and unless he is always using -| them to give the public his view of pending questions he can learn much from them. If he is open to informa- tion at all he can exercise very excel- lent judgment as to the state of the publlc pulse. It ia pleasant to dlspense the hospi- tality of the White House, because you know that most of your guests will re- member all their lives all the circum- stances of their visit. The government is generous with the president in sal- ary and in paying his expenses of liv- ing. He can save a substantial sum each year and still not be niggardly in his hospitality. Three presidents of the United Statea have been assassinated, and congress in consequence has thought it wise to enjoin upon the chief of the secret service of the treasury department the duty of guarding the president against assault. Three or more experienced men are assigned to that duty, and they attend him wherever he goes. Of course when he is in the White House the regular District policemen, MAGAZINES—We take subscriptions for all the publications at right prices. ¢ PALMER PERFUMES—Never fail to please. In fancy holiday packages, 25¢, 50¢c, 75¢, $1.00. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S® CARDS AND SEALS—Prices lc to 15¢each. LEATHER GOODS —. Best qualityfi{){ Manicure sets in leather cases, $1.25 to $10.00. Ladies’ Purses $1.75 tl,pE $5.00. 'Photo Albums. FLASH LIGHTS—Something for the Boys. Prices range from $1.00 to $2.65. GITY DRUG STORE LALIBERTE & ERICKSON 3 Phone 52 309 Beltrami Ave. (We refund your fare) BRING US YOUR STARTING presence of the secret service men un- necessary. Whenever the president goes abroad, however, the secret serv- ice men are expected to be in his imme- diate neighborhood—in the vehicle in which he is riding or in another that follows; whenever he makes a railway Journey they are in his private car. These secret service men become very skillful in detecting the preserice of persons who are demented and who in their excitement may become dan- gerous. Of course if & man wished to kill the president and sacrifice his own 1ife for it the secret service precautions might not prevent him from carrying out his purpose, but there is greater danger from demented persons than from deliberate murderers. My own impression is that if there had been as great precaution taken when President McKinley was at the exposition in Buf- “’| falo ‘as ‘is taken today that tragedy :{ would rot have occurred. > The assassic in that case had his | hand in his pocket, where he had con- cealed a revolver wrapped in a hand- kerchief. If it had happened, today a secret service man would have selzed the assassin’s hand in his‘pocket, found the revolver and arrested him long be- fore the man had reached a point where he could carry out his purpose. Although I recognize the necessity of such precautions, I am bound to say that they are often irksome to the pres- ident. *The secret service men are as considerate as-possible and are well trained men; who mind their business, but that constant dogging of the pres- fdent’s steps arouses in him the uncon- scious feeling of being ‘under surveil- lance and guard himself rather than of being protected. An impression-has gone abroad that the president may not leave the coun- try. There is no law that prevents his doing so, and there is no provision in the' constitution that he’ would violate in leaving the ‘national jurisdiction. f Theré i8°a constitutional direction that the vice president shall act for ‘the president in ‘case he is disabled. If .| he-went abréad in such a way as to & 3 O not neglect your starting and lighting battery. .E.xlbe D It requires care and attention. We are battery experts and will inspect and advise you about your battery free of charge, regardless of its make. Repairs made at moderate rates. The “Exide’’ Startmg and Lighting Battery I8/ is the famous quality battery—known from Coast to Coast as “‘the fll‘mt ‘t’hat‘.l:u;- in a bg "hlt is d‘nl: e'x‘m-powadul. g.- pendal endurable bat: 112 that care 224 repair. START WITH OUR FRER INSPECTION TODAY. BEMIDJI AUTO CO. OLAF ONGSTAD, Prop. - Let _me mtroducc) ‘myself, > 1 am WANT 4D There are. many thingds Ican do for you. I can find fc ‘well be held to have disabled himself, :him.in his absence.—William Howard Taft in Youth’s Companion. i Smess l'nms e ' ¥ : ald l.etmzwomfor; BEMlDJl DAILY PIONEER i How pt men are to hate ti M toinrat—Fialding. “THE BEMIDJT DAILY PIONEER - who watch the approaches, make the i prevent his directing affairs he might | and, the vice.president might act for) What a Comma Did. Even the lowly comma when mis- placed may, be the cause of disaster. Of this no better instance can be found than that where the printer, setting up a little story, asserts: “The two young men spent the early part of the evening with two young ladies, and after they left, the girls got into a disgraceful fist fight.” * * * x * “Aren’t women greedy in some ways? My wife monopolizes all the closet room for her clothes.. Does yours?” “Qh, she allows me a sort of parking privilege for a suit or two."—Boston Transcript. How slowly the hours pass to the un- happy !—Saurin, The Spanish fishing fleets employ about 80,000 men. RAGS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 X K KX ¥ <K * &k x ¥ x *‘i x : The Bemidji Daily Pioneer is anx- ious to publish all the local and so- . Subscribe for the m""‘ : ciety news possible and would ap- KKK EE K KKK ,'(’ XK KX preciate it very much if anyone hav- ing news of that character would telephone 922 or mail the details to the Pioneer office. Contest closes Saturday, 1:30 p. m. Netzer’s Security Bank Pioneer Pioneer Office‘ :**i****#***f%l ¥ HOW MUCH * DOES COAL WEIGH? Bring us your clean cot- * ton rags--no buttons, bands ¥ s or woolen cloth m”p“d. : you are able to figure it. x x x x * x x * * x You can get a load free if & x * * x K * K EKKK KKK KKK KKK K holiday trading time. Our Tree Is Full Stoves Ranges Tools Guns Rifles Razors Knives Robes Tires Pumps Lamps Tubs Irons We could keep right on Toasters Toys Trays * Granite Ware - Chafing Dish Air Guns Carving Sets Skis Wagons Sleds Perculators Sweepers Paints Varnishes Brushes Oils Bicycles Bread Box, Floor Brush Choppers Roasters ‘Wringers Grinders Pans Enamel Ware = Ovens and name and name W til kingdom come, but what’s the use. You kn. . that it’s here and at the right price. [J YOUR HARD WARE MAN Third Street What Is Xmas Economy? The Best Is the Cheapest mas holidays. ital quickly and. brings more Pfione 65 In the Long Run That is the principle upon which we have built fip our business. to excel, frequently adhered to at a loss to ourselves,has enabled us to build up a: business that msplres confidence in the buying pubhc ‘A SMALL PROFIT AND A SATISFIED l}llSTUMEH is the end aimed at in every sale we make, and especially will it be so these Christ-, Many Christmas sales at a close margin enables us to turn our cap:” This ambition - people into contact with our store, and brings us more. future business. Tlus is the secret of success in OUR line. OUR LINES ARE: Groceries, Dry Goods, Shoes, Rubbers, Flour, Feed, Milk, Cream, Butter ' Eggs, Etc. You can’t afford to miss the wonderful bargains in values we are offering. It makes Christmas shoppmg easy and inex pensive at thls store. THE STORE THAT SERVES YOU BEST AT ALL TIMES TS D T Bemndjl s -