Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 6, 1920, Page 3

SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1920 "~~~ . x — [FAMOUS CORPS ENDS ITS WORK i IN THE WILDS ‘Northwest Mounted Police Loses : Identity as Civilization’ Lessens Its Need. l\lllllY HAS STIRRING HISTORY sRanged Far into Arctic Wastes to Pun. ¢ ish Crime, Maintain Order and Ex. tend Relief—Won the Confi- dence of the Indian. s | Ottawa.—That famous corps, the ‘Royal Northwest Mounted Police, has eeased to exist. It is now merged ; with the Canadian mounted police. For half a century “the scarlet and ';dd“ of the riders of the plains had | jbeen the symbol of law und order in i@ territory as vast as the United States west of the Mississippi. From Hud- |sem buy to the Rockies, from the Inter- |mational poundary to and beyond the retic circle tuey carried security to the law-abiding and terror to the law- king. On the vast prairies, in mountains and forest, through the ice- f.tind reaches of the arctic coast they amade “the long patrol,” protecting the \settler, succoring the weak and ad- imdmistering justice with a relentless ihand to white and red, to British and alen. The march of civilization has reught into this vast territory pros- settlers, where the Royal North- t Mounted Police found the Indian lef the sun dance and scalp knife, the iexeftable Metis (the French half-breed jof the plains), and the outlaw who memght this “no man’s land” to escape |$wstice and continue in crime. The In- dilen and Metis are now peaceful farm- ‘ers, the ranch has been replaced by ‘the farm, and railways now cover the country as thick as the Indian trails lof the seventies, Only in the far north As any of the original work of the po- fMoe left. Here in the Great Barrens, mlong e desolate shores of Hudson ®ay and the Arctic ocean, through the Reckies to Dawson will “the scarlet and gold” do the long patrol. The fa- “meous corps has done its work and has Jost its identity in the new national force. The uniform has been pre- served; tne romance and esprit de corps have gone. Origin of the Corps. For nearly two centuries the Hud- soa Bay company had ruled that vast territory between Hudson bay and the Reckies, when in 1870 the Dominfon of Canada acquired possession. The great company had been a guardian to the warlike Blackfeet, Assiniboines and Cree Indians and kept in a fashion law « and order. The hardy Scotch factors had in many instances married into the tribes and their influence was pow- erful and firm. Then came the change is control. It became “no man’s land” with the great company without au- - thority and the dominion government ! without any machinery to enforce fits ediets. It was a dangerous period. The Unit- «d States government was seeking to l <urb the flerce Sioux. They, in turn, ‘were making overtures to the Cana- dian Indians to join them. The whisky runner was unchecked in his debauch- ery of the Indian. It was at this pe- road that the Royal Northwest Mount- ed Police came into existence, and since then have been the most potent influence in preserving order in this vast territory. Three companies were lmo!lailized at Winnipeg, or, as it was fthen known, “Fort Garry.” Three other companies came through -the United States and joined them, and in all 500 men restored and preserved order in a territory as large as Europe, without railway and peopled with nearly 00,000 Indians rent with tribal wars | and embittered against the whites by the depletion of the buffalo herds, the almost sole source of their existence. It was then that the famous “scarlet and gold” uniform was adopted. To | the Indian the “red” coat symbolized the power of “the great white mother,” and Colonel Robertson-Ross, organizer of the force, suggested this uniform in his report. “During my inspection in the north- west I ascertained that some prejudice existed among the Indians against the color of the uniform worn by the men of the Rifles, for many Indians said, ‘Who are those soldiers at the Red river wearing dark clothes? Our old brothers who formerly lived there (meaning H. M.’s Sixth regiment) wore red coats,’ adding ‘We know that the soldiers of our great mother wear red coats and are our friends.’” And in this way, to impress the In- dians of the plains, was adopted the uniform that has given distinctive identity to this famous cGrps. From the Red river the new force made its first long patrol. Through what was then known as the Great American desert it struggled for 800 miles, establishing posts, and finally wintering at Fort McLeod, in the foot- hills of the Rockies. From there its activities spread, until now on Hud- son bay, Coronation gulf, the frozen Arectic and the desolate Yukon are posts from which patrols keep watch. By horse, canoe and dog train they carry the authority of the law to the PEskimo of the arctic, the whalers of Herschell island and the gold seeker of the Rockies. In the last fifty years they have brought the wild Indian into by this last message found on one of the force caught in a terrible blizzard : “Lost, horse dead; am trying to push ahead. Have done my best.” There never was a more deserving motto for wny force than the last words of this lying member of the scarlet and gold. ‘Have done my best.” And so it has been in the arctic wilderness or on the blizzard-swept prairie, whether serving the empire In the Strathconas in South Africa, or in the Garry Horse on Flanders' flelds, the riders of the plains have always done their best. Harvard graduate or Canadian farmer, Texas cowboy or French-Canadian voyager, the English aristocrat or the Scotch breed of the prairie, the scarlet and gold held them all, and always they did their best. Fifty years they have been the guard- ians of the wilds. The wilds have disappeartd, and so does this grand old corps, leaving as a heritage the best traditions in service and loyalty. . TRAFFIC COP’S TOWER Tower being erected in Fifth avenue at Fiftieth street, New York, from which the trafic cop will direct traf- fic. It places the officer out of dan- ger and gives him a better view. This plan was successfully introduced jn Detroit. ALEXANDRA CURL IN FASHION Hairdressers of England Take Up Style Introduced Fifty Years ’ Ago. London.—A new style of coiffure has been decreed by the hairdressers before most women seem to have mas- tered the latest arrangements. The new style is what is called “the Alexandra curl,” because it was intro. duced by Queen Alexandra when she was princess of Wales, some fifty years ago. The hair is done high on the head and the curls fall over the neck, being from twelve to sixteen inches in length. They need not necessarily be the wearer's own curls. It is claimed that this coiffure is be- coming to the greatest number of women, whereas the side crease and the forehead exgosure of the existing fashion is declared by the promoters of the innovation to be unbecoming to the greatest number. But, becoming or unbecoming, ex- perience teaches that if it becomes the fashion it will be universally adopted. DENY EX-EMPEROR IS ‘BROKE’ Vienna Officials Say Charles Has Cur- rency and Jewels of Great Value. Vienna, Austria.—Reports that for- mer Emperor Charles is financially embarrassed are denied in a semioffi- cfal note issued here, It is asserted he has several million kronen, to which may be added the value of his own i and former Empress Zita's jewels. It {s denied that the government refused to deliver his private jewels until he returned all the gems he had taken to Switzerland. Restoration of only those jewels which were the property of the Hapsburg family, which, it is held, belong to the state, has been de- manded. e 0101101011010 BB B BB B 0181 BB Would Close English Churches Six Months London.—Rev. W. E. H. Mor- ris, vicar of All Saints’ church, Southport, thinks that “it might not be a bad thing for England if the church were to close down for six months.” “This country,” he said, “has been brought up in the lap of ec- i clesiastical luxury and is Gos- z pel-burdened. There are few § towns in this country that are é pnot overchurched. Religion 1s H & i ¢ DU — S e e o i e e i i e e i s i S e A R e N i e e e B e e i e et e A 80 easily to be ohtained that we ¢ do pot appreciate it. It Is too- § cheap.” t RS S Follows Mistress in Death, London.—Daffodil, a blooded horse, was shot here !a accordance with the will of Fis :nistress, Mrs. J. W. Maxr- sndale. Mrs. Martindale wrote: “If _ g, cave the hosse follow me.” - [ THE BEMIDJI DAIITY PIONEER --EAT-- > Orchand - s | ftormuadiem | Third Street Cafs IVE ATTENTION T i GIVE | 0 GRAPES Our Waiters Important Thaf All Grapevines and Other Small Fruits Be Pruned Do the Waiting mmmae sy | BYSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL UNDERTAKING DOCTORS H, N. M’KEE, Funeral Director and Sprayed In Spring. PHONE 178-W or R DR. EINER JOHNSON Physician and Surgeos Bemidji, Minn. (Prepared by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) With the approach of spring 1t 8 very important that all grapevines and other small fruits be pruned, sprayed, and given proper attention. Grapes especially need attention at this time. :If the vines have not been pruned, do ‘not delay but prune them at once. If the pruning is put off too long the vines will bleed and lose their vit:l- ity. There are two or three methods for pruning grapevines, but the main essential is to prune back the iateral branches that were formed last year, leaving about three or four buds; also, if the number of these branches is too great, they should be thinned out and only the stronger ones left. The fruit is borne on the new wood formed during the early springtime, and the old wood simply serves as a basis for the production of this new wood. If the vines are left without pruning, a great number of new branches will be formed, the vines will be too thick, and the fruit small and inferior. It is 2t good plan to spray the grapevine with a commercial lime-sul- phur solution, at the rate of one part to nine parts of water. This spray to be applied before the buds start. 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