Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 15, 1922, Page 8

s N | | i i ! THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER MAYOR NELSON, ST. PAUL, (Continuea From Page 1) early solution of the difficult ques- tions involved is demanded. “Immediately following the World War, a storm of lawlessness swept over the United States. No com- munity, be it either city or hamlet, wasexempted. Crimes of violence broke out. The value of human life seemed almost to have dropped to the level of the German mark or the Russian ruble- The public conscience was stricken. Public officials sought to restrain the tempest without sue- cess. Various organizations sought the reason for its existence, but they all failed. Some advanced the theory that the general tendency toward dis- intergration of our social structure during the war, with a necessity for readjustment of our economic sys- tme was the underlying cause. Others charged the widespread un- employment with -its natural ac- companiment of poverty with caus- ing our troublesome times, and still others with force and earnestness of escape through theft of automo- biles was the underlying cause for criminal unrest- “Whatever the cause it is true that crime uncqualed in its intensity has confronted our citizens during the past four years. And in the midsy of it all, the 18 Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, prohibiting - traffic % .intoxicating liquor, was. adopted, thereby requir- ing in a short period a further and very marked readjustment of the lives and business of millions of our citizens. “Admitting that conditions here arc serious, the keenest minds of our nation have worked hard to devise the required solution. There are vemedies suggested which I prefer to divide in two classes—superficial and iundamental. First, however, I can not refrain from condemning the demagogue who in a flight of oratory uirges the abolition of all existing law and substitution of fewer laws presence of an officer of the law. The criminal plans long in advance: He knows where the officer will be who is in charge of the territory where his job is to be “pulled” He plans well and with foresight. An officer who follows a machine-like grind of pounding his beat from morning until night cannot cope with such. We need officers who are able to outwit the wittiest criminal. We need, if you please men who are trained to think; but before we can hire them the remuneration will have to be made worth while. I am a firm believer in a well paid police force, with fewer policemen, but with men who can think and act for themselves. “We should have in the United States a swifter court of justice Too often we have belived that the law’s delay cannot be remedied- There is no reason why on the com- mitment of a felony an immediate indictment cannot be returned by the Grand jury and a speedy trial of the accused held. “The suggestion is also made that our judges should have a longer tenure of office, which is undoubt- edly wise. A longer term in prision for those convicted of the ‘major crimes would be more conductive to a proper administration of justice. The system of parole and probation undoubtedly needs reforming, it is far too easy here in our own state to get-out of prison after getting in. Our parole board is composed of estimable gentlemen; but it would seem that in_some instances at least, the pubiic has been forgotten and the Board moved by sentiment- al pleas of the misinformed. Surely there exists no legitimate reason which could justify the premature release from prison of thoses de- stroyers of human trust and in- nocence, Bragdon and Schaefer to mingle again with the victims of their wanton acts. “Serious consideration should be given to the re-institution of capital punishment- Whlie I am not a be- liever in the old principle of ‘an eye for and eye’ and ‘a tooth for a tooth’ I do believe that in some in- stances capital punishment ‘could be utilized. No man who is convict- ed of murder in Minnesota can now and more sensible ones. Qur compleX | iive o greater punishment than state of society necesarily requires complex laws. While some no doubt are antiquated it would be imprac- tical and ridiculous to assume that all the learning of the past ages should be brushed aside and that a return to the simple doctrine of the Ten Commandmentwould suffice- “Among those suggested remedies which are superficial and temporary 1 place the suggestion that our police force be improved- There is no doubt but that we do not have in the Uni- ted States sufficient police officers who are capable of coping with the rrofessional and learned criminal: We have not yet developed to that point where one officer wil lhave but one citizen to watch although it is true that-public officials of one kind or another are being increased so rapidly that in the not very dis- tant future, if the present rate of increase continues we will have but two classes in this cauntry—the in- spectors- and the inspected. But we do need better police offiicers. Crimes are not often committed in the = Shoe Co. ON THIRD STREET School time is now here, Get the Kiddies fitted. Good, sturdy School Shoes at prices | phrase used by ambitious life imprisonment no matter Wow many crimes he may have commit- téd. But heé can go to prison with the hope that some meddiesome sentimentalist will plead his pitiful condition before the Board of Pa- 'role with a possibility of being re- leased befére the end of his term. An ‘amendment to the existing law providing For capital punishment at the discretion of the jury, would, I belive be an advance in our criminal law, “Jt is recommended that the man- ufacture ‘and sale of fire arms, both revolvers and guns should be -pro- hibited ‘entirely- except ‘under the direction of the state. The can be no question of the advisability of such action- “It is contended that courts are too lenient in' extending bail I think the contention is correct. Criminals are so organized today that bail in any reasonable amount can be provided by an organization or gang. This should be considered by the -courts and in the more serious cases bail should be required in large amounts. “It is suggested finally that first offenders should not be permitted to mingle with experienced -crimi- nals. The reason for this is obvious and requires no argument in its fa- vor, “Children are not to be blamed for their disrespect of the law when fathers and mothers openly break it, and boast about it, by manufag- turing home brew that only a drag- on could drink without death over taking him. Children can not help it if they are taught that Mr- Vol- stead is a destroyer of personal li- berty, and because he is the Eight- eenth Amendment is not to, be obey- ed. Personal liberty is a smooth politic- ians as a toothsome morsel to draw votes from certain classes. It has turned out to mean: ‘I don’t like | this law. It interferes with my per- ‘| sonal liberty (what 1 Tike to do) so ‘|1 will not obey it. ‘The base of the ‘personal liberty’ feeling is selfish~ |ness. You can imagine what chaos - would result if every citizen would < insist on ‘personal liberty’ Russia and- her bolsheviks will be a church " social in comparison- ) “Proper::education ‘of the youth Girls’ School Shoes, calf leather, sizes up to 2....$1.98| Boys’ black calf School Shoes, sizes to 5%......$1.98 One lot of Children’s tan and black kid button Shoes, sizes up to 8 98¢ Tennis for school, for Boys Girls, in Oxfords and bl nd white....98¢ Ladies’ Strap House Slip]pers in black kid, rubber heel, Final Clean-Up on White} Oxfords and Pumps, see our} big values . 4298} ] of our nation is fundamental. Cours- es in civil government designed to incubate the principles of respect | for the law must be pursued. ‘“Here in Minnesota we are, in general blessed with a good public school system and yet the amount of illiteracy is appalling. A more strict - enforcement of our laws re- quiring compulsory school attend- ‘ance of children not only in cities But in the country districts would insure a-healthy improvement. Upon you, ‘the mothers of our common- wealth, rests primarily the cause of this sort of education. The city of St- Paul is alive to the urgent neces- sity of the education of its children and I know that an issue of bonds for that purpose will be authorized by our citizens at the coming elec- tion- No investment can be made by the people of any community that will pay better dividends so soon or so great. “The other fundamental must -be the proper moulding of public opin- jon. No police foree, however ef- fieient, can successfully enforce a statute which runs counter to pub- lic opinion, Law in itself is presum- od to be public opinion crystallized STATE FORESTER COX _ the individual citizen recognizes that in the violation of the law-there is a perpetrated a grave injury against the public; a similar’ situation ex- ists in the law against larceny, the law against theft, the law against rape, but the prosecuting officers and police of the United States today have confronting them the necessity for the enforcement of an act which runs directly counter to a certain force of the public mind. I do not mean to say that the Eighteenth Amendment and its enforcement act are not supported by a major- ity of the citizens of our country. 1 believe honestly they are- But I do say that until a large part of the public opinion which now stands forth as an antagonist of that act is moulded as a force behind it, it will be impossible to effect a more than reasonable enforcement. “It cannot be denied that wide- spread disrespect for -ome law creates in itself a_tendency towards disrespect for all laws.. There is for that reason, grave danger in the ex- isting situation. We must have now a greater support on the part of those -good citizens who believe in the enforcement of the law. There must be now a ‘greater interest in .government by those who have been favored by education and intelligence to'comprehend cause and effect and upon you, the mothers of this fair land; rests the greatest burdem. “You have recently enfranchised you have been granted a privilege, a duty only too long withheld and, my friends, it is noted with deep regret that some of your sisterhood have not only failed to take advan- tage of the God given right to cast their ballots but have failed in their duty to serve on the jury: My friends, the ultimate enforcement of any law rests in the jury box. If you who are interested in the proper development of our free institutions fail, you who know the danger of neglect to compel obedience to law if you fail to do your duty, God pity us and our future. Remember- this that those women who are interested in their own personal aggrandize ment who do mot look upon ‘the pub- lic weal with the unbiased - senti ment of a patriot, will take your places at the ballot boxes and on the jury with the result that can be but expected. I say to you, my friends, that the man or the woman who holds the destiny of -a nation in his or her hands by means of the ballot and fails to vote, -and who fails otherwise to perform his or her duty to the government, is little less a slacker: than ' Grover Bergdoll, the arch slacker of them all.” (Continued Frem Fage 1) ed unless a most thorough éxami-. nation -shows the project to ‘be de- cidedly worth-while and at thc-same time-safe. Dams ought to be provid- ed:in the ditches for the water level must-he safe -guarded in the interest of agriculture no less than for the sake of safety- Most of our bad fires hatch in the drained peat lands. “The. State Forest Service, under the Forestry Board, is charged with the prevention and control of forest fires, with the management of state forests and with the work or re- forestration. ‘Eveén though the force of rangers and patrolmen is all too small, these men have accomplished: 8 great work during the past few years, They have extinguished many hundreds -of fires and have secured the ‘interest and assistance of ‘the organized townships, the railroad companies, lumber companies and others. Even this present season the rangers’ crews have put out over 400 fires. Without question ~ they have saved many lives and millions of dollars worth of property. It is dangerous ‘to assume that any force -production. ‘There is the most urg- ‘careful regulation, otherwise, Without trees camping would be ‘a discomfort, not a pleasurc; without forest cover much of our game would cease to exist. People do not object to ‘a fishing license- 1 have talked to many tourists and 'have yet to find one who objects to sharing in a small way ‘the cost of forest pro- tection.. Kven if we assume that a camping license would discourage tourists ‘let us bear in mind that forest destruction, 1f continued would éventually drive the tourist from the state- i “The ‘second point in the ferestry program. is the establishment of ad- ditional State Forests. The State of Minnesota still owns much ' land. Six hundred thousand acres of this virgin forest which is being cut clean and destroyed at the rate of 50,000 ‘acres a year. We propose and -have contended for years that this splend- id timber property should be put under the charge of the forestry board and handled for steady. timber ent necessity for early action since at the présént rate of cutting twelve more years will see the finish of this timber and it would require six million dolars initial investment An Ordinance Amending Xo. 129, beinT an Ordinance S e iy everages o of Bemiaji. . sl THE CITy COUNCIL OF BEMIDJI DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.—That Hection 8 of ‘Ordi- nance No. 120 being an Ordinance to License and Regulate the Sale of Non- Intoxicating Beverages in the City of Bemidj!, be and the same is hereby amended so B.!Béo read as follows: _Application for a license shall be ‘made to the City Council in writing de- sald Fund. in_payment for the Installa- tion of “The White Way" electric light- ing system.” Proposition No. 2 “Shall bonds be fssued by the City of Bemidji under. the provisions of Sec- tion 9, Chapter VI of the Charter of sald city, and Ordinance No. 129 of said city, to the amount of Ten Thousand $10,000.00) Dollars, bearing interest at the' rate of six (6) per centum. per an- num, for_the purpose of, and on account of, the Permanent Improvement Fund, the” money therefrom to be used for the_specific purpose of paying the out- standing warrants issued against said Fund in payment for the construction and equipment of a Detention Hospi- scribing the place wherein the business | tal is to be conducted, signed by the appli- cant, and accompanied by the sum of Five Dollars ($56.00) to be pald into the treasury should the license be issued. Section 2.—This Ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its _passage, approval and publciation. First Reading August 7, 1922, Second Reading August 21, 1922, ‘Third Reading September 5, 1922, and declared passed and carried by the fol- Section 2.—That the said propositions shall be §o submitted during the same hours and at the same polling places, in each election’ district, as are desig” nated for the holding of said general election; to-wit: between the hours of 6 o'clock a. m. and 9 o'clock p. m.; at Millér's Store for the First Ward; at City Hall, for the Second Ward; at Di- calre’s Warehouse for the Third Ward; at New Kaplan Bldg, for the Fourth i saves t new clothes, yet gives | you practically new | garments. l sacrificing looks—see SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PIONEER and forty year’s time to bring it back _:gnin to its present production capacity. ; “The ditching of wild lands needs required water level to make the growth - of vegetation possible and |tlon of issuing and selling Fifty Thou- to reduce the fire risk, “A fairer method for the -taxation | 0f Bemidji, for the purpose of paying SXer o - out of growing: timber is badly needed. |{ijued or to be issued, in payment for ‘We have had a forest economist from | “The White Way” electric lighting sys- State for | tem; and for the Detention Hospital, In- & ‘Washington here in the a considerable time.chis year, work- ing ‘out what looks like ‘a good plan. A bill will be drafted and ‘present- ed which if passed by the legisla- | said.question be submitted in two sep- arate and distinct propositions as hege- in_set forth. ture will tend to induce private owners of woodland and forest to preserve and properly manage such properties. “No organization .in this state has |all amounts realized from the sale of been more helpful to the cause of forestry than has the Federation of Women’s Clubs. Front the forestry board, the state forester and wide- ly scattered -rangers; I bring to you our grateful acknowledgement and genuine thanks.” LEGION PLANING BiG TIME ARMISTICE DAY (Continued from Page 1) the post voted to put up two med- als, one for girls for - scholastic honors, and one for boys for schol- astic and athletic honors. This ap- plies to the schdol year just started and will include all four years of high school. The high school prin- cipal, athletic coach and a member of the Bemidji post are to serve as judges of the standing of the con- testants. The medais will be awarded some, time after the close ~of the present schol year. ivan Bowen-of Mankato, state railroad and warehouse commissioner and F.-D. McCarthy of St. vice commander of St- Paul Post No. 8 who were in Bemidji on busi- ness Thursday night wére guests at the meeting and Mr. McCarthy gave a ‘very encouraging talk on Legion work. The flying ~circus and motor derby at the -Fair grounds Sunday were outlined by Mr. K'ribbs of the Western Flying Club. AGED SHOEMAKER FOUND UNCONSCIOUS AT HOME C. F. Eilefson, aged shoemaker a} this ¢ity, ‘was found in an uncon- seious “condition at his home, 214 Mississippi avenue south, this morn- ing by John A. Cline, a neighbor. The aged man was last seen Wednes- other than the forest rangers and their organization éan _successfully deal with' forest fires: Without any refléction whatever upon the National Guard, the sending of soldiers to a forest fire is no better than substi: tuting the police for the fire de- partment in° a city fire. This point is 'so ‘plain and-so vital that it would be nothing short of wicked to-leave any doubt -in the ‘mind of #nyone: The lives of thousands of nren; wos men and children dépend upon the efficiency of the forest rangers. Let us continne to keep the Forest Service ‘out-of politics. “Qur stite las ‘ade a -start in Forestry. It has splendid forest taws 1t has already set aside 400;000 acres of State Forests within which logging is done conservatively in- stead of destructively. Considerable is being done in the matter of tree planting amd in preserving and de- facilities. It has gone after the forest scourge in the right way, but with insufficient force- iy “Pew matters to -come before the Legislature next winter will be as important ‘as. those making up the forestry program. First and fore: most is the ‘matter of funds to fi- nance the Forest service. We know that the appropriation of a suffi- ient sum by the Legislature is dif- ficult, becauge southern Minnesota is not- as, directly concerned as Northern Minnesota. To propose a special tax on the lands of Northern Minnesota, already heavily burdened meets serious objection. There is-an- other method which as a last resort may be asked as the means of pro- viding the necessary money. This is by licensing campers: The argu- nients in favor of licensing hunters and fisherien apply with even great~ er force to all persons who camp and build fires in the open. Many The law covering murder is compar- atively easy of enforcement because ——— e 14 o e fires are started by careless campers. o ——a— m day afternoon about 4 o'clock. Mr. Cline ‘went over to the house this morning ‘and there found Mr. Ellef- son laying on the kitchen floor, suf- ferifig from a stroke. Mr. Elléfson lives alone, and when found by Mr. Cline -the house was cold, there being no-fire in the stove. He had ‘evidently been laying on the floor for two days. However, he is atill alive and is being cared for by City Physician Dr. E. A. Shannon. Mr. Elléfson formerly had a shoe re- pair shop at Fourth street and ‘Amer- jea avenue for a nuniber of years. END CONVENTION TODAY| The 28th annual meeting of the Minnesota Federation of Women’s ‘Glubs comes to a-close-this afternoon after what is considered a very in- structive session. The speaking pro- gram Bt this session has been an out- standing one, every speaker having a message of real worth Visitors have . complimented Be- midji very highly on the entertain- ment program and it 'is apparent that all-guests have enjoyed their stay hete, although the weather has been a_trifle cold. Thursday afteritcon the ‘ladies were cnterthined with an auto drive arount Lake Bemidji and banquets at Birchmont and the Markham To- tels. ~The banquet met with hearty favor, the decorations drawing many favorable comments. The favors were also delightful and the service rendered was excellent. Bemidji to- day ‘bids its visitors good-bye with the hope ‘that they have enjoyed their stay here and will visit Ee- midji again in the very near future. the g?unccu ol, Bcel:nid!bl, liinne:‘otné‘hdd in e Py e Council ambers in the City Hall fire danger will increase beyond all |in said city, on Monday, September 5, hope of control. Inexpensive dams |1922, at 8 o'clock P. M. in the ditches would maintain the [T3 04" 2h6 moved its adoption: election to be held in said city on the waul, | Souncil, Ward; and at Dougherty’s Second-Hand Store for the Fifth Ward. Section 3.—That the City Clerk of the City of Bemidji be, and she. hereby is, authorized, ordered, and directed to cause twenty (20) days' notice of the submission of said propositions, at said election, to be given by posting in three public places in each of said wards of said city, for at least twenty (20) days lowing vate: Ayes—Jahr, Olson, Mc- Kinnon, Stafford, Smart, Lloyd, Rode. Nays—Evenson, Lahr. ‘Absent—Denison, Bridgeman. Approved September 11, 1922, A. V. GARLOCK, Attest: Mayor. BELLE DENLEY, City Clerk. Delivered to Mayor Sept. 6, 1922. Returned by Mayor Sept. 11, 19"292,1 149- 5 notice setting forth the prapositions as herein set forth, and stating that they will be submitted to the legal voters, at the respective polling places, and at the hours as herein above directed. Section 4—That the ballot to be used at said election: shall be prepared, print- ed, and distributed under the direction of the City Clerk as are ballots at other elections shall be in substantially the following form, to-wit: OFFICIAL BALLOT Bond election, City of Bemidji, Minne- sota, November 7, 1922. Proposition No. 1—(Proposition set forth as in Section 1 hereln»)—YEg.. RESOLUTION XO. 211 At a regular meeting of ‘the City ,_the following esolution was introduced by Alderman A Resolution directing that the ques- & Proposition No. 2—(Proposition set sand ($50,000.00) . Dollars Permanent |forth a sin Section 1 hergin.)—YESn Improvement Fund Bonds, of the City NO.. Vote on Each Proposition. Electors desiring to vote in favor of a proposition shall make their cross mark, thus “X,” opposite the word “YES,” and electors desiring to vote against a proposition shall make their cross mark, thus “X,” opposite the word “NO"—and shall in all respects be gov- erned by the provisions of Section 320, General Statutes of Minnesota, 1913. ‘The foregoing Resolution having been duly. seconded by Alderman Evenson, it was put upon its passage, and by an Aye-and-Nay vote was declared duly carrfed. Aldermen voting Aye—Jahr, Olson, tstanding warrants against said fund, talled and_constructed .in sald city, be submitted to the legal voters of said city, at the general state and county 7th day of November, 1922, and that the WHEREAS, There exists in the City Treasury of the City of Bemidji, a fund Our Dry Cleaning ou the cost of Economize without us. previous to the-date of said election, a [y designated as “Permanent Improvement Fund” into which there shall be paid | Evenson, McKinnon, Stafford, Smart, Lioyd, Rode, Lahr. Aldermen voting Nay—None. - ‘Aldermen absent—Denison,. Bridge- man. Submitted to Mayor Sept. 6, 1922, bonds issued on account of this fund, nd out of which fund there shall be paid the cost of all real property and the rights thereon, and ail improve- B ments thereon, which the city may own| Approved Sept. 11, 1922. or acquire for its various purposes; and, | . A.'V. GARLOCK, WHERAS, Warrants have been drawn | #1465t} Mayor. on said fund which, together with the BELLE DEILEY. interest to acerue thereon, will amount | pybiished Sent 15 §952 1d9-1 to the sum of approximately Forty . thice to Auto Drivers ;‘Speed Limit in School o Zone MILES PER 1 HOUR Any person found vio- lating this law will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. THOS, BAILEY CHIEF-OP-POLICE 5 | SUBSCRIBE. FOR THE PIONEER thousand. ($10,000) dollars, said rants having been issued for the pur- pose of paying for the installation of an I I IO, electric lighting system in the streets of the said city, commonly known “The White Way,” and, WHEREAS, Warrants nave been or will be drawn on said fund which, to- gether with the interest to accrué there- on, will amount to the sum of approx- imately Ten Thousand ($10,000) dol- lars; said warrants having been, or to be issued for the purpose of paying for the construction and equipment of a detention hospital in said city; and WHBREAS, There is no money in sadi Fund or in any other fund of said city to pay for said’ warrants; and, WHEREAS, Large benefits have ac- crued to the general public and to the citizens of said city by reason of the making of said improvements; and, WHEREAS, The issuance and sale of bonds, in the amounts above stated, will not increase the debt of said city be- Coat FPropiley 224 e IRENE G. KELLY Dentect %}/&m;&f = enizences #e @/iflné@/ %/ an Cffpee e |2 e Merw PBeankor @fltfi/a}zf losis and NeReay a Sfeciatly. Sbsoccated itk Doctors Preboner and Reefeavelion Phones e 180-J yond the limitations set fortn g its | (E i AR N O i Sharter, or as othorwise provided by law; and, g WHEREAS, Prpoosed Ordinance No. 129 has been duly submitted to the City X of said city, and Is how re- ceiving its readings preliminary to its passage, approval, and publication, and ‘wherein due provisions are made for the issuance, sale, and payment of said bonds, and of the interest to accrue thereon; - RESOLVED: Section 1.—That the question of the issuance and sale of sald bonds be submitted to the legal voters, of said city, at the general state and county election to be held in said city on the Tth day of November, 1922, and in the form of two separate and distinct propositions substantially as follows: Proposition No. 1. “Shall bonds be issued by the City of Bemidji under the provisions of Sec- tion 9, Chapter VL of the Charter of sald city, and Ordinance No. 129 of said || city, to the amount of Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars, bearing interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per an- num, for the purpose of, and on ac- count of, the Permanent Improvement Fund; the money therefrom to be used for the specific purpose of paying the outstanding warrants issued against will be used. e ———— Bicycles — Motorcycles Harley-Davidson Line NEW AND REBUILY Order Your Parts Prom Us GENERAL REPAIR SHOP week. 4 PIPELESS i (= ALC S. 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