Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 23, 1912, Page 5

PAGE FOUR Grand Repids Werais- Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rap. ids, Minn., as Second Class Matter. Official Paper of Itasca County STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, ” Statement of ownership and man- agement of the Herald-Review, pub-| lished weekly at Grand Rapids, Min- mesota, as required by the act of August) 24, 1912: Exitor, E, C. Kiley, Grand Rapids, Minn. | Managing editor, E. C. Kileys Grand Rapids, Minn. | Business mamager, E. C. Kiley, Grand Rapids, Minn. | Publisher. E. C- Kiley, Grand) Rapids, Minn. i UNCOVER THE FACTS. | The trial of J, LeFevre, editor | ef the Grand Rapids Examiner, for} slanderous and defamatory ments against E. A. Freeman, head’ af the educational system of school | district No. One is on in the Grand | Rapids counts this week. Since this matter has been brought to a courtof law, it is up to the court, to have such an investigaion made that, not a shadow of doubt, not a suspicion of uncertainty in the prem- ises ramain. The case on trial mow is not & matter for jestorcareless comment, it is not a matter for passing by lightly, but it is a case that is vital with every resident of this school district. The honor and integrity of the man who stands at the head of sur school system, who has in his eharge the moulding and developmert, of the characters of the young men and women of this community {has ‘been, questioned. If Mr. Freeman has been guilty o! any of the acts with which he is chang-| ed, then he is not a proper person to %o at the head of an institution, of} Yearning and the people should know, the facts im the case andi take action, If on the other hand, a false and slarderous chnce has been made with | state- | out foundation, the people of this district to refuse; | ‘GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER, 23, 1912 a candidate to have even taught a rural schoo] in order to be eligible to the superintendent's office. This condition of things, amendment No. Five will do away with. requiring that, hereafter, county superintend- jents of schools shall haye “educa- | tional and professional qualifications to be determined by the legislature.” Certainly it would seem to be the Part of wisdom and business sense that we demand some capability for the work from those who aspire to county or state office. No pusiness man would turn over his office or store to the management of a man who was without experience im that line of business. Why then, should |the business of the county be less carefully! managed? Why should in- experienced and inefficient people be placed in position of responsibility? If you are a conscientious citizen, | if you believe in value given for | value receive@—abovye all, if you for the money expended in this di- |rection. you will vote yes for the adoption of amendment No. Five— | which will mean that in future you can pe reasonably sure of some meas- ure of service from the county sup- jerintendent’s office. WOMAN AND THE BALLOT. The New York American says: “The woman of this country will have the right to vote, and they will have that right soon.” Not so, Brother Brisbane, not so. And yet, in what you mean, though not in what you say, you are right too. Women are not GOING to have the right to vote—they have that right now. Only it isn’t cnoceded to them, ex- cept in half a dozen states. Mr. Brisbane is actuated, very like- ly, but that strange belief that the bal- lot is not a RIGHT but a PRIVI- LEGE. We never could understand that viewpoint. If it is a privilege, who onceded it? In this case, it would be ithe male voters. But they did not always have that where. Who conceded it to them? The ruling powers—kings, czars, em- perors, nobles, the privileged Classes. Who gave to these privileged clas- then it is time for|s°s the right to concede or withhold the “privilege” of the ballot? No- to allow this sort of thing to proceed. | body—they took it. They took it in} The schools of the country stand nearer and dearer to the heants of | the days when might was right and |power supplanted justice. They kept! the people than any other public in- | it just as long as they could, and it stitution, As the moral tone of the schools | forced from them, They claimed God| so will be the moral tone of your, sons and daughters. The injtegrity of the head of this school system has been attacked by a sheet that reeks with falsehood, ealumny and hatred, Insults have been | heaped on teachers who have been iaboring for the welfare of the boys and girls under their care The discipline of the schools has been in- jured by the attacks made onthe in- structors. The good name of the city is be- | ing defamed and the reputation of | our school system, one of the finest | in the state and of which every resi- dent of Grand Rapids may well be proud, is questioned. The present trial will show wheth- er there is just cause for this de- plorable condition. If not, then it! is up to the residents of the com- munity to see thatastopis put, once and forever, to the present disgrace- ful condition of affairs. Let the facts in the case be brought @ut. Letthere be no quibbling over technicalities—behind which so many rascals have found shelter—but bring eut the truth in connection with this, ease, and then, when the falsifier and traducer is publicly branded assuch,, whip him from the community as you would any other mad dog whose fangs aripped poison. ——————___ AMENDMENT NO- FIVE. Fifth in the list: of constitutional amendments on which the people of Minnesota will vote this fall is one} which will enlarge the provisions of that section of the state constitu- never was conceded by them—it was. gave it to them; just as the umspeak able Baer ten years ago said God} had given the control of industry in- |to the hands of a few. Thatwas blast phemy. Every adult person, of sound ming and proved citizenship, ‘has the right and should be conceded the lege” of voting. There is no reason whatever why women should not vote except that | they have not in the past been ad- mitted to do so. And that is no better reason why they should not vote now-that the fact “privi- |that men bad not voted before was a reason against their voting when they wrested the privilege from the entrenched classes. A woman is a person. To disqualify her as a voter you must rank her with minors, criminals, lunatics and aliens. She is non of these; she is human. with as much at stake jn life as anybody, and as much right to touch her interests in public affairs and sound government. Women should vote for this reason, and for the further reason that this country pretends to be a democracy, but it isnot a democracy and never will be one unti] all restriction up- on the suffrage except the neces- sary ones of age, citizenship and men- tal normality are removed—includ- | ing the resiriction of sex—Duiuth Herak(. RR RODE IPS a cs A MAN WITH A MESSAGE. || Progressive measures, the political unrest of the day and the reasons for ‘tion relating to county superintenden may seem to other states that have|Mighth district, speaks here on his |@t the 1911 session of the legislature. it will besome of the topics that will want to get some return to the county | right—they haven't it now, every-| vote upon candidates and issues that | thought end study to the political ques! tions of the day and the reasons un- derlying the social and politica] tur- moil and stress of the present times. He is not 4 brilliant orator or flow- ery talker but a plain man with a message, couched in Plain and con- vincing language. He knows what he wants to say, what he wamts to see accomplished, what he believes im and he tells it in simiple aud direct words No matter what your political faith may be, you will be interested in hearing what Mr. Jenswold has to say in his talk here tomorrow eve- ning. AEA SSeS SESE aah MAY CHANGE FAIR DATE. A committee from the Nonthern Minnesota Development association will wait on the state fair board at its meeting November 8, to ask that the date of the fair be changed from | |the first week in September to the) second week. fs This action willhave the hearty ap- proval of Itasca coumty farmers and business men, as, at present, the| fair comes too early to allow the | people of northern Minnesota to compete on even terms with those from the southern part of the state, the fair is to advertise the undevelop- true, it would seem that the fair board! could find no valid reason for refusing the request of the committee, and so allow the additional time requisite for the wonderful vegetable products of the north country to mature and be ready for display. —— ee, POOR SPORTS. The spirit displayed by the Be- midji football team, in the report turned in to the Bemidji papens, wag not one that would do credit to the school or to the boys individually. The Grand Rapids team won in a fair game, they won by strict adher- ence to the rules of the game and in spite of being crippled py the ab- sence of their star player. One of the finst axioms for boys jto learn, whether in the field of sport or the langer field of life, where, they will play the game later on, is | to be good losers. The boyswho is | nota good foser: ‘who cannot take an | honorable defeat manfully and with- out whimpening needs to take stock of himself and shed some undesirable! things from his mental equipment— that is, if he expects to make good in later years whenhe goes up against the big game of life. forced to believe that the tragic sit- uation in Milwaukee was not without. candidate. To make an hour's speech play his bloody appare] to the gap- ing thousands was a melodramatic | touch that must have peen worth the risk of being shot. As a press agent Shramk must take high place. The public has a fondness for martyrs | and Mr, Roosevelt and his campaign, Mahagers are not disposed to lose any opportunity of rousing public in- terest. Speaking of an earthly paradise, what do you think about northern Minnesota’s Indian summer? If there’s anything more delightful in these United States than the wonderful autumn days in the northwoods its past our imagination to picture it. The proposed constitutional amend- ments to be voted on at the gen- eral election appear in this papery) Read them over carefully and be reacy to vote on them election day. pero ay Sum ts Es Somebedy said the other day that) there would pe no football in heaven, Probably because kickers are all slated for the other regions, gq In case you should forget about it, | there’s that Dunn amendment to vote for if you want good roads in north- ern Minnesota. Travelers May Vote. Traveling salesman and other vot- ers who will not be at their homes but will be within the state one elec- tion day, Nov. 5, may vote on presi- dential electors and on state officers in the election district in whch they are on that day, under a law. passed safeguarded this important office with| campaign tour of the north country. Duluth travelers must make their p eakageephine evden 8 | T | | ; about August 23d, 1912, W. R. Mack- One of the important. purposes of tain Planks of which the investigaticn) | 3 ed district of Minnesota, This being|B0Dds” was one among othens. —————_ Without being uncharitable, one is) its thrill to the Bull Moose pres‘denti? | with a ‘bullet in his breast and dis-.) the judges of, election in their home districts on or before Oct. 29, which is the last day of registration in cities of that class. Boards of regis- tration in cities of the fourth class will also be im session next Tuesday, October 22. The law provides that a vot who is unable to be in his home dis trict on election day may vote im any district within the state by pre- sentation of a certificate issued by the judges of election in his owy district. He must be identified in the district in which he seeks to vote by two resident voters of that dis- trict. Th law was passed in the inter- est of traveling salesmen who are not at home on election day. They may vote on presidential electors, state officers and on constitutional amendments. Affidavit. State of Minnesota, County of Caney Patrick H, MeGarry, sworn deposes and says that on or | enzie and M. N. Koll, members of the executive commitiee of the North- ern Minnesota Development associa- tion, called on him at Glengarry; that at that time legislative matters of interest to said associaion were talked over very fully, that at the request of said Mackenzie and Koll he incorporated in his platform cer- and sale of the so-called ‘Foreign Signed PATRICK H. McGARRY. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21st day of October, 1912, DANA V. WARDNER, Notary Public, Cass, Co., Minn, My commigsion expires Octoper 11, 1918. (SEAL | State of Minmesota, County of Cass. M. N. Koll, being duly sworn de- poses and says that he has read the foregoing affidavit of Patrick H. McGarry and that the statemenjia therein contained are true. Further deponent saith not. Signed, M. N. KOLL, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2lst day of October, 1912. DANA V. WARNER, Notary Public, Cass, Co., Minn.. My commission expires. Otober 11, 1918. (SEAL). Walker, Minn., Dear Editor:— The Northern Minnesota Develop- | ment association, officials, I hawe| reason to believe, are pleased at the publicity given their legislative pro- | gram. Much has been said in the | papers lately, about ithe association, | I enlose two affidavits whih please | jouplich with this letter, in explan-)! ation of certain, things that explan- | ations are asked for. I do not desire) | Suppont in my candidacy for the | legislature by misrepresentation, and |if he things that I have stated I stand for meet the approval of the voters, I hope ito receive their sup- port at the election as I did in the primaries. | Yours very truly, PATRICK H. McGARRY Oct, 21, 1912. | PAID ADVERTISEMENT. | Insertéd by E. J- Carson, in behalf | of T. T. Riley, candidate for sheriff, and paid for by him, the amount paid) for series being $15. T. T. RILEY. Sheriff T. T. Riley has receiyed th Republican nomiration for sheriff by a large majority of the voters of | Itasca county, showing -the satisfac- tion that his work im the office of | ' $15.00. Ttasca Store Pews At Less Chan Regular Prices Specials for the Week Begiuning Saturday, Oct. 26 A shipment of narrow edges and insertions in La ces Crochet and Thread Laces for for fancy art art work. Goods worth 5c to 10c a yard in the regular way, we offer in pieces of 12 yards at price for the piece, 5¢ 50c, 35c, 25c, 15¢, 10c and ait A lot of Juliet Low Shoes with House Shoes patent tip, low heels and elasttc sides. Standard price everywhere is $2.25. For Si. 98 this week sale we offer them at per pair_____.__-. A lot of small children’s wool sweaters, Sweaters sizes 2, 8 and 4 years, red with blue trim- mings. The price wes $10) For this special sale 59 we offer them each at____--____..-.---- ¢ There is still a good assortment left of the Sweaters for la- dies, misses and boys that we advertised last week there were over 300 in the lot, so there will be one for you. * 590 $1.98, 98c and____- ¢ Rew Arrivals Art Needle Work 22022 22". New designs in punch work, punch and embroidery needles. A full line of Colored Arabia embroidery cotton. A new line of fast colored Challies. Patterns sags Quiltings in imitation of imported designs. Wool batting in rclis the size of the ready-made comfort, New patterns in silk- olines, plain and fancies. Wool plaited Union Suits Low Reck Underwear vii ie seck sea. shoe sleeves. Ankle lengths. White only. Gloves New silk lined and unlined Mocha in black and colors. New Cape Gloves. New Kid Gloves—every size and every color. The fall shades of beaver and modes. Blacks and whites. Any quality from $1.00 to $1.75. Itasca Dry Goods Co. Runners arfs, et he Elwell law, amd all other mat- terg pertaining to the auditor's of- ce. I have no hesitancy in stat g, that I am confident that those niliar with the conditions will at- it the records of my office second to none in the state. With my experience in the office, 1 that I am in a position to per the arduous duties of the audi- ffice ina manner entirely satis- to the citizens and taxpayers ounty. > resided in Itasca county y years and am a taxpayer ng you for your assistance past, and soliciting sup- the general election, Novem- 1, l am, Yours Respectf M. A. SPANG. PAID ADVERTISEMENT Ne This r cal advertiesment is or- Democratic Candidate for the Legis: (°™%d And erted by R. A. Me- lature from the Fifty-second Ouat in behalf of himself, amountr i tu be paid for series $15.00. District PAID ADVERTISEMENT This announcement is imserted by M. A. Spamg and is to be paid for by him, the aiount to R. A. McOUAT On November 5, 1912, the people of Itasca county will be called upon to ast their ballots for a large num- sheriff has given the public at large. | During his term of office he has | shown himself a man who is a real | sheriff—one who atiends to his job, | undertakes all his responsipilities and | meets his duties in an efficient and | capable way. The office has been | operated under his direction at a = terial reduction in running expense, notwithstanding the fact that the bus-| iness of the office has materially ir- | creased in the past four years. \ His desire is to give the beat ser-'fice I ha vice that it is possible for the sher- citizens and taxpayers ae coun- iff’s office to render the citizens of a gery ha of officer, one of which is the | office of coumty attorney. This of- ‘fice is am importamt one as it deals inet only’ with the finan side of {county affairs, but also 1 the in- | dividual rights of ci! virtue jof the generous suppc me at \the last election py the rs, I M. A. SPANG. ‘have held that office during the year 1911 and 1912. Duriz ec, the I hereby announce to the voters of | y, that I am a canai- | tie has beet ci a n the view to efficiency and economy and jdate for re cticn to the office of | | county auditor. the same ti accomodating the During my incuzbency of the of- | ¥lnesses: jurors and other persons endeavored give the | over whom the state exercises com- pulsery process. All matters and cages sibe admin- j disposed of are matters of public ace a careftl| wcond and if the voters of Itasca x icgenpdo na a sara ae pang i study of the law and procedure in cos | ed and appreciated was shown »Y mection wiih assessment and taxe-|°°U=ty approve of the administra~ the yote given him at the primaries. | tion, the organization and powers of | tion of the affairs of the office, thelr He respectfully asks the voters of |towmships, villages and school dis-| support is respectfully solicited. Itasca county for a continuation of |‘Tcts, the esiablishment and con- R. A, McOUAT, struction of roads and bridges, includ- hearty gupport given him in the/ing the establishment cf state rur- ‘County Atounem,