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The Jewish outlook., 1907-12-06

been satisfied with the new tenant.
This imposes delicate and yet a
plain duty upon the court.
PLAINTIFF S CONTENTION OBNOXIOUS.
"The counsel for the plaintiff, in
support of his client S attitude, for
mally and deliberately states in his
brief: The court will take judicial
notice of the fact that among the
Christian element in the community
there is prejudice against living in
community with Hebrews, and that
in recognition of this prejudice OWL
ers of hotels and apartment houses
throughout the country in many i'll
stances decline to extend their accom-
modations to persons of this race. In
answer to this | feel constrained to
say that this contention is obnoxious
to law and contrary to fact. While
the prejudice may exist among ignO-
rant, illiterate, and irreligiOus people,
it certainly can not Ike said that 1t
exists generally among the genuine
Christian element in this commun-
ity, nor could it find lodgment in the
mind of any self-respecting American.
citizen. However. nothing would Ike
gained by further considering this
question of preiudice-it is not and
never could be matter whereof any
court in our land would take judicial
notice.
PREslnENT' s. yRlRtTE TO TIE RACE..
But the court docs ana Is 'rcqdIfeu
to take judicial notice of the history
of our country and of the policy OF
our government. and as to these two
matters it should be all sufficient to
quote from the first President and
the present Chief Executive of this
nation. President Roosevelt recently
summarized the history of the He
brew race in connection with our
country when he said: 1T is of more
than merely national significance. In
our colonial period the Jews partici-
pated in the upbuilding of this coun-
try and acquired and took an active
part in the development of foreign
and domestic commerce.: during the
revolutionary period they aided the
cause of liberty by serving in the
continental army and by substantial
contributions to the empty treasury
of the infant republic; during the
civil war thousands served in the ar
mics and mingled their blood with
the soil for which they fought
"And as to the policy of our gov
ernment even before the Constitution
was promulgated, the Father of the
Republic initiated it in an address to
the Hebrew congregation at Newport.
and said: The citizens of the United
States of America have a right to
pride themselves for having given to
mankind examples of an enlarged
and liberal policy-a policy worthy
of imitation: all possess alike liberty
of conscience and immunities Of citi-
zenship.' 1t may not be amiss for
the enlightenment of counsel and
those who share the view of which
he claims the court should take judi
cial notice to still further quote the
language of the immortal Washington
in that address May the children
a of the stock of Abraham who dwell in
q this land continue to merit and enjoy
-the goodwill of the other inhabitants
;while everyone shall sit in safety I'M
l. CONTINUED on page 5)
The Jewish outlook., 1907-12-06

Our columns have recently con-
tained some interesting letters on
Jews in military service which have
added not few facts to the stock of
common knowledge on this interesting
subject. 1t is strange that the ques-
ton of the military achievements and
possibilities of the Jews is one upon
which the public is perpetually in
need of information. Although vim
dicatiOns have been published over
and over again, there is still no quail
ity which is and has been more per-
sistently denied to the Jews than the
quality of courage. Even Monaelis-
than whom, probably, no one ever en-
deavored to be juster to the Jews
has confessed that he suspected his
valor And yet it requires but very
brief glance at Jewish history to
show that the Hebrew has been sur
passed by no people in bravery and
military capacity.
From the time of David to that of
Bar Cochba we have an almost unln-
terrupted series of military exploits,
which for magnitude and brilliancy,
stand alone in the worlds history.
Twice when the Hebrew people flew
to arms in defense of their cherished
traditions. the mightiest empire of
the ancient world trcmblcd before He
brew warriors; and, although they
were, nltimately suhdned, their spirit
was never broken. But thls. II may
be said. belongs to an heroic age-an
age so remote that it may owe some
thing of its glory to the imagination
of historians. The question which in
terests the modern world is whether
the Jews have exhibited any pro-
nounced military aptitude outside Ju-
dea in foreign lands. as foreign citi-
zens. The answer must be emphati-
cally in the affirmative. Alexander
the Great numbered many Jewish vol
,nteers in his armies. and. according
to .Joseph,ls. it was because of their
soldierly qualities that he granted the
Jews of Egypt equal rights with the
Macedonians. Ptolemy. son of Lagos.
we are told by the same authority,
"entrusted the fortrcsses of Egypt
into their hands. believing they would
keep tne1n IdltIlullI anu NdiidHtIH loi
him. Ptolemy. Philometcr and his
wife Cleopatra committed their
whole kingdom to Jews when Onias
and Dositheus, both Jews. were the
generals of the army Julius Caesar
speaks highly of the bravery of the
Jewish troops. and particularly lauds
the military talent of Prykanus l.
In later times we find Jews serving
in the armies of many of the Western
monarchs. Notwithstanding that their
position in the state was legally a de-
graded one French history relates
that when, in sos the town Of Aries
was besieged by the Franks and Bur
gundans, the Jews were the foremost
in resisting the assaults of the besieg
ers. When, too, Naples was invested
by Belisarins in $50 the Jewish COM
panies not only mounted the walls OF
the city, but on several occasions dis
tinguished themselves by courageous
sorties. King Phillip the Handsome
of France is said to have had 10000
Jews in his army when he undertook
his expeditions against Count Guy OF
Flanders, and in the struggle between
Peter the Cruel and Henri de Trasta-
The Jewish outlook., 1907-12-06

Continued on page 5.)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-04
TO CELEBRATE BIRTH OF
K0OCH|CHIHG COUNTY
Citizens of international Falls Will
Extend the Glad Hand on
March 9Th.

I International Falls, March f.
international Falls has up to this
date modestly refrained from
any demonstration in recogni-
tion of the creation of Ko~chi-
ching county. But now that
practically all doubt has been
eliminated and it has become an
assured fact that Koochiching
county exists as legal, fully es-
tablished municipal corporation
and that International Falls is
tue duly designated seat of gov
erment thereof, our city has de.
cided to extend the glad hand
to the people of koochiching
county and to invite them all tc
partake of her hospitality next
Wednesday evening.
A program Of oratory and
music will take place at the city
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-04
yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock,
Rev. E Ulbricht of Cass Lake,
preaching the sermon.
Demand for Farm Lands.

Local real estate firms want
200 farms for settlers who wish
to locate in Beltrami county.
That Beltrami county lands
are sought after by parties from
abroad is evidenced by the testi.
mony of one of the local real
estate firms who are now trying
to purchase two hundred farms
for people who have desire to
locate in this county.
Beltrami county soil is the
very best and no doubt the
parties who desire to locate here
have carefully gone over the
ground before expressing their
desire to locate here.
Messrs. Carter & Tait, the real
estate men, say the demand for
Beltrami county dirt is growing,
and that the present applicants
for farms will bring us at least
two hundred good settlers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-04
FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED
ON TRESTLE AND BRIDGE
Six Cars Leave the Track and Crash
Through Timber Near
Ball Club. r.

An extra east-bound Great
Northern freight train was
wrecked Sunday morning, at
about $3.50 o'clock, on the long
trestle and bridge one mile west
of Ball Club station, some eight
cars being derailed, six of them
which crashed through the
bridge tim bers and were piled
in a heap on the ice below. The
rails we're torn up for a distance
of over 100 feet, and the hole in
the bridge was at least seventy
five feet wide. AS a result of
the wreck, traffic was delayed
for several hours Sunday after.
noon and night, and the wreck
was not cleared and the track
replaced until a late hour Mon
day forenoon. The east and west
bound passenger trains met at
either end of the bridge and
transferred passengers, mail and
baggage, and we're sent back,
the west. bound train returning
to Superior and the east bound
to Grand Forks
The wreck was caused by a
car in the middle of the train,
parts ofwhich became unfastened
and dragged for a mile on the
ties before reaching the bridge,
when the car was derailed, top
pied over and took five other cars
along over the trestIe. The train
was separated, the engine and
several cars on the head end uot
leaving the track, the same being
true of the caboose and six cars
on the rear. The cars that were
wrecked were filled with lum Der
and wheat, there being one car
loaded with the latter.
The part Of the train cast off
the wreck was taken on to Su-
perior. A small wrecker was
brought to the scene of the wreck
from Cass Lake, and later, in
the evening, the steam wrecker
arrived from Duluth. The work
of clearing the wreck and re.
placing the steal was pushed
rapidly under the supervision of
P. G. Cenally of Superior, road.
master, and his assistant, Iver
Larson of Grand Rapids.
The train which was wrecked
was in charge of 3. B. Nolan.
No one was injured, although the
caboose was quite badly shaken,
and apparently no one can be
blamed for the accident.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-04
COMMITTEE DISCUSSED
THE DRAINAGE MEASURE
House Committee Considered Drainaue
Bills introduced at This
Session.

The drainage committee of the
house has held long session to
consider two bills of Importance
to certain sections of the state.
The bills are known as the town.
ship and judicial drainage bills.
Representatives were heard from
different parts of the state in
favor of both measures.
The township drainage bill is
to be introduced in the house
soon, and was framed by the
committee on drainage. It pro.
vides for the drainage of the
marsh, swamp or wet lands in
any town or township in the
state, when the same cannot be
drained without effecting the
lands of others. It provides a
penalty for obstructing or injur.
ing the bitches or drains con.
structed. This measure received
warm support from Albert q.
Pratt, the county attorney for
Anoka. 1t was recommended
for passage.
The judicial drainage bill has
been drafted by the county attor-
ney of Jackson county, L. F.
hammers. The bill covers nearly
everything relating to the sub.
ject of drainage. It provides for
judicial system of drainage of
lands and meandered bodies of
water in certain cases; providing
, for the construction and repair
Of bitches, dikes, roads, drains
and water courses, and tiling
land and REIN bursement in GER
tain cases of owners of lands
damaged thereby; providing
methods to do this construction
and repair.
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SHOULD NOT PASS Up LAND
in NORTHERN MINNT sofa
Lands in This Neck O. the Woods Bett Than Those of
wyoming or Colorado and Ara Much Cheaper.
Climate Here Compares F.yorabIy

Why any home-seeking farmer,
especially one from New England
or New York, should pass by
Northern Minnesota, where the
farm lands are as reasonable in
price as those of any portion of
the United States, and go to
Wyoming or Northwestern Col
orado, where the lands capable of
cultivation are held almost, if
not quite, as high as those of any
eastern state, is one. of the
mysteries of life that is past
reasonable explanation.
The excuse sometimes given
that the climate of the two west
ern states is milder and the crop
season longer than in Northern
Minnesota is not borne out by
facts. The frosts begin in
Wyoming and Northwestern
Colorado as early in the fall as in
Northern Minnesota; the changes
in temperature in the former
states are even more violent and
the billiards. more severe because
there are no forests whatsoever
to act as storm brakes; the win
ters are equally as long and the
springs just as late. /:
The objection that Northern
Minnesota farm lands require
i'm mense work in clearing the
tracts of the tim ber is easily to
be met by the fact that, in Wy
oming and Northwestern Colora-
do, not an acre can be cultivated
without irrigation and the con-
struction of the proper kind Of
irrigating bitches requires fully
as much hard work as clearing
off tim ber. Besides-and this is
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-04
Home-TaIent Play.

The members of the local
Norwegian Young Peoples So
ciety will give a home-talent
play at the city opera house
to nj igh ht. W hen not le IS
than three plays will be given.
They will form an interesting
study of country life, and
even those who are not familiar
with the Norwegian language
can be assured of an enjoyable
entertainment. Two of the plays
we're given at Cass Lake two
months ago and we're Witnessed
by large audiences. The other
play has never before been pro.
duced in the United States.
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by no means an unimportant item
IN these days Of steadily advanc-
ing lunber-the felled trees
com mand goodly prices at the
nearest market while the irriga
tion labor yields no returns.
The farmer from the east, or
even from one of the Central
states, who goes to Wyoming
has to unlearn:all he has known
about farming and acquire, in
stead. a knowledge Of irrigation
and its methods almost invari-
ably a costly experience. In
Northern Minnesota, the heavy
SHOWS of winter put the ground
in fine shape for spring work
and rains never fail the crops.
In Wyoming, as in other prairie
states, the fuel question is a
serious one each winter. In
Northern Minnesota, the farmer
has his fuel, and to spare, all
about his farm and. by thrifty
conservation of his tim Der, he
need not worry, for his own or
several future generations, as to
how he will meet the winters.
La Wyoming, the problem must
grow increasingly more diff
cult.
The arguments are all in favor
of Northern Minnesota farm
lands as against those of Wy.
oming or any other part of the
Northwest, for that matter.
Some day, homeseekers will dis
cover this and then the advance
in the values of Northern Mime
sofa farm lands will be greater
in one year than Wyoming's
81 3 in the last five years.
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hall early in the evening to be fol.
lowed by dancing. Beginning at
ten o'clock and continuing until
one O'Clock, supper will be served
in Iltis' hall. Everything will be
free. A com mittee comprising
Messrs. Kinney, Kane, Mont.
gomery, Berg and Bedell, has
every detail in charge.
In behalf Of the city Of Inter.
national Falls the Press extends
a cordial invitation to every resi-.
dent of Koochiching county to be
present and participate in the
festivities. It will be Joyous
occasion and you cannot afford tc
miss it. .e...
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Five Make Final Proof.

Saturday five citizens of Bel
trami county made homestead
final proof to as many quarter
sections of land.
Those making the final proofs
before Clerk of Court Rhoda
we're John P. Jacobs, Nels S.
Peckham, John e. Peckham and
Ludwig Schwarz. May End has
been set as the next date for the
hearing Of final proofs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-03-04
Warrants Payable.

Notice is hereby given that
there is money in the treasury to
pay all outstanding warrants
registered prior to January 1,
1907, and that interest will cease
on same on and after thirty days
from the date of this notice.
Dated at Bemidji, Mimi, this
4th day of March, 1907.
Earl Cell,
City Treasurer
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TIMELY SUGGESTION AS
TO CITY WATER SUPPLY
Put In Reservoir South of Electric Light Plant and Place
Air Lift in Present Well.Would Greatly In
Efficiency of Water Service.

would insure pure, fresh water
at all times, and in case of fire,
or other tax upon the normal
supply, there would be sufficient
of water for use in any emer.
gency.
'With the people clamoring
for extension of water mains
both for fire protection and dom
estic uses, and the supply barely
sufficient for the present service,
the city council has an important
pu bic problem to solve"
In conversation with the Pho
neer, Q. W. Warfield, of the War
field Electric company, offers the
following as possible solution
of the demand for an additional
supply of water:
One way would be to put in
meters, thus saving much leak
AXE by waste, which, it is be-
lieved, would cut the demand by
nearly fifty per cent.
A reservoir and an air lift
would, it is claimed, be of much
benefit.
The present water supply is
1856 gallons per minute, and the
pump is required to be run eigh-
teen hours out of every twenty.
four during the winter months.
There is, Of course, an extra de-
mand, in case of fire. Last sum-
mer, the pump was run twenty
four hours steady, and on one
occasion all the we'll could pro.
duce was required, besides a
thankful at the beginning.
The tank was empty for four
days during last summer, and it
would have remained so, but for
the fact that the street com mis-.
sioner warned the people to be
careful. 1t was necessary, on
several occasions, to shut off the
Water on the city mains, in order
to replenish the supply.
1t is recommended that a res
ervoir, with a capacity for about
5000 barrels, be sceoped out on
the lot south of the pump house.
This would cost the city less than
$4,000, as estimated by M. D..
Stoner, city engineer. An air
lift could be placed in the we'll,
which would produce about 700
gallons per minute; and with the
5000 barrels in store in the res
ervoir, five streams of water,
with 100 pounds pressure to the
nozzle, could be used for three
days in fighting a fire. The
quantity of water that the well
could produce is estimated from
data of wells of similar condi-
tions. To insure the correctness
of the estimate temporary air
lift could be placed in the we'll,
and the we'll tested, before any
considerable sum was spent IN
! the undertaking. J.
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Dufour Enters Business Field.

Clifford Dufour. who was up to
recently successfully employed
as a travelling salesman for the
American Biscuit company, has
become engaged in the collection
business in Butte, Montana. He
is identified in the undertaking
with successful young lawyer.
Crookston Journal.
Mr.. Dufour is we'll known il
Bemidji, having spent several o.
his summer vacations in this
city.
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In the last issue of the Bel
tram County News there was a
pertinent article anent the water
supply of the city, and a sugges.
tion as to a remedy.
The Pioneer takes the liberty
of reproducing the article, which
was as follows:
"It is up to the city to provide
more adeq water service.
with the growth of Bemidji,
extension of water mains and
sewer system has followed, until
today the city is confronted with
the problem of how to get water
to meet the increasing demand.
1.-TWO years ago the old we'll
on the hill where the water tank
is situated was condemned, and
the village council in power at
the time set about to find a new
location for we'll. After many
unsuccessful attempts, a ten
inch we'll Was sunk adjoining the
electric light plant, a pump in
stalled and contract awarded
the Warfield Electric Co. to
pump the water for a period of
five years.
'The we'll is what is called a
flowing we'll. The water is as
good rs can be found any where,
and the supply Sufficient for
ordinary uses at the present
time. However, on occasion of
recent fires il has been neces-
sary to pump water from the
lake into the mains by means of
the fire engine, and this is met
with strenuous objection by
many local people who claim that
the water ia ken from point in
the lake where three different
sewers have their outlet, within
q few blocks, is a menace to pub
lie health.
"While these people offer no
criticism for doing this in case
of emergency, it has been sug.
gested that the time is near
when the present water supply
will not be sufficient for ordi.
nary use, and it is up to the city
to provide against this emer.
gency before it actually arises.
MANY different plans have
suggested. Some would sink an
additional we'll, while others would
move the pumping plant to the
riverside where the Mississippi
enters Lake Bemidji.
IA suggestion made by apron
inent local citizen meets with
the approval OF many and has the
merit of being the least expen
sive way oat of the difficulty
This gentleman would build {
reservoir adjoining the present
umping plant, which he woulo
keep full atall times The wellhav
ing flow Of one barrel a minute
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Brings Suit Against the Minnesota &
international to Compel Them to
Put in DraWbridge.
WILL THE CITY COME UNDER THE.
SAME RULING?
Feared That if the Railroad Co. Should
Lose City Will Also Be Compelled
to Put in Expensive Drawbridge.


against the M. & I. Ry. Co. for
damages for obstructing naviga-
tion on the Mississippi river be-
tween Lake Irving and Lake Be
midi, by maintaining a low
bridge across the same, is an ex.
ceedingly important matter to
the citizens of Bemidji as we'll as
to all the railway companies
crossing the river.
M. D. Stoner, who called our
attention to the case, states:
"If the plaintiff succeeds in prov
ing that section of the Mississ.
ippi river a navigable stream and
the Government will recognize it
as such the result will be that
the city and all railway com.
panies will be obliged to build
swing bridges. The estimated
expense to the city would be at
least $4,000 and be absolutely
unavoidable. Besides there would
be a perpetual expense of an
attendant during the navigation
season.
"Inasmuch as the legislature
has granted permis sion at various
times to private parties to build
dams both above and below this
point in question and within the
county and the fact that there is
natural bar across the river
where it enters Lake Bemidi il,
which prohibits navigation ex-
cept for very small craft, it does
not seem probable that the gov
ernment will recognize it as a
navigable stream in the sense
that would compel an open chan
mel for large boats, but it is to be
deplored that the case was
started for if Bemidji is com.
PEELED to build a swing bridge
across the Mississippi and per-
petually maintain it and pay an
attendant, it will mean an enor.
nous and unreasonable expense
to accommodate the few pleasure
launches which pass up and
down the river.
"This will not be the end of the
expense, however, for if Nc.
Lachlan succeeds in proving the
said river navigable stream a,
the point in question, the same
proof can and would sooner OF
later be applied by some one, te
! the obstruction across the Miss
issippi river at the outlet of Lake
Bemidji, where a low wagon ane
railroad bridge are now main
tanned and the same expense as
previously stated would be forced
upon the city for a steel swing
bridge at that point ALSO"
1 4 ~ a =
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designations Accented.

Chief of Police, S. G. Bailey,
and patrolmen N. W. Helmer
and D. b Smith have rendered
to Mayor Carter their resigna-
tions on the police force, which
have been accepted by Mr.. Car
ter.
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Commercial Club To Meet
Tomorrow Night

An important meeting Of the Commercial Club will
be held tomorrow evening At this time it very i'm
portan that every member Of the club should attend the
meeting for the best interests Of the city furthered
by good live club.
G. 3. CARSON, Treasurer