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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-25
# Body Will Be Buried Tomorrow.

The body sof P; J.aWalsh, who
died suddenly last week, will be
buried tomorrow afternoon and
funeral services will be, held at the
St. Phillips church, at 2:3o, Rev.
Fl. O'Dwyer officiating. -. .,It ~
AS deceased was a member of the
M. W. a., all. members of that order
are invited to attend the services. !
. 10 :. IN. 3. Ibertson. Coroner.
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THE FORESTRY BOARD u.s..
: =.>* IMPROVING STATE. !. PARK
ProfessorGreen and Williams Members Of Board Were
->@ in Bemidji Yesterday Green Tells
OF Work Of the Board ."'19@ "' ,'~*@

The work of making fire breaks
jI.l! 70 3 2.i5.s ~ = f.,.' -. :, N,
within. the boundaries of Itasca State
Park and also in the park. as we'll as
clearing some points and fixing up'
the park so as to make of the states
property the pre-eminent summer
resort of Minnesota, is progressing
very satisfactorily, according to
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-25
"A Texas Ranger" TONIGHT.

The theatre-goers of Bemidji have
a treat in store when "A Texas
Ranger" comes to the City Opera
House, on Oct. 18th. -:
This is one of those quiet melo-
dramas that burns powder. Still
Astounding in heart interest and
thrilling climaxes, it tells a beautiful
love story of the plains. with just
enough comedy to relieve the in
tensity of the dramatic situations.
The story is told in five acts, and
the company carry all of their own
scenery and stage equipment for the
entire production.
The plot and scenes are laid along
the Rio Grande River in the early
nineties, a very interesting period in
the history of Texas. ,>.~7 80
Mr.. Ernest Stout, the author, has
added but very little fictitious en-
Enlistment to the already interest
ing facts. The costumes which are
historically correct is feature of
the performance. "A Texas Ranger''
comes to Manager Cunningham
highly recommended and he persons
ally guarantees it to his patrons.
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:
suppression of e the liquor traffic
among the Indians, I hereby prefer
the following charges against one T.
Dugas, to whom license to sell in
toxicating liquors on the ground
floor of that certain frame building
located on lots twenty-one (21),
twenty-five (22), twenty.three (23)
and twenty-four (24), in block six
teen (16) of Bemidji, in Beltrami
county, Minnesota: S:~
That between the 21st day of
September, 1909, and the 23rd day
of October, 1909, Intoxicating liquors
were constantly being sold to In
dians in this saloon; that on numer-
Gus occasions liquor was brought
from the saloon through doors
connecting with the adjoining res
taurant, and served in stalls and
also on the stairway, to Indians.
That saloon has been main.
tanned in the building above des-
cribed for long time prior to the
21st day of September, 1909, by
Frank Gagnon, the owner of the
building; that on the 21st day of
September 1909, as your informant
is advised, license was taken out
for the said Frank Gagnon in
the name of T. Dugas, because the
said Frank Gagnon had repeatedly
violated the liquor laws of the city
and of the state; while under the
management of the said Frank
Gagnon, and the said T. Dugas, it
was place resorted to by Indians
for the purpose of obtaining intoxi-
eating liquors-and during all of
said time, the said Dugas and the
said Frank Gagnon catered to the
Indian trade. .>:
You are therefore requested to
cancel the license issued to the said
T. Dugas on the 21st day of Sep
TENDER, 1909, as aforesaid, and not
to issue licenses to any other person
to sell or dispose of intoxicating
liquors on the premises above de-
scribed."
III. A. Larson,
deputy special officer of the
United States Indian Service"
Notice to Dugas. -:
The following notice has been
issued to T. Dugas to appear before
the council this evening and show
cause why his license should not be
revoked.
You will please take notice that
you are hereby requested to be and
appear before the city council of the
ECity5 of Bemidji, in said county and
Estate, in the council chambers, in
the city hall, on the 25th day Of
October, 1909, at 8 o'clock p. M,
and then and there show cause, if
any there be, why that certain license
granted you by the said city council
on the 21st day of September, 1909,
to sell Intoxicating liquors on the
ground floor, front room of that
certain frame building, located on
lots twenty-one CID, twenty-five
(22), twenty-three (23) and twenty
four (24), in block sixteen (16), of
Bemidji, Beltrami county, Mime.
sofa, should not be cancelled and
revoked.
And you are further requested to
answer the charges hereto annexed,
and herewith served upon you.''
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suggestions for the general improve
ment Of the park. They spent Fri
day and Saturday and Saturday
night at the Douglass lodge and
came to Bemidjl by way of Shevlin,
driving from Douglass lodge to
oneVi1n. G.;I=frNT., :>.:f. - 81 =.
Professor Green stated that the
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-09

When the announcement was made
several months ago that Mr.. Taft
would use an automobile during his
term as President, much rivalry de-
veloped among the leading manufac-
turers for the honor Of selling him a
car and the public watched with in
terest to see what Mr.. Taft's choice
would be. The knowing ones predicted
that the White Steamer would be Sc
lected and they pointed out that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had used White Steam
ers for two years at his summer home
at Oyster Bay and had recommended
this make to Mr.. Taft as the most de.
sirable.
This prediction proved correct, al.
though Mr.. Taft did not rely solely
on Mr.. Roosevelt's recommendation
but, with his usual thoroughness, de-
termined to have an investigation
made of all the principal makes. Ac
cordingly, he asked several officers OF
the War Department to look into the
matter for him, and they tested many
makes of cars, visited a number OF
factories so that they might see what
materials were used, and, finally, they
investigated the records of the differ
ent types of cars in public contests
and in private service.
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desire to change their way of dispos.
ing Of the body, as it is certain that
we see in the Indian cremation much
that is not part of the modern meth
cd, as it is here that he pays the
greatest attention to the teachings of
the Yuman creeds as taught them by
the creator. At their approach of
death, relatives, friends ard neigh
bors gather about, waiting for the soul
to take its flight to the sand-hills of
the after-world; a land of plenty,
where when one melon is picked an
other comes; mo one sees it come;
you just pick it, another one there"
The body is prepared at once after
death and carried out in blankets to
the place of cremation, which has in
the meanwhile been prepared. A shall
low hole has been dug IN the earth
and the fuel piled high on this. The
body is placed on top Of the fuel, after
which fire is applied at the four cardi-
nal points. During the time Of the
burning the multitude stand about and
wall in the most melancholy fashion
continuing until fuel and body are
but a mass of embers and ashes.
-Scribner's Magazine.
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STRUGGLE IS
FOR NAVAL
SUPREMACY

November of 1911. II Germany &C.
CELEBRATES her construction work she
would have II of those ships by April
of 1912. Great Britain, it was pointed
out in parliament, could not afford to
take risks, and If she was to main.
tain her superiority the admiralty
must be in a position to obtain the de-
livery of four additional Dreadnoughts
by March of 1912, thus giving Great
Britain 20 such vessels against Ger.
many's possible II.
Thus, while it is plain enough that
Germany is the one power against
which Great Britain is arming in such
feverish haste, it would be difficult to
say what combination of two powers
is at present regarded by Downing
Street as being the most probable. But
it is recognized that the kaleidoscope
of international relations can alter
more rapidly than fleets can be built.
particularly those fleets of Dread
noughts whose rapid upbuilding in
Germany has brought so much disturb.
ance to the sober British mind. These
are the all-big-gun ships which one
hears so much of nowadays, vessels
of such tremendous offensive and de.
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Steamer, except that his car has the
United States coat-of-arms painted
on either door. In other words.
when we make a car for the Presi-
dent of the United States there is no
way in which we can make it any
better than the car which you, or
anybody else, can purchase from us.
Some of those writing to mo
about Mr.. Taft's car say that, al
though they are very DESTROYS Of
having a car like Mr.. Taft's, they
are afraid that such a car is some
what larger and more expensive than
they desire. In reply to such letters,
l point out that our Model o. 20
horsepower car is exactly like our
40 horsepower model, except as re-
CARDS the size of the different parts.
The principle of construction is ex-
actIy the same and the smaller car
possesses all the desirable qualities
of our larger model. In other words,
one can secure an exact duplicate of
Mr.. Taft's car for $4,000, or car of
the same qualities, but of smaller d.
mansions, for only $4,000. Judging by
the demand for White cars, good pro-
portion of those desiring to purchase
automobiles are quite content to trust
President Taft's judgment as to the
best and most desirable make"
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KISS VARIATIONS ARE MANY.
Different Nations Of the World All
Have Customs Which Appeal
Strongly to Them.

Undeniably earnest has been the
playwright, who has spent much time
studying the kissing customs of the
world for professional purposes, and
has embodied some of his observa.
tons in successful play, and COM
plains that most women do not know
how to kiss. He says that kissing in
the chief countries of Europe varies
as much as anything that could be
imagined.
"The kiss of the English woman"
he remarks, sis the Gibson type. 1t is
chilly.
1.-THE kiss of the Scotch girl is sin.
cere. 1t is not emotional, but it comes
from the heart and cannot be bought.
1.-THE kiss of the Italian woman is
easily given. 1t is fervent, but not
backed by love. The flower girl in
the street presses boutonnieres upon
you. and you can have . kiss for the
taking.
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When their labors were completed,
the officials reported unanimously to
Mr.. Taft In favor Of the White, and,
accordingly, car of this make was
Immediately ordered from the manu-
facturers, The White Company of
Cleveland.
The new car was delivered to Mr..
Taft in Washington a few days be-
fore his Inauguration and since that
time 1t has been in almost constant
use. There has not been day when
the President or some member OF
his family have not been seen riding
around the National Capital in the
new car. 1t is limited that Mr.. Taft
likes fast travelling and that when
he rides out into the open country, he
does not always insist that the speed
of the car be kept within the legal
| limits.
w. ]. Urquhart, manager Of the west
ern branch of the White Company, 23e
Michigan Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,, said re
Gently to a correspondent Of this
paper: 1--WE are receiving many in
quiries each day asking for full de
tails regarding the construction o.
Mr. Taft's car and in reply we are
sending copies Of our catalog. Mr.
Taft's car is exactly like any othel
Model M 40 horsepower White
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FIRM BELIEF IN CREMATION.
Yuma Indians Continue Adverse to
Giving UP the Teachings Of Their
Forefathers.

The greatest display of natural
intelligence seen among them as their
tribal custom of cremation. This, &C.
cording to their legends, was taught
them by their creator, Matevilye, and
they follow his instructions with true
Indian tenacity. One of my Yuma in
terpreters of the past season came to
me with considerable anxiety: Mis-
sioner wants me to come to church.
go to church, when l die they put me
in the ground to rot. 1 no like that.
Burned up the way Matevilye say,
Just ashes. That all right. What you
think?" / must confess, as one rather
favoring his way, to not being able
t. see why the old chap should be
punished for going to church by being
buried against his will. 1t is likely
that an ethno,ogist would make poor
missionary. However, the missionary
has something Of an argument for his
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fensive power, of such high speed and
wide stream radius, that it is now ad-
mitted that upon their preponderance
future.
Origin Of the Big-gun Ship.
Althoug the idea of the all-big-gun
ship originated on this side of the At
lantic and had it's inception in target
practice in the American navy, that
distinguished Italian, Cuniberti, of the
Royal Italian corps of naval engineers,
has, by reason of the capaciousness of
pigeon holes in Washington, been
credited with the first design. In the
current volume of James Fighting
Ships of the World" this distinguished
commentator notes a remarkable evo-
luton in German battleship design,
although up to the present time there
had been distinct difference between
them, or either the French or British
system of construction"
Continuing, he says that among
these three great navies the British
certainly predominates, but while it is
hardly likely that the other two will
modify their ideas in warship con-
struction, the general trend of con.
structive ideas may now be modified,
! as war between Great Britain and
her two allies is altogether improb-
able"
This elimination leaves only Ger
many, France and the United States
as the only powers with sufficient
naval strength to confront Great Brit
ain without being utterly swept from
the seas from the very start This
country and France may be left out
of the count as it is not against either
of these that Great Britain's shipbuild-
ing energies are now directed.
But in the untoward event of hostil-
tiles between Germany and Great Brit
theater of conflict would not be such
as is portrayed in the drama of can
Englishman's Home" but in the North
| sea, and possibly also in the Baltic.
Surprising merely for the sake of IL
lustration, that the fleets of the United
States were the ones to assail or be
assailed, the theater of war would
doubtless be the high seas; in the
second case, or that of Germany, it
would in all likelihood be fought out
in the North sea. In the first event
the land armies of the two powers
would have little to do If we exclude
possible warfare in their colonies:
while in the second, the far greater
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powers of the land armies of Germany
could in no wise compensate for the
greater power of the British feet on
the sea.
Naval Necessities.
An eminent naval authority recently
pointed out as an obvious truth the
fact that battleships of great displace-
ment and capable of keeping the seas
for a considerable length of time
would be indispensable to Great Brit
ain in any war that she undertook
to wage with any nation widely sep
arated from her by sea. Equally in
dispensable would be fast and very
powerful armored cruisers. Thus the
Dreadnought and the Invincible types
seem exactly designed to meet such
needs, and for long runs across the
ocean. But in the case of Germany
would they be of the same service
The difficulties that would encompass
the theater of conflict in that event
would, indeed, be serious for such YES
sells; the shallow coastal waters of the
North sea, the difficult Straits of Den.
| which hardly require enumerating
show at once that in war with this
nation the conditions would be to-
| tally different
Among other possibilities that may
arise there is the one that must not
might see two repetitions Of Port Ar
thur, one within and the other be
yond the Danish straits. And such
blockades might protract the war fol
months and months without any def
mite results to either side, except fol
the effect on their commerce.
| Leaving aside all the fancies of the
Napoleonic days, the imaginary sur
prise landings and all those other 70
mantle ideas that so interest one in
ones young days, End which are now
so much disturbing Britain, let us
consider the matter in it's most nat
ural and simple aspect. The most
| probable situation would be that the
land armies would be vigilant ant
ready, that the German ships of wal
would be in their ample and well-pro
tected harbors of refuge of compare
lively little depth, and that the Brit
ish ships would be keeping watch out
side so that no hostile cruiser could
get away unmolested to play havoc
with the commerce of Britain and dis
turb her food supply.
There is no reason whatever why
| - Al
for month after month, and especially
so if the Toga of the day, instead OF
being outside. is in this case within
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Mystery Of New sattIcships.

To date the mystery of the new
German battleships has been well
maintained, but none apparently are
quite SO powerful as was once sup.
posed. The three guns In turret idea
is entirely given up as unsatisfactory
which reduces the number of guns
to II or possibly only 10.
The two first of the Nassau class
are of 1910 tons; the two next about
Is, 900 tons, but with the same armor
and armament. The ships to be built
under the 1909 program are probably
sisters to these last.
OF the new armored cruisers the
cruiser "F0' is now understood to carry
but 8, or possibly 9-11inch. She is of
practically the same dimensions as
the British Invincibles. 1t is still
only possible to give conjectured de.
signs of her.
The Butcher Is now reported to
have 10-8.2inch guns, which, her dis
| placement being under $4,000 tons, is
far more probable than the heavier ar
mameHts hitherto assigned to her. Be
tween the 12-inch, Is caliber of the
Invincibles and the German 11-inch
50-calibers, there is no very great diff.
! ference in weight, not more than six
| tons per gun at the outside. Seven
11-inch German guns would weigh as
much as six 12-inch, 45-caliber British
ones, or rather more than that.
| The small German cruisers tend to
become faster annually. They have
now reached Scout speeds"-and, be-
ing considerably better armed; must
be regarded as distinctly superior to
the ordinary scout. German destroy.
ers are following the usual tendency
to increased size and armament, but
they do not present any novel fea-
lures.
OF the submarines on which Ger
many is embarking, comparatively
little is known. From the excellence
of the Russian boats built at Krupp's,
Germania yard, the assumption is that
the German boats will be at least
equally efficient. The main defect ap-
pears to be too small radius.
| Two In Third Place.
Japan and Germany now both oc.
cupy the third place among the naval
powers. On paper Japan, perhaps, &C.
cupies almost the better position on
| account of all the ex-Russian battle
| ships that she owns. Outside and
apart from these ships, however, the
Japanese fleet is now very considera-
BILE in the most poWerful tynes of
units. The Satsuma, of the new
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effect is shown in cable dispatches
which describe the turbulent scene in
parliament when the naval bill came
up for debate and the overwhelming
vote of S22 to SO in favor of the rapid
upbuilding Of more powerful navy.
Navies are essentially business in
struments. and no amount of argu-
ment can disguise the fact that they
are built for use and not for ornament.
There is no need here to attempt to
define which is the governing princi
pie, whether those who have the great
est strength are the ones who are
most likely to use it, or whether the
mere possession of armed strength Inn
plies an intention of employing it. But
the fact remains that for many years
Great Britain's postulate had been
that, whatever the cost, she would
have navy superior to that of any
two powers. Her attitude has been
that, as the greater includes the less,
therefore by preparing to fight COM
bination Of the two greatest naval
powers that preparation would make
her secure against any other combina-
ton that could possibly be conceived.
But now" said Mr.. Balfour in his
impassioned speech before the house,
''for the very first time in modern his
tory we are face to face with naval
situation SO new and so dangerous that
1t is difficult for us to realize it's i'm.
port"
The Nation Responsible.
The nation that has created for
Great Britain the situation so new
and dangerous" can be easily enough
identified. With good reason or with
out, Britain has long distrusted Ger
many, and long before the production
of the play which so startled the Brit
ish populace, and so much electrified
its parliament, there was in the heart
of most every Briton conviction that
If Great Britain ever went to war,
Germany would seize the opportunity
to overthrow British maritime supre.
macy. Great Britain's frankly dis
closed perturbation is now due to the
vast strides that Germany has been
making with her navy, and instead of
the settled British idea of maintain
ing a two-power standard, there are
now some excited doubts as to her
ability to maintain ascendancy over
this single one.
1t is estimated that 10 German
Dreadnoughts and Invincibles might
be completed by 1911, as against IL
Dreadnoughts and four Invincibles
which Great Britain would have by
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.
"The Spanish woman has the most
passionate kiss in the world. 1t is
hard to get, but when she does kiss
she abandons herself to It.
'The kisses of the French women
are pleasant, but they are the kisses
of experience.
'The kiss of the American girl is
sweet, but it often lacks the backing
of temperament.
"The ideal kiss is not given with the
lips alone. 1t is given with every
atom of the whole body, and that in:
tangible something called the heart
and SOUL
Every position is different mood
"a mood of reaching desire. a mood
of utter abandon, mood Of acquies-
cence, spirit of purity. a spirit of
curiosity, a spirit of barter. To those
who study and know the positions.
the expressions of the face, ali msan
something. and he who runs may read.
There is as much character or lack
of character expressed in kiss as in
anything else in the world"