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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-07
No. 924l.
REPORT
Of the Condition Of til e
Northern National Bank at Z.
Bemidji, in the State
Of Minnesota,
ATTHE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
Sept. l, 1911.

RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts =. ........:. s2Oo.45s.47
0verdrafts. secured and unsecured. 146.o6
y. s. bonds to secure circulation. 80. 50000.cr
Postal Savings. ....:..... 100000
BANKING e Honse F Ssr and Fixtures soeoto
Due from National Banks mot re-
serve agents.. .....:... ..... 3l7lH.66
Due from State Ranks and Bankers.
Banks :. 49,; 49,. c.>::....::. 4.72.m
Due from approved reserve agents.. 46.59l.47
Exchanges for Clearing House. 1,74l.59
Notes of other National banks...... 1.52O.CO
Fractional paper currency. nckels
and cents. .................:....... 2l6Ol
5 lawful money reserve IN 6 6s, i viz:
legal tender notes s.sso zoo .... 1s.o5l 80
Redemption fund with q. S. treas
urer Is per cent of circulation. 10000
Total 1898. s5S. 80
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in........ ::..... 5 5o00o.9o
surplus fund ....:.... .......... 100000
and taxes pail. l.62e.n
National bank notes outstanding. 100000
Due to State and Private Banks and
individual deposits subject; to to -
Demand certificates OF deposit. ..::: 2.3Si:oc
Time certificates Of deposits. 73.54S.Os
Certified checks. Observation-Disclosures. 1887
Cashiers checks outstanding. ..... 6.2O0.6l
Total $3.50, o5S.AO
STATE OF MINNESOTA. ,ss
County of Beltrami. (ss
I, w. L. Brooks. Cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. w. L. Brooks. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day OF Sept. 1911.
tSeall L, L. herman
Notary Public.
My commission expires July 18th. 1913.
CORRECT-Attest: .-.'
A. P. WHITE.
J. E. COWAN.
A. D. STEPHENS.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-07

Stop i'll at the City Drug Store and
get a free sample of ZEM0 and zEMo
SOAP. ~ -, +
The surest and most economical
treatment for eczema, pimples, dan
druff and all diseases of the skin and
scalp. DO not neglect this: They
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infants as We'll as grown persons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-07

Four Major league magnates arc
after Jake Gipe, the giant Vernon
pitcher in the Pacific coast circuit
Chicago pays Salt Lake $4,000 for
Shertstop Blly Orr. who is in pro-
fessional company for his first sea.
- a.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-07

The Red Sox have sent Billy Pur-
tell to Toronto and Ralph Myers to
Jersey City. Jack Thoney Will prob
ably go to Providence. Purtell has
been d grand little player but sore
arm has destroyed his usefulness this
season.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-09-07
J, o o o o O. @ o o o o O o o o 9
} WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY. Q

If there is anybody in Minnesota
who is not heartily glad that Geo.
S. Simpson resigned as attorney-gen-
eral, he has not been heard from.
Simpson used the office, day in and
day out, for political purposes, and
Minnesota is mighty we'll rid of him.
Tribune. Is s
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Kitchen-Made Bread.

1t must be pretty hot in Kansas City.
where the National Association OF Master
Bakers Is In session. else something Is
wrong with the digestion Of these men
Of -four and yeast to start them OF on
such a peculiar tangent as the denun-
citation Of home baking on grounds Of
the public health. OF course. 1t Ia quite
natural that the bakers should regard
domestic breadmaking with disfavor.
That is business. and no one can blame
the master bakers for trying to dis
courage home cooking. But when the
president Of the association says that
the domestic-made loaf Is unhealthful
he goes just a bit too far. 1t may be
true that the average bakers loaf IL
well made and represents a high degree
Of sanitation in all respects. But the
average housewife who bakes her own
bread Is just as careful about her In
gradients and the conditions in her kitch-
en- and the manner in which she does
her work as the professional bakers
The president Of the association cited
the case OF Chicago woman who built
up a business selling health bread"
baked by herself. He said he had cut
into one OF these loaves and found the
center to be unbaked dough. He de-
clared that this woman was committing
murder. Rather strong language that,
even from professional bread man, who
looks on the domestic bakeshop with
jealous eyes. Without questioning the
healthfulness of professionally made
bread. it Is safe statement that the
public health Is in no wise menaced
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Protecting Trust Funds.

Justice Stafford directs attention to
serious lapse on the part of parents
whose children are heirs to estates and
have therefore funds Of their own held
in trust for them 1t is the practice in
many cases for the parents to come to
court with petitions for allowances for
the care and education OF the children.
thus shifting the burden Of maintenance
from the parent to the child itself. JUS
tice Stafford declares 1t to be his inten-
ton TO authorize no such payment where
the parents are themselves able to care
for their children properly. His reason
ing In this matter Is Enthusiastically sound
He regards the money left in trust for q
child as being that chtld's future for
tune or capital in life. to be held intact
IL possible for its use on reaching ma
turity and on starting independently. Un-
til that time Is reached 1t is unquestion-
ably the duty of every parent to con-
tinue to provide for the child as though
no fund existed trust fund is a great
temptation in such circumstances, and
many are the pleas made to court for
permission to spend varying sums for
this or that or another purpose. osten-
sibIy for the benefit Of the heir, but 1t
IS to be feared actually for the enjoyment
principally OF others. Where a parent 10
Incapable OF working and earning money
for the maintenance OF the family the
courts have az a rule been liberal In
their grant of allowances for the main
tenance Of tho children. but this practice
tends to encourage dependence upon the
trust fund and to discourage industry and
thrift ON the part Of the parents. 1t Is
TO be hoped that Justice Stafford's doc-
trine will be adopted by all the other
members Of the local bench
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Castles in the Air.

The Hon. James Hamilton Lewis, or
Col. j. Hamilton Lewis. as the reader
pleases. sometime OF Georgia. sometime
OF the state of Washington. now, but
probably not indefinitely, Of Chicago, in
the state OF Illinois. an interesting man of
original views, ana the noter Of the origi-
nal views of others. has just returned
from sojourn OF two months in Spain,
ana brings the intelligence that the plain
people Of that country, stirred by revo-
ludonary politicians. are expecting the re-
turn to Spain by the United States OF
Porto Rico and the Philippines
The proposition Is almost too droll for
discussion Could we make the transfer
II we would. or should we If we could?
What would Spain do with the stands?
While she controlled them they were
source of worry and expense to her. In
the Philippines turmoil was almost con-
tnuous. Would not her task now be
more battling than then? With but a few
years OF the better government provided
by the United States. would the people
submit to the re-establshment of Spanish
authority? Would not the bare sugges-
ton Of such thing by this government
produce revolt greater than that we
found in existence when we arrived on
the scene twelve years ago?
And what about the effect of such a
proposition on the outside world? How
would Europe and Japan regard it? They
would be entitled to consideration in the
premises. The color of the map In that
quarter is highly important to them.
They did not protest against Spain's
failure while she was on the ground, but
We may all be sure they would protest
against her return. For 1t would mean
another failure. and that after the sue
cess we have achieved would be most
disquieting and unwelcome to all parties
in interest. east and west.
But, droll as ii is. how much more so
10 this proposition of Spanish politicians
working on the pride and prejudices of
the rank and file of the Spanish electo-
rate than that of certain American poll
ticians working on the sentiment and
prejudices OF the rank and file Of the
American electorate? None at all. The
man who proposes a return of the Philip
pines to Spain Is not more impractical
IN his calculations as to the early future
than the man who proposes the early re-
tirement OF America from the scene IN
favor Of Filipino government, and
warning to the outside world against in
reference. Both propositions are pre-
posterous Neither Is within striking
distance of realization, and agitation of
either can have no good results.
But agitation will continue. The SUBJ
ject of the Philippines will come up again
next year in the democratic national con-
vention, and If Mr.. Bryan controls that
body we shall see him using his influence
In favor Of a warmly worded declaration
in favor of q Filipino government.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

first among the old masters, just as they
have made the Venus de Milo their first
objective among the sculptures and "The
Angelus'' among the modern canvases.
This subtly smiling face has lured mil
lions to 1t, probably more than any other
single canvas by its own power. The
thief unquestionably knew the prize OF
the Louvre when he laid his plans to
enter the galleries. He could scarcely
have taken another painting Of such fame
or value. It must be assumed, II the
theft was made seriously. that the picture
was taken for the purpose OF exacting q
ransom for it's return and not with any
idea Of seeking a market. The French
government is the owner and will spare
no pains or expense to trace the thief and
recover the canvas.
1t would be impossible to place money
value on this painting. It Is literally
priceless. 1t is reported that the British
government once offered five million dol
lars for It which was refused. 1t Is one
Of those rare things in the world that Is
beyond valuation, not from any intrinsic
quality measurable in terms OF cash, but
from history, sentiment and fame. La
Gioconda," or Mona Lisa" or La Jo-
conde"-by all OF which names this paint
ing is known-has been at once the In
spiration and the despair OF painters ever
since Da vinci created 1t. It has been
copied times without number. and no copy
has ever quite reproduced its elusive
charm. its marvellous technique its pecul-
lar coloring and above all its unmistak-
able psychological quality which gives to
the woman's smile q fascination beyond
anything else in art. No matter how
skillful tho artist. there remains some
thing lacking from the reproduction which
marks the great difference between a
masterpiece and an imitation. 1t was a
bold thief, indeed, who ventured to take
this canvas from the historic walls In
Paris, knowing its fame and the insuper-
able difficulties in the way Of realizing
from his crime.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
"The Smiler" Stolen.

In all its circumstances the theft of the
Da Vinci masterpiece from the Louvre Is
one Of the most mysterious disappear
ances In the history OF artistic crime The
picture seems to have been taken several
hours before the loss was discovered. its
absence from the walls having been no.
ticed by workingmen. who thought 1t to
have been removed for purposes of pho
Biography. Access to the gallery was pos
sible By means Of a scaffolding that had
been erected outside the building, and this
would have required the use Of keys such
as q carefully planning picture thief might
be able TO fabricate. Nothing is easier
and at the same time more difficult to
steal than a famous painting. for 1t can
be rolled into a small compass IL cut from
the frame, but 1t is practically impossible
to. make way with 1t profitably. This
was proved in the case Of the famous
0ainsborough's Duchess OF Devonshire." !"
the thief Of which was never able to mar
ket 1t owing to its notoriety.
Visitors to the Louvre have in the past
usually sought the great Da Vinci canvas
Evening star., 1911-08-23
The Water Rate Question.

It Is evident from a news article printed
In last evenings Star that the question
of the proposed increase in water rates
Is being carefully studied both by the
Commissioners and by citizens who are
preparing to resist this action. The su-
perintendent Of the water service has sub
mitted to the engineer Commissioner q
statement of the financial condition of
the department. 1t Is to be hoped that
that statement will be made public be-
fore any decision is reached by the Com
missioners.
Thus far there has been a rather disap-
pointing lack Of frankness on the part
of the authorities with reference to this
matter. The fact that an increase In
the rates was contemplated became public
through unofficial sources. and the water
consumers of the District were suddenly
aware that it was contemplated without
any open discussion or hearings to ad-
vance the cost Of the water service by q
considerable per cent for the purpose Of
paying for an extension Of the meter sys-
tenn. Then by good chance certain figures
under the scrutiny Of the Commissioners,
purporting to justify the increased rate,
became public, and attention was imme-
diately called to the amazing fact that
in reckoning the costs OF tho water de-
partment interest on the governments in
vestment in the water impounding and
distributing plant was figured as part Of
the cost Of maintenance. It would seem
that this wholly unjustified process Of
bookkeeping had been abandoned as soon
as attention was called to its utter alb
surdity. no interest ever having been
charged against any one for the cost Of
the work undertaken by the government
on its own initiative and for its own bene-
fit.
The citizens Of Washington will expect
to be fully informed In ample season of
the final consideration of this matter by
the Commissioners. They have a right
to be heard before any action is taken
or any recommendation is sent to Con-
gress- They are vitality interested and
the Commissioners will do violence to
their responsibilities as representatives Of
the local community il they act in this
matter arbitrarily and hastily and with
out consulting the water users.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
England's Welsh Statesman.
From the Newark Evening Star

1totn tns NeWtfK Evening Star.
Lloyd George. the Welshman and radi-
cal, who has arisen to such prominence
In British politics. is credited with being
the principal factor in bringing about
the agreement which settled the great
labor strike and averted a national calam-
ity. But yesterday this singularly able
man was placarded all over England by
the conservatives as a dangerous social
and political hrebrand. 1t was Lloyd
George who drafted the budget bill that
the house OF lords threw out and which
was the cause of the lords undoing. In
directly he brought about one of the
greatest revolutions in British history. He
has now done for England q service Of
tncalculable value, and the career of this
Welsh lawyer has only begun. Beyond
doubt he will be the premier Of England
II he lives, and he may then do even
greater service for his country in its
foreign policy.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Work for Prisoners.
From the Hartford Times.

It Is evident that the idea Of making
prisoners earn their keep is being more
generally accepted. It was proposed
many years ago and q good deal Of time
has been spent In trying to make the
public understand the folly of assuming
that because q man commits an offense
which sends him to prison or to the
county jail he should Immediately be re-
lieved Of the obligation of supporting
himself. Most such men are able-bodied
and can do work enough to maintain
themselves and leave a surplus to be di-
vided with their families. II they have
families, and leave q portion to be theirs
when their term expires. II they can
earn their living they should. That can
hardly be denied by any reasonable man
who shakes OF the influence Of tradition
and looks at things as they are.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
The Human Element.

Once nature reared a massive rock
And raised its summit to the sky,
Secure against the 1ightning's shock
And 'gainst the tempest raging high
And yet its majesty can claim
No more such reverence as Is At.
Some interprising person came
And painted signs all over It
A torrent leaping through the glen
Its jewels tossed into the air,
And sang q song to cheer all men
And lure their thoughts from sordid
care.
But picnic parties were not slow
In hungry glee to gather round.
Now rusting tins obstruct the flow
And paper boxes strew the ground
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Favorable Crop Outlook.
From tho Rochestes Post-Express.

Reports from bankers who are in close
touch with the crop situation. as seen
from the Chicago market. indicate a
marked Improvement in corn over the es-
Inmates current few weeks ago. Plenty
Of rain and continued warm weather are
proving of immense benefit to the crop.
The New York Journal Of Commerce pre-
diets a yield better than 2,7OO,OOOO 600
bushels. Things are not going to be as
bad as the calamity prophets asserted
when the recent government crop report
was issued. Our crops can stand lot OF
hard usage at the hands Of the weather
without giving us real cause for ma
tional fit Of the blues.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Joys Of the Recall.
From the Denver Times.

Circuit Judge John 8. Coke of Oregon
is threatened with recall. A number of
persons who wish to succeed him in Of
Ace have Joined a movement to have him
elected. AS q person against whom a
recall petition is circulated is pre-
judged guilty, the Oregon law provides
that his successor shall be elected at the
same time as he is pulled from ofiice.
This, naturally. incites officeseekers to
Join in campaigns that may result in
landing jobs for them.
The specific complaint made against
Judge Coke is that he delivered unfair
and erroneous Instructions in the case
Of Roy 8. McCallen, charged with MUIR
der A jury acquitted McCallen. who
pleaded self-defense. 1t appears that
those who are clamoring for the recall of
Judge Coke are attempting to go behind
that decision and by indirection publicly
declare that the acquitted man is guilty.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Peril in the Ascent.
ron tho providenee BuIletin

The President may anticipate political
profit In swinging round the Pacific coast
circle, or even in such strenuous
achievement for q portly person as the
ascension Of Mount Rainier. Still he
should know that he will lose the vote OF
one or the other of the leading two cities
Of Washington IL he fails to post himself
as to the precise localities in which 1t Is
policy to refer to the peak as Mount
Rainier" and in which 1t Is to be called
Mount Tacoma"
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Dysentery, Cramps
and Diarrhoea

can be prevented and cured by using
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as pre-
scribed
You can, by its systematic use, so
strengthen the digestive organs and
the entire system that the many
things which lead to a siege of these
distressing ailments have no i'll effect
upon you.
Go to your nearest druggist, dealer
or grocer today and get a large
bottle of
Evening star., 1911-08-23

by the activities Of tho good women who
roll up their sleeves and knead their own
dough and turn out from their own ovens
loaves Of bread that for freshness and
wholesomeness and favor and all around
goodness has no superior.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Entered as second-cisss mail matter at the post
once at Washington. d. @.

0rn order to avoid delays on account Of
sefsonai absence. letters to THE STAR should
aot BE- addressed to any individual connected
Win TIE ONCE. but simply to THE STAR. or to
ne Editorial or Business Department. according
b tenor or purpose.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
An Indirect Economy.

'T suppose you find living less sx-
pensive since you took to gathering
your own mushrooms"
"a little" replied Mr.. Growcher. I'VE
don't save anything on the mushrooms.
But all our friends have quit accept
ing invitations to dinner
Evening star., 1911-08-23

There will naturally be some feeling in
Congress that the objection to the recall
in Arizona and the lack OF difference to
so-called senatorial prerogatives indicate
that the President has the judicial rather
than the legislative mind.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Miss Force and the Papers,

From the Albany Evening Journal.
Stamping her foot. Miss Force said she
didn't read the newspapers and didn't
care what they say. But why. then. did
she stamp her foot?
Evening star., 1911-08-23
The Sport Of Money Kings.

In the financial game today
Vast sums to various owners skip
A million dollars Is, they say
Enough to buy just one white chip
Evening star., 1911-08-23

President Taft's reference to veto al
an unpleasant duty recalls the old as
surance that the chastisement hurt the
father as much as it did the youngster.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

Pennsylvania might establish q new rec
ord in the history OF Judge Lynch by
bringing some OF the members Of the mob
TO Justice.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
A Poor Performer.

From the Kansas City Times.
Solicitor McCabe seems to be as OBJ
jectionable in every way as Ballinger
was. And, in addition, his work Is ever
SO much coarser.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

No doubt Judge Landis Will scrutinize
the readjustment of Standard Oil affairs
in the hope that a special fund OF
SO .O0O. 900 and interest has been set aside.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

Beverly is entitled to feel little appre-
hensive that its dignities az q summer
capital have not been fully recognized
this season
Evening star., 1911-08-23
One Use for the Forts.

From the Scranton Tribune.
F'ortify the Panama canal? OF course.
II for nothing else than to enforce prompt
payment OF the gate money.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

Honors to the memory of Gen. Steuben
may yet bring the correct pronunciation
of his name to the attention Of natives
Of Steubenviile, Ohio.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

After all, It IL not anything very un-
usual for q President to have some diff
ferenceS with Congress.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

Tho labor question In England loomed
up as one Of even more Importance than
that Of continuing the house Of lords.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

The Wright brothers consistently MAIN
tain that SO far as they are concerned
aviation is a business and not a sport.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

AS usual. adjournment will leave a num-
ber of things undone which various con-
stituencies will think ought to have been
attended to.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

Occasionally q modern homicide case
undertakes to revive the alibi instead Of
resorting to the unwritten law.
Evening star., 1911-08-23

DR.. Wiley did not hesitate to make it
clear that he did not regard permission
to resign" as any particular favor.
Evening star., 1911-08-23
Observation.

do you believe that language was
given for the concealment of thoughtr'
Sometimes. when I hear one Of those
men In a railway station calling the
trains"
Evening star., 1911-08-23
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