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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19
Cabinet Men in Congress.

The suggestion made by President
Taft today in his third message to
congress is along the lines which
have been laid down by the leading
political economists of the United
States for many years past It is to
be hoped that congress will act as
favorably as possible on the matter.
The United States is about the only
nation which does not allow it's cabi-
net Officials, or ''holders of portfolios"
as they are sometimes called, to hold
seats in the national assembly. In
nearly all foreign countries, the cabi-
net members are taken from one of
the houses of the national assembly
and hold their portfolios only as long
fas they are in accord with the ma
jority OF the assembly,
These cabinet officials usually at
tend ali sessions of the national body
and are subjected to daily quizzing
as to the conduct of their depart
ment. On being given due notice
they must come prepared to give sta
tistics and other information con-
. corning matters in their department
on which members of the assembly
may wish accurate information. In
case a vote is taken on any DEPART
mental question and the assembly
over rules the cabinet officer, he is
expected to resign if the question has
been an important one.
The legislative and executive
branches of our government are too
far apart and the plan of the presi-
dent is to bring them in closer touch
with each other Much valuable time
is wasted by congress in discussions
on matters which could be straight
ened out by few words from the
proper officials Whether or not the
cabinet members should be given
vote is question entirely apart from
that of allowing them a seat in either
or both houses
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19
HE GUESSED IT,

The teacher asked: when did
Moses live -
After the silence had become pain
full she ordered: "Open your Old Tes-
lament What does it say there?"
A boy answered.: "Moses, 40O0."
'Now," said the teacher, ':why
didn't you know when Moses lived?"
"Well,' replied the boy, II thought
it was his telephone number"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19

You will find that druggists every
where speak well Of Chamberlaia's
Cough Remedy. They know from
long experience in the sale Of it that
in cases Of coughs and colds it can:
always be depended upon, and that
1t is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by Barker's~ drug store.-
Adv. .-Me...-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19
All Settled.

Here Is rather neat story Of tho
way In which very shy (or proud
man made proposal" He bought
wedd1ng-ring, sent it to the lady
whose finger he knew by heart), and
with 1t enclosed a sheet of notepaper
with the brief question: Does it flt?"
BY return post he received the moro
laconic, though syllabically longer. re-
ply: beautifully u.-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19
! Balm to the sufsraoette.

Balm to the sullraostte.
The social worker stopped a small
girl who was carrying . baby. isn't
ne fine, big boy?" she began, in.
gratiatingly. Whats his name"
The child waxed Indignant 1T
amt boy! Everybody thinks It's
boy" She hugged the baby closer.
"You poor darlin!" she soothed.
"They amt got much opinion of you.
ave they?"-Life.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19
Health Talk No. %.

A clerk had showed some forty pat
terms of gingham to a man whose
wife. had sent him to buy some for
her for Christmas, and at every pat
tern the man said: "My wife said
she didn't want anything like that
Fhe clerk put the last piece back
on the shelf.
Sir" he said, "You don't want
gingham. What you want is a di-
vorce'
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-12-19

If you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle ef-
feet of Chamberlain's Tablets makes
them especially suited to your case.
For sale by Barker's drug store
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
Deserters No Longer Branded Criminals

better off. The course with these men
will be to get rid of them as soon as
possible, so that they will not be a
communicating influence among the
men for whom there is hope for re.
form. The great majority, however,
are expected to reform and make good
soldiers The new military reform is
an English idea, and the putting into
effect of the plan in the United States
is the result of long investigation of
the English system made by the Judge
advocate general of the army. The
English system has been in effect sew
eral years and has resulted in a
marked benefit to the army.
The first movement toward the adop-
tion Of the system in the United States
army was the recent order for the
transfer of all military prisoners con-
victed Of felonies under the civil stat
utes to Alcatraz Island, Cal, and Fort
Jay, n. Y. for confinement, and pris-
oners convicted of purely military Of
fenses or civil offenses amounting only
to a misdemeanor to the Fort Leaven-
worth prison. Several things are yet
to be done before the British plan can
be adopted in its entirety, but it is
hoped by the military authorities that
congress at it's present session will
pass legislation to do away with pres
ent obstacles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

The White Front Restaurant, l2219 +.
Superior street, recently opened by Will
liam Miller, was sold by him Wednes-
day to Roy c. Parks, who took posses
sion this morning. Mr., Parks has made
Alma his home practically all Of his life
and is well known in this city and vicin-
ity. He has had considerable expert
ence III the restaurant business, having
run large cafe in Jackson Tor three
years. lie will conduct n short order
business and will use Chicago Steaks
and mea exclusively. Mr.. Niller has
not yet decided exactly what he Will do
G. B. Porter has more Optical app!i-
ances for testing the eyes t"an au! Office
III the state.
Perhaps White Sewing Machine be-
longs TO you. Ask Wright & Srown be
fore June l5
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

chine, absolutely reliable. We can
then die without regret.
1T was while making q gasoline
dive that the boat sank lower than
intended, and in our attempt to close
the sluice the chain broke. We en-,
deavored to stop the thrush of water
with our hands, but too late. The wa
ter entered at the rear, and the boat
sank at an incline Of % degrees
when 1t touched bottom it was at
an angle Of 13 degrees. The current
submerged the electric generator, put
out the light, and the electric wires
were burned.
'My breathing is very difficult and
painful. l thought 1 could blow out
gasoline, but l am intoxicated with 1t.
1t is now 12:40 p. m.
"a word to his Majesty, the EN-
peror. 1t is my earnest hope that
your majesty will supply the means
Of living to the poor families of my
crew. This is my only desire, and
am so anxious to have it fulfilled"
This letter was found in a pocket
Of Lieut.. Sakuma's coat as he lay in
the coming tower of the submarine
after 1t had been raised.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

VXT big annual
w loss Of trained men to the army
through desertion, is to be stopped In
large measure If a new plan, now
being tried out at the United States
Military Prison at Ft. Leavenworth,
succeeds. Heretofore man convicted
of desertion has been sent TO the pris-
on, serves out his time, and is then
turned loose, branded as a convict and
deprived of all the rights of citizen
ship. Under the new plan the prison
Is to be made a reformatory where
men convicted of desertion are to be
placed until 1t is believed they have re-
formed, when they are to be released,
restored to duty with the colors to
serve out their enlistment and, if they
so desire, to be reenlisted and serve as
long as they like.
Army officers expect big results
from this system. OF course there will
be a certain percentage of incorrigi-
bles without whom the army will be
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
Why Chief Moore Did Not Preside

headquarters in western city, arrang-
ed to hold a big conclave in Washing
ton and they proposed to have Moore
preside. Two ministers, officers of the
society, formed a committee that came
on here to see Moore, ask him to pre-
side, and have him assist in working
out a program for the suppression Of
tobacco in every land and every cline.
Now, it happened that on the day
this committee struck town Moore
ran into Charles Dawes, then comp
troller of the treasury, and Dawes
made him a present of a pair of per-
fectly lovely Puerto Rican cigars,
each as long as a flute and as black
as a buggy curtain.
Moore had consumed about two
inches off one of these, and was en-
veloped in a cloud Of smoke like a fire
department hero winning a Carnegie
medal, when the committee from the
anti-tobacco society was ushered into
his office to ask him to cooperate with
them in taking tobacco from every liv-
ing creature AS soon as they could
locate Moore through the smoke, they
told him what they had come for-and
then fled.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

On June 18th Wright & Brown will
give away a White Sewing Machine to
Some one-perhaps it you-It is your
pportunity-don let it slip.
h NJ. Stuckey, left this Thursday NOR
ming for Bloomfield Ohio where he was
called by the death of his older brother.
LOST-A pnrse containing money on
Superior st. Finder please leave at
Harry Willards Barber Shop and receive
reward
G.. B. Porter has installed one of the
Geneva Optical Cos Retinoscopes, con.
sidered the finest aud most expeniive in
strument made for objective testing.
Owing to a the floods and heavy rain,
fall through this section of the state,
many trains on the Ann Arbor and Pere
Marquette were annllled
=. You would like sewing machine-it
may be yours for the ask1ng-Call on
Wright & Brown today.
Try our home made ice cream 25c a
quart. 4 reduction on larger quantities
Will deliver to any part of the city.
Union Telephone 24S-Luchini Bros.
The rumor was circulated Tuesday
that Alma was without fire protection
In spite of the fact that the report seem.
ingly received confirmation it was totally
untrue. Mgr. Hutchinson of the electric
light plant said that there was as much
power as at any time during the year.
In order TO put the water works out of
commission the water would have to rise
at least two feet higher. This announce
ment was great relief to the citizens.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

ygy GATHER Chief Willis L. Moore
W sent out an order to all the wealth
er stations over the country some time
ago, forbidding messengers and other
youngsters in the service to smoke
cigarettes. 1t had been noted that
boys who forgot to leave weather
maps where they were directed to,
We're nearly all cigarette smokers;
hence the order.
The newspaper paragraphers and
testers heard about the anti-cigarette
order and promptly made merry over
it. Whenever a weather prediction
went wrong they suggested that Moore
anG his men smoke up-and so on
From this advertising of the anti-cigar-
cite order, many got the impression
that Moore wouldn't stand for smok,
ing. An anti-tobacco socoety with
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

for revenue. That the income tax,
because OF its unpopularity, could not
be collected in this country. +. w.
Sebring closed the negative con-
struction by giving powerful speech
proving that the income tax is in
elastic, unjust and exceedingly COM
plex.
Mr. Wilcox handled the rebuttal for
the negative, but was not as force
ful as in his constructive speech,
However, his delivery was very pleas
ing and gained favor with the judges
Mr. Ward practically cinched the de
bate for the teachers by his cxcep-
tionally strong and clever rebuttal.
f. S. ].
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
Last Report Penned at Seas Bottom

A LETTER showing exceptional de-
"A votion to duty, written by Lieut..
Tsuma Sakuma, commander of the
Japanese submarine No. 6, after the
boat had foundered during maneuvers
in Hiroshima bay, April Is, 1910, has
been photographed by the Japanese
government, and one of the prints has
just been presented to the Library Of
Congress by Commander Tokutaro
Hiraga, naval attache of the Japanese
embassy here. 1t has been placed on
exhibition at the library, among other
remarkable documents.
The letter was penned by Lieut.
Sakuma while approaching death aft,
er the sinking of the boat. He be-
gan It about 10 a. N. and ended at
12:40 p. m, when he felt himself los
ing consciousness. The last few words
show plainly the difficulty with which
he was writing.
The letter In part follows:
Words of apology fail me for hav-
ing sunk his majesty's submarine No.
6. My subordinates are killed by my
fault, but it is with pride that In
form you that the crew, to a man,
have discharged their duties as sail
ors should, with the utmost coolness
until their dying moments.
1--WE now sacrifice our lives for the
sake of our country, but my fear is
that the disaster will affect the future
development Of submarines. 1t is
therefore my hope that nothing will
daunt your determination to study
the submarine until it Is a perfect ma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

Should the rebellion inaugurated by
Emiliano Zapata result in the over
throw of the Madero government,
there would be added to Mexico's his
tory a chapter that is unique in this
country.
Previous revolutions have received
their impetus from men of high intel
ligence and usually of culture. Ia
pata's most advanced point in the So
cial plane was that of an itinerant
merchant, a peddler. Officially his
name has been written on the rec
ords of his country, prior to the Ma
dero revolution, as that of a private
in the Mexican army. There is one
more entry, that recording his deser-
tion from the army.
Those unacquainted with Zapata
frequently make the mistake of styl-
ing him an illiterate. That is not true.
He can read and write, and has the
rudiments of a common school educa.
ton. Added to that, he possesses a
shrewdness which, combined with a
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
HIGH SCHOOL CONCERT

The Annual High School Concert Civ
en- by the chorus, 1870 voices, and the
two glee clubs will be held Wednesday
evening, May 29th at the Opera house
The chorus is particularly pleased at
having secured the assistance of Harper
G. Maybe, Baritone director of Conser-
vatory of Music at Mt. Pleasant, and are
trying to make this concert the best in
their history,
You cannot affod to miss il.
Tickets on sale now-25 and sc.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Alma, Mich, May 13, 1912.
Advertised list for the week end
ing May nth, 1912:
Mr.. Edwin Bowers.
Mr. Egbert Debar.
Mr. Flip Franieta.
Van Malek.
Mr.. Louis Meeker.
Mr.. Geo. n. Oliver.
Josephine Smith.
Mrs. H. ]. Thompson.
Miss Susie Welch
The above, if not called for, will
lie sent to the Dead Letter office,
May 27th, 1912
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
RECORD HISTORY OF INDIANS

The American Indian is approach
ing, If indeed he has not already
reached, the last stage Of his native
existence. Recent reports from Sit
ka, of the rayages of pulmonary dis
eases among the Indians in Alaska,
where they are leading the lives led
by their fathers, indicate that the In
dian will disappear from the conti-
nent unless he adopts the white mans
civilization, and adapts himself to 1t.
In either case the records of his own
civilization will be lost unless the
government takes immediate steps
toward aiding the Modern Historic
Records association, or some other
body engaged in similar work in
preserving some records of the cul-
ture, arts. industries and domestic
and social organizations, the customs,
games and pastimes, work and play
of the primitive settlers Of America
Explorers, missionaries, settlers,
Indian fighters, army officers and
scientists are securing valuable vol
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
HEADS IMPORTANT CONVENTION

Rev. Herbert s. Bigelow, president
of the Ohio Constitutional convention
now in session at Columbus. is an or
dained Congregational minister. A
native of Indiana, Mr.. Bigelow, who is
forty-two years Of age, has passed
more than half his life in Ohio, the
state of his adoption. He is grad
uste of Western Reserve University
at Cleveland $3.50. Since 1896 he
has been pastor of the Vine Street
church Of Cincinnati (now known as
the Peoples Church. and Town Meet
ing Society. For many years Mr..
Bigelow has been active in social re-
form movements. He was a loyal fol-
lower of the late Tom l.. Johnson of
Cleveland, and ten years ago was the
unsuccessful candidate of the Demo
cratic party for secretary of state.
Mr. Bigelow is an officer of the Ohio
Direct Legislation league. He is a
gifted platform speaker and has cam
paigned in the state repeatedly. That
a man of Mr.. Bigelow's type-un.
d growing section Of public opinion in
over such a body as the Constitutional
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
The Cast Of Characters.
WANTED LOCAL statesmen.

\ live and energetic lady or gen.
tleman to represent Us as factory
salesman selling high grade pianos.
Experience not necessary. Salary
and commission or both A hust
Ter can earn satisfactory wages if
only to give us part of their time.
We have an exceptional opportuni-
ty to buy a high grade piano and
can guarantee the savings of at least
$IOO by this method of selling.
Agents price on the first instru-
ment sold in this locality. Cores
pondence with music teachers may
be arranged by addressing,
Manager,
115 n. Franklin Street,
Saginaw, Mich.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23


photographs
is predicted by Alexander Konta chairman
ma asmiated
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
possibilities are here and only need

possibilities are here and only need
development.
We still have the "colored aris-
eocracy' with us and from all indica-
tions will have them during the sum-
mer, for they have increased instead
of decreasing during the winter.
The business of our company still
keeps here. during which time we are
learning and observing much, for
there are many interesting and in
structive things to be seen here, al
though we hope TO get back North
before another winter; one winter, at
least. in this particular locality is
enough for us
With kindest regards to ALL we are,
Yours truly,
MRS. AND T.. p FELCH.
Wright e Brown will give away A
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

stubbonness personal magnetism which
makes him truly formidable.
OF he government troops.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

] hereby announce that ! will be a
for Rcprc-cntativc i'm the Legislature
ct the coming Primary and your sup
port at he primaries will be fully
appreciated
Dated May 18th 1912
NEWEL SMITH.
St Louis, Mich
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
I'm EVENING IN JAPAN

The Japanese entertainment, which
will be given by the Froebel Society,
Saturday evening, May 25, will in
clude an operctta entitled, The Jap
ancse Girl synopsis of which
follows.
Act IA number OF Japanese girls
ar visiting O Hanu San, a young
Japanese beauty who is about to cell
"brate her eighteenth birthday. re-
garded in Japan as the becoming of
age. Some amusement is caused by
Chaya, her faithful servant, who ap-
pears TO be overburdened by work
The story is told in the dialogue
and songs and contains many anus
ing and interesting situations
Act 1.-Two American girls, Dora
and Nora, who are touring in Japan
with their governess, Miss Knowall,
Tor education and pleasure, are i'm
PEELED by curiosity to enter the house,
end while their governess is sketch
ing they slip away from her. The
Japanese girls returning, resent the
intrusion OF a foreigner and awake
the governess, who has fallen asleep
at her easel, and pretend not to un-
derstand her explanation O Hanu
san comes to her rescue and in the
end invites the American ladies to
remain as her guests and witness the
interesting and quaint ceremonies
which are about to commence. They
accept gratefully and win the hearts
9f all
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23
WIN ONE. LOSE one

In the first annual debate OF the
NJ. A. C.-M. S. N. c. Alma Debat-
ing League, held Friday evening, May
II, Alma's affirmative won a unani-
nous decision from NJ A. C.'s mega
tive in the college chapel, while the
negative lost by two to one deci-
sion TO the affirmative of Ypsilanti
Normal at Ypsilanti. The question
debated was, Resolved, That the
Federal government should impose a
graduated Income Tax, constitution
ality granted
F A. Thompson opened the de-
bate by proving that we need an ad-
dtional federal tax: first, to remedy
the present evils of regressivity
second, to fulfil the demands of JUS
tice. and, third. to lend elasticity to
the present system. However, he
was not up to his usual standard Of
delivery, perhaps due to the fact that
he was the first speaker and had not
gotten into the spirit of debate. Mr..
P. J. Vevia opened for the negative,
by admitting that the conditions at
present are very dark, but said that
the negative expected to show that
our people are not so over-taxed
after all He proposed three ques-
tions which he said ii would be neces-
sary for the affirmative TO establish,
hoping thereby to put Alma in a di-
lemma, but as it turned out these
were just the things the affirmative
had prepared on. He claimed that an
income tax is essentially war tax,
and as there is no war in sight, the
income tax is not needed.
r. IT, Cook continued the CON
structive case, by showing that the
graduate income tax is practical; ;
that it /, successful in other coun-
tries and has been successful in the
United States. This was Mr.. Cook
first appearance as a debater and he
certainly won the audience by his
pleasing manner and forceful argu-
ments. r. NJ. Snyder tried to show
that there are only two methods of
collecting an income taX-lump-sum
and stoppage-at-source, and that
neither of these can be used to col
lect a graduated tax. His delivery
was pleasing and commanding.
D r. Marks closed the affirmative
construction by showing the equity
OF the income tax, and that it can be
collected by the asscssment-at-so source
method. Mr.. Marks delivered his
speech in a calm but forceful man
ner, and had great weight with the
judges d. /. Clute closed the con-
structivc argument for NJ A. c. by
system proposed by the affirmative
He was the most forceful speaker
on the negative.
Mr. Vevia rebutted for the mega
tive but lacked the force shown in his
main speech He contended to the
last that the affirmative must col
lect their tax by the stoppage-at-
source plan, or self-assessment, which
he evidently took to be the same as
sessment-at-source, as proposed by
the affirmative Mr.. Thompson, in
what is said to have been one of the
best rebuttal speeches ever delivered
on the local rostrum, closed the de
bate in a very forceful manner. He
met every contention Of the negative
and completely crushed every hope of
NJ. A. c. for victory. The audience
was very attentive thruout, and
greeted both visiting and home teams
with hearty applause and splendid
spirit.
II. +. d.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

Silk gloves and hosiery at L. N.
Bakers.
Saturday specials at l. N. Bakers:
Children's sweaters, 19c; children's
dresses, 19c.
Get the right price for your wool
by selling TO V. P Cash Rooms
lack of Wr:-ht House barn. 1729tf
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-23

The negative lost in the most ex-
citing and closest debate ever staged
in Ypsilanti by a two to one deci-
sion. Both teams were complimented
by the judges on thir delivery. The
affirmative pursued the following line
of attack. r. w. Ward opened the
debate by showing that the income
tax is necessary for immediate fiscal
purposes. O. H. Gillett followed by
claiming that the income tax is
needed for Justice; and L. c. Hub
bell closed the affirmative construc-
ton by showing that the tax was
practical.
z. W. Brehm opened the first neg
ative speech by showing that we GER
tainly do not need the income tax
Tor revenue at present, Judged by the
huge surplusses OF the past two
years; and by a chart forcefully
showed that a true graduated income
tax could not be collected. This was
one of the strongest speeches Of the
evening II. V. Wilcox showed that
the income tax would be evaded and
stated that it was not even needed as
an emergency measure. He proposed
that the present internal revenue
system could be easily extended to
meet all the governmental demands