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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

but by special request of the chair
man on the plea that the time was
too short to do the work properly the
time was extended to two weeks in
order that there would be sufficient
time, so there would be no excuse
to hurry proceedings or slight the
work..
Excuse of chairman of said COM
mittee for not calling meeting: that
one of the members was out of town.
VIII this, excuse stand analysis?
When charges of incompetency
were brought before the council, all
the members of the water and light
committee were present and heard
all the facts, the case was urgent,
and the council acted at once.
Now, if the committee had wanted
to be prompt and business like in
taking care of public affairs, would
it not have been proper, yes, was it
not the duty of the chairman, to is
sue call for meeting of the COM
mittee Immediately after the adjourn
ment of the council, and the commit
tee then set date for a hearing in
the matter before any. member got
out of town? ~.
All business men will agree that
such a thing could have been done
and most of them will agree that it
should have been done under the cir
cumstances, and the business in hand
disposed of in as short time as pos
sible, and any further complications
in the water department avoided.
But the committee has given the
citizens of .Bemidji an example of
how public business is transacted in
great many cases.
When matters of Importance to the
tax payers of the community come
up for consideration there is very
little interest taken and it is next to
impossible to get prompt action, the
public servants own business affairs
and private matters are all attended
to first, and then if there is any time
left the business and affairs of the
public and tax payers is attended to,
usually in a hurry or perhaps entire
ly neglected.
These are the very reasons why
such incompetency was able to exist
and is still existing in the water de-
partment of this city.
And by the chairman own state
ment before the council the time for
proper investigation by the COM
mittee is now too short before they
are called upon to report.
Are such methods of conducting
public business accidental? Or does
their frequency prove a rule?
Every taxpayer will answer these
questions for himself
c. G. JOHNSON.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

Medicines that aid nature are al
ways most effectual.- Chamberlain,s 8
Cough Remedy acts on this plan " Fl
allays the cough, relieves the lungs,
opens the secretiois and aids nature
in restoring the system to a healthy
condition. Thousands have testified
t. it's superior excellence. Sold by
Barker's Drug. Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16
9 O o o o 9 o o o o O O O O
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
JANUARY 16

: 177S--France recognized the
j.. independence of the
" United States.
" 794-Edward Gibbon, the En-
" glish historian. died.
" Born April 81. 1887.
Z. lSO9-Sir John Moore, COM
:: manding the British
" army, killed in battle
a" with the French at .
" Corunna, Spain.
. S56-Board of Trade organ
" lied in Milwaukee.
: lS62-More than 200 lives lost
:. in the Hartley colliery
. disaster in England.
. lS7l-Supreme Court of the
: United States decided
:. the legal tender act of
4. 1862 constitutional.
. 1SsS-William F. Villas of Wis 4
:. consin appointed secre-
. tary of the interior.
= S93-Queen Liliuckalani of
" dethroned by revolution
. lists.
g. lS94-John H. Gear was elect
> ed United States senator
> from Iowa.
. l9O7-The Rt. Rev. Arthur
:. Sweatman. bishop of To-
:. ronto, elected primate of (
> all Canada
> @ @ @ @ 9 @ 8 @ o o o o 9 o (
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

Senator Lorimer says, that the
newspapers of Chicago have been
trying to force him into private life
for 20 years which goes to show that
the Chicago newspapers have some
redeeming features.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

From Sneezakaritchnekoff, Russia.
twelve families are coming to settle
in South Dakota They made a mis-
take. They should have planted
themselves at Okalahousingay on the
keeattalakawkaw river in Florida.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16
MASONIC.

l. xMpxy,. Elkanah Commandery No. 30
@1A K. T.. Stated conclave-second
Sv&&AE aid fourth Fridays, s o'clock
zT]$ p. mat Masonic Temple, Bel.
] 'MhrEW trami Ave., and Fifth st.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

When given as soon as the croupy
cough appears Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy will ward off an attack Of
Group and prevent all danger and
cause Of anxiety. Thousands of
mothers use it successfully. Sold by
Barker's Drug Store.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

Miss Lucy CASTOR is much dis
tressed because "campaign cigars are
but ropes of poison" Great Scott!
Has some man actually smoked one?
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

President Taft is strongly in favor
of government control of postmasters
general
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

BE progressive in your ideas and
stand pat on your convictions is the
political platform OF the Walker Pi-
lot
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

Conscience is harder than our enc:
mics. knows more. accuses with more
nicety.-George Eliot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

Old Man Winter continues to talk
through his hat-Medicine Hat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

Ths Only Way Out.
rstsx sent Tor the milky oh, mercy
I've drunk too much Of IT! What sha,
we do? Small Brother Easy. We'.
drop the JUG, c,--Meggendorfer Batter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-16

70 ou31 = GOLD II oxD Day
Take LAXATIVE BRoAO Quinine Tab
let's. Druggists refund money IL 1t fails
to cure. q. w. GROVES signature 10
on each box. 25c.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28

only charges under which they could
be prosecuted by the federal GOV.
ernment were conspiracy and ille'
eal transportation OF explosives. but
the court ruled that evidence as 10
violence was competent as howlnk
a motive.
Il am not ready 10 believe that or
ganiz~l labor yet stands for the
things that have been shown here.
Was one of Judge Ahd-ron's state
m"hts To tn" Jury.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28

esA prvs1s.ut!ou. lie probably Will
aoG b. sentenced 81 this time but
viii b returned to Los Angeles
county. there 10 await S~nteoce 90
his plea OF blowing up an iroa
| works
Ins<c the trial on October !. eight
defendants were discharged on tho
ground that no case existed against
them. Al the opening OF tho iria!
those discharged were:
Patrick Ryan. Chicago: J. ". Ir.
win. Peoria. NJ: and Andrw J.
kayanagh. Springfield. Ill.
On December 9. when the govern.
meut rested Its case. the following
wcr~ discharged:
John r. Carroll. Syracus-. y. Y:
Moultoa Il Davis. Westch~atrr. Pa:
william X. b-nsou. Detroit: and
Sh-rH-on X. M~adows. Iudianapoiis.
Ou Derenbsr -. Clarence F..
no~d. Rochester. y. y. formerly Of
Detroit. Was discharged Oh motion OF
the def~ns~.
Wash In gtOn. Ih,c. aS.-Attorney
General wickrrsham will consider
tn. question Of turning over to va
rious state authorities the evidence
taken At tho dynamite trial for such
action az local authorities might
wish TO take toward the possible
prosecution OF the convicted men on
charges OF being accessories TO mur-
Gers and destruction OF property.
According to the department of
justice officials Il Is possible that
sensenc. for fedora conviction might
b. suspended while the men were
tried In state courts or after serving
part OF their sentences. they might
then be- turned over To tho state au-
thoritics.
Frank Morrison. secretary OF the
American Federation OF Labor. de.
'ciined to comment today on the yer.
diets In Indianapolis In the cases OF
tie Is union Officials found guilty
,of completely in tn. Mcnamara dy.
Mantle plots.
New York. Dec. :s.--Slmu.l Com.
psrs. p!sxidsnt Of tho American Fed.
esat!oo Of Labor. bad DO comment
Ia make today op the outcome OF the
dynamite cases' In indianapolis.
x have no statement to MAXI
no~." be said wheu told ,hat all but
two Of the labor leaders lad been
found 6un,y. snh shall prob,hi,
ssvc none 20 nuke hereafter.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28
PEACE ENJOYS ARE
STILL EADLoCkED

fcosasusd froo pags oas.I
1hstr sssoatshmeu: and Isdixsliou
BY measS OF gessures and expressly.
cxelsoations.
Why did ws fight theu?"
Whist IN the return for our vie.
tnSIes!''
'pnesn't the bloo<,shed By 100. 900
slcriohs victims deserve some other
rsward?"
1T IL u farce and not Q serious
coefersnee. were some Of the sharp
l-jsruations which crosa~d the pictur.
gallery 10 St. James Palace.
After the conference agreed TO ad-
jmrn until Monday the conversation
became even more animated.
Rechad Pasha wax the only calm
person present. With his right hand
10 his trousers pootst and his left
hand caressinx bis beard as though
hiding . smile. he stood without ut
t"rinK . word.
Today's meeting. which. might ap.
pear to superficial observers to be
bordering on rupture. must. ac.
cording to qualified opinion. be In.
tcrprcsci otherwi~. Both sides. II
Is pointed out. have now laid down
their maximum aspirations and
neither OF them expects TO sec tho
maximum demands realized.
The members OF the Balkan lea ague
protested during the meeting that
,ba n,so,pun Jo,o,.tou .ltJ .os ,>na~
osrize the facts of the situation
which had resulted from the war and
gave scaut consideration to tho ter
ri,ofi1: claims OF the allies.
One OF the Bulgarian delegates
speaking to the Turks. said:
You must remember that the al
lied troops are still at the Tcbataljn
lines. Unless you are willing to ne.
gotiate on the basis OF the dismem.
berment OF European Turkey. any
discussion will be futile
The Ottoman delegates staunchly
upheld th" reasoua bleness of the pro-
pos1,s but promised TO transmit the
observations OF the Balkan spvoys
10 Coustau;iuople and TO give au
answer on Monday. Z.
Vienna, Dec. 2s.-G~uersl Popo-
vich, the commander Of the Servian
garrison at the port OF Dlrazzo is
credited here with the declaration
that neither be or bis troops will
recognize any orders to eTacuate Al.
bapio.
They say they will defend ths po.
sitions they occupy even against the
decisous OF the London conference or
orders from Belgrade.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28

IN injunction issued sS ss,s;+Jr
Judge Graham 1t the request oe M.
Elinors c. Smith. the eisbesr's .NiSe.
who also filed suit soe divorce a51
asks alimoay Of s30s . nossh. DlsS.
Ing her husbands iDeo0s Il oS5A q
month. shs ehsssss ianSssits.
aban donmens and failure 10 provide
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28
NAILS LEG ON NAN

Chicago. Dec. 2S.-Proceediugs In
Judge Hopkins court stopped while
10 policeman fixed Peter Casey's leg
with hammer and nails. The leg
was wooden. Casey had been arrest
ed for being drunk.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28
oUND0Af 0UIH FAILS
10 COLLECT WINNINGS

Saa Francisco. Calf. Dee. ?s.-
Cuubost Saith. who won . decision
Last night from Frank Moran Of
Pittsburgh. did not collect his win.
ninp today. They arr tied up by
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28

British sailors and flremen's union
has issued u manifesto embodying IL
resolution ordering the members to
refuse to sail with. nonuuiou men
after January l.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28

tcosususa froa psss o.s.,
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28
VIII Deaefit Uniea Labor.

"Tlis prosecution will be beue.
sit To organized labor. Il will puss.
4, of the rough ssetie1 The whole
United States owes a debt OF Rrafl.
tuds to that jury"
The foreman OF the jury was Frank
Dare. New Lisbon. Ind. n retired
farmer. All the other jurors were
farmers or country merchants.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-28


san Francisco. Calf, Dec. - -
There is no deub, iu my Miud but
that iu au appeal OF this case to q
fair tribunal the Gctendants will he
speedily acquitted lot %.
This statement was made to-day by
IL. II. Mccarthy. former mayor OF
Sau Francisco and presideut of TIC
Building Trades Council Of Caltfor'
MIA. the organization OF which Olaf
a. Tveitmoe. one OF the men coovict.
ed in Indianapolis today. Is secre-
ltary.
Ortie Z. McNauigal. the confessed
dynamtter. who became the chic!
witness for the government, naming
numerous men as having assisted hin
In causing explosions. and Edward
Clark. Cincinnati. who pleaded gull.
ty at the opening OF the trial here.
remain to be disposed Of.
Clark probably will be sentenced
with the others on Monday. lie con.
fessed to blowing up = bridge at
Dayton, Ohio.
NcManiEal has been In the Gus
tody Of q deputy marshal OF Los An
geles county. California. anf
brought here as loan" to the fed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-20
1t Works on a Sure, New Plan

"GETs-IT" the new corn cure, on
a new principle, works like the
touch of a fairy's wand No more
knives, razors, files or other instru-
ments Of torture for corn-sufferers.
No more salves, plasters and band
ages that hurt the rest of the toe
more than they relieve the corn
"GETs-IT" never lrritates or turns
the true flesh raw. 1t is as safe as
water. But my how 1t does 90 after
corns, bunions, callouses, and warts.
1t works painlessly, but 1t shrivels
EN- right up till they drop off, leav-
ing firm, healthy flesh underneath.
"GETS-IT" is guaranteed to give
satisfaction, or your money refunded.
All druggists sell "GETs-IT" at Csc
bottle, or 1t will be sent on receipt
Of price by 3. Lawrence G. Co., Chi
cago. Sold by j. G. Perry, two stores,
D. j. Fry, DR.. Stones drug store,
Crown Drug Co., Red Cross Pharma-
cy Opera House Pharmacy, Capital
Drug Co.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-20

tlon to being well covered and drained
the surface should be kept as smooth
as possible; free from ruts, wheel
tracks and holes. Good drainage Is
the main object to good road as
farm drainage is to a good farm. In
fact the two go together, better the
one better the other
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-20
Believes This will
Cure LUnG TrOubIeS''

Consumption is hattering disease
that Is one Of Its chief dangers. Those
VINO have It are rarely willing TO ac.
knowledge the fact II this trouble lg
present 1t is no time for trnlng. II a
so.caIled cold has long persisted; II a
cough Is present that keeps you anxious,
or any OF. the symptoms are present
such as fever or night sweats, weakness
ana loss OF appetite, and perhaps some
raising OF mucus-do the sensible thing
take Eckman's Alterative-as Mr. Bet.
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No. Bowling Green, w., r. No. 4.
HenlIemen' ! wish to say for your
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IhH i Lung trouble The Spring Of 1908
| had q severe cough for six months /
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Tor the better | had night sweats and
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weak ! could hardly do anything. But
ot loSt, James Deering, Of Glasgow Junc.
Ion insisted that | try your medicine
IN one weeks time there was quite an
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4. G, BETrERSWORTH.
.,Eckman's Alternative is effective IN Bron.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-20
Good ROads.

go to school at Pratum, Oregon
Miss Mortz is my teacher; she takes a
great interest in trying TO get the
scholars interested in gardening and
farm work The road and the school
master are two of the most important
agents In advancing civilization Bad
roads are the greatest drawback to
rural life and for the lack of good
roads the farmers suffer more than
any other class Of people, Fruitful
farms and rich land go to waste be-
cause the country around them does
not possess the advantage of good
transportation. Therefore the differ
cnce between good roads and bad
roads is equivalent to the difference
between profit and loss.
Good roads are made by practice,
experience and labor. 1t is necessary
that roads should be properly located
and should be hard, smooth, and level
IN ordor IN ho ~ sor rso T., ou a,a
sons of tbe voor Tbov ehorId no
properly constructed, well drained and
Ilcnt contont,v IN oood ronoir NotrroI
crryos corrormirg 10 h, 1o,, 30 tho
land add hoorty 10 tho Iord.oono No
sides raising tbo voluo Of rronort,,
An roads should noro,oro ,,,rl
around buIs or bo ont hroroh in
stead or rpnpiro oy,r t,or,
Tho or,do 10 uost ir,nort,r. faction
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-20
Essays on Good Roads
that Took the Prizes

the sides so as 10 give the proper
transverse form. The stone should bC
broken into fragments nearly cubical
and no stone should be used which
will not pass through a ring two and
one-half inches in diameter.
II seems that in the south, rather
more than in any other section Of the
country, save, perhaps, the states Of
California and New York, the discus
sion of good roads and the economic
loss Of bad roads are matters of wide
spread and absorbing interest But
with all that there is difficulty in get
ting some people, chiefly the big prop
erty owners, TO support bond issues
that are necessary TO carry through
large plans. Touching this difficulty
and the need that 1t should be over
come, the Louisville Courier-J journal
speaking for the interests Of Ken.
lucky, says
There is small doubt that most of
the counties in the state could afford
to carry bond issue over a period Of
years with little If any more expense
than they are put to yearly for road
maintenance The advantage of the
bond Issue is that they thereby build
the roads, while under present condi-
tions they spend large amount Of
money annually and still have no per-
manent road"
This is a good sense statement of all
there is to the bonding proposition as
1t applies to the subject Of good roads.
Good roads in the permanent sense
are not possible without bonds. There
fore to oppose bonds is to oppose the
good roads, and to suffer the constant
loss Of the bad ones which Is an accu-
Lulating quantity and denotes more
than anything else the folly Of the
people who give way to that sort Of OPP
position,
The Louisville Courier Journals
statement with reference to the coun-
ties Of Kentucky applies to Oregon
and TO the road problem Of every
rountv in tho etota
As we measure the Intelligence of
American communities the cost of bad
road should be considered as intoera-
b'e, Bad roads throughout the county
absorb more energy, and absolutely
waste more money than any single
economic evil which affects industry.
No other outgo except that occasioned
by crime imposes a heavier burden on
the people; and there Is only one way
to stop It and that is to build good
roads.
There is but one way to build good
reads and that Is to provide the neces-
sary funds by u public bond issue.
Conservatism that opposes that
course in Kentucky, in Oregon or in
any other state is conservatism that
puts brake on progress. If some
enc would or could only put an idea
Of that sort in the head Of conseryat-
ism, which would make it ashamed Of
Itself and cause it to stop objectng
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-20
Good Roads.

Good roads have always been one 0
the chief aids TO the development an,
upbuilding Of civilization. The an
Client Romans were great road-build
ers, pushing them out TO all parts o
the empire. Some Of these roads re
main to our day and are in fairly goot
condition.
Wagons and all vehicles wear long
er on good roads. Harness will last
much longer also. A farmer that has
ten miles or 50 to go to town and back
again would save half day on a trip
provided the roads are smooth and
hard besides much larger loads can
be hauled on a hard, smooth surface
than in a soft rutty, uneven surface.
Then again horses cannot only haul
mere with greater ease, but they will
live much longer. Then, perhaps the
greatest benefit Of all is realized by
the teamsster, Nothing is more try
Ing than having q heavy load which
the horses cannot pull through the
ruts and mud. The driver Is apt to
return home out Of temper, nervous
and unable 10 look pleasont and speak
kindly; whereas If he had had a good
road he would have returned happy
and cheerful.
Trailic and industry are greatly pro-
NOTED by means Of good roads, while
poor ones are a constant drawback to
The development Of the country
Until the nineteenth century no sys-
tcmatlc method OF road construction
and repair was known in this country,
The earliest roads in the United States
were mere Indian trails, along water
courses and through gaps in mountain
ranges The prevailing method Of con-
atructlon and repair, when any meth
cd at all was used, was to plow two
parallel burrows about twenty feet
apart and scrape the loose earth upon
The space between them to form the
road bed. Such methods, 1t is GER
tain will not much longer be tolerated,
In locating roads two or three things
ough. to be kept in mind. First, that
the distance between the points to be
connected, be as short as possible;
again, easy grades for vehicles and
also thorough drainage, As a rule
roads in our country are too wide
Sixteen feet is sufficient for The easy
passage Of vehicles, and II is better
that this width be kept in good condi-
ti0n than thirty or forty feet in poor re-
pair and at greater cost Experts agree
that it is not best that road should
be too elevated in the center Tho
harder and smoother the road cover
ing, the less elevation is required
The rOadbcd should be cxcayated to
depth Of eight or ten inches and then
Compactod by rolling. Successive lay
ors Of broken stone are then laid, and
each layer thoroughly pressed. The
top layer is generally composed Of
splintcrs or smaller5 stones and this
Is made thicker at the middle than at