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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-07

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''os III charleston. The plan pro-
posed is that Charleston charge an in
ltial agency license of say s2o0 far
Ulc agency, regardless of the number
"1 companies represented in the
agency or the income Of th.. otfica
Ie"Nihg 1t to the agency to lro rate
thlS among the companies in the
agency. Then let the additional IL
'enSe zee on a percentage basis he
flXed on the amount Of premiums col
lccted, the returns to be made son,i-
annually. or as the municipality de-
! termined. bond might be REQUIRED
TO secure the accounting and the pay
ment of this additional license fee. or
'he companies made individually liza
bic. The bond would be preferable
as tending to exclude irresponsible
agencies. The initial charge and tbe
additional license fee would produce
the amount Charleston felt she should
have from the fire insurance comma
MES.
Or take Columbia: Suppose that
City wished to collect say $4,000 from
lire insurance companies. If it would
charge an initial fee of 500 for each
agency regardless Of the number of
companies represented or the amount
OF premiums collected by each, and
then require the agencies to pay an
additional percentage license fee. the
amount of income desired from this
source would be produced.
| You readily see that the initial Ii
cense fee would tend to prevent the
establishment of agencies which exist
Tor few weeks or months. and which
are made up of those who have failed
in other things and who wish to TRY"
insurance, but who have not the faint
est conception of the responsibilities
OF an insurance agent; who would not
Know a co-insurance clause if it was
spread out before them, and who will
readily write a $1,000 policy on a
$500 stock of can goods, or attach a
flue warranty to a risk with a. metal
pipe struck through a broken window
pane.
Not only will such a plan confine
the agency system to responsible well
informed agents who make writing
fire insurance life profession, there
by making over-insurance rare. and
preventing the insurance Of danger
Gus risks BY limiting the agency
force to those who understood insur-
Iance and expected to remain in il.
the field would not be cut UP and the
income from it SO divided as to make
1t necessary for the agents to demand
higher and stil higher commissions.
Another most beneficial effect of
such q plan would be the absolute
equity of it Is between company and
company. The present plan Of mu-
nicipal licensing. not only in south
Carolina but in the South generally
is wholly in,qutablc. prevents fair
competition permits abnormal pro-
fits to some companies and rcquirc-
that the majority ol compaui,s
charge nish.r ratio Of rromula
,'Hn wou'1 b- necessary If Oh. rnoj
riral iC'n5"s were un au cDUi.a 80
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-08-07

spontaneous combustion And what
Is done about IL? Those who have
had their homes destroyed take lodg-
ing In looms. and either make a new
start. or, thinking. whats the use.
give up the struggle To have horut,
which would be the JOY of themselves
and their children. or such insu.s-
ance money as is due is collected and
a new start is made. And what do the
insurance companies do? They do
not get the money from trees with
which To pay the loss. They charge
up the community in general. and
they take particular pains that the
community which had the loss, pays
for It,
MAKE THE CARELESS RESPON-
SIBLE
III you will go to the Holy Bible,
you will find that among the laws
gwen by Moses to the children of Is
rael was one which compelled him
through whose carelessness the prop
erty of another was destroyed by fire
TO pay for the loss. If you will study
the conditions in Europe, you will find
that 1t is because each individual is
held responsible for his own careless
ness or for conditions which caused
the fire. rather than difference In
cost of building materials that makes
the great difference between the fire
waste there and here Ease of trans
portation has long since made little
differenoe in the cost of building ma
terial the world over. But it is due to
such clauses in the Code Napoleon as
the following that reduces the fire
waste:
| Every person is responsible and
liable for any acts of his by which
any other person has or may have
sustained any loss. damage or in
jury"
| Every person is responsible and
liable for any loss. damage or injury
caused by his act carelessness or
negligence"
| -. The tenant is responsible for a
fire on his premises unless he can
prove that the fire was caused by
something beyond his control, or by
some fault in building, or that a fire
was communicated by neighboring
building"
| Why should one be permitted to
endanger whole neighborhood by
a brick -on-edge flue. the construction
of which means that he is so lacking
I'm knowledge, or In good taste. or is
SO miserly as to be willing to endan-
ger not only his own but his neigh
hor's property to save a few cents.
When the people Of the United
states become SO cultivated so truly
refined in taste, as to know that the
dollar was made for the enioymen,
of man and not that man was Born
10 make the dollar, building laws viii
hc enacted and will be enforced
Those who secure the enactment q
hut as leaders in culture and fntslli.
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ing them in some art they too be-
came recognized rs professions Bu,
even Yet the profession Of the sol
dler holds first place in public esteem
personally, | wish there was no such
profession. and very many others are
OF my mind. 1t is the only one for
which pensions are provided. But as
means of showing that appreciation
which think it deserves at the hands
Of the public, and of bringing it with
in the terms of our Constitution so
mat pensions may be provided for
lis members, ! proposed year ago
that s,eps be taken to make the fire
men of South Carolina branch Of
the militia of the State
Are we never to get away from the
idea that those who are trained to
cut mems throats and blow their
heads off are deserving Of more at
the hands Of the State than those
who risk their lives that mems homes
may he saved and women and chill
dren as we'll as men rescued from
the hames? In all seriousness, gen.
tlenen. l ask you which is the higher
profession? The philosophy is bet
ter thar the languages; you must
show the people what you are in or
der that they may appreciate you.
In France, the Fire Department is a
regular branch Of the army. In Ber-
| lin 1t is on a military basis. In New
York City the fire department is a
military organization. If your legis-
lative committee will take hold of it
there will be little trouble in making
1T branch of the militia in this State.
| If this be done it will take on a per
manent nature, and will to a consd-
cradle extent be removed from lC al
politics. which hampers it seriously
at times. Do this. gentlemen, and
believe "A new spirit Of fellowship
Will be awakened which will make
the firemen of South Carolina recog-
nized as profession second to none
in the State.
Then, gentlemen, you may develop
the art Of fire prevention the first
step in which is the enactment and
enforcement of building laws.
| FACTORY MUTUALS.
| Conditions in Europe have been Cit
ed and the remarkable difference in
fire losses attributable to methods of
fire prevention rather than fire fight
ing shown. 1t has been stated with
reason that the answer that lower
cost Of wooden building material is
not great enough to warrant the diff
florence in fire waste. but that il is due
to better apprehension of the rights
tof others, and better appreciation
of saving accumulated wealth for the
enjoyment of mankind.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
HEAT BUILDINGS
BY EXHAUST PIPES
Connect With Exhaust Pipes Of City
Power and Light
Plant.

Benson, Mimi, Nov. 20-The city
of Benson. in Swift county. 4, town OF
about $500 population haatAlsp
steps toward modernizing its heat
ing system, and work has been begun
to use the steam from the exhaust
pipes of the Power and Light plant,
which has been wasted all these
years, for the purpose Of heating
guiding throughout the city
Chief Engineer T. K. Lee is super
vising the. work and thoseswho have
installed the new heating system are
thoroughly satisfied with the results.
In this manner a cheap fuel can be
supplied at no great expense to the
consumers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
John Thoren and Il. P. Dunning Are
Secretary and Treasurer
Respectively.
CENTRAL AT HOTEL s0LWAY
Will Connect With the Bell Tele-
phone System at That
Station. .

At recent meeting of the farmers
and citizens of Solway an organiza-
ton was effected, which will be
known as the Solway Telephone COM
pany. The officers elected are An
drew Larson, president; John Thoren,
secretary and H. P, Dunning,- treas
urer. Fifteen members have already
sent in their appropriation toward
the building of line from Solwoy
east into the thickly settled portion
of the town of hammers. -
The distance of the immediate line
will be seven miles. Fhe poles are
up and the stringing of the wire will
be commenced within a few days. It
is expected that the line will be COM
pleted within a period of4two weeks.
The central station will<:be at the
Hotel Solway, where Edward Lindall
will have charge, The line will be
connected with the regular Bell tele-
phone system and also with other
lines. in that vicinity AS welf as
throughout the entire country It
will cost nothing for the owners to
talk to the respective members on
their line, but charge of five cents
will be made for connection to an
other line, in addition to the regular
toll charge.
The line is being built by subscrip-
tons raised by the citizens of Sol
wal and farmers in that section. In
the spring of the year it is planned
that a seven mile line will be ex-
tended south and another seven miles
north.
The present membership consists
of the following: H. P. Dunning, E.
B. Lindall, Mike Void, H. c. Ellis,
John Lindall, Gust Johnson, Axil
Johnson, John Erickson, John Thor
en-, Andrew Larson, Lars Anderson,
L. D. Johnson, Nels J. Saltness and
Joseph Lindall. Others have signi-
fed their intention of taking stock
and becoming part of the new tele-
phone system. 49,
A directory will be issued for the
company and will be distributed
among the patrons as soon as the line
is completed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
NEW STORE OPENS MONDAY
Stock and Fixtures Have Arrived and
Will be Ready for Inspection.

/. P. Batchelder, who has leased
the store building next to the Bemid-
il Creamery is moving his stock into
the new quarters and announces that
he will be ready for business Monday
of next week. Mr. Batchelder was
formerly in business in Mildred,
Minnesota, and will conduct his store
here along the same lines. He will
deal in wood, timber and posts and
other materials the farmer may offer.
His stock consists of general line
of merchandise including groceries,
hardware, mems furnishings, etc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
COUNCIL ORDERS WELLS
Decides to Ask for Bids to Sink
Two Twelye.inch
Wells.
AMPLE WATER SUPPLY THEN

At regular meeting of the city
council Monday evening the alder.
nan agreed upon enc necessary point
ana that was that the
city has not at the present time
ample water supply. It voted to adj
vertise for bids for the digging of
one and two twelve-inch wells, in
stal1ing piping and making connec-
lions with the big city water tank.
The work will probably be COM
menced as soon as the bids are &C.
cepted and Bemidji will be well sup
piled with good, pure water. The
wa1,wn be drilled in the vicinity OF
the present one in the western end OF
thecity.
Bemidji now has one ten-inch well
and one eight-inch well. The eight
inch well is of little service to the
city as it is at present and bids will
also be asked for to sink this we'll
deeper and fit it with a six-inch pipe.
It is now 243 feet deep. 49,
The city clerks and treasurer's re-
ports were read and afterward re-
ferred to the committee on finance.
Liquor license transfers we're al
lowed as follows: F. M. Dudley's Ii
oonSa uos tranoforro6 IN Toconh uor
rington and Lycan & Co. license to
w. H. Meyers. Mr. Meyers also re-
quested the council to permit him to
change his location from the burned
Rex hotel building to the Stechman
building on Third street. This mat
ter will be acted upon at the next
session.
The usual routine of business was
gone over and the usual number OF
bills were allowed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
CRANE BOOSTS PIONEER
Says Results Are Satisfactory
Inserts Another Page Today

The Crane store used two page ads
in the Daily Pioneer to announce to
the public that it would discontinue
business and place on sale its entire
stock at reduced prices. "The result
was satisfactory. We had all the
business we could take care off, said
Mr.. Crane today. Il knew what re-
suits to expect through the columns
Of the Pioneer and I was not disap-
pointed
Today's paper contains another
page announcement of the bargains
offered by this store and Bemidji peo-
pie have proven that they read the
advertisements and take advantage
of price saving propositions.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
T0APPLY FOR new TRIAL


New York, Nov. 20.-It took the
jury just twenty minutes to decide
thes case of the four gunner known
as eGyp the Blood Lefty Louie
"Wkitey Lewis and Dago Frank
wins were charged with the murder
of gambler Rosenthal. -
They will be called before Justice
Coz tomorrow who will then fix the
days:for imposing the penalty, which
is death in the electric chair. The
attorney for the gunner announced
that he would begin; preparations for
new trial, so like the Becker case,
it may be months before the cases are
actually decided.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
HOSPITAL NEWS,

Arthur Sturdevant, logger from
Kelliher was taken to st. Anthony
hospital yesterdy with typhoid fever
r. Geo. Stevens, logger from Bena
was taken to st. Anthony's hospital
yesterday. Mr.. Stevens had his right
leg badly crushed in an accident in
the lumber camps near Bena.
Carl Tallum died this morning in
St. Anthony's hospital from heart
failure. Mr.. Tallum was picked up
unconscious on the street Monday
and at first was thought to have pneu-
monia but it later proved to be heart
failure.
VIM Kellett is confined in st. An
thongs hospital with a badly crush
ed foot which he injured in an acct
dent at Funkley.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
ISSUES GOO BIG GAME LICENSES
Compelled to Send for More In 0rde,
to Supply the Demand.

County Auditor James L. George
was compelled to send to st. Paul for
another hundred big game licenses
in order to supply the present de-
mand. He has issued more than 600
to date and has about twenty-five
more applications at hand. During
the season of 1911 there were about
400 issued all season. Mr.. George
lays the large increase to the present
fine weather.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
TRUCE REPORT UNF0UNDED

London, Nov 20.-The report that
an armistice had been agreed to by
the Bulgarians and Turks along the
Tchatalja lines for the burial of the
dead appears tonight to be unfound-
ed Dispatches from Nazim Pasha,
the Turkish commander in chief,
show the artillery duel continued
throughout the day.
The Turks claim successes against
the Bulgariaus, but there is nothing
to indicate the Bulgariaus have yet
made a serious attempt to penetrate
the lines. The battle may be ended
any moment by Turkey accepting the
allies terms for an armistice, which
are said to include the surrender OF
the Tchatalja lines, Adrianapole, Du-
razzo and Scutari. The porte may be
induced to make a further stand in
the hope of securing easier peace
terms. -s:
The prospects of European dissen-
sions arising from the settlement OF
the numerous territorial claims to be
arranged after. the war becomes daily
more menacing. Both Russia and
Austria are taking measures SO that
they will be prepared for any event
uality. 1t is reported that Russia is
: purchasing hundreds of guns abroad
Allow Turks Rations.
Thecouncil of ministers decided tc
dcfray the cost of maintaining the
Turkish prisoners from funds provid.
ed for the campaign. The soldiers
will receive the same rations as the
Bulgarian troops The captured gen.
erals will be allowed twenty francs
per day for food and pocket money
other officers from seven to. clever
francs, according to rank.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
$1,000 FOR CHRISTMAS
This Amout May Be Reached By The
Women q Bemidji
Churches.
BY SECURING SUBSCRIPTIONS

Complaints are coming into this
Office from apparent new subscribers
to the effect that they have placed
their subscrip tiona--in the hands-oa
some of the women, who are hustung
in the Pioneer Gift Giving Subscrip-
ton campaign, and have as yet not
received the paper. *z-~--sz =.
The Pioneer requests that all sub
scriptions be turned in as soon as
received, SO that no one will be dis
appointed and kept waiting. When a
subscriber pays for his paper he
wants it and should have it. Tele-
phone in the name if you have not
the time to come to this Office the
day you get it. We will see that the
paper is started at once.
Outsiders are more and more be-
ginning to take interest in the work
that is being done by the church
women. There are subscriptions
waiting to be credited to some one.
Come in and find out if you are the
lucky onee There are some here who
have as yet not decided to whom to
give credit, but there is time enough
for that = s
+ If you are unable to get out, use
your telephone. Call up your friends.
Secure their promises and land the
subscriptions when you first chance to
see them. By keeping at it. day af-
ter day your gift to the church at
Christmas time will run into hun
dreds of dollars and it will surely be
worth while. .-~ ~.~-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
FOR old ELI
NOVEMBER 22.D.
Home Talent Play Will Be Presented
At the Brinkman On the
Above Dates.

Every afternoon and evening the
characters in the high school play
endeavor to perfect their part. The
characters have all learned their
parts and are now working on ex-
preston and the yells and college
songs. The stage scenery, furniture
and the characters dress will be the
best that can be secured. A dress re-
hearsel will be held Thursday night
if the suits that were ordered from a
Minneapolis firm arrive by that time.
The best stage talent in the city will
be represented in the play and all
the principal characters are High
school and University graduates.
Some idea OF the play can be gained
from the following description of
some of the scenes.
The opening scene is typical coli
lege boys room. Several boys are
sitting about the room exchanging
yarns and joking one another about
girls. The boys represented IL this
act are all seniors in Yale college and
are all the principal athletes in the
II Vol ;1L s.
sented in the third act of the play.
In the midst of this scene Prof. ALL
bright enters and as he is of a very
serious nature the boys Immediately
begin to have some fun with him.
This part is exceptionally comical
and will cause great deal of laugh
ter. Ludlow enters in time to rescue
the boys from being subject to a long
lesson from Prof. Albright on the
immortal Hume, with the astounding
news that some swell girls are on
their way up to the room. The way
the boys clean up the room is laugh
aole--s:=S9 80 - 80 =
The part of the leader of the sRah-
rah"' fellows is taken by Mayne Stan
ton. He handles his part exception
ally well and is exceedingly reckless
with his bets on the meet.
=. Miss Vera Backus, the offended
heroine carries her part off exceed
ingly, well. Gwen Hardy, the COL
lege firt is admirably played by Mrs
A. e. Nelson. W. e. Robinson will
make big hit as Beef Campbell,
while A. E. Carson carries the part
of the nervous freshman, Beef's rival,
as well as a professional could. Be-
sides these characters there are over
twenty athletics and swipes together
with number of rooters. Miss Mar
jorie Knappen has charge of the play
and is spending a great deal of time
in perfecting it and puttingson the
finishing touches. 1872.
Many inquiries have been made re-
garding the time of the play. The
attraction will be presented at the
Brinkman Family theatre Friday and
Saturday evenings, November 22=aad
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-11-20
::CR00KS70N next
Preparations Are Completed to Re.
ceive a Record Breaking
Crowd.

7 The next meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Development association
will be held in Crookston, December
5 and s, and plans are well under
way by the Grookston Commercial
club to give the visitors q royal re-
.ception. .Grookston.. is planning tor
one Of the largest crowds that has
attended a ~. NJ. D.. A.. meeting.
r. The Duluth Herald in an editorial
of today urges the support of the: citi-
:zens of this sectioon of the state. The
editorial reads as follows:
:. On to Crookston Again!
The fall meeting of the Northern
Minnesota Development association,
which will be held at Crookton, Dec.
5 and 6, is close at hand.
Every county in Northern Mime
sofa, and SO far as possible every
community, should be represented at
this meeting.
1t comes just before the gathering
of the legislature, at which matters
of the highest Importance to North
ern Minnesota will be considered. At
this meeting plan of campaign be-
fore the legislature must be outlined
and measures taken to see that North
ern. .Minnesota's needs are fully and
fairly considered.
The N. M. D. A. has been a power
full force for the development and
prosperity of Northern Minnesota. It
has not yet succeeded in the primary
object of it's being reapportionment
but is has better hope of succeed
ing this winter than it ever had be-
fore. 1t has crysta1ized public senti-
ment in the northern counties. It has
called attention to the needs of this
section and it has advertised it's ad-
vantages: A new food of settlement
and an awakening of interest
| throughout the state and country in
| the wealth and prospect of this north
ern empire are due very largely to
| the splendid work of this organiza-
ton. ..>s
Crookston as host has been tried
| before, and it has made good. Those
| who attended the previous meeting
in the capital of the Red River valley
will be glad to be there again.
The meeting should be attended by
every citizen of Northern Minnesota
| who can possibly arrange to be there