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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-26
Have a Corn Contest.

Il saw in a report of testimony
given before the congressional COM
mittee about two weeks ago of the
results of some extension work done
by the Agricultural college in the
state of Georgia. Professor Souve is
president of that college, and I know
where he was born near Niagara
Falls, about thirty-five miles from
where I was born. They were good
farmers and he was educated by
man who is we'll known in Minneso-
ia, that is, Professor Thomas Shaw.
''He showed that in his work in
the state of Georgia that he had got
ten the boys together and formed
Corn clubs among the boys, from
fourteen up to sixteen and seventeen
years old. There was little design
about it. He thought the boys faith
ers would take an interest and help
the boys out. They got advice and
knowledge and some prizes for the
best yield.
"Over 500 boys raised in the state
of Georgia 100 bushels or more corn
per acre. Over $50 raised eighty
three bushels per acre. The average
of the state of Georgia was twelve
bushels per acre. That will show
you just what thorough good work
will do.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-26
HILL PRAISES FARMERS, CALLING
them BACKBONE OF PROSPERITY
Continued from first page.)


came over to see the woman, he asked
if she was resigned. He said, Why,
she's got to be- Why, she ought to
be and l think they ought to be. We
are not going to quarrel with them.
We are not going to have any feeling
over it, but if they are not going to
do what we ask, we pull up stakes
That is our privilege. 1t showed me
the material that we have to deal
willing to help themselves, men who
are not willing after we send man
to them with tested pedigree seed
that We know about.
Come Here Next Year.
Next year, we hope to come up
here and pick out ten or dozen
plots in your neighborhood and l
hope that Bemidji farmers will be
willing to earn their money for
themselves. 1t isn't for us. 1t isn't
for me. I am glad to have your sup
port and l am very glad to have that
support and I am trying to help it
to do everything within their reach
and show them how to do it and
what has been the foundation of the
prosperity of every nation.
"There is little country in Eu-
rope, Denmark. Denmark, today, is
the best farming country in Europe.
They have about $4,000 square miles.
Thirteen thousand of them supports
a population of over 100000 peo-
pie. And Denmark latter raising all
the provisions necessary to feed her
own population, exports and sells to
the other fellow farm produce equal
to 50 an acre for every acre of land
in the kingdom. Minnesota doesn't
raise 50 per acre for every acre in
the state, but they have it to sell af-
ter feeding all their own people and
the people Of the town and city, and
their land is poor, poor land.
Il remember in southern Mime
sofa, when I was telling this, a Dane
came up to me and told me that when
he was a boy, he, like many others
wanted to come to America, and his
relatives were not able to buy the
ticket, think, to bring him to north
ern Iowa. 1t cost about $45. In the
neighborhood subscription was
made and the money was raised in
that way, and when I saw him, he
was a man along in years, about sew
enty years, and he had eight or ten
farms and lived in the town of Al
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-04-26
Business Men to Help.

"You business men here are all in
terested and am sure will take hold
and do everything, do their full duty,
do all that is within their power to
help the man who is cultivating the
soil, because in that way they are
helping themselves, and without it,
Bemidji might be taken off of the
map. You have good start for a
city. | am surprised to see how good
a start you have, and there is every
reason that Bemidji should grow.
You have the big lumber industry
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
Converted Bleasites ''Get Right

Spartanburg, August l5.-At
Buck Creek church, in Chero
kee township, a revival service
has been under way which has
profoundly stirred the people
from Cherokee Springs to Ches-.
nee. Numbers of men have
been induced to accept Christi
ianity and join the church. One
curious feature of the revival is
the fact that ardent supporters
of Gov. Blease, upon being con-
verted, have renounced their al
legiance to the governor and be-
come supporters of Judge Jones
A fervid meeting recently lasted
until late at night. As soon as
a Bleaseite got religion he be-
came a Jones man. A gentle
man who was in the city yester-
day said that if religion contin7
ued to spread in Cherokee town
ship there would not be a Bleas-
ite left.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
Jones' Support
Increasing Daily

in this section of Greenville
county, as the people here are
already in the straight and mar
row path that leads to good gov
ernment~bu6 we hope that an
evangelist will be sent to Pick
ems county.-Cor. Greenville
News.
From reports some eyange-
listic work has been done in this
county for Jones by Blease.
men. Two gentlemen were IN.
town last week from different
sections of the county, which
sections had previously been
considered Blease strongholds
and they said conversions were
frequent now from BIease to
Jones. When asked the reason
they both stated that certain
men had canvassed Or were
canvassing the county election.
eering for Blease and that it
was Thoughts they were paid.
This began to be talked among
the people and many said if
Blease hires men to 90 around
and work for him we want no
more Blease. Let 'em get re-
|igion and vote for Jones.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
Needed His Vote.


Columbia, Aug. 15.-The gov
ernor today issued a pardon for
J, VIM. Holman, who was con-
victed Of breach of trust in May,
1903 at Ora2geburg. and sent
enced to three years imprison-
ment. His pardon was for the
purpose of restoring his citizen
ship. Since assuming Office the
governor has exercised ,Glemen-
cy in 376 cases.
The governor has respited Isaac
Butler. a negro, until August 30
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22

Columbia. Aug. 15.-Ther'
has never been a period in the
history Of the State when there
was so much interest in politi.
cal situation. The people OF
South Carolina are just now
realizing the seriousness of the
situation and the indications
are for the largest vote ever
cast. All good citizens are
placing their names on the club
rolls and it is expected that at
least 10000 votes will be cast
in the primary on August 27.
The main interest in the
political situation is in the race
for governor. Never have the
lines been so tightly drawn.
The issue is Bleaseism and that
is the question the voters will
be asked to decide one week
from next Tuesday.
Reports received in Columbia
from all sections Of South Caro-
lima indicate that the tide is
swinging and swinging fast to
the cause Of Ira B. Jones, the
standard bearer to the forces
that ars against Bleaseism. In
South Carolina as in all other
states there is u certain element |
that always bets on the results. |
Columbia seems to be the clear
ing house for these bets. AS
the situation now presents itself |
the money is about even. How
eyer some odds are being placed
on theIelectien of Judge Jones.
This much has been noticed too
that the Blease men are always |
Dragging about what they will
bet but usually fail to appear
when the time comes to put up
the money,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
Ninety-nine Per Cent for jones.

Ninety-nine per cent of the
preachers are supporting Judge
Jones, as are also IS per cent
of the newspapers, 95 per cent
of the doctors, 80 per cent Of the
lawyers, 90 per cent of the
merchants and 80 per cent of
the right thinking people who
want law and order instead of
lawlessness and anarchy.-Gaf
ney Ledger.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
.Mr ssarGy'S Interview

On Monday l, in company
with Senator Weston. visited
the governor to ascertain his
reasons for the wiping out of
the factory inspection feature
of the law:. The governor stat
ed that his reason for so doing
was that he considered the fac
tory inspectors absolutely worth
less and :; waste of the States
money. He further added that
he would attend to that feature
himself and in his own way.
He further stated that he would
veto any and all labor legisla-
ton that might come before
him where such legislation
sought to improve or alleviate
the conditions Of any man Or
woman over the age of 81 years.
He said that every man and
woman who had attained the
age of Il Was a free moral
agent and could look out for
him or herself. Any man or
woman who was not satisfied
with their condition of the safe
guards place., around their en-
ployment or !ls il hours Of labor
could quit .neig position but
they need aot look to the law to
help them as long as he was in
the Governors chair.
Asked as to how this might
work when applied to the work,
ing women and gills who might
be subjected to hardships which
they might be powerless tc
avoid. the governor stated thai
they did not have to work under
those conditions as there wa:
plenty Of other work they coul(
GO to; though, when pressed
FOR the course of this work, h
did not answer. He furthe,
gave me to understand tina
neither I or any other outside
need come him with any com
plant; that the man or woman
affected must come to him per
sonally or no action would b
; taken-.''
Columbia, S. c., Aug. -, '12
Personally appeared befor
! me Henry ]. Hardy. who. beini
! sw ON, says that the foregoin,
statement which appeared il
the Columbia State on F'ebru
airy "a 1911 is correct ard true.
Henry J Hardy.
Sworn to and subscribed be
; fore me this 18th day of Angus
1912.
+. B. Wilson,
Notary Public, S. Z.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
OR
Jones Makes a Hit
AfLaalFeEnS Meefinagg

taking his customary hanc
primary. 1t showed that the
governor had a majority in the
audience, though it did not by
any means show the sentiment
of the county. Large numbers
of people were here from the
adjoining counties of Greenville
Spartanburg and Newberry,
though hardly any came from
Greenwood. At the close of his
speech Gov. Blease was present
ed with several bunch,s S of flow
ers and a gold watch. the watch
leing presented by W. R,
Richey, Jr. He was carried
away on the shoulders of his ad-
nirerS.
The other candidates spoke
about as usual. a feature Of the
meeting being that each of them
until d. G.. McLauren was
reached, being called upon to
state their preference for Gov
ernor. Mr.. McLauren gave the
Questioner such blessing OUT
that the matter was not pushed
very much afterwards.
Blease badges today were
white instead of read as hereto
fore.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22

BEeaSe Nc Friend
TO Working Man

it to organized labor and its
friends to decide.
Your suggestion that I have
sold out for money is insulting,
but you cannot insult me. l
have no respect for you and do
not know any one who has. but
I cannot get away from all re-
spect for the office even when
you are occupying it. and there
fore will not apply to you the
short and ugly word for which
you have given so much provo
cation.
Henry j. Hardy.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
100 Per Cent For Blease.

One hundred per cent of the
grafters are supporting Gov.
Blease, as are also one hundred
per cent Of the lawless and one
hundred per cent Of the blind
tiger element. Which side are
you on. that of law and order
or that of lawlessness?-Gaf-
ney Ledger.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
Letter from Mr. Weston

August, 13, 1912.
Mr.. II. J. Hardy, Cola, S. C.
Dear Sir: You showed me &
letter which you received from
Gov. Blease this morning, anc
asked me to give you the facts
as to what transpired at an
interview held in the governo s
office the latter part of Febru-
ary, l9l- At your request ]
accompanied you to the gov
ernor's office to see if something
could not be done about his
veto of the provision made in
the appropriation bill for in
spectors charged with the duty
Of enforcing the labor laws of
the State. There were present
at this interview Gov. Blease,
you and I. I stated to Gov.
Blease that you were the secre-
tary of the City Federation of
Trades and desired to see if
some provision could not be
made for the enforcement of
the labor laws. Gov. Blease re-
piled, with a great deal of
spirit. that as long as he was
governor no law should pass
which would interfere with the
right of any one above 81 years
of age to contract for the dis
position Of his owp time. ] Re.
piled to- the governor tina; this
was not the question. as the law
had already settled that point.
but the question was tho en-
forcement Of these laws, /
then said to the governor,
What about these poor women
who clerk for their livelihood"
He replied that If they did not
like their situation they could
get other employment. In the
course Of the interview the gov
ernor said that the factory in
spectors were worthless. ] re-
piled that ! cared nothing about
tho personnel, that it these men
were not doing their duty they
could be removed and others put
In their places. Finally the
governor said that he would see
that the law was enforced
through his liquor constables.
told him that this was inn
practicable, as these constables
did not have the right to enter a
manufacturing or mercantile es-
tablishment for that purpose.
Of course l can not recall the
exact words used by the parties
to this interview, but the
thoughts and sentiI.eAts herein
attributed tG she governor cor
rectly express his attitude in
this matter. ! might add that
this interview made quite ar
! impression upon me, as l was
the author Of the bill providing
for inspectors. Without these
inspectors the benign laws pass
ed for the protection Of tilt
laboring people depend entirely
upon the conscience of the EN-
p}qYer. OF course quite mum
Der observe the law, but doubt
less there are some WHO do not
Thousands Of dollars are beins
spent ia the enforcement of on
hauor laws; there are gam
wardens to protect our birds am
fishes, and can not understan,
why the people who labor il
, the factories and the mercantile
establishments should not be o
. as much consequence to tn
State as the birds and fishes an,
the enforcement of the liquo
law, / would therefore say tha
your interview published o.
February "a. 1911, correctly ex
presses the governors attitud
, In this matter. and I have neve
. heard that Gov. B'ease charge
any Misrepresentation as to hi
: attitude in this interview unt
{ you showed me his letter to yo
this morning.
? Youryegy truly,
Francis H, Weston.
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-
friend of the laboring man an
made strong efforts to catch tn
mill vote with this kind Of bal
but the following letter frol
Mr.. H. j. Hardy, a member
. a union labor organization i
Columbia, and from Senate
Weston, Of Richland county
show his attitude towards th
mill people and all others VIII
are at the mercy of corporation
and heartless employers:
Hardy's Letter
Cole L. Blease, Columbia. S. c
Sir; I am in receipt Of your
of August l2. Men do not oft
en- take pleasure in concedlnl
their mistakes, but ! cheerful,
confess to having made a grav
mistake in placing any conf
dence in your protestations O.
friendship for the people, and il
treating you with the courtesy
had regarded due any mar
holding your high office.
The statement | am making
and th>t you say is absolutely
false, is but the repetition of the
statement I made and published
IS months ago and that you did
not then question. It is abso.
lptely true and is vouched fol
by Senator Weston, who was
present at our conference.
may be a anke,'," but
while that may be my misfor,
tune, it is not my fault. Let
me remind you that you thought
enough of Yankees" to pardon
the ankee" pickpockets who
robbed the country people of
South Carolina at the State fair,
and whose Chicago lawyer had
enough Imoney to forfeit one
thousand dollars cash bond when
he was arrested for attempting
to bribe a Richland county Off
Ger to let them escape.
Yes. [ work for the State COM
pany. seven days work for sew
en days pay. That company
has the record of having never
laid of a man on account of
dullness or h lrd times. It EN-
ploys more high grade union
men than any publishing house
in the State: 1t is a fair and
strictly union establishment,
but while the management has
done personal fayors for many
of it's employees, neither I nor
any other member of the force,
SO far as I have eyer heard. have
ever been approe aed in regard
to politics, or any effort made
by the management to influence
an employees vote.
Your apprehension that ! may
have been working some dicta,
graph game on you was with:
out foundation, ] was not do,
ing a messenger boys part. nol
had I sold my influence. The
fact is my influence is not mer.
chantable as is the influence OF
your legal friends who secure
pardons.
Ny reason for turning against
you is that when the question
narrows down between friend
ship for a politician and loyalty
to an organization of which
am a member and to which
am due loyal support, I choose
the organization every tim1(le: ne.
My statement in regard t.
your attitude toward organized
labor and its aims is sustained
BIZ high authority, but We're tht
question of veracity between
us, would be willing to leav'
necessity for a change for tn
better. 1t was, he said. misera
bic and pitiable that there Wer4
people ready w,th! applause TO
their governor when he incite
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22

very much afterwards.
Blease badges today were
white instead of read as hereto
fore.
Greenwood, S. o., Aug: Is
By the time the first candidate
for governor, Judge Jones, was
to speak here today, the crowd
had grown to about $500 per
sons. Cotton mill operatives,
most of them wearing Blease
badges, formed j large section
of the crowd.
Tumultous applause was Civ
en- both Jones and Blease by
their respective partiZans. As
usual, Jones men evidenced
their approval of their champion
by the clapping Of hands Blease
hackers hooted and yelled 1t
seemed likely for u time that
Judge Jones would be howled
down, but Mayor Baker took
the situation in hand promptly
and procured for the speaker a
measure of respectful treatment
Both speakers We're interrupted
by showers, one Of which, to:
gether with a slight hoarseness,
caused Governor Blease to quit
|some time before his time was
out.
What we want in South Ca
rolina,' said Judge Jones, is
observance of law. y
We've got it, yelled a man
in the crowd,
well, you didn't get it, - re-
torted Judge Jones, when they
tried to drive the one-arm Con-
federate veteran, W. H. Kerr,
yonr MAGISTRATE from office.
Oh, the governor processes great
love for the Confederate veteran
Yet he voted against establish
ing the Confederate home at Co.
lumbia, against an appropria,
ton to support the Confederate
home in Charleston and against
pensioning widows Of Confeder-
ate veterans.
More ,'er, he had the efront,
cry to arouse for himself the ap'
plause of an audience of veter'
ans in Columbia by claiming te
have supported Hampton, when
he knew that i'll the joint assem-
bly he voted first, last and all the
time for J. NJ Irby, just as | die
And there, too said Judge
Jones were Magistrates Purdy
Rogers and Devlin, and Messrs,
Hinton and Duffy Of your coun
ty board of registration, all Of
most of them Confederate vet
Grams. Gov. Blease, if he hac
his way, would dismiss them al
Judge Jones criticised sharply
the governors course with re
spect to other appointments. H
said that in appointing iural po
licemen upon the recommenda
ton of Representative Magil
alone, the governor had violated
the law, which requires that {
delegation, not merely one men
Der, make these nominations
He criticised also the selection
of city men to be rural police
men. to the exclusion of me'
, dwelling in the country:
Judge Jones refrained fron
designating the governor by hl
name and emphasized the fac
that it was the public reer sc
that official, not tbr
, that he was attack 3
Jpnes spoke with fire
depreciating prevailin,
cies toward disorganiza
: urging upon his audiA q
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
Somewhat Of a Change


Pacolet Station, Aug. IL
A careful poll of the voters OF
this precinct has the fol-
lowing result: Jones lol'
BIease s. The vote two
wears ago was featherstone 80
Blease 50.
The vote at Pacolet mills
has been polled as far as pos
chile and will show: Jones 80,
R,ease 81. Featherstone II,
Please 121. vote of 1910.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1912-08-22
( <SSGGDd SEai y = z, ;;:,;.s
Our SfafeJy y>>
Should be the Earnest Petition
of Every True South CaF0zissias

Every patriotic liberty loving law abiding God fearing 10y
al citizen of Carolina should earnestly and work for
the redemption this grand old State the 9th instant Those
who fail to do and full duty that day regret 1t
for man, days South Carolina in the balance
She being weighed by the world at large Throughout this
great country Maine California from side to the 9TH
er north east south have become word and
repoach almost stencil in the nosr of decency the laughing
stock and ridcule of all good people.
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necessity for a change for the
better. 1t was, he said. misera-
BILE and pitiable that there WeEs
people ready witt. applause for
their governor when he incites
to, murder. It shows. he $ id,
to what depths poor South sCag-
olina has fallen in this aay. It
was hard enough, be said, with
all the machinery of the courts,
to keep down crime. yet all the
endeavors to do SO We're set at
naught when the chief executive
proclaims publicly that be had
a pardon ready for murderers
and when the criminal is upheld
and put in the saddle.
Judge Jones strongly urged
adoption of a workingmen's com
pensation or employers liability
Istatute, more generous provision
Sm the rural schools, institution
,[$heG gems system and other
@ s the conclusion of
3 ~: nudge Jones receiv-
applause and six large
Borate floral tributes,
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+. B. " ilson,
Notary Public, S. e.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-30
There is DANGER
IN RHEUMATISM
TRY. URIC-O FREE

If you think you can 60 around forever
with rheumatic pain here and neu-
ralgie pain there, cheating fate, you're
wrong. Rheumatic-acd poison gradually
steals into the system first weakening
one organ then another. 1t weakens the
kidneys and prevents them from proper
ly performing their duty, it paralyzes
the nerves, affects the brain, and usually
stands ready to grip tightly the muscles
that control the heart action, which of
course would mean sure and sudden
death.
There is but one safe way to cure
rheumatism and that is by the use of
Urie-0. the remedy that is made and
designed to cure rheumatism only. If
your trouble is scatica or infammatory
rheumatism, Uric-O will cure you. Even
if its neuritis or the most deep seated
form of uric acid poisoning, Urc-O if
used, will bring about almost instant re-
lief and the best of all it is perfectly
harmless, its action being on the blood,
bladder and kidneys cannot possibly fail
The original receipt from which Uric-O
is made became famous in New England
years ago, having been used and pre-
scribed by noted physician who made
life study of rheumatism, its cause
and cure. and who always made claim
that no form of rheumatism could pos
sibly be cured unless this remedy was
used
Let us urge you to try Uric-O and free
yourself from those nerve racking muscle
twisting pains. The Sl.00 bottles of
Uric-0 are sold by all druggists or sent
direct, express prepaid A liberal sam
pie of Uric-0. almost enough to last
week viii be given free to all who
apply if 10 cents in stamps or coin is
sent to cover mailing expense. Write
vom name plainly and address the
Uric-0 Company, SIS State St., Bing-
ham, y Y.