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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Furniture and Its Makers
80 Learn One rhae Every Day
ssszss. asss NO. s. GEORGE HEPPIEWH1TE
cepyriEht. 1913, by The Mentor Associatioa nc

Although there are scores of ex-
perts who will point to a piece Of
furniture and say, "That is a Hep
iplewhite, there is in fact not a
single authentic example OF this
mans work. He did,. however, pub
lish book, "The Cabinet maker
and Upholsterer's Guide, or Reposi-
tory Of Design for Every article Of
Household Furniture in the Newest
and Most Approved Taste,'' on which
his reputation rests. This book
went through three editions in 1888,
two years after the authors own
death.
George Hepplewhite was one Of
the great names in furniture MAX
ing. The designs in his book are
characterized by comfort rather than
artificiality. With this is combined
great technical excellence and ex-
IRENE lightness and durability Cur
iously, however, these designs are
not all of equal value. Some are as
good as the best work of any era
while others are most commonplace.
! Before Hepplewhite's time the
sideboard had been used as an orna-
ment only. He made it useful as we'll,
by giving it the functions of the old
time buffet.
! Although even at that time tea
cost five dollars pound, its use
had become very popular through
out England. Hepplewhite introduced
many article that had to do with the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
800 R1Wara, 300.

The readers, OF this paper will be
pleased to learn that there 10 at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages, and
that IL Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
10 the only positive cure now known ia
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
founda ton Of the disease, and giving
stttutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken Internally. acting direct
Nv upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation Of the diease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in do.
ing its work. The proprietors have 20
much faith in Its curative powers that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that It falls to cure. Send for list
Of testimonials.
Address F. J.. Cheney & Co., Toledo
Ohio.
e Sold by all Druggists. 7Sc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constt-
patton. z.s =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Ii EcTioN OCCURS OCT. rs
NevsSatlsRary situation In Mssslee
Simply Drifting.

nevstatlsRary situation In MsssIee
re Simply Drifting.
Washington, Sept 13.-Administra-
tion officials here are convinced that
tia Mexico City authorities have no
effective plan Of their own to bring
about peace in Mexico and that the
situation there 10 drifting.
The United States will await the
election scheduled for Oct. rs, but does
not feel bound to recognize the GOV.
ernnaent resulting from that election.
Should IN election be attempted while
most OF the country still is up In arms
and.in which q majority of the people
shah hAvs no voice the American gov
erAaaent will adhere to previous prece-
dents md withhold recognition These
ere the views expressed by officials In
ADMINISTRATORS circles who know the
position OF President Wilson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Mother Of Eighteen Children.

II am the mother of eighteen child
rem and have the praise of doing
more work than any young woman
in my town. writes Mrs. c. J. Mar
tin, Boone Mill, Va. az suffered for
five years with stomach trouble and
could not eat as much as a biscuit
without suffering. Ihave taken three
bottles Of Chamberlain's Tablets and
am now awell woman and weigh II 8
pounds can eat anything want
to, and as much as want and feel
better than, 7 have at any time in ten
years. I refer to any one ia Boone
Min or vicinity and they will vouch
for what say Chamberlan's Tab
let's are for sale by Barkers Drug
Store. ADJ.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
The New Plan

Congress has just appropriated an
additional 100000 to enable the In
terstate Commission to make a ply
steal valuation of the 100000 miles
Of railroad in the United tSates.
Of course, 100000 will be but a
drop in the bucket compared to the
huge sum that will be necessary to
fiance this colossal task.
But the enterprise will be worth
to the people every penny that it is
going to cost them. When we know
the actual value OF the railroads we
know the actual value Of the rail
roads we will then know what is a
fair freight and passenger rate.
The Supreme Court held in the Ne
braska Rate Case that one OF the
principal elements to be taken into
consideration in determining the
reasOnablness of rate is the value
Of the equipment used in the trans
action, as the Interstate Commerce
Commission does not know the &C
tual physical value of. single rail
road it must simply guess at what is
a fair rate. ~Z
Here is a sample illustration out
Of multitude which could be cited
ii space permitted The Chicago &
Alton was capitalized at $3O,00O,-
900. When turned over to the pur-
chasing syndicate in 1899 it was
capitalized at $94,0O0,OOo.
When we buy railroad ticket
we are not only paying interest on
money actually invested, but prin-
cipally interest on the water in
the railroad stocks and bonds.
Overcapitalization also causes
many lives to be needlessly taken
every day. This is because the rail-
roads have such hard time pay
ing interest on their heavily water
ed stock that they neglect to keep
their equipment in proper repair
The result, is, wrecks occur. many
of them needlessly.
The plan OF the Commission,
which is to make a physical valua-
ton OF all the railroads, provides
for five main engineers. Each of
those engineers is to be one-fifth of
of district, embracing one-fifth Of
the total railway mileage, or about
$4,000 miles of railway II r.
Each mile OF railway is to be sur
yeyed and appraised. They are to ap-
praise it by what they call field
parties. .- ..... ..s -s.--s-
Each field party will have in it
five squads, and they will have at
the head of each squad an engineer.
Each one of these squads is to make
an actual physical survey Of the rail-
road property. =, i. 49, -.., IS
Each squad, it is estimated, can
view physically about 2 IL miles
property per day. The size of those
squads may be increased or their
number may be increased to expedite
the work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13

A. M. Wells, former publisher of
the Sank Center Herald has pur-
chased the Worthington Globe.
Again he enters the field single
man. Well, Wells will give the
people of his country good news
paper, and here's hoping he makes
money at it. -t.s-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Stomach ] rouble;
holly Restored!

~ Ak~~ "YNAA~
Mrs. WAsuh
Robson. -
Nessle St.
Toledo. Ohio.
writes:
Il &, feel. iike.
!. rau $3.50,
=. g
...a !,
no.o HEAVY
teelmgss 40
more p ain,
don't belctl ,ip
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
POSSE rs AFTER MuRDERERs
Mexican smugoIers Xiii an American,
81 Deputy.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 133. Word
is anxiously awaited from two troops
of cavalry pursuing a band Of Mexican
ammunition smugglers who killed
Deputy Sheriff Candelerro Ortiz after
taking him and Deputy Buck prisoners
in a battle with a posse in which one
smuggler was killed. go,
Ortiz body was discovered soon
after Buck had been found by the pur-
suing posse tied to a tree. y Feeling
against Mexicans is bitter and trou-
BILE IL feared. ..-..--.~rz ..@. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Love and tho Men.

Kitty-They say, you know, that love
makes the. world go round. Marie
Maybe SO, but it cannot make the
eligible young men so round Boston
Transcript. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13

The Long Prairie Leader may make
leader Of Williams e. Lee in the
gubernatorial race.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Dependency.

Is often caused by Indigestion and
constipation, and quickly disappears
when ehamberlail's Tablets are tax
en-. For sale by Bankers Drug store.
ADV.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13
Mad Audienoe.

Ham-Gee. but our audience was
mad last night! Let-Sore, eh? Ham
Nav; we played at the insane asy-
bim.-Stanford Chaparral. s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-09-13

see me now Mrs. Wilson Robson.
and saw me two months ago seem
astonished. u tell them Peruna did
It. will say It is the only remedy
for spring and all other ailments"
No argument is needed for Peruna
Just get q bottle and try It,, II
you have catarrh Of the stomach you
have serious trouble. If you want
to find remedy It would be very easy
to make thesexperi1ment. Before you
have taken Per1na q week you will
likely find yourself better, then you
will need no testimonials on the part
aof other people, or arguments to con-
vince YOU Until you try Peruna.
however, all sthe testimonials in the
world and Arguments, however log
ical. will not move you. Just one
trial Of Peruna will convince you.
Persons who object to liquid medi-
: cines can now obtain Peruna Tablets.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
Tanner Rules That Aliens
Cannot Catch Food Fish

OLYMPIA, Dec. 10.-According to
ruling by w. V. Tanner, attorney
general, in an opinion to l.. III. Dar-
win, state fish commissioner, aliens
who have not yet taken out their first
papers or declared their intention Of
becoming citizen cannot be employ
ed by any person, firm or corporation
to take for sale or profit food fish
from the waters of the state of Wash
ington
This opinion, it is believed, will put
a stop to foreigners, principally Ital-
ians and others from Southern Eu-
rope, working in the waters of the
state by assisting in the operation of
nets or other appliances for the TAX
ing of food fish.
This does not prevent Orientals or
others from being hired as cooks and
the like on fishing craft but they cam
not assist in the actual fishing. How
many persons are affected is not
known and it is thought that most of
them will Immediately make their
declaration of intention to become
citizens.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
Vessel Owners
Protests Against
Seamen's Bill.

The house committee on merchant
marine held hearing on the sea-
mems bill December IS. Protests
against the provision of the bill,
which requires lifeboats sufficient to
take away all passengers and two
able seamen for each boat, have been
sent from various parts of the coun-
try.
1t is contended that in Puget
Sound, where a vessel is never more
than three miles from shore, so many
llfeboats would be useless. Also it
is contended that to increase the
number OF employees aboard the ves-
sells and to require heavy equipment
of lifeboats would put the mosquito
fleet of Puget Sound out of business.
Small vessel owners on Chesapeake
bay and the Potomac river and other
inland waters will be similarly af-
fected. 1t is expected that a repre-
sentative of the Puget Sound vessel
owners will be in Washington to at
tend the hearings.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
!. 0. 0. +. Lodges from
Skdgit and San Juan
Held Session

There are twelve I. O. %. f. lodges
in Skagit county aside from large
number of San Juan county lodges,
and all enjoyed a days pleasure on
Dec. 6 as the guests of the Mount
Vernon lodge. The grand master and
several other grand lodge officers
were present, including Lieutenant
Governor Louis F. Hart, who is grand
secretary of the I. O. o. F. lodge of
the state. In the twelve 1. O. O. F..
lodges of Skagit county, alone the
membership consists of about 1000
members. These together with the
members from San Juan county, and
the number of members who are re-
siding in Skagit county but have not,
as yet, transferred their membership
swell the number to considerable
extent
A banquet was served in the even
ing. The program follows: Opening
of the district lodge; freedom of the
city presented to the visitors by May
or William Hayton; address of well
come by Judge Joiner of Anacortes;
response by F. R. Anderson, No. 80,
and L. E. Wolfe, No. 272; address,
Medical Examination, DR.. G. E.
Boynton, No. %; address, "The Bene-
fits Accruing to the Subordinate
Lodge" by Frank A. Dayton, grand
master; address, N. K. Staley, P. G.
master; address, Better Attend
ance," by O. d. Wilson, grand war
den; address by Louis F. Hart, grand
secretary; address, ''The Vacant
Chair" by F. A. Douglass, No. 147;
reading by O. H. Kerns, No. 146;
banquet.
The toasts responded to at the ban
quet fellow: More Brotherly Love, !"
by Grand Master Dayton; Strenuous
Odd Fellowship" by Bert See, No.
'94; s'The Link That Binds,' by A. A..
Lowman, No. 119; Cement Dust, !"
by L.. E. Wolfe, No. 272; Versatile
Odd Fellowship by E. R. Anderson,
No. 80. Claude Coble, of Mount Ver-
non lodge No. %, acted as toastmas-
ter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
GOV. LISTER SCORES
SPOKANE "KICKER"
Jolts Man Who Critics Roy's Selec-
ton for Highway Com
missioner

There's a gentleman by the name
of Otto A. Weile over in the neighbor-
hood of Spokane who is s.some pun
kins" SO far as his individual opinion
of himself is concerned. Weile took
it upon himself to criticise Governor
Lister severely for the appointment
of William R. Roy as state highway
commissioner, delivering himself of
the following observation, among
others: "You will find that your ap-
pointment is joke-that it is ex-
ceedingly unpopular and that your
act has done more to take the ginger
and enthusiasm out of the good roads
movement than anything else you
might have DONE"
And this is the dose he got in re-
turn:
On my return from Lewiston, Ida
no, find your letter Of the Sd inst,
at hand. l have read the letter with
a great deal of interest. 1t clearly
indicates that made a great mistake
in not securing your opinion on my
recent appointee as highway commits
sioner before deciding upon the ap-
poiDtment Tt further Indicates that
you have a remarkably good opinion
of your own ability to pass judgment
upon these matters. So that you
might know after all how little pe0-
own estimate of themselves, I might
say that your name was an entirely
new one to me until I saw it in the
Spokesman-Review q few days ago in
connection with some criticism of my
appointment of Mr. VIM. R. Roy. I
regret very much that you are so in
dignant regarding the appointment
and can only suggest, as the case ap-
pears to be severe one, that you go
to the hot springs SO that you can re
lieve your system of this Indignation
which seems to be controlling it at
the present time.
Regarding your criticism of the
ability Of the new highway commits
sioner, I might say that within the
last day or so, / have received COM
munications indicating that your
ability is of a questionable character.
/ am not passing judgment on this for
the reason that know nothing about
you or your ability but just mention
it to show that even great men, such
as you feel you are, might receive
criticism occasionally.
In conclusion | might say that after
reading. your letter I am pleased in
deed that have never been burden
ed by having your acquaintance as
your letter clearly indicates that one
would receive but little or no benefit
from such an acquaintance.
Yours truly,
ERNEST LISTER.
Weile hasn't erupted since.
The chances are that he won't t.
Washington Standard.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
WOULD FIGHT EGG
KINGS WITH BEANS
Food Commission Shows How House,
wives Can Obtain
Nutrition.


CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The lowly
bean was injected into the egg boy.
colt today when women leading the
fight were supplied with chart pre-
pared by the state food commission
giving a cost comparison of the nutri-
tive value of eggs as against other
foods. For cents, says the chart,
the housewife can buy beans contain
ing as much nutriment as there is in
dozen eggs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.--Pledg-
ing themselves to abstain from the
use of eggs, a campaign to force a
reduction in the price of eggs in San
Francisco was launched today by the
Housewives League.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
Wholesalers Cooperates

That the drastic pure food cam
paign that has been pursued for some
months by the food division of the
state department Of agriculture is
having effect is shown by the fact
that the wholesalers of the state
have announced their willingness now
to cooperate with the department,
and have called a meeting for next
week to confer with J. ]. Higgins,
assistant commissioner in charge OF
the food bureau.
ssNinety-five percent Of the whole
salers in food products In the state
desire to do a legitimate business,
states Mr.. Higgins. 1T is only the
fear that the per cent, willing to
stoop to improper methods, will OBJ
tain some advantage over them that
has resulted in the low standards
that have been discovered.
That the campaign is having effect
is shown by the fact this state re-
ceived practically no cold storage tur-
keys for Thanksgiving and althougn
information was received that car
load of birds in . doubtful state oI
preservation had been shipped to TINS
state the shippers, evidently fearlng
prosecution, sidetracked the car ana
disposed Of It en- route.
Mr.. Higgins Intends to aAk tne
WHOLESALERS to help the food can.e
~ abandoning the system q !.
ing up'' retail merchants viii enoush
canned goods. 70 Inst tNo q 1se
years. to prevent compel nor fIonl e
eetting the husins1e. No oo
snould buy nors tha1 = = nensaa
supply. ~. HigginD oke1s n -
Epackcrs guarantee thelr prodses ,IoE
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
Montgomery Ward Dead
Who Originates System OF
Selling Direct to Consumer
Rose From Poverty

Montgomery Ward, who gained a
fortune as. a pioneer in mail order
merchandising, died last week OF
pneumonia at his home in Highland
Park. He had been suffering from
hip fracture, the result of fall. Mr..
Ward was 70 years of age.
Aaron Montgomery Ward was
selfmade man in the true sense OF the
expression. Born at Chatham, N. j.,
February II, 1843, Mr.. Ward came
west with his family to Miles, Mich,
when years old. He attended school
until he was IA, then he went to work
in stove factory, where he was paid
20 cents day. Later he became a
day laborer in brick yard.
In the late sos young Ward went
to st. Joseph, Mich, where he enter
ed a general merchandising store at
wages of SIS month and board. He
proved successful as a salesman, and
in three years was in charge OF the
business and was receiving S1O0 a
month. Mr.. Ward came to Chicago
in 1866 and obtained work in de-
partment store. Later he entered
a wholesale dry goods house and then
became travelling salesman for Walter
M. Smith & Co. of st. Louis. It was
while he was with this firm which
he helped reorganize after the fire OF
1871. His dream OF store which
would eliminate the middleman
grew, and he resigned to found A.
Montgomery Ward & Co. It was or
ganized as a partnership with George
r. Thorne. his brother-in-law. The
company's first quarters were over 2
stable and the star consisted OF one
clerk and the partners.
The firm grew until on January !
Of this year It was reorganized and
Incorporated in New York for $4O,-
OOO. 900. The company does $40.-
O00, 900 worth Of business : year.
He retired from active busines IN
1901. but retained the presidency Of
hia 1rm.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19
Fifty Pound Parcel
Post Bothers Rural
Mail Carriers

the Thurston County Rural Letter
Carriers association and one time
head Of the state assication as well
as delegate to the national conven-
tlon says the new order of the postal
department raising the limit on par
Gel post packages to fifty pounds, is
going to cause serious trouble to the
carriers, and will force them to get
drays for delivery purposes or to put
more than two horses on the rigs.
Now he says that on Mondays the
carriers have all they can pile into
the rigs and get in themselves as the
mail order houses are doing an enor-
nous business.
But he declares that the principal
objection is the bulk, rather than the
weight, and when half a dozen wo-
men on the same route get ordering
sDring or fall hats at the same time,
then the rural mail carrier has to
I Just about ride one of the horses to
give the millinery room.
The rural carriers of Spokane have
adopted formal resolution demand
ing more pay when the new fifty
pound limit is effective. Concerning
the Spokane situation dispatch from
there, reads:
Alarmed by the statement of the
,aoct,,c c4o,. eraporo1 tbo+ 4t,or1 xr,o,,1d
be obliged to carry 5O-pound instead
9of 20-pound parcels after January l.,
the Spokane County Rural Carriers
association adopted resolutions de-
n1anding an increase in salary to pay
the cost of additional equipment
That the sentiment of the local
organization may not be delayed in
resch ing congress it was decided to
appeal direct to the chambers of
commerce in the larger cities of the
Estate and to petition the local SEN
ators and representatives direct.
Charles Peterson of Espanola, the
secretary of the local association and
secretary of the Washington Rural
Letter Carries association, was in
structed to draft the resolution at
once.
The resolution adopted is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The parcel post business
of the United States mail sevice has
brought to the rural free delivery
carriers large increase in business,
requiring in many cases increase of
horses and equipment; and
Whereas, The postoffice report of
, the last quarter shows substantial
surplus in revenue over expenditures; !;
| therefore, be it
| Resolved, That we ask substan-
tial increase in salary and that the
matter be brought before the senat-
ors and representatives Of Washing
ton and the chambers of commerce of
the large cities"
The carriers fear many of the ru-
raj merchants now delivering by wa
CONS will demand that the mail car
riers carry the merchandise as parcel
post. They believe it may be neces-
sary to cut down the routes or put
more than two horses to wagon
during the rush.
| With the present increase in busi-
/ ness and the increase which will re-
suit from the 50-pound limit each
carrier should be allowed approx
mately $500 to cover the cost of ad-
ditional equipment" said Secretary
Peterson. Other carriers agreed the
government should investigate and
pay this amount.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19

appeerins young man and apparently
well educated.
The dead man haA been living WIN
HI bfolAe. Henry Crete, at Milltov1
Tor The past year. but preyfcrsly Aad
lived fpr seven years a4 Friday Har-
~. Mhore - = ven known.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-12-19

only one year and the selling of three
of four year supplies he regards as
little short of criminal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-10

lie found, finally, that it was ImpOs-
sible to keep any tobacco on hand and
whenever he wanted it In a hurry the
Jar was sure to have been emptied.
The inhabitants of Ireland have moth
ing on the sons OF Ham when it comes
to dreadng snakes. All snakes look
alike to them and they are all deadly,
merely because they are snakes, quite
regardless OF the species. The clerk
knew this quite well and, carefully
washing out the tobacco dust from the
jar, he one day dropped a perfectly
harmless grass snake into 1t and put
on the lid.
That afternoon he stayed late with
craftsman who was working over
time IN an adjoining room. About
$50 there was an agonized yell from
the neighborhood Of his desk end one
Of the janltors passed through the
room in a binding cloud Of dust and
took the stairs three at time without
waiting for the elevator
There probably is a grass snake
loose somewhere in the war depart
ment now, but the naturalist can keep
any sort OF Tobacco he wants in his
desk and it will be perfectly safe,