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Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
BEER BARRED FROM
DETROIT DANCE HALLS

Detroit, Mich The common
council recently, by vote of q
to Z, overruled Mayor Marks veto
of the ordinance passed to pre-
vent the selling of liquor in pub
lie dance halls in this city.
The mayor sent the ordinance to
the council with the request that
it be made less stringent. In his
letter he realized the need of such
an ordinance to protect the young,
but ne held that the ordinance
could be made just as effective
without being so stringent.
The council had passed the
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

The good roads question which
was recently before numerous
boards of supervisors throughout
the state is not a new one. In
Michigan as early as 1917 mill
tary state road was planned be-
tween Detroit and Saginaw to take
tAe place of the narrow, winding
trails made by the Indians, which
the white men followed. This
road was 100 feet wide for the en-
tire distance and is today one of
the finest turnpikes in the state.
In 1882 the government awoke
to the need of better roads in the
territory of Michigan and con-
gress directed the president to APP
point three commissioners to lay
out a road from Detroit through
Shiawassee county to the mouth
of the Grand river and in 1S33-34
t ere was ten miles of this road
built out from Detroit, at a cost
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

Grand Rapids-In an effort to
promote the agricultural work in
the county schools, Kent County
Agricultural Agent Skinner is
planning to send system
OF weat Ter and nature study maps
to all the 205 rural schools in the
county, to cultivate the quality OF
obser vation among the children,
and It the same time promote
deeper interest in everyday oc-
(currences pertaining to farming.
lie weat Ter charts will be in
duplicate. Each day the children
in [ e school will be asked to re-
polt on the chart as to the kind
of weat Ter, hour of the sun and
moon rise and set and a few other
Interesting things concerning the
happenings of that day. At the
end of each week the teacher OF
e school will be asked tn send
one of the duplicates to Mr.. Skin
ner i'm order that he may know
how the children are taking up
wit the work.
Regarding the nature study
chart }, spaces will be left under
eac dly's date for notes regard
ing interesting incidents that have
taken place on that day. As an in
stance, blanks will be filled out
stating when the first robin was
discovered, the first wild geese
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
p. N. PASSENGER AutNT SAYS
WESTERN MOVEMENT is SrOPPtD

1.-TWO remarkable conclusions can
be drawn from the Pere Mar
quette railroads passenger bust
ness which reflect conditions on
Michigan FARMS" says General
Passenger Agent w. f. Wolfenden.
cine first is that this year there
has been a marked decrease in the
movement of homeseekers from
Michigan to the Canadian west and
to the southern and western states
"The second is that there is a
perceptible increase in inquiries
for farm literature pertaining to
Michigan as we'll as steady influx
of homeseekers coming into Michi-
gan this season.
"From conversations with the re-
representative of other lines / am
convinced that it is now much
more difficult to obtain prospec-
tive home-seekers from Michigan
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

over blazed trail in the for
est with a pack holding fifty to
eighty pounds of supplies IN his
back; clearings have broadeneu
into farms the log shanty has
heen supplanted by modern farm
buildings; the heavy, slow PIod-
ding OK team has given way 70 the
horse and automobile; graveled
highways built according to state
specifications now take the place
of the sand ruts that wound and
twisted among the trees and
stumps, until now, travelling a
bout the country is a pleasure.
There were no railroads then |;
four different lines have since
built through to Petoskey, Cheboy-
gan and the straits. The country
has developed wonderfully and
the surprising thing is that peo-
pie continue to go to sections not
half as desirable in the west and
northwest, instead of locating here,
where land-good land-can be
bought for less than it is actual
ly worth; where they can have SO
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
STATE NOW PROTECTS
III "tDIt)i FROG

Lansing, Mich.-After Nov. /, the
"edible"' frog is protected. The
frog act, which is act 10 says: An
act to provide for the protection
of all species of edible frogs in
the state; to regulate the sale,
storage and serving of frogs in
hotels, restaurants Or public eat
ing places, and providing penal
ties for the violations of this act. -
section 1. Hereafter it shall be
unlawful to kill or take in any
manner whatsoever any species
of edible frogs, in this state from
November first in any year TO June
first in the year following: Pro-
vided, however, that the killing
or taking of frogs for fish bait
shall not be unlawful.
section 2. No person or per-
sons shall have in tleir possess
sion between the dates specified,
any frogs or any portion of the
carcas OF said frogs, for the pur-
pose of sale or the purpose of
serving for consumption in any
hotel, restaurant or public eat
ing place in this state.
section 8. Any person or per-
sons killing or taking or selling
or offering for sale or serving or
offering to serve any frog, or
portion of the carcas thereon, be-
tween the dates specified in sec
ton one of this act, shall be gully
of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished
by fine of not exceeding $40, or
by Imprisonment not exceeding 10
days, in the discretion of the
courtr
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
GRAND RAPIDS ALDERMAN HAS
AN OPINION OF DANCE HALLS

Grand Rapids-"The dance halls
are just running the young girls of
this city. 1t is disgraceful and
ought to be stopped. We have
run the women off Bond avenue
and are allowing dance halls to
run to recruit our young girls for
these same kind of places"
This was the statement with
more which Alderman Fallon hand
ed out at a recent council meet
ing. He was mad and very mad.
He flayed the dance hall evil up
and down an demand ed that some
action be taken to curb them and
to prevent dances which he char
acterized as disgusting and dis
graceful.
Alderman Fallon asked that an
Investigation of the places and the
dances be made and the mayor re-
ferred the matter to the commit
tee on boards of which Fallon is
chairman.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
5000 TEACHERS Attend
The 6lSl ANNUAL INLET

The sixty-first annual session of
tle Michigan State teachers AS
sociation-lnstitute was held here in
ann Arbor, under tie auspices of
the University of Michigan, Octo-
Der 80, 81, and November 1. A
mong the prominent speakers were
tie following Mrs. Ella Flags
Dung, Superintendent of Public
Schools, Chicago; DR.. Earl Barnes
Philadelphia, subject -"Ninety
years of life and how to use
them" DR.. n. II. Goddard, Vine
land, N. j. = Subject: "What the
backward child has taught us;o DR..
Leonard p. Ayres, Director of Edu-
cational Research. Russell Sage
Foundation, New York City-sub-
Jet: "Comrarative standing of
the states in public education;
the Hon. j. A. Macdonald, Editor
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
NEW - FROM
University of Michigan
oy JUHN N. owCMM

Toronto Globe subject: sour
World Obligations" Mr.. Hamilton
Hot, Managing Editor, The indie
pendent. New York City-subiect:
"Montessori and other extremes in
writings" the Hon. Woodbridge N.
Ferris, Governor of Michigan /,
Professor Chas. T.. Bennett, Cor
nell University; Mr.. Henry Lane
Wilson, late ambassador to Mex
leo.
A choral Union Concert with
Miss Florence Hinkle as soloist. an
organ recital, a dramatic perfor-
nance, an art exhibit and demon
strations of various kinds were
special features of the entertain
ment provided by the University.
Fully 5000 teachers were in at
tendance.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

sugar, while maple syrup was used
laVishly on fried mush. Pork was
= luxury while beef-.teak
wasn't to be had at all, but pota-
toes and "bagas" were plenty and
the early settler managed to live
all right. Butter and milk did you
say? No, we did without, for the
homesteader who possessed COW
was considered rich. The COW
came later.
Those slow, dark days have pass
ed the time for murmuring has
gone by; no more do we see the
home teader Flooding for miles
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
CONDll iUNS PLAY BIG
PAkT IN PARCEL POST BUSINESS

Lansing-Since the Inauguration
of the parcel post, temperature
seems to make considerable OIL
ference in the character of mail
mater. The dropping OF the mer-
curry means that certain edible
things will be sent while a high
register on the thermometer
means that wearing apparel and
such articles not affected Ly the
heat, will fill the mails. The re-
cent drop in the mercury has caus-
ed father and mother to send meat
from the farm to children in this
city wnere the children have to
pay pretty high price in order
to get enough meat to make gravy.
Recently James Potter, postal
clerk on the Hillsdale line of the
Lake Shore, brought into the city
a half-hundred pounds Of meat.
There was one roast, il is thought,
that if retailed, would have cost
the purchaser nearly So. Pottre
declares that when real cold
weather SEES in that Uncle Sam
will harvest a big revenue QUO of
the parcel post, as when the
butchering season comes on, the
"old folks at home," always send
out tons of samples to their rela-
tives in town.
In addition to the meat busi-
ness, Uncle Sam in cold weather
has a flourishing trade in parcel
post on butter and eggs. Accord
ing to the local postal clerks, the
egg and butter business falls off
in the hot months.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

many advantages that will be
denied them in the newer sections
of the west and northwest. Tenn
pered by the waters of Lakes
Michigan and Huron our climate is
a mild one compared with what
they will find in the Dakotas, in
Alberta and Saskatchewan. Our
nearness to market, transportation
facilities, the adaptability of
our soil to fruit and crops, all
combine to put Northern Michigan
far in advance of those sections
of the west which have proven so
alluring to the homeseeker.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
HAPPENING in STATE

ordinance after bitter fight. the
vote being 20 to 2.
The recent session was a stormy
one. Before a crowded council
chamber speakers denounced the
mayors action and even some of
the former opponents of the mea-
sure took the floor to urge the
passage of the law over the execu-
tive's veto. The result of the vote
was greeted with tremendous
cheers by the advocates of the or
dinance.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
What Early Settlers i'm Northern
Michigan Had to Contend With
By A. J. Jackson. MancelOna, Mich.

often necessary to keep back the
intruders (mosquitoes( while We en-
gagged in Sunday school work.
Mapcelona at that time was in
its infancy. Perry Address, hav-
ing been apprised of a contem-
plated railroad through northern
Michigan, came north, located a
homestead, put up a log building
AMI opened hotel. When the
railr)3d survey was finally made.
it was half a mile east, along OF
near the hills. The surveyors put
up with Mr.. Address and the land
lord was overheard to say that he
would give a hundred dollars
rather than not have the survey
come past his house. The follow
ing morning they went below what
is now Antrim and changed the
survey to run by his hotel.
In the fall of '73. Rec. Mr.. Brown
ing then at Spencer Creek, came
to my house and offered to give
us preachings. We gladly accept
ed his offer and secured twenty
five dollars in pledges for his SER
vices for one year. At his request
l brought him to Mancelona and
the first sermon was delivered in
Mr.. Address log hotel. After the
service, Mrs. Kemp (since gone to
her reward) called the people to-
gether and organized the first Sun
day school in the village of Man
celona.
When the railroad finally came
the train service was not as good
as it is now, although we had one
passenger train each way a day,
while freight would go north
one day and south the next. Mail
for East Jordan and Eastport was
carried on foot, on the back of
carrier. George Bechstein, now
of Wetzell, was one of our early
mailcarriers and many snow
shoe trip he made through the
wilderness in the performance of
his duties.
Our teams were all OK teams, but
not all of the homesteaders could
afford to own an OK team, and as
can be imagined the advent of the
first horse team in this section
caused a sensation.
There was no commercial value
to our hardwood timber aside from
birdseye maple) and as result
the settler when he heWed out his
little clearing in the woods was
compelled to log and burn his
timber in order to get it out of
his way. Timber that would now
be wortn hundreds of thousands of
dollars was thus destroyed.
Our forests were secured those
days by .birds-eye maple and
square timber men. The stately
elm, if tall and very straight
commanded a ready market. Ex-
pert broad-axe men squared the
timber as perfectly as it could be
squared with band saw. 1t was
all exported. The experienced eye
of the professional crusier woulu
"spot" a birds-eye as far as he
could see it. Inc logs would be
hauled to the side-track and peel
ed, wnen they would be shipped to
New York for export. These birds
eye and square timber cruisers
were not as particular as they
might have been those days about
"cutSing over the line"
White pine, of course, had a
value even forty years ago, hut
Norway pine was only considered
good for bill stuff. The passing
of the pine, however, has des-
troyed the vocation of our most
picturesque type of woodsman. l
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
MOuLION MICHlGAN'S FAMOUS
hUMORiST NOW WITH The NEWS

Grand Rapids-Roy X. Moulton,
the famous Michigan humorist and
the creator of "Hoppertown," is
now writing daily column on
tie editorial page of The Grand
Rapids News. Old Cap Whipple,
the village milliner, Elmer Sphinx,
Hank Tumms and all the other
"hoppertown" people have fol-
lowed Mr.. MoultoD TO his new Of
tice.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

than il has ever been. Michigan
farmers are beginning to realize
that this state has not only the
soil, but advantages in marketing
that surpass any other state in the
Union.'
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15
ENGINEERING STUDENTS NOW
HAVE ASSEMBLY PERIODS

For the purpose of developing
professional spirit among the stu
dents of the Engineering College,
Dean Mortimer e. Cooley has in
stituted assembly periods for the
various classes. The classes meet
in a body to discuss the various
engineering problems that belong
to practical life. As result of
these assemblies there has been
noticeable decrease IN numbers Of
failures among Engineering stu
dents, the reason assignee being
tie development OF lecner in-
terest in the profession.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

$50 bushels for each acre. The big
crop was secured by carefully pre-
pairing the seed bed and by fer
tilizing heavily.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

One thousand bushels of pota-
toes were recently harvested
from four acres of light land in
Osceola county by Cs ar and AL
bin Linstron. This is a return OF
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

DIR. w. p. Lombard will repre-
sent the University of Michigan at
the Inauguration of Lyman p.
Lowell as president of Hobart coll
lege on Nov. IA, Is.
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-11-15

"The Anarchist Ideal' is the
title of a book recently publish
ed by Professor r. M. Wenley,
head of the department of philos-
ophy. The book consists of a
collection of five essays.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22

are moderate, but they recognize the
principle of protection. Mr.. Ford
ney evidently doesn't want to be
moderate. He wants the Republic
cans to lay low in the hope that the
Democratic tariff will fail, and then
to come along with a claim that they
have a mandate to hoist the duties
high. -. S"- 1-5>551 re - IS.
This is the way to settle the tariff
and get it. out of politics and bust
ness of the country. The public de-
.mands lower wool duties. The De-
.mocrats have responded by removing
them entirely. The Republicans
could we'll afford to state moderate
proctectionist views in a bill. In
this way the party could get past the
Payne-Aldrich law and begin a, new
deal while still in opposition. IL.
It will be much easier for the Re
publicans to take a low protective
tariff view now than when they come
back into power. What Mr.. Fordney
and a few standpatters want to avoid,
namely, the expression of concrete
views on the tariff, is exactly what
the Republicans ought to accomplish
while they are in the minority.-Min-
neapolis Journal. tz..s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
Stevenson to the Front.

HalvOr Stevenson, congressman
from the Ninth, has come to the front
with a bill which will allow home
steaders to get patent to their lands
without residence if the lands are
subject to drainage. The introduction
of the bill comes as the result of agi-
tation from Bemidjl and other North
ern Minnesota points. If the bill is
passed, it will do away with all ques-
ton as to the proper Interpretation
of the Volstad act. The bill will come
up at the next session.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
The Gas Franchise,

The attitude of certain members of
the council on the gas question last
night BODIES i'll for the people who are
looking for a cheaper way in which
to heat and light their homes. To
these people, together with the bus
mess men who want cheap fuel,
light, and power it is not question
of "gas or no gas" but question of
franchise terms.
The eagerness with which the gas
petitions are being signed and
the unanimity of opinion that
the city is ready for gas, cannot
help but be guide to- the council
men Of what the people want. Their
attitude must be that Of servants who
are to protect the city by getting the
best terms possible. Bemidji wants
gas, is ready for it and the question
-
is Of franchise terms only.
To layman, the contract offered
by Mr.. Collins and his associates ap-
pears to be one of the best ever sub
mitted to municipality this size. In
Offering to pay the city a gross earn
ings tax, they recognize the fact that
in granting the franchise the city is
giving over to them one of it's inner
ent rights and that fair recompense
is just. In submitting to adequate
regulation, in allowing the city to
buy the plant at any time, and in sew
eral other progressive provisions, the
contract offered is far ahead Of those
in effect in ST.. Paul and Minneapolis.
If after inspection by good lawyers,
the council finds the franchise sound
and hole proof, there appears to be at
this time no good reason why the
city cannot be burning gas by Christ
mas.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
Couch Medicine for Children.

Too much care cannot be used in
selecting cough medicine for child
rem. It should be pleasant to take,
contain no harmful substance and be
most effectual. Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy meets these requirements
and is favorite with the mothers Of
young children everywhere. For sale
by Bankers Drug Store-Adv. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
A Republican Tariff Bill.

The Republicans of the house have
not fully decided whether to present
complete tariff bill as substitute for
the Underwood bill. Mr.. Mann, their
leader, and Mr.. Payne, their tariff au-
thority, favor such a course. Mr..
Fordney, of Michigan, and other
standpatters oppose it on the ground
that, if bill is prepared now, it may
come back to plague the party, when.
it returns to power. " ~
This is well enough from a stra
tegic viewpoint, but how will affect
the return to power of the party, to
have no up-to-date views on the sub,
ject of the tariff? Will the people en-
trust the Republican party with an.
other chance at the tariff, when they
put nothing before them as Republic
an doctrine but the example Of the
last tariff, namely the Payne-Aldrich
law? The people will probably want
to know in advance whether the Re-
publicans have learned anything
about revision downward. Mr.. Ford
ney is evidently consumed by great
fear that in their present state Of
mind the Republicans may concede
something to low duties. Does he
think he can re-enact the Payne
Aldrich bill while the people are look
ing? ..
Mr.. Payne has abandoned this atti-
tude. He has examined the newest
draft Of Republican wool bill and
approves Of it. The duties are equiva-
lent to seven per cent on cleaned
wool or twice that on unsecured wool.
These duties are not excessive. They
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
BLESSING of Contentment.

Charles Teller, the inventor of cold
storage, was banqueted in Paris at
the age Of eighty-five years. s..
Teller, said a New York CORE.
spondent, has now been granted q
pension, but up to now. he was poor
almost to the starvation point. He
could not even afford cold storage
food. ...z 5sz =s. g. 8 4.
= 7 interviewed him on his poverty.
and he lit up the interview with an
epigram. n I. .ss.4 s.z ~; J.
was never really unhappy he
said, for | learned the lesson OF con
ttentment. Contentment. you know, ID
being satisfied with what you havsaf
got a=. i. =:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
ONE FLY Is MORE DAN.
GEROUS THAN A
SNAKE.

=i -. = - - q = ST. .
DR.. Henry Skinner, lecturing at the
Academy Of Natural Sciences in New
York, averred% that he would rather
have rattlesnake in his kitchen than.
one common housefy. Few house
holders will agree with this statement.
Doubtless it was made to emphasize
the Intensity of the. speakers abhor-
renee of the buzzing pest which will
soon begin to dispense his exquisite
tOrments in dwelling rooms unless
means are adopted to repel the winged
invader. Al r., - ~ =. -. r r
The torture, however, is the least Of
woes The perils our. eyes do not see
are UNNECESSARILY greater than the
sting that irritates the nerves and
spoils the temper. ~. f.. III: i.
Flies thrive upon garbage. Every
trace of refuse should be promptly re-
moved from the neighborhood of a
dwelling and scraps of food burned or
disposed Of otherwise than by standing
them in some pail The filth so caught
up and transferred by the flies is a
source of grave danger and a prolific
cause of sickness Nobody would en-
dure the sight Of the busy fly did he
realize what it's fitting really imports.
The cry during late. years has gone
abroad. swat the fly" To a large
extent this wise counsel has been heed
ed. But now Is the time to watch for
the Matching Of these small yet per-
S1Stent enemies Careful atfanti0n maid
to the maxins Of cleanliness will alike
minister: to the comfort Of the house,
hold and subdue a nuisance which is
one of the drawbacks of the summer
season" The housef1y should have no
encouragement. Il 5-12<. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
Straight 81 i,

There - no use Of our beating
around the bush. 4 We might 90 well
out with IL first g last. We want
.you TO try Ohamberla Is Cough REM
edy the next time you have q cough
or cold. There Il no reason 90 far as
we #can4see why you should not dosso.
This, prsparatio by its remarkable
cures has gained . world wide repu-
.tation, and people everywhere speak
OF It In the highest terms Of praise.
IT Ii for sale by Barker's Drug Store.
- Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-22
Marine TELESCOPES.

IS Make an oblong narrow box out Of
four pieces Of quarterback board about
two feet long by sixteen inches wide,
and at a piece Of clear, clean glass
across one end, held in place by BRASS
headed tacks, driven into the wood
and overlapping the glass. Fill all the
cracks with sealing wax to keep out
the light. Then plunge the glass end
two or three inches into the water and
look through the open end. This sim
pie marine telescope is made on the
principle Of the more elaborate glasses
through which to look at the famous
gardens under the sea near the Gaia.
lima islands. Christian Herald