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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
The Cornerstone.

No. 9, the State Forests Amend
ment, is the cornerstone for policy
which will provide us with perman-
ent forests and these will be raised
on lands which are entirely unfit for
farming and if the forests are de-
stroyed they will revert to barren
wastes. The amendment will be sub
mitted to popular vote on Novem-
Der 3, which is the ninth on the bal
lot, and every voter should thorough
" inform himself in order to under
stand this measure. Forests are es-
sential to the welfare of our state,
and No. 9, the State Forests Amend
ment, will provide us with them. It
stands for good business. Not to
vote at all is to vote against this
measure. Remember this November
third. It is for your own sake, for
your childrenss sake, and MinnesOta's
sake.
Through fire, wasteful logging and
wanton destruction, our magnificent
forests, the pride of Minnesota, have
been reduced to what little we have
left. Millions and millions of dol
lars have been lost through forest ex-
ploitation. Large areas of land, very
rocky in character but covered with
magnificent pines, have been reduced
to barren wastes. They are now a
burden to the community and bad
advertisement to the state. Shall we
go ahead and treat our remaining
forests according to this same old
policy of destruction and exploita-
ton, or shall we adopt better me-
thOd? Our forests are going fast,
and we should act before it is too
late n
The legislature has seen the urg-
ent need for taking immediate steps
to provide us with, them, and as a
result No. 8, the State Forests
Amendment, will be submitted to po-
pular vote on November g. This
measure is the most important piece
of legislation for the conservation
of our forests ever submitted to the
people of Minnesota.
It provides that all those state
lands which a soil survey shows are
unfit for farming, shall be used as
state forests. Under this ruling, ap-
proximately one million acres Of
state lands, which are too rocky fer
farming, will be managed according g
to forestry principles. This amend
ment will insure us permanent for
ests, create a bigger school fund, pro-
mote thriving industries and lower
our taxes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17

wheels and axles used in making his
chute were parts of old machinery
found on the farm. The wheels We're
taken from an old mower. The short
end of the chute is provided with two
strong iron hooks which are sharpened
so as to engage the bottom Of the
wagon bed and to prevent the chute
slipping back when the animals start
upward. With such an arrangement
there is no difficulty in building a
chute Of ample strength because the
question of weight is Of srlall impor-
tance. The chute can be hooked on. be-
hind the wagon and hauled TO any part
of the farm.
sPhiladelphia's oted mountain
climber, Miss Dora Keen, is exploring
the glaciers of Alaska.
Malaria causes more sickness and
deaths than any other single disease
in India.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
Portable Stock Chute.

Every farmer has occasion to load
some animals into a wagon. and many
do this by building a stock chute.
Usually these chutes are built as per-
manent fixtures in connection with
feed racks, but are often made so they
can be taken from one part Of the
farm to another. When a chute Of this
kind is built heavy and strong enough
to support the weight of mature hog
or large calf it becomes a clumsy
thing to move. An Indiana farmer has
solved this problem Of Inconvenience
by placing his chute on truck. The
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
yHATTLING WITH ARMY WORMS

I e. /. X ( & : z /.
The army Worm is continuing
its campaign of devastation in
the eastern states. E. T. D. Sey-
mour makes the following sug-
gestion in the New York Tribune
as to methods Of fighting this
enemy to garden and farm:
Since the advance Of a horde Of
the insects is q remarkab BILE sight
it is usually easy to know when
they are approaching. Immedi-
ately your field. lawn or. If pos
sible. your entire property should
be protected against them by the
simple expedient of blowing fur
rows around it, leaving the side
toward the advancing worms
smooth. Sliding down this, they
accumulate in the trench and
may be destroyed by dragging
log along the furrow. One enter
prising farmer ran his auto
mobile back and forth with two
wheels in the ditch and killed
them by thousands. Or smooth.
straight sided holes may be dug
in.the burrows twenty feet apart,
into which the insects tumble, to
be killed with kerosene, hot wa
ter or by crushing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
Handy Stable Scraper.

A very handy stable scraper may
be made out of an old broken stable
fork. Secure board about five inches
wide and about eight inches longer
than the fork is wide In one edge
of the board bore as many holes as
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
HOW TO TEST
YOUR EYES
A SIMPLE TEST FOR NORMAL
EYESIGHT.

An eye test that costs but five cents az ]
is worth the price aside from the value q
the test is moving picture show. If you
can sit through an average program with
out your eyes aching or feeling. dry aid
open and close them frequentl3, and if an
hour later, or the next mornin$r, year eyes
feel perfectly smooth and easy, there j.;
nothing much the matter with them. H.
however, after such program your vision
is dim your eyes feel dry or irritated or
burn or itch or ache or feel ove1 worked, try
this prescription: =
OptOna Grains Il taE.et).
Water ounces.
Dissolve the tablet in the {, ounces of
four times day. This applica lion relieves
the tired feeling, seems to lessen the stress
or strain and makes your eyes feel n2ooth
and fne.s 1t is a boon after al evening at
the moving pictures or after a hard days
work where you, have used the eyes 1lces-
sanity. Irritation, inflammation and many
minor eye troubles are greatly benefited
and sometimes wholly cured By the use OF
this prescription. If you wear glasses, try
that you do not need them. Glasses bought
at cheap stores without scientific adjust
ment to the eyes, or glasses Worn too long
without readjustment, are oftentinles net
only absolutely unnecessary, bit positively
injurious. The use of this prescription
may give you "a favorable opportunity to
judge whether or not you need glasses. It
is a simple home remedy that has been
used by hundreds of thousands, and ameng
its users many regard it as an indispensable
part of their daily toilet.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
X x x x X x = x X X XXX Y X X
x EDITORIAL EXPLOSIONS <


x X X X X X X * x X X X X X X X
The man who buys a piece of land
and holds it-without making any
Improvement waiting for it to be-
come more valuable because of the
work Of the neighbors, is a public
nuisance and should be taxed at a
higher rate than those who produce
crops on their lands-Warroad Pho
neer.
. newspapers opposing Lee are
accusing him of trying to straddle on
the county option question. Mr.. Lee
is no doubt for county option, and
this goading may make him more
aggressively so. This shows a lack
of wisdom on the part of his enemies,
who are certainly not in favor of
county option Journal.
The Minneapolis Journal is maxi
ing a monkey of itself in it's labored
efforts to find some flaws in the
administration. eve are not criti-
cising the president; we are support
ing him." is the sentiment that
should possess the heart Of every pat
riot at this critical time in the
worlds history: Fairmont Sentinel.
According to a German scientist
Hnoleum on floor ffuickly kills bac-
terra which may be brought into a
house on shoes because Of the lin
seed oil it contains.
Turkish women are now taking up
the study of medicine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17
HANDY SCRAPER.

there are tines to the fork, running
them in about three inches. One edge
of the board is beveled. After the
coarse manure is thrown out this
scraper will be found handy in gath
ering up the finest particles.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-17

Let a want ad help you.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07

also in the future, the allies will
outnumber the Germans, and we
read:
according to reports the artillery
of the allies is equal, if not superior,
to the Germans. Only in the big
siege-guns do the Germans excel,
and, according to reliable informa
ton received here, the allies are
rushing work on siege guns to equal
those of the krupps.
THE greatest battle is yet to come.
1t will be the decisive battle, too,
and it will occur in Germany. 1t
will be when the allies. working
inwardly by the retreat and ad-
vance movements, get the German
armies in Germany and begin ham
mering from all sides.
This will be months from now,
and when this battle takes place
all the belligerents virtually will
have new armies in the field. Ger
many must get hers from where she
got her present army. from the Ger
man States. Great Britain will OBJ
tain hers from the British Isles,
Canada, India. Egypt, and Australia.
Russia will bring her forces in from
Siberia and South Russia. France
will draw more on her African pos
sessions. The resources Of the allies
are greater than those of the German
empire"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
Library Debts
Are Wiped Oul

By the aid Of public-s spirited citi-
zens and the city council, the public
library has been put on a new fin
ancial basis, with practically all Of
its debts wiped out At the meet
ting Of the council last Wednesday
evening, the members appropriated
$500 for the library. and this, added
to what had previously been sub
scribed will meet nearly all i'm
mediate demands, it is asserted.
At the time the campaign was
started for the subscription of funds,
the library debt was SLIP. The
subscriptions that have been secur
ed up to the present time, total
SITS. Many people who have not
been asked to subscribe have signi-
fled their willingness to do so, and
il they are as liberal as others who
have been asked, an additional fund
for maintenance will be secured.
Various plans for getting money
to keep the library open are being
made One of these provides for
the holding of wood bee." for
which women of the city will pro-
vide a dinner, and men will be ask
ed to contribute their services by
chopping wood.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07

duration of the war, they are all
agreed that this is a war not only
of ready resources, but Of all re-
sources, and until one side has about
exhausted all its resources, the fight
beaten, we are assured, it will be
80 crushed that it will require a
half century or more for even a
waking recovery" The World cor
respondent gives then a digest Of
several military opinions on the strug
gle as far as it has gone. We read:
Germany has thrown into the
western theatre of warm France
the flower of the great military ma
chine which she has been building
since the Franco-Prussian war. and
which has been the admiration and
envy of the military world. At first
nothing seemed to be able to check
the onward march Of this tremen
dous power Held up a few days by
the heroic courage of the Belgians,
this wonderful machine literally
sped to Within forty miles of Paris.
What happened then? Despite
the greatness of the organization
llIt pellttl "Oi klllS VI lllt lHttSI dl
parts Of the machine, without the
miscarriage of a single one Of the
complicated plans for the taking of
Paris, it was found the whole thing
was flesh and blood and that it
could not do almost the impossible.
There was in the situation around
Paris when Generals Won Bulow and
Won kluk and the Grown Prince
were at its gates that which the
Union army found in Virginia, South
Carolina. and Georgia several times
during the Civil war-a certain des
peration on the part of the defenders
which comes only to the man pro
tecting his family from harm"
ARMIES COMPARED.
AS to the comparative strength Of
the combatants, this digest Of mill
tary opinion has it that now, and
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
Biz. LEDGE Of
LOW GRADE ORE
IS DISCOVERED
WATER OF THE COPPER
RIVER.

Discovery of big ledge of low
grade ore near the headwaters of
the Copper river has just been
made known here. though the find
was really made last summer.
The discovery was made by Dick"
Rothenberg and j. L. Myers, who
cate in it. The war in Europe,
however, put stop TO the negotia-
tions for the sale or lease of the
property.
From Mr. Myers it is learned
that the ledge is near the Slate
creek placer mine. which has been
such a good producer and never
gets exhausted. The ledge is I'M
covered for distance Of a mile
and quarter and is from 500 to
1900 feet in width. Assays of the
ore show that it runs about $3.50
in gold and $3.50 in silver In most
OF the assays there is also some
showing Of copper and lead Some
Of the ore is free milling.
Down in the creek bed, where the
rock is decomposed, men have made
81 day shoveling the dirt into
sluice boxes. 1t is believed that
the whole ledge can be milled to
good profit and in time. when
transportation facilities are provided.
it will be developed
The English syndicate was to
have the mine examined by the
Hargraves Engineering company.
which recently had some engineers
in Fairbanks. But little while
ago, it was learned that the syndi
cate would be unable to do anything
with it this season. so the matter
was put IF until next season.
1t is expected that when the engin-
GERS return to Alaska. which is to
be next spring, the find will be
carefully inspected with a view Of
promoting its development.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
FUTURE Of WAR
IS FORECASTED
BY AMERICANS
MILITARY OFFICERS SAY GER.
MANY MUST LOSE IN THE
FINAL STRUGGLE.

That the war in Europe will last
from nine to eighteen months"
and that Germany, unless she is
superhuman, will be defeated" is the
consensus of opinion of more than
two score active American army Of
ficers reported to the New York
respondents.
These men are all Of or above
the rank of captain, we are told,
and their names are withheld, be-
cause of the Presidents order that
government officers are not to COM
ment on the war Their judgment
is said to be wholly academic, from
a military standpoint. and without
regard to personal sympathies"
No prophecy about the probable
length of the war is Ventured by
the New York Herald's special mill
tary correspondent at the capital,
but he does predict as one thing
certain that the longer it lasts, the
stronger and more capable will the
German armies become" The Her
aid expert explains this remark by
saying that until now the German
armies, however excellent, have been
the product merely of textbooks
and maneuvers.
They have all the theory they need,
the writer says, and at present are
learning in actual war what our
armies learned in struggles North
and South over fifty years ago." In
this respect, however, he reminds US,
both France and Great Britain have
similar opportunity" and we read
that "in three months time the
armies will be TRAINED; in six months
the great battles will be fought by
veterans"
FIGHT TO FINISH.
Although the officers Intercepted
by The Worlds correspondent differ
in their hazards on the probable
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
Seven Tolovana
Claims Recorded

J. c. Kinney. who was one Of the
original discoveries Of the Tolovana
strike, has recorded the following
claims in the commissioners office:
Olive creek, tributary Of the Tolo-
vana river, 9 below discovery for
Andrew Swanson, September 18th,
1914, by ]. c. Kinney, his attorney
intact.
Amy creek, tributary of Livengood
creek, 2 above discovery, by J..
C. Kinney for himself. September
IS 1914
Amy creek, above discovery,
for C. w. Franklin by J. c. Kinney,
his attorney-in-fact. September Is,
1914.
Livengood creek, right limit. 5
above discovery bench, for Andrew
Swanson, September 14th, 1914 by
] c. Kinney, attorney-in-fact.
Livengood creek, above discov-
cry. for Calvin Franklin by N. R.
Hudson agent. September 9, 1914.
Livengood creek, above discov-
cry. J. G. Kinney for himself, Sep
TENDER II, 1914
Livengood creek. s above discov-
cry, for Andrew Swanson. October
2, 1914.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
War Tax Stamps
Fail to Arrive

Fairbanks merchants who are I'M
able to purchase the new war-taX
stamps will be permitted to keep
track Of the merchandise sold re-
quiring the stamps, and to pay for
them after the stamps arrive. This
is part of the instructions that were
received by R. c. Wood Of the First
National bank, who is looking after
the business of Internal Revenue
Collector Hutchinson, during the lat
ter's absence.
Only one copy Of the new tax
law has been received here. and
that is owned by MCGOWAN & Clark.
Thus the deputy collector is uncer,
tain how to proceed in the matter,
though he has received Geographic
assurances from Seattle that copies
of the law and other information
have been sent him.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
Funeral of Rufus
Simpson Is Held

Remains of the late Rufus Simp-
son, who died a week ago yesterday,
were buried Wednesday in the Fair
banks cemetery, following the fun
eral services, which were held in
the Presbyterian church, the Rev.
G. G. Bruce, officiating.
At the services, the church choir
rendered two hymns, Nearer, Ny
God to Thee" and ut Is well With
My Soul" By special request, Mrs.
j. Harmon Caskey and Mrs. George
A Coleman sang, Il know My Heav-
emily Father Knows" The latter
hymn was a special favorite Of Mr..
Simpsons during his life time.
The pail bearers were: r. M
Brown, Ernest Peterson, J. H. Pat
ten, Byron Mclaughlin, Charles
Gadt, and N. R. King.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
MAS TRADE SECRET.

The grocer's son was a fresh kid.
A snappy career had been predicted
for him. In fact, even the examiner
at the school found him an apt pu-
pill.
Where does cutlery come FROM"
asked the examiner.
From Sheffield. sir" the boy
answered.
"Good-very good; and where does
lace come FROM"
Brussels, SIR"
Good again, very, very good" ex-
claimed the examiner. Now, where
does coffee come FROM"
"Ah, you can't catch me-" retorted
the boy, shaking his head. II amt
goin' to tell you that"
"Why not?" asked the inspector in
surprise.
"Why not? Huh because it's a
secret of the trade!"-Ex.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
ExECUTIONER RESIGNS.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. Dec. l.
State Electrician CASTING has re
signed his position rather than of
ficiate at the switchboard at the
electrocution of ten murderers who
are awaiting capital punishment.
The refusal of CASTING to act has
left the state without an eXecutioner
and ii is feared that it will be
necessary TO delay the executions in
con SeoueDra
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
BIG AMMUNITION ORDER.

ALTON, ILL.,. Oct. 26.-An order
for ammunition recently placed with
a local cartridge company neces-
STATED the employment Of several
hundred additional men and the
operation of the factory day and
night for the coming few months.
The order was placed by a New
York banking firm. which did not
disclose the identity Of its client.
The ammunition is to be delivered
at New York.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07

HELENA. Mont, Nov. 30.-James
J. Hill. the railway magnate has
eudowe "a 81 C.arIes' college with
gift of $4,000
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-12-07
VACATION BRINGS DIVORCE.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. because
his wife went on a weeks vacation
over two years ago and failed to
return, Henry Cohen, a prosperous
merchant here, has secured decree
of divorce. She is now living at
668 West Main street, Rochester,
N. Y.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-20
COAL RATES FIXED

Santa Fe, Nov. 2O.-The state cor.
poration commission announced today
that the coal rate case for clayton
has been closed, the rates being fixed
at " ton for slack and pea, as we'll
as other kinds Of coal carried over
the Colorado G Southern from Koch
Ter and Preston camps in Colfax coun-
ty, to Des Moines, Amboy, Grenulle,
Mount Dora and Staunton. Union
county The same rate Is fixed for
pea and slack coal, but at 1925 for
other kinds Of coal to clayton and
Royce; while $2.25 is to be the rate
for pea and slack and 1925 for other
kinds to Sixela- The rates win also
cover shipments from the Trinidad
and Walsenburg districts In Colorado
The rate to Cimarron was cut from
sl.50 to 81 a ton over the st. Louis
Rocny Mountain & Pacific from The
Colfax county coal camps on that line.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-20
ANOTHER AMENDMENT

Santa Fe, Nov. 20.-That an attempt
will be made to nullify the blue ballot
amendment by submitting another
constitutional amendment. seems to
be apparent from the following edi-
torial utterance of State Senator w.
B. Walton OF silvert City, which has
caused the more astonishment among
political leaders here, since Walton is
considered the most likely candidate
for congress on the democratic ticket
two years hence and because it was
the democrats who complained that
the republicans had made the constitu-
tion too difficult to amend:
The apparent case with which the
New Mexico constitution can be
amended shows to the people of the
state the absolute necessity for an
amendment at an early day, making
it more difficult than it now is to
amend the constitution. Unless this
is done, another year or two may see
the constitution of this state changed
almost in its entirety. The subject is
one for solemn deliberation on the
part Of the electorate. An unstable
constitution is no constitution at all"
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-20
BIG POWER PLANT

Santa re, Nov. 2O.-The proposition
to supply electric power to Santa re-
Albuquerque and even Las Vegas and
Socorro with electric power generated
by the Rio Grande in White Rock
Canyon, just Is miles west of Santa
Re, by the erection of a big power
plant, received a new impetus today
when State Engineer James A. French
approved the application of John Bor-
radaile for his power project. Sever
a. similar applications we're Cancelled
recently because the applicants had
is an indication that the project, which
as to time in which a project must be
completed.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-20
woMANs Skull cRusHEp

Aurora, H., Nov. 2O.-A woman
found lying unconscious in The yard Of
the Free Methodist church here last
night with her skull crushed by a
blow from heavy wrench was iden.
tilted today as Miss Jennie Miller,
aged So, daughter Of former mayor
Of Aurora. Physician at st. Charles
hospital, where she was taken, say
she cannot live. Miss Miller's hand
bag, containing money and valuable
jewelry, was not found. Authorities
investigating the case hold theory
Of robbery.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-11-20
EIeHrs EoR HoME

Athens, Ga. Nov 2O-The injuc-
tion which Mrs. Helen Dortch Long
street, widow of the famous cenfed-
crate general, secured to restrain an
insurance company from selling her
home, will be the subject of a hear
ing here tomorrow in the federal
court On November 2, Mrs. Long
street secured an order restraining
the insurance company and the sher-
iff of Hall county from selling her
home at Gainesville, Ga. Some time
ago she filed a petition in bankruptcy
and the property, it is urged should
be handled by the trustee. AT tomor-
rows hearing. the court will be asked
to make the injunction permanent.
Mrs Longstreet is now living in
New Jersey She was formerly the
postmistress at Gainesville, but was
removed from office for "pernicious
political activity"