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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-03-22

Mutton q $500. .2..s..' ..s.' 1888 10y
Hogs. ID. - ~. .. 1se-so vc
Dressed beef, pound IL &C. lac
Turkeys, live, pound -: 4Oc-46t
Old Toms. live, pound. $50. .26c-3Oc
Geese. live, pound $..... 80: 26c30c
Ducks. live, ID. .I.....ss.. ...l 6e7lW
Hens, 4 lbs. aud over ....... .22c.
Springers. all weights. ID. -. .22c
Cow hides, No. !, pound. !. =. .1Sc-20c
Bull hides, No !, pound ). IL 4c-16c
Kip hides, No. /, pound. :20c-26c'
Calf skins, No. /, pound. T.. :s0c.s5c
Deacons, each. .....:.:...:.$2.00
Horse hides, large, each. .$S:00-$9.00
Tal1ow, pound .':........ l0c
Wool, bright. =. .-...........e.35c
Wool, semi bright. =. use
being paid at Saltwater, Mimi,
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
Sunday Morning Talk
Blessings in Disguise.

We do not always know what is for our own good. Things which seem good prove to be evil Things which men to be evil work together for our own goop. The shades which seem to us to hang darkest may but precede the brightest day The weeping which endurcs but for a night prepares us for the singing which comes in the morning. (Psalm 30:5). The assaults of enemies which vex and grieye our souls only prepare for the days of peace and blessing, when con fiicts and trials shall be over Let us learn to watch and wait and see what purposes of mercy God has for US ever in hours of darkness and distress.
 It is said that at the siege of Sebas. topol a cannon ball, missing its aim struck in the side of neighb bring noun. tain and from the Assure made by Il gushed a stream of crystal water Tn. instrument of death opened a life-sus taining fountain. So the missiles of oul foes may open to us streams of blessings It is through the fiery furnace ano the lions den that men come to victory triumphant and peace Let us not feai to go forward. The Red Sea shall di vide before us, but it siiali close oye the enemies of God and He will not for get us in the dark and trying hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
A FoKLoRN HOPE.

It is entirely possible that Gabrielle UAnrunxio believes that he can stand as ground against Italy and defy the treaty arrangement which has been en- teted into between Italy and the JuEo- siavs relative to Plume and territory in tAat part of the Adriatic, and it is DOS sfbls that he believes that he can by his stand cause an uprising among the Ital. ian people so that the government will bs powcriess In the situation, but there hu't anything in the course that he is p1rsning that convinces the rest of the Wurid to that effect
 D'Annunzio has been handled with Eigves by the Italian government durins l1e period of defiance At no time would t have been impossible to have crushed him had it been 80 desired, but Ital, apparentiy believed that nothing was tt be gained by such step with the in ternai conditions what they were. IT the meantime it has proceeded to reacl Ru understanding with the Jugoslavl which has disposed of the Plume ques iion without D'Annunzio being called int, lhe councils of deliberation. while inter nal conditions arc not of the same in nammzbls character that they were som time ago.
 The oeohdence of the poet warrio ham't in the least abated. He stiI carries tho Idea that not only has h marh . strong backing that he can pre- vent rfaiy from disturbing him but tha be caa aetnaIly defeat the government Un6sr nsrnai conditions such wouIdn' De dreamsd of. DAnnunzio would hay >e'a erait with as a spunky child lon
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
THE GREEK PLEBIscIrE.

Interest centers about the plebiscite that will be held in Greece on Sunday to determine whether Constantine shall be recalled to the throne. The former king is to be governed by the outcome and while there are those who are work ing feverishly in his behalf there are also those who recognize the handicap that would be placed upon Greece and the position that country would be placed in by losing the favor of certain of the leading powers
 Greece of course has a right to say that 1t will do as it pleases, that it wants Constantine and therefore will bring him back, quite the same as it made it evident that it did not like the Venizelos policies regardless of all that they had done for Greece. Greece can stand in it's own light if it so desires but | i; cannot wisely overlook the fact that the recall of Constantine will be open to ihe interpretation that it is an endorse
 nent of his pro-German stand during
 the early days of the war, Likewise it
 cannot fail to note the fact that there
 are serious demands being made at the present time for changes in the treaty u4 tofAIts luIOuSU NlliCu 1iSSCt SctuI6u important additions to it's territory at
 the expense of the Turks, It may be
 inclined to incur the displeasure of the ! powers by doing as it pleases but there
 is the possibility that in the revision of that treaty if such takes place that the | Greek interests will not get the same
 hearty support from those directing the affairs that 1t previously did.
 i Recalling the one who gave the allies
 so much trouble in the early days of the war to rule the nation that has profted because it got rid of him and followed
 the advice of another, which other ha! now failed of endorsement and gone down in defeat, is likely to place Greect , in the unenviable position of an ungrate
 ful nation in the eyes of those of in [ luence who can do much for 1t in the flu ture. Greece naturally desires to retail
 it's new possessions but when it come
 To bringing back Constantine it has req . son to think twice as to what the con n sequences are likely to be. Greece vii . indicate its desires through the plebis i cite
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
IN TIE DAYS NEWS
Klagenfurt.

The report that the plebiscite to deter mine the future affiliations of the hIa- genfurt area was. in favor of the Aus trian republic, followei by reports that Jugo-Slav army has entered tie re- zion, bring this bit of mountainous ter ritory into the limelight as possible bone of armed contention
 Where and what this contested area is, and how there came to be contest over it are explained in the following bulletin of the National Geographic Soc:ety:
 When the crazy quilt patchwork of diverse peoples that made up the old Austro- o-Hunsarian empire was ripped apart by the treaty of St. German and rearranged more nearly in accordance with nationality and language, it was that the old Austrian provirse of Car niola, extending from .ae Kla agenfuIi area south almost tc F;u.ns, was Slavonic in it's population. 1t WIS therefore in- cluded in the Jugo-Slav Kingdom aloHa with the other obviously Siasonic prov. inces in the southern part of the old empire: Bosnia, DalraatIa, Herzegcvins Croatia and Slavolia.
 "Carintnia, the province adjoining Carniola on the north eonta ainy the kIa genfurt area, was recognized, on rne eth CT hand, to be pre- lomi1anily reutoni,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
WHEN AUTHORITIES CLASH.

As long as there is a conflict in au- thority between the interstate commerce. commission and the public utility conn missions of some of the states 1t Is well that 1t should be strengthened out as quickly as possible. In these present disputes the federal body has declared that the rates for all the railroads in the respective sections of the country, whether those roads extend beyond state lines or not, should be the same and it has directed that state roads raise their rates accordingly. The state commits authority to fix the rates for roads with In the state and in standing up for their rights have blocked the orders of the interstate commerce commission.
 This, in spite of the legislation con- cerning the regulation of the railroads that was adopted at the last session of congress. leaves that same uncertainty surrounding the railroads that was pre- viously experienced where federal and state commissions clashed. Under the circumstances it is important that ii should be found out which is right and the decision on that rests with the Unit ed States supreme court.
 Inasmuch as this is a matter which ought not to be allowed to drag along without getting g. decision as to whether the federal body has right to regulate ] the roads in accord with the federal law and whether congress exceeded it's righf | in giving such authority to the inter state commerce commission, no tirnt should be lost in carrying the matter i to the highest court in the land ant pressing for as early hearing and de cision as possible. It can be appreciated
 that as long as conditions remain witt one commission fighting the other con
 fusion is bound to exist and injustice u
 be prolonged. It had been hoped tha 1 railroads had been removed from the 4 kinds of regulations throughout the coun Il try and placed under a central contro
 that would endeavor to respond to tn requirements of the different sections an the uncertainty about it ought to b
 cleared whatever the outcome
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
TIE eovERNoR,s STAFF

Possibly 1t is a bit out. of the ordi- nary to have the governors staff refer red to as a military cabinet but there is no good reason why It shouldn't be and ln the case of Governor-elect Lake. in view Of the fact that there are some im- portant questions to he dealt with con- cera.ng the military equipment and pro- lection of the state. and the states part In connection with the defense of the na- ton. C seems particularly fitting.
 At any rate Governor-elect Lake has made his selections with that idea in mind and he has named men who are iuily qualified in every respect to re- pond to the duties resting upon the staff and to give him wise counsel upon such nattsrs as he desires.
 An tho counties Of the state are rep- resented In the appointments. The gov. srnor has made an excellent selection ir Inc choice of F. Russell Smith of Nor. sich, a young man of high standing and sne whose part in the military cabinet wiii be fully upheld. He represents those who saw much of the organization ant work abroad in the recent war and is on, si those who through the character of hi. nsrvice was awarded the croix de guerre and now prominently identified with bus hiess activities.
 silas h- wheelock of Putnam. the ap pointes from Windham county, is leading citizen and prominent in indust riai activities. while from Holland count, Hr- Keeney gives strength to the mill hry cabinet because of the part he play a in the war. and thus eastern Connec hcut has reason to be pleased with tn men selected by the governor-elect fo members of his stan as well as by tn stiiber oi the other appointees from otf, lr parts of the state who VIII serve wit nseun
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
ODD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
LOG CABIN AND HARD CIDER
CAMPAIGN

The picturesqueness of political cam paigns has almost entirely given place to sober and business-lilxe methods of the different parties 10 elect their candi- dates. For many years previous to the Civil war and following it the effort was confined largely to display, hoping that the excitement thus caused would carry the nominees through to victory, and in Q great measure this was the outcome of the famous log cabin and hard cider campaign Of 1S40, which resulted in eiecting William Henry Harrison as the fourteenth president of the United States.
 Harrison was the picturesque figure in American public life at the time. and his popularity reside in great measure, on his victory over the Indians at Tippe- canoe, ard Aid Tip" as he was fa- miliarly called, was the idol of the com mon people. When he was nominated for the presidency by the Whigs in the early part of the campaign. a Baltimore news paper, making a foolish attempt to cast ridicule upon Gen. Harrison. said that a pension of few hundred dollars and a barrel of hard cider would content hin in his log cabin for life.
 1 This fatuous remark gave the Whig: | a popular cry which they used with i'm fnense effect, and the log cabin an( hard cider campaign" as it is known il American history, was memorable for it song singing enthusiasm. As a popula writer puts it: If one could imagine whole nation declaring a holiday or sea son of rolicking for period of six O ! eight months. and giving themselves UT during the whole time to the wIdes freaks of fun and frolic, caring nothinI for business, singing, dancing, and ca
 rousing night and day hF might hay some faint notion of the extraordinar scenes of 1S40!"
 This was exactly the condition dur ing this memorable campai ign. Log cab ms large enough to hold crowds of peo pie were built in many places. Sma-
 ones, decorated with coon skins. wer
 mounted on wheels and used in proces
 sions. The use of the coon skins 500
 led to the adoption of the coon (raccoon
 itself as all emblem and adjunct of tn
 log cabin and it's "counterfeit present
 ment" was hoisted in all the Whig pa
 pers.
 Meetings were held everywhere and ey
 cry day; held in neighborhoods, schoc
 houses, villages, towns counties. cite
 states, varying in number from ten
 one hundred thousand; and wherevt
 there was gathering there was speal , ing and singing. Ladies attended thes
 meetings in great numbers, and were tl most enthusiastic in the singing. Fla, 1 mers. with big teams and wagons. wouI , leave their fields and travel ten, twent or thirty miles, accompanied by the , families and neighbors, to attend a col Venticn or a barbecue and listen to di tinguished orators.
 Crowds on the road, multitudes in b
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
THE SKIES DURING MONTH OF DECEMBER

still in Leo but moving slowly eastward and southward and hence approaching the planet Saturn. On the 3d at s.49 2. m. the moon will pass degrees IS minutes south of the planet. while on the 10th Jupiter will be in quadrature with the sun.
 Saturn is in Virgo. where it's motion is now easterly and southerly. It therefore rises later than Jupiter, at 0-27 a. m. on the 1st or 10.3S D. h. on the 31st. It will be in quadrature with the sun on the 18th. On the 3oth at 11.51 p m the moon will pass 5 degrees 40 minutes south of the planet. Saturn is getting somewhat brighter.
 Uranus is in Aquarius and hence well placed for observation, being in the south west in the early evening. Its position on the 1st is right ascension 22 hours II
 nfutnes, declinatien Il degrees 50 mi6- utes.
 ] Neptune is in the morning sky being near the meridian at sunrise. It is in Cancer in right ascension hours min 1 uet, declination 16 degrees 45 minutes 1 At D. m. on the 1st or D. m. on tho
 18th. the zodiacal groups visible, ar. | ranged from west to east, are Aquarius Pisces, Aries, Taurus and Gernini. Nortf
 of this best and west of the meridian ar,
 AGuila, Delphinus, Pagesus, Andromeda
 Lyra, Cygnus, Cassiopeia, Cephus, Dract and Ursa Minor. East of the meridian and south of the zodiac are Eridanus Orion and Lepus, while Perseus, Aurig;
 and ursa Major are north of the zodiac The brightest stars visible at 9 D. m
 on the 1st are Sirius, just rising in tn southeast, Vega setting in the northwest
 Capeila in the northeast, Rigel and Betel guese in Orion in the east, Altair jus
 setting in the west. Aidebarah in Tauru above Orion in the east Caster and Pol
 lux rising i,.st north of east, Deneb i
 the head of the Northern Cross in Cygnu
 setting in the northwest, and Fomalhau | low in the southwest
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
Norwich. Saturday. Dec. 4. Isso.
CIRCULATION WEEK ENDING NOV. z7th, is2u
 11,057
TROLLEY FARES.

That the public utilities commission has denied the appeals of the cities of Hartford and New London from the ten cent fare rates recently put into effect by the Connecticut company will cause no surprise throughout the rest of the state IL was not apparent at the time that trolley patrons in thoSe cities were being subjected to any different condi- tons than tho ten cent fare imposed in other cities and towns of the state, and it had been plainly disclosed by the com pany that under the rates of fare in ex- istence it was not getting what 1t was entitled to in the way of a return on it's investment and for the service that it was rendering. Poor service was the out come Of poor revenue. It was a case where it was necessary, for the time be- ing at least, to see that the company got a sufficient revenue to meet it's expenses and obligations and in view of the ex- periments which had been made with other fare rates 1t found sufficient ground for permitting the ten cent fare Co be established throughout the state
 It was either a case of that or the end of the trolley service. and those who have come to depend upon that chear method of transportation. as well as those who have been forced to get along without it. know that such move could not be tolerated.
 The rate of ten cents isn't welcomed but there are good reasons for believ. ing that just as soon as 1t is shown thai the company can get along with a lowei rate the same will be granted. The ter cent rate Is In the interests of the peo ole as well as the company, and wher the commission states that the people ar, entitled to good service, and indicate. that they should get 1t to the best O tho company's ability 1t cannot fail tt make the company realize that inasmucI as it is permitted to get a fair rethri for its service it must not disregard tn obligation resting upon t in furnishinl the service. Certainly there is reasoi for believing with the ten cent fare an tho elimination of jitney competitio there should be a swelling of the incom that would make it impossible to attrit ute Inefficient service in the future { such reasons. With It's demands foun justfned and met 1t rests with the con pany to do its part.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

as whole. But it VAS seen that the southeastern section If ilse province. The valley of the Draye -ivSr about tllagen- furt. had a heavy po9u;;,t'on of SsCv enes. It was felt by the allies that the question whether the Teutons or the Slavs predominated in the regiun should be definitely determined and that the area should be attached. according to
 the desires of the majority of the resi- dents, to the Teutonic republic of Austria
 or to the Slav kingdom to the south.
 "The region which Austria retains as
 result of the pleoiIa'e is roughly al- mond-shaped, approximately fifty miles in extreme length and twenty-five miles In extreme breadth. with an area of something more than 500 square niles slightly less than one-third that of Del aware. It contains much mountain land i but also portion of the rich Drsve val ! ley, one of the most productive parts of Carintliia.
 l One of the most iInportan. results oI ! the vote to the Austrians is hat they i will retain the rich lead mines of Blei.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

burg. perhaps the most important in an the old territory of Austrla-Hun.ary ln the city Of klAgenfurt- with iis p7guia- ton of about 2s.o0o. the Austrian zee public retains one Of its importSnt met al-working centcrH
 Terminoiogy as well as naD uakers' color schemes would have undergone a striking change had th. Iiebis.iio been .n favor of the Jug0-Slt,s .nsicai of fke AustrianH The present harsa. Tcut7nic appeilation Of the city aad ris rcs.cn probably would have ben thrown snto the discard and they Eorll have been known officially as ce.ovsc. inc tame which has long been 1ssl un0ineiaiiz by the Slovenes.
 The Kizgenfurt reg o7 came ncar be- ing a bone of contsntca among three nations instead of two i't western end almost touches the nariaB top of the Italian boot, and durins @ greIt part Sf the World war It's mou7tain peaks ech- oed inc thunder of the great Italian and Austrian guns On the I-oaGo front a few miles to the southwest"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04
Stories That Recall Others
Net Safe.

Net Safe.
 young doctor was visiting Mary El- lens single aunt. He made much over the young woman, but she was singuiarly aloof. Finally the young man asked the little girl to kiss him, but she refused with dignity.
 Then auntie came to the rescue. Don't you like pr. --?' she asked. Why won't you kiss him dear?"
 Mary Ellen raised her head proudly. My brother Bob told me never to kiss a doctor" she answered. He said if I did I might get my throat full of germs"
 Even Tempered.
 She was well advanced in years, and had always been a fretful soul-never happy except when she had something to worry about. Notw9thstandinS she l was well liked by all who knew her. 1 One day to niece who was a frequent visitor at her home she sad Bertha do you know that believe that am tho most even tempered woman in tht world"
 1 Why, Aunt Mandy" said the niece iI unfegned surprise. how you do talkr'
 Yes" she said, T believe I am thl most even tempered woman in the world cause I'm as mad as l can be all the | time"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

wagons, drawn by four, six or eight horses, made the welkin ring with their log cabin songs. Nobody slept, nobody | worked, nobody rested, at least so It seemed, for all were on the qui vive and in motion. The entire populaton seemed to, be absorbed in the great duty of elect ing General Harrison and thus changing the government. What has caused this great commotion. motion, motion, Our country through?
 It is the ball a rolling on
 For Tippecanoe and Tyler, too. For Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" | Along with the log cabin and the coon, hard cider was always in evidence The greatest of all tke celebrations of the pe- riod was held at Columbus. Ohio. The like of the procession was never seen be- : fore nor since. Thousands trouDed into the Ohio capital from every direction, lconstantly being augmented as they ap- preached the city. One of the delegations was armed with brooms. to signify the lclean sweep that was to be made. An- Iother. from Cleveland. had brought a IfuH rigged brig, mounted on wheels and Idrawn by six horses, which covered a distance of 145 miles. One of the log lcabins was filled with men eating corn bread.
 Whole books of campaign songs were issued to the faithful Most of the pop ular songs of the day were parodied tc Isuit the candidate and the occasion. Tc
 the tune of Yankee Doodle" was sung:
 The times are growing hot, they say,
 Van Burenites are few, sir;
 Old Tip and Tyler take the day,
 As such good Whigs should do. sir. The wiles of Van Buren and the well piled machine" in power ayailed noth
 lng against the love for the old warrior The president lost even his own state c New York and received the electora vote of but six states. Rarrison's popu
 lar vote was 1,215.017, against 1.12S,70
 for Van Buren. and the electoral vot stood 234 to SO. The sad part of it Wa that the victor was scarcely inau 5urate when over-exposure brought on the deat s of the popular idol.
 (Monday-Discoyery of the Mormon
 Bibie-)
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ago and the conceit taken out of him But the state of affairs in Italy, while inn proved and less anxiety prevails con rerning it, stili makes it possible for him to assume the attitude he does and gives
 him reason to think he could put his pro- gramme through. When it comes to real
 test, however, he will see how futile his
 hfforts are but it will be a deplorable fact if he succeeds in carrying out the policy of destruction which he threatens If there Is any interference with his de hance. His is a forlorn hope.
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Did you ever get anything on the instalment plan, Joe?"
 Yes; I got my household in that way. First, I got my wife; then got her mother and father, and now I'm getting her brother and sister. "-Bos- ton TraneE
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

Making 1000 arrests in three days is the way the Philadelphia police are re- spending to the demand for better con- ditions and law enforcement.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

The impression prevails that the next session of congress will not have time to do much more than handle the appropria- ton bills. That ought to mean a pretty good job on those bills.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-04

Reorganization is a great thing but General Wrangel might have served a lot of territory had he put his army through that ordeal before losing the Crinea
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The man on the corner says: Those who fall in love with their work at frs sight often show evidence of changing their mind