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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-25

THIS is nv twenty-ffth anniversary. II
i have endured abuse, encouragement and
contempt that seldom comes in q lifetime;
l have met oppression, persecution and
have been ibeled, cursed; villiied and :;
condemned even before my merits were IN
,vestigated.
All Of these trials have strengthened me
and developed me. ::
purity of my metal has come forth: =: gH
In the crushing of my life by oppresslon
the quntessence Of my effectiveness mas peen
. distilled.
come the scintillating brilliance Of my logic
like unto diamond.
am of accidental origin.
l was discovered my an old man who was
noi wa was 0' guarded with the secrecy of the
sphinx. - = -.
was introduced to the son of my dis
, coverer.s . ..,..
: He unceremoniously brought me forth into
the light Of day, aye, into the glaring, reveal
ing searchlight' Of public opinion.
r. He took me from my vault OF seciuslon
and safety. f.,
He forced me into the relentless competi-
ton of the world. -
There were 200, 900 who hated me.
. " There were untold millions who did not
- =: = L was zone-riy. oppressors were legion
...,>& Twas prosefnted for illegitimacy-
accident of birthss
= / was persecutsf for awakening the world
and pointing to a healthier, happier, grander
- life. - 80 ~,
Twas weaned in poverty.
4 was compelled to fight for my existence
=: - The Test 81 battle strengthened my limbs.
r. The thrill of conquest girded my loins and
=: carried nae forward.
=%: The strategy Of my enemies whetted my
WITS
n ~ Out OF conflict came my strength.
: - Out Of conquest came my power.
q Out Of trial came my logic.
s Glorying in my youth, am 1.-the and agile,
strong and, abundant in stamina; I am sure
=: and swift, bold and strong; am courageous
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-09-25
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So That The People May Know

and fearless, and am impatient in restraint.
to 20 forth and rout disease. Is: = H.
am relentless in combat, merchul in VIC
tory, and am lenent and tolerant .of my
adversaries. '.E""...! =.
my battle for existence has gained millions
to my cause. - :&e.
Ny will to conquer will multiply and null :.
tply those millions. - y, i &.s,,a.
/ know the glory Of going on.
know that ignorance and prejudice are
The only impedimentsf, in my progress, and
that truth crushed to earth will surely rise
and wing its way into the hearts, and minds OF
human beings. - ,...,.
am scorned of fools and sought by the
wise.
. am ridiculed by those who turn from
me and worshiped by those who know me.
am a. lighthouse on the sea of life to-
those who seek health and strength through
sensible means T. &S!ss:-rIE.;.. .~--.. > -.
am as birthstone and venom to those
who insist upon bartering their bodies as .
sacrifice to false gods. y>.=:=i,--.~
My practitioners are 10000. 80 =
MY adherents are 25;000,O00. FL.
My sponsors are half the states. of the
Union and half the civilized nations of the
world. - '.>
My retinue is composed of paupers and
princes, toilers and plutocrats, plebans and
aristocrats, invalids and athletes, stragglers
and conquerors, plodders and artists, servants
and rulers. So.
Humanity is my material. f.. r..
The world is my workshop. 1850, :>>1
I came into existence in Davenport, Iowa.,
September rs, 1895. 81 :" :
d. D. Palmer discovered me. .
B. J. Palmer gave me to the world. =;
He caused me to grow strong, build cour-
age, gain power and he sends me on my
mission to restore health to humanity and
prevent ill health in coming generations. :
He has made of me an art, science and
philosophy.
Mabel Health Palmer nurtured me and
under the spell of her loving kindness have
become gentle and sympathetic, an agent of
relief and restoration, minister to those
who suffer. Natures guardian angel to the
sick and afflicted, and blessing to all the
world. "a:
AM CHIRoPRACT1C. - :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
LOOKING BACKWARD

THE atmosphere of Marion Oho restfu bit quaint and
 old fashioned It mirrors perfectly the republican candidate and the ideals which he has based his campaign for the pres dency The slogan of the republican party that part of it whichs in control might well be- Let back to the good old days"
 The Hardng the Lodges and others of that k talk like who have just awakened from long sleep The holocaust which might have dragged America down run with Europe left them unmoved They have failed grasp the les sons of that struggle and its bearing The spiritual side of it. the deac side something they cannot understand is the passed them by,
 the past i've years had left record their
 The vision of such limited to the boundary lines of the United States They the threee limit haps but further Humanity far they concerned
 American humanity The millions of Europe people with whom we have Let them bleed to deah they want to- It is none of affair We might cable few mild paudes some perfuncory expressions of sympathy and
 might even give moral support but nothing beyond that
 nerca Will maintain her proud isolation, with self consclousness of virtue and let the world go hang
 The marching costumes the silk hats and the Albert coats which figured prominently the when Senator Harding officially notified nomination. are all Tn Keeping with the temper of the vlsers They belong to the past.
 me good old days all right their e but there is we nave changed with it. The America Mckinley is not the it's flight. ~ 'i -
 The Rip Van Wrinkles of the republican will discover " november II we not greatly mistaken that events mas left them behind And learn too that America has not lost her soul
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
DR SAMUEL ULLMAN-By Frank Willis Barnett

the regret both of Jew and Gentle. and since then, while engaged in the life insurance business, has ever been ready to do his full part in every civic mat ter. "He has been teacher and preach CT by innate character" says Richard Fries, example and inspiration to fam fly, friends and the community" I have counted it a privilege to know him during my residence here, for in truth arc in fac! he is "A Mode n Patriarch and truly Gle of the "City Fathers" whom al the people reverence ard love-.
 I know of no better way to close this tribute than to adopt the words and prayer of Richard Fries, dedicated to him on the eightieth anniversary of his birth:
 'I beseech you to follow in the foot steps of our beloved kinsman so that when our final summons comes we may be prepared to render our account in the self-same confident spirit as Sam uel Ullman, and then we shall realize to the full in our old age the blessings and benedictions of his earnest prayer as though he were uttering it:
 Oh. Lordl lay myself beneath thy feet! 1 have always tried to do my duty! To no man have I done a con scious wrong! My soul, in truth, is barred to thee. If I have faltered at any time land as human I oft did err-then. Oh, Lord. forgive my weakness Thou giver of all strength and power. be Thou protector to our people in every land; deliver them from persecution, prejudice, rapine and murder, Keep my children and their children and all man. kind in thy care and mercy. and have them practice the highest virtue and goodness forever and foreverr"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT HIS TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO AND THROUGH CANADIAN ROCKIES

1T BELIEVE wired story from the
 San Francisco convention that there
 were no bosses and no real leaders there.
 The fight was a Cox-McAdoo one. Neither had a majority up to Monday. Then the Palmer people attempted shrewd political game of releasing the Palmer delegates and dividing them aI- most equally. They thought this would bring about a deadiock-four or five extra ballots-and then both the Cox and McAdoo delegates would go to Palmer. But it didn't work The delegates were tired out and at 2 o'clock in the morning simply stampeded to Cox
 It is a strong ticket-this one of Cox and Roosevelt-and New York and New Jersey will vote for it. regardless of Wall Street betting or money; and with Ohio and some little state. outside the solid oCOlliy IL VIII will A lar DcL DCbWcCi the two parties would be even money. However. not ten men of over thou sand delegates at Frisco believed when the convention met that anything like the present situation was possible. It looked like 10 to bet on the republican ticket The leaderless delegates really butt into good thing. The wearing-out process brought the broncho delegates to their practical senses after MT. Bryan fizzled
 So here we democrats are on the road to the White House again. with good chances of electing a democratic house 1 of representatives.
 l * # +
 i The ideal convention city of all the world is San Francisco. It has the best hotels of any city In the world and more of them. They are all new and clean and moderate in price. and the i food is the best
 l Not one man who went there was robbed of cent. Indeed every Cali fornisn wanted to give you something. Every policeman wanted to show you your way and every street car conductor 1 would direct you. Even the taxicab driy CTS wanted to help you and were more or less amiss to tips. They were. however. enthusiastic in getting you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

ing at New Orleans, and later moving to Port Gibson, Miss, where his father joined his brother in the butchering business, but the latter and his wife died within a week of yellow fever.
 Samuel Ullman was only a boy of 13, but with true grit took upon his shoul- ders the burden of a man, and al- though working at the task of delivering meat to the customers. like many an- other Jewish lad, was intent on getting difficulties In addition to the schooling he got in the local schools while at his trade, he was later sent to Louisville, Ky, where he put in eighteen months in study. He then returned to Port Gibson and became a cattle buyer
 It was natural that he should become democrat, living as he did in the heart of Mississippi, and, like many oth- Mason and Dixon line, when the call to arms came he volunteered in the ranks of the Confectionery. He joined Com pany G, Sixteenth Mississippi, and played his part in Stonewall Jackson's corps through the valley of Virginia, being ticipated in the seven days battle around Richmond and in the second battle of Bull Run; but it was at Antietam. where he was injured by the explosion of a shell, seriously impairing his hearing.
 
 Returning after the war to Port Gibson in 1865, he organized a reform congre- gation and became the lay reader and superintendent of the Sunday school, She occupied this position under him for two years, when she got life position as his wife, and was his joy and com fort until her death in 1896. From the union was born the following children: Sidney. Ike, Edward. Monte, Leah U. (wife of Jonas Rosenfield of Texas). Their sons and daughters rise up to call them blessed
 l The older citizens of Birmingham will always associate pr. Samuel Ullman with the public schools of the city; but when he came here he was no novice | in educational service. having served as . member of the school board of Port Gibson for seventeen years. It is little wonder that back in 1881 he was imme- diately seized upon and appointed a member of the local board. His work was so satisfactory and inspiring that | he was for seven years elected as the president of the board. That his emi- nent labprs for education was appreci- ated is shown by the fact that Ullman , memory
 He served for <hree years as minister of Beth-El congregation and resigned tc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

A modern bride can't see why she should bother about learning how to cook when she can buy a can opener for 25 cents
 Too many Americans have an idea that any old dub can make a history but it takes a small man to write it.
 A man has a kind of speaking re- spect for an echo. An echo is the only thing that can beat woman out of the last word.
 Every man you talk to has so many rich relatives that you wonder where all the pooor people come from.
 One nice thing about the girl who has freckles is that you know she did not paint them on.
 Another reason for the H. C. of L. is that the o. f. man who ussd to burn oil in a 25-cent lamp now has a son who burns oil in a s2,5oo speed wagon.
 And what has become of the old fashioned Chinaman who used to wear a pigtail?
 Daughter may suffer from Ennui. But she never gets pains in her back from helping Mother around the kitchen.
 Another of the horrors of prohibi- tion is the fact that a man used to be able to get a headache for $2. but now it cost him $20.
 When a man has lost everything else in a poker game, he proceeds to lose his temper. It is fashionable to have long gloves wrinkle half way down. But you can bet they are not wearing their stock ings that way. So much cheap talcum powder is used in hot weather that you can't blame man for smoking stogies all summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

quickly to your destination and drove like devils. But there were no accidents.
 Liquors were obtainable at price, but
 never saw one man under the in
 fIuence. It was of the best brands.
 saved up for the occasion. There was
 no moonshine stuff except bit among
 some of the southerners who had carried
 it along.
 The restaurant prices in San Francisco
 are only about half of New York's for
 the same class hotels and cafes. It is
 likewise in Portland and Seattle. but a
 hit higher in Colorado Springs and Salr
 Lake City.
 In Seattle the wife strayed into the
 market place and .went into ecstacles over the qualities of food and the prices.
 There were taps and Chinese and all scrts of races of people in charge of the stands, and eatables were arranged in |
 the most attractive style. Dressed.
 broiiers and frying size chickens were displayed everywhere at from 30 cents to s5 cents a pound, telephone peas 6 pounds for 25 cents; iceberg lettuce, ? heads for cents; cauliflower, as big as your head, from F cents to 25 cents each-smaller size for g cents. Rasp- l berries were 5 cents quart. straw berries 20 and 25 cents; ,wonderful Cali fornia cherries 15 cents a pound; enor-
 nous beets punches for 10 cents. The best cuts of beef 8 cents and the most delicious cuts of all sorts of fish, and particularly salmon, at prices so cheap that one wanted to take home a market basket full.
 The family provider of this household wanted to remain right there. But when she heard of the high rents for houses ] f. was another matter.
 In Canada, however. where money is cheaper, prices are high as the snow clad mountains The Canadian Pacific hotel prices are up in the air. You can pay in United States or Canadian i money These hotels take each at the same value. But the banks in the big towns will give you SIS Canadian for s1Oo check on a United States bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

For more than a year nave nAo u in mind to write an appreciation or one of Birmingham's best beloved citi1enS' 1,r samuel IJllman, but my friend, Rich - IT Fries member of the local bar, beat me to it.
 And I am glad that he did, as rom his splendid tribute l am able to eoe both inspiration and data for the one am writing. Dr. Ullman came to Bir- mingham just year before first set foot here. as he arrived in 1884. ana therefore has a right to be ciasseo aS one of the old citizens.
 had the pleasure of having him pointed out even in the early Sos as one of the men who was destined to make name for himself as pubhe-spiriteo citizen: but at that time l was not aware that he had undergone an ap- prenticeshp in service in another state where he had been honored among the city fathers.
 The old saying, You can't beat the Jews" is true one, but who wants to do it? Say what you please. there ls something in the race which sets them apart as a peculiar people, TOT they have persistence, perspicacity and per suasiveness in a large manner. ana III spite of many handicaps and cruei per secutions have pressed to the front ana come into their own in every country Take the life story of Dr. Ullman, anc as Richard Fries with oriental fervor well says: 'It may be likened unto ar oasis in the desert of existence His whole career reminds us of the carry teachers of whom we read Tn Hois Writ, those modest. virtuous, unseirisf and godly men, firm in their own faltf and yet tolerant of the opinion or re- ligion of other men,
 Born under the rule of autocracy, nt came to America and, breathing tns l free air of this land of liberty. alignet himself wholeheartedly with democracy Early in his career in the United State: 1 he took an active interest in politics 1 for in 1860 in his home town of Pcr Gibson. Miss, he was elected secretar, of the Breckinridge and Lane Club O. Claiborne county, showing that he wal an ardent democrat.
 
 1 Born in April. 1s40, his parents, unwill 1 ing to reside under the intolerant rul' of Germany, moved in 1s1 to Alsace then French territory. Freedom wa, astir throughout Europe, and in the rev olution of 1s4s brother of Samuel Ull man was shot, but survived the injury but the family, fearing a return to monarchial form of government. wisel. decided to co~ae to America. disembarh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
IN HOTEL LCBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Hou He Keen. Ynnnr

Dr.-Georgee S. Morrow was asked if he owned up to his age. Yes he said. Age Is fact, and I have all ways faced facts. I am "A years old.'
 About how he managed to be so wig orous and deny his age by his activity, he said:
 T have always been active; that is why am still so. My retiring and rising hours do not vary. I go to bed at 3 o'clock in the evening and I rise at o'clock in the morning. For a man with no specified duties, I keep busy. l drive my own car and operate my own farm. I eat regularly. keep going and do not think about my age.
 Boiled down, account for my good physical condition and endurance al my age by regularity of habits and cheerfulness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

For sl0o bill they will only give you s1Os On this side. if the banks have Canadian money. they will give you si15 Canadian for a aOo bill. When you come back with Canadian money, you get z per cent less in our money.
 But the Canadian hotels are good and the service perfect, regardless of high prices. The trip to Vancouver and Vic toria and Glacier and Lake Louise and Banff Springs is delightful. No scenery abroad equals it.
 At Portland, Ore, the Columbia river highway is the greatest-beyond doubt, in all the world Nothing in switzer- land excels it for beauty and grandeur, and no automobile driveway in the world can compare with it.
 Going from Seattle to Vancouver by water the scenery in Puget Sound rivals that of the famous Inland Sea of Japan The snow-clad peaks viewed from both Portland and Seattle almost equal the famous Fujiyama of Japan. Indeed. the writer has travelled almost over all the world, except in South America and Australia, and knows of no place for real beauty and comforts of travel ex- ceiling the trip from San Francisco north and back over the Canadian Rockies. It is full worth the time of any one with the price to take this trip
 in the summer.
 The pleasure of any trip is added to by the party, and when such wits as Judge Mayfield, the real humorist of the party, and Breck Musgrove, who himself and his failures to achieve senatorial toga, are a part toward mak ing it up, it can be but pleasant Would that one could tell of experi- ences of some of the more business-like members to teach the story-tellers the great American game, or the real ex- periences of the ailing ones in getting doctors prescriptions in Canadian towns; but some things are much more clever when told than they read in cold type. Likewise there are things which taste better than the talk of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25

Holy Roller" who died in Kentucky failed to keep his promise to rise again, even after his brethren had dug up his body If they ever locate his spirit Tn spockiand he'll have a lot of explaining to do.
 French war bride who has brought suit against her husband for alimony says he objected to French cooking. That may be due to the consumption of corned 'twillie.v
 Mayor Thompson of Chicago says it isn't the police departments job to en- force prohibition. As result it is no longer long time between drinks.
 # # #
 That woman who wants to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel should be accommodated with a quiet room in the restful atmosphere of sanitarium.
 # # #
 Now that the big boys have quietly handed over the needful, Chairman Hays is prepared to accept small contributions from the pure in heart.
 # # x
 One of the main troubles with this country is that too many workers want to ''call it day. before the day is we'll begun.
 The silk hat and the Prince Albert coat made their reappearance at Ma rion, a town that is reactionary to the core American flyers who entered Polish service probably didn't arrive in tr.ie to see Poland take the count. a # # Monroe" in Cox's name sounds de- cidedly more American than "Gamalier' in Harding's name # < * The "deep humility of Senator Hard. ing is not shared by certain gentlemen who put him over. # x x 1 The horse chestnut tree on Senator Harding's lawn IS a fitting symbol ol the "Old Guard" s. i !. x g After all, Brother Bryan seems to re- gard the prohibition party as only . stepchild # # * I The battling bolsheviki found allied armament useful in flattening ou Poland. 1 * x x | The next president is expected to show a good newspaper style in his state papers. F E * l Josephus Daniels takes quite naturally to life on the ocean wave | * * < 1 Lest we forget, D'Annunzio is stil holding the fort at Fiume 1 < x * A better boat and better sailors sum! up the case for Resolute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
DEPRESSED
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DEPRESSED The cost of living causes pain. The cost of dying, too; If we concede these facts, 'tis plain There's nothing else to do But plod along and hope to see, Some day, the prices fall That goes for you, but as for me, do not hope at all.
 EcCENTRICITY OF GENIUS Prof. Diggs is a savant you say?" "A profound one'' "'Yes?"
 "He can tell you the distance between the earth and all the planets, but doesn't know the way to the postoffice.'
 FERvID LITERATURE "Do you care for photoplays?" q never go to the movies," said the busy editor.
 Lost your illusions, ehr' "No. keep my photoplay illusions by glancing over the stuff press agents leave.' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
THE FIRST LESSON

From the Detroit Free Press.
 All of the distinguished authorities gathered for the fourteen-ring conven- ton in Chicago agree that the govern ment should own the railroads and go in generally for wide extension of power. but still there are old-fashioned people who think the country had bet ter learn to run the government it has already before spreading out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-25
THE SUNBEAM

A beam of sun falls on my floor, I've watched it many times before. The grains of dust dance in it's ray ike tiny creatures at their play. Serene and bright. it fills the room With joy and dissipates the gloom Of darkened corners Musty books Are gilded in their quiet hooks, 7 And stealing tward my easy chair, If seems a radiant presence there, Tn which all things more clearly lle-- A very spotlight from the sky.
 SAFE FROM THE GHOULS
 "An obscure life has it's compensa- tions.
 How so?'
 "when a citizen dies unhonored and unsung nobody is going to dig up batch of his old love letters and publish them as a literary curiosity
 JOKE ON THE CONSUMER
 "I would like to see MT. Graocoin' please"