Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 21, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. HISTORICAL QCIETY, VOLUME 8. NUMBER 80. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVEI;IING. JULY 21, 1910. TERM “PORK BARREL”USED IN FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS Representative Clunie Did Not Want the House to Adjourn Until he Had His *“‘Piece of Pork”’—Many Rivers and Harbors Being Improved. Washington July 20—(Special)— Arthur W. Dunn, for years in charge of the legislative work at the Na- tional Capitol for the Associated Press, now representing the Lewis publications in this city reminis- cently discussed the origin of the phrase “pork barrel” as has been applied to omnibus appropriation bills, “Tom Clunie was responsible for the - expression ‘pork barrel’ said Mr. Dunn. “It was in the fifty-first Congress, the famous Reed Congress, that it happened. In those days they did not have omnibus public building bills nor omnibus claims bills. Dave Mercer, of Nebraska, invented the omnibus public build- ings bill when he was chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds. I do not remember who was sponsor for the omnibus claims bill, that measure in which a large number of claims are bunched in order to get the legislation through. At all events, omnibus bills are becoming more and more fashionable, and the last Congress saw omuibus light house bills, omni- bus Indian bills, omnibus bridge bills and omnibus public land bills passed. Years ago, I am told, river and harbor improvements were ap- propriated for on the piecemeal plan, each project standing by itself. Then there was the omnibus river and harbor bill, in which all merit- orious projects were cared for. “But to return to Tom Clunie, and the expression ‘pork barrel.’ That was a wonderful session, tak- ing it altogether, and one of the interesting features was the public building legislation. Two days were set apart for the consideration of public building bills. It is doubt- ful whether Tom Reed would have allowed that time if Seth Milli- ken, of Maine, had not been chair- man of the committee on Public Buildings and Grounds and had everything cooked up to take care of the Pine Tree state ahead of all others. Men who have been for- tunate enough to have their bills reported called them up from time to time, a dozen or more states were cared for the first day. The second day there was a great scram- ble for place, and men watched the proceedings with care to see if their bills would be reached. “Late in the afternoon, about half past five, or thereabouts, with a dozen bills still on the calendar, the excitement became intense, Finally one of the economists on the Republican side moved to ad- journ, Instantly there wasa great clamor among those whose bills had not been reached, but high above the din and uproar was heard the voice of Tom Clunie, “Clunie was a Democrat, rep- resenting a San Francisco district and wasone of the best fellows imaginable. Everybody liked him. Jovial, smiling, with a good word or joke for everybody, he was be- yond doubt one of the most popu- lar men in the House, ‘Hold on! Hold on there! shouted Tom aund his voice rang out so loud that everybody stopped. ‘Don’t adjourn till I get my piece of pork! *‘He went on with some other ex- planation, butit was drowned in laughter. It won. The House re- fused to adjourn, and the appropri- ation for a public building in Tom Clunie’s district in San Francisco was passed. “Ever since that time everything that means an appropriation for congressman’s district - has been labelled ‘pork’ and congressmen have been abused because they were ‘pork barrel’ statesmaa. It is natural for senatorsand congressman to look after their states. If they did not their states would be neglect- ed and what is more, men could not remain in Congress unless they pro- cured a share of the appropriations for necessary improvements in their districts. “I have in mind the case of Ore: gon and Washington, Oregon was admitted as a state in . 1859, and Washington became a state some years afterwards. It is rather re- markable that Washington, with all its wonderful resources and wealth, should have been so long gaining a sufficient population to become a state, although separated from Ore- gon only by the Columbia The situation when Washington was admitted showad that without repre- sentation a state or territory cannot get what is coming to it in the way of appropriation. Oregon had always been well cared for in river and har- bor bills. I think the appropriation amounted to something between $4,000,000 and $6,000,000 a year. For Washington there was scarcely anything. “The Washington delegation found when it came here in the fall of 1889 that it could not get anything tor 1ts rivers and harbors because no surveys had been made, A territorial delegate didn’t have any influence because he did not have a vote, More than that, Wash- ington had no representation in the Senate, and two senators count for a mighty lot in the make-up of a river and harbor bill, Since that time Washington has come into the game. Her harbors and rivers have been surveyed and appropriations made for improving them to meet the demands ot com- merce. In otherwords, Washington has been into the ‘pork barrel.’ *“Does anyone think it is disreput- able? Isitnot right that the harbors of Puget Sound and the rivers of Washington should be improved? They could not be by special ap- propriations, But they are ca_red for ina general river and harbor bill. Call it what you will, ‘pork barrel’ or anything else, the systematic im- provement of the rivers and harbors river. [ Mrs. H. L. Bowers wishes to announce to the public that she has moved from the Berman Emporium into the McTaggart building, 308 Bel- trami Ave., formerly occu- pied by Miss Walsmith, and will be pleased to receive her friends and patrons in her new location. WEATHER TODAY, Temperature Wednesday Thursday A M. 7 71 8 73 9 75 10 76 11 78 12 81 P, M. ;i & 82 2 82 3 82 84 4 81 5 83 6 83 7 84 8 76 -9 . 74 10 72 Barometer—Fair. Maximum today—84. Minumum today—68. Maximum yesterday—84. Minumum yesterday—66. Forecast—Cooler and partly cloudy. City Drug Store readings: of the United States will proceed, because the people warit to see ship- ing in the harbors and more boats on the rivers of the country, and I say more power to the National Riv- ers and Harbors Congress for the campaign of education it is waging to the end that we may have, as Presi- dent Taft desires, a broad and com- prehensive policy of waterway im- provements”. STOCK GOMPANY LOST HEAVILY BY ROBBERY Yankee Doodle Players Had Over $200 Stolen From Trunks Tuesday After The Show. Thieves broke into the Armory opera house Tuesday night ;ud made away with about $200 in booty without being discovered. The robbery was committed after the show people had left the house and it had been locked up. The property belonged to the members *of the Yankee Doodle stock company. To get at the loot, the thieves broke open the trunks of the troupe and took everything of value from jewelery to trousers. Entrance was obtained shrough a side door and the thieves had a key, showing that they were familiar with the building. The robbery was discov- ered yesterday morning, but was not reported to the police until late last night, Chief Benner wired the police of surrounding cities to be on the watch for certain parties which left Bemidji early yesterday morning. It is not certain that they are the ones wanted but circumstantial evidence poinis their way. THEATRIGAL COMMENT. Armory Opera House Early this' morning, the Yankee Doodle Stock company left for Blackduck where it will play for-the rest of the week. The performance last night was easily the best of the three given here and pleased the large house that was present. “Charlie’s Aunt” was good for several laughs a minute. A pleasing feature of the shows given were the specialties of Ruby De Bergen and Babe Russell. Their acts filled out the waits and as their songs were new and their act- ing was on original lines, both young ladies quickly won the audience. The other members of the company were at their best last nighf, and Miss Evans had almost entirely recovered from her recent illness. The show will play in Northome Sunday, and then go to Interna- tional Falls for the first three days of next week. From International Falls, it will go to Thief River Falls and Manager Carson 1s -trying to get them for a one night date here after the Thief River engagement. The company intends to travel throngh the Dakotas and then make long jumps until it reached the coast for the winter season, A o FARMERS WANT CASH FOR THEIR PRODUGE Say They Gannot Get Market Price in Money for Goods Brought to Bemidji. MEN OF FROHN HAVE STARTED TO BUILD POTATO WAREHOUSE Expect to Have it Done for Fall Crop and Will Ship Direct to City Markets. It is understood that the farmers in and about Bemidji have -ap- proached various Bemidji merchants and business men regarding the building of a warehouse and it is the cause of much concern to both merchants and farmers. What the farmers want is a warehouse, a mar- ket place to which they can bring their produce and receive the cash X It is the one big complaint they have had and the one criticism they make of Bemidji and. its merchants, It seems that they have made their wants known time after time but are still wanting, The cause for the discontent felt by the farmers is that” when they bring their produce to Bemidii they say that they cannot get the cash for it and their complaint, is that neither can they get within a reason- able distance of the market price for it. They say that when potatoes were selling at twenty and thirty cents a bushel retail, all that has been offered them when they bring it totown is fifteen and twenty cents, provided that it ig taken out in trade. “The same is 4180 trueof meat,accord- ing to their statements. The farmers know, as do the citi- zens and merchants of this ‘ city, that some of our merchants buy all the produce they are able to handle and pay even above market price for the same bat the fact still re. mains that there is much produce that cannot be sold for cash. Farmers say that they need things to wear as well as things to eat, and of co rse do not expect the mer- chants that sell things to wear to trade them for things that farmers bring to market, The farmers have made their appeul‘ and have asked for a market but see none in sight at the present time in the city of Bemidji. Estimates have been made that less than $2,000 will start a ware- house that can handle practically the entire output of the farmers of tge surrounding county. If the far- mers have a cash market place, they say they will spend their money here, for the place where they get cash is naturally the place where they will give cash. At Ferris, the farmers are build- ing a warehouse for their potatoes. Work has already been started and the building will be finished by the time their crops are ready for market. The cellar is complete and the superstructure will be started soon. The farmers in Frohn township are among the best in the state and have formed a co- operative association, building their own warehouse, and expect to market their produce direct. Very little of it will find its way into Bemidji as the owners will re- ceive bids at Ferris and the crops will be shipped direct to the bid- der. In this way the farmers say they get'a better price snd a sure | market for their produce. The scheme has-been a success among/| eastern farmers and it is believed will be successful here, | W. L. Brooks, president of the Commercial club, said: “If the farmers would get . together and ask the club to co-operate with them re- garding the building of a warehouse or finding a market for their pro- duce, I feel positive that everything would be done to effect such a mar- ket.” He hoped that the farmers would submit plans that would tend to bring _merchnn nd farmer to- peetd SPORTING NOTES Millers Are Good Kickers. John McGovern, who last year captained the University football team, has been assistant sporting editor of the Minneapolis Journal for a little over a year. Just now he is traveling with the Minneapolis baseball team and was in Tolédo, Ohio, the first of this week. ‘‘Mac” took his favorite football with him on the trip so that he could get some punting practice between the times that he was busy writing stories. Tuesday, he hadjthe whole Miller team on the field kicking the foot- ball. His judgement in selecting the Millers instead of the Hens was excellent as the Millers are known as the best kickers in the American association. Probahly before the team gets back to Minneapolis he will bave the base runners tackling the opposing basemen. Standing of the cluhsl American Assoclation Won Lost Pect .. 84 33 .660 55 39 .585 53 39 .576 44 46 489 40 48 455 39 51. .433 37 56 .398 .36 56 .391 St. Paul . Toledo. .. Kansas Cit. Columbus. . National League ‘Won Lost Pet . 50 29 .633 . 45 33 .577 ..41 34 .547 . 42 89 519 . 37 40 .481 36 45 .444 46 425 51 .386 Philadelphia . St. Louis.. Brooklyn Bosten ... Lost Pct Philadelphia. 24 .896 New York 32 .800 Boston 34 598 Detroit 39 .536 Cleveland . 41 454 Chicago. ... 48 .392 ‘Washington . 48 .400 St. Louis. .. 53 312 | Yesterday’s Result National League Boston 3—Pittsburg 2. New York 5—Cincinnati 6. Brooklyn 0—Chicago 1. Philadelphia 11—St. Louis 2. American League St.Louis 1—New York2. (10 innings) Detroit 3—Boston 2. (11 innings) Chicago 0-—Philadelphia 2. Cleveland 4—Washington 8. American Assoclation Kansas City 10—Columbus 4. Minneapolis 4—Indianapolis 2. Milwaukee 2—Toledo 3. (11 innings) St. Paul 8—Louisville 7. (10 innings) BRUSH FIRES EASILY STARTED IN DRY W0ODS Lack of Rain Rup;mible for Dangerous Conditions—Fire Department Called Out. Fire 'was started in the brush about one half mile back of the Bemidii mill some time ‘yesterday morning. Although not much wind was blowing the fire spread rapidly and buried over several acres. From this side of the lake it looked as though the mill was.on fire and many phone calls were put in asking if it was in danger. The fire is still burning slowly but may become dangerous any time the wind rises, It is slowly traveling south and if not put out soon, will threaten the villlge'ni Nymore. At noon today, the wind was from the west and was blowing the fire away from the mill,” At one o'clock the fire - depart- ment was called to put out a fire that started west ‘of the city on the Great Northern tracks. It is not, positively known, but is conjectured, that the fire started from sparks from a Great Northern engine. It is burning up a hill and throwing up large clouds of thick smoke, It ‘has not done much TEN CENTS PER WEEK. SIXTH BIBLE CONFERENCE OPENS SUNDAY MORNING Dr. A. C. Gaebelein, Editor of ““Our Hope,”” Scheduled as the Principal Speaker and Will Make Three MINNESOTA Addresses Each Day—Rooms Needed. : Sunday morning at 11 a. m., the sixth annual Bible conference will be opened by anaddress by Dr. A, C. Gaebelin, editor of Our Hope.” Dr, Gaebelin come all the way from New York city to address the conference and will remain here for the entire week. The meeting.Sunday evening will-be a union meeting and will be held in the Presbyterian church. Morning, afternoon and evening sess- ions will be held each day and Sunday, July 31, will be featured by a grand rally. Rev. 8. E. P. White has been receiving inquiries for rooms from points in Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa and Canada. Many who are coming intend to bring their families and spend their vacations in the city or camp- ing around the lake. More inquiries have been received than rooms have been offered at present and the committee in charge urges that those who wish to rent rooms put their names on the list At once. Delegates will pay for their board and rooms. Following is the program for the week as prepared by the committee: Sunday, July 24, 11:00 a. m. Dr. A, C. Gaebelein 3:00 p. m. Dr. Gaebelein 8:00 p. m, ..Dr. Gaebelein Monday, July 25. 9:00 a. m. First address on “Daniel” Dr. A, C. Gaebelein 10:00 a. m. = Address. Rev. A. M. McIntosh 11:00 a. m. Second address on “Daniel” ..Dr. Gaebelein 3:00 p. m. Third address on “Daniel”. .Dr. Gaebelein 8:00 p. m. Song Ssrvice.....,........... r. Andrew Rood, Director 8:15 p. m. Address—"The Resources of the Kingdom”. ........................... Dr. H. C. Swearingen Tuesday, July 26. 9:00 a. m. First lecture on “Hebrews”. Dr. H. C. Swearingen 10:00 a. m. Fourth lecture on *'Daniel” Dr. Gaebelein 11:00 a. m. Second lecture on “Hebrews' Dr. Swearingen 3:00 p. m. “The Second Psalm”... Dr. Gaebelein 8:15 p. m. “The Past Work of Christ in Incarnation”......Dr. Gaebelein Wednesday, July 27. 9:00 a. m. Firstaddress on “Galatians”...................... ..Dr. Gaebelein 10:00 a. m. Third study in “Hebrews" Dr. Swearingen 11:00 a. m. Second study in “Galatians’ Dr. Gaebelein 3:00'p.:m,~ Fourth study in “Hebrews” Dr. Swearingen 8:00 p. m. Song Service................. .Mr. A. Rood, Director 8:15 p. m.. “The Present Work in Glory ....Dr. Gaebelein i Thursday, July 28. - 9:00 a. m, ~ Fifth study in “Hebrews” Dr. Swearingen 10:00 a. m. Third study in “Galatians”. Dr. Gaebelein 11:00 a, m, Sixth study in “Hebrews”.. Dr. Swearingen 3:00 p.m. “The Book of Job and Its Lessons”. ..Dr. Gaebelein 8:00 p, m. Song Service e 8:15 p. m.. “The Future Work of Christ as King”........... Dr. Gaebeleir B Friday, July 29. 9:00°'a. m. ' “If Christ Does Not Come Back—Then What?"................. Dr. Gaebelein 10:00 a. m. Address. A. M. Locker 11:00 a. m. “The Vision of Christ from the Cross” Dr. Gaebelein 3:00 p. m. “The Millennium; When and How? Dr. Gaebelein 8:15 p. m. Address ..A. M. Locker Saturday, July 30. 9:00 2. m. “How to Read and Understand the Book of Revelation” ..Dr. Gaebelein 10:00 a. m. A. M. Locker 12:000. 5t AAAYESS: . oississvirsssssissiniossionvniioiosasoiiie Dr. Gaebelein Sunday, July 30. 11:00 a. m. “The Present Work of the Holy Spirit”.......... Dr. Gaebetein 8:15p. m. Closing Address of the Conference,—“The Work.............. = of Satan” —_— time. Fire Ranger Shannon has been ‘kept busy the past two weeks as fires break out now in the woods if a single spark is neglected. He went out on the Crookston logger Tuesday night and has not yet re- turned. 2 " Several residents along the rail- roads have charged the railroads with neglecting to'put spark arrest- erson their engines. The M. & I. Dr. Gaebelein was taken into court in Koochich- ing county last week but the case was not tried because of faulty pre. sentation bv the county, The dry condition of the woods makes it dangerons to start any kind of a fire, Lumbermen say that a three day rain must come before the woods will be freed from the ~ danger of a serious fire. Moral-Take out your fire insur- llDCE with the T. J. Miller agency. _— tion. Miss Wallsmith wishes to announce to her friends and -patrons that she has moved from 308 Beltrami Avenue and is now located at Crane & Co.’s store, third street. She will be pleased to have them call at her new loca- {