Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 11, 1911, Page 1

Vl‘ .‘ — VOLUME 9. NUMBER 293. STATE DIVISION TALE | APPEARS PIPE DREAM Francis Mc Partlin Declares He Was | Misquoted on Proposition of | Splitting Minnesota. REAPPORTIONMENT BILL DRAWN Beltrami in New District, and Senate Loses Two Members—Bemidji Bill In. | | (By P. A. Wilson) Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau St. Paul, Feb. 11.—Mostly a roseate dream by an imaginative re- porter on the business end of a hard | working pipe appears to have been:l the real cause for the story a few} days ago which explained how Min-| nesota was about to be divided—two states growing where one state grewi before. ' Francis J. McPartlin of Interna-| tibnal Falls, county attorney of| Koochiching county, was held up as the fond father of the proposition | and he was quoted as being the lead- er in such a movement. Mr. McPartlin came to St. Paul| from International Falls Thursday.} He is prominent in attempting to se-i cure fair reapportionment and 'other | things needed by the North. | “No reporter ever had any a.uthor-f ity to print such a thing as coming| from me,” said Mr. McPartlin in speaking of the state division yarn.| “What the papers said I said T didn’t| say. I am not back of any such a| move.” | x ®x Representative -Q'Neil has intro- daced in the house the bill endorsed | by the Bemidji Commercial club le- galizing appropriations by towns, villages and county boards for agri-} cultural fairs. Mr. O'Neil also has a bill in compelling the publication | in all school districts containing ten“ or more townships, of the proceedsl of such boards. calls upon the public examiner to| make an examination of the books| and records at least once a year. i x X X | Following the unsuccessful attempt in the house yesterday to balk the| proposed investigation of State En-| gineer Ralph, it was said by Speak-| er Dunn that he shortly would an- nounce the make-up of the commit- tee which is to make the investiga- tion. Mr. Ralph and his friends de- clare a full and free investigation, | The measure also | so long as it is honestly conducted, | is welcome. | x % % | Objection to appropriations for the state fair is contained in a largely signed petition to the senate from the Commercial club of Olivia. The petition says that the Fair Associa- tion boast of profits sufficiently large to meet all reasonable requirementsA! and adds, “further appropriations by the legislature will benefit only a certain class of people, mostly in the Iannual expense of about $45,000,000. | will be put into a new congressional | sons who served ninety days in the Mexican or Civil wars and means an x K K Neither the senate nor house is in session today and neither will con- vene until next Tuesday morning. Monday is a legal holiday, Lincoln’s birth anniversary. x X % It is likely that Beltrami county district, possibly the eighth as a re- sult of the decision by congress to add another congressman to the dele- | | gation from Minnesota—ten in all. If Beltrami is given to the eighth district, it will mean that Clarence | Miller_of Duluth will look after the interests of this county in Washing- ton, instead of Halvor Steenerson, who is the present congr this However, such a change would not be effective \mtil; after thé next general election. H * % % i The house committee of reappor- man from | district. tionment, Congdon of Duluth chah'-l man, will report a reapportionment | measure to the house on Tlllesday,' the bill cutting down the total mem- | bership of the senate to 61, while the | house remains at its present number, | | State Superintendent C. G. Sshultz, | 126. Beltrami is changed from the' 61st to the 58th district. The bill| divides the state as follows: | 1st district, Filmore and Houston, | one senator, three representatives. | 2nd district, Winona, one senator, two representatives. 3rd district, Dodge and Mower, one senator, two representatives. 4th district, Wabasha and Olm- stead, one senator, three representa-} tives. ; 5th district, Freeborn, one senator, | one representative. 6th district, Waseca and Steele, one senator, two representatives. 7th district, Martin and Faribault, one senator, two representatiyes. 8th district, Blue Earth, one sena- tor, two reprsentatives, - 9th district, Nobles, Jackson, ome| senator, two representatives. 10th district, Cottonwood, Waton- wan, one senator, one representative. 11th district, Murray, Pipestone, Rock, one senator, two representa- tives. | 12th district, Lincoln, Lyon, one senator, three representatives. 13th district, Redwood, Brown, one senator, two representatives. 14th district, Nicollet, Le Sueur, one senator, two representatives. 15th district, Rice, one senator, one representative. 16th district, Goodhue, one sena- tor, one representative. 17th district, Dakota, one senator, one representative. 18th district, Carver, Scott, omne senator, two representatives. 19th district, McCloud, Sibley, one senator, two representatives. 20th district, Renville, one sena- tor, one representative. 21st district, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, one senator, two representa- tives. 22d district, Kandiyohi, Meeker, one senator, two representatives. H 23d district, Wright, one senator, two representatives. 24th to 32d districts, county, nine senators, nineteen rep- resentatives. Hennepin Twin Cities.” The petition prays that good roads and schools be pro- vided. * ¥k % Senator Lende has introduced in| the senate, and Representative Camp-i bell in the house, a bill which aims to have Minnesota make a direct| vote by the people of the choice of United States senators. Each can- didate for the legislature would be compelled to sign a recorded pledge to the effect that he would cast his vote for senator for the man receiv- ing the largest number of votes at the general election. This bill is copied after the Oregon plan. x X X Harrison White, representative from Luverne, and a veteran of the Civil War, has a resolution in the house which seeks to cause the leg- islature to instruct Senators Clapp and Nelson to vote for the Sullaway pension bill. This bill has' passed the House of Representatives of the national congress and will come be- fore the senate in the near future. The bill proposes to pension all per- 33d to 38th districts, Ramsey county, six senators, thirteen repre- sentatives. 39th district, Washington, senator, one representative. 40th district, Pine, Kanabec and Chisago, one senator, two representa- tives. 41st district, Mille Lacs, Sher- burne, Isanti and Anoka, one senator, one three representatives. - 42d district, Benton, one senator, two representatives. 434 district, Stearns, one senator, two representatives. 44th district, Swift, Big Stone, one senator, one representative. 45th district, Grant, Traverse, one senator, sentatives. 46th district, Douglas, Polk, one senator, two representatives. 47th district, Hubbard, Wadena, Todd, one senator, three representa- tives. 48th district, Crow Wing, Morri- son, one senator, two representatives. 49th district, Otter Tail, one sena- Stevens, two repre- % [Continued on Page 4] | | mansee, sang. | was one of the most interesting talks | realize ‘the tremendous SUCCESSFUL SGHOOL - CONVENTION CLOSES With Election of Officers and Commit- tee Reports ’.l‘e_nchen Meeting Adjourned This Morning. JAMES LECTURE A FEATURE Professor A. S. Kingsford, Gave In- teresting Talk on “The Teach- er'’s Life of Service”. | | Last evening’ssessionof theNorth- Central Teachers’ association was taken up largely with a special music ! program, speeches by Dr. George F. James, Dean of the College of Edu- cation, University of Minesota, and | and a reception. Music was given by the high school orchestra during the entire evening. The orchestra is under charge of Miss Ethel Murray, supervisor of music in the Bemidji public schools, and ! is recognized as one of the leading musical organizations of this portion | of the state. H A selection was given by the Girls | Glee Club. | £. 7. Linden, the Pine River sing-| er, sang a solo in a very favorable manner. 1 The Bemidji male quartet posed of Andrew Rood, Sherman Berge, Albert Barker and C. J. Wood-4 com- The lecture given by Dr. James, | of the convention. A portion of the lecture of Dr. James was as follows; | “It i hard. tp. forecast. the_ fnfure of any nation, 'because we can not sweep of human experience.’ “Human progress can not be mea- sured by the material progress, and mechanical inventions, but by abil- ity of the human mind, to think, to feel, and to remember. “The progress of humanity has been slow, for the periods of great progress such as the Age of icles and Rennaisance, have Per- been preceded by long periods when al- most no progress was made. - “Our country has two valuable as- sets to further our progress, viz: Our wonderful resources and demo- cratic spirit. “Education is not sufficiently ap- preciated by us. “In order to progress we mmust ap- preciate education; education must be free, compulsory and universal. “We need a higher standard feor our education, more expert control of school system, and federal support. “The government should assist in, but not control, education.” State Superintendent of Schools, C. G. Schulz, who was to have spoke Thursday evening, but who could not arrange his affairs so as to be present, arrived in the city yester- day afternoon from Duluth and gave a short address last evening. He talked during the most of his speech on the fact that “Our future lies in the development of our agricultural possibilities,” and that the “People believe in practical education.” After the program was over a pub- lic reception was held, so that the visiting teachers.might become bet- ter acquainted. # In the receiving line were, former superintendent of schools in Bemidji, A. P. Ritchie, President L. M. Larson, of the jteachers’ association, Dr. George F. James, President Lahr, of the board of education, Mrs. Lahr, A. A. Warfield of the board of edu- cation, Mrs. Warfield, State Superin-| tendent of Schools C. G. Schulz, E.| H. Smith, member of the board of| education, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Dyer,| Miss Eliza Loe, principal of the Be-| midji high school, President A. G. ‘Wedge, Jr., of ‘the Bemidji Commer- cial club, and Mayor Parker and his| wife. % During the reception frappe was served by the girls of the high schoo! cooking class. = i many. of them FeceivedWruch: Infor-{ carried out as had been planned, with the exception that the high school boys quartet sang. “The Teacher’s Life of Service” was the subject on which Professor A. S\ Kingsford, of the Moorhead Normal school spoke. The address of Mr. Kingsford was miich enjoyed by the teachers and no doubt a good mation in regard to the treatment of a child that they will not soon forget. Professor Kingsford said, it is better to make a LIFE than a living. One of the main features of the convention was the talk this morn- ing on “Teaching Agriculture in the Common School,” by Superintendent A’ D. Wilson, of the Extension De- partment, of the College of Agricul- ture. : After the talk of Superintendent Wilson, the committee reports were made, and the election of pfficers for the following year was held, the new officers will be: Superintendent George E. Keenen of Deer River, president; Anna Olson of 'Cass Lake, vice president; and Superintendent ‘W. P. Dyer, of the Bemidji public schools, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Dyer was re-elected. The made their report which was accept- ed. The report of the committee was as follows: Resolved that—For the splendid program provided for this convention, the association hereby extends its thanks to its officers and to those who took part in the various meetings. We also thank the citizens of Be- midji and Superintendent Dyer for their hospitality. Resolved that—We deplore the lack of a suitable building for the College of Education, at the Univer- sity of Minnesota, and we heartily favor granting its request for $100, 000 to remodel Pillsbury Hall for the use of the College. Resqlved—That a law be past giving authority to boards of educa- tion in all districts to make con- tracts with superintendents for a term of years, not to exceed three. Resolved—That we ask for an in-{ crease in legislative appropriations for summer training schools for teachers, for an appropriation to| maintain the agricultural contest work of the state. : Resolved—That we favor all leg- islation tenli‘mg toward the intro- duction of the training of agricul- ture and the industrial subjects in all the schools of the state and more espeghly the rural schools. Ralolve«‘i—That we -heartily en- dorse the proposed law increasing the length of term and the salary of the county superintendent of gchools. committee on resolutions _The program this Jmorning | was A Missouri legislator proposes that r: ailway station agents who refuse to dorse taxation of state land or any measure granting an appropriation the distribution of which will be based on state land acreage. Resolved—That we endorse the outline of legislation as proposed by the legislative committee in regard to prov‘isions for consolidation, sup- ervision of rural schools and length- ening of the school year in common school” district facrendtng the number of days, attendance required for state apportionment. Resolved—That we favor the ex- tension of the power of the state superintendent by liberal appropri- ations for additional assistants and clerical help, in order that the de- partment may more effectively direct all phases of educational effort in the state. Respectfully submitted. A. M. BANK ANNA E. SHELLAND GEO. E. KEENAN Bemidji was selected as the next meeting place of the association, be- cause of the way in which the con- vention was carried on and because of the hospitality tendered the teachers, during the present convention. IS HELD TO GRAND JURY Simons Holds That Geralds May Have Run Gambling House. Before Court Commissioner H. A. Simons, this afternoon, the prelimi- nary hearing of the case of E. E. Geralds, who in a warrant issued recently was charged with having run a gambling house, by George An- derson, who claims that he lost an amount of about $300, defendant was held to the grand jury, the bonds being placed at $500. Attention. Oscar Lybeck, who is in the em- ploy of the Bemidji Pioneer Publish- ing Co., is fully authorized to make collections for this company. This office will be much obliged to all its subscribers and patrons if they will accept his receipt for money paid. Bemidji Pioneer Pub. Co. J. E. Nash, State Secretary of Public Ownerskip party, will lecture on Socialism at City Hall, Saturday, Feb. 11, beginning at -8:30 P. M. Women especially invited. . Ad- mission free. Lightning Rods In Prussia. Before lightning rods can be erected in Prussia permits have to be secured answer questions be fined $50. —Wilder in Chicago Record-Herald. WILL RE-DEDIGATE CHURCH Improved Baptist Building Ceremony Will Be Held Sunday. Tomorrow;merning, afternoon and -evening the re-dedicatory-services of the First Baptist Church will be held. During the past year the church has been mu_ch improved. The program tomorrow will be as follows: Morning Service, 10:30 O’clock. Voluntary, Doxology, Invocation by Rev. C. L. Kingsbury; Singing No. 4, choir and cqflgregfl:lon; Responsive selection, No, 24; Anthem—“Praise the Lord,” choir; Scripture lesson, Rev. E. R. Rope; Prayer, Rev. W. T. Milliken; Solo, “Jerusalem,” (Henry Parker), Andrew Rood; Song No. 173; Sermon, Rev. E. M. Hulett; Treasurer’s statement; Announce- ments; Offering; Dedicatory prayer, Rev. E. R. Rope; Singing, No. 281; Benediction; Afternoon Service, 3 O’clock “How Firm a Foundation,” No. 211, choir and congregation; Scripture, Rev. E. M. Hulett; Anthem, “I Was Glad,” choir; Prayer, Rev. C. L. Kingsbury; Address, Rev. E'R. Rope; Address, Rev. W. T. Milliken; Read- ing of letters, Mrs. M. D. Stoner and Miss Sybil 1. Benner; Song No. 220; Address, Rev. C. L. Kingsbury; Ad- dress, Rev. E. M. Hulett; Singing, No. 362. Evening Service, 7:30 O’clock. Voluntary; Song service, led by Rev. C. L. Kingsbury; Scripture lesson; Anthem, “Nearer My God to Thee,” choir; Prayer, Rev. E. M. Hulett; Announcements and offering; Sing- in; Address, Rev. W. T. Milliken; Solo, “Calvary,” (Paul Rodney), An- drew Rood; Address, Rev. E.R. Rope; Benediction. Monday Evening Banquet. The ladies of the church will serve supper in the basement from 6 to 7:30 o’clock. ¢ All members of the church and congregation are urged to be pres- ent. Addresses and music will be given during the evening. Good Pictures at'the Majestic Theatre “The Message of the Violin,” by the Biograph company is one of those love dramas that every body likes. The acting is superb and to appre- ciate it more fully it will be neces- sary to see the picture. “Jean Goes Foraging,” by theVita- graph people is a dandy. Jean is a dog and the acting by this animal is. well worth the price of admission. Watch for Monday’s program. GARTER TALKS ON REAPPORTIONMENT Says Opponents of Bill May Cause State of Minnesota to Lose - Its Charter. SUGGESTS HASTE IN ACTION Refers to Section Two of the Con- stitation of the United States. 4 Charles Carter, the Hines logger, has written the following on reappor- tionment, and the Pioneer has been given the liberty of publishing his letter, which is as follows: “The action of the senate in killing the Hackney resolution, fixing the number of senators at 63, has created considerable discussion, and no little excitement among the citizens of the state. “While as yet there has been no reapportionment bill presented to either house, the action of the senate, as aforesaid, is taken by the public {to mean that they are against fair | representation. “Section two of article four of the Constitution of the United States reads as follows: “THE UNITED STATES SHALL GUARANTEE TO EVERY STATE IN THIS UNION A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERN- MENT” which is a government by representation, as distinguished from a Monarchy. When the eiti- zens of any state in this Union are denied a representstion based on population, the:Comstitution of the United States has-been violated. “A Republican form of govern- ment has ceased to exist, and every senator and representative, who knowing of such inequality, sits silently by and raises not his voice in behalf of his fellow citizens, is guilty of violating a Republican form of government and the citizens ean only appeal to the Federal Govern- ment for help. “While the writer is no lawyer, he is of the opinion that if the condition of affairs now existing in this state, with reference to the representa- tives, was called to the attention of the Executive of the United States there would soon issue from Wash- ington a mandate directed to the Legislature of the state of Minne- sota, which would have the effect of giving the citizens of the state a just and fair representation in the affairs of the state; or the Great State of Minnesota would be asked to surrender back to the United States Government its forfeited Charter of State. “So much for our rights under the Constitution of the United States. Section two of article four of our State Constitution is mandatory in its language, when it says: “THE REPRESENTATION IN BOTH HOUSES SHALL BE APPORTION- ED EQUALLY THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE STATE IN PROPORTION TO THE POPULATION THEREOF,” then go- ing to section twenty-three of the said article, we find the Constitution has clothed our Legislature with the authority to enact the laws, to fully comply with the demand made in the aforesaid section two, and nothing can excuse a member of our legisla- ture from not at once taking quick and decisive action, and giving the people of this Great State, that vgit.h our federal constitution guarantees us viz: A REPUBLICAN FORM OF GOVERNMENT. “The people of the Northern part of this state, and I believe the great- er part in the southern part, will not believe that any senator or repre- sentative dare stand in the way of a just and fair reapportionment bill. “A hundred thousand men have their ears to.the ground listening in amazed silence to the sounds of a coming conflict in the halls of our Capitol. When in all. honor and loyalty to a Republican Form of (Continued on last page) WINNESOTE HISTORICAL