Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 26, 1913, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME 10. NUMBER 257. DUNN BILL KILLS OLD ROAD LAWS Puts Responsibility For Highway Work on Central Body and Standardizes Specifications. STATE DIVIDED INTO CLASSES Money to Be Raised by One Mill Tax to Be Apportioned on Basis of Assessed Valuations. FARMERS THE ONES TO PROFIT Will No Longer Work Out Taxes and Construction Work Done By Coun- ty Will Be Permanent. (By W. H. Campbell.) Reports and suggestions which Rep. R. C. Dunn has received from advocates of better roads in Bemidji and Beltrami county have been very helpful in framing the bill which he has introduced in the legislature, The measure has the support of Gov- ernor Eberhart and a majority of the legislators. It also has the support of most o fthe civic and commercial clubs throughout the state, as well as the automobile associations, and it is not believed that there will be any strong objection to the passage of this measure. It places all of the state highway work in Minnesota under centralized responsibility. It wipes out all the road laws, calls for a standard speci- fication, sets aside a percentage for maintenance, and on the whole, is designed to accomplish the construc- tion of roads which will not only meet the present requirements of travel, but those of the future as well, Bemidji people who are to go to St. Paul in the interests of the bill will| make every effort to obtain the building ot a sixteen-foot highway, running east and west through Bel- trami county. Bemidji people are very much in- terested and are not letting any op- portunity slip by in an attempt to provide standard highways for this section. It is fully realized that if there were more good roads entering Bemidji the bank account of every merchant would be boosted because people living in the country could get to town whenever they so desired with their farm produce and retarn the same day with their city mer- chandise. It is also known that good roads would bring thousands of tourists into the city and that the money which these people spend would help contribute towards the general business prosperity of the city. Many Excellent Suggestions. There are many excellent sugges- tions in Representative Dunn’s meas- ure. One of these is the abolishing of the old system of allowing farm- ers to work out their road tax. Hereafter this tax must be paid .in cash. This will mean the building of better roads by competent road builders. It has been proved that in many instances the work of the far- mers has been of a’ makeshift order and that many counties were losing hundreds of dollars every year in patch work and inferior comstruc- tion. If the legislature decides to levy the full one mill tax which the peo- ple authorized at the last election when they voted favorably on a con- stitutional amendment, the state will have a fund much larger than ever before. The one mill tax would produce considerably more than $1,- 000,000. The levy this year is but one-fourth of a mill. Divides State Into Four Classes, The bill divides the state into four classes. These divisions are based on assessed valuations by counties. The counties with the lowest valua- tions are given the benefit of the larger percentage. Counties of the lowest assessed valuation under terms of the bill, are allowed eighty per cent state aid. Counties of higher assessed valua- tion come in for a smaller percen- tage of state aid.' The minimum is fifty per cent. An Important Feature. One important feature of the new ment of an engineer in each county. The present appropriation for that purpose is $150,000, and its limita- tions fecessitate a supervisor taking in several counties. The new bill would increase this to $200,000, R 5 GENERAL . CASTRO. e —_—— As Former Dictator of Venezuela Looked When In New York on Bail. @ 1913 by American Press Association. which would allow for personal su- pervision by counties. The bill also provides for a liberal per cent for maintenance, something more or less neglected in the past. It also allows the expenditure of a percentage on roads other than state roads . Cheap Roads Poor Investment. Cheap pavements and cheap roads are not considered good investments by those who are best capable of judging. Maintenance upon them is usually excessively heavy and no matter how much is expended on a cheap pavement or road it always re- mains a poor and sometimes an im- passible highway. The building of a state highway through Beltrami county would bring thousands of tourists into this city every year. This highway would stimulate the building of connecting highways and serve as a stimulus in the developing of a comprehensive road system. Farmers Will Profit. The farmers would be the ones who would profit most by good roads. Af present the state has very few good roads which are at the service of the farmer and the need of them is keenly felt. Highways which are passable at all seasons of the year have helped to reduce the high cost of living in . many sections. ‘When market conditions favor the farmer he is oftentimes 'prevented from getting to town because of muddy roads, and should he make bill is the provision for the employ-|- the effort it is necessary to use four and six horses to haul a load which two horses ordinarily would draw. The city merchant is also benefitted because it makes his farming trade steady and enables him to buy his lots of merchandise with more cer- tainty of regular sales. The build- ing of concrete roads will not be urged in this state on account of the severe winters. This form of con struction has been tried with indif- ferent success. It-has been found to crack and one the case of the road becomes ' affected it is only a mat- ter of time when deterioration sets in. Then the maintenance charges become high and the undertaking proves costly to the taxpayers. NEW FINISHING ROOM USED Cass Lake, Feb. 26.—The North- ern Pine Crating company, which suffered the loss of its finishing room has fitted up a temporary finishing in a $15,000 fire three weeks ago, room to take care of part of its or- ders. The temporary quarters are in an addition to the saw mill building and furnish employment in that de- partment for two crews of twenty men each, as they run day and night, As soon as the weather moderates sufficiently the derbis of the old fin- ishing room will be removed and a new concrete building put up, | WROTE. UP-as BEING— ‘fAs CrooED asa Does HIND LEG-, bAs SueD VS FOR. LIBEL—AND |BASKETBALL TEAM WORKING T KRR ERE KRR RKKK KK * ANY ONE CAN VOTE : x % Any one can 'vote for the lo- X % cation of the federal building & % provided the ballot is signed. ¥ ¥ This provision is necessary in & % order that the ballot box will % % not be stuffed. Extra blanks & + may be obtained at the Ploneer % +* office. The box is on the tele- % * * graph pole at the Security bank & corner. - x KKK KKK KK KK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK BUT TWO DAYS LEFT : Two days are left in which & % to pay taxes due March 1. & * Treasurer Earl Geil yesterday & % received 160 payments totaling % * $3,154.14. * KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK * x x Selling Tickets to Raise Money to Bring McIntosh Here. The “Big Bemidg” basketball boys are working hard to raise enough money to-bring the McIntosh team here next Friday. Tickets are being sold by the players and the team’s supporters and the boys believe they can clear expenses on the game. If Friday’s game is a success arrange- ments will be made to bring the Su- perior team here. ' Letters have been sent to Grand Rapids, Akeley, Bagley, Crookston and several other cities for games and the boys intend to challenge any team that wishes to compete for the championship. Many of the weaker teams are afraid to play the “Big Be- midg” team as they are considered to strong but the faster teams areé anx- ious for games. Mempbers of the team are planning to give a dance shortly after Lent. Meetings will be held regularly and plans will be arranged to make some money to pay off the debts which the team now owe. A small domation may be asked from the business men it the coming game {s not a success. MASONS MEET TONIGHT Call Special Meeting to Confer Third Degree Work on Candidate. A special meeting of the Masonic lodge F. & A. M. is called for this evening .at the Masonic hall when work in the third degree will be con- ferred upon several candidates. A special program has been arranged for to night'by D. L. Stanton, W. M., and after the regular session a smok- er will be given. Efforts have been made to secure a large attendance and the officers are planning to ‘care for a hundred Masons at this special meeting. Special requests have been made of visiting Masons to be pre- sent. TWO RACE ON ROLLERS Tonight at nine o’clock Frank Breyette will race Bertel Backlund for the city championship at the roll-| er rink. Both young men have been practicing hard for this race for the past two weeks an a fast race is an- ticipated. Backlund now holds the championship but Breyette has de- feated all the other men in line for that honor.and believes he can win from Buckland. The winner of ‘this race will race Ervine Sherman, at present champion of North Dakota, one week from tonight. The win- ner of tonight’s race will receive twenty-five percent of the gate re- ceipts. / BOYS ARE PLAYING MARBLES Sure signs of spring may be found any day ont he streets as the small boys are busy playing marbles. As soon as the sidewalks are cleared of snow they will start spinning tops. COMMISSIONERS MEET TUESDAY. The county commissioners will hold a metting in the court house THE CUB REPORTER next Tuesday. The BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA; WEDNE! (Cobvright) MERRY TIME FOR ELKS Bemidji Lodge to Initiate Eight New Members Tomorrow Night Fol- lowed by Social Session. TWERTY MEN ARE IN DISPUTE 1 i Bemidj{ Eodge 1062 of the Elks will have an initiation and social session in their hall .on Third street tomorrow, night. ~ The sffair has be planned- for ‘some - tilje- 4nd invil tlons have been sent to-all’ Elks iii this part of the country. Harry Mayer and L. C. Crothers have charge of the soclal session. Eight initiates are scheduled to appear before the lodge. Twenty more were expected from Interna- tloal Falls but a protest put in by Virginia has barred the way. for the time being. The International can- didates headed by Ned Jerrard, for- merely of Bemidjl are anxious to be- come affiliated with the local lodge and are leaving no stone unturned. Al Jester, with a story, John Mor- rison with another yarn, and George Denly with a kangaroo court are expected to furnish a part of the entertainment. The invitations were sent to the towns on lines run- ning out of Bemidji and a large out of town attendance is expected. Four of the eight to be initiated are from Baudette. They are Frank Slipp, George B. Partridge, Otto H. Diercks, and W. F. Zache, Mr. Zache came to Bemidji last night and the other are expected tonight. Other candidate are J. H. Dineen, of Rem- er; Harley Hansen and F. A. Wilson, of -Bemidji; and Clyde Nelson, of Bena. ) KKK KK KKK KKK KKK *. N,M D A VISITORS * KKK KKK KK KK Week ending, February 22, George Kirk, Bemidji. C. M. King, Deer River. J. P. Brewer, Pine River. L. P. Anderson, Bemidji. Chas. Conger, McIntosh. C. A: Allbright, Brainerd. A. G. Wedge; Jr., Bemidji. M. N. Koll, Cass Lake. L. B. Arnold, Duluth, F. A. Green, Stephen. Daniel Shaw, Thief River Falls. A. H. Turrittin, Sauk Rapids. Robert Shaw, Funkley. J. W. Wilcox, Funkley. Richard Walker, Funkley. Harry Cole, Duluth. Asher Murray, Wadena. estion Is, What Is Scoop’s Salary? SDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1913 | HARVESTING THE WINTER CROP e RECOMMENDS A NATIONAL BUDGET { | President Tat, in Last Message to Congress - Advises Adoption of Some One System. THE NEED OF IT IS APPARENT | With Legislative Branch of 500 | Members, Exeoutive Should Ac- count for Stewardship. /|QUESTIONS HIGHLY COMPLEX {Heads of Departments Must Answer Queries Correctly—Should Co- ordinate Efforts Washington, Feb. 26—What will probably be the last message of Pres- ident Taft to ‘congress was read to- day. The message deals with a na- tional budget ahd points out the fact COURTIS NOW IN SESSION Spring Term Opened Tuesday With Swearing in of Grand Jury and First Case is on Today. BOLSTAD VS. RED LAKE ROAD Spring term of the district court in Beltrami county opened Tuesday morning with the reading of the calendat and assigning of cases. The first-“case’ ‘Set ' was No. 1 one ‘the calendar, which is Bolstad vs. - the Minneapolis, Red Lake and Manitoba railroad, trial of which was started today. . Of the fire cases which are on the calendar for this term, the Zipple case, was put over until the fall term. The Zipple case was tried at an adjourned term last: December and resulted in a disagreement. It is probable that the other three will b2 tried at this time. The calendar this term is not as heavy as usual. The grand jury convened Tuesday morning and proceeded at once to' the consideration of the businéss that It had in hand. The jury has several petty cases which will come before it and also the cases of August John- son and Former Marshall Ryberg of Spooner. Judge M. A. Clark this morning had a hearing on the Clark estate of Baudette but as the men concerned were unable to appear at this time the case was put over until April 2. Judge Stanton was busy in chambers Tuesday afternoon hearing argu- ments on an appeal of attorneys for fees connection with an administered estate. The second case to come before the court will probably be that of School District No. 40 vs. Adolph Klein, Frank Silversack and Charles Nan- gle. DENNIS INSTALLS BATHROOM Work was commenced today on the installing of a bath room in the Ray Dennis barber shop on Beltrami avenue. - The room will be fitted with two bath tubs and all necessary accessories to make it a first class department: Mr. Dennis plans on having the bath room ready by the latter part of this week. : PANAMA EXPOSITION STAMPS Panama exposition stamps in one and two cents denominations have been received at the postoffice. The two-cent stamps have a cut of the locks at the canal. that the United States is the only great nation which does business -|without a budget. The president recommends that -congress provide some means whereby the administra- tion and congress may not only have a budget but whereby the adminstra- tive and legislative branches may co-ordinate their efforts in the fu- tilfe development of business. “In a Government such as ours,” the message says, “in which the legis- lative branch 18 made up of some By United Pross. 500 members, it is not to be assumed St. Paul, Minn., Feb, 26—There|that each member or any committee was no. session of the senate Tues-|of such a body may be familiar with day. . Instead, the genators. took althe jmany processes which go to maks Junket trip to Stillwater to Thi up the public business. The increas- the recently completed state’s prison. | ing need for an executive account of After viewing the old prison, for|stewardship is apparent. The presi- the benefit of those senators who had | dent is the constitutional head of an not seen it on previous trips, the|organization that is continental in senators sat down to a wholesome |the scope of operations. Executive noon-day meal, then went through |officers under him for whom he is every one of the various departments, | responsible must manage and direct watching the making of twine, shoes |the details of hundreds of essentially and ,machinery. different. businesses that are highly - This will probably be the only|complex and technical in their re- junket, of the session, inasmuch. as|quirements. the honi,e‘ has:goneon record as op-{ “These officers must be held ac- posing such trips and there i8 no pre- | countable for efficiency as managers; sent -inclination on the part of the[they must be held accountable for senators to inspect any other institu-|economy in the expenditure of public tions. E ’ funds; they must be made to feel The bill grist has been revolv-|responsible for the fidelity of em- ing rapidly the past two days in the|ployees who are charged with money senate. Following the passage of |transactions aggregating more than twenty-eight bills Monady afternoon, | $5,000,000,000 each year, or $16,~ twenty-one bills were passed Tues-|000,000 each business day, of which day afternoon. With the exception|vast amount nearly $2,000,000,000 of Senator Johnson's bill prohibiting|are in the nature of receipts and dis- the sale or use of the so-called “par-| bursements for current expendituras lor” match and “wind” match, and|of the government, while about $3, Sen. A. L. Olson’s bill providing for 000,000,000 are in the nature of the domestication of skunks and|trust receipts and disbursements, in- other fur bearing animals, the bills|cluding currency trusts, Indian were of little general interest. trusts, and other sacred obligations Although the initative and referen-|of the government that have been dum bill is still in the control of the|undertaken by the government for elections committee, the first dis-|the welfare of those who have been cussion of the measure by the com-}designated as legal beneficiaries. mittee showed that they did not cou- . Advantages to Congress. sider it anywhere near perfect, and if all of the proposed amendments| “The advantage to the congress of are adopted the house members will [getting before it a definite concrete not recognize the. bill when it .is|statement and proposal, one which sent back to that body for concur-|is submitted by the responsible head rence in the changes. - The principle |of the administration, must also be provision, however, from a progres-|apparent. = - Such a statement will sive standpoint, may not be tamper- |greatly facilitate the adoption of a ed with by the committee, although |procedure by the deliberating branch the senate ,sitting as a committee of [of the government whereby the gross the whole may amend it on general |amounts to be appropriated may be orders. The provision referred to 4s|determined ‘in advance of decision the one permitting the circulation |as to what amount will be allowed of the petitions to obtain signatures. for each detail of the government’s Iikely dispose of the bill offered by |business, ‘rather than to leave the Tomorrow the senate will ‘'very|relations of income and outgo to be likely dispose of the bill offered by |computed after action had been tak- the elections committee, which con-|en on the many matters which are tains several proposed amendments|brought before the Congress for de- and changes to the present primary tarmgm.fion. SENATE TO STILLWATE Spent Tuesday Inspecting 0ld and New State Prisons in Only Junket of Session. TWENTY-ONE ; BILLS — PASSED ~ [law. Tem make it necessary for officers to have the advantage of seeing the business of the government in per- spective. But judgment with respect to the requirements of particular ser. vices Tequires that exact information be made available for the consider- atfon of detail. This budget is sub- mitted ‘therefore not only as an in- instrument through which a per- spective may be gained, but as an in- dex through which members of Con- gress and the public may obtain ready reference to supporting re- ports and detafled records of ac- count. | “The need for such an index | through which -exact information - “Size and complexity of the prob- By "HOP” _ | ment about problems of public busi- " |ness is evident to one familiar with 3mqmmp¢.