Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 8, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 10. NUMBER 291. ¢ STICKS TO TARIFF Advises Extra Session and Urges the Need of Many New Reforms. DUTY UP TO DEMOCRATIC PARTY Special Privileges Must Be Abolished and Good Business Encouraged. DEALS WITH BANKING LAWS Says It Would Be Unwise to Move Forward With Reckless Haste, To the Senate and House of Represen- tatives: “I have called the congress togeth- er in extraordinary session because a duty was laid upon the party now in power at the recent elections which it ought to perform promptly, in order that the burden carried by the people under existing law may be lightened |- as soon as possible and in order, also, that the business interests of the country may not be kept too long in suspense as to what the scal changes are to be to which they will be re- quired to adjust themselves. @ by American Press Assoclation. PRESIDENT WIL8ON ““It is clear to the whole country that the tariff duties must be altered. They must be changed to meet the radical alteration in the conditions of our economic life which the country has witnessed within the last genera- tion. While the whole face and meth- od of out industrial and commercial life were being changed beyond rec- ognition the tariff schedules have re- mained what they were before the change began, or have moved in the direction they were given when no large circumstance of our industrial development was what it is today. “Our task is to square them with the actual facts. The sooner that is done the sooner we'shall escape from suffering from the facts and the soon- er our men of business will be free to thrive by the law of nature (the na- ture of free business) instead of by the law of legislation and artificial arrangement. “We have seen tariff legislation wander very far afield in our day— very far indeed. from the field in which our prosperity might have had a normal growth and stimulation. No one who looks the .facts squarely in the face or knows anything that lies beneath the surface of action can fail to perceive the principles upon whici recent tariff legislation . has been based. ‘We long ago passed beyond the modest notion ‘of “protecting” the industries of the country and moved boldly forward to the idea that they were entitled to the direct pat- ronage of the government. For a WILSON'S MESSAGE [BALL TEAM FOR BEMIDJI Heffron Offers to Donate ‘Grqulfls For Use As a Base Ball Park. IS WITHIN FEW BLOCKS OF CITY Just what Bemidji’s chances for a baseball team are at present, is hard to tell but the majority of the' busi- ness men appear to be in favor of a good team. There are a 1arge num- ber of baseball fans in Bemidji who would like to see some good games here this summer and would be will- ing to help support a team. There were five men who played -on the “Big Bemidg” basket ball team that will probably appear for practice and as they are all good players there would be very little trouble in or- ganizing a first class team. Carl L. Heffron has offered to don- ate the use of his land located at the end of Fourth street for a base ball park and"the only expense would be the smoothing off of the land ~ and building a fence. An offer of this kind may not be ignored as this is about the only ‘land near Bemidji that is within reasonable walking distance. Last year Bemidji had a team but there were players that did not ap- pear as candidates and as a result the team was not as strong as it could have been if more interest had been taken. There are many of the small_villages and towns near Be- midji that have already organized teams and as the expenses would not be heavy to bring them here for a game a small sum of money could be netted on each game and thereby pay the expenses necessary to fix up a new grounds. The following men will probably report for practice for a “Big Be- midg” team. ° Roscoe Smiley, who pitched with the local team - last year. Brandon, .Bell, Jacobson, Neu- man, Peck, Auger and others. EXAMINE SCHOOL ~CHILDREN Doctors Clark and Chesley Here Con- ducting Examinations. Under ihe direition of the state board of health Doctors Clark and Chesley made an examination of the | eyes of the school children 'in the city for the purpose -of discovering uny possible trace of trachoma. They completed their work this morning. With the possible exception of one single and extremely mild case, no torm of the disease was found. | THREE . IN -MUNICIPAL COURT Three drunks were ararnged in po- lice court this morning before Judge Crowell. The first was Frank Ray- nard who plead guilty to being’ drunk. Raynard has been employedi as porter at the Brinkman and his sentence was suspended on the con- dition ‘that he return to work and stay Sober. Joe Lafrenaire was also charged| with being drunk. He plead guilty but was released on condition that he remain in good behavior during his stay in Bemidji. Mike Preble was arrested on the same charge and was given until six thirty tonight' to leave town. ELAND TOWN. OFFICERS. At the last election of the annual town meeting, held ifi ‘the town of Eland, the following officers were! elected:” Supervisor, Nels Nelson. Clerk, G. H. Smith. - Treasurer, John Lingvall. Assessor, N. J. Nielson, - ' Constable, N, J. Neilson®” Road overseer, M. B. Olson. OPERATE ON C. C. CROSS. . C.'C. Cross, an employee of the Crookston Lumber company was op- erated on for appendicitis at mid- night last night. ' The operation was performed at the St.- Antohny’s 'hos- juntil the TALK TO SPIRITS OVER WIRELESS Apperatus’ Completely Equipped, Causes Sensation in Psychical Circles, \ ST : SPIRITS ARE OVER ANXIOUS “Unable to Handle Rush Short Time After Statiorr Opens,” Says Dr. Schlensner. CATCH ONTO - CODE QUICKLY Wireless Telephone Will Make Direct Communication Possible, Says Doctor. By CARLTON TEN EYCK Special to The Pioneer. New York, April 7.—Communica- tion with the spirit world by means of a wireless telegraph apparatus is the latest sensation reported in New York psychical circles. Within the last few days a complete wireless station has been installed in the Temple of Modern Spiritualism and, according to its pastor, the Rev. Dr| Richard R.-Schleusner, regular mes- sages-have been transmitted to and received from “those on the other W. R. MacKenaie, secretary of the Northern Minnesotg Development association, came to Bemidji this morning and appeared before . the county board of commissioners at their regular mes in the court house, asking for an appropriation to the Immigration defiqrtment-ut, that -association. Beltrami ‘county’s por- tion has been fixed st $400, part of Which has been raised by private sub- scriptions, Chapter 1 of the- lhws 8t 1913, per- mite counties to. nj_proprme money for: the puropse of advertising the agricultural resources of such coun- ties and the paying of such money to incorporated development societies. This may be done by a unanimous vote of the county board in counties having less than.200,000 inhabitants, the sum not to- exceefl five cents per capita of its population, according to the last census, Mr. MacKenzie also urged the count board to get olit a map, show- ing the federal lands in Beltrami county. There are-over 880,000 acres in’ Beltrami county ‘alone which is two-fifths of the entil‘e federal ‘lands in the state. Owlng to the fact that all members were not present at the meeting this merning, these matters will be laid over until next meeting. Mr. Mac- Kenzie received practical assurance side.” Dr. Schleusner and others connect- ed with the Temple explain that the sending apparatus is operated by a weakened current to prevent its mes- sages from being picked up by ° the .regular wireless stations around the sensitive to the wireless waves that they can read the faintest messages sent out and their responses, while feeble, are entirely intlligible to the receiving operator at the terrestrial end of the wireless. At first, it is said, theré was_no re- sponse to messages sent out from the church. This was explained by the fact that the spirits had not “prac- ticed” the code and could not read send them—an _expianation that would appear reasonable to anyone who has’ practiced ordmary Morse telegraphy. But, owlng to their keener faculties, the spirits quickly became experts in sending both Morse and" Continental codes. “We operate our station by placing one or more of our mediums beside the telegraph operator,” - explained one of the officials of the Temple. The medium attracts the spirits or controls, as we call them, within the radius of our wireless currents. “When the medium has established the proximity of a control a message is given the operator and he sends it in the grdinary manner. Almost in stantly the reply comes and conver- sation between the medium-and the controls continues without interrup- tion for several minutes. Then the communication becomes ‘confused by the efforts of other controls to trans- mit messages of their own and the station has to shut down.: for awhile spirits stop crowding around.” | * Dr. Schleusner said that the suc- |cess with the wireless telegraph ap- paratus had convinced -him that, by |means of the wireless telephone, di- rect communication. by speech with the apirit world is"possible. . Schleusner shid- the Temple ,‘must not be confused with the fakirs| |that have brought discredit .upon | Spiritualism.” He said his organiza-! | tion is doing evepytmng it can to pro- mote the sclentlfic advancement ‘of his f; ciay. But the spirit operators are so the messages as well as they could| that ‘the desired appropriation will be made and that the matter of got-t ting out a map would receive due consideration. bl HOUSE HAS “BACK BONE” Manahan, “Alfalfa Bill”* Murray “Eight Hour” Nolan Are Conspicuous. OVER. HUNDEED - NEW. FACES ‘Washington, April 8—Even though| the national legislature has lost such picturesque figures as “Uncle Joe” Cannonn, “Son-in-law” - Nicholas Longworth, “Boss” John Dalzell and otliers, the new house of representa- tives contains a score or more of re- cruit lawmakers whose reputations “bdck home” indicate they will be in- teresting personalities here. In the seats left vacant by the 117 members, who failed te return, and the seats provided- for the additional members under the re-apportionment plan, are mingled progressives and regulars of both parties.® Most of the new representatives are “graduates from state legislatures, but there are lawyers, editors, business men, mer- chants and a few trade union organ- izers. Possibly the -most picturesque fig- ure will be “Alfalfa Bill” Murray, father of thé Oklahoma constitution Murray. He doesn’t wear a silk hat or a biled shirt because he prefers loose clothes and ‘a black sombrero. Minnesota sends James Manahan, who won the suit 'that compelled the Pullman company to reduce the price of upper berths. - He is out for the recall of judges. Then there is “Eight Hour” Nolnn. recently secretary of the San Fran- cisco Labor Council. Wage earning women in California thank him for the eight hour law- in'that state, while Los Angeles remembers him as organizer of the metal trades: workers whose strike culminated i the Me- | Namara tragedy. Attacking him: wfni be Albert 8. Johyson of -Hoquiam, ‘Wash., who runs-an: anti-labor ‘and Writes: From Dayton, 0., Desoribing Condition in Flooded District. * . eto, Found in the Mud - and Slime, DEATH - LIST EXAGGEBATED et Still Growing—Three Hundred Horses Were Drowned. ed by -Mrs. M. D. Stoner Monday morning. The letter was written by Mrs. E. F. Stoner who is a sister .in law of Mr. Stoner’s. She describes some of the conditions and .is best told by reprinting her letter, The letter foilows: Dayton, Guio, April 3, 1913. Mrs. M. D. Stoner, Bemidji, Minn. My Dear Sister and Family: We know you must feel very anx- ious about the Dayton friends in this awful flood. We have heard from all of them now and they are safe. Some had.to be taken out in boats, like the rest, but are now back cleaning mud and slime out of their homes. The building May was in was condemned, as were many others, that are still nding:. < Their-foundations. were washed badly; or they were jammed someway so they are unsafe for dwel- lings. May moved to Norman street, this side of Maud’s four or five squares. Fifteen were taken out of] that building. You remember how high it was there.- The boat just went in the stairway and they waded on the landing into the boat. Our beautiful city is in ruins. The water. was fifteen feet at the court house. Down Main street, diamonds, cut glass, silks, satins, costly wraps, furniture, provisions ih . cans and everything from lower floors, all rep- resenting fortunes, are in, the- street in the mud and slime. They have re- moved three hundred dead horses from the streets. The human death list is”now four hundred, but they] fear more will be found when the collapsed buildings are .removed, as more people are missing. Some clung to the rafters in their housés to keep from drowning. Others carried away everything they could to the attic, saved all their bed clothes and many other things,: and hurriedly took some provisions up to remain there until the boats could take them' out. Some were there two days and two nigths. Others saved nothing, as they had to flee for their lives, their ‘houses being on low ground, many of these were swept away. The death list in the papers is exaggerated but the destruction cannot be exaggerat- ed. I am so sorry Morris did not see Dayton while it was the pride of the west. Maude and, Effie have their houyse full of refugees, as many oth- ers have.who live up high. High land now will be very valuable. Our little town .(Little York)' was badly- hit. ‘We lost three men there: Mr, Wool- ry, Mr,;_Jess Wort' and Mr. Davis. The York bridge was taken away. The water was six feet higher ~at York than ever before. It was up over ‘the green house benches: at Yicks. - We worked there for three' days. T had three with me for awhile. Now “we are baking bread and sewing, and in fact, doing every- thing we can for Dayton sufferers. (Continued on Page MAKES ALL ONE BIG FAMILY Diamonds, Cut Glass, Jewelry, ‘Silkl, Will Reach Four Hundred Mark and| /A letter directly from a resident of [¢areful consideration of the city of Dayton, Ohio, was receiv-{ All Members Were Present With the PETlTlON FREELY SIGNED Bulineil Men Seem to. Favor $1,000 ' Liquorl’-i‘ogme For Bemidji MOVE MBETS WITH APPROVAL The petition presented to the coufi- cil at the meeting last evening, indi- cates that the business interests want only what is considered fair to all concerned. The council acted upon this ‘petition - although, some were of the opinion that the license should remain at the figures first set. The petition and us signers is as follows: To the Henorable Gommon Council, . City of Bemidji: We, the undersigned citizens and property owners of Bemidji, do ‘re- Bpectfully, yet earnestdy, urge your honorable body not to fix the fee for licenge to sell intoxicating liquors in sald city, in any amount greater than One Thousand Dollars. ($1,000.00). We urge this after a full and what we think is the best interest of Bemidji and its people. ‘W. L. Brooks, George W. Rhea, Harley A. Hanson, George W. Noll, W. F. Marcum, L. F. Johnson, John C. Tennstrom, E. F. Netzer, H. Doran, Given, John Graham, A. G. Wedge, Jr. (for $1,000 license), R. H. Schu- maker (for $1,000 -license), E. R. Getehell, A. Klein, J. P Pogue, M. F. Willson, John Hormann, C. J. Wood- mansee, G. Akerberg, D. H. Fisk, J. A. McDonald, John Goodman, H. H. Mayer, E. A. Barker, 1. Blooston, O. u. Schwandt, F. G. Troppman, Chas. Nangle, T. J. Burke, Chas Cominsky, A. J. Abercrombie, T. J. Crane & Co., (T. J. Crane), J. T. Tuomy, David Gill, A. P. White,. H. C. Baer, Gust Brown; L. P. Eckstron, C. E. Battles, Nelson & Thorson, Geo. -Kreatz, Matt Gilmore. L. G. Crothers, Phibbs, Rolsnd DOCTOR> W. MNABB DEAI) Dies Sunday Night at Cass Lake— Leaves Wife and Three Children Cass Lake, April 8.—Dr. W. Mec- Nabb, a traveling representative of the Twin City Optical company of Minneapolis, died here Sunday night of-.acute alcoholism. McNabb had | been in Cass Lake for about ten days and it is stated had been drinking rather heavily. { He was 57 years old and-leaves a wife'and three children who reside somewhere in Michigan, to have stated that he was without funds, but Coroner Miskella found upon examination of his personal ef- fects three postal savings. certificates aggregating $80. The body is being. held here awaiting word fromrela- tives as to its disposition. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET Exception of Clementson, The regular meeting of the county board of commissioners was called at the court house this morning. In addition to the regular routine of business a large number of road ap- propriations were called for. The county road fund is not large enough to appropriate money for the con- struction of all the roads petitioned and the commissioners must use their judgment. for those most needed. ELLETSON ELECTED. At a meeting of the Bemidji High school basket ball team last night Delbert Elletson was elected captain for nevt year, Elletson is a star bas- ket ball player and is capable of mak- ing a good captain. There are excel- Ient chances for a championship team next year as all of this year’s play- ers will be back with the exception of Bailey who was captain this year. A baseball meeting was also held but the captain and mannger ‘were not de- long time— a time so long that the men now active in public policy hard- ly remember the conditions that pre- ceded it-—=we have sought'in our tar- iff schedules to 'give each group of manufacturers - or producers what they themselves thought -that they needed in order to maintain a practi- cally exclusive market as against the rest of the world. 3 “Consciously or unconsciously, we have built up a set of privileges and exemptions from competition behind ‘which it was easy.by any, even the crudest, forms of combination to or- ganize monopoly; until at last noth- A (Continued on last page] 50 THEY'LL FALL FOR. | T — THeY. <fl.|,' AT Hen: ouT imwu«r e kisses aT A. R. Erickson, J. K. Given, R. L.| Geo. Anderson, A. Doran, J. P. Lahr, |* that -he was surprised to see ‘Ithere at all last night. ‘}speech saying he believed nine out of NEW ORDINANCE IS Council Unanimo usly Decides Afi,!l-‘ Much Disoussion and M'DONALD PRESENTS PETITION Urged That It Would Be Oniy Fair to Saloon Men to Lower License. : MURPHY STOOD PAT FOR $1,500 But Later Gave Up Hopes of Carrying His Point and Voted As Did Others. SET NEW RECORD FOR SPEED Covered Much Ground in Presence of Crowded Chamber—Sixty Were Present. In the presence of about sixty citi- zens the council Monday evening did a stroke of business that sets a new record for speed-and results. Besides passing upon the ‘usual number of bills they changed the new ordinance calling for $1,500 ‘saloon’ license to $1,000, granted two liquor licenses, one plumbers license, appointed Dr. L. A. Ward health officer, made the Sentinel the official city paper on condition that all matter be printed in the Pioneer also, let building of a fire proof vault to George Kreatz, granted auctioneer’s license to 0. C. |Rood, accepted. cit; trmurggs _bong, decided to grade.Mississippi avenue, open the septic tank: and drain same into river and discussed various oth- er topics of interest to the city. After disposing of the regular bills the council was addressed by E. E. McDonald, who presented .a petition signed by many of the business men favoring a $1,000 license. 5 Smart ‘moved that Attorney Rus- sell he instructed to draw up an or- dinance making-the -saloon licenses, $1,000 which was. seconded by Mo- berg. Before a vote was taken many hot words ensued, during which i o ked Murphy for his reason ‘Towards the last few days he is said Smart sk jiTphy, 1o in demanding the $1,500 license. Bisiar said ,“it-would be an -injustice to some of the saloon keepers - to raise the licenses so high, as some of them expired soon, while others would not- expire for a year and while some were paying $500 others would be paing $1,500.” Klein sugegsted a definite date be set for all licenses to be reae—c4 and each man was to be retnrned the amount unused of the $500 and then from that date all’ would pay $1,500. Mr. Russell was asked as to the legal right and he stated that the present charter protected the saloonkeeper in that case, as their license could not be called for a certain date until their entire year was up nor could money be returned to them unless license was revoked or im case of death. A vote was taken Wwith the following Tesult. Ayes: Moberg, Bisiar, Smart, Crippen: Nayes: Klein, Bailey, Hanna, Miller, Murphy. = Af- ter a_few more hot words Smart moved to lay the question om the table until next meeting, but there was no second as all wished to finish . this business last night. Hanna then made the motion to make the license $1200 instead of ‘§1500. Miller se- conded it. Vote: -Moberg, . Nay; Klein;, Nay; Bailey aye; Basiar, nay; Hanna, aye, Miller aye; aye. Five Smart, nay; Crippen, nay; Murphy, nays, four ayes. : Miller moved that that petition be incorporated andemade a part of the minutes and published. & Smart said, “If I was some of you mren I would be ashamed to have it published.” He declared the whole {thing a put up job, told Klein he was changing his mind every minute and him E. E. McDonald made & short’ ten of Bemid.u people were in-favor. - would be an lnhlltice to 81500 from the saloo} ksépm FOR 1000 LICENSE