Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1913, Page 8

HOUSE MEANS TO BEGIN INQUIRY Refers Lobby Resolutions to Committee. WILL REPORT SATURDAY Rules Body Is Under Instructions to Report an Entirely New Resolution' Calling for Complete Investigation of Charges Published by Agent of Manufacturers’ Association. ‘Washington, July 3.—By a vote of 67 to 36 the house referred to the rules committee all resolutions call- Ing for a complete investigation of the lobby charges of Colonel M. M. Mulhall of Baltimore. The committee was instructed to report an entirely new resolution on Saturday which will provide for a full and complete investigation by the house independent of the senate of every phase of the Mulhall charges. It was said by leaders that the res- olution will speedily be passed and the house inquiry will commence at once. With details of the system alleged to have been used by the National As- sociation of Manufacturers in break- ing strikes before him Senator Hughes (N. J.), one of the few sen- ators holding a union card, was pre- paring to urge a thorough investiga- tion into this phase of the workings of the National Association of Manu- facturers, as related by Colonel M. M. Mulhall. Association Opposed Hughes. According to Mulhall the associa- tion: opfosed Hughes in his campaign for the senate and the New Jersey senator will demand a complete probe into its activities in regard to labor matters. The bribing of leaders in strikes and the securing of information through strikers whom it was able to influence and the hiring of agita- tors to break up meetings of strikers, Mulhall declared, were methods em- ployed in defeating strikes. The Danbury strike was broken, Mulhall says he went to Danbury di- rectly from Portsmouth, O., where he broke a strike of 3,000 shot work- ers. This was in April, 1909. The usual methods were employed there. The strike had been on for eleven weeks when Mulhall arrived, having been called by the Knights of Labor. Mulhall said he convinced the leaders that the American Fed- eration of Labor was opposed to the strike, the Knights not being affi- liated with the larger, body. Mulhall said he bribed three strike leaders to help him break the strike. Another leader refused to be bought at first, Mulhall declared, but was finally won over by $5 cash and the promise of a money order for $150. " SHELBY M. CULLOM. Draws Pay as Lincoln Memorial Commissioner. Photo by American Press Association. COMES TO CULLOM'S RESCUE Salary of Memorial Commissioner Is Paid From Surplus. “Washington, July 3.—Comptroller of the Treasury Downey came to the res- cue of former Senator Shelby M. Cul- lom who, although appointed by con- gress as a special resident commis- sioner of the Lincoln memorial com- * mission at an annual salary of $5,000, has not received a cent of pay since he took the oath of office March 5. Comptroller Downey authorized the payment of Mr. Cullom’s services from i the $300,000 appropriated as the first in the erection. of the $2,000,000 Lin- coln memorial in the sundry civil bill signed by President Wilson a few days ago. BUSINESS MEN MEET WITH COMMITTEE (Continued from first page). only uses forty cents worth of gas he will be charged for fifty cents worth.” The question was raised as to how much the franchise would cost the city; but Alderman Hannah assured them that the only expense would be for publication. Mr. Collins was then asked how long it would be before ;he plant would be in operation, and he an- swered that they would start work on the plant as soon as the material arrived, but he said that his com- pany advertised for bids on material for all the plants they constructed, and that before they could.ask for| bids from the wholesalers they had to have a blue print of their plant and know just how much material they were going to use. He said after the prints were completed and the material purchased ‘the big part of the work was over as they would then put on a large force of men and rush the work to' completion. He was asked how deep the pipes were put in the ground and he said that they were put at a depth of three feet. He also said that they would not freeze at this depth if they were properly drained in the fall and well taken care of. The committee favored writing to other cities for information before fi- nally accepting the franchise. HIS RECORD WAS ALL RIGHT Black 8pots Wiped Out by His Firm Belle? In a Noiseless Fourth, “Before I consent to let you have my daughter,” said the grim old gen- tleman, “there are some questions I would like to ask you. Are you quick- tempered?” i “Well, yes, to tell the truth, I'm afraid I am.” - “Hm. Ever swear?” “Sometimes, when I become very an- gry, I do.” “Smoke?” “Yes, but I have never noticed that it injured me.” “Every drink intoxicating liquors?” “I occasionally take a drink, but I'm not a slave to the .habit,. I assure you.” “Have you ever been in jail?” “Once. I took some funds to which I had no right, but I did not do it de- liberately, I assure you. It was the re- sult of a misunderstanding.” “Yes. It generally is. How about your family?. What kind of ancestors dtd you have?” “Do you think it is fair to hold a man responsible for what his ances- tors did?” “Answer my question.” E “Well, I can’t say that my ances tors amounted to a great deal. My grandfather was—was—in short, he was hanged.” “You've never held a job anywhers very long, have yon?” “I can't say that I have.” “What was the highest salary you ever earned?” “Nineten dollars a week.”’ “Kver jump 8 board bill?” “I wouldn’t exactly call it that. 1 owe a lady for several months’ board that © had three or four years ago, but I tully intend to pay her some day.” ; “Have you ever.rocked a boat? “No, sir, never.” “Have you ever set off a firecracker under your grandmother's chair or been hurt while trying to make a racket on the Fourth of July?” “No, sir. I believe, in a noiseless Fourth.” “All right. You may have her. I'm glad to get you into our family.” MERIAM’S CORNER, CONCORD Merlam’s Corner, Concord, Mass., gained lasting fame in the early days of the Revolution because, according to the inscription on a tablet erected there, “the British troops retreating from the old North bridge were here attacked in flank by the men of Con- cord and neighboring towns and driv- en under a hot fire to Charlestown.” | Relics of the Revolution in the National Museum. Washington’s Clothing and Camp Equipment and Other Eloquent Reminders of the War That Won Independence. THE Fourth of July rolls around each year the story of the winning of Amert- can Independence is told and retold in all parts of of the land. The heroism and suffering of that ter- rible conflict are im- pressed upon the public mind through the various forms of celebration which characterizes that day. But more vivid than any flash of ora- tory, display of fireworks or patriotic parade is a visit to that section of the National museum at Wnshingtopl D. C., where are preserved many not- abel relics of the War of 1776. People leading nomadic lives of to-, day can scarcely realize that delicate garments and costly laces of that period of 137 years ago have -been kept through so many lifetimes with- out damage or destruction. Yet no room for doubt is'left by the authen- tic. documentary evidence accompany- Ing these precious souvenirs of that colonial struggle. Not only is the uniform of Gen. George Washington to be seen hang- ing there in a glass case, but nearby, in a similar enclosure, is the hand- embroidered robe the Father of His Country wore when being chirstened. The buff of that full dress Continental uniform is as spotless as when the dignified soldier. wore it ‘with such grace, and the blue of the coat lacks even a suggestion of being faded. Gazing at it in the position of promi- nence it occuples at one end of the old museum, one can picture in mem- ory the many stirring scenes and splendid ceremonies through which that costume has passed. And such material evidence of the Revolution make it seem far more real than could any school history or anecdote. A reminder of days when timea were hard {8 a sturdy trunk-shaped camp-chest used throughout the strug- gle by George Washington. It con- Crude Cannon Ball and Pistol From a Revolutionary Battlefield. tains numerous tiny compartments and each knife, fork, spoon, medicine played intact. Even the pewter dishes he ate from and had his ceoking done in are arranged about the chest and, most suggestive of the whole home- ly outfit, is his little bread toaster perched on one end of the chest as it awaiting a long lifeless hand to lift it into place, Suggestive, somehow, of melancholy evenings is the large brass candle- stick and reflector used by General ‘Washington in his tent and wherever he happened to be quartered during ¢ the Revolution. A perpendicular brass rod, with heavy round base, supports ‘| two branches and back of them rises the polished reflector. By the light from tapers in this holder the future first president pored over wearisome plans for outwitting a powertul foe. Also, its rays fell athwart the paper on which he wrote his farewell ad- dress to the army. Afterward it was a cherished object at Mount Vernon and is in a collection including the general’s arm chair and such relics. His leather letter case is well pre- served and proves one of the most interesting bits of the collection to visitors. Z Aside from anything appertaining to ‘Washington, perhaps the most notable Paul Jones flag. This has long been a source of controversy among stu- deats of history, some of whom' claim it is the same tattered emblem 'of Itberty which floated from the flasstaft We are brothers in blodd—a a And our dearest affection shall evep~be showh or your flag and my flag, wherever SOUVENIRS OF 1776 bottle, cup, glass and flask is dis- | Revolutionary relic is the famous John | | A mm = ~n A~ of the famous Bon Homme Richard, while others insist the material of which it is made was manufactured at a later period. The National museum authorities have made no attempt to prove or con- tradict its genuineness. But placed conspicuously beside the much worn home-made flag, whose stars are sewed on with big, coarse stitches, is an autographed letter stating that the flag is what it is claimed to be. _This yellow and aged, yet easily de ciphered, letted was written by the chairman of the Marine committee ot the Continental congress to Lieut. James Bayard Stafford in 1784. He was an officer in the United States navy during the Revolution and displayed great courage and valor in helping to rescue the crew from Paul Jones’ ship. The letter states that he 18 also to have a cutlass and musket as mementos of the naval battle and these are shown with the flag. As well kept and - glittering as though they had never done work any more deadly than reposing in a burg- lar-alarm-protected case are the vari- ous service swords worn by officers and men of the Revolution. Full dress swords, with handsome costly scabbards, presented later by states and organizations in recognition of the: bravery of the recipients, are ar- ranged in racks so as to display their beauties of workmanship and tem- pering. Illustrious among them is the service sword carried by Lieut. Ben- jamin. Mooers ‘during two wars. After fighting his way through the ‘Revolutionary war with the long, slen- der bladed sword now so seemingly peaceful he:again used it In the War of 1812. It was meant In every way for “service” or use. Nothing ornate mars the practicability of its hilt and yot therp' is a suggestion of nervous force in the blue steel of its blade. “The epaulets worn by Gen. Willlam Smallwood when he commanded the Wooden Canteen, Insignia,” Shoe Buckjos of Charles Carroliton, and a Palr of Pistols Used In ‘the Revolu- tignary War, Maryland line of the Continental army at the Battle of Brooklyn Heights are treasured there. And a large metal tray, which has descended from father to son since the Revolution, is the chief object of interest in one of the cases. This has a dull brown surface egainst which a group of hand-painted peaches still retain their red coloring. It was once used for serving refreshe ments at an important gathering of Continental officers near Concord, Mass., when one of the big movements of a battle were planned ont, And even the average person who fails to thrill over inanimate objects can scarcely look unmoved at a wood- en canteen which is one of the humblest exhibits in the display. It was the property of John Paulding— one of the trio which captured Major Andre, of the British army. About the oldest garment in the seo- tion of the museum given over to such war relics is a vividly red coat. Its collar and cuffs and inset waistcoat are of the brilllant yellow, or deep buff. It is lavishly ornamented with silver braid and trimmed with silver buttons and is, altogether, such & gaudy, conspicuous affair that a modern young man would rather face & regiment than wear it abroad. Its first owner, Capt. Eli Dagworthy, did both, appearing in it as an officer in the French and Indian wars prior to the Revolution. He was elder brother of a Dagworthy who became an officer in the Continental army and also won distinction. But it is not recorded that he could ever be dis- suaded from the fascination of his *“red coat.” e 22-inch 1} 0z. 3.50 24-inch 2 oz. 4.50 30-inch 3 8.00. URALLY WAVY SWITCHES 20-inch 1% oz. $2.50) SWITCHES CAN BE USED FOR ALL EFFECTS Write us for what you want in the hair goods line—We Balr Borh 15 e fvare asd g ELaraness o8 , re ty. trated catalogue js now ?:;dyy—Wrrz'e for ;gfi'!eow. 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