Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 12, 1913, Page 1

B 1 PREPARES ANTI- TRUST SPEECHES Judge Robert L. Henry Introducing Bills Before Congress Concerning Great Trust Problems. MAY AMEND SHERMAN TLAW Idea Is To Follow Up With Other Bills Directed Against Bulwarks of the Money Trust. From Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, December 12—“First and foremost, teeth of steel for the Sherman law—after that, deal with the Money Trust.” This is the at- titude of Judge Robert L. Henry, Chairman of the Rules Committee of the House, and one of the leaders whose voice will have influence in the shaping of legislation dealing with the great trust problem. Judge Henry is fitting actions to his words by introducing in the House a series of bills on the trust question. The first of these is a bill to amend the Sherman law, to make its jaws as deadly as those of a bear trap., # The bill defines exactly what cor- poration can do legally in the way of monopolizing an industry, and the proscribed acts in restraint of trade. There is to be no shadow land in the Sherman law where courts to interpret as they please, if Judge Henry has his way. His bill would repeal the Supreme Court “amend- ment” which read the word “reason- able” into the law. And finally the bill adds the teeth—from two to ten years in the penitentiary for viola- tion of the law, with no discretion allowed to courts to substitute fines for imprisonment. This bill will be followed by a measure drawn by Judge Henry plac- ing the government’s interdict on in- terlocking directorates. Other bills will be directed against other bul- warks of the Money Trust, and the entire series is designed to be a com- plete solution of the question. With Attorney Brandeis, of Boston, Judge Henry believes that there can be no real condition of competition again until the Money Trust is destroyed. “What can we do to restore free- dom to American industries?” asked Judge Henry. “We can drive out of interestate and foreign com- merce every corporation with fieti- tious and watered stock, those whose capital stock is so great as to make them approximate monopoly, all holding companies, and all corpora- tions whose stocks are owned and controlled by holding companies and other corporations. “We can place a limitation on the capital stock of these corporations and banks; we can prohibit the hold- ing and voting of the stock of these banks by other corporations; we can prevent interlocking directorates. “We can prohibit their consolidat- ing in the roundabout way now in vogue which piles up money in their vaults amounting to many millions of dollars to detriment of the entire country. 3 “We have power under the consit- tution to prevent this interlocking of directorates and coalescing of stocks and interests, and should has- ten to apply it by congressional ac- tion. We know the facts, and a com- prehensive law will bring the relief so manifestly just to the people. “We must have no class legisla- tion and arraying of class against class. We must have no clamor leg- itimate wealth honestly acquired. There must be no unjust attack against corporations and corporate powers within the limits of their granted charter rights. And still trusts and monopolies must be dis- inte grated and utterly eradicated. The conflict is and should be ir- ropressible.” MANY TO ATTEND DANCE Following the Band concert this evening Remfrey’s orchestra will play for a dance which promises to be one of the best given this season as a large number are planning o attending. “Dollies Dolls” At Brinkman Two full houses greeted the open- ing appearance of “Dollies Dolls,” at the Brinkman last night. The act comprises six girls and one man. and is one of the best acts brought to Bemidji for some time. The other act on the bill, the dancing horse, was fine. x Third Prize=== M. B. A. ELECTS OFFICERS Short Business and Social Meeting Held Last Evening. At a shornt meeting last evening the M. B. A. lodge elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year: Charles Hammond, President; Mrs. F. M. Pendergast, Vicé President; Henry Paquin, Conductor; Mrs. Os- car Dearborn, Chaplain; Dr. E. A. Shannon, Lodge Physician; Mrs. John Falls, Secretary -and Treasurer; John Falls, Inside Guard; John Me- Manus, Sentry; William MecCuaig, Trustee. After the election of officers .a short social session was held and re- freshments were served by the la- dies present. HIGH SCHOOL QUINTPLAYS Student Basketball Five Will Meet Fast Thief River Falls Team In That City this Evening DEVELOPING SPEEDY BUNCH Coach Julius Bestul, director of athletics in the Bemidji schools, to- gether with seven of the high school athletes, left this afternoon for Thief River Falls, where the basket- bal team of that city will be en- countered this evening. A hard game is expected, and the coach re- fused to make any statements be- fore leaving as to what the outcome of the battle might be. Thief River Falls is considered one of the fast quints of the north sections this winter and expect to find Be- idji “easy pickings.” The sting of the 71 to 0 football defeat is still fresh in their memory and a basket- ball victory will be hailed with de- light. Bestul began the basket ball sea- son with a decidedly discouraging outlook. Earle Bailey, last year’s captain and one of the most reliable players to ever don the high -school colors, graduated last spring, Claude ‘Bailey a star of last year was lost to the team by sickness, Johnson, an all around basket ball man and'cen- tre, is attending college, leaving only Tanner and Elletson to build a team around. The coach went to his task, and when he - found that the candidates were small men, he de- cided that speed would be his only hope. As a consequence the Bemid- ji high school is represented by one of the smallest teams ever turned out of the institution, but one which in speed is almost impossible to stop, in the Graham boys, Elletson, Tan- ner, and Hayner. GRAND GIVES FREE SHOW C. J. Woodmansee, manager of the Grant Theatre, had as his guests this afternoon at a matinee, children of the Bemidji schools. /Several reels were run off. The attraction was for the purpose of showing a reel brought to Bemidji by the Woman’s Study Club, in connection with the sale of Red Cross Christmas seals. . If you are interested in the Séhro‘ederéPioneer Free Piano Contest, help your favorite girl to win one of the beautiful prizes. First Prize=--=$400 Claxton Piano ' Second Prize-=-=-20-year gold-filed watch » Fourth Prize---Toilet Set of comb, brush anfl tray Come in , girls, and let us help you win a prize---Wat PUBLIC CAN MAKE POSTAL RUSH EASY Instructions Issued by Postmaster Erickson. and Assistant Show ‘What Co-operation Will Do. SHOULD MARK GLASS “FRAGILE" Give Out Information Cbnceming the Packing of Various Articles for Shipment—Gives Mailing Date Co-operation of the public with the postoffice in handling the huge Christmas mail is being urged by Anton Erickson, postmaster of the Bemidji office, and Albert Worth, assistant, who are anxious to give the residents of Bemidji as-efficient holiday mail service as possible, and will be unable to do so unless aided. Here are dates on which parcels should be mailed to reach various sections in time to insure prompt delivery: Dec. 18—San Francisco, Seat- tle and other Pacific points and far western.points, Dec. 20—Boston, Buffalo, At- lanta, Ga., Charleston, S. C., Jacksonville, Fla., Nashville, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indian- apolis, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Savannah, Ga. Dec. 21—New York, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Richmond, Va., Lynchburg, Va., Norfolk, Va., Cumberland, Md., and Pittsburg. Dec. 23—Local delivery. Advice on the packing of parcels for the postoffice as given out today follows: Umbrellas, canes, golf sticks, fish- ing rods. and similar articles should be fastened between boards slighly longer and wider than the articles enclosed. Hats in pastboard boxes should be crated with wood unless packed in ydouble corrugated paste- boards boxes, and must not exceed seventy-two inchesd in length and girth combined. - Cut flowers should be placed in boxes of ‘wood, tin or heavy currugated pasteboard. Can- dies in thin pasteboard boxes should be included in outer boxes of wood, tin or corrugated pasteboard. Drawings or paintipgs when not flat should be rolled around a stout wooden stick. and then carefully wrapped or included in @ pasteboard tube, Sharp instruments or other arti- cles: with sharp corners or edges should have the points or edges well protected. so as to prevent dam- age to other mail matter or injury to employees. Mark “Fragile” Articles of glass, crockery, Christ- mas toys easily breakable, glass framed pictures, etc., should be care- fully packed in boxes of metal, wood, leather or corrugated pasteboard, with sufficient excelsior, raw cotton, or similar matter to prevent contents from coming in contact with any portion of ‘the box. Such parcels should be marked “Fragile.” Andy{Edd Causes Much Excitement While In Intoxicated Condition When Officers John Zacharias and Ben Lundgren attempted to arrest Andy Edd last evening for appear- ing on-the street in an intoxicated condition and for causing a disturb- ance, “their prisoner put up a scrap that ‘would have done a pugilist proud. ‘Edd was thrown after a hard tussle but was not subdued un- til assistance from the crowd con- vinced him that his strength was not - | suffictent to prevent him from:being arreste. He was taken before Tuslrowel this ‘morning and fined ! two dollars. RUSSELL - COMPLIMENTED City Attomey Given Boost For His Work is Prosecuting “Short Cord” Cases in Municipal Court ° AGENT WATSON PRAISES HIM P. J. Russell, city attorney of Be- midji, is given a flattering compli- ment in a letter received by a Bem- idji alderman from Charles Watson, special agent for the Minnesota Rail- road and Warehouse commisgiun, rel- ative to his assistance in the prose- cuting of several Bemidj{ wood deal- ers for having sold “short cords,” of which offense guilty. Mr. Watson came to Bemidji be- cause of several complaints having been sent to the commission office in St. Paul of law violations here. He soon discovered that several of the dealers were = delivering short cords and entered charges against them. Mr. Russell appeared for the city in the cases, winning both. In the letter received from Mr. Watson this morning, he says: “The decisions in the cases were very gratifying to me, and I want to say that Mr. Russell is an official of which fiemidjl‘ can well feel proud of. He is a man that will face his duty unflinchingly regardless of what anyone may say.” they were found ICE IS STI.L SOLID Although the weather was warm yesterday the ice on' Lake Bemidji and Irvine was not melted enough to spoil the skating and the largest crowd' that has yet gatlered on the ice was present. Many of the younger boys have been daring and have skated across Lake Irvine and to the center of Lake Bemidji al- though the ice is still far from: being solid. Last evening a young woman and a man broke through near the City boat house. Further than get- ting a good wetting the eougle ‘were. uninjured. Attorney Thayer C. Bailey, re- turned this noon from Minneapolis where ‘he has beem on legal imalnels | of the new officers that were elected K. C. LODGE HOLDS M.'.EETING P. J. Russell Elected Grand Knight| 3 For Ensuing Year. District Deputy J. J. Nolan of Brainerd, who was in Bemidji last evening, assisted in the installation by the local Knights of Columbus at a meeting in their hall last evening. ‘The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: @Grand Knight, P. J. Russell; Deputy Grand Knight, William Melin; Chancellor, J. P. Lahr; Advocate, A. A. Andrews; Treasurer; Charles Gould; Financial Seer»etary, James Hennesy; Record- fing Secretary, Frank Murphy; Lec- turer, Alfred Newman:" Chaplain, Rev. J. J. T. Philippe. After the work of electing and installing of officers was completed a lunch was served after which Dis- trict- Deputy Nolan made a short speech in regard to lodge work. SHORTEST DAYS COMING Hours Of Sunshine Will Begin To Lengthen After December 26 is Passed—No One Short Day CURIOUS TFACTS ABOUT SUN “This getting up in the middle of the night and going .over to the ‘workhouse,’ is what makes me sore this winter,” said a Bemidj young man, an employe of one of the lum- ber companies, this morning, as he and his roommate were hastily don- ning their clothes. He refered to the fact that on these mornings of late sunrise, one whose duty calls him to work at 7:30 or 8 o’clock, has to dress by artifical light in order to be up early enough to get breakfast before going to work. e ¢ For instance: This morning the sun rose at forty four minutes after T o’clock and those who usually roll out at 6:30 or 7 o’clock and have been accustomed all summer to dress- ing by the light of the golden orb, should they be dere- at the office on time. Dec: 21 is commonly supposed to be the ‘shortest‘day of the year. No matter what you learned in school about this, the idea is erroneous, ac- cording to weather bureau tables. There is no shortest one day. There are ten days on which there is only eight hours and thirty minutes of sunshine. These are the shortest days of the year. After that the lengthening out process begins. These eight days form something of a freak, for seven of them are all together, then there is a break of one day on which the sunshine hours are lengthened by one minute, and the eighth day comes mext. The seven days that are all in a row are the 18th to the 24th inclusive; the eight day is the 26th. . Another curious fact is that for eleven days— begining Saturday the days are shortening only at one end, that being at sunrise. The sun sets at. the same time on each of these days. This happens from the 6th to the 16th inclusive. During these eleven days, there are two days—the 15th and 16th—on which the sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time. The usual loss per day is one minute. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT Special Numbers Arranged For En- .tertainment That Promises to Ri- val any Staged Here Before SINGING NUMBERS ARE FEATURE Much interest in the band concert which has been arranged for tuis evening by the Bemidji band under the leadership of bandmaster Rem- frey, is being shown. A quarettte consisting of four young men singers promise to be one of the features of the evening. Miss Elizabeth Erickson will give a vocal solo, Oscat Nelson will play a trombone solo and Alfred Newman will give a' reading entitled, “Spartacus to the Gla- diators.” These afe only the special numbers arranged for by in- dividuals and the members of the band have also arranged a program that in itself would be a drawlng card for a large audience. One of the numbers to be plnyed this evening will be the “Titaniec,” composed by Oscar'Nelson of this city. Mr. Nelson plays the slide trom- bone in the Bem.idjl band. : FORTY CENTS PER MONTE SUMMER HOTEL PLANS ARRIVE IN BEMIDJI Drawings By St. Panl Architeet Reached Here This Morning— Planned by Tams Bixby T0 BE IDEAL SUMMER RESORT Chart Shows Building Would Have 100 Feet Porch and Terrace Facing Lake—Opsahl also Has Plan Plans for a summer hotel drawn accordipg to suggestions of _Tams Bixby who recently made Bemidji the -offer to give this city a site and 31,000 for such a building at the head of the lake, arrived in Bem- idji today. :The drawings were made by C. H. Johnson, St. Paul architect, follow- ing directions of Mr. Bixby. They show the building to be an ideal | place of residence for summer visit- ors. According to the plans the building would have a lake frontage, comprising porches and terraces of 100 feet, a living room 20 by 34, and a dining room 30 by 34, both on the main floor. The plans also show a large hall and an office. The Second Floor The second floor is taken up by bed rooms of which there are eleven. The kitchen is separated from the main building by a serving room 14 by 16, the kitchen itself being 20 by 20. A stair in the kitchen leads to the apartments which will be used by the help. The entire building would be made of logs and the porch and terrace de- corated with cobble stones, the same as used by W. B. MacLaughlin in building his residence. Two Fire Places Two large fire places are provided one in each end of the main floor. In giving the site and the $1,000 for the erection of the proposed hotel - it ‘was-the idea of Mr. Bixby that the other '$9,000, the total cost of the building being $10,000, be raised by the residents of Bemidji. The matter will likely be taken up at the next meeting of the com- mercial club, a committee headed by W. L. Brooks, now investigating the possibilities of the construction of the hotel mext summer, ; J. J. Opshal has another hotel pro- position before the Commercial club for consideration. ROBS GRANDFATHER OF $180 Stanley Rogers Opens Safe In Omich Store and Takes Money. Making the statement to a brake- man, “I have enough money to go to China,’”* proved the stepping stone which led to the arrest of Stanley Rogers, a Bemidji youth at Shevlin shortly before noon today. Young Rogers had been working for his grandfather, J. P. Omich, in the ci~ gar store. He had been trusted with the combination to the safe and this morning took advantage of the fact - and robbed it of all the money it contained, a sum, according to Mr. Omich, totalling about $180. No trace of the boy could be found un- til the brakeman told of the inci- dent, telling of how the lad had walked to the freight train west of town and asked to be allowed. to ride. The Bemidji officials immediately informed the Shevlin police of the matter, and Rogers was arrested when the train pulled in there. He will be returned to Bemidji this pyening. v oA A SRS SRR ERE R R R &R * Sells 80 Acre Tract ¥ Again and again the Pioneer * want ads have proven their % cost a hundred times over. This % time it sold an 80 acre tract of % land for Charles Carter, the * original Red Lake Valley land +* man at Hines, Minnesota. Mr. ¥ Carter ordered the ad to run - ¥ for a month and after a few. ¥ insertions the deal was closed ¥ with a man who read the ad in * the Ploneer. Mr. Carter is one ¥ * of the live land men in this sec- % X tion of the country and beleives & ¥ in advertising. *x X Get busy you.land men. What ¥ Pioneer ads have done for him + ¥ they will do for you. Cost a ¥ KA Kk KKk AKX KKk KAK ¥ half cent a'word. Telephone 31, % IR KK KRR XK KRK ! |