Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 12, 1913, Page 10

B s YRS T Y i ¥ BY GOVERNMENT President Seriously Consid- ering the Question. “INVOLYES MANY MILLIONS Postmaster General Burleion Says an Immense Sum Is Needed to Handle the Deal and That Inquiry Into. Matter Will. Move Cautiously. ‘Washington, Dec. 11.—Government ownership of telegraph and.telephone lines throughout the country is being seriously considered by President Wil- son. Conferences between the president and Postmaster General Burleson have led to a gathering of information about the practical working of govern- ment ownership in those nations where such a system is in operation. The subject will be discussed. at some length in the postmaster gener- al's annual report, soon to be made public, though it is by no means as- sured that he will make any positive recommendations. The postmaster general saw the president for a few minutes and while they did not discuss the subject, Mr. Burleson said as he left the White House that on previous occasions when he had discussed the question with the president he had found his mind open and receptive to informa- tion. Await Burleson’s Action. Though bills have been drafted by members of congress looking to gov- ernment ownership none has been agreed upon as an administration measure while the result of Mr. Bur- ieson’s investigations are being await- ed. “There is no doubt,” said Mr. Burle- son, “that the inauguration of the par- cel post and the postal savings system has given 'a tremendous impetu the desire of people all over the coun. try to have the government become the means of communication every- ‘where. / “It is' a subject involving two or three hundred million dollars and we must go very slowly in inquiring into it. Every great nation, except us, has| adopted it. : “When Sir Herbert Samuels, post- master general of Great Britain, was Here recently I had two long talks with him. It has proved a success in England. I don’t want to make any recommendations to congress until 1 am absolutely sure of my ground.” WOMEN MUST STAND FOR IT Smoking in Chicago Election Booths Will Be Permitted. Chicago, Dec. 11.—When Chicago women voters go to the polls next spring they will be compelled to mark their ballots in’' a haze of tobacco smoke. A request that smoking be prohibited at the polls was made to the election commissioners by the Po- litical Equality league. The commis- sloners informed the women that there is ‘no law by which smoking roaibited. | ans announced that they will invoke court action in an attempt to rrevent women from acting as judges and clerks of elections. Their oppo- sition will be based on the Illinois law, which limits the working day of|§} women to ten hours. They say that|§ election officials are often required to work eighteen to- twenty hours|@ while ballots are being marked and counted. BANDITS KILL TWO -PERSONS Bartender and Friend Shot at Spring- field, Il Springfield, 0, Dec. 11.—Spring- fleld no longer jokes over its “petty crime wave.” The bodies of Joseph Howard, bar- tender, and Theodore Noll, companior ‘and brother of a saloon proprietor, lying in the morgue and the frantic but vain efforts of the police to ap- prehend their slayers, told in tragic words of the desperate lengths to which the holdup men infesting the city will go when resisted. Two masked men entered.the side Santa Claus will make his _headquarters at The Fair Store again this Christmas WATCH FOR HIM NEXT WEEK RATE HEARINGS CONTINU'- oon 10 artender and Noll to hold up their hands. Instead they opened fire from thelr revolvers. The bandits return- ed the fire and Howard. fell with a bullet in his heart. Noll, shot through the head, died on the way to the hospital. Street holdups have been averaging half a dozen a night here for three weeks. But the sums secured had been so small that the city was laugh- ing and the newspapers were run- ning reports of the crimes in the com- ie columns. i Eastern Roads Contend Higher Tar < Are -Needed. ‘Washington, Dec. 11.—Hearings the proposed 5 per cent increase freight rates by Eastern railro were resumed before the intersta commerce commission. The railroads submitted additional statistical evidence in support of their contention that an increase of rates would be necessary to enable them to furnish service demanded by the house and to secure anything like a reasonable return_for their services. Carlson Variety Sto NEAR POSTOFFICE e The Store With the Big Stock No Need To Tl You More About H—-COME and SEE Now I the Time---You Gan Shop So Much Better Now Stock Right ' pir_efla N Wear a corset made to fit you. Ask for a demonstration. 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