Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1913, Page 1

. the first place, the VOLUME 11. NO. 197. POSTAL BANK LIMIT MAY BE CHANGED Post Office Department Believes That By Doing Away With $500 Deposit Limit System Can be Made to Pay HAS NOT INJURED THE BANKS Money Which Has Been Deposited is Chiefly That Which Was Formerly Hoarded—Bonds not Popular From Congressman C. H. Tavenner: Washington, December 16.—Some interesting fucts in connection with the operation of the posta: savings bank were trought in a recsnt debate in the House over a posto(fice bill. According to members ‘amiliar with the figures the actual operation of the system, which is now gcing on three years of age, has show... That the postal banks nave pulled money from local banks to any cxtent. That the bapk is chicfly used in cities having a large perceatage of foreign-borr population, while in small rural'communities scarcely any That the money deposited in it is chiefly savings that were formerly Thoarded: That the money deposited has not Dbeen sent away to foreign countries to any extent. That the two-per-cent bonds of- fered to postal bank depositors have not proved to be a popular invest- ment: That, although the deposits are steadily growing, the bank, on paper at least, has cost $1,486,000. Against this the government has received in interest from banks selected as pos- tal savings depositaries $537,932. The difference, or nearly $1,000,000, is net loss. 1t was explained, however, that the figures indicating expense are large- 1y bookkeeping entries, and do not involve the actual payment of money by the government. This is due to the face that the postmasters of the country in transaction business with ‘Washington and with patrons in con- nection with the postal bank use a distinctive stamp adopted by the De- partment for this purpose. The use of these stamps enables the postoffice accountants to keep track of the num- ber of letters handled in connection with postal savings. Of course, the use of these stamps is merely a book- keeping device, since postmasters do not have to pay for them. The banks of the country fought long against postal savinge. Now they see that the system has been a great benefit to them. It has brought Thoarded money from hiding places to the postoffice, which, in turn, has deposited it with the local banks. Of $32,500,000 now on deposit with the government, 95 per cent has been re- deposited with local banks. The Post Office Department is now turning its attention to the pro- blem of ending the deficit in the postal bank and making it show a profit. This, in the light of experi- ence, it is believed can be done. In limit of $500 which it is permitted any individual to deposit, is too low. The tendency is steadily toward larger deposits by individuals. Tn 1912 the average de- posit was $83; today it is $102. Ac- counts are frequently turned away because the law forbids the accep- tance of more than $500 in a single deposit. The Department is asking that the limit be removed altogether. The Department deposits the pos- tal savings with local banks, charg- ing only 2 1-2 per cent intereste. The bank, in turn, loans the money at in- terest rates at from six to eight per cent. Banks pay three and four per cent interest on savings deposits, and conld well afford to pay three per cent on deposits as permament as those of the post office. The Depart- ment is considering raising the rate to be paid by banks to three per cent. By removing the limit of deposits a double quantity of deposits can be handled by the present post office force, it is hoped to make the bank return a profit. not ROLLET T0 LECTURE HERE Will Take As His Subject, Japan— Public Is Invited To Attend. Thursday night at the Episcopalian church, Rev. C. C. Rollet, department secretary of the church, will lecture on Japan. His lecture 'will be ac- companied by stereoptican pictures, The lecture is to be entirely free and the public is invited to be present. , MASONS TO DINE. Banquet Tomorrow Evening—Cass Lake To Send Representatives. Bemidji Masons are invited to a banquet to be served in the dining room of the Masonic hall tomorrow evening. A delegation of Cass Lake Masons are expected to be present at the dinner and also to attend the reg- ular meeting of the F. and A. M. which is to be held later in the even- ing. There is to be work in the M. M. degree. The dinner is to be serv- ed at 6 o’clock and all Masons of the city are invited to be present. SIXTEEN ARE GIVEN GIFTS That Number Are Lucky Holders of Duplicate Buttons at Barker Store TWO0 DAYS ARE STILL LEFT The Barker Drug and Jewelry store was an unusually busy place all day Monday. Mr. Barker an- nounced the opening of button regis- tration for this day and the store was crowded to the limit. Sixteen handsome gifts awanded during the day to parties presenting duplicate buttons. It was truly a case of “Button, button, who’s got the button.” A constant stream of smiling faces greeted one another with an express desire to lo- cate a duplicate. All formallity was entirely forgotten and where ever it became necessary, Earle A. Barker acted as chief spokesman and with a delightful smile introduced the more bashful holders. The following were awarded prizes each being given a chance to make his selection from the gorgeous win- dow display. Mrs. P. N. Anderson and Sam La- lore held buttons number 1947. ¥ Reinhart Lanholz and Sam Lalore held buttons number 2494. Mrs. A. L. Henderson and Allen Foote of Wilton held buttons num- ber 1490. - Mrs. L. P. Eckstrum and Nora An- derson buttons number 689. Mrs. John Moberg and Mrs. L. P. Eckstrum buttons number 1836. Mrs. Fred Bursley and M. E. Smith buttons number 2272. Mrs. W. H. Bailey and Mrs. John Moberg buttons number 2391, Martin Kenfield and Mrs. R. E. Fisher buttons number 23. There are still two more days left in which to match duplicates, Thurs- day the 18th being the last day. All those who have as yet not registered their numbers must do so before Thursday night. were WILL OFFER PRIZE. [ — Best Skating Couple To Be Awarded Prize On New Years Day. What promises to meet with the ap- proval of roller skaters in this city is a prize to be awarded by W. B. Mac- Lachlan, manager of the roller skat- ing rink, to the best appearing cou- ple on the floor on New Year’s day. Judges will be appointed and will have complete charge of the contest. Just what the prize will be has not been decided as yet but Manager Mac- Lachlan promises to make it valu- able enough for all to compete for. KK KKKKK KKK KK KKK * Walter Camp’s All American * Eleven End—Hogsett, Dartmouth Tackle—Ballin, Princeton Guard—Pennock, Harvard Center—Des Jardien, Chicago Guard—Brown, Navy Tackle—Talbot, Yale End—Merrilat, Army Quarter—Huntington, Colgate Half Back—Craig, Michigan Half Back—Brickley, Harvard Full Back—Mahan, Harvard KEKKKKKKK KKK KKK X * ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok k ok Xk %k ok ok ok ok ok k k k ok Kk Xk Italians Locked in Steamship Hold Three Days. Naples, Dec. 15.—Locked in the hold of the steamship Adriatic for three days without food and water fifty Ital- jians returning from New York ap- peared as witnesses against twenty- five of the Adriatic’s crew, who are held on charges of swindling. The sailors were arrested when the Adriatic arrived here from New York. The Italians said the members of the crew offered to take them to Italy for $20. The money was paid and they were smuggled aboard the vessel at night, they say. They were locked in the hold and given nothing to eat or drink. After three days they broke out and denounced the alleged fraud to the captain. BEMIDJT MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING DECEMBER 16, 1913. CLIPPERS TAKE SECOND Defeats Given’s Gophers by 97 Pins Piling up Total of 2,327 Counts— Luck Plays Large Part NEXT CONTEST THURSDAY NIGHT Ed Odegard’s Clippers last-evening caused the Gophers to “take to tneir holes” in the second game of the City Bowling league, -played at the Gil- lette alley. 2 Luck played no small part in the Clipper victory. Captain Given and Nat Given, both bowlers above the 176 average had off nights and in one game the latter spilled only 98 pins while his ibrother captured 127. Fifteen splits in one game was the total secured by the Gophers, in which contest the total of the five bowlers was but 658. The Gophers were able to win but one of the three games, this being the tirst which they took by a 831 to 792 score. The Clippers earned back twenty of these in the second and gained a hundred in the third. The evening scores were as fol- lows: Gophers J. Given, capt. 168 129 159 Tom Newton 174 162 133 Nat Given 157 145 96 Henry Paguin 166 - 107 163 Ray Dennis 166 198 107 831 741 658 Total 2,230 Clippers E. Odegard, capt. 156 146 131 Otto Erlandson 129 133 160 E. Warner, 158 144 141 Cleve King 180 169 178 Ralph Grover 169 178 155 Total 2,327 The high score honor last evening went to Ray Dennis of the Gophers with 198, while Cleve King secured the best average, this being 176. Standing of Teams Won Lost £ Orioles L 1,000, Clippers 1.0 1.000 Bingers 0 0 .000 Spillers [ 0 .000 Gophers 0 1 .000 Phonex 0 1 .000 The next game of the series was scheduled for tomorrow evening and ‘was to be played between the Bing- ers and Spillers, but as there are to be meetings of the Masonic and Moose Lodges, the game has been postponed until Thursday evening. Pool Hall Opens Today The Club Pool and Billiard hall opened today to the public for the first time. New tables, new chairs, new cues and every other article necessary for a first class pool hall is proving an attraction - for pool players. Victor Kammermyer of St. Cloud is proprietor of the new hall and has engaged Earl McTaggart as i hig assistant. Sure Sign of Summer Another “sure sign” of spring has been added to the budding trees, be- ing in the form of a mosquito. The insect was discovered in the home of R. E. Fisher. FOUR BODIES ARE Indentity of Victims of Boy River Tragedy Established—Employes 0f Kennedy Lumber Camp BODIES TAKEN TO CASS LAKE Those Drowned Were Louis Larson, Walter Tinde, E. 8. Goldamer and Fred Krogan—Murphy Assists. Efforts to locate the.bodies of the four woodsmen who were drowned in Boy River early Sunday morning were successful yesterday and the re- mains of all of them were taken to Cass Lake where they we‘i'e prepared for burial by Coroner Miskella, who was assisted by R. F. Murphy, the Bemidji’ undertaker. The dead are: LOUIS LARSON, Moorhead. ‘WALTER TINDE, Moorhead. E. S. GOLDAMER, Neilsville, Wis. FRED KROGAN, St. Paul. ‘Watches found on the bodies would show that the accident happened at 12:15 Sunday morning. Were Woodsmen. The men were employes at 'the Glement and Kennedy lumber camp, located three miles from the village of Boy ‘river, and it is believed that fhey were on their way back to the camp when the ice gave way and be- fore assistance could aid them they were drowned. Rumors are to the effect that the four men were in company with sev- eral other lumbermen, and these nar- rowly escaped the fate of their com- panions. As one of the men who went to his death’ fell into the water he grabbed | the hand of one of his mates, and on- ly the fact that his mitten came off, prevented him from going down. _Could Not Get Facts. 2 et ‘ Until a late hour yesterday after- moon it was impossible to gain any information concerning the tragedy, and not until the return of the cor- oner to Cass Lake could anything de- finite be learned. Boy River is re- mote from telephone and telegraph and the particulars were not avail- able. One of the victims was a camp cook whose mother lives in St. Paul and went to Cass Lake about a year ago. The bodies of the two Moorhead men were prepared by Undertaker Murphy and sent to their former homes last evening. WILL HAVE CHRISTMAS TREE Sisters of St. Anthony’s Hospital to Entertain Patients Preparations are now underway where by the patients and employes of St. Anthony’s hospital will be royally entertained Christmas day by the sisters of that institution. Fol- {lowing a carefully planned program ithe presents sent to the hospital for this occasion will be distributed. TAKEN FROM RIVER IFRANKCULBERTSON LYNCHED BY A MoB Williston, N. D. Dec. 16— (Special to the Daily Pioneer)—Frank Cul- bertson, recently convicted of = the murder of three members of the Dil- lon family, on a farm north of here, was lynched by a mob who broke into the county jail early this morning. " LLOYD TRIAL NOW ON Bemidji Men Go To Walker Where Murder Case is Held Lee LaBaw, official court reporter, and William Lilly, left this morning for Walker where they will attend the Lloyd trial. Mr. LaBaw will re- port the trial of the case. Mr. Lilly is a brother of Dan Lilly, who Lloyd is accused of - having killed in a saloon. quarrel at Cass Lake last De- cember. Judge Stanton is presiding at the trial, Daniel DeLury is defend- ing Lloyd and his plea is that of self defense. HBdward Rogers, assisted by a representative of the attorney general’s office is prosecuting thecase. This is the second time the case has been tried, the first trial resulting in a disagreement it being wunder- stood that the jury stood eleven for acquittal and oin? for conviction. NEW LAUNDRY OPENS 0. D, Smith Recently of Minneapolis Moves Family Here And Begins Business on Minnesota Aye IS ELECTRICALLY EQUIPPED 0. D. Smith recently from Minnea- polis and who has been in the laun- dry ibusiness for the past five years has opened a modern laundry at 523 Minnesota avenue. The new enterprise promises to be modern in every detail, Mr. Smith having installed electric irons, elec- tric washers and will later install an electric drying room. The new business will be known as the “Home Laundry” and. will de- liver and pickup laundry from every jpart of the weity. Though the laun- dry has been open but one day busi- ness is coming in at a rapid rate and according to Mr. Smith he will have every department busy from morning Iun:til late at night. If the business requires it he will operate day and night. * The telephone number of the new enterprise is 853. “Quality and ser- vice is the motto,” said Mr. Smith “and it is our aim to please and satis- fy the wants of - the most particular people.” The above cut shows a picture of the hotel proposed by Tams Bixby for Bemidji's summer resort at the head BENDJY'S PROPOSED NEW SU Vo of the lake. Mr. Bixby's plan is fo give a site for the building, and $1,000 toward the cost of comstruc- ticn, which ‘would total $10,000 to MMER HOTEL erect. The remaining amount would have to' be raised by the residents of Bemidji, many of whom appear-to fa- vor the plan. FORTY CENTS PER MONTHE BEMIDJI SOON 0 HAVE WEIGHTS AND MEASURE SYSTEM Mayor Proposes Ordiance To That Effect - Be Drawn Up And Also Suggests Strift Milk Inspection. COUNCIL APPROVES OF IDEA Authorizes City Clerk .To Communi- cate With Other Cities In Regard To Handling Such Laws. Bemidji will soon have a city scale, a strict milk inspection ordinance and a system of weights and meas- ures, if suggestions offered by William McCuaig, mayor, at the council meet- ing last vening, are followed by the aldermen, and from their attitude last evening it appeared‘'that they are all enthusiastic over the prospects. Mr. McCuaig brought out the fact that proper precautions against dis- ease were not being taken by Bemid- ji,that it was a wonder more sick- ness is not had in this city, and that the state laws ought to be enforced. He believed that a milk inspection ordinanice ought to be drawn up ‘Which would make it a law that ev- ery dairy, furnishing milk to Bemid- i residents whether within the city limits or one hundred miles distant, should be inspected, the cows exam- ined and other Precautions taken. Is Not Sufficient. Alderman Smart, remarked that there was such an ordinance covering such law in the charter, but George Stein, city clerk, after looking. it up - |found that the clause was not suffi- cient for the one required. The matter of Installing a -ecity scgle and a system of weights and measures in Bemidji was then taken up. - Alderman Hannah strongly urged that the mayor be upheld: in his suggestion, and stated that he be- lieved such a system should be carried on in Bemidji. The other aldermen wexe of the same opinion, and the city iclerk was instructed to communi.. | cate with ‘other cities relative to their manner of handling such law. It is expected that Mr. Stein will have a report ready at the next meeting and that at that time P, J. Russell, city attorney, will be instructed to draw up the required ordinance, Rooming House Ordinance, The mayor also suggested that an ordinance of some kind ‘be drawn up which would deal with the operations of hotel and rooming houses, along the same lines as that in force in Du- luth and the Twin Cities. Sherm Bailey, alderman of the sec- ond ward, proved himself to be the boor man’s Santa Claus and moved that the mayor and city clerk be giv- en the right to spend money to the amount of $50 in giving the poor of Bemidji things needed at Christmas. The report of the clerk as to the city finances was accepted. In the absence of R. F. Murphy, alderman at large, sided. WANT TO ASSIST FARMERS Crookston School Officials Willing To Attend Meeting The Agricultural School at Crooks- ton is desirous of doing everything within its power to promote the or- ganization of Farmer’s Clubs and to assist in any way possible the clubs already arganized. The specialists of the school and experiment - station will be glad to attend the meetings of Farmers’',Clubs and take up any subject that the members wish dis- cussed. It is possible to have il- lustrated lectures given at evening meetings. These lectures are very interesting and instructive. If of- ficers 'of Farmer’s Clubs or farmers interested in organizing a club will write to the Superintendent, Agri- cultural School, Crookston, he will do . damage. anything in his power to meet the requests that are made, $ SMALL FIRE YESTERDAY — Bemidji Department Called To Put Out Blaze in Tuller Barn Shortly after five o’clock Monday afternoon the Bemidji * fire depart- ment was called to 503 Irvine avenue where a small blaze was discovered between the partitions of the Ful- ler barn, Quick work on the part of the department prevented =much ) Joe Bisair pre-