Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1913, Page 1

“VOLUME 11. NO. 209. “PARCEL POST IS EXPRESS BUSINESS” Says Representative Tavenner is Re- lating Advantages of System— Lewis Made Study of Flan SAVES LABOR OF MANY MEN Does Away With Clerks By Use Of Stadmp—~Government Interested In Telephone And Telegraph From Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, December 31—The postage stamp is a wonderful little institution, but its marvels were never thoroughly understood by Con- gress until David J. Lewis came from Maryland as a member and told Con- gress about them. It was largely due to Mr. Lewis’ keen study of the functions performed automatically. by the postage stamp that Congress voted to have the government go in- to the express business—for the par- cel post is express business. When the parcel pést bill was un- der consideration Lewis showed that a postage stamp affixed to a parcel automatically did away with 11 pro- cesses in bookkeeping and account- ing performed by employees of the express companies as something out-| side of the actual collection, dispatch and delivery of parcels. On every express shipment the fol- lowing processes are necessary. The clerk must look up the rate to be paid, make out a way bill, make two copies of this way bill, and check up shipments daily in two or more ways. Meanwhile the clerks rec- ords and waybills are double check- ed by auditors. If the package is a ‘through” shipment, similar pro- cesses are NECESSATY ON every express line helping to forward the ship- ment. Finally there is ar elaborate bookkeeping and account system necessary for the division of receipts among railroads and handling the shipment. i The postage stamp replaces every | one of these processes, at a tremenfl~! ous saving on the entire volume of traffic. In fact, as Lewis points out, companies B if the postoffice were required to gnl‘ through these processes on parcel post shipments, “the first pound par- | cel post rate would have to be doubl- ed at least to pay the expen THOMAS TAGGART. Indiana Democratic “Bose” Wins at Party Conventlons. Thomas Taggart, Democratic na- tional committeeman from Indiana, and his supporters won a sweeping victory in the district conventions throughout the state when every man elected to ¢ chairmanship was a Tag- gart symyp thizer. The Democratic state comn itee will meet here to re organize on Jan. 8 and it is said that Bernard Kerbly will be re-elected chairman. {PREPARE FOR CONVENTION Associated Charities of Bemidji Ap- point Committees Which Will Form Arrangements For State Meeting COMMERCIAL. CLUB TO ASSIST Already the Bemidji = Associated harities are preparing for the en- tertainment of the delegates who will attend the state convention of the Charities and Corrections associ- ation which is to be held in Bemidji xt September in connection with e county commissioners meeting. G. D. Backus, president of the Be- midji Charities this morning an- nounced that he had had appointed But now that Lewis has tal a crusade for government graphs and telephones, he is show- ing the postage stamp is a little giant of business system. For | while the stamp did away with 11| express processes, it would do away | with 16 proeesses in connection with the sending of a telegram, and, in addition, supplant 53 accounting processes now used in the business offices of telegraph companies. al total of 68 processes eliminated, with a consequent saving to the public purse, Mr. Lewis has presented tt ndy of the postage stamp to Congress to meet the common objection offered to public ownership of the telegraph that the government is unable to op- perate a great public service as cheaply as it can be done by a pri- vate concern. The private concern cannot use stamps in its office rout- ine. The very nature of the busi- ness, which is transacted for pro- fit, demands a bookkeeping system which shall show every minute op- eration in the business. The gov- ernment on the other hand, being in- terested in giving a maximum sger- vice rather than taking a profit, can and does find the postage stamp a sufficient accountant of its hun- dreds of millions of postal revenues. up | tele- | “LAST DAYS OF POMPEIl” Pictures Will Be Shown At Brink- man Three Times Tonight Patrons of the Brinkman theatre who attended the last evening’s per- formance felt much like L. T. Guild, a prominent Fargo man did when he said,“I would rather look at the moving pictures of the Last Days of Pompeii as exhibited just now at the Bijou than' to see the dramatized play. The moving picture artists have seized the vital points of Bul- wer Lytton’s somewhat tedious and pedantic book and have made an in- teresting presentation of it. Those who have put the story before the camera not only have skilled actors, but students of the Roman days and have very skillfully reproduced the ‘manners and to quite a large extent, | the costumes of the era of 79 A. D.” | Two crowded houses saw the pic- tures last evening. There will be three shows this evening, at 7, 9, and 11.} The last show will be run _through until after 12. HHEHKH KKK KK KKK * No Pioneer New Year’s ok ¥ Tomorrow being New Year's % day there will be no issue of the & * Daily Pioneer. The weekly ¥ * Wwill be published the same as ¥ the following committees; Invitation and Membership, Mrs, T. C. Bailey; Information Bureau Mrs. F. A. Wil- £0 Publicity, E. H. Denu; Enter- tainment, T. J. Burke; Hotels and Meeting places F. S. Lycan; Finance, H. C. Baer; Secretary, Mrs. W. P. Dyer. A. E. Rako and Mrs. A. G. Wedge will ‘also have charge of the arrangements The Commercial club is also plan- ning on assisting in the entertain- ment of the delegates. It is urged that members of the Associated Charities who have not yet paid their annual dues will send them to Mrs. T. C. Bailey, secretary. The amount due ig one dollar and as much more as any person shall de- sire to contribute. < 3 £01 CLUB T0 HAVE BANQUET Members of Saturday Night Club And Guests To Dine at Markham Members of the Saturday Night Club, and their guests will attend a banquet at the Markham hotel this evening. After the dinner a dance Wil be held in the Masonic hall. Those who will be seated at the ban- quet table are the folowing: Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. McCann, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. ‘Wedge, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. E. H, Denu, Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Palmer, Dr. and Mrs. B. H. Mareum, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Richards, Mr. H. C. Baer, Judge and Mrs Spooner, Dr. and Mrs. D. L. Stanton, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Barker, Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Sanborn, Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lycan, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bowser, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Lakin, Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Netzer, Mr, and Mrs W. Z. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Burke, Mrs. M. E, Pat- terson, Mr."and Mrs. Hugo Scharf, G. M. Torrance and M. J. Brown. The hall has been decorted for the occasion. Fourteen Hundred Dollars. State and County By. Hunters And Fishermen During the Year, MANY COME FOR OTHER STATES Deer To Be Plénfiful Next Year— Game Wardens Secure 47 Convie- tions—Few Bucks Shot Thirteen hundred and ninty-one dollars have been paid into the State Game and Fish commission for fish- Z ing and hunting licenses during tlhe year which closes today, from Bel- trami .county, according to a report which was today sent to Executive Agent Rider by 8. C. Bailey, district inspector. 3 The report shows that 957 big game licenses, an increase of several hundred, were issued; that 179 small game licenses were purchased; 52 non-resident fish = licenses; 64 fish house licenses (this number will pro- ably be increased to 150); 110 white fish netting licenses; 10 non-resi- dent trapping licenses and 11 re- The~ latter is sued in order that big game may be taining permits. is- held after the closing of the season. The number usually amounts to about 25 but the warm weather is taken as the reason for the decrease, 47 Convictions . Wardens have secured 47 convic- tions for game law violations during the year, the crimes committed in- cluding killing deer out of season, shining; illegal fishing, mon-resi- dent trapping, The largest penalty paid by one person was. for killing a cow moose, which was $75. Selzures of traps, game of various kinds 2nd- hides have been many. The money obtained through the sale of these articles is sent to the com- mission, or the article is shipped to Fines Go To County While all of the seizure money and licenses money is sent to the com- mission, the money secured through fings-is turned.over to. the county. The wardens of the state who are on a salary basis do not get any per cent for the convictions secured or the fines collected. Those who are on a reward basis are paid by the commission and the fine money is turned over to the county the same as otherwise. Deer To Be Plentiful Weather conditons during the winter have been ideal for the big game of northern Minnesota and set- tlers and farmers claim that animals seen of late are fat and that they seem nearly as plentiful as during the hunting season. Inspector Bailey re- called an interesting fact concern- ing the big game hunting seasons of thizs year when he pointed out that of the deer killed practically two thirds were does. This he explained as being because the bucks are more cautious than the doe and does not venture into the open as does the doe. 5 Many Wolves Seen Settlers also report that wolves have seldom been as numerous as they.now are. In the Nebish and Kelliher districts they seem to be the most often seen. . Will Race Tonight Arrangements have been made be- tween Bert Baker and a young man from St. Colud to race at the roller rink this evening. Other young men will also be allowed to enter and a prize will be given to the winner. Rem Bell will leave tomorrow morning for Crookston to attend a dance which Will be given in that city. Bell was to have played in the basket ball game in this city to- morrow night but will not be pres- ent. His place on the team will be filled by Alec Ripple. Mrs. A. N. Gould has returned to her home at Akeley, Minnesota af- ter spending Christmas with her par- ents Mr. and Mrs, D. Wilcox. ” ars. Foid to) neer)—Eight persons, threé women morning tenement thouse fire, .in crowded “enst side @istrict.. Fifteen persons were injured, four seriously, by jumping from fige escapes. The fire started on the gyound floor, cut- ting off escape by &tairway, URGES RAISING LIMIT Postmaster General Makes Report To Congress On Postal Saving Bank = Deposits Trerease MUCH CASH NOW SENT ABROAD : A Washington, Dec. 4. —Thousands of dellars buried in the ground for safe- keeping, money forwdrded to foreign countries for want g% accommodation under the postal savings bank limita- tlons here, and the plight of one poor fellow who was robfed of $200 just after he had.depositsd the maximum of § ) at the Washington postoffice are some of the things! which Assistant Postmaster General Dockery has: re- ported to the house.# S Mr. Dockery says the postal savings deposits come larely from the Greeks, Italians, Zlungarians and other foreign wage #arners and that now there is nearly 34,000,000 money in circulation-in the active channels of trade in, this couatry, practically every-dollar-of whick“would be in hid- ing or sent abroad Hut for the postal savings system. £ Both Mr. Dockerysand the director of the postal savings system express the opinion “that ‘the government could take careof $75.000,000 of post- al savings depoesits’ without an add- ed dollar of expenssi to the govern- ment. “The foreign - wags earners,” said Mr. Do , “distrust the banks. One poor fellow the other day brought $300 to the Washington postoffice, found he could deposit only $100,.de- rosited that, and during the evening was robbed of the remaining $200. ““Another” miain ~JUsy "~ offered” 'the Washington postoffice” §1,500; learned of the $100 - maximum limit, then bought $1,500 of money- orders and started them abroad. “Two Italians brought to the New York postoffice $3,600 in faded and dead Ilooking bills. which they had explained they had kept buried in the ground and wanted to send to a sav- ings bank in Rome.” PICKING BANK CITIES Committee To Have Two Months To Visit Fourteen Places Washington, Bec. 31.—When the re- serve bank organization = committee begins its tour of the country mnext week it will hold hearings morning and afternoon, six days a week, make 50-mile railroad jumps over night and in the ~dd moments aboard trains will boil down 'testimony taken at hearings. The - committee has less than two months to complete its work, in which time it will visit fourteen cities and spend a week or more in ‘Washing- ton giving hearings. E. M. Stanton of Thief River Falls will be the. New: Year’s guest of his A brother Dr. D. L. Stanton of this city. WISHOUR ERS A VERY ANDTWELVE AND] THE CUB REPORTER LWVING FIETY NEQARS MORE - AT THE END ¢ OF THAT TIME Tp. | RS bt SAE $456.25 A HALF CENTS. ¥ usual. * FCAH IR AR KK KKK A THEN TAKE THE FiRsT. EaRS $9,124 ar s\¢ ABOLT FIFTY FOUR CE "Daeafactive -New York Deo, 317 (Special to Pio-| land five men, were léilleil int an early’ [NEW PARCEL POST RULES ARRIVE| Postmaster Erickson Beoeives Sched:| ule Which Provides For Fifty Pound Limit In Mailing Packages BOOKS MAY BE SENT MARCH 16 Means Increases Use of Parcel Post As a Means of Cheap And Efficient- Transportation—Starts Thursday Anton Erickson, head of the Be- midji postoffice, has received a com- plete new schedule of 'instruction, effective tomorrow, under which the use of the parcel post as a means of cheap and efficient transportation, will be greatly augmented: ~The weight limit on parcels in-the first” and second zones is increased from twenty to fifty pounds and the rates in the third, fourth, fifth and sixth zones are reduced. The maxi- mum weight of all parcels beyond the second zone is increased from eleven to twenty pounds. Books may be sent by parcel post after March 16, next. Thi§ change, it is said has been strongly urged by circulating libraries, schools, col- leges and publishers. It is provided that the rate of postage on parcels containing books weighing eight ounces or less, shall be one cent for each two ounces or fractional part thereof, and that in those ‘weighing in_excess of eight ounces, the zone parcel rates shall apply. 3 It is intimated in the order that since the weight limit in the first and second zones was increased on Aug. 15 last from eleven to twenty pounds, and the rates of postage ma- terially reduced, the number of par- cels carried in those zones shows an increase of approximately = 16 per cent. The average weight limit has also .increased from 1.02 to 1.7 pounds per parcel, *and notwith- standing the reduction in rates, the ayverage postage paid per parcel has increased from 7.7 cents to 10 cents. The change in rates effective to- merrow, are as follods: The Rate Changes To reduce the rates for the third zone from 7 cents for the first pound and 5 cents for each addition- al pound to 6 cents for the first pound and 2 cents for each addition- al pound. To reduce the rates for the fourth zone from 8 cents for the first pound and 6 cents for each additional ponud to' 7 cents for the first pound and 4 cents for each additional pound. To reduce the rates for the fifth zone from 9 cents for the first pound and 7 cents for each edditional pound to 8 cents for the first pound and 6 cents for each additonal pound. To reduce the rates for the sixth zone from 10 cents for the first pound and 9 cents for each aditional pound to 9 cents for the first pound and 8 cents for each additonal pound. WILL MAKE STRONG PROTEST Colorado Opposes Withdrawal of Ra- dium Lands. Denver, Dec. 31.—Secretary Lane’s proposal to withdraw from the pub- lic domain all lands believed to con- tain radfum producing ores promised to bring a storm of protest from Coloradoans, said State -Mine Com- missioner Hinchman. He has forwarded to Washington a letter on the subject and Governor Ammons will support him. The plan, said Hinchman, threatens to paralyze Colorado’s most promising future re- source—the development of lands in the Paradox valley and Gilpin coun- ty from which radium is now extract- ed. The Paradox valley carnotite lands and-the pitchhiend fields near Center City are said to produce two- thirds of the world’s supply of ra- dium. Pamous German Comedlan Dead. New York, Dec. 31.—The death of Josef Ciampetro, Germany’s leading comedian, is announced in advices re- ceived from Berlin. His death was the result of a paralytic stroke. Ciam- petro, who was forty-seven years old, had been a favorite in the reviews at the Metropole theater, which is well known to American visitors to Ber Yn - TLLTAKE T80 LoNG- YO FlcuRe )] OUYT THAT INTEREST BUT \T j WOULD BRING- THE TOTAL UP Washington, Dec.. 31.—A more ag- gressive campaign to obtain the adop- tion of an amendment to the Consti- tutfon giving women of the country the right to vote is promised now that new and more’ commodious head- quarters just have been obtained here by the congressional committee of the National Woman's Suffrage asso- clation. Mrs. Medill McCormick of. Chicago, who recently accepted the chairman- ship of the eommittee, is in Wash- ington prepared to push the fight for “yotes for women. GRAND FORKS FIVESTRONG Bemidji Boys Fear For Cha;xlpionship Honors and Believe They Will Meet Strongest Opponents PLAY TOMORROW NIGHT " When the Grand Forks Y. M. C. A. Basketball team lines up against the Bemidji Athletic Club team tomor- Tow night, one of the mose exciting games of the season will be played and the supporters of the local five are now. expressing doubts as to the out- come of the game. Weakened: by the loss of Julius Bestul, ‘star guard the Bemidji five feel that they are playing under difficulties and that if they are defeated they will again challenge the Dakota team at a later date when all of the players are here. Rem Bell and Alec Ripple, both of excellent athletic ability will al- ternate at Bestul's position at guard while Glen Peck p®mises to more than hold his own at running guard. Brandon, Bailey and Howe at for- wards are known as the best basket shooters in the city. Neumann at center is-a star. 3 The Grand Forks men are clean cut athletes that are not used to meeting defeat and plan on making short work of the locals. ‘ Among their star ‘men is Martien L. Cook Wwho spends hils summer vacations here. Last summer Cook won a 100 yard dash from Harry Grindall who is considered the fastest man in this setcion of the state, Cook is an gx- cellent athletic and will probably play forward. Among the other play- ers-who will make the trip are W. D. Chittick, Kenneth Wells, Frank Zipoy, W. B. Stevenson and James Stevenson. The visitors will be ac- companied by a referee and F. G: Gutknecht, manager. Headed by Robert Larson, trap drummer, a “Hoo Doo” band has been organized for the occasion and will be on hand to furnish music at in- tervals. The game will commence at 8:165 and will be over in plenty dance or other festivities. Trainmen Dance Thursday Following the basketball game to- Railroad trainmen will give a dance in the city hall. A special invita- tion has been issued to the' visiting athletes from Grand Forks ‘and-they will be admitted to the dance free of charge. of time for any one ‘'to attend a] morrow night the -Brotherhood of/; . |gustus Thomas fn six parts. BELTRAMI SHERIF ELECTED OFFICER Andrew Johnson Named Vire-Presi- dent of Minnesota Sheriffs Associa- tion At St. Paul Convention DELURY ELECTED SECRETARY While Away From Bemidji Sheriff Johnson Attended Funeral of For- mer schqolmate—l?ou.nd Dead Beltrami county’s sheriff, Andrew Johnson, was yesterday honored by being elected vice-president of the ~ [Minnesota Sheriffs Association at the convention held 'in St. Paul yester- day, Other ‘morthern Minnesota sheriff were named officers these be- ing Robert DeLury, of Cass County who was named as secretary and William Fosbery of Marshall county, who was elected president. William Gieger, sheriff of Rice county was 'selected as treasurer. Of those who attended the conven- tion, five were from. the northern part of the state, this number com- prised Andrew Johmson of Beltrami county, Robert DeLury of Cass coun- ty, Sheriff Erwin of Wadena, Tom Riley of Itasca and William Fosberg of Marshall county. Appointed Committees ‘While the - convention did not [Mransact as much business as usual, this not being a legislative year, a large number of matters of impor- tance were disposed of. The associa- tion is‘now on ‘a firm financial basis. Committes were named. Attends Funeral Sheriff Johnson left Bemidji last Friday, taking with him a prisoner who had been sentenced to the state prison and on Sunday he went to Clear Lake, Iowa, where he was pres- ent at the funeral of Rachel Camer- ‘on. Miss Cameron was a childhood friend of the sheriff’s and they were schoolmates. = She is the girl whose body was found under the Mississip- pi bridge at Minneapolis a week ago yesterday. She was a stenographer and had gone to the train with a friend on the morning of her death. Believes It Was Murder “That Miss Cameron met her death by foul play is my belief, “said, the. sheriff; “when found her head was under water but her lungs con- tained none whatever. Her head and hips were badly brusied and her clothing showed signs of having been dragged. - There is some belief that she was knocked down by an auto- mobile and her body thrown over the bridge. ~That sucide was the cause of her death has mo foundation, as Miss Cameron was absolutely happy on the morning of her death and she had prepared all of her Christmas presents.” Miss Cameron was a sister of Don Cameron, of Little Falls, county at- torney of Morriston county, and with whom she was to have spent her Christmas vacation. 5 SALOONS LESS IN YEAR Number of Drinking Institutions In Bemidji Now Is Twenty-Nine— Three Quit, Revoke Two TO CIRCULATE DRY PETITION Bemidji has five saloons less than a year ago. This leaves the city Wwith 29 drinking institutions, where a year ago they numbered 34. Of the five who have discontinued business during the year are William Mayer who closed his saloon two months before the running out of his license, J. M, Anderson who did not ask for a renewal, Dunc McDougal, 1o renewal and the licenges of Chuck Collins and Mike O'Donnell were re- voked. During the year the licenses-have also 'been raised to $1,000, the fee having theretofore been $500. That & petition will be circulated soon after the first of the year re- questing that the voters of the city be given the privilege of voting on whether the twon shall “go dry”, is the ramor. Talk of this move has been current for some time, and sev- eral petitions have been spoken of. - Thief River Falls and Cloquet are northérn Minnesota towns which have voted on the question during ‘the last -few months, At Cloguet it passed and at Thisf River these in favor of discontinuing the saloons lost . 4 Bssentially dramatic, even when divested of speech, ' “Arizonia” is a play which lends itself particularly well-to the photo drama. Produced under the personal direction of Au- ; This play will be shown at the Grand