Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 6, 1914, Page 1

vouim: 11. NO. 213. GOYERNMENT HAS WONDERFUL SHOP Printing Establishment of U. S. As Near Perfection As Possible—Pay Roll Is $I,OOQ Per Hour, 4,000 PERSONS ARE EMPLOYED All Are Members of Printers’ Union —Machinery Covers Sixteen Acres of Ground—84 Linotypes. From Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, Jan. 6—The greatest printer and publisher on the face of the earth is your Uncle Sam, Wash- ington, D. C. There is no other printing establishment in the world that equals the Government Printing Office As a newspaper man, it was a treat to me to be assigned as a member of the Joint Committee on Printing. It has brought me in inti- mate touch with this gigantic es- tablishment of ink and types. One never tires of exploring the vast building to find new marveis I doubt if the machinery of any other industry has been brought to the stage of perfection that characterizes modern printing machinery. Cer- tainly none is more intricate and none has had the benefit of such wealth of inventive thought ap- plied to it. Printing machinery does ything but think, and some of it seems to do that. i No visitor should ever leave Wash- ington without having explored the Government Printing Office. Here are to be found the highest improve- ments and the latest devices in the instruments of the art preservative. Some of the machines in daily use there have no counterpart in any other printing office in the world. The gigantic gathering machine built especially for the G. P. O. marvelous monster occupies the entire end of a floor. It collects in order 48 ignatures” (or folder of 16 pages) stitches them to- gether, glues the back of the book and pastes a cover on it. The volumes need only trimming under the huge power knives of an adjacent machine to be ready for deliv ¥or work done it hlishment in for economy of operation. a w Thi proper an match any the United States This is s due to the soldier-like inorals which Public Printer Ford insists upon in the office .It is true that there are large wastes in connection with the government's press work But this is due to the publication of many useless documents or useless coples of valuable The actnal work of printing is done on a high plane of efficiency. Think of the vastne documents. of the con- cern! A $16,000,000 investment in the printing office. Four thousand s continualy at work. The payroll averages about $1,000 an hour. Working three shifts of eight hours each, a day of 24 hours costs the government $24,000 in wages alone. Every day an average of 35 tons of paper is fed into the maws of the presses. The type which makes the impression in a day weighs 40,000 In a year a total of 63,000,- 000 copies of everything published— from congressmen's speeches to cen-| sus reports—are turned out. The machinery covers 16 acres of floor space. The battery of 167 monotype machines is by far the largest in the world, and there is nothing in this country to equal the regiment of 84 linotype machines, whose clattering turns an entire floor into a bedlam. And yet this vast establishment under government operation moves as tranquilly as a country printing shop, and far more efficiently. Union men are employed. hours are humane wages high, working conditions as near perfect as they can be made. The Government Printing Office is a great object lesson of what Uncle San can do when he turns his hand to it. pounds. MAYOR TEARS UP RAILS Leads Force of Men to Spot Where Five Were Killed. Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 6.—Heading a large force of workmen, Mayor E. H. Crump and Thomas Dies. commission- er of public utilities, tore up the rail- road tracks at the grade crossing where five persons were killed and several injured when a freight train on the Nashville, Chattancoga and St. Louis road and a street car collided. The freight train operating on a track that city officials had ordered removed several days ago. Dr. S. Weir Mitchell Dead. S. Weir Philadelphia, Jan. 6.—Dr. ‘Mitchell, noted author and p! died at his home here. Death w; due to influenza, accentuated by his advanced age. He was in his eighty- fifth vear. William Laliberte returned yester- day from Crookston where he has spent the past week ‘as the guest of his parents. Mr. Laliberte formerly made his home in Crokston and was connected with the Wallace Drug company of that city. He is now head druggist at Netzers’ Pharmacy. Body of Wealthy Young Set- tlement Worker Found in Sea. BODY FOUND IN THE OCEZAN Jessie E. McCann Had Been Missing for Some Time. New York, Jan. 6.—The body of Miss Jessie E. McCann, the young settlement worker who disappeared from her Brooklyn home some weeks ago, was found by a watchman at Coney island. The body had been washed ashore by the heavy surf. Long immersion had made the fea- tures unrecognizable, but identitica- tion of the young woman by her fam- ily was made possivle by a signet ring and by cCann -wore the day she disappeared. There were no sizns of violence on the body and the police ha no clue as to the manner in which she was drowned. COMPANIES AFTER Cuts In’ Rates—Take Effect Febru- ary Fi — Fifty Per Cent, Particularly On Small Packages—Hit Parcel Post include close competitors with more than 50 per cent. packages, the handling of which has dangerous competitor. But although substantial reductions have been ordered in the small pack- age rates, jthe parcel post charges on five-pound { packages are still a few cents lower than the new -express rates. In some instances tife express rates on ten-pound packages will be lower than the parcel post rates, es- pecially on long hauls, and a similar condition will exist with respect to twenty-pound packages. Parcel Post Leads in Vicinity. In the first and second parcel post zones, which include territory within 150 miles of St. Paul, Postmaster Yanish believes the parcel post wilk continue to do the bulk of the small COURT AT PARK RAPIDS Janes And Bailey To Ask For New Trial In Pogue Case—Rima vs. Rima Action Up Again. JUDGE STANTON TO PRESIDE Several court matters of are being tried jn Park Rapids today. Alexander L. Jane: tant attorney gen interest formerly assis- al, arrived in Be- midji this moraing, and accompanied 58 by Th yer Baile, an attorney of this city, an associate in the Pogue railroad ca: left immediately for Park Rapids where a new trial in the matter will be sought. This the railroad accident at Wilton sev- is a case which grew out of eral years ago, when an automobile driven by P. J. Pogue was hit by a freight The tirst trial resulted in a dismissal and train and demolished. a new trail was sought and granted The second trial resulted in a ver- dict in favor of Pogue for several thousand dollar The motion for new trial will be made before Judge Wright. Judge C. W. Stanton, Attorney E. E. McDonald and Lee La Baw, also went to Park Rapids this morning. Judge Stanton will preside at the second trial of the Rima versus Rima case. The case was first tried by Judge Wright, who granted a new trial. and is a matter in which an ad- ministrator seeks to recover several thousand dollars. Mr, McDonald re- presents the defendant in the case. The first trial resulted in a verdict allowing the defendant $900. FEATURE AT THE GRAND Another Famous Film Company Film Will Be Shown This Evening “An Hour Before Dawn,” is anoth- er Famous Player film feature which will be shown at the Grand theatre tonight and tomorrow evening. “An Hour Before Dawn,” is a female de- tective story in three parts, and is an unusually good attraction. Manager Woodmansee has made arrange- ments whereby a Famous player film is shown every two weeks at the Grand. i package business. The rates by par- cel post in these zones are 9 cents for five pounds, 14 cents for ten pounds, and 25 cents for twenty pounds. Duluth is in the second zone. The new express rates for Duluth ter- ritory are expected to exceed this rate. Managers of express companies hav- ing offices in St. Paul say the new rates, which will affect every city in the United States, are agreeable to the express firms. Some of them frankly admit their companies have lost much small package business since the inauguration of the parcel post and they believe the reduced ex- press rates will restore much of this business to its original chanuels. The express representatives contend the public seldom has complained of ex- press company service and that eriti- cism largely has been direscted against rates. FEDERAL JUDGE HOLT QUITS New York Jurist Tenders His Resigna- tion. ‘Washington, Jan. 6.—The resigna- tion of Judge George Holt as federal judge for the Southern district of New York was received at the White House to take effect Jan. 15. Judge MHolt gave as his reason for resigning his desire to return to the practice of law. He was appointed to the federal bench by President Roose- velt. Well Known Inventor Dead. Washington, Jan. 6.—Willlam Castle Dodge, well known inventor, who did much to improve firearms in use at the time of the Civil war, died here of pneumonia. He was honored by con- gress and by several European gov- ernments for his work along these lines. He was born at Solonm, Y., in 1827. ol R R WAR HERO AND WIFE TO . +* BE BURIED TOGETHER. 3 + Washington, Jan. 6.—Robert < B. Hamilton, aged seventy, | familiarly known as “Uncle Bob,” who saw service under §-- Admiral Farragut and who re- | < ceived the personal bravery 4 - praige of President Lincoln for #- his bravery, died here after a long illness. He and his wife, Josephine Hamilton, who died New Year's night will be buried at Arlington National cemetery, with their six sons acting as pallbearers. o o e oo e ol o o ol e e ol ol e e e oo e e e R R R Case Continued Harold Ainsworth, the young man who was arrested at Crookston re- cently, charged rwith petit larcency will have his hearing before Judge Crowell Thursday morning. THE CUB REPORTER - LOST BUSINESS Express Firms Agree To Sweeping BIG REDUCTION TO BE MADE InSomeImtnneuv}illnelonThm St. Paul, Jan. 6.—New express rates which go into effect Feb.1, 1914, in- conformity with an order of the in- terstate commerce commission, will such substantial reductions from the present rates that the new order of things is expected to revelu- tionize the express business of the entire country and make the carriers the parcel post for certain classes of business. In some instances the reductions are This is true especially of the rates on smaller been shown the parcel post to be a Fined Appeal ‘Mrs. Catherine nnell, who was yesterday convicted-of running a dis- orderly house and was fined $25 by Judge Crowell bf the municilpal court will appeal ! to the District court through her atorney, Thayer C. Bailey. Notice fo that effect was given yesterday aftermoon. Charles Williams and William Alrich two of the men who were found in the place when the raid was made, will be tried tomorrow &orning. George Howard and Tillie Safford, who were also found in the !n_ms'e but- who plead guilty to thie charge are being held as witnesses. PHOENIX NOW FAVORITES Defeated cnyp:—' City Bowling IaagneMntchl.QflEvmingAnd Now Tied for First Place WILL PROBABLY LAND PENNANT By defeating vhé Clippers, leaders in the City Bowling league, the Phoenix team last evening stepped into a tie for first place, and aré considered as the probable winners of the championship. The Phoenix five has been bowling a strong and steady game during the past month, since their defeat in the tirst contest of the league and have only to win their next two games to cop the flag. Several records were smashed by the bowlers last evening. The high average for three games formerly held by Whitney Brown was broken, Cords bowling 194, the previous rec- ord being 183. Another -record which was broken was the total pins toppled in one game, the Phoenix voaking the past mark twice when it bowled 951 and 933. The game last night was the most one sided bowled during the league’s life, the winners taking the contest by 256 pins. The score. Phoenix Cords 183 188 210 Heffron 191 190 179 Brown 192 184 150 Preiter 181 174 188 Erickson 4 204 197 150 i - R SRR i & - 98t 933 811 Total & b 2,761 33~ Clippers Tepper [ 214 153 165 Erlandson ' ; 198 141 161 Warner 116 159 144 Given 167 156 207 King & 183 198 143 A 878 807 820 - The next game will be played Wednesday evening when the Orioles will play the Gophers. The Gophers have not won a game and are out for victory. Stending of the Clubs w. L. Pet. Phoenix 2 1 .666 Clippers |, 2 1 .666 Bingers | 1 1 .500 Spillers | 1 1 .500 Orioles 1 1 .500 Gophers ' 0 2 .000 SHOUTSY HIS NAME; DROWNS Man Falis}Through Ice at Williston, N. D. Williston,4N. D., Jan. 6.—Fighting for his life i tite Missouri river. into which he had! accidentally fallen, Carl Dean shouted ;his name to men on shore jand them sank to his death. ‘While attempiing to eross the river on the ice; he had fallen through an open- ing. " No further information regarding thefman has been gained. St. Paul‘Graft Trials. St. Paul, Jan.: 6.—Judge Orr set Jan. 26, for the besinning of the trials against’ Martin: Flanagan, Fred Tur- ner, Samuel Copilovich, Nina Clifford and May Burke, recently indicted by the grand jury for alleged extortion from keepers of disorderly houses. Separate | trials ‘have been demanded and it isinot known which case will ba called \first. Donald Shannon returned last evening to the state agriculture col- lege in Minneapolis to resume his duties asa student in thatinstitution. Mr. Shannon is a graduate of the Be- midji high school and has spent the past two weeks visiting with his friends and relatives in this city. JANUARY 6, 1913. TNRS.BAILEY HEADS G.A.R WOMENAGAIN Named for Fourteen Successive Years As President Of Organization—Es- tablishes Record Length of Time HAS NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE New Officers Are Installed At Joint Installation—Attended By Thirty Members—12 0Old Soldiers Present ‘When Mrs. H. W. Bailey was in- stalled at the installation of the new officers of the G. A. R. and women of the G. A. R., as president, a rec- ord was established which will prob- bably never be broken in the United States or state. Mrs. Bailey was re- cently re-elected for the fourteenth time to head the womens order. No other woman has ever held office for that length of time before. About thirty members of the two organizations were present at the in- stallation, including twelve old sol- diers and eighteen women. Mrs, Pen- derhast was the installing officer. The officers installed follow: G. A. R. Women President Mrs. H. W. Bailey. Sr. Vice President .Mrs. Hyatt Jr. Vice President. . Mrs. Geo French. Treasurer Mrs. Susie Bailey. Secretary. . .. Mrs. Abbie Carter. Chaplain Mrs. L. Freeman Conductor. . Mrs. Hanson of Nymore. Asst. Conductor. ....Mrs. Courtney. Guard . “eesa. - Mrs, Keen Asst. Guard Mrs. Chas. Schroeder 0ld Soldiers. ...L. G. Pendergast «...J. M. Philippe Commander . Sr. Vice Com. . Jr. Vice Com. . Adjutant Quartermaster T. H. Pendergast ‘Wm. Schroeder Chaplain ...George Smith Surgeon R. 0. Eastwood Ofticer of the Day....H. P. Minton Officer of the Guard ....F. A. Cross Sergeant Major Geo. Cheeney Quartermaster Sergeant ........ C. H. Williams Following the installation a lunch was served. MODEL MAKES IMPROVEMENTS Bakery To Be Placed Among Leading Homes For Delicacies Carpenters and contractors have commenced active operations remode- ling the Model Bakery of this city and are now installing new steel sanitary steam boxes where the bread will undergo a steaming pro- cess. The interior of the baking rooms and the ice cream and candy manufacturing departments will be white enameled. New devices for mak- ing ice cream will also be installed and an order has been placed for machines to wash bottles and cans. When these improvements have been made this bakery will rank among the most up-to-date in the northwest. Can Not Use The Mails Postmaster General Burfeson has barred from the mails any parcels containing the body. of any wild animal or bird killed in violation of the.laws of any state, territory or district. Such game animals or birds may be shipped by mail when they have been taken lawfully, but not beyond the second parcel post zone. All such parcels, including those containing furs, skins, skulls, meat and plumage, may be accepted for mailing only when their con- tents are marked plainly on the out- side of the package. Programs This Week Most of the thirteen counties north of Wilkin County and west of Itasca County have appointed county committees to look after the interest of their counties in the N. W. Min- nesota Farm Crops Show to be held at Crookston February 18-20, 1914. Meetings will be held each day at the Opera House Crookston, address- ed by Alfalfa Wizard Hansen, of South Dakota; Prof. P. G. Holden, the “Corn Expert;” President Vin- cent; Mr. F. W. Merrill; Dean Woods; and others. The 48 page of- ficial program and premium list will be ready to send out this week. | | COUNTY BOARD NOW IN SESSION Beltrami Commissioners Hold First Meeting of New Year—A. E. Rako Re-named as Chairman. NAME OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER g Listen to Representatives of Bonding Company Relative to Ditch Bonds —Finish Work Thursday Minneapolis Attorney Candidate for _ Governor’ of Minnesota. The county commissioners are in session today for the first time dur- Ing the new year. All members of the board were in attendance when order was called by A. E. Rako, chairman of the board, at 10 o’clock this morning. Mr. Rako, who for the last year has been the board’s chairman, was again honored by being elected to that responsible position for another term. William Leanqn, commissioner from Kelliher, was elected vice- chairman, PETERSON GETS INTO FIGHT Mill City Lawyer Seeks Governorship of Minnesota. Minneapolis, Dec. 6.—James A. Pe- terson, well known attorney of this city, has announced himself as a can- didate for the Republican nomination for governor. He issued a statement in which he grills Governor Eberhart and 8. G. Iverson, who have already announced their candidacies. He charges Governor Eberhart, in effect, with having allowed predatory interests to take over control of the state government and puts Iverson in almost the same class, asserting that state public lands have been wasted under his management, Peterson says he will take the stump in every section of the state. JUNIORS ARE UNDECIDED Hold Meeting To Decide Whether To Give Annual Ball or Banquet In Entertaining 1914° Seniors. RESIGNATION NOT ACCEPTED Official Paper Several bids were opened request- ing the county printing for the com- ing year, and .after a brief discus- sion the board voted to make the Be- midji Pioneer the official paper -of the county for another year. Several representatives of a bond- ing company were in attendance at the meeting and told of the manner and conditions in which they would accept the bonds of the county for ditch purposes. The meeting will probably not be concluded until Thursday. WILL PLAY ASCENSIONS Minneapolis Basketball Quint Un- able to Come Here But Will Take Local Five To That City MUST WIN SUPERIOR GAMES Members of the Junior class of the Bemidji High school held a meeting last evening to decide on what kind of an entertainment ghould be give for the 1914 Seniors, as has been the custom for several years.. Many appear in favor of a Junior Ball. Others who are unable to dance ap- pear to be in favor of a banquet sim- ilar to the one given last year. No decision was reached and it is probable that the aid of the Senior class will be asked to decide. Ela- borate preparations will be made for the social function whatever it is, which is always the feature attrac- tion of the school year. The classes this year are larger than in former years and efforts will be made to make the occasion superior to any given during the past. Miss Jean Richards, president of the Junior class tendered her resign- ation last evening but her class mates refused to accept it. Bemidji basketball players have been given another inducement to win the Superior games as a chal- lenge recently sent to the Minnea- polis Ascension Athletic Association basketball team has been accepted and if the Bemidji boys win every game to be played during the mext few weeks the trip will be made. The Ascension team is now touring the west and points along the main line of the Northern Pacific road and their schedule did not offer an op- portunity to make the trip to Bem- idji. Following the trip this team will play the remainder of its games in Minneapolis. As the Ascensions are classed as the fastest team in the state it is probable that the title will lie be- tween these two quints. Bemidji has won from all of the smaller teams in the Northern part of the state and have defeated Grand Forks and plan on humbling the Superior quint that plays here three nights this week. 3 RANDALL McDOUGALL DEAD Had Been Resident of Bemidji For 16 Years Randall McDougall, 48 years old, a brother of Dunc McDougall died at noon today after an illness of but two days. Mr. McDougall had been a resident” of Bemidji for 16 years, coming to this cify in 1897. He re- cently came from Brainerd where he acted in the capacity of foreman on a large dam which was constructed near that city. Funeral arrange- ments will be announced later. STOCK COMPANY SCORES t'l’l.uyed To Crowded House At The Brinkman Theatre Last Evening Harry St. Clairs stock company which is to play at the Brinkman theatre for a week, opened its en- gagements at that popular play house last evening when it staged, “Paid in Full.” The house was crowad- ed, and the large audience seemed to enjoy the entertainment. The company is made up of clever actors and actresses, and comprises fourteen persons. The parts last Practice Continued Candidates for the Bemidji high school backt ball team resumed prac- tice last evening in the high school gymnasium after two weeks idleness. Two members of the regular squad, | nioht were all well taken. George and Fred Graham were ab-| Thig evening the company will sent and will probably not report for play “Dad’s Girl”. The curtain will practice this week. No game has., up at 8:15 but the doors will be been scheduled for this team during open: the same as usual and motion the next two weeks but it is probable pictures will be shown. that a game will be booked to be played in this city on January 16th. By "HOP” BUYS HOME LAUNDRY A. J. Higgin of This City Purchases New Enterprise From Mrs. Smith The Home Laundry which was started here about a month ago was purchased Monday by A. J. Higgin, who commenced operations and plans to conduct same on strictly modern business principles. He has installed a first elass delivery system and will call for and deliver goods promptly. Dickens of Red Lake Here Walter L. Dickens, superintendent of the Red Lake Indian Reservation is.in Bemidji today investigating sev- eral illegal liquor sales cases. Mr. Dickens is accompanied by five mem- bers of the Chippewa tribe who are implicated in the-eases. :