Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 20, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NO. 225. DJ] BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, rumfi»mmme, JANUARY 20, 1914. FORTY CENTS PER MONTN URGE MORE PAY FOR | POSTOFFICE CLERKS Tavenner Believes Railroads Not En- titled To Increase Money And That Employes Should Get Better Pay REFERS TO ..SALARY LIMIT Suggests It Be Raised To $1,400, And Has Method Of Increasing Wages —Parcel Post Surplus From Congressman C. H. Tavenner. January 20—After 30 years the Post Office Department, Washington, under Demorcratic administration, hag shown a surplus. This year it is $3,800,000, according to the esti- mate made by Postmaster General and David J. Lewis, the post office expert of the House, esti- Burleson, mates that the surplus next year will be something like $15,000,000. Parcel post is doing this. The par- cel post rates, in spite of the fact that they are far below express rates in most instances and are constantly are profitable, continually being lowered, and the parcel business is srowing heavier. The railroads have noted this fact. Taey are beginning to growl. They are carrying this vast increase in pos- tal tonnage without much extra com- pensation, and they are demanding their share of the post office surplus. is a considerable sentiment in Congress toward giving them greater remuneration, My suggestion would be-—tako care of the post office clerks befors the railroads. The burden of hand- ling the extra bus caused by the parcel post falls chiefly upon the post. office clerks. Their wages have not gone up, and if this surplus is to be used in providing greater re- muneration for handling the parcel post business, the post office clerks should get the first share Thomas 1. Flaherty, secretary treasurer of the National Federation ol Post Office Clerks, is now in Waghington to fight the battle for the clerks. He has brought some salient facts with him. He shows for instance that the parcel post has “meant for the clerks only heavier and faster work. There has been no extra money in it for them. And everyone knows how at Christmas when the new service in the larger cities was threatened with being swamped by the packages, the clerks turned to with a will, worked all hours in a day and got out almost every package that was mailed. The pay of post office clerks is now stopped at §1,200.. That Jis| the limit of promotion for most of them. Most of them live in the larger cities, where the cost of living is particularly burdensome, Their wages have not gone up for years, but the cost of living has been stead- ily climbing. It has been the same as diminishing wages. The organization of clerks pro- poses general increases of wages un- til the limit of $1,400 a year is veached. This can be done, the clerks contend, out of the increasing post office surpluses of the future. There are now 17,000 clerks who have reached the $1,200 grade. Pro- motion for all of them is not asked. It half ths number can be rased to $1,300 this year and boosted again to $1,400 next year, the other half fol- lowing along after them a year later, the clerks will be satisfied. This| seems to be a reasonable demand, since it will take less than $1,000,- 000 to do it. The parcel post is creating a sur- plus out of which this money could be paid. The faithful, conscientious service of the post office clerks is making the new service a success. They are entitled to the benefits be- fore an additional benefit is given to the railroads. APPROVES WOMEN’3 APPAREL Assistant Surgeon General Lauds Pre- vailing Styies. ‘Washington, Jan. 20.—Prevailing styles of scant apparel, including open necked waists affected by women, are approved from the viewpoint of health by Dr. W. C. Rucker, assistant sur- geon general of the United States rublic health service. “Much is heard of the risks run by the present day woman because of her styles of light and abbreviated dress,” Dr. Rucker said. “In my opinion the present day styles are far more sensible than those of a generation ago, when per- sons bundled themselves up in heavy clothes. The day for wearing heavy red flannels similar to those our grand- fathers and grandmothers put on in the early part of each' fall has pass- ed.” Negro Wins Corn Prize, Columbia, Mo, Jan. 20—N. C. Bruce, negro, won the Missouri corn sweepstakes at the state corn show for the largest upland yield, raising 108 bushels 10 pounds on an acre at the Bartlett Agricultural and Indus- trial sohool, of which he is orincinal | & laborer of that vilk M’ADOO AND HOUSTON. Hearing Claims of Western Cities as Regional Sites. RANCHERS DIE N DUEL Both Montana Men in Pistol Fight Are Killed, Billings. s a se quel to an contract for the delivery of fence posts, E. E. Gately and Edward Wilhelm, ranchers, engaged in pistol duel that resulted in the death of both. The tragedy occurred Pompey's Pillar, nes liings. Iach fired two shots, all four taking of died instontly and Gaied few mome HIBBING NOT COMING Oliver Club of That City Postpones Game With Bemidji Athletic Club Basketball Quint. VIRGINIA HERE NEXT WEEX James Malone, manager of the Be- medji Athletie club basketball quint, today received information from the nanager of the Hibbing Oliver club five, to the effect that the game seheduled for mext Saturday night must be postponed. Followers of basketball in Bemidji fing anxiously for the zame of next Saturday and expected that the basket tossers of the Athle- have been tic elub would be put to their first real test of the season, and the post- ponment comes as quite a disappoint- ment, The contest had been well adver- tised, and the changing of plans will cost the local club a few dollars but will give them this week withent Hibbing may be not only a game. given a date later in the season. Next week will bring the Mohamis club of Virginia here. This team is one of the best on the range an are coming to Bemidji with the expecta- tion of landing a victory. As the high school team goes to Walker Saturday night, there will de no game in Bemidji this week. FIGHT FATAL {ER HELD Arrested After Man Dies of Injury He Suffers at Dance. Rochester, Minn.. Jan. 20.—Follow- ing a fist fight at a dance at Ornoco, & few miles from this city, Allen Peiffer, ge, is dead. John Baker, vice president of the Ornoco State bank, is u arrest. An in- quest will determine the charge, if any, to be placed against him. Baker was engaged in maintaining order at the dance. Peiffer, it is said, showed the effects of drink and caused a disturbance. In a fight that follow- ed outside the hall Peiffer fell and his skull was fractured. Peiffer was twenty-three years of age. A widow and two children sur- TELLS OF WORK AT STATE FARM Superintendent A. J. McGuire Rounds Decade And Tells Of Experiences During That Time PLANS SYSTEM OF FARMING Believes That Dairy Farming Is The Most Profitable And Entirely Prac- tical For Majority Of Farmers After ten years of work as super- intendent of the Northeast Experi- ment farm at Grand Rapids, superin- tendent A. J. McGuire has issued a bulletin glving the results of his ob- servations and labor The superin- fendent starts out by saying that his chief aim during the time he has had charge of the farm has been tu work out a system of farming that weuld be most profitable and practical for the farmers of the timbered sections. The report says: “We have found that dairy farm- ing for general conditions is, with- out any question, the most profitable, and entirely practical for the great majority of farmers. Hog ralsing, to a limited extent, and poultry raising be carried on with dairying. Beef cattle and sheep can be kept to ad- vantage under certain conditions, but the dairy cow should be the foundation of agriculture in the tim- bered section.” In_ speaking ‘of the best crops to be grown in the section, Superinten- dent, McGuire says that it has been found that oats, clover, fodder corn, potatoes and rutabagas are the most profitable field crops, for general conditions, Any or all of the field crops common to Minnesota can be grown, but for the farm of 40 acres or less under the plow, the crops mentioned will prove of the most ad- vantage as the principal field crops. In certain locations and under cer- tain conditions farmers may special- 86 o alvantage In vegetables and small fruits, but as yet the field for th is limited. . Ever since taking charge of the work there it has been the conten- tion of Supt. McGuire that the small farm, well tilled, is greatly to be pre- ferred to large clearings of less in- tensive cultivation. In this connec- tion the report says: “Then necessity of clearing the land compels small fields; but we have found in dairy farming, with the right system of cropping, a farm- er can succeed and make a splendid income with only 12 acres, or even less under the plow. or a man with little capital and not much help in is family, who is to begin a farm in the timbered section, 40 acres of good land is sufficient, and it is generally a misfortune for such a man to pur- chase over 80 acres of unimproved land in that the purchase of the 1and takes the capital which is required to prepare and improve the land for profitable production.” JOHN FOX DEAD GOTHAM Was Noted New York Politician of Oid School Type. New York, Jan. 20.—John Fox, for sixteen years president of the Demo- cratic club, former congressman from this city and state senator in 1874, died at his iate home of pneumonia. Mr. Fox had been dangerously ill for several days. Shortly before his death, however, he seemed to im- prove. Mr. Fox, who was a very wealthy man, was seventy-eight years old. For nearly fifty years he was a prominent figure in politics in New York. He was considered one of Richard Cro- ker's closest friends and frequently journeyed to Ireland to see the ex- chief. e ol e e Kl fodlodeh b CLUB TO DISSUADE SUICIDE PLANNERS: Paterson, N. J., Jan. 20.—Any person who fears that some day he would welcome death is invited to join the newly or- ganized Paterson® Anti-Suicide association. The aim of the association is to make existence so delight” ful for its members that they will banish all thought of sui- vive. Baker is sixty years old and also has a fami He has furnished ! 4. 00, ! fo ofe ole ofe oo ofe oo o ofe oo o B e a0 e i i o e i e e de and will want to live on. SUNDAY SCHOOL AT NEBISH ARGy Enthusiastic Meeting Held There By George A. Malone, ~ George A. Malone, of the Amer- ican Sunday School Union, has re- turned from Nebish where he or- ganized a Sunday school. The meet- ing _held for the purpose was well attended. The officers for the school were elected as follows: Superin- tendent, J. D. Hamlin; assistant su- perintendent, Mrs. J. L. Higgins; secretary, Mrs. C. N. Thompson; Treasurer, James Morris. Four clas- ses were formed. The organiation will be known as the Nebish Union Sunday School. £ SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING Association of West Distriot of Bel- trami County To Hold Convention Here Tomorrow. Afternoon SEVERAL RECEIVE DIPLOMAS Those in charge of the convention of the West District Beltrami County Sunday School association have an- nounced the program which will be held in the Methodist church, tomor- row afternoon and evening, Several members of the Star Teachers’ Train- ing Class will receive their diplomas, there being Mesdames A. A. Richard- son, H. J. Botting, F. G. Schadegg, and Edward Anderson. The class colors are yellow and white and the class motto, Daniel 12-3. ‘And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righeousness, as the stars forever and’ ever.” Mrs. M. Phibbs is the teacher. Afternoon. 2:30—Praise Service—Rev. cock. Pea- 5—The Home Department— Mrs. C. E. Battles. 00—<Class Organization for Men and Women—Rev. J. H. Farey. :15—Musie. 25—Class Organization for Young People—Mrs. J. M, Freeburg. 3:40-—Elementary Work—Mrs. M. Phibbs, 4:00—Business—Electlon of Offi- cers. Evening. Prelude ...Mrs. W. P. Dyer Hymn—“Will There Be Any Stars” - Audience 4, .., Prayer and Scripture ........... Rev. Chas. Chandler Solo—*“Jesus Thou Art Standing” Mrs. W. Z. Robinson Address—“The Greatest Need of the Church—Trained Bible Teachers” Rev. Gilman Violin Solo ....Mrs. C. R. Sanborn Paper—“What Teacher Training Means to Me” ..........o;e Mrs. A. A. Richardson Duet—*“Life's Sea” ..........e.. Mesdames E. F. Stevens and E. E. McGregor Presentation of Diplomes ....... Mrs. M. Phibbs Talk—“How Anyone May Become a Trained Worker”...... Co. Training Teacher Supt. Mrs. F. Head Teacher Training Rally ........ Hymn—Higher Ground”’-—Audience Benediction Postlude ........Mrs. W. P. Dyer MAY SEEK GOVERNORSHIP Miss Fern Hobbs Would 8it in Ex- ecutive Chair. Salem, Ore., Jan. 20.—Those who have been watching the course of politics at the statehouse for the last year are predicting that Miss Fern Hobbs, private secretary to Governor West, who led the invading forces to Copperfleld recently when all saloons were closed, is not an unlikely candi- date. There is nothing in the comstitution ot the state of Oregon to prevent a ‘woman from being governor. Frank Slipp Sells ki A deal was completed last week whereby Frank H. Slipp and his wife, who have conducted the Baudette hotel the past two years, retire and Kyler & Young take over the place. Mr. and Mrs. Slipp are well known to the travelling trade and have made a great number of friends during their stay at Baudefte. Mr. Slipp expects to engage in the real estate business and will probably have an R LR R R R X office at Baudette. “|BEMIDJI TO VOTE ON SALOON QUESTION Petition Being Circulated And “Dry” Advocates Claim That Possibility Of Passing Is Good CHIEF ISSUE OF CAMPAIGN Those Favoring Wiping Out Of Drink- ing Parlors Urging Support—Never Put To Voters Before For the the first time in the h;s— tory of Bemidji, this city will vote on the seventeenth day of next month as to whether the saloons shall be voted out. Never before has the question been put to the voters, but that it will this year there is not now a doubt. A petition is being cir- culated today for the purpose of se- curing signatures of those who wish the matter to be put up to the voters, and it will be filed with the city clerk in the near future. That the question would be one of the campaign issues of the spring election has been discussed in polit- ical circles for some weeks, and the circulating of the petition, by Rev. S. E. P, White of the Presbyterian church, and Rev. Gilman of the Methodist chureh did not come as a surprise. Expect Close Vote The ‘issue has many followers in Bemidji, and the question will be made one of the chief issues of the campagin, Not To Give Up “While we do not expect that the salcons will be voted out this year or next,” said an employe of the city,” we are not going to give up. The vote this year will furnish us a work- ing basis, and next year we will be able to make a much better showing I think that the vote will be close.” GOPHERS LOSE. AGAIN Phoenix Bov;vling Team By Victory Last Night Retain Lead In City League—Winners Get 2,529 Pins SPILLERS PLAY CLIPPERS Another win was chalked up to the credit of the Phoenix team of the City when the Gopher five was defeated in a slow but interesting game by 72 pins last night. B. R. Erickson rolled the high score of the evening and Thomas Newton secured high average, with &8 for the three games. Erickson’s score was 217. The score of the game last night was as follows: Bowling " league, Gophers Given 161 184 165 Dennis 104 147 162 Newton 197 200 168 Given N. 141 177 171 Howe 141 177 1M 755 875 827 Total 2,457 pins. Phoenix Cords 125 165 162 Edd 140 167 < — Heffron — — 166 Pfeifer 166 184 197 Brown 165 194 135 Erickson 217 218 168 : 813 898 818 Total 2,629 Pins. Tomorrow the Spillers and Clip- pers will bowl and on Friday night the Bingers and Orioles will roll a postponed game. Standing of the Teams Phoenix 3 1 776 Orioles 2 1 .666 Bingers 2 1 866 Clippers 2 2 -500 Spillers "4 0es ey Gophers [ 3 000 W. G. Schroeder has installed a new Dayton computing scale in his store. 7 Subject of Investigation by Committee of the House. e ——— JUDGE SPEER PROBE BEGUN Congressicnal Investigation at Macon, Ga. Macon, Ga., Jan. 20.—Congressional investigation of charges of official misconduct against Judge Emery Speer of the United States district court was begun here by a subcom- mittee of the house on judiciary. The entire committee later will decide what action, if any, shall be taken. Chairman Webb stated at the cutset that Judge Speer, who was present, would be allowed counsel to examine witnesses. GUENTHER ENTERS RACE Will Be Candidate for Alderman In Third Ward—Petition Now Being Circulated—Opposes Omich. Started CANDIDATES SLOW TO FILE E. L. Guenther will be a candidate for.alderman in the third ward. This announcement was made today, and the petition requiring that his name be placed on the ballot at the Febru- ary election, is practically ready for filng. It is Deing circulated by Thomas Maloy. Not until residents of the third ward urged that he consent to enter the race did Mr. Guenther do so. He says that he does not care to mix up in politics, but that he is willing and anxious to serve the citizens of Jemidji, if no one else in his ward wishes to make the race. ~Mr. Guen- ther says that he does not believe that the office should go to the So- cialists by default. Mr. Guenther will be opposed by J. P. Omich, who was last Sunday nominated to make the race by the Socialist referendum. Mr. Omich wae defeated a year ago by Alderman Bisiar, As yet no candidate for oftice has filed. The reason for the late filing is given as being on account of the expense account law, February 7 is the last day on which any one may file. There will be a contest for ev- ery city office, REFUGEES ARRIVE AT MARFA Over 4,000 Mexicans Will Entrain for Fort Bliss. El1 Paso, Tex., Jan. 20.—The en training at Marfa of the 4,300 refu- gees from Ojinaga, Mex., including the remnant of General Mercado’s divi sion of the federal army, will begin shortly, according tc statements of American officers at Fort Bliss. The head of the column, which marched overland Beventy miles from Presidio, reached Marfa Sunday and the others trailed in during the next twenty-four hours. Supplies for the refugees were placed in the city tents outside Fort Bliss, where the refugees will be quartered as prisoners of war until after the Mexican revolution. a bond of §1, THE CUB - SCOOP reporrer [ THERE DAWGUN YAM 5 DANG -YOURE. CLEAN FOR ONCE (N YQUR. it LAWEE - : The Best Way Is To Have Him Dyed And Be Done With It GOSH HES SO NCE AN’ WHITE HE. S\ N \53\\\\1"%///% S ' Deofactiva Pame GooT 2 o 30 ALEAN-HE. P MAVES < : =B Ao ) H0RN LoOK Lie o = A aFrean /1B 2 = 2 - 3> s < « CITY HALL DOOR LOCKED 70 SIMS Unable To Gain Entrance For Anti- Catholic Lecture Advertised For Last Night and Talks From Steps “FREE SPEECH GOING,” HE SA City. Attorney Russell, 8till Main- i teins That Public Place Cannot Be Used For Seotarian Purposes That the city of Bemidji will be made defendant to a law suit because of the refusal to permit Walter Sims anti-Catholic speaker, to lecture, was the announcement made by the. lec- turer from the steps of the city hall last evenng. : Two padlocks were found on the door of the hall when it was visited by Mr. Sims, and his Bemidji mana- ger, M. E. Ibertson. W. A. Walker, who has charge of the city hall nights, was requested to ‘produge the key, but could not. Mr. Ibertson then said that as the rent had been paid for the hall, a request made for the key, and the non-filling of the contract made with the city clerk, the city of Bemidji would be made to pay for the insult. Sims Talks . Mr. Sims then went to the front steps of the hall and said that his lecture would of course have to be postponed. But that a contract had ‘been broken and the city would have to stand for the consequences. He said that his talks were not against any religion and he challenged any priest of the city to meet him in a debate on, “The Pope and Politics.” That freedom of speech is rapidly becomeing a thing of the past and that in the near fufure there will ‘practically be none at all, if the Ca- tholics are not checked in their efforts to secure political control, was point- ed out by the talker. Will Remain Here He made the statement that the city would be defendant in an action’ brought for breaking a contract. While it had been expected that the, lectures would not be given here be- cause of the incident last night, such will not be the case. The first one will be given this evening, and according to Mr, Sims, in the city hall. Door To Remain Locked But such will not be the case if Mr. Russell has his way about the matter. Mr. Russell maintains his position as taken yesterday when he said that a public place cannot be used for sectarian purposes, and says that only judicial action can force the unlocking of the hall to Mr. Sims and his followers. x Public Divided Public opinion is about evenly di- vided on the matter many claiming that the hall should have been turn- ed over for the lectures and others feeling that the action taken was correct. START WORK ON COMEDY “College Widow” Material Arrives and Meeting Will Be Held This Evening To Arrange Plans, MANY SHOW INTEREST IN PLAY That the “College Widow” will soon make Bemidji a visit, was made certain this morning, Ralph Lycan, president of the Athletic club, having received the manuscript, and the ma- terial for the staging of-the produc- tion, ; i In order that the play may be giv- en here a $50 royalfy must be paid, and this is assurance alone that the play is not produced everywhere. “There has never been a college play, including “Strongheart,” which has made such a hit¥and attracted such packed houses as did “The Col- ledge Widow,” when it was played in the twin cities. 1t is full of life from the first rise of the curtain. The play has its love affairs, of course, as do all college plays. No one should miss seefng “The College Widow.” At° 8 o'clock this evening there wilt be a meeting at the club rooms, and all those who are interested in the play should be in attendance, Plans for the production will be dis- cussed, and arrangements made. While it is not expected that the parts will be given out this evening, everyone is urged to attend. Celebrate Lee Anniversary. ! Richmond, Va., Jan. 20.—Through- out the South, and notaby in Virginia, the 107th anniversary of the birth of General Robert E. Lee {8 being fitting- 1y observed. Practically all industrial activity ceased for part of the day, and banks, public and private schools, -and many business and manufacturing, ; -plants were closed. 5 —