Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 27, 1914, Page 1

s W 5 § ", vox.mmun %30, *flt DOES NOT FAVOR INCREASED RATES President Wilson Says That Rail- roads Must Await Investigation By Commission Before He Will Act “HE HAS NOT- YET LET UP” Says Cong. Tavenner In Speaking of Chief Executive’s Attitude In Deal- ing With Special Privileges From Congressman C, H. Tavenner 27.—There is a lot of loose talk going the rounds in Washington that the President has “let up on special privilege and that the administration, having put through the chief measures to which it was pledged, is now prepared to forgive and forget past offenses by the rich malefactors and is intend- ing to let things drift along much as they have been permitted to do in the past. Washington, January Some of this gossip i by well-interested pe letting their wishes father their thoughts. They that the tariff and currency laws have not para- d the nation, and now they are ng to whoop up the stock market being spread s who are see and inaugurate a business boom. If this gossip were confined to Washington it would do no particular harm. But' unfortunately it is picked up by the newspapers and seattered throughout the country. The result is that the people who clected President Wilson to end the cconomic injusticess which they have | suffercd and are suffering, are like- | ly to have the feeling that they have| been deserted. In line with this sort of idle gos- sip were the recerit newspaper arti- cles that there would be no tr legislation during the present s sion. This rumor was quite gen ally credited here, but it arose when President Wilson was out of the city. When he returned the correspondents who had telegraphed this “news” were ruefully compelled to acknowl- cdge that they were mistaken, There is now another rumor of the same sort going the rounds. It is that the President will use his influ- ence with the Interstate Comm Commission to have the five per cont | Increase In vailroad freight tes granted. Some of the Wiseacres | studying the President's trust mes-| sage read his: comment In the inti- mate connection between railroad and general prosperity, and, knowing that there has been a considerable ill“lh‘ ence brought to bear on Mr. Wilson | to have him sanction the rate in- crease, made the deductlon that he has yielded. The fact is that this rumor, like its | predecessor, is absolutely false, The | President has no intention of inter- fering in any way wilh the Commis- sion. 1 cannot honorably reveal my | gource of information as to Mr, son's attitude, but the tion is the exact truth, Wil- above a A number of Democrats, and infiu-| ential Democrats, 1 regret to say, have been to see Mr. Wilson and have urged him to take a stand in favor of the increased rn'.('sl But these men put political expediency before patriotic statesmanship. (Their ar- gument is that, whether increased rates are justified or mnot, to grant them will be to bring about a bus ness boom which the Democratic par ty in the campaign next fall could attribute to the tariff and currency. But Woodrow Wilson is not that| kind of a statesman. He has told his | callers plainly that his legislation must stand on its own merits. As for the railroads, they must justify their request for increased rates before llmY Commission, if they are to have their | request granted. There will be no executive interference. The President’s position is simply this: if the facts are as the railroads claim, then tile Increased rates should be granted; but if the investigation shows that increased rates are neces® mply to pay dividends on wat- there is no justification 1t is a question of ered st for the increases. fact for the Commission. Another bit of moonshine Is the story that if the railroads accept the President’s program of having the; Commission regulate railroad finan- ces, he, in return, will intercede for the increased rates. Unclaimed Letters List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED" for week ending Janua 26th 1914, Men. Bass, Mr. Wil- liam; Canfield, Mr. Blain; Combs, Mr. Walter; Cummins, Mr. Arthur; Dohnt, Mr. Emil; Hendrickson, A. C.; Hough, J. W.; Hoffberg, Mr. Ber- nard; Hagen, Mr. Cail C.; Kawn, Mr. Joe; Kieckhiefer, Mr. Chas; Lo, Mr. Emil; Linder, Mr. F. R.; MeNally, Mr, M.; Parker, Mr. Lyons T.; (2) Stewart, Mr.* Harlan; Tkasponko, Henry; Van Horn, Mr. Walter; Web- bens, Mr. B. Brown, Miss Gladys, |POWELL ASSISTS WITH WORK - |man of the general committee, com- | Malone. | Norman Kittleson, lea tnat {the work. HENRY D. CLAYTON. Alabama Congressman Active In Secking Anti-Trust Legislation. Photo by American Press Association. —_— _ KILLED BY STRAY BULLET Another Victim in Battle Between Gotham Gunmen. New York, Jan. 27.—Gangsters claimed another innocent victim here when a s bullet fired during a battle bel en the “Giallary”’ and O’Rourke gangs ki'led Israel Asofsky, aged thirty-three. Three weeks ago another b ander was killed during a fight between the same gangs. Police took extra precautions to | prevent inte rfor&'nae of gangmen when the tri 's was resumed in Judge N ourt. PREPARING FOR CONGRESS Bemidji Young Men Form Commit- tees to Care for Visiting Lads Dur- ing Alexander’s Visit, With the a stance of A. T. Pow- ll, the young men of Bemidji formed o temporary organization comprised f five committees whose duty it will Le to care for the boys who will visit Bemidji next month when the “Boys’ Congre At the business men were called upon for short speeches and assured the boys that if any a: make the e will be held in this ecity. meeting last evening several istance was needed to ent a success the entire Commercial club and all of the busi- ness men were willing to support them, The following committees were pointed with C. W. Warfield, chair- prising the chairman of other com- mittees: Publicity Committee, Mayne Stanton, chairman, Edwin Simons, Lester Achenbach, Fred Cutter and J. Reception Committee, E. C. Stiles, chairman, Delbert Elletson, Ray Hannah, Robert Shaw, Fred Gra- ham and Barle Riley. Banquet Com- mittee, F. A. Wilson, chairman, Ray Lord, Julius Miller, J. Malone, James Given and Ralph Johnson. Enter- nment Committee, Nat Given, airman, Herbert Warfield, Eld- ridge Lord, Hovey Lord, John Steck 1an, Glen Conger, Maurice Witting, Willlam Ward, Cris Newman and Bemidji boys have shown consider- able enthusiasm and when called up- on last evening to express their ideas concerning the matter, plainly show- they felt honored at being picked as the most capable in the northern part of the state to do This feeling was aroused by the fact that only Bemidji and St. Paul will be honored by a visit om John Alexander, who is known as the greatest worker among boys in the United States. Ty George Berthianme, bride foreman of the Dakota division of the Great SHERMANTOTRY ANOTHER PLAN Will Send Twenty-five Permanent Exhibits 0f Minnesota Farm Pro- ducts to Points in Several States MUST HAVE MORE MATERIAL Immigration Commissioner Says Car- load Of Products Secured This Year Practically All Used Up Twenty-five permanent exhibits of Minnesota farm products will be ship- ped this week from thé Minnesota State Exhibit Room to points in Towa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota. The exhibits consist of bundles of Wwheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, clover, alfalfa, timothy, millet and many wild grasses. In each exhibit twenty- five ears of Minnesota’s choicest corn will be displayed, together with a printed statement showing Minneso- ta’s 1913 crop yield. Make 'Application The conditions whereby these ex- hibits are furnished are that parties making application for them from other states are dealing in Minnesota lands; that they must maintain an of- fice in a public place, and the.Min- nesota exhibit must be tastefully ar- ranged on the walls of their office. On each bundle of grain a tag is securely fastened showing that the product comes from Minnesota and was gathered by the Minnesota State Board of Immigration. Each exhibit is capable of occuyping about sixty square feet of wall space, and plenty of Minnesota literature will accom- pany the exhibits for distribution. Trying Out Plan “I am just trying this out,” said Fred D. Sherman, Commissioner of Immigration, last sight, “and if it proves as successful as I anticipate next year I shall try and place five times as many of these exhibits, pro- viding 1 can secure the necessary products. We had over one carload of exhibit material this year when we started moking shows, but it is nearly all gone and twenty-five ex- hibits are all that the department will eb able to place this year.” VIRGINIA NEXT ON LIST — Mohami Five To Play In Bemidji On Friday And Saturday Bemidji basket ball rooters will be given an opportunity to witness an- other contest that will attract at- tention from championship teams when the Bemidji Athletics meet the Virginia Mohami club in this city on Friday and Saturday of this week. Both teams are of the cham- pionship type and are in the pink of conditon. Should victory fall to Bemidji in these contests it will be but a question of time before they meet the Ascensions of Minneapolis for the championship of the state. STORM SWcefS THE COAST Causes Much Damage to Shipping on the Pacific. San Francisco, Jan. 27.—A rain and wind storm swept the Pacific coast from Southern California to the Brit- ish Columbia border. It caused much damage to shipping, though no serl- ous mishaps at sea have been report- ed. Warm rains have melted the snow in the mountains, causing the rivers to rise rapidly. The Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers have bioken through their banks and flooded the lowlands. Vessel Lost, Sailors Saved. Halifax, N. S,, Jan. 27.—The Glouces- ter fishing schooner = Selma was wrecked off Mengner’s Beach, east of Halifax. The eighteen members of the crew reached shore in safety, but the vessel will be a total loss. It is owned by the Maritime Shipping com. pany of Gloucester. + Swedberg-Hedglin At the Presbyterian manse at 10:30 this morning occurred the mar- riage of Miss Leora M. Hedglin of Blackduck and A. H. Swedberg of Northern, spent the week end with his nephew, Ed. Millette. He has re- turned to Grand Forks. THE CUB REPORTER (2) Clark, Mrs. Vivian; Enens, Mrs, H.; Humie, Miss Amanda; Lyman, Mrs, F, L.; Nowmiun, Mrs. Mary; Nowman, Miss Birdie, |ing. ! make their future home in Redby. " Defective Paae Redby, Rev. S. B. P. White officiat- Mr. and Mrs. Swedberg will * ORIGINALOFBOQ CHARAE- TER DIES. London, Jan. 27.-—Announce- ment was, made here of the death in North® Wales of Rev. Bulkeley Owen Joues, chancel- lor “of the Cathedral of St Asaph. He was ninety years old. Rev. Mr. Jones was the original “Slofler Willtams,” a character in Hughes’ ‘“Tom L * * * + -+ o+ * + +* +* Brown’s School Dly)u + dedd bbb bbbbb bt RSO A & S Over Heated Stove Ignites Wood Pile In 0ld Byberg. i!Iildmg What promised wie a big fire was quickly quenched! yesterday by the Bemidji Fire D ‘tment when they were called to the old John Ry- berg building on secand street. An over heated stove had started a blaze in a wood pile and only by quick action was the flame prevented from spreading. No damage was done further than th? charring of the walls in one room. FAST SKATERS COMING Crookston Hockey Tfiin to Meet Be- midji Seven Sunday. Afternoon— - Visitors Confident of Victory PUCK CHASERS ASTIC Sunday afternoon A‘Bemldjl sport enthusiasts will be|given a rare treat when they will' witness a hoc- key contest between the Crookston All star city team and'a sgven ‘comprised of the best skaters of their city. The Polk County aggregation is out for the championship, and belleve that no team in the state excel them in chasing the puck. * With Watt, Arm- strong, Scarrot, Newton Brothers and others in the lifie’up for Be- midjl the supporters "of the local team belive that the contest will be about evenly matched. In commenting upon the game the Crookston Times says, “Bemidji has a strong team but it is generally thought that Crookston will carry off the bacon.” The Bemidji boys do not agree with this and are now working every evening: to. perfect plays and prepare {8f “their- eppon~ ents. The lineup for both teams will be as follows: Crookston Bemidji Boyd ..... ...Goal Scarrot Hanson ......Point DeRushia Neksib .C.P. .......Ripplp Herbert v eeeieeee. . Watt Fisher . Rov er .G. Armstrong Carlson .....R. W. ..Tom Newton Peterson ......L. W.,..D Newton ONION GROWERS ELECT Officers of Association Named for the Ensting Year with Al H. Jester As President—Lunn Manager YEAR HAS BEEN PROFITABLE At a meeting of the Onion Growers’ association held yesterday afternoon at the company office, officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President . A, H, Jester Vice President . .V. M. Owen The past year has been a profitable one for the association and its mem- ‘|vers are very enthusiastic over the outlook. The only drawback has been: that more orders for carloads of vegetables have been received than can be filled. Manager Lunn of the association sald that the farmers around here are not raising enough to supply the demand in one wand of Winnipeg. The members of the association will' encourage the farmers to Increase their acreage this coming year, es- Pecially onions and cabbage. He will endeavor to obtein a standard seed and to encourage all to use the same variety, so when they come fo market their crops in the fall, there will not be so many different kinds, and a better price will be obtained. EEA kAR ++++| 5 i WAS VICTlM OF AN UNKNOWNINFLUENCE McDonald, While In Witness Chair, Testifies That He Purchased Fur- niture for Defendant fmn DEPOSITIONS INTRODUCED Bring Forth Interesting Story Of Episodes In London, Paris, Berlin And America The close of the plaintiff’s side of the Mitchell W, McDonald . versus Amber Hamilton MacMillan case has not yet been reached and the taking of the testimony promises to take Judge Stanton’s other week. Hundreds of pages of depositions are being read into the record to dis- close the acts of the defendant from 1903 to 1910, much of which, is in- ternational in scope and reveals epis- odes in London, Paris, Berlin and America. That she was married in 1904 to- Alexander Tourney, while in England, from whom ghe was after- ward divorced is admitted by her. She indignantly denies, however, that she also became the wife, while In Great Britain, of Mr. James Green- wood, which allegation is made by the plaintjff. Sold Much Stock Some of the depositions seek to prove that while in London the de- fendant was successful in the sale of stock in the Ozark Mining company, an American gold mining venture and that she also floated consider- able Teaxs oil stock. Many of these depositions are adorned with photo- graphs of the defendant as exhibits to prove her identity. A Mysterious Influence ‘Mr. McDonald, while under cross examination by Mr. Larrabee yester- day admitted that in October 1908 he paid $1,190 to a Kansas City furni- ture firm for household furniture de- livered to the defendant, as his wife, at her home in Kansas City. He in- sisted, however, that this generosity on his part was caused by some sub tle and mysterious influence which she exercised over him though eight Hundred * mfles” away, and that his’ mental state was such that he did not know what he was doing. A, P. White On Stand Marshall Ewell, much famed handwriting expert of Chi- cago is here on the part of the iplaintiff to give his opinion as to ‘whether Mr. McDonald did sign the name “Arthur Charles McDonald” to the marriage record at Windser, Canada, in May 1908. At Grand Rap- ids, a few days ago, A. P. White, of this city, testified that, in his opin- fon, the'signature was written by Mr. McDonald. attention for .an- Another Farmers Club A number of prominent farmers met at the Central high school build- ing at Hines and took preliminary steps for the organization of a farm- ers club. The temporary Secretary, F. W. Jameson, was Instructed to communicate with the Agricultural Extension Division of the State Uni- versity, asking for a speaker to be sent to Hines in the near future, at which time a permanent organiza- tion will be effected. The settlers are beginning to realize that the suc- cess of the modern farmer is largely due to co-operation along scientific methods of farming and systematic marketing. A number of public spirited men from Bemidji and Blackduck will also attend the meet- ings. The last year witnessed a large immigration around - Hines vicinity and prospects are very fa- vorable for a still larger number of incoming settlers their year. Serves Injunction A. P. Bacon, editor of the Pilager Herald, has served an injunction on the Cass county commissioners be- cause of their having turned down ‘his bid for the county printing, al- leging that they gave it to a much higher bidder. The case has been placed in the hands of Swanson and Swanson, a Brainerd law firm. Look Who's Here - “The: Practlcal Housekeeping Edltor” Former Partner of Tammany Chief Faces Graft Accusations. This i8 James E. Gaffney, former partner of Boss Murphy in the con- tracting business. Sulzer ‘has testl- fled that his exclusion of Gaffney from canal contracts caused the governor’s impeachment. Jim Stewart, a $3,000,- 000 canal contractor, has testified that a “James E. Gaffney” demanded a $150,000 gift from him. United States Senator O'Gorman was counsel” for Stewart and, according to Sulzer, went to Boss Murphy when his client was held up and induced Murphy to call oft Gaffney. Harry B. Hanger, who had “trouble” over his $3,492, 511 contract on the aqueduct, has tes- tified that he paid Guffney $30,000 for “advice.”” ' The payment was made in currency. He had no further. “trou- ble” and said the $30,000 was well spent. MAYOR'S PETITION OUT McCuaig Announced That He Will Again Seek Election—Rhea, Stein And Lloyd Petitions Out NEW CANDIDATES MAY ENTER Assurance that Willlam McCuaig Wil 'be’ a“candidate for re-election as mayor at the polls in February, was given today when his petition, to- gether with those of George Stein, city clerk, George Rhea, city treas- urer, and Thomas Lloyd, aseessor, were placed in circulation by Thomas Maloy. While McCuaig has at no time de- nied that he would be a.candidate for re-election, the circulation of his pe- tition makes it practically a certain- ty that his name will be placed on the ballot. He will not have any opposition other than from B. W. Hannah, the socialist, who was nom- inated by ‘a referendum vote a week ago, and who is now the only soclal- ist on the city council. As Mr. Mc- Cuaig was elected a year ago in a three-cornered fight it is expected that his majority this year will be larger than at that time. There is only one Socialist, with Mr. Hannah excepted, now holding public office in the city government, this being 'Judge Crowell of the municipal court, who will hold office for three more years. Judge Crowell was elected in a five-contestant scrap last year, when he was given a plurality of two votes. The other three officials whose pe- titions are now being circulated will be oposed by Socialists only, and their election is assured. Developments of the last few days indicate that new candidates may be announced for alderman in the first and third wards. While such a con- dition of affairs would not likely ef- fect the election of a non-Socialist in the first ward, the third ward would be more serious, The vicinity in- cluded in the third ward is considered the Socialist stronghold, and in & three cornered fight, the Socialist candidate would undoubtedly be el- ected. Howard as E. L. Guenther is the popular candidate for the position prospective contestants may be urged not to run. - By"HOP’ COUNCIL FIXES SALARIES FOR 194 |oTHERS REMAIN THE sAME Room—Three Saloon License Ap- plications Are Granted _— But one official on the Bemidjl pay roll will receive less for his services during the coming year than for the last eighteen months, this belng the clerk of the municipal court, the sal- ary committee having recommended to the council that the pay be cut from $75 per month to $35. Two other salaries were raised, these being that of the city clerk from $90 to $100 per month and that of the city assessor from $300 to $500 per month, this change be- ing caused by the fact that both personal and real estate property must be taxed during the new year. Clerk Stein’s salary was raised be- cause of the decrease in fees caused by several new laws which will go into effect this year. Hannah Causes Stir “I would like to ask the.city attor- ney if the work of the clerk will not be as heavy during the next year as during the past,” said Alderman Hannah, the only Socialist on the city counecil, To this P. J. Russel, city attorney, replied, city increases, the work of the court will necessarily increase, further than this I have no recommendations to make.” “I understand that, but I would like to ask the salary committee, which is the same as set the salaries a year ago, why the eclerk is not worth as much to the clty today as he was a year ago today.” Sherm Bailey, alderman of the sec- ond ward, and a members of the sal- ary committee, readily answered, “I have spoken to many of the lawyers of the city, and find that they absolu- tely refuse to take their civil actions before the present municipal court, this of course takes a large amount of costs from the receipts of the court (during the year. I algo find that the fines imposed are much lighter than chould be the case.” Suggests Larger Cut X The suggestion was made that the clerks salary be cut to $26 but the motion was not seconded. The other salaries were fixed for ‘the coming year as follows; city at- torney, $75; treasurer, $40; street commissioner, $80; driver fire de- partment, $100; janitress dormitory, $10; engineer fire department and day janitor, $75; night janitor, $70; chief police, $85; patrolmen, $76; water clerk, $75;. Librarian, $40; library janitor, $15; city engineer, $6 per day actual service; assessor, $500. Favors Decrease “I am in favor of cutting the sal- arles and as long as we can get a clerk for $35 a month, I think that is enough, and when we can’t we'll raise the ealary,” commented Alder- man Moberg. Hannah then requested why the cut was made at this time, and to this question Alderman Bailey answered, “When Malzahn was mayor he rec- ommended that the clerk’s salary should be reduced but the counecil saw fit to try the new plan, and not until now have we declded that it was too much.” The saloon license applications of M.. Gustafson, J. W. Oppie and John Bye were granted. Amendments Not Mentioned No mention was made by any of the aldermen concerning the amend- ments which were to have been voted on at the city election, but which will not be placed on the ballot be- - cause the first pubMshed notice was printed one day too late, On motion of Alderman Smart and Beconded by Alderman Hannah the council voted to again aid in the keeping up of the rest room, and will continue to pay $10 & month during the coming year. The aldermen all ‘appeared to favor the rest room and believed that it was a paying pro- position. i ANOTHER DANCE FRIDAY TU. C. T. To Give Last Hop of Series— Have Been A Success Invitations have been issued for the last dance of the series which are being given by the Bemidjt U. C. T. this winter. The final dance will be given Friday night. The dances ‘have been a sucess, and the affair ¥ri- day night will not be lacking in Dleasure for those who attend. Joint Installation of the Royal Neighbors and Wood- mflmvnnlu - “As -the population of the = | There will be a_joint installation *