Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 4, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11. No. 262, CONGRESS WOULD END PRICE FIXING - Judiciary Committee Up Against Per- plexing Proposition In Considering Certain Trust Bills STRONG ARGUMENT GIVEN New York Woman Tells of Advantages s Of System And Says Housewife Can Thereby Standardize Purchases From Congressman C. H. Tavenner, Washington, March 4—One of the perplexing problems in front of the Judiclary Committee, which is con- sidering certain of the trust bills, is the question of price fixing on stand- ardized and advertised articles. The tentative bill as drawn forbids this practice. It goes on the theory that when the retailer buys & trade-mark- ed standard article, the full title ‘passes with the article, and it then becomes a restraint of trade for the manufacturer to compel the retailer to sell that article at a specified re- tail price. The committee, in advocating this provision has in mind food stuffs, particularly when these articles are controlled by monoplies. When price fixing is permitted by law the manu- facturer comes into possession of & ! powerful weapon—the boycott. That is, if the retaller sells below the price fixed by the manufacturer, the latter can refuse to allow the retailer to deal in that article. But there is undoubtedly - strong argument on both sides of this pro- position, and before the Committee lhave come representatives of many N firms, some of them who are fight- ing monopolies, pleading for the right to fix prices. The Committee had @ unique wit- " ness in Mrs. Christine Frederick, of New York, who came as the represen- tative of the Housewives’ League. As ' a consumer, Mrs. Ferderick spoke in favor of the practice of price fixing, as being more of a benefit than an injury to the consumer. Incidentally (g she condemned the department store bargain sale in strong terms, and de- clared that Germany has adopted laws forbldding retailers to cut prices on ‘standard goods. “My object as a consumer,” said Mrs. Frederick, “is to get the greatest value for my money with least expen- diture of time and effort. In order to do this I have found it essential that I standardize my purchases. I ‘have found it was wasteful of time and expensive in money to make an analysis of an article as to size, quan- tity, quality and price every time I go to the store to buy. I must do this unless T stick to a brand. I lose money when I have no standards. “Experience has taught me that the manufacturer’s mark offers me my maximum guaranty as a consu. mer. The trade-mark is that sign by which I can standardize my pur- chases. The manufacturer’s trade- mark assures me of five vital things which nothing else could do so strai- ghtfordwardly and logically: (1), quality, (2) manufacturer’s name, . (3) price, (4) size and weight, (5) place of manufacture. “The trade-mark is my protection and convenience, because it is some port of a guaranty by the manufac- turer that he will continue these de- finite standards of quality and price at any time and place. The trade- mark identifies both quality and lack of quality—value or lack of value. There,is a trade-marked, well well- known brand of women’s hosiery which I have found undesirable. I will not buy them again. The trade- mark and the set price may be a guide against inferiority as well as b for excellence.” Mrs. Frederick then went on 0 denounce the practice of special bar- gains in which standards advertised e goods are sold below cost, declaring that this practice is just as morally reprehensible from a business stand- point as for the Standard Oil Co. to/. fsell oil below cost in a community to drive out competition. “I have yet to find a single in- stance,” she said, “where the cutting of the price has not been used as a balt or lure to induce me to go into ‘the store to buy unstandardized goods on which the dealers have so much - more profit. I have found the dealer greatly disappointed, even - impolite, because he could sell - me nothing more” WILL GIVE MASQUERADE W. B. MacLachlan Plans Poverty Ball For March 18. v On Wednesday, March 18. W. B. MacLaocnlan will give a poverty mas- - rquerade hall in the Athletic Club hall .4 for whichi plans are now being made. “For the ady and gentleman dressed in the most suitable costume for this ievent priges will be awarded. Special music will be furnished and Mr. Mac- Lachlan will make extra efforts - to make this event the moat attractive | oo somee ]| SCHEERS PRAISES Command of Army In Hawali. e pocaan COMPLETE g m"mm tion for Governor of Minnesota. ; 2 e Because officer menm of the —______—————— | F. R. Crane of Great Northern Exten- | Bemidj! police force refused to accept D i Supt. A. J. [ drink proffered by Ira ' Botting, sion .ep t, and p a3 Tuesday noon at the Nicollet hotel, MoGuire To Speak—Free Dinner o jatter was & deféndant in a case _— i before Judge Crowell in . Municipal gp | court yesterday. SPECIAL NUMBERS : PROVIDED ‘According to local authorities, of- ; ficer Brown was called to the Nicol- Miss Mabel Olson Will Give Cooking |let hotel to'inelst orl the paymient of . B @ board bill. Botting and a pal Demonstration to Which Women of known as Charles I%Jhnm, were at Bemidji Are Invited the hotel and immediately started trouble, Profane language: tigured prominently in the Speeches made by |: the defendant and when some rather insinuating remarks were '‘made to- wards Mr. Brown the arrest' resulted, A verdict was returned in favor of the state and a fine of five dollars and costs, in all $1§, was imposed. Henry Flunkley appeared - for Bot- ting and it is understood that he will appeal. - The defendant was released on a $560 bail. - - 2 Bresident of Northern ‘Editorial As-- sociation Says Opportunity Of This “City Could Not Be Excelled - Young Man Claims Damages Amount- ing to $2,999 for Loss of Hearing ~ —Fell From Car of Logs TALKS AT COMMERCIAL CLUB Pledges- Assistance 0f Akeley In Se- . ouring Night Servioe On Great Nor- thern Line—After Hatchery GEORGE KREATZ GIVEN VERDICT Bemidji Controctor Awarded $3,000 By Jury—Sued Attorney MoDonald for Neglecting to Foreclose Lein Damages to the extent of $2,999 are claimed in a suit now being’ trled in distriot court before Judge C. W. Stanton. - Orville Titus, 23 years of age, now engaged in the insurance business in Bemidji, seeks to recover the amount stated as a result of an injury he’ received about-a year ago when he was in the employ of the Crookston Lumber company. The plaintiff. claims that while in the performance of his dutfes on January 21,.1913, that he fell from a car of logs which he was unloading) in such commigssioner, was in attendance at a manner that it has resulted in the the meeting of the Commercial last total 1oss of his hearing in his right| @1ma by American Press Association. |evening an in addressing the mem- ear, and also that his health is not The United States army forces in 'bers of that organization said: “I can - as good as formerly. Hawall are to be increased from 8,000|RO0t conceive of a city with greater George Simpson, formerly attorney | ¢, 14000 or 16,000, as soon as the|Possibilities and opportunities -than géneral, but now a member of the|troops can be transported from the|thos possessed by Bemidji. We all are Minneapolis law firm of Powell & | United States, according to Major|beginning to look upon this city as Simpson, is in charge of the case for | General Willlam H. Carter, who has|the business centre of northern Min- the lumber company, while Carl Heft- just. sailed from San Francisco for ndsota, and the time is ripe for the ro, an attorney of this city, repre- g“’l:‘;lo‘::“o:" H""“;’;‘e command of thely,,oters of this community to work sents Titus. 2 ey with only one point in view, the pro- _ Experts To Testify. gress of Bemidji. This city is destin- Dr. Thomas Mobuvitt. of st Paut,| CHARGES ARE DISMISSED ad to some day be one of the largest Bueford M. Gile, agriculturist of the Bemidji schools, this morning an- nounced the program which will be given at the Tarmers’ Institute wiich is to be held in the high school uilding Saturday morning and af- ternoon. A program of unusual in- terest has been arranged, and will be instructive to both men and wo- men. A larger attendance than at any former meeting is expected to be}. ] - prdsent at the institute, and the U 1 farmers clubs of this vieinity plan MERC“ANTS UNITE FORCES on being well represented. 3 The meeting will be called to or- : el dosha Rl St Paul, Mareh 4. State Semator 4T 3¢ 10:30 and at noon a free din- Endeavor to Serve Public With Bigger 5 i —State Sel "’ Sl James T. Elwell of Minneapolis filed |1 Will be served those attending| And Better Values—Recognize ‘Ad- with Secretary of State Schmahl for |the meetins. The dinner will be vantage of Co-operation the Republican nomination for gov-|served by the girls of the high school ernor. He is the third man to make |cooking class, under the supervision . formal entry for the race, S. G. Iver-|of Miss Helen Hoover, head of the COMPETE MAIL QRDER HOUSES gon, Republican, and Daniel W. Law-| domestic science department of the ] ; Governor A. O, Eberhart, James A. Miss Newton To Sing {heiilrgt mesHngloMHamInIy ier Peterson of Minneapolis and William | Several special numbers have been | ¢hants held since the ‘banquet pf E. Lee of Long Prairie, are expected arranged for the affair.Miss Margar- |last Thursday evening Wwas ‘held in That no other city in northern Minnesota, is progresslng more rapid- ly or has nearly as many natural ad- vantages or the possibilities that Be- 'midji possesses is the bellef of Charles Scheers, one of Akeley’s most prom- inent business men and president of the Northern Minnesota Editorial As- sociation, s = Mr. Scheers, who has just return- ed from Illnois, where he has been in 'behalf of the commissioners of Hub- bard county as a special immigration ELWELL AGTUALLY IN RACE MIll City Man Seekl Governouhlp of Minnesota. to fille soon. i ; N ities in the stat g Newton, supervisor of music in lub ] X c e state. 23 The ftng of Senstor Kiwell Was Hot f}t, li)calnschol;Tsvai;.l s ‘will the Commercial ¢! uJ rooms Tuesday|who J?s' an cye, ear, nose i1:;1«! t.hrc;at Indictments Against So Called Tam. b a surprise. In fact he was the first|"¢ ¢ R L% afternoon for the transaction of con- |specialist, has a nation-wide reputa- many Bagman Dropped. Pledges Support Harriet Davids, Myrtle “Neumann, 3 candidate to announce himself for tion, will testify in the case, as will the Republican nomination. Mr. El-|Mona Flesher and Arvilla Kenfield. well after filing announced his plat-|Margaret Anderson will be the ac- : form, the feature of which is his ad-|companiest. city are uniting forces for the sole vocacy; of good roads legislation. A. J. McGuire, superintendent of |purpose of better serving the pub- While in the legislature he introduced |y state experimental farm at|1ic with an endeavor to give bizger and obtained the passage of the “El- o s well good roads law,” which is in Grand Rapids, and Prof. F. R. Crane sinerable important’ bismess. New York, March 4—The indict| Mr. Scheers said that the residents 2 Dr. C. L. Larson, also-of St. Paul, | men¢ charging Everett P. Fowler, thelOf Akeley were willing to aid in caus- well known as an eye and ear ex-|go called: Tammany bagman, with ex-|ing the officials of the Great North- pert. . Dr. McDavitt is now, and for/| tortion,~was dismissed by Supreme|ern to give a night service between many years has been, a member of | Court Justice Vernon M. Davis. Fow-|the twin cities and Bemidji, and that the state board of medical examiners, | 16r, it was charged, obtained 'a DO-|efforts along this line had been made Dr. Rowland Gilmore, who atttended | litical contribution of $260 from Sen-|yop,r. mut without succes. He beliey, The fact that the merchants of this and better values has reached the Prof. A. T. t 5 § eca P. Hull of Cortland, N. Y., who v operation throughout the state. e E;"bk“" Of the Great | ublic ear and results are already | WY during his iliness following | Uoe inochins for state highway con.|¢0> However that should every town S o rthern extension department wi % ” ¥ e oy the injury,” will also testify. tracts, along the line show interest that the 0PPIE IMPROVES "OTEL speak. noticeable. The merchan sérea 2 The jury which was selected to try | ¥ road would give the matter further S - i t of lows: Bric Ives, H. A 2 — The Program that, some co-operative movoron the case follows: , H. A, consideration and would probably - 10:30 a. m.—Song— this nature was necesary in order|Whitney, L. G. Pendergast, E. Des- T0 REMODEL REST RO0M grant the request. A committee con- . Miss Margaret Newton to convince the citizens of this sec- |sert, L. P. Eckstrum, G. F. Ekstadj, sisting of H. H. Mayer and E. H. Pilsener Entirely Remodeled And Re-|10:40 a. m.—Address--A. J. MoGuire | tion that it pays tosbuy mer‘chflfl\dise George Kirk, Soren Knudson, Christ Denu was named to take the matter furnished—32 Room Annex Now- |12—Noon—Free dinner served by |2t home in preference to sending out |Berg, Ed Odegaard, L. T. Otterstad | Woman’s Study Club Plan Purchase up with the Great Northern officlals. = i it. : i nd K. K. Milard. A = The U. C. T, 1so interested 1 Domestic Science girls under, sup- |°f the city for a; e U. C. T. dp also interest n Ready for Use of Patrons ervision of Miss Helen Hoover. They have begun to practice| It is expected-that the trial of the| Of New Furniture and Will Add To ¥ . the proposed new service. . L 1 —p.. Hi~-Song éPhe Crimson.Glow|among themselves what they preach fmatter will take up today and tomor- Attrectiveness of Establishment- A Fislt 1 and are firm believers in the state-|row. e EN e 3 cor ae ~ ) o R FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPEC! of Sunsot, . Harriet Davids and ke 6 W. B. Lakifir acting president. fn > 5 T|* Myrtle Néwinin _accompaniéd by | meRt i i‘;“ffl?v";;’"k “Kreatz Given Verdict MERCHANTS AID ~MOVEMENT [the absence of A" P.White appointed . Margaret Anderson and Arvilla |Of Missour w}llwfn SR “kp ';c_"’ After having deliberated for more F. S. Lycan tto request the state game Tmprovements to the extent of ap- Kentfield. f is good enough for g man to make his| . 19 nours the jury in the case = : and fish commission to designate 1:10 - Reading—“A Scene in a Rail- |money in, it should certainly be good proximately $5,000 have been com- pleted by J. W. Oppie, who a few of George Kreatz, a Bemidji con- After one year of existance the Be- ‘Bemidji as a site for a fish hatchery. tractor, against E. E. McDonald, one |midji rest room, conducted under the|Mr. Lycan was present at the meet- of Bemidji’s most prominent lawyers, supervision of -Woman’s Study club|ing and said that he had talked the way Station”..Miss Vera Backus enough for him ‘to spend ft in.” This 1:20 Demonptration to Women. thought announces a principle that i < d to act 5 : : months ago took over the manage-| | «veee....Mabel H. Olsen. ev‘:‘;;' man canflaflorm ]f’:a u:cm the |Feturned a verdict for the amount & itselt to be & great suc.|MEtter over with members of the com- - ment of the Pilsener hotel. Mr. Op-|1:20 Better Farming, F. R. Crane, oo 18 & T hellot Amons asked by 'the plaintiff, $3,000. Mr, [188 Droven o Re A mission and that the proposition was ple % a man of many years of hotel | St. Paul. merchants that they can in most 0 Iyeroyt; guog to colleot the amount |cess and more than four thousand o, oo o, oG = B0 o the experiece, coming to Bemidji from |2:00 p. m. Boys and Girls Clubs, ., |Stances at least compete with uthe lost by him owing to the neglect of |persons have registered. Of his|cost of establishing a hatchery would Minneapolis where he was connected ..T. A. Erickson, Extension, Div. “‘f‘t‘; L‘;’_e“ “l:‘;“::"s' M:‘z}’:e rz'::;’:’i“zg Mr. McDonald in failing to foreclose [ number not one-is a resident of Be-|be small. The commission is of the with several of the leading hostel-2:40 - Song—Barcaralle—Tales from | V! i il ;‘;’ D s: 1d Keop in ming | Mechanic’s lien on the Merchants | 551 ang the list includes only men |oDinion that Bemidji is an ideal place — ries. Hoffman, Mona Flesher and Arvil- | 1ess the citizens should keep hotel building. The building was for a hatchery. 2 Besides entirely refurnishing and la Kenfield. f that to begin with Bemidji merchants |\ . o4 1y Mr., Kreatz. and Womeh Som o and: faming > are entitled to all the business placed from thig section of the country. In| fact they are entitled to just a little more, item for item than are the mail order houses. The merchant pays taxes, supports your schools, churches, helps build your roads, is always there with do- nations and when you need credit in time of sickness, he cheerfully gives it to you. ‘Not one of these items Temodelg every room of the hotel [2:45 Address. ‘which now comprises 50, an addition _ of 22 rooms has been provided. 3 FORM NEW LAW FIRM Workmen are now completing the re-arrangement of the dining room " and office. The entire building has | A+ A Andrews And John Gibbons To been redecorated, and presents an en-| 0ccupy Suite in Postoffice Block tirely new appearance. The hotel 4 conducted along both | A. A. Andrews and John Gibbons, American and European plans, and is |two prominent attorneys of this city first class in every respect. It is|have formed a new law fim which «.A. J, McGuire, Andrews Closes Case communifties of this section. 2 M. J. Daly of Perham represented [ = The rest room which is located at DYNAMITER ASSAILS MAYOR Mr. McDonald in the matter, and|404 Minnesota avenue, where Mrs. A. ST his closing address to the jury was|mpompeon is in constant charge, is Bomb Damages The Home Of An In- :;Mg:mlifiti 7:::;":5‘ ap:.eaAr;e dA;:;i:e;:, open every day, including Sunday. It ternshon.fi.l AM ?m"”‘l 5 Y bt en from 7:30 morning un- Kreatz and immediately following [ \.0P every g A dynamite bomb wrecked the his closing argument, Judge Stanton |til 11 every evening. It is made use porch and smashed the windows of delivered his charge, the jury re-|of by persons from outside towns the home of Mayor G. A. Kane of celving the case shortly after 10 |.h, comg to Bemidid to do thelr shop- | International Falls, while he and his o’clock. The verdict was returned ping to a large extent. wife were sitting in their parlor. open day and night. Mr. Oppie has a [will be known as Andrews & Gib- ;"" cons’lade:efl byuf’h"! ’:;:"“ ::'g:r at 10:30 this morning. The ¢ase| Nearly thirty business men give 8| The polics, “gtar Have been un- six year lease on the building. bons. They will occupy the suite of |ouse. . But in spite of these " |had been in progress two days. monthly donation toward the upkeed |euccesatul in their efforts to discover rooms now ocoupled by A. A, Andrews|ments the local business man will| y JDkeeD |auccesstul. (n helr of The jury returned & ten-man ver-|of the establishment, and: fthe city|any trace of the person who planted dict, and is one of the few such ver-|,ounci] appropriates $10 each month. |the bomb. They believe it to have dicts returned in this county since| p g the plan of the Woman’s study |been the work of an insane man. E the fivesixth law went into effect.|qyh, under whose eupervision the| Mhe machine was placed or tossed The verdict was signed by John Un- | et room was Mirst originated to|near the corner of the porch and po- teck, Howard Price, Fred Sunby, |refurnish the building and make it|lice believe the dynamiter overesti- William Selzer, M. Hogan, =George | g4l more attractive to dts visitors. [mated the power of the explosive and Bogart, Hang Sorenson, quz{ W'h;';l' - thought he could wreck the building er, E. Sunberg and Ben Jenkins. The hout ting ne: and riskin two who did not sign the document INSPECTOR NAMED :’::ect‘;m_g;thyfr K:::rh“ been t_hi ‘were ‘Willis Nye and Fred Fretig. 3 ‘object of attack by disgruntled poli- It is not known whether an ap-|Postoffice Sites To Be Inspected As Llc}lans, Dot 16 othier: motive 108 Aba / peal will be taken. The costs of the . Soon As Possible asttemipt upon his tife can be suggest- action also fall upon Mr., McDonald. 5 R od. 3 v make-an effort to secure your busi- ness on a common level. It is.up.to you, -Mr, Consumer, to give him the chance. Will you do it? Mother’s Club Meets in the postoffice block on the corner The Mothers’ club _held its regular |of Fourth street and Beltrami avenue. meeting in the Presbyterian church |Both attorneys are well known yesterday afternoon at 2:30. The |throughout the state and have figur- subject of the former meeting, “Re-|¢d Drominently in many important ligious Training in the Home” wasg |cases. first reviewed and discussed after % which the subject for the afternoon, Annual Police Report: “Teen Age” was taken up. Short George Lane, chief of police, in talks were given by different mem- |his annual report to the city council bers of the club and the subject was |shows that 515 arrests have ‘been discussed from the physical, ‘mental, [made during the last year, 46 were moral and spiritual standpoints. Mrs. |committed for various crimes and Head read several selections along |that in all 328 days were served. The Eastern Star Meets The first meeting of the Eastern Star held since the meeting night was chaiiged from Friday to Tuesday evening was held in the Masonic hall last evening. At 6 o’clock dinmer was served to the members of the lodge and their families and follow- ing the business session at which s el el 4 AR e i e R Man Di Anton Erickson, postmaster, has this line. s Lee Given and Mar- |report also shows that more than a [two can R aWoToNlI Gt own cs received information from B. R. New- PEARL CONDON DIES ’ garet McGiee sang a duet, “Star of the | thousand men were given lodging. |social session was held. Charles Walters , 61 formerly em- i Sareta £ the tre CoRnon Twilight.” The next meeting will be ployed with theJ. Nefl Lumber Com- [ on» assistant S0t held the first Tuesday in April in T. J. Burke and A. P. White have the Methodist church, at which time placed orders with the Northern Auto @ temperarce program will be given. |company for late model Cadillac au- = = ‘tomobiles and the delivery will be Brinkman tonight from Railsplit- | made as soon @s possible. The Reo ter to President in two parts histori- | machine purchased by Charles Bat. cal drama. Francis Ford as president |tles has arrived. - The car is of meat; Lincoln, Abe settles the lovers quar- |appearance and equipped with latest Attend Meeting pany died at a local hospital this|sury. department et Washington|Paralysis Caused Death of Bemidji J. J. Opsahl, Harry Reynolds and [merning. According to statements|to the effect that J. R. Robinson has Young Lady This Morning Ed. Winter left last evening for Min- made before his death he has no re- |been designated as site agent to in- neapolis where they will be present|latives. Several addresses = were|spect the properties offered for sale at the meeting of the state land men |found in his clothing and efforts will [to the government for the proposed which is being held there today and |be made to identify him from these. |Bemidji Federal building. No date tomorrow.. The purpose of the meet- | The body is now at the Mclver-|for the Bemidj{ inspection was given, ing is to organize a state land men’s|O'Leary Undertaking parlors where but Mr. Robinson will arrive here as rel.—Adv. attachments. asociation, = it will be held pending lnvesugwlon. soon as:his work will permlt. ered impossible and death was mot SCOOP Rfs% . Front Counts A Whole Lot With First Impressions By "HOP" [0 A SOULMATE DATE - gt 1L T\-usoov\'\'l-\mow e ; K i .fl'&?';‘u"wfif‘f. Z5T\LL-DAWGONE \T-| - OH GEE-WIH \$ 10 DAY- MNDER. announced later. i’ \E T LOOK i | ‘ DRESSED - DONT 5 ) { v : : : i v FATHER NOESON TO SPEAK * Pearl Condon, daughter of Mrs. John Zacharlas, died at her home in ‘this city this morning from & pro- ‘longed attack of paralysis and a com- plication of diseases. For several Weeks ghe has been unable to leave her béed, and has suffered much. Al- though' she at times showed signs of dmproving, her recovery was consid- UK ? =% Park Rapids Priest To Hold Services . In Bemidyi Tonight Father M. Noeson of Park Rapids, brother of Miss Emma Noeson of this city ‘will'speak tonight in St. Philip’ Catholic church.. Thig will be the ' first time Father Noeson has held lu- i Defective Page