Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 9, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NO. 266. STATE BANKS NOW CAUSING WORRY J;drioiary Committee In Congress Wondering Whether They Can Be ) Governed by Proposed Law BRANDIES EXPLAINS POSITION Says There Are Several Reasons Why Government Can Assume This Jur- - isdiction—Explains “Circle” From Cong. C. H. Tavenner Washington, March 9—Are state banks to be brought within the pro- visions of the proposed la/yv ‘prohibit- ing interlocking bank directorates? This is a question which is being deeply studied by the House Judiciary Committee which will draft the in- terlocking directorate bill. The thing bothering the committee is how Con- gress can assume jurisdiction over state banks, A number of witnesses have given testimony on this point. Louis D. Beston, pointed out three methods by which, in his opinion, Congress could assume this jurisdiction. One is based on the ancient precedent set by Congress when it legislated by taxation upon the power of state banks to issue bank bills. Again, Mr. Brandeis declared that all bank- ing business partakes of an inter- state commerce character, bringing it within the jurisdiction of Con- gress. Finally, he said, the subject could be attacked through the power of Congress to declare what matter can be carried in the mails. It could withhold postal privileges from any state bank which refused (o . comply with the law against inter- locking directors, Mr. Graham, of Illinois, 2 Demo- cratic member of the Committee, thought that the employment of any of these methods would be placing a g strain upon the jurisdiction of Con- - gress. Brandeis, however, insisted upon ‘the interstate pharacter of banking basiness. “I doubt,” he said, “whether there is any bank, whether it be the small- est local lnstitution, whickr s not being used as @ means of conducting commerce between the States, and if we can exercise power over the in- strumentalities of ‘commerce, over the telephone, telegraph, and the railroads, it certainly is merely a question of the urgency, the neces- 1 ®ity, whether a condition exists which calls upon the community to exercise its’ power in order to pro- tect itself against evils which are grievous in their nature. 3 “I can feel no doubt in my own mind that the evils which we have suffered from the concentration of financial powers would justify the exercise of any of these constitu- \ tional powers.” Mr. Brandeis, however, would lim- it the inclusion of state banks and 3 trust companies to thoge of cities of mbore than 100,000 population, in or- der to catch the big banking insti- e et Lion national charters, have played so important a part in the building up . of the money trust. It was the Bos- ton man's opinion that interlocking| directorates in the smaller institu- tions is not at present a tremendous evil. The Boston lawyer graphically f described to the Committee how the 4 interlocking director has built up the “vicious circle” of money mon- opoly. ‘““The bankers control the railroads i and thus have been able to control J the sale and issue of securities. Be- ing bankers, they bought those se- curities at a price which they had a part in fixing. They sold those securities, as bankers, to insurance A companies, in which they were able to exercise some control as direct- ors. They got the money with - which to buy those securties through their control of the great banking institutions, and then,-in their ca- pacity of having control of the rail- roads, they utilized that money to | purchase from great corporations, ]‘ like the Steel Corporation, what the railroads needed.and so on until we, have the endless chain.” —ree 3 AUDITOR GUEST OF HONOR James L. George, county auditor, . was the guest of honor at @& party { given in the commissioners’ room at the court house, Saturday afternoon, | the occasion being his fifty-eighth 3 birthday. The party was arranged * by the young women employed in the i various offices at the court house, and all officials of the county were in attendance. The room was tasti- ly decorated in green and ol rose, WILL SKATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT In order to keep the fioor of the Athletic Club hall in good condition for the three games the latter part ~ of the week, Manager MacLachlan ‘has announced that he will not give 4 a dance Wednesday night. but wili operate the roller rink. Place the fioor dn goud condition for. the contests, = tutions of the east, which, without | "|believe in the principlés of the Dem- This will | WOULD FORM SIX - BIG DEPARTMENTS Soheme of State Government Propos- “ed By Efficiency And Economy Commission—Plan Civil Service- EACH TO HAVE SINGLE HEAD Will Try Out Method By Asking Critioism of Present Exeontives— _ Consider Educational Policy « FRANK P. WALSH. Chairman of Federal Indus- trial Relations Commission, Understanding that a complete civil service system, covering all but the heads of departments and a very -|few confidential officers is an es- sential part of any pian proposed, and that a budget. system is to a corollary of any play adopted, the efficiency commission, of which Frank S. Lycan of this city I8 a member has worked out a scheme of six great departments to carry on all the busi- ness of the state, plus a group of of- ficers for general administration now elected under the Constitution. In the group for general adminis- tration are the secretary of state as chief election officer and keeper of ithe state’s records, the attorney gen- eral as the head of the legal depart- ment, the auditor to be auditor for the state and not to be cumbered with executive duties, having the public examiner as one of his assis- tants, and e financial board to in- clude the duties of the tax commis- sion and some other things. The purchase of supplies, the collection of revenues and the care of the of- fice quarters should be part of the treasurer’s job. The Six Departments Then come the six deperatments, names not chosen but something like the following: ‘Public Lands and Works. Public Welfare ‘Public Education. Labor and Cummerce‘ Agriculture, Health and Safety. E Each of these departments has an avisory board attached. One board may have pothing more to "~ ‘do than to decide where state highways shall be located, but if any regula- tory duties are found in the depart- ment, to that board they will be as- signed. . Another board will take the iplace of the visitors to state in- stitutions and also investigate the field. of social eilments as a board of public welfare. Another will make health, regulations, another deter- mine labor questions. But in each case the head of the department runs the department and is respon- sible to the appointing power. The board is there only for advisory or regulative duty. The Board of Education. With two exceptions, education, the commission holds, is different in its nature from government. There it is iproposed to create a single ‘board to unify the educational policy of the state, and to divide the board into smaller groups to act as direc- tors of the university, of the state sschool system and of the normal fboard, leaving to the large board only the broadest questions. In edu- cation it is proposed to let ithe board be directors of the executive officers. The other exception 4s in the rail- road and warehouse commission, a tribunal, which the commission finds doing certaln executive duties and to which it proposes to leave grain in- spection. It is admitted that to turn over those executive dutles to an ex- ecutive department would be more logical; but because the system f8 es- tablished, because Minnesota grades have a national significance, because the railroad commission has emphat- ically made a good job of it, the com- mission_is disposed to sacrifice logic to the existing situation and to traditon. Departures From the Scheme. | Tradition is responsible for two minor. departures from the general scheme. One i8 the historical socie- ty, left blooming alone in the dia- gram. The otfier is the eoldiers’ home. Everywhere else, whatever body exercises state authority or spends state money, is to be attach- ed more or less intimately to the ex- ecutive government of the state: This is the outline. The commis- Farreaching inquiry into’ practical phases of the industrial situation in this country with a view to making important recommendations to con- gress shortly will be undertaken by the federal industrial relations com- mission. In announcing this fact, Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the com- mijssion, said public hearings would be held in the principal industrial ceu- ters beginning probably the last of March and continuing through the early summer. St. Paul is one of the cities tentatively selected. ANNUAL MEETING TUESDAY Commercial Club Will Elect Officers And Board of Directors at Tuesday Evening Session OTHER BUSINESS OF IMPORTANCE It is urged that as large an atten- dance as possible be present at the meeting of the Commercial club to- morrow evening. It being the an- nual meeting, officers' and a board of directors for the ensuing year will be named. Other business of importance will also be discussed. Officers of the club are desirous that as many'as possible be present at the meeting. The attendance at meetings during the year has _not been up to the standard and it is hoped that the entire membership be present. BURSLEY CASE IN COURT Ch2rged With Slander by A. L. Dick- enson—Nolan Guilty F. L. Bursley is the défendant in a case being tried before Judge Stanton in district court today, be- ing charged with slander by A. L. Dickenson, owner of a lodging house here. Dickinson charges that while Bursley was assisting in an arrest last November, he was made the sub- ject of insulting remarks by the of- ficer. E. E. McDonald is defending Bursley, while Carl Heffron repre- sents the plaintiff, After being out only a few min- utes, the jury in the case of the state against Frank Nolan, returned a verdict of guilty. Nolan was tried on a statutory charge. DEMOCRATIC CALL ISSUED County Mass Convention Will Pre- cede The St. Paul Conference The official call for the Democra- tic conference in St. Paul March 31, has been issued by Carlog Avery of Hutchinson, secretary of the state central committee. County mass con- ventions are to be held a week ear- lier, to select delegates. Each county will be-alowed one delegate for each 100 votes cast for Wilson in 1912 and one delegate-at- large. By the approtionment, Bel- trami county will have five dele- gates at the conference. “All voters of the state, without regard to past affiliations, who now ocratic party” are invited to the county mass conventions, according to the call. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER of a fire which destroyed fashionable seven gtory. Missour! bullding early this morning, Scores of meén rushed to windows and called for help, but were forced back into the corridors. ), roof of building adjoining, sustain- ing serious injuries, constructed ropes ofibed clotheo, 8 caping by this method, —_—— POGUE TO GET HORSES Shipment Of Two Car Loads Con- WILL BE SOLD IN BEMIDJI ment of horses comprising two car- loads of fine draft, farm and driving horses tonight. largest shipments yet made'into Be- midji for selling purposes. Pogue horses will contain’ draft, and farm horses of all colors, sexes and weights. ‘horse buyers knew what we getting for them they would be at the barns by the dozen to get first choice of the stock.” Tuesday and the sale will continue until all are disosed of: shipment are Minnesota horses. TO HOILD TWO MASSES MORNINGS Rev. Father Hopper of Chicago Here cago arrived-in-t! ken charge of the Catholic Mission services which will be conducted here for the next two weeks, Father Me- grath who was could not arrange to be here. morning, the first at 6 o’clock and the second at 8:30, each followed by important instructions. Evening ser- vices will be held every evening fol- lowed by a sermon. city schools has excused the catho- lic school children until 9:30 each morning 8o that they may be able to attend the morning services. SIXTY MEN CLEANING MILL SITE Large Force Set To Work This Morn- set to work Saturday morning clear- ing the refuse caused by the burning of the mill. ing made and within a few days the building operations will commence. Pile drivers will be placed tomorrow to commence the construction work. midji Saturday from the twin cities wihere he has transacted business for. the past several days. citles he closed deals for 1914 model Buickg which will be delivered to Be- midji residents in the mear future. sion helieves these should be the de- partments, each with a single exe- cutive head and that every function propriation rolls can find an appro- present executives and to plan the ments 18 the next task of the commis- 20 DEAD IN ST, LOUIS FIRE St. Louls, Mo.—(Special to the Ploneer) —Three unknown dead, 19 unaccounted for and belleved to be dead and scores in: 18 the result. Athletic club Many jumped to the Others hastily taining Thirty Two Head Expected To Arrive Tonight J. P. Pogue and son expect a ship- This is one of the In speaking of the said: “This sale Frank shipment of driving I believe that ‘if were The horses will b placed on sale ‘The entire’ To Conduct Daily Services Rey. Father W, -Hopper of Chi- -and-has ta- expected to come Two masses will be held each| ‘W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the ing Cleaning Bemidji Mill Refuse Sixty men and four teams were Rapid progress is be- Ongstad Returns Olof Oongstad returned t¢o - Be- ‘While in the listed on the statute books or the ap- priate place in one of these depart- ments. To test it by the. criticism of the internal machinery of the depart- sion. The Longest Word In The New I)lctmnery Is Too Long TLL S&Y WHAT HM AN’ SE-WHAT ) (You LACK 8055 IS musms’m HGH SCHOOL WIN 8t. Cloud Again Mhud By Hurth ern Champions, !om Being 36 to l&—ltqdenh ’l‘rlm Bagley Five —_ Bensational Porward of Conch Bestnl's TFive Scores 43 Points—Floor Work Most Brilliant Of Season In two of the best played games of the season, the Bemidji - Athletics and high school fives won from the iSt. Cloud C. A. C. and Bagley high school teams, by ecores of 36 to 14 and 71 to 7, S8aturday night. St. Cloud went into the contest de- itermined to wipe out the blot »n their record caused by the defeats ofi Thursday and Friday nights, but the Bemidjl boys played with a vim which soon made #t evident that they were not to be denled another vie- tory. The first half of the con- test was fast and Bemidji maintained its lead throughout the entire game. Scores Eighteen Points For Bemidji Brandon again took the leading role, and during the con- test the clever little captain secured 18 ppoints, throwing six fleld baskets and as many fouls. Bestul, Bem- idji’'s star guard was much in evi- dence during the en?ire game, and not only did he keep hisiman from ithrowing more than one Basket, but was fives times able to find the net. Neumann and Howe played a strong: game, their floor work being especially good.- Only one basket was made during the series off Bes- 'tul, an unusual record for a guard. Peck was not in his best form and Murphy landed for four:counts dur- ing the first half, although during the last twenty minutes of play the fast St. Cloud forward | was held scoreless. While the St. Cloud-Bemidji game was fast, the interest caused by the game between the high schoolé was Just ag great. Teamwork, such as that displayed by the Bemidji five is seldom seen, and repeatedly the local team would carry the ball the entire length of the hall for a tally. Tanner, Bemidji’s forward, .was the hright star of the- evening. This speedy ‘player by his cleyer playing] 21 times netted the ball for field goals while once he added a point by the foul route. His floor work was sensational. Elletson also play- ed §ood iball, although rough at times. Cameron at centre, Riley at guard and Graham at guard all deserve credit for the victory. - Plum- mer, who took Riley’s place in the last half, more than made good. The Score Howe f Murphy Brandon 1 Roth c Alden Bestul g Smith Peck € Litzinger ‘Goals from field, Brandon 6, Bes- tul 5, Howe 3, Neumann 2, Peck 1, Murphy 5. Fouls thrown, Brandon 6, Murphy 4, McGinley 1. Referee, Stanton. Opens Touring Season Walter Marcum is the first auto- mobile owner to make the trip around Lake [Bemidji this year. Miarcum, in his Ford roadster, accom- panieq by Julius Bestul, took the trip yesterday. Aside from encoun- tering a few snowdrifts the journey was made without mishap. Stuart Visits Bemidji ‘Charles Stuart, political and fea- ture writer of the Minneapolis Tri- ‘bune is in Bemidi today. It was Mr. Stuart who wrote the Jester onlon article which furnighed this city with valuable advertising several weeks ago. Saturday evening several friends of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fernedt sur- prised them at theéir home in this city. The evening was spent with igames, music ,conversation and with refreshments. Those present Were the Mesers. and Mesdames Harry Fernedt, Amton Hoganson, John Ziegler and Mrs. Andrew Rood. Mr. and ‘Mrs. Fernedt will leave this week for Baudette where they will make their future home. TANNER'S PIAY / FEATURES| (with debates and music. [Bar1 Bailey. FARNERS HOLD —Boys and @irls Contest Explain- —_— Two hundred and fifty enthusias- tic farmers were in attendance at the institute held at the high school ‘building Saturday, and the meeting “|was the most successtul of any ever glyen here for the aid of agrienltural . |development. Nearly every farmers club of the coun\ty was well represented. Mem- bers of the Grant Valley, Bass Lake, Eckles, Northern and Tenstrike clubs were much in evidence and showed no little interest. Settlers from every A dispatch from Lo Angeles says[PATt Of the county were - present, that Helen Keller, deaf, dumb 'and (many'of them coming ona special in- blind since early (nnmuy. has regain: i ed the, sense of hearing. Against| 2tion sent them by Reynolds & seeming insuperable obstacles :she [ Winter, a Bemidji real estate firm, learned: to speak ‘and mow, for the(which did much to make the-meeting first time conscionsly in her Hfe, she tias heard. The sense s imperfect | B¢ TICdS that it waa. McGuire Talks and physicians do not know how well developed it may become, but it is The morning program was opened enough for Miss Keller that she has regained even the slightest part of | Miss Margaret Newton, who sang. the faculty. Her joy at recovery of a|A. J. McGuire spoke on “Farm Man- faculty she never possessed long for|agement,” and urged a three year ro- practical; iee Knows o) lioinds. tation of oats, clover and cultivated RUSSELL SPEAKS TONIGHT| o atv - secuir in nder 1o Toots. ~ Mr. McGuire in order to convince his audience that this plan Brainerd Lawyer To Address Bemidji Citizens on “State Control Of Pub- is a profitable one said; “It takes ten pounds of clover lic Utilities”—All Are Invited - nine pounds of oats and ten pounds AN ATHORITY ON SURJECT of fodder corn to produce one pound of butter fat, The fodder corn is worth two cents the clover five cents and the oats eleven cents, making a ‘total of eighteen cents. The sale of butterfat will average you 30 Charles A. Russell, oné of Brain.[Cents: The skim milk will bring erd’s leading attorney’s Will arrive|YU 20 cents per 100 pounds and iu Bemidii this evening for tho pur- | TAKeS &% oxcellent faod for tho hogs. « pose_of lecturing on “State Control 100 and by figuring other ineiden- of Public Utilities.” The lecture will % be given in the Commercial club|t3ls You will find that the dairy busi- > ness will bring you at least 'rooms and no charge will be made. S I make 1t is urged that a large number be|ent ‘profit or better. present. statements from"experiences as they Attorney Russell is one of the best |12ve been proven as facts at Grand informed men in the state on the|RaPids Where ,the_ records of 100 subject and the same address has|OWS are kept.” been given by him in many of the Recommend Blooded Cattle ‘most prominent cities in Minnesota. Mr. McGuire also impressed upon Every one interested should not fail|the farmers the value of keeping to be in attendance. thorough-bred cows and compared the profits of the good dairy cow and the “scrub” animal. F. R. Crane, agriculture extension agent for the Great Northern rail- way addressed the farmers his toplc being “The Value of Manure.” That no system of farming was complete In order to entertain the seniors|without it was the opinion of Mr. at ithe close of the school term the|Crane who used facts and figures to junior class of the Bemidji high|enforce his arguments in favor of school is now raising funds for that|manure as a fertilizer. purpose and increased the amount in| 'Bueford M. Gfle, dnstructor of agri- the treasury Friday My holding a[culture in the Bemidji echools. and candy sale, Fifteen dollars +were|W. B. Stewart, county superinten- raised in a few minutes and many|dent of schools spoke upon the con- ‘more dollars more would have been |tests that are being planned for the made had the supply of home made|farmer boys and girls. Fuil infor- confections held out mation can be obtained by writing to Mr. Gile or Mr. Stewart. Literary Program a Success All Enjoyed Dinner Last Friday afternoon- the Senior-| Farmers, speakers. and business Sophomore. Literary gociety of the|men alike were then invited to the ‘Bemidji high school entertained the |assembly room where the domestic students and several visitors with a|science girls, in charge of Miss Hel- short program given in the high |en Hoover had prepared a free din- school assembly room. The enter-|ner.. The work of the girls was tainment proved to be one of the best |highly apprectated by those attend- given this season and was featured |tending and within thirty minutes During the |after dinner had been announced the program the junior girls sold candy.|250 hungry people had been served. g Women Entertained Twelve friends of Carter Cutter| At ome o’clock a short program Burprised him at his home on Bel-|was given by students and members trami avenue immediately after the|of the facuity. basketball game Saturday night. The|tor of the domestic ecience depart- evening\was epent with games,|ment of the Orcokston achools invit- music and refreshments. Those pres-|eq the ladies present to mccompany ent were the Misses Sophie Hansom, [her to the cooking room Wwhere she Vera Nelson, Mabel Kittleson, Mona [gave a demonstration on the prepar- esher, Jennle Morrison, Ella An-{stion and value of meats. While'the derson, and the Messrs. Carter Cut-|iadids were being entertained by ter, Art Lundberg, Byron . Russell,|Miss Olsen, ‘T. A. Erickson, of the Bertel Buckland, Fred Cutter, and|extension department of the Great Northern raflroad lectured upon the value of local and state contests for the boys and girls. - Mutual mnnmn A. P. Ritchie of the Grant Valley Farmers Club end former superin- JUNIOR CLASS MAKING MONEY Cleareq Fifteen Dollars At A Candy Sale Held Last Friday Afternoon By "HOP" IF IM GONNA SPRING THAT WORD - Tt HAVE T0 READ ‘which will conmmence to solicit busi- mess April first, 5 Miss Arvilla Kenfleld and Mona Fiesher played & duet after Mr. Rit- dM!s talk and later B. W. Smith, Farm Institute lecturer, made & short speech on “potato - discases.” SUCCESSFUL MEET Miss Olsen, instruc-~ el 2y e = E———