Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 12, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11, NO. 269. SCHOOL SYSTEM RECEIVES BLOW Present Methody Are Doomed ‘and Plans Are Already Being Made For Managing Institutions In Future MANY PEOPLE FAVOR CHANGES President Wilson And Critis Express Same Opinions—Efficiency Com- , mittee Suggests Board of Fifteen St. Paul, March 12,—(Special To the Pioneer)—People were never thinking so much about educational matters as they are today. Wheth- er it is the complaint of business men that schools do not fit children for their work, or the protest of school ‘men that courses are overbur- dened, or the agitation for more practical studies or the movemeért for better training for teachers or just Jim Hill making an after din- ner speech, the whole school system. is being gently but firmly stood oa its head. At the same time the work of the educational commission for standar- dizing the state system and the dis- cussion of the efficiency commission for unifying its administration have attracted extraordinary interest. Take the one matter of organiza- tion. It is evident that the state desires unification as far as possible. One paper after another declared that the system must be animated by a single purpose. And when Presi- dent Vincent on one hand and critics of the existing order on the other speak in substantially the same lan- uage, it may be taken as the sense of the meeting that meets the views of the mass of the people who, as some'wise man has said, constiute the bulk of the population. A single board of directors for the state system seems to be the most popular arrangement. Certainly there would be fierce opposition to any plan that seemed to subordinate the common schools to the university and equally determined resistance to any method that seemed to slight the interests of the university. To represent all the interests that make up a well balanced board re- quires a comparatively large num- ber. Such a body should be a repre- sentative body. You can hardiy have a single executive officer, you can have a governing committee of three or five, but if it is to be a re- presentative body it must be large-. Fifteen is the number the efficiency commission is disposed to recom- mend. Bat fifteen is too big for business; it can arrive at decisions, form opin- ions, assemble sentiment. But It cannot act. For action a smaller body is needed. That is universal experience. Therefore it is proposed to divide this board of education into two smaller bodies—call them com- mittees. Seven or eight members can take the place of the board of re gents. Seven or eight can direct the common school system and the normals. All together may shape the state's educational policy, sub- ject always to the general supervi- sion of the legislature. That gives an educational counc:l large enough to be representativa and governing bodies small enough to be efficient. Dr. Durand’s sug- gestion is that each governing com- mittee should have :power to act bat that on the request of any member any question might be referred to the whole board. Public opinion has not agreed on the merits of this plan. The educational commission is in- clined to separate bodies for the uni- versity and the schools. The ef- ficiency commission is strongly dis- posed to recommend a single body. In either case, public opinion seems to require unity of purpose and concert of action. Minnesota wants but one school system of which the common schools, the nor- mels and the university shall be in- tegral parts. If anything whatever in the state is clear, that is. By J. S. PARDEE. fully Carter Visits Bemidji Charles Carter of Hines, one of Beltrami county’s most progressive and successful boosters, was in Be- midji today on business matters. Carter is much spoken of as a can- didate for the senate, and the Ten- strike Tribune is urging that he en- ter the race. = CMGE PHONE MANAGEMENT John M. Kuhn of Grand Forks To ' Succeed W. G. Giles John M. Kuhn arrived today from Grand Forks and will succeed W. G. Gile as local telephone manage., Mr, Giles has been here about a year and during this [time has made many staunch friends among the business men of the city. He will return to Grand Forks where he has several splendiq offers, PENDERGAST ENTERS RACE Announces His Intention To Become Candidate For The House From This District SAYS HE WILL FILE SOON L. G. Pendergast, who has been a resident of this state for the past fifty seven years, today announced his intention to run for the nomina- tion for the state legislature from this district. Mr. Pendergast has a wide ac- quaintance throughout this part of the county and believes he is entitled to favorable consideration at the pri- maries next June. (He is now await- ing the arrival of filing blinks from ‘St. Paul and will file as soon as they reach this city. PLANT BURNS AT BAGLEY Fire at Bagley shortly after 1 o'clock this morning destroyed the Bagley Electric light and Water Plant, the total loss amounting to approximately $12,000. Of this amount $5,000 is covered by insur- ance. The origin of the fire is not known but it is believed to have started in the boiler room. K. K. ROE ADVERTISED GAME BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 12, 1914, NEW FASHIONS IN HATS Bemidji Millinery Establishments Hold Spring Openings Tomorrow And Saturday—Many Colors ORNAMENTS ALSO IN FAVOR et ) Bemidji millinery parlors are in readiness for the annual spring open- ing sales, which will be held tomor- row and Saturday, and this season the millinery art will mean much more than in years of the past. All of the latest shapes, colors - and styles of the most brilliant designers will be on display. s Height is the distinguishing fea- ture in hats this year and jauntiness is the characteristic. This jaunty note, which by the way, greatly adds to the choice of every type of hat is due to the tip-tilted adjustment of the same, for which there is a decid- ed fad. The brim, as a rule, is dim- inished in width on the right side and the decrease in width has been added to the left side, forming a broad revere. ‘Hats of taffeta, maline, moire, Mildn and hemp shapes are among the favorites. Bolero shapes with irregular brims and reveres are also good this season. Soft crowns are featured in hats of all types, even in ‘blocked shapes. Toques, extremely high on on one side, aré also in good style. The tendency for a greater amount of trimmings than have been seen for several seasons will be much in evi- dence. Jet is really the leader in trimmings and is seen on nearly all shapes. Flowers are also used in abundance, as well as feathers, malines and ribbons, Drapes of malines are used a great deal and add a softness to every hat. time pleatings are also in again. The use of ornaments in millinery is rapidly gaining favor, and no ribbon, tulle or lace trimmings seems com- plete without a buckle, dagger mo- tif, or some such sort of adornment. | Among the popular shades will be | Passed Bills Out At Every Station!found the Tango, Burnham, Mardelle, Between Bemidji and Brainerd K. K. Roe of the firm of Roe & Markusen of this city has proven that he is a live booster for Bemidji and the Athletics. When making a trip recently to Minneapolis Mr. Roe handed bills out at every sta- tion between Bemidji and Brainerd and his efforts to make the -world championship series in this city a success will not be futile as many are expected to come from along this route. Mahogany, Cuba and Panama. Blue, in all shades, is-also-among the. leading shades. Many View Eclipse While in many parts of the coun- try the eclipse of the moon last night could not be seen because of the clouds, Bemidji :restdenw{s hpd an opportunity to watch it. Although government astronomers of the naval observatory had been preparing for weeks to study the eclipse, they were prevented from doing so. The old | BEMIDJI T0 BATTLE FOR WORLD'S TITLE Atlanta Man Fights for New Trial Although Date of Death Is Set. Fonddu Lac Quint Arrives And Playle'n Are Determined To Take : E];':tire‘ Series From Athletics HAVE WON 39 STRAIGHT GAMES {Special Hall Accommodations Made And Large Crowd Will Be Welt taken Care Of—Teams in Trim Determined t6 Win the entire ser- ies to be played with the Athletics, Fond, du Lac’s championship basket- ball quint arrived in Bemidji last evening. The champs are 1n mid- season form and will enter the game this evening in perfect fighting trim, Each: members of the aggregation is husky and Bemidji will be greatly outweighed in the contests. The fact that the Athletics are to play the champions of the world has caused no little amount of interest in Bemidji. The visitors will not take any chances, as to lose to. Be- midji would rob them of much credit which they have won by thir- ty-nine. straight victories. In this string of wins such teams as the Os- wegos of New York, Ascensions of Minneapolis and the St. Joe team have gone down to defeat. Should Bemidji prove capable of winning af least one game of the series it will class the local athletes as among the best in the country. Well Balanced Every member of the “Fonds” is a polished basketball player, and it is doubtful if ever a better balanced quint was gotten together. In Fog- arty and Shephard, the visitors have two of the most brilliant for- wards to ever don a basketball suit, while Hawkins, the big and powerful icenter, is in a class of his own. |Bach guard of the champions is a star, Young, Lepine and Langdin. Each' man is clever at basket shoot- Mga¥ad. 2. sure handler of the Bemidji In Trim During the past two years Bea- midji has not met a team of its class and ‘has easily defeated such aggre- gations as Red Wing, Y. M. E. A. of Superior, and Two Harbors. While the forwards of the Athletics are small, they are fast and hard to fol- low. Both are sure of baskets when an opportunity is offered, and the same can be said of the other play- ers of the team. Both Brandon and Photo by American Press Associatiom. Despite the fact that he has been sentenced to die on April 17, having been convicted of the murder of Mary Phagan, an employe in his lead pencil factory, Leo Frank of Atlanta, Ga., still has hopes of a new trial and ulti- mate vindication. The state supreme court has already decided his case ad- versely. Attorneys are going to seek a new trial on the grounds of after discovered evidence and claim they can establish an alibi for Frank by showing that he was on the streets of Atlanta at the time of the crime. Chief evidence against Frank was giv- en by Jim Conley, a negro accomplice. Howe are in shape for the contests. Neumann at center will be forced to extend himself to play an even game with Hawkins. The Bemidji cen- ter has had things all his own way in every game played this year, but in the game tonight he will be up against a star of the first magnitude. Then at the guard positions we will have Peck, Bestul and Jacobson. Bestul should have no trouble in holding his forward well in ‘hand. The “professor” knows basketball from start to finish, and is fast and cool headed. In Peck Bemidji has another star. Should Jacobson play in tonight’s game, he will more than hold his own, as he is without doubt the best defensive player on the Be- midji quint, Would Mean Much Should Bemidji win tonight, and PLAY FGR WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT to say the least, their prospects of so doing are even, the victory will en- title the locals to recognition as one of the world’s greatest basketball teams, while should they lose no dis- honor will be attached. It is sel- dom that a-city the- size of Bemidji has an opportunity to fight for the world’s title, and the club hall should be crowded at each game. The game will be called at 8:45. LYCAN RECEIVES HOTEL PLANS Markham Annex Blue-prints Show Building Will Be Beauty Plans for the Markham hotel an- nex have arrived, and show that when completed Bemidji will be pro- vided with one of the most up-to- the-minute hostelries in the north- ‘west. The annex will be erected at a cost of $40,000, and forty rooms will be 'provided. On the ground floor the front rooms will be used for living pur- \poses by the proprietor but the re- mainder of the structure will be for guests. According to F. S, Lycan, ‘building operations will commence as soon as the weather permits as everything is now.in readiness for active construction work. “Anthony And Cleopatra” Words fail to express with justice the manifold beauties of George Kleine’s latest photo drama success “Antony and Cleopatra.” It is one of those rare achievements that oc- cur once in a life time, where every attribute meets the requirement of public fancy. Historically it is the most important production that has yet been presented in this country, and the story has an equally power- ful attraction to all readers and stu- dents. In point of spectacular beau- ty it has never been approached. This production will be seen in Baskethall quint of the Bemidji Athletic club which will meet the Fond du Lac team this evening for. the championship of the -world, a title now held by the Wisconsin aggregation. The boys in the picture are, from left to right—Rem Bell James Malone, Manager, Julius Bestul. Sitting, Paul Howe, Al Neu- man, Glen Peck and Ralph Brandon. ginning Sunday matinee ,2; 30 day night and Monday night. et T e e e e e T e e e e e e e e this city at the Grand Theatre .be- | COUNTY EXPENSES DURING PAST YEAR TOTAL $779,681 Compares Cost of Operating Bel- trami County Since 1909 it — S 5 MANY DEPARTMENTS LOWER District Court Cost Less During 1013 Than Previously—Mothers’ Pen- sions Amounted to $1,555 5 In a report cotipiied by James . George, county auditor, is shown the amount of money expended during the years 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 jand 1913, for the carrying on of the county’s business.. While the report carries with it some interesting items from a taxpayer’s’ point of view, it was compiled by the auditor for his own convenience and is not required by law, The report shows that in 1909 the money expended by the -county amounted to $310,730, in 1912, $642,381 and last year $779,681. A large portion of the increase in 1913 over that of the year before was caused by the large amount of ditch work which was carried on and which took $323,884. Court Expenses Small One of the most noticeable drops in the expenses of the county was caused by district court, there being a difference of more than $5,000 in the last two years, The report of the auditor shows that $20,845 were expended in sal- aries and clerk hire during last year ‘and $19,401 during 1912. During the first year of the mothers pension law $1,555 were used. Decreases over the year before were made in all other departments of the county except that of supplies. FARMERS TO GET-CASH Merchants Association Name Com- mittees to Have Charge Of Lunch- eon—Discuss Sales Conditions OPSAHL MAKES SUGGESTIONS That the Merchants Business as- sociation is going to be a live wire institution was demonstrated at its last meeting, when which are to arrange for a luncheon for the farmers and to plan for a suitable cash produce market for the products brought in by them. A systematic effort will be made by the merchants to encourage the farmers to raise more produce of every discription and also to arrange for a cash market to care for this additional produce. The Onions Growers Association, which has gaineq the respect and confidence of the community will be seen regarding the possible arrange- ment of such a cash market. It was brought out that both the merchant and farmer need education along these lines,” the merchant in caring for the produce as it is brought in and the farmer to raise uniform grades and kinds of vege- tables sp that shipments of like crops may be made. J. J. Opsahl sug- gested that the farmers be encour- aged to grow two kinds of potatoes. The Early Ohio for an early potato and the Carmen No. 3 for a late po- tato, so that when they bring them to the city, car shipments may be made ofone variety. Discussion’ which will prove of benefit to most of those attending the meeting brought out the fact that both wholesaler and retailer will work with the farmer both as to buying his goods and selling him goods. The farmer has already be- come inte!_'este_d because he has learned that the business men are making an effort to work with them. Plaintiff Rests Case Attorney Brower, who is represent- ing the plaintiff in the Gould-Vye action rested his case just before ad- journment ‘was takep last evening, and this morning the defense began its testiimmy._ The case is expected to be completed this week. Sun-- -"Qtomey:('}:ar); L. fifitmh ‘,léfl‘t:‘lagt s night for the twin cities. committee ap- ' pointments were made, the duties of