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

VOLUME 12, NO. 20. e # 'BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 1914, P i §7,000,000 CLINB IN APPROPRIATIONS . Increase That Amount in Ten Years —Too Much To Spend Blindly Says State Efficiency Commission. BUDGET SHOULD BE USED - Legislature Could Then Pass Laws Handling Money Intelligently— Place Responsibility. St. Paul, May 20.—(Special to The Pioneer.)—Appropriations have in a little more than ten years climb- ed from five millions to twelve mil- That isn’t the worst of it. The sad part of it is that the state has doubled its expenditures without knowing what it is doing. Legis- latures have adopted their ever in- creasing budgets without knowing, whether the money was really needed or would be spent to the best advan- tage. Twelve millions may not be too much but it is altogether too much to spend blindly. Before the legislature can appro- priate intelligently it must have a budget to act on, prepared in ad- vance, ready to critical study the first day of the session. Before such a budget can be pre- pared so it will throw any light on the needs of the state, the govern- ment - must be organized. When Minnesota has a single government in place of something like sixty in- dependent governments it will be possible to prepare such a budget. Could You Tell? Take it in your own business. If your bookkeeper was appointed by a board and you never saw him but once in two years, if your salesman were appointed by another board and you only saw them once in two years, if your delivery boy was ap- pointed by another board protected with equal care from your interfer- ence, what sort of a budget could you make? And when they told you how much they needed to carry on their jobs, how could you tell whether they were exercising the best judgment? For these reasons the efficiency ¢omagission proposes first of all a single government for the state, all the officers whose duties lie in the same field tied up with the director ol a department and these directors constitutiing the governor’s cabinet. This is designed to prevent lost motion and insure co-operation be- tween officials who are performing similar duties. The amount to be saved in that way may not be large. The payrolls of the executive depart- ments are not the big items in state expense: But it should result in some saving and it ought to result in getting a great deal more service for’ the money. Caused By Logrolling. Unnecessary exipense now comes not very much from padding the pay- rolls, but very much from logroll- ing. The budget cannot forbid log- rolling. The legislature is a free agent. But when an intelligent lions. ‘COUNTESS OF WARWICK. English Beauty Starts Busi- ness as Garden Designer. @ 1912, by American Press Association, London, May 20.—The Countess of ‘Warwick, whose financial aficirs have been in poor shape for some time and who has been writing sketches fot the movies to improve the fortune of her husband and herself, has now started in business as a garden de signer. In addition to her other activities the countess is conducting the wom en’s page for the Daily Sketch. OPERATE SPECIAL TRAIN Arrangements Completed by Soo Line for Service Between Bemidji and Thief River for N. M. D. A. Meet T0O STOP AT ALL POINTS For the convenience of many who desire to be present at the Thisf River Falls convention of the North- ern Minnesota Development associa- tion, which is to be held June 3, 4 and 5, and who do not have direct railroad service to that city, the Soo Line has announced that a_special train will be operated from Bemidji on all three days. The special will leave Bemidji each morning during the convention at 7 o'clock and will arrive in Thief River Falls at 9:45. On returning the train will leave Thief River Falls at 7 p. m. and will arrive in Bemidji at 9:45. Officials of the road announce that the special will stop at all stations between the two cities. It is expected that a large num- ber of Bemidji and Beltrami county boosters will attend tne convention, which is expected to be one of the most largely attended meetings since the organization of the association in this city four years ago. INCREASE IN DEATH RATE statement is before the legislature, it will be easier for those members to make a stand against that sort of thing who are disposed to do it. It will be much easier for the pub- lic to judge whether appropriations are justified. This plan fixes responsibility for the conduct of the government in the executive departments where it is now scattered beyond recognition. At the same time it goes a long way toward fixing responsibility in the legislature where it is now hopeless- ly dissipated. Adopt this plan and if the people want an economical legislature, they can make sure of having one. Now the legislature is guessing. And so are the people. BECKER DEFENSE OPENED Attorney Declares Defendant Will Not Take Stand. New York, May 20.—That neither Charles Becker nor his wife will take the stand to deny that Becker forced the murder of Gambler Rosenthal was the declaration of Becker’s chief,coun- sel, Martin T. Manton. Manton said this was “final,” but that was doubted. ) Becker, it was said, was impressed with the fact that his life is in dire peril and is willing to brave the at- tack of District Attorney Whitman. He is opposed by Martin T. Manton, his chief counsel. Manton professes to believe that the state has failed Manton opened for the defense, to make out a case. moving that the charge against Becker be dismissed. This was de- nied and Manton then made a lengthy statement to the jury denying Beck- er’s guilt. 4 Herman Steich, head clerk in Zieg- ler's Secand ‘Hand store, [returned from St. Paul this morning. While there he was married to Miss Frances Wenzel, who was a linotype opera- tor at the West Publishing company, St. Paul. * Mrs. Steich will join her husband here next week. Higher By Fraction of One Per Cent Last Year Than in 1912/ In United States. VARIATION SHOWN IN CITIES ‘Washington, May 20.—The death rate of the United States was higher by .2 of 1 per cent in 1913 than in 1912, according to a statement by the census bureau. The death rate of the registration area of the United States in 1913 was 14.1 per 1,000, compared with 13.9 per cent in 1912, It was, however, less than for 1911, which was 14.2, and markedly lower than the average rate for the five-year period, 1901-05, which was 16.2. The decrease in the death rate amounts to 13 per cent, or to a reduc: tion of about one death in eight, dur. ing the interval of ten years. Among the cities of 100,000 popula- tion and over the variation shown in the death rate is very great. Sherrel Case left this afternoon for Montana where he will homestead. of the Bemidji high school. SCOO [ GAVE ME TO BRING” ME.GOOD LUCK-GEE T WOULDNT LOSE [THET LUCKY BEANEOR. & 7 FARM IN NEWYORK iTY! THE CUB - REPORTER BOOST COMMERCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP Organization May Secure Services of G. B. Irving to have Charge of Cam- paign—Successful at Crookston. | CREATE ADDED CO-OPERATION Townsite Officials Enthusiastic and Meeting May Be Held for Purpose or Having Plan Outlined. B. W. Lakin, president of the Be- midji Commercial club, has received a letter from E. L. Callihan, secre- tary of the Bemidji Townsite and Improvement company, in which she says it will be possible for the Com- mercial club of this city to sectre the services of George B. Irving of Chicago for the purpose of boosting the membership of the Commercial club and -creating an enthusiastic co- operative spirit in this city. Aids at Crookston. Mr. Irving makes a specialty of this line of work and has met with decided success wherever he has been engaged. In Crookston he was in- strumental in boostifg the member- ship from 200 to over 700. At Thief River Falls he increased the member- ship from 44 active members to over 300, and in Brainerd he also accom- plished big results. At a meeting held at the Dykeman hotel at Minneapolis recantly, A. A. ‘White and Tams Bixby, both inter- ested in the Townsite and Improve- ment company, together with A. P. White and F. S. Lycan of this city, plans were discussed with a view of bringing Mr. Irving to Bemidji. A. A. White became so enthusiastic over the outlook, that he agreed to de- fray any expenses incurred in bring- ing Mr. Irving here for an investiga- tion. To Outline Plan. If he should come, President Lakin isof the opinion that the course to pursue would be to call a meeting at which Mr. Irving would outline his manner and method of proceedure. Further developments in this movement will be announced later. Bemidji now has over 100 mem- bers and could easily secure from 500 to 600 through a properly con- ducted campaign. DRIVEN FROM CITY BY HUERTA Archbishop Mora 'y Del Rio Suggest- ed Resignation. Vera Cruz, May 20.—Archbishop Mora y Del Rio was driven out of Mexico City by Provisional President Huerta, according to reports reach- ing here. The archbishop, the.story says, sought an interview with Gen- eral Huerta, which was at first refus- ed, but later accorded upon the rep- resentation that the churchman had a communication from the pope. The communication, it is stated, proved to be a suggestion that General Hu- erta resign. The following day, how- ever, a messenger came to the arch- bishop with a warning from Huerta that he would do well to leave the country. RUSHING AID TO SALTILLO Mexican Government to Resist Rebel Advance. Mexico City, May 20.—General Blanquet, wminister of war, said that no great battle has yet begun in Sal tillo. So far there have only been hot skirmishes between the vanguards. The government is rushing war ma- terial and soldiers into Saltillo from San Luis {'otosi. The forces of Gen- eral Zozay:, which had been operat- ing on the San Luis Potosi-Tampico line, have been concentrated in San Luis Potosi. The resignation of Jose Maria Lo- zano, minister of communications and public works, has caused much spec- ulation in political circles. Advertised Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED” for week ending May 18, 1914, at Bemidji postoffice: Men— Hunt, Mr. Wm. H., Iverson, Mr. Os- car, Leet, Mr. George, Mannie, Mr. W. Carter, McHewitt, Mr. John, Me- Gary, Mr. Ambrose, Olson, Mr. Ro- land, Rhoda, W. H. Women—Brown, ‘Miss Isabel, Holpo, Mrs. Ada, Miller, man, Miss Clair. TO OPEN SHOE TORE. C. A. Knapp Rents Molver Building On Beltnéfl Avenue. - g 7 C. A. Knapp of! Plerre, South Da- kota, has rented die’Molver building on Beltrami avenue, formerly occu- pied by the Murphy Furniture com- pany, and will open a shoe store in this building. Mr. Knapp is re- ported to be a-fitst-class shoe man and plans on - carrying a complete stock for men, women and children. His present plans, according to Mr. Mclver, is to open;.up ‘about June 1. ‘Mr. Knapp will move his family here from Pierre. 5 SEVEN JOIN MERCHANTS —_— As;ociafinn lfelnbéflh’ip Enlarged ot Meeting Held Yesterday—Commit- tee Will Bring }‘ml Up To 75. 5 TO DISCUSS CELEBRATION PLANS Seven new memg?ers ‘were added to the Merchants’ Association of this city at a meeting held yesterday af- terncon at the _qumerclal club rooms, which brings. the number in this association to! 56. A committee consisting of E. H. Denu, Charles Cominsky and W. G. Schroeder, solicited business men and merheants during the past week, and report that many are anxious to join the association. It is believed that within the next month the number will reach 75, which will take in practically every merchant in the city. ! Yesterday’s meetig‘g was not so well attended as former meetings, but it is the plan to gecure a rousing meeting for next Tuésday afternoon. The merchants decided "to close their places of businéss Decoration day from 12 to 3 o’clock- during which time memorial day services will be conducted. -Decoration day coming on Saturday, the merchants felt that they should re-open the stores later in the afternoon and ev- ening. To every farmers’ club organized in this vicinity, the merchants have extended the following offer: . They will give a Babcock milk tester to the club whose attendance shows the largest percentage during the, year from June 1, 1914, to May 1, 1915, The merchants are” particularly desirous of co-operating with these farmers’ clubs and in order to keep in close touch with them, they have voted the president of each club as an honorary member of the mer- chants’ association. They are urged to attend the regular meet- ings of the merchants and business men at the Commercial club rooms Tuesday afternoons and also re- quested to make suggestions for the benefit -of both the farmer and the merchant. At the next meeting, which is to be a rousing one, the matter of a Fourth of July celebration will be discussed and as the donations for the celebration are of vital import- ance to all business men and the of- ficers are desirous of a record break- ing attendance. DOOLEY SINGERS TONIGHT Colored Quintette Appears at Athletic Club Theatre This Evening—Musi- cal Organization of Merit. BENEFIT OF NEW BUILDING James Dooley, principal.of the Southern Normal and Industrial school at Dewton, Ala., with his wife and three children, comprising a musical orgamization of unusual merit;, will give @ concert this even- ing in the Athletic club theatre. The Dooley quintette is touring the country in an effort to raise a fund for a new building for the educa- tional institution. They sing typical plantation melos dies and other songs in a way that has brought much praise from places in which they have appeared. Italy will add about 180 aero- Sherrell is one of the 1913 graduates | Mrs. Margret, Nuton, Mrs. J-C., Way- Dlanes to its army equipment this year. MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM COMPLETE Committee In Charge of Plans An- nounce Arrangements — Lieut. Hillaby to Lead Parade. - DINNER FOR OLD SOLDIERS Veterans To Fire Salute at Cemetery " Services—Insurance Commissioner Preus To Give Principal Address Plans for the proper observing of Memorial day have hbeen completed by the committee of the Bemidji city council, comprising Sherm Bailey, chairman, Rube Miller and Joe Bis- iar, in whose charge the ments have been placed. The committee announces that ev- ery lodge and society will have rep- resentatives in the parade, which will march from the city hall to the ceme- tery where more than twenty soldiers of the Civil war are buried. Lieut. John Hillaby will have charge of the parade, in which school children, the concert band, fire department and every person who can possibly join, will march. It is expected that 1,000 will take part. Dinner at Markham. At noon the veterans and their wives will have dinner at the Mark- ham hotel, after which they will at- tend the exercises which will be held in the city hall, which begin at 2 o’clock. The following program will Te given_at the cemtery: Music—Bemidji concert band. Decorating graves by school chil- dren. Song—Chorus. Prayer—By chéplain. Address—L. G. Pendergast, com- ‘mander Carr Post, G. A. R. Roll Call. E Salute—Fired by the old soldiers. Taps. Benediction. arrange- Afternoon Program. At the afternoon exercises the following program will be given: Opening Prayer—Rev. Charles Gilman. “Why We Observe Memorial Day"” —Mayor William McCuaig. ' Song—By the school children. ““Why " School Children Should Dee- orate Memorial Day”’—Supt. W. P. Dyer. Reading of Lincoln’s Gettysburg speech—Superintendent W. B. Stew- art. Address—P. J. Russell. . Music—Bemidji concert band, Al- den Remfrey, director. Address—J. A. O. Preus, of Paul. Solo. Closing Prayer—Rev. Charles Gil- man. St. Autos for Veterans. As announced some time ago, au- tomobiles have been secured to carry the veterans and their wives in the march to the cemetery. The parade will start from the city hall at 10 o’clock. OLSON’S NAME OMITTED. Candidate for Register of Deeds Not Mentioned in Article. In yesterday’s issue of the Pioneer the name of I. B. Olson, who has filed as a candidate for the register of deeds nomination, was omitted from the list of those who are seeking election to county office this year. As stated in the Pioneer on several occasions, Mr. Olson is a candidate for the nomination, and the fact that he has been an aspirant to the office’ in past years gives him an acquaint- ance throughout the county which will be of benefit to him in the cam- paign. A. P. White Operated Upon. A. P. White, president of the Northern National Bank, was oper- ated upon’ yesterday afternoom, fol- lowing a fulminating attack of ap- pendicitis, at St. Anthony’s hospital Mr. White’s condition for a time was considered as critical but his recovery is now expected. He had just re- turned from Minneapolis, making the trip in his new Cadillac. Railroad Man an Interesting Witness in New Haven Probe. LIVED TOGETHER FIVE WEEKS, Bride of Seventy-two Divorces Hus band of Seventy-eight. Appleton, Wis., May 20.—A bride of five weeks, éMrs. Elizabeth Zuehlke, seventy-two years old, was granted ar absolute divorce from her husband August Zuehlke, aged seventy-eight When the aged couple were married on Christmas they declared theil union was a priceless gift. But be fore Feb. 1 they had decided to live apart. Their separation has now been made permanent. ELKS T0 HOLD BIG MEETING Twenty Candidates to Be Initiated Tomorrow Night—Visitors From Neighboring Towns Expected. WILL SELECT NEW HOME SITE Bemidji Elks are planning for one of the biggest meetings ever held by ‘the lodge for the initiation which is to take place tomorrow night when twenty fawn’ will enter the antlered ranks. ™ “The meeting ‘will be the last the lodge members are anxious that it ba' before the summer recess and a “hummer.” 1t is expected that many Elk from other cities will be in attendance at the meeting, and for this reason the city hall will be used for the initia- ton instead of the lodge rooms. Among those who will“be made members of the Bemidji lodge tomor- row night are Henry Weber and Wil- liam Pronovost of Remer; F. R. Wil- laims and Dr. George Swinnerton of International Falls; M. L. Burns of Cass Lake and the following from Be- midji, Oscar Manaugh, W. J. Twohy, Ralph B. Lycan, H. Mayne Stanton, Arthur Lundberg, W. F. Day, Jr., Edward Jackson, W. C. Smith, Wil- liam Finnigan and M. E. Kenfield. At the business session, which will begin at 8 o’clock, final action will be taken on the selecting of a site for the Elks new home. William Falks Proves Up. William Falk today proved up on his homestead in the town of Quir- ing. He has lived in Beltrami coun- ty for ten years. His father, Henry Falk, and Leo Ramstead, appeared as his witnesses. Mr. Falk says that the Quiring vicinity has been flood- ed by. the rains of the past two days, the waterfall being much heavier there than in Bemidji. Given Masonic Burial. John Willin, of Spooner, who died ‘here last Sunday, was buried yester- day afternoon, the Masonic lodge having charge of the funeral. He was a brick worker and until the sickness which resulted dn his death, assisted in the building of the Mark- ham hotel annex. Dr. E. H. Smith will return to- morrow from Rochester, Minnesota, where he has attended the Mayos’ By "HOP" [SANATORIUN PLAN - T BE DISCUSSED Qfimmiuio_nen of Beltrami, Koochi- ching and Hubbard Counties to Decide Action Tomorrow. STATE WOULD PAY HALF OF COST Sentiment Favors Eatablishment of Consumptive Hospital—Plan of Last Legislature Is Successful. Whether a tuberculosis sanatorium will be established in Beltrami coun- ty under the provisions of the law passed by the last legislature, will be decided at a meeting which is to be held at the court house tomorrow by the commissioners of Beltrami, Koochiching and Hubbard counties. James L. George, county auditor, and A. E. Rako, chairman of the board of county commissioners, will represent Beltrami county at the meeting. b Sentiment appears to favor the placing of a sanatorium here and as the hospitals have been a great success in other places, the com- missioners are expected to take fav- orable action. How To Obtain It. The board of county commission- ers of any county or group of coun- ties may establish a sanatorium : consumptives by a majority vote of the board when the appropriation to be made does not exceed the sum that can be raised by a tax levy of one mill on the dollar of taxable pro- perty of the <county. But when bonds have to be issued or when the appropriation to be made by the county exceeds one mill on the dol- lar of taxable property then the sub- jects of establishing a sanatorium and of issuing bonds thereupon shall be submitted to a vote of the people. When the commissioners have de- cided not to establish a sanatorium the question must be submitted to a vote of the-people, if a petition for such action is signed by 5 per cent of the freeholders of the county. of taxable property for the-tounty's part for the erection*and equipment of a sanatorium. When they have decided to erect 'a sanatorium, the board must appoint a county sana- torium committee of three members, one of whom must be a physician en- dorsed by the state board of health. This commission receives no com- pensation. The county sanatorium commission has charge of the funds for the sanatorium and of its man- agement in consultation with the ad- visory committee. Make a Deposit. _ Where there is a group of counties the county sanatorium commission consists of three members from the county in which the sanatorium is located and two members from each other county. The county or counties shall de- posit with the state treasurer one- ‘half of the cost of comstruction and equipment. The state treasurer shall add the other half of the cost from. | the money appropriated for that pur- pose and the state board of control shall erect and equip the sanatorium. The county sanatorium commission shall each year make an estimate cf the cost of maintenance and = the board of county commissioners shall levy a tax not to exceed one mill on the dollar therefore, . which in case of a group of counties shall be ap- portioned on the basis of population among the different counties. The state treasurer reimburses the counties at the rate of five dollars per week for each charity patient treated. SMITH PLEADS GUILTY Admits He Stole From Sime Store at Solway Week Ago—@iven Inde- terminate Term In Stillwater. —_— WAS ARRESTED AT SHEVLIN William Smith, arrested at Shev- lin on may 10, charged with burg- lary in the third degree, was ar- raigned before Judge C. W. Stanton yesterday afternoon and entered ‘a plea of guilty. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the state ‘prison- at Stillwater, which means from one to five years. Smith was represented by John L. Brown, while Graham M. Torrance, county attorney, appeared for the state. The crime for which Smith must £0 to prison was for having entered the Sime store at Solway on the night of May 9 and taking a hat, coat and other articles. He has not yet been taken to Still- ‘water. The commissioners may levy a tag: not to exceed one mill on the dollar™ — A son was born to Mr. and Mrs, Frank Hubert this morning.