Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 26, 1914, Page 1

‘editor of a popular magazine. VOLUME 12, No. 25. ' MANY PURE FOOD LAWS VIOLATED Bureau Prosecutes More Than One Hundred Each Month—Never Failed To Secure Convietion. WILEY AND ALSBERG COMPARED One the Agitator, While the Other Is Just the Plain Scientist—Manu- turers Comply With Demand. —— By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, May 26.—No greater contrast in men could well be ima- gined than that between Dr. Harvey T. Wiley, former chief of the Bureau of Chemistry, and his successor, Dr. Carl L. Alsberg. Dr. Wiley was the agitator, the man to whom the propaganda for pure food came first, with the scien- tific aspects of his work the second- ary consideration. Dr. Alsberg s just the reverse. He is primarily the cold scientist, science being his first interest, the result of his work for public good being secondary with him, just as the surgeon discovering a new disease germ, is enamored hy the scientific pursuit, although his discovery may be of vast good to hu- manity. When Dr. Wiley retired he becarae Few men ever heard of Dr. Alsberg before he became chief of the bureau, and since then, except for a few public addresses, a few official statements, and his name on the official litera- ture of the bureau, he has not come before the public. Dr. Wiley’s agitation brought about the pure food law. He was the man who was needed for this work. His successor is above all; an executiva. With scientific exactness he has re- organized the Bureau of Chemistry, and the new organization, it is claimed, without fuss or advertising, is enforcing the pure food law as it was never enforced before. The public is no longer terrified daily with analysis of poisoned foods, but that does not mean that the pure food law has been abandoned or that the food dopesters have dropped their frauds. On the contrary adultation and misbranding continues and the bureau continues to prosecute at the rate of 100 cases a month. A single recent circular issued by the bureau announced that 54 branded products had been seized, and that the gov- ernment won every prosecution in the- list, collecting fines of from: $25 to $250 as well as confiscating the shipments. i Dr. Alsberg has undertaken a new venture in publishing opinions rend- ered by experts of the bureau in re- sponse to queries usually submitted about manufacturers about matters of adulteration and branding. One manufacturer desired to put out a product suitably flavored and colored to represent macaroon paste, and desired to know if this could be sold lawfully as macaroon paste pro- vided the actual ingredients were mentioned on the label. Dr. Alsberg replied that it must pe called “imita- tion macaroon paste.” Another asked for a definition of caviar. Popularly this product is supposed to be the roe of sturgeon prepared in a certain way, but as a matter of fact the roe of other fish is frequently used. Therefore, re- plied the accurate Dr. Alsberg, al- though caviar is any fish roe pre- pared in this way, the public believes it to be sturgeon caviar, and when any other fish roe is used the pro- duct should be marked ‘“whitefish caviar” and so forth. Stringless beans, declared the doc- tor, can be string beans of any va- riety prepared at a certain stage of development when the fibrous mat- ter is tender. Dr. Alsberg is trying to teach food manufacturers that it is better busi- ness to turn out clean food than rot- ten food. And he is trying to im- press the public that if the demand is for pure food they will probably get it. MAY DELAY SHIP'S SAILING Threatened Strike on Giant Liner Vaterland. New York, May 26.—Stewards and firemen on the steamship Vaterland are threatening to strike unless their wages are materially increased. If a settlement is not reached shortly the big vessel will not sail on sched: ule time. In the ship’s crew are 430 stewards and 600 firemen. The stewards re- ceive from $12 to.$14.40 a month and demand an increase to $19.29. firemen get $19.92 and want $26.40. WILL RESUME CONFERENCES President Again to Meet Washington Correspondents Regularly. Washington, May 26.—President Wilson will resume his semi-weekly conferences with Washington cor- respondents on Thursday. It was an: nounced, however, that the president will not discuss the Mexican media- tion. ed a month ago. R =i The | The conferences were abandon- GIFFORD PINCHOT, Roosevelt's . Candidate * for Senator From Pennsylvania. Photo by Ameriean Dress Assoclation. FORD IN RELIABILITY RUN Withstands Attack of Runaway Team but Police Interfere When Charge is Made on Steam Laundry. GIVEN $10 FINE FOR SPEEDING Because his Ford machine success- fully withstood the attack of a charg- ing runaway team Saturday night, Erick Peterson of Park Rapids last night "lost control of his car. and when the police reached him had tested its strength against the brick walls of the steam laundry building. |Officer Ripple arrested the occupants of the car for speeding, and in their excited condition they refused to ac- company him to the police station. Ralph Lycan Yolunteered assistance and drove the over-energetic Ford (instilled with Bemidji spirit) to the police headquarters, where Peterson was given a fine of $10, which he promptly paid. His com- panion paid three dollars when asked for that amount by Judge Crowell in municipal court this morning. As a result of the impact with the team the radiator was smashed, both lamps shattered and the wind shield smashed into a thousand pieces. Af- ter untangling the team from the car and securely tieing them to the fence the owner stepped in front of his car, gave the crank aturn and away she went. Before striking the Peterson car the team narrowly missed the W. L. Brooks Cadillac. The powerful head- lights on his car showed the onrush- ing team at a distance and through a clever piece of driving, Mr. Brooks turned his machine into the ditch along side of the road, the frightened runaway just grazing the rear of his car. NEW RECORD FOR MURDERS Seven Killings Reported sn New York Within Thirty-six Hours. New York, May 26.—The police and the district attorney’s office are in- vestigating seven homicide cases re- ported within thirty-six hours. Four of the seven victims are dead and the other three are not expected to live. According to the police this is the largest number of homicide cases in the same length of time in many years. The last vietim, Fred Hillock, l!lB' gered into the New York hospital. The police questioned sixty members of a social club housed in the old General Franz Sigel mansion, in Abingdon square, where they believed Hillock was shot. He is expected to die. Of the dead Charles La Monti was shot while engaged in a fight in East | One Hundred and Seventeenth street, and Frank McCarthy, Frank Murphy and Frank Chimara also were shot or stabbed in gang fights. Retired Commander Dies. Washington, May 26.—Commander L. L. Reamey, N. S. N., retired, died here of peurosis. He was retired in 1900 and was sixty-five years old. SCOOP rerorter REPORTER SNOOP NCASE T CASET SHOULD SEND YORTO MEX(CQ-T'D LIKE. TUH SEE How (MMUNE. YOOR SYSTEM 15 TO DISEASE- OU TAKE. 15 NOTE OVER YO DOC JONES &t NUMBER ONE-THECITY LIMTTS AN , 1914, FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BORE RULE BILL -PASSES COMMONS Majority of Seventy-seven Makes It Law—Premier Tells of Plans, Ontlmmg Program. WILL ATTEMPT COMPROMISE With Ulster Opponents of Proposed Irish Parliament--Members of Both Houses Indulged in Loud Cheer ~|of the club, presided. . London, May 26.—The Irish home rule bill passed its third reading in the house of_commons by a majority of seventy-seven. The vote was: For, 351; against, 274. The bill becomes law after this stage, as it already had twice passed through all its stages in the house of commons in two separate sessions and the veto of the house of lords therefore has no further effect. The house was seething with ex- citement from the moment the speak- er took the chair. Members of the various partles indulged in loud out- bursts of cheering, when their respec- tive champions entered the chamber, while at the same time mocking ban- ter was shouted from the opposite benches. Right Hon. James Lowther, the speaker, took an early opportunity of applying balm to the sores left by the violent incidents of Thursday last. He admitted he should not have used the expression he did when he asked Andrew Bonar-Law, leader of the opposition, whether he approved of the disorderly demonstration by the Unionist members. Want News of Next Bill. The speaker appealed to the pre- mier to give the house some infor- mation regarding the bill to be intro- duced after the passage of the Irish home rule bill for the amendment of that measure s0 as to meet some of the objections of the people of Ulster. Premier Asquith announced that the amended bill would give effect to any agreement which the government was still hopeful might- be reached. He said that if at the time of the intro- duction of the Irish home rule bill to the house of lords no such agreement had been reached the amending bill would embody the substance of the proposals outlined by him on March 9 in the hope that after discussion an agreement Mmight be secured. On March 9 Premier Asquith told the house of commons that before the bill became operative a_poll would be taken of the parliamentary electors of each county of Ulster to decide whether those counties should be ex- cluded from the provisions of the Irish home rule bill for a period of six One of the season’s most enjoyable social affairs was given at the Mark- ham hotel last evening, when the Wo- man’e Study club held its annual banquet, thereby marking the close of another year of successful work. The dining room was artistically dec- orated with pink gladioli and green candlesticks and-shades, which made a charming effect. (The orchestra furnished music during the dinner, and Mrs. E. E. McDonald, president ‘The program was opened with a-vecal solo by Mrs. G. H. Strickland, “The Carnival ot Spring. Mrs., A. G. Wedge respond- ed to “Our State.” Mrs. C. R. San- born played a violin solo, “Mazurka,” by Borowski. Mre. H. H. Scharf re- sponded to “Man, Our Husband.” A quantette composed of Mesdames Strickland, 'Stanton, Rebinson and Dyer sang “The Di ‘Witeh.” Paul L. Mueller, the Minneapolis land- scape artist, gave an (nt»reeung talk on the beauty spots ‘of Bemidji and what our city has and needs, and George B. Irving of Chicago, who is in the city to enlarge the city’s com- mercial organization, gave a talk along the same lines. Mrs. E. E. McDonald gave.a short history of the club, this being the tenth anniver- sary. - The' folowing guests were present: " Attorney and Mrs. M. J. Brown, Miss Leah Berman, Mrs. Bur- tis of Decorah, Iowa; Mrs. Mintener of Rapid City, South Dakota, Judge C. W. Stanton, P. L. Mueller of Min- neapolis, G. B. lrvlnéot Chicago, and the following members: Mrs. C. G. | Johnson ot Shooks, honorary mem- ber, and Messrs, and. Mesdames F. §. Arnold, C. E. Battles, G. W. Camp- bell, E. H. Denu, W..P. Dyer, C. W. Jewett, W. N. Bowser, E. E. Ken- field, B. W. Lakin, C. O. Johnson, C. M. Jacobson, E. E. McDonald, E. . Netzer, C. R. Sanborn, H. A. Scharf, D. L. Stanton, G. B: Upham, A. E. Witting, W. Z. Robinson, H. G. Strickland, A. G. Wedge, Mrs. W. E. Dodge, Miss Beatrice Mills and Mrs. L. H: Bailey. Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Palmer and Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Ward were unable to attend the banguet. MEETING FOR AUTOISTS — Annual Session to be Held in Com- mercial Club Rooms™¥riday After- noon—sShort But to the Point. years from the’ first meeting of the new Irish parliament. If the major- ity of the voters were in favor of the scheme the county would automatical- 1y be excluded for the prescribed perfod. LEADERS MARCH ON CONGRESS Labor Heads Have Battle Cry “End Rule by Assassination.” ‘Washington, May 26.—A labor con- gress, at which representatives from all trades union organizations will be present, and a feature of which will be a public demonstration and parade to the Capitol, is to be held here be- fore the adjournment-of the present congress or at the outset of the De- cember session. The - United Mina Workers of America initiated the movement. The proposed meetlnx is for the purpose of influencing congress to do more than merely investigate indus- trial disturbances. “Working men, women and chil- dren,” declared Frank J. Hayes, vice president of the United Mine Work- ers of America, “have been brutally murdered by this modern warfare of captains of Industry and government by assassination has been substitut- ed for government by constitution.” “It is hoped by this scheme,” said Mr. Hayes, “to devise some plan that will impress congress with the neces: sity of doing something to end the rule of the gun men which character- 1zed the recent strikes of the country and. force congress to do something to end this industrial warfare.” Miss Lizzie Loughlin, who has been granted her naturalization pa- pers in New York city, is the second ‘woman to receive them jn that dis- trict. She was complimented by the judge, who said that she answered ithe questions much better than many men who have applied for pa-_ pers. \MHUT? STENTHERE | Mea WITHOUT™ SHOULD HAVE LARGE CLUB °The Bemidji Automobile club will ‘hold its annual meeting Friday af- ternoon at 4:30 in the Commercial club rooms for the purpose of elect- ing officers for the ensuing year. The “Call” is being sent out by C.-W. Jewett, president, and E. H.- Mar- cum, secretary. Bemidji, now with more than two hundred automobile owners, should have one of the strongest automobile clubs in the entire northwest. It is. the home of the Inland Motorist, a magazine’ published monthly, which is the official ‘organ of the Retail Au- tomobile Dealers’ association. Through this publication, which goes to more than 15,000 readers each month, Bemidji is being placed in the front rank of the automobile world and is continually in the lime- light as & summer resort of national repute. The officers of the club are desir- ous of securing a record attendance at this meeting. Car owners - who are not members of the club are ex- tended a cordial invitation to be pres- ent. “The meeting will be short and sweet,” says President Jewett. “One hour will clean up all the work on the docket and members need not stay away for fear of having to at- tend a long drawn-out meeting.” “Germinal” at:Grand. Another Pathe production of a fea- ture calibre is to be shown at the Grand this evening, when “Ger- minal” will be:.thrown upon . the screen. The picture is five reels long and is one of the films which every motion picture house is only too glad lto secure. It will be shown here but |one night. A special vaudeville at- traotion will appear at the Grand the last half of the week. The Boss Ilad Been To Mexnco 5 HES N = fAT{H ACOUPLEDAYS|\ anyTHING ? |IRVING BOOSTING Womau's Study Club Entertains—1s CAMPAIGN FAVORED| Addresses Large and Enthusiastic Gathering of Bemidji Citizens— Tells How Any City Can Expand COMMERCIAL CLUB TO ACT ‘Outlines Plans for Giant lfembmhip Increase—Action to be Taken at Meeting to be Held Next Tuesday One of the largest and most en- thusiastic “Boost Bemidji” meetings ever held, took place yesterday after- noon at the Commercial club rooms, when George B. irving ‘outlined a plan for the establishment of a Com- mercial club membership of more than six hundred and for the up- building and proper advancement of the eity. Bemidji, the Queen City. Business and professional men left their stores and offices that they might be present at Mr. Irving's talk. They were not disappointed for he held their constant attention for more than an hour. He explained what Bemidji must do and what Be- midji must not do in order to become the “Queen City” of morthern Min~ nesota, a title which it is truly en- titled to and -which it can easily se- cure and keep by energetic effort, co- operation and a tendency to 80 af- ter things. To Start Campaign. Mr. Irving said that all he needs is fifty men to assist him for one or two days to bring the membership of the Commercial club up to more Lthan six hundred. The men will work in pairs, and whenever a new member is secured a report will be made to the secretary and when ten are listed the whistles will be blown. The plan worked with great success at Brainerd, Thief River Falls, ‘Crookston and numerous other places, No Entrance Fee. It was suggested that the ten-dol- ‘[lar membership fee to the Commer, cial club be done away with and that the dues be placed at twelve dollars a year. This is one of the proposi- tions which will be discussed at a meeting to be held next Tuesday ev- ening by the Commercial club at which the proposition of Mr. Irving will be either rejected or accepted. Talk Makes Hit. Mr. Irving's talk was to the point and he brought out points which are sure to bring results in Bemidji's progress. He made it plain that no city can expect to prosper without organization. He left on the late train for his home in Chicago, but will return to Bemidji if his services are desired. WILL NAME HIS ABDUCTORS Rev. Patmont to Appear Before illis |* nois Grand Jury. St. Louis, May 26.—Interest in the kidnapping of Rev. Louis R. Patmont, prohibition worker from Westville, 111, shifted from Columbia, Ill., where ‘he was found bound and gagged in & farmhouse, to Danville, 111, where he will tell ‘the story of his fifty-day im- prisonment and the names of the men he alleged kidnapped him March 31. Before leaving here Patmont told Rev. Marsh Brandt that members of the wet faction at Danville were im- plicated. Police of St. Louis and East St. Louis are searching for two Ital- fans answering the description Pat- mont gave of his captors. OPENS HUBBARD TERM | Judge Stanton Leaves for Park Rap- ids—Few Cases on Calendar. C. W. Stanton, judge of the dis- | trict court, left this morning for Park Rapids, where he opened the Hubbard county term. There are but few cases on the calendar and it. is expected that the term will take up but a few days. Court Reporter LaBaw will leave for Park Rapids tomorrow morning, today being taken up in reviewing the: calendar. Great Britian established a record coal production last year of 287,411,- 869 tons. Women drawing widow’s pensions 'in Pennsylvania now number 118. 0L\ BO%5- DONT NEEDTO YAKE KKK KK KR KKK ' IRVING A. CASWELL _ CLERK SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE FOR REPUBLICAN ‘ReNowuNATION STEWART ASKS RETURN Beltrami County’s Efficient and Po- pular School Superintendent Files —Opposed by Miss Heffron. SOCIALIST CANDIDATES FILE When James L. George, county au- ditor, locks the doors to his office this evening, he will shut off all rights of aspiring office seekers who wish to file, and have neglected to do so. The law provides that the last day for filing shall be twenty days before the primary election. As announced last week by the Pioneer, W. B. Stewart, county su- perintendent of schools, will ask that he be returned to the office for another term, having filed for the nomination late yesterday afternoon. Mr. Stewart is one of the state’s best known and most prominent edu- cators. He has served as superin- tendent of the Beltrami county schools for many years and with great success. The schools of the county have made great progress un- der his supervision and he deserves re-election. He is opposed only by Clara Heftron, the socialist candi- date. Yesterday’s filings also place a complete socialist ticket in the field. Those who filed yesterday were Frank Schroeder, for clerk of the dis- trict court; Viggo Peterson for sher- iff; Garfield Akerberg for coroner and T. W. Bell for commissioner from the first distriet. T. W. Bell is the man who the so- cialists ran for alderman in the sec- ond ward last February, but who announced he was not a candidate and did not seek election. They now | place him on the ballot as a candi- date for the commissionership, Dr. Larson, secretary of the local, hav- ing paid the filing fee. Viggo Pet- erson, who filed for sheriff, was at one time a county commissioner, and two years ago was defeated by Sher- iff Johnson. Supt. Stewart defeated Miss Heffron two years ago. 'COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION. Most of Day.Taken Up in Discussions —Will Let Road Contracts. With only one commissioner, Helic Clementson, absent, the county board met in regular session at the court house this morning. Most of the day ‘was mken up in discussions and list- ening to requests from citizens. There are a number of road contracts to be let during ‘this session. The matter of the establishment of a state sana- torium will not be considered until some action has been taken by the other counties who are interested in the proposition. d LR R R R R R R +* + + NEWSBOYS GATHER UP DIA. + MOND RINGS. * = + Chicago, May 26.—A jewelry % thief waiting in the downtown <+ district for the patrol wagon <+ suddenly jerked two handfuls 4 of diamond rings from his < pockets and threw them over + his head. With wild shouts of #+ “finders is keepers” the news: % boys grabbed the diamonds 4 and fled in all directions. * Fifty rings, valued at $4,000, 4 are missing. + * B e e T R e e i ot b o ol OROR A SRR SRR AR A ) BY *HOP” THAT MEXIGAN TEST- TWUZ. VACCINATED WHENT WUZ 6|x NEARS O\.DAN . “ smxsuommu * PAVED ON BELTRAMI Thirty-two Foot Street, with Twenty- four Foot Boulevard on Each Side Decides Council. | IRVINE AVENUE T0 BE IMPROVED Petition of Residents Heeded—Whitc Way Posts and Auto Truck Propo- sitions Postponed Two Weeks. At least seven more blocks of ‘paved streets will be provided for Be- midji during the summer, should the street committee of the council act favorably on the plan as outlined at the meeting held last evening. ‘W. B. Stewart, county superintend- ent of schools, whose efforts have much to do with the fact that Be- midji has been designated as the proper place for the locating of a sixth normhal school, informed the councilmen that one of the agree- ments made at the time the normal school proposition was discussed was that the street leading to it wouid be paved. Means a Fight. Mr. Stewart said that trouble was to be met in securing an appropria- tion for the new educational institu- tion and that nothing should he neg- lected which might aid the ecity in obtaining at least a quarter of a mil- lion dollars to be used for the school’s establishment. He complimented the aldermen on .their, progressiveness and as being public spirited enough to take advantage of the situation. The aldermen readily showed that they are in favor of paving, and are ready to meet any requirements pos- sible. The street committee was in- structed to investigate the cost of paving from Seventh to Fourteenth streets and gather other necessary in- formation. Boulevard Beltrami. A petition signed by a large ma- Jority of the Beltrami avenue proper- ty owners was read, requesting that the street be narrowed to 32 feet, and boulevards of 24 feet to be placed on each side, bordering the property line. The same request was made by the Irvine avenue residents. Both were accepted and City Attorney Russell.instructed to draw up a reso- lution to establish the changes. This means that should the Beltrami pav- ing be dome, it will be 32 feet wide. Minnesota avenue has <been 80 graded. Only One Auto Bid. While bids for an automobile fire truck had been advertised for more than a month, only one was pre- sented at the meeting last evening, this being from the Seagrave com- pany. Robert Browning appeared for the company and explained the workings and advantages of the ma- chine, but while the council appeared to favor the purchase of the car, costing $5,783, with all the extra at- tachments as required by the adver- tisement for bids, the matter was laid on the table until the next meeting, when it is believed that a selection will be made. About the White Way. The selection of the proper kind of “white way” posts was not made at the meeting, bids being received from only two companies, the Central Electric company, and the Minnea- polis Steel & Machine company. This matter was also laid on the table for two weeks, in order that further bid- ding might be made. Harry Reynolds, of the Reynolds & Winter real estate and insurance company, brought up the matter of liability insurance for the protection of the city in case of injury to work- men employed by it. The matter was left with the finance committee. Carl Koerno. of Kelliher will paint . and repair -the city water tank, his contract calling for $226. - MORRISSON FAVORS DITCH Appears Before Board of Commission- ers Requesting Favorable Action. —_— J. G. Morriseon, Jr., of the Red Lake agency, was in the city today conferring with the county commis- sioners regarding ditch No. 25 which has_been ordered by Judge C. W. Stanton. - The judge requested the judge requested the commissioners to pass a resolution favoring its con- struction. Mr. Morrisson is urging the passage of such a resolution as this ditch when constructed wilk drain approximately six townships of tillable property. Mr. Morrisson is a candidate for county commission- er from the Third district and his election at the primaries is strongly -|supported by the settlers and farm. ers in that section of the county. i Thank Committee. Members of the R. H. Carr Post of the G. A. R. have voted to extend About $40 was cleared, their thanks to P. M. Decaire, J. C. ‘Parker and Joe Bislar for their work in giving the Old Soldiers’ dance.