Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 8, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 36. - BEMID]], MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, JUNEs, 1918, e REFUSETO CONSIDER LABOR A COMMODITY Exempted, With Farmers’ Unions, From Provisions of Trust Laws— Human Brawn in Another Class. MEANS HAPPINESS OF MILLIONS Debate on Proposition Interesting— Cannot Be Considered as a Prop- erty, Constitution Preventing. By Congressman C. H. TFavenner. Washington, June 8.—The Demo- cratic house exempted labor farmers’ unions from the provisions and of the trust laws simply because the house refused to consider human brawn and brain in the same eclas¢ with steel rails and coal oil. That very simply. was the proposition stated The bills aim to pre- vent restraint of trade in oil, steel But the house would not include with these and other commodities. the trade in labor. The opponents of the exemption argued that labor is o commodity essentially the same as oil and steel. .But those who took the humanitarian view of the subject refused to regard labor as al commodity at all. Labor something different than ! a steel rail. In a rail there is bound | up no man’s welfare. But in the labor of the millions there is in- pluded the hopes and happiness of the millions who toil and those who depend on the toilers. Therefore, the house has said to the wageworkers—Do what you will with labor. It is yours, and your happiness depends upon the way you dispose of it. Bargain as you choose with it. Use all lawful and honora- ble means for obtaining a good price for that labor,and no law will des- cend upon you on the ground that you are acting in restraint of trade. The debate on the proposition was highly interegting. It served to bring out as never before the dif- ference between labor and commo- dities. Representative Hamlin of Missouri sai “‘Surery the law ought to make a distinetion between the two. Human happiness and human welfare ought not to be put on the auction block and knocked off to the highest bid- der as a chattel may be. “The only reason why trusts and combinations are declared illegal is because they are organized and oper- ated for the express purpose of more effective]y exploiting the people by taking advantage of their necessi- ties and controlling the price of these necessities to the consumers, as well as the purchase price which they have to pay for the raw material. Labor seeks only to protect the sell- ing price of one article, its brawn and muscle. This amendment pro- tects the labor organizations, and in that the Democratic party fulfills an- other pledge made in its platform.” Representative Lewis of Maryland called the amendment the magna charta of labor. He said: “‘Some honest people are inclined to think that this section may mean a species of class legislation. They commit the error of considering la- bor as a commodity. But there is this distinction between labor and a barrel of oil, commodity. “Labor is never in truth a com- modity; labor can never under our institutions be property, either be- for the court or before the legisla- ture. Under our constitution prop- erty in human beings has forever ceased., “While a barrel of oil is not only a commodity in the market, it is a commodity before the court, it is a lcommodity before the legislature. The legal attribute of a commodity is property; but the legal attribute of the workingman is citizenship. A different principle of sociology and justice apply to these two subjects when they are before congress or be- fore the courts. The rules that are rationally applicable to property can seldom be justly applied to the man.” MAY NOT HEAR-ROCKEFELLER Magnate's Lawyer Says Testifying Might Prove Fatal. ‘Washington, June 8.—When the in- terstate commerce commission re- sumed its investigation of financial affairs of the New Haven railroad John A. Garver, attorney for William Rockefeller, said that, according to Mr. ‘Rockefeller’s physician, it would be dangerous for Mr. Rockefeller to come to Washington and testify. He told of the condition of Mr. Rockefeller’s throat and said the physician feared any concentrated ef- fort might prove fatal. Mr. Garver said it was impossible for Mr. Rocke- feller to write as he was affiicted with palsy. Chief Counsel Joseph W. Folk ask- ed Mr. Garver if it was not true Mr. Rockefeller recently attended meet- ings of the New Haven board. He replied Mr. Rockefeller’s attendance was largely formal; that it was some- thing he was in the habit of doing and involved no nervous strain. EERK KK KKK KK KK KKK K x MINNESOTA'S CH *ii*i#{#{**iiii'fi* ERREE R Ll KR RRRK L T HHH K KKK KK State for Renomination a Week — Governor Adolph 0. Eberhart, Who Will Go Before the Voters of 'the From Tomorrow. He Is Mak- ing a Clean Campaign and is Strongly Supported Over the Entire State. NEW STORE NOW OPEN Crew & Knapp Establishment Ready for Business—Will Carry Complete Stock and Enlarge as Necessary. EXPERIENCED MEN IN CHARGE Crew & Knapp, who have opened a new shoe store in the McIver build- ing, formerly ocpupied by the Mur- phy Furnifure store on Beltrami av- enue, are making their opening an- nouncement on another page of this | issue, The firm is comprised of C. A. Knapp and C. E. Crew of Pierre, South Dakota, with J. E. Mallery as salesman. Mr. Mallery is a shoe man of many years experience. They will earry a complete line of footwear for men, women and children, and will enlarge their stock in every department as quickly as they become acquainted with the de- sires and needs of the citizens of this community. Mr. Knapp has taken active management of the store and will move his family here some time this week, having rented the Gib- bons cottage at Grand Forks bay. CITY ENTIRELY SU: Mazatlan Cut OFf by Rebels Water Fa Torreon, Mex., Junc 8.—The Con- stitutionalist campaign in the state of Jalisco and against the city of Guadalaajra has begun in earnest. according to dispatches from Genera} Alvaro Obregon. General Ramon Iturbe, whose Sin- aloa brigade of 5,000 men is beseig- ing Mazatlan, reports distressing conditions in Mazatlan because of a scarcity of food, with a water fa- mine imminent. They predict the federal garrison at Guaymas will evacuate soon be- cause of a food famine. Mazatlan is now completely sur- rounded by land and partially block- adsd by sea. Daily skirmishes are taiiing place, with the Constitution- alists winning. __ £b Faces Relieves Judge McClenahan, Judge C. W. Stanton and Lee La- Baw left this morning for Brainerd where the judge will relieve Judge W. S. McClenahan, who has been holding the Crow Wing county terms and who opens the Koochiching county term tomorrow morning. There are several matters of import- ance to be tried at Brainerd and the term will probably not be complet- ed this week. SCOOQP rrrorter REPORTER SOBWITH A DEGREE. FLOOD COVERS BiG TRACT Many Acres of State and Private Lands Affected by Power Company Dams Controlling Rainy River. QUESTION AS TO AMERICAN SIDE Thousand of acres-of state and other lands owned by private inter- ests are being flooded as a result, it is declared, of damming the out- {let of Namekan lake, which is an important tributary’ of Big Rainy lake. The Rainy Lake improvement company, which is a Backus-Brooks enterprise, received authority both from -the Canadian and American governments to dam these waters. There are twin falls at the outlet of Namekan lake, situated approxi- mately 1,000 feet apart. The falls into Rainy lake are on opposite sides of the international border. The Canadian dam is completed and the one on the American side is under construction. 3 The object in damming these wa- ters is to control the level of the Rainy river, the outlet of Rainy lake, to afford regulation of water power to operate the paper and other plants at International Falls and Fort Frances, where there is an ex- tensive electric power plant operated by water power at the falls. It is stated that, while the Rainy River Improvement company pro- ceeded with authority in damming the outlet of Namekan lake, there is a question as to whether the com- pany has acted in time on the Amer- ican side. 1f the company s not protected in that respect it is likely that there will be strong opposition against al- lowing the improvement to stand. $20,000 FOR HEART BALM Woman Given Verdict Against Sun- day’s Choir Master. Chicago, June 8.—A verdict award- ing $20,000 damages to Miss Georgia Jay, against Tomer Rodeheaver, choir master for Billy Sunday, evan- gelist, for breach of promise to marry was returned by a jury in the circuit court. Miss Jay alleged that she met Rodeheaver in Towa; that they be- came friends and that he proposed marriage to her and was accepted. Later she declared he retused to mar- ry her because marriage would inter- fere with his career. i Evidence was presented showing that Rodeheaver was pald $100 a week and traveling expenses. SCOOP-TM GONNA MAKE NOU GOLF EDITOR AND T'D LIKE TO HAVE N0U GET SOME CLUBS ANDWHAT EVER ELSE |\S NECESSARY TO LEQRN THE GAME. AND HANDLE THE. m * DEFEAT ATHLETICS midji Baseball Team Humbled by | Score if 5 to 1 in Seven-Inning Contest Played on Muddy Field. g SMILEY AND PAUL ON MOUND Hitting -of Carl Iientgrel—shevlin Plays Here - Kexg Sunday " and Crookston the Week Following, - In a game of Mehall played on a field entirely- covered with mud and water, making fast work next to impossible, the Ciiss-Lake bgseball team; comprising eilgh.t Indians, de- | feated the Bemidji Athletic club nine last evening: by a score of 5 to 1. The heavy rain of the afternoon caused Manager Daly to start, the game at 6:30 and only seven innings were completed before dark. Panl started to dc the neavy work for Be- midji, but after allowing six hits, which coupled with several errors, netted the Indians three runs, retired in favor of Smiley in the third. 4| Smiley pitched good ball and-in the five innings that he twirled only four hits were gathered by the vis- itors, two of these beink well-placed singles by Carl, who in four trips to the plate batted out three hits, Bailey grabbing his'long fly in the first. A base on balls, an error a stolen base and a single gave the Cass Lake players their last two runs.. Be- midji spored its lone run in the fourth when Smiley took first on 3 fielders choice and Auger and Mur- phy singled. Shevlin - will play ‘here next Sun- day, and Cropkston the week follow- ing. The score: ‘Bemidji— Tanner 3b Berrigan 1b Bailey 1f Brandon df . ‘Howe ss Johnson 2b . Auger ¢ .. Paul p .. Murphy rf 3 Smiley p........ - s eboocsow Snvomomemmnll R X LY Cass Lake— Carl 3b Broker ¢ .. Taylor 2b L. Roy 1b .. Weaver p .... Nason M ...o.. % LaFontine ss .. KRER KKK RKE KK KKK - : ‘COUNTERMAND ORDER T0 BLOCK TAMPICO. Mexico Oity, June 8.— (Special to the Pioneer)— " The Hureta government today decided to countermand the order for blocading Tampico. This action is believed ' to have followed the. receipt of word from Niagara Falls to the United- States that a blockade would not be per- mitted: : 5 = 5 kA hkkkkkkhkhkkKhkk kK EXKKK KKK KK KKK KKK K TOTALLY BLIND; ASKS AID John Garvin, Alien Austrian, Uses Compensation Law in Effort to Se- cure Damages for Loss of Eye. INJURED WHILE BURNING BRUSH An- action under the employes’ compensation law, brought by John Garvin, alien Austrian, against the J. Neil company, of ‘Cass Lake, was tried before Judge C. W. Stanton Saturday afternoon. Attor- ney Moritz Heim of St. Paul, repre- sented the plaintiff and Attorney K. A. Campbell of Minneapolis the de- fendant. Lumber The evidence shows that the plaintiff’s left eye was so injured by flames while burning brush for the lumber - company, that he lost the sight, thus rendering him totally blind, because the sight of his right eye was lost several years ago at a time he was working in a coal mine. Under the compensation law it is provided that pay for one hundred weeks be given for the loss of one eye and for four hundred weeks for total blindness. In the case tried Saturday the attorneys disagreed as to the amount that should be paid. Judge Stanton heard the arguments and took the case under advisement. BIRDS CAUSE TROUBLE. Nests Plug Water Spouts—Two Offices Flooded. The rain Sunday did $200 dam age ‘in the register of deed’s office, by flooding the floor andé drenching a typewriter. The water spouts draining the wateér from the roof runs dowh between the walls of the building, and upon investigation -by Louis Eckstrum it was found that the birds had built nests in this spout, stopping the ‘water. With the spout Dlugged the water found its way through the inner wall, thus Tanner ef LaQuireg rf . C. Roy p .. cccccococorncHu| crvonvocooo Score by innings— Cass Lace. 122000 0—5 Bemidji . «ee2000100 0—1 Earned rums, Cass Lake 2, Be- midji, 1; Stolen bases, Tanner 2, Howe, 2, Auger 1, Broker 2, L. Roy 1, Weaver 1, LaFontine 1, Tanner (Cass Lake) 1, LaQuirel 1. Struck out, Weaver 6, C. Roy 1, Smiley 3. Base on balls, Weaver 3, C. Roy 2, Smiley 1. Two-base, hits, Howe, ‘Weaver. Double plays, Howe to Johnson to Berrigan. Left on bases, Bemidji 9, Cass Lake 8. Umpire Edd. Scorer Stanton. BLACK RIVER IS RECEDING Flood Abates and No Further Dam- age ls Likely. Black River Falls, Wis.,, June 8— The water in the Black river has fallen three feet -and unless there is a turther downpour of rain no serious flood conditions are likely in this vi- cinity. Small towns above here re- port the washing out of bridges, and some dwellings and barns close to the river have been swept away. Gear Break Causes Delay. A ibreak in the gears of the ma- chinery at the plant of the Bemidji Manufacturing company, caused the closing down of operations for a few days. A. M. Bagley, manager of the concern, says the repair parts will arrive today or.tomorrow, when op- erations will begin. The plant has been running full capaecity in the manufacture of failroad shims. causing the damage. The spout on the west side was also found plugged and flooded the surveyor’s office in the basement of the building. ANTI-TRUST BILLS PASSED Opposition _in House Meits Away When Final Test Comes. ‘Washington, June 8—Three bills on the administration trust legisla- tlon program passed the house and were sent to the senate for action there. Opposition melted away when the final test came and the voting went through-quickly and without incident, The Covington interstate trade commission bill was passed’ without a record vote; the Clayton omnibus anti-trust measure received 275 votes, to 54 against it, and the vote on the Rayburn railroad capitalization bill | was 325 to 12. SUGGESTIVE OF THE HAREM Baptists Denounce Present Day Styles Among Women. % Chicago, June 8.—“Baptist women are in many cases falling victims to the vulgar and suggestive styles of the day and frequently our houses of worship are suggestive of Oriental harems rather than the Christian church.” The Chicago " Baptist association took this fling at the fashions in a report adopted at the regular weekly meeting. Torrance Gives Talk Graham M. Torrance, county at- torney, returned this morning from Red Lake, where on Saturday night he addressed the members of the Returned Students’~ club. L. G. | pendergast also spoke. | YEP-HERE ARE ALLTH' CLUBS AN’ THATS an Kk kR kk kA Kk hkkkkkkx Jury Decldes for Kansas Executive in Assault Case, Mrs. Luella West of Wichita, Kan., Is not ‘entitled to damages from Gov- ernor George H. Hodges of Kansas for alleged assault and battery, de- cided a jury in the case at Topeka, Kan,, after deliberating two MURDER CASE T0 BE TRIED James Kelly, Accused of Having Caused Death of Fred Couture, Must Face Koochiching Jury. utes. - DEFENDED BY BEMIDJI LAWYER On Wednesday of this week, James Kelly, who is accused of having caused the death of Fred Couture, the Ranier hotel man, will again face trial for the crime. Couture died on July 19 of last year, just one week after he had been badly beaten by a mob of which Kelly was supposed to be the leader. The crime is claimed to have been caused by Couture’s testimony before the Koochiching county grand jury, at a time i!: was investigating cer- tain Rainér-daw violations. Kelly, who is defended by Judge Marshall A. Spooner, was indicted on a charge of manslaughter in the first degree and his trial was begun in August. After six jurors had been selected, Judge M=uClenahan, who was presiding, took sick and was forced to adjourn court, which explains the placing of the case on the calendar of this term. The Koochiching county term be- gins tomorrow morning with Judge McClenahan on the bench. The first case to be tried will be that of the state against Kelly. Franz Jevne, county attorney, will prosecute. COUNTRY CLUB DESTROYED MacLachlan Hall at Outlet Damaged by Wind and Rain of Yesterday. Captain MacLachlan’s hall at the ouelet, known as the “Country §112,397 DITCHES ORDERED BUILT Final Hearings on Judicial Drains ' 22, 23 and 24 Before Judge Stanton Saturday—All An\ Approved. BUT LITTLE OPPOSITION SHOWN Will Provide 83 Miles lew Road— Many Here to Urge Construction "on McDougald-Myhre Ditch. Three judicial -ditches, estimated to cost approximately $112,397, were ordered constructed by Judge C. W. Stanton late Saturday afternoon, fol- lowing final hearings. The ditches ordered built are those known as No. 22, No. 23 and No. 24. According to the records kept by 0. L. Dent, district ditch referee, drain No. 22 which is to built along the county line between Beltrami and Roseau counties, will be about 13 miles in length, providing a road the entire distance, will call for the removal of 93,682 cubic yards of dirt, and will cost approximately $17,468. There was slight opposi- tion to the building of this drain, but Judge Stanton, after hearing the complaints decided to grant the pe- tition. Took No Chances. Residents of Myhre and McDoug- ald townships sent twelve delegates to Bemidji to represent them at the hearing on Ditch No. 23, in order that they might testify in favor of the drain’s construction should oppo- sition develop. Their journey was not necessary for there was no de- mand that the petition should not be granted. This ditch will be more than forty miles in length, nearly forty-one, will cost about $53,829 and will necessitate the removal of 316,333 cubic yards of dirt. Four Towns Benefited. Four towns, Zipple, Children, Prosper and Lakewood are to be benefited by the erection of Ditch No. 24. This ditch will be 29 1-2 miles in length, and will cost in the neighborhood of $41,100. About 206,199 cubic yards will be. removed. Both 23 and 24 will include roads. The petitioners for all three dit- ches ‘were represented by Attorneys Middleton and Chilgren. Among the men.who were in attendance in be- half ‘of Ditch No. 23 included J. R. Norris, candidate for the house of representatives, and the two viewers, ‘Hans. Insdahl and Herbert Sanborn. NORRIS FEELS CONFIDENT McDougald Man Says He Expects Nomination—Rumor Not True. J. R. Norris of Williams, Mec- Dougald township, who ds a candi- date for the house of representa- tives, was in Bemidji Saturday at- tendirig the ditch hearings and while' here did a little campaigning. Mr. Norris said he had never intend- ed to witdraw from ithe race, as was Tumored last week, as such action would be a deser- Club,” which he had just pompleted, {tion of his friends who influenced and was to open to the public this week, was almost entirely destroyed by the wind and rain of Saturday night and yesterday. The captain said this morning that the hall will be rebuilt and expects to have it in readiness for use by June 20. The “Country Club” was built by Cap- tain MacLachlan for private parties and to rent. Thank Committee. At the lastmeeting of the G. A. R. and Circle it was voted to thank the council committee for the manner In which they arranged for the Mem- orial day services. The committee comprised, Sherm Bailey, Rube Mil- ler and Joe Bisiar. Council Meets This Evening. ‘Several matters of importance will be brought up at the council meet- ing this evening, among them being the auto fire truck proposition and action on the selecting of an orna- mental street light post. A concave projecting- screen for motion pictures hag been patented. him to make the race. He is confi- dent that he will be given a large vote in upper Beltrami, and belleves that he will gather his share in this part of the aistrict. That he is a competent official is demonstrated by the fact that his fellow citizens have seen fit to honmor him with many public positions, among them being justice of the peace, is presi- dent of the Williams Farmers‘ club, treasurer of the consolidated School District No. 91, president of the Clover Leaf Creamery company and town clerk of the town of McDoug- ald. He is at present farming his homestead near Williams, WOULD MEET ATHLETICS. Railroad Men Issue Challenge—Have Team of Veterans. With a team including such veter- ans as Earl Hazen, Charles Bush, Finn, Elmer Rice, Roy Rice, Roy Carter, Gallanger, Shelfe and Schultz, the Minnesota & Interna- tional railroad boys, who make ‘headquarters at Bemidji, have issued a challenge to the Athletics for a game to be played any Sunday. The railroad team looks strong on paper as each member of the lineup has |been prominent in Bemidji baseball history, and would be sure to give I&he Athletics & hard battle. Man- ager Daly said today that the freight hustlers will be given the first open date. Father Accidently Killed. Oscar Erickson, the young man Who recently accepted a position as druggist at the City Drug store, suc- ceeding G. B. Upham, was called to 'Cau'hy ASaturday afternoon, his father having been accidently killed. 'No fuFther information was given in the telegram. The elder Mr. Erickson was & raflroad man. B