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

VOLUME 12, NO. 61. ENING, JULY 8, 1914, e 4 *if}ii#i**ifi!ii{fi**iii*{#ii’* X - KK KKK KK KK KKK KRR KKK KKKK KK The Daily Pioneer is enabled to|few years, are taken from the Win- publish the following interesting ta-|nibigoshish dam records. ble, showing the total monthly and |ticeable that the 1914 June raintall = 3 yearly rainfall, in inches, of this dis-|is greater than any other month - 2 £ 5 trict, through the courtesy of Charles |since 1900. Cut this table out and |Dakota, arrived in the c¢ity Tuesday Warfield, who has charge of the gov- |save it. The Pioneer will Fun rain-|€vening for the purpose of looking ernment apparatus here. The rec-|fall figures from time to time and its |OVer this section of the cc ord dates from August, 1884, and the | readers may in this way keep an ac- [Deskins i Deing emntertained by AS SELF-MADE MAN Baltimore Congressman’s Death Calls Attention to Rise From Ship- yard Roustabout of 21. CO-WORKERS PRAISE HIS DEEDS ‘uep totals, with the exception of the last|curate record. Aqnp| 8 1oy Tenuuy)| Voted Before He knew His A B 4.9114.24]2.27]0.62]0.71| 7. C's—Life Is Inspiration fo |1t % SYTEN S8R S R A S—. s S] Lk 1 . . . . . B ! . N 1355 o R R e i 0.26/1.45/1. 81{4.07| 1.04/2.01{1.89/0.77/0. 5 Every American Boy. 1889 1:18(0/82(1. ‘143 64| 4.18[2185/0 25(1.03[1.26] " "2 1890 6/1.01(0.82(0" (19/2.74| 2.88(4.74/2.55(0.40/0.30|.. .. 2429 TR - imes | 1894 11530073, 1970 188/2.46/3.43(0.80{0.7 .46 Washington, July - 8-—Someftmen |32 10! B 163(4:13| 8.57(316(0.28/0.77(030|. .. 12594 - there is real inspiration to be found lg;f glfl 32 gg;:’ll ; ggz}gozg 32.85 in the drowsy old Congressional|lsos B i B o :};23:3%:23 ggjfi Record. Last Sunday's Record told 60 145 '53/7.10/10.63(9.40|3.27/0.61/0:70|0 . 135.77 a story of inspiration, the story of 23[3- | 5755 ggigg éggé 3.%3?.4;0.32. 26.04 George Konig, who didn't want hto “; 180 :fli:é; ;ig§32 zissgiggéfsgi 5.8 & 5 ' Konig, who X : l16f4. -9114.72(147/0.27]0.81|. 18 be “one of the bunch on1g; . 0. -77|7.65| 2.66(4.60(2.81/2.53(0.0 |. .62 was a congressman from the city of 0. [07I11T 4stlas1i1 4213 4901 6l 23 ) Baltimore, is dead Anuw.'amli ll}is c‘ol- 52 Eggzg 3:%;%1 igggssgg 11 eagues S day were delivering . . . 7. . . -87|1.18| .03 t leaguesson Sunday’ we 1 o [84(3739] 053(3.74[1.16(1.07(0 91| 86 ;» his eulogy. J‘{l, 2;\33;1 g.’[{é‘h +97]1.09/0.79]. 33 ,Down on the eastern shole‘ of Mary (1912 8| . 144/128) 312973 2‘} }3 2% 57 i land Konig was born. This part of 1g§§ 2 433:;.79 .54(3. .64] 14| .02|. .05 formerly the home of | — - L | the country, ¢ the brains and bravery of the young _— : vepublic, has stayed still while the i rest of the nation advanced. Today . it is asleep, hopeless, dead., The spirit { of ambition seems to have forsaken i it tlere illiteracy maintains a high ]‘ percentage among the population. ) And young Konig was raised on the for ) general level with the rest of the 1 population—when he was 21 years { old he could neither read nor write. Have you ever listened to work- men calking the hull of a wooden : ship? 1f so, you will never forget NEW SHOP FOR BEMIDJI Paul Brosvik Making Arrangements Locating Tailoring Es- tablishment Here. TO BEGIN BUSINESS NEXT WEEK Paul Brosvik, who is soon to open = { the pleasant sound of it, as the mallet desends upon the iron calking tool it makes a shrill clink that can be heard at a considerable distance. And when many calkers are at work at once the blend is like that of apond on a calm spring evening when the toads are shrilling their love songs. Jieorge Konig drifted to Baltimore, doing roustabout work on the docks. Then he learned the trade of calker And one warm day many -calkers were at work on the hull of a vessel in a Baltimore drydock, at a distance sounding like a toad pond. Most of the calkers at work on that boat had thoughts as trivial and shallow as the clinks they made with their mallets. But one young man that day bad ceme to a crisis in his life, and for the first time he was thinking roal thoughts. e said to himself: “‘George Konig, which are you going to be, a leader or a tollower? Why can’t vou be one of those substantial men at the head of things instead of one of the bunch?™ He a ered this question by buy- mer and an arithmetic and himself to them in his Years later, after he rved his city in good stead and had been vivcted to Congress, he told a Baltimore reporter about his crisis lite, &nd how he bought his ol books, even though he did not yet know his letters, alker and a good one,” “I was one of those llows intent only upon my pay envelope on Satur- day night and just seeing how fast 1 ing - 1 had ap applyin ira Tiou in | could spend my money. I was always out for a good time. II join- ed the linion and went to the meet- and finally came to the con- ion that the president and other officers of the union were substantial men who did not carouse and drink and who were certain in their Then Konig asked himself i he wanted to continue to be “one of tite buneh,” and answered it by buy- in chool books. When I started for home that night, some of my friends yelled at me, ‘Hey, George, come with us’ ‘T am going home’, T answered, and although they jeered at me when they found out I had bought the books, hwent home and started plugg- ing, first learning the letters and piecing out the words slowly. Hard work, It was the hardest job I ever tackled.” But he won. He learned to read and figure. He became head of his union. Then head of a profitable business. Finally he was elected councilman, and took a leading part in the rehabilitation of Baltimore after the fire. Then he was elected to congress. The New York Sun, which usually ignores the first speeches of a new Congressman, and ridicules the speeches of old Con- grofsmen, complimented George Konig's first speech. died recently umiversity men proud to stand up in the House and eulogize Konig. men, work."” WELSH BEATS WILLIE RITCHIE Champion Leaves Ring in Tears Following Decision. Fred Welsh, lightweight champion And when he; were | a first class tailoring establishment in this city, came here from Detroit,‘ Minneosta, where for the past eight} years he has conducted a similar: business, meeting with a decided ' success in that city. He sold his busi- ness there for a handsome sum and upon looking over this section of the state decided upon Bemidji as the' best little, big city in the northwest." This tailoring establishment will be located in the old Lumberman’s bank building next door to the O'Leary-' Bowser store, having rented the en-" tire second floor, formerly occupied Ly the Northwestern telephone ex- change. B Reports from Detroit indicate that ' Mr. Brosvik conducted a reliable, up- to-the-minute tailor shop and that the citizens of that city regretted his leaving. He will carry a complete line of material for suits and over- coats and will begin operations with five tailors about . July 15. Con- tractors are now remodeling ‘his quarters for occupancy at once. WOMEN WANT EQUAL PAY Resolution Urging Suffrage and High Wages Expected to Pass Conven- tion of N. E. A. Tomorrow. 1 FAVOR SELF-RESTRAINT POLICY St. Paul, July 8.—Resolutions ap- proving woman suffrage and equal pay for equal work, regardless of sex, will be presented to the National Education association at the general | session in the Auditorium Thursday morning by the resolutions commit- tee, and as women delegates are far in the majority it is safe to predict the resolution will be adopted. It will be presented as the beginning of a “peace movement” within the con- vention. The Minnesota Equal Franchise league was the first organization to take up the suffrage question with the resolutiorls committee. In view of the stand the associa- tion has taken on international peace resolutions will be presented endors- ing the work of peace societies. Another resolution presented to the committee endorses the policy of self- restraint of the president and Secre- tary Bryan in the Mexican difficulties. The Episcopal guild will meet at the home of Mrs. John Goodman, 503 Bemidji avenue, tomorrow after- noon. Supported entirely from a horse’s collar, a new feed bag permits an READY TO ENFORCE LAW Order of United States Supreme Court Kept Indian Department From Closing Treaty of 1855 Territory AGENTS PREPARED FOR ACTION Had the United States court re- fused to grant permission for the placing of a motion requesting a new hearing in the Indjan “lid” cases several weeks ago, it is probable that every saloon in the territory cov- ered by the 1855 treaty would have been closed at this time. This in- formation is brought by E. E. Me- Donald, -the Bemidji attorney, who has just returned from Washington, ‘where he conferred with government officials and members of the senate and .house of representatives, “While I found that it had been the intention of the Indian department, under Cato Sells,” said McDonald, “to close the territory, I believe that the state will be given full power in the {matter and that.the government will not interfere as long as the state of- ficials make it clear that it is their intention to enforce the laws dealing with the sale of liquor to the In- dians.” A large number of agents were held in readiness to visit the terri- tory included and close the saloons in a short time, giving the liquor deal- ers opportunity to dispose of their stock. Several agents visited Be- midji and daily expected to receive orders to enforce the treaty provi- sions. The action of the supreme court in granting permission to argue a motion for rehearing did- away with the possibilities of the closing order and the Indian department is now awaiting the October decision of the high tribunal. May Locate Here. Edward Reeve of London, Eng- land, a cousin of George Denley. de- puty sheriff. has decided to locate hiere. Mr. Reeves was much sur- prised to find the many opportuni- ties offered here and is much enthus- iastic over Bemidj BIG SHRINKAGE IN IMCOME Great Northern Falls Off Nezrly Four Miilion Dollars. St. Paul, July 8—The Great North- ern railway has issued its earnings statement, showing decreases in op- erating income of $1,044,436.40 in May and $3,865.471.36 for the first eleven months of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1913, May was the pcorest moxth in thz eleven, when the operating revenue was $5,867,557.15, or $1,140,382.84 less than in May,.1913. For the eleven months operating revenue was $69,239,922.67. For the corresponding period the previous vear it was $71,856,890.87. Operating expenses were $42,282,312.45; net op- erating Tevenue, $27,047,680.22; op- erating income, $22,817,769.82. Taxes for the eleven months increased $495,823.65. animal to have the free use of its head. SCOOP serorrer ot England, last night outboxed Wil-! lit Ritchie, American champion, in their London encounter, and on the referee’s decision, won the champion- ship of the world. Ritchie left the ring in tears following the decision. OW-00CH -GrOSH-5C00P T WAS IN SWIMMING— \YESTERDAY &N'MY Try a Ploneer want aa. ONYH It is no- North Dakota Man Urges Farmers to Standardize Their:Crops. J. H. Deskins of Voltaire, North country. Mr. Phibbs & Cross, land men. “In the year 1908 I was in the state of Ok- lahoma and the people down there were very anxious get hold 'of northern grown seed Dotatoes;” said Mr. Deskins. “They |pald at that 0 |time $1.20 for' northern’ potatoes, ‘while the home produgt brought but 75 cents. If the farmers here would standardize their crops and ship re- liable produce only, they could double the price forthem as com: pared with mixed jproduce.” Mr. Deskins ‘appears to e enthusiastic about Bemidji and isiof the opinion that this country, with its diversity farming will be th oming farm- ing community of the northwest. REBUILD STATE ON CORPORATION LINES Magazine Advises Minnesota to Fol- low Shont’s Traction Methods in Reorganizing Government, COMBINE DEPARTMENTS IS KEY No ‘“Ornaments” in “Attorney Gen- eral’s Office—Rapid Growth Causes Need of New Bystem. St. Paul, July 8. 194—(Special to the Pioneer.)—A current magazine article tells how Theodore P. Shonts rescued the New- York traction sys- tem from incomprehensible chaos. | You see corporationg have got inlo; the same mess as thejstate govern- | ment by growing up haphazard. The corporation has the qdvantage that its officers can turnithings inside out without taking the stockholders | very much into their confidence. The ! state must proceed mofe slowly. The state cannot remodel itself unless the | public takes the trouble to compre- phend the problem anmd to call for action. b When Shon me.dito the Inter- borough there was fifteen or twenty presidents of separate corporations— just as Minneapolis has sixty or sev- enty sejarate governments. There were twelve treasurers. The cor-| poration was spending half a millien | dollars a year on its legal deparz-g ments. Each of these corporations was going it alone as far as possible and the waste and confusion was something appalling. In fact the system as a whole was bankrupt. It was his job to line up these cor- porations and bring them into a sin- gle administration. That is the same | as the job now before the people of | Minnesota, It was his job to fire| a lot of high-priced lawyers who! were receiving liberal retainers, in | some cases for being friends of the| men who were running the thing and in some cases for the influence it was supposed they could command. In that respect Minnesota’s position is | far better than that of the traction | company. Minnesota legal depart- ment costs altogether about fifty thousand dollars a year and none of its legal officers are there for or- namental purposes. In fact when you come right down ‘to it many of these corporations have been spending a great deal more than the state for what would be plain -graft or political extravagance if a state did it. Comparing one with the other, we don’t have to be ashamed of our state government. But the interesting thing is that because both the body politic and the body corporate have grown so fast and have taken on so much in such a haphazard way, that each of them needs fairly reshaping, There is hardly a big conporation that has not had occasion to overhaul its gov- ernmental apparatus in the last fif- teen years. There is probably not a state in the Union but needs suchq an overhauling right now. John Herbert returned to Bemidji yesterday from-Duluth where he: lspent the Fourth. = MERCHANTSDISCUSS CREDITPLANCHANGE Belief is General That Systematic Ar- rangement Can Materially Reduce Living Costs—Start Road Move. WOULD KEEP GEEWS"A‘T WORK Auto Owners and Members of “Riders Crub” To Assist—Celebration Com- mittee Reports $125 on Hand. With all expenses of Bemidji’s free celebration last Saturday paid for, the report of the committee which was submitted at the meeting of the Business Men’s association Tuesday afternoon showed that there is approximately $125 remaining in the treasury. This amount turned over to W.-L. Brooks, who will invest it on a ten per cent basis. was It will be ‘used as a foundation for the fund of the next celebration. The Salvation Army asked permi sion of the association to be privi eged to solicit funds for their cause: This permission was granted and co- operation of the members urged. No “White Way.” The committee .appointed some time ago to circulate a petition to se- |.curd signatures favoring an orna- mental street lighting- system was discharged, after reporting that the property owners preferred not to as- 'sume this added obligation this year. | Suggest Road Plan. | W. L. Brocks of the Northern Na- tional bank, outlined a brief plan for the improvement of the country roads around Bemidji. George Cochran, who is responsible for the idea is the prime mover in this popular plan. According to Mr, Brooks, Mr. Cocl ran has agreed to look after the plac- ing of crews on the roads-and trans- ferring them from place to place. The plan is to assess each auto owner one dcllar a month for the months -of July, August-and Septem- ber, and accept donations from mem- bers of the “Rider’s Club” of the same amounts more or less, which would keep a small crew with teams busy every day for the next three months. __Favor Movement. The association took no definite ac- tion, but is in hearty sympathy with the movement and will lend its co-operation and assistance as far’ as possible. ‘A qommittee of seven ‘was appointed for the purpose of submitting a plan of co-operation with the buying pub- lic which would tend to make mer- chandising more substantial in Be- midji. This plan will touch upon the present credit system, which is at present anything but satisfactory. Want New Credit System. Farmers and townspeople are urg- ing a revision of the present system of credit now in force, as they be- |lieve that with a systematic-arrange- Demonstration at of " Bomb ' Victims. Plans Burial The city administration of New York is trying to find a way to pre- vent the public funeral planned for Arthur Caron, Charles Berg and Carl Hansen, anarchists and “free speech” demonstrators, killed in the explo sion which wrecked a Lexington ave nue tenement. Alexander Berkman, anarchist leader, planned to have the funera) in Union square Saturday. He has not applied for 2 permit. It is doubt ful if the city ofl s can forbid the funeral proc: ELKS NAME ARCHITEC R. C. Buckley of St. Cloud Selected at . Special Meeting Last Night to Draw Plans for New Building. 0. H. ROUND TO BE ASSOCIATE. . R. C. Buckley of St. Cloud, the ar- chitect ‘who drew the plan for the Blks home of that city, was named at a special meeting of the Bemidji Elks held last evening to draw plans for the $40,000 building which is to be constructed by the Bemidji lodge, No. 1052, at Fourth and Beltrami. At the meeting of the building committee, which comprises A. P. SCHOOL OFFICERS TOMEETNEXTWEEK- Feature l’rogram for Session--Boys - and Girls to Be in Attendance. DR. SHOEMAKER TO GIVE TALK State Superintendent Schulz and T A. Erickson to be Among Speakers —Dinner Prepared by Students. School' officers from every part of Beltrami county and ahout'sevemy boys and girls who are members of the acre-yield corn contest and the bread-making contest, will be in Be- midji next Wednesday for the pur- pose of attending the annual school officers’ meeting, says W. B. Stewart, county superintendent. Hold Three Programs. There will be three programs dur- ing the day, one for boys of the corn contest, one for the girls of the bread contest and the school officers’ ses- sion. The contest children are to have their meeting on the day of the school officers in order that a larger attendance may be had, the boys and igirls coming here from the various {parts of the county with the officers. Prominent Men to Talk. Men prominent in state education- al work will address those in attend- ance at the various meetings, includ- ing Dr. W, A. Shoemaker, president Iol' the St. Cloud state normal school; ;C. G. Schulz, state superintendent; ' T. A. Erickson, rural school spccial- list of the state university farm. There will also be talks by Mrs. H. | F. Jaques and Mrs. Kathlyne Libby Bird, who are members of the Teach- ers’ Training school faculty. Giris To Serve Dinner. At noon the girls of the Training school domestic science classes will serve a Iunch which will be free to the contest children and the officers. | The dinser will be prepared under the direction ¢f Miss Helen Hoover, { who is instructor of domestic science 1in the Bemidji schools. i ) To Entertain Boys. During the morning the boys of [te corn contest will be taken to the White, B. H. Jerrard, David Gill, |high scheol agricultural farm where Anton Ericksod and Al H. Jester, to-|they will be the guests of Bueford ‘wether with the advisory board. of George Kreatz and Edward Jackson, held Monday night, it was decided; to recommend that the plans of Ar-, chitects Buckley and O. H. Round of | St. Paul be incorporated, their sket-, ches containing features which were ! the unanimous choice of the com-| mittee. This report and recommen- dation was accepted at the meeting last night, Mr. Buckley will be the architect of the new home and Mr. Round will be his associate in drawing plans. The plans are to be submitted in ten days, and it is expected that bids for the construction work will be advor- tised for by the first of August. This means that work on the building will ment of this department the cost of living can be materially reduced. From the merchants’ viewpoint there can be no question but that they will be able to give better ser- vice, better values and much better satisfaction in every department. With a plan in force to meet with the approval of both customer and merchant, Bemidji merchants will be in a position to outsell and outby any sort of competition now entering this field. “A MILLION BID.” Feature Picture to be Shown at Grand Theatre Tomorrow. “A Million Bid,” is the title of a feature film which will be shown at the Grand theatre. tomorrow after- noon and tomorrow evening. It is a four-reel Vitagraph pictufe and has Jjust closed a two hundrey-day run in New York. The story is extremely interesting and the acting in the pho- todrama if of high order throughout. Ice Cream Sociable. Arrangements have been complet- ed for a public ice cream sociable which will be given in the yard of the Catholic rectory this evening. Mornin’ Boss -- Mornin’ SNOOR-T WANNA GNVEYHALL TIP ABOUT TH' BOSS- FORMAL WITH HIM- NOW WHEN N0 T00 SEE HIMTHIS BACK Mei! - begin about September first. It will be ready for use the first of the year. The general plan for the erection of the building is that the first floor will be divided into two stories facing Beltrami avenue, and one store open- ing on Fourth street. The second floor will be used entirely for lodge purposes. The lodge room will be 48 feet by 58 feet and will have a stage at one end and a balcony at the other. With this arrangement the room may be used for entertain- ments, theatricals and dancing par- ties. Settees will be provided in- stead of chairs in the lodge room. _ To Spend Summer Here. Calvin L. Brown of Minneapolis, chief justice of the state supreme court, accompanied by his family, will arrive in Bemidji this evening for the purpose of spending the sum- mer. They will occupy the Diamond Point cottage. Judge Brown is the father of Attorney M. J. Brown of this city. Mrs. H. N. Harding, Miss Bertha Harding, Miss Alva Gilbert, Mrs. M. Thornton and Glenn Harding motor- ed to Bemidji this morning from Cass Lake. Miss Gilbert left this after- noon for her home in Crookston. Mrs, Thornton is from Deer River, M.. Gile, the Bemidji agriculturist. Special features have also been ar- ranged for the girls of the bread ‘contest, The program of the officers’ meet- ing will be as follows: Officers’ Program. 5 {inz Training - School—High chool Building. Reces: “Praining School Chorus. n_of School to Home— H. F. Jaques, Robbins- e, Minn. Is the Central School a Success? Charles Carter, Sec. of Board, Hines, Minn. The Rural School for Schools — George A. Sec. of Board, Island Minn, 15 Music. 5 School Contests—T. A. Erickson, Rural School Specialist, Uni- versity Farm, St. Paul, Minn. Boys of ‘the Acre Yield Corn Con- est. Girls of the Bread-Making Con- test. Lunch Prepared by Summer Training School Classes under Miss Helen Hoover, Instructor, Bemidji, Minn. Recitation—The Raven, Mrs. E. M. Hayner, Bemidji, Minn. Address—Dr.” W. A, Shoemaker, Pres. Normal School, St. Cloud, Minn, Address—Dr. C. G. Schulz, State Superintendent, St. Paul, Minn. For the Boys. Following is ‘the program which has been arranged for the boys of the acre-yield contest: 10:20 Badges given out at the Agricul- tural Room, High School Building. Trip to School Farm under direc- tion of Prof. Bueford M. Gile, - Agriculturist, Bemidji, Minn. Free dinner for the Corn Boys. 1:15 Address, Dr. C. G. Schulz, State Superintendent, St. Paul, Minn. Address, T. A. Erickson, Rural School Specialist, University Farm, St. Paul, Minn, Informal discussion under direc- tion of Prof. Gile. Mrs. Bird to Talk. The program for the girls of the bread contest will be: Small Hayes, Lake, 10:30 2:15 10:20 Badges given out at Sewing Room, High School Building. 10:40 Address, Mrs. Kathlyne Libby Bird, Minneapolis, Minn. 12:00 Free dinner for the Bread-Mak- ing Girls. 1:15 Bread-Making Contests—T. A. Erickson, Rural School ~Spe- cialist, University Farm, St Paul, Minn. 1:40 Address, Dr. C. G. Schulz, State Superintendent, St. Paul, Minn. 2:15 Informal discussion under direc- tion of Miss Helen Hoover, Instructor Domestic Fconomy, Bemidji, Minn. CANNOT GIVE LIQUOR AWAY New Ordinance Provides That To Do 4 So Is Unlawful. Section three of the proposed new Bemidji ordinance which was read for the firet time at the council meeting of Monday evening, says, “it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or give away any intoxicating liquor when contained in a bottle or jug.’ This clause was omitted in last evening’s Pioneer in which the. new ordinance *was printed. It is {aimed at the bootlegger in particular ‘and its chief purpose is to keep li- {avor away from the Indian. The ‘new ordinance makes an Indian ‘guilty of midemeanor should he Te- “quest another. to purchase liquor for him. 2 -