Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 9, 1914, Page 1

RAINEYRESPONDSTO VOLUME 18, Ko, 2. “toriy CALAMITY SPEECHES Says Artificial Control Can No Longer Rule Democratic Man- agement of Law. WOULD SACRIFICE ‘PROSPERITY Is Message Delivered by Congressman in Condemning Action of Some in Seeking Party Advantage. By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. ‘Washingion, July 9.—“The time has come when under Democratic management the laws ot trade can no longer be artificially controlled. The prosperity for which the coun- try has waited since the Republican panic of 1907 is almost here. It is impossible for Republican orators, for Republican journals, for Repub- lican prophets of calamity and dis- aster to stop the rising tide of pros- perity; they cannot contend against the conditions which confront them now. Willing and anxious as you Republicans seem to be to sacrifice national prosperity to political ad- vantage, you cannot make progress against reviving trade conditions throughout the country.” This was the answer of Represen- tative Henry T. Rainey of Illinois, to the torrent of Republican calamity speeches which poured forth in the house following in the days follow- ing the Chaflin dry goods failure. Mr. Rainey served notice on the Repub- licans that henceforth ‘“we propose to answer on the Democratic side such unpatriotic, almost treasonable prophecies of disaster as the gentle- men on that side so frequently make.” It was an exciting moment in the house. The Republicans had been capitalizing on the Chaflin failure for bhours during a general debate. And when Mr. Rainey delivered his solemn warning, the Democratic ap- Pplause became tumultuous. The Illinois statesman first ana- lyzed the Chaflin failure and showed that it was due to a shifting of trade centers in New York and to an ex- tension of (business beyond the power of the dry goods kings to fin- ance it properly. No Democratic legislation was even remotely re- spousible ‘for ‘this disaster, but on the other hand, declared Rainey, one plece of Democratic legislation, the new banking law, undoubtedly saved the country from serious consequen- ces following this financial crash, “In connection with the Chaflin failure,” he said, “two days ago there came to us the news that throughout the country from 3,000 to 5,000 banks held the paper of this con- cern, and there is no talk about a bank panic or any failing of securi- ties throughout the country—so strong is the confidence in the pres- ent administration and in the fact that the Federal Reserve law will soon be in operation. On account of this great piece of constructive legislation there will never be an- other bank panic. And when the trust bills become laws there will never be another period of serious business depression,” Mr. Rainey then contrasted the present business dullness with the terror and panic of the Republican hard times of 1807. In that day, he §aid, not a single Democratic speech was heard in the house at tempting {o make political capital against the Republicans. On the contrary, he gaid, the Democratic speeches were Jpatriotic, full of optimism, and did much to end the condition of paniec. Rainey then recited a long list of events which occurred immediately 'ptter the stock exchange panic of the fall of 1907—hundreds of thous- gnds of idle men in New York, Chi- cago and other cities, immgrants ap- pealing to charity for transportation back to their native lands, bread and tace riots, suicides, prayers for work, mobs, sacking restaurants for food. “From this great panic, under the wise guidance of the present Demo- ¢ratic administration, we are just recovering. It was brought about by long periods of legislative inac- tivity in this country—inactivity here in this body. All these prob- Jems which you pushied forward in- definitely into the future, lacking ¢ither the executive or legislative gbility or the courage to meet or to handle, came to us, and we are golving them all, every one of them, shirking no responsibility but plac-" ing the constructive legislation upon - the statute books of the country de- amanded by the business conditions ©f the present period: “The amount of much-needed leg- " gslation we have placed on the stat- “ute, books have been equalled by ‘no " Sther administration in this coun- ‘try in a century of time. We propose to stay here until the tmstK ‘bills are ‘enacted into law. A dis- +credited invisible government cannot ‘prevent this much-needed legislation. “The dawn of a new day has come.” Soctegy | Seeutuy h\ley Announou m Ior Oil King Spends Birthday Tomorrow ‘Afternoo! “ Quietly on Big Esf There will be a gun shoot at the |Douglas grounds tomorrow - ‘after- noon, according to an announcement which was made by Thayer C. Bailey, secretary of the Bemidji Gun club, this morning.. The meet will start at 4 o’'clock. The traps have been placed in first class shape and a suc- cessful shoot is anticipated. Secre- tary Bailey says that the shoots are not restricted to members of the club and anyone at all interested in trap 'Several good scores have been made this year and much enthusiasm has been shown by the Bemidji sports- men. WANTS CASE DROPPED| William Arnold, Farmer -Who Was Beaten by Vanouses Does Not' Wish to Push Charges. MAY BE TWO SIDES TO STORY Joe Vanouse and his father, Town of Northern farmers; are not likely to_be placed under arrest for the as- sault upon William Arnold, a neigh- bor, which took place last Friday. No complaint has been made to either Graham M. Torrance, county attorney, or -to Andrew Johnmson, sheriff, and when interviewed last evening, Arnold said that he did not intend t6 take the matter into the courts. Arnold was assaulted following an argument over a seven-dollar receipt which the Vanouses claimed to be due them. When he refused to com- ply with the request he was attacked and several large cuts made on his head and shoulders. The Vanouses admit that they caused Arnold’s in- juries but claim they were only in- 3istingr_uvpon a receipt which was rightfully theirs, having paid Arnold all claims against them. They also insist that they did not start-any ROCKEFELLER SEVENTY-FIVE Uneasy Birthday for Man of Many Millions. Tarrytown, N. Y., July 9.—Under armed guards—a virtual prisoner on his’ own magnificent estate—John D. Rockefeller, oil king, the world’s wealthiest man, passed his seventy- fifth birthday. It was an uneasy birthday in spite of all his millions. He was away from Cleveland, where he has passed his birthdays in comparatively happy fashion, because of importuning tax collectors. Harassed by I. W. W. agitators he dared not venture off his estate. Elaborate burglar alarms, special armed guards and deputy sheriffs with bloodhounds watched over his estate lest violence be done by those who do not believe one man should have all the wealth Rockefeller has. FARMERS TO FORM CLUB Solway Vicinity Tillers of Soil Will Organize at Meeting to be Held Next Saturday—Picinc Dinner. Arnold claims that he has not had a gun in- his home for more than five years. The trouble took place at the home of Arnold last .Friday and the au- thorities have received no official no- tice of the assault, having only the ‘Tmewspaper accounts” for iNeir nfor: AGRICULTURIST "GILE TO TALK mation. Farmers living in the vicinity of WILSON DEFENDS NOMINEES Solway have decided to form a club, et and at a meeting which is to be held | Intimates Treatment of Reserve Board Members Is Unfair. ‘Washington, July 9.—Declaring it would be unfair to regard the Demo- cratic party as the enemy ot big or little business, President Wilson gave out a statement in support of Paul ‘Warburg of New York and Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, his nominees for the federal reserve board. “The country may be certain that it is clear to all thoughtful men that those who have tried to make big next Saturday, the advisability of the establishment of such an organiza- tion will be discussed. Bueford M. Gile, the Bemidji ag- riculturist will be present at the meeting and will speak on the value of an organization. He. will also as- sist in the formation of the club. In speaking of the meeting, Mr. Gile said: “Solway is surrounded | business what it ought to be are the s 5 to be encouraged and honored with some fine undeveloped farm | ™2 h lands and the people of Solway whenever they respond without re- serve to the call of public service,” he said in bis statement. “I predict with the greatest con- fidence that nothing done in the Dem- ocratic majority of the senate will be of a sort .to throw suspicion upon such men.” 4 CONFESSES KILLING CHILD After Attacking Girl Chicagoan Took. Body Into Her Father's Store. Chicago, July 9.—Boswell C. F. Smith, a salesman, confessed to the murder of four-year-old Hazel Wein- stein. Smith, unaware that some of his ac- tions in the alley back of the shop kept by the girl’s parents had been obgerved, carried the body intp the store, explaining that he ha: found it. “See, this was in” her mouth,” he said, exhibiting a gag on which the ‘would do well to get together and discuss itheir problems, advertise their land and through the hospi- tality of their Farmers’ club give the new settlers who are coming in a cordial welcome.” ‘There will be a picnic dinner. CAUGHT BY THE WATCHMAN Militants Try to Wreck Home of Rob- ert Burns. Ayr, Scotland, July 9.—Robert Burns’ humble birthplace here was the scene of a suffragette attack, which, however, was nipped in the bud. A night watchman making his rounds~in the early morning “discov- ered two_women placing bombs be- neath the little cottage. He caught one of the militants, but the other escaped. ~ the witnesses appeared and Smith was arrested. _ New Store Ready Soon. Gill Brothers’ new addition facing Minnesota is now nearing completion and the firm is making plans for the arrangement of stock and additional fixtures. Mrs. R. H. Schumaker, who has spent the past’ year in St. Paul, ‘where she is receiving medical treat- ment, arrived in Bemidji this morn- ing and’will rémain here during the next week. E. M: Stanton, county attorney of Pennington county, was in Bemidji| Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Anderson re- today on legal business, arriving|turned this morning from Duluthi .from Thief River Falls this morn-|and Superior where they have been ing. lfor some time. THE ' CUB REPORTER . SCOO New. York’s divorce rate is 23 for|" each 100,000 of population. ISQfective shooting is- invited ‘to ‘particifate. | trouble until Arnold flashed a ‘gun: || child choked to death. At this point |- A. P. White Intere for Ome Cent OPPOSITION TO 2EN A. P. White, mercial club, is m received by him Not only is M#: in the plan, but 1 the campaign whi States. On In Egrnest. Cent Letter Postage form, ment must be made.” sentiment which “ the entire country. maintained at Cl association is also other classes of malil. e, it is letter postage. in other classes of mail. Dost department and if ter postage will be ‘bright. garding the movement. saving to many firms. year.” ) Letter Postage a respondence, rate, Acute Issue at Washington, Cutting of Must Cause Other Classes, Must Adjust Revenue. “The attitude of the postoffice of- ficials at Washington is very friend- ly toward one cent letter postage,” continued Mr. White, “but théy de- clare that the cutting off of a rev- enue of $70,000,000 a year must be adjusted by a corresponding increase They ex- pect some revenue from the parcel sufficient pressure can be brought to bear to cause a substantial increase on other matter, the outlook for one-cent let- exceedingly Tax. that - POSTAGE Dresident ‘of the Northern National hank of this city, and formerly president of the Com- interested in the movement for & lower postage rate, and according to information y tne one-cent letter postage idea is becoming an acute issue at Wasxilngton ‘hite interested ¢ is urging his friends and acquain{ances to join in is now being conducted mrnughput the - United “The fight for one-cent letter pos- tage,” says Mr. White, “is on in ear- nest in Washington. Through the instrumentality of the National One association, which has its headquarters at Cleve- land, an active campaign is being urged throughout the entire country for the securing of this necessary re- ‘““Business men and others are re- sponding to the requests of the asso- ciation for support and never before have the politicians at Washington been faced with such acute postal problems as exist at ithe present time. With the postoffice’department roll- ing up a profit on (letter postage of some 87_0,900,000', the situation has reached a point.where some adjust- " The National One|Cent Letter Pos- tage association hag welded together in_one solid organization, a strong ists throughout The headquar- ters, empfoying atlnrge force, is land, while the resented at the < Just as soon as this is accomplish- believed the officers chnrge of the pastalflee department; will actively recommend one cent “I wish business men would write to the National One Cent Letter Pos- tage association at its headquarters in Cleveland, requesting full data re- Cutting the post account in half will mean a big ‘Incidentally, it will save the business men of this country many millions of dollars each Anyone interested will be furnish- ed free stamps to be used on his cor- indicating campaign is being conducted. ©Over sixty million of these stamps have been distributed free dwring the-past year by the National ‘association in the educational campaign which is being conducted for a one-cent letter These stamps are of about the same color and size as the ordinary two-cent postage stamp, and are be- ing used by hundreds of business houses upon their stationary, draw-'at Scoop Almost Makes Some “Side” Money ‘88 romom IRJURED. 5 Miss Ella Pouliotte, chlet operator jed in Campaign [at the Bemidji telephone exchange, Now An |Was injured-last night when she was struck by a bicycle ridden by Frank Shadiow, an employe of the Crooks- ton eral stitches. Their services to be paid for by public subscription, a small crew of men and several teams were put to work this morning on roa the ditions is now being made by the|malls a me house committee on postoftices and|hoard of county commissioners, ipost roads and wpon a report to be presented shorfly will ‘hinge the question of adjusting the rates on in Int Un the charge. scribed. business matters. midji. - Mr. Mr., in Bemidji etoday enroute to the Red Laké Agency from White Earth. They were accompanied by Frank Morris- on, who is the agency engineer at Pine Ridge. It has been ten years since he visited Bemidji. Chief Operator of Bemid)x Eulunp 'xunnmby Bwyole o _‘ Lumber. company. Yook place at six o’clock last even- ing, near the O’Leary-Bowser store. Miss Pouliotte, who was on her way|. to Mill Park where she resides, was struck by the bicycle, thrown to the pavement and dragged-several feet. She was considerably bruised and a cut under her chin necessitated sey- Miss Pouliotte attend- ed to her duties at the telephone ex- change today. START WORK ON ROADS| Crew Will Be Kept Busy During Next Three Months and Labor Will be Paid for by Public Subseription. GEORGE COCHRAN IN CHARGE d, George state. R. 5. McDONALD HERE. Koochiching - County Commissioner Pays Bemidji a th n={ g s McDonnld ot Tnternational mber of the Koochiching in Bemidji this morning enroute to Grand Rapids where he will. attend Mr. McDonald has been a resident of northern Minne- sota for many years and of its constant boosters. ing a great interest in judicial ditch construction and much ‘of the work waich “has been. done in his home county is largely due to his efforts. Goes to Hong Kong. Two tickets China, were sold to Ching Wing, of for. ernational Falls, Ching-Wing is in the restavrant busi- nesg in the border city. were purchased from R. E. Fisher, ion depot agent. Klaxton Signs Arrive. The Bemidji Auto club has ceived a shipment of Klaxton road danger signs which will' be placed at various points in the vicinity of Be- The signs have “Bemdji Auto Club” printed on them. . and Mrs. Omar Mrs. R. H. Muncy will leave to- day for White Fish, Montana, where she will meet her husband who is there in the interest of .the Crooks- ton Lumber company. turning in about two weeks she will visit other western points. ing attention to the facts that a one- icent letter rate is being sought. “Half your letter postage is a tax,” is the slogan which the stamp bears. the top. Cochran ‘heing in The plan is to keep the men busy repairing -country roads dur- ing the next three months. - . Mr. Cochran started out with the {subscription list this morning and in a very few minutes had $25 sub- The list has been left at the Northern National bank where it is being freely signed. This move on the part of the citiz- ens of Bemidji is meeting with popu- lar approval among the farmers and it is believed that the Dplam can be carried out each year. farmers have expressed a willingness to co-operate along the road improve- ment lines and. with their assistance jBemidji will soon save some of the finest roads leading into it of any in and Mrs. John Morrson and orals Near Guadalajara. The accident Photo by American Press Assoclation BOTH SIDES LOSE KEAVILY Mexican Rebels Victors in Desperate Battle. Orenday, Jalisco, Mex., July 9.—Af- ter thirty-six hours of fighting the Constitutionalist forces of General Alvaro Obregon defeated a strong fed- eral column, which made a sortie from Guadalajara. / The federals, numbering from 5,600 to 6,000, fled southeastward in an ef- fort to return to Guadalajara. They abandoned ten troop trains. Several hundred prisoners were tak- en. The casualties on both sides were heavy. - < AUTO LAWS OBSERVID Co-operation Being Given Police De- partment in Enforcement—Must Not Leave Motors Running. the north Many of the 1 ARREST FOR THIS VIOLATION Drivers of the two hundred and fifty automobiles in Bemidji desire to: co-operate with the police depart- mient in-the enforcement of“the state auto laws. This fact has been dé- monstrated since the order was given .that the provisions of the state statutes would be carried out, and although six persons have been arrested for violation of the laws, not was is one|one was intentional and simply He is tak-|through forgetfulness. There have been but few acci- dents, although machines are con- stantly being operated in the busi- ness: district, and with the precau- tion and care which is now being shown it is probable there will be no more. George Lane, chief of police, this morning said that he had instruct- ed patrolmen to arrest any person leaving a motor running on the street, the car being unattended. There has been some misunderstand- ing as to this provision. The driver may leave the engine running. if there is someone in the car, whether in the back or front seat. There has been one fine for violation of this law, Senator E. J. Swedback paying two dollars this morning. Hong Kong, this = morning. The tickets Te- Crookston Officials Here. T. L. Shevlin, F. P. Hixon, E. L. Carpenter, E. J. Carpenter, J. H. Queal and J, A. Nichols, all possess- ing holdings with the interests of the Crookston = Lumber company, .were in Bemidjitoday. The officials are on a trip of inspection, visiting all plants under their control. The trip is beisg made in private cars. Gravelle were 0dd Pellows Meet Friday. lodge - of the Independent Order_of Before re- Fellows hall Friday evening. "A-spe- cial request of the officers has been sent out asking all members to be in attendance. Seven industries in Philadelphia employ over 47,000 women over 16 years of age. By "HOP" [Delay Coused in Conutrucfiqil of A’ regular meeting of the local! 0dd Fellows will be held in the 0dd ' Drains, 22, 23, and 24 by High Bidding of Dredging Firms. AUDITOR MAY READVERTISE Estimate Figures of Engineer Bour- geois Much Lower Than Those of Contractors—83 Miles of Road. 25 Delay in construction of judicial o ditches, 22, 23, and 24, which were . ordered constructed last month, was caused yesterday when all bids for the work were rejected by James 1. George, county auditor, and Ernie Bourgeois, the engmeer for all three R drains. Far Above Esfimate. On two of the ditches only one re- quest for the contract was made but three contractors bid for the ‘build- ing of drain No. 23, which is to ke in the townships of McDougald and Myhre. Every bid opened called for prices far above the estimates sub- mitted by Ernie Bourgeois, the en- gineer. Figures of O. L. Dent, district ditch referee show that No. 22, the ditch which is to be constructed on the Roseau-Beltrami county line, will be 13 miles in length, providing a road the entire distance, and neces- sitating the removal of 93,628 cubic yards of dirt, and according to the = estimate of Engineer - Buorgeois, = should cost $17,468. There was but one bid for this work, being that of the C. W. Rood Construction compa- ny, which offered to dig the ditch for $21,928. Three Wanted This. Ditch No. 23, which will be: more than forty miles in length, had three bidders. The estimate ' for - this drain was $50,828.61, the dirt to be removed equalling 316,333 . cubic yards. The Bemidji Draining com- pany offered to do the work for. $66,- 077; the J. M. Potter Dredging com- pany, $64,842, and the Brown & McGraw company, $73,240. Thirty Per Cent High. The one bid for the construction of ditch No. 24, to be located in the towns of Zipple, Chilgren, Prosper MR and Lakewood, offering to do the - work for..$46;829, was aboiit thirty s per cent higher than the engineer’s estimate, which called for the: build- -~ ing of the drain at a cost of $35,- 099. This ditch will be about 29% . ° miles long when built, removing about 206,199 cubic yards of dirt. It is likely that new bids will be advertised for in the near future. - - BEGINC ACTIVE PRACTICE . Dr. F. J. Darragh Opens Office at’ 208 1:2 Third Street. Dr. F. J. Darragh of Princeton,- who recently located in this city, has " begun active practige, his office be- _ ing at 208 1-2 Third street. As an iosteopathy physician, Dr. Darragh graduated from the St. Paul-Minnea- polis school of osteopathy, which.has since been consolidated with the Des 4 Moines college, fourteen years ago, pragticing in St. Paul during the’ fiext eight years. Since 1908 he has been located in Princeton, and at the time of his removal to Bemidji was the coroner of Mille Lacs county. He was the eighteenth candidate to suc- = cessfully pass the state osteopathic ;- physicians’ examination. o SHOW WARNER'S FEATURES Pictures Produced at Rex Praised by. Association l’reuidept. 3 Charles H. Phillips, president o the International Motion Picture ag="" fociation, an authority on’ motion - pictures, recently said that Warner’s - i features are among the best that have been produced in this country. These pictures are being shown from time to time at the Rex theatre, and the feature for this evening will be “The Born Warrior.” pe On Way to Montana. s J. T. Dickirson of Brainerd, was 7 in Bemidji today enroute to Rexford, Montana, where he is interested in . mining and has a large stock ranch. Mr. Dickirson has been in business near Rexford for several years, but his family still resides in Brainérd He was formerly in the land buhzass, iin~Crow Wing county. . To Play Grand Rapids~ There will be -no baseball here next Sundag, the Bem| played. Captain B,rantion, 'n!;e; that all members of the team repo: for practice this evening.