Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 27, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 77. CAMPAIGN EXPENSE LAW-IS A FARCE EX Both Parties Had Planks Which Con- [ tained Such Pledges—Now Up To the Senate. ! ) SENATOR OWEN STRONG FOR IT Oklahoma Man Claims It the Most Important Plank in Democratic - Platform. _—— . (By C. H. Tavenner.) L Washington, July 27.—In the . hurly-burly over anti-trust legisla- tion,foreign treaties, the Mexican situation, and so on, there is a stat- ute of vast moment likely to be over- looked by the folks back home and not enacted by the present congress. 1 refer to the law compelling real publicity of campaign contributions and expenditures. The present law is a farce. That this congress is morally bound to provide a method by which the voters of the nation may know f before election exactly who puts up | the cash for this fall’s election is | certain. It is also certain that the X predatory interests are bending { every energy to elect their men to the next Congreps and to punish | members standing for re-election, i who have proved true to the people. The democratic platform of 1908 { contained a page plank pledging to 7 enact a publicity law and end the partnership between corporations | and political parties. It repeated this pledge in the Baltimore plat- ) form. The Republican party in 1912 gave a similar pledge. » The house has passed a publicity bill and the matter is now before the | senate committee om Privileges and Elections. Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma, who has long been one of the hardest fighters for a publicity law that will really protect the inter- ests of the people, has introduced o i bill in the senate and it is also be- fore the committee on Privileges and Elections. The ‘Natiomu Popular Government League of Washington, through its secretary, Judson King, is making a hard fight to have the Owen bill passed at this session. “No plank in the Democratic plat- g ‘o form was of greater“importance tham the pledge to overthrow corruption, fraud and machine rule in politics,” says Senator Owen. ‘“Machine rule and corruption in party government has been the bane of both' the Re- publican and Democratic parties, and one of the greatest difficulties in the way of perfecting true and honest democratic government. L “The first law requiring important X amendment is the law preventing private individuals from contribu- ting unlimited amounts of money in the campaigns relating to the pres- idency and to the members of con- gress and senators. I have had this statute carefully examined and pre- pared by ome of the ablest experts in the United States on this ques- tion. “The present law permits any amount of contribution to be made and expended by private persons in relation to these elections and per- mits intrastate committees the lib- erty of doing as they please with 5 regard to the nomination and elec- tion of senators and congressmen, without any conditions being im- posed by the federal law. The plan which I have proposed is to Tay down a minimum of requirements in the way of contributions and expend- itures ‘by corporations, committees or individuals; and if passed, this bill will have an important effect upon diminishjng fraud in the election of congressman and senators, and » would have an important effect on overthrowing machine rule and cor- ruption.” DEATH TOLL MAY BE THREE Auto Struck by Passenger Train at Burkhardt, Wis. St. Paul, July 27.—Two people were killed and three seriously injured when the auto in which they were riding was struck by an Omaha pas- senger train near Burkhardt, Wis. Frank Lewis, aged fifty-five years, was killed instantly. He was a hotel proprietor at Roberts, and drove the machine. The other four were rushed from Hudson, Wis., to St. Luke'’s hospital, St. Paul. Elmer Hennington, aged six, died in the operating room, and Evelyn Hennington, aged three-years, i3 not expected to live. Mr. and Mrs. Hennington are exc pected to recover. Mr,.Hennington is manager of the Consolidated Lumber company at Roberts. The British Columbia fiskery catch in “January aggregated 9,329,000 === est itém being. 8,258,400 pounds of herring. 3 By using a system of automatic street lighting, the English city of Leeds expects to save the wages of 75 men, or about $28,000 a_year.. conunumxn Wil Take Plt~ ronaga Flght to Prs-ldent. Photo by American Press Assoclation. Mr. Fitzgerald has issued a call for a conference of the Democratic sen- ators and representatives from New York for the purpose of “presenting to the president certain facts which have been ignored by those profess- ing his confidence.” He issued a caustic statement which does not men- tion by name the leaders of the anti- organization movement in New York state, but carrfes between the lines a challenge to the McAdoo-Malone- Polk element. PICNIC GRAND SUCCESS Sons of Herman Celebrate Climax Event at Brinkman Summer Home Sunday. BARTENDERS BEAT BUTCHERS The Sixth annual picnic celebrated by the Sons of Herman at the Fred Brinkman home Sunday, capped the climax of all previous years, both in attendance and- de- sumrmer tails of the celebration, “ Beginnifig at nine o’clock 1o~ the| morning the boats leaving both city docks were crowded to the limit, headed for the picnic grounds. Hun- dreds went over in private launches, many of them bringing their own lunches. The day was ideal and the committee in charge had every de- tail of the program carried out to the letter. One of the features of the day was the ball game between the bartend- ers and the butchers. The score was 13 to 11 in favor of the bartenders at the close of the game. The bat- tery for the bartenders was Ferguson and McClennan. For the butchers Newton and Pete Edd. REGISTER TRUST IS - FINED Michigan Court Bars Company Until $10,000 Penalty Is Paid. Lansing, Mich,, July 27.—The state supreme court “ found the National Cash Register company of Dayton, O., guilty of unlawful restraint of trade and imposed a fine of $10,000. The company is restrained from do- ing business in Michigan until the fine is paid. The decision was returned in the case of Henry J. James, representing the American Cash Register company, who charged that ‘the National Cash Register company was violating the so called Miehigan anti-trust law in that it forced competitors out of busi- ness by excessive competition. Brewery Has $200,000 Fire. Sioux Falls, S. D, July 27.—The malting plant and grain storage ele- vators of the Sioux Falls Brewing and Malting .company were destroyed by fire with a loss ofe $200,000. The loss was partly covered by insurance. Mesdames George T. Baker, George Kreatz and Miss Grace Baker of Fenton, Towa, returned Saturday ev- ening from Blackdick where they visited Mrs. E. N. French. American medicay “students are wanted at the new Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine. SCOO. pounds, valued at $147,798, th& larg- lp] THE CUB - REPORTER xéeping a Dollar Busy. There are manyinstitutions that might make profitable use of news- panex: advertising which are glow to appreciate and utilize its benefits. Among these are banks and churches. It.should be the legitimate func- tiion of a newspaper to educate the merchants in its community to ad- vertise. The newspaper is a medium of publicity. - It takes the Hd off the things that should be exposed to public view. It throws the white light of pubilicity into the dark places in society, in state and muni- cipal government. It drags domes- tic skeletons forth from- the closets of secrecy and holds them up dn all their madness until moral crooked- ness is made repulsive. It also gives publicity to the civic, religious and educational movements that con- tribute to the progress of well-order- ed. society. If publicity is good for the pro- motion of these enterprises that are closely related to inYustrial thrift, why isn’t it good for banks? Did you ever read a bank advertisement? Wouldn’t it make you rush into the first bank you come across and de- posit therein all your savings? After reading one of these bank advertis- ments do you know anymore about banking than you did before? Does it give you a clear idea of the func- tions of a bank? Is there anything educational about it? Of what does the average bank advertisment comsist? It usually gives the totdl capitalization, total deposits, assets and liabilities, and this is flanked by a formidable list of officers and board of directors. It is true that these names stand for much that is solid and conservative and they inspire confidence. They impress the public with their finan- cial responsibility. ~The members of the board become classified in the community as “men of means.” But aoes such an advertisment give any idea of what a bank is for? Does it advertise anything except the wealth of the members of the board of directors? To be sure, -they are “TALKS ON NEWSPAPER ADVER By TRUMAN A. BE WEESE “Inice, genteel old fel to the town in the early days and ‘who became Wulm”t!mmgh the natural. growth of real estate or through the_the mfiulntum of things that were needed for homes and the development of agriculture. Everybody respects them—but does the publication of their names teach the non-banking element how to use a bank? Now, what is the func- tion of a bank? Brls%fl_qflqsd the function ‘of a ibank i make the ‘dollar work overtime. #It is to em- ploy the idle dolars in*all sorts of industria)l and mercantlle activity., 1t keeps the dollar rolilng along the channels of trade. Itipulls the idle dollar out of boxes, /0ld stockings ‘and other places of hmlng and puts it to work for the proapsrlty and pro- gress of the community, = It pays you and me an interéit on savings and places those- savin'ta at the dis- Dosal of local enterpriSes that need short time loans with Which to meet obligations. An up-to-date bank. advertisment should do something more than ad- vertise the financial standing of the officers and board of; directors. It should perform funections, First, educate the 'people as to what a bank is for; second ‘it should en- courage frugality and \f.hrm by dn- culeating the habit of: ~saving. The great mass of people Are not only shiftless and profligate, but they are entirely ignorant as to the functfons of a bank. They look upon a bank as an instrument for increasing the wealth of the wealthy.. We have in several cities of tisis country wonder- \ful monuments to the efficacy of modern up-to-date b'ank‘ advertising. They have cultivated ;the - saving habit among the people .and have carried on a popular gampaign re- garding the_ uses and functions of the bank until their deposits have gone beyond the dreams of the average old-fashioned banker. These insti- tutions are too few and far between. There is no reason why every bank should not be made a;valuable in- stitution for all the peeple through educational newspaper__' advertising. BEMIDJI WINS 16 TO 2 li,o&nd-rliou;;e Mechanics Meet Defeat On Nymore Baseball Diamond Sunday Afternoon. MANY ATHLETICS IN THE GAME The team representing Little Be- midji crossed bats with a team rep- resenting the round house mechanics on the Nymore baseball diamond Sunday afternoon. the Bemidji boys being victorious by the decisive score of 16 to 2. The Bemidji team included many of the Athletic club players and found little trouble in connecting with the balls handed out by the round house pitcher. *The Bemidji team was comprised of the following players: Ear] Bail- ey, Berrigan, Tanner, Cords, John- son, C. Bailey, Auger, Ripple and Paul. Paul pitched a splendid game, only five hits being secured off his'| delivery. The round house boys were os fol- lows: Titus, Wick, W, Johnson, In- gersoll, McCollock, Burgeous, John- son, Dunlap and Smith. Once Famous Actress Dies. ‘Worcester, Mass, July 27.—Mrs. Georgia Tyler Kent, sixty-one years eld, a leading actress on the Amer- ican stage until her retirement seven- teen years ago, is dead at her home here. Rev. S. Amnderson of St. Paul, ar- rived in Bemidji this morning and was a guest at the Rev. Randahl home. Mr. Randahl and Mr. Ander son left this afternoon for Clear- brook and Oak Park, where they will conduct mission meetings . to- morrow and Wednesday, returning to Bemidji Thursday. They will con- duct meetings here Thursday 'and Friday nights. India now has 315,156,396 peo- LM OF PEP -TM JUST \G STORY TEACHERS TAKING EXAMS Summer School Students To Receive Marks for Season’s: Work Under Supt. W. B. Stewart. MEETING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL el The summer school students who)] have been attending the summer school session during the past sev- eral weeks are now taking. the State Teachers’ Training examinations un- der the supervision of County Super- intendent W. B, Stewart. The ex- aminations will be' concluded on Wednesday. There were seventy-eight students enrolled during the session. just closed. The examinations are being conducted in the main room of the high school building. Some are tak- ing first grade teachers’ examinations, some second grade and others, who have had no experience in teaching, may pass what is known as the lim- ited second grade examination, Two Men Slightly: Scalded. Shortly before noon today J. M. Neuman and H. C. .Tardie were slightly scalded at the Crookston Lumber company mill. They were immediately taken to the St. An- thony’s hospital where their wounds were treated. MRST TROOP TRMNS START vm.'. Amy Begru- Movement to Mexico City, ~ Chthuahua, July 27.—The movement of General Francisco Villa’s army to- wards Queretaro and Mexico City has begun. The first trains carrying the Bri- gade Oretega, commanded by General Raoul Madero, pulled out of Chihua- hua during she night. ‘Other bigades are preparing to start. : Villa himself 18 due here fl‘om Guerero. It is expected his- head- quarters train will lenve for the Sonm‘ Wednesday. Theres A Limit To Scoops “Pepr SH-KEEP [TDARK-TM GONNA SEND ADVERTISING FOR : GARBAGE BURNER City Board of ‘Aldermen Using This - Method for Purpose of Getting Information. PURCHASE MAY NOT BE MADE Sentiment of Opinion Differs Among Business Men Regarding the Mak- ing of Such Investment. Since the city of Bemidji has ad- vertised for-bids for the purchase of a garbage burner, considerable strong sentiment has developed opposing such a move, and for the enlighten- ment of those who do not know it is stated that the council is merely con- sidering the matter and in order to secure information decided to adver- tise for bids. International Falls has purchased a garbage burner at a cost of about $600, which apparently answers to the needs of that city’s demands. At the present time the garbage in this city is taken out to the dump- ing grounds: -Some of it, is buried and the balance burned or scattered for marsn filling. Those favoring the use of a garbage burner look at it from a sanitary point of view and are of the opinion that it would al- timately reduce the expense of dis- posing of it. The bid calls for the details complete, and is as follows: “Sealed bids will be received by the undersigned, to be opened before the city council of the city of Bemidji, Minn.,, at a regular meeting to be [held Monday, Aug. 3rd, 1914, at 8 o’clock P. M, “Bidder should file necessary draw- ings or statements to clearly indi- cate the complete arrangement and operation of the kind of furnace, etc., to be installed, also plan and design of building arrangements. “Necessary figures should be given to satisfy the city that the operation capacity, evaporation, temperature and costof incineration, guarsnteed, are possible. “Bids should be accompanied by certified check in amount of 10 per cent bid, certified to by some Be- nidji bank. or to waive; any informalities ix,bids i3 reserved. “Bemidji, Minn., July 24th, 1914: “GEO. STEIN, “City Clerk.” HERE TO BUY NORTHERN LAND 0ld Minnesota Football Star Here 'With Brother To Invest, Dr. H. A. Rosenwald and brothet of Minneapolis arrived in the city this morning for the purpose of look- ing over some Beltrami county land, The doctor is a powerfully built man and at one time was one of Minne- sota’s star football players. BRINGS ASSAULT COMPLAINT ‘Andrew. Rust, Witness in Lindbloom Case, Appears Against Flatley. _Andrew Rust, who was one of the witnesses in the Fehr robbery case, brought complaint against J. Flatley in Judge Crowell’s court for assault and battery. The case was set for next Friday: ¥ To Show Feature Film Tuesday. C. J. Woodmansee of the Grand theatre has announced the feature film, “The Redemption of David Cor- son” for Tuesday afternoon and even- ig. "'It is one of the Famous Players company’s productions, the title roll of which is played by William Far- num, who needs no introduction to the theatre-going public. Merchants’ Meeting Tuesday. The business men and merchants will-meet in regular session Tuesday afternoon at the Commercial club rooms. The officers of the associa- tion request that all members attend this” meeting as. much important business will he brought before the meeting. JUHTOREPRESENT: OUR PAPER 014 T ACROSS TH! AN ARSHYP FL G Faints.When Her Love Letters Are Read at Murder Trial. Eeee———————— SWEDES CHEER POINCARE Large Crowds See Royal Party Greet French: President. Stockholm, July. 27.—The French fleet acting as- escort to President Poincare anchored off this city. The king of Sweden, accompanied by the crown prince, at once went on board | to welcome the French president and brought him ashore in a state launch. Large crowds heartily cheered the party. EXTRA 4 DEAD 60 WOUNDED N DUBLIN FRACAS Dublin, Ireland, July 27. (Special) Three men and one woman are dead and more-than sixty persons are in_the hospital us a result of the fon.;(mfi;gyn Scottish borders firiig “into. a street mob in Dublin ‘Sunday - afternoon. Seven of the wounded ‘will prob- ably die. The affray was the result of a gun running of the Exploit Na- tionalist Volunteers who were being aided by a mob composed largely of women and children. SERVIAN TROOPS BLOW UP BRIDGES AT SEMLIN. Vienna, *July 27.—(Special wire serviee.)—Servian troops today blew up the railroad bridges spanning the Saure Tiver at Semlin today. It is at this station that Austria has con- centrated its greatest force for the invasion of Servia. Earlier in the day the Servians fired on the Aus- trian gunboat bearing troops. fire was returned and a hot engage- ment followed. The encounter took place on the Danube river just east of Belgrade. Berlin, July 27.—Kaiser William left Norway hastily and will endeav- or to bring Russia to agree to keep hands off. The people of the cap- itol, it is reported, are clamoring for war. 3 ‘Constantinople, July - 27.—The Greek minister, Pere, today declared that in event of war between Austria and Servia that-Greece would be com- pelled to dispatch 100,000 troops to assist ‘Servia, 9 Bemidji People at Cass Lake, The following parties autoed to Cass Lake yesterday and spent the day on Star Island: Mrs. George Kreatz, Mrs.-Charles Borchardt, Ray- mond and Miss Loraine Kreatz, "Mr. and Miss Booth and ‘Mr. and ‘Mrs, George Winegar of Readland, lowa, who are guests at the Palmer, home, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Palmer and son Howard, Mr. and_: Mrs. Harry Wolf, Mr. and Mrs, Georgg Ty Baker, Miss Grace Baker of Fenton, Iowa, and Mr. and Mrs. Swinson.” Pioneer want ads bring results. By "HOP’ yelaims that were included at the The4 Jacobson, |’ With 1,000,000 Acres of Non-agrioul~- tural Land in State Forestry ‘Asso- ciation is Making Campaign. TO EXHIBIT AT ALL FAIRS Ranger L. F. Johnson Assisting De- ' partment—Provides Reclamation " of Tillable Lands. With hundreds of posters placed in various parts of his district and in many other ways, L. F. John- son of Bemidji, forest ranger of this district, is assisting in the strenuous campaign which is being waged by ¢ members of the Minnesota Forestry arsociation in favor of the state re- forestration amendment which will come' for a vote at the fall election. A scheme has béen outlined by B. O. :Buhler, secretary of the associa- tion, who was in Bemidji several weeks ago assisting in securing the motion pictures of the great forest industry, ‘which will reach -every community of the state before No- vember 3, Provides Morelmhon. The' amendment provides for the establishment of forests on state land = which is unfit for tillage and intend- ed as the beginning of a constructive forestry policy which the Minnesota Forestry association is working to establish. “O. S. Johnson, assistant secretary of the association, says there are more than 1,000,000 acres of.nonagricultural state lands. Mr. Buhler and ‘Mr. Johnson have planned-a state-wide campaign which will include an exhibit at each coun- ty fair this fall and a large exhibit 3 at the state fair in September, . Ze Meets Forestry Leaders. Mr.- Johnson has traveled contimu- ously since April, meeting the offf~ cers of state organizations and intro- ducing resolutions at all - meetfiigs- and conventions. Much literature. has been distributed and an exten- sive campaign has been planned ‘among the newspapers of the state. Ten thousand posters have been dis tributed in cities and towns. - W.P. Cox, state forester, also is doimg much to aid in the campaign. Spooner-Baudette Victims to Reoeive - Approximately $200,000. 2 \ The fire claims of those who lost property at Baudette and in Spoon- er during the great fire of 1910 will - be paid Wednesday next by the Cana- - . Z dian Northern railroad. Chas. Lor- ing of Crookston has gone to ‘Min- neapolis to represent the claimants in the final adjudication. The set- tlement covers the majority of the trial at Crookston. The company will give notes at 30, 60 and 90 dayz for the claims with interest at 6 per cent. More than $200,000 is in- % K, cluded in the claims. WORK BEGUN ON BATTLESBLDG. - Contractors Have Commenced Work | On Digging the Celler. The digging of the basement sn the new hardware store building for C. E. Battles on Beltrami avenue has - been begun -and the completion of the structure will be rushed with all possible speed. Tom Smart has the contract for the excavation work and is hauling the dirt to the various - parts of the city. The building will = 73 be a two-story brick, fifty-foot front- . age by eighty feet deep. The old store building which has been moved to the rear of the lot, will be used for shop and stock room. NYMORE PAVING PROGBWG Contractors Hauling Gravel and Stak-- fng Out Proper Grade. Active work preparatory to llylng the concrete pavement on the Ny- 25 more _road, has-been under way for the past week and contractors. are : now hauling gravel and staking out " |miaji auto owners and the police have the. proper grade for the new stretch of pavement. Work on this road will be rushed to com/pletlun ag qulek- it 1y as possible.” ' HELMER JOINS $2.00 CLUB. Pinched for Speeding With His Ford On Nymore Pavement. ~ . - Dave Helmer t/i_ngs morning _was z taxed With a fine‘of $2.00.for speed- ing. on the Nymore -pavement by © Judge Crowell. "This is one of the common offenses committed’ by Be- been instricted to watch this - stretch of road (orA further oflenihtt