Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 28, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12,°NO. 78, %4 S IYI "‘ll SHOULD RETURN YOUNG LAW-MAKER Gardner Tells Why Youthful Members of Nation’s Law Making Body Should Continue in Office. MEMBER OF SCRIPPS STAFF Must Stick to One Subject and Spr- cialize On It As Tavenner, Cros- ser and Lewis Have Done. By Robert F. Wilson, Washington, July 28.—One of the leading Washington correspondents, if not the foremost man of the en- tire corps, is Gilson Gardner, who represents the great Scripps news- papers at the national capitol. Wash- ington correspondents fall into two classes—men, who with no particular ideals content themselves with gathering the routine news and telling it /imperaonany, and that other group of men who, having a definite political philosophy, inter- pret the news of Washington accord- ing to their different lights. Class No. 2 consists of the men who have made the Washington cor- respondent the most effective pub- licist in the world. These men in- fluence legislation and the trend of public affairs. They are in the van- guard of the political uplift. Of the other class is Gardner. He was writing progressive news from Wash- ington before the country fairly un- derstood what the movement meant! More than any other man he help- ed bring before the people the poli- cies of Roosevelt, Pinchot and Dr. Willey. He was the confidant and adviser of Roosevelt. Taft hated him above any other Washington correspondent. President Wilson values his council. His group of Scripps newspapers is probably the most powerful pub- licity combination in the United States. It has a militant newspaper in almost every large city from Cleveland, Ohio, to the Pacific Coast. These newspapers fight for the right, regardless of what party label it wears. It will therefore be of interest to readers of this column to read the following statement of Gardner's-in the ScripPs newspapers about Con- gressman “Tavenner, of Illinois, who contributes the Wasaington letters which usually appear in this space. political . Barney Oldfield, one of the greatest auto drivers in the world, has entered his z00 horsepower Christie and Fiat Cyclone cars in the auto races at the | Minnesota State Fair, Sept. 12. He - : OLDFIELDTO Th.°%,, “aLD’S REGORD. y ¥ | Ives, editor of the 1 has put up a forfeit that he will drive I 2 mile one second faster than any other person. As he must compete against the greatest drivers in Ameri 1 ca, he will have his hands full. KKK KKK KKK KKK K BEMIDJI SUFFERS . ITS HOTTEST DAY With the Markham hotel thermometer registering 112 1-2 and others in the city hovering around the 110 mark, Bemidji yesterday suf- fered its hottest day in years, and probably in its history. In the shade it was 94. Hot spots in the northwest in the last 24 hours are as follows: Napoleon, N, D., 109; Pol- lock, . D., 107; Redfield, 8 D., 103; Pierre, S. D., 1023 Bottineau; N." D 102; M~ City, Mont., 102; Aberdeen, S. D., 101; Bowbells, N. D., Mitchell, S. D., 101; Huron, THIRD DUEL MAY RESULT Heated Argum-ent at the Caillaux Murder Trial—Husband of Ac- cused Again On Stand. SUBMITS IMPORTANT PAPERS Paris, July 28—A third duel grow. ing out of the trial of Mme. Caillaux is expected, following a bitter alter- cation between the husband of the prisoner and Henry Bernstein, noted plgy;yygght, author and intimate friend of Mons.! Calmette, Wwhom Mme.. Caillaux. §leWe..azs. Mons. Caillaux, on the witiéss stand, recalled Bernstein’s desertion from the army,and the author, leap- ing to his feet in the courtroom, made Receives cémqnififi lic and Announces Although he is 83 years old, Frank s Lake Times, former judge of the the Crookston distript, known in Bemidji, e alive when "his notary public expi: seven years ‘hence. In his applightion for a re- newal- of his commisgson, addressed to Governor Eberharty Mr. Ives says he feels just as able fp discharge the duties, of this office 8 he did forty years ago, and that #1921 he will be on hand for anothgr renéwal. George F. Authier, ecretary to the governor, sent the mmlssion with his compliments, sayl g that any edi- tor who has lived 83:years is deserv- ing-of some reward. appears that in the original bond fent in by Mr. Tves he had mot mafle oath to the fact that-he was over 21 years of age.' As a result itiwas necessary to send it back for cqtrection Mr. Ives settled in: Minnesota at Red Wing in 1856, d during the Civil war period Ww: orrespondent for a New York newspaper in the territories of New México and Ari- zona, and also“in Mexico, and- well ieves he will axt term as-a _ CHURCH PICNIC'TOMORROW. Children Not Membe“ of Methodist Sundey School Alto Invited. Children of the Méthodist Sunday school, their parenls:i!xd friends of the church will hold @n all day pic- nic at the head of lake Bemidji to- morrow. The City of Bemidji will leave the dock at shath 9 o’clock to- mMOrrow morning. superinten- dent of the Sunday schgol, A, T. Carl- son, today announced ghat all child- ren not attendmg any unday school are also invited to attend thispicnic. Games and amusements of all kinds have been arranged for and a good time is assured. It will'be an all day affair and alarge picnic dinnerin one of the chief attractions; Refresh- ments will be served I‘im'mg the af- ternoon. Everything) dncluding the trip to and from the}picmc grounds will be free. In cagéithe crowd will e tao-Hirge “for -thetbeats to accom= modate 2ll, autos will make the trip, leaving the city the same hour as the boat. The autos will start from trict court in |- TR \ Sk Has Unique Civil Service Plan—Chief | - Executive by Ambitious Assistance | ED"KEEP POLITICS _ 0UT” SAYS PARDEE Secretary: of Gommmmn Says New/|: - Government Depends Upan Board - Sepante h'om Govomment WILL 0UST NAUGETY POLITICIAN Can Make Administration Success St. Paul, July 28.—(Special to the Pioneer.) —“Keep- -out of poltics.” That was one of thé reasons for set- ting up a separate government for every new-thing the state did. The idea was to have a board appointed that would be independent of the goy- ernor so that the naughty politicians could not interfere with the work, So the board appoints its executive officer and goes to the legislature for its funds and does ifs own work any- where from moderately well and sel- dom has anything to do with any other part of the government. Dismiss Boards. Now the efficiency commission has presented a plan for the organization of the state government. The very first thing to do to organize a gov- ernment is to dismiss those independ- ent boards. : And then, you may objeéct, the doors will be open to the naughty politicians. It is to meet that objec- tion that the efficiency commission insists on the merit system in ecivil service as an essential part of fts plan. A system by which holds his job as long as he does satis- factory work, But not the old civil service sys- tem. The trouble with that is that it- permits a man to hold his job whether he. does satisfactory work or not. Can Let Him Go. An up-to-date civil ‘service system gives the superior officer a free hand to discharge subordinates- If a man is incompetent, let him go. If he can’t- work with the people he has to work with,- let -him go. If he-de- moralizés the service, let him go. In a system ‘where a man can’t be dis- charged for anything less than as- sault and battery on his department chief, discipline cannot be ‘well main- “ Etficiency CIvAT | vice implies a free hand in ma.king removals. ‘Well, then how is the man prutect- a man |- MUSKEAG swmsf MIGHT BEAR CROPS | Jmn Chapman d‘f‘Um"'efiity of Min- nesota, Conducting Experiments ot »llo;_thmt Expe—rimgnm:-hn:. : Potatoes Have Grown Well On Plots But Whether They Will Mature is Question—Must Be Drained. Experiments which may prove of “|great value.to Beltrami, as well as other counties of northern Minnesota, are being carried on by James Chap- 1ma1i, a student of the University of {Minnesota, in an effort to show that the vast areas of muskeag swamps may yet be transformed into produc- “|tive lands whereon crops of the high- 7 "jest worth may be grown. Chapman Among ‘those who will watch the is a graduate of the state university Shflnquk 1V. try to lift tle America’s" and has been carrying on experiments cup as guests of Sir Thomas l;ipwn at the Northeast Experiment station will be the Duchess of Westminster.| ;o &pring with a view to ascertain- She will be'a member of Sir Thomas |, WAt treatment is Lipton’s party, “which sails on Aug.|'m& W estment: iesnecessary cin; 27 to be present at the races. order that these swamps may be con- The duchess has just made a new|verted into productive tracts. Carry On Drainage. arrangement with the duke by which Chapman’s problem is a very com- she receives an increased allowance )4 h 70,000 year. ot mote; then ,i.;o s Dl plicated one. ~The muskeag is a veg- etable soil, the productivity of which “.‘S NARR Ow ’ESCAFF must depend upon the depth and the moisture supply. The depth ‘of the muskeag varies from six inches to Saloon Row Results in Shooting— Paul Peterson Saves Life By thirty and forty feet. This depth na- turally affects the moisture producing Running Behind Partition. conditions. In the swamp under in- vestigation ‘at the experiment farm, wells have been constructed and the i moisture conditions can be easily as- POLICEMAN THEN THREATENED ioriained. If the muskeag is ever ' utilized, careful investigations which show the drainage conditions must be carried on. Determine Composition, Charged with assault in the first degree,_John Hoffman, a camp cook, is locked in a cell at the county jaill = today, as a consequence of his at- The composition of this vegetable tempt to shoot a companion, Paul soil must also be determined. It 18 Peterson, following a saloon row at‘evident that some form of fertiliza- the Nicollet hotel yesterday after- noon, When arraigned before Judge Fisk, court commissioner, this morning, Hoffman waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to await action of the grand jury, under observation, nearly every form of the common or the commercial fertilizers have been used. There are fifty-six plots made, each about a rod square, There are certain series of these squares, all of which are sub- 4},‘ /4 QH ay Hoffman and |ject to.some particular kind of trsqb Peterson eugaged‘ln a dispute., Hoff-{ment. -at-fnce purchased - a -revolver | . from the Ziegler store and returned to the hotel with the threat that he was “going to get. somebody.” He To make the data secured of. nlno. grass is grown upon one plot, oats upon another and potatoes upon: the tion must be created. On the tract. S. D., 100; Lisbon, N. D., 100; Glasgow, Mont., 100; Des Moines, Ia., 96; Dubuque, Ia., 92; Minneapolis, Minn., 96; a heated reply. " |near the dock. Caillaux demanded that he be placed on the witness stand soon aft- er court resumed its session. He de- ed? Two ways. The bureau chief can’t make a vacancy for a friend be- cause the appointment can be made waited for Peterson who was ‘eating thiFd. - "The. frass seem 3, —have his dinner, and as soon as he came ’ rown fairly well, but in ‘all of the from the dining room pulled his gun. |£ ¥ ; - lot: eeds are very much in evi- Realizing that Huffman meant busi- |2 o> y “The constituents of Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner of Illinois ought to reclect him simply on his record GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HERE as a fighter for government manu- facture of munitions of war. Tav- enner has performed a public service in showing up the existence of the War Trust, “If all Hm profit is taken out of war and preparation for war, says Tavenner, ‘I prédict that some of the very millionaire patriots who are now agitating for an ever and ever in- creased amount of armament in the certain knowledge they will make huge profits by supplying the same, will be the loudest to protest against the annual expenditure of $250,000,000 for war in time of peace.” “‘There is in existence today what may be termed a War Trust,’ says Tavenner. ‘It is composed of the firms in every country that have a monopoly of the manufacture of war supplies. This War Trust is world wide. In this country it is compos- ed of the Powder Trust, the Armor and Ammunition, Rings, and the Shipbuilding trust. These concerns have their friends in congress, always men who are right up next to the top. The United States Government has poured some $500,000,000 of the tax- payers money into the coffers of the American War Trust in the last twenty years, and the money is being poured in faster now than ever. A complete government manufacture policy will save an average of 35 per cent, or millions of dollars an- nually to the American taxpayers, and the men who actually do- the work of making the munitions will receive higher wages and far better working conditions than if the work is dons by private concerns.”” “Congfessmen—especially young Congressmen’’—says Gardner, “can accomplish little unless they stick to one subject and specialize on it. David Lewis has done this; known as ‘parcel post Davy.’ Bob he “is’| Detroit, Minn., 96; Roches- ter, Minn., 98; Dulth, Minn., * * * * * % * * * * * * * x * * * el * 451 * * * * * * * * * 76. * * * K x x x x * x * 3 * x x x x X * ® * x ¥ * X x x * x x X x * * * FRKK KKK KKKKK KK STOCK AT BRINKMAN. Sutherland Company Opens Week’s Engagement Before Crowded House Before a well packed house, the Sutherland Stock” company opened a week’s engagement at the Brinkman theatre last evening, when it present- ed “The Gauk and the Waif.”” The play was thoroughly enjoyed, and the special scenery added to the attrac- tiveness of the production. Tomor- row night the John Laurence success, “Hal O’ the Hills,” will be presented, and Friday evening the attraction wlll be “The Sweetest Girl in Dixie.” AGAIN IN SESSION. County Board of Equalization Meets After Adjournment. After a week’s adjournment, the county board of commissioners met this morning at the court house as the board of equalization. Those in attendance were Commissioners Ra- ko, chairman, Clementson, Myhre and Thompson. William Lennon was the only absent member. Tt is hoped that the remaining work of the board will be completed at this session. According to a German scientist hailstones are formed by the electric- ity of the thunder storms which they accompany. clared that he was being accused of suborning witnesses by La Figaro and that he desired a chance to submit papers concerning Calmette’s rela- tions with the Hungarian government. Bernstein made a scathing reply to Caillaux’s statements. Partisans of the two men started violent demon- strations. Courtroom Is Cleared. Bernstein was cheered to the echo by his admirers when he scored Cail- laux, while Caillaux supporters hiss- ed and booed. The disorder finally became so great that the courtroom was ordered cleared. This was done only after considerable difficulty. Caillaux read Calmette’s will. It was following this he made references to Bernstein’s desertion from lhe army. Mme. Caillaux took the day's pru- ceedings much more calmly than she has any previous sessions. Weak and exhausted from her fainting spells she sat very quietly in her seat. She evinced her only show of interest when her husband and Bernstein be- came engaged in their argument. Dr. Eugene Doyen was the first wit- ness called. He testified that Cal- mette’s wounds were not necessarily fatal, that with proper medical at- tendance tbe editor would have lived. Notice to Water Consumers. Remember Thursday, the 30th day of July, is the last day to pay Water Bills. Don’t forget the penalty, GEORGE KIRK. Miss Alice Witting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Witting, left yes- terday for Minneapolis where she will spend the next two weeks as the guest of relatives. Ceylon has 1,000,000 acres in co- Is Accompanying State Forester Cox On Trip of Inspection, William T. Cox, state forester, ar- rived in Bemidji last evening and af- ter spending the morning here left for Cass Lake from where he will make trips of inspection, to the va- rious forest ranger districts of this section. Accompanying Forester Cox was J, T. Peters of Washtington, who has charge of the co-operative fores- try work of the Federal Forestry de- partment. The state is given a large sum each year from the government to assist in forest fire prevention. It is this work that Mr. Peters has un- der his jurisdiction. At Cass Lake Mr. Cox will be met by his wife who has been ‘visiting there during the past week, Will Spend Month Here. Mrs. Tams Bixby:.and son Tams Bixby, jr., returned ito Bemidji last evening from Walker’ and will spend the nmext month here,~having made arrangements to camp at the head of Lake Bemidji during the next month, The Bixbys’ now reside at Muskogee, but formerly made Minnesota their home. -Tams Bixby, who recently visited here, is president of the Be- midji Townsite & Improvement com- pany. Mrs. G. B. Winegar, Miss evening, home. coanut plantations, 5CO0 Crosser of Ohio has done this; ma-| nicipal ownership of street railways is years neaver for his work. Clyde Tavenner has done this. All these men have done worth-while things. ' They should come back to Congress.” Judge McClenahan Here. Judge W. S. McClenahan, senior, judge of the fifteenth judicial dis- triet, arrived in Bemidji from his home in Brainerd last evening and will spend today and tomorrow here hearing arguments in .several Easasi which had been previously continued. He is accompanied by George Moody, court reporter. The White-Goodman case took up his time today. ACROSS TH ATLANTIC? GEE TLL BETCHOOR. | | THE CUB FEPCRTER SAY SNOOP-DIDJA HEAR TH B0sS WAS GONNA SEND ME. TO REPRESENT OUR PAPER IN AN AIRSH!PFLI@'!T‘ ISefcctivo Page pays pensions to 4,123 employes. only with the approval of- the civil service commission. ject in firing 2 man to make room for a friend when the service is protected may investigate the content tie things up till until he power to investigate is the power to " | make a successful administration and Mrs, George Cochran entertained Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Palmer, Mr. and ‘Mabel Booth and J. 0. Bopth at dinner last at the Cochran summer There is no ob- in that way. There will be no object in discharging any man who is doing good work., Can Investigate. The second item is that all changes in the service must be reported to the commission and the commission circumstances whenever it thinks best. The com- mission does not have to-investigate every case. It is no fair letting mal- has aired his grievance. But the expose abuses if they occur. The power to expose abuses is equivelant to the power to correct them. it any head officer makes changes without good cause he can’t make very many without its becoming known- that he is the weak point in the administration. Must Trust Someone. Of course, the civil service com- mission might go to sleep on its job. Yes, it might. No system is auto- matic. You have got to trust some- body. But if the heads of the departments half way try to do their duty and the governor has any ambition at all to the civil service commission is not composed entirely of-basswood ima- ges and the people are not wholly in- different to the results-of govern- ment, the civil service system de- seribed by the efficiency commission is going to keep competent men in their places and give the department The Pennsylvania railroad l_IOW heads a fair swing to run their de- ! partment. BE\NG— Soop Is Certainy One Optimistic Guy HO-MUM-SAY-DONT KID | /SAY- T SAW AGUY FALL FROMA \ J00RSELF "B0UT ME /( BALLOON ONCE UP ABOLUTSEVENTY( || TWENTY FEET INTH AIR—ONE_ UMES AS HIGH s THATBUILDING\ FOOT WENT RIGHT THRU HISRIBS. AN HIS BACKBONE. STUCK OUT 0" 7y SAN-HE LIT \N TH WATER BOUNCED partition in the hotel when a revolver bullet whizzed past his head less than three inches away. when he attempted to place Hoffman under arrest the accused man refused to give up his forced to”draw his own revolver be- fore Hoffman would submit to arrest. would have liked to “got the cop.” ham M. Torrance, county attorney, A dence.. The oats have grown well nees Peterson ran, juet-reaching: al... very recently, but now they look as though they were scorched. The potafoes seem to have done fine- 1y, but whether they will mature is very uncertain. They have probably secured some of their present growth from the nourishment drawn from their seed, but time will soon tell if they will mature in a profitable quantity. TRAINKILLS TWO IN AUTO J. W. Benham and Wife Both Dead As Result of Accident Today— Well Known In Bemidji, NAUGLE COMPANY OFFICIAL Patrolman Ripple was called and Ripple was gun. Hoffman later remarked that he At the hearing this morning Gra- appeared for the state, and Carl L. Heffron for the defendant. EXTRA AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR London, July 28.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Austria. today formally declared war against Servia, accord- ing to Vienna dispatch received here This announcement quickly followed refusal of Austria to suspend hostili- ties and England’s suggestion pend- ing peace negotiations. To Brainerd By Canoe, Two Bemidji young men, Wilbur Lycan and Jack Herbert,~have com-|Nothing Saved When Residence of pleted plans-for a trip to Brainerd, by Nels Wallin Bnriled '.I.‘ndly. canoce, going down the Mississippi river. They intend to start some- time during the week, making the en- tire trip by canoe, with the exception "ot several short Dortages, returning by train. Ey "HOP' As a résult of a (Chicago train striking an automobile near Chicago, J. W. benham and wife, the occu- pants of the car, are both dead. Mr. Benham is well known in Bemidji, he being secretary and treasurer of the Naugle Pole & Tie company. Message of the fatality was re- reived by J. W. Naugle, representa- tive of the Naugle Pole & Tie com- pany here. LOSE HOME AND CLOTHING - Fire at 10 o'clock this morning completely destroyed . the home, sleeping shed and barn of Nels Wal- lin, near plant No. 2 of the Crookston Lumber company. No one was in the house at the time the fire started but a child who was helpless to stop the flames and before aid could be secured the fire was beyond control. The Wallin family, in which there are five children, saved: only ‘the clothes they wore, their clothing and household furniture being a total loss. The building was owned by Iver Wold of Nymore and wgs in- sured. The Wallin residence was used as a boarding house by employes of the Crookston and Box factory eompanies“ _To-Manage Store. Harold Hayner, son of R. C. Hay- ner, left last evening for Minneapolis where he will spend some time man- aging @ grocery store wh(ch m- father recently purchased.