Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 14, 1914, Page 1

i . e i e ) OLUME 12, NO. 145. v = / ey, = Oy, PUBLIC OPINION | STRONGEST FORCE Secretary of Efficiency Commission Says Superior Officer Should Have Power to Dismiss Employes. INVESTIGATION TO AVOID ABUSE Suggests That Proper Discipline Be Made Obtainable—Concerns Civil Service Provisions. (By J. 8. Pardee.) 8t. Paul, Oct. 14.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—The right to hire and fire is the fundamental of business con- trol. In discussing civil service provi- sions, it is pretty well settled that the executive officer shoulg have the right to hire, but that the candidates shall be sifted out first by a eivil service commission. Open to Debate. ‘The right to.fire is open to debate. If an official is allowed to fire any employee without giving a cause, he can weed out not only those who are giving satisfactory service, but also those who don’t subscribe to his party creed and shout for his faction. He can keep on eliminating those who don’t belong to his side until he is entirely surrounded by those who do. 1If there is no check on his fir- ing discretion, there is no way of preventing him from abusing it. Right to Hearing. Usually civil service laws provide that a discharged employe has a right to a statement of causes and a hear- ing before the civil service commis- sion. And sometimes it is provided that if a sufficient reason is not given, the commission can order the rein- statement. That is open to objec- tion too. The foundation of all busi- ness discipline is the famillar for- mula, “If you can't do it the way I want, I will have to get somebody else.”” Whenever a subordinate can tell his superior officer, “You dassent fire me,” discipline is somewhat im- paired. The radical course is to give the superior officer full control: That is open to abuses. The conservative course is to give the civil service com- mission final authority—an appeal constitutes final authority. That is mischievous. Which is Better? Which is better, to take a course that is open to abuse or one that pre- vents that abuse at the expense of discipline? That is the civil service dilemna. The efficiency commission is try- ing to work out a scheme that will prevent abuses without weakening discipline. For the sake of complete disci- ‘Pline, give the official the authority to fire any man under him. The Strongest Force. For the prevention of abuses, give the civil service board authority to investigate and publish. Not to re- instate—under this theory if a man is out, he is out, and that’s the.end of it as far as he is concerned. It may be a hardship, it may be an in- justice, but he did not own the office. The remedy is not in overruling the naughty official, but in exposing him. The cure is not a correction of his acts, but a reference to public opinion. A weak remedy? On the contrary. Public opinion is the strongest force than can be invoked. NORD VISITS BEMIDJL Candidate for Senator Confident of Success at November l’ulls.' Leonard H. Nord, of International Falls, candidate for the state senate from this legislative district, and the man who received the largest number of votes at the nomination at the June primaries, spent yesterday in Bemidjl. Mr. Nord has just return- ed from the northern end of this county and says that the sentiment there in favor of his election is strong and he is confident that the voters of the sixty-second district will select him as their first senator. He is making a clean campaign for the position and asks election on his merits. DR. DUMAS HEALTH OFFICER. Former Cass Lake Mayor Again in Public Life. Dr. D. F. Dumas has béen appointed health officer by the Cass Lake.coun- cil to succeed Dr. R. B. Yoder. Dr. Dumas has opened a hospital and has a wide practice. Plans are being made to build an addition.. Dr. Du- mas was former mayor of Cass Lake and was convicted of implication in an arson conspiracy. He was sen- tenced to the penitentiary, serving about one year when he was paroled. Read Ploneer Want Ads. GEORGE STALLINu. Manager of ~Boston Braves, World Champignship Winners. IS TRUE STORY OF WAR Complete History of Great European Struggle Issued From Week to Week—Obtained by Coupon. WILL BE OF MUCH VALUE Do you know. the true story of the great war in Europe? Do your children know it? If so, how about your children’s children. You know they will be the future captains of industry. They will be the ones that should some day be telling their children about the great war of na- tions that aroused the entire world| in the summer of 1914. According to a loose method of calculation, that will be about fifty or sixty years from the present time, and any child will then refer witi pride to the thoughtful grandsire or great-grandsire who had the fore- thought to supply his offspring with an accurate story of the greatest war of all time. But just now you and yours are the ones that want to knn‘ Lhe facts that are marking an epoch n world history. “The Nations -at War” will give this information ac- curately and fairly. 1t is to be issued every two weeks in parts of about forty pages each, orately than has ever before been seen in a work of this charcter. Part One is a fair example of what will follow, although subsequent parts will be even better, at least to the extent of practice making perfect. So clip your coupons and have them ready as the parts appear. Ev- ery two weeks a new part will be is- sued, and part number one will be ready this week. printed on enamel paper from large, | clear type, and illustrated more elah- | »<IFEW ACRES DISPOSED OF . ste Land Sale Conducted by Theo- dore Nelson Attended by But Small Number of Purchasers. BIG SELECTION FOR NEXT SPRING One of the smallest state land sales ever conducted in Beltrami county was held at the court house this morning, resulting in the sale of but 162 ‘acres. The highest price paid for any of the land was $20 an acre, the other purchasing prices ranging down to as low as $5. Only three persons bought, all be- ing of Bemidji: R. E. Fisher, Union station agent, Roy Carter, of the Ny- more-Bemidji ~ Transportation com- pany, and Mrs: Ora Neely. Fifty dollars was collected for timber. Theodore Nelson, manager of the land sales department of the state auditor’s office, conducted the sale. He was not at all disappointed in the number of acres disposed of, saying the reason is easily accounted for by the fact that the choice land placed on sale this year has already been sold at previous sales. He said that the sales which will begin next spring will include about 10,00 acres never before offered and will com- prise some of the best agricultural land in the county. Mr. Nelson will leave tomorrow for Aitkin where he will have charge of a sale for Aitkin county. There will be one more sale for this county this year, the second Wednesday in November. GILL STORE FRONTS PUZZLE Stranger Buys Suit at Third Street Entrance and Shoes on Minnesota. That Bemidji’s business district is growing at a rapid stride may be il- lustrated by an incident that oc- 'curred at the Gill store recently. A stranger entered the Third street door and made the purchase of a suit of clothes. He walked around the First National bank corner and en- tered the Minnesota avenue door, thinking he was visiting another business place. This entrance led him directly into the shoe depart- ment, where he made the purchase of a pair of shoes. The addition of the store facing Minnesota avenue {&ives this” store a modérn ~ appear- ance. Ne.wup-to-date suit cabinets for men’s and boys’ suits, dressing rooms and large mirrors have also been installed. The big skylight in the new section brightens up the en- tire salesrooms. | The Ladies’ Aid society of the Pres- byterian church will meet in the church basement tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock, with Mrs. Olsen and Mrs. Essler in charge. All are cordially invited. Mr. and Mrs. George Parmelee of Minneapolis, are guests at the home of their daughter, Mrs. H. B. Brook- ins. They will remain here several | days. 1 ing counter the whole activity. to link the dealer's Advertising. Every manufacturer who carry his product. to their stores. National imeans direct sales for It is to the interest It is to the interest As an object lesson 24th has been set aside During> next are requested to newspaper. advertising in Window Display Week Is a Move For Better Business HEN ‘“Good Times” begins mak- inquiries at the dealers world gets busy. As goods move from the shelves the wheels of production take on new Newspaper Window Display Week is designed counter with business building force of today.—Newspaper the greatest who advertises in this newspaper is making business for the dealers He is sending customers local newspapers local merchants. of local merchants that newspapers carry more national advertising. of retailers to push the goods advertised in their home newspapers. the week of October 19- by leading newspapers of the United States and Canada as National News- paper Window Display Week. week merchan's display in thei windows, standard products of na-j: tional distribution advertised in this Join the movement—» Help start the factory wheels g'omg for Best B 1y, Grantland Rice, ball critic, has pic all-star baseball te Catchers, Schang Phi icans, Bresnahan, ClI als; pitchers, James, als, - Alexander, Phi als, Tesreau, New Bender, Philadelphia base, McInnis, Phil: ans; second base, CoMi phia Americans; thi base, -Baker,| Philadelphia Ameri left field, Burns, New York Nailmuls- center field, Speaker, Bostom. Americans; [right field, Cobb. Detroit Americans; utility, J. Miller, S uis Americ- , Philadel- Bemidji Talent to Give Entertain- ‘ment for Benefit of Preshyterian Church Ladies Aid. - - DIRECTED BY MRS. STEWART "Bemidji musical talent will this evening give a recital at the Pres- , | byterian church for the benefit of the Ladies’ Aid society. Arrangements for the musical have been directed by Mrs. W. B. Stewart. B =The recital will begin at 8 o’clock and following is the program: 1: Soldiers’ March—From ‘Faust’” By Gene Richards and Margaret 2 Anderson Orfa Grand Polka. ., ..Gottschalk b f ans; shortstop, ‘Maranyille,” Boston Nationals. BELTRAMI SPUDS AT PANANA FAIR By Ruby Case 3. .Bass Solo—'‘As Deep “As the Deep Blue Sea” ........ Petrie By N. E. Giyen 4. La Chasse Infernale ..Koelling By Viola Gunther 5. 11 Trovatore........ o 2 Op. 89 By Gene Richards Potatoes of This County to Be Only Ones on Display at Mammoth Pacific Exposition_in 1915. MERCHANTS INFORMED OF PLAN Will Be Arranged by Great Northern Assisted by Secretary Schroeder - of Agriculturat Society. Bemidji and Beltraml county, ac- cording to C, C. Morrison, traveling passenger and immigration agent for the Great Northern railroad com- pany, will have tie only potato ex- hibit at the Panama-Pacific exposi- tion, the display for which will be arranged by the Great Northern rail- road company. Mr. Morrison was present at the Business Men’s meeting: Tuesday af- ternoon at which the séntiment was expressed by the business men to grant this 50-bushel exhibit. In Five Varieties. 6. March Militaire ...... Koelling By Edith Schmidt 7. Song—‘‘Serenade’ By Elizabeth Erickson 8. Papillon ................ Grieg By Muriel McGee G 9. Miserere du Trovatore ...... .................. Gottschalk By Margaret Anderson RECEIVED LARGE VERDICT Bemidji Attorney Assists Indian In Recovery From Fraud Loss. Judge Marshall A. Spoomer re- turned to Bemidji this morning from Detroit, in which city he has been appearing in several court matters ‘Suspend Warfare ican Peace Parley. Followers of Emiliano Zapata have agreed to-suspend further hostilities during the peace conference between the northern and southern Constitu- tionalist generals. Since a night attack Oct. 10 by the Zapetaists on San Angel. a suburb of Mexico City, there has been a reign| of terror in the capital. The invaders opened a heavy fire on San Angel. The government im- pressed a namber of kiug street car men it service 1o son. - ECONOMY IS " CHIEF ISSUE during the past ten days. One of the cases tried by Judge Spooner, in which he represented the plaintiff, resulted in a $3,373 verdict in favor of an Indian who sought to recover $6,000 on-land which was fraudul- ently oblaired from him. He also Expert . Accountant Tells Bemidji| Merchants That Real Business Methods Are Guides to Success. CITY OFFICIALS ATTEND MEET represented the plaintiff in the case of Brose against King and Eichmil- ler, Mike Daly appearing for the de- fendants. Judge Spooner will re- The potatoes are to be of five dif-|turn to Detroit tomorrow, ferent varieties, divided as follows: Ten bushels Burbanks; ten bushels Russetts; ten bushels Carmens; ten bushels Trhlmph nnd teh -bushels of Early Ohio. The -Great Nortliern*failroad has plans for the construction of a build- ing 50x120 feet, on one of the most prominent sections of the Panama fair grounds. They plan to have SERIES BROUGHT $225 139 Bempt: of - Championship Games Smaller Than Any Year Since 1910 —$78,140 Goes to Braves exhibits from every state through RECORD MAY NEVER BE BROKEN which the Great Northern road passes and have honored Beltrami county with the privilege of granting the The. Boston Nationals completed only potato exhibit to be shown by |the most sensational record in mod- them in this building. Schroeder to Assist. ern professional baseball by defeat- ing the Philadelphia Americans in C. F. Schroeder, secretary of the|the fourth and final game of the fair association, was on the job this|WOrld's series at Fenway park, Bos- morning, having been instructed by [tom 3 to 1. the Business Men'’s, association and the Commercial club to grant the dis- play. Beginning their rush from last place in the senior league during the middle of July, the Braves broke all It is believed that through this|traditions and records of 'baseball method northern Minnesota, and es- pecially Bemidji and Beltrami county, with speed and abandon, during the last three months, and emerged late will receive a splendid line of adver- | Yesterday champions of the universe, tising, which will doubtless result in |!€8ViNg a trail of startling surprises the bringing of settlers lnlo, this par- ticular community. Won Many Honors. and upsets in its wake which will be hard to duplicate in years to come. Last, but far from the least, of their accomplishments is the over- Beltrami county, for the past few | tnrow in four consecutive games of vears, has won first homors at the|ihe world-famous baseball machine of state fair on potatoes and the Great |connie Mack, with its $100,000 in- Northern railroad has offered a sil- field of home run heroes, and a corps ver cup for the best potato exhibit,|of gkilifully blended veteran and Which was captured by residents of | youthful pitchers. % this county. It was through Bel- Because of -the shortness of the trami county's good showing at the |geries the club owners and national state fair that the Great Northern|commission will divide a smaller sum people urged this county to furnish |than jn any world’s series since 1910. the potato display. HOLD SUCCESSFUL MEETING Session at Grant Valley School Last Evening Well Attended. Miss Halland, teacher; W. P. Dyer, ‘superintendent The attendance at yesterday’s game was 34,363 and the receipts ~were $62,653. The total attendance for the series was 111,000; receipts, $225,739; players’ share, $121,900.94; each club’s share, $40,632.58, and the na- tional commission’s proportion, $22,- domestic science |573. As the winners, the Boston players of the city schools; B. M. Gile, ag-|receive 60 per cent of the $121,900. ful meeting in the Smith school, town of Grant Valley, last evening. The trip' was made in was packed and an unusual inter- esting meeting held, talks faculty who. were “present. ing. teacher in the district. Kinney Returns. George. Klnney, dealer in timber products, returned to Bemidji this riculturist, and A. D: Bailey, man- |94, or $73,140.56, while the Athletics ual training teacher, held a success-|as losers profit to the extent of $48,- 760.38. Of the Boston club, twenty-six the Given|players are eligible to share in the brothers car, R. L. Given taking the |prize money, giving each man $2,- party out to the school. The house{813.10 should the money be divided equally. On the Athletics, twenty- being | four players are entitled to divide given by the members of the Bemidji | the loser’s end, which would ~give Fruit { each: was served at the close of the meet- jalike basis. Mackman $2,031.68 on a share The players on neither Miss Harriet Frazelle is the |club have as yet notified the national commission just how much money will be divided. Add Maxwell to Bus Line. In order that they may better ac- r morning from Minneapolis and Jowa | commodate the patrons of the Be- points where his business dealings | midji-Nymore Transportation -com- ave taken him during the summer. |pany, the Carter brothers, - owners, Mr. Kinney, who | hu large land hold-|have added a 25-horsepower Maxwell Minnesota cot ings in Beltfami and other-northern | car to their bus line. fes, will remain in|is attractive and is completely equip- | of he winter and has|ped with electric lights, self-starter entertainment % ice in the Northern |and other paraphernalia. !t seats five passengers. - The machine ' At the Business Men's meeting Tuesday afternoon, W. B. Ervin of the Temple Webb & Co., certified public accountants, gave the merch- ants a blackboard talk on system of | bookkeeping and operation costs. Mr. Elvnl used the blackboard to illus- “I'trate B‘Ein'douw'fifiy bookkeeping system;-ond +aleo suggested the use of a columnar book, which may be used to departmentize any line of business. He showed the necessity of a merchant being able to. prepare a statement for the inspection of his banker, in case he desired to make a loan or enlarge his credit. “Too many men estimate instead of know how much it costs to do business,” said Mr. Ervin. ‘“This man who fools himself hurts his own busingss more than he hurts anyone else. This is an age of economy. Men must look out for. the pennies. It is a lot of satisfaction in knowing just how much you are making over the old method by just guessing how much you have made.” The talk was much appreciated by the mer- chants, Four council members met with the merchants, as well as Mayor Mc- Cuaig and County Attorney G. M. Tor- rance, upon invitation from the mer- chants. The transient merchant’s state law was discussed and ways and means outlined to enforce the same. An ordinance compelling the dray- men to report the moving of families in and out of the city and from one section to another was favorably looked upon by the aldermen and ef- forts will be made to place such an ordinance in effect. WOULD PAY FINE; CAN'T Frank Howard Must Spend Ten Days in County Bastile for Drunkenness. Because Judge Crowell, of the mu- nicipal court omitted a clause which would allow the payment of a ten- dollar fine and the discharge from jail of Frank Howard, in a committ- ment, the latter must spend ten days in the county bastile as the guest of Sheriff Johnson and his deputies. Howard was found guilty this morn- ing of drunkenness and was fined $10 or ten days in jail. In the absence of the clerk, the judge wrote out the -committment, but neglected to ipsert the fine section. Sheriff John- son refuses to discharge the prisoner on payment of a fine.” Howard is a tailor and besides baving been ar- rested for intoxication six times dur- ing the past two months, has the dis- tinetion of being taken into custody three -times within twenty-four hours on the same charge. (BEMIDJ SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BIG September Records Show That At- ' ‘tendance . Was Increased Fifty " Pupils Over Same Month in 1913 BOYS OUTNUMBERED BY GIRLS Office and Compulsory Education Law is Strenuously Observed. Fifty more pupils were enrolled in the Bemidji public.schools during September of this year than during the same month in 1913, the total for 1914 reaching 1,151 students, while a year ago 1,101 names were" listed on the records, announced W. P. Dyer, superintendent, this morn- ing. Ot this increase, twenty-six are registered at the East Bemidji school, while nine are in the junior high school, and the others scattered through the senior high school and various grades. The East Bemidji school comprises two rooms, in which six grades are taught. Last year the school had but one room in use, but dyring the summer the other was prepared for service. There are 580 girls and 571 boys enrolled. Grows Each Year. The September enrollment, with but one exception, has each year had sub- stantial increases. In 1912 the fig- ures were 1,084, in 1911 the total was 1,035, and in 1910 the number was 981. Will Reach Over 1,300. During the school term which closed last June, the total number of pupils registered was 1,283, “showing the floating schdol population to be about 150. The enrollment will reach 1,300 this year, it is believed, the' September total already being in- creased. Law is Observed. 3 Much credit for the splendid en-- rollment of last month {s given to John Falls, truant officer, who has been instrumental in the strict en- forcement of the’compulsory educa- tion laws of the state. Mr. Falls has conducted his- work in a thorough stances. where children under the age limit are not attending school. Every room of the Bemidji schools is filled to capacity and while noac- commodations are to be provided this term, they will be a necessity in the fall of 1915. PLAN BELFORT ATTACK (American Press.) London, Oct. 14.—A dispatch to the Central News from Copenhagen, says: “According to a Berlin dis- patch received here, the Germans are preparing to lay siege upon Belfort with as large a force as possible. Almost the entire civil poptilation has left the city.” Belfort is an almost empregnable fortress in France, just across Athain horder opposite Muel- hausen. London, Oct. 14,—The English and French troops have occupied Ypres, Belgium, after engagements in the regioi of Ghent. On the allies left wing operations are reported as de- veloping normally north of the Oise river. Progress of allies’ center in the region of Berry Aubac has been confirmed. The English troops have left Ostend, Belgium, only a few Bel- gian troops remaining there. French deny the German report of invest- ment of Fortress Verdun in the east. A big battle line is forming along the Vistula river in Russian Poland and advance guards are in contact in Ga- leia. relief of Przemysl fortress. TO ASSUME MANAGEMENT. Dickenson, North Dakota Man, to Make Troppman Changes. G. G. Bowers of Dickinson, North Dakota, arrived in the city Monday noon and will be connecté® with the Troppman Department store. Mr. Bowers will take charge of the store management and plans to make some changes in the present store ar- rangement with regard to stock and fixtures. He formerly was connected with one of the largest department stores.in North Dakota, has been in the business for the past twenty-five years, and is familiar with every de- tail. His family will arrive as soon as he has completed living arrange- CHANGE OF PROGRAM There will be a complete change of program at the Grand theatre this ‘evening, tife program on page three {of this. issue being for last evening’s | ments. Sheriff Returns. Andrew Johnson, sheriff of Bel- trami county, returned to Bemidji last evening from Detroit where he hae spent the past week as a witness Zead :hc Pioneer want ads, * in the case of Otto Brose, as adminis- trator for the estate of Randja Brose ngln.t King and Eishmiller. Splendid Work Being Done by Truant 'manner-and there are but few-in-— - Austrians have completed the ° i — \