Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 18, 1915, Page 1

VOLUME 13, NO. 67. ' MARCH 18, 1915, oy, o0y ANSWERSIVERSG e ECONOMY CRITICISH, John Stone Pardee, Secretary of Ef- ficiency and Economy Commission, Talks on Gordon Bills. IS GLAD ATTACK MADE IN OPEN Is of Opinion That New Plans Would Render Commission’s Work: Useless —Would Make Governor a Clerk Many points of importance are brought out by John Stone Pardee, secretary of the Economy and Effi- ciency commission, which framed the governmental reorganization bill now pending in the state legislature, in his reply to the criticism of the measure made by Samuel G. Iverson, former state auditor. The Iverson criticism to the scheme was made in a letter written to Representative Sam Y. Gordon. ‘At last some one has been found with courage to come out in the open ! and oppose the plan presented by the efficiency commission,” said Mr. Par- dee. ““On behalf of the commissio, which has courted criticism,I wish to thank Mr. Tverson. Make Governor a Clerk. In further commenting on the eriti- cism of the former state auditor, Mr. Pardee describes clearly just what the Gordon substitute bills contain. He said that they make the governor a sort of a clerk for the appropria- tions committee of the legislature, the duties of which is to get up a “phantom budget.” In addition, he said: Commission’s Work Useless, ““He believes the commission went too far. It should have confined it- self to such a program as is outlined by the Gordon committee bills. With all due respect to Mr. Iverson—for whom I have great respect—there was no need of thirty men to devote their time to such a task, The mat-| ter contained in these bills was fa- miliar to the last legislature. With | perhaps one exception these bills could have been drafted over night almost any time. Unless there was a demand for further study the com- mission need never have been called together. Bills Have Merit. “What .are-these Jbills?-:There are:. five: making changes in the depart- ments—giving the custody of the capitol to the board of control; put- ting hotel inspection in the dairy and food department; oil inspection, ditto; switching the fire marshal to the insurance department; putting the governor directly in charge of the game and fish commission. These bills have merit. If the leg- islature is going at the problem piece- meal, it will have little difficulty in agreeing on these measures. Plan Would Help. “‘Another bill proposes to make the governor a sort of clerk to the ap- propriations committee to get up a phantom budget. It would help. 1t would give the legislature informa- tion better digested than any it can get now. “The last proposes to establish a state contabulary which will give all the beauties of the present boiler in- spection system and magnify the ex- cellence of the oil inspection system as it has been practiced. Each dis- trict inspector will report to eight bureaus—five if the foregoing bills are adopted. Would Oppose Provision. “If I were a reformer, I should deprecate the provisions of that bill which destroys the civil service pro- tection now given by a law to the factory inspectors and dairy and food inspectors, in the light of Mr. Houk’s testimony that civil service protec- -tion has doubled the efficiency of his inspection force. “But that is a detail. Mr. Iver- son’s fundamental criticism of the civil administration bill that it cov- ers too much grounde It proposes one administration instead of a mul- titude of independent little govern- ments. Forty Not Counted. “Not counting some nebulous boards and a few excresences, we have about forty state governments, Mr. Iverson does not see. The Gor- don bills would reduce the number of them by five and Mr. Iverson is satisfied with that. They affect about 3 per cent of the state’s busi- ness and Mr. Iverson is satisfied with that. They promise a saving of about 1 per cent in state expenditures and Mr. Iverson is satisfied with that. Iverson is Satisfied. “They leave forty or fifty inde- pendent governments still without any direct supervision and Mr. Iver- son is satisfied with that. “They propose that the governor shall submit a program for the de- partments over which he has no con- trol and Mr. Iverson is satisfied with that. Half Not Accounted For. “They leave outside the -purview of the state auditor nearly one-half the state’s current expense and Mr. lIverson is satisfied with that. “They require an employe of the nor to do the auditing which |, “*or cannot do because he is To —well, pretty near the other . (tné state'd business, and Mr, Iverssn is satisfied with that. Ground Not Covered. “If the ground can be covered.by a quick dash over 3 per cent of the field; if the state can get results by giving partially unified direction to 3 per cent of its activtites; if pro- gress is to be gained by abolishing what civil service provisions are now found in the law; if a budget can be constructed by substituting for a guess of a legislative committee the guess of a Governor who is equally a stranger to the daily business of the (Continuea on ast page). BEMIDJI WINS LAST GAME Two Harbors Defeated by One-sided Score in Contest of Last Evening —Score 52 to 21. QUINT HAS MADE FINE RECORD “Big Bemidg,” playing its last game of the year, last night defeated the Two Harbors basketball five by a score of 52 to 21. The first half of the game was interesting, the score being 16 to 12, but in the last period the Bemidji boys by clever playing rolled up 36 points. The game was a clean exhibition, only a few fouls being called, Two Harbors securing ont point by the free route and Bemidji none, the 52 scored coming from 26 field bas- kets, eleven of which were thrown by Brandon. Basketball in Bemidji during the past year has been popular and with the exception of the last series every game. has been attended by large crowds. One game was taken from the famous New York Oswegos and the champion Fond du Lac aggrega- tion was defeated in one contest. The Bemidji team won series from St. Cloud, Grand Forks, Duluth Rotary club, Two Harbors and defeated the Minneapolis Independents, Pine River, Little Falls, Park Rapids and Akeley in single exhibitions. The boys who comprised the team were Paul Howe, captain and forward; Carl Jacobson, manager and guard; Miller, forward; Ralph Brandon, for- ward; Glenn Peck, center, and guard;” Bill’ Berrigan, cem,er Rem Bell, forward, and Julius Bestul, guard. The team has been well bal- anced and has given Bemidji all that could be desired in basketball, every- one of the players being a real ath- lete. The fact that the members of the five are all -home boys is a mat- ter of pride. Last night’s score: Bemidji-52 Brandon Miller and Howe ... Berrigan ... Jacobson ... Two Harbors-21 . Harris Freeman and Johnson Woodward . Filiatrault Sullivan Summary: Fleld baskets, Bran- don 11, Miller 2, Peck 4, Berrigan 5, Howe 4, Harris 3, Freeman 3, Wood- ward 3, Johnson 1. Fouls thrown, Harris 1. Referee, Bell; scorers, Klein and Malone. ‘TROUBLE IN PARLIAMENT Members Not Satisfied With Manner in Which Government is Keeping Facts of War Secret. WHAT WOULD U. S. CONGRESS DO? By WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD. London, Mar 18.—Plenty of mem- bers of parliament are mad at the English government. How many there are of these would-be insur- gents and how mad they are can- not be learned; the fog of war hides these facts. Every now and then some member of the insurgent part gets up in parliament and says he thinks that parliament ought to be taken into the confidence of the lead- ers. Everybody says, “how interesting,” the mad member sits down again and that ends it. ITALY WOULDDESIRE |« AUSTRIA PROVINCES Improbable That Italian Government Would Consent to Its Armies Being Placed Under Joint Staff. WOULD SEIZE TREISTE FIRST Italy’s Participation in the War Would Not Defeat Germans Unless Second Napoleon is Found. By J. W. T. MASON If Italy enters the war on the side of the Allies, it is improbable that the Italian government will consent to its armies being placed at the dis- posal of a joint general staff. Italian belligerency will be for the para- mount purpose of seizing Austria’s southern provinces and for the sec- ondary purpose of protecting Italy's interests in the near east. Italian troops, therefore, will not 80 to the relief of the Anglo-French- Belgian armies, although a small de- tachment may be dispatched to dem- onstrate a theoretical unity of in- terest with the Allies. Italy’s imme- diate strategic object, if it goes to war, will be to seize Trieste. A plain, sufficiently wide for military maneu- vers, froms the northern shore of the Adriatic. Along this level stretch, the Italians can cross forward wil out encountering Alpine difficulties. Command Peninsula. The capture of Trieste would carry with it the command of the penin- sula, which is one of the lost prov- inces ardently desired by the Ital- ians. But, after subduing Austrix, it is quite possible the Italians may be indefinitely halted. The rest of the Austro-Italian frontier is very mountainous and is easily defemded. Italy may be unable to make progress without great skill on the part of its commanders. Whether, in fact, Italy possesses brilliant military leader- ship is an unknown question. Italian horsemanship is the best in Europe, as far as individual riding is con- cerned, but in the present war cav- alry tactics have proven of little value. Obstacle in Way. If the Alps proved too difficult for the Italian army to scale, Italy Would "~ doubtless ‘concentrate its at-' tention on Dalmatia, and rest con- tent with trying to make the Adri- atic an Italian lake. But there are (Continued on last page.) NOMONEY FORROAD WORK County Commissioners Find That Im- provements Planned for 1915 Will Be Hampered by Lack of Funds. $18,000 FOR ELWELL ROAD Beltrami county’s board of com- missioners will be powerless to ex- pend any money for road and bridge work this year, and improvements which have been planned by mem- bers for their districts cannot pos- sibly be accomplished. This-condition arises because of the ruling which has just been made by the State Highway commission in which it decides that money turned over to the county from the one-mill tax, amounting to $18,000 this year, must be spent in payment for the state’s half of Elwell road construc- tion. The commissioners had planned on the use of the $18,000 for county road improvements and expected that the state’s portion of the Elwell road cost would be paid from a source es- pecially provided for that purpose. As it is the commissioners are won- dering how a deficiency of several hundred dollars will be met. After allowing a large number of bills the board adjourned today. W. L. Thomas Proves Up. W. L. Thomas, who for six years has been a resident of Beltrami county, this morning made final proof on his homestead of 80 acres in 158- But just transfer the situation to (Continued on last page). SCOO REPORTER REPORTER 34 and 35, before Fred Rhoda, clerk of court., Mr. Thomas’ postoffice ad- dress is Malcolm. TAKK KKK A XA A A A A A A A AT Ak Ak A Ak Ak kk kK | T ki&ii*fiil LEGISTATURE 008TS STATE $3 3452 A DAY The leglslntu" 18 cnlung the state $3,462 h-day. It has been nfif ?olk forty- seven working days. The total cost, as shown b; of Walter. J. treasurer, has been $162,267. During the nifiéty legisla- tive days of the 1913 session the cost was $384,573, or -$3,161 a day. The present session is halt finished. At the present rate of expenditure it Will cost a total of $324,534, ‘or $39,961 more than the leuinn of lius A. Schmahl, state, bears the: This represents Q;e number of mew laws or gmendments to previously passed statutes which have been ' passed by the present bufly’ p *AKKk AKX Ak A ARk hkhkkkhkRkkhkhhkhkkhkhkdkdkhk KKK K KRR KK KK MANY ENROLL FOR PLOTS Summer Month Gm'dfnl to Be Op- erated by Pupils as in Former Years—Small Deposit Necessary. PROVIDES WORK rtix VACATION During the past sdyeral summers pupils of Bemidji schools have been provided opportunity; to maintain | garden plots at the-sehool farm and so successful has beeq; the plan that it is to be placed in opeution again | this year, announces ' Bueford M. Gile, agriculturist. ! “The spring garden season is nearly at hand. It is time that this year’s plan were about completed,” | said Mr. Gile. ‘“Parents who want their children tc have a school farm ! garden this summer should see that | they sign up at once. Any of the teachers. will obtain-a blank for them to have filled out if they will request it. The dues are the same| as last year, fifty cents for seeds, and a deposit of fifty cents if they wish to have the school furnish hoes and | rakes. This -deposi (ed’in. the fall it the ireturned ‘in good condition. “Those in the sixth _grade and above will receive a half year’s credit in eighth grade agriculture it they obtain a standing of 80 per cent | on their garden. This is a decided advantage to the student when he or she gets in the eighth grade. It al- so gives a chance to do the work dur- ing the vacation period.” Those who have already signed for gardens are: Tom Simons, Clara Miller, Catherine Bagley, Ruth Baumgartner, Edla Rudy, Pearl Phibbs; Lewis Phibbs, Earl Roe, Cor- nelia McPherson, Clifford Smart, Alice Schussman, Paul G. Johnson, Gordon Smith, Earl Black, Helen Lauritzen, Francis Rhea, Russell Clark, Carolyn Campbell, Maud Clark and May Clark. COMMITTEES PLAN FOR CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN Committees of the Woman’s Study club and the Merchants’ association and Dr. E. A. Shannon, city health officer, are hoiding a meeting this af- ternoon in the rooms of the Com- mercial club at which a definite plan ijindividual hen. will be devised for a clean-up cam- paign to be conducted in Be- midji within the next few weeks “Pick-up, Clean-up, Paint-up and Keep-up,” will be the motto of the campaign. FAMOUS OUTLAW IN HIDING IN OKLAHOMA Tulsa, Okla. Mar. 18.—Hiding in the Osage hillg, northwest of Tulsa, with a price of $1,000 on his head, is Henry Starr, déscendent of “Belle”” Starr, the most dashing woman out- law of western pioneer history. Star is specifically charged in the state’s offer of the .reward .with having robbed the, Carney State: bank of $2,853 last December. Seventeen bank robberies, daring in the high- est degree, have been perpetrated in (Continued on last page.) |PUPILS EXPLAIN POULTRY SUCCESS Members of Junior Club Tell of Man- ner in Which They Care for Their Contest Chickens. SEVERAL GOOD RECORDS MADE Contest Will Run for Six Months— Claire Vincent Has Best Showing for First Period. Explaining the rations of food and the care given their chickens, the members of Bemidji’s Junior Poultry club has just filed ‘their reports for the first period of the six months’ egg laying contest which began in February, being conducted under the supervision of Bueford M. Gile, the high school agriculturist. Following is given a summary of the reports for February, the number of hens; breed, total eggs and average Iper hen, respectively: Claire Vincent, 18, Plymouth Rock, 250, 13.88; Alice Dyer, 10, Rhode Island Reds; 137, 13.70; Earl Black, 11, White Wyandottes, 107, 9.72; Irene Powell, 18, Mixed, 119, 6.64; Lloyd Lalone, 19, Plymouth Rocks, 91, 4.79; Carlton Crothers, 22, Plymouth Rocks, 65, 2.95. May Secure Records. In speaking of the ‘contest re- ports, Mr. Gile this afternoon said: ‘““The two best records for the month of February are very close and both represent a very good record. The high school is in a position to furnish any person desiring to keep track of jthe eggs gathered daily, a card prop- erly ruled for that purpose free of charge. We also have cards for those desiring to keep track of each Anyone desiring to make their records official may make arrangements for supervision the same as these young people have done and get some clear records that cannot be disputed.” Tell How They Did It. Following is given a outline of the manner in which Claire Vincent cares for his chickens and from his results it seems that he follows a most satisfactory method: ‘‘After - the chickens have gone to roost, I'scatter | about “1% " quarts: of ‘wheat in the straw and at noon I give them about 2 1-2 quarts of bran mash. In the eve- ning they get 114 quarts of corn. Al- 80 they have all the sour milk they need and oyster shells. The cost has been about $3.60 for 18 hens and one rooster.” “His cost of eggs per dozen has been about 17 cents,” says Mr. Gile. “It is my opinion that the ration could be cheapened and perhaps more effective if the bran mash were reduced to not more than a quart and a little oats added to the ration.” Girl Tells of Her Method. This is the way that Alice Dyer, who has a splendid coop of Rhode Island Reds, takes care of her chick- ens: “I feed about six handfuls of wheat and five of corn in one day. A small basin of bran as often as they needed it. They have plenty of grit, bone meal and warm water, occasionally some ground alfalfa and butter milk. Once per day they get a panful of scraps. This includes meat scraps, fruit and vegetable par- ings and bread.” ELWELL LAW IS REPEALED (United Press) St. Paul, March 18.—By a vote of 79 to 40 the Elwell road law was re- pealed by the house of representa- tives this afternoon.. As the repeal bill passed the senate some time ago the Elwell law is now a dead issue. In Spain Two Years, Sheriff Andrew Johnson returned to Bemidji this morning from Min- neapolis where he spent. yesterday as the guest of his brother, Nels, who has just returned from a two years’ stay in Spain, wheré he has represented a well known farm ma- chivery company at Madrid. The sheriff left Bemidji Monday, going|. to Duluth with Deputy United States Marshal Tufts, who had three pris- oners in custody. Lots Of Space---And Very thtle Copy '1'0 FORM POULTRY “ASSOCIATION Mesting Will Be Held at High School Next Week for §uch Purpose. Py Bueford M. Gile, agriculturist, an- |nounced this afternoon that on next Thursday evening a meeting will be held in the high school agriculture room at which a Poultry association will be formed. All persons residing in Bemidji and vicinity who are in- terested in standardizing the poultry industry and placing it upon a more substantial business basis are invited to attend the meeting. One of the chief purposes of the association will be to-promote annual poultry shows, the first to be held here next winter. PLAY FOR TITLE FRIDAY Confident of Victory Members of High School Basketball Team Left Last Night for Carleton Tournament. CHANCE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP With every player confident that victory is awaiting them, the Bemidji High school basketball quint left last evening for Carleton college, North- field, where the tournament for the championship of the state is to be. held tomorrow and Saturday. Backed by a most brilliant record the Bemidji boys will enter the series with an excellent chance to win the state title. The team will have a large number of rooters in attend- ance at the games for not only did a number of fans accompany the boys from here, but Bemidji persons in the twin cities and surrounding towns are to be at the tournament. The first games will be played to- morrow, the opposing teams to be selected by drawing. The teams de- feated tomorrow will not participate in the games of Saturday at which time the championship .will be de- cided. A five once defeated is elim- inated from the tournament. Bemidji’s record is by far the best established by any high school in the state this season, 531 points having been scored to 115 for the oppon- ents, an average of 48 per game for Bemidji to 11. Little Falls, Be- midji’s rival for the district cham- pionship, was defeated on its home flpor. by a score of 25 to 29. “The players who made the trip-to Carleton were Captain Johnson,-Tan- ner, Fred Giaham, Claude Bailey, Alec Cameron, Herbert Warfield and George Graham. They were accom- panied by Coach Bestul and Student Manager James Malone. At the close of the tournament a banquet will be given for the teams that participated. A large number of high school stu- dents gave the boys a rousing send- off at the train last evening. CONDEMNS. CARDS AND DANCING Evangelist Chapman Delivers Strong Sermon—Church Well Filled. One of the most powerful sermons of the campaign which is being con- ducted by Evangelist Chapman at the Baptist church was delivered last night. Mr. Chapman spoke in no un- certain tones concerning many of the unquestionable pleasures and amusements. He placed the stamp of disapproval on cards and the dance, the tobacco habit and many other things which the “Christian cannot indulge in and still hold power with God.” The meetings are being at- tended by ‘a large number and the church is.always well filled. To- night’s meeting will begin at 8 o’clock. OPEN CREAM STATION HERE. Bridgeman-Russell Company of Du- luth Establish Branch in Bemidji. ‘A. C. Elliott, a representative of the Bridgeman-Russell company, Of Duluth, dealers in dairy products, is in Bemidji today for the purpose of establishing a cream station, to be located on Second street. A. E. Brown, formerly of Osakis, is to be in charge of the Bemidji branch. The purpose of the station is to buy cream which will be shipped to Duluth. Ignorance is often the kind of bliss that is very tiresome for the near neighbors. session. DARE COMMENDS STEWART'S WORK Repreunhfive Says Splendid Work of Bemidji Educator Big Help in Se. curing Normal Appropriation. SESSION TO END .APRIL 22 Attorney General Smith Rules That March 27 is Last Day for Intro- ducing Bills in Legislature. That W. B. Stewart, of Bemidji, Beltrami county superintendent of schools, will be more responsible than any other man for the estah- lishment of a Sixth normal school in this city, should the $50,000 appro- priation be made, is the conclusion of Farley A. Dare, the brilliant. editor of the Walker Pilot, who, although serving his first term as a member of the house of representatives, has won a prominent place among the legislatars. “As the situation now stands,” said the Walker lawmakér to a Be- midji visitor in St. Paul, “I feel con- fident that the appropriation of $50,- 000 for the establishment of the Be- midji school will be acted upon fa- vorably and I honestly believe that the splendid work done by Mr. Stew- art, who has spent much time in gathering the data and facts show- ing the need and advantages of the new school, will be largely responsi- ble for the sucecess of the hill. Mr. Stewart has shown beyound a doubt that another normal school is much needed.” Session to End April 22. St. Paul, March 18.—A bill was introduced in the legislature this af- ternoon for the erection of a monu- ment in honor of the Spanish war veterans. Lyndon A. Smith, attorney gener- al, today ruled that the last day for the introduction of bills will be March 27, and that the last day of the session will be April 22. Women Protest Amendment. Today the Women’s Welfare League and the Women’s Christian Temper- ‘ance union of the twin cities pro- tested against the amendment of the county . option. bill which..if passed would exclude St.” Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth from its juriediction. Cut of $1,000,000 Made. The board of control today asked for an appropriation of $6;000,340 for all purposes. This is $1,000,000 less than secured last year. SUSPEND BOMBARDMENT OF DARDENELLES FORTS (United Press) London, March 18.—Bombardment of the Dardanelles and Smyrna forts have been suspended pending the ar- rival of French and British expedi- tionary forces. Mine sweepers still continue to operate inside the straits under the protection of British crui- Bers. The super-dreadnaught Queen Elizabeth and other warships are en- gaged in the bombardment of Gal- lipoli by an indirect fire which is re- ported to them off Anchor entrance of the straits. y An official dispatch gives the in- formation that three German princes, including Prince Frederick Leopold, a cousin of the German Kaiser, are believed to have been killed in a bat- tle near Neuve-Chapelle. The bodies of 2,000 dead Germans were found in one section of the battlefield near that city. Confirmed French state- ments say that between 17,000 and 18,000 Germans have been killed and wounded at Neuve-Chapelle, which were proceed eastward through the city. British howitzers have been trained on the village of Aubers which: the Germans are still hold- ing. A high tower disappeared as if by magic when struck by a Brit- ish shell, and left only a cloud of dust on the horizon. Teperen, March 18.—The Persian cabinet, headed by Premier Alee Sul- tans, resigned this afternoon. Con- troversies regarding the policy of whether Persia should accept en- trance over her soil by Russian, Turk- ish and British trodps was respohsi- ble for this action. INITIATION IS POSTPONED. . Elks Not to Hold Big Social Session Until April 1. ety Ollie Neilson, secretary of the Be- midji lodge, No. 1052, B. P. 0. B, has announced that the large initia- tion which was to have taken place this evening has been postponed.un- til the first meeting in- April -at which. time there will be installation of officers, initiation and a social It is expected that a large number of Elks from surrounding towns will attend the meeting. There will be a regular: meeting of the lodge this evening. -