Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 30, 1916, Page 1

VOLUME XIV. NO. 209. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA. WEDNESD AY EVENING. AUGUST 30. 19186. < BEMIDJI DAILY P10 Hlsmflcal Soclety FORTY CENTS PER MONTH BROTHERHOODS STAND FIRM; NATION READY FOR BIG STRIKE Congressional Efforts For Legislation Are Reported Deadlocked RAILROADS ARE REFUSING TO TAKE PERISHABLE FREIGHT Nation-Wide Strike is Certain; No Power Can Stop Strike, Say Men. MINNESOTA STATE FAIR NOT TO BE POSTPONED Interstate Commerce Commission Sus- pends Proposed Increase Rates. UNION PACIFIC MEN ARE RESTRAINED FROM STRIKE Embargo Placed on Goods Which Cannot Be Delivered on Saturday. (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 30.—No power under heaven except the railroads ac- cepting the brotherhood men’s propo- sition can prevent the big rail strike, according to Strike Leader Lee to- day. - President Wilson made an attempt to get the brotherhoods to see that if they strike Monday with congress considering favorable legislation that they.would get public condemnation. The brotherhoods were unmoved by his attempt and insist upon a strike. “God Forgive You.” “God forgive you, I cannot,” Wil- son told the rail executives last night after they had formally rejected his proposition. Congressional efforts for strike legislation are deadlocked. Senators are charging that each other is at- tempting to make political capital from the strike. It is believed that congress will not act immediately upon the presi- dent’s suggestion for an increase in the membership of the interstate commerce commission and the auth- orization for the increase of freight rates. All parties seem to have agreed that these amendments will not be adopted until later. Suspend Increases. The interstate commerce commis- sion today suspended the proposed increases in transcontinental freight rates. The senate interstate commerce committee today announced that a formal hearing of brotherhood men, rail managers and shippers would be held at nine o’clock tomorrow morn- ing. Suggestions will be heard in Tegard to the proposed legislation. Twenty-eight companies of coast artillery recently to sent to the Mex- ican border were ordered to return to their coast defense batteries. Strikers Have Money. Fifteen millions of dollars bulge in the war chest of the railway brother- hoods. This amount, about equally divided among the four unions, is ready to- day for distribution among the men should they need strike relief. It is to be doled out in portions of $40 a month among the 400,000 men who would be involved in a national rail- way tieup. How long it would last is problemetical, for relief might start with the opening of the strike or might be delayed until later. As the brotherhood men view it, their mighty war chest would prob- ably not be touched in the forthcom- ing strike, for they believe it will be so brief that the men will not feel the pinch of unemployment. Weekly Assessments. The great war fund has been gath- erad through weekly contributions, covering a long space of time. The assessment varied, according to the member’s earnings, but the total sum per year is written in fixed thou- sands. One little code written from Wash- ington to every railway center in the country is suffi-ient to precipitate the threatened strike. The more than 600 brotherhood delegates who left for their posts yesterday, carried with them instructions for running a strike. Trains on the lines will be Tun to the nearest junctions, fires will be banked and engines oiled. The engines and the cars will be deliv- ered to the companies in perfect con- dition and every union man will then quit the property with orders to avoid violence or trespassing. Only 24 of the biggest brotherhood men remain here today. According to their version, they must stand pat .on the elgh&ggur day, with 10 hours pay. To Open Fair, St. Paul, Minn., Aug._ 30.—The Minnesota State Fair will be opened Monday despite the strike. Embargo on Freight. Omaha, Aug. 30.—The Union Pa- cific has placed an embargo on all freight that cannot be delivered Sat- urday. Teachers Ordered. Jamestown, N. D., Aug. 30.—The school board has ordered that all teachers report immediately. Killing Suspended. St. Paul, Minn.,, Aug. 30.—The Northwestern brotherhoods opened strike headquarters here tcday. Meat packers at Albert Lea, Minn., have ordered that all killing be sus- pended next Thursday. Freight Refused. Chicago, Aug. 30.—A dozen roads have ordered their agents to refuse perishable freight- which would not arrive at its destination by Saturday night. Travelers are warned that there will probably be perplexing de- lays after Sunday. Six thousand freight handlers have been ordered to strike this afternoon. Men Are Restrained. . Omaha, Aug. 30.—District Court Judge Dears has issued an order re- straining the Union Pacific trainmen from striking next Monday Rushing Supplies. El Paso, Aug. 30.—The quarter- master’s department is rushing sup- plies, fearing the railway strike. Switchmen to Aid. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 30.—Switch- men were tpday counted upon by Northwest railway heads to help break the strike that has been called by the trainmen for next Monday morning. The operating heads of the roads are arguing their belief that the switchmen will go out on the road in place of conductors and brakemen. Notify Passengers. San Francisco, Aug. 30.—The fol- lowing instructions were telegraphed by the headquarters of the Southern Pacific company to all division su- perintendents: “Please instruct all passenger and ticket agents by wire at once to notify passengers unless they can reach their destination Sunday night, Sept. 3, they may be subject to perplexing lays. Signed: —*“Charles S. Fee, ‘“‘Passenger Traffic Manager.” Pennington Optimistic. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 30.—Ed- mund Pennington, president of the Soo Line, rpiturned yesterday from Washington, where he was called with other railroad executives to con- fer with President Wilson in regard to the threatened strike. Should the brotherhoods carry out their threat they will be unsuccessful, first, in ob- taining all of their men to walk out, ang, second, that in winning their cuittention by tnai method, is opinion of Pennington. Place Embargo. St. Paul, Aug. 30.—Fortifying themselves against the most critical condition that may arise through the strike of the brotherhoods, railway officials of the Great Northern rail- road today for the first time inaugur- ated plans for placing an embargo on consignments of perishable freight and live stock, and an order refusing such consignments will probably go out to local agents today. FARM GLUB TO MEET SATURDAY, OGTOBER 2 The Better Farming club of Grant Valley will meet next Saturday at the S. W. Scott farm. STERLING SILVER 25 PER CENT MORE St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 30.—It’s go- ing to cost more now for that silver wedding anniversary. Sterling sil- ver is up in price 25 per cent on ac- count of the war. It will cost you just $600 to get across the counter that silver service you were going to buy wife for $500 a year ago. e WANT DAKOTA CAPITOL MOVED FROM BISMARCK (By United Press) New Rockford, N. D.,, Aug. 30.— Local associations in various towns in this vicinity are being formed by boosters from New Rockford today, and they will be used to bogst the removal of the state capitol from Bis- marck to New Rockford. ESCAPES FROM FEDERAL PRISON Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 30.—Robert Fay, said to have been a former Ger- man officer, convicted of conspiracy against the United States in connec- tion with New York munition plots, ecaped from the Federal. prjson here yesterday, . % FAIR EXHIBIT OF BELTRAMI GOUNTY NEARLY COMPLETED Large Variety of Grasses, Grains, Vegetables and Fruits are Entered. B. M. GILF AGRICULTURIST. ANNOUNCES ENTRIES MADE Exhibit to Be Shipped Immediately; County in Line for Prizes, is Belief. The Beltrami county exhibit for the Minnesota State Fair is nearly completed and it will be shipped to Hamline immediately. The exhibit will be one of the best, considering the year, that this county has had and it is believed that the county is in line for prizes. The exhibit is composed of grasses, grains, vegeta- bles, fruits, etc. B. M. Gile, Bemidji school agri- culturist, who is in charge of the ex- hibit, has announced the list of en- tries. The entries are as follows: Ralph Ripley, tame strawberries, wild strawberries; Roy Speck, tim- othy seed, wild gooseberry, flint corn; J. N. Skrivseth, blueberry, pin cherry and grass samples; John Har- ris, red raspberries; Mrs.” Harry Koots, blackberries; E. K. Anderson, blueberries, oats, barley and clover; Peter Narum, plums, grapes, white dent corn, crabs and Bliss Triumph potatoes; John Colburn, watermelon, muskmelon, citron and squash; Gust Berg, speltz, grasses, white dent corn, compass cherries, pumpkin; J. E. Swenson, tame plums, alfalfa seed, Northwestern dent seed corn; Robbie Swenson, fodder corn and Northwest- ern dent corn; George and Eathen Wilson, wild vetch and alsyke clover; H. E. Raymod, sunflower, miscellan- eous seeds, onions, stock carrots, to- bacco plant. Hugo Nensel, wild plums, beets and fodder corn; Herman Eickstad, oats, alsyke, c;over, red clover, ‘brome grass, hog millet and blue |, joint; Charles Ohrberg, Green Mountain po- tatoes and red top; Clark Pole & Tie Co., Russett potatoes, English rye grass, peas, early Ohio potatoes and beardless barley; Charles Schroeder, wild plums; Ed Raco, Swedish select oats, barley alfalfa and King pota- toes; Loren Coyle, Burbank potatoes and sorghum; John Smith, potatoes, winter radishes and white flint corn; George Miller, winter wheat, barley, potatoes and corn; J. W. Skinner, Saum, 15 varieties of grasses and two varieties of potatoes. John Gilstad, Blackduck, 20 vari- eties of grass; Herman Fenske, cow horn turnip and other stock vegeta- bles, carrots, beets, parsnip, turnip, cauliflower, cabbage, cucumbers, sanacsh, purapl’n. tomatoes, onions, sweet ccrn, rhubarb, Rural New Yorker potatoes; Alfred Moen, stock vegetables, beets, cabbage, caulifiow- er, squash, pumpkin, tomatoes, onions sweet corn, Rural New Yorker and Bliss Triumph potatoes; N. R. Reyn- olds, onions, kaffir corn, IFeteria, Su- dan grass, cow peas, velvet bean, Milo maise, Egyptian wheat, Jeru- salem corn, celern, tomatoes, white cucumber, Virginia crag, Niagara grapes, wild grapes, yellow raspber- ries, alsac clover seed, squash and pumpkin. Lee Hiltz, watermelon, muskmelon, nine kinds of tomatoes, six kinds of onions, citron, egg plant, orka, kale, endive, parsley, Swiss chard, kohl rabi, leek, Brussels sprout, peppers, sweet marjorim, sage, parsnip, pop corn, plums, hops, blackberries, sweet corn, six §inds carrots, beets, acorns, hazel nuts, Triumph potatoes, Early Ohio potatoes; Fred Westpahl, cu- cumbers, parsnip and mangels. Mrs. Craig, peanuts, orka, garden huckleberry, sweet basil, sweet ma- joram, sweet fennel, green peas, rad- ish seed, garden lemon, garden peach, 5 kinds string beans; Carl Opsata, honey; M. Rygg, 4 kinds potatoes; Utley, endive, turnips and beets; Harry Bowers, squash; Esther McGee, vegetables in glass; E. H. Winter, wild grasses; B. M. Gile, wild grasses, grains, stock vegetables, fruit in glass and corn; Matt Nolan, pump- kins and watermelon. SEVERAL ENTRIES IN BIG GONTEST Children of Rural Districts Showing Interest in the Offer of J. J. Opsahl. Seyeral entries have been made in the essay contest that is being con- ducted by J. J. Opsahl through the columns of the Pioneer. He has offered to give $60 in prizes for the six best essays written by boys and girls on the subject, ‘“Bel- trami County Saloons vs. Beltrami County Dairy Cows as Farm and Hove Developers.” Each essay is not to exceed 300 words and it is to be sent to the Pioneer before Septem- ber first. Several Indian pupils of the Red Lake Indian -agency are plnnning to enter the contest. ROOT PLEADS FOR WEEDING OUT OF INCOMPETENT MEN President of A.menn.n Bar Associa- tion, in Annual Address, Wants Changes. SAYS MANY ATTORNEYS ARE VERY UNNECESSARY Urges Lawyers of Country to Forget Selfishness and Aid the Country. - (Bg Unit_ed_ Press) Chicago, Aug. 30.--President Elihu Root of the American Bar association pleaded for a weeding out of the un- necessary and incompetent among the 114,000 lawyers in the United States in his annual ‘address at the open- ing of the meeting of that organiza- tion .here today. “It is true of the American people generally,” said ‘Mr. Root, ‘“that too many of us having been trying to get ‘| something out of the country and too few of us have been trying to serve it.” Forget Selfishness. Basing his plea for efficiency in the administration of the law upon the statement that we must get down to brass tacks in all our affairs if we’re going to keep pace with Europe after the war, Mr.. Root flayed our ‘“cum- bersome’ machinery - of justice” and called upon the lawyers to forget their selfishness ahd give the country a little service not only in law admin- istration, but. in.law. making. He said that as.a rule only the youngest and least experienced lawyers get into our lawmaking bodies, local, state and national. Concerning the law and the lawyers, Mr. -Root said: “There is .great- economic waste in the administration of the law in state and nation. - We spend vast sums building court houses, paying judges, clerks and others and the product in Snstice. Iy disproportionate to- ‘the plant and working force. There is no country in the world where the doing of justice is burdened by such heavy overhead charges. It all causes an enormous waste of time on the part of witnesses, jury panel and parties. Bar is Crowded. “The ease with which admission to the bar is secured in many juris- dictions and the attraction of a car- eer which affords a living without manual labor has crowded the bar with more lawyers than are neces- sary. Of the 114,000 lawyers in the United States a very considerable part are not needed. If that busi- ness was conducted like the business of any great industrial or transpor- tation company which is striving for the highest efficiency at the least cost in order to compete successfully with its rivals, a very considerable per- centage of the 114,000 would be dis- charged. “Why do these defects exist in our administration of justice? The Am- erican people are not quarrelsome or litigious. They are good natured, practical, simple and direct in their methods, respectors of law and hon- est in their dealings. Our bar as a whole is courageous, loyal and able. I think the underlying cause is that unconsciously we treat the business of administering justice as something to be done for private benefif instead of for public service.” Should Redraft Law. Mr. Root admitted that our basic law should be redrafted but, he ad- ded, none but a prophet or seer could do it and none such was available. The meeting will elose with the an- nual dinner of the association Friday night. TO TAKE OFF TRAIN AFTER NEXT SUNDAY Great Northern Lake Train to Cass Lake and West to Be Taken Off September 3. Next Sunday will be the last day for the Great Northern Grand Forks, Crookston and Cass Lake Sunday train. This train was put on at the re- quest of people living west of Be- midji for the accommodations - on Sunday to come to this lake region. Now-that the lake season is about closed the tain will be discontinued. FOOTBALL ELEVEN T0 PRAGTIGE TONIGHT The Bemidji city football eleven will hold a. practice at the' Central school yard tonight. Anyone desir- ing to try out for the team is re- quested toareport tonight. The Be- midji teAmy Will have to work hard in order get into shape for the game with Grand Rapids, September 10~ . oo PR o Tt REV. S. E. P. WHITE MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA Word was received in Bemidji late this afternoon of the mar Rev. S. E. P. White, formerly of Be- midji, to Miss Eethel Roper at Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 22. POSTOFFIGE BOXES GLOSED BY INSPECTOR Careless Box Holders Not to Be Given Boxes: Boxes Must Be Kept Locked. Postoffice Inspector La Forge has ordered 39 boxes at the Bemidji post- office locked, as a result of the box holders not keepmg the boxes locked. It is an order that all boxes at the postoffice must be kept locked. There] have been several reports that let- ;;Jers have been taken from unlocked 0Xes. TWENTY KILLED; MANY INJURED; GRUISER WRECKED Memphis Goes on Rocks at Santo Domingo; 67 Slightly Injured, Reports Admiral, SUDDEN SWELL CAUSE OF BOAT DISASTER Formerly Was Armored Cruiser Ten- nessee; On Duty in Domingo Waters. (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 30.—Twenty men are dead, ten seriously injured and 67 slightly injured as a result of the cruiser Memphis strining rocks near Santa Domingo yesterday. Ad- miral Pond made this report this morning. The cruiser was driven ashore on account of a sudden swell. The boat was a total loss. The United States cruiser Memphis, formerly was the armored -cruiser Tennessee. Her name was changed May 25, last. Recently she has béen doing duty in San Domingo waters in connection with the revolution. The Memphis is of 14,500 tons and has a horse power of 23,000. The complement is 990 men. She was the flagship of the cruiser force of the United States Atlantic fleet. Captain E. L. Beach is in command. The Memphis was launched in 1904 at Philadelphia. RUMANIAN TROOPS DEFEATED IN ATTACK AT VERESTORONY Lonton Semi-cfficial Statement Says That the Austrians Were Victorious. GREEK CABINET MAY RESIGN, IS REPORT Rumanian Cavalry Reported to Be Within a Few Miles of Hermannstadt. (By United Press) London, Aug. 30.—(Semi-official) —Two Rumanian battalions were de- feated last night in attaiking posi- tions at Verestorony Pass, south of the Red Tower Pass. A dispatch from Zurich says that the Rumanian cavalry crossed the Red Tower pass three miles inside Transylvania and are within a few miles of the city of Hermannstadt. A dispatch from Athens says that the resignation of the Greek cabinet headed by Zaimis is foreshadowed on account of Romania’s declaration of war. Paris, Aug. 30.—(Semi-official)— The French progressed west of the Vardar river in fighting in the Balk- ans slat night. Bocharest, Aug. 30.—(Qfficial)— Zeppelins bombarded Bucharest last night. The damage was not import- ant. THREE SHOT IN IN A STRIKE RIOT st. @ouis, Aug. 30.—Three striking milk wagon drivers were shot here yesterday afternoon by strikebreak- ers. ge of ‘less than by freight. BEMIDII PREPARED FOR STRIKE; 30 T0 60 DAYS' SUPPLIES Merchants Increase Stock and Plan for Strike; Sugar and Flour to Be Scarce. SHIPMENTS MAY BE RECEIVED BY AUTO Shortage in Pork and Smoked Meats; Gasoline Supply Reported to Be Large. Bemidji is prepared for the rail- way strike which has been called for next Monday morning and which may mean ‘the tying up of the raflways for some time. Bemidiji has a thirty or sixty days’ supply of food necessities, according to statements made by Bemidji mer- chants to a Pioneer representative. The merchants admitted that the supply of some articles would be ex- hausted before 30 days’ time. The supply of sugar and flour is not as large as it should be. Ship by Automobile. All the merchants stated that they were securing as large a supply as possible and some of them have made arrangements for the transporting of goods in auto trucks. The gasoline supply is gocd, according to the St. Cloud Oil coripany, which will have | its maximurn: of gasoline here on Sat- urday. Transportanon by auto truck will be done from the Twin Cities over the Jefferson highway and on return trips to the:city, produce will be shipped. The time between Bemidji and the Twin Cities by automobile is much The cost of shipment is less, it is stated. The meat situation in Bemidji is good, the only scarcity being in pork and smoked meats. There is plenty of beef on hand ‘and obtainable. Stewart is Ready. “We have at least a 30-day supply of necessities,” said Scott Stewart, of the Stewart grovery. ‘“We have re- ceived shipments and have a large supply of coffee and other articles on hand. I look for the biggest scarcity in sugar and flour.” All the merchants in Bemidji stated that they did not believe that anyone would attempt to secure con- trol of the food market in order to increase prices and make a profit. “We will fight any move of that kind and will not sell goods in large quantities,” said one merchant. 30 Days Supply. “I don’t anticipate much of a strike,” said W. G. Schroeder. “If we do have a strike I am ready for it. We have at least 30 days sup- plies on hand and I have made ar- rangements for the securing of meats and other necessities by auto truck from various points. We can secure things by auto route much quicker than we could secure them by freight.” Morris Kaplan has received six car- loads of supplies within the past week in preparation of a strike. “I do not look for a great shortage in anything,” said Mr. Kaplan. The Charles Nangle store has a 30 or 60 days’ supply on necessities and does not anticipate a shortage. The Troppman store is prepared, having a good supply on hand. Shortage in Pork. The Palace Meat Market is pre- pared for a strike. Any amount of beef can be obtained but a shortage is looked for in pork. The Peoples Meat Market is of the opinion that it will be able to get along well in case of a long strike. The only big shortage will be in smoked meats and pork. Pork is selling for 19 cents wholesale, it is stated. The Otto Schwandt stere has a good supply of necessities on hand. SCHROEDER INSTALLS ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT ‘W. G. Schroeder is installing a 30- light electric light plant on his farm. Power will be generated by a gasoline engine. The work. is be- ing done by the Wells Electric Con- struction company of New }'uchumnd Wis. REVIEWERS OF DITCH NUMBER TWO RESIGN Viewers of Ditch No. 2 in Clear:. water county have resigned on ac- count of a protest by 30 residents of the county asking that their report: be set aside, alleging that they re- side in ditch territory and would be benefited by the construction of the ditch. Judge C. W. Stanton of the dis- trict court-allowed the viewers to re- sign and will appoint another board to make a report. z