The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, November 8, 1934, Page 2

. ANTI - CAPITALISTIC PROGRAM ENDORSED IN MINNESOTA POLL ‘Olson, Renamed for Third Term, to Ask Legislation of Radical Reform @t. Paul, Nov. 8—(P)—An anti- tapitalistic program was wooed and won to the Farmer-Labor banner by Minnesota's electorate, which appar- ently elevated to state offices all save two of that party's candidates ln Tuesday’s election. Gov. Floyd B. Olson, renamed for his third consecutive term, carried much of the ticket to victory, which he viewed Thursday as a mandate for carrying out his party's platform of public ownership. ‘The governor said the Republican party “made the Farmer-Labor par- ty’s platform a challenge, which he accepted.” Olson was _ re-elected over Martin A. Nelson, Republican, ‘and John E. Regan, Democrat. ‘The Farmer-Labor party, Olson esserted, will ask the state legislature when it meets in January to carry out its 16-plank platform. ‘While the governor, championing the co-operative commonwealth pro- gram because ,“capitalism has failed,” rolled up a plurality of 50,000 or more, other Farmer-Laborites were captur- ing from Republicans, clerk of su- preme court. leading another G. O. P. candidate for state auditor, and hold- ing second in the race for treasurer. Neither treasurer nor auditor have been decided. Mike Holm, secretary of state, was the only one of the incumbent Re- Publicans holding an important state Office to have definitely defeated his Farmer-Labor foe. U. 8S. Senator Henrik Shipstead (FL) was re-elected. The state's dominant party, however, lost at least one congressional delegation, and pos- sibly two. With Paul John Kvale, Ernest Lundeen, and Kk. T. Buckler assured of election, only the state canvassing board meeting 10 days hence will decide the winner be- tween Magnus Johnson (FL) and Harold Knutson (R). Republicans picked up one in con- @ress against three at present, and it Knutson is returned victor over Johnson, the G. O. P. will have five in the next congress. One Democrat, Eimer J. Ryan, captured a berth in congress, winning in the second dis- trict. Republicans elected were August Andresen, first; Melvin J. Maas, fourth; Theodore Christianson, fifth, and William A. Pittenger, eighth. To Bury Veteran at Friday Service Here Funeral services for John Jochim, procathedral, ‘The body arrived here Thursday and was taken to Webb Brothers Un- In addition to his wife, Mr. Jochim left three daughters, Lila 14, Vivian 12, and Marvel 11, all living with thelr . D. The cause of Mr. Jochim’s death bers of the Bismarck American and a squad of soldiers from Fort Lincoln will fire the final salute over the grave. Grand Forks County Officers Re-elected Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 8—(7}— All Grand Forks county officers were te-elected here Thursday on the face of unofficia! returns with the excep- tion of Treasurer John Sandbek, who was not @ candidate for office. Albert Brenna will succeed hin. commissioners John Nuss and I. H. Jegium of Grand Forks are retained, but Nicolai Eddie of Northwood has a slight lead over Commissioner O. A. Trageton, that apparently can not ‘be overcome in the two unreported Precincts. County Auditor Martin Haugen squeezed in over Fred Han- ‘With three small precincts unreported Haugen’s margin seems safe. St. Paul Man Given 18-Month Sentence Minot, N. D., Nov. 8—(?)—James H. Marsche, St. Paul, was sentenced to serve 18 months in the state pen- itentiary on & charge of obtaining Property under false pretenses when arraigned before Judge John OC. had pleaded styl fee i Corn Huskers Battle For National Honors Fairmont, Minn., Nov. 8. — (7) — brawny sons of the: soll pen Ee hero's al, i & Fa ! i i Ri BEBE lal He if ge & 38 2g 3 Fa af & i i E HI 5 ie : i i week e eee et THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT Washington, D. C., Nov. 8 — On $8,000,000 home of the Post Office Department in Washington therg is inscribed in large letters: “The Post, Office Department in its ccaseless labor pervades every chan- nel of commerce and every theatre of human enterprise, and while visiting, as it kindly does, every fireside, mingles with the throbbings of almost every heart in the land In the amp-. litude of its beneficence it ministers to all climes and creeds and pursuits. With the same eager readiness and equal fullness of fidelity it is the de- licate ear trump through which alike nations and isolated individuals whisper their joys and their sorrows, their convictions and their sympathies to all who listen for their coming.” This beautiful ideal sets a spiritual halo for a matter of fact enterprise, which is the largest business in all the world. It started delivering mail on foot. on dogsleds, on ponies, on reindeer, and on coaches, and does it today on steam and electric railways, on ships, and on airplanes. In 135 years it has built up a business of nearly $1,000,000,000 a year. It started with a postmaster general and now has a nation-wide organiza- tion of almost one-quarter million Persons. Its postoffices number 48,000. It does not handle mail alone, vast though this business be. It is also the largest banker in the world. And through its parcel post it now car- ries cheaply enormous quantities of farm produce direct to the consum- ing householder. It moves by post tobacco, eggs, print, furs. and laundry. history of postal service dates back thousands of years. The Per- sian empire under Cyrus was the first great example of the post's wide-spread and efficient use. Hero- dotus, the “Father of History,” in the fifth century before Christ, wrote: “Neither rain, nor snow, nor heat, nor gloom of night can stay those couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” The ser- vice was improved by the Romans, but deteriorated greatly during the Middle Ages. We hear of it in Queen Elizabeth's time, and of the London Penny post in 1640. That brings us to the establish- ment of the postal sérvice in Amer- ica, the earliest date of which is 1639, when the general court of Massachu- setts issued an ordinance directing’ that all letters arriving in Boston from beyond seas or intended for transmission should be taken to Richard Fairbanks’ tavern. The first step toward a domestic post connect- ing the colonies was in 1677, when Governor Lovelace of New York de- he! creed that a post should go monthly between New York and Boston. Under King William III a patent was granted to Thomas Neale for 21 years for @ postal service among the col- his deputy in Amerita. He was a man of great energy and ability and was successful in getting legislation from the colonial legislatures on essential Postal features. He established a weekly service from Portsmouth, N. H., to Philadelphia in 1690, but there was| nothing except heavy deficits in the service, and in 1707 the British gov- ernment took it over by paying 1664 pounds for the Neale concession, which had been exclusive. In 1710, parlia- ment passed a comprehensive post Office law, which included the col- onies, all under a postmaster general. The rates were fixed, not to pay for the service, but as a means to raise revenue to defray the expenses of the war of the Spanish Succession. In 1758, Benjamin Franklin and William Hunter were jointly appointed deputy Postmasters general in America, and they put the service on a paying basis. In 1764 they transmitted a surplus of 3000 money pounds to London. During the seventeenth century the horse and rider were used as carriers, and in the eighteenth century ve- hicles were used with tires on wheels from six to 10 inches wide. The Con- estoga wagon was introduced in 1750 to remain in service for @ century, and as a “prairie schooner” it formed Caravans traversing the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In the second half of the eighteenth century the stage coach service displaced the Postal riders on important routes. The earliest stage coaches made the trip from New York to Boston in a week and it took George Washington 12 days to go from Philadelphia to Boston to take command of the Continental army. By 1771 a special coach made the trip from Philadelphia to New York in a day and one-half, and it was advertised as “The Flying Ma- chine.” All these carried mail. independent postal ser- vice in 1775. Benjamin Franklin was in charge with headquarters at Phila- delphia. So Franklin is called the first American postmaster general and is honored as such by the United States Post office department. He employed fresh riders every 30 miles and estab- lished a tri-weekly day and night ser- vice. The service was a blow to the . | British post in the colonies. The con- Gress of the new republic established in 1792 a new postal service, fixing Postal rates and general service, with the postmaster general receiving a salary of $2000 a year. Samuel Os- Good, of Massachusetts, was the first Postmaster general under the new Conditions, but the postmaster gen- eral was not & member of the presi- dent’s cabinet until made so by Presi- _ EE _—_— —————— es ‘The newest thing in food IS COLOR. Makes (dishes more attractive ‘more appetizing. Try it 'Tés fun. 8 attractive shades, Schilling bos Colors 4 . dy FredericJ.Haskin ~ « IN! A Condensed Chapter From the Authors New Book! THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1934 wkeekekkek > |ceded Wednesday night by Mrs. Lydia dent Andrew Jackson in 1829, when he appointed William T. Barry, of Ken-|Lars Siljan, Republican campaign the crowning attic wall of the new|tucky, to the office. Later came the/manager. most distinguished of all postmasters, namely Abraham Lincoln, who was postmaster of the prairie village of New Salem, Ill. The spectacular and romantic pony express was founded on April 6, 1860, by William H. Russell, who routed it from 8t. Joseph, Missouri, to Placer- ville, California, via Salt Lake City. Half-breed bronchos were used, cover- ing the first 20 miles, including one change in 59 minutes. It took 75 Ponies to make the trip from Mis- souri to the coast in 10% days. When the pony first arrived at Sacramento the streets were crowded. Bonfires were lit, bands blared, and the people danced in the streets as they shouted “Long live the pony.” Present Day Service ‘The immense growth of the busi- ness of the Post Office Department is graphically told by figures. In 1800, the number of post offices was 903, mileage of post routes 20,817, gross Tevenue $281,000, and gross expendi- ture $214,000. At present the post- offices number approximately 48,000 (they were 76,945 in 1901, a reduction mainly through consolidations ensu- ing), with the mileage in routes of more than 550,000, gross revenues of about $600,000,000, and gross expendi- tures of approximately $800,000,000. 1865 totaled $1,360,000, reached a total of $1,714,576,000 in domestic orders, falling off in the de- pression. The number of postage stamps issued in 1850 was 2,000,000, and has been as high as 17,387,000,000 The number of ated $100,000 ing for an first 15, 1918, bel sion of the over the continent, which was first crossed westbound ‘September 8, 1920, at 80 miles an hour without a forced landing. MOODIE'S ELECTION Mrs. Langer, Lars Siljan Send Democratic Candidate Congratulations cratic nominee for governor, was con- Langer, Republican nominee, and by From the governor’s mansion, Mrs. Langer sent Moodie the following telegram to his home at Williston: “I send you my warmest congratu- lations and wish you a successful ad- ministration.” Similar congratulations were offer- ed by Siljan who telegraphed Moodie: “On the basis of in unofficial returns it appears that the voters of North Dakota have elected you gover- nor. In behalf of the League-Repub- lican campaign committee I extend to you hearty congratulations and. sincere wishes that your administra- tion may become of real beneft to our state.” In conceding the election, Siljan pects to resubmit the treaty with modifications which he believes will weaken much of the opposition. 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