Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 15, 1913, Page 6

PAGE FOUR ~ Grand epics WeraisMReview| PEEP FIVER'S KNOCKER. Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. Two DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE | sentatives of the county develop- Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rap-/jated to create local interest in the tds, Minn., as Second Class Matter. Official Paper of Itasca County AN AWARD OF MERIT. The publishers of papers in the several villages of Itasca coun- ty very naturally make appl for printing when that work is given out at the first annual meet- ing of the of commission- ers. There in the service and from a business view- point, these publishers are ambitious to secure the Most of them, however, try to forget, and try to have the commissioners forget, the maost essential consideration of the that of newspap- the publi- board is some profit favor. transaction—viz: er circulation. In causing eation of official news the intent and purpose of the state legislaure was tor h the voters, through legitimate newspaper circulation, to the largest possible extent. As it relates to county publicity the com missioners are expr with power to exercise their judg- ment without reference to cut rates. This provision is wisely made in the interest of the policy of “the greatest good to the greatest num- ber.” If any little backwoods sheet with a circulation of 240 copies weekly could command public print ing by submitting the lowest bid, the money thus expended would be practically wasted. The state law fixes the price that suall be paid. Of course it does not provide against the payment of a lower priec, but it does provide that the lowest bid need not be accepted. The law is specifie in placing this discretion- ary power with the board to pre- vent making a farce and a swindle ef the whole transaction. The Herald-Review and the Independ- ent, the two Grand Rapids papers. at the annual meeting of the board ef county commissioners held on Tuesday of last week, submitted a all publieations joint bid to cause te be made in both papers, each receiving as compensation one- half of the amount allow- ed by law. In doing this the publishers offered affidavits giv- ing their individual and combined circulation, which is about twenty- four hundred copies weekly. The board very bid submitted by the view and Independent. no other publishers present with affidavits or other evidence as to the number of copies their pective papers circulated weekly. In reply to inquiries by members of the board, the newspaper represen- tatives gave verbal statements res- properly accepted the Herald-Re- There were res- pecting circulation, but none of them claimed, individually or col- fectively, to equal the circulation of the two Grand Rapids papers. There was no other fair or just ac- tion for the commissioners to take. They had evidence of superiority before them on the one hand, and acknowledge inferiority on the oth- er hand. The Herald-Review does not wish to boast of its success, nor gloat over the failure of its con- temporaries. It is naturally pleas- ed, however, with being able to merit recognition from the board of eounty commissoniers and is thankful to know that because of! is superior excellence it will con- tinue to be the official paper of Hasea county. In passing, it might be meet and proper to remark that se. long as Itasca county voters continue to elect honest men as members of the board of county ecmmissioners, just so long will the newspaper with the largest circu- lation continue to serve the people as their official publicity medium. The foregoing statements are made in explanation of the attitude as- sumed by some of our brother pub- lishers. It is a noticeable omission of the several comments made that not one of the unsuccessful bidders make any reference whatever to the matter of circulation. canbe OSE Have you. purchased your boost- er supper. ticket? y provided |” jat the evening meeting. But the ad- >| county, and if Murry had been pres- “jargumént that may be set out for At Deer River last. Thursday af- ternoon and evening there was meeting of leading citizens of sane county. It was attended by repre- ment association, and was calcu- betterment of Itasca’s material progress. At this important meet- ing the editor of the Itasca News, Murry Taylor, was conspicuous by his absence. He did not attend either the afternoon or evening sessions. It is quite evident from the report of the event in his paper that he did not make inquiry of what took place. In an attempt at sarcasm, with a dull imagination and ignor- ance of what took place, the editor of the News belittles the efforts of those who would bring about a bet ter prosperity, more comforts and enlarged enjoyments of life to ev- ery resident of the county. To what purpose, the Herald-Review is un- able to understand, unless it be a miserable disposition that has as its motto, “enough for me if I but make man’s lot of human mis- ery more.” With his customary con- } sistency, Murry refers deprecating- ly to an attendance of but four delegates from Grand Rapids. There should have been a larger number from here, it is true, but what of Murry’s absence? As an editor and as a citizen, he should have been present all the time with his little “tab” and pencil. If he had attend- ed the atfernoon meeting, he would have known that €. M. King talk- ed for more than half an hour and delivered a most interesting and in structive discourse on what is be-| ing and what should be done in the matter of public road building in Minnesota that it has ever been our pleasure to hear. cold he was excused from presiding Because ofa he delivered in the afternoon was by no means “‘feeble.”} It was a cracker-jack talk, full of sound advice and valuable informa- tion. The meeting as a whole was one of the best ever held in the dress which ent he might have learned ‘tmany things well worth knowing and re- producing in his paper. Deer River has a knocker that} should be knocked in the head by the committee on public safety. aOR EEL IEEE AN J, Lefevre, political strumpet, must. consider Lammon of the Boy- ey Lron News, a weak sister, who is susceptible to any sort of imbecile his consumption. Lefevre , wants to frame a political ring in this coun- ty of which he would be the leader. His first move is.to agitate a feel- ing of dissatisfaction among. the county publishers, causing them to believe that such a combination can be successfully worked by bring- ing the Republican press in a con- spiracy against the taxpayers, mak- ing himself the dictator. But Itasca county has been singularly free of ring rule and it is hardly probable the intelligent citizenship hereof will ever give Lefevre the oppor- tunity he seeks. But why he should start with Lammon as the goat is beyond eur understanding. Lammon «& Heath, the Iron News editors, are as wise as the rest of us. If Le- fevre could hear the opinions these gentlemen entertain of him, he would scarcely venture to hand out any more of the dope served in their behalf last week. May Stanley in Duluth News Trib- une: “If the legislaure passes the bill providing that the state shall clear at least 20 acres of each piece of land it puts on the market, it will have done a practical thing to aid the development of northern Minnesota. To settle up the north country requires the intelligent co- operation of the state, the business man and the farmer. Sa le ee Brother Haugen of the Nashwauk Herald is advocating county divis- ion. All right, hop to it. But bear this in mind: Any time you suc- ceed with a division project and create a better county than is left of old original Itasca, the Herald- Review will move over. What the’ell would you do then? : DOINGS OFTHE Minnesota Legisiative Affairs of the Past Week—Law Makers Hard at Work. _ st. rau, vam, 13.—Lieutenant wor! ernor Burnquist worked Saturday it: Preparing his committees. He sai¢ that they will be announced next Tues day morning. It is expected that Mr Burnquist will give the Progressive} Democrats good representation, sc that there will be harmony and a goo¢ working organization in the senate. At the same time he is not expect! ed to penalize the mex who votet against him. They will be treate¢ fairly, but will not be placed in posi tions where they can block. progres sive legislation. Rines Is Also Busy. Speaker Rines of the House of Rep resentatives is also framing. his com mittees. He is expected to announce them Monday evening when the House convenes. It isexpected that progres | sives will be on guard in all of the important committees, so that issues involving important legislation will be put squarely up to the House for adoption or rejection. Legislators generally have gone to their homes over Sunday. Brewery Control of Saloons. Legislation which if enacted will dc away with the brewery ownership and control of saloons in Minneapolis will be introduced in the senate at an early date. The senate committee appoint. ed at the special session to investi- gm®e this problem in formulating its report. This committee is composed of Senators Saugstad, Rustad and Boyle. The committee held sessions in Min- neapolis until the courts decided that it could not compel witnesses to ap pear before it, since it was not a joint committee of the house and senate and was not sitting during the ses- sion. When the committee held ses sions in St. Paul only one or two witnesses appeared. It was largely a game of waiting on the part of the senators. The senators declare, how- ever, that the treatment accorded them by city officials and brewery men who were summoned has simply aroused the people of the state. According to Senator Saugstad there has been much information sent to the committee by private individuals, N. J. Holmberg of the House is ‘at work on a civil service bill. It will bé an adaptation to Minnesota condi- tions of the Wisconsin civil service law. This law places the work in the hands of a commission of three mem- bers. Representative Kneeland of Minne apolis had a similar bill in the House at the last session, but it was takeg up late and did not get through. One of the objections to the commis- sion of three idea is that it is an ex- pensive organization. Wisconsin stu- dents of the bill favor a single com- missioner. That was the idea of Mr. Kneeland two years ago. Third party Progressives are work- ing on a similar bill, and they may make one of the state officers an ex- officio commissioner. If the state au- ditor was relieved of his work caring for state lands he would be the of. ficer chosen. 600 Applicants. The speaker of the lower house of the legislature is having his troubles, trying to apportion 55 jobs at his com: | mand among 600 applicants. Anyone who believes that the prin- cipal. job of the presiding officer is te gain enough votes to insure his ejec- tion and then perfect an organization would think otherwise if he spent a few ‘hours with him at him rooms at the Merchants hotel, St. Paul. — St. Paul, Jan. 11.—In the beautifully decorated rotunda of the state capi- tol, surrounded by the members, of! his military staff in their gold-braided uniforms, Governor Eberhart received more than 5,000 persons last night. It was the first inaugural reception held in St. Paul for 15 years, the first of its kind in the present capitol. ‘The last previous reception was given: by Governor Merriam in 1898. Mrs. Eber- hart stood with the governor. The capitol Insurgent house, mem- bers began their attack on the Rines organization by repeated attempts to amend the report of the committee on Tules, in an endeavor to lessen the control of the Rines forces. They were defeated at every turn by over- whelming votes. The strength of'the Rines forces reached as high as 390 members. St. Paul, Jan. 10.—The session of the house Thursday was not only a lively and interesting one, but had spe- cial importance because of a division which is regarded as indicating the alignment of the opposing forces. The vote taken was on Representative | ‘considered later. Pfaender’s motion to give the minority representation on the rules commit- tee. This committee is in effect the speaker's cabinet and its duty, while mot defined anywhere with special clearness, is to direct the cause of legislation. Mr. Pfaender’s motion — Morgan to Sail for Egypt. New York, Jan. 8—With the Puja committee continuing at Washington its inquiry into finances, J. P. Morgan, who has been one of the most promi- nent witnesses in the investigation, sails today for Egypt on the steamer Adriatic, to interest himself in buried treasures. Just about a year ago Mr. Morgan visited Egypt to see the -pro- gress of an expedition which he fitted out to make excavation near Khargeh. ‘It is expected he will visit the same wicinity in the present trip. | ization is safely in control it has but first steps in the complete reorganiza- was defeated by a vote of 48 to 69, which indicates that while the organ. small margin to spare. Motion Made During Debate. The motion was made in the debate ; On the motion to adopt the report of the committee on rules. This report introduces a number of changes in procedure, among others the vesting in the rules committee authority te arrange for the meetings of legislative committees. . The two Dunns, R. C. and H. H., attacked this propositior tooth and nail. “It puts the house is legislative hobble. skirts,” shouted Harry. “It is an infamous rule,” sol- emnly declared Bob. Tom Kneeland and John Lennon, in no wise averse to taking a fall out of their fellow citi- zen of Minneapolis, W. I. Nolan. joined in the chorus. “It is the sugges: tion of a despot,” affirmed Mr. Knee land, and Mr. Lennon gave it as his firm conviction that when it comes to dictation the rules committee could give pointers to the czar of all the Russias. The rule was somewhat modified. Notwithstanding the display of fireworks neither the rule itself as originally proposed nor the tempered one passed is calculated to make any difference in legislative procedure that an outsider would notice. Occupies Day’s Session. The debate occupied the greater part of the day’s session. At its con- elusion a number of bills were intro. duced. The short hour the senate was in session was enlivened by a personal explanation by Senator Duxbury who took exception to Sam Gordon’s crit- icism in last week's paper, to the ef. fect that, while the senator from the first district was much given to talk- ing one way and voting another, with all his faults he wasn’t at all a bad sort of fellow. “A person with a sin- gle-barreled muzzle-loading style ot mind like the late lamented ‘King for a Day,’ said Mr. Duxbury, “cannot be expected to realize” so and so and so and so. After this outburst the senate settled down to listen to the clerk. drawing off the titles of new bills in- troduced and, when tired of the exer- cise, took an adjournment from its cx- haustive labors: until Monday. St. Paul, Jan. $—Specific legislation recommended by the governor in his annual message which was read yes terday before a joint convention of the senate and house, includes the crea: tion of a department of public domain and a department of agriculture asthe tion of the state executive depart- ments. The governor also recom- mends putting every office in the state on a salary basis and the abolition of the fee systems: “If,” he said, “the fee inspection service of this state were abolished and placed under de partments where it rightly belongs, the state could gave enough money to pay for the entire reorganization of the state departments and yet have a con- siderable balance to turn over into the treasury.” Other measures recom. mended are: . Legislative and congressional re apportionment. Presidential preference primaries. State control of securities. Workmen’s compensation law. Laws for the better regulation of women and child labor. Extension of the consolidated rural school system. Good roads: legislation. Larger appropriations for state pub} licity and development purposes. Abolishment of appeals in civil and criminal cases except on final judg- ment. Establishment of a legislative refer. ence bureau connected with the state university. Initiative and referendum. Measures for the care of wives and children of men convicted of crime. The establishment of a system of state aided county tuberculosis hos- pitals. Prior to the meeting of the joint convention the committee on rules, which consists of Messrs. Nolan, John- son, J. T. Conley, Knapp, Davis, Peter son, A. J., and Orr, made its report. The changes, while considered import- ant, refer to modes of .procedure ané are too technical to:be of general in- terest. Insurgency later appeared in a re solution submitted by Representative Lydiard of Minneapolis, the effect of which, if adopted, would be to have a committee of the house and not the speaker, decide what house officials are necessary. The resolution will be The senate met for the transaction of business after the adjournment of the joint convention. Bills were in- troduced at this session, Senate File No. 1, of which Senator Sageng is the author, is for a constitutional amend- ment to give women the right to vote, Train Falls Through Trestle. Mobile, Ala. Jan. 6—Two men are known to have been killed and a score of persons injured, when part of a New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago pas- senger train crashed through a trestle at Leaf, Miss. vian peninsula is still snowbound. 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