The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-04

committee into the belief that a cor
poral punishment is administered in
only the most aggravated cases. Mr..
| Whittier took pains to ask the boys
if they had been approached with
threats or in any way regarding their
testimony and each boy declared he
felt free to talk and the damaging
things they said of the institution
proved the truth of their assertion.
Senator Sullivan's line of question:
ing seemed to hinge largely on the
proposition as to whether whipping
is a general practice or merely a
necessary check to exceedingly vici-
GUS inmates. While some of the
boys admitted that they guessed the
punishments were deserved, there
| seemed to be an abundance of testi-
mony to the effect that whippings
are not the exception and that var
iety of offenses call for corporal pun
ishment, especially if the officers
Happen to be feeling that way
! Mrs. Halliday, for four years
teacher at the school, was probably
! the most convincing witness yet be-
fore the committee She gave the
general conduct of the institution,
so far as the men employees are con-
| cerned, severe grilling and was es-
pecially frank regarding her opinion
of Superintendent Whittier.
r. Mrs. Halliday ~ told Of pupils
in her charge being beaten until
their hands and face were as red as
they could be. She was vehement in
her disgust over whippings for the
use of tobacco, because, she said 81
know of scarcely an officer who does
not smoke and chew himself, and I
have smelt intoxicating liquors on
their breaths. One officer staggered
before the girls in an intoxicated
condition, using the vilest of Ian
guage"
| x x x
1t looks as if the recent lively con-
test for the position of boiler in
spector in the Bemidji district was
more or less waste of time, as the
position of boiler inspector may be
done away with. Representative
Burnquist has a bill in providing for
a reorganization of the state boiler
inspection. 1t provides, instead of
so or more inspectors, who now give
part of their time to the work on
fee basis, one chief inspector and nine
deputies, one for each congressional
district, to work on a salary basis
and to devote all their time to the
work. Representative G. w. Bouck
called attention to the fact that this
bill would put out of Office the re-
Gently appointed inspectors but he
was told that the employees would
have to stand for it.
In the house, yesterday afternoon,
D. P. O'Neill, after a short but sharp
and to the point speech, succeeded in
having H. F. 445 passed under sus-
pension of the rules. This measure
applies only to the City of Thief
River Falls, legalizing her $4,000
auditorium and armory bond issues
: Incidently, Mr.. O'Neill voted against
the bill, compelling non-residents to
, obtain license at the cost of dol
, lar before fishing in this state q
had Bemidji in mind" said Mr.
, O'Neill. "Bemidji as a summer re-
sort probably does not want to tax
her visitors from Dakota and other
places when they come to fish, The
bill was passed by the house.
XXX
, For the first time during the pres.
ent session, the house is holding 8
Saturday meeting. This program
however, was too strenuous for the
senate which adjourned not to meet
r again until Monday morning