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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-31
Made Speech ID Defense.

Mr.. Kunze made lengthy defense
on the floor of the House In defense
Of Mr.. Whittier at the time the ma
jority report Of the Investigating
committee reported that the fact had
been established beyond question of
doubt that Whittier was guilty of
abuse and that he should be removed.
81 think" said Mr.. Kunze last eve
ming, "that, while there has been GER
tain things in vogue at Red Wing
that should not be that the state it.
self is largely to blame, because it
hasn't furnished the necessary equip
ment or the right kind of men, and
former Senator Stephens was chair
man of the finance committee dur
ing the time that superintendent
Whittier was asking for state aid"
Condemns Tobacco Stunt.
"What do you think of a superin-
tendent that will use tobacco in the
presence Of boys and then fog the
boys for using the stutf?'' Mr.. Kunze
was asked.
IT answer frankly" said Mr..
Kunze, "that I don't think. was
right
Don't you think the members of
the Investigating committee were
fair, competent, unprejudiced men,
who were guided in their final YER
dict that Whittier is undesirable by
the facts?''
"Well, I think they were Compel
ent, but I feel that certain influences
were behind their verdict" said the
representative.
Admits Subordinates Are Poor.
"Do you think all the instructors
at Red Wing are all they should beg"
No I do not. I think that an en-
itirely new staff of teachers on a
plane with those of the public school
be employed"
What sort of an eulogy would
you place on the grave of a man
whose genius led him to invent a
whipping machine for boys of
state training school?'
Goodbye" said Mr.. Kunze.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-31
All Other Delegates From Here
Expected to be Present at
Opening Program.
OFFICIAL PROGRAM IS GIVEN
Includes Address From Governor
Eberhart and Speakers From
Outside Minnesota.

Word received from Secretary W..
R. Mackenzie at Duluth this morn
ing was to the effect that requests
for more than $50 badges had been
received and that information fur
nished him indicated that Bemidji
and Beltrami county in general were
to he we'll represented.
ut is urged that all persons who
intend to go to Duluth be present
at the first days session. sea
Owing to illness in his family,
Frank S. Lycan named as an Of
fetal. delegate from Benidji, will be
unable to attend.
At the suggestion of the Com
mercial club, A. P. Richie will go
in place of Mr.. Lycan.
Many Go From Here.
1t is expected that not less than
twenty persons from Bemidji alone
will leave for Duluth ON today and
tOnlShtS TRAINS. -"s...
= At Duluth everything is in readi-
ness for the biggest meeting in the
history of the Association, and the
Duluth folks have perfected
elaborate plans For the entertaining.
Of their visitors. 4 -. s <
Officials from Beltrami County
who are expected to attend are:
Delegates-A. P. Richie, Bemidji;
Charles Middleton, Baudette; Charles
Hayden, Blackduck; Albert Kelvin,
Bemidji; and Thomas A. Mccain,
Bemidji
The complete official program for
both days will be as follows:
June l.
Morning Session.
$50 a. m.-Invocation, Rev. John
Walker Powell, Endion, M. E..
church, Duluth.
Address of Welcome M. B. Gull
lum, Mayor of Duluth.
appointment Of Committees
by President II. J. Maxfleld.
1000 A. M.-"State Develop
ment," Adolph O. Eberhart, Cover
nor of Minnesota.
SETTLING Minnesota" Right Rev.
James McGolrick, Bishop of Duluth.
"Federal Lands in Minnesota"
Geo. Welsh, State immigration CON-,
st. Paul.
Commission Plan for State Govt"
Ferman A. Wilson, Editor of Bemidji
Daily Pioneer.
''The Duties of Commercial Clubs"
c. l.. Hansen, Thief River Falls.
"Wisconsin Advancement Associ-
alton" w. H. Mylrea, Secretary,
Wausau.
June 1st, 2 p. m.
"The Effect of Agricultural De-
velopment on the Cost of Living. .
G. G. Hartley, Duluth.
"Western Michigan Development
Bureau" J. l. Gibson, Traverse
City. ......
"The Settler and the Forest" VIM.
r. Cox, State Forester, St. Paul
"Reclaiming State Lands" A. ].
Mcclure, Member State Reclamation
Board. ~.
"Drainage Problems w. J. Brown
Chairman State Reclamation, Board
Warren.
"The Northwest Land Show" St.
Paul December 1911. -
June End, $50 a. m.
Department of Public Domain
Thos. Kneeland, Member State Iegis.
lature, Minneapolis.
estate Development" Senator S
D. Works, Mankato.
'Conserving Soil Fertility" Prof
A. r. Whitson, University of Wis.
cOnsin. Madison.
"Newspaper Boosting Harold
Knutson, President Editorial Assn.
Foley.
upper Michigan Development
Bureau" L. T. Sterling, Secretary
Iron Mountain.
Pleasures in Store.
MAY 81. s:15 P. M. Orpheum
Theatre Party Meet at the Com
mercial Club 7:45.
JUNE 1. P. M. Steamer ride
Around Harbor Of Duluth.
JUNE 1. 1880 P. M. Steamer rid.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-31
ECHO IS OUT
Bristling With Bright Things, Last
Issue Of School Paper Not
Without Pathos.
STUDENTS MADE BUTT OF JOKES.

In Sc page issue, "The Echo"
Bemidji's High School publication
now being distributed, makes it's fare
we'll appearance tor the school year
of 1911. Half tones, reviews of the
work of the year, pictures of the
graduating class and the faculty,
scenes Of and in the school BUILDING
go to make the farewell Echo the
most notable of those published
throughout the year.
T The first page contains poem
dedicating the book to the senior
class and list of the class officers:
Gertrude Malone, president; Besse
Cochran, vice president; Alfred Neu-
man, secretary and treasurer; with
the additional information that the
class flower is the lilac, that the
colors are lilac and cream and that
the motto is: "Climb to the stars
though the rocks be rugged"
Tells of Students Trials.
Then comes history of the strug-
giles of the seniors from the time they
entered the high school ef 1907, 26
Ain number, until the present time
when they are graduated with but
nine out. of that number partici-
pating.
81, Keen satire is found under the
heading GAS others see us" ,and this
is followed by a clever article by
some pupil with a vivid imagination
on GAS seen in the magic lake."
Editorially, The Echo starts out
with: "To our Seniors: The last
number we dedicate to nine of our
number. You will not be with us
when we enter these halls next
fall and needless to to say we shall
miss you. Wherever your differ
ent ways may take you, The Echo
bids you God-speed on your Journey"
Boquats for Dyer and Richie.
"Tokens of Love" hand boquets
to former Superintendent Richie and
Superintendent Dyer, "and the ia
Guilty for their kindness and con-
sideration in lending us helping
hand" and this is followed with such
class legacies as: So:
"To Louis Larson let us leave q
piece of music entitled Gee! wish
I had a girl that he may be better
able to express by means of his vocal
organs his deep feelings in regard to
this LACK and in it's will the class
officially bequeaths such things as
"To Walter Jones and Hiram Simons
the right of having as many explo-
sions in the laboratory as amuse
them; the treasured remains of the
girls mirror to Dorothy Torrance. -
and "By special request, Besse Coch.
ran desires to bequeath to Ear
Bailey the piles of gum stuck under
her DESK"
Real Items of News.
News notes about the School
contain such items as: Miss Loe in,
tends to spend part of her vacation
in Minneapolis, her home, and some
time during the summer she viii
visit Seattle. Miss Berg, now prin'
cipal at Warren, will succeed Miss
Grazing as instructor of languages
Miss Wagner will spend the summer
at her home in Grand Rapids, Mich
Mr.. Robinson will spend the summer
in Bemidji, in the employ of the Be
midi Lumber Company. Alfred Neu
man expects to study law. Louis
Larson and Farnham Watson viii
continue in school work either a!
student or teacher. Martha Gal
chutt will attend a normal. Berry
Neal hopes to enter St. Luke's hos
pital in St. Paul. Elsie Miller will
attend business college,"
/ -
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08

five counties which have the
largest cities in the state. Lou
isville will pay one-fifth of the
entire tax and the railroads an.
other fifth.
Do you think it is right to
make the large cities, the rail.
roads and other corporations pay
taxes to help build roads in poor
er counties?
| do, for the reason that the
farmers have helped to build up
the cities and the corporations,
and it is simply reciprocity. The
cities themselves are all in favor
of it, because they are looking to
future growth and greater pros
perity, by building up the coun-
try with good roads.
How will state aid effect what
is known as pauper counties?
All but 80 counties in the state
are known as pauper counties,
that is, they draw out of the
state treasury more than they
pay in. These counties would
draw out of the treasury under
state aid from three to ten dol
lars for every dollar they paid
in.
Are any of these counties op-
posed to the proposed law.
Not unless they are opposed to
putting up one dollar to get it
back, with from five to ten other
dollars sticking to it.
How would it effect the Blue.
grass and other counties which
have good system of turn
pixies?
SO that these counties might
share equally in the benefits of
the law, the bill proposes aid to
the reconstruction of roads as
well as to their construction.
All of the Bluegrass counties and
other turnpike counties can draw
out the full quota of $4,000
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08
Teachers Selected.

AT the election of teachers by
the city Council last Friday night
Prof. j. S. King, of Ohio county,
was selected principal; Miss Mol
lie johnson, of this city was
chosen as first assistant, aud
Miss Sarah Thomas, of Smiths
Grove, was elected as teacher OF
the primary department.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08
NO. %

without additional taxation TO
aid in the reconstruction of their
pixies. They can even decrease
their local tax 10 the amount Of
the state tax and still have more
for the reconstruction of their
roads than they have now in adj
dition to the advantage of state
supervision, stopping graft in
some counties and Incompetence
in others.
Is there a section allowing
county to bond itself for road
building?
A county can bond itself to :
per cent. of It's assessaabIe wealth
for road construction when two.
thirds of the voters favor the
proposition. This will enable
some of the mountain counties
TO sell $4,000 worth of bonds
per per year, to obtain the mon
ey to put up against an equal a
mount they can draw from the
state.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08
GOOD ROADS
CATECHISM
By II. A Sommers.

What is state aid to roads?
State aid to roads is financial
assistance given by the state TO
the various counties in road
building.
Is it a new question?
No. 1t has been adopted in 30
other states and in some of them
it has been the law for many
years.
Have any of the states ever
repealed state aid after having
once adopted it?
No, for the reason that it
yields better returns to the state
in increased values than any
other tax.
How has the law operated in
other states?
1t has stopped county graft
and comfy waste in road build
ing, encouraged the counties to
build many miles of road that
otherwise would not have been
built. 1t also provides for the
construction of roads under the
supervision of competent road
engineers instead of by farmers.
What is the basis upon which
state aid is granted?
First, because the state is a u
nit and what helps any part helps
the whole state. Second, be-
cause the large cities, railroads
and other corporations are thus
made to help the Trainer build
his roads, the farmer having con-
tribnted to the growth of the cit
les and railroads. Third, because
there are always some sections
that are too poor to build roads
without state assistance, just
like they are too poor to main
tain schools without state assist
ance.
What special improved con-
ditions can be noted in states
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08

which have adopted state aid to
roads?
The smallest per cent. of illit-
eracy, the greatest increase in
the value of farm lands, the best
schools and the greatest increase
in population.
How has road building progress.
sed in states that have not grant
ed aid?
Except in very few counties,
here and there, there has been
no improvement in road build
ing in any state which has not
granted state aid and in my o.
pinion there never will be.
What are the general effects of
good roads?
Good roads stops immigration
from the farm, increases attend
ance at school, encourages the
establishment of rural routes, in
creases the market value of lands,
destroys farm isolation and saves
the cost of the farmer put.
ting his products upon the mar
ket.
What is the cost of bad roads
compared with the value of good
roads.
| have taken the trouble to
calculate on the basis of govern
ment reports, and find that bad
roads in Kentucky cost more
THAI the entire state tax, or a.
bout $3.50 for every man, wo.
man and child in the whole com
monwealth. Good roads will
save this tax upon the farmers,
and under state aid will only
cost % cents per capita.
What would be some of the
effects uponKentucky under state
aid?
There would be built in ten
years 10000 miles of good metal
roads. 1t would stimulate road
building in counties where there
are no metal roads now. No coun-
ty would want to pay a state
tax to roads without getting
some of the benefit of it.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08
FOx.Sams.

Mr.. Marcus Lyle Fox and Miss
Jodella Sans, both of Clark
county, were married at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. E. Sans, near Ruck-
erville, yesterday evening at S
o'clock Elder Richard French
officiated. The bride is well
known in Clay City where she
frequently visited, being a niece
of Mrs. w. r. Cassidy and the
editor of this paper.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1911-06-08

DO you DchtNe iildt III WOuIu
do away with the old system of
warning in the hands, and the
substitution Of maintaining the
roads by taxation?
The proposal state aid bill
provides that no county shall re-
ceive the benefits of this act
which does MOI provide a coun,
ty tax to maintain It's roads.
There are about IS counties in
Kentucky which have not sim
gle road in them, and which now
levy no road tax for mainten-
ance. This condition would dis.
appear in two years under state
aid.
Is there any material differ
ence between state aid to schools
and state aid tosfoads?
Yes. There is this material
difference. Under state aid to
schools, no local tax is required,
while under state aid to roads,
the county has to levy a local tax
and put up dollar for dollar with
the state.
Is there any reason why state
aid should be especially strong
in Kentucky?
think so, because it has been
recognized In the state as right in
every form of state expenditure.
The state and mot the county
pays the cost Of the judiciary.
The state and not the county
pays the cost of pauper idiots.
The state and not the county
pays the cost Of maintaining our
unfortunate wards, the witness
claims in eur cot-ts, and main
tains our public schools. All of
this has been done upon the bias.
is of equalizing the benefits of
government according to the
wealth poverty of some section
of it. What has been fundamen-
tally recognized il Kentucky al
ways as applied to all other mat
tiers, should apply to roads as
we'll.
Who is to be the head of the
road system under state aid2
A competent civil road engi-
neer.
What kind of roads will
the state grant aid in build
ing?
Such rock, stone and gravel
as is accepted by the state road
commissioner.
What Is the proposed tax
rate and how much will it
raise?
Five cents on the 800, and
will raise $500, 900. This will
not be levied if it can be obtain
ed from the present general ex-
penditure fund.
How is it to be distributed?
Each county is entitled to an
equal amount. The poorest
in the state can draw
put as much as the richest,
but no county can draw exceed
ng $4,000 any one year and
IAN only draw that amount when
& puts up $4,000.
Why was this basis adopted?
Because the poorer the county
The more it needs state aid, and
il would be properly encouraged
in road building by being put mp
IN an equality with the rich
How many counties will pay
into the state treasury under the
law more than they can
draw out?
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01

Washington. If the Mormons are
strong enough he will carry Idaho. He
Will lose Arizona and will probably
carry New Mexico. Assuming that
conditions remain about as they now
are, Mr.. Taft will be hard put to car
ry Kansas against a man like Wilson,
and will lose North Dakota. and, like
ly as not, South Dakota. He will
have desperate troubles in Nebraska,
and be in almost a difficult case in la.
and Minnesota. The chances are
against him in all three states unless
the miracle works out and opinion
shifts to the other side.
Mr.. Taft is scheduled to do every
thing in his power to solidify his shat
tered party. His pursuit of the Trusts
and Trust makers is TO be more &C
tive. Some more of the big men are
to be indicted if possible. He will
come out against lynching, ct ceotera
to help along with the negroes. He
will continue on World arbitration
and universal peace. He will over
look no bets; but the fact is his re-
cent trip did him no good, and these
demonstrations will not do him much,
if any. So far as this section of the
country is concerned Mr.. Taft can
hope for little-and he will get even
less than he hopes"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01
CLU6 A LABORATORY.

In every community there are prob
lens to be solved, questions to be an
swered, means to be devised, plans to
be worked out Each of these comes
under the jurisdiction of some body
whose duty it is to pay special atten-
ton to that class of subjects. The
Commercial club is a common organi-
cation, representing no particular
class or group but the citizenship of
the place in its broadcast sense, and
such questions are considered by it's
members on the ground of their COM
mon citizenship, not in the light of
any special interest The club is in
a sense the laboratory through which
pass all questions
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01

Kernel" Charles Brewer, managing
editor of the Fargo Forum, is a re-
man, remarkable in that he
has been with this one paper twenty
years and still greets you with smile
every time you enter his "Kernel''
factory. Mr. Brewer started in with
the Forum as reporter when this pa
per made its bow to North Dakota. He
has held every position in the editor
ial and news end of the Forum. We've
got to hand it to Mr.. Brewer He's a
sticker and he's winning out
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01
URGES SAVING.
Worst Says Ten Cents a Day Will
Work Wonders.


Financial problems VIII be less COM
plicated and there will be more
equal division of money when the
boys and girls of the country start
saving ten cents day and putting
their savings out at interest, accord
ing TO Pres. J. H. Worst of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, who was
in Devils Lake to attend the Lake re-
gion banquet and who addressed the
high school students Wednesday NOR
ming
President Worst urged the students
to start saving their pennies at once,
declaring that this will be great
work in the direction of better condi-
tions throughout the United States
He also dwe1t on the value of thought,
recalling numerous great achieve
rnents that have been wrought thru
hard thinking.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01
TAFT WILL BE DEFEATED

That President Taft will be defeat
ed if given another nomination in
1912, is the conclusion reached BY
Samuel G. Blythe, political expert for
the Saturday Evening Post Mr..
Blythe's opinion, which appears in the
current issue of his paper is the re-
suit of careful investigation of pc
litica' conditions in nearly every
state in the Union, and his investi-
s1-ious carried him over more miles
1A'n did the recent campaign trip of
President Taft His first article,
which appeared in the Nov. 25th
issue, deals with political conditions
in the West What he found in that
section OF the country is told in sum,
mary in the concluding paragraphs OF
his article
III conditions remain as they are,'
says Mr.. Blythe, which is more than
likely, and if Wilson, for example, is
nominated against Taft-or any other
candidate for whom the Republicans
have friendly feelng-Mr. Taft will
carry very few of the states l have
included in this summary. He will
carry Utah and Wyoming without
question, and probably Nevada. He
will lose California. and he will lose
Montana and Colorado The chances
strongly favor his losing Oregon and
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01

Every town has a fat boy. When
we went to school-a couple of years
one week-down in Litchfield, Min
nesota, the fat boy was Ernest Virgil
Harris. A year ago Ernest was elect
ed judge of probate of Meeker coun-
ty. He is the youngest and best look
ing judge in the United States. Just
the other day we received announce
ment of his marriage to the prettiest
girl in town. Wonder if Ernest still
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01

With services in various churches
and turkey dinners the big event in
many homes, Thanksgiving day was
observed in real American fashion in
Devils Lake yesterday. The weather
was pleasant and motoring was popu-
lar in the afternoon. The dance of
the Lake Athletic club and the per-
formances at the theatres brought
many persons out on the streets In
the evening.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01
Would Teach Parenthood,

Mrs. Frederick schoff, president OF
the National Congress of Mothers, Is
working to get national endowment
for school and university extension
plan for the education Of Americans In
parenthood. 1t Is proposed to have
the headquarters in Washington with
branches in each state in the Union.
Mrs. Schoff has been at the head OF
many movements for the uplifting Of
the child, having compiled laws for
every state in the Union governing
dependent and delinquent children.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01
CLASS WAR ON.
"Our Blood Is Up," Say Freshies and
Sophs.; Seniors Worried.

Sophs.; Seniors Worried.
Bold and brave Freshies and Sophs
stole into the high school assembly
room shortly before school opened
Wednes day morning and pulled down
the Senior banner
One lone Senior girl made a faint
resistance, but the banner was car
ried to the basement and there was
sliced into badges which were worn
by members of the three lower class
eS.
At noon the Freshies and Sophs
who had taken part in the banner raid
earlier in the day were unceremoni-
ously seized by bunch of big Seniors
and their faces were washed until
they looked for all the world like old
mother earth. Lower classmen
came to the rescue of their unfortu-
nate brothers just in time, however,
and the Senior highbrows were scat
tered like the leaves whizzed up
by the fierce blasts
Only two Seniors dared venture.
out of the front door at the close of
school in the afternoon. This pair
was Immediately grabbed by score
of Freshies and Sophs and given
their needings for fair"
"Our blood is up" say the Freshies.
"Ourn is, too," say the Sophs, and
there you are
Sensational developments are ex-
pected when school re-opens after
the Thanksgiving recess.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01

Says the Richmond (Calif) indie
pendent: In the East people are
amazed at the growth of the LaFol-
lette movement,-at the growing re-
volt against the Taft administration
The conviction is becoming general
that the Progressive wing of the Re
publican party is destined to rule and
that LaFollette is the only hope for
national Republican victory"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-12-01

Hal Davies, one of our good boys,
was in the Twin Cities "between
trains" last week. Hal says the street
cars kept him awake all the first
night so the second night he didn't
go to bed A tall, no, not A TALL