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Evening star., 1912-08-26
Tendency. in United Kingdom.

The commissioners report that in the
United Kingdom there has been of late
years marked tendency toward the
eight-hour system in the iron and steel
trade. in some important sections of
which it has been successfully introduced.
They add:
Experience of the working of the diff
ferent processes where the eight-hour
day has been introduced all goes to show
Evening star., 1912-08-26
REGULATION Of LABOR
|NCONT|NU0US PLANTS
Eiqht Hours a Day Recon-
mended by International AS
Sociation in London.
Foreign Correspondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, August ~. 1912.
The report of the special commission ap-
pointed by the International Association for
Labor Legislation to inquire into the sub
ject of "hours of labor in continuous indus
tries" has just been published The COM
mission was appointed at delegates
meeting of the association at Lugano i'm
1910, which declared the twelve-hour day
customary in CONTINUOUS industries to be
Injurious to health. It's members were
asked to report on
/. The best methods of arranging
shifts.
The possibility of prohibiting the
night work Of adults in certain continu-
Gus processes. or of regulating such work
where, for technical reasons work must be
carried on at night; and.
3. The necessity for the international
regulation of the matter
Eight-Hour Shift Approved.
The commission met in London in June,
the meetings being attended from nine
European countries and the United States
The British delegates were Sir Thor IS
Oliver and Mr.. a. III. Crosfield The reso-
lutions adopted will he considered at the
general conference or the association to
be held at Zurich next month Tie com
missioners express the opinion that the
eight-hour shift I'm continuous industries
Industries working night and dayp is the
best shift system for such work and
they strongly recommend IL both from
the point Of view of the physical and
moral welfare of the workers and in the
social and economic interests Of society
generally They consider that In Iron
and steel Industries the eight hour daN
II very necessary and II practicable. and
they urge that the various governments
should be asked to arrange conference
Of the interested states. with view 10
Evening star., 1912-08-26

that there are. as a rule. no serious tech
nical difficulties to be encountered when
changing from the twelve to the eight
hour shift In such special cases where il
Is necessary or very desirable for the
same man to work continuously for 4
longer spell tas i'm some work in glass
factories) the commission is of opinion
that a maximum week should be estab-
lished.''
Evening star., 1912-08-26

A dog shark -mSasuyipg six feet four
INCHES and weighing 40 pounds was cap
tured Saturday smornlfs by. Capt Edward
1ager. MASTER ofr;he siicht Nino, on I'oolos
i1ahf iii- Chfsabe bay, Tie shark
was towed to Ealtimor., aud ts nov At
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Evening star., 1912-08-26
OFF TO VIEW FORTS.
Secretary Stimson and Party
Leave Washington.
WILL BE GONE A MONTH
Posts in Indiana, Wyoming and Cali
fornia to Be Visited.
ARMY BILL IS APPROVED
Cabinet Officer Declares It Has Bad
Features, But General Provi-
sions Are Satisfactory.

Secretary of War Stimson left here last
spect the military posts Of Fort Benja-
min Harrison near Indianapolis. Fort
Sheridan near Chicago, Fort D. A. Rus
sell. Wyoming. and the posts at San
Francisco. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Stimson. Gen. Crozier. chief Of ordnance.
and Maj. Lassiter of the general staff.
The party will be gone about a month.
Before leaving here Secretary Stimson
expressed himself as being we'll satisfied
with the army appropriation bill just
signed by President Taft.
Not only were the propositions which
the War Department deemed injurious
practically all eliminated said he. but
some important constructive legislation
was enacted-a very gratifying result in
view Of the acute differences of opinion.
The bill is in almost every respect a far
better bill than the one which came be-
fore the President last time.
Questionable Features.
The two proposals which were intro
duced in conference last June and which
were vigorously opposed by the War De-
partment. are both gone-namely. the
limitations placed upon the Presidents
choice of his chief of staff which would
have rendered ineligible Gems. Wood and
Funston. Col. 9oethals. and many other
able officers; and. secondly, the provision
which tied up the hands of the Secretary
of War in dealing with posts. The House
proposition to cut down the army by five
regiments of cavalry is gone; also the big
cut in the number of major and brigadiers
generals of the line and the perpetuation
Of the adjutant generals staff corps in
the general staff
Evening star., 1912-08-26
FINE WORK IGNORED
Alleged Decadence of Lon
don's Architectural Beauty.
LOSS OF "QUIET DIGNITY"
Architects Said to Prefer the Latest
Foreign Styles.
NEW DEVICE FOR TELEPHONING
System Operated Without Aid of
Hello Shortage of Medi-
cal Students.
BY w. HAMILTON RHODES.

LONDON, August GA wonderful
transformation is taking place in the ar
chitectLre of London. The character Of
many of the most famous thoroughfares
in the world is changing before our eyes
Regent street is becoming unreeognizable
Piccadilly is threatened and has already
suffered. kingsway has become the
laughing stock of Europe" Portland place
and many other residential districts are
fast losing their quiet dignity, and a
block eighty feet high, with shops on the
ground floor, is actually contemplated for
the corner of Park lane and oxford street
All this transformation is proceeding
without architectural control.
One of London's most prominent archi-
tects Of the old school today said: Real
English classic work Of the eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries is the finest in
the world. Strange to say, however, II is
today almost ignored by English archi-
tects They prefer to follow the latest
foreign styles, and neglectthe fine work
in their own country. Americans come
over here to study our best buildingns, and
they reproduce them. What is the result ?
They do better work than We do
Contrast the modern transformation of
London with that fine intellectual street,
Pail Mall There is not a false note in
the whole of that street. Look, too. at
districts like Regents Park. with its rows
of palaces They compare favorably with
the best residential districts in Paris, Ber-
lin and Brussels.
Some Noted Structures.
Again, take such buildings as the
Bank of England and the Royal Ex-
change, really the London Forum. You
may take foreigners /" see such build
ings these, You may take them also
tn see ST. Pancras railway station and
tho houses OF parliament. But you can
not take them To sec tho architecture of
Tottenham Court road or the new build
Evening star., 1912-08-26
Good Results Obtained.

''On the whole, the discussions and con-
troversies Of the past year are having
fruitful results. No institution of the
country is more in need of intelligent at
tention and study on the part of the
American people than the army. The ad-
vances shown by this legislation represent
only very small portion of the steps
that are being taken by the War Depart
ment. The plan Of reorganization OF the
army prepared this winter by the War
College. and the discussions OF the recent
conference held in the War Department,
are resulting in plans which it is hoped
will enable us to put the army on q tacti-
cal basis-that is to say, basis of
structural organization which will be the
same In peace as in war and which will
avoid the necessity of completely chang
ing our organization the moment war
breaks out.
This does not necessarily mean an en-
largement OF the army. but simply It's es-
tablishment upon a proper system--one
iitted for war as well as peace: one
which will change our present force from
disconnected groups OF armed men into
properly balanced and intesral bo6y."
Evening star., 1912-08-26
Important Provision.

THE most important item of legisla-
ton, however, in my opinion. is the TAX
ing of the first step toward creating
regular army reserve. This is most
satisfactory outcome of the long contest
over the length of the term of enlistment.
At present, while the regiments OF the
regular army are kept at half strength
in time of peace. there is no provision
made by law for filling their ranks In
case of war. When. the Spanish war
broke out the efficiency of many regi-
ments was greatly injured from the ne
cessity of throwing into them a large
number of perfectly raw recruits. and In
order to fill the ranks of other regiments
it was necessary to consolidate two regi-
ments into one. The reserve is aimed to
meet this necessity, and to keep available
q sufficient number of trained men who
have been through the regular army to
fill it's ranks In time of var. The reserve
created by the bill Is far from perfect.
but ii makes beginning, of the right sys-
tenn and can be improved by further
legislation as experience develops the
need.
Evening star., 1912-08-26
View Sights at Resorts.

After breakfast the men pitched in ana
Inioaded their luggage and spent the re-
nsinder o. the day In preparing for the
matches which bagan this morning. It
was an ''of day for the boys after hav-
irs been In camp AT Harpers Ferry. and
- the afternoon and evening many of
them jCurneyed to tho various summer
regorts IN this vicinity. The nstriet
tSam was the 'irst OF the waiting delsgzr
s.ons 20 put Ia its appearance ana. az
GAIal. lest ro time getting down to busi-
ness ~ Of the boys are IA hnc health,
Evening star., 1912-08-26

and everybody responded to roll call this

morning.
Tomorrow will be another busy day for
the rifiemen, when the Championship
Regimental Team match will be shot.
The distances are 200. 600 and LOCO
yards. two sighting shots being allowed
and ten shots for record at each range.
In this match coaching will be allowed.
This match is open to teams of six from
the various military organizations and
the militia. The prizes are the cham
pionship trophy, to become the perma-
nent property of the organization win
ming it three times. pot necessarily IN
succession. 1t was presented to the Ma
tional Rifle Association by Brig. Gen.
Frank A. Rumbold. adjutant general of
Missouri and gold medal goes to each
member of the winning team, together
with cash prize.
Evening star., 1912-08-26
Questionable Features.
Size Of General Staff.

'The House attempted to cut down the
general staff from forty-two to twenty
five. The Senate raised 1t to thirty -four
While am opposed to any reduction in
the general staff, and believe that the
present number Is necessary for the work
performed by that most important body
Of the army, nevertheless the present
work can be carried on temporarily by
the compromise thus secured. The pro-
visions of the former bill in regard to de-
tached service, which would have serious
ly hampered the work of the Philippine
Constabulary and the engineers of the
Panama canal, were modified SO as to re-
move that objection.
ION the other hand. a consolidation has
been effected Of the quartermaster's sub
sistence and pay corps, a reform which
has been pressed for many years, and
which will. l believe, result In much econ
omy of effort, and in greater simplicity
and efficiency in those three lines OF
army administration. There are some
features of consolidation which I do not
approve, such as the reduction in the
number of officers by forty, result
which will not only reduce to that extent
the total number of officers of the army,
but will tend to clog promotion in the
line. l am, however, assured by the lead
ers of both houses, that remedial legisla-
tion which will to a certain extent offset
this. will be fovared by them next winter.
The creation of a Service Corps Is another
reform which has been urged by the War
Department and which will, l believe.
result in more economical and effective
administration.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
KILLS SELF; BURNS his HOME
Tragedy at Baudette Said to Have
Followed Quarrel With Wife.

From Baudette comes the news Of
domestic tragedy enacted just
across the Canadian line Wednesday
which ended in suicide and the de-
:struction Of the home of "A. Minneaux,
q Frenchman, the dead man, who
lived north Of the Baudette interna-
tional bridge. It is believed the sui
eide and fire followed a row by Min
5neaux with his wife when he is said
to have driven her from their home,
then applying the torch to the house
and shooting himself, his burning
home proving his funeral pyre. AT
noon the house burst out In flames
and was entirely consumed, few
bones found among the ashes being
all that was found Of Minneaux. Min
neaux was about 35. The Canadian
authorities are Investigating and
will hold an inquest. IS
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
ALL But One WANT OFFICE
Lieutenant Governor Only Official at
Capitol Not Avowed Candidate to
Seek Reelection.
SMITH FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

St. Paul, Jan. 12.-All but one of
Minnesota's state officials holding
elective offices, will be candidates for
return engagements this year.
With the exception of State Au-
ditor Iverson and Clerk of the Su-
preme Court Caswell whose present
terms do not expire until 1914, each,
save Lieutenant Governor Gordon,
will appeal to "his constituency" for
endorsement for the job he holds, &C.
cording to statements made by them
today. -.. 49,
The candidacy of Governor Eber-
hart, of course, is known. Secretary
of State Schmahl will seek a fourth
term. Walter J. Smith will ask for
reelection as state treasurer. Charles
Elmquist and Ira B. Mills each wants
another term as railroad and ware
house commissioner. Associate JUS
tice Holt and Bum of the Supreme
Court, the former Republican and
Tic loCIS1 DcMOCIdI, WILL NC up Dull
were appointed by Governor Eber-
hart. Chief Justice Start announced
his candidacy few days ago.
Lyndon A. Smith, who became at
torney general on the retirement of
George T. Simpson the first of this
year, will seek election to the Office
to which he was appointed. Mr..
Smith was elected lieutenant COVER
nor of the state in 1898.
There appears to be little dissatis-
faction in any of the state Offices at
tie present time, and the friction
which arose between many depart
ments last summer, has almost entire
~ disappeared. The retirement of
Attorney General Simpson relieved a
strained situation between HIS de-
partment, the governor, the secretary
of state and the state auditor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
NO GREEN STUFF; TOO COLD. !
Frigid Weather Also sCauses Increase
in Cost Of Potatoes and Eat
ing Apples.
BUT DRIED FRUITS TUMBLE

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There will be no supplies Of fresh
lettuce, celery. or onions In the Be
midi markets while tho extreme cold
weather prevails. shipzhept peins In
possible. s.S5.
{ Irish potatoes are higher in price
S cents a bushel. The reason for
this advance is the difficulty in ship
ping the potatoes to the Chicago mar
kets, which set the price for the
western products to large extent.
Other winter vegetables are unchang-
ed. s
In dried fruits, apples have gone
down 5 cents pound. Apples were in
such abundance this year that many
farmers were forced to evaporate
their supplies in order to sell them,
resulting in an over abundance on
the market.
The cold weather has also caused
the price Of choice eating apples to go
upward SO cents a barrel on what
they were a week ago, and approx
mately 25 cents on the bushel. This
is due to the cost to the wholesalers
Of storing them, and the large NUM-
Der In storage spelling from the cold.
Other fruits remain firm.
Plentiful supplies of lemons, or
anges and bananas are on hand at
unchanged prices.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12

Chicago drinks pint of milk per
capita daily. -. ...-.=..
The Japanese have learned to
brew beer and are now introducing
beer into China.
There are several species of liz
ards which, when frightened, will
amputate their own tails by a quick
jerk. .. -.s.-.. ~
The horn of the rhinoceros is not
jointed to the bone of the head, but
grows on the skin like wart or
corn.
. 1t is told of a clock in Brussels
that it has never been wound by hui
man hands. 1t is kept going by the
wind.
England has twelve million cattle.
Records show that monkeys were
kept as pets as early as the year of
1880 B. C.
Seaweeds are not nourished from
the soil like other weeds, but feed
upon material that abounds in all
sea water.
The colors of chameleon do not
change instantly. az is nopularly
supposed. but require considerable
length Of time.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
MACKENZIE BECOMES SERIOUS
Will Not Deny Report That He is
After Schmahl's Scalp.

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20 sol iousiy consiuerins Tue auvls-
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
COMPROMISE LATE FAIR DATE
But Northern Minnesota Insists In
vestigation Be Made.

The special committee of the
Northern Minnesota Development as
ISOLATION decided not to push Its de-
mand tor change in the date Of the
next state fair, ct the state fair meet
ing in st. Paul yesterday, but COM
promised with the understanding
that the society and board of fair
managers investigate the feasibility
of changing the date of the 1913 fair
SO that Northern Minnesota prod
ucts can be entered at an even break
with the agrscultu .al product q:
Southern Minnesota.
Northern Minnesotans are Just as
militant as ever to contending that
their section Of the state does not get
a square deal, but in the interests
of harmony, and realizing that ar
rangements for the next fair have
gone too far to admit of any change
at this time, they consented to the
compromise. The resolution regard
ing the question in controversy fol-
lows:
Whereas, later date for holding
the state fair would insure a better
maturity Of many agricultural prod
ucts Of this state, and for that rea-
son it might be advisable to select a
later date for holding the state fair.
- - r : 4 - "a .5
"Be it resolved, That the president
appoint a committee of three, of
which the chairman of the date COM
mittee Of the Northern Minnesota
Development association be one, to
fully Investigate the question and
render full report of the findings
to the next meeting of this society,
and that the expenses Of such inves-
tigation be paid from the funds of
this association l5 s5=sa. 81
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Imitation tortoise shell is some
times made from the horns of cows.
The wild horses of Arabia will not
suffer tame horse among them.
But, it is said, the wild horses Of
South America will decoy tame
horses, seeming eager to welcome
them.
Condors have been seen to circle
to and fro in the sky for half day
at time rising and descending
without once mapping wing There
is q mystery about their method Of
motion that has never been ex-
planned.
a rats teeth have q very hard an
terror edge, while the hinder part is
comparatively soft BY continual
gnawing the rat manages to wear
away the softer parts OF his tooth
substance, keeping the harder parts
at . razor edge all the time.
London still depends upon its
army of cats to handle the rats
among tie ships that come UP the
Thames The port g London
zauthority has made known sita
estimate for cats MIX forr the year.
The appropria ton q Tor { 700.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
NO PLACE TO PLAY BASKETBALL
Therefore Bemidji High School
Champion Team Quits; Glass Games

Because they are unable to obtain
suitable place in which to play, Be-
midi High School athletes have
Cancelled their long schedule of
basketball games for this winter and
will play no outside teams. Inter-
class games will be played in the
high school gymnasium, but farther
than that High School basketball
will be a dead issue this winter. A
few days before the Christmas vaca-
ton Maurice Ryan and several other
high school students tried to obtain
the Armory for game with Walker,
but they were unable to do so on ac-
count of lack of heat. A delegation
of students appealed to the city
council for the City Hall, but that
building had been rented. There is
70 other suitable building in town,
so the students were forced to give
up hopes of winning the basketball
championship. However, the diff
ferent classes will organize teams.
1t is likely that the Eighth grade
team if it is organized will win the
city championship, there being
several experienced players in that
class. The Senior boys met in the
Mathematics room at the High
School and organized team. Alec
Ripple was elected captain and
manager. The Senior team will pro-
badly line up as follows:-Center,
Walter Jones; Forwards, Alec Rip
pie and Hiram Simons, Guards.
Melvin Galchutt and John Carney;
Substitute, Charles Gerlinger. They
will begin to practice together in the
near future.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
NEW RAILROAD Is PLANNED
Backus-B Brooks May Build From In
ternatoinal-Falls to Thief River.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 12.Building
of q new railroad from International
Falls to Thief River Falls, q distance
Of $50 miles, is announced as under
contemplation by the Backus-Brooks
company.
It is intimated that concerns rail-
road interests are being bonded for
$3,000.OOO with this project in view,
and that preliminary surveys have
been already made, with the object
of beginning work at as early date
as posi- bic.
The line would be an extension of
the Minnesota, Dakota & Western,
which now skirts the Rainy river for
% miles to Loman and is operated as
a logging road by the international
Lumber company, Baskus-Brooks
subsidiary From Loman It would
pass through Kooch ching, Beltrami,
Marshall and Red Lake counties, to
Thief River Falls. practically making
g cross railway for the northern pOr-
ton of the state. It would open up
for development an entirely new and
heavily ttmbered country, with q ter
ritory varying from 90 to SO miles on
either side at present unserved By
any road.
At Thief River Falls it would con-
meet with the Great Northern and the
500 lire, thus affording another out
let for the Baskus- Brooks paper and
lumber products.
further railroad enterprise Civ
en- out 90 in view by the company ID
the building Of an extension south
from Loman to connect with the
Great Northern, Deer River line.
This also would pass through 8 VII.
Sin timber count
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-01-12
Harmon Opens Campaign

East st. Louis, H., Jan. H.
Governor Jqdson Harmon of Ohio
arrived here tody to- deliver the first
speech in his campaign for the
Democratic presidential nominal
ton in Illinois. The address Is to be
delivered at q mass meeting arrang-
ed by the st. Clair County Demo-
cratic Club.