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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27

The rate Increases sHghtl for each
zone as the distance becomes greater.
The usefulness of the parcel post
maps and guides which were fur
nished postmasters and the public is
not affected by. the new rates, said
Postmaster Erickson.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27

ROLAND Henrionnet came home
Christmas morning from Henning,
Minnesota and will spend few days
as the guest Of his mother, Mrs. a..
ar. Henrionnet and sister, Miss Ruby.
He Will return to Henning MondAy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
CHANGE Will not
HOLD BACK PLANS
Congressman Lewis Says That Gov
ernment Will Yet Control Tele-
phone and Telegraph Lines.
HAS NO CONNECTION WHATEVER
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Having Agreed to Dissolve Will
Not Discontinue Fight.

From Congressman G. H. Tavenner.
Washington, December 27.-Will
the fact that the American Telephone
and Telegraph Co. has agreed volun-
tarily to dissolve as monopoly have
the effect of stopping the movement
toward the naturalization of the
telegraph and telephone wires of the
country?
That is what the reactionary news
papers of the country would try to
make the people believe. In this
fight of the people to gain ownership
and monopoly of all the means of ver-
bal communication, those who are de-
Tending the private monOpOlies
would now make it appear that gov
ernment ownership was threatened
as punishment Of the telegraph
magnates for having attempted 20
monopolize the business.
According to David J. Lewis, Con-
.gressman from Maryland, who will
take the lead for the people in the
House in this fight, the mere fact
that one of the wire companies has
agreed to trust no longer has moth
ing to do with the merits of govern
orcyI in of toll ho
telephones. Nor will it deter the
movement for government ownership.
GLOW the settlement of the trust
case can be brought into the owner
ship fight as an argument is beyond
my comprehension" said Lewis CAT
ter all, the American Telephone and
Telegraph Co. is only one defendant,
in the case of the people against the.
wire companies. And the fact that
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is to be divorced from the tele-
phone system has nothing to do with
the question of the wisdom of federal
ownership and operation of both sys-
TENS.
cone of the things government
ownership will bring about is cheap
er telephone and telegraph rates. The
decree which the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company is willing
to accept says nothing about reduc-
tion of rates. No arrangements at
all are made for lower rates. About
all the agreement brings is the doubt
full advantage of allowing the inde-
pendent telephone companies to use
the Bell long distance lines. A tele-
phone service is natural monopoly,
and competing telephone companies
are usually nuisance and an. ex-
pense, since it is necessary to SUBJ
scribe to both services to get COM
plete SERVICE" =..s-- -.~ a..
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27

Misses Hazel and Alice Hu1ett LETT
yesterday noon for Duluth, where
they will spend part of their vacation
with their brother, Lynn Hulett.
From Duluth they will go to st. Paul
where they will visit with relatives
and friends.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
A New Viewpoint.

Secretary of Labor William B. Will
son is pursuing novel policy rela-
tive to the strike situation in the ore
fields at Calumet, Michigan. Instead
of confning the information he is
giving the public to the subject of
wages, hours and conditions of labor,
he is making public information as to
the earnings of the corporations in-
volved.
"The largest corporation engaged
in the production of copper in the
Michigan district" says Secretary
Wilson, "was organized in 1870 with
an actual investment of $1,250,OO9.
From that time until one year
ago that corporation declared in divi-
dends $121,000,00O, and made rein
vestments out of it's earnings of $75.-
900, 0,O00-nearly $500, 100000 of az.
tual net profits in period of forty
two years on an investment of ST.
250,000. And then it not only pr y
tests against meeting committees OF
its workingmen, but refuses to &C
cept the good offices of the Depart
ment of Labor in negotiationg the
difficulty
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
13 the Best.

s While many of the varities of corn
growing states which have ac-
climated, Minnesota's success in rails
ing corn is due largely to the devel-
opment of the Minnesota College Of
Agriculture, and Minnesota seedsnen,
OF varieties especially suitable to a
northern latitude. OF these per-
haps Minnesota 13 is first in import
.ance. 1t is yellow dent corn, rich
in nutriment and generous in YIELD.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
X ft Xxx X xxx Xxx X X 4 4 *
X SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES. x
x Xxx x Xxx X xxx X x x +
Episcopal.

Sunday school at $3.50. Holy Com
munion and sermon at 10:30. Arch
deacon Parshall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
REFUND SCHEME
ATTRACTED MANY
Thousand Purchases Made By Shop
pers Coming Many Miles West
Virginia Man Uses Plan.
ENTERPRISE PRAISED BY ALL
Caused Many Farmers Residing In
Neighborinng Towns To Come TO
Bemidji for Christmas Shopping.

Even more popular than last year
was the railroad fare refund scheme
conducted by the merchants of Be-
midi during the two weeks previous
to Christmas. The plan was that ev-
cry shopper coming from neighborin
towns was entitled to a five per cent
refund on all purchases to the tex.
tent of the railroad fare, including
both ways.
More than once the comment was
heard that the refund caused the
coming to Bemidji of the purchaser,
when otherwise the trip to the city
would have been out of the question.
Where They Came From.
Persons from many places took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to have
a portion or all of their fare paid,
some of them coming from the follow
ing towns: Scribner, Hines, Pine
wood, Gonvick, Firman, Nebish,
Leonard, Boy River, Spur, Clear
brook Guthrie, Warba, Frohn, Big
Falls, Houpt, Funckley, Island Lake,
Rosby, schoolcraft, Greibrook, Deer
River, Northome, Marsh Siding,
Plummer, Crookston, Tur.
tie River, Red Lake, Nary, Redby,
Puposky, Wilton, Solway, Aida, Kel,
liner, Cass Lake, Shevlin, Lengby, Ny.
more, Farley and Bagley.
Virginia Man Included.
One of the interesting facts of the
refund plan was that one man, CIV
ing his home at Orlando, West Vir.
ginia, received portion Of his fare
(that is a very small portion of it,
His purchase amounted to $14.25,
which entitled him to refund of II
cents. -r
- A Thousand Purchases.
1t goes without saying that thous-
ands of purchases were made by Wis
itors to the city who did not accept
the refund, but more than thousand
were completed which
did call for amounts ranging from
five cents to $62.35, this being the
largest amount on which a refund
was made.
A Third Greater.
Railroad fares to approximately a
third as much more than last year
was the result of the refund this sea-
son.
Many business men of outside cit
les who happened to visit Bemidji
during the period that the refund was
in progress, praised the enterprise
of the Bemidji merchants. A prom
inent merchant of Grand Rapids
said:
What It Does.
81 have of course been connected
with, and have seen many plans tried
which were arranged with the en-
deaVor to bring outsiders to a city,
who otherwise would not have come,
but this is the best ever. The opin-
ion, as expressed by one man that the
refund caused merchants to increase
tho nrion nf thoir orfio1nc f1n NOV
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
Presbyterian,

Bible class and Sunday school at
10. Morning worship at II. Sub
ject of sermon, s'The Old Year and
the New. = Junior G.. 3. at 3. Young
Peoples meeting at Z. Evening
gospel service at 8. Mid-week
service for prayer and Bible study
on Thursday evening. The public is
cordially invited to these services.
S. b. p. White, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
BEIMIDJI men TO
RAISE STANDARD
Dairy Herds of This Vicinity Will In
Short Time Be As Near Perfect
Score As Any in the State.
NINETY PER CENT IS POSSIBLE
Alfalfa and Meadowdale Farms Pass
State Inspection BY Many Points
Still Aim for Higher Marks.

BemldJl resldentS appreciate the
fact that the dairy herds of this vic
unity are far above the state average,
as is shown by the inspection which
was made week ago, but the fact
that the owners of the farms which
made these remarkable showings are
not satisfied but still want to make
better scores is something which IS
bound to make the community bett:r
known throughout the state for the
industry for which it is so well and
favorably adapted.
w. G. Schroeder, proprietor of the
Alfalfa Dairy farm, which passed the
inspection with ! a grade of S6.3, and
A. P. Ritchie, Of the Meadowdale
Dairy farm, which came next on the
list with a score of 80, are not salts
fed with the records made, and are
already preparing for better marks
when the inspector visits here again
in March.
Came Unannounced.
An interesting fact concerning tho
inspections which are held every four
months is that never does the owner
of a farm know when the inspector IS
to visit the dairy. Several of the Be-
midi dairymen have never seen the
Inspector. He slips in on them and
no announcement whatever of his COM
ing is made. He comes and goes and
unless he has trouble to make for a
dairyman he says nothing.
The Alfalfa Dairy farm is per-
haps as we'll known throughout tn.
state as any, and it is often taken al
a pattern BY dairymen. The points
on which this farm was marked down
by the inspector are interesting.
There being no plastered wall lost
point; the light was little less than
the amount required, and the milk
pals were not of the model recon-
mended. These are minor instances,
but are all taken into consid deration.
A change of jackets by the milkmen
before eamilking is worthy of an add
tional point.
Machines Help.
Some of these things are overcome
when the milking is done by ma
chimes, as is the case in the summer,
but at present only 20 cows are be-
ing milked at the Alfalfa farm, where
40 is the average, which causes it's
for time.
Peter Berbee, direct from Holland,
the home of the dairy cow, is in
charge of the Schroeder farm. He is
considered an authority. It is the
opinion of Mr.. Berbee that the mark
of S6.3 made at the last inspection,
can be raised to 80 by the time of the
next rating. This would equal any
record of the state.
Meadowdale In Line.
The Meadowdale farm is another
which will endeavor to raise it's al
ready big inspection mark. Other
farms of this community are anxious
to be given a higher rating and the
prospects are that the next marks will
find them all above the average.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1913-12-27
Meadowdale In Line.

The Meadowdale farm is another
which will endeavor to raise it's al
ready big inspection mark. Other
farms of this community are anxious
to be given higher rating and the
prospects are that the next marks will
find them all above the average.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
UNCLE SAM AFTER
WIRELESS AMATEURS

Chief of Police George Black has
received a letter from the Bureau OF
Commerce and Labor, instructing him
to forward the names OF all amateur
wireless operators In Wilmington. The
department is apparently endeavoring
to get hold OF those who. 70 is said.
have been interfering with regular
wireless service. So far seven amateur
wireless stations have been found here
and the Government notified of their
location. The Government Is en-
deavoring TO check the wide spread
interference with regular wireless
business.
The annoyance caused by amateur
operators was conspicuous az the time
of tho Titanic disaster. when attempts
we're made by the unlicensed stations
to CLEAN information from the rescu-
ing ship. The indulgence in service
tapping has increased to the extent
that the regular business is said to be
seriously Inconvenience.
The play machines have not only
secured information concerning gov
ernmental affairs, but venturesome
persons have at times sent distress
signals TO ships causing the sea craft
to go In yainless chase Ina Offering aid
when none was needed The authori-
ties I'm various towns have been an
pealed to in an effort to break up the
practice
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
URGE EDUCATORS TO
SPEAK ON CHILD LABOR

Every president Of 9. college or uni
versity and 1900 school principals in
large cities throughout the country.
including Wilmington, have just been
asked by the National Child Labor
Committee to observe Monday. Janu-
airy "a, as Child Labor Day in schools
aud colleges. This is a new feature
this year of the Child Labor Day.
which for seven years past has been
widely observed by clergymen Of all
denominations. The National Child
Labor Committee believes there will
be a general response TO this appeal
TO the educators Of the country. since
IL is coming TO be universally recog-
nized not only that child labor inter-
feres with education, but that the atti-
tude of the children themselves is a
leading factor in the child labor prob
lem
or the 5000 clergymcu 10 whom the
Child Labor Day appeal was sent,
more than 300 have responded with
personal letters assuring their sup
port of the plan. To each o. the 5000
a pamphlet of facts and statistics was
sent and the committee considers IL
significant of the increasingly intelli-
gent interest of the public in child
labor, that so many as 300 have asked
for more detailed information about
the laws in their own states.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
GOVERNOR ELECT
In WATER BOARD

AT the meeting Of the Board or
Water Commissioners today the fol-
lowing statement was made relative
to the status of Governor-eIect
Charles r Miller in the board.
Mr.. Miller has indicated to the
Board his intention of resigning. bur
at the unanimous request of the other
members OF the Board, he has con-
scented to withhold his resignation fof
a short time.
Commissioner Poole said today
that he did not know until last even
ing that Mr.. Miller had contemplated
resigning.
A bank balance of Sl5.21935 was
reported, $4,000 of which had been
given the department by City Council.
Vouchers amounting to S8.11I.4S
were ordered paid
January collections up to the close
of business on Saturday last we're
$5,13734, more than the amounts coll
lectod in January. 1912
Chief Engineer Kienle reported that
last week nine new services we're In
stalled, six renewed and one remoy-
ed. Twenty-eight new meters were
installed; three removed from cellar
TO curb, fifteen were repaired and %
installed by contract An oight-inch
stop was placed at Second and Ship.
ley streets
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
NEw TERMINAL sIeNALs.
Philadelphia Yards win BE Governed
BY Separate system.

Announcement Is made by super
intendent Baker Of the Philadelphia
terminal division Of the Pennsylvania
railroad Of >the new type OF gnals
that will be placed in service there.
There will be, hereafter. two kinds OF
signals there, one for the yards and
one for the road. Men entering the
terminal division must be acquainted
with both kinds leaving city on their
runs.
The terminal type which has been
accepted as standard gives the in
dication in the upper quadrant and
the following data concerning the
signal is given
Two stop signals are provided. first
vertical red lights or horizontal arm
or arms with square or round ends
indicates stop and stay; second. dag
onal red lights or horizontal arm or
arms with pointed ends indicates
stop and then proceed.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
SUPREME COURT
UPSETS LAWLAID
DOWN BY ARCHIBALD
BY The United Press.


WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-Revoca-
ton of an important rate order of the
Interstate Commerce Commission by
the Commerce Court was held unjus-
t,tiable by the Supreme Court of the
United States today. The decision was
on the Commerce Courts order MULTI
tying the action of the commission
in reducing freight rates on the
Louisville a Nashville Railroad from
New Orleans to Mobile. and Pensa-
cola.
The decision which was overruled
today was written by Judge Rober,
w. Archibald, the commerce court
judge recently impeached and ousted
from the bench 10 held that the In
terstate Commerce Commission had
exceeded It's authority and had failed
to consider correctly the weight OF
evidence in the case The Commits
sion held that the rates which were
raised had been In effect 20 years
and were fully compensatory. Tho
Commerce Court held that this was
no evidence OF their reasonableness
and onjoined the Commission from
enforcing the order
Justice Lamar gave the Supreme
Courts decision today. He said Il
was necessary for the Commerce
Court 20 show that its orders are i'm
fact based on evidence before il.
Right Of the Commerce Court 10 re-
view the commissions finding. as af-
fecting legal or jurisdictional Ques-
tons, was reafirmed. however.
The court held there was substan-
tial evidence to support the commits
sion's order.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
CORONER PUTS
PROBE ON DEATH
METEOROLOGICAL

Coroner and Deputy Coroner Giles
are investigating the case of Henry G..
Male, negro, aged S5 years. who died
in the Delaware Hospital yesterday
from injuries received by being thrown
or falling from a trolley car near New
Castle, ON Saturday evening, Janu-
airy IL.
An autopsy wiz be held on the
body at 3 o'clock this afternoon, and
an inquest will be conducted on Thurs
day evening.
According to the authorities Male
made a statement to his sister, who
came here from Washington last
Tuesday, in which he said he had been
drinking on the night he suffered his
injuries and had been thrown from the
car. Charles Countiss was conductor
of the car in question and he and
other witnesses say that Male either
jumped or fell Off the car while il was
moving, after he had created a distur
bance The witnesses say the man
was not pushed OFF the car.
Male was employed al the Baldt
steel plant. and came to Wilmington
from New Castle on the night of Janu-
airy IL. returning to New Castle in the
early evening He did not go to the
Delaware Hospital until the Monday
following his mishap, and it was then
learned that his skull was fractured
and his intestines punctured Peri
tonitis developed and death resulted
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
ULRICA MAY HAVE
MADE LAST JERREY TRIP

The steamer ulrica. of the VIII
mington and New Jersey Ferry Com
pany, which has been plying between
here and Pennsgrove n. j., for many
years was placed In dry dock at the
Pussy and Jones Company yard this
morning for repairs The vessel may
never make another run between her,
and the Jersey resort, the company
having purchased ferry boat 10 be
placed on the line about April /.
While making the trip TO Penns-
grove yesterday afternoon the vessel
was compelled 20 lay In the river ow-
ing TO the low tide.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
FLOODS SUBMERGE
MANY MROE TOWNS

BY The United Press.
EVANSVILLE Ind. Jan 20.-New
territory. including several towns, was
reported submerged by the rising
waters Of the Ohio tributaries today.
Uniontown KY, Cypress, Ind, and
Howell. a local suburb. faced a serious
food a majority of the inhabitants
fleeing to the high ground or coming
into Evansville
It was raining hard today and a 30
mile wind is whipping the swollen
Ohio river.
The river stage was 46-7 feet this
morning and has been stationary
since last evening
There was practically no change in
conditions today from Cincinnati to
Cairo, the homeless in high towns Or
hill camps, and the voorhees, in the
cities simply waiting for the waters to
recede.
Relief work went forward today on
a stupendous scale all along the
lower Ohio.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
published and remarks

the letter he published and remarks
he had made. that he resign.
81 win not resign" was the reply
OF the minister II have been an
pointed by the president Of the Mary
land Annual Conference to this
charge, and therefore will not resign
unless he writes or telographs me
TO this effect. want to give you
little bit of information for your own
use. This church has no trustees
therefore you cannot compel me to
resign, and next Sunday ! will hold
services as usual, even if I have 10
open the door and do the singing and
preaching TO an empty house"
The committee of the congregation.
In addition to Mr.. Espenshade and
Mrs. Hay. included Mrs Lotte John
son. but the latter made no statement.
There was a heated passage of
words between the pastor and Mrs
Espenshade, and finally the minister
was handed money representing the
salary due him, and he left tho
church, declaring that he would not
resign
Let Congregation Talk.
Mr.. Hantzmon said today 81 don't
wish to be antagonistic. but some OF
! the people who attend the church have
not given me their support. going TO
the Rev. Mr. Wolfe for his advice in
all matters. believe I am Fright I'm
my statements concerning the matter
of marriages, and | believe the press
will bear me out In the assertions i
made relative TO conditions existing in
/ Wilmington. I do not intend to resign
unless directed to do so by President
Bowers Of the Conference. They Che
members of the church,, have no
right to question what | do n they
do not want me as their pastor any
longer it is their place 10 go TO the
1 president OF the Conference and he
will decide whether ] must withdraw.
/ What they did on Sunday evening was
entirely illegal Mr. Espenhade isn't
member of the congregation, having
resigned several years ago. ! merely
/ allowed them to talk 70 vent their
spleen / could have closed the
church and gone home had / so de-
sired
In speaking of Mr. Hantzmon and
the action taken last night Mrs. Hay
who is the leading figure financially
in the affairs of the church, said to-
day. do not care to talk on the
subject and am sorry il has occurred
but we no longer want Mr. Hantzmon
as our pastor and have so informed
the president Of the conference. We
will await his action
Mrs. Hay said the members of the
congregation would not attend ser.
vices in the church while Mr.. Hantz.
mon Is in the pulpit She said she
was not in cympathy with the pres
ent marriage laws and wanted that
understood but for Mr. Wolfe she
and her friends had a kindly regard
and they believe him incapable OF
performing illegal marriages Mrs
Hay blames the existing laws fol-
whatever evils there exist in the mar
riage trade here.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
WILSON WANTS ONLY
RECEPTION At INAUGURAL

By The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan 20-The ciu-
zens inaugural committee this after
noon washed its hands Of the ini igu-
raj ball. II turned over TO joint con-
gressional committee the suggestion
of Prosidcnt-elect Wilson TOR a recep-
tion to be held at the Capitol Build
ing The citizens committee, in call
ing off the ball at Governor Wilson's
request. stated its willingness to
assist in the reception plans, but viii
leave all arrangements to a commit
tee of Senators and Representatives.
Governor Wilson. through Secretary
Tumulty. notified inaugural head
quarters before today's executive ses-
sion OF the committee, that he favored
a reception in the capitol from to
u on the night of his induction into
Office.
Evening journal., 1913-01-20
DARROw AeATN FACES TRIAL

BY The United trcsS.
LOS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. TO-
Clarence S. barrow. of Chicago, went
on trial today ON charge of jury
hribing before the Superior Court Of
Los Angeles county Having peen
acquitted Of a charge Of brlbing Geo
n. Lockwood. prospective juror in
tho Mcnamara murder trial. the fa-
nous labor attorney faced a second
indictment charging tho bribery Of
Charles Balm. the first juror accepted
in the Mcnamara trial The State
alleges that the pleas of guilty en-
tered by John and James Mcnamara
were brought about by barrow, in or
der to prevent disclosure Of his al
legged bribery There have been many
delays In the second trial and for a
long time il was believed by many
that the present indictment would
never be pressed