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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25


Young Peoples Christian lEndeavor
society at TIP. m. AL areRwelceme to
attend these services. Lester p.
Warford, pastor. :
Catholic.
Low mass at 8 o'clock. High mass
at 10 a. m. Sunday school at p. m.
Vespers at 1880 p. m. Father u. u.
T. Philippe.
Christian Science.
317 Fourth st.
Sunday service at II O'Clock.
Wednesday evening service at 7:45
O'Clock.
Baptist.
Sunday school at 10. an; morn
ing worship at II a. M, sermon
Little Things That Lead to Larger,
I Kings 1874; anthem, II Was
Glad" Thy j. M. Dungan); song by
Junior choir; 3 p. m, Junior B. ".
I. ~, y. ILL.,, 0OAAOA H. l. ~
service, subject-"Christian Charac-
ter and Christian Conquest" 5Ps.5 49,:
is; p. M, evening gospel service;
song service, anthem, "a Song Of Vic
tory" (by GabrieD; mid-week SER
vice on Thursday evening at 8
O'Clock. Ira D. Alvord, pastor.
First Scandinavian Lutheran.
Sunday school at II m. English
services in the evening at o'clock.
Osmund Johnson, pastor.
Episcopal.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Arch
deacon H. F. Parshall, rector.
Swedish Lutheran.
Sunday school at IL m. There
will be no other services during the
day as the pastor is out of the city.
]. H. Randall, pastor.
Free Lutheran, Nymore. .
Sunday school at 1890; service at
1880 p. m. George Larson, pastor.
Congregational, Nymore. !:
Sunday school at 10:30; preach
ing at 1880, subject-'The debt that
one owes to the church," evening
subject, lecture on the handiwork
of God in nature, or a word picture
of the beauties of the Grand Can
yon, o'clock; United Christian En-
deavor at o'clock, Mrs. Harry
Bridgeman, leader. Prayer meeting
Wednesday evening at 1880. J. E.
Caldwell, pastor.
Methodist.
Morning worship 1880, sermon
|subject-"The Cynic." Glass meet
ing at 1915, G. L. listed, leader. Sun
day school at IL M, A. T. Carlson,
|supt. Epworth League at $50 p. m.
subject - Undertaking Something
New" leader to be selected. Eve
ming worship at 1880, subject
forgiveness" Good music at all
these services. Come and worship
with US. You will find a cordial
welcome. B. D. rHanscom, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25
MARY MILES MINTER
AT GRAND SUNDAY

Little Mary Miles Minter, the
charming and gifted young actress,
who has been seen in the stellar roles
in Barbara Frietchie," Emmy Of
Stork's Nest" and other Metro Won
der plays, will be seen here at the
Grand theater tomorrow in "Dim-
ples," a 'five-part Metro feature pro-
duced by the Columbia Pictures Cor
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

winter months in Duluth, returned.
to his home here Wednesday.
Fred Moody returned last night
from Carlton, Mimi, where he has
been visiting several days with his
aunt
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

Indications are to the effect that
Carranza is nearing the end of his
rope. And ropes, you know, are pro-
verbally short in Mexico.
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With a salary of $1,000 a year,
Charley Chaplin is a living example
of othe fact fthat even "a fool strikes
it rich. once in awhile.
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Melvin Larson returned to his
home here Friday morning, having
spent several months at Summer
Cove, Sask., Canada.
John Reinke returned Friday from
Crookston where he has just com
>pleted q course in the business coll
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

A European writer advocates the
adjustment by law of the marriage
relation as a means of increasing the
population. It would!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

lust a keep in touch with your
neighbor, of, course. The absorption
of his ideas will serve to broaden
your own.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

The fellow who seeks to kill two
birds with one stone often finds that
both victims are buzzards.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

,Tis said the true shape of the
earth still lacks accurate determines
tion.. Not our job.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

1t is possible, of course, that PERISH
ing may shine in history as the man
who didn't get Villa.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

B4t, then, three good meals a day
are better than bareback and bullets.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

sh2reWd, old boy, Funston. He Just
passed the buck to Pershing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-03-25

A wise man sees the Handwriting
on the wall. The fool sees only Al
blank.
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Latest reports from Mexico: de:
leted by the censor.) $3.50.
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:s9Mrs.a i Fred Mooney returned Fri
day evening from Brainerd after
spending few days visiting with
friends and relatives there.
Anton johnson, after spending the
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INV PUBLIC IfB1A1Y.
Open daily, except Sunday, 1 to & D.
M. to , p. N. Sunday. reading room
only, 70 p. n.
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71EeSUVIEIEH.
Sunday morning at the Presbyter-
ian church at II o'clock the pastor
will preach spn the tsubject--''Christ'
as atFriend. z and Sunday evening At
8 O'Clock the sermon will be on 'The
MansWith ftheo Withered Hand, Sum
daysach0ol meets at ,10yoa.atm., and
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Evening journal., 1916-04-05
sTRArCmrENING An EDITORIAL TWIST.

II is not our practice to correct editorial errors made
in the columns Of the Every Evening We're we to
attempt TO make il practice. should be kept
busy constantly There times. however, when it
would be manfostly unjust to the reading public to
permit it's misstaements OF fact and its falacious edi
torial deductions to 90 unchaegnod
Several days ago the Every Evening published an
editorial entitled "rhc Old Guard to Be in Control"
II said other things "that in the contest for
the chairman Of this committee (the National Repub-
lcan Congressional Committeel Representative Nc
Kinley of Illinois, conservative. was chosen by
small majority" and oontinued "But in the selec-
ton of the campaign committee OF the full committee
which will be the real operating force. the old
Guard will affairs throughout the campaign"
In the first place one chosen by a small ma
lority The entire meeting. lasting over two hours.
behind closed doors. We are not violating any
confidence when We say that everything was unan-
That means there no roll-call Therefore,
how could anyone be elected by a small majority?
In the second place, Mr. Mckinley not chosen
chairman of the full committee but was elected on
the executive committee, which has as yet met 20
elect chairman
The Every Evening is correct, however. in saying
that this executive committee will run the affairs OF
the campaign. Representative Frank p Woods, Of
Iowa, unanimously elected chairman of the full
committee and the only elected chairman OF
anything at the meeting
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

per cent of our total business.
At the present time we can obtain
in Europe almost any price we choose
to ask for our products; but we have
not since the war began, raised the
price Of any ordnance products to the
American Government.
We now offer to reduce the price of
armor plate for the United States from
$425 to 1895 ton. The price paid
now, $425 ton, is less than that paid
by any great naval power.
II is said that if our offer is ac-
cepted. and the government plant not
built. the price of armOr will soon
begin soaring" That there is no dan
ger of any such contingency, and as an
earnest of our policy
We will agree 70 make armOr Mt the
reduced price named, for at least five
years; or
We will agree for an indefinite per-
Tod 10 make armOr at any price which
the Federal Trade Commission may
name as fair.
Bethlehem Steel Company,
Charles NJ. Schwab, Chairman,
Eugene G. Grace. President.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
The Railroad Strike Threat
(From the New York Tribune.)

Without going into the details Of the
demands made by the unions OF rail-
road employees or the counter demands
of the railroads, it can be said that
the threat of a resort to a general
strike TO settle the differences in
volved is an affront to reason and
common sense. A strike spreading
over our entire railway system would
be a grave indictment of American
capacity for self-government.
RailrOading is not an ordinary in
dustry. It is affected with a public
interest" to an exceptional degree. So
far as interstate commerce is con-
cerned it is regulated by the Federal
government So far as intrastate COM
merce is concerned it is regulated by
the States. The railroads arc al
ready in a large sense State and Fed
eral instrumentalities. - They are
bound up indissolubly with the oper-
ations of government.
To allow the companies and their
employees to fight out wage disputes on
a large scale after the manner in
vogue in the case of private enter
prises would be feeble and cow
ardly attempt on the part of the gov
ernment TO dodge responsibilities
which it assumed when it took control
of the railroads by asserting the right
to regulate their rates. The railroads
are operated by the government, act
ing as a trustee for the public. and
the government would be false TO its
trust if it allowed the companies and
their employees TO engage in an indus
trial war, the first result of which
would be TO interrupt travel and
freight transportation.
Moreover. the Federal Government
has provided by law an elaborate
mediatOry system for the settlement
of railroad wage disputes. II has
created boards of conciliation and
mediation, through whose good of.
fees such disputes are submitted to
arbitration. In recent years arbitra-
tion has been frequently resorted to-
the last important case being that OF
certain classes of employees on the
Western railroads, decided by a
board on which the employees. the
railroads and the public we're Jointly
representa-.
A peculiarity OF the arbitration sys
tenn now in use has been its absolute
one-sidedness-its invariable "heads
you-win-tailsI-lose" handicap against
the railroads. The employees have
presented claims. The railroads have
sought to disprove those claims. and
the mixed board has naturally
brought in a compromise verdict by
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
MILMINGTON,s GATEMAYs.

ID EPEATEDLY THE EVENING JOURNAL has called
IN attention TO the injury that Wilmington has suf-
fced and still is suffering because Of the effect upon
the outside mind Of the poor condition in which the
main thoroughares leading into city are kept by
those who have charge their improvement and main
tcnance. We have referred particularly to Pcnnsyl-
vania avenue, Market street. the Concord turnpike the
New Castle causeway and the thoroughfares leading
out toward Newark and Coochs
Il pleasure for TO receive today letter
from Captain JOHN C. Davis OF West Collingswood n
J bearing upon certain phases of that public thor
oughfare trouble. The letter is as follows:
TO the Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL
Sir: As former resident Of Delaware and in
teresed in the advancement OF your State beg space
in your valued paper for a friendly criticism OF the
main entrance 10 and main street through your fair
city of Wilmington. We. on tho outside. hear much
Of the rapid development of Wilmington tho civic pride
Of its citizens. IT'S influential Chamber of Commerce.
its fine hotel public building and great wealth that
we naturally think il we'll worth trip to the old
town again.
But great disappointment awaits the traveller who
enters your city by way OF the Philadelphia turnpike
and Market street When the stranger reaches the
heart OF the city after being spashod with mud and
almost battered to death that terrible entrance
and then finds your main business street naved
with rough stones sticking up i'm some places four n
SIX inches above the street tracks he is not i'm
frame Of mind to say a good word for Wilmington
was told that the entrance to your city. down that
rough and dangerous hill Shelpot Park has been
in this deplorable condition for twenty years and
that the county is too poor TO rebuild II.
First impressions very lasting and seems like
wasted energy and money for your Chamber of Com
merce to labor 70 attract outsiders and then allow an
her representations TO be dscredited by such a SLOW
eny entrance and meauly paved main street
should think the business men, hotel keepers own
ers OF places or amusement and residents of Whining
eoh generally would bring such pressure 10 bear on
your County commissioners and others that they would
immediately hnd ways and means 10 make tho main
mshWay leading into your city, such as will attract
visitors TO come again instead Of maintaining il in a
condition TO bruse their bodies and break their ma
chlnes- Very truly yours
JOHN c. DAVIS
No. 7o1 Edridge avenue. West Collngswood, \. J.
April l. 1916
Thousands Of visitors to city have had equally
regreabe first impressions, not only with respect to
Market street bat also with respect to Pennsylvania
avenue and other gateways to our city II is a de-
plorabe situation and the worst thing about is that
there is no prospect Of immediate and adequate re.
lief
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
BETHLEHEM STEEL PROFITS AND
POLICIES IN ARMOR CONTRACTS

our entire plant will run twenty-four
hours a day with every pound of en-
orgy behind il.
Third-It has been stated that this
company has realized enormous profits
from the manufacture Of armor plate
The fact is that armor is the least
profitable article we manufacture. In
our armor plant-which is useless for
any other purpose-we have invested
S7,1O0.O0O That same amount Of
money invested in a steel rolling mill
would have earned profits of S1,400,
600 a year. Yet, that investment in
armor plant has produced only ave-
rage annual gross receipts Of S1,41S,-
g93. In other words, the same amount
invested in commercial plant would
have produced as much profit as the
total receipts Covering expenses and
profit for armOr supplied TO the gov
ernment.
Fourth-The profits realized by this
Company in 1915 were not from armor
plate Our total sales in 1915 we're
about 5000. 1000 900. of which the gross
amount received for armor plate
amounted to but S3.O0O.OOO-not two
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
April 1. 1916.

April 1. 1916.
To the Members OF Congress.
The Bethlehem Steel Company is
solcitous that its position with refer
ence to armor contracts with the
United States Government be clearly
understood Essential facts are
First-We are urging no plan Of pre-
paredness. We have advocated no poll
icy involving increased expenditures
by the government for any purpose.
We are attempting TO show. in the
frankest and most open manner, that
10 would be unnecessary and unwise
for the nation to spend S11 900 600 TO
build government armor plant. be-
cause: Existing facilities can supply
every need, and, the government can
buy armor at least as cheaply as It
can manufacture IL for itself.
Second-If the United States should
become involved in war or threatened
war, the government Of this country
can have any product we manufacture
--armOr plate or anything else-armor
plate or anything else at any price
ii chooses TO pay; and under such cir
cumstances, and regardless OF price
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

which the railroads have been the
sole losers. The employees had moth
h.g to lose, whatever happened. The
public also had nothing to lose, be-
cause the Interstate Commerce Com
mission always refused to consider in
regulating railroad charges the added
expense imposed on railroad opera
tion by these arbitration yerdicts.
1t is obvious that with the whole rail
road system under public control any
adjustments of wages and costs of
operation due to labor disputes should
be a compromise whose burdens are
shared among all three interests con-
cerned One party must not always
be expected to pay while the other
two go scot free. There could be
no railroad disputes serious enough
to threaten strikes if this principle
of fair dealing were freely recog-
nized.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is supposed to maintain a proper
equilibrium in traffic charges. That
equilibrium is disturbed whenever
a wage award affecting a large num-
Der of employees is handed down by
a mediatory board. It should be
restored automatically by provision
in the award that the increase is to
take effect only when it is approved
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and when the commission pro-
vides, through an increase in freight
rates or otherwise. the amount of
railroad revenue needed to cover the
added operating charges.
The government should have the
first say in all railroad strike settle
ments, and also the last say. If it is
frankly acknowledged that the public
has the biggest stake in these settle
ments and must foot the bills for
them, a pressure for fairness and
reasonableness would be created
which would make absurd all talk of
an appeal for Justice to strikes and
other crude and wasteful' remedial
methods.
There can be no excuse for a gem
eral railroad strike Let the railroad
employees, the railroads and the gov
ernment get together and discuss the
demands of the men and the counter
demands OF the managers. Let it also
be understood that the award. what
ever it is is to be made effective by
action on the part of the Interstate
Commerce Commission which will pro-
duce the needed additional revenue.
Then arbitration will become COM
plete and permanent remedy for labor
disputes threatening to interrupt and
disorganize interstate transportation.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
With The Paragraphers

The harem veil comes just below the nose but that
does not prevent Turkish from sticking their
noses into other peoples affairs.-Memphs CONNER
cial Appeal.
They say T. r. is the only American citizen who has
sat before kings and queens HUH We have sat be-
fore a lot OF then-and had them heaten.--El Paso
(Tex) Times.
in South American countries where newspapers
have been printed in Spanish and Portuguese. An ad
vorsoment by real estate dealer in Parana, Brazil
reads this way: rhe river is the watery in the
State. and one of the most extended in the world 1t
is navgable until his state for ships Of great pro-
foundness; IL is also sufficiently hshful wichita
OSanl Beacon.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Spirit of the Delmarvia Press

A visit was made to Ridgely. Md,
by the County Commission several
months ago and an inspection made
of the agricultural school Of that
town which is supported by Caroline
county. The inspection so enthused
and impressed the commission that
il seemed to be the unanimous opin-
ion that such an institution was need
ed for this county and that this town
was the proper place for it,
That Georgetown is the logical
place for such an institution is un-
questioned. because of its geograph-
ical situation There is but little
doubt that Sussex could afford such
an institution for her noble young
men and women.
Sussex county is an agricultural
section. and it is the desire of all
that the young men be retained on
the farms What is more noble than
TO be called an agriculturist? How
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
Our Last Court of Appeal
(From the Wall Street Journal)

There is that in the frank appeal OF
the railroads to the public they serve
which wins the heart. Here is what
they say:
In ten years there has been an
increase of from 35 to As per cent.
in thesaverage yearly wage OF en-
ginemen and trainmen.
Now. under the pretensc OF an
eight-hour day, they demand 25
per cent more wages for no more
work. aggregating $1O0.OOO.0O0 in
crease year.
Their average wages are now
more than 500 a month.
These facts are incontrovertible
The wages Of the men in the unions
which threaten a strike. because they
can hold up the service the railroad
renders to the public. are out of all
proportion TO those OF the railroad
employees who can make no such
threat. as the analysis of railroad
wages published in this newspaper on
February II amply shows. The rail
roads. not merely in the interests OF
their managers or the stockholders
are appealing to what is really the
court Of last appeal in the United
States, or any democracy, the court OF
public opinion.
Unjust strikes are wars upon so
ciety, just as much as the wanton in
vasion OF defenseless country. II
would have been better, indeed. if the
railroads had realized the value OF
publicity years ago. They could have
defeated full crew" laws and unjust
Evening journal., 1916-04-05
MnNSIGNOR LYnNS.

a had endearcd Monsignor John A. Lyons. OF this
city. to Catholics the country Thirty years OF
faithful service pastor Of ST. Peters Pro-Cahedra
at Sixth and West streets. and vicar-Genera OF the
Diocese OF Wilmington had made him respected and
beloved by an>Catholics in this diocese and by many
persons affiliated with the church TO the interests
of which he was devoted intensely.
The death OF Monsgnor Lyons a shock 20
all persons within the diocese. No could fail 20
realize the great loss the church and the community
had suffered. He looked upon not only as good
churchman but also as a good Delawarean and VIII
mingtonian who kept constantly In mind the spiritual,
moral material welfare OF the State and city, and
endeayored at all times promote 1t.
Evening journal., 1916-04-05

taxation measures, because no politi-
clan dares to fly in the face of pub
lie opinion when he realizes that it
means TO make itself heard.
There is no need to labor the ques-
tiOn that the train-hands, from the en-
gineer to the brakeman, can conspire
TO hold up traffic. when the switchman
and the track-hand. at less than half
the wages, accept and discharge their
duty to the public. The case is as
plain as daylight The claim of eight
hours instead of ten as a measure of
public safety, is dishonest claptrap.
II merely means an attempt to reduce
the time before payment for overtime
begins.
But to the court Of public opinion
the unions have never dared to appeal.
They are to be a privileged class, ex-
empted from provisions Of law which
govern the rest of us. Yet that court
is greater than Congress, greater than
the Supreme Court of the United
States. The essence OF our Constitu-
tion lies in the preamble. 1--WE. the
people OF the United States = do
Ordain." II this survives, everything
survives. Can it be that we, the
people of the United States are to be
held up by a combination in restraint
of trade. a labor union whose lowest
wage is over 500 a month. and whose
highest is 1915 a month. far greater
than that earned by the majority of
professional men, to whom we entrust
our bodily health, our legal affairs
and, so far as may be, our hopes OF
salvation2