Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 31, 1909, Page 1

THE BEM A HAPPY NEW IDJI DAILY PIONEER. YEAR. Historical Society. ‘Wfl"‘fl e e—et s SOCIETY MINNEESOTA - HISTORICAL VOLUME 7. NUMBER 217. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1909. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. CONSERVATION CONGRESS ST. PAUL MARCH 16-17-18-19 Minnesota Federation of Commercial Clubs Issues Circu- lar Concerning Meeting Which Is Called as Result of Governor’s Conservation Campaign. Curtis L. Mosher, secretary of the Minnesota Federation of Commer- cial Clubs, has issued the following detailed circular relative to the Minnesota conservation and agricul- tural development congress, which will be held in the big auditorium at St, Paul March 16-17-18-19, 1910. Purposes. To bring together representative men from every line of enterprise to discuss plans by which the pub- lic health may be conserved and conditions of living improved, by which the enormous resources of the state may be better understood and more intelligently and energetically developed, by which the tremendous agricultural opportunities of Minne- sora may be brought to the atten- tion of the world and better methods of tilling the soil and conserving its fertility generally adopted, and by which waste of natural wealth and careless methods of development may be guarded against, that the present wealth of resources of this commonwealth may be handed down undiminished to future generations. Minnesota’s soil and climate are second to none, There exist in Minnesota untold opportunities in the development of natural resources, and in all indus- trial lines. To determine by a congress of the leading men of Minnesota, what the rescources and opportunities of this State are, and how the rapid and intelligent development of Minnessta may best be assisted will contribute greatly to the advancement ot this commonwealth to the front ranks of the states. Delegates and Representations, Each of the counties of the state will be represented by the best, most progressive and most successful far- mers of each of their townships. The commercial organizations of the entire state will be represented by delegates. All associations or organi- zations dealing with business or with public questions will be represented. The state, county and municipal governments will be represented. The organizations in the various branches of agriculture, stock breed- ing and raising, etc., will be repre- sented. In general terms every interest of the state will participate by delegate representation. Subjects to be Considered. The preliminary draft of the pro- gram provides for consideration of the following important subjects, pertinent to present conditions in Minnesota: State Conservation and Develop- ment—general addresses one-half day. Agricultural Development in Min- nesota—one full day. Industrial, agricultural and public school education—half day. Public Health and Pure Food— half day. Forestry and Good Roads—half day. Drainage, Mines and Waterpowers —half day. Soil Fertility—one evening. State Advertising and Settlement of Farm Lands—one evening. These are the main subjects. .In conpection with the congress there will be sessions of a number of associations, and the women of the state will be allotted time for sec- tion meetings for the consideration of subjects of special interests to them. Speakers. Some of the most prominent men of the nation will be invited to de- liver addresses and the completion of the program and issuing of invi- tations is being rushed forward with all speed. Among the speakers who will, it is expected, address the con- vention are James J. Hill, Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger, Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot, Governor A. O. Eberhart, Dean Albert Woods of the Agricultural College, Prof. Thos. Shaw, Prof. E. V. Robinson, Harvey W. Wilsey of the Pure Food Bureau, Washington, Hon. George Otis Smith, John Mit- chell, former head of the mine workers, Edward T. Devine, and many of the most prominent men in Minnesota. The larger share of the addresses are being alloted to Min- nesota men. All of the addresses and all of the subjects have been assigned with great care that they might be wholly pertinent to Min- nesota and to conditions existing within this state, to the end that the state may derive from such ad- dresses the greatest possible benefit. Note. Governor Eberhart announces this ruling idea in connection with the work of the Congress: “The ad- dresses, the subjects, the delibera- tions of the Congress should deal with questions of live and actual interest in Minnesota. The state does not need theories of conserva- tion, but actual conservation and development along conservative, safe, and wisely ordered lines. The Con- gress should express the advanced thought of the state upon all these state questions, but should not go beyond what is practical or what is possible, but should rather seek to summarize and reduce to sound and practical form the best ideas of the people of Minnesota, that future legislatures may be guided in the enactment of laws which are for the greatest good of the whole state, and that there may be harmony of effort and action among all the many interests seeking the advancement and development of Minnesota along right lines.” In Your County. Your various agricultural, business and social interests should be re- presented in this congress and your problems should present themselves in the many discussions which will follow the addresses before the congress. The program is being arranged in such a manner that there will be ample time for com- ment from the floor upon the sub- jects considered. Minnesota will be best served if your delegates are prepared to present their local ques- tions and problems and participate in debate. Officers of the Congress. The Congress is establishing head- quarters at room 237 State Capitol where the undersigned may be reached by letter. The Congress is headed by Governor A. O. Eber- hart, president, vice presidents from each section of the state, the Con- versation Commission which is rep- resentative and a complete com- mittee organization. The officers will appreciate the suggestions of the people of the state with reference to subjects not herein outlined. The program will be crowded, but other subjects can be taken up in section meetings heid in connection with the regular sessions. Agricultural Exposition and State Exhibits. In connection with the Congress will be held Minnesota’s first Agnicultural exposition outside of the State Fair. A committee on Exhibits has been named with Im- migration Commissioner Welsh as chairman. Each county in Minne- sota should be represented in these exhibits which will occupy the large space on the stage of the municipal auditorium. Owing to the season of the year when the Congress is held, many exhibits cannot be obtained but particularly in grains and pro- ducts which are not perishable, your county should be able to make a good showing. For any further information or co- operation, kindly address, Yours very truly, CURTIS L. MOSHER, Secretary. Gov. A. O. Eberhart, President, Hon. D. M. Neill, Red Wing, Chairman of the Commission. e BEAUTIFUL SILK MOTH IS PRODUGT OF BEMIDJI St. Paul Pioneer Press Is Enthusiastic Over Extreme Beauty of Bemidji- Produced Cocoon. The Pioneer man has always maintained that the “half has ne’er been told,” as to the wonderful pos- sibilities of northern Minnesota. We have watched this section grow from a timbered wilderness into a most productive farming community, and we have been able to finally laugh at the scoffers who several years ago proclaimed loudly that nothing fit to eat could be produced onso-called “jack pine soil.” But the latest development of the wonders of this clime is somewhat a genuine silk-worm cocoon. As in the development of the silk worm, the worm is said to “become silk, and the silk becomes women,” where will we stop at? Along this line, the following, taken from the St. Paul Pioneer Press, will be of much interest to readers of the Pioneer: “It is a little early to report signs of spring, but it is a fact that the first butterfly is out. Itis a real 1910 creation, intended for next summer, but for some reason known only to itself, it came out a little early. “Mrs. C. L. Sheire is the possessor of the creature, and possibly the act that the chrysalis was kept in a warm, sunny room may have had some effect in causing it to lose track of the date. When the family was camping at Island Lake, near Be- midji, last August, little Leni Sheire picked up a green worm as big as her thumb, with two horns, under a birch tree. It was put upon a piece of birch bark, in which it immediate- ly proceeded to wrap up for the winter, lining it with a silk cocoon. “When the Sheires returned to to town, the birch bark cylinder came along, and was duly ensconced on a shelf and forgotten. Yester- day morning there was a hole in the cocoon, and a beautiful green moth was sitting on the roll of bark, It refused to speak for publication, but most of its family history was sleuthed out from its Bertillion measurements, “Itis a beautiful pale green, and tbree or four inches long. The front edges of the wings are trimmed with bronze, and the back wings end in two long green tails, which project startling to even the scribe hereof— | WRECK IN MISSOURI- TWELVE ARE KILLED Passenger Trainon C., R. I. & P. Ry. in Smash-up.—Coaches Catch Fire and Burn Fiercely. Trenton, Mo., Dec. 31—2 p. m— (Special to Pioneer)—Passenger train No. 3, west bound, on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail- way, known as the “California Special," was derailed east of Tren- ton today. Allof the cars in the train were turned over and caught fire, burning fiercely. Twelve are known to be dead, and it is believed that several more have been killed. an inch or more out behind. Each of the four wings has a bronze spot with a transparent center. The antennae, or ‘feelers’ are big plumes, brown, to match the legs. The body is pure white and furry. “It belongs to the order ‘Bombycl- dae,’ or silk worms, and is similar to the great ‘Luna Moth,” only smaller. John Adams Buried. The body of John Adams was buried at Greenwood this afternoon, the burial being attended by a large number of the relatives of the family. Mr. Adams had been ailing for several weeks, and his death was not altogether unexpected. He died surrounded by the members of his family, death terminating a long and useful life. Funeral services were held this afternoon, at the late home of the deceased, ‘Qev. C.-E. White, pastor of the M. E. church, officiating. Postoffice Hours Tomorrow. The general delivery and other windows will be open from 10 to 11:30 a. m. There will be no delivery by the carriers. —A. R. Erickson, P. M. Another Strikebreaker Killed. St. Paul, Dec. 31.—Frank Wile, aged thirty, of Cincinnati, a strikebreaker, was run down and killed by a switch engine in the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad yards while working BS a switchman. He was found be- side the track by. a switching crew and a physician was sent for. Wile died before medical aid arrived. He was frightfully mangled about the legs end lower body. No one saw the accident. POSSIBLE THAT WILLIAM WKINNON WILL REGOVER Will Be Brought from Denver to Cass Lake.—A Co-Worker. Writes Splendid Testimonial. Naish McKinnon of this city has received work from Denver, Colo- rado, of the improvement in the condition of his brother, William McKinnon, a prominent employe of the U. S. forest service, who was recently stricken blind as the result of some strange affliction which baffled many physicians, but which has now been diagnosed as a cancer on the brain, with other complica- tions. Dan McKinnon, another brother of William McKinnon, has gone to Denver, accompanied by his wife, and word has been sent to Bemidji that it is the intention to bring William back to Cass Lake, where his parents and brother Dan reside; and that they expect to arrive here with William, about next Tuesday. The word received from Dan McKinnon has been very cheering and is to the effect that the wonder- ful constitution and optomism of the sick man has been such that he is literally mastering the disease which has at times before this last crisis caused him much trouble. As an indication of the promi- nence of William McKinnon in the U. S. forest service and his popu- larity with all branches of that ser- vice, the following letter is self- explanatory. TWO BASKETBALL GAMES FOR TOWORROW EVENING “Big Bemidg” Team Will Play Game Against Cass Lake, and Will Have High School as Opponents in Preliminary Game. The newly-organized “Big Be. midg” basketball team will Satur- 'day evening play its first regular :zame of the season against an out- ‘side basketball organization, when the local five will line up against the Cass Lake team, at the Armory in this city. The “Big Bemidg” team as now organized is picked from the best players of the Fire Department and Co. K. fives, and this will be the first try-out for the ‘“Big” boys. They have been playing together for several evenings and should be in fair condition for Saturday night’s struggle. The Cass Lake team is an un- known quantity, having never played here. Vesterday, the mana- ger of the team at the ‘‘Lake” asked permission to play two of the members of the fast Deer River team with the Cass Lake five, which was assented to, so that it is pretty certain that the visiting team will be a strong one. Prior to the game with the Cass Lake five, the “Big Bemidg” players will take on the Bemidji High School for a game; and it is expected that the school boys will give the regulars a hard game, as the ‘‘kids” are “Forest Service, District 2, Denver, Col., Dec. 16, 1909. “Mr. William R. McKinnon, Denver, Col. "My Dear Mac:—On behalf of the men who have known you best and who have been most closely associated with you in your work here in the Forest Service, I want to tell you of the intense feeling of sorrow which comes to us all when the seriousness of the strange disease which has come upon you so suddenly and unexpectedly, is realized. “We are all praying and hoping that a turn may come for the better; but, if'to the little understood work- ing of Providence, this is not to be, I want you to know that no man in the Service, to my knowledge, has been more respected, has done more valuable and conscientious work, or hasbeen better liked by the men who worked with him, than yourself. "It is because the Forest Service is made up of men of just suchia 1 16-3rd Street P LIBERAL PATRONAGE APPRECIATED. The Past Year’s Trade at Our Store Breaks all Form- er Records, for which Patronage we feel very Grateful. During the Holiday Rush at Our Store, possibly some Watches might have been sent out which were not properly adjusted, or perhaps Rings sold which were not of correct sizes, or articles of Jewelry from our extensive stock which were not engraved with letters, name or monogram, owing to lack of time, but if it is the wish of the recipients of these articles to have the alterations made, they may return same now and we will gladly do the ADJUSTING SIZING OR ENGRAVING FREE OF CHARGE. Other Engraving Done at a Moderate Price. We have certainly received our portion of the Holiday trade, for which we wish to express our sincere thanks. We Wish all our Pafrons and Friends a Happy and Prosperous New Year, GEO. T. BAKER & CO. Manufacturing Jewelers. Near the Lake RAILROADS BRING desirious of making a good showing against their older apponents. The first game, with the High School, tomorrow evening will be called at 8:30, so as not to keep the crowd out too late; and, the Cass Lake-“Big Bemidg” game will be called on immediately following the preliminary contest. The new “Big Bemidg” team will line up tomorrow evening, and as it will probably play the season through will be as follows: H. Geil and Dick, forwards; Brown, (captain) center; Heffron and Gill guards. This team bas three members of the old champion “Big Bemidg” team, in Brown, Geil and Heffron. Geil and Brown are playing in their old positions, but Heffron has been switched from his former position as forward and sub center to guard, in which position it is believed he will prove to be a star. The most important games scheduled for the season are those which will be played with Billings, Montana, team, January 17-18. The Billings team claims the champion- ship of the west, and is said to be a very fast quint. The Billings team has as captain and forward Joe Markham, who was the star of the “Big Bemidg” team when the locals were “cleaning up” everything in the north half of 'the state, two years ago. Will Collins, another ex- Bemidji player, is also a member of the Billings team. The locals will do their best to win from the fast western “bunch.” —_— _— stamp that it has succeeded .in ac- complishing its tremendous work in the face of such great odds as have met it in the last few years. Each man holds his own peculiar niche in the world and yours, if made vacant by our Heavenly Father in the exercise of that judgment which no human being should question, can- not be filled. “I can simply say for all the men as well as for myself, using the words of one greater than all of us: ‘May the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace.’ —Paul G. Redington.” IN MORE NEW MEN Determined Efort fo Fill Plaes of Striking Switchmen. St. Paul, Dec. 31.—Twenty-five non- union switchmen from points south and east were brought into St. Paul and assigned to duty in Twin City terminal yards. It is reported that fifty more are on their way. Presi- dent Frank T. Hawley of the Switch- men’s union said that he personally knew of the twenty-five arriving. A dispatch from Chicago says that the Northwestern railroads are going to work systematically to relieve inex- perienced strikebreakers and new men by the employment of as many switch- men as they can find throughout the country. This all follows the automatic with- drawal of the proposition made by the railroads through Governor Eberhart to employ old men as they were need- ed and abide by the decision of the Chicago conference as to terms. This proposition ceased to exist after noon Wednesday, the switchmen as a body failing to take advantage of it and the proposition itself being coupled to a clause making it an ultimatum. Meantime, there is an indication in Chicago, so union men-say there, that the conferences in that city will not accomplish anything and among strike officials the belief is growing, as ex- pressed by Chairman H. B. Perham of the railway department, American Federation of Labor, that the Ameri- can Railways association has deter- mined to try its strength against the railway department of the American Federation of Labor, so far as any threatened sympathetic strikes may affect the Northwestern situation. Erudite. “Oh, baby,”" exclaimed the Boston mother, “what does make you ery so?" © “I really cannot say,” was the unex- Dected answer. “I have never indulged in introspection.” SPEGIAL HOLIDAY BiiL AT BRINKMAN THEATER Excellent Program Has Been Arranged for Tomorrow Night Which In- cludes Masten’s Orchestra. An extra New Years bill of variety and excellence has bten se- cured by the Brinkman Family Theater for the holiday week, in- cluding “The famous song Birds from the South,” who are making a great hit in this city, and in ad- dition to the regular .bill tomorrow (New Years) night, Masten’s Oschestra will pldy a prominent part in the program. A special New Years matinee will be given tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, District Court Adjourns to Jan. 11. District court for Beltrami county, the adjourned term of which for the purpose of considering court cases without a jury has been held during the past we k, was adjourned last evening, by Judge Wright, until Tuesday. January 11, 1910, at which time the resumption of the trial of court cases will be taken up. The time of the court yesterday and the previons day was taken up with consideration of the case of the Smith-Minor Lumber company vs. J. B. Hock, Emma I. McClelland,’ William Ross and Albert Blaser, in which G. W. Campbell appeared for the lumber company, Judge Spooner represented Emma I. McClelland, F. A. Jackson . was attorney for Mr. Blaser, and John F. Gibbons repre- sented Mr. Hock, whose lean was dismissed. .The case has not been concluded last evening and went over for final consideration on the 11th of January. Masten’s Orchestra Plays for Club. The Pioneer made an uninten- tional error; in last evening’s issue, in’stating that the orchestra that would play for the dance at the Armory this evening would be under the directio of Prof. Hzr'ry Masten. Such is not the case. Prof. Masten’s orchestra of seven pieces will play for the. Bemidji Dancing' Club, : the regular club dance, to be gir tonight-at Masonic hall. Subscribe for The Pioneer. iA