Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 23, 1910, Page 2

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY BY THE BEMIDJI PIONEER PUBLISHING CO. E. H. DENV. G. E. CARSON. X Entered In the Postotfice at Bemid]l, Mianesels, as second class matior. SUBSGRIPTION---$5.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANGE CITY OF BEMIDJI County Seat. Population—In 1900, 1500; 7000. Summer Resort—Hundreds of - outsiders make their summer homes on Lake Be- midji. Fishing, boating and bathing ac- commodations are second to none in the United States. Area—Ten square miles incorporated. Altitude—1400 feet above sea level. ‘Water Power—2200 developed horse- power, Mississippi river. ‘Water—Absolutely pure. Two artesian wells. Water Mains—About seven miles. Boating—500 miles by lake and river. Death Rate—5.4 a thousand in 1908. Annual Rainfall—33.7 inches. { Temperature—20 above, winter; 75 summer, mean. Sewer Mains—About three miles. Cement Sidewalks—Six and a miles. Lakeshore Drives—Ten miles. Parks—Two. ‘Water Frontage—Ten miles, and Mississippi river. A Home Town—1600 residences. Taxpayers—1200. Churches—8. School Houses—Three. Bank Deposits—$750,000. Manufactures—Hardwoad handles, lum- ber, lath, shingles, and various other industries. q Great Distributing Point—Lumber prod- ucts, groceries flour, feed and hay. Postal Receipts—$17,000 for 1909, 10th place in state outside of St. Paul, Minne- apolis and Duluth. Railroads—Great Northern, Minnesota & International, M., R. L. & M., Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, Wilton & Northern, Grand Forks to Duluth, and Bemidji-Sauk Centre. Railroad Depots—Four. Passenger Trains—Twelve daily. Hospitals—One. Distances—To St. Paul, 230 miles; to Duluth, 167 miles. Hotels—TFifteen. Breweries—One. Sawmills—Four. Handle Factories—One. ‘Wholesale Houses—Four. Banks—Three. Auto Garages—One. in. 1910, half two lakes Advertising is like the ripple of the pebble cast into the pool. Its effect is constantly broadening and widening, and we cannot know-:the extent of its influence. “This is an age of organi- zation, and the best organized movement is the .most success- ful,” said Dr. Gray. “You simply have got to realize that there are some big things on which you can all agree and forget the little things on which you can’t agree, and then! organize. You will find the rest of | the world so unorganized that you can walk all around through it and take what you want. You want to insist that the state shall assume the expense of making roads and ditches. If this is uncon- stitutional, make it coustitutional. You must have better represencation in the legislature. That’s easy if you work together. Unatil you can do more than has been done thus far through local assessment, you are not going to progress very rapidly.” STATE REAPPOINTMENT IS NESDED. The delegates at the Northern Minnesota Development congress in Bemidji asserted in no uncertain terms that they are a uniton the question of legislative reapportion- ment. They are right. There should be a reapportivnment, although the advisability of a special session of the legislature for the purpose of re- districting the state is doubtful. There is no room for argument concerning the ‘present inequalities of representation in the legislature. The northern part of the state is not represented as it should be in all fairness. The present apportion- ment was made in 1897 and was based on the state census of 1895, which gave to Minnesotaa popula- tion of 1,574,619. The federal census in 1900 showed a population of 1,751,394 and the state census of five years ago 1,979,912. If the rate of increase has been maintained the federal census this spring will show approximately two and a quarter miilions. Those familiar with- the develop- ment of Minnesota confidently be- lieve that the increase during the last five years has exceeded that of any other five-year period. The population today is easily 50 per cent greater than it was fifteen years ago. A very large proportion of that increase is in the northern half of the state. There is where the largest growth bas been during the last fifteen years. It manifestly is unfair to the rapidly growing counties of the ron i rorvwos e GENERAL STRIKE MAY EE_GAU.ED tion on a basis of the population fifteen years ago, when some of them Sympathetic Walkout Pro- posed at Philadelphia. were almost a wilderness, Many of them have two to five times as many inhabitants as they had then. Beltrami county had more then ten times as many people five years ago as it had fitteen years ago. —— The people in northern Minnesota are entitled to consideration. They are developing the resources of the state. They are .pay:lng their share President of Central Labor Body Ques- of the cost of maintaining the state| g yeads of Affiliated Organiza: m.smnuons .nnd should 'have their| 0o on the Advisability of Order fair share in the making of the| g out the One Hundred Thousand laws.—Pioneer Press, Members in Retaliation for the Ar- { TR Sl 1 WA 08 v L ' rest of Strike Leader Pratt. | BY THE W AY. I Philadelphia, Feb. 23.—As a retal- latory measure for.the arrest of Na- tional Organizer C. O. Pratt of the What do people care about your | Cormen’s union President John J. writing if your check is only good.| Murphy of the Central Labor union, which claims a membership of 100,000 The world is full of “bad ones,” | persons, has communicated Wwith the and what’s to be done? Stop! adding | Presidents of all local trades unions e . affiliated with the central body ask- to this list by being good. ing them_ the a;viaabmty of cal}l'mg a God made all creatures for some 5:;3“0::"2(:;“ :{):.m;::;h:is;r;:i good purpose, but Satan - spoiled| i, tne gay stated that a general strike boys by teaching them to vyhislle. had been ordered, but he modified this MAY AFFECT MANY UNIONS: So long as meat is so high, no wonder it is fashionable article of diet. as an CARTER HARRISON. Former Mayor of Chicago Again Boomed for Place. The active campaign for the nemi- ‘nation of Carter H. Harrison for may- or of Chicago by the Democrats in 1911 is to be initiated this week. The word has been sent out to ward or- ganizations in control of the coming Democratic aldermanic conventions to specifically endorse the four-time may- or for the succession of Mayor Busse, if such resolutions can be put through without difficulty. CHICAGO LID ON TIGHTER No Liquor to Be Sold at Places Where Women Congregate. Chicago, Feb. 23.—“Permit the sale of no liquor after May 1 in any place where women congregate.” This order, given by Chief of Police Steward to, his inspectors, came as a bombshell. The effect, overshadowing Mayor Busse’s announced order for-| bidding resort proprietors to sell in- toxicants without a city license, was to electrify the South and West Side “levees.” As a result of the order police offi, cials predict that there will be an ex-' odus from Chicago of 15,000 men and women. POLIGE ARE LOOKING FCR DARING BANDITS Men i Ful Dress Hold Up Lead- ing St Paul Cafe, St. Paul, Feb. 23.—Every detective| on the St. Paul police force and some special men assigned to duty have been started on the trail of two men in -evening dress, wearing rich mili tary overcoats, who at 1 o’clock in the morning poked guns into Cashier Stanley Colburn’s face at Carling’s Uptown cafe and in true fromtier style relieved the cash drawer of $300, making their escape by shooting up the cafe and street outside and ter- rorizing the crowd of thirty after theater parties and employes of the place, who might have attempted their capture. The two men entered Carling’s at 10:30 o'clock. They ordered lavishly, including plenty of wine with their meal, and at 1 o’clock called for Lheir check, with which thev sauntered carelessly toward the cashier's desk near the Fifth street entrance. 3 Cashier Colburn was checking up his accounts when they arrived and mechanically held out his hand for their check. Instead, he faced two guns, one held by each of the men. Colburn went up with both hands and let them help themselves to $300, inas. much as they had the better of.the argument. Decidedly Cold at Rélena. later when - he announced that the proposition for a general conflict had been referred to the various unions. President Murphy, who had been up all night in connection with the strike, said that a general strike might be called by the presidents. Thirty thousand men and women, he said, had already expressed a willingness to- quit work ‘to help the street car men and he felt confident, he added, that all organized labor in the city would agree to strike, Strike Leader Pratt was given a hearing and held jn $3,000 bail charged with inciting to riot, conspiracy and disorderly conduct. Bail was fur- nished. Given Power to Call Strike. The Central Labor union last Sun- day gave the executive power to call & general strike and whether such shall be called, Mr. Murphy said, rests with the individual unions. The Cen- tral Labor. union is composed of 300 delegates, said to represent 100 unions in all kinds of trades. If the order for a general industrial war is carried out to the letter it will mean serious consequences for the city, which probably will be felt in other places as well. Compared with events of the first two days of the strike the morning hours were quiet. There was the usual stoning of cars in several parts of the city, but no person was dangerously hurt. The most serious trouble oc- curred in the northeast section, when two boys were shot by policemen, it is alleged. .One of the youths was struck in the chest by a bullet and seriously wounded. No hand has yet been raised in an effort to. bring about a peaceful settle- ment of the strike. The Transit com- pany says: “It is a fight to the bitter end.” Such is also the declaration of the union. The company is running cars on the principal lines, but the service is not regular and few people venture to ride. Battle With Strikebreakers. Mutiny, which broke out among ‘Wwhat are declared to be nearly 300 strikebreakers, kept by the Rapid Transit company in the trolley barn at Forty-third street and Lancaster avenue, resulted in a pitched battle between a squad_ of fifty Fairmont Park guards doing police duty and the strikebreakers. -The disturbance was caused, it is said, because most of the strikebreakers wanted positions as conductors and were dissatisfied when ordered to do duty as motormen. Oscar Hammerstein announced that the Philadelphia Opera House, where he gives four performances of.grand opera each week, will be closed until after the strike is ended and the car service is normal. Mr. Hammerstein says he does not care to risk produc- ing opera to empty benches. All of the theaters keenly feel the effect of the stoppage of street rail- way trafic. With no cars at night the people remain at home and the theaters are not even half full. SENATOR TILLMAN BETTER Use of His Paralyzed Right Side 1s Returning. ‘Washington, Feb. 23.—The improve- ment in the condition of Senator Ben- jamin R. Tillman' of South Carolina continues, and-his family believes he is gradually approaching récovery. The use of his right side, Which was com- pletely paralyzed a few days ago, is returning and he can now move his right arm and leg. His mind is alert and he is able to talk to some extent. Representative James B. Perkins of Rochester, N. Y., is reported to be dy- ing. His condition took a turn for the worse. . Falling Man Saves His Beer. Caldwell, N. J, Feb. 23.—Conrad ‘Weinheimer, a carpenter of this town, fell from a roof of a three-story build- ing to the ground. He had been sit- ting on the ridge pole eatiag his lunch and had a pitcher of beer in his hand ‘when he lost his balance. Not a drop of the liquid was spilled. Weinheim- er returned to his work later, declar- ing himself none the worse for his ex- perience. DEATH OF WOMAN ALLEGED Doctor Arraigned on Charge of Man- slaughter. Eau Claire, Wis., Feb. 22—Charged with manslaughter in the second de- gree, the specific charge being that of performing a_criminal operation on Mrs. Maude Bennett of Merrillan, The complainant was. Mrs, Anna Vincent, a sister of the'woman whose death Dr. Cole fs charged with having caused. Mrs. Bennett died last Au- gust and although the case.caused a great deal of comment at the time no -arrest was made. FOR CLEANING SHIP BOTTOMS Eighty-Armed Vessel Launched " at Brooklyn. Shipyard. New York, Feb. 22.—The nearest marine product to. the. octopus—an eighty-armed .vessel—has just been launched at a Brooklyn shipyard. The unique craft is to-be used for cleaning the bottoms of large steamships. Over its sides stretch eighty lines of thick hose which_are .supplied with com- pressed air. at a pressure of 150 pounds to the square inch. ‘When the eighty lines of hose are manned by eighty men a steamship of 5,000 tons can be cleaned in twenty- four hours, thus accomplishing the work which _heretofore has taken. a corps of 300 men working' eight days to complete in. the old: way. MAIJOR.GENERAL BELL. Chief of Staff in Fear of the Monroe Doctrine. Speaking before a meeting of na- tional guardsmen at New Haven, Conn., Major General J. Franklin Bell, chief of staff, U. S. A., said that in the future the Monroe doctrine would rise up and give: the country a lot of-trou- ble. He declared in favor of.a larger standing army. NURSED' BY DIVORCED WIFE Last Hours of Clay. Clement, Actor- Playwright. Kansas City, Feb. 23.—Clay Clem- ent, the actor-playwright, died in the arms of-his divorced wife. His pres- ent wife, who is with a theatrical com- pany on the .road, had not been ap- prised that he was: seriously {ll. ‘When his illness‘became serious the aclor sent. hurriedly for:his divorced wife, who was formerly Miss Kathleen Kerrigan.. She left her home in Chi- cago and came here. Throughout his last hours. she nursed him- tenderly and soothed his closing minutes. Clement was three.times married. PREMIER ASQUITH 1S AGCUSED OF TRIGKERY Downfall of New Government Not Far. Distant, London, Keb. 23.—Premier Asquith is playing a. game of solitaire in politics and unless the radical lieu- tenants in the Liberal party can screw: up his courage - tremendously -the downfall of the.Asquith administra- tion 1s a question of, hours. Helena, Mont., Feb. 23.—Unofficial| Wis., and thereby causing her death, thermometers registered 35 degrees| Dr. Elias G. Cole of Fairchild was ar- below zero here. There is mneither| rajgned before Justice G. W. Merri- wind nor snow, however, which allevi-| man in this city. Dr. Cole pleaded not ates conditions, especially with refer | guilty and the case was adjourned ence to live stock. 'until Feb. 24. £ A —— w2t e . 4 1 The premier is accused of tricking oth his own party, the Irish Nation- alists and the Laborites and the ulti- matum of John Redmond, the Nation- alist leader, that the latter, would not support the Liberals unless Asquith agreed to immediate home rule and the abolition of the-lords’ veto meets with approval -even by -the Liberal press. g In a speech at a political luncheon Arthur J. Balfour, leader of the oppo- sition in the house of commons; helped to clear the atmosphere by intimat- ing that the Unionists did not propose to throw any unnecessary difficulties in the way .of the government dealing with the impending problem of finance, the solution of which was necessary for the carrying on of the administra- tion. He added: - ““When it comes to larger problems, involving matters of principle concern- ing the houseof lords, there can be neither a compromise nor an arrange- ment.” ONE DEAD; SEVENTEEN HURT Runaway Car Causes Havoc at St. Loujs. St. Louis, Feb. 23.—Its brakes out of commission a Park avenue street car dashed a quarter of a mile down a steep incline on Park avenue at full speed, spreading death and destruc- tion in its wake before it was halted by colliding with the curb. One man was killed outright, seven- teen persons were injured, seven of them seriously, and two carriages were demolished, while the car was completely wrecked. Floating Ice Blocks River. Hickman, Ky., Feb. 22.—All rivet traffic has been suspended owing ta floating ice in the Mississippi and as a result the steamer Queen City, which left New Orleans several days ago with 120 passengers -on board, hound for Pittsburg, has been tied up twenty-four hours. A number of the passengers are proceeding morth ty B e S L S e e e e e e A R A R e D RISy i SR 2 COMES UP AT PHILADELPHIA Case Against All_eged An- thracite Coal Trust. ARGUMENTS ARE BEGUN About. One Hundred and. Fifty Attor- neys - Represent Fifty Defendants, but Only a Few.of the Lawyers Will .Be Heard—J. C. McReynolds, Who Handled the Tobacco Trust Case, Chief Counsel for the Government. Philadelphia, Feb. 22.—Another one of the big trust prosecutions begun in the: Roosevelt administration came up here. Argument was heard by the United States circuit court in the gov- ernment’s suit against the alleged an- thracite coal combination. The case is before Judges Bufhngton, Lanning and Gray, the Jast named of whom has an intimate knowledge. of condi- tions in the hard coal regions by rea- son of having served on the anthracite commission. About 150 attorneys represent -the fifty defendants, but only a few-of the lawyers will be heard. It has been agreed that the cases of the fifteen companies will be combined as much as.possible in.order to confine the ar- gument to two days. The govern- ment’s case will be argued principally by J. C. McReynolds, who conducted the government’s prosecution of the 80, called tobacco trust. The principal pleader for the defendants will be John G. Johnson of this city. The court is asked to enjoin' the de- fendants from continuing their alleged, combination in restraining trade and particularly to stop them from con- tinuing the contract by which inde- pendent comparies sell coal to the carriers for 65 per cent of the price received by the railroads at tidewater. The judges ‘are also asked to declare null and void the acquisition of stock of coal companies and railroads by the large coal carrying railroads. Matches in Pocket Ignite. Red Cloud, Neb., Feb. 23.—An explo- sion_ of matches in the vest pocket of H. J. Mauer while he was -on the dancing floor, taking part in a waltz, converted him into a human torch and resulted -in-serious injury before the flames were extinguished. PEOPLE WE KNOW. They are Bemidji. People, -and What They Say is of Local Interest. When an incident like - the follow- ing occurs right here.at home, it is bound to carry weight with our readers. So many strange occur- rences . go the -rounds of the press: are published as - facts, - people become skeptical. On one subject skepticism is rapidly ‘disappearing This is due tothe actual . experience of our_citizens, ‘and their public utterances -regarding them. - The doubter must - doubt no more in the face-of such evidence as this. . The public statem-nt of a reputable citi zen living right at home, one whom you can: see. every day,.leaves :no ground for the skeptic to stand. on. 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