Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 9, 1910, Page 1

b . Historical Socielz. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL IETY, VOLUME 8. NUMBER 18. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BANNER RALLY HELD IN THE BAPTIST CHURCH Baptist Young People’s Union Holds Annual Meeting—Excellent Music and Speeches. Bemidji people filled the Baptist church last evening in attending the annual rally of the Baptist& The| meenng was the most successful | Young People’s Union. rally ever attempted by the local union. Beautiful music was a special feature of the evening's| program. The time of the regular evening | service was turned over to the young people by Reverend McKee, and H. E. Rice, president of the union, presided at the meeting, which was in session trom 7:30 until 10 o'clock. The large crowd which attended the meeting greatly enjoyed the service, ‘The program follows: j Singing—Congregation. | Scripture Reading—Pres. H. E.| Rice. | Prayer—Pastor. Duet—Misses Slater and Crouch. “What the B. Y. P. U. Has Done} for the Church”—DMrs. H. E. Rice. *“The Work of Our Committees”— Miss Georgia Smith. Solo—Mrs. Heary Miller. “Responsibility of Fach One to ‘Take Part”—Rev. H. Robinson Mc- Kee. “Attendance”—Glen Martin. Trio—Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Miss Benner. “How Can You Overcome the Situation where the Young People Have Nothing to Say—Miss Benner. Euphonium Solo —-Chas. L. Cum- mer. FiveTwo-Minute “Guns.” 1. “How long in Advance Should Meetings be Planned”’— Otis Baker. { 2. “What are the Charac- teristics of a Good Meeting”— George Smith. 3. Training ot ers”—H. E. Rice. Ladies’ Quartet—Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Rice, Miss Benner, Miss Slater. 4. Should Older People be Encouraged to Attend? If so, What Part Should They Take?—| A. L. Holden. 5. What is the Great Value of the Young People’s Devotional Meeting>—Fred W. Davis, Minne- apolis. Duet—Mrs. Bowers, Miss Benner. Mrs. H. Miller, Organist. 1910 YAGHT RAGES T0 BE HELD AUGUST 4-5-6 Rice, Young Lead- Is One of tha Most Important Motor Boat Events of the Year. Alexandria Bay. The Thousand Islands Yacht club, holders of the American Power Boat Association Gold Challenge cup, won two years ago by ‘‘Dixie 11” from the Chippewa Bay Yacht club and last year successfully de- fended by her, has just set the dates for this year’s races, which will take| place on the club course, off Alex- andria Bay, Thousand Islands, on August 4th, 5th and 6th. ‘This race is one of the most im- portant motor boat events of the year as it typifies the speed su- premacy of the United States and has become a classic among motor boat events. Itis a cup given by the American Power Boat associa- tion in 1904 and was raced for twice that season, being first won by the famous “‘Standard” and later by the *“Challenger” for the Chippewa Bay Yacht club, which successfully de- tended it against all comers until the summer of 1908, when it was won by the “Dixie 11" for the Thousand Islands Yacht club, The conditions of the race limit the length of the boats competing to 40 ft. overall, but no other restric- tions are specified, and each year the gold challeage cup race brings out in competition, the fastest boats | the deed of gift specify that the club holding the cup shall defend it between May 30th and Oct 1st against all challenges and one challenge must be delivered to the holding club at least six months before the date set for the race or series of races called for by the conditions. 'The races are run off in three. heats on consecutive days {and each heat cannot be for less than 20 or more than 40 nautical miles, the winner being decided upon by the point system, whereby each boat entering and finishing a heat of a match receives one point for entry and one additional point for each boat she defeats, the winner being the boat scoring the highest number of points in all the heats of the race. After one challenge has been received by tne holding club, other boats clubs, may also file challenges at any time up to ten days before the dates set for the races and as aresult of this provision, each year has seen from four to a dozen boats competing. This year the first challenge for the cup was re- ;cei\'ed by the Thousands Islands {racht club from the Chippewa .ay Yacht club, the former holder of the trophy, and up to date one| other club has also challenged, ; the New York Motor Boat club, | naming as its challenger, the ¢“Intrude:”, now building for Mr. F. K. Burnham. Four other new boats are building, which will be eligible under the conditions of the deed of gitt and from which great things are expected in the way of speed. Among these is the new ““Hoosier Boy,” the suc- cessor of the very successful boat of that name of last year. The Gananoque Yacht club are also building a challenger and it is to be presumed that “Dixie 11" will again be in the running, so that the 1910 event should be the most important and eventful in the his- tory of the cup, SPORTING NOTES Standing of the l:luhs] American Association Won Lost Pet 4 .800 7 .632 Minneapolis. Columbus ... .9 11 456 Toledo. . .9 11 456 Louisville 9 12 429 Indianapolis. .8 10 .444 Kansas City. 6 9 .400 Milwaukee .. .5 1 .313 Cleveland . New York Chicago. Boston.... Washington. St. Louis. ... New York ... Pittsburg . Philadelphia Chicago .. Cincinnati Boston ... Brooklyn . St. Louis.....ovvieeininns Saturday’s Games American Association Columbus 3—St. Paut 4." Toledo 1—Minneapolis 3. Louisville 2—Milwaukee 4. Indianapolis-Kansas City—rain. American League Washington 3—Philadelphia 6. N. Y. 4—Boston 1. Chicago 5—Detroit 3. Cleveland 4—St. Louis 1. Chauffeur’s Union of Chicago Sued for $60,000 Damages. Chicago, May 9.—Suit for $60,000 damages agq t the Chauffeurs’ union and its officers and members was started in the superior court by three of the automobile livery cowmpanies. The suit, which is the first of its kind to be instituted in Chicago against a labor organization, is based on a breach of contract, which the compa- nies assert the union committed when It ordered a strike of chauffeurs about five weeks ago. All of the strikers who have any property that could be discovered by investigators for the Employers’ asso- of the country. The conditions of citation are named and made defend- ants. S representing other {rooms overlooking FINISH DEDICATORY PLANS OF LIBRARY Mayor Parker to Receive Carnegie’s Gift,—W. B. Stewart to Make Presentation Speech. The program for the opening of Bemidji’s handsome, new Carnegie library, which will be held next Wednesday evening, has been com- pleted. The 312.5(-)0 structure will be presented to the city. ‘The building is a fine gray stone and reddish brown brick structure, erected at the foot of Fifth street in the city park, with the reading the park and Lake Bemidji. The main entrance faces Bemidji avenue. Thomas Johnson of Bemidji is the contractor in whose charge the building was erected. The interior of the library is well finished in dark oak, the librarian’s desk, where Miss Beatrice Mills presides, and the stack room facing the door. Read- ing rooms occupy the remainder of the main floor. The basement has twa large rooms in addition to the furnace room, one of which has a fire place and will be fitted up for headquarters for the Be- midji Improvement league. The Bemidji band will play several selections in front of the building Wednesday night, the program being commenced at 8 o'clock. The city orchestra will render music inside of the library. Solos will be sung by Mr. Wood- monsee, Miss Dora Hanson, Mr. | Andrew Rood, and Mr, Guthrie, ‘The history and presentation of the library building will be made by W. B. Stewart, county superintend- | ent of schools anda member of the city library board. Mayor John C. Parker ‘will make the speech of acceptance on behalf of the city. An informal reception wilt be held in the basement by the members of the board. Rev. S. E. P. White, president, Supt. A. P. Ritchie, secre- tary, Mrs. W. H. Vye, Mayor Parker land W. B. Stewart. Light refresh- ments will be served, WEST REPORTS GREATEST FRUIT CROP IN YEARS 1910 Predictions Are that Soft Fruits Will Double Season of 1908.— Apples Increase 25 Per Cent. Spokane. Wash.,, May 9th—Offi- cers of the state horticultural asso- ciations and commercial organiza- tions in Washington. Oregon, Idaho and Montana say in reports to the Spokane chamber of commerce there is every indication that the fruit crop this year will be the largest and most profitable in the history of the four states. Private advices from growers in the province of British Columbia are that the out- look is good for apples and other fruits. There is no danger of a late freeze, but should the unexpected happen the owners of commercial tracts are ready to do battle with hundreds of thousands of smudge pots or orchard heaters. It is pre- dicted that higher prices will pre- vail as a result of the heavy damage to the fruit crop in the middle| western states. i_ F. A. Huntley, state horticultural | commissioners, says that growers in i Washington will proluce twice as ‘\much fruit this season as in 1908, the year of the record crop. In- cluding peaches, apricots, cherries, | beriies and other soft fruits the yield will be at least doubled owing to the increasd acreage, he adds,‘ while the apple crop will, show an| increase of about 25 per cent. Ore-| gon, Idaho, Montana and Brirish | Columbia will have equally large! | vields as the result of increased acreage and trees coming into bear- ing this season. With, increased transportation facilities and the steady influx of ! gettlers, the early attempts in the ivalleys and uplands have become more pretentious, sustained and sys. tematic. Dry farming is practiced extensively and irrigation plants have been established by private individuals and corporations, also by the United States government, which is expending enormous sums in reclaiming the volcanic wastes so wonderfully rich and fertile and so peculiarly adapted to raising fruits, unblemished and perfect in size and color. More than 350,000 acres of lands are devoted to orchards in the four states and pomologists estimate that the value of a full crop will undoubtedly equal $175,000,000. Northwestern apples are in de- mand in the eastern, middle western and southern states and in Europe and Australia and the markets are being extended year by year. American and foreign experts, who have studied conditions in the Northwest as “the World’s Fruit Basket,” adding there has been established in a comparatively short time a domain where the first foot of soil, properly cultivated, eventually will be worth more than all the mines from Alaska to Mexico and all the forests from the United States boundary to the Arctic sea. As gold was the strong magnet which sent the first Americans across the unknown wastes of this continent to the California coast in 1849, so today the apple, the emperor of fruit, is attracting thousands to the western orchard belts. Millions of dollars have been invested in apple lands west of the Rockies dur- ing the last decade and beautiful orchards of young trees today mark the spots where but yesterday was a waste of brewn, sagebrush-covered desert. Romance never played such a Ipart in the world asin the fruit growing districts of the Northwest today. There is the romance of de- velopment, of commerce and of life that rivals the stories of centuries ago, when new empires were suddenly uncovered by pegple who never even dreamed of their existence. Just as the mystery and danger faded from the Far West: when once it was “discovered,” so has that vast stretch of territory come into its own. Reports from nurseries and grow- ers are tkat between 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 one and two-year saplings will be planted in the four states and provinces before the close of 1910. This means that more than 50,000,000 acres of land will be added to the area already under cultivation, thus giving a total of 400,000,000 acres in fruit , in 1915, GOOD VAUDEVILLE BILL AT THE BRINKMAN. And still good things “continue to come to the citizens of this city. The Brinkman Family Theater is keeping up the pace set out in giv- ing Bemidji theater goers what. they want in the way of first class per- formances. It was at first thought that such a succession of high class vaudeyille could not be secured, bat a glance at this bill will convince you at once that it is strictly first- class in every respect. Walter and May are a pair of com- edy entertainers that are hard to beat. It does one good to laugh and that is what Walter and May make you do. Clever Conkey the German Stick Thrower keeps the attention of the entire audience from the raise of the curtain to the close of his clever performance. ¢ Clans and Radcliffe, Comedy singers and excentric dancers, are ranked among the first in ‘vaudeville on the American stage. Miss ‘Clans is a St. Paul girl and has just re- turned' from Furpoe after a most successful tour. You cannot see a better pair of entertainers, go where you like. With the general good run of mov- ng pictures and singing, this popu- lar theater gives to the people of this city a rare treat in an excep- tional vaudeville bill. Eagles Lose. The recent challenge of the local Eagles to the city team. was ac- cepted, the game being played at the fair grounds yesterday afternoon. Theé city team won by a score of 5 to 4. COMPANY K PREPARING FOR JUNE ENGAMPMENT New Members Wanted to Fill Vacant Places—Gymnasium in Armory, Captain Plans. Company K will go into camp at Lake City June 13-23, according te an announcement made today by Adam E. Otto, captain of the local militia company. Special ears will carry tha soldiers to the southern part of the state, where the annual encampment is held. It is rumored that the “Blue Cross Girls,” an organization which annualy sees the boys off on their trip, may be re- organized. A special campaign to secure new members for the local militia is to be conducted by Captain Otto and his officers from now on until the time of encampment.. Many of the former members of Company K haye secured dismissals and left the city, and the officers wish to fill the holes in the ranks. Bemidji should have a company of 65 or 70 men. Special attractions are to be made for the militia men in the near fu- ture. Captain Otto expectsto’ put in a first class gymnasium at the armory by next fall, which will pro- vide interesting recreation for the members of Company K during the long winter evenings. FOR A WOMAN BY A WOMAN The Touch of Comedy. By Mary Russell. The touch of comedy in life is what keeps us all from the dark- ness of despair. The man or wo- man who can smile through storm or stress, keeps Sweet to the gates of death, and ome could even imagine a future life would find such an individual welcome. Children have no 1rreverence, yet they often say things that sound so to our over tained and overstrained ears. Said one child when looking at a very homely man, ‘“Well I bet God just laughed when he made that man!” The child meant no harm—in- vested God with a sense of humor which he felt himself. Since every attribute is from a divine power is it not perhaps wrong to think that the source of all humor possess none? We take our. pleasures sadly. Why not try smiling a little every day to test the efficacy of a cheerful attitude on those about you? The man who comes into his office with a cheery word and smile will have the love and loyality of those about him—if he lives up to his éxterior. Don’t smile from the teeth out. That will gain you nothing, for the art of smiling lies deeper than that. Find something in life to smile at and someone to smile with. A sense of humor is like a grain of salt—the saving grace in this salad we call life. A reputation for wit may be earned by a caustic tongue, and a disregard of the feeling of others, but a reputation for a kind heart must be based on the kindly thought and deed, and the outward expres- sion of a smile. A cheery smile has made many a clerk a successful man or woman. The grouchy attendant seldom climbs far. They are the kind that think somebody is iealous of them or par- tial to someone else. They think that is why they are failures. They seldom have the strength of charac- ter to take themselves apart and Jook at their- own inward works. They will not admit that they are unwilling servants and that they take a sorrowful view of life. The customer that is hard: to pl-ase may be an important factor in the future welfare of the clerk. Give her your best efforts cheer- fully, and even if you miss a sale, and know you are going to do at the beginning of her search, you will be the gainer., It has been said that a wise .time to give a pill is when the mouth 15 wide open in a hearty laugh. At any rate the dose will lose its terror under such circumstances. To smile does not mean to grin like a “chessy cat.” That is a van- ishing grin at best. It is not the smile that won’t come off that is best, for there are times when a smile is an insult. The smile worth while is the smile of a big generous heart reflected like sunshine on the face. Try to cultivate it, for after all what we give is what comes back to us OPENS SUBURBAN CHURGH Rev. H. R. McKee, pastor of the Baptist church of this city, opened a suburban station at the old county poor farm, across Lake Bemidji, yes- terday. The services were success- ful and Reverend McKee intends to bold them all through the summer. Sunday school was held from 3 to 4 o’clock, followed by the regular gospel service in which Reverend McKee preached the sermon. The building has a large assembly room with several smaller ones, which are well adapted for class teaching, opening off from it. The meetings were well attended. NORHERN PAGIFIC GETS OUT INTERESTING BOOK Describes Irrigation of Land in Its Territory.—Land for Thousands Of Settlers. The area of land being re- cliamed by irrigation in the North- west is sufficient to provide homes for hundreds of thousands of set- tlers. Both government and pri- vate projects, and the work -they are doing in the territory adjacent to the lines of the Northern Paci- fic Railway are described and illustrated is an attractive and well written folder just issued by that Company. C. J. Blanchard of the U. S. Reclamation Service is the author of that part of the folder which deals with government projects, and he says: “Irigation canals representing an investment 'of 150 million dollars, and long enough to girdle the globe with triple bands have spread oases of green in sixteen arid states and territories. An annual harvest valued at not less than 250 million dollars is the desert’s response to the intelligent application of water to her sun-burned valleys. Practic- ally all of this stupendous miracle has been wrought within the past quarter of a century, and a large part of it by individual enterprise: The Great American Desert no longer calls up a visioa of isolation and horror. With the western march of settlers its boundaries bave shrunken. Railroads have thrust its barriers outside. Its flow- ing streams and its underground waters are being measured and studied, and we are beginning to grasp faintly a little of its potential greatness. Conservative engineers,_ on the basis of our present knowl- edge, estimate that not less than thirty million acres are yet reclaim- able by water from the streams which drain it. “Remembering that our greatest present need is to provide homes in the land for our rapidly increasing population, that the stability of the Nation depends upon our ability to make such provisions,who can meas- ure the importance of the desert and its reclamation?” That every man, woman and cbild in the United States is vitally in- terested in the work of irrigation is an evident fact. Those who have but a, limited knowledge of what irriga- tion has done and is doing, will welcome the information which this|. folder contains, as will also those who.are of a mind to seek a home in the Great Northwest where such marked success is being met with bythose whoare todaydeveloping the irngated farms and orchards. Copies of the folder may be obtained upon request by addressing the General Passenger Agent of the Northern Pacific at St. Paul. ESCAPING 6AS NEARLY ASPHYXIATES SLEEPERS Cass Lake People Narrowly Escape Death—Mother Heroically Rescues Others—Coal Stove Open. Cass Lake, May 9.—Coal gas al- most caused the death of three rasidents of Cass Lake yesterday, and were it not for the awakening of the baby, the deaths would cer- tainly Eave occurred. Mrs. E. L. Woods was awakened about 2 a. m. by the crying of the baby. Feeling ill, she called her daughter, Mrs. L. W. Bennington, and told her to hurry for the doctor. Mrs. Bennington attempted to rise but fell back so weak that she was hardly able to explain that she could not go. Mrs. Woods then called her 10-year-old son but the little lad had no sooner jumped out of bed than he fell back unconscious. Believing that they had in some manner been poisoned, the mother staggered and crawled from the house to the doctor’s office across the street, where she awakened the physician and explained that the family had suddenly become ill. The doctor attended the woman and then hurried to the Woods home, wheré it required several hours’ work to resuscitate the rest of the family. They are now recover- ing rapidly. The = physician de- clared that-if the family had slept one hour later, they would never have awakened. " Investigation Ted to the dis- covery that the lid of the coal stove had been left slightly open while the rest of the drafts had been tightly closed. Consequently, gas escaped from the cover and nearly caused the asphyxiation of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nevins who live on the banks of Clearwater lake are frequent visitors to the city of Bemidji. They send many fresh green goods to the local market. Their home is pictured as-an ideal country home. Itis said by many who have had the pleasure of visit- ing at this model country home that it is second to none anywhere in the northwest. It consists of some wooded land and about sixty acres of beautifully cleared productive land. A splendid house and barn are situated among the pines and afford a fine view of the surrounding coudtry. The barn floor is laid with maple and is scrubbed severalitimes a week. Everything in and around both house and barn is in tip top shape and it can justly be called an ideal country home. Died Yesterday. F. W. Liesch of Rosemont, near St. Paul, who came here three weeks ago for the benefit of his health, died yesterday of pulmonary tuberculosis, in his tent on the lakeshore near Twelfth street. Relatives were noti- fied and are on their way to Be- midji. M. Liesch’ was a young :barber about 25 years old and came here from Grand Forks, thinking the pine air would improve his health, but the disease had too strong a hold and he gradually weakened. He had no friends in Bemidji but some of the local barbers aided him considerably. Coroner Ibertson was given charge of the remains and is awaiting the arrival of relatives of the deceased. Mrs. Robinson Dead. Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson of Turtle River, who was living at the George Knott residence in this city, died last night. No funeral arrange- ments have been made’yet. Baudette Has Son, A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. T. Baudette. 717 Lake Boulevard, Saturday. Mother and’ child are | doing. nicely.