Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 5, 1910, Page 1

ILY PIONEER. SOCIETY. " VOLUME 8.. NUMBER 66. MAYOR PARKER OPENS THE CITY TO FIRE LADDIES Welcomes Them to Bemidji and Says the Best is for Them ---Annual Parade Marches Through the Down town Streets to Library Park. - Led by a Bemidji band, the pa- rade of the sixteenth annual fire- men’s tournament marched from the city hall to the Library park yester- day morning. Four departments were in line and the rear was brought up by several highly decorated floats ‘The departments in line were Crooks- ton, Hallock, Ada and Bemidji. At the park, Mayor Parker and President Geill welcomed the as- sociation to Bemidji. Mayor Park- er said that he would not present the keys as Bemidji was always open to friends and no keys werr needed, He told the hremen to help themselves and take what they wanted, not forgetting that Bemidji is noted for pretty girls. Thomas Joknstone, treasurer of the association and chief of the Crookston department, responded by saying that the ¢Crookston sharks” were here to get all that they could lay their hands on and that if any pretty girls were missing Friday, to look for them in Crooks- ton. In the afternoon, everyone went to the fair grounds where the day’s and a sham battle were scheduled. As Company K had extra equipment, twelve new men were taken in to fill up the ranks. On the field of battle, Second Lieutenant Kelly was given the new men and told to defend the city against the enemy. The regulars of the company composed the enemy and were commanded by First Lieutenant Hillaby. The fight was fast and furious for a few minutes and then Captain Otto stopped the advance and gave the decisiou in favor of the defenders. | The enemy lost because they ad- vanced in an upright position. After the battle, the soldiers shot off their extra ammunitiod. . Last evening, the band played a short concert on the dock and then went up to the city hall to play for the annual ball. At the ball, nearly one hundred tickets were sold. Very few celebrated in the evening by the use of night fireworks, For nearly an hour last night, the Northern Lights played across the Heavens as if they too were cele- brating. P. J. Russell, orator of the day, in his address compared conditions which the makers of the Declaration of Independence faced with those which we of today are facing. His speech will be printed in full to- morrow. races Lavinia Fire Qut. . After burning over the whole of section 30, the fire which has been burning back of Lavinia for over a week has been pat out. C. A. Phelps and several neighbors have been fighting flames for over a week. The fire burned over 140 acres on the Bailey farm, 80 acres on the Krahn farm, 150 on J. J. Opsahl’s farm and 140 on the Phelps farm. Charles Krahn also lost 70 acres in section 25, Krahn had all of his pasture burned over so that he is forced to send his cattle out to forage. Phelps had one pasture burned over, but saved the other. The fire was a hot one, eating the ground clean and burning every branch from timber 35 feet high. “Granite King” Drops Dead. Rutland, Vt, July 5—Rufus D Bucklin, aged seventy-four years, who was for twenty-five years a merchant at Wallingford and for the last thirty years engaged in the marble and gran- ite business in this city, dropped dead. He was called the granite king. Exciting Game Fatal to Rooter. Los Angeles, Cal, July 5.—While watching a thirteen-inning ball game at Chute’s park Marcus Goldwater, aged forty-six, a wealthy manufacturer of Los Angeles, dropped dead from heart failure. Goldwater was sittjpg LULU BLACKFORD WON AFTER A HARD FIGHT Took Seven Heats to Decide the 2:35 Trot Sunday Afternoon—Prince Hal Won Pace. It took seven heats to decide the winner of the 2:35 trot in the races Sunday afternoon at the fair grounds. Lula Blackford won first place in the first, fourth' and seventh heats and was declared winner. She also won second in the second, fifth and sixth heats, and third in third. Prince Hal won the free-for-all pace taking first place in three con- secutive heats. Olson’s horse won the running races by winning first twice in succession. Owing to the poor condition of the tract, no new records were made. The sand was deep and the wind was strong all afterncon. The Be- midji band played between races. The best time was made by Prince Hal who went the mile in 2:23}5. Following is a summary: Heats ....oooeeeees 1234567 Pace Prince Hal, first Skidoo, third.. 2 Better Promise, second 3 2 2 2:35 Trot Lula Blackford Bemidji Bell. George H.. Olgon, iiiiiaiezsnssssese Cochran. Mclver... DIES ON HISTORIC FIELD Aviator Wachter’s Monoplane Falls to the Earth. Betheny Plain, Rheims, France, July 5.—The opening of the second aviation meeting on the historic field of Betheny was marked by a fatal accl- dent, Aviator Wachter being killed. ‘Wachter was the first of the con- testants to appear for practice. In his monoplane he battled long with the gale amid the enthusiasm of the spec- tators, until the rain compelled him to make a descent. He resumed his flights in the afternoon and was flying wmagnificently, when suddenly an e» plosion was heard. The wings of the machine doubled up and the monc¢ plane dropped to the earth with light- ning speed. The aviator was instantly killed in full view of the spectators, among whom were his wife and little daughter. The accident is attributed to the wire stays. FIVE SOLDIERS BADLY HURT Horses Stampede While Battery Is at Target Practice. Sparta, Wis., July 5—Five soldiers were quite seriously injured and sev- eral others bruised in a stampede of horses while Battery D, Fifth field artillery, were at target practice. The battery had unlimbered for ac- tion and fired one shot when a stray horse became frightened and, gallop- ing among the battery’s horses, stam- peded the whole bunch. Those in- jured were: First Sergeant Gillespie, spine hurt; Musician Fennell] collar bone broken; Private Jaslonis, leg broken above knee; Private Smith, left eye hurt, fourteen teeth knocked out and jaw- bone broken. The men were all of Battery D, located at Fort Snelling. KAISER ON ANNUAL CRUISE Has as Guests Leaders In Various Walks of Life. Berlin, July 5.—Accompanied by a number of his closest personal friends, ranging from noted scientists down to “official fun makers,” the kaiser start- ed on his annual summer cruising vacation along the coast of Norway on the -imperial yacht Hohenzollern. The cruise will last four weeks and will extend into the Arctic circle. Among the kalser's guests are lead- Ing men in various walks of lite and in the most formal mingling with these men the kaiser hopes to keep abreast of the times. Drowned in Sight of Hundreds. Winnipeg, Man,, July 5.—Walter Lowe and Leonard Allen, sons of prominent Fort William (Ont.) fam- near the front of the grandstand and during the ‘entire game was an inter- ested spectatar. .| bundreds, ilies, were drowned at Silver Islet, a summer resort, wllhln the sight of JEFFRIES Ringside, Reno, Nev., July 4— After fifteen rounds of the most cruel punishment ever inflicted on a white heavyweight by a negro boxer, Jack Johnson this afternoon conclusively proved his to the heavyweight championship of the world by win- ning in a fight that was one-sided from the start, out-boxing, out-slug- ging and out-roughing the once great white man. Johnson showed superi- ority throughout. He was in danger only once-during the course of the battle and that was when Jeffries landed two solid smashes to the stomach. Johnson jabbed Jeffries on the face and body almost at will and soon had the big fellow battered and the right eye completely closed, the right cheek being cut, the lips puffed and a cut on the forehead. The beginning of the end came in the fourteenth round, Jeffries be- ing barely able to see and the first punch causing him to wobble. Johnson dashed in right and left and whenever they were clinching sent )efferies’ head back with a right uppercut, Jeffries could hard- ly see and his efforts were appeal- ing. When he retired to his corner he wobbled, and when in his chair hung his head and shook in a sor- rowful manner. He came up very weak in the fifteenth. Johnson see- ing his.advantage, and.with a ser- ies of right and left smashes to the count of eight. Jeftries came up blind and semi-conscious, and was an easy prey for the knockout punch. Johnson timed himself carefully and then let go. Jeffries toppled through the ropes, his legs hanging over the grand stand. The timekeeper tolled off the faral ten, and in the excitement Jefiries’ sed- onds evidently did not hear it, and when Jeffries arose they sent him after Johnson.—Following is the fight by rounds. Round One. Jeffries walked in and feinted. Both smiled -and Johnson gave ground. Johnson led a straight left and landed lightly on Jeffries face. They were cautious in the clinch, Johnson shoving Jeffries away. Jeffries walked in and hooked a left to the neck and in the clinch sent a blow to the body. Johnson responded with a left, and they con- tinued to stand breast to breast, trying for short inside blows. As they broke Jefferies sent a left to Johnson’s neck, and the negro stepped in but missed. Time. Round Two. Jeffries assumed his crouch, but missed his first attempt. Johnson feinted, but Jeffries stepped nimbly away. Jack senta left to Jeffries’ face, and as they clinched, ripped in a hard uppercut to Jeffries’ chin. They. held together and each willing to give way a little. Jeffries sent a right to the ribs ard took a left on the face at close quarters, Jeffries crouched and waited for Johnson, but he was not willing. The gong rang without a good blow having been struck. Round Three. *“Take it easy, Jeff,” said Corbett as they walked to the center. Jeffries smiled and led for the bead with left but missed. Johnson hooked a stiff left to the body and right to thz head, but neither blow was hard. They snoved and pushed each other about the ring. Jeffries hooked a left to body and got under Johnson’s right. Jeffries sto.d breast to breast and they held and shoved about ' the ring. Johaston sent two left jabs to the face and tried his right for the chin, but missed the latter. Jefiries -smi {at the left blows, and conti head sent Jeffries down for the | OCKED & JACK JOHNSON, Champion of all _heavyweight boxers of the warld, bore in. It was simply a wrestling bout thus far. Round Four. Jeffries took his crouching posi- tion ggain and walked into him.He missed and they came together in a lock. Johnson tried his right for the chin, but missed and they be- gan an exchangs of talk. “Don’t rush, Jim. Don’t you hear what I'm telling you?” asked Johnson as Jeffries forced him back and they came to a clinch, Jeffries put a left to the face and started the blood from Johnson's lip. The crowd yelled, *‘First blood for Jeffries!” but Johnson only smiled. As Jeffries walked in, John- son shot a snappy left to his face, and they came to a clinch, Jeffries sent aleft to Jack’s face; Johnson came back with a right, but Jefries neatly ducked 1t and the round end- ed. Jeffries round, Round Five. Jeffries walked straight out to Jack and tried to land his left. They both sparred carefully, and Jefferies’ left for the body: was blocked. In the clinch that followed Jefines shoved Jack back easily. When they broke Jack swung his|! BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA; TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 1910. OUT Jack Johnson Easily Defended His Title as Champion Heavy- weight Boxer of the World---The “Boilermaker” Failed to Show Much of 0ld Time Form. came right back with-a left on the body. Johnson held Jeffries’ arms and as they broke Jack again tried an uppercut. He missed, but stung Jeffries on the face with a left. “Go on, Jeffries!” shouted Cor- bett. “That left is a joke.” Jeffries stepped in and shot a straight left to Jacks head, and the crowd cheered. The gong found them in a clinch. 5 The pace was slow up to this time, with damage to neither man. Round Six. Again Jeffries crouched. © They stepped around each other, Johnson trying to send in stiff lefts to the face. One of them cut Jeffries’ cheek a bit. Again they lolled in each other's embrace, but neither willing to take chances. Jeffries rushed but missed aleft for the body and took a left on the chest in return. Johnson kept up a running flow of language to Jeffries when they came to a clinch, but Jeffries calmly chewed gum and waded in. Jeffries missed Jack with a left and took a left and a right on the head. Jeffries got a left on the face. John- son closed Jeffries right eye. Jack missed two rights. Jeffries’ nose was bleeding when the gong rang. When Jeffries took his seat his seconds got busy with his eye, but Jeffries assured them that it was O. K. and they only spunged his face. Johnson’s round. Ronnd Seven. Jeffries hooked a left to the head and Johnson laughed ~ loudly. Jeftries got in a left in the face twice at close range. Jeffries butted his way into another clinch bat failed to land. He drew Jack’s lead and shot a left to the face, Jack’s lips bled. In a close quarter Jack sent his left to the face twice and Jim’s lip ‘bled, This round was somewha faster. Round Eight. “Come on Jeff,” said Jack as they faced each other. Jeffries “came on” and got a left in the face. He missed Jack’s body with a left and took two lefts on the face. - “Hello Jimmy!” said Jack to Cor- bett as he leaned on Jeffries. ““Did you see that one?” Jeffries walked into a left to the face: and then they mauled each other without hurting each other. “Come on, break,” said Jeff as Jack held his gloves. Jeffries shoved Jack about seem: ingly with ease. The gong found them locked. Johnson’s blows up to now had been suappy and cleaner than Jeftries had, but outside of a bruised eye Jeffries was not hurt. Round Nine. Jefiries stood up and walked into a left to the chést. ““Make him fight, Jim,” yelled Corbett. “Never mind, just wait,”" respond- ed Johnson. Johnson walked in and tried a left for the body. Jeffries got inside of it and put his head against Johnson's chest and shoved the black fellow back to the ropes. Jack failed for the head. He stepped in quickly and shot aleft hard for -the body, but Jeffries’ glove was there first. Jeffries walked into two left jabson the face that did no ‘damage. He swung his left arm around Jack’s neck as they came together. His wrist landed hard on the ribs :and Johnson did not appear to like it. Round Ten. They came up quickly. Jack shot a left to the face but Jeffries brush- led it away and responded Wwith a left to the body. Jack again missed a lightning nght for the jaw and they mauled- ‘abi tlb ring in a ; h. i ,, IFIRST EVENTS IN THE FIFTEENTH ROUND TEAMS ARE WELL MATCHED TEN CENTS PER WEEK. SHOW THAT Raeeu Are Gloso and Fair Time is Made---Jewett Lowers Mile Track Record From 1:40 to 1:32---Staske Takes First Place in Both Dashes. BANNER FOR BEMIDJI Bemidji took the Championship Hose Race banner from Crookston this after- noon. Time, 23 3-5. To fill in the evening tonight, Company K will give a public dance nt'the Armory. Masten’s five piece orchestra will be there for the music and the tax is fifty cents. SPORTING NOTES American Association Won Lost Pct 52 27 .650 49 28 .641 Minneapolis St. Paul Toledo. . . 45 30 .605 Columbus . 31 41 446 Milwaukee 33 40 444 Kansas City. .32 39 444 Indianapoli .33 45 418 Louisville.... 25 50 .333 National League ‘Won Lost Pet Chicago. .. .. 41 21. .667 New York. 38 23 .629 Pittsburg . 32 29 .516 Cincinnati. 32 31 .508 Philadelphia . 30 32 .492 St. Louis. . 29 36 .446 Brooklyn . 26 35 .419 Boston ... .23 44 .333 ‘American League" “'Won Lost Pct . 43 21 .677 39 29 .574 .36 26 .571 34 28 .556 27 30 474 . 28 34 .452 25 40 .379 14 43 .308 Yesterday’s Results. Amercian Association Minneapolis 2—St. Paul 5. Toledo 1—Indianapolis 0. Columbus--Louisville (rain). Milwaukee 2—Kansas City 1. American League Boston 6— Washington 3. New York 1—Philadelphia 8. National League Philadelphia 6—Boston 5. Brooklyn 1—New York 12. Chicago 7—Pittsburg 2. IRREGULARITIES ALLEGED Insurance Company Accused of Pe- culiar Deals. Albany, N. Y., July 5.—Irregularities In connection with the management of the Phenix Insurance company of Brooklyn are again set forth in a re- port made to State Superintendent Hotchkiss by state insurance exam- iners. Following discoveries of gross irreg- ularities in the management of the company President George H. Sheldon was removed from office last Decem- ber and later was indicted. He dled before the Indictment could be pressed. The Phenix Insurance com- pany of Brooklyn has since been merged with. the Fidelity Insurance company and the combined companies are now known as the Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance company and are do- ing an active busingss. The -examination just completed covers the transactions of the Phenis Insurance company of Brooklyn since the last previous examination, which was as of the statement June 30, 1887. Tt has been particularly search- 1og as to the recent years of the com- pany’s existence. The present examination was made as of Sept. 30, 1909, and the exam- iners find at that time a surplus above capital of $421,200, instead of $1,646,648, as claimed by the company. ELEVATOR BIDS ARE ASKED Manitoba Calls for Immediate Con. struction of Buildings, ‘Winnipeg, tenders for the construction of a num- ‘ber of elevators throughout the prov- ince, Construction will immediately be begun in accordance wl'.h the sen- July 6—The Manitoba | elevator commission is calling for |- Results of the contests up until noon today are as follows: Most uniformed men in line—tie between Ada and Crookston. Best appeating company—Hal- lock, first; Crookston, second. Civic society having most mem- bers in line—Presbyterian cadets. Most comical costume—Jack Wright, first; Mrs. Gamble second. Company making best appearance Company K, 200 yard dash—Staske, first; Ha- han, second; Helgeson, third. 100 yard dash—Staske, first Boyd, second; Dennison, third. Staske and Boyd tied for first, but Boyd refused to run the race over so Staske was awarded first. Horse race—Wright, first, Coch- ran, second. Ladder climbing contest—Smith of Crookston, first; Ecklund of War- ren, second; Helgeson of Ada, third. Time 7 4.5 seconds. Jewett lowerad track record of 1:40 to 1:32 driving a Perry. In the mile race, Jewett in a Buick won from Moberg in the Perry. PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW Tuesday, July 5. 7:30 p. m.—Log rolling contest. 8:00 p. m.—Annual meeting of the association, 9:00 p. m..Public dance at | Armory. Wednesday, July 6. 9:00 a, m.—Ladder climbing contest. = 10:30 a.:m,—Coupling contest. 1:30 p. m,—Championship hook and ]adder service test. 2:00 p. m,—Flag Race. 2:30 p. m.—St, Elmo.” 3:30 p. m,—Firemen’s _baseball game, 8:30 p. m.—¢St. Elmo."” 8:30 p. m.—Smoker to the fire- men by the Bemidji citizens. 9:30 p. m.—Grand ball for visit- ing firemen, Thursday, July 7. 10:30 a. m.—Association wet test. 1:30 p. m,—Combination hook and ladder and hose race. 2:00 p. m. Hub and hub race. 2:30 p. m,—St. Elmo. 8:30 p. m.—St. Elmo. ST. ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL BENEFIT SOCIABLE An ice cream sociable is being held in the park opposite the St. Anthony hospital this afternoon and will be continued throughout the evening. z Some of the prominent ladies of the city are very active in this work and it is for a cause that no one should fail to help, viz: for the benefit of the St. Anthony hospital. The social was well attended this afternoon and will doubtless continue to draw a large crowd this evening. The fact that the Bemidiji band will play in the park this evening should help attract people in that direction. EXTRA! EXTRA ! ‘Charles W. Jewett will drive a Buick Model 10, known as the White Streak, against a lady driver ina Chalmers 30 tomorrow after- noon on the fair grounds track. The race will be for five miles and the lady will be given a half mile handicap. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Marcum and Mr. and Mrs. Torrance spent the Fourth at Douglas House, in the State Park, T party left Supday morning in the | Marcum automobile and returned ay MINNESGTA HISTORICAL Lake Ilasca. The | |