Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 6, 1910, Page 1

{ | Mistorical Society, L7 B 5 i VOLUME 8. NUMBER 67. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. WE SHOULD TAKE AN EARLY OBSERVATION P. J. Russell Says We Are Drifting And Must True Up to the Constitution . MODERN PROBLEMS ARE LIKE THOSE OF THE REVOLUTION. Believes They Can be Met And Solved And Sees a Glorious Future For America. P. J. Russell was orator of the day Monday and delivered a speech which has been pronounced the best heard here in many years. Mr. Russell was wanted for the Fourth in several other towns but consented to stay here because it is his home. Following is his speech in full: I canadd little to the welcome which has been extended to you by Mayor Parker. We are glad to have you with us to assist in a proper and fitting celebration of the 134th ani- versary of the Declaration of Inde- pendence; glad that you are here to compete in friendly rivalry with our volunteer firemen in feats of skill, strength and endurance. It is com- petition of this kind which is so conducive to your usefulness in saving not only property, but human life as well. I feel, I know, in fact that your competition will be friendly, as competition between all true sportsmen should be, and I know that when the time for your dis- charge shall come, that opposite each of your names on the roll of your organizrtion will be this record of service, “Faithful and Honor- able.” We are gathered here to fittingly observe the birth of a nation, now grown to be one of ninety millions of inhabitants, the mightiest republic the world has ever seen. To give thanks to Him, who made these things possible, who made and preserved us a nation. And surely no place could be more fitting, The minds and hands of men are continually striving to outdo each other in beautifying churches and temples erected in His name, so that our minds may be lifted above the things of this earth. Here we are gathered in His own temple, the work of His own hands, where the historic and picturesque Mississipp1 expands in to one of Minnesota’s fairest gems, beautiful Lake Be- midji. You have not the time to listen nor have I the inclination to follow the fortunes of the Continental army from Lexington to Yorktown, to recount its triumphs and its defeats, its gladness and its gloom; the heroism and sacrifices of the colonists, their wives and their daughters. That is bistory. Rather would I talk to you of the causes which led up to the declaration of our independence, and the revolu- tion which ended at Yorktown. It must be borne in mind that when the colonists took up arms against King George, in defence of their rights, as they saw them, it was not with the intention of a forcible separation from Great Britan. It was not until after the battles of Lexington and Bunker hill were fought that the colonists demanded and declared their com- plete severance from the crown, and bad the concessions offered by Great Britian after the Declaration of Independence been made before battles, who can® tell what might have been written on the pages of American history. While the Declaration of Independence recites a long list of grievances, to my mind there were but three great causes which led up to the war of the revolution. ) 1st. The imposition of a duty on certain articles expor ted from Eng- land, and ‘among which was tea. ‘This is particulary obnoxious as it was considered a necessity, and to show their condemnation of such policy the colonists refrained from using it although they organized a tea-party in Boston harbor, about which our English cousins don’t like to hear even at this late day. 2d. Taxation without represent- ation, 3rd. .Their despoilment of prop- erty and hberty without due process of law. The mariner at sea’ takes obser- vations at high noon, when the sun is nearest the zenith, to see if per- chance he has drifted, or, been driven from his course, So should we to-day, proud nation that we are, with all our boasted pro:perity, at the zenith, I might éay of our greatness, aud take observations of the Constitutional sun, and see whether or not we have drifted from our course, which was mark- ed out in letters of living light on the political heavens, from'the Ori- ent to the Oxident so that all na- tions and all peoples might see and take heed, in the immortal words of the Declaration of Indepen- denca;—” We hold those truths to be self exident, that all mankind are created equal, that they are en- dowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life liberty and the pur- suit of happiness.” Taxation Without Representation. Let us compare our burdens of taxation without representation, of iniquitous impost duties, of our spoilation of liberty and property without due process of law, with the burdens of the colonists which incited them to throw off the British yoke. The colonists were for a time compelled to place a half penny stamp upon certain legal documents. There is not one of my audience over fifteen years of age who does not know that we paida stamp tax during and for several years after the close of-the Spanish war, ten thousands times greater than the colonies paid. The colonists were expected ‘to pay two pence per pound duty on tea, if they bought it. They didn’t buy much however. We go down in our pocketsand pay a duty of from 10 to 176 per cent on every necessity of life with the exception of tea and coffee. Everything worn from the infants swandling clothes to the coffin which incloses all that is mortal of our loved and lost, all taxed. They protested against taxation without representation. True they had no representation in parlament, but each state had its house of sre- presentatives. How much better off are we of northern Minnesota? What representation have wein the House of Lords and the House of Commons in St. Paul? We have two thirds of the area of the entire state,and leaving out the twin cities, half its entire population, yet we pay 68 per cent of the taxes and have less than one third of the re- presentation. To illustrate: Waseca county in the southern part of the state has a senator and two representatives, the senatorial district to which Bemidji belongs comprises five counties, with more than twenty times the area of Waseca county, and more than twenty times its population. yet we have but two representatives and one senator, and there are some who say we didn’t have even one, the last session, The colonists declared they were deprived of their property as well as their liberty without due process of law. Have we not. with our own eyes seen that done in northern Minn- esota within the last few months? Private poperty has been confiscated and destroyed, citizens arrested on trumped up charges made by an in- significant hireling of the Indian bureau at Washington and taken to Fergus Fall to stand trial, ~only to have the charges dismissed and they allowed to return home. We fought Great Britian again in 1812 rather than submit to having our ships searched for goods which she had declared contraband of the war which Europe was then waging Napoleon. Only last Monday every passenger on a train between Fergus Falls and Wadena had his private baggage searched by an agent of this same Indian bureau for fear he might " have in possession goods which that bureau has declared con- traband on Indian reservations. We are plundered by trusts and com- binations of capital, made possible by unjust and iniquitous tariffs, by public graft and private corruption by the Judasism of some of our pub- lic officials. What is the remedy, if there can be a remedy.. More patriotism, less partizanship. Political Cobwebs Disappearing. All ready the bow of promise is brightening the political skies. All over the land men are emerging from the cobwebs and dust of political traditions. In the halls of Congress we have strong, verile, brainy men who turning a deaf ear to the party crack of the whip stand up for the rights of the com- mon people,who can and do fearless- ly denounce an iniquitous measure even though born and nurtured in their own party, who say to the powers that be, in the language of Patrick Henry,—"“If that be treason make the most of it.” Iam proud to say that in the fore- front of this galant band of men is our own ¢‘Black Eagle of Minn- esota” Senator Moses E. Clap I am still optimistic as to the future of the United States. I have the greatest confidence in the patriot- ism and the selfsaotificing devo- tion to liberty and justice of the great bulk of our citizens, I shall have greater confidence when the number is doubled, not by imigra- tion from abroad, no matter how desirable, but by putting the ballot in the hands of our wives and our mothers, a consumation devoutly to be wished, and which I trust we will all live to see, Then, if ever, will come true the vision of Ingersol, as to the future America, described in his own inimitable way nearly thirty “years ago and who will deny but that a part at least of that vision has already come to pass; “I see a country without a slave. Man at last is free. Nature's forces have by cience been enslaved. Lightning and light, wind and wave, frost and flame and all the secret subtle powers of earth and air are the tireles toilers for the human race. “I see a country at peace, adorne with every formof art, with musice’s myriad voices thrilled, while lips are rich with words of love and truth; a‘country in which no exile sighs, no prisoner mourns, a country on which the gibbet’s shadow does not fall, a country where labor reaps a full reward; where work and worth g0 hand; where the poor girl in try- ing to win bread with .the needle— the needle which has. been called the “asp for the breast of the poor’” ~—is not driven to the desperate choice of crime or death, of suicide or shame. “I see a country without the beg- gars outstretched pelm, the misers heartless stony stare, the piteous wail of want, the livid lips of lies, the cruel eyes of scorn. “I see a race without diseases of flesh or brain—shapely and fair, the married harmony of form and junc- tion, and as I look life lengthens, joy deevens, love canopies the earth; and over all in the great dome shines the eternal star of human hope.” ONE DEAD; THIRTY INJURED Two Hundred Persons Thrown' Into Water by Collapse of Bridge. TLasalle, TII, July 6.—One person I8 known to have been killed and thirty seriously injured, two of them prob- ably fatally, when a bridge collapsed during a celebration at TUtica, . There were 200 persons on the bridge at the time and practically all of them were thrown into the water. The person killed was Rose Farmer, aged sixteen, of Utica. ! The crowd had gathered on'‘the bridge ,which spans the Illinols and Michigan canal to see a‘tub race. As the tubs went under the structure the entire crowd pushed to the railings and the bridge went down without warning, throwing the ‘200 spectators into the water: and pinning several beneath the debris. The crowd on shore lmmediawly be- gan the work of rescue and it was due to the quick action of several men that the fatalities were not greater. The canal at the point of the accident is eight feet deep. Youth Dies of Lockjaw. Marinette, Wis.; July -6, —Ernest Seva, son of Joseph Seva, died of lock- Jaw as the resplt ut the explasion h)lnk v:ntri RAY DENNIS STILL CHAMPION COUPLER Made the distance This Morning in 41-5 Seconds—To Try For Record this afternoon. SCHMIDT, OF CROOKSTON, LOST FIRST BY A SMALL MARGIN. Nozzle Lacked a Quarter Turn And His Time Was 3-5 of a Second Slower Than the i'linner’n. Ray Dennis won' the coupling championship for Bemidji again this morning and his sixth consecu- tive victory in this event. Because of a slow track, his record was not up to former ones ang his time was 4 1-5 seconds. H,&olds the dsso- ciation record of 4 seconds flat and will try to break that record this afternoon on the fair grouads track. He will have a firm 'footing there and it is predicted that a new record will be hung up. . ¥l Ecklund, of Warren, had the first chance at the: coupling contest but failed to connect the nozzle. He was fast on his feet and did not make 'a slip in coupling but slipped up on the nozzle. Snyder, of Ada, slipped on his start but made a fair coupling. He had to make two turns to uncouple and the time lost- there made him lose a place. As, it was, he made the event in five seconds flat. Crookston entered .two men. "Barrett ran first but missed his cuupl_inz, making tl}e event in 6 1.5 seconds. Schmidt made a clean coupling and the crowd thought for a minute that he had won the event, but his noxzle lacked a quarter of a turn from being on and he was 3-5 of a second slow. Dennis was picked up on the shoulders of his admirers and taken down town. The band followed and the crowd formed a parade. AS RESULT OF BIG BATTLE AT RENO Fatal Race Riots Occur in Many American Cities, New York, July 6.—As a result of the Jeffries-Johnson fight race riots occurred in numerous cities through- out the country. The following sum- mary covers the most serious out- breaks: Omaha—One negro killed and sev- eral injured. Dozens of arrests In race riots. 2 Little Rock, killed by whites. Houston, Tex—White man cuts ne- gro to death. Roanoke, Va,—Six negroes critically beaten. Many whites arrested. Sa- loons closed. One white shot. Pittsburg—Scores of race riots in “black belt.” Thousands involved: Two policemen” seriously hurt, One hun-| dred arrests made. Louisville, Ky.—Negroes newsboys selling fight extras. revolvers. Several arrests. Philadelphia—Whites pursue ne- groes along streets, throwing bricks. Several injured. Negro paraders in Germantown dispersed by whites. ‘Wilmington, Del.—Negroes attack white man. bee. Thousands engaged. Police an- swer riot call and use clubs freely. Knives and Revolvers Used. New Orleans—Negro riots in front of newspaper buildings. Knives and revolvers used; police called. St. Louis—Riots in negro quurter& Police forced to club many negroes. Atlanta, Ga.—Negro runs “amuck with Knife. Mob tried to kill him. Res- Ark.—Two negroes attack Draw cued by police reserves. Several ar- rests made. 7 Cincinnati—Negroes chased ~ off streets for insulting remarks. Baltimore—Eight arrests made in “black belt.” Several negroes badly cut up. Washington—Two ~ whites fatally stabbed by mnegroes, two hospitals crowded with injured and 236 arrests made. Riots continued all night. Mounted _police charged mobs fre quently. New York: Oné negro beaten to death and scores injured in half hun- dred race riots in black belt. Several thousand extra poli Whites attempt lynching | . DIVIDED BAND PUZZLES TOURNAMENT VISITORS High Class of Music Turned out by Both is a Great Suprise to Many Strangers and Cilize.m. Professor Harry Masten and _the Bemidji bapd have contributed in no small way to the success of the The band bas been increased to over thirty members Last night while one part was playing a con- cert on the dock, the other was lead- ing an impromptu parade around town. tournament, and split into two parts. Both bands are complete in them- selves and the sight of two bands wearing the same uniforms has caused many of the visitors to ask where the second band was from. It surprised them to know that Bemidji could produce two hzamds1 when the occasion arose. The boys have “been right on the job” ever since the first train ar- rived Sunday noon and will stay until every event has been finished. In addition to the playing they have been doing on the street, several of them having been playing for the dances nights, The boys are march- ing well and playing the best they ever have; and the tournament would be flat without them. Blueberries Profitable. P. C. Emerson has notified local commission houses that he will buy blueberries for $3,00 for a sixteen quart crate. The berries are thick around Bemidji and may be had for the: picking. | OBITUARY I Delbert H. Fullerton ' of Solway died Wednesday, July 6. Death was caused by tuberculosis. The funeral services will be held at the S. M. Nelson home where deceased died. Interment will take place on Friday and will be in Greenwood cemetety, Bemidji, the remainsbeing conveyed here on the noon train. MAJOR SYLVESTER. Chief of Police of Wash- ington Bars Fight Pictures. BARS PICTURES OF FIGHT Major Sylvester Says They Cannot Be Shown in Washington. Washington, July 6.—Na pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight will be exhibited publicly in the District of Columbia. ‘i his dictum has gone forth from Major Richard Sylvester, chief of police, and also president,of the In- ternational Police association. In tak- ing his stand Major Sylvester called attention to the fact that this associa- _tion of police chiefs gt its last meeting at Birmingham, Ala,, unanimougly adopted: a resolution ‘offered by Will- fam' A. Pinkerton in which 200.police American Association Won Lost Pct 54 27 .667 50 29 .633 45 32 .588 34 41 453 33 41 .446 .32 41 .438 “34 45 .430 25 51 .320 National League Won Lost Pet .. 42 22 .656 40 23 .635 Pittsburg .33 30 .524 Cincinnati 33 33 .500 Philadelphia. 32 32 .500 St. Louis. 87 .456 Brooklyn 36 413 Boston .. 46 .333 American League - Won- Lost Pct Philadelphia. 44 22 .667 Detroit .. 39 29 .574 New York. .38 26 .594 .35 29 .547 28 32 .467 30 35 .462 .25 42 373 . 15 45 .250 Amercian Assoclation Minneapolis 10—Kansas City 0. Louisville—Indianapolis (Rain.) Columbus 3-- Toledo 2. Milwaukee 4—St. Paul 7 (8 innings.) American League Philadelphia 3—Washington 2. St. Louis 6—Chicago 5. Detroit 5—Cleveland 2. New York 3—Boston 2. National League Philadelphia 3—Brooklyn-2. Boston 8—New York 4. Chicago 11—Pittsburg 3. St. Louis 3—Cincinnatti 2 (7 innings’) “ST. ELMO” PEOPLE HERE|meetiog ortne | Arrived Late Last Night and Will Stay For Four Preductions. The George Amusement company arrived late last night, coming down from International Falls where they played Monday. The first perform- “St. Elmo” was put on in and ance of the Armory this afternoon, other performances will .be given tonight and tomorrow afterncon and evening. The property by the company is the most complete that has ever beén brought to Bemidji by a theatrical company. Special scen- ery has been painted for each act, and the extra properties fill twelve large trunks, Those who have seen the production by this company say that the costnming is better than that seen with many city companies. Manager Carsou has installed some special electrical apparatus on the stage so that the desired lighting effect can be obtained. The show tonight will start early. Mr. and Mrs. Foote Here. RED RIVER VALLEY BOYS FAST RUNNERS Win First Two Places in Hook and Ladder Championship Race— Bemidji Third. CROOKSTON TOOK FIRST BY MAKING DISTANCE IN 24 4.5 Warren Drew Second With FZG Seconds Flat—Truck Used Heaviest in the Association. Crookston took first place in the hook and ladder race this afternoon by making a record of 24 4.5 seconds. Crookston won this event last” year in 24 1.5 seconds but with a lighter truck and on a pave- ment. Under the circumstances, today’s time is much better. Warren drew second place, making the run<in 26 seconds. Bemidji lost to Warren by 3-5 of a second, and was given third. Ada took 28 sec- onds for the event. The lady who was to have raced with Jewett this afternoon did not arrive and the race will be held to- morrow afternoon. Jewett went against the track record of 1:32 in his stripped Buick. Ray Dennis tried for the world’s record in the coupling contest this afternoon, hoping to break it. FIREMEN---BUSINESS MEN. Every business man in Bemidiji is urged to attend the business firemen at the city hall tonight, as the fire boys are desirous of exchanging ideas with business men and obtaining expressions from them. All firemen are required to be on hand early. Earl Geil, President N. M. F. T A. PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW Wednesday, July 6. 8:30 p. m.—¢-St. Elmo.” 8:30 p. m.—Smoker to the fire- men by the Bemidji citizens. 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. 9:30 p. m,—Grand ball for visit- ing firemen, Octupus Being Exhibited. A fish exhibit has been set uo opposite the postoffice on the old Pioneer corner which contains some interesting specimens. The feature of the exhibitlis a large devil- fish caght in Puget Sound. The Mr, and Mrs, Walter F. Foote of | SPecimen is pronounced genuine by St. Paul have been spending the|those who have seen the fish alive. past week with Mr, Ole E. Anderson, an uncle of Mrs. Foote. is better known as Esther Anderson, having made her home here for a year or more with her aunt and uncle They were | specimen which he says comes from at 915 Lake boulevard. secretly married after a silent en- gagement of five years. The groom is an It is seldom that inland students Mrs, Foote | bave a chance to see a real octupus and many are visiting Mr. Harris’ tent. Mr. Harris also has a strange India. It has the body of a fish :| about the size of a large pike, and electrical | bas a head like a monkey, and two engineer, at present employed by |laTg€ claws in place of the monkey’s the Northern Pacific, with head- quarters at St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Foote were greatly impressed with the beauties of the city and wish to hands. It is called a ‘Merrmaid.” Some Norwegians who saw the exhibit yesterday said that they re- member their futhgrs telling ' of thank the many people who helped |catching such a beast in Indian make their visit such a pleasant one, | Waters years ago. Big Dance Last Night. Other specimens in the exhibit are a ballooon fish, a large star fish, and About 25 L‘ofiplen danced _in the|several cases of strange sea weeds, Armory last_night at the informal given by the Company K boys Professor Masten’s double orchestra played for_the dances and ‘‘Home, Sweet Home' was not started until late in the evening. Georgia Minstrels Arrived at Noon. J. C. O’Brien Georgia Minstrels caine in 4t 'noon from Fosston where they played yesterday. showin a tent and are advertised as At , about midnight, tha doors | having real opera seats. They will chiefs in the United States subscribed to the assertion that moving pictures which were of such a character as tend to .increase crime, corrupt- ed public morals and as such should be suppressed. “The newspaper: reflnm h-o_ Reno were thrown open ~and everybody |give a performance this evening. invited in, dancers were hardly space enough for a turn. For an hour or so, the o thick that there was Woodworth-Bently Wedding. Miss Ernestine Woodworth and . The grand ball for visiting firemen Judd Bently of Mill Park were mar- rrow | ried at the Methodist = Episcopal election ‘of | parsonage, July 6 at 2 p. m., Rev. has. H. Flescher omflng. e pace L | { MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. { i H H They will s