Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 11, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI ristorical Society. T evam Q@ A gltataa.. DAILY PIONEER: . MINNESGTA | HISTORICAL ; SOCIETY. " VOLUME 8. NUMBER 71. NORTHWESTERN SHOW AIDS COUNTY FAIR Exhibitors Will be Encouraged by the Opportunity to Show Stock In St. Paul. FAT STOCK CAN BE DISPLAYED WITH READY MARKET IN REACH Corn, Grasses, and Roots May be En- tered for Separate Prizes— Valuable Premiums. St. Paul, July 11—(Special)— The territory of the Northwest- ern Live Stock show and the North- western Corn and Grain show, which will be held at the Union Stock Yards, South St. Paul, No- vember 15th to 18th, is limited to the states of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Washington and Idaho and that part of South Dalkota lying west of the Missouri river; also that portion lying north of the southern boundry of Moody, Lake, Sanborn, Jerauld, anc Buffalo counties. In Wiscon- sin is included that portion of the state lying north of the southern boundry of the countieg of La Crosse, Monroe, Juneau, Adams, Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du Lac and Sheboygan, Miner, ‘T'he exhibitors at county fairs in this territory will without doubt be encouraged to show larger numbers of market types of animals at the local fairs because the same animals can be entered in the Northwestern Live Stock show. Heretofore the exhibits at local fairs have been made up principally of breeding stock because there was not a fat stock and feeder show, near athand to furnish additional opportunities for the exhibitors. T'he Northwestern Live stock show supplies that need and exhibitors will find a ready market for their their stock right on the show. The exhibitors also have the privilege of entering single animals in the carcass contest which affords additional opportunity for winning liberal prizes and disposing of the carcass at its market value. These advantages will be appre- ciated by the farmers and feeders in the tertitory of the show, and will operate to stimulate the number of entries at local fairs. ‘The Corn and Grain Show carries an attractive offer for “county ex- hibits,” which shall consist of a dis- play of grain, grasses and fodders by any county agricultural society or individual officially representing any county in the show territory. Exhibits in this class will be governed by the following conditions: Grain must be grown in 1910, not less than 10 nor more than 20 named varieties, two quarts each. Corn in sheaf must be of this year’s growth, not less than 10 nor more than 20 npamed varieties. Corn must be shown in the ear. Native grasses, not less than 12 correctly named varieties. Tame grasses and clovers, in- cluding alfalfa, not less than 10 correctly named varieties. The exhibit may also include millet, rape, sorghum, fodder corn, vetches, and other varieties of for- age. Potatoes for stock feeding and field roots up to 12 varieties in all. The prizes to be awarded for these exhibits are: first, $100; second, $50 third, $25; fourth $25. The advertising feature for the county represented is of course the chief consideration, although the prizes in themselves make it worth while for exhibitors to enter. The opportunity to get in touch with those who will attend this show will be seen by many enterprising county associations who will be sure to have an exhibit at the North- western Corn and Grain show. George Reid in Town. George Reid, a noted special writer, for years on the New York Herald and the New York World, arrived in the city yesterday after- noon to describe and picture Be- midjy and Beltrami county for the Duluth Herald, in connection with the new Soo lines in northern Minnesota. Page after page of Mr. Reid’s “copy” will appear in the Herald the day Soo passenger ser- vice is inaugurated at Duluth, probably about August 15. Mr. Reid is staying at the new Rex Hotel. SPORTING NOTES As an aftermath of the Jeffries- Johnson fight, stories are being cir- culated that Jeffries was doped. The fight pictures show Jeffries standing in an awkward position while being introduced to the audience, and several New York physicians have declared he was sick with Traumatic Neurasthenia. A Minneapolis doctor says that the trouble with Jeffries was that his large overtrained mucles turned to fat when he stopped fighting and that the few months he put in before the Johnson battle could not bring that mucle back again. Jeffries has been quoted as say- ing that he would like a return fight with Johnson and Tex Rickard says that he is ready to promote another fight, but Saturday Jeffries said that he did not want a return fight and did not believe that he could whip John- son. He is quoted as saying “No I'm through fighting. I fought once too often as it was and I guess they'll let me alone after this. I might have beaten Johnson six or seven years ago but I don’t believe I ever could again. That’s all there is to it. I don’t want to fight Johnson or anyone else again.” - [ Standing of the Glubs | American Association Won Lost Pet Minneapolis 635 St. Paul ... 52 31 .626 Toledo. 575 Kansas City 474 Columbus. . 462 Milwaukee. 449 Indianapolis 34 49 410 Louisville.... . 28 51 .354 National League Won Lost Pet Chicago . . 632 New York .612 Pittsburg .530 Cincinnat 529 Philadelphia. 478 Brooklyn 441 St. Louis. 429 Boston .. .356 American League Won Lost Pet Philadelphia. 47 23 .671 New York . 4129 586 Boston .40° 30 .571 Detroit 41 33 .554 Cleveland . 29 35 .453 Chicago. . 31 38 .449 Washington 29 43 403 St. Louis. .. . 21 48 .356 | Results Saturda American Association Minneapolis —Milwaukee (Rain). Louisville 1—Toledo 1—(called when dark. Columbus 4--Indianapolis I. Kansas City 4—St. Paul 0. American League Philadelphia 5—Detroit 0. New York 2-3—Chicago 5-2. ‘Washington 6-3-—St. Louis 9-2. Boston 5--Cleveland 4. National League Brooklyn 8—Cincinnatti 4. Chicago 3—New York 7. Pittsburg 7--Philadelphia 1. St. Louis 2--Boston 1. Bids for Cement Work. Notice is hereby given, that sealed bids will be received by Independent School District of Bemidji, at a regular meeting of the School Board, to be held at the office of the undersigned, in the City of Bemidji, on Tuesday, the 12th day of July, 1910 at 8 p.m. for the laying of cement walks on the east and south sides of the high school grounds, with cement | driveway on the south side, and also - two cement walks for approaches to high school; also for a cement walk on the south'’ side of the Central school. house, with two cement walks for approaches to entrances at Central Building, work to be done according to plans and specifications on file with the City Engineer. Dated July 5th, 1910. GRAHAM M. TORRANCE, Clerk of Independent School District of Bemidji. = BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY E—VENINC, JULY 11, 1910. GIRLS WILL BE WELL GARED FOR AT GROOKSTON New Dormitory at School of Agrilture to be Ready When Fall Term Opens, H. R. Danielson, acting superin- tendent of the Crookston School of Agriculture, has written asking that the attention of the farmers of this district be brought to the fact that the school can now take proper care of their daughters while they are be- ing educated. His letter is as follows: “The ladies’ dormitory and the auditorium at the Crookston School of Agriculture are being rapidly pushed toward compietion and everything is a favor of their being finished and equipped ready for the fall term. The ladies’ dormitory has thirty.seven students’ rooms and will accomodate from seventy- five to one hundred girls. The building is to have parlors, bed- rooms, toilets, and bathrooms fitted up with the most modern conven- iences and everything will be done to .make the school life of the students pleasant as well as profit- able. The auditorium is to have a large assembly room 41 x 61 feet with a balcony at the rear and a large stage at the front. This room will seat about 400 persons. This building also contains the superintendent’s offices, the library, a reading room 24 x 34 feet, shower baths, toilets and lock: er rooms, and a gymnasium 41 x 62 feet where the students may get physical training under the direction of a competent physical director. The fall term opens October 3, 1910. Those wishing copies of the school bulletin for 1910 and 1911 may receive them by addressing, “Superintendent Crookston School of Agriculture, Crookston, Minn.” Band Rehearsal Tomorrow Night. After four days of rest, the band will resume its labors tomorrow night and start preparidg for the Friday night concert. Professor Masten wants all men to be present. GROPS HELPED BY RAIN Showers Yesterday and Last Night Greatly Improved Conditions. Good crop prospects improved materially today after the heavy rain which has fallen during the last two days. The rain Friday night was not very heavy but succeeded in get- ting through the dust and into the ground. Yesterday afternoon’s showers were local and fell in small areas around the lake. The rain last night and this morning was a good one and soaked the ground thoroughly. While the crop prospect is much better than it was, it does not now look as though the yield will be up to the average of former years. The rain came too late for some crops but is a saver for others. The berry crop in this section is ruined and the rain will help only the very late varieties. One farmer has lost 1,000 quarts of strawber- ries from lack of moisture, Reports from outside say that the showers yesterday were general over the grain belt in Minnesota and the Dakotas and while not much rain fell at any time, the aggregate was a great help to the grain. Locally, several days of just such rain as fell last night would be appreciated. T eraimasEm NAVAL SAFE IS ROBBED Large Sum Said to Have Been Stolen From Receiving Ship. Norfolk, Va., July 11.—According to well founded rumors. $6,500 disap- peared from the safe of the receiving ship Franklin Thursday night. Paymaster Hilton, who was granted ten days’ leave of absence on Thurs- day, was recalled. A conference of all officers on the ship was held, but it was impossible to learn what trans- pired. It was reported that $15,000 was concealed in another part of the same safe and is still inta o SAYS OFFICIALS ARE TO BLAME Adjutant General’s Report on Ohio Lyaching, HE ALLEGES NEGLIGENCE Belleves Summary Execution of Antl- Saloon League Detau}lvu Could Have Been Prevented Had the Sherift Done His Duty—8ituation Is Quiet, but Troops Are Ready to Answer a Call it Needed. Newark, 0., July 11:—Although Ad- Jutant General Weybrecht and .mem- bers of his staff are here, ready to direct the bringing of state troops in case of need, it is not believed that further trouble will follow the lynch- ing of Detective Carl Etherington and the previous killing by the detective of William Howard, former chief of police. The double tragedy &nd the part in it that was played by 600 of this town’s leading citizens, has sobered the people. BExtra police guards and deputy sherifts are believed by Gen- eral Weybrecht to be sufficient to han- dle the situation. Adjutant General Weybrecht eays Licking county officlals, particularly Sheriff William Linke, are responsible for the lynching of Etherington. He will so report to Governor Harmon. “The lynching easily could have been prevented,” says. General Wey- brecht. “The established faot that the mob worked at the jail for two hours tells the story of uegligence. If troops had been called for when they should have been the state of Ohio would not now be disgraced.” How Etherington Met Death. Etherington, who was twenty-two years old, had been employed by the State Anti-Saloon league as a blind tiger raider, and shot Howard while searching the latter's premises, When news of Howard's death be- came.known the doors:3f the Licking county jail were battered down and Etherington was dragged from his cell. He was shot, kicked and brulsed before the street was reached and the finish followed quickly. Etherington early in the evening confessed he had killed Howard, who was proprietor of the Last Chance restaurant and former chiet of police, in a scuffle during a raid of alleged “speak easies”-earller in the day and narrowly escaped lynching at that time. ‘When news from the hospital that Howard had died passed over the city the fury of the mob took definite form. Large battering rams were directed upon the doors of the jail and the dep- uties were powerless. The doors fell after nearly an hour's attack, Crying piteously, Btherington, a eurly headed . Kentuckian, who has been serving as a strikebreaker since he was released from marine service three months ago, was dragged forth. “I didn’t mean to do it,” he walled. His cries fell upon deaf ¢ars und he was strung up. READY TO MINE ALASKAN COAL Three Rival Concerns Awaiting Con- sent of Government. Seattle, July 11.—A race of three railroads for Bering river coal fields and the development of that section of Alaska is only awaiting word from the government that the coal may be mined. According to Stephen Birch, presi- dent of the Morgan-Guggenheim Alas- ke syndicate, the Copper River and Northwestern railway will build an extension to the district as soon as the government makes some arrange- ment for the mining of coal. Harry White of Los Angeles and associates say that they have the money raised to build from Controller bay to tap all coal mines in that dis- trict. John Rosene of the Controller Bay and Bering Coal rallway said that he has men clearing the right of way for the railroad his company intends to construct to Canyon creek. ANOTHER FRENCH SCANDAL Ex-President’s Name |5 Dragged Into Swindle. Trial. Paris, July 11.—A great scandal involving ex-President Georges Clem- enceau has broken out in connection with the trial of Henrl Rochette, the well known French promoter, whose financial lnstltullnns.\ the Franco- Spanish bank and the Ciedit Minier, were closed in March, 1908, when Rochette was arrested on charges of extensive ‘swindling. The testimony. shows that immernse sums of money were made by speculators immediate- ly beftore the failure. It i1s now charged that,the arrest ot Rochette was made upon divect order from Clemenceau, Congressman Brownlow Dead: Johnson City, Tenn,, July 11.—Rep- ‘resentativ dled hera ‘o PUT NEW TRAGKLAYING | 'MAGHINE.IN SO0 LINE Engineers Say Work is Being Rushed And Will Not be Abandoned As Rumored. Rumors have been flying around | the city for the past two weeks that the Soo line was to discontinue work on the new Moose Lake-Plum- mer line until next spring and not lay any steel this summer. The rumor says that this action by the railroad officials is due to the fact that the crop outlook west of here is poor because of few rains. On good authority from the Soo engineer’s office, it can be said that there is no truth in the rumor. Work has’ been discontinued in North Dakota but the Minnesota work it being rushed to completion as fast as possible. On the local run, Moberg is working his men from seven to seven and doing all in his power to finish his contract quickly. The Sco-has put another track laying machine at work on the west end of the line and that machine will work towards Bemidji until about thirty-five miles of track have been laid. At present, one machine is working from Moose Lake and has already laid eighty miles of steel. The track laying machine will be through Bemidji early in September. Council Meeting Tonight. The regular meeting of the city council will be held tonight at 8 p. m. Bids on the street bonds .will be opened tonight and it is urgent that all members be present on time. No meeting was held last week be- cause of no quorum. INSURANGE BULLETIN 0UT Shows Premiums in 1909 Were $4 and l.quex $2 Per Capita. The Des Moines Fire Insurance company, of Des Moines, Iowa, has withdrawn from this state. The Minnesota business will probably be re-insured in some other company. The officers of the Minnesota Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance com- pany, have returned to the treasury of the company, the excess amount used for expenses, being the sum of $3,135.77 and have amended their by-laws and policies; have improved their methods of bookkeeping in ac- cordance with the requirements of the department and have been li- censed to do business, The Midland Life ‘association of St. Paul, has been granted permissi- on to reincorporate on the legal res- erve plan., The following companies have been licensed to do business in Minnesota: Standard Marine Insurance com- pany, Ltd., Liverpool, England, de- posit capital $230,000.00, surplus to policyholders, $371,279.39; licensed June 11, 1910. Merchants Fire Assurance corpora- tion, New York, N. Y., capital $200, 000.00, surplus to policyholders, $499,289.10; licensed June 20, 1910. The people of Minnesota paid during the year 1909, in fire prem- iums the sum of $8,658,171.52, prac- tically $4.00 for every inhabitant, and the losses paid during that year average $2.00 per capita. to say that the losses paid do not cover over two-thirds of the value of thé property destroyed, so that the actual loss in this state Jast year was $3.00 per capita. The average loss per capita in Europe per year is about 33 cents. On this basis our fire loss last year would have been about $700,000.00,—a savingl] of approximately three and onehalf millions of dollaas, The per capita loss in Italy is about 12 cents a year, while for 1909 the average loss per capita’in this country was $1.14 and in 1907, itwas$2.51. - ool o ~As we permit fire to destroy such It is safe | TEN CENTS PER WEEK. an immense amount of property we are necessarily under a high expense to put out these fires and prevent general confiagrations. The cost of fire protection in such cities as St. Paul and Minneapolis, is annually about $2.00 per capita while the cost per capita in the large European cities varies from 8 cents to 30 cents. The fire losses in Minnesota for May amounted to $825,000.00, as compared with $225,000.00 in 190g. The losses in the United States were §$15,177,000.00 as compared with $14,324,000 in May, 1909. JOHN A, HARTIGAN, Commissionér of Insurance. LINDGRENS HEAD BILL. AT BRINKMAN THEATRE Will Remain all Week—Two Other Acts Said to be good—New Moving Pictures. The Brinkman theatre offers to- night the Greymonts as a special attraction for the week. The Grey- monts are better known to local people as Lindgrens, Mrs, Lind- gren was Miss Miller and has lived here for several years. They make their summer home with the Mill- ers and Matthews at Riverside. The Lindgrens will present their comedy “A Lucky Swede.” It is the playlet which _they have been using during the year while on the big circuit and is said to be one that is a sure laugh producer. They bave been at Riverside for a couple of weeks. Martinez and Jefferson will pro- duce “Nonsense, Music and Song,” a playlet in which a_violin plays an important part. The other number on the bill is Jean McElroy, solo harpist. The moving pictures which will be shown for the first time this week are less than a month old and are said to be interesting. The first performance starts ar 7:20 and the second at 9 p. m. WILL LEGTURE ON GHRISTIAN EDUGATION Rev. F. X. McCabe who is visit- ing Father O'Dwyer will deliver a lecture on Christian education at the Armory Thursday evening. The meeting will open at 8:30 o’clock, Father McCabe is a well known and able speaker and it is the ex- press desire of many of the citizens of Bemidji to hear him. It isa treat of which cities of this size can truly boast, The lecture will be given the benefit of the St. Anthony’s hospi- tal, an institution of which few cit ies the size of Bemidji can claim an equal. We all of us feel proud of the St. Anthony’s hospital and the fact that the new extension so bad- ly needed is fast nearing a com- pletion, is evidence that the citi- zens of this city should lend it their most hearty support. The fee of admission to hear this able speaker, Father McCabe, will be fifty cents which proceeds will go toward the building of hospital annex. The fact that the meeting will be interdenominational should interest all Bemidji. TELEGRAPHIG SPEGIALS. Prof, Samuel B. Green, head of of the University Experimental sta- tion in St. Anthony Park, Minne- apolis, died at 8 o’clock this morn- ing in Itasca Park of apoplexy. The body will be taken to the Twin cities tomorrow morning for burial. Professor Green is well known to every student of the 'University. His works on horticultural have done much to raise the standard of Minnesota products to their present plane. His death will leave a great gap in the faculty of the College of Agriculture. His work has en- deared him to every farmer of the etate. S 10 DEEPEN OUTLET CHANNEL TWO FEET Boat Club Started Dredging Work Today—Expect to Finish by Last of fl}e Week. DWIGHT MILLER ELECTED COM- MADORE TO SUCCEED PALMER Vint Ellis Chosen Secretary and M. E. Smith Treasurer at Annual Election of Officers. Work was started this morning on the construction of a temporary dam at the outlet of Lake Bemidji to it is dredged deep enough to allow navigation to reopen. The initative in the matter was taken by the Be- midji Boat club at 2 meeting Satur- day night and the club appropriated fifty dollars with which to start the work. The water in the lake has not been as low as it is now for several years and launches have been hav- ing a haid time getting down the river for the past two weeks. Several have bumped on rocks and had the shaft bent and others have propeller blades. launches find no trouble in getting down the river, but the long dry spell has lowered the water nearly two feet, . The temporary dam will be built between the railroad and wagon bridges and will be started to- morrow, = Charlie Warfield has charge of the work and sent a barge load of materials up from the dam this morning. The river will be blocked for several days while five teams with scrapers will dig the channel. It is the plan of the club to dig out a two foot channel and- make it as straight as possible. The current in the river is swift enough to keep it clean and if given a straight start, ought to wear it deeper. There are about eighteen inches of water between the bridges and the old wing dam now, and with the two additional feet will give water enough to float all launches. When the water is normal, the channel will be about five feet deep. About 400 feet, from the wagon bridge to the old dam, will be dredged., A team will be sent in Under ordinary conditions, of the wagon bridge. If possible, the old dam will be removed. The meeting of the boat club Sat- urday night was called to consider the dredging proposition, but Dr. Palmer, commodore of the club, wished another commodore elected as he had sold his boat and was no longer interested as a member. It was decided then to hold the annual election of officers. Dr. Palmer was succeeded by Dwight Miller former treasurer, as commodore of the club. Vint Ellis was elected to succeed Harry Rey- noldsas secretary and M. E. Smith is the new treasurer. The total cost of dredging will be about one hundred dollars and the club will stand half of it. The Vik- ing’ Boat company and A. P. Chand- lers of Lavinia, have each voluntar- ily donated ten dollars to the fund and others are expected to come in this week. The meeting was called hurriedly and a small proportion of the members were present. No work will be done on- the inlet at present because of the logs in Lake "Irving. Auto Races. Miss Rima, of Park Rapids. and C. W. Jewett did not race at the Fair grounds yerterday afternoon as advertised because of the rain and the fact that the Bemidji-Cass Lake baseball game was played in Cass Lake instead of Bemidji. The race seems to have a “hoodoo” as this is the third time it bas been scheduled and then postponed. keep the water out of the river while - to scrape out the bar just outside ' i