Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 12, 1910, Page 1

ik S dewaaven o * Mistorical Soclety, | - : e MINNESOTA | ILY PIONEER " THE BEMIDJI D. " VOLUME 8. NUMBER 72. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENlfiG, JULY 12, 1910. SPOKANE SHIPPERS WANT RATES AT ONCE Martinez and Jefferson in their skit “Nonsense, Mnsic and Song” proved themselves clever enter. tainers. The first part of the num- ber was a little slow, but the latter made up for it. They throw a new light on the immortal poem, “Under J. J. OPSAHL SAYS THAT ADVERTISING PAYS Less flm $5.00 Worth of Advertis- INDIAN RACE WILL SOON BE EXTINCT savage in their warfare, both with the whites and among themselves. The highest point of savagery in the Indians is reached when they - leave the reservation and go on the war- path. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. LIBRARY FUND REPORT SHOWS SMALL BALANGE Secretary and Treasurer Make Public NORTHERN NATIONAL BANK BUYS BONDS Do Not Wish to Wait Until After July, HESotate G s ing in the Pioneer Sells 22 Lots | Dr. Charles Eastman Says That Inter- ; "_A‘::‘:'?' i;’l“ that "::“YIW;“" Report on Expenditure of Council Accepts Local Offer for Par e Spreading estnut Tree.” i . iftl 5 ave that is all wrong is that Indians and A i Aug‘:t .n{l, S;pftem_ll.rert Have The Marchmonts, better known in 24 Hours. ge ls § v D . were always traders. The idea of ccrued Interest. c“' een Used for Tests. DECLARE APRIL, MAY AND JUNE ARE FAIR AVERAGE MONTHS Say Summer Shipments Will be Re- duced Until New Schedule is Effective. Spokan2, Wasb., July 12.—Ship- pers and merchants in Spokane will go before the Interstate Commerce ata hearing in Chicago, to insist upon the issuance of a peremptory order making the new class on com- modity rates on westbound ship- ments from eastern points effective on October 1 or November 1, instead of permitting the carriers to make the months of July, August and September a test period, as ordered by the commission on June 29, A. W. Doland, chairman of the in- terstate commerce committee of the Spokane chamber of commerce, said in an interview today that while the new rates from Chicago and Missis- sippi river points are satisfactory, they do not cover all the ground, adding: “Two strong points were gained by Spokane. One is that the present rates are too high, the other that the 75 per cent rate from eastern points to the Pacific coast and a local rate back to Spokane is illegal. We believe, too, that the railroads could have taken the three months already passed to show the revenues accruing on business act- ually bandled and the revenue which would have accrued, had the rates prescribed by the commission been in effect. ““The months of April, May and June are fair months upon which to base revenues on freight, while the succeeding thrze months are not, fcr the reason that fewer goods are shipped. Another thing is that, in view of the favorable decision, many of the dealers will curtail their ship- ments until the new tariffs become effective.” Mr. Doland announced that a re- presentative of one of the transcon- tinental railroads operating in the Spokane territory has agreed to put the new rates into effect as ordered by the commission, even though the proposal is declined by competitive lines. He added that negotiations are under way with other officials in the east and west. THEATRIGAL GOMMENT, There is not a du!l moment from the beginning to the end of the show at the Brinkman this week. The three acts and the moving pictures combine to make a bill that is entertaining all the way through, and last night the audience was kept in a roar of laughter the greater part of the time. “The Winning Punch,” the first picture shown, tells the story of a poor youth in love with a rich girl who loves him but is engaged to a French count. Finally the girl refuses to marry the couunt and the father says that the poor youth can have her if he will make $1,000 in a week. The way he does it is real enough. The film is entertain- ing throughout and the last five minutes show some clever work with boxing gloves. “Government Stores” was the other fi'm shown and it was up to the standard of the first. It has soldiers and Indians and Mexicans for characters. The illustrated song is pretty and was well rend ered last night. 7The slides are appropriate. Jean McElroy won her audience after the first few notes had lett her harp. Her first number was the “‘Sexter from Lucia” and the harp here as the Lindgrens, need no comment. They are well known to Bemidji people and their work last night was up to their usual standard and much better than anything usually seen outside of the larger circuits, Mr. Lingren has a perfect Swede dialect. The Lindgrens will remain all week, but the other acts will change Thursday. TARIFF SUBJECT OF CONFERENGE Collector Loeb Visits Pres- ident at Beverly. RCOSEVELT TO GET DATA Administration Proposes to Place Be- fore Ex-President the Actual Work- ings of the New Law Before Com- mitting Himself in Any Way Regard: ing Its Merits—Roosevelt Refuses to Discues the Conference. Beverly, Mass,, July 12.—A brand new angle was given to the visit of William Loeb, Jr., to Beverly. It was reported that his talk with President Taft “on the general political situa- tion would include the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.” President Taft, it is believed, is anxious that Colonel Roosevelt should make a careful study of the new law before committing himself in any way. The colonel undoubtedly has had the progressive view of the tariff pretty well drilled into him by Senators Bev- eridge, Bristow, La Follette and the others who have been to Sagamore Hill. Mr. Taft, the story goes, wants the colonel to have the administration view. The report that the tariff was to be the principal theme of discussion seems to be borne out by many cir- cumstances. It is admit®ed that Mr. Loeb was summoned to Beverly by Secretary Norton with the full knowl- edge of the president. In Touch With Tariff. Mr. Loeb’s duties as collector of the port of New York bring him in touch with the tarift and probably he knows more about the actual, practical work- ing of the law than any other man. Mr. Norton, assistant secretary of the treasury, made a careful study of every schedule in the new tariff law. He studied the monthly returns of the imports and the receipts. fore he left the treasury_department he met President Taft at St. Louis with a great- mass of documents deal- ing with the tariff and during the long Jjourney back to Washington he went over the statistics with the president in every detail. Secrétary Norton and Collector Loeb were together for some hours prior to Mr. Loeb’s meeting with Mr. Taft. Both remained uncommunicative re- garding Mr. Loeb’s visit, other than to repeat the explanation that it was to discuss “the general political situa- tion.” THE COLONEL IS - SILENT Roosevelt Refuses to Discuss Loeb’s Visit to Taft. Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 12.—The an- nouncement from Beverly that Will- iam Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of New York, was to see President Taft aroused great interest here owing to the close relations which exist be- tween Mr. Loeb and Theodore Roose- velt. It was impossible to get from Colonel Roosevelt an ' expression -of opinion as to the significance of this meeting, as he denied himself to inter- viewers. The colonel is having his fourth day of rest in the interval between the visit of the delegation of politicians and members of congress and that of Governor Hughes, who will be the next visitor. Jurists in Auto Accident. Fort Collins, Colo., July 12—W. H. Allison, president of the First Nation- al bank of Boulder, was probably fa- tally hurt and Judges James Gurigus and Henry Bamble of the state.dis- trict court sustained severe injuries when an automobile in which the three were riding skidded over a cliff and fell eighteen feet. Minister Killed by Train. Philadelphia, July 12.—While at- tempting to board a fast moving in- Just be- | Who says “advertising doesn’t pay”? The contrary is being proven in this city every day and just an- other instance has been proven by J. J. Opsahl who is one of the pre- mier boosters and land men of this section of the state. Mr. Opsahl advertised 37 Lavinia lots in the Bemidji Pioneer The offer was on a special improvement plan. By poon, Monday twelve of these lots were sold to Grand Forks parties and a deal is pending on 10 more which Mr. Opsahl says will be closed in side of two days, to some Fargo parties, this makes a total of 22 lots on less than $5 worth of ad- vertising, in less than 24 hours, Have you anything to sell? Are you in business in this city? What advertising has done for others it will do for you. State your proposi- tion to the people just as you would tell it if you were talking to him individually over the counter. Let us prove to you that advertising will get results for you. The Pio- neer is the paper-that goes to the people and its circulation is what can be clearly termed quality eircu- lation. There are many bargains in real estate in this city. There are also many who are looking for these bargains. - It is up to the man with the bargain to let the bargain seeker know of his bargain. The Saturday. Purity of the Blood. IS ON HIS WAY NORTH TO STUDY PRIMITIVE TRIBES Spent Several: Days on Leech Lake Reservation with the Old Chippewa Band.- Dr. Charles Enitmny, of Ambherst, Massachusetts, Bemidji over night ‘and took ' the afternoon train to the Red /Lake Indian reservation. He is on his way to Saskatchewan and Hudson Bay trading posts to study the primitive Indian and collect the oldest relics that are still with the various tribes of the north country. He intends to circle around to the Rockies and return east in October. Dr. Eastman has not ‘been en- gaged in college work for some years as he devotesall of his time to writing of Indian life. latest work, ‘“The Indian Mystery” was finished just before he started on his present trip’ and will’ be off the press some time in the fall. It tells of Indian superstitution and religion. Dr. Eastman was on the faculty of Amherst college for many years before he returned. He has de- grees from Dartmouth and Har- vard Universities and has also studied in other colleges, He knows more Indian tongues than was | in Pioneer is one of the mediums and it has proven itself a good one, GOUNTY COMMISSIONERS - VOTE BONDS FOR DITGH probably any other man in this country todag. . Fodeid e As he is a full-blooded Sioux, Dr. Eastman is particularly inter- ested in Minnesota and the history of the Minnesota Indians, He says that all of the Mississippi and Mis- souri valleys originally belonged to Will Borrow Money From State School Fund and Use it in Draining Swamp Land. The board of county commis- sioners is in session today in the court house. The meeting was convened yesterday and most of the day was spent in discussing the bond issue for the drainage of the county. . It was finally decided to vote $30,000 for ditch No. 11, now being constructed. This money will not actually come out of the county treasury. The county merely guar- antees the bonds, but the money comes from the state school fund under the agreement recently reached with the school fund officers by the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment association. The county will have a first lien on the land drained 80 that if the assessments are not paid, it can take the land and sell it to meet the bonds. This is the first instance where a county has taken advantage of the recent ruling of the school fund board. By this ruling, money can be loaned the counties on the county bonds. These bonds are backed by a first lien on the land to be im- proved and average four per cent interest. This school money is now invested in the bonds of outside states, but by using this acheme, the money is available for making improvements in Minnesota. The money to take up the bonds is paid by the abutting property owners during a period of twenty years. The commissioners also voted $350 for the county - fair. They will be in session tomorrow. Mackenzie is Back W. R. Mackenzie has returned . to Bemidji after an absence of tkree weeks. Mr. Mackenzie spent a week in the Twin Cities attending the Re- publican state convention and . talk- ing with the trustees of the state the Sioux but they were gradually driven back by the invading Chip- pewas until they were all west of the Mississippi and north of the Mille Lacs country, - The Chippewas, lying as they did nearer to the East than the Sioux were the first to get the gun and the axe of the white man and so were given an advantage over their primi- tive cousins that could not be over- come. After the Sioux obtained guns and axes from the Superior traders, they did not give an inch until the advance of civilization drove them into the reservations. The Leech Lake Indians are a band of the old Chippewas that fought with the Sioux so long ago. Omahas, Sacs and Fox, and all of the smaller tribes which roamed the country in southern Minnesota and ‘Towa were all decended from the same source as the Sioux and their languages have the same roots. Dr. Eastman says that he can learn the language.of these Indians in three months, whereas it takes more than three years to learn the tongues of the Iriquois or eastern Chippewas. When shown the story in a recent Duluth paper of the Chippewa- Sioux fight on Lake Superior, he pointed out that while the story was well written, it was inaccurate in de- tails. ‘‘Indians,” he said, ‘‘never took prisoners at the time that fight took.place. The taking of prisoners is a comparatively modern idea as it was introduced by the whites during the whiskey period. Indians always killed all that were taken, even wo- men and children. No one was spared unless he was adobted into the tribe to take the place of some- one who had died. “Indian wars before the white man came were little more than foot- ball contests. Few men were killed on either side and they were mostly feats of strength. In the old days, two bundred and’ fifty ‘years ago, Indians ‘never fought for territory His| barter is a white idea. Among the old Indians, everything was free. You were given what you wanted “|and if you wished to make a present in return, that was all right. But theidea of value came from the New England traders.” Dr. Eastman came to Bemidii from Walker where he has been visiting the tribe on Bear Island for several days. He says that he was more successful than he ex- pected and picked up seyeral hun- dred dollars worth of real relics. All of them have a historical value and have been handed down from father sop for hundreds of years. They have been sent to New VYork and will be placed in a private collection. The doctor hopes to get several of the the old relics, such as medicine bags, war clubs and spears, from every tribe in the country. He is the first Sioux to attend a medicine dance of the Leech Lake Chippewas. Speaking of the race dying out, Dr. Eastman said: “There are be- tween 265,000 and 270,000 Indians in this country today and in all probability that is as large a num- ber as ever lived here, The Indian is not dying out, but the purity of the blood is decreasing. Where twenty years ago only the girls married white men, now the men are found marrying white girls. They go to Carlisle and the east- ern universities and when they re- turn home, they settle on the edge of the reservation and marry a white girl, _."“The families of the half breeds are very large and the race will not die out for many years, but it is sate’ to say that in less than a hundred years, there will not be a full blooded Indian in this country and then it will be but a short time until they are absorbed by the whites.” Dr. Eastman is an old friend of W. R. Mackenzie, and “Mac” was quite surprised to see- the doctor sitting in the Pioneer office this morning. g GROUND BROKEN FOR $00 LINE ONE YEAR AG0 Work has Been Pushed and Engineers Promise Passenger Service in the Fall. One year ago toda;v. ground was broken for the new Soo line from Moose Lake to Plummer which is being built through Bemidji. By Christmas time, fifty miles were ready for track and then work was discontinued until spring. One half of the line will be completed by August15 and the engineers have promised that passenger trains will be running through .Bemidii before, the next snow. Tracks are now being laid from both ends of the road and it will be but little over a menth before the rails will be laid through this city. This new line will open up a new country to Bemidji merchants and will be another round in Bemidji’s ladder to the biggest distributing point in northern Minnesota. With the two Soo lines, Bemidji will be the meeting placesand distribut- ing point for nine different roads.’ For a ten year old, thatis quite a record, John Moberg- is rushing the work on his end of the line and expects to have the hollow south of town filled and the road bed ready by the first of Angust. MNECECCEATIA/IC DA Carnegie Fund. J. M. Richards, treasurer, and A. P. Ritchie, secretary, of the Carnegie Library fund have made out‘their report and giéén it to the public. All of the $12,500 received from Andrew Carnegie has been paid ou except $141. H Ground was broken for the Li- brny/ last September and it was presented to the city last May. Mr. Carnegie agreed to build the Library if the city would'-donate one-tenth of its cost each year for its maintenance. The council agreed and has voted $1,250 dollars per year for Library maintenance. The report of the Librarian for June will be ready in a few days. Following is the report on the fund: “To the public in general: Here- with we submit a financial state- ment of the funds received and paid out for the erection of the public library building of this city, Recelved from Andrew Oarnegle. ..... 312,500 Paid Tom Johnson....... ... $11,349.50 Paid Warfleld Electric DAOY ..ooveeens nns Pald Haxby & Gillespi Paid J. P, Lahr.. Paid L, P. Eckstrum Pald Erick Sherling Pald O. O. Rood and Paid Charles Hammond Paid New England Fur company. 100.50 Pald Drayage 50 12,359 Balance in Northern National bank..§ 141 J. M, Richards, Treasurer. A. P. Ritchle, Secretary. MAIL ORDER BUSINESS KILLS OFF TOWNS When your catalogue comes from the mail order house, wait until you get home before remov- ing the wrapper, then wait until after supper, when the chores are done, draw an easy chair to the table where the light will shine full on the pages, put on your glasses, that no bargéins may escape your eye, and settle :down for an hour of quiet enjoyment, says the Price- Current. What a wonderful book itis to be sure—wonderful for what it does not contain as well as for what it does. We miss some things: we would be glad to see. Where is their offer to pay cash or exchange goods for your wheat, oats, corn, sheep and hogs “free’ on board?” How much tax will they pay for improving rodd and bridges, for the support of the poor, the-expénse of the town, county and state? On what page is their offer to contribute money or services in the establish- ment and maintenance of a church or Sunday school for the moral tone 3.60 4.00 39.00 . 287 ‘of your community? What line of credit will they extend to you when your crops are poor, your money gone, when through illness or misfortune you are not able to send cash orders for your grocries, clothing, farm tools and crockery? Where is their offer to contribute to entertainments you have from year to year? After you read these valued catalogues go into a dark corper and sincerely consider. the fact that they contribute a big nothing. Ry TELEGRAPHIG .SPEGIALS. Wellesley, Mass., July 11.—Flor- ence Jennison and Mary Palmer, clagsmates and chums in Wellesley college, were drowned in Lake Wabana Saturday, Miss Jennison giving her life in an ineffectual effort to save her friend. - Both were residents of Wellesley and were 19 years of age. The two girls, in com- pany with several others, were bath- Will Repurchase. SALARY OF ASSESSOR FIXED AT $300 AND ORDERED PAID E. J. Gould Reports $275.58 Water Rent Collected—Current Bills Allowed. For par and accrued interest, the Northern National bank bought the city bonds of $15,000 for permanent improvements last night. A check of $1,500 accom- panied the bid and it was accepted. The council will now authorize the city attorney, mayor and city treasurer to buy the bonds from the bank with city money. This invests the money of one city fund in another and lets the city earn the five per cent bond interest. There were no bids received on the g12,000 issue. The salary of the city assessor was not included on the civil list when it was drawn up last January through an oversight and his sal- ary was fixed at g300 for the year. E. J. Gould reported that $275.58 nad been collected to June 13 for water rent, City Engineer Stoner was instructed to advertise for bids on the new sewer extensions for two weeks so that the bids can be opened Tulv 25, oo Saloon licenses were granted to Nash McKinnon and Frank Lane bonds accepted. The municipal court reported that $15.85 had been collected to June 25 in fines. The report was accepted, The bill (of the court July 2 of $204.40 was ordered paid. The malt ordinance, which wag drawn up to cover certain where saloon licenses have been re. voked and the former owners have taken to selling malt, was given its first reading last night. Tt will not be passed or rejected until after the third reading. Every councilman was present at the meeting last night and it was the first time in many weeks that such a thing has happened. The following bils were allowed: Warfield Electric company, wiring band stand......... . $ 480 Tom Smart, fighting fire...... 2.00 M. E. Stoner, for services as city engineer, 16 days. Water clerk. B Special police for Fourtl week, 5 days at $2.. Barker's Drug store.. Street gang, to July 5. Pioneer advertisin| Joe Blondo, meals.... Given Hardware company, band stand fixture: George Knott. Charles Lang .. Miss Aubrey. Charles Lang Mrs. Winter . 2.69 George Knott . 47.25 Nels Loitved, cement walks. 118.10 Mayor Parker, cemetary im- provements .. Miller-Davis Printing com- “pany Ecklund. Sheriff Hazen, for boarding city prisoners J. A. Smith, scavernges Judge Pendergast Crouch, cement crossing and their cases 96.00 2.00 20.00 54.20 111.00 29.21 16.00 20.44 52.20 7.50 5.30 2.69 ing when Miss Palmer got beyond her depth. Miss Jennison, although | she could swim but little, went to chum’said. As Miss Palmer came Warfield Electric company, light for Jume................ Warfield Electric company Dr. Smith, two calls. Warfield Electric company, fairly sung the parts. She has a bound passenger train at the Tioga |School about loaning money to the i to the gqrfnée Miss ]Gl‘flfilon made a| current city hall... 3.60 beautiful instrument, and one that | station of ‘the Reading Railway com- | counties for local” improvements. y. "~ Bormy to Mr. and futile effort to drag her toward shore, | Warfield Electric company, £ is seldom heard outside of or- [ pany Rev. Dr. Jacob Sallada, secre-| g oo oo o come in | Elliston, a ten pound boy and 2 moment later the two went| water rent.. '140.00 hestral work. She k it tary of the American Home Mission s | 3 h 3 'S oy 118.00 | Jenestra 5 1OWS 1t | gociety, was hurled under the wheels ! t treet gang.. > | throughly and has a fine technic. | and crished to death. o « ‘Carnegie Library. .77