Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 13, 1910, Page 1

; RS | THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. LhUY- L mistorical Sockty. " VOLUME 8. NUMBER 73. COUNTY GOMMISSIONERS 0BJEGT TO GRITIGISM Maintain That Reducing Taxes of Large Land Companies is Not Violating Duty. Some criticism has been directed against the county commissioners for reducing the taxes of some of the large companies and they are resent- ing the implication that they are not doing their duty and are favoring’ the larger interests. The trouble seems to arise over the fact that assessments are made on land for two years on the even years. Many of the land companies have taken the timber off their land the first winter after it has been assessed and have objected to pay- ing the same tax the second year as the first because the land then lost much of its value. In a case like this, the commissioners have reduced the taxes. L. O. Myhre, county commissioner from the Third district, has treated the subject in the following com- munication: “To the taxpayers.—As I have heard from different sources that the county commissioners are blamed for favoring the land companies in reducing their taxes, to such parties who do not seem to understand why this has to be done, I would say that in many cases the county commis- sioners have to recommend some ap- plications for tax abatements if they are Lo act impartially. “For example, suppose a piece of land has $2,000 worth of timber on it and all real estate is assessed every other year. If the timber was taken of during the first winter after the assessment and the spring of the odd numbered year, the county auditor levied on the land for-the original valuation, which would not be right. “If the county commissioners did not grant an abatement on this tax, the same amount would have to be paid the year after all the timber was taken off as was paid when it was all there. The commissioners do not think that this would be fair and in such cases recommend a tax abatement and still do their duty. L. O. Myhre, Commissioner Third district.” CARBONIG AGID NOT GUILTY Headache in Theatres Due to Stagna- tion of the Air. London, July 11,—The danger of an excess of carbonic acid gas in the air, the property which makes an over crowded, stuffy room so unpleasant, has been robbed of all its terrors as the result of an experi- ment carried out at the London hospital. To eight perspiring, shirt-sleeved students, crowded in an air-tight bex, five feet long, five feet wide, and seven feet high, breathing their own expired air over and over again, at a temperature of 85 degrees, Fahren- heit, is due the proof that carbonic acid gas, formerly considered such a deadly poison, can be breathed with impunity in doses forty times as large as the law allows. [n their hermetically sealed box the eight students experienced all the sensations of gradual suffacation for three-quarters of an hour, until the carbonic acid gas rose to 4 per cent. A stuffy theater atmosphere might contain one-thirtieth of 1 per cent. Peering through the large glass windows in two walls of their prison Professor Hill and his assist- ants could note their perspiring, flushed cheeks, quivering nostrils, and general air of physical di.com- fort. When the air temperature from their breathing and the radiation from their bodies drove the ther- mometer up to 88 degrees Fahreiheit (most people keep their rooms at about 68 degrees), Prof. Hill shouted: “‘Are you ready for the fans?”’ A chorus of “Yes” from the prison- ers, and three electric fans were laden atmosphere. The effect was little less than again to chat and joke with one another. through, “This experiment,” Prof. Hill carbonic acid present in a stuffy, is not the cause of the unpleasant symptoms we formerly associated with these conditions. It is the moisture, high temperature and stagnation of the air which gives us the headache and dullness—Pio- neer Press. TROUBADOURS ARE GOMING Have Been Booked for the Armory Tuesday, August 9. Manager Evan Carson, of the Armory opera house, has booked the Troubadours Amusement com- pany for Tuesday evening, August 9. The company is composed of four musicans, and one 1eader. The en- tertainment will be given from 8:30 until 10 and then the com- pany will play for a dance until 2a.m. The company was obtained from Duluth and by a special ar- rangement will play in Bemidji the one night. o Miss Helen Harkness is the reader and is an impersonator as well. Michael Briglia is solo violin, Nichol Briglia, solo flute, Michael Varallo, barp, and John Varallo, violin. Those who have heard the company say that it is an excellent one and that its program combines zenuiue -entertainment and =artistic musicianship of a high order. SPORTING NOTES Colored Gophers are Winners. The Colored Gophers took Grand Forks into camp Sunday by a 12 to 5 score. Then they went to Crookston Monday and were held to a 1 to 1 score, their lone run com- ing in the ninth. Narveson, of Crookston, made a home run in the fourth. Standing of the Clubs American Assoclation Lost Pet Minneapolis .87 31 .648 St. Paul .. 52 33 Ba2 Toledo. . 47 36 .566 Kansas City .39 41 .488 Columbus .37 42 481 Indianapolis Milwaukee. Louisville. . ..34 41 453 46 .432 52 .366 National League Won Lost Pct Chicago.... .44 26 .629 New York 42 28 .600 Pittsburg. ..35 32 .522 Cincinnati . 37 35 .514 Philadelphi: . 33, 36 .478 Brooklyn .. 38 457 St. Louis. 41 431 Boston .... 47 373 American League Won Lost Pet ... 49 23 .681 ..43 29 .597 41 32 .562 .41 35 .539 Philadelphia New York Boston. Detroit St. Louis. 48 314 American Assoclation Minneapolis—Milwaukee (rain). called in the sixth.) Columbus--Indianapolis— (rain). Kansas City 11—St. Paul 11 (9 innings.) American League Philadelphia 6—Detroit 4. New York 4—Chicago 3. ‘Washington 4—St. Louis 4. (called in eighth—dark.) Boston 17—-Cleveland 5. National League Brooklyn 0—Cincinnatti 0. (9 innings) Chicago—New York (rain) turned on from the outside. No air was admitted, the fans simply Pittsburg—Philadelphia (rain.) stirring up the moist carbonic-acid- magical, The students immediately stood more erect, breathed more easily and deeply and began once On coming out none of the men showed any signs of the trying ordeal he had just gone | Yesterday’s Results. I St. Louis 5—Boston 5—(9 innings.) BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, W_EDNESDAY EVEENING, JULY 18, 1910. SCHOOL ELEGTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY Two Vacancies to be Filled—Nels Loitved Given Cement Walk Contract. Nels Loitved was given the con- stated, “‘proves conclusively that the | tract for constructing cement walks around the school houses at the overcrowded and ill-ventlated room | meeting of the school board held last night. The work will be started at once and is to be finished in three weeks. At the annual schoel board election to be held in Central school building Saturday night, two vacancies are to be filled. The terms of Graham Torrance and T. J. Andrews expire and the places will be left vacant, Mr. Andrews said last night in board meeting that he would not be a candidate for re-election and ‘|Mr. Torrance has not come out either. It is the wish of the board that the citizens nominate and elect to the vacancies men in whom they have confidence and want on the board. As there are no parties and no cenflicts on board, the only way to nominate a person is to vote for him at the polls. These will be open for at least an hour from 7 p. m. Notices of the election were posted at the Postoffice, city hall, and courthouse. The election is an important one as the men elected spend over $30,000 a year, elect the superintendent, teachers and are responsible for the conduct of the schools. . Women have a right to vote in school elections and the board urges that all men and women go to the polls Saturday night and cast a re- presentative vote. TELEGRAPHIC SPEGIALS. Seattle, Wash.,, July 13—The arrival of the “Chicago Maru,” a subsidized Japanese liner, with a cargo of 2,000 carcasses of hogs, has opened up a new channel of Pacific commerce. The 2,000 carcasses of hogs were loaded at Hongkong, China, and were sent to Seattle as an experi- ment. Several dozen independent retail dealers snapped up the supply at 3 to 5 cents below the price asked by the packers here and patrons of these retail dealers say they never tasted such delicious pork. The importers of this consignment of pork are in the hog breeding busi- ness near Hong-kong and their hog pens spread over a large territory. Local meat packers are investiga- ting and using all their influence to prevent the importation of any more. It is said that a carcass of ‘pork can be brought across the Pacific ocean in cold storage cheaper than it can be hauled from the Twin Cities to the Pacific coast cities, Laichlingan, Renish, Prusssia, Junly 13, 1910.—Oscar Erdslock, a German ‘aeronaut whe won the inter- national balloon race at St. Louis in 1907, and four companions were killed today in a dirigable balloon, “Erdslock,” which burst-at a_height of several hundred feet and dropped to the ground, a crumpled mass. CHAMP CLARK IN ST. PAUL Cleveland . 31 36 .463 Chicago...... 31 40 437 (pp. . N Washington. . 14 397 Minority Leader ot House Attending River Improvement Meeting. Champ Clark of Missouri, minority leader in the National House of Representatives, will be in St. Paul Louisville 7-0—Toledo—6-0. (second | July 12-13 attending the meeting of the upper Mississippi River Im- provement association. The fight. ing Democrat from the ‘‘show me” state is coming to Minnesota with a message on river improvement and will’ have considerable to say about the Mississippi. It is expected that between 500 and 1,000 dele- gates will attend the meeting. Special invitations have been sent to many of the most prominent men in various walks of life and the majority of them have accepted e G e %= | SUBJET OF LEGTURE “GHRISTIAN EDUGATION" ciation. Aninvitation wasextended to him about three weeks ago, and he said in reply that if Congress adjourned in time, he knew of noth- ing to prevent his coming. At the Majestic ‘Theatre. “A Penitent of Florence.” A production which marks an epoch in the field of scemic religious drama because of the happy mingling of majesty and intense action. “An Affair of the Hedrt,” a picture of cupid ina sportive mood. Illustrated song, I Wish Some- one Would Fall in Love With Me.” These moving pictures will be shown at the Majestic tonight. INVESTORS ATTRAGTED T0 BELTRAMI LANDS Father McCabe Will Deliver an Address in Armory Tomorrow Night— Masten’s Orchestra. Father F. X, McCabe will lecture in the Armory opera house tomor- row night on ¢Christian Educat- ion.” He is well known in Bemidji as arf able and fluent speaker and his lecture is sure to be interesting. The admission is fifty cents and the money will go to St. Anthony hospital. *Speaking of the lecture, Father O’ Dwyer, of St. Philips church, said: ““The lecture tomorrow evening to be given for the benefit of St. Anth- ony’s hospital should be well attend- ed by the citizens of Bemidii. A thorough going hospital is one of the best assetsof a city. The sisters have made their hospital thoroughly up to date and with the new addition now nearing completion, they will be able to care for all Bemidji and the surrounding country. ““There are many poor and unfor- tunate that are constantly cared for by the charity of the good sisters. The general public seldom hear any thing of this charitable work. It is however a fact that the hospital is never without its charity patients. “The lecture by Father McCabe will be given at the armory. The subject, “Christian Education” is one that is occupying the minds of thinking men and women of every denomination throughout the coun- try today. The orchestra, under the leadership of Professor Masten, has kindly donated its services for the occasion,” Speculators Advice Owners to Hold What They Have—Many Big Deals On. Beltrami county lands are be- ing gobbled up. greedily by many outside buyers. Much land has changed hands of late in the vicinity of Blackduck. A man by the name of Reinhart, from Illinois, recently purchased a large tract of land which will be used for the raising of sheep. John McDougald, of Blackduck, is reported to have sold 1100 acres near that town to some Minneapolis parties. A. H. Kleven of the Farmers Land company of this city reports that a tract of 2700 acres was re- cently purchased by Al. Kaiser of Bagley. and Mr, Lngmers of Still- water. The fact that these lands look good to outsiders as an investment, should interest farmers in this com- munity, If you own a piece of land in Bel- trami county, keep it—is the advice of speculators. JUMPS TO HER DEATH IN THE RAINY RIVER [OBITUARY | Mrs. J. C. Watson, who has been camping at Grand Forks Bay, died there at 6:40 this morning from tuberculosis. Mrs. Watson was twenty-five years old and leaves no children., She was born in Virginia, but her home has been in Grand Forks for several years and the body was taken there this afternoon. Mrs. Watson was sick with con- sumption last year and spent the summer in a tent on Lake Bemidji, She left in the fall greatly improv- ed m health and it was beheved that she was out of danger, so much so that she was allowed to live in Minneapolis all winter. The city air told on her and when she came to Bemidji this summer she was very sick, Her sudden death when just in the prime of life will be a shock to her many friends, HORNET NEWS. Several Hornet people attended the 4t.h of July celebration at Black- duck. J. E. Bogart and Robert C. Shaw were in Bemidji on Tuesday, attend- ing the Firemen’s Tournament. Miss Nellie Shaw went te Minne- apolis, Friday, to visit friends there. Stella Norton, of International Falls, Committed Suicide Monday—Re- fused Life Preserver. Stella Norfon formerly of Roose- velt, who has been working at In- ternational Falls for some time com- mitted suicide Monday night by jumping off the deck of the steamer ‘Moose” on the Rainy River. She was 16 years old and leaves a father and three brothers at Roosevelt. Her mother is not living. Miss Norton tried to committ suicide last week by jumping off the conveyor in the paper mill yard. The conveyor is 128 feet from the ground and she would have been dashed to death if she had been al- lowed to jump. When she was seen going over board from the “Moose,” a life preserver was thrown to her, but she refused to take hold of it and sank. 22 % It is said that the girl was des- pondent and had talked of suicide as “ending her troubles” for some time. Mrs. Jake Miller, George and J. D. Bogart attended the school officers meeting in Bemidji on Fri- day. They report a pleasant time at the meeting. Mrs. George Bogart and four of her children went to Bemidji on Monday, to visit a few days. Rev. F. ]. Barackman preached in the Murray school house, Mon- day evening, Forest fires destroyed the Thompson school house in the southern part of town, lately. NOT GORREGT IN DETAIL DOUBLE WEDDING Maud nd Nelle Bailey to' be Married Tomorrow Evening. 7 Thursday evening at 8 o’clock Rev. Chas. H. Flesher will officiate at the double wedding of Maud Anna Bailey to Kimball Albert Southworth and Nellie Vera Bailey to Hugo Arthur Scharf. The wedding will be at the home of the brides, 611 Minnesota avenue. 0ld Soldsers Say Picture of Third Minnesota Is Unnatural. Declaring that the picture of the Thi’rd Minnelotn entering = Little Forty Workmen Poisoned. ‘Tomah, Wis.,, July 13.—Forty St. Paul road emplo 8 were poisoned by TEN CENTS PER WEEK. fault with the painting just hung in he waiting rooms of the Governor’s ofice in the Minnesota State 'Capi- tol at Saint Paul. Among other things they say the soldiers’ blankets are not properly arranged. One soldier who was with the army during the war pointed out that late in the war blankets were rolled aronnd the shoulders as shown in Arthur’s picture, but at the time the Third entered Little Rock the blankets were folded on top of the. knapsack. In Mr., Arthur’s painting, musicians are shown marching ahead of the colonel. It is said that in reality, no one marched ahead of the officer in command. Some have sought to attack the artist for putting in two color bear- ers, but it was pointed out by Gen- eral Andrews, then colonel of the regiment, familiar with the conditi- ons that one flag is of the nation and the other of the state, and that the artist is entirely correct in put- ing in two flags, MORE ROOMS NEEDED TO HOUSE BIBLE DELEGATES Rev. S. E. P. White Says Not Enough Are on the List For Conference Visitors. Rev. S. E. P. White says that not enough rooms have been offered for the housing of the delegates to the Bemidji Bible conference to be held here July 24 to 31. Only ten days remain to get things in shape before the first day of the conference, and those in charge are anxious that the room question be settled at once. Letters are coming in daily to ‘| the comlmttee asking tbat T00mS be reserved and if the committee is un- able to obtain the rooms, those writing will be forced to stay away. Two lists of rooms are being kept, one by Reverend White and the other by the Pioneer, and those wishing to rent a room for the week are asked to place it on- one of the lists, together with. its location and price. The committee has been informed that some people think that the rooms are to be donated, but that is not the case. The delegates will pay for what they get, and the price of the room will be placed on the list opposite the location. Firemen Get Nine Dollars. The Bemidji Fire department held a ‘jollification” meeting Mon- day night in the city hall. After counting all hands around it was found that each man had nine dol- lars coming to him as his share of the team winning during the Fire- men’s Tournament, GASS LAKE FIREMEN HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION Pat Cain Made Chief and Lilly and Christner, Assistants—Relief Found Healthy. Cass Lake, July 13—The annual meetings of the Cass Lake Fire de- partment and Relief associations were held last night and the follow- ing officers of the fire department were elected for the ensuing year: Chief—Pat Cain. First assistant—Dan Lilly. Second assistant—Ira Christner, HIGH SO0 OFFICIALS LOOK OVER LOGAL WORK Areon Their Way to Dakota Wheat Fields—Chief Engineer Spends Day Here. Edmund Pennington, president of the Soo line and head of all the Soo interests, was in Bemidji for an hour this morning. With him were George R. Huntington, the general manager, and Thomas Green, chief engineer. Mr. McMillaa, of Min- neapolis, was also a member of the party. The officials stopped here while on their way to Thief River Falls and then out through the Dakota wheat fields. They had been up on the Cuyana line, which runs from Duluth over the Iron Range. This line was built by the Soo last year. George M. Huss, division en- gineer of the Soo for this division, was with the party while it was here this morning. They looked over the work which has been accomplished and saw just how it was going to look when completed. They were particularly interested in Moberg’s steam shovel and watched it work for several minutes. The special train came in over the Great Northern and was side tracked while the inspection was made. It pulled outat 10:30 and took the party to Erskine. From there, the special will go to Thief River Falls and then over the Soo live into the Dakotas. Mr. McMillan is-a grain man and he is particularly interested in the wheat crop. A thorough inspection of the Soo grain tields will be made, Mr, Green went to Cass Lake this noon and will return on the evening train, He will go to Minneapolis tonight. The rest of the party will return to the Twin Cities over the Soo main line. TWO LICENSES GRANTED AND ONE IS REFUSED Board of County Commissioners Still in Session—Smart’s Bond Accepted. . Routine business 7as all that came before the c inty commis. sioners in session in court house today. They have been meeting three times a day since Sunday and the work is so heavy that they do not expect to get through be- fore tomorrow night, All of the commissioners have attended every meeting. The application of Will Ford for a liquor license to do business in Cleminston was rejected. A re- monstrance was filed against the petition by the people of the town. The applications of M. Heffner, of Puposky, and Thomas A. Johnson, of McDougall, were granted and their bonds for $2,000 each accepted. -J. J. Opsahl’s application for tax reduction for Walker and Akley were both referred to the tax commission. Auditor Hayner was instructed to advertise for bids on branch number 1 of state road number 1 in Turtle Lake township. The report of the county surveyor on the L. A. Han. son contract on the Wilton and Roosevelt county road was accepted and filed. The auditor was author- ized to.make a payment of $1800 on the work completed. Secretary— Dana V. Wardner. Treasurer—Homer Dugas. Immediately after the fire depart- ment finished its work the Relief association elected the followmg officers: Predident—A. F. Ittner. Vice-president—Heury Blattman. Secretary—Dana V. Wardner. Treasurer—Homer Dugas. Tha finances of the Relief associ- |trict No. 17, * The report of the surveyor on the William Lennon work was also ap- proved and filed. Tom Smart’s bond for $200 for building a road in town- ship 146 was also accepted. The board was still in session at press time this afternoon. Special Examiner Here. J. N. Gayner, of Lictchfield, spec- ial examinerof the public examiner’s department, was in Bemidji today on his way to Turtle River to in- vestigate the accounts of school dis- P ol | MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.