Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 4, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 8. NUMBER 92. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY fEVENING, AUGUST 4, 1910. TAFT WILL ATTEND THE Has Accepted Invitation and Will Speak on Opening Day—Likes Program. St. Paul, Aug. 4.—President Taft has accepted St. Paul's invitation to address the second National Conskrva- tion. congress on the opening day, Sept. 5. Taft’'s acceptance puts the final mark of success on the efforts of the Twin City committee which, headed by Governor Eberhart, went to Bev- erly to present to the president in per- son an urgent invitation to attend the conservation meeting. Two meetings were had with the chief executive, Mr. Taft let it be known that he was thoroughly satisfied with the program, but reserved his decision. 'Now the matter is settled and St. Paul is to have the historic distinction of en- tertaining a president and an ex-presi- dent at the same convention. The president’s attendance will be a big boom for the conservation con- American Assoclation Won Lost Pet Minneapolis .74 38 .661 St. Paul . .. 62 47 .569 Toledo. .. - 59 48 .561 Kansas City. 53 51 .50 Columbus 54 471 Milwaukee 442 Indianapolis 411 Louisville.... 374 National League Won Lost Pet Chicago 61 30 .870 Pittsburg . 52 37 .584 New York .52 38 .578 Phlladelphm .45 46 .496 47 46 .504 39 55 415 38 54 413 ..34 62 .350 American League Cleveland Washington Chicago. . gress and will have even a greater ef- fect than is evident on the surface of things. “There has been a feeling that since a question had been raised in certain quarters as to the friendliness of the congress and of this section of the country to the present occupant of the White House certain of the gov- ernors were waiting to see how Mr. Y Taft would act before pledging them- selves to come. Now that political consideration is eliminated. With the president openly espousing the cause ‘ under the colors it is flying the big 4 ‘ meeting will be, so far as such a gath- ering can be, a united effort toward a common aim. The president’s address will be the principal feature of the opening day of the congress, following close on the heels of the addresses of welcome from Governor Eberhart, Mayor Kel- . ler, President Baker and other officials of the congress and of the conserva- tion assoclation. The remainder of the day, which has been given the name of “President’s and Governors’ day,” will be given over to the chief exécutives of the states for free and open discussion of the phases of con- servation which are nearest their hearts. AL XAISER OPTIMISTIC Says Present Crop Good Advertising of Kipd Raised In Dry Weather. Crookston, August 8—(Special) Al Kaiger, the Bagley banker ¥ spent yesterday afternoon in this, ciiy enroute home from Detroit. Mr, Kaiser is very optimistic re- garding conditions in northern Minnesota. “We have a short crop,” said Mr. Kaiser, but it will be a crop that will more than pay expenses. And it is not a disappointing crop, as indications have pointed to a short crop all summer because of the 5 lack of rain. For this reason farmers and business men have been conservative and are not going to be embarrassed by the f shortage. More money than is go- ing to be realized from the crop t than was anticipated three weeks el or a month ago, and things are [ going to move along nicely. The farmers are in good shape and the majority of them have good bank deposits and and are in good shape in every way. We have nothing to t grumble over and have demonstrated what this section will do on the h dryest year ever experienced. Farm- ers are cultivating the land better and as aresult a crop is realized under most adverse conditions.” MAJESTIG BILL SHOWS FOUR FINE FILMS # ‘ “Lerin’s Abbey” a remarkable delightful trip by water to this famous island monastery is a picture no one should miss seeing. | Film number two at the Majes- | tic tonight is “The Marriage ot Esther.” This exhibit marks an epoch of religious drama. A | marvelous reproduction of their G interesting bible record. The costumes and scenery in this t picture is beyond discription, | “Mr, Bumptious on Birds” picture number three is a very amusing and interesting comedy. It creates laughter galore, 2 . - “The. Shyness of Shorty” is X number four on the screen tonight 2 and tells how “Shorty” captures the gang of cattle thieves. The entire performance is well balanced and is bound to please. St. Louis. National League. New York 0—Chicago 3. St. Louis 3—Brooklyn 5. Cincinnatti 4-0—Boston 5-5. Philadelpbia 1-4—Pittsburg 4-5. American League New York 2—Cleveland 4. Philadelphia 2—Chicago 1. ‘Washington —St. Louis (Rain.) American Assoclation Columbus —Milwaukee (Rain.) Toledo 1—Kansas City 2. Louisville 6—Minneapolis 2. TIndianapolis 4—St. Paul 3. HORSES TRAMPLE OUT LIFE OF GRODKSTON LAD Ran Into One While on His . Bicygle and Was Kicked in Head—Died i Hospital. Crookston, August 4—(Special to the Pioneer)—Last evening shortly before 8 o’ctock, Telesford Dupont, 15 years of age, was almost instantly killed by being thrown from his bicycle under a team of horses, one of which kicked him in the head and crushed his skull. Death ended his sufferings at 10 o’clock in St Vincents Hospital. ‘The accident was a peculiar “one. He was riding north on Broadway paralell with a team, owned by the Fournet Furniture store, which was driven by Oliver Suprenant. The boy was near the curb and the driver in the middle of the street. The driver turned the.team towards an alley, and Dupont, not looking where he was riding, ran into the side of Standing of the Glubsl GONSERVATION CONGRESS | MILLIONS SPENT FOR CURRENT GITY EXPENSES Report of Census Bureau for 1908 Shows $405,000,000 Spent in Towns over 30,000. Washinéton. D. C., Aug. 4, 1910. —About $405,000,000 were spent in 1908 in maintaining and operating the city departments of the 158 largest cities in the United States 30,000 or more in 1908, whose finan- cial statistics for that year have been collected by the Census Bureau and are analytically: presented in its; annual report on the statistics of cities.for the year 1908. In his letter of transmittal- to Secretary Nagel of the Departmént of Commerce and Labor, ~Direi;tor Durand of the Census Bureau states that the report was prepared under the supervision of Dr. LeGrand Powers, chief statistician for agri- culture, with the assistance of Divi- sion Chief Maling, of the census division of statistics of cities. The maintenance of schools repre- sents 95 per cent of the tota! ex- penses of cities for “education” and cost more than any other municipal function, while the protection of life and property by the police, fire, and associated departments was second in cost. These two functions of education and protection of life and | property cost 55 per cent of about $405,000,000, which was the total expense of maintaining and opera- ting city departments. For the whole group of cities the average per capita expense for schools was $4.70; for police departmenta, $2.25; and for fire departments, $1.72. These Among the several cities. Salt Lake City expended $8. 18 per. CIPIII for schools; Newton, Mass.. $8; and New York, Boston, Washington, Newark, Denver, Springfield, Mass.» and Sacramento each expended over $6 for the same purpose, while Montgomery expended only $1.63; Charleston, $1.81; Norfolk, $2.15; St. Joseph, $2.17; Memphis, $2.19; Knoxville, $2.28; and Manchester and Galveston, each $2.34. Per Capita Cost Increases. The increase costs of maintaining the government departments of cities in recent years is illustrated by the the fact that in 147 cities of over 30,000 population in 1902 it was $13.36 per capita, while for the same cities in 1908 it was $16.81. The costs of maintaining the police department during the same interval for the same cities have risen steadily -from $1.90 to $2.26 per per capita; the fire department, from $1.33 to $1.72; health conservation, one of the horses. The horse wheeled and kicked him, the boy falling under the horses feet where blood clots and hair told of the fatal injury. He was hurried to Dr. Norman’s office and then rushed to the St. Vincent Hospital, but ex- amination indicated at once that his injury was fatal. His mother is a widow,and is house keeper for Father Tapin, of the French Catholic church here. She was_ notified and reached the hospital in time to see her only lolf. and was completely prostrated with grief. The boy never regained con- sciousness after he was injured. The accident was witnessed by.scores, as it took place just across the street from the Hotel Crookston. The driver was in no way responsible for- the sad death as it was a pure accident. Dr. Thomas Spence was one who witnessed it from a second story window and completely exhono- rates the driver,. who is nearly dis- tracted as a result of the fatal mishap. ONE DISikiuY (S IN DOUBT Present Congressmen Renominated at Missouri ‘Primaries. St. Louis, Aug.. 4—Missouri’s ten Democratic congressmen and at least five of six Republican members of the lower house were' nominated for re- election at the primary election. The exception ‘on the Republican side’ls Congressman Charles'A. Crow ot the Fourteenth district, against whom David W. Hill, a progressive Repub- lcan, is pitted.i The result will prob- ably not be kmown for a couple of days because of the inaccessibility of the country comprising the: district.. - from $0.22 to $0.30; sanitation, from $0.91 to $1.38; highways, from $1.72 to $1.83; and schools, from $3.69 to $4.70. The financial transactions of these 158 largest cities involved the receipt and expenditure of more than one and a quarter billions of dollars, the payments amounting to $1,284,000,000 and the receipts to $1,336,000,000. The excess of the receipts over the payments was due to large loans by the cities during the year and is reflected in cash on hand at the close of the year, $198,- 000,000, as compared with $145,000,- 000 on hand at the beginning of the year. Gross payments and receipts are divided into “municipal” payments and receipts and “agency” payments and receipts, the latter forming only 3.7 per cent of the payments and 3.6 per.cent of the receipts, and con- sisting of transactions in which the city acts as fiscal agent in collecting revenue for the state or county or as trustee for private parties. The Divison of Payments. Of $1,236,782,824, which was the total of the municipal payments, 32.7 per cent was for the expenses of maintaining and operating the ordi- pary municipal departments and offices; 2.5 per c:nt was paid for the ‘expenses of the maintenance and ‘operation of self-supporting public- service enterprises, such as water- supply systems, et was paid in. having an estimated population - of | per capita averages - vary - greatly [* 6.7 per cent| Gorto: 22.2 per cent was paid for outlays for new buildings, equipment, and public improvements; 23.3 per cent represents pavments in liquidation of debt; and 12.5 per cent represents payments of re(ulid':t purchases of investments by city funds, and gen- eral transfers. The expenses of maintaining and operating the ordinary municipal departments and offices for the en- y|tire 158 cities amounted to $404,- 997,312, more than omne-fourth of which was paid by New York City. The expenses of the government of Philadelphia- were less than one- fourth of those of New York City. The city of over 300,000 popula- tion with the smallest running ex- penses was New Orleans, with Mil- waukee a close second. A Expressed im per capita averages, the cities of over 300,000 population with the highest expenses were: Boston, $27.58; New 'York, $24.71; and Washington, $24.63; and those with the lowest were ‘New Orleans, $12.76, and Baltimare, $13.34. The cities of from 100,000 to. 300,000 population, with "the highest and lowest per. capita payments for ex- penses, were Denver, $24.44, and St. Joseph, $5.65. Of the cities having HINES MAN MENTIONED WEATHER TODAY. FOR MEMBER OF HOUSE ' Temperature 13 Wednesday Thursday A. M. Charles Carter May be Induced to| 7 53° Run in Sixty-first z ‘: Desirict. 10 55 11 57 Charles Carter, of Hines, known PIZM - 9 throughout this entire north country 1 61 as one of its foremost “boosters,” 2 63 spent today in Bemidji, returning 3 65 64 home at 6 o'clock. 4 64 Mr, Carter has always been S 65 deeply interested in furthering the : gi progress of the farming communit- 8 61 ies in this territory. He has large 9 60 land and lumber interests in this 10 59 Barometer—30.50inches — High. Maximum today—64. ‘Minumum today—53. Maximum yesterday—68. Minumum yesterday—56. Forecast — Fair, dry and warmer. , City Drug Store readings. MRS. MATTHEWS SOLOIST AT LAWN FETE CONGERT isa firm believer in started by - the Northern Minnesota Development He has often been mentijoned as possible legislative timber and his friends have pledg- ed themselves their support, should he ever decide to run, Many of Mr._ Carter’s friends are seriously considering his name as county and the movement association, from 50,000 to 100,000 inhabitants, the highest: was Yonkers, $19.35, and the lowest, Savannah, $7.20. Of those having from 30,000 to 50, 000 population, the bighest was Sacramento, $20.34, and the lowest, Joplin, $5.83. INGREASE IN PENSIONS Two Old Soldiers and One Widow Benefitted By Congressional Action. ad- vises us of the allowance of the fullqmng.phlms,fn:‘ increase of pension: Elbridge Cothran, late private of Company H, 21st Maine Volunteer Infantry, whose address-is Maltby, Beltrami County, at the rate of $24.00 per month, and Patrick Moran, late Sergeant of Company C, 4th Minnesota' Volunteer Infantry, whose address is Warroad, Roseau County, at the rate of $20.00 per month, and also the claim for wid- ows pension of Martha I. Gleason, widow of Levi G. Gleason, late of Compaty I, and Chaplain, 2nd Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, at the rate of $12.00 per month. Mrs. Gleason is a resident of Be- midji. GLUB ELEGTS OFFIGERS. Sunshiners Choose Leaders for Coming Year—Girls Wanted to Join. Congressman Steenerson The Sunshine Club, which:-was organized July 18 held their regular weeting Tuesday, at which the following officers weie elected: presi- dent, Myrtle Methoven; vice pres., Maud ~ Slater; ‘treas., * Genevieve Crouch; sec., Minnie Huntosh. The members-and officers extend a cordial 1nvitation to all girls be- tween the ages of twelve aad twenty to become members ‘of the society. The meenngl are held: the first and third Tuesday of each'month. Bemidji Surprises Tampico Editor. George Isherwood, editor of the ‘Tampico Tornado, Tampicoy Illinois, was a visitor in in city the past two days. He was accompanied by his father and is on his way to:Lake Buena Vista for a weeks outing. Mr. Isherwood expressed himself as very much surprised to find such a modern city in -this neck of the woods, as he termed. it. - He: payed Bemidji a compliment, saying that it was far ahead of many . qof the older cities much. farther ‘south, refering especially' to our school buildings and court house: Preacher Kiils Mountaineer. ‘El Paso, Tex., Aug. 4.—As aflnnlt o! a family fued Joseph Henson, a mountaineer, llvinls .near.Wood, N: M., ‘Wright, a Ba® \ist preacher of - Alamo Rev. Wr. Wright was ar possible- timber for the House of Representatives at the coming primaries, It seems that the more active friends are those surrounding country and if his friends in this city as well as some of the other larger cities in this district thought it possible that he could be induced to make the run they would not hesi- tate to present his name to the voters this fall. Mr. Carter’s popularty combined with his natural ability as a worker would make him a hard man to beat. TREASURY NEARLY EMPTY, Will Sing ““Glow-Worm” Accompanied . -By the Band—In Library Park. Professor Masten has arranged a special concert program for the combined concert and lawn fete to be given in the Library park to- morrow evening. Mrs, Mathews has consented to sing and has se- lected Lempke’s¢ Glow-Worm."” The band will play the accompani- ment. The lawn fete is being given by the band ln raise ‘money to pay Took All of Boat:Club’s Money to Pay [ i For Dredging Work. L i $ The program is as follows: 1,- March “Universal Peace”— J. B. Lampe, 2. Medley overture, ‘ Bits of Remicks’s Hits"—], B+ Lampe. 3. March “I Won’t be Back Till August”—Albert Gumble. 4. Fantasie on “My Old Ken- tucky Home”—CrW. Dalby. 5.° Rag two-step “Chanticleer”— Albert Gumble. 6. Solo “The Glowworm?’—Paul Lempke—by Mrs W. L. Matthews. 7. Intermezzo “Indian Summer” —Neal Moret. 8. Selection from the comic opera . At the meeting of the Bemidji Boat club heald last night in the parlors of the Markham, there was much discussion over the low stage of water in the lake. Charles Warfield, of the Warfield Electric company, addressed the meeting and said tnat the company was do- ing all that it could to keep the .water in the lake. The city plant is being run eighteen hours a day on steam .so that the water will not be let out of the lake through the dam. Dr. Taylor came over from|“Wang”—W. Morris, Lavinia to attend the meetingand| 9, March “Nantucket”—Kerry represented the summer cottagers. | Mills. He was informed that the Boat club plans todo all that itcan to make the lake a pleasant place for boating and that the club would appreciate the assistance of the summer residents, ALUMNI TO RE-ORGANIZE High School Graduates to Meet Friday *| ranging from cold chicken gumbo or ight in the Library. Members were requested to pay . up their 1910 dues as the channel dredging at the outlet had left the treasury empty and a large part of that bill remains unpaid. Cold Dishes on N. P. Diners. St. Paul, August 4—"Cold Dishes for Hot Days” is an innovation on the part of the Northern Pacific’s Dining Car department which seeks to add attractiveness to the “meals on wheels.” A special bill of fare ispresented to -the patron which shows all of the cold dishes served A meeting of all the young people who have graduated from the Be. midji high school will be held Friday evening, at 8:30 p, m., in the Lib- rary buildiog. This meeting bas been called by some of the alumni to increase the interest in the old association and make it a live force for the good of the my and the school. No meeting of the association has been held for some time and. the 1908,1909,and 1910 classes have not been admitted to membership. Forty- TEN CENTS PER WEEK. tomato bullion through an enticing list of relishes, fish, meats, salad, cheese, pastry and beverages. Moderate prices prevail, making the cold lunch a stroke of economy as well as a pleasing meal for hot weather. A special kitchen in the Northern Pacific’s Commissary de- partment at Seattle produces these cold dishes excluswely. a high grade of excellence being assured thereby. Of course, it is optional with the patron whether he have a cold luncheon or not, as a regular menu is carried entirely in additioz to the cold “specials.” The new move is. proving very popular on Northem Pacific trains. one students graduated in those classes and are anxious to become members of the association. Itis hoped by those who are calling the meeting that plans will be made for a banquet or social meeting of some kind in the near future. APPEAL TO MRS. LONGWORTH Young People’s Societies Ask Her to Forego Cigarettes. Fairbury, Neb., Aug. 4—At a union meeting of the four Christian Young People’s societies of this town jt was unanimously voted to write gh open letter to Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, daughter of former President Roose- Superintendent W.-P. Dyer will be pleased to receive names of people wmung to get boy- or llrh to work WORK ON PLUMMER END BEING PUSHED RAPIDLY Soo Expects to Have About Thirty Miles Laid From There by Saturday Night, By Saturday evening about thirty miles of steel will have been laid on the Plummer end of the new Soo Line railroad. Thirty-five miles of steel will be laid from the Plummer end, after which the crews working there will be taken to Ladysmith, Wiscon- sin, A crew of one hundred at the front and work is running smoothly, Two miles of steel can be laid in a day but usually onlya half day is devoted to that, which brings the average below two cutting miles. They are the grades and bridging the low places with ties. There has been no gravel hauled, but a pit a mile out of Plummer will be opened in a week. To put down two miles of track, it requires six carloads of 33-foot rails, 107 to the car, and sixteen carloads of ties averaging 400 to the car. The ties are loaded in box cars in Michigan and are trans- fered by hand to flatcars on arriving here. The steel is loaded in cattle cars at Chicago and unloaded here by band onto flatcars. The steel men get $1.75 per day. The tie “buckers” get $1.25 per hundred, some of them making as high as $10 a day. The telegraph force have started setting poles and will soon be up with the road crew. Oakley is the first town on the new line. It is ten miles from Plummer and’is sitgned high and dry in a good place for building purposes. There are no stores completed as yet but a hardware store and lumber yard are in construction. It is re- ported that the sale of lots is slow on account of the high price asked for them. ‘W. R. Callaway, general passen- ger agent of the Soo, is expected in Bemidji this evening or tomor- row afternoon, He has been over at Cass Lake fishing for several days and is on his way west over the line, D. L. Hickocx, partner of Felix Barbeau, is coming in the city with Mr, Greene, the advertis- ing man, They are making the trip across country in an automo. bile, The track laying crew working through west from Moose Lake has reached . Federal Dam, forty miles east of here, and will stay there for a little over a day. The forty miles here will be made in about twenty-two days, bringing the machine through Bemidji the first week in September. MRS. GAMERON IN “ROSA."” Brinkman Presents Eastern Artist Who Is Spending Summer Here. Luella Cameron will head the bill at the Brinkman for the remainder of the week. She is* spending her summer vacation in Bemidji and Manager Fred Brinkman has been waiting sometime for a favorable opportunity to present her to .his audiences. She goes on tonight in place of the singer, and will stay until the next change of bill. Mrs. Cameron will present the Italian impersonation “‘Rosa.”’ It is said to ‘be a pathetic story of a beautiful child, and Mrs. Cameron’s art has a vehicle in which she can display the wide range of her capa- bilities. She has presented ‘“Rosa” in the Keith Boston and New York theatres and has been scored as an artist by the critics. Bemidji has been fortunate this summer in having at the Brinkman artists from the larger circuits. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews some weeks ago, presented the “Message of the Violets” and Mr. and Mrs. Lindgren have presented the “Lucky Swede,” With Mrs. Cameron in “Rosa,” Brinkman patrons will have a rare s