Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 7, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER: et e 1} MINNESSTA | HISTORICAL } SOCIETY. § B et 8 VOLUME 8. NUMBER 121. _BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, 7, 1910, NO LAKE SHORE PARK FOR GITY THIS YEAR Council Deems it Unwise to Start Im- provement of Library Setting Until Next Spring. SPECIAL TAX LEVY PROPOSED Thousand Dollars For Two Years Be- lieved Necessary—More Lights For Water Front. There is to be no effort toward perfecting a lake shore front park in Bemidji this year, according to the sentiment expressed at the city council last evening. Vice President Joseph Bisiar, who presided in the absence of President Kirk, brought the subject up, call- ing attention to the beauty of the public library building and the poor setting it has because of the neglect- ed condition of the surrounding trees and grounds and suggesting that the city engineer proceed to lay out the park lines. Obiection to any such proceeding before next spring at once developed and the council refused to vote on the proposition of getting the park started. Park Improvement Fund Proposed. Mr. Bisiar thought something should be done toward establishing a fund for park purposes and this was met with favor by the other members of the council. “A half a mill tax would mean a fund of about $1,000,” said Alder- man Roe, “‘and that would giveus a start.” The concensus of opinion was that for $2,000 the lake shcre park could.be made into a pretty recrea. tion spot and at the same time fur- nishing a pleasing setting for the library building. It was tentatively agreed that $1,000 a vear for two years should be spent, but no definite action was taken and the park idea was dropped for this year. Dicaire Tells of Darkness and Bad Boys. Peter M. Dicaire, who appeared before the council to urge the grad- ing of a road, took occasion to in- form the council that small boys are shooting the electric lights full of holes with sling shots, and also that often the arch lights do not burn and that after ten P. M. the lights become dim. The council refused to become excited over the complaint, claiming that the light company was trying to give good service. Atten- tion was called to the fact that the city pays for its illumination by the meter measure, so that when a light is out the city doesn’t pay for it, As for the small boys, it was sug- gested that the police be called to stop their vandalism, and that, through the papers, parents be warned to dicipline their children. To Widen Park Avenue. The council voted to widen Park avenue to forty feet between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets. The usual number of monthly bills were presented and allowed. The street gang pay roll as allowed, the total amount being $212. The light bill for the month was $340, and this did not include. the cost of new lights. There are now twenty-four arch lights in use and 97 incandescents. The lighting com- mittee was authorized to install ad- ditional lights along the lake front. James Miller was given $70 for street sprinkling during the month of August. Bosworth to Construct Storm Sewer. Three bids were received for the construction of a storm sewer at Second street and Bemidji avenue, the contract going to H. F, Bos- worth who made what the council believed to be the ¢lowest and best” proposition, Water rent collections during the month amounted to $474. The council granted permission to the Modern Samaritans to use the city hall on the night of Sept. 14. ion to the bad condition of the road leading to the cemetery and suggested that brush and other ob- structions be removed, This brought out the remark that there were a great many weeds throughout the city and Mr. Bisiar was ready to have a man hired to cut them all down. It was suggest- ed that city prisoners do this work but when it was discovered that there was only one prisoner who could work, and he refuses to be- cause of a stiff knee, it was left for the street commissiones to do the best he could. MAY SUE GITY FOR $7.44 Fire Hose Supply Company Wants Money for Snaps Bought Long Ago. The city of Bemidji is threatened with a suit over a bill amounting to $7.44. A communication from the Eureka Fire Hose company, with offices in the east, wasread at the city council meeting last night, in which the company says that unless remittance is made at once it will place the bill in the hands of its Bemidji attorney for collection. It all comes as the result of a fire department item of many months’ standing. Snaps for the fire team harness were ordered. The snaps came but had chains instead of straps, as ordered. The Eureka company was out but had them sent by a Buffalo concern. The chain snaps were returned by mistake to the Buffalo house. The strap snaps were accepted and the Buffalo company paid. The Lureka com- pany then sent in a bill for the strap snaps, which by that time were in the hands of their Buffalo connec- tion, but the Buffalo house has failed CHARGES 'CHEAT” AT FAIR BOOTH; MOBBED Man Who Intimates Jarchow’s Pumpkin Wasn’t Home Grown Finally Decides to Investigate. NORTHERN DISPLAYS SURPRISE to send the snaps to the Eureka firm. - The Eureka people’s * communica- tion says no answer has been re- ceived to a letter sent to the city clerk last May, and asks immediate settlement. The council directed that the snaps sent to Buffalo be returned to Bemidji so that the city can in turn send them to the Eureka people. In the meantime legal action to collect threatens. JOHN LIND IS HOME; IS NOT CANDIDATE St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 6.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)— John Lind returned this morning. His attitude indicates that he will not accept the Democratic nomi- nation for governor. “I will say what I have to say in a communication to the Democratic State Céntral Committee, but my attitude has not changed.” Notice to Contractors. Sealed bids for the erection of a two-room school house on Block Oné, Henderson’s Third Addition to Bemidji, will be received by the School Board of Independent School District of Bemidji. Plans and modi- fied specifications are now on file with the clerk. The Board reserves the right to reject one or all bids. Bids to be opened Saturday, Sept. 10, 7:30 p. m. J. P. Lahr, Clerk. FOUR PERSONS ARE DROWNED Woman and Three Young Daughters the Victims. Cincinnati, Sept. 7.—While return- ing from a picnic in a rowboat Mrs. W. J. Deimal and her three young daughters were drowned ‘in Licking river. The husband and father, with his two sons and Jacob Fried and his wife and son, escaped. Ghouls Rob Burial Vault. Oklahoma City, Okla.,, Sept. 7.— Ghouls robbed the vault of the late John Manlice, a capitalist, who was buried with diamonds valued at thou- sands.. The robbery was committed at Enid. While the police and indig- nant citizens were in pursuit the Alderman Brown sprung a clean up crusade when he called attent- grave robber band continued its dep- redations in the deserted city. 2 Crowds at Hamline Marvel at Exhibits Shown From Beltrami and Adjoining Counties. State Fair Grounds, Sept. 7—The exhibits from -northern Minnesota counties which are being shown at the state fair are attracting surpris- ing attention and enthusiastic com- ment of visitors from other states, as well as neighbors from the southern part of Minnesota, which section has been most skeptical as to the real agricultural worth of the lands of Beltrami and other northern counties. Exhibits of all Kinds. The exhibits shown by repre- sentatives from Beltrami, Clearwater, Itasca and Koochiching counties include nearly everything in farm products that can be raised north of the Mason and Dixon line. The display of corn, wheat, oats, rye, clover and all kinds of grasses which have been raised in the north- ern tier of counties compares favor- ably with, if they do not actually excel, the similar exhibits shown by any of the southern counties. Rochester Man is Bad. A resident of Rochester, who gazed on a giant pumpkin in the Beltrami county exhibit raised by August Jarchow of Bemdji, narrowly escaped being handled roughly when he declared: “B’gosh, I'll "bet them fellers bought most of them exhibits in Olmstead county.” He was confronted by offers of a dozen $100 to $1 bets; and when Secretary Mackenzie, August Jar- chow and Charles F. Schroeder had talked to him for ten minutes, he agreed to go to Bemidji after the fair and look over a quarter of sec- tion of land on which he could “raise corn like that.” Mayor Heads Boosters Brigade. Headed by Mayor Parker the following Bemidji folks have visit- ed the Beltrami county booth and helped extol the virtues of Bel- trami county as, ¢ the land of the big red clover, the dairyman’s paradise and the ideal summer re- sort section:” Earl Barker, E, A, Schueider, Floyd Brown, ¢ Doc ” Rutledge and several others. W. R. Mackenzie, August ]ar chow and C, F. Schroeder are in charge of the exhibit. “KTTAGKED BY ARAPATOES.” “Attacked by Arapatoes” is the title of a new film which will be shown for the first time at the Majestic theater tonight. It tellsa thrilling story of Western life and the gold fields. “Motoring Among the Cliffs and Gorges of France” is another film shown and “On the Threshold” and an illustrated song ‘“Phoebe Jane” completes the bill. With Tracks Alnml"jlm, Gang Is Sent to Do “Back Work.” After having put down rails to within a quarter of a mile east of Minnesota & International cross- ing here, the Soo workman stop- ped the laying of rails at noon to- day and were sen ‘over the new line of track ack work,” This week:m he spiking of the new s{.e*gl, adjustments necessary to perm trains, It is expected that the laying of the steel will be resumed in the morning and that before noon the crew will have the irails up to the Mississippi river. To cross the nver a steel span will have to be put in and this will require half a day’s time, so that it is likely that the crew of 200 men will be busy here all of tomorrow. As quick.y as possible tracks will be put on the bridge and the crew will continue on toward the west. At the M. & L. crossing the work will be so arranged as not to inter- fer with the interlocking system of that road. A wire crew follows the track lay- ing gang and will put up the telegraph wires. JOHN DIETZ, uumw’ SHOOTS LUMBERMAN “the running of Coutray, Wis. Sept. 7.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)— John Dietz, the famous Thorn- apple River Dam joutlaw, today shot-and fatally wounded Bert Horel, a timber merchant of Win- ter, Wis.: = LAt e The shooting was the result of an attempt by Dietz to obtain- certain timber. Dietz has retreated to his Beaver Dam home, is armed and it is feared blood will flow before the sheriff, who is now on his way, will be able to capture Dietz. TO HOUSE WORKING GIRLS New York Women to Establish a Chain of Hotels. New York, Sept. 7.—The most ambi- tious scheme yet for solving the prob- lem of housing the New York work- ing girl is to be put into operation shortly by Miss Virginia Potter, niece of the late Bishop Potter, and other influential New York women. Their plan contemplates the establishment of a chain of hotels for self-supporting young women. The charge will be from $3.50 a week up. It is believed that the hotels can be made to pay their own way, although the cost of land, buildings and equipment will be obtained from subscriptions. The first of the hotels, costing $75, 000, will be opened next month, GAYNOR RECOVERING FAST Walks Six Miles and Appears Fresh at the Finish. St. James, L. I, Sept. 7.—Mayor Gaynor walked six miles in a brofling sun, with the thermometer at 79 and the humidity at the same mark. He returned home dusty and heuted. but seemingly fresh. Neighbors with whom the -mayor talked think it will be only a matter of a few weeks before he is fully re- covered from ' the bullet wound in- flicted by James J. Gallagher. - S00 STOPS RAIL LAYING| ‘M NO ROOSEVELT MANIAG” SAYS EDDY “But He’s Remarkable Man,” Admits Political Giant Here—Declares Taft Talk Great. THINKS NELSON SAVED TAWNEY Also of Opinion That Cary, Now in Jail, Will Be Nominated for District Judge. Frank M. Eddy, former member of congress, orator, newspaper man and one of the most powerful poli- ticians of the state, arrived in Be- midji this morning from St. Paul. “They simply went crazy oyer Roosevelt,” said Mr. Eddy of the former president’s visit to the Twin City yesterday. “They made a good deal more noise over him than they did President Taft, but to my notion, while Roosevelt’s speech was all right it wasn’t in the same. class as the one deliyered by the president.” Taft’s Address His Greatest Speech. “I believe: lhnTaft address in St. Paul was one of the greatest speeches he has ever made and the best any- one has ever made on the sybject of conservation. I'm not attempting to discredit Roosevelt; he’s the most remarkable man the nation has -pro- duced and one of the most remark- able of all time. I don’t know just why, butheis. I am a Roosevelt man but not a Roosevelt maniac.” Mr. Eddy wasn’t willing to admit that James A. Tawney of Winona is in danger of losing his seat in con- gress, but did admit that “the fight is interesting.” Nelson Aids Tawney. *|dorsed Tawney, who, the senator “Senator Nelson, who wasn’t presumed to be any too friendly to Mr. Tawney, ” said Mr. Eddy, “‘has come out flat against Roose- velt’s charges in St. Paul and en- says, has done more for his district than any other man ‘could have done, and declares Tawney is a friend of conservation, “‘Nelson’s endorsement ought to get Tawney thousands of votes. Of course there is some discord in that district and a good many democrats may vote for Tawney’s republican opponent for the nomi- nation, Sydney Anderson of Lanes- boro, But, pshaw! what’s the use—Tawney will win the nomina- tion and be elected. Well, yes, he will know that he has been in a fight.,” Now in Cell; May Be Judge. Another interesting prediction by Mr. Eddy was made in the assertion that E. S. Cary, the Minneapolis criminal lawyer, who was recently disbarred, and who is at the present time in the Heuanepin county jail serving a thirty day sentence for contempt of court, will be nominated as a candidate for the office of district judge on the Republican ticket. “Strange as it may seem, looks as if the jail bird would get it. There are thirteen candidates up for nomination. I was surprised at the WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE T WO MURDERERS? D 3 | volting murder of Policeman Rovolino, | Red Lah " |an'old boat was found to be on fire. NEFEFCTIVVE DACE TEN CENTS PER WEEK. $500,000 WORTH OF HAY GOING TO WASTE Ditch Investigators Find Enough Grass sentiment in favor of Cary from men who really count.” This is Strictly on the Q. T. There is one thing Mr. Eddy isn’t saying anything about’ and that is the Taft and Roosevelt speeches -at the state fair grounds. Mr. Eddy, because of his great prominence, was in Five Townships to Pay given a complimentary ticket. . He County Debt had a friend from Florida . visiting . him, who had never seen either Taft or Roosevelt. Mr. Eddy is a per- DRAINAGE CAN. ED sonal friend of -both. Now if the ALS . NEED) former congressman should decide that he had rather give his ticket to Construction Would Make Lands Hi ghly a friend from Florida and go to a Valuabl 5 ball game, instead of listening to -h; le C‘M' Farming Purposes, the president of the United States ays Chairman Schroeder. and the country’s foremost private citizen speak, why that’s Mr. Eddy’s own business. FATED HOUSEFINALLY BIIHHS “We found half a million . dollars worth of hay going to waste in the northwestern part of Beltrami county —enough to pay the county debt,” said Chairman W. G. Shroeder of the Commercial club’s judicial ditch investigating committee, who, with L. F. Johnson, also a |member of the committee, has from a Following Wonzer Blaze Yesterday, Building Is Destroyed Early Today. At4 a. m. today the Theodore returned Wonzer residence at Beldon avenue and Twenty-third street was des- troyed by fire. Most of the contents were also consumed. The house was insured. Yesterday at noon the fire de- partment was called to the Wonzer building, It is a long hard run but the department made it in quick time and extinguished the flames, particular care being taken to pre- vent the flames from rekindling. The cause of the fire at that time was traced to a defective chimney. When the department arrived in answer to a second alarm today the building was doomed and nothing could be done to save it How the fire started this fime is unknown. At about the same time the Won- zer home was burning an alarm was turned.in from the lake front where tour of five townships. They make an interesting, and in some ways surprising, report of the conditions found, and both are en- thusiastic for the construction of ditches on the land visited. Speaking of the trip Mr. Shroeder said: “We went from Bemidji to Warren where County Attorney Brown took us in an automobile to the foot of the drainage canal on section 29, town 156, range 42, Itis at this point that the main ditch discharges into the Thief River; it is sixty feet wide at the bottom, seventy at the top and twelve feet deep. Up Canal in Motor Boat. “Engineer Hough took us up the Then we went eight miles east across Mud Lake, which is now practically dry. We were to meet a liveryman to take us to Grygla, which is just at the Beltrami line, but he lost his way in the hay meadows where he wandered about all day. We walked nine miles, then a farmer gave us a three mile ‘lift’ and we caught the stage into Grygla. We visited the town- ships of Benville, Lee, Steenerson, Oak Grove, Minnie and Hamre. “We found the land a dead level, clay subsoil with no peat bogs. It is splendid land for farming pur- poses and we estimated that out of the five townships there would be at least one township of hay. This would mean 22,000 acres and each acre would be good for two tons of hay. In the cities hay is selling at $15 a ton and as high as $16 is being paid here, but if this hay could be sold at, say $10 a ton, it is easy to see what its value would be. Asit is now it is mot being cut, ‘and this, too, despite the fact that a mower could be run through it all. This land is owned by private parties. ditch- in a_gasoline launch. GOMMITTEE VOTES T0 OUST R. A, BALLINGER Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 7 (Daily Pioneer Sepcial Wire Service)That Robert ' A. Ballinger is unfit to be a member of the cabinet and. should be removed from office at once is the report given today by the Ballinger-Pinchot congressional in- vestigating ~ committee, which has been meeting in this city the past two days. Their report was made public this morning. Senator Nelson, chairman of the committee, wished it understood that he did not vote for this report and claims there was not a quorum of the committee present. Those vot- ing for the report were Representa- tives Fletcher, Purcell, Graham, James and Madson. Senator Suther- land of Utah and Representative McCall, Mass., left the meeting with- out voting. All those who voted are Democrats with the exception of Madson. Ditch is Nieded. “A ditch, however, is needed to take care of the surface water. E “That the country in this district is richis shown by the creamery Duluth, Sept. 7.—The belief prevails| figures which show that two years among lumbermen and timber owners of this city that many of the disas. |80 the farmers received $22,500 for trous forest fires which are happening | butter fat; $29,000 for it last year in t"“"‘he;"} and d}“‘““‘:l“:l‘““ :‘:h“e and will get more than that amount sota are of incendiary origin and there| . . = . - is a quiet movement on foot to appre- this year. A bank 't_'mh started there in May had deposits of $12,- hend and make an example of some of the guilty persons. Fires are originat-| 000 before it had been running sixty days. ing in sections far removed from rail- “The land in this territory is roads and in.virgin wildernesses and parties who start them are considered guilty of -incendiarism or criminal| worth from $1,400 to $2,000 for 160 carelessness. Lumbermen and timber W told th h = owners are planning a private fund|3cres. e were told that there is and.the employment of private detec-|not a foot of homestead land left. tives to run the guilty parties down. | with the necessary ditches this . would be a rich part of Beltrami county. . 5 ing an amateur baseball game of old In Oak Grove township we took bleachers carried down more than 200 | dinner with Lars Somberg, who, persons, including many women and|.: 7 e 5 girls, killing one boy and injuring four ,'“h his fi.lmly, has 840 lf'u' . He others. Morris Sweet, oleven years|is fifty miles from the railroad but old, died a few minutes after reaching | has a nice housé and is prosperous. thetiospital, We saw many fine farm buildings.” Eight Slain by Black Hand. . Mr. Schroeder and Mr. Johnson _<Regglo, Calabria, Italy, Sept. 7.—To expect to leave on Sunday for a the" vengeance of the Black Hand so- ety s:gmw York i3 ascribed the re- second trip, this time to the east of FIREBUGS IN TIMBER TRACT Lumber Interests Ralsing Fund for Private Detective Work. Killed in Crash of Bileachers. Boston, Sept. 7.—The collapse dur- ‘his wife and six children in the little villago of Pellaro, elght miles south| - Mg, T, G, Crothers is seriously’