Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 9, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ DATLY PIONEER. | HISTORICAL _ SQCIETY. " VOLUME 8. NUMBER 123. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EzENING, SEi’TEMBER. 9, 1910 TEN CENTS PER WEEK. “ABOUT TIME FOR YOU FELLOWS TO COME OUT OF THERE” ROOSEVELT REFUSES MINNESOTA ‘U’ OFFER Declines Presidency Tendered Him While in St. Paul, at Salary of $200,000 Year WOULD MEAN $3,000,000 GIFT James J. Hill Said to Have Been Ready to Present the Institution With That Amount. St, Paul, Minn.,, Sept. 9—Theo- dore Roosevelt has declined an offer of the presidency of the Minnesota University, at a salary of $200,000‘a year, formally made to him by Frank B. Kellogg while the former presi- dent was here to speak at the Con- servation congress and state fair. Mr. Kellogg, the St. Paul lawyer whom Roosevelt selected as his “trust buster,” told the former presi- dent that if he would accept the presidency, the University would at once receive an endowment fund of $30,000,000, which is within a few millions of the amount John D. Rockefeller has bestowed upon the University of Chicago. But the former president couldn’t see it. He considers that he has work cut out for him. And there is the matter of the presidency of the United States, at a salary of $75,000 a year, to be considered. It is understood that James J. Hill is the one who would supply the $30,000,000, providing Mr. Roosevelt would take the presidency. Mr.Hill and the former presi- dent are friendly of course, Itis natural that a man who is at the head of a great railroad organiza- tion would not agree with some of the policies of Col. Roosevelt, but as man to man they like each other. After shaking hands with James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, the first man Roosevelt recognized when he stepped on the platform to speak at the Conservation con- gress was Mr, Hill. Their hand- shake was hearty, Mr. Hill gave no trace of his feel- ings when ‘the colonel told the audi- ence that the people must prevent the railroads from grabbing all the terminals along the river fronts when the proposed river improve- ments are carried out and shipping on the great streams of the United States is again resumed. But other utterances seemed to please Mr. Hill and he clapped his hands as enthusiastically as any of the Roose- velt fellowers, “St. Paul could afford to give Roosevelt $100,000, the State of Minnesota a third hundred thous- and and the University could add another such sum, if the former chief executive would take the presidency of the University,” said a St. Paul man, but even that wouldn’t tempt him. LEE O'NEILL BROWN NOTGUILTY OF BRIBERY Chicago, Ill. Sept. 9.—(Daily WON BY BELTRAMI BOOTH Towa Man Sees Fair Display, Then Decides to Live Here. Charles E. Marshall of Cedar Rapids, Ia. is visiting with C. J. Woodmansee, proprietor of the Majestic Theatre. Mr. Marshall visited the state fair grounds on his way to Bemidji. Speaking of the Beltrami county booth, Mr. Marshall said, "It is with- out exception the best arranged booth as well as the one that con- tains the best exhibits, If things were made to order they could not improve the Beltrami county ex- hibit. “The man who had charge of the work was certainly an expert in this line.” Mr, Marshall said the exhibit settled in his mind what country he wished to make his future home. He owns land in this county and Itasca county, but Beltrami county will be his home, beginning with next Spring, Mr. Marshall’s quarter section lies on the southern boundary of Beltrami county about three and one half miles from Bemidji, and he is now making plans for extensive im- provements. KNOWN MEN FAIR JUDGES Awards at County Exhibition to be Made by Competent Men . Judges at the Beltrami county fair which will be held here on Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday of next week have been chosen from the most expert men in the different lines that could be obtained. The choice of competent judges is an important matter, as exhibitors expect and will receive, a wise and impartial decision, Prof. R. A, Moore ot the Univer. sity of Wisconsin, a recognized authority of national reputation will be one of the judges, and others will be A. |. McGuire, su- perintendent of the Northeast ex- perimental farm, J. V. Bailey, one of the vegetable judges at the state fair and Prof. G. T. Grout, the well known judge of cattle at the fair who will be here to judge the exhibit in this line. Prof. Thomas Cooper has been secured to deliver an address on soil fertility. Prof. Cooper is assistant agriculturist of the Universitty of Minnesota, BEGINS FIRE FUND FIGHT Commissioner Andrews Appeals to Wardens to Aid in New Plan. Forestry Commissioner C, C, An- drews has adopted a novel plan to have the next legislature make an additional appropriation to pay the necessary expense of the forest fire service, He has prepared printed postals which is he sending to the fire wardens throughout the state. It follows: . “Dear Sir—The latest payment to fire wardens and fire fighters Pioneer Speciai Wire Service.)—The jury in the case of Lee O’Neill Brown, member of the Illinois legis. lature, charged with bribery in the election of William Lorimer to the United States Senate, today returned a verdict of “Not Guilty.” Auto Kills Ex-Congressman. Bingham, Me., Sept. 9.—Pinned beneath the wreckage of a big tour- ing car, when it turned turtle at the foot of a steep hill just outside Bing- ham yesterday, former Congressman George Warren Weymouth of Fair haven, Mass,, was instantly killed. Bemidji Girl Weds in West. Miss Pearl Foster, at one time a compositor on the Pioneer, was married on August 27, to Proctor was 1n the alphabetical order of towns and counties. .The appro- priation for that purpose is now exhausted, and no more can be paid until the legislature shall ap- propriate money for the purpose, which I hope will be done soon after it meets'in January next. “It might be well for you to ask your member of the legislature to try and have this done, and also use his influence to have money enough ap- propriated every year to pay the necessary expense of ‘the forest fire service. I asked the last legislature to appropriate $25,000 for such a season as we have ; had, but only $14,000 was appropriated.” ‘P, L. Foucault has purchased a Kennedy at Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. She is the daughter of William Foster, formerly of Bemidji. half interest in the Peoples barber shop in the Salvation Army build- ing, which has been owned by Sam Johnson and George Sterling. 90 DIE IN DISASTER ON LAKE MICHIGAN Ferry Cpnhinin( Thirty-one Cars Goes to Bottom in Storm 20 Miles off Port Washington PROPERTY LOSS HALF MILLION Large Quantities of Coal anq Miscel- laneous Freight Go Down With Human Cargo Pere Marquette, Mich, Sept. 9- —(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)--Twenly persons- are believed to have been killed and a property loss of half a million dollars sustained as the result of | the sinking of a car ferry off Port Washington, Wis., in Lake Michi- gan early today. Late this afternoon the bodies of five victims have been recovered and fifteen men are still missing. The ferry contained thirty-two cars, eleven of which were loaded with coal and the rest were filled with miscellaneous freight. The accident occured during a high wind. There were fifty persons on board. . At the offices of the car ferry company here it is admitted that the ferry is a total loss and that the number of lives lost wiil be large. SHERIFF ASKS TROOPS T0 CAPTURE DIETZ Haywood, Wis.,, Sept. 9—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)— Sheriff Madden, who went-to-arrest John Dietz, charged with shooting an election officer, returned today and says he will request the gov- ernor to order out troops to capture W AN 5 = = HIGH SGHOOL NOW HAS 102|BALLINGER GOMMITTEE Buelineat i Ot B 4| 10 MEET IN CHICAGO Shows Increase. Minneapolis, Sept. 9. — (Daily At the end of the first week of|Fioneer Special Wire Service.)— the 1910 school year, the Bemidji High school shows an attendance of 102, The grade rooms have increased their attendance during the week apd--while - figures- for. .the total en- rollment are not available it is thought the actual number of pupils in school considerably exceeds the Dietz, whom he says is intrenched in his home and cannot be captured by ordinary methods. Deitz Victim Will Recover Eau Claire, Wis.,, Sept. 9.—Bert Morel, shot by John Deitz at Winter, Wis., and who was brought to an Eau Claire hospital, will recover. DAMAGE DONE BY FROST Temperature Drops to Within Few Degrees of Freezing § The thermometer got down “to within seven degrees of freezing last night. "The sky was clear and a heavy frost resulted. It was the first killing frost of the season and comes too late to do any large amount of damage, although some vegetables and a little corn were nipped. In the city, flowers and vegetables that were left . uncovered were killed. The temperature got up today to 79. The low, mark was at sunrise this morning the mercury register- ing 39 degrees. The forecast for tomorrow is for continued clear skies and a rise in the temperature. FARGO SWEPT WITH FIRE Fargo, N. D., Sept. 9.—Fargo' had a serious fire early this morning. The damage done amounts to a quarter of a million dollars. The fire broke out about 1:45 from some cause unknown in the Pirie laundry, which was located in the block fronting on Broadway and N.P. avenue. It is almost a repetition of the disastrous conflagration: which swept Broadway several years ago. The laundry is 1n ashes, the Pirie cafe and the Pirie department store, one of the largest mercantile estab- lishments in the city, was almost completly destroyed. The Commer- attendance of the first week of school a year ago. The domestic sciénce course, opened for the first time this year has not not proved as popular as had been hoped. Up to date there are but eight pupils taking this course. Superintendent Dyer is somewhat disappointed as the show- ing made -in this line of work, but believes the class will be materially increased when the the benefits of such instruction is more thoroughly understood. The equipment for this work is thoroughly up to date. In speaking of the domestic science department, Prof. Dyer said: “Ican say without boasting that we are as well equipped forteachingprac- tial domestic science as any other High - school in the state. We have the best of -instructors and apparatus and plenty of them.” Work in sewing has not yet started, although everything is in readiness, The sewing depart- ment is equipped with five Singer sewing machines, one pattern ta- ble and nine individual tables. MANIAG'S VIGTIM REGOVERS William Durkee, Chopped Down by Tony McGuire, Out of Danger. William- Durkee, who on August 26 was twice hit by an axe in the hands ‘of Tony McGuire, at the Parker lumber camp near Kelliher, has so far recovered from his wounds that- he can soon leave the St. An- thony hospital here, where he was brought following the assault. McGuire committed suicide shortly after his. attack, which he made while - probably crazed from liquor, and which was entirely un- provoked. - 3 : The first blow, which was struck with the side of the axe, broke: Mc- Guire’s . nose. ~ The second was struck with the edge of the axe and was buried” in - Durkee’s back, just below the shoulder. blade.: - Dr. Gilmore, who has ‘had charge cial club quarters is a total loss, the offices of the mayor and city attor- ney wrecked and the Merchants National bank building ruine - '|is practically .removed, - of the case, feared for several days that the arm might have to be am- putated, but the danger of this now Senator Knute Nelson, chairman of the Ballinger-Pinchot Investigating Committee, today adjourned the com- mittee to meet in Chicago September 13. Mr. Nelson was the only repub- lican. attending today’s meeting. How He Did It. Here is the:'way a man out in the Ward county raised 30 bushels of wheat to the acre this dry year: He plowed his land deep and sow- ed his wheat reasonably early, Last fall he double disced the land the long ways and this spring dis- ced itcrossways once, then dragged it three times, drilled in the seed and floated the land. His crop is is in shock and neighbors estimate that the crop will easily average 30 bushels per acre. A. D. STEPHENS FIGHT IS ON Crookston Senator to go After Saugstad in Earnest. With the primaries only 11 days off the county option fight that has been going on in Polk county dur- ing the past summer is waxing warmer every -day. While there has been very little stirring in the cam- paign to date, there is every indica- tion that there will yet be one of the hottest fizhtsever wagedin the county. The big fight is between John Saug- stad of Climax, and A. D. Stephens, of Crookston, both candidates for the senate. Stephens has had two terms in the senate, and the last session'he was chairman of the committee on finance the most important committee in the upper body. Bes‘des being a power in the senate Mr. Stephens has long been a power in the Ninth congres- sional district, and went to the sen- ate with little opposition. While the county optionists have met with nothing but defeat in the county' since the first political con- vention, they have been quietly lining ‘up the final test. The ortionists received their first jolt from the republicans .in the county convention, when they were defeated in the ‘permanent organization fight and tailed to get a county option resolution passed. Latter they were given the same treatment at ° the hands of the democrats. The East Grand Forks and Crookston delegations were for the greater part places that A. D. Stg)henl | strong support, responsible for the defeat of the optionists in both con- ventions, and it is in these two will have SO0 SPANS MISSISSIPPI Tracks Go Down and Crew Proceeds on Last Lap Tomorrow. Before most persons are out of bed tomorrow morning the Soo rail- way company will have its tracks down in Bemidji, across the Missis- sippi and the crew will be hustling ita work onthe last lap of track lay- ing,'a distance of “twenty-five ‘miles to the south. Today the workman are putting in the span. of river bridge. This structure will be in a sufficient state of completion by tonight to permit the laying of rails across it. The track laying crew which has been delayed in its work the past two days will begin in earnest again tomorrow morning.and the steel will go down in a hurry. The track laying engine which was put out of commission by a dis- gruntled employe has been repaired. All of the rails along the main line.will be down by the first of the month. There will still re- main many sidings to be put in, but the main track will be ready for traffic, The first trains on the new line will be in operation within a month or six weeks, but the Soo officials donot claim that they will have anything like a regular service the coming winter, “The best we can hope for, “said a Soo official today, “is that our first trains give a fairly good ser- vice. The public must not expect perfect service by any means this winter. Trains probably will be started out and everybody will hope that they get through all right, but if they domnot, no should be dis- appointed. A vast amount of work must be done before the track is in shape to to handle real business. SEES DANGER AHEAD FOR NORTH COUNTRY Reapportionment Issue Will Be Lost Unless Fight Continues Declares Candidate LaDu. CITES WAR OF '76 AS PARALLEL Believes Just Representation Should Be Forced—Development Association Caused Awakening. - That Northern Minnesota is in danger of being “double crossed”’ by politicians in the matter of re- districting of the state so that this part of Minnesota will have a just representation in the legislature is the fear expressed by Charles LaDu, of Pine River, republican candidate for the nomination of representative from the fifty-second, while in Be. midji on his way to campaign in Koochiching county. Mr. LaDu said: "I have best expressed my convictions in a letter addressed to your W. G. Mackenzie in signing the pledge which he is sending candi- dates for the Northern Development association. In this I said: Just One Vital Issue. “In my opinion, the great vital issue which will be before the next legislature is reapportionment, It 1s generally so stated over the 52. nd. legislative district, and I find that all the candidates for both the Senate and the House of Rep- resenatives have a tendency to make para- mount, They no doubt show the sentiment of the people of this dis- trict and of Northern Minnesota, “Re-apportionment is a great moral issue in Northern Minnesota somewhat akin to the Colonists de- mands from Great Britianin the time of early settlement and de- velopment. It is a righteous de- mand by a weaker and younger section of this Commonwealth for its full representative rights, which are guaranted by the Constitut- ion of the State of Minnesota— rights which should be given Northern Minnesota witnout re- quest. Shows Benefits to be Had. “We need roads, need a better management and disposition of State lands, need agriculturial and rural schools and those things that develop and benefit this Northern Country and the whole state, but how can we get them if we are met by a stubborn resistance on the part of the South Country and when we are not fully represented? There is but one answer and one conclusion and that is that we must stand to- gether solidly for re-apportionment. It is of general interest to all. £.“It is necessary that every Legis. lative District in Northern Minne- sota be represented in the next legis- lature by strong, uncompromising fighting men—men that are willing and capable of carrying this fight to St. Paul and straight to the heart of re-apportionment STOPS PUBLIC SLAUGHTER Governor Will Not Permit Bloody Picnic in Dakota County, What was to be the nearest ap- proach to a bull fight ever planned in Minnesota was to be pulled off asa side attraction for a Sunday picnic- to be, held next Sunday afternoon in Dakota county. _The attraction was to be a con- test between two Dakota .county butchers who were to kill as many cattle ‘as possible within a stated the enemy—men that cannot be misled out of true reapportionment —men that are not hampered by | pre-election promises to followers of fractional issues that are not of general interest to the people, and let me say that, if, as is said by some enthusiastic citizens who_ are pushing less general people think reapportionment is assured and will take care of itself, they are being lulled intoa " delusion from which they will come, finding that Northern Minnesota has again lost. “I believe that Northern Minne- sota is awake; that the Northern Developement Association has time, in full view of the picnickers for a prize. The plaps. came to the ears of Governor Eberhart, and he ordered Sheriff F. McDavitt of - Dakota county to see that the contest did not take place. 5 : s stimulated us to action; that the people are and will be behind strong men; that minor issues are being forgotten; that Northern Minnesota will be. represented in the next Legislature by the best and strongest men within its domain.” issues, the -