Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 29, 1910, Page 1

1 S—— g ,’an hard on me. THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 8. NUMBER 140. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1910. s SOCIETY, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BARKER SAILS AUTO SAFELY INTO PORT Shipwreck in Rain Near Sauk Center Delays Voyage From Minneapolis to Bemidji MACHINE RESCUED BY FARMER Remainder of 275 Miles Completed, Despite Heavy Roads, With all on Board After a tempestuous voyags which included a :hipwreck near Sauk Center, E. A. Barker, the druggist and his wife and two children and Oscar Erwig, arrived in Bemidji Tuesday . evening in Mr. Barker’s touring car, three days—and fifty cents—out from Mianeapolis. The merry party set sail Sunday morning and made a fine run to Sauk Center where they anchored for the night. Monday morning the sky was overcast and it was suggested that to proceed might be hazardous. | “Ppile in,” said Mr. Barker, “I'm captain of this ship and it will take more than the Weather Man to get my goat.” With all hands on board, Captain Barker directed the nose of his craft toward Bemidji, and a downpour of rain, and turned on the gasolina. The machine responded by dash- ing down the highway like an intoxi- cated darkey who awakes to fiad himself graveyard at midnight. So sausfied was Mr Barker with the prozress being made that he gave the engine a quarter’s worth of gasoline just to make it feel good, Then things began to happen. The party was drenched with rain, the mud had become a couple of fathoms deep and the car began to get dizzy, and the route now lay along a kLigh em- bankment between two hills. Mr. Barker, worried but brave, stuck to the wheel, but that's more than the automobile did to the road. It lunged over to one side like 2 member of the - club at 3 a. m., tottered on the side of the em- bankment, swayed for a moment in the air as if it were going to lie down on its side and rest, then sank to its hubs in a batch of clay that refused to let go. Neither gasoline nor endearing terms would induce the' noble beast to puff a gruat. “Oscar, you’ve got us in bad,” said Captain Barker. “Its almost noon—when do we eat?”’” said Oscar. There was a farm house two miles to the leeward as the crow flies— ten by foot on a rainy day, and hither Oscar went to beseech the tiller of the soil for the loan of a couple of fairly competent horses. Mr. Farmer responded to the “C. Q. D.” call but when he got to the mired machine he remembered that he had forgotton something and had to go back. In the meantime the rain was still on the job. Finally after. two hours’ hard work the sunken craft was dragged backed aione in a SUMMER BAGK;BANDTO PLAY Director Masten Announces Open Air Concert For Fri ay Evening. Summer has done what Jeffries couldn’t do—it has “come back™ Not only has it returned but it will stick around for a few days, accord- ing to the weather man. To celebrate the event the Be- midji band will give an open air concert in the lake band stand to- morrow evening. Harry Masten, leader of the band today caid: “If nothing happens to the present ‘spell of weather,’ the band will give what probably will be the last concert of the season, to- morrow evening. We had about given up hope of playing out of doors again this year but if the balmy breezes blow so can the band.” One of the most pleasing programs of the season has hYeen arranged. Another evidence that summer is with us is the announcement that the “Yankee Doodle” will make an excursion to the dam on Sunday. AKERBERG CASE NEAR END Expected to Go to the Jury Late Tomorrow Afternoon. It is expected that the Akerberg damage suit will go to the jury late tomorrow afternoon. This is the case where Matilda Akerberg seeks to collect $5,000' from F. A. Mayo, the former drug- gist, alleging that a prescription im- properly filled caused the death‘ of ber son in September of 1907. Exhaustive testimony had been offered on both sides and the case has occupied the attention of the court for a week. The defense is closing its testi- mony this afternoon. Tomorrow evidence in rebuttal will be heard, following which arguments will be made and Judge Stanton will turn the case over to the jury for its verdict. THE GREAT HERSCHOFF'S OPEN AT BRINKMAN'S To-night—The Great Siberian Troupe is The Feature Bill—All New Pictares. Herschoff’s Seberian troops, 4 in number, have played at all the big vaudeville houses in the country, and the act has been procured at no small expense by manager Brink- man, for the Brinkman family theatre this week. They appear in the gala day attire of their native, land singing its songs and showing great agility and emotion in the production of their dances and operatic oan- slaughts. In sinuous twisings, grace and half barbarious abandonment they are fine. This act has brought applause | after applause wherever shown and the management feels that this num. to life. “How much do we owe you?” in- quired Capt. Barker, who, by this time was again optimistic. “Well, “‘said the farmer in a dan- gerous tone " it's been a pretty tough job, hard on them hosses Think its no mor’en right that you give me fifty cents.” The remainder of the trip was made without incident. The party stayed in Wadena Monday night and made the run from there to Bemidji on Tuesday, arriving in Bemidji at 6:30 p. m. The total distance covered was 275 1.2 miles. . lin the past. ber would be a credit to any play house in the United States. Itis without doubt the biggest show of the season and theater goers should avail themselves of this unusual opportunity. Quinn Brothers are known as comedians of the first water and keep their audience in one continu- ous uproar of laughter with their dialogue. All new moving pictures to- NORTH'S FOES BEGIN INSIDIOUS ATTACK Story Flashed Out of Long Prairie Charging Brewery Domination of Development A ssociation. SECRETARY MACKENZIE ASSAILED Charged With Having Endorsed Legis- tive Candidates Opposed By the Auti Saloon League. That insidious foes are at work attempting to batter down the strength of the Northern Minnesota Development association and there- by defeat itseffort to secure reappor- tionment of the state is strongly in- dicated by the following which is being flashed throughout the lstate under a Long Prairie date line: “Trouble is brewing for the mak ] agement of the Northern Minnesota Development association, if , the | county gptionists of the Fifty-Third:| senatorial district have their way. , “The eleventh hour endorsement of the anti-county option ticket in this district by Secretary W. R. Mackenzie of the association, is what caused the trouble and the county optionists throughout the state will be asked to investigate the whys and wherefores. The association is alleged to be non- political, and as such has been gener- ously supported throughout northern innesota. *“However, it is said to have taken an active interest in the candidacy of certain legislative candidates in this district, notwithstanding that all had pledged themselves in writing to support the reapportionment measure which is the main plank in the association’s program. “The candidates endorsed were without exception anti-county op- tionists and it is pointed out in order for the association to pick the ticket it did, it was necessary to pass-up Wadena county and urge its disfran- chisement. Wadena county is“the home too, of President Maxfield of the association. “The county optionists of the district are to have a meeting in Long Prairie or Wadena, the coming week to investigate the matter;andleaders in the movement throughout the state will be called in and its officers asked to explain, If, asis now openly charged, ‘the association is being managed in the interests of the brewery organi- zation, it is probable there will be a determined effort made at the Brainerd meeting this fall to effect a change in the management, “Rudolph Lee, the defeated county option candidate for the senatorial nomination,has received many letters from over the district apprising him of the interest of the Northern Minnesota Development association, through its secretary in the ‘interest of the anti-county option ticket and asking him what ought to be: done.” Secretary Mackenzie is not in the city today so that mo :statement could be obtained from him, but it is known that - Mr. Lee failed to sign the Northern Minnesota Develop- ment Association’s pledge and went through - the campaign with con- temptuous disregard for what that association feels-is a square deal for porthern Minnesota. Dr. Verkuyl Speaks Here Tonight. Dr. Gerritt Verkuyl, the well known lecturer will speak tonight at 8 o'clock in the Presbyterian church night and they are of the same |on Sunday school work in the north- high standard as has beens cus-|west. No admittance will be tomary at this popular playhouse |charged. Dr. Verkuyl is an excep- "| tionally talented speaker. JAMES Democratic nominee for governor of Minnesota. Mr. Gray served one term as mayor of James Gray is forty-eight years old. GRAY. Minneapolis. He was born in Scotland in 1862 and came to America with his parents when four years old, the Grays settling in Iowa, then in Wisconsin. In 1880 Mr. Grayycame to Minnesota. He graduated from the University of Minnesota in “1885 and at once entered newspaper work. Mr. Gray warked on the Minneapol Times and it was while city editor of is Tribung. and the old Minneapolis the latter-paper in 1898 that he wax nominated for mayor of Minneapolis by the Democrats and elected. Leaving office Mr. Gray resumed newspaper work, first on the Minneap- olis Tribure, then on the, Minneapolis Journal® ‘Heresigned from the Jour. nal gjaccepting the Democratic nomination for governor. ek CLAGUE SEES LOSS FOR GRAY State Senator Declares Many Will Be Skeptical of Demo- cratic Candidate’s Stand For county Option and Tells PREDICTS DOWNFALL OF \ “I believe that Governor Eberhart will be elected ‘and I feel confident that fhere will be a reapportionment biil passed at the coming session of the lggislature, but I am not so sure that k will become effective at once,” said l!enator Frank Clague of Red- wood Falls, Redwood county, who is in Benidji today. . e Mt Clague was chairman of the sena’F comnlittee on reapportion- menttwo years ago. He was elec- ted t the senate in 1905. He bas also jerved two terms in the house and jras speaker of the house 1n 1905 “Cf course down in our part of the kate they are not so strong for redigricting as you are up here in the gorth. Personally, I believe in reap:pnrtionment and while my own distrct has nothing to gain byit I am @r it on general principals. “Ihaven’t read Mr. Gray’s Fergus Falls speech, but it seems to me that his declaration for county optitn has cooked his goose. In the first place his official acts while mayr of Minneapolis do not har- monze: with the attitude he now assunes, and while, of course a man may ‘get religion’ at any time, 2 god many persons will be skepti- cal shout Mr. Gray’s reform. ‘fThen, too, his views, make his canlidacy all the ‘more cumber- sone because of the fact that the dempcratic party, the democratic plaform and the democratic state cemention which met in Minne- apgis last July and nomtnated Jol Lind, are diametrically op- Why — Believes, Reapportionment Bill, in Modified Form, Will Be Passed CONGRESSMAN HAMMOND posed to the principies which Mr., ¢“Of course if the country news- papers were to takz up Mr. Gray as they did John A, Johoson, and the traveling men ‘should rally to his aid, and it said they are quiet- ing going to work in his behalf, Mr, Gray might be able to gener ate enough speed to let Governor Eberhart know he is in a race, but as I size up the situation at ithis time Mr. Gray hasn't tkte ghost of a show.” . Part of Mr. Clague’s district lies in the second congressional district where Congressman Hammond, who is a democrat, is opposed by Frank Ellsworth of St. James who was nominated on the republican ticket at last week’s primaries. “It looks as if Mr. Ellsworth would retire Mr. Hammond,” said the senator. “It is admitted that Hammond is strong. and that the fight will be a hard one, but it is ‘a good guess that Minnesota’s next congressional delegation will be solidly republican.” 3 Mr. Clague has property interests in this vicinity which brings him here at this time. Murphy Dominates New York Dems. Saratoga, N. Y., Sept’ 29—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)—The democratic state convention opened here today. It quickly developed that Charles F. Murphy, Tammany leader, would dominate the conven- tion, which will namé a state ticket late today. : Gray has now seen fit to espouse |- CHIGAGO AVIATOR IN FLIGHT AGAINST WIND Sails Perfectly First 75 Miles of 120 to Springfield, Then Comes Down For More Gasoline SEEKS TO WIN $10,000 PRIZE Reward Originally Was For Continu- \ous Voyage But Newspaper Offer- ing Money, Modifies Rules Chicago, Sept. 29—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service) —Aviator Wal- ter Brookins, in a Wright bi.plane left here this morning for a continu- ous flight to Springfieid, a distance of 120 miles. In the teeth of a brisk wind he made splendid progress but after he bad covered 75 miles he was forced to decend, failing in the original test. Brookins landed at the village |of Gilmen. He said: “My machine worked perfectly and despite the wind I must have been making more than 45 miles an hour. I was forced to come down because my supply of gaso- I had not figured oa the wind and used more gasoline than I had planned on doing.” Brooking replenished his supply of gasoline “ and+-will proceed on his jourtiey. He is nfaking the trip in an effort to win the prize of $10,000 offered by the Chicago Record Herald. At the office of the Record Herald it was announced this afternoon that Brookins will be paid the prize if he succeeds in arrniving at Spring- field in his bi-plane any time before Sunday. KILLED ON NEW $00 LINE line became exhausted. Victim Caught By Cable Horribly Mangled at Clearbrook. Bagley, Minn. Sept. 29—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)—An unknown man about thirty years old, was killed today ona Soo gravel train at Clearbrook. His work brought him close to the cable drum and in some manner his clothes got caught in the jcable and he was drawn into the drum. His body was badly mu titated. A STAR BILL AT THE MAJESTIC “The Purgation” is the feature bill at the Majestic this evening. It is a story of two men about to com- mit a robbery. One of the men " be- comes faint hearted and refuses to go further. The scene takes place at the residence of a banker and the faint hearted man is given a position in the bank. Later the bank is robbed and the man is accused of the robbery. Later he is vindicated and all ends well. *“The Desperado” is an amusing picture showing where a desperado gets the best of a sheriff and his posse. He is however finally cap- tured and given over to the law. The illustrated song is “Falling Star” sung by C. J. Woodmansee, Excarsion to the Dam. The Yankee Doodle will make the trip -Sunday afternoon at 2;30. 1T DEFEGTIVF pace - HISTORICAL