Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 31, 1910, Page 1

RISTORICAL { SECIETY. Ve THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEER: VOLUME 8. NUMBER 207. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BE GOOD TONIGHT OR | YOU'LL BE LOCKED UP! Mayor and Chief of Police Issue Warn- ings That Arrests Will Follow De- struction of Property. - SPECIAL OFFICERS ON GUARD Will Protect School Buidings and Other Places Against Holloween Rowdy- ism—*“De Gang” Ready. If your boy or girl fails to come you probably can find them in the morning at the jail. home tonight, “Hallowe’en or no hallowe’en,” warns Mayor John C. Parker, “the SEES BLESSING IN FIRE Donald Robertson Says Farms Will Re- sult; To Ask Free Seeds. Following a personal inspection of the fire swept district between War- road and Baudette and Spooner, Donald Robertson, of Argyle, state representative from the Sixty-third district, announces that he will en- deavor to obtain an appropriation from the coming session of the state legislature to purchase timothy and clover seed to be distributed to the settlers, As a result of his observations, Mr. Robertson has come to the con- clu-ion that the fire district is des- tined to become the greatest dairy- ing district in the state. He be- lieves the fire marks the beginning of real prosperity for this region destruction of property will not be|inasmuch as it will make the clear- tolerated.” And to this Chief of Police Har- rington adds, f “I am going to lock up every per- son I find doing damage tonight.” A large number of special officers in plain cloths will be on duty and it appears likely that they will be needed as ''de gang” has passed out the word that there will “be doins’ Last Year's Destruction Must Not Be Repeated. Nevertheless it is not expected that the wholesale muitilation and willful destruction of property which characterized the 1909 Hallowe’en celebration here will not be repeated tonight. Every school building, as well as a good many other places will be under guard all night. “I have conferred with Chief of Uolive Harrington,” said the mayor, “and we have formed plans which we hope will prevent needlessand foolish waste of property. Harm- less pranks are not objected to but the frolics tonight must end right there.” Chief Harrington’s statement is strong, He says. Chief Makes It Plain. «I mean just what I say when I warn them all that any, man, woman, boy or girl that any of my men catch creating depredations tonight will be arrested and put into jail.” Stealing gates, overturning buildings, and upsetting sidewalks are things strictly on the forbidden list, Hallowe’en, the last night in October, is the evening preceding All Saints’ day. According to tradition, evil spirits are presumed to have full sway. “Not in Bemidji,” reiterates Chief Harrington. THREE HUXDRED IN PAKIC Fire Threatens Destruction of Chicage Church. Chicago, Oct. 31.—Three hundred women and children ran panic strick- en from the First Congregational church of Oak Park when hangings on a temporary stage erected for the pre- sentation of a Halloween play caught fire and threatened the destruction of the building. Three nien, the only ones in the church, were the heroes of the occa- sion. By quick work they succeeded in extinguishing the flames and avert- ing a possible disaster. Dorothy Derny, fourteen years old, one of the children on the stage when the fire broke out, was painfully burned when she attempted to prevent the spread of the fire, SON IN RACE WITH DEATH Special Train Will Carry Him Across the Continent. Atlantic City, N. J.,, Oct. 31.—For more than a month the family of Colo- nel Thomas Potter, who is dying at his seaside home here, has been search- ing for the colonel’s fifth son, William Potter, who has been on a hunting trip to Alaska since July, in order to call him to the bedside of his dying parent. News has reached the family that the son had been located at White Horse, Alaska, a telegram from him bringing word that he had' started for home. Immediately arrangements were made for a special train from the Pa- cific coast to bring Mr. Potter in all haste to this place as soon as he lands from his boat. ing of the land easy and predicts that within the next five years the farms here will have more than tripled in number. He is convinced that ly the plant- ing of timothy and clover the settlers will reap rich rewards as, he says, there is no district anywhere better adapted for the vigorous growth of these grasses and that it wi'l result in keeping the brush from growing up again. «I shall ask the legislature to make a reasonable appropriation to buy grass seeds,” said Mr. Rcbertson, “‘and I believe that, when I explain the great good that will result from the sowing of timothy and clover, there will be no serious opposition to a free disposition of the seeds, I already have assurances from some of the most influential members of the legislature and if it is my privilege to represent the people from this district again, I shall consider it one of my first duties to -see- that the state shows this much attention to the unfortunaie inhabitants of the ash-blackened district through which I have just traveled.” THE GREAT AMERIGAN PLAY, “Paid in Full” is here. The United Play Co. will present the celebrated Eugene Walter play at the Armory Theatre tonight. Who will not look forward with pleasurable expectany to seeing the greatest drama of the generation the most popular ever brought out in this country? Maybe you are one of the two and a half millions of persons who have seen it. Possibly you were of those who flocked to it in such number in New York that it was kept running for two solid years on Broadway; or perhaps you saw one of the five companies that presented it all over the country last season? If so you will be more eager to see it now, for such is its appealing power that the oftener one sees it the often- er one wishes to. That is why it has been played by five companies, the largest number that ever ap- peared in one play, and that is why ithas been seen by more persons than any other play. “Paid in Full” is the most power- ful story ever told on the stage. It is lived all about us. Most of us know a Joe Brooks, a weakling who believed the world owed him its good things, and failing to get them honestly, tried to take them from the pocket of his employer. The Joe Brooks of “Paid in Full” begins to steal in the hour his young wife utters her first word in bitterness against the poverty that until then she had endured without complaint. Defeat meets him in theit as in all else. There is speedy discovery, whereupon he shows the craven and seeks to barter his wife tosave bim- self from prison. There is nota moment of the play that is not ab- sorbingly interesting, not an instant that does not vibrate with power. As all the tive companies in “Paid in Full” appeared in a New York in the many engagements of the play there, it is a New York cast that will be seen in this city. Under any conditions the coming of “Paid in Full” would excite a degree of interest possible to no other play, while the promise of seeing is acted by'a brilliant New York cast gives greaterattractiveness of the gccasion, LARGE SUM DIVIDED WITH INDIANS TODAY More Rhon $2,000 is Being Distributed| in Bemidji to White Earth Red Skins. SALOONS CLOSED; STORES BUSY Mayor John Howara Pays Bemidji Com- pliment on Manner in Which Peace is Preserved. More than 200 White Earth In- dians are being given several hun-| R dred dollars in Bemidji today by the government. At the same time evidence is being collected to prove that frauds have been perpetrated in the White Earth reservation. A squad of nine persons, only three of whom are white, are hand- ling the Indians from improvised offices on the second floor of the city hall. Only one Indian policeman accompanied the party. Major John Howard, agent at White Earth, had charge of disbursing the funds. J. H. Hinton, who comes from Washington to collect fraud evidence, finds sev- eral full bloods have sold their land which is contrary to law. At 2:30 p. m. 106 annuties had been paid out, and as each annuit- ity amounts to $6.25 the total amount of cash given the Indians up to that hour was $872, The first Indians to be paid came in from the White Earth reservation and these were followed by a big delegation of White Earth Indians from the Red Lake agency. .. The paying out force will work Tate tonight in order to pay all who come as tomorrow annui- ties are to be paid at Walker. The total amount of money to be paid out in annunities, which merely means the interest from the general Indian fund, amount this year to $35,500.97. This money is distributed from thirteen towns. “I chose Bemidji as a paying station,” said Major Howard, “be- cause the train service is favorable to the Indians. We do not go to Cass Lake this year because Be- midji isa more desirable point. “We probably shall come here again next year and more money will be distributed, which means much for your merchants, as the Indians spend it for funds now in- stead of liquor. “I want to say that Bemidji has done fine in maintaining order. We did not have a drunken Indian here last year and not a one has been found today. “Thanks are due your mayor for having closed the saloons and to your police for keeping them shut.” Approximately $2,500 is expected to be paid out, which is $1,000 more than a year ago. The city hall presented an interest- ing appearance throughout the day. Bucks, squaws and pipooses flocked to the building. All saloons were closed and the merchants ‘did a thriving business. Several white women, wives of Indians, drew money, as every child of Indian blood is entitled to an an- unity. Josie Fairbanks ot Cass Lake with nine children took the prize today for big" checks, drawing $6.25 for each child. Up to date Josie has had two husbands, About the hardest worked per- son in the paying squad 1s Clerk Ed Price who has to call out the Indian names. Two aquaws are cited as proot: . «“Wah-We - Yay - Ge- Shig - O- Quay” and “Pin - De -Gay-Goh- Bow-Eak.” Banker Escapes With Fine. Pittsburg, Oct. 31.—Emil Winter, a former bank president, who pleaded no defense in an indictment for brib- ery and conspiracy in connection with the bank depository ordinances and was recently called from Europe for sentence, was fined $500 in court here. The remainder of the sentence was | suspended, because physicians testi- fied that Winter could not live. long and that a prison sentence would hasten his death. & £ THE INSURGENT MOVEMENT IN EUROPE. —McCutcheon In Chicago Tribune. CARRIED FROM F]HES; DIES Man Burned While Being Taken From Baudette Hospital, is Dead. ) The death roll of ithe Baudette- Spooner forest fire now numbers 30, the last victim to be claimed being a homesteader, Martin Brennan, who was'an inmate of the Baudette hos- pital at the time of the fire and one of the last to be removed. Brennan was carried on a stretcher across the river and was painfully burned by the intense heat and flying embers. fe was taken to the hospital in Rainy River, where his condition Was found to be serious and at which place he died, He was born at Boston, 50 years ago. ‘Efforts of Rev. Fr, P, ]. Killeen to locate re- latives proved unavailing. Unless some relationship is traced, his property will revert to the state. The funeral was held in the Holy Apostles church, Rev. Fr. Killeen officiating. Interment was made in the Catholic cemetery. Mrs. La Favar Gives Hallowe’en Party. Mrs, Fred LaFaVar, 505 Amer- ican avenue, wasjhostess at a ¢500" party, Saturday evening, sixteen invitations being issued. The rooms were attractively decorated with Jack O’ lanterns and other novelties appropriate to Hal- lowe’en; Luncheon was served at 11:30, following which the scores were added, Mrs, W. A. McDon- ald having the largest number of points, Those present were: Mesdames C. R Sanborn, D. L. Stanton, A. A. Melges, G, E, Kreatz, L. A. Ward, G. H. French, Oscar E. Erwig, Emma E. Stewart, W. E.- Klein, John Bailey, Jr.,, F. A. Wilson, David Gill, W. A. MacDonald and George Cochran, Misses Ida Bailey and C. B. Bailey, Cassler-Anderson, Last week, at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. A. Benner, Beltrami avenue, occurred the marriage of Ross M. Cassler and Alma Anderson, Rev. C. H. Flesher, of the local Methodist church, officiating. After the ceremony supper was served at the home of ' the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cassler. The wedding was a quiet affair, only the immediate friends of the bride and groom being present. Mr. and Mrs. Cassler. will go to Big Falls December 1, where they will make their home. Mr. Cassler is in the employe of thé Backus- Hrooks company, with headquarters -lat Big F_a)ll._ ket DEATH THREAT TRUE SAYS MAYOR HOWARD "It is true that threats were made against the life of Judge Long and, according to reports received by me, I also was marked for slaughter by the assassins.” In these words Mayor John R. Howard in Bemidji today paying Indian annuities admitted that his life was in danger.- " Major Howard, who as agent at the White Earth agercy, has had much to do with bringing about bet- ter conditions among the Indians, and in his efforts to check the evil of selling liquor to Indians has in- cured the enmity of bootleggers. It is from this class of people that Major Howard has received threats of violence. He also has assisted E. H. Long, special assistant to the attorney general in uncovering land frauds on the White Earth agency and as a result both men have made bitter enemies. “I baven’t taken the reported threats against my life seriously,” said Major Howard this afternoon. ““The reports that I am under a heavy body guard perhaps come from the fact that a couple of the boys who started out with us took their rifles along as they are on a hunting expedition,” Major Howard is the kindliest appearing of men, is greatly be- 1oved by the Indians and is looked upon by the department at Wash- ington as one of its most valuable agents. Announcement. I hereby announce myself as an independent candidate for County Commissioner of the Third district at the election to be held Tues- day November 8, 1910, and re- spectfully solicit your support. W. H. Whelan, Cass Lake Tank Delayed. Cass Lake, Oct. 31—Work on the new steel water tank here has been delayed owing to the non-arrival of the steel, delayed at some poict out from Minneapolis. G WILL CONTINUE AVIATING Baroness de la Roche Undaunted by Recent Narrow Escape.. Paris, Oct. 31.—Baroness de la Roche, still confined to her bed as the result of her fall in an aeroplane at Rheims three months ago, will resume her aviating just as soon as she is able to manipulate a machine. The baroness, known as the leading sportswoman_of Europe, is undaunted by her narrow escape from death and declares that she expects to, achieve more wonderful flights than ever be- | fore within the next three months, . FINE SHOW, SAYS KAISER Bagley Banker Declares ‘‘Paid in Full”’ Company Here Tonight is one of Unusual Merit. MANAGER:EXPLAINS HIGH PRICES The management of the Armory theatre desires to announce that the curtain for all shows will raise promptly at 8:30. “You can say with safety that the ‘Paid in Full’ company is good. The company performed” here Saturday night and proved a surprise inas- much as it was way above usual com- panies that come here.” This is what Albert Kaiser the banker, has to say of the appearance in Bagley of the theatrical perform- ance to be given in the Amory opera house here tonight. The seat sale indicates that Be- midji going is to make good ou the high grade show proposition. The scale of prices indicates the sort of an entertainment to be given tonight. The prices range from 50 cents up to $1.50. ““We can’t play for less,” said the manager of the company, “and folks tell us the show is worth the price of admittance.” Mastex’s complete orchestra is to turnish the music tonight. The *‘Paid in Full Campany” ar- rived in Bemidji yesterday morning. It goes from here to Grand Forks. Announcement. Attorney A. A. Andrews has moved his office from the Schroeder Building to the ground floor build- ing at 310 Minnesota Ave. Tele- phone 395. KETCHEL'S SLAYER IS HELD Robbery Alleged to Have Been Motive of Murder. Marshfield, Mo., Oct. 31.—Walter A. Dipley, slayer of Stanley Ketchel, and Goldie Smith were bound over to await the action of the circuit court. Dipley was held without bond. The woman’s bond was fixed at $5,000. She was unable to give it and both pris- oners were taken to jail. Emmett Newton, a Springfield news- paper man, testified that Ketchel told him before he died that the man and woman had robbed him after the shooting. R. P. Dickerson, upon whose ranch the killing took place, carrob- orated the newspaper man’s story. BIG STEAMER IS WRECKED Vessel Had Cargo of Coffee Valued at $1,600,000. New Orleans, Oct. 31.—The steamer Santos, with a cargo of coffee valued at $1,500,000, ‘was wrecked off the southern caqast of Cuba, according to ‘a cable recelved here by agents. The crew and forty passengera were re- moved and taken to Savannah. The vessel s a total loss. - ST. PAUL MEETING MAY DOOM SALOONS Agents Confer There Today With Dickie and Admit That There Will be Something Doing. BROWN VALLEY LIQUOR DUMPED Mayor of Cass Lake Called Upon to Explain Intoxicated Condition of Indian Family. St. Paul, Minn., Oct, 31— (Daily Special Wire Service)—An im- portant conterence between gov- ernment agents T, D, Brents—who 1sto succeed N, J. Sero in charge of agents in Northern Minnesota— and T. E. Johnson,son of ¢‘Pussy- foot” Johnson, with Assistant Dis- trict Dickey, was held here today. The conference was called for the express purpose of determining on sweeping reforms in the selling of liquor to Indians in northern Minne- sota, g Whether that means that all sa- loons are to be closed, participants in the conference refused to say. “It was admitted, however that something will be done.” One of the things discussed was the shipment of the liquor from here into the restricted district. Agent Brents said that his men confiscated the liquor supply of three places at Brown’s Valley on Saturday, which was taken to the street and dumped. He also reported that an entire Indian family was intoxicated in Cass Lake on Oct. 26 and that Mayor Dumas of that village had promised to investigate. Foot:-fl Game Tie. In one of the hardest fought and most exciting football games ever seen on the Bemidji gridiron, the Be- midji Tigers held the big team from Brainerd in check yesterday after- noon, but was unable to score, the game ending in a tie. THREE BIG HITS AT THE BRINKMAN TONIGHT Tonight’s performance at the Brinkman Family Theatre will open three exceptionally good acts, Barnes and Zarelli introduce an act right from Chicago, that has started many an audience ‘‘agoing.” Zarelli isa wonder, has an excel- lent voice and a skirt dance of sur- prising grace and skill are some of the characteristics and the comedy, so fresh, spontaneous and original, is bound to keep up the laughter. At the close of their act they hand out a surprise packet that would not be fair to divulge. No play- goers should miss this act. F. E. Mitchell and Miss Alice Willard, a team of variety artists with an extensive stock of comedy in song and speech will provide a continuous laugh. They are already in town having traveled over a thous- and miles to entertain our citizens, and they may be relied upon to de- liver the goods. They both have good voices, full, rich and parti- cularly sweet. Mr. Mitchell’s solo, “Gee But I'm Glad Iam Single!” was a scream. Miss Willard’s cos- tumes are among the finest ever seen on the Brinkman stage. She hasa wardrobe valued at $7,500 and every out will see her in a new gown. Both artists are volcalists of ability and are in happy sympathy with the audiences. A decided novelty in vaudeville Gardner Lowell limber, eccertric and his marvelous acribatic dog are en- tertaing and amusing. The moving pictures are unusually good and of the high standard that has made this play house so popular. Washington, Oct. 31 —The population of Minneapolis as an- nounced by Census Director Durand is 301,408. The announced figure is a gain of 98,690 over 1910. 5