Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 1, 1910, Page 1

i e THE BEMIDJ1 D LY PIONEE VOLUME 8. NUMBER 207. METROPOLITAN CLUB NEEDN'T PAY LIGENSE City Attorney Informs Council That it Can Not Exact Liquor Fee of Social Order. 'STONER’S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED ‘Engineer’s Insistent Desire to Sever His Connection With City Granted After Week’s Delay. In a written opinion, City Attor- mey Torrance informed the city council at its regular meeting last night, that it has not the power to collect a liguor license from the Metropolitan Club. based his opinion on a ruling made by the attorney gemeral and sus- tained by the supreme court. Mr. Torrance At the meeting of the council a -week ago, Mayor Parker raised the point that the Metropolitan Club was selling liquor and that if this ‘was so it should be made to pay a ilicense and the city attorney was instructed to ascertain the power of ‘the city along that line. The resignation of City Engineer ‘Stoner was accepted. Mr. xtendered his resignation a week ago, toner -at which time he censured the coun- «wcil for accepting contracts for city work on which he had reported ad- «versely. Alderman Tom Smart said iMr. Stoner had no right to resign as the had not finished his work. At ithe meeting last night, however, the .council was unanimous that it should Ibe unadvisable to attempt to retain Mr. Stoner’s services. The council voted to instruct the "Minnesota & International railroad «company to place a watchman at its railroad crossing. The usual number of bills were allowed. Announcement. Attorney A. A. Andrews has wmoved his office from the Schroeder Building to the ground floor build- ing at 310 Minnesota Ave. Tele- phone 395. “pAID N FULL" UNIQUE Play Given Here Proves Strong Study in Psychology. “Paid in Full” as presented by the United Players company at the Armory opera house here last evening was good, which is more than could be said for the size of the crowd present to wituess it. As a study in psychology *Paid in Full”is unique. It lays bare the brutality of a heartless husband hiding his weakness be- hind the cloak of socialism; it - pulls the false mask of respect- ability from the face of wealth leaving just enough good in the . Man of Riches to please the cemotions when a self-sacrificing I but self-respecting wife forces the rgoodness of woman upon his ~warped and depraved conscience, :a conscience which has permitted IMr. Rich Man to brazenly an- mounce: *“I have wrung the necks of men with that hand as you would wring the neck of a chick- en.” Few persons left the hall last night without impressions of the in- justice of an unequal distribution of wealth, and the tyranny of a thiev- ing husband over a devoted wife, to- gether with a new feeling of admira- tion for a “good” woman and a feel- ing of delight that she was strong enough to save her own reputation and versatile enough to tell the puny wretch whose name she shared how contemptible he had become. Of the company which interpreted the play everything in the way of praise could be said; nothing, from a Bemidji standpoint, in censure. About 200 persons witinessed “the play. IMAN SHOT: RIDES 40 MILES With Lead in Lung Aundrew Jondahl Has Hard Trip to Cass Lake. Cass Lake, Nov. 1.—The second serious hunting accident near here within the past days occurred Friday afternoon about torty miles east of Cass Lake when Andrew Jondahl of this village was ac- cidentally shot, Mr. Jondahl and “Capt.” Hayes also of this village were out hunting 1n the eastern end of the county, and the accident occured whilg Jondahl was walking through a swamp com- ing toward Hayes who was standing on a log holding a gun in his hands when he slipped and fell, the gun striking the log and being discharg- jed. One of the buck-shot with which the gun was loaded entered]jondahl’s right shoulder and talking a down- ward course after entering lodged at the base of his lung. Being so far away from medical attention the trip to Cass Lake was made under trying circumstances. The first eight miles of the trip was made in a2 row-boat, up-stream, to Remer a new station on the Soo Line where a hand-car was chartered for the trip to Federal Dam. Here a team was engaged for the cross- country ride to Bena where the rest of the trip was made by train. Arriving at Cass Lake Jondahl’s wound was dressed, but the shot could not be extracted. The in- jured man is doing well and unless complications set in will recover. INDIANS FLOCK TO SEE GIVEN WINDOW Unique Window Display of Traps and Wild Animals The Given Hardware company window display was one of the chief attractions for the Indian visitors all day Monday. The walk in front of the store was continually crowded with onlookers and the store wasa busy place all day. % The window display consists of hundreds of steel traps with a cat- tail background and several mounds showing the home of the muskrat and mink. In the center of the dis- play is placed a weasel and a beaver, which add life to the attraction. Hundreds of traps were sold by this firm during the - past week be- cause the season for trapping is just commencing. This firm is making unusual steps toward becoming one of the leading Hardware concerns in northern Minnesota, although having been in business but a little more than a year. BIG FEATURES AT THE MAJESTIC TONIGHT “Pure Gold,” the feature film shown at the Majestic tonight, is a western drama full of life and adventure. It tells the story of a young man who loses all on Wall Street, New York, and starts west to retrieve and commence life all over again, His adventures in the western ccuantry are exciting and tell the story of where persistence and perseverance finally wins. “The Wooing Ot” is a clean comedy picture that starts the audi- ence with a laugh and holds it there to the finish. It is one of the best laugh producers ever brought to Be- midji. Theatre goers should avail them- selves of the opportunity see these feature films at this popular play- house. Announcement. I hereby announce myself as an independent candidate for County Commissioner of the Third district at tbe election to be held Tues- day November 8, 1910, and re- spectfully solicit your support. W. H. Whelan, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING,;NOVEMBER 1, 1910. $20,000 KELLIHER FIRE GHECKED BY DYNAMITE Flames, Believed to Have Been Started By Person of Malicious Intent, Consumes Mach Cedar. THREE CARS OF POLES BURN Yards, Among Largest in World, Saved By Explosives After Bucket Brigade Fails. Fire, believed to have been started by a person with a malici- ous desire for the destruction of property, consumed $20,000 worth of cedar in the Ross & Ross cedar yards at Kelliher. These yards are among the largest in the world, The fire was discovered at 10:30 Sunday night and had gained suck headway that efforts to combat it with water failed and the complete destruction of the yard was otly averted by the use of 100 pounds of dynamite. The dynamite was exploded in four charges of 25 pounds each and while it resulted in the destruction ot considerable timber, it created an open lane 40 feet wide, across which the flames were unable to jump. ‘Three loaded cars of cedar poles valued at $5,000 were consumed and $15,000 worth of cedar posts and poles were likewise reduced to ashes. ‘The Ross & Ross yards are located on the southeast edge of the Kelliher city limits and are just beyond the reach of the city fire hose. When alarm was given, a bucket brigade of .men, women and boys did their best to prevent a spread of the fire and succeeded in keeping the flames out of the village. On different occosions during the past few months the cedar yards have been in danger. There had been no fires near the yards for several days and the only expladation of the mysterious origin of the fire is that some one deliberately planned to burn up the cedar yards. The fire was under| control by midnight. The loss is nearly complete as there was but a small insurance on the property consumed. FEVER FOLLOWS FIRE LOSS Nelson Family, Who Lost Spooner Home, Now in Hospital Here. After having had his home and all its contents destroyed by the re- cent forest fire at Spooner, Knute Nelson, manager of the Shevlin- Mathieu mill at Spooner, and who sent his family to Bemidji for safety, arrived in Bemidji, yester- day, to learn that his wife and two children are dangerously ill in St. Anthony hospital here with typhoid fever. Mr. Nelson believes that his wife and children were infected by drink- ing impure water in the fire zone immediately following the conflagra- tion, as the period of three weeks between inffection and the outbreak of the disease has just expired. Mr. Nelson formerly lived in Bemidji. MANY HEAR STEENERSON In Address at Kelliher, Congressman’s Eberhart Eulogy is Cheered. Congressman Halvor Steenerson, last night spoke to 200 persons at Kelliher discussing the political issues of the campaign. He pre- dicted success for the republican party, both in the nationul and state contests. Words of eulogy for Governor Eberhart were received with enthu- siasm. Mr. Steenerson will spaak tonight at Blackduck and will then leave for St. Paul where he places his services at the disposal of the) Republican state central committee for the remainder of the campaign. Y THEY WERE NOT “THERE BEFO| Why He I neveyvy n RE. hv‘y! oticed these heavy wrinKles back of yourw neckK befove. —Fox in Chicage Post. HIGH HONORS PAID BEMIDJI MILITIAMEN “I want to take this time to con- gratylate the officers and men of company K of Bemidji. They did their work and did it well and can- not be too highly commended for it. Governer Eberhart has specially requested me to express to-you his iull appreciation of their efforts.” Thus does Adjutant General Wood, commanding officer of the Minnesota National Guard, express his admiration for Bemidji’s citizen soldiers, in a letter today received by Adam E. Otto, captain of com. pany K. The words of praise came asa re- sult of 13 days of service by the Be- midji company in the forest fire zone at Baudette and-Spooner. Adjutant General Wood also calls on Captain Otto for the pay rolls for services of the Bemidji militiamen. The men will receive pay at the rate of $2 a day. The officers will receive’ the pay of the regular army officers. BAUDETTE PRAISES MILITIA ““No Work Too Hard”’ Declares News- paper of Fire Swept Town. ‘The majority of the soldiers from Bemidji and Duluth, who were sent to Baudette immediately after the fire returned to their homes this week, leaving behind them as friends and admirers every resident of the town. Every member of the militia from Major General Wood down to the privates made an impression on the residents of the stricken towns that will never be forgotten. They worked like heroes in relieving the suffer- ing of the victims, and they have earned their eternal graditule. It was a magnificent sight to see those splendid young fellows engaged in the work of mercy. No work was too hard for them, when a suffer- ing woman or child needed their help, and they have left behind them a thousand acts of Kkindness as tokens to remember them by. They proved themseives a splen- did body of men, and while we re- gret the occasion which brought them to our town, we feel richer in baving met them. Some of the boys are still with us and they are bravely doing the diffi- cult work which bas fallen to their lot.—Baudette Rainy River Region. Killed in Auto Accident. Leland, Miss., Nov. 1.—A. .M. Love, head of the Darnell-Love Lumber com: ‘pany, one of the largest lumber corpo- ‘rations, was.killed-here in"an automo- bile accident. - thermometer WEWEN TO SPEAK HERE State Labor Commissioner Comes to Bemidji Tommorrow. William E. McEwen, state labor commissioner, who was ap. pointed to that position by the late Governor Johnson, will de. hiver a- democratic campaign ad- dress in the city hall at 8 o'clock tomorrow night, Mr. McEwen is also secretary of the Minnesota Federation of Labor, editor of a trades union paper at Duluth and recognized throughout the country asan expert on labor problams. A special invitation is extended to laboring men. Mr. McEwen is an orator and discusses the issues of the campaign in a fear- less and interesting manner. Mercury Down to 19. The ooldest temperature of the season was recorded at 7 o'clock this morning, the City Drug store registering 19 de- grees above zero, Wednesday will be fair and warmer, MANOBOS KILL CHRISTIANS American Ia One of Eight Victims of Philippine Tribesmen. ‘Washington, Nov. 1.—Eight Chris- tians, one an American and two Chi- nese, have been killed and much prop- erty belonging to foreigners destroyed by the rebellious Manobos tribesmen in the Philippines, according to a re- port from Brigadier General Pershing to the war department. For some time two bands of about 100 Manobos each have been terrify- ing the people on the west coast of Davao, in Southeastern Mindanao isl- and. Their raids have been directed against the foreign element. Two companies of the Third United States infantry were sent to suppress the disorder. General Pershing does not regard the situation as serious. DEATH AFTER THIRTY YEARS Pin Swallowed When a Child Kills Woman. Newark, N. J., Nov. 1.—A pin which she swallowed thirty years ago has just caused the death here of Miss Mary Shaw. She was eight years old when the pin accidentally slipped down her throat. For years afterward she suffered greatly from throat trou- ble that had been caused by it until one day she coughed up the pin. Some time ago her throat began to trouble her again and' physicians found a growth there. An operation failed to relieve the ailment and her death followed. “Elmyra Deitz Much Improved. ‘Ashland, ‘Wis, Nov. 1.—Elmyra Deitz has been greatly improved by the operation performed last week to drain an abscess in the bullet wound in her back. She has had no fever for the last twenty-four hours and com- plains of no. pain. Practically all dan- ger of inflammation extending to the spinal cord is at an end. HERE TO HELP NAME BEMIDJI'S SHOW FARM Thomas Cooper, assistant agricul- turist of the State Experiment Station at St. Anthony Park, St. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. HOWARD SEES HOPEIN STRICT LIQUOR RULES White Earth Agent Declares Bemidji's Efforts to Suppress Sale Means Much for Saloons. BRENTS STILL BUSY IN ST. PAUL Shipment of Whiskey By Express Com- panies Stopped—Sero-Davis Case Again Goes Over. When requested for an opinion as to the possibility of the government closing all the saloons in the terri- tory in Minnesota protected by the Chippewa Indian treaty of 1855, Major John Howard, who late last evening completed his duties here in paying out more than $2,000 in an- nuities to the Indians of the White Earth Reservation, said: “Bemidji, in demanding a strict enforcement of her liquor laws, is pursuing exactly the proper course and if all of the towns in the effected district will do likewise and will cooperate as are your officers with the government agents, the Indian liquor selling problem would solve itself.” T. E. Brents, special officer of the United States Indian bureau, who, with C.T. Johnson son of ““Pussy- foot” Johnson, yesterday conferred with J. M. Dickey, first assistant United States Attorney in St. Paul, is still in that city and has notified the exprgss companies that they Paul, spent yesterday with a com- mittee. of .the Bemidji Commercial Clab composed of President A. G. Wedge, W. G. Schroeder and W. R. Mackenzie, on a tour of the sur- rounding country to select a place for the state demonstration farm to be established here. No definite conclusion was reached but it is ex- pected that a 160 farm just north- west of the city may be’ selected. “By a, ‘demonstration farm’ we mean,” said Mr. Cooper; “that the farm selected will be with- the con- sent of the owner, giving us five years jurisdiction as to the method of farming to be pursued. ““The state furnishes the owner all expert assistance aud demonstrations for the benefit of surrounding farmers are held. The creation of these farms is the result of a campaign for improved farming in Minnesota en- tered into by the experiment stat- ion and the Minnesota Federation of Commercial Clubs.” Tw_e;nty-nlo such farms have been established in Minnesota, the near- est to Bemidji being the ome at Wadena, HARRY GEIL GOES WEST Leaves After Living Here For 15 Years, Held Many Positions of Trust. Harry Geil, who recently resigned as a city mail carrier and who has resided in Bemidji for.15 years, has goue to Plummer, Idaho, where he has a claim on which he will reside for the next two years. Mr. Geil has been a letter carrier in Bemidji for four and one-half years and was secretary of the local Letter Carriers’ as- sociation, ‘He was also a member of the fire department-for ten years; secretary of the band, First Sergeant of Co. K, M. N.G,; captain of the local basketball team when they were champions of northern Minnssota; secretary of the Firemen's Relief, assistant manager of the Armory theater; and manager of an orchestra, Unable to Locate Dead Man's Relatives. George Sankey, 50 years old and unmarried, died yesterday morning in the town of Birch. M. E. Ibert- son of this city, who took charge of the body, has been unable to locate relatives. Death is believed to have been due to alcoholism. - must not ship liquor into the re- stricted district. The law prohibits. “‘the introdue- tion, manufacture, use of and traffic in, ardent spirits, wines or other liquors in the Indian country.” The maximum penalty for violation is imprisonment for two years and a fine of $300. In the list of lines in the dry territory the following is in- cluded: All points between Brainerd and Big Falls inclusive on the Minne. soto & International. All points from Bemidji to Werner inclusive. The Sero-Davis case, which was to have come up in federal court in St. Paul, yesterday was postponed until Wednesday at 10 a. m. TESTS BELTRAMI'S SWAMPS Expert Here to Determine How They Can Best Be Handled. W. F. Hungerford, soil expert, of the Minnesota State Experi- ment Station, at St. Anthony Park, St. Paul, today completes an exhaustive investigation as to the composition of the swamp lands of northern Minnesota, Prof. Hungerford’s mission is to determine just how the swamp lands can be handled so as to derive the greatest beuefit from them. He will make his report to Prof, Ralph Hoagland, who has charge of the division of chemistry and soils. His last work was done in the vicin- ity of Kelliher, 40 miles northeast of Bemidji. SERO MAKES ARREST HERE Alleges Whiskey Was Given to Indian in i Only one arrest as the result of the paying of annuities to the In- dians here, yesterday, was made and this was caused on complaint that an outsider had furnished liquor to a Red Skin. The complaint was made by Agent N. J. Sero of the Indian bureau who alleges that Caspar Sears gave an Indian a half pint of whiskey last eveniog. Sears was arraigned before Municipal Judge Pendergast, this morning, and .a preliminary hearing was set for this afternoon. | MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL SECIETY.