Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 14, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1I DAILY PIONE |STORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 218. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 14, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. NORTH HAS WON FIGHT DECLARES MACKENZIE Republican Victory Means Honest Re- apportionment, Says Secretary of Development Association. FRANK DAY THINKS CAUSE IS LOST Believes Senate and County Option Op- ponents Will Make Fair Redis- tricting Impossible. “The overwhelming republican victory in Minnesota means honest reapportionment for the state,” de- clares W. R. Mackenzie of this city, secretary of the Northern Minnesota Development Association, who con- tinues: “The republican party is irrevoc- ably pledged to reapportionment and the election of all our friends in Northern Minnesota is an evidence of the fact that the representatives regardless of party lines in the north- era counties are as a unit for our rights.” Mr. Mackenzie has received pledges from the legislators. The reapportionment act will carry with it provisions for the election of new senators in all of the affected districts. This means that it will throw nearly 30 senatorial elections into the next campaign, as county option will at that time be an issue and as there will be a United States senator to elect, the reap portionment act stands out, with out doubt, as the most important measure facing the state legisla- ture at its coming session. Sacretary Mackenzie, who was mnamed one of the committee ap- pointed by the Bemidji meeting, last Friday, todraft a good roads bill, leaves to night for St. Paul to confer with George W. Cooley, state road engineer. The road bill, one of the measures which| has for its purpose the protec tion of the Minnesota forests, will be constructed along the lines of the judicial ditch law and will call for the supervision of the state highway commission in all con- struction work. “‘We have in mind a good roads bill which, we believe, with the measure being drawn by State Audi- tor Iverson and United States Fores- try Suprintendent Marshall of Cass Lake, will make forest fires in Min- nesota a thing of the past,” said Mr. Mackenzie, Frank Day, deposed leader of Minnesota democracy, doesn’t agree with Secretary Mackenze regarding reapportionment. In fact he says the cause of reapportionment is lost. “We offered the northern part of the state bread, but they preferred a stone,” he remarked. “There is not one chance 1n a 1,000 for reappor- tionment. Not one man out of five of the senate elected. honestly favors it. Every opponent of county option will be against it. The liquor inter- ests have the majority in the state for four years, and they are taking no chances. The brewery interests elected a majority of the senators. *“T'be fact that 200,000 people in the northern part of the state are disfranchised and will remain unrep- resented, will not be given serious thought. Northern Minnesota has been betrayed and the G. O. P.is its master.” “DRYS” CLAIM LEGISLATURE 8ay County Option Law Will Be Passed in lllinois. Chicago, Nov. 14—Four thousand petition circulators have been organ- ized secretly in a new campaign to drive saloons from Chicago. This move was decided upon at a meeting of the local option committee of the Anti-Saloon league, having-in hand the project to bring the proposi- tlon before voters of the city at the spring election April 4 next. Superintendent James K. Shields of the Anti-Saloon league made the claim that the “drys” would control both branches of the legislature in the ses- sion of the general assembly begin- ning next January. He based his claims upon a tabulation of the law- makers-elect, classified according to their pledges upon two possibilities of legislation—county local option and repeal of the present local option law. TYPHOID KILLS YOUTH Bert Bulter of Turtle River Dies in Bemidji, of Fever. Bert Bulter, 22 years old, who lived with his parents in Turtle River township, 16 miles north of Bemidji, died in Bemidji, Friday, of typhoid fever. The young man was dangerously ill when he was brought to the St. Anthony hospital here and the disease had so firmly entrenched itself that it baffled medical science. The body was taken overland by M. E. Ibertson, yesterday to the young man’s late home near Turtle River where the funeral is being held today. Good News From The Youths Com- panion. We have had to make The Youth’s Companion larger to get in all the good things that Companion readers ought to bave. The added amount would make four hundred pages of standard magazine size and print; but we have kept the price just the same—$1.75 for the fiftv two weeks of 1911, and all the issues for the rest of this year free trom the time you send in your subscription. We would like to tell you what is in store for Companion readers next year. We cannot do it here, though; there is not room. But send us your address on a postal ¢ard, apd we will send you the beautiful Pros- pectus of The Companion for 1911, announcing many new teatures, .to- gether with sample copies of the paper. : We think you will agree, when you have read them, that there is no other paper that gives so much of such a high. quality as The Cmn- panion, o The new subscriber rcceive‘g,‘sai& of The Companion’s - Art -Calendar for 1911, reproducing in thirteen colors and gold a beautiful water- color garden scene. The Youth’s Companion, 114 Berkeley St., Boston Mass. OPPOSITION TO CHAMP CLARK Some Democrats Against Missourian for Speaker. NOT FAYORED IN EAST Representative Fitzgerald and His Tammany Colleagues, Who Voted for the Cannon Rules, May Lead the Revolt—Representative Henry of Texas Mentioned as Possible Can- didate for the Position. Washington, Nov. 14.—Reports of opposition to the election of Champ Clark as speaker of the Sixty-second. congress will not down. Representa- tives Hay and Glass of Virginia will, it is asserted, lead a fight against Clark. 1t is stated that the revolt al- ready includes thirty-nine Democrats who have pledged themselves to vote against him for the speakership. It is believed that if a revolt comes it will be from the New York and Eastern Democrats and those who are opposed to the Bryan leadership. The New York Democrats may develop the real revolt. Representative Fitzgerald | and twenty-three Tammany colleagues saved Speaker Cannon in the fight over the rules and Clark has tried to discredit them since. If Clark is made speaker Fitzgerald may be deprived of the chairmanship of the important committee.on appropriations, to which he would be entitled by seniority. Representative Burleson of Texas, the next ranking member, expects Clark on the ground of regularity to make him chairman. . Clark’s friends express confidence that he will be chosen on. the first bal- lot. Southern Bryan congressmen ridicule suggestions of opposition to Clark. .The name of Representative Henry of Texas as an opposition candidate has been used without his authority, he says. Ollle -James of Kentucky denounces as preposterous rumors that Mr. Clark will not have clear sailing. Helped to Lay First Cable. Omaha, Nov. 14—John A. Lynch, said to be the last survivor of the Great Eastern, which laid the first At- lantic cable, and a marine during the Civil war, died here, aged eighty-two. DESPITE SNOW S00 OPENS FOR BUSINESS Hundred Persons Greet Coming of First Passinger, Which Leaves 34 Travelers Here. ENGINEERING FORCE NOW QUITS Headquarters Maintained in Bemidji Since March Closes, Huss Dis- banding His Force. Regular passenger and freight ser- vice was inaugurated on the new Soo line through Bemidji today. The first passenger train rolled into Bemidji at 11:15, only forty-five minutes-late despite the heavy fall of snow last night and the fact that it'was delayed in getting started from Thief River Falls and still further by stopping along the road to repair wires. The train was in charge of Con- ductor O. L. Hallowell with En- gineer Preston at the throttle, Oscar Johnson working with him as fire- man. “We will pull her into Duluth on time,” said Engineer Preston. The train is Due there at 6 p. m., giving passengers an hour’s time before the Soo fiyer leaves for Chicago. More tban 100 persons greeted the arrival of the train in Bemidji. Thirty four passengers got off and twelve got on. Mrs. Fred Brink- man had the destinction of being the first woman passenger. She was bound for Duluth. A delegation of e'ghteen business men of Clearbrook came up to spend the day ig Bemidji returning at 4:30 Mf’naun. The party contained: . Clegberg, B. Thompson, M. A. [Johnnn, R. Johnson;, George M: Grancy, H.'A. €ngbreson, A. Joltan, Ole Osberg, George Hanson, N. Ness, Ole Venerberg, T. Steener- son, Casper Christenson, C. Swen- son, A. Daline, A. Wallace, Shegrud and John Bexell. The traip was made up of a mail, express and haggage car, a smoker and day coach. Both coaches were of standard length, and while not new they have been redecorated, revarnished and the seats reupholstered. Frencb mir- rors in either end of the coaches give a pleasing effect. A. H. Comstock of Detroit is the new agent in Bemidji. He has been stationed at Detroit, He came in on the Soo train this morning and at once began to get things in shape at the temporary depot to take care of the passenger and freight business. The first freight train arrived at 3:15 p. m. The freights are to run three times a week, east on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and west on Tuesdays, Thursdays and _Satur- days. Melges brothers has the dis- tinction of ordering the first car and it will be filled with goods for the new towns. The west bound train passes’ the eastbound passenger at Shovel Lake, 80 miles east of Bemidiji. = It arrives in Bemidii at 4:30. ) The present week will: mark ‘the closing of the construction engineer ing headquarters which have been maintained in Bemidji on Minnesota avenue since last March. ' Construct- ion Engineer George Huss “and Harry Funston will leave the city the latter part of the week and A, Birdsell, resident engineer, leaves tonight toaccept a position at Duluth with thé Canadian Pacific.’ Mr. Huss will continue to make frequent vssits to Bemidji. The Soo passenger trains run on a twenty-six-mile an hour scedule, which means more than thirty ‘miles an hour actual running time, an ex- ceptionally fast speed over a new track. b § General Manager Gemmel of the M. & I., pays bis compliment to the Soo and Mr. Huss. “It is the best new line of road I ever saw.Mr, Huss has constructed a great railroad. The Soo should be proud of him.” * CAPTAIN KIRCHNER HURT Bemidji Salvation Army Lassie Breaks Both Arms in Minneapolis. Captain Rosie Kirchner, n charge of the Bemidji Salvation Army barracks, fell . down the stairs of the Salvation Army hall in Minneapolis and broke both her arms below the elbow and two ribs. MORE THAN PERSONAL, SAYS JUDGE STANTON idji Man Points to Own Election as Proof That Voters Desire Non- MAJORITY STILL PILING UP Appears Likely to Have Carried Every Precinct in the District, With Ex- ception of Bagley. - Jndfie C. W. Stanton of this city, who, as a non partisan candidate to succeed himself to the district bench of the fifteenth judicial dis- trict, defeated his republican op- ponent, Thomas Keefe of Bagley, ex- presses his appreciation of the phenomenal vote given him as follows: “The magnificent majority given me is, of course, highly gratifying as a personal compliment and as an expression of approval of my official record, but its real value and signi- ficance is in the proof it affords that the people of this district have decided to use their own judgement in the selection of a judiciary instead of blindly indorsing party nomina- tion. The resultis important, too, in its demonstration that the voters recognize the fact that the opinion of the lawyers should be regarded when a judge is to be chosen.” Judge Stanton had been promih- nently mentioned as a democratic candidate for governor and it is gen- erally conceded that, had he given The young woman ‘mistook a/his consent, that honor would have door leading into a hallway for one opening into anotker room. There was-no light at, the kead of the stairs and she stepped off into space; tumbling down the long flight of steep steps. She was picked up unconscious and, under the care of Lieut. Beach also of the Bemidji barracks, was rushed to medical attention and is making favorable progress. Captain Kirchner has been in Be- midji for six months, coming here from Minneapolis. Lieut. Beach will be in command here until her superior officer is able to resume her work. To Ai’PEAR IN VAUDEVILLE Western Manager Offers Colenel Roosevelt $10,000 a Week. Denver, Nov. 14.—Despite Colonel Roosevelt’s inclination to remain in Tetirement following the Democratio landslide of last Tuesday he has mot lost his popularity as a public reform- er—not In the West, at least. William A. Western, manager of a number of vaudeville theaters through- out the Middle West, has telegraphed the colonel at Oyster Bay offering him $10,000 a week for. thirteen weeks to appear at his theaters and give a twenty minute speech every day. e Qe LOOK WHO’S HERE! been bestowed upon him. He re- fused to consider the nomination and declared that to accept would be “base ingratitude to some:of the |- best friends I have ever known.” Judge Stanton was opposed by a good, clean man with an established reputation as an able attorney and whose standing at home was attested to by the fact that he carried the city -of Bagley, yet the returns show that Judge Stanton swept the dis- /trict clean, carrying not only every one of the counties in this district, Beltrami, Koochiching, Itasca, Clear- water, Hul bard, Aitkin, Cass and Crow Wing—but it is believed that with the exception of Bagley, -he re- ceived a majority in every voting precinct, coming out of the contest with a total vote approximating 12,- 000 to Keef’s vote of somewhat less than 6,000. Osborne May Go to Senate. Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 14—Friends of John E. Osborne, former Demo- cratic governor of Wyoming, have started a boom for him for United States senator, following the claim by the Democratic state committee that the " legislature would be Democratic on joint ballot. LRt SCHROEDER BUYS FINEGOWS Adds 20 Pare Blood Prize Winners to His Farm Near Bemidji. Twenty pure bred Durham cows, every one a prize winner, have been added by W. G. Schroeder to the herd of fancy cattle on his farm near Bemidji. The cattle were purchased from W. E. Stevens of Osakis and they are probably as fine a collection of the Durham breed as can be found in northern Minnesota, up to a total of 43, and makes this alfalfa dairy farm one of the most complete, modern and well stocked of any in this part of the state, BRINKMAN THEATRE SECURES GOOD SHOW Manager Brinkman continues to treat Bemidji theatre goers with the vsual high class vaudeville which has again been booked commencing tonight. : Anna DeLislie’s trio, known as a troupe of great ability, act out and play the sketch entitled the “West- ern Playlet.” This act has been a drawing card'in many of the larger citiesand will doubtless attract many of the theatre goers in this city. It is interesting and well worth while to see. The Keltner's are a team that few can afford to miss.” Comedy, eccentric, dancing and talking is a lqygi:itlity with them wbich makes them‘f’enturi_ifie s of the rank. ‘p‘fi:mres are of the usual high standard presented by this popular. play house at pre- vious performances. LEADERS FEAR L0SS OF SENATE May Be Democratic Before Taft’s Term Expires, OUTLOOK VERY UNCERTAIN Administration Concerned Over the Probability That Progressives May Line Up With the Minority in the Upper House During the Next Con- gresse—Passing of Republican Mem- bers From Certain States Would Mean Democratic Succession. ‘Washington, Nov. 14.—Republican leaders are figuring on the probability of the \party losing control of the United States senate within the next few years. The administration is very much concerned over the outlook. Many Republicans expected to see the house go Democratic this year, but they did not look for the landslide that threatens the party’s grip on the sen- ate. Probably x‘i.ne states will send Dem- ocrats to the senate March 4, 1911, to succeed a likq number of Republicans. The significance of this will be better understood when it is pointed out that among the senate Republicans who hold over from New York, New Jer- sey, Ohio, Kentucky, Maine, West Virginia and certain other states, there are men of advanced years or of impaired health whose passing away would bring Democratic recruits to the upper house. It is the opinion of the administration leaders that be- fore President Taft’s term expires on March 4, 1913, the senate as well as the house will be dominated by the Democrats. e As things now stand the Republic- ans have only a bare working major- ity. The senate at present is com- prised of fifty-nine ' Republicans and thirty-three Democrats. Nine Repub- licans will retire March 4 next, to make way for nine Democrats. This will reduce the number of Republican Senators to fifty and increase the num- ber of Democratic sepators to forty- two. Regular Republicans declare that the progressive Republican sena- tors will on occasion join with the Democrats, thus Injecting an element of uncertainty into conditions in the upper house that may worry the re- sponsible leadership at times.. The in- dications are that the progressives will be a little stronger in the new senate than they are in the existing body. This brings the Schroeder herd { TRAINLOAD OF BEER HELD UP BY AGENTS; SALOONS DOOM SEEN Twelve Cars of Liquor Intended for Consumption in Bemidji Forced Back to Breweries. LARSON PLACE STEALS MARCH Gets Supply in Cellar But on Orders by Wire From Johnsom It Must Be Reshipped. BRENTS ARRIVES; IN COMMAND Squad of Government Agents Coming— Sero Off for Michigan—Jetley Out of the Service. Bemidji saloonkeepers are awakening to a realization of the full force of the government’s latest order, twelve carloads ot beer coa- signed to this city having been held on the track and forced to be returned by agents in this city. The John Larson salocn, Third street and Minnesota avenue suc- ceeded in getting a carload of beer stowed away in the cellar before agents of the Indian bureau knew what had happened. There was some doubt as to the right to order the beer removed and Agent N. A. telegraphed *‘Pussyfoot” W. E. Johason for instructions. He re- ceived a prompt reply by wire ordering him to have the beer placed on the cars and shipped back to the brewery. Agent Matulys discovered yester- day morning that a trainload of beer was ready to be unloaded here, the greater part of it being consigned to Bemidji breweries. The men to whom the beer was intended, con- tended that it had been ordered be- fore the government’s order forbid- ding shipment had gone into effect. Agents Matulys and Way thought that made no difference and would not permit a keg of beer to be un- loaded and in this saction they now are backed up by W. E. Johnson, at the head of the Indian bureau. The twelve carloads of beer together with several barrels of whisky and balf a dozen casks of wine are on their way back home without any success in their intended thirst quenching ex- pedition. T. E. Brents arrived today to take charge of the Bemidji sub agency and he makes it plain that the hold- up of trainload of liquor merely indi- cates the firm determination of the government to enforce the Indian treaty. It is at once apparent that the government means business and that the doom of not only every sa- loon in Bemidji but of every one in the Indian district is sealed and that legalized liquor traffic in the affected territory will be a thing of the past as soon as the present liquor supplies are exhausted. The first attempt to unload beer since the “No shipment” order went into effect was made Sunday morn- ing and it was at that time that the Larson supply = was re- plenished. The agents were “‘on the job,” however, and they will con- tinue to be. Agents Brents came to Bemidji alone today but several special agents are expected in Bemidji soon to see that the Indian treaty provi- sions are strictly enforced. Agent Way is here and will work out of this city, N. J.Sero, who has long been prominently identified with the In- dian bureau work in this vicinity, is now attending court at Ashland, Wis. From Ashland he will go to Michigan, to continue his work with the government. 0. O. Jetley, who was sent lo Cass Lake, several weeks ago, to investi- gate and who, while there, was re-’ ported to have become intoxicated, offered his resignation to the Indian bureau and it has been accepted and he quits the service tomorrow. - He has been living near Aberdeen, S. D., since leaving Cass Lake. 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