Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 30, 1910, Page 1

i ! iely BINKESSTE SOCIETY. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 231. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 30, 1910. ) TEN CENTS PER WEEK. SALOONS STILL OPEN BUT END SEEMS NEAR Feur Government Men in Bemidji and May Get Busy Here Tomorrow LIQUOR DEALERS ARE WARNED If They Attempt to Make ‘‘Plants” All Kinds of Trouble in Store, Says Agent. Four government men are working either in or near Bemidji tpday and indications are that the saloons will be closed either tomorrow or the next day. On December 6 several of the agents will be compelled to appear as witnesses in court at Madison, Wisconsin. For that reason it is more than likely that the saloons here will be put out of business while the agents are available. The men here today are Sero, Way, Kalberg of Bagley and Bran- non, the last named agent having just arrived from Oklahoma. The saloons aie to be closed sim- altaneously. It is probable that spe- cial deputies will be employed to guard each place to see that a'l the liquor is shipped, and sold. It is said by one of the agents that but four regularly employed govern-| ment men will take part in the clos- ing up of Bemidji, and that the work =indoubtedly will begin early in the day, before the bars have become well patronized. Special emphasis is made by the agents against the effort of any sa- loonkeeper to ‘‘plant” any stock ‘The threat is made that if such an effort to save the liquor 1s discovered that the offender will be prosecuted to the full limit of the law. If the saloon men close up promptly and ship their supplies out without delay 1t probably will mean immunity from old charges. “As a matter of fact,” said an agent today, ‘‘we have evidence to show that Bemidji dealers have shipped hquor in iilegally, but it is not the aim of this department to perscute anyone, but the charges are there, backed with evidence, and can be prosecuted if there is any necessity.” “Pussyfoot” Johnson is not in Minneapolis today, said one of the agents here this afternoon, who also said that it would be against orders to say where bis chief had gone. In the meantime the saloons here continue to do a good business, stim- ulated in some places by bargain prices. STEPHENS AFTER SAUGSTAD Alleges His Eletl:tinn Was Illegal And Improper Votes Were Cast. Crookston, Minn., Nov. 30.— The contest started to determine whether John Saugstad or A. D. Stephens will represent Polk countyin the state senate is the sensation of the hour here. The three main points of the contest will be as follows: First—That Saugstad, having been defeated at the primaries, was not eligible as an independent candidate for the same office at the general election. In his only published statement he said «I had not intended to become a candidate after defeat at the. polls but if elected I will qualify and serve,” announcing tiat he was a candi- date in effect. Second—That hundreds of stickers with his name on were counted for him as a candidate for senator when they were placed on the ballot for every office thereon from governor down to county surveyor and even in the place designated to record the vote on county division. i Third—That at scores of voting precincts peddlers of stickers were inside the pollizg places, and in mauny instances the pedalers followed the voters into the booths. that none is| In addition, it is asserted that over-zealous followers of Saugstad insisted, after voting, in showing their ballots publicly before the judge and others in the polling places, and pointing to the sticker they had affixed and announcing “I want people to know that I voted for Saugstad.” These and many other alleged irregularities will be sworn to by several witnesses. NEW MODEL SGHOOL OPENS East Side Structure Triumph of Sani- tation and Light Bemidji’s new East Side school house has been completed and is now occupied by pupils residing across Lake Bemidji. - The building is a model of its kind. It was erected by Contrac- tor Ben Erickson and its total cost was close to £3,000. _ Tt ig: lacated opposite the south- es;st éérner of the Bemidji lumber yard and isa two room frame struc- ture. Its llzhung and ventilation, is indorsed by the state board of health and architects declare that it could not be better. But one room has been finished and this is done in hard pine with A hot air furnace furnished the heat. maple floors. Nancy Donavan is. the teacher and there are 25 pupils, CASS LAKE T0 BE WELL REPRESENTED Cass Lake, Nov. 30—At an en thusiastic the Ce.ss County Deveclopment association, meeting five delegates were elected to rep- resent this county at Brainerd on Thursday and Friday of tris week. Owing to the absence of President Charles W. LaDu, of Pine River who was unavoidably detained the meeting was called to order by Secretary Chris Burns, after which Dr. D. F Dumas of Cass Lake was appointed president protem, Delegates were appointed as fol- lows: Chas. LaDuand A, J. Linden of Pine River; Lester Bartlett, G. E. Marshall and P. M Larson of Cass Lake. supervisor, U. S. government for the Cass Lake reserve, and is on the program for an address at Brainerd Friday morning, having as his sub- ject “Forest Fire Protection.” Besides the above delegates Cass Lake will be represented by about a dozen prominent “boosters” headed by M. N. Koll, who is a member of the executive committe of the north- ern Minnesota Development associa- tion. Mr. Koll is the father of the idea in the association to have the resolutions committe consist of one member from each couoaty and chair- man of the resolutions committe at both the Bemidji and Crookston conventions. The Commgrcial club also will and this is construed as|send delegates. Mr. Larson is chief forestry’ FISH SEASON OPENS DEG. 15 Game Warden Bailey Explains Pro- visions of New Law. “There is a mistaken impression among ‘many of the fishermen who take fish from the inland lakes as to the beginning of the season when a; fish house may be used in spearing certain varieties during the winter says Game Warden Bailey of this city. season,” *For many years the season for the lawtul fish houses was from Déecem- ber 1 to April 1, but two years ago the legislature changed the season, be- ginning December 15 and terminat- wg April 1. License must first be secured from the state Game and Fish commission, application being first made, in which the applicant must state that he desires to use the domestic use and not for commercial purposes, the sale of any fish so caught being punishable by a fine. *“Only pickerel, carp, buffalo, bull lawfully taken by aspear and using a fish house, the spearing of pike, bass of any kind, perch and muskal- any time. . *The law passed two years ago regulating the use of fish houses contains a provision thatithe Game and Fish commisgion:dnay withhold premission to-erect'a’fish | house on certain lakes; if they see fit so to o, :this. provisio doubtediy bEing -inserted purpose - -of--protecting” B yd other fish- which it is‘illegal to spear by not premutting the crec tion and maintenance of a fish house on the ice of such lakes dur ing the winter months. “Another provision much appre- ciated by the serttlers of this section is the extension of the season when whitefish may be taken with a aet. Formerly the season for netting whitefish was from November 10 to December 10. The new law allows the netting of the fish until January 10 ] *“Quite a large number of white- fish and two-lippers are being taken from t-e waters in this vicinity and I have every reason to believe that the fi \hing trom the fish houses will fore.” fish house for obtaining fish for his| heads, suckers and red horse can be| louge being strictly forbidden, ati be better this w.nter than ever be-: [COURTS T0 RULE ON VALIDITY OF TREATY Announcement Made in Washington That Test isto Be Made Without Delay. 'BALLINGER IS STILL FIRM Must Proceed—Agents to Collect i Evidence. St, - Paul,, Nov. 30,—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)— A test in the courts as to the validity of the Indian treaty ot 1855 is to be made in the courts without delay. From Washington comes word today that the first steps are now being taken to obtain a judicial decision as to the real rights of the treaty. It is announced there that cases from Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and other cities will be taken up and passed :(hrouzh the courts with all the speed possible. The government has issued orders to its special agents to collect all the evidence possib.e, bearng on the point at issue. Neither Secretary Ballinger nor Commissioner Valentine would com- ment on the turn, except to reiterate that the treaty provisions would be strictly enforced until such a time as ‘:e courts may rule that its provi- © | §ions are obsolete, Pusgyiool“ Johnson left Minne- apolis Jast night and his whereabouts are unknown today. Brown Eyes and Color Blindness. Color blindness is one of the great drawbacks to a large percentage of men who would enlist in the United States marine corps, according to the recruiting officers. “We have a box filled with different “ | colored yarn,” said an officer of that branch of the service. “We ask the prospective recruit to pick out green, ‘for instance. If he is color blind he will invariably pick all the red yarn. We place it all back in the box again and ask him to pick out the red. In | nine cases out of ten out will come the green. “Another strange thing I have no- ticed "is that -most persons who are color blind have brown eyes. Once in awhile a person with eyes of a differ- i ent color is afflicted that way, but as a general rule theéy are persons with brown eyes.”—Kansas City Star. Says Orders to Enforce Present Law | PETEEDD NOT TO WRESTLE No Foundation to Report That he Was to Meet Sailor Jack. Pete Edd today denie¢ that he was to wrestle “Sailor Jack” here tonight, “No one ever had any authori- ty to say that I was going to wrestle. It 1sn’t so,” said Mr, Edd, “and I don’t want the public to be deceived by suck: a report _ “They asked me if I would help take care of the preliminaries and that is all there is to it. I am not going to wrestle Sailor Jack and I would like to have you say so in the paper.” RIDIGULES GHILD PARM.YSIS © | Dr. H. W. Hill Says itis No more Dan- gerous Than Whooping Cough. Infantile paralysis is no more serious a menace than whooping cough, according to Dr H. W, Hill, epidemiologist of the state board of health, who Fas made a thorough investigation of recent outbreaks of the disease in Mia- nesota. His paper on the subject has been printed as a bulletin of American Medical association, Dr, Hill declares that public con cern over this disease has been out of all proportion to its gravity. It is hardly one-third as import- ant s diphtheria, ocr one-sixth as important as diarroheal diseases of children. *'Yet panic-stricken. people,” says Dr. Hill, “desire to take their chil- dren out of the country or réfuse to enter the affected districts, 'and this despite the fact that the dangers to therr children from at least half a dozen other diseases, equally to be encountered everywhere, is much greater.” Dr. Hill finds the disease is not communicated from one human to {another, while the evidence shows | that infection comes from dust, rain- fall always checking the spread of the disease. A disease similar to infantile paralysis has existed among colts in Minnesota some yeats, and ‘Dr. Hill thinks it likely that horses, whether suffering from the disease or not, may serve as carriers of it, infecting the dust. \\\ ‘I\\\ ///// / /// i \ \\\\\\\\\\\j TR \ \ \ \nW,, [ Hmlnuu\\ /////l/// // “THAT’S RIGHT, JOHN; CUT OFF THE EQUILIBRATOR” AN \ \\\\\\Q \\ \ .—Bart in Minneapolis Journal. GENSUS FIGURES OUT; BRAINERD NOW READY Everything Complete for Successfal Gathering of Development Association. SPECIAL CAR FROM BEMIDJ Will Be Filled With Boosters and Qthers Will Go on the Regular Trains. Washington, Nov. 30—(Daily Pio- neer Special Wire Service)—Census Director Durand today announced the census of Minnesota and all its counties. Minnesota dents. This is an increase ot 324,314, has 2,075,702 resi- or 18 5 per cent over 1900, Beltrami county population is 19,337; Cass county 11,620; Clear- water 6,690; Polk 36,001. With the official figures of the Minnesota census tax a.vailable, the convention of the Northern Minne- sota Development association which convenes in Brainerd at 10 a. m. to~ morrow will be in a position to per- form the important task of perpar- ing § respportionment bill. Representative citizens from Be- midji will be present to assist in this work. The special car on the M. & L.-which was st out here this morn- ing will be well filled, and several will go down tomorrow. The Bemidji crowd will wear badges and will make it a point to boost for Bemidji and - Beltrami county and all northern Minnesota. Al Kaiserand F. S. Kalberg will go down on the special car tonight ag representatives of Bagley and Clearwater and from Shevlin A. L. Gordon and A. W. Krohu will go. The special car from here will be set out in the Brainerd yards and its occupants will not need to getup until 7:30. There is still room for a few more on this car. S00 EXPRESS SERVIGE ON Representative of Western Company Appoints A. H. Comstock Agentt An express service has been added to the new Soo line through Bemidji. W. W. Winter, of St. Paul routing agent for the Western Express com- pany, which handles all Soo line express business, was here today and established an agency. He appointed A. H. Comstock, the Soo agent here, as the Be- midji representative of the express company. Beginning today, ex- press will be accepted. Socialist Lecture Tonight There will be a Socialist lecture in the Odd Fellow hall at 8 o’clock to- night. -‘A special invitation is ex- tended to women. Admittance free. A Snap. Let us show you the best cot- tage in town for the money. Terms given, Ziegler & Ziegler Co. Schroeder Block. Horses For Sale. Just received a carload of good sound horses weighing about, 1600 bs. each. Age, 4 to 6 years. Come and see them at Tom Smart’s barn. NEEEATIVVE DARE & | HISTORICAL J