Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 30, 1911, Page 1

¥y 2 4 i THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME 9. NUMBER 282. HEAR FROM HOME Many Congressmen Silent on Reci-. prosity Treaty.—Presented to The House. TO WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE Administration Bill to Carry Out the Provision of the Agreement In- troduced by McCall., Washington, Jan. 30.—Representa- tlve Samuel W. McCall of Massachu- setts, a member of the ways and means committee, introduced in the house the administration bill to carry out the reciprocity agreement with Canada. The bill was referred at once to the ways and means committee. Waiting for news from home is the attitude of congress toward the trade agreement with Canada, sent to the Capitol Thursday by President Taft. “Looks like an agreement to put New England out of business,” was Senator Hale’s terse comment. “Senator Smith,” said a reporter to the junior senator from Michigan, “how do you feel about Canadian reci- procity?” “I don’t dare tell yet,” said the sen- ator. “The only argument we have had for protection has been that it made a market for our agricultural products,” observed Senator Borah of Idaho. Lodge Doesn’t Like Agreement. Senator Lodge says he is for reci- procity, but that he has not satisfied; himself as to that provided for in the new agreement. His situation is per- haps as difficult as that of any sena- tor. With the Gloucester fishermen on one side and Governor Foss on the other his position is not to be courted. Senator Crane of Massachusetts is saying nothing. Senator Burton of Ohio is for the agreement. Both New York senators will probably be for the agreement, al- though Mr. Root was not ready to state his opinion for publication. Senator Depew will support the presi- dent should the agreement reach a vote in the senate. Semator Curtis of Kansas said: “I' have always been against reci- procity on agricultural products. I want to read the agreement and see what kind of a trade has been made.” . Representative Madden of Chicago, a Republican regular, expressed the view that is held by most of the city members. "I am certainly very much in favor of the agreement.” TREATY SURPRISES BRITONS New Pact Between United States and Canada Pleases Liberals. London, Jan. 30.—The scope of the reciprocity agreement between the United States and Canada came as a surprise to the British public. No one had expected so many changes to the free list or such important tariff re- ductions as the details of the proposed measure revealed. Tariff reform newspapers from their commencement had made light of the negotiations between the American and Canadian commissioners and pre- dicted failure to reach an understand- ing. The general opinion was that the United States was so strongly wedded to high protection that it would not offer Canada much. The reception of the agreement, however, ia generally favorable. The Liberal government is distinct- ly favorable to the proposed measure. DULUTH HOTEL IS HELD UP Was Scene of Robbery Less Than a Month Ago. Duluth, Jan. 30.—The Hotel McKay, which Jan. 6 was the scene of a hold- up, was again held up. It is said that three men beat into insensibility the “rubber” in the Turk- ish bath connected with the hotel. The cash drawer was then emptied and the robbers made a systematic “clean up” of the possessions of the patrons of the bath. Several of the latter made resistance and were kicked and otherwise injured by the holdups. Aged Professor Is Dead. Oakland, Cal, Jan. 30.—Professor Frederick G. Hesse of the University of California died at his home here at the age of eighty-six. Professor Hesse was connected with the departments of mathematics and mechanical engi- neering for twenty-nine years. Hesse was editor of the Patent Office Report at Washington, D. C., in 1857. Marked Increase Shown. ‘Washington, Jan. 30.—Exports val- ued at $1,864,491,644 and imports val- ued at $1,762,924,261 are shown to be the total trade of the United States for the year 1910, according to figures compiled by the bureau of statistics. Both show a marked increase over 1909-figures, which were $1,728,198,645 end $1,475,620,724, respectively. | The bill has perhaps a few clauses iman commencing tonight. Superintendent of Bemidji Schools Believes Measure is Good One. In speaking with a representative of the Pioneer this morning W. P. Dyer, superintendent of the Bemidji public schools, had the following to say concerning the measure which Representative Stone of Park Rapids has introduced in the House, which proposes a consolidation and more actual work along agricultural lines in the rural districts of Minnesota schools: “I believe that the idea of setting aside a ten acre tract for the use of the schools in connection with the agricultural work is a good one, and I also believe that the idea of build- ing a residence for the principal near the school is alright. The general idea of the comsolidation of the schools in the rural districts is no doubt a move in the right direction. in it which will be changed somewhat before the measure is made a law, but taken as a whole I think that it is a good one, the ! earnest consideration of law- makers.” and should receive the BIG SHOW AT BRINKMAN Two Feature Acts On This Evening’s Bill. | Tt would be difficult to tell in print | the good things that will be offered in the Vaudeville line at the Brink- Every act is a selected feature, Heading the bill will be the Honey | Moon Trailers. Seven people ap-i pearing in this act. The lure of Vaudeville is again evidenced by bringing into its fold Defur & Estes, their offering consist- ing of singing, talking and dancing. THREATEN TO GO ON STRIKE Street Railway Employes Dissatisfied. Chicago, Jan. 30.—Eight thousand employes of the Chicago City Railway company threaten to strike unless agreement is reached within the next few days on a dispute over the inter- pretation of a clause in the working agreement relative to maximum and minimum hours of work and minimum rates of pay. The working agreement contains a clause providing that the ien shall be employed a minimum of nine hours a day and a maximum of eleven hours a day. This clause is interpreted by the men to mean that the motormen and conductors shall receive nine hours’ pay for any number of hours work less than nine hours. POWDER MAGAZINE ON FIRE Four Hundred Men Hurriedly Escape From Butte Mine. Butte, Mont., Jan. 30.—Night shifts of 400 men in the Grey Rock and Dia- mond mines were hurriedly hoisted to the surface when it was discovered that the powder magazine of the Grey Rock, on the 130-foot level, in which are stored 125 pounds of dynamite, was afire. After several hours’ work air blasts had driven gas back until the fire fighters could approach within thirty feet of the magazine, which is smok- ing, but no flame can be seen. It is hoped that men will be able to reach the magazine soon with water. Dyna- mite is freakish and at times it will burn without exploding. Chicago VOW VENGEANCE ON JAPS Embassy in Paris Is Put Under a Strong Guard. Paris, Jan. 30.—The Japanese em- bassy iIs under a guard of police fol- lowing the placarding of the city by the General Confederation of Labor calling for revenge upon the Japanese for the execution of Denjiro Kotokwu, his wife and ten other Japanese an- archists in Tokio. “We were unable to save our Jap- anese brothers,” the placards say, “who were assassinated by the Japa- nese government. But we will avenge their deaths and make Japan pay dearly for the crime.” Second Duluth Bandit Guilty. Duluth, Minn., Jan. 30.—Algot-John- son, the boy .who was with Charles Melodrowski when the latter shot and killed Officer Harry Chesmore on -Jan. 6, was found guilty of murder in the third degree by a jury in the district court here. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONIJ).*Y EVENING, J-ANUARY 30, 1911. ARE WAITING TO | DYER APPROVES STONE BILLIHQUSE TO GET- RE- | uceumce s st unir o | WEYERHAEUSERS TO' |SPEGIAL MEETING TONIGHT|SEVERAL NEW CAN- APPORTIONMENT BILL May Be Introduced This Week and Will Be Put Up to Senate Quick- 1y as Possibly. NEW TEST VOTE ON TUESDAY County Option Measure Slumbers Be- fore its Slaughter.—!‘ir_e “Re- lief” List Signed By Hazen. (By ¥. A. Wilson) Bemidji Pione Legislative Bureau St. Paul, January 30.—Although the Legislature has been in session a month, none of the bils of state wide interest has come to & vote and re- appointment only has been before the lawmakers in any form and even this in not a very tangible form. ., This would indicate that all hope of a brief session will prove to be The expected fight on apportionment has arrived and only a dream. 1 it will delay general legislation. The Senate is not in session today but the House met at 2 o’clock and received the usual grist of bills both big and small, the mission of most of them being to let the constituents of the fond authors know that they jare on the job. X x K Two important acts will feature Tuesday’s work of the Senate, one of them being in a way a test vote on . reapportionment. This will come when Chairman Hackney of the calls for another vote on the resolu- tion, fixing the future membership of the Senate at 63 and that of the House at 126. This is the resolu- tion which the House passed Friday and is the same one to which the Senate previously displayed antag- onism. The other feature in the Senate Tuesday will come at 2 o’clock in the afternoon when a vote will be taken on the recommendation of the Sen- ate Committee to continue Senator Ahmann of Torah as member of the Senate, despite the contention of opponents that he is not a citizen of the United States. * KK The county option bill intro- duced in the House last week is en- joying a few days of quiet rest in the hands of the Temperence Com- mittee before being led to the slaughter. In some ways the bill is not as stringent as some county option measures, for instance, it provides that when the question of saloons has been voted upon, it can- not be taken up again for three years. * KK The sub committees of the House Committee on Reapportionment have been as busy as bees the past few days and at this writing it looks as if a reapportionment bill might be drafted and ready for in- troduction in the House before the close of the present week. Quick action is expected in the House and it is not unreasonable to suppose that it is but a question of days un- til the North knows just what sort of representation she is to have, in future legislation. ° b x KX Like a sore thumb, it is hard to forget that list of names sent in from Bemidji as candidates—when they were not candidates at all—for state aid as the result of work done at Baudette and Spooner following the forest fire. The list still calmly reposes in the hands of ‘the attorney general, but it is growing smaller day after day, some of the names originally on it have been taken off. There is an impression in some quarters that the real author of the list is hiding under the name of Sheriff Hazen. This is an unjust deduction for while others undoubt- edly did assist in the preparation 'of the list, bears the signature of A. Reapportionment _.-Committee- document being recorded under oath. XK Callers at. thej capitol. are invited to call at the Bemildji Pioneer’s head- quarters in room 231 at the capitol building. The)| telephone number is Cedar 7281, | BRINKMAN THROWS BEAR Held Bear to Mat fofr Seven Seconds And Nearly’ Wins Money. Eddie Brinkman, the bear, which has been appearing at ‘wrestled the Brinkman durihg the past week, Saturday night, and threw him hold- ing him to the mat for seven seconds, just three seconds less than the re- quired time to win the $50 which was offered to the man who could throw the bear. Young Brinkman wrestled the bear for the secorid time Saturday night, having tried to throw him Thursday evening, and says that he believes he could win the money if given another chance. The bear, which has been a big drawing card at the Brinkman theatre during the past week, left for Superior this !morning. HIGH GOURT SLOW TO ACT If “Lid” Case Is Appealed It Will Be Years Before Decision. In a recent interview with a re- presentative of the Brainerd Dis- patch, Judge Li‘é@iehnhun. when asked what would happen should the dicision of Judge Willard be ap- pealed, said: “That the usual pro- ceedure would be to appeal to the circuit court of appeals of the eighth district, and from there to the United States supreme court, where it would take from one to four years before a dicision would be reached. As some very important cases are now under consideration in the su- preme court it is possible that this tribunal might take more than four years to take up and decide the case, the “lid” decision of Judge Willard be applied.” CROOKSTON BEATS BEMIDJI Given Hardware Hockey Team Loses First Game By 7 to 0 Score. Crookston yesterday defeated the. Given Hardware company hockey team of Bemidji by a score of 7 to 0, at Crookston. the game was a fast one through out, with the Crookston team being at an advantage during the entire contest, they being much heavier than the players of the Bemidji seven and possessing a clearer know- ledge of the fine points of the game, although Bemidji played a hard game right from the start. The first half resulted in a 1 to 0 score, but in the second half the Crookston boys began playing in a manner and used a system that the Bemidji boys could not check. The lineup of the two teams was as fol- lows: Bemidji—Scaratt, (goal; Rip- ple, point; Given, cover point; New- ton, rover; Armstrong, centre; Sprague, right wing; LaBounty, left wing. Crookston—Carlson, goal; Hanson, point; Nelson, cover point; Forde, rover; McMahon, centre; Nel- son, right wing; Herbert, left wing. Arrangements are being made with Crookston for a game which will be played here. Burgomaster Not Coming. Acting Manager Cobb of the Ar- mory opera house received word to- day that the Burgomaster will not play in Bemidji as has been an- nounced. GET BIG ROYALTIES Discovery of Iron Ore at Ironton on Cuyuna Range Benefits Timber Barons. ACTIVITY IN NEW DISTRICTS Vermillion Range Scene of Much Ac- tivity This Winter—New Ore Is Discovered. Brainerd, Minn. Jan. 30.—It would seem that the Weyerhaeuser interests are to be further enri(;hed. by many millions through royalties from iron ores on the Cuyuna iron range at Ironton. Recently an eastern in- dependent furnace concern secured from the Weyerhaeusers a mining lease on the south half of the north- west quarter of section 11, 46-29, and placed half a dozen or more drills at work in exploration work. If reports are true there has been located on the west forty acres of this land what promises to be the great- est discovery of iron ore in recent years. The ore body so far as at present known is over 350 feet in width between walls, while its depth is yet unknown, although the drill have penetrated it to a depth of several hundred feet without reach- “n8 bottom. The ore is said to be high above the Bessemer limit and several of the holes are bottomed in 67 per cent ore and better. If this be true, it marks a new era for the Cuyuna range, for this unexpected discover: rivaling the ore ‘deposits of the fa- mous Vermillion range, and far ex- ceeding the average of the great Me- saba, is certain to attractt he earn- est attention of iron and furnace men and cause widespread explora- tion. Drills are, seen at work on the Weyerhaeuser land, not search- ing for further ore, but to locate a favorable spot for a concrete shaft, which is to be sunk at once. The Interstate Mining company of Chicago, adjoining on the west but on a different ore body, has its con- crete shaft on ledge and it i thought that sixty days more will see it safely anchored with miners at work. The Armour concrete shaft on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the same section eleven is about completed and when that is ac- complished mining will commence. On the east forty of the Weyerhaeuser tract an important ore body has also been located, and a concrete shaft will be commenced at an early date. Adjacent to these are the Keating and Haley forties where the Inland Steel company of Chicago is also preparing to put down a shaft of concrete. & VOLCANO BECOMES ACTIVE Crater in Philippines Belches Smoke and Earth Trembles. Manila, Jan. 30.—After being dor- mant many years the volcano Taal, in Batangas province, is again active. The eruptions began at 2 o'clock in the morning and were accompanied by three heavy earthquake shocks and followed by ninety lesser shocks, No damage was done by the quakes. Frequent explosions are heard and huge smoke columns rising above the crater .are visible from this city. SCANDAL GERMS SPREADING Senatorial Election Trouble Crops Up in Colorado Legislature. Denver, Jan. 30.—Representative Judkins, Democrat, of Aspen, created an uproar in the house by declaring that he had been approached by Speer men and told that unless he voted for Mayor Speer of Denver for United States senator he meed not hope to get any bills through the house. Backed by French Capital. Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 30.—A big mew Canadian bank is to be organized with French capital. Notice of application for a vote of parliament to incorporate it will be given in the Canada Gazette. The name of the new bank is to be La Banque Du Canada and its pro- posed capital ig" $10,000,000, much of which, it is said here, has already been subscribed by French capitalists. Commercial Club: Will Hold Session This Evening.—Discuss Plans. President Wedge, of the Bemidji Commercial Club, has issued an order whereby a special - meeting of the club will be held at the club ;-ooms this evening. The chief reason for the meeting is the building committee, as to what is to be the best of the three propositions before the club for the housing of the commercial club. ’ It has been decided that to make the club a success it will be neces- sary to obtain larger and better club rooms, and as the building commit- to decide mpon the report of tee has recommended a proposition 1t 18 very likely that the matter will bae settled at the sesslon this evening. All elub members are requested to be present at the meeting. DISTRICT MEETING I. 0. 0.F. Will Be Held In Bemidji Next Thurs- day Evening. The I. 0. O. F. lodges of this dis- trict will hold their district meeting on Thursday in the I. O. O. F. hall in this city. F. H. Castner of Minne- apolis, grand master of the state; A. L. Bolton, grand secretary of the state and the grand patriarch will be present at this meeting and a | large atjg q_!nce 18 desired. Visit- ing members- ot 0dd.Fellow lodges in the efty will be welcomed at this meeting and an invitation is extend- ed to all neighboring lodges to at- tend, or at least send delegates. Thursday, which is the regular meeting night for the Samaritan lodge, through the courtesy of that lodge has been given over to the I 0. 0. F. lodge for their district meeting. The Samaritan lodge will hold their regular meeting on Fri- day night, February 3. BEMIDJI MAY LOSE A PASTOR Reverend H. R. McKee, of the Baptist Church Called to Park Rapids. That Bemidji may lose one of its pastors is made known in the last issue of the Hubbard County Clip- per, published at Park Rapids, which says: . “At a business meeting of the mem- bers of the Baptist church, held Wed- nesday evening, Rev. H. R. McKee, pastor of the Bemidji Baptist church, was given a call to come to Park Rapids. The meeting at which this call was made was one of the largest attended business meetings of the church that has been held, and the call was made unanimous. Rev. McKee accepted an invitation to come to Park Rapids last week, and occupy the pulpit in the Baptist church Sunday morning and even- ing. It is needless to say that Mr. McKee made a very favorable im- pression when here, and this with the excellent reports from other places where he has fllled similar positions brought out a free expression from those in attendance at the meeting, in their endorsement of the call that was issued. Mr. McKee’s acceptance of the call has not yet been received, but those with whom he talked while here be- lieve that he will accept -and are in hopes that he can arrange to come to Park Rapids at an early date.” Minnesota Defeats Nebraska. Minnesota defeated the Nebraska basketball five in‘two games played Friday and Saturday evenings by 8cores of 25 to 10 and 40 to 15. The gimes were played in the Armory in Migeapolts. ; - TEN CENTS PER WEEK. DIDATES ENTER RAGE George Rhea to Run for Office of City Treasurer in Opposition to Earl @eil, Present Incumbent. THOMAS MALOY WANTS OFFICE Rumored that He Would Like to Ob- tain Seat As Member of Council— Crippen to Run In Fourth. ‘ George Rhea announced this morn- ing that he will be a candidate for the- office of city treasurer at the February election, and that his peti- tion would be circulated at once. Rhea will have as his opponent Earl Geil, the public ownership candidate. C. C. Crippen’s petition is beipg circulated today, he being a candid- ate for alderman in the fourth ward, in opopsition to Charles Swedback, who is a public ownership candidate. Rumors to the effect that Thomas Maloy, who was for several terms city clerk, will be a candidate for the of- fice of alderman at large, are being heard today, but it is very probably that Mr. Maloy will not become a candidate, as his health has not been very good for some time. George Kirk the present alderman at large and L. F. Johnson are being spoken of as probable candidates for alderman at large, but it very likely that one of them will not file. George Stein, for city clerk, and Joseph Bisiar, for alderman in the third ward, have filed thelr petitions entire list of pufilic ownership can- didates. Se With the announcement of C. C. Crippen and George Rhea of their becoming candidates for city offices at the February election, places one or more men in the field for every position, with the exception of alder- man at large and a candidate for this office will likely start his pe- tition tomorrow. CONVENTION IN PROGRESS Minnesota Sunday School Association Holding _Institute Here Today. ‘W. A. Brown of Chicago, superin~ tendent of Missions of the Interna- tional Sunday School Association, Paul 8. Dietrick, Chicago, field secre- tary and advanced superintendent for the Minnesota Sunday School As- sociation and A. M. Locker of St. Paul, General Secretary of the Min- nesota Sunday School ' Association are in Bemidji' today holding a Sun- day school institute for the purpose of securing better teaching and big- ger results from the Minnesota Sun- day schools. At the meeting this morning A. M. Locker addressed the convention on the subject “The Superintendent and the Teachers in the Sunday School.” Paul Dietrick talked on “The Teen_ Age.” Dealing with the Sunday school pupils while they are in their teens. ~'W. H. Brown gave a very interesting talk on “The Crisis Period.” The convention will be continued this evening. JEWELRY STORE ROBBED George T. Baker Company Lose Sev- eral Watches and Chains, Robbers broke the display win- dow o'l George T. Baker and Company wholesale jewelers, last night, and took from the window three watches and chains, the loss amounting to over $100. ¥ gl No trace can be found.of the rob- bers. X with the city clerk as also have the _