Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 18, 1911, Page 1

THE BEMIDJ1 S VOLUME 9. NUMBER 299. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATGRDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1911, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. FARRINGTON FAILS T0 OUST FROSHAUG By Vote of 31 to 30 Present Senator Retains Seat Despite Desperate Fight by Opponent. . PSS . SCHMAHL SEVERELY GRILLED Guilty of ““Shyster Politics”” Declares Lennon in Discussing Newspaper Patronage Deal. i (By F. A. Wilson) Bemidji Piomeer Legislative Bureau | St. Paul, Mion, Feb. 18— After more than five hours of| speech making, the Senate, late yes- | terday afternoon, refused to unseat; F. L. Froshaug of Benson,in favor of Ray G. Farrington of Ortounville, by a sensational vote of 31 to 30. Farrington is a former member of the Sepate and is a Democrat.| There were many grave charges| made by the senators, including charges that ballot boxes had been | tampered with, & The closeness of the vote wasa| surprise. The Elections Committee’s report was almost unanimous in favor of Froshaug, C. F. Cook being| the only signer of the minority or Farrington report. | Mr. Farrington staid in the cham- ber until every vote was cast and then abruptly left. ! Julius Schmahl, secretary of state, | i received a severe grilling on the floor of the house, yesterday. It was all over R, C. Dunn’s bill appropriating $28,100 to 274 news- papers for publishing lastfall the| proposed constitutional ;mendment. | It seems that the secretary of state| placed the amendments with more newspapers than legally allowed, the excess or illegal publications amount- ing to 8,180. “Now I call peddling out this pap to the newspapers,” howled Representatiee John Lennon of Min- neapolis, “‘the cheapest kind of| shyster politics. Of course the papers did their work in good faith and they ought to be paid but whether we are to look to the secretary of state’s bondsmen for this amount or whether the legislature will pass a curative act for the benefit of the newspapers is another question. The question before usis: ‘Are we go- ing to O. K. the illegal act of a state official?” Representative Robert C. Dunn, editor of The Princeton Union, made a characteristically frauk talk in be half of allowing the full amount, his strongest argument being that the pewspapers had done the work and should now be paid. By a vote of 33 to 81, the house deducted the $8,100 and if the newspapers are paid, the legislature wll have' to make a specific appropriation or ill will have to come from the secretary of state, Mr. Schmahl frankly ad- wits having placed the amendments to 274 newspapers and said be was| merely following precedent when he did so. x K X At the afternoon session of the house, yesterday, the J. N. Johnson| bill, extending local opiion to cities of the fourth class, despite noisy opposition, was voled on general orders, 80 to 34. This favorable action on the bill indicates its pos- sible passage. XK ¥ There will be no more “sticker” candidates if a bill the senate by Charles F. Marden of Barnesville becomes a law. The measure makes the use of stickers by candidates illegal. * KK The paper mill at Iaternational Falls, through Senator D. M. Gunn of Grand Rapids, apprals to the legislature to be pramitted to extend its holdings beyond ' the 500 acre Senator Gunn introduced tbe bill for the relief of the paper company, yesterday. He says that be is informed that unless limit now 1n force. p relief is extend the International lernor’s office that the appointment | from itive Harrison White, |the grand army men were vigorously introduced in| Falls plant will be seriously handi- | capped. * % % The appointment of a boiler in- spector for the Bemidji district is causing Governor Eberhart more trouble by far than the appointment of a justice to the supreme bench. The governor just about decides upon an appointee when _something takes place to change his mind. Yesterday it was said in the gov- had practically been decided upon and that Mr. Bursley was “it.” To- day, Ralph Wheelock, the.governor’s private secretary. said: '‘We bave just received some new light on the subject which may make a difference. The governor is now away and no appointment can possibly be made before Monday.” x KK Representative G. H. Mattson of | Roseau has been unable to attend to any of the sessions of the housae‘ since Wednesday. He is confined to his room with a severe attack of quinsy. - He expects, however, to be on deck Monday. xK¥ Both houses will convene at 11 oclock Monday. A committee of 30 the senate and house are! | spending the day at Stillwater, in- specting the prison. There will be no session of either house next| Wednesday, Washington’s birth anniversary, a legal holiday. * X X i George P. Wilson, senator from Minneapolis, and a grand army man, brought the resolution of Representa- wiich asks | Congress to pass the Sulloway pen- {sion bill, a pension increase of $45.- 000,000 a year. General Wilon said ! opposed to this measure. x X X . e Senators A. J. ‘Rockne, ankf Clague and J. D. Sullivan have been appointed by Lieutenant Governor Gordan as the senate members of the special committee to investigate the state training school for boys at Red Wing as the result of charges made by former Senator A. D. Stephens of Crookston. Speaker Dunn has not announced the house members. x X X Next Friday at 1 p m., the senate will consider as a special order the famous Cashman distance - tariff bill. This measure is bitterly opposed by the cities while most of the country membets favor its passsage, arguing that it would bring about a more equal schedule of freight rates. xk¥ The senate committee on finance has recommended for pa:sage the Putnam bill, aurhorizing 15 more state high schools for the teaching of agriculture, handicraft and home economics- The bill carries an ap- propriation of $87,000 for the main- tenance of all such schools for 1912 and 1913 * k¥ Lieutenant Governor Gordon was | elected president of the Minunesnta Editorial Association at its annual | session here, yesterday. Northern Minnesota came in for a boost by the editors in their resolution, one of | which follows: “Whereas the suc- | cess of the Northern Minnesota Edi- torial Association would indicate that professional questions can better be discussed in a smaller gathering, therefore be it resolved that the executive officers of this association be instructed to assist in the forma- tivn of district editorial associations to be composed of legal newspafers in contiguous territory of convenient size.” RESCUED FROM HOTEL FIRE Six Women Taken From Building Un- conscious. Cleveland, Feb. 18.—Six women ‘were rescued in an unconscious con- dition from the upper floors of the Hotel Eueclid, during a fire which threatened for a time to destroy the building and which called out the en- tire fire fighting force of the city. The hotel is one of the largest and best known in the downtown district and sheltered scores of guests. All of the rescued Wwomen were overcome by smoke, but none was seriously af fected. Several persons were slightly ‘burned but no serious casualties were reported. LIVE WIRE KILLS FATHER AND SON Double Tragedy Occurs at Lake City, Minnesota.—Mother Escapes Injary. FATHER GIVES LIFE TO SAVE BOY Woman Manages to Disentangle Bodies of Husband and Son Without Sus- taining Injury. = Lake City, Minn, Feb. 18.—Peter Gludt, a pioneer harness merchant of this city, and his son Elmer, a tele- phone lineman, were electrocuted by a highly charged wire of the municipal lighting system, which had broken in the night and had fallen across a tele phone wire, causing the telephone in the Gludt resident to ring. The father was stricken by the 2,200 voltage when he went to the rescue ot Elmer, whom, from the home near by, he had seen struck down only a mo- ment before when the son had gone to disentangle the wires. In his ex- citement the elder man disregarded all precaution, seizing the wire with- out protecting his hands from the cur- rent, and, standing on the wet soil, {his body formed the deadly circuit that threw him to the ground, where | he lay close to his son. Both were unconscious when Mrs. Gludt, Elmer’s mother, discovered their plight. How she managed to drag the wire from their bodies with- out being shocked she was unable to explain. Only by the merest chance, local electricians say, did she escape the fate of the two men. Had there been a lighter voltage carried by the ! wire her efforts at rescue would not have been in vain. Both men lived for three hours. Mr. Gludt was fifty-five years old and his son was twenty | ANY DEATHS ARE REPORTED Grip Epidemic In New York City| Spreading. New York, Feb. 18.—The epidemic of grip here shows no signe of sub- sidence and health department records show a large increase in the number of deaths from grip and pneumonia over last year. Inclement and change- able weather is the cause of the un- usual number of cases of grip. Records of the board of health show that during the month of Jan- uary there were 753 deaths in New York city from pneumonia. Also there were 152 deaths from grip. Last year in January grip caused forty-seven deaths and pneumonia 709. MEN IN TREE FOR MANY HOURS lowa Flood Carries Away Boat of Two Trappers. ‘Wheatland, Ia., Feb. 18.—Chilled, numb and hungry after clinging for thirty-six hours to the branches of a tree, Harold Tyron and Charles Rice, trappers, living on an island in the Wapsipinicon river, were rescued. Tyron and Rice were camping on the island and woke up to find their boat swept away, their tent surrounded by water and the river filled with floating ice. The water rose rapidly and the men were obliged to climb a tree for safety. They remained in the tree un- til rescued by men in a skitr. SLAYS HORSE AND HIMSELF Strange Deed of Arkansas Trainer of Trotters. Pine Bluff, Ark., Feb. 18.—John Mul- lins, widely known as a trainer of trotting horses, killed his favorite rac- ing mare and then sent a bullet into his own brain. Master and beast were both dead when a megro stable hand, attracted by the reports of the pistol, reached the horse’s stall, the body of the man lying across that of the horse. No motive is known. Pope Pius Considerably Improved. Rome, Feb. 18.—Pope Piux X. con- tinues to show improvement from his attack of infiwenza. Dr. Petacei is- sued a bulletin that his condition was satisfactory and that the slight con- gestion in the throat had been re- lieved. The pope sat up part of the morning and received several of his friends for brief interviews. Claims. Cure for Insanity. London, Feb. 18.—Dr. Oswald of the -Royal asvium of Glasgow reports the discovery of a permanent cure for in- sanity. His search has revealed, he €ays, a substance, which when injected into the blood of a patient who is suf- fering from a mental disease, not only vures, but makes the patient immune from further attacks. Emperor William Recovering. Berlin, Feb. 18.—Emperor William has sufficiently recovered from his re- oent indisposition to address the Ger- man agricultural congress. He was in Righ epirits and amused while he inr structed his udi:nce NEWS ITENS OF REMER New Bank Ready for Business in Soo Line Town. 1. P. Bachelder svent several dnyu here last week looklng after his busi- ness interests here. . He returned to his home at Mildred, Wednesday. Jake Whitted of ‘blbedo was a Remer visitor Suur,d?y and Sunday. The new safe for the First State Bank of Remer arrived Monday and Mr. Hardiog came down from Cass Lake to install it and alsoto assist in putting up the fixtures. The bank now has a neat little cortier in one| part of the -hotel. Mrs. F. H. Leonard returned to her home at Aitkin Wednesday after spending a week here as the guest ot, ber father, Wm. Rogers. R. Troendle of Hill city transact- ed business here last week and de- parted for Duluth Saturday. George Heskell spent several days in Bemidji this week visiting | friends. Theo. Gullickson and D. W. Jins were Remer trains Wednesday: A. C. Winger is thinking strongly of securing an Auto or an Air Ship to complete his livery outfit. . We be- lieving an Air Ship would be pre- ferable as land seekers could get a more ex‘ensive view of the country. Otto Dahl is the new section fore- man. He will occupy the section house and expects his mother soon to keep house for him. There will be a basket social at Pelkey’s school house Saturday Feb. 25th. George Glandon took his son Eugene, to Bemidji Monday to con- sult a physician, Rol- visitors between Ernest * Ialversoi#:hizs -resigned. ‘the North East corner of the town position as porter in the Hotel Remer anddeft Tuesday for Be: idji. Alex Whitted left for Wabedo, Saturday toget the balance of his furniture. He will hereafter make this his home. Ole Halverson Rochester Saturaay. Geo. Kline of Pine River has opened up a barber shop in the front of Batchelders’ store. W. H. Green of the Duluth Log Co. left Friday for Duluth, Al Cline says the 13th was a bad one. His train. broke a car of logs square 1a to on that date. The East bound passenger No. 162 bas changed time and now stops 20 mioutes for dinner at Remer, Minn. The change was made Mon- day February 12 h. returned from HOME WRECKED; WIFE KILLED Black Hand Pursues Sicillan for Twenty Years. Rockford, I, Feb. 18.—The rami- fications of the dreaded Cammora, or Sicilian Black Hand, was shown here, the police declare, in the bomb ex- plosion which wrecked the home of Joseph Vitoli and kifled Mrs. Vitoli. Four suspects were placed under arrest. More than twenty years ago Vitoli appeared as a witness in a murder 'trial in Sicily. He was warned then that his life would be taken. In fear Vitoll fled to America and sought to hide himself. For twenty years the Cammora hag sought him, the bomb explosion show- | ing how well they pursued. - lowa Woman Ends Her Life. Waterloo, Ia;, Feb. 18.—After quar- reling with her seven children over | attendance at a dance Mrs. Peter Christensen, while alone, threw a shawl over her head and made her way to Floyd creek and drowned her- self. morning and foundeno breakfast ready they searched for their mother and found her in the stream. Blanch Walsh Is III. Peoria, Ill, Feb. 18—The condition of Blanch Walsh, the actress, who fell to the stage in a faint, is considered serious by local physicians. It was said at the theater that Miss Walsh had suffered an attack of heart fail- ure. She is under the care of 8 Turse at her hotel. £ b Rear Admiral Bogert Dead. - New York, Feb. 18.—Rear Admiral Edward Strong Bogert, medical di- rector, U. S, N., retired, is-dead at his home here. He became an assistant surgeon in the navy at the outbreak of the Civil war and” was in many en- gngemcnhlnmnlttflonm_ Missiasippt. ‘When the children arose in the ; PRES. TAFT ORDERS TREATIES REPEALED Recommends That Congress Abrogate Laws in Districts Under its Control. ° GIVES DRY ZONE OUTLINES Makers Carry Out Proposed Suggestions. President Taft has repealed those portions of treaties over which he has power, and has recommended that Congress repeal those - treaties over which it bas power. His recommendation also includes that certain paruons of the termoryl under the treaty of 1855 be made dry. It is understood that Bemidji isincluded in tbis dry zone, recom- mended by the president. | Should Congress carry out the recommendations of P.esident Taft it is believed that the liquor interests will fight this action on the grounds tha.t such a move would be invalid. BAGLEY FARMER KII.I.EB John Sandvig, Caught Between Load of Wood and a Stump. Jobn Sandvig, a farmer living in {or Copley, was killed last evening in a very peculair manner. Sandvig, while turning his team around with a load ‘of wood, fell and was caught between the sleizgh and a stump in such a manner that he was literally squeezed to death. He breathed for about two hours after being picked up but never re- gained consciousness. He leaves a wife and two small| children to mourn ‘his loss. BASKET BALL AT WALKER Bemidji High School Quintet Plays in That City Tonight. This evening in Walker the Be- midji and Walker high school basket ball quints will clash for the second time this season. The first game having been won several weeks ago by Bemidji. Before leaving for Walker this| morning, Coach Robinson of the Be- midji team said: - “I expect that the boys will win from Walker today, but not by as onesided a score as they were de- feated here several weeks ago. I understand that the Walker team has been doing a great deal of special work just for this contest and that they are going into the |game deteimined to win. The Be- midji boys are in better trim then they were when they de(eated Fos- ston last week.” To the voters of the Third Ward, | City of Bemidji. ! I noticed in the Bemidji Tioneer of Thursday the 16th. an article quoting from me as follows, “If the people of my ward are not satis fied with my work as alderman I do {oot ask for my re-election.” I will [turther state that if the people of my ward are sati:fied with my past record as ,alderman and if re-elected =l.'uesday the 21st that I will serve them betier for the ext two years than in the past or with two years experience [ am better qualified for the office, and know the needs of the third ward and the city in'gen- eral. Thanking you in advance for your support, I am, B E _Very respectfully, | ViGE J. Bisiar. HOGKEY GAME TOMORROW Crookston and Bemidji Tllmhleel Here—Good Game Assared. What promises to be one of the best hockey games to be played in Bemidji this season will take place at the ice rink tomorrow when the teams representing Bemidfi and -| Crookston will meet. Beamidji Will Be Effected Should Law|' The Crookston team have met and defeated several of the best teams in this part of the country and to win the game tomorrow the Bemidji boys will have to do their very best, and to do this, they will need the support of the Bemidii hockey loving public. The Bemidji linenp will be as follows: Scarrot, goal; Ripple, poiat; Dennis. cover poiat, Newton, rover; Sprauge, centre; Armstrong, right wing; LaBounty, left wing. The Crookston lineup will be the same as was used Crookston contest several ago. BODST LOGAL ADVERTISING weeks Michigan Monthly Reproduces City Drug Store “Ad.” In the February number of “Mod- ern Pharmacy,” a monthly magazine published at Detroit, Mich., appear- ed a reproduction of an advertise- ment of the City Drug Store, which originally was set up and published | at this office. The ad is favorably criticised by the critic writer of this publication and comments particular. ly on the store’s slogan of “Quality.” “The store is. continually calling the - attention ‘of druggist’s publica- tions as well as other advertisers. The ad in question was prepared by Mr. Brandborg, manager of the store, and treated chiefly of his reasons for haudling the Parke- Davis & Company pharmaceuticals and preparations. ABE LINGOLN'S CLEMENGY The Majestic Theatre Packed to Doors to Witaess this Production. Last night one of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences that has ever patronized a theatre in this city visited the Majestic where the man- agement was showing ‘‘Abraham Lincoln’s Clemency.” Long before the program started every seat in the theatre was occu- pied and before the final perform. ance closed standing room was at a premium. And judging from the favorable comments on the streets today, the rush for seats tonight and tomorrow night will exceed that of last night. Claim Agent in Bemidji. R. E. Keck, of St. Paul, the Great Northern railroad claim agent, was in ‘Bemidji yesterday settling the case of an employe of the Crookston lumber company who was hurt while handling a Great Northern car several months ago. Mr. Keck returned to St. Paul this morning. Card of Thanks. We herewith wish to extend our appreciation to ail friends and neighbors as” well as the Chapter aod Commandery for their kitd as- sistance and floral tributes at the death of our son. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Sime. INQUIRY IN SEATTLE Syndicate Member Said to Have Con- fessed to Paying Police. Seattle, ¥eb. 18.—Inquiry into the workings of the so called vice syndi- cate, which is alleged to have gov- erned Seattle for eleven months, was begun by a special grand jury. -One member of the syndicate is al- leged to have made a 'full confession and turned over his books, showing payments of the rakeoff to the police from gambling and the white slave in the Bemidji-| GEORGE BARDWELL BURNED TO DEATH Whea Shack in Which He Was Liviag Caught Fire While He Was Asleep. VICTIM WAS AN OLD SOLDIER Commonly Known Among the Childrea As “Uncle George” and Loved By Everyome. About 8:30 o’clock last evening fire was discovered in the shack uear the corner of Eighth and Miss- ississippi streets, occupied by George Bardwell, 77 years years old, and an old suldier, as a dwelling house. The fire was supposed to have been started from an over heated sheet-iron stove. It was at first thought by those first to reach the fire that Mr. Bard- well was not in the burning building, but it later developed that he was. As soon as the firemen were able to enter the shack, they did so, finding Mr. Bardwell lying in a position on the bed which indicated that he had been sleeping. His left leg was completly burned off, as were the the clothes he had hod on. The body was also badly burned. It is the opinion of those who first found the dead body that the un- | fortunate man never knew that the house was burning, but that he was overcome with smoke, before the fire touched him. Mr. Bardwell was an old wldl.er, and had lived in Bemidji for about fifteen years. He came to Minnesota sometime between the years 1856 and 1860:7 - ST He was a member of R. H. ‘Carr Post number 174, Department of Minnesota, G. A. R;; and was recog- nized by his fellow soldiers as one of the most popular “boys” of their post. There is not a child in Bemidji who did not know Uncle George, and he was loved and esteemed by every one for his good and kind bearted manner. The day of the funeral has not as yet been set, but it is very probable that 1t will be held tomorrow. Mr. Bardwell is survived by a brother Byran Bardwell, who lives io the town of Northern, a niece, Mrs. Joseph Shirk, of Bemidji and a nepbew, Fred Bardwell, also of Be- midji. LATER— The funeral of Mr. Bardwell will be held Monday after- noon at 2 o’clock. Cerman Lutheran. Services at the Baptist church Sun- day afternoon at 3 o’clock. Carl A. Gieseler Baptist. Men’s Bible class 10. Morning service 11. Subjest—''How a great Man got Salvation.” Sunday school 12:15. B. Y. P. U. topic—"Serenity” How to get it; What it accomplishes. Leader—Maude Slater. Evening service 8. Good singing and Gospel preaching. You are welcome. Swedish Lutheran. Sunday school 10:30. 7:45. Services Methodist. Services in the Masonic Temple. Preaching at 10:45 and 7:30. Morn- ing subject. “What is Thy Name? Evening subject, “Our Hope.” Sunday Jschool at 12; Epworth League at 6:50. Topic ‘Making the World Acquainted with God.” S. E. Hurlocker, leader. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at the home of B. L. Ames, 719 Minnesota avenue. The Male Quartette will sing. Everybody welcome. Charles H. Flesher, pastor. Presbyterian. Morning worship at11. Subject, “The Future, Endless Cloudless Day.’’s Sunday school 12:15. Young people’s meeting at 7; Miss Hanson will siog. Evening Gospel service at 8. Mid-week prayer meeting Thurs- day, 7:30. All are welcome. i rmawm il Ar;u..mm-'.