Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 14, 1911, Page 1

Vl" i BEMIDJ1 D. SOCIETY. VOLUME 9. NO. 319. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK H ' had heard that, afterwards, Mr. War- EAPP“RT'DNMENT ner had objected to his criticism. fiA'NING STRENGTH Upon being examined by C. R. | Fowler, Mr. Ralph admitted that a {portion of the drainage ditch con- ‘tracts has been flagrantly ignored in | | the past. The contract specifies that Senate Will Vote On Bill Thursday |35 per cent of the stipulated cost of [the ditch shall be held back by thei | drainage commission. In making ad- | | vance payments, Mr. Ralph said only enough had been held back to insure | the completion of the ditch and that RALPH INVESTIGATION NOW onlthe value of the material and the dredge had been taken into consider-; ‘vauon in estimating the amount to be | State Drainage Engineer Explains|advanced. He said this matter iwould be taken up with the attorney general who sustained his position. Irving Inness of Aitkin testified to | an examination of, ditch 66 Which | | showed that it was from 3 to 4 feet !shallow. For instance, Mr. Inness in Bureau | o i jan examination made in July andj first; August, last summer, foud that where i move to kill tonnage tax failed in|ye giteh should be 6.9 feet deep it the house Monday morning. An ef-|was 5; where it should be 7 to 8 it Afternoon—Woman's Suffrage Also to Be Voted Upon. Why Representative Warner Is So Active In Investigation. | (By F. A. Wilson) Bemidji Ploneer Legislative St. Paul, March 14.—The fort was made to reconsider the in-iwas 3 to 4; where it should be 7.9 it| itiative and referendum bill passed;was 3; where it should be 7, it was If the bill had beeni 5; at another point where it should idared. it o b | be 7, it was 2 to 3; where it should be o L M| 7.5 it was 4 and one point where it! killed by the votes of the anti ton-| 5 tati jshould be 8 it was 2. ax ves. ¢ TAge tax TepreRanatives { On cross examination, he admitted ; This is the explanation given last| taE 265 :’ itiatt & : ¢ 5 that his measurements were not ac-| evening for the initiative and refer- J curate, did not pretend to be accur- ;““““‘ fight ot m“:‘"fd“y "‘“f"l““g' ate and could not be accurate made | onnage tax, which is a special Or-1 . 4o yanner'he adopted. His sys- | der for Thursday at 2 o'clock, has de-! 50 E R L E T el tape line ¥eloped greater atrenath. than a“y:acrz)ss the ditch and measure to the member. s willing fo.admit & week | . ntre.of the bottom of the ditch The assertion is made and not |y ) yhyo jine, He said he did not know where the bench marks were | and admitted that he had seen only [two or three dredges. At the time i the measurements were made, he said | As the Pfaender bill is now in !he“ | . he did not know whether the contrac-| hands of the senate, any combination tor considered the ditch completed. to defeat it must be made in the up-| This may mean that !he] tonnage tax bill, which at least! stands a chance of passing the house, wil be killed in the senate as was stated ye}:terday: Reapportionment, a special order | last Friday. have ago. denied that the initiative and refer- endum and reapportionment both strengthened tonnage tax the house. have in § The investigation was continued! porshauss. at 9 o'clock this morning. | BOPHERS WANTPURDUEGAME » JOSEPH JENKINS - - Jury Bring In Verdict That He Did Commit Crime and Ask Court to Be Lenient. CIVIL CASES ARE‘ TAKEN UP No More Criminal Cases On Calendar, | Unless VanTassel Is Required to Face Another Jury. Late last evening the jury declared Joseph Jenkins guilty of the crime of; assault in the first degree, in havingf made use of a revolver and fired three | bullets therefrom at the person of ! Martin Rosen at his lodging house in | this city, in October last. The jury supplemented the verdict | with a request for leniency by the; court in imposing sentence. ' There are no other criminal cases| for trial at this term, unless Frank VanTassel should be required to con- front anotier, the fourth, jury. | | The case of C. M. Plerce against, W. F. Blakely went to the jury this| GUILTY OF ASSAULT \CONGERT TOMORROW NIGHT morning and resulted of $25 for the plaintiff. Joseph Gerhard seeks to recover about $300 from the Beltrami Lum- | ber company, a Blackduck firm, for: balance claimed to be due for timber | sold and delivered and the evidence | is now being submitted to the jury. | The case of 0. J. Weekly versus W. L. Brooks and A. M. Bagley which was tried at the last term and result- | in a verdict ed in a jury disagreement has been settled by mutual agreement and has! been sgrlck«en_r_om the calendar, in the senate for 2 o’clock Thursday, has developed so much strength that| it can only be killed by a combination | In that case the death of reappor- | tionment wil sound the knell of both | tonage tax and the Pfaender bill. * x K Woman'’s suffrage, a question soon to be settled in the senate, got its first suggestion of a hearing in the house, yesterday. Speaker H. H.| Dunn received a telegram from form- er Governor Alvah Adams of Colo- rado on the question of woman’s suffrage. Mr. Adams is the president of the Colorado Equal Suffrage Aid His telegram was a protest against the statement that woman’s suffrage has failed in Colo—l which hej Association. rado. The association heads is composed of Colorado men | who have organized to defend the! Colorado women against the attacks by eastern publications upon their| influence in Colorado polities. An effort was made to have Mr Aim to Play Columbia for American Basket-Ball Championship. Minnesota wants to meet Purdue in an extra game to decide the cham- pionship of the conference beyond any question. While Minnesota and Purdue are tied on the number of games won the gophers have the bet- ter of the argument inasmuch as they have defeated Purdue twice decisive- ly this season, once at Lafayette and once in Minneapolis. of some of the basketball critics this may seem insufficient to give title to the Minnesotans, and they are will-| to meet Purdue to decide the| But in the eyes ing title. Minnesota wants to win the championship and then play Colum-| bia for the championship of the i United States. Columbia wants such a game. Purdue has nothing on the Adams' telegram printed in the jour-| nal of the house but the motion was lost by a vote of 27 to 21, more than half of the members of the house not | voting. A similar telegram was re-| ceived by Lieutenant Governor Gor- don and read in the senate. i * K K George A. Ralph, state drainz.nge engineer, told the house special in- committee about his The committee vestigating duties as engineer. was in session all day and during the evening, a number of witnesses from Mr. Ralph explained in part the reason for the activity of C. H. Warner in Aitkin county being on hand. this investigation. He was asked by his attorney, D. A. Stuart, if there was any feeling of bitterness against him on the part of Mr. Warner. He said there was and explained that it was due to his inability to grant requests made by Warner. He also referred to a erib which Mr. Warner was supposed to erect at the outlet of Gunn Lake. For this purpose, he said Mr. Warner secured an appropriation from the state of $250. Upon investigation, Mr. Ralph said that he found that instead of erecting the proposed crib, Mr, Warner had built a bridge across Gunn River to reach his land and that a small crib, costing from $60 to $70, had been built. Mr. Ralph “ sald he criticised this and that he Minnesota five, which has finished the season in the best of shape and is right now better than at any time during the season. If Purdue agrees to a game the gophers are willing that it should be | played on a Chicago floor, as was }suggesled by the Chicago officials here Saturday night. By playing on |the Chicago floor neither team will |have an advantage, although Minne- sota would be worn by a longer trip !than the boiler makers. The team is in readiness and will keep in per- fect trim until an answer is received | from Purdue as to this game. Wagon Box Strangles Farmer. Sioux Falls, S. D., March 14.—Simon Standish, a farmer living near Beaver Creek, northeast of Sioux Falls, met his death while driving to his farm from a business trip to Beaver Creek. His team became - frightened and backed oft a grade, the wagon box be- i ing dislodged ‘and striking hs throat, | ing him to death. Girl Has Scalp Torn Off. Fargo, N. D. March 14.-—Bessie Morson, employed in the laundry de- partment of a local restaurant, had her scalp entirely torn from her head when her hair became entaugled in some machinery. Other employes were compelled to watch her agony, helpless to render, aid, until all the hair and skin on her head wae slowly pulled off. pinning him to the ground and chok- | Sanford Dodge to Lecture. Thursday and Friday afternoons |in the assembly hall of the new high ’school building Sanford Dodge, who !is to appear in the “Gladiator” and| { “Faust,” will deliver several lectures on Shakespeare. Everyone is in- vited to attend these lectures. RESPECT TO ARMY UNIFORM Measure Providing That to Disrespect One is Cause for Fine Made Law.. . | While the matter is not, perhaps, of vital importance, many are glad to note that congress has taken steps to see that the uniform of Uncle Sam’s soldiers and sailors shall not be regarded as a livery of disgrace. From time to time in various parts of the country there has been trouble because hotels, theatres and other places where the public congregates have refused admittance to soldiers and sailors in uniform. The only| remedy for such refusal in the past has been a civil suit in the courts which, of course, private soldiers or able seamen were hardly able to put in motion. A bill has now been approved by both houses of congress making a show of disrespect for the uniform| of Uncle Sam punishable by The House thought that such 'disre- spect should be punished by a fine of $1000 and a term;of imprison- ment. The senate cut out the im- , prisonment feature and; reduced the {maximum fine to $500. Even so, this should act as a deterrent to an fine. offense that has its origin in mere | snobbishness and a spirit that is de-| cidedly not American. One other thing that would help to inculcate and maintain respect for the uniform of Uncle Sam would be a law prohibiting the copying of it for the use of hotel porters, lB,ckAI jevs and bell boys. | that is common throughout the’ coun- try and one that has caused not only } the privates, but some distinguished | officers, annoyance. The uniform of the United States army and navy is a livery of honor— its prestige and meaning should not be ‘nul]led. A This is an offense | considerable Tomorrow Eveylng in the city hnll‘ the Bemidji city band, under the di- rection. of Harry :Masten, will give their March indoor concert. Director Masten has left nothing undone to make this concert excel all previous attem, s on the part of thos§ connected_jwith the band to give the music lovérs of Bemidji a treat. 1 Andrew Rood will sing a baritone | solo—“A Son of the Desert Am L”| As a soloist Mr. Rood needs no in- troduction to the Bemidji public. The past few concerts which have been given by the band have been so | largely attended that standing room | was at a premium, and those who wish to obtain seats at the concert tomorrow evening should be at the city hall early. TELLS STORY OF AGGIDENT| Archie Williams Relates Manner In Which Glen English Met Death. Last evening in speaking of the manner in which Glen English, the 13 year old son of John English, who was shot in the leg, and from which shot death later resulted, Ar- chig Williams, 20 years old, who was a witness of the accident said: ] was several rods from the scene of the accident when I heard a report. | I at once went over to where the boys, | Glen English, the boy who was shot. and Owen Carter, were playing. 1 at once noticed that they had an old gun and that it was tied to a stump. 1 told the boys that they had better not play with the gun as it was dan- gerous, and started to walk away when the gun went off, one shot striking me in the arm, as was stated in the Pioneer last evening. When 1 spoke to the boys I did not know that they had the gun loaded, or did not think they did, for 1 thought that they had hardly had time to load it in the time it took me to reach the scene.of the accident.” Your Last Chance Tonight. The -feature film, “Fransesca La Rimini,” will be shown for the last time tonight at the Majestic Theatre, and those who desire to see the life story of this beautiful girl pictured on the canvass have this last chance,; Fransesca is given in marriage by her father to the eldest son of an old friend, whom she has never seen and who is a hunchback. The' Bgenery is supberb, the costumes splendid and the entire film one of thre best: ever shown at Lh!,!h atre. CRUMPLED. T | Bowser Turned Down. . W. N. Bowser, the Bemidji mer- ;chant, is a proud owner of a beauti- | ful little E. M. F. automobile, which { | Excellent Program Has Been Pre-|ne roceived several days ago. Yes- pared With A, Rood as Soloist. ! terday after he had been running the| 1 £ machine to the extent that he was be-| | ginning to feel that he was quite an'! expert in the operating of it, “he :called on his wife, asking her to join |him in a joy ride and also enjoy the beautiful weather. Mrs. Bowser, {rather than do so, informed h.m that he had better kill someone efse first. Morris Breyette and Maud Freeman United In Marriage Yesterday. Last evening, at the home of the groom’s mother, Mrs. W. H. Sher- wood on Mississippi avenue, occured the marriage of Morris Breyette and Miss Maud Freeman, both of thiavcity. The ceremony was performed by Judge of Probate M. A. Clark, and was witu’essed by only a few of the relatives ot the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Breyette are well known here, having lived in Bemidji for many years. They will make their home here. BAUDETTE SALOON CLOSED 0wner! Lose License Because They Sold Liquor Sunday. That the officials of Baudette in- tend to have no law breakers in that little city is made ‘evident from the following, taken from the current issue of the Region: “At a meeting of the council this morning the saloon license of Thi- bault Bros. was cancelled and they were given until tonight to close their doors. Ten days were allowed them to dispose of the stock by wholesale. The charge that their saloon was open last Sunday | and that intoxieating liquor was sold | by the owners on that day. The charge was not denied, but counsel| | for Thibault Bros. asked the privil- | ege of having the license transferred |to someone else, but the council ! would not agree to this, and the sa- loon will cease to exist after today. I:rlxis is ‘the first case of the kind in | the history of Baudette and is an in- dication of the policy to be pursued from now on.” was Spring’ ‘Millinery Opening. You are cordially invited tocall and in- spect our new line of millinery novelties on -display Friday and Saturday March 17 and 18th .at Hetland & Fallon: Senae BEMIDI COUPLE. MARRIED, | Bowser and R. H. Schumaker. t —Macauley in New York Werld. MEETING THIS EVENING/ Commercial Club to Appoint New Board of Directors. | | | At the regular monthly meetlngf of the Bemidji Commercial Club| which is to be held this evening in the club rooms in the O’Leary-Bowser building a new board of dlrecwrsj‘ will be appointed for the ensuing year. B 5 | The_”fi\f;;fit board«;comprises the following Bemidji business men: W. L. Brooks, A. G. Wedge, Jr.,! T. J. Burke, B. W. Lakin, G. E. Car- son, W. G. Schroeder, F. S. Lycan, | W. A. Gould, E. A. Schneider, W. N. It is earnestly requested that all members be present at the meeting| this evening. TICKETS NOW ON SALE | “All the Comforts of Home” Seats| Can Now Be Obtained. It has been announced by those in charge of the home talent play which is to be staged next Tuesday evening in the Armory theatre that tickets have been placed on sale at the fol- lowing places: ] Barker's Drug Store. City Drug Store. Hanson’s Drug Store. f Arthur Gould’s. ’ Abercrombie’s. Crookston Lumber company reafl-I ing room. Rehearsals are being held daily and the play will be ready to be stag- JOHNSON NAMES HIS 1911 COMMITTEES All Automobiles Will Be Required to Obtain State License—Aoccept Officials Bonds. {WILMAR APPLICATION GRANTED Alderman Moberg Makes Motion That All Saloon Licenses Be Raised From $500 to $1000. At last evening’s session of the city council the liquor application ot Andrew Wilmar was granted and his bond for $2000 accepted. Alderman at large L. F. Johnson, president of the council, made his standing committee appointments for | 1911-1912, which are as follows: Finance— Johnson, Roe, Crippen. Audit— Klein, Crippen, Moberg. Water and Light— Klein, Bisiar, Bailey. Streets and Sidewalks— Smart, Moberg, Bistar. Sewer— Roe, Bailey, Brown. Buildingsg— Klein, Crippen, Smart. Fire— Johneon, Smart, Klein. Parks— Roe, Moberg, Brown. Printing— Bisiar, Brown, Crippen. salarles— T Crippen, Smart, Brown. Health— Smart, Roe, Bailey. Purchasing— Klein, Bisiar, Johnson. Poor— Brown, Moberg, Bailey. The matter of securing a city en- gineer was brought up, but upon, motion it was laid on the table for the time being. It was decided that Mayor Parker and Alderman Moberg should act as a committee of 2 to see that garden work is done on the poor farm during the coming summer. The city clerk was authorized to call for bids for a caretaker, man and wife, of the poor farm, such bids to be in within the next two weeks. The clerk was also authorized to purchase 2 push carts and 6 street brooms for use in keeping the third street pavement clean. It was voted that a desk and a fil- ing arrangement should be secured for the city clerk, and he, the city clerk, was authorized to see that this was done. ” The bonds of the city officials with their sureties were accepted as fol- lows: A. A. Carter, $500, F. S. Lycan '*__v.amnasm HISTORICAL ILY PIONEEF | with dress rehearsals. ed by the last of the week, and the remaining few days will be spent and H. W. Bailey; Earl Geil, $2000, bond company; George Stein. $500, K. Mclver, C. McKusick, G. E. Car- son; L. Eckstrom, $500, G. E. Kreatz, NEWLYBORN BABY DESERTED cere arirwn: Anseron o, | bond company. | Application was made from the ; Lake Shore Hotel to be allowed to es- tablish a family garden on the two lots adjoining the hotel. The appli- cation was laid on the table. _ | Alderman John Moberg moved that {all liquor lcenses be raiged to $1000, instead of remaining at $500. The motion seemed to meet with the ap- proval of the aldermen and the city attorney was nk.ed to draw up a resolution to that effect. The Water and Light committee, of which Alderman Klein is chair- man, was authorized to inform the Warfield electric light company that they will be required to remove all poles from third street. A resolution was also ordered to be drawn up whereby all eating 2 houses which are being run in con- nection with saloons, and have no street entrance, are required to dis- continue business. Infant Left Near Great Northern Railway Track ‘ Yesterday morning a baby, not more than a day old, was found near the Great Northern Railway track in this city. The baby had been placed in-a blanket and left deserted. It was taken to Dr. Ward, the city physi- cian, who has started an investiga- tion, This morning when seen Dr. Ward said that he had found a home for the baby and that it would be adopted. Spring Millinery Opening Friday and Saturday, Mar. 17 and 18th at Hetland & Fallon, S