Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 16, 1911, Page 1

, Northern THE BEMIDJI " llwssofl. HISTORICAL VOLUME 9. NO. 321. REAPPORTIONMENT | LIKELY KILLED; WILL | HOLD EXTRA SESSION At a Late Hour This Afternoon Sen- timent Seemed to Oppose Bill— Governor Keeps Promise. MACKENZIE FAVORS RITCHIE Eberhart Being Both Praised and Censured for His Action in Ve- toing Free Ride Measure. { | (By F. A. Wilson) i Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau i St. Paul, March 16.—(Daily Pio-! neer Special Wire Service.) —Late| this afternoon, with the debate still on, it looks as if the reapportionment bill was killed and that as a re- sult a special session of the Minne- sota legislature would be couvened by Governor Eberhart within two; weeks after the final adjournment of | the regular session. : The reapportionment bill came up as a special order at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The floor of the senate was crowd- ed with state officers and former members of the legislature, wives of the senators and other spectators. The gallery was filled to its utmost capacity. Senator Hackney began speakingin favor of the bill at 2:40 and deliver-: ed am impassioned plea for just re- apportionment for all parts of the state as provided in the reappor-! tionment bill. By means of a large map erected ! in the senate chmamber, Senatm-j, Hackney explained the bill in detail. In closing his remarks he called at-! tention to the fact that both the Democrat and Republican parties in their platform, adopted last sum- mer, were pledged steadfastly to re- apportionment. He begged the sen- ators present to redeem the pledges of the platform on which they were!| elected. H Senator ! Hackney, “to convey any direct mes-| sage from the governor of the state,! but I warn you now that unless this Dbill is passed, the state of Minnesota will be put to the extra expense of a special session of the legislature to‘ consider this important Governor Eberhart has “I am not here,” said question. the promise that a special session would be held and [ have no doubt that he will keep his promise. made ~In this connection it is proper for me to say that he intends to reas- semble the legislature to try and force through the reapportionment bill. He did not wish to be quoted on the matter, but he said it was en- tirely proper to assume that nothing had come up to change his mind since | his declaration at the Brainerd con- vention that he would call an extra session.” i Senator Haycroft, one of the south-| ern Minnesota senators, was the first | member to speak against the bill. He| said he would use plain words, and| he did. | “There has been some sort of agi-| tation in tavor of reapportionment,” he said, “and there has been an ap- propriation from the Northern Min- Development which 1 understand has as its para-| mount nesota association, issue, reapportionment. It has a president and a secretary and other officers, but I do not know who pays these men nor how much they get.” Senator Haycroft then went ahead to explain that he did not think the present bill was fair to all parts of the state. 1 At this moment the debate con- tinues. | 1t is apparent, however, that the bill cannot pass today. An effort may be made to postpone final action, but even that is hardly likely. ‘W. R. Mackenzie, secretary of the Minnesota Development Association, was on the floor of the iOn the other hand, former Senator providing remuneration for newspa- imen and firemen to ride on street ;ing the anti pass statute has been i ! tand if it goes through the senate, as senate during the discussion. * X ¥ W. R. Mackenzie, former secretary of the Beltrami County Fair Associa- tion, is much pleased with the ap- pointment of A. P. Ritchie to succeed him. . Mr. Mackenzie said: “The selection of Mr. Ritchie as secretary of the fair association ought to mean that Beltrami county will have a creditable exhibition next ! fall for Mr. Ritchie has the ability to make the fair an unbounded suc- cess, and I hope the labors he will give will be appreciated.” : * XX The investigation of the Red Wing| training school probably will end | ‘with the visit of the legislative com- | mittee to Red Wing on Saturday of | this week. At the public-hearing in the senate chamber, Tuesday eve- ning. Superintendent Whittier pro- duced telegrams from superintenfl-s ents of different schools throughout; the country who employ corporal| punishment as a means of dicipline. A. D. Stephens of Crooksten, who caused the investigation to be made, had several telegrams from institu- tions which do not resort to whip- ping as a means of control for in- mates. * ¥ ¥ The house has passed the measure pers which published the proposed amendments to the constitution and there seems to be no doubt but that the senate will agree to the house action and that the publishers will get their money. : * ¥ ¥ Governor Eberhart is being both praised and censured for his action in vetoing the bill permitting police- cars. The governor’s argument that! such a law would have been an en-| tering wedge to be used in destroy- well received by many persons. XK i Representatives T. M. Ferguson’s! bill, providing “ready made farms,” | was yesterday passed by the house is expected, will become a law. The bl was amended to carry an ap- propriation of $8,000 instead of $5,- 000. The bill provides that the state shall, in every tract of 40 acres, clear 20 acres of all stumps, the land to be sold as is all state land at pres- ent, the cost of the clearing to be added, the buyer being given a long period of time in which to make payment. BREAKS FROM COUNTY JAIL Harry Colby Escapes from Cass Coun- ty Bastile at Walker. Harry Cotby, who was in the Cass county jail in Walker awaiting trial for robbery, escaped yesterday by securing a duplicate key to the pad- lock which held the heavy swinging Sheriff DeLury has been unable to Xocate_hi5| bars of one of the windows. man. There was an Indian in the jail at the time who was serving sixty days for drunkenness, but he refused to escape although the window was open, and instead of making his get- away he aroused the jailer and in- formed him of the escape. Colby was arraigned in justice court for robing a companion and held on the evidence to await the next term of district court, which convenes next month, ' i Town of Liberty Winners. Following is given the list of win- ners at Tuesday's election: —Supervisor— A. P. Blom Clerk— Mickel Djonne Treasurer— M. Rugg Justice of the Peace— A. 0. Djonne Constables— David Miller Christ Sande John Petrie, John Benson and Pete Olson were elected road overseers. | prevalent. This is a powerful influ- ience in the right direction and augers | Man Convicted of Assault Begins One BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDA BEGIN FORMING PLANS FOR STATE FAIR Preliminary Work Is Being Done By J. C. Simpson, Newly Elected Secretary. ! RAPIDLY GETTING ONTO ROPES His Endeavor Will Be to Get Every- thing On Definite Business Like Basis. _Hamline, Minn., March 16.—After practically a month of work in pick- ing up the loose threads and gaining‘ an acquaintance with the details of the big task that he has undertaken, J. C. Simpson, recently elected secre- | tary of the Minnesota State Agricul-| tural Society, feels satisfied with the conditions that exist and the pros-! pects for an unusually successful fair | and exposition next September. “Naturally T have found many| things to demand my attention,” said | Mr. Simpson in discussing state fair| matters recently. i “While I have, of course, not yet been able to take up many matters of importance and to entirely get my bearings, I have gained a general idea of how things stand and feel satisfied | with the outlook. | “I feel especially gratified at the spirit of co-operation which has been shown, not only by members of the fair board, but by other public offi- { cials, newspapers and that portion of the public with which 1 have come in contact. The spirit of making Minne- sota first in everything and especial- 1y in her great fair and exposition is well for the success of the 1911 and| other fairs. “We will endeavor to put every- thing connected with the fair upon a definite business basis and will use every effort to make it what it should be, a force in the uplifting and adver- ing of Minnesota and the education of her people. The Minnesota state fair now oceupies an enviable posi- tion and we hope to increase its prestige. “I have been especially interested in the proposed legislation affecting the state fair and sincerely hope that the legislature, in its wisdom, vrill see fit to appropriate the amount needed to build the proposed agricul- tural building, which is greatly to be desired and will fill a decided need, both of the fair and of the people of the state. I can see no reason why there should be any opposition to this appropriation from any source. “The Minnesota State Agricultural Society, which is responsible for the great annual fair and exposition, is a permanent institution. of the state’s greatest educational agencies, as well as one of the state’s greatest advertising assets. The fair is entitled to appropriations from the state as are other of her institu- It is one tions and this fact is recognized by all the progressive states as shown by the treatment of their state fairs, by such states as Ohio, Missouri, diana, South Dakota, Illinois, braska, Wisconsin and others, In- Ne- | JENKINS TAKEN TO PRISON Year Term Today. Last evening on the midnight train Deputy Sheriff James Cahill left for Stillwater, having in his custody Joseph Jenkins who was convicted of assault in the first degree Monday, and who was sentenced to one year in the State Pem’tentinry‘by Ju?ige Stanton yesterday. : The case of James Larkins versus the Oak Grove Handle company. was completed this afternoon. This leaves only five more civil cases to be tried by a jury. HIGH SGHOOL PAPER OUT March Edition of the “Echo” Issued " —Bejter Than Ever. This morning the March edition of the “Echo,” the Bemidji high school paper, was distributed among the high school students.: | The current number of the paper far excells all previous efforts of the editorial staff, which comprises the Lilllati Cochran, -editor in chief, Gertrude'Malone, associate} lollo‘wing: editor, Alfred Neuman, business man- ager, to make it one of the leading high school papers of the state. The front cover:is neatly gotten up and there are §ix pages of good live advertising, four pages of edit- arials, several pages of compositions and the remainder of the paper is de- voted to locals and news notes. BIG PROFIT IN VEGETABLES More Money in Thém Than in Grain in Minnesota’is Claimed. There is more money in Minnesota in raising corn, potatoes and veget- ables than in the production of grains acording to the statistics issued by Dean Albert F. Woods in the eigh- teenth annual report of the agricul- tural station, based "upon statistice gathered during the years from 1902 to 1907, from five representative farmers of the state, The exhaustive analysis just issued by the director turnishes interesting reading for farmers of Minnesota. The report, which covers the work of ‘the colleze anff gb-stations ‘at Crookston “and ‘Grand Rapids, “¢ori- tains detailed accounts of the re- search, investigations and ‘scientific experiments being conducted by every department and division of the agricultural station, as well as the | financial statement of the department by divisions. In the report which is addresed to John Lind, president of the board of regents, Dean Woods urges the necessity of further appro- priations both for extending the work of the institution and the em- ployment of more professors and ex- perts ‘for instructional and investi- gative work. ) Featured in the report is the trea- tice of Prof. Edwin C. Parker and Thomas Cooper of the department of agriconomy, whose minute operations extend over five years from 1902 to 1907. The information was gathered from conditions prevailing on five farms of the state, one near North- field, Rice county; Marshall in Lynn county; Halstad, Norman county; an 1,820 acre farm in Norman county and a section farm in Stearns county. Trips were made to the farms and close inventories were kept on all expenditures to the end that an ex- act estimate was secured as’'to the ultimate cost -of everything. This was then compared with the market prices prevailing for farm products and the university investigators were then afforded a basis of comparison as to the most profitable products on the farm. Entering into the investigation as factors . governing the cost of pro- duction were the following: Man labor, horse labor, values consumed in the farm machinery, seed, twine, etc., and the rental value of the land. Potatoes and corn were discovered to be the most costly in production, but their returns justify the outlay of expenditures as the net profit per acre worth $50 was $24.43, while in these cases where fertilizers were used and the potato raising was car- ried on a more extensive scale, the net profit per acre was 54.2 per cent on an acre worth $50. Fire Into American Town. Calexico, Cal., -March’ 16.—Firing from the American side of the interna- tlonal line Mexican customs officials at Ylgodones sent a volley into the in- surrectos, the latter replying by firing lacross the line into the American town of Andrade. No one\was wound- ed 8o far as is kmown. iy - { Ask for 39,697 Pounds of Clover | speak as one who knows.” Y EVENING, MARCH 16, 1911 HEAVY DEMAND FOR STATE FREE SEED Northern Beltrami County Settlers and Timothy. WANT ONLY 40 POUNDS ALFALFA Desire Small Amounts of Barley and Rye While 1,126 Bushels of Oats Is Asked For. i There have been 222 app]iiafions sent to County Auditor J. L. George from among the settlers in the nor- thern part of the county for the free {seed which the state is giving to all} | those who lost property in the eon- | flagration last fall. There is a large call for timothy, 120,669 pounds being asked for, while clover seed comes next with a demand | for 19,028 pounds. The name of the seed and the { amount asked for are as follows: Auditor George gave the figures to a representative of above the Pioneer this morning and up until noon today he has received over sixty more. applications. Applicants have until the 25th of the month to have their applications in the hands of Mr. George, and those who have not at that time sent their applications need not expect to re- ceive state aid. ONLY A FEW ENJOY GONGERT Band Played to Disappointingly Small Audience Last Evening. | Last evening’s band concert, given | in the City hall, was listened to by a disappointingly small audience. Each number on the program was well rendered and thoroughly enjoy- ed by those present. Andrew Rood sang “A Son of the Desert Am I,” and responded to an encore with “Happy Days Gone By.” He was in splendid voice and received deserved applause. THE “‘GLADIATOR” TONIGHT Sanford Dodge and Talented Company to Give Famous Performance. This evening in the Armory Thea- tre Sanford Dodge and his company of talented actors will produce the “Gladiator.” Sanford Dodge is one of Ameri- ca’s leading actors and it was with much difficulty that the manager of the Bemidji theatre succeeded in get- ting the company to play here. Of Sanford Dodge the Abilene Daily News, says: “As the Gladiator, Mr. Dodge was great; as Shylock he was greater, but as Mephisto he was superb. 1 have been fortunate enough to see the above roles, and 1 have written about them and placed wreaths on their brows, but when I did all these things I had not seen Sanford Dodge. Late Richard Mansfield (may he rest. in the peace he deserves) could not, renowned actor that he was, have given a truer portrayal of Shake- spere’s immortal Jew. I have a right to say this because I have seen and studied the work of the gréatest per- former the world ever knew and I Broadway favorites appear in jClover ........oiuun 19028 pounds TIMOEDY i onvos snmmie 20669 pounds Red Top ............ 7895 pounds Millet ........... .825 pounds; 15 - SRR S 251 bushels oats ............. +..1126 bushels BEVIBY o.vi vopisiminre miminin-d 393 bushels Alfalfa ............... 40 pounds BEMIDNJI TO HAVE BALL TEAM —_—— @iven Hardware Company Will Or- ganize Nine of Amateurs. When interviewed this morning as to the posgibility of organizing a baseball team the coming summer, 'James Given of the Given Hardware Company said; i “It is my present intention to organ ize such a team, and of course it w'll be made up of nothing but amateur players. I have spoken to several of the boys, and they are ali in favor of giving Bemidji a ball team this coming summer.” It has been several years since Bemidji has had a winning ball nine, and as the residents of the city do not support a losing organization it is hoped by those who have taken an interest in the team in the past that Mr. Given will be able to round up a team which can at least hold its own with the adjoining towns and villages. BEMIDJI IMPORTANT TOWN, Says Current Issue of Duluth Trade Union. In the current issue of the Duluth Trade Union that paper says: “The recent city election in Be- midji returned Mayor Parker to office by a majority of 63 votes over his nearest opponent. “The election was hotly contested all along the line and thé success of various candidates is considered a decldration by the ‘people that re- formists are not at the present time in great demand. Bemidji is one of the most im- portant towns in the middle north ot the state and was recently the center of attraction during the lid contesis with regard to the Indian treaties.” OFFIGERS TO YISIT TEXAS Captain Otto and Lieutenant Hilliby May Go South. | It was announced this morning by Captain Adam Otto, of the Bemidji militia company that he has re- ceived information from Adjutant General Wood to the effect that the officers of Company K. will be re-| quested to visit Texas, to attend theI maneuvers there. They will probably remain there for three weeks or a .month, and have been asked to submit the dates which would be the most convenient for them to go. As Second Lieutenant Kelly is in Canada only Captain Otto and Lieu- tenant Hillaby will make the trip. It is more than likely that non- commissioned officers will be requir- ed to visit Texas at a later date. | VOTE FOR TOWN GLERK A TIE Wallace and Sorenson Each Secured 10 Votes at Jones. J. G. Wallace and Nels Sorenson each secured 10 of the 20 votes cast. at the election held in Jones township Tuesday. A draw was taken and Wallace was declared elected clerk. The Tesults were as follows: Clerk— J. G. Wallace, 10 Nels Sorenson, 10 Superviser— ! ‘William Morrison, 17 Assessor— H. A. Fredenberg, 7 Jacob Sorenson 13 Justice of the Peace—-- Ole Selvaag, 19 Constable— ‘W. A. Spicer, 20 -{ The picture has TEN CENTS PER WEEK RESULTS SATISFY BEMIDJI MERCHANTS Readers of Newspapers are Realizing More and More Value of Adver- tising to Them. AIDS IN PURCHASING CHEAPLY Many Reasons Why the Constant Ad- vertiser Obtains Better Results | Than A Spasmodic One. Bemidji merchants know the value of advertising. Not only do the mer- chants realize it worth, but the read- ers of the newspapers are realizing more and more of what value adver- tising can be and is to them. In today’s issue of the Ploneer will be found many new advertisements and their contents should be of much concern to the buyers of the various homes throughout the north coun- try. Not only is it of news import- ance but it is the kind of news that is profitable to readers. It tells more !than an ordinary news story because {1t is of interest to the financial de- partment in the household business. i In most homes, it is very essential | that merchandise be purchased as | economically as possible. Our mer- chants are a wide awake lot and are continually on the look out in order that a saving might be effected for | their customers. | Nearly every advertisement has in it something of special interest and nearly everyone contains something special in the way of saving money for the purchaser. In most homes the mother is the purchasing agent. " She strives to conduct this department in a profit- able manner. Many find little time various stores and are necessarily compelled to resort to the telephone. Were it not for the advertisements she would never learn of the existing daily bargains. If she knew how anxious the merchant was to have her know of the special offers and inducements he is making, she would certainly make an effort to learn of them. The same is also true of the housewife. 1f the merchant knew that she is looking for special offers and is watching the columns of the family papers for them, he would no doubt tell his story with more regu- larity than he is at the present time doing. Both are exceedingly anxious to get together on this business basis and there is no surer, safer and bet- ter medium than the liberal use of the columns of the newspaper which goes into the homes. There are hundreds and hundreds of reasons why persistant and con- stant advertising pays better than so-called spasmodic advertising. It is up to the merchant to educate the people in the territory in which he does business, and to always be on the lookout for his store news. This story has been proven many times and conditions in Bemidji and the surrounding country are no different from those in the territories where it has been sufficiently exercised. ENTIRE GHANGE AT MAJESTIG New Pictures to Be Shown at Popu- lar Play House Tonight. The Majestic is running an excel- lent program of moving pictures to- night. “Elder Alden’s Indian Ward,” is an Indian story which possesses merit in that it presents some of the im- portant characteristics of the Indian. “Circle C Ranch Wedding Present,” is a lively western comedy in which a young woman was called west to teach the cowboys of Circle C Ranch: many laughable scenes and one or two that stir the emotions. “The Arab’s Dream,” is the illus- trated Bong. to make shopping trips among the‘