Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 20, 1911, Page 1

SOCIETY. 'NEW EFFORT ON FOR APPORTIONMENT BILL i i Backed by Governor,Friends of North are at Work on Measure Which May Go Through. i | FORESTS TO BE PROTECTED! House Committee Bill Provides An'g nual Outlay of $150,000 By New ! Board of Nine Men. (By ¥. A. Wilson) ! Bemidji PFlomeer Legislative Bureau| St..Paul, March 20.—Frantic ef-| forts are on foot to redraw with allg possible haste a reapportionment bill; which, it is hoped, may yet be put{ through the present session of the| is} lending every effort to the new move | legislature. Governor Eberhart and extraordinary pressure is being brought to bear to whip who .opposed the Congdon bill into* line for the proposed new measure. | Senators: who are behind the new' bill worked all day Sunday making! a tentative draft and while the mens-l ure as yet is but a mere skeleton| and,the actual process of its construc-; tion is going ahtad with much se-| crecy, it can be authoritively said| senators that the new bill provides for as| |lends color to this report. to rebuild houses. their burned school e IRENIDI QUINT WINS sl o e GLORIOUS VICTORY house “getting even” with the sen-; ate for having failed to pass a re-| apportionment, ‘bill by refusing to pass senate bills and up to the pres- ;Def“"d Bagley Champions in Fast ent time the action of the and Exciting Basketball Game Played _ Saturday Evening. | house‘} Satur- | day, the house passed more than a| dozen bills and it is significant that | AR N i only one was a senate file, No. 391,; introduced by Senator Stebbins of |MIDGETS LOSE TO GRADERS Rochester and providing a license| fee for transcient merchants. | * K K | | : |Blue and White Youngsters Win| § The house has passed the Spooner | bill, making it compulsory on every; From Clearwater Vistors in In- teresting Contest 28 to 15. i city or village of less than 50,000 to | make a tax levy for the firemen’s; pension fund. It is mot likely this| measure will pass the senate. A} similar bill was killed by the senate tax committee. Strengthened by having the Neu-! man brothers, Alfred and Ernest, in | KK their lineup, the Bemidji basket The University of Minnesota will: ball five defeated the Bagley cham-| not be placed under control of thei tat b v y state board of control. Several da)s} floor by a score of 26 to 23, Saturday ago, when members of the legislatur | visited the President | Northrop improved the o] tunity | - ; . P D o S ‘oppor un-x y| ship of Minnesota the victory aga)nst! to oppose placing the purchasing o £ the AnECIHAY th {them was indeed a glorious one for! power o e institution e board of control ing that it be| the Bemidii bovs, who had entered | control, urgi | left as at present ifhnfh : ,d ;ithe contest with only one thought, | w { L e board of ! that being, to hold their opponents| pionship aggregation on the Armory | evening. university, As Bagley claims the champion- | in regents. The senate committee has| " | to as low a score as was possible. | now acted on the proposed change, ! { proposed ChANEE, | mhe contest started with the Bag-| killing the bill. = {ley centre securing the ball from | | his opponent, and by good team Workf; | carried it to just under the Bemidji HELD SUGGESSFUL s"uur.bask‘et where Bemidfi was fouled. | | Bagley failed to make the throw and | |the ball was secured by Peck, the| {the —McCutcheon in Chicage Tribune. fact is considered tbati he called an equal number, 13, of | fouls on each team.: ! FEATURE FILM ATEMAJESTIC 1 much of an increase in representa- | Bemidji Rod and Gun Club Held First| Bemidji guard, who hurled it the?n Trovatore Will Be Shown at That! i tion for the North as did the de-| feated Congdon bill, with the ex- | ception that St. Louis county will' probably not fare so well. ! 1t is impossible at this writing to | say just how Beltrami will be ar- ranged in the new bill. It is pos- | sible it may be given a representa- | tive of its own and unite with one ' or two adjoining counties as a sen- | atorial district. The Murray reapportionment bill and the Moonan bill, | amendment, should | not be taken seriously as they have providing a constitutional . 1 no more chance of passing than An-/ drew Carnegie has of dying in the poor house. * X X j‘ One of the most -important meas- | ures, so far as northern Minnesota is‘ concerned, up to this time introdue- | ed in the legislature, is the one pre- sented, after weeks of careful pre-| paration, by the house committee on forestry. protection of the forests of Minne- sota and provides a complete change over the jpresent metnods and car- It has for its purpose the ries with it an appropriation of $50,000 for the balance of the pres- ent fiscal year and $150,000 annual- ly thereafter. The bill provides for a forestry board of nine mem- bers, of which the dean of the state agricultural college and the direct- or of the school of forestry are to be ex-officio members. The other seven members are to be appointed by the governor, three of them on the re- commendation of the regents of the‘ university and one each on the re- | commendation of the state forestry | association, the state agricultural society, the state horticultural so-f ciety and the game and fish com-! mission. The new board will sup-| ersede the present foresty board and | wipe out the office of forestry com- missioner now held by General An:' drews. The new board is to choose | a trained forester at a salary not to exceed $5,000 and a secretary at $2,500. The new bill provides that| when lumber companies fail to burn their slashings the board may do it and collect the cost. Railroads will be compelled to patrol their lines during dry seasons. | KK | At the request of the residents in the stricken fire district of Beltrami and other counties, Semator A. L. Hanson of Ada is working hard to secure an appropriation of $10,000! to be expended under the direction of the state high school board in the erection of school houses in the dis- trict swept by forest fires in 1910. Senator Hanson will push the bill - — s the aid is needed at once in those | stroyed a square block of the huge jdeath in a fire that destroyed 2 South ;Bemidji schools defeated the Midgets | entire length of the floor to Neu-| man who threw a basket. N Practice of Year Sunday, Bagley followed a moment later; i with a basket, but from that time, | he first half, Be-| Rod and Gun Club held its first '":mi ;he td:’:e ;)fat :n s ““ ': i : § scor e practice shoot for the year 1911. {HjF oot the loa e 1 | end of the first half being 11 to 6. | There were ten men of two squads | 5 z | . With defeat staring them in the| out, and several hours were spent in| ks Nast. hott) al shooting. | face, Bagley entered the aAs ! | with a determination to win, and; |the game became rather rough, but; Yesterday morning the Bemidji There will very likely be one more practice shoot and then the annual shoot will be started. The present outlook for a success- ful season is very bright, and the Own; . tnitig to b club members all seem to be very| | ion fve minutes remaining to be) enthusiastic. iplayed Bagley, with “Red” Johnson |in the leading role, began a series of l‘plznys which brought the score from STATEMENT COMES INDIRECT! 13 to 18 against them to 18 to 23 7 in their favor. With less than two minutes to play, Larson, the Bemidji forward threw a difficult basket, and fol- lowed with another a second later. This bringing the score to 22 to 23 in favor of Bagley. It was at this time that Bemidji lovers of basketball were allowed to witness the kind of basketball that makes that game as popular °c today. With Bagley fighting keep Bemidji from scoring and Be- midji fighting to obtain ai leas’ one basket, Ernest Neuman. whe was It is explained that for “interna-|P1aying his first game for this seas- tional considerations” the president|on, and while closely guarded, man- cannot discuss the situation for publi- | ageq to throw a basket whicn lifted cation. H | | Bemidji, their lineup being heavier {than usual, more than held their; President Would Regard Invasion as War Declaration. i Augusta, Ga., March 20.—President Taft would look upon an invasion of Mexico as a declaration of war—and that is possible only by action of con- gress. This information, which was allow- ed to drift out informally of the exec utive headquarters here, led to the belief that the new congress will re- ceive an early message dealing with the international situation back of the army and navy mobilization. That there is some motive of far greater importance than has yet been officially announced is the conviction of persons who have observed the various developments. to e —— | the rooters to their feet. | ONE MAN PERISHES IN FIRE With only a few seconds to Dlay,‘ o= ‘and with both fives fighting in a determinatian to win, Alfred Neuman sent the ball into the Bagley basket, and a moment later the game ended with Bemidji the winner by 3 points. The lineup: Bemidji—A. Neuman and Larson (Capt.) forwards; E. Neuman, cen- tre; Peck and Spencer, guards. Bagley—Hanson and Courtney, Three Hundred Head of Cattle Also Cremated. Chicago, March 20.—One man was killed and 300 head of cattle were burned to death in a fire which de- network of pens in the Union stock yards here. The body of the man trapped by the flames was found in the wreckage of a viaduct that fell among the per- ishing animals below. A number of firemen narrowly escaped being |forwards; Jenson, centre; Johnson crushed when the structure fell. Va- < d: rious commission firms owned the cat. | 214 Simmons, guards. Baskets—Jensonl, Hanson 1, tle destroyed. The loss is $25.000. L | Courtney 2, Johnson 4, Simmons 1, | ursting Wheel Kills Three. T o E. Neuman 2, Larson 4, A. Neumah 4. Pueblo, Colo. March 20.—Expert | engineers have begun an investigation | of the bursting of a big steel wheel |ney 3, Neuman 6. ‘ at the Minnequa steel plant here, in | Officials—Miles, Crookston, re- | which three men were instantly killed | | and nine seriously injured. feree; Lindsay, dmpixe: = .o Points from fouls, Hanson 2, Court- Four in Boston Fi interesting preliminary Boston, March 20.—Four persons | game the seventh grade boys of the are known to have been burned to | In an End tenement. Several others are re- | from Bagley by a score of 28 to 15. ported missing. A score of persons | Young Tanner of the Bemidji boys | had narrow escapes. i Plnyh;mse Tonight. t The management of the Majestic theatre is to be congratulated on his success in securing for his house, “I1 Trovatore,”” one of.the most pop- ular operas ever written. Mr. Woodmansee is - always anxious to please his patrons and does not let anything go by that he is sure will please everybody. “Il Trovatore,” is one of the mostt popular operas and is played con- stantly by all opera companies. This colored film is considered to be one of the best ever produced—in fact iti is faultless. .The story is exciting,| thrilling and interesting, perfectly’ acted, gorgeously staged and mag-| nificently colored. The music from Vedi's opera has been especially the piano to fit scene for scene with the picture. | In connection with this picture will be run two other pictures en- titled “The Greater Call,” “Hank and Lank.” Illustrated song, “Take Me With You Cutey,” sung as a duet. These pictures will be shown m-; night and tomorrow night only.| Show starts promptly at 7:30. Three shows 10e. arranged for and nightly-—admission | CHANGES MIND IN WATER Kenosha (Wis.) Woman Jumps Into Lake With Her Baby. Chicago, March 20.—Her baby’s screams and the sudden shock of the lcy waters of Lake Michigan tempou‘u-i ily restored the reason of Mrs. Amme Fullmer of Kenosha and transforreed her from a would be suicide and child murderer to a heroic mother, battling for her own life and that of her off- spring, Mrs. Fullmer’s baby girl, Beatrice, | aged three years, probably was the di- | rect means of waking her slumbering mentality, for the child screnmed and | Bemidji next Wednesday evening in| struggled desperately when her moth-’ er jumped with ker into the lake near their home in the north shore suburb. | Finding the water not over her head, % Mrs. Fullmer held the baby’s head} above the water and waded ashare. Physicians say that both probably I 1 ) | will recover from their exposure with-iBEMlujl G"“. wl“s “0“""8 out ill effects. FATAL FIRE AT MILWAUKEE One Person Dead and Several Fatally Injured. | Milwaukee, March 20.—Fire in the LAY BUOYS FOR RAGE GOURSE Being Put In Position Today for the Coming Boating Season. Members of the Bemidji boat club are- today planting buoys beneath the ice which are to be used during the coming summer as a race course. Buoys have been placed at the dock, the point and near the Be: midji mill, making a course of three miles. . S ) The idea is to ‘at this time is to plant the buoys beneath the ice, so that they will not be destroyed when the ice breaks up, and then just as soon as the ice is out of the lake to put-new buoys up which will be used throughout the summer. THE JUVENILE BOSTONIANS Will Present “The Ransom” At the Armory Next Wednesday. That clever organization of youth- ful talent, The Juvenile Bostonians, will be one of the principle attract- ions of the present season and in | their newly found stars the doting public will find much to marvel at 1 and enjoy. Since its beginning this company of tots has steadily advanced in merit and accomplishment and at the pres- ent time it is beyond doubt the pre- mier juvenile company of America. Musical numbers and- clever danc- ing features are handled by the tots with marvelous insight into - stage technique giving performances which rival in completeness. the best work of adult players whose lives have been devoted to acquiring know- ledge of the stage. The scenery and costumes this season are more elaborate than ever before and the entire production of “The Ransom” will rival anything !in the musical comedy line seen in this vicinity for many seasons. The Juvenile Bostonians will play the Armory . theatre. Tickets now on sale at the City Drug Store. Margaret McGee’s Story Given First Place In Pioneer Press Contest. How It Wa “She’s very wealthy " “Very.” “Money left to her?” “No. She is the author of a book entitled ‘Hints to Beautiful Women.’ " “I presume all the beautiful women in the country purchased it?’ “No; but all the plain women did!"— Pstricts which are financially unable .New: York Herald. | was easily the star of the contest,|Plant of the Minnesota Billiard com: | | pany spread; so rapidly that sixty em- | | ployes were forced to leap from sec- { ond and tnird story windows.. One pereon is missing and believed to be buried in the ruins, eleven are /in the emergency, hospital, several are prob- ably fatally injured and a dozen oth- scoring 19 of the 28 points. s x e x | The officiating of Prof. Miles of Crookston, needs no comment what- He used the best of judgment at all time and that he favored neither side is made evident, when ever. homes. 3 ers were treated by doctors at. their | $100,000, e S| Every Sunday the St. Paul Pioneer Press runs a page which is entirely given up to stories written by young people, and for the, four best stories prizes are given. In yesterday’s paper a Bemidji | girl, Margaret MeGge, 14 years of age, won the honmor of winning a prize, her story being entitled, | “Caught on a Trestle” and is as fol- | 1ows: { “It was a warm day in June, when {my brother, sister and I decided to walk along the railroad track to the iriver about a half mile away. We | would row for a while and coming roses which grew in abundance | “We started early in the afternoon we jved at the river. We went -tii":?%’bon'houm. took out ~boat out and rowed for some-time. As the river is not swift there was no danger. “We then went up on the bridge which is only wide enough for two tracks. We were sitting on the |edge of the bridge when we heard a ,rumbling and loking north we saw lan empty iron ore train coming. We got up and stood on the track op- posite t@.the one the train was on. “Tne train had nearly passed when | a man’leaned out of the window of the caboose and pointed north. About a.rod away was the 4 o’clock passenger train! 1 caught my sis- ter around the waist and we leaped {into the river, my brother doing the same. We swam to shore and sat on a large flat stone to dry our clothes. “We returned home late in the afternoon happy that we were alive ” Big Anti-Saloon League Rally Held Last Evening Successful. | | Last evening’s Anti-Saloon Lea‘gue‘ rally held in the Armory was well attended and the speakers had no| difficulty in interesting the listen- | ers. § P. J. Youngdahl, state tendent of the league spoke and as his superin- he is a very forceful talker, 1point.s being well brought out and | with foundation, his speech could not help but carry a good deal of weight with his listeners. ! Carl Walden also spoke, and he |again proved himself a very inter- esting talker. Yesterday morning the pulpits of the churches throughout the city were filled by Messrs. Youngdahl Walden and Stark. Doings In Municipal Court. Five men were thil morning com- mitted to the county jail for offenses committed Saturday and Sunday, as follows: Fred Bolin and Ben Mit- chell, both charged with vagrancy ‘were given a jail sentence of 15 days, while John Welsh, Thomas Smith and. Charles Moline were all lent entirely. |around the track. | and after walking leisurely along| “ALL THE COMFORTS OF HOME” TOMORROW William Gillette’s Production to Be Staged in Armory By All Star Company of Home Talent. WILL BE NO RESERVED SEATS Miss Rica Graling Takes Part Which Was to Have Been Played By Mrs. W. H. Vye. “All the €omforts of Home,” a “Iplay written by William Gillette. {Will be presented to the citizens of Bemidji at the Armory opera house Tuesday evening, March 21, The play will be presented by kome tal- Judging from com- {ment and heresay there will be more of Bemidji’s citizens in the Armory opera house Tuesday night, than out of it. If any one thing was ever ‘the “talk of the town,” this is surely it. Not only is it confined to the city alone, but surrounding villages and ‘cuuntry as well. To give one an idea of the play and players at this time would be almost impossible. The safest way to put it is to say that it is a first- home we would pick violets and wild | class comedy of four acts presented ‘Dy an all-star cast. | No one should be under the im- pression that he or she will see any- thing else excepting a first class per- formance, in every respect. Al- though the management has mamy ibe offered. Much effort and hard work has been put forth by the eom- pany of players and especially by the two members of the library board, Mesdames T. A. McCann and W. H. Vye.. Both women were to have taken part in the play tomorrow evening, but owing to the death of Mrs. Vye's father, she will be unable to fill the position she so capably mastered. Miss Rica Graling, who has had charge of the production, will take Mrs. Vye’s place as Fifi’ Orintanski. Her ability is too well known to Bemidji people to need further comment. The cast still re- mains an all-star. It is the intention of the manage- ment that the curtain be raised for the first act at 8 o’clock. As there are no reserved seats it is expected that the hall will be filled at an early hour. The management wishes also e | SERVIGES WELL ATTENDED| . oo o e or e pen: formance, those who are not seated will be requested to remain standing quietly until the close of the first act. Final rehearsal of the play takes place at the Armory tonight. Masten’s full orchestra will hearse also. re- PETE EDD WON FROM ALLEN Bemidji Grappler Defeatéd Range Champion in Straight Falls. By defeating Robert Allen the _|Bange champion wrestler in straight falls last Friday evening in Little- fork Pete Edd, the Bemidji grappler, retains his title as champion of this section of the state. Edd after testing his man several minutes managed to secure the first fall in 11 minutes, and fol- lowed up a little over 2 minutes later with the second fall, winning the for mateh. The match was well attended, over 300 being present in a town which has a population of omly a little over 100. Many Bemidji and International Falls men were present. Next Saturday evening at Pine River Edd will meet Miller, recog- nized as one of the leading wrestlers in=northern Minnesota. given 10 days in jail for drunkenness: reasonms to offer apologiés nome will - HISTORICAL 3