Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 21, 1911, Page 1

" THE BEMIDJ1 SR : ene mpierelS B e VOLUME 9. NO. 325. MALT SALES DOOMED RED WING CASE ENDS Senator Hanson Wins Fight to Have Soft Drinks Barred From All But Licensed Saloons. SUFFRAGE BILL REVIVED Recommended for Passage, Its Fate Now Depending Final Vote— New Reapportionment Bill Discussed (By P. A. Wilson) Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Bureau St. Paul, March 21.—After a live- ly discussion the senate, at its last session yesterday afternoon while in 2 committee of the whole, decided to pass the Hanson bill which prohibits the keeping for sale, selling or giv-: | ing away of malt liquors, “whether | intoxicating or not,” except in li-i censed saloons, and providing a fine! of from $25 to $100, or imprison-| ment, for violations. i Senator Hanson in explaining his! measure quoted from the state chem- | ist to show that the so called non-| intoxicating malts do in fact con-! tain enough liquor to cause drunk- enness. Other senators pointed to the soda fountains, pool rooms and other places where “soft” drinks are sold as peril places for boys. The bill was so amended that malt may be purchased at reputable drug stores and with this amend-.i ent was recommended for passage. | The senate at the afternoon ses-| sion had another round with the Woman Suffrage bill which was in-| troduced by Senator Sageng and which provides that a const{mtjflnll amendment be submitted at the next! the | question as to whether women shall | general election to determine be permitted to vote. “I think the men of Minnesota,” said Senator Sageng, “are intelligent! enough to settle this question and! there is no good reason why they! should not be given a chance to \'ote' on the question. For forty vears| the women of the state have been coming to us and asking us to sim-| ply submit the amendment to a pop-| ular vote, and they are going to keep ' on coming until we grant their re-| quest. During the present winter three great states—New York, Kan-| sas and California—have authorized that a vote be taken on such an amendment to their constitutions. | Is Minnesota 1o be less progressive?” Senator Carl Wallace of apolis apparently hopes so for he moved that the bill be recommended Minne- for indefinite postponement. Gen-|t0 prohibit the sale of liquor in road eral Wilson, another senator from |houses. "It is a splendid bill,” said Minneapolis, opposed this motion on!Rev. Higgins. “Your're d— right.” the ground that there was a light attendance at the session and that ‘n any event the proposed amend- net should be submitted to Yl:(’é pzople for a vote. ! “l am not saying that I am in fa-| vor of letting women vote,” said the general, “but we might as well| have avote on 1t. This is a gues | ticn that will not down. We might as well have a vote on it and et rid af it Senator Wallace's motion to Kill the bill was lost, 16 to 26 and the] bill was then recommended to pass. It is far from certain, however, that the bill will pass when it comes up for the final vote. Both sides claim | victory and the vote will be a close | for a while, anyway one. * XX Former Senator Stephens of Crook-! ston is a decidedly indignant man’ and the closing days of the legisla- tive investigation of the Red Wing training school are likely to be en-| livened by some sensational stunts on the part of the Crookston banker. “I presented the committee cer- tain implements of torture used at the school while the committee was at the school last Saturday,” said Senator Stephens to your correspond- ent yesterday. “I obtained this col- lection made up part of horse tug, straps and rubber hose used for beat- ing pupils, only after much persua- Esion and under the promise that they |should be returned to the owner, an jofficial at the girl’s training school. These things had been used by Su- perintendent Whittier of the boys school. | “After presenting them to the committee I was informed that the| members would consider them later. | We left the school building for the| Itrain, 1 discovered the committee- men did not have the articles and 1} telephoned Superintendent Whittier and in a more brief than courteous| manner he said he knew nothing of them. I have not vet secured the |articles but if they are not in my| hands within twenty-four hours I | shall secure a writ of replevin.” There is to be one more public| hearing in the investigation. Thisi will again be held in ‘the senate| |chamber and has been called for| | Wednesday evening. Mr. Stephens| {has a couple of witnesses to present {and will then sum up the evidence. | | The evidence has been so con-! {clusive that there has been mis-| management at the institution and| the testimony obtained at the school was so startling that 1t is now be-| ing predicted that Superintendent | Whittier will be asked to resign at| cuce. Should the committee decide! to spare Whittier it seems pretty | certain that it will recommend that | cerfain subordinates be discharged and that corporal punishment bhe done away with. In any event it is likely that a ! port calling for the dismissal of| Whittier will be presented and this! will throw the fight on the floor of the senate and house. minority re- The commit- tee is expected by Thursday or Fri- day of this week. | * &K There isn’t much real progress be- ing made on a reapportionment bill, although the senators who assumed the burden of preparing & new mea.s—: ure are still hard at work. Senator| Rockne, who opposed the Congdon; bill, is taking an active part in the| new bill. pro- vides that Hennepin county shall| have but one additional senator, Duluth but one and Ramsey none. 1t is said that such a bill cannot be passed. Gover- nor Eberhart, to close friends, re- iterates his determination to call an extra session. The new measure In the meantime, * ¥ ¥ Rev. Higgins, of Bemidji, known as the “sky pilot of the lumberjacks” spoke here Sunday at the First Bap- tist church, telling of the religious work which he is doing in the lumber camps of the north. Several persons from Bemidji and vicinity who are spending the winter here attended the services. Rev. Higgins visited the capitol yesterday and took oc- casion to congratulate “Bob” Dunn on his pending measure which seeks said Bob, or words to that effect. BOSTONIANS TOMORROW Juvenile Actors Will Appear at the Armory. Tomorrow evening the Juvenile Bostonians, will appear for an en- the Armory anw will play the famous gagement of one night at metropolitan success “The Ransom' | into which has been interpolated the; “Whistling “Texas” “Waltz Me Till I'm Weary” following: songs,” “Doctor Brown" “Has Anybody Here Seen “Just for a Girl” “Shaky Eyes” “Cutie Who Tied Your Tie” “We're Only Poor Weak Mortals After All," Nancy” “Foolish Questions” and a host of other songs never be- fore heard in this city. This Juveniles season the are bigger and better than ever and with the new faces and a brand new array of scemery the attraction will be something to marvel at. Tickets now on sale at the City Drug Store. jevening, it being a dress rehearsal BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY PLANS COMPLETE FOR HOME TALENT PLAY Everything in Readiness for “All the Comforts of Home,” to be Staged Tonight. TO BE SEVERAL FEATURE ACTS . Jester and John Morrison, Will Add to Entertainment. Everything is in readiness for the] big home talent play which is to be! staged in ‘the Armory this evening,‘ entitled “All the Comforts of Home.";‘ The last rehearsal was held last ‘with the orchestra. | This evening Masten’s full orches- i tra will play.. The orchesira will be | composed of 18 pieces and will be the largest orchestra ever heard in this eity. i As there will be no reserved seats at the entertainment it is urged that| those who wish to secure seats would | reach the Armory as early as pos- sible as the curtain will raise at Si o’clock sharp. i There will be several special fea- the program. | Andrew Rood, well known to Bemidji | tures on evening’s lovers of music as a soloist, will sing, | and A. H. Jester and John Morrison ! will give a character sketch. | The cast this evening will be as| follows. Alfred Hastings, Pettibone’s neph- ew, and the star...Sherman Berg| Tom MeDow, a protege of Al- fred’s: i T. A: MeCann Theodore Bender, Esq., a retired produce dealer. T. J. Burke! Josephine Bender, his wife...... Miss Beckford Evangeline, their daughter...... — Mrs. A. H. Comstock | Bemidil ... :: z"“l"“ ;z : 2, o s Wi Egbert Pettibone, a peculiarly il : ... 49 Walker . 21 jeal man.......... W. A. Gould| oM IR I Rosabelle Pettibone, his second Bemmp' e We"']‘;‘ iwer s wife..........Mrs. T. A. McCann B‘"“Ad;f iz 48 C“ oo a ...22) Emily Pettibone, Pettibone’s | oo o 58 bake 4 . 1. | Bemidii . 25 Grand Rapids 13 daughter... ... Miss Beatrice Mills . Bemidji 24 : Fosston 22 Christopher Dabney, a broken- Bemidji 26 “~pgas 5 down music teacher...W. P. Dyer T Laane ° Judson Longhorn, a young man of leisure......... Mayor Parker Fifii Oritanski, from the Opera Comique ......... .Rica Graling Agustus McSnath, a friend of Pet- tibone’s youth...... E. H. Denu Victor Smythe, in love with Emily Pettibone. ....... ..A. L. Barker Thompson, a shoe dealer. s ................. F. H. Nichols Bailiff, merely a bailiff,........ .................. J. P. Riddell Katy and Gretchen, both maids Gertrude Malone Hornet. Sunday school was held on Sunday at the home of Mrs. Jake Miller. | Claude Palmer went to Sheldon, N. D., Monday night. ' The annual town election was held in the Murray school house on Tues- day, March 14. The newly elected officers are: C. Peterson, bisor for three years; T. C. Thomp- super- son, supervisor for one year; George Bogart, re-elected clerk; John Thul- len, re-elected treasurer and assessor. C. E. Green, re-elected justice of the peace. Ed Johnson and Eric Olson, con- stables; Arnold Peterson, road over- seer for district No. 1 for one year. the sawyer for R. F. Seymour, celebrate the anniversary of her| Shaw" Brothers sawmill, arrived|ypirth The evening was spent in Tuesday, from his home at Mae,| aving games until a late hour when | Minn. Robert Shaw went to Blackduck | Thursday. Meéssrs. Witting and Cann were in town Friday. g Robert C. Shaw went to Bemidji Friday. | No Band Rehearsal. * There will be no rehéarsal of the Bemidji city band tonight, it being postponed until Thursday-ebening. season, their record being as follows: | {Minn., drove out from Shevlin Sun- MY OLD BLODMERS OF 50 YEARS A0 ALL* OVER, AND THE MEN OF PARIS, NEW YORK JUST AS GREAT FOOLS AS EVER AND' BALTIMOR! BASKETBALL SEASON ENDS| High School Five D‘nnfinnes Prac- | tice and Will Begin Base Ball, | i With the Bagley basketball game | of Saturday night, which was won by the Bemidjl five,“theditigh school | {team discontinued practice, and will start base ball practice at once. Taking it all in all the Bemidji five | has had a very successful basketball | | The base ball nine, under Profes- sor Robinson, will begin 'practicing at once, and from the material on| hand a winning team should be| turned out. | Leonard. Miss Lillian French went to Be- midji last Monday, from there to Bagley, returning Thursday. Mrs. Henry Marshall and daughter Laviba visited Mrs. French last Tuesday. Rueben Holm of Leonard was in Bemidji last Thursday. Gust Abrahamson came from Bag- ley last Thursday, to his home near Leonarg. | Will Peterson of Clearbrook was in this vicinity last Monday. 1 Mrs. . Driver and Mrs. Eli Ar-| nold visited with Mrs. French last Wednesday. Mrs. R. Hurd and children of Be- midji arrived here Friday for a short visit with relatives. 3 | Miss Hilda Paulson is on the-sick list this week. Mrs. John Hickey is reported iil this week. Saturday night Lillian French was very agreeably surprised by a large party of friends, who called to help a dainty lunch was served. All re- port a very enjoyable time. ! The Frame fn’mily visited at Ar~li nolds’ on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Parks and Mr. and Mrs. Fox, the former of Shevlin, the latter of Park Rapids, day to visit friends at Leomard. Auger Jurgens is once more about after a short illness. from Bemidji last“Thursday. |rapidly drove the flames over meadow, scorching the homes that| !'thinks the wounds were self-inflicted. ! . Wm. Etokes, proprietor ot. the Lynnwood House,shas recently put| gas lights in his hotel. Miss Ella Jurgens _€ame hom p: { There will be # basket party at the hall in Leofiard March 25, given under the auspices of the Leonard base ball team. ! John and Ferdipgnd Isakson came| home from Kelliher lait week. J.-Larson, land agent of Rocheser, located a large party of land seekers north of Leonard last week. Karl Thulin and Peter Nelson re- turned to their homes near Leonard | Saturday. They have been ployed near Deer River for the last few months. i em- | Yerda Stenlund and Annie Istrom were in Leonard on business Sunday. LINGOLN CAR 1S BURNED Historic Coach Which Bore Body of Martyr Destroyed. : | Minneapolis, March 21,—The his- toric Lincoln car, the private travel- ing carriage of Abraham Lincoln and the car that carried his dead body from Washington to Springfield, | 1., for burial in 1865, was totally destroyed by a prairie fire that swept Columbia Heights Saturday, burn- ing every bit of dry grass in the nor- theast part of the city and setting fire to the crate in which the car had been boxed. The historic private car of the martyred president was totally des- troyed. The fire which swept over a mile and a half of prairie, was started by a bonfire lighted by small boys on| the outskirts of the village of Col- umbia Heights The high winds the | were scattered on the outskirts. Fly- ing sparks set fire to the Lincoln car, ! getting such a headway that when | the Minneapolis fire department ar-| rived the car and its protecting’ crate was a mass of charred ruins. FATHER AND MOTHER SLAIN Son Accused of Crime Admits He Killed Former. Ansonia, Conn,, March 21.—Thomas Fitzgibbons, Sr., and his wife, Nora were found dead in their home with their skulls crushed in with an axe and the house on fire. Their son, Thoma$, Jr., is under ar- rest,; charged with the murder al- though, according to the story told by -him to the police, his father killed his mother and he in turn killed his father. The son has two slight scalp ‘wounds which he said he received. in the struggle, but the medical examiner = —e- e Wi —Jones in Bostan Herald. BEMIDJI MERCHANT RETIRES Charles Nangle, In Business Here Since 1897 Closes Out. With the selling of his stock, s ;i-,*'les Nangle, who bas been _in busines here since 1897, and who is considered one of the city's leading business men will retire. [ He has already sold his hardware stockto theGiven Brothers Hardware company and is rapidly disposing of his other goods. * Just as soon as his stock is taken from the building, on the corner of { Minnesota avenue and Third street, work will be begun of the new struc- | ture which Mr. Nangle is to erect. {ln the new building the Commercial Club will have its new and modern quarters. 'T0 HOLD SPECIAL MEETING| Commercial Club Members to Meet Tomorrow Evening. At a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Bemidji Commercial club held last evening it was decided that a special meting of the club should be called for tomorrow eve- ning at which time the enlarging of the board of directors to 15 mem- bers from 9 members as at present, would be considered. Several applications for member- ship were accepted by the poard. TWO HARBORS MAN KILLED Stub of Tree Falls Crushing Him to Death. Remer, March 20.—Henry Kersoll of Two Harbors was accidently killed this afternoon at Pronovost’s Spur, about three miles east of here. It seems that Kersoll was driving a load of pulp wood to the landing and was passing by where a crew of men were burning brush when a partly burned stub fell knocking him from the load and pinning him to the ground. S, Bill Pronovost and Arthur Wilson rushed to his assistance and removed the tree. He was put on board the east bound passenger for Duluth but died | before reaching Bain. COUNCIL MEETING " RATHER EXCITING !Pefifioniinedhylflonlluflmd Voters In Regard to Limiting Saloons Read to Alderman. {CAUSED SEVERAL DISCUBIONS | ’hmr Laid on the Table—First | Reading of $1000 License Resol - ‘[ ution Made. i I | Considerable excitement was caused at the meeting of the Bemidji city council last evening whem a Detition was read by the city clerk, and which had been signed by nearly 1200 voters of the city, calling for {that body to raise lquor licenses | {from $500 to $1000, there was also 2 | another clause in the petition which :called for the number of - saloons | being limited to 16. | After the petition had been read, !Alderman at Large L. F. Johnson took up considerable time in discus- : sing it, saying that he did not believe | |that half of the signers were tax ~ 1 jpayers in the city and that he did }not approve of the petition. | Previous to the reading of the | petition the resolution raising the | licenses to $1000 which the city at- torney, P. J. Russell, had been in- 'structed to draw up, had been read. Reverend Flesher of the Metho- |dist church and Reverend White of the Presbyterian church beth spok: in favor of the petition. : 1‘ . Alderman Johnson in his rémarks |in regard to the petition, gruffly | eriticised to a certain extent those of the city alderman who had signed the petition, to which remarks Alderman Brown, of the fourth ward, took ex- ception, and in plain words told the alderman at large, the members of the council and those in attendance at the meeting why he had sigmed the petition and that he could not see where it was anyones business whether he signed a petition or not. ‘Mr. Brown’s remarks brought the ilisteners to their feet and he was 'lo_udly cheered. Alderman Smart then made a motion that the petition be laid on the table which was seconded and the motion carried. i After two more readings of the resolution raising the license fee from $500 to $1000 the resolution will be voted upon. If the resolution ig favored by the aldermen it will mean that after the first of July, this year, the licenses will be §1000. All bills were approved by the auditing committee and were order- ed paid. The report of the municipal court as having turned over $121.25 to the city treasurer was accepted. { Thomas Bailey asked that his li- ‘quor license be transferred to F. S. the application was Lycan and | granted. | J. B. Hook made application to the council to be allowed to use a part of third street in doing some excavating under the building of Clavin & Tanner. The first reading of the resolu- tion causing all eating houses in the rear of saloons, and which have no street entrance, to be discontinued, was read. Alderman Klein suggested that a person to be allowed to sell malt should be forced to obtain a license, ‘but nothing was done for the present, as the state legislature is comsider- ing a law in regard to the selling of malt. It ‘was voted that all three banks of the city be made’city depositories. i Notice. . Regular meeting of K. P. Lodge Number 168 tonight. 8 o'clock sharp. i Thayer C. Bafley, C. C.