Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 8, 1911, Page 1

Historial Soclety HE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE R MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 8. NUMBER 341. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. CHAOS CONTINUES IN LOWER HOUSE Factional Differences Have Perhaps Caused More Delays Than at any Other Session. FORESTRY MEASURE PASSED Senate Passes Bill Appropriating $75,000 a Year for Forest Protection. (By F. A. Wilson) Bemidji Pioneer Legislative Bureaun Saint Paul, Minnesota, April 8— Chaos continues in the House. is probable that at no session has there been so much interruption and disorder and delays caused by fac- tional differences as is at present the <ase. It took the House two hours to decide whether it should make a special order of a bill by a majority vote, as has been the practice, or by iwo thirds vote. During this time there were moments when no semb- lance of order prevailed and Speak- er pro tem John Lennon splintered the gavel in a vain attempt to main- tain decorum. Two tedious calls of the house were gone through with and after it was all over and the final vote taken it was decided 54 to 52 to continue to make special orders by a majority All this was another fiasco when R. vote. followed by €. Dunn moved that his bill which seeks to prevent road houses from se- curing liquor special order licenses, for be made a next Tuesday. Other members who had temperance to tack their bills on the same special order until there was a total of five whereupon Rep- resentative Lydiard, measures sought in a moment of fac tiousness, moved that all bills on the calendar be made special orders. After a good deal of jangling and de- lay and another call of the House, Representative Dunn withdrew motion -which left the House exactly in the same place it was before the storm broke. And thus the House worries the time away. * K & 1 Efforts on the part of Representa- tive Rice of Parl his Rapids to secure an appropriation of $5,000 for (hc relief of John E. Engelbretson of Akeley, who was injured in a ifire and totally disabled, have been fruit- less. Englebretson appeared before the committee on claims yesterday. His face was badly burned and much | disfigured while one hand was warp- | ed shape by the | fames which also ate the thumb and three fingers from his other out of hand. Despite his deplorable physical con- dition, he has a manly appearance and told a frank story of his misfor- tune to the committee. He said that the fire took place May 28, 1909, and that it was while trying 70 keep the flames from spreading 10 a school house and hospital that e sustained his injuries. The com- mittee sympathized but failed to see now the state could aid him and turned in an adverse report. * X X The House, yesterday afternoon, passed the Conley bill making it il- legal for an intoxicated person to drive a motor driven vehicle. It al- so passed the Holmberg oleomar- garine bill. x X x The House tax committee bill, re- ducing the registry tax on real estate mortgages from 50 cents on each one hundred dollars of consideration to ten_ cents has been passed by the House but is expected to meet defeat in the Senate. i | Fifteen thousand dollars to pro- | tect the forest of Minnesota from the i present time until next July and then $75,000 a year, with a salary $4,000 for the chief forester are amendments to the forestry bill re- commended by the Forestry Commit- tee to the senate today and adopted by that body. - The bill passed the house last week with the forester's salary placed at $3,000. of It is ex- lpected that the house will concur in the increased salary. G00D FOR THE GRI)PS Continued Moisture Throughout Nor- thwest Makes Outlook Promising. In a recent issue the Northwestern I\mler has the following to say con- 1t | cerning the crop outlook in the nor- thwest: “The Northwest has received bene- ficial snows in the last week, North Dakota and northern Minnesota be- ing pretty well covered by a fall in the last two days, equivalent to one- quarter of an inch of rain. South Dakota and Central and southern Minnesota have also received addi- tional moisture, and the crop outlook is proportionately improved. With the stormy, cooler weather no seed- ing has been done during the week, but the increasing moisture in im- proving the soil and general condi- tions. -As a whole, the general crop situation is promising.” Regarding Canada it says: “In the Canadian Northwest a few farmers have started to put the grain in the ground, but it will not be gen-] eral much before the middle of April. If the warma weather of the first three weeks of March had continued, seed- ing would be general now, since some of the best crops western Canada ever had have been in years in which was not general before May. from nearly all parts of the say the ground is in excel- seeding Reports country lent condition, and prospects are fav- orable. In the province of Alberta considerable sowing has already been done. Fall wheat there is reported in excelent shape.” Edgar Cowles to Lecture Here. On next Tuesday Allen Cowles, of Texas, will deliver a Socialist lecture in the City Hall. Mr. Cowles is known as an elo- evening Edgar quent speaker and is recognized as one of the country’s leading Social- ists. Municipal Court Doings. During the past two days there has been no excitment around police headquarters, and on Friday and Sat- urady mornings no cases were ar-i raigned before Judge Pendergast when municipal court convened. FOR ILLEGAL USE OF MAILS Warrants for Arrest of Rubber Com- pany Promoters. Boston, April 8.—Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Warren B. Wheeler and Stillman Shaw of Wheeler & Shaw, incorporated, for- merly fiscal agents for the North American Rubber company. The use of the United States mail in an attempt to defraud is charged. The government charges that ‘Wheeler, Shaw and business asso- ciates secured $620,000 from the in- vesting public. Body Stops Electric Power. Neenah, Wis., April 8.—Street car traffic in four cities and electric lights also went out of commission when Lineman A. Walter became tangled in the wires and was made unconscious. He hung on the wires sixty feet above the ground and the fire department was called out to remove him. He is now in the hospital and is seriously | burned. MUST STOP KILLING BIRDS Game Warden Bailey Will Punish All Who Make it a Practice. i Several reports have been made to Deputy Game Warden S. C. Bailey during the past several days to the effect that young boys armed with sling shots are playing havoc with the birds living in and around Be- midji. Mr. Bailey says that he does not approve of such doings and that he will punish any boy he finds so do- mg. of literature which contained the He then referred to a piece following: Why birds should not be killed: Because our laws forbid it. Because they trust us, and cheer our lives by their beauty and their songs. Because we have it on the best au-| thority that they destroy each year, in one state onlv. more than two mil- lion bushels of noxious worms and insects. How we may protect " courage the birds: By reporting all cases of shooting‘ to the society. By refusing to wear feathers and| parts of birds killed solely for milli- | nery purposes. By erecting bird houses and plant- ing small bushes and shrubs around the house. | By having homeless and starving| cats and dogs humanely destroyed. “If birds were destroyed man could not live upon the earth.” and en- “BLIND PIGGING" ON RANGE| 1 Crow Wing County Sheriff Arrests| Law Breakers. Sheriff Reid of Crow Wing county | has made seven arrests for alleged | blind pigging on the Cuyuna iron range and in one case is said to have! secured the evidence himself. | Six are accused of selling liquor‘ without a license while privileged to| sell only malt. One of the malt} shop men is charged with keeping an unlicensed drinking place. All were put under $100 bonds each and the cases will come up Monday and Tuesday in the munici- pal court. | WJUBIGIAL DITCH {$16,623. I& McGraw, with the understanding| iend of Upper Red Lake in towns| | to many, GONTRACT LET Litehfield Firm Will Build Trench to Be Located In Territory North of Upper Red Lake. | ! WORK TO START THIS SUMMER With Its Completion There Remains Only 18 Miles With no Road Be- tween Bemidji and Baudette. Yesterday aftermoon the contract for the building of Judicial Ditch number 5 was let by County Auditor George. There were three bidders, they be- ing, Brown & McGraw, of Litch- field, A. Perusse of Red Lake Falls and A. Peterson of Sebeka. The engineer, Roy Bliler, who is the Beltrami county surveyor, in his report estimated that the cost of | building the ditch would be about The bid of the firm of| Brown & McGraw was placed at! $17,168 while the ones of A Perus-;: se and A. Peterson were for $‘_’0,-§ 168.05 and $19,989, The contract was given to i respectively. | Brown that clear they are to grub and the site of the ditch | this summer and that they should.‘ conflete the ditch early next spring just as soon as the frost is out of the grotnd. This conclusion was reach- ed because of the fact that a dredge is needed in the work, and it is con- sidered impossible to get one to the proposed ditch at this time of the Year. * The diteh will be built at the north | 154 and 155, ranges 30 and 31. | There are about 30 settlers in this | locality and the fact that a ditch{ and road was needed badly there has long been tknown. | It is very likely of much interest | to know that with the completion of ditches 5 and 13 there will be only 18 miles of the 98 miles between Bemidji and Baudette, which has no road. Mr. Bliler is at the present time working on his report for ditch 13, | which runs between Rapid River and| Spooner. 1 Surveyors are now at work on Ju- | LET ’EM FIGHT IT OUT. \\-}‘s\ \~‘ their work by next fall. These | ditches are to be in the Kelliher, Eland and Tamarack River country. | Boswortlr & Co., the firm who were awarded the contract for the build- ing of Judicial ditches 3 and 4 have begun operations; and the dredge for the work will be on the ground some time within the next ‘week. These ditches are in the Battle Rner and Shotley country. Sunday Sermons in Bomidii | Baptist. 11 a. m. morning worship. Serl mon theme, “Four fundamentals of Christian Faith.” 12:15 p. m., bible school. 3 p. m. at the church—the funeral of Mrs. Knute Nelson. 7 p. m. Baptist Young People’s Uniou { 8 Evening gospel service. The sub- ject, “Faith’s Frutition, or a Saved Man.” prayer and praise service. Thursday 8 p. m., mid-week Robert Lincoln Kelley, Acting pastor. Episcopal. Reverend Parshall will conduct service tomorrow evening in the Odd Hall, school at 10. Fellows as usual. Sunday Swedish Lutheran. Sunday school at 9:30 in the morning. Services at 10:30. vices at Nymore in the Congrega- tional church at 3:45. Services at 8 in the evening. Presbyterian. Worship morning and evening at usual hours. Morning worhip at 11, subject, “The Trimphal Entry.” Mr. Berge will sing a solo, “The Palms.” Bible class and Sunday school at 12:15. Evening gospel service at 8. Young People’s meeting at 7. All are welcome. Scandinavian Lutheran. Services in the morning ae 10:30. | Sunday school, Norwegian and Eng- lish, at 12, Evening services at 8.! Methodist. Services in the Masonic Temple. Preaching 10:45 and 7:30. Special music. Sunday school at 12. Ep- worth League at 6:30. Pray meet- mg Thursday evening at the resi- dence of F. S. Stirratt, 1223 Bel- trami Everybody invited to all our services. Charles H. Flesher, pastor. dicial ditches 8 and 10 and it is ex- pected that they will have completed avenue. —De Mar in Philadelphia Record. Ser- | j NEW ORDER GOES INTO EFFECT TOMGRROW Custom of Delivering Mail Through Carriers” Window to be Discon- tinued From Sunday On. GENERAL DELIVERY TO BE OPEN Traveling Men and Others May In This Way Receive Matter of Urgent Kind. As was stated a week ago, the Washing- ton, D. C, is endeavoring to get the sentiment of the public postoffice department at regarding the move to discontinue the custom of delivering mail through the car- riers’ windows on Sundays. Postmaster Anton Erickson has had much inquiry during the nast week from traveling men who spend their Sunday’s in Bemidji and who were of the opinion that if the new rule was put into effect, that it would ‘be rather hard for them to secure their mail on the Sabbath, and in this way they would be put to much In speaking of the matter this morning, Mr. Erickson inconvienence. said: ““As far as the traveling men are concerned this new order does net effect them in the least. The clos- ing of the carriers’ window on Sun- day simply does away with the cus- {tom of people who have their mail delivered on week days calling at the postoffice on Sunday for it. The traveling men may call at the gem- eral delivery window. the same as in the past, as this window is not effected by the order, and will be open during the same hour as before, from 10 to 11 o’clock in the morn- ing. It is with much pleasure that I notice the way in which the people are taking the new order, everyone {seems to favor it.” It should be understood that all mail will be received and dispatched the same as in the past, aud will be distributed to the boxes. The aim of the department making this change, as has been stated, is to give the clerks and car- in riers’, those who are not required to be in the office Sundays, of rest during the week. Tomorrow is the day that has been set for the new order to go into effect, and all who are in the habit of calling at the postoffice Sunday’s for their mail, they boxes or receive their mail at the general delivery window, one day unless have should re- member that unless they are expect- ing very urgent mail. they are asked { not to apply for it. T0 HOLD ~CGELEBRATION ‘| Scandinavians of Bemidji to Have Big Program. It has been announced that on May 17 the Scandinavians of Bemidji and surrounding country will hold a big celebration. ’ An entertainment committee com- prising L. T. Skrivseth, Hogensonfi and Ed Odegard is alrpady arrang- ing a program, which will consist of several special features, and a rous- ing good time is being looked for- ward to. - y It is understood that Several out of town speakers have been secured for the accasion.