Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 25, 1911, Page 1

e "HE PATHOS, HUMOR AT WOMEN'S BANQUET Farewell Words From White Haired President ‘Tinged With Feeling of Sadness. NOTABLE PROGRAM OF TOASTS Delivered at Brilliant Feast, Per- fumed With Flowers From the Bemidji Forest. RESOLUTIONS OFFER PRAISE Federation Cflicers, Speakers and Pioneer Come in for Nice Things. From Convention. At a banquet in the Markham Hotel, fragrant with the perfume of wild flowers from the forest and characterized by an elaborate menu, club women of the Ninth district were entertained last night in the crowning social event of a two days’ convention here made still more notable by motherly advice from the venerable and beloved, snowy-haired president of the State Federation of Woman’s Clubs, Mrs. C. G. Higbee, and responses to toasts from other distinguished club women. Mrs. A. E. Witting, retiring pres- ident of the Bemidji Study Club, as toast mistress, first uifroduced Mrs. Higbee who told the women that she was unlike Mrs. Wiggins’ “S. Cora Grubb,” who always liked to hear herself talk. Objects to Girl Messengers. Mrs. Higbee counseled her sisters to continue the good work. She also called attention to the reforms being effected by club women along child labor lines. She deplored the use of girl messengers and -expressed the hope that legislation may be obtained doing away with this evil and that the eight hour day for women would soon be brought about. In conclusion she said: Pathos in Her Farewell. “I feel a little serious now as we separate. It sems to me that we are ships that pass in the night. We may not meet again very soon. I can assure you that I feel the success of this meeting has been in the spirit of it. If we were to meet in some other place we could probably have furnished just as good a program, we could probably have brought to bear all the equipment but if we had not been thus cordially welcomed, if we had not been received with that open heart and hand and door which we have been the loving spirit under it all, what would have our meeting have amounted to? Bemidji is Complimented. “That is the club life and spirit, the increase of confidence and be- lief in each other and in the future of womanhood and in the future of the federation and we have had, right here in the city of Bemidji, a strong illustration of what it means to be- long to the federation. “Now, as we go from this place to our cares of home, with which I hope mast of you are blessed, I hope we carry back with us the under- current as we go about our business- things that we did not possess before, a pointing toward the progress of our kind which we have not had before. Mary McFadden and Chills. “You see, a few years ago, we would not have heard our good Dr. Hurd and as for Miss nice little cold chills would have chased up and down our spines at the idea of women casting the ballot.” Other toasts were responded to as follows: Mrs. Chesterman_ of “The Ninth District.” Mrs. Vesta Howard of Black- dnck, “The Small Club in the Small Town."” Mrs. W. H. Vye, Bemidji, “Our First Convention,” Mrs. J. W. Wheeler, Crookston, read a paper on “What Music Owes the Dancing,” written by Mrs. Dam- pier and illustrated by Mrs. Charles Loring, both of Crookston. Mrs. J. M. Freeburg, of Blackduck gave a recitation by request. Those present were: Mrs. C. G. Higbee of St. Paul, state president; Mrs. H. A. Tomlinson of St. Peter, vice president at large; Miss Martha Wilson of the State Library Commission, St. Paul; Mrs. T. T. Kinney, Minneapolis; Mrs. G. S. Chesterman of Crokston, vice Crookston, VOLUME 9. NUMBER 23. McFadden, | president of the Ninth district; Mrs. Wiliam Rusell of Moorhead, secre- tary; Mrs. C. R. Sanborn of Bemidji, corersponding secretary;- Mrs. H. B. Hamilton of Detroit, treasurer; Dr. Ethel Hurd of Minenapolis, Miss Mary D. McFadden of St. Paul. Delegates,—Mrs. J. M. Freeburg, Mrs. C. W. Dudley, Mrs. Vesta Haw- ard, Mrs. H. H. Healy and Mrs. M. J. Leak of Blackduck; Mrs. H. H. Hodgson, Mrs. J. W. Wheeler, Mrs. W. A. Marin, Mrs. A. A. Miller, Mrs. R. L. Bertelson, Mrs. S. Rosenthal, Mrs. W. B. Sheffield,. Mrs.. 8. W. Vance, Mrs. Tom Morris, Mrs. Bert Levins, and Mrs. Charles Loring of| Crookston; Mrs. H. F. Bosworth, Ada; Mrs. W. C. Cobb, Brainerd; Mrs. E. W. Davis, Detroit; Mrs. Bill- ings of Fergus Falls. Bemidji Women,—Mrs. A. E. Wit~ ting, president; Mrs. G. W. Camp- bell, Mrs. C. A. Huffman, Mrs. C. G. Johnson, Mrs. E. B. McDonald, Mrs. G. E. Palmer, Mrs. C. R. Sanborn, Mrs. W. H. Vye, Mrs. R. L. Given, Mrs: E. H. Denu, Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mrs. F. S. Stiratt, Miss Mills and Mrs. F. A. Wilson. Menu: Bouillon, Radishes. Olives. Baked Bemidji Pike, Tartar Sauce, Baked Chicken. Creamed Potatoes. Asparagus on Toast. Tomato and Cucumber Salad. Ice Cream and Cake. Coffee. MEET AT FERGUS FALLS NEXT Club Women Elect Officers at Closing Session and Hear Music. At the closing session of the two days’ convention of the Ninth Dis- trict Auxiliary, Minnesota Federa- tion of Woman’s Clubs, held in the Bemidji library yesterday afternoon, Fergus Falls was chosen as the meet- ing place for next year, the conven- tion to be held early in May. Mrs. Samuel Rosenthal was elect- ed treasurer for two years and Miss Amy Lewis of Fergus Falls, secretary for one year. Aside from the ad- dress on “Social Hygiene” by Dr. Hurd of Minneapolis, the discussion by Mrs. Tomlinson, both of which are reviewed in another column there -was a piano selection by Mrs. Capitola Billings of Fergus Falls and by Mrs. Charles Loring og, katon, a paper on Holland by AL A Miller of Crokston.” ~ 2 One of the most appreciated of the numbers was the piano solo “To Spring and the Carnival” played by Mrs. Capitola Billings, of Fergus Falls. Mrs. Billings also played “Tannhauser March” with rare skill and expression.. Mrs. C. W. Dudley, of Blackduck, conveyed some useful criticisms and suggestions in her paper on “The Relation of the Indi- vidual to Society.” Mrs. C. R. Sanborn’s violin solos, pronounced by the visiting delegates to be the piece de resistance of the convention program, closed the af- ternoon program. She played a group of Henry VIII dances, by Ger- man. The following resolutions were adopted: “Be it resolved that the visiting clubs of the Ninth district extend to the Woman's Study Club of Bemidji their sincere and hearty thanks for the kind and gracious welcome ten- dered them at this, our eleventh an- nual convention. “To our efficient district president, Mrs. Chesterman, who has so grace- fully presided; to the program com- mittee, and all those who have as- sisted in providing so instructive and entertaining a program. “To our beloved state president, Mrs. Higbee, we express our loyalty and gratitude for her unfaltering in- terest and words of helpfulness. “To Mrs. Tomlinson, vice president at large, and Dr. Ethel Hurd of Min- neapolis for their soul stirring ad- dresses on ‘Social Hygiene.’ “To Miss McFadden for her inspir- ing talk and excellent report of our meetings. “Be it resolved also that we extend to the Viking club our sincere thanks for their courtesy in giving so de- lightful a launch ride. “To the press of the city we re- turn thanks for the kindly reports and notices of meetings. “To the citizens who have so grac- jously opened their homes for the en- tertainment of the delegates afford- ing us thereby most pleasant recol- lections of the beautiful city of Bemidji. “Respectfully submitted. Mrs. S. W. Vance. Mrs. E. W. Davis. Mrs. William Russell.” Convention Notes. One of the most attractive clubs represented at the meeting was the Matrons’ club of Crookston, founded in 1891 by fourteen brides, and con- tinued by them and their growing children. The object of this club is the betterment of home life and every member responds to roll call with remarks on household hints— (Excellent housekeeping is the rage in Crookston where suffragists and club women abound.)—and whoso-|: ever has dined at the Crookston wo- man’s home remembers the event Beatrice PUBLIC EVENTS FOR CLOSE OF SCHOOLS First is Unique Pupils Exhibition and Lunch at High Building To- | “ morrow Afternoon..- JUNIOR BALL FRIDAY EVENING Eighth Grades to Present “Sweet @irl” Farce and Other Exgrmm for Promotion, - - v Class of Nine to Receive Diplomasgs Armory—TUnion Service on Sun- day Evening. Beginning ** tomorrow afternoon with a public exhibition of articles mestic departments, a series of events marking the graduation of 40 pupils from the eighth grade to the high school and nine from the high school will be held. Those to recelve high school: di- plomas will be: Lillian and Bessie Cochran, Elsie Miller, Beryl Neal, Gertrude Malone, Martha Galchutt, Louis Larson, Al- fred Neuman and Farnham Watson. As part of the class work, an ex- hibit of all work done in drawing and industrial work in the grades and sewing and manual training in the grades and high school will be on display at the high school build- ing Friday at 2 p. m. It may be seen during the afternoon and eve- ning and on Saturday, although a special Invitation is given for Friday afternoon, at which time the girls f the cooking class will serve re- freshments. e e Each girl of the sewing depart- ment will-have on display a full out- fit of underwear, & dress and shirt waist and some of them, a coat. “We "especially hope,” said City Superintendent of Schools Dyer, “that parents will improve the op- portunity to view the result of their children’s labor. We wish to make it a social as well as an educational event.” Tomorrow night the junior class reception and annual ball to the Seniors and their friends will be given in the city hall. This is strictly an invitation affair ~ which members of the board of education, members of the high school, former students and friends will atfend. Following the reception at 8 o’clock, there will be dancing with music by Masten’s orchestra. Sunday evening at 8 o’clock, a union service of the Protestant churches of the city will be held in the city hall at which time -Rev. Charles E. Flesher of the Methodist church will preach the Baccalaureate sermon. There will be special music and the public is invited to at- tend. On Thursday evening of next week at 8 o’clock’ in the city hall the graduating ‘exercises of the eighth grade will be held. There will be a program of music, exercises by the pupils and a farce, “The Sweet Girl Graduate,” by the graduates. The next night, Friday evening, June 2, the high school graduation exercises will be held in the armory. Dr. Frank Nelson of Minneapolis, president of the Minnesota College, one of the finest orators of the nor- thwest, will deliver the address. .{ Final examinations, both local and state high school, now being held, will continue into next week. Pupils who are to attend high school next year are being enrolled and are making a splendid showing. with pleasure ever after. Mrs. H. H. Hodgson is president of this ma- tron’s club and Mrs. Charles Loring, vice president. . Both are members of the Queen City school board. Dr. Ethel Hurd, who read a paper ‘Wednesday afternoon, is one of the original progressive club women of the state and her-public work on be- half of women and children has been as intelligent and effective as it has been freely and generously done. Be- midji entertained a distinguished guest in the person of this woman physician, Miss Mary Dillon, Woman’s Editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, who was in Bemidji, attending the Fed- eration meeting, returned to St. Paul Sh GRADUATES TO HEARDR. NELSON | from the manual training and do-] last evening. ‘Watch Troppman Co. fl;@p price | rifle stock between his OUR picture;shows an-even dozen young English women Who have just come to this country to meet their uweethurfi! and.be married. The young men have all been here some time getting positions, making homes and saving mouey to pay the passage of their wives. lars our young foréigners are sending back to the old c This explains what becomes of many of the American dol- ountry every year. Our government is very careful of the women entrusted to it.". The immigration officials will not dismiss these young women from their care untl t'ey are efther married or met by some near relative who will take them in charge. FIND NEW scimdL HOUSES Assistant State Superintendent and Superintelden_t(‘ Stewart Tour County on Inspection. PART OF $5000 AID -PLAN a. M. éeianfié;‘g . Paul,"asstst- ant state- superintendent of schools in company with County Superin- tendent W. B. Stewart of Bemidji, has just completed a tour of inspec- tion of the schools in the northern part of Beltrami county where build- ings were destroyed by the fires of last fall, and which are being erected with 'the_ aid of $5,000 from the state, appropriated by the recent legislature. They found that better and more modern structures are rising from the ash heaps. Their first stop was at district No. 85 which is located near Blackduck, and from there went to Baudette and Spooner, where they inspected the schools at Pitt and Graceton and districts 122 and 74. A new modern school has been es- tablished ‘at Pitt and in district No. 74. Both are better built' and fur- nished than the ones which they re- place. Graceton will build soon, putting up a modern school. All the new schools are built and carried on in such a way that they may re- ceive state aid. In speaking of the trip Superin- tendent. Stewart said: “The situation is most encourag- ‘ing.. The residents are hustling, not only for their new schools, but along agricultural lines. They- are im- proving their farms and adding to their crops.” FIRST STEP FOR NEW CHARTER Complying With Action of Council, Stanton Appoints Commission, Within the next few days, Judge C. W. Stanton of the district court will, conforming with action taken by the city council, appoint a commission of 15 members which will prepare a revised charter of the city. This charter when completed, will be presented to the voters for final acceptance. There long has been cries for a change as the pres- ent charter is considered mnot only inadequate to the growing neds of Bemidji, but fault is found with it as being cumbersome and generally undesirable. The question of a com- mission plan-of government,also has been agitated and now that some sort of a change is in 'gighty may be taken up and pushed. Fires Death Shot With Feet. William Norrihan, well known in Bemidji, committed suicide at Rainy Lake City Tuesday. He had lived at International Falls eight- years: and was foreman of river drivers for the International Lumbercompany. An Indian who heard a shot found bim with his head shot off and a feet. No reagon is known for his act. He was a member of the International Falls| | Bemidji Girl Vietim White Plague. 1.-0. 0. F. lodge which conducted his R R R R R R R OB CRRORORC '© Diaz Quits; One Man Shot, ® Mexieo City, May %5.—(Daily © Pioneer Special Wire Service.) @ —Today marks a momentous © event in the history of Mexico @ for before night the Diaz re- | © gime will be a thing of -‘the @ past and the provincial govern- @ ment will be in power. Both ® Diaz, the.aged executive, and ® Vice President Carral will re- © sign before evening and immed- ® iately the new.. cabinet 11 @ step, tn_tqwo@v;‘g.g, Official & nouncement to this effect was © made this morning. .Tn Mex- ®'lco City, this morning, the ® police fired on a crowd in front © of the Department of Foreign © Relation and killed one man. @ Mobs at 12:30 p. m. were still ¢ parading the streets, yelling & ® “Viva Madero!” @ R R R R R OB R CRORCRORCROR P00 OB OO0 OO0CO096 GOVERNOR ON WHITTIER CASE Wires Instructions to Take New Charges Before Board of Control. St. Paul, May 25.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—“I see no other way than to go ahead with the hearing before the Board of Control.” The foregoing message was received from Governor Eberhart, today by his private secretary, Ralph W. ‘Wheelock, and is taken to indicate that he wants A. D. Stephens of Crookston to 212 formal charges against former Superintendent Frank A. Whittier of the Red Wing training school. Mr. Stephens is expected in St. Paul within the next day or two. GIRL ACCUSES JOHN CARLTON Nine-Year-Old Compldinant ~May Send Man to Prison for Life. John Carlton, brother of - Lloyd Carlton, now in jail at Park Rapids facing & charge of murder as the re- sult of the disappearance of hix father-in-law, J. O. Neste, -i8 locked up here as the result of charges made by a 9-year-old girl, which if sub- stantiated may mean life imprison- ment. Carlton- has twice been on trial on a charge of highway rob- bery. His arrest at this time fol- lowed rescue of the girl by mill hands, who found her in a boat with Carlton. Carlton was arraigned to- day before Court Commisfoner Si- mons. He asked for a continuance until Monday in order to secure am: attorney, and this was Carlton is safely locked up in the county jail. The girl’s name is pur- posely withheld. Miss Laura MacGregor, 27 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. C. MacGregor, died at-the MacGregor home at 420 Irvine avenue, at 5:30| yesterday afternon.’ Miss MacGreg- or has been ill for the past seven years with lung trouble and death was due to pulmonary tuberculosis. The funeral will take place from the home tomorrow afternon at 2 o’clock, Rev. 8. E. P.-White conducting the services. Interment will be made in ‘Greénwood.: granted. | * WHO HAS KEY T0 ARMORY City Attempts to Relinquish Claim to Opera House But Owners, Ba- con and Snow, Object. “UNCLE TOM” MAY USE TENT Bemidji's opera house? { “Not me,” says the city, who has had a lease on the buflding during the past year. “Not us,” echoes Clyde Bacon and Chester Snow, owners of the build- ing. And in the meantime enterpris- ing theatrical agents who may wish to amuse the public will find that about the only way to get into the opera beuse is to break in a door or apply: (& quarter’s worth of nitro- glycerine. The city contends that its con- tract with Bacon & Snow expired on April -20. The owners ' insist that the city hasn’t lived up to- its agreement and that it is still re- sponsible and in charge of the structure. To show that they mean business the owners have presented the city with a bill for rent during the past month together with a bill for $20 for repairs. The city moved the belongings of the militia, before the date when it figures it contract expired, to the city hall, which is now to be known the Armory, and where gun racks have been provided. The city re- fuses to allow bills presented by Bacon & Snow. As a result the city and the own- ers are expected to “have the law out” on each other over the tangle. In the meantime no one will ad- mit having authority to lease the building. Even the class play given by the High School last week was presented there simply because no noe cared to interfere. The clasg did not rent the building, paid no money, and merely appropriated the building because no one stopped them. In the meantime the summer theatrical season—meaning, of course the annual visit of our old friend, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” is not promising, and the colored’ visitor if he comes at all, may have to use a tent. & OFFER REWARD FOR ROSE THIEF Thomas Johnson Indignant Over Despoilation of His Shrubbery. In an effort to locate the persons who_broke jnto his yard and stole several roses, afterwards destroying his lilac bushes, Thomas Johnson, the Bemidji contractor, has offered a|reward of ten dollars to any one who can give him information lead- ing to the apprehension and ‘con- viction of the guilty .party. Con- siderable damage was done to the Johnson ‘shrubbery and Mr.. John- son ig still indignant over the ruth- less, e Oscar Stahl, 10 years old had his arm broken when he cranked an auto at Angug, N. D, Saturday evening. Declares There is Organized White Slave- Trafic and 80,000 Go Down Every Year. URGES SINGLE MORAL STANDARD Believes Fallen Man Should Be Made to Bear Same Scarlet Brand as His Paramour. GIVES SHOCKING MEDICAL FACTS Presents Records Showing 50,000 Wives Annually Innocent Vie- tims and Warns Mothers, Dr. Hurd’s advice to mothers: “Keep your girls away from the | depots, the most fertile field of the white slaver. 2 “Explain to them the secret of lite; don’t leave it to some vulgar playmate. “Warn them of the besetting pit- falls which carry 80,000 young wo- men down every year. “Forget Shakespeare, Browning and Japan and take up the more im- portant subject of the physical ‘and mental welfare of the human race. Demanding one standard of morals which would call for the scarlet let- ter for men that now, brands the loose woman, asserting’ that 50,000 women give up their lives yearly from diseases brought about by lax moral standards; that thousands more suffer from operations, insan- ity and locomotor ataxia; that there is an organized white slave traffic and that’ the future safety of the race demands that-the women put ‘the'key {9 the-ATmory—| it false ‘modesty ‘and; (astruct thetr——=" daughters and ‘warn them of pitfalls, Dr. Ethel Hurd of Minneapolis, a graduate physician from the Univer- sity of Minnesota, created a profound impression before the club women at their closing session yesterday af- ternoon in this city. “The person who should have the credit for this campaign is our worthy president, Mrs. Higbee. When Mrs. Higbee came to me four months ago, and asked me if I, as a physician, could not take up this work for the good of womankind, I shuddered and said it would be out of the question. Then I thought it over and saw the hand writing on the wall which said ‘It is your duty.’ Since then I have talked to groups of women, high school girls at Still- water, Tracy and the high school and normal girls at Winona and one mixed audience and to one grand jury in Minneapolis. “We want to educafe the women and this rising generation of woman- kind to demand a single standard of morality. To urge them to ostra- cise the fallen man to the same de- gree that they ostracize his para- mour. If she must wear the scar- let letter, let him wear it also. “It seems to me that something must be done when we consider that 50,000 women die annually of dis- eases for which men are to blame. Of all the operations upon women 75 per cent are due to the same cause. Fifty per cent of all cases of loco- motor -ataxia, general paresis, brain tumor and many others are due to these diseases also, Dr. Prince Mar- row, the noted educator, says there are 2,000,000 syphilitics in the United States.” In giving statistics concerning the unfortunate women of the:. United States, Dr. Hurd said: “There are 15,000 girls imported annually by the white slave dealers and 65,000 are gathered from the homes of our own country. Of these four fifths are unwillingly held. “The seeming increase in vice con- ditions and the white slave traffic makes it seem necessary to conduct a campaign of education among wo- men along this line. The time has come when women must no longer remain ignorant of these things. “The greatest psychological char- acteristic of woman is her consider- ation for the welfare of her offspring and for this to become effective social purity must prevail. It will never prevail ‘until it is demanded by wo- men and the women will never de- mand it until they realize fully the conditions that exist, not only pres- ent conditions of vice but the effect upon the health of the race at large, and this campaign of education s - really for that purpose. S Mrs. H. A. Tomlingon:led: ‘the ‘gisa" cussion which . followed ' Dr. ‘Hurd’s address. . In speaking og the spread "(Continuea on Tast Page) =