Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 31, 1911, Page 1

BELTRAMIBOOSTERS LEAVE FOR DULUTH Advance Guard on Way to Zenith City for. the Association Convention, RITCHIE IN LYCAN'S PLACE All Other Delegates From Here Expected to be Present at Opening Program. OFFICIAL PROGRAM IS GIVEN. Includes Address From - Governor Eberhart and Speakers From Outside Minnesota. ; ‘Word received from Secretary W. R. Macgenzie at Duluth this morn- ing was to the effect that requests for more than 250 badges had been |now being distributed, makes its fare- received and that information fur- nished him indicated that Bemidji and Beltrami county in general were t0_he- well represented. "It is urged that all persons who intend to go to Duluth be present at the first day’s session. Owing -to illness in his (nmlly, Frank 8. Lycan nimed as an of-| ficial ‘delegate from Beinidji, will be unable to attend. At the suggestion of the Com- mercial club, A. P. Ritchie will go in place of Mr. Lycan. Many Go From Here. It is expected that not less than twenty persons from Bemidji alone will leave for Duluth on today and tonight's trains. At Duluth eyerything is in readi- ness for the higgest meeting in the history of the Association, and the ‘Duluth~~ folks = have »errqc@d elaborate plans for the eidtartaing of their visitors. Officials from Beltrami- County who are expected to attend are: Delegates—A. P. Ritchie, Bemidji; Charles Middleton, Baudette; Charles Hayden, Blackduck; Albert Klevin, Bemidji; and Thomas A. McCann, Bemidji. The complete official program for both days will be as follows: June 1. Morning Session. 9:30 a. m.—Invocation, Rev. John Walker Powell, Endion, M. E. church, Duluth. Address of Welcome M. lum, Mayor of Duluth. “Appointment of Committees” by President H. J. Maxfleld. 10:00 A. M.—“State Develop- ment,” Adolph O. Eberhart, Gover- nor of Minnesota. “Settling Minnesota” Right Rev. James McGolrick, ‘Bishop of Duluth. B. Cul- “Federal Lands in Minnesota” Geo. Welsh, State Immigration Com., St. Paul. “Commission Plan for State Gov't” Ferman A. Wilson, Editor of Bemidji Daily Pioneer.. “The Duties of Commercial Clubs’ C. L. Hansen, Thief River Falls. “Wisconsin Advancement Associ- ation” W. H. Mylrea, Secretary, ‘Wausau. June 1st, 2 p. m. “The Effect of Agricultural De- velopment on the Cost of Living.” G. G. Hartley, Duluth. “Western Michigan -Development Bureau” J. 1. Gibson, Traverse City. “The Settler and the Forest,” Wm. T. Cox, State Forester, St. Paul. “Reclaiming State Lands,” A. J. McGuire, Member State Reclamation Board. “Drainage Problems” W. J. Brown, Chairman State Reclamation, Board, Warren. “The Northwest Land Show” 'St. Paul December 1911. June 2nd, 9:30 a. m. ; “Department of Public Domain” Thos. Kneeland, Member State Iegis- lature, Minneapolis. “State Development,” D. Works, Mankato. D “Comnserving Soil Fertility” Prof. A. R. Whitson, University of Wis- consin. Madison. “Newspaper Boosting” Harold Knutson, President Editorial Ass'n., Foley. “Upper Michigan Development Bureau” L. T. Sterling, Secretary, Iron Mountain. Senator S. Pleasures in Store. MAY 31. 8:15 P. M. Orpheum Theatre Party Meet at the Com- mercial Club 7:45. JUNE 1. 4 P. M. Steamer ride Around Harbor of Duluth. JUNE 1, 7:30 P, M. Steamer ride DR VOLUME 9. NUMBER 28. and Superior Harbors by electric light.) 8:30—“Smoker’ at Club.” June 2, 2:00 p. m. steamer ride on Lake Superior to Two Harbors and return. Automobile ride about Duluth. Music furnished at all sessions and Steamer rides by the Third Regiment Band. Officers of the development associ- ation are: President H. J. Maxfield, Wadena; Treasurer, Walter J. Smith, Eveleth; Secretary, W. R. Macken- zie, Bemidji; Executive committee, M. N. Koll, Cass Lake; W. J. Brown, Warren; and W. E. Richardson, Du- luth, FAREWELL ECHO IS OUT Bristling With Bright Things, Last Issue of School Paper Not Without Pathos. STUDENTS MADE BUTT OF JOKES. ~ In a 36 page issue, “The Echo,” Bemidji's High School publication ‘well appearance tor the school year of 1911. Half tones, reviews of the work of the year, pictures of the graduating class and the faculty, scenes of and in the school building g0 to make the farewell Echo the s most notable of those published|’ throughout the year. The first page contains a poem dedicating the book to the senior class and a list of the class’ officers: Gertrude Malone, president; Besse Cochran, vice president; Alfred Neu- man, secretary and treasurer; with the additional information that thej class flower is the lilac, that the colors are lilac and cream and that| the motto is: “Climb to the stars|: though the rocks be rugged.” Tells of Students Trials. Then comes a history of the strug- gles of the seniors from tlie timeithey entered the high ‘school ‘¢f 1907, 26 t#14%° number, until the present-time when they are graduated with but nine out of that number partici- pating. Keen' satire is found under the heading “As others see us”.and this is followed by a clever article by some pupil with a vivid imagination on “As seen in the magic lake.” Editorially, The Echo starts out with: “To our Seniors: The last number we dedicate to nine of our number. You will not be with us when we enter these hall's™ next fall and needless to to say we shall miss you. Wherever your differ- ent ways may take you, The Echo bids you God-speed on your journey.” Boqu:ts for Dyer and Ritchie. “Tokens of Love” hand boquets to former Superintendent Ritchie and Superintendent Dyer, “and the fa- culty for their kindness and con- sideration in lending us a -helping hand” and this is followed with such class legacies as: “To Louis Larson let us leave a piece of music entitled 'Gee! I wish I had a girl,’ that he may be better able to express by means of his vocal organs his deep feelings in regard to this lack,” and in its will the class officially bequeaths suck things as “To Walter Jones and Hiram Simons the right of having as many explo- sions in the laboratory as amuse them; the treasured remains of the girl’s mirror to Dorothy Torrance.” and “By special request, Besse Coch- ran des‘res to bequeath to Earl Bailey the piles of gum stuck under her desk.” Real Items of News. News notes “About the School” contain such items as: Miss Loe in- tends to spend part of her vacation in Minneapolis, her home, and some- time during the summer she will visit Seattle. Miss Berg, now prin- cipal at Warren, will succeed Miss Graling as instructor of languages. Miss Wagner will spend the summer ‘at her home in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mr. Robinson will spend the summer in Bemidji, in the employ of the Be- midji Lumber Company. Alfred Neu- man expects to study law. Louis Larson and Farnham Watson will continue in school work either as student or teacher* Martha Gal- chutt will attend a normal. Beryl Neal hopes to enter St. Luke’s hos- pital in St. Paul. Elsie Miller will attend a business college.” - 8he Knew Why. “If you don’t give me a shilling.” said Uttle Jimmy, “I shall tell about you kissing my sister.” “But, Jimmy,” protested Mr. Softly, “I've never even thought about kissing your sister.” “Haven't you?’ murmured little Jim- my in a puzzled tone. “Then I wonder ‘why she told me to lly that to you?’— London Tatler. “Around the Horn” (Seeing Duluth | Here, Refers fo'Latter a3 Nesd- ~ less Destroyer of Lives. SLAVERY NOT CAUSE OF WAR Declares Preservation of Union Was Real Reason, Emancipation Be- ing Mere Incident. RAIN FAILS TO STOP PROGRAM Carried Out in City Hall Despite Steady All Day Down Pour— Names of Dead Heroes. \ % Genéral U. S Grnnt fllrne ln for. criticism, befng held up-as-oné who caused -the needless des «.}l\many sohilers, rather man terday by Judge Powi Falls, whozateclared ;that dan was Clvfl War. S - Speaking of the ‘gener! war, the Judge" was outspoken l{eelarntton that’ 31 Phfl Ehefl— Bmt, while G ory- should not. be 'Zhlt Pleases’ ms 013" Comirades. Powers, himself ‘a -yeteran and ,gor |24 years .a district judge, pleased not only his comrades of fifty years ago, who frequently indicated their assent,cto the views expressed, by | | him, but his other auditors as well, all'of whom gave‘eager attention to the story of the war as told by one| who took- active part in it. . He prefaced his address with pleas- ing reference tothe gratifying growth and present importance of the City of Bemidji and remarked that des- pite reports to the contrary which had occasionally reached him, he was convinced that Pluvius was de- termined to keep Bemidji “wet.” Slaverv Not Cause of War. “Slavery was the cause of the Civil War,” he said, “but the war was not waged for the purpose of giving freedom to the slave.” He explained that this is a rather popu- lar but altogether erroneous idea, for, as a matter of fact the emanci- pation of the slaves was but an in- cident, a natural result, of the war, and not the original purpose sought. The cardinal object of the war he said, was to preserve the Union. The Judge closed his address with a reference to the effort now being made through the Hague tribunal to insure world wide peace and ex- plained his opinion that the future will be safe from the blight of any war of great proportions. Rain Doesn’t Stop Program. Yesterday’s rain did not interfere with the Memorial day program more than to do away with the par- ade, as the program which had been arranged for the cemetary and park were given in the Odd Fellows h:ll and city hall, respectively. In the morning the regular ritual service was gone through with, ser- viees being held in honor of the fol- lowing dead soldiers buried in t'he Bemidji cemetery: Freeman Doud, Co. F. Inf. Sergt. R. H. Carr, Co. F.’ Mich., Cav. Joseph Shaw, 12th' Wis. Inf. S. E. Trask, Co.F. 46th Iowa Inf. Thomas F. Joy, 16th- Wis. ‘Inf. Charles Pierce, Co. F. 14th Ohio In?. 18th Wls, 3rd Cav. John Hunt, Co: E. Mich. Cav. Abel Rogers; Co. H. Wis. Cav. Zadok Day, Co. F. 15th Towa Inf. D. E. Thomas, Co. H..36th Wis. Inf. _Corp. Levi Obudier, Co. L. 8th 111 Inf. ‘William ‘A. Oakley; 65th 11, Inf. M. Hart, Co. G. 123rd N. Y. Inf. C. E. White, 5th Minn, Inf. - G. Villemin, Co. H. 1st Wis. Inf. Corp. Lewis St. Thomas, Co. A. 49th IIL Inf. Alex Perry, Co, A. 2nd Mich. Cav. Corp. Tracy Bardwen Co.. A. 5th Minn. Inf, Corp. George A.' Bardwell Co.. E, 3rd Minn. Inf. Program at City Hall, The afternoon program opened (Continued on Last Page) “the | treatest gbnenT at the A As ‘the orator of the \day Jmige. ‘twelve’ sgucks‘ ot Charles Hixon, Co. E. 4th Mlch.:‘ will be mrm;lly lnvita\l@ send a del- egation to be guests of Minneapolis at one of the most borate and gorgeous civic telebrations ever pre- pared by an Amarlm ity to be given July 2 to 8. There 18 to be an It dnnh-hl parade which. will reflect_ the. commercfsl and business enterprise of the nor- thwest; a historic pageant, under- taken on a more elaborate scale than ever before in any city in the coun- try; a water fete, in which it is pro- posed to carefully reproduce in near- ly full size such ancient craft as the ship of Columbus, the. Mayflower, “'Cleopatra’s barge, a Greek galley, Roman ' tritreme, etc. 4The entire ‘national guard of the state is to be ‘mobilizgd for. two days and is to ap- the mammoth military par- he Fourth of July. efas a parade.of unltom{ad fraternal ‘marching - bodies;. .&n .<automobile chudrens‘ float par- de, and: d?emp tration. in which p,pear Tha-e &l‘,fll to be aquatic as 11 a overhisad rewurku, and ac- 0y b ety bands including concerts {the famous Innes Orchestral Band New York, prize military drills, a hand tournament and lots of amuse- ménts including a circus’and manag- Mim\eanohs is. to; detorate itself with flowers for the! occasion. Nic- dllet. vqnue is to. court of honor with hanging flower “gar: very window, stately pitlars surmoynted by flaming globes to foi nnade the en- e eatancs. The iy dittle sumof $100,000 is belng spent~in- prepar- ationg and all features arée tn be free to the people. BIG BOND DEAL COMPLETED Great Northern Railway Announces the Issuance of $600,000,000 St. Paul, May 31.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—Official an- nouncement was made from the gen- eral offices of the Great Northern Railway at noon today of the is- suance of $600,000,000 in bonds, covering one of the biggest bond deals ever taken place in the west. Part of the bonds will be used for the purpose of caring for present bonds and the remainder to be used for the consolidation of the Great Northern and the Burlington rail- roads. It-is claimed by railroad officials that the consolidation of these two roads and the seperation of the ties between the Northern Pacific and the other Hill lines will not take place immediately but it is an- nounced that the Great Northern by the issuance of the bonds is provid- ing a means whereby J. J. Hill, at the proper time, will be able to take over the entire Burlington system. RrErECEATIAIP DDA VOTE ONBOND ISSUE IS RATHER LIGHT At Two-thirty 0’clock This Afternoon Two ~ Hundred and Thirteen Votes Had Been Cast, Mayor Parker Thinks. lgnfip will Carry and Says There Will Be No Delay. .~ WORK WILL B'E BEGUN AT ONCE If Ballots Favor Issue Eleven Blocks of Business Portion of City Will 2 Be Paved. Bemidji voters are today passing on the proposition nuthorlzing‘the city to issue $20,000 worth of bonds. While the vote had been rather light, it is the opinion of those who have been taking much interest in the proposition that it will carry. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon there had been only 213 votes cast, 55 in the first ward, 69 in the sec- ond ward, 50 in the third ward and 39 in the fourth ward. Mayor Parker in speaking of the situation, said: “I believe that the bond issue will carry today, and from the feeling that has been shown in general, I see no reason why it should not. If this “issue should fail to pass the voters of Bemidji, I shall be a very surprised and disappointed man. “I have made plans whereby we may go right along with the paving in a short time if the bonds carry, and T am sure that we will be able to pave all we have arranged for, before the summer-is- over.’*- The' Pioneer was in-error-Jast eve- ning- when It stated that the voting places would be open from 7 o’clock until 9, for they were open this morning at 6 as required by law, and will remein open until 9 this eve- ning. All Bemidji snloons have been closed during the day, according to the orders of the mayor, and there has been no disorder of any kind re- ported to the police. Not to Be Baffled. Mrs. Bangs—So that pretty widow is really married so soon again, eh? Old Bangs—You bet! Mrs. Bangs—But ber late husband’s will expressly stipulated that if she took a second husband her legacy was to revert to his most distant relatlve. Old Bangs—That’s where she was foxy. 8he hunted up the relative and married him.—Smart Set. ‘The Unruly Nile, In September, 1818, the river Nile in Egypt rose fthree and one-half feet above the highest mark left by a pre- vious Inundation, and the waters, as- cending with uncommon rapidity, car- rled off several villages and hnndreds of their inhabitants. POLLS WERE OPEN AT 6 A. M:| | but also inflicting similar “SQUAW MAN” TONIGHT H. E. Pierce & Co,, wm Put on Play Wlth Troop of Eighteen Actors In the Cast. WILL SHOW AT CITY HALL "The Squaw’ Man, presented by a troupe of eighteen people will play at the City Opera House tonight. It/is by mere chance that this opportunity befalls the company and the citizens of thig city. This well known American' play has to it’s credit runs of great length in New York, Chicago and many of ‘the principal cities in the United States and Europe. The company expects to close the season June first and tonight’s per- formance is the last to be played be- fore the troop disbands for the sum- mer months. Members of the com- pany spent the day fishing on Lake Bemidji, many of them returning with a fine catch of pike, WHITTIER CHARGES MADE Complaint Drawn Under Direction of A.D, Stephens Filed With Board " of Control, GIVE REASONS FOR REMOVAL St. Paul, May 31.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—Charging F. A. Whittier, superintendent of the Red Wing training school, not only Wwith the brutal punishment of beating inmates of 'that insti- tution with leather thongs punish- ment to the girls in the girls train- ing school, Ralph Wheelock, Govern- or Eberhart’s private secretary,. to- daxfiled W‘mmmalnt to the board:-of ‘control-zsking -for~ Whit= tier’s removal.: The complaint was tion of A. D. Stephens and set forth the following charges: That during Mr. Whittiér's time as superintend- ent he has inflicted or permitted to be inflicted brutal, cruel and unusual punishments; that” he employed in the schdbl, assistants’'who beat, struck, bruised and -wounded in- mates; that he has neglected his duty in failing to discharge Ernest F. Maetzoid, Arthur Stroppleman, Ar- thur Sedorr and W. C. Stimeling, his assistants; that during the time he was also superintendent of the girls training school at Red Wing he caused or permitted them to be punished in cruel and unusual man- ner similar, to the manner described in the boy’s treatment. Not Catching. One of the big league pitchers was disgusted one day at his team’s wretched outfielding. Batter after bat- ter sent up high files, and these easy balls were muffed nl(ernately by left and center. The pitcher at the sixth muft threw | down his glove and stamped on it, -~ * “There’s an epidemic in the out- fleld,” he said. “but, by jingo, it isn’t catching!” LEIPSIC AS SEEN FROM AN AIRSHIP AT o drawn by attorneys under the direc-| _ fi:n CENTS PER WEEkI KUNZE IN BEMIDJI DEFENDS. WflllTlER Prominent Member of Legislature Declares That Committee Ren- dered “Influenced” Verdiot. SAYS STATE WAS TO BLAME Denied Superintendent Requests for Improvement, But Admits Some Things Look Bad. CONDEMNS TOBACCO PRACTICE Suggests That Changes for Better Be Made in Way of Beplacing Sub- ordinates. “Governor Eberhart’s public state- ment that he intended to summarily remove Whittier was the most ab- surd thing I ever knew a public of- ficial to do,” declared W. F. Kunze, of Minneapolis, member of the lower House of the Minnesota legislature and chairman of the committee on education at the last session. Mr. Kunze, who at one time was super- intendent of the city schools in Red Wing, but now real estate dealer in Minneapolis, was in Bemidji last night on business. He spoke freely on the Whittier scandal; was staunch in the defense of the Red Wing man and free in his criticism of former Senator Stephens, the governor, the women’s ‘clubs and blames politics for much of the present agitation, but admits that the sentinlent is strongly against Mr. Whittier that his ultimate re- moval by the. hoard: of control is not “uniikely. *Made Spesch in Defense, Mr. Kinze made a lengthy defense on: thé floor of the House in defense of Mr. Whittier at the time the ma- Jority report of the .investigating committee reported that the fact had been ‘established beyond question of doubt that Whittier was guilty of abuse and that he should be removed. “I think,” said Mr. Kunze last eve- ning, “that, while there has been cer- tain things in vogue at Red Wing _|'that should not be that the state it- self is largely to blame, because it hasn’t furnished the necessary equip- ment or the right kind of men, and former Senator Stephens was chair- man of the finance committee dur- ing the time that Superintendent Whittier was asking for state aid.” ; Condemns Tobacco Stunt. “What do you think of a superin- tendent that will use tobacco in the presence of boys and then flog the boys for-using the stuff?”’ Mr. Kunze ‘was asked. ‘Y “answer frankly,” saild Mr. Kunze, “that I don’t think t was (right.” - “Don’t you think the members of the investigating committee were fair, competent, unprejudiced men, who were guided in their final ver- dict that Whittier is undesirable by the facts?” “Well, I think they were compet- ent, but I feel that certain influences were behind their verdict,” said the representative. Admits Subordinates Are Poor. “Do you think all the instructors at Red Wing are all they should be?” “No I do not. I think that an en- itirely new staff of teachers on a’ plane with those of the public school be employed.” “What sort of an eulogy would you place on the grave of a man ‘whose. genius led him to invent a whipping machine for boys of a state trainng school?” “Goodbye,” said Mr. Kunze. NOTED SPEAKERS ARE COMING New York, Chicago and Kansas Min- isters to Attend Bible Conference. At least three clergymen noted for thelr oratorial powers, two of whom have been here before, will be speak- ers at the Bemidji Bible Conference to be held July 23 to 30. This is the seventh season. Rev. 8. E. P. White has been notified that Dr. A. C. Gaebelein of New York City, edit- or of “Our Hope,” Bible expositor Dr. George M. Luddocock of Chicago, paster of the Oak Park church. Both have been here before but the latter, a particularly fluent speaker was last year in Europe. - A new speaker has been' obtained in the person of “ Hilscher -of Tola, Kansas, and author, will come as also will |