Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 24, 1911, Page 1

= THE BEMI VOLUME 9. NUMBER 73. DEPOT OPEN; CROWD SEES FIRST TRAININ More Than 200 Greet Minnesota & International When it Pulls into Union Station. ERICKSON BUYS FIRST TICKET Structure, Pretty and Convenient to Be Used by Both Roads from Now On. UP-TO-DATE IN EVERY DETAIL, Has Electric Lights, Steam Heat, Hot | Water and is Finished in Vel- vet Oak. Nearly 200 persons crowded the| platform to greet the first train into Bemidji's new union depot at 8:15 this morning. It was the Minnesota| & International, out of lmernfltionall Falls and south bound for Brainerd ! in charge of Conductor McDonald. The first ticket sold at the new station by Agent R. E. Fisher was| to Postmaster Anton Erickson, who | purchased transportation for his wife and daughter to Minneapolis. I Many Inspect Structure. Despite the threatening weather there has been a continuous string of persons today to inspect the struc- ture, a substantial brick building, erected and used jointly by the Min-| nesota & International and the St. Paul. Minneapolis & Sault Ste. Ma- rie. The first Soo Line train was the Duluth passenger from Thief River| Falls which pulled in at 9:54. Both Use One Track. I Both roads will use one track for all trains for the present but the Soo Line has let a contract for the con- struction of a brick platform between the track nearest the depot and their main line, which they will use when the platform is completed. The new depot is in charge of Mr. Fisher, who has associated with him C. Grover as baggageman and Geo. Walker, Jr., as messenger. At night the depot will be in charge of the Minnesota & International regular fored Bugene Caskey, ticket and billing clerk and Elmer Chamberlain, baggageman. Coach Spur Being Built. The Minnesota & International has nearly completed a “coach” track, north of the main track, and ending at the east end of the station. The| other end of the depot is arranged for busses and hacks, while at the north entrance is a sheltered drive-} i | 1 | . way for the convenience of passen-| = arriving in automobiles or oth-| er vehicles. The new depot, the construction of which was decided upon when the Soo Line concluded to build into Be- midji, has been constructed by Bai- ley & Marsh, Minneapolis contrac- tors and is presumed to have cost ap- proximately $20,000. Built of Red Brick. The exterior is of red brick while the interior, notable for its pleasing, sanitary and modern effects, is fin- ished in Fama stonewood, Vermont gray marble with yellow decorations, while the woodwork is velvet oak fin- ish. In the general waiting room is a cluster of four golden chandeliers with six clouded electric lights. The toilet room to the right of the en- trance is finished in polished mar- ble and white enamel. A swinging door connects the general room with the women's waiting room. Settees to Harmonize. The general waiting room is to . have 8 settees finished to harmonize with the furnishings. These seats will be partitioned but in the wom- en's room the five seats will be un- partitioned benches. The old fashioned round coal stove has given way to steam radiators, a modern furnace supplying the heat from the basement, where a hot wa- ter plant also is located. There are two large ticket dows. The office is equipped four telegraph lines, two for road. Baggage Room is Handy. To the west of the women’s wait- ing room is the baggage room, and baggage can be handled through the waiting room or in the baggage room itself, which is equipped‘with a mod- win- with each {surance companies are showing some Baudette and Spooner Object to Pub- lished Reports That Those Vil- lages are Fire Traps. TRIP OF INSPECTION WAS BRIEF State Forester Cox has aroused the villages of Baudette and Spooner by | his assertion last week that precau- tions should be taken for their safe- ty as the towns were in danger of another fire such as reduced them to ashes last fall. The Baudette Rainy River Region has the following criticism in its current issue: “The statement made recently by State Forester Cox to the effect that Baudette and Spooner are fire traps and that conditions are worse than before the big fire of last fall is not making a hit in the two villages. Mr. Cox may be an expert at the for- estry business but he spent only an hour or so in the woods near here[ and his investigation was too brief | to warrant him making the state ments credited to him. “Those who have spent years here and who understand conditions say that it is absolutely impossible for a fire like that of last fall to visit this section again this year. Such wide publicity has been given to Mr. Cox’s statement that damage to both Baudette and Spooner will undoubt- edly result. Already some of the in- alarm, and it would surprise no one if some withdrew their policies as a result of Cox’s statements. “Mr. Cox may honestly believe in the truth of his statements, but we think it is hardly fair to Spooner and Baudette to give such statements to the papers to scatter over the country, to the injury of the two villages. “There will be no big fire im this section simply because conditions are not ripe for one, notwithstanding the opinion of Mr. Cox. There is no should be done on the outskirts of the two villages, but this could be done without giving Spooner and Baudette the undesirable advertis- ing they are receiving.” LANDS OPEN 9 A. M,, AUGUST 22 91,104 Acres Up for Settlérs in Red Lake and Cass Lake Tracts. Official announcement has been re- ceived from the land department at Washington of the opening on Aug. 22 of the Chippewa lands, including the Red Lake Indian reservations, and of the Fond du Lac Indian reser- vation. The Chippewa lands include only two townships in the Red Lake reservations namely, 157-28 and 159- 29, and 45,779 acres of cut-over land, the opening to be made at Cass Lake land office. The Fond du Lac lands include 8,- 884.39 acres in townships 49 and 50, range 17, and townships 49, 50 and 51, range 18, entry to be made at the Duluth office. The time for the filing is 9 o’clock a. m. At this time the land is also cpen to actual settlers, who may en- ter the land on or after that time, with claims to it. Prior settlement, however, will not be recognized. The lands in Winnibigoshish, Cass Lake, Chippewa of the Mississippi,| or the Leech Lake reservations, not included in this opening, will be op- ened to homestead entry when the timber upon them has been removed. In all there are 91,104.47 acres opened for settlement, of which 82,- 220.08 are in the Cass Lake land dis- luth district. Besides making regular payments for fees for the filing upon the land, the entryman must pay $1.25 per acre, in five equal payments at the | end of each year. The requirements for entry upon the lands is the same as that required at other land open- ings. CROPS GOOD NEAR HENDRUM Harvest Now On Says Letter to Pro- fessor Otto Bergh Today. According to a letter received to- day by Professor Otto Bergh from a brother the crops in that vicinity are fine. “The winter rye and the winter wheat have been harvested,” he writes, “and most of the rye las been stacked. The winter wheat will yield better than we had looked for. The spring grain harvest will start this week. Many of the flelds suf. fered for lack of moisture of late and the corn because of cool weather. We got 1 3-8 inches of rain Satur- day night and Sunday. Early wheat is not benefited by this rain, but oats ern counter. There is a two inch (Continued on last page and late wheat, flax and barley and trict and 8, 884.39 acres in the Du-| CRITICIZE FORESTER COX/SENATOR COMES TO TALK GOOD ROADS Elwell of - Minneapolis, Author of Highway Measure, on Way to Meeting Here: OTHERS OF NOTE ALSO TO TALK Committee of Development Associa- - tion to Hold Business Session in the Afternoon. PUBLIC GATHERING IN EVENING Will Be Held at the Court House and Trunk Lines Will Be Discussed. One of the most important gather- ings to be held since the good roads crusade began in Northern Minneso- ta, will be held in Bemidji tomorrow when men of prominence will come in response to invitations from the Good Roads committee of the North- ern Minnesota Development Associa- tion, which meets here for a business session at 4 p. m. In the evening Senator Elwell, au- thor of the good roads bill, who comes from his home in Minneapo- 1is, will speak as will also a represen- tative from the state highway com- mission and other men of state wide reputation. To Take Up Trunk Roads Plan. The meeting tomorrow night will be held at the court house. This meeting is the first definite step in the plan to have four trunk roads constructed in the state. The official call for the meeting follows: “DPear Sir: The Good Roads Com- mittee- of the Northern Minnesota doubt that considerable cleaning up{Pevelopment Associatton Invites you to be present at a Rural State High- way Conference at Bemidji, Tues- day, July 25, at 8 p. m. Object of the Meeting. “The object of the meeting is to discuss the quickest and most com- prehensive way of getting action un- der the Elwell law, to establish trunk lines connecting the several locali- ties with their principal markets. “The Good Roads Committee pre- sents for the consideration of this conference the following main lines: “From East Grand Forks to Du- luth. “From Moorhead to Duluth. “From the Twin Cities to Duluth. “From International Falls to the Twin Cities. “Believing that upon this back- bone a complete system of radial and lateral lines can be developed. Senator Elwell to Attend. “Senator Elwell has promised to come and explain how the benefits may be obtained of the act of which he is author. We expect the mem- bers of the State Highway Commis- sion, the State Engineer, the Chief Forester and the Forester of the Gov- ernment reservation to be present. We are asking every County Attor- ney in the Association to be present so there may be uniform procedure under the new law. We are asking the Chairman of each County Board to be present that there may be in- variable concert of action. We are inviting each Commercial Club to (send a representative so that public ‘opinion may concur with official ac- tion. “The Elwell Act, Chapter 254 of the general laws of 1911, provides in brief that State Rural Highways, designated by the county boards, may be improved under the supervision of the State Highway Commission, and that one half the expenses may be borne by the state, one fourth by the county and one fourth by assessment on the lands benefited or by dona- tion. The Association in its resolu- tions declares that this bill for the first time oifers a means for ‘a com- plete and coherent system of state rural highways.” This Section Needs Aid. “Northern Minnesota has needed this and Northern Minnesota is reaching out to get the first and larg- | est benefit of it. The biggest bene- “Please notify the Secretary that you will take part in the conference. “The Good Roads Committee: “C. M. KING, Chairman, “JOHN S. PARDEE, Secretary.” At the recent Potters’ convention in Atlantic City it was officially an- nounced that the potters would de- mand a general advance also corn and pastures.” the fall. fit will come from working together. | of wages hlJ (Copyright, MIL). OBJECTS TONESTE VERDICT Bagley Newspaper Ridicules Idea That 70 Year Old Invalid Was Killed in Self-Defense. THINKS AGREEMENT T00 QUICK And now comes the Clearwater Crystal with an editorial comment on the Carlton case. Says the Crystal: “Murder will out. s ‘With due respect for'the verdict ‘ot & jury, we have all felt'that every- thing was not just right in the effort to convict the Neste murderers at Park Rapids. ‘The grounds upon which the con- fessed murderers were let lose was self defense. It is alleged that the old man was of an awful temper and that he ment to kill. It was also testified on the stand we are told, that the 70 year old man had not been well the past few months and had lived almost exclusively on bread and milk. “This is where it sticks: was it necessary to kill a 70 year old sickly man in selfdefense by two very rug- ged and healthy young people? ‘Would it not have been more humane to run away until his temper had subsided? ‘Some juries are carried away by the eloquence of an attorney and come to an agreement before they ever discuss the actual merits of a case. This is almost as wrong as is crime itself. It is a deplorable fact that the serious nature of jury is be- ing more and more lost sight of. 1t is only a question of coming to an agreement. “The time is at hand when juries must be educated as well as“instruct- ed” or else some new means of meet- ing out justice must be found.” KILLED BY GAS IN HIS CELLAR Lysted’s Sister Then Finds Body in Dark and Wanders 5 Miles. It develops that the death of Bir- ger Lysted alone in the cellar of his cabin, 20 miles out of Baudette, was caused by suffocation, presumed to have been caused by gases generated by a lighted lantern. Lysted, who lived alone on his claim, sought the cellar to sleep in as the only cool place to be found. In this small, dark, damp place he lay down, leav- ing the lantern lighted. A sister, living on an adjoining claim, became suspicions of her brother’s absence, and went in search of him. At the cabin there was no response to her knocks, so she forced her: way in. The cellar door was open and she climbed down into the darkness, the lantern having burned itself- out. There she stumbled over the body of her brother. She ran from the cab- in to the woods and was later picked up by J. Stebakken, after having wandered' aimlessly for five miles. | Her discovery was by accident, Ste- i bakken being in‘search of some lost cows at the time. The body of Ly- sted was buried near the cabin by H. Lysted, the dead man’s father who jowns a nearby claim and who ar- rived shortly after the death from East Grand Forks ¥ i Nearly twice as many women as men are engaged In. the industries -{ pendence, narrowly escaped destrac- EAE AR A R R R ACRRCR R < OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED. © POO0OO00CPOOCOO O Joe Derosia shot and killed - his brother Frank near Blueberry, Wis., mistaking the boy for a wolf. At a bull fight at Begota, Colum- bia, yesterday the crowd attempted to sack the building and the police in restoring order killed five persons. Mrs. 8. T. Dewees of Chattanooga, Tenn., was killed and her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Sellan, injured in an automobile accident on Missionary ridge. Tradesmen at Newport, R. I, ex- pect war between Mrs. Ogden Mills At Last They Have Found a Practical Use for the Discarded Harem Skirh WIND CAUSES LAKE PERIL One Launch Filled With Fishing Party Drenched, Occupants Going to Shore on Logs. BARKER, AS RESCUER, SOAKED Thrilling dashes through the lake waves which were rolling before a brisk northwest wind were numerous 13| on Lake Bemlgu_u,}erdny. One fish- and Mrs. Joha. R. Drexel, for social | iig“barty made up of two_pen, A. G. ‘supremacy will benefit them-$1,000,- Rutledge, editor of the Bemidji Sen- 000 or more: Emmett Leagley of Jackson, Miss., killed his wife and shot her grand- mother yesterday afternoon. He said he charged his wife with unfaithful- ness and they declared they were go- ing to kill him. The Rev. Dr. Caleb Cook Baldwin, who passed half a century as a mis- sionary at Foochow, China, and for whom the Baldwin library was erect- ed in that city, is dead. Charles Reese, a negro, ran wild at La Grange, Ga., killed three other negroes, wounded a fourth, blinded a white farmer with a load of shot and then committed suicide. During the last year Mrs. E. H. Harriman, widow and sole heir to the millions left by the great financier, has received more than 5,000 beg-| ging letters The amount asked for reaches $110,000,000. Lady Om, consort of the Korean emperor, Yi Heul, who abdicated in 1907, died yesterday. Lady Om was a palace politician of great skill. She ‘Wwas attendant upon the queen of Ko-| rea, who was murdered. Charles B. Fisher, who died in the workhouse at Xenia, O., Saturday, left $20,000 to religious and chari- table institutions. He was under sentence of a year for contributing to the delinquency of a young girl. Miss Josephine Bell Higgins, only daughter of the late Frank Wayland | Higgins, governor of New York a few years ago, is to become the bride of Emile Lucien Hovelaque of Paris, su- perintendent-general of public in- struction of France. Traveling 10,000 miles to be mar- ried, Miss Katherine Kipp of Los An- geles, Cal., started from New York Saturday for Rio Janeiro, Brazil, where her fiance, Gerald Peabody, is a geodetic surveyor in the service of the Brazilian government. Edmund Cooper, secretary to Pres-| ident Andrew Johnson, is dead at the age of 90 years at his home in Shel- byville, Tenn. He was a brother of the late Judge William Cooper of New York and Former United States Senator Henry Cooper of Tennessee. To pass three hours with his moth- er on her birthday after he had been separated from her for more than a year George Fralick, a 19 year old Denver boy, risked his life and com- mitted an offense against the United States government by deserting from the navy. The birth records of John Adams and John - Quincy Adams, both 'ol_ ‘whom served as presidents of the United States, and of John Hancock, a signer of the declaration of inde- tinel and Leo Code, of the Sentinel mechanical force, with Robert Mil- ler, 12, Arthur Kerrich, 11, and Earl Rutledge, 10 years old, out in the Walter Marcum boat, were caught by waves across the lake by the Bemidji lumber mill and were forced to make shore by running over logs for an eighth of a mile. Bazker to the Rescue. Albert :Barker, in his boat the| “Silver Heels,” sought to go to the aid of this party, leaving his boat house on this side of the lake at about 2 p. m., and making a run di- rectly across the lake which was cov- ered with white caps at the time. The “Silver Heels” fought her way against the storm until more than half way across when the sea became S0 heavy that she began to ship wa- ter. By this time Mr. Barker could see that the “Marcum” boat and par- ty were safe, and he turned his own boat back toward the Bemidji shore. ‘Waves came dashing in, drenching Mr. Barker and his companion to the skin, but a safe landing finally was made. The “Silver Heels” had cheat- ed the teeth of the gale but took in more than two barrels of water in doing it. Big Wave Soaks Engine. The “Marcum” boat also gave a splendid demonstration of her sea- worthiness. She had crossed the lake and was well on the way to the outlet where its occupants planned on stopping for a fish, when a big[ wave broke over the bow of the boat and drenched the engine, leaving the party adrift and without power. The northwest wind drove the craft to- ward the outlying logs of the Bemid- ji mill’s boom, and ‘when the launch came alongside the logs, the occu- rants got out and made a run for shore, which was made without mis- hap. The launch drifted harmlessly alongside the logs until it reached a sheltered spot and except for the drenching of the engine was unin- jrred. Because he evaded the payment of his personal tax of $2, Arthur Mil- ler, a wealthy resident of Eastford, Conn., must pay a fine of $300.99. The $2,000,000 monument of Ab- raham Lincoln, which Senator Cul- lom induced the last congress to au- thorize for the national capital, will be ereeted on the bank of the Poto- mac river near the white house, if the recommendation of the fine arts commission is accepted. = Alleging among other indignities that her husband, Gordon S. Robert- son, an office manager for Swift & Co., failed to give her proper atten- tion when she was injured in the tion in a fire which practically de- stroyed. the Braintree (Mass.) town hall- 5 Iroquois theater fire in Chicago, Mrs: Harriet Robertson was granted a di-|search and all who contributed to the - lvorce at St. Joseph, Mo. ? “Marcum” [ CONFERENCE OPEN; VISITOR BREAKS RIB Rev. Blair, Delegate to Bible Meet- ing, Falls With Armful-of Wood at Parsonage. FORTY AT THE FIRST -SESSION Today’s Program Opens With Address By Dr G. N. Luccock on “A Vol- unteer for God.” DR. HILSCHER TALKS TONIGHT Sessions Tomorrow Begin at 10:30 A. M.—Several Here From Out- side Towns, With an atfendance of about 40, the week day sessions of the annual Bemidji Bible conference opened in the Presbyterian church here this morning. The program of yesterday and today has been carried out as planned. One unfortunate accident has slightly marred the gathering. Rev. S. A. Blair of Duluth, Sunday School missionary and the man who organ- ized the Presbyterian Sunday school in this city, and who is a delegate to the present conference, fell while carrying an armful of wood into Rev. S. E. P. White's home, adjoining the church on Fifth street, and broke a rib. Still on Deck, Despite Rain. This accident happened yesterday afternoon. Owing to his heavy load, Rev. Blair was unable to see his way, and stepped into the cellarway, fal- ling the entire length of the stairs, << Aithoukh - suffering - much - patn; Rev. Blair did not miss dny of the meetings yesterday and was on hand |early this morning. The conference talkers arrived in Bemidji Saturday and Sunday morn- ing. All the churches were filled to overflowing yesterday, the day’s meetings coming to a close with a union service at the City Hall at which time Dr. A. C. Gaebelein preached. ' The meetings today began at 10:30 when Dr. Luccock spoke on “A Vol- unteer for God.” This afternoon at 3, Dr. Gaebelein gave his first sermon on Romans 1-8. Tonight at 7:45, Dr. S. S. Hilscher will speak on “The Eternal Christ from Everlasting to Everlasting.” Meets at 9:30 A. M. Tomorrow. Tomorrow morning the conference will assemble at 9:30 at which time Dr. Gaebelein will deliver his second sermon from Romans and at 10:30 a. m., Dr. Hilscher will speak on “Man, His Individual and Race His- tory.” At 3 p. m. Dr. Gaebelein gave his third Roman sermon and in the evening Dr. G. N. Luccock will tell of the world’s conference at Edin- 'burgh. Some of the Visitors. Among those attending the confer- ences are Dr. D. K. Laurie of Thief River Falls, Sunday school mission- |ary, Dr. R. F. Sulzer, state Sunday School superintendent, Rev. F. J. Barackman of Blackduck, president of the conference, Rev. Astwood of Big Falls, who is the oldest minister in point of service in Northern Min- nesota, S. A. Blair of Duluth, Sunday School missionary, Rev. A. L. Hal- quest of Kansas City, and the three lecturers, Dr. A. C. Gaebelein of New York city, Dr. George N. Luccock of Chicago and Dr. S. S. Hulscher of fola, Kan. RETURNS KEEMAR DIVER FUNDS Harry Masten Notifies Donators Money Awaits Them at Bank. Harry Masten announced today that all persons who contributed to the fund to employ a professional diver to come and attempt to locate the “Keemar,” the Masten boat which sank several weeks ago, could obtain a refund of their money by calling at the Northern National bank. Mr. Masten has not entirely abandoned the idea of employing a diver but he Coes: not know how soon it will be before he can obtain the services of the kind of.a man needed. He feels that to bring a diver here for a day or two, in view of the heavy winds, would be unwise, as he believes the boat has been carried far from where it sank. Mr. Masten wishes to thank all those who have aided him in his diver fund. ;