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

BICYCLE RIDERSWIN; T0 RIDE ON WALKS By Unanimous Vote, Council Favors Ordinance, Harmonizing With Wishes of Wheel Owners, TIME LIMIT NINE HOURS DAYS Three in Morning, Same During the Noon Hours, and in Evening From § to 8 0’clock. STIRRATT REPRESENTS RIDERS Says it Would Be Impossible to Walk to Work in the Lumber Mills From Many Homes: Desires of the Bemidji bicyclists have been granted. | Ordinance 58, amending Ordinance 9 was read for the first time last night at the council meeting, pass-| ing without opposition. | The new ordinance, which is pub- lished in full in this paper, provides that bicycles may be ridden on all sidewalks of the city, with the ex- ception of the down town district, where the pavement is to be placed, between the hours of 5 and 8 in the morning, 11 and 2 at noon and 5 and 8 in the evening. Stirratt Represents Bicyclists. F. S. Stirratt was present at the meeting, as a representative of the bicycle men, and read the resolutions, which had been drawn up at the meeting of the riders of bicycles at their mass meeting Saturday even- ing. After completing the reading of the resolution Mr. Stirratt explained that many of the men working at the Crookston and Bemidji mills could hardly do without the use of their bicycles. Mr. Stirratt said: “There are men working at the mills who come as far as from 22nd street, and let me tell you gentle- men, that when a man walks from 22nd street to either of the mills he does nearly a day’s work.” City Attorney Russell then read an amendment to Ordinance 9 which for- bids the riding of bicycles on side- walks of the city, as follows: Here It Is. The City Council of the City of Bemidji does ordain: Section 1. That Section Nine (9) of General Ordinance No. 15, ap- proved March 16th, 1906, be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: No person shall drive, push or draw any carriage, cart, wagon, sleigh or other vehicle, nor drive any horse, mule or other animal on or over any sidewalk in the said ecity, or into any building, lot, enclosure, over and across any sidewalk unless on a suitable crossing provided for that purpose. The Unlawful Streets Named. Sec. 2. No person shall ride any bicycle, tricycle or animal upon any of the sidewalks in said city, nor coast thereon with any sled, bob, to- boggan or other contrivance; Pro- vided, however, that bicycles may be ridden on any of the sidewalks of said city between the hours of &5 o'clock and eight o’clock A. M, eleven o’clock A. M. and two o’clock P. M., and between 5 o'clock and eight o'clock P. M., except on the following described sidewalks: on Beltrami and Minnesota Avenues be- tween 1st and 5th streets and on 24, 3rd and 4th streets between Minne- sota and Bemidji Avenues. May Be Given $100 Fine. Sec. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $100 and costs of prosecution or in default in the payment of such fine and costs by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding ninety days. Sec. 4. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage, n‘)provnl and publication. License Feature Eliminated. A clauge had been inserted in the resolutions of the bicycle men ask- ing that a license be given every bi- cycle rider, and that if he did not live up to the agreement of the reso- lutions, that his license be taken from him. Mr. Russell explained that this could not be legally done and that the only way in which to benefit the riders in any way would be to amend Ordinance 9. Mr. Stirratt, as spokesman for the bicyclists, did not think that the hours named were convenient for the riders of bicycles in the city, and felt that it was class legislation. Thinks Council Generous. “Well, when do you fellows work over ' there at the Crookston mill,” asked Alderman Smart, “It seems to me that if you ride the nine hours a day as is provided for in this ordi- nance that you will not have any too much time for work.” “It seems to me,” said C. D. Lucas, who is connected with the Crookston Lumber company,” that Mr. Russell | and the council are very liberal in the hours named in the ordinance, and that we had better thank them for the privilege instead of asking for more than we have coming.” The vote was then taken, which re- sulted in all the aldermen voting in favor of the ordinance. L There will be two more readings of the ordinance, and at the next read- ing, the second, all amendments can be made. Russell Given Thanks, .Just before adjournment was tak- en L. F. Johnson, president of the council, said: “On behalf of the citizens of Be- midji and the city council, I wish to thank the city attorney for the ear- nest work he has done in regard to the securing of the $20,000 bond money from the state, we appreciate his efforts.” Mr. Russell arose to his feet amid rounds of applause from the alder- men and others present, he said: “It gives me much pleasure to have my work appreciated, but I have only done my duty. I wish to say that the $20,000 bond money is now in the hands of the city treasurer.” City Attorney Russell announces that the case against the four bicycle riders has been dismissed. ZIONISTS MEET TODAY Hold World’s Convention at Basle, Switzerland: Delegates: From All Over World. WILL SOLVE JEWISH -PROBLEM Basle, Switzerland, Aug. 8.—The World’s Convention of Zionists is to begin its sessions here tomorrow. About 400 delegates have arrived and several hundred more are expected. Both the United States and Canada will be well represented. This is the fourteenth annual con- gress to be held by the International Federation of Zionists. The gather- ings have always attracted lealing men of the Hebrew faith, and its somewhat sentimental and romantic propaganda—the restoration of Jer- usalem to the sons of Abraham—but really, at bottom, a stern business and philanthropic proposition, has created world-wide speculation as to the ultimate fate of the scheme. «“Zionism,” as the movement is called, by which, its promoters de- clare, the Jewish problem is to be solved—that is, the future of the op- pressed Jew of Russia and elsewhere is to be provided for—has met with opposition from prominent men of the Jewish clergy and laity. The present congress promises to be enlivened by the criticism of some of those who have been active work- ers for the cause, but who now are said to be dissatisfied with the way the movement has been directed by the older leaders. Some of the dele- gates do not hesitate to declare that unless radical changes are made the whole movement is likely to prove nothing more than a dream, as its opponents have always predicted. It is pointed out by those who be- lieve that a thorough reorganization is needed that although the Zionists through their international and na- tional organizations have been labor- ing assiduously for many years to re- habilitate the Hebrews again into a nation, and there have been numer- ous congresses to this end, until now nothing really definite has been ac- complished. On the other hand, the leaders w'. have directed the affairs of the or- ganization since ‘the death of Theo- dore Herzl, the fouuder of the move- ment, declare that much has been accomplished within the past few years and they hint that, in view of the reports to be made to the present congress, the dissatisfied element will rally to the standard, creating a soli- darity so powerful in numbers and wealth that success will be.assured. Meeting of 1. 0. 0. F. New Glasgow, N. S, Aug. 8.— Scores of delegates and visitors from points throughout the Maritime Pro- vinces are here to attend the annual sessions of the 1. 0. O. F. Grand Lodge, ‘Grand Encampment and Re- bekah Assembly. The deliberations of the several bodies began today and will continue over tomorrow- and Thursday. |CHILD SAVED FROM CARNIVAL HYENAS; Brother of Bemidji Man Resoues Five-year-old Who Had Been Feature of Show. ARREST MADE IN SOUTH DAKOTA Child Alleged by County Attorney Denu of Rapid City to Have Been Treated Inhumanly. MINNESOTA AIDED IN THE HUNT Commissiongr of Labor Hot on Trail : of Accused Couple When They Leave the State. Telegraph dispatches from Rapid City, South Dakota, tell of the ar- rest there of the foster parents oi a five year old child who is'said to have been abused by a carnival company, of which it was a chief attraction as the inhabitant of a cage of hyenas. The story i§ one of unusual circum- stances and is of particular interest here because of the fact that the per- son making the arrest was Alfred E. Denu, county attorney at Rapid City and a brother to E. H. Denu of this city. The Rapid City dispatch says: “Kept in a cage with a pair of South American hyenas, which were being shown with a carnival, and bit- ten and scratched until he moaned when any one touched him, is the ex- perience of a G5-year-old boy named Jenree, according to the charges of State’s Attorney Denu, who caused the ofiti at ‘the 'instigation of his real mother, who. is here from Omaha. “The petition of the state’s attor- ney sets forth a story of treatment almost incredibly inhuman, in which the child was the alleged victim of James J. Johnston and his wife, who have been sought through three states for months past by the dis- tracted mother, who had learned of the- plight of her child. Have Child Two Years. “When the Jenree child was 18 months old his father placed him in St. James’ orphanage in Omaha. La- ter the Johnstons applied for the child and were given it on probation, although the record fails to show that it was ever adopted. They have had it two years, and during this time, according to the state attorney, they have been traveling with carnival companies, exhibiting the “grave rob- bers.” 3 “Some months ago the real mother of the boy, hearing. through friends in Minnesota of the alleged cruelties practiced upon the child, started an investigation to trace them. The Johnstons are alleged to have jeal- ously guarded the boy, never letting him out of their sight, and when the hunt became to keen quit the com- pany, and, with the boy, returned to Farmingdale, just east of here, where they were arrested. Letters From Minnesota. “The mother of the child is now Mrs. Henry N. Weakley of Omaha. She came here when she learned the couple were at Farmingdale, and brought with her letters from friends in Spring Valley, Minn., Stewartville and Dodge Center and other points where the Johnstons had been with the carnival. “The Minnesota state labor com- mission started to investigate charg- es made against the carnival man- agement in Minnesota regarding the Jenree child’s treatment, but the Johnstons left the state ‘before the official deputized to look into the case was able to reach the carnival. May Be No Criminal Action. “State’s Attorney Denu has agreed to-have Judge McGee, in the circuit court, hear the Johnston case on ‘Wednesday, when the control of the rrest of the child’s foster par- T Alex Jordan Accused of Stealing $58 From Pete Brett, Maple nidgi Homesteader. HIT HIM ON HEAD WITH HAMMER Enraged bécause Pete -Brett, a Frenchman living in the township of Maple Ridge, told him to get off his Tand, an Indian, Alex>Jordan is ac- cused of stealing $58 from Brett, at the same time hitting him three times with a machine hammer. The trouble occurred last Wednes- day evening, after Brett had paid the defendant for the use of his father’s team, and became Known to the Bel- trami county officials, when Brett swore out a warrant for the arrest of Jordan and his father, Patrice. Both Alex Jordan and his father; were brought to Bemidji yesterday by Deputy Sheriff John Morrison of Red Lake, and when arraigned yesterday afternoon to answer to the crime, the case was found to be not strong enough to hold the father, and the case against him was dismissed, and a warrant was sworn out for his son. Testimony this afternoon by the plaintiff tended to show that the de- fendant hit Brett once on ‘the fore- head, once on the top of the head and once after he had fallen to his knees. Brett further swore that he then took the money which he had with him. After taking the money the defend- ant left the house, returning a few moments later, where he found Brett waiting for him with a knife in his hand. “Thinking that he wanted to kill me, I thought'I would kill him if I could,” said Brett on the stand this afternoon. At this time the father of the de- fendant stopped the fray. The testimony in. the hearing, which is being held before Court Commissioner Simons, had not been completed late this afternoon. The state is being represented by County Attorney Torrance, and At- torney Thayer Bailey is the -defend- ing attorney. 1,000 CATHOLICS AT SCRANTON Delegates From All Parts of United States Gathered There. Scranton, Pa., Aug. 8.—The annu- al national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America began today with the reception of the delegates, many of whom have been in ‘the city several da; child will be decided. It seems prob-"|committee work in connection with able that there will be no criminal prosecution in case the mother is given possession of her child.” Hearing on Drinking Cups. ‘. Trenton, N. J.,, Aug. 8.—The State Board of - Public Utilities ‘Commis= sioners at a special meeting today lis- tened to the suggestions of represen- tatives of the railroads for a solu- tion of the drinking cup’ problem, arising from the new state law pro- hibiting the use of common drinking | America cups on trains or in' other public|; TS BL Dplaces in New Jersey. the.convention.. The formal opening of the gathering will take place to- morrow morning in College.Hall, fol- lawing the celabration of 'pontifical mass in St. Pater’s Cathedral. The convention has attracted more than. 1,000 delegates and visitors who! ‘come . from nearly all parts of the United States and Canada. The dele- gates are headed'' by the Rev. ePter J. O'Callaghan of:Chicago, as presi- dent; while leading lights of the Ro- man . €atboli¢c . Church throughout e included in ‘the list ‘of jof affairs was disclosed there. 12,000 Men in Trouble. : ‘Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 8.— : : Twelve thousand harvesters, who : : have arrived from the south and : : east during the past three days, : : are looking for work while they : : curse the company which has : : brought them here. Pamphlets : : were wildly circulated to the ef- : : fect that 40,000 men Were need- : : ed at once to ‘work on the west- : : ern wheat fields and 12,000 have : already arrived, and many others : are on the way. However, wet : weather has delayed the crops to : such an extent that there will : : be no work for: these’men for' at : least another week and perhaps : longer. - A number of them are : : without funds and cannot find : : work of any description and con- : : sequently are in a bad way. SN TRY WRECK GREAT NORTHERN Attempt Made By Vandals to Ditch Morning Passenger. Fargo, N. D., Aug. 8.—A dastardly attempt to wreck fast passenger trains on both the Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads just east of Moorhead was made yester- day. In one instance the work was successful—in a measure—although no serious damage was done. The Ncrthern Pacific trains seem to have escaped by a miracle. " Graat Northern passenger train No. 9 was derailed at the crossing one mile east of Moorhead just as it ‘was turning the curve near the tow- er this morning. The engine and mail car next to it left the rails and both turned over on the south side of the track. There were no injuries to passengers. > Fortunately one line of rails was clear so that the uninjured cars of the wrecked train could be moved and another train could be made up, en- tailing a delay not to exceed five hours. The train was not running fast, it was slowing down for the tower and city stop and only moved two car lengths after the engine and mail car left the track. Inspection of the track by the sec- tion foreman disclosed the fact that all the spikes had been taken out for lone car length and two angle bars re- moved. A crowbar and an “S” wrench were found a short distance from the scene of the wreck. After Northern Pacific train No. 7, due in Moorhead at 7:20 a. m., had passed the crossing the tracks about 200 feet east of the junction tower were inspected and an alarming state For one rail length all of the spikes and a bolt out of each fish plate on one side of the rail and all of the plate bolts on the other side of the rail had been removed. The track where this was done is straight and the railroad peo- ple say that this accounts for the fact that fast train No. 3 and two other later trains passed over in safety. The point .on the Great Northern where the latter’s train was derailed was at a curve. The derailed train was in charge of Conductor Lund and Engineer Bres- lin. | Miss Askegaard, sister of As- sistant Cashier * Askegaard of the First National bank, was a passenger on the wrecked train coming to town from Comstock. * She says she felt a big jolt when the engine turned over and the passengers who happened. to. be in the aisle 'of the coach picking up.the wraps ready to-leave the. .| News Building on Minnesota avenue. lfif nka} |z ufllll YRUIH U ). e R0OOD BUYS NEW BUILDING Local Firm of 0- C. Rood & Company To Move Into New Quarters On Minnesota Avenue, WILL BUILD MODERN STORE A real estate deal was consumated today wherby O. C. Rood and E. L. Rood becomp the-owners of the old The building was purchased Ex-senator E. J. Swedback. 0. C. Rood said this morning that improvements would begin at once. The present building will be moved back .almost to the rear end of the lot and a new brick building will be built in front. The front will be modern with plate glass windows al- lowing ample room for stock display. The new gite is just south of the J. P. Lahr furniture store. The' present quarters is on Fourth street opposite the Bemidji Pioneer building. 0. C. Rood opended this store with a line of Dry Goods and shoes about four years ago and has built up the business, making the present quarters altogether too small. The business is conducted under the firm name of O. C. Rood & Company. The new quarters will be much larger and more convenient. Mr. Rood is at the present time conducting a removal sale, making many reductions in pricés, which is done to cut down the stock before moving time. from FIVE “SOONERS” ARRESTED List Includes Middle River Doctor, Editor and Butter Maker. Game Warden Munch was at Thief River Falls a few days ago, where he arrested Arthur Williams and Mike Johnson, two men who were charged with attempting to hunt chickens be- fore the season opens, which is Sep- tember 1. A new game warden at Middle Riv- er also broke into the lime light by arresting a section boss, a butter maker, a newspaper man and a doctor of that burg for hunting out of season, and they were fined $13.50 each and some of them lost their guns. Their names could not be se- cured, but as there are but a few in each line of business their identity will be generally known in the vicin- ity where the offense took place. The newspaperman, however, was not Ed- idtor R. D. V. Carr of the Middle River Pioneer. At the time the Middle River dep- uty was named on the “Q. T.” there were 17 others named, scattered throughout this territory, and if any illegal shooting: is . attempted there will be more grief. The Middle River hunters did not know of the appoint- ment of the butcher in that place as deputy: until they were arrested, and the same s true of the other locali- tles, - TS ; State Labor Commissi Brake show that 34,336 p Colorado, - " Statistics compiled - by Depiity COUNCIL, VOTES 10 EXTEND “WET” Z0NE Duluth Brewery Wins Fight to Es- tablish Saloon in Property Op- posite City Hall. FINAL VOTE IS FIVE TO THREE President Johnson Raises Legal Point Which is Promptly Brushed Aside By Russell. SMART HURRIES THE ACTION Cuts Off Debate By Moving That Amendment Be Voted Upon - At Once. - Ordinance 57, amending Section 2 of Ordinance 55, was passed at last evening’s council meeting, the vote being 5 to 3. This is the ordinance, it will be re- membered, which caused the excite-: ment at the council meeting of last week, when one of the councilmen was noticed to have changed his vote, and was accused by a fellow alder- man of having been “got to.” Ordinance 55, had in effect the es- tablishment of a new Active Patrol and License district, fixing the limit to the south side of Fourth street, thereby eliminating one building, which was built for, and since its erection has been used as a saloon building, from the license district. This building is the property of the Duluth Brewing and Malting com- pany. Feeling that they had been imposed upon, and showing the amount of money that they had invested in Be= midji, the Duluth Brewing Company addressed a letter to the city attor- . ney, explaining the situation. First Vote Tie. Whether this letter had any-di- rect cause in the amended ordinance being drawn up or not, it is a fact. that it was, and that the vote at the first reading resulted in a tie vote, four to four, Alderman Klein being absent. ‘When City Clerk Stein announced that the next business of the even- ing would be the vote on Ordinance 57, L. F. Johnson, president of the council said: “It seems to me that if this ordi- nance is passed it will cause trou- ble between the drys and the wets of the city. There is doubt in my mind as to whether we can legally vote upon the question tonight, after it having lost at the last meeting.” Russell Settles Legal Point. + This caused City Attorney Russell to say that the charter provided that no ordinance could be amended or killed unless all members of the coun- cil were. present as were there at the time the ordinance was passed, and that it received a majority of the votes of the council. Thus settling any doubt which might arise through the amended ordinance having re- ceived a tie vote at the previous meet- ing. After a short debate, in which the entire council took part, Alderman Smart said: Smart Move For Action. “I motion that we poll the vote and get through with this business.” “I second the motion,” said Alder- man Bailey, “I don’t know whether it needs a second or not, but I believe the quicker we get through with the amendment the better.” The roll was called and the eight aldermen present voted: Crippen aye, Klein aye, Moberg nay, Roe nay, Smart aye, Bailey aye, Brown :aye, and Johnson nay. The vote result- ing in a five to three vote, thus end- ing a dispute which has been brought up in every meeting of the council since Ordinance 55 was first read. West Virginia Business Men, Fairmont, W. Va., Aug. 8.—Lead- ing merchants of cities and towns throughout the State were on hand today at the opening of the annual convention of the Retail Business Men’s Association of West Virginia. Insurance, advertising, freight rates, the parcels post and other geustions of general interest and importance to the.retail trade are scheduled for consideration during the two days’ session. W. Z. Robinson, instructor of sci- ence in the Bemidjl high school, te- turned: this morning from Fargo, N. D., where he has spent the past few | days as the guest of relatives.