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

_ VOLUME 9. NUMBER 106. LEGISLATORS VOTE FOR EXTRA SESSION| Majority of Members Replying to Queries From Duluth Paper Favor Meeting. WOULD BOOST GROSS EARNINGS Indicate That Retaliatory Legislation Is Needed to Combat Increased Passenger Rates. D. P. ONEILL OPPOSES MOVE Declares the Only Excuse He Can See For Reassembling Is to Increase North's Representa_fion, As the result of a personal letter to every member of the Minnesota legislature, The Duluth Evening Retreat Herald has established the faet that " a majority of them are In favor of | an extra session of the Minnesota leg- islature next winter. |ACQUIRE TASTE FOR MUTTON Says the Herald: “In its campaign for an increase in the railroad gross earnings tax The Herald has the backing of the Min- nesota legislature. “As a result of a careful canvass of the senators and representatives, The Herald has in its possession pos- itive pledges from each of them to pass the bill through both branches of the legislature. ~In its demand for a special session of the legislature to take up this matter The Herald has the approval of a majority of those who answered its inquiries. “The canvass, which has just been completed, shows a number of inter- esting things. “It was made* hecause of the asser= tion from many quarters that the legislature, even if it were convened in extraordinary session, would not pass a bill increasing the gross earn- | ings tax. This assertion was based doubtless, on the fact that such 2 bill came before the house last winter at the regular session, and was over- whelmingly defeated. “Nevertheless, a majority of the! members of each house now have pledged themselves to vote for such a bill at their earliest opportunity, and a large number of the members express anxiety to have the governor summon them together to take it up in time to submit the increase to the people at the general election next| year." Those Favoring an Extra Session. Senators—Ahmann, Benson, Boyle, Cashman, Cheadle, Coller, Cooke, Froshaug, Hanson, C. D. Johnson, Schaller, Stebbins, Thoe, Works.—-8. Murray, Nelson, Sageng, Saugstad, Representatives—Andrew Ander- son, A. V. Anderson ,Boothroyd, Borgen, G. W. Brown, L. D. Brown, Campbell, Congdon, Conley, Con- verse, Davis, Speaker Dunn, Edwards, TFarley, Frankson, Hafften, Healy, Hillman, Hoffman, Holten, C. E. Johnson, J. T. Johnson, Keefe, Kelley, Kneeland, Knapp, Kunze, Lundeen, McNeil, McKenzie, Mattson, Minnette, Nolan, Nygren, O’Neill, A. J. Peterson, Putnam, Reed, Ribenack, Rines, Robertson, son, Rustad, Saggau, W. Sulerud, Utecht, Voxland, C. H. War- ner. E. Warner, Webb, Whiting, Wisniewski, two who did not sign Opposed to an Extra Session. Senators—Anderson, Clague, Dale, Dunn, Duzbury, Dwinnell, Hack- ney, V. L. Johnson, Lende, Marden —10. Representatives—Crane, R. C.| Dunn, Ferguson, Fowler, Holmberg, J. N. Johnson, Just, I. G. Lee, J. F. Lee, Lydiard, Orr, J. E. Peterson, Ole Peterson, Pfaender, Rice, Washburn, White—17. Non-Committal. Senators—McGrath, Olson, Peter- son, Rustad, Wilson—5. Representatives—Burnquist, mar, Lundberg, Sampson.—4. Kle- Against Increasing Railroad Taxes. Senators—None. Representatives—C. R. Fowler, Minneapolis; J. N. Johnson, Canby; D. P. O'Neill, Thief River Falls; Charles N. Orr, St. Paul.—4. Non-Committal. Senators—B. N. Anderson, Hart- land; W. W. Dunn, St. Paul; S. B. Duea, Ruthton; W. S. Dwinnell, Min- neapolis; 8. J. Froshaug, Benson; 0. A. Lende, Canby; C. S. Marden, Barnesville—7. Representatives—J. A. A. Burn- | Shepherds Give Battle to Animals, | | meet the shepherd, and seemed anxi- Hauge, | Knutson, | Robin- | T. Stone, | quist; St. Paul; . Crane, Grand Meadows; N. J. Holmberg, Renville; R. J. Lindberg, Henning; Alex Mc Neil, Dayton; E. Warner, Lamberton Representltive O’Neill wrote: “l do not favor an increase in the railroad gross earnings tax at this time while action is pending. Second —and this is a selfish reason—I do not favor increased railroad taxes be- cause the people, and not the rail- road pay the tax. Third, the three big counties pay over 50 per cent of the tax and the agricultural counties pay over 75 per cent of the freight; so that by increasing the tax for the benefit of the cities, we increase the freight in the country. “1 would favor an extra session for only one purpose. That would be to give afir representation to Northern Minnesota. I do not think the gov- ernor could control. The southern senators would do just as they pleased regardless of his wishes. With kindest regards, respectfully, D. P. O'NEILL, (Representative.) BEARS DEVOUR SHEEP But Are Forced to Beat a Hasty i On my return after sunset to the Portuguese camp, after a grand ram- ble along the Yosemite walls, I found | the shepherds greatly excited over the behavior of thé bears that have learned to like mutton. “They are getting worse and worse,” they la- mented. Not willing to wait decently | until after dark for their suppers, they come and kill and eat their fill in broad daylight. The evening be- fore my arrival, when two shepherds were leisurely driving the flock to- ward camp half an hour before sun- set, a hungry bear came out of the and Sh-uflledfliehbermfly toward the flock. - “Portuguese Joe,” who always | carries a gun loaded with buckshot, fired excitedly, threw down his gun, fled to the nearest suitable tree, and climed to a safe height without wait- ing to see the effect of his shot. His companion also ran, but said that he saw the bear rise on his hind legs and throw out its arms as if feeling for somebody, and then go into the“ brush as if wounded. At another of their camps in this neighborhood a bear with two cubs attacked the flock before sunset just as they were approaching the corral. Joe promptly climed a tree out of danger, while Antone, rebuking his companion for cowardice is abandon- ing his charge, said that he was not going to let bears “eat up his sheeps’ in daylight, and rushed toward the bears, shouting and setting his dog on them. The f{rightened cubs climbed a tree, but the mother ran to ous to fight. Antone stood astonished bear, then turned and fled, closely pursued. Unable to reach a suitable tree for climbing, he ran to the camp |and scrambled up to the roof of the little cabin; the bear followed, but did not climb to the roof, only glar- ling up at him for a few minutes, threatening him and holding him in mortal terror, then went to her cubs, called them down, went to the flock, {caught a sheep for supper, and van- ished in the brush. As soon as the bear left the cabin good safe tree, up which he climbed like a sailor climbing a mast, and remiined as long as he could hold on, the tree being almost branchless. After these disasterous experiences| the shepherds chopped and gathered large piles of dry wood and made a ring of fire around the corral every {night, while one with a gun kept watch from a comfortable stage| built on a neighboring pine that com- | manded a view of the corral. This evening the show made by the circle | of fire was very fine, bringing out the | | surounding trees in most impressive | relief, and making the thousands of | sheep eyes glow like a glorious bed of diamonds.—John Muir in the At- ‘lanv.ir.- Monthly. FASHIONS CEANGE BUT LITTLE| Women of 2060 B C. Took Similar| Steps in Dress-as Those of Today. From the fresco paintings of wo-| men in the Cretan palaces of the period of about 2000 B. C. it is learn-~ ed that the women of that time pinched in their waists, had flounced or accordion plaited skirts, wore an elaborate coiffure on their heads, shoes with high heels and hats which might have come from a Parisian hat shop, while one woman might be described as wearing a jupe culotte. [the day of the baby parade, for a moment, eyeing the oncoming| : the trembling|: Antune begged Joe to show him af: BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31, 1911. 2000000000000 0@ % QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, © 90009100000600000 QUITO, ECUADOR.—Emilio- Es- trada, Flavio Alfaro in a bitter contest for the presidency, was, inducted into office today. THE HAGUE.—The thirty-first birthday anniversary of Queen Wil- helmina was celebrated by the peo- ple of the Netherlands today with the customary rejolcings. ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Rochester is making elaborate preparations for the entertainment of the annual conven- tion here next week of the National Association of Letter Carriers. ESTHERVILLE, TA.—A four days® patriotic celebration was begun here today under the auspices of the Daughters of the Revolution. ~The chief feature of the celebration is to be the dedication of a shaft to mark the site of old Fort Defiance, a fam- ous reminder of the pioneer days in Towa. FOREST CITY, S. D.—David Blackbody, a Sioux belonging on the Cheyenne River Indian reservation, passed through here driving his own | automobile, in which he had a party of friends. Many Indians are owners of motoreycles, but he is believed to be the only Indian in South Dakota Wwho owns an auto. CHARLESTON, S. D.—Today was recalled in Charleston as the twen- ty-fifth anniversary of the memorable earthquake which destroyed hun- dreds of thousands of dollars worth of property and cost the lives of sev- eral score of residents of this ecity. The shock was the most severe ever felt on the eastern coast. ASBURY PARK, N. J.—For the twenty-first consecutive year Baby- dom today held festal holiday and high revel in Asbury Park. It was the) crowning feature of the annual car- nival. Babies from every nook and corner of the country, fully 500 of them and all in their gayest raiment, paraded the ocean front and passed in review before Queen Titania and her court, who shared the honors of the day with Goverlmr Wusnn erloifng.mmm chaparral within a few yards.of them, ,bis iflfl' MACKENZIE OFF FOR ST, CLOUD Will Arrange for Development Meet- ing and Go to State Fair. W. R. Mackenzie left for St. Cloud this morning where he will make pre- liminary arrangements for the Dec- ember gathering of the Northern Minnesota Development association. There are several questions of un- usual importance to be discussed in connection with the next meeting of that association, and some of them may be in the nature of a big boost for Bemidji. From St. Cloud Mr. Mackenzie will go to Hamline where he will remain all of next week to improve the opportunity to do work in his connection with the Norwest- ern states land show to be held in St. Paul next winter. 0'Toole Wins First Game. : Boston, Aug. 31. — Marty : : O'Toole, purchased for $22,500 : : by the Pittsburg Nationals from : St. Paul club of the American : Association, made his debut in : : the big league yesterday by let- : ting the Boston team down with : : four hits in the first game of a : double-header, winning by a : score of 6 to 4. The intention : was to piteh old “Cy” Young : against O'Toole, but the Boston : manager changed his plans and : decided to save Young for the : : second game. Kelly, the other : member of the famous Associa- ¢ tion battery, worked with : : O'Toole. T.M.FURGUSON TO QUIT POLITICS | Will Not Go Back to St. Paul Because District is too Big. Carlton, Aug. 31.—T. M. Fergu- |son was here from his home at Wren- shall this week and is busily engaged building a new house on a farm he bought a year or so ago near Barker. Mr. Ferguson says he will not be a candidate for the house of represen- tatives at the next election. He gives ag his reasons that he has not the time nor the means to make the can- vass, and also that he is disappoint- | ed at the general outcome of the last ‘lpgislntive session with regard to re- apportionment. He says this distriet is too big for a man to represent with credit and satisfaction to all parts of it. Overcoming Obstacles. There is something else for us to do in this world than to resign our- selves to a series of circumstances. If we try hard enough we will find a way to surmount them. who recently defeated Gen. | ‘{Yoads, “butiss the ROAD EAW. FEAR QUIETED mmmmsm ‘l : . RAPS ST. PA;L_Q;!}A!EB MEN to the effect that the attorney gen- eral’s office is opposed to the Elwell road law, which provides for the coustruction of main trunk roads throughout the statej were denounced as false by Lyndon A: Smith; assist- ant attorney general; in Duluth yes- terday with the hg_\zndary commis- sions. “The state attorndy’s office is mot opposed to the Elwell law,” said Mr: Smith. “The fact is:the office is in tavor of it, and has‘doue all in its power to have it passéd. The bill was drawn up in the office, and we took special care to have évery point eov- ered. Since then, we'have had argu- ments in the office, merely to test its validity and it was during these de- bates that repreient.luves of the press dropped in, and either through mils-; understanding, or on account of hos- tility to the act, have made vicious attacks upon it, and declared that the office was antagonistic toward it. “It is necessary to.have such dis- cussions on a bill of this importance, and we wished fo be sure that it was ‘perfect before much work was start- ed. However, when the work of building the roads-is.started it will not mean: the expenditure of millions but a few thousands, to which more will be added each year. The princi- pal difficulty will be +in.the securing of money from the different counties, for they do net have overflowing treasuries to draw upon. This will requ!re a pa.uge of a bill in the legislature for the provision of a spec- ial t&x levy forghiu _purpose. “Narthern Miinesota is zapidly de- are coming in in need of P cannot build roads for. them, it can at least as- sist in the building of main trunks. If the counties were rich, no money would be needed from the state. There are no counties which can build hundreds of miles of roads a year, but they must do so gradually. This is delaying the farmers, putting them to much inconvenience, and de- terring the growth of this part of the state.” cunfinfll‘lly They ar VAN SANT DOESN'T SAY NO Former Governor Receptive Candi- date for Congressman-at-Large. Former Governor S. R. Van Sant reached Minneapolis yesterday from Rochester, N. Y., where he attended the national encampment of the G. A, R., was a dinner guest with President ‘W. H. Taft, and was presented with a silver dinner service in recognition of his services as past commander-in- chief. He returned to find a number of letters on his deck urging him to become a candidate for congressman- af-large next year. The suggestion does not displease the former governor, and he does not say that he will not accept the nomi- nation. “I don’t think that nomina- tion ought to be sought by anyone,” ‘he said, when asked if he intended to be a candidate. “The party needs ‘wise counsel next year and a ticket ought to be selected with a view to reaching harmony and giving the greatest strength to the party in the campaign. There ought to be no scramble for any of the offices. I have been urged by a number to be- come ‘a candidate for congressman- at-large, but that is something that is not for me to decide. “The main thing is for us to get together. There is too much bicker- ing and criticism. We are all pro- gressives, but there are different de- grees of progressiveness, and that ought to be recognized.” The indications are that the Van Sant suggestion for congressman-at- large will develop into a candidacy, with a continuation of the encourage- ment the former governor has been receiving to run. He would not be tempted to enter on a congressional career, as he is 67 years old, but the position Of congressman-at-large will last only one term, after which the state will be re-divided into ten dis- tricts. For one term the position will be one of peculiar honor, as repre- \scnling the people of the entire state. 0dd Fellows to Meet. W. A. McDowell, grand patriarch of the Minnesota Independent Order of Odd Fellows, whose home is at Luverne is in Bemidji and will pre- sent important matters at a special meeting of the Bemidji lodge tomor- row night. An urgent request is made that all members attend. The reports coming from St. Paul’ PAVING MEN SURE WORK WILL BE DONE Ridicule Idea That Job Cannot Be Finished Here Before Cold Weather Comes. WORK EVENINGS AND SUNDAY Full Speed on Putting Down Cement Will Begin Next Week, It Is Said. ’ MORE BLOCES BEING ADD] Cash and Assessments Make It Pos- ally Planned. All paving originally contemplated and any blocks that may be added, will be completed this fall, according o those in charge of the work which i8 being dome by the Northern Con- struction and Engineering company of Grand Forks. Today there was a slight delay in putting down the cement to permit proper grading, but it is again go- ing ahead and at a faster pace than yet struck. Now on Minnesota Avenue. The cement is being laid on Minne- sota avenue. A second strip will be laid on the same route just completed and a third trip will be made for the center strip. We haven’t begun yet,” said E. E. Hutchinson, in charge of the paving crew, today. “We are just getting organized, but beginning next week we will slap it down good and plenty. ‘We work evenings when is is de- - sirable and we will work Sun- & . days if they will-let us. “The council doesn’t meed to worry about not getting all the pavement down this fall. It will be down. We will waste no time about it, for every good day now is worth two later on.” Laughs at Delay Sugegstion. The suggestion that cold weather might beat them to it was laughed at. It is practically certain that the original area to be paved will be enlarged upon. Several property owners have notified the city, o signed up with Mayor Parker, to have the pavement extended by pay- ing cash assessments, thus insuring the city funds for carrying on the extra work. To Pave Fourth to America. One of the additional blocks to be paved will be Fourth street be- tween Minnesota and America ave- nues, incidentally -improving the fire department with a paved street to start out on. Other streets will be part of Third stret between Minne- sota and America and Second, be- tween Beltrami and Bemidji avenues. SISCHO GIVEN SILVER GIFTS Presented on Behalf of Courthouse Staff By Judge Stanton. In the chambers of Judge Stanton this morning, J. W. Sischo, janitor for two years and who recently re- signed to take up his residence at Pitt, was given a silver tea service and silver shaving mug, purchased by contributions made by county officials and their assistants at the court- house. Mr. Sischo was taken com- pletely by surprise. He was told that his presence was wanted in the district court chambers. When he arrived he found the courthouse em- ployes gathered. It had been in- tended to have Mrs. Sischo present but she had left the city. Judge Stanton made a touching presenta- tion speech which brought tears to the eyes of more than Mr. Sis¢ho. “Next to the ties of love which bind us to our families,” said the judge, “the association of business relation- Ships justly makes the next strongest claim to our affection, and that is why, after two years of faithful ser- vice during which all of us intimately associated with yo we offer these tokens to yourself and Mrs. Sischo as a slight appreciation of the high esteem and regard in which you both are held by us.” Mr. Sischo was too much impressed to do more than express sincere thanks. He is to be succeeded at the court- house by George Ostrander. A total of 57,000 persons attended the National league games in New York and Brooklyn in one afternoon Tecently. Paul Shannon, Special Enumerator, Has Task of Listing Pupils Completed. DYER RECEIVES MANYINQUIRIES Paul Shannon, appointed early in the month to take a school census in compliance with the new state law, has nearly completed his work, and already has the names of about 900 children between 5 and 16 years, the legal school ages. Mr. Shannon will present his re- port to the board of education within the next few days. The list is not yet complete and probably will go slight- 1y over the 900 mark. 1,100 Attended Last Year. Last year there was an average en- rollment of more than 1,100. In view of this fact it might seem at first glance that the census figures were unsatisfactory. It is explained, how- ever, that they do not include most of those attending high school, as these students are more than 16 years old and members of the kindergarten, under the 6 year limit. City Superintendent W. P. Dyer has the educational machinery ready for the grind which is to begin Tues- day morning of next week. He is much gratified at the large number of inquiries received from young men and women from surrounding towns who plan on attending the High Schogl.. The normal department en- rollment will pe especially large. Want a Girl? Mr. Dyer said: “T am also much pleased to learn that several former pupils who left school to attend elsewhere will be back with us the coming school year. The indications are that we shall have a record breaking attendance at the High School this winter.” Another feature of the opening of the school is the number of girls who have been placed in Bemidji homes work ~board. Professar services will notify him, a few more girls can be placed. PASSENGER TRAIN NEAR WRECK Morning Minnesota & International Delayed By Tender Jumping Track. Passengérs on the southbound morning train of the Minnesota & International tell of a dangerous in- cident: Tuesday mognipg a few miles out of: Northome. Some of the passengers were badly frightened when the trucks of the tender, while the train was running at full speed, gave way, leaping the track and bumping along on the ties for efght car lengths, a wreck of the entire train only being prevented by a quick stop on the part of Engineer Herman. In some miraculous manner the re- mainder of the train managed to stick to the rails, so that aside from a bad shaking up the passengers es- caped without injury. Section men were pressed into ser- vice as a wrecking crew and after several hours work were able to get the tender back on the track by means of jackscrews. At Houpt a relief engine, sent out from Bemidji, was exchanged for the crippled locomotive and the train proceeded on its trip, being about six hours late. CAN SEND EXPRESS TO FAIR For First Time Packages Will Be Handled for Hamline Delivery. The following letter from J. C. Simpson, secretary of t he state fair association has been received in Be- midji by W. R. Mackenzie: “My Dear Mackenzie:—Replying to your letter under date of the 19th regard- ing the express matter for the Minne- sota State Fair this year, we beg to advise that after comsiderable argu- ment on the part of members of our board they finally have been able to induce the railway express companies to maintain a joint agency on the grounds this year. They have con- sented to do this and publish their schedule of rates which is 50 cents per hundred pounds in addition to the St. Paul rate for the cartage be- tween the city of St. Paul and the fair grounds. We trust, therefore, that they will be handled in much more satisfactory way than in the past.” The Jews in France. France was the first country to ex- tend equal rights to Jews. As early as 1791 distinguished men of the faith were honored with titles and among them were many men identi- fied with the history of the country. Later they weer deprived of the right to hold titles. COUNTS 900 SCHOOL NOSES TEN CENTS P_Eli: WEEK 80 POUND PUMPKIN INBELTRAMI EXHIBIT Three Crops of Alfalfa and Great Col- lection of Grains and Fruits Also Included. DISPLAY IS TO GO TONIGHT Will Take Up Nearly Half of Express Car and Will Be in Charge of Two Men. GREATEST C:OI.LECTIOK fil‘ Includes 12 Foot Corn, Peanuts, To- bacco, Sweet Potatoes and Much Other Produce, Beltrami, most northerly of Minne- sota counties, confidently expects to win the prize at the state fair next week on an exhibit to be shipped tonight and which contains such pro- ducts as stover corn 12 feet, 6 inches long; and 82 pound pumpkin, 15 pound watermelon, tobacco, peanuts, sweet potatoes, three cuttings of timothy, threshed grains, grains in the stocks, grapes, cherries, rasp- berries, logan berries, apples, plums and other fruit and grasses and veg- etables of all descriptions in such weight and profusion that more than one half of the express car is need- ed to house the boxed evidence of the fertility of Northern Minnesota’s soil. E. E. Chamberlain sends the prize pumpkin, too large to got into a bar- rel and weighing a few ounces more than 82 pounds. Ellsworth Dibble of Port Hope township, near Ten- strike, has a yellow pumpkin weigh- ing 63 pounds while E. D. Bently sends a squash weighing 55 pounds. | Dyer says if ‘women who: desire-such {~~41enry BAkke, Wllose Tarm-is-just west of Bemidji sends two large Hub- bard squash, one of which is declared perfect. There is a wonderful ex- hibit of potatoes, the growers ex- periencing trouble in getting small enough potatoes to offer. George Miller has six varieties and August Jarchow, whose potatoes always are prize winners has eight varieties, Gus Buelow sent several things fc * the exhibit, including the bLig water- melon, which is as large as any from Georgia, He also brought in some splendid specimens of cucumbers. Ripe yellow flint corn was sent by . M. Freeze from his farm east of town. The 12 foot stover corn was raised by O. E. Rundell of Puposky. Tommy Smith of Tenstrike has an exhibit which is sure to attract at- tention. It is timothy raised from the seed in 83 days. R. P. McKnight of Puposky has an array of different varieties of crab apples; V. L. Ellis of this city has wild plums raised on his land; N. G. Reynolds of this city"has a display of fruit that will make sight seers from the south gap for awhile. He has blue and green grapes, red rasp- berries, loganberries, a cross be- tween raspberries and blackberries, plums and other fruit. Another feature of an exhibit which teems with “features” is the alfalfa shown by Alfred Godbout, whose farm is two miles south. He has thiree cuttings, the last to be cut showing the blossoms. He will cut still another crop. He asserts that he never has been beaten at growing alfalfa. Mrs. Jens Nelson of Buena Vista esnds a box of case knife beans, the pods being nearly ten inches long. Joe Tyce of Blackduck sent a turnip almost as big as a football. In addition there are any number of vegetables, fruits, grains and grasses. Twelve girls working under direc- tion of Mrs. Gertrude Rogers, who has assisted A. P. Ritchie in taking care of the exhibits, are busy sorting grains, while several men are boxing ;the exhibit which must leave on to- Inight’s train. August Jarchow and Charles Schroeder, who are to assist Secretary Ritchie with the exhibit on the fair grounds, will go down tonight, but Mr. Ritchie will not go until tomorrow night. The exhibit probably will have the same place in the center of the agricultural building that was given to it last year. Purists Up in Arms. The purists are now ob_]ectmg to the use of such modern Aterms as “drummer” for, Commercial traveler, “aleeper “for sleeping car, “hard up,” “on“the go” and so on. They also oppose the phrase, “an awfully pretty girl” on the ground that beauty never Droduces awe in the behoider.