Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 6, 1911, Page 1

P L ']-" A VOLUME 9. NUMBER 111. FARMERS OF STATE TO TRY FOR PRIZES The International Barley and Hop Price Exhibit Offers Cash to the Contestants. IS T0O BE HELD IN CHICAGO Dates Fixed for October 12 to 22— Many States Are to Enter Grain Exhibits, GEO. WELCH ENROURAGES WORK Believes That Minnesota Has Best Opportunity to Carry Away First Honors, In a recent letter from George Welch, commissioner of immigration, lie informs the farmers of Northern Minnesota that there will be some liberal prizes awarded at the exposi- tion to be held in Chicago, October 12 to 22, 1911. The letter reads, “If any farmers in your neighborhood desire to enter the | contest have them write to the Com- | mittee on Awards, 1508 Building, Chicago, I1l. asking for en- try blanks and prize lists and the| same will be forwarded to them at| once. 1 should be pleased to have some Minnesota farmers enter this Republic | : istricts. contest as the cash prizes are very |Sional distric | districts, represented by 15 Republi- | cans and 22 Democrats. ‘populalim: under the present appor- tionment under the new apportionment will be large. Yours very truly George Welch, Commissioner of Imimgration Mr. Welch received a letter from the secretary of the 2119 International } S Barley and Hop Prize Exhibit, which | is to be held in Chicago on that above ! mentioned date. 1 Northern Minnesota is especially | blessed with the proper soil and wide | awake and up to date lot of farmers. | When they enter into a contest they | enter it with a determination that generally wins. The state immigra-| tion board is of the opinion that Bel- trami County and other northern counties can win prizes in this ex- hibit. A copy of the letter written by the | secretary, Mr. Wahl of the committee on awards, follows. The letter Was addressed to Mr. Paul G. Sukey of the North Star Malting Company of Min- | neapolis. “Mr. Paul G. Sukey, North Star Malting Co., “Minneapolis, Minn. “My Dear Mr. Sukey: “It has pleased me very much to learn from Mr. Mengelsohn that you are taking steps toward having the | State of Minnesota represented at the International Barley and Hop Prize Exhibit, by a joint Educational and | Prize Barley Exhibit, and that you | will personally, together with Mr.| Welch and Mr. Neubert, conduct a' campaign for the purpose of making | this exhibit as high grade as possible | and the specimens representative of | the best that can be produced in your We have no doubt that your will prove, in every detail, suc- cessful, and that your exhibit will merit the highest commendation. “We wish to draw your attention to a few of the Rules and Regulations under which the prize specimens must be entered and naturally those speci- mens that are entered for contest from your state must conform to these rules. For this purpose we | send you, enclosed, the Rules and tegulations and the abridged ver-| sion of the same. You will find that| the barley in the grain must be ac-| companied by a sheaf of barley in the straw, that the bariey in the grain| must be a quantity of at least 60 Ibs. | and taken from a bulk of 2,000 1bs. | and that they shall represent a fair average product of one field and shall | not be hand picked or tampered Wwith | in any way. We hope that you will | be able to secure from the State of | Minnesota from thirty to forty speci- ' mens. | “As to your Educational Exhibit you are allowed all latitude ‘and you | can give full scope to your own good | judgment and fancy in this respect. | “As to your request to have the exhibit returned intact we shall, of course, gladly comply and under- stand from Mr. Mendelsohn that you expect to have a custodian and dem- onstrator on the ground. This plan of yours is excellent and meets with our entire approval. While formally the regulations provide that the spec- | imens shall remain the property of | the Exposition Company, there will | be no difficulty in this respect and I'| take the responsibility herewith of waiving the claim. “May we have a few lines from you indicating how many specimens you expect to send us, so as to be able {ure through | speculation. tion necessary | ment of the State into 43 congres- | against to reserve ample “space for your ex- hibit and to send you the required Entry Applications and Certificates of which we enclose copy herewith. “A copy of this letter has been | sent to Mr. Welch and Mr. Neubert. | “The committee on Awards expres- | es through me their high apprecia- | tion of your courtesy and efforts on behalf of the Exhibit. “Yaurs truly, | “The Committee on Awards, “Robert Wahl, Sec.” Here is little doubt but some of | our farmers will.inquire into the ex- | hibit and make a try for some of the | | | prize money. {FOR RE-APPORTIONMENT | {N. Y. Legislature Re-assembled Today | to Discuss Two Important i Subjects. :CHARTER FOR N. Y. CITY ALSO | Albany, N. Y.. Sept. 6.—The New | York legislature re-assembled today |10 consider the subjects of congres- sional reapportionment and the pro- | posed new charter for New York City. | The subject of the charter is the one | in which most interest is manifested | | Whether the Tammany influence can | muster enough votes among the inde- | pendent Democrats to put the meas- is a matter of much The Republican mem- | bers of the assembly aye believed to ! be solidly opposed to it. The legislature will take the ac- for the reapportion- There are now 37 The ratio of averaged 196,402, That JIM CASEY’'S CLEVER STUNT Soaks Ball With Julce of Llicorice and it Utterly Ruins Effective- ness of Spitball Artlist. ‘What chance has a baseball player in this old world anyway? In the Central league recently a club man- ager was rudely pushed out of the game and off the fleld of play be- cause he was chewing a piece of lico- rice. The offending manager Wwas #mmy Casey, leader of the ' Fort Wayne club, and it all came about in the following manner. The pitcher oposing Casey’s club was some scream of a spitball artist, and for the first few innings of the game this saliva king had the Fort ‘Wayne players breaking their backs trylng to crack out his deceivers, | says the Milwaukee Sentinel. Man- eger Casey worked everything he knew from the coaching lines in an attempt to rattle the pitcher, but there was nothing doing. The Casey crowd, man after man, went down before the spitballer. Ca- sey tried to rattle the twirler by throwing sand in the air, but that ‘wouldn’t work. Then he tried to make the umpire belleve the winning artist was overstepping the slab on every dellvery. This scheme also falled, and then Casey tried the old scheme of imitating a crazy man. He threw several fits, but the spitball monarch continued sizzling them over, and then as a last resort Casey sent out | for a stick of lcorice. Taking about half the stick in one bite, the club leader started-a curve killing scheme that was original with him. Every time he got hold of the ball he would soak it with licorice un- til it resembled a baby cannon ball The licorice-soaked sphere soon fell dead on the spitball twirler until that proud person found himself up a grave proposition. His curves soon faded entirely, and then Jimmy Casey. the Fort Wayne crowd opened up and proceeded to knock him off the mound. He soon gave up, but when the umpire learned what caused his downfall he rushed over to Manager Casey and waved him off the field. Casey tried to argue, but there was nothing doing on the back talk stuff with that umpire, and the manager left the fleld, but not down-hearted, a8 his club had taken a big lead and was wizmizs § | thus far secured a license for hunt- S00 WRECK KILLS FOUR Engineer Kuester, a Passenger and Tyvn Tramps are the Known Dead. = TRAIN STRUCK OPEN SWITCH Freemont, Wis., Sept. 6—Four men are dead and more than 40 hurt, sev- eral seriously, as a result of train Ne. 7, the limited passenger on the Soo line, known as the “Velvet Special,” running into an open switch at a crossing, one mile south of this place | carly today. The dead are: August Kuester, engineer, aged 65, North Fond du Lac, Wis. Two tramps, names not known, who were riding the blind baggage, and a passenger. Earl Heindon, the fireman, jumped from the engine and was badly hurt.| Among the most seriously. is Mrs, Margaret Garvey, 311 Second avenue, Duluth. Her back is believed to have been broken, and she is internally in- jured. Fred Fortune, a passenger from De- troit, was internally injured in the i | body. Fortune and Mrs. Garvey were brought here and both will probably die. Two others desperately hurt were taken to Waupaca. They were a woman and her daughter, both so badly injured they could not tell their names. The train, made up of steel coaches and sleepers, is a wreck. The engine with the wrecked baggage and mail cars lies in a field more than 200 feet from the right of way. Officials of the road today gave out a statement in which they charged the wreck caused by unknown per- sons tampering with the switch block. They say the southbound train passed over the spot but a few hours before the arrival of the limited. 18 SECURE . LICENSES This Year's Hunting Season Opens Tomorrow Morning at Day Break. EIGHT GO OUTSIDE OF CITY Up to three o’clock today forty- eight hunting licenses were issued by County Auditor James L. George. This being the day before the hunting season opens, the auditor’s office was kept unusually busy. Mr. George says, that he is of the opinion that the number thus far is- sued is less than was issued at the same time last year. No women have ing. Beltrami County generally has a few women who go ont shooting during the hunting season and it is likely that some licenses will be is- sued to members of the fair sex be- fore the day is over. Most of the licenses were issued to people from Bemidji. Some however, reside in Spooner, Baudette, Nymore, Wilton and Blackduck. The com- plete list follows: Alfred Hoeft, Blackduck; Harry H. Mayer, Bemidji; G. M. Palmer, Be- midji; B. W. Lakin, Bemidji; E. A. Chamberlain, Bemidji; F. S. Lycan, Bemidji; Dan Rose, Bemidji; 0. C. Simonson, Bemidji; R. L. Given, Be- midji; L. R. Tidd, Bemidji; A. G. Wedge, Bemidji; A. A. Warfield, Be- midji; A. H. Jester, Bemidji; R. H. Schumaker, Bemidji; F. W. Langdon, Bemidji; T. R. Symons, Bemidji; Thayer C. Bailey, Bemidji; A. J. Nay- lor, Bemidji; A. Norris, Bemidji; C. C. Crippen, Bemidji; Emil Olson, Bau- dette; Clark D. D. Schmidt, Bau- dette; Edward C. Jacklin Baudette; F. E. Hoyez, Baudette; G. H. French, Bemidji; Marvin Benner, Bemidji; Charley Buldue, Bemidji; D. D. Mil- ler, Bemidji; W. A. Gray, Bemidji; E. D. Fay, Bemidji; H. W. Johnson, Bemidji; D. R. Burgess, Bemidji; D.| 'W. Spooner, Wilton; Geo. T. Baker, Bemidji; G. A. Walker, Bemidji; Wm. C. Hagen, Bemidji; Geo. Tanner, Be- midji; C. E. Battles, Bemidji; W. H. Vye, Bemidji; M. A. Spooner, Bemid- ji; Led Poppenberg, Nymore; H. E. Titus, Bemidji; A. E. Henderson, Be- midji; Geo. H. Newton, Funkley; W.; H. Lilye, Bemidji; B. E. Stafford, Be- midji; E. R. Getchell, John C. Larson. | Thompson of Tenstrike. Tait to Speak at Hartford. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 6.—Presi- dent Taft is expected to come to Hart- jford from Beverly tomorrow in ac- ceptance of an invitation to deliver .|rangements are being made to-hold CATHOLICS HOLD MEETING London, Ont., Scene of Large Gather- ing of Clergymen and Influen- tial Laymen. MAY CHANGE NAME OF CHURCH London, Ont., Sept. 6.—The intel- lect and the power of the Anglican church in the Dominién-are concen- trated in this city today. On. every train distinguished clePgyimen and in- fluential laymen have been arriving for the meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England in Canada, the sessions of which were formally opened today and will continue until well into the coming week. The indications point to a meeting of unusual importance to the denom- ination. The resolutions to be intro- duced and acted - upon -are numerous and of more than ordinary interest and importance. Foremost on the list is a motion condemning the “Ne Temere” decree of the Roman Cath- olic Church, which will be intro- duced by the dioceses of Toronto, Sas- katchewan, Ontario, Algoma and-Ru- perts Land. Other resolutions to be discussed by the convention will .deal with the proposal to. change the name of the church, the preservation of the laws of morality on ships carrying immi- grants, the proposed increase of the episcopate of the Canadian Church, the necessity of interesting young men in the work of the ministry, and the long-standing controversy in’ re- gard to church union. BUFFALO = MOUBNS ~MCcKINLEY 10th Anniversary of Tragedy Which Caused Whole World to Mourn. Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 6.—Today marked the tenth anniversary of the assassination of President McKinley ir this city, an event which caused the whole world to mourn and.which changed the course of the history of the nation. The president was shot| twice by the assassin Czolgosz, while in the Temple of Music at the Pan- American Exposition, one bullet en- tering his arm, the other perforating iis stomach. He survived an opera-| tion but died from his woands eight | days later.” His death occurred in the| home of John G. Milburn in'this city, | where Vice-president Roosevelt took | the oath of office as president of the Unifed States an hour later.® Ar- the customary memorial exercises next Thursday. on the anniversary of Mr. McKinley’s death. v RBate Hearings in the West. - | Chicago, ik, Sept. 6.—~“Commission-, er Prouty of the Interstate Commerce Commission ‘began a hearing in Chi-; .cago today on the; rates on wool, hides and pelts from various Western points of origin to Bastern destina- tion. Later in the month he is to conduct hearings on the same subject a publie ndd.resi at the Connectient State Fair. in Albuguerque, Denver, Salt Lake FARMER CUTS UP HIS FAMILY Wife and Daughter Might Die—He Then Kills Himself. ‘Williston, N. D., Sept. 6.—A. A. Peters, a farmer 40 years old, resid- ing near Epping, this county, at an early hour this morning attacked his wife and five children with a hatchet. All were horribly mutilated, each receiving a dozen wounds or more about the head. All still live, but the wife and one girl are likely to die. The oldest, a boy of 15, and the sixth child, an infant were unharmed. Peters placed the muzzle of a shot- gun ‘in his mouth and blew off the right side of his head. He was un: | doubtedly insane-when he committed the act, but appeared rational the day before. The wounded children and Peters’ body were brought here today, and the wife will be brought tonight on the train. = The family had a prolonged strug- gle with the insane father. The old- est b8y succeeded in telephoning for help, but it was too late. VIRGINIAHOLDSPRIMARIES At Tomorrow’s Election Two United States Senators Are to Be Elected. “DOUBLE BARREL” FIGHT IS ON Richmond, Va., Sept. 6.—A Demo- cratic primary election is to be held throughout Virginia tomorrow for the vomination of two United States sen- ators, members of the legislature and county officials. The campaign has been one of the quietest that the Old Dominjon has seen in years. Even the senatorial contests have failed to arouse the usual amount of interest snd enthusiasm, although the interest has increased to a noticable extent during the closing days of the cam- paign. Senator Claude A. Swanson, who was appointed to fill out the term of the late Senator Daniel, which ended with the close of the last session, is a candidate for election tp the full six-year term. Senator Thomas S. Martin, whose term will not expire until 1913, but whose successor will be chosen by the legislature to be elected this fall; is a candidate for re- election. Senator Swanson is opposed ivr the nomination by Representative Carter _Glass of the Sixth district. Senator Martin’s opponent is Repre- sentative Jones of the First district. The general opinion seems to be that both Swanson and Martin will win out in the primaries. Court to Settle Contest for Office. Denver, Colo., Sept. 6.—The con- test between Frank S. Hoag and F. 3. Kendall for the office of State rail- way commissioner of Colorado came up for trial today before Judge Shat- tuck. Kendall contends that he should have the office beeause of his election last November, selected for the place by the people of Colorado. Hoag claims he is entitled to it by reason of an appointment by Gover- xnor Shafreth under a law passed by the last legislature making all mem- bers of the commission appointive. LAFOLLETTE BOOM OFF Minneapolis is Scene of Progressive Gathering—Governors From Many States Present. PROMINENT MEN ARE TO SPEAK Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 6.—Pro- gressive Republicans of Minnesota are expeeted to assemble in force here morrow f _State meeting and anquet the La Follette boom for president. Nearly all of the Republican govern- ors, senators and representatives of this section of the country who have aligned themselves with the progres- sive wing of their party have been invited to attend the gathering and a number of them have accepted in- vitations to speak at the banquet. Minnesota makes the fifteenth state that has Jaunched 2 boom for the Wisconsin ;senator. It is predicted by some that La Follette will carry every state west of the Mississippi river. MAJOR CASE AFFIMRED Judge C. W. Stanton’s Decision Up- held by the State Supreme Court. The Supreme Court filed a decision on the first of the month affirming Judge Stanton in the case of Charles Major and Fred Major vs. V. M. Owen. The case was appealed by Mr. Ow- en from an order of Fudge Stanton overruling a demurrer. The case in- volves the old Major Bros. brick building situated on Minnesota Ave. which was condemned by the Soo Railway Company. The case will now probably be tried at the next term of District Court. E. E. McDonald | appearing for V. M. Owen and John F. Gibbons and A. A. Andrews for Major Brothers. OLD HULL SINKS INTO LAKE Boat Owned by Peter Miller Fills With Water and Goes Down. The hull of the old passenger boat which has been anchored on the lake behind the library this past summer has sunk, nothing but the flag staff and the windmill remaining in view. The boat was built by Peter Mil- ler about six or seven years ago and ‘was intended for a passenger boat but was never completed. = It was used on Turtle Lake for some time and then brought to Be- midji. Some time ago Mr. Miller in- stalled an apparatus in it by whieh| a windmill was made to keep the boat empty of water. When the wind blew this windmill revolved and the water was pumped from the boat. Apparently this ceased to work and last week the boat went down. Meat Market to Open. Twin Port Meat Market will be opened for business Saturday, Sept. 9. We handle nothing but the best. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. ned 2s 2 send-off for] CARL OPSATA GETS 3 FIRSTS ON HONEY Message From A. P. Ritchie at State Fair Breaks News to Be- midji Folks. SECURES SECOND PRIZE TOO Is Biggest Honey and Bee Raiser in the North Central Min- nesota. SHIPS 10,000 LBS. EVERY YEAR Booths of the Various Counties Not Yet Awarded Says Mr. Ritchie. Carl Opsata today was awarded in the apiary department of the state fair three first prizes and one second prize on his exhibits of honey. First honor does not come entirely as a surprise to the citizens of Be- midji and this county, but to secure three first prizes at a state fair that is considered the best of any held in any state of the union are honors that every resident in this county and Northern Minnesota can feel proud of. : Secretary of the Beltrami County fair, A. P. Ritchie who is in charge of the Beltrami County booth at the state fair, sent a telegram to the Pioneer stating Opsata’s awards and also that the booth judges have not as yet awarded prizes in this depart- ment. Mr. Opsata was the first to develop a new field of industry in this section of the state. While well aware of the fertilities of soil and its possibi}i- ties, he preferred the raising of bees and has met with decided success. Mr, Opsata is, perhaps, the most ex-_ tensive honey producér inm North Central Minnesota, shipping yearly from 5,000 to 10,000 pounds of honey to the various markets. He has made a technical study of this branch of farm life. POTATO GROWERS MEET Meeting of Produce Co-operative As- sociation Held at Blackduck last Evening. TO SHIP TO BEMIDJI WAREHOUSE At a meeting of the Produce Co- Operative association held in the city of Blackduck last evening nearly all the farmers in the vicinity of that city were interested in the work be- gun by the association. The meeting was called by presi- dent F. M. Pendergast and was well attended by the farmers near Black- duck, Tenstrike and the surrounding villages and towns. The meeting was called for the purpose of securing as many of the farmers in this community to ship their produce to the Bemidji ware- house, which is being maintained by this association, as is possible. AIll seemed to be interested and expressed a willingness to trade with the coun- 1y’s metropolis in preference to the outside markets. It was clearly demonstrated that Bemidji could handle these produce at a less expense than outsiders. The fact that the local company has se- cured through car rates on all the railroads for all points south and west and east, gives assurance that the organization will be a successful one. Among those attending the meet- ing from other towns and cities were President F. M. Pendergast, Secretary Otto 1. Bergh of Bemidji and S. E. | At the last meeting of the associa- tion the following were elected as additional members of the board of directors. A.G. Wedge, Jr., J. J. Op- sall of Bemidji, and S. E. Thompson of Tenstrike. Football Player’s Romance. Orange, N. J., Sept. 6.—A romance of the football field culminated in the wedding here today of Miss Florence Newton Flanders of this place and John Nathan Levine of Waterville, Me:, a former Yale football player. The bride is a sister of Carl S. Flan- ders who played on the Yale eleven™ with Levine. The two men roomed together at college, and it was after one of the big football games at New Haven that Levine first” met his fu- Fischer & Erickson. ‘ture bride, 2