Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1911, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE Historial Society SEw® X MINVESOTA | ++ = FHISTORICAL ; SOCIETY. § VOLUME 9. NUMBER 154. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVE‘IE_ING,‘OCTOBER 27, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. EXTRASESSION?‘YES REPLIESD.P.O'NEILL Declares Thief River Representative Who Beiieves Eb- erhart Will Keep Pledge. “Certainly™ CONFIDENT BILL COULD PASS Defends Southern Memembers as Be- ing Fair to North But Opposed to Greed of the Cities. TAKES A SHOT AT BOB DUNN Respects Princeton Man, But Fears He is Seeing Good Roads Ghosts —Opposes Rail Tax. From Thief River Falls, home of P. O'Neill, representative of the islative district of which Beltra- s a part, comes a remarkable plea the reapportionment extra ses- of the legislature. t only does Representative 11 demand an extra session but b expresses the belief that Gover- nor Eberhart will keep his pledge and that such a bill will be passed. Mr. O’Neill also replies to Robert €. Dunn and likewise clashes with the Duluth Herald on the railroad question. Although somewhat lengthy, Mr. O'Neill’s letter teems with interest and the Pioneer gladly gives it space. Mr. O'Neill's letter in full follows: O'Neills’ Letter in Full. “Thief River Falls, Minn., “October 23, 1911. “Editor Bemidji Pioneer: Yes, certainly, by all means let us have a special session of the legislature to reapportion the state. “The Pioneer deserves grea: credit for its fight for Northern Minnesota, as it is one of the few papers big encugh and broad enough to realize that whatever helps Northern Min- nesota must eventually help Bemidji. Believes Governor Meant It. “There can be no doubt about the language used by the governor at Brainerd, and I for one believe he will do just what he said he would D. for O'N if there is a general demand that; he should carry out his promise. The =xpense will be nothing compared to the benefits. right down to business they could accomplish everything necessary in thirty days. “Next to reapportionment in im- portance is the passage of the income tax amendment. If governments are instituted among men for the protec- tion of life and property, then cer- tainly property, and not necessities should be taxed for its support. Replies to Bob Dunn. “1 have read Robert C. Dunn's let- | ter with a great deal of interest, not only as a member of the legislature, but as a member of the Northern Minnesota Good Roads Committee, and while I yield allegiance to no one in my respect for the sage of Prince- ton, still I must take very sharp is-! sue with him on some of his points. “First, you will remember I was looked upon as somewhat of a freak at the Brainerd convention because 1 opposed the Senator Wilson resolu- tion, limiting the number of senators and representatives to the present number, or in other words, requesting Southern Minnesota to give up some of their seats to the cities. But time proved the correctness of my posi- tion. Defends Men of South. Now, having lived in South- ern Minnesota for about thirty vears, and being personally ac- quainted with all its leading pol- iticians, I say most emphatically there is no disposition on their part to deprive agricultural Northern Minnesota of its just representation. There is and has been opposition to increasing the representation of the three large cities, and this opposition is not confined to Southern Minnesota alone, but extends very largely (Continued on Page 5) If the law makers got! VOO0 COOOODOOCOS © OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED. ¢ SRR R R R R R R | Former President Roosevelt was 53 years old today. He was the re- cipient of many congratuiations, but passed the day much according to the routine which marks his every- day life. Reports and other routine business occupied the initial sessiors today of the annual convention of the Massa- {chusetts Woman Suffrage Association at Boston. Tomorrow the convention will be addressed by Rev. Anna How- {ard Shaw, president of the national | lorganization. | Rajah Temple, Nobles of the Mys- tic Shrine, at Reading, Pa., this af- ternoon paid the first public tribute {to the late Admiral Schley. Follow- ing the memorial exercises the Shrin- ers marched to Penn common and Iplanted a weeping willow tree in }memory of the Admiral. | | John Hanenberg, Henri Elskamp jand Peter Kilwyk have arranged to istart from the Detroit, Mich., city| hall tomorrow morning on a bicycle itrip around the world. The three; young men will wheel to San Fran- cisco, cross the ocean to Japan, ped- ;al through Japan and China, Siberia iaud Europe, and will sail for New {York from Liverpool after touring ! Great Britain. ! With preliminary meetings this af- ‘ternoon. followed by a great welcome demonstration in the Auditorium to-! night, the thirty-eighth annual con- {vention of the National Woman's | Christian Temperance Union got un- ‘der way in Milwaukee today, and will ;continue its sessions until next Wed- inesday night. An extensive program has been prepared for three sessions leach day, except Sunday, when after- noon and evening religious meetings will be held. Sunday afternoon the annual sermon will be delivered by |Ml's, Mary Kuhl of Illinois, and Sun- {day evening Mrs. Mary Harris Ar- Imor of Georgia will preach From the moment when President Taft arrives in Chicago tonight un- i til ‘his departure from the city next !Monday afternoon every minute is to be turned to account. His public appearances and his public addresses will be more numerous than in any other city visited on his present transcontinental trip. Among the iimportant ceremonies, conventions ‘(and social functions in which he will | participate will be meetings of the American Mining Congress and the Chicago Bar Association, the dedica- tion of the new naval training sta- |tion at North Chicago, the annual | dinner of the Chicago Association of Commerce, and the laying of the cor- ner stone of the new Hamilton Club building. In addition to delivering speeches more or, less brief at each of these functions the president is scheduled for addresses at the Chica- go Sunday Evening Club and at the luncheon to be given in his honor by the Hamilton Club. 0DD FELLOWS TO MEET A Rousing Meeting 1s Planned Tonight—Future Plans Will Be Discussed. A BIG SESSION FOR NOVEMBER The local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will hold a special session at their hall tonight. This session will take place imme- ciately after a short business session which is known as the regular lodge meeting. T*e officers announce that some in- teresting matters will be brought up and are anxious that every Odd Fel- low etiend touight’s meeting. Mat- ters vertaining to the future welfare of the local organization are at stake and the attendance tonight will no [Geubt be large. Arrangements will be begun at to- night’s session devising some ways and means to stimulate the attend- ance during the coming winter months, and to plan for a big session at which time outside lodges will be invited to take part. Degree team work will also be gone over, a new captain having been elected last meeting night. The small girl gets lots of fun out of reading the postmarks on her big | possible condition for the fight. sister’s letters. Chinese Revolutiohiéts. Successful In Southern Provinces, May Proceed Against the Capital. Encouraged by their victories in lhe southern provinces, where the rebellion had its inception, the Chinese rev- olutionists threaten to invade the empire’s capital. The government has massed troops to protect the approaches to Peking. There are reports that the infant emperor has been taken for safety:to Tientsin by his uncle; Prince Tsaj Hsun. a brother of the prince regent GONVICK JOLLIES BEMlDJl:POLICE ARREST STRANGER Banner Comments on . First Car of Wheat and Says that More is to Come. SEES CITY FARM CENTER Commenting on the first car of wheat ever shipped out of Bemidji, the Gonvick Banner, published at Gonvick, a new Soo town, says: “Good for Bemidji! This does not coincide with the oft repeated story that Bemidji’s inevitable day of doom and demise will take place when the big saw mills and lumber vards go out of business at that place. “By keeping everlastingly at it who knows but what Bemidji may yet overtake Gonvick or Crookston as a wheat shipping point. While they never can lay claim to Gonvick’s superior quality of soil, it may be that they are getting pointers from the Farm Institutes on ‘how to raise wheat’ for the purpose of knocking| us out on the yields as well as a ship- ping point.. “Anyway, Bemidji will bear watch- ing.” FOOTBALL BOYS READY FOR BAT! Will Play Grand Rapids School Team at Fair Grounds Saturday. Tomorrow the Bemidji High School football team will meet their strongest contenders for the north- ern Minnesota gridiron champion- ship honors on the fair grounds in this city. The boys are in the best The line is stronger than it ever was and the backfield is composed 'of veter- ans in the game. The Grand Rapids team will arrive in this city on the 3:20 train and the game will be called as soon after- wards as possible. The boys will take supper in the Odd Fellows hall at the public supper to be given by the high school girls for the benefit of the Athletic association. They will return home at midnight. Bemidji’'s line-up for the battle follows: ¢, Sullivan; guard, Olson and Ryan; tackles, Lycan and Rip- ple; ends, Moritz and Hayner; gb, Bailey; fb, Hendrickson, half-backs, McDonald and Peck. Occasionally you meet a man who acts as if he thought himself the only honest person in the community and you'd better keep an eye on him. ¥ |Gives “Name of Coyne, But Later Changes it to Wasson Whick is al- so Found to Be Incorrect. HELD ON RESISTING CHARGE i The police yesterday arrested a {man who gave his name as John {Coyne and placed him before munici- !pal Judge H. A. Simons, charged with |resisting an officer. The judge placed {him under bonds of $500 which was not furnished and the prisoner was taken to the county jail for safe | keeping until his hearing which will be held Monday morning at 10 o’clock. The police arrested a man who gave his name as Quinn and Coyne “butted in.” Quinn was taken to the city lock up and the police imme- diately returned for Mr. Coyne who was arraigned for the offense above stated. It was later learned that the man’s name was not Coyne but William Wasson and that his home was near Wheaton, Travis County, Minnesota. A long distance communication with the local banker at Wheaton was held this morning and information |to the effect that Mr. Wasson’s fam- ily resided on a farm near that city was confirmed and that the character of the prisoner in his home commun- ity was that of good standing. When brought before the Court he became impertinent and talkative |which caused the change of his charge to be made from disorderly |conduct to that of resisiing an offi- cer which is a much more serious offense. A phone message from “Jud Bur- ton,” a banker at Wheaton, revealed the fact that Wm. Wasson is there, and that the man in the lock-up must be another fellow. Imitation. “She is a jewel.” “Paste, though.” “What makes you think so?” “Didn’t I see the flour dusted all over her face?” Women ought to be successful in ipolitics. Kissing babies comes so natural to them. It is 2 mean woman who keeps the details of a wedding to herself when she knows that all the neighbors are just dying to hear what the bride wore. TUESDAY IS HALLOWE'EN Night of Witches to Be Observed By Dances and Frolics in Bemidji. HARMLESS FUN BE PERMITTED Tuesday, Oct. 31, is Iialloween, and according to the superstitions of olden times, the witches, elves and goblins will be abroad, if the proper charms are not prepared for protec- tion. In this age Halloween furnishes an opportunity for pleasant parties at which many weird “stunts” are per- formed, and the young people are already laying their plans for the ev- ening, while the irre’sponsib]e small boy will be in evidence with his win- dow “tic-tac.” In England, Oct. 31, or Hollow Eve is the vigil of All Saints’ day, ana has given rise to a variety of su- perstitions and charms for protec- tions from the evil influences of the witches. These have descended to us in such “stunts” as diving for ap- ples and suspending an apple by a string, and then biting it with the hands tied behind the back. ‘While Chief of Police Harrington is out of the city and has as yet is- sued no orders to the officers in re- {gard to the conduct on Tuesday night next, yet it is believed that he will not- object to a Iittle harmless fun on the part of the boys and girls, but certain it is that there will be no rowdyism or destruction of property |permitted and the young people ,shuuld govern themselves according- 1y. FIVE MEN BREAK N. D. JAIL Bottineau, N. D., Oct. 27.—Fifteen minutes after they had been returned to their cells after the supper hour, Wilson, Dunn and Erwin, held for robbery, and John Cummings and Emil Dantz, held for grand larceny, had broken jail for the second time in a few days over a weck and are now in hiding in the Turtle Moun- tains, near here. Just a few minutes after they had been returned to their cells, the men made their getaway, but they were not missed until fifteen minutes had passed. An investigation showed that they had cut the bars during the day. These are the same prisoners who escaped from the Bottineau jail a week ago Tuesday. At thai time they Bottineau jail. /| cuit court. -ler, Andrew Carnegie, ‘misled former TRUSTS WILL FIGHT U. S. GOVERNMEN Steel Combine, a Billion Dollar Con- cern, Will Not Willingly Dissolve. 36 CORPORATIONS ARE NAMED Suit is Biggest Anti-Trust Action Yet Brought By Department of Justice. ROOSEVELT WAS NOT INFORMED Former President Apparently De- ceived as to Real Object of the Trusts. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 27.—The gov- ernment’s long planned suit to break up the so-called “steel trust’’ was be- gun today in the United States cir- It is the most sweeping anti-trust action ever brought by the department of justice. The government asks not only for the dissolution of the United States Steel corporation, but for the disso- | lution of all constituent or subsidiary .| companies, which are alleged to have combined in spite of the Sherman law to “maintain, or attempt tc maintain, i|a monopoly of the steel business.” 86 Corporations Named. There are thirty-six subsidiary corporations named as defendants. J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefel- Charles M. Schwab, John D. Rockeieller, Jr., Henry €. Frick, Charles Steele, James Gayley, William H. Moore, J. H. Moore, Edmund C. Converze, Percival Roberts, Jr., Daniel J. Reld, Norman B. Ream, P. A. B. Wiedner and Wil- liam P. Palmer, are named individ- ually as defendants. . Lewis W. Hill, James N. Hill, Wal- ter J. Hill, E. T. Nichols and J. H. Gruber, are named as trustees in con- nection with ore companies. The steel corporation lease of the Great Northern railway's ore properties, which directors of the steel company today formally decided io cancel, is alleged to be illegal. This action of the directors was taken but a few hours before filing of the bill. Many Sensations. Sensational allegations fairly top- pled over each other in the govern- ment’s petition, which is in equity proceeding praying for injunctions to estop the continuance of the al- leged monopoly, and such other re- lief as the court may grant. The steel corporation's acquisition of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com- pany during the panic of 1907, is de- clared illegal, and scathingly eriti. cized in the petition, which declares that E. E. Gary and Henry C. Frick President Roosevelt, when they told him “that but little benefit will come to the steel corpo- ration from the purchase.” Trusts Will Fight. The United States Steel corpora- tion is prepared to fight for its exist- ence. Although it was expected that sooner or later the billion dollar com- bine would be put to the test under the Sherman law, even the highest officials of the corporation had no inkling, that the suit would be filed until news of the action was flashed from Trenton. Thought It Was a Breakfast Food. “Here is a very fine oatmeal soap I would like to have you try,” said the polite clerk. : “Thank you, I am not needing an internal bath,” replied the tired shopper. Quite 0dd. “Is she a normal girl?” he writes. Well, if the truth he wishes, I fear I'd have to tell him no; She likes to wash the dishes. If the fool killer gets lonesome on were captured in Manitoba on the!his vacation he might try his hand following Friday angd returned to the|on the girl who gushes and the man who knocks.