Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 10, 1911, Page 1

VOLUME 9. NUMBER 166. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1911. HE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. JOLTFOR GOVERNOR COMES EROM SOUTH Open Letter in Redwood Falls Ga- zette Decidedly Personal on Extra Session Issue. WANTS T0 XKNOW ABOUT PLEDGE Thinks People Have Right to Inter- pret Brainerd Talk as Definite Promise. POINTS OUT PERIL OF INACTION ‘Asks Regarding Rights of County and Farmers Compared With the City Influences. Unexpectedly, a blow is being struck for the North from the heart of the South. t comes in the form of an open letter addressed to Governor Adolph 0. Eberhart and emanates from Red- wood Falls. Redwood Falls is the county seat of Redwood county and Redwood county is separated from the southern boun- dary of the state only by Cottonwood and Jackson. At Redwood there is a newspaper called the Gazette, and the Gazette is, we take it, a Republican publica- tion, and it is in this periodical, without, so far as we know, the slightest solicitation from anyone in the North, that the open letter to Goveinor Eberhart appears, and we reproduce it in full. An Open Letter to Eberhart. “Governor A. O. Eberhart, St. Paul. “My Dear Governor: You must be aware that an extra session of the legislature is being demanded. Do not be misled into the belief that this is an artificial or a political de- mand. No, it comes from the people and is being voiced by the institution closest to the people, the country press. The city papers may oppose it, but the city papers as you know, Mr. Governor, always have axes to grind and doubtless have something they wish sharpened now. About Brainerd. “Is it not true that at Brainerd a year ago you tacitly promised to call an extra session of the legislature if a reapportionment bill were not passed at the regular session? ' “Have not the people and the press a right to interpret your Brainerd speech as a flat and unqualified prom- ise to call an extra session? “Can you afford, politically or mor- ally, to ignore that promise ? “Is it any excuse to say you do not believe a fair reapportionment bill can pass the present senate? Must Have Known This. “You must have been aware when vou made your Brainerd statement that the legislature you said you would convene in extraordinary ses- sion would be the one that had failed to pass a reapportionment measure. “Mr. Governor, the people are far from being in a pleasant frame of mind about this matter, are saying some things, which, probably, the sit- uation does not justify. They are dragging the railroads and other al- lied interests into the question and it seems quite likely that these state- ments unrefuted by you either by word or act may not redound to your popularity. But Should He Be? “We of the country realize that it is only natural you should be more profoundly impressed by the atti- tude of the St. Paul and Minneapolis papers and leaders than by the coun- try press and the farmers. But once conscious of this condition should you permit it to continue? “It is true: The country people are demanding an extra session of the legislature. Their demand is in- sistent and yet at this very point, Mr. Governor, an anomaly presents it- self, What They are Saying. “While they are demanding an ex- R R R R IR CRC R R R CR ] @ OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, © POCOOOPOOOOOOOO G Many countries are represented in the international fisheries exhibition which opened in Paris today. The exhibition is under thé control of the French Government. It will continue until the end of the year. A baker’s dozen of tbe New York Giants National league baseball team bade adieu to Broadway today and set sail for the jand ef eigars and senoritas, The contestants in the re- ecent world’s series plan to spend a good part of the winter in Cuba play- ing exhibition games with the Cuban feagile teamg. The labor bodies of Atiauta are making elaborate preparations ’f:\r the entertainment of the annual con- vetition of the American Federation of Labor here next week. The con- vention will be attended by represen- tatlves of organized labor throughout the United States and by fraternal delegates from Canada and England. Receiving congratulations from distinguished friends in this country, and also from abroad, “Joaquin” Mil- ler, the “Poet of the Sierras,” quietly celebrated his 70th birthday anni- versary today at Oakland, Cal. Not- withstanding his advanced years the poet is still enjoying good health and is mentally fresh and full of energy. Knoxville, Tenn., has completed arrangements for the welcome and entertainment of President Taft, who is to be the guest of that city to- morrow forenoon. The president is ex- pected to arrive before 9 o’clock and will be the guest at breakfast of the board of trade. A visit to the Ap- palchaina exposition grounds ,a pub- lic address in the Auditorium and an elaborate Iuncheon will complete the program. Elbert G. @Gary, head of the Unit- ed States Steel Corporation; George W. Wickersham, attorney-general of the United States; George W. Per- kins, John Hays Hammond and Frank A. Vanderlip, together: with other finnnciers, captains of indus- try, educators and public officials of note, gathered in New York today for a discussion of the subject of “Busi- ness and the Public Welfare.” The Academy of Political Science in New York, a Columbia University affilia- tion, brought them together, the oc- casion being the academy’s thirty- first annual meeting. The sessions will continue over tomorrow. —_— _———— tra session they are breath saying: “‘But the governor won’t call it.’ “The inference is strikingly appar- ent. “You perhaps have not forgotten that at the last election you received a majority vote in every county in the state. This in a very emphatic manner makes you the GOVERNOR OF THE ENTIRE STATE. You are not under obligations to one par- ticular section of the state. in the same “Can you, dare you, ignore the country in favor of the cities? “In all kindness The Gazette asks you these questions. It believes that an extra session is necessary and the only adequate remedy. So far from putting you “in a hole” The Gazette believes that the extra session would set the seal of permanence upon your political reputation. “The Redwood Gazette.” “DRYS" Wisconsin Prohibitionists Plan State and National Organ. The Prohibition party in Wiscon- sin is on the war path in the coming campaign, and one of its enterprises will be the publication of a state pa- per. It will be called The Partizan, and will be published at Madison un- der the editorship of State Chairman J. B. Smith. William C. Dean of Be- loit will be field manager. The gen- eral style of the paper will be simi- lar to LaFollette’s. ‘While primarily a state paper, it will be national in character, accord- ! ing to Mr. Smith. The Wisconsin Prohipitionists have been the most pronouiacea in adhering to the mid- dle-of-the road policy, “wasting no time,” in the¢ words of Chairman Smith, “on compromise, option or popular vote measures that have proved dismal failures.” The paper will be the organ for emphasizing the need of supporting party leaders and policy. Its publishers aim to make the paper fill the place made vacant by the recent suspension of the Na- tional Prohibitionist of Chicago. 1 TO PUBLISH PAPER| jgood work will be continued,” | (Copyright, 1911) ANTIG] PATION ( i ¢ BOOST MONEY FLOWS IN More Than $7,000 of $12,000 Needed For North’s City Show Reom is Pledged. "REMITTANCES -COME T0 WEDGE More than $7,000 of the $12,000 needed to conduct a homeseekers display room in Minneapolis dur- ing the coming year by W. R. Mackenzie of this eity, under the su- pervision of the immigration com- mission of the Northern Minnesota Development association, has been pledged. The Minneapolis Commercial club has pledged $4,000 and the Duluth Commercial club $3,000, while A. G. ‘Wedge, Jr., of this city has received numerous remittances from banks in Northern Minnesota. Mr. Wedge is treasurer for the commission. Each contribute $10. Asks for $10; Gets $25. In sending its $10 remittance the State Bank of Aitkin added an addi- tional $15, C. P. DeLaittre, C. H. ‘Warner and J. J. McDonald, directors making private donations of $5 each. “I think you are getting down to good, practical work,” is the comment of J. Wheeler who sent $10 from the First National bank of Crookston, of which he is president. The First National of Foley re- mits and Cashier William Lord says: “We think this is a very good scheme to advertise the northern part of the state and hope that Benton county will get its share of the benefits.” “Glad to send the $10 and hope the is Cashier J. A. Duffy’s comment for the Merchants State bank at Red Lake Falls. Outside, But Contributes. The Clarissa State bank remits as does also the State Bank of Perley, the latter making the notation: “We consider ourselves pretty well on the outskirts, but think the work is so thoroughly commendable that we are pleased to contribute.” The First National at Eveleth has sent a draft and so did the Merchants National at Wadena, which adds, “We believe this a great work and wish you success.” In the letter asking for contribu- tions it was explained that $10,000 would be needed to carry on the work for the first year. The rent and expense of conducting a display room in Minneapolis is placed at $150 a month. The plan is similar to the one in Wisconsin for which $40,000 has been appropriated and in North ;Dakota where a fund of $60,000 for three years work has been provided. All collections are paid to Mr. Wedge and will be paid out only cer- bank in this territory was asked to| 124 dailies, tifled] and audited vouchers, D. D. Tenney of the Crookston Lumber company of Minneapolis and L. B. Arnold of Duluth composing the au- diting committee. The auditing com- mittée’s reports are to be examined and passed upon at every quarterly meeting of the commission and a statement of all proceedings is to be mailed all contributors together with information as to how many persons visit the display-rooms and to what points the homeseekers are sent. Perfecting Dumas Case Plans.- - - Dr. D. F. Dumas came over from ! Cass Lake yesterday to consult with Judge Marshall A. Spooner, chief of counsel in his defense, regarding the cases pending against him. Next week his case in federal court at Fer- gus Falls will be called for trial. Dr. Dumas is confident of acquittal. HOLDS PUBLICATION RECORD Largest and Smallest Periodicals Is- sued at Chicago. Chicago has the largest and smal- lest periodical published in the world, and besides that there are more than six hundred magazines and newspapers published there. with a combined yearly circulation of 450,- 000,000 copies. Thirty-four daily newspapers are published in the city, four of them being Polish, five German, four Bo- hemian, two Yiddish, etc. Seven- teen different languages are used to publish all the magazines and pa- pers. There are 283 monthly publica- tions, 233 weeklies, 46 quarterlies, 9 semi-weeklies, 8 bi- weeklies, 1 tri-weekly and 1 semi- quarterly. The magazine with the largest cir- culation in the world is published in Chicago. It is the Woman’s World. The smallest publication is the Pro- voker, about the size of a sheet of note paper. The largest is the Chi- cago Apparel Gazette, devoted to trade in men’s wearing apparel. One copy weighs more than three pounds, but a two-cent postage stamp carries it to the subscribers in Chicago. The daily newspapers weigh about 75,000,000 pounds by the time the year has passed around. They aver- age about four to the pound. The raglan overcoat is coming back into style. We have not, after a diligent inquiry, been able to find out why. A transatlantic liner which recent- ly arrived in New York with a big cargo of Paris finery would have filled Diogenes with surprise and de- light, for everybody on board was honest. One woman, unmarried, 4s of the opinion that if women were allowed to do the courting and proposing there would be more happy mar- riages. It might be worth while to try it, anyway. # LIFE’S DISAPPOINTMENTS REALIZATION! YES, IT DRINKS INK Salesman at Local Store Foxgefi Speech in Making a Pen Sale. ARGUMENT SELLS CONKLIN PEN “Here's a pen that drinks like a camel,” said a local salesman to his customer today when showing some Self-Filling Conklin fountain pens. This is the pen with the crescent-fil- ler attachment and is the only one of its kind now on the market. “Why,” he continued, “it is sur- prising how much time, trouble and annoyance this simple little device will save in a year. You never have to carry an empty Conklin Pen around, for any inkwell is a source of instant supply. Neither do you have to coax or force the Conklin to write. At the first touch of the pen to the paper the ink responds instantly and writes steadily without a scratch, skip, blot or sputter. The ink receiv- er is guaranteed for five years, and— “I’ll take the pen,” cried the cus- tomer, you’'ve talked enough to sell a dozen pens with the qualities of the Conklin. This conversation took place at the Barker Drug and Jewelry store, the only place in Bemidji where the Conklin is sold and the salesman was the proprietor himself. The rest of the speech appears in the display advertisement of the Bar- ker store on another page of this is- sue. FUNERAL OF F. S. GEORGE HELD Sorrowing Friends Pay Last Tribute to Early Settler in Bemidji. At the family home, 610 America avenue, the funeral of Fred S.. George, was held this afternoon’ the services, which were largely attended, being conducted by Rev. S. E. P. White of the Presbyterian church. The pall bearers were: Sherman Bai- ley, Mr. Flint, E. J. Gould, Tom Smart, A. J. Abercrombie, and Fred Bursley. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery. Mr. George, a brother of County Auditor James L. George, is survived by his widow and a five year old daughter. He was one of the early residents of Bemidji, hav- ing come here as a log scaler 10 years ago. The “bungalow™ hat is the latest for women. Can it be bought on the installment plan? The population of India is 315,- 000,000, an increase of 20,500,000 since 1901. No race suicide there. A goat in Kentucky is charged with eating important state docu- ments. Probably looking for inside information. RUSH ON FOR DEER; | 300 LICENSES GONE ™ Unprecedented Demand Exhausts Au- ditor’s Supply, Several Applicants Being Turned Away. TELEGRAPH FOR MORE BLANKS In the Meantime all Persons Who Wished to Shoot Big Game Must Wait, LIST OF THE LUCKY ONES Many From Bemidji, But All Parts of County are Represented - . In List. Beginning today and continuing until December 1, it is lawful to kilt deer and mooge, Reports that big game is more nu~ merous this year than ever before, caused a record breaking demand for hunting licenses, which are obtained from the county auditor at $1 each. A supply of 300 licenses was gent to Auditor James L. George and this morning the supply became exhaust- ed.: The rush was so great the past few days that yesterday Mr. George telegraphed for more licenses. The additional licenses have mot arrived and several persons who at- tempted to get one today were turned down. The licenses are expected to- morrow. The hunters scattered in every di- rection today. The recent slight snowfall makes hunting conditions fa- vorable, As early as noon reports of the slaughter of deer began to come in. This year it is legal for a hunter to kill but one deer. Following are the 300 who took out the licenses, all those at the begin- ning of the list and not otherwise re- J. Weekly, Ross Weekly, Ray Spenc- er, Aug. Jarchow, J. P. Duncalf, Al- fred Voss, A. H. Huntosh, G. G. Buell, Thos. Britton, F. S. Tibbetts, David LaBelle, J. S. Taylor, Andy Larson, W. E. Hazen, L. T. Weir, 0. G. Schwandt, Frank Smith, Alfred Smith, F. W, Rhoda, E. A. Titus, Chris C. Hagen, John Norman, H. E. Titus, John Johnson, John Halseth, Frank Hubert, Louis Hubert, Fred Baumgardner, Elmer Kittleson, Jos. Lacombe, J. H. Grant, Ed. Larson, 0. E. Jackson' H. E. Rice, Hugo Hensel, Jr., C. E. Ritchie, J. H. VanPelt, B. C. Grotte, M. LaFontissee, M. L. Morse, M. F. Cunningham, H. R. Bucknell, C. M. Hammond, Thayer Bailey, L. G. Crothers, W. A. Gray, Chas. M. Johnson, Sherman Lauritz- en, D. S. Gould, Emery DeRushia, T, J. Welsh, Grover Cady, A. G. God- bout, Al Hueston, T. Lennon, Fred E. Putnam. John Swanson, of Grygla. N. A. Otterstad Henry Sandin, Louie Weishai, John N. Guthrei, Den- corded being from Bemidji Herbert Rasmussen E. E. McDon- ald, E. F. Stevens, Sherman Bailey, W. B. Stewart, Nels Loitvid, Louis Beroud, John Eaton, J. A. McClure, Lee Hiltz, C. J. Woodmansee, J. C. Titus, Fred Titus, W. T. Sharp, T. Thompson, Geo. Anderson, R. E, Smyth, G. F. Eickstadt, Paul Schmunk, C. F. Schroeder, Duncan McDougall, T. R. Simons, W. J, Krause, Chas. Swanberg, W. P. Dyer, W. H. Gaines, E. W. Gaines, Chas, Gaines, E. S. Caskey, C. 0. Glidden, Warren Sterling, B. F. Joslyn, R. E, Miller, F. A. Chapman, John Marin, Mary J. Miller, Louis M. Rodseck, G, H. French, H. F. Schussler, J. Wine- brenner, J. Kelsey, Leo Simonson, A. A. Howe, W. H., Garrison, Margaret Garrison, Geo. Sterling, J. Winter- steen, A. 0. Hoganson, 0. B. Jorgen- son, D. R. Burgess, E. V. Johnson, Si- mon Simonson, A. D. Glidden, R. C. Hayner, W. M. Renn, H. Brondson, John Holden, L. R. Tedd, E. E. Cham- berlain, A. A, Warfield, A. B. Hazen, Henry Marin, Jos. Johnson, C. C, (Contin-ed on Page 3)