Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 22, 1911, Page 1

LY PIONEEI] VOLUME 9. NUMBER 176. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. SHIP HITS ROCKS; 1,000 NOW IN PERIL Prinze Joseph Crashes Into Ledge on Her Way From New York to Kingston, Jamaica. BRYAN AND FAMILY ON BOARD Vessel Now Lies in Perilous Position at Saman Island, 200 Miles _North of Hayti. | OWNERS FEAR TOTAL LOSS; Weather Conditions, However, Arel Favorable, and There Appears to Be No Immediate Danger. | York, Nov. 22.—(Daily Pio-| neer. Special Wire Service)—A thou- | New sand persons, mostly Americans, are | in danger as the result of the steam- | ship Prinze Joseph having gone nn} the TUcks today. On Her Way South. | The big ship, a Hamburg-Ameri- can vessel, was en route from New | York to Kingston. The vessel crashed into rocks atj the Saman Island this morning and now is in a perilous position, al- though she is not yet sinking. I The Saman Island is 200 miles| north of Hayti. Bryan One of the Passengers. Wiiliam J. Bryan, his wife and child are on board. They are on their way to visit their married daughter in Jamaica. The ship left New York crowded| with climate. ' On Ledge of Rocks. The Prinze Joseph rests on a ledge | of rocks and the only thing that| saves her at this time from going to| pieces is that the sea is calm. | This afternoon the breeze has| freshened and should it prove strong | enough to start a sea rolling grave| fears are entertained for the salva-| tion of the vessel. May Be Total Loss. On the other hand it is believed | that if the craft.can stand the strain until high tide that she may be able| to be oated again although at the offices of the Hamburg line here it| was admitted that the chances were against the ship and that she may be a total loss. H | tourists seeking the southern i ©®®©®®®®®®®®®©©©i > BASEBALL NOTXS. | POOOLECOOOODH O S OB The Central Association magnates have voted down a proposition to in- crease the salary limit. “Chief” Bender, of the Athletics, | took part in 31 games last season, | making 11 put outs and 56 assists without an error. | Friends and neighbors of catcher!| “Chief” Meyers presented him with | a loving cup when he returned to his/| home in Riverside, Calif. . | Hereafter the sale and distribution of all tickets for World's series base- ball games will be in charge of thej National Commission. The New York Giants are playing in Florida this week and will arrive in Havana November 25. Several games wlll be played in Cuba. With a new president, a new man- ager and a new ball park the Boston | Red Sox should be able to show Hub fans lots of class next season. Pacific Coast league fans predict that “Buddy” Ryan, the Portland| player, who goes to Cleveland, will| make a bigger sensation than “Ping” Bodie did last season. Nothing slow about the Chinese fans. As soon as their baseball sea- son was over they framed up a war| in order to have a little excitement during the winter months. | The Virginia league is split wide open. Three clubs stand for the re- election of C. R. Williams of Roan- oke, for president, and the same num- ber of clubs are holding out for W.| M. Bradley, of Richmond. When asked his opinion of the Giants’ defeat by the Athletics, Chris- ty Mathewson said, “Great pitchers and seven men in the regular line-up who can hit over .300 is a combina-| tion that cannot be beaten.” | Any Help? A little boy who had often heard his father talk about the civil war, finally asked: “Father, did anyone help you put down the rebellion?”— Collier’'s Weekly. |slaying it with a knife. |slit open the neck, Lodgard was sur- | prised when about 25 feet from the| i charging animal by a foot, and at the | same moment swung the rifle around iand jlest they would strike their compan- ged and robbed and whose accusa- NASON TO SING HERE TONIGHT Baritone Solo One of Features of Second Indoor Band Corecert. As a feature of the second indoor concert to be given this season by the Bemidji band under the direction of Harry Masten, a solo, “Beloved It Is Morn,” will be sung by J. H. Na- son, the Cass Lake baritone who is said to have a voice of unusual at- tractiveness. The complete program for tonight follows: March, Aida Selection, Barry of Ballymore, ........... Chauncey Olcott March, Cotton Time..Chas. Daniels Tenor solo: NIrvana ................. Adams| Beloved It Is Morn....... Aylward J. H. Nason. Overture, Tancred....... G. Rossini Concert Waltz, Enchanted Nights, ................ Neil Moret Clarinet solo: Serenati ............ J. T. Reedy. March, Arbitrator....E. E. Baggley Good Night; Come Again. Following the band concert aj short impromptu dance will be giv- én by the band. Moszkowsky KILLS UGLY MOOSE WITH KNIFE: | Hunter at Roosevelt Near Death| From Wounded Animal.- | | Attacked Dby a wounded moose | which he supposed was helpless, Ed- ward Lodgard of East Grand Forks only saved himself from death by The battle | took place in the woods near Roose- velt, just across the Beltrami line in| Roseau county, where Mr. Lodgard and several companions were engaged‘\ in a hunt. i The moose had been hit twice and had fallen to the ground. Running foward, with knife in hand, ready to animal to see it suddenly rise and charge him. The hunter raised his rifle to fire, but the trigger fell on an empty shell. He had exhausted the magazine. Lodgard avoided the shattered the stock on the] moose’s nose. The blow temporarily | stunned the animal in its wild charge and the hunter was able to use his knife, driving it into the moose’s side twice and striking a vital spot. Ole Mybren of East Grand Forks and Martin Larson of Roosevelt were Lod- gard's companions, but neither was able to shoot at the moose while it was charging the man, being fearful | ion. NOW DENIES ROBBERY STORY Daniel Heath Says He Wasn't Ooped ; Guyette Released. Daniel Heath of Gardner, N. D., who asserted that he had been drug- tions caused the arrest of George Guyette, has concluded that he was mistaken and upon his own admis- sion that he had given his money to Guyette to keep for him the latter was today ordered dismissed from custody by Judge Simons. ORDEMAN WINS THE MATCH Throws Cutler, Former Bemidji Boy, in Straight Falls, Minneapolis, Nov. 22.—Henry Or- deman of Minneapolis, defeated Charles Cutler the former Bemidji man, here last night in straight falls, winning the first in one hour, four minutes and fifty seconds, and the second in eight minutes, fifty-five seconds. The first fall was won on a half Nelson and leg hold and the second on a half Nelson and toe hold. GEOOHEHOOOOOOOG®S @& FOCTBALL NOTES. © R R R R R RN On the 11th day of the 11th month of 1911, the Dickinson College won by a score of 11 to 0. Up to the present time the Yale second team has made a much better showing than Harvard’s second-string men. . Since the Harvard-Carlisle game Jimmy Thorpe, of Carlisle, is hailed as the greatest football player of the| age. Ed. Robinson, coach of the Brown | eleven, favors Yale and believes that | the Elis will beat Harvard in the hig[ zame. The freak “goal” at Princeton not| only cost Dartmouth a defeat, but! Dartmouth supporters a big bunch of | coin as well. | O O R A R R R CR R R R R ® WITH THE BOXERS. © 2000000000900 Mike Saylor wants another bout ‘with Joe Mandot and has offered Joe $1,500 for his end if the bout takes place in Indianapolis. POPOOOOOOOOOOOP © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED. © COOOOVOPOQPOC O @ The weather: fair and colder Thursday, with northwest wind. The annual season of the Chicago Grand Opera Company opens in the Auditorium tonight with a perform- ance of Saint-Saens’ “Samson et Deli- lah.” Bishop Tihen of Lincoln officiated at impressive exercises at Hastings, Neb., today at the laying of the cor- nerstone of the new Catholic church. When completed the church will cost about $60,000, and will be one of the finest Catholic edifices in Nebraska. By a jury of young married men, completed at Denver yesterday, Ger- trude Patterson will be tried for the murder of her husband, whom she is charged to having shot on Decem- ber 5 last. The jury was unexpect- edly completed just before the close of yesterday’s session. At London yesterday, suffragettes fared badly at the hands of the po- lice. They had threatened to force their way into the House of Com- mons, but.they failed to reach the entrance of parliament. Repulsed by the police, who made more than 180 arrests, the women resorted to a campaign of window smashing. Tae Interstate Commerce Commis- sion began a series of important hear- ings in New York today with the object of determining whether the rates charged by the big express com- | panies doing business in the United States are reasonable and just. The commission will endeavor to find out why the express companies persist in keeping their tariffs practically se- cret. The basis of their division of profits with the railroads also will re- ceive attention. Leaders of the Democratic party throughout the South have been in- vited to attend the big banquet to be given in Birmingham, Ala., tomorrow night in honor of Congressman Oscar Underwood. The affair is intended as a testimonial to the distinguished publis services of Mr. Underwood. Incidentally, it is designed to call the country’s attention to the movement which aims to make the minority leader in the house the head of the Democratic presidential ticket. - Alfred Merritt, of Duluth, Minn., first president of the Duluth, Mesa- ba and Northern railroad, who styled himself “a lumberjack,” unacquaint- ed with the methods of the “money trust,”” told the house steel trust in- vestigating committee at Washington yesterday that through loans of less than a million dollars from John D. Rockefeller, he had lost his holdings in the Mesaba iron mines and rail- road properties now owned by the United States Steel corporation and estimated to be worth today as high as seven hundred million dollars. Announcement at Washington, of the appointment of Col. Leo Febiger, commanding the Sixth Cavalry, now in the Philippines, to represent the United States as military attache at the coronation of the King of Siam draws public attention to the cere- monies that will make the city of Bangkok a center of attraction early next month. The ceremonies and fes- tivities in connection with the crown- ing of the new King will extend over an entire week. The tenor of the oath required on this occasion has such phrases as: “We pray the pow- ers of the deities to plague with pois- onous boils and with all manner of horrible diseases the dishonorable, the disobedient, and the treacherous. When they have departed this life may they be sent to horrible hell.” The new King, whose full name is Somdetch Chowfa Maha Vajiravaudh, succeeded to the throne upon the death of his father a year ago last Oc- tober. KKK KKK KK KKK KK ¥ J.J. Opsahl telephoned: : “Pull out that house for rent * ad. We have rented the house * to strangers here who saw the ¥ ad in your paper.” *- Again these Pioneer want * ads are proving their worth. * Our best reference—“Ask the ¥ man who uses them.” * One-half cent per word. KK KKEKKKK KKK KK ok ke k ok ok ok ok ok ok k k k Jack Barry, shortstop of world’s champs, has opened a garage in Wor- cester, Mass. i A. J. Pothier, who has been elect- ed governor of Rhode Island for a fourth term, is a native of Canada. It is rumored in Eastern leagu circles that the Providence, Jersey City and Montreal franchises are for sale. Experts aver that there is little or no ground for the belief that valu- able metals lie very deep below the: earth’s surface. On the hills of Abbeville, S. C., was picked up a piece of quartz about the size of a thimble. It con- tains a small bead that shifts about and appears to be a drop of water. £ BAT é’:.”l‘!‘x i i (Copyright, 1Ly alizing,” remarked a prominent citizen today. the result of some inexperienced headlight hunters. covers his mistake hé slinks off and leaves the poor homesteader to suffer the loss. “It reverts to the same condition as when a hunter by mistake kills another. tion he leaves the victim to his own resources. = A s S CHISHOLM, Nov. 22.—“These reports from the hunting region of cases of headlight hunting are demor- “A homesteader found five of his best cows dead in on place The demoralizing feature is that when the hunter dis- T0 BUILD POTATO HOUSE Fitzsimmon-Baldwin Company An- nounces Plan to Store From 70 to 100 Cars By Next Year. TIPS GIVEN TO ALL GROWERS Bemidji is to have a potato ware house with a capacity for handling between 70 and 100 carloads. The structure is to be provided by the Fitzsimmons-Baldwin company of this city, who today announce that every effort will be made to handle the potato product in this part of the country to the best advantage of the growers. In a communication to the Pio- neer the Fitzsimmon-Baldwin com- pany tells the farmers how to sort their potatoes, what varieties to raise and gives other tips which will bring to the sellers the highest mar- ket prices. The communication fol- lows: “To the Farmer in Regards to Rais- ing Potatoes: “It is advisable to raise not to exceed three varieties of potatoes, viz: Burbanks, Carmens and Early Ohios, When ready to dig, keep each variety separate. A good many of these potatoes have to be shipped out to other markets in car loads, and they demand straight stock, and furthermore straight varieties, well screened, bring from three to five cents a bushel more than mixed varieties. “The Fitzsimmons-Baldwin Co. is planning to erect a large potato warehouse. This will try to be ac- complished so as to take care of the potatoes now stored in root houses and cellars. If you want us to han- dle your potatoes, you will have to work with us. By doing this, you will find that -~your potatoes will bring you more each year. We will keep a record of each load and the name of the farmer, and we will know at all times who has the best Dpotatoes, and they will be given the highest market price. “Another thing about sacking po- tatoes: Heretofore you - farmers have been in the habit of putting your potatoes in all size sacks, and {tie them with binding twine. This is double work for the people who buy_them from you, as they have to untie and transfer each sack into |even weight sacks. Any farmer wish- |ing sacks, same can be had by ap- plying ‘at the Fitzsimmons-Baldwin Co.’s place of business, and they will jalso furnish twine and a needle. ! “In hauling potatoes to town in cold weather, do not start away from {home before daylight. Put plenty of jstraw in the bottom of your sled and warm blankets on the top of the (load. Pick out a warm day, and leave home at noon, so as to arrive here before the sum gets too low. There are a good many loads of po- tatoes being turned away on account of being frosted. “ _“Bach month The - Ploneer will give the farmers a few hints, and hope you will profit by them. “Respectfully submitted, “Fitzsimmons-Baldwin Co.” | STATE AID $6 FOR EACH PUPIL Schulz Announces Apportionment of | - >Special School Funds: C. G. Schulz, state superintendent of schools, has completed the appor- tionment of special state aid to the semi-graded and rural schools of the state. There are 400 semi-graded schools that receive $300 each plus $42 deficiency for 1900 and $20 defi- ciency for 1909. The total distribu- tion among these schools is $143,958. Last year they got $102,942. The first class rurals schools got a total of $461,042. They get $142 each plus $58 deficiency for 1910 and §$38 for 1909. There were 2,053 of these schools. Last year they received $171,120. The total distribution among the second-class rural schools is $182,414, against $69,874 last year. These schools get $100 each plus $38 deficienty for 1910 and $25 for 1909. They number 1,213. No other state makes so large a grant directly to the public schools,” said Mr. Shulz. “The warrants for this special aid, which are being sent out| aggregate more than $786,000 and as there are approximately 250,000 pupils in these schools it will mean an average of more than $3 per pu- pil. As the regular apportionment is nearly $3 per pupils it means that the state aid to these schools will-be nearly $6 per pupil.” Mr. Schulz has sent notice to all county superintend- ents that consolidated schools which expect to get state aid under the Holmberg act for 1912-1913 must have their buildings and equipment complete at the beginning of the year and that if they have not met all the requirements of the law and the rules of the department they will receive | no aid. BRAINERD SENDS 50 BOOSTERS Gemmel Heads List of Delegates to| St. Cloud Convention, Brainerd, Minn,, Nov. 22.—The Crow Wing County Development as- sociation will send. five delegates to the St. Cloud meeting. The Deer- wood and Crosby Commercial clubs promise to send a large representa- tion. Brainerd’s delegation of boost- ers will embrace fitfy. Among pub- lic-spirited men the following have expressed their willingness to go: W. H. Gemmell, George A. Keene, M. T. Dunn, J. P. Ernster, L. M. Depue, Dr. Werner Hemstead, S. F. Alderman, E. R. Smith, H. P. Dunn, Charles D. Johnson, Carl Zapffe, Louis Knudson, Colonel A. J. Halsted, Con O’Brien and John Krekelberg. Small Fire Soon Extinguished. An overheated chimmney caused a fire scare at the Gillette pool room at 7 o’clock last evening. The fire de- partment made a quick run but the fire was put out with but little dam- age having been done. A pneumatic tamper has been in- vented for ramming paving stones. The many homesteaders in the north country have a hard time in getting a foothold in starting a home and the loss of even one animal is a serious loss to them at this time. It is to be deplored that any sportsman possesses so little real sportsmanship as to deliberately with- draw and leave the owner to stand the loss after/having shot a cow. —————————————— jceived from Governor Harmon of - If he is able to evert detec- STATE TO SELL TIMBER State Auditor Iverson Anmounces Public Auction to-Be Held in Be- midji on Thursday, Dec. 9. LIST OF ALL LANDS INVOLVED Announcement is made by State Auditor Iverson that on Thursday, December 9, he will offer at public auction in the court house here “cer- tain timber belonging to the state and liable to waste.” In another column of this issue of the Pioneer a complete description of the lands on which this timber is located, will be found, together with an estimate as to the quantity of each kind of timber thereon and the appraised prices. Purchasers must pay down 50 per cent of the appraised value, based on the estimated amount, and must give 2 bond in at least double the ap- praised -avlue of the timber. DEMOCRATS TO MEET AT FARGO | Notable Gathering of Party Leaders| Will Convene Jan. 17. Fargo, N. D, Nov. 21.—A notable gathering of northwestern and other Democrats here Jan. 17 and 18 will be attended by some of the party leaders, including at least one pros- Dective presidential candidate. Chairman MacArthur of the Demo- cratic state central committee issued the following statement: “An unusually strong list of speak- ers has been obtained for the get-to- gether meeting. Word has been re- Ohio, William J. Bryan, former Gov- ernor Folk of Missouri, Governor Norris of Montana, Martin J. Wade of Towa, J. B. Sullivan of Towa and former Senator Pettigrew of. South Dakota saying all will make an effort to attenad: o “Definite answers have not been re- ceived from Governor Foss of Massa- chusetts, Carter Harrison, Alton B. Parker or Governor Marshall of In- diana. Governor Wilson of New Jer- sey cannot be present on account of the legislature of his state being in session.” The event will be one of the larg- est gatherings of Democrats ever held in the west. FED JURORS, NOT PRISONERS Misprint in Pioneer as to Money Paid Lycan & Co. in Dumas Case. In calling its readers’ attention to the official proceedings of the board of county commissioners, the Pioneer misspoke itself to the extent of one word. -Although the itemized ac- count of the proceedings plainly said that Lycan & Co. had received $282 feeding the jurors, the Pioneer had it “prisoners” when ubvimis!! it FOUND. FREEZING IN SNOW; THEN HAS FIT Merrill Tips Tables and Breaks Fur- niture When Dragged Into Shel- ter of Poice Station. NEARLY CHOKES BY USING BELT Finally Overpowered, Is Handcuffed, Now Languishes in Beltrami County Jail. SAVED FROM SUICIDE EFFORT {Throws Himself in Front of Soo | Train But is Rescued—Once Up | For Forgery. | | William Merrill, unmarried, whose |checkered career includes attempts |at suicide, charges of forgery and | whisky “fits” during which he has {a strong desire to smash everything |and everybody, now languishes in the Beltrami county jail. Monday evening after dark he was { found by Court Officer Bursley in the snow at America and Fourth street, {suffering from one of his “fits” and in danger of being frozen to death. i Makes Things Lively. | Merrill was dragged to the police | station a block away and when he |arrived at once began amusing him- |self by tipping over tables, breaking Achairs and attempting to bump his | head through the floor and when in- {terfered with he jerked off his belt and gave such a realistic imitation of a man hanging himself that he nearly choked to death. Court Officer Bursley, a much | smaller man than Merrill was alone and he decided that Merrill’s per- formance was worthy of other spee- tators so he summoned Chief Har- rington. ) Hand Cuffs Puts On. The chief was so pleased with Mer- vill’s actions that he put on a pair of nice bracelets of latest design and made of forged steel. After this Mer- rill was given a steel lined room all fo himself. A In court yesterday Merrill's case was continued for 10 days and in default of $200 bail was locked up in the county jail. The police have had more or less trouble with him and an effort now will be made to get him out of town. Jumps in Front of Train, Not long ago Merrill made a sen- sational attempt to kill himself by Jjumping in front of an incoming Soo train. Persons who witnessed this act ran to him and dragged him off the rails just as the train thundered by. It is said that he has made oth- er attempts to kill himself. At another time Merrill was locked up when a charge of forgery was preferred against him. He stood trial but was freed by the jury. Merrill alleges to have served for 20 years in the United States navy and that at one time he was a mem- ber of the British navy and that he saw service for England during the Boer war. A few weeks ago he was arrested for drunkenness and had been out of. jail on this charge only since Novem- ber 6. Found Wallowing in Snow. At the time he was found in the snow he was attempting to carry a saw. He had wallowed about in the snow for several minutes and his bare hands were blue from cold. Despite desperate efforts he was so thoroughly under the influence of liquor that it was impossible for him to maintain an erect position. Has Tried *o Reform. At various times Merrill has made an effort at reform and for several weeks did work at one of the church- es here. Following this he worked as a collector but the craze for drink finally got the better of him, and, the police say, once he begins to drink he is almost certain to have a “whisky fit” before he stops. F. S. LYCAN PAYS FINE OF $15 Upon Charge Food Law Violation, Markham Proprietor Admits Guilt. As a result of charges made by the state that artificially colored cherries had been used in the ser- vice of the barroom of the Markham a fine of $15 imposed by Judge H. A. Simons in municipal court. Mr. Ly- can did not pay the fine in open should have been jurors. court but in the judge's chambers. hotel, Frank S. Lycan yesterday paid -