Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 23, 1911, Page 1

" yet from Mrs. Starkweather’s sugges- - THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE Histortay- ggp, ot MINNESOTA I8TORICAL SOGIETY. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 177. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. BET HIS TWO GIRLS COULD DRINK QUART Father Being Investigated By Mrs, |* Starkweather, Wagered Daughters | ~Could Down Whisky. {d URGES NEW CLUB FOR BOYS Labor Bureau Woman Also Advises Business Men to Open School- House Here. | WANTS NEW LAW FOR GmLs!: | Believes None Under 18 Should Be Permitted to Work More Than 10 Hours Day. At the next session of the Minne- sota legislature it is likely that a’ bill will be introduced making it|: unlawful for girls under 18 years of age to work longer than ten hours. Mrs. Perry Stakweather, of the state labor bureau, who has returned to%; St. Paul after four public talks in Bemidji, has data 150,000 women at work in Minneso- | ta, which goes to show that physical i . girls | : breakdowns are frequent in who work longer than ten hours a day and it is her hope that recom-, o e i (s mendations” limiting the hours will |, be heeded by the lawmakers. May Get $25,000 in 1912, : Mrs. Starkweather has made a touri B of inspection of some of the northern | towns and although her department |: has been able to put many truant : children in school and has obmined!; state control over several wayward!: girls, she says the lack of funds han-, : dicaps her labor in connection with her work on behalf of the children and working women of Minnesota and that she hopes to obtain an ap- propriation of $25,000 from the next |: legislature. The first appropriation was in 1907 and was for $1,200. “It simply is a question of how to do the work,” said Mrs, Starkweath- er. “At present we have our hands| more than full and as much of what is done is of a confidential character, the public does not always know what we are doing. i Bet Girl Could Drink Whisky. | “For instance, I have a case on now in a certain town which I dare not name where the mother of two girls, 14 and 16 years old, is dead. A few days ago, the father took home with him a quart of whisky and made a wager with a companion that | . his two girls could drink it. Now, I must see to it that the girls are taken care of. I have another case extremely sensational, prominent citizen, but these things come to me confidentially and I would not for the world betray the identity of any of them.” Wants Boys’ Club Here. In a short talk before a gathering of business men at the Bemidji Com- mercial club, Mrs. Starkweather urged that the school houses of Be- midji be thrown open during the ev- ening for social events and that a boys’ club, to work in harmony with the Boy Scouts and along the lines of the Y. M. C. A,, be organized. Mrs. Starkweather, together with oo i. i | {s & H i concerning the | i I+ murder, had involving a|: . teveseaas cevesserses K Chronological History of the : : case of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., : : who dies tomorrow in the elec- : : tric chair in the Virginia state : : .prison at Richmond. 1911, 3 July 18—While returning to : Richmond in a motor car driven : : by her husband, Mrs. Henry Clay : Beattie, Jr.,, was shot and in- : stantly killed. The shooting oc- : : curred on the Midlothian turn- : : pike, five miles from Richmond. : : Mrs. Beattie was 23 years old : : and had heen married only one : :-year. After the tragedy the hus- : : band returned to the home of : : “Tom” Owen, an uncle of his : : wife, with the body of Mrs. Be- : : attie, saying she had been shot : : by a tall bearded man, whom : : they encountered on the road. July 20—At the coroner’s in- : quest, Paul Beattie, second cous- : in of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., : : confessed that he had purchased : : a shotgun for Henry and subse- : : quently three cartridges, aud : had delivered them to his cousin : : a day or two before the murder. : o July 22—Arrest of Henry : : Clay Beattie, Jr. 3 Aug. 14—Indictment of Beat- : tie, based on the testimony of : his cousin and on evidence show- : : ing that he had been attentive : to Beulah Binford, a girl of 17. : Aug. 21—Beattie pleaded “not : : guilty” to the indictment. 5 Aug. 24—Commencement of : : the trial. Prosecution introduced : : evidence to show that Beattie had taken the gun bought for : : him by Paul and secreted it : along the Midlothian pike, at the : : scene of the murder, and had : : there induced his wife to get : out of the automobile and shot : her. Paul Beattie testified that : : Henry, several days after the : confessed to him : : that he had shot his wife, say- : ing: “I'm.sorry that I did it. I : : wouldn’t do it again for $1,000,- : : 000.” 3 Sept. 4—Henry Clay Beattie, : Jr., took the stand in his own : : -behalf and on cross examination : held to his. previous statements : in regard to his wife being shot : by a strange man who held them : up on the road. 3 Sept. 8—The jury in the case : : recorded an unanimous verdict : : of “guilty.” This verdict was : : believed to have been influenced : : not omly by the strong direct : evidence of Beattie’s guilt, but : : also by the testimony of his re- : : lations with his “affinity,” the : : Binford girl, which was sup- : : posed to have furnished the mo- : : tive for the crime. This young : : woman, scarcely more than a : : child, met Henry Clay Beattie, : : Jr., when she was but thirteen : : years old and two years later : : gave birth to a child alleged to : : have been his son. Sept. 9—Walter A. Watson, : the trial judge, sentenced Beat- : tie to die on November 24. 4 Nov. 13—The Supreme Court : : of Appeals of Virginia denied : the petition for a writ of error. Nov. 15—The young wife : murderer’s last hope of escaping : : the electric chair was wiped : : away when Governor Mann de- clined to interfere with the sen- : tence and issued a signed state- : : ment in which he stated that he : : had followed the case with the : : closést attention and declared his : : belief that Beattie had had a fair : trial and merited the punish- : The weather: Friday fair with rising temperature; brisk northwest winds. her assistant, Miss Peterson, has gone back to Minneapolis, but still has some work to be done here. More than a dozen boys and girls have been placed in school here and girls who had made a practice of walking the streets have been tak- en to state homes. Shocked By Girl Here. The case of one girl in Bemidji attracted the especial attention of Mrs, Starkweather. The girl was found to have been not only grossly immoral but that she had been spreading disease. She will be taken to the state institution for girls at Sauk Centre. No definite plans have resulted as (Conti~ -ed on Page 3) Sixty persons were today killed when a train crashed through a bridge across the Thoeut river, in France. Passengers on board the Prinz Joa- thim which went on the rocks 200 miles north of Hayti yesterday, were transfered and safely landed. At Lincoln Center, Kan., this af- ternoon, the jury in the case of the men charged with having tarred and feathered Miss Mary Chamberlain, the case was given to the jury. Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., who is to die in the electric chair at Richmond, Va.,, at sunrise, tomorrow, for the murder of his wife, has professed re- li~ion. received the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper, ana declares he will die without fear. LIFE'S DISAPPOINTMENTS : ANTICIPATI (Copyright, 1911) OR | REALIZATION 0DD FELLOWS TOZRALLY Delegates to Come From Tenstrike, Blackduck, Akeley, Bagley ,Park Rapids and Cass Lake. 5 “TIME OF LIFE” IS PROMISED ) A celebration fiy the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows will take place at the Odd Fel- lows hall Friday evening, November 24. Lodges of this order from Blackduck, Tenstrike, Akeley, Bag- ley, Park Rapids and Cass Lake are planning to attend this event. The local lodge numbering more than 100 will be out in full force which will make the total attendance, it is esti- mated, reach 200. The following letter has been sent out to all members by the committee in charge of the arrangements: “When the ‘Roll is Called’ Novem- ber 24, will you be there? “On Friday evening, November 24, Bemidji Lodge, Number 119, I. 0. O. F. will inaugurate an annual. ‘Roll Call’ meeting. Every member should be present to answer to the call of his name. “On that night a class of candj- dates will be initiated. “On that night a good square meal will be served. “On that night free cigars will be smoked. “On that night short, spicy talks will be made by able speakers. “On that night come to stay until the last light is turned out. “On that night members from lodges of the surrounding towns will join us in celebrating this’event. “On that night Bemidji Lodge will expect you and will arrange for your : ment imposed upon him by the :|coming. If it is possible that you : jury and court. : |cannot attend, it shall be your duty A 3 Hd S B midhe we o winie v e a . *|to write the lodge stating why you are absent (the reason for which to COPOPCOOOO®O®®® ® @ @fbe accepted by the lodge), and your © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, © |letter will be read to the lodge when COOOPPOROOOOO©®®® ®|your name is called. “On that night you are wanted and needed to help all have a goody time. Be there when the ‘Roll’ is called. The rest of us will be there and you surely do not want to be the only one absent. “On that night every effort will be made to show you the time of your life. “P. S.—On that night remember that Bemidji lodge plans on your be- ing there and will arrange accord- ingly, unless your letter is received at least three days before the ‘Rol Call” You understand, this lodge must know and you owe it to the lodge to give due notice on this big occasion.” The officers of the lodge have re- quested that all Odd Fellows either residing or visiting in Bemidji and who are not members of the l-cal lodge, -be present at this “Roll_Can” meeting. [ KKK KK KKK KKK K A fawn-colored Irish ter- rier dog is being har- bored at Dr. Gilmore’s residence. Owner is re- quested to call for same. The above ad dppeared in. the Pioneer just once and it started “Mr. Dog” on his homeward journey. Yes, before all the pa- pers were off the press the dog “got wise,” smelled a rat and made for home. He apparent- ly realized that it was of little use to dodge a Pioneer Want Ad. ‘What the ad did for the dog and its owner it can do for you. A want ad buys, sells and rents houses, gives and gets jobs, finds and brings back lost articles and does a hundred and one other things if you will on- ly give it a chance. One-half cent a word when you bring the cash; a cent a word otherwise—your credit is good. ; Phone 31. ~ H KKK KK KK KKK KK FIRST SALE SATURDAY IR R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R E R R R R EIE R A " Ak kA kA Ak Ak kA kA kA A kA kA Ak hhkhkkkrh Barker Store Introduces Novel Plan # of Advertising for Holiday Shoppers. SALE ON EXCLUSIVE LINES Advertising plans and ideas that are original and unique deserves the hearty support of the public, when it is meant for the public’s benefit. Mr. Barker of the Barker Drug and Jewelery Store “of thjs city has thought a Saturday sales plan that is attracting the attention of the peo- ple of Beltrami county. It is the first time in the history of this store that a sale has been held, which fact should satisfy the public that it will be one of unusual note. Elsewhere in todays issue will be found this store’s display ad an- 'nouneing a reduction of 25 per cent on a certain exclusive line in the jewelry stock. The line that will be placed on sale next Saturday is A. A. Jordan’s folding pocket manicure sets mounted in pearl, ivory and bone. Mr. Barker stated that no discount will be allowed before or after the sale hours, which are from 8 in the morning until closing time Saturday evening. Only one-tenth of the population ‘of the United Btates is of unmixed SEES SNAKE; CUTS THROAT George Bass Makes Mysterious Sui- cide Attempt While Delirious in County Jail Cell. iDEATH NEAR FROM BLOOD LOSS While suffering from delirium tremens and alone in a cell at the county jail, George Bass, 35 years old, made a mysterious attempt here last night to commit suicide by gash- ing his throat' cutting his windpipe half open and missing the jugular vein by a fraction of an inch. The jail officials are inable to ex- plain how the prisoner could thus at- tempt to Kill himself for he was searched when received at the jail last week and his knife and every- thing which might be used to inflict a cut was taken from him. The injured man was rushed to St. Anthony’s hospital and Dr. A. E. , descent. Henderson and Dr. L. A. Ward found Bass in peril of bleeding to death and despite heroic efforts the flow had so weakened the man by the time it was stopped that his condi- tion now is serious. . _“We can not say as to whether he Will recover,” said Dr. Henderson this afternoon. “He is very weak from the loss of blood.” At the hospital Bass said that he met a man on the road with an axe and that he was struck in the throat. Bass could not be induced to tell the real story of how he had wounded himself, nor did he indicate with what sort an instrument the gash was cut. The wound was deep and the skin showed that a keen blade had been used. Bass was in bad condition from the over indulgence of intoxicants yes- terday and insisted that his cell was filled with snakes. He is well known to the Bemidji police, having fre- quently been arrested on a charge of drunkenness. Last spring he was given a sentence but escaped and went up the Mississippi river to join the Cochran logging crew, and for a few months worked industriously. 100 HEAR BAND CONCERTS Nason, Soloist, Feature of Evening, Handicapped by Cold. An aundience of about 100 persons listened to the second indoor concert given by the Bemidji Band at the city hall last night under the direc- tion of Harry Masten. A pleasing rrogram was given, following whichl a few couples enjoyed a short dance. Y. T. Nason, the Cass Lake soloist, who was on the program for two' songs, made a favorable impression, but his efforts were made under the handicap of a severe cold. 2 'WILL NOT VOTE FOR “ENNEY” BILL NOW Senator From South, in Letter to Be- midji Pioneer, Airs His Views on “Reaportion.” NOLAN SAYS HE IS IN FAVOR Blieves Extra Session Also Should Pass Recall and Presidential Preference Bill. GAG RULE RUMORS CIRCULATED Believed Here Any Effort to Avert Free Discussion Will Cause Ser- ious Complications.. Here is a southern senator who frankly tells the Pioneer that he will not vote for “enny reaportion now.” R. N. Anderson is the name and: he has the distinction of representing the senatorial district embracing the flourishing county of Freeborn, the residents if which may, some may say, after reading the senator’s let- ter, be too busy tilling the soil to pay much attention to politics. Senator Anderson resides at Hart- land, in Freeborn county—Freeborn is in the extreme southern end of Minnesota. We reproduce Senator Anderson’s letter as he wrote it, us- ing his own brand of spelling and grammar: Anderson on Record. I am not in favor of and extra session of the legeslator wnd I would not vote for enny reapor- tion bill now. I am hartley in faver of the seven senator bill and hope that amendmet will carry the north have never sufered enny thing that I can remember in hands of us from the south. You got every thing they have asked for and I think that when the times comes that the north could got what we have got. To much would be better than let it go to the three large Citys as it would do at the present reappor- tion. Yours very truly, B. N. Ander- son, senator from 9th district. Nolan Wants It. Representative W. 1. Nolan of Min- neapolis expresses himself to the Pio- neer as follows: “If there is any assurance that the legislature will reverse itself and pass a fair reapportionment bill, I would certainly be in favor of a spec- ial session. I further believe that the special session should pass the recall and direct primary measures which passed both houses and only failed by a fluke. A ‘presidential preference’ law is another very im- portant piece of legislation for which there is a real demand and should be passed at this time. By all means the governor should be required to make good on every promise made.” Rumors Become Rife. ‘Word has been received in Bemid- ji that any effort by persons posing as friends of Governor Eberhart to prevent a free and full consideration of the proposition of passing a reso- lution at the St. Cloud convention will cause those delegates who be- lieve that such a move is the only one left for the North, will champion their contentions in no uncertain terms, but that if the reapportion- ment issue is freely discussed 'and no attempt at “gag” rule is made that there will be no embarrassing com- plications at the convention which convene on December 8. EARL PICKERING QUITS SCHOOL Deposed Football Captain Leaves Un- iversity of Minnesota. Minneapolis Nov. 23.—Captain Earl Plckerlné, the deposed chieftain of the Gopher football team as a re- sult of the action taken by Wisconsin authorities last week, is no longer a student at the university of Minne- sota. .