Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 16, 1911, Page 1

x bl 4 > LN THE BEM MINNESQTA HISTORICAL VOLUME 9. NUMBER 196. TELLS HOW T0 SAVE SANTAFROM FLAME State Fire Marshal Calls Attention to Yearly Disasters and Gives Rules for Prevention. DONT'S FOR CHRISTMAS. TREE Avoid Cotton Trimmings, Celluloid Ornaments and Do Not Tie Pres- ents to Branches. SOAK ROBE OF S. CLAUS IN ALUM while illuminated and make certain that all lights are thoroughly ex- tinguished before you leave it. “Have a sheet metal (tin or zinc) beneath every tree to catch drippings from the candles or possible burning material. “Have buckets of sand or water, or fire extinguishers in a place conveni- ent for instant use. “And finally, as has frequently been suggested heretofore, ‘BE CARE- FUL! “Christmas dangers are all avoid- able, and carelessness has no excuse, especially where the lives of children might be endangered. This is their day and they should be enabled to enjoy it in perfect safety.—Charles E. Keller, State Fire Marshal.” Minneapolis Instructions Include Use of Butterine, Milk, Gravy, Rabbits. {cause of the high price of butter and Have Buckets of Sand and Water"‘e)’rgs' the work of teaching economy iin the district schools was begun yes- TO TEACH LOW COST OF LIVING | Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 16,—Be- | 'MOTHER STRUGGLES TO SAVET CHILDREN | | Deserted by Husband and With Five ‘ of Family Vietims of Typhoid | She Takes in Washing.. SAYS, “DON'T BOTHER ABOUT US” | Asks No Charity for Her. Poverty- Stricken Home But Salvation Ar- my Gets Busy. | SOTHER PERSONS NEED AID, TOO | | Contributions of Cash and Provisioqsl i Ready, Beware Draughts and Take ! terday in order that domestic science| Being Offered to Make Holidays - No Chances, { pupils not only may learn for them- | | selves what substitutes may be used, In a bulletin to the Daily Pioneer, | the state fire marshal's office issuessupervisor of domestic science, di-| | but that all Minneapolitans may know of it through knowledge thal the pupils take home. Lilla P. Erich, Merry For All " BY SERVIA McKUSICK. In a small two-roomed house in the following warning in an effort to|rected vesterday tha. substitutes for|yi] Park a mother under 25 years prevent Christmas fires: “The Christmas spirit of ‘Peace on Barth, Good Will to Men’ is abroad! in the land. | “While this season means so much to old and young there are at least two classes of people 3 of their employment. view the ap- proach of Christmas with more or less apprehension. Reference is had butter be used wherever possible in | the cooking classes. Among the “rules of economy” laid down are the following: Use butterine instead of butter for cooking, and substitute milk in some vho, by reason ; cases. Use meat gravy instead of butter on bread. Use the frying pan less and boil to members of the various fire de-iand roast more meat. partments and shal’s force. “Despite repeated warnings from the various authorities of the dang- ers of fire in connection with the decorations considered necessary in the Christmas season, many are still careless. the state fire mar- How to Make Dangerous Trees. “At this time the Minnesota Fire Marshal Department urgently re- auests the people of this state to re- double their efforts to prevent fires. | It has been truly said: . Twigs of resinous trees; fes- | toons of leaves; wreaths of tis- sue paper; bags of netting; cot- ton batting; fluffy clothes for dollies; toys of dried, painted wood; ornaments of explosive celluloid; mix and insert a few dozen candles. Label, Christmas Tree of ‘The Ideal Incendiary.” “Aside from the unusual fire condi- tions surrounding the average Christ- mas tree festivities those in charge are oftentimes criminally careless in the manuer in which they allow peo- ple to fill the aisles and exits, which in most churches and school houses are poor at best. Peril in Using Cotton. “The interest taken in the Christ- | mas celebration is appreciated, but every Christmas records numerous ac- cidents, besides the loss of thousands of dollars’ worth of property. In the trimming of the tree cotton is more dangerous than any other fibre because of its hollow structure and the stimulative effect on combustion of the air contained. Therefore, it positively should not be used for its snow effect under Christmas trees. “Celluloid ornaments likewise should be shunned. Wherever pos- sible electric lights should be used for tree decoration. The expense of the first installation would be nomi- nal and the fixtures could be saved from year to year. Electricity prop- erly handled is perfectly safe, but electric bulbs should never be wrap- ped in various colored tissue paper for color effects, as the heat from a small bulb will set fire to cloth or paper if kept in contact with it for a few hours. Use Asbestos for Snow. “Do not use cotton batting for the purpose of procuring a snow effect. There is a substance called ‘mineral wool' (made of asbestos) which gives a better effect and will not burn. “If Santa Claus is to appear let|’ him not wear the material which would readily make of him a human toreh, but let him see that his clothes are made of material which will not ignite. The material commonly used can be dipped in a solution of alum, which will make them practically fireproof. “Do not use cotton batting, tissue paper or celluloid ornaments on a tree. “Place the gifts beneath the tree instead of suspending them from the branches. Beware of Draughts. “See that no draught of air reaches the tree to sway its branches while it is illuminated. “Extinguish all lights on the tree before attempting to distribute gifts, especially if any are suspended from the branches. 2 “Never leave the tree unwatched irabbits or fish, both of Make hamburger steak of cheaper meats. As Dbutter is still quoted af 35 cents and fresh eggs are scarce at 50 cents a dozen, commission men al- so are advising those who would re- duce the meat and grocery bill to eat selling at exceptionally low prices. Rose Stahl is going to appear this season in London as “Maggie Pepper” in the play of that name. 1t is likely that the Scotch comedy, “Bunny Pulls the Strings,” will run through the season in New York. which are ! is supporting seven children, five of | whom are convalescing from typhoid |fever. The father has not been liv- | ing with the family for the past year land does not aid in the family sup- port. The mother does such laundry i\vork as she can obtain, and the two older boys, 15 and 19, are giving her |what help they can. The boys are | employes at the Crookston mill in the summer time but during the winter months must find other work. Tots Do the Housework. The younger children, the oldest of {whom is nine and the youngest a !L‘aby girl of two years, take care of | the housework while mother and the big brothers are out struggling to | get the necessary food and fuel that | they may not starve or freeze. The little home is clean and neat in ap- pearance in spite of the seanty meals {and the too often cold rooms. . | “You mustn’t bother about us, we can get along somehow,” was the ihmve rejoinder, when the mother bare first. wild Arabian horses were harnessed to his arms. efforts to get away from the crowd, but Kilich Bey stood firm as a rock, and they could not drag him an inch from his position. Afterwards this modern Samson concluded by punching a piece of stone to pieces with his PERSIAN GIANT IS STRONGEST MAN HIUICH BEY < SITRONGEST ITAN 11V THE WORLD W———kfi. TT The illustration shown above is that of Kilich Bey, the strongest man ! in the world, twisting a bar of steel over two ‘inches in diameter around his elbow. This is not the greatest feat of this Persian giant, however. In Cur- mish, Persia, recently, shortly after this picture was taken, two powerful The horses made frantic (Copyright, “1911.) asked if'she wouldflike others to help her. “Only, you See; it has been ex- tra hard this winter because of all the hospital bills to be paid, besides keeping the little ones warm and fed.” 30 Families in Need. This is but one {of about 30 fami- lies in destitute circumstances which Adjutant Anderson and Cadet Peter- son of the Bemidji Salvation Army barracks have found in their search of the past two weeks, and for whom they have been soliciting supplies of all kinds from the merchants and people in town in order that these tamilies, mahy of whom are too poor to-ask:f6r- 414, aregiven. deserving aid. In one home, consisting of one room, a mother whose husband has deserted her, and her three children are in danger of starvation, unless immediate aid is given them. The only means of heat is a small cook- ing stove, which is in such dilapi- tated condition that it is impossible to keep a fire burning at night. A heating stove would make a merry Christmas for this household. Others Hope for Santa Claus. There are other families in dire straits on the outskirts of the city. Christmas will be a gloomy day in all these homes unless some good Santa Claus offers cheer. So far the public has been gener- ous in the character and number of donations received, but there gre many names on the list to be helped and the Salvation Army workers say that much more help is needed. Among those who have contribut- ed to the Salvation Army Christmas Cheer fund are: Dr. E. H. Marcum, $5; Mrs. W. L. Brooks, $5; Mrs. C. R. Sanborn $1 in cash and cloth- ing; Fitger Brewing Company one meat roast; Hanson Grocery, $1 in groceris; Falls & Cameron, sack of flour; Schroeder Grocery Company, two bushels of apples; Creamery ‘Wholesale Company, one bushel ap- ples and 10 pounds nuts; Nangle Grocery Company, meat, $1; Roe & Markuson, $5 in groceries, Swandt’s Provision Company $1 in sugar; Me- Cuaig Grocery .Company, one bushel of apples; St. Hilaire Lumber com- pany, two cords wood. _ Many donations of clothing have been promised, and-more are needed. Later in the season the Shuberts will present Lucille La Verne in her own dramatization of “Ann Boyf.” It has been decided that the ug- liest phrase in the English language ‘|is “Please remit.” At all events, anyone who lives a year in Reno in order to get a di- vorce is entitled to some recompense. A sculptor named Butensky is com- ing to the front. You can’t keep a man with that name in the rear. It is announced that Sam Bernard will bring his tour .in' “He Came iFrom Milwaukee” to a close around the holidays. Maude Fealey has completely re- covered from the effects of her re- -|cent illness, and is playing in “The Boss” on the road. A Los-Angeles man. drank. carbolic acid, cut his threat and jumped from| {a skysecraper. I I a thing is worth do- ing it’s worth doing well. An Tllinois youth has been barred in NEW THEATER OPENS TONIGHT Grand, Under Management of Andrew Rood, to Give First Show. Tonight the new Grand Theater, 317 Beltrami avenue, is to be opened for the first time to the public. The new playhouse is under the manage- ment of Andrew Rood and the di- rection of L. E. Rood. At the show tbnight Andrew Rood will sing “If I Had a Thousand Lives to Live” and three motion pictures will be shown. Masten’s orchestra will play dur- ing the opening week, after whiahy Miss Ruth Wightman will be the regular pianist. There ~will- be a change of program four nights of the week, and an especial change for Sundays. The building has been made into an up-to-date theater, having a steel lining on walls and ceiling and is handsomely decorated. The seats are so arranged as to prevent crowding, and there are aisles on each side of the center section of seats, leading to exits in the front and back of the building. The lighting is so ar- ranged that the direct glare of the lights does not affect the audience. Youth Wanted at East Grand Forks Found at International Falls. lowing account of the capture of a young man, recently searched for in Bemidji. and vicinity, wanted as a murder witness: ¢ “Deputy Sheriff Ed. Kelly has re- turned from International Falls, where he arrested Charley Taylor, a lad about 17, who was formerly em- ployed in ‘Little Harry’s’ restaurant at East Grand Forks, which is in the rear of Harry Hatch’s saloon, where it is alleged Fred Dale and Joe Car- roll doped Ole Kjormoe and later hit him over the head with a revolver, from the effects of which Kjomoe died, and later his body was dragged dut back of the saloon, where it was found the morning following the city election in November. “Young Taylor, who is better known as ‘Kid’ Taylor, is supposed to have been an eye witness to the af- fair and will be called before the grand jury to give evidence in the case. “Capt. Quikley, of the East Grand Forks poice force, said at the time of the murder, when Carroll, Dale and Taylor disappeared. that if Taylor could be found he could tell a story which would place the guilt where it belonged and Sheriff Daniels and Dep- uty Kelly did a clever piece of work first in landing the accused men and later in rounding up Taylor. Taylor was at Ft. Francis, just across the Canadian line from International Falls, and Deputy Kelly succeeded in grabbing him when across the lirie on | the American side.” . 3 DEAD FIRE HERO KNOWN HERE Hinckley Dies in New York. - Several persons_in this vicinity had a personal acquaintance’ f;wlth James Root, hero ' of the Hinckley {fire, who died Tuesday in Ne: iat a rooming house. £ Jim Root, as engineer of': ger train-on the old St. Paul & Du- luth Short Line, ‘saved the lives of ‘'more than 300 persons when Hinck- 5 R (3 MURDER WITNESS IS CAPTURED The Crookston Times gives the fol-! | Shearer. Engineer Root Who Saved Many at| ley and other towns in Northern Min- nesota were destroyed by the tornado of fire Sept. 1, 1894. The walls of the room in which Root died were literally covered with newspaper clippings, poems, maga- zine articles and pictures recounting the heroism of the man. Jim Root, as the old-time en- gineers of St. Paul called him, went with the old St. Paul & Duluth rail- road when it was first operated, and was one of the first men to pull a train over the new line. He was an “old man” on the run when the Hinckley fire broke loose Sept. 1, i1894. He wag on the way from Du- (Tuth™to st.-Paul and had arrived within @ half mile of HincKley that day when his train was besieged by 2 mob of refugees, who had fled from the town. With men, women and children jamming his train to the guard rails, and with the forest around him all a blaze, Engineer Root backed his train five and a half miles to Skunk lake, little more than 2 ‘slough, where the people plunged into the water and managed to escape the tornl‘do of fire that passed over them, Engineer Root was in deadly peril all the time he was driving the train back to the lake. The heat was so intense that the windows of his cab were broken by it, and for a short space of time he was unconscious. His fireman, John McGowan, escaped by jumping into the water tank on the tender. Although badly burned about the face and hands, Root stuck to his post, and but for his heroism, his whole trainload, not only of Hinckley refugees, but comprising many prominent Duluth men and women and other travelers, would have becn burned to death. EPWORTH LEAGUE SELLS CANDY Launches Unique Christmas *Season Plan to Raise Funds. Under the supervision of Miss Dor- othy Torrance, the chairman of the Social Department commiittee of the Epworth League, has begun work on a Christmas Candy Sale. This plan is a new one. Next Monday night the members of the committee will begin candy making, and the work will continue until Christmas eve. - Fudge, panochi, cocoanut candy, chocolate creams, wintergreen and peppermint wafers, cream candy, divinity, will be made and sold at prices ranging from 25 to 60 cents a pound. Pop-corn balls and tree decorations will also be sold. The confections will be put up in attractive boxes, containing either a pound or half-pound of each variety. Assortments may also be purchased, at 40 cents a box. Orders may be given to any of the committee, whose names follow: Dorothy Torrance, Carrie Armstrong, Cathrn * McGregor, Lottie Madson, Ralph Gracie, Orville’ Titus, George The headquarters of the candy-makers will be in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. Orders will be filled and delivered as direct- ed. Two Girls Drown When Ice Breaks. Cedar Falls, Ia., Dec. 16.—Faith Essex, aged 6, and Esther Nelson, aged 7, of New " Hartford, were drowned when ice on a pond they were crossing gave way. Charles Hawtrey has a fairy dra- ma, entitled “Where the Rainbow Ends.” ) : Held on $5,000 Bond'in Arson Case, He Now Contemplates Habeas - Corpus Action. HEARING COMES TO QUICK END Spear Refers to Testimony of Witness Brandt and Says it is His Word or Minister’s. £ McDONALD SPEAKS FOR STATE Says Building Was Burned for Mon- ey and That Evidence Offered ‘Wasn’t Disproven. With the understanding that by so doing it will not jeopardize habeas corpus proceedings, Edward Gearlds, yesterday bound over by Municipal Judge H. A. Simons to await the ac- tion of the February grand jury, has furnished $5,000 bonds and is at lib- erty. He is charged with being in- volved in a plot to burn a building at Blackduck last March. Although Attorney George Spear, for Gearlds, will not say that an ef- fort will be made to annul the action in municipal court by starting ha- beas corpus proceedings in district court, it is known that such a move is contemplated. How Hearing Ended. The proceedings at the preliminary examination yesterday afternoon were brought to a sudden end while the defense still was attempting to convince the -Tourt. that his client: ought to be dismissed by Judge- Si- ‘mons announcing that there had been enough evidence to indicate probable guilt. and that he should hold the prisoner to the grand jury. Following the introduction of evi- dence to show that the Blackduck building had $2,000 insurance on it, closing arguments were made to the court, Mr. Spear speaking for the de- fense and Attorney E. E. McDonald for the state. Spear for Defendant. Mr. Spear said that while the fire appeared to be of incendiary origin there had been no evidence produced to show that the defendant was in- volved in the crime. He spoke of a “certain™ atmosphere which has emi- nated at this trial” and took excep- tion to the attitude of the state’s wit- nesses. He was severe in his thrusts at Brandt, who swore that he had seen Gearlds pay “Boston Blackie” $50 for the “Blackduck job” and who now is a fugitive from a charge of perjury. Mr. Spear declared that the untruthfulness of tnis witness was apparent. He sharply critized the at- torney general who was brought to Bemidji as a witness for the defense and called the attention of the court to Rev. Moody of Virginia who testi- fied that Brandt could not have been in Bemidji at the time he said he was here because Brandt.was with him. He said the task for the court merely was to decide between the tes- timony of Brandt and Rev. Moody. “1 sometimes wonder if the state is lost to shame in this prosecution,” said Mr. Spear. McDonald Makes Reply. Attorney McDonald defended the attorney general and said it would have been highly improper for the court to have permitted him to an- swer the questions asked by the de- fense. He said the state had but one object: to marshal all the available evidence. He said there could have been but one motive in setting the building on fire—to get the insur- ance. He declared conditions had reached the point where every case of incendiarism should be given a searching investigation. He referred to the testimony of Brandt and said only the assertions of Rev. Mt_mdy had been offered to disprove it and that Rev. Moody gave dates from memory only and that he had suf- fered from a nervous breakdown. “Outside of Rev. Moody’s state- ments, Brandt’s testimony stands un- contradicted,” said Mr. McDonald. These Helped, Too. In the names of the members of the committee who arranged for the card party which was given by the- women of the Catholic church on Wednesday the following were omit- ted, Mrs. R. Fenton, Mrs. L. F. John- son and Mrs. J. D, Cahill,