Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 19, 1911, Page 1

THE BE VOLUME 9. NUMBER 198. b BINNESOTA » SOCIETY, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. WRECK VICTIM IS KNOWN IN BEMIDJI| Dr. Whetstone, Killed with Wife at Odessa, at One Time in Trouble at Cass Lake. 12 BODIES FOUND IN SMASH-UP Debris Cleared Away and Traffic Re- sumed; Coroner Begins Inquest to Fix Blame. TALES OF HEROISM ARE TOLD Locomotive Ploughs Its Way Into|a series of five lectures arranged by Sleeper Occupied by 27 Passengers, Crushing Many. Dr. Ray R. Whetstone of Minne- apolis, who with his wife was killed | one of the most notable efforts along in the Milwaukee road wreck at Odes- sa, yesterday, was known in Bemidji and at one time was a practicing phy- sician at Cass Lake. Dr. Whetstone came to Cass Lake following his graduation from the Minneapolis College of Physicians and Surgeons. He had not been there long when he was called to treat a woman who died shortly after he began treating her. The woman’s husband blamed Dr. Whetstone and for a time it was the sensation of Cass Lake. From Cass Lake Dr. Whetstone GERMAN SOCIALIST TO SPEAK. BRNEST UNTERMANN, At the City Hall tonight Ernest Untermann will deliver the second of | Mr. Unter-| “How Things the Bemidji Socialists, mann’s topic being, Happen to Happen.” Mr. Untermann at one time occu- pied the chair of doctor of philosophy of the University of Berlin and has done notable work as a translator, this line being his translation of Karl Mark’s “Kapital.” Professor Untermann also is a fluent linguist, being proficient in the German, English, Greek, French and Latin languages. Masten’s orchestra will furnish the music. The speaker will begin at 8:15 sharp. ant general superintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul! railroad, the wreck at Odessa was due to the negligence of the road’s em- moved to Argyle and five years agoy '?“A z L he went to Minneapolis and since has had offices in the Pillsbury building in that city. Mrs. R. R. Whetstone left Minne- apolis'to meet her husband who was returning from a visit with his moth- er in Lead, S. D. She met him at Aberdeen. Together they started back for Minneapolis, only to meet their death in the Milwaukee wreck at Odessa. 27 in Ill-fated Sleeper. The sleeping car Columbia which had been attached at Aberdeen, was telescoped by the engine of “the silk train” at one end and by the heavy - dining car at the other end. Only two cars were hurled from the track, the sleeper and diner. The sleeper con- tained 27 passengers when it left Ab- erdeen. Twelve bodies have been taken from the wreckage, and all but three identified. The impact when the trains came | together was so terrific that buildings were jarred and windows broken in the vicinity of the station. Many deeds of heroism are re- counted. G. F. Shuster, a “jackie’ of the United States battleship West Virginia, on his way home to Tole- do, on a furlough, was conspicuous in the rescue work. *“1 was dead from lack of sleep,” he said, “and didn’t know anything of the mixup until awakened by the shrieks and groans of the injured. Then I got out and got busy.” Tells of Jackie’s Heroism. “It was a terrible sight,” said Al- pha LeBlanc, who was but slightly injured. “I was sleeping in the last berth. and the engine came almost through to me, but fortunately did not touch me. The tront end of the car was in shambles but that sailor boy Shuster did wonders getting the injured and dead bodies from the wreckage.’ Nearly all the injured were taken to Minneapolis and many continued to their destination. The dead bod- ies are being held at Odessa and will be sent to their homes as soon as word can be had from relatives. Coroner Bolsta empaneled a jury, and last night with County Attorney A. B. Kairscher, began an inquest to place the responsibility for the deaths The railroad and warehouse commis- sion has been thus notified. The wit- nesses before the coroner’s jury were A. J. Adams, operator at Odessa, and R. N. Montiel, operator at Ortonville Junction. Coroner Bolsta announced the adjournment of the inquest to- day until Wednesday morning. The road was cleared and traffic resumed. “Negligence,” Says Official. According to J. H. Foster, assist- T ‘understand it, although I have not full information, the stop signal was left by the operator at Odessa as it should not have been, and the operator at Ortonville June- tion permitted-the:train to enter the fblock when another train was there, as he should not have done. In addi- tion, the flagman of the first section neglected to protect the rear train, as should have been done. A thorough investigation will be made by the superintendent in charge of the di- vision in a short time.” 12 BIG GAME HUNTERSV KILLED Maine's Record Shows 12,000 Deer Slain During Season. Bangor, Me., Dec. 19.—Twelve thousand deer, 250 moose, many bears and twelve human beings were killed in Maine during the big game |season just ended. The record of deer Kkilled falls about 400 short of last year on account of warm and jrainy weather early in the season. It is estimated that $500,000 was spent by the hunters. Of the twelve persons who lost their lives, three were mistaken for deer. COX BRAVES COLD TO STUDY About Canada in Sleigh for Two Weeks. Forester Skips Two weeks in Manitoba, traveling cross-country in a sleigh, watching timber operations and studying met- hods of brush disposal, is no happy Christmas sport, according to W. T. Cox, state forester, who returned to St. Paul yesterday from such a journey. Mr. Cox and his compan- ion slept at the homes of settlers part of the time but occasionally were compelled to camp out. He is | preparing a statement telling of con- ditions in that.Canadian province. There was an observatory for the study of the stars at Alexandria, in Egypt, in the year 300 B. C. In olden days even the most grave and dignified sometimes played pranks on “April Fools” day. About { 150 years ago the Prince Archbishop of Cologne asked license to preach in the royal chapel at eVrsailles when visiting Louis XIV. In a New York hat store there hangs a picture of Dom Pedro of Brazil receiving a delegation of citi- zens of Philadelphia on the day when he took part in the closing ceremon- ies of the Centennial exposition. Nearly all the men in the group wore high top hats. (Copyright, 191L) SANTA CLAUS NEEDS HELP Unless Public Responds Several Children in Bemidji Are to Be Disappointed Christmas. SPECIAL PLEA MADE FOR TOYS BY SERVIA McKUSICK If your Christmas shopping is all done and your credit is still good, why not buy some little poor boy or girl one of those toys your own child is longing for? There are many of these tots who are going to look in vain for Santa Claus. It is for such as these that the Salvation Army is planning to have a Christmas tree and a musical pro- gram in the City Hall on the even- ing of December 30, for the benefit of the tired mothers who have little music in their monotonous lives, and the poor children who otherwise will be overlooked by Santa. The Army is planning to make this the happiest Christmas of all for the poor of Bemidji, but the success of this effort and the number of children it will bring happiness to, depends on the public response to the Army’s for aid. So far there has been donations of groceries and clothes, but few toys have as yet been offered, and the Army hopes there will be many more of these turned in before December 30. A small ten cent toy will go a long way toward a child’s happiness. “I could much easier see my chil- dren go hungry and cold,” one mother said,” than to see them wake up Christmas morning crying be- cause Santa forgot to bring a single plaything in the list they yearn for.” Donations may be left at the home of Adjutant Minnie Anderson, 506 Minnesota avenue. Automobile Club to Dine Taft. New York, Dec. 19.—Hundreds of applications have been received for places at the twelfth annual ban- quet of the Automobile Club of Am-| erica, which is to be held tomorrow night in the grand ball room of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. President Taft will be the guest of honor, while nearly all the members of his cabi- net are expected to be on hand. | As early as 40 B. C. the ancients| had observed that iron rods had the power to avert lightning. The manuscript of Milton’s “Para- dise Lost” is among the valuable col- lection owned by J. Pierpont Morgan. The common council of New York in 1697 ordered the city to be light- ed at night by lanterns suspended from poles that projected from every seventh house. x .. AR : Christmas Turkeys Are Plentiful But Will Cost 21 cents Pound : As Christmas approaches, tur- : keys, like other popular articles : on the holiday menu, are becom- : : ing more expensive. Dry picked : % turkeys’ which were selling at : : Thanksgiving time at 16 cents a : : .pound are now commanding 18 : : and 19 cents a pound, and are : : expected to go as high as 21 : : cents before Christmas, which is : : thé " price they fold for last : Christmas. However, there will : : be a ‘plentiful supply at these : : prices. Other fowls are also : plentiful, but the prices have : : likewise gone up, being half a : |+ cent to a cent higher than they : : were a week ago. Chickens are : : now 15 cents, and ducks and : : geese 16 cents a pound, and they : : are likely to go still higher. POTATO BUILDING PLANNED Efforts on to Unite Farmers in Effort to Erect Needed Structure. A special meeting of the Bemidji Creamery association was held in the council rooms at the City Hall on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of discussing the proposed co-opera- tion of the Creamery Association and the Potato Growers Association and plans for a building to be erected to be used as a potato warehouse. There was no opposition to the proposed plan of combining the two organiza- tions and F. M. Pendergast, purchas- ing agent for the association was named to visit the delinquent mem- bers to inform them of the new plans and to urge their presence at the annual meeting of the Associa- tion to be held in January, when the proposed plans will be voted upon. The object in the proposed co-opera- ition of these associations is princi- pally a financial one, since by so com- bining the resources of the associa- tion will be doubled, and it will be possible to build such a building as can be used by both associations, as a creamery and potato warehouse. Rear Admiral Rodgers to Retire, i Washington, D. C., Dec. 19.—By {operation of law Rear Admiral Ray- mond P. Rodgers, president of the Naval War College at Newport, will be placed on the retired list tomor- row on account of age. To Entertain Passenger Agents. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 19.—Jack- sonville is preparing an elaborate program of members of the American Associa- tion of Passenger Agents, who are to hold their annual convention in this j city next week. If you take away from the intelli- gent man the right to kick when things go wrong, you make him low- er than the mule. | | | entertainment for the‘Cochran of New York has accepted cussed at a meeting of the executive committee of the Missouri Old Trails | NO: 2 |arrived in HRISTMAS D cf'gon THE COUNTRY CERTAINLY KNO(KS HE (05T OF LNING MORE BIG ONES COMING State Superintendent Schulz and In- spector Aiton to Speak Day Fol- lowing Vincent’s Talk. DYER TELLS OF OTHER PLANS Superintendent W. P. Dyer, who spent Saturdz{y at Grand Rapids con- ferring with Superintendent G. E. Keenan, president of the North Central Teachers’ association, makes the following announcements regard- ing the gathering of the teachers which is to be held here February ; 8 and 9. “President George E. Vincent of the State University will deliver an | address to the teachers on the open- ing night of February 8. A recep- tion will be held in the assembly room following the address of Presi- dent Vincent, which will be open to the public. i “On Friday morning, a general session will be held in the assembly | room, at which State High School Inspector George B. Aiton of Minne- apolis and State Superintendent C. C. Schulz of St. Paul will be heard. “Round Tables will be the special attraction of the afternoon, those present at the convention being di-! vided into sectional groups accord. ing to their special line of educa-: tional interest for the purpose of dis- cussing items of importance in their department. There will be ‘round | tables’ for the primary and grammar | grades, the English, science, normal, | and industrial departments, and for! the school boards and rural teachers. “The evening will be devoted to a social gathering for the members of}sissxppi the convention, directed by the local | further delay. corps of teachers. istructure will be impa “On -Saturday morning of Febru- ary 9, the convention will close with a second general session.” Sea-to-Sea Road Planned. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 19.—Plans for permanently marking the Boon's Lick road.and the Santa Fe Trail, | and to promote a national road from the Atlantic to the Pacific, were dis- Road association here today. Bourke Cochran to Speak. Chicago, Dec. 19.—W. Bourkej an invitation to deliver the prinecipal address at a banquet to be given by the Bankers Club of Chicago at the Hotel Sherman tomorrow night. | Half the time policemen are not| around when wanted. The other half the time they are around when not wanted. Iminutes later ICITY VOTES $50 FOR CHRISTMAS CHEER Gifts to Be Made Families Who Oth. erwise Might Spend Holiday in Cold and Hunger, NEXT MEETING ON TUESDAY Quorum to Gather on Monday But Adjournment Will Be Made to Night Following, NEEDED FOR POOR FARM PLAN Action Wanted on Ordiance Providing for Sale Certificates of Indebtedness to Get Cash. The city- of Bemidji is to play San- ta Claus. At the regular meeting of the coun- cil last night it was voted that money not to exceed $50, should be spent for the benefit of needy persons for Christmas cheer. On Thanksgiving day the city dis- tributed turkeys to deserving persons and this will be repeated at Christ- mas and other things will be added to insure a happy day in families that otherwise would be hungry on the world’s greatest holiday. City to Investigate. The city will investigate deserving cases and where it is found that prop- er gifts will be appreciated and are deserved the donations will be made. Persons knowing of such cases may | be able to aid in the Christmas work by making the facts known. 'The session of the council last night was brief and but little busi- ness outside of allowing the usual number of bills and routine affairs was transacted. Next Meeting on Tuesday. The question of holding the next meeting was discussed, as the next [two regular meeting nights fall on holidays Christmas and New Years’s. It finally was decided that an effort would be made to have a quorum present next Monday night with the understanding that adjourn- ment will be taken over to Tuesday evening. To Get Poor Farm Cash. This action is deeme dnecessary be- cause of the ordinance pending which has for its purpose the issuance of certificates of indebtedness to be sold j{to the banks to obtain funds to place ithe city poor farm on a cash basis. Because of the importance of get- ting this matter settled without de- lay the suggestion of putting the next {meeting over until Saturday of next week was not acted upon. To Fix Bridge at Once. Street Commissioner Carter report- ed that the ice on the lake now is of sufficient strength to permit passage by team and that theretore the re- pairingn of the bridge across the Mis- river would begin without During this work the sable for teams but foot passengers will be permitted to cross. M. & I. TRAINS STOP 15 MINUTES New Time Schedule Gives Passengers Chance to Eat Here. All Minnesota & International trains coming into the Union depot {from now on remain here 15 minutes. southbound. which formerly Bemidji at 8:05 a. m. will come in at 8 o’clock and will go out at 8:15. No. 34, also south- bound, will depart at 11:45 p. m,, five than usual. No. 31, north-bound, will not leave until 6:20 p. m. instead of 6:15 as form- erly, and No. 3;’) north-bound, will go at 4:30 a. m. instead of 4:25. The new schedule which went into effect yesterday gives passengers an oppor- tunity to lunch here. There were 186,917 negro soldiers in the Northern army in the Civil war. HISTORICAL | & ; ‘w