Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 20, 1911, Page 1

> THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 9. NUMBER 199. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. STORES READY FOR FINAL GIFT BRIGADE Unusual Assortment of Useful Pres- ents Remain for Eleventh Hour Christmas Shoppers. PEACTICAL ARTICLES POPULAR Handkerchiefs, Neckwear, Furs and Hand Bags to Be Had at Prices to Fit Purse. TOY NOVELTIES IN DEMAND Latest in Dolls is Mechanical Af- fair Which Says “Mamma” When Lever is Pressed. Bemidji stores have never before presented such an array of desirable gifts for the eleventh hour Christmas shoppers as this year. Decked in gay holiday array, the stores are attractive and alluring, and there is a wide assortment of gifts. Display windows in all instances are attractive and in some instances gorgeous. The merchants say the Christmas trade so far this year is as not guite on a par with that of previous years, but they expect to do a record breaking business the remaining days of the present week. May Choose Practical Gifts There has never been a wider assortment to choose from than the shops have presented this year, but for women and children there h been a larger demand for ti practical things, in the way of clothing and furs. Handkerchiefs and dainty neckwear are popular as usual, and these are to be found at reasonable prices from 35 cents up to $1.75. There are also dainty litle bows of all colors, and especi- ally pretty ones in soft black, which would make a pretty gift for grand- mother. Pretty Bags Still Popular At the novelty and leather count- ers the large variety of pretty bags prove these useful articles to be as | popular as ever. There are beaded and fringed ones at from $2.15 to $3, pretty ones of lace, and gilt trimmed at $2.15 to $3.75, and those of plush for street use. Pretty scarfs in chiffon with oriental borders and silk fringed ones are offered for 5 cents to §$3. flers with attached collar at $1.50 too, make pretty as well as useful rememberances for a girl. New Doll Says, “Mamma' For the children there are toys all | the way from 10 cents to $5. article of special attraction buyer is the new doll which prompted by a small lever “mamma,” in a way to make any to the when small mother glow with pride. These|the Soo, Minnesota & International, dollies may be had at $1.75. Small kid gauntlets, with bear skin wristlets at 50 cents are a useful gift for the little ones. Calendars Up to $3. At the novelty stores, there is an unusual wealth of pretty things. Small artistic booklets of verse for the dinner toast, birthday, or week days make appropriate remember- ances. Calendars of all sizes range in price from 15 cents to $3. There are a large articles in brass which appreciated, candle sticks from 85 cents to $2.50, brass “maid’s call” at $3, small “trump scores” at 75 cents, and cigar sets for men at $3.50. Books, are always welcome gifts, in the latest editions are to be found in the stationary shops, down to the fairy tales and rag toy picture books, for the little folks. Green Bay, Wis., Dec. 20.—Green Bay has completed arrangements to hold a special election tomorrow to decide whether the present form of municipal government shall be sup- vlanted by the commission plan. The new knitted muf-|more to be used by Congressman Hal- The | 4iq idea of the city of Bemidji, and | says number of is always EBERHART TALKS MONEY Declares Panics Can Only Be Avert- ed By Currency Reform and Urges Prompt Action. TELLS OF CRISIS HERE IN 1907 New York, Dec. 20.—(Special)— Governor Eberhart, when interview- ed upon the subject of banking and currency reform on the occasion of the Western Governors’ recent trip to the East, said that Minnesota was heartily in favor of banking and cur- rency reform. He criticised the plan of the National Monetary Commis- sion in some of its details, but said that, in his opinion, its basic prin- ciples were sound and good. It must be carefully safe-guarded, however, against political and financial con- trol. “In the panic of 1907,” said he, “our Western banks broke down through no fault of their own. We needed a big amount of money out West to harvest and move our crops and our bank statements showed that we had this money, but as is bound to happen under our present reserve system, this money was in the large financial cenfers. It was subject to recall, but when we wanted it we could not get it. “Individually our banks were sound, but even the strongest and most conservative were tied up. In the emergency a few of our leading ibusiness men had to come forward and help smooth over the crisis. But, as is well remembered, the panic had a severe and disastrous effect upon our farming interests and upon business firms and individuals. “We feel that such a disaster must not happén ‘again and that we need a banking system that will prevent such breakdowns and depressions. What is needed is banking co- ion instead of the present sys- fAabf having each bank an indi- vidual unit. We must have a reserve | power back of the banks which will keep credit ample and free to pro- imote our general development and secure us against such crisis. Also ;we need an elastic currency based jupon our agricultural, lumbering, Emining, manufacturing and merean- itile resources as they are developed iin day to day legitimate business op- | erations.” Other governors in the party join- ed with Governor Eberhart in urg- ing the necessity of immediate leg- islation to stop panics. i [ ——— IMAP GOES TO0 WASHINGTON iTo Be Used By Steenerson in Effort i to Get Bemidji Building. | The map of Bemidji and of Ny- vor Steenerson in his efforts to se- cure a new federal building for this city has been ecompleted and will be sent to Washington this after- inoon. William Everts, city engineer, i who prepared the map, gave a splen- ithe village of Nymore. The map |shows the lake shore and Mississip- [pi river as far as the power plant +dam, as well as the railroad lines of |Great Northern and Red Lake. Tt! also .includes the route of the pro- {posed new line of the Minneapolis & {St. Louis. Mill Park, and other sub- urbs are also shown on the map. SENATE SOLID AGAINST RUSSIA e | Votes. at Night Session, in Favor of | Abrogating Offensive Treaty. Washington, Dec. 20.—The senate by unanimous vote last night form- ally ratified Taft’s notification to {Russia of the joint termination of the treaty of 1832. Lodge’s "joint | resolution, reported by the foreign lrelations committee as a substance for the Sulzer resolution that passed the house 300 to 1, was adopted after lan all day debate over Russian dis- crimination against the Jews of Am- erica. The house is expected to agree to the senate measure. The resolu- tion adopted at 7:19 p. m. was in- troduced for the committee by Lodge of Massachusetts, as a measure couched in language most satisfac- tory to the Washington administra- tion, which sought to avoid giving offense to the St. Petersburg govern- ment. MOTHER, IS THERE REALLY A SANTA CLAUS? ) Vi \ \ ) (Copyright, 1911.) MACKENZIE STARTS SHOW|: Leases Display Room and Notifies Northern Counties Exhibits Now May Be Put in Place. WEDGE IN CHARGE WORK HERE ‘W. R. Mackenzie has sent out no- tices to the eifect that a building has been leased in Minneapolis and that the work of establishing display ex-] hibits from Northern counties will start at once. Mr. Mackenzie's announcement in full follows: “Our Immigration Commission has leased for a year, with the pri ege of three years, the store building at 39 South Third street, Minneapolis, for use as a permanent agricultural exhibit of the Northern Minnesota Development association counties. “We believe that all of the news- papers of northern Minnesota are _deeply interested in this proposition and we respectfully ask that you give all publicity possible to the matter. “It is the intention of the Commis- sion to keep on file all of the north- ern Minnesota papers who will send them to us gratuitously so that any- one coming in to look over the ex- hibit can also see the current copies of the local papers from each county. “We are asking the co-operation of everyone in your county in the gath- ering of exhibits for the headquar- ters. Also for financial aid for the enterprise. “A. G. Wedge, Jr., of Bemidji has been asked to receive the exhibits and contributions and forward the exhibits to Minneapolis while the money will be sent to A. G. Wedge, Jr., of the First National Bank of Bemidji, who is treasurer of the Im- migration Commission. “Your hearty co-operation is asked in this work and it is hoped that this first year will prove to be fully up to all the wishes of the people of the northern counties.” BLIND WOMAN ASSISTS TAFT Aids President in Laying Corner- stone for Unique N. Y. Strueture. New York, Dec. 20.—President Taft and a blind woman, Miss Grace Keator, who is president of the Blind ‘Women’s Club of New York, together laid the cornerstone of the new light- house for the blind in East Fifty- ninth street this afternoon. The cer- emony marked the beginning of ac- tual construction on a building un- like any institution in the world— a settlement house exclusively for blind people. Joseph H. Choate pre- sided at the laying of the corner- stone. B v o WA SR * Young Man Drowns in Flax. Hamar, N. D., Dec. 20.—Ar- : : thur Knapp,- 19, yesterday lost : : his life by suffocation in an ele- : : vator here when he was caught : : in a slide of flax and dragged in- : : to'the bin. Knapp was attempt- : : ing to free a clogged chute when : the flax suddenly started to slide : and carried him into the bin. : The body was recovered after : sveral hours. N GOVERNORS’ PARTY .DISBANDS Men of Famous Train Go Home; Fisher Makes Big Hit. Minneapolis, Dec. 20.—Following the farewell banquet at the Minneso- ta Club Monday night, the western governors who have been together jthree weeks on their mission of ad- vertising the west dispersed to their homes. Governor Norris of Montana left for Helena yesterday. As Governor Hawley of Idaho left Saturday and Governor West of Oregon Sunday, the party is pretty well broken up. Gov- iernor Oddie of Nevada and Governor Burke of North Dakota started for home this evening. Governor Vessey of South Dakota and Governor Carey of Wyoming left before the banquet. Governor Har- mon of Ohio, brought west with the governor’s special, also left early last evening. Walter L. Fisher, secretary of the interior came to the Twin Cities, saw and conquered. He returned to Washington yesterday. He came to meet and talk with the western gov- | ernors about the vexed issues of con- servation, and came prejudiceCMR servation, and came prejudged as an ultra conservationist of the Pinchot {brand to meet men who are insur- ments against the government policy of withdrawals. He almost took them off their feet at the start by admit- ting the present laws are entirely wrong and must be changed before there can be an effective land policy. It was soon found that many of the differences expected to cause trouble were more imaginary than real. | | KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS ELECT tend Public Installation. At a meeting of the Bemidji lodge of Knights of Pythias last evening, Ithe following officers were elected: Chancellor commander—A. P. Palmer; vice-chancellor commander —W. H. Bowser; prelate—J. Peter- son, Jr.; keeper of records—George W. Rhea; master of finances—C. S. Dailey; master of work—George Walker; exchequer—Phillip Gill; master at arms—Peter Milbaugh. The lodge voted to extend an in- vitation to the Pythian Sisters for a joint !nstallation to be held January 15 of the new year. Also Decide to Invite Sisters to At-! "|SCHOOL PROGRAM READY Public Invited to Hear Christmas Exercises Arranged By Sophomore Literary Society Friday. SMALL PUPILS TO SING CAROLS Friday afternoon, the last session of the schools before the two weeks’ Christmas holidays, is to be given over to holiday exercises. Many rooms are to have programs, invit- ing pupils of all grades to be present. At the North School and the East Bemidji School, arrangements are made for but one program. The seventh and eighth grades will be guests of the High School on that afternoon, when the Senior Sophomore Literary society will give the following program: Nazareth—Faber—High School Chorus. Holy Night—Mendelsohn—High School Chorus. Recitation—Penelope’s Dance—Marjory Shannen. Recitation—The Convict’s Violin —Helen Backus. Trombone Solo—Selected—Harry Grindall. Reading—The Child They Turned Away—John Stuart; (music by Ger- trude Malone). Talk—Christmas Spirit—Hiram A. Simons, Jr. Recitation—A Sleigh Ride—Mau- rice Witting. Christmas Recitation—Dicky's Christmas— Alice Hulett. Song—The Christmas Holly— High School Girls. This program starts at 2 p. m,, and the public is invited to attend. 1t had been planned to have two of the primary choruses come up to participate in the music, but, in- stead the children will give their numbers in the morning, at 10:15. The “Doll Song” will be sung by 14 little girls, and a chorus of boys from the fourth, fifth and sixth grades will sing a number of the old fifteenth | century Christmas carols. These carols are “Hark, the Herald An- gels,” “It Came Upon the Mid-night Clear,” and “Sing We Neel.” Grimshaw Again Appointed. The nomination of William H. Grimshaw of Minneapolis as United States marshal for Minnesota was sent to congress yesterday by Presi- dent Taft. Mr. Grimshaw has been United States marshal for thirteen years. John Bigelow, 92, is Dead. New York, Dec. 20.—John Bige- low, the noted American author, journalist.and diplomat, died yester- day at his home in Gramercy park. He was born in Malden, N. Y., on Nov. 25, 1817, RADICAL CHANGES PROPOSED IN NEW CHARTER FOR CITY If Voters Agree at February Elec- tion, Mayor’s Term of Office Will Be Doubled. MAY ALSO HAVE $200 SALARY Alderman Slated for Longer Terms and Remuneration of Not More Than $2 Meeting. PARK BOARD OF FIVE MEMBERS Nothing in Document Along Commis- sion Lines and Chairman Russell Doubts Such Change. At the city election to be held on February 20, the citizens of Bemidji will vote on the new city charter which has just been completed and made ready for publication, by a commission of 15 appointed last May by Judge Stanton. This commission, under the direc- tion of Attorney P. J. Russell, chair- Iman. has been at work throughout the summer and fall, various sub- committees making reports. Provides Pay for Officers. A number of changes over the old charter are found in the new -one. The term of office for elective officers have been lengthened; that of the mayor, to b two years instead of one, and four years in the place of twa for that efdbe aldermen. Salarf駓for these positions of of- fice have also been provided in the new charter, that of the mayor’s not to exceed the annual sum of $200; for the alderman-at-large, not to ex- ceed $100, and for the alderman, not to exceed $2 a meeting, or $100 for the year. : Park Board of Five Men. A park board of five members to be appointed by the mayor, is pro- posed by the new charter, to control the park system, and a fund is pro- vided for this work from the city treasury. Instead of the previous method of the monthly payment of $1 by the business men in town, that the City of Bemidji might enjoy band music through the summer months. there is to be an appropriation, not tg ex- ceed the sum of $§500 for the vear, to be drawn from the park fund. H Inspection of Dairies. Provision for the inspection of dairies and creameries have also 1 been made in the assignment of this work to the health officers in the fu- | ture. - Owing to the five mill shortage in the Poor tarm fund. the taxes levied {on all taxable property of the city have been increased, by the new in- strument, that amount. The new charter contains nothing in common with the commission form of government, and Mr. Russell is of the opinion that there is little prob- ability of any proposition of this kind being suggested for at least an- other year owing to the fa 1 that the people of Bemidji, he says, are un- familiar with such government. Must Pass By Three-Fourths. In order to make the new charter effective it must be passed at the ‘coming city election by a three- fourths majority. The men who served on the char- ter commission are: P. J. Russell, J. C. Parker, S. F. Johnson, F. W. Rhoda, E. J. Swed- back, A. P. White, R. H. Schumaker, F. 8. Lycan, E. E. McDonald, A. A. Warfield, W. A. Gould, S. C. Bailey, Kenneth Meclver, W. G. Schroeder !and Dr. Rowland Gilmore. | The song of the “Red, White and Blue” is of unknown authorship, but dates from the Crimean war, and the colors represent the red of England, white of France and the blue of Sar- dinia—the countries then leagued against Russia. T‘ o