Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 3, 1912, Page 1

. e —juot-nlomd-wes. also. hoard. 7 VOLUME 9. NUMBER 209. COX AND AIDS HERE FOR FOREST SAFETY Vote to Meet with Railroads to De- cide on How -to Prevent Start- ing of Fires. MUCH TO BE DONE, SAYS CHIEF Believes Past Year Satisfactory But Tells Rangers in Session Future Contains Many Problems. HOW TO GET RID OF SLASHINGS? This and Other Questions of Interest to Residents of North Discussed at City Hall. Forester W. T. Cox, his assistant D. P. Tierney and every forest rang-| er in Minnesota assembled in Bemid- ji today at the city hall. The meet- ing begdan at 9 a. m., Mr. Cox pre- siding. The object of the meeting is for general discussions ,of the most im-| proved methods of fire prevention ! and the disposal of forest debris on settler's clearings and accumulated slash where logging operations are carried on in the state. To Join with Railroads. One of the main features of the meeting today was the decision to join with the railroad officials of the state at a meeting to be held some time in the near future for the pur-|- pose of reaching an agreement as to plans l6oking toward a prevention of fire along railroads by means of pat- rol or other measures to be decided upon. A review by the individual repre- sentatives of their work of the year Pleased with Work Done, In regard to what has been accom- plished since last May, Forester Cox said: “The work so far to me is highly satisfactory, considering that we have only been at it in this state for eight months, but there is much room for improvement, and we have concluded at this meeting that the first important step toward fewer fires in 1912 is through the combined help of the railroads, which we ex- pect to obtain at our meeting with them in the near future.” The following are the principal topics of discussion covered in today’s session: What They Talked About. Organization of State Service. _ Routine of Service (Methods and correspondence). Equipment. Improvement work (marking of trails, erection of cabins for forest- ers). Disposal of clearings. Proposed spark arrestors on locomo- tives. Reconnoissance (study of forestry work in Minnesota). slash and settlers’ These are Here, Those present included the entire force of forest rangers employed at the present time and were: Walter Eisenach, Aitkin; Percy Vibert, Clo- quet; J. P. Saunders, Brainerd; H. C. Nelson, Grand Rapids; M. J. Thornton, Deer River; A. C. DePuy, Park Rapids; Percy Records, Thief River Falls; B. A. Linder; Warroad; Wm. Kilby, Baudette; H. W. Win- slow, Northome; Gus Peterson, Inter- national Falls; Fred Bessette, Orr; E. E. Chappell, Tower; Hans Kasper, Grand Marais, and L. F. Johnson of Bemidji. A Rird Much Like a Fish, The *‘birds of a featber" that “flock together” do not belong to the penguin family, as they are entirely destitute of feathers, baving for a covering a kind of stiff down. Another penguin peculiarity 1s that it swims not on. but under, water, never keeping more than its head out. and when fishing coming to the surface at such brief and rare intervals that an ordinary cbserver would almost certainly mis take it for a fish. The Best She Could Do. “There is ouly one reason,” he said “why | have never asked you to be my wife." “What is that?" she asked. = 1 have always been half afraid you might refuse’”” « “Well,” she whispered after a long sllence, “1 should think yow'd have curfosity enough to want to find oul swhether - your suspicfon was well founded or not."—Chicago Record-Her- ald. MAYNARD EASY ON RICH MEN| éocialist Loeturer Declares it But Na- |- tural to Accumulate Wealth, B. A. Maynard, third lecturer ‘in the series of five given at the City Hall throughout the winter by the Socialists of Bemidji talked to near- He paint- ed a dire picture of present day econ- 1y 300 persons last night. B. A. MAYNARD, omic conditions in America but de- clared that Socialists need not abuse men of great wealth, such as Rocke- feller or Carnegie, “because,” said the speaker, “to obtain wealth is but natural and they do but the same thing that you or I might do under speaker like circumstances.” The held that the present system of “beg- gars at one end and billionaires at the other” is made possible by the average citizen’s indifference to ex- isting social iniquities. ered by Mrs. Maynard on Jan. 16. 8hooting With a Revolver. Very few people, even accomplished shots, know how a revolver ought to be handled. Troops are. taught in aiming never to look at the weapon at ull. but to keep their eyes on the ubject to be struck. In quick firjpg, and especially in shooting from ho k, much | terresurs nre'nnmnmfiwtnufl# ~'A man throwing g stone does not- fook at his hand; neither does a billiard player sight along bis cue. The same rules apply to the use of short weapons, Men have been trained to shoot excel- lently at a mark when tliey could not see their pistol sights at all. Pleces of pasteboard were fastened Just in front of the cylinders, which effectually prevented the men from using their foresights and greatly in- creased the rapidity of their fire. Nearly any one can sight a pistol correctly.’ the inaccuracy of the aim being due to the trembling of the-hands before the trigger i3 pressed. By hid- ing the sight the temptation to hold too long Is removed and the first aim, generally the most aecurate, 13 pre- served.—Pearson’s. Oldest City of the New World. Much of romance attaches to South America, growing out of the history of its ancient inhabitants and the story of the invasion ot white men. In both respects Peru Is richer than any other part of the continent. It was here that the Inca dynasty, founded by Manco Capac. son of the sun, had its seat, and here was the stage upon which moved the theatrical figure of Pizarro, greatest of the conquistadores. Not even Montezuma’'s capital can boast the antiquity of Cuzco. It is the oldest city in the new world and was anclent when the Spaniards looted its temples. A narrow strip of sandy coast stretch- es for 1,000 miles between Ecuador and Chile. At the back of it rises ab- ruptly the purple wall of the Andes, capped by a cheval de frise of snowy peaks which seem to plerce the very skies. But at the greatest heights are massive ruins, which indicate that once in the long forgotten past citles existed in this inhospitable region, where storms of wind, rain and hail are of constant occurrence. Tungsten and Its Uses. The mineral tungsten (the name meaning heavy stone) has been known for many years, but only comparative- ly recently has it become of economic importance. Its most important use, according to the United States geolog- ical survey. and the one which makes tungsten mining on an exteusive scale possible is an alloy for tool steel. Latles using tools made from tungsten steel may be speeded up until the chips leaving the tool are so hot that they turn blue, an operation which would ruin the temper of high carbon steel. 1t is stated that about five times as much can be done with' lathes built for such speed and work as can be done by the same lathes with carbon steel tools. From 16 to 20 per cent of tungsten is ordinarily used in lathe tools. The melting polnt of tungsteh fs exceedingly high—5576 degrees I'. Tungsten also has an important use in * | making incandescent electric’ lamps. crucibles for electric furnaces and va- rlous other articles. 2 Depends. “Do you prefer ' the ‘among’ or Yamid?' "™ “It depends on clrcumltlnm you are referring ‘pret Anngpolis ‘in June week - awkward fo, Baltimore expression The next lecture in the course will- be deliv- Pone Along Lines Laid Down By Bemidji Man, St. Paul, Jan. 3.—Many of the\ suggestions in regard to bringing immigrants to Minnesota, made hy J. J. Opsahl, Bemidji, a former mem- cation to the state board of immigra- tion alreadyhave been adopted by the board, gccording to State Aurll- tor S. G. Iverson. “We have endeavored: to pro¢ure the co-operatiom of bankers, real es- tate men, farmers, the press and the commerciaF; clubs- throughout the state in our campaign for immigra- tion,” gaid Mr. Iverson, “and they always have been ready to meet: ug half way and to follow our sugges- tions. kg “I belle\?’q that our work Is bearing fruit and ghiat Minnesota, and espec- ially Northgrn Minnesota, is on the eve of a large development and a great inflow:jof immigration. ' This is foreshadow®d, I believe} by the very successfhl’ sales of state- land held in 19%. “We sold 156,000 agres last year and nearly 40,000 acreg of that was in Roseau county. - Other counties in the northern part of the state shared nearly as well, 20,000 acres each being sold in Aitkin and Marshall counties, . 18,000 in Cass county, 12,000 in Koochiching coun- ty. “Mr. Opsahl’s ideas are very good and we have received and profited by many valuable suggestions from him. His plea for co-operation in bringing the immigrants to Minnesota ig sound and is the only way that we can get the people we need. “The suggestion in regard to get- ting the real estate men to boom Minnesota and to sell Minnesota lands instead of those of outside states is a good one, but difficilt to in_the business as. a._busi they will boost the territory.- Wnere they have the lands for sale. But] Wwe have a loyal group of real estate men, who own Minnesota land, and Who are aiding us in every way. “If I should be asked to name any body of men who have helped us more than any other I should say the bankers. They have been in the forefront in every movement to boost the state and in many of them have taken the initiative. “The gatbering of statistics is a good idea nnd one that we have en- deavored to carry on on an extensive scale. We always have urged the bringing of live stock into Minneso- ta, and especially to the northern counties of the state, where the land is especially fitted for the raising of clover. and hay grasses.” The Way of a Woman. “She passed me on the street nlhn day without speaking.” “She did?” “Yes, the stuck up thing.” “l wouldn’t say that. Perhaps:she didn’t mean to snub you.” “Of course she meant to snub me. You see, I had on my old hat.” “That wouldn't make any difference to her.” “Oh, wouldn’t it? Once before when she didn’t speak to me, either. Now I'm through ‘with her. If she doesn't care €nough for me to speak when 1’'m in my old clothes she needn’t speak at all. 1 won’t speak to her when I'm dressed up. That's all there is to it.” “Did you speak to her?” “I should say not. It's her place to speak first. Do you suppose I’'m going to attract attention by yelllng my lungs out for the like of her? 1 guess not.” - “Perhaps she didn’t see you." “8e¢ me? Of course'she did. ‘I saw her, didn’t 1? Then why dido’t she see me?’~Detroit Free Press. When the 8hoe Pinches. “My own common sense and the shoe clerk permitting, I shall never wear another pair of. tight, shoes,” sald a wo- man, “but if 1 should be inveigled into making myself uncomfortable | know. what I shall do to allay the pain.- The ministrations to the aching feet of a man who called on my Italian cobbler for rellef showed me a remedy. The man’s shoes pinched in three differen places. Having located the painful spots Rafael dipped a long strip of can- ton flannel’ into boiling water ‘and held the cloth stretched tightly across the shoes. When the water begin. to evaporate he dampened the gloth again and repeated the procen several times. “‘Now,’ @ald be at last. ‘your are set to your feet. -No more “The man gave him a quartel s_im Auditor Says Work is Being | CITES FRUIT OF SUCH ACTIVITY| ber of the legislature, in'a communi- || carry out, ag the real estate men are|- 1 bappened to have on an old dress|- organized and the town now has Copyrignt, ‘{OU BETTER TARE T™HIS LIEE PRESERVER FARMERS i) Residents of Northern By Co-opera- tion Get ds, Telephones r. Crops. v—v-é_—k‘. ALSO CHUECH AND 4 SCHOOLS fiidebted to a resi- of Northern for the ducing many improvements. d\lrlng the few years that Northern hl! ex- isted as a town. “First, they have been able to bring their mail to their duors, by means of rural delivery. - “A Farmer’s club has been organ- ized, limited to 12 families, which meets the first Monday of each month at the home of one of the members. Owing to the restricted number of members, all who would, are not privileged to join, but the club has succeeded in accomplishing many new steps toward the betterment of the community with the co-operated help of the remainder of the com- munity. “They first proceeded to secure a Guernsey bull. A co-partnership was formed known as the Farmers’ Mer- cantile Co.; toward which each mem- ber contributed $10, which was to be withdrawn in case of necessity in the form of groceries or in cash. A manager ‘was elected to take] charge, with:a salary of five per cent of all the money invested by the members of the company. Last year profits amounted to $250, on a busi- ness of $2,000. “A telephone company. also was telephone service, costing less than $2:50 to each member of the com-| pany. “In the raising of poutoeu, €0-0p- eration has resulted in the raising of from elght to:ten carloads of pota- toes of several varieties, which is ten times' the amount raised annually, four years ago. Severdl prizes were taken by Northern farmers at the last county fair. - “The community has advanced ed-| ucationally and socially. New homes and several "additional farms have increased the towns prosperity, and & well built ‘church’and four district schools furnished with modern heat- ing apparatus, have been installed.” ing by its feelers whlle the beetle wia carrying a nlone vfl{()lng naurly ‘haif | L he’ feelers could : Stove Explodes, Burhing-Woman. ¢ Mrs. William Bigsbee, who oc- : cupies rooms over the Murphy : Furniture store on Belmtrami : avenue, was painfully burned about the face and hands at 2:45 this afternoon when a gasoline stove exploded. Mrs. Bigsbee was alone in the room at the time. - Her cries for help were : heard and the fire department : made a quick run, the flames be- ing extinguished with the chem- : : ical engine and the property loss :,was glight. Mrs. Bigsbee was : taken .to the office of Dr. E. : Marcum where the burns, whic not-serious;<were~tref MAXFIELD DEGIDES T0 ACCEPT nengm at Wadena to Begin ‘Work: as Commissioner Tomorrow. H. J. Maxfield, county attorney of Wadena, Minn., notified the Gover- nor this morning that he would ac- cept the position of immigration commissioner, offered to him several days ago. Over the long distance telephone this morning Mr. Maxfield said to a St. Paul newspaper: “I notified the governor this morn- ing that I would accept the position and that I would assume my duties Thursday. A meeting of the boird of county commissioners here today prevents my coming to St. Paul be- fore tomorrow. My :successor, who probably -will be J. H. Mark, will be appointed at once.” Frank Day- to Return. Minneapolis, Jan. 3.—Frank A. Day, chairman of the state democrat- ic committee of Minnesots, who has| been living at Missoula, Mont., has announced his intention. of return- ing to-Minnesota to live. Sightless Snails, A patient " investigator in Europe named Yung claims that the snail doesn’t see at all.. He has:madn 2400 experiments upon 176 specimens, and he says' thatwhen you put snails into an inclosure where there are both light and shade their distribution fs a mat- ter of chance. The snall, he says, does not shun the light so much as he hunts for seclusion. His conclusion is that in bis path ‘until he bumps fnto them. His speed being low, he escapes in- jury. Having once selected a resting place, flashing lights into bis apology fg_r a face does not disturb him. - To complete his . experimeats: Mr. - Yung'| \Methodist. church, largely attended, amputated the organs of sight from |oOut for the second dinner of the re- 5 several snails and couldn’t find that it |cently formed young men’s club, to|the pastor; Rey. Charleg H. Flesher made any difference in thelr happy if be held at the Markham hotel on[and his wife were given a leather placid llves knife 15 f | were a pile of ashes. NYMORE HAS §9,000 FIRE Three Buildings Bm as Resuit, it is' Believed: of Frost Cracked + Chimney. NO WATER TO FIGHT FLAMES Three business buildings in- Ny- more, aggregating in value about $9,000, were destroyed and a fourth R xtent of $1,000 by 36’! m‘ ‘and 1n two| “corner buildings The fire . probably started - in the building owned by the Duluth Brew- ing Co., and occupied by C. G. John- son’s hotel * and . restuarant. Mr. Johnson ascribes the cause to the chimney, which he says had “been badly cracked by the frost. The Johnson building was a total loss; the value of. the building and flxe flxturql being' about $4,500. In- urance, $1500. This building was p. two story,” light frame -structure, ‘and rnished #eady fuel for the flames, which spread rapidly to the one story frame building owned by Thome & Quinn, in which Mr. Quin has had a saloon for the last four years. The total valuation of this prop- erty with its stock is about $2,500, of which $1,500 is covered by in- surance, The third building to take flre was the confectionery store = owned by Anton O. Krog and conducted by Thed. Buldic. The cement base- ment is all that is left of this store. The building was valued at about $800, one half of this being covered by instrance. The stock which con- sisted of candy and general supplies was valued at $1500, but only $300 worth of this was lostZand the re- mainder is covered by $500 insur- ance, It is expected that all of the] burned buildings will be rebuilt in the spring. The Bemidji Fire - Department responded to a call for aid but was impossible™to fight the fire as there Byrd Injured in anmtn. ‘& Tnter- national Wreck Hnd Sinking Spell But Rallies and May Recover. OTHER VICTIMS IMPROVING Believed that all Who Were Hurt Tuesday Will Recover;. Brakeman Escapes Injury. TRAIN NOT GOING FAST AT TIME Agent Walker Explains That 50 Miles Hour Impossible as Farley is Stopping Point. “Maybe so, but seems to me there is some slight mistake about it,” faintly commented Huston Byrd at the St. Anthony’s hospital here to- day regarding the report that he had died of injuries in the Minnesota & International wreck yesterday morn- ing at Farley. Mr. Byrd not only is not dead but the attending physician says he now chance at recovery. Near Death Yesterday. Late yesterday, however, Mr. Byrd had a sinking spell; his pulse action could -not be felt and it was thought that the ‘end had come. The public has Mr. Byrd’s own word for it that he did. not entirely stop breathing. - All other victims of the wreck are resting easily and it is now thought that the accident which injured 14 persons will not result in a single fa- tality. uold mfimq YL s ta say just What causeu" the ‘wreck, but Road- ‘master Mills ig of the opinion that it was a broken rail, resulting, it is believed, from ‘the /intense cold pre- vailing at the time. G. A. Walker, Bemidji representa- tive of the Minnesota & Internation- al, who took charge of affairs imme- diately following the wreck, had at- tended the Railway Trainmen’s ball at the City Hall Monday night and had but nicely gotten asleep at his home, a few miles south of town, when he was notified of the accident. He at once hustled back to town and made what arrangements he could for caring for the injured. Wasn’t Going 50 Miles. Mr. Walker has made up a report concerning the wreéck, containing all the facts obtainable. “There is one thing,” said Mr. ‘Walker, today, “it couldn’t have been possible that the train was running at 50 miles an hour, or anywhere near that speed at the time, because the train had to stop at Farley. Far- ley is a regular stopping point. Any- how, 50 miles an hour is a faster rate of speed than is permitted on that stretch of track.” Conductor’s First Run. Conductor Jerry St. Cyr, in charge of the train, was in the baggage car at the time of the crash. It was the first run he ever made as a passen- ger conductor. His wife, in a rear coach, was slightly injured. “The report,” said Mr. Walker, “that Brakeman Bush' had had his tibs broken was mnot true. He was uninjured.” ‘was no water. Many Invntlhom to. Young len’l Event for Friday Ampted Ratllrns from the invitations sent y evening of this week, ‘assure mpunm ‘have been gent-{n. The hotel management ' has planned a ‘special ‘menu- for the occasion. the snail does not perceive obstscles svems op DINNER IS ASSIIBED FLESHERS GIVEN BIG ROCKER Miss Schmidt Gets: silke Umbrella, Meflmdm S\mthy Bohool Has 392 At the “watch”’ service in the uphols'.ered er, & present from Ladies Afd Soclet; glvén a silk llmbrena, ’:l‘he financla] report of the Aid Society showed ths.t this: organization came within $25 to apply on the mew church. k Stirratt, superlntendsnt of is headed the other way, with a good . o, it 4 e