Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 9, 1912, Page 1

) ‘NAME NEXT MAYOR' YOUNGMEN ADVISED Brooks Tells Diners at Markham that Power in Politics is in Their Hands, ORGANIZATION IS FAVORED Mass Meeting Called for Commercial Club Rooms on Friday Even- ing to Make Plans. SEVERAL MAKE SHORT TALKS Toastmaster Ervin Keeps Guests in Merry Mood and Many Happy Remarks Given. At a banquet given here last! night at the Markham hotel by the young men of the city, and featured by a decision to perfect a permanent | organization along lines to be deter-| mined at a mass meeting to be held at the Commercial elub rooms on Friday evening of this week, the] unique suggestion was offered by W.| L. Brooks, cashier of the \'mthern‘ National baunk that the young men | name from their own number a can- didate for mayor at the election to be held here February 20. “And if you organize right you can elect your man for mayor. It is up to you young men.” Mr. Brooks' suggestion came in| the course of the evening's program, different ones of the older business men of the cily being called upon by. Toastmaster Thomas Ervin for| remarks. These Had to Talk. Those responding with short talks were: ., Thomas J. Bnlke [neshlent of the Commercial club, who congratulated the young men on their activity and pledged the support of his organiza- tion; Dr. G. M. Palmer, premier story teller; Thomas McCann who impres- sed the value of education; E. H. Denu who pleaded for team work; Professor Otto Bergh, who briefly ex- plained the working of the high school farm course; F. A. Wilson, optimistic over the future of Bemid- ii; W. L. Brooks, Emil Schneider, in the only prepared address of the evening, and A, G. Wedge, Jr., who believed the young men were to be commended and who dealt with the possibilities of this section as a far- ming country. Following these talks the question as to what should be the next step on the part of the young men was discussed, Messrs. Fisher, Hillaby, Mayer, Professor Robinson, R. E. Given and others urging that anoth- er banquet be held and that some sort of a permanent organization be perfected. Names Committee to Act. Toastmaster Ervin, who kept the guests in a merry frame by a contin- uous flow of wit, told of the difficul- ties encountered in arranging such a gathering and appointed William Finnegan, Ralph Lycan, A. L. Bar- ker and William Russell a commit- tee to arrange for the next banquet and to act with the Commercial club in effecting a permanent organiza- tion. President Burke offered the use of the club rooms for a mass meeting and the young men decided to gath- er there on Friday evening and de- cide at that time where to amalga- mate with the Commercial club or to work along separate lines. Last night’s dinner was one of keen enjoyment from the moment _the guests were seated at specially ar- ranged tables in the Markham dining (Continued on 1ast page) LOSES HIS PAL AND CLOTHES Victim Tells Police He Was Robbed of Stuff Worth $78. Poorly clad, shivering with the cold, and with but 5 cents in his pockets, a lumberjack burst into po- lice headquarters and told how his bosom pal had, during the night, left town as had also his suit case con- taining $78 worth of clothes and $8 in cash. The lumberjack said this happened while he was sleeping in a down town lodging house.” The two men had come in from the lum- ber camps Friday night, and while hig'companion had spent his past month’s savifigs in drink, the vietim had invested his in buying clothes for the winter. The alleged thief has not been traced. |otery. COOOOORCOOEPSISES O The coke industry in Fayette county, Penn., is suffering on ac- count of a shortage of labor. Many plants are unable to start up. . A. R. Boone of Charleston is the first candidate to file for the Mis- souri state primary next August. He filed as Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor. . Sixty-seven tons of melinite shells, which were condemned after the in- quiry as to the cause of the explos- fon on the battleship Liberte, were thrown into the sea at Brest, France. . The British exports for the year 1911 total $2,271,412,300, or an in- crease of $119,488,440 over 1910. Imports for the year were $3,402,- 795,875, which is only $11,510,755 over 1910. . George W. Wickersham, Attorney General of the United States; J. Jusserand, French ambassador at Washington and E. Havenith, Bel- glan minister at Washington, with their party, are in Havana. - The South Dakota Conservation, Dry Farming and Good Roads Con- gress, for which preparations have been making for several months, met in Sioux Falls today. Former Unit- fed States Senator ePttigrew was one of the speakers. The sessions will last three days. Governor Eberhart is on the program for an address Thursday morning. The New Jersey legislature met at Trenton today and organized for its regular annual session. The Re- publican majority was elected on a iplatform pledging a number of im- portant reforms. The party leaders are determined that the legislation shall be of such that Governor Wil- son will not dare to exercise his right of veto without endangering his chances to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. * The one hundred gnd nineteen election to frame a new Constitu- tion for the State of Ohlo assembled today at Columbus, Ohio. It is ex- pected that four or five months, per- haps more, will be required to com- plete the Constitution. Three big “issues will occupy much of the at- tention of the convention. These are liquor legislation, taxation and the initiative and referendum. . The family shoes will cost more this year than they did in 1911. Ac- cording to the statements made by members of the National Boot and Shoe Manufacturers’ Association, which began its annual meeting in New York today, an advance is ab- solutely necessary because of the in- crease in the cost of raw material. It is expected that an advance of from five to seven per cent will be made in the wholesale prices of shoes after the fall samples have been sent out in March. JUDGES AND POLLS SELECTED Council Arranges for Election to Be Held February 20. For the city election which is to be held on February 20, and for reg- istration’ day, one week before, on the 13, the following judges and lo- cations of polls for the respective wards were named last evening by the city council: First ward—Miller Grocery Store, 814 Beltrami avenue; Judges, E. R. Getchell, G. W. Kirk, J. P. Riddell. Second ward—Fire Department Hall, 309 Fourth street; Judges, D. C. Smyth, C. C. Shepherd, A. D. Cameron. Third ward—Carter’s warehouse, Eighth street, American avenue; Judges, P. M. Decaire, J. M. Phillip- pi, C. W. Schedwaldt. Fourth ward—a@G. McTaggart building, 310 Beltrami avenue; Judg- es, W. E. Hazen, J. E. Croon, E. E. Chamberlain. RYNNING, FISH PEDDLER, DIES Familiar Character About Streets Ends Exitsence on Poor Farm. John E. Rynning, 80 years old, a well known character who has ped- dled fish on the streets of Bemidji since the town first started, died yes- terday at the county poor farm. Ryn- ning was picked up on the street ragged and cold about a month ago and taken to the poor farm. . The funeral was held this afternoon from J. P. Lalir's undertaking rooms, Rev. T. 8. Kolste, pastor of the Norweg- ian Lutheran church being in charge of the service. The dead man is survived by three daughters living in Vancouver, Wash., British’ Colum- bla, and Big Falls, Mont. They were not here for the services. In- terment was held in Gmnwood cem- TALK HERE JAN. 25 Commissioner Maxfield, Willard, Wallace and Possibly Louis Hill to Deliver Addresses. Meeting Arranged by Commercial Club and Invitation Sent to All Boosters. PRESIDENT NEILL SENDS NEWS J.|Declares Gathering Will Set Record and Be Treat for All Who Will Attend. H. J. Maxfleld, the immigration tommissioner; Professor D. E. Wil- lard, Northern Pacific soil expert; Dan Wallace, farm editor, George Authier, political writer on the Min- neapolis Tribune ‘and possibly Louis Hill, president of the Great Northern railroad company, will be in Bemid- ji Thursday, January 25, and will de- liver public addresses on ‘“subjects of the greatest interests to:the Com- mercial clubs of Northern Minneso- ta.” E This dlgflng\llshed party of visi- tors come under the auspices of the Bemidji Commercial club, the official announcement of the meeting having been received today by H. C. Baer, secretary of the Bemidji club, from D. M. Neill, president of the Minne- -sota, Federation of Commercial clubs, delegates selected gt the.Novembep 5 4 ‘The official announcement being sent to all..towns. ‘Minnesota says: Official Announcement. “The Bemidji Commercial elub, co- operating with the Federation, will hold a Northern Minnesota District Federation Conference in Bemidji, NORTHERN TOWNS GET BIDS| throughaut Northern |, BIG MEN COMING TO [GULE LINE T B BULT Railroad to Be Construoted from In- ternational Falls to Gulf, May Include. Bemidii, — ENGLISH CAPITAL 18 'SECURED For some time it -has been known that a line of rafl d was being pro- moted, the route of which would be & stralght line through the United States from lnm;fiuonll Falls to & point on the Gulf of Mexico. ' The promoter ‘and chlef engineer is John Riley of Kansas City, a -gentleman well known' in nilrold circles, and under recent date, ‘he writes that ‘he has just returne from England where he succeeded in financing the project, and that work of construc- tion would soani'be started. Re- garding the pro sed rallroad the Steelville (Mo.) Leader has the fol- lowing to say: It will be rather intéresting news to the people of ¥is-section to learn of the promotion 0f & new rallroad thyough thig lmmk ate territory. If there is anything fl\ll’ -people are in- terested in it is railroads, especially under the present service of the Frisco. The North and Qouth Raliroad as- saciation are the-promoters of this new line to be known as the Mexican Gulf and.Canadiali Railroad. —The chief engineer of the proposed line has been in comm: 1 cation with par- ties here for some time, and in his last letter stated fl)sltlvely that the line would run tl\\'ough Steelville. The proposed line as now outlined will run on’a direét Iine from Cana- da to the Gulf of Mexico as fol- lows: Taternational Falls. gy 8t. Ljjouls Thursday, January 25, at which prominent speakers will discuss sub- jects of the greatest Interest to the Commercial clubs of Northern Min- nesota. Among the speakers will be: Professor D. E. Willard, soil and agricultural expert of the Northern Pacific rallway. H. J. Wallace, editor The Farmer. George Authier, Minneapolis Tri- bune. “It is very probable that the Fed- eration will be able to send Former Congressman Bonynge of Colorado, to this meeting. He is the leading American authority on banks =md banking, and is a remarkably force- ful public speaker. 1If he can be se- cured he will talk on business pros- perity—where it comes from—what makes {t—the defects of the present banking system—How Wall street obtains financial control in the Unit- ed States. Soo to Be Represented. “President Pennington of the' Soo Line, which has been very active in developing Northern Minnesota, will be represented at the meeting by a man who will speak for him. “It is probable that President Louis Hill of the Great Northern, will speak. “The program will be the best that, can be made up. The delegates will ! receive a treat. | “The Federation is requested on behalf of the Bemidji Commercial | club, to urge that all the Northern | clubs send delegates to this session. It will begin in the forenoon, lasting | the day and evening, and delegates’ can return home the same night. “Will you come? Please take the matter up with your club at once, and bring a good rousing delegation with you, “Meet us at Bemidji.” not the regular annual convention, which will be held in February. Sub-! Jects of interest to you and no oth- er subjects, will make up the best program - Vice-President Wedge, Committeeman Gémmell and the oth- - er officers can prepare. “‘Meet us in Bemidji’—come your-. self and bring a big delegation. Hlp this the best meeting for develap- ment that Northern Minnesota will see during 1912, if that is polalble—— find it hard to follow. - “win you be there? Write me af Red Wing,’ saying how mmy; club will send, Y “This is your district meeting, of! - your clubs in Northern Minnesota— | at least help us set a pace others wlll | Gulf of Mexico. It will be 1228 miles in length be- tween the head of ocean navigation on the Lower Missisdippi river and International Falls, Minn. It will pass throughthe richest. valley in the world, crossing 65 east and west railroads, and passing through 200 cities, towns and villages, 25 of them county seats, besides opening terri- tory that will require at least 20 new stations. The road is to be standard gauge and - double track, and constructed with & view of rapid transit of live stock-and passengers from Canada to the Gulf, estimating the trip ‘at 24 hours, Export flour from Minneapolis that has, up to recently, found an outlet to Europe via Dujuth and Lake Su- perior, will also be handled by this line. Naturally, if the road is construct- ‘ed it is probable that Bemidji would “Tof tiie COLD COMES BACK: 30 BELOW: HIGH WIND Bemidji Suffers Today in One of the Most Piercing Atmospheres ol Present Dave. OTHER PLACES ALSO SHIVER Twin Cities Report 23 Below and Entire Country Continues in the Frigid Grip. MAN FROZEN IN KOOCHICHING Several Have Faces and Hands Frost- ed, One Docto; Here Treating Four Cases. Temperatures for Week. ~* Monday, January 1—30 below. Tuesday, Jan. 2—31 below. Wednesday, Jan. 3—32 below. Thursday, Jan. 4—38 below. Friday, Jan. 5—38 below. Saturday, Jan. 6—42 below. Sunday, Jan. 7—24 below. Monday, Jan. 8—30 below. After Uasking in the warmth of zero . weather for a few hours yes- terday Bemidji and the northwest was again swept into a 30 below tem- perature and today this part of the country has braved the piercing cold of a northwest gale, with the mer- cury hanging below the 20 mark throughout the day. Trains Nearly on Time. Despite the -réturn of the cold wave, which if the government fore- cgst 18 correct, will be of short dura- tion, the train service today hag uggh been ously handicapped. A fow. B were slightly’ late,’th northbound Minnesota & Intéri tional due at 4:15 setting the tardy record with 40 minutes. The forecast for tonight is contin- ued cold. Several are Frozen. - Several persons have had ' their hands and faces frozén, one Bemidji physician alone treating as many- as four patients, ‘mostly lumberjacks. In Koochiching county a man’ at Ray was found frozen to death and the coroner of that county is obtain- ing details. In the Twin Cities the thermom- eters went down last night to 23 be- low and all over the country low temperatures were reported. Tam- pa, Florida, and Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, were the warmest spots, each reporting a temperature of 50 de- grees. Rubber and asbestos mixed has been utilized. successfully for the manufacture of soles: for outing shoes. The material has the appear- ance of a thick, close felt, without odor, and without any discomfort to the feet, such as attends the use of pure rubber. These will be exten- be included on the new line. sively introduced next season. } Equitable Life in New York is Destroyed. New York City, Jan. 9.—(Daily Pioneer Special -Wire Service)—Six lves were lost and $10,000,000 worth of property desfroyed today when fire burned the twelve story granite building = of the Equitable Life Insurance company here. Four bodies have been recovered. and entered the vaults during the fire and carried out millions of dol- lars worth of securjties in waste pa- per baskets. * Officials declare that the vaults will withstand the heat and that the policy records will be safe. 5 WOMAN SOCIALIST TONIGHT Mila Tupper Maynard to Deliver Her Address on “The Trust Busters.” At the City Hall tonight Mrs. Mila Tupper Maynard will deliver the fourth of a séries of Socialistic lec- tures being given by the Bemidji lo- cal. The subject is “The Trust Bust- ers.” Women will be mdmitted free and four presents will be given away. Thayer Bailey and Bride Arrived. Attorney Thayer C. Bailey and wife returned yesterday from a ten days’ honeymoon -trip to St. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth. Mr. Baij- ley was married to Miss Gertrude Stone of Crookston, on December 30. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey will be at home to their friends after February lut at Twelve Story Granite Structure of MILLIONS SAVED IN BASKETS| Officfals rushed into the building TEN CENTS PER WEEK. 6 DIE IN $10,000,000 FIRE\CHARGES ERRORS IN CITY’S WATER BILLS C. G. Johnson Presents Figures of Meter Readings to Substantiste As- sertion Many Mistakes Made, CLERK ECKSTRUM MAKES REPLY Refers Sarcastically to Intimation of “Swindle” and Ilustrates How the Meters Are All Tampered. COUNCIL ORDERS INVESTIGATION Instructs That Instruments Be Sealed Tests Made and Report Given by January 22, Figures offered to show alleged discrepancies in the reading of the water meters of Bemidji were sub- mitted to the city council last night by C. G. Johnson, real estate dealer and investment broker, and their reading caused the council to request the water committeee to make a thorough investigation and report a week from next Monday night. Mr. Johnson appeared before the council with a large number of pa- Ders, bills and figures. He said: Makes No Formal Charges. - “I do not come here to make any formal charges, but I want to show you figures which tend to show you that an investigation is needed. “My attention was called to these facts by my ‘water bill for the last quarter. 605 Minnesota avenue. | Nasiglé-Gete City Wood Contract. bid chnlen u;ga for ta. arick wood at-$3.70: per cord Was ac-] cepted. Mrs. A. K. Southworth went to Bagley today where she will be the guest of her aunt, Mrs. G. H. Hansell for a week or more. Very thin sheets of the metal al- uminum are now used for wall cov- ering i placgiof paper. “The “cons¢ience fund” of the United States treasury received its first contribution 100 years ago. The Chinese have prepared an in- ternational manual in order to make [the translation of foreign languages easy and rapid. The manufucnu;e of wood pulp pa- per involves 28 separate operations from cutting down the trees to sel- ling the product. Clam shells take a fine polish and the Chinese carve them into snuff boxes, bracelets and similar articles. Point practically all the work is A New York inventor has combin- ed the dsk telephone and. electric light in one stand in such .a man- ner that the light shade collects the sound of the voice and concentrates it within the transmitter. ‘TOTTERING ter consumption at Ty i-e-ldggep to be 24,000, gallons for the past three months, while my-bill for the quar: ter ending: June 80, during the hot, dry dry months of gg ¢ great great: deal~ of Wwter- charged me with a consumptién of only 16,000 gallons. “There evidently was something ‘wrong, and so I started a little in- vestigation on my own hook, which brought forth the following figures. “While some of them may closely tally with those of the water clerk, most of them go to show that there has been some mistake in reading the water meters all over the city.” Johnson Presents Figures. Mr. Johnson’s figures were as fol~ lows: W ] i £ el & g8 w8 f%a 55 Seg a3 oM Py B o 5238 Name gallons gallons W. N. Bowser 306,000 277,000 J. P. Ridell 85,000 88,000 First Nat. Bk. 1,114,000 901,000 T. A. McCann 243,000 234,000 W. A. Currie 45,000 30,000 G. H. French 35,000 13,000 Bazaar Store 263,000 255,000 B. W. Lakin 84,000 74,000 Geo. Cochran E. D. Caeble J. E. Black D. L. Stanton 49,000 50,000 J. J. Conger 98,000 78,000 J. O. Harris *; 196,000 197,000 G. E. Carson ~ BUSINESS foR YOURS " 457,000 404,000 L. G. Crothers 142,000 143,000 -Masonic Hall 231,000 208,000 ‘Wm. McQuaig 177,000 178,000 Netzer’s Phar. 1,457,000 446,000 K. Moclver 177,000 178,000 John Moberg 179,000 172,000 Union Depot 112,000 148,000 Steam Laundry 1,763,000 1,808,000 When called upon to answer Mr. Johnson’s indirect charges of incom- petency in reading the meters, Wa- ter Clerk L. P. Eckstrum said:" “Mr. Johnson 1g right. Without a doubt I am trying to swindle the people of Bemidji. I have every rea- son- to swindle them; of course. I -have a business here, have been here for the past'eight year, am employ- ing four or five men all the time, and am paying out & pay-roll of $500 or $600 a month. But these things make no difference at all. "ND 5 wby ‘should I try to swin- | dle of B:mld.fl At theu things are so? This bill showed the wa-