Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 8, 1912, Page 1

1| " VOLUME 9. NUMBER 265 COULD CLEAN UP REVOLUTIONISTS One Hundred Minnesota Lumber Jacks Better Than the Entire Army. BAILEY HITS THE MEXICAN! Says Trouble Along Border Appears ifled By the ATTENDED THE SNEED TRIAL Judge Ovdered Armed Men to Leave Their Guns on the Outside. “One hundied good Minnesota lum-| up the entire s who are ma ong the Me tiley today has returned from a trip as and Arvizoua, spendin e time in El Paso where the h tilities are said 10 be the worst, “The matter has been overdrawn.” Mr. vt Waorth at berjacks could cle; bunch of rey ing all the ar can border, 2 B v owas in the time of tl cod trial and says that it was mon ht in the! hotels to men mparing their guns. He said that $20,000,000 was sent by telegraph from different | points in Texas to Sneed for use as! bail. A loeal paper at that time published the following as quoting| the trial judg “1 do not beli that anyhody | wonld come into this court room armed as it is strietly against the rules of this court, but [ will say now that i anybody on either side is! found ary 1 the court room he ! will he sent to jail. “tt will be some ten minutes before | the case is taken up, o everybody will have o decent ehance to ease out of the court room without going out for the specific purpose of disarming himse Speaking of Governor Thunt, of Ar- izona. Mr.. Baii id: “On the day of the inauguration, Hunt walked from his hotel to the capitol (o em late the example of Thom: son. lle was dressed in a §1 suir. In the evening he appeared at a reception in a $100 dress suit. During the exercises he read a speech written by son se in which he failed (o pronounce about {(wenty words properly. e vefuged to sit in a grand stand erecied by the people because nnion labor was not em- ployed. . Mr. Bailey said that political sen- timent in the soutis was strong for Taft among the business men and for Roo: It among the women and la- horing classes TAFT TO BE BUSY Program Planned by Chicago Com- mittee Uses all Avmlable Time. , 11, March 8.—From the| moment wihen President Taft steps from the train. at Y o'clock tomorrow morning, into the arms of a reception | committee until neariy midnight, when the day's program will be con- cluded, every minute will be turned to account. During the forenoon he is to v the Armour Institute of Technology, at | o'cleck he is to have Inneheon with tie Union League club; at I o'clock he is to make a short v s club and also | at the t he wl4|u.pm|~. in the Ho- tel La Salle. In the evening he will speak at the banquet of the Ilinois Swedish - Amer Ttepublican | Leagne and afterward will speak | briefly at a banquet of the Traffic, club, The principal speech will be! at the Swedish-American banquet, which is to be held in celebration of the semi-centennial anniversary of the naval battle between John E S son’s Monitor and the Merrimac, I sides President Taft other speake the banquet will be Governor Dencen of Ilinois. Governor Eberhart of Minnesota and Representative George BE. Foss. According to the present plans the presjdent will depart for Washington early Sunday morning. TAYLOR TO MOVE. James Taylor, of Tenstrike, after| i whom the town of*Taylor was named, s to leave his homestead near in Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Taylor, who is at present at Rochester, where she recently underwent an operation for goiter at the Mayo Brothers’ hospital, will join Mr. Taylor in a short time. The operation on Mrs. Taylor has|Sunday school in Minnesota is plan- proyed successful, _ | campaign to capture the North Caro- e and make his future home | PPPCOOOQOOOPCOISSS ® QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, ¢ PEPICPIPO00OOOO® Duluth, March 8—Young Miller of St. Paul, last wt won a hard fought wrestling”match from Sailor {Jack of Duluth. Miller gained the [tirst fall after two hours and five |winutes of fierce work. Sailor Jack | forfeited the match on account of being unable to enter upon the sec- ond stage owing to a serious injury to his shoulder. Madison, March 9—Dr. Vhyent, esident of the University of Min- nesota, is addressing the students at | the University of Wisconsin today. | = | Minneapolis, March 8—Fresh eggs | were quoted at sixteen cents a dozen | wholesale yesterday showing a slump of twenty-one cents in thirty days. . | Fargo, March S—Before leaving |here for Minneapolls, William J. 'i!‘ vant came out for La Follette and |stated he hoped to see progressives inominated by both parties. i 5 | Crookston, March 8—Rev. Olaf K. | Moberg left last night for | Bend. Ind., where he has accepted i(hr‘ pastorate of the Swedish Mission jchurch. Reverend Moberg has been located here for six years. London, March 8—The tele- | graphic rumors sent out yesterday that the south pole has been dis-| covered by Captain Robert F. Scott have been confirmed. Captain Amundson, the Norwegian explorer, states that the British captain sue- ceeded in his expedition. H . Bloomington, Ind., March 8—The | three-cornered intercollegiate debate {between the state universities of | {Ohio, Indialia and Illinois mkes_‘ [place tonight. each institution being represented by one team at home and one abroad. The advisability of States adopting the initiative and re- [ferendum is the subject selected for | the debates. * , March 8—William | Jennings Bryan is herve today and | will deliver at least two speeches which will probably be of politieal {importance. He will speak at noon |at a luncheon in the Hotel Radisson; fat 3:30 he is to address the students I at the University; and in the even- ng is to deliver a speech in St. Paul. |The last time Bryan addressed the [ University students, he drew the | largest audience of any speaker who |has ever made a University address. # Minneapoli : Greensboro, N. C., March 8—A i !lina delegation to the Chicago con- vention for Roosevelt was launched here today at a State convention of anti-Taft Republicans. The leading spirit in the movement is Richmond Pearson of Asheville, who was in the | diplomatic service during the Roose- | velt administration. The Roosevelt I'supporters declare they can muster |sufficient strength in the 6th, Sth and 10th Congressional districts to lofiset any support which may be brought by State Chairman More- head to Taft from the Republican voters in the eastern districts. Washington, D. C., March 8—As- sociate Justice Oliver = Wendell | Holmes, now the oldest member of {the Supreme Court of the United iStates, celebrated his seventy-first (birthday today. ‘When President I Pate took office three years ago Justice Holmes, far from being the {oldest member of the highest court | was regarded as among the younger ‘| members of that body, being many | years the junior of Justices Harlanm, ! Brewer and Peckham, since removed | by death. The ages of the present | members are: Justice Lurton, sixty- 1‘9\‘,],; Justice Day, sixty-three; | Chief Justice \White, sixty-seven; Justice Lamar, fifty-five; Justice | Van Devanter, fifty-three, and Jus- ]me Hughes, fifty. Mahlon Pitney, | the new member, was fifty-four years ‘n]rl last month. 600D SPEAKERS PROMISED. | Minnesota Sunday School Convention | to Meet in St. Paul. rgaret Slatery, of Boson, will| deliver six lectures on the develop- ment of 'teen age boys and girls at {the Minnesota Sunday school conven- tion in St. Paul, April 9, 10 and 11.; | Miss Slattery was critic teacher in the Fitchberg, Mass,, State Normal school for a number of years. Two years ago she resigned her position to give her entire time to Sunday school | work. i | Among the other speakers are P. EH. Welshimer, of Canton, Ohio, who said to be the greatest Sunday| school pastor in America today. He| has been compelled to rebuild his| church three times in nine years to | take care of his Sunday school. E. | W. Thornton, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is [the teacher training specialist and Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner, of Chicago, is the eleemntary specialist. Every ning to send delegates. South |. jsued by J. A. O. Preus, state com- MINNESOTA FIRE LOSSES ARE LESS Statistics From the State Insurance Commissioner Show a Decrease. ARE INCREASING NATIONALLY Figures Given for 1011 Are $20,000,- 000 Higher Than Those of 1910. SAMARITANS ARE EXAMINED Duluth Order Has Excess of Disburse- ments Over Receipts From Jan. to Sept., 1911. According to a bulletin recently is- missioner of insurance, the fire losses of the country as a whole have in- creased during the past two years, while those of Minnesota have de- creased. The figures are as follows: 1910 1911 November .$340,000 $235,000 December 359,000 110,000 January, 1912 600,000 968,000 The fire losses in the United States for the years 1909, 1910, 1911, were as follows: 1909, $170,246,000; 1910, $177,- 477,000; 1911, $195,024,000. The following companies have ceased doing business in Minnesota: | Allemania Fire Insurance ~ Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. Cooper Insurance Co., Dayton, O, City Fire Insurance Co., New York, N. Y. ! Delaware Insurance Co., Philadel- phia, Pa. German Fire Insurance Co., Pitts- burgh, Pa. Pacific Surety Co., San Francisco, Cal. Sovereign Fire Assurance Co., of Toronto, Canada. The Duluth Casualty association, of Duluth, Minnesota, was licensed by this department on January 23rd, 1912, to do a health and accident business. The Bankers’ Life Company of Des Moines, Iowa, was on December 14, 1911, licensed by this department as a mutual company operating on the legal reserve, level premium plan. The Missouri Fidelity and Casu- alty Company, Springfield, Mo., was licensed by this department on’ Dec. 9, 1911. The New Jeisey Fire Insurance Company of Newark, N. J.,, was li- censed by this department on Feb. 27, 1912, The fire losses in Minnesota ac- cording to the “Standard,” for the months of November, December and January, and corresponding months the year before were as follows: An examination made by this de- partment of the Modern Samaritans, of Duluth, Minn., showed the follow- ing condition, as of Sept. 28th, 1911: Income, Jan. 1st to Sept. 28th, 1911 , ....... $ 81,830.20 Disbursements, same per- jod . .. ........... 101,379.32 Total Admitted Assets.. 118,203.04 Total Liabilities ...... 15,641.41 Excess of Assets over Liabilities . .. ..... 103,661.63 Certificates in force, 8, 162, - POPOOODOOPOOOOGS © WITH SHEARS AND PASTE. © COOPPPOOPOPOOPOO O F. H. Lamber has a pup. The oth- er day it went over on Denu’s porch and started to howl. Mr. Denu tried to persuade the pup to leave but the pup would not. Finally, he assaulted the dog with his foot and it landed in a snow bank. Whereupon Mr. Lambert appeared on the scene and shouted, “You gotta quick kickin’ my dawg aroun’.” . One day Mark Twain was being shaved by a very talkative barber and was forced to listen to many of his anecdotes. : The barber had to strop his razor, and when he was ready, brush in hand, to commence again he asked: “Shall 1 go over it again?” “No thanks,” drawled Mark. “It’s hardly necessary. I think I-can re- member every word.”-—Everybody’s Magazine. In Hands of Police, H. E. Guisness, marshal of Wilton, came to Bemidji last night to arrest One J. Parker, charged with stealing some wood choppers tools from Nels Vallin, March 6. Parker was found. on the streets this morning and Guis- ness and his man returned to Wil- ton this afternoon. SOFT WEATHER (Copyright.) LEE PASSES EBERHART EXTRA Has Margin of But One Vote Over| the Present Governor in the Pioneer Contest. i STANTON IS RUNNING STRONG The “Count Today. * For President, Roosevelt . ........ 568 La Follette .... 475 Taft . 343 Wilson il . 289 B <o v mein 245} For Governor. Stanton . e 578 Gordon . . 432 Lee . .. v 323 Eberhart . . 322 Dumn . .... 242 ‘With but one day remain!ng in the straw vote contest of the Pioneer, the only change made was in the choice for governor in which Lee passed Eberhart by one vote. Judge Stanton received another lot of votes which puts him in the lead by a margin of nearly 150. Roosevelt’s lead was also increased materially, but La Follette and Debs shared some of the Stanton votes. Tomorrow will be the last day in| which votes may be cast. A ballot will be found on -ome of the inside pages and those who have not signi- fled their choice are urged to do so at once. The final count will be pub- lished in the Pioneer Monday night. This straw vote is the only one being taken .in this section of Minnesota dnd s considered indlcltfve of the feeling here. POTATO- GRUWERS. GAUGHT. Three Cars Frost Bitten and Cause Loss of Over $300. At’%curdlng to & report filed with the Northern Minnesota Potato Growers association, a loss of $353.21 was caused by the early frost last fall. Three cars of potatoes were caught and frost bitten. - The matter is now being investigated with a view of collecting damages from the railroad. The report showed that 5,865 bush- el were sold for $2,445.79. The meeting was held Thursday in the city hall and at that time it was suggested that a uniform potato be obtained for seed. The next meeting will be held Saturday, March 23. ' M. and I. IN DAMAGE €ASE. Suit for Injuries Said to Have Been Sustained in Wreck. District court today is occupied with the'case of John P. Johnson against the Minnesota and Interna- tional railway. The case is said to have grown out of the wreck. last fall near Farley. -B. B..Clapp, claim agent of the Northern Pacific, Geo. Hoke, attorney, and W: H. Gemmel, general manager of the M. and I. are here on the case. The jury last night . remrned a ver- dict in favor of the.plaintiff in the case of Berkey and'Qlson against A, E. Smith and damages of $1,264.60 were awarded, S The Federation of Trade Unions in Portugal has proclaimed a general stri & s ke Minneapolis, March 8— (Special to {the Pioneer by telegraph) —Amund- ison reports finding the pole Decem- |ber 14 and denies sending story or having any news or Captain Scott. Scott story all an error. No news ‘ot his expedition. .SINGS BARKERS PRAISES, Representative Saleaman Makes Com- parisons; Decides That Bemidji Druggist Leads. HIS SYSTEM IS ALMOST PERFECT “Do you know why your store is recognized by the - traveling public as the leading drug emporium in northern Minnesota?” was asked of Mr. Barker the other day in the pres- ence of some of the store’s patronms. The questioner, who was a traveling man immediately answered it in this manner: “Because you maintain the best system of any store I have ever been in. Your records are accurate, your clerks are polite and courteous, your stock is the most complete, perhaps of any drug store in the state outside of the Twin Cities and Duluth, and judging from your business pringciples I take' it . that you discount all your bills, which enables you to give your trade bigger and better values.” “Many thanks,” replied Mr. Bar- ker, “you’ll do us more good if you dish out that kind of dope on the outside.” I am & firm believer in ad- vertising and assure you that what- ever you do along this line will be highly appreciated.” This reply merely encouraged Mr. Traveling Man and he continued, “I tell you, boys, you may go where you like in this section of the state and Barker’s system of doing business is considered as the ideal. - It seems to be the aim of concerns in like lines of business to acquire a system sim- ilar to that of his. Bemidji may well feel proud of having a leader in this line of business in it’s midst.” HALVORSON WITHDRAWS. Cass Lake Election Fight Concen- " trates on Dr. Dumas for Mayor. Cass ‘Lake, March .8—(Special to ‘The Pioneer)—Ole Halvorson, who -| was nominated on the caucusticket for village -clerk, at the election, March 12, has agnounced that he will not be a candidate as he is hot a voter in the village. This appar- ently leaves the only fight to bé made en the head of the ticket as no new name has so far appeared for any of the other offices. The anti-Dumas reople had endorsed the ticket with the execption of Dr, Dumas and Ole Halvorson, 4 Early in the week it was reported that there was $1,000 to be had in bets by persons who were willing to stake that amount on Dumas’ elec~ tion, ed in the BEndion hotel to be placed against Dumas, but none of .it has been _ covered. {1ast night.’ Yesterday $1,000 was deposit-| ‘TROOPS RECEIVE ORDERS | State Militia Must Be Ready for Mo- bilization at the State Fair Grounds. MAY @G0 TO TEXAS BORDER Orders from Washington have been |received by the Minnesota troops of ! the national guard to be in readiness | for active service. The state fair. grounds have been- selected as the point-for-mobilization and the guard | officers are expecting orders at any time. It is believed that it is the plan of the war department to use | the national guard should a swift and sure invasion of Mexico become nec- essary. During the past four weeks in Minneapolis, the home of the First regiment, a troop of thirty horsemen has been_organized and were must- ered in last night; a machine gun company has beenorganized and is being equipped as a part of the regi- ment; additional ammunition and camp-equipment has been distributed making the men ready for actual ser- vice; extended formation drill, as used in war, has been practiced; two men have been detailed for home duty to open a recruiting office should the regiment be called away; and officers have been given instructions to recruit their companies up to full war strength. It is expected that the strength of the Minnesota guard will be depleted by the medical examinations neces- sary should the regiment be called out .and it is estimated. that 900 more men will be called for in case the guard is ordered to the Texas border. 3 BOWSER ELECTED RULER Named Last Night to Head Elks for Coming Year—Jester Spo- kane Delegate, CHARITY BALL CLEARED $158 W. N. Bowser was elected exalted| ruler by B. P. O. Elks, lodge 1052, " The other officers elected were esteemed leading knight, Thay- er Bailey; esteemed loyal kmight, R. H. Murphy; esteemed lecturing knight, Thomas Symons; secretary, A. G. Rutledge; trustee for three years, Anton Erickson. Al Jester, a past exalted ruler, was elected dele- gate to attend the meeting of the grand lodge at Spokane. J. O. Har- ris was elected as'alternate. James L. George was elected treasurer and A. A. Carter timer. The Elks will have a social meet- ing and an initiation on Thursday, March 21. It was announced last night that the net amount realized from the charity ball giyen the mid- dle of February was $158.35. The ‘money has been expended in charity. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. LOCAL MEN SHARE IN SHEVLIN ESTATE Will Filed in Minneapolis Yesterday Names Old Employes as Beneficiaries. McCANN TO GET $100,000 Lord Down for $5,000 and Coleman for $2,000—Others Get $100 Each. - INHERITANCE TAX IS $40,000 I:u'ger Proportion of Wealth Put In- to Holding Company - Prior to Death. Minneapolis, March 8.—Thomas McCann. sales manager for the Crookston Lumber company, with of- fices at Bemidji, was left $100,000 by the late Thomas H, Shevlin, ac- jeording to a will filed in probate court in Minneapolis yesterday. The {money becomes payable when Mr. McCann reaches the age of 30, He is mow 26. Other bequests left to Bemidji people are John Coleman, superintendent of the planing mill, $2,000; Aristan Lord, assistant log- ging superintendent, $5,000; and each employee who has been with the company for fifteen years or more is to receive $100. That part of the wealth of the late Thomas H. Shevlin that was not turned over by him under contract before his death to the Shevlin com- pany, a holding corporation con- trolled by his heirs, is distributed among his children, relatives, old friends, employes and several chari- ties by a will dated Nov. 9, 1911, of- fered for probate yesterday. Mr, Shevlin died Jan. 15, 1912, In brief the will provides as fol- lows: + Total estate covered in this will, $1,250,000 to $1,500,000. Residue to son and two daughters after other bequests are paid, $1,- 000,000. Total to relatives other than chil- dren, $197,000. Bequeathed to friends, $37,250. To charities, $75,000, One hundred dollars each to 15- year employes, $150,000 approximat- ed. Thomas A. McCann, favorite neph- ew, $100,000. Catholic Orphan Asylum, Minne- apolis, $10,000. St. Paul Little Sisters of Poor, with instructions to spend on Minneapolis branch, $25,000. Home for Children and Aged ‘Women, Minneapolis, $25,000. Jones,Harrison home, Minneapolis, $5,000. Michael Kelly, 3248 Clinton av- enue, timber cruiser, $10,000. Albert Kohler, Shevlin coachman, $2,000. Thorrot Cox, 3020 West Thirty, fourth street, cruiser, $1,000. Charlotte Peterson, cook, $250. Aristan Lord, Bemidji, $5,000; Duncan Price, Grand Rapids, $2,000; John Coleman, Bemidji, $2,000; James A. Nichols, Frazee, $10,000. The inheritance tax to be paid to the state will approximate $40,000. Mr. Shevlin, some time prior to his death, organized the Shevlin com- pany in which his son, Thomas L. Shevlin, became the active sharehold- er. This company assumed all im- terests and obligations of Mr. Shev- lin’s business interests. The only portion of these interests’ which are covered by the will is the block of 200 shares in this company, which was Thomas H. Shevlin’s share, and ‘Which he wills to his-son. The property covered in this will is only a portion of the millions he had amassed. TURNING LATHE INSTALLED. High School Manual Training De- partment Gets New Machine. The manual training department at the local High school has Just in- stalled a new Oliver turning lathe. This addition completes the list of necessary machines in this depart- ment. Professor Bailey is engaged in setting up this machine and in the near future will give the boys an exhibition as to its merits, The second year boys are required to take this subject but the older boys in the firat year will be permitted to use the machine. Some excellent cabinet,