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

® THE BEMIDJI aFenwuT iidimaly HUNDREDS MAKE PROMPT PAYMENTS Daily Pioneer Cash in Advance Sys- tem Meets With Response in All Quarters. NO OPPOSING ARGUMENTS Parties Interviewed Generally Ex- press Themselves as Heartily in Favor of Plan. TIME LIMIT APRIL 1 IS All Subscriptions Not Cared For By That Date Will Be Dropped From Delivery List. That the saving of one dollar a vear on the Daily Pioneer is meet- ing with popular favor can best be told by those who appreciate it most. | Not yet has there been an argument advanced opposing the new collec- tion plan adopted by the Daily Pio- neer. 1n order that everydne become thoroughly familiar with this new plan it is deemed advisable to re- peat what has already been sald. The plan is this: after April first, the Daily Pioneer must be paid for in advance. Unless this is done the paper will be stopped. About March 20, cvery subscriber who has not paid in advance will receive a notice to that effect and given from the date of notice to the time of ex- piration to pay up. If at the time of expiration the paper is not paid for in advance final notice will be sent out, where upon the paper will stop coming. More encouraging responses to in- quiries, as to what is thought of the new plan have been received from some of Bemidji's business and.pro- fessional men. A. P. White, president of the Northern National bank: “Of course, it's a good thing. All other well es- tablished papers do it and I can hardly see how you have done with- out it.” H Clyde Bacon, ome of largest property holders: the right thing to do.” E. A. Schneider, formerly proprie- tor of the Schneider Bros. clothing store of this city: “You can’t afford to do otherwise.” Dr, B. H, Marcum of this city: ~The plan is all right and should prove satisfactory.” J. P. Ridell, of the Crookston Lum- her company: “By all means collect in advance. It'’s what all the pa- pers and magazines do, and presume’| they do it because it's the best busi- ness way." Charles Schroeder, one of Bemid- ji's popular farmers and property holders: “I think it’s the way most people prefer to pay. At least 1 do.” George Rhea, assistant cashier of the Northern National bank and treasurer: “It will prevent sub- tions running up so big. I owe for over a year and did not realize it until advised by the Pioneer. Tt will have a tendency to keep your accounts clean and desirable. Sure, make 'em pay up—I am going to.” william Klein, alderman of the First ward and in the insurance bus- iness in thi§ city: “Both subserib- er and publisher have everything to gain and nothing to lose. T think it's a good thing. Hop to it.”” Dr. C. J. Larson of this city: “Yes, I think that is the better way. Tam in favor of saving the subscriber the extra dollar.” Gieorge Stein, city clerk: “I think that it is the business way of doing things. Get the money.” T. J. Burke, president of Northern Grocery company: splendid idea.” A. H. Jester, manager of the Rex hotel: “Sure, 1 am in favor of it. You can cut the rate to $2 if you like, but keep it in advance.” Ollie Neilson, clerk at the Mark- Bemidji's “I think it the “A ham hotel: “I think it a fine idea.” F. S. Lycan, proprietor of the Markham: “You can say for me that T am heartily in favor of the It's a good business policy.” Star Ladies to Entertain. The Bastern Star thimble bee will be entertained Tuesday afternoon at the Masonic Temple by Mrs. William McCuaig, Mrs. A. B. Palmer and Mrs. Upham. An invitation is extended to all members to attend the afternoon move. gathering which opens at 2 o'clock. | geyigious Edueation Assoclation in_and was escorted to the door. A supper will be served at about six o'clock and the evening spent in cards and dancing, to which all the members of affiliated orders are cor- dially invited. VOLUME 9.. NUMBER 266. 2060000000066 @ glmmm NEWS CONDENSED © @ @ PELOOOOPOOPB OO0 O @ Washington, March 3—Roosevelt managers are worried over the report that La Follette is rapidly recovering from his recent breakdown and will soon take the stump in the interest of his campaign. They understand that the oratory will be turned against Roosevelt. 3 . St. Paul, March 9.—Officers from Ft. Snelling yesterday conferred with railroad officials concerning the rap- idity with which troops could be rushed from the Fort to the Mexican border in case of a sudden call. Thir- ty-four men were sworn in as a mounted auxiliary of the First regi- ment in Minneapolis last night. . Minneapolis, March 9—The Min- neapolis Symphony orchestra left last night on an eastern tour. The or- chestra will travel from New York to Grand Forks and from Birming- ham, Ala., to Brandon, Manitoba. This will break all records for or- chestra tours. The entire tour will be made on a special train and the baggage is said to be worth $60,000. » Independence, Kas., March 9—The third trial in the case of A. O. Trus-; kett, charged with.the murder of J. D. S. Neeley, is scheduled to begin in the court here Monday. Truskett, a prominent business man and oil promoter of Caney, Kas., shot and killed Neely, a banker of Lima, O., and head of several-large oil compa- nies in the Kansas and Oklahoma fleld, in a hotel in Caney on January 7, last. The tragedy was the result of litigation over an oil lease. At the first trial Truskett was found guilty. He obtained another trial, at which the jury recently disagreed. . Forecast for Next Week. Washington, D. C., March 9—Re- publican state conventions to elect delegates to the national convention will be held during the week in Vir- ginia and Oklahoma. The Taft sup- porters are confident of victory in Virginia, but in the Oklahoma state and district conventions the Roose- velt followers plan to make a vigor- ous fight for control. The Democratic leaders will turn their attention towards Kansas, where the state convention to -elect delegates to the Baltimore conven- tion will meet in Hutchinson Thurs- day. Clark, Wilson and Harmon each claims a following in the Sunflower State and the outcome of the conven- tion is problematical. In Alabama and the State of Washington the Progressive Repub- licans are to hold state conferences to consider plans for pushing the Roosevelt candidacy. Tennessee Republicans will meet in Nashville Tuesday to nominate a state ticket to be voted for at the coming election. The renomination of Governor Hooper appears to be assured. A second convention will be held in May to select delegates to the Republican national convention. New Mexico’s first state legislature will convene in Santa Fe Monday. Within ten days after convening the lawmakers will begin balloting for two United States senators. Labor troubles and the prevalent unrest in the industrial world will continue to occupy a large measure TAFT NOW AHEAD OF LA FOLLETTE Count in Pioneer Contest Today Puts Present President in the Sec- ond Place. STANTON DOUBLES HIS LEAD Gordon, Lee and Eberhart Left Far Behind in Gubernatorial Race. FINAL RESULTS ON MONDAY No Votes Will Be Counted Which Are Received in the Office After - Noon. For. President. First Second Roosevelt . . 817 812 Taft . 609 434 La Follette . 520 3654 Wilson . . 289 322 Debs . .. 289 E Bryan . 87 14 Cummins 42 28 Clark . 14 56 For Governor. First Second Stanton . 1,080 146 Gordon 432 336 Lee . .. 334 338 Eberhart . 310 206 Dunn . 111 87 Morgan . 87 . Lind . 37 13 Peterson . ........ 12 13 A recount of all the ballots cast in the Pioneer contest to date results in the above figures. = Taft has passed La Follette for second place but the La Follette ballots are coming in strong and the final count may change the positions again.--A re- count of the choices for second shows that Roosevelt has not only received the largest number of votes as first choice but also leads in second. In the state contest, Stanton has nearly doubled his lead during the past two days. . Gordon appears to be the popular second choice, as he is running next to Stanton on firsts and next to Lee on seconds. Lee’s lead over Eberhart is increased by twenty-four votes. Reverend Mor- gan, for governor on the Socialist ticket, does not appear to be as pop- ular as Debs on the national ticket. Interviewed recently, Judge Stan- ton would not say if he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomin- nation. He is at present in -Minne- apolis. A resident of International Falls was in Bemidji recently and said, “If International Falls had its way, the nomination would be in- seribed on gold leaf and presented to Judge Stanton on a diamond studded platter. He can have anything he wants in our town.” of public attention. The progress of the coal miners strike in Great Britain will be followed with in- terest, while efforts to prevent a sim- ilar struggle between the mine own- ers and miners in the anthracite field of the United States will attract ev- en more attention on this side. It is expected that the operators’ an- swer to the demands of the miners will be made public at a joint confer- ence called for Wednesday. The fifty-four labor union officials and business agents under indict- ment in the dynamite conspiracy cases are to be arraigned in the Fed- eral court at Indianapolis Tuesday. At that time the men charged with crime must answer whether they are guilty or not guilty. The contempt proceedings involv- ing President Samuel Gompers, Vice- president John Mitchell and Secre- tary Frank Morrison of the American Federation of Labor are docketed for hearing Monday before the full bench of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. A joint conference of locomotive engineers and managers of practical- 1y all of the eastern railroads will meet in New York City Thursday to consider the wage demands recent- i1y made by the engineers. The de- mand is for'an increase in pay rang- The last count in the contest will be taken Monday noon and the result published in the issue Monday night. A ballot is printed in this issue for the last time. NEW NYMORE TICKET. Placed in the Field to Oppose that of the Socialists. At a mass meeting held in the city hall of Nymore last night, the fol- lowing ticket was nominated for the election on March 12: President, John Olson; trustees, L. F. Larson, Ole Gunderson, Willlam Christenson; recorder, Peter Wold; treasurer, John Olson; constables, George Gibson and John Moak. Farmers are Returning. L. W. Aldrich, of the town of Grant Valley, has moved back on his farm. He has been living on a home- stead three miles from Deer River during the past three years. Mr. Al- drich says that the coming year is to be a good one for the farmers. | E. F. Shaw is moving back on his farm, near Schoolcraft, from Water- ANTICIPATION (Copyright.) REALIZATION CLEAN MILK IS ASSURED ‘Many Modern Dairies Located in the | Country. Adjacent to Bennd]x‘ { ALL COWS . /TO BE TESTED _’?__ Unlike many ‘other cities Bemidji is fortunate in being able to secure milk and cream from the best, most modern and up-to-date dairy farms in the northwest. The community about Bemidji has a number of these. The cattle on these farms are tu- berculosis testeds~which is a.gafe- guard to the wflk-drinking public.] In talking of the dairy situation, W. G. Schroeder, owner of the Alfalfa Dairy Farm, sald: “The people should know, because they have a right to know, that their product is absolutely pure. They are entitled to this safe- guard. Those who conduct a mod- ern, sanitary farm, under our pres- ent law enforcements are compelled to compete in the sale of milk and cream with that product that is pro- duced by cattle kept in dingy barns and perhaps never curried or-cleaned. “While I am speaking of this situ- ation, I wish to emphasize the fact that the cattle on the Alfalfa Dairy Farm are, everyone of them, tubercu- losis tested, cleaned and curried every day in the year, the stables are clean- ed two times daily and every cow is dry milked. -The first thing that is done with the milk is ariated. By this T mean when the milk is still warm it is first strained and then run through an ariator which cools and purifies the milk, leaving it in perfect condition. A “I believe that the general public does not fully realize the necessity of a cleaning process. I believe they do not realize the great importance of such a process. How many of our people are drinking milk daily that perhaps would be considered impure if put to the test. nothing to have the state inspector test cattle for tuberculosis jerms. Ev- ery man who owns a cow should in- sist that this should be done. - “Highteen thousand dollars has been expended in equipping the Al- falfa Dairy Farm with the most mod- ern needs for modern dairying. If this is worth anything to the users of milk and eream, they are welcome to the information.” At a recent meeting of the Com- mercial club it was asserted by a farmer that many dairies supplying Bemidji are unsanitary. It was de- cided fo take the matter up with the state authorities at once and have all dairy owners submit their cows to the tuberculin test. A recent story in the Pioneer stating that a farmer was unable to obtain a market for his barley after 100, Towa, where he has been the past two years. ing from 15 to 50 per cent and the | standardization of wages. ! Among other meetings and events that will figure more or less promi nently in the news of the week will trical Exhibition in Minneapolis, and | the ninth general convention of the St. Louis. Many horses sold abroad as “Amer- ticular. be the Land Show in Los Angeles,! the opening of the Northwest Elec-; ican-made” are not such in any DRP'] believe that they don’t wunt me in COOSH B s ) ® WITH SHEARS AND PASTE. © I R I O Pat Casey iives in Balckduck. Some Itime ago a local organization there held a dance. Pat had been drinking too much and decided that the dance was the place for him. He went up and was told to leave. He did not A few minutes later he came back and this | time was kicked out. As he picked !himsel( up he ‘remarked, “Faith, and l there,” 656666 e hauling it to town, when the market | price of barley“was $1.24, has pro- | voked the following reply from a i grain buyer: | “Feed barley is selling today and| hag been gelling for a long time past, | (at from G0c to $1.00 per bushel. The Stinson-Tenny €o. had a car of bar- ley on their table all this week on which they could not get a satis- factory bid. The feed demand was so poor they had to forward the car to Chicago. It is only the malting bar- ley that is bringing $1.00 to $1.23- $1.24 and that condition has been true for a long’time past. Probably these farmers had feed barley ' for ‘which the; wnnbed to get the malt- It costs absolutely | EXTRA While R. E. Fisher, cashier at the | Union depot was at dinner today, a thief or thieves entered his office and robbed the cash drawer of $19 and a revolver. Emtrance was effect- ed through a window in the door leading to the waiting room. The glass was removed, by scraping off the putty, and - was carefully set agide unbroken. .Police Chief Geil was notified at 1 o’clock when Mr. Fisher returned to the office but at; Dress time had found no clew to the|: robber: R R R R R R ORI ® BEMIDJI BRIEFS, ® 0000 PO0OO00060666 “A Capital Joke” will be presented by the Woman’s Study club at the city hall next Wednesday night. The caste is entirely home talent and the entertainment is a comic opera. Seats are on sale at Netzer’s Drug store. = T. J. Martin, of Nymore, received 2 telegram stating that his son, Jud- son, 38 years old, died from the ef- fects of a blast in a mine near Troy, Montana, March 7. The body will be brought to Detroit, Minn., for bur- fal. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Martin will leave for Detroit 'l‘uenday morning Mary Ritchief, 19 years old was 1n police court this morning on a charge’ of playing cards with men. She was arrested in the Dickenson hotel on Second street Thursday night. She was fined $5 and costs ‘or five days and sentence was suspended during good behavior. Richard Strand was up on a charge of drunk- enness and was given $5 or ten days. He paid the fine. % - Farmers who are bringing milk to Bemidji are complaining that small boys are stealing empty bottles out of their sleighs if they are left un- guarded for a few minutes. They claim that the boys sell the bottles to the grocers for four cents each but that they cost the farmers six cents, The farmers -suggest that the grocers do not buy bottles from the boys unless accompanied by - some sort of ‘parental certificaflon In the trial of John P. Johnson ‘vs. thé Minnesota and ~International railway in court :today, testimony was introduced that the plaintiff had accepted a draft of $50 4n payment for his claim and had at that time signed releases. It was also brought out that later he had signified he was dissatisfled with the settlement. The action grew out of the M. and I. wreck near Farley early in lnst Jan- uary. . At the High school yesterday afternoon, - the - Senior-Sophomore Litérary society gave a program that proved to be a real treat to those who attended. It was well balanced with recitations, songs, talks and in- strumental numbers. The has finished for the present { foug *| memération ~of “the historical event “|and planned to invent a new type of BATTLE ANNIVERSARY It Was Fifty Years Ago That the Monitor and the Merrimac Fought. CHANGED THE FORTUNE OF WAR ‘Washington, D. C., March 9.— Fifty years ago today the famous and epoch-making naval battle be- tween the Monitor and the Merrimac which saved the federal fleet from destruction at a critical moment and marked the beginning of a new era in the ennstruction of warships, was t off Fortress. Monroe. . In com-! and to honor the memory of John Briccson, the inventor and builder of the Monitor which became the prototype of our modern battleships, the Swedish-American Republican League of Illinois has arranged for tonight a celebration at the Audito- rium in Chicago, which President Taft will honor with his presence. The Swedish-Americans of Illinois (have arranged for this occasion an ‘interesting program of exercises to give expression to their patriotic pride in their famous countryman John Ericsson, who was born in Sweden in 1804 and came to the United States about:1840. Ericsson had received an excel- lent scientific training and at the age of twenty-four was captain of engi- neers in the Swedish army. Mathe- matics and mechanics were his fav- orite studies and he invented many valuablé and important instruments and contrivances, including caloric and steam engines. Two years after his arrival in this country he de- signed for the United States govern- ment the first screw-propelled war- ship, the steamship Princeton. For years Hricsson had studied warship that would revolutionize na- val warfare. Love for the country of his birth and hatred of Russia, his coungry’s national enemy, inspired him and gradually his fertile brain evolved the idea of an armored ves- sel with a rotary turret, the Monitor type, which he afterwards perfected. He offered his idea to Napoleon III, but the latter merely adopted the armor suggestion for his cruisers in the Black Sea, without glving Erics- son’s Monitor craft a trial. The Swedish inventor’s idea was not put to a practical test until fifty years ago today, when the memorable bat- tle between the Monitor and .the Merrimac was fought. In April, 1861, Capt. McCauley, the - commandant of the Norfolk Navy Yard, fearing a coup by the Virginia State government, decided to abandon the navy yard and to destroy all the buildings, docks, stores and vessels there at the time. He carried out this plan, but the Confederates took possession of all the stores that had not been de-; stroyed and ‘of the partly burned hulls of the vessels. One of them, the forty-gun frigate Merrimac, which had suffered comparatively little, was raised by the confederate engineers and remodeled in imitation of the iron-clad ships of Napoleon. It was provided with an iron-plated superstructure, the ' walls of which lloped at an angle nf 35 degree! -and REFERENDUM PLAN Was Agreed to By the Governor and Several State Committeemen Yesterday. TO BE VOTED IN CAUCUSES Vote to Be Taken in Each Precinct And Result Forwarded to the County Secretary. WILL NOT BIND CONVENTION But if Particular Choice is Indicat- ed it is Believed He Will Be Favored. Republican voters:of Minnesota are to have a chance to express their preferences among the presidential candidates according to a plan agreed on in the governor’s office yesterday. {It is the plan to instruct the secre- taries of the precinct caucuses to i take such a vote and forward the re- sults to the county or distriet con- vention secretary who will in turn forward his results to the central committee. The plan was outlined yesterday by 1. A. Caswell, who has charge of the Roosevelt campaign in Minneso- ta, and was agreed to by high state officials. It is not believed that it will be binding on the committee but it commits the state organization to the plan. Chairman Smith, of the committee, was not present at the conference but it is understood that he was con- sulted by phone. He would not pledge the committee but stated that they were open-minded on the sub- ject. Frank Knox, of Michigan, was also present at the conference repre- senting the Roosevelt nauonnl com-~ ‘mittes. The plan as submitted in writing is as follows: The Republican state central com- mittee to instruct the county Repub- lican committee in each county to include in its call for caucuses and conventions a request that all bal- lots to be used at such meetings be 8o prepared that the voter may ex- press thereupon his choice as to pres- idential candidates and that the sec- retary of each caucus report the re- sult in his precinct to the county convention and that the secretary of the county convention report the result in his county to the distriet or state convention. Norfolk, the federal government, which had received information of the work of transforming the former frigate into an impregnable iron-clad vessel, entered into a contract with John Ericsson for the construction of a war vessel of such type as would effect the same purpose that the Mer- rimac aimed to achieve. The inven- tor had in mind his Monitor type, which had been favorably reported upon by the naval ‘board and this idea was carried out in the construc- tion of the craft. The keel was laid in the shipyard of the Continental Iron Works, Greenpoint, Long Island, on October 25, 1861, and in one hun- dred days the work was completed. On February 18, 1862, the new iron- clad was turned over to the‘federal government and on March 4, the guns of the vessel were mounted. In deference to Ericsson’s wish the craft was named Monitor. Without delay the strange craft started on its- way to the south. The Merrimac, which had just been completed on March 8, 1862, entered Hampton Roads, shortly af- ter noon of that day and gave battle to the federal fleet assembled there. The battle was disastrous for the fed- eral ships, which were unable to do any damage to the Merrimac and were completely at the mercy of her powerful guns. The Monitor, pass- ing Cape Henry, heard the thunder of the battle, but could not reach the scene of the fight until night. It was on the following morning, March 9, 1862, that the famous dual be- tween the Monitor and the Merrimac was fought. It resulted in a draw, but conclusively proved the- possibil- ity of stopping even so formidable a craft as the Merrimac by means of a vessel of the Monitor type, equipped with a revolving. turret and heavy armor. The Bemidji High school basket- ball team has disbanded for this year. As there were no more games sched- uled and:the boys were all anxious to start their track team work Pro- fessor Robinson gave up the idea of any more games. A week’s trip had been planned for the Easter vacation but has been abandoned. CASSWELLPROPOSES & —