Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 12, 1912, Page 1

VOLUME 9. NUMBER 268. WILL STAGE HOME TALENT OPERETTA Woman’s Study Club, With Assist- ance From Blackduck, Produces Comic Play. “A CAPITAL JOKE,” IS THE NAME Plot Crosses Itself Several Times and Results in a General Confusion. VIOLIN SOLO BY MRS. SANDBORN Program Will Be Preceded By a Con- cert By Orchestra—8:30 P. M. Curtain. Under the auspices of the Woman's Study club, a home talent operetta will be staged at the city hall to- morrow night. The ladies will be; assisted by parties from Blackduck who are understood to have taken part in the play when given there. ! They will also be assisted by Mrs. C. R. Sanborn and Masten's orches- tra. Tickets are on sale at Netzer's drug store. The ladies announce that the orchestra will start at 8 p. m. and play a half hour concert. The caste is as follows: Mabel Pierrepont . Mrs. Edwardson . Chas. Hamilton .J. M. Freeburg Thomas Edwardson..C. G. Johnson Bridget........... Bonita Freeburg Accompanist. ..........Nellie Shaw Program. Masten's orchestra: “I11 Trovatore.” “The Ramshackle Rag.” “Lance and Shield.” “A CAPITAL JOKE." Act. I Thomas Edwardson, inventor, has just perfected an improved telephone. While at work in his laboratory, he is informed by his wife from their nearby residence that a friend, Mrs. Pierrepont, is sending her daughter, Mable, to visit them, imploring them to keep close watch lest she elope with Charles Hamilton to whom they object because of his poverty. Ham- ilton, disguised as newspaper report- ...Grace Oberg Nettie Johnson i er, calls on his old friend Edwardson, |. hoping to learn of Mabel’s arrival. His identity is revealed by a comical accident but his relation to the Pier- reponts remains unknown. ~Edward- son who had planned to play a joke on his wife by disguising himself as a reporter and try to commit her to a flirtation is persuaded by Hamilton to let him impersonate the newspa- per man while the husband shall con- ceal himself in an adjoining room and overhear all. Mrs. Edwardson and Mabel overhear part of this and decide to outwit the men and dis- guise Mrs. E. who shall try to make her husband commit himself when he calls in his assumed role. Hamilton schemes to turn the joke on both the BEdwardsons by getting Mabel to act as the disguised wife. Intermission. Music by the or- | state. jday. | $25,000 bail sifice his arrest here last Swedish Lutheran Conference. Cadillac, Mich., March 12.—The Illinois Conference of the Swedish Lutheran church, including the churches of that denomination in lower Michigan, opened its annual session here today with a large at- tendance of ministers and laymen from the lower section of the state, » Another Dietz Trial. Eau Ulaire, Wis., March 12.—The children of John Dietz are to be tried at the coming term of circuit court on charges growing out of the shoot- ing of John Rogicht Cameron Dam in 1906. The case was brought here on a change of venue. Mrs, Dietz will be tried at the same time. charge is “assault with intent to kill.” Gathering of Iowa Laundry Men. Dubuque, Ia., March 12.—The an- nual state convention of the Iowa laundry men opened here today with a large attendance of members rep- resenting nearly every section of the The local laundry men have prepared an interesting and enter- taining program for the two days of the convention, which will close with a banquet tomorrow evening. . D. M. and N. Earnings Big. ‘Washington, March 12.—Guy M. Freer, traffic expert, told the Stanley investigating committee yesterday that the Duluth, Mesaba and North- ern railroad earned 240 per cent in 1910 on its capital stock by charg- ing a freight rate of eighty cents a ton for hauling from the mines to Lake Superior. He said that he con- sidered the charges excessive. . To Sift $20,000 Theft Charge. Lynchburg, Va., March 12.—The case of George E. Huffman, the Rock- ingham county postal clerk who is charged with the theft of $20,000 from the registered mails, is the most important matter to come up at the spring term of the United States dis- trict court which convened here to- Huffman hag been at liberty on tall, Former Banker on Trial. Guthrie, Okla., March 12.—The case of Frank S. Westfall, the former Sapulpa banker under indictment on a charge of making false reports to the state banking hoard, was called for trial in the district court here to- day. After the failure of the Sapul- pa bank, of which he was president, Westfall went to Arizona, where he was subsequently arrested and re- turned here for trial. . Michigan “Drys” Meet. Lansing, Mich., March 12.—A two days’ convention of Michigan “Drys” opened here today with former Gov- ernor Glenn of Carolina and several other noted anti-saloon workers on the list of speakers. The chief pur- pose of the demonstration is to im- press upon the state administration the necessity for legislation against brewery-owned saloons and against the surety bonding law, whjch gives one bonding company a monopoly of the business in Michigan. o On the Pugilistic Calendar, New York, March 12.—What ap- pears to' be .the only opportunity metropolitan fight fans will have this week to see anything like a first-class chestra: “Newlyweds.” attraction will be afforded by the Violin solg, Mrs. Sanborn, accom-|Madison Athletic. club tomorrow panied by Mrs. Masten. night, when Leach Cross and “One Round” Hogan will clash-in a ten Act. IL. |round battle. The bout will be the The lovers enter and converse in their assumed characters. Mr. B. thinks Charles is addressing his wife and Mrs. E. believes it is her hus- band addressing Mable. The lovers elope. Mr. and Mrs. E. escape through the windows but she falls and is found senseless by her hus- band who carries her in. She recov- ers, Charles and Mabel return as man and wife, explanations follow and “that’s where the laugh comes in.” Saloons Issue in Tenstrike. Tenstrike, March- 12, 1912.—To- day Tenstrike again votes for or against license. Last year the drys carried by a small majority. During the dry year, there has been no ar- rest for any cause. Never did thig oceur before in the history of Ten- strike. That there have been no pau- pers, no street brawls, no murders, are evidences that it is best for a town to haye 1io saloons. Ten voters were at the polls this morning be- fore six o’clock, and a number of oth- ers arrived shortly after. E.-D. Al- ger, and Scott Gregg were chosen judges. Rowland Fellows is the clerk. Both sides are confident of victory. Among other unpleasant taxds there. used to be & tax on_the English hearth. The tax collectors made his assessment by counting the chim- neys. first at the Madison A. C. in several weeks, but it looks strong enough to pack the big hall to the doors. = Hooper for Another Term. Nashville, Tenn., March 12.—Re- publicans of Tennessee assembled in convention here today to nominate a complete ticket of state officers. The renomination of - Governor Ben W. Hooper is assured. Some interest is added to the convention by the bear- ing it may have upon the second state selection of delegates to the national convention. The regular state or- ganization already has declared for Taft, but it is known that consider-| able missionary work is being carried on in the interest of the Roosevelt candidacy. s | Organize Arkansas Stock Growers. Pine Bluff, Ark., March t2—Farm- lers and stock raisers from various |sections of this state are gathering {here today in large numbers and the! hotels are crowded -with visitors at- tracted to this city by the-two days’ meeting to open. at the Eiks' theater iizing ‘the stock. growers of “Arkansas jinto a state association. - The Ar- kansas State Veterinary society Wlll hold its annual meeting at the same time and Group 7 of the Arkansas Bankers’ association will meet he\'e on Thurudly, O@@@O@@@@@@@@@@ ® OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED ¢ R R R RO RO R Y The | ‘| were filled, bonds " | cense. convention to be held in May for the| tomorrow for the purpose of organ- . ADVOCATES HIGHER SALOON LICENSES Mayor Malzahn, in Address to City Council, Believes it Should Be Raised, FEE OF $1,000 IS SUGGESTED Message Also Says Gambling Abuses i Will Be Stopped and Gam- | ing Controlled. DELAYED APPOINTMENTS MADE Carter Agéin Street Commissioner and Bursley the Day Fire Engineer. Mayor Malzahn’s address was read, L. ¥. Johnson appointed the standing committees for the year, the vacan- cies of day engineer of the fire de- partment and street commissioner of city officials were accepted, a petition from the Third ward residents asking for bet- ter fire protection, and a complaint on the color of the water delivered to the laundry was filed at the meet- ing of the council last night. The address of the mayor, as read to the council is as follows: March 11th, 1912. [ To the Honorable City Council of Be- 1 midji: Gentlemen:—As it is the custom and I believe the duty of the mayor to offer any suggestions to the coun- cil that he thinks will aid in better- ing conditions or is necessary to im- mediate needs, I take it as a pleas- ure and a duty at this time to offer the following. suggestions. First, and the most important of all in my estimation, 15 that;¢h officials of Bemidji should and must forget everything in the way of per- sonal interests or differences—when in the council room and ynite solidly in any action that will further our development. ‘Whatever may have been the fea- tures of attraction in Bemidji in iformer days are not necessarily the features of attraction today. It is well to consider the past and profit by past experiences but the all im- portant issue is what will be good for Bemidji today and in thé future. Liquor Problem. -~ I shall like to call your attention to the liquor problem that has been so frequently spoken of during the last months. My aim as mayor is to do all that I can in regulating the sale of intoxicating liguor and have it regulated strictly in accordance with the existing laws both of the state and of our city charter. As for gambling, I believe it pos- sible to abolish that practice to such an extent that there will be no abuses coming from it, at least in a public way, and should there be any- thing of that nature going on in the future it will be under cover from the police officials and myself for I will have instructed the chief of po- lice to carry out my orders as out- lined above. Higher License Needed, Regarding a higher license for sel- ling liquor, I wish to say that I have glven this question considerable study, and I find to the best of my judgment that cities like Bemidji, and even those of less inhabitants, have a much higher saloon license, and their reason for having a higher {license is that it is for the best in- terest of their city. I recall Deer River as a very marked example of the virtue of That city raised its saloon licénse from $500 to $1,500, during and one has only to visit Deer River lto see the general all-around clean- [ing up that has taken place. « Both |sides seem very well satisfied now | that they are used to the raise. |.. Were we to raise the saloon license {in Bemidji to $1,000 I Dbelieve we would accomplish much in elevating conditions here. Parties' holding a ‘$1 000 license would demand more {recognition from the public andf | would guard against ‘doing anything| jthat wounld subject them to having! {their license revoked. courage the ~ council o make. this: raise of $500 and will pledge’ you; my support in the unaertaking. | Street Car Line Advocated. . i There. is always a time of st agna- tion of business in all lumber towns. “That pericd of backward tendetcy al ways comes. immediately after the lumbering: industries ‘are abondoned]. and prior to its development along lthe lines of u'rleulture having a higher 1li-| the “Pussy Foot Johnson” agitation, |- I wish-to en={ To Wait s Dangerous * The time to act is now. scription to the Daily Pioneer is still unpaid, you confer a favor by so doing before the last of the month, Don't Be Offended Should your paper be stopped, We cannot discriminate, It will matter not who you are or what you are, we will be compelled to stop the paper if you're not paid up after April Ist, If your sub- : wait for opportunities, but instead let us take advantage of the opportuni- ties that are open to us. Speaking of future possibilities I wish to speak of an enterprise that has been bothering my day-dreams for some two yes.rs—that of a street car line. ~ A street car line for Bemidii may seem to some like idle talk but when once you haye considered what oth- er cities thqt are not as favorably sit- i i along these lines, it will cause any- one that is at all interested in a fu- ture for Bemidji to take notice. With proper procedure I believe it is possible for us to land a street car line, and I see nothing that would add to the value of our adjoining lands and encourage industries to come to us, saying nothing about the great benefit coming from that ad- vancement from an advertising point of view, as a street railway. Children Must Play. One of the greatest problems and one from which no city is exempt is} that of the younger generation. I| wish that we might view the things that we may be able to do for the youth and children of our city as a privilege rather than an urgent nec- essity. It is as natural for a child to play as it is for a kitten to play. and if we do not afford amusements of a nature that will elevate and de- velope a good character in our young people, we must expect that amuse- ments of an objectionable character will be indulged in. You may have noticed the plat- form for which I stand. If so you will recall that I favor public sani- tary drinking fountains, rest room s (Continued on 1ast page) in-the last twelve months. the undertaking has been subscribed. “SPRING HAS SPRUNG” Wfl}! and with no great- population’ “a¥e accomplishing (¥~ MF. WIlliams hag 4 fige lot R KKK KK KK SELLS EVERY CHICKEN. * * * ¥ ca avenue had a 12-cent “For ¥ Sale” ad in the Dalily- Pioneer. * In the first place he ordered the % ad to run until forbidden, and ¥ after one insertion he came in- ¥ to the Pioneer office saying, * “How much is that ad for the * one insertion, It sold all of % my chickens and I won’t need it * again until I get some more.” X of Barred Rocks and will have some more to offer at a later date. Watch the Want Column for his advertising in the fu- ture. These little l.d! are a half cent a word per insertion. Try one when you have something to sell. ii#*#***i**kii** ******************‘** * Kk Kk k ok ok ok © Cass Lake—(Special at - 4:30)—The firat fifteen votes counted stood tem for Johnson and five for Dumas for mayor. Cass Lake—(Special to the Pio- neer)—All quiet at the election. No disorder. 180 votes cast at 1 p. m Polls close at 4 p. m. Believe Du- mas will not be elected. The enrollment of new members continues in large numbers in ‘the Victoria " (Australia) = Carters’ and Drivers’ Union. About two thousand new members have. joined the union 0060060083060 666 x| 7. G, Williams, 1015 Ameri- |6 6 & & BEMIDJI BRIEFS. The board of county commissioners will meet Thursday. . No jury case was heard in District court today as the jurors were al- lowed to go home yesterday to vote “The: grand jury at today’s’ election. ‘was alsp excused. . The warm. weather has turned the streets into puddles and the street commissioner has been busy digging the ice away from the sewers. Yes- terday L. P. Eckstrum thawed out several frozen hydrants. The board of education will meet tomorrow - night. - It is understood that elections of teachers will take place at this meeting. - Teachers are given ten days in which to accept or decline and. if- they take the latter Dposition, thwir vacancies will be filled at a subsequent meeting. 3 . The police court was busy. -this morning. John Hendrixson was giv- en$10 and costs for drunkeness and sentence suspended until noon today. Matt Johnson accused his friends of robbing him but upon being searched B IR R IR IR IR IR R ORECY CHEAP DYNAMITE FOR THIS COUNTY Beltrami Farmers to Get Benefit of New Selling Plan of Powder Company. COST LOWERED MATERIALLY Cut is Estimated to Save About Three Cents on Each Pound That is Purchased. IS USED IN CLEARING LAND Reduction Is Expected to Be Big Aid in Making the Homesteads Productive, Some time ago a Duluth paper an- nounced that a powder company had evolved a selling plan whereby the cost of dynamite might be materially reduced to the settlers to whom it is 2 big item in the cost of clearing their land. J. J. Opsahl, as chair- man of the traffic committee of the Commercial club, has just received a telegram from the powder company stating that the plan applies to Bel- trami county. The plan provides that the dealer shall get orders emough to make a* carload of dynamite, which will be shipped direct to him from one of the company’s factories, avoiding hand- ling charges at Duluth and less than carload rates on small shipments. The farmers will be required to call at the car for their supply in order to keep the cost down. The dealer will accept the farmers’ motes, without -interest, for six or seven months, and on-thie dealer shtwing the notes, the ‘company-will extend credit to him on the dynamite until the money due on the notes can be collected. . Under the plan- it 18 figured the dy- namite can be delivered to the farm- ers for approximately 11.6 cents per pound, whereas the regular retail price is almuto 14 cents. In some cases it will-be possible to supply more than one community with one carload. For two localities, close together, one car may be ship- ped and one the payment of an ex- tra charge, a stop-over may be al- lowed for sufficient time to unload the portion going to one place, the car proceeding to its ultimate desti- nation after the delivery. is made. Dynamite at low cost is one of the essentials to the development of Northeastern Minnesota. The _cost $83 was Elroy paid $8, fine and costs, for be- ing drunk. Frank Hill paid $13 for the same offense. Louis Olstad, both were fined $20 and of the explosive is the big item in clearing and many plans have been suggested for keeping the cost to the formers down as low as possible. The plan devised by the powder company found in his sox. Dan Mc- Hans Hagen and costs or thirty days for being drunk “|on Sunday. "They paid their fines. The British-Labor party has decid- ed 'to commence the publication of a daily paper, devoted to the interests of labor. The necessary. funds for is considered the best yet suggested, as it not only gives the farmer ex- plosive at low cost, but provides a means by which he may be carried through a. crop period on his note without interest. T Dynamite runs into about $2,500 a car, so that the powder company is tying up considerable-money in the venture, but the sales will be heavy and the ultimate returns will war- rant the invesitment. TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS. Be Held Tonight. Officers. for the. coming: year will’ the Commercial club which will be -|held in the club’'rooms this evening. 1t is desired that ail members at- tend. ; ' Tomorrow evening, the committee of farmers and business men which has charge of the mew creamery proposition, will meet with Mr. Fitz- simmons, of the Fitzsimmons-Palmer company, Duluth, and the Fitzsim- mons-Baldwin _ company, ~Bemidji, concerning the present status of the ily ‘in debt to the - Fitzsimmons- - | Baldwin company and it is desired to [clean this up. = (% It is understood in some quuter- that if the present association’ can come out of its difficulties with a clean slate that steps will be taken for a reorganization and the cream- -jery. wlll be started again on another Annual Commercial Club Meeting to - be elected at the annual meeting of . creamery. The association is heav- - % -