Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 26, 1912, Page 1

. ganization in | i el T —— § - MINMESOTA ‘ HISTORICAL SQCIETY. | VOLUME 9. NUMBER 280. FORESTERS ASK FOR INFORMATION State Law Says Slashings Must Be Burned, But Quantity Not Mentioned. MEETING .IS WELL ATTENDED Over 100 Lumbermen, Rangers, and Business Men Attend ‘the Session. PINE TAX IS ADVOCATED Welsh Claims That Loggers Should Pay Others to Keep the Woods Clean. “We are here to find out how much of the slashings should be burned, when The state law says that enough shall be burned to prevent fire. It is not nec- essary to burn the whole country up in order to prevent forest fire.” Such was the substance of the remarks made by the men in the state for- estry service this morning at the meeting held with the lumbermen in the city hall, The meeting was attended by over foresters, and Be- Both lumber- men and foresters were free in ex- and in what manner. 100 lumbermen, midji business men, pressing themselves on their various problems and it is believed that a closer feeling between them will re- sult from this meeting. On Thurs- day a similar meeting will be held in Virginia at which time lumbermen from that section will meet with the foresters. One of the poiats thoroughly dis- cussed this morning was the cost of burning the slashings. T. J. Welsh advocated a tax of a certain amount on every thousand of pine cut and then allowing the state to use its or- the caring for the waste. He said that he did not be- lieve cedar and swamp timber opera- tors should burn their refuse but that pine operators should. Several agreed with Mr, Welsh while others took ex- ceptions. Among those attending the meet- ing were State Forester Wm. T. Cox, Walter Eisenach, L. F. Johnson, M. J. Thornton, Hugo Nelson, .J. P. Saunders, Wm, O’'Neil, A. C. DePuy, H. H. Wilson, C. A, Peterson, George Martin, E. A. Linder, Ed. Arnold, 1d. Bennett, Wm. Kilby, Sam Simp- son, W. C. Lacrolx, C. A. Bartin, Dil- lon P. Tierney, Percy C. Becord, C. E. Sheppard, M. H. McGuire, G. E. Marshall, George Farley, D. M. Neill, Wm. Burce, J. C. Sullivan, J. E. Dade, E. D. Alger, T. J. Welsh, Charles Hayden, W. L. Brooks, W. A. Gould, B. W. Lakin and T. J. Burke, Spooner Man Hurt, Arthur Gratton, of Spooner, was accidentally shot in the foot Satusg day evening because he did not know that a revolver he held in his hand was loaded. He was taken to the Spooner hospital and it was tound necessary to remove two small bones in the foot. HORNET NEWS. A few of the pupils in Miss Ber- geron's school took the state exami- nations Monday and Tuesday. Robert Shaw and son, Robert went to Blackduck on Wednesday. A number of citizens attended the funeral of Frank Cossentine in Black- duck on Wednesday. The Misses Irene Bergeron and Eva Murray were in Blackduck on Saturday, i LR R O O RO R CR R R SR CRCRORO) © WITH SHEARS AND PASTE, ¢| [ORCRCRCRCRORORCE RCRRORCR X3 After Bret Harte. “I kicked your dawg,” the stranger said. Said the old man, “Say no» more, And darken not my Ozark home, Lest 1 hurl you to the floor.” “What did my dawg, my noble dawg, That you should plant your boot Against his side and send him off, You measly old galot?” “l was goin’ to say,” the stranger said, “I kicked your dawggone gate And busted it—and here’s tour bits; Now let me go—I'm late!” —Denver Republican. 9 QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED. ¢ AR R R R R R May Free Thaw. New York, March 26.—A new ef- fort is to be made to free Harry Thaw from Matteawan. This will be done by habeas corpus proceedings or by a certificate of the superintendent. of the hospital that Thaw has recovered his reason. . Whittier's Successor Chosen. St. Paul, March 26.—Charles Oliv- er Merica, president of the University of Wyoming and formerly of the fac- ulty of Lawrence college at Appleton, Wis., has been chosen head of the Red Wing state training school for boys to succeed F. A. Whittier, re- signed. » No Clew to Murderer. Minneapolis, March 26,—Police of this city have no clew to the man who ‘murdered Miss Alice Matthews in front of her home last Saturday night. The murder occurred near 3547 Twentieth avenue south. A physical examination of the body yesterday disclosed that she had been strangled and had been assaulted either shortly before or after death. . Royals to Train in Virginia. Washington, D. C., March 26.— Manager Lush and the players of the Montreal team of the International League gathered in this city today preparatory to going to Charlottes- ville, where they are to get into con- dition for the coming season. The Royals will remain in the Old Do- minion several weeks, during which time they will engage in practice games Wwith Petersburg, Roanoke, Lynchburg and other teams of the Virginia League. N . Issue Sharply Drawn in Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colo., March 26. —There is every prospect of a lively contest in the Republican state con- vention which is to meet here tomor- row to name eight delegates-at-lirge to the national convention at Chica- go. Colorado has been claimed for Taft ever since the state committee declared for him at its meeting in Denver last month. The Roosevelt managers declare that the Defevr| gathering was packed -with Federal office holders and that its resolutions in indorsing Taft and rejecting the proposal for presidential preference primaries did not reflect the senti- ments of the rank and file of the party. Despite the fact that the state organization is against them, the Roosevelt followers are preparing to make a hard fight in the convention and are hopeful of results. NEW PUBLIC LIBRARY St. Paul Raises $101,000 in a Whirl- wind Campaign in Less Than One Week. OTHER LARGE SUMS SUBSCRIBED St. Paul, March 26.—(Special to the Pioneer)—With the completion of the fund of $101,000 for the land on which to erect a new library the citizens of St. Paul have established a record for generosity in giving for public buildings which has never been equalled. Within the last five years $1,037,000 has been raised by public subscription for various bufld- ings in the capital city of Minnesota. Through the enthusiasm generated by the combined efforts of the busi- ness men under the lead of the offi- cers of the Association of Commerce 1$97,000 of the sum needed was raised in five days. In 1907, when the city realized it needed a large building in .which conventions could be held, business men raised $215,000 by pub- | lec subscription in three weeks. The money was given to the city and to-‘ gether with an equal sum raised by bond issue was used for the con-| struction of a large-fireproof build- | {ing capable of seating 10,000 people ! and the seats are so arranged that! that this large auditorium can be‘v made into a theater. i About the same time the people of | St. Paul became convinced that the city should have an adequate Y. M. C. A. building and in three months| the cost of a six-story building was raised,-$350,000. Two years later an offer was made to the city for the site of a Y. W. C. A. by one of thel prominent men of the city and in ten | days $250,000 was raised for a home for the young women of the city, It was in 1910 that another citizen offered to put up a twelve story hotel it given co-operation. The business {men fully realized the necessity of |increased hotel - accommodation for ‘the conventions which came to St. Paul every month of the year and in thirty days raised $125,000 to buy a site for the hotel. $00600066068000866| do today. NEW -BOY SCOUT TROUP| ¢ i Cass Lake Citizens Meet and Organ- | ‘ ize a Citizens Com- | miittee, 1 DODDS IS ELECTED LEADER Cass Lake is to have a Boy Scout troop. Last evening a number of representatives citizens met at the High school building at the call of citizens committee to have general supervision of the movement. - The committee organized by the election of the following: E. T. Fitch, presi- dent; M. N. Koll, vice-president; E. D. Boyce, secretary; Rev. A. Dodds, scout master; Rev. John Kornbrust, assistant scout master; Rev. G. O. Parish, chaplain; Dr, L. B. Galbraith, dentist; Drs. W. H. Smith, and BE. Z. House physicians. The selection of drill masters was left to the scout master and his assistant. Next Thursday evening a .mass meeting of parents and boys between the ages of nine and eighteen will be held for the purpose of giving the movement further impetus. A com- mittee consisting of Messrs. J. L. Grady, W. E. Dexter, and E. D. Boyce, was appointed to arrange for a suitable hall for the meeting and for quarters for the scouts. Another committee consisting of Rev. A. Dodds, Rev. John Kornbrust, Rev. C. 0. Parish, and William Hough, was appointed to draft by-laws and-rules for the Scouts, to be reported to the mass meeting. It is believed that this movement will have a very wholesome eftect on the boys of Cass Lake. Are you sull among the few who have not joined the ranks in the my’ VANCE subscribers. Dozens have done so to- day and it is expected that the number will run into the hundreds tomorrow, : Don't put off until tomorrow what you can It is yous privilege to pay for either three months, &60 six monts, $2.00, or fwdve EXTRA Judge Stanton imptl:lsed the follow- ing sentences this afternoon: 5 1. Joe Lafave, for arson in the |first degree, to imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Minfmum term as stated by law is ten'years. No term fixed by the court. Prof. .E. T.. Fitch, and organized=gf -2~ John Kivef, fok grand larceny. in the first degree, to imprisonment in . the state penitentiary. - Term fixed by law from one to ten years. No term fixed by the court. 3. 'Isaac Maki, for grand. larceny, to imprisonment in the state refor- matory. Sentence is indeterminate. Jury and prosecuting attorney rec- ommended merey. After imposing the sentences, the Jury was called and the case of Wil- liam Sly again taken up. SPECIAL ‘BY TELEGRAPH. Minneapolis, March 26.—(Special to the Plomeer by telegraph).—The Chicago packers which have been on trial in Federal court were found not guilty today. The jury was out nine- teen hours. . Soo train 109 was derailed by a broken rail at Belgrade, Minn., and thrown down a twenty foot embank- ment. Fifteen persons were serious- Iy hurt. Six coaches left the track, . An explosion in the Jed coal mine at Welch, West Va., imprisoned sev- enty-nine men. Eleven have been taken from the mine at this writ- ing, one being dead. PAID/IN-AD- 'MAKI IS FOUND GUILTY | Convicted of Robbery in Second De. gree in the Williams Case of Tast December. WILLIAM SLY ON TRIAL TODAY Isaac Maki was found. guilty by the jury in the-District court yester- day. He was charged with robb being.one-of three,. Arthur Jacobson, John Kivel and himself, charged with a robbery at Williams last Decembeér. Jacobson was acquitted but Kivel and Maki were both found guilty. They will be sentenced this after- noon. A new petit jury was drawn for the court on Saturday. The men now subject to call are Tom Smart, William Gaines, Joseph Mortz, Chas. D. Hoyt, D. E. Roulch, John E. Drewery, Dell Fenear, George Foote, _| J. C. Thompson, S. E. Gregg, August Carlton, Frank Van Tassell, S. H. Marsh, L. E Le Barge, and R. C. Traught. The case of the state against Wil- liam Sly was started-this morning. {He is charged with robbery in the |second degree. The next case to come before the court will probably be that. of Iver Iverson on an adultery charge. Judge Stanton yesterday denied the motion of Edwin Gearlds to dismiss the . indictments - returned against him by the last grand jury, one for keeping his saloon open on Sunday. and the other for selling liquor to a public prostitute. The motion was made on the gfound of alleged ir- regularities before the grand jury. “WARMIN’ - UP” ‘|ton yetserday. | his seventeen year old daughter, has ‘| said to have occurred in a town in :{enues ' between First and Fifth sible. “No running iom’ or bad feet $000000060606666060 @ BEMIDJI BRIEFS, ® 2000066000066 60 Quick Arrest Made. Frank Little was arrested in Foss- Joe Krantz complain- ing that Little had robbed him of- $35. ' Little is said to have tiken the afternoon west-bound train and was Intercepted at Fosston. A deputy gheriff was gent after the man,to- day. 5 fi 2 . Bound 0ver to Gnnd Jury. Jonathan Morris, who was arrested in Bemidji recently on complaint of been bound over to the grand- jury of "Hubbard county. The complaint alleges illicit intercourse which - is the north end jof Hubbard county., e Dumas Order Issued. Judge McClenahan on Saturday is- sued“the official order which “carries the Dumas case to the Supreme Court on a certification. The request was made by Dumas’ attorneys during the trial last October but the. order was delayed. -Dr. Dumas is at liberty on bonds at present until the appeal is decided. 3 . Chief Warns Riders. Chief Geil has issued the following notice: “Ordinance No. 58 reads that bicycles may bé ridden on the side- walks of Bemidji between the hours of 5 to 8 a. m.; 11 to 2'p. m.; and 6 to 8 p. m. except on the following streets: Beltrami and Minnesota av- streets; and on: Second, Third and Fourth strests between Beltrami and Minnesota. 1venues ~Snnom’ House on Fire, Fire in the kitchen of the residence of Judge Simons damaged the build- Ing and contents for about $100. The fire department feund the rear part of the building ablaze when it ar- rived but was able to prevent the fire from spreading. ~ The damage to the rear of the house was confined to smoke and a little water. The run of one mile through the Bemidji av- enue mud was- trying for the fire team. . *#% Saloon’ Men Grilled. = Louis- Anderson. was called. before Mayor “Malzahn this - afternoon to shoéw cause why his saloon license should not be revoked. Mr. Russell appeared for the city and talked to the saloon men present in plain terms. John Gibbons appeared for Anderson and asked that the hear- ing be put over until next Monday as as decision now might hurt Ander- son’s case in District court. SCHUOL BOND' ELECTION Residents of North End Ask Clerk to Call Special Meeting on $5,000 Issue. MANY TEACHERS ~ LEAVE . Residents of the North end who wished to have an addition built to their school took the matter out of the hands of the school board and flled a petition with the clerk, J. P, Lahr, asking that a special election be held to consider the subject. This will be held on April 3, at the High school. The question to be voted on is the issuing of $5,000 bonds to be used in' erecting the addition. tional heating and toilet facilities. ngurdny was the last day for the teachers toaccept or reject their new contracts. Several have been given an extra week in which to come to a decision, but those who have refused and will not be in Bemidji: schools| . next year are: Miss Bickford, W. Z. Robinson, Miss Grest, Miss Back-| us, I7iss I‘fi‘huon, Miss Clark, Miss Fuller, Miss Munsch, Miss McCrum, Miss Phiel, Miss Dunevan and Miss Jones. Several of the vacancies were filled by Professor Dwyer at St. Cloud last week. ~ Attention Farmers! ! Spring time is upon us now. Your live stock should be lnokefl after pre- paratory, to turning out to puture. | other Democratic aspirants. fact that he isa native of Virginia to be a source of venuon to the own- u not. to get nd broken: ofl The |- addition will also necessitate addi-|- .| holding the state convention to select the delegates to the Bllthnou con- DOG OWNERS MUST BUY CITY LICENSES Council Instructs Mayor and Chief of Police to Enforce the Or- ‘dinance. LIVERIES TO BE INCLUDED Moberg Proposes to Tax Them and Give Protection During the Fair Weeks. BANK BIDS ARE REFUSED Sinking Fund Will Be Deposited in $1,000 Certificates—Now . About $20,000. “You gotta quit kickin” my dafg around’ ” —cause he has a license and a tag. dogs will be saying to the dog catch- in a few days. The city council re- cently decided to enforce the dog tax ordinance and the clerk, George Stein, has-laid in a supply of tags. The license for a male is $1 and for a female $3. The tags cost ten cents- each. Instructions were given the mayor and .chief of police at the council meeting last night to see that 2 man and team are employed to catch all dogs not licensed; “We will attend to that right away,” said Mayor Malzahn. But little work was done by the council last night 8s it was an ad- journed meeting, but several new matters were brought up for discus- sion. Alderman Moberg proposed that the city license liverjes in or- der that the owners may be protected from outside competition during fair and other important weeks, The plan appeared to meet the approval of those present. - An ordinance was also introduced by City - Attormey Russell, which will be considered at the ' next meeting, making it a mis- demeanor for hotel runners to ap- proach passengers alighting from railway trains unless they are asked to assist in the care of baggage. Sinking Fund Bids Refused. But-one bid was received for the deposits of the city sinking fund for the coming year. The Frst Na- tional bank bid two per cent, but af- ter some discussion it was learned that this was to be on open: account. It was then decided to readvertise for bids on the fund, it to be banked with certificates of deposit of :$1,000 each. The fund js now about $20,000 Repairs, to the city poor house will probably be made but the matter was left over until the next meeting in order to allow the committee an opportunity to make a detailed re- port of the changes necessary. The license of Al Jester for the Rex hotel was transferred to Lycan and com- pany and the bond accepted. The application of Andy Ander- son for a renewal of his license for the coming year was tabled for.a week. L. P. Eckstrum was granted a plumber’s license and his bond ac- cepted. New Lights Installed. ‘Workmen from the Warfield Elec- tric company yesterday installed new lights in the city street arches to re- place those that had burhed out. Virginia Has No Decided Choice. Richmond, Va., March 26.—That the Old Dominion ~ has ‘no ‘decided preference as yet in the matter of a candidate for the Democratic presi- dential nomination i§ 1 the views expressed by the-members of the Virginia State Democratic com- mittee who assembled here today to decide upon the time.and place for ntfon. ‘Woodrow Wilson has made e most active campaign here 80 far and his name probably is heard more: frequently than that of any of the The is" expected. to aid’ his candidacy to some extent. Congressman Under- >{ wood is well This is what owners of valuable ' “indicated by "