Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 3, 1912, Page 1

'].V ) < BEMIDJI LY SOCIETY, 'VOLUME 9. NUMBER 287. GOVERNMENT T0 | PROTECT FORESTS Congress' Has Passed Bill Giving Uncle Sam Right to Establish More Reserves. IN THE EAST AND THE SOUTH Will Take Over Tracts in the White Mountains and Appalachian Regions. CONTROL LUMBER OPERATIONS Proper Logging Said to Make Two Trees Grow Where But One Grew Before. By GEORGE CLINTON. Washington.—Not long ago congress passed a bill which gives Uncle Sam the right to take over for forest re- serve purposes tracts of lands in the White Mountains of New Hampshiré and in two or three states of the southern Appalachian region. In a week or two the commission which has this matter in charge will report | on certain sections which it is thought wise for the government to take over in order to save the forests, to pre- serve the natural scenic beauty and to keep equable the flow of the streams which are used for navigation and for water ~power for manufacturing pur poses. Thousands of people go to the White Mountains in summer to spend their vacations. This statement will not startle anyone by its novelty, but there may be something new in the knowledge that the people who go to New Hampshire for the beauty of the scenery and the purity of the air spend $8,000,000 in that state in the months before the leaves of the for- estst take on the color of the expend- ed gold. Plans of the Government. Congress was told not long ago that the tide of summer travel actually was beginning to turn away from New Hampshire because the mountains were being robbed of their tree glo- ries by the hand of trade, and that the mountain streams were losing their waters, the rapids were becoming rills and the depths were becoming murmuring shallows. Of course, not the entire forested mountain country of New Hampshire can be preserved by the government of the United States. The intention seems to be to take over 1,000,000 acres and to care for the reserve under such regulations as best may be provided for the re foresting of the waste places and for protection of the water supply. It must not be understood that lum- bering operations will be stopped by the fact that Uncle Sam Is to become a land owner in the Appalachian re glon north and south. Tt does follow, however, that only such lumbering operations will be allowed as will in- crease rather than decrease the sup ply of wood for commercial purposes. This statement may seem to contain contradictory propositions, but it does not. The government maintains that when a tree is properly cut the operation makes two trees grow where one grew before. Edward Everett Hale's Warning. Dr, Edward Everett Hale, whe dumn ing the last years of his life was chaplain of the senate, was a member when he was a boy of a biological survey company which went through the forests and cver the mountains of New Hampshire. This was in the year 1841. In one of the last letters writ- ten prior to his death by the author of “The Man Without a Country,”. Doc: tor Hale sald: “With these eyes 1 have seen for ests demolished in which were trees centuries old and where now the re- gion is given over to sumac and blackberry bushes. It s no mere mat- ter of botanical curiosity for which we are pleading. It is the preservas tlon of the water supply which af- fects six of the New England states. It also affects the very existence of whatever makes the reglon attractive to persons from every part of the na- tlon. It Is easy to see on mere eco- nomical grounds that the destruction of forests has been the ruin of many a nation which did not have wisdom enough to keep them. In our case the denuding of our noblest mountaing will destroy the noblest and best ground for recreation which is now open to all people east of the Missis- sippi.” WIIl Gulde Lumber Cutting. Since Doctor Hale wrote this letter the congress of the United States, by & vote which knew no party and no section, has decided to take over large tracts of land in the eastern and eouthern mountains so that the for- ests may be preserved ahd yet still put to the use for which they were in. tended. 'Recently exploring parties have been going through the southern and the northern mountains to decide which tracts of land it 1s best to take over to put under government control. There 18 a ot of fine standing timber left in the eastern Appalachians. It Is said that the lumber interests need | Belfast. OO0 PCOOOOO0® ® CURRENT EVENTS. @ 0000000090000 Bicycle Cases Continued. Three bicycle riders appeared in police court this morning on charges of having violated the riding ordi- nance. The cases were continued for sixty days. wan Dumas Case Up May 15. St. Paul, April 3.—The state Su- preme Court opened its term here yesterday with 251 cases on the cal- endar. The case of the state against Dr. Dumas will be argued May 15. The Mankato oleomargarine case will be argued April 25. Associate Jus- tice P. E. Brown, of Luverne, denied that he would resign although he has been in ill health for some time. | * Anderson Up This Afternoon. Louis Anderson appeared before Mayor Malzahn last night on sum- mons to show cause why his license should not be revoked and after hearing the witnesses for the state, the case was continued until this af- ternoon. Anderson did not care to use his witnesses until they had first appeared before the petit jury in Dis- trict court. Anderson was convicted yesterday of keeping a drinking place open on Sunday and was at once tried for sel- ling liquor to a minor. The second case has gone to the jury but at noon no decision had been reached. . Titanic Soon to Take Maiden Trip. London, April 3.—The gigantic new steamship Titanic of the White Star line arrived today at Southamp- ton from the yards of her builders at She is to be made ready for her maiden trip across the Atlantic, the start of which is scheduled for Wednesday of next week. The Titan- ic is a sister ship to the Olympic. She is 860 feet long and has a displace- ment of 60,000 tons. list on the big ship will have 600 names on its first class roll, in addi- tion to 500 second class and 2,000 third cabin passengers. To this will be added the crew of 800, making a total floating population of nearly 4,000. . Sail to Imspect Victoria -Lands. San Francisco, Calif.,, April 3.— About two hundred farmers, mostly | from California and other states on the Pacific coast, sailed from this port today on the steamship Tahiti for Australia, to make a thorough in- spection of the available irrigation lands of Victoria. The excursionists are in charge of William Cattanach, a member of the irrigation commis- sion of Victoria, who came to the re- claimed and irrigated lands of Vie- toria. According to his statement there are in Victoria about 1,000,000 acres of land which can be reclaimed for agricultural purposes and of these 150,000 acres are already un- der irrigation. The climatic condi- tions are almost the same as those of lower California and the land is said to be especially well suited for the raising of fruit and vegetables and for dairying. . New Type of Destroyer. Quiney, Mass., April 3.—The de- stroyer Hanley, representing a type of torpedo boat destroyer new to the American navy, was successfully launched today at the yard of the Fore River Shipbuilding company. The Henley will be the first of the destroyers fitted with both turbine and reciprocating engines. The re- ciprocating engines will be used for cruising at from ten to sixteen knots speed. When the vessel is to be run at a higher rate of speed the recipro- cating engines will be cut out and the turbines operated. The contract speed of the Henley is set at twenty- nine knots an hour, but it is expect- ed that she will be able to make at least thirty-one knots. The Henley is named to commemo- rate the deeds of two brothers, John Dandridge Henley and Robert Hen- ley. They were nephews of Martha Washington and both .were distin- guished officers in the early days of the American navy. John Henley commanded the Carolina, the vessel which so aided Andrew Jackson at New Orleans in breaking the force of the advance of the British army. Rob- ert Henley served in the navy during the war of 1812 and particularly distinguished himself at the battle of Lake Champlain. not fear lest their supply shall be cut oft, for it is understood that trees may be cut on the government preserves by private corporations, but that-thelr operations will be properly guided. Last year forest fires in the United Btates destroyed $20,000,000 worth of property. The government now is co- bperating with such states as ask co- bperation for the prevention of for- est fires. Several states have availed themselves of the.opportunity to get government ald. The government gives its help only in sections where lhe forests guard the water supply of navigable streams. Under the Consti- tution this was the only way in which the government could act with the states, for Uncle Sam charge of ftreams which are nlvlubh ia any nnnflhllxm The traveling| R ,,7‘ ALl HOLLOW (Copyright.) SWEEP FOR LA FOLLETTE Incomplete Returns Give Him Wis- consin By a Large Ma- jority. SOCIALISTS LOSE MILWAUKEE| Milwaukee, April 3.—Incomplete returns from the primary election held in Wisconsin yesterday indicate that La Follette has rolled up a big majority. Taft managers concede that La Follette will ~ gét twenty- three out of the twenty-six delegates. In Superior, he beat Taft six to one; in Oshkosh by two to one; in Eau Claire, Appleton, La Crosse, Racine and Madison by three to one. Indi- cations are that Woodrow Wilson has a lead on the Democratic ticket equal to that of La Follette on the Repub- lican. In this city, Mayor Seidel was defeated for re-election by a vote 43,177 to 30,200, Joseph S. Qenkel was elected may- or of Superior by a majority of 1,432 over Fred Van Buren, the clean gov- ernment’s candidate, at the mun- icipal and presidential primary elec- tion. The total vote for Konkel was 3,277 and for Van Buren 1,845. Charles O'Hare and Fred Tomlin were elected councilmen. This was the first election under the new form in Superior and a very heavy vote polled the climax of one of the most sensational and bitter campaigns in the city’s history. Dr. G. A. Bading, non-partisan candidate for mayor, defeated Mayor Emil Seidel, the Socialist in- cumbent, by a total vote of 42,177 to 20,200. Of thirty-three aldermen elected today twenty-six were mnon- partisan and seven were Socialists. With four Socialist hold-over alder- men, the new city council will be composed of twenty-two non-partisan aldermen and eleven Socialist alder- men. - ik PINEWOOD., Mrs. K. Opime spent a few days of last week the guest of relatives and friends in Shevlin and Fosston. F. Blodgett of Crookston was a cal- ler here Thursday. Ladies’ Aid society met with Mrs.’ John Dodge last Thursday. pleasant afternoon was ‘spent. ‘Walter Madson, who has been here the past two weeks buying potatoes, returned to Bemidji Saturday. Harry McClenan of Bemidji, spent a few days in Bemidji assisting W. Madson. E. Diseth, L. Lind and J. Figk were Bemidji visitors Saturday. Sunday school will be held in the church from 10:30 to 11:30. Miss Elsie Klinger who is attend- ing High school at- Bemidji, came home Friday for her Easter vacation. Clif. Rawden left for Scribner Fri- day. Sam Jamtvold spent Saturdy in Bemidji. A carload of potatoes was shipped from here Saturday. Four cars are being loaded for Gull Lake, Can., by Opime Mickelson and Tverson. P. Bakke was a Bemldjl visitor Monday. i A very Friday and; Miss Cummings who has spent the | Dast three months in Ber id'l retu XTRA ‘Washington, i Aprit = 3.—Congress istrengthening Mississippi river lev- ees. Attention ! In the Commercial club rooms at 8 p. m. tonight, H. A; Ledenberg will meet all men interested in a cream- ery. PE T B Louis Andergon w# found guilty of selling liquor to a minor by the petit jury at 2 p. m. this afternoon. Anderson wag also found guilty yes- terday afternoon on a charge of keep- ing open on Sunday and Judge Stan- ton will pass sentence on both ver- dicts at 5:30 this aftermoon. At 4 p. m. this afternoon Anderson will appear before Mayor Malzahn to show cause why his license should not be revoked. The case of Hayden Brothers vs. Olson is being tried this afternoon. . CORN CROP THREATENED May Not Measure Up to Half of That Pgssible Under Favor- able Conditions. USE THE BEST SEED POSSIBLE Minneapolis, April 3. — Unless farmers are made to realize the seri- ousness of the seed situation and follow instructions as to seed selec- tion and germination tests, the Min- nesota corn crop for 1912 will not be able to measure up to half the nor- mal crop, say those who have given study to the problem. Minnesota has raised 50,000,000 to 60,000,000 bushels of corn in the past and with favorable conditions should raise 75,000,000 bushels this year if the farmers will plant good seed. The Minnesota Field Crop Breed- ers association is heading a move- ment, backed by every commercial, financial and educational agency concerned with the problem, to ward oft the danger of- a poor crop. The corn crop of the state is valued at about - $25,000,000 per year and every effort posible is being made to reduce the threatened loes. following advice has been offered: Use the best seed - obtainable re- gardless of price. i For North Dakota, Minnesota and northern Wisconsin do not use seed grown ' south of the forty-fourth parallel of latitude. - If geed will not test 100 per cent, jplant the best that can be obtained but make ‘allowances accordingly. . | When an extra amount of seed has been planted thinning will be neéces-| sary. It i8'better to use seed germinating only 50 to 60 per cent on test, that is:adapted to - the locality than to 100 per cént seed foreign to the Arrracsi: cem o @0 . appropriated $350,000 to be used in | "|8:30 p. m. For the guidance of farmers, the SAGENG IS NOT COMING Place Will Be Filled By C. A. Rus- sell, an Attorney of Brainerd, ALL SEATS ARE TO BE FREE Ole Sageng will be unable to ad- dress the mass meeting to be held in the city hall tomorrow evening at “Thls announcement was telephoned to the Ploneer last eyen- ing from Minneapolis by Benjamin Drake, a member of the La Follette cor mittee for this state. In his place, the committee has secured the services of C. A. Russell, an attorney of Brainerd. The meeting torforrow night will be the first political meeting of the season to be held in Bemidji. Mr. Sageng is touring this section of the state in the interests of La Follette but notified Minneapolis headquar- ters that he would be unable to make Bemidji. Mr. Russell was then com- municated with and consented to make the address. Seats will be freg as the city hall was obtained from the city clerk on condition that no admission be charged. The meeting will start promptly at 8:30. MAY BUILD TELEPHONE. Quiring Farmers Decide to Co-operate With Blackduck Club. The Farmers’ assoclation of Quir- ing held a meeting in their town hall Tuesday evening at which Prof. Otto I Bergh, of Bemidji, and F. W. Led- enberg of Fosston, were among the speakers. One of the most important steps taken at the meeting was the move toward the building of a telephone line from Blackduck to Battle River. A committee was appointed by the Farmers association of Quiring to meet and confer with a committee from the Farmers’ association of Blackduck for the purpose of discus- sing and planning of the construc| tion of this line. The company when organized will be known as the Farmer’s Telephone company. Held for Matthews Murder. Minneapolis, April 3.—Frank J. Quartemont was formally arrested yesterday morning on a charge of murder in the first degree in connec- tion with the murder of Alice Mat- thews the night of March 23. Quar- temont had just been released on habeas corpus proceedings and was arrested as soon as he stepped out- side the court room a free man. He will be examined at 2 p. ‘m. today and his case will probably be taken before the grand jury af thig time al- 80, Ball Players Marooned Hickman, Ky., April 8-—A break in’ the levee'at West Hickman Mon- day night allowed the Mississippi, deep’ through this city. Two!thous- and persons are homeless and the ano;polll ami Mflwaukee ball e!uhl © Notice—The articles on the ¢ © of April 4. If interested, order © a copy now. (Continued from Yesterday). Mr. McGregor: “You can burn if you have any more time we will do’ that. .Another subject that hasn’t anybody mentioned here is taking care of the old slashing that was made probably several years ago. I think that is one of the most essential things we have.” Mr. Thornton: “I think we ought to burn fire lines * around, perhaps 150 feet wide, and leave the slashing as itis. All of this on the high ground you should burn fire lines completely around the slashings. I think that would protect them with- out burning the slash. The lumber- men have expressed their willing- ness to do as we directed. The settlers are waiting until the bigger fellows commence he work and when they do the settlers will proceed, but not until then.” Settlers Follow Lumbermen Mr. Risenach: “The settlers were doing exactly as the lumbermen had done in there and were doing very satisfactory work. I think they are doing fine work.” Burned Timber Also Mr. E. Alger: “We have had a fellow, a small contractor near us, that had operated during the winter and he had an idea that if his brush was not burned by the first of May he was going to be up against a $100 fine and time went along until the afternoon of the last day of April and he had about five hours to get rid of his slash so he set fire to his slash and burned it and about $20,- 000 worth of the timber that belong- ed to my company. He saved his $100 but it cost my people $20,000. ‘Wouldn’t it have been better if there had been a fire ranger there and he had said, you let it go until tomor- row and may be the wind will be in another direction. If a ranger hasn’t sense enough to stretch a point and use his own judgment then he is not a _fit. man ot be 4 ranger.” Many Different Conditions. Mr. Tierney: “I would like to make ,a suggestion. I think the talks today have brought out pretty clearly the fact that brush burning is a pretty difficult proposition when we look at it as a whole. There are 80 many different conditions to be met and so many conditions even on small tracts even as small as ten acre or less, and the costs of dis- pns%g of the brush differs accord- ingly. (It is really a scientific prob- lem. I? seems to me it required just as much thought, just as much figur- ing on the part of the lumbermen as the figuring on the cost of the skid- ding or hauling or any part of the business.” BIG MEETING AT HINES Seventy-five Farmers Hear Three COOPOOOOOLOODOS 2Armroxmrnmee ® © forestry meeting will be re- ¢ © printed in the Weekly Pioneer © 00000@0@@@@@@@0 fire breaks the first thing you do and Practical Addresses. Hines, April 3.—Seventy-five farmers attended a meeting here on Monday and listened to addresses by Otto. I. Bergh on “Corn and Cheap Feed”; E. W. Smith, on “Potatoes”; and H. A. Ledenberg on “Butter and a Creamery.” Mr. Bergh showed samples of Minnesota 13, 23, and gold en dent corn grown in this vicinity. The farmers were advised to select one or two standard varieties of po- tatoes for the coming season. Charles Carter sent g rig ten miles east of here to get his father, Ben Carter, age seventy-six. On the re- turn drive, the horse stepped in a rut and broke its leg and had to be killed. Mr. Carter would nof miss the meeting so walked the remaining seven miles to Hines. SPUR NEWS. Geo. Knott returned to Bemidji this morning after having spent a few days at this place. Mr. Knott ‘has bought the place formerly owned by F. O. Perrin and will move his family up from Bemidji the latter part of this week. > Chas. and Nettie Gerlinger, Esther Krohn and Jessle Dodge who have been attending school in Bemidji, came up Friday evening to spend the Easter vacation at their homes. Miss Stella Minton spent Satur- day fn Bemidji. Stanley Knott, who is mhlng river to pour - & current eight feet|dr near Tenstrike spent Saturday and Sunday at this place. Lawrence Dodge spent Friday in Bemidji on business. ° ‘Rev. Holden and Rev. George An- school* house. Bumlly atumnon. A Chrmlln “Endeayor. bul!nes meeting TEN CENTS PER WEEK. POPULAR PRIMARY WILL NOT BE HELD Bepublican State Central Committee Tables Resolution Calling For One, TO HOLD TWO CONVENTIONS First for Presidential Electors on May 10; Second For the State on July 2. DELEGATES ARE APPORTIONED Based on Five at Large at One For Every 250 Votes Cast in 1910 Election. Minneapolis, April 3.—A popular presidential primary was vetoed by the state central committee of the Republican party yesterday by a vote of 28 to 7. The Roosevelt-La Fol- lette forces were badly outvoted by the friends of the administration. After the meeting of the committee, Governor Eberhart expressed himself as in favor of such a primary but stated that he did not deem it a matter of great importance. The first Republican convention will be held in Minneapolis May 16 and will elect delegates at large to the national convention and nomi- nate presidential electors. County conventions will be held May 13 and distriet conventions May 15. A sec- ond convention will be held in St. Paul, July 2 at which time a state ticket of judges of the Supreme Court, congressman at large, gover- nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, and two railroad and ware- house -commissioners will' be nomi- nated. The county conventions will be held June~28. Five delegates at large !ron each county and one for each 250 votes cdst, taking the average vote for the six leading candidates at-the state election of 1910. This gives the counties the following representa- tion: Delegates from each county. 9 10 Anocka . .. Becker . .. Beltrami . Benton . .. Big Stone . Blue Earth Brown . Ohlppewn B Chisago . Clay . ... Clearwater . Cottonwood . . Crow Wing .. Dakota . Dodge . Douglas . Faribault Fillmore Freeborn . Goodhue . Grant . ... Hennepin . Houston Hubbard . Isanti . Itasca . Jackson . . Kanabec . Kandiyohi . . Kittson . . Koochiching . Lac Qui Parle . Lake . . Le Sueur Lincoln . Lyon . McLeod . Mahnomen Marshall . Martin . Meeker . Mille Lacs Morrison . Mower . Murray . | Nicollet , Nobles . Olmstead . Otter Tail . Pennington . . MINNESOTA| HISTORICAL