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Sy - THE BEMIDJII VOLUME 9. NUMBER 289. . URGES CARE IN ANNUAL CLEAN UP C. E. Kellar States That Many Fires Are Caused By Careless Burn- ing of Rubbish. YEARLY L0SS ABOUT $150,000 PP00000000000000 i CURRENT EVENTS. @ POOOOIOPOOOOOO O Library Appointments. W. P. Dyer has been chosen as president of the library board. Oth- er members are C. B. Hoyt, Mayor Malzahn, Mrs. Thomas McCann and Mrs. W. H. Vye. * Ninety in the Shade. At 1 p. m. today, the two ther- mometers hanging in front of Netz- er’s drug store both registered 90 de- grees above zero. Both were in the shade. * Inflammable and Combustible Mater- ials are Good Food for Sparks. GREASY RAGS ARE DANGEROUS May Become Slightly Heated Any Time and Cause Spontaneous Combustion. C. E. Keller, state fire marshal, has written the papers of the state ask- ing that they co-operate with his de- partment by publishing a “clean-up” letter. Mr. Keller further says that his department is working more to pre- vent fires than to trace causes after the blaze. Following is his letter: “At this season of the year, nature is about to put on her most beautiful garb. - garb, The people generally realize the necessity of putting their premises in order. The figures fur- nished by fire statistics of 1911 em- phatically indicate the necessity of CLEANING UP. $150,000 would not make good the fire loss in Minnesota in 1911 caused by carelessness in connection with the annual clean-up. “This cleaning shagm;_gg‘tfigndri‘rmgn{ cellar to garret, from' L se to out- buildings, alleys andcudfrds 3o A fiving. spark lodging, a lighted match or a- live cigar or cigarrette stub thrown carelessly into rubbish in or outside of buildings has caused many disas- terous fires. The chore boy may care- lessly throw a match or cigar or cig- arette stub into the rubbish sur- rounding barns or in barns; the clerk may throw either into the rubbish of the basement of business blocks where paper, excelsior and other packing material are often allowed to accumulate; the thoughtless pass- er-by may throw a cigar or cigarette stub through the grating in the side- walk into the dust and filth below. Perhaps we cannot prevent the people from carelessly throwing matches or cigars, but we can pre- vent the accumulation of combust- ibles and inflammable materials, if we will. “In this cleaning up of premises attics should no be forgotten. In them dust and spider webs accumu- late and all sorts of inflammable stuff is stored away. Attics are too often without ventilation. Thus, when the fierce summer sun beats down upon the roof, the attic becomes a veri- table furnace and spontaneous com- bustion occurs in the rubbish, dust, oily rags, highly varnished pieces of furniture, etec. “Spring is the painting season and a caution as to the handling. and storing of rags used in wiping var- nished or oily surface or wiping paint from the painter’s hands is timely. The only safe place for such greasy rags is in the stove. If kept for any length of time to be used again, they should be stored in a substantial, covered, iron receptacle. Murder Suspect Freed. Minneapolis, April 5.—The grand jury returned a “no bill” in the case of Frank J. Quartemont charged with the murder of Alice Matthews. The charge of murder was withdrawn by the police and he was later released from his cell. L Saloon Cases Tomorrow. One of the remaining saloon cases will be taken up in District court to¥ morrow morning. The order of the cases and of the indictments, of which there are two each against John Flately and Edwin Gearlds, have not yet been decided. Hill May Speak. James J. Hill has written members of the Commercial club that he would be glad to come to Bemidji and de- liver a public address at any date agreed upon by the club. In his let- ter he states that he has a message of special interest to the farmers. . Bemidji Her Home. Miss Dot Hazen, _who is playing at the Brinkman this week, is a Bemid- ji girl and made her home here until she was booked on Webster's vaude- ville circuit. Miss Hazen is playing with Miss Ethel McDonald. Mrs. McDonald travels with the young la- dies while they are on the road. * ... Class Play April 20, ... Saturday, April 20, has been se- legted by the senior clags of the High school as the date fof “the” prod: tion of the “Red Acre Farm,” the class play. The proceeds of the play will go towards defraying the com- mencement expenses of the class. The play will be staged in the city hall. * In Police Court. Delce Kalender went to the ticket window of the Brinkman last Wed- nesday evening and laying down a dime on the slab asked for a ticket, at the same time pushing the dime over the counter on the floor. Mr. Brinkman stooped to pick up the coin and Kalender reached in to the mon- ey till and was helping himself when Brinkman caught him by the arm and called Office Denly. This morning Judge Simons gave him thirty days. Glenn Peck was up this, morning for riding a wheel on the sidewalk. His case was continued for thirty days. Clark to Speak at Louisville. Louisville, Ky., April 5'—Demo- crats great and small, from many parts of Kentucky and from other states as well, will worship tomor- row night at the shrine of Democ- racy’s patron saint, Thomas Jeffer- son, the occasion being a banquet under the auspices of the Jefferson County Democratic club of this city. Speaker Champ Clark will be the guest of honor and principal orator. His subject will be “Thomas Jeffer- son.” J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago will speak on “The Rule of the Ma- jority,” and former Senator Black- burn of Kentucky will speak on “The Democratic Issues of 1912.” “Many fires are started each year by the careless burning of the rub- bish accumulated in yards and alleys during the winter. The burning of this rubbish is too often left to the children, which annually not only costs a large number of lives or ser- ious injury, but result in the total destruction of many thousand dollars of property. “The people of Minnesota are be- ginning to take an active interest i the idea of prevention of fire waste and there is no greater opportunity for them to do effective work along this line than in thoroughly clean- ing their premises both inside and out and the proper handling of the refuse accumulated therefrom. “City_ and village authorities and boards of health are requested to WILTON. Fred Bremnnen of Akeley is visit- ing relatives and friends here. Ed. McGhee made a trip to Black- duck Monday. . The Bowers school, which had been closed a couple of weeks on ac- count of mumps among the pupils, resumed work Monday. The Farmers’ club met with Wm. Daudlicker’s, Wednesday. About thirty-five were present. A farmers’ telephone company was organized. Harry Bowers, president; Mr. Day, vice-president; Wm. Daudlicker, treasurer; Geo. Wilson, secretary. Tne line will extend through the east- ern part of the township. The cost will be about $25 to each member and will add to the value of each co-operate with the Minnesota state (Continued on Page 7) acre. There will be 18 phones on each wire. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 5, 1912, _MINNESOTA SOGIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. FIRE INJURES ~ KITCHEN| EXTR A BIG ENTERTAINMENT FUND Does Damage Estimated at About { | International Fafis Prepa;ing' For $50 to Building and the BAD FIRE Large Crowd at Development Contents. GEIL FIRST ON THE SCENE -8t the kitehen of thérotide, s Faddames, but prompt work by the, of Charles Gaines, Fourteenth and Beltrami, caused a damage of about $50 to the building and contents yes- terday afternoon. The fire team made a quick run and although the nearest hydrant was a block away, water was at the nozzle within a minvte af- ter the hose was laid. Chief Geil was taken to the fire by A. P. White in his auto and reached the blaze ahead of the others. The fire was burning in the kitchen roof, but only the chemical was used as it had not yet worked into the rafters. Firemen stated today that they wish- ed automobiles would not follow closely behind the fire team as the firemen may drop off at any time and there is a danger of them being hit by the following machines. AR AR RO RO R R R R ORCR R © WITH SHEARS AND PASTE. © LR RORE X R R R Not His Fault—Liveryman (to rider)—“Here, what’s this? Half a dollar? Why, you’ve been out two hours.” Rider—“So I may have, but I've been on the brute’s back only about ten minutes.””—Fliegende Blaetter. = Why She Blushed. A very pretty but extremely slen- der girl entered a street car and man- aged to seat herself in a very narrow space between two men. Presently a portly colored mammy entered the car, and the pretty miss thinking to humiliate the men for their lack of gallantry, arose. “Aunty,” she said, with a wave of her hand toward the place she had just vacated, “take my seat.” “Thank you, missy,” replied the colored woman, smiling broadly; “but which gen’man’s lap was you sittin’ on?”—Judge. Negroes to Discuss Lynch Law. Shawnee, Okla., April 5.—The sixth annual convention of the Con- stitutional League of Oklahoma, an organization of negroes, began today in the town of Lima, near this city, and will continue over tomorrow. The purposes of the meeting are to consider the “jim-crow” case now pending in the Supreme court of the United States, the need of a reform school’ for mnegro. youths only ‘and +|lynch law. Fire at 4:30 this afternoon prac- tically destroyed a frame house at 621 Kifth Street. The building was occupled by Mrs. Currich and Mrs. but- contents - were mnot damaged. A tar paper covering fed firemen saved adjoining buildings. . - Legal Holiday. Today, being Good Friday, and a legal holiday, the post office and the banks observed holiday hours. GUN CLUB WILL MEET Annual Election of Officers Monday Night in the Parlors of Mark- ham Hotel. STATE SHOOT AT WARROAD Members of the Gun club are urged to attend the first meeting of the season which will be held in the par- lors of the Markham hotel on Mon- day evening at 8 p. m. - At this meet- ing officers for the coming year will be elected and plans laid for the sea- son’s shooting. President Symons has been in com- munication with state officials for some time in an endeavor to sched- ule a tournament for Bemidji July 17 and 18. The state shoot will be held this year at Warroad July 25 and 26, and will bring a large num- ber of professional and = amateur shooters to this section of the coun- try. Warren has scheduled a shoot for July 11 and 12 and Crookston has one on July 22 and 23. It is said that the Topperweins, who are demonstrating for a powder company, will attend the state shoot and also several others which will be held in the north country. Bau- dette expects to have a meet with the Topperweins as star attractions. Mr. Topperwein is an expert with the rifle and Mrs. Topperwein with the shot gun. s The local club has been active for several years and old members are anxious that the interest be kept up during the coming season. . The club initiation fee is five doliars and there are no dues. Presiden: Symons: says DEECATI\/IE DA that men interested. in shooting who are not now members of the club will be welcome to the meeting Monday night. fs Meeting. TO BE HELD ON JUNE 20 AND 21 . International Falls is making great plazs for-the entertainment of delegates to the -meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation which will be held there June 20 and 21. Next week, steps will be taken to raise a $2,000 enter- tainment fund as the city expects the largest meeting of the associa- tion ever held. No program has as yet been announced by the executive committee of the association but it is said that the subjects will be wholly agricultural. According to the tentative plans of the committee at International, one of the evenings will be given over to a social smoker for the men and the ladies will be entertained in the city hall by the Ladies Civie league. One afternoon has also been set aside for a trip up Rainy Lake in launches, For this purpose, every power boat that can be obtained will be chartered. The meetings of the association will -probably be held in one of the roller rinks which is 120 by 50, and has a seating capacity of over 1,000 chairs. It is expected that the new wagon bridge across Rainy river will be completed within two weeks and a large number of delegates will prob- ably come by way of Fort Frances, Canada. To Unveil Statue of Naval Heroes. Washington, D. C., April 5.—Im- pressive military and civic exereises will mark the official dedication two weeks hence of ‘the memorial erected in Potomac Park to John Paul Jones. The secretary of the navy wijll pre- side at the exercises, and addresses will be made by President Taft and Gen. Horace Porter of New York. The ceremony of unveiling the statue will be performed by Admiral Dewey. Ap- propriate music will be furnished by the United States Marine band. The exercises will be followed by a par- lade of soldiers, sailors and marines, the National Guard and various mil- itary and patriotic societies. A ves- sel of the nmavy will be stationed in the Potomac river opposite the stat- ue, and will fire a regulation salute at the conclusion of the exercises. ~ Arbor Day in Buckeye State. Columbus, O., April 5.—In re- sponse to the proclamation of Gov- ernor Harmon, Arbor Day was gen- erally observed throughout the State of Ohio today by the planting of trees.and flowers and by special ex- ercises in the public schqols. ;FOUGHT AGAINST BIG CORPORATIONS La Follette’s Wisconsin Campaigns Waged Contrary to Special BATTLED FOR THE PEOPLE C. A. Russell Says a Referential Primary Should Be Held in Minnesota. BAD CASE IN BRAINERD Water and Light Board Are to Face Next Crow Wing County Grand Jury. Those who turned out last night to hear C. A. Russell present La Follette’s progressiveism were held spell bound for an hour and a half while he told of the almost unbe- lieveable obstacles that La Follettee had overcome in Wisconsin; while he told how La Follette and the men’ who believed in and with him fought for the interest of the Badger state people against the monopoly and Dublic utility corporations; while he told of conditions in the state of Minnegota similar to those formerly obtaining in Wiscongin; and while he told why and how these condi- tions must be remedied by the people. The crowd that turned out to hear Mr. Russell was small, but it made up in enthusiasm what it lacked in. numberg.. Mr. Russell’ has lived in Brainerd but a few months, coming .from “Superior, but already he has stared a, fight agdinst the Brainerd Water and ht board with tke re- sult, he says, that én May 28 several , of them will have to answer to the grand jury. He said last night that he had been stumping for La Follette since he was eighteen years old and believed the message of progressive principles was still new. Railroads Change Schedules. Among the obstacles which the La Follette Wisconsin campaigners had, to overcome in 1898 and 1900, the railroads presented the greatest. Mr. Russell recited as his ‘personal experience that several times when he was scheduled to speak in certain towns, the trains which should have carried him there left ahead of time so that he would miss them and thereby fail to keep his engagement. It was before the days of automobiles and the speakers finally had to re- sort to horse and bugsy. Mr. Russell spoke in the highest terms of the Wisconsin railroad and warehouse commission, a La Follette I product, which he says has done ex- cellent work in the equalization of railroad rates. “Before the commis- sion ‘was formed,” said Mr. Russell, “it cost the farmers shipping from. Eau Claire as much to ship to Mil- waukee as it did the farmers of Io- wa, although there was a difference of some 200 miles in the haul. All this is changed now and one com- munity is not built up at the expense of another as is the case in Minne- sota. The commission has also gone into cities where public utility cor- porations have been over-capitalized, and earning dividends on the excess, and forced them to lower rates to a point where the income would pay & fair return on the actual invest- ment.” Bad Case at Brainerd. Speaking of the Brainerd situation Mr. Russell stated that he was acting for a committee and asked to see the books of the water and light board He was told it was none of his busi- ness and had to 'obtPin a writ of mandamus from Judge McClenahan afd'ering the board to produce the books. His investigation disclosed that twenty per cent of the people were paying for over seventy per cent of the cost of pumping the water and (that the Northern Pacific paid but a portion of the actual cost of pumping the water it consumed. He further .+ (Continued on Page 7) HISTORICAL |