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

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE VOLUME 9. NUMBER 295. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1912, MINNESOTA SOCIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. SHOOT CRAPS IN MINSTREL SHOW 'Band Boys to Introduce Famous Gambling Scene to Bemidji Audience. “WILL ROLL THE IVORIES” So Said a Member of the Chorus While Talking Today of the Entertainment. MANAGED BY JACK ELLIOTT Has Had Wide Experience. in this Line of Work—Assisted By Local Singers. “Say, do you know how to shoot craps? Well, if you don’t then come to the minstrel show at the city hall tonight and learn how. The boys are going to roll the ivories in the olio—and incidentally pull off some gambling stunts that are great.” So said a member of the minstrel show this morning. A large part of' the program is made up of musical numbers and home talent will be heard to advant- age. Between the numbers several specialties have been introduced, such as the above mentioned gambling scene, the Dark Town fire depart- ment, Mlle. Hap-Hazzard, and paro- dies on popular songs. The orchestra will be composed of eight members of the Bemidji band and will play the accompaniments for the songs of the first part. Oth- er members of the band ‘will be en- gaged in selling and taking tickets seating the audience and singing in the chorus. Jack Elliott has general charge of the entertainment. Mr. Elliott has had a wide experience in this line of work and those who have heard the rehearsals say that the show will be good. He will be assisted by several local men who have consented to as- sist the band with their services. The show will begin promptly at 8:30 tonight. Those who will take parts are Jack Elliott, H. E. Ander- son, J. J. Williams, Paul La Bounty, Dick Fenton, Wm. Tibbets, Carl Wickstrum, Al Neuman, Andrew Rood, Wm. McDonald, Fred Cham- berlain, Oscar Nelson, Ed. Moran, A. EXTRA Minneapolis, Minn., April 12.— (Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service) —Clara Barton, 91 years of age, died at her home at Glenih, Maryland. Miss Barton, philanthropist and pres- ident of the American National Red Cross society was born in Oxford, Mass., in 1830. In 1854 she entered the United States patent office as clerk at Washington. At the out- break of the Civil War she devoted herself to the humane care of the soldiers on the battle field and in 1864 had charge of the army hospi- tals of the James River. Congress voted her $15,000 for relief work on the battlefield for organizing a search for wounded and missing men and in the case of the dead in Anderson- ville Cemetery, Georgia, marking the graves of ‘the Union soldiers. During the Franco-German war she assisted the Duchess of Baden in establishing and organizing hospital reliet which won her the honor of the Iron Cross of Germany. In 1881 she became president of the Red Cross society, continuing her work until 1904 in that capacity. She wrote a history of the Red Cross and a narrative of the Red Cross in peace and war. The engineers of all Eastern roads took a strike vote, Out of 25,000 votes 23,000 favored an immediate “walk out” unless they received an increase in pay. . GENERAL GRANT DEAD. New York, April 12.—Major Gen- eral Frederick D. Grant, U. S. A, son of the famous general of the civil war and himself commander of the department of the east, died at Ho- tel Buckingham' early this morning. The cause of his death was not made known but he has been in ill health for some time. G 66000006066060006 & CURRENT EVENTS. * POOOOPOOOOOOOGG®S® Dogs Are Hidden. “Hey, Skinney! Cheese it, de cop. De dog ketchers comin’ . Chief Geil says that four dogs were captured this morning and that the official catcher has hidden them away where they cannot be found and released by their friends. . Negro’s Third Trial for Murder. Anniston, Ala., April 12.—The case of Ervin Pope, a negro who has been twice convicted and condemned to death for the murder of J. B. McClur- kin, a white man, was called in court here today for the third trial. The G. Rutledge and Frank Ripple. They | murder of McClurkin occurred in the will be assisted by a chorus and or- chestra. Michigan Militia Used. Bay City, April 12.—Fist fights, shouts and yells, police clubs, and the militia figured prominently in the Michigan Republican state conven- tion here today in the clash between Taft and Roosevelt supporters. Wihen the steam of battle had cleared away the Roosevelt men, many of whom had been driven from the hall by the clubs of the police, declared that they had elected a delegation to the national convention at Chicago, and would carry the fight there. The Taft men, left in-control of the situ- ation in the hall, elected their own delegates. The opening act in the Michigan state Republican convention today took place under guard of members of Company B of the Michigan Na- tional Guard. town of Oxford on April 20, 1909. Pope was convicted of the crime on circumstantial evidence. The su- preme court has twice reversed the verdict and ordered a new trial in the case. Honor Memory of Gen. Kearny. Washington, D. C., April 12.—The remains of Gen. Philip Kearny, which were removed from the family vault ir New York city a few days ago, were brought to this city under a dis- tinguished escort today and rein- terred in the Arlington National cemetery. The reburial of the fam- ous federal cavalry leader was accom- panied by impressive military ser- vices. President Taft attended the exercises, with the members of his cabinet, numerous senators and rep- tesentatives, delegations from mili- tary and patriotic societies and a large throng of Grand Army veterans. . . While the troops held the front|Setk to Abolish Jewish Caricature. entrance to the crowd of 1,800 delegates and contest- ed delegates, members of the Repub- lican state central committee, headed by Acting Chairman Robert H. Shields of Houghton, were admitted to the building through a small side entrance. The Taft forces thus se- cured the first strategic advantage in the fight with Roosevelt men for con- trol of the convention. As soon as the Shields members of the state central committee had been admitted to the armory, Chairman Knox and Former United States Sen- ator Albert J. Beveridge also were ad- mitted through the side entrance. Knox at once voiced emphatic pro- tests against the action of his com- mittee members, but despite his pro- ' tests he was voted down. armory against a|Raltimore, Md., April 12.—The an- nual Central Conference of American Rabbis, which was organized at Detroit through the efforts of the reformed or liberal' branch of the Jewish teachers, was opened in this city today with an address by the president, D, William S. Friedman of Denver. The conference sessions will continue five days and will be de- voted to the discussion of numerous pProblems of vital interest to the Jew- ish race. Marriage and divorce and the adaptation to laws of the coun- try to the church law will be the chief topics. One interesting feature Will be a report showing the progress of the movement seeking to abolish derogatory characterization of the Jews on the stage and in the humor- ous press. ANTICIPATION REALIZATION MAKING ANNUAL READY High School Publication Will Con- tain Pictures of Students, Teachers (Copyrightd Minneapolis, St. Paul, Columbus and Organizations. THE e PRICE -WILL BE $1 EACH Cuts for the High school annual have arrived and work on the com- position of the book will start with- in a few days. The book will con- tain pictures of every student, teach er and organization of the school printed from half-tone plates. The reading matter will be of interest mainly to students and will contain as much of the senior class day speeches as can be obtained at this time. The book will cost the stud- ents $1 each and 250 copies will be printed. On April 26, three representatives of the High school are to go to Park Rapids to participate in the Inter- scholastic Declamatory contest. It is expected that four or five schools will be represented by about fifteen speakers. Alec Ripple, Hiram Si- mons, and Catheryn McGregor will go from Bemidji. The dates for Commencement and Class day have not yet been selected but Class day will probably be held sometime in the middle of May. The class play “Red Acre Farm,” will be given in the city hall one week from tonight. ELWELL LAW -BEING TESTED. Is Now Before the Supreme Court on Appeal From Hennepin County. The Elwell road law is now before the Supreme Court on an appeal from a decision passed in Hennepin county sometime ago. The law pro- vides that in the construction of roads, one-half of the expense shall be borne by the state ,one-quarter by the county and one-quarter by the abutting property owners. Citizens of Bemidji appear to be generally favorable to the law as it now stands and express the hope that the Su- preme Court will not destroy it. TO ADDRESS CHICKEN RAISERS. Philip Koch Will Talk to Poultry Club at Saturday Night Meeting. Prof. Otto I. Bergh has secured Philip Koch, of Janesville, Wis., to address the Poultry club at the meet- ing to be held in the High school au- ditorium tomorrow evening. Mr. Koch {3 one of the leading bird fan- clers of the country making a spec- ialty of Rhode Island Reds, and his pens have taken many prizes. The meeting is open to the public. and’ Toledo again won the baseball games of the American association yesterday. This gives these teams a starfiding of 1,000 and- the -other.four {REFUSED a-st#hding-of .00 in the percentage column. With the exception of St. were not as close as in the opening games. - In the National league, New York walked away from Brooklyn, and Boston, Cincinnati and St. Louis won by safe margins. The American league winners of the opening games were Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Chicago. The Scores. RHE St. Paul at 300000200 5 6 0 Indianap’lis 300000100 4 53 Batteries: St. Paul, Murray and La Roy; Indianapolis, McCarthy, White and Gouliat. RHE Minneapolis 530004000 12 14 4 Louisville .110200104 9 16 1 Batteries: Comstock and Smith; Criss and Madden. ¢ RHE Toledo at 02600000x 8 10 2 Milwaukee 000010000 1 9 0 Batteries: McGlynn and Marshall; Westband and Carisch. R HE Columbus 00002090x 11 15 2 Kansas City 000120010 4 12 4 Batteries: Brandom and O’Con- nor; Packard and Smith. National League. New York, 18; Brooklyn, 3. Philadelphia, .4; Boston, 7. Pittsburgh, 0. St. Louis, 7. Chicago, 6; Cincinnati, 10. American League. St. Louis, 2; Chicago, 6. Detroit, 2; Cleveland, 3. ‘Washington, 2; Philadelphia, 4. Boston, 5; New York, 3. Texas League Starts Season. Galveston, Texas, April 12.—The initial games were played today in what is expected by the baseball club owners of the Texas league to be the most successful season in the history of that organization: The taking ov- er by Beaumont of the franchise held by Oklahoma City last year has made the circuit more compact. Changes have been made to strengthen the weaker clubs and all signs point to a spirited race for the pennant. The season opens with San Antonio at Beaumont, Fort Worth at Austin, Dallas at Waco and Houston at Gal- veston. In the Capltalist Class. The man with health and strength Rnd good character is a capitalist. TENSTRIKE HOTEL CLOSED Hem-f Stechman to Move to Bemidji And Will Cease Operations Here. HIGH LICENSE: Henry Stechman has closed his hotel .{and will. move to Bemidji within a few: days. In March, 1911, Ten- strike was voted dry, Mr. Stechman was then forced to close his saloon so also closed the hotel and moved to Bemidji. A few months ago he re- turned to Tenstrike and reopened the hotel. Last month the town voted wet and he planned to reopen his sa- loon. o The council fixed the saloon license at $1,000. Stechman offered $750. The Jacobson brothers offered to pay $1,000 provided the council would return the balance of their father’s license money which was lost by the closing of the saloons a year ago. The council refused both offers. While there are rumors that others may apply for a license, it is be- lieved that Tenstrike will remain dry. MORE SPACE FOR GIVENS. Take Another Store Room and Will Enlarge Their Stock. The Given Hardware company has taken over the store room formerly occupied by the Northwestern Mus- ic company and will increase its stock to occupy the larger space. The room will be connected with the one used at present by an arch door which will but.cut in the side wall. It is expected that the improvements will be finished next week. His Righteous Kick. “Say!” exclaimed the undersized chap, bustling into the room, “isn’t this the k;ckery? I want to air my grouch. I contend that the little man doesn’t get a fair shake. People im- pose on him just because he can’t help himself. Take my case. I'm five feet four, and slim accordingly. I go into a car that’s nearly empty, pick out a good seat, open my newspaper, and begin to read. In comes a big, beefy cuss, with a lateral spread of two and one-half feet. Does he pick out a nice empty seat for himself? He does not. He waddles down the aisle till he sees me. ‘There’s my meat!’ he says; ‘he ain’t big enough to crowd me’ And he plants him- self down by me, jams me over against the end of the seat, crushes my arms against my sides, blame him, and—" : : “You're all right, my friend,” nters rupted the man at the desk, “and you've got a real grievance, but you are tackling the wrong department; the Friend of the Pedple is in room 830."—Chicago Tribune, e s e S e— | L L iy S ' s i ot 5 s nimi— SECOND DIRECTORY T0 BE PUBLISHED —— John H. Ley, of St. Cloud, in Bemid- ji to Gather Material for New Edition. SAYS THE CITY HAS GROWN Was Last Here fin 1910 and Paved Streets and Depot Are Big Surprise. J. A. MONGER HERE ALSQ Is Working Up Matter for Another Local Page in the Duluth News-Tribune. John H. Ley has returned to Be- midji to publish a second city direc- tory. Mr. Ley is a resident of St. Cloud but publishes directories once every two years for several Minne- sota and North Dakota cities. The first directory of Bemidji ever com- piled was published by Mr. Ley in the summer of 1910. “The city has made a great growth during the past two years,” said Mr. Ley this morning. “I have not been here since 1910 and the new depot and paved streets almost persuadedA me that I had left the train at the wrong station. The city looks fine and certainly has made a remarkable growth. I am afraid-that it- will ‘mean Tots or'Wes®in revising the di- e ~~|rectery but that is what I am here Paul and Indianapolis, the scores Tenstrike, April 12.—(Special)— for. The city will be surprised to see how it has changed within itself.” The publication of the directory will probably keep Mr. Ley in the city for nearly three months. Mrs. Ley will join him in a few days and they will make their home in the city while here. Staff Correspondent Here. J. A. Monger, staff correspondent and {illustrator of the Duluth News- Tribune, is in the city again for the purpose of writing up Bemidji and the adjacent country. Mr. Monger was here in 1906 on a similar mis- sion and this is his first visit since that time. His present purpose is to gather material for a Bemidji page in some future issue of his paper. The page is to be illustrated with cuts of the industries of Bemidji and of farming scenes in this vicinity. Mr. Monger has been in this line for some time, having traveled extensively and says that Bemidji is one of the livest cit- ies for its size that he has ever seen. GOWRAN BUYS AT LAKESIDE. Grand Forks Banker to Make Bemid- ji His Summer Home. C. C. Gowran, vice president of the First National Bank at Grand Forks, has bought the Nash cottage at Lake- side and intends to make his summer home there. He also bought the Nash launch. Mr. Gowran expects to spend about $500 in refinishing and furnishing the cottage and will have one of the most comfortable homes to be found on the lake. Mr. Gowran and his family have spent several summers here and have al- ready made many friends. FRANK FINCH BURIED. Body Taken to Greenwood This Af- ternoon—Services at the Grave. Frank Finch, who was found dead in bed at the Park hotel Wednesday morning, was buried this afternoon in Greenwood cemetery. Finch was about forty-five years old at the time of his death and for the past two years had been working in the meat market of W. H. Roberts at Black- duck. He went to bed in the hotel. Tuésday night leaving a call for 10:30 the next morning. Sam Marion HISTORICAL i ! made the call and as there was no answer broke open the door. Finch was found dead in bed.