Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 19, 1912, Page 1

= r i e = THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIiONEE - MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL SOCIETY. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 301. * BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FR DAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1912, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. GEORGE PREPARES COUNTY STATISTICS Tabulates Statement Showing How Money Collected By Taxes Is Spent. DATA SHOWS YEARLY INCREASE {to speak at the annual dinner of the Starts With 1904 and Totals Indicate Extension of Expense In All Departments. NEARLY 800 ACRES ASSESSED Income for 1911 Close to $400,000 With Average Rate of 57.07 Mills. At no little labor and time ex- pense, County Auditor George has prepared a table of county expenses during the past eight years and his results show how the money of the tax payers has been used. These tables are of too much length to pub- lish in, one issue of the Pioneer but will be continued tomorrow, County Expenditure Statistics. | By James L. George. Total Acres Taxed Taxation in Mills 1904 461,123.12 1904 36.22 1905 485,240.56 1905 39.97 1906 539,724.10 1906 36.09 1907 543,670.68 1907 42.80 1908 667,587.32 1908 44.60 1909 722,733.02 « 1909 47.13 1910 757,495.41 1910 51.07 1911 786,583.29 1911 57.07 Total Taxable Average Tax Average Rate of | theater at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. RO OO OO R R R R R CURRENT EVENTS. ® R R R R R R R R ) @ New Apostolic Delegate Coming. Rome, April 19..—Mgr. Giovanni Bonzano, who was recently appointed apostolic delegate in the United States in succession to Cardinal Fal- conio, departed from Naples today for New York. * Taft to Talk to Lawyers, Washington, D. C., April 19.— President Taft has made arrange- nments to go to New York tomorrow Westchester Bar association. The ! dinner is to be given at Delmonico’s | tomorrow night. » To Debate for Peace Prize. Richmond, Ind., April 19.—College orators accompanied by delegations of studernts rounded up at Earlham college today for the annual oratori- «al contest of the Indiana Intercol- legiate association. Indiava, De- Fauw, Purdue, Notre Dame, Wabash and several other of the leading col- leges und universities of the state are Iowa Woodmen May Secede. Des Moines, Ia., April 19.—Dele- gates representing a majority of the 986 Iowa camps of the Modern Wood- men of America assembled here today to protest against the increased in- surance rates recently promulgated by the supreme body of the order. Many of ihe delegates express them- selves in favor of seceding from the parent organization. . Benefit for Monument. A benefit for the Old Soldiers mon- ument will be given by the Grand The members of R. A. Carr post G. A. R. will meet at the headquarters! at 1 p. m. and attend the matinee in a body. This is the second of a ser- ies, the first having been given by the Brinkman and the third to be given next week by the Majestic. * = Produce Exchange Jubilee. New York, April 19.—The leading Valuation Value Per Acre exchanges az.ld.cummercial bodies of 1904 $4,248,472 1904 $5.74 the r‘netropohs joined today in a cele- 1905 14,255,779 1905 5.73 bration of the golden jubilee of the 1906 5.468.313 1906 6.99 New York Produce Exchange. It was 1907 6,038,754 1907 6.58 fifty years ago today that the legis- 1908 6,696,981 1908 6.30 latur§ charteret'i the New York Com- 1909 6,881,175 1909 6.17 mercial association, the name of 1910 5,388,933 1910 4.83 which was changed a few years later 1911 5.193.655 1911 179 to the New York Produce Exchange. S Total Tax Total Expense Patriots’ Day in New England. Levy for Year Per Year Boston, Mass.,, April 19.—Pat- 1904 $153,880.98 1904 $166,005.32 |riots’ Day in commemo’ration of the 1905 170,126.85 1905 172,946.20 | battle of Lexington and the begin- 1906 201,867.74 1906 209,207.95|ning of the American Revolution, 1907 254,124.19 1907 251,454.12 | was generally celebrated throughout 1908 299,096.60 1908 272,605.56 |this section today. In Boston the 1909 324,347.07 1909 310,827.52 |day was observed by a general sus- 1910 304,400.17 1910 409,119.79 |pension of business. The annual 1911 357,608.42 1911 480,365.09 Marathon run and other sporting fix- Expenses An alyze d. z\;r::eu;i:ll;’l.(ed the popular celebration Auditor’s Auditor’s . - :‘lflgg) C;"l;?lg.isl‘g Baseball Game Sunday. 1905 1’500 974.44 Sunday afternoon the Nymore 1906 1:500 1,147.50 basel_)all team will clash with the 1907 1,500 1.287.74 Bemidji team for the flrs‘t game of 1908 2,000 11676.20 t!.le season. IVIIO.D-BG Hendrlckao?l will 1909 2,000 1:651.56 px.tch for Bemidji. , The‘local line-up 1910 2,000 2.398.83 will be as_ follows: Grlm?all, catch- 1911 2,000 2.677.91 er; Hendrickson, pitcher; And}f, first ¢ base; LaBounty, second base; Bailey, . .o |third base; Bunker, short-stop; Mec- T;:?::;ers gf:::u:i:: Clellan, left field; Elletson, -center 1904 . $2,040 $120.00 field; Achenbach, right field. 1905 1,625 299.25 L 1906 1,500 310.00 Billie Kaiser Gaining. 1907 1,500 200.00 Billie Kaiser has received word 1908 2,000 400.00 { from the Saturday Evening Post peo- 1909 2,000 400.00 | ple that he is now fourth on the list 1910 2,000 679.00 |in the pony contest. Billie left all 1911 2,000 400.00 jother Minnesota boys behind long ago and is steadily forging into first Supt. of Supt. Schools|place. Two weeks ago he was eighth Schools Expenses |and says that he will be first when 1904 $ 800.00 $ the contest is over. The Post gives a 1905 999.96 200.00 [ pony to the boy selling the most cop- 1906 1,200.00 200.00 |ies during the months of March and 1907 1,200.00 154.48 [ April. 1908 1,500.00 198.10 b ! 1909 1,419.73 145.121 Raymond Grows Early Crops. 1910 1,500.00 264.84 1. E. Raymond, who owns a farm 1911 1,700.00 328.16 in the town of Frohn, was in the Commissioners Election city today after a loa.d of dynamite ) and reports that he will have garden 1904 SE:I;?;? E;fsgs;; truck ready for t.h_e market before 1905 467‘00 272'07 May first. His radishes and lettuce 1908 634‘50 421‘50 are up in fine shape, and he has cab- 1007 928:06 291:28 bage and tomato_ plants that will be 1908 943.80 164.42 ready to set 0u§ in a very short time. 559 1,469.92 52.73 Mr. F{aymond is a new man in the 1930 1‘950'55 222.42 farming business, having come here 16i1 11820:70 S5.12 from Iowa about three years ago, but ily American arrogance, |lerds and masters EXTRA TITANIC'S LIST OF DEAD IS SWELLED Figures Given By Surviver Show that 1,726 Lost Their Liv Ship’s Plunge in the STRUCK ON SUNDAY NIGHT Was Running at Full Speed and Hit the Berg Head On, Ripping Out Bottom. (Copyrizht.) SCREAMS RING IN ‘THE EARS Those in Boats Could Hear Cries of the Drowning But Could Not Save Them. Second Bulletin. BIGGER FLEET NEEDED? Washington Dispatch Says Monroe Doctrine No Longer Respected In Europe. SHIPS INSURE AGAINST WAR Washington, D. C., April 19.— Special to the Pioneer.—Americans who imagine that the Monroe Doc- trine is acquiesced in by European powers should keep in touch with re- cent articles appearing in German publications. The “Grenzboten,” a leading German review, in the cur- rent number makes a sharp attack on the Monroe Doctrine; and the “Na- tional Zeitung” in commenting on said article, urges the “Fatherland to examine closely whether things resting on such shallow legal and historical foundations as the Monroe i Doctrine need be tolerated, or wheth- er, at the bottom, they are not mere- which re- quire sharp and decisive opposition.” German colonizing concerns are of over 8,000 square miles of Brazilian territory, South America. The Hanseatic com- pany of Hamburg, practically rules in the state of Santa Catharina, and {in the adjoining state of Rio Grande do Sul are still other German colo- nies thousands of square miles in area. Unquestionably, a strong sen- timent exists among Germans in fav- or of bringing South American ter- ritory under the German flag. While the American people are practically unanimous in upholding the Monroe Doctrine, nevertheless, in our usual happy-go-lucky way of con- ducting national affairs, we overlook the fact that Germany is adding four capital ships to her navy each year. Naval strength is measured today by capital, or “all-big-gun,” ships and if the . present Congress adjourns without making an appropriation for two new battleships, within less than three years, viz: by Jan. 1, 1915, Germany will have twenty-one capi- tal ships to the ten capital ships own- Ied by the American people. ELKS ELECT SECRETARY. Bert Barker Succeeds A. G. Rutledge to Important Position. Bert Barker was elected secretary of the local Elk lodge last night to succeed A. G. Rutledge, who resigned as he is to leave Bemidji shortly. The Elks also held an initiation bringing the following men into their order: R. L. Hinkle and L. H. Pettit, of Pine (Continued Tomorrow). is setting a pace for his neighbors that is hard to beat. Tree Spur; W. H. Green and M. B. Patten, of Remer; and J. W. Smith, of Nymore. ¢ i Minneap’lis BASEBALL GAMES TODAY. RHE 300000000—2 4 2 %32.060190.01x=595 To;le/in 5 Minneapolis, ‘Young "Batteries: and Owens; Toledo,Swan and Carish. k RHE St. Paul at 010100000—2 4 2 Columbus 23000000x—5 9 1 Batteries: St. Paul, Karger and Murray; Columbus, Cooper and Smith. . Kansas Cityat 0 0 00 0 0 Indianapolis 000023 Batteries: Kansas City, Rhoades and O’Connor; Indianapolis, Hixon and Clarke. Milwaukee at 0 2 0 Louisville 010 Batteries: Milwaukee, Doherty and Hughes; Louisville, Rowan and Schlei. RESULTS ON THURSDAY. National League. R H. E St. Louis ............... 3 4 1 At Pittsburg 4 5 1 Sallee and Bliss; Hendrix and Gib- scn. All other games postponed. American League. Chicago . ............ ..12 15 5 At St. Lonis ............ 710 3 All other games postponed. American Association. All games postponed. Ball Team for Bemidji. Perle Davis has issued. a call for all men who can play baseball and who are interested in the formation of a Bemidji team to meet him at the Fair grounds Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Mr. Davis states that if enough home material can be found, a team will: be formed and players imported to fill the vacant positions. Games will be scheduled with towns i this vicinity and if conditions warrant, ‘a northern Minnesota league will be organized. Permission has been secured from the Fair managers to place the home plate of the diamond on the race track in front of the grand stand. This will necessitate the spreading of clay but it will be removed before the fall racing season. Mr. Dayis says that there is material here for a good ball team and hopes that every available man will be out Sunday. Purely Speoculative. “I have always been interested,” said little Binks, “in the utilization of waste. Now where do you suppode all these bursted tires go to in the end?” “I don’t know,” said the Genial Phil osopher, “but if they go where most people consign ’em there must be a terrible smell of rubber in the here- ] 3 * | production is surprisingly good for Minneapolis, April 19.—4 p. m.— - It is learned at this time that Mrs, W. B. Silvey, of Duluth, is safe in a New York hotel, but that her hug- band was drowned. s . Z Six persons died after having been Seniors Assured of Good Audience for |, : £ ken off in life boats. Correct nua- Their Production of “Red ber of dead now appears to be 1601, Acre Farm,” SEATS ARE WELL SOL : i i “|” ‘Minfieapolis, April 1%.-—Speeiai 13 E Rl the Pioneer at 3:30 p. m.—The Seu- DRESS REHEARSAL SAID GOOD |ate committee has .begun in New York an investigation as to the causa of the sinking of the Titanie with a : view toward placing the blame fop Reserved seats for the High school |4y, gicaster and also for future rem- class play, the “Red Acre Farm,” to-|¢gial legislation. night, have been practically sold out, The report that Mrs. John Jaceh assuring the players a good audience. :5!01' is de:]dfli:! DO; true,’ but, i]t ‘w‘ i N een learne at she is seriously iil. hT:fi T:;’ ;S]Jéoczitzg:g:iasinhztz c:;y_ The story of the sinking 'of the’ 'Ijitau- nounced for $:15 p. m. ic as sent this morning is practically A large part of the property to be |omPlete. used in the play was made in the 2 : manual training rooms at the High New York, April 19.—- *:. 9 p. . school and some of the costumes fit-|!st night, the steame: Carpathia, ted by the sewing classes. Nothing|Pe2ring the survivors of tho Titanie has been spared that will make for |disaster, warped into he b]e"ht;f‘ realism and the play should carry this harbor and imm: ately ;xa conviction. news became known thz: the death Those who saw the dress rehearsal rell was much higher than previous- ly reported.. A reporter of the St. terday afternoon state that the b i Louis-Dispatch, who ai ed, on Carpathia, placed the deatn list at 1,726; the Associated Press figured are 1,595. One accoun: gives 662 saved, the other 745. Few of the survivors nave been interviewed as yet but story of the sinking of the big lin s as fol- lows: 4 The Titanic struck an mq;f berg at 11:45 p. m. Sunday night She sank two hours and thirty-five minutes ia- New Hamline President. ter. The bulkhead system, though St. Paul, April 19. — Dr. Samuel |probably working, could ot prevert Kerfoot, president of Dakota Wesley- |the sinking of the g}fip although % an university, Mitchell, S. D., has ac- postponed it. ! cepted the presidency of Hamline un- ; iversity, according to announcement Women were placed or. tpe second made at Mitchell today. He was|deck and put in the boats as they chosen by a special committee of the [were lowered by. After P?]‘. of the Hamline board of trustees, meeting|women had been taken «f’;, the men in Minneapolis Monday, and a formal were ordered into the "'emlinmg tender of the position was sent to boats. All persons were srdered 1o him. His acceptance makes it cer- 5 tain that he will be elected to the|Put on life belts. Some women re. presidency at a meeting of the trus-|fused to leave their husiiands and tees in the near future, and will suc- |were also drowned. i ceed Dr. George H. Bridgman, who resigned, effective at the end of the present college year. amateurs and should furnish enter- tainment for the evening. The play is being put on by the seniors in or- der to raise money to defray a por- tion of their graduating expenses. Those carrying leading parts are Gladys' Stanton, Dorothy Torrance, Al Neuman and Hiram Simons. The gallery will be used for unreserved seats. e Revolver shots were heurd just 2. fore the ship went down axjd it led to rumors that Captain Smith’had killed himself while on the bridg}: It was also rumored that the chidi enginecr. Chicago, I11., April 19.—As provid- had committed suicide. h’h&‘ ship’s ed by law, the several political par- e ey ties in Illinois held their state con- |Otchestra played “Nearer My God 1o ventions today, the Democrats meet-|Thee” as the boat went down, ing in Peoria and the Republicans At Fall Speeli State Conventlions in Illinois. and Prohibitionists in Springfield. < ; 2 The work of the conventions consist-| The Titanic was mflkmi- MB‘Y' ed of the framing of the party plat-|three knots (over thn-ty' miles = forms, the nomination of presiden-|hour) when she struck the herg. Ths tial electors and the selection of del-|pow was ripped open. d"f‘ acconnt egates to the national conventions. says that the icy w{a'_e!, shon reached The major portion of the work was e % E the boilers causing ar explosion t ore than perfunctory, as the |%1¢ il AL little mor D Ys 2 i pthe action of the convention was guided | Which split the by the results of the recent state-|says that the lights were burming wide primaries. - o E (Continuea ¢n laat ‘page) » e s