Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 8, 1912, Page 1

| THE BEMIDJ1 D 11.Y PI1ONEE S SRS S M e MINNESOTA HISTORICAL IETY. VOLUME 10. NUMBER 9. N. P. SPECIAL HERE TWO DAYS IN JUNE List of Dates Shows Train is Sched- uled For Bemidji on the Sec- ond and Third, IN THIS CITY OVER SUNDAY To Visit Important Towns From Du- Iuth to Staples and Little Falls to International. CARS WILL INTEREST FARMERS To Be Filled With Livestock, Ma- chinery, Seeds, and Many Kinds of Implements. D. D. Willard and A. J. McGuire are in the city today arranging de- tails of the visit of the agricultural} special of the Northern Pacific to Bemidji June 2 and 3. Mr. Willard is connected with the Northern Pa- cific immigration department and Mr. McGuire is superintendent of the experimental farm at Grand Rapids. The special will leave Duluth Mon- day, May 27, and on that day will stop at Wrenshall, Wright, Tamarack and MeGregor. Tuesday it will be at Aitkin, Deerwood and Pillager; Wed- nesday, at Motley, Staples and Phil- brook; Thursday, at Lincoln, Ran- dall, Little Falls and Fort Ripley; Friday at Brainerd, Pequot, and Pine River; Saturday, Backus, Walker, La Porte and Guthrie, Arriving here at 9:30 Saturday night, the train will not be opened until Sunday but addresses will be given on Monday morning, June 3, only. From Bemidji, on Monday, the special will visit Turtle River and Tenstrike, reaching Blackduck at Blackduck and Kelliher will divide Tuesday. Wednesday, June 5, the special will show at Northome, Mizpah, Gemmel, Margie and Big Falls, and on Thursday, June 6, at Little Fork and International Falls. The trip will end at International Falls. 1In the train will be cars of livestock, machinery, exhibits, seeds, cars for lectures, etc., and sleepers. The special is being run over the lines of the Northern Pacific in the interests of better farming methods in northern Minnesota. ELWELL LAW UNDER FIRE. Is_Now Under Consideration By the State Supreme Court on Appeal. The test case against the Elwell road law, passed at the last session of the state legislature, was argued before the state supreme court Mon- day on an appeal taken from an or- der by Judge Lewis of the Ramsey county district court, made March 27 sustaining the demurrers of the de- fendants. The action which is a friendly one, is brought by Fred H. Murray, former mayor of White Bear agaivst State Treasurer Smith, State Auditor Iverson, C. M. Babcock, Clar- ence I. McNair and F. S. Bell of the state highway commission and G. W. Copley, secretary of the commission and state engineer. The arguments for the state were made by Assistant Attorney General Stevens, with At- torney Thomas McDermott for the ap-| pellant. Attempt is made on the suit to stop payment on a road running east from Thief River Falls, Pennington coun- ty, costing $17,014.01. There are about sixteen applications before the state highway commission for roads to be built under this law upon which the commission has taken no action pending the outcome of the litiga- tion. The appellant claims the law.is unconstitutional and void, in that it is in violation of Section 1, Article 9, of the Constitution of Minnesota. The main dispute is whether a rur- al road shall be built on money raised by general taxation or whether ad- joining property should be assessed one-fourth. Under the Elwell law, bonds may be issued for road work, payable in ten annual installments, the state to pay one-half the cost, the county one-fourth and the benefitted property the other fourth. The sup- porters of the law claim a rural road is just as much a local improvement as a city street or a drainage ditch. Indian Girl Damaged. A back-fire in the carburetor of the engine in Captain Kelsey's “Indian Girl” yesterday afternoon caused a R R R R R R R R R R A A @ CURRENT EVENTS. ® R R R R R X R More Settlers for Frohn, E. A. Cammins and S. A. King and families were in the city today on their way from Goodthunder, Minn., to their farms in the town of Frohn. . Sell 1,700 Acres. Theodore Nelson, of the state au- ditor’s office, sold 1,700 acres of state land at the sale held in the court house this morning. He says that the average price was $6.43. He will hold a sale at Walker Friday and one at International Falls on Monday of next week. . Open Store at Lavinia, ‘William Holmes and Arch Palmer, of Grand Forks, are makirnig arrange- ments to open a grocery store at La- vinia about June 1 and operate there during the summer season. Mr. Holmes and another partner have had the store for several seasons but state that it is to be improved this sum- mer and a larger stock carried. . Youth Steals Clothes. Oscar Carlson, 19, was in police court this afternoon on a charge of having stolen some clothes from Joel Toide, at Hines. Carlson came to Be- midji last night and this. morning was seen by Chief Geil. Carlson saw the officer at the same time and ran, but was overtaken. Judge Simons found him guilty and fined him $5| and costs. | . Aitkind for Roosevelt. Aitkin, May 8.—The village of Aft- kin, at its primary held Monday, elected a Roosevelt delegation on a progressive ticket to the Aitkin coun- ty Republican convention. They are E. J. Goward, C. S. Kathan, P. O. Erickson, N. I. Cluff, H. J. Petraborg and D. H. Krelwitz. This was not a presidential preferential election, but simply voting for delegates pledged in advance to Roosevelt or La Fol- lette. * Telephone Shares Subscribed. Blackduck, May 8,—At & meeting of the board of directors of the Farm- ers Telephone company, yesterday, it was learned that enough stock has been subscribed to run a good line to Battle River and the secretary was instructed to receive bids on mater- ials. Twenty-foot five-inch poles are to be used all along the line. George Teneyck, C. J. Carlson and Otto My- ron drove in from Quiring to attend the meeting. . Titanic Vietims Not Drowned. Halifax, N. §., May 8.—Only one of the seventeen persons whose bod- ies were recovered by the cable ship Minia in the vicinity of the Titanic tragedy died from drowning, in the opinion of the cableship’s physician. The other sixteen perished from ex- posure, death ensuing some four hours after the vessel sank. This was demonstrated by an examination of the bodies, water being found in the lungs of but one person. - Ladies Asked to Contribute. Mrs. C. R. Sanborn has received a notice from the committee in charge asking that she receive contributions from the ladies of Bemidji and vicin- ity to the Woman’s Titanic Memorial. This memorial is to be financed by the women of America giving contribu- tions of $1 each. The monument is to be erected in Washington and will bear suitable inscriptions. Mrs. Wil- liam Taft contributed the first dol- lar. - Ladies wishing to contribute to this fund, can do so by sending a dol- lar to Mrs. Sanborn. Christian Science Church Wins. Concord, N. H., May 8—The clause of the will of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy,_founder of the Christian Sci- ence church, hequeathing the residue of her estate, valued at about $2,000,- 000, to the First Church of Christ Scientist, of Boston, creates a “valid trust,” in the opinion of the supreme court of New Hampshire, announced yesterday. The court holds that “the residuary clause is not a gift to a church, but a gift for religious pur- poses, sustainable as a charitable trust.” . Roosevelt Man Hurt. Baudette, May 8.—Martin Larson of Roosevelt was terribly injured one day last week, when he attempted to board the train at Roosevelt he ‘slip- ped between the platform and the cars. One leg was fractured in three places, and three toes were cut from the other foot. Three ribs were brok- en, and he was severely cut about the head. He was taken to the Warroad hospital. He formerly resided at Bau- dette. His condition is extremely grave and he may not recover. At the hos- small damage to the boat. The flames set fire to some gasoline and the woodwork was slightly damaged be- fore the blaze was extinguished. pital the doctors wanted to amputate one leg, but Larson’s wife would not a specialist, agree to this, and she has wired for BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY. EVENING, MAY 8, 1912, BASEBALL The box score of Amerl- can Assoclation games will be posted on the Plomeer bulletin hoard, corner Fourth and Beltrami, each day as fast as they come Iin by telegraph. K e ciesessenareraaess K ; BASEBALL STANDINGS. American Association. Won Lost P.C. Minneapolis . ....17 T 708 Columbus . ......16 8 667 Toledo . .. 10 545 St. Paul .. 1 542 Kansas City . 13 435 Louisville . .. 12 .400 Milwaukee 13 .381 Indianapolis . 16 .304 Results Tuesday. R. H. BE. Minneapolis (11 in.) ..... 310 o0 Columbus . ............. 313 3 H. R. B. Bt Panl i S sii e 912 1 Toledo . 4 Kansas City ............ 12 14 6 Indianapolis . .......... 5 5 6 National League. Won Lost P.C. Cincinnati . .....14 4 778 New York 4 765 Chicago . 9 526 Boston . . 10 444 Pittsburgh . e T 10 412 Brooklyn fiaee '8 9 400’ Philadelphia . o 8 10 376 St. Louis ........ 5 13 .278 Results Tuesday. Chicago . ...... Ceseeaen 914 2 BO#ON v wanadise e 4 7 1 . H. R. E, Cincinnati . eees 87T 1 Philadelphia . ...... cwes BUIE AL St. Louis ......... .2 6 1 New York - s s | American League. Won Lest P.C. Chicago . ....... 15 5 750 BOgtON . cuiveovns 11 7 611 ‘Washington . s T .588 Philadelphia . oin 19 8 .529 Cleveland . ...... 8 9 471 Detroit . ....... .9 12 429 St. Louis ....... .6 12 .333 New York ........ 4 12 (Continued on last page.) * .250 \ | wood cemetery. "nu (Copyright.) e It BENEFIT FOR MONUMENT. Majestic Theater to Give Special Mat- inee Saturday Afternoon. C. J. Woodmansee, manager of the Majestic, has turned his theater over to the Old Soldiers of Bemidji for Saturday afternoon and will give a special matinee, the proceeds of which will go toward the fund for the monument to be erécted in Green- Admission for the matinee has been placed at ten cents. This is the third matinee given by local houses for the. benefit of the monument, the Brinkman and Grand theaters having previously entertain- ed the soldiers. In honor of the oc- casion, the Majestic will be decorated Saturday with American flags and pennants, Duluth Amendments Win. Duluth, May 8.—lInitiative, refer- endum and recall were added the city charter at a special election yes- terday by a four to one vote. Of 6,- 669 ballots, 5,331 were in favor of DEFECTIVE PACE the amendments. HILL MAY RETIRE. Rumor Says Son Will Succeed Him as Chairman of Great Northern, St Paul, May 8—James J. Hill, chairman of the board of directors of the Great Northern rajlroad, left for New York Monday night. The report is current in local railroad ecircles that he soon will retire and be suc- ceeded by his son, Louis W. Hill, now president of the road, and that his eastern mission is to confer with the stockholders about the proposed changes. ~~Louis-W. Hill-left for Glacier Na- tional park Monday night, to be gone for two weeks. Before leaving, he confirmed the rumor that Carl R. Gray, president of the Spokane, Port- land and Seattle, a subsidiary line of the Great Northern, about Jume 1, would come to St. Paul as an execu- tive of the road. He would not say in what capacity Mr. Gray will serve, but it is generally believed that Mr. Gray will become president when L. W. Hill succeeds his father as chair- man of the board. _— The Astor Home In New York and Those Most Interested In Colonel John Jacob Astor's Will. e 0 H""“"! lm I|| |||| Ii ‘ VINCENT ASTOR IS HERR Is Named as Chief Beneficiary and Residuary Legatee of His Fath- er’s Fortune. WIDOW LEFT LIBERAL SUPPORT New York, May 8.—Counsel for the family yesterday made public the will of John Jacob Astor, as drawn in this city in September-last, only a few days after his marriage to Miss Madeleine Talmage Force, and ap- proximately seven months before he perished with the sinking of the Ti- tanie. Vincent Astor, a son, who will come to age within the year, is made the principal -beneficiary and res- iduary legatee. ‘No hint as to the value of the great estate is given, and by the creation of trust funds the testator has followed, as far as possible, the custom of his forbears in keeping the vast Astor real estate holdings intact.” Valuations of the estate run anywhere from $75,000,- 000 to $150,000,000. A close friend of the family said last night that the smalier figure, in his opinion, is near- er the correct estimate.- Aside from provisions for Vincent Astor, the will provides for unconditional bequests of only $276,500. Among these there is but one of a charitable nature. This is $30,000 to St. Paul’s school at Concord, N. H. The remainder of the legacies are to relatives, friends and faithful -ser- vants. Nearly all other provisions of the will, as made public, deal with the trust funds of which there are three—$5,000,000 for the young widow; $5,000,00 for the colonel’s young daughter, Muriel, the child of his former wife, Ava Willing Astor, and $3,000,000 for the expected child of the present widow. This latter clause ~provides for “each child who shall survive the tes- tator. other than his son William Vincent and his daughter, Ava Alice Muriel.” Widow @iven $100,000 Outright. No provision is made for the wife who divorced him, and if the young widow dies or married again the $5,- 000,000 trust fund, together with the town house and other property left to her, reverts to Vincent Astor. She receives, however, $100,000 outright, without further stipulations and un- :{til the income from the trust fund shall become available, the trustees are directed to pay her an income of $200,000 a year. There was an an- {te-nuptial settlement which she ac- cepted in lieu of dower rights. The amount of this has never been made public; although rumors have placed it ‘at $5,000,000. The colonel gives the trustees minute directions, con- cerning making investments, follow- ing almost word for word instruc- tions of similar nature left by his father, William Astor. All bequests are made tax free, the taxes to be paid out of the residuary estate. As to proper investments he cites, among other things, railroad securities and the public debts of the United States, " |New York, New Jersey, Pannlylvan— ia, lndohlo. S TEN CENTS PER WEEK MANY ROOSEVELT MEN ARE DELEGATES Results of Caucuses Held in This City Yesterday Give “Teddy” a Majority. BLACKDUCK TICKET IS MIXED Composed of Different Interests and Uninstructed—No Election at Kelliher. KELLER WINS IN ST. PAUL Returned to Mayor’s Chair, By Mar- gin of 423 Over Bremer, Dem- - ocratic Candidate. Theodore Roosevelt delegates won the majority of places to the Repub- lican county convention at the cau- cuses held in Bemidji yesterday af- ternoon. Of the nineteen elected, Roosevelt is said to have thirteen and La Fol- lette is given two, and four are said to be for Taft. A lively contest developed in the First ward between a Roosevelt-La Follette ticket and one that was un- instructed. The Roosevelt-La Fol- lette ticket won by three votes out of fifty-three cast. The workers on the uninstructed ticket had five auto- mobiles at their command, but many of the voters they brought to the pol- ling booth at Miller’s store cast their ballots the other way. More votes were cast in the First ward than in the other three together. Because of ths\ close results, the First ward ballots and list of voters has been Sealed and will be produced before the county convention if necessary. Voting in the Second, Third and Fourth wards was quiet and no op- position to the agreed tickets was ap- parent. The nineteen men who will represent Bemidji in the county con- vention are: First ward, E. E. Mec- Donald, F. S. Arnold, Harold J. Dane, William McCuaig, and J. J. Opsahl; Second ward, Ray Murphy, Dr. G. M. Palmer, A. R. Erickson, F. A. Wilson, and E. J. Swedback; Third ward, P. M. Dicaire,T. J. Burke, R. C. Hayner, K. K. Roe, and J. L. Brown; Fourth ward, Fred Brinkman, C. C. Crippen, Fred Dudley and Frank Lycan. Aitkin and Pope for Roosevelt. Caucus results in Aitkin and Pope counties on Monday would indicate that Roosevelt delegates would con- trol their county conventions. Pope county will give Roosevelt eleven and Aitkin nine in the state convention, assuring him twenty as a start. The state convention will elect six dele- gates at large. Pope county used a preferential ballot and in seven pre- cincts Roosevelt got 118 votes, La Follette 50, Taft 31 and Cummins 1. Blackduck Delegation Mixed. Reports from Blackduck indicate that a mixed delegation was elected there yesterday. The men who will attend the county convention are J. E. Dade, Charles Hayden, E. L. Oberg, John McDougald, and Bunn T. Wil- son. No caucus was held at Kelli- her as interest seemed to lag. It is said that Kelliher will be represented at the county convention. + Keller Wins in St. Paul. Early reports from St. Paul this morning were to the effect that Her- Lert P. Keller has been re-elected mayer by 423 votes over the Demo- cratic candidate, Otto Bremer. The fight was the hottest that St. Paul has seen in many years as the 0’Con- ner-Murphy organization was fight- ing Keller to the best of its ability. 1t was also the first time in many years that the city police have not taken an active interest in the cam- paign. Major Handy was elected comptroller by a margin of 267, but Farnsworth went into the treasurer’s office by over 3,000. The Democrats will city council unless late returns change the results given out this morning. The Democrats elected five assemblymen and seven aldermen; the Republicans elected four assem- blymen ‘and five aldermen, giving the Democrats a margin of three. two more as a second choice. control the Elk River Dam Out. Minneapolis, May 8.—The Missia- sippi river here has raised over fiye feet, the increase being due to flu