Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 17, 1912, Page 1

-, camp by the "paying of their board * bill only.. ¥ THE BEMIDJI et s e VOLUME 10. NUMBER 17. ORDERS SPECIAL SES BOYS GUESTS OF LUMBER COMPANY Crookston Officials Decide to Bring Sons of Settlers to Camp In Bemidji. WILL PAY ALL EXPENSES To Select Two From Each Town In Which They Have Land Listed For Sale. W. B. STEWART TO CHOOSE In Case There is Competition For the Places, An Examination System Will Be Used. Stock in the boys camp to be used in connection with the University week to be held in Bemidji June 17 to 22, took a big rise today when the Crookston Lumber company an- nounced that it would pay the ex- penses of two boys from each of the towns in which it has land for sale and also two boys from each towna in which there are settlers on land bought of the Crookston Lumber company. The offer means that in some towns, it will be possible for four boys to come to Bemidji for a week at no cost to themselves. This action was taken yesterday afternoon after a conference of Crookstan Lumhbar campany offeials. |- It was the sentiment of that meeting that the University week is the most important week of the summer for Bemidji and that the boys of the country should be given an oppor- tunity to share its advantages with the boys of Bemidji. The towns from which two boys will come are Alaska, Durand, Maple Ridge, Kel- liher and Cormant. Two boys will be selected from each town in which there are settlers on Crookston land. The action of the Crookston Lum- ber company in offering to pay the expenses of a large number of boys is looked upon by the committee in charge of the local arrangements as the opening wedge for other firms to take the same action. The expense per week per boy is only for actual cost of food as the University fur- nishes cots, tents, cooks and instruc- tors while the boys bring blankets, dishes and toilet articles. The com- mittee has figured that it will cost between $3 and $4 per week per boy and hopes that the camp will have the limit of 100 . According to the present plan of the committee, the boys camp will be pitched in the grove near the fair grounds. The race track, ball dia- mond and athletic field will then be available for sports and there will be plenty of pens and room for stock judging contests. The High school farm is just beyond the north fence so that the boys will be near actual crops for their field work. The lake is but a few rods away with good beaches and a deep hole so that the boys will take a swim at least once a day. The camp will be under the ‘direct charge of two men brought by the University but the boys will govern themselves through a representative body of members of which will be elected by the boys from their own tents. Ten sleeping tents, designed to hold ten boys each, will be fur- nished by the University so that the limit of the camp will be 100 boys. City boys who wish to live at the camp will be allowed to do so if they furnish their own tents and cots, or can sleep at home and be at the camp during the day. An entertainment will be given each evening of University week and tickets for the series will be placed on sale the last of the week at $1 each. Three hundred tickets must be sold before the expense of the week will be cared for. W. B. Stewart, county superinten- dent of schools, will have charge of the selection of the Crookston Lum- ber company boys and all appli- cations should be sent to him. In case that several boys from one town wish to come to the camp, a compe- titive method of selection will be adopted. Boys who fail in the com- petitive examination can attend the LR R R RO R RCROROR @ CURRENT EVENTS. * P0OOO00000000060 EIGHTH GRADE PLAY MAY 24%. Students of the Eighth grade, as- sisted by members of the Seventh, will present the “Courtship of Miles Standish” in the Armory on Friday evening, May 24. This play will be the class play of the Eighth grade, but because the cast requires more people than the Eighth can furnish, several members of the Seventh will assist. Seven scenes will be shown and between scenes groups of children will present Indian dances, a gun drill, Puritan song, mountain march and Indian song. Miss Hall has had charge of the drills and has been assisted by several of the other teach- ers. Jack Hillaby has been drilling the boys for the gun drill for several weeks. Those who will take the principal parts are, Miles Standish, Willie Ward; John Alden, Alex Cameron; Priscilla Mullens, Lucile Moritz; El- der, William Kolste; Messenger, Farl Meclver. R A R R R R R R R CROROY TURTLE RIVER ITEMS. ¢ CHOPPOOOOO00000¢ @ o The baseball team played a game of ball on the home grounds Saturday afternoon with the Bass Lake team. They beat the BassLake’s with a score of 12 to 6. Our boys expect to play a second game with Spur 105 Sunday afternoon, May 19. Mrs. O. Hethness of Gemmel, vis- ited over Sunday with Mrs. John- son. Mrs. Hethness will visit in Be- midji and Fosston before she returns home, A. C. Johnson of Baudette, was in town on business Wednesday. Oscar Johnson and Miss J. Benson visited with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hig- gins Sunday. TEINS VWAL TTYAam 4nd entidren feft for Montana the fore part of the week, where they will make their fu- ture home. Rev. Kolste of Bemidji, held Nor- wegian services here last Sunday. He will preach again here six weeks from last Sunday. The Kelso Lumber company had their annual meeting in the office of the company last Thursday. A number of the stockholders were present. The entertainment committee of the Ladies Union are planning on giving an ice cream social on the school lawn May 24th, the next week- ly issue of this paper will give you all the particulars of this. 0. ‘A. Johnson returned from Iowa Thursday morning. Some people think it is too early to go in swimming but evidently our postmaster’s cows did not think of the earliness of the year, because they swam from his island across to the mainland east of town.After tak- ing the trouble to tow them back the raft and cows both sank and the cows swam back to the mainland: The flag pole on the school ground which has been out of order for sev- eral years has been fixed and is ready for use on Memorial Day. Through the kindness of the lumber company the committee has received lumber | with which to build a platform. To Water Consumers, Will flush hydrants Sunday. out for dirty water. GEORGE KIRK. Look . McCallister’s Closing Argument. Deputy Prosecutor Fred McCallister believes in paraphrasing the Scrip- tures to his purpose. He was making the closing argument before a jury in criminal court several days ago in the case of the state against two young men who were on trial for grand lar- ceny. The deputy prosecutor urged the jury to send the alleged culprits to the state reformatory at Jefferson- ville. He closed his speech by say- ing: . “At Jeffersonville there are many mansions and the state has pre- pared a place for these young men thers. If it were not so I would have told you.” The young men were sent to the reformatory.—Indianapolis News. Women and Economy. Mrs. Pearl White of Michigan, writ~ ing to Faim and Home, has this to say on the subject of women prac- ticing false economy: “Many a wom- an will walk half a mile or more to borrow.a pattern that is not even the right size, trusting to her ingenulty and good sense to make it fit, but the chances: are that the time alone which: she could save woald more than equal the 10-cent expenditure. for 2 new pat- tern, besides securing a better fit and style, nnd considerable. saving of BEMIDJ], MINNESO_TA. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1912. AATICIPATION REALITATION BASEBALL- AMERICAN LEAGUE. No games yestc‘a_rday. AMERICAN ASSOCMHdN. Games Yesterday. Kansas City 17, Minneapolis 7. All other games postponed. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Games Yesterday. St. Louis 5, Brooklyn 4 Pittsburg 1, New York 4. Cincinnati 8, Boston 5. ACEFEATI\/IE BAARE EXTRA Minneapolls, Minn., May 17— (Pio- neer special: wire service).—The su- preme:.courf ‘ ‘ay handed down the foifowing iniif+ant dacisions: ELWELL G0OD BOADS LAW CONSTITUTIONAL. MANKATO COMMISSION GOV- ERNMENT LAW CONSTITUTIONAL Minneapolls,” May 17—Special to |the Pioneer. = Floyd Allen was this morning convicted of murder in the first degree. He was charged with the killing of a man in connection with the shooting up of a court room in Hillsville, Va., last March. Scenes In the Great Mississippi Flood Which Has Done Damage That May Total $100,000,000. FALL IN THE LAKE. Frank Bearsore and Tom Fuller went fishing in Lake Irvine yesterday GOVERNOR EBERHART. OLD GUARD WAS ABSE Returning Delegates From State Con- vention Say Young Men Were in Evidence. and in order to handle their lines bet- MIN( nm‘ -REPO. ter, got out of the boat and onto the DIVISION ON ORITY REPORT. logs. The wind it ‘both men fell in the lnke. carried the boat . 3 away and while sorambling to save|’ Thsy Beltramt delggaten to m sate con- were able to get back on the logs and vention held i ‘Minneapolis’ yester- are none the “worse for’thelr experi- day who returned to this eity say ence. Their line-of fish got away. Present Sylvia Here, ' Ladies of the Episcopal church that the convention was made up al- most entirely of young men and that the Old Guard which has controlled conventions for so many years was Of labsent. What little Taft sentiment TEN CENTS PER WEEK. ION OF LEGISLATURE STATE PROGRESSIVE. SENTIMENT IS HEEDED BY GOVERNOR EBERHART Announces He Will Convene Minne- sota Law Makers in Extra Session. TO CONSIDER numim'r BILIS hdemfifl or Direct Primaries, Corrupt Practices and Reapportion- ment Talked of. HENNEPIN PREPARES FOR WAR Will Send County Delegation to Ask For the Repeal of the Seven Sen- ators Act. Minneapolis, May 17.—Special to the Pioneer.—Governor Eberhart has called a special session of the legis- lature to convene in St. Paul June 4. The call for this session will be written tomorrow and will appear in Sunday papers. - The call is for the purpose of obtaining legislative ac- tion on a primary election law, a cor- rupt practices act, and & reappor- tionment measure. i This action on the part of the governor. follows that taken by the state convention heid in o yesterday when the delegates went on record almost unanimously: in-favor of a gubernatorial primary and fn- structing the state central commit- tee to see that the coming caucuses are held in such a manfier that the “Sylvia,” in the city hall Thursday evening, May 23. .The operetta will be given by Cass Lake talent and will be the same production that was put on in Cass Lake last Friday evening. that was present in the convention [POPle M8y express their preference appeared to have been kept under|OR the candidates for governor. cover. It was also learned this morning But one vote by roll call was taken | that members of the Hennepin dele- Mrs. C. R. Sanborn has charge of the Bemidji arrangements. during the convention and that was on the adoption of the resolutions Dresented by the minority of the res- olutions: committee. This report, if adopted, would have put the conven- tion on record as favoring the in- itiative, referendum and recall and the physical valuation of railroads for purposes of taxation. It was pre- sented by LaFollette members of the committee on resolutions. When the vote was taken, Henne- rin and Ramsey counties went solid against it with eighty-six and sixty- nine votes respectively. St. Louis county cast thirty-nine votes for the minority report. The other counties had split delegations, Beltrami vot- ing six in favor and five against as follows: Ayes, Lycan, Arnold, Mac- kenzie, Wilson, Rood, McCuaig; nays, McDonald, Murphy, O, E. Balley, - |Thayer Bailey and George Ericson. The motion to adopt the minority re- port was lost by a vote of 606 to 474 80 that a change in the vote of Ram- sey county would have changed the final result. Nearly three hours were spent in the discussion of the resolu- tions. g I. A. Caswell was chosen national committeeman in place of Frank B. Kellogg. . A. A. D. Rahn asked Mr. Caswell to resign in favor of Mr. Kel- " |logg for the sake of harmony but the latter refused and was elected. The Taft-Eberhart forces lined up for Caswell and Kellogg was beaten. A direct slap at Governor, Eberhart ‘was seen in the indorsement of pre- ferential and gubernatorial primar- ies. _The resolutions adopted by the convention are as follows: - First—Candidacy of Roosevelt first, last and all the time. Second—Progressive principles as expounded by Roosevelt, LaFollette “ {and other great jrogressive leaders. Third—Corrupt. practices act.. ‘Fourth—Repeal of Canadian reci- “ |proeity. Fifth—Presidential, 'United States Benatorial and. ;nmn-mml primar- fes.. “Sixth—Creation ‘of ‘an’ industrial *[commissfon to settle (Ilmum between capital and hbor 'The following delegates to the Chicago. convention. and nruldenun uloetorl were chosen: gation in-the legislature would pre- sent a bill calling for a repeal of the so-called “Seven Senators Act,” the act which at present limits any one county from having more than seven senators in the legislature. It is said that the Hennepin delegation believes that Buch an act can be passed at this time. 5 The action of Governor Eberhart provoked much comment here last night and this morning as the fact that he would call a special session was made known within a few hours after the state convention had ad- journed and before many of the dele- gates had left the city. A tonnage tax for railroadg and a physical valuation of raiiroads as the basis for taxation are other subjects which have been suggested for leg- islative investigation and action at this time but those apparently in touch with the situation say that these measures have slight chance of consideration now. Tremendous pressure was brought to bear on Governor Eberhart last winter for the calling of an extra ses- sfon but he would not yield to the demand of the people. At that time, he stated that an extra session was unnecessary and that he was not convinced that the people wanted one. The attitude of the delegates to the state convention is thought to have impressed him with the fact that the people of Minnesota are progressive and are determined to have progres- sive men in authority. Such comment as is heard here on the significance of the call with re- spect to the coming election is com- sidered a matter of personal opinion purely. Until the matter has: been assimilated by the people, no one will venture a prediction as to what effect Eberhart's action will have on the gubernatorial campaign. - -High School Game Saturday. - The Blackduck ‘High school bns- ball team will plly the loeal High school ‘team on Slhrany afternoon at two o’elaci the Fair grounds. The locals have been prnfidlg hard of late, and although, weakened by mal-ormlanjhyhmom. expect to win. Bemidji lho-un will