Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 7, 1912, Page 1

VOLUME 10. NUMBER 35. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 7, 1912. ~ CENTER FIRE ON "~ _LIQUOR INTERESTS | 1 Activity of Breweries May Be Hard | Hit in Proposed Corrupt Prac- y j' tices Act. GORDON OPPOSES SENATE. i Believes Both Re-apportionment and { Increased Earnings Tax Should i Be Passed. 77 SPOONER.. MAY SWITCH. | | | Rumor Says He is Preparing to De- elare Himself For Congressman- At-Largs. St. Paul, June 7.-—An attempt to put the liquor interests out of busi- ness politically in Minnesota is to be ,_ir,v_ made at the special session of the ‘E legislature. It is proposed to in- | sert a stringent clause in the pro- } posed corrupt practices act which will | not only close the political offices | of the “brewery” trust in St. Paul, but cover the activity of saloonkeep- ers in political campaigns. Other developments of the day were: The statement of Licutenant Gov- ernor Sam Y. Gordon, candidate for the Republiecan nomination for gov- ernor, that he favors the passage at the special session of o reapportion- ment bill and a bill increasing the gross earnings tax for railroads and that he will, if possible, select.as the nine members of the “bill reception’” icommittee of the senate men who will -report tiese bills for passage, should the house send them over to the senate. !‘%L Paul library board presents a bill to Ramsey county delegation pro- viding for an authorization of $600,- 000 bond issue for library project. The decision of the house to have thw legislative expenditure commit- tee make a thorough investigation of the expenses of the extra session and to print in the house journal an itemized statement of all expenses incurred. Lieutenant Governor Gordon’s __ statement that he will use his influ- ence to obtain the passage of a reap- portionment bill and an increased railroad gross earnings tax bill was the principal subject of discussion in the legislature today. for it means that there may be a hitch in the sen- _ ate program and that other measures than the corrupt practices act and primary election bill be considered. Mr. Gordon takes his action in the face of the fact that fifty-five of the sixty-three senators signed an agree- nlent not to consider any other mea- sure than the two specified, and a resolution was adopted to the same effect. The resolution created a spec- ial committee of nin2 members, one ¥10m each congressional district, to receive all bills and make it neces- sary that unless the senate vote to consider measures by a two-thirds vote this committee 1aust unanimous- 1y agree to the consideration of other measures than those relating to the two specified subjects before they should be considered by the senate. . The house included in the subjects it would consider reapportionment and an increased gross earnings tax and the senate was bitterly eriti- cized by certain house members for limiting its work to two measures. Lieutenant Governor Gordon’s ac- tion means that despite the rule of the senate there is a probability that r.enpportlanment and gross earnings bills will at least be reported to the floor of the senate should the house pass them. £ “My position is that the special session should pass Loth a reappor- | tionment bill and an increased gross ™7~ earnings tax bill,” said Mr. Gordon | today. “I do not know that I can find nine men in the senate who will agree that these matters should at least be considered, but I am trying to find them. I shall probably an- | dounce the committee tomorrow.” ~==r=~=__ Gordon followers say that in tak- i ing this action the lieutenant gover- —zf4 4 (Continued on last page.) T LATE NEWS. Minneapolis, June 7.—(Special Pioneer wire service)—Taft wins contest for delegates at large in three Alabama districts, twelve delegates at large, by unanimous vote of the committee. Boston, June 7.—(Special Pioneer wire service)—23,000 men striking in street car service here. Lots of violence and street fighting. Many arrests. Carglines are in half work- ing order. Governor has been called on for 5,000 troops for instant ser- vice and has issued a call for na- tional guard to be in readiness. > Chicago, June 7.--(Special Pio- neer wire service)—Presidenf Taft won first contest for seats in initial contest before Republican commit- tee by a unanimous vote. Alabama district contests decided for Taft in short order. . Washington, June 7.—(Special Pioneer wire service)-—The general staff of the arm today issued orders for preparing a military expedition of 5,000 troops to Cuba. Cavalry will probably be sent later to rein- force the infantry. . Deadlock Broken. St. Paul, June 7.—(Special Pio- neer wire service)—The breaking of the pact of fifty-five senators to stand pat on a legislative program was the feature of today’s session of the spec- ial legislature. It followed the ap- pointment of the reception eommit- tee. Gordon announced that he had found a committee which would re- port and increased gross earnings bill and a corrupt practices aet. The committee by & unanimous vote promises to report out & gross earn- ings bill and so shatter the senate slate. Fargo Fire Anniversary. Fargo, N. D., June 7.—Fargo to- pletely wiped away the ecity,” but which has since been regarded®as a blessing in disguise as the city was rebuilt’ on a moTe substantial basis and has enjoyed an era of great pros- perity. The fire was one of the most disastrous ever suffered by any city in the northwest. It swept over an area of forty-two city blocks and de- stroyed property valued at more than $3,000,000. Saved by MacXlachlan. Louis Olstad and Nels Lund were taken off a boom by Captain Mac- Lachlan in the City of Bemidji on ‘Wednesday afternoon. The men had started out for a row and were caught by a sudden squall which drove their boat up on a boom. They were unable to get over or back and hung there with the heat fast filling with water. Captain MacLachlan had some difficulty in taking then men off and broke one propellor wheel against a log. Graduation Day at Annapolis. Annapolis, Md., June 7.—This was graduation day at the Naval Acad- emy, and one hundred and sixty-two embryo admirals, constituting the largest class in the history of the in- stitution, went forth into the world to serve their country on the seas. The academy grounds were crowded, land all available space in the chapel for visitors was filled. The cadets received their diplomas from the hands of the Secretary of the Navy, George von L. Meyer. The star mem- ber of the graduating class this year was Harold E. Saunders of Michigan. In Session at Bay City. Bay City, Mich., June 7.—An army of “knights of the grip” captured Bay City today and will remain in possession of the city until tomorrow night. The occasion is the annual state convention of the United Com- mercial Travelers, which opened its proceedings this morning with a rec- ord-breaking attendance. The local members have prepared an attractive program of entertainment for the vis- itors, Eloped in January. St. Paul, June 7.—Norman Miles, nineteen, years old, and Loretta Hauck; -aged seventeen, were married last January while he was still in High school. Their parents were ]told several days ago. day observed the ann'wexj_gnry of the} : great fire of 1893, which:alrost com-] - German Squadron, The crufser Méltke Is the flagship of a :squadron of German warships which mfbeen' World's Speediest Cruis;iér. Moltke, Flagship of ‘to Visit the United States. g ke . et ot MINNESOTA ¢ { HISTORICAL SOCIETY. | TEN CENTS PER WEEK. patched across the At- lantic by Bmperor Willlam I1. for the purpose of returning the: fsendly call made by.an American squadron to Ger- many just a year ago. The Moltke_ls declared to be the swiftest fighting ship above the destroyer type. She is | In every way than any American warship afloat today—larger than any of the six American Dreadnoughts now in service. Her length is 610 feet, she 1896 feet 9 inches beam and of 22,832 tons displacement. FIRST MEETING TONIGHT Twenty-two Delegates to C. E. Con- vention in the City and More Expected Tomorrow. SOME CHANGES IN PROGRAM Delegates to the third annual con- vention of the Crookston district of the Christian Endeaver union will assemble in the Presbyterian church at 7:45 this evening when the first|_ session of the convention will be held. At press time this afternoon, twenty-two delegates had arrived from out of town and more are ex- pected on the morning trains. Owing to the fact that the Misses Leah Wilde, of Crookston, and Alice Hampson, of Ada, are not attending their convention, the program has been somewhat shortened by the elimination of their talks and has been revised to read 2s follows: Friday Evening. 7:45—Service of .song and devo- tion, Pres, H. H, Symons. 8:00—Address, Convention Theme, Field Secretary H. H. Rottman. Response—H. H. Symons, Ada. Address of welcome—Pregident Be- midji C. E. ; Reception for visiting delegates. Musie. Saturday Moining. 8:00—Quiet Hour—-Rev. Blackduck. 9:00—Reports of District Officers. 10:00—Practical Points. The Society and the Missionary Committee—Anna Mills, Bemidji. The Soclety and the Prayer Meet- ing Committee—Clara Heffron, Be- midji. Ideals of World-wide Christian En- deavor—Nellie Knott, Spur. Saturday ‘Afternoon. 1:15—Song Service and Prayer— Rev. H. P. Long, McIntosh. 1:30—Class in Look-out and Pray- er Meeting Methods—H. H. Rottman. Frery, (Continued from first pege.) BAND CONCERT TONIGHT. The following band concert will be played tonight in the stand on the dock tonight at R p. m,: 1. March—Memphis, the Majestic N TP . .Alexander 2. Selection from “The Sweetest Girl in Paris” ......... Howard 3. Caprice—“Basking in the Sumnshine” . .......... Cameron 4. March—Yankiana .. ....Loftis 5. Waltz—*“Loveland” Holtzmann 6. Selection from “Barry of Bally- more” . ....vepeee . .Olecott 7. March—“The Outlaw’ ............ Alden Remfrey Parks Add to Land Value. St. Paul, June 7.—Property own- ers on the River Boulevard made 500 per cent on the rise in value of their land after the drive wag constructed according to Dr. Robert Earl, presi- dent of the St. Paul park board be- fore the Association of Commerce Building Contracts Let. Guenther and Melhorn were given a contract at a special meeting of the school board Wednesday even- ing for the building of an addition to the North side school. The plumb- ing and heating contract was not let as the bids ran over the bond is- sue and it will be nercessary to cut the specifications about $250. One of Three Schools. The summer school which will be held in Bemidji from June 17 to July 27 is one of three to be held during the summer and tne only one in northern Minnesota. Professor W. B. Stewart is in charge of the school |- and has engaged a staff of the best teachers available. During the first week of the school, the University of Minnesota will put on its extension course in Bemidji and students attending the school will have opportunity to at- tend these lectures without cost. Professor Stewart has a list of avail- able rooms and boarding houses so that out 'of town students can be cared for by writing him. Among the special instructors will be Miss Bess Rowe in sewing and cooking and Otto I. Bergh in agri- eulture. J DECLARE FOR WILSON Minnesota Democrats Instruct For Solid Delegation for Progres- sive Candidate. RUSSELL IS AN ALTERNATE Duluth, June 7.—Minnesota Dem- ocrats at the state ccnvention yes- terday voted to send a full deloga- tion of twenty-four delegates tn the Baltimore convention with instruec- tions to vote for Woodrow Wilson. It was agreed, however, whenever in the opinion of two-thrids of the del- egation Wilson’s nomination s im- possible, the votes may be thrown to another candidate. Vietory came for the Wilson fore- es only after the followers of Champ Clark and Bryan had made an at- lempt to either have the delegates instructed for Bryan ur not instruct- As a result of the attempt to stampede the convention for Bry- an, the hall was in an uproar for During all that time, however, the name of Clark ed at, all. more than an hour. was not mentioned cven by those who contended for an uninstructed delegation. Following are the names elected delegates: National ‘committeeman— Fred B. Lynch. Delegates at large— S. A. Stockwell, Minneapolis. H. F. Weis, Le Sueur. T. J. Knox, Jackson. H. L. Buck, Winona. A. C. Weiss, Duluth. Con O’Brien, Brainerd. Alternates— M. A. Tisdale, Pipestone. Harry 8. Swenson, Minneapolis, - John Dwan, Two Harbors. John Morgan, Thief River Falls. T. A. Tuller, Warren. A. A. Poehler, Henderson. From the districts. First district— of the - (Continued on last page.) iVINCENT COMING UNIVERSITY WEEK Definite Announcement to that Effect Received this Morning By Long Distance. TO BE HERE HALF A DAY Exact Date Not Known But Local Committee Has Authoritative Statement, GLEE CLUB STRONG THIS YEAR Was Reorganized Last Fall and Has Met With Success in Previous Concerts, Y L ] Definite word was received from the University of Minnesota this morn- ing over long distance phone that: President Vincent will spend half a day in Bemidji University week. His itinerary has not been com- pleted so that the exact date he will be here is not known. Pro- fessor Quigley, who is in charge of the arrangements of the Uni- versity lecturers and entertain- ers, was the person who made the statement. Season tickets to the evening at- tractions of University week are be- ing rapidly sold by memb@rs of the ‘| business men’s committee of thirty. The men are all members of the Commercial club and have started @ goven-day cdmpatgn to sell 300 tiok- - ets and so release the club from its ‘obligation of $300 to the University. Tickets were given to the mem yesterday afternoon and this morn- ing. One man sold his ten and start- ed on another bunch before six o’clock last evening. A second man said, “They are selling easily. Ev= ery man I have approached has bought and is enthusiastic over the proposition.” The committee will work until next Friday afternoom when they will report to the smaller committee in charge of the local ar- rangements. Tickets are also on sale at the three city drug stores. President Vincent is the big ate traction of the week and the definite announcement that he is to be here has aroused increased interest. Dr. Vincent made a strong impreasion on those who heard him in his ad- dress here in February and he is as- sured of a capacity house. The “Merchant of Venice” will have been presented over a dozem times before it reaches Bemidji and the members of the Tramatic rlub state they will be able to give a fin~ ished performance. The play was first staged in the Princess theater in Minneapolis during the college year. Hardly second to the play of Shakespeare as an attraction, will be the concert to be given one even- ing by the University Glee club and assisting soloists. The club was re- organized at the bezinning of the college year and has met with a high degree of success in i‘s concerts It has appeared in the University Chap= el, before the University club of Min- neapolis, before the Civic and Com- merce association and before the General Methodist conference. One of the assisting soloists will be Miss Martha Butler, of Owaton- na, who is said to possess a remark- ably clear voice. 'The Minneapolis Tribune of May 29, 1911, sald “Miss Butler, who is but nineteen years of age, with her artistic tempera-~ ment and musical voice suggests a second Oliver Fremstad.” Not a little attention is being at- tracted by the boys camp which wilt be placed in the fair grounds and this feature is expected to be one of the most successful of the week. 0. E. Glidden of the town of Northern, has sold his farm to a North Dakota purchaser for an av-~ erage price of §32 per acre. e