Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 10, 1912, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D ILY PIONE 1ETY, VOLUME 10. NUMBER 89. FAIR COMMITTEE NEEDS SPECIMENS Farmers Urged to Save Samples of Best Crops for State and County Exhibits, BELTRAMI SECOND LAST YEAR Was Beaten By Aitkin Only in North- ern Division, but Should Win First This Season. LOCAL PREMIUM LIST LARGE Liberal Prizes to Be Awarded For Best Products—Many Varie- ties Are Wanted. With the state fair but a few weeks away and the Beltrami county fair scheduled for September 11, 12, and ‘13, farmers of this county are being urged to prepare their best specimens of crop for exhibits. Dur- ing the past three weeks, many sam- ples have been collected at the local land office of the Crookston Lumber company and some were shown this week at .the bankers’ meeting in Minneapolis. Beltrami county was second to Aitkin in the northern section at the state fair last year and it is the hope of Beltrami county boosters that it will win first place this year. Ait- kin county received a big boom as a result of its showing at the state fair and the same boom is wanted for Beltrami county next year, Those behind the fair say that it all depends on the farmers and that if they will give freely of their best the showing can be made. Samples sent in by August 29 will be shown at the state fair and then brought back for the Beltrami county fair. The executive board of the county fair has issued a booklet describing the premiums which will be offered here. Following is a communication from A. P. Ritchie, secretary of the executive board: “To the patrons of Beltrami coun- ty fair: “The time has again come when Wwe must think seriously of what we are going to do for our fair as well as for ourselves, Experience has shown that the best growers are the patrons of exhibits. The premium list of our county fair has again beén remodeled and extended and we earnestly advise you to consult it in making up your exhibit. If a premium list cannot be secured from your local bank of merchant, write the secretary, A. P. Ritchie, and one will be sent you, “Never before in the history of our country have there been so many eyes looking t6 Northern Minnesota, Northern Minnesota is coming to her own and no one else has done more to bring this about than you, who have, year after year, given of your first fruits to advertise the resources of our county. ! “There is a constant demand for more exhibits to send all over the United States, to tell the people, who will not otherwise believe, what may be done in agriculture in this section. To thig end we ask all who are willing to give that portion of exhibit at our county fair, which they can do without injury to them- selves to do so. Thesc will be car- ried to all the important points of the United States, to tell the people of the possibilities of Beltrami coun- ty. In this connection we are again collecting for our county exhibit at our state falr, which will be held the first week In September. Beltrami county has with many others exhi- bited with a fine showing for the past two years. This year we wish, if possible, to make a better showing. That we may do so, we ask that all who will, may contribute to this end. “In order that we score well there are certain varieties and a number of varieties that must be shown to make a showing. For Instance, twenty varieties of thresh grain, two quarts of each; twenty varietieg of grain in straw, two inches at band; ten varieties of corn, ten ears each; twenty samples of native or wild grasses, two inches at band; ten vari- eties of tame grasses, three inches at band; forage of all kinds, including minutes, rape, sorghum, peas, veches, fodder corn, etc., fifteen varieties of Potatoes, one peck of each; ten vari- eties of stock vegetables, three spec- imens each; the very best collection of cullinary vegetables, including all varieties which may be grown in this. section, and all collections of fresh (Continued on last page.) | {dress. CHARLES R. CRANE. —_—] Chicago Ropublican Who Has Come Out For Wilson. @ by Dana Hull CHAPIN TS OTIFIED Tueson, Arizona, Aug. 10.—Spec- ial Pioneer wire service.—Hundreds of persons who crowded the Culter Park this afternoon witnessed the informal ceremony which served to notify Eugene W. Chapin,, of Tucson, that he had been nominated for the presidency of the United States by the Prohibition national convention which met recently at Atlantic City. Rev. Charles Mead of New York, who was chairman of the conven- tion, delivered the notification ad- The presidential candidate replied in a brief speech which charged the old parties with side- stepping the supreme issue of the high cost of living problem which is the production of liquor. ONE DEAD AND ANOTHER INJURED Ortonville, Minn., Aug. 10.— Special Pioneer wire service.—The dead body of a man with his throat cut from ear to ear was found on the roof of a Milwaukee train mail car here this morning. Blood dripping from the roof led to the gruesome discovery. It is believed that the man was murdered after the train left Appleton. He was dressed like a laborer. Another laborer was found near the tracks at Appleton with a seri- ous wound in his head. Authorities believe that the two men were fight- ing. Dead man unknown. They are believed to have been working their way west to the harvest fields. UNKNOWN MAN COMMITS SUICIDE St. Paul, Aug. 10.—Special Pio- jneer wire service.—“Goodbye Mau- die and Little Lucille. I am happy now. It will be all over in a min- ute. Take care of little Lucille.” These pathetic words were found this morning in a note which was placed with a hat and coat on the high bridge spanning the Mississippi here. A rock was placed on the coat to keep it from blowing off the bridge. The note further continues: “Have had many chances to make good but failed. Lost everything. Death is the only desirable thing now.” The note was not signed and the police have no clue. They are dragging the river. ROAD BEING GRADED. The approach to the Minnesota and International back of the Northern Grocery company building on Be- midji avenue is being filled. The old walk has been removed and dirt and gravel filling thrown into_the low places which in the past have made traffic, both by team and on foot, disagreeable, BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 1912. SCRIPTURE. Mark 7:31-37: And again departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Gallilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude and put his fingers into his ears and le spit, and touched his tongue. And looking up to heaven, he sigh- ed, and. saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, be it opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them so much the more a great deal they published it; And were beyond measure aston- ished, saying, He hath done all things ewll: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak. Swedish Lutheran. Services will be held in-the morn- ing at 10:30. Evening services will be held at 8 o’clock. Episcopal. i Morning prayer and sermon at 1T o’clock, confirmation and Sunday school class at 10 o’clock.” Baptist. Rev.C. G. Chandler of Battle Lake, will preach the morning sermon at the_Baptist church- at 11 o’clock. Sunday school will be held at 12:15, B. Y. P. U. at 7 o’clock.. Evening services at 8 o’clock. Scandinavian Lutheran. There will be services in the even- ing at 8 o’clock. Sunday school will be held at the usual time, 9 o’clock unday morning. There will be no evening services as the pastor will be in Solway. First Methodist Episcopal. = Preaching at 10:45. Special mu- sic. Sunday school will be held at noon. The usual services at 7 and 8 o’clock will be held in union service at the Presbyterian church. - Prayer meeting Thursday. Thie public is in- vited to all these services. Chas. H. Flesher, pastor. Presbyterian, Sunday school and bible class at 10 a. m., morning worship at 11 o’clock. Junior C. E. will be held at 4 p. Union meeting of the young people’s societies of the churches of the city will be held at 7 o’clock. Union gospel service will be held at 8 o'clock. Rev. Chas. H. Flesher will preach at the evening service. P. White, pastor. S. E. ARTICIPATION TEN CENTS PER WEEK. (Copyright.) NEW PHONE IINE READY. The. Northwestern Telephone company today connected with the new sixty mile line running north through the towns of Liberty and Maple Ridge. The: neéw line was built this year by farmers and has an initial list of thirty-five subserib- ers wiheh is expected soon to be in- creased to fifty. E. M. Sathre, of Wilton,- is one of the officers of the new line. 1. 0. 0. F. Plan Big Meeting. At a meeting of the local lodge of Independent” Order of 0dd Fellows Friday night it was decided to ar- range for a -banquet’ Friday, August 16, for the purpose of entertaining the grand master and grand secre- tary of the state, who will be in Be- midji at that time. A joint meeting of the Rebeccas and Odd Fellows will be held immediately after the reg- ular business session of the lodge.| Invitations will be extended to out- siders to attend the open meeting and the banquet and smoker; and invitations have also been sent to various out of town lodges to attend the joint meeting, Bagley, Tenstrike and Blackduck being among those who will have representatives here. SCOTCH PICNIC POSTPONED. Owing to the funeral of Norman Helmer which will be held from the city hall Sunday afternoon at 2 p.Tm. the annual Scotch picnic which was ta have been held down river tomor- row afternoon has been postpohed for one week. The City of Bemidji will make its regular trip to the dam. Attention K. of P. Bemidji Knights of eythias will meet at the Elks’ hall at 1:30 Sun- day and will attend the funeral of Norman Helmer in a body. A. B. PALMER, C. C. COURTS IN FINE SHAPE, The recent rains have pounded the down the new layer of clay on the tennis courts, and they are now in fine playing condition. New tape has been put down on the east court and the players are awaiting the arrival of tape for the other court, which will be placed- as soon as it arrives, Ten- nis sports are more active since the courts have put into condition and players predict some fast work during the coming weeks. In the insert. Iu the aeroplane are | ern division, who will act a8 commander of the manenv out, and the rules for their use will be such that t'ie conditions Commander of Army War Game and Aviators Who Will Participate In Extended Maneuvers. Photos by American Press Assoclation. The big war gue in Counecticut from Aug. 10 to 13 of 20,000 regulars and guardsmen will be noted for the first Use of army aeroplanes in jolnt maneuvers here. Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, U. S. A., commanding the east ers, has declded to glve the army machines a practical try- real war will be simulated. Geueral Rliss Isshown the left) and Lieutenant T. (at De. Milling. RNSTILES ATSTATE FAIR Management Adopis Contrivance to Allow People to Enter Gates By Dropping a Coin. INVENTED IN MINNEAPOLIS, J. Will Bates of Minneapolis, a successful inventor of many practical appliances, has perfected a coin turn- stile in which the state fair manage- ment has so much confidenee that it has decided to, install twenty-six of the machines for use at the coming fair. Coin turnstiles have been in successfnl use at many of the big fairs for some time but it is believed that the Minneapolis genius has a de- vice which wil wmore than compette with the oilier kinds. “Will” Bates was at the fair last year and after watching the five coin turnstiles then in use he decided to work up a scheme of his own. The result is that he has worked out two models . One turnstile is of the con- vertible type and the other is duplex. The former kind, of which there will be twenty-four machines put in use, allows for admittance by the inser- tion of either 25 or 50 cent pieces at different times. It does away with the need of two machines, where one will do. During the day, at the state fair, the Bates machines will be ad- justed to take in 50 cent pieces. At 6 o'clock, by the application of a screw driver, they will be changed to accept 25 cent pieces. The two ma- chines of the duplex model, which will be installed allow for the admit- tance of both adult and minor, with- out any change of mechanism, one slot being for 25 cent pieces and the other for 50 cent pieces. These ma- chines are unlocked by the operators by use of a lever, as soon as the coin drops. There will be money counters at the fair, but visitors will save time and labor if they bring along “quar- ters” and “halves.” The coin turnstiles will be sta- tioned at all the outsides gates and at all such important entrances as the grandstand, bleachers and pavil- lion. BUILDING NEW APPROACH. A. A. Warfield is constructing a new approach to his dock on the lake shore directly in front of his resi- dence. The old stairway running from the top of the high bank down to the landing has been torn away and a new wide entrance is being built. Many people use this dock during the bathing season. Newport Dog Show, Newport, R. I, August 10.—New- port society thronged the Casino to- day to admire and pet the 1,000 or more dogs on exhibition there at the annual bench show of the Rhode Isl- nd Kennel club. It was an aristocra- tic'show. throughout. There was no place for an ordinary dog in the ex- hibition. A line of blue-blooded can- ine ancestors was the only ticket that. insured admittance. Even class dis- tinetions prevailed among the dogs, the haughty Blenheim spaniels abso- lutely ignoring the breezy looking 1it- STATE OFFICERS SEND TRIBUTE Beautiful Wreath of Flowers From Officials Who Knew Norman Hel- mer Received Today. HUNDREDS. PASS BY BODY City Hall Crowded While Friends of Dead Man Took Final Look This Afternoon. COMMISSIONERS Go HOME Adjourn Out ‘of Respect to Deputy Sheriff Killed Thursday In Gun = Battle, A beautiful wreath of flowers was received this morning by Ray Mur- phy from state officials who knew Norman Helmer. They were laid at his feet in the undertaking rooms and were the only flowers used before the body was taken to the city hall. The following card was enclosed: “May these flowers bring to those who loved him the knowledge that others who knew him only as an offi- cer of the law, acknowledge the ser- vice he rendered to this common- wealth in the suppression of crime, and the state can ill afford to lose such a man. His faithfulness and integrity must ever be an incentive to others, (Signed ) CHARLES E. KELLER, State Fire Marshal, ADOLPH 0. EBERHART, Governor. LYNDON A, SMITH, ; Attorney General. A. L. JANES, Assistant Attorney General.” Hundreds of persons viewed the body of Norman Helmer, deputy sheriff of Beltrami county who was slain Thursday afternoon in a battle with an unknown tramp, as it rest- ed in state in the city hall this after- noon. From 2 until 5, a steady stream of the dead man’s friends passed by the coffin to obtain a last look at the man they respected and loved. The coffin was surrounded with floral tributes and American flags. While it was lying in state, members of the Bemidji- lodge of Pythias were in charge of the body. Helmer’s funeral will be public and services will be held in the city hall. The body will be buried from the building in which he had head- quarters when on the police force of the city of Bemidji. Interment will be made in the vault at Green- wood in the presence of relatives and close friends only. Reverend Flesher will have charge of the ser- vices and E. E. McDonald will deliver an eulogy. Hardy M. Clark, Kenneth Mclver, Philip Gill, George Anderson, J. A. McDonald and Joe Bisiar served as a coroner’s jury yesterday afternoon and returned verdicts for both Hel- mer and the unknown Finn. In the first case it found that Helmer came to his death from a bullet wound feloniously inflicted on him by W. ‘Wayne, whose true name was un- known, while Wayne was resisting a lawful arrest and while Helmer was acting in hig official capacity as a deputy sheriff. It was found that Wayne met his death from wounds inflicted by Nor- man Helmer while acting as deputy sheriff of Beltrami county and while trying to arrest Wayne after he had had shot and wounded Norman Hel- mer. Examination of the Finn showed that he had been shot four times, two bullets hitting the lower right arm, one the shoulder and one passing through the body close to the heart. Those who know Helmer well be- lieve that when he first realized he was struck he pulled hig automatic with the idea of crippling the Finn 80 that hé could not get away, for the two shots hit the lower right arm and forced the Finn to drop his gun before he could again pull the trigger. Helmer then shot a third time and hit the Finn in ‘the right shoulder about the time he must have staggered back. A fourth shot hit him -just over the appendix and passed through the body. The fourth shot was the fatal one and it 18 believed that Helmer did*not in-