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

THE BEMIDJI D o1 ILY PIONEE Historlal Sdciety VOLUME 10. NUMBER 95. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURD:. AY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1912. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. RAILROADS WARN OF CAR SHORTAGE Officials State That Available Sup- ply is Less Now Than During the Past Four Years. CO-OPERATION IS URGED Shippers Asked to Aid in Keeping Traffic Free of Congestion by Prompt Handling of Freight. SERIOUS BLOW TO BUSINESS Panic of 1907 Followed on Conditions Such as Confronts Country Today —Extreme Care Needed. According to information sent out by W. A. Garrett, chairman of the association of western railways, the country faces the prospect of the greatest car shortage in history. It will be due to the fact that the west is producing a record breaking crop and that the supply of available freight cars is shorter this year than any one of the past four. An appeal is being sent out to ship- pers in Minnesota, the Dakotas, Mon- tana and Washington to use extreme care in the handling of cars and to as far as possible make shipments of coal, lumber, cement, machinery. ete., before October 1 so that during the month of October, the railways may bend all their energies toward moving the crop. The following letter has been re- ceived by the Pioneer: “The railways will be called upon very soon to begin the movement of one of the biggest crops ever raised in | the Northwest. “If a serious car shortage is to be avoided, there must be the closest possible co-operation between the shippers and railways. “The widest possible publicity should be given to this fact, and shippers should be urged to load and unload cars as promptly as possible. | Every one is interested in seeing the| crop moved promptly. age will materially affect business, hence anything that will reduce the shortage to the minimum will con- tribute to the common good. Three Points of Service. “The press of the Northwest can | render a great service by calling at-| tention to the importance of all ship- | pers observing the following: (a) Load cars as soon as possible after being placed. (b) Load cars as near capacity as practicable. (e) Hurry unloading of cars to make another empty. “Cars are furnished for transpor-! tation, not for storage. “Shippers should be urged also to| move all the lumber, coal, cement, and other freight that they can, within the next few weeks, in order | that when crop movement actually starts, the railways may devote their entire energies to moving grain and other agricultural products to the ex- clusion of other freight.” In a circular sent out from Chica- g0, Mr. Garrett gives figures to show | why there may be a car shortage un- less shippers co-operate with the rail-| ways. He says: “The time is here for the railways and shippers of the United States to begin active and energetic prepara- tions to prevent a car shortage. The indications are that if they do not be- gin such preparations at once they will be confronted next October with the worst situation that has existed since October, 1907, just before the panic. needs to be told what that situation was. None need to be told what was the condition in the preceding fall and winter of 1906-1907. Railway facilities were inadequate to move the business; yards and terminals were congested ;and heavy loss to the railways, the shippers and the public, resulted. Fewer Available Cars. “Why do I think we are likely to be confronted with a similar condi- tion this fall unless all concerned join hands and heartily co-operate to prevent it? The belief is based on the car surplus and shortage figures of the American Railway association. The latest figures we have show the car situation on July 18, 1912. Let us see what was the situation on practically the same date in each year “of the last preceding four, and what followed. “On July 22, 1908, the car sur- plus was 308,680, and the shortage 509, a net surplus of 308,171. On (Continued om last page.) A car short-|¢ & ¢ No railway man or shipper| AARON S. WATKINS. National Prohibition Party’s Candidate For Vice President. Photo by American Press Association. “IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE!” T. J. Crane and Company Report Greatest Sales Record in History. “It pays to advertise.” A. N. Gould, of T. J. Cran® and company, stated to the Pioneer this noon that up to twelve o’'clock the gross sales on the clearance sale now being held were larger than any oth- er ever held by their store. Mr. Gould said that they were certain it was proper advertising that did it. T. J. Crane came to Bemidji from Virginia several days ago to assist in the sale and the regular clerking force is being assisted by extra peo- ple. The store will be open until 10 p. m. this evening. Mr. Gould said this morning, “This is the biggest sale we ever had. We have emphasized that the quality of goods offered is higher for the price than at any sale ever held before by us and the people are not slow to take advantage of the fact. Our goods are moving better than we expected. It certainly pays to have good goods and then to let people know about them.” POOOOOOOOH O 3 © SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES ¢ P0P0000000060060 6 First Methodist Episcopal. Preaching service will .be held at i0.45 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school at 12, Epworth League at 7. Special music at the morning ser- vices. Prayer meeting will be held Thursday evening. The public is in- vited to all services. Rev. Chas. Flesher, pastor. First Presbyterian, As the minister is out of the city on his vacation, there will be no preaching services either morning or evening and the Thursday night prayer meeting service will not. be held. Sunday school will be held at 10 a. m., Junior C. E. at 4 p. m. and Senior C. E.at 7p.m. ~ * % Norwegian Lutheran. Rev. Kolste is out of the city and there will be no Sunday services in this church. . Episcopal. The church will be used for the {first time tomorrow and proper ser- vices will mark its dedication. At 10:30 a. m. Rev. E. S. Murphy of Grand Rapids, will preach and hold {holy communion. At 3 p. m. there {will be a baptismal and children’s Iservice. Archdeacon Parshall will |come from Cass Lake to preach in the 'evening. The general public is in- vited to all of these services. Rev. C. de L. Harris, pastor. . | Baptist. |Prairie, will preach both morning and {evenin. Morning service at 10 o’clock, Sunday school 12:15, B. Y. P. U. at 7 o'clock and evening service at § o’clock. POLICEMAN IS ARRESTED. Hamburg, August 17.—Unable to resist the attractions of a succulent sausage a policeman poked his sabre through a partly opened ~$ore win- dow and impaled the tempting mor- sel. He had barely commenced to de- vour it when he was approached by a civilian who had been watching his exploit, and who ordered him to fol- low to the police station. The situa- tion was too much for even a German policeman and after vainly pleading for mercy, he meekly followed his captor and was duly arrested. He is now awaiting trial for larceny. Wireless operators at Seattle, ‘Wash,, are talking organization, Rev. Thomas Blomfield of Parkers’|_ DARROW FREED BY HIS JURY By United Press. P Los Angeles, Aug. 17.—Clarence S. Darrow is innocent of the change of bribing the jury in the McNamara case. The verdict was brought in thirty-seven minutes after the jury had retired at 9:55 this morning af- ter a closing argument by the defense lasting several days. The jury had been hearing evidence in the case for two months. Judge Hutton, of the Superior court, was on the bench. Two word portraits of Darrow were held before the jury yesterday. The first by Darrow himself at the close of a remarkable plea in his own behalf, painted him ag the life-long friend of the poor and oppressed, ready to sacrifice himself to better their condition. The other, drawn at the beginning of the final argu- ment by District Attorney John D. Fredericks, presented Darrow as an enemy of society, “inciting class ha- tred and shedding maudlin tears of sympathy for murderers and dyna- miters.” Still under the spell of the defend- jant’s eloquence hundreds thronged the courtroom at the afternoon ses- |sion to hear Mr. Fredericks make the closing argument for the prosecution. He said he would not attempt to com- pete in oratory with Darrow, whose | persuasive eloquence and pathetic pleas had caused jury, court officials and spectators to weep. “You have listened,” said Freder- icks, “to one of the most marvelous addresses or orations ever delivered in any courtroom, when you heard Mr. Darrow. But that only reflects upon the ability of the man, and has mighty little to do with his guilt or innocence. “His story teaches us that the most brainy men have gone wrong. This defendant’s unfortunate predicament is the result of these peculiar views which go to make up his very nature. His insidious hand entered into brib- ery from the very beginning of the McNamara case; bribery _is in his very nature. He had the idea, that there was no integrity that could not be bought.” BIG TIME AT SOLWAY. On Saturday, August 24, farmers who live in the vicinity of Solway will gather there to hear several ag- ricultural authorities, among whom will be Superintendent McGuire from the Grand Rapids experiment station. Several auto loads of Bemidji busi- ness men will make the trip to Sol- way in the morning, provided the weather makes it possible, and will be served dinner at one of the Rus- sell farms. The Detroit club has purchased Ipitcher George (Rube) Boehler, of the Newark, Ohio State Leaguc team. THE PICNIC SEASON AVIATORS WANT ARMOR Army Men to B'e Given Uniforms of Bullet Proof Cloth:to Be Used While in Air, RECENTLY INVENTED IN JAPAN. By United Press. Washington, August 17—Uniforms of bullet proof cloth, such as have re- cently. been- invented«in Japan, will probably be prescribed by the army authorities for the corps of aviation, it is learned at the war department. The circumstance which will bring about this order was the recent wounding of an Italian flying scout who wag struck high in the air by an Arab bullet while over Tripoli. Captain Monte is the name of the Italian officer who thus gained the distinction of being the first aviator to be wounded by a rifle bullet. He was badly wounded, but gripped con- trol of his senses and piloted his fra- gile monoplane back to his own camp, landing safely and delivering to his commanding officer valuable informa- tion of the enemy which he had gained on his flight. His machine was hit four times by the enemy’s “duck hunters.” Captain Monte also succeeded in dropping some damaging bombs in the Arab ranks, His experience, however, has dem- onstrated to army scientists study- ing the needs of military aeroplaning, the necessity of better protection for (Continued on last page.) IS CAREFUL OF STAMPS. U. S. Attorney General Does Not Abuse Franking Privilege. By United Press. Washington, Aug. 17.—For care- tul supervision of department expen- ditures—careful from his standpoint —Attorney General Wickersham pro- bably has something on most cabinet officers. It has long been the custom of government officers to make use of the little emoluments which come within their prerogatives. Thus a cabinet officer would in most cases believe himself entitled to the use of the franking privilege even~when sending out personal lotters. If he made a speech he would have the government printing office print it at government expense. But not so with Wickersham. If he addresses any member of his family by mail he uses a stamp which he vays for himself. If he sends out any mail matter which might under any circumstances be construed as private business and not strictly concerned with the government’s affairs he pays ofr the postage. When he makes a speech and his friends send in for ccoies he has it printed at his own expense. It is not so long ago that Secre- tary Knox was severely criticised by 2 house committee for keeping his valet on the pay rolls of the state department as & messenger. DITCH CONTRACT LET. S. V. Topping was let the contract for Ditch No. 13 running out of Spooner yesterday. His bid was $.159 per yard for excavating and $250 per mile for clearing road and $40 per mile for leveling road. five wi 2 hours fcuth Afrcaus i minutes 34 45 seconds. The second o McArthur is thirty yoars old. Start of the Marathon, the Classic of the Clympic Games---The Winner and Second Man. Photos copyright, 1912, by American Press Assoc ition. The Marathon Is the real classic of the revived Olympic games. The distance at Stockholm was about twenty- Kennedy Kane McArthur, whose picture is shown in the upper left insert, finished first. His time was was G. W. Gitshaw, who was a quarter mile behind. Both are was born in Ireland, served as a soldler in the Boar war and is &1 present a policeman. in the Transvasl ~The uprer right insert is Gitsha B e . SMALL GAME PLENTIFUL Auditor Will Receive Licenses in Few Days—32,000 Being Printed For the State. i 2 GOOD SEASON IN PROSPECT 5 Small game licenses are expected to arrive in the county auditor’s of- fice within a few days as the applica- tions have bean in ta the state eame and fish commission for some time. The season opens Saturday, Septem- ber 7. Licenses cost $1 each and 32,000 are being prepared by the state commission for distribution. Ten per cent of all license fees goes to the county auditor. Big game li- censes will be ready for distribution about November 1. Persons hunting in their -own county are not required to have a li- cense for small game. Every hunt- er must have a license for big game. Birds that may be killed from Sep- tember 7 to Deeember 1 are wild duck, geese, brant, and all water fowl, turtle doves, snipe, prairie chicken, grouse, woodcock, upland and golden plover. After October 1, the season is open until December 1 for partridge, quail, and all pheas- ants, excepting the Mongolian, Chin- ese and English varieties. Reports from the country say that both small and large game will be plentiful this year and some large bags are expected. Prairie chicken and grouse have come into much of the cut-over land and have raised big hatchings this year. Partridge are reported plentiful and the covies larger than last year. Ducks have had a good season and nearly every small lake has a number. From the northern end of the county, reports are that the big game is plentiful and that moose and deer hunters should be able to get their full quota. Sherm Bailey, game war- den, has been active in suppressing violations of the game laws. A good hatching season and little poaching combine to make one of the best of hunting seasons. WELCOME CONNAUGHT.. St. John, N. B., Aug. 17.—Every- thing is in readiness for the recep- tion and entertainment of the Duke of Connaught and his party, who are due to arrive here on the steamer Earl Grey late tonight or early to- morrow morning. Under escort of the local regiment of artillery, the wice-regal party will attend services at Trinity church tomorrow. Mon- day’s program provided for the offi- cial welcome at the court house, a drive about the city, luncheon at the Union club, a visit to Rockwood Park in the afternoon and a public recep- tion in the evening. On Tuesday morning the vice-regal party will leave for Fredericton. CHRISTENED BY MRS. BORDEN. Londons Aug. 17.—Mrs. Robert L. Borden, wife of the Canadian prem- ier, performed the christening cere- mony today at the launching of the Canadian-Australian steamship Nia- gara. The Niagara will be the larg- est vessel plying between Australia and the American continent. Arthur Devlin, of the Boston Braves, is planning on taking a baseball team to Cuba next winter. |bers. : s SHOW EXHIBITS FOR STATE FAIR Room Has Been Engaged on Minne- sota Avenue, Next to Creamery, For Ten Days. WILL BE OPENED TUESDAY Grasses and Grains in High Stand and Prospects for First Class Booth Thought Good. TAKE SPECIMENS OF GAME Moose and Deer Heads, Mounted Fish and Small Birds Will be For- warded August 29. Headquarters for exhibits to be shown at the state and county fairs will be opened Tuesday, August 20, in the room formerly occupied by the Hanson grocery next to the creamery on Minnesota avenug. A. P. Ritchie announced this morning that a com- petent person would be placed in charge of the rooms and all exhibits carefully tended as soon as they are brought in. Mr. Ritchie appeared enthusiastic over the prospects of making a good showing for Beltrami county at the fair. He says that the county will make the best showing of grasses in its history, and that other crops are good, too. “Grasses in the southern part of the county,” said Mr. Ritchie, “are in excellent condition. The same is also true of the grains. The stands are high and the heads big and full. I have not been in the northern part of the county, but from what I heard, I believe their ecrops are first-class also.” Tlhe waterlal for-tho-Bolrami-ex- hibit will be shipped from Bemidji on August 29. It will reach the fair grounds on Friday and those In charge of the exhibit will then have two days in which to get it ready for inspection. The specimens will be sent back to Bemidji as soon as the fair is over and the majority will be used again here in the county fair. “Potatoes should be dug the day before they are shipped to the fair,” said Mr. Ruitchie. “If dug earlier, they are apt to dry out and also be spoiled by the sun. Good prizes are being offered for the best potatoes shown and Beltrami county farmers should be able to get a good share of this money.” Those who see the county exhibit at the state fair this year will see one different from any other ever shown. Mr. Ritchie is endeavoring to secure specimens of moose and dear heads and also mounted small game which will be used in making a border around the booth. Mounted speci- men’s of big fish caught in thig eoun- ty will also be used and the booth will be so arranged that it will make a lasting impression on the city sportsmen who hunt and fish in this county. Mr. Ritchie will make a trip to Blackduck the first of next week. - ADDITIONAL SOCIETY Mrs. D. Cast of Minneapolis, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Joe Mec- Taggert. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Heffron left to- day for a three days’ stay on their farm at Whitefish Lake. 7. A. Nichols of Frazee of the Nich- ols-Chisholm Lumber company, is here today on business for the com- pany. Mrs. F. Dean and daughter of Boy River, are spending a few days in the city with friends. Mrs. Dean is here to receive medical treatment. Mrs. John Goodman and little son, are spending a few days in Brainerd as the guest of Mrs. F. D. Stillings. They will return home Monday. Mesdames Earl Geil, J. K. Titus and Lee Heffron spent a few days this week at the home of Mrs. George McTaggert on Three Island lake. M“‘A J. Mooney of Saskatoon, Sask., Who is the guest of her sisters Mes- dames Earl Geil, and C. L, Heffron, is spending a few days visiting at the home of Mrs. George McTaggert of Three Island lake. BAND CONCERT POSTPONED. Owing to the rain, the band con- cert scheduled for last night has been postponed for a week. Director Rem- frey says that the program next Fri- day night will have some added num- S bW el &