Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 5, 1912, Page 1

VOLUME 10. NUMBER 111. TWIN CITIES TODAY Candidate of Progressive Party For the Presidency, Arrived in St. Panl at 7:30 A, M. MADE ADDRESS AT STATE FAIR Spoke in Front of Grand Stand at 11 O’clock and Then Left For a Minneapolis Luncheon. FEW SPEECHES IN IOWA Waved Hat at Cross Road Crowds But Saved Voice for Big Meeting at Des Moines. (By United Press). St. Paul, September 5.—St. Paul is the stamping ground for many of the Bull Moose faith today. In an- ticipation of the arrival of Colonel Roosevelt this morning, thousands of his supporters from all over Minne- sota drifted into the Twin Cities yes-| terday and the morning trains were loaded to the guards. The silver and bronze emblem of the party is evi- dint everywhere. Roosevelt arrived here at 7:30 a. m. and was met by committees of the labor organizations, negro voters, G. A. R., Spanish War Veterans, and several committees of citizens, to the number of 200. The party came in on two special cars over the Rock Island from Des Moines where he as- sisted in the formation of the Iowa progressive party yesterday. One of the coaches was filled with newspa- Der men. At:the-depot therehes.an inform- al reception and then the party, headed by an escort of a platoon of mounted police and with the Spanish War Veterans as a guard of honor, marched to the St. Paul hotel. The Colonel had breakfast privately and at 10 o’clock held another informal reception followed by a private poli- tical conference. Escorted by 200 automobiles, the Colonel left for the fair grounds at 10:30 where he delivered an address before the grand stand at 11 a. m. At the fair grounds, the St. Paul party was met by Minneapolis com- mittees who took the Colonel in charge after his speech. A1l had luncheon together at the West hotel. This afternoon, he rested and then took a short auto ride as the guest of Frank Nye. The fair management expects to give a 6:30 farm dinner with the Colonel as guest of honor, but details of the arrangements are not yet public. He is scheduled to! leave St. Paul at 10:30 over the Northern Pacific for Fargo, James- town, Valley City and Grand Forks. No Speeches Along Line. (ON BOARD ROOSEVELT TRAIN, MOUNT ZION, IOWA, Sept. 4).— ‘Whenever the train stopped for a mo- ment, and it was a “local” that slow- ed down for every cross road, the Colonel hustled out to the platform to Wave his sombrero, grin delightedly at the calls for “Teddy,” and to shake hands. He did not try speechmak- | ing. except at the larger towns, sav- ing his voice for Des Moines, where he will address the Iowa State Pro- gressive convention tonight. Judge John T. Stevens and Senator James A. Smith, forming a reception committee from Des Moines, boarded the private car at Keokuk. The Col- onel declared he felt “perfectly splen- did” today, but Colonel Cecil Lyon, one of his party, was considerably in the dumps. Lyon had arranged for a fairly large supply of “wet goods” for local committee men en route on the trip, according to the ancient politi- cal usages, but Roosevelt, consistent- Iy Progressive, “jettisoned the cargo,” as Lyon expressed it and the cargo Wwas left in St. Louis. Lyon did not -discover his loss until today. ISSUE POLITICAL INSURANCE. London, Sept. 5.—Lloyds are re- ceiving numerous orders from the United States in connection with the presidential election. The rate to cover loss if Wilson is elected has risen in a week from sixty to seven- ty-five per cent, reflecting the belief that the governor’s prospects have improved. In connection with President Taft, twenty-five fer cent is accepted, as compared with thirty per cent a week ago. The rate on Colonel Roosevelt remains at twenty per cent. ROOSEVELT IS IN | CHARLES M. ANDRIST. Professor of French in the Univer- sity of Minnesota and candidate for the Democratic nomination far gov- ernor. He opposes P. M. Ringdal of Crookston. 5 MANAHAN IS PROGRESSIVE Stands for Initiative, Referendum and Recall—Wants People to Elect Senators. Declaring himself in favor of the initiative, referendum and recall, presidential primaries and direct election of TUnited States senators, James Manahan, of Minneapolis, INJURES THIRTY (By United Press). State Fair Grounds, Sept. 5.—Sev- en men were severely injured and more than thirty men, women and children trampled within a few feet of the place where Roosevelt was speaking at noon when a runaway horse charged into the crowd about the speaker’s stand. Roosevelt seemed unmoved and continued to speak, raising his voice in an effort to reassure the crowd. The horse belonged to one of the Colonel’s escorts. The escorts had stayed with the Colonel until the crowd became so thick that further passage was im- possible. In some unaccountable manner the animal became crazed and dashed into the crowd, trampling those nearest. A score or more were badly scratched and bruised, but only sev- en were taken to the Emergency hos- pital for treatment. Nonme are thought so severely injured that they will die. Progressive Republican candidate for congressman at large, addressed an audience at the city hall Tuesday ev- ening. He believes he can help re- duce the high cost of living. Mr. Manahan said: “It costs too much to live. The laws favoring special privilege over tax everybody to benefit a few. High prices hit con- sumers, without profiting any oen but carriers, wholesale jobbers and holders of watered stock. Farmers and toilers hold the sack, while Wall street and big business by tariff laws, trusts and railroads gather in the profits. Everyone is overtaxed by monopolies and over-charged for pub- lic service under existing laws.” “I propose to fight for tariff redue- tion,” he continued, “as well as low- er trausportation charges, destruc- tion of monopoly, a fair chance to men and women who work and no chance for those who steal.” Manahan made a hit with the So- cialists of this city, many of whom Wwero present at the meeting. Some prominent Socialists declared that Manahan was pretty much of a So- cialist, judging from his speech, and almost ventured to predict that it would not be long before he would see the light and join the ranks. NORTH DAKOTA NEXT Fargo, N. D. Sept. 5.—Colonel Roosevelt is to carry his campaign in- to North Dakota tomorrow. His pro- city and Jamestown, with a number of short addresses at train-stops. The Roosevelt visit has aroused much in- terest among the politicians of all parties here, and there is a great amount of speculation on the results it may have in the coming election. The political situation in North Da- kota at the present time is probably different from that presented in any other state. In the Republican pri-| maries last spring Roosevelt was bad- ly beaten by LaFollette. The dele- gates to the national convention at Chicago voted for LaFollette from start to finish. It is said that many of the Progressive leaders here are still inclined to look upon Roosevelt as having been responsible for the elimination of the Wisconsin senator from the presidential race. Lately the Democrats have undertaken an or- ganized campaign to turn the anti- Taft votes from Roosevelt to Wilson. Whether the Roosevelt visit will be able to stem the tide of this move- gram calls for set speeches in this;grounds yesterday. SPECIAL 982 POINTS IS BELTRAMI SCORE St. Paul, September 5.—(Special to the Pioneer by A. P. Ritchie)— Beltrami county tied with-Polk and Hubbard county for sixth place in the all state sweepstakes at the state fair. morning. Beltrami’s score this year The scoring - was completed this was 982—last year was 938. BELTRAMI POTATOES WIN State Fair Grounds, Sept. 5.— (Special telegram from G. G. Win- ter)—“Hurrah for Beltrami county. We score highest in state in potato exhibit.” STATE FAIR NEWS (By United Press). St. Paul, Sept. 5.—More than 1,- 000 Zenith City people celebrated the first Duluth day in the history of the Minnesota state fair at the fair Between 500 and 800 Duluth busi- ness men and others arrived in St. Paul shortly before noon today under auspices of the Duluth Commercial club and paraded some of St. Paul’s business streets before taking char- tered street cars for the fair grounds. Several hundred others arrived on Tuesday night. Special attractions had been pro- vided for the Duluth residents by the fair management and special set piec- es appropriate to Duluth were shown in the pyrotechnic display following the war pageant, “Old Mexico,” in front of the grandstand. Crowds started for the grounds early in the morning, nearly all cars from 8 o’clock on being jammed to the gates. The clearing of the weather in the middle’ of the morning caused the early rush to continue through the noon hour. 3 noon hour. St. Paul people were particularly successful in the win- ment remains to be seen. SCOOP erorren REPORTER THE CITY ED WANTS ANOTHER. MASHER. STORY SO HE SENDS ME- OUT" TOTHE. PARK AGAIN, ALl DOLLEDUP LIKE. A REAL CHICKEN nmg of awards today. SUFFRAGE RANKS SPLIT Insurgent Convention of Women Call- ed for This Morning in Min- neapolis City Hall. OLD WOUND IS UNHEALED (By United Press). Minneapolis, Sept. 5.—Displeased with the result of the election in Ohio Tuesday in which suffrage was 'deniod-women and believing that the Minnesota organizatien is not mak- ing sufficient effort to organize the counties of this state so that suffrage wiil win when presented to the next legislature, an “insurgent” conven- tion has been called for 10 o’clock this morning in the Minneapolis city hall. : Apparently a definite split has come in the ranks of the suffragists and a convention in Minneapolis, while the big convention is on at the state fair grounds, is taken as indi- cation that it is wide. Mrs. Conche- ta F. Lutz, Mrs. Walter J. Sanborn, Miss Theresa Peyton, Miss Alpha Boostrom and Dr. Anten Pine, all well known in the suffrage move- ment, signed the call. The first breach came last year, when a certain number withdrew. Nothing has been done to heal the wound and the new organization will get all the dissenting members. The association is to incorporate, appoint twenty directors and have nine vice- presidents, one for each congression- al district. The new organization will not be associated with the na- tional body, but will devote all its energies to organizing county suf- frage clubs. Commenting on the situation, Miss Peyton said: *“We deem it necessary to increase the number of organizations, so we may reach all the people of the state, and not find ourselves in the predica- ment of Ohio—totally unprepared when it comes to the actual issue. Our party—which is the fourth in the state, will make a specialty of or- ganizing clubs.” It was denied that ill feeling re- sults from the break. WATKINS HEARS THE NEWS. Ada, O., Sept. 15.—Rev. Aaron S. ‘Watkins, the Prohibition candidate for vice president, was formally noti- fied of his nomination at his home here today. A number of Prohibition leaders of national prominence were in attendance. WHO IS WHO - Being one of a series of short biogra- phies of some of the men who are coming before the public at the primaries. JAMES L. GEORGE James L. George, present county auditor of Beltrami county, was born in Lawrence, Massachussetts, and comes from old New England stock. He left the east when a small boy ac- companying his parents to different cities. In 1898, having reached an ‘age of discretion, he decided to locate in Minnesota. 5 JAMES L. GEORGE. Brainerd was the place chosen by Mr. George as scene of his activity and he proceeded to open an office for Swift & company of Chicago. He was with Swift & company but a short time deciding that the lumber- ing industry offered greater possibil- ities. He lived in Brainerd four years and then moved to Bemidji where he has resided ever since. In Bemidji, he continued in the timber business and spent the win- ters traveling north along the M. & L. and made many friends in the com- munities to which his business took him. Mr. George is a trained ac- countant and expert bookkeeper so that when it was found that the books of the county auditor’s office were in bad shape, his friends asked him to run for the office and if elected put it on a business basis. In the primary election two years ago, Mr. George opposed R. C. Hay- ner who was a candidate for re-elec- tion. Mr. Hayner then ran as an independent using stickers but was (Coutinued on last page) SCORES THE RAILROADS Senator Peterson Says They Failed to Keep Agreement Regarding Fares and Freight Rates. OPPOSING HALVOR STEENERSON Scoring the railroads for failure to keep their promises with regard to the two-cent fares and freight rate amendments as agreed upen hy rep- THURSDAY IS T0 BE RED LAKE DAY Indians to Be @iven Right of Way in Baseball, Tent Raising and Us- - ual Track Athleties. SPECIAL TRAIN SERVICE RBate of One Fare for Round Trip to Be Made Into Bemidji From All Way Stations. RED MEN MAY MAKE CAMP Effort Will Be Made to Bring Suffi- cient Tepees for an Over Night Encampment,. One week from today will be Red Lake day at the county fair. This feature was decided upon yesterday after a conference of county fair, railroad and agency officials. The day will be devoted to the Indians and their games and every effort will be_ made to make it one of the red letter days of the fair. In order to provide easy transpor- tation for the people living along the Minneapolis and Red Lake roed, Manager Molander has announced that round trip tickets will be sold for the usual one-way fare and that the north-bound train will leave at 5 p. m. instead of at 3:35. One hundred doliars in prize mon- ey has been provided for use in In- dian contests outside of the money raised for their exhibits. The eon- tests so far arranged are a baseball game between the Red Lake and Cross Lake schools, a tug-of-war; a& tepee raising contest between the Red reseitatives-orTe various toads anaj ke And Cross Lake Indisns; foot a joint committee of the senate and house, and enthusiastically advocat- ing a working man’s compensation act, Senator F. H. Peterson address- ed a fair sized audience at the city hall last evening. Mr. Peterson is delivering a series for this state to regain the two-cent sional district and says that in ev- ery city his candidacy against Halvor Steenerson is meeting with decided favor. He believes that if he is elect- ed to congress he will be able to en- act laws that will give the state a right to make its own laws fixing the state whether or not that road is do- rates of the railroads within the ing an interstate business. He be- lieves also that through his efforts congress would pass a workingman’s compensation act, which would com- pel the railroads to look after the wives and children of employes who have met death while working for the road. He also predicted that the United States supreme court would be likely to uphold the decision of Judge San- born regarding the two-cent fares in this state, and that the only remedy of speeches throughout this congres- fare and better freight rates would be through congress. He. pledged himself to use his efforts to secure this legislation above all other. CHOOSE A SENATOR Great Falls, Mont., Sept. 5.—Re- publicans of Montana assembled in state convention here today to select candidates for United States semator and representatives in congress and a complete ticket of state officers to be voted for at the November election. It is the first time in the history of the state that the choice of a candi- date for United States senator has been made in convention. Bv "HOP" races; and the usual field sporta. As there will be no horse races at-the fair this year, the managers hope to have the Indian contests provide the necessary excitement. It is possible that a lacrosse game will also be played. “Chief” Dickens has charge of the Indian exhibits and says that they will be good enough to open the eyes of the other exhibitors. He i»s now endeavoring to have enough families bring tepees for an Indian camp which will be set up opposite the grand stand. If this can be arranged, the Indians will stay over night and return to the reservation on Friday. Automobile races will be the draw- ing card for Friday of the fair. C. ‘W. Jewett has been placed In charge of the races and has announced five events. The first will be a Iladies race for the best two out of three heats; the second, & trial -sgainst time for the track record; the third will be a stripped chassis race for the best two out of three heats; the fourth will be a slow race for pri- vate cars; the last race will be an Australian pursuit such as was run off the Fourth of July. A. P. Ritchie is at present in Ham- line where he is in charge of the Beltrami exhibit at the state fair but is expected back in Bemidjl some time Sunday. The first two days of next week will be spent in arrang- ing the county exhibits, many speci- mens being brought back from the state fair. The county fair will op- en Wednesday and continue through Friday. There will be no tvening at- tractions. Progressives Meet at Syracuse. Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 5.—Several thousand enthusiastic delegates and visitors rallied in Syracuse today for the opening of the state convention of the Progressive party. In order that there might be ample time for speech-making it was decided by the pafty leaders to make the convention a two-day affair. Today's program provided for but one session, devoted to the work of organization, and winding up with an address by Gov- ernor Johnson of California, the vice- presidential candidate on the Roose- velt ticket. The real business of the convention will be transacted tomor- row. The make-up of the state ticket is still problematical. Bainbridge Colby, who was a prominent figure in the Chicago convention; William H. Hotchkiss, late state superintendent of insnrance, and several others are inder discussion for the gubernator- ial nomination. The platform will follow closely the main features of the platform adopted at the Chicago convention, with the addition of an extra strong plank demanding sweep- ing changes in present laws affecting political contributions and expendi-