Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 26, 1912, Page 1

Ol THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER:: VOLUME 10. NUMBER 129. Hi storial Soclets I b BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1912. HINMESOTA QCIETY TEN CENTS PER WEEK. DAY IS SET FOR FIRE PREVENTION Governor Eberhart Has Proclaimed October 9 as Time for Considera- tion of Annual Waste. TAX AMOUNTS TO $2-50 EACH Yeariy Loss in United States is Said to Be That Much for Every Man, Woman and Child: MUCH DAMAGE PREVENTABLE Marshals Agree That Seventy-five Per Cent Can Be Avoided Through Proper Precautions. If the government should sud- ] : denly lay an annual tax of $2.50 : : op every man, woman and child : : in the United States on a prom- : : ise of spending the money for : : some useful purpose, that prom- : ise would not avail against the : : storm of protest which would be : : arcused. Nevertheless, a tax : : which in the aggregate amounts : : to that is being paid for by the : : people of this country. It is the : : annual fire loss of the nation up- : : on buildings and their contents : : alcne. It is expended not in pro- : : ductive enterprise, but in death : : and destruction, and an even : : larger sum is annually expended : : upon fire protection and insur- : : ance premiums. Not only is this : : property loss paid by our people, : but in addition, annually, 1,500 :| : persons give up their lives and : : nezarly 6,000 are injured in fires. : : Possibly in ng other direction is : : the national habit of waste more : early exemplified than in the : : comparative indifference with : g ich we permit such a sacrifice. : : In no other civilized country are : : conditions so bad as they are : : here, Wi —Walter L. Figher. :rnor Eberhart has proclaimed esday, October 9, the anniver- sary of the Chicago fire. as Fire Pre- vention Day in Minnesota. The gov- of practically all the western have taken similar action, and that day will be generally set aside for the consideration of the fire waste of the country and of the state. Bx-| in the public schools will be and premises will be cleaned preparation for the fire hazards fall and winter. ercise held, rn states last year, with excel- lent results both as regards educa- tional value and the directly practi- | cal venefits secured by the “clean-up” day movement. Much better results can ©ve secured this year last vear's experience and the great- er public interest in the subject. The fire waste in the United States and Canada last year was $234,470,- 650. So far this year it is equally seve The federal authorities, the state fire marshals and the local fire- men all agree that at least seventy- five per cent of this was easily pre- (Continued on last page). tober 9 was observed by thirteen | because of | DUTY OF “NATION i (By United Press). Memphis, Sept. 26.—Making_a plea that the question of protecting the land of the lower Mississippi riv- locality but for the people of the na- tion as a whole to wrestle dressed the great levee convention here. In his speech, Roosevelt advocated bringing here the men and machine- ry used in digging the Panama can- {al and using them to dig a deep wa- terway from the lakes to the gulf and in the building of stronger levees. KENYON IS GUILTY Arthur Kenyon was yesterday af- ternoon found guilty of grand larceny in the second degree and was sen- tenced to Stillwater this morning by Judge Stanton. Under the law the sentence is indeterminate but the limit is five years. Kenyon was also indicted for robbery and this indict- ment will be kept alive. It is improb- able that he will be pardoned before the five years are up as he has serv- ed time in Stillwater before and the board will hardly consider a pardon where there is a second indictment pending. . Kenyon's case was the third crim- inal action to come before the dis- trict court at this term in which in- sanity was used as the defense. The first man was sent to Fergus Falls as insane. Swanland was believed sane by the jury and found guilty of mur- der in the first degree. He was sen- tenced to Stillwater but has not yet been taken down. Kenyon acted in the county jail as though he was insane and when la- ter examined by two doctors, each pronounced him a monomaniac. He insisted that his stepfather, Jim Stepp, a man with a hole through his head, had his (Kenyon’s) mind. While in jail, Kenyon would several times a day tear his bed apart and then make it over. He would also g twrap his head in blankets during the hot weather. Kenyon was found guilty of taking several guns from John Johnson in ithe Rapid River country April 20. He was captured a few days later in Ger- mantown in Pennington county. TAX LEVY LESS. St. Paul, Sept. 26.—Minnesota's | state tax levy this year will be three- tenths of a mill less than last year, owing to the increase of taxable val- uations from $1.212,000.000 in 1911 to $1,362,000,000 this year, an in- crease of $150,000,000. State Auditor Iverson today certi- the new state levy of 2.35 mills as against 2.65 mills last year. This reduced levy will produce about $2,- 1200,000 for the revenue fund, the same as last year. The reductions are made in the general revenue fund, the university campus fund and the prison building fund. The levy, as compared with last year, is apportioned as follows: 1911 1912 Revenue fund...... .0019 .0017 Soldiers’ relief fund .0001 .0001 Roads and bridges.. .00025 .00025 University campus . .00015 .0001 Prison building ... .00025 .0002 er is not one for the people in any one| with,‘ Theodore Roosevelt this morning ad-| EUROPE’S LATEST CREATIONS ARRIVE 232tis 330 28 en 2223 £ 4y ecriensed: nh i shireded $ets Figii se1=212i3Nitet 2 Trsesisssssserasasis riiessyaessnensaei e niiaan R A Oy remav e e T } II NEe ! (Copyright.) - | COMMUNICATION. HOME TALENT VAUDEVILLE To Be Given at Brinkman Theater Oct. 14, 15 and 16 for Episcopal Church Building Fund. |DOROTHY HUMES IS DIRECTOR- Miss Dorothy Humes of Cass Lake, has been engaged by the ladies of the Episcapal church to take charge of a series of vaudeville entertain- ments which will be given at the Brinkman theatre about the middle of next month. During the month of August, Miss Humes had the di- rectorship of a similar series for the Cass Lake Commercial club and the week in Cass Lake proved to be a financial and social success. The Bemidji entertainments will be staged Monday, Tuesday and Wed- nesday evenings, October 14, 15 and 16. The vaudeville numbers will consist of songs, dances and mixed numbers by young people of this city, Miss Humes now having about forty persons working under her di-‘ rection. A different program will be put on each evening and each show will be repeated. The entertainment put on at Cass Lake atiracted five auto loads of Be- midji people over for the last per- formance and they all said that Be- midji should have some home talent vaudeville this fall. The activity of the Episcopal church is the outcome fied to the various county auditorsiof that decision. The Bemidji dancing club has de- cided to give another series wof dances this winter and will probably give its first dance one of the vaude- ville nights so that out of town visi- tors can have double entertainment. VICTORIA AWAITS CONNAUGHT. Victoria, B. C.. Sept. 26.—The city of Victoria has donned gala attire in anticipation of the arrival here to- morrow of the Duke of Connaught and his party. The distinguished vis- itors are to remain in this city and vicinity for six days. Mrs. A. C. Goddard, of Red Lake, sends in the following letter to the Pioneer. Mrs. Goddard was one of those in charge of the Red Lake ex- hibit at the county fair and is glad to see the attention the Red Lake pumpkin is attracting. Following is the “etier. Red Lake, Sept. 24, Harold' J. Dane, Editor of the Pioneer: In reply to the article in your last week’s issue, regarding the big pump- kin on display at the Hayner real es- tate office, [ wish to inform those doubtful farmers that that vegetable is a Mammoth Pumpkin of the true type. We bought the seed from the Burpee seed house last spring. When ripe, the flesh is bright yellow, fine grain and good quality. It is classed as a stock pumpkin, yet it makes de- licious pies. It was grown in our school garden by one of our small Indian boys. Very truly, Mrs. A. C. Goddard. 1912, GOPHERS LOSE STAR. Minneapolis, Sept. 26—Wednesday night “Biggy” Robinson, former All- Western guard of the Minnesota foot- ball team, left for New Haven where he will enter the Sheffield school, a school devoted to engineering and science and one of the popular | branches connected with Yale univer- sity. Robinson is believed to have tsufficient credits to allow him to en- ter Yale as a full fledged junior. He will make a try for the gridiron hon- ors, and there is a possibility of his being allowed to make a try for a po- sition on the ’varsity eleven. Before becoming tangled up with the University of Minnesota’s elig- ibility committee, Robinson proved of great worth as a guard on the Gopher eleven. His career was a promising one, and if he had been eligible this year he would have been a mighty strong cog in the machine that Dr. Williams is at present con- structing to battle with its 1912 op- ponents. GETS LIFE IMPRISONMENT Swanland Sentenced to Hard Labor at Stillwater for Murder of Dav- id Wistrom- PRISONER SEEMED IN A DAZE At 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, Judge Stanton sentenced Charles Swanland to hard labor in the Still- water state prison for the rest of his natural life as punishment for the murder of David Wistrom. Both the murderer and his victim lived in the town of Shotley, the murder having been committed May 13. Swanland was brought into court by a deputy sheriff and seemed to be in a daze. Judge Stanton believed that it would be advisable to have an interpreter repeat the questions of the court and Andrew Johmson, Re- publican nominee for sheriff and one of Swanland’s neighbors, acted in that capacity. P. J. Russell, attor- ney for Swanland, stated to the court that he did not believe his client un- derstood the seriousness of his crime nor of the proceedings. In answer to the questions put by the court, Swanland stated that he was born in Sweden and that one par- ent, his father, still lived there. He came to this country in 1901 and came to Beltrami county soon after landing on this side. He took a home- stead in the town of Shotley and proved up some time ago. He told the court that he had no trade. Swanland stated that his youngest child was eight months of age and the eldest was about nine years. Mr. Russell asked the court to grant a stay of ten days in order that he might have a transcript of the testimony in the case in order to see if there was not ground on which to base an appeal for a new trial. Judge Stanton sentenced Swanland to the state prison and then ordered Clerk of Court Rhoda not to make out the commitment papers until he receiv- ed further orders. SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER The Evidence Was All In T. R’s Favor [MRs. Pancare 1SNOT HOME, -~fou WiLL FIND HER 4T THE OMENS VOTES 6R Bust" cLus! SUFFERING HANG-NAILS- % [ \JHOSE LITTLE PancAres? DD You SEE QLLoF @ By "HOP" MRS.PANCAKE. WASNT HOME B0s5-BUT TAKE A TP FRoM ME-NOLCAN PUT HER, DOWN 0N NOUR LIST NOTED MEN WILL MAKE ADDRESSES Program for Second Minnesota De- velopment Congress names Persons of Prominence. IN SESSION FOR FOUR DAYS Large Portion of Time to Be Devoted To Agricultural, Educational and Business Questions. DELEGATES FROM BEMIDII Commercial Club Asked to Send One For Every Fifty Members— Others Appointed. i The second Minnesota conserva- tion and development congress will be held in Minneapolis four days be- ginning November 19. An invita- tion extended to the ‘Bemidji Com- mercial club asks that the club ap- point one delegate for every fifty members. At a meeting of the direc- tors this week, it was decided that if any one wishes to go as a delegate be should apply to Secretary Baer. Several business men have appoint- ments from the secretary of the con- gress. The program this year devotes a large amount of space to agricultural, educational and business questions, The speakers are men and ‘women who are recognized leaders and au- thorities in their line and at the present time, it is estimated between 5,000 and 6,000 delegates will attend the congress. Among the speakers is Miss Annie E. Shelland of Inter- national Falls, who is well known in Bemidji. Following is the four day program: November 19. —oe Archbishop John Ireland will make the opening address. . Eugene Phillips, dssistant super- intendent of public instruction, “The Consolidated Rural School.” Dean Woods, of the state agricul- tural college, “The State's co-Opera- tion with Agriculture.” Joseph Chapman, Jr.. chairman agricultural education committee of the American Bankers association, “The New Movement for Agricultural Education.” Senator Page of Vermont, “Voca- tional Training and Education.” John Monroe, Superintendent of schools, Faribault, “Connecting the Schools with Life."” Prof. A. V. Storm, the new expert. employed by the University of Min- nesota, “Training Men for the New Profession—The Teaching of Agri- culture.” Prof. A. F. Chamberlain, formerly of South Dakota, “Constructive Agri- culture.” Miss Frances Lapham of Caledonia, ~Keeping the Girl on the Farm.” November 20. James J. Hill, “The Minnesota of the Future.” George R. Reynolds, of Chicago, president of the greatest banking inw stitution in America, on a discussion of banking reform and teh money trust. A speaker yet to be selected, “The Farmer and the Banking System.’ Mr. George Woodruff, of Joliet, Ills,, “Agricultural Credit Systems.” A discussion of proposed banking and currency 'legislation in congress. An address by either Mr. W. C. Brown, president of the New York Central lines, or Mr. W. W. Finley, president of the Southern railway. Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific railway, “Railways and Business.” George A. Post, president of the Railway Business association, a man ufacturers organization, “The Trans- portation Problem.” Secretary Nagel, of the department of commerce and labor, “The Com- merce of the United States and ita Future.” 0. B. Ryan of Chicago, (Continued on last page.) “Fire e