Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 4, 1913, Page 1

THE BEM McFARLAND IS TO FIGHT JACK BRITTON Mack’s Letter to The Pioneer States That Weight Will Probably be 136 Pounds at 5 o’Clock. BOTH MEN ARE SAID CLEVER 11 Feeling Between Them Will Prob- ably Make The Going ‘Faster Than Otherwise. RIVERS WAITS ON LEACH CROSS Is Training Hard For His Match and # Presence .is Arousing New Yorkers From Lethargy. “MACK'S” WEEXLY SFORT LETTER. ‘Written Specially For The Pioneer. New York January 4, 1913. February 7 has been set as the date for the long anticipated Packey McFarland-Jack Britton match at| Madison Square Garden. No official statement has been given to the pub- lic regarding the weights, but it is thought the boys will scale around 136 pounds at five o'clock in the afternoon. Neither should have any trouble making that figure and in Packey’s case it will mean about 140 ringside. And it is doubtful if Brit- ton weighs much less. Packey and Jack are the cleverest men in the “mis-fit” division, and as there is considerable ill-feeling be- tween them the bout should prove a “rip-snorter” from start to the final tap of the gong. Comparing the men on New York performances alone Packey appears to outclass his fellow Chicagoan in the matter of science. Britton, however, has a knock-out punch, a recent development by the way, which Packey does not carry in his repertoire of swats. Jack also combines a considerable . degree of cleverness with his ability to hit hard, but as a master of the art of hit, stop and get away is by no means the equal of the brilliant Me- Farland. Britton’s only chance to win the popular decision will be to carry the battle close to his rival. If Jack tries to stand off and outbox Packey he is sure to be outpointed. It is interesting to note that Mc- Farland has not shown any signs of elation over the prospects of getting first crack at Willle Ritchie when the champion elects to resume ring activities. The fact of the matter is Packey has outgrown the light- weight division and realizes he can no longer make even 135 ringside and be fit to fight a good man., And no one knows this better than Ritchie, hence Billy Nolan’s bold statement that Packey is to be the favored one. - 1f McFarland is successful in the coming encounter with Britton do not be surprised if he publicly re- nounces all pretensions to the light- weight title, and declares himself open for engagements with the wel- terweights. That's the class he fig- ures in now; 142 ringside would suit him much better than 133. Packey has always been ambitious to be a champion and had he been given the chance he begged when Nelson was in his prime, light- weight history might read different- ly. To a clever and aspiring boxer such as McFarland the realization that he must relinquish his long and patiently waited chance to do battle for the light-weight title must be a bitter disappointment indeed. How- ever, there is still hope for Packey to earn the proud title of “champion,” but that hope lies in a heavier divis- ion than the one he so long adorned. . ox o “Mexican Joe” Rivers is in train- ing for the match with Leach Cross and his presence has helped to awak- en Gothamites from the feeling of lethargy resulting from the overdoses of mediocre’ talent promoters have been serving the “big town” sports. Boxing shows of the last few weeks have been very much “local” and it will be 2 most welcome and agree- able change for the fight fans when this little stranger crawls through the ropes to combat-the sturdy Cross: Had a chat with Rivers and his manager, one Joe Levy, the other day. Strange as it may seem the youngster looks pretty much like any VOLUME 10. NUMBER 212. CALEB POWERS. —_——— Kentucky Congressman, Once In Jail,. New H b TIME CARD CHANGES West Bound Day Train on Great Northern Line Leaves Fifteen Minutes Earlier Sunday. Crookston, Jan. - 4.—Sunday the Great Northern will put a new, time card into effect. No. 5, the local train for St. Paul, arrives nearly an hour earlier, getting here at' 7:05 a. m., five minutes later than the train from Duluth. ¢ The evening train from Duluth, in- stead of arriving at 7 p. m. as now, will get here at 6:25 and will leave at 6:35, and the train from St. Vin- cent to Fargo arrives and departs the same time as the Duluth train. No. 5, arrive 7:05 a. m., leave 7:20 a. m.; local from St. Paul. No. 132, .arrive 6:25 p. m. leave 6:35 P. m.; local from St. Vincent to Fargo. 6:35 p. m.; from Duluth to ‘Grand Forks, 7 : N©. 6, arrive 8:30 p. m., leave 8:35 p. m.; local to St. Paul. No. 8, arrive 10:05 p. m., leave 10:10 p. m,; Winnipeg flyer to St. Paul. No. 7, arrive 2:15 a. m., leave 2:20 a. m.; Winnipeg fiyer, northbound. The train which has been leaving Bemidji at 3:30 p. m. will now leave at 3:15. NELSON AND LINDBERGH HELP HOMESTEADER’S WIFE COME IN Special to The Pioneer. Cass Lake, Jan. 4.—On December 26, Arvid Nordquist, a homesteader from. Boy River came to Cass Lake with his oldest son, also a homestead- er, with a bond prepared by the im- migration commissioner at Ellis Is- land, New York, conditioned that his wife Hilma Nordquist and son, Omni, who were detained there sholld not, if allowed to come on become public charges. Mr. Nordquist and son have homesteads six miles out of Boy River in a neighborhood of home- steaders. The bond called for quali- fications of $2,000. Mr. Nordquist was unable to furn- ish the bond, as he had no acquain- tances who could qualify. A Cass Lake business man interested himself in the matter to the extent of advis- ing Congressman Lindbergh of the situation and advising him that while the husband and son could not turnish a bond, they had good homes and were abundantly able to provide for the mother and son and requested the congressman to gain admission for them without a bond, if possible. On Friday, Congressman Lind- bergh appeared before the commis- sioner general in Washington, but did not fully succeed in getting the matter arranged. On Saturday he enlisted Senator Nelson and on Sun- day Nordquist’s friend in Cass Lake was advised by telegram that the "|Bemiaj1” quint last evening at the No. 83 arrive 6:25 p. mi., leave| AKELEY IS DEFEATED| The fast Akeley basket ball team went down to defeat before the “Big roller rink. ‘The Akeley team put up an exceptionally.good game but the Bemidji teAm outweighed their op- ponents and were much faster. The first half was close but:the Bemidji boys warmed ,up in the second half and played Akeley off their feet. The first half ended with the score of 7 to 5. The final score was 37 to 10. baskets. Neuman put up a good who was much taller but he out Jjumped him almost at will. Peck put up an excellent game at guard and kept his man under control during the entire game. Bell and Jacobson could not have played a better game and played excellent team work. The crowd was not ‘as large as it should have been and the team went seven dollars in .debt. A collection will probably be taken up among the business men or a dance given in the near future. Manager Ryan will probably try to schedule a game with either Grand Rapids or Bagley for. next week. J JUDGE TEMPLETON DEAD Grand Forks, Jan. 4.—Following an illness which has extended over a period of more than: a .year, but which has been serious for but a few days, Judge Charles F. Templeton of the First district, passed away at St. Luke’s hospital, St.' Paul, yesterday morning at six o’clock., His remains will be brought to the city this morn- ing and the funeral will be held from the family home at 508 Reeves ave- nue at 2:30 this afternoon. < Judge Templeton, -accompanied by Mrs,- Templeton, left'the city the day after Christmas for 'St. Paul. While he then felt the effects of the.strain of holding thg,teqm of ‘tourt, there was no idea that his condition was serious. Hardly had he reached St. Paul, when he was taken suddenly i1l and went to the hospital. For sev- eral days his comdition showed no change. He had intended to return to the city in a few days, but finding} that he could not“leave the hospital, had no idea that death was impend~ ing. Thursday he began to fail rapidly,’ although no word of “his condition| was sent to his . family. At six o’clock yesterday morning he died, a' victim of a complication of heart and| liver trouble. ' The body will be ac- companied to the city by Mrs. Tem-' pleton and J. Walker Smith. Rev. W. H. Matthews will officiate at the fun- eral services. Judge Templeton was well known}| in Bemidji as he and his family had been in the habit of spending some time here each summer. RAT BISCUIT KILLS HORSE Special to The Pioneer. to Cass Lake today to purchase a new horse. © A few days ago Mr. Schaak found some rat ‘biscuit in a sack of Brandon was the star it one could| ' be picked at all from the five play-f. :jers. He seemed to be'every where at ; once and blocked several throws for| game against his opponent at center| he called in Judge W. G. Kneeshaw tof to he a profit or loss at the end of sit for him. Even then his friends each year. If it is found that the |the law of congress establishing the ;1 cles which mark. the boundaries of | understanding, . apparently, | ptmple matter. X Cass Lake, Jan. 4—Stephen Schaak | country divided into_zones from the the postmaster and merchant of Kit-|mnit in which Washington is sit- ichi, fiftecn miles north of here, came | & Copr¥ighty MANY USE PARCELS POST Forty Packages MM Out From |. _Locall Office and Twenty-Seven Received Yesterday. - ZONE SYSTEM m;‘ EXPLAINED —_— Forty packages wePe mailed from the Bemidfi postoffice by parcels post Yesterday and twenty-seven were re- ceived. /' The- governwient.”has in- istructed all offices to keep a record of packages recelved-&1nd sent by post for the first fifteen days of the month. 'The postage yesterday amounted te 1$3.74, the' largest amount being $.44 on & patkege to Des Moines, Iowa. 1t 13: the Vintemtion of TUncle Sam to move rather slowly in the parcel post matter.“ He wants to find how popu- lar it will be, how much it will cost the government, and whether there is plan is successful from the point of wlew of the people, which means the government also, the parcel post will be extended until finally it reaches the proportions which its proponents pay they believe it is destined to as- pume. Zone 8ystem Explained. It 1s no exaggeration to say that thousands upon thousamds of inquir fes have been made of the postmaster general ‘as to just what the parcel post will mean to the people. It was gystem which made provision for & division of the country into zones and into 85,000 units which are to be used as centers in describing the .cir the zones. There has been no clear of this sone system, but really it is a very The accompsnying map shows the ated, as the center: Accompanying the map is a table showing. the rate of postage per pound for parcels from "Washington to places within all the Fones. : ARTICIPATION feed from which' he had been feeding} mach® unit .contsins an ares . thirty his team. Of course he discortinued miles square. Now each unit:is a feeding from' that feed but shortly|center ;from which . the zones are afterwards 'his most valuable horse|drawn and 8o every unit in the coun- was taken : violently sick and dled. |ty no matter where it is situated will Mr. Schaak does not think | there was|BaVe Wones drawn from it just exactly any malice as the poison, was found | ®® ‘Wieishington bas them drawn from in a sack that had not be tte. For fnstance yinke. Keokuk.-[s, en opened | whichiis in & unit in the fifth zone. until he began using it From 'that will be drawn circles ex- e T actly ‘as they are drawn from Wash- A, Ington; and they wilk be numbered. from GUSTAFSON FINED $15.00 Keok$k as number one, just as they Frank Gustafson “a saloonkeeper, | 8T¢ b:nm_he:ed fromm Washington as was fined $15,00 ‘and costs in thej Domoer -one. i municipal court yesterday memm,.fi Zone Six will have a different ‘geo- {Continued on iast pame’. THE CUB REPORTER other -healthy kid, save that he is a trifie more swarthy in coloring than we of the colder climes. Joe (the b'oxer. not the manager), contrary to|" popular belief, is not & “Mex” by day in Loa-Angeles. The parents were “Greasérs,”” but . Joey proudly birth, having first seen the light of}. Services at 10:45 and 7:30. Sun- day school at 12, Epworth league at 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday evening at eight o’clock. Everybody welcome. Charles H. Flesher, pastor. Swedish Lutheran Services in the morning at 10:30 conducted by Karl Stromme. Sun- day. school at 12. Services Monday evening at eight o'clock by Rev. Norris of Fergus Fallg. J. H. Ran- dahl, pastor. R L ‘Sunday- school at 12. ‘Services in the evening at eight o'clock. T. S: Kolste, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 12:15 p. m. Young people’s meeting at. 6:30. Mid- ‘week meeting for Bible study, prayer and Christian conference Thursday evening at 7:30. The public heartily invited; strangers cordially wel- comed. ' C. G. Chandler, pastor. St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Sunday school at 10 a. m. Confirm- ation class at the same hour. Morn- ing prayer and sermon at 11 a, m. C. de L. Harris, pastor. % Presbyterian = Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morn- ing sermon and communion at 11 a. m. Junior Endeavor at four o’clock. Young people’s meeting at 7 p. m. Gospel service at 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 p. m. Rev. 8. E. P. White, pastor. JAMES R. KEENE DEAD. . New York, Jan. 4.—The death early yesterday of James. R. Keene removes a figure which. was long familiar in finnacial and sporting circles, not only in this country, but. abroad. Mr. Keene died in a private hospital at 2:15 o’clock yesterday morning- following an: operation per- formed on him Thursday for abdom- inal trouble, the end coming some- what suddenly, although it had been realiezd that his condition was very serious. e CHANGES AT MODEL BAKERY . The Model Manufacturing com- pany is installing a new bake oven which is said to contain the latest improvements. - The company is put- "|ceeding the figures DYNAMITERS GET SUPERCEDAS WRIT Was Granted By Court Late Yester- day Afternon Following & Lengthy Argument. MEANS THE CASE GOES HIGHER Convicted Men May Be Released - From Jail If They Can Get ’ Sufficient Bonds. AMOUNT IS $10,000 PER YEAR Ryan Must Negotiate $70,000 and Beum, of Minneapolis, Must Produce $30,000. : ~Chicago, Jan. 4.—A writ of super- sedas staying execution of the sen- tences imposed upon the dynamite conspirators recently convicted at In- dianapolis, was issued ‘by the United Statés circuit court of appeals here Friday afternoon. Tyt Bail was based on the number of years wihch the prisoners have been sentenced to serve—$10,000 for each year. Mr. Ryan’s bail was fixed at $70,- 000.- Those who received sentences of six years must furnish -$60,000, four years $40,000 and sc-on down to $10,000 for the one year sentences. - According to the defense lawyers the court, Judges Seamen and Baker sitting, seemed most impressed by the extradition feature of the argu- COUNTRY LOSSES GREATER Damage by Fire During Past Year Exceeded 1911 by $400,000 Outside-of Big Cities. FORTY-FIVE PERSONS BURNED Forty-five persons were fatally burned in Minnesota fires during ment presented this forenoon. Defense rs stated that mone; _&%12 ageordin the annual report fonse lawyers’s that opee 3 5 “Keller; afate fire marshal, out enough to admit all to bail would be to0gy” - In” adaition -ty this loss. o < Ftorthcoming. 0 ‘human Tife there must be charged tof., " o b given if thirty-two of the the ravages of five severe Injuries|thirty-three labor leaders are to take and burns to 130 people. advantage of the gran!lng of the writ “Nearly seventy per cent of all Of:':‘ll:e‘:ed“:ifl b6 oltithos ether s sum can be ol el fires in the "Btate are the result of is admitted by the counsel for the de- carelessness,” declares Mr. Keller.| s qants ag a matter of grave doubt, “Many of the lives sacrificed and a|put they expressed the belief that at large number of the injuries can be|least some of it can be secured to ac- charged directly to carelessness.” complish the Hhel:it‘y !ot :’::uid::t ’ Frank M. Ryan and a few of the oth-* The,fire marshal’s review shows a e until thie:decielon has beers roachs ed .on appeal, for the filing of which $1,185,000 compared with 1911, al-|¢ne court allowed sixty days. though the number of fires was some- what larger. The three large-cities, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, lost considerable less by fire in 1912 than in 1911, the showing in Minnea- polis being particularly gratifying. Outside the three citles the losses in- creased nearly $400,000. . Had it not been for December, the figures would have been ‘more satis- factory, but the past month was par- ucularly disastrous, ‘the losses ex- for December, decreage in fire losses for the year of Leavenworth, Kans., Jan. 4.— Thirty-three labor leaders, convicted of connection with the dynamite conspiracy, who began serving their terms in. the federal prison on New Year’s day, lined up awkwardly in the warden’s office late Friday, sum- moned by him to receive news of the granting by the federal circuit court of appeals the writ of supersedas and bonds, which may mean temporary freedom for at least thirty-two of them. 5 Emotions ranging from surprise to 1911, by several hundred thousand|gtlidity and confidence were de- follars, ‘ " | picted fin their -faces and manner Following is' tabulated a summary | when the warden told them he had of the number of fires and aggregate|peen informed of the granting of the losses in the three large ' cities and|pongs, the remainder of the state for the| Barring a brief word of thanks years 1511 and 1912: from each, only two of the men had 1912, anything to say ocncerning the in- ) Lo#8 on | tormation conveyed to them. No.of Bldgs. &' Herbert S. Hockin, former secre- Fires, Contents|ary of the iron workers union label- 8t. Paul ..:.... 323 $435,672 | ¢] the “betrayer” by his fellows, and Minneapolis . 619 1,229,571 |¢ne only one of the thirty-three not Duluth *.... . 241 182,665 | aftected by the supersedas order was Outside the cities. 1,269 2,363,647 | the first to speak. R ——| “Will the bond be perfected at In- Totals . -2,452 - $4,211,365 | dianapolis or at Chicago,” he asked - 1911, % ‘merveusly. ' The question _brought St. Paul ........ 383 $663,125 | proad ‘smiles from several of hisfel- Minneapolis '. <7689 2,600,099 | 10w ppisoners. When Warden Me- Duluth ..... . 238 258,610 | Claughey said he was unable to an- ‘Outside the cities. 985 1,976;152 | gwer the query Hockin, made no fur- ther attempt to pursue tlie matter Of course, however, to_Keo- the charge being disorderly conduct. - - Air't The ting new doors on the building also. Totals .. 2,240 4 $5,397,992 | anda stepped back against the wall: - Y _ The face of Alof 'A. Tveitmoe of San Francisco beamed when he heard |the court’s action. He shifted ne then“said: “In behalf of my fellows, Mr. War= den, I thank you for this news. Some of us had confidently expected it, yet "were 'prepared to serve out time if the court so’willed. “With your leave 1 beg to suggest that these men -keep their own counsel until the full im- port of the order has worked itseif out.” Pl b Warden McClaughy assented with & nod and with another expression of thanks, Mr. Tveltmoe bowed. When bond « being allowed reached the ‘warden late yesterday, the ‘thifty-three men were ‘at their work in various parts of th enclosure, onsly while Hockin had ‘the floor ‘and ~