Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 10, 1913, Page 1

- 2 VOLUME 10. NUMBER 266. SENATORS OPPOSE REAPPORTIONMENT At Least Twelve From First and Third Districts Do Not Approve Bill Passed by House. WOULD COMBINE TERRITORY Two Extra Allotted Them By Com- ' mittee Not Taken Advantage of at Any Conferences. CASHMAN ACT IN DANGER Unpopularity of H. H. Dunn Said to Be Big Obstacle—Public Utili- ties Subject Dropped. ‘.Y United Press. St. Paul, March 10.—There are at least twelve senators who would like to see the defeat of the reapportion- ment bill passed by the house. They dre the ones now representing the First and Third districts. Notwith- standing the concession of the senate reapportionment committee in allow- ing each district one more senator than is provided by the house billit | is apparent that the members of the First and Third will fight to the end to retain their present numerical rep- resentation. From a strictly selfish viewpoint one cannot blame the senators for looking after their own interests. The southern part of the state has dominated the law-making body of the atate for so long a time that it is considered a heritage of the solons T#om that section. ™ i The house bill proposed to reduce the number of senators in each dis- trict mentioned by three, by pairing the following counties now represent- ed by one senator each, as follows: John Moonan, Waseca and T. E. Cashman, Steele. F. J. Thoe, Dodge, and C. F. Cook, Mower. F. A. Duxbury, Houston and S. A. Nelson, Fillmore. The above are all from the First district, and the following now rep- resent the Third district: H. N. Benson, Nicollet and Harry ‘Weiss, Le Sueur.. A. A. Poehler, Siblef, and C. R. Donaldson, McLeod. J. A. Coller, Scott and Chas. H. Klein, Carver. Each of the six senators in each of the two districts is now pulling to have his own county made an inde- pendent senatorial district. Their in- ability to agree is the cause for de- laying the introduction of ‘the bill. Unless they take advantage of the ad- ditional two senators allotted them, the committee may decide to intro- duce the bill and let them fight the matter out on the senate floor. Dunn’s Popularity Waning. Each day of the session seems to indicate the waning popularity of H. H. Dunn, Albert Lea, former speaker of the house. The trouble all dates back to his fight on the reapportion- ment bill. Last week saw the defeat of two of his pet measures. One was the so-called anti-trust bill, which he sald was being opposed by the Hill and the Weyerhaeuser interests, and the other was his proposal to increase the gross earnings tax on street rail- ways to seven per cent. On account of Representatne Dunn’s apparent unpopularity, some of the friends of the Cashman dis- tance tariff bill are somewhat anxious for its welfare, because Representa- tive Dunn is scheduled to lead the fight for the measure in the house, when it comes up as a special order on March 18. This anxiety, however, is hardly warranted, since it seems to be a foregone conclusion that the same alignment found in the senate— the city against the country mem- bers—will be sufficient to carry it through. Some of the most progressive mem- bers in the senate are inclined to the opinion that there will be no general public utilities bill passed by the leg- islature this session. They do not be- lieve there is much sentiment for such a measure. It is doubtful if the ma- Jority of the law-makers are sufficient- 1y informed on the proposition to vote intelligently, and the chances are that it will either be smothered in -committee or reported for passage at GENERAL W. H. CARTER. Commander Second Division, U. 8. Army, In Charge at Galveston. KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK X SPUR. KRKKKKKRKK KKK KKK KK Mr. and Mrs, J. Stepp are rejoic- ing over a son, born March 1. Mr. Charles Gerlinger went to Be- midji Friday morning to attend the teachers institute. Mr. J. Stepp spent Wednesday in Bemidji on business. The Ladies’ Aid society will meet next Wednesday with Mrs. S. Hart- man. The Christian Endeavor society has begun to hold its meetings at the various homes again. Mr. Johnston had the misfortune to lose a valuable horse. He expects to get.another with which to finish his winter’s wood hauling. Mr. W. Winch is confined to his home with an attack of la grippe, an epidemic GI"Which ‘seeins to*be Boing] the rounds. Mrs. J. Geroy has been enjoying a visit from her brother. Mr. F. Campbell has been on the sick list for a few days. Mrs. Campbell and children left Thursday morning for Iowa where they will visit Mrs. Campbell’s par- ents. Later they will be joined by Mr. Campbell and will go to Mon- tana to make their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Dewer left Tuesday for their home at Louisville, Minn., after having spent several months with their daughter, Mrs. J. Dodge. Her Healthy Ancestors. Edward H. James, son of the.late Prof, Willlam James and editor of the Liberator, who has come to America to champion Edward Mylius, detained at Ellis Island because he libeled King George, said in Concord that the object of his paper, published - in Paris, is to change monarchies into republics. “And gradually,” snld Mr. James, “monarchies are changing into repub- lics—Portugal and China have chang- ed within the last few years. “Monarchies are doomed, and not the least benefit of their passing is the wdbolishing of the special privi- leges that members of the old, aristo- cratic families always enjoy under monarchical rufe.” Mr. James smiled and continued: “The new lady of the castle was unconsciously a true republican who said: ““There are the graves of the for mer owner’s ancestors My ancestors,” she added, proudly, ‘are all living’” Scientific Gardening in England By the use of French gardening methods, relying largely upon hotbeds and glass jars in the colder months, single acres of ground near London are being made to yield from $2,400 to $3,000 in vegetables annually. There is a product to market through- out the year. Melons, little grown in England, are forced by a steady tem. perature of 90 degrees, gpneratnd by nanure. SCOOP gerorrer scoor, IM GOING Yo TRY (0L OUT FOR A WEEK AS A DRAMATIC CRITIC - \T WiLL BE UP b You Yo Yaxe 1N YHE SHows AND WRITES the eleventh hour when lack of time will be nonsidered a good excuse to kil it MANY USE —REST ROOM ‘With more women using the place every day, the farmers’. rest room appears to be an assured success. It is located on ‘Minnesota avenue the third door north of Fourth street and is of easy access from any point in the-city. The room was opéned to the farmers March 1 and as it is becoming better known, it is béing used more. The room has been fitted up with easy chairs, a toilet and statfonery has been printed so that the people using the room can write letters while they are waiting. Several wo- men have taken their lunches to the room and have been joined by their husbands at twelve o’clock. Several barns in which teams can be kept is convenient both to men and wo- men. i The room is supported by the city council, which has appropriated ten dollars a month, and the following merchants: W. G. Schroeder, E. A. Barker, Schneidgr Brothers, Berman Emporium, Gill . Brothers, F. G. Troppman and company, First. Na- tional .Bank, Northern National Bank, Security State Baiik, C. E. Bat- tles, E. F. Netzer, Bazaar store, Roe and Markusen, J. P. Lahr, Peoples Meat Market, Palace Meat Market, Model Mfg. Co., O. G. Schwandt, Given Hardware company, City drug x store, A. B. Palmer and George T. Baker and company. Among those who have registered at the rest room since March 1 are: Mrs. Wm. Mastenson, of Turtle River; Mrs. A. Gilmore, of Kelliher; | W. A. Cassler, of Grant Valley; Ad Carpenter, of .Grant - Valley; Mrs. Hogan, of Grnnt: Valley; V. Carpen- ter, of Grant Valley; Mrs. G. A. West, of Bemidji; Mrs. W. M. West, of Bemidji; Arthur West, of Bemidji; ‘W. J. Irish, of Turtle River; Mrs. W. J. Irish, of Turtle River; C. Parker, of Turtle River; M. Phillippi, of Wil- ton; Mrs. P .Melugin, of Eagle Bend; Mrs. K. Gibbs, of Farley; E. A. Brown, of Milwaukee; Miss DuVal, of Wilton; G. A. Slossen, of Bemidji; Mrs. Carl Svenson, of Leopard; Mrs. 'T. 'W." Thompson, ‘of -Leonard; Mrs. A. Cassler; of Grant Valley; §. T , of Maltby; Lucille Bell,” Maltby; Dora S. Bell, of Maltby, Mrs. G. Petry, of Maltby; Alice Ja- cobson, of Wilton; Ida Parent, of Wilton; Mrs. Cousins, of Northern; Mr. Cousins of Northern; Mrs. Wil- liams, of Northern; Chas. Schroeder, of Grant Valley; Mrs. P. Melugin, of Eagle Bend; Joe Steidle, of North- ern; Mrs. Joe Steidle, of Northern; Marjorie Steidle, of Northern; L. Larson, of Bemidji; Miss Miller, of Farley; Mrs. L. Fallon, of Bemidi; Annie Schwartz, of Grant Valley; Mrs. Ostrander of Bemidji; Miss Mil- ler, of Farley; Mrs. } McTaggart, of Bemidji, and -Grace Torstenson, of Eagle Bend. SMALL WRECK IN YARDS -Yesterday afternoon the truck on a car loaded with coal which was be- ing switched in the local Great Northern yards broke and let the' body of the car fall on to the wheels, The truck jumped the track and it was necessaiy to bring the wrecker from Cass Lake before the tracks could be cleared. SOFT WEATHER HITS LOGGERS BE. C. McGregor, a timber cruiser, said this - morning that the soft weather was hitting the loggers hard and that unless there are two more weeks of cold weather, few of the contractors will have completed their cuts. The down town streets today were turned to small rivers where the sun hit them. When Antelope Wae Plentiful. Trabscontinental travelers, whe Bowadays in their journey through the | west seldom see any game larger than & prairie dog or jack rabbit, will be Interested in this item reprinted from the Rocky Mountain Herald of some Bfty years ago: “Passengers report that antelope have never been seen 80 numerous as now. Herds of antel ope larger than any flock of sheep in the world are frequently spoken of.” Scoop Attracts Plenty of Attentlon DRAMATIC CRITIC-A CHAP' SHOULD BE WELL knowN | T THE PuBLIC - T HAVE are located near by so that the room & (Copyright.) HiGH SCHOOL ])EFEATEW Baskethall Team Downed by Grand| Rapids Saturday Night By Score of 32’ to 23. RETURN GAME NEXT WEEK The Bemidji High school basket ball team went down to defeat be- [fore the} fast Grand. Raplds team at < Grand Bapids Sa score of 32°to 23. ‘'The game was one of the fastest ever played by either team and was made interesting by spectacular % by the ‘plays and excellent team work. The local team was unable to keep pace with the Grand Rapids team in their hall as it was much smaller than either the local armory where the games are.played or the gymnasium where the team practices. The Grand Rapids team has been booked for a game here some time next week and the local team be- lieves they can defeat them when not handicappd by unfamiliar surround- ings. Claude Bailey shot a basket from the middle of the Grand Rap- ids floor and played an excellent game. . Tanner was the star player as us- ual and kept his man. busy from start to finish. All of the local boys did good team work and Grand Rap- ids people stated that it was the best game seen there this year. Several Bemidji people accompanied the team and attended the game. MAY HAVE BALL TEAM A base ball téam for Bemidjl is be- ing talked over by many fans in Be- midji and it is possible that a first class team will be organized. Last year Bemidji residents were treated to some good games and large crowds turned out to see all of them, prov- ing that Bemidji can support a team. A second team will undoubtedly be organized as the ' same men that played last year are again willing to get together and prepare for games. It is probable that & down town lo- cation will be found for a ball park as the fair grounds is too far away from the business district. VERDICT FOR $3,088.45 INTEREST The jury in the case of School Dis- trict 40 vs. Adolph Klein, Frank Silversack and Charles Nangle re- turned on Saturday a verdict for the OVER SUNDAY NEWS TLios Angeles, March 10.—After fli‘llbmtinz since - 8:30 Thursday mmlng, the jury in the Darrow case falled to agree and was diaeharged ymm'dny. ‘This 18 the second time third - trial wlll be started n?nt,h ( next TWO ARE FOUND GUILTY iChnicago, March 10.—Charles Cra- m}r and his_wife were found guilty Soj Stnger of Bu.ltlmore. *Cramer's-pun= ishment was fixed at life imprisén- ment while his wife drew ~ fourteen years. The jury was out seventeen hours. Miss Singer was murdered in a rooming house Oct. 29, 1912 and the murderers at once fled to Lima, Ohio, where they were caught. INJURED WRESTLER DIES Minneapolis, March 10,—John Ihle, of Thief River Falls, died here Saturday as the result of injuries re- ceived while wrestling. The fifth vertibra had been broken and the pressure on the spinal cord was fatal. Ole and Melvin Ihle, his brothers, ar- rived at the hospital just before he died, WOULD ORDER FIRE DRILLS St. Paul, March 10.—If a bill in- troduced into the senate becomes a law, every public and private educa- tional institution in the state will be required to have a fire drill at least once a month. The state fire mar- shall is charged with enforcing the law. MAY GET FOREIGN JOB Minneapolis, March 10.—Prof. C. M. Andrist, of the state University, may get a job in the consular service as a result of correspondence be- tween himself and Secretary Bryan. Andrist ran for governor on the Dem- ocratic ticket in the last campaign. WRONG PICTURE REPRODUCED “In yesterday’s edition of the Minn- eapolis Tribune the picture of the “Big Bemidg” team appeared under the caption of the Wilmar team with Wilmar’s record and lineup. The mistake was noticeable as in naming the lineup they had both a front and vack row while the picture showed only one line of men. The real names of those in the picture were Jacob- gon, Neumann, Peck, Bell, Ripple, plaintiffc for $3,088.45 and-interest. Brandon and Mqlone. ajury has disagreed in this case. The | LOSE BY ONE POINT “Big Bemidg” Oppoments of This Week Defeated in Duluth By " Soore of 19 to 18, HERE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY Duluth, March 10.—In a contest replete with thrills,"and in which the piuner was a_doubtful qu ntity un- Tt cal Of time;” the Di club basket ball team deieated the Y. M. E. A, five at Superior at the Superior normal school gymnasium Friday night by the score of 19 to 18. 4 The game was hotly contested from the start, Erickson for -the Y. M. E. A. scoring first on a long shot, followed quickly by a mice shot by Johnson for the boat club, the rest of the half being nip and tuck, Holman shooting two heautiful baskets just before the end of the half which ended 13 to 12 with the Y. M. E. A. leading. - The boat club started the second half with a rush and established a small lead on a basket by Harris and a free throw by Johnson, the Y. M. E. A. in their anxiety to win roughed it considerably and managed to tie the score. With three minutes of play left, Harris and Johnson scored a field basket and foul throw respectively, Just before time Has- kell caged a nice shot, but that end- ed the scoring and the game ended with a score of 19 to.18 in favor of the oarsmen. The lineup: Boat club— Johnson ..... Harris . Lathrop Paddock . Boerner . . £ Solhelm . «+ & «......Haskell Summary: Field goals—Jolinson, 2; Harris, 3;. Boerner, 1; Solheim, 1; Cook, 2; Holman, - 2; Erickson, 1; Haskell, 2; Olson, 1. Points on' free throws—Johnson, 5; Cook, 1; Hol- man, 1. The “Big Bemidg” basket ball quint will play the Y. M. E. A. team of Superior next Thursday and Fri- day nights. If Bemidji should prove Vvictorious in these contests they will endeavor to schedule a game with the Duluth boat club for the cham-. pionship honors. By "HOP" \JOHNSON FACES | Prisoner on Trial For Manslaughter, Apparently Unconcerned Over Outcome of Case. LITTLE - INTEREST IS SHOWN Few in Court Room This Morning During Examination of Spec- ial Venire, .~ ~ BATTLE AND SHOTLEY MEN Majority are Scandinavians—First Testimony Was Offered By State This Afternoon. .The Johnson Jury. . Axel Sanberg ................Ines R. C. Cook ...............Kitichi * |John Benson .............Liberty 0. J. Bones ................Saum Louis Norquist.........Moose Lake Eric Johnson ............Quiring ‘Axel Peterson .............Battle Otto Peterson ................Foy Frank Geroy ...........Port Hope Christ Olson, bartender for the late Sam Marin, was the first wit- ness called by the state in: the.trial of August Johnson today. Olson tes- tified that he came on duty at 6 p. m. shorflyvbetore the ‘shot was fired, He: ot Boat saia e ‘Had Heard Johuson Ask I Mnr- in for his money; that Johnosn asked for: $17 and that Marin claimed he had but $11 coming; and that at no time had he been ordered to pay the money to vohnson. Olson was followed by Dick Bras- camp, the clerk in Palmer’s store, ‘who sold ammunition to'Johnson the day of the murder. Brascamp was iollgv_yed by Marion Hazen. AUGUST JOHNSON, On Trial Today for First Degree Man- slaughter. Chewing “snuss” and watching the proceedings with apparent un- concern, August Johnson is on trial in district court today for man- slaughter in the first degree. The indictment by the grand jury -was returned for the killing of Sam Mar- in, Bemidji saloon keeper, on Sat- urday evening March 1. All of the jurors had been selected at noon. than the day he was sent to the coun- ty jail, Johnson sat behind his coun- sel and contented ~ himself . with studying the architecture of the Seldom were his eyes on the room. concerned” with dinner time than with ‘the fact that he may eat in the penitentiary. in the near future. - Al- though the same non-committal and hagzy. ook is in his eyes, he has not the lmggard and unkempt appear- ance that was his the Sunday he wu taken in Wilton. Johnson is charged with man- slaughter in the first degree, mean- arged with the kill- HIS JURY CALMLY Looking healthier and better fed jurors and he was apparently more