Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 5, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NUMBER 6. , PEPPER OF 1OWA | SCORES MEMBERS KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KK * CURTIS WINNING * POLE VAULT EVENT ¥ KKK KRR KK KKK Possible Timber for Senatorial Seat| at the Next Iowa Election. i SAYS “EXCUSE IS DISHONESTY” y | Must Vote For Lower Tariff Rate If i They Are Sincere In Their - i | Protestations. 1 “ARE FOR OR AGAINST PEOPLE"; onal News Photograph by Internati Service; supplied by 'New Process Company; N. Y. # WHICH MAKES HIM CHAMPION OF THE EASTERN AND WESTERN COLLEGES, Either They Favor the Payne-Aldrich | Bill or are For Lower i Tariff. R. R. Curtis of Syracuse University, By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner. iwho won the pole vault event at the Washington, April 5.—Congress- | nineteenth annual relay carnival of man 1. S Pepper of Iowa, Democrat, {the University of- Pennsylvania. Cur- looked upon here as a prospective;tis cleared the bar with 12 feet, 6% United States Senator from that state, 'inches to his credit, winning the made a speech on Monday, April 28th, | championship of the Eastern and in the House of Representatives, Western colleges represented in the which foreshadows the embarrassing big meet. position in which Progressives and|=——— Progressive Republicans who vote MANY TICKETS ARE BEING SOLD against the Underwood Bill will find i themselves in the next campaign. - Home Talent Play Promises To Draw Among other things, Mr. Pepper| Crowded House. said: “I want to say to those Pro-| it gressive Republicans who sit in this! Practice on “A" Regiment of Two" Chamber and in the body at the other |the three-act farcical comedy which end o fthe Capitol, that the issue. will be.given by the young people of which they will have to meet is clear ' the Catholic church is held every eve- and unmistakable, ining and those taking part believe “For years they have been joining that no mistakes~will be made and with us in the condemnation of the:ljttle trouble will be experienced in Payne-Aldrich law. They have won 'presenting it as they have practiced favor with the people largely because | regularly for the past two months. they have promised to favor a real and Many tickets have been sold at Net- substantial reduction of the mrier;,er»s drug store and a packed house Tate. is assured: £ B i “The opportunity is now presented | Richard-Fenten has charge of the to them to show their good faith. It:practice of the play and believes that will not do for them to hide Dehiudi;t will prove-to be one of the best captious objections to particular ‘home talent plays ever presented in schedules. Such tactics will play into 'Bemidji. The play will be given on the hands of the standpat Republi- I‘wcdnesfly evening. cans, who, above all things, want l]\ei rate to remain unchanged. 1 “I want to say to you low-tariff Re- , “BIG BEMIDG” BALL TEAM TO publicans it is up to you now to dem-i i CHALLENGE ALL COMERS onstrate to the country whether or; not you were sincere in your protes- | tation. “Some of you who are going to vote against this bill will try to justify, your vote by saying, “I am in favor of | After three weeks of delay in or- ganizing and practicing the “Big Bemidg” base ball . team gained a new start yesterday by all turning out for practice and showing more in- lower duties but this particular bill terest than they have since the team is not just to my liking.” Such an,Kwas started. Better material .could excuse is worse than absurd; it is dis- ‘;not be secured in a city the size of honest. Bemidji than the men who appeared “Is there a progressive or a Pro-:for practice yesterday. gressive Republican in the United Every evening the team will turn States who honestly believes that if out for practice until they are in his party were in power a tariff bill [shape to meet all comers. Manager would be framed which would meet Gilette stated yesterday that he had the individual views of any one of ; written to every city in Northern their number? | Minnesota challenging them for a “Every man who knows anything 'game and that he expected to be knows that if he were to live to be swarmed with answers for the next as old as Methuseleh, and were to be- few weeks. The first game will prob- come as wise as Solomon, and should ably be played June first. A attain the statesmanship of Daniel —_— Webster, and were to remain in Con- CHAPTER MEETING TONIGHT gress as long as Joe Cannon, he would i never have an opportunity to vote for | The Bemidji Chapter of the local a tarift bill which suited-him in every | Masonic order will meet at the Ma- sonic Temple tonight and will con- particular. «A tariff bill of necessity cannot , €7 tk'Ie first two degrees upon several represent the individual views of any CAndidates. one man. It is bound to be so framed as to meet the composite views of a large number of men. » “So what is the use of trying tofool the people about this matter? You are either for the people or against them in this fight. Every high pro- tectionist, every standpatter will vote against this bill, and he will do so “LITTLE BEMIDJI” WINS Nymore’s base ball team was hum- bled yesterday afternoon when they were defeated by the “Little Bemidg” team, by a score of 9 to 3. Rice pitched for the visitors and Charlie Paul for the local team. Only seven innings were played as the Nymore because he favors the Payne-Aldrich law .and wants it to remain of the statute- books. If you Progressives and Progressive Republicans want to join with them and desert your prev- jous colors, you are, of course, at lib- erty to do so, but the issue thus form- ed must be met and no-one will per- mitted to evade it.”” MINSTREL PRACTICE TO BEGIN Rehearsals on the minstrel show which will ‘be given some time the first part of June by Bemidji talent will commence tomorrow night in the ‘Armory. ‘All persons with any talent are requested to be present as efforts ~will"be made to make this show the best: ever -presented in Bemidji. Pos- tal cards have been sent to the ma- jority of the young men of the city but any one who believes they have talent no matter how little are invit- ed 'to be present at the Armory to- * ‘morrow night and have their talent Jack Herbert. ‘develo] edflv,\g’;mxxa}' qhe.nhlg instructions boys were willing to call themselves defeated at the end of that time and were glad to with draw and hurry back home for more Practice. An- other game will probably be played during the next three weeks. SEAMEN RESPECT - Rev. Phillip J. Magrath Conduots t. ' Peter’s Union for Long-. shoremen. - Preaches Goip:el and Forces lie:peot Whenever it is Necessary. West Side of New York " City. By CARLTON TEN EYCK (Written for the United Preu.)/ New quk, May 5.—When craving for diversion of a fistic character, it behooves the visitor of this polyglot city to drop down to West street, | Where the docks of the great steam- {ship lines are strung, and get ac- quainted with Rev. Phillip J. Ma- grath, the “Fighting Father” ofthe I'water front. the cause of- honesty, justice -and deccncyv-Fa_ther Magrath may per- mit you to trot around his “parish” with him. 1If this rare treat befali: you and you come through alive, you will have seen something to tell the folks back home. Hardly a night passes that the rubicund, genial and = kindly eyed priest does’' not find it necessary, or at least congenial, to supplement his religious instructions: with .a wallop to the jaw of some seven-foot steve- dore ‘or water<froft -croolt- His“wal lop, by the way, contains'the sopor: fiic power of a ton of chloroform. The recipient has the feeling—on awak- ening—of having been slapped by an elephant. Not that Father Magrath goes about looking for trouble—fai be it from such. “I'm a peaceful man of the church,” he will tell you sol- emnly, “and I detest having any trou- ble. But once in a while it is neces- sary to point out the right path with the fist instead of with some beautiful language which ‘won’t be under: stood.” Father Magrath also insists that he is humane in his method of | visiting the wrath of Providence on his recalcitrant parishioners.- “I hate to hurt them,” he said, “so I always tryto wind up any argument with one punch. Usually I make my man understand the blessedness of the faith and the advantages of decent living with one right hook to the Jaw.” Father Magrath is in charge of St. Peter’s_union for Seamen. Although he is a Catholic, his Union is non- sectarian. It is more like a club than a mission. Downstairs the seamen’ and longshoremen gather around checker boards and innocent card tables, and upstairs they receive the benefits of services conducted by their |pugnacious parson. And woe to any unruly backslider who attempts that former favorite pastime of the water (Continued on last page). OPSAHL RETURNS FROM AKLEY J. J. Opsahl, who has been on a business trip to Moorhead; Fargo and Akeley,’ returned to the city Satur- day. He has been kept-busy seciir- country and reports that about sev- enty-eight families have come ‘here since the first of the year through his efforts. Speaking of his trip Mr. Opsahl said, “The people about the country are favorably impressed | with the action of the city council regarding the raising of the saloon license and the cutting down ‘of the number of saloons.” “FIGHTING FATHER”| COMMANDS RESPECT OF RowDrEs| MEETINGS ARE WELL. A’:ETENDE!:) : Is Now Most Popular Priest on the| If in the mood—and he ¥ is always in the mood to do battle for ' |POLICE ON ing settlers for this section of ‘the| (Copyright:) ‘CURLY’ KILL* EBY POISON 1 Family Dog Owuedjvtgy_ J. €. Parker Eats Piece ofyMest and ‘Diei" ¢ o TRAHL OF PARTY i * More deaths -of val;xabh dogs have e porth end of arities of poi- been reported trom 4 the city and great 1 through the -dlleys and thrown into aog kennels. - The local police are unable to find a clue as to the guilty parties but-will work on the case until something definite is establish- ed. “Curly” an old family dog owned by J. C. Parker former mayor of Be- midji, is the latest report of poison- ing. The dog first showed symptoms last ‘night and grew violently worse, despite. the efforts of .a veterinarian to save him, “Curly” died early this morning. g 5 So far the only victims have been dogs, but just’how soon some small child will become a victim is but & question of time and it appears that a. serious case of this kind would be the only possible means to- stop :the practice. DOG FIGHT AT MATESTIC Pulls Of Feature That. Was Not On the Regular Program. While singliig & sohE. at the Ma- jestic theater Sunday night manager C. J,. Woodmansee ‘was interrupted by a.bull dog:fight: which. took. place in one of the-isles-in-the theater..He not only stopped-singing, but-stopped the dog fight also. . The dogs were immdiately” ejected ‘from “thie room. The.cause of the 8 but the manager- that possibly- it was caused by the song. 3 FOLEY BUYS W. P. Foley, ‘proprietor of the Melver, livery-stables “has sold all-ef his old buggies and has “purchased several new made tp order surreys. On ‘the new_buggies_the springs are attached - to-the. box by a patented device which prevents the.buggy from tipping over and Wwhich® Wil "keep ithe body of the"buggy level no mat- “ter how high a bump el may. ,be passing over. [ 4 SCOOP THE CUB REPORTER . One I Pleaty---Anyway, They All Liste TS TIME YO PEEL OUR UMSERWEAR RUP OUT TTHOSE. WINTER, STITCHES- “Strewn | COMMERCIAL CLUB - MEETING {Will Be Held Tuesday Night at the 5 Usual Time: The Commercial ¢lub will hold their regular meeting tomorrow night at the nsual hour:- Many-important matters will be brougth up at this meeting. Secretary Baer makes | special Tequest that-a full membershi | be present at this meeting. # ENDEAVOR DELEGATES RETURN iStanley Knott Elected Secretary at Thief River Falls Meeting. At the fourth-annual the Christian Endeavor union from the Crookston = district . which was held at Thief River Falls May 2, ‘3 and 4th, Stanley Knotf, of Bemidji was elected District Secretary. Ten members from Bemidji and vicinity attended, but the only one elected to office. was Mr. Knott. - Several ‘Bem- idji people made addresses and gave readings at the - convention among whom were Lottie Madson, Pearle Condon, Nellie Knott, Mildred Zim- merman, Chartes Gerlinger, Laurence Dodge, and Raymond Hannah.. The ‘entire party returned to Bemidji this morning. OLD “NORTH STAR” TO BE USED AS DOCK FOR LAKE SERVICE ‘Wi B. MacLachlan has two men at work -launching the old North Star .| which he will repair and use for his dock the coming summer. All other buildings tributary to the City dock will be removed in the course of the next few weeks and the lake shore at this point will be put into a presen- table condition. Mr. MacLachlan will have-an office and refreshment stand on the new floating dock and will make it as neat appearing as possible. The excursion boat has not commenced making regular trips around the lake and to ~.-|the dam, but when the weather gets warmer regular trips_will be made and a time: table will be printed in the Pioneer. > 3 ‘FISH ARE PLENTIFUL Several big strings of fish have been brought into Bemidji by local fishermen and from reports received here ‘the fish are biting better this year than for_some time past. Pike seem to be in every-part of Lake Be- tmhijl and are being hauled out by the hundreds. : Perch ang bass aré also plentiful and” many long strings of both were caught yesterday. - i Alike K {FAST BALL GAME PLAYED Cm?)kgton Lumber Company’s Team—Score 6 to 4. |SECOND VICTORY FOR LUMBERS. Winning from the Bemidji bankers by a score of 6 to 4 the Crookston Lumber ‘compt 1 all team ad- | ded the sécond vietory of the season. |to their list. Both teams showed up {in good form but the lumber. men showed more practice and better team work than the bankers who tried hard to prevent their opponents from gain- ing-a lead. About 100 people witnessed the game which was continued through the short showers without interrup- tion. The lineup for both teams was as follows: 5 Bankers: Lumbermen Jacobson .. +.....Herbert Fier . ... + . .Smiley Herman . Bell Baer . . -...Riddell Brandon . Johnson Howe .. . ...Malone Randall-. Klungness Schumaker .. +...McCann Brooks ........r. f. .......Wileox Cutter ... -Sub. VISIT IMMIGRATION ~ ROOMS Is One of the Most Popular Places for Northern Minnesota Visitors. During the past week the following Northern Minnesota ‘people called at the Northern Minnesota Development association - immigration rooms . in Minneapolis: It may be noted that the larger portion are from Bemidji: John Goodman, Bemidji; L. N. Brandborg, ‘Henning; Marcus Nelson, Tamarack, W, B. Carmen, Detroit; Fred Sanders, Detroit; E. H. Denu, Bemidji; E. H. Ives, Bemidji; G. D. Backus, Bemidji; S. A. Lunde, Be- ‘cida; Andrew . Johnson, Bemidji; Judge M. A. Spooner, Bemidji; C| M. King, Deer River; U. S. G. Henry, Park Rapids. SCHUMAKER INJURES- THUMB Ray Schumaker, cashier of the Eirst National Bank, received a bad- ly smashed thumb in the baseball game yesterday between the Bankers and the Crookston Lumber company. He will probably loose the nail., By "HOP | |WILSON TO ISSUE STATEMENT iLocal Bankers Humbled by Fast| ALIEN LAND LAW ~ AWAITS JOHNSON Govm:rn Expeoted_ta sxzn Bill Soo# WILL CONFER WITH PRESIDENT Referndum May Hold Up the Law For More Than a Year. Rumored' That Japanese Will Take Exception to California Legislature. Sacramento, Cal., May 5.—William Jennings Bryan is now on his way to Washington after an unssuccessful attempt to persuade the California legislature from enacting an alien law which - prohibits Chinese and Japanese from owning land in the state of California. . The bill over- ‘whelmingly passed both houses and is now up to Governor Johnson to af- fix his signature thereto, to make it a law of that state. Apparently the -only. contingency that can arise to prevent the carry- ing out of the bilP’s:provisions within approximately ninety days is the threatened referendum petition, which would require 20,000 signa- tures before the law could be tem- porarily nulified, pending an election. The matter could not be submitted to the people until the fall of 1914—a delay of nineteen months,.in case the proposed referendum petition gains enough’ signers. 3 * The'crisis in the.California:Japan- ‘ese situation--is - near. - Secretary Bryan, special envy of President Wilson, is speeding eastward, accord- ing to advices received at the White House. He is due here Thursday at 10:40 a. m. Mr. Bryan will proceed immediately to the . executive offices and report in person exactly all that has happened since he was ordered west. He will supplement verbally the voluminous telegrams already sent. - He will tell the president frankly, it is understood, that the new California law violates the spirit,” if not the letter, of the existing treaty with Japan. The president is prepared to act. He has mapped out his plan of cam- paign, Only he himself knows its de- tails. But he will let it be emphati- cally known that the national gov- ernment is behind all existing trea- ties with all nations and that. they will be respected as long as they re- main in existence. ¢ Powerful interests, including San Francisco mercantile and exposition organizations, will invoke the refer- endum to ward off the day of evil, as they are pleased to call it. It requires only about 20,000 signatures of vot- ers to perfect a petition. Once these are procured, the bill will be held up until the state election, eighteen months hence. If the people then give their approval to the bill it will ‘become effective by virtue of their dictum at the polls. Exposition peo- ple by resorting to the referendum, hope to win generous participation of ‘the Japanese in the big show of 1915. The merchants of Sacramento and in- 'tluential business and commercial in- terests elsewhere-in the state expect to avert the reprisals which it is de- clared here the Japanese would take if the Webb alien land bill should be- come operative as law in the normal course of legislative procedure—with- in three months. 3 - Stories of these prospective repris- als are current in the = capitol here. Among other things, it has been rep- resented that Japan is in a mood to withdraw its intention to be repre- sented In a large way in the exposi- tion; if the action of this legislature is permitted to become effective now. Another fear of San Franciscans arises from an aleged Japanese threat 'to divert commerce and shipping from the Golden Gate port to Seattle. It is said that Japanese interests also have . |temporarily 'suspended arrangements - .| to. establish a steamship line between Yokohama and San Diego, With these several dangers as a motive for;ac- tion, it will be the easfest thing in ‘the world to perfect the referendum pétition ‘and thus: prevent the :bill from becoming a law. for a year and a half, if not for all time. . . Making & final plea to the Califor-