Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 7, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 11. ALASKA CLOSES 60 DAY SESSION Pass Women Suffrage Bill Without a Single Dissenting Vote. GOV. VETOES ANTI-ALIEN BILL Country Looked Upon as Home of Grafters, Sharks and Wolves. OUTLINES VIEWS OF NORTH “Jap” is Considered as the Most angerous Foreigner in the Land. Henry Funkley, who recently re- turned from a trip to Alaska, writes a letter to the Pioncer expressing his views on the legislature and laws of that country. The letter in full fol- lows: “The first legislature of Alaska has Jjust concluded its sixty days session. The writer is personally acquainted with nearly every one of its members. From first to last, inclusive, it can well be said to be one of the wisest, fairiest and most fearless legislatures ever assembled. “The first law passed by it was the women suffrage law It was passed by both houses without a dissenting vote. “Alaska has been slandered into an unendurable and paralizing wil- derness, invaded only by grafters, sharks and wolves. “But this, the first act of the first legislative body of the territory— placing woman’s rights as the first foundation-stone for Alaskan legisla- tion—must for ‘all time, in the face of fairnes, reflect a most shining example. “The last bill passed was the Anti- Alien law, aimed to exclude Jap fish- ermen from Alaskan waters. It was vetoed by Governor Clarke. “Without criticising Governor Clarke’s action, the writer thinks it safe to say that the bill would have been approved by Mr .Strong, who is about to be installed as the next gov- ernor of Alaska. “However that may be, the action of the legislature in passing the bill must be looked upon as both wise and fearless—wise, because it savors of the ultimate solution of the Jap problem—and fearless, because the little legislature of Alaska dared to do right, being under the guns, as it were, and separated from the Ameri- can main-land. -« “The Jap will not Americanize any more than the Chinaman. They both are invaders, the former more to be feared than the latter, for the reason that the Jap predominates in cruelty and cunning, and for every inch given him will take a foot, if permitted. “Weird tales are told in the North of the cunning and brutality of the Jap, showing his disposition toward other nationalities, especially the American. “It is said that upon his fishing schooner he picks up run-away Amer- ican boys, agreeing to show them ad- venture and to pay them for packing salmon during the season,-and, after working them all summer like slaves, tying stones to their necks and shov- ing them overboard for their pay, in the harbor of some desolate island. “These stories the writer can neith- er prove nor doubt the truthfulness of. “The fact remains that the people of the coast understand the situation better than the people of the east. The Jap problem must be looked square in the face some day, and it must be solved. “The feeling now existing against the Jap in Alaska and on the main- land coast’ will some day be cristaliz- ed into law. The longer that day-is delayed the more difficult will be the task of enforcing it. “The Jap must-and will be taught to keep his place but.the stronger the foothold he acquires the harder it Wwill be for him to let loose. “Such were the impressions act- uating Alaska and California and they are on the ground floor of the ‘proposition. = “Respectfully, “HENRY FUNKLEY.” - ADDITIONAL LOCAL. from Minneapolis yesterday morning ‘where she has spent the past week on NUMBER 8. KAk A A AKX KA AKX A Ak Ak hkhkhkhkhkkhk ko Mrs. Kathryn Macready returned |- BRINGYOUR HAMMER HRE KK KK KKK KKK KKK K 4‘ Rev. S. E. P. White said: * “We're going to have a nail driving bee all day tomorrow, as the Tabernacle must be com- pleted by Friday evening. The first services will be held then. Every man, woman and child who can drive a nail and is willing to should present, him- self at the grounds anytime to- morrow and Friday morning. If you .can’t come yourself send someone in.your place.” Evangelist I. E. Honeywell is expected to arrive in the city Thursday with his force of as- sistants and it is planned to have everything in readiness when he arrives. “Knockers” will be given an opportunity to do their knock- ing with a hammer, as little at- tention will be paid them after the meetings commence. x KKK XK KR KKK KKK KK *w************t****’*** EVANGELISTS - ORGANIZE The tabernacle is located across the street south of the high school building and has been built largely by donated labor. It will seat 1,000 people. The best planned and the best unit- ed campaign for evangelism the city has ever had is promised. Rev. Hon- eywell has had splendid success as an evangelist and was formerly an as- sistant of “Billy” Sunday. The Pres- byterian, Baptist and Methodist churches are united in this campaign. The campaign for city evangeliza- tion will begin Friday evening at 7:30, led by Evangelist I. E. Honey- well. He will be assisted by Prof. Wegner, chorus director, Rev. Col- grove, assistant evangelist and Miss Lamont, Bible teacher. The following is the list of local committees: Organization—A A. Warfield, Geo. Smith, S. E. Horlocker, S. E. P. White, C. G. Chandler, Chas. H. Flesher. . Tabernacle—A. Lord and J M. Richards. Music—Dr. Marcum, Chas.. War- field, Lizzie Erickson, Mrs. Henry Miller, Sybie Benner, Ruth Wight- man, Earl W. Carson. Entertainment—Rev. White. CHICAGO GETS BEMIDJI EGGS Swift and Company Shipped Two Car Loads Today. Two car loads of eggs, 1,000 cases, were shipped to Chicago today by Swift and company this morning. As each case contained 30 dozen eggs, 360,000 were in the shipment. All of the eggs .were collected in and around Bemidji. Jack Hilliby, local manager of Swift’s had charge of the order. ‘TEDDY’ FOLLOWS POISON ROUTE ‘Alaskan Spitz Dog Owned By Scott Stewart Died This Morning. The beautiful white Spitz dog owned by Scott Stewart was poisoned last evening while the family was away. The dog was a family pet and was known by nearly all north end residents. He was locked inside the screens on the rear porch of the home and someone pried open the door far enough to hand him a piece of pois- oned meat. The dog was well trained and was never allowed to leave the néighbor- hood. He was a brother of the trained dogs which performed at" the Grand Theater recently, and owned by the Nichols of Nymore. STANTON GIVES SENIOR TALK Another of the regular weekly talks by Seniors of the high school was given this morning, Mayne Stan- ton, speaking on “The Recent Legis- lature.” He paid special attcntion to reapportionment, both legislative and congressional, initiative and ref- erendum, distance tariff and recall. The next talk will be given by Flora -/$8,000 pledged MACKENZIE ON WAR PATH Out Gathering in the Funds to Help ])elny‘ Expense of Development. ADVERTISE NORTHERN MINN. W. R. Mackenzie is making a tour of the northern counties in an en- deavor to collect the money pledged for the upkeep of the immigration rooms of the Northern Minnesota Development association. Men have been appointed to take charge of this work but the money has been coming in rather slowly. He met with a good reception at St. Cloud and secured.a vote of $325 in Brainerd Tuesday. While in Cloud Mr. Mackenzie said: “We now have between $7,000 and from the various counties, and we are going to get the money just as soon as possible so as to commence work. The lecture plan meets with favor in the committee and will nndm_xbledly be adopted. We are going to do more newspaper ad- vertising this year than has been at- tempted before and we will be greatly disappointed if the results by fall are not more than evident. The exhibit room at Minneapolis will be contin- ued. “Great plans are being made for the annual meeting of the association to be held June 5 and 6 at Hinckley.” “The meeting is to be one advocat- ing good roads and better agricul- ture,” said ‘President C. M. King of Deer River. “All of the speakers have not been selected but we can promise those who attend an excellent pro- gram. Several of national fame will be secured. The peopje- of Hinckley are making great plans for the entertainment of the guests.” SHERMAN APPOINTED St. Paul, Minnesota, May 7.— Fred B. Sherman, deputy immigra- tion ‘commissioner ‘was appointed to take H. J. Maxfleld’s place and voted a salary of $2,400 a year. Maxfield’s resignation was accepted by the board, to take effect at once KILL SUFFRAGE BILL London, May 7.—The fate of the woman’s suffrage bill was eealed yesterday by the votes of over fifty Irish nationalists who voted against it. The bill, whereby they sought to enfranchise 6,000,000 women, was rejected by a vote of 266 to 219. CATHOLIC PLAY TONIGHT Young People to Present Three-Act Comedy in City Hall Tonight. Commencing at 8:30 this evening the young people of the Catholic church will present, “A Regiment of Two” the three act farcical comedy which- they have been practicing up- on for the past several weeks. The play is full of good clean humor and promises to be one of the best ever presented in Bemidji. It was writ- ten by the same author who wrote “Blundering Billy”” the play which was presented by practically the same cast a few months ago and which was one of the best ever pre- sented in this city. Reserved seat tickets have been on sale at Netzer’s drug store for the past three days but there are still a few good seats left. The admission charge will be thirty-five and fifty cents. SELLS LIQUOR—NO LICENSE Called on the carpet before Judge A. M. Crowell in the municipal court Tuesday afternoon, for selling liquor without a license, William Dugas found an easy way out by enriching the city treasury $100. This with the costs was the fine imposed by his Todd next Wednesday morning. SCOOP rerorter REPORTER WELL How IN SaM HiLL DID A CRUMBY honor. BOSS-HERES A SPRING- POEM THAT GOT INT THE PAPER WITHOUT MY SEE NG 1T GEE 175 THE LiMT= St. (Copyright) BETTER MINNESBTA AVE. Call Property Owners Megfix;g at the City Hall Next Friday Evening - to Organize, TO BOULEVARD MAIN AVENUE _ Friday night the prope:_rty owners on Minnesota avenue will'meet in the council chambers at the city - ‘hall and nrganlze an 1mprovemenl‘iiloflation One preliminary meeting was held a few weeks ago and a committee ap- pointed, consisting of G.. W. Camp- bell, Dr. G. M. Palmer and G. D. Backus, to draft articles of proposed organization and with power to call a meeéting of all property owners above Seventh street. ‘The idea of the promoters, which will probably meet with the approval of every property owner in the city as well as those residing on Minne- sota avenue, is to fix the boulevards at a certain width and to select some kind of a tree which would be plant- ed the entire length of the avenue. They would also ask the members to agree to keep their lots clean which includes the back yards as well as] the front. They believe that the property owners on other avenues will follow. their example through out the city and after several avenues and streets are kept up by organiza- tions to unite and keep the entire city in the same shape as the avenues had been cared for. They also believe that more help can be obtained from the city by working with the city council and engineer as it would be much easier for one man to act for the entire or- ganization to have each man appear for himself. Definite plans will be made at the meeting next Friday night and all of the Minnesota ave- nue property owners are requested to be present. The Call. “Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of persons owning real estate abutting ; on Minnesota avenue north of Seventh street, at the council rooms in the city hall in the city of Bemidji, on Friday evening, May 9,1913, at 8 o’clock p. m. for the purpose ‘of organizing a civic im- provement association. “DR. G. M. PALMER, “G. W. CAMPBELL, “G. D. BACKUS, “Commmee.” The Questmn Is Who Wrote o AND THE MOON COMES UP ABOVE, DOLL UP KID AND COP A CHICKEN SPRING TIME (S THE TIME D LOVE: | ||||||""""""""“““"‘I l! CHIPPEWA INDIANS MEET Effect Organization to Better Deal With Indian Department of Government. BISHOP J. D. MORRISON ATTENDS Cass Lake, Minn.,, May 7.—The first general coune ilof all the Chip- pewa Indians in which all tribes are represented since. 1837 is in session at Cass Lake. - 'There are in attend- ance rep;esentutivas of the Red Lake, Leech Lake, Island, Mille Lacs, Chip- pewa of the Mississippi, . Winnibi- goshish, Fond du Lac, Grand Por- tage, Nett Lake, White Oak Point, and Cass Lake bands. Ernest Pros- ser’ Holcombe, chief supervisor, Unit- ed -States Indian service, is in at- tendance as representative of the government to learn what is being done. John W. Carl of Mahnomen was elected chairman and H. W. Warren of Bena, secretary of the convention. The object is to organ- ize in such a manner that represen- ttives be chosen who may act for all tribes in their dealings with the In- dian department of the government. Bishop J. D. Morrison of Duluth, addressed the council Tuesday after- noon and commended the Indians for their finally getting together in such a meeting. Among the more prominent Indians present are Ain-dus-o-geshig, Mille Lac chief; Red Blanket, Leech Lake chief; Mooze-o-mou, Winnibigoshish chief; Joe Cherrette, White Earth chief; John W. Carl, former auditor |of Mahnomen county; H, W. Warren, |United States Indian agent at Bena; Ben Fairbanks, a wealthy merchant from the White Earth reservation; J. I Coffey, merchant of Coffeyville; J. Head of Red Lake; Gus H. Beau- lieu, R. J. Warren and'Julius Brown of White Sarth. After the foregoing addresses the council appointed a cre- dentials committee and adjourned till this morning. On account of all pro- ceedings being interpreted the con- vention may last several days. Th convention appointed Miss Maud Partridge official stenographer. RYAN GOES TO "EFFIE Fire Patrolman Maurice Ryan was called to Deer' River this. morning ‘where he will remain a short time before going to Effie, Minn., which place will be his headqunrten for a few weeks. N.|of tar paper, both feet being badly [bruised, but it is reported that no «\\ SINGERS ARE WANTED FARM BOYS' CANP ATTHE STATE FAIR Feature Proved Big Success Last . Year—Will Make It an Annual Event. FREE TRIP FOR 104 FARM BOYS Competitive Essays Must Be Sent in< By Every Boy Making Application PAPERS MUST BE IN BY JUNE 1 Every Comort For the Boys is Being Prepared by the Committee in Charge. Boys, do you want to go to the big Minnesota fair and exposition? Here is your opportunity One hundred and four farm boys will be given a free trip to -the September fair. Read what the secretary of the association has to say. So successful was the Farm Boy’s Camp at the Minnesota State Fair and exposition of 1912 that the man- agement has determined to make it If You Don’t Think You Can Sing Come and Help Make a Noise. MINSTRELS WANT 100 VOICES Fifteen interested young men ap- peared for the first rehearsal of the minstrel show 1551 evening. Those cHiirge "GLSNE * practices Wwere surprised at the intérest shown at the first rehearsal, but want as many more to turn out for the next practice which will be held on Thurs- day night. So far those who have showed in- terest have been almost entirely young men but the older men are also requested to come. Those in charge expect more support from automobile owners and ‘they believe that if thg right support is given them @ere will be over forty at the armory next Thursday night. They believe that the opening choruses should consist of over forty men and all their efforts for the next week will be towards securing that many to take part. Can you make a noise? If you have a voice you can, and if you can you should be there at the next rehearsal of the blg minstrel show. Be a booster for a good cause and lend your pres- ence if nothing more. CLYDE PETRIE INJURES FEET While Unloading Car of Paper Roll Gives Way and Pile Falls Clyde Petrie, who 'is. employed by the Given Hardware store was in- jured Monday while unloading a car bones were broken. He will probably be unable to back to his duties for a week. BALL TEAM FOR CASS LAKE Cass Lake, Minn., May 7.—A base- ball team has been oragnized here, and- the first ame of the season will take place mext Sunday at Bemidjl. The line-up will consist of all home, players as follows: Oman, catcher; Carl and Siddon, pitchers; Bebeau, first base; Dugas, second base; La- Fountaine, third base; weaver, short stop; N. Christensen, left field; La- Fountain, center field; F. Christen- sen, right fleld. an annual feature: The purpose of this ‘camp is ‘to extend the educa- tional advantages of the State Fair to the farms of the state, and to stimulate a greater interest in the fair by spreading throughout the eighty-six counties its real worth, through the boys who anually are’ members of the State Fair Camp. A good, live, wide-awake, enthusiastic and energetic boy, such as made up the Camp at the 1912 Fair, is a real live booster. He is an asset to the state, his county and his community. He. will gpread the gospel of better- farming and more and better Hve stock. Not only will the management bring to the fair one boy from each county, but they have determined to select two boys from-each of the nine congressional districts of the state, who were members of the 1912 Camp, in addition thereto, these boys to'act as guides and assist Supt. Hig- bie in looking after the welfare of ‘the new boys: This selection will be made from among the boys who sub- mitted essays following the last Fair, as requested. Thus the Camp this year will be composed of 104 of the brightest and most intelligent farm boys in the state. Selection of The Boys. The selection of the boys will be made by a local committee consist- ing of the County Superintendent of Schools, the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, and omne other selected by these two. This committee will mark all essays sub- mitted. The applicants must be of 'good moral character; willing to co- operate in making tHe encampment a success; be between the ages- of sixteen and nineteen years, and be actual residents and workers upon a farm. No boy who was a member of the Farm Boys’ Camp at the 1912 State Fair, or who has ever been regularly enrolled in any special school or college of agriculture, in this or any other state, will be eligi- ble to compete. (This does not ex- ‘clude boys who have attended agri- cultural departments in High Schools). Competitive Esssays: Each boy making application, as set out in this circular, will be re- quired to write an esay, of not less than 400 or more than 700 words, upon one of the following subjects, [towit: Corn, Cattle, Hogs, Clover, Alfalfa, and their relation to farm- ing in Minnesota. All essays must be in the hands of the local committee before the first | (18t) day of June. The Committee will read and mark them at once and notify the Secretary of the State-Fair - lon or before June tenth (10th) of AND LET YHE WIND. BLow HiS NasE. - the name and address of the. boy standing highest, which boy will be the one entitled to the free trip to the State Fair, as a member of the Farm Boys’ Encampment from his county. = The local ~committe will keep a record of the markings of.all ‘the contestants and the boys standing second and third in their markings ‘will be designated as first and second alternates, the first alternate to-be pelected ‘in case the winner cannot come to-the Fair, and the second al- ternate to be. selected in, case hot.h