Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 9, 1913, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 11. NUMBER 115. BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, TfiES,RAY, EVENING, -SEPTEMBER 9, 1913 TEN CENTS PER WEEK BELTRAMI COUNTY FAIR OPENS TOMORROW MORNING BILL THEN GOES T0' CONFERENCE Tariff Measure Near Passage in Sen- ate—Schedules Are Changed. LAFOLETTE OFFERS AMENDMENT More Important Sections of House Bill Have Been Practically Re- written By Senate. Washington, Sept. 9.—The Demo- cratic tariff bill, introduced by Ma- Jority Leader Underwood five months ago and passed by the house exactly four months ago, may pass the sen- ate before adjournment. ' When the measure was called up by Chairman Simmons of the finance committee it was the intention to hold the senate in session until a vote was reached. Leaders of both sides agree that the bill surely would be reported back to the house within twenty-four hours. In conference the measure is expected to be debated less than two weeks. After some preliminary discussion Benator La Follette took the floor for his first general discussion of the bill, having deferred his amendment to the wool and cotton schedules un- til the climax of the debate. He ex- pected to talk about four hours. Just how long the bill will be in conference is doubtful. From one to two weeks is the prediction generally made. Chairman Underwood of the house ways and means committee be- lieves the senate leaders, in“éfforts t reduce duties below those of the bouse bill, have made dangerous in- roads on the revenue. . Representative Cordell Hull, author of the income tax amendment as it appeared in the house bill, is dis- pleased with the changes made in the Income tax provision and it is likely that this feature will lead to much discussion. Many of the important tariff sched- ales have been practically rewritten In the senate, notably silk and cot- ton. The administrative features also were changed in many respects. The cotton futures amendment will lead to a struggle in the conference, with the chances that it will go out of the bill. By agreeing to many of the progressive paragraphs of the bill as it came from the house the senate practically has settled what these rates will be. Senator Dillingham’s amendment to turn back each state’s income tax for good roads, with the provisions that each state appropriate a like amount, was lost. Foreign books were return- ed to the free list as originally pro- vided by the house. Senator Smoot moved to reduce the duty on cut, but not set diamonds, pearls and other precious stones from 20 to 10 per cent. YEARLY CONFERENCE HELD Members And Officers of Methodist Church Hold Meeting Monday. The regular quarterly conference of the Methodist church was held in the new church Monday evening at which district superintendent A. H. McKee of Detroit presided. Reports of the various departments of the church were read and accepted and officers for the ensuing year elected. The pastor, Charles Flesher, was granted a vacation until after the state conference in October. IPANTHER NEAR BEMIDJI J. Peckles Discovers Beast Passing e, Through' Corn Field In Rear Of His House. HABERLIE OUT WITH PITCHFORK Farmers in the vicinity of Frohn township yesterday saw a panther and to prove that the story is not entirely imaginary one we have the verification of the truth from the lips of deputy sheriff George Denly and Charles Hoyt, who saw the animal cross the road in front of their automobile not three hundred feet ahead of them. When they ar- rived at the scene they found William Haberlie out in the road with a pitch- fork ready for action. Yes, the tracks were there sure enough, but the panther was gone. Just where he went is a mystery, but that he was on the job in the town of Frohn, about five miles from Bemidji is no myth. The farmers in that vicinity are not excited about his visit but they’re on the lookout just' the same. J. Peckles is the one farmer who ac- tually saw the brute. PRISON HEAD IN CANADA Interviewed By August Wolf, Pio- neer Correspondent In Edmon- ton, Alta., Canada. TALKS OF STILLWATER PRISON Edmonton, Alta., Sept. 9.—Henry Welfer, warden of the Minnesota| State prison at Stillwater, who has \been connected with the reformation work since 1871, said in an inter- view here today, that the industries ibeing carried on in the penal institu- Ition are profitable, besides fitting the :lnmates with trades to make them self-supporting after they have ser- ved their terms of imprisonment. Industrial works within the bounds {of the Minnesota State prison are numerous, among them being those for the manufacture of binder twine! and for farm implements. The year- ly output of twine amounts in value to no less than $1,500,000, while the} output for farm machinery represents| about $750,000. ! None of the materials made in, these prison industries is manufac-| jtured by any business concern in the !state, consequently by reducing the price of the prison-made material to {that lower than that charged by out-' side competing firms, the nrison-i made goods are purchased in prefer-| ence and thus the money remains in' Ithe state. According to Mr. Wolfer, an amount of approximately 335,000! per annum for such was the sum of | money shown as a profit over the! cost Qf its support last year. l Mr. Wolfer is in Edmonton for the purpose of transacting business in connection with land holdings in the Vegreville district, where he will visit his son who is engaged in farm- ing. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER [SCooP-WERE FIRED |of wooden AMERICANS ARE IN DANGER Z0NE Revolution in Progress in Santo Domingo—Puerta Plata Shelled. PLAN TO RECAPTURE PORT Will Use Government Gun Boats to Recapture Rebel’s Hold— Fear Much Damage. ‘Washington, Sept. 9.—Puerta Plata, in the Dominion republic, where a revolution is in progress, is being shelled by Dominican gunboats with great danger to American lives and property. Jose M. Esteva, American - vice consul there, so reported. The gunboat Des Moines has been ordered there. q The Des Moines is at Guantanamo, Cuba, coaling for the run to Puerto Plata. Puerto Plata has been in the hands of the Dominican rebels ever since the latest revolution started with | the announcement of the governor that the state had seceded from al- legiance to the central government. The present danger to Americans and their property comes from the at- tempt of the Dominican government to force the rebel stronghold to capitu- late. Until the receipt of Esteva’s dis- patch state department officials had not thought the flareup would be seri- ous. The supposed leader of the up- rising is Hector Velasquez, one time provisional president of the republic. Previoua meager advices gavé no. in- dication that dby fighti had oe- curred. 3 So far as naval authorities here are informed the Dominican navy consists of two or three converted yachts arm- ed with six-pounders and machine guns. They could cause enormous damage to unfortified towns like Puer- to Plata, especially since it is largely construction and might easilyy to be set afire. American interests in Pureto Plata are small, though a number of Porto Ricans recently have entered the busi- ness community there. LOCAL CLERKS ORGANIZE Hold Meeting Last Evening to Organ- At their first meeting last evening in the Crookston reading rooms thej retail clerks of the city temporarily: organized an association. Scott Stewart acted as temporary chair- man of the meeting and V. A. Stewart as temporary secretary. About fifteen clerks were present and all appear in favor of making the organization a permanent club for social purposes. Another meeting will be held Thurs- day night and more definite arrange- ments will be made. Permanent of- ficers will be elected and plans made to hold entertainments throughout the winter months. Every male clerk in the city is requested to be present, Brinkman To Display Fowl. Eddie Brinkman brought in several crates of pigeons and turkeys which he will exhibit at the County Fair which opens tomorrow. Brinkman has raised a large number of chick- ens, turkeys and pigeons at his farm at River Side and feels certain that he will carry off a good share of the prizes in this class. ROUND UP COUNCIL MEN Three Appear at Opening While No- , tices Served Secure Enough For a Quorum. TO MEET AGAIN WEDNESDAY Only three aldermen reported for Council mee}.ing last evenilig at eight o’clock and it was necessary to call several up and remind them of the meeting. Six were rounded up but Kleil;, Murphy and Crippen did not During the absence of President Mur- phy and Vice President Klein, Alder- man Bisiar acted in the capacity of chairman. 5 ) A liquor license was granted to McKinnon Brothers who will take charge’of the Peter Berg saloon. An employment license was granted to jthe following employment agencies of this city, C. S, Dailey, Olson Em- iployment agency and the A. F. An- iderson agency. | J. E. McGinnis, prouvic.or of the {Bemidji Armory appeai-d “efore the ;council and asked for an extension of |the water main to the Bemidji arm- jary Su that connections could be !made to that building. After a great deal of discussion the request was ,granted and bids will be advertised for. ; Pipes will be laid in the alleys be- -tween fourth and fifth streets to sup- iy 'the residents in the block and jg#cross Fourth.and for a half block \fourth. George Stein, City Clerk cal- led the council’s attention to the fin- ancial condition of the department, |but as the pipes have been needed for some time the extension was or- dered laid. The state will -also be petitioned for an extension of rural high way number 55 which is located across Lake Bemidji. k Bids will also be advertised for the Smith residence which was pur- chased with the other residences which were in the platted district to be used for Park purposes. Bids iwill be opened at the next meeting which will be next Monday night. As there was no other business to be discussed meeting was adjourned un- til next Monday. 4 U. PROFESSOR DIES. John 8. Clark Succumbs to Heart Disease at Duluth. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 9—Pro- ifessor John S. Clark, one of the three oldest alumni of the University of Minnesota and head of the Latin De- partment died Friday night in Duluth (from heart disease. Professor Clark possessed a wide jacquaintance in the alumni because of his long connection with the insti- tution. At the time President Vin- cent was inducted into office, Profes- sor Clark, '76, Dr. W. E. Leonard, *76 and Julius E. Miner, 75, formed a triumvirate of the oldest living grad- uates which headed the ingugural pro- cession. ' Mrs. Fred Brinkman was notified of the death of Professor Clark who is her cousin Sunday but will be un- able to attend the funeral. Sure, Scoop--As Long As You're Leaving Town, Why Not BUY QUR. RalL- ROAD TICKETS down the alley between third and; EXHIBITS FOR THE LOC LOCAL SHOW ARE NOW ARRIVING IN BEMIDJI Inferest Among the Various Exhibitors Is Growing Keener Each Day and Plans for the Biggest Fair Are Under Way \EVERY DEPARTMENT IN PREMIUM LIST REPRESENTED i show up during the entire meeting. Schoflls from Every Secfio“ to Send in Exhibits---Sen Cycle Races of the County Are Planning sational Auto and Motor on Program KKK KKK KKK KKK KR * Goes To Press At Noon. * * Friday of this week, Bemidji Day at the County Fair, the Pio- neer will go to press at noon in order to give its employees an opportunity to attend the county fair. On this day it is planned to close all the business houses in the city at noon for the same . purpose. IS R R R R R R R R R N Kk ok k ok ok ok ok ok ok Kk * k ok ok k ok ok k& The big event for this county, the Beltrami County Fair for 1913 opens at the Fair grounds Wednesday morn- ing, September 10 with the greatest agricultural exhibit ever seen, in this section of the state or_any other, for that matter. In as mueh’ as ‘this county leads in the entire northwest in certain products and comes se- cond in display showing, it has a right to boast of the best in the country. The big prize exhibit that won fame and second place at the great state fair will be arranged and ready for inspection in agricultural hall, west of the big grandstand. Entry Day Tommorrow. The following are some of the rules that must be adhered to in mak- ing entries. All entries must be made before 2 o’clock Wednesday, September 10, 1913. Products of the soil must be enter- ed by the producer, and must be of this year’s growth. § Animals may be entered for compe- tition by the owner or his agent. Articles which are the result of mechanical or artistic skill must be entered by the manufacturer or art- ist, and must be the product of the past two years. All articles which have heretofore taken premiums are barred from fure ther competition. No person shall be entitled to more than one premium on the same kind of animal or product by reason of a duplicate entry by himself, or by himself and any member of his fam- ily, in the same class number. In the absence of competition in the same class number, no premium will be awarded unless the exhibit has special merit. The Bemidji band is to furnish music for the last two days of the fair and will parade the down town streets, ending with a concert at the fair grounds. Business Will.Be Suspended, ° The banks, store, meatmarke other business will close their placea of business on Friday, Bemiddji day at noon, declaring a half holiday for their employees. The meat markets will close from 12 o’clock until § D m. Exhibits Will Be Fine The showing of vegetables, grains, grasses and fruits as ‘well as the special exhibits from the distriet and rural scheols promise to surpass all previous records. Interesting prizes have been offered to the chile dren for every kind of exhibit in. cluding corn, potatoes, bread, cakes, cookies, fancy work, drawngs, pl'- per weavng, wood whitting, etec. Live Stock Coming. Live stock exhibn:smu::l:leg expected to come in rapidly tomorrow morn- ing and a record breaking showing in this line is a foregone conclusion, This will include horses, cattle, sheep, chickens and other poultry, HUNTERS RETURN WITH GAME I Chickens and Ducks Slaughtered In Large Numbers. Bemidji sportsmen returned Mon- day and this morning from their first hunt of the season with a large qoun- tity of chickens, grouse and ducks. Judge M. A. Spooner returned from Mahnomen with fortytwo chickens. “The hunting couldn’t have been bet- ter,” said the judge. “We saw plenty of chickens and grouse and plenty of hunters after them and the best. part of it was that there was enough for all.” Others who reported good Iluck were W. N. Bowser, Doctor Einer Johnson, Thayer Bailey and S. C. MALCOLM COUPLE ELOPE A Homesteader And Fourteen Year 01d Girl Secure License And Leave City. Malcolm, Minn., Sept. 9.—What caused a sensation in‘the vicinity of this town last week and which creat- ed considerable excitement was the elopement of Arthur Billet, a home- steader and Marie Stanley reported to be only fourteen years of age. They left in a rig for Redby and from there took the train to Bemidji, where they secured a license at the, clerk of court’s office. The parents it is reported werg | distracted over the disappearance of the girl and notified the sheriff by mail, the letter reaching him tog late to stop the elopement. The couple secured the license and have left the city. It is believed that the marriage has already taken place, although the certificate has not been returned to the clerk of court’s office, TAKES PATIENT TO FERGUS Deputy Sheriff George Denly left this morning with Miss Lillie Johna son, of Moose Lake towaship, for Fergus Falls Detention hospital. She was ordered to.be taken there by Judge M. A. Clark. The young wa- man is twenty-four years of age and has been wandering about in the woods near her father’s homestead, She is the daughter of Emil Johnson,