Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 13, 1913, Page 1

e T e ‘HE BEMIDJ1 VOLUME 11, NUMBER 119. FURTHER DELAY - IN THAW CASE Battle May Be Shifted To Concord N. H—His Extradition Asked GLYNN ASK FOR SURRENDER Acting Governor Asks New Hamp- shire Officials To Turn Fugitive Over To State Colebrook, N. H., Sept. 13,—The next legal battle in the case of Harry K. Thaw will probably be at Concord, N. H, before Governor Felker. The fugitive’s lawyers, learning that an extradition warrant from Acting Gov- ernor Glynn of New York was on the way to the New Hampshire capital, decided to defer arraigning Thaw in police court here and to demand a hearing of the governor before he acts on the matter of extradition. They sent a representative to Con- cord to confer with Felker and rein- forced their appeal by telegraph. Thaw in the meantime is here in the cus tedy of Sheriff Drew. He was to have been arraigned at 10 a. m, but his counsel, atter trying vainly to persuade William Travers Jerome not to seize Thaw instantly should the warrant from New York be honored at once, deferred bringing him {nto court on the ground that a preliminary hearing would bring no good results. Citizens Are Impartial, While residents of Colebrook are evincing. great interest in the case they have taken no open stand either for or agalnst the fugitive. Shortly after rising and before going to the barber shop to be shaved Thaw issued a formal statement summing up his case and lamenting the fact that New York state was spending so much money on him. The hearing was delayed by con- ferences between counsel for both sides. Each feared to make a move on the theory that If the fugitive were released the situation would resolve itself into a physical struggle. Counsel for the fugitive agreed to waive the hearing here, provided counsel for NeW York would consent to a bearing hefore Governor Felker on the matter of his signing the ex- tradition warrant, with five days’ re- spite in order to give time for suing out a habeas corpus writ should the governor decide that the prisoner must be surrendered to New York. Ex-Governor Stone of Pennsylvania has arrived and joined the Thaw bat- tery of counsel PROBABLY SLAIN BY NATIVES Twe Americans Commissjoned to Ex- plore Headwaters of Amazon, Chicago, Sept. 13.—William L. Page and Wilber F. Cromer of Chicago. who were commissioned to explore the headwaters of the Amazon, are believed by relatives to have been slain by natives. Advices received from the Peruvian government state that members of a search ex- pedition found a group of Indians in possession of the guns, baggage and other property. ‘The head of the relief expedition reported to the Peruvian government: “I believe the Americans have been victims of foul play, as it seems im- possible that they should have given up thelr arms and baggage while on a trip of this kind.” CROP LESS THAN LAST YEAR Potatoes WIll Not Be a Drug on the * Market. ‘Washington, Sept. 13.—While pota- toes will not be a drug on the market this year consumers need not fear that there will not be enough to meet demands. In a special report on the potato outlook I. C. Corbett of the department of agriculture declared that while the total harvest will be less than last year it will be suffi- clent to supply normal needs. Indications are that Maine will pro- duce the largest crop ever recorded, while Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and North Dakota will harvest a nor- mal crop. The yields in Massachu- setts, Connecticut, New York and Ohio promise to be little. The aver- age condition of the crop is 10 per cent below the ten-year average, but about 10 per cent above the condi- tion for the same season In 1911. 16 YEAR OLD GIRL MISSING Parents Ask Aid Of Investigators To Locate Isabelle Hibbard Isabelle Hibbard of Hugo Minne- sota left her home August 4th for Minneapolis and has not been seen or heard of since. She is 16 years of age five feet two inclies in height weighs 109 pounds, has light brown hair, gray cyes, is of good build with a straight nose and round chin. When last seen she wore a white linen suit, wnite hat and black velvet slippers. Anyone seeing her will please notify her fa- S, — Others Are Holding Back With Votes In The Schroeder-Pioneer Piano Contest STANDING OF ~CONTESTANTS Who'’s number 161? Who ever she is she’s a livewire in the Schroe- der free piano contest. Yes, there are a good many live wires in the contest and the beauty of it is that we don’t know just who they are. The numbers Wil indicate to you nothing, except that the hustlers are those who have cast the largest num- ber of votes. Some of the girls have | done little if anything, and yet their friends are boosting their batting averages right up to the front. Three new ones entered the race today and the way they are hustling, will make some of the leaders go. some. The point is to let the cus- tomers of the Schroeder store know who you are. Many are casting their votes for girls whom they do not even know and if you contestants will but let them know that you want their votes. Get these little tickets and put your number on them and then dis- tribute them among your friends. ‘When presented by your friends at the Schroeder store they will be giv- en five times the number of votes they recelve without the ticket. The following is the standing. Follow by votes. 1—45,000 223,000 4—37,000 5—38000 6—39,000 7—38,100 838,000 9—37,300 10—36,100 11—39,400 12—37,200 13—38,600 14—38,200 15—37,100 16—36,800 18—34,300 19—38,400 20—36,300 ,400 22—36,200 24--36,800 25—37,000 26-—37,00 26—37,200 27—32,365 28—37,000 29—37,200 30—38,200 31—317,500 32—39,700 33—38,200 34—37,100 35—37,600 36—37,150 37—38,200 38—50,900 39--817,900 41—38,300 42—38,700 43—39,550 44—38,000 45—37,300 46—38,800 47—38,100 48—37,700 49—36,900 51—37,700 52—37,800 53—38,100 54—33,695 55—37,200 56—38,500 57—38,100 58—36,320 59—38,200 60—37,200 61—37,700 62—37,300 63 36,700 64—37,500 65—37,700 66—37,600 67—37,600 68—38,900 69—38,600 70—40,100 71—36,600 72—34,600 73—36,900 74—38,600 75—36.900 76—38,600 77—36,100 78—35,200 79—36,700 80—36,900 81—38,600 82—49,775 83—36,571 84—36,600 85—38,900 86—36,100 87—35,200 88—36,650 91—37,000 92—38,600 93—37,700 94—35,200 95—38,100 96—38,700 97—317,700 98—38,100 99—38,200 100—37,100 101—36,700 102—37.500 103—37,600 104—37,900 106—35,000 106—35,000 (Continued on last pa KEKKKKKKKE KKK KKK -OBITUARY % KKK KKK K KKK KKK KK The funeral of Ruthie Tidd has been postponed until 2 o’clock Mon- day afternoon, and will he held at the residence, instead of at the Pres- byterian church, Thirty Five Couple Dance Thirty five couple attended the dance which was given by the “Merrie Maidd” at the city hall last evening. The dance hall was decorat- ed in a appropriate manner for a har- vest festival. Bales of hay formed rustic seats along the side of the hall and the orchestra was hidden from view by corn shocks and pine trees. Frappe was supplied by F. E. Netzer and the stand was attended by Miss Lottie McDonald and Lil- lian Fullerton. KEED XX HEKH XXX AKX ¥ Those wishing a complete list % of the prize winners at the ccun- *ty fair will receive same by leaving your name and address at the Pioneer office. % A copy of the Ploneer con- taining complete list will be mailed you free of any charge In order to be sure of a copy ‘turn in your name by telephone or otherwise before Monday * * * * * * for the asking. * * * * 16. Our Phone evening, Sept. USE STEEL CARS Interstate Commerce Commission May Demand New Form Of Re- port From Railroads STEEL CHEAPER THAN LAWSUITS Congress Make Fix Date When Cars Made Of Wood Will Be Prohibi- tive Says Tavenner By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, September 13—One result of the recent New Haven wreck is that it has brought Con- gress to the realization that the gov- ernment has no official statistics on the number of steel railway coaches now in use. Without such data Con- gress will be hampered in its ef- fort to pass remedial legislation. Of course a bill can, and probably will, be passed forbidding railroads to buy any more wooden passenger cars, but without any official knowl- edge of the percentage of cars now in use which are of wood, it will be difficult to set the number of years i which all wooden cars must be retired from service. As a result of this lack of infor- mation, it is announced that the In- terstate Commerce Commission will provide a new form of report for riilroads to make—one which will show the exact number of steel and wodden cars owned and in opera- tion hy each road. If this informa- tion can be collected quickly, the na- tional legislature wiil have the data on which to base legislation to be passed during the regular session next winter, Figures from private courses, however, are available, and they show that the use of the steel car has hardly yet begun. Practically 90 per cent of all railway passenger coaches today are of wood construc- tion, ready to splinter and collapse in each wreck. Of more than 57,000 passenger coaches operated ..on all Tailroads of the country, only 6,600 are built entirely of steel. And of these steel cars, one road, the Pen- sylvania, operates 2,972, or nearly half of the total all-steel equipment. These are significant figures, in- dicating the pefil to the American traveling public today. Without leg- islation it would be years before these dangerous cars were all retired from service. Only one road has seen the necessity for this sort of equip- ment, Some of the other roads are still - investing in new wooden cars although nearly all the new cars be- ing built are of steel. The Pennsylvania learned about two years ago that steel cars are cheaper in the long run than person- al injury lawsuits. A fast train run- ning between Philadelphia and New York was derailed while running at a speed considerably faster than a mile a minute. Had the train been composed of wooden cars it would have piled up and crumbled when the trucks struck the ties. But this was an entirely steel train. It bounded along the ties for a dis- tance of a mile or more before mo- mentum was lost and the train brought to a standstill. Among the passengers there was not a single serious” injury, Most of the passen- gers were entirely unhurt. Since then the Pennsylvania has invested- $40,000,000 in steel car equipment. TWENTY OUT FOR FOOTBALL City Team Holds First Practice Good Material About twenty candidates attended the first practice of the Bemidji Athletic football team last night and light work to put the men into con- dition was used for the first prac- tice. Each man was required to sprint 200 yards last evening and at every practice hereafter they will be re- quired to.run a similar distance. Every evening hereafter practice will be held until the first game is played. Many candidates have ex- pressed a desire to be on the team and as there are fast men for every position it will . be necessary for every man to be out every evening to hold his place among the candidates. GRIFFITHS CUTS HEAD So far the only accident reported in Bemidji during the fair was a badly cut fore head which J. A. Grif- | fith received yesterday when a pop bottle exploded. According to Grif- fith he was about to pick up a bot- tle from a tub filled with ice and pop bottles when one of the bottles exploded. A piece of glass entered Mr. Griffith’s forehead and inflicted *****i*i*fi*fii* % number is 31. a deep gash. The wound was dressed ther, R, W. Hibbard, at Hugo Minn. [4 & % & % & & % & K 3% XK & x :;lby Dr. Johnson. e Tvne camuonc of l-dmm Sher- filh'lom- o . Indianapolis, Ind. Bont 18—Fred D. Sherman, commissioner of immi- gration of ‘Minnesof ‘ King, has come to lndhmpolia “to exploit the merits of the state at the Indiana State Fair. They -are stay- ing at the Hotel Severin. “We are making a .quanl tour of the state fairs of tifa éountry,” said the commissioher lnl -hlght. “to do what we can to head off the exodus of U._S. citizens'to dda.. We are on the Canadian ' line:#nd we do not like to see good farmeys Eoing over the border to seek homesteads when they can find them ltl _M- conntry] The British government is Spending: millions of dollars A year in . an endeavor to get our. Cigizens to take up their lands. Y S We have no land géheme to pro- mote. We are part offi?b state gov- ernment and are simply trying to protect our selves.” Commissioner Shermgn and his ag- sociates will be in. Ip lmpolis the remainder or the w terday afternoon -sever races were held to est record. C. W. Jewette in the second lap crossf in 2 mintues 10 seconds. Fred Han- son drove A. M. Bagl#y’s Ford on the track and made th¢ half mile in 16 seconds and crossed’ ths line for | & mile in one minute §6 seconds. ‘Wilbur Lycan dmve.Harry May- er's Buick and took Jack Herbert as his passenger. Lycan. rounded the first lap in 46 seconds;and the sec- ond lap in one minute 33 seconds. George .Cochran /8 ~his buick ‘agatiist time -and rowddéd the.tirat lap in 47 and one half iseconds. The second lap was made one minute 36 seconds. Lloyd Tanner won over = Melvin Wright in the running races. Tanner rode Foley’s Tex against Wright who rode his own horse “Two Spot.” This race proved the most. exciting of any held and in both heats Tan- |, ner crossed the line but a few feet ahead of Wright., The gate receipts yesterday totall- ed $344.50. Nearly 1,500 people paid admission and together. with the school children who ~were ad- mitted free of charge the total at- tendance was about 2,200. FAIR GROUNDS PUMP BROKE Extended Pipes From - Corner- Of Belm And ‘Fourteenth Shortly befere the opening of the Beltrami Count yafir the pumps at the fair grounds were broken and the first day water for the stock was carried foj several blocks. Fri- day morning Louis Eckstrum extend- ed pipes from the Hydrant at the corner of fourteenth and Beltrami avenue to the fair grounds and no further trouble has been experienc- ed with the water supply. MANY HERE FOR FAIR Passenger -Trains Loaded Bemidji Visitors For the past three days the pas- senger trains entering Bemidji have been crowded to their capacity and when they pulled out of the city only a few remained in the cars. Every train brought hundreds to Bemidji to attend the fair. ' Blackduck and points along the northline appear to have made the best showing by com- ing to the fair, but every community is well represented in Bemidji. With RECEPTIONS FOR TEACHERS Epworth League 0f Methodist Church Entertain Bemidii Sckool Faculty Last evening at the new Methodist church the school teachers of Bemidji and Nmore were entertained at an informal reception, there being twen- ty éight present. Light refreshments were served. LE LR R SR LR EXREREEEE NS * Gun Case Sold Quick * Pioneer wand ad does the * business in jig time. Eight * men wanted- to buy it after % it was gold to E. C. McGreger. Kk ok kK k ¥ you don’t believe it try one at % * a half cent A word per issue. ¥ Cut OF¢ ; Historief goctety Tamm B ‘A, A. Richardson, recently return- ditches are under comstruction and ed from a visit to the Northern part where the settlers are now making rlplfl progress in the line of lgrlcnl- of the ‘county where new rnnds and “"-31 development. BOOSTING xoifi trn um_ : W. A, Protsman’s Farm Showing A Few Of His Dairy Herd. Is Located One Mile North Of Washkish Post O ffice it} Mr. Protsman has a family of four of crop in the various lines of pro- hustling boys, one of whom runs ‘the |duce. He has planted a half acre of passenger boat on the Red Lake. He is clearing land at a rapid rate and expects soon to raise an abundance alfalfa which was put into the ground {August first and the crop is now nearly .a foot high. P@cture Showing One Of The Shacg’ ~Mr, Bowers took a’homestead in: the new ditch country of this coun- ty about a year ago and-is one of the willing, hustling men of that country today. His health was poor- ly when he came here from Highland Park, 111, where he was commission- er of public works, Together with his son he is clear- ing land at an average of an acre a day. This land is easily cleared be- n The H. L. Bowers Farm. dng.covered mostly with small brush and a very few stumps. The soil is excellent and next year will see Mr. Bowers among the big grain growers of this county. He runs the store at Washkish in addition to taking over the clearing and cultivation of his 160 acre home- as ever, the climate in this section stead, and today is robust and strong being just what was needed to re- build his health, This House Is Owned By J. R. Reed And Is The Building Farthest North On the New North And South Ditch Near Washkish, Mr, Reed is one of the enthusias- tic settlers of this north country and 'was willing to venture the far- thest north with his developments. The picture above shows Mr. Reed and family and some visitors from Kansas, who are looking over the field for prospectice homes. These men have all decided to return to this county to take up permanant homesteads, having been convinced that the soil will produce as much or more as the higher priced lands in the southern states. Frank Lyon, who is one of the boosters in this section runs the post office and main store at Washkish. How They Bfld Roads And Dig Ditches At The Same time in Beltrami T O county, 2 The above is a view of the con-|above shown illustrates the way the % Every day they prove their ¥|tractors at work on the road and|finishing touches are put on. Hun- ¥ worth a hundred times over. If & [ditch construction in that new ditch|dreds have gone into this territory country near Washkish. are wide and ‘well built, The roads|during the present summer and the m.king influx for the next two years is pre- EHXKEEKHREXE X K XXX ¥ ideal automoblie roads. The grader as|dicied .to run into the rthousands, . P 2 4§ 0 & A % H. HAYNER WINS PRIZE TROPHY CUP Defeats Ralph Brandon By Two Points In Athletic Club Field Meet WINS EVERY SPRINT—19 POINTS Brandon Also Awarded Silver Trophy Offered By The Barker Jewelry Store Harold Hayner, senior in the Bem- 1aj1 high school won the prize trophy cup in the Bemidji athletic eclub meet yesterday with 19 points over Ralph Brandon who was a close second having 17 points. The first event was a hundred yard dash with Brandon, Wilbur Lycan, Nat Given, Harold Hayner and Raymond Han- nah for entries. Hayner won first with Brandon second and Wilbur Lycan close third. Three points were awarded Hayner, two to Brandon and one to Lycan. Hayner made the 100 yards in 10 and three fifths seconds The second event was the shot put with Glen Peck, Wilbur Lycan, Ralph Lycan, Nat Given and Carl Johnson as entries. Johnson won first with a record of 31 feet two and one half inches. Wilbur Lycan won' sec- ond with a distance of 30 feet ten inches, Nat Given third with 29 feet inches as his record. Three, two and one points were awarded for this event. Others who made a good show- ing in this cvent are, Glen Peck who heaved the shot 28 feet 11 inches and Ralph Lycan who placed the shot at a distance of 28 feet five inches. The third event was a 200 yarl dash with, Brandon, Lycan, and Hayner as entries. Hayner won this event in 28 and one fifths seconds. Brandon took second with Lycan again a close third. This event av- eraged six points for Hayner, four for Brandon and two for Lycan totaling all events won. la -the-fourth event Brandon de- feated Hayner, who wag his-only-op~ opent in the pole vault by vaulting eight feet one inch with Hayner a close second vaulting seven feet I1 inches. This event totalled Hayner eight points with Brandon second with seven points. Hayner and Brandon were the only entries on the High jump which Brandon won jumping five feet three inches while Hayner was unable to clear the rod a greater height than five feet one inch. This event tied the points between the opponents as each had ten points. Four entries were made in the hammer throw which was won by Ralph Lycan. The record made by him was 78 feet. Glen Peck scored second with a distance of 72 feet three inches. Nat Given carried off third honors with a distance of 71 feet four inches. In the running broad jump Hayner won over Brandon by one and one half inch. Hayner cleared a dis- tance of 17 feet five inches and Brandon 17 feet three and one half inches. This placed Hayner in the lead again with a total number of points which added 13 to Brandons 12. In the relay races the team con- sisting of Harold Hayner, Ralph Brandon, Ralph Lycan, and Wil- bur Lycan won over a team compos- ed of Herbert Warfield, Nat Given ‘William McDonald and Raymond Lord. Each man on the winning team were awarded one point. . In the 440 yard dash Hayner again won over Brandon making the distance in one minute and eight seconds. Brandon finished in one minute and ten seconds. The total number of points won b)" each candidate are as follows: Hayner .. .19 Brandon . <17 Ralph Lycan .4 ‘Wilbur Lycan ..... ceesees8 Carl Johnson . P eedeneeld Nat Given .. PR RS | PIONEER GIVES PAPERS Over 1,000 Copies Were Diitribntgd To Bemidji Visitors Thursday and Friday, copies of Bemidji Daily Pioneer were distri- buted among the visitors in the city free of charge. Each paper contained a full account of the races to be held at the fair together with all the local happenings about’thecity. To accomodate those- who could not remain over Saturday the Pio- neer will send to all a free copy of next week’sdgsue with a full account of the premiums awarded for stock and farm products. Telephone 31 or leave your name if you desire. a ‘|are not ‘subscribers to the Pioneer, list. ‘All suberibers will receive this copy. The ‘notice are for those who