Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 25, 1913, Page 1

THE B > . VOLUME 11. NO. 154. CONFIDENCE IS SHAKEN, HE SAYS - Judge Gary Condemns Attacks on Business—Affected by Agitation —Asking Many Questions. WILL BUILD $40,00 ADDITION Head of Steel Corporation Declares U. §. Enjoys Only Part Of Pros- perity Deserved by it. Chicago, Oct. 25.—Judge Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, in an address at the semi-annual meeting of the Ameri- can Iron and Steel Institute, declared that the stability of business has been interfered with and the confidence of capital shaken by ‘“unreasonable and uncalled for agitation and attack.” In spite of the country’s wealth and resources foreign capitalists wonder why we are not more continuously prosperous, he said. “There are exceptional cases,” de- olared Judge Gary, “in which mis- management has caused distrust or dissatisfaction on the part of foreign and domestic capitalists; but this is not the principal reason for hesitancy at the present time on the part of these capitalists In making invest- ments in our securities. “They wonder why it is that with our great and growing wealth and re- sources and our superior advantages We are not more continuously prosper- ous; why we are not more stable in prices and values and in general con- ditions; why there is ever any dispo- sition on the part of any one to inter- fere with the normal and natural prog- ress In the development of our coun- try and its industries. Asking Same Question. “Every one who travels extensively abroad is confronted with these in- quiries by foreigners friendly to and in- terested in our commercial and finan- clal conditions and success; and we assembled in this room are asking ourselves the same question. “I venture the assertion that it Is largely because of much unnecessary agitation and ill considered criticism by those who have not the mnation’s best interests at heart. “There Is too much demagogism, too much mud slinging. The man out ot office criticises the one in office and the one in office In turn seeks to ad- vance his own interests regurdless of the effect' upon all others. “In ma.y public speeches wnd. in magazine articles the author is influ- enced by motives of selfishness or cu- pidity., Appeals are made for the pur- pose of creating a feeling of dissatis- faction and unrest when this is un- necessary and unjustified. “It 1s not uncommon in public dis- cussion to treat success as an offense; to consider the possession of wealth, however honestly acquired, as wrong. Legislation calculated to create classes is urged persistently; also laws to im- pose unnecessary and unreasonable burdens; to forcibly take from one something which he has and is en- titled to have, and turn it over to an- other; to prevent or to lessen the sue- cess of legitimate eunterprise and en deavor.’ MORO CASTLE IS DETAINED Vera Cruz, Mex, Oct. 25.—The Morro Castle, an American liner, has been detained by the Mexican author- ities of this port. John Lind made vigorous protests to the port authorities and the for- elgn minister at Mexico City, as well as to the state department at Wash- ington. He was told that the Morro Castle was detained because members of the Vera Cruz legislature were flee- ing to Havana. Their removal and courtmartial, they sald, was the rea- son for holding up the ship. As the Morro Castle was about to sall from the harbor the Mexican gunboat Zaragossa took up a position elongside her and refused to allow the pilot to board her. Captain Huff was told that he could not sail at that time. None of the passengers aboard the Morro Castle was allowed to leave the vessel, nor were those on shore allowed to board her. She was under surveillance all night. + When it was learned that the run- away legislators were aboard the boat General Maas requested the district judge of Vera Cruz to issue an order forbidding the Morro Castle to sail. fhe court order was issued and the ‘Ward line officlals ‘had no recourse but to obey it. They appealed to Consul Canada and to Lind and it was regarded as certain the United States government would take up the incident and demand from General Huerta » full explanation. Some persons here professed to be- Heve that the Morro Castle incident would furnish grounds for intervem- tlon by the United States. ok b b b * - E - B o o i+ +* * B LIVED ON $1.50 A WEEK; LEAVES $60,000. Fort Scott, Kan., Oct. 25.— Thomas Lahey, a recluse, who, according to his boast, had lived for years on $1.50 a week, left more.than $60,000 in government bonds when he died. An iron safe in the small room in the negro quarter here uged by Lahey both as a home and a pawnship ‘was opened and in it the bonds were found. bk Loy - * 2 PR X RS X R R LT LT JUDGE E. H. GARY. Steel Trust Head Denounces Constant Attacks on Business. SNOW BUILDS NEW MILL Former Bemidji Man Becoming Prom- inent in Lumber Circles Of Chehalis Washington ERECTS LARGE SHINGLE PLANT Another former Bemidji business man is becoming prominent in lum- bering circles of the state of Wash- ington and the following item from the Chehalis paper will be of inter- ess to friends of Chester Snow, who for years was one of the principal praperty owners in this city. “The Chester Snow Log & Shin- gle Company, which recently took the holdings of the old Che- Littell, has just completed the erection o>f its new shingle mill building. The new mill has a daily - capacity of 150,000 shingles and when the ma- chinery, which is now being install- ed, is ready for operation, the firm will have the most complete and up- to-date plant of that kind in this section of Southwest Washington. “The Chester Snow Log & Shingle Company has timber ¢ributary aggre= gating 250,000,000 feet, extensive logging roads into the same and many other advantages for a run of yéars Chester Snow, of Littell; A. S. Coates, a well-known Raymond mil- man; W. E. Brown, a well-known millman of Vader, and Ed. Pratt, of Littell, are the organizers of the con- cenr. Littell is located four miles west of Chehalis on the Chehalis & South Bend branch.” over halis Lumber company at ENGINEERS DEMAND INCREASE IN WAGES Chicago, Oct. 25.—Forty thousand locomotive engineers and firemen em- ployed by ninety railroads running west of Chicago have notified officials of the lines that they will terminate their present labor agreements Nov. 10 and demand a wage increase ag- gregating $5,000,000 a year, according to statements in railroad offices here. The railroads in turn notified War- ren S. Stone, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and W. 8. Carter, chief of the firemen, that they will welcome a readjustment of wage schedules. In addition to a wage increase the firemen and engineers are asking for a joint contract with the roads. The advance sought ranges between. 28 cents and $1 a hundred miles, ao- cording to the nature of the service. Leslie Bush Will Go Into “Vodveel” Philadelphia, Oct. 24.—A new baseball act will make its appearance in vaudeville in a week or so. Joe Bush, the young pitcher, who made himself famous by winning one of the world’s series games from the Giants; “Home Run” Frank Baker and Wally Schang, the catcher of the Athletics, will be the stars, and Billy Gibson, o+ *- +* L * + * L3 + + * L TWO RESCUERS PERISH IN MINE Poisonous Gases Follow Explosion in Colliery—Hope Now Prac- tically Abandoned. 200 LIVES BELIEVED TO BE LOST Little Possibility of Saving Men En- tombed in Workings of Stag Can- yon Shaft at Dawson, Dawson, N. M, Oct. 25.—Two of the helmeted rescue gang in Stag Can- yon mine No. 2, where an explosion occurred Wednesday, were lost in the workings and are believed to be dead. Two othérs, who accompanied them, were brought out barely alive. Vol- unteers at once began search for the missing men. S ‘The men were of a crew of ten. At the sixteenth roomthe. crew divided and four of them pushed on into the eighteenth room at the face of the mine. ‘Two of these, James Lurdi and Will- fam Poisa, were walking ahead and were burled under rocks which fell suddenly and their fellows struggled to rescue them. Upon being pulled out of the mass of rocks and dirt Lurdi and Pojsa lost their helmets. Still striving to ald the two the rescuers were overcome by poisonous gases, but members. or another division of the crew finally brought them to the surface alive. Roy Simpleman, one of the rescuc squad, told of the harrowing experi- ences which probably caused the death of Lurdi and Poisa. Poisonous Gases Present. The face of the mine is so intested with poisonous gases that J. C. Rob- erts, directing the government rescue work, experienced difficulty getting men to re-enter the mine to search for Lurdi and Poisa. A crew of volunteers finally entered the mine. ‘The crew was made up of five men with four emergency men carrying helmets and oxygen tanks. Director Roberts appeared greatly affected by the loss of helmet men and referred to it-as the “greatest tragedy of the mine disaster” which already had claimed probably 261 lives. Between 2 and 4 a. m. three addi- tional bodies were recovered. No trace had been found of General Su- perintendent McDermott or Henry P. MoShane, the wealthy young New Yorker. None of the rescued can throw any light upon the cause of the explosion, or the location of the miners yet en- tombed. With the exception of Jose Fernandez, the miner taken alive from the sixth chamber, none of the res- cued men was working near the sec- tion of the mine where the explosion occurred. ~Fernandez has mnot recov- ered sufficiently to talk. MANY ATTEND DANCE Second Affair of U+ C, T. Series Well Attended Another successful dance was managed by the Bemidji U. C. T. when last night they gave the second of a series of elght social af- fairs which are to be given during the winter. The hall was prettily decorated with Halloween features. The orchestra was partially hidden from the dancing floor by acorn field and fence arrangement. The de- coration committee is to be con- gratulated upon the artistic manner in which their work was carried out. BASKETBALL SEASON PROMISING Local Quint to Prepare to Meet Any Team in State. Letters have been written to the varfous managers of basketball teams throughout the northern section of the state for games to be played by the Bemidjli Athletic club quint which will organize during the next two weeks. Akeley will probably be the first team to play here and will probably be brought here the latter part of November. Duluth, Superior, Bemidji Builder qmn”ficmmc for Building Grand Rapids School: __Edward Jackson, the Bemidji con- tractor, has been awarded the con- tract for building the ' $40,000 ad- dition to the Grand Raplds school. Mr. Jackson will begin operations within the next two weeks, He al- 80 announces that work on the new Fosston high - s¢hool 18" progressing in a very satisfactory manner and that it will be ready for use soon after Christmas. ] DID NOT LIVE IN NYMORE Belief That Bandit Slain At Seribuer Was Potter Strengthened—Lived Near ‘Swamp 5 NOT A LARGE MAN—WAS BALD " That the man tflélleved to have been 2 bandit connected with the Thief River Falls depot robbery some time ago, and whose dead bO.F?' was found near Scribner with a bullet’ wound in his head, is no other than Potter, a former Bemidji man with a police record, 18 the zeneral belief of men of this city who were acdiialmted with the vietim: R Those who knew Potter; including Inspector Sherm % Bailey.who at the time of Potter’s jresidence here was chiet of police are confiflent that the dead man was nolother than he. In speaking of the statement made by Deputy Sheriff James'E. Cahill Mr. Bailey sald this morning, “While in his own'bélief Cahill may think that the murdered man is not Potter, he i mistaken when:he says that he weighted 185 pounds and that he was not partly bald. The fact of the matter is, and T feel that T knew the man af well as any man un- der the same @ircumstances could, that Potter wasinot a large man that he was partly l'rla.ld- That the man is Potter there caz be no doubt.” According toMr. Bailey, Potter never lived in Nymore but near the swamp-north gf the electric light plant.- i % - While the Pioneer has endeavored to print all the news relative to-the man found murdered ‘at Scribner, it promises to in the future allow the unfortunate fellow to remain undis- turbed; on.this slgb.in:4he Jaboratory of the state university. WILL ATTEND CONVENTION E- A. Rako, Chairman Board Of County Commissioners, Present At State Meeting EXPECT TO VISIT NEW PRISON E. A. Rako, chairman of the Bel-~ trami board of county commissioners left last evening for Minneapolis, ‘where he will represent this county at the state convention of commis- sioners. This will be the first convention ever held by the commissioners that Beltrami county has been represent- ed, in former years for some reason or another no member of the board having atended. The convention will be in session four days, beginning today and in- cluding Sunday, Monday and Tues- day. 1 One of the features of the conven- tion will be a visit to the old and new state prisons at Stilwater, On this trip the entire convention will &0. = Commissioner Rako is expected to return to Bemidji Wednesday. TO PRESENT HOME TALENT- Swedish Lutheran Church to Benefit * By Production. ‘Twenty-five characters will take part in the home talent play, “The District School,” which is now being prepared by the St. Philip’s church RAIN FAILS T0 STOP FOOTBALL GAME Grand Rapids Eleven Lined Up Against Light Bemidji Team At Three-thirty This Afternoon TANNER IN RILEY'S POSITION Girls Of High School Serve Supper In ‘Honor Of Visiting Players And Public Invited & Rain and wet grounds did not in- terfere with the football game sche- duled for this afternoon between the Bemidji and Grand Rapids high school football elevens; and at prompt three thirty referee Jacobson blew the whistle which started the two teams on the first contest which will have much to do with settling the championship of nortbern Minnesota. Bemidji Shows Speed As the teams trotted down the fieid in the preliminary practice it was noticeable that Grand Rapids' was slightly heavier, while the Bemidji youths ran through their signals with a dash that put heart in the Bemidji Tooters. Tanner At Quarter Tanner was at quarter, taking the place of Riley who was disqualified by faculty action yesterday. While Riley’s absence will be keenly felt in the game Tanner is becoming recog- nized as a good “field general and is fast. Coach Bestul anounced just pre- vious to the game that every man was expected to play his hardest and that any indication of laying down would mean the placing of a second team man in his stead. Rain Interferes While the rain cut down the at- tendance somewhat, a fairly . large crowd attended the game. This evening the girls of the high school are giving a supper in honor of the Grand Rapids players and root- ers which accompunied them. The supper began at 5:30 and will con- tinue until 7:30. The place, Odd Fel- lows hall. The price, 25 cents. “*“It is probable that . dance will be held during the evening. 7 BOY’S TRIAL CONTINUES Delmar Bjerke. Allowed To Accom- pany Mother To Bena Delmar Bjerk and Wilfred Case were again brought before Judge Cro- well this morning on a charge of tak- ing bottles of beer from the icebox in the hotel Markham. The case was first brought before the court two ‘weeks ago was continued until today. Mrs. Robbins, mother of Delmar Bjerk was present this morning and promis- ed to take him back to Bena where she is now employed. The Bjerke case was dismissed but Wilfred Case was ordered to again appear in two weeks. Standing of Contestants. Following is the standing of the contestants in the Schroeder-Pio- neer free plano contest, week ending Thursday, October, 23. No. 151 is still ahead, having 583,301 votes with No. 21 a close second, having 540,310 votes. The other live wires are as follows:- No, 1—104-115, 9 —119,340, 19—96,400, 21—b540,- 310, 27—109,648, 28—107,915, 30 —107,442, 31—190,679, 32—93,- 700, 37—92,400, 38—209,982, 42— 100,775, 51—101,230, 54—101,305, 61—93,185, 63—166,975, 65—333,- 893, 68—112,695, 69—92,600, 70— 342,223, 82—417,780, 83—199,115, 84—97,175, 101—112,100, * 106— 185,096, 108—110,775, 109—219,- VINCENT ASTOR.- Richest Youth in the World ‘Active In New York Politics. @ 1913, by American Press Assoclatlon. HANDLING MITCHELL FUNDS Vincent Aster Prominent In Gotham Mayoralty Contest New . York, Oct. 25.—Seated at a desk in the Mitchel league headquar- ters Vincent Astor labored with fig- ures and plans for the Mitchel mayor- alty campaign. 3 It was up to him to make both ends meet and he buckled down to his job Just as though money matters repre- sented the greatest problem in the world to him. He could sign a check for enough to carry the entire fight through and never miss it, but he is working in a different manner. - “This {s my first venture in poll- tics,” saild young Astor. “I'am in this fight merely as a citizen interested in clean government. I have no political ambitions, butIam interested in this campalgn, as I believe any citizen belleving in an honest administration of the city’s affairs should be. I am going to remain in town and give all my time until election to the work here.” BRAINERD GAME IS OFF Weather Prevents Game To be Played Tomorrow—May Get Adams Eleven Here Soon. REPORTED AS STRONG TEAM Carl Jacobson, manager nn_d coach of the Bemidji Athletic club football squad recelved word from Bralnerd Friday night that they would be unable to play the game booked with the Bemidji team to- morrow afternoon. Owing to the late date at which the game was can- celled the Bemidji eleven will not be able to schedule’ & game for to- morrow and the members of the team will be forced to wait one more week for a game. Manager Jacobson has also writ- ten to the Adams team of Duluth for a game and it is probable that one will be booked for next Sunday and will be played in this city. Art Lundberg, center on the Bemidji eleven, will leave tonight for Du- luth to witness the game betwean the Marines of Minneapolis and the Adams team. While in that city Mr. Lundberg will endeavor to com- plete negotiations for a game. Lund- berg was formerly a member of the Marine eleven. KX XXX KRR KR X EERKE * CUPID’S COURT * (S SRS S SRR S L L8 &3 Odegard-Raaen Miss Mattie Raaen of Lakota, North Dakota, and Peter Odegard of a song “plugger,” who sang at the|Grand Forks and many of the strong- |dramatic club. The play will be|492, 114—117,800, 115—107,845, ball parks during the series will be in |er teams will be booked this season |produced some time in November for |117—140,305, 120—95,875, 121— | Sciiner Were united in marriage at the skit. for feature games as the local quint|the benefit of the Swedish Lutheran[104,400, 133—126,014, 137—107,-|the Judge of probate’s office yester- Harry T. Jordan, manager “of | promises to be of such strength that(church, The play is a short com-|700, 143—204,198, 151—683,301,|day, the ceremony being performed Keith’s, will produce it at the Al-|will place them on the same basis as|edy and pictures humorous finei-|164—178,299, 166—115,622, 166 by Judge Clark. Mr. and Mrs. Ode- legheny week after next. the- fastest teams in ‘the state. dents to be seen in rural schools. |115,265. gard will make their future home at REPORTER Another B *HOP” SCOOP reporter fnotner bre By FORTY CENTS PER MONTH NORTHERN FLIGHT -~ NOW IN PROGRESS nual Travel South And Hunters Enthusiastic Over Prospects j —_— LAKE FULL OF BIRDS TODAY Lakes Of Beltrami Visited By ' . ‘Hundreds 0f fipommen “Who - Yearly Await The Flight Hunters of Bemidji and Beltrami are gladdened today because of the belief that the northern flight lias be- gun. Hundreds of duck and geese were seen In lake Bemidjl this morn- ing and once on the wing after day break began their journey to the - |south. The occasion of the flight 1s some- thing which every true lover of the sport awaits with interest, for Ahe knows that if at no other time of the season, he will now have an oppor- tunity to gain his share of the much prized water fowl. Prepare For Hunt When the rumor was discussed among those who seek successful hunting this morning and the opinion seemed general that the flight had begun those who have not been hunt- ing this year telephoned their wives to look up the old reliable shot gun, the game bag and boots, and those who have been after game simply smiled and prepared for the trip- which tomorrow morning will find them at some satisfactory point which will spell death for the duck or the goose who s not wise enough to fly out of range. Reports have reached Bemidji that all lakes ever frequented by ducks are plentiful with them now. It was today announced by Sherm Bailey, Inspector of game Wardens, that the law governing the netting of white fish for the year 1913 ig dis- ferent than in the past, the statute ,saying that after receiving the proper license from the game and fish com- mission, for which a fee of one dollar is charge, the white fish may be netted after November first. In two weeks the big game season will'open and it may be of interest to hunters to be reminded that they are allowed but one deer and one bull moose. VAG GETS 24 HOURS 1Has Bothered City Officials For Several Weeks, Vergin Murry, alias, V. Kerr was hailed before Judge A. M. Crowell this morning on a charge of vag- rancy. Murry was ordered out of ‘the city on the fifteenth but only remain- ed away a few days. He has been about the cit.y for the past few days without funds and has been living off of lumberjacks. He sold a coat yes- - terday for one dollar and signed the name of V. Kerr. He stated this morning that he had bought the . |Bvening gospel service 'at 8. coat for seventy five cents. When selling the coat he claimed he had purchased it at a Lumber camp for five dollars. Judge Crowell sentenced Murry to 24 hours in the city jail at.- hard labor. Matt Welch was tried before Judge Crowell on a charge of intoxication. His sentence was suspended and he was allowed to go on the promise to leave the city. KKK KKK KK KK KK KKK * SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES * KEKEKKKKK KKK KKK KX Episcopal : Sunday school at 9:30, There will be no services Sunday. Archdeacon Parghall, -pastor. First Methodist: There will be services at the usual hour. Sunday will also be $undny school rally day. C. W. Gilman, pas- tor. First Scandinavian Lutheran: There will be no scrvices in the morning. Sunday school at 12. Ser- vices in the evening at 8 o'clock. T. 8. Kolste, pastor. First Baptist. : Bible school meets at 10 “o’clock. Junior and Senior young peoples’ so- cieties at 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. respec- - tively. Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Prayer meeting at 7:30 p. m. Thursdays. All are heartily, welcome. €. G. Chandler, pastor. Przgbyterian: | Bible class and Sunday School at 10 morning worship at 11. Jr. C. B. _ 4. Young peoples meeting at 7. Mid- week service for prayer, Thursday ' eve. The public s cordially invited to these services, S. E. P. White pas-