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

VOLUME 11, NO. 170. BEGIN VALUATION OF RAILROADS Preliminary Work for Gigantic Task Now Fairly Under Way—Judge Purdy To Have Charge, SURVEY ALL LINES IN COUNTRY More Than Hundred Surveying Par- ties, Totalling 1,200 Men To In- spect Every Mile of Roadbed By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, November 13.—That glgantic task—the valuation of the 250,000 miles of rallroad in the United States—is now fairly under way. The exact methods to be used in striking the final estimates have not yet been determined upon by the In- terstate Commerce Commission, but the preliminary work which must be done in any case has started. Judge Charles A. Prouty, who resigned from the Commission in order to take charge of the great work, is now on the job, and is laying plans which call for the employment of thousands df men and the expenditure of thou- sands of dollars. One of the first things to be de- termined is just exactly what and where the railroad property is. It 1s a surprising fact that the railroads themselves are unable to furnish this information. In a general way they have inventories of their systems, but few of them are able to show detailed plats of their properties, showing what they own and where it is. As a result Uncle Sam, under Judge Prouty’s direction, is about to send out 150 surveying parties—a total of about 1,200 men—to take the railroad Inventory and draw the first detailed rallroad map of the United States. These parties will tra- vel in special cars fitted up to be working offices. They will systema- tically cover the entire country, se- curing accurate descriptions of every foot of real estate owned by rail- roads, structures which have been built, and the like, Every foot of the right of way will be inspected by the engineers with these parties with the idea of determining the character of work on the roadbeds. “This ground-plan survey,” said Judge Prouty, “will describe the cuts, fills, grades, etc., giving measure- ments in detail so that it will be pos- sible to calculate exactly what ac- tually has been done to bring the work to its present status. Bridges will be measured and described, so that when the work is done we will be able to tell the physical facts about every mile of road—how much has been made, how much fill, what kind of material has been used, what kind of ballast and how much, and all such physical facts.” Thus when later the Commission is trying to arrive at a correct val- nation it need only to turn to its own records to know the character of road that has been built. Another enormous task which the Commission is preparing to start at once is that of writing the corporate history of every railroad in the United States. This history was ex- pressly authorized by Congress in the enabling act. The search of court, legislative and railroad records will take the investigators back 75 years to the beginnings of railroad build- ing in the United States. The method of financing the first narrow-gauge spurs must be learned, if possible, and the financial history traced all the way up through the consolidation and absorption of railroads into the systems we know today. To give this work form, Judge Prouty has adopted the expedient of naming a number of specimen rail- roads of comparatively recent con- struction and having their histories worked up as models to follow in the work of compiling the facts connect- ed with the larger and older systems. For this purpose the group of models includes the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake, in the far west; the Norfolk & Southern in the east; the Birmingham, Atlanta & Atlantic in the south, and the Kansas City South- ern or the Iron Mountain in the mid- dle west. TURKEY DINNER MENU Menu for men’s Turkey dinner to be given Wednesday evening in the basement of the church, 5:30 to 8. tickets 50 cents. Roast Young Turkey Mothers Dressing Cranberry Sauce Sweet Citron Pickles Waldorf Salad Baked Potatoes ‘Whipped Rutabaggas Rolls, Creamery Butter Home Made Apple Ple American Cream Cheese X Cotfee Adv, z AR AR KKK KK KK KK %« (Candidates for the Bemidji % % Athletic Club Basket Ball Team * % are requested to report at the ¥ HENRY M. PINDELL. lllinols Editor Offered Post in Russia for Only a Year. Deeply Interested in the revelation that Henry M. Pindell of Peoria, IIL, had been offered a one year term as ambassador to Russia and the state- ment of Senator James Hamilton Lewis, given on the assurance of the secretary of state, that there would be no work attached to the mission during that year, the administration seeing to it that there will be no trea- ties to negotiate and no political af- fairs to bother with, the Russian gov- ernment has already shown a deep in- terest in the matter and is making in- quiries as to the administration’s in- tentions. ORGANIZE AT BASS LAKE Boys and Girls Form Club—To Study Farming and Domestic Science, Meetings Monthly 14 ENROLL—OFFICERS NAMED Fourteen boys and girls of Bass Lake have organized a club which will be known as the Bass Lake Boys and Girls Club. The purpose of the organization is to give the girls train in cooking and other work along do- mestic science ilnes, while the boys will study and talk farming. The first meeting of the club, at which officers were elected, was held November 6." Those who will hold official positions during the first year are the following, Edna Keiser, presi- dent; Nettie Batdorf, vice president; Cora Wheeler, secretary; Vivian Neff treasurer. The chief object of the club is ‘o create and promote an interest in farm life. . Each member will be required td take part in a garden contest next summer. At each meeting two mem- bers of the club are appointed to prepare a program for the following session. Following each meeting re- freshments are to be served. According to W. B. Stewart, super- intendent of schools in Beltrami county, this is the first club of its kind in the county. Those who comprise the club are: Cora Wheeler, Nora Wheeler, El- mer Irish, Bdna Keiser, Vivian Neff, Lawrence Neff, Mildred Neff, Nettie ‘Batdorf, Nellle Batdorf, Margaret Batdorf, Marion Batdorf, Mary Cher- rier, Clifford Cherrier, Vernon. Gary. FROST CPENS GROCERY Former Nary Man Remodels Store on America Avenue G. W. Frost has opened a grocery store on the corner of America Avenue and Seventh street which promises to be come popular with school students and tihte residents of that section of the ecity. Mr. Frost has purchased a complete line of school supplies, groceries, candy and tobaccos and is now prepared to handle the trade which he believes will be’ given him by his friends. The store building was formerly occupied by B. 0. Todd but has been remodled since.the closing of this store. Hard- BIG SUPPER WEDNESDAY. Business Men of City To Serve at Presbyterian Turkey “Feed.” [E— They have arrived. The turkeys for the Presbyterian church dinner. This dinner is an annual affair and will be given in the basement of the church a week from last night. Prominent business men of the city will cook the meal and serve it. The dining room will be open from 6:30 to 8. The impression that women are not to be invited to the dinner is a false one. KING EXPLAINS STATE'S FAILURE Development Association Head Makes Clear * Conditions Relative to *Swamp Lands Allotments “WANT WHAT IS COMING TO US” Says That Together With Mackenzie He Will Go Ahead Along Line Indicated In Protest. ‘While in Grand Rapids yesterday C. M. King, president of the North- ern Minnesota Development associ- ation and also head of the Itasca county board of commissioners, he was asked about the step taken by himself and Secretary Mackenazie, who is now in Bemidji, as to the fail~ ure of the state to live up to its agreement with the federal govern- ment in the swamp land allotments, Mr. King said there was consider- able misunderstanding the motives of the inquiry. “We do not want land nor money that do not rightfully belong to northern Minnesota,” he sald. ‘“The idea of this action is not to deprive the state of the lands still to be pat- ented to it, but simply to force some improvements on the lands already in the state’s possession. I intend to use every power at my disposal to obtain for northern Minnesota what fairly belongs to that section. At the Bemidji meeting of the Northern Minnesota Development association the matter of the protest of Mr. Mae- kenzle and myself will be taken up, and the action taken at that time will voice the sentiment of the people of this section of the state. If the de- legates at that meeting wish to for- feit the rights to which this section is entitled, no further action will be taken by either Mr. Mackenzie or myself, but if they sanction our course, we shall certainly go ahead along the lines indicated in our pro- test.” concerning KKK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK * CUPID’S COURT * KKRKKKKKT KKK KK KK NEILSON-DITTY Popular Markham Hotel Manager Married Last Evening _A pretty wedding was solemnized at the Ditty home last evening at four o’clock, when Miss Marjory Ditty became the bride of Oliver Neil- son, Rev. Charles Gilman of the Methodist church officiating. Miss Jennie Ditty a sister or the bride was bridesmaid and Archie Ditty, the bried’s brother, attended the groom. The bride wore a gown of cream brocaded silk and carried pink roses, and the bridesmaid wore pale blue brocaded silk. A wedding dinner was served to the immediate relatives af- ter the cermony. Mr. and Mrs. Neil- son left on the noon train today for Duluth, where they will spend a few days before returning to Bemidji where they will make their future home.” Until recently Miss Ditty was connected with the Northwestern telephone exchange. Mr. Neilson is the popular manager of the Mark- ham hotel. » Clifford-Cook FINDS CON {Crookston. Game Warden Reports That Big Game Is Plentiful Around Kelliher And Viglations Are Fow ‘Game Warden Munth ot Crookston ing enroute to his|home from Kelli- her where he had spent a day looking up evidence in seferal cases where the game laws of state had been violated. Mr. Munch was l;.lled here to as- sist Inspector B 4n_looking up several cases, He rgpo never known gamejta'be so plentiful as this fall. In tel@ng of his trip to Kelliher the wardey sbid: ~ “Hunters can be acre around Kellihi prised to see the! did in one day. surely selected at ddeal hunting ground. I am glad ftos’be able to say that the conditions there, as I found them are fine. Thi is practically no violation of thé game laws, and jumber of deer I “hunters have ‘Warden Munch i seryice of the game: figh commis- sion. for eome time,'and according to the last biennial report of the com- mission ranks high ad an official. BN { - EOEY - SCORES Farcioal Comedy- Enfiifled “District School” Nets Large Sum for . been in the CRACK JOKES-ON BUSINESS MEN Playing to a packed house the young people of this icity who pre- sented the home talent production, “The District School,’” proved them- selves masters at representing mis- chievous school children and many times throughout the evening the play was delayed by the applause of the audience. -Jokes, witicisms and humorous incidents in which prom- inent residents of this city were'in- volvaed, were-the-hits‘08:the evening. Nineteen people took part in the two-act-farcical comedy < which was undoubtedly one of the most success- ful home talents presented in the city during the past year. Over 200 people witnessed . the performance and the entire proceeds netted nearly $85. The proceeds will be used for the Swedish Lutheran Church Fund. Mrs. George Berglund had charge of the entertainment which was given by the Bemidji Dramatic Club. The cast of characters was as follows* Teacher. ...........Alden Remfrey John Jacob Astor. ..Richard Bodeen Patience Puddifoot Ben Butler Tooty Frooty......Esther Tenstrom Cornelia Vanderbilt ........... sesseease ... Mra. G. C. Berglund Peruna Jones -Zena Bell Jim Blaine .. .Max Bell Christopher Columbus........... ceteessessas ... George Berglund Jeremiah Quackenbush .. ceae ++...Miss Noiesen Flossy Barnum .....Esther Bodeen Buster Brown Alex Cameron Mamie Webster . Esther. Funkley Lydia Pinkham . .Ina Robertson Liza Ann Snodgrass.....Miss Pric: Semanthy Small ....Hulda Ekwall Mehitable Honswoggle e Fern Robertson -Charley Paul Brigham Young Woods Store Opened Monday Mrs. E. L. Woods has moved into the new store building on the corner of America Avenue and Ninth Street which she recently purchased and opened the new quarters to the trade last Monday. New stock has been burchased and together with the new fixtures and other improvements the store is now classed among the most up-to-date in the city. Miss Josephine M. Cook and Wal- ter H. Clifford were united in mar- riage by Father Philippe, last even- wood floors and new fixtures have been installed and the store now ranks among the neatest in’ the city. SCOO THE CUB REPORTER & hall this evening for light prac- & * tice. Second Team men are aleo % * requested to be present. % ERRE KRR R K H R E X ing at,7:30. Miss Marie Prokop was ‘bridesmaid and Nicholas Burns at- tended the groom. g Balaadbica NEW CLOTHIER FOR BEMIDJI. Philip. Gill left last evening for St. Paul, having been notified of the Jbh‘th of a son. Mrs. Gill has been "in St. Paul for several weeks, Scoop Is Not Looking For Professional Services — was a Bemidji visjtor yesterday, be-| the settlers seem to be working fn |’ {cooperation with thefcommission.” NS Goop| @ wremase pamioams. AT AndMn ‘Would Have Depart- ment of Interior Reverse Decision, A.F. Anderson has appealed the - |decision made by the Cass Lake land oftice several weeks ago when it de- cided that C, G. Johnson of Shooks was entitled to a homestead located near that place, and which has been contested by Anderson. The land office granted a stay .of thirty days in which an appeal to the Depart- ment of Interior could be taken, CHARTER ELECTION INTEREST LACKING| - Residents of Bemidji Fail To Show Interest In Comming Commission Form Plan Special Election VOTE IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS Registration Day Comes Next Tues- day—No Mass Meeting Has Yet Been Arranged For ‘With the special election called for a week from mext Tuesday for the purpose of voting on the proposed new charter, interest among the vot- ers of the city seems to be entirely lacking.. While talk of the charter is often heard, on one seems to he earnestly advocating its passage. ‘Many business men of the city are plain in saying that they are against the adoption of the charter, giving as their reasons, in most cases, the clause in regard to franchises, and that dealing with the duties of the mayor. The claim is made that after two years, the charter does nou provide for a mayor, while others in- sist that the new commissioner elect- ed in two years for the three year term will step into the shoes of the out going mayor. The talk which was eommon sev- eral weeks ago when it was suggested that a mass meeing be called at which the charter be discussed, its weak points, as well as its strong ones be- ing brought to the attention of the citizens of the city, seems to have been-eatirely-forgotten. - - < A canvass of the council shows] that a majority are against the char- ter as it now stands, Registration day comes on next Tuesday, and “ a week later the special election. If the charter should carry, the three commissioners which are provided for ‘will be elected next Tebruary. ICE SKATING POPULAR Lake Irving In Good Condition For Out Door Sports Ice skating is now proving the chief attraction for the young people of the city. Last evening Lake Irving was covered with Bémidji people, old and young, who were taking advan- tage of the excellent weather and the smooth ice which is now at it's best. The lake is now frozen all of the way across and is perfectly safe for skat- ers for several hundred yards from shore. The ice is several inches thick and is in better condition for skat- ing than it has been for several years There i8 no snow and as the weather is not cold, skaters are not forced to dress in heavy wraps to enjoy an evening on skates. REMODELS BARBER SHOP Ray Dennis Installs Hydraulic Chairs And New Fixtures Ray Denis, proprietor of the bar- ber shop in the Northern National Bank Building has just completed the remodeling of his, shop, and it now compares with any of the mod- ern tonsorial establishments in Nor- thern Minnesota. Besides installing new fixtures throughout the shop, Mr. Dennis has placed four Congress hydraulic chairs, the best that can be obtained. The bath rooms which are operated i connection with the barber shop have also been remodel- ed. 00 COME. OVER, TO MY OFFKE. AN’ TLL TAKE THAT OFF WiYH | AN ELECTRIC MEEDLE-LEAVE YOUR. '4AP LOOKING- HUMAN AN FRANK F. FLETCHER. In Charge of Unitéd States Flect Near Mexican Waters. Developments in the Mexican situa- tion have come thick and fast. Wil son’s desire to lift the embargo onl arms and allow the followers of Car-| ranza to be supplied with guns from the United States was looked on as the last step before actual interven- tion. It is said that the administra-; BEMIDJI BOY: GETS LIGHT SENTENCE Clayton Collard Must Spend Ten Days. In County Jail For: Crime To Which He Confessed WILL RETURN HERE TONIGHT William Short - of Kelliher, Fined $100 and Given 60 Day Jail Sen- 43 tence on Obscene Letter Charge Clayton Collard, the eighteen year old Bemidji youth, who several months ago confessed to have taken ‘money from registered letters, was yesterday sentenced to serve ten days in the Beltrami county jail for the crime. Young Collard was employed as a ‘postoffice messenger at the time the money was taken, and the evidence pointed to the guilt of Edmond Gould a clerk, who was arrested and his connections with the office severed. For several weeks Gould was held for the crime, until a confession was made by Collard. : .~ Always Good Boy Collard was immediately taken to Fergus Falls, to await action of the Federal court. While no definite news of the sentence of the boy. as bRl tion favors Cerranza for president and Yeb Veen received in Bemidji, it is 1s inclined to recognize a government 36nerally believed that the lightness if he would form cne. If intervention Of it 18 due directly to the fact that should take place, or if Mexican ports the youth has always been regarded 2 should be closed, Admiral Frank ‘F. as a straight and upright boy, mno Fletcher of the -United States navy gtain having ever before having been would be the man in command. He, tyrown upon his character. now commands the fleet that is either in or near Mexican waters. WERE HERE AFTER THIEF smsesed 3 o soma Lengby Man Assisted By Local Au- thorities Find Former Hired Man Believed To Be Guilty. OFFICER TAKES HIM BACK With the aild of Chief of Police George Lane and Officer Tetrie, S. W. Cartwright of Lengby, Minne- sota, succeeded in arresting Ed Flynn who_Dbe charges with breaking.into.| his home at Lengby yesterday -morn- ing and stealing a revolver, suit of clothes, rifle and cash. Flynn was formerly employed as handy man about the Cartwright residercc but left yesterday morning shortl= after' the robbery was committed. Chlet’ of Police Chris Holt of Fosston ar- rived on the noon train and took Flynn back this afternoon. It is be- lieved that he will admit his guilt at the hearing. None of the stolen articles were found upon his person but Cartwright claims to have en- ough substantial evidence to prove his guilt. BURIED AT WILTON Body of Christianson Baby Killed By Bullet Brought From St Paul The fifteen month old baby of Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Christianson of St. Paul, who died following being shot by a bullet from a 22 rifle, was buried at Wilton this afternoon, Rev. S. E. P. White officiating. Death re- sulted three days after the baby had been taken from a hospital. The child had been shot by its five year old brother. It was believed to have fully recovered when death came. Gets Big Deer “Ed. Millette returned to Bemidji yesterday from Shovel lake, near Federal Dam, bringing with him a 275 pound doe which he shot yester- day. Mr, Millette holds the honor of bringing the second deer of the season to Bemidji, and also has the honor of bagging the largest antler- ed prize brought here. H. C. Baer shot_a deer near Kelliher yesterday. Add Team To Business Because of the increased amount of busines the Smith-Robinson Lum- ber company has found it necessary to add another team to its delivery service. By "HOP* It is understood that with his mother, he will return to Bemidji this evening. He will not be ac- Short Fined Another Beltrami county man who was dealt with by the Federal court was William Short of Kelliher, who ‘|'was fined $100 and given a sentence of 60 days in the county jail for hav- ing sent obscene literature through the mails. He pleaded guilty. Bemidji lawyers present at the Federal term were T. C. Bailey and Judge H. A. Simons, United States Commissioner. TELLS OF LIQUOR LAWS Rankin j);thneu Bill For R.emcdy of “Present Evils In hig lecture last evening, the second of four in a series relative to the liquor laws of the country, A. C. Rankin, evangilist, told of the manner in which the laws are fram- ed and of how they are enforced, the legislation being caused by different ideas than those which enforce them. Mr. Rankin said that as long as the city cannot be trusted in forming its own liquor laws it cannot be trusted to enforce those made by the legis- latures of the country. He then told of a bill which would do away with the present evils and outlined it. Mr. Rankin will deliver his third lecture of the series this evening and will bring the campaign to an end tomor- TOW. . STEAMER IS HEAVILY FINED Spanish Vessel Violated Law Relating to Lifeboats. ‘Washington, Nov. 13.—Determined to enforce the United States naviga« tion laws relative to safety appliances 'the department of commerce has ap- proved a fine of $1,000 against the | Spanish steamer Montevideo for not carrying sufficient lifeboats. The steamer sailed from San Juan last August with 768 passengers, many of whom were children, and only twelve lifeboats. The government would not take into consideration three canvas boats which the owners claimed made the lifesaving apparatus sufficient. The fine is the heaviest ever im- posed by the United States. SPENCER STRIKES LAWYER Alleged Murderer Objects to Delay In Completing Jury. 6 Chicago, Nov. 13.—Henry Spencer, alleged murderer of Mrs. Mildred Al- lison-Rexroat, grew more violent in the courtroom at Wheaton, striking his Attorney, Anton Zeman, twice in the face. 5 Zeman was examining the last man needed to fill the jury box when Spen- cer exclaimed, “Aw, cut it out; Pl accept him.” Zeman warned his client to be quiet, at which the latter attacked him: KX KKK KKK KKK KKK ¥ ADDITIONAL LOCALS % KR KKK K KKK KKK KK KK, There will be services in: the Con- gregational church at Nymore Sun- day evening at 8 o’clock. Mrs. Sherman Berg left this morn- ing for her home in Minneapolis af- ter spending several days in Bemidji as the guest of her mother, Mrs. Neal. * Mrs. I. W.. Rathbun arrived in the city Wednesday from Seattle, Wash- of ‘her brother, W., 3 Titus, who was operated Monday. Mr. Titus {8 getting along as well as can