Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 8, 1913, Page 1

YOLUME 11, NO. 190. BRYAN AVOIDS FIXED AMBUSH Secretary of State Sidesteps Ques!:uml By Suffragist During Speech— Favors Direct Primary FOLLOWS HIS OWN JUDGMENT Me Declares When Interrupted by Woman in Audience—Senator Owen Speaks on Peoples Rule ‘Washington,» Dec. - 8.—Secretary Bwyam narrowly escaped a . suffrage amoush at a meeting of the National Pepular Governmtent league, where he mwoke on popular government. A delegation. of women suffragists ook a position, in the hall ‘at“which it bad been advertised the secretary of state was to speak and near<the eonclusion of his address ‘Miss Helen | Tedd, a California suffragist, arose:| amd called out: “And how about popular govern- ment for women, 'Mr. ‘Secretary?” With flashing eyes the secretary id: i “Madame, in your work you doubt- dess have followed your judgment and eomscious. In my work I have fol- owed mine.” Mr. Bryan asserted his firm convic- tion in both the right and the capa- Mlity of the people to rule. “They might make mistakes,” he aald, “but would rectify them more quickly than if a few were ruling for them.” Bpeaking of President Wilson’s dec- taration in Ris message for presiden- tial primaries Secretary Bryan sald be thought that before another presi- dential campaign arrived the people ‘would vote at home for their choice and that the president when he en- tered the White House would know no individuals. Senator Owen, speaking on the' need of more direct rule by the peo- ple, declared that the “archaic rule of the senate” were costing the peo- ple of the country from $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 a day while waiting for action on the currency bill. BEMIDJI QUINT LOSES High School Five Met Defeat Atl Hands of Fast McIntosh Team Sat- ! urday Evening 30UGH AND TUMBLE SCRAP The basket ball team of the Be- midji High school met defeat by a seore of 20 to 9 at the hands of the McIntosh city team Saturday even- mg in a game plaved in that city. From the first whistle until time was ealled the game was a rough and tumble scrap. The Bemidji five de- pended up on its team work which eould not be used to advantage in the small hall. Elletson of Bemidji sacceeded in shooting the first bas- ket for the Bemidji and for a while it appeared that the locals were too fast for their rivals. George Graham at guard was taken from the game during the first portion of the first half because of a bad cut which he received over his eye when he was| thrown against the wall by a McIn- tosh player. Hayner at center was unable to outjump his taller opponent but sue- ceedtd in helping break up the sig- nals. Ralph Brandon refereed the game and James Malone was official time keeper. The Bemidji line up was as| follows; George Graham, Fred Gra- ham and Alec Cameron Guards. Hay- Vi A} LAKES ARE FREEZING Skaters Use Lake Irvine Yesterday Afternoon Bemidji lakes are now commenc- ing to freeze and if the present cold seap continues both Lake Irvine and Bemidji will be frozen over in a few days. Skating on Lake Irvinc was ex- cellent yesterday and a large number of skaters took advantage of the small stretch of ice along the shore. The strong wind Saturday night broke up the ice on' Lakc Bemidji but it froze last evening. “TALKIES” HERE TONIGHT Thomas A. Edison’s Latest Invention With a Brand New Program Will be Shown at Brinkman Tonight LIFE STORY OF THE INVENTOR Fred Brinkman, manager of the Brinkman theatre, has been success- ful in his attempt to bring the Edi- sen talking pictures back to Bemidji and tonight a brand new program will be given at the Brinkman. The pic- tures will also be shown here tomor- row evening. From a railroad news butcher at the age of 11 to the head of a manu- facturing establishment with over 8,000 employes is the enviable rec- ord of Thomas A. Edison. At the age of 11 during the Civil war he was a news agent on a train making a round trip each day from Port Huron, Michigan, to Detroit, but lost his job when he set fire to the car. His new job was a railroad tele- grapher, but he was discharged from this for sleeping on duty. Finally he drifted into New York and pen- nyless wandered one day into the stock exchange. {stock ticker was broken and a dezen repair men were trying to repair it. | When the manager asked Edison What he wanted there he replied he' wished a chance to fix the ticker. It was granted. Edison repaired it in 10 minutes and was at once cngaged as manager of the stock ticker at $300 a month. Six weeks later he sold the right for a new ticker to this same manger for $40,000 and from there on his rise was rapid Edison recently celebrated his 66th birthday and is yet active in his laboartory. Among his most im- portant inventions are the electric light, the phonograph, the motion picture and “the Kinetophone or Talking motion picture,” which is his latest invention. NO GAME THIS WEEK Band Concert And Dance Are At- tractions Next Friday Night No basket ball game has been en- gaged for next Friday as the Be- midji band will give a concert and dance on that date and the manager of the team has decided to leave the greater portions of the games for af- ter Christmas. The High school team will play Thief River Falls in -that city on that date and as Coach Bes- tul is a member of the city team he would be unable to play if a game was scheduled. Fosston Wins From MecIntosh As a curtain raiser Saturday even- ing for the big game betwecn the Bemidji and MeclIntosh teams the Freshmen team of Fosston played the McIntosh High school five. The Foss- ton boys averaged in age from 12 to 14 years while the McIntosh play- ers were much largor. Size did hot prevent the stocky little Freshman from winning and their older oppon- ents were unable to break up their team work final score was 24 to 8 in tavor of the Fosston Freshman. The old fashioned | MANY ATTEND SERVICES Elk’s Memoria! Ceremony Listened To By Large Audience at Brink- man Theatre Yesterday W.- S. McCORMICK WAS SPEAKER the which has ever One of largest gatherings attended an Elk's memorial day service in Bemidji was present at the Brinkman theatre Yes- terday afternoon when the annual service in honor of the departed bro- thers of the lodge was held. Alexander Marshall, of Duluth, was scheduled as the speaker, but Saturday informed those in chargs of the program that illness would pre- vent him from attending and W. S. McCormick of Duluth who as deputy grand exalted ruler several years ago irstituted the Bemidji lodge and past exalted ruler of the Duluth lodge, number 133 was obtained. Mr. McCormicks talk was very in- structive and he made some of his illustrations _especially strong by the use of quotations. His address was intensely interesting. Miss Margaret Newton, supervisor of music in the Bemidji school, sang “The Lord is My Life,” and Misses Edith Erwin and Elizabeth Erickson gave 2 duet, “My Lov’d One, Rest.” “The Man in the Shadows” was the Vera Backus.;, Remfrey’s orchestra played eoveml ‘selections. Miss Aune Johnson ws\‘fi‘flle accompaniest, RED CROSS SEALS ON SALE Many Stores of Bemidji To Sell | Christmas Stamps During Holidays 10,000 Placed Throughout City MRS. L. A. WARD IS IN CHARGE Ten thousand Red Cross Christmas seals have been placed on sale in Be- midji and nearly every merchant in the city has consented to sell them. As in years past the Woman’s Study Club had arranved for the sale of the stamps in Bemidji -and this sekson they are in the caré of Mrs. L. A. Ward. Stores where Red Cross seals can be obtained are the following: Berglunds Steven Print Shop Pioneer Sentfinel Netzers Schroeders Lahr Summerfield’s Peoples Meat Market Neal Millinery LeVans Hennrionnet’s Palace Meat Market MecGroth’s Rest Room Barker’s Fair Stere Miller’s Schmidts O’Leary-Bowser Schneider Brothers Berman’s Troppman McCuaig Baker’s Battles Challenge Roe and Markusens Carlson’s Bazaar Candy Kitchen City Drug Store Omich’s Abercrombie’s: Markham Hotel Arrives With- Farm Supplies James Coulter ‘of Grand Forks ar- rived in Bemidji last night with a car load of farm machinery and sup- plies which he had taken out to his brothers farm eight south of Be- midgi. George Coulter proprietor of the farm is now developig one of the finest farms in, this section of the state and has nearly 400 acres which he will clear. Boston, . Dec. 8.—Mrs. Jennie May Eaton, recently acquitted of the charge of having poisoned her hus- band, Rear Admiral Joseph Giles Eat- on, has appealed to Governor Foss to have the state reimburse her for the expense of her trial. In a letter to the governor Mrs. Eaton charges that the grand jury was not warranted in Indicting her for murder. BEMIDIT MINNESOTA MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1913- title of 'a recitation given by Miss| BEMIDJI BOWLERS F()RM CITY LEAGU Thirty Pin Spillers Organize Six Teams—Winning Five Will Be De- clared Champions of City. SERIES WILL BE OF INTEREST|' Each Quint Comprises Several Alley Stars—Suitable Honors To Be Awarded-Winners. Bowling enthusiasts of Bemidji have completed the organization of a bewling league which is made up of *|six teams'of five men each. Alley stars’ are numerous in Bemidji and the ‘suceess which bowling leagues have met in other cities is the main reason far - its trial here. Two .games will week, one of Monday and one on Wednesday evening. Because of the Athjetic club meeting this evening the first game of the series, to be played between the Orioles and Phoe- nix fives, will take place tomorrow evening and ~will o'clock. - . The gix tcams of the league will be known as the Orioles, Gophers, Clip- pers, Spillers,. Bingers and Phoenix. ,The league will continue until each team has played one game with each other. M. S. Gillette, pro- prietor pf the bowling alley. this morning announced that suitable re- wards would be given to the team winning the championship and to the individual rolling the highest score in the series. Orioles Barney Popp, captain Henry Cominsky Ralph Brandon Raymond Lord George Armstrong Gophers. James Given. Captain. Nat Given Tom Ncwton Ed. Ripple * Ray Dennis /= . Clippers. + BEd. Odegard, captain. Cleve King Otto Erlander Ralph Grover . B. Warner Bingers: : % Ny Britten, captatm. - Frank Hubert R. M. Bell Mayne Stanton Rube Ripple Phoenix B. R. Erickson, captain H. M. Cords W. J. Phifer Lee Heffron ‘Whitdey Brown. Spillers M. 8. Gillette, captain. Bill Berrigan R. Wiley Dick Fenton H. A. Harlsen Five players will be picked from the league to meet the Grand Rapids team when they play in a few weeks. The Bemidji five defeated Grand Ra- pids the last time they played. GAME TUESDAY NIGHT Athletic Club Team to Play Scrubs Captained by Ed. Ripple Believing that the fastest basket ball players obtainable in Bemidji are not given a chance to play with the five representing the Bemidiji Atletic Cub, Ed. and Alec Ripple have organized a tecam’ which they believe will prove faster than the first team men. A game has been booked be- tween the two quints for Tuesday evening, December 8th, to which an admission. charge of ten cents will be made. The line up for the scrub team will be as follows; Ed. Ripple. Center, Alec Ripple and Ace Willey, Guards Llayd Tanner and Earle Bai- ley, Forwards. Willey is a new player but is considered fast and is out for a permanent position on the ‘first team. Bailey has been a-star on the High school team for the past four years. “be played each | begin . at 8:30 OOLL[ERB A WESTERN Solon, Minnesota, end: Pontius, Michigan, tackle. Shaughnessy, Minnesota, guard : Des Jardien, Chicago, center .: Paterson, Michigan, guard. 2 Butler, Wisconsin, tackle, - Miller, Michigan Aggies. eni Russell, Chicago, quarter. Craig, Michigan, halfbacs Norgren, Chicago, halfback. 7 Eichenlaub, North Dame, full- : : back. Second Team ] Rockne, Notre Dame, end; : : Kirk, Iowa, tackle; Harris, Chic- : : ago, guard; Glossop, Purdue, : : Center; Keeler, Wisconsin guard : : Smith, Michigan Agricultural, : : tackle; Wilson, Illinois, end; : Dorais, Notre Dame, quarter; : i MecAlmon, Minnesota, half; Gray : : Chicago, half; Julian, Michigan - : Agricultural full. CONCERT ATTRACTS FEW Only Small Audience Hears Hallo- well Troupe Give One Of Best Mu- sical Programs Rendered Here. WENTZER, BARITONE, MADE HIT Music lovers of Bemidji were giv- en a real treat last evoning at.the Athletic Club theatre when the Hal- lowell concert company of Chicago displayed its ability. Only a small au- dicnce the day being Sunday, turned out to hear the = musicians, but this fact did not hinder the ten artists from' rendering one of the best programs ever given in Be- midji. Tho Hallowells arc advertised as being comprised of ten real artists, and they surcly lived up to their re- putation gained on their two appear- ances in Bemidji a year ago. Only two of last ycars members of the concert company appearcd last even- ing, these being Mrs. Hallowell, frap drummer and C. B. Shelley the trom- of many who enjoyed the program “that-the-newly “organized troupe is even better that that which appeared here a year 2go. Haberkurn, the soloist of a year ago madé good, but he was equaled if not outdone by John Wentzel, last evening’s baritone. GAMES DATES CHANGED Superior Y- M- E. A. Basket Ball Team Not Coming Until January Because many. of the players on the Superior Y. M. E. A. and the Bemidji Athletic Club teams plan on spend- ing their Christmas vacations away from home the basket ball games which had been scheduled for Decem- ber 26 and 27 have been postponed until anuary 9 and 10. The Superior team is classed among the fastest in the state and the contests give pro- raise of being above the average. Ow- ing to the heavy expense incurred in bringing the team from Superior it is necessary to play two games. In his letter to the Bemidji manager, Art Olson, manager of the Superior team said, “I have signed up the Bradely brothers to play with us this season so that we will be stronger than last year and we anticipate two rattling good games.”” Attend Northome Meeting E.C. Stiles of the Bemidji cream- ery, and B. M. Gile of the high school agricultural department wcre speak- ers at a' Northome farmers institute mecting Saturday. Mr. Stiles advocat- e@ the shipping of cream to Bemidji until time was ripe for the institut- ing of a creamery at Northome, while Mr. Giles urged co-operation. Mr. Larson talked on priédcal dairy- ing. X ner, Center, Tanner and Elletson, PForwards. SCOOP iifortie REPORTER DP M GONNE MAKE ~OD THE " SIMPLE. AND SANE. | ¥MAS EPITOR - ' T WiLL BE. MENT APVISING- THE. PUBLIC, 0N HoW YO GIVE SIMPLY AND SANELY WITHIN THE- i S i AT V)1 Some People Are Touchy About Thexr» Incomes These Days THE BEST SYSTEM \S TO GET 4 UNE/ ON WHAT SOME- FOLKS MAKE aN’ WHAT THENY SPEND ,r,D MaDAM-WoULD \(m) efechve Puge By *HOP" TPOOR. SIMP MUST AN TAKEN ME- FOR AN INCOME TAX CoLLECTOR), bone player, and it was the opinion|: FORTY CENTS PER MONTR == [FIRE CASES T0 BE SETTLED SOON “|A. E- Macdonald, 0Of Candian North~ emn Railroad, In Bemidji Today Said that all Claims Will be Paid CONFERS WITH BEMIDJI MEN Having Been Raised on a Farm Of- ficial Has taken Much Interest in Settlement of Cases The fact that A. E. Macdonald, general claim agent for the Canadian Northern railroad, one of the most responsible official positions of the company, was born and raised on a farm in western Canada, is ome of the chief reasons why the attorneys for the railway and the settlers have been able to arrive at a settlement in the fire cases which have been im litigation since the Baudem confla~ grwlon. 3 . Macdonald, with his chief as- simnt, George Gale of Winnipeg. ts in Bemidji today for the purpose of confering with two of the company lawyers, Thayer C. Bailey and B. B. McDonald, who have been connected with the trial of the fire cases at Fergus Falls. A Farm Hand Mr. Macdonald has been connected i ‘with railroad affairs since his early days, and to express in his own way, he was “never lucky enough to be fed by a spoon.” In other words the official since youth has been a rail- road employe. He is a self made man in every sen.e of the word and it is because of his early experience that he has been active in securing set- tlements for the burned out home- steaders who otherwise would have been forced to fight the matter through the courts,”and in the long run probably lose out entirely er break about even. 7 Ah interesting statement was made this morning by Mr. Macdonald when he said that no passenger has ever been killed on the Canadian railroad. 2 record which no doubt has never been eqm d by any other. railroad; whether 1arge or small. To Grant Claims According to Mr. Macdonald a ten- tative settlement has been arrived at between the attorneys representing the large number of persons, compan- ies and concerns having fire claims ‘| against the Canadian Northern m way Campany. Under the terms of this settlambllt each and every claimant who had placed his claim in the hands of one of the attorneys who signed the agreement to settle, wi]l realize some-~ thing on his claimr ¥ percentage to be paid is comwa.tively small, bat when it is cmlsidered that the aggre- gate of all the claims, including those of the Insurance Companies, is in the neighborhood of two million dollars. and that there are about three hum- dred and fifty separate 'claimants, and that cost of fighting each of the claims Gn the courts is a ' good deal more tham the great bulk of them would amount to, the attorneys having these claims in charge acted wisely in concluding a settlement upon almost any terms. The amount to be paid under the agreement will be mnearly if not quite a quarter of a million dollars and each will: get his or her allow- ance with out any further litigation, within the next few months. PREPARING FOR CONCERT Preparations are now being made by Alden Remfrey, dircctor. of the Bemidji band for the free band con- cert which will be given next Fri-~ day evening in the city hall. Special numbers will be arranged for this en- tertainment and efforts are now be- ing made to engage soloists. Follow=~ ing the concert a dance will be given at which Remfrey’s orchestra will furnish the music. CLUB MEETS TONIGHT Business of importance to évery member of the Bemidjfi Athletic club will be transacted this evening at the mecting of the club in the hal at eight o’clock. Applications will be voted upon and it is probable that action will be taken to adopt a new meothod of heating ‘tho gymnasium as the present has proven insufficient to heat the building in cold weather. The club is now in an oxcellent fin- anclal condition and cvery committes ' will be asked to roport this eveninx upon the work done.. . o st S AT s e e s i e A