Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1914, Page 1

_\powder. VOLUME 11. NO. 249, JESTER KNOWN AS ONION KING Charles F. Stuart, Of Minneapolis Tribune, Tells 0f Accomplishments Of Bemidji Man on Cut-over Land MAKES $900 PER ACRE RECORD Growers Association Is Another Re- sult Of His Farming With a Lead Pencil—Sentenced to Outdoor Life ‘When in Bemidji last week, Charles F. Stuart, feature writer for the Minneapolis Tribune, and well known in this city, became interested in the onion growing accomplish- ments of Al Jester, and on his re- turn to the Mill City the following ar- ticle written by him, appeared in the Tribune. The article is one of the best ad- vertisements this part of the country has ever had, and already Mr. Jester and many of the ®Bemidji real estate men have received letters ask- ing for information relative to land In Northern Minnesota. The arti- cle follows: Remember “Al” Jester, specialty drummer, who traveled Minnesota for 20 years? He is now the ac- credited “onion king” of northern Minnesota. Incidentally he is presi- dent of the Bemidji Onion Growers’ association. He is given credit for making an acre of Beltrami cut-over land yield better than $900 net pro- fit on the year, and some who have scen say that the former drummer has solved the northern Minnesota cut-over land problem. Like many another traveling man Mr. Jester dreamed of the eventual farm. But he had to be jolted into forsaking the road for the land. The doctors told him that Mrs. Jester must live in Northern Minnesota and that she must be in the open. Becomes Specialist In Onions With a small bank account, a lead pencil and at natural leaning toward the soil, A. H. Jester took up his new life problem. He purchased for a small amount per acre 160 acres on the shore of Lake Plantagenet, six miles from Bemidji. It was cut-over land and but two acres cleared. As a drummer Mr. Jester was a specialty man. - When-he sold tobac- co he sold only tobacco. Later it was baking powder, but only baking He ended up his road ca- reer as a soap specialist. He opened his farm career as an onion special- ist. In the pring of 1904 he raised his first onions, a quarter acre bed of them. He cared for that bed as a mother would for her child. The onions he produced were prize pack- ags, every one of tnem. He took them to the Bemidji groceries and asked 3 cents a pound. His onion is a Spanish variety. The grocer could not see why he should pay 3 cents for the Jester onion when he could buy Spanish onions from oth- ers for less, “Onions Is Not Onions.” ‘Because these are the superlative in Spanish onions,” declared Mr. Jes- ter. “Bach one is perfect. There ¢ould be none beter.” “Onions are onions,” replied the grocer. Mr. Jester turned to the grocer's shelves. He priced canned tomatoes They stanted at $1.25 a dozen and ran up to $2.50. “Why the price difference?” he in- quired. “Oh, those $2.50 tomatoes are sel- ected, monogram stock,” answered the grocer. “So are my onions,” replied the drummer, who ended up by putting a bushel of his best in the window of every Bemidji grocery. It was suf- ficlent. His yleld for the year was sold. He extended his little onion bed to an acre. 'He planted, weeded and cared for it himself. “For three years that acre yielded me at net average profit of $919 yearly,” says Mr. Jester. “Four years straight my onions took first honors at the Beltrami county fair. I be- came ashamed to take the prizes and stopped exhibiting. I grew and still grow onions weighing as heavy as 28 ounces.” Homesteaders in the vicinity of Bemidji had been planting their few cleared acres in potatoes and even in grains. Some had failed in their bat- tle with the cut-over lands, They saw what money Mr. Jester was getting out of onions and called for informa- tion. The exdrummer gave it to them freely. Bemidjl began to become an onion center. Like Mr. Jester, how- ever, the farmers made onions a specialty, but also put in cabbages, carrots and other small vegetables. Soon there was on local market for the big ylelds. Growers Form Association The advice Mr. Jester had imparted had taken away the market. Here the Bemidji Onion Growers’ association had its birth. Mr. Jester, as a travel- ing man, knew something about get- ting markets. Bach member guaran- ted & percentage of his sales receipts to the support of the. amociation, MME. TETRAZZINI. i Attracts an $11,632 House at Sunday Concert In Chicago. The music lovers of Chicago paid $11,632.50 to hear Luisa Tetrazzini and Titta Ruffo in concert Sunday in the Auditorium, which, according to New York and Chicago managers, is more money than ever before was tak- en in at a concert in America. Grand opera prices were asked, yet every seat was occupied and 800 extra chairs were placed in the orchestra pit and on the stage. RATTO HERE TOMORROW Well Known Entertainer And Imper- sonator In Make-up To Appear Un- der Auspices of Woman’s Club IS LAST OF REDPATH SERIES John B. Ratto, the well known en- tertainer and impersonator will ap- pear in Bemidji tomorrow evening at the Methodist Church Amditorium. Ratto comes to Bemidji as one of the Redpath Lycem bureau entertainers, and appears here under the auspices of the Woman’s study club. Recently, at the request of Com- mander Booth of the Volunteers of | America, Ratto entertained the pri- soners ‘at Sing Sing prison, New York The prisoners were so delighted with the program which he present- ed that, altho the dianer bell had rung, they called for just one more story. As they are not allowed to talk, they indicated their desire for this story by raising one finger. Mr. Ratto granted their request to their great delight. Mr. Ratto often brings a little cheer, in this way, to the unfortu- nates in different prisons and institu. tions and is always glad to grant re- quests of this kind. The Leavenworth Times said, Mr. Ratto is an impersonator of remark- abl ability and swayed his audience from screams of delight to tears of sadness at will. While most of the ‘program was of a humorous nature, here and there he slipped in a touch of the darker side of life that never failed to score heavily and . bring handkerchiefs to the eyes of many. One of the features of his entertain- ment that was a distinct novelty, was the “making-up” of the charac- ter before the audience. The make- ups were quickly done and as true as was his impersonation of the char- acter itself. It should be hard to say which number pleased best. Watch For The Pioneer Extra. says Mr. Jester. “I hire the weeding done and do not give them so much personal supervision. These two acres yield an average net profit each of $600. I do not put more into onioas because it is impossible to get the la- which is merely a co-operative organ- ization and no one draws a salary. In organizing this association Mr. Jester had in mind a market for his own produce, for that of his neigh- bors and, not less dimportant, to build up a market for the produce of settlers to come, to make it possible for the homesteader with only a couple of acres of land cleared to (Continued on Page 4) SCOO. THE CUB REPORTER SCO0P-TM GONNA MAKE NOU THE. 'STOLEN AUTO EDITOR - (T WILL BE UP TOYOU TO BE:ON THE I | SPOT AND GET THE. STORY EVERY \UME AN AUTO 1S STOLEN lNT‘\'l-“\l ; : OWN! “THE PORT OF DOOM” Feature Film To Be Shown Ak Grand Tonight And- Tomorrow ‘MBS, nommr DEAD lomy ELECTION BRINGING OUT RECORD. NUMBER 0F VOTERS - Four H\mdred' Votes Had !ul ,Ollt Early This Afternoon Eight Han- dred And Fifty-six Total Year Ago . SENTIMENT FAVORS MoCUAIG Seloon Question Conoeded Close And Suprises Looked For When Votes Are.Counted—Close Fight WATCH FOR PIONEER EXTRA Detailed Acoount of Results Will Be BRIfilfT QUTLOOK Funeral Will Be Held From Resi- dence Tomorrow ~ As a feature film Manager C. J. ‘Woodmansee of the Grand theatre secured a three part melodrama by the Famous Players, entitled “The Port of Doom.” This picture is the latest releace of the Igu.to Kirby ser- ies, the various numbers of which are written and directed by J. Searle Dawley. In the role of Kate Kirby will appear Laura Sawyer, who con- tinues the unifcrmly successful work she has given in these stories of crime datection. This pieture will ‘be shown tonight and tomorrow even- ing. JURIST FLAYS ATTORNEY Grace Hormann, wife of John Hor- mann of this city d]ed Sunday even- ing at 8:30 at her home on-417 Ir- lvine avenue, after an illness of two weeks, -Mrs. Hormann was twenty- five years old and leaves a daughter sixteen months old and her husband to mourn her loss, besides relatives in LaPorte and Big Falls. The fun- eral will be held at the house, 417 Irvine avenue tomorrow afternoon at 2:30, Rev. S, E. P. W&me will preach the sermon, BUSINESS MEN GIVE HELP - COLONEL BARNETT. Will Soon Assume Charge of United States Marine Corps.__ & | From Conrn@rc H. Tavepner. Washington, 'dbnw,ry 17—The Demoecratic urfiy is about to accom- Judge Morrison Makes. Caustio Com | P1°0 the Bitertd Jupossible by revis- : s Placed On Doorstep 0f Every Home ¢ From St. Paul Police Graft | .- (4riff and being returned to(gix Boys On Banquet Committee Before Midnight—Polls Close At 9 - anenf i olice Wmsmng'wn as_the majority party % > wE? Trial Bench Scour City And Meet With Much in ‘the House. ' Since the Civil War any party which has touched tarift legislation has been defeated at the mnext succeeding eleéction—with one exception, in McKinly’s adminstra- tion, when there was a foreign war to complicate the political situation. The reason is fhat not a single ‘previous revision-has been done in good faith. = The Wople have always ‘been deceived, and thy have showed ‘their resentment at the polls. The Underwood Simmons revision Wwas an honest ome, and Democratic strength, instead of waning, has held its- own. . The sgveral recent bye- elections Nave shown the Democrats polling as heavily as they did in the presidential-election of last year. The best example is the recent el- ection in the second Iowa District, in which Henry: Volmer, a Democrat, was elected to be the successor to the late Irvin Pepper. Here was an evenly balanced district showing nor- |that the remaining 100 dollars will mally a slight Democratic majority. [be: collected before tomorrow is a It was the sort of district in which [foregone conclusion F. A. Wil- any anti-Democratic sentiment caus-[son has charge of the banquet|SOcialists At Brainerd Convention ed by ‘the tariff legislation. would be |and with the assistance of eight sure to show. ' Volmer was elected |young men is making rapid progress by a comfortable majority. with the work. This election was an index to show how the political wind will blow next November. Social Betterment, For Washington While the country knows a great deal about the activities of President ‘Wilson, due to the open-door public- ity maintained at the White House, it hears but little about the .modest, sincére and active’interest of the la-, dies of the White House in-the so- cial betterment of the city of Wash- ington. No. publicity is given by the White House to the charitable work that is winning-for Mrs, Wilson and her daughters the love of the poor and wretched of the capital city. A recent illustration shows the devotton of the White House Tadies to good works.. Miss Margaret Wil- son was invited to attend a diplo- matic dinner and reception given by Secretary Bryan, one of those affairs which makes Washington official society so delightful to the average girl who has the-entree to it. But Miss Wilson declined the in- vitation that she might attend in- stead a public welfare commitiee meeting held in & small down town UT anN! OF hall and attended by a score of earn- VISCOUNT AOKI STRICKEN| oo, veitare workers. Sho mado a Former Jap Ambassador to United | 16-Iinutd talk at this meeting out- States Is Dead. lining her views on the problem of Tokio, Feb. 17.—Viscount Biuzo|d0ing away with the alley evil in Aoki, former Japanese ambassador to| Washington. That she had chosen the United States, is dead. this meeting above attending the The news that the famous diplomat|brilliant reception was learned ac- was critically ill became nublilclly cidentally later. known only a few hours before his| 4 pian 4o abolish the alley dwell- g::;h'aial]ltnhgo“fil: ’sto:f: sulf;’:w“ 26 had ings in Washington, where the death R AN T rate is terrifying, has been submitted to Congress by. the commissioners of SAID HE SPENT slyooo A DAY Washington. It dis approved by Man Arrested at Knoxville on Charge }:‘:’;d;::t E:?;é;::&::.b“vlve:s«:: of Robbing Express Company. and her daughters formed in their Knoxville, Tenn., Feb. 17.—After tudy of all nditi The bill confessing spending $1,000 a day since | **%%Y fcy o0 ons, o Jan. 29, when, it is charged, he robbed | Provides that one-tenth of the alley an express company at Syracuse, N.|slums shall be wiped out each year Y., of $15,200, Benjamin Round, the|for ten years, new streets to replace police said, turned over to them more | the alleys and sanitary homes for and drafts. e police co not ac- count for the difference in figures, teeu‘l:'uu;i‘:: ::fm%;zzfl‘:m bill will study the system of rent penalties by which money is extored from the poor of Washington by land lords. Success—Six Give $10. Each Have you voted yet? If not, you have until 9 o’clock this evening to do so. Early this afternoon more than four hundred votes had been cast in the four wards of the city and poli- ticians believe that the record of a year ago, when 856 was the total, Wwill be outdone. Unexpected inter- est is being shown in the election, and the claim is made that about one thousand votes will ‘be the record of the day. ¢ Liquor Issue Close It is generally conceded that the vote of the liquor question will be close, and those who are opposing no- license are using every precaution to defeat it. Anti-saloon advocates are more ;than satisfied with the cam- Paign which has been made against » the thirst parlors and even if de- NAME STATE CANDIDATES |teatea they wint teet that their work has been well done. . Will Cut Saloons Should the no-license effort be de- Name Ticket—Is Headed By Min- |feated at the polls today, it is sure neapolis Man—Will be Ratified to have one good effect anyway in that the number of saloons is sure to be cut during the next year. McCuaig Sentiment, Strong While the sentiment in favor of Socialists of Minnesota nominated |ti¢ re-election of Mayor McCuaig is SeddiAnted & i " : strong, the Socialists are pushing the idates for six state-offices in a i, gidacy of B. H,-Hannah, and his two-day convention at Brainerd which |yote is expgcted to be larger than - closed at an early hour Monday that of any. other, red th; can- The Catholic Athletic Club basket-[Leégally the nominations utade will |didate. : ball team of St. Cloud ‘which will |have to be ratified in the primary play in this city on "February 28,|election, but that will be only a mat- were defeated Saturday evening by ter of fi > @ the St. John University five by a O orn T‘he first candidate for| o o city and strenuous campaigns score of 26 to 21. This is the second | 8°Vernor of Minnesota to be assured for votes are being waged by friends time this season that the C. A. C.|of his nomination this year is Tom |of each of the three aldermanic can- five have lost, the first punishment |Lewis of Minneapolis, who is the|didates, Guenther, Foucault , and ‘being inflicted by the Ascensions of |socialist choice for governor. = Omich. This ward is considered, and Minneapolis. Lewis i 22 and always has been the strong So- formz_ly‘s:‘;':'_’p::mmy:’;"l“’c"”‘" cialist ward of the city, and this ¢ of Michigan, and his name 3 i 2% would indicate that Omich, running MAIL TRAIN IS DERAILED ;’{":‘m“"‘ Eppest in '-‘“lf city :“'“t"‘i‘y- on the Socialist ticket and opposed by - a soclalist speaker and organiz- v Escapes Serious Damage but Ties Up two Independents would carry o}t ? Traffic. i ti:flnnelaplg;its ;:mv:nk;e-‘:;e"‘:;ed the “bacon.” Each of the other can- on the socialist st A % e La Crosse Wis, Feb. 17.—The de-f - o= % cfu © OLher | didates claim a victory. Alderman railing of mail train No. 57 of the|"OPNakons DOME as follows: Bislar carried the ward by 15 over Chicage, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail- leutenant governor, Andrew Han- |omich a year ago. road at Grand Crossing, in the north.|son, Minneapolis; secretary of state,| Another close fight is being waged ern limits of this city, completely tied W. A. Stafford, Minneapolis; state in the first ward where Lahr and Get- up all traffic for hours on the Chica-lauditor, F. A. Thompson, Richville; chell are oposed by Ziegler. As Lar- 80, M‘}l]Wfl]l;kei and dSLQ !;aul, tt’;z g‘; state treasurer, J. E. Nagh, Minnea-|oon running on the Soclalist ticket cago, Burlington an uincy, - S 2 cago and Northwestern and the Green | P%!1%3 ““;’"‘ey general, F. J. Gelst, |5 year ago polled only 37 votes, it Bay. and Western railroads. nuesolls is probable that either Lahr or Get- The. wreck occurred at an fntor.| A short platform was adopted de- chell will be the selection of the vot- locking switch used by all the roads.|claring for the abolition of the wage ers. . No part of the train overturned. The|system and the establishment of an But slight opposition to the re- train was a solid mail train carrying|inqustrial democracy, and calling the election of Assessor Lioyd, City B O o we 1aeed | Workers to rally under the banner of | Glark Stefn, and Treasurer Rhes fine o < " _|the international socialist party, clos- | heen heard and they are expected to ing with this paragraph: “The 50-|pe retained in office by large ma- cialists when is office shall always BACON'S DESK IS DRAPED Jorities, and everywhere, until the present Committee of Senators Named to At. Ky . tend Funeral. system is abolished, perform all du- he Pioneer Extra F 3 As the Pioneer is always anxious ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—The desk of[ties and acts in the interests of the to give its readers the latest news the late Senator Bacon of Georgla Wwas|class they represent.” 0re oL 3 draped in mourning. AL Y- @anduy-atternoon session an election extra will be placed on Vice President Marshall named the|, .~ 45 t th the doorstep of every Bemidji home following committee of senators to y men and women of the |, oo 1idnight. This extra will give accompany the hody of Senator Bacon |SOcialist party were given a blow the complete Tesults of the election. to Georgia and attend the funeral in whf:n the convention adopted & reso- WATCH FOR THE PIONEER BX- lution forbidding party members TRA. from writing paid articles on social- 2 Macon: Smith of Georgla, ’I‘mmnn, Chilton, sm.for capitalistic papers, magaznes or periodicals. Thomas Van Lear of Overman, Fletcher, Pomerene, Thom- as, O'Corman, Vardaman, Gallinger, Minneapolis spoke against the resolu- tion. “IGNORANT OF THE ILAW” St. Paul, Feb. 17.—Severe criticism was made by Judge Morrison of a statement published in a Minneapolis newspaper last week and attributed to County Attorney Robertson of Min- neapolis to the effect that the second graft case will end in a mistrial be- cause a juror not qualified to serve under the law has been accepted and sworn as a juror in this case. “If the remarks attributed to him in a Minneapolis paper are correct then he is ignorant of the law in- volved in this case,” said the court, “and we will try to proceed without the remarks or wisdom of the county attorney of Hennepin county.” The Minneapolis newspaper quoted Mr. Robertson as follows: “The law is specific concerning the disqualifications of convicted persons for jury service and 1 do not see how a verdict in the case could stand. The constitution provides that only citi- zens shall sit as jurors. In this case there are but eleven. Buschman’s cit- izenship was forfeited when he was convicted and it has not been re- stored.” R Fred Turner, one of the defendants, took the stand in his own defense, af- ter Ray and John Flanagan, two sons of Martin J. Flanagan, the other de- fendant, had given evidence as to their father shaving off his mustache after the time of the alleged visit to Emma Brown’s place, where one wit- ness testified he wore no mustache. Turner entered a general denial to any connection with the underworld deals and entered specific negations as to receiving money from:' Willie ‘Wolff, May Burke or Nina Clifford in the specific deals brought out in evi- dence submitted by the state. STILL NEED ONE HUNDRED MORE Six of the members of the banquet committee who have charge of the feature attraction at the Boys’ Con- gress which will be held here this month, scoured the city yesterday .in search of funds and met with excel- |. lent success. Every business man appeared to be prepared to boost and readily gave a few dollars to as- sist the young men in their purpose. 1o PUIPOS- | Goorge Barmett, who has beem in Between the hours of two and. four | charge of the marine barracks at $106 were collected which is a Philadelphia, has been given charge trifle more than half of the amount |of the United States marine corps. necessary to cover the expenses. He assumes his new duties on Feb, 23. The support given by the business men have encouraged the boys and As a recognition of merit Colonel Watch For The Pioneer Extfa. IS NEWCOMER IN MINNESOTA ST. CLOUD LOSES TO ST. JOHNS. —_— Team To Play Here Humbled For Second Time In Season Eght In Third The third ward is'the scene of one of the warmest fights in the history Watch For The Pioneer Extra. AGAIN SUSPENDS INCREASE Interstate Delays Eastern Roads Rate Raise, ‘Washington, Feb. 17.—The proposed 5 per cent freight advancés by East- ern railroads, suspended by the inter- state commerce commission -until March 15, pending investigation, were again suspended by the commission until Sept. 12. The commission has resumed formal hearings. Eleotion Officials First ward—Judges J. P. Riddell, Bert Getchell and George Kirk. Clerks—W., B. MacLahlan and J. J. Conger. Polls, Millers store, Second wardw—Judges—D. C. Smyth, Frank Miller and John Wil- ’ |liams. Clerke—Thayer C. Bailey and " |Joe Christie. * Polls, Fire hall, Root, Nelson, Brandegee and Page. Finish Case Tomorrow 1t is expected that all of the testi- mony in the Torgerson damage suit now on trial before Judge Stanton will be completed tomorrow mnight or Thursday. The next case to be tried will be the action of George Kreatz versus E. E. McDonald. Cincinnati Hearing Opens. Cincinnati, Feb. 17.—Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture Houston hewrd argu- ments as to advantages of Cincinnati as a regional bank center. At the same time delegations from Louis- ville and Indianapolis were heard as to the respective claims of - those cities for one of the banks. Scoop’s New Job Should Keep Him Falrly Busy ABOUT THE. BOSS~HE 5 350 REASONABLE (M HIs Watch For The Pioneer Extra. President Again on Duty. Washington, Feb. 17.—President| mhirg ward—Jud; Jos Hi ‘Wilson was back at his desk in the ges Charles Hoyt, P. M. Dicaire and Charles Winter- executive offices, somewhat hoarse - but apparently recovered from the|Stéen. Clerks—George Malone and cold which kept him in bed some time|Frank Hitchock. Polls, Dicaires store. last weel. Fourth ward—Judges Louis Bloos- [ 4 By "HOP i Returns At The Markham Results of the city election will be received at the M&rblum hotel this !evening. Watch For The Pioneer Extra, ton, John Croon and William Bilack- burn. Clerks—Charles Daley and Ro- bert Wright. Polls, Daley Employ- ment office, Tax Business Picking Up “Picking up” was the comment made by County Treasurer Earl Geil when asked this morning how the taxes were coming. Urging is of no avail according to Mr. Gell who has done all in his power to induce the MUST BE AT LEAST THAT MANY CARS people to-pay their taxes before the final rush when mistakes will be made and the inconvenience of stand- ing in the corridor waiting the turn at the window will make the tax payers discontented.. Only a short time remains in wam- to pay the ‘|taxes and the -eariier ‘th -trlp to