Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 14, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NO. 297. BEMIDJI ARTIST STUDIES INDIANS| Work of N. L. Hakkerup Featured in ! Minneapolis Journal—Story of Chippewa Tribe Told ARE WIDELY SCATTERED RACE “Hak” Spoken of as “Man Who Has Captured the Modern Indian With A Modern Weapon” Indian studies, the work of a Be- midji artist, N, L. Hakkerup, which recently have become famous because of the manner in which they record the type of Minnesota Indian, are prominently featured in an addition of the Minneapolis Journal, in which is given the history of the Chippewa Indian. In the article Mr. Hakkerup is highly complimented anq his work is approved by experts as being the most striking series of Indian pho- tographs in existence. Speaks of Hakkerup Concerning Mr. Hakkerup the Journal item says: Fast disappear- ing though they are, among the Min- nesota Chippewas are striking exam- ples of the old race of warriors. Armed with a camera instead of a paint brush a Minnesota photogra- pher has trailed the modern Indians to their modern homes and has re- corded what he found on print lmller rather than on canvas. “N. L. Hakkerup, a Dane, is the man who has captured the modern Indian with a modern®weapon. Mr. Hakkerup lives in Bemidji and his series of photographic studies of the northern Minnesota Chippewas is said by experts to be the most striking series of Indian photographs in ex- istence, Long, Hard Task. “For years Mr. Hakkerup has been taking Indian pictures as a hobby. He has spent his vacations among the Indians and he had not displayed his work. Hundreds of pictures have been taken and hundreds have been destroyed by the man who took them. finally Mr. Hakkerup has produced seven pictures which he ds willing to show his friends. The pictures are copyrighted. “Among the Indfan studies for the seven \pictures is John Smith of Mud lake, near Bena, undoubtedly the old- est living man in Minnesota. John Smith's name and exact age it not known. Smith, who upto last fall was mentally alert, declares that hc is 137 years old. Students who have visited him and who have examined his records of age, say that he was undoubtedly born in the eighteenth century and has lived in three cen- turies, Beautiful Indian Girl “In his studies of the Indians Mr, Hakkerup has found an Indian girl whom he declares the most beauti- ful woman of her race. Other pic- tureh show a squaw, an Indian youth and two warrior braves. The pic- tures are on exhibition in Minneapo- lis at the Beard art gallery. “In studying the Chippewas Mr. Hakkerup has been studying one of the most intresting of the northwest ' ern Indian tribes. Then follows the story of the Chippewa Indian, which is in part ‘here printed: Story of the Tribe “Chippewa is but an English cor- ruption of the Indian- word Ojibwa, | the denivation of which is doubtfal. The French Voyageurs called them Saulteurs or Leapers because they ‘had their homes about the Sault Ste. Marie and for the same reason the Sioux called them Hah-ha-tonwans _or Dwellers by the Leaping Waters. “It is somewhat strange that al- though the Sioux are regardeq as the most ferocious and most intractable of the Indians the Chippewas not only never feared them, but time af- ter time defeated them in large and small battles and drove them out of a veritable paradise, the forests of Minnesota. “For these forests, teeming with fish, all manner of game and all kinds of fur-bearing animals, yield rich harvests of wild rice, cranberries ang blueberries, the Sioux received the great plains mwith scant animal and plant life, War by Strategy. “It often.is asserted that the Chip- pewas are much more clever in every way than the Sioux, more alert men- tally, more intelligent, more adapt- able in every way and that they over- came the Sioux as much by strategy as by actual conflict. “It is estimated that there are about 9,000 Chippewas in Minnesota, about one-fourth of all that remains of this powerful tribe. They are * likely to remain here long, although ‘the piure strains, such as Mr. Hak- kerup, thas preserved in his photo- graphs, may disappear. The Chip- pewas have contributed their share to advertising tthe state of Minnesota, for they have furnished many fa- " Well Known Actress Becomes Bride - of ‘Florenz Ziegfeld. BILLIE BURKE IS MARRIED Actress Now Wife of Well = Theatrical Producer. New York, April 14.—Announcement was made here of the marriage on Saturday at Hoboken, J., of Miss Billie Burke, the actress, to Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., theatrical manager. Mr. Ziegfeld was married to Anna Held in Paris in 1907. They separated two years ago and in January, 1913, Miss Held was granted a’ divoree in the .New York supreme court. Mr. Ziegfeld has been active chiefly as a producer in a series of annual ex- travaganzas known as “The Follies of 1907,” “The Tollies of 1908” and so on. Miss Burke has been a star for half &.dozen vears, having' rea¢bed -that eminence by way of the musical com- edy chorus in London, where she was a celebrity in the entertainments of the Gaiety theater. Known David Rose, a civil engineer, who for some time has been connected with the Grand Trunk in Canada, is spending a few days .here as the guest of his brother Dan Rose and wife. He has accepted a position with" County . Engineer: Kibby of Koochiching county and will soon leave for International Falls, James Monroe, who has been in Bemidji for some time, being con- nected with the clothing department of the O'Leary-Bowser company, has resigned and will leave this evening for Morris where he will visit a short time before gong to Hscanaba, Mich- igan, where he has accepted .a posi- tion. Monroe has been considered a strong asset to Bemidji’s baseball SAGENG NOT A CANDIDATE Refuses to Fiie for Governor of ‘Min. 5 nesota' and Tells Why. _ Fergus Falls, Minn., April 14—8en: ator Ole Sageng, ‘the man behind the plow,” will not fille for the Progres- sive nomination for governor. = He made this announcement in a state ment he issued here. “His reason, briefly, is that he wishes. primarily to contribute to the defeat of the brew- ery and saloen interests of the state, which, he says, will .continue their domination in the event that elther Governor Eberhart is re-elected or a Bemocratic governor- is chosen. The only hope of defeating the liquor interests, Mr. Sageng believes, is in the nomination of Willlam H. Lee of Long Prairie on the Republic- an ticket. -Hence, in order to further the cause of Lee, Senator Sageng will not file, lest his candidacy might de- tract from the interest in the race of the Long Prairie aspirant. “BILL” STARTS JOURNEY First Purchase Made by Bazaar Store Dollar—Buys Colar of Palmer Hardware Company PROGRESS TO BE RECORDED “Look for the dollar.” You all re- member seeing the dollar bill in the window of the Bazaar store during the past week. Well, this bill was spent in Bemidji today with a view of keeping in Bemidji the. rest if its natural life. “Hello Bill” was the familiar way A. B. Palmer addressed “Dollar Bill”? when he came into his store thig morning. He talked to “Bill” just as if he had seen one like him be= fore. “Maybe you have,” said Bill but you're going to keep better track of me than®you did of the ordinary ‘Hobo’ Dlils, arn’t you A. B. ‘Old top.” This appears to be some “Familiar Bill” anq he is sure to talk right back when one gets “flip” with him in conversation. = When Mr. Palmer grasped “Bill”” between his forefinger anq thumb, “Bill” spoke right out “Turn me over.” After being carefully turned over Mr. Palmer read the following on “Bill's” back; “My name is William,” They call m.e “Bill for short. Help keep me dn Bemidji. I am a good citizen -and you need me, so don’t start me on any journey that ‘will take me out of Be- midji. Buy something in Bemdiji with me, then report to the Pioneer, Phone 31, just what I did for you. “Dhe story of myself and what I do each day will appear in the Pioneer so that all can see just where I go and what I do. Yours for honesty, “BiL” “Bill's” first act was to purchase a collar and pad lock for Mr. Ives’ dog “Bob.” The purchase was made at the Palmer Hardware store as above stated anq with the understanding that Mr. Palmer spend it with some- one in the city who will in turn spend it in Bemidji with the same understandng. Each time the dollar is spent the Pioneer will be nofified by both- the spender and the receiver and in this manner the public will be posted on what and with whom the gollar is spent. The idea is to keep the dollar in team, and his going is to be regretted. Numbered among the new auto- mobile owners of the city is D. E. Smith, who has purchased a Ford nlachine. = ball and football. - At the top of the list in baseball is Chief Bender, and there have been " hosts of lesser lights. In football there . are Ed. Rogers anq Charles Warren of Min- nesita, the Libbys and numerous other stars at Carlise, Are Widely Scattered. “The Chippewas constitute the lar- gest Indian races, the Algonquins whose range was from Atlantic ocean to the Rocky mountains, their eastern bounds extending from La- brador to Virginia. They were re- flated to the Pequots and other New Emngland tribes, the Moegans of New York, the Delewares, the Powhatans of Virginia, the Hhrons ann Ottawas around . Lake Huron, the Kikapoos and Sacs and Foxes. of Illinois, the ‘Crees of Canada, the Blackfeet, Chey- ennes and Arapahoes of the far west. circulation din Bemidj and demon- strate to the people the channels through which money spent dn one cly will go and have it 18 bound to return to the starting.place. Keep watching for the dollar —.| “Bill” from time to time in the Pio- neer. - If you can get holg of it do 50 and see to it that it is again apent in Bemidji. Opens Walker Term Judge C. W. Stanton left this morning for Walker where - he will preside at the April term of court for Cass. county. Lee A. LaBaw, court reporter, will leave for Walker tomorriw morning. There are but four criminal cases on the calendar and only a few clvil actions and it is mot likly that the term will take up more than a week. Miss Edith Ryan retarned this mnoon from Crookston, where she iwas the guest of friends yesterday. .J. J. Opsahl spent last evenlug in Blackduck on business. SCOOP rrorrer REPORTER [/auEss TLLGo be AN'PICK ME A& FIGHT WITH THAT SNOOP FELLOW- HE. HAD THE cRUST To CoP -0 JOB- T WONT FEEL. HAPPY UNTIL TVE. TRIMMED mous athletes, particularly -in base-’ MANY IS Effiviency Commission Finds Parts of Better Government Puzzle Fit Into Place Almost Automatically PUT ONE MAN IN CHARGE Suggest That Tén Men Could Better do Work 'l'hm '!'hue Now Appomt- St. Paul,” April . é(fipeflal to the Pioneer)—Tt 18 cutious to notice how. &ome of the smaller problems of; te ~‘administration settle them- selves when'a place is provided for the larger problems. . There is boil- er inepection, for inatance, which the last legislature wrgstled with unsuc- ceasfully: Boiler lnqnactlo:n as at present conducteq by the ‘statte 0f” Minnesota is subject to severe criticism. The inspectors have ng Aluceflhined quali- tications. It has been customary to appoint them: on-account of services to the political party that has fa- vors ito dispensert If the men so chosen have any ers, so much the ‘better. - If they don’t know a boilée from a stein, no- body is the wiser,.. For the state never checks up :Mr work to see what they are d¢ing. Taey don’t ‘| even report unles they feel like it. To make it still stronger their du- ties are so arranged that if they are | conscientiously performed the inspec- tor will often-lose money. No' Disclosure This is no new disclosure. J. H. Colwell, himself - ‘4. boiler -inspector urged before the last legislature a reorganization of the department.in the interest of efficiency, but it got nowhere. “Since then the labor de- partment ‘has proposed a consolida- tion duties that would get boiler in- spection done along with factory in- spection. _ But now. that a comprehensive scheme of -consolidation is proposed by the efficiency comntission in con- sultation with all the depar{ments, boiler ingpection problems will pretty well take care of: themselves. -In- stead, of. forty .in pectors, half a oz en, probably ten Bt the outside; can take care of this bhranch of the ser- vice, and do a lot of ather things be- sides And if they can’t do it better than some of the gentlemen who get to be boiler ingpectors under exist- ing methods, the departments that is resgpongible for them would perish of mortification. ~ They could at least manage to report what they have done. Boiler lnspectprs are assigned senatorial districts, except where ithere are several districts in a coun- ity, then one to the whole county. The | result has naturally been that the governor consulted senators in ap- pointing them ' and -the ‘senator, not having time to conduct a civil ser- vice examination, has recommended Bomeone who had been helpful o him. If there was-no senator within the sound of the governor’s voice, some other patriot has been consult- ed. In like manner there has been one oil dnspector in each county. And the nearest member of the legisla- ture or the leading statesman of that county has been consulted as to his selection. < . Can you imagine a wholesale house organizing its salesmen that way? Should Travel The obvious organization of in- spection districta is not along county lines but along railroad lines. Boil- er inspectors should travel as food {n- spectors do; or as weights and mea- sures dnaspectors do. That simple arrangement of - districts, without any other chanige, would probably cut down one ‘half the number of oil inspectors-without any harm- to:the service. 2 Now, when you put those things into & department that has them all under the view of one man—why of course, the panis of the puzzle fall into ttheir. places almost automatical- 1y. ‘That is what the state is mlking about—a usinesslike arrangement of the government machinery™ - owledge -of” Hoil-; I.IND REACHES WASHINGTON Gpochl Envey to-Mexico. canhn wnh Wllun and Bryan, _ Washington, April 14—John Lind, President Wilson’s personal represen- tative in Mexico, returned to Wash- ington after an absence of months. Al- though he cpme-lor a rest after his long stay in a tropical climate he brought much information for con: erences with the president and Secre: tary Bryan. The first’ of these took place at a luncheon with Mr. Brayn. He was met here by his wife, who came from their home: in Minneapolis. Mr. Lind greeted inquirers by ask- ing if it were true that Rear Admiral Mayo had been ordered to revoke his ‘Slayers of Herman Reu,n!‘hll. Put o Death at Sing 8ing. that m-im,mm Has Boen En- dorsed Only By Few {“DROP WET AND DRY ISSUE” "demand for ‘the firing of a salute to |- the American colors at Pamplico and when he was informed that President| ‘Wilson had insisted that the salute be fired he smiled approvingly. COUNCIL IN LONG:SESSION Much Business Transacted at Meeting of Aldermen:-Held Last Evening— Jester Tells of Conditions - 0 G{ADE SEVERAL STREETS At one of the longest council meet- lings held by the Bemidji aldermen in some time, many matters of im- portance and various natures were disposeq of. . ~William Schroder, a member of t’ne G. A. R. appeared before the council a ‘a-Tepresentative of the Bemidji post and askeq ithat the old soldiers ‘be allowed ito-assist the council in ar- ranging a decoration day program. The request was immediately granted and.a committee comprising Sherm Bailey, Joe Bisiar and Rube Miller, ‘was appointed to meet with the G. A, R. committee and complete arrange- ments. Dr. Palmer, asked the alderman in behalf of the Minnesota Improvement avenue association to have that |streat graded from Seventh street to Eleventh, therby -permitting the resi- dents to better beautify their proper- ty. A motion was made and car- tieq to have the grading done by the street commissioner, who was also or- dered, to grade Bemidji - avenue be- tween 10th. and 11th. streets, and 10th street between Minnesota and Beltrami avenues. A. H. Jester, manager of the Be- i Brewery company, in a short address to the cquncil told of the in- terestls of the company in Bemidji, and stated that he would willingly sist the * alderman in cutting the saloons of Bemidji down to the re- quired number. The street committee of the coun- cil was instructed to investigate the advisibility of doing certain grading in the vicinity of the proposed new baseball park. R. B. Lycan, presi- dent of the Athletic club, told the alderman of the needed grading and of the benefits to be derived should | the worlk; be done. 3 Bemidji's - street Sweeping and cleaning this year will be done at $10 a month cheaper than flast year,, the contract going to Joe MeTaggart for $279 a month. Last yeéar the work was q ne for $289 a month, The council voted to request the county board to pay the amount due the city on the road and bridge tax, ithe money to be used in paying for the construction of the bridge at the out let of Lake Bemidji. Commissioners In Session With every member of the board in attendance, the county commis- sioners met for reguler monthly ses- eion this morning. -The morning was spent in the discussing of road and bridge bonds and various other matters, It s probable that the board will complete the business to come befere it by tomorrow after- noon. W. T. Cox, state forester, was in Bemidji - 1ast evening enroute ‘to St. Paul from the Itasca state park, where he went to superintend the unloading of the 14 Elk which he re- cently = purchased. Forester Cox was accompanied by Howard Eaton, who has been in charge of the Elk since they left Wyoming. Cox ex- pects his plan for the reintroduction of_elk into the state wwill be success- ful and is enthusiastic over the pro-|. fposition. - iz James A. Sheeran, of Duluth, tra- veling agent for the Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Toilroad, spent the day in the city on business. It Takes Two--At Least--To- Stage A Good Flght SAYN0U SHOVEL VISOGED SAPHEAD- CANT NoU WALK Wit QU BUMPINGINTO Photos by American Press Assoclation. Fron the top the men are: H:rry Horowita (Gyp the' Blood). Louis Ro- genhorg - (Lefty-1. ; Prank Seiden. schner (Whitey Lowlg) and Frank Cirofici (Dago Frank). Suggests That Beltrami ‘and Kooch- iching' Counties Send Man to. Sen- ate of “Heavy Weight Class” ‘In 2 letter brought to the office of the Pioneer, the senatorial situa- tion of this district is thoroughly re- viewed. The communication 'is - print- ed herewth and is self explnnawry' To the Editor of the Pioneer: “What kind of a joke is this ‘Har- -~ mony Candidate’ affair anyway? Judging from some of the city papers one would gain the impression that F. A. Wilson was the man mutually agreed upon for candidate for the state senate from this district. This is also the impression he conveys through the columns of his paper. ““This is one of the boldest jokes I have ever heard sprung in gecent po- litics. It is unfair to give the gen- eral pablic this impression and I con- sider_it the duty of the Piomeer or any other mewspaper to give space for this letter of explanation. “Dhe fact that some of the men mentioned earlier in the race have told: Mr, Wilson, after his pleading with them, that they would be con- tent providing no one else came ont, is no-reason why this ‘harmony” dope should be chokeq down the throats of -those who have appeared disinterested. There has feen no get-to-gether, no agreement to unite ang as far as I can see no effort made what so ever on Mr. Wilson’s part to pick a man the majority can agree upon. He merely attempts to push himself to the front, not by the urgent appeal of the public, but inspite of it. That’s the joke about the “Harmony” pant of it. Get-together Meeting “I notice that in a recent issue ol the Pioneer A. A. Andrews, who was the first to make his announcement for candidate for the state senate, urged a get-to-gether ~meeting, whereby one or the other or both might be climinated end another sel- ected with the understanding - that ——— | the support of all parties be pledged EXTRA THAW PETITION GRANTED Concord, N, H. April 14— (Special to the Pioneer).Harry Thaw’s peti- tion for writ_of habeas corpus was granted by Judge Aldrich of the United States district court today. No order for the prisoner’s release will be made until arrangements have been completed to take case to the United States supreme conrt. Many Enjoy Dance One of the largest dancing parties ever held in Bemidji was in atten- dance at the Moose lodge affair of last evening. “The dancers com- pletely filed the floor. Members of the lodge are well pleased with the successful - staging of their initial “hop.” Music. for the dance was pro- vided by Remfrey’s orchestra and who ever may be selected. This plan seems to be the popular move, Mr. Andrews realizes, as most every: ‘body else, including Mr. Wilson, that neither of them can be united up- on. From what I understand Mr. Andews is a county option man and Mr. Wilson is anti county option. In ‘fact'1 have heard that if Mr. Wilson waB eliminated the brewery interests would put up another man, unless, the man agreed upon, was as much of an avowed anti -county optionist as Mr, Wilson is alleged to be. Omit Dry Issue “No this wet and dry politics shoulq mot be brought into the senate fight. 1 appreciate this. I wasn’t ®oing to mentfon it in this letter, but when I got to thinking how the “Wets” were sliping it over on the ‘““drys” by getting some of the “drys"” ito agree on Wilson I thought it best to call their attention to it. “We want & man in the state sen- ate of the heavy weight class. We want a man to represent: this dis- triet to whom we can point with pride. We want a man who can do things for the best interests of Bel- trami and Koochiching county. We want a man. who can secure a lib- each dancer was given a carnation. Bullet Fired at Editor. Beach, -N. D., April 14.—While sit- ting in his office R. O. Zollinger, ed- itor of the Progress, narrowly escaped death when a bullet fired through the window struck the back of his chair. He had taken an active part in a re- cent political fight and to that his friends attribute the supposed attempt to kill him. * The Ladies Aid society of the Pres- ‘byterian chursh will not meet with Mrs. J. J. McLaughlin, as announced but-will ' meet in the Presbyterian church Thursday afternoon at- 2:30, All are urged to be present. No lunch will ‘be served. By "-HOP”\ eral Norman School appropriation. We want a man whio represents Lo factions or cligues. One who -has no strings tied to him. We want a man who is sincere, open ang above board and on the “square” with his fellow men. “It is not impossible to find such a-man in Bemidji, but it may be im- possible to get all factions to agree upon such a man. ‘Then again we should not sacrifice all these quali- fications in making a selection, but fing the man who most mnearly fits the situation, and most of all let the pub- lic do ithe choosing-and not the man tell the public whom they must ‘choose. Would qutlll‘e ‘Mfl “If ‘the brewery interests insist ithat that Mr. Wilson “ be their can- didate, then the county _optionists certainly have the Tight to place a county option man in the field and . if the fight cemters around - this - point the chances are that/the county- option man wilk run away with the “bacon” at the primaries. = “My main _object in writing this letter is to lmpress upon the public that mo “Harmony” candidate has ‘been agreed upon,, ‘because there | |has been no.meeting held for such a - lipurpose. 1 wish also to impress up- on ihe public’s mind that such a = . choice ¢an be made only’ fihmugh a t-to-gether meeting and the man. 6 proclaims himself as such & olfi.flu:eo nt of tllem?nflgh 0.