Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 2, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 57. LABOR UNION DEFENDED BY GRAY Man Who is Considered One of the Clearest Thinkers of Congress Comes to Aid of Workingmen. —_ Historial REASONS FOR EXCLUDING THEM Says There is a Difference Between an Organization to Secure Employ- ment and That of a Trust Nature By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, July 2.—Finley Gray of Indiana is one of the clearest thinkers in the American Congress. Physically he is tall and gaunt and old-fashioned, and as he sits among the modern, present day type of statesmen on the floor of the House, he is a character study that will attract your attention. One can hardly help imagining that he has just stepped out of an American (ongress of 100 years ago. Finley Gray is in many respects a strange and unusual man, a genius in every sense of the word. He usually keeps his own counsel, and he has his peculiarities, one of which is that the burdens of the masses of the people lay heavy upon his heart. When he speaks he speaks as one in- spired, and his remarks in the Record the following morning are literature. I know Finley Gray, and I consider him one of the most sincere and gift- ed friends the plain people have in public life today. When the proposition to make fabor unions immune from prosecu- (Continued on Page 8) BOX FACTORY IN MOVIES Charles E. Bell Visits Bemidji While Taking Pictures of Forest Indus- try for the State Forestry Board i3 UNIQUE ADVERTISING PLAN With the motion picture machine which has made him one of the most valuable men in the employ of the Raths & Seavolt moving picture manufacturing company, Charles H. Bell arrived ing and with the assistance of Lafe Johnson, forest ranger, took pictures of the box factory which are to be used in connection with the film be- ing secured for the State Forestry board. Mr. Bell has been on this work for two weeks and has taken pictures of cutover lands, before and after improvements, lumber mills, cedar vards, camps and all industries which are in any way connected with the forests. In the picture will be shown three chief departments, namely, fire protection, forest pos- ties and forest industries. About 2,400 feet of pictures are being taken by Mr. Béll and when the work has been edited they will be made into two reels of 1,000 feet each. There are sixteen individual pictures to each foot of film. It was Mr. Bell who gained such prominence two weeks ago in the wmotion picture world by the work he did with the St. Paul boosters on their South Dakota trip. The boost- ers returned to St. Paul Sunday and on Tuesday they 'were shown the complete motion picture illustrating the principal parts of the trip. He will go to Northome this evening. The fores v department hopes to the pi shown in every tof t.e state and in this way as sist in the passing of amendment which provides of the setting part certain state lands as state for- ests, at the election of next fall. in Bemidji this morn-j iiii*rii**‘l*** Soclet, X s e 9B ‘« JUNE; LESS THAN 1913 RECORD Little Dan Cupid, the mythical matchmaker, failed to repeat his record of June, 1913, and as a consequence only the hearts of 17 couples were pierced by the unerring aim of his arrows during last month in Beltrami county. During June he led this num- ber to the office of Fred Rhoda, clerk of court, where licenses to marry were . ids- sued. The record of month, s0 closely associated with brides, orange blossoms, trousseaux and honeymoons, fell short of that made in June a year ago by just elev- en pair. In June, 1913, 28 ‘“clearance cards” on the sea of matrimony were issued by the clerk of court. ok ok ko ok k ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok k ko ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok & *H***k**************t‘k*t*** * HHKK KKK KK KKK KKK K MAKING FAST PROGRESS Ditch Building Records Being Smash- | ed by G. E. Brown Who Is Doing Excavating on Number Twenty. One mile per week is the rate at which the excavating work on ju- dicial ditch No. 20 is being done by the crew under Contractor G. E. Brown. This ditch, which will when completed form the connecting link of the Baudete-Spooner-Bemidji road, joining ditches No. 21 and No. 5, is establishing a record for excavating, and Ernie Bourgeois, the engineer, estimates that 27,000 cubic yards of dirt have been removed since the fourth uay of June, i Since June 4 more than three miles of excavating have been completed, and with the other three miles which has Ibeen built since spring, leaves only twelve miles of the bor- der road to be constructed 'fall. B The clearing is being done by jKonig & Remberg and thirteen and one-half miles of this work has been done. When completed ditchv 20 will be 22 miles in length, be included in the road which leads to Baudette. O’KEEFE VISITS BEMIDJI. Grand Forks Attorney and Football Coach Here On Vacation, Henry O’Keefe, an attorney of Grand Forks, arrived in Bemidji this morning and will spend several days as the guest of friends at Lavinia. O’Keefe is considered one of the lead ing football coaches of the north- west and it was while under his di- rection that the Grand Forks team of last fall established the record that entitles it to consideration in naming |the champion eleven of the high {class in the United States. In his school days O'Keefe " starred in all branches of athletics, being ‘captain of the St. Thomas basketball aggre- gation which captured the state title in 1906 and later became prominent jat the North Dakota university in | football, baseball and basketball. He is a graduate of Yale, | Shannen Returns. C. A. Shannen, son of Mr. and Mrs. €. X. Shannon of Bemidji, returned this morning from St. Paul where he has spent the past year attending thé {St. Paul College of Law and clerk- iing in the office of Lyndon A. Smith, lattorney general of the state. Mr. Shannon intends to remain in Be- imidji during the vacation. AVERAGE ONE MILE PER WEEK| before ; PATRONAGE SATISFACTORY W. H. Gemmell Says That New Serv-ice Results ‘Are Pleasing. W. H. Gemmell, general manager of the Minnesota & International railroad, ‘while in Bemidji yesterday said that the patronage which is be- ing given the new sleeper and ob- servation car service of the road is lvery gratifying to the company offi- lcials and is confident that the pI'an is being appreciated by the traveling public. The sleeper is well-filled on all trips as is the observation-cafe car. 3 Charles Daly Resigns as Head of Athletic Club Organization—Select Successor This Evening. THIEF RIVER HERE SATURDAY ‘Charles Daly has resigned as base- ball manager for the Bemidji Ath- that he be permitted to play a team junder the name of “Big Bemidg" against the team from Thief River Falls on the Fourth of July, for vided. This matter could not, however, be arranged, as the Fourth of July purse to the team representing the Bemidji Athletic association and ac- icording to members of the board of \control, the association will be rep- iresem.ed by a good team next_Satur- 'day. the association has a deficit of about ;‘350, but in spite of this the board of of July purse among the players and lplayer will be guaranteed at least i $5. Word was received from Manager effect that the regular team from that leity would be in Bemidji next Sat- jurday and that rumors to the con- trary were entirely unfounded. No. |board of control will be held at the| but;Fair grounds this evening when al }only eighteen of this number will |ReW manager will be chosen to head | }:he team for the balance of 1914., i TWO VIOLATE AUTO LAWS, ! — | Two f)aws appeared before Judge Crowell i in municipal court this morning, and ‘were each fined two dollars. E. E. iKenfield and John Ziegler paid the ifines after which Judge Crowell cau- tioned them not to repeat the viola- ion or the amount would be made {larger. | Attend Golden Wedding. | Mr. and Mrs. John J. Morrison, Jr., iMr. and ‘Mrs. Omar Gravelle lin Bemidji today enroute to White ‘Earth, where they will attend the 'golden wedding anniversary of Mr. {Morrison’s rarents, which will tak iplace Saturday. Gravelle and Mor- Irison have their tents, fishing tackle 'and are prepared to have the time of "their lives on their old camping grounds. Dance Tomorrow Night. There will be a public dance in the hall of the Athletic club tomor- row evening. The dance will be ‘ziwu under the avspices of the Ath- letic club and will be managed by Bud Russell, Maurice Ryan and Ty ‘Murphy. Another dance will be ‘given Saturday. | New York has 406,020 illiterate ‘women. REPORTER THIS MOTORBIKE HAS BEEN RUNNING— AWAY WITH ME FOR. SEVEN DAYS NOwW/ - \F- I DONTSWOP ¢ PRETTY QU (S QY- MR- SYMD-_BALTD- MD. Gosh! But Hasi't Sceop BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1914. - TO NAME NEW MANAGER | ( letic association and touay requested which a purse of $200 has been Pro-iand this should be done at once. As ;committee had agreed to give the: At present the baseball fund of | jcontrol has agreed to split the 4th| regardless of win, lose or draw, each : Keating of Thief River Falls to the! !~ A meeting of the players and the! violators . of the automobile; AUTO RACES T0 BE LEADING FEATURE Entries Made From Many Places for July " Fourth Affair—Track in ! Excellent Shape. CROWD ~ PROTECTION PLANNED Hunireds Attracted by Bemidji Cele- bra‘fiion Announcements and Rec- \ prd{(EBreaking Attendance. { % Wjth hundreds of persons from nearl;y towns and villages attracted by the announcements of Bemidji's Fourth of July celebration, this city will lentertain one of the largest crowds ever to gather here next Sat- urday. .All plans for the monster celebration are now complete - and every detail has been so' arranged that [the numerous affairs of the day will'be pulled off without a single hitcH. - Should Notify Barker. i There are still a large number of | automobile owners who are planning jon entering the big parade who have not §o notified Earl Barker, who is jin charge of this part of the programn, many machines as possible are want- ed for the parade and it is urged that all drivers, enter their cars. The Boat Races. | Charles Warfield, who will have iplacin-g the buoys and announces that many fast boats have been entered. iThe ski jumper will arrive in Be- \midji tomorrow afternoon. | Fair Ground Rules. ! There will be no one allowed in- side of the race track except the judges and those taking part in the program. ' The members of the com- mittee have arranged to fence off the (track proper and have asked for po- lice protection and enough assistants to keep people from constantly cross- ing the race track. )iter,,t,he»_ races have been -pulled off the grounds will be cleared for the ball game and then only patrtici- 1pants anl assistants will be permitted ion the fielu. Track in Good Condition. The race track has been harrowed, ld_ragged and-rolled, and after today only light cars will be permitted on | the track to roll it into condition for the races. The surface is not as hard as is wished by the drivers .o jinto the best shape possible. | Entries for the races are coming in ?rapidly and from present indications {there will-be from five to seven cars /in the free for all 15-mile race and \six touring cars “in the Australiun jpursuit race. | z i Out of Town Drivers, : The motoreycle race is developing iinto a hot one, as several out of town ‘drivers are expected to enter. In WeTe ! the 15-mile auto event entries are ex- | pected from Cass Lake and . Black- rduck. The farmers’ horse race. half-mile running event, is also taking on an interesting color, as several have ex- .pressed themselves as going ouf af- ter the money. This is.to be strictly a farmers’ affair and no city “plugs” . will be permitted to enter. i The program at the Fair grounds i will commence promptly at 1:30 with /the big automobile race and every number on the program will be pull- ed off on schedule time. L. P. Eckstrum returned to Be- midji this morning from Minneapolis, where he had gone to meet his imother, who resides in Lareborn, iSask. Mrs. Eckstrum will remain here for some time as the guest of her son. charge of the boat races, is today. this method will be used to put it! DISCUSS NEW HOME PLANS. Important Meeting of Elks Lodge Members This Evening. Plans for the new' home which is to be erected. by the Bemidji Elks lodge at the corner of Beltrami ave- nue and Fourth street, will be de- finitely decided upon at the meeting of the lodge which is to ibe held this evening. The Harris company of Crookston has completed the moving of the Eckstrum-Smart building and the property is: now ready for exca- vation. All Elks are urged to be present at the meeting this evening. |Record Kept by Charles Warfield, Government Agent, Shows That 9.91 Inches Fell Last Month. FIGURES FOR THIRTY - YEARS More rain fell in Bemidji during the month of June than in any pre- vious month since August, 1900, at which time the fall was 10.63 in- ches. The fall during June was 9.91 inches, according to the figures of Carles Warfield, who has charge of the government. rainfall apparptus in Bemidji. More than three inches of rain fell during the storm of last Friday night and Saturday, while .72 inches fell during the twenty-minute rain storm on Tuesday evening June 23, Figures kept by Mr. Warfield show the total rainfall for this vicinity since 1884, giving the monthly total. These records show that during the thirty years the heaviest rainfall came in 1899, when 39.88 inches fell. The lightest fall came in 1912 when but 16.57 inches: fell. * Last year 21.05 inches fell. During May of this year the rainfall amounted to 2.02 ‘inches. In order that the readers of the Pioneer may have the opportunity to secure a record of the monthly and yearly totals of rainfall since 1884. this paper will print the full report early next week. This will be made {possible through “the kindness of Mr. Warfield. S Lake Bemidji is more than six in- ches higher than last year. The Mis- sissippi dam is entirely open. i BAND CONCERT SATURDAY Director Remfrey Annovinces That Postponed Program Will be Played Alden Remfrey, director of the Bemidji band, anhounced this morn- ing that the regular weekly concert me be played Saturday evening, :July Fourth, instead of Friday even- ving. He also announced that the iprogram which was to have been i played at the concert last Friday, but jwhich 'was postponed on account of ;the heavy rain, will be given. 1 ASSESSORS ARE LATE. Only Twenty Have As Yet Turned in ! Books to County Auditor. i — ! Of the seventy assessors trami county only about twenty have as yet turned in their books to James L. George, county au- ditor. Yesterday on which to file the books with the auditor and the assessors will be no-| tified to return them as soon as pos- sible. The north bound M. & I. passenger of last evening was delayed four hours last evening because of the derailing of several cars of a freight train at Cyphers, six miles below Walker. arrive in Bemidji until 10 o’clock. No one was injured. Got A By "HOP RIGHT HERE 15 WHERE. I SToP JUNE RAINFALL HEAVY| in Bel-! assessment | was the last day 'The train did’ not| ‘ |'postmaster at the FORTY CENT§ PER MONTH JUDICIAL DITCHES DRAIN MANY ACRES Figures of Referee Dent Shown at In- ternational Falls Meeting Give Out Many Interesting’ Facts. Provide for 1,814 Miles of Highways —Boards Now in Better Position to Promote Ditch Construction. { There are thousand eighteen hundred acres of land in Koochiching and Beltrami coun- ties which are 'being or have ‘been made suitable for agriculiufal purposes by the construction- of ju- dicial ditches, costing approximately $2,827,000, according to the figures of O. L. Dent, district ditch referee, ’given _at the meeting of the Koochi- ching and.Beltrami county boards at International - Falls. * The meeting which was called for the purpose of giving the officials of the two counties an opportunity to learn just what is being accomplish- ed by the ditch projects, was attended by Judge C. W. Stanton, who: is largely responsible for the promotion of the ditches, Commissioners Clem- entson and Thompson of Beltrami, the entire Koochiching county board, Referee Dent and a large number of interested persons. McDonald Presided. Ronald McDonald, of the Koochi- ching county board, presided and in calling the meeting to order gave an interesting talk on the present and future benefits of the ditches. Judge Stanton also spoke and briefly out- lined the-objects of the ditches and his aim in assisting in their estab- lishment. Kibby Gives Talk, A review of the soil conditions and formation. of the two countis was given by E. W. Kibby, Koochiching engineer. He also told of the bene- fits:swhich ‘may ‘be expected because of the ditches and their assistance in bringing nearer the day when this section of the state will be known as one of the leading dairy and agri- cultural centers of the world. ~ Dent Outlines Plans. Referee Dent told of the work which has been ' accomplished and of that which is now projected, mak- ‘ing ‘his information clear by quoting ‘from figures which = show exactly what is being done. According 1o the figures of Dent there are now 1,814 miles of ditch road in the two counties, 714 of this number being in Koochiching and the remaining 1,100 in Beltrami, Tells of Total Cost. Figures were also quoted which show that the cost of the Koochi- ching county ditches amounts to $1,- 327,000 and drains 800,000 acres of otherwise useless land. The ditches in this county are being established at a cost of approximately a million and a half dollars and drains one mil- {lion acres. According to the figures lof Dent the ditch roads are built at a [cost of $1,650 to the mile: Is Enthusiastic Worker. i Many compliments were given Re- feree Dent by the board members, rwho recognize the efficient work which he ‘has been doing ince assuming the duties of {the office. He understands the conditions of the country thor- :oughly and under his direction the ~work is being done in as satisfac- torily a manner as possible. ARE- GIVEN MORE TIME. Contractors Have Until Tuesday to File Exhibit Hall Bids. In’ order-that several contractors who have been unable to prepare bids ;f(yr the construction of the county fair gexh_ibit building may do so, Charles {Schroeder, secretary of the associa- tion, today announced that the time has been extended to next Tuesday merning at 8 o’clock. The bids were to have been filed today. | Spend Vacation Here. F. F. Burchard, secretary of the Grand Forks board of edueation, also University of North Dakota, and M. F. Pitman, a member of the Grand Forks high school faculty, arrived in ' Bemidji this morning and will spend a por- tion of their summer vacation at La- widia, L e A TOTAL COST IS $2,827,000 -