Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 26, 1912, Page 1

ae ~ Minneapolis; H. OFFICIAL PAPER OF Grand Rapids Village and Township Grand Vor, XXII. —No 52 ANNUAL OUTING ENDED SUNDAY Editors of Northern Minnesota Leave For Home Sunday Night Following 1912 Session. NOTED OFFICIALS ATTEND SESSION apids Herald-Neview GranpD Rapips, ITasca COUNTY, son of Hibbing home and won the victory for the heavy+weights. The lineup was: Phats—A. G. Ruthledge, Bemidji, pitcher; N. R. Barker, Minneapolis, catcher; Haugen, Nashwauk, base, Widsten, Warroad, Beatrice Atkinson, field; Vibert, Cloquet, right field; MacKenzie, Minneapolis, center field | Leans—Denu, Bemidji, pitcher; | Norris, Duluth, catcher; Hitchcock, \ir., first base; Atkinson, jr. ond base; Atkinson, sr., third base; Hitchcock, sr., Hibbing, left field; | McGuire, Grand Rapids, center field; Aiken, Grand Rapids, right field. R. | Citizens of Grand Rapids, Coleraine, | 3. Beil, Roseau, umpire. Bovey and Cohasset Welcome Newspaper Men—Governor Eberhart Present. Grand Rapids kept open house last week for the best bunch of live, Wires in the state—the members of the Northern Minnesota Editorial | association who convened here last | Friday for their annual sere | outing. Those attending the session were President and Mrs. F. A. Dare, of the Walker Pilot; A. G. Rutledge, Bemidji- sec-treas.; Mary McFadden of the Duluth News-Tribune, E. H. Denu, Bemidji Pioneer; A. M. Welles) Sauk Center Herald; Homer F. Mus- sey, Thief River Falls News; C. M. and Mrs. Atkinson, Mare Atkinson, and the Misses Beatrice and Dorothy] Atkinson; Mesaba Ore, Hibbing,| F. A. Wilson, Bemidji Sentinal; D. E. Cuppernul, Virginia Virginian; E. A. Phremmer, Eveleth; Judge and; ‘and Mrs- Frank Ives, Cass Lake Times; Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hitchcock, Hibbing Tribune, R. H. Bell, Roseau Region; E- L. and Mrs.. Oberg, Blackduck, Chas Kelley, Me- nagha Journal; O. Arneson, Chisholm Herald-Tribune; Mr. and Mrs. Vibert, Cloquet; Asa Wallace, Fairfax Standard; ‘Dad’ Dean, Peyton Paper Company, Duluth; N. D. Bar- | ker, American Type Founders Co., Haugen, Nashwauk | Herald; C. H. Heath, Bovey Iron News; Cc. Lammon, Bovey Iron} News; C, and Mrs. Seeley, Coler- aine Optic; A, L. and Mrs. LaFrenier Grand Rapids Independent, E. C. Ki- ley, May Stanley, Herald-Review, Grand Rapids. Among the distinguished visitors | who were present to enjoy the mid-; summer outing as guests of the as- sociation were Governor Eberhart, Attorney-General Smith, Alvah Hi Eastman and President Vincent of the university of Minnesota. Friday was given over toauto rides in and around Grand Rapids and a trip of inspection through the plant of the Itasca paper mills. Friday evening there was a recep- | tion at the Hotel Pokegama for the) visiting editors and President Vin- cent, followed by ‘ball for the visi- tors and townspeople. Saturday morning the “‘Phats” and “Leans” lined up at the ball park for their annual deadly combat. A. G. Rutledge and N. R. Barker were the battery for the ‘‘Phats,” a posi- tion they had filled with the heavy- weights for the past three years, while E. H. Denu and A. E. Norris did fancy curves for the slender fel- lows. Five breathless innings resulted in a score of 5 to 4 in favor of the men who have taken on avoirdupois chasing down scare heads and adver- tising contracts. The feature of the game was the terrific two-bagger by W. R. MacKenzie, secretary of the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation, which brought Miss Atkin- \Only Three Years’ y At the end of the ball game the battered, bruised, breati 5a players, less but undaunted, adjourned with to the State experiment farm where | Supt. and Mrs. A. J. MeGuire served | ‘a dinner that will linger in the mind | |of the editors and their friends for | | months and will be a portent factor} (Continued on Page Hight) ee | first | second | base; Dare, Walker, third base; Miss’ Hibbing, left | LaFreniere, Grand Rapids, short stop| » Sec- | Mussey, Thief River Falls, short stop| the rest of the association members | | | ence. ‘the Guatemalan | described as a cross between a but- terfly kimona and a hobble skirt, Mrs} P| UNIVERSITY WEEK | Splendid Programs Given Through” / out Session and Good Aver- j age Attendance. PRES. VINCENT’S SPEECH FEATURE | Many Take Advantage of Lectures Given--“Merchant of Venice” Draws Big House Thurs- day Evening. The committee in charge of the week of university extension work held here last week feel more than jrepaid for the efforts extended. The attendance was good considering the | rival attractions that were on part |of the week and the inclement weat- er during the early sessions. Mrs. Vincent’s talk on “Guatemala” Thursday afterncon was one of the | special topics that drew a large aud* > Clad in the picturesque garb of Woman, which she Vincent gave an interesting de | j tion of the people, customs and scenic beauties of the little-known | Guatemalan country illustrating her| | | | | E. Hs DENU Bemidji _Pione er NEW HOMESTEAD LAW RECEIVED » Residence Is | Now Required On Land Un- der New Ruling. | The chief difference between the old and the new law is that in the new law it is prescribed just how many improvememts shail be added each year while under the old law the improvements were not definite- ly outlined. The time has also been reduced from five to three years. It is now required that the entry- man cultivate one-sixteenth of his en- tire area beginning the.second yeir.of the entry. Not less than one-third shall be under cultivation at the be- gimning of the third year. No certificates will now be given ‘until three years from the date of the entry. The entryman is now gramted five months leave of absenc each year from his land, after he has established residence upon it. If the entryman dies before he ha lived on the land three years, his heirs must prove that he lived up to all the requirements under the law after filing. They are relieved from further residence upon the land. If for sickness or other unavoidable’ causes the entryman cannot establi ¥ in his discreticn allow the settler twelve months from date of filing ip which to establish residence. The new law Wes aapraret June 6 1912, EQUAL SUFFERAGE GLUB WILL MEET Initial Meeting of Political Equality Workers at Court House Next Monday Evening. The first meeting of the equal suf- frage club, organized here last Fri- day afterncon, will be held in the | court house next Monday evening at, 8:00 o'clock, when the organization | will be completed amd active work commenced: ' , Everyone interested in the work of the club is invited to attend this | {cert Tuesday evening, the produc |the Mob,” Friday evening. jsenting a finished interpr | this great Shakespearian role. | extension work. residence upon the land, the sae iv Inertia ninoy cnaeey we feel! sioner of the general land office ma 'ghat the effort 2s &whole. has. been| successful. It hes shown the people , submits that women are equally re- of the state the practical trend of sponsible for the unfortunate condi- ‘tions of life existing and should have! talk with views which she had se- {cured in her recent visit to Guatema | la lamd. cy The special features of t {ing sessions were the Glee club. £o) of the “Merchant of Venice” by th ;Masquers’ club of the university on iy hursday evening, and the speech of President Vincent om the ‘“Mind of The Masquers were a revelation to their audience: the work of some of he performance comparing favorably with thet of well-known sede als, Robert Wilson as “Shylock” aaa of Pr dent Vincent was greeted wii a crowded house Friday evening and he held the audience spellbound with his rapid-fire cratory and brilliant; logic. Talking on the “Mind of the Mob” he used) his audience to ex-j emplify how large bodies of people are swayed by the influence of the spellbirder and showed the reason for the apparent inconsistency of | the mob when controled by the over-, mastering will of a leader. President Vincent is one of the most prilliant | speakers in a state renowned for able orators, and his address Friday | evening was one of the finest speech es that a Grand Rapids audience has! ever enjoyed. The president is very much pleas- ed wiht the way the people ia the differemt sections of the state have} taken up the idea of the university “It was an innovation,” he said, in commenting on the month's. work to a Herald-Review representative, “and the university heads and the people who took part were very much | gratified at the response which the initial effort in this direction receiv- ed. While the audience might have the modern university work and has brought the residents of all sections The reports from all sections indi- leate that the idea of university ex- tension work h@s met with the ut-} most favor and arother year will sce {every town of importance planning t the univers}ty is.brought.to.the.doors entific, art, literary and agricultural topics presented by able lecturers. Fire which broke out in @ pile of large quantity of ties, posis and poles yes- terday. The timber was about a mile and a half from Coleraine SUCCESSFUL HERE’ | |foon and spoke at the bancuet giv- | }ers campaign for the development ‘of the agricultural interests of morth- ithe members of the press, and said re-|takes were made and where | might, be rectified. fof this kind,” | thines that go to make country life NEEDS OF PEOPLE 4m closer touch with the institution.’ | secure the course which means that | of the people and they are given op-| portunities to hear the latest in sci-| timber belonging to J. S. Lofberg of | tcrana Rapids destroyed a ory ————— W. OFFICIAL PAPER Of Itasca Co. and School Dist. No. One INN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, (912 BELIEVES THIRD PARTY WILL FAIL. Governor Eberhart Does Not Think That People Will Follow the Roosevelt Lead. | ea EXECUTIVE TALKS 10 EDITORS : ‘ae Criticism By the Press| Before Northern Minnesota | Newspaper Folks—Is Wholesome, He Says. | | || “The ‘third party’ will not have | {the support from the Republicans that iis leader anticipates,” said | Governor Eberhart, who spent Satur- day and Sunday here, as the guest of the Northern Minnesota Editorial association. ‘The men who have | been most active in support of pro- gressive doctrines are not following the Roosevelt lead, but are work- ing for reform within the party in- | \stead of trying to destroy it.” | Saturday afterncon the governor j8poke to the farmers who were at- | tending the Farmers’ Day session of university week, urging the forma- tion of Tarmers’ clubs and the meed |¢£ cooperation among the farmers in |¢rder to bring about the best results | from agricultural efforts. | || With the members of the Editorial | #ssociation Governor Eberhart visit-.| |¢d Ccleraine amd Bovey in the after- | | | the Hotel Fitger Saturday eve- ng to the mewspaper.folks, urging | them to join forces in a more vigor- ern Minnesota. In his remarks the governor touch-| ed on the criticism of his acts by | that he welcomed it, as honest criti- | cism helped in showing where mis- | they “T am glad to see the editors bring} their wives with them on an outing said the governor. “Our country is founded on the home and home ideals, and in a na- tion where the song ‘My Wife’s /Gone to the Country’ is more popular than ‘America’ there is great need for the citizenship which the editors show when their wives, mothers and daughters accompany them on their pleasure trips.” The governor urged the necessity for work by the press for those more attractive, and complimented the newsparer men for their sup- port of indvstrial training in the ‘schools of both city and country. WOMAN'S LITANY Duluth Woman Puts Forth Broad Human Creed for Equal Suf- frage Hosts. Dr. Mary McCoy of Duluth has put forth the following creed for the be- lievers in equal suffrage, as she ‘the ballot to correct them: “I do not believe God ever intend- ed that the food, clothing and neces- sities of a whole nation should be thrown upon the gambler’s table and be made the croupier’s ball of the | stock speculator and price manipu- lator. “I do not believe that hunger, ‘homelessness, worklessness and pros: titution are necessary in this land of | ours- “I do not believe that 30,000 men |should be killed and 500000 more ' seriously injured in mine and factory ‘every year, nor that ships shall in- yite disaster in order that the greed of corporations shall be satisfied. “I do not believe that it is neces- ‘sary fer bread to be baked in damp ‘and dirty cellars, nor do I believe it Panked along the track. It is esti- meeting, which will be addressed by | mated that _Mr. Lotberg’s loss will b Fis ane lecal speakers. ee Seek | necessary for women bearing children to work in fetid factories. “I do not believe that it is neces- | much poverty, | Which | than im dollars and cents. | ; the opiniors of long dead grand-} | be of | dren in canneries, chemical vats, gas | poor wages will"not be | pay for barga Two Dollars a Year sary that we be poisoned by adulter- ated focd or fed on cold meat and fish, while lakes and conti- nent abound with plenty at the city's) door. “I want to vote for selfish reasons I cannot be happy where there is so| so much hunger, sq} much suffering that can easily be cured. “I wart to live in a civilization in one-half of the people wit] vote in terms of humanity, rather| “I want to live in a world where 100 warships, costing $20,000 ,000, | | Will not be proudly paraded before a ‘city teo poor to feed its sisi | | school children. “I want to live in a world in aie! | | fathers ingcribed in constitutions wil | less coriSequence than the | mangled arms and limbs of the desti | tute women and children of factory workers. “I want to live in a world where i | will pe criminal to’ emplby little chil-| plants and phosphorus factories. “I want to live in a city where the daily wages of women and girls wil | A. M. WELLES Sauk Center Herald support life; where hte lost job means something other than the street or starvation. “I want to live in a world: where ce we counter I want to 1 in a world Z thinks of its pecple, rather eg business of consumer and producer, of tenant as well 2s owner.” Aside from the things that Dr. MeCoy and her followers do not be- lieve in, or which they want are a number of tenets which they sum wu by saying: ‘‘Women will vote in; terms of human life, rather than in terms of special privilege.” D \claiming the ;are many at the convention | Ryans, “= DEMOGRATA ELECT PARKER CHAIRMAN Bryan Loses In Fight To Have John W. Kern Named Tempor- ary Chairman. WILL BE CLARK OR DARK HORSE |Bryan’s Defeat On Vote For Chair- man Believed te Have Eliminated Him From Presidential Running. By a vote of 579 the delegates te ; the national Democratic convention |at Baltimore elected Alton B. Parker for temporary chairman against the determined opposition of William | J. Bryan. It is the opinion of the party leasi- ers that this action has eliminated Mr. Bryan from the race for presi- |Gential nomination. The Clark adherents are openly nomination and there whe ; think it will be either be Speaker Clark or @ dark horse. jout Wilson delegat | Support solidly The straight s threw their yan. to E | The conservative clement make mo secret of the fact that they are ready to accept a radical or progres sive candidate. Ht is adr ed that to name a reactionary candidate would strengthen the Roosevelt forces in their “third party” move ment, and this the Democratic leadets wish to avoid. In his speech Mr. Bryan declared that the same influences that operat ed at Chicago were at work ia Baltimore, and elicted a tumult of applause when he said: “The Deme eratic party can not be run by or Bouabhbysbe: 2 by the Belmonts.* "FIREMEN’S TOURNEY ON AT COLERAINE Firemen of Many Te Towns Gather at Coleraine Yesterday For Three Days Meet. The annua] tournament of the Northern Minnescta Firemen’s as | sociation opened at Coleraine yester- PLEASED AT ITASGA COUNTY'S GROWTH : Hon. R. J. Bell of Roseau Express- es Pleasure at Progress of Development. | The Hon. R. J. Eell of Roseau, ed tor of the Reseau Region, and father of R. R. and Claude Bell of Grand Rapids, returned to Reseau Tuesday, after attending the editorial meet- | fing here end spending the last two! ‘days at the farm of his sons mear Deer Lake. | Mr. Bell expressed himself as sur- | prised and gratified at the agricul- tural development which is taking Dinee in Itasca county. “We have grown so accustomed | to Icoking on this as 4 mining and | lumbering region,’ said Mr. Bell, “that it is a surprise to confront the fact that this section is taking its! place as one of the richest agricul-! tural and dairying sections of the state. “Everywhere I have been in the; county there is the same evidence of ithe timber lands giving way to pro-, ductive farms and pasture for dairy herds» I am glad to know that the day of the lumber baron is passing and that permanent prosperity is \beginning to crown the efforts of those who have had the enterprise to build their homes in this sec- tion.” +“ Mr. Eell left Tuesday evening for) ‘his home at Reseau, and it is safe to say that he will hereafter be nun< tbered among the consistent boosters | who @re making the agricultural wealth amd possibilities of Itasca county known to the outside world. ‘aine !be made up day by day. | nament will coptinve four days. This (ors again, ' day with a large attendance. The fire departments of Grand Rapids, Cass Lake, Walker, Marbie, Taccnite, Akeley ard Park Rapids are in attendance, and all the dele gates were welecmed by the Coler- band. A special train yesterday took the through the mimes t. In the visiting firemen and the concentrating pla afterncon a game of ball was played between the Coleraine and Grand Rapids Juniors. No programs have been prepared Lut the programs will The tour- in advance, afterncen the Grand Rapids City team is playing a game at Coleraine with the Canistec players. In the association hose race run this morning, Grand Rapids took first place, time 29; Coleraine sec- ond, 31 3-10; Akeley third, 32. in the hub and hub race this morning Grand Rapids tcck first hen- wirnirg in 24 seconds, while Coleraine ard Park Rapids tied for secord place in 24 3-5. HON. R. J. BELL Roseau Region