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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05

The Farmers Institute, which
was held in the City Hall yesterday
brought out a good. sized crowd of
farmers who came to the hall at an
early hour and were prepared to
participate heartily in the meeting
to the extent of listening to some
very good speeches containing bene-
fetal advice as to how to live on
northern Minnesota farm and con-
duct the same with profit.
A. J. Mcclure, superintendent of
the Northeast Experiment Farm at
Grand Rapids; E. C. Brown of Elk
River; and T. B. McCleran of Wren
shall, Carlton county, were the
speakers sent by the managers of
the State Farmers Institutes. And
subsequent events showed the
gentlemen were just what was
wanted for instruction to the
farmers of Beltrami county.
All present were informed of the
dinner which had been prepared to
the farmers free of charge, and there
was general satisfaction expressed
at the thoughtfulness of the Bemidj j
business men.
Mr.. Mcclure was the first speaker,
and he said, in part
This morning I went around
among the merchants and found
out what the farmers could grow
for which there would be the most
demand and the best markets.
found that the demand for vege.
tables was already quite we'll sup.
piled by what farmers there are
around Bemidji. AS to the potato
market, it is generally quite good.
although the farmers that now live
around Bemidji can supply the local
market.
with the increased population
which is bound to come, we have
got to look to some different pro
duct. There is now being shipped
into Bemidji, from outside territor
les, large quantities of grain, oats
corn, etc., and also some hay, but
I would not advise tie farmers tc
aim to grow products of that kind
to sell on the local market. 1t is
not profitable to sell such from
small farms, but to grow what can
be grown, feed it on the farm and
sell it in the more advanced product
of butter, meat and eggs.
The one product for which there
is an unlimited demand is butter.
When the Bemidji markets are sup
piled, there is the Duluth and Iron
Range markets, and the Twin Cities
and maybe Chicago and New York
There is no possibility of a lack oil
markets for dairy products; and
owing to the fact that dairying is the
most profitable branch of farming
the farmers can be engaged in this
and the great demand for these pro
ducts shows that this is the indus
try, by all means, for the farmer in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05

is observed by all the lodges
of .Elks as Memorial day, when
services are held commemorating
the memory of brothers who have
gone beyond, and it is imperative
that every Elk should attend these
services.
The memorial committee, (E.
H. Jerrard, W. S. Lycan, A. G
Rutledge and A. A. Andrews) has
prepared an excellent program,
the musical program of which will
be especially good.
The members of the local lodge
and all visiting Elks who will be
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Will Have Outing Here.
A telephone message to the Pi

A telephone message to the Pho
neer from C.. J. Pryor, who has been
attending the meeting of the Great
Northern Editorial association at
Wadena, states that the editors
decided to hold their annual outing
at Bemidji and that they would be
here for one entire week during the
month of June.
Mr.. Pryor was elected vice-presi-
dent of the association and he states
that the editors accepted the invita-
ton of the Commercial Club and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05

PROGRAM
Hymn-"Ten Thousand Times Ten Thou
sand. ...................... ...D Dykes
High School Glee Club.
Miss Hanson. Director.
Miss Gladys Stanton, Accompanist.
OpouAllS IdSei...... ....''''''''''
Rev. J. H. Deniston, 1852.
THE Prayer Of the Virgin''-From Tan
hauSer. ................. ......,..... Wagner
High School Glee Club.
Miss Hanson. Director.
Miss Gladys Stanton. Accompanist.
Violin Solo-Leila Stanton.
Memorial Address. ............ ...........
hon. @. w. Stanton, 1852.
Vocal solo-"Come to the Land OF Rest"
......... ..............H. ..........G Greeley
Miss Hanson.
Mrs. A. A. Warield, Accompanist,
Rev. J. Fl. Deniston. 1862,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05

in the city over Sunday will meet
at the hall, in the Masonic Block,
and from there will march in body
to the city hall, where the services
will begin promptly at 3 o'clock.
The public generally is urged to
attend these services, which will
all be of public nature, and the
ladies of Bemidji are especially
invited.
Hon. C. w. Stanton, judge of
the Fifteenth Judicial district,
who is a member of Bemidji
Lodge, No. 1862, B. P. O. E.,
will deliver the address.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05
Cass Lake Mas0ns Elect Officers.

Cass Lake, Dec. 5.-(Special to
Pioneer. )-At a meeting of the
Cass Lake Masonic lodge held here
last night the following officers
were elected: Worshipful Master,
E. ]. Lundrigan; Senior Deacon. P.
NJ. Larson; Junior Deacon, E. D.
Boyce; Secretary, Chas. Graham;
Treasurer, ]. T. Gardner.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05

Preparations have been CON-
pleted for the Elks' Memorial SER
vices which will be held in the
city opera house tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock, and indications
point to the services being the
most impressive in character ever
held in this part of the state.
The first Sunday in December
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05

Mayor Pogue unanimously.
A full account of the proceed
ings of the meeting will be given in
Mondays Pioneer
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-12-05
ELK MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Sunday. December 6-3 p. M

annual for Bemdi B..
- Eks, will be held the City Hail.
o'clock.
Every Bemid Lodge all visiting Elks at
The E will Masonic Hall at 230p march
prior the
.:.~~~...: E H JERRARD, Exalted Ruler
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
HARBOR WARDFNS
FIGHT FOR OFFICE
GiIIett AppOintees Try to Gust
Men Named by Pardee
When Governor
Judge Waste Will Determine
Whether Tenure of Office
Act Applies or Not

OAKLAND. Oct. 3.-Judge Waste has
been asked to give the first interpreta-
tion of a statute which Governor Gil
lett said terminated the tenure of Of
fee Of Harbor Wardens R. E. Nickel
and II. A. Thompson.
The men were appointed by Governor
Pardee, and Gillett wanted their posi-
uons filled by his own appointees
He invoked the aid of a new law de-
signed 20 classify the terms of certain
office holders through the state and
render the offices vacant at the expira-
ton of every four years.
Nickel and Thompson were appointed
April, 1905, for a four year term and
they maintained that they had another
year TO serve. John Leale and Thomas
Wallace were appointed to succeed
them. When Nickel and Thompson re-
fused to give up the office custer pro-
ceedings We're commenced against
them.
Attorney J. A. Elston argued today
that four year term meant four years
in office and not three He claimed
that harbor wardens were exempt from
the provisions of the new law The
state was represented by Assistant At
torney General Cobb and Deputy Ray
Benjamin Neither side could furnish
authorities throwing light on the case
and Judge Waste reserved his decision.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
SUIT AGAINST BANK
DIRECTORS DROPPED
DepOsit0rs Fail to Press Claims
Against Officials of Oak
land Institution
Stock Holders Who Charged
Collins With Felony Allow
Case to Be Thrown Out

OAKLAND, Oct. 3.-The suit by which
an East Oakland group Of stock hold
ers and depositors in the California
bank sought to hold members of the
directorate responsible for the alleged
mismanagement of the bank under the
d. Edward Collins regime was thrown
out of court by Judge Harris today
Failure to amend the complaint after
demurrer against it had been sustained
was the reason.
S. S. Austin, J. l. Miller, James Moir,
James Rutherford, Kate Keay and
James Dickinson were plaintiffs. ]. w
Phillips, j. B. Richardson, Benjamin
Smith and James r. Taylor were de-
PENDANTS.
Austin and his friends directly &C
cused d. Edward Collins of embezzle-
ment of funds. They said that loan
of s171,0O0. which he had made to the
bank of Ventura, which was owned by
the firm of William Collins G. Sons, and
which also failed, was embezzlement
and misrepresentation of the resources
of the bank.
Other loans to companies which
failed. and in all of which Collins was
said to be interested, reaching total
of $264,5s252, were included.
Attorney Carl Abbott appeared, for
the defendants and a demurrer which
he filed against the complaint was
sustained. Fifteen days were given to
amend, and on the failure of the plain
tiffs TO do so the suit was thrown out
today.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
KOCH IS BEATEN
ON TUBERCULOSIS
Congress Adopts Resolution De-
claring Bovine Disease Can Be
Propagated by Man
President Roosevelt Addresses
Scientists and Lauds Their
Work as Heroic

WASHINGTON. Oct "A signal vic.
tory was today won. by the opponents
of the theory advanced by Dr. Rooert
Koch. the eminent German scientist,
minimizing the danger of human tnfec%
tion from bovine tubercle bactl1, when
the sixth triennial international con-
gress on tuberculosis Just before final
adjournment. placed itself squarely on
record In opposition to the views or the
German savant. The body, by unani-
nous vote. adopted a resolution recOg-
nizing the possibility of human In
lection from the bovine tuDercle ba-
ciIH The text OF the resolution is as
follows:
.'ResoIved. that the utmost efforts
should be continued in the struggle
against tuberculosis to prevent the con-.
veyance from man to man OF tubercAG
Iosis infection as the most tmports-.
sources Of the disease.
That preventive measures be con-
tinued against bovine tuberculosis and
that the possibility OF the propagation
of this to man be recognized.
KOCH MAINTAINS SILENCE
Whether or not DR.. Koch has receded
from his position Is not known He sat
through the proceedings without even
so much as a nod of disapprOval 1t is
not believed however, that the German
scientist has modified his views. but
that rather than provoke anew the
controversy. he declined to openly COM
nit himself
An entirely unexpected. but one OF
the most pleasant surprises of the clos
ing scenes of the congress was the ap-
pearance for the first time during the
proceedings of President Roosevelt.
The presidents appearance was
greeted with tremendous applause and
he delivered a characteristic address,
He said in part
PRESIDENT PRAISES SCIENTISTS
when the first railroad was built
across Panama" said the president, 1T
was with some foundation of truth,
with but slight exaggeration. said that
every sleeper laid cost the life of
man. Now the work on the canal is be-
ing prosecuted on an infinitely larger
scale, of course. than the mere build
ing of a railroad. under conditions
which make the locality stand above
the ordinary locality in the United
States in point of health
The isthmus of Panama. which was
a byword for fatal disease, has become
well night sanitarium. and it has
become so because of the investiga-
tions of certain medical men which e1sr
abled them TO find out the real caa4M
of certain diseases, especially yellow
fever and malarial fever, and to take
measures to overcome them"
President Roosevelt spoke of the
peculiarly fatal and terrible disease.
the sleeping sickness. prevalent in
Africa. which in one region had killed
100000 out Of 100000 inhabitants, and
declared that medical scientists have
shown just as much herOism in the
fight against tuberculosis as ever was
shown by a soldier on the field OF
battle. In closing he said:
Il feel that no gathering could take
place fraught with greater hope for
the welfare of the people at large
than this assernblage."
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
MEXICAN MILLIONAIRE
PASSES AWAY AT SEA
Antonio BOIce, Aged SO, Dies on
the Atlantic Steamer
LuCauia

NEW YORK, Oct. 3.-When the
steamer Lucania arrived from Liver
pool today the death of Antonio Bolce.
an aged Mexican millionaire, was an
nounced. He died Thursday on board
Bolc was retired hemp planter and
was said to be extremely wealthy. He
was Sc years of age.
At the same time that the Lucania
arrived today. carrying the body of
his father, there came up the bay the
La Lorraine from Havre, bearing his
son, Gustave, with his family. That
the elder Bolce had died was not only
known to the younger man before he
landed here this morning. but almost
all the way across the Atlantic the two
had kept up communication by means
OF wireless telegraphy until Thursday.
On that day the son received no
message, either from his father or his
fathers secretary, and then word came
from the secretary that the old man
was sick, followed by another yester-
day saying he was dead. Father and
son had meant to come over on the
same steamer, but at the last moment
they were obliged to take different
boats
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
STANFORD STUDENTS
ARE ENTITLED To VOTE
Clerk of Santa Clara County
COrreCtS Mistake He Made
as to Registration

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, oct. D.
County Clerk Henry a. Paster of Santa
Clara county, who sent letters notifying
Stanford students that they would not
be allowed to vote in the coming pres
idential election. has discovered he was
mistaken and today he sent a special
deputy here 10 confer with the stu
dents who had been told that they were
illegally registered The result has
been that practically ali of the stu
dents have been passed by the deputy
and are eligible to vote in November
The county officials claim that the
mistake was due to a misunderstand-
ing as TO the correct residence Of the
students and that they took steps to be
on the safe side. 1t IS claimed by the
students that the trouble was a politi-
cal move with the intention Of decreas-
ing the student vote. The letters sent
by the county clerk informed the stu
dents that they were law breakers un-
less they Immediately had their names
stricken from the great register
Many students We're passed yesterday
at Palo Alto and practically the re-
mainoer TODAY by the special deputy
sent TO the campus
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
SAYS PANAMA CANAL WILL
TAKE 20 YEARS TO BUILD
Prominent Resident of Zone De-
ciareS Total Cost of Under
taking VIII Be 500, 100000
SPECIM DIsPATCH no THE GAIL


Los ANGELES. Oct s-That the
Panama sanal Will cost 500, ,000. 900 in
stead of 50,0O0,O00 estimated, and
that it will not be completed for 20
years, is the prediction of ]. Gabriel
Duque of Panama, newspaper propri-
etor, contractor and man of large af-
fairs in the canal zone, who arrived
today for visit with a brother in Los
Angeles Duque is Cuban by birth,
but is a naturalized American. He has
lived 80 years in Panama. He is pub
Usher of the Star and Herald at
Panama
Noted engineers of the world he
said today, were almost unanimously
In favor Of a sea level canal, but it was
explained to them that the Americans
are an impatient race and demand early
completion of the work, therefore they
great concrete works known as the
ing the flood waters of mountain
streams. The lake that will result will
be from five to ten miles wide and in
places at least $50 feet deep.
The rock formation where the dam
is to built is loose and rotten This is
where the trouble will come. The fierce
sun will disintegrate the rock and the
impounded waters will be released.
In my opinion the canal will have
to be planned all over again, following
the lines originally recommended by
experts, on a sea level basis 1t will
be 1925 or 1880. | believe, before the
canal will be ready"
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
NEXT CONGRESS TO
MEET IN SPOKANE

ALBUQUERQUE. N. NJ. Oct. g.
spokane was selected as the meeting
place for the seventeenth national irri-
cation congress at the close of the six
teenth congress today. Pueblo with
drew at the last moment and the vote
was made unanimous.
The new governing board of the con-
gress, created by this meeting. was
elected today at a meeting of the
executive committee. This board has
full power to manage the affairs of the
congress and to continue its work be-
tween sessions
The members are: President. q. n
Barstow of Texas; secretary, b.. A.
Fowler of Arizona; w. A. Beard of
California, chairman of the executive
committee. and Fred J. Kiesel of Utah.
DIR. w. j. MCGEE of Washington. ID. G.:
John Dixon of Montana and one other
member who is to be selected by the
board.
The closing session of the congress
today was made interesting by a strong
address by Congressman Joseph p.
Ransdell of Louisiana president of the
national rivers and harbors congress
who urged cooperation between his
organization and the national irriga
tion congress.
The delegates are leaving rapidly TO-
night. many of them visiting various
national irrigation projects in New
Mexico and Arizona.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
POPULAR SOCIETY
COUPLE ARE WE'D
Miss Hilda McElratll and
Charles Wheeler United
in Marriage

OAKLAND, Oct 2.-The wedding of
Charles Wheeler and Miss Hilda Nc
Elrath was celebrated this evening at
the home of the McElraths in Alden.
Only the families of the young couple
witnessed the ceremony, which was
performed by Dr. John Bakewell. Miss
McElrath wore an exquisite empire
gown of white satin. Her bridal veil
was caught with a spray of orange
blossoms and she carried a shower of
ferns. Miss Katherine McElrath was
her only attendant She wore dainty
white gown and carried ferns. Will
liam Powell was best man. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler left this even
ing on their honeymoon.
The bride is the daughter of the late
]. E. McElrath and Mrs. McElrath. one
of the oldest families of the bay cities
Since the announcement of her be-
trothal last summer she has been ex-
tensiyely entertained by the younger
set.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
STANFORD'S LONG
RUSHING SEASON
Girls of Greek Letter SOrOrities
Are Active in Bidding
for Recruits
October Is the Day on Which
Arriving Goods Will Make
Choices

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, oct. g.
The longest rushing" season on record
at stanford university is being con
Quoted by the girls OF the Greek let
ter sororites. During the past week
the festivities have reached their
height The possible sorority candi-
dates are the center Of campus In
terest- Speculation as TO which of the
local chapters viii get the bulk of the
eligible freshmen is rife among the
'Queeners' of the community.
All the rushing is being conducted
by the sororities according to rigid
rules prescribed in the Panhellenic
agreement which was entered into by
the sororities last semester. These
rules are supposed TO be deep, dark
secrets TO the men. but many Of the
rules are too good 10 be kept, and
steady queeners have secured the inside
information as 10 the most important
Of Panhellenic regulations. This bid
ding day is the most carefully guarded
secret Of the women, but this has
been made public by several collegians
who have learned the auspicious date.
october IS is the day on which all of
the girls who have been bid into the
respective crowds viii make their
choices. Upon this date the climax of
day sets ahutter the hearts of the
'rushers' and the rushed" In plain
view Of the expectant cOllegians the
girls viii have TO make their selec-
tiOn Of crowds Girls who have more
than one bid" viii be watched from
the time they leave their homes until
they walk UP TO the respective sorority
houses.
The rushing at present has resulted
IN rounds OF entertainments of many
descriptions. Under the rules, dinners
are allowable upon all days, and many
big spreads have been held. Driving
Saturday is a favOrite means of rush
ing Weekend parties are held by the
sororities in turn.
Football practice is another scene of
rushing. The sorority girls take their
prospective members TO the bleachers,
where they are introduced to their
friends
When the rushing season ends the
college festivities viii assume normal
proportions. At-homes viii be in order
and formal receptions. Now no men
. are allowed TO meet the prospective
neophytes. as this is contrary to the
most emphatic Of the drastic rushing
rules.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
EASTERN FooTBALL RESULTS

At Champaign. Ill.-Illinois IL, Monmouth 6.
AT New Hayen-Yale 3, Syracuse 0.
AT elphia-Pennsylvania 10. Bucknell o.
At Omaha-Creig ghton university &c, Highland
Park college, Des Moines. 0.
:. At Cambridge-Harvard 16, University of
At Princeton-P Princeton is. Springfield train
ing school 0.
At phiIadelphia- Pennsylvania freshmen IS,
At ithaca. N Y.-cornen IL. Hamilton o.
At Annapolis -Midshipmen is, Rutgers o.
:, AT Lawrence-Uniyersty of Kansas "a, st.
At Oberlin-0berlin 80, Hiram 3
AT Tifhn, 0.-Denison 50. Heidelberg D.
:, Al Benton Harbor-Benton Harbor 26, Grand
At Highland Falls, n. Y.-West Point 5,
= AT willsesbarre Pa.-Carlisle Indians r.,
At Providence-Brown g. Colgate o.
At Pittsburg-Carnegie technical school 12,
Waynesburg O.
At Ann Arbor-Miehigan 49, Case G.
At Mlnneapolis--AIInnesota 8, Lawrence 0.
At Lincoln-Nebraska AZ. Doane 0.
AT Marshall Field. Chicago-Chicago 80. Pur-
At Plttsburg- University of Pittsburg 34.
Mount Union college
At Hanover. N H.-Dartmouth 23, Massachu-
setts agricultural college O.
institute o.
At Haverford, Pa.-Pennsylyania medico-chico
college 0, Haverford o.
At 81. Louis-Washngton university 0, Carle-
ton college Harrington, MOI O.
AT 81. l-ouis--St. Louis university II, Rolla
School Of Mines O.
At Bloomington. Ind Indiana 16. Depauw 0.
At Columbus. O.-Wooster university S, Ohio
state university 0.
AT Champlaign-Illinois 20. Monmouth 6.
AT washington. Pa.--Waslington and Jeffer-
son IL. Western Reserve university 0.
AT Columbia, Mo.--University OF Missouri 81,
Warrensburg 6.
At Topeka-w ashburn 6, Emporia state nor
NAL O.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
HEAD AND ENTRAILS OF
MAN FOUND IN A TUB
Herbert Calgresser Discovers
Receptacle With Mysteri-
Gus Contents
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SAN JOSE. Oct. s.-The curiosity of
Herbert Calgresser, an employe in
Markovits' wholesale junk yard, was re-
sponsible today for the discovery of
the head and entrails of mans body
IN hermetically sealed and curiously
shaped receptacle which had been lay
ing around the junk yards in North
Fourth street in this city for several
months.
The case was reported to the police
and they in turn referred the matter to
the coroner for investigation. The re-
mains have been brought to the morgue
and are In fair state of preservation.
AS far as the police have been able to
ascertain. the receptacle in which the
head was found was purchased with
old iron and metals as junk at the nor
NAL school some time during last May.
A driver named John Cox believes that
he secured the receptacle there The
teachers at the school are unable to
account for the presence of the remains
at the school. Physiology and biology
are taught at the institution. but the
scientific investigation of the students
IN pedagogy proceeds no further than
the dissection of cats and frogs
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Army Orders

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-Army orders
Captain Robert NJ. Thornburgh, medi-
cal corps, is detailed as a member of
the examining board at the general
hospital, Presidio, San Francisco. for
service during the examination of Can
tains Edward B. Vedder and John n
Bosley, medical corps, vice Colonel
George III. Torney, who will continue
as member of the board for all other
purposes.
Navy orders: Lieutenant r.
Rhodes to duty on the Wyoming when
commissioned
The Milwaukee was placed in reserve
at the navy yard. Puget sound, Octo-
Der ,.
The Albany and Yorktown have been
ordered to join the Pacific fleet at San
Diego October Is for cruise to the
southwark