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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-27
PATRIOTIC BUSINESS MEN.

This is where Bemidji is strong. Her
business men patriotic, energetic and
liberal. They go deep into their pockets
whenever any needed public improvement
becomes apparent, and they work in accord,
one with the other at all times, a circum-
stance which goes long way toward ex-
ploring the city's prosperity and the bright
future which is in store for her.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-27
SECRET AND SOCIAL ORDERS,

Visitors and prospective homeseekers
need not fear the lack of secret, civic and
social orders. Every we'll known secret
society has secured meeting place here;
civic bodies such as business clubs, literary
bodies, social bodies and musical com
panies are found in plenty and good fel.
lowship and a fraternal spirit pervade
the place.
All in all, Bemidji is model city,
prosperous city, and a city with bril-
liant past record, as we'll as a brilliant
future.
The citizen who knocks" his home town
should be ostracised.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-03-27

With plenty of lumber and available wood
material for the manufacture of smaller
articles Of every day use the field Be-
midji offers for the special industries here
in enumerated must appeal to all interested.
The sun., 1909-01-01

4 Son. secon d. wyleyhurst Farm third, wyley
hurst Farm.
Single ,Comb White Cock First, sm,SSlcI
.USiWs" Single co@b % White Hen-rlrs,. Elm poul,r,
Yard second Harold Purvis' third. William
Single Comb White. Cockerel- First, william
Cook SO n; SECOND, William Cook Son; third
single Comb yhtS PSllst1rI.s,, w9l.Tg qIg
diamond Jubilee Coc.-Flrs,. william Cool
Son: no other entry,
& Son second. Mrs Henry u. Prescott; no third
Diamond Jubilee Cockerel-Flrst. Mrs. Henry
z. PRESCOTT; second. William Cook & Son; third
Diamond Jubilee Pullet First, William Coos
4 Son; second. Mrs Henry u. Prescott thlfd
EXHiBTrIoS YARDS,
Dark nrahmns.Flrs', George W. Mitchell
l,!agk Cochin First l;lm Poultry Yards,
Hlack Lang gshanS- flrsI. Frank |. Traut
.Whi,e lMnSanans ILlrs, Frank Traut
second ,Grcystone Poultry farm:thlrd, Greystone
Silver WIando,,e First. Wesley ~ Barton
Golden WyHniotie-fIrsi Charles II. BRAN.
White wyandotte owen Farm: SCI.
ond, Arthur q. Duston; third. Rock I'm Pou ifS
single Comb nrowu Lcshorn. First. Grove
hIll Poultry n Farm second cred H. cooA Farm;
l,o;e Comb hrywu Lefnorn Second. Avon.
Single Comb bHckwing Leshorn -rlrs, Thomas
Rose Comb WHITE Leghorn-rirs,. Albert
Hose Comb Black Minorcas First. Thomas G
Samuels; second. q. \. Clark.
% %,4Tred Anor.ss.flr;,, as. AgrHsi ScsSsrs
Hmcfcsn Domini9aes- " il. Dayen.
port second, W, h. Davenport.
LAkcnvelders First Ralpl e. Greene; second
niack Or brown Red Pit Gamcs-fIrst, DR..
Indian Runner Ducss-Ilrst. wes,look Farm.
:, silver SeabriEht Bantams First, Rose Cour,
HuH Cochin EantamzFlrs,, \. d Il. schIlllnv;
second, Long island Fancl Pigeon Company;
third. Roc@ llil Poultry Farm.
:. White Cochin Bantams- First Pine Top Poultry
BLACK Cochin nantams-rlrsi, Pine Top poul.
Blac4 Tail yaranese Ean,ams First, Rose
Court Poultry Yards.
Partridge Coch Bantams-lirSt. Table Rock
CAT EXHIBITION LoNo HAIR.
Ilrown Ta5by, Male. Glass So-flrsL Dick, Mrs.
Orange Tabby, Male, Class s:-rIrsL Bry.
Silver CAT, Male. Class SA-Flrs,. silver BOY.
Torlois seshcli Cat Glass S--flrst Tlbb!e.
SIame>e Male class ~ Ca siam nc Paris, /
Sismese femrr, Class O--rirsL Slamcse
'emhle; Miss CAtncari.
Matx. Male. Glass o. Bunny. Mrs. {. Rman. I
MAnX. Female -Boblett Mrs. n. ". Smith,
AbysSnian. Male. Glass W-Aluminum, MiSS
. CataCart
AbySSin nian Female. Class O4A- Salt. Miss J.
athCart.
Russian, Male, Glass oS-Cn Peterain. Mrs.
. Sage.
Russian. female Glass o. First. Sacha. Miss
, Cathcari: second. Socedwcil Miss Cathcart.
sHoRT HAIRED ktrTENs.
rlack and White or blue and white Glass l0S-
lrst, Snow White, Miss {. imdn,
Hack and Nhinc or Niue and White-flrst.
ollins jerome u Miss NJ Mills, second Pansy .
cromc Miss NJ. Mills.
The sun., 1909-01-01
certAlntu

ture the nas this year to a dead moral
certalntu.
y. A.. Krohu of Portland, Me, who Is better
Known a. Colonial Jack, who made a
WAGER that he could walk 0,OJO miles In 400
Gays, pushing a wheelbarrow, has arrived
San Francisco. he says he covered the
distance from Portland. 1880 miles. at an
average or 20 miles n day and that In order
70 nnish his long journey In the specified
time he must walk n fraction more than %
miles day on the tTir Fast. In spite OF
eleyen days lost on account OF illness, he
states that he Is far ahead Of his schedule,
krohhs whcelbarrow Is literally covered
with 635 post once marks and has a speed
ometer attached He left Portland on June I
AND waSered q 900 that he could get back
there on or before September o, 1900.
Jockey Herman Radtkc, who rode with
success In Russia last se1son, has returned
hero for the winter. He says he will ride
IN Germany next year and will be able to
make il2 pounds. Radtke has learned to
behave himself since he left here last spring
and now has a good sized bank account
V, Powers, who leads all III. Jockeys In
this couptry In winning mounts for the year
Just ending. has finished FIRST 3ia times,
second 100 times. third 1873 times. and has
been unplaced 5t2 times This record in
eludes the races run on December "a. Shil-
ling II second with 28s winners and Notter
IL third with 2F winners.
The sun., 1909-01-01

Of the Detroit Automobile Dealers Assoeia-
tion, all large automobile concerns or the
twenty-one non-members some we're auto
mobile companies, some motorcycle agents
aud some< accessory manufacturers aud
agents. The after we're the innocent cause
OF some CaustiC interchanges OF correspond
ence between ID. A, ID. A. officials and officers
OF the Motor and Accessory Manufacturers.
AZ the annual meeting ast summer the
as,r ,gr ooHy ,oaen m0t ~ .ake any IS mere
the heavy travelling expenses. Local
shows" in this resolution was defined as all
Boston. Failure to sanction the Detroit
show was taken by the u. A. ID. A. offioials
as an attempt to hamper them, which they
promptly resented. Now that the true
situation has been made known peace once
more Teigns
The sun., 1909-01-01
yarhtlng Notes.

Hartley c, RaSter Of brunswick. Ne. has
ordered cruising power boa which will be bHli
beam and equippcd with two ~ horse power
engines when Will give a speed OF fftcen miles
an hour.
nag ofncer of the DuSna Yacht Club for -four years
will not accept Rnotner term OF once. Vice
Commodore Douglass W II he his successor. J.frbd
Brown II 10 he vice commodore and Charles z.
Adams rear commodore.
Ileyen yachts have been ordered for the Mnn.
chester Yacht Clubs one design class Thete
are for =. Parker Hremer Herman W. Friend.
Alfred T.. Chase. Charles =. HOdgeN, Albeit &.
NcedhAm. Edward T. Warner, Daniel O'H4fA.
franHs FAhyAn, George Lee. George Wiggles.
worth and John n, Storer, JI,
The sun., 1909-01-01
basketball Notes,

The pennsylvAnla varsity team Is making n
brief holiday trip In the middle West
Columbia hsS ~ usual very strong team.
The MCrnlno sre folks beat tne city College.
'yhIch d,d Tor Yale. The New Workers are likely
a. como cut ncarly un tlc top Ot the heap inis
imc
Ntter A rather InyloTOuS start the Princeton
vAfsltt actually IL beRln'Ing tn win games. NJ
nrI the Tigers lost games by scores uf about
aJ 70 IS, but they are improving
The sun., 1909-01-01
BONTNG BEATS JIu-JITSU.
Sam McVey Gave Jap One wailop and
II Was All over.
Special Cablt De,pafeh 10 TpK ,;tr

'PeC" Iuo'e DeSpWeh 10 lHh ouH'
PAnIS. Dec. 3l.-A match between
Sam McVey and TanO Matsuda which
was to settle the comparative advantage
OF boxing and jiu-jtsu was held tonight
but 1t did not last ten seconds. The
negro hit the Japanese, knocking him
down and then hit him again while he
was on the floor, as allowed by the rules
Then th e japanese gave up.
McVey is nearly six feet tall and weighs
200 rounds. The japanese Is nearly as
tall. but far slighter. He is considered
20 be one Of the best jiu jitsu teachers
in London,
The sun., 1909-01-01
Ycgler Refuses 20 Lease Ucrmls.

LExISGToN, Ky, Dec. n. followini
Trainer Charles Hughes yesterday morning
Henry VI. Iicgler. the Cincinnati turfmhn
cabled to y. Eugene leigh of France q
refusal Of the iattcrs offer 10 lease the rare
with the privilege Of purchasing him fot
sli.Hn, Iiegler refused 10 lease the horse
for any period and said That nothing less
The sun., 1909-01-01
Williams Wins Professional Marathon
run.

In the Clermont Avenue Rink Brooklyn
last Mi tht there was n race for professional
athletes over tho Marathon dis 1ncr Of ~
miles Ssi yards. Eight starters were sent on
tho journey by John Hayes, the winner
of the Olympic Marathon run. Tom vii.
riams of Boston VAS the frs' to nHisi. lie
was comfortably ahead of Robert Hallen
of this div. Rudolph Andersen Of Swe len
wns third. and Joseph DriscOll. Marathon
champion of New jers ~. whatever that
is, WAS fourth The others didn't finish
fhc time WAS far inferior 10 the usual per
formnncps for tho dist InCe
The sun., 1909-01-01
BludIc 10 Box IN In,erc,,y Contest.

PHILADELpHIA. Dee. ~. Two prominent
Philadelphia and Boston amateurs will
engage In n boxing bout IN this city In Janu-
ary II present plans no through FOR the
interCity championship. A. j. DreXel Rid.
die. u well known society man, has promised
to be the representative Of Philadelphia
pouent can bc found. The Athletic club OF
Philadelphia il enRinerrinG the affalr. In
addition to Roston, Pittshurg. baltimore.
New York and Washington viii he asked Ia
join In these intPrcty Tournaments
The sun., 1909-01-01
AMONG The, AUTOMOBILISTS
UNIFORM CONDITIONS FOR
STOCK CAR RACES SUGGESTED.
David Deecroft Proposes q Meeting OF
Manufacturers and Representatives
Of Promoting Clubs to Discuss Rules
for All stripped Glasses Events.


The influx OF motorists and manufac-
turers from all over the country for the auto.
mobile shows in the Grand Central Palace
and Madison SuIare Garden and the great
amount OF discussion that Ia going on re-
/ Rarding rules for st0ck chr road races
prompted David peeoroft of the Chicago
Motor Clubs technical committee to ma Ike
a suggestion Yesterday that IL would be a
good plan to call general meeting OF racln z
enthusiasts to form uIate a uniform set OF
rules Mr. Beeoroft said there would I'm
doubtedly be a number OF different cities
or automobile clubs in various places that
would wish to conduct stock chasses road
races during the coming season but that
there would be number Of different sets of
rules and conditions adopted for the races
m various parts of the country unless A
concerted movement was made to secure
uniformity.
lie called attention to the fact that there
had been some difference in the conditions
governing the entrants of some OF the stock
car road races last season and said n aim.
u,r s,,ts 81 an,ir. ,,,,II no,,i,ahl, .o.,,I,
-; a' - " "' - .ae ,esu',
~ i"' uhless the ulnerent promoters ana
the prospective entrants agreed on rules
and regulations for all OF the events of this
Kind tha, NAV be conducted this wear NJ,
salu the tuleS ADOPTED lot the lO~ contest
Tor the Briarclif trophy had aroused so
much criticism that Il might be well to secCre
an eNpress'on oi opinion from AL ,he iac-
torN h'aus OF designers VINO VIII De mere
foT the shows before the rules were adopted
iti..lly for all stock car road races during
rho canning year
No also cxn-assad III. o,irioo .h.,'u
might be a good plan to have the makers
OF the smaller types OF cars discuss the sub
iect of rules for events Similar 10 Tho inter.
na,ionsl ~ iish car racs ,I ~ ,no "a u,onnis une on
Club OF America which was run at Suvan-
nah the day before last THANKSGIVING Day
Nhie the rules for that race were GENERALLY
SATISFACTORY some MAKERS nave criticised
them because they claimed the minimum |
weight limit was 100 high and that good, /.
80, w ,'r Iu ' oe ~ - M ''a'
o"" "v' WIS" ~ '''uS" ae 'ne "'iniHiuiIi
especially wnen the chasses we're fitted with /
onIv !, Ii,,ht ra"in, bod
rs 80 n
and %, GHn.s of nH D. manu- nrU
% rule. at thIs & line womId be that the n % MAKE eTs
%lo imEsnded 'Smneins ,n,n !" The races could
The The dates Tor me conrests' @ S Firms FIR ''tR tHat
hus he able 20 make thorough Preparations
Tor the races withon having 10 disturb
he routine OF Their factories for A few
v eeks before each race.
Tha ,utonobiIs chm ,f Amer,co Inns
ISSUED Invitations 10 ali Of the exhibtors
amo abou in sien ~ '"H ns1 ~ be bnd ISe
ne rItIbSo,isS in Tii'v-fo,Irth street west
Of Broadwav on Sal ur,isv e,eninx.
Tn. ars, American sasolsne "a, sold
nhne,on 'sS 'HS %Rr Was Pss pSfsha.ed dt By Rober
The sun., 1909-01-01
HOCkIi.
Princeton Keats Vale In First Game OF
series al plttSburg.

Il11sBTrG. Dec. 81 Before large
crowd in Duquesne Garden tonight Prince
tons hockey team won the first game of
the annual three game series with Yale,
he score was TO in favor of Princeton,
ana there was some hard aud fast playing
before Tho orange and Black was able
TO get away with the contest.
Princeton made her first goat In the
first hail through luke and Angel OF
Princeton managed to shoot one more goal
for his team early in the second half, which
ended nil scoring he lineup.
The sun., 1909-01-01

The allotment of space for the Detroit
automobile show under the auspices of he
Detroit Automobile Dealers Aasocia ton
success. Every bit Of AVAILABLE space on
both floors OF the large Wayne Pavilion
lasting one week. was snapped up bv those
an xious to participate in the exhibition
sixteen of those who drew we're members
The sun., 1909-01-01

bile Club Of New Haven in the Foy audi
torium OF the \. NJ. {. \. building in New
Haven. The meeting was the first Of a
series which the New Haven automohil-
lists intend to hold during the winter The
next lecture will be given on January rs.
when \. l.. Riker. designer of the Loco
mobile car which won this years Wander
bilt cup race, will have for the topic OF an
address Ignition
The sun., 1909-01-01

The ConneCtlc Trunk Roads Rystem.
fts Plan. Scope and Purposes" was The
topic Of IN address which Connect icut
state Highway Commissioner James n
. gathering OF members OF the Automo.
The sun., 1909-01-01

The Automobile Club of America has
ISSUED invitations TO all Of the exhibitors
and sIlesmen ~ the Grand Central Palace
show To attend n smoker To be held In the
big clubhouse in Fiiiy-fourth street west
of Broadway OIL Saturday evening,
The sun., 1909-01-01

John W. Ren. who is anxious TO have
johnson fight Jetfries at Melbourne next
November and who has offered a SO, 600
purse for the mill. has just received a cable
message from Jeffries to the effect that the
latter has retired permanently from the
ring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
PUSH CARTS PAY.
Greek and Italian Vendors Make as
 High as $8 Day.

From the New York Press.
 Pushcartjng is an interesting municipal problem. Many Europeans are engaged most under the padrone system. cart costs about $10 and a license s4 (renewal s2) After many years knocking about the city I cannot say that l ever saw native American behind a push cart, nor an Irishman, nor an Englishman. nor German, nor a Frenchman. nor a negro. This business seems to be altogether in The descendants of the former conquer ors of the world, the Greeks and Italians, are in chief control.
 These Greeks and Italians, usually from the lowest classes, get rich in pushcart- ing. They are persecuted by the police. They are robbed by the grafters. They are, nevertheless, courageous in maintain ing their rights as far as they can un- derstand such rights. At the critical mo- ment they weaken and run away We have just heard a great deal about graft in the license bureau. where pushcart man is taxed as much as S15 or $20. when his renewal fee Is only But The must have protection" l believe the business should be abolished. These fellows, who can live on 2S cents a day never slSiddoo until driven by the police. mounted and on foot. They clog the narrow streets and hinder traffic.
 Here Is A Greek. He takes out no pa ners He never intends to become a citizen. He pays this city only S2 a year (renewaD for the privilege of imped- ing the street traffic-that is, he pays the enormous sum of less than s day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 I.
 A travel-stained man registered at a Kansas hotel.
 "Bath?" said the clerk. 'Yes," said the traveller. Twenty minutes later the room tele- phone rang up the office and the trav- eler asked:
 Say, was that bath part of it a joker"
 NO; why?"
 Not a particle of hot water here." Well, that's too bad. I'll look aft CT 1t. You'll have hot water in 15 minutes"
 Half an hour later:
 That 15 minutes is up couple of times. but the water temperature isn't"
 Isn't what?"
 Isn't up."
 Well, that's too bad. It1l be ready in 15 minutes. iscent. l want my bath now or never" Fifteen minutes later:
 No hot water yet. Why don't you do as you promise?"
 Why, the porter has both furnaces going. I think-heres the porter. I'll send him up."
 The porter appears. The traveller ex- plodes. but finally becomes coherent, and the porter explains; Why, boss, you all's got yo' dates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
The Professors Letters.

In order to teach his pupils letter writ ing a Berlin professor recently conceived the happy idea of having them compose business letters, which were inclosed in envelopes and correctly addressed to va- rious merchants in the town. In the evening Herr Professor, having carried the varied epistles home for correction. left them on his table, and, as was his custom, hied himself to the cafe. It happened that he had a careful domestic. who, seeing all the letters properly ad- dressed, at once concluded that her mas ter had forgotten to post them and out of the goodness of her heart she stamped them and hurried to the post.
 The stupefaction of the merchants upon opening their mail the following morn ing may be imagined, and the amusing part of the incident Is that most of the letters, which contained lengthy orders for goods, were taken seriously, and the orders promptly fulfilled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
A Correction.

From the Philadeiphia Public Ledger.
 Six-year-old Marjorie and 4-year-old Josephine were making their first trans continental trip-from New York to San Francisco-and, of course, encountered new marvels at almost every mile of the trip. But the crescendo of their ecstatic outpourings was reached when they saw their first Indian familiesz-braves, squa WIS and papooses.
 "Oh-h-h!" sighed Josephine, gazing wde-eyed at the moccasined, gaudiIy- banketed sauaws. "ain't those sauashes just splendid, thought"
 Marjorie's equally deep admiration was momentarily quenched In her feeling of responsibility as elder-sister monitor. and she eyed Josephine severely as she ad- monished:
 "They ain't squashss, Josephine; they're sQuabs."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
], P. MORGAN AND
 THE MUCK-RAKERS
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslie's Weekly.
 The muck-rakers better turn their at tention to Chicago. Something must cer- tainly be wrong with it's famous Asso- citation of Commerce, representing the great business interests of that metropolis of the west for at the recent annual din- ner of this notable body MT. J. P. Nor gan was a guest of honor and received an ovation such as the President him. self might envy. President Hill of the Chicago association, in welcoming MT. Morgan, hailed him as a promoter of art, a wise and liberal philanthropist and an economic and financial genius, and thanked him for that patriotism and capacity to meet such crises in the busi- ness world as befell our country year ago-to grasp them, to administer them. to give order to panic and confidence to dstrust." Can this be the same Morgan whom the muck-rakers and the yellow press have been denouncing the ogre of Wall street, using the peoples sub stance to create a panic for the purpose of feasting on the remains of its vc- tims? Or are the people of the coun- try at last awakening to a fairer and juster conception of the fact that our great captains of finance and industry are the creators of wealth not for them selves alone, but for all the people? It looks SO, for recently at Tacoma, Wash, Mir James J. Hill was welcomed as "an empire builder" receiving a reception second only to that given to MT. Morgan in Chicago This Is but one of several similar receptions accorded MT. Hill on the Pacific coast by bodies of represen- tative citizens Perhaps, after all Pres ident Yoakum of the Rock Island Frisco lines, was right when he said, in re- cent address at Chicago that the primary factors In building up new country are first the locomotive and second the blow. The decisive change in public sentiment which is driving the muck-rakers off, and will eventually drive the yellow press from the field is one of the benefcent re- suits of the period of panic and depres- sion from which the country is emerging. It was a bitter lesson, but perhaps it was worth all that it cost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
The GaYety.

''The show you have been waiting for is what Jack Singer will present at tho Gayety theatre next week when he brings the famous Behman show to Birming- ham. In all the realm of burlesque or musictl comedy, either for that matter, there is not another company. 1t is said, with such a galaxy of stars numbered in the cast. Some may have one or two stars individually better, but as com plete collection of artists, the Behman show is far ahead of them all.
 James c. Morton heads the list with his impersonaton of the straw man, the part made famous by Fred Stone, who originated it. MT Morton is well known in Birmingham. where he has appeared before and his coming is eagerly awaited. He is ranked as second only to Fred Stone himself in this part and some crit ics regard him as being the superior of the creator.
 Mollie Williams, the charming little comedy artist, will appear in the part of Anna Held, an impersonation that is the height of originality and which makes a decided hit wherever seen. Miss Will Hams wears gorgeous gowns and her quick changes are wonderful. She pos seses an excellent voice and smile that will get you right at the jump.
 Other popular artists with the company this season are Frank F. Moore in the Tinman part well known in the city where MT. Moore has formerly appeared; Marion Moore in an impersonation of Rose Stahl, a hit wherever seen Mar garet King as F'ritzi Wehoff. Phil White as Oscar Hammerstein. and others of lesser note
 Among the other features are Frank Bryan's famous origination, "The Con gress of American Flags" an act that has delighted millions in its history and which is regarded as the most gorgeous and effective chorus drill ever originated; Frank Moores Dandy Dixie Dancers and Eddie Leonard's famous act.
 The Behman show has the handsomest chorus that MT. Singer could select from the whole burle~uue and musical comedy field. Thousands have been spent on cos tumes and there are fourteen different costume changes during the course of the show. "A great week at the Gayety" will be the ejaculation of next Saturday nights audience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-17
R uD 0ELx

American stage by Oliver Herford 0w- ing to the success of his companies in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and other large cities, MT. Savage has found it impossible to present the play in the smaller centres of population and has given permission to James D. Barton & Co.,, the well-known theatrical firm, to make known the Savage version of the play in this city.
 The production will be the same in ev- cry respect as that now being given by MT. Savage's companies in New York. Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago. There Is a splendid company headed by Lionel Lawrence. The scenery has been painted by Arthur Voegtlin, the famous scenic artist of the New York Hippodrome, and the production in it's entirety is said to surpass anything hitherto seen in this city at the Bijou.
 The Bijou is making a very strong bid for popularity by presenting this remark able comedy all the week at the usual Bijou prices.