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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-29

cut through a steel stanchion and
moved down the men. Seven of the
victims were instantly killed. The
eighth died as the Charleston was
hurrying to Cavite. The dead are:
Philip Mckee, master'at-arms; Walter
Anstedet, seaman; Harry Heater, sea-
man; Leo Remelie, seaman; Harry
Garden, seaman; Ralph Barkman, sea-
man; Make Barnard, seaman; Ed
ward Molin, private marine.
The cause of the explosion is not
known. Rear Admiral John Hubbard,
commander-in-chief of the Asiatic
fleet, has ordered an investigation.
The bodies of the victims will be bur-
led at Cavite.
The Charleston, which is Rear Ad-
miral Hubbard's flagship, has returned
to the firing range Her commanding
officer is Commander John H. Glib
bons. She is a protected cruiser of
$500 tons and carries sixty-eight'guns.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-29

The fine weather still prevails
and for the first time in many
years in the history of the North
land we are having a warm,
balmy spring like that Of Ken
lucky and Tennessee. The birds
are coming Northward; the fields
are growing green; the trees are
budding and the harbinger of
spring, the robin, is singing from
the tree tops.
With the coming of spring and
warmer weather our thoughts
naturally turn to outdoor pastimes
and then, of all times, the desire
to own an auto takes possession
of the majority of us. How lovely
it is to step into your machine
and whil away into the cool
shady recesses of the forest and
breathe the spicy incense of the
pines and balsam.
There is no car so adapted for
excursions and picnics Of all
kinds as the Model 10 Buick,
1.-THE Pioneer. 1t is staunch
and reliable; can get over the
worst of roads with an ease that
is marvellous. One does not ex-
perience the jolts and bumps in
making trips in out-of- the-way
places that are made in other
machines. 1t runs like a watch;
a perfect piece Of mechanism yet
so simple that a child can mani
pulate it as easy as an expert
enced mechanism.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-29

Model 10 Buick, one of the best and
most popular cars of 1910 Model on
the market today.
One of the earliest pioneers in
automobile building was a Buick.
1t took its place with the Ameri-
can public as the Standard of ex-
cellence and exemplifcation of ad
vanced science in automobile con-
struction.
An inspection of the 1910 line of
Buick cars shows little change in
outline owing to the advanced ideas
incorporated in their standard
models. A close study of the
mechanical features; however, will
show a perfection of equipment
which enables the Buick to give its
thousands of patrons, car still at
the head of the long list of Auto
mobiles manufactured today.
This magnificent car has been
run but once, that being the day
it arrived in Bemidji when it was
tested for adjustment (Which proved
entirely unnecessary. The car is
now at the Garage of the Northern
Auto Company on display where it
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-03-29

Good Samaritan and help that one.
Give her your encouragement and
your votes. Keep your coupons for
her and pat" her on the back,
figuratively and enjoy the sensation
of having done some good in the
world and having helped friend.
How many fail in this world for
the want of little kindly sympathy
from others. A kind word of
encouragement is worth ten times
it's weight in gold.
Bear this in mind and send in
your subscription for your favorite
candidate and feel the glow of
satisfaction which always accom-
panies a good action.
Zine Opportunity in Sub.District g.
There is fine opportunity
awaiting some lady in Sub.district
of District A to enter the race
and win one of the Sub-District
Prizes, the Musical Scholarship in
Masten's Conservatory of Music
or the gold watch, the second Sub
District Prize. Ladies of Sub.
District 3 are you aware of this?
This is a double opportunity for
you because you can enter the race
today and get almost double the
votes you could if you had entered
a week ago during the coming
week. This is your chance to
enter and pile up the votes that
will win SIS in prizes that are to
be given away in this Sub-district.
The Capitol Prize.
The Capital Prize of the Bemi d
Pioneers Mammoth Contest for the
ladies of the Northland is a $105O
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COUNCIL HAS 4 SPECIAL
SESSION SUNDAY A. N.
W. E. Johnson Talks to Members in
GIN. Torrance's Office. -Resu.
lar Meeting Monday Evening.

At the gathering of the city
council Sunday morning, in the
office of City Attorney G. M. Tor
rance, the council met with w. E.
Johnson, head of the Indian depart
ment and other United States Indian
department officials.
Seven of the members of the city
council were present and listened
with much attention to MI. Johnson's
remarks regarding the present con-
dition of the liquor traffic with the
Indians. He stated emphatically
that he never hesitated a moment to
close up town when he found that
the citizens were interfering with the
government in suppressing liquor
traffic with Indians. He added also
that he had no disposition to close
the city of Bemidji until it be.
came necessary and thisFhe would do
for sufficient cause without the least
hesitancy.
Mr.. Johnson suggested that the
city council introduce and pass an
ordnance or resolution prohibiting
the granting of liquor licenses in
place of those vacated By revocation
for the conducting of their business
illegally.
Mr.. Johnson said alsosthat while
the past work of the Indian service
has had its good effect, and that Be.
midi was improvi..g but was by no
means perfect, he expects to see
continued Improvement along these
lines. -.
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PRESIDENT WILL B: THERE
Railroad Men of the Country to Meet
at Worcester, Mass.

at Worcester, Mass.
Worcester, Mass, March 29.-Train
service men of Worcester have com.
pleted arrangements for entertaining
10000 or more railroad men from all
parts of the United States, Canada and
Mexico on April 2, 3 and 4, when Pres
ident Taft and the executive officers
Of the big systems of the East will
meet the, railroad men. The assembly
will be the first of it's kind known in
railroading in this country and it has
been arranged solely for social pur.
poses.
Saturday, April 2, will be given up
to receiving the visitors. Sunday
there will be two mass meetings in
Mechanics hall. President Taft. after
passing part of the day in Millbury as
the guest of his aunt, Miss Della ].
Torrey, will be escorted to Worcester
He will hold brief reception and
will then deliver an address. which is
expected to By special message to
the railroad men of the country. On
Monday the visitors will be taken on
sightseeing trips.
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The members of the council as
sured Mr.. johnson that they would
cooperate with the Indian depart
ment in every respect where it was
for the betterment of conditions in
this city.
Last evenings council meeting
proved less exciting than the past
two, owing to the fact that nothing
but the regular routine work was
disposed of. Alderman ]. Bisiar
acted as chairman pro tenn.
A request by the Duluth Malt
& Brewing company to occupy part
of Second street temporarily in order
that repairs might be effected upon
their building, known as the Mer.
chants Hotel, was granted. The
right to build balcony on the
second story of that building, pro.
jecting over the sidewalk was also
granted. This balcony will reach
the entire width of the building on
Minnesota avenue and extend around
unto Second street to the entrance.
1t will be eighty feet in length.
Attorney Russell appeared for the
Brewing company. l..
K. K. Roe introduced a resolu-
ton asking the city to grant to
Melges Bros. and the G. N. Ry.
Co., the right to build a spur to
the Melges Bros.' cold storage
warehouse. Attorney Campbell
of this city appeared for Melges
Bros. and the Great Northern
Railway, and the request was
granted.
The Jens Johnson license was
transferred to Albert Marshik,
formerly of Cass lake.
The city scavanger, Mr.. Smith,
asked the protection of the coun'
Gil in stopping the dumping oil
rubbish on his dumping ground
He states that there is offensive
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SUGAR BEETS DISCUSSED
AT MEETING YESTERDAY
w. e. Fust Expert Sugar Beet Culture Addressed Big
Crowd at City HalL-Many Farmers Signed
Agreement to Raise Beets

The Carver County Sugar COM
pany's beet sugar factory at
Chaska will be furnished suff.
Gent supply of sugar beets from
the vicinity of Bemidji, next fall,
to demonstrate to the entire salts
faction of the company and the
farmers raising the beets,
whether the beets can be
raised of a satisfactory saccharine
quality and in sufficient quantities
to warrant the investment of at
least $500, 900 in the city to
establish factory, if the action
taken at a public meeting in the
city hall yesterday is any criterian
to 60 by. a..
w. H. Fust of Chaska, the agri-
cultural expert for the Carver
County Sugar company who has
charge of the sugar beet instruc-
tions for the company, was pres
ent and addressed large crowd
on the subject of sugar beet
culture and answered many ques-
ton relative to the planting, cult
waiting and harvesting of the beets,
together with the shipping. His
talk was very interesting, being
illustrated by charts showing how
to raise the beets. --s.. .. 49, .>
At the conclusion of the meeting,
a large percentage of the farmers
present left their names as being
among those who would guarantee
to raise sugar beets during this
season. ~~ r.. '......*-.. E.. .
Prior to saddrsssing the meeting
Mr.. Fust,. ID. company with al. H.
Jester, secretary of the Bemidji
Commercial club, and others, made
a trip by auto to several farms
east and west of Bemidji, where he
examined the soil, with especial
reference to adaptability to beet
culture; and during his speech, the
sugar beet expert stated that there
was no doubt that the finest variety
of sugar beets could be raised here,
and in lasReand profitable quantities.
Mr.. Jester acted as chairman of
the meeting and introduced Mr..
Fust, who went over every possible
feature of beet culture; how to plant
the seed, the culture of the best
and the gathering of the crop. Mr..
Jester prefaced his introduction with
the assertion that Mr.. Fust had
been identified with the sugar beet
raising ever since the first sugar
beet had been raised. ~-
Mr.. Fust advocated blowing the
field to be cultivated in the fall, and
if not in the fall. as early as possible
in the spring, in order that the sur
face would become packed, with the
sub-soil loose, allowing it to retain
moisture, essential to successful
beet raising. The rows of beets
should be thirty inches apart; with
eight to ten inches between the
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Floyd Brown returned this morn.
ing from Brainerd, where he had
been on business trip, connected
with his busy store in this city.
Mr.. Brown is doing very we'll in this
Hub City" which pleases his old
friends at Brainerd as well as his
many well-wishers here at home.
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DeetS. he TOLD now to thin them,
early, after the tops had come
through the ground; also how to
cultivate the beets, and lastly to cut
the tops and throw the beets be-
tween the rows and cover them with
the tops, after they had been plowed
up. -...-
Mr.. Fust said that the average
yield per acre of beets was from
ten to fifteen tons, with three
and one-half tons of tops per
acre. The price to be paid to the
farmers in the vicinity of Bemidji,
for demonstrating purposes, this
fall, was 81 per ton, the railway
companies granting an emergency
shipping rate to the Chaska
factory which enabled the COM
pany to offer that price. -. ~.
About IS per cent of the beet
was pulp, which made most excel
lent feed for the dairy COWS which
are being raised in this part of the
state.
There was no danger of bruis-
ing beets so that they would not
be accepted at the factory, as the
bugaboo about bleeding was a
farce; the beets would never be
injured by any common handling.
The seed is always furnished by
the factory; it costs 10 cents a
pound, and it takes from Is to 20
pounds of seed per acre. y
The best time to plant beets in
this section would not be earlier
than between the 3rd and 10th of
May; it takes four and one-half
months for the beets to mature, and
they take on the most sugar the last
four or five weeks; lower leaves wilt
ing was sign of ripening.
MI. Fust stated that it would be
necessary for the farmers of this
section to raise the required acreage
of beets-no fictitious ere age
would be accepted.
Mr.. Fust closed with the injunc-
ton that it was up to the farmers to
raise the necessary acreage Of beets;
capital would speedily be forth
coming for the factory when the
acreage of beets raised was suffi-
Gent to provide enough beets.
Mr.. Jester spoke briefly on the
subject of the possibility of securing
the factory, and stated that the best
seed would be furnished to the farm
ers through the North Central Min
nesota Shippers association, the
cost of which to be taken out of the
first shipment of beets sent the
factory in the fall. J. ]. Opsahl also
spoke. and requested the names of
those present who would raise beets.
Messrs. Fust and Jester were at
Blackjack today, where an enthusi-
astic sugar beet meeting was held,
which was largely attended and
much interest shown. r.
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This is OPPORTUNITY
WEEK" in the Pioneer Mammoth
Prize Contest for the ladies of the
Northland. 1t is every Candidates
opportunity to pile up her votes
and win this handsome and valu-
able car. Don't tarry. Get busy
today. Bring in your first book and
get the 1000 extra vote certificate
that it entities you to.
Show your friends that you mean
business; that you intend to win
and they will stand behind you.
Competition is getting keener and
keener every day. Keep getting
after the votes; gather them in
before your rival gets them, and be
prepared to stand-off anyone who
tries to ambush you.
Many changes have occurred in
the list of contestants who are
striving to win a share of the $500
in prizes, offered by the Pioneer.
A glance at the standing of the
contestants will show who are out
to win. 1t will also show the con-
testants who have merely been
nominated by their friends and who
are willing to have their friends do
the work for them. Fate helps only
those who help themselves. Those
who did not wait for their friends
to start them and got right out after
the subscriptions are numbered
among the leaders today.
Contestants: Let your friends
see that you want to win by having
your name in the paper with at
least 1000 votes to your credit.
Are You Working?"
Now what are you doing about
the coupons? Is the Two-vote
coupon picked up yet or are you
leaving it for some one else to gather?
How many subscriptions have you
looked up and how many subscrip-
tons have you gotten in? Are you
keeping up your end of the log or
are you just doing the "grunting"?
Like the old man who said: when
I was a young man. I used to get at
the big end of the log and lift, but
now that am old I Get at the small
end and grunt."
Do not copy this aged individual.
There are too many like him in the
world and they always bear the
label stamped plainly on them.
Everyone can read it by their ap-
pearance and it reads as follows:
HAS BEEN" Do not be HAS
BEEN" Put all your strength and
courage into your work and with a
long, sure stroke; with long, strong
pull, drive your boat ahead and win
a prize. If you have not sent your
name in yet there is plenty of time
to get in the Two-vote coupons. 1t
is a long time yet It'll the 9th of
April and whole heap of work may
be done between now and then.
Send in your name and put in
your best Hicks" and win out.
Which One of Your Friends Is a
Contestant?
Which one of your friends is a
contestant in the Pioneers Nam
moth Prize Contest? Look over the
lot. opa If them c11relv is Re a
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Quarter Of q Million Loss.

Charlotte, N. c.. March 29.-The vii.
lage of Lilesville, forty-tive miles east
Of here. was wiped out by a fire.
WITHOUT fire apparatus the town was
at the mercy of the flames. The fire
is believed to have been OF incendiary
origin. The loss will reach a quarter
Of million. with Insignificant insur.
ance.
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BREECRLOCK OF BIG
GUN IS BLOWN OFF
Eight Men Killed on United
States Cruiser Charleston.

Manila, March 29.-The report that
fatal accident had occurred on the
United States cruiser Charleston has
been confirmed. Eight men were killed
and several slightly injured.
During practice at sea off Olangapo
the breechlock of a three-inch gun
blew off and. in flying. across the deck,
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CONTESTANTS FOR PRIZES
MUST SHOW THEIR FRIENDS

Those Who Wish to Win Out In the Finish Must Enlist tn
Aid Of Their Acquaintances.-Plent Of Time Yet to
Enter the Big Race.-.-Fine Chances for New En-.
trants in Sub.District 3.
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Continued on Last Paee.]
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Continued on Page 81
The wageworker., 1910-01-01

Today marks the birth of new
year-and here's hoping and praying
that it will be the best year in human
history. May its close mark nearer
approach to universal happiness, a
nearer end to human misery, and a
higher plane to human living. May it
be the best and brightest year in the
history of the trades union movement,
showing splendid growth in brother
hood and a splendid decrease in self
ishness. May it witness a universal
revival of love, OF helpfulness, of SYM
pathy and of fraternity. May 1910 be
an epoch In history because it has
marked long step forward towards
the goal OF universal peace. universal
friendships and universal prosperity.
Organized labor can do much toward
making 1910 the banner year. BY its
influence 1t can help to bring about
the disarmament of nations. the recon-
ciliation of warning industrial factions
and the general uplift of the toilers.
BY acting unitedly it can throttle self
ish legislation and forward legislation
in the interests of tie whole people
II can shear arrogant wealth of it's
power to oppress, and lift the weak
and helpless to better and brighter
things. II can lessen the distance be-
tween those who have more than
they need and those who have less
than they need II can OrOteCt the
weak against the strong. and stay the
strong arm that would use it's strength
to oppress. 1t can do more than any
other agency to correct abuses that ex-
list on every hand If only it will drop
personalities. obliterate prejudices,
abandon partisanship and bury ami
mosities. 1t Is too much to expect
that all this can be done in a single
year. or a single decade. but progress
along these lines can be made, and
here's hoping that 1910 will show
greater progress than any year in the
past, and set pace for the future.
To all those who toll, eating their
bread in the sweat of their faces, The
Wageworker extends the sincerest
wishes for Happy and Prosperous
New Year.
The wageworker., 1910-01-01
ORGANIZED LABOR AND PROHIeI-
TJON

A lot of men, and some newspapers,
having an Interior motive, continue to
throw shudders of fear lest the State
Federation convention split on the
rock OF prohibition There is not the
least danger If there is any one SO
foolish as to introduce an anti-prohi-
bition resolution in the convention he
will be made wise in short order And
if there is any one SO foolish as to try
to commit the State Federation of
Labor in favor of prohibition, he is
due for bump that will be enlighten-
ing if painful. Whenever it becomes
proper for the Nebraska State FEEDER
alton of Labor to commit itself on the
question of baptism, or foreordination,
or theosophy, then it will be proper
for it to commit itself upon the ques-
tion of prohibition. In the economic
demands" of the Nebraska State Fed
graph reads:
"All just and proper restrictions Of
the liquor traffic"
That goes far enough, and not too
far. 1t leaves this moral and economic
question to the judgment of the rank
and file. Those who believe in prohi-
bition can insist that prohibition is the
proper thing, and those who believe
in restrictive legislation can uphold
that. Further than this it is not the
province of such an organization as
the State Federation of Labor to 60.
Merely in order to prevent disrup-
ton, and to advance the best inter-
|ests of organized labor, to say nothing
of the welfare of both sides to this
prohibition controversy, The Wage
worker advises both the prohibition
lists and the anti-prohibitionists to keep
their hands off. The signs are that
whichever side tries to use the FEEDER
alton will have it's fingers badly
burned.
The wageworker., 1910-01-01
ORGANIZED LAsoR's STRENGTH

Very recently organized labor in
Lincoln has given evidence of what it
can do when 1t is aroused. We re-
gret that the showing was made along
other than constructive lines, for we
believe that organized labor's purpose
is to build up and not to tear down
down. But now and then comes a
time when in order to impress upon
the minds of some of the solidarity of
organized labor policy of resprisal
must be adopted. In the case in mind
1t did not take long to show that or
ganiZed labor is quick TO resent what
il considers an insult. If it will be
only as quick to show appreciation of
friendship the time will soon come
when it will WELD far greater influ-
enee than 1t does now.
The membership of organized labor
in Lincoln and Havelock earns and
spends in these two towns upwards of
S2.000.000 year. If organized labor
would place that patronage with mer-
chants who make evident their friend
ship for organization as well as for
dollars. the beneficial
results both to organized labor and to
the friendly merchants would be sur
The wageworker., 1910-01-01

prising. And If organized labor would
refuse to spend any part of that two
million dollars with unfriendly inter-
ests there would be speedy wedding
out of that class of business men-if
such class really exists in Lincoln.
The best weapon in the armory of
organized labor is its purchasing
power. If it will use that weapon
rightfully it can soon be master of
the industrial situation.
The wageworker., 1910-01-01

The appointment of a man like
Judge Lurton to the supreme bench
of the nation is just what might have
been expected of such staunch friend
of organized labor as we all know
President Wi liam II. Taft to be.
Judge Lurton is a corporationist in
every fibre of his being, utterly out
of touch with the army of industry,
and wholly committed to the interests
that prey. We are getting just what
a majority of us voted for
The wageworker., 1910-01-01
BILE purpose.

BILE purpose.
: Unionism, like charity, begins at
home
1t is better to lift up than to be
dragged down.
Carrying a card is not proof con-
elusive of a union man.
He laughs best who seizes every
opportunity to laugh at all.
Unionism does not mean carrying
working card in your pocket.
The fellow who is always looking
for the worst of it never has to strain
his eyesight.
The man who waits for New Years
day to reform seldom gets anywhere
with his reformations.
Mr.. Rockefeller is able to buy por-
terhouse steaks and can not eat them.
We are able to eat them and can not
buy them. What we are looking for
is an adjustment of balances
The wageworker., 1910-01-01

The Wageworker will endorse the
idea of public commission to investi-
gate the traction situation, provided
the commission is made up of people
who have to patronize the street cars
and not of people who can ride in
their own autos.
The wageworker., 1910-01-01

Lincoln plugged along all Of Crist-
mas day without single patrolman
on duty and Chief Malone, who was
the sole police official on duty, admits
he was awfully lonesome during the
day If that isn't a record for city
of $4,000 people we never heard of a
record.