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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
ISSUES SEED INFORMATION
Dean Woods of Department of Agri-
culture Gives out Law.

For the benefit Of those who where
turned out last fall by the forest fire
and who do not understand the law
in regard to the obtaining of free
grass seed from the state the Pioneer
is herewith publishing information
which has been issued by Dean
Woods of the department of Agri-
culture at the state university;
/. The Legislature has appropria-
ted money for the purchase and dis
tribution of seeds which are to be dis
tributed free of charge among the
settlers of northern Minnesota whose
crops and buildings were destroyed
by fire last fall. d, Ill.,.
2. The law allows the purchase of
timothy, clover, red top, oats and rye
for forage purposes.
3. These seeds will be distributed
by county auditors in cooperation
with the county commissioners and
the Department of Agriculture of the
University of Minnesota. You should
get in touch with your county COM
missioner or county auditor at once if
you desire seeds.
4. The law specifies that all ap-
plications shall be filed with the
county auditor on or before March
18th. You should therefore make
application in writing under oath
Immediately to the county auditor,
stating the amount of seed wanted,
the amount of land burned over, and
the seed necessary for reseeding.
The county auditor of Beltrami is J.
L. George, of Bemidji; Koochiching,
L. H. Slocum, International Falls;
Rosseau Co., S. S. Bertilrud of Ros-
seau. ~.
s.. Where forage must be sown
this spring, it is advised that you use
one bushel of oats or rye per acre az
a nurse crop, sowing with it four
pounds Of timothy and four pounds
of red clover. On low land red TOP
should be used instead of timothy
and alsike instead of red clover.
6. Where forage is not desired OF
the land is low, no nurse crop nee6
be sown. Under such conditions
three pounds of timothy, three of rec
top and two or three of alsike clover
will be sufficient seed per acre.
Z. No applicant will be allowed
seed for more than twenty-five acres
and no seed can be distributed until
the applications are all in. The ap.
4 plications are filed with the Dean. Il
is important, therefore, that appli
cation be made promptly See your
county auditor at once.
s. Each person receiving seeds
must SOW and plant the same; if solo
or used for any other purpose, thu
law provides fine or Imprisonment
8. Grass seed should be sown OF
the snow or at least early in tn,
spring before the frost it out, the oat'
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
COMMANDERY HAS ELECTION
Bemidji Masonic Order Appoints Of,
fcers for Ensuing Year

At the season. of the Elkanah Com
mandery last evening the election of
officers for ensuing year was held and
resulted as follows;
John NJ. Richards, Commander
w. A. Currie, Generalisimo' +
. r. H. Schumacher, Captain Guard
G.. E. Carson, S. w.
C. Fl. French, j. w.
Earl Cell, Treasurer
A. G. Wedge, Recorder
Mr.. Richards succeeds W.. A. Gould
as commander.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
Methodist.

Services in the Masonic Temple.
Preaching 10:45; Subject, The
Child and the Church" Special
music. No evening preaching on
account of farewell service at the
Baptist church. Sunday school IL.
Epworth League $50; topic, Numer.
Gus and Dangerous Foes" Miss
Reca Grazing, Leader. Chas. H.
Flesher, Pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
1tasca County Boys Run up Score Of
rs to Is Defeating B. H. s.
Without Difficulty.
BAILEY AND HEPFEL STAR
Wearers Of the Blue and White Did
Not Play Game They Are Capa-
BILE of Putting Up. =

In, the basketball game played last
evening between the Bemidji and
Grand Rapids high school basketball
fives, the team from Itasca county
easily won, clearly outclassing the
Bemidji boys in every department of
! the game. - r..
Not at any time during the entire
contest did the wearers of the blue
and white hold their own with the
Grand Rapids boys, they, Grand Rap
id, showing spurts of speed at times
which would indicate that they are
| in the championship class.
Captain Larson, the big Bemidji
centre, who has outplayed his op-
ponent in every game played this
season, was not up to usual standard,
he was outjumped, outjudged and
generally outplayed by Hepfel the
lankey "Rapids" centre. Hepfel lost
the ball on the throwup only twice
to Larson during the contest, feat
that should indeed be commented
upon.
In the playing of rabbit Bailey
Bemidji had a star. This little ath-
lete was in every play and following
the ball at all times throughout the
game. Baily threw but one basket
during the contest but his work on
the defense and team work more than
made up for his failure to obtain
points with a man twice his size
guarding him.
The playing of Whallin, the Grand
Rapids guard, was good, this man
throwing two difficult field goals and
allowing his man to throw but one
basket.
Every member of the Grand Rapids
team was in the game all the time,
not a single player loafing, and they
showed a spirit during the entire con-
test that can not fail to win games.
For Bemidji, Bailey, Spencer and
Neuman seemed to show up to better
advantage that the other players.
Mcdonald, who went in at gaurd
for while during the first half did
not put up the game of which he is
capable.
The lineup was as follows: Be-
midi, Larson centre; Bailey, Moritz
and Neuman, forwards; Peck, Nc
Donld and Spencer, guards. Grand
Rapids, Hepfel, centre; Powers and
Brandon, forwards; Whallin and
Erskin, guards.
! Baskets, Hepfel 4, Powers l.,
Brandon 3, Whallin 2, Larson l.,
Bailey 1, Neuman /. Points from
fouls, Powers 5, Larson 4, Neuman
8.
Referee, Trytten, Bagley Umpire,
Lindsey.
Timekeepers, Tyndell, Grand Rap
ids, Neuman.
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Presbyterian.

Morning worship at II. Subject,
The Gospel Hidden" S. S. at
12:15. Young Peoples Prayer
meeting Z. There will be no even
ing service owing to the farewell
service Of Rev. ii. r. Mckee Of the
Baptist church. All are invited to
this service in the Baptist church.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
Sunday Sermons in Bemldji
Scandinavian Lutheran.

There will be services in the morn.
ing at 1890. Sunday school, NOT
wegian and English, at IL. Service
in the evening. At both services
the choir will assist.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11
Episcopal.

Sunday school at 10. There will
be no church services as Archdeacon
Parshall is at White Earth with
Bishop Morrison.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11

CONTINUED on Last Page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-03-11

as commander
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
ICE-LADENED SCHOONER HERE.
The Charles G.. Davenport Brings
1.6OO Tons to Alexandria.

The big four -masted schooner Charles
G. Davenport. laden with about 1,6O0
tons of ice from the Kennebec river, ar
rived at Alexandria yesterday and is to-
day d!scharging her cargo. The vessel
was lowed from Bath to Alexandria by
the Baltimore tug Tormentor at an ex-
pense of over $1.OOO in order to get her
to Alexandria at the earliest possible
moment SO that there would be no short
age in the ice supply needed for icing re-
frigerator cars going from the southern
farms with fruits and vegetables for the
big markets In the north. Tue vessel
was just eight days on the trip.
The Davenport Is an old ice trader to
this city and Alexandria. and has made
many trips from Maine to the Potomac in
past years. To prevent a shortage Of ice
at Baltimore, the fve-masted schooner
Magnus Manson, Capt. Tolloch, is on her
way to that port In tow OF the tug Mar
garet of Baltimore. and is expected to
reach her destination IN the early part OF
the coming week. The schooner James
w Paul. IT,. which is bringing ice here.
10 also expected to arrive about the mid
die OF next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN.
VI-NEWSPAPER
By Frederic J. Haskin.
NEWSPAPERS
BY Frederic J.Haskin.

come can materially improve until Spain
abandons the customs Of the middle ages
and becomes a modern country.
The leading journals Of all the leading
countries are upon the exchange" lists
of the leading journals of other coun-
tries. Because Of the small Importance
of the Spanish press as a factor in Span
ish affairs and as a newsgatherer and
critic of men and events and Of literature
and art few Spanish journals are looked
over by exchange editors In other coun-
tries. The leading newspapers OF the
large cities of all progressive countries
subscribe to news services and press
associations" which coyer the world and
report the news of the day and night by
cable and telegraph from every quarter
OF the globe without delay.
Not only New York. London. Berlin,
Paris. ST. Petersburg and other promi-
nent cities in North America and Europe,
but also the leading cities in South
America, Australia, New Zealand and
Tasmania have services Of their own or
connection with services that comb
Christendom and pagandom for news. A
journal in Buenos Aires makes the boast
that 1t has the most complete telegraph
service in the world. There is not a
paper in Madrid that has worldwide
news service. and most Of those in Ma
drid and the smaller Spanish cities con-
tent themselves with q very inadequate
bulletin service from Paris or rely on
clippings from foreign papers to fill their
telegraph columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
ANACOSTIA.

The Public Improvement Association of
Congress Heights is in receipt Of a let
ter from Gen. George H. Harries, vice
president Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company, stating that company's
position in regard to the extension of the
dOuble-track system to that suburb from
Anacostia. The delay in this work was
caused when controversy arose between
the Commissioners and the railway COM
pany over who should pave the roadway
of Nichols avenue when this track was
laid. The railway holds the opinion that
the law requires that it only pave be-
tween its tracks and two feet exterior
thereto, while the Commissioners, in this
case, have refused to issue q permit UNI
less the railway company Is willing to
pave for a distance of eleven feet on the
west side of its present single track which
is the same distance it will require for
the additional track. The portion that
the Commissioners want paved is now
seldom used. but they claim that should
another track be laid it will interfere
with traffic on this street unless there
is suitable roadway on both sides of
the tracks.
A special committee of the association
composed OF w. ". Price. A. l.. Mckay
and Edward j. Ncwcomb has had sew
eral conferences with those interested,
but they have been unable to reach any
definite agreement and are now of the
opinion that it will be necessary to get
special legislation from Congress before
the work can proceed.
James Hughes, foreman in charge Of
the work Of repairing the Van Buren,
School and annex has reported to the
police the theft of several pieces of pipe
being used in the work there.
Capt W. 7. Anderson. commanding the
eleventh precinct I'm Anacostia, has issued
20 ~ n n
spection of uniforms will take place at
the station Thursday, August 10. The
men are cautioned to have everything In
readiness at that time.
Policeman Lusby yesterday apprehend-
| ed Blanche Shelley, an escaped inmate OF
| the Government Hospital for the Insane.
| and returned her to that institution.
| Word was sent out early In the day by
| DR.. William A. White that this patient
| had effected an escape and a special
| search was made for her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
REPAIRS TO SCHO0NERS.
Mary Ann Shea and Maine Now OF
Marine Railway.

The schooner Mary Ann Shea. belonging
to NJ c. Clarke of this city, one Of the
Potomac fleet of wood and lumber lug
gers is out on the marine railway at Ben
nett's boatyard to locate and stop leak.
and for such minor repairs as are neces-
sary. The vessel will be on the railway
until the latter part Of the week, and as
soon as she is launched the old schooner
Leroy will be taken out of the water for
hull repair work in preparation for fall
service on the river.
The ram schooner Mabel and Ruth,
which brought cargo of lumber here.
has gone to Alexandra to haul out on the
railway there fr hull repair work. On
her way up the bay on this trip she de-
veloped leak that her crew have been
unable to locate This will be found and
closed, and her hull under water will be
painted while she Is on the railway.
The two-masted coastinE schooner
Maine, one of the Carter feet of this city
Is out on a marine railway at Balti-
more shipyard for minor repair work
and for painting of hull under water. She
will be ready to return to service the
latter part OF this week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
for reason or right to prevail It Is
cheaper to throw up the sponge"

A few years ago new difficulties for
the press were created by the enactment
of a law giving courts
New Difficulties martial jurisdiction
uI to try persons accus-
0Ic V1eatCu. ed Of certain offenses
hitherto punishable in the civil courts
only. An article in this unusual enact
ment says that libel and calumny Of
military authorities, whatever the method
employed, tending to impair the prestige
of the military profession or injure dis
cipline'' shall subject the offender to trial
by court-martial. Three sentences under
this law operate to destroy a newspaper
automatically under a clause providing
that the publication shall be dissolved
upon a third conviction. This law means
that If a cartoonist makes caricature
of an officer or an editorial paragrapher
writes a pert paragraph that does not
suit the army, a court-martial Will sit
upon the case and upon the offender. IT
contract scandal becomes a matter OF
common talk the newspaper publishing
the news invites suspension
The conditions under which newspapers
are published in Spain readily explain the
meaty than those of other countries The
size and Importance of the leading journals
of Buenos Ayres indicate the richness of
the field where publishers are given rope
in a Spanish city. The Spanish editors
hope. of course, for better conditions In
the future, but the prospect for Improve
ment does not seem bright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
TUG MARY J. WALKER HERE.
Will Be Used in Towing Stone-Car.
rying Lighters to Virginia Rivers.

The Philadelphia tug Mary j. Walker,
which was receatly chartered by the
Washington Stone Company as tender
to its stone-carrying lighters, was in
port here for the first time yesterday, for
stores preparatory to taking a tow Of
three lighters. laden with stone from the
auarries at Occoauan, Va, to the Plan
katank river, Va. A local company has
contract with the United States en-
gineers ONCE to furnish the stone to bs
used in improving navigation on the
Rappahannock and Piankatank rivers
and the stone is being taken from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
MANY WIN PRIZES
Given by Herd No. 8, Social Order
of Moose. at Marshall Hall.

Prizes in athletic events pulled off, at
the excursion OF Herd No. .. Social
Order of Moose, at Marshall Hall yester-
day were won by e. Kettener. Frank
Mason. George Edwards. Mrs. 6. ket-
tener, Mrs. E. Naier, Mrs. NJ. f. Gill
ton w. Erington. Daniel Mccarthy,
Helen Cook, Anne Cook. Alice Crowley.
MARY Dewar Clarence Masker, Everett
Mcaiechen. Martin Cook. Vincent Cooley.
Chaney Finley. Marie Hushon. Miss 4.
White Mrs. Walsh, President G. $.
Finch o. Herd No. D. William Hspp-
burn Marion Crowley. Mrs. James
Thicker, Miss Edna Day and w. Snaps.
The excursion was pronounced q sue
cess msre than 1.J0 people taking ad-
vantage of the opportunity for a ride on
the river and pleasant day at the re-
sort
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
Girl Asks Uncle Sam for SIS.

Mollie Bernstein. a Washington girl.
I'VE years old. has written the Post
master General that she would like to
receive a hve-dollar gold piece for be-
Ing born on independence day, and
that as soon as possible. Her request
is one OF many recently received at
the Post Office Department Some one
started the story that Uncle Sam
would give every child born on July
q hve-dollar gold piece, and the story
started the requests There is. of
course no foundation for the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
Leaves Property to Niece.

The will of Madeline III. Edmonston,
dated March -, 1911, has been filed for
PROBATE. She leaves all her property TO
Sister Mary Virginia. who is to pay all
expenses and give the balance to Made
line T.. Canlett of Rockport, Mass, a
niece Of the deceased The request is
made that each Of the family have some
article a keepsake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27

OccoQuan quarries and placed upon light
ers to be towed to the points where
wanted. The tug has q four-month
charter for this work. and the time may
be extended II necessary.
The Mary ]. Walker Is 65.3 feet long,
17.5 feet beam and SIS feet deep in thu
hold. She was built at Bordentown. n. j..
in 1891 and Is paying her first visit to
the Potomac. Capt. Fred G.. Insley is
master Of the tug with Joseph Connolly
as chief engineer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27

The poverty of the press Is reflected 10
the typographical appearance Of news
papers and in the in
Little Attention different quality OF
r the paper upon
w A0~eA which they are
printed. The inadequacy of their local
STATS is evident from the meagerness of
their local news columns. The fact that
no Spanish newspaper attempts to main
tain a news service covering Spain is
due in part to the inadeauacy OF means
Of communication In a country which has
very small mileage OF telegraph and
railroad lines and q poor postal service.
But If there were better facilities for col
lecting news there would hardly be money
enough in the exchequer of the newspa-
pers to defray the expense of gather
ing it.
Madrid IL. Of course, the best news
paper town." to employ the parlance OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
Leaves Money for Masses.

The ST. Thomas Literary Society is be.
queathed $500 by the terms Of the will OF
John F. Dugan. dated July II. 1911, and
filed for probate. The money 10 TO be ex-
pended for masses. The remaining estate
Il devised to his widow, Mary e Dugan.
Maurice Fitzgerald and Maurice Fits
gerald, -Jr., are named as executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27
Young
Mothers

The greatest crisis in woman's
life is when first she becomes moth
err All the physical strength of her
nature is demanded at such times,
and it is necessary that her system
be thoroughly prepared for the event,
Ill order that her health be preserved
for iuture years. Mothers Friend is
woma1s safest reliance; it is medi-
cine fer external use, composed OF
oils and other ingredients which as
sist mature in all necessary physical
changes OF the system Its regular
use before the coming of baby pre-
pares the muscles and tendons for the
unusual strain. aids in expanding the
skin and flesh fibers, and STRENGTHENS
all the membranes and tissues. Moth
er's Friend lessons the pain and dan
ger at the crisis, and leaves the moth
er in such healthful condition that her
, wsys sapi ID and an. MOTHERS
E natural :. Mothers 10th r. FRIEND
drug stores. Write for our free book
for expecta1t mothers
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO.,
Atlanta. Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27

the local room, in Spain, but Barcelona,
leader in all things, is developing press
which expresses itself for the most part
in the Catalan language and bids fair to
make itself heard from time to time In
national affairs as Barcelona grows
more and more militant against the eX-
listing institutions In Spain.
That there is opportunity for success
full newspaper making in Spain Is shown
by the lively sales of the Madrid papers
despite their Indifference as compared
with those of more progressive countries.
Several journals are credited with cir
cuation of $1,000 or $4,000 and one with
more than 100000. Yet to find out the
news of the world it is safer to read the
most recently received London or Paris
paper than to buy the days issue of any
journal published in Madrid. When the
backward state of education and the eX-
IRENE poverty of the masses is considered
the fact that penny paper finds a circu-
lation of between 1G0,O1 and 12o,o0O
shows how readily the Spanard buys the
news in whatever form it is offered to
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-27

The newspaper as il exists in England
and America, and in South America and
Australia with its telegraph service ex-
tending all over the civilized world, is I'M
known in Spain. There are journals In
the larger Spanish cities that enjoy large
circulation, but there Is none, even in
Madrid, that compares in virility with any
one Of half dozen London, New York or
Chicago papers. or with any one of a half
hundred that could be mentioned i'm the
smaller American cities. And there is
none that covers the field Of local news
and criticism and political comment like
the leading Paris journals.
The Spanish press fairly reflects the
backwa rdness of Spain. This is the fault
of the system OF misgovernment that
clogs the wheels of progress In every
sphere Of activity, rather than the fault
OF the journalists. If the halter were re-
moved the newspapers would develop and
become similar to those of countries in
which the value OF the fourth estate is
| recognized, and where the law protects
the press against unfair treatment as well
as protecting the Individual against unfair
treatment by the press.
| The Spanish editor who INDUCES in open
and honest criticism of institutions and
important InulNiuualS III MS country HdS
| a slender prospect OF escaping imprison-
ment or other serious consequences of his
| holiness. In the circumstances. journal
ism Is not encouraged to show it's mettle.
| A press that Is without editorial stamina
| cannot become as successful, regarded as
a business enterprise. one that is pro-
| tected by law and can tell the truth and
comment upon facts freely. The Spanish
| journals are not great enterprises. Span
ish editors are very poorly paid, ard the
reporters are either miserably paid or
serve as volunteers in the hope OF Sc
curing some PAID position upon the edi-
| torial staff or Of finding a political posi-
ton by serving some caciaue through the
| columns Of the press.
|
| X
! There are honest and courageous editors
| IN Spain, but they are In a minority and
they are usually in
| Editors Are Often hot water There
! in Hot Water. nor.a-. fen s'. ..s,.
are exceptions TO the rule. The press, as a
whole. has poor standing and a poor
living. Neiths. rs character nor its in