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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
SENATE KILLS RE-
APPORT|0NMENT BILL

St. Paul, Feb. 2.-(Daily Pioneer
Special Wire sService).-Another
blow for the north was struck by the
senate today when, by a vote of 20
to 81, it killed the Hackney reappor-
tionment resolution, which provided
a limit of 63 senators and 1875 repre-
sentatives. "
The resolution was passed by the
house few days ago.
The discussion OF the resolution
was the most dramatic so far during
the present session.
1t is taken by many to indicate
that reapportionment has received a
fatal set back.
Senator Dwinnell, who circulated
a call for the caucus of Republican
members on reapportionment said
after today's session of the senate
that the action of the senate made
such caucus impossible.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
REPEALs COUNTY OPTION
Indiana Legislature Kills Plan After
Two Year Trial.

Governor Marshall, of Indiana
has just signed a bill repeating
county option in that state, and re-
placing local option as the working
control. Indiana was the ideal
state in which the prohibitionists
worked, and which they expected to
point to with pride as a success.
The county option law has been
working for two years, and the
speakers in thelegislature urged
that the law had resulted in pro-
hibitory features which had driven
the young men of Indiana to the
pocket flask, and cheap whiskey, to
the exclusion of wholesome beers.
So general was the demand for the
repeal of the county option law, that
the vote in favor of it's appeal in
the house, was go to 80. The SEN
ate, strongly city, urged by the min
lister, voted in favor by only % to q.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
Superintendent w. P. Dyer Announ'
ces Program of North Central
Minnesota Teachers Meeting.
PROMINENT EDUCATORS SPEAK
Session Will Close With Election of
New Officers and a General Re-
port of All Committees.

w. P. Dyer, superintendent of the
Bemidji public schools, has complet-
ed the program which is to begiven
at the North Central Minnesota
Teachers Association Convention
which is to be held in Bemidji Feb
ruary 8, 10 and IL.
The services Of several Of Mime
sota's most prominent educators have
been secured, and Superintendent
Dyer feels that everything is in read
mess for successful convention.
The Thursday speakers and their
topics will be as follows: The main
topic for discussion will be "How
May the Schools OF Northern Mime
sofa Contribute Toward It's Devel-
opment." CD "By Consolidation of
the Rural Schools State Superin-
tendent G. G. Schultz; (2) "By In
dustrial Contests Superintendent
T. A. Erickson, Douglass county;
CD "By Normal Departments in the
High Schools" Superintendent A.
M. Bank, Park Rapids; Cd "By Az
ricultural Education" Superintend-
ent G.. E. keenan,, Deer River.
: Friday addresses will be as fol-
lows: = -. ~. .,< =. So r,.sz
-'-'- "The Organization Of our Schools to
Meet the Needs of the People,, State
High School Inspector George B.
Alton; "The Schools Needs Teachers
Who Are Able And Willing to Teach
Something Outside of Books, Sup
erintendent G. G.. Selvig, Crookston
School of Agriculture; !"Arithmetic
for Business or for Culture'', Presi-
dent w. A. Shoemaker, St. Cloud
Normal School; "Some Present Prob
lems", State Superintendent c. G..
Schultz; "The Purpose of Industrial
Education, Superintendent r.. E.
Denfield, Duluth; EDUCATIONAL Train
ing", DR.. George F. James, Dean of
College of Education, State Univer-
sity.
There will be but one address Sat-
urday morning being on "The Teach
ers' Life of Service, Professor A. S.
Kingsford, Moorhead State Normal.
After the lecture Friday even
ing of DR.. James public reception
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
WALKER PLAYS A BEM|OJ|
High School Basket Ball Elves to
Meet At Armory Friday Evening.

Tomorrow evening@in the Armory
the basketball teams representing
Walker anaaeBeneiuh high schools
will clash for the first time this
season.
Not much is known of the Walker
quintet except that they defeated the
Deer River five last week by score
of II to 10.
Although defeated last Friday eve
ming by the Bagley five, the Bemidji
boys are not at all discouraged and
have been practicing hard all week,
with determination to win from
Walker. Another game has been
arranged with Bagley for March 1S,
the game to be played on the Bemidji
floor, Coach Robinson said this morn
ing that he felt Bemidji could more
than hold their own when the two
teams meet again.
AS a curtain raiser to the Walker
Bemidji contest tomorrow evening
the Freshman and Sophomore quints
will play for the high school cham
pionship. This game will start at
o'clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
new YORK BADLY SHAKEN
Cargo of Dynamite Explodes in Jer.
sey City.-Loss is Heavy.

New York, Feb. "a dynamite ex'
plosion of tremendous force on the
Jersey City water front caused an un.
known loss of life, shook New York
to it's very foundation and caused
heavy financial loss.
The explosion occurred as the dyna.
mite cargo of a lighter moored at a
Jersey Central railroad pier was be.
ing unloaded into freight car.
The explosion wrecked everything
in the vicinity of the pier and shook
Manhattan island, Brooklyn and the
country within twenty miles of Jersey
City. Window glass was smashed in
thousands of skyscrapers in New York
including the financial district. Panics
followed in score of big buildings
but no casualties from this source are
reported.
1t was difficult at first to learn where
the explosion had occurred and it was
not until the Jersey City police ap
pealed to New York for ambulances
and surgeons that any official knowl
edge of the scene of the disaster was
made known. This was nearly an
hour after the explosion.
The conclusion set off fire alarms
in many parts of the financial district
of New York and the clatter of fire
apparatus and the shrill shrieks OF
the fire engines added to the con
fusion.
Occupants Rush From Buildings.
Men and women swarmed out OF
the buildings, some of them by the
fire escape route, and added to the
confusion. The fremen hunted in
vain for a blaze. Instead they found
the streets dangerously crowded and
the sidewalks covered with broken
glass, while frightened storekeepers
guarded their exposed wares.
The shock caused some trouble in
the telephone exchanges, which re-
suited in delaying the transmission OF
news regarding the disaster.
AS much commotion was caused on
the water as on the land. New York
fireboats and police patrol boats
crossed the river to the scene and
Jersey Central tugboats and other
craft hurried to the foot of Hender.
son street, where what was left OF
the dynamite boat lay.
The damage was heavy in many
sections of Jersey City and the re-
suit of the explosion resembled the
visitation of an earthquake. In some
buildings the ceilings fell. The dyna.
mite boat Catherine was unloading
at the Jersey Central pier when the
explosion took place. Just what
caused it 10 not known. ss.sssssss
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
James Wright Writes to Albion Dem
ocrat Telling Of Doings in and
Around Bemidji.
SAYS HE NETS FISH UNDER ICE
Was Arrested This Morning On A
Charge Of Having Fish Illegally
In His Possession.

Several days ago Deputy Game
Warden S. G. Bailey of this city was
given a paper published at Albion
Indiana, in which issue was publish.
ed letted from James Wright, OF
this city. The letter is as follows:
Bermidji, Mimi, January 5, 1911
Kind Friend:
I received your paper all 0. k. and
was glad to hear the news around
in Noble county. AS / am a Green
township boy myself, l will write
you little sketch of the northwest
if you want to publish it,
1t is winter up here for sure now
as the thermometer registered ~
below zero for the last few morn
ings. Up to that time it had been
real pleasant. The snow is about
sixteen inches deep. One nice thing
about this climate when it gets real
cold there is no wind and the air is
dry.
This is a pretty wild place up here
in the big woods. There are lots OF
wild animals and the wolves come
right up to your door. There were
lots of deer killed here last fall.
4. The men are busy now cutting
the pine trees 80 they can go to saw
ing mills here in Bermidji. The
largest one cuts 100000 feet of lum-
Der every ten hours. 1t employs $50
men and it runs night and. day.
They start up in March.
The forest fires burnt over lot of
the best timbered land last summer
and destroyed a lot of homesteaders.
There is a lot of land to be taken up
yet, but it isn't much good after the
timber is taken off. The summers
are too short to raise much, except
garden truck. This sand will pro-
duce lots of potatoes.
The principal business is lumber
ing and fishing. This is the head
waters of the Mississippi river and
therefore there are many lakes.
Minnesota has 10000 lakes, with
many additional small lakes that are
not counted under a mile long.
There is an abundance of fish. I am
out on the banks of lake three by
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02

Friday. 1t will be reached at noon
and Speaker Dunn will allow every
body to be heard. AS soon as dis
cussion ceases he will ask for a third
reading of the bill and it will be put
up for final passage with a call for
the roll.
Certain members of the county
option element are dissatisfied with
the action taken by the committee
Tuesday. Henry Rines declares that
it was simply a case of railroading
the bill through the committee
Chairman Palmer, although a coun-
ty optionist, is satisfied with the re-
port of the committee He takes the
stand that every member of the legis-
lature has made up his mind and that
stand that every member of the legis-
the vote taken Friday will be differ
ent from the one that might be TAX
en- month from now.
Other members of the house see
what they believe is the real reason
for the action. They point out that
the county optionists had laid their
plans we'll. They had decided to
delay the bill in the committee as
long as possible and then blame the
speaker for it's failure to appear in
the house. This, it is asserted,
would help the~county option clause
two years from now, and that it
would appear that Mr.. Dunn had not
kept his prediction promises.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
Lakeside Bakery, Stechman Build
ings Burned Early This Morn
ing-Stocks Are Total Loss.
THE F1REMEN FOUGHT BRAvELY
Fire Caused From Over Heated Stove
In Rear Room Of Bakery
Buildings Partly Insured.

Fire which totally destroyed the
stocks of the Lakeside Bakery and
of the Stechman saloon occurred at
1:45 o'clock this morning.
The building occupied by the
bakery is total loss, while tho
stechman building, according to a
statement made by the owner this
morning may be repaired. #
The total loss of the two buildings
is estimated at not less than $1,000
with insurance to about half that
amount.
Fred Baumgardner, nozzleman
of the hose company No. 2, while in
side of the bakery building was over
come by smoke and his fellow fire.
men carried him from the fire.
Baumgardner was taken to the fire.
men quarters at the city hall, and
for time his condition was con-
sidered serious, although this after
noon he is feeling no ill effects from
the incidence.
The bakery building is owned by
William and Fred Meageau, while
the stock and fixtures was owned by
Miles Burgett. Henry stechman ID
the owner Of the saloon building and
the saloon stock. '.-.".
Mr.. Stechman had just completed
remodeling the building, putting it in
first-class condition.
The cause of the fire, while not
directly known, is supposed to have
been started from an over heated
stove in the rear room of the bakery
building.
The work of the firemen was much
hampered by the late arrival of the
hook and ladder, which carries the
axes and ladders, the t1remen being
without the use of these articles for
several minutes after they were on
hand and fighting the fire.
In speaking with a representative
of the Pioneer this afternoon Mr..
Burgett said that he held his loss at
$4,000 with insurance of $1,000. Mr..
Burgett had just received a ship
ment of new goods amounting to a
little over $400, and his fixtures
we're less than a month old.
Mr.. Burgett said that it is his in
tention to reopen the bakery as soon
as he can secure building and new
fixtures.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
RECOMMEND THAT
SAuGSTAD Be SEATED


st. Paul, Feb. 2.-(Daily Pioneer
Special Wire Service). The senate
today received the Election commit
tees report on the Stephens-Saug-
stad contest case and recommended
that Saugstad be seated.
This does not mean that Saugstad
will be seated as the contest case was
made a special order for next Tues
day at 2 o'clock, when the entire
senate will take a final vote on the
contest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
five miles and have been fishing fol-

five miles and have been fishing for
over yeer.
At present am netting under the
ice. You draw the net from one
hole to another and then pull it back
with cord. I looked at it yester-
day for the first time for four days
on account of the cold weather and
I caught lot of pickerel, the two
largest weighing twenty-five pounds
each, besides couple hundred white
fish, perch, pike and others. There
Is a ready market for them for six
cents a pound. I have a ton and
one-half frozen. l take them to
town in that way. It is great sport
to fish here In the summer time, but
when you stand out on the ice way
down below zero in the winter and
take out fish until you think you are
frozen it is not so pleasant.
Bermidji is town of 5000 popu-
lation and there isn't factory of
any kind with the exception of the
saw mills. Up to couple weeks
ago there were forty-four saloons,
now there are only twelve. It seems
as though there was atreaty made
with the Indians fifty years ago to
the effect that no booze was to be
sold, and it looks as though that and
the temperance sentiment was 60
ing to clean them out. It takes in
everything north of Minneapolis.
The lumberjacks come from miles
around Bermidji to get their last
drinks, as the other towns are closed.
Well if you feel as though this
would interest the readers of the
Democrat you can publish it. AS
this is the first letter I ever wrote
for paper I don't know how it will
go. Yours truly,
JAMES WRIGHT
Warden Bailey, who had arrested
Wright once before on a charge of il
legal hunting, at once made an in
vestigation and found that Wright
was doing his fishing in Hubbard
county, but that he had several
pounds of fish here, which were il
legally caught. He arrested Wright
at once and when arraigned- before
Judge Pendergast this morning he
plead guilty to the charge and was
fined $40 and costs.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
BR|NkMAN THEATRE
There Will Be An Entire Change of
Program Tonight

This evening at the Brinkmar
Lois Hobson and Company will ap.
pear in a most artistic and pleasine
singing fantasie-'Days of DID,
Miss Hobson is a headliner in vaude.
Vile; known the country over.
Billy and Helen Morrison, the col
ored entertainers, put on first class
act in the instrumental line aud both
have good voices. This will be a
splendid show with new pictures.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
FOR SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
First National Bank Will Accept De.
posits Saturday Evening.

Cashier Schumacher, of the First
National Bank, of this city, an
nounced this afternoon that the
First National Bank will open every
Saturday evening in the future for
the convenience of those who wish
to deposit money in connection with
the savings bank. .s.. -.
No other banking business, aside
from that of the savings department
will be done, and no accounts will
be accepted aside from those which
are meant to be deposits in the saw
ings bank. ->
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
Doings of the Municipal Court.

Oscar Hegg and Herman Olson
we're arraigned before Judge Fender
CAST this morning on charge of be-
ing drunk. They both were ordered
to leave town, which they did, after
they had assisted the street commits
sioner in removing the snow of yes
terday's downfall from several blocks
of sidewalk.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
will be held in the high school build

VIII De neIu IN Lac H1gn sch0oI Du1Id-
ing.
The convention will come to a
close Saturday morning after the re
port of the committees are heard and
the election of officers is held.
The present officers Of the associa-
tion are as follows: superintend
ent P. M. Larson, Cass Lake, presi-
dent; Superintendent o. F. Hawkins,
Akeley, vice-president and Superin-
tendent w. P. Dyer, Bemidji. secre-
tary and treasurer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-02-02
Her Attractiveness.

Mr.. Nervey-Miss Roxley, adore
you. Will you not be my wife?
Miss Roxley (haughtily)-The idea Of
your proposing to girl in my sta
ton! You should know better.
Mr.. Nervey-l do know better, but
no richer Philadelphia Press.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

ed open npon the world. and lips and
limbs were moving feebly but Ger.
tninly in their suddenly recovered
freedom. She murmured. half petu.
lantly.
why do you look nj me SOP Oh. !
remember. ! remember. What's the
matter? | cannot move as I used to
do. | fcel--I feel"-
you have been Ill.," came soothingly
from the doctor. "You have been In
bed many days. Now you are better
and will soon be we'll This Is your
nurse" He said nothing Of the others.
who were SO placed behind screens as
TO be Invisible to her.
She continued to gaze FIRST at one
then at the other. AS she did so the
flush faded md gave way to IN
anxious, troubled expression--not just
the expression anticipated by those
who believed that with returning con.
seriousness would come returning mem.
DRY Of the mysterious scene which had
taken place between herself and her
sister or between her sister and her
brother prior to Adelaidc's departure
for the Whispering Pines.
"You have the same kind look for
me us always" were her next words
as her glance finally settled on the
doctor. Blu: hers-bring me the mir
ror.' she cried. LET me see with
my own eyes what | have now to ex.
pect from every one who looks at
me. ! want TO know before Lila comes
in Why. isn't she here; Is she
with-wlth" Then IN the shrill tones
which will not he denied she demand
cd again. "The mirror" Nurse Unwii
brought It. Carmel was still for lonf
time. during which the nurse carried
OF the glass.
IL don't like It," Carmel acknowl
edged quantity TO the doctor as hs
leaned over her with compassionate,
words. Il shall have to get acquaint'
ed with myself nll over again. And
so have been III! I shouldn't hav,
thought II little burn like that would
make me III. How Adelaide must
have worried!'
"Adelaide isis not well herself. II
distressed her to have been out whci
you fell. Don't you remember that she
went out that nlghtT
ibid shey She was right. Adelaid,
must have every pleasure. She ha,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-10-07

MADE No phN'AI' and left by thnt
upper hall window. or 50 he says. but
he Is not to be believed In all his state.
ments. Some OF his declarations we
know to he false"
which ones? Give me n specimen.
Charlie. Mention something he has
said that you know to be false"
"Well. 1t is lnrd ~ accuse man Of
direct lie. Rut he cannot be telling
the truth when he says that he crossed
the links Immediately to Cuthbert road.
thus cutting cut the ride home of which
we have such extraordinary proof"
Under the fear Of betraying my
thoughts I hurriedly closed my eyes.
I was In nn extraordinary position my.
self, What seemed fnlsehood to them
struck me as the absolute truth Car.
mel had been the one 10 20 home: he.
without doubt. had crossed the links
Ms he said AZ this conviction pene-
trate'l deeply and yet more deeply into
my mind shrnnk inexpressibly from
the renewed mental struggle Into
which Il plunged me. To have suf.
fered myself-to have fallen under the
ban Of suspicion and the disgrace OF
arrest-had certainly been hard. but 1t
was nothing to behoiding another In
the same plight through my own rash
and III advised attempt 10 better my
position and Carmel's by what ! had
considered Il totally harmless subter.
fugc.
Forced by doubt to open my eyes. I
met Clifton's full look turned watch.
fully on me. The result was calm.
Ing. Even to my apprehensive gaze II
betrayed no new enlightenment. My
struggle had been all within. No to.
ken of It had reached him.
This he showed still more plninly
when he spoke.
There will be close sitting Of evi.
dence nj the Inquest. You will not
enjoy this. but the situation. hard as
II may prove, has certainly improved
SO far ms you are concerned. That
should hasten your convalescence."
poor Arthur" burst from my lips.
and the cry was echoed In my heart.
what sort OF man would you make
him out TO be when you accuse him
| OF robbing the wine vault on top OF
n murderous assault on his sisterT
II know. 1t argues a brute. but
he
"Arthur Cumberland Is selfish. unre-
sponsive and hard. but he il not a
brute. I'm disposed to give him tn"
benefit OF my good opinion 10 this OK
tent, Charlie. I cannot believe he first
poisoned aud then choked that noble
womnn."
Clifton drew himself MP In his turn
| astonishmenr battling with renewed
dlstrust,