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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
Believes Welfare Of City Demands
improvements Of Streets and
Urges Bond Issue.
FOUND FRUIT DISTRICTS PRETTY
Also Discovered Former Residents
Prospering in Great Timber Dis.
tricts of Idaho.

Brown as a berry from the health
giving suns of the West, John c.
Parker, mayor of Bemidji, after
months trip which took him throu gh
Portland, Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma
and Vancouver, has returned, ac-
companied by his daughter Ella, who
has completed years work as teach
er in the public schools of Rose Lake.
Idaho.
One of the first things Mayor
Parker did was to inquire, GLOW is
the paving deal coming on?"
Paving? Great Scott!o
well, what do you think about it,
yourself?" ne was asked.
Great Scott, everybody knows
what think about it, said the may
or. 81 was charter member of the
For-pity-sake-pave club L was in
strumental in getting what paving
we have and started the present move
for getting additional pavement and
l am glad that the public has kept
at it. The only unpleasant expert
.ence had during my trip was when
I had to sort Of fib about Bemidji
pavement. I found all the towns the
size of Bemidji and smaller have
much more pavement than we have"
Nothing to Tempt Him From Here.
Mr.. Parker spent much of his time
in Investigating the great timber
areas of Idaho and other western
states, especially the Potlatch prop
erty in the vicinity of Potlatch,
Idaho.
'sBut I found nothing to tempt me
away from Bemidji'' he said, sat least
not for long time to come.
81 found several former Bemidji
residents out west including Fred
Smythe, son of our David C. Smythe,
and Lee LaGore, at one time cashier
of the Minnesota & International
Bemidji Office. Smythe and LaGore
are together in a store at Rose Lake.
The Fruit Trees are Pretty.
we came back by Vancouver over
the Canadian Pacific and into Be-
midi on the 500. It was a great
trip and some of the fruit scenes in
the west were Overwhelmingly beau
tiful. The while blossoms of the
plum and the pink tinted flowers of
the apple trees stretching out in
great areas.
Vegetation in the west is no far
Their ahead than it is here. Some Of
the days were, extremely chilly and
uncomfortable. Of all the towns
visited Spokane Impressed me most
favorably.
Down With the Knockers"
y + s ~ & = n Z
"But that has nothing to do with
paving in Bemidji. We need it, we
ought to have it, there is no reason
why we should not have it, it will
not make cents difference in the
taxes. Down with the knockers and
up with the boosters
Miss Parker was fayorably i'm
pressed with her work in the west
and has been requested to return to
Rose Lake at substantial increase
in salary but has not decided to ac-
cept.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
Taft Mum on Roosevelt Attack.

Washington, May 20.-Ehorts to
draw the White House into replying
directly to former & President Roose-
.velt's attack on the proposed arbitra.
ton treaty with England and France
proved unavailing. President Taft
took the position that the question
was one in which every man having
personal views has the right to ex-
sprasa them. Y,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
PRESBYTERIAN.

Rev. s. 3. P. White will conduct
services in the Presbyterian church
both morning and evening at the
usual hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
Pulls Up All the Vegetables.

NeighbOrs say that frequently the
woman would carry most of the NOV
able furniture out into the yard and
once conceived the idea of pulling
down stove pipe and hiding it,
One of her latest maneuvers was
to go out into the garden and care
fully pluck all of the young vege-
tables peeping through the ground.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
BAPTIST.

Rev. c. L. Kingsbury of Park RAJ
pids, will conduct the regular Sun
day services at 1 1 a. m. and p. m.
Young Peoples meeting at Z. Mid
week prayer meeting Thursday even
ing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
SWEDISH LUTHERAN. CHURCH

There will be Sunday School at
$50 and sermon at 1890. Even
ing services will be at O'Clock. At
Nymore services will be held in the
congregational church at 1885 p. m.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
SCANDINAVIAN LUTHERAN
CHURCH.

There will be no service in the
morning but in the evening at 8
O'Clock. Sunday school at / Q O. clock.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20

Freedom County Lep 81 I Dead s..
Inger Wangen. the Freedom coun-
ty leper, died few days ago in
his cabin near Albert Lea. He was
forty years old.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20

Invitations are out for the forty
first commencement Of the st. Cloud
normal on May 81.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
NINTH DISTRICT CONVENTION
Fourteen Clubs Sending Delegates
From Crookston, Fergus Falls,
Blackjack and Other Towns.
BIG BANQUET ON WEDNESDAY
Will Be Given at Markham Hotel By
Home Club to the Visiting
Delegations.

~ 0CASS0tAVHS. rL->-'
At convention of the Ninth Dis
trict Auxiliary of the State Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs, which is to
be held in Bemidji next Tuesday and
Wednesday,, Mrs c. G. Higbee, pres
ident of the state federation, Mary
d. McFadden, representing Woman's
Suffrage association, and other wo-
men of prominence in the state will
be present. /, .
The two days will be devoted to
various programs, and d launch ride,
while an elaborate banquet is being
arranged by the Bemidji club to be
given in the Markham hotel, We'd
nesday evening for the visiting dele
gates.
The program:
Tuesday, 2:20 p. m.
Opening song.
Invocation. 49,.
Mrs. G. w. Campbell, Bemidji,
Z Greeting,
Mrs. E. A. Whiting, Bemidji. -
Response,
Mrs. G. S. Chesterman, Crook
ston. :.
Roll Call,
Three minutes talk on Years
work.
Business.
Paper, "The civic club in small
town." Mrs. G. o. WEIGH, Fergus
Falls.
Address, "The library in civic
work." Miss Martha Wilson of
state library commission.
Reception of delegates.
Sp.m.
High Schol Auditorium.
Song. "Life's Golden Dream"
Misses Murray, Wheeler, MCCLELLAN,
Crest, Grazing.
Address, THE commission form of
Government" Mrs. w. c. Cobb,
Brainerd.
Song, "Du Dist vie cine Blume,'-
Pontius,-Mrs. C. G.. Johnson, Be-
midi.
Address,, "The Federation and its
part in progressive state work.
Mrs. Higbee, president state
federation.
Reading, "A Tale, '-Browning-
Mrs. J. NJ. Freeburg, Blackjack.
Address, Equal Suffrage" Miss
Mary D. McFadden, St. Paul, re.
presenting Woman's Suffrage
Association. .-"
Violin, Suite No. 3''-Ries
Mrs. c. r. Sanborn, Bemidji.
Song, "The Girl that Was Born on
an April Day." Misses Murray
Wheeler, MCCLELLAN, Crest
Grazing.
Wednesday, $3.50 a. m.
Piano,
Mrs. c. G. Johnson, Bemidji.
Paper, "Woman as public ser.
want" Mrs. H. H. Hodgson
Crookston. .
Paper, ''The Influence of Coco
Books" Mrs. S. S. Daniels, Ar
gyle. a
Paper, 1.-The Relation of the Indi
vidual to Society,"" Mrs. c. w
Dudley, Blackjack. r.
Business.
Violin, Henry VIII Dances
German,
. Morris Dance,
Shepherds Dance,
Torch Dance.
Mrs. c. R. Sanborn.
Addresses. Social Hygiene" Mrs
H. A. Tomlinson, vice presiden
at large, St. Peter. DR.. Ethe
Hurd, president Woman
Medical association, Mime
apolis,
Piano, ITO Spring and the Carni
val, '-Grieg,-Mrs. Capitola Bill
ings, Fergus Falls.
Paper, "What music owes the dane
ing" Mrs. c. e. Dampier
Crookston
Piano Illustration, Mrs. Charlie
Loring, Crookston.
Paper, Holland" Mrs. A. "A. Mil
Ter, Crookston.
Piano, "Tannhauser March," Lisz
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
losses New Clock Away.

Not long age, she requested her
husband to bring home a new clock.
He purchased an expensive time
piece, thinking it would please his
wife, but her only appreciation was
to grab it and throw it out of doors.
In fact it was her ambition to get
everything out in the yard which
caused her husband to bring her be-
fore Judge Clark. The Pitcher home
is in Nye's subdivision of the town of
Bemidji. Mrs. Pitcher was once be-
fore examined but was not commit
ted. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-20
Also Said to Have Thrown Groceries
Away and Spilled Milk on the
Floor.
FIRES GIFT CLOCK INTO YARD
Loaded Revolver Found in Bed and
Neighbors Say They Feared for
Their Lives.

Because she insisted on pulling up
everything in the garden, tearing
down the stove pipe, killing fancy
ROSTERS and greasing setting eggs,
breaking the furniture and throwing
away groceries, Mrs. Ida NJ. Pitcher,
50 years old, wife Of a night mill
worker, has been sent to the Fergus
Falls hospital for the insane.
Mrs. Pitcher was examined as to
her sanity before Judge of Probate
M. A. Clark at which time a long
list of eccentric doings on the part
of Mrs. Pitcher were revealed.
Loaded Gun Under Pillow.
In addition to testimony showing
that Mrs. Pitcher is inclined to gen.
eral destructibility of property, evil
dence was presented, showing that
% .
she was a dangerous character. Not
long ago, loaded revolver was found
under her pillow. She frequently
had, the witnesses said, thredtened
to kill her husband and several of
the neighbors.
Her most prominent hallucination
seemed to be that all persons were
her enemies and to "get even'' she
resorted, according to the testimony
to such tricks as strewing sugar over
the kitchen floor one day while the
milk.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
If YOU CARE TO BE
UP ON SPORTS YOU
MUST READ THE STAR.
SECOND MEET AT VELODROME PROVES
THERE CAN BE SPEED MINUS TEAMING
Finish to Two-Mile Professional Race With MacFarland in the
Race for Fair Furnishes One of the Pretdest Ex-
hibitions Seen on Any Track.

to Turvi.le in the time Of 2 minutes
II 1-5 seconds.
The handicap for professionals was
good all the way through from start
to finish. Those who thought that
Kramer had gone back had their eyes
opened in this race. In his w heat
he caught the field almost in the first
jump, but the shift in the field put
him in a bad position n it looked as
if he had no chance. Less than a LAP
from home he got out and the rid no
made from then on made every ons
stand up. He finished first, looking
around, with Fogler second. Clarke
seemed to have made a mistake in his
heat because he caught up to the field
quickly and could have beaten Mitten
easily but was content to stay second,
evidently thinking that two men were
to qualify for the final. He did not
ride to form in the open, although all
through the ace he looked very good,
especially IN the handicap, when he
caught the field so easily.
The amateur events provided plenty
of entertainment. Blatz showed his
plugging abilities by winning the Aus
tralian pursuit race. This race he Won
against an enormous handicap. There
were six riders who qualified for this
race, and at one time Steinert was only
about fifty yards behind Blatz when
there was only one other man in the
race. But in spite of that he over
took Steinert at the end of a little over
TWO miles.
Eddie Root did not start in any
Of the races yesterday, not feeling in
condition to ride a gruelling race, h
gtnNH -rnt1nH ahaftinO and iOChinO tho
other riders.
IN the handicap for the amateurs
Blaz showed a headless piece of work
in allowing himself to be %poeheted, IL
was so buffeted around trying to get
through that when he finally decided
to go around he was all in and could
not make it. The summary.
The summary:
Quarter mile povice)-Won by Harry
Cofdes. New York second, Tony Malinero,
ewarA. Tine, S3l-5s
Haif-mile Handicap tprofessionaD-Won
bv Frank l.. Kramer. East orange.
scratch: second, Paddy .O'sullivan Hehir,
Austria la, u yards; third, Fred Hin, New
ark, 80 yards: fourth, Peter Droblch, Bos-
ton, 20 yards; fifth, Percy Lawrence. San
Francisco. 40 yards. Time, I'm. los.
TwoItnird asoI Nile 2. H ta Tshsb N $amatenr>sa7
yards; second. Paul Heidrieh. Newark. 8
yards; third. George. PAUL., New York. IS
yards. Time, I'm. "a 2-5S.
Two mile Motor Race-Wnn by Charles
Turville Boston; second. Jimmy Hunter.
Newark. Tine. I'm. II LIS
Australian Pursuit R3ce famateur)-Won
by Frank Blatz, JERSEY City; second. Je-
rome Steinert, Hicksville. Long Island.
third, Herman Kjeldsen. Denmark. Til .,
5m. sl-5s. Distance. 2 miles ~ laps.
Two-nile Omen paoeD-Won by Joseph
Fogler. R ooklyn; second. Frank Kramer.
East Orange third. Fred Hin. Newark:
fourth, Peter Drohach. Boston; hfth. Floyd
MarFarland San Jose, Cal. sixth, John
Bedell. Newark. Time, Am. Is 1-5s.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
TIGERS AND HUSTLERS
TO BE PROCTOR GUESTS

In response to a special invitation ex-
tended by Manager II. c. Stewart, Joe
McGinnity and his aggregation of base
ball players. who form the Newark
Eastern League club, viii attend the
performance tonight in Proctor's Park
Place Theatre. They will occupy one or
more boxes and will take with
them as guests the members OF
the Rochester team. The invitation
also includes the Wives of the members
Of both teams who are in Newark, and
the party will be a large one. The spe-
cial reason for the occa sion is the APP
pearance of Miss Dorothy Dainton. one
of the best comedir nnes in vaudeville,
who will do a line of bass bal talk and
action. which will practically amou It 10
playing an entire game by herself on
the stage, and which has excited the
widest kind OF enthusiasm wherever
she has given it.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
BURMAN MAKES NEW
WORLD RECORD FOR MILE.

DAYTONA, Fla, April 24.-Trailing his
own records of Saturday on the sands
of Daytona Beach, Bob Burman yester-
day reached the zenith speed when he
drove the 200-horsepower car q mile in
25:40, making the fifth time in the two
days racing thHt he mas broken the
mile record.
The mile record was not the only
Burman prey, for the kilometer was
again shattered, and the two-mile rec
ord Oldield of 55:87 wiped to obliv-
ion. Burman's time for the two miles
was 5t:29 seconds, and for the kilo-
meter 1888 seconds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24

In the two games which constituted
the series which closed yesterday the
Tigers made twenty hits to the Royals
twenty-five. The Tigers made four
errors to the Royals two. Each team
scored eleven runs.
Nine Tigers left on bases tell the
tragic tale of yesterdays encounter.
Billy Burke, a Holy Cross boy. picked
up by the Boston Nationals and turned
over to Montreal, caused all of the
trouble. Burke was unhittable in the
pinches, and, though he gave eight
passes, he escaped with only one r n
being scored against him. The Tigers
got fifteen men to first base, and only
scored one run. They couldn't bunch
the hits and they wouldn't sacrifice.
They played the hit-and-run straight
every time. Result, Montreal made
five double plays.
Newark's only run came in the
eighth, and it was on a pass and an
error that the run was made. Louden
walked; Dalton. who had hit safely on
his three previous trips, banged the
bulb to Miller. Hearne was sent to the
rescue in place Of Hall, who had been
up three times with two on base and
failed to hit safely each time. Hughey
didn't have the punch, either, and
was out. Burke to Curtis; but Louden
made second OF the out and scored
when Yeager handled Nee's grounder
as though the ball was molten lead.
Six hits, two passes and a batter hit
in three innings showed how Cy Parkin
was scored on thrice and driven to the
tall timbers.
Cady could not hit yesterday. but
walked twice. The Royals tried to steal
on him, and the haee-lines resembled
a graveyard when Holic got through
pegRing them out. Five men tried to
steal bases IN him, and were the vic
Tins of his strong arm.
Many fans did not notice tina Johnny
Nee batted from the right side of the
pan yesterday, because Burke is q
southpaw. Johnny slammed out three
hits. II was laugable to see the Roya'
outhelders try to lay for him. He hi
the ball to left centre, to left and Il
4 tNAANlCs LIN llC INbydl OdAiACio0Af
gave up in disgust. His double was Q
very sound whack to centre in the sec.
ond round. Dalton is still a major
Lacquer. He is out to get back in the
big show and IL he keeps up his good
work will be successful. Very seldom
Larry Sutton picks a dead one.
Charley Hanford drove in five of the
eleven runs scored by the Royals In the
two games and scored four times him,
self. He made five hits during the sc.
ries and robbed the Tigers of three oil
four extra ase wallops. Sol Llchen.
helm was rubbing his hands with glet
every time he thought of how lucky
he was to get Jersey City to part witt
Hanford. Sol is a real sport and de
erves the luck.
Oficial Scorer Billy Mcconnell ha!
decided to allow Johnny Nee a double
on that hit he made the first day of thu
local season. Billy wanted to- be alb
solutely fair and questioned several u
the players before changing his de
cision.
millions for the fence, but not {
cent for players" That's the way ont
fan put it in ia king about Joe McGin
nity's policy thiD year.
Tom Hughes, Inc former Tiger anC
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
ALL THE DOINGS IN
TRACK ATHLETICS
FULLY COVERED.
BY D. W. L.

V yesterdays racing showed h a
there could be good, fast racing,
with plenty of excitement, with
out n "teaming.' The finish to the
two-mile open for professionals was as
pretty an exhibition as could be de-
sired, considering the weather, or in
any weather, and serves more than
ANYTHING else to strengthen the position
taken by the management AND the new
referee.
This race, which was the feature
event, was a man-paced affair for the
first nine laps, after which they were
let go by the ~pacemaker. The first
pacemaker went five laps and the sec
ond four. MacFarland, who is always
sure to create some excitement, helped
materially to make the race what il
was His posit on during the first few
laps did not suit him at all. so that
when the second pacemaker went out
he sneaked out from somewhere and
got on to his rear wheel. After a 'ap
had leen ridden this way he let Dro-
bach through. Three laps from home
Calvin, who was then pacing, dropped
down to the pole. Mac Immediately
got around Dro5ach an set out a kill
ing race. with Fogler right behind. Be-
hind the two was strung out The field.
with Kramer ABOUT eighth and Clarke
a little further behind.
1t looked as if these two would be
lost In the shuttle, when Kramer de-
cided that it was time for him to start
ii he wanted to be in the money at all,
and he started.
Riding high up on the hank. to avoid
the rapidly shifting riders, he went
past the field, and in less than half a
lap he was riding first, with Fogler
right behind and the entire field pretty
we'll punched. Here the champ" STAYED
until a few yards from the tape. where
Joe just nosed him out at the tape,
coming in a winner by a small margin.
An accident that brought screams
from the ladies in the audience, among
which were heard a few mems voices,
occurred in the motorcycle race be-
tween Jimmy Hunter and Charles Tur-
Vile. They were going at a title bet
ter than a mile a minute when Hunters
machine went from under him going
around the first turn. He went down
and only by the cleverest management
did Tufville get around him without
riding oyer man or wheel. 1t required
such a wrench I 1T Turville loosened
his tars, and had to stop afterward &c
tighten them.
Hunter. game rider hat he is, picked
himself up. with but a slight scratch
on his hand. and resumed the race. But
his machine had sustained some injury
in the fall and skipped, with the re,
suit that he was unable to make the
time he did at first, and lost the race
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
GATHERED AT THE GAME BY STAR MEN

a Newark favorite, will be against us
today or tomorrow for the Hustlers.
Eddie Foster is playing short regularly
Tor the t,epeaters.
Benny Meyer came near to protecting
his title of prince of pinch hitters when
he batted for Flater in the seventh and
lined the ball to centre, but Miller made
a lucky catch.
Cy Parkin took it into his hands to
punish an intoxicated fan Who was
using foul language In a crowded Ham
burg pace car OF the way up from the
grounds. Cy gave the fellow a baating
and then Cy's iotim beat it" to es .aEe
arrest. A window in the car was
smashed and there was much excite
ment for awhile. Several of the play
ers' wives were or the car and nearly
Went into histories.
President Ed Barrow sat in a box be-
/ the Newark bench with Joe Me-
G.nnity during the game. No action
mas been taken on the suspension of
Mattress, Hardy and McGinnity. The
Iron Man will probably be fined heay-
lily.
Sol Lichenhein says thai Holic Cady
is the best catcher he has seen outside
OF fast company in many moons.
The Brooklyn Club is trying to dis
pose of Catcher Fred Smith, who man
aged the Boston team for a time.
Ralph Stroud was beaten in his first
Eastern League game on Saturday for
the Buffalo team against Providence.
lie allowed five hits n was beaten 81.
Bud Sharpe tore the hnger-nail off
his little finger on Friday, and will be
out Of the game perhaps a week. Jack
White Is subbing at first.
Ben Houser. the former Toronto first
sacker, has been let out to indianapolis
by the Athletics. Connie Mack aas a
strong cable attached to him, however.
Rochester made nine runs OH eleven
hits, and Jersey City made one run or
ten hits. Hack Spencer lac a homer
and Alperman a triple. Gettmar
singled twice.
Pond and Perry. two o~utfelders. have
been purchased by the Providence Club
from the Boston Americans. Perry bat
ted .276 for Sacramento, in the Pacific
Coast League, last year, while Pond
hit $50 in the New England League
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24

Micky Corcoran jumped the Balti-
more team. After his poor showing IN
the opening game he left Baltimore
without warning and sent Manager
Jack Dunn a telegram from Washing
ton saying that he was on his way
home. Dunn says that Cor ran has
Charley horse and a score arnl. but
has suspended him for deserving with
out permission.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24

In twenty-five games. winning twenty
three, while the All-Stars have cap
tured Twenty-Five out of t%hirty-three
played. The above is a picture of the
Columbia team. Reading from left to
right are, top row-Nicholas Spratley,
manager, w. Quarke, O. Smith ana
F. Mulford. Sittlng-E, milford, II.
Bowies and o. Rinck, captain.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24

NNE of the largest crowds of negro
~ fans hat ever witnessed a bas-
ketball game in this city is ex-
pected to urn out at Persons Hall
next Monday evening. May 5, when the
Columbia Five of Newark will battle
with the New York AIl-Stars, cham
pions of the East. Both teams are in
fine condition fer the game, and an ex-
citing contest will no doubt BIZ the re-
suit.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
povrvG At Tnov, EDS TouGuT

Gus Trcxier VIII hold 2 sertet of box
ine e~hihitiers at his Central Institute
tonieht. Several good bonts are carded
and all should be interesting. f,