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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Convicted Man Refuses to Talk But
Men From Minnesota Indicate They
Got What Wanted.
HARRY HUTCHINs GUILTY
Owner of Alleged "Yegg" Holdout at
East Grand Forks to Quit
or Pay Fine.

Marquette, Mich, Jan. 26.-Fire
Marshal Keller and Assistant Attor-
ney James of Minnesota yesterday in
terviewed Mike Davis at the branch
Michigan penitentiary here.
The Minnesota officers were seek
ing evidence in connection with
bank robbery at Shevlin and the post
office robbery at Walker.
James Sure it is Davis.
Davis, who was convicted few
weeks ago for being implicated in a
robbery at Gaines, a small town in
lower Michigan, under the name of
Callahan, has been identified as the
bandit wanted in connection with the
attempted burning of the postofice
at Puposky. ...-. -..
The prisoner will not admit that
he is Davis, but the Minnesota Off
cials are so sure that he is the same
man, James said last night he would
probably be taken to Minnesota to
testify against DR.. D. F.. Dumas.
Say They Got Information.
While the Minnesota officials would
not diVu1ge what they learned from
Davis, it is said they found out about
all they wanted to know with refer
ence to the northern Minnesota
crimes. " -.
Keller and James left today to re-
turn to St. Paul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Total eggs
City Value Of Poultry.

'The significance of these figures"
said Professor Bergh, "can be appre-
ciated when it is known that the
value of poultry amounts to twice as
much as all the potatoes raised;
three times that of all the orchard
fruits and it is near to that of wheat.
'These figures showing the poultry
business in Nymore and Bemidji were
taken just at the close of recent cold
snap and at the period of the year
when the hens do the least laying.
A good general laying average for
January is 80 per cent; in February
it creeps up to so per cent and in the
spring goes to rs or 90 per cent or
even higher.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
He WAS A "PH0NY" CARUS0
Mayor Carter Harrison Of Chicago Al.
noysd by Telsphonio Grand
Opera.

Chicaso.-Max Finkelstein, although
? plumber by trade, was 80 sure hs
was Enrico Caruso that he called up
Mayor Harrison and insisted on sing
Ing few grand opera selections.
Nnkelstein started early: At $3.50
In the morning tho mayors telephone
rang
Hello" said Mr.. Harrison.
This Ia Caruso." was the greeting
that came over the wire. II will come
over this afternoon and sing for you. -
mo you WON'T" said the mayor.
"Good-by"
1T was not long before tho tsle'
phone bell rang again. When Mr.. Har.
rison took down the receiver he heard
the same voice.
Listen to this" It said. "Umpte.
d1d-di-do. That's grand opera. I'm
coming over to your house and en-
tertain your friends"
From that time until z o'clock the
offer was repeated every few minutes.
Finally Mayor Harrison's patience
gave out. He called up the ONCE o4
the chief Of police and suggested that
the man be found and locked up.
About the same time the police 70
ceived complaint from a confeo.
tionery store at Johnston and Max.
we'll streets that crazy man wa
making the store his headquarters,
Detectives hurried to the store and
captured the disturber in the act OF
calling up Mayor Harrison for the
purpose of singing a few grand opera
selections.
Ffnkelstein at the Maxwell street
police station gave his address as 81e
West Fourteenth street Judge Owen
was called by telephone and gave in.
structions to have the man taken to
the Detention hospital.
There Nnkelstein insisted that he
was not insane, and to prove that hia
head was sound began to beat II
against the wall of his cell. He waa
put whore he could do himself no
harm.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Climbing for Cats,

A boy In northern Michigan was out
hunting and saw two cats up tree.
The family needed a pussy about, and
80 he laid down his gun and took a
clumb. What he didn't know until too
late was that the animals were wild.
cats. Before he could lay hold Of the
cats they laid hold of him, and the
doctor who attended his hurts count
ed up Il bites and scratches. In hunt
Ing for cats be careful that you don't
get the wrong breed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
INDIAN CRAFTS CHARGED
Raids at White Earth Alleged By
Government Inspector on Stand in
Minneapolis Hearing.
ACCUSATION TAKEN SERIOUSLY

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 26.-
Sensational charges Involving Simon
sMichelet, former agent on the White
Earth reservati o1i, two 81 his clerks,
and two Minnesota lumber compa-
nies are made in the report to the
department of the interior by Inspec-
tor Edward B. Linnen, and Professor
w. X. Moorehead, special agent of
the department. The report made
in 1909, was made public for the
first time yesterday at the hearing in
the congressional inquiry into the
White Earth Indian reservation mat
ters.
Mr.. Linnen and Mr.. Moorehead
charge that the passage of two bills
in Il 8 o., one introduced by Senator
Clapp, was followed by a systematic
raid on the reservation by two lum-'
Der companies, that lands on the res
ervation were allotted dishonesty by
Agent Michellet, that lands allotted
favored Indians in the interests of
the Nicho, Cihohlmsslo; .PmfWhdu
the Nichols, Chisholm and Park Rap
ids Lumber company, that the names
of favored half-breeds to whom the
best allotments were to go, had been
selected in advance, that Gus Beau
lieu and Ben Fairbanks, acting as
agents of the companies bought tim
Der from Indians, that Indians in
many cases did not receive all the
money due them.
So serious are the charges that
Chairman J. M. Graham of the COM
mittee, declared the committee would
try to ascertain who had obtained
the appointment of Michelet on the
Indian reservation. Correspondence
concerning his appointment will be
asked from the state department.
Aside from the Introduction of the
Linnen report, the sensational fea-
ture Of the days testimony was the
statement of Judge M. c.. Burch of
the department of justice, that bill
introduced in congress by Represen-
tative Page Morris, now federal
judge, had permitted the lumber
companies of the state to "evade" the
state law prohibiting them from hold
ing more than 5000 acres. Judge
Morris presided at the recent trial
of Gus Beaulieu on charge of de-
frauding White Earth Indians. Nor
ris dismissed the case after the state
had presented it's evidence
E. c. O'Brien, associated with
Judge Burch, declared the govern
ment attorneys would show the disas-
trous results which followed the
passage of the Clapp and Steenerson
riders" of 1904
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Expert Talker Coming.

On Saturday of next week N. E.
Chapman of Owatonna, an institute
talker and an expert poultry man,
will speak at the Bemidji institute,
which is to be the concluding gather
ing of a series of meetings through
out the week to be held Monday at
the hall near Becida; Tuesday at Gu
thrie; Wednesday, Tenstrike; Thurs
day, Blackduck; Friday, Solway; and
Saturday in Bemidji. :, -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Depends on the Care.

"lt must not be supposed that our
records establish the reputation of
any one breed. The conditions under
which the hens are kept have much
to do with their laving. The mixed
aocks recorded does not mean that
the birds are scrubs; few of them
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
WyandOtte Birds Have Best Record
But Test Not Sufficient to Es-
tablish Position.
BERGH SHOWS VALUE OF FOWLS
Twice That of Potatoes, Three Times
That of Fruits, and Nearly
Equals Wheat.
And Eggs 40 Cents Dozen.

Bemidji and Nymore have s.
205 hens.
Number of eggs laid daily sos
Flock of 25 Leghorns average
% eggs.
General average :wo eggs for
every 13 chickens.
Value Of poultry twice that of
potatoes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26

are but the mixed flocks also con-
tanned blooded birds of different
breeds. s... ~
ut would be interesting to get
new figures in about another month,
and we may be able to do this
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26

Mrs. G. f.. Robinson Of Funkley,
is spending teh day in the city on q
shopping tour. Mr.. Robinson form
ierly made her home in Bemidji. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Browning Temporarily Forgotten.

Professor Underdon (at the Boston
Browning Club)-No, my hearers, we
can not linger too lovingly on the
grand words and refining thoughts of
our great master Of" Child of the
House (entering suddenly)-"John
LIS goin' by, IT yer wan ter see him.
(Club suddenly adjourns to the win.
dow.)-Puck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Three of Finest Fl0cks.

Some of the best flOcks are:
j. A. Williams, Bemidji, 80 hens;
Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island
Reds; produce 49 eggs a day.
Dora Evanson, Nymore, 25 Leg
horns, % eggs day
Pete Bently, Nymore, AZ Wyan-
dottes, "a eggs a day, Or at the rate
Of two eggs for every chicken.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Socialist to Dance Tonight

Socialist TO Dance Tonight.
At the City Hall tonight the Be-
midi local Of the Socialist organiza-
tion will give a dance for the p,lr-
pose Of raising campaign funds to be
used during the present city cam
paign. The tickets are so cents
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26

Tigers and leopards are the ami
mails that kill most cattle in India
and Burma. 81
Alaska has its first dining car,
made out Of an old coach in the Cor
dova shops and managed bya man
and his wife. It is on the Copper
River & Northwestern railroad, run
ming between Cordova and the inter
Tor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
School Children Obtain Data.

The chicken census was taken with
the aid of the school children and all
tabulations were carefully made. In
Bemidji it was found that there are
94 hocks and in Nymore 22, making
l16 hocks in all. The average size
OF the flocks is 27 birds. The per-
centage of the laying hens is a little
more than 16 per cent or little bet
ter than one out of siy
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26

Bemidji and Nymore have 3,205
chickens and at the time the poultry
census was completed, January 20,
the number Of eggs averaged 503 a
day
These figures were obtained by
Professor Otto Bergh. agricultural
instructor of the Bemidji high
school. and while he does not claim
absolute accuracy, he feels that prac-
tically every flock of chickens has
been included in the list and that
these figures furnish grounds on
which to make reasonable compari-
sons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
Harry Hutchings in Trouble.

Whether Harry Hutchins, of East
Grand Forks in whose saloon Mike
Davis is said to have been located
last fall, pays fine of $40O or is
given greater penalty, up to a fine
of 1000 and serving a year in the
state penitentiary, depends upon
whether or not he keeps a promise
made in open court at Crookston yes
terday afternoon.
Pleads Guilty in Crookston.
At the recent session of the grand
jury, Mr.. Hutchings was indicted on
charge of running a disorderly
house, and yesterday he appeared be-
fore Judge Watts in district court
and pleaded guilty to the charge.
On the promise that he would get
out of the saloon business in East
Grand Forks on or before June 1, SEN
tence was deferred by Judge Watts.
Faces Fine of $500.
County Attorney Hagen at East
Grand Forks, said last evening that
fine of $40O would be imposed if
he was out of the saloon business by
June /. In the event that Mr.. Hutch
ings is still in the saloon business at
that time, Mr.. Hagen stated that the
court would take the liberty of i'm
posing greater sentence from any
amount above that to a fine of ST.
900, or a years imprisonment in the
state penitentiary at Saltwater. or
both.
Parsons was Sentenced.
Albert Parsons, who was arrested
in East Grand Forks last Saturday.
pleaded guilty to forgery in the third
degree. He was given the minimum
sentence of one year. Parsons is the
man who last Monday was bound ov-
er to the district court on a charge
of passing a forged check for $40 on
a local business man, during the year
1907. It was learned yesterday that
aside from spending one year in the
state prison at Saltwater, he had also
spent two years in the North Dako-
ia state prison at Bismarck.
Had Plenty Of Legal Talent.
When he was arraigned in court
Yesterday, Parsons was not wanting
for legal representation. Attorney A.
A. Miller Of Crookston was appointed
by the court to represent Parsons
during the proceedings of pleading
guilty. Mr.. Miller made a plea for
leniency, after which County Attor-
ney Hagen and Attorney G.. "A. E.
Finlayson of this city did the same.
Mrs. Boreen May Plead.
County Attorney Hagen said that
Continued On last paEe5
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26

The lighthouse service of the Unit
ed States cost $1,000, 900 annually.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
The Chicken Census Figures.

Here is the complete census as tab
ulated by Professor Rargh.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
At Guayaquis, Ecuador, sixty men
were killed or wounded in an explos-
ion at the barracks yesterday

( Peter A. Livins, merchant of
Kenosha, Wis, died yesterday at the
Alexand Bros. hospital in Chicago.
His feet were frozen ten days ago
and tetanus resulted. ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-01-26
The tail Of young doghsh is said

be fine fried.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
TWO FIRES AT
BEACH; One DEATH

Beach Advance; President Powers
Of the Golden Valley Farmers clubs
on Monday sustained the entire loss
Of his farmhouse and household eff
fects situated about seven miles south
Of town by fire which seems to have
caught from the chimney somewhere
In the upper part Of the building
shortly after noon. Mr.. Powers was
in town at the time of the fire, and
heard Of it by telephone only after the
building had been in flames some little
time. There was no means of saving
it, and nearly the entire household eff
fects Of the family, as we'll as their
home, were destroyed by the fire. Mrs.
Powers is said to have saved only a fur
coat Of her own and a suit Of Mr..
Powers besides the clothes the fam
lily had on at the time. The property
was partly covered by insurance.
On Tuesday a local fire alarm was
sent in about 10:45 a, m. from the
First ward, owing to a blaze which
was discovered breaking through the
wall Of g. B. Bowers residence at the
rear of the heating stove. The chem
ical engines were brought out but were
not working and the fire was finally
put out with water after an opening
had been made in the wall. The house
was owned by the late c. J. linn, and
was probably not damaged to exceed
SO.
A very serious aftermath of this
fire resulted on Wednesday evening in
the death Of George Thomas, the in
FAINT son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bower, from
illness due to exposure at the time the
fire occurred. The child was aged 6
months and 13 days, and was the de-
light of its parents and relatives, be-
ing a bright little fellow and the first
born. His remains were laid to rest
with services Of the United Brethren
church Thursday afternoon, Rev. w. G.
Adams officiating. The bereaved par
ents ask us to acknowledge for them
the tender courtesies extended by
| friends in the time of their loss.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
.yOLIVA TO CLAIM
MORE Than DOWIE
WILL SET HIMSELF UP AS ELIJAH
Ill.,, MESSENGER OF THE
COVENANT"

Chicago, March 20.-Wilbur Glenn
voliva, son of an Indiana justice Of
peace, who succeeded the late John
. Alexander Dowie as overseer of Zion
City, ILL.,, will appear in a few weeks
, as Elijah III, it is reported. He also
will call himself the messenger Of the
covenant, it is said, which is more
tnan Dowie. who said he was Elijah II,
ever claimed to be.
Conferences lasting into the early
hours Of the morning, are being held
by the head Zionites this week. Vo-
Iva recently stated that he would make
1.-The most important announcement In
the history of his cult. What it is to
he, he refused to say. But those close
to the secrets of the colony say he is
preparing to make the announcement
regarding himself,
In a sermon on March 10, Voliva
spoke On The Messenger of the Cove
nant, saying the messenger and Elijah
III. r one and that they will precede
the second coming.
''5 Voliya is said to be planning tC
choose twelve apostles and to garf
them and himself according to Biblica,
traditions.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
GRAND FORKS
COUNTY IN line

Grand Forks, n. D., March 2O.-Be-
lieving that better farming methods
win add greatly to the production of
the soil, and that profitable farming
is one Of the greatest incentives 10
immigration, the better farming ON
mittee Of Grand Forks county is max
ing the minutes count until Thursday,
when the proposition for an appro-
priation from the county commission
ers will again be submitted to the
board. The petitions sent out over the
county a few days ago are said to be
receiving the signatures Of many
farmers who do not hesitate to place
their names on the list, apparently
realizing the benefits the carrying out
Of the proposition Will afford the
county.
should the commissioners comply
with the request as outlined in the
petition, and appropriate $4,000 q year
for this work, 1t will mean that each
taxpayer will have to pay only about
% cents upon every $1,000 for which
he Is assessed, Of. that each farmer
win say about 80 cents a year, for two
years, for each quarter section of land
that be owns. M a man is assessed
upon the tax lists by the county as
SCISSOR at $1,000. the entire service Of
this better farming association Will
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
Row Among school Ma,ams.

Leeds, N. D., March 2o.-claiming
that 1t was impossible for them to
work harmOniousIy together, a petit
ton signed by seven local teachers
and stating that unless Miss Alma v.
Thompson was not reelected as
teacher in the school, they would not
return for another term was sent to
the board Of education and acted on
yesterday.
The board took no cognisance OF the
petition, but ~re.elected the entire
teaching force, the clerk being In
-structed to make out contracts for
each teacher, the contracts to- be re-
turned by Friday
Superintendent X. NJ. Hagestad said
tonight that the petition was g cul-
mination of trouble which had been
s~moulderins for two years. making it
impossible to work harmoniously with
Miss Thompson.
Miss Thompson said tonight that
she had no statement to make. HI. e.
Johnson, clerk Of the school board, said
that the petition had been presented
but the board has elected all the
teachers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20
COINCIDENCE IN
THIS CASE WASTED
tKENMARE PEOPLE SHED TEARS
FOR MAN WHO Is STILL
AMONG THE LIVING.

Kenmare, ". d., March 2S.-Many
were the surprised expressions in this
city when George Trzcinski Of the
First National bank, received a tele-
gram from Charley Keefe, supposed
dead and buried at owatonna, MINI.
1t appears that Mr.. Trzcinski was APP
pointed one Of a committee of the fire
boys to forward resolutions OF regret
to the parents Of Mr.. Keefe and ne
carried out the wishes OF the boys by
sending the resolutions adopted to
Owatonna. Some two weeks ago the
news was passed around this city to
the effect that this well known young
man had passed away at his home in
Minnesota, and imagine the surprise
amongst his many friends when he
forwarded a telegram which was fol-
lowed by a letter in which he stated
that the writer was in good health.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

5 parts bone-meal, or 25 parts shorts,
for corn, in a ration containing 30
parts corn and 10 parts chopped al
falfa, increases the cost Of gains and
decreases the profit per pig during the
fattening period.
The substitution Of % parts emIner,
barley, wheat, or milo, for corn, in a
ration containing 80 parts corn and 10
parts chopped alfalfa, increases the
cost of gains and decreases the profit
per hog during the ~fattening period,
excepting emmer, which in this test
only increased the gains but de-
creased the proit. The emmer also
increased the gain. Barley and milo
decreased the gain as well as the
profit. Milo was worth the same price
per bushel as barley in this test.
The results of one test indicated that
a busheI of corn was worth as much
as a bushel and a half of cane seed
when fed with alfalfa for fattening
hogs.
Where fall pigs were wintered and
turned on alfalfa pasture in the spring.
there was more profit per pig from
those grown. u largely on pasture
ana then fattened than from those fed
out more quickly.
Four seasons records show that old
sows being fattened on cor and al
falfa pasture gained 2 pounds per head
daily, ate 355 pounds of corn for 100
pounds of gain. and gave a net profit
of over 5 cents daily.
A summary of the result recorded
in bulletin 121 together with data from
this bulletin 1913 indicates that the
cost OF feed to produce, a 225-pound
market hog was $3.35 per 100 pounds
and that keeping the hog until ii
weighed S2S pounds increased the cost
to 1857 per 100 pounds. This includes
only the cost OF feed and does not in
clude the cost OF labor, equipment, un-
usual risk, or interest on investment
This bulletin may be had free OF cost
by residents Of Nebraska upon appii-
cation to the Nebraska Experiment
| station, Lincoln.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-20

three months, at which time the aver
age weight ranged from 1870 pounds
for those fed ones1aIf alfalfa and one-
half corn to 283 for those fed one part
alfalfa and nine parts corn.
The prices used in computing the
results were the average prices for
corn and for hogs at the North Platte
sub-station during the six years pre-
ceding 1911. The price of corn was
Al cents per bushel. The price of hogs
when put into the experiment and
when taken out was $500 per 100
pounds. The price of alfalfa hay was
So per ton, of chopped alfalfa $40 per
ton. and Of alfalfa-meal sis per ton.
The only item Of cost taken into acc
count is the feed. The labor and in
yestment, being about equal for all
lots. is not considered.
The corn was ground for all the
hogs. The chopped alfalfa and the
alfalfa-meal were mixed with the
ground corn, The hogs were fed from
Nov. 1 until Feb. !, OF three nnonths.
months.
The rations are arranged above ac-
cording to the profit on the pigs fat
tened on each ration. The most profit
able ration, corn with alfalfa hay fed
In a rack, is at the top Of the list. The
first three rations stand closely to-
gether. Corn seems to have a station
airy place between a ration Of 10 parts
alfalfa and 80 parts corn and ration
| OF rs parts alfalfa and rs parts corn
With cor worth so cents per bushel
a ration of one-fourth alfalfa and
three-fourths corn gives nearly the
same profit per pig fattened. rs 9
ration Of corn alone.
Where alfalfa was fed in the rack
or where chopped alfalfa or alfalfa
meal were fed in the proportion 81
n pound of alfalfa to nine pounds OF
corn, a pound Of alfalfa Yves worth
more than a pound of corn.
Part III gives the results OF substi-
.tuting other grains and mill product:
for a part of the corn in a ration o,
corn and alfalfa for growing and fat,
tening hogs. The experiments were
conducted during the summer ant
winter. The number of pigs in eacI
lot varied from ten to thirty. The
prices used in computing the results
are the average prices paid for this
various kinds of feeds during the prog
NN0S "a N.Y. DARgA AtGt1~S %RR AHGAALk
of these tests given very hriefIy are
as follows:
OF the many rRtj0ns tried for fat.
tening hogs, none has been found thu
equal Of corn and . small pescentag,
Of alfalfa.
Wheat gives faster gains with lesi
grain per 100 pounds NJ gain than corr
but the high cost Of wheat makes tn,
gains from wheat more expensive thar
corn. The profit per pig, IL fed one
half wheat and one-half corr Will,
grown fatEened, Is less than If fet
corn, This is when both grains ar,
fed with alfalfa.
Al ration Of barley and corn with al
falfa does not give as fast gain or a
much profit per hog during the grow
ing and the ~fattening periods ais
ration nf corn and alfalfa.
The sub~stitution Of 5 parts tankage