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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
COMMISSIONERS DO
GRIST OF BUSINESS
Let Contract for Construction Of
State Road Number Six
For $2,275.
HARVEY CoTTAN's ONLY BID
Christ Beck Secures the Work Of
Building Roads Six
= And Seven.
PRICE TO BUILD BRIDGE
Refuse to Lower Assessment on
f.. Swedback Lots in Block
.. Seventeen. =
RICE TO BUILD BRIDGE

During the present meeting OF the
County Commissioners the following
business was brought before the
board: i -~~-. -.
Bids were opened for grubbing,
grading and turnpiking State Road
No. 6. The bid of Harvey Cottan was
the only one offered and was accept
ed at $2,275. The work to be COM
pleted by November LIST. 49, -
Chris Beck was the only bidder on
State Roads Nos: and z and his bid
of 81 1890 was accepted. This includ-
ed the cost of culvert The roads to
be completed by November 1. II.
The bids for a steel bridge across
Clearwater River were opened and
bids were offered by the Minneapo-
lis Bridge Co., the Hennipin Bridge
Co. Goodman and Loityed and J..
M. Price. tt#> y
Bid of J. M. Price for steel bridge,
concrete backing. $1,763, with plank
flooring, $1,470 was accepted. .~
A delegation from the town of
FROM was heard, protesting against
the bridge across the Mississippi riv-
err, but all matter was laid on the
table. -
Henry Pfund, supervisor of asses
ments requested that the board give
him some Instructions as to his duty.
- On motion of Lennon, seconded by
Thompson, the supervisor of assess
ment was instructed to appraise the
cedar, logs and lumber in morgan
lied territory and to confer, instruct
and check up local assessors on lum-
Der, logs and cedar.
The following resolution was Of
fered by Lennon: Resolved that the
sheriff be instructed to use his best
efforts and all reasonable means to
collect the personal property tax
warrants low in his hands, or that
he be held personally liable therefor;
and that this board will reimburse
the sheriff for actual expenses incur
red by him, in making levies, where
payment is successfully resisted in le-
gal proceedings by parties against
whom such tax warrants have been
issued. - - -
The Northern Minnesota Develop
.ment association was voted $3.50.
!. The bid of. Louis Eckstrum for a
pump which has been installed in the
court house basement was accepted.
A. J. Swedback appeared before the
board and asked for reduction in
his taxes on his lots in block IT in the
city of emidji. His request was not
granted.
The town of Benville was allowed
an appropriation of $500.
The bond of the First State Bank
of Brainerd was reduced to 100000
from 100000 as the deposit with
them had been equally reduced.
o. Clementson filed a bond for a
dam to be built across Rapid River
and the license was allowed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
LITTLE BEM1DG' WANTS GAMES
Elects Manager and Captain and is
Ready to Meet Challengers.

At a recent meeting of the Little
Bemidg'' baseball team, James Ma
lone was elected manager and Eddie
Ripple as captain. The team has
made a good showing in the two
games played this year and it's mem
bers believe that they are equally as
strong as any other second team in
Northern Minnesota and challenges
them for game. Any team wishing
q game with Bemidji can correspond
with James Malone, manager Of the
Little Bemidg" baseball team.
No game has been scheduled Tor
the coming Sunday but It Is probable
that one will be played.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
CROSS BATS WITH NEIGHBORS
Base Ball Delegation From Cass Lake
to Play Here Sunday.

Next Sunday afternoon the "Big
Bemidg" baseball team will play it's
first game of the season, when it
clashes with the Cass Lake city team.
Both teams have been practicing
since the first few days of warm
weather and a fast game is expected.
The local lineup can not be learned
as yet, but as there are plenty of good
candidates out a winning team is as
sured. Manager Gillette has written
to many other cities throughout
Northern Minnesota and expects to
schedule more games during the COM
ing week. %.+
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
5000 ODD FELLOWS MEET TODAY
One Hundred Districts Gather to
Dedicate New Temple

Wilminton, Del, May 8.-Approx-
imately 5000 Odd Fellows from East
ern districts and 100 or more from
districts south and west were here to-
day to parti, ipate in the dedication
of the new Odd Fellows temple at
Tenth and King streets The new
temple is declared to be one of the
most beautiful buildings OF its char
acter in the East. The dedication
exercises began at 1890 O'Clock with
a parade which ended at the new
temple. Grand Master Edward T.
Lewis oeficiated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
NORMAL SCHOOL
BOARD APPOINTED
Governor Selects Two and Burnquist
and Rines The Other Three
Members.
FIVE TO DECIDE ON SCHOOL SITE
Bemidji and Thief River Falls Appear
To Be the Chief Contenders
In Race.
MUST REPORT BEFORE OCT. /
First Selection Made Is to Be Final
Site Furnished by the
Community.
MUST REPORT BEFORE OCT. l

The Normal school commission ap-
pointed last night in St. Paul by, Gov
ernor Eberhart, Lieutenant Governor
Burnquist and Speaker Rines for the
purpose of selecting site for a nor
NAL school has been announced and
is as follows: e
James A. Ferguson, Duluth.
S. B. Wilson, Mankato.
State Superintendent Schultz.
Rep. w. w Brown, st. James.
Senator Ole Sageng, Dalton. -
According to the bill as passed by
the recent legislature the selection
is to be made before October 1. When
the commission has made it's selection
it shall prepare and file with the sec
rotary of state the designation of
such location, describing the site fur
nished by the community and there
upon such designation shall be final
Bemidji and Thief River Falls
seem to be the chief contenders for
the school in the section described in
the bill and the board will doubtless
pay us a visit within the next few
months .....
Il No site has as yet been selected by
the. city, but It is believed that be-
midi can offer something attractive
that will be hard to beat anywhere
in the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
FIRE DELEGATES TO. GO
Bemidji Department to Be Repre-
scented at Thief River Falls
/. # 49,. Meeting.
CASS LAKE WILL SEND THREE

At the regular meeting of the Cass
Lake fire department held Monday
evening delegates were elected to at
tend the annual state meeting which
takes place this year at Thief River
Falls on June 10 and II. Three dele
gates will comprise Cass Lakes rep
resentatin as follows: A. F. Ittner,
CHER, and Pat Cain and Dan Lilly.
The Cass Lake fire department has
never missed sending delegations to
the annual state meetings since the
local organization joined the state as
ISOLATION about ten years ago..
Action has not been taken as yet
by the Bemidji Fire Department In
selecting delegation to go to the
state convention which will be held
at Thief River Falls the coming June.
If a delegation be sent it will prob
ably be selected at the next meeting
of the fremen which will be held May
~.
It is probable that Bemidji could
secure the convention for 1916 if it
wanted to, as other cities have pledg-
ed their support to this move. Chief
Doran said eve, have not considered
this as yet. 1t costs money to handle
a convention and we must receive
support from the city"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
DANCE IN THE CITY HALL,

Invitations have been issued for a
dance which will be given in the city
hall next Friday night by Horace
Roberts and Ralph Brandon. A sim
liar dance was given last Friday and
as many requested that they repeat
the dance, the young men decided to
give one more Music will be furn-
ished by the Grand theater orchestra.
The cost of the dance will be about
fourteen dollars and will be divided
up among those attending.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
70 CATTLE OWNERS
If Your Cattle Are Missing Look for
Them in City Pound.

From now on all stray cattle and
horses that are allowed to run loose
will be put in the city pound. The
owners will be required to pay for the
keep Of any brought in and all the
other charges and a fee for their re-
lease. Keep your cattle tied up.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08
Only Cost 43c-Men Take Notice,
And Just Bear in Mind What Can
Be Done, When the Next Hat
Bill Comes In For $43.

The new suffragette hat worn by
the vast army of women who took
part in the "Votes for Women" par.
ade, held in New York May 3rd. The
entire cost of the hat was 43 cents
an increase of three cents over the
official hat worn during the Inaugural
ton parade at Washington. The hat
is shown on Miss Ada Lavalla.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-08

CATHOLICS PLAY HARVARD aU0
Cambridge, Mass, May s.. Catho-
lie University Of Washington today
hoped to break into higher college
baseball circles when the Southern
nine lined up against Harvard. The
betting favored Catholic University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13

persons held there would be a very long
one and old Neutrality-suspicious. would find
MANY familiar names. Some members OF
the most prominent families of old Wash
iugton were at one time or another con-
fined there BY the southern element In
Washington the place was very common
" called "The Bastile."
The people in the eastern part OF the
District and those, Of Prince Georges
county using the Navy Yard bridge were
under pretty constant surveillance. Many
of these had kindred and friends in the
Confederate states service, and there was
an underground passage into the Con-
federate lines by way Of Maryland point,
Newport Leonardtown and other places
on the Maryland shore of the Potomac
river. Ouinine and brandy and other
things sorely needed in the southern hos
pitfalls were constantly. being Struggled out
of Washington. Information OF contem-
plated movements by the northern armies
was also sent through by this route.
Families living beyond the Eastern
branch found difficulty In getting
through the lines with medicines for
their use and with whisky and brandy for
their own juleps and toddies. A great
many were arrested and detained in the
Capitol prison for having been found
with such things on them.
Belle Boyd, the Confederate spy, was
one of the noted prisoners. Mrs. Rose
Greenhow, an aunt Of Mrs. Stephen A.
Douglas. was among those detained
a prisoner there. and so were Mrs. jack
son. mother of the Jackson who shot
Ellsworth, and Barnes Compton. who be-
came a representative in Congress from
the fifth Maryland congressional district
and whose final defeat by the late Sid
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or avenue of the Washington navy
yard, the street which leads from the
gateway at the foot of 9Th street
southeast down to the Eastern branch,
past tree-lined lawns and busy offices
and throbbing workshops, you will see
an old black iron gun and carriage
which have been standing there for
many years. An inscription on the
mount tells this story:
This gun was one of the main bat
terry of the French straightforward
ship HOche. She was captured by the
English and her battery sold to Amer
ica This gun then served on a Haitian
privateer, and afterward was returned
to New York and lay in South street for
several years. 1t was then mounted on
the privateer Gen. Armstrong, and
by it's aid a boat attack from an Eng
lish squadron the night of September
26-o7 1914. in Fayal, Azores, was re-
pulsed, with a loss to the attacking
force of 12O killed, 1870 wounded and
nearly all their boats destroyed. The
American loss was two killed and eight
wounded. The privateer was sunk TO
prevent it's. falling into the hands of the
enemy, and this gun was many years
afterward presented to the United States
by the Portuguese government.
The greatest of the fighting privateers
i'm the war of 1912 was the schooner Cen
eral Armstrong of New York. She mount
ed eight long nine-pounders and one long
forty-two-pounder on a pivot. she mao
TO her credit, and off the Surinam river;
South America, she sighted supposed
nrize. Her captain then was Guy n:
Champlin and she carried a crew ol
ninety men. What was mistaken for al
English merchantmen proved to be a
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teen yeaSs has the reichstag passed reso-
lutions asking that something be done
for the payment and feeding OF the ma
TONS defenders. But the Imperial gov
eminent has always pleaded the same
excuse-lack of money. The problem OF
the hungry legions is worse today
than ever.
During the thirty years in which every
thing else in Europe has doubled IN
price the wages of the German warrior
have remained practically unchanged. The
bill of two years ago attempted to rem
edy this grievance, but did not go Tar;
SO Germany's soldiers remain worse pau
than any Others with perhaps the eX-
Ception of Russia's.
The full infantry private in line regl-
ment gets only $50 month: the ser
geant gets IS, and the highest paid man
in the non commissioned ranks gets only
81. This is the sergeant-major, or field
webel. " The privileged services and a
few privileged guards regiments are a
little better Off The guards infantry
on $50, but the foot, or fortress ar
tilleryman and the field artilleryman get
only the minimum, $1.5O. Men on the
railways get 81 The highest wage in
the ranks is $3.50 month, and that
can be reached only after serving at
least six years. When the state is in a
particularly generous mood it gives ''re-
wards The reward" for being the
best shot in guard chasseur regiment
Is o. cents month.
Every ten days the\German private SOL
der gets his wage of 80 cents. On this
money he has partly to feed and clothe
himself. as the thrifty state does not
provide what is necessary for health. He
has to pay for his washing bill, for hair
cutting and shaving, for soap and for
sewing materials. The state provides for
the washing of his bedclothes, but all
washing of his own clothing he must
provide out of his monthly $l.50. 1t is
estimated that on these necessary things
a soldier spends at least IS a month,
SO that his wage of $50 pays only for
half. And nothing is left for amuse-
mcnt.
The state compels the young German to
serve, but does not even provide his pre-
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British man-of-war of twenty-seven guns.
but as the General Armstrong had sailed
down close upon her before discovering
the mistake, Champlin gave the order.
"Close quarters and quick work. FOR
more than an hour the General Armstrong
engaged the Britisher at distance OF
half a pistol shot. With her rigging rid
died or shot away, and the captain
wounded and a high percentage OF the
crew killed. the surviving men got out the
sweeps and pulled away, the British snip
being too much hurt to pursue.
Can't. Samuel Chester Reid succeeded
Champlain, and September g. 1914. the
General Armstrong put into the port of
Fayal. Soon afterward a British squad
ron the Plantagenet of seventy-four
guns, the Rota of thirty-eight and the
Carnation of eighteen-entered that har-
Dor. Early in the night four barges. each
with forty men, put off from the British
ships to 'cut OUT the American priva-
teer They were received with grape shot
and retired. At midnight fourteen barges
and five hundred men attacked the General
Armstrong, but they were driven off with
heavy loss At daylight the Carnation
took up position and opened nre, put
after a long duel the Englishman was so
often hulled that he withdrew. Then the
heavy Plantagenet came into position.
and. further resistance being hopeless.
Capt Reid pointed the Long Tom down a
hatch and sent two shots crashing
through the bottom Of the little craft:
The torch was applied. and the General
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The Poor Pedestrian.

oERETARY OF WAR GARRISON is,
y of course, no foe to the automobile,
but during his judgeship in New Jersey
he always showed a commemorate respect
for the rights Of the foot passenger.
Mr. Garrison, commenting on an acci-
dent where an automobilist had oeen SELF
ish and reckless. once said:
This mans attitude toward the gen
eral public reminds me of Spede, whom
a friend asked:
".How did You come to run over that
poor old fellow? Were you running TOO
fast"
NO said the automobilist, with a
grim smile, he was running too slow
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Armstrong and her ordnance went to the
bottom of Fayal harbor.
That British squadron was bound Tor
the Gulf of Mexico to cooperate against
New Orleans. But the ships spent ten
days at Fayal In making repairs made
necessary by the action with the General
Armstrong. and thus Packenham's expe-
dition was ten days later in receiving the
aid carried by these ships than 1t would
have been but for the General Armstrong.
laval was a neutral port, and there
was long negotiation between the United
States and Portugal over Ehgiand's vio-
lation Of neutrality. The General Arm
strong's Long Tom was dug out or the
farbor mud and then sent to the United
States as q gift to this government. And
this 10 the old gun which stands on the
main avenue of the Washington navy
ward.
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one of these being. boys school con-
Quoted by st. Patrick's Church, and
another a dancing academy, but nothing
seemed to prosper. About 1886 it was
opened as fashionable boarding house
and many of the distinguished men in the
national councils stayed there, and for a
time the venture was successful. But
more modern hotels supplanted it, and
at the outbreak of the civil war the "Old
Capitol'' had become a tenement or cheap
lodging house. In the spring and sum-
mer OF 1861 large number of people,
Washing onians and residents OF the
neighboring parts OF the District of CO.
lumbia.. suspected of secession sympa-
thies or affiliations, or of giving aid and
of disloyalty to the Union, were taken
into custody by the provost marshal. 1t
finally became a problem as to where
these prisoners could be detained, and the
diIapidated building was converted to
this use in July, 1861, and William P.
Wood. who was especially widely known
in Washington up to the time of his
death few years ago, was put in charge.
In addition to the old Capitol there
were some houses extending south along
1st street, where the Congressional Ii
brary stands now-houses that had been
used as a hospital for soldiers after the
battle of Bladensburg. and which, after
the man who bought them, came to be
called the Duff Green row. These houses
were also taken over by the government
and were used as a jail, becoming part
of the old Capitol prison. AT one time
there were upward of LOGO prisoners con-
fined in these buildings. A list OF the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
Giving Himself Away.

w LILLIAN ]. BURNS. congratulated
on his success in capturing the Mu-
siea family of defaulters. said to a New
York reporter:
1T is all a matter of observation and
analysis. To the good detective every
slightest action speaks volumes.
Il, for example, was once looking for
widower. But the man I had under sur
VIGILANCE stoutly declared himself to be
bachelor. One morning. however, i saw
him pay a bill, and in doing SO he tuEnef-
his back to everybody in the room y6stoye
taking out his pocketbook.
Instantly L laid my hand ION as
shoulder.
Come with me. ] said. 'ibC ore nc
bachelor You are a widoWer} or , MIR.
ried man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13
Jungle lettings.

DAUL RAINEY the lion hunter, talked
! on his last soJourn in New York,
about Africa.
"Bendigama is an African king whom
met on my travels" he said. "Bendi'
CANA, black and herculean, has eighty
three wives. He is noted among his tribe
for his cynical philosophy, which deals
in the main with women. Here are few
of Bendigamas cynicisms:
"a woman would rather be one OF
eighty three wives than one of none.
From the number of their divorces it
is plain that Americans are polygamists.
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ney E. Mudd brought that politician into
national prominence. Mrs. Mary Sur
raft was confined there Immediately
after her arrest and before her removal
to the prison at the arsenal. Capt. Wirz.
keeper of the Andersonville prison, was
a prisoner in the Old Capitol, and his ex-
ecution took place in the grounds at the
rear of the building.
The present appearance of the row
gives one no conception of the aspect Of
the place when all the history recorded
here was making. The old Capitol was
remodeled by ]. F. d. Lanier of New
York, who purchased the property soon
after the close of the war. 1t was di-
vided into fine dwellings. one of which was
bought and occupied by Justice Field of
the United States Supreme Court. The
Duff Green row was RACED when the site
for the new building for the Library of
Congress was being prepared.
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patched and ancient garments. me rea-
son OF this is the queer system OF allot-
ting money. -,
Once a year every army corps is credit
ed with a fixed sum for uniforms, which
it is told it must not exceed 1t is in
structed at the same time to save as
much of this money as possible. Thus
every regiment understands that Berlin
requires it to be as cheaply and as badly
clothed as possible. The "one-year' sol
diers have to pay for all their clothes.
The ordinary private's uniform suit goes
through miscellaneous adventures lasting
on an average for nine years before 1t Is
finally cast away. Sometimes 1t hes Tor
years in the magazine of landWehr bat
talon before being first worn. Then for
years it is worn only on parade and spe-
cial occasions. for the temporary owner
on ordinary occasions wears Ola ana
patched uniforms. The uniform passes
from soldier to soldier. and as 1T loses Its
newness is worn more and more for ordi-
nary everyday use. When it has got to
it's sixth owner it is worn every day, and
when reduced to a rag, more patches than
original. it is still handed on to some un-
lucky conscript for wearing in times Of
rough work.
The German infantry equipment has
been repeatedly condemned. The articles
composing it are too light. and many of
them fall to pieces. This is result of
state thrift. The infantry boot in par
ticular was condemned. Similar Boots
were worn by the Russians in the far
east, and was one of many causes of
their defeat by the Japanese. Whether
worn with socks. or as Germans mostly
wear it. with 'fusslappen'' wound round
the foot it causes soreness. The superior
marching of French infantry is ascribed
to their wearing a smaller and lighter
boot.
Germans warriors are probably the
worst fed in Europe. Certainly they are
the cheapest fed. although food in Ger
many is dearer than anywhere else. Thir-
ty pfennigs day, or about cents, is al
lowed for morning. midday and evening
meals. Until three years ago the amount
allowed was only cents. The morning
meal is merely coffee, costing less than a
cent: the evening meal coffee and fraG-
ment of sausage. The midday dinner is
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Duck on Window Sill.

DERHAPS the family living in the
/ house will be able to explain 1t,
and perhaps not, but the Rambler ala
not care to pursue his inquiry further
than to make the necessary observation
and notation. If there are those who
care to carry investigation to its final
limit they are at liberty to do so in SO
far as the Rambler is concerned OF
course it will be necessary for the re-
lentless investigator to treat with the
people in the house.
On H street is an old house, and to
be an old house in a city of such won
derful memories as Washington Is to