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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19
Strikes With Oar

More through luck than pfeheuitatiOii'
the heavy oar struck the lower Jaw q
CHANGING blow and then slipped dfec,lS
into the mouth. There was snap ana
Jerk which nearly threw the sailor over
board.
" hen he raised the oar from the water
It was to find it snapped in two as eleanly
as if cut by an ak. The next minute liie
men hauled the dripping, painting New
foundland dog into the boat.
The tried to frighten the big man eater
away with their oars, splashing ana
shouting vigorously, but the shark was
not frightened by this demonstration. lc
was too enraged by the wound it had re-
ce, ed from the blade of the oar and too
hungry to retreat at once.
While these tactics we're going on the
rowers were SO intently watching the
shark that they took little note of any
thing else. Suddenly another long, pow
erfully built creature swan leisurely be-
tween the boat and the angry shark. 1t
looked for an instant like another huse
mareater, except that it was slenderer.
Apparently attracted by the commo-
ticn, the newcomer swept close to the
boat to get a good view. The shark at
the same instant, having been defeated
in its attempts to get at its prey, turned
yiciously upon the other fish.
Its anger and blindness apparently
made it less cautious than usual With
swift movement it lunged toward the
other fish. and its powerful jaws snapped
together just as its prey caught sight OF
1t and darted forward.
The next moment a long. powerful
swordfsh leaped a foot out of the water
and began thrashng the sea into a white
foam The water was instantly dyed
crimson. In its upward leap the sailors
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calls of the men as d part Of the game.
Meanwhile the shark approached rapidly
and the men could see the big dorsai I'm
cleaving the water like a knife
But il seemed impossible TO rescue the
dog il time. The great man eater kne"
this and II nevoy for an instant checked
lis course. When within a few yards OF
abe frantic dog the fin disappeared eelow
tlae surface and every man knew that the
shark was sinking to make the fatal
lunge.
AT the very moment one of the men
caught the dog by. the collar the open
Jaws of the shark, with their double 70"
Of incurving teeth. swept upward 1hers
seemed no chance to prevent traseey,
but one Of the sailors. quick witled am
alert. thrust a long oar straight down at
the terrible jaws.
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7 Isssssssssssossssssssssssss
had seen that part of his tail was MISS
| ing.
| The shark had caught the swordiish
| off guard and snapped fully six inches
|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

hus giving back the full visor of youth you find
e friends greetings; while they secretly marvel
come With special attachments Health
kidney. liver, stomach. bladder disorders. etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-19

Paul ii. Pilgrim, erstwhile Olympic
champion, who is to be captain of the
New York Athletic Club for. the next
year, intends few reforms with re-
gard to the Mercury Foot track and
field team. He says he will not allow
the regular members of the team to
compete in picnics, and this means that
entries will be sent only to games pro-
NOTED by genuine athletic clubs. Mr..
Pilgrim gives very strong reason for
tabooing the picnic. for he is of the
opinion that 1t is the pivot on. which
rests the graft System" of amateur
'thleties.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
g. BEM1DJ. MINNESOTA SATURDAY EVENING MAY p 1918
TO CELEBRATE THE nth
A Two Days Program Is Being Ar
ranged and a Big Crowd is
Anticipated
MASS MEETING MONDAY NIGHT

Fourth of July will be celebrated
in Bemidji this year in more attrac-
tive manner than ever before. The
men agitating the project are in IA
vor of a two-day celebration and are
working to get enough Bemidji peo-
pie to help bring this idea about.
They have called a meeting which
will be held Monday evening at eight
o'clock in the Commercial club rooms
to which all interested are requested
to come. ~ ..--~'
Fred Brnkman is one of the strong
est agitators and in speaking of the
event he stated that in all probable
ity the biggest crowd that has ever
attended celebration in Bemidji
will come here on that date. Adver-
Using matter will be distributed to
all of the villages for many miles
around and special invitations will be
issued to the farmers.
Just what the program for the two
days will be has not been announced
but those interested assure that
there will be plenty of sports of
every description.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
DAM PLANT. HIT HARD.
Electrical Storm Last Evening Burns
T < Out Dynamo and Leaves City IN 7
ii -... Darkness: - r 4. :. h !:
QUICK ACTION BY STEAM PLANT

For a period Of only thirty. min
utes the city Of Bemidji was withou,
electric current last evening". owing
to a severe electric storm in the viein-
ity of the Warfield dam on the Miss
issipH river: About two inches of
rain fell and poles and wires were
blown into the, river, keeping the
local electric light force at work the
greater part Of the night. g.
As a result of the storm the dam
dynamo was burned out. and before
it c&n again be put into operation the
coils will have to be taken out and
all the machinery taken apart to make
necessary repairs.
Experts from the cities will be
here today and Mr.. Warfeld stated
this morning that it will take a week
or ten days before everything will
be put into working order. .~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
THE GRAND THEATRE soil
c. J. Woodmansee, Manager Of Males
tic Has Taken Over Local Play =
=. House-0pens June 2.
-
TO REF1N1sH ENTIRE BUILDING:

Re. J. Woodmansee, manager and pro.
|prietor Of the MAJESTIC theatre Of this
city yesterday purchased the Grand
Theatre and will after June first con-
duct both moving picture establish
ments. -
Work of remodeling and refnish-
ing the building will begin at once
and he expects to have the Grand in
operation about June 2. In speaking
Of the transaction Mr.. Woodmansee
said: >.<
"The Grand will be conducted along
the same lines as the Majestic. will
endeavor to give to the people Of this
city the best and most up-to-date class
of moving pictures now shown in any
of: the theatres in the northwest"
@ Mr.. Woodmansee is considered a
practical theatre manager and has
done much toward giving Bemidji
that class of pictures so much desired
by the theatre going public.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
"HUMANOLA" WAS BIG CARD
Class Displays Talent and Shows
Effects Of Thorough Drilling and
Much Study. !
EXHIBITS ARE VISITED BY MANY
High, Central and North Buildinqs
Receive Callers Throughout En- =
tire Afternoon,

From the opening of the exhibits
yesterday afternoon in the three
school buildings of the city a con-
slant stream of people were inspect
ing the various specimens and exhi-
bits displayed by the various school
children and in the evening session
at the high school visitors continued
the inspection with the keenest in
terest. - .-<.
About 400 people were present at
the final demonstration of the public
speaking class at the High school last
night. The program rendered was I'M
doubtedly the best given this year.
Each reading showed a great deal Of
diligent practice and hard work.
Much humor was evident during the
playing of the humanola in which
eight took part.
= Miss Marjorie Knappen has had
charge Of this class for the past
year and has given great
deal Of her =. time in helping
the students preparing their parts
for the programs, which have been
given during the year. The pro-
gram last night was as follows:f
''The Plays the Thing. Edith Ryan
'sThe Runaway, :. Dorothy Torrance
Modern Feudalism".. Harold Hsynerz
''The Minister =. =. Hilda Galchutt
"Roll6 Learning to Dress *.
. Z? ...:.... Margaret Nesbit
"Where Ignorance is Bliss $3.50.
j.. ...@.. $50. ..R. MARIE Canlll
DEMONSTRATION of the South .,..
seer. Earl h1ley
"A1ec's Bar Story. 49,. Mona Flesher
"The Losing Of Mr.. Stubbins''.
Humanola Played by Delbrt Elletson
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
Minneapolis Publication Pronounces
Book a Success and Praises Work.

The commentary of Second Peter,
a book published by Rev. 7. S. Kolste
of this city is probably the first book
of it's kind published and translated
by any Norwegian Lutheran in Ameri-
ca, says the United Lutheran of Min
neapolis. "His book is indeed sue
cess. May it have good sale, so Rev.
Kolste may be encouraged to give us
other valumes,' says that publication.
The book is printed in the Norwegian
language and sells for IS cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
WAS AGUINALDO'S LIEUTENANT
Third Time Democrats Have Embod-
led Filipino Freedom in
Their Platform.
WANTS INDEPENDENCE SOON
Says MY People Are All For It,
Even to The Most
Conservative.

By Congressman Clyde H. Tavenner.
Washington, May 24.-If the Fill
pino people secure their independ-
ence from the Democratic. admins
tration, the first statue to go into the
hall of fame of the Philippine Repub-
lie ought to be that Of Manuel L..
Quezon, the senior commissioner
from the islands who sits in congress.
Quezon is bundle of live wires
charged with dynamic energy. Al
most single-handed he has been car
rying on the campaign for Philippine
independence since he first came to
congress as resident commissioner
four years ago-but with such good
success that the Democratic party
wrote Philippine independence in it's
platform for a third time at Balti-
more last year, and the administra-
ton is showing every indication of
carrying out this policy at the earl
lest possible opportunity.
But lately Quezon has been finding
by experience that his pen is might
ier than the sword. He was a sec
ond lieutenant in Aguinaldo's army
before he was Is years old. He rose
in the service to the rank of major.
When Quezon came to the United
States four years ago he knew only
a few words of English. He at once
realized that if he were to attain in
fuence in congress he must be able
to make speeches on the floor of the
house in English. He took up a
study of the language. The other
day one of the house stenographers
told me that of all the men in con-
gress-judges, lawyers, and learned
men used to public speaking-Quezon
uses the most perfect English in his
remarks.
He not only speaks perfectly, but
with great effect. He is always list
ened to with great attention. At the
conclusion of his first speech he re-
ceived an ovation, and Speaker Clark
summoned him to the speakers plat
form and congratulated him.
The keynote of all his work in the
United States is the immediate recog-
milton of the independence of his
people Quezon's earnestness, abil-
ity and patriotism have done much
to promote the cause of his people.
With his forceful logic, his magnetic
personality, and his young attractive
figure, together with his hard-learned
English savoring a little bit of that
Oriental quaintness which makes it
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
FOUND BURIED IN RUBBISH PILE
Is Now Being Held in Cass County
Jail To Await
Trial ,..:..:..
VISITING AT FARGO A FEW DAYS
Neigbors Became Suspicious of Her
Actions and Notified Fargo
Officers.

Fargo, N. D., May 24.-AIiss o. J.
stansrud of Fergus Falls, Mimi, is
being held in the Cass county Jail,
charged with the murder of her ten
day-old child. 1t is alleged that she
gave the child carbolic acid and then
buried the body in pile of rubbish
In a field near the Florence Critten-
den home, where she has been stay
ing. According to the officials she
has confessed to the crime. -,
Miss Stanstrud arrived in the city
several days ago and went to the
Florence Crittenden home. where she
gave birth to child. Friday she
took her babe and went into a. field
near the home. It is supposed that,
distracted with fear to return home
with the evidence of her own shame,
she decided to do away with the
child. The body showed that carbolic
acid had been used as means of de-
struction and the lifeless body had
been buried in pile Of rubbish in the
field. .~.'..< :
. Her actions aroused the suspicious
Of people living in the vicinity and
the officials were notfhed.* After a
search of the premises the body was
found and the woman placed under
arrest just as she was about to board
d Great Northern train. Miss STAINS
rad is about IS years at age.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
THE OUTLET BRIDGE
Has Gang Of Men Busy on Road Lead
- ing to the Crossing.

Street Commissioner Carter has
had a crew of men at work for the
past three days repairing the bridge
across the outlet. This bridge was
reported in bad condition at recent
meeting of the council and the com-
missioner was instructed to repair
it.. "A few days work was also put in
on the road approaching the bridge
as there were many bad mud holes
which needed filing.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
BANKERS PLAY "LUMBERJACKS''
Expect To Wipe Defeat Of Two Weeks
Ago OFF the Board.

For the second time this season
the Crookston Lumber Company base
ball team will play the Bemidji Bank
ers this afternoon at 4:3O. The lum-
Der men defeated the bankers in the
first game but as the latter had plen-
ty Of excuses they decided to play
another. Smiley will not pitch for
the lumber company today. as he ex-
poets to pitch in a game at Northome
tomorrow. J!
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
MUST KEEP MARCHING ON
Takes Tie Pass" From Crookston ia
Ben1idji Without Food.

Joe Rueberg was tried in municipal
court this morning on charge of
vagrancy and was ordered to leave
the city Immediately. Joe said he was
an Austrian and was tired of living
in this country. He refused to work
any more and complained of the lack
Of hospitality in every town along
the line where he was ordered to
keep moving. He claims he walked all
the way from Crookston without
food. He was given a chance ito re-
peat the trip and promised to do so.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
NEW STUNTS AT REHEARSAL
Twenty Five Would Be Colored Boy.
Attend Last Evening.

twenty-five regular members: of
the minstrel show appeared for pra-
tice last night and the entire first
part was rehearsed without a hitch.
The next practice will be held Sun
day afternoon at o'clock and the
entire show will be gone through.
Stunts made up by several young men
including one by the young men COM
prising the Grand theatre orchestra
will also be pulled off. 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
GEORGES THREsHER ARRIVES
Has Been Thoroughly 0verhauled and
Taken To His Farm Today. -

A threshing machine owned by VIM
George has arrived in Bemidji after
being thoroughly overhauled in the
cities. Mr.. George resides eight miles
southwest of the city and will take
the machine to his farm some time
today, and will be in a position to
do considerable threshing this fall
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
MISS CALLAHAN HERE.
Arrives This Morning From St. Paul
To Discuss Normal School Site.

Miss E. L. Callahan, secretary OF
the Bemidji Townsite Company ar
rived in the city this morning and
was busy today discussing matters re-
lative to the possible location OF
state normal school in this city. OF
her matters pertaining to the Town
site company also commanded her at
tention. *a} 45 pa
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
ONGSTAD AFTER BUCKS
Car to Be Used for Charles Knopke
Delivery Service.

Olaf Ongstad left Thursday with
Charles Knopke for the cities where
they expect to drive back Buick car.
Knopke, who is going into the auto
livery business has been unable to OBJ
tain two Oakland cars so expects to
purchase one Oakland and one Buick.
Mr.. Ongstad has the agency for the
Buick cars.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
GROVE WILSON IN N. Y.
Brother of Bemidji Editor, is Under
Treatment in an Eastern
Sanitorium.
IS SECRETARY TO LIEUT.. GOV.

The st. Paul Dispatch published an
article this morning stating that the
whereabouts of Grow E.. Wilson lis
unknown and that no light could be
thrown on his present location. "He
is at present in sanitorium in New
York where he is undergoing treat
ment for stomach trouble" said F.
A. Wilson, brother of the missing
man and editor of the Bemidji SEN
tinel. Gle has not been feeling well
all winter and expected to take a rest
and treatments if necessary" he con-
tinued. The article in the Dispatch
was as follows:
"Grove E. Wilson, private secretary
of Lieutenant Governor J. A. A. Burn
quist and former St. Paul newspaper
man, has left Redwood Falls. No one,
apparently, knows where Mr.. Wilson
has gone or when he will return.
According to announcement in
this weeks issue of the Redwood Falls
Gazette, Mr.. Wilson has gone east to
enter sanatorium. The notice, how
ever, does not state where he has
gone nor how long he is expected to
be away.
"The paper will continue under the
present management, the announce
ment says. Secretary of State Julius
Schmahl, former owner of the Ga
zette when questioned today was I'M
able to throw any light on Wilson,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
BAKER ENLARGES STORE.
Remedies Rear of Building to House
Manufacturing Department.

Owing to lack Of room the Geo. +.
Baker jewelry company have moved
their manufacturing department to
the rear store rooms which have been
remodeled. For the past winter thia
department has been located at tho
rear of the salesroom.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
NEW DOCK FOR LAVINIA.

w. B. MacLachlan is building a
landing dock at Lavinia where he
can handle the freight and other
transfer business without trouble.
The dock extends some distance into
the lake and makes an easy approach
for launches.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-05-24
PRAISES REV. KOLSTE'S BOOK.

7Con tfnued on last page1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
BY DEWEY AUSTIN COBB

but it IS rare that anything comes back. So
accurately have these traders learned to esti-
mate the value of the services, and the crop to
be gathered, that each mans returns nearly
always fall little short of settling his bills.
In Brazil, if a man leaves his employer
when still in debt, he can be hunted down
and brought back to work out his indebted
ness. The government assists with its
soldiers, who also act as police in the cities,
thus making it impossible for him to change
either employment or employer
One man told the writer that he had made
these annual trips up the river for thirteen
years with his family, with always deficit,
and for the same employer. Asked if he did
not chafe at being unable to gain surplus,
or change his employer or his work. he re-
piled, "Why should 1? l have everything
we need, and | could not find better ne
gOCidnte to work for"
The nature of the Indian in MANY things
differs from that of the white race. While
as honest as the average white man, there
is lack OF sensltlveness to the distrust or
suspicion Of the white man who EMPLOYS
him. For example, nearly every large plan
tatlon employs professional hunter to sup
ply It's meat. When one of these goes afield
for game, his white employer invariably
measures and counts the charges for the
gun, and makes record which he carefully
keeps until the hunters return He must
then show game to correspond with the miss
ing charges, and if there is discrepancy he
IS subjected to rigid examination, lest he
may have killed and secreted something to
carry home to his own family.
| never knew of hunter who had been
detected in doing this,-it certainly is not
common,-yet / have never seen the least
resentment shown at this open suspicion,
which is displayed toward the most trust
worthy hunter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18

the job. Zach asked him, "How did you
know it was a cow!
At the end OF the next shift Pete an
nounced solemnly, Going away"
Why asked Zach.
Said Pete, as he started down the noun
tain, TOO gol-darned much arguing"
SENATOR PONIERENE of Ohio met
- friend in front Of bank in Washington
one afternoon, and learned a lesson in fren-
zied finance. The friend was apparently a
wretched and miserable man. Woe had
claimed him for her own, and anguish was
enthroned within his eyes, He was the sad
dest sight the Senator had ever seen.
John, said Pomerene with instant SYM
pathy, "you look as if you were in distress
Il ann and John heaved windy sigh.
whats the matter?'
I'm waiting to get check cashed.'
We'll, exclaimed the Senator in surprise,
why don't you go in and get it cashed.
You're standing right in front of bank.
But, you see," said John dolefully, "the
check won't be any good until the bank
closes
HERE'S another one about Josephus
- Daniels:
When he was playing one OF the star
parts in the drama of the Baltimore conven-
ton last summer, he was the victim of a
catastrophe. In getting out of his bathtub,
he slipped and injured two of his sturdy AM
well developed ribs. When it was announced
that he would be made Secretary Of the
Navy, one Of his chums from North Caro-
lima asked him one day:
"How on earth can this country expect
its battleships to be built and boarded by
man who broke two ribs trying to get out Of
a Baltimore bathtub?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18

official circles. He IS even popular among
those men to whom he has addressed bawl-
ings-out that would make the strongest
heart Jump right up TO the roots OF fellows
back hair.
He looks like poet and acts like piston
rod. And, when 1t comes to telling people
unpleasant but useful and necessary things,
he has vocabulary in which blue lightning,
dynamite and scarification step on one an
others heels like baseball fans galloping to
the park. AT other times he's as pleasant as
a May morning. And he has manners like
those you read about in Southern novels.
COON after this administration began,
- Josephus Daniels, Secretary of the Navy,
presented Tom Pence, publicity manager of
the Wilson campaign, with handsome walk
ing stick.
On the cane was this inscription
To Tom Pence from the whole D. family.
THE President distinguished the first
weeks of his term in the White House
by talking good deal about the necessity
OF absolute harmony within the ranks of the
Democratic party.
Commenting on this one of the leaders in
the House said he thought the President
might get TO the point where he would want
even to shut off all debate. 1t reminded
him, he said, of the two prospectors who
lived by themselves in little cabin on the
side of mountain. One of them worked all
day on the shaft they were sinking, and the
other took up the labor for the night. They
did so much work that they became mono
syllable and extremely uncommunicative.
One morning, as lack came up out of the
shaft, Pete said, Heard COW believing
down the gulch last night"
Twelve hours later, when Pete came off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-18
HIGH PRICE FOR sTRAIGHTNEss

ONE Of the most difficult problems in
practical mechanics is to make a straight
edge. How difficult it is may be judged from
an incident that occurred in the shop of a
celebrated astronomical instrument maker
A patron asked what would be the price
OF "a perfect straight edge OF glass thirty-six
inches long
1T cannot be made perfect" said the in
strument maker: "but it could probably
be made with a limit Of error amounting to
only fraction Of a wave length OF light"
How much would that cost?7
About forty thousand dollars"
1t turned opt that the customer wanted
the straight edge for scraper, and that an
error OF one sixty-fourth Of an inch would not
bother him.