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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
GIBBONS AND PALZER WIN.
Fulton and Grouse Beaten in Hudson
a Fight Carnival Last Night.

Two fight balloons were punctured
at Hudson last night. They belonged
to Fred Fulton, the Minneapolis
heavyweight, and Buck Cross of
Pittsburg, middleweight. AL Palzer
and Tommy Gibbons did the tricks.
Both came with startling sudden
ness. Fulton had carried the fight
to Palzer during three rounds. He
had been the better man and had
carried the going, but Palzer broke
through the jaw and stomach in the
fourth for a clean knockout. Grouse
and Gibbons had fought two good
rounds to draw, but in the third,
Grouse received punishment that
would have whipped an ordinary man
flat footed. He went down five
times. He was saved from taking
the full count when Manager AL
Smith tossed the sponge into the
ring. s.ss->= ~.-.L .,-..e..#. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
"BILL' FAV0RS BEMIDJI
Travelling Dollar Leaves Lumber
Company and Makes Purchase Of
Sox at O'Leary Bowser Store.
LIKED ROBINSON TREATMENT

Exactly at 1880 this morning
dollar Bill" with his friend "Bill''
Robinson, of the Smith Robinson
Lumber company, were seen enter
ing the clothing store Of OLeary-
Bowser company, 210 Third street,
and in one minutes time they bid
each other goodby, Mr.. Robinson de-
parting with four pair of brand new
Everwear sox.
Fred Breen, clerk in the clothing
store, gently patted "Bill" on the
back and placed him in the cash
register from where he will be taken
and spent at another store in Be-
midi. 'tBilr'. will be remembered
as purchasing the very first sale
made at this store on the morning
of May %, 1914.
Barney Erickson looks like q
pretty good scout" said Dollar
Bill,' when asked this morning how
he liked his new owner. 81. heard
Barney come in from the O'LearJ-
:Bowser dry goods store and SNEAK
up to the cash register to take q
peek at me. He+is just like all the
others who have had charge of me;
appeared tickled to death to see
me'
"Bill'' became real talkative and
continued with the following line OF
lingo: ''That man Robinson will be
lumber king in these parts some
day, judging from the way he han.
dies the coin. I rubbed shoulders
with quite bit of change while
in his possession and he does know
how to get value received. II
| "Bemidji has fine lot of bust
ness men and I've learned to know
so many here that I'll never want IT,
leave this city. When Barney
swaps me off I'll report again."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
BECKER IS FOUND GUILTY
Tears in Eyes Of Jurymen as They
Return Verdict-Counsel for
Condemned Will Appeal. f..
FAITHFUL WIFE CoLLAPsEs

Twelve men decided late yester-
day for the second time that Charles
Becker was the arch-conspirator
responsible for the Rosenthal murder
which nearly two years ago awoke
New York to a realization of corrup-
ton in the police department and OPP
ened "a new era, of police reform.
Becker, once police lieutenant, was
found guilty of murder in the first
degree. Only pardon or interfer-
'ence again by the court of appeals
can save him from, following to the
electric chair the four gunner who
shot Gambler Rosenthal., ls~ y
The jury yesterday decided the
gunmen were Becker's agents One
ballot decided Becker's fate. It was
taken almost Immediately. after the
jurors returned from luncheon. It
was unanimous Tor CONVICTION.
r Tears streamed down the Fore
: :
mans face as he announced the de-
cision and tears stood in the eyes OF
several jurymen, but sympathy did
not wrap judgment. ,...-. -. :.
Becker's counsel announced he
would appeal and gained a weeks
stay for the preparation Of a future
campaign. The defendant was grant.
ed short meeting with his wife and
brothers, then taken to the cell in
the Tombs. =. ;; e..
Mrs. Becker remained in the sher-
IFS office a long time after her hus-
band had been returned to the Tombs
She was too overcome with grief to
leave Immediately. When she went
at last she had to be assisted from
the building. ~- ..-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
.LEGISL TIVE SEATS
ARE SOUGHT BY 54l
Many New Faces Assured Both
Houses a. Large Number Of Mem
bers Do Not Ask Retention.
FEW SENATORS ARE UNoPPosED
Thirty-one House 1ncumbents Aspire
to Upper Body George Assists in
Securing List Of Representatives

There are 541 candidates for. the
Legislature in the sixty-seven dis
tricts in the state. according to list
compiled by Secretary of State Ju-
Illus Schmahl:. Only candidates run
ing in more than one countp file
with the secretary of state, but M.
Schmahl has obtained the = names
through correspondence with the
county auditors, Auditor George
having submitted the Beltrami list
several days ago. -
Many New Solons Certain.
Plenty of new men will enter both
houses. Only thirty-three members
Of the present senate are candidates,
so even if every one were reelected,
they would comprise less than ma
jority Of the upper body. ,-- i.
Former Solons Aspirants.
There are four former senators,
however, who are trying to come
back, and thirty-one present or for
mer house members who aspire to
reach the senate, so it is likely the
upper house will have a sufficient
number of men experienced in leg
islation to preserve the dignity
which is supposed to, be character
istic of that body Altogether there
are 173 candidates for the senate.
80 Former House Members.
OF the 36S candidates for the
house, only ninety-nine are present
or former members. But if one-third
OF these fall by the wayside, there
still will be enough members to make
q majority. There are 1870 seats in
the lower house, under the new re-
|apportionment. :.
Those Without Opposition.
The only candidates for the SEN
ate who have no opposition are F.
r, Putnam of Blue Earth, A. L.
Ward of Fairnont, Carl Wallace OF
Minneapolis, w. w. Dunn and J. D.
Denegre Of st: Paul, J. D. Sullivan OF
st. Cloud, p. A. Hilbert of Melrose
Edward .Rustad of Wheaton, R. G,
Dunn Of Princeton and A. L. Han
son of Ada.
e. Elk of Cokato has the shortest
name Of any candidate, and V. T,
Kropidlowski of Winona the long
est. Both are candidates for the
house.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
WHY WHEELER DECLINED JOB
Acceptance Would Have Meant For
feiture Of Seif.Resrect.


Washington, May 23-Harry A.
Wheeler, vice president of the Union
Trust company of Chicago, refused
the place on the federal reserve board
offered to him by President Wilson
because he believed that in accepting
ic he would have forfeited his self
respect. 80
This was the explanation of his &C.
ton given by MIR. Wheeler to a Wash
ington friend while here to confer
with the president on the preferred
appointment.
p. Mr.. Wheeler's remark expressed his
disapproval of that provision of the
currency act prohibiting member of
the reserve board from contracting q
connection with any member bank
within two years after retiring from
the board.
THAT provision is a reflection up
on the honesty of member of the
board" Mr.. Wheeler is quoted as re-
marking. II could not accept without
FORGETTING my self-respect."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Irving To Be Here.
TEAM TO THIEF RIVER.
Re-organized Athletic Club Baseball
Nine to Take Trip. j.

: With a shift in it's lineup and sew
eral new players, the baseball team
of the Athletic club left this after
noon for Thief River: Falls where
the team of that city will he played
tomorrow. Smiley will twirl - fol:
Bemidji and his shoots will be re-
:ceived by Broker. The boys will re-
turn Monday morning. (.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
STOCK COMPANY THROUGH.
Harry St. Clair Actors Leave for En-.
gagement at international Falls

Z Tomorrow nights engagement Of
the ST. Clair Stock company at the
Brinkman will be the last for two
months, the actors leaving Monday
morning for International Falls
where they will play at the Viking
theater. The company, which COM
prises fourteen actors of rare ab1li-
ty, has been in Bemidji for five
months, playing to we'll filled houses
each night. Two plays have been
produced each week, some being dra-
ma and some being comedy. The
work of the stock actors has been
equal to that of any stock company
ON the road today and the patronage
which has been given them demon
strates their popularity with the the
atre goers. Harry st. Clair, the
manager of the company, has been
in the theatrical business for 60
years, making his first appearance
on the stage when only ten years old.
He is a charter member of the New
York lodge No. 1, B. P. O. E., or
gained A years ago. s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Henry Brandt Dead.

Henry Brandt Of this city died
yesterday morning from pneumonia.
at the st. Anthony's hospital, after
an illness OF seven days. He was
43 years old and leaves wife and
two children to mourn his loss. Mr..
Brandt was plumber in the em-
ploy OF =. p. Eckstrum. The funeral
will be held Sunday afternoon in the
First Methodist church, and Rev.
Gilman will preach the sermon In
terment will be made in Greenwood
cemetery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
THREE KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Brothers Struck by Bolt While Stand.
Ing in Doorway Of Barn.: t.,
-~ Ord, Neb. May 23.-News has
reached here of the killing by light
ming Of three brothers named Gro
hulk, seventeen, fifteen and eleven
years old. living on a farm some dis
lance from Ord. They we're standing
in the doorway of the barn, which
was struck by lightning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
EXHIBIT PUPILS SEWING.
Work of Domestic Science Glasses
Displayed in Bazaar Store Window

Dresses and other wearing apparel
which have been made by the pu-
pills of the domestic science classes
during the school term which comes
to close next week, are being exhib-
tied in the window of the Bazaar
store. The work was placed in the
window this morning and will he
left on display until tomorrow night.
Miss Helen Hoover has charge Of
the sewing classes in the high
school.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Paw State $17. 4O2.

Warrants have been issued by
J. l.. George, county auditor, paying
to the state of Minnesota, $17,402.15
and interest and principal on state
loans, used for judicial bitches and
to towns and villages.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
7 Presbyterian.

: Bible class and Sunday school at
10. Morning worship and sermon
at II: Jr. &c. E.. at 3. Young peo-
pies meeting at $50. There will
be no evening service. We will
unite in the High school class serv-
ices in the Methodist church. Mid
week service for prayer and bible
study on Thursday evening at 8. The
public isacordia1ly invited to all OF
these services. s. E. P. White, pas.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Three KILLED IN BATTLE
Bandits Attempt to Hold Up -caIitor.
mia Roadhouse.

San Francisco, May 29.-One man
was instantly killed, two others were
fatally shot, dying later, and fourth
was badly wounded in fight in a
roadhouse on the southern outskirts
of the city. The dead men are Joe
Baily aud Edward Donovan, bandits,
who entered the place to kill Con
Regan, the proprietor, and David Win.
iams, one of the ten men who are
said to have been gambling when the
shooting began. Regan escaped in
Jury, .-..' -;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
LISTER WORKS on HIGHWAYS

Washington Governor Aids in ceie.
bratIon Of Good Roads Day.
Seattle, Wash, May 23.-Good
roads day was celebrated In the state
OF Washington, especially in the
northwestern part, where Governor
Ernest Lister assisted. The governor,
in his working clothes, assisted in
leveling a stretch of road at Blaine
The governor made seventeen stops
where work is being done and Lis, car
was scheduled to travel 207 miles dur
ing the day. .-l---,.-. -..-.s.--. .-.-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Methodist,

Morning worship, 10:45. Sunday
school 1900. Junior Epworth
League, 1880. Senior Epworth
League I. 200. Sermon to High
school Senior class 800. This is a
union service to which the other
churches Of the city are invited.
Prayer meeting Thursday night at
8. Charles w. Gilman, pastor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Catholic.

Low mass at z a. m. High nass
at 9 a. m. vespers at 8 p. n.
These hours will be maintained dur
ing the summer months. Father
Philippe. AZ -. = s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Five Licenses Issued.

Five licenses for nonresident
fishing have been granted at the
office of James L. George, county au-
ditor. Non-residents are required
to pay a fee of one dollar to entitle
them to fish in Minnesota The fish
ing season opened the first, of May.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
:
JOHN D. WINS TAX FIGHT

Effort to Collect on Cuyahoga Coun.
ty (O.) Property Abandoned.
Cleveland, May 23.-Because they
did not contain John D. Rockefeller's
personal signature, two tax returns
submitted from the oil magnate to the
Cuyahoga county tax commissioners
have been rejected. Charles M. Buss,
attorney for the Rockefeller interests,
who made the returns, said no fur
ther attempt would be made to sub
nit another report.
Mr.. Buss said the returns offered
were for less than 100000, but DE-
clined to give the exact amount.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
!. !. i. /. i. ]. i
I MOOSE FROM FoRE1T IN
vADEs THE 500.

sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
May 23.An. immense mooss
ran through the downtown
streets Of this city, pursued BY
newsboys. Milk wagons were
overturned, plate glass win
dows broken and other havoc
wrought before the big animal
finally returned to the park,
went into the river and swan
to the Canadian side, whore 1t
disappeared.
The moose had been driven
into the city BY forest hres II
the Canadian timber.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
Baptist.

Sunday school 1000. a. m. Morn
ing worship 1880 a. m. B. Y. p.
u. service p. m. Union Bacca-
laurate service at the Methodist
church at p. m. Rev. Gilman will
deliver the address. Midweek serv-
ice Thursday at 8 p. m. Special
business meeting of the church fol-
lowing the prayer service. You are
cordially invited to all the services
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
DUE TO ABSENCE OF RAIN
Twenty Forest Fires Raging in Wash.
inaton State.

inaton State.
= Olympia. WASH, May 23.-Warm
weather and absence of rain and
brisk winds have led to a serious for
est dressituation in this state. .Twen-
~ fires are burning, practically none
are under control and the dreaded
serown IRE, which kills timber as it
progresses, is running through Lewis
county. ~. :-:.s - :
- 0tta4ezaRoeostsr Ferris has ordered
out all Western Washington county
or already are in the field. ~ DSD :.
Bad fires are reported in Pacific
county, the Humptulips district and
sChehalis, Clallam, snohomish and
Ring counties. -.-':
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Episcopalian.

=, Gp1Scopal1aH.
Communion service 1880 a. m.
Sunday school $780,: Regular sun
day morning service 1890. Spec
ial music by the choir. Archdeacon
Parshall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
new PHONE SYSTEM
READY FOR SWITCH
All Arrangements Completed and Of
fcials Confident That Change Win
Be Made Without Difficulty.
MANAGER sToKEsBERRY HERE
Is District Commercial Head and Is
Largely Responsible for Placing Of
Modern Telephone Service Here .

1878 =
While there are still several minor
fixtures to be put into place, officials
of the Northwestern Telephone COM
pany are confident that zBemidji'sg
new service will be placed in opera
ton tonight. ,-''- y ~ .,.i IS
The switch from the old to the
new system will be made some time
between 10 O'Clock and midnight, at
a time when the telephone lines are
the least used William McCuaig,
mayor of Bemidji, will pull the
string at the new station which will
send future calls through the modern
100000 central establishment.
Stokesberry Here. ,a.~
M. g.. Stokesberry of Grand
Forks, district commercial manager
Of the company, arrived in Bemidji
today and will be present when the
new central station is placed in OPP
Grafton: 1t is with much gratiflca-
ton to Mr.. stokesberry that the sys-
tenn is completed and ready to care
for the 1000 7Bemidji Subscribers.
For two years he has worked for the
new exchange, feeling that. Bemidji
was entitled to the common battery
service and better accommodations.
Not Necessary To Ring. =
Those who use the telephones to-
morrow will not be required to ring
in order to obtain central, but in
stead will lift the receiver off the
hook which automatically switches
on light in front Of the operator
which notifies her that number is
wanted. She then plugs in the
number desired and another light
appears. In this way the operator
is kept informed as to whether the
line is still in use or whether an
other numberis wanted by either par
ty.- To jerk the receiver hook up and
down merely causes a flashing on
the switchboard before the operator
and does not in the least improve the
service. ss1zs:zs = s. -.
Assured Of Good Service.
| With the new system such con-
dition as poor service should be I'M
heard of. The equipment OF the ex-
change is absolutely modern, and Of
the same pattern as is now being In
stalled in new offices of the larger
cities. under the supervision of r.
A. Wolfe, traffic Chief, operators
have been schooled in attending to
the new switchboard and are pre-
pared to step right into their new
positions
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Congregational (Nymore.)

Sunday school at IL a. m: Serv-
ices at 1880 p. m. G. M. Peacock,
pastor. -..-....,. -.
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Salvation Army.

Sunday school at 1880. Services
at 8 O'clock.
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German Lutheran.

y. - UcTWHU 1uCueI6u. -.
German Lutheran services Fin the
Swedish Lutheran church at 10 =.
m. Rev. Kurtz, Brainerd. (. -
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X Xxx X X X X <<k <k< k+ x
x SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES. X
x * x X X X X X * x khf Xxx K
Swedish Luthe1a

Sunday school at IL o'clock
Services In the evening ut 8. Rev.
j. H. Randall, pastor. - -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-05-23
HOLD Big BOOSTER
MEETING MONDAY
Townsite Officers, G. B. Irving and
Landscape Gardener Mueller TO
Attend Commercial Club Session
will AID PROGRESS OF BEM1DU
w. Il. Gemmell Of Minnesota = In
ternational Road To be Present
Systematic Advertising Campaign

Tams Bixby, president. A. a.
White, vice president and 3. L. Cal
lahan. secretary, all officers Of the
Bemidu Townsite and Improvement
company, together with Captain Nc
Cormick, the St. Paul millionaire and
former secretary Of state in North
Dakota, and Landscape Artist Muel-
Ter of Minneapolis, will be in Be-
midi next Monday on boost Be
midi campaign. ~, s.
Club To Meet.
e w. B. Lakin, president Of the: Be-
midi Commercial club, said this saf-
.ternoon that the visitors will be the
guests of that organization while in
the city and that a meeting for the
purpose of discussing matters of
great Importance to the city's fu-
ture will be held either in the after
noon or evening. Automobiles will
be provided for the party and trips
in and around Bemidji will be made.
To View Beauty Spots. ~
Artist Mueller will @abe given an
opportunity to visit few of Be-
midji's beauty spots in order that he
may provide suggestions for further
identifying the city and lake SUR
roundings. . "a. s5 - IT..
Monday will be the beginning Of a
strenuous campaign in advertising
the opportunities which Bemldii,
"The Magic City of the North," has
to offer, it's advantages, it's agricul-
tural conditions and its wonderful
climate. - ~ 3. - -: = 49, =.
~ Irving To Be Here. IT. =
G. B. Irving, the Chicago man who
successfully managed the CONNER
cial club membership cam
paigns of Crookston, Thief River
Falls and Brainerd will be here fol
the meeting and will outline his
method in carrying on a similar cam.
paign here. .e a.s - =, s. s
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Of the church. Ira D. Alvord pas
tor.
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There will be a private dance in
the Odd Fellows hall this evening.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
Think MistIetoe Brings Trouble.

In many parts of the United King
'lom the silver berries and the gray
green leaves of the mistletoe are look
ed upon as anything but an emblem
of good cheer. On the contrary. the
plant is regarded with dread as being
the bringer OF III luck and the sign of
iii omen. This superstition exists both
in Devonshire and in Ireland. and
strange to say. in neither OF these
places does the plant flourish
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Still Garry Bears
Head at Christmas

TNsIE medieval Yuletide custom
OF carrying boar's head in
procession to the Christmas
banquet WAS once common in
Queens college. Oxford. and one or
two baronial houses
The reason for the custom surviving
at Queens is, according to tradition
en- account OF valorous deed perform
Cd centuries ago by a Queens scholar
He was walking In the fields studying
his Aristotle when wild boar rushed
ut him open mouthed With great
presence OF mind the student crammed
The book down the animals throat
and 1t was thus choked to death with
Dhficsophy; hence the survival of the
bcars head at tho college of which
th1s bold scholar was a member.
No litter setting for a ceremony that
INKS up the twentieth century with
tho past could be provided than the
acisters and dining hall OF Queens
college. Queens whose foundation
aafos back to 1340, was the college of
tho Black Prince, Henry ". Cardinal
Beaufort. Addison, Wycherley and
MAny ether famous men.
The procession Of the boars head is
serrned up at the buttery. At its head
walks the soloist, a former scholar of
the college. Next comes the boar's
head- This is borne ON a silver salver
upon the shoulders OF two stalwart
servitsrs. The great head presents a
quaint and handsome appearance, be-
ing surmounted by gIittering and be-
1ewcaed crown and decked with frills
e giided bay and rosemary Be-
tween the tusks la placed a golden
sC1ngc- Flags bearing the college arms
snd dsvfees are nxed in the head
Inmsdiateiy behind the great dish
esmes the college organist. wearing the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-12-17
RING OUT. We BELLS!

TN every country whore man
keeps New Years the peal
ing of the bells is the first
herald of dawn of tho holiday.
For fifteen centuries. ever since
Bishop Psuiinus introduced bells
in the ceremonies of the Christian
church. the custom has been fol
lowed. II grow out of the an
cient habit of exercising n1alig-
nant spirits with chimes so that
the journey Of the dead into the
great beyond should be undis-
turbed.
The great bell of Moscow, tho
Liberty bell. John Bunyan's bell,
the chimes Of Old Christ church
in Philadelphia. are some of the
noted relics whose braxsn
Threats have told the corning Of
q now year. Modern skill has
made the chim&s . part Of q
complicated machine operated
by electricity ard playe.s by the
ringer much as . pianist site
before his Instrument, but
whether operated by old or mod
srn methods the New Years
peals hold their place undisturb-
cd in tho affections Of man.