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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

Many of the soldiers again returned
into the tent colony to go on with the
work of getting the women and child
rem out.
At this time a buggy drove out Of
the southeast corner of the colony,
driving west on the Hastings road.
The occupants OF this buggy carried
a white flag and upon crossing
through the line one Of the occupants
turned around and opened fire on the
troops. The fire was returned with
the result that one Of the occupants
and the horse were shot. A G. & s.
freight train coming in from the
north, slowing up to take water at
the tank allowed the strikers in the
pits north of the colony and those
near the pump house to get away to
the arroya.
Lieutenant Benedict, who had held
a position in the ranch houses west
of the steel bridge during the after
noon, sent the men under him back
to Hastings after the tent colony
caught fire, as they did not have uni
forms on and he did not want them
to mix with the men in uniform.
They took two men who had been
wounded during the afternoon. One
of these men, Phillips by name, died
a week later in the Pueblo hospital
from his wound received that after
noon. Captain Linderfelt, who re-
turned to the water tank from the
steel bridge, was sent back to hold
the steel bridge by order of Major
Hamrock. Captain Linderfe!t left
Connor, who arrived with
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
SHOOTING Up HECLA HEIGHTS
With SHERIFF A TARGET

Sanford D. Buster was successful
farmer when elected sheriff of Boulder
County. He enjoys the confidence of
all people not engaged in law-break-
ing. The strike in the northern field,
including Boulder and Weld counties,
began April l, 1910. In Weld County
the operators have paid for guards
who were made deputy sheriffs.
Boulder County has maintained dep
uties at a cost of over 100000
through the terms of Sheriffs Capp
and Buster. Sheriff Busters account
of the attack on the Hecla mine,
Louisville, April 27-2S, follows:
after the trouble at Ludlow and
THE ATTITUDE THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN NEWS took in the mat
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

when some person stepped out from
behind one of the saloons and
emptied his rifle at the Hecla. By
that time shooting was going on all
over town and the men made for their
homes, got their rifles and ran out
into town and pointing their guns
toward Hecla turned them loose. We
had only gotten half way when 1t was
a continuous roar all over town from
the shooting. The roads being muddy
when we got to Jake Williams corner
we cut across the prairie north and
east towards Al. McDonald's place
to get him. My hopes were to get up
there and head them Off and to keep
Union Men Shot At
Sheriff Of Boulder County
the men on the. inside of the stockade
from shooting back. / got Al. McDon-
aid and we started on for the Hecla.
When we got within fifty feet of the
corner on which is located the arc
light of the Hecla property, party
of union men came in from behind,
about 200 yards south of us, and COM
menced to shoot at us, and about that
time they turned loose from the in
side and we were between the two
fires. We turned back into a house
on the corner to get out of range
of the bullets, for by that time the
union forces had gathered along the
west side of the railroad track, run
ming north, and south behind the
houses down in the north end OF the
ball ground. There was continual
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

This was the first intimation the
troops had had during the day that
there were any women and children
left in the colony, as a great number
of women and children were seen
leaving the colony before the firing
opened about nine o'clock in the
morning. The order was Immediate
ly given to cease firing and all ran
into the tent colony to rescue women
and children left there by the strikers.
During the time that the rescue
work was going on the troops engaged
in this work We're constantly under
the fire from the strikers situated to
the north of the tent colony and to
the northwest toward the steel
bridge, and made excellent targets in
the glare of the fire. Various obsta-
cles were encountered by the men
and officers engaged in the rescue
work in order to get the women and
children out Of the pits where they
had been put. Out of one pit where
Lieutenant BigeIow rescued a woman
and children, two trunks and carpet
had to be removed and trap door
opened In order to get into the pit
where the women and children were.
Like boards over the pits were found
by others engaged in the same work.
The troops about this time started
running for the cover offered by the
C. & s. tracks, taking the women and
children, because they were told OF
a large quantity of dynamite being In
one of the tents which was at the time
on fire. They had no sooner reached
cover when this tent went skyward,
spreading sparks all over the colony.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

in the end of the soft nose bullet
which upon coming in contact with
a human body Immediately would ex-
plode and spread the lead.
All of the ammunition taken from
the tent colony was soft nose am
murition. This kind of ammunition
is not used by the forces of any civil
lied country at the present time.
The troops at Ludlow were surround
ed by about 1900 strikers when Cen
eral Chase arrived Friday afternoon,
April oath.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

parties were injured. After looking
over the situation at the boarding
house, and talking with the parties in
jured we then went over to the Bull
garian quarters and found Bulgar-
ian lying on the floor on a mattress
with some old quilts for a pillow,
practically dead, with a bullet hole
in his head. One woman in one of
the little houses had lock of hair
shot off.
The condition at Hecla was one Of
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

the saddest sights have ever seen.
The boarding house was practically
all shot to pieces and had blood all
over; the women and children were
in the basement hysterical and cry
ing; and down at the Bulgarian head
quarters the poor Bulgarian lay shot
and dying"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

C lied up DR.. c. F. wolfer of Louisville
and told him wanted him to come
over. He said he coul1n't get over
there. that 1t would be taking his life
in his hands.
When the shooting stopped, about
1910. Mr.. Saulters. one of the guards,
and myself started up into the board.
ing house to see how badly these
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03
NEWSPAPERS were TO Blame
MISERABLE DENVER PAPERS

FROM AN ADJOINING MINE
SEVERAL OF THE WOuGD-BE
MuRDERERS COULD BE PLAINLY
SEEN AS THEY SHOT AT THE
HECtA THAT MORNING FOR
HOURS. THEIR NAMES WERE
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

- VERY STRlk Err
charged with murder
- is defended by the
United Mine Workers and
properly SO, since Lawson,
Doyle and the rest ordered
them to get guns and ammu.
milton and supplied them be-
sides with soft-nosed bullets
and high powered rifles.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-07-03

~ NLY 80 per cent of Colo
rado labor is organized
~ and of that only five
per cent believes in force,
such as the United Mine
Workers, the Structural Steel
an Bridge, the !. w. w. and
Western Federation advo-
cate. Collective bargaining
does not contemplate force
or exclusion of non-union la
Dor. The right to labor must
not be abridged.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
WOULD PAY OFFICERS.
Tcn,ahawk Thinks Indian Council
officials Entitled to Compensation.

Through the columns of the White
Earth Tomahawk a move has been
started whereby the officers of the
Chippewa council shall be given
proper compensation for their work
in such capacities. Such money
would come from the Chippewa Tri-
bal funds through action by congress.
The Tomahawk says: "John y,
Morrison, jr., president of the Gen
eral Council of Minnesota Chippewa
Indians, will have some active work
to do if he hopes to make his admin
istration Of Chippewa affairs sue
ocs during the coming winter, and
the opinion among the members Of
this reservation is that he will push
matters as far as he can during his
incumbency Of the position he now
fills. If he keeps the several COM
mittees of the council busy this is all
that could be expected of him. AS a
business man he would not be able
to give a great portion of his time
to the business of the Chippewas
without proper compensation which
tic council did not provide for" ,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
JUDGE HEARS BLONDE CASE.
Former Cook Sues to Recover Under
Employees Compensation Act.

Seeking to recover SIS under the
employees compensation act, Mrs. AL
vina Wells appeared before Judge c..
w. Stanton in chambers this morn
ing in connection with her case
against Joseph Blonde, the Third
street restaurant owner. Mrs. Wells
claims compensation for half of her
salary during a ten weeks period
while she was suffering from sprain-
ed ankle and unable to perform her
duties. At the time of her injury
she was employed by Blonde. She
also asks the court to instruct that
her physicians bill be settled by the
defendant. Henry Funkley appear
ed for the defendant before Judge
Stanton and P J. Russell for the
plaintiff.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
TO DISCUSS TURKISH SITUATION
Rev. J. H. Nicol of Tripoli to Talk
at Presbytery Tonight.

The last popular meeting of the
series of the Adams Presbytery will
be held this evening, when Rev. j..
H. Nicol of Tripoli will speak. Mr..
Nicol has spent the past nine years
in Tripoli and is now here on a fur
Tough. He will speak of his person
al experiences, as we'll as the Turk
ish situation. DR.. w. H. Kearns is
also expected to arrive in the city
today and will deliver an address
this evening. There will be special
music at this meeting, including a
solo by Miss Elizabeth Erickson. A
large attendance has been present
at all the sessions and the following
towns have sent representatives: !:
Warroad, Warren, Stephen, East
Grand Forks, Crookston, Red Lake
Falls, Thief River Falls, Roosevelt,
Kelliher, Blackduck, Bethel, Ten
strike, Minneapolis, Willmar, Brooks
and the country of Turkey, Rev. j.
H. Nicol being present from that
place. The ladies of the church
served dinner to the delegates today
and will also serve dinner tomor-
row. This is the only time Of the
year when the delegates from these
different towns have an opportunity
to get together on an occasion of this
kind. The Presbytery will adjourn
tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
WAREHOUSE COMPLETED
Bemidii Onion Growers Association
Now Ready to Purchase Vegetables
From Farmers for Shipment.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET

John Lunn, manager of the Be-
midji Onion Growers association, this
afternoon announced that work on
the enlarging and remodeling of the
warehouse has been completed and
purchases of vegetables will now be
made
Several farmers have already
brought in produce. Last year the
association shipped fifteen cars of
vegetables, but at least sixty will be
sent from Bemidji this fall. Veget-
ables of all kinds will be purchased,
giving the farmers of this territory
a cash market for their produce.
A telephone will be placed in the
managers office at the warehouse
soon and the number will then be
announced. All farmers and citizens
are invited to visit the warehouse.
Several carloads Of produce have
already been sent forward and of such
high quality has the produce been
that on one occasion the buyer sent
the association a premium over the
contract price. Bemidji shipped pro-
duce is growing in demand, the pack
and quality meeting with much sat
isfaction by purchasers. The ship
ping tags are all labeled "Bemidji
Onion Growers association" and as
they are sent to many places through
out the country, bring to the city
much favorable advertising. Burlap
bags can be secured at the ware
house. ..-...
The association still lacks about
$500 of having sufficient money to
pay for the rebuilding of the ware
house and this amount will be made
up among the old and new stock
holders.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
STORY OF CANADIAN WOODS.
All Star Feature to Be Produced
at Grand.

pierre of the Palms." the stirring
red-blooded story and play of the
Canadian woods and the Royal North
West Mounted Police, the vehicle in
which the author, Edgar Selwyn, sue
cessfully appeared for several sea-
sons, has been produced in moving
pictures by the All Star Feature cor
poration, and once more is the orig
inal star to be seen in the production.
The story is one of most unusual
merit and is of widely appealing
nature, filled with excitement, love
plot and pathos. "Pierre of the
Plains will be the attraction at the
Grand theatre tomorrow afternoon
and evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
GIVEN One MORE CHANGE
Members of Athletic Association Must
Respond to Call for Meeting This
Evening or Lose Gymnasium.
MAY MEAN DEATH OF CLUB

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Just one year ago There was or
ganized in this city 1.-THE Bemidji
Athletic club. Two hundred mem
berships were soon secured and the
first year of existance gave indica
tion that the association had been
built upon a strong foundation and
that it was to be permanent.
The large Armory was rented,
provided with gymnasium equip
ment and made attractive to the club
members for basket ball, indoor base
ball, volley ball, hand ball, boxing,
wrestling and other indoor sports.
In addition club room was provid-
ed.
Now comes the: expiration of the
Armory lease Last year the Armory
was leased by the board of control,
sponsibility for the payment of the
rent An effort is now made to in
dLC~aIAc& CkllI~f1S SOCldl COl
poration in order to divide all re-
sponsibility. among the members.
Four meetings have been held for
this purpose but the necessary at
tendance has not been secured. AS
last chance the board of control
has called meeting to be held at the
Commercial Club rooms this evening
at $3.50, and if there is not large
number of members present all ef-
forts to re-rent the Athletic club will
be dropped and Bemidji will be with
out basketball team during the
winter. and the Clubswill in all pro-
liability pass out of texistance.
r The Athletic clubssis an asset to
Bemidji and every s5amber should
assist in promoting interest instead
of standing back and watching the
other fellow" .a= -.z-
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
SCHULZ FOR AMENDMENT
State Superintendent of Schools Sees
Where Educational Institutions
Are to Profit by Passage.
MEANS BIG ANNUAL REVENUE

- y "a
c. G. Schulz, state superintendent
of schools, says that of the two and
a half million acres of Minnesota
school lands, nearly one million is
better suited for tree growing than
for farming. IF these lands are
sold," says the superintendent, "as
the present constitution provides,
they will bring approximately S.
100000 to the school fund and then
all revenue ceases.
"This sum may seem large, but it
can be increased immensely after the
passage of the State Forests Amend
ment, which provides that all those
lands which soil survey shows are
unfit for farming shall be used as
state forests. If managed according
to No. 9, which will be submitted to
your vote next November, these for
ests will produce an annual revenue
of two million dollars, and this rev.
enue will be permanent, coming in
year after year.
IF treated according to the pres
ent policy, the timber will be cut
down without regard for young
growth or reforestration. No. 9, the
State Forests Amendment, which will
be submitted to the voters Novem-
Der 3, provides that these lands shall
be managed according to forestry
principles. The timber, sure enough,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
COMPLETE REPAIR WORK SOON
German Lutheran Church Cave-in
Damages Amounts to But $125.

While it was at first believed that
the basement wall cave-in at the St.
Johns German Lutheran church yes
yesterday caused 5000 loss, investi-
cation shows that the repair cost will
total no more than $125. The church
is located at Sixth street and Amer
lea avenue Workmen are now at
work repairing the basement. No
workmen were in the basement at
the time of the cave-in as has been
rumored. The cave-in was felt for
more than block
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
Heinz Men to Demonstrate

H. o. Carlson, general salesman
for the H. j. Heinz company and
w. M. Cook, district salesman. arriv-
ed in the city this morning and will
begin work preparatory to demon
stration of the Heinz products which
will be given at the Roe & Markusen
grocery store Saturday. A special
Invitation is extended to the general
public to attend this demonstration.
The children are requested to be
present at the store Saturday after
noon when free samples of Heinz
peanut butter Judges will be dis
trfbuuted.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
MANY DELEGATES TO CONF
Letters Indicate That Charities and
Correction Convention Will Be
Largely Attended.
PROGRAM SATURDAY EVENING

t6-z Ss- e.
Indications are that the State Con-
ference, of Charities and Corre.3sstiossaa,
and the County Commissioners ss
sociation convention, which are to be
held here Saturday. Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, will be largely attend
ed, and the committee on local ar
rangements has received many let
ters accepting invitations from every
section of the state.
Every county in the state is ex-
pected to have at least one represen.
tative at the conference and with the
belief that three or four hundred WIS.,
itors will be here, arrangements for
their care are being made by the Be-
midi committee.
G.. B. Backus, general chairman
of the Bemidji committee, today re-
ceived information from Otto W.
Davis, general secretary, that the fol-
lowing assignments for Sunday
morning sermons have been made:
DR.. A. C. Rogers, superintendent
of the Faribault school for the feeble
minded, will talk at the Methodist
church; Galen A. Merrill, superin-
tendent of the state public school at
Owatonna, will talk at the Presby-
terian church; DR.. H. w. Hill, sec
retary of the Minnesota Health asso-
citation, will talk at the Scandinavian
Lutheran church, and DR.. H. M
Bracken, secretary of the state board
of health, will address those in at
tendance at the Baptist church. A
layman may also preach at the Epis-
cOpalian church.
The first session of the conference
will be Saturday evening when ad-
dresses by several men of prominence
will be given. Mayor McCuaig will
give the address of welcome and Gov.
ernor A. O. Eberhart will talk The
annual address by the president, G.
E. Vasaly, chairman of the board Of
control, will also be given.
Sunday evening there will be 9
large union meeting in the city hall
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24

Photo by American Press Association.
The Belgians are telling with great
pride many stories Of Burgomeister
Max of Brussels, who is now regard
ed as one of the national heroes as a
result of his handling the delicate sit
uation presented when the Germans
marched upon the capital.
One of these stories is that when
Max met the German commander and
it was agreed that the invading troops
should enter the city without resist
ance, the German officer laid his re.
volver on the table across which they
were to confer with a great flourish.
Immediately the hG-go-lcister whip
ped out his fountain pen and with a
gesture equally emphatic banged it
down on the table alongside the re-
yclrer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
BLACKDUCk VISITED
BY $4,000 FIRE.
Reed Warehouse, American House
and West Hotel Destroyed by
Flames Early This Morning.
.F1REMEN MAKE BRAVE FIGHT
Wind Endangered Other Buildings
Loss is About Half Protected
By Insurance.

For the second time within the
past year the village of Blackduck
was this morning visited by big
fire, the J. M. Reed warehouse and
the American and West hotels being
entirely destroyed, the total loss
amounting to approximately $4,000.
Just about a year ago the Blackduck
box factory was burned. the loss
amounting to about $4,000
Started at 4 O'clock.
The fire was first discovered at 4
O'Clock this morning by guests in the
West hotel, and it's origin is un-
known, although it is generally be-
lieved that it started in the American
hotel, which was but recently va
Gated.
Make Game Fight.
A bad north wind added greatly
to the danger of the fires spreading,
but the firemen fought bravely and
were able to save the j. M. Reed gen
eral merchandise establishment and a
private residence. Several other
buildings were also saved So hot
were the flames that the firemen were
forced to use shields in applying wa
ter, which was furnished by four
lines of hose.
Insurance Covers Half.
A loss of about $4,000 was done
by the burning of the Reed ware
house. This is covered by $1,000 in
surance. The American hotel loss is
$1,7O0, insurance $4,000, the West
hotel loss $4,000, with but $1,000
insurance. The American hotel was
owned by George Horton. ~.
After two and half hours of fight
ing the flames were extinguished by
the firemen, and the members of the
department were given much credit
for the efficient manner in which
they attended to their duties, there
by saving the other buildings which
would have made. the loss much
lagrer. Several firemen were slight
ly injured. -s.s.- ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
Former Editor of BemidI Socialist
Paper Found Guilty.

J. Lefevre, at one time editor of a
Bemidji socialist newspaper, was
found guilty of libel by an Itasca
county jury yesterday. He was
tried before Judge w. S. McClenahan
on an indictment alleging libel in a
booklet he issued attacking County
Auditor Spang. Other officials were
also attacked in the booklet which
Lefevre published and distributed
throughout Itasca county.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
VIEWERS COMPLETING WORK.
Begin Forming Report of Inspection
on State Road No. 80.

After weeks tramp from Glenn
entson, on the Rapid River, to Roose-
welt, at the Roseau county border
line, during which time they passed
through Baudette, Spooner, Pitt,
Williams and Cedar Spur, the route
of state highway No. 80, Christ
Hagen of Bemidji, c. G. Johnson of
Shocks and Henry Pfund Of Kelliher,
the viewers, have now begun forming
their report. The work will likely
take about a week as each descrip-
ton, two miles, has to be reported
on separately.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
PRESS DEMANDS REVENGE

London Papers Want British Subma-
rines to Get Busy.
London, Sept. 24.-Demands for
speedy vengeance on the Germans for
their exploit in sinking three British
armored cruisers are voiced by most
of the newspapers.
1t Is suggested that while England
has many times as many submarines
as have the Germans they have yet
failed to demonstrate their worth.
Fantastic stories of their penetrat-
ing into German harbors are circulat-
ed. None has been confirmed But
as result of the agitation now going
on in every part OF England it is be-
lieved these craft will make at Ieastl
an attempt to even the scores.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
REMODEL GONvICK SCHOOL.
Space for Domestic Science and Man
ual Training Rooms to Be Added.

E. L. Guenther, the Bemidji con-
tractor, returned to Bemidji this
morning from Gonvick where he has
been inspecting the high school
which is to be entirely remodeled.
Bids for the work are to be presented
Saturday and Mr.. Guenther will be
among the bidders. The entire
building is to be remodeled and a
full basement established. Space for
manual training and domestic science
departments is to be added and sew
eral cloak rooms.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1914-09-24
Beuner Married Today.

Bemidji friends of Lynne Benner,
chief clerk at the local office of the
Red Lake line yesterday received invi-
tations to attend his marriage TO
Miss Jessie Johnson, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. w. c.. Johnson, at Judson,
which took place this morning.