Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 24, 1910, Page 1

“HINNESOTA | HISTORICAL SOCIETY. “psychological moment has arrived Y PION EER VOLUMF 8 NUMBER 31 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENIN‘G MAY 24, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. AFTER A SPECIAL CAR TO CROOKSTON Bemidji Wants Special Sleeper for Its Delegation to Great Convention, June 1, 2 and 3. CROOKSTON TO BE GREATLY DECORATED—ELECTRIC LIGHTS No Politics in Convention, but Politici- ans Will be There to “Feel the People’s Pulse.” s delegates to the Northern Minnesota Development aswociation meeting in Crookston June 1-2.3 will travel in a private Pullman car, which will be placed at their disposal during the great development congress, if the present plans of Secretary W. R. Mackenzie ready and willing, anxious in fact, to do everything possible to accomplish the great ends desired. ‘That there will be politicians here in abundance, embracing the oppor- tunity presented to meet the leading men of the northern and central por- tions of the state is also a foregone conclusion and quarters have al- ready been secured by many of them. While politics will not be allowed to interfere witb the real purpose of the convention in the east, still a most excellent opportunity will be afforded to get a good idea of how things are drifting. BIG GRAIN FIRM IS INSOLVENT Durant & Elmore Said to Be Liopelessly Involved. LIABILITIES ARF HEAVY RICKARD UP I THE AIR. Undecided Whether He Will Referee Championship Fight. PARDONED MAN GOES ON STAND Government Plays Trump | Card in Sugar Frauds. SPITZER TELLS HIS STORY Convicted Superintendent of Williams- burg Docks of l.\merlean Sugar Re- fining Company Gives Detailed Tes- timony Regarding the Methods Used In Defrauding Uncle Sam Out of Mil- lions of Dollars. New York, May 24.—The trump card in the prosecution of Charles R. Heike, secretary of the American Sugar Re- fining company, was played at the opening of the sugar trust underweigh- ing conspiracy trial when Prosecutor Stimson called as the government's first witness Oliver Spitzer, superin- tendent of the Williamsburg docks, who some months ago was convicted GITY SHOWS DESIRE TO HAVE THE "S00” RY. Council Sells the Site and Water Tank For $5 to The Company for Right-of -way. Bemidji’s desire to have the “Soo” railroad pass through the city was evidenced last night when the city council, at the suggestion of Judge M. A. Spooner, counsel for the “Soo” line, sold the site of the old city water tank to this company at the nominal cost of $5 and “other considerations.” Several members of the city coun- cil and the Bemidji Commercial club held an understanding with the “Soo” people to aid in furnishing a right-of-way through ~Bemidji by donating the site of the old city water tank for enough money to make it legal. It was the unaga- mous opinion of the councilmen that this agreemen‘t should be carried “|these cottage meetings, EVANGELISTIC GAMPAIGN. The meeting which are belng held in different homes throughout the city are being largely attended at 9:30 o’clock each morning. Rev. H. R. McKee, who has charge of declared this morning that their success is assured. . Tomorrow . morning = the ‘| meetings will be held at the follow- ing homes: Mrs. George Campbell, Minnesota avenue and Twelfth street; Mrs. Glen Martin, 1114 Doud avenue; Mrs. D. C. Smyth, 703 Minnesota avenue; and Mrs. John Wallin, 103 Irvin avenue. Considering the rain, a large crowd attended the campaign service in the armory last evening. Reverend Buswell delivered a feeling address on “Christian Conversion,” in which he explained that this subject is not profession, not morality, not feeling, but a regeneration or new birth in the spirit of the Christ. A large chorus of singers occupied the plat- form. - Bible reading is"being conducted DECORATION DAY PLANS ARE BEING PREPARED E. E. McDonald, P. J. Russell and M. J. Brown Will Make the Prin- cipal Addressess. Preparations for a proper observ- ance of Memoral day, May 30, are being made by local citizens of Bemidji. All Bemidji people have been invited to meet at the city hall at 10 o'clock a. m. on Decoration day to form in procession and march to Greenwood cemetary where special services will be held and the decoration of the graves will be undertaken. In the afternoon special services will be held in the city hall, special music is being prepared. M. ]J. Bmwn, junior member of the legal firm of Spooner & Brown, P. J. 2] i of underweighing and sentenced to every afternoon at 3 o’clock in the SRR G R two years in the tederal pe;lte:tlary out, so the ground was sold for the |, 0. o Russell and E. E. McDonald will the Great Northern railway, can be at Atlanta. sum of $5. ST T make the principal addresses of the T carrizd out. Mr. Chamberlain €X-| manipulation of Warehouse Receipts When Spitzer took the stand John | Farl Geil, the cit y ‘treasurer, day. pects to complete arrangements for ) £ sum]“ "IG“T THAI"S ¥ the private car within the next few days. A large number of local citizens have signified their intention to be present at the meeting in Crookston, and they are being requested to leave their names with Secretary Mackenzie to secure their berth numbers. Delegates from the com- mercial clubs of Bemidji, Blackduck, the Method Alleged to Have Been Used in Securing Loans From Bank- ing Institutions—National Commer- cial Bank of Albany, N. Y., Has $300.- 000 of the Company’s Paper. Albany, N. Y., May 24 —Through the, alleged manipulation of warehouse re- ceipts the firm of Durant & Elmore, grain merchants, with offices in Al- bany, Chicago, Buffalo and Boston, has become involved in a financial tangle Photo fcan Press Aseoiation, THINK HE SEQULD WITHURAW Fight Fans Say Rickard Would Make Poor Referee. San Francisco, May 24.—That Tex B. Stanchfield, for the defense, con- tended that under the federal statute Spitzer, as a convicted man, could not testify. The sensation of the trial was then created by the declaration in courts that Spitzer had been pardoned by President Taft. The testimony of Spitzer was sensa- tional in many respects. He described in greater detail than the story had been related how the government was cheated out of millions of dollars by submitted his quarterly report, as did -also Thomas Maloy, city clerk. The two reports tallied, were ac- cepted and ordered placed on file. In order that the sewer assess- ments may be spread over a period of five years, City Attorney Torrance requested that the council purchase an extra book for County Auditor Hayne? in which to spread this BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH M. &I Will Run Trains Every Night, Commencing Next Sunday.— Change in Time. Following is the. program which will be rendered: Song, “America.” Prayer, Rev. J. T. Martin. Reading general orders—T. H- Pendergast. Rallying Song, Quartet. Gettysburg Address—W. B. Stew- art. weighing frauds and he told of some - i ins'i i Reading—Miss Rica Graling. - 5 ; which promises sensational develop- | Rickard weuld do well to withdraw | qeuieer 0 e Sl 008 0 8 J900 | assessment. The council ordered| Sunday.night trains in both direc- i z__g[’; e “}dz Baudette and Spooner willbe Pres-| enes, The National Commercial bank | from the reicreeship aud allow some been mentioned by witnesses in any of | the book purchased. tions between International Falls, dress—E. cliopald, ent from this county. of Albany holds e company's paper | other wan wore accustomed to the | g eyious trials, Further clearance of the lake | Bemidji and Twin Cities have been| Solo—Andrew Rood. . In addition to the delegation from | for $300,000, the First National bank | WOk «"“‘-:’ S SHOGE 1900 U Spitzer went back to the years 1894 ine | ordered by the Minnesota - & Inter.| Address—P. J. Kussell. he local commercial club, Bemidii| 1as $77,200 aud many thousands more shoes ‘.h_‘ :U‘_’_‘ i ‘:’F ‘f'i'“"i:‘l ":; and 1895, when, he said, an investiga- shore was advocated at-th'e meeting tional 1{ il d will| Oration—M. J. Brown. tae ! < | are said to have been secured trom out | MADY Sporting writers here as well as | ion ne had made developed the fact |and the street commissioner was|Dational Railway company, and wi s o will be represznted by the following | /%Y ions fol,},%w” ot ho 1o ot in any | that the checkers were affecting the | authorized to tear down the old|beinstalled commencing next Sun.| Song—"Tenting Tonight”—Quar- . itizens: W - A s " 18 1011 “caes not 1 Y| weights on raw sugar by placing small . e - A = — citizens: W. G. Schroeder, TepiS According to a statement of Vice | measure reflectoon the honesty of the bngg of lead ongthe yhzams gormthe dancing pavilion on the lake siore,|day. G.A. Walkef. local agent for | et e the board of county commis-| president James I. Perkins of the vads rery ma his trad : he M. & I. d th d of| Benediction. seating NEEi . e e Ne‘;“ld.'”; L‘l” At ""‘3“ ‘Gt n rotores | scales, causing the recorded weights |Mr. Maloy was instructed to ask|the M.& I, recognized the need o sioners; \V. R. Mackenzie, secretary| National Cowercial bank the com- | and Ric COTiaImLy IS net @ TRIeEC | to drop below the actual, often as |the Bemidji Townsite and Improve. |additional train service on’ Sunday y s pany is “hopeles involved.” by prefe: h as fort; ds on each draft. 2 8. i . lhe( B.emam',to.umy Deva]upmen: “We are informed,” said Mr. Per-| At the ontset,” said Tex, “T had ab- A;l;“iddmo:_ sypfi;:f eal?i it was also |Ment company to clean the lake between the “Falls” and Minne- I-IBRARY Tu “AVE BnnKsl 3 association; William Leanon of} ;. “uyt cight or nine banks hold | Solutely nu Intention of ‘refereeing. [ g practics to stuft paper undernsath | shore between the Hamm Brewing | 2Polis and it is largely through his| Halvor St ; Kelliber; and the following alter- s Hapeh si f Now I don't know just. what to de.|ipe fioor of the scales for the sam o2 E 2k ‘effort i e i ongressman Halvor Steenerson is e H A st of the firm's paper, besides grain com- Both Jehnsen and Teffrios have insist. | Lhe 00T of the scales © Same | company’s building and the city|Pérsistent ‘effort in the interest of attempting to ‘secure additional nates: J. K. Huss, vice president of | mission brokers with whom the firm . y purpose. : the Beltrami County Development association; Charles S. Carter, presi- dent of the North Central Minne- sota Shippers’ association; and G. E. Carson, Bemidji’s pioneer business has dealt and a number of individuals.” The exact condition of the firm’s af- fairs is not known, but an examination is now under way. Gibson Oliver, the treasurer of the company, has charge of the affairs of its Albany office, ac- cording to members of the firm, but no ed that 1 go through with it and many of my friends have come to me with the same plea. Of course, there have been others who have advised me against the job.” Clearly Rickard is up in the air on the situation. Spring Method Adop{ed. He said that when Deputy Surveyor of Customs Vail took office these de- vices were abandoned and the use of the steel corset spring instead was be- gun and continued. docks. Some repairs were ordered on the city pumping station, several bonds were accepted and the usual number of bills were allowed by the council before adjournment. the company that the M. & I. has decided to establish a new train. In order to accomodate the Twin City people who wished to spend Sunday on the lakes of northern Minnesota last year, the M. & I. books for the Bemidji pubiic library, according to the following letter recently received by County Super- intendent W. B. Stewart: “"House of Representatives, , Testifying regarding the use of the o, . man. It is expected that W. L.|statement from him as to the alleged wh:ss;ryinggwhfch sufmeded e Hag | Found it neciisary. to. rin 4 Gl Washington, D. C. | Brooks, cashier of the Northern “";’d‘;?,f ?58 Lff,f,‘;fe“;"f,]";:{b“fi; of the of leknd Spitzen d““’h"m Emesfl °€ Cement Work Done. from St Paul to, International Falls|,, Masy 19, 1910, National bank, will represent the firm, who was sumnioned from Chica- springs were used, a heavy one firsi on Satuarday night, returning to the Mr. W. B. Stewart, Co. Supt., Bemidji Commercial club. go, is assisting in the examination. The scheme by which the money is American Association Won Lost Pct and then a spring considerably lighter in weight. Bpitzor talked freely .about 'the Cement walks laid and all kinds of cement work done and guaran- cities on Sunday night. . The increase in passenger traffic between Bemidji, Minnesota. “Dear Sir.—I have your favor of 5 —The finish-| alleged to have Deen secured was a |, " ich th t was | teed. +Telephone 470, Nels Loitved : . : ing touches are being put to the| ...\ ,s shippea trom Chicago for | St Paul - with your request I take pleasure in the use of the steel springs was and the Twin Cities has warranted | ¥'" - i ummer | the loeal firm the manager received a | Toledo. 16 .529 5 % oo i 4 » s final jprepacationa for, the. ¥ 5 topped after thie sugar trust had paid f the additional train, which will give |%¢ndi0R you under another cover a meeting of the Northern Minnesota | warehouse receipt. This was in the Indidnagalls. AT: 469 the rebates to the government as a re- TR A £ copy each of the Year Books of iation in Crooks. | T€gular course of business. Later on | Louisville. 19 441) o ihe federal suit. : service in both directions every 2 % Development association in Crooks-| "5y a ehouse receipts are said to | Milwaukee. . 18438 "unyis Vo8 arrabge/s system of signal NBU night, including Sunday. Agriculture for 1903.4-5.6.7-8-9, also < ton June 1-2.3, and every effort is| have been so manipulated as to make | Columbus....... 20 412 jights in the scale house?” suddenly A slight change in the time of|Bureau of Animal Industry report being made to give the visitors a| possible the heavy loans from the | Kangas City. .321| asked the prosecutor. welcome commensmate with the importance of the movement that is banks upon the bills of security. American League “Yes, sir,” replied Spitzer, who then related that the signals were used to Department of Justice Se- the night trains has been inaugur- ated, which affects Bemidji. The for 1907 and 1908, and a copy of Diseases of Cattle, of the Diseases of now under full headway for the BRYCE ANXIOUS TO RETIRE sl - W(;; IAS)SL 7I;czt :r:rx:n the welgliers;of any iudden.dan-' 2 ;llg;lt t:infl:;llar:::eats;e:::'li :t ::::' ‘];?r:ctc:fy).’ otlthias:nga:less(; better deyelopment of the nortl-lem British Ambassador at Washington NE:" Ye“'l';‘“a 188 692 :g;v;v::vl;:c:lh?nn;‘nx;t'ogz‘:f’flzplled cures New Indwtments‘ 4;40 :, m.., while the south train]will ordered bound a set of Farmers’ b st of 1000 vistors o o oo o Uk o 10 14 dot| ek e o sppronh MORE HEN IN DRAGNEF|,=: st bomidhat 1035 sa|shis e s moks e [k and it is bel.ie.ved with even fau: Britain has written to ‘the fOrellgu Chicado. . s 17 ii%0 WOMAN PLACED ON TRIAL morning. Both trains remain in Be. ve.ry,glad to -co-oper.ate with tl.le wasiber chuditionsiolly T £ ?\?\“flexe?s(‘l(li:t‘:;g ;!;a;xzfiazza‘tle;:exde\;:\:E‘- St:Louts: 8 20:.200 TS m Four Additional Persons Mentl:ned in midji 10 minutes. Neither of the Library Board in eccuring any destr ber, and perhaps more, will be here. Really surprising interest is being taken in the smaller villages, and even where no commercial clubs exist meetings have been called for the ington as soon as possible. Mr. Bryce, according to close friends, has been affected by the National League Won Lost Pet 9 .640 1 .593 Piz;sburg Chicago. Accused of Poisoning One of Her Hus- bands. St. Louis, May 24.—Mrs. Dora Eliza- beth Doxey, who, with her husband, Dr. Loren B.- Doxey, is under indict- Latest Bills Who Were Not Included in Original Prosecution—Charge Is . Conspiracy and Engaging in the 1I- legal Business of Bucket Shopping. day trains between St. Paul and Kelliher have been changed. ORDERED T0 LEAVE GERMANY able government publlcanons avail- able I'am, “Yours very tmly, ““H. Steenerson. Cincinnati 11 .577|ment on the charge of murdering *“I will try and get your library on purpose of seeing that each place New York 14 .533| Willlam E. Erder, whom, it is alleged, | Washington, May 24.—The depart- 3 the list for a series of publications.” was fully represented, not only to Philadelphia 13 500 | ®he married, was placed on trial here. | ment of justice has taken a new tack | American Girl Made Uncomplimentary _— show the interest taken in the move- ment but to get back of the move- ment and add every possible strength to it ‘There is a general “feeling of optimism prevailing throughout this section of the state and there seems to be a general impression that the to get together and make the best of the splendid opportunities which are now presented. Crookston, as stated, will not be AMBASSADOR BRYCE. death of King Edward and, fearing that the strain of work under the new regime will tell on him, he would like to have a successor named. 15 .500 18 .357 20 .333 Yesterday’s Results American Association Indianapolis 7 —Louisville 0 St. Paul 6—Milwaukee 2 Kansas City 4—Minneapolis 3 First Game. Kansas City O—Minneasolis 8 Second Game. & Columbus —Toledo (g to 6 in the Ninth. Brooklyn. ... The defense asked a severance of the trials and the state elected to try the woman first. 1t is charged® that while she was the wife of Erder and also that of Doxey she poisoned Erder with ar- senic. It developed at the coroner’s inquest that Erder ate heartily of a blackberry pie shortly before his fatal illness. Erder died in ‘convulsions July 10, 1909, and shortly afterward, it is charged, Mrs. Doxey sent Erder's furniture to the home of Doxey in Co- lumbus, Neb. Mrs. Doxey collected Erder’s life insuranc Will Free Many Prisoners. in its extensive crusade against bucket shops. In addition to the conspiracy charge that was made against twenty- nine men in the cities of New York, Jersey City, Baltimore and Washing- ton last April the department has lodged a complaint of a direct viola-' tion of section 865 of the District code, which forbids bucketing or set- ting up a gaming table in the District. This direct’ charge of operating, a bucket shop in the District is made against the persons who are said'to constitute the Standard . Stock and Grain company of Jersey City. Four additional persons are expect- ed to be caught in the dragnet who Remarks About Princess. . Paris, May 24—Dorothy Ward, a young American girl from Montana, has been ordered to leave Germany within twenty-four hours because she made uncomplimentary remarks about the personal appearance of the Prin- cess Victoria Luisa. < Miss Ward was walking with an American friend, a student named George White, in the zoological gar- dens of Berlin when she saw two ladies—one quite old and the other very young—who were treated with great respect by the Kkeepers and guard, as well as by the pedestrians. Miss Ward thought they had a Agent Bell Promoted. Crookston, May 24.—After 29 years of continuous service as agent for the Great Northern and during that period having been in charge of but two stations, Barnesville and Crookston, Frank D. Bell will be checked out of the Great Northern office here as agent some time this week, as soon as the traveling auditor arrives, and will begin his duties as station inspector, to which position he was appointed for the dowdy appearance and sald:- lacking in evidences of welcome. At the British oraba It 18 stated American League Washington, May 24—A federal pa- [ werc not mentioned in the previous a1 :up;g:e they are ‘mmps of Ger- | Northern Division of the Great “The str il be illuminated by e i omoasey b e Matel| washington 7.-St, Louis 2 role law has passed each house of | indictment. These are Samuel Wiliman aristoorate a8 3 eets will be illumin: that “the ambassador has nothing to Detroit 4 ohihaaiania s & congress and as s00m as a conference | Adler and C. A. Tillis, known among | " gy SRR Northern. The new position has a e hundreds of additional lights. The | say.” troit 4—Philadelphia 3 committeaihag ‘reconeiled :the diffar: e went on in English, making fun business section will be decorated as never before, the preparations for Decoration day serving a double purpose and will remain both in the COULD WIN ON ANY TICKET Prediction of New York Politician Re Boston 3/—Chicago 4 National League. Brooklyn 0—St. Louis 5 ences in the two bills the senate and house will pass the compromise meas- ure and it will go to the president for his signature, making eligible for pa- role 250 prisoners now confined in the his associates as “Cat” Tillis of New York, and Willilam Fox and E. M. Browning of Baltimore. Two indictments were returned charging conspiracy and the setting up’ of a gaming table against these of their figures and the way of wear- ing their cldthes. At this point a po- liceman in plain clothes drew near and asked the American girl’s address and & few hours later she was ordered out larger pay check and less onerous | duties lttached, though the work is more important and requires a man of long experience who has always 5 b garding Roosevelt. Bf)s(on 5— Cincinnati 6 three big penitentiaries maintained | four men, in addition te Edward. a1 of Germany. had the reputation of keeping all downtown and residence " districts| New York, May '24—Louis Bedell, | Fittsburg 1N, Y.7 by Uncle S S on of: Lhiey Gl Thuls i i i Candidxte re work strictly up to date and doing till after the convention is over. — ' Blacksmith Candidate for Senate. ‘T'housands of flags have been ordered and from every residence from one to a dozen flags will be unfurled to let every section of the state repre- sented know that the immensity of the problems that are being solved in a consistent, sane manner, is fully realized, and that this city stands a New York politician and former member of the state legislature, is back from Europe with the prophecy that Theodore Roosevelt can be re- elected president in 1912 by any party that nominates him. Mr. Bedell de nied that he was fostering a Roose. velt boom. “It is merely my personal convic tlon,” he said, “that it would be im- possible to defeat Roosevelt if he were nominated,” — Notice. - There will be a meeting of the Bemidji Fire Department Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in the City Hall. Business of importance de: mands that every member be present. Earl Geil, Chief, B.F.D, Charles aft Not In Fight Washington, May 24—Charles P. Taft, brother of President Taft and at present a guest at the White House, will not take part personally in this year’s campaign in Ohio. He will sail for FEurope next Saturday and will not return ‘until just before election time. This indicates, it is believed here, that gello Cella of St. Louis, Robert Hall, Samuel Raymond, Oscar J. Rappel of “Baltimore, Henry C. Stumpf of Phil- adelphia, Henry R. Duryea and Chdrles Alley of Washington. All these persons are charged not only with entering into a conspiracy to violate the District law against bucket Shops, but also with being ac- tually engaged in the conduct of the brokerage business run here ln ‘the name of Duryea & Co. sy o Bt. Joseph, Mo, May 24—John F. Breckenridge; the blacksmith who an- nounces himself a candidate for Unit- ed States senator from Missouri and ‘whose petition, with the required num- ber of names, has been filed with the [aeeretary of state at Jefferson City, in his early days followed “the tratl” as a cowboy. He runs a horseshoeing elh&llshment at the atock yards-~in Suu things as they should be done. Card of Thanks. We extend herewith our apprecia- tion to all friends and neighbors, for assistance and kindnesses rendered during the illness and denh of our | father and husband. > Mrs. W. P. Dunnington and famly