Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 19, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. 1 WINNESGTA i i { HISTORICAL VOLUME 8. NUMBER 131. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, MONDAY EVENING, SiflPTEMBER 19, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. SAVED FROM PRISON BY YOUTH AND DRINK Because He Was Intoxicated, Edwar Whaley, Confessed Thief, is Given Chance to Reform. SMITH FACES GRAVE CHARGE Tenstrike Man Must Answer for Con- duct With Daughter of Member of Recent Grand Jury. Extreme youth and an admission that he was intoxicated at the time be took a grip from a room on Minnesota avenue, saved Edward Whaley from being sentenced to the state’s prison at Stillwater. Whaley, who is nineteen years old, pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny in the second degree, before Judge C. W. Stanton in. district court here H. J. Loud, who had been appointed attorney for the prisoner, asked leniency on the grounds of young man’s previous good record and because of his youth, stating to the court that Whaley was under the influence of liquor at the time of the crime, and that he went at once to the home of his parents at St. Hilaire, where he was arrested. Judge Stanton thought a reforma- tory sentence might answer the pur- pose and sentenced whaley to the St. Cloud institution, where he has been taken. Andrew Lust, charged with have- ing stolen a grip containing cloth- ing from the Minnesota & Interna- tional depot last June, pleaded not guilty to a charge of grand larceny. Lawrence Smith of Tenstrike was brought before Judge Stanton on a bench warrant as the result of seri- ous charges involving Mabel Fleisch- man, daughter of Charles Fleisch- man, a member of the grand jury at its session here last week, and a prominent and highly respected farmer of the town of Port Hope, near Tenstrike. A. M, Crowell was appointed at. torney for Smith, who is a laborer without the necessary funds to make a defense. The girl in the case is described in the warrant, “Whose unsoundness of mind renders her in- capable of giving consent.” Smith was arraigned this after- noon and pleaded not guilty. A. Burk and N. Grovnean, both of Bemidji, pleaded not guilty to the charge of having sold liquor toa person of Indian blood. Judge Star.toa announced that the first of the criminal cases would be beld on Sept. 29. The civil cases will be taken up on Wednesday of this week. ENGINEéHS ORGANIZE HERE High Officials Come From St. Paul to Launch Rail Union. Bemidji has a new union organi- zation—a lodge of the - Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and its organization was attended with pomp and ceremony, high officials of the order being here from St. Paul. The lodge was formed at the Odd Fellows ball yesterday. Chief Engineer John Quinlan and G. L. Altier of lodge 474, St. Paul, assisted in per- fecting the organization. The following officers were install- ed. Chief engineer, John McLaughlin; first engineer, Fred Bisphen; second engineer, George Cole; first assistant engineer, John Saltie; second assist- ant engineer; William Merwin; guide, George Ebbenger; chaplain, F. D. Bardon. Charles Emerson, traveling en- gineer of the Superior division of the Northern Pacific and Minnesota & International, was also present and assisted in the work. Six engineers were transferred from the St. Paul lodge to the new Bemidji lodge. Following the work of organi- zation the engineers enjoyed = supper at the Rex hotel. FAIR PAYS $1,110 IN PRIZES More Than Three Hundred Checks Al- ready In Hands of the Winners. d i Prize winners at the Beltrami county fair held here last week have, for the most part, received premium checks, 362 representing a total of $1,110 having been mail- ed out today. names of the successtul contest- ants have not as yet been turned in to Secretary Mackenzie. “I wish to tender special thanks,” said Mr. Mackenzie, “‘to Mesdames F. S. Arnold, superintendent of the woman’s department; A. P. White, J. C. Parker, J. M. Richards and C. R. Sanborn for the valuable ser- vices which they rendered in mak- ing the exhibits in the woman de- partment successful.” “MAN HIGHER UP” IN SUGAR FRAUDS JAILED New York, Sept. 19—(Daily Pic- neer Special Wire Service)—Charles R. Heike, former secretary and treasurer of the Sugar Trust, was today sentenced to serve eight months at hard labor on Blackwell Island and to pay a fine of $5,000 as the result of charges of fraud in con- nection with the weighing of sugar by federal revenue officers. Heike is known as' the ‘“‘man higher up” in the sugar fraud ex- Pposures. Attorpeys for the prisoner asked a stay of sentence, which was granted and an effort will be made to secure an appeal to the United States Dis- trict Court of Appeals. TIGERS WIN AT FOOTBALL Defeat Little Chiefs By Two Points in First Game of Season. In one of the most closelycon- tested games ever played in Bemidji, the Tiger football team of this city defeated the Little ‘Chiefs, also of Bemidji, yesterday afternoon, the final score being 2 to 0, the Tigers’ score of 2 being secured as the result of a safety, which was made possible by McDonald, quarterback of the Chiefs, fumbling the ball near the Chiefs’ goal and not re- covering the pigskin until it had rolled over the goal line, where a Tiger tackler nailed McDonald in his tracks. There was much fumbling during the game, and because of the play- ers not being conversant with the new rules, many penalties were im- posed. The line ups: Tigers — C. Breneman center, Kreatz and Carlton guards, Kelley and McCullough tackles Lindsay and Kahler ends, Manter (captain) quarterback, Adams and Getchell halfbacks, Hillaby fullback. Chiefs—F. Breneman center, LeBonde and Mattson guards, Peck and Henderson tackles, Tib bets and Neuman ends, McDonald quarterback, Larson and Ripple halfbacks,(Jackson (captain) full- back. Of the Tiger players, Manter, the former St. Thomas college ster, did fine work, as did McCul- lough, formerly with Racine, whose punting was the feature of the game. For the Chiefs, Ripple, who is playing his first season on any team, did brilliant Ime bucking and may become a star. Tibbets did fine work as end. € Mayne Stanton referred the game. Next Saturday the Bemidji High school eleven will play the Fosstan High school team, in this city. Sunday the Tigers will play the Cass Lake team here. Mrs. Samuel Olson of Duluth has opened the City hotel on Bel- trami avenue. There is some delay in awarding the school children prizes as the HIGH CASH PRICES - ASSURED FARMERS After Weeks of Discussion, Commercial Club and Rural Committees, Estab- lish Bemidji Market. TRAINLOADS OF GOODS PLEDGED Northern Produce Company Agrees to Handle all Consignments, Grant- ing Commission Option. ' Here is what the farmers of Bel trami county are to sellat the highest market prices for cash in Bemidji: Three hundred bushels of beans. Four hundred bushels of onions. Three carloads of cabbage. Six cars of beef and one of hogs. Twenty cars of hay. Thirty thousand bushels of pota- toes. These are the fiéures givén to the Commercial club committee, which in conjunction with a committee of representative farmers, have come to cash market in Bemidji by accepting a proposition from . the Produce company. A. A. Melges, speaking for the Produce company, pledged the farm- ers that all their products would be bought for cash at as high a price as his concern could afford to pay and that whenever the price offered was not satisfactory, goods would be accepted on a commission plan and every effort made to obtain the top prices of the prevailing market. ‘This arrangement was decided up- on by the two committees, the Com- mercial club committee being made up of E. A. Barker, chairman; K. K. Roe, A. A. Melges, Earl Geil, G. W, Campbell and H. A. Reynolds, secre- tary of the Commercial club. . The farmers’ committee was made of the following men who were pres- ent at the meeting: J. J. Jenkinson, chairman; W. A. Castler, Grand Valley; Nels Willett, Frohn; E. H. Hall, Eckles; N. G. Reynolds, Northern; . Theodore Snyder, Turtle River; J. C. Vogler, Nebish; M. Mattson, Becita; William Morrison, Rockwood; J. P. Smith, Farris; Jobn H. Gordon, Shevlin; I. 1. Dobbedal, Guthrie. The farmers committee will meet with the Commercial club committee again on Saturday, October 1, at which time matters of mutual interest will be taken up. The Northern produce company operates a cold storage plant here and has adequate facilities for taking care of the farm produce. SPOKANE HONORS GOPHERS Special Day For Minnesotans at Com- ing Congress; Bemidji Represented. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 19—The Minnesota club of Spokane, which enjoys the distinction among state organizations in the Pacific North- west of having representatives of every county in that commonwealth has completed plans for Minnesota day at the third International Dry Farming exposition and Spokane Interstate fair October 4. Harry L. Knappen has ‘arranged a program of exercises, to be opened with an address by Mayor Nelson S. Pratt, formerly of Fairmont, Minn., and there will be brief talks by Pro- fessor Cyrus L. Smith, formerly of Minneapolis; A. C. Clausen, who came here from Crookston; Edward A. Moye, a former resident of Du- luth, and other pioneers from Minne- sota. Governor Eberhardt, Louis W, Hill, president of the Great Northern Railway company and his assistant, Thomas Cooper, and delegates from various ~ parts of the state will also be here to re- present Minnesota, W. R. Mackenzie, appointed by Gov. Eberbart asa delegate from Bemidji, expects to attend the con- gress as a representative of Northern ?Ainnswtn. 7 q a definite conclusion relative to a| Northern | - IF MR. SPALDING, THE BASEBALL MAGNATE, IS ELECTED TO THE SENATE FROM CALIFORNIA. 1 1368.As nea 'A% 1 can Recat —MoCutcheon in Chicage Tribune. L MRS. A. E. OTTO IS DEAD Prominent Bemidji Young Woman Fails to Survive Operation. Following an operation for ap- pendicitis, ‘performed Friday of last Aeek, Ferne Spencer Otto, wife of Deputy Postmaster A. E. Otto, died in this city yesterday. Mrs. Otto, who was 23 years old, and had lived in Bemidji seven years. She first came here asa telephone operator. She was married five years ago and leaves two daughters; one four years old and the other seven weeks. N Mrs. Otto. had been in ill health for some .time and last week her condition became alarming and she was taken to the hospital. There she showed signs of improvement and became so strong that an oper- ation, the only hope for ultimate recovery, was decided upon. She withstood the shock of the knife fairly well but gradually sank, the end coming Sunday morning. Owing to the large number of friends who wish to pay tribute to the dead woman it was at first thought advisable to hold the funeral in the armory, but it finally was de- cided to hold it on the lawn of the Otto home, 921 Lake Boulevard. The services, which will be’ held to- morrow afternoon, will be conducted by Rev. H. F. Parshall of Cass Lake, who also has charge of the Episcopal church here. Company K, M. N. G., of which Mr. Otto is captain, will attend in dress uniform as an escort of honor. Mrs. H. R. Spencer of Yola, Minn., mother of Mrs. Otto was with her at the time of her death. Mr. Spencer has arrived to assist in the funeral arrangements. The interment will be in Green- wood cemetery. To Members of Company K. All members of company K. are requested to assemble at the Armory at 1:30 on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of attending in a body the funeral of Mrs. A. E.Otto. Blue uniforms and white gloves should be worn and without arms. John Hillaby, First Lieu‘enant, Jockey Blinds Opponent’s Horse. Because one of the opposing jockeys struck the pony owned by Kenneth Mclvers during the last day’s races at the county fair, that horse is likely to become blind in one eye. The poney was ridden by Loyd Tanner, who says his op- ponent struck his mount at’ least twenty times across the head, sev- eral of the blows landing on the animal's eye. - ROOSEVELT AND TAFT IN CONFERENGE TODAY New Haven, Conn. Sept. 19.— (Daily Pioneér Wire Service,)— President Taft - is. .in conference here this afternoon. with former President Roosevelt, at the request of the latter. 3 What is being discussed at the conference is unknown but it is pre- sumed that the political - situation in New York is the cause of this important meeting, made all the more significant by the repeated re- ports that the president and the colonel were not inclined to har- monize on the New York program, It is now believed that the two men are in perfect harmony and that they will issue a public state- ment dealing with the present sensa- tional fight between the “Old Guard” and the other factions of the party known as the Roosevelt supporters, within the next few hours. Col. Roosevelt came to Hartford today by automobile from New Haven. KEEFE TO FIGHT STANTON Bagley Attorney in Bemidji Says He Will Defeat Present Judge. “I have arranged my personal business so that I can devote most of my time in a determined efioyt to be elected to the district bench, and in the fight which I am about to make I believe that I am going to win.” This is from Thomas Keefe, the Bagley attorney, who as a Republi- can candida‘e will oppose Judge Stanton Bemidji’s nonpartizan candi- date for district judge. Mr. Keefe was in Bemidji Saturday and said his campaign was already on. Mr. Keefe, admits that because of Judge Stanton’s prominence he has undertaken ‘a big job in at- tempting to retire him, but “the Bagley man insists that this isare- publicau district and that he has been promised strong support. ¢«¢As things stand now I figure that I have an’even chance to be elected judge,” said Mr. Keefe. Special Train for Papal Legate. Winnipeg, Sept. 19.—Great North-: ern officials are assisting in-the ar rangements for a magnificent recep: tion here for Cardinal Vannutelll and his-suite. James J. Hill has arranged to send a special train, consisting. of the most magnificent rolling stock owned by the road, for the cardinal and his suite in the trip to St. Paul. BARN BURNS; TOWN SAVE Great Work on Part of Firemen Pre- . vents Conflagration. Bemidji was saved from a disaster- ous conflagration at 2:30 a. m. yes- terday by perfect work on the part of the fire department which succeed- ed in keeping the flames. which destroyed the Charles Knopke barn and storehouse, in the heart of the business district, from spreading. The Knopke structure was practi- cally ruined, the loss to the building itself being estimated at about $200. Stored in the structure was meat market. equipment consisting of cash registers, blocks and tools, all of which was destroyed at a loss of several hundred dollars, The cause of the fire is believed to have been spontaneous com- bustion; the start being traced to a barrel of lime which was stored in the building. The blaze was exceedingly diffi- cult to handle as the building was a mass of fire by the time the alarm was sounded, The flames shot high into the night air, being reflected in the waters of the lake which with a bright moon effect gave the city a spectacular appear- ance, The barn is located on the alley between Bemidjii and Minnesota avenues, and Fourth and Third streets. It is but a few feet south of the Pioneer office and other business blocks are close at band. Great showers of sparks were filling the air when the firemea in charge of N. P. Cunningham arrived.. Three strings of hose were quickly stretched and the firemen, despite the intense heat, forced the water directly into the flames. 2 Several of the firemen received BIG VOTE EXPECTED AT PRIMARY ELEGTION Polls Open in Bemidji Tomorrow at 6 a.m. and Will Not Close Until 9 p.m. SOME WAGERS BEING MADE Offer of $500 on County Attorney Fails to Find Taker—Saloons to be Closed. PROCLAMATION. Confronting with the state law, a proclamation is hereby issued for- bidding the sale of intoxicating liquor in the city of Bemidji on Tuesday, Sept. 20 between the hours of 6 A. M. and 9 P. M, John C. Parker, Mayor. Polls in the primary election to select candidates for the offices of congressman, state senator, state represenative and all county de- partments will be open in Bemidji tomorrow from 6 a. m. to g p. m, All voters who have resided in Minnesota for one year and in Be- midji thirty days and their pre- cinct ten days are entitled to vote, There are four ballots to be voted: republican, democratic, public owner- ship and prohibition. To vote one must declare his political affiliation and vote the ballot of that party. In the country the polls open at 9 a. m. and close at 9 p. m. The counting of the ballots will begin as soon as the polls have closed and as soon as possible the returns will -be forwarded to the office of the county auditor. All saloons will be closed during the hours in which the election is being held. Owing to the interest taken in some of the contests it is expected that a fairly large vote will be polled, providing the weather is favorable. The forecast for tomorrow is “clear and somewhat warmer.” In the city of Bemidji it is be- lieved that the vote will be unusually heavy, some estimating it at 1,000, although between 800 and 900 prob- ably would be more nearly correct. The total vote of the county is estimated at about 2,500. The vote for state senator and representative, which will be polled in the coun- ties of Beltrami, Red Lake, Norman, Mahnomen and Claarwater is esti- mated at approximately 6,000. Not many wagers have been made on the results. A few at even money are said to have been made on the contest for sheriff. An offer of $500 that Henry Funkley would defeat Chester McKusick for county at- torney was not taken. The Daily Pioneer has perfected arrangements for receiving election returns. Bulletins also will be displayed at the Markham hotel. The town of Spruce Grove is not becoming undully excited over tomorrow’s primary election. - The Daily Pioneer, in an effort to place the returns before the public at the earliest moment, has written every town clerk in the county, asking that this paper be given the returns as soon as counted. minor burns from the sparks which deluged them for many minutes but they stuck to their work and although at times the adjoining structures were smoking from the heat the fire did not spread beyond the barn, Taken to Hospital for Insane. After having been confined inthe county jail for several weeks facing acharge of having attempted to commit suicide, A, Axelson has been taken to the Fergus Falls hospital for the insane where he will be kept in the detention hop- pital for further examination. He was taken to Fergus Falls by Deputy Sheriff Rutledge . who was assisted by A. W, Brown. Alex n, at the time of his arrest, had tried to kill himself by gashing his throat with a jacknife. At the jail he labored under the hallucination This is the reply from Bessie Or- heim, deputy clerk for the town of Spruce Grove: “I am sorry to say we have returned all primary election blanks as there would not be enough voters at that time to hold a primary election—they are all out in Dakota threshing.” What Became of the Indians. 1 arranged with ], G. Morrison of the Red Lake agency to bring Chippewa Indians here to play lacrosse at the county fair,” said Secretary Mackenzie of the fair association in explaining why no lacrosse game was played as had been announced. ‘We appro- priated $50 for the game and ad. ded g1d for a tepee raising. I had presumed the Indians would that someone was trying'to “get” come and I don’t understand why they didn’t.” j i -