Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 27, 1910, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D. ILY PIONEE RNESOTh | HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 7VOLUME 8. NUMBER 138. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1910, TEN CENTS PER WEEK. IBERTSON REPLIES T0 SENTINEL ATTACK Coroner Declares Article in Weekly Newspaper Regarding Akerberg Jury “False and Scurrilous.” REPORTS JURORS TO JUDGE Presents Names of Men Who Sought Own Selection—Objects to Published Insinuations. The Pioneer prints the following communication from Coroner M. E. Ibertson w'thout comment and solely upon his own responsibility: *“Kditor Pioneer: “In view of the fact that the Be- midji Seu’('inel, in its last issue, de- livered itself of a scurrilous article concerning my summoning of jarors Akerberg against Mayo, and strongly intimated that I in the case of summoned jurors who were unfair to the defendant, and in view of the fact that you have also published an article on this case that might be un- derstood as reflecting upon me in the performance of my duties, I wish to explain through your columns the true facts in this matter. “In the first place the Sentinel openly states that I selected jurors with the assistance of Arthur Aker berg. Such a statement is false; “An affidavit of prejudice against Sheriff Hazen was filed by the plain- tiff in this case, and I was thereupon appointed to select jurors by virtue I had never had experience in such matters, of my office as coroner. and believed at the time I received my appointment, and do now be- lieve, that it was my duty to select, as jurors, men who were intelligent and honest. With this view I select- ed the following named men as jury- men. “Christ Markusen, Bemidji, a member of the firm of Roe & Markusen. “Fred Baumgardner, Lineman for N. W. Telephone Co., Bemidji. "0. C. Rood, Bemidji, member of firm of O. C. Rood & Co. “August Jarchow, farmer, Town of Bemidji. “J. F. Collins, farmer, Grant Val- ley. — Heath, farmer, Grant Valley. “George Smith, Bemidji, Custo- dian City Library. “A. L. Holden, Bemidji Minister. "“H. A. Whitney, Bemidji employe of Gill Bros. “1 submit to the people of this county whether the selection of the above men is a matter for which I should be criticised. If, upon ex- amination in court, it developed that these men had formed opinions re- garding the case or were acquaint- ances of the plaintiff or the defend- ant, I see no reason for criticising me on that account. Whatever may have been the practice in the past, I know it is not my duty, nor would it be right for me to question jurors as to their views on a case before summoning them. “Before I knew that I had been appointed by the court to act in the place of the sheriff in this case, four men approached me and requested that I summon them as jurors. One of them stated to me in the presence of two others who called with him that they had been sent to me by our present sheriff for that purpose. This fact I promptly reported -to the court and I bave today made a report to the court in writing, giving the names of these men. They were not subpoenaed. “I have always tried to perform any public duty entrusted to me to the best of my ability, and fairly and impartially. [ amsure I did so in this iostance, and I believe those who read this article will agree with me. “Yours respectfully, M. E. Ibertson.” CHANGES AT STATE BANK Wisconsin Man Succeeds Harry Haines As Cashier. H. C. Baer of Ladysmith, Wis., has succeeded Harry Haines as cash- ier of the Security State Bank and has begun his duties in that institut- ion, ! Mr. Haines has sold his holdings in the bank. G. E. Stubbins of Grandville, N. D., has purchased stock and has been made a director in the bank. The Security concern is now interested in banks in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The present officers are: E. J. Swedback, president; A. P. Ritchie, vice president; H. C. Baer, cashier. Mr. Baer has been connected with the Ladysmith National Bank for some time and has been in the banking business for twelve years. The Security Bank will continue to conduct its business on the same conservative, progres sive lines as has heretofore marked the management of that institution. GRAY TO OPEN CAMPAIGN Democratic Candidate for Governor in Fergus Falls Tonight. Fergus Falls, Minn., Sept. 27— (Daily Pioneer Special Wire Ser. vice.)—This city is decorated on a limited scale in honor of James Gray, democratic candidate for gov- ernor, who arrived here at noon and who will deliver his keynote speech in‘the opera house in this city tonight. Mr. Gray conservatively admits that he will know more about his chances of becoming governor after Nov. 8 next. Mr. Gray chose Fergus Falls to open his campaign because of his friendship for Elmer E. Adams, re- publican editor of the Fergus Falls Journal. Mr. Gray and Mr. Adams were students at the university to- gether. Adams came to Fergus Falls and started in the newspaper business and gave Gray his first newspaper job. As Mr. Gray is said to be an en- tertaining and somewhat humorous speaker, despite the fact that Fergus Falls is strongly republican, it is probable that he will have a large audience tonight. ECKHARDT COMPANY FINE Famous Farce Cleve,;ly Presented— “Marriage of Kitty” Tnnight Those who braved the mud be- neath and the rain above last night to witness the Eckhardt Comedy company’s presentation of the famous farce “‘Are You A Mason?” had the pleasure of seeing the extremely humorous play interepted by a met- ropolitan company in a charming manner, The play last evening demonstrat- ed the fact that not all the capable players are confined to the cities. The play in times gone by has been put on at much higher prices with a much more expensive cast but no audience ever got more merriment out of it than did the one which roared through the three acts in the Armory opera house here last night. Pleasure was added to the perfor- mance by the stunning gowns worn by the female members. The Eckhardt company will to- night present, “The Marriage of Kitty.,” It is a comedy and it is is safe to say that a pleasant evening awaits all who may attend for the Eckhardt players are the best that will be seen in Bemidii for many a.day. b Murderer Dies Under Train. Oskaloosa, Ia., Sept. 27.—Swift and unusual retribution overtook William Boston after he had shot and prob- ably fatally wounded Susan Losson, aged ‘twenty-nine, at Cricket, Ia. Pur- sued by friends of the woman, who had jilted Boston, the man fled through a woods and attempted to board a moving train. Out of breath and made unsteady by fear, apparent- 1y, Boston fell under the- wheels of the car and was ground to death. strong English’ PRYOR'S DEATH DUE T0 DRINK OF POISON Mug of Acid Telil Story of His Frenzied Determination to End Troubles. SERVICES HELD AT HOUSE TODAY Body isto Be Taken Tonight to Old Home Town of Glencoe for Interment. Clyde J. Pryor, who was found dead in the woodshed of the Pryor home on the lake front, by his wife CLYDE J. PRYOR early yesterday morning killed him- self by drinking a mug of carbolic acid. Evidences of the suicide were so apparent that Coroner M. E. Ibert- son, who took charge "of the body, decided that an inquest was un- necessary. Physical deformity, together with long continued ill health and tangled finances are believed to have been the causes which combined to work Mr. Pryor into a frenzied determination to take his own life. In detailing the facts of the case, Coroner Ibertson said: “I was called to the Pryor resi- dence yesterday morning and there lying in the woodshed I found Mr. Pryor dead. “Nearby lay a bottle which had contained carbolic acid. The con- tents had been poured into a mug out of which Mr. Pryor took his death drink. “Some of the poison had been spilled from the mug; on the mouth and neck of the dead man, burning his features. ~Dr. Henderson and Dr. Gilmore were présent. The case was too plain to need investigation,’ A. A. Meilke, father of Mrs Pryor, who arrived' with his wife from Glencoe, where the Pryors formerly resided, thrtw light on the possible cause of suicide by admit- ting that he had received a letter recently from Mr. Pryor asking for money. Mr. Pryor left no written word. At midnight Sunday he dined in the Armstrong restaurant andgreeted friends cheerfully and commznted on the easy time he expected to have at the coming election as a candidate for court commissioner. His health has long been poor and he was subject to painful and dangerous attacks of heart disease. It was because of this that Mrs. Pryor felt so sure that it was this trouble which caused death, - Short services are being held at the Pryor residence this afternoon, Rev. S. E. P. White of the Presby- terian chureh being in charge. The body will be taken tonight to Glencoe where it will be buried. ROOSEVELT WINS Sarafoga, N. Y. Sept. 27—(Pioneer Wire Service)—Theodore Roosevelt won a sensational and the “Old Guard” here today when after he had been denounced by “ Old Guard ” speakers he -li made temporary Special complete victory over chairman: of the republican state convention. * The morning session of the con- vention was given oyer to addresses. Clrairman Woodruff lead the attack on Roosévelt and - e made many bitter charges against the former president, Vice President Sherman, candidate against Roosevelt for chairman, developed all the strength at his command but on the. first bal. lot cast this afternoon Roosevelt won by a sweeping majority, Sher- man receiving an insignificant vote which represented the demoralized forces of the old leaders. Elihu Root was- made permanent chairman, - making the Roosevelt victory complete. as a BOY WANTED. COMPLETE VICTORY | HAZEN WINS BY Il; GONTEST IS LIKELY Returns Received This Afternoon from Hamre Give Johnson Boost of Twelve Votes, NO BALLOTS AT STEENERSON No Material Ch:;u in Race for Auditor, But Hayner Still Talks of Recount. With returns from every precinct in the county in the hands of County Auditor Hayner, Sheriff Hazen wins the nomination by eleven votes. Early this afternoon the vote from Hamre came in and it gave twelve votes to Andrew Johnson to none for Hazen. Steenerson was still missing and Johnson’s hopes again soared high but they were doomed to be short lived for at 2 p. m. word from Steener- son was received stating that no bal- lots had been cast in that precinct. Before the Hamre vote came in Hazen had 1,180 and Johnson, 1,157, This gave Hazen a lead of twenty- three, but the Hamre pickup sent Johnson up to within eleven of the leader, Thus the fight ends so far as the present returns are concerned but it is more that probable that Mr. John- son will now demand a’ recount in T0 EREGT FIRE PROOF JAIL City Cou.cil Accepts Revised Plans for Lockup and Hall. Revised plans for a new city jail and the remodeling of the city hall and the installation of a modern steam heating plant, all of which is to be done at a cost of approximately $6,000, were accepted by the city council at its regular meeting last night. Bids will be advertised for at once and work will begun at the earliest moment. Harry Reynolds, architect who drew the plans, was present and ex- plained them. The jail building it- self will cost about $3,000. Itis to be built of reinforced concrete and will be fireproof, even to the window sashes which are to be of steel. Wire woven glass will be used. The jail will have three barred cells, a female ward and a compartment for drunks and vags, and will be per- fectly ventilated, The city hall will be completely rearranged. The stage on the second floor will be taken out, the room partitioned, one being used for fire- men sleeping quarters, and the other will be finished up for a council meeting room. The present council chamber on the first floor will be equipped with vaults for the city and municpal court clerks. The municpal court room will be made into quarters for the mayor. These alterations will cost about $1,500. i some of the city precincts and possibly in one or two of the country districts. There are no developments in the contest for auditor, Hamre giving Hayner a boost of seven. This leaves George with a lead of more than fifty, Mr. still talks ot .asking a recount. NEGRESS KILLS EMPLOYER o Is Herself Fatally Wounded by Wife of Dead Man, She Says. New York, Sept. 27.—James Myden, a hotelkeeper, was stabbed in the heart and instantly killed by Florence Lovett, a negro chambermaid, when he attempted to discharge her for in- solent language. When the police came they found the maid dying with a stab wound over her heart. “She killed herself,” said Mrs. My- den. “She done it, she done it,” gasped the girl, pointing at Mrs. Myden. “When she saw what I done to her husband she grabbed the knife.” Mrs. Myden was detained pending an investigation. PEXTAT Hayner | The council accepted the report of the septic tank committee which favors the construction of a closed tank, ; It was also decided to fill up Bel- trami avenue leading to the new union depot. This work will be 'dpge withg\gt fielu. BIG MEN TO VISIT BABLEY Senator Clapp and Candidate Gray to Speak at Clearwater Fair. Bagley, Minn., Sept, 27—Prepar- ations ase being made for the fourth annual fairiof the Clearwater Agri- cultural sodiety, which will be held at Bagley Oct. 6, 7 and 8. The society will this season, for the first time, house its displays in one build- ing, having made arrangements with the Bagley school board for the spacious gymnasium building. | | The association has also arranged to have all the live stock and poultry under one roof,-suitable buildings having been erected for this purpose. Among the speakers of note that will address the farmers on agricul- tural and other subjects will be: Thursday—Supt. A. D. Wilson of the State Experimental Station, St. Paul: J. G. Winkjer, U. S. Dairy in- spector, Crookston; Supt. A. J. Mc- Guire of the State Experimental Farm, Grand Rapids. Friday—James Gray, Democratic candidate for Governor of Minne- apolis; State Immigration Agent, Geo. Welsh, of St. Paul. Saturday—United States Senator Moses E. Clapp of St. Paul, A balloon and aeroplane ascension willte made each day of the Fair at 4p.m s SCHNEIDER QUITS GOUNCIL E. E. Chamberlain Appointed in His Place From Fourth Ward. A. E. Schuneider, who some months ago' was appointed alderman from the fourth ward, last night presented his resignation to the city council. The council complied with his wishes and accepted the resignation. ‘The vacancy caused by the with- drawal of Mr. Schneider was filled by the appointment of E. E.' Cham- berlain who will serve until the next village election in March, 1911, Alleged Poisoner Indicted. ‘Le Sueur, Minn, Sept. 27.—The grand jury has reported several in- ‘dictments, Bergl, thém poison. stepchildren, by git among which were two. gainst Martin O’Malley for murder- | in fll‘g first degree of Frank Bergl and CASS LAKE READY T0 FIGHT WITH FIREARMS Newspaper Makes Daring Plea for De- fense of “Lives and Property”” Against U. S. Agents. APPEAL MADE TO GOVERNOR Chief Executive Warned" That Blood- shed Must be Expected if Present Conditions Longer Prevail. There are evidences that a reign of actual civil war impends at . Cass Lake. Justice Frank Ives has appealed to Governor Eberhart to interfere with the Indian agents of the De- partment of the Interior, who "he says, are persecuting the people of northern Minnesota in the en- forcement of the liquor laws. Cass Lake newspapers have sounded the alarm and the Times issues a call to arms in the follow- ing language: Ready and Willing to Fight. “Ever since the appearance among us of the special agents ot the United States Indian Depart- ment our people, anxious to be law-abiding, have stood, almost awe-stricken in contemplating the atrocious acts of agents and most of us have been ‘cowd’ with fear when the name of the United States has been mentioned in con- nection with the acts of a .few marauders who have assumed con- trol without any warrant of law. “That period of inactivity and fear has passed and our citizens have at last been aroused from the letha- gic condition pievailing for many months and are now READY AND WILLING TO FIGHT FOR THEIR LIBERTY as they did when King George imposed unbear- able conditions upon them. Will Bear Arms if Necessary. *‘Our people are now ready for the contest; IF IT BECOMES NECES- SARY TO BEAR ARMS TO PROTECT OURSELVES AND OUR LIBERTIES EVERY CITIZEN WILL EMBRACE THE PRIVILEGE the Constitution of the United States and that of our state vouchsafes us. *‘We are tired of being over-ridden by a gang of cowboy toughs at the direction of the sub department of the Interior; we have rights and we know what they are and will main- tain them EVEN IF WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THEM. Warns Governor of Bloodshed. Justice Ives in his call upon the governor for aid tells of the recent raids made by the Indian agents and states plainly that unless the governor interferes, bloodshed must result in northern Minnesota. He pleads with the governor to put the _ question up to the attorney general of the United States as to whether the state or the Department of the Interior is in control of northern Minnesota. So serious has become the Cass Lake situation that Special Inspec- tor Gentilly of Ashland, Wisconsin, is in Cass Lake, looking over the situation, particularly in regard to the recent trouble with Agents Sero and Davis, arrested on charges of assault brought by-A. A. Oliver, of Walker, after his grip had been searched for contraband liquor. Mr. Gentilly comes under orders from William E. Johnson, chief special agent of the Indian department, with headquarters at Denver. Approaching a Crisis. Mr. Gentilly will personally in- spect conditions in all of the affected northern towns and make a report in person to Mr. Johnson, The present crisis is brought about by the governmental mandate pro- hibiting the sale of liquor, under an old treaty in ‘certain places of the restricted territory. As the order now stands, several towns will have their saloons closed on October 15 and it is on this date that the climax of the present tense situation may be expected, unless the storm breaks before that “time. Bemidji is taking no hand in the uprising as the saloons here have not been ordered to close. -