Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 22, 1910, Page 1

R — - i THE BEMIDJI DAILY PION VOLUME 8. NUMBER 200. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1910. Storic: al Society. W el | WINNESSTA HISTORICAL SECIETY. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. INDIAN CASE DELAYED: JOHNSON ADMITS SHIFT Bemidji Men in Federal Court at Min- neapol is to Appear again on November 2 BRENTS TO TAKE CHARGE HERE Sero to Be Sent to Michigan to Take Charge of Affairs in That District. Minneapolis, Oct. 22—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)—The cases of N. J. Sero and James Davis, government agents of Bemidji, in federal court here before Judge Wil- lard as the result of assault charges made by A. A. Oliver of Walker, have been continued until Nov. 2. This action, significant because of the present crisis in the ¢Indian district” was taken at the request of the government and was un- apposed by Couaty Attorney Funck of Cass Lake, who appear- ed for the state. The real point at icsue is the effort to secure a ruling by a federal juge on the precise rights of agents for the Indian bureau to search private luggage for contraband liquor. Unit- ed States Attorney C. P. Houpt of St. Paul appeared for government and Pierce Butler, the famous St. Paul sttorney is assisting Mr. Funck, W. E. Johnson, chief special agent of the Indian bureau, and who, as such, has charge of enforcing the treaty forbidding the sale of liquor to the Icdians, has returned to Minneapolis and is taking a per- sonal interest in the Sero-Davis case. . . Mr. Johnson intimates that the government will establish ‘a precedent with this case by taking it to the highest court, providing an unfavorable decision is given. On_the other hand, Attorney Funck has announced that he will carry the case up, if the state’s contention in district court is lost. In the meantime there is a feel- ing that something is about to drop in the Indian territory. Mr. Jounson said today that certain changes would be made, He complimented Agent Sero for the work he has long been doing in Northern Minnesota and said that more important duties will take him away from there. He will have his headquarters in Michigan and will direct the work in that district. F. S. Krents who recently visited Cass Lake to investigate conditions the result of which was the arrest of threesaloonkeepers charged with havingoffered bribes, will be in charge in northern Minnesota. GEORGE DENOUNGES HAYNER Sharply Criticizes Report That he is Tool of “Interests.” The first real ginger of the pres- ent political campaign in Beltrami county came today when James L. George, the regularly nominated candidate for auditor on the repub- lican ticket, issued a scorching letter of criticism on R. C. Hayner, present auditor, who although de- feated at the primaries, has decided to conduct a “sticker” campaign. Mr. Hayner has circulated a cam- paign dodgerin which he intimates that Mr. George is a tool of ‘“‘the interests,” Mr. Geoge’s open letter is in reply to this and in full is as foliows: “Ina circular letter addressed to the voters of Beltrami County, Mr. R. C. Hayner, the ‘sticker candidate’ for the office of County Auditor, intimates very strongly that I am a tool of the Lumber companies and Brewery interests. “His only ground for such an accusation is the fact that I was once in the employ of Irwin & O’Brien, a logging company, now and for three years past not doing any business in this part of the country. “Later I was in the employ of the Bemidji Brewing company, a small home institution, which has about as much influence among the Brewery interests as a breeder of hogs and cattle has in the meat trust and absolutely none over me. “For once and all, and very de- cidedly, I wish to deny these under- handed intimations, and assert posi- tively that I am entirely free from any controlling influence of any kind. “If I am elected auditor, I shall take the office withouta pledge or promise to any person or corpora- tion, bound only to observe the laws, and pledged only to a square deal to all, with prejudice or partiality to none. “I am a taxpayer of this county and have been for years, and have made an earnest and honest effort to obtain the nomination for the office of County Auditor for six years past. ¢Had I been under the control of the Lumber Companies it would have been easy to obtain the nomination, put with their influ- ence against me I have always been beaten, and when beaten have always taken my medicine and congratulated the winner, “My platform is covered with one plank—a strict conduct of county. affairs according :0 the law, and to as economical an end as possible, with the dictation and control of no interests or in- dividual, and ‘a systematizing of thé accounts of the office to a condition that will make an Audi- tor's certificate on the back of a deed mean just what it says. “The office will not be used to further my interests either politically or financially, other than that good work may help my re-election. If it does mnot, then may my successor find a better condition than at pres- ent. “The expenses of the office will be limited to the salary and clerk hire allowed by law and those amounts are sufficient to employ the best of assistance which with my own ex- perience will soon enable me to put all past and present business in good shape. “The reason for my small vote in the country districts and the large one in the cities, is not as Mr. Hay- ner claims, because of any interests either Lumber or Brewery but because of physical disability, which prevents much travel through the large country districts, while among the better populated cities I am better known having lived and worked among them for eight years, and where known my ability to con- duct an office of this kind is better recognized. “I ask for the support of all tax payers, because I am one of them, because I ‘have a reputation for honesty and integrity, because I am capable and a willing worker, be- cause I have the interests of the tax, payers at heart, and because I am absolutely under the control of no individual or corporation.” Child Taken to St. Anthony. Rev. E. P. Savage corrects the Pioneer regarding the commitment of Willie Simonson, a four year child whose father is dead and who has been abandoned by his mother. He was taken to the Children’s State home, and not to Otwatonna, It is this institution which has cared for fourteen children from Beltrami county. This home is located in St. Anthony park, St. Paul, and has no connection with the state home at Otwatonna. ESCAPES DEATH IN CAVE-IN Thomas Hanson Hurt in Water Mains Ditch But Will Recover. While working in the water mains ditch which is being constructed on Oak street, Thomas Hanson, 27 years old was caught by a cave-in at 9 a, m. today and for fifteen min- utes was held prisoner with timbers backed with falling earth, pressed against his breast. Fellow laborers of the H. S. Bos- worth ditch digging crew worked like trojans to speedily extricate Hanson and to themis largely due the credit for saving the man’s life. He was rushed to the St. Anthony hospital on a dray. His were so painful that it requires six men to hold him down. At the hospital he was attended by Dr. injuried FORMER MAYOR POGUE SEEKS $10,000 BALM For Second Time He Presses Case Against Great Northernas Result of Auto Accident TELLS HIS STORY ON STAND BEMIDJI- MEETING CALLED St. vhul Conference Adjourns to Meet " Here November 11. As the result of the conference held at state capitol in St. Paul yes- terday, a meeting was called to be held in Bemidji, Friday,- Nov. 11. The ‘conference yesterday was cal- Jed to frame recommendations for improved legislation governing up- Says Night Was So Dark He Ran Machine in Front of Train. 2 The personal injury suit of J. P. Pogue, former mayor of Bemidji, against the Great Northern Railway company, was taken up in district court this morning before Judge W. H. McClenahan. The plaintiff is suing_for $10,000 Sanborn, who found that no bones had been broken, bat that be was suffering from a serious internal hemorrhage. The flow of blood was stopped and his quick recovery is anticipated. GRIPPEN TO BIE FOR MURDER OF WIFE England, Oct. (Daily Pioneer Special Wire Ser- vice.)—Dr. Harvey Crippen is to be hanged for the murder of his wife, Belle Elmore- % The jury, which has-Heard the testimony in his case, brought in a verdict of guilty after a de- London, 22— liberation of less than 30 minutes, early this afternoon. Crippen was stunned by the ver- dict and was so weak that he had to be assisted from the court room. The verdict leaves no chance for| imprisonment, the law providing a death penalty in cases of this kind, and the execution is to be made with a rope, hanging being the lega] means of execution in England. Late this afternoon it was an- nounced that the date of execution had been fixed for Nov. 15. The crime for which Dr. Crippen is to pay his life was the atrocious murder of his actress wife in their London apartments, following which Dr. Crippen attempted to make his getaway, being accompanied by a French stenographer, but was arrest- ed on board a steamship in the har- bor at Quebec. WRESTLING MATCH TONIGHT ““Sailor Jack” to Meet Dave Hodge At Armory Opera House. Lovers of clean sport will be given an opportunity, tonight, to witnes what promises to be one of the fast- est and most stubbornly-contested wrestling matches ever pulled off in northern Minnesota, when “‘Sailor Jack,” the undefeated welterweight champion of Duluth, and Dave Hodge, the crack Scotchman, will clash for supremacy on the mat, at the Armory. Hodge is the gritty little man who gave Hanks, the Bemidji heavy- weight a battle royal recently. “Sailor . Jack” has thrown Dick Shepherd, and at the present time has a standing challenge for '‘Young Miller,” of St. Paul, the acknowledg- ed welterweight champion wrestler of the United States., The match tonight is the result of several weeks negotiations and the wrestlers are trained to the minute. damages as the result of an automo- bile accident a year ago,- Mr. Pogue, in his complaint, alleges that he was severly injured while driving his automobile at Wilton. He alleges his machine''was demolished by a freight train ‘'which pulled into Wil- ton about the time he and his party were preparing to depart for Bemidji. The case was on for trial at the spl:iug term of court but was dis. missed before the case went to the jury. i M. A. Spooner and J. F. Gibbons of Bemidji are the attorneys for the plantiff and J. F. Sullivan of St. Cloud, is counsel for the defendant qt;mpany. ™.0aly eleven jurors were secured, the regular vemire being exhaust- ed. Not desiring to delay until a special venire could be elected, the counsel in the case agreed to try the case with seleven men, The jurymen are A. B, Page, James Hagadone, James Wynne, Charles Lindgren, P. E. Olson, Henry Gripp, F. B. Anderson, Charles Hoyt, A. E. Rako and William Gerlinger. The witnesses who have been ex- amined up to the present writing are G. Meyers; T. R. Symons, J. P. Pogue, C. C. Crippen and Moses Burnham of Wilton. The substance of the testimony presented today was that the party, which consisted of T. R. Symons, G. Meyers and J. P. Pogue left the hotel and saloon at Wilton in the auto about 6 o'clock, running at the rate of from four to eight miles an hour; that the night was dark and that after passing the first track, Mr. Pogue stopped the auto and looked for trains, but it was so dark that he could not see any en- gine or train, nor could the party hear any bell, so he started the auto ahead and immediately the collision took place. PHILADELPHIA WINS WORLD BALL SERIES Chicago, Oct. 22—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service)—Philadelphia this afternoon won the World’s base- ball series by defeating the Chicago National Cubs, 3 to 2. Brown pitched tor Chicago and Bender for the Quakers. George W. Higgins Dies Suddently. George W. Higgins, chairman of the Prohibition ' state committee, candidate for governor' on that ticket in 1898, member of the legis- lature died suddently of heart disease at his home in Minneapolis, last night. per Minnesota with particular refer- ence to the forest district. The conference was attended by only a few and it was thought unwise to announce a definite plan. About 20 persons will be WHITE SLAVE CASE 1S UNEARTHED HERE Story of Thirteen Year Old Girl Leads to Arrest of Her Uncle, Charles Stebbins. FOUND IN HOVEL NEARLY NAKED Declares She Has Been Compelled to Do the Bidding of Her Mother’s Brother. What ;ppears to be a case of white invited to attend the Bemidji con- ference and among those expected to attend are: J. E. Rhodes, presi dent of the Minnesota Forestry association: Dean Woods of the state agricultural school; State Auditor Iverson; W. R. Mackenzie of this city, secretary of the North- ern Minnesota Development Associ- ation; Earl B. Arnold, land commis- sioner of Duluth, of the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad, and E. P. Craig, member of the state fair board. One or two representatives of each of the northern counties will also be invited. ) The Bemidii conference is to have norelation to the Lake States con- ference, called by Governor Eber- hart, for December. J. E. Rhodes is the only man who will attend both meetings and .he will. present the sentiments of the Bemidji conference at the December meeting. COMPANY K RETURNS FROM FIE DISTRIT o, Worn out by thirteen days and nights of almost ceaseless labor, Company K. M. N. G, of this city under command of Captain Adam Otto, returned from the “Baudette- Spooner fire district ‘at 11:40. last night. 2 aad There were 23 in squad which ar- riyed last night and they showed the effects of the hardships they have undergone in behalf of the fire sufferers. Few of them have had an opportunity to shave and neither have they had an opportunity to. re- ceive clean clothing and even baths should be included in the ‘*‘couldn’t get ‘em ” list. “I feel proud of the showing made by my boys under the most trying circumstances,” said Capt. Otto, to- day. “Our departure from Baudette and Spooner was made noteworthy by the mayors of both villages com- ing to me and thanking me for the work we have done. “I did not think there was any real necessity of my men continuing on duty as there are three companies from Duluth are there and we felt that Bemidji had done her share along this line. “The work of rebuilding the two towns is going on rapidly and especially in Spooner where the Shevlin-Mathieu mill is assisting. In Baudette they are waiting for in- surance money before much build- ing can be done.” The list of men returning follows: Captain Otto, 1st Lieutenant Hilaby, 2nd Lieutenant Kelly, 1st Sergeant Geil, Sergeant . Stewart, Sergeant Burrows, Privates Meeks, Peckles, Anderson, Brenenman, Carlton, Edd, Halliday, Mayer, Newton, Peck C,, Peck G., Skogs- berg, Utley,Holden, Dunn, Bunk- er and Ripple. Boat Club Meeting. All members of the Bemidji Boat Club and others interested, are' re- quested to meet at the Markham hotel at 8 o’clock Monday evening, October .24, Important business V. L. Ellis, Secretary. B T R M2 T OO ot PR, S o3 ST 0 S OG- T -2 slavery in a particularly vicious form, was brought to light here late yesterday afternoor when Charles Stebbins, 37 years old, was arrested as the result of admissions made to the police by his thirteen year old neice. Stebbins is in the county gjail and will be given a preliminary hearing the first of next week. He denies the charges and says that he is the victim of “gossiping neighbors.” He will employ an attorney. Stebbins’ arrest was made by Chief of Police Harrington and Patrolman Denley. For some time the girl and a four year old brother have been living with Stebbins in a small house on Twenty-second street, neat 'Dalton. The girl is large for her age and not bad looking. According to her story she has been as complete a slave as ever did the bidding, of a ‘master—her abode being a hovel and her body covered by the scantiest of clo thes. The conditions at the Stebbirs home—Stebbins and the two children completing the household — were deplorable. There is but one room. It contains one bed, and a crib in which the little boy slept. The boy has been sent to the Ch’ldren’s home at St. Anthony park and the girl is being properly cared for by Bemidji women. Not alone, according to the girl’s story, was she compelled to suffer daily indignities at the bands of Stebbins, but, she says she has been kept out of school against her will. When taken in charge by the police yesterday the girl was shiver- ing from the cold. The few gar- ments which she wore were ragged and thin. She was given a complete new outfit from the goods gathered for the relief. of the Baudette-Spooner fire victims and was taken to a good home where she was given a good meal. A maximum penalty of thirty years is provided for conmviction on the charge for which Stebbins is be- ing held. COMLINS HELD NOT GUILTY Graceton Man, Accused of lilegal Sale of Liquor Quickly Freed. The trial of the state vs. J. C. Comlins, the last criminal case.on the calendar for this month, was disposed of late yesterday. Comlins was charged with having conducted an unlicensed drinking place at Graceton, Beltrami county. The jury was out but a brief period when a verdict of mot guilty was returned. It appeared that Comlins had_been conducting a saloon and. that there was some apparent dis- crepancy in the manner in which his licénse was issued by the board |of county commissioners. e Il