Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 9, 1910, Page 1

q THE BEMIDJI D . PIONEE 15 & MINNESGTL i HISTORICAL , | SOCIETY, , JLUME 8. NUMBER 239. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 9, 1910. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. L SALOONS CLOSE HERE; 12 T0PEN; LEGAL BATTLE ON in Last Town of “‘Restricted District™’, Agents Strike Snag Liquor Dealers Serving Injunction Restraining Gov-: ernment From Interfering With Their Business 115 PLACES CLOSED SINCE * TUESDAY MORNING, Special Agent Declares Efforts of Bemidji to Continue Will Fail—Important Conference to Be Held in St. Paul Tomorrow. the dealers repeatedly that _there practically was but one point in the | state to which stock could be ship- ped, St. Paul and Minneapolis. Other places mentioned by him were Superior, and Ashland, Wisconsin. Since Tuesday morning Ageant Brents has closed 115 saloons: Brainerd, 26; Perham, 8; Klondike, 1; Nymore, 3; Grand Rapids, I6; Bovey, 22; Coleraive, 2; Taconite, 1; Holman, 5; Marble, 2; Cosack, 5 and Bemidji 24 Government agents struck a snag when they started out at 9 o’clock this morning to close the saloons of Bemidji, the last town to get the ““lid”” jn the territory covered by the! Indian treaty of 1855. There were twenty-four places do- ing business here. Special Officers T. E Brents and H. F. Coggeshall went to every saloon in town, told the proprietor to clear his place of the crowds, lock the door and have his supplies packed and ready for shipment out of Bemidji by 6 p. m. today. No resistance was offered at the time, but as soon'as Brents and Coggeshall got back to their head- quarters at the Markham hotel they were served with injunctions by Deputy Sheriff Rutledge, the papers having been prepared by Attorney E. E. McDonald. Under cloak of "the injunctions, twelve saloons were opened — the only twelve in the entire territory— and at noon were doing a thriving business, after having been shut for three hours. Agent Brents and Coggeshall ac- cepted service of the 1injunctions without protest and will proceed at once to St. Paul, arriving there Saturday morning for a conference with United States District Attorney Houpt. The liquor dealers here have high hopes that the injunction, made re- turnableon Dec. 29, will permit them to continue to do business without molestation from the government and this would mean that all saloons would be re-opened throughout the entire territory. “That is where they are fooling themselves,” said Agent Brents, “this thing has been all gone through with before, in Oklahoma, and other places. It will give this dozen sa- loons a b ief lease of life, but that is all. They die hard, but die they must.” “Every saloon in every town cov- ered by the 1855 treaty is now clos- ed,” said Agent Brents. ‘‘Bemidji was the last to go and theA first to spring the injunction blockade. I am glad to work in harmony with your men here I expect the gov- ernment to aid in a speedy untang- ling of theilegal cdmplications which have arisen here today.”- With the closing of Bemidji, Agents Breats anoynces that he soon will retire from the subagency of the Indian bureau here of which he has !been: in charge for. several weeks- returning to the southwest to con tinue his work. The agency will then be in charge of Special Agent Cog weshall, who has just arrived from New Mexico. : At Grand Rapids: Jast night Agent Brents confiscated three bar. rels of beer, which had been smug- gled in, quart bottles Being packed in flour barrels. The name of the consigne hade not been given and it was consigned to *‘A. Bum.” Neither A. Bum, nor any other bum will get it for Mr. Brents took it in charge and is collecting evidence to prosecute the man who shipped it, the railroad company for accepting it and any one else who has violated the federal law, which provides a pen- itentiary sentence for such vio- lations. “You can say,” said Mr. Brents, that theré is not going to be any bootlegging or blind pigs. The government intends to supply enough men to work in harmony with the local authorities and to enforce the law justly and impartially. I do not think the action in Washington of cutting down the appropriation for this work will in any way inter- fere with the enforcement of the provisions of the treaty of 1855.” Mr. Brents wlll come back to Be- midji to assist in ‘checking up on the closed saloons and will be here several day§ before giving over. com- mand to Mr. Coggeshall. Judge Marshall A. Spooner of this city, who was first employéd by the liquor dealers here to test the real power of the treaty and who decided upon the ' temporary ' injunction, as the best way to obtain a quick de- cision, leaves tonight with E. E. McDonald, who prepared the in- junctions here, and 'Mr. Brents for St. Paul to attend a conference with federal officials in St. Paul tomorrew. Judge Spooner spent last week in St: Paul. ' He formerly was a mem- ber of the district bench here and is regarded as one of the keenest law- yers in the state. Mr. McDonald has a like reputation aud for this The injunctions were issued by |« court Chmmissioner A .M. Crowell of thiy city. Drays are busy hauling the liquor supply of the saloods not protected by the injunction’ to the depot. Each saloonkeeper was instructed to ship his supply outside the “restric- ted territory.”” Agent Brents told MAJESTIB THEATRE PROCRAM L. Overture Miss Hazel Fellows 2. Motion Picture Little Angels of Luck.( Biogroph) Showing how two -little fiirls saved their Father from ruin. 3. Illustrated Song Call Me Up Some Rainy After- noon. 4. Motion Picture The Tout's -Remembrance. (Essancy) A Great Racing Play. A feature by itself. ‘| reason the treaty will be “‘shot full a resident of this city, was a member 137;060 SAFE STUI.EN ‘|of the committee which drew the FROM EXPRESS FIRM| = These resolutions follow: Bold Theft Takes Place in Heart of - 1st, That the forest fire protec- tion of each State and such other Down Town District at Min- neapolis ; of holes,” say the ‘liquor- men, f legal talent can do it. The twelve saloons doing business under the protection of the tempor- ary injunction are those conducted by: John Dalton John Larson H. Gunsalus g F. E. Brinkman - branches of state work as may be deemed best to combine with it, be placed under the control of a non- partisan commission empowered, as fully as possible under the Consti A. Marshik ALL TRACES ARE COVERED UP tutions of the different states,to J. E. Maloy . carry on - the work, and urder. “Ed Fay ™ § ey civil service rules. Such commis- J. H. Sullivan Police Send Notices Througost Cmmtty sion should represent all the in- E. E. Gearlds % ¥ terests involved asfar as possible, Edwin Gearlds : B_“t Robbers are Still and we recommend that such com- Frank S. Lycan Free. mission place the work in charge of L. J. Kramer a Chief Forester who should be a Three saloons had voluntarily ‘ professional graduate Forester and quite business, owing to the -fact| Minned lis, Minn, Dec. 9—|that the commission employ such tha: their supplies had become ex- hausted. These places were run by Frank Lane, Chris Olson and trained Foresters aund other assis- tants as may be necessary; detine their duties and fix their salanes; From the offices of the Adams Ex- press Ca, 256 Hennepin avenue, be- tween 10:30 p. m. Wednesday and Jesse Anderson, said employes to be engaged under civil service regulations as the com- mission may prescribe. 2nd. Resolved, that it is the sense of -this Conference that the present Forest Fire Warden Service of Michigan, Wisconsin and Min- nesota, is totally inadequate to meet the existing fire hazard to both life and property, and that forest protect- ion service, to become efficient, must be greatly extended. To this end we recommend an adequate Forest Patrol aystem, maintained by the state, organized and operated by the 2:30 a. m. yesterday a train safe said Deputy Special Agent Patten of [ have contained between $15,000 Aitkin is bere but he did not ac-|,,4 $17.000- was stolen. company Agents Brents and Cog-|- [; connection with the robbery geshall in making the “rounds. of | the detectives are searching for two the saloons. men who were seen about the Min- neapolii & St. Louis depot when the box of : money was taken from a train ffom Aberdeen at 8:30 p. m Wednesday uight. The safe stolen from' the Adams Express Co., was receipted for by Fred Clark, who is in charge of the office nights. - The first place entered was Gennes & Layon, Third street and Bemidji avenue. Then came J. C. Harrison and here a patron of the place con- signed Uncle Sam and a few others to a certain warm place, adding that no one could close him up. His ora- tory resulted in a forcible ejectment. By this time news of the closing The money box was taken into a rear room. Clark should have taken it into the office, but failed to do so. At10:30 p. m. they went to the Union station, met a train and returned at 11:30 p. m. with a load. Then the money was missing. , The rear door fastens with a “inck. Several days ago a glass: 4door-was ' broken and . thin | hoards were pat in its ‘place. Clark [found that::the boards had been -broken off, Dbut no ‘other “traces of the burgl:r were “found. It is Tthought that the men reached in, sprung the lock, picked out the ‘money -box which they had spotted at the depot, loaded it into a wagon and drove away. i Commission referred to. 3rd. We further recommend, that the committebeauthorized to co-oper- ‘ate with the National Government, the several adjoining states, and such associationsand organizations as.the Commission may. find necessary: to bhest protect the timber resources: of the state. ““4th. “Resdlved that this Confer- ence is opposed to a gederal slash’ burning law, as experience has prov- en it unsatisfacfory, impracticable and dangerous. We recommend how ever, that the Commission should be given authority to order the disposal of dangerous slashings sufficient to establish a safe fire line around stand- ingltimber or otber valuable property. 5th, Resolved, that this Con. ference advocates legislation pro- viding strict regulation of the burning of brush and debris “in clearing land during the dry sea- son, such regulations as the Com- midsion may prescribe. i 6th. -We Further Recommend, that tbe burning of all debris on bad spread to other places. As fast as one place was closed the crowd would hustle on to the next place, ana by the timg the Harry ngnlus place, Third street and Minnesota aveoue, was reached nearly 100 men had crowded into the bar room. All of -the liquor dealers took the closing order good naturedly. When “the final ““instruction - to tplease get the. crowd out and lock the dootr” were reached by Agent Brerits it-always brought a volley of jests. 2 ¢It's 11 o’clock,” was the way. Ed Fay cleared * his, saloon, " At another place the proprietor clear- ed his place with, ¢‘Get out out of here. you law breaking stiffs.” The injunction papers were han- dled by Sheriff Hazen, but the work of serving them was turned over to Deputy Sheriff - Rutledge. Sheriff Hazen cautioned each of the twelve “injunction” dealers against disor- der. It was feared that there might be a tendency to ‘celebrate.” There has been no disorder. now situated within said building upon said premisesor any persona! property that plaintiff may here- after acquire and place or keep within said building upon said premises and for such other and furtherelief as may seem just and proper = together with plaintiffs costs and disbursements herein, the rights of way of the various railroads be under the contral and direction of the State Forest Pat- rol. Further, that under special conditions as directzd by the State Forest Patrol the railway companies maintzin a patrol, pro- perly equipped following their trains, also that all railroad and logging locomotives and 'traction engines ‘must be equipped with the most practical spark arresting de- vices (subject te inspection and approval of the Commission). 7th. Whereas, the building of The injunctions issued in district court here, are addressed to W. E. Johnson, T. E. Brents, J. J. Matulys, N. J. Sero, N. A. Way, J. M. Quinn, J. T. Davis, Denton, Patten, and Davis and Brannon whose full names are unknown. z together with reasonableattorney’s fees, and furthier prays that dur- ing the pendancy . of this action that a temporary injunction be gronted restraining the defend- ants and each of them, their agents, servants and employees from committing such. acts, and that an order be’ granted restrain- ing the’ defendants, and each. of them, their agents, servants and employess from committing such acts until the decision of the Court upon such app! lcatlon for a tem- The injunction says: “The state of Minnesota, above named defendants: to the You, are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint of the plaintiff in the -above entitled action which complaint is .hereto jporary injunction.” PLN TO SMVE funesrs Mackenzie Aids in Drawing up Set of Resolutions. fire lines around exposed property including settlements, villages and towns, has proven a most effective means for the control and extin guishment of fires. We Recom- mend, that one ‘of the principal duties of the patroimen working under the direction of the Com. mission, should bz to establish such fire lines where necessary. for protection of property. 8th. = We recommend, as the most eflecnve measures for ptevennnz and fizlmng serious fires, adequate means of transportationand communication, to include trails, telephone lines and lookout stations, and that the efforts of the Commission should be exerted for the construction and establishe ment of the same as rapidly asconsi: t ant, 9th, The appalling sacrifice of life and the continued great loss.of state and private property resulting ¥ annexed and herewith served upon you, and to serve .a copy of your answer upon the subscriber at his office in the city of ‘Bemidji, County of Beltrami and State of Minnesota, within twenty days after the service of this summons upon you, exclusive; of the day -of such services and if 'you fail to answer. within the _time aforesaid the plainfiff in this action will take action against you for the rellef demanded - in ‘the ‘complaint. .«WHEREFORE, . plaiatiff ‘the saloons keeper demands judgment herein, adjudging and decreeing that said defendants and each of them, their agents, servants and employees be forever restrainad and enjoined. from, at any time, entering upon said premises: and from any manner taking posses- sion of, seizing or destroymg ‘or interferring with any-of * said ~per- sonal property of this plaintiff Freely admitting the self evident fact chat the appaliing sacrifice o} life ‘and the continued great loss of state and private property are a dis. grace toour civilization, delegates rom Michigan, Wisconsin and Min- nesota assembled ia St. Paul to lay plans for ‘suppressing forest fires, 'ldomed a series of striking remedi- cal resolutions, If the snzzemons de are carried into practice great benefit ought to result. It is signifi- cant to Bemidji that'W. R.. Macken. zie, secretary of the Northern Min- nesota Dévelopmeat association; and BALLINGER HEARS OF AGTION HERE TODAY Says it is Up to Liquor Men to Show | Government That They Have a ! Case PROHIBITIONISTS ISSUE WARNING Will Object to Abrogation or Modifica- tion of Treaties Restricting Liquor Sale. St.Paul, Dec. 9.—(Pioneer Special Wire Service.)—A special dispatch from Washington to this evening’s Dispatch says that Secretary Bal- linger learned of the injunction pro ceedings instituted in Bemidji at noon ‘today and refused to make any comment except to say: “Whatever legal action is taken, it must be started by the liquor in- terests of Minnesota. The govern- ment will not start anything as we believe all legal points have been thoroughly tested.” Another important development in Washington today was the public and emphatic announcement by the Prohibitionists that they would op pose any effort to modify the Indian . Treaty provision. Wilbur W. Crafts, superintendent of the Internal Reform Bureau, an- pounced that he would oppose any effort. to abrogate thel treaty and said that the Prohibitionists would oot yield any of the territory in which liquor is pow banished. wl Mr, Crafts paid “Pussyfoot”™ Johnson-a high tribute and said he was doiug a noble and great work™ ™ and that he was protected by the law. ; In St. Paul, United States Dis~ trict Attorney Houpt said that he aud other representaiives “of the government would meet the delega- tion from Bemidji in conference to- morrow morning at 10 o’clock. from fires in our forested area, are a disgrace to our “civilization and a2 most erious drain upon our natural resources, and we believe that the expenditure of such amount as may beé necessary to prevent these loses is fully justified. We therefore recommend, that the ‘sppropriations by the . state legisla- tures to maintain forest protection should-be sufficient to provide for a forest patrolman for each forty thousand acres. requiring protection as well as for the expenses necessary to successfully carry out all of the measures suggested by these _resolu~ tions. 10. We recommend, in addition to the patrol system, an auxiliary county fire fighting force to be ap- pointed by and under the direction of the commission, to be paid by the state and charged back to the countie§. Such expense to be ulti- mately borne by the counties or towns in which the fires occur. Further Be it Resolved, that as it is shown by the statistics that there are a large number of fires set each geason through the carelessness of . f the general public, including camp- = ers, fishermen, hunters and others. s' We recommend, that a campaign of education be energetically carried on through every possible channal | to-the end that this hazard be re- duced through a better understand- ing of forest conditions by all the people. n Binm‘gk Has 5,443. & Washington, Dec. 9.—The thir-' eenth ' census gives Blsmrck. the capnal of North Dakota, a popula- tion of 5,443. This is a gain of 2,- 3 124 in ten years over the population : of 1900. NEEEATI\/C DAALC