Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 17, 1911, Page 1

e o THE EMIDJ1 D VOLUME 9. NUMBER 298. NEW PRESIDENT OF U’ THRILLS LEGISLATURE Event More Notable By Compliment to Northrop and Talks By Lind, Eberhart, Gordon and Dunn. EX-GOVERNOR . SPRINGS . JOKE Pleased at Approval of Regents Sel- ection of University Head and “Hopes” for Other Things. (BY P. A. Wilson) Bemidji Plomeer Legislative Burean St. Paul, Feb. 17.—No more not-| able incident has occured during the | present session of the legislature’ than the events of forty-five minutes in the house chamber vesterday | when at 11 a. m., with gallerieg‘ crowded to their utmost capacity,fi the senators filed in to join the re- presentatives in listening to George| iyears that I have been with the| lw|:|en he said he was glad to know| {board of regents in naming a suc- baven’t anything else prepared.” It proved that he didn’t need preparation to deliver a cracking-| address in favor of the upbuilding of the University and he even took oc- casion to urge good roads and more agricultural schools. x %X ““INever Connived,” Says Northrop. “There is another thing,” said Dr. Northrop, “during the twenty-six University I never appeared before this body nor before a legislative committee, unless I was sent for. I have never pulled any wires for I have had none' and I have pever done any lobbying, for I have too| much self respect.” John Lind was also applauded and that “you approve the action of the | cessor to Dr. Northrop,” there was renewed and vigorous cheering after | which Mr. Lind resumed with a! smile which carried the thoughts of the legislators to the bill appropriat- ing $5,000,000 to the university, “I hope ycu will always agree with the board. of regents.” * X x Gordon is Humorous. E. Vincent, formerly of the Univer- sity of Chicago, president elect ol: the University of Minnesota. i Good old Cyrus Northrop, vener- | able but vivacious, was there as the, retiring president to present his; younger and sturdier successor;; John Lind, the former governor, and a member of the University Board| of Regents, satonthe platform and| was compelled to respond to cries of “speech, speech.” Governor Eber-| hart, Lieutenant Governor Sam Yq Gordon and Speaker H. H. Dunn,| who presided, were the other not-% ables on the platform. All spoke,| but the last three had not expected to speak. In fact the governor was' all but shut out for a vote of thanks| by 2 unanimous vote which had been‘[ given Northrop. Lind and Vincent| before anyone on the floor of the house thought to call upon the’ governor to talk. The governor ”'i sponded with a brilliant, earnest| plea for improved education in Min. mnesota. x X x Vincent Proves Whirlwind. Interest, of course, centered in| Dr. Vincent who on April 1 isto become the head of one cf the great- est institutions of learning in the| country—the University of Minne-| sota. Dr. Vincent is a whirlwind of | words. He can deliver an hour oration in fifteen minutes. Sentence af:er sentence crash from his mouth like bullets from a Gatling gun and everyone hits the mark. He scarcely could be called an orator but the| earnestness of his plea aroused his: hearers to a point of enthusiasm|Ware merchant, which culminated in a wild burst o(j applause when he had finished. Vincent talks so fast that the most expert stenographers have trouble recording him. remarks, however, was that he was pleased with “this characterislic,éSit'i“! on the Senate floor for a cordial, typical Minnesota welcome,” | short time and was much interested | and that the University of Minnesota was more than a local affair, that it| belongs to the people of the state| and as such should be given proper | Lieutenant Governgr Gordon over | ot representatives. | Dr. | Convention, The tenor of his| Vincent and others spoke. There were cries of ‘“‘Gordon, Gordon,” and the president of the senate reluctantly arose and created | noisy merriment by saying: | “This is indeed an unexpected | displeasure. On bebalf of the mem- bers of the senate, however, I want to say that we were exceedingly pleased to listento the notable ad-| dresses delivered here today by our| distinguished citizens, though the adjournment of the legislature toi permit this gathering means an ex. | pense to the state. I Lelieve it was| money well expended. To continue ! to spend money to listen to the| president of the senate I do not be-! lieve is money well expended.’”’ Then the lauzhter and applause| died away there was laughter andl cries for Speaker Duon and the “Abraham Lincoln” of the house eloquently voiced the sentiment of the pleasure of having heard the talks and szid he hoped the officials | of the university would always feel welcome to come before the house * X ¥ Cigaret Repeal Predicted. By a unanimous vote, the house committee has recommended for passage the Congdon bill which re- peals the anti cigaret law. The general impression appears to be | that the house will vote to repeal the law and that the senate will con- cur. x X x A. B. Palmer, the Bemidji hard- who came to St. Paul to attend the Hardware Men’s was an iaterested spectator at the joint session in the house chamber, yesterday, when Dr. Mr. | Palmer also enjoyed the privilege of in the deliberations of that budy.! He has returned with Dr. G. M.| Palmer, who came to attend the| meeting of the dentists, to Bemidji. consideration by the legislators, | representatives of the people and| guardians of the University. * X X You'll Never Regret, Says Northrop. Io introducing Dr. Vincent, Dr. Northrop said that the position had sought Dr. Vincent, not Dr. Vincent the position and expressed the belief that Mionesota never would regret the coming of Dr. Vincent or that Dr. Vincent ever would regret having come. As illustrating how close Dr. Northrop is to the hearts of the people, mention should be made, even in this limited space, of the fact that after Dr. Vincent had closed his remarks, General Wilson, senator from Minneapolis, woved and the motion was carried unani- mously, that inasmuch as probably this would be the last time that Dr. Northrop might face the legislature, that he again speak. “I thought,” said Dr. Northrop who resporded amid tumultuous ap plause, “that all I had to do today o was introduce Dr. Vincent and I x x X Charles W. Bouck of Royalton has a billin the house fixing the com- pensation of county commissioners |10 counties of an assessed valuation between $2,500,000 and not over 6,000,000 at $175,000 a year. i COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT Alleges Graft in Pittsburg Public School System. Pittsburg, Feb. 17.—The biggest graft prosecution in Pittsburg’s his tory is believed to be impending fal- lowing the executive committee's re- port to the voters’ league of an inves. tigation of the public schools system. The graf* is alleged to extend to every feature of the school system. from erection of buildings to the ém- ployment of teachers and janitors and the conduct of school picnics, says the report. It was the intention of the league to prosecute the offenders. but the evidence showed the crookedness :1 widespread as to clog the law ma- chinery. The league decided that its report should be published as a warning. If this has not the effect of changing the methods of the school board arrests will follow. | charges of giving liguor to persons ANOTHER CASS LAKE INDIAN LIQUOR DEAL George Robinson, Negro Barber, In That City, Acqused of Selling - Red Men Whiskey. SELLS SHOP AND THEN “SKIPS” Cass Lake Authorities Are Hot After Law Breakers—Fourth Offense During Past Week. Another Cass Lake Indian whiskey | distributer was arrested this morn-| ing by Marshall Lilly, of that city. ; At about one o'clock this morning | two intoxicated indians were arrest- ed by the marshal, and after an ex- amination told the officer that George Robinson had given them the whis- key. Lilly at once arrested Robinson, and a hearing was arranged for nine| o’clock this morning. At the hearing it developed that‘ the Indians were not ready to be! heard and at the request of County Attorney Richard Funck, of Cass county, Judge Ives consented to allow the case to be postponed until one o’clock this afternoon. | At the time set for the hearing, no Robinson was to be found, and an in- vestigation was begun, resulting in| it being found that Robimson, who is a barber, and who has been a res- ident of Cass Lake for several years, had sold his entire shop, fixtures and building for the sum of $285, and had then “skipped” out. /This is the fourth arrest in Cass Lake during the past week, —on of Indian blood, the last one being William Skalberg, who plead guilty and was given nine months in the state prison at Stillwater, by Judge C. W, Stanton. The other two was each given six months. It is evident that the authorities in Cass Lake will not tolerate the selling of whiskey to Indians, and it seems strange that the people of that little city have not come to the conclusion, by this time, that to give an Indian liquor is a crime, and it has beén shown by the decisions of the court, a serious omne. PETITION BEING GIRCULATED Which Will Effect The Appointment of Municipal Judge. Several of the Bemidji lawyers have today signed a petition, which is being circulated by J. H. Loud, which is to be sent to the legislature, as an amendment to a bill which is to be put before the law makers, the effect of the petition is as follows: “That in case of the sickness of the municipal court judge the . mayor shall appoint a lawyer to fill the va- cancy, said lawyer to have practiced law for not less than two years.” The above, as far as the Pioneer has been able to learn, is the main | clause of the proposed bill. If this bill should pass the legis- lature it would without doubt effect the municipal court of this city, for during the past year the judge has been ill and his place has been taken by justice of the peace Pendergast. BUNN WILL GET THE PLACE To Succeed Jaggard on Minnesota Su- preme Bench. St Paul, Feb. 17.—Governor Eber- hart will send to the semate shortly the official appointment of Judge ! George L. Bunn of Ramsey county as associate justice of the supreme court | to fill the vacancy caused by the death | of Edwin A. Jaggard. The appointment of Associate Jus- tice Bunn will be for two years, al- though there were nearly six years remaining of the term for which Jus- tice Jaggard was elected. Under the’ constitution an appointment of a su- preme or district court judge holds only until the next election, when a successor is elected. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY DRAYMAN IS ARRESTED John Marin Charged With Having Run Business Without License. Yesterday John Marin was arrest- ed by Chief of Police Joseph Harring- ton for having run a dray line in the city without a license. There has been a lig.fle trouble be- tween the council and a few of the draymen for the past fnonth because of the fact that the draymen have not patdap their past due icense money- The city clenk was ordered to. se- cure the momey from the draymen but they refused to pay, saying that they did not feel they should pay for a license when they were not proper- 1y protected by the council, in regard to who could do work, rightfully be- longing to the draymen. At the last meeting of the council, the city attorney was instructed to begin proceedings against the dray- men, and the arrest of Marin yester- day was the result. g On January 24th of this year Marin took out a license, and it is stated in the warrant issued yester- day, that he was charged with hav- ing run a dray without a license on the 18th. Marin’s hearing has been set - for next Thursday in the mugicipal court, QUINTET GOES TO -WALKER Play in That City Tomorrow and Crookston Here Wedaesday. Tomorrow morning the basket ball team of the Bemidji high school | will leave for Walker and will clash with the quintet of that city in the afternoon. Walker was defeated by the Be- midji boys in this city several weeks ago and they are determined upon winning the contest tomorrow. Itis expected that the game will be one of the best to be played by the Bemidji boys this season as the Walker team is fast and will put up a better game on- their home floor than they did here. Arrangements are about complete for a game to be played in this city next Wednesday evening, Washing- ton’s birthday, with the quint of Crookston. ‘The lineup of the Bemidji five n the coatest tamorrow will be as- fol lows: % Caprtam Larson, centre: Spercer and Peck, guards; Bailey and Moriz forwards. ' It is expected that a large number of Bemidji basket bdl—fi@mias's will accomapay the tesm tomorrow, the train leaves at 8 o'clock, from the Mione-ota and International depot. , N R PROMISE TAFT T0 REPORT BILL |Senators in Talk With President Inform _Hill That Reciprocity Has Much | Opposition. HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL i sives Are Bitterly Against the Measure. Washington, Feb. 17.—President Taft has begun twisting the thumb- screws on the anti-reciprocity sena- tors and he got immediate results. He | exacted a promise from those in charge of the bill that it would be re- ported to the senate with reasonable promptness and unamended. Senator Burrows promised to call a meeting of the finance committee at once. Opposition senators are ground gradually. They have promised the president to report the bill, but they have coupled with this pledge a warning that they will vote against it on the floor and giving ratified. Burrows, Lodge and Smoot, all mem- bers of the finance committee that has the bill in charge. Senator Root also was present, although he is not a member of the committee. The presi- dent had the senators on the grill for nearly an hour. They left the White house with their flags trailing. Sena- tor Smoot, as the spokesman for the senators, said that everybody had | agreed that it would be bad politics for the members of the committee to | attempt to smother the agreement in | the committee. “I am opposed to the agreement,” said Senator Smoot, “but I am willing | that it shall be thrown into the sen- | ate for general discussion.” | Says Bill Will Not Pass. | “Do you believe it will be ratified a* this session?” “My own opinion is that it will not,” | said the senator. | _ The arrangement is to have Senator | Burrows of Michigan, as the ranking | member of the finance committee in | the absence of Mr. Aldrich, placed in | charge of the agreement on the floor. He is bitterly opposed to it. The pact | will still be in grave danger, even after | it has been rescued from the commit- tee room. It will be assailed by stand- pat Republicans and progressives. The standpatters will try to kill it out- right and the progressives will en- | deavor to accomplish this indirectly | by proposing amendments. Senators | La Follette, Bristow and perhaps Cum- | mins will propose a string of amend- | ments offering to put on the free list | such commodities as dressed meats, | steel products, woolen goods and other J articles of necessity. Lodge, it is said, intends to present an amendment cut- ting off the Canadian fisheries bounty. In view of all this it is quite like- ly that a hostile combination may be formed by standpatters and progres- sives to make serious trouble for, the |,pm:r_ With the congestion of legislation in the senate it would be an easy matter to delay matters and prevent a vote. | that it is useless to expect it to nel i Presidect Taft sent for Senators| ELKS HOLD INITATION Class of Three Went Through Mill Last Evening. At last evening’s session of the Be- midji lodge of Elks a class of three candidates were initiated, they being Henry Forrer, sheriff of Koochiching county, Chet Gracy, formerly of Be- midji but now of International Falls and E. 0. Lemieo, also of Internation- About- fi??“ixn ‘Were preseat at the initiation. ¥ | Atter the routine of the nitiation was carried out the spent in a social way. It had been arranged by the en- tertainment committee of the Elks fo have the actors appearing at the Brinkman furnish an entertainment during the evening, but late yester- day afternoon the"’m‘anagemem of the Brinkman decided that they could not fulfill the agreement, to the dis- |appointment of the Elks. evening was GOPHER STAR IS INJURED Lisle Johnston, Football Leader, Breaks Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 16.— While working out in the wrestling room ot the university armory yester- day afternoon, Lisle Johnston, cap- tain of the 10 football team sustained a broken leg. The accident was a peculiar one and proves conclusively| that the bones of the Gopber athlete are unusually fragile for one of his physique. The accident was so peculiar and entirely unexpected from the manner of its occurence that those who wit- {nessed it could scarcely believe a bone had been broken. Johnston was behind another student on the mat when a sudden roll caused him to fall upon his right leg. A sharp snap was audible to every one in the room and Johnston said his leg had |been hurt. Dr. Williams was called and pronounced the leg broken, al- though the bones were not displaced so as to require setting. The injured member will be plac- ed in a cast today. Johnston will be able to get to his classes in the law school Monday. He will be conficed to his bed only long enough to allow the bones to knit. Johnston has had both legs broken in athletics at Minnesota, the left one in 1909 at Omaha during the Nebraska football game. The ac- cident yesterday comes as a keen disappointment to Johnston, who in ali probability would have represent- ed Minvesota in the coming wrestl- ing tournaments. It also impairs bis chance of playing on the base- I county. ANECHO LAST TERM OF DISTRICT GOURT Four Persons Called to Explain Their Request to be Appointed Petit Jurors. SUCH AN ACT IS A CRIME 2 Hearing Will be Had Before Juige Stanton, at Chambers, February Twenty-First. Papers now in the hands of Sheritf Hazen recall an interesting incident of the last term of court in this During the trial of the case of Matilda Akerbergws. F. A. Mayo, it became necessary for the clerk of court to deliver a special venire to summon petit jurors to Coromer Ibertson instead of the sheriff, as ordinarily. The coroner duly summoned the required jurors, but during their examination it was suspected for Some reason that certain persons had approached the coroner just be- fore the special venire was plaeed in his hands and requested him to select them as jurors. The court then made inquiry of the coroner as to such intimated occurrence and that official promptly reported that he had been so ap- proached, and furnished the names of the offending parties. The incident attracted conmsider- able public comment, but nothing further was done at the-time. Now it appears that Judge Stan- ton deems it proper to investigate summoned the alleged offenders, four in number, to appear before him next Tuesday to show cause why they should not be punished for con- tempt of court. The laws of Minnesota provide that “every person who shall directly or indirectly solicit or request any officer charged with the duty of pre- paring any jury list to put his name, or the name of any other person, on any such list, shall be guilty of a mis- demeanor.” It may be that the proceedings will serve to impress certain people of this community, and other locali- ties also, with the knowledge that the unlawful interference with court proceedings cannot be practiced with impunity. ABE. LINGOLN'S GLEMENGY A Story of the Civil War Hlustrated At the Majestic. Perhaps no more vivid protrayal of the peculiar character that made Lincoln great has ever been present- ed to the American people. In this picture Lincoln drops the mantle of the statesman, the leader and stern commander of the federal army and is shown in that loving and forgiving character that has so endeared his memory. The management of the Majestic learning that this picture was to be produced at once began negotiations to secure it for Bemidji’s popular play house and it was only yesterday that Mr. Woodmansee received a tele- gram stating that this film would reach Bemidji today on the noon train. Even though extra expemnse was necessary to secure this picture there ‘will be no advance in prices. There will also be shown a laugh- able comedy entitled “The Sanitar- ium.” The management requests that as many of the patrons as are able to be at the theatre at 7:30 when the program starts. This request is made that no more will have to be turned away on account of room than is absolutely necessary. 'ball teamr in the spring. Doors open at 7 p. m. = .