Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 15, 1911, Page 1

'"HE BEMIDJ1 DAILY PIONEE Historlal. Soclety, STy g VOLUME 9. NUMBER 41. COUNTY BOARD TOLD DRAIN WORK G0OD Assistant State Engineer Bliler Re- ports That Proper Progress is Being Made, MONEY GIVEN FOR ROAD WORK Several Towns Get Appropriations of From $300 Up for Carrying on the Work, LAKE HIGHWAY PLAN DELAYED Cost and Feasibility of Line Around Lake to Be Considered at Later Gathering. Reports from Roy Bliler, recently appointed assistant state engineer, were presented to the board of coun- ty commissioners before the board took final adjournment, late yester- day afternoon. The reports show that favorable progress is being made on judicial ditches 1, 4, 12 and 13. The board also received three bids for the construction of roads near Turtle River and Roosevelt but all were rejected. Cash for Good Roads. Appropriations in the following amounts for township roads were voted to the following towns: Turtle River $400. Battles $300. Turtle Lake $200. Summit $300. Zipple §400. Chilgren $250. Wabanica $300. Baudette $300. The liquor license application of Richard McGregor, for the town of Clementson was rejected. Bonds for ditch number 12 amounting to $45,000, were secured by the Security State Bank of this city. No Report on Lake Road. No report was received from the county surveyor, Harry Bliler, ap- pointed by the board at its last meet- ing to examine the proposed road around the north end of Lake Be- midji from Clavin's farm to and in- cluding the Mississippi river at the outlet of Lake Bemidji. It was ex- pected that he would submit a sketch and estimate of the cost and this will be done later. County Auditor George presented reports showing that 16 applicants, Wwho filed too late to receive free seed until authorized by the board at its last meeting, had received the seeds. ' The Lion’s Iaste. Miss Charlotte Manstield In “Via Rhodesia” tells of a native South Af- rican boy who came to England and was taken to the Hippodrome. *“In- stead of enjoying the entertainment, however, he begged, with tears in his eyes, to be taken out, and he said: ‘There are lions over there’—pointing to the stage—‘and I am the only black man here’ It is a well known fact that a man eating lion will make a meal off a black in preference to a ‘white man If it is a question of cholce. Perhaps the flavor is stronger and the taste for white flesh—Ilike caviar—has to be acquired.” A Storm Signal. ¥or tne first time In his life he was braving the perils of the sea under the heavy handicap of high strung nerves and a weak stomach. The old stagers in the smoking room held him spell- bound with soul stirring stories of shipwreck and hurricane. Suddenly a sailor dropped a heavy block upon the deck. “What's that?" bhe cried, paling. “The barometer falling,” answered » wag. “Lord help us!" he moaned as he staggered away to his cabln.—Lippln- cott's. Not That Kind of a Bishop. A certain bishop staying at a country house noticed that he was closely ob- served by his host's little daughter. At length she found an opportunity to question him. “Are you really a bishop?” she asked. “Yes, of course I am—really,” an- swered the amused prelate. “Well, 1 don’t believe it,” respond- ed the child, whose father was an ardent chess player, “cos I've watch- ed you ever since you came, and your head isn't spit down the middle, and you don’t walk corner ways!” Feminine Friendships. She—Have yon ever met my two dearest friends? They are just lovely and so devoted. He—How long have you known them? She—Why, I've known Annette nearly ten days and Margaret almost a week.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. o R R R R R R R R R OR R © OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, ¢ V0000000000000 6 0 PRINCETON, N. J.—The board of trustees of Prirceton University met in regular session and again failed to select a president in succession to Woodrow Wilson. XENIA, OHIO—While seated at the dinner table at Wilberforce, University, Rev. E. W. Lee, Colored professor in Morris Brown Univer- sity at Atlanta, Ga., dropped dead of heart failure, PHILADELPHIA—The attempt of the management of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, where a strike began last week, to resume work in all departments met with only partial success. Only about 2,000 men out of 10,000 reported for work. OSSINING, N. Y.—Two men were put to death in the electric chair in Sing Sing prison. They were Fredrick Gebhardt, who was con- victed of Kkilling Anna Luther at East Islip, Long Island, and Thomas Barnes, a yeggman, known as “Ban- gor Billy.” WASHINGTON—President Taft granted an unconditional pardon to| Lorenzo D. Barnes, an inmate of the government hospital for the insane here, who recently prevented a wholesale delivery of insane convicts by overhearing their plans and notifying the guards. LOS ANGELES—F. M. C. Choate, former American delegate to The Hauge peace conference, and a cousin of former Ambassador Joseph Choate, was seriously injured when an automobile in which he was driving rolled down a twenty-foot embankment. CONCORD, N. H.—A continuance until further orders of the prelimin- ary injunction restraining Henry M. Baker, executor of the will of the removing any of the property of the estate from the State of New Hamp- shire was granted by Chief Justice Robert M. Wallace. EAST NORTHFIELD, .MASS— Three gifts aggregating between $125,000 and $150,000 were an- nounced by W. R. Moody, head of the East Northfield Seminary for Girls and the Mount Hermon School for Boys. The donors are Mrs. John S. Kennedy of New York, C. M. Bailey of Winthrop, Maine and Mrs, A. F. Schauffler of New York. BERGH ON WAY HERE New Instructor of Agriculture in Be- midji High School on Way to Take Up Work. FINISHES COURSE AT MADISON Otto Bergh, of Hendrum, the re- cently appointed instructor of the agricultural department of the Be- midji high school, is expected to ar- rive in Bemidji this afternoon or tomorrow morning to begin his new duties. Mr. Bergh has just completed a course in agriculture at the Univer- sity of Wisconsin at Madison, where he graduates with honors. He had expected to be in Bemidji by the first of the present month, but was delayed by the graduation exercises. Telegraph messages have been ex- changed between Superintendent of City Schools Dyer and Mr. Bergh the past few days with the result that Mr. Bergh has notiled Mr. Dyer that he expects to be here tonight or to- morrow. Mr. Bergh will at once take up his new work and it is expected that he will supervise the crops on the Schuch farm recently purchased by the Board of Education as a demon- stration farm. You may spend your time making money, but you cannot make time by spending money. The only way to get a thing well done is to hire an expert and make him prove his results. There may be such a thing as try- ing too hard, but it doesn’t bother most of us. Marie Dressler, the actress, was born in Canada. Her real name is Koerber. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1911. CARLTONS QUAIL AT MURDER CHARGE Daughter of Peter Neste Sobbingly Protests Innocence in Jail at Park Rapids. MORE EVIDENCE ANTICIPATED Believed That One of Three Princi- pals in Mysterous Case Will Confess. PLANS FOR DEFENSE CONCEALED McDonald Returns, Admits Public Prejudice But is Optomistic of Result of Trial, For the first time since their ar- rest, Lloyd Carlton and his young wife, who are in danger of .going to prison for life as a result of the mur- der of Mrs. Carlton’s father, Peter Neste, today show concern regarding the outcome of the case which is to be tried before Judge McClenahan at Park Rapids on Wednesday, June 28. Both Show Signs of Weakening. In their cell at Park Rapids today the woman broke down and cried and her husband showed signs of “going to pieces.” Both, however, strongly maintain that they didn’t kill the aged Norwegian. “It is a shame,” said Mrs. Carl- ton, “to blame me for the death of my father. I wouldn't do such a thing.” Confession is Expected. The attitude of the prisoners, however, causes the belief that there will be an open confession -before long, and that either Carlton, his wife or Mrs. Neste, the widow of the murdered man, will come out with a story that will startle the public. Attorney E. E. McDonald, who is to defend the prisoners returned from Park Rapids last evening. He was present when the Hubbard coun- ty grand jury returned an indict- ment of murder in the first degree and it was he who entered a plea of not guilty for the Carltons, Conceals Plans of Defense, Mr. McDonald carefully conceals the contentions of the defense but admits that there is much prejud- ice against his clients and that there is a popular belief that the aged farmer was murdered in cold blood. He insists, however, that the Carl- tons are a long way from state’s prison. Pictures of Crime Taken. Pictures of the land on which the crime is supposed to have been committed and on which the body was discovered, have been secured and will, when the case is taken up June 28, be used to show how the spot where the bones of the mur- dered man may be seen from both the house of the farm and the road which passes by the place, CASS LAKE FIREMEN WINS Oscar Hanson Makes Quick Coupling —Park Rapids Hose Race Victory. Akeley, Minn., June 15.—(Daily Pioneer Special Service.)—More than 1500 visitors are in the city to at- tend the Northern Minnesota Fire- men’s association. Of this number 300 are firemen from all parts of the state. In the annual parade, Wed- nesday, there were 200 firemen in uniform in line. They were led by the Boy Scouts of Akeley and Rev. R. G. Green delivered an address. In the prize events Oscar Hanson of Cass Lake made the quickest and most perfect coupling in the history of the association. The hose race went to Park Rapids in 30 seconds flat; Grand Rapids, second, 30 2-5; Akeley, 31. The association record was broken by 1 3-5 seconds, being within one second of the world’s re- ord. Cass Lake, Park Rapids and Grand Rapids also ran. The race was a run by not less than 14 men, 300 feet to plug, attach hose three full turns, lay 300 feet, break the coupling and put on pipe with not less than three full turns. Akeley won first prize for appearance in parade, Park Rapids second, with the largest number in line; and Cass Lake third. Miss Esther E. Lape, instructor in Swarthmore college, has been ap- pointed instructor of rhetoric and composition in Wellesley college. M.B. A. CONVENTION HERE " Ninth District Annual Meeting to Be Held in Bemidji on July Thir- > ~mntl'la."‘ FOUR G0 FREE TO DENVER Plans are nearing completion for the annual convention of the Ninth District, Modern Brotherhood of America which is to be held in Be- midji on July 13. | It is expected that more than 100 delegates will be in the city conven- tion day, and that at least 200 visit- ors will be here in connection with the convention. 4 M. A. Clark, presiding officer of the Bemidji lodge, has béen melected to preside during the convention. At the coming convention dele- gates will be chosen to the National convention which is to be held in Denver the first of August, of which there will be two. It was announced last December that in reward for obtaining twenty new members for the lodge before the first of June a trip to Denver would be given free of charge, and with this in view the following four| residents of Bemidji set to work and ‘have secured the necessary number: Mrs. J. B. Neeley, Miss Vera Camer- on, C. A. Parker and John Falls. A dance will be given on the night of July 4, for the purpose of gaining funds with which to entertain the delegates (to the convention. The dance committee will consist of Charles Hammond, J. Bisiar, J. P. Lahr, John Falls, Frank McManus and M. A. Clark. The Bemidji delegates to the con- vention will be Mrs. A. A. Carter, J. Bisiar, Charles Hammond, Charles Parker and J. P. Lahr, delegate at large. LINDBERGH TO TRY FOR SENATE Steeenerson Refuses fo Commeat on Candidacy of Dan Lawler. Washington, June 14.—It is the general understanding here that Congressman C. A. Lindbergh of Little Falls seriously contemplates announcing himself as a candidate for the senate. The bee is buzzing in his bonnet At least this is the belief of Min- nesota members, who say Mr. Lind- bergh is sizing up the situation, and if he decides an opportunity is open against Senator Nelson. Representative Steenerson said he did not care to make any comment on the announcement by Dan Law- ler, former Mayor of St. Paul, to the effect that he would become a candidate for the renate against Senator Nlson. “I do not think Mr. Lawler can defeat Mr. Nelson,” said Represent- ative Nye. “I regard Senator Nel- son’s chances as favorable against any one in Minnesota who might undertake to make the race against him.” Twelve Hundred Expected to Attend Summmer Term at Minneapolis TEACHERS CROWD FARM SCHOOL | BREN $360 SHY ON BOOK, READY TO PAY Discharged Cashier of University Willing to Accept Public Exam- - er’s Figures of Account. REPORT ALLOWS $13,800 HOLDUP Discrepancy Between Bank’s Account and Prisoner’s Amounts to About Two Thousand Dollars. FURTHER QUIZ TO BE MADE Present Deductions Are Preliminary and the University Finances Still Face Searchlight. Minneapolis, Minn,, June 15.— (Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service.) —1J. D. Bren’s apparent shortage, as found by F. N. Stacy, deputy public examiner, assuming that Bren was robbed of §13,800, on June 2, is only $360 and friends have offered to make up that amount. The Startling Feature. The startling feature of Mr. Stacy’s report is the assertion that evidence of an apparent shortage in the con- tingent fund has been found. In this conection, he recommends a formal investigation to cover probably the entire period. The apparent shortage which he finds between a statement of the St. Anthony Falls Bank and Mr. Bren's figures amounts to more than $2,000. Wants to Make it Clear. “I want to make it clear,” said Mr. Stacy today, “that this report is only preliminary. Next week, more ac- countants will start on the investi- gation which will require at least a month. A few men from the pub- lic examiner’s office will get to work on the university books and also an accountant representing the bond- ing company.” Pride is a difficult thing to get along with, and the best way is to ignore it. Bring up a child in the way it wants to go and when it is brought up short it will say, “What did you do that for?” It is easier to criticise than to do anything else unless you are paid for the criticism, in which case it is work and as hard as anything else. Preparations have been com- pleted at the state farm school for the short term teachers’ course which starts June 19. Registration will close June 18, and it is esti- mated by Dean Woods, that the at- tendance will exceed 1,200 and will put a severe tax on the facilities of the school. Most of these who will take the course are teachers from the rural districts, while a few are city teach- ers who are preparing to take supervisory positions. The extension division of the school is also preparing a summer schedule and all summer a corps of twelve instructors will visit the smaller towns giving lectures. HONORS ORDERED FOR VETERANS Governor Proclaims Holiday on Semi- centennial of 0ld First's Leaving. Governor Eberhart has invited the people of Minnesota to join in a celebratioin to commemorate the departure of the First Minnesota regiment for the front, June 22, 1861 In a proclamation the governor urges the people to observe June 22 as a holiday. In the Twin Cities the day will be observed with special pag- eants in which surviving members of the regiment will President Taft has sent his greet- ings and will be represented at the festivities. It is expected that a small delegation of old veterans and their trip_mds will go from Bemidji. . participate. | CREAMERY ‘EXTRA’ COMES Crookston Logging Road to Bring Carload of Farmers to Mass Meeting Monday. McGUIRE TOATTEND GATHERING On Monday morning next a mass meeting of farmers in this vicinity wil be held in Bemidji city hall to complete plans for establishing a creamery here. The Crookston Lumber company has notified Secretary Harry Rey- nolds of the Commercial club that a car will be attached to its logging train Monday morning to bring farm- ers from all points between here and Fowlds will be brought to Wilton on the lumber company’s road, the Wilton & Northern, and will come in over the Great Northern, accord- ing to present plans, A. J. McGuire, superintendent of the Northeast Experiment farm at Grand Rapids will attend the meet- ing to tell thew farmers of the suc- cess of co-operative creameries. “The farmers should understand,” said Secretary Reynolds, “that this undertaking is entirely up to them and that the business men are to have no financial interest in the un- dertaking.” In order to make the creamery or- gamzation a success at least 50 shares at $50 each will have to be taken by the farmers. 1t wil be possible to perfect the or- ganization and elect officers and ar- range to lease the present building in Bemidji at the Monday meeting and to have the co-operative cream- days. LOSES SUIT FOR WIFE'S LOVE Bemidji Man Fails to Collect $25,000 From North Dakota Farmer, Telegraphic dispatches from Grand Forks say: = Z “It Tequired a jury in the district court here only ten minutes to re- turn a verdict for the defendant in the suit brought by Alfred Burke of Bemidji, Minn., against E. H. Swen of Gilby, N. D., on grounds of al- leged alienation of his wife’s affec- tions. Burke sued for $25,000 dam- ages and the case occupied three days in trial. Swen is a prominent farm- er of the Gilby district in northern Grand Forks county.” The only Alfred Burke known in Bemidji is the man who conducted the Star theatre here until about a year ago when his liquor license was taken away from him. after he had been charged with having sola liquor to persons of Indians blood. From here Burke went to Superior, Wisconsin, where he is now running a saloon. TEN. CENTS PER WEEK OUTSIDERS HERE T0 PROBE HAZEN CASE Crack Pinkerton Detective and Min- neapolis Journal Reporter Delve Into Scandal. MORE BAD BILLS TURNED IN Sheriff Offers County Commissioners Two Expense Accounts for Work on One Case. PETERSONBLOCKS FORMER CLAIM Although Board Passes Revised Ac- count of $750, Chairman Re- fuses to Sign Warrant, Developments are coming thick and fast in the Hazen case. A detective, said to be one of Pinkerton’s star men, has been at work in Bemidji and Beltrami coun- ty on the case for several days and is said to have collected voluminous evidence, The Peterson charges, which for three weeks have been in the hands of the attorney general who has fail- ed to give a written opinion despite repeated calls from Governor Eber- hart, threaten to become a state wide sensation and because of this and because already political reputations are in the balance, the Minneapolis Journal today has'a member of its staff, Adolph Edsten, here to review the scandal for his paper. Sherif’s Bills Held Up. In the meantime, while Mr. Hazen continues to serve as sheriff, he is from the county as Chairman Peter- son of the board of county commis- sioners refuses to sign warrants for bills presented by the sheriff on the ground that it “would be improper and illegal to do so. At the meeting of the county board yesterday afternoon, Mr. Hazen pre- sented the same bill which has been held up since the last meeting on the ground that it included items for the serving of subpoenas by the sheriff when, according to .affidavits on file, the subpoenas were served by mail. This original bill amounted to $784.70 while the bill presented by Sheriff Hazen yesterday had been trimmed to $752.40. Offensive Items Omitted. The revised bill carefully omitted the items in controversy and as it had received the 0. K. of County At- torney Funkley and as the public examiner had addressed a communi- cation to County Auditor George to the effect that a corrected bill might be passed, all members of the board voted favorably with the exception of Chairman Peterson. In explaining his position and his decision to withhold his signature which is necessary before a warrant can be issued, Mr, Peterson said; “In my opinion, the board over- stepped its authority in allowing a bill that it had previously acted up- on, and for that reason I shall hold up the warrant. I have other rea- sons for taking this course but I do not care to make them public at this time.” .| senting vote. % Another evidence of Mr. Hazen’s tendency to make “errors,” especi- ally when they favor his own pocket book, developed at the meeting of the board yesterday afternoon when he presented two bills for a set of summons for a coroner’s jury in the case where a skeleton was found on the Pendergast farm, several weeks ago. Two Bill for Same Work. One bill was for $4.90 and the other, $4.30, the two bills being for the same set of summons. Sheriff Hazen was called before the board and asked to explain. He admitted that both bills were for the same case but said one must be a duplicate but was unable to explain why one of the bill totaled at $4.30 and the other at $4.90. “It’s a mistake,” said the sheriff, | “I'Il take it into my office and fix it up.” Stopped By the Auditor. He had started out of the room when Chairman Peterson said to Auditor George: ments filled with the county?"” “He cannot,” said Auditor George, gathering in the bill which is being held as evidence against the sheriff’s incompetency. The bill of $4.90 bore the O. K. of the county attorney and was finally passed by the board without a dis- MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. “Can any one take official docu- .