Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 16, 1911, Page 1

e VOLUME 9. NUMBER 120. ASTONISHED AT SOIL; T0 SEEK SETTLERS Development * Agent Willard Sur- prised at North Country, Launches Home Building Scheme, TO RETURN TO BEMIDJI SOON Following Visit at Fair and Trip to Red Lake, He Announces Defi- nite Campaign. “BEST SOIL TYPE," Declares Farms and Villages Will Dot This Section Within the Next Three Years, i “I was astonished today to find an empire containing one of the best soil types in Northern Minnesota ly- ing at your doors, and I was so much impressed with it that I shall rect| ommend that our people assist in the development of this country and at the present moment I have a well thought out scheme for the carrying on of this work,” declared D. E. Wil- lard, development of the Northern Pacific who came to Bemid- ji to make an investigation as to conditions here relative to the possi- bilities of bringing in homeseekers. | Expresses His Astonishment. “Why, T wonder if your people rea- lize the assets that this land, north of here along the Red Lake line to Red Lake, is to Bemidji and this part of the state. I thoroughly believe that a year from now will see a| string of actual settlers coming and | that three years from now your stretches of untilled fertile land will be dotted by farms and thriving vil- lages. “l saw your county fair for the first time and the exhibits were en- couraging, then I visited this stretch north of your city and there I found a country easy to clear and surpris- ingly fertile. Will Come Back. “So impressed am I with these con- ditions that I shall return to Bemid- ji in the near future and confer with your business men and farmers rela-¢ tive to assisting us in carrying on an active campaign of publicity and de- velopment. Just what my plans are, | I can not say as I want my scheme complete and accepted before making it public. However, the opening up of these lands for settlement is so! agent big a task that I am free to say that | it will mean the presence of a man| continually, and I shall devote all the time 1 personally can, and we shall work in harmony with all forces look- ing forward to a development of this part of the state. Wants Settlers Instructed. “There is another point. want to go down east and drag men up here and turn them loose and say, ‘now go it,’ but we want to show them how to proceed and succeed un- der their new conditions and in this work the agricultural experts, like Cooper here, should be supplied. “Only yesterday we saw a man who had the wrong idea all the way through. We asked him what kind of corn he was planting, and he didn’t know; we asked him the var- jety “of his potatoes and he didn’t know. To be successful in its fullest meaning, the farmers must learn that seed adapted to this part of the coun- try must be chosen.” Cooper Was There. Mr. Willard in company with Thomas Cooper, assistant agricultur- ist of the Minnesota Agricultural col- lege had just returned from a tour of inspection in the townships of Liberty, Maple Ridge, Nebish and Turtle Lake. Although Mr. Willard’s work as development agent carries him to all parts of the northwest, this part of the state of Minnesota caused him to come here at this time, and he ad- mitted that his attendance at the county fair was significant, and then came his prophecy of a new cra in home building. Praises Fair, and Chickens. Of the Beltrami county fair Mr. Willard said: “You had a mighty good display— an encouraging display. It could be made larger, but there was a great variety of displays and the quality show bespeaks well of the soil. They rang me in as a judge of poultry and 1 was pleased to see so favorable a showing. "The birds were good util- HE SAYS| ipears for the plaintiff and P. J. Rus- We don’t!| ity stock and the interest shown in them was worthy of note.” Mr. Willard left last night for St. Paul. He could not say just when he would return but declared it would be some time this fall. “If my pres- ent intentions are carried out, there will be no delay in getting my scheme started,” was his final assertion. Bernard Gibney Seeks to Collect Damages From John Moberg— $250 Verdict Against G. N. CIVIL CALENDAR CLEANED UP| i In district court today the last case on the civil calendar is up for trial, | thus clearing the deck for quick ac- tion in the Dumas case. | The case on today is a suit for dam- | ages to the amount of $1,000, brought by Bernard Gibney against John Mo- berg, alleging that he was badly in- Jjured by the latter’s automobile while crossing a Bemidji street one day last winter. Attorney Henry Funkley ap- sell for the defendan.. In the case of Ovep Saley against the Great Northern Railway com- pany, on oral stipulation by Attorney S. M. Koefod of Baudette represent- ling the plaintiff, and Judge M. A.| Spooner appearing for G. M. Steb-| bins, attorney for the defendant. A judgment of $225 was awarded.| Judge Stanton granted a stay of exe- cution for forty days. i The personal injury case in which Fred Moller sought to collect $1,000 from -Henning Kirkhold was dis missed on the ground that Moller should have brought suit against the Township in whose employ he was at the time of the injury. During the temporary absence of | Bailiff B. F. Lundgren, Andrew Rood had been appointed by Sheriff Hazen as special bailiff to guard the grand jury. A. P, WHITE'S CAR HITS NEGRO Occupied by Harris and Bacon; All Taken to Police Station. While in Minneapolis with his au- | tomobile recently, A. P. White, presi- dent of the Northern National Bank of this city, accidentally ran into and knocked down a negro. Register of deed, J. O. Harris, and C. M. Bacon were in the car-at the time of the accident, which is described by the Minneapolis Tribune as follows: “R. N. Curtiss, a negro, was injured by an automobile last night. The car was owned and driven by A. B. White a Bemidji banker. White, accompa- nied by J. O .Harris and C. M. Bacon, of Bemidji and B. Snyder, 2416 Hum- | boldt avenue south, was driving on Humboldt avenue at a moderate rate of speed. As the car neared Twelfth street, White saw a man start across the street almost in front of the car. He put on the brakes and sound- ed his horn. The car skidded and the rear end struck Curtis. “The men in the car picked up Cur- tis and telephoned to police head- quarters for information as to where to take him. They were told to take him to the City hospital. “Detectives Brunskill and Faltico were detailed to meet the car and take White and his companions to the police station. They were re- leased by the chief after he had heard their explanation. The hospital au- thorities said Curtis’ wounds were not serious. He lives at 432 Second avenue south.” Mr. White explains that the negro was not seriously injured and that a complete settlement has been made. LAND SHOW EXHIBITS CHOSEN Baudette and Spooner Displays, How- ever, Yet to Be Picked. The exhibitors of Beltrami county at the Northwest states land show to be held in St. Paul, December 12 to 123, have been named and their pro- ducts selected as follows: Herman Eichsteadt, Frohn—Wheat and oats in sheaf; beans (2 varie- ties), red top, blue joint, timothy. J. W. Wilcox, Maple Ridge—Grass- es, timothy and clover. 0. Fraggett, Liberty—Timothy. W. R. Mackenzie, Liberty—Clover, oats and grasses. J. H. Rendell, corn. A. L. Godbout, Bemid;i—Alfalfa grasses and corn. N. G. Reynolds, Northern—Onions. G. H. Miller, Grant Valley— Threshed wheat, oats and barley. This list does not include displays from Baudette and Spooner which are to be chosen later. W. R. Mackenzie Northern—No. 23 of this city has charge of collecting these displays. HIT BY AUTO; WANTS $1000- 1,200 SEE FAIR END; COOPER MAKES FIND T oo Agriculturist Declares Two 'antu of Alfalfa Seed on Display Was Important. BLAKELY WINS DAIRY PRIZE Gets $50 Cup, Ritchie’s Cattle Sec- ond, Schroeder .-Third—Checks Being Mailed. GIRL MAKES THE FASTEST TIME Sends Automobile Around Mile Track in 42 Seconds—All Races Were Successes. B oenoonsiasied Yoo mmseiens wwiaghind All persons who have claims : against the fair association, eith- er in connection with the county : : display at the state fair or the : fair here, should present them to : : me at once. : A. P. Ritchie, Secretary. : * LI More than 1,200 persons flocked |to the Beltrami County fair grounds yesterday afternoon to witness the closing events of tirte 1911 exhibition. The weather was perfect and noth- ing occurred to mar the pleasures of | the day. The award of prizes had been com- pleted and the spectators took keen interest in notmg what had won the awards. Says Alfalfa Seed is Valuable. Thomas Cooper, assistant agricul- turist of the state college of St. An- thony, who came to judge the farm products, found several things of un- usual interest, chief among them be- ing a display of alfalfa seed. “It is worthy of extraordinary mention,” said Mr. Cooper, “that there should be a display of two quarts of alfalfa seed. It was grati- fying to learn that this could be done and it is a prize winner in more ways than one for it means the develop- ment of alfalfa raised from seed best adapted here. The two quarts will sow a good tract next year and should be the means of perfecting the raising of this product in Beltrami County.” Mr. Cooper also made special men- tion of the exhibits of No. 23, White Capped yellow dent corn and said the potato” exhibits showed more class and type than a year ago. He also called attention to the fact that the first prize on oats had gone to the same man three years in succession and said the competition of corn was keen and interesting. The man who last year won second prize took first place this year, while last years’ prize winner fell back to second place. Blakely Wins Dairy Prize. ‘W. T. Blakely of Faricy,-won the state dairy association fifty dollar prize silver cup for the best dairy herd exhibited, while A. P. Ritchie’s herd took second prize, $20 in cash; W. G. Schroeder third, $10; and L. A. Gould, fourth, $5. The first herds were Holsteins. The automobile races and other events proved of much interest to the sbectators, who applauded two young women automobile drivers who made the fastest time of the afternoon, one of them going a mile in forty- two seconds. The results follow: Bicycle race—Ed. Simons, Simons Head. Ladies automobile race—Miss Har-. riet Cochrane won first and third heat, Miss Curtiss winning second. Miss Cochrane made a mile in 42 sec- ozds. John Moberg in his E. M. F. and Chad Jewett in his Buick racer, Mr. Jewett winning first and third. This was the three mile race. In the Australian Pursuit Jewett, Moberg, Kreatz, Hamilton and Bark- er. Barker’s machine went dead and he was unable to get a start in the race. Dog race—Dogs hitched to sulky. Frank Stafford, first, Willie Begsley second. i Pony race—Best two in Tufford, Tanner and Pogue. Boys fifty yard dash—Arthur Breen first; Chester Otto second. Secretary Ritchie announced today that he and F. E. Arnold, chairman of the premium committee Were busy making out check to prize winners and that most of them would be mailed by Monday. three— yesterday which means $300 in cash to the fair association. The attend- ance Friday was light. There were 1200 paid admissions, Gites Figures to Show That 1911 Dis- play at s&u Fair Was Not In BUT BELIEVES “HONOR FOR ALL” The following explanation regard- ing Beltramls display at the state fair in 1910'and 1911 is offered by W. R. Mackenzie of this city: “As there seems to be a studi=d at- tempt to belittle the Beltrami county state exhibit of 1910 by stating that the county: exhibit of 1911 scored | more pointsithan that of 1910, T offer the following corrections: “I am one of those who believe there is enough honor for all, but as ithe facts are in this case, so far dif- ferent from those which are being made public, T am compelled to give the credit to those who exhibited in 1910 their due praise. “Although’ 1910 was generally a dry year and 1911 an exceptional year for all our products, the real standing of Beltmml county is as follows: “The TOTAL points to score on were the same in both years, but ed differenfly; for instance, the points om ¢brn in 1910 (we scored within_5 gigints of perfect) were 50 and in 1941 they were 100 (Beltra- mi scored 35 points less than per- | tect), and so on all along the line. “The only way to honestly com- pare both exhibits is by the relative standing of both exhibits as follows: 1910 1911 Grains threshed 6th place 7th place Grains sheaf 4th place 9th place Corn 1st place 7th place Native grasses 3rd place tied 6th Tame grasses tied 2nd Itasca Co. tied 4th Forages tied 7th Polk Co. tied 7th Potatoes tied 1st Ttasca 4th place Stock vegetables 5th place 4th place Culinary veg. 1st place tied for 1st Fresh fruits 5th , tied for 9th Canned fruits 5th 3rd place Miscellaneons 6th bth"place Beltrami and Itasca scored 918 points in 1910 and on account of the fact that the Itasca county ex- hibit was from Professor McGuire’s farm, the Third prize was awarded to Beltrami county. This year Clear- water county which was Fifth in 1910 took Beltrami county’s place as Third. Itasca county not being-al- lowed to show exhibits from the Ex- perimental Farm dropped to Eighth place. “The winning County’s -this year gained the following points: Points gained 1910 1911 Roseau county ...923 971 48 Aitkin county ....933 970 37 Clearwater county 913 958 45 Beltrami county ..918 938 20 These figures ought to speak for themselves.” In a letter to the Bagely Crystal, E. H. Reff, who had charge of the Clearwater-county display says: “Give W. R. McKenzie a boost for what he has done for our section. He helped me the first day I put up my grains and grasses and altho we were scored on our goods and mnot on beauty he certainly did his part.” Mackenzie. Elected Vice .President. At a meeting of the County Exhibi- tion Association of the Minnesota State Fair the last day of the Fair the following were elected officers: F. C. Logan, Morrison, President; W. R. Mackenzie, Beltrami, Vice Presi- dent; C. M. Howe, Aitkin, Treasurer; J. H. Beckman, Wright, Secretary. Governor Names Mackenzie. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 16—William R. Mackenzie of Bemidji has been named by Governor Eberhart as a delegate to the National Conserva- tion congress to be held in Kansas City, September 21-26. CAPTURE ASSAILANT OF PRETTY TEACHER Hannah, N. D:, Sept. 16.—(Spec- ial Wire Service Pioneer).—A posse |of farmers working out of this place |captured a man whom they are sure is the. person. who held Eleanor |Gladys Price, the pretty Smowbank, {Manitoba, schoolteacher a prisoner {for a week; subjecting her to every kind of indignity. and abuse. The {man caught today gives his name “F. {Davis,” and confesses that he was in .the vicinity 'of Snowbank and on top ,of this declares he is one of twelve .convicts who escaped from the Cali- fornia penitentiary in 1903. He says he had rather go back to California than to be taken to Canada. The school teacher s on her way to iden- tify him. the points both years were distribut-| See Dumas Hand in Theater Robbery. Z St. Paul, Minn., September 16. : —(Daily Pioneer Special Wire : : Service).—Chief of Police 0’Con- : : nor today declared his belief that : : Dr. D. T. Dumas of Cass Lake : : could shed some light on the : : Shubert theater robbery here last : : January and for which crime H. : T. Robinson is now under arrest : : ‘in this city. Chief O’Conner said : : today that he expected a confes- : : sion implicating Dr. Dumas, who, : : the chief said, has frequently : : come to St. Paul. H 5 | | POPOPOOPOPOOOOOOO® @ OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, ¢ R R R R R R RN R The weather: cooler. fair Sunday, slightly Today was the eighteenth anniver- sary of the opening of the Cherokee strip to settlement and the bhirth of the town of Enid. ) President Taft has held Dr. Wiley, |chief chemist, guiltless of charges made against him and will not de- mand his resignation. At New Westminster, B. C., yester- day, robbers succeedéd in getting away with $315,000 from the branch bank of- the Bank of Montreal. The Rev. Len G. Broughton will preach his initial sermon tomorrow morning in the new Baptist Taber- nacle, which has just been completed in this city at a cost of $200,000. A cloudburst at Pittsburgh yester- day flooded the suburban towns of Etha, Millyjlle and Sharpsburg, flood- ing the streets to a depth of 12 feet, killing one person and doing large property damage. The annual .conference of gover- nors, which has been in progress at Spring Lake, N. J., since Tuesday, concluded this morning.with a ses- sion devoted to the consideration of the problems of prison labor. Today, being the 101st anniver- sary of Mexican independence, was recognized as a general holiday in all parts of the republic. Almost all of the elaborate celebrations customary to the occasion were cancelled, how- ever, owing to the fear of an upris- ing against the government. Everything is in readiness for the reception of President Taft, who is due to arrive in Detroit at an early hour Monday morning for a four days visit in Michigan. Early Monday morning he will go to Pontiac, re- turning to Detroit before noon of the same day for the opening of the State Fair. In ceiebration of the 48th anniver- sary of his release from slavery, Gil- bert Porter, one of the best known negroes in Start County, has ar- ranged to give a monster barbecue tomorrow and Monday, to which he has invited all the people of Massil- lon and vicinity. Several oxen, a dozen sheep and pigs and countless chickens will be roasted.to furnish free dinners to the crowd. 0dd Fellows from all parts of the United States, Canada,.and Mexico gathered the eighty-sixth annual communica- tion of the sovereign grand lodge, which will be opened on Monday. Today many of the delegates went to Greensburg. to visit the 1. 0. O. F. Home there. It is estimated that by Monday 200,000 members of the fra- ternity will be in the city. Address- es of welcome by Governor Marshall, former Vice-president Fairbanks, U. %. Wiley, past grand master, and John B. Cockrum, grand sire of the sovereign grand lodge, will mark the opening session Monday morning. Early in the coming week John W. Collins, a negro, will be put to death in the electric chair at Sing Sing prison for the killing of Policeman Michael J. Lynch in New York city on July 1 last. The policeman was killed just as he was entering the negro’s rooms in Thirty-seventh street to learn the cause of two’ re- volver shots which the negro had fired out of a window. Collins had been drinking heavily, and on -the night of the .murder entered the house and fired two shots at the jani- tor. Later he left the house and re- turned -with a bottle of gin. After drinking most of the gin he fired two shots in the air, and told a wom- an who was with him to lock the door. Instead she ran into the |street, shouting for help. Policeman | Lynch appeared and Collins shot him {in the head. The negro made his es- cape across the roofs of the houses; His trial, conviction and sentence to death followed within less than six- ty. days. in Indianapolis today for|. ibut was captured within -an hour.| FolloWing Arraignment of sioner H. A. Simons. opened, and that the dynamite was purposes in clearing land. “Attempted arson in the third de- gree’”" Beltrami county grand jury returned yesterday against Dr. Delbert F. Du- mas, mayor of Cass Lake. Although the maximum penalty on this charge is but three and one-half years, it is the most serious offense that can be charged as a result of Dr. Dumas’ alleged conspiracy to rob and burn the post office and general store building at Puposky on the night of Jume 16 last when Martin Behan and Mike Davis were fired upon and Behan captured, Dr. Dumas being arrested the next day.in Hib- bing and held up since that time as “King of American cracksmen.” Dr. Dumas. was arraigned’in dis- trict court here before Judge C. W. Stanton shortly after 11 a. m. today. Trial Set for Wednesday. Judge Marshall A. Spooner, acting for the defendant, entered a plea of not guilty and after a short consul- tation with Assistant Attorney Gen- eral Janes and’' E.'E. McDonald, of this city, who is assisting the state, it was agreed that the case should come up for trial at 9 o’sclock next Wednesday morning. There still is a question as to whether the case will be tried here, as Judge Spooner in- timates that it is possible that he will ask for a change of venue, but admits it is by no means certain that he will make such a request. Dr. Dumas-entered the court room shortly before 11 o’clock in company with his attorneys, Judge Spooner and A. A. Andrews, both of this city. What the Indictment Alleges. The indictment, the reading of which was waived by the defendant, charges in part: That Dr. Dumas wilfully, wrongfully and feloniously en- gaged and counseled with Mike Davis and Martin Behan to set on fire and burn the postoffice building at Puposky, and that he turnished them with nitroglycer- ine and divers materials, and afterwards counseled and en- couraged, to induce and procure Davis and Behan “to go in the night time heavily armed with dangerous weapons, candle wick- ing, matches, etc.” to Puposky on the night of June 18 to the store under -control of R. E. Smyth, not occupied at the night time by human beings attempt- ing a crime of arson in the third degree. Dr. Dumas’ bond of $10,000 was continued and he was permitted to continue at liberty. “We shall be ready for trial on Wednesday,” said Judge Spooner in court, “possibly Tuesday, so that if the court will set the case for Wed- nesday it will be entirely satisfactory to us, although our constitutional right gives us until Thursday,” and thig was decided upon.: Stanton Likely to Preside. "There has been some doubt as to whether Judge Stanton would preside at the trial, as in the natural order of things Judge McClenahan would have this term of court, Judge Stan- ton opening the term while Judge McClenahan was away on'a short honeymoon. It is now generally be- lieved that Judge Stanton will ‘con~ tinue through with' the Dnmnsmase, Grand Jury Again at Work. The grand jury, which adjourned over yesterday afternoon, was again reads the indictment of the e Cass Lake Mayor on Charge of Attempted at Arson in Third Degree, Ole Fer- guson of Deer River, is. Arrested. ;| TRIAL TO BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE STANTON Judge Suggests An Order for Special Venire, But Spooner Stops Move For Some Reason Not Made Public. At Deer River this afternoon, Deputy Sheriii Norman Heln;er, in com- pany with Pinkerton Detective Fielding, arrested Ole Ferguson, former- ly a saloonkeeper at Cass Lake, and who was a witness before the grand jury here this week, on a charge of perjury. Bemidji on the afternoon Great Northern, which was more than an hour late, and late this afternoon will be arraigned before Court Commis- Ferguson was brought to It is said that Ferguson was the man for whom Dr. Dumas was holding the dynamite which was found in his safe when to be used by Ferguson for blasting grinding away today but not on any angle of the Dumas case. Assistant Attorney Janes and At- torney McDonald were in the grand jury room for a few minutes this morning and then turned the jury over to County Attorney Torrance, who has several cases to present. The state will present more evi- dence of a Dumas angle Monday morning. Dumas in Court Yesterday. Dr. Dumas was first arraigned be- fore Stanton yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, but his attorneys waived a reading of the indictment and requested that the prisoner be given until this morning in which to prepare a plea-and this request was granted by the court. - Judge Gives Orders to Dumas. “The prisoner will present himself in this court at that hour and such other times as his presence may be necessary,” said Judge Stanton, ad- dressing Dr. Dumas whom he has long known. 4 It is generally understood that oth- er indictments were returned against Dr. Dumas and that other persons are to become involved in the charges, as the grand jury presented four dif- ferent documents to the court. All, however, are kept secret with the ex- ception of the one indictment on which Dr. Dumas is arraigned. The grand jury did not complete its consideration of the testimony of- tered by the state until 11 o’clock yesterday morning, which meant that for three days it has continually been at work on the Dumas case and dur- ing this time recitals from 34 wit- nesses were listened to. The work had been so trying on the jurors that adjournment was taken at noon yes- terday until 9 o'clock this. morning. Dumas Goes Home. Following his arraignment in court yesterday, Dr. Dumas held a short consultation with his attorneys and left for Cass Lake where he spent the night with his wife and lit- tle son. He returned to Bemidji this orning. His father is not here now ut is expected to be by his son’s side during the trial. Both sides appear well satisfied with the result of the grand jury de- liberation, although neither has any comments to make for publication. Spooner’s Attitude Puzzling. At noon Judge Stanton called At- torneys Janes, McDonald and Judge «pooner into conference and suggest- ed that he issue an order for a spec- jal venire returnable ‘Wednesday morning, as two of the petit jury- men, C. H. Smith of Moose Lake and William Austin of Nebish, having been excused, leaves only 15.persons lelt for jury duty. It has been pre- dicted that at least two weeks time would be consumed at the Dumas trial, and the judge’s suggestion was taken as an effort to cause as little celuy as possible. No Order .is Issued. The special venire, however, caused Judge Spooner to interpose an ob- jection, for reasons not made known. «It might not be a wise thing to have jurors standing around,” said Judge Spooner, whose manner indi- cated that there might be no need of jurors at that time. - This was taken to mean, that Dr. Dumas will ask for a’change of venue ‘at that time. Judge Stanton sald such an order would not be issued at this time and that counsel would be notified, if he decides to issue one.”