Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 27, 1911, Page 1

—in VOLUME 9. NUMBER 128. ONE HUNDRED MEN MEET AT BARKER'S Advertising Stunt Draws Big Crowd at Local Drug and Jewelry Store. BARKER IS “GAME SPORT” Treats Friends to Theater Party at The Majestic Theater | —20 Go. | | GEARLDS LAST *T0 TUMBLE| Takes Joke Seriously But Proves a| Good Loser When Dis- ! covered. Nearly 100 men, mostly business | and professional men of Bemidji, | gathered at the Barker Drug and Jewelry ‘store Wednesday evening as| a result of a unique and well laid} plan by E. A. Barker, proprietor of | the store. “Hello, Bill what did you want to see me for?" “Hello, Emil, what did! you want of me?"” “Hello, Doc, what’s up?’ ~Hello, George, why can’t you come to the store instead of dropping | me a card as you did?” Tke?" broke in C. E. Battles, “Its Vt'ull-i ny he couldn’t come to the store when he wants me.” When informed that Ike was not there My, Battles joined the waiting group. [ Shortly before eight o'clock Edwin Gearlds walked in, passed the group of men in the forepart of the store and went to the rear back of the pre- seription case. My. Barker went back to him for a little chat and learned that Mr. Gearlds had an appointment | and preferred to wait there. Each time at the opening of the front door ! M, Gearlds would look from behind the mirroy and then dodge back again | to wait. As the hands of the clock ap- proached thé figures 12 and 8 the crowd continued to grow until the aisles between the counters and show cases were completely filled. It then became apparent that some one was responsible for the gathering of a “Mob."" Mr. Barker again retreated to the rear of the store and asked Mr. Gearlds to join the crowd whereupon Gearlds replied, “Look here, Earl, what do you suppose this means,” and he pulled forth a postal which read, "Meet me at Barker's Drug Store at 8 o'clock tonight. Joe.” “Now, its after 8 and he hasn’t show- ed up. Has Joe Harrington been in tonight?" “No, he has not,” replied Mr. Bar- ker. “Well, I don't see why he don’t come. He was to be here at 8 accord- ing to this card.” | “Better come and join the ‘bunch,’ " answered Mr. Barker. But of no avail, Gearlds would not come. Finally Mr. Barker explained that he had sent the postal and that the crowd up in front were here for the same reason. Both then went to the front of the store with the laugh on Gearlds. But what was Barker to do with the crowd? After an explanation by the proprietor, who stated that he wanted i to see the “Bunch” together in his| place of business, and that he had| seit out’ a hundred postal to “The | Boys,” signing someone’s name, he| was right there with the “goods” and invited them to the Majestic theater for an evening’s entertainment. “Never before have I spent a dol-| lar to better advantage,” said Mr. Barker today when seen regarding the reported riot at his store last ev-| ening. “Advertising is the spice and | life of a business and I am a believer of advertising.” Among those who were included in | the theater party are E. A. Schneider, RR. iI. Schumaker, Anton Erickson, W. G. Schroeder, M. A. Clark, G. E. Car- son, Chad Jewett, George French, Ot-| to Bergh, L. Crothers, H. Woodward, M. Maxfield, M. J. Brown, J. L. George and A. Rood. Be sure you are right, and then don’t make a fuss about it. There is many a man who isn't; worth what it costs him to live. Every dog has his day, and too many of them have their nights also. The blacksmith may be an expert forger without being arrested for it. The money that a woman spends 1s never for the bonnet, But always for the fancy things The milliner puts on it. The rich are known by their dol- lars, but the humble onion is known by its scent. ’land of St. Paul, will preach the op- | Bishop Maes of Covington will pre- | train at Council Bluffs early tomor- ling held today at the New York | New Mexico congregations withdréw {from the Northern Baptist Conven- !of the downtown district. At the con- R R R R R R R R ROR R ORY © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, ¢ 0000000090006 00 @ The biggest and ripest watermelon ever seen in Waterloo, Iowa, will be cut for President Taft when he stops there tomorrow for the annual ob- servance of Watermelon Day. Lewis Waller, the English actor, sailed today for his first visit to Am- erica. Mr. Waller has been engaged to play the leading role in Robert Hichens’s “Garden of Allah,” on its production in New York next month. Many eminent clergy and laymen | of the Roman Catholic Church have arrived in Cincinnati to take part in the National Eucharistic Congress, which is to meet tomorrow for a ses- sion of four days. Archbishop Ire- ening sermon tomorrow morning. side over the sessions of the congress. Upon the arrival of his special row morning President Taft will be met by Governor Carroll, Senator Kenyon and several of the members of the Iowa congressional delegation. The entire party will accompany the president on his Towa tour, which | will occupy two entire days and in-| clude stops in half a dozen or more of | the leading cities of the state. Another pure food crusade, to be conducted on broader plans than any of the similar movements of the past, is soon to be launched by the Na- tional Civic Federation. At a meet- Board of Trade and Transportation the new Pure Food and Drug De- | partment of the Federation was form- ally organized and preliminary plans discussed for the proposed campaign “Where is -against alleged food and drug adul-|$2,000. terators, misbranders and short weighers. Seth Low, president of the Federation, presided at the meeting. To adjust certain differences that| have arisen between the two great divisions of the Baptist chupch in! America, a joint conference who be- gun today at Old Point Comfort, Va., by representatives of the Northern Baptist Convention and representa- tives of the Southern Baptist Conven- tion. Difficulties growing out of re- cent New Mexico organisatjons form, the principal matter in dispute. Some | i tion, and joined the Southern, with, it is claimed, the co-operation of some Southern leaders. The action has produced considerable friction, which it is hoped will be removed by the present conference. When President Tait arrived this| morning in Topeka, the first import- ant stop on his day’'s schedule, he found the city profusely dressed in patriotic attire and an enormous; crowd on hand to do him honor. A of the State of Kansas accompanied the president from Hutchinson, while another party of State and city offi- cials and leading citizens of Topeka was in waiting at the station to greet him when he stepped from his special train. After the welcome formalities had been concluded-the president was taken in charge by the reception com- mittee and escorted by a parade through the gayly decorated streets clusion of the parade the president delivered a brief address at the lay-| ing of the corner stone for the State Soldiers’ Memorial Hall to be erected in this city, At the conclusion of the | program the presidential train left » | Testifies High Grade of Explosive | testified before the Beltrami county isioner Simons again, yesterday and party of distinguished representatives |Cass Lake, and he said he had my FERGUSON HELD ON GRAND JURY CHARGE Becomes Known Indictment Returned | Last Week is Against the Deer River Witness. DYNAMITE STORY INVOLVED Was Obtained For Him By Dr. Dumas. TO ENTER PLEA TOMORROW Charges Pending Before Court Com- | missioner Now to Be Dropped By the State. It became known at the opening of court this morning that the un- known indictment returned last week by the grand jury was against Ole Ferguson—the indictment spells it Ferjuson—the Deer River man, for- merly a Cass Lake saloonkeeper, who grand jury, after which he was ar- rested on a charge of perjury, and taken before Court Commissioner H. A. Simons, who held in bonds of The indictment against Ferguson was returned on Sept. 22 Ferguson appeared before Commis- the case went over for one day. Fol- lowing the arraignment of Ferguson before Judge W. S. McClenahan, at- torneys for the state announced that they would move to have the case pending before Commissioner Simons dismissed. To Enter Plea Tomorrow. The bail bond of Ferguson was con- tinued and he will appear in court] tomorrow morning to enter a plea as to his guilt or innocence. He is be- ing represented by Judge Marshall A. Spooner and A. A. Audrews of this city, and Freedman P. Lane, the Min- neapolis atttorney, all of whom are assisting in the defense of Dr. Dumas. The indictment against Ferguson recites that on September 12 Fergu- son appeared before the grand jury and testified substantially as follows: The Charges Against Ferguson. “I met Dr. Dumas on June 15 in moose head in his office and asked me if 1 should like to come up and see it. I said no. He then said that he would pay me for-the moose head but I told him that I did not want money, and he said, what can I do for you and I told him that I had two stumps on my place at Deer River, near my shanty. That | should like to blow these stumps, and that I should like to have him get some high grade dynamite and Dr. Dumas said he would. Offers Dynamite Explanation. “In the afternoon of the same day I went to Dr. Dumas’ office and he went into a back room and brought for Atchison and Leavenworth” | fact Dr. Dumas sticks of 90 per cent’ dynamite, which dynamite was wrapped in a newspa- per. 1 took the dynamite and put it in a valise and took it to the Ted- ford hotel, and fook it home two or three days later, and put the dyna- mite—three sticks, I think—under a stimp two and olJe half feet across and 25 feet from'the front of my home' and blew the stump on about July 1, and I filled the hole with dirt and sowed it to timothy seed. 1 put all the 90 per cent dynamite under this stump, but I blew another stump at the same time: using 40 or 60 per cent dynamite. which stump al-| so was near the house, and which dynamite I had on hand at the time. Dr. Dumas told me that the dynamite which I got from him he got from the mill at Cass Lake.” The grand jury indictment alleges that l"erguson did not blow any stump as stated and.that in truth-and id not give Ferguson | any dynamite. | CREDIT ASSOCIATION TO MEET | Merchants to Gather at Jackson’s Of- fice to Discuss Pians. There Will be a meeting of the Merchants Credit Association Thurs- day evening at the office of its secre- ! tary, O. E. Jackson, at 8 o’clock. Mr. Jackson has his offices in the O’Leary- Bowser building. This organization was formed some months ago and many of Be- | midji’s merchants have become mem- bers of this association. The organi- zation was formed for the purpose of protecting the merchants of this city from “Dead beats” and such persons who are making it a practice of run- ning bills and not paying them. The members meet every month and talk over plans to pursue during the following month. A list of the poor pay people is furnished the mem- bers each month and from it they are able to judge as to who they may safely give credit. It is the desire of the officers that every member of | the association be present as much important business will come up. FOUR MAIL CLEEKS EXAMINED Rapids and Three iin Class, One From Gnm From Be d’i] W. M. Prideaux of St. Paul, held an examination in this city yesterday for the mail clerks. Mr. Prideaux is chief examiner of the tenth division rail- ‘way service. Examinations are held at St. Paul and then Mr. Prideaux goes from one town to another over the state holding examinations. Those who were examined yester- day were Walter Hatcy, Ed. Gould, W. M. Shannon and Elmore Willsie, of Park Rapids, mail clerk on the Be- midji and Sauk Center road. An av- erage of 95 per cent must be obtajned Failure to pass this means another examination in a short’time. It will probably never be known what the hand-saw. The farmer who lost hi shalf-bush- el measure was in more than a peck of trouble. The foolish trust to the safety- pin, but the wise see to it that the| buttons are well sewed on. We are none of us any better than we ought to be and many of us are a great deal worse. The farmer has a good many mouths to feed; he is even obliged all through the winter to feed the out what he told me was 3 or 4 fodder cutter. DURING THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT lwith address by Mrs. i Robert McIntyre, D. D., LL. D. 2:30 p. m.—Memorial Service. 3:30 p. m.—Ordination of Deacons jand Elders and Consecration of Deaconesses. 6:45 p. m.—Union Meeting of the Epworth Leagues of the City and Epworth League Anniversary, with CONFERENCE .PROGRAM IS OUT Rev. Flesher. Who-is to. Attend Min- neapolis Meeting, Receives Copy. Rev. Charles H. Flesher, pastor of the First Methodist church of Bemid- ji, who will attend the 17th annual session of the Northern Minnesota conference to be held from Tuesday, October 3, to Monday, October 9, in the Hennepin avenue church in Min- neapolis, has received a copy of the program which is to be as follows: % Tuesday, October 3. 8 p. m—Anniversary of the Church Temperance Society, with ad- | dress by Rev. Clarence True Wilson, D. D,, Corresponding Secretary. An- niversary of the Board of Conference Claimants, with address by Rev. J. B. Hingeley, D. D., Corresponding Secretary. Wednesday, October 4 9 a. m.—Opening Session of the Conference. Celebration of the Sac- rament of the Lord’s Supper, Bishop MclIntyre officiating. 10 a. m.—Conference Sermon by Rev. W. C. Hodgson, Ph. D. 10:45 a. m.—Organization of the Conference. 2:30 p. m.—Anniversary of the | Freedman’s Aid Society, with address by Rev. P, J. Maveety, D. D., Cor- responding Secretary. 4 p. m.—Address by Rev. Edward W. Blakeman, University Pastor at the University of Wisconsin. Subject, “Methodism and the State Univer- sity.” 8 p. m.—Anniversary of the Board of Foreign Missions, with address by Rev. Adna B. Leonard, D. D., Corres- ponding Secretary. Thursday, October 5. l 8:30 a. m.—Devotional Service, ledl by Rev. George S. Innis, D. D. 9 a. m.—Conference Session. 3 p. m.—Address by Rev. Merton S. Rice, D D. Subject, “The Church and the City.” 7 p. m.—Banquet of the Northern Minnesota Annual Conference and the Laymen’s Association, in the din- ing room of the Hennepin A\enue' Church. ~ Tickets nffy cents. Friday, October 6. 8:30 a. m.—Devotional Service, led by Rev. Charles H. Flesher. 9a. m.—Conference Session. 2:30 p. m.—Anniversary of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society, with address by Mrs. H. L. Hill, Field Secretary. 4-6 p. m.—Reception to the Min- isters’ Wives at the residence of Mrs. Andrew Gillies, 1735 Morgan Avenue, South. : 4 p. m.—Address by Rev. Charles Stelzle, Church and Labor Secretary of the Presbyterian Church. 8 p. m.—Anniversary of the Board of Home Missions and Church Bx- tension, with address by Rev. Robert Forbes, D. D., Corresponding Secre- tary. Saturday, October 7 8:30 a. m.—Devotional Service, led by Rev. Charles W. Ramshaw. 9 a. m.—Conference Session. 2:30 p. m.—Anniversary of the Woman'’s Foreign Missionary Society, W. F. Mec- Dowell. ) 4 p. m.—Automobile Ride for the Members of the Annual Conference and their wives. 8 p. m.—Anniversary of the Board of Sunday Schools, with address by Rev. David G. Downey, D. D. Cor- responding Secretary. Sunday, October 8. 9:30 a. m.—Conference Love Feast, led by Rev. A. F. Thompson. 10:30 a. m.—Sermon by Bishop address by Rev. W. J. Hutchison, Ph. D. 8 p. m.—Address by Mr. Fred B. Smith, Campaign Leader of the Men and Religion Forward Movement. Monday, October 9. 8:20 a. m.—Devotional Service, led by Rev. J. R. Davies. 9 a. m.—Conference Session Her Own Worst Worry. “You s: shie worries herself un- necessarily over trifting thing said one of two women who were speaking about the ways of another. “Worries?' was the answer. *Why. “sbe’'s more trouble to ‘herself than. a family of children!”—New York Sun Easy. White—Have you ary trouble in making hoth ends weet? (ireen—Not a bit The end of my money and the' end of the week always come at the same time.—Harjier's Bazar. All the Detail Lawyer—Where did_he. kiss you? She—On the mouth, sir. no!. Where were you? She—ln his Lawyer—Oh, | Jurors ‘in Dumas Case. | Peter Maule, farmer, Tenstrike : Otto Smith, log scaler, Black- : duck. H B. J. Gould, merchant, Bemid- : S8 John Thullen, farmer, Horuet. : K B. J. Jenkins, section hand, : Blackduck. : : James Perkins farmer, Ciem- : : entson. = H. O Halvorson, farmer, : 3 Baudette. > John Wagner, farmer, Firman. : | < August Weber, farmer, Fir- : man. s After obtaining but two men out of the special venire of 20 returnable at 9 a. m., to serve as jurors in the Du- mas case, Judge W. S. McClenahan at 8:30 this afternoon ordered another special venire of 20 men to report at 9 a. m. Friday. The men examined for jury duty today were from the Quiring, Foy, Corman, Firman, Battle country.! Nearly all were farmers and most of | them liad read newspaper accounts| of how Dr. Dumas had been held up as “king of erooks,” anl in all but a few instances the proposed jurors admltted that they had formed an Wagner, farmer, living at Firman, was the first man accepted today as a jury and August Weber, a farmer of Battles, and the eight- eenth man of the special venire to be examined, was the other person sworn in as a juror. Three more men are needed to complete the jury. Pays His Compliments to Pioneer. Both Wagner and Weber are Ger- man and had.read accounts of the Dumas charges, but neither thought it weuld influence them in forming a verdict, ‘Mr. Wagner, who has had martial difficulties, being a divorced man, was particularly plain of his opinion of the newspavers and the Pioneer in particular, which he char- acterized as “the rottenest in the state,” although Mr. Wagner admit- ted that he is not a subscriber. In ordering a special venire this af- ternoon Judge McClenahan said he would take a chance on obtaining the remaining three jurors out of a list of 20. The court believed there should be no trouble in having these men in court Friday morning and the Dumas case will again be delayed until that time. Andrews Asks the Questions. Attorney A. A. Andrews of the counsel for the defense, took up the examination of the proposed jurymen today, replacing Judge Spooner. Peter Krogseng of Battle River,| was the first man of the special ven- ire called to be examined. After a brief examination he was excused and Otto Peterson of Foy was called. Mr. Peterson explained that he formerly was employed as street car conductor in Minneapolis. He is a farmer, mar- | ried and has two children. Me ad- mitted having read in the paper con- siderable about the Dumas case and was challenged by the attorney -for the defense and the challenge was up- held by the court and Mr. Pelerson excused from duty. Then. came John Wagner of Fir- man, P. O., town of Battle, who sald he had twice been married, once di- the newspapers, the Bemidji Pioneer | partieularly. He said he knew Sher- iff Hazen and that nine years ago he came to Beltrami county from Little Falls. Mr. Wagner said that he paid for no Bemidji paper but admitted that he read the Pioneer now and then and that in that paper he read of the Dumas case. Wagner ‘on Newspapers. “The only paper I take,” said Mr. Wagner, “is the St. Paul Daily News and it comes along four or five days after.it-is printed. I get from my neighbors a copy of The Bemidii Pioneer now and then and I read it and it was in there that I first saw/| that Dumas was king of them 2l1.” Asked by Actorney Andrews to ex- plain what he meant by “king . of them all,” Mr. Wagner replied that arms,—Variety Life. iLea, TFoley and Belgrade. Efio;t’ to Complefe Dumas Jury Again Fails and Judge McClenahan Orders Another Special Venire, Re- turnable at 9 a. m. on Friday. MANY ADMIT HAVING FORMED OPINION IN CASE C| held up by the newspapers as a clev- | er crook. “Well, you don't necessarily look for newspapers to form your opinion, do you?” asked Attorney Andrews. “Well, T have been trying to tell you that I don’t take any stock in newspapers. 1 want to say that the Bemidji Pioneer is the rottenest paper in the state.” : “Do you know Sheriff Hazen,” asked Attorney Andrews. “Yes, I do,” said Mr. Wagner. Attorney Andrews passed Mr. Wag- ner as acceptable for the defense, and Attorney McDonald began his exami- nation for the state and after a few questions said that the proposed jur- ror would be satisfactory to his side. “Take your place in the jury box,” ordered Judge McClenahan, and Wag- ner went over and sat down as juror No. 8. State Hints at Doctor’s Record. It was during the examination of Axel Peterson of Foy, who has been a farmer there for six years and who is married, that it became known that the state intends to lay bare the record of Dr. Dumas in other towns of the state including Albert Attorney Andrews had asked Mr. Peterson if he had heard of other charges against Dr. Dumas, other than the one involv- ing him in the Puposky affair and when Mr. Peterson was turned over to Attorney McDonald for the state, that. attorney. fnok np-the same line of questioning, only reducing it more to detail. “Have you read about the Foley editor’s assertion that Dr. Dumas had committed some sort of* assault’ in Foley and have you read of the al- leged fact that Dr. Dumas, while at Belgrade, pulled a revolver, an ac- count of which episode was printed in the Belgrade Tribune under date of June 29, 1911.” Lain’s Objection Sustained, This question aroused Freeman P. Lain, for the defense, who objected to it as an effort to prejudice the men already in the jury box against Dr. Dumas. Judge McClenahan explained that there was a difference between ques- tions of a general nature in this line and questions going into detail and sustained the objection offered by At- torney Lain. Nevertheless Attorney McDonald came right back with a question involving the record of Dr. Dumas at Albert Lea. He wanted to know of Mr. Peterson, whom he had learned had lived in the vicinity of Albert Lea, if he knew Dr. Dumas when he conducted a hospital in that city. Mr. Peterson answered that he did not. This line of questioning was then abandoned. Mr. Peterson ap- peared to have formed an opinion and he was excused from jury duty. Buys Fraymatter; Reads Pioneer. John Wolden of Saum, a storekeep- er, was next on the list, and he said that he paid for the Graymatter but read the Bemidji Pioneer. Graymat- ter is a socialistic publication and Attorney Andrews wanted to know if Mr. Walden took much interest in the paper and Mr. Wolden explained that he did not. Nevertheless he did not look good as a jury man and was excused from duty. Charles Mitchell of Blackduck, was called but when it became evident that he was hard of hearing he was excused. Anton Knudtson of Saum, a farm- er, but who at one time tended bar, vorced and that he-had little time lur:was given a brief examination and excused. George '0. Eberhard, of Battle Riv- er, was next called. He is‘a young clerk in a general merchandise store and when he admitted that he had formed an opinion in the case, he was excused. ! State Uses Peremptory. Oliver Rustad quickly followed in the discard and Frank C. Evans of Foy, who said he had served four ‘'years in the United States Army as a non-commissioned officer and. that he had done duty in the Philippines, was then examined. He was passed by the defense and challenged by the state but the court was inclined to let him sit as a juror when the state ex- ercised a peremptory challenge, the gecond in the case, and Evans'was ex- cused. This leaves one peremptory (Continued on last pag2 he understood that Dr. Dumas was