Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 29, 1911, Page 1

[l e S THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE mntorm Bocle: SOCIETY. VOLUME 9. NUMBER 130. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. MAN FOUND DEAD IS PETER McRAE Was Struck by Engine in Yards at Funkley Thursday Night.—In- stantly Killed. HEAD SEVERED FROM BODY Man Was Dragged About a Block— Both Arms Broken and Chest Crushed. ONE FOOT ALSO CUT OFF Was Found by Train Crew, But No Relatives Could Be Found. Peter McRae, a man reported to be of middle age and 1 lumberjack who lives in the vicinity of Funkley, was killed some time last oight by being struck with an engine. The en- gine was backing down the vard to the coal dock for a fresh supply of coal when McRae, who was walking toward the coal dock, was overtaken and ground beneath the wheels. His body was found by the engine crew and was dragged about & block. ‘When tound the head was severed from the body and one foot was cut off. Upon examination :t was found that both arms were broken and his chest crushed. No information could be obtained as to who the man’s relatives were, whether he was married cr single and what will be done with the body. WHITE IS NAMT"D MODERATOR Presbytery Gathering at Blackduck Described By The American. The meeting of Adams Presh, tery which was held here last we:k was brought to a successful close Thurs- day ening, most of the visitors ieav- ing for their homes on t'e late train. The closing address was delivered by Dr. R. N. Adams of linncapolis, whose name the Presoytery Among other things Dr. Adams con- gratulated the Blackduck stating that the church edific» here was the costliest one in tne I'resby- tery. The old officers were re-elected with the exception of the moderator; P. White being elected to Akers Lears. sition to succe21 Rev. of C'rookston. The delegates were tiken L, the lake on Thursday afternoon where entertainment was provided which included launch rides, campfive and luncheon. The following r adopted by the Presby Resolved that the Fresbytery of Adams, assembled in Blackdu .k ex- tends its thanks to Rev. F. J. I'arack- man and the trustees of the ’resby- terian church for the use of their Deautiful new building, also to Miss Nellie Shaw for her appreciated ser- vices at the organ, and to the peo- ple of Blackduck who have cpened their homes to us and so boun-ifully supplying our needs aad otherwise contributing to our pleasure particu- larly for the outing and camptire at the lake; and be it further Resolved, that we extend taanks to the chairman of the Sunday school committee for the pleasant and profit- solutions were able S. S. Institute which we believe’ will be productive of much good. “Resolved, that the Presbytery of Adams expresses itself as unalterab- ly opposed to our Government ex- changing courtesies with the liquor interests, such as is proposed in the honorary chairmanship of the Secre- tary of Agriculture at the Mational Brewers Congress, meeting at Chica- go next month.”"—Blackduck Ameri- can. church | [0POOOOPOPOOOOOO®O © OUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED. © 0000000 CIOOO®QCO®O®O The ban on big-game hunting in Maine will be lifted at midnight to- morrow night. Guides who have been in the woods recently report deer to be unusually plentiful this year. The Rev. Dr. James Ridout Vin- chester was today consecrated bis- hop at Little Rock, Ark., of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Ark- ansas. Bishop Tuttle of St. Louis presided. For the second time in the course of his present tour President Taft is to visit Missouri tomorrow. The principal stops on his scledule will be Moberly and Sedalia, going from the last-named place to Kansas City late in the afternoon and leaving be- fore midnight for Omaha. A cordial welcome was given Presi- dent Taft in Des Moines today when, as the guest of the State, and city, he joined the parade which first ‘made its way to the Grant Club, where the President was entertained at breakfast, and later to the Coli- seum, where he delivered a public address. At special meetings in London of the stockholders of the Anglo-Ameri- can Cable and Direct United States Cable ccmpanies gave their appioval to the proposed lease ot their com- panies to the Western Union Tele- graph Companies. Under the proposed arrangement the two cahle companies will be operated in direct connection with each other and with the West- ern Union land system, bringing the eight cables of the three companies under one control. A number of guests from out of town arrived in St. Paul to attend the wedding of Miss Elizabeth John- son, daughter of Mr .and Mrs. Charles W. Johnson of this city, and Lieut. Walter Reed Weaver, 28th Iafantry, U. S. A. The wedding will take place at Christ Church tomorrow evening and will be a military affair. The best man and ushers “will be brother officers of the bridegroom. After a wedding Jjourney Lieut. Weaver and his bride will take up their residence at Fort Snelling. GOING AFTER BUSINESS Barker Starts Ball Rolling in the Race for Market Day Gifts. WILL PRESENT RING TO BRIDE The first call received by the com- mittee after the market day project was launched was from E A. Barker. Early in the evening of the day the announcement appeared in the Pio- neer Mr. Barker called up the secre- tary and said, “I want to furnish the wedding ring for the bride at the Market Day wedding and also wish You to aunounce that on that day }l will give a 25 per cent discount on every piece of jewelry in the store.” { This started something and things are still on tke go. Since that time practically every merchant has made special offers to the bride and groom as well as to the farmers who ccme to town on that day. Prizes and premiums of every description are being given and plans for that day for a shopping day for the farmers will eclipse anything ev- er held in Bemidji. ular advertising that is being done by his store, is sending out hundreds of circular letters inviting the farm- ers to Bemidji and incidentally to his store, asking that his store be made their headquarters. This store is receiving much new stock, some of which is already ar- riving for the holiday trade. The announcement that everything will be sold at 25 per cent discount will include this newly arrived stock as well as the regular stock at hand. His advertisement in today's pa- per is interesting and should be read by every housewife in the country. The ad is especially gotten up for the farmer, who is to be our guest that day, but the city folk should avail themselves of the opportunity when ever such splendid price reductions are made. Mr. Barker, in addition to the reg- | [TALY TO FIGHT TURKEY Dispatches From Rome Announce That an Official Declaration Has Been Made. FOLLOWING CABINET SESSION Rome, Sept. 29.—(Daily Pioneer Special Wire Service).—-Italy has de- clared war on Turkey. The official announcement was made late this af- ternoon. It is declared that the twa coun- tries were in a state of war begin- ning at 2:30 on the alternoon oi Fri- day, September 29. This was thel hour at which the Italians’ ultimatum | to Turkey was expressed and followed a gession of the cabinet at which the Turkish reply was considered and found unsatisfactory. FREE HAT FOR MOST EGGS Bemidji Millinery Firm Adds An- other Gift as Market Day Attraction. BIG RED POSTERS BEING PUT UP That the coming Market Day for| Bemidji will be a decided success is| evident of the fact that the women{ of the city and country are taking an interest in the event. No, it is not an offer for the bride, nor is it an offer for the bigges* wom- an, or the prettiest girl or the wom- | an who can talk the most in th 3 least | time, for that would put the mvard committee in a sad predicament. It is| a straight forward, right to the polnt‘ offer, one in which all of the farm-| ers’ wives can compete and here it| is: A fine, handsome, new {all hat, to the farmer’s wife who brings in, the ‘largest number of eggs oa mar- ket day. The hat will be given by the Hen-, rionnet Millinery Parlors. N?y, it is not a hat already picked out “or any one, but the winner may step into the store on market day and select a hat from the stock. It is the desire | of the preprietor to please the win- ner of this prize even more than a‘ customer who pays for her har. ' The big red posters on which ap- pear most of the prizes offered are; being distributed about the city this afternoon. W. L. Brooks a ‘nember of the distributing committes left| this afternoon with a load of posters which are being distributed through-| out the country. Other members with automobiles will go out Saturdazy and Monday. SIMONS ON MUNICIPAL BENCH | ——— l First Case Was Visitor Charged With | Intoxication; Fined $1. Judge Hiram A. Simous, appointed by Governor Eberhart to succesd the late Harrison W. Bailey as judge of the Bemidji municipal court, was on the bench for the first t :ae this morn- ing, John Oberg was the prisoner ar-| raigned and he faced a charge of drunkenness. The prisoner explained that the offense was an accident; that he usually is a law abiding citizen and that it never would happen again. “Dollar and costs,” said Judge Simons, as if he had been handling police court cases all his life. As a matter of fact tiie work is not new to Judge Simons Lefore coming to Bemidji he had wcrked along this line in St. Paul where he served as justice of the peac: and since coming to Bemidji he bioad- ened his experience uas court com- missioner There are few things in life more despicable than the man who blames it on his wife. In these days of muck-raking, the farmer who is able to rake up a good compost heap stands to win. Looking at the sun through a DUMAS JURY NOW COMPLETE McDonald Explains in Court What Is Expected to be Provem Against Cass Lake Mayor, Telling in Detail How Smyth Is Alleged to Have Made Bargain to Have His Puposky Store Burned for $300 BEHAN READY TO TESTIFY; SMYTH THE FIRST WITNESS At 11:30 this morning, after orly five men out of the spacial venire of 20 had been examined, the Dumas Jjury was completed and when court convened at 1:30 this afterncon, At- torney E. E. McDonald began outlin- ing the case for the state. Mr. McDonald took up the charges against Dr. Dumag, sald ths state would show that the Cass Lake may- or had planned with Davis and Be- han to burn and rob the postoffice at Puposky; told how R. E. Smyth had become acquainted with Dumas as a patient and had learned from him of notorious crooks and how bis build- ing could be burned at a financial gain, Attorney McDonald said Lhe state would show that Dr. Dumas had writ- ten to Hd. LeClare, a 7oted crook; that he had knowledge of the Shev- lin bank robbery and :he burning of many buildings. He 17'd how the Puposky builfling was L2 be burned for $300, that a $200 check was writ- ten in the Rex here as part payment, and that the remaining 109 was to be paid in marked bills. Martin Behan, captured at Pupos- Ky, was in court ready .o testify. Dr. Dumas' father is expected to- i morrow morning. When court opened this morning Coroner Ibertson returned the names {of but eighteen veniremen, 2iplain- .ing to the court that elghteeh were !all that he could get in the tim: that had beeii’allotted to Tim. The coun- sel for the state and the aticineys for defendant agreed to accept the 18 and to proceed with the exami:.ation for jurors, from the list submitted by ithe coroner, all being farmers from the southwestern part of the county, as follows: FErnest Parks, Nels Sor- ‘renson, Peter Peterson. Fred, Peter- son, Jacob Sorenson, tlinot Pcnny, James Ward, George Dufty, R. F. English, H. A. Fredenburg, Joh:: Des- jardins, Town of Jones; Edwin Sune- rud, Charles Lindgrean, Lewis Kiing- er, Gust Johnson, Andrew Larson, John A. Thoren, Town of Lammers. Peter Peterson, a farmer of the town of Jones was the first man to be called to be examined for jury ser- vice when court opened this morn- ing. Attorney A. A. Andraws con- tinued to ask the questions for the defense and E. E. McDonald for the state. Peterson admitted that he had heard something about the case and that he had lived in the iown of Jones for 13 years and tnat Lie came from Ottertail county. ie had read an account of the affair in the Week- ly Pioneer. After several minutes of questions and many objections, it fin- ally developed that Mr. Peterson probably would not do as a juryman under the objection of general dis- qualification. Such words as “felon- iously." “council,” “induce,” “pro- cure,” “respectively,” and so on were not easily defined by Mr. Peterson and he was permitted to be excused from jury service. Andrew Larson, a well known far- mer of the town of Lammers, was next called. He said that he had read some and talked a little about the Dumas case but that he never had known the facts of the case. “Do you know Sheriff asked Attorney Andrews. “] do,” responded Mr. Larson. Hazen?” “Do you know any of his depu- ties?” “Well, I know Mr. Helmer. I met him in the sheriff’s office where I go now and then when I am in town.” “Do you know Sherm Dailey?” asked Mr. Andrews. . “Yes, I know him.” “How long?” “Well, ever since he was chief of police.” “Did he ever stay at your house,” persisted Attorney Andrews. “Well, yes, he did stay at my house one night last fall when I had a deer there.” Mr. Larson indicated that he be- The Dumas Jury Complete, Peter : strike. 4 Otto Smith log scaler, Bl:-rk- ¢ duck, E. J. Gould, merchant, Beni.d- : Maule, farmer, Ten- : H 5 John Thullen, farmer, How-ét. ! B. J. Jenkins, section gand, : Vlackduck. ¥ James Perkins, farmer, Clem- : : entson. : s H. 0. Halvorson, farmer, Bau- : : dette. John Wagner, farmer, Firinan. : August Weber, fa:mer, lir- : : man. George Dufty, farmer, Sotway. : F John A. Thoren, f.rmer, Sol- : : way H R. E. English farmer, Sotwa there must be something to the charge and that it would take some testimony to overcome this in his mind. Attorney McDonald took Mr. Lar- son in hand for the state and be- came convinced that Mr. Larson’s mind was free on the subject but Attorney Andrews made a challenge for actual bias and Judge McClena- han, who himself admitted that he did not quite understand exactly how Mr. Larson stood on the matter, ex- amined the would be juryman briefly, at the conclusion of which he denied the challenge for bias and Mr. Lar- son was in a fair way of getting into the jury box when the defease exer- cised a peremptory challenge, the second that it had used and Mr. Lar- son was excused from duty. George Dufty, 23 years old. a farm- er of Solway, and who came here a ivear ago from Austin, Minnssota was the next man called. He said the only paper he took was the Austin Daily Herald and that he had seen nothing in that relative to the Du- mas case. He talked to but one man, the storekeeper at Solway. “Do you know of any reason why you can’t try this case,” asked Attor- ney Andrews. “Well, no, I guess not,” Mr. Dufty. “Why do you answer in that doubt- answered ful way,” insisted Mr. Andre-wvs. “Well, to tell you the truth, h_e- cause I want to go home,” confessed Mr. Dufty. Attorney McDonald asked but one question of Mr. Dufty and that was as to whether his mind was an open blank and when assur2d of ihis fact he was passed by the state and was sworn in as the 10th juror. John A. Thoren, who for 12 years has farmed near Solway and who four years ago was a candidate for the re- publican nomination of county audi- tor against John Wilmann and James George, was next called. When asked if he did not take the Bemidji paper, | Mr. Thoren admitted the charge but he said that he did not read any of them. He said he had taken no in- terest in the Dumas case and that the only reading he had done was mere- |1y to glance over the headlincs. He was emphatic on the point that he had no interest whatever and the publication of the story madc no im- pression upon him. He said tkat for two years he was county supervisor Mr. Hazen for five or six years as sheriff, that he is a married man with five children and that he positively has no opinion on the Dumas case. This sounded good to both <ides and he was sworn in as juror No. 11. R. E. English, the fifth man to be examined this morning out of the special venire, said he was a farmer and that he lived near Solway. He confessed that the only carrent litera- ture which he takes was “Comfort” and the “Woman’s Home Compan- ion.” He said he did not get any whiskey glass shows the picture of |lieved that if an indictment returned|of the Bemidji papers, but finally ad- the poorhouse and thin soup. against 2 man by the grand jury that mitted that he had reai am account of assessment and that he has known iof the Dumas case in the Daily Pio- neer. He said he had talked but lit- tle of the Dumas case and that only with Storekeeper Simes at Solway. He was quickly passed by the defense and Attorney McDonald finally de- cided that he would 1issue no chal- lenge in the case and Mr, English was sworn in a8 the twelfth and last jur- or. R At this time it was so near the noon hour that Judge McClenahan announced that there would be a re- cess until 1:30 this afternoon. “I shall appoint another officer to assist in guarding the jury,” said Judge McClenahan, “and if the attor- neys on both sides can agree upon a man I will name that one but it they can’t I will appoint one anyway.” 1t finally was decided that Thomas Moehler would act to assist Bailiff John Morrison and E. C. Gregg. All of the other members of the special venire who were present in court were informed that they should go to the clerk of court’s office and se- cure their mileage and per diem. Two men out of the list Andrew Ruskin and James Ward had been excused by the judge, the former because he is a seven day adventist and does 1.0t be- lieve in working on Saturday and the latter because the stork was hover- ing near his home. The jury believed both excuses to be sufficient to per- mit them to avoid jury service and they were dismissed. Assistant fire marshal Sam Fuller~ ton, who has had the Dumas case since its beginning so far as the state fire marshal’s office is couacerced, was in court this morning, =2s well also Martin Behan, captured at Puposky, who was accompanied “y Detective Fielding. Mr. McDonald said: “You must understand the burden of establishing the guilt of Dr. Dumas is up to the state, we assume that burden. If we establish his guilt be- yond a reasonable doubt, it is your duty to convict. This is now a civil suit, it is a duty to perform.” Mr. McDonald read from the in- dictment which alleges Dr. Dumas had aided and abetted with Mike Da- vis and Martin Behan in burning and robbing the store at Puposky on the night of June 16. “Now, while it reads aiding and abetting, ‘'Dr. Dumas was, a:cording to indictment as guilty as the prinei- pals,” said Mr. McDonald. *I shall state briefly what the state proposes to prove. “We expect to establish that Dumas came to Cass Lake 3 years ago and istill lives there and that lie was elect- ed mayor. “That he came in contact with bad men, and men who did such work as Davis and Behan did at Pupoesky. “Now, we are not here to persecute anyone. The attorney general repre- senting the great state of Minnesota can’t afford to persecute anyone. It is his duty to proceed against per- |sons accused of burning or blowing buildings. “R. E. Smith, the Puposky mer- chant, needed medical assistance last winter and continued until April at which time Smyth’s reiations with Dr. Dumas began. “Along in April he visited Dr. Du- mas and saw him in consultation with two men. After ‘he men had left Dr. Dumas said,’ “Did you see those two men?” “Yes,” said Smyth. “Well, they are two of the smooth- est in the country. After they do a job they come to Cass Lake and rest up.” “Dr. Dumas then took Smith to the safe and showed him two revolvers and a bottle of nitroglycerine. “Smyth told Dumas he was in Pu- posky, whereupon Dumas said, ‘why, that is one of the places the boys have marked,’ but when Smyth said he hoped they wouldn’t harm him, Dr. Dumas said he needn’t be alarmed, and then indicated that @e might (Continued on last paga, i g ] [ WINNESOTR | HISTORICAL |