Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 28, 1911, Page 1

-avail themselves, may postpone the! THE BEMIDJI L | VOLUME 9. NUMBER 155. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28, 1911. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. STEEL STOCKS TAKE EIGHT POINT DROP Gevernment Takes Step in Legal Battle for Dissolution of Steel Corporation. MORGAN SAYS CHARGES UNTRUE Proceedings May Be Delayed for Several Months By Legal Technicalities. WAIT WORD FROM WASHINGTON Big Grist of Subpoenas to Be Served | By the United States Gov- ernment. Washington, Oct. 28.—The United States Steel corporation’s first step in | the legal battle with the governmentl for its existence will be taken Mon- day, December 4. On that day an array of counsel ‘which promises to include some of the most brilliant le- al minds in America, will fDrmaIIy‘; appear before the United States cir-}v cuit court at Trenton, N. J., in which | the government’s dissolution suit | has been brought. | On January 2, 1912, the Steel cor-| poration is expected to file its answer | the government's sensational charges, which hardly have been paralleled in all the anti-trust suits; vrought by the department of jus- tice. = Several legal maneuvers, of which the Steel corporation’s lawyers could | 0 date of their answer, for they have“ a right to ask the court to give thirty days’ more grace thus extending | their time to February 2. In the meantime, they may demur to some of the government's allega- tions or they may file a bill of ex- ceptions. Either action would auto-! matically delay the actual beginning} of the trial. The government ex-} pects that none of the formalities of | the law will be overlooked by its op-‘j ponents. It is possible, however.! that no legal technicalities may bei thrown in the way and .n that case, the earliest date upon which the trial can begin is January 2. Will Select Mastcr. ! The procedure will be for Judges| Gray. Lanning and Buffington to ap- point a master to hear the testimony. The master so appointed will take evidence in various parts of the coun- try. It required a year and a half to take the testimony in the Standard Oil case. The government expects to do as well in the steel case. When the taking of testimony is finished and both sides have been heard, the circuit court will decide the issue. Whichever side loses will | appeal and by the operation of the| socalled expediting act, the case will jump to the supreme court, where the fate of the greatest corporation in! the world will be decided. The attorney general was asked if he thought the Steel corporation would volunteer to readjust its or-| ganization and avert further prose- cution of the suit, as has been done by the International Harvester com- pany, the Electric trust, the South- ern Grocers’ trust and some other combinations. He indicated that he expected no such conciliatory move. Subpoenas to Be Served. Trenton, N. J., Oct. 28.—The legal machinery set in motion here yester- day by the government against the United States Steel corporation has lain idle today awaiting word from Washington. Three score subpoenas to be served upon the defendants had not reached the office of the United States mar- shal, where deputies were waiting to depart with them. District Attorney John B. Vree- land, was not especially optimistic regarding the prospects for a speedy decision of the suit. In the present action there are sixty-one defendants and the amount of testimony, he pointed out would be great. As in the powder trust case Judges (Continued on Page 5) |of Pittsburg, COPOOLOOOROCO®@ ® © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED. © ERCR R R R R R R R R R ® Mgr. Paul Larocque, for the past 18 years bishop of the Roman Cath- olic diocese of Sherbrooke, Canada, received congratulations today on the occasion of his 65th birthday anni- versary. Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey is today the guest of the Dal- las Texas, Woodrow Wilson Club and the Texas State Fair association. He spent the morning at the State Fair and this afternoon spoke before Dem- jocrats from all over the State assem- bled in the Coliseum. To offset the effect of President Taft’s visit to Minnesota this week the Republican progressives of the State are arranging for a big demon- stration at St. Paul next Monday night. Senator Cummings of Iowa is {scheduled as the leading speaker. The Taft summer home, Paramat- ta, at Beverly, Mass. was closed to- day and will remain shuitered and locked until the family returns next June. Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft, wife and daughter of the presi- dent, have gone to Hot Springs, Va., where they will spend several weeks before returning to Washington. Matt Winn and his American as- sociates have completed all arrange- ments for the opening of a seven- teen-day race meeting at the City of Mexico track tomorrow. The meet will serve as a sort of a curtain-raiser to the regular season io begin at Juarez next month. Many speedy horses seen on the Kentucky tracks this season are here to take part. The dual service of consecration of the Rev. Dr. Philip Mercer Rhine- {lander and the Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Garland, the first-named as Bishop Coadjutor and the last-named as Suf- fragan Bishop of the diocese of Penn- sylvania, took place at Philadelphia today. The Rt. Rev. Daniel S. Tut- tle of Missouri, the presiding bishop; occupied the cathedral throne. His assistants, Bishop Mackay-Smith of Penfisylvania and Bishop Whitehead occupied thromes on either hand. America’s newest and greatest na- val training station, located on Lake Michigan, thirty miles north of Chi- cago, was formally dedicated by President Taft this afternoon. The president made the irip to the north shore after spending an exceedingly busy foremoon in Chicago, in the course of which he had delivered two addresses, one before the American Mining Congress and the other to the members of the Chicago Bar Associa- tion. Accompanying the president to the naval statieon were Secretary |of the Navy Meyer, Governor Deneen, Congressman George E. Foss and oth- er notables, together with a com- mittee of prominent Chicagoans. Up- |on arrival the party was received by Rear Admiral Albert Ross comman- dant of the station, who personally conducted the visitors over the $3,- 500,000 plant, which includes 39 buildings and covers 182 acres of ground. A presidential salute of 21 guns greeted the arrival of the presi- dent at the station. Following the program of speeches the president reviewed the recruits. Simon Wolf, whom President | Roosevelt once described as “ome of the best Americans on this conti- nent,” reached his 75th birthday an- niversary in Washington today and was the recipient of congratulations from friends throughout the country. Mr. Wolf was born in Bavaria, Oct. 28, 1836, and came to the United States with his grandparents in 1848. After a brief period spent in Cleveland he came to the national capital and for a period of nearly half a century he has been recog- nized as the representative advocate of the Jewish people here. Mr. Wolf is the tounder of the Atlanta He- brew Orphans’ Home, for which insti- tution he raised, single-handed, a fund of $150,000. He toured the United States twice to raise money for the Roumania Mission. It was his conception to have the Kishineff meeting in Washington and he ar- ranged the celebrated conferences with Roosevelt and Hay. In 1881 President Garfield appointed Mr. ‘Wolf consul general to Egypt. His was the last commission President Garfield signed before his assassina- tion. As consul general to Egypt, Mr. Wolf gave the first George Wash- ington dinner in the Old World, on Februery 22, 1882. His annual sal- ary was $4,000, but it is said he spent $5,000 on that function alone. (Copyright, 181L) SPOONER QUITS BEMIDJI Goes to Minneapolis to Become Head of New Legal Firm in Ply- mouth Building. PROMINENT HERE SINCE 1902 Judge Marshall A. Spooner, chief counsel for Mayor Dumas of Cass Lake in his arson cases, and who made the argument before Judge Wil- lard in federal court at Minneapolis when that jurist held that “Pussy- foot”” Johnson’s effort to close the sa- loons of Northern Minnesota, was il- legal because the Indian treaty un- der which he proceeded was invalid, is to move to Minneapolis where he beécomes head of a new legal firm to be known as Spooner, Laybourn & Lucas. Judge Spooner will leave Bemidji within the next few days, the new firm opening for business on Novem- ber 1 in a suite of law offices occu- pying four rooms on the sixth floor of the new Plymouth building on Hennepin Avenue in Minueapolis. Judge Spooner has been in Bemid- ji since April 1, 1902. In Marech, 1903, he was appointed to the dis- trict bench by Governor Van Sant and was elected to succeed himself in 1905, resigning from the bench in April, 1908, after having served three years of the six year term, to resume his private practice. Judge Spooner has been identified with such prominent cases as the In- dian 1lid cases, the Dumas defense, where he raised a point of law which’ caused Judge W. S. McClenahan to certify the case to the supreme court where it is now pending: the Clear- water county case in which he saved that county from paying several thousand dollars demanded by Bel- trami when the new county of Clear- water was established; the Sheriff Forrer case which official he seated as sheriff of Koochiching county; the Rainy River boom litigation and oth- er lumber, timber and railroad liti- gation. Charles G. Laybourn, a prominent member of the Minneapolis bar, has a large commercial and corporation clientele, who has maintained an of- fice in the New York Life building at Minneapolis. He is a brother to former Senator Laybourn of Duluth. Edwin Lucas, the third member of the firm has specialized in probate law and land titles, doing much work for lumbermen interested in Louisiana, the only state in the union proceeding under the old Roman civil law procedure. Judge and Mrs. Spooner probably will take apartments at one of the| Minneapolis hotels for the winter. The Carnegie hero list now num- bers 339. | ! PROGRESSIVES LINE UP Give Dates and States Which Have Adopted the Oregon Popular Vote Plan. 10 ADORT REFERENDUM AMEND In answer to many inquiries as to the progress of the Popular Govern- ment movement, Senator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., president of the National Progressive Republican League, has/ compiled the following information. Initiative and referendnm amend- ments have been adopted in South Dakota Oregon, Oklahoma, Colorado, Nevada, Missouri, Montana, Arkan- sas, Maine and California. Initiative and referendum amend- | ments have been indorsed by legisla- tures for submission to a vote of the people in Washington, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska, Florida, Ida- ho and Wisconsin. The Oregfln plan of popular elec- tion of United States senators has been adopted in Oregon, Nebraska, Nevada, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Kansas, California and Wisconsin. The states which have adopted the Oregon plan of popular vote for can- didates for party nomination for president and vice-president, with the dates on which the primary votes will be had, are: North Dakota, March 19. Wisconsin, April 2. Nebraska April 17. Oregon, April 19. New Jersey, May 28. TENSTRIKE SCHOOL OPENED Four Rooms Contain An Enrollment of Seventy-Five Pupils. Tenstrike Oct. 28—The four rooms in the Tenstrike school were opened Monday, it being one of the few con- solidated schools in the county. About twelve children are being brought in from the out-lying dis- tricts making the total enrollment seventy-five pupils. The primary room is ip charge of E. Flora Murray, the first intermedi- ate is taught by Elizabeth MacGreg- or; second intermediate by Jane Higgins, while Prof. McGhee has charge of the upper room which in- cludes high school work. CASS LAKE HAS BOYS BAND, Concert Program to Begin Soon. Will Entertain Throughout Winter. Cass Lake Minn., Oct. 28.—The Cass Lake band boys have received their new uniforms, dark blue with gilt trimmings. The band will open the winter season’s entertainment with an indoor concert some time next month. MIND READER COMING The Brinkman Management Will Feature Madame Gertrude Begin- ning Monday Night, Oct. 30. DOLAN SAYS “SHE IS THE BEST” Bemidji is soon to have the privi- lege of seeing one of the most clever mind readers in America. Accord- ing to J. Dolan, traveling represen- tative for the Twohy-Simons Mer- cantile Company of Superior. Mr. Dolan believes her to be the most clever mind reader on the stage to- day. Her name is Madame Gertrude Mandreoder who has been showing to crowded houses for the past week in the city of Superior. The management of the Brinkman Family Theater feels highly elated over its success in 'having secured this feature attraction for Bemidji theatergoers. She is billed to appear in the local playhouse Monday night and will be here for at least three days. Mr. Dolan said: “I have never wit- nessed a more clever entertainer in all my travels. I believe she ‘has it’ on the best in the business. She ap- pears on the stage securely blindfold- ed with a large sheet placed over her. She will then have slips of pa- per passed through the audience on which anyone may write questions about any matter, personal or pub- lic, the same will be read and an- swered by her without seeing them. At the Savoy theater in Superior the crowds were turned away.” The local theater will bill her as the “Mysterious Madame Gertrude, the World’s Greatest Seeress.” RICHESON JURY STILL BUSY ..It is Expected That all Witnesses Will Be Heard By Monday Night. Boston, Oct. 28.—Counsel for Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson, accused of the murder of Avis Linneli, succeed- ed in defeating the plan of the prose- cution to compel the defense to pro- duce before the grand jury letters, photographs and other papers taken from the minister’s room after his ar- rest. Robert Burns, a privatz detective, employed by the defense, who took the articles, had been subpoenaed to appear before the grand jury and it was understood the district attorney intended to question him regarding the documents, but after a conference with Judge George A. Sanderson, at which both sides were represented, the intention apparently was aban- doned. P The special session of the grand jury which has been sitting on the case for the last two days failed to complete its examination before ad- journment was taken until Monday. CHARLES A. HARRIS MAY BE FOUND DEAD Brother of Register of Deeds Hag Been Missing Since Sep- tember 20. NO WORD FROM HIM SINCE THEN Left Camp in British Columbia for Supplies With Henry Me- Carmac. OFFICERS FORM SEARCH PARTY No Hopes of Find Men Alive—In- dians Aid Officers of the Law in the Search. J. O. Harris, Register of Deeds of Beltrami county, received word te- day of the possible death of his brother, Charles, together with Hen- ry McCormac, who on September 20 disappeared from a lumber camp in British Columbia along the Canadian Pacific Road.~ . The story of his disappearance is best told in a letter written to Mr. Harris by his brother-in-law, E. Sten- nick, at Portland, Oregon. The following telegram was re- ceived later today by Mr. Harris and leaves the disappearance of these two men a still deeper mystery. “Portland, Ore., Oct. 27. “J. O. Harris, Bemidji, Minn.: “Received word that the boys never teached their destination - for the supplies. Searching par- ty still hunting for them but have no hopes of finding them alive. Expect they were drowned crossing the Clearwater River. “Parker Stennick.” The letter is as follows: “Portland, Ore., Oct 22, 1911, “Dear Friend Jim: “We are all well at home but are worrying our :lves over Charlie for fear some accident has befallen him, for he and Henry McCarmac have not been heard from since Sept. 20. They left here Aug. 15 with four other to cruise timber in British Columbia. They went to Kamloops, on the Canadian Pacific, B. C., and left there with two Indians and six pack horses, and went north to the head waters of the Clear Water river, and worked there a month, then, getting short of supplies, he and Mack started to go to some place to get supplies, expecting tc find a store at some fort on a lake some 35 or 40 miles down the river, and nev- er returned to their crowa. We are afraid they built a raft to ride down the river and met with some accident or got drowned. The other cruisers after waiting for them to return for three weeks, came out and not learn- ing anything they have reported it to headquarters and the authorities have sent the Provincial Police with Indians and the cruisers to go and investigate what has happened, and find them if possible. They have gone to the fort where they expected to get the supplies, and if they never reached there they are going to fol- low the river to the place where they left camp Sept. 20. They will hard- ly be able to get us any word be- fore the last of the week and the sus- pense is dreadful. I wiii wire you immediately upon the receipt of any word we hear from there. From, “P. Stennick.” Advice. “I am troubled with insomnia at night.” “Why don’t you quit it?” “Quit what? “Sleeping on your job.” Diameter of the Sun. The diameter of the sun diminish- es annually by 150 meters, about the ten millionth part of its total. Mexican History. Mexican history, according to Bra- seur de Bourbourg, French archaelo- gist, began in 955 B. C.