Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 1, 1911, Page 1

“~ ~‘'passage of a reapportionment bill.! VOLUME 9. NUMBER 158. HANSON SAYS, ‘YES; HACKNEYIS GLOOMY St. Paul Chairman of Reapportion- ment Committee Disgusted With Present Legislatme. BUT STILL OFFERS NORTH AID Ada Senator Declares Action Should Be Taken at Once if Success is Possible. DANIEL SHAW SHIFTS BURDEN Thinks it Up to Executive Committee to Say What Shall Be Done at St. Cloud. From Ada comes a message from A. L. Hanson, who represents Beltrami and five_other counties in the upper branch of the legislature, pledging his support to the passage of a reap- portionment bill at an extra session. At the same time a doieful letter is at hand from Senator Joseph M. Hackney of St. Paul, who was chair-| man of the senate reapportionment | committee last winter. | But Will Do His Share. Senator Hackney, however, assures | the Pioneer that all that he can do| will be done. His two points against an extra session are “heavy burden to the people” and disgust at the; present legislative make-nup. Authen- tic figures show that this “heavy bur- den™ of an extra session would he\ less than $25,000. Senator Hackney's views are im- portant in that they show the false feeling which must be overcome in| order to win the fight for the prompt | His views are given below. Senator Hanson's Position. | Senator Hanson says: } “Reply to yours of the 17th has been delayed owing ta.my just being out from a six weeks lay up at a hospital. I favor an extra cession for the purpose of submitting at tne next election an increase in the gross earn- ings tax on railroads and if there is;| any possible hope of passing a fair reapportionment bill I certainly fav- or the extra session for that purpose also. Delegate Larson on Record. Andrew Larson of Solway, a dele- gate from Beltrami county to the St. Cloud convention, says: “I would like to see the northern part of the State fairly and squarely represented in the state's legislature according to the population.” Shaw Puts It Up to Committee. Daniel Shaw of Thief River Falls, chairman of the immigration com- mission of the Northern Minnesota | Development association —shifts the responsibility to the executive com- mittee. He writes the Pioneer as follows: ~It seems to me that the executive committee of the Development as- sociation who have charge of all ar- rangements for the St. Cloud con- vention, are the proper people to de- cide a matter of this kind. I am not conversant with their plans, and as ineir management of the affairs of the Association in the past has been successful, 1 would prefer that this matter be referred to them and left entirely to their good judgment.” How Hackney Feels. Senator Hackney says: “1 do not believe that a reappor-| tionment bill can be passed by the present legislature. It will be neces- sary for public sentiment to become so strong in all parts of the State that a change in the make-up of the legislature can be brought about be- fore 1 hope to see any fair reappor- tionment bill passed. It would seem unwise to me for the governor to call an extra session, as it would put up- on the people of the State a great burden and expense and i do not be- lieve anything would be accom- plished. Discouraged But Friendly. “There is no question at all in my mind as to the need of reapportion- ment. My record on that proposi- tion is well known and it is useless for me to say anything further upon that point. I would gladly assist, as 1 have already done, in bringing about a reapportionment especially in the interests of Northern Minnesota, if there was anything in my power that 1 could do. I became greatly discouraged with our 1gst legislature not only on account of their failure to pass a reapportionment bill but (Continued on last page) MISS EVA BOOTH. Salvation Army Leader Sud- denly Taken 1l on Platform. | i i I l Chicago, Nov. 1.—Miss Eva Booth, commander of the Salvation Army in America, was taken ill at the army hall, as she was about to address a meeting. Miss Booth has just ended a month’s tour of the Western states and is said to be suffering from a nervous break- down. | because of. their failure to do certain other things in the interest of good government, so that I do not look for very much a majority of the men who constituted that legislature until, as 1 have said above, strong sentiment is brought to bear by the people of our State awakened by the fact that we are governed by special interests and that we must elect men who will work for all of the people.” Viggo Peterson, Too. Viggo Peterson, chairman of the Beltrami county commissioners and a delegate to St. Cloud, writes: “I think we should have an:extra session of the legislature to bring | prompi- Teapportionment for the Lstate, and also give the members of the house and senate a chance to ac- complish some of the other good measures they promised the people before election. “Yours truly, “Viggo Peterson.” Sells Wife to White Slavers. | Washington, Nov. 1.—The grand jury returned a white slave indict- ment here against Robert Davidson of St. Louis, charged with selling his nineteen-year-old wife into the cortrol of a white slave gang. Agents of the department testified that D: made a deal in New York where wife was sent to a Washington r- Fancy Dances Under Ban. Milwaukee, Nov. -1.—The “grizzly bear,” “turkey trot” and other like concoctions of terpsichorean art are nnder police ban in Milwaukee. Fol- lowing several arrests public dance halls are teing carefully watched by officers detailed for the purpose. Calls Gompers and Debs Liars. Detroit, Nov. 1.—“Samuel Gompers and Eugene Debs are both frauds and liars, who are trying to deceive the people,” was the assertion of Detective William J. Burps in Detroit op his way to Ann Arbor, where he will lecture to the University of Michigan on “Poli tics and Municipal Corruption.” He also declared himself a staunch friend, instead of 2u ememy, to organized la- bor. New Democratic Committeeman. Kansas City, Nov. 1.—Edward F. Goltra of St. Louis was chosen as | the national committeeman from Mis souri, to succeed the late Moses C. Wetmore, at a meeting of the Demc: eratic state central committee here. | The Last Straw. Old Money (dying)—I'm afraid [T've been a brute to you sometimes, dear. Young Wife—Oh, never mind that, darling. T11 always remember how very kind you were when you left me.—Sydney Bulletin. An 01d Proverb. Be a good husband and you will get a penny to spend, a penty to lend and a penny for a friend. More Work Than Piay. “Does she play whist?” “No. She makes the worst work of it you ever saw.” Emigrants leaving Germany for other parts of the world are fewer than formerly. In 1882 their num- ber was above 200,000, while that of last year was but 25,000 in round numbers. "Of this 25,000 the emi- grants coming to the United States were 23,000. ithat the legislature appropriate an ERERERERERE R RS RS ] © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, © POOOOOOLOIPOOOOOS The weather: Thursday fair; mod- erate north to northwest winds. Yuan Shi Kai has been appointed premier of and is now practically dictator. He is now forming a cabi- net. The North Dakota supreme court has reaffirmed its decision changing the county seat of Pembina county to Cavalier. Eddie Young, the California light- weight pugilist has announced his intention of studying for the minis- try to be an Evangelist. General Canva commanding the Italian army in Tripoli is reported to| have been captured today by Turks in the streefs of Tripoli. When he sailed from Willcox, Ariz., today for Tucson, Aviator Rog- ers had traveled 3,426 miles in his| flight from New York to the Pacific coast. Six masked man early today held up a Rbcklsland train at Hulburt, Tennessee, dynamiting the express safe and wrecking the car. They were frightened away but took with them the registered mail. A sunrise salute aroused the resi- dents of Bath, 11, today, when, with hundreds of visitors from all over the county, they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the laying out of the! town by Abraham Lincoln. | Chief Justice Morgan yesterday re- signed from the North Dakota su- preme court and his place was im- mediately filled by Dean A. A. Bruce of the North Dakota university.! Chief Justice Morgan is in poor | health. A Child Welfare exhibition, simi- lar to the exhibitions held recently in New York and Chicago, was opened in ‘the Portland, Ore., Armory today under the auspices of the Oregon Congress of Mothers. Simultaneous with the exhibition, whicn will con- tinue five days, there is 1o be held| a conference for the discussion of the care of infants, the playground | movement, settlement work and kin- dred topics. The American team which will try to bring back from Australia the Dwight F. Davis International Ten- nis Cup sailed from’ Vancouver, B. C., for Sydney today on the steam- ship Valandia. The captain of the team is William A. Larned of New York, seven times lawn tennis singles champion of the United States. The other members of the Amsrican chal- lenging team are Beals C. Wright of Boston and Maurice E. McLoughlin of California. At Morgantown, W. Va. President Taft today headed the list of visitors, at the inauguration of Dr. Thomas E. Hodges as president of ‘West Virginia University. Among the noted educators present were President Alderman of the Univer- sity of Virginia, President Thompson of Ohio State University, President Perry of Marietta College, President Welch of Ohio Wesleyan University, and President Sparks of Pennsylva- nia State College. " President Taft will be a visitor in Hot Springs, Va., for five days, be- ginning tomorrow and continuing until next Monday, the day before election. The president will reside at Mrs. Seth Barton French’s villa, which he has leased for a short per- iod and where Mrs. Taft, Miss Helen Taft and members of the household are already established. Since he left Boston on Sept. 15, President Taft has traveled 15,000 miles and has averaged four speeches a day. At Jackson, the Mississippi legisla- ture convened today in special ses- sion. The chief purpose of the ses- s't. is to straighten out matters in coLnection with the State bond is- sue of 1910. The bonds, amounting to $800,000, were authorized at the last session of the legislature, but found irregular. To meet the State’s moral obligations Governor Noel asks amount sufficient to cover the acciued interest. In addition to this matter the legislature is asked for an ap- propriation to defray the <xpenses of the State troops recently sent to Me- Comb City in connection with the sir:ke of Illinois Central shopmen. The New Jersey State Board of Public Utilities Commissioners at Trenton today began pullic Lear- ings to consider the provisions of the socalled full crew bill. Tae bill pro-| vides that every passenger train hav- ing five cars or more, operating in New Jersey, shall have a crew con-1| sisting of one engineer, cne fireman, one conductor, one baggaseman, one| brakeman and one flagman. The railroads vigorously opposed -the measure when it came before the leg- islature last winter and it was de- feated. The senate, however, by res- olution directed the Utiliiies Bo&rd! to investigate the provisions-of the bill and report to the mnext I ture. - Sk @fl‘i = VENUE SHIFT HALTS peqnest of State for More Time to Reply to Affidavits Granted By Stanton. COMES UP AGAIN THURSDAY At That Time Judge Annoumces When and Where Cass Lake May- or is to Be Tried. MANY - ALLEGE PREJUDICE {Swear They Do Not Believe Fair Trial Could Now Be Had In Bemidji. 2 p. m. today attorneys for the state and defense appeared before Judge C. W. Stanton to arrange for the trial of Dr. D. F. Dumas on the B!ackdu(k arson charges, and to act ‘on the motion on behalf of the de- {feudam for a change of venue. E. E. McDonald, representing the NEW TEST FAKM ASSURED|™ SEtt 7000 AGRES EERE MANY HALLOWEEN TRICKS . e v o, e | State Agriculturists|in Bemidji Tell of Perfected Plays for Demon- .... stration fii’ort POSSIBLE CLEARBROOK PLUM That a demonstration farm provid- ed for by the Minnm & Interna- tional and locn'.eq_k _the super- vision of the State is an assm-ed thing was admitted by Professor Thomas Cooper of the College of Agriculture of the University. Mr. Cooper was in Bemidji yesterday with C. E Brown, assistant on demonstration farms of the College of Agriculture. “It is true that a site for such a farm practically has been selected and that its exact location will be made public within the next few days.” Professors Cooper and Brown spent | yesterday inspecting the state ex- perimental farm located here and owned by L. P. Anderson. This farm came under state supervision last fall. The two men left this morning for Backus and will return to Bemidji tonight. Tomorrow they will go to Clearbrook, the new Soo town in re- sponse to petitions to establish a state farm near that place. “The citizens of that place and vi- cinity have been so persistent that we are going to look the territory over,” said Mr. Cooper, “and it is not improbably that Clearbrook’s per- severance will do for her what she asks. Where such a spirit is shown the state will do all it can by way of encouragement.” A Worse Fate. “Died in poverty!” cried the philos- opher scornfully. “Died in poverty, did he, an’ you expect me to sympa- thize? Gorstrooth, what is there in dying in poverty? I've got to live in it.”—Sporting Times. Right to the Point. As a short and straightforward proposal nothing has ever surpassed that of the youth who, on entering the room, knelt before the lady and, producing a ring from his pocket, said, “May 1?” The Horse. A horse will live twenty-five days without solid food, merely drinking water, seventeen days without either eating or drinking and only five days | State Land Sales to Begin November 6 and Last Until 27th. Beginning Monday, November 6, and continuing until November 27, 288,760 acres of Minnesota school lands will be put up at auction by State Auditor Iverson. Sales acreage are as follows: November 6, Wadena, 7,600 acres; November 7, Park Rapids 28,000 acres; November 8, Bemidji, 7,000 acres; November 10, Walker, 40,000 acres; November 13, International Falls, 7,000 acres; November 15, Du- luth, 36,000 acres; November 16, Pine City, 3,200 acres; November 17, ‘Aftkin, 40,000 acres; Nevember 20, Grand Rapids, 33,000 acres; Novem- ber 21, Crookston, 4,000 acres; No- vember 22 Moorhead, 760 acres; No- vember 23, Bagley, 8,200 acres; No- vember 24, Hallock, 23,000 acres; " | November 25, Warren, 33,000 acres; November 27, Roseau, 18,000 acres. Buyers must pay 15 per cent of the purchase price down. Long time is given on the balance. 12,000,000 FEET TIMBER SOLD Sale at St. Paul Included Stands in Beltrami County. Approximately 12,000,000 feet of timber was sold at public auction in the Senate chamber at the state capi- tol by State Auditor S. G. Iverson yes- terday. The net proceeds amounted to about $75,000. The highest price paid was $11.55 a thousand for pine timber. Some timber sold as low as $6, and the majority brought about $7 a thousand. The jack pine and spruce brought about $4 and the tam- arack about $3. More than fifty bid- ders were on hand when the sale op- ened. The timber is in tracts all the way from Cook to Beltrami counties, in the northern l)art of the state. Terrible Suffering. He—And did you suffer much when you had appendicitis? She—Suffer? T thought I should never live to tell the tale. 2y He—Ah that must have been suf- fering, indeed.—Philadelphia Rec- ord. Hornpipes. Hornpipe takes its name from a wind instrument on which are pro- duced tuneful strains as an accom- paniment for this country dance, which originated in England. Sail- ors’ hornpipe is better known to Am- ericans. The maker of a new sauce was lib- erally rewarded in ancient Rome, but if it were not relished the inven- when partaking of solid food without | tor was required to eat of nothing ‘water. Acconstics Bad. First Actor—How are the acoustic properties of the new playhouse? Second Actor—Fierce. Your voice carries finely out to the audience, but you can barely hear the applause!— ‘Woman'’s Home Companion. | In the treasury department at Washington two women are designat- ed as wastebasket examiners. The contents of all wastebaskets ' pass through their hands. Every scrap of |else till he had discovered another condiment more agreeable to the im- perial taste. Air Movements. The movement of air is variously designated, according to its velicity, as a zephyr, breeze, wind, gale or hurricane. A dense or thick fog, ac- cording to the weather bureau, ob- scures objects at a distance of 1,000 feet. 10 aid travelers who visit France. All paper is examined and sorted. Last possible information about places of and | The government has established at| Paris a national touring office. It is|eircuit used in telegraphing and tele- Ruthless Destruction of Property Not Entirely Prevented But Much Fun Was Harmless. POLICE FRIGHTEN CHILDREN It turned out to be about the same old story of Hallowe’en. Many gatés are today missing, a large number of /small buildings-are tipped over and is being searched for by indignant owners. In some parts of the city sidawalks ‘were torn up and everywhers the windows were soaped. Mysterious noises on the windows and spooky jack-'o-lanterns were other popular manifestations of the evil spirits. After the curfew bell had tolled at 8 p. m. the police kept a sharp look- out for children and in different in- stances boys and girls were gathered in.and given a good scare, but none ‘were locked -up, each young prowler having promised to be good. Such sights as baby cabs hanging from the trees in the Library park and other articles in most unusual places were to be seen this morsing. although the wholesale transfer of other years was reduced, owing to the careful watch kept over the young offenders, and the brightness of the moonlight night. On Irvine avenue boys at&emptlng to frighten persons by putting a spike jangling contrivance on a window broke a large pane of glass. In an- | other instance boys caused a terrific noise by scraping boards against the side of a house, but unfortunately for the owner the building had but re- cently been painted. DEAD AT THE AGE OF 108. Mrs. Plummer of the Indian Tribe of Senecas Pm Away. Mrs. Sala Plummer, 148 years old and the oldest member of the Seneca Indian nation, is dead at her home in Jimmerstown, N. Y. Ske was born at Irving, on the Cattaraugus reser- vation, but lived the greater part of her long life on the Allegany reser- vation. She had a fine memory and She greatly enjoyed pleasing visitors by recounting events that che remem- bered of the war of 1812, at which time she was a child of nine or ten years of age. Mrs. Plummer’s sight was so per- fect that she could read even up to the time of her death withcut glasses. the inventor, Theodore H. Vail pres- ident of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company, and a number of other men conspicuously identified with the history of the tclephone and the development of the telephone business in America will meet in Bos- 1eu tomorrow for the first reunion of the “Telephone Picneers of America.” The socalled “phantom” wire or phoning is the additional circuit ob- tained or wire that is obtained in a being permifted to go home after| retained her faculties to tne last.| Professor -Alexander Graham Bell, | | given in which to file counter affida- | vits to the ones submitted by Judge Spooner and A. A. Andrews for the defendant, alleging such prejudice as to make a fair trial in Bemidji im- possible. Grants Plea for Time. The position taken by the state was that the afidavits on file were of so general a character that ad- ditional time would be needed in which to answer them. | The request was granted and the matter will come up before Judge Stanton tomorrow afternoon. Dr. Dumas today appeared With his at- a miscellaneous collection of pro'p‘m torneys. What Affiants Allege. It is alleged in the affidavits for Dr. Dumas that the general feeling throughout Beltrami county is strongly prejudiced to Dr. Dumas, and this allegation is supported by assertions that it is the general be- lief that Dr. Dumas is guilty of some or all of the charges of arson pre- ferred against him by the state. The Cass Lake mayor has given bonds in $3,000 for his appearance to answer to the Blackduck charges. Twenty-one affidavits were filed in | support of the motion. Four of these |were cbtained at Baudette, four at | Spooner, five at Blackduck, three at Kelliher, one at Battle River, one at Farley, one at Rugby, one at Dnrand and one from a resident of Bemidji. All the afidavits agree as to senti- ment being against the doctor. Signers of Affidavits. Those who signed affidavits were: At Baudette—John A. Kennedy, United States customs officer; George B. Partridge, timber broker; W. F. Noonan, publisher Rainy River Re- gion, and R. M. Skinner, banker. At Spooner—B. P. Eagan, presi- dent village council; Oscar Flatner, merchant; F. E. Rose, village mar- shal, and Ferdinand Koefod, assist- ant bank cashier. At Blackduck—E. P. Rice, hsuker, |J. M. Reed, merchant; J. G. Thomp- son_merchant; J. E. Dade, postmast- er, and E French, druggist. At Kelliher—R. W. Hardy, editor; Henry Pufund, surveyor, and A. Gil- mour, druggist. At Battle River—J. E. Jerome, merchant. At Farley—W. T. Blakely, mer- chant. At Redby—P. A. Sreife, scaler. At Bemidji—John A. McDonald, Thinks Hard to Get Jury. Viggo Peterson of Durand, chair- man of the board of county commis- sioners, filed a lengthy affidavit re- citing his belief that the cost of try- ing the case in Beltrami ccunty would be enormous because, he ai- leged, it would be next to impossible to secure a jury to try the case. A. A. Andrews, assistant counsel for Dr. Dumas, attached an affidavit of his own, in which he told =bout obtaining a jury to try Dr. Dumas on the charge of attempted arson at Pu- posky, on which the doctor was con- victed. He said that seven jurymen were secured at that trial, whemn Judge McClenahan suggested to coun- sel for the state and for the defend- ant, that if they would agree to the discharge of the jurymen selected, he would transfer the case to Crow Wing county, becagse it would facilitate matters, as jurors could be obtained much easier than in Beltrami coun- ty. The defense agreed to this, An- year &a'mentrluliud from interest and routes is here furnished single conductor by means, ora mul-|drews said in his afidavit, but fle