Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 14, 1912, Page 1

HE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE Mistorfal Soclety g 7 & - W VU MINNERQTA | HISTORIGAL SRCIETY, 1 VOLUME 9. NUMBER 270. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1912. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. FARRIS ELECTION FRAUDS ALLEGED Report Says Judges Placed Six Votes Under Instead of in the Ballot Box. NELSON WON OVER MACKAY Final Count Gave Him Margin of One But Result Will Probably Be Contested. THE MEN ARE DISFRANCHISED Several Turned Away by Officials But Are Said to Have Been Passed in Former Years. Farris (Special to the Pioneer)— Because of alleged election frauds, J. P. Schmidt, W. J. Heathcote and Os- | car Johnson may be arrested in the near future. [t is said that they wil- fully placed six ballots under the bal- | lot box instead of in it at the elec- tion held here Tuesday. The ticket they favored won by one vote. Other alleged abuses are: 1. Refusal to allow J. S. Strain to vote, he having resided in Farris since Sept. 12. 2. Refusal to allow E. H. Chase to vote. Chase has voted in two previous elections. He lived on leased land and the lease recently expired, for which he was disfranchised. % Refusal to allow Johu Bjoren to vote. ten years, was at one time a store- keeper. but now in business for him- self. Two tickets were in the field, one headed by T. H. Mackey and the oth- er by N. L. Nelson. The judges are said to have been favorable to Nel- son. who won by the margin of one vote. In a recent civil suit, T. H. Mack- ey obtained a judgment from J. P. Schmidt for $1,200 which was later settled for $1,000 cash after Mackey had gotten out an execution. The teeling between the two men has been strong ever since and culminat- ed in the alleged frauds of Tuesday. SETTLEMENT IS EFFECTED 0ld Creamery Association Agrees to | Pay $100 Cash and Turn Back All Stock and Supplies. MAY ERECT NEW BUILDING At a meeting in the Commercial club rooms last night of the commit- tee of business men and farmers, ap- pointed some time ago to make ar-: rangements for a new creamery, a satisfactory settlement was reached of the affairs of the old creamery as- sociation and the Fitzsimmons-Bald- win company. Mr. Fitzsimmons, act- ing for the latter company, agreed to accept $100 cash and the return of all goods now held by the cream- ery as a settlement in full of all claims of the Fitzsimmons-Baldwin company. This action now leaves the com- mittee of business men and farmers free to make new arrangements. The business men would not agree to back a new creamery until the af- fairs of the old one had been settled satisfactorily to all parties interest- ed. As the matter stands now, this has been removed and plans are un- der way which will provide the new association with proper quarters. When the first creamery associa- tion was organized, the farmers would not allow the business men to take stock. The institution ap- parently lacked capital and did not prosper. Under the new arrange- ment business men of Bemidji have agreed to take stock and hold the same until the new association is firmly established and then sell their stock at par to such farmers as may wish to buy. It was stated today that if a per- | He has resided in Farris for | {in Ireland in 1823. PRIV PPQPPIQOQOEQCO®Q® ® © QUTSIDE NEWS CONDENSED, © PPOCOPPIOCOOOOOO®Q® ® Opens at Louisville. Chicago, March 14 —President Tom Chivington, of the American . |association, announced yesterday that baseball will Dbegin April 20, Minneapolis opening at Louisville. St. Paul will open at Indianapolis; Kansas City at Columbus; and Mil- waukee at Toledo. Strike End in Sight. Lawrenec, Mass., March 14.—The general strike committee in charge i of the operatives strike here yester» day recommended to the strikers that the wage schedule offered by the American Woolen company be ac- cepted. It is said that the scale makes increases of twenty per cent in many instances. » Honor Memory of Senator Frye. Washington, D. B., March 14.— Exercises commemorative of the life, character and public works of the late Sepator William P. Frye of Maine were held in the Senate cham- ber this afternoon. Kulogies were pronounced by all of the members of the Maine delegation in Congress and by Senators Lodge of Massachusetts, Bailey of Texas, Cullom of Tllnois, Gallinger of New Hampshire, Stone of Missouri, Simmons of North Caro- lina, and a number of other friends and admirers of Senator Frye. * International Falls, March 14.— Patrick Lynch died here Monday after a severe illness. He was born Mr. Lynch is survived by nine children, namely, Mrs. Ellen Hogan, Mrs. James Cur- ran, Mrs. W. C. Bennett and Patrick Lynch, Jr., of this city; Micheal Lynch of Grand Forks; Mrs. Patrick Wade. John and James Lynch of Sturgeon Falls, Canada. The body will be taken to Manvel, N. D.. to Le interred beside that of his wife who died at that place thirteen years ago. = Miss Calihan Campaigning. St. Paul, March 14.—Miss Eloise L. Calihan, who is said to be the on- ly woman in Minnesota who really knows practical politics, after more than ten years of retirement from ac- tive politics, Monday took charge of the Taft campaign in Minnesota by installing herself as “chiefess” of the local Taft headquarters. Miss Calihan entered Minnesota polities in the days when Tams Bix- by was chairman of the Minnesota state central committee. John Good- now, former minister to China, and Mr. Bixby along with Senator Knute Nelson and others, were powers in Minnesota polities those days. * Another Veteran Called. Cass Lake, March 14.—Horace D. Sumner, a civil war veteran, died at his home here at three o’clock yes- terday morning. He was born in New York City Sept. 28, 1844, and went to Illinois as a child and moved from there to Valparaiso, Indiana, where he enlisted as a private, De- cember 19th, 1863. He was honor- ably discharged June 22, 1865. On November 1st, 1885, he was married to Rosalinda Lovelace at Wilson, Wis., and three children and the widow survive. He came to Farris fitteen years ago, purchasing land and developing a farm from which he retired three years ago and moved to Cass Lake. manent site can be obtained for the creamery building, a brick structure will be erected; if not, one will be put up of wood. It is probable that a part of the supplies turned back to the Fitzsimmons-Baldwin com- pany will be used in the new eream- ery. If a frame building is erected, it is believed that it can be finished in thirty days. Minnesota Alumni Meet. An alumni club which will include in its membership all of the grad- uates of Minnesota who are located in Beltrami county was advocated at the meeting of the Bemidji Minneso- ta alumni at the High school last ev- ening. A temporary organization was established at the meeting and it was decided to hold another on next Wednesday evening. This action of the Minnesota alum- ni was taken as the basis of an or- ganization which will be able to co- operate with the University authori- ties in the “University Week” which is planned to be held here the com- ing June. Hundreds are reading this paper now. "~ STOP AND THINK BY J. R. HAMILTON How mamy of you, or how Bond Street till their heels were sore, just to find something different in silks for your new spring garment. Chemists and mechanics and manufactur- ers and merchants have schemed and plotted and planned for a year to lower the price of a yair of socks for yous The clothes you are going to buy today have formed the very erux of the tariff fight on wool. Long after many of you were aslaep last night windows were being trimmed and retrimmed under ewritical eyes in order that you might stop and ook for a moment this morning as you walked along. Artists and writers arifl buyers have racked their brains to do the thing that will please you most. And here in this papet .you are reading mow are the stories of what they have dome. Thelr advertising nmews on page after page is a report to you of their efforts. Every lime is worthy of your attention and your vifal interest. Some merchants have saved you money; others have given you betfer goods; some of them, for real business reasons, have cut the profit on their own ° goods clear down to the quick. There is no advertisement in this paper fo@ small for you to notice. The thing that the small merchant has to offer may be the best of all. There is no advertisement oo large for you to study carefully, because the bigg merchant has to put Big thought upon what he has said and done. ‘So look them over, page by page, these advertisements, and,make your choice from here. ¥ few of you, realize the effort that has been expended merely to attract your eye. s Buyers have gone all the way to Lomdon and have tramped up-and down For these are the men who will give you the mest or the best for your money—these men who advertise. They are the master merchants of this city, large and small; the men who had the courage to dare—and the ability to accomplish. Patronize the home merehant who advertises and pass up the ‘“‘peddler’’ who does not. 4 COPOOOOROROOOO® 2 BEMIDJI BRIEFS. & o R R R R R R RCRCROR ] A decision for $26 was rendered by the petit jury yesterday in the case of John Graham vs. Chris. Olson. The suit was for about $150 and was alleged for rent for four months. = The case of George Kreatz vs. B, E. McDonald was started in District court this morning. The suit is said to have grown out of the trouble at the time the Rex hotel was built by Mr. Kreatz. * A leap year social will be held on Friday night, March 15th, in the Swedish Lutheran church. A short program will be rendered followed by an auction sale of aprons. Tables will be set for a dainty 10 cent lunch. Leap year games will be played. The church parlors will be decorated for the occasion. . Ferdinand Thompson, a lumber- jack, was in police court this morn- ing charged with passing forged checks on John Croon and Knute Johnson. His case was continued for one week and he is being held in the county jail in lieu of a bond of $1,000. N. P. Nelson, of Mill Park, drew $8 and sentence was suspended one week. Mrs. Minnie Vaughan, charged with vagrancy, drew a sen- tence of $10 and costs which was suspended during good behavior. “Blundering Billy” Farcical Comedy Much interest is being centered on the play, “Blundering Billy” which is to be given tomorrow night at the city hall under the auspices of St. Philip’s Catholic church. The play will be given by eight of the young people of the church. The caste of characters is as follows: Ezra Tut- tle, Alfred Neuman; Billy Butler, Richard Fenton; Lieutenant Gris- wold, Alec Rippel; Sing Toy, Eddie Rippel; Hank Dibble, Ruben Rippel; Dorothy Tuttle, Nell Fullerton; Clar- issa Burnham, Beatrice Gould; Woyo San, Bertha Dicaire. These are all members of the Dramatic club of St. Philip’s church and have been drilled by Mrs. Wm. Sexton. Programs have been printed on which appear ad- vertisements of all the popular busi- ness places of the city. A protective league has been form- ed by the United Hebrew trades in New York city with a view to carry- ing on the fight for safe-from-fire shops and to prosecute all whose shops are found unsafe and-have no safety appliances. U S, — " EXTR! 0000000000000 { | { Minneapolis, March 14— (Special | to the Pioneer by telegraph)—Anto- nia Della, an anarchist, fired three shots at the king of Italy today while} he was on his way to the Pantheon | to attend the annual memorial ser- vice for King Hubert. The king was| not injured, but Major Lang, one of the guards, is dying. The assassin was arrested after a mob had made ineffectual attempts to lynch him. * Dunkerton, Ia.,, March 14— (Spec- ial to the Pioneer by telegraph)—A Great Western train ran into a brok- en rail near here this morning and thirteen passengers were seriously hurt, one believed to bé dying. . FOURNIER KILLED Shot By George Cyr This Morning at| Quiring Following Threat of Murder. Paul Fournier was shot and killed ! this morning at Quiring by his cous-| in, George Cyr. Fournier was about| to attack Mrs. Cyr with a dirk. Cyr grabbed a gun from the wall of his cabin and shot Fournier, killing him | instantly. Cyr at once gave himself into custody and is being held for Sheriff Hazen by John Morrison at Red Lake. | The three are said to have been talking when Fournier became angry and drew a dirk from his shirt say- ing, “I have killed two up here and I will kill two more now.” He start-| ed after Mrs. Cyr but was shot be-f fore he could hurt her. | People of this vicinity will remem- ber that Fournier was once sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of N. 0. Dahl in 1907. Dahl and his daughter, Agate, were found af- ter having been murdered and Four-|, nier and “Shorty” Wesley were ar- rested and tried for the crime. Hen- ry Funkley was county attorney at that time. Both were found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for life and Wesley is serving time there now. On an appeal to the Supreme Court e verdict from this court was re- versed on the grounds of the admis- ® LATER ELECTION RETURNS ¢ PLOOOOOPREOOOOS® Village of Baudette. President—W. T. Noonan. Clerk—Geo. B. Partridge. Treasurer—R. M. Skinner. Trustees—Frank Slipp, Johnson, J. A. C. Lindsay. Justice—F. W. Schmidt. Village of Tenstrike. President—W. H. Rice. Trustees—S. E. Thompson, G. M. Nelson, A. L. Morris. Treasurer—Geo. B. Bryant. Recorder—L. L. Reynolds. Justice—Chas. Gustafson. Constable—Paul Haluptzok. Frank Town of Frohn. Supervisor—Gust Berg. Treasurer—Severt K. Broten. Clerk—Nels Willett. Justice—Albert Brewer. Constable—Conard Broten. The town also voted to raise $500 as part payment on a new steel bridge over the lower Mississippi as | the old bridge is condemned and will be taken down. Town of 0’Brien. Supervisor—C. H. Mosbaugh, three years; Archie Logan, two years, Treasurer—James A. Haely. Clerk—Joe Dooher. Assessor—1J. L. Higgins. Justice—Peter Skrief. Constable—Gus Nordling. Town of Nebish. Supervisor—S. J. Deitel. Treasurer—A. Edwards. Clerk—Chester Deitel. Assessor-—H. Evans. Justice-—Chester Deitel. Town o6f Durrand. Supervisor—Chas. Cramer, years. Treasurer—Chas. Durand. Clerk—A. E. Hodgdon. Assessor—Rex Warner. Justice—T. W. Berky. Constable—Louis Spoerhase. Town of Maple Ridge. Supervisor—Jos. Welter. Treasurer—Wm. J. Tisdell. Clerk—Wm. Carlson. Justice—John J. Miller. Constable—Malcolm Campbell, Town of Eckles, Supervisor—E. W. Hall. Treasurer—Barl McMahon. -Clerk—Henry Anderson. Justice—L. A. Gould. Constable—Geo. Day. Town of Summit. Supervisor—Henry Beckwith, 3 three IDUMAS MAY FILE ELECTION CONTEST Cass Lake Polls Were Kept Open | From 10 A. M. to 4 P. M.— Hours Said Illegal. OLD ILAW REVISED IN 1911 Statutes Now Provide That Town and Village Booths Be Open * From 6 a. m. to 9 p. m. NYMORE IS ALSO CAUGHT But No One Found There Willing to Say If Any Legal Action Will Result. Dr. D. F. Dumas, defeated candi- date for mayor of Cass Lake, may take steps to have the election de- ciared illegal and another held, ac- cording to word received by the Pio- neer today. It is said that he will | base his contention on the face that the last legislature amended the elec- tion laws to read that all village i polls shall be kept open from 6 a. m. juntil 9 p. m. The Cass Lake polls {were open from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. The polls of Nymore are also known to have kept open at the old hours. i The revised laws of 1905 provided that village and town polls should be kept open on election day from 10 a. m. until 4 p..m. In 1909, the legislature provided that “In towns fand villages the polls shall be kept jopen from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m., and in cities of the fourth class (in which {Bemidji falls) from 6 a. m. to 7 p. m.” This citation is from Chapter 125, revised laws of 1909. In 1911, the legislature of that year enacted that “In all towns, vil- lages and cities, of every class, the polls shall be kept open from 6 a. m. until 9 p. m.” This is quoted from Chapter 172, general laws of 1911. The same chapter also repeals the former laws. Tenstrike Notified. Some time before the elections of last Tuesday, interested Tenstrike parties phoned to several local law- yers and to officials in the court house and asked to be given the correct hours for keeping open the polls. They were notified that the correct hours under the present laws are from ¢ a. m. until 9 p. m. The elec- tion at Tenstrike was conducted dur- ing those hours. Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith was called by the Pioneer on the and one of his assistants had looked up the matter some time ago and could find nothing to indicate that the law providing for hours from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m. had been changed. He further gave it as 'his opinion that if Tenstrike had kept open for longer hours, it would not invalidate the election. o Attorney General Disagrees, Under date of March 13, the Pio- neer received the following letter from Mr. Smith: “In response to the request of your of the law on this matter, I have to say: “First: The hours of opening and |closing the polls in a village, at an ordinary village election, are pre- scribed by section 712 of the revised laws, 1905, in the following man- er: The council shall appoint two judges, one clerk, and they shall open the polls by proclamation and keep them open from ten o’clock a. m. until four o’clock p. m. of election day. “Section 712 as aforesaid has not been amended, so far as the nota- tions on the margins of my statutes show, neither does the citator, which is published once in three months and contains all amendments and de- cisions affecting sections of the re- vised laws, show that this section (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page -45 phone last night and said that he- paper for a statement as to condition