Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 9, 1913, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 11. NUMBER 10. SIBERIA EXILES }i*i«}}«;iu«ii****i i* MRS. HARRY K. THAW * AND HER BABY POM POM * CRUELI_,Y—TREATED]*,*******"**‘“‘**-*.’ Conditions of Russian Political Pris- oners Even Worse Than Two Months Ago. INVESTIGATION IS REQUESTED Learn of “Joker” in Amnesty Several Days After It Was Proclaimed WOMEN SUFFER INDIGNITIES Chief Wardens Allowed to Do What- ever They Like With the Prisoners. st. Petersburg, May 9.—The con- dition of the Russian political pris- oners and exiles today is even worse than it was two months ago when the much lauded amnesty proclama- tion was issued by the Czar, on the occasion of the tercentenary celebra- tion of the founding of the Romanoff dynasty. Not until today, when pe- titions for an investigation were humbly requested by relatives of po- litical prisoners, did these facts be- come generally known throughout the empire. The petitioners learned of the “joker” in the amnesty several days after it was proclaimed. They de- clare the amnesty was so worded as to include just as few politicals as possible, and a subsequent “interpre- tation” given by the senate still fur- ther reduced the favors extended un-~ der it. Provincial authorities were quick to take these circumstances as a hint that the proclamation really did not mean what it said, after all. The result has been an extraordinary infiux of reports from various prisons .and places of exile, of deprivations and cruelties practiced upon the un- fortunate politicals. For instance, deseribing conditions in the Batoum prison, a reliable correspondeiit writes: “The chief wardens here are al- lowed to do whatever they like with the prisoners, whom they torture and even shoot .Women confined at Ba- toum are subjected to the most un- printable and frightful indignities. For women to be confined here is a worse punishment than for them to be immediately murdered after un- speakable tortures. On their report the prison wardens and the prison governor condemn prisoners for al- leged infractions of the rules, without the slightest inquiry, to flogging, the punishment cells and all kinds of fiendish privations. There is no medical whatever in the institution. For one whole week recently, the cells were not heated, and for more than a month broken window panes have gone unmended, despite the severe cold. Appropriations were made for these things but the money went into private pockets. Prisoners are allow- ed to bathe not more than once in six weeks. The food, always loathesome, consists now of less than an ounce of meat in a cup of warm water, with a small chunk of under baked bread Prisoners may pur- attention for each meal. chase from the outside only tea, Su-i gar and cheese. Similar reports come from other places of exile in Siebria. Under the deportation law, exiies from place to place within the same| district, such liberty of movement being absolutely necessary if they are to find employment and not die of starvation. But this freedom is not now allowed to politicals in some places. Numerous instances have oc- curred since the manifesto of March 6, of political exiles who have left their places of residence of being brought back under guard and im- prigoned. Copyright by mternational. News Service; supplied by New Process Company, N. Y, Harry, After Carefully Study- ing Their Photograph. Mrs. Harry K. Thaw and baby “Pom Pom”. This photograph taken on Mrs. Thaw’s departure for Europe is the only picture ever taken»of )MI:S, Thaw’s baby Harry K. Thaw in a siged statement from Matteawan, denies the child i# his and adds that he has been separated from his wife for five years Thaw, after carefully studying this picture, and her prob- able motive, says he is in no way in- terested in Mrs. Thaw and her baby. _— DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA Storie lJld Pictures Will Aypear Daily in the Pioneer Al Next Week. Probably Hers But Not Mine, Say'sI REPORT PRAISES “AUDITOR'S OFFICE Says Iverson Has Kept Strict Records Complying With Al Requirements. Should Provide For a Better Sys- tem of Payment In Some Cases. IS OVERBURDENED WITH WORK Recommend That He Should Take Examiner’s Duties and Drop Land Commissioners. In the house Journal issued at the completion of the last session of the legislature a report of the committee on public accounts and expendi@uré}s of the recent session ai)pearsA The work is accurate and in detail and contains information that will inter- est every tax payer. Some criticisms were made through the press in various parts of the state r;gafding the manner and géneral conduct of the business of the audi- tor’s officé aid for the benefit of those who are not tkéFoighly familiar with the conditions this authentic and re- liable report is published in full: Hon. Henry: Rines, Speaker of the House of Represen- tatives: Dear Sir: Referring to an inves- tigation of the State Auditor’s office; has gone beyond.the striét require- ments of the law:in securing for the BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1913. FARMERS ORGANIZE "IN PORT HOPE lel Be Known as “Port Hope Farm- “' . “er’s Club”—Work to Bet- ter Conditions. COMMITTEE CRITICISES THE LAW | MAY. BUILD PHONE LINE THERE [ i Hayeraft, Stiles, Kuhlman and Nel- son of Bemidji All Attend the | : First Meeting. ! i EARLY TRIUMPHS ARE ORDERED Will Meet Again Next Wednesday to Elect Officers’ and Effect Organization. More than twenty farmers in the vieinity of Spur, Minnesota, met in the school house of that village for l'the purpose of organizing the Port Hopé Farmer’s Club, building a farm- ers, telephone line throughout that community and establishing seed po- tato association to u'ui;bly the south- érii demand for Northern Minnesota potatoes. 4 Prof. ‘A. H, Kuhlman of the Bem- idil agricultural séhool, E. C. Stiles, imanager of the Bemidji Creamery, J. { W, Nelson, manager of the Bell Tele- phene comipany in Bemidji addressed Struck By Broken Fly Wheel at the Crookston Lumber Company Mill, HANS' MOSEN INJURES What is reported as one of the most serious accidents that ever occurred at the Crookston Lumber company mill in this city took place this noon |when the big fiywheel on the gang broke and a piece weighing more than 500 pounds crashed through the roof of the mill. Charles Johnson, an edgerman, was seriously injured, and was rushed to the St. Anthony’s hos- hurt internally in addition to having rceived @ badly crushed leg. He died about 1:30. S Hans Mosen, who stood within a few feet of the flywheel received a bruised arm, but no bones were brok- {en. Johnson was formerly a police- man in this city. CHARLES JODYSON DEADNEETINGS BEGIN pital, where it was found that he was/| ' TEN CENTS PER WEEK' - AT TABERNACLE Rev. W. S. Colegrove, Assistant Evan- gelist Will Preach First Ser- mon Tonight. HONEYWELL OPENS UP .SUN'DAY Big Force of Nail Drivers Complete the Tabernacle This | i Morning. SEATING CAPACITY OF 1,000 Evangelist and Party to Occupy R. L. Given Residence on Be- midji Avenue. The Tabernacle is completed and Evau‘gelis{ 1 E. Honeywell with his force of assistants will arrive in the city today, with Rev. W. S. Colegrove opening the preaching at the taber- nacle tonight. . The evangelist will The mill will be closed to await the necessary repairs which it is believed will be made in time to start the night crew at seven o’clock. LAKE IRVING ROAD UP Plan Appears to Have Some Boosters the meeting. A constitution and by-laws were drawn, read and accepted and Wed- nesday, May 14, was the day set for the election of the first officers and directors of the organization. ‘Omne carload of Minnesota Triumph T beg to. report that.the office main-ueql potatoeswere ordered and every|" ~|tains:a system, of -books,zecords: and \paidner in that vicinity has agreed to *| vouchers: well “kept-and-meeting ‘the s “{provisions of the law. The .Auditor southern/#tates for Northern Minne- sota grown séed. “Béltrami’‘county as Well as Some “Knockers.” SAVE THREE-QUARTERS OF MILE “Put me .down _as oppané¢ to the road,” which the council appear to be platit this variety, the crop of-whick{in favor pf, and which would extend will bé'used to supply the demand of {along the ‘Lake Irv shore of Lake Irving through the swamp,” said Mayor WRITTEN BY PROFESSOR HART protection of the state sub-vouchers for items in excess of $1.00 in lex- “The Story of America in Pictures pense claims' presented for: payment. A check of books against -appropria- —The Discoverers” will be told in soll” says Prof. D. E; Willard of the |M°Cuaig this morning while speak- Northern Pacific, “is - peculiarly|ing to a Pioneer reporter. Mr. Me- adapted for seed potato purposes as|Cuaig states that he believes that if it is new ‘and absolutely free from s part of the money which the new may move | the Pioneer and in “The Mentor” next week. This is the first part of & series which will give the history of America thoroughly and entertain- ingly t6 readers of the Pioneer. Oth- er parts of this great series, which will run through the year, are “The Explorers,” “The Pioneers,” “The Revolution,” and so on until the en- tire history of America is covered. Readers of “The Mentor” will find Professor Albert Bushnell Hart, who tells about “The Discoverers,” a most entertaining writer. He is professor of Government at Harvard Univer- sity ,and his History of the United States is one of the most authorita- tive ever written. The daily stories next week will be about six of the ! discoverers of America. On Monday the story will tell about Christopher Columbus; on Tuesday, the Cabots, ]John and his son, Sebastian; on Wednesday, Balboa; iFerdinand Magellan; Jacques Cartier; Henry Hudson. in the Pioneer on Thursday, on Friday, and on Saturday, The intaglio pictures which come with next week’'s “Mentor” are pic- tures of scenes in ithe lives of these great explorers They admirably supplement Professor Hart’s article. THE CUB SCOQOP geporrer i tions shows proper.authorization for disbursements. : (Continued on Page: 6) POLICE RAID HOUSE iN CIFE One Pays Firie This lfc;rping and the Other is Up Tomorrow. Charged with béing an inmate -of 4 disorderly house, Tillie Thorson was Bailed before Judge Crowell this mérning and was given the maxi- mum fine which was ten dollars and costs. She paid the fine and promised Mayor McCuaig to leave town. to- night. The défendant is a woman over forty years old and has been a source of trouble to local offteials for no lit- tle time. She has eluded the present police force since they were appoint< ed and it was only by & clever piece of work that enough evidence was secured to convict her. Her motier disease, and the seed grown here is the kind that is in great demand in. southern markets.” " = 7 .The aim of the club is thé better better faFfiiig facilities for settlers in this s6€lio 6f the state: Hati 30 APPEAR AT REHEARSAL {Actors and “Would-Bes” Are Bei Whipped Into' Form. Thirty young men of Bemidji- ap- peared at the second minstrel Te- hearsal at the Armory last night. Ex- cellent progress is being made with the practices and if there are no ob- stacles to prevent steady practice it ‘will undoubtedly be staged on June 1. The mext rehearsal will be next Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, and 4ny more who wish to help make this show a success are invited to be pres- will be brought up tomorrow’ mdrn-|eyy. ing on a charge of running a diserd: erly house at 1009 Bemidji avenue and it is probable that she will alst’ START LAYING NYMORE WALK ‘receive a maximum fine if fourd guilty. Mayor McCuaig said that she would also be requested to leave or other charges preferred. This case is only one of many which Mayor McCuaig and the police are rounding up and it will undoubt- edly be but a short time before others will pack their trunks and leave Be- midji. Conitractors Goodman and Loitved Began Active Work Today. Comtractors Goodman and Loitved began: the work of laying the new cement walk from the bridge across the Mississippi river to- Nymore par- allel to the stret pavement. Thg work will be rushed’ to completion as quick- ly as possible. road would cost would be used to re- [bair the present roads on either: side of the lake that the distance wouldifortably,” said Rev. S. E. P. Whits,.. fatthing eonditions afid to advocate|not be much greater and thy elty|thl® morning. “Such a force of nail- would not be entirely out of funds for the next two years. Other local business men are not posted on the project and are unable to make any i#g the building of the road. A Féport trom the County Auditor’s office whiék was shown this mnrnlngl by Deputy Alé6p, indicates that the proposed road wéuld branch off of the present road a short distance south of the railroad fraéks and ex- tend along the shore of Lake Irving. to a short distance west of the Mis- sissippi river and from there it would branch off south and extend along a line parallel with the proposed coun- ty road, saving about a three-quarter mile. In speaking of the road Mr. Al- sop said: - “It will never be 'built, as the cost would amount to nearly $10,000 and the amount of work would be im- mense as nearly half of the land which the road would pass through is a deep swamp and would have to be filled in with solid matter.” Some action will probably be taken at the next meeting of the city coun- cil and many interested business men will undoubtedly be present and voice their opinions, though few are famil- ‘iar with the conditions at present. Yes, Indeed, The Boss Was Very “Pail” be assisted by W. S. Colegrove, Prof. L. A. Wegner, chorus leader and Miss J. B. Lamont, Bible teacher, | - 'REV. W. §, COLEGROVE, 'WhoOpéns the Tabernacle Meetings Upon -arrival. in the. city the party will be escorted to the R. L. Given; Fesidence on Bemidji avenue, whieh place will be their home while in the city. . ¥ L : 7 “The tabernacle is now completed and it will hold 1,000 people com- drlvers I.mever saw,” he continued, “it ‘sounded like popiig pop corti to~ hear them all driving nails, and the committee. in charge deeply appreciates the response to .._|statements or give an opinion regard- | the call.” Regular meetings will be held for the next four weeks at least every {night at 7:30 except Monday and every afternoon including Monday at 2:15, Bible class at 3:15. Professor Wegner, a thoroughly competent chorus leader will begin at once to organize a chorus of both old and young, which will be contin- ued throughout the entire campaign. “HAPPY” AFTER AUTOMOBILES Knopke and Anderson to Open Auto Livery Business Here. Two Oakland cars have been ord- ered by Knopke and Anderson who will operate an automobile livery bus- iness in Bemidji as soon as the cars arrive. “Happy” Anderson is now in the cities and together with Mr. Knopke who will leave for Minneap- olis tonight, will drive the cars back to Bemidji. Their headquarters will be in the old Ongstad repairing quar- * ters:which are located in the rear of the Pioneer. ~ By "HOP” of the work °