Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 20, 1913, Page 1

» » - - THE BE VOLUME 11. NUMBER 19. BAUDETTE COUNCIL OF 1911 IS SUED:: Contractor Emil Peterson Asks For Twenty-Four Thousand Dollars as Damages. OTHER INTERESTING DOINGS Mill to Run All Winter—May Get High School and Better Train Service. WANT NEXT N. M. D. A. MEET Have $7,000 Blaze in 01d Baudette, Destroying the I. M. Nesje Store. Baudette, Minn., May 20.—It be- came known Monday that the mem- bers of the council of 1911 had been made defendants in a law suit for $24,640, brought by Emil Peterson, a contractor who has been doing busi- ness in Baudette for a number ot years. C. R. Middleton, who was village attorney in 1911, and Halvor Robestad, John Norquist and Gilbert Roan, members of lumber companies at Roosevelt, are also named as de- fendants in the suit. The members of the 1911 council who are defendants, are J. U. Will- iams, who was mayor, Geo. B. Part- ridge, who was clerk, and J. A. Lind- say, Geo. Arnold and E. Riley, who were trustees. The defendants in the suit do not appear to be taking it very seriously, and they state that they will fight it to a finish. An attorney named Ha- gen of Crookston, is looking after Peterson’s interests. To Run Mill All Winter. Among the announcements made last week by E. W. Backus, head of the International sawmill at Spooner, was his intention of installing a hot pond in connection with the mill. This means that the ice will be kept open-around-the mill-all winter and that the concern will be kept in ope- ration all the year around instead of only in the summer months as at present. May Get High School. That Baudette and Spooner should have a consolidated high school is the opinion of S. A. Challman, state school inspector, who paid the town a visit this week. Mr. Challman is confident that there would be no dif- ficulty in supporting such an institu- tion and that it would be of great benefit to the entire distr‘ict, $15,000 Blaze Sunday. About four o’clock Sunday morn- ing a disastrous fire wiped out the building and stock of general merch- andise of I. M. Nesje in Old Baudette and for a time placed in danger the entire busniess section of that part of the town. Brownlee’s barbor shop next door, was badly damaged, and sparks from the fire several times started small blazes on the Cathcart hotel and the International Cedar Co.’s store, but hard work on the part of a volunteer fire brigade saved them. Mr. Nesje’s loss is between twelve and fifteen thousand dollars, with insurance at $7,000. Better Passenger Service. Starting June 7th, Baudette will have direct train service to Chicago, the Canadian Northern having decid- ed to run through trains from Winni- peg to Chicago, via Baudette and Du- luth. The schedule has not yet been officially announced but it is expect- ed that the train going east will ar- rive at Baudette about noon and the westbound sometime in the evening. ‘Whether the present day trains arc to be continued has not yet been an- nounced, but it is likely they will in order to take’care of the local trade. The new service will give Baudetie six trains a day. Want N. M. D.-A. Convention. Wm. Kilby was appointed a dele- agte to the Northern Development convention at Hinckley next month, and a recommendation was made to the city council to appoint Mayor Middleton to represent the village. The delegates were instructed to urge Baudette’s claims for the convention in the summer of 1914, WILSON TO REMAIN IN MEXICO President . Believes His Retention Necessary-as Ambassador. . Washington, D. C., May 20.—Am- bassador Wilson will remain in Mex- ico for this government indefinitely, the president intimated today. He be- lieves Wilson’s retention is necessary because of the ambassador’s intimate knowledge of conditions in the Mexi- KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK * BANQUET INVITATION. The ladies of the united % ¥ churches extend a hearty invita- * tion to the business women of ¥ town to be their guests at a ban- % ¥ quet to be.given in the Presby- % x *x x *x * * x * * terian church Thursday evening, May 22. Reception from 6 to 6:30. Banquet at 6:30. HEKHEK KK KKK KKK KX KD KKK KKK KKK XK KK Prayer ‘Meetings: Wednesday * From 10 to 10:30. South District—Mrs. Quincy Brooks, 110 Irving avenue. , First District—Mrs. Carlson, 504 Minnesota avenue. Second District—Mrs. Cutter, © 1111 Beltrami avenue, Third District—Mrs. Peck, 502 Fourth street. Fourth District—Mrs. America avenue. % N. W. District—Mrs. Lanlone, * 620 Thirteenth street. AR KKK KKK KKK * * x * * * * * * R 3 * x Broski, x *hkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkkkkk Kk VISIT THE IMMIGRATION ROOMS Northern Minnesota Development Headquarters are Popular. Five from Bemidji were among those who called at the immigration rooms in Minneapolis last week. The following Northern Minnesota men were registered: R. H. Schumaker, Bemidji; Happy Anderson, Bemidji; W. J. Brown, Thief River Falls; A. B. Palmer, Be- midji; Albert Smart, Bemidji; J. J. Opsahl, Bemidji; O. A. Naplin, Thief River Falls; C. F. Scheers and wife, Akeley; E. R. Bell, Akeley; B. F. Daniel, Akeley; E. M Irish, Akele Ed McConville, Akeley; Dr. Ther- iault, Akeley. BAKER HAS UNIQUE DISPLAY| Window Presents Sweet Girl Grad- uate and Suitable Gifts. ] Geo. T. Baker and company have| an unique design in their show win- dow which is suitable for the present month. In the center of the window a large- doll is-standing; dressed.in the garb of a sweet girl graduate. In! her hand she is holding a diploma| and surrounding her are a large var-| iety of suitable graduation gifts. This window is probably one of the most suitable displays in the city for this month and the work in preparing it shows a great deal of care. COUNCIL MEETS WEDNESDAY Owing to Illness of Clerk Stein the Meeting Was Postponed. Thie City council met last evening but owing to the absence of the city clerk who was unable to attend on; account of sickness the meeting was postponed until Wednesday night. Bids were to be opened last night for several blocks of paving and many contractors from other cities who were to submit bids were forced to re- main over in Bemidji. The clerk is back on the job again this morning. TO CLUE DOG POISONER? Efforts are Being Made to Fix Blame B. W. GIBSON FACES MURDER CHARGE Is the Second Time Within a Year That He Appeared Before the Bar of Justice. IS CONFIDENT OF ACQUITAL Szabo to Death While Boating On Greenwood Lake. CLAIMS DEATH BY - DROWNING Relatives Doubted Death Was Acci- dental and Procured an Indictment. Newburgh, N. Y., May 20.—Confi- dent of a speedy trial and acquittal, Burton W. Gibson, prominent New York lawyer, today, for the second time within a year, faced the bar of justice charged with murder. Gibson-/ his faithful wife at his .side, stood without flinching as the clerk read the indictment alleging he strangled to death Mrs. Rosalie Menschik Szabo, a former client. A former trial on the same charge resulted in a hung jury. Throughout the trial and dur- ing the days before Gibson was in- dicted when a sensational series of events were unearthed regarding the deaths of several of his former clients, Mrs. Gibson has steadfastly rémained at his side protesting abso-; lute belief in his innocence and branding as false the stories and ru- mors told about her husband. *In the indictment against Gibson he is charged with strangling Mrs. Szabo to death while the two were boating on Greenwood Lake, Orange county, on the afternoon of June 16, 1912. Gibson’s defense, his attorneys declared today, will be similar to the defense ‘put forth at the first trial. The accused ~lawyer declares Mrs, the water when she attempted to ‘change her seat. The prosecuting at- torney said today he will again put| on the stand witnesses who will swear that they sawthe couple strug- gling in the boat, that.Gibson’s fin- gers were about the woman’s throat and that their struggles overturned the small craft. An important witness for the state| will be Dr. Fritz Fischerauer, Aust- rian vice comsul in New York, through whose activity the case against Gibson was made out strong enough to procure an indictment for murder. Mrs, Szabo’s body had been buried and the casé had been accept- ed as an accidental drowning when relatives of the dead woman wrote Vice Consul Fischerauer expressing doubt that the woman’s death was ac- cidental. An investigation disclosed the fact that Gibson had told officials of a bank where the dead woman had $10,000 or more on deposit, that she had died after a short illness and that he hiad been authorized to draw it out. Then' shortly after Gibson filed with the surrogate court an alleged waiver of citation which he said was signed by the dead woman’s mother. The on Guilty Parties. Developments are daily expected, .| wheih. if brought to light will; bring before the bar of justice the guilty party, who has been distributing poison ,which caused the death of many of Bemidji’s best dogs. ‘The police, it is reported are watching closely the movements of certain par- ties and may soon serve warrants for some arrests. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET County “Dads” Met at The Court House This Morning to Open Bids A special meeting of the county | commissioners was held at the court house this morning for the purpose of opening bids on ditch bonds. As no bids were received the meeting was adjourned until the next regular meetin _SCOO0 THE - CUB REPORTER AT SIX o'Clocke- TE paper gave him full control of the Szabo estate. Dr. Fischerauer at the trial which opened today will produce letters from Mrs. Szabo’s relatives tending to show that the woman’s mother died two .years before the daughter met her death in Green- wood lake. Physicians _who exhumed Mrs. “foutinued on Iast page). ALIEN BILL IS NOW A LAW Governor Signs Measure in Spite of Vigorous Protests. Sacramento, Cal.; May 20.—Cali- fornia’s alien-land bill became a law of the state yesterday against the protest of Japan and representations of the president and Secretary. Bryan. Governor Johnson signed the bill and 90 days after the adjournment of the legislature or August 10.the act be- comes operative. COMING BY WIRE. TS ME- Is Charged With Strangling Mw.| [ 'Szabo upset the boat and fell into| (Copyright.) MEET AT FRENCH HOME Better Farming Club Hold Rezular{ Monthly Meeting on Saturday Afternoon. Khk kK Kk hk kK h KKK DISCUSS ~ BUSINESS ~PROBLEMS (By A. P. RITCHIE.) The Better. Farming club met at Hillerest farm, Saturday afternoon, May 17 and were right royally enter- tained by Mr. and Mrk. J. H. French, and Mr. and Mrs. Clayten Winter. | The guests: present: ntimbered: Torty= six which included the families of A. P. Ritchie, Aug. Jarchow, Peter Lar- son, Will Spencer, Ira Foster, F. M. Pendergast, C. F. Schroeder, Lorn Coyle, Chas W. Seville, W. A. Casler, M. A. Hazan, C. W. Shannon, and Mr. 'and ‘Mrs. O .J Schwandt of Bemidji and Mrs. Henry and daughter, of Minneapolis. The men~had an interesting meet- ing, at which the preparation of the soil and the selection of seeds, best adapted for this locality were discuss- ed. The potato culture, varieties and co-operation in marketing were given special atention. A committee was also appointed to look up and secure literature on machinery which could be used jointly. The main feature at the ladies meeting was a guessing contest in which -Mrs. - W. A. Casler won first prize, which was a ‘cut glass olive dish. v After refreshments had been served the party gathered on the front lawn and were photographed by Mr. Louis Larson. 3 These meetings have been held re- gularly throughout the winter . and have been productive of much: inter- est. The next meeting will be held at Mr. Ira Foster’s on Saturday June 14, 1913, POLICE TO WATCH SPEEDERS Collisions and Narrow Escapes Have Been Reported to Mayor. As a result of several narrow es- capes from being run down, and one or two close calls by auto drivers, the police have been instructed to keep a watchful eye on all speeders. In speaking of the. law enforcement with regard to fast driying Chief Lané said, “There is a state law which regulates thé speed of autos, but dif- fers in various communities. There is also a state law compelling all drivers to have a chauffeurs- license and anyone who does not own a car is KRR KKK KKK KK KKK SEASON -TICKETS * for * UNIVERSITY WEEK, ¥ ing places of business: Barker’s Drug Store. Netzer’s - Drug Store. - City Drug Store, Security - State Bank. Northern National Bank. First | National Bank. Sentinel Office. s Pioneer Office. Anyone who wishes to help % * dispose of . tickets can secure % ¥ them at the Pioneer Office. Price % +:$1.00 for entire week:- Single a~ % ¥ missions will cost 50 cents. *x KRR KKK KKK KKK K * ok ok k k k ok kK THIRTY RESPOND FOR MINSTREL Rehearsal Last Night Proves Best and Biggest Held To Date. Over thirty interested men of Bem- idji appeared for minstrel -practice last night and made it one of the best rehearsals held so far since the.show ‘was started. All present promised to continue coming to the practices and those in charge believe that the show now promises to be a big success. The next rehearsal was set for Wednesday night and all are request- ed to be present. The ends are Herbert, Chichester and A. Fenton with the /bones and R. Fenton, Lycan and Maloy with the tambourines. Lycan, Chichester and Jester have a stunt which they will pull off between parts. Maloy and Dick Fenton have also been as- signed a dialogue and many other minor stunts are being prepared. LITTLE BEMIDG TO PLAY BAGLEY Second Team to Take on Fast Delega- tion From Neighboring City. Efforts are being made by the man- ager of the “Little Bemidg” baseball team to schedule a game with the Bagley city team to be played here next sulgday. They were recently defeated by Bagley, but as it was their first game . and the men had never played together before they believe they can turn‘the trick. 01d time baseball players in Bem- idji who witnessed the almost.errer- less game played by the junior team stated that they would be the “Big Bemidg” team’s fatsest. rivals and ‘would probably take the city champ- fonship honor from them. The boys have made arrangements to purchase the Eagle’s suits ~and will probably compelled to secure such a license.” ear them in their next game. Are now on sale at the follow- *| 5 VOLUMES FOR COUPON Distribution of Pioneer Cyclopedias Continues Today With Many Demands. . REGULARLY SOLD FOR $12.00 The great distribution of Every- body’s Cyclopedia by “The Pioneer”| begins today.. Coupons will be re- deemed at this office. 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Present your coupon “today if you wish to be among the fortunate ones who take advantage of this great book bargain. B - HOLD MEETING AT BLACKDUCK Rev. Colerove and Prof. W;gner Con- duct Services at That Place. People from Farley, Hines and Ten- strike attended the meeting in the Presbyterian church at Blackduck last evening, which were conducted by Rey. Colegrove and Prof. Wegner of the evangelistic party. They re- port a splendid meeting attended by the best class of citizens in that city. The church was well filled. KRR KKK KKK KKK NYMORE NOTES. x KK KKK KKK KK KR Miss Anna Olson and Mr, Amon Franson - of Nymore, were among those who attended the theater Sun- day evening. Frank Payne, who has been visit- ing at his home in Nisswa, returned to Nymore Monday evening where he will work for the M. & I. ‘[ Wilson is' confidently expecting™ an WILSON CONFIDENT OF SETTLEMENT Says There Is No Need Worrying About Interference from Foreign- Powers. BELIEVES THEY WILL KEEP OFF Sentiment on Anti-Alien Bill Greatly Divided in the State of California. MAY STAY ON JOB ALL SUMMER. > Will Not Take a Vacation Until the _'Seante Passes the Underwood Tariff Bill. By United Press. T Washington, May 20.—President early and amicable settlement of the Japnaese situation. | So is the Mikado. There is no crisis, no near crisis, lit- tle serious anxiety and mo interfer- ence from the foreign powers in the present diplomatic negotiations. This was the president’s opinion as given today to newspaper men in his week- 1y conversations. He pictured all the light and shadows of -the Japanese = diplomatic situation. . Surrenderipg his usual tactics of parrying ques- tions, the president unreservedly gave his interviewers the complete inside information. = But the president in- voked a ban of upon -the correspondents on more delicate sub- jects. they could not use his personal opin- secrecy He gave positive orders that ions on the motives that --inspired Japan to her insistent stand upon the Japanese situation.-. Sources of “Jap- - purely conjec- & tural, the president believes. —Disposition - of the foreign-powers anese war-talk” are to ‘keep hands off in the Japanese ey situation is a source of satisfaction to the president, which is, as he thinks, “a matter between friends,” in the case of Uncle Sam and the Mikado. The president declared that senti- ment in California as regards the anti-alien land bill is greatly divided. He has been told that. citizens-of Northern California are more strong in support of the Webb bill than are those in the southern part of the state. President Wilson is going to stay on the job if it takes all summer to see the passage of the Underwood tariff bill by the senate. He said he will not have a thought of a vacation nor will he leave the city until the tariff is disposed of. -He has no idea when that will be. The president does not attach any importance to the vote in the senate on the question of having tariff hearings. He expects to have Democratic support in the senate to revise tariff along the lines indicated in the house bill. |ining the defendants City Attorngy = {Russell - came to the' conclusion that " |the men had been robbed . of their COTTAGE. OWNERS WANT DOCK Will Make Effort to Have City Coun- cil Construct Suitable Harbor. Summer cottagers on Lake Bemidji~ 5 will request the council to build a suitable place on the city side of the lake, where they can securely fasten ‘ 5 their launches, while doing shopping 1 at the stores. At present they have no special place to harber their boats. It has been sugested that the city 7 construct a plank dock adjoining the city dock on the city boathouse side with plenty of rings to tie to, so that the summer resorters can come here and safely secure their boats. It is possible that the matter will be brought to the attention of the coun- cil Wednesday evening. The erection of such a place will cost less than twenty dollars and should the council * refuse to build it, the merchants may take up the matter. % TWO DRUNKS WERE EXAMINED Supposed Robbery, Case, But Lack of Evidence Causes Dismissal. Andrew Olson and Oscar Berke- land of Bagley, were hailed before Judge Crowell this morning, both charged with being drunk. In exam- ‘| remember something of the evening’s money as they liagi only been in the city a few hours and' had spent. over | fitty dollars. The men claimed they events and they were sent out with - e ‘an officer to, find out.just where the money had gone. The case was dis- ‘mised this afternoon. >