Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 26, 1913, Page 1

VOLUME 11. NUMBER 51. RED LAKE INDIANS |JACKSON ROBBED OF 75 RECEIVE Blfi LOAN Is Severely Beaten by Two Thugs Who Then Take His Money—The Po.- lice Notified. Government Allows $5,000 to Be Used as Loan in Purchasing Stock and Machinery for Reservation. Complaining that he MONEY TO BE PAID BACK Will Use Installment Plan and is|Cleaning House and dragged him into Merely an.Experiment—Similar the hollow and unmercifully beat him Deals May Follow Later. into unconsciousness, John Jackson staggered into ‘the Markham hotel shortly after 1:30 o’clock this morn- FIVE WORK TEAMS PURCHASED ing. - B Several traveling men were sitting Seven Mowing Machines and Rakes, |in front of the Markham hotel at the Three Wagons and Balance of Amount in Sheep and Fencing time the robbery was supposed to have taken place but they'did not hear or notice any trouvie and were not aware that trouble was going on Plans have just been completed| ;oo the street until Jackson noti- through W. F. Dickens, superinten-|goq them. dent of the Red Lake Indian reserva- This morning the chief of police tion, whereby $5,000 has been in-loyamined the sceme of the supposed vested in the purchase of stock and | oppery but the only evidence found implements for the use of Indianyere geveral beer bottles and a pack- farmers on the reservation. age of cigarettes. This money is to be repaid on the| my, grass was trampled several installment plan and is merely an|foot pyt no evidence of a furious experiment. struggle was noticeable. If the plan proves successful and| pojice officers are led to believe that meets with approval of all concerned, | y,0k5on was lured into the hollow to it is more than likely that similar{q.ing with the two men after which deals will be effected in the future. they relieved him of his wad. In speaking of the proposition Mr.| e evidently protested with the Blakesley of the superintendent’s of-}.oqy)¢ that he received the bruised fices said: face. No clue can be found of the “This may be considered in the na- robbers. ture of a farm loan to the Indians, which is made them on long time payments and without interest.” WILL Included in the purchase are five . teams of work horses, seven mowing ISSUE BOOKLET and the balance, which amounts to Mgmhon Depment -to._ Issue practiclly $2,000, in sheep and| “Business Locations in Minnesota” fencing. o : Booklet Soon—Sherman Talks. From indications it appears that i the Indians under the supervision of Mr. Dickens are taking an added in- | LARGER APPROPRIATION HELPS terest in farm work and with the en- couragement they are receiving will be able to become leaders in the agricultural line. “Business Locations in Minnesota” is the title of a booklet which will soon be issued by the Immigration de- partment, according to Fred D. Sher- TO SHOW CONVENTION PICTURES |man, Commissioner of Immigration. “We have an increased appropriation Doings at Big Crookston Meeting to |this year,” said Mr. Sherman, “and Be Thrown on Screen. this will enable us to extend the work of this department. In the past most Bemidji moving picture attractions jof the energy of the office has been will be extraordinary next Monday, devoted to exploiting the agricultural Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, |resources of the state, but with out when the Crooksten U. C. T. conven-|increased appropriation, I shall give tion reproduction will be thrown on some attention to inducing business the screen. One of the features of |and professional men from: outside of the pictures will be the big parad€|the state to come here and locate in in which over a thousand automobiles |the cities and villages of Minnesota.” took part together with twelve bands Blanks have been mailed to every including the Bemidji band, and|city clerk and village recorder in the over five thousand United Commercial |state containing a list of business en- Travelers. terprises from a flour mill to a black- Many prominent Bemidji people|smith shop, with instructions for will be seen in the picture and the|these officers to denote the various film which is 1,200 feet in length, | business enterprises they need in promises to be the most popular of|their towns and what they think any ever shown in Bemidji. would do well there. These replies A few of the most attractive sports|will be published in book form and that will be shown are the water|about 25,000 of them will be mailed baseball game in which many well broadcast throughout neighboring known men participted, and which |states. will demonstrate to Bemidji people 2| “There are thousands of business tair example of the game they will and professional men in the eastern witness on the Fourth in this city,}cities and villages, who are seeking the tug of war, base ball games, and |new locations in thriving towns. Min- many foot races. nesota has hundreds of growing cities This will be the first film ever|and villages who need more business shown in Bemidji that will show a|enterprises and more professional reproduction of a great number of |men, and I believe that such a publi- local people and those who did mot|cation, when circulated in the eastern attend the big convention Wwill be al-icities, will attract man such men to lowed to' enjoy the entire three days|Minnesota.” of fun in less than one hour. The proceeds will be used for the Bem- idji band benefit as the film was se- cured partly through the efforts of the Bemidji band leader. Collins Saloon Robbed. Early Wednesday morning a sneak thief broke into the Chuck Collins sa- loon on Third street and stole seven- teen dollars from the cash register. WEYLER IN CRITICAL CONDITION Entrance was gained by opening a R window located between the Steciman ARE UNABLE TO FIND CLUE} had been | robbed of $75 by two thugs who at- | tacked him in front of the Model Dry | : 3 !Railroad and Warehouse Commission. ! PACT WITH STATE| | Amicable Agreement Reached With - Leading Lines at Conference With Minnesota Commission. 1909 DECISION WAS INVALID Cannot Collect Rebates in Ad- vance—No Attorney Needed. WILL PAY ALL REBATE CLAIMS Agree to Settle All Just Claims Made Directly to Them—Prominent Men Attend. St. Pau, Junel 26—Seven. railroads operating in Minnesota subscribed to an agreement with road and Warehouse commission Tuesday afternoon to establish the state rates declared ' valid by the United States supreme court on July 10 and to pay without question all rebates ‘for excess - charges during the period of litigation of the rate case. 1909 Provision Unconstitutional An opinion by Attorney General Lydon A. Smith was read, holding that the law of 1909, insofar as it, provided that the railroads must pay to the state commission the total “of the excess charges under the com- modity classification to be distributed by that board, is unconstitutional, Will Pay All Claims; As a resilt -of this decision the railroads, “in the agreemgfxt signed by ftheir representatives, stipuldfed they would‘ pay promptly all . just claims made directly to them, and the commission reserved the right to present claims for shippers and see to their settlement. After Three Hours’ Debate. The signing of the ‘‘peace pact” came after a debate of more than three hours, participated in by some of the leading railroad men of the country, Two presidents = were present—Carl R. Gray of the Great Northern and Edmund Pennington of the Soo—and six vice presidents. The latter were E. S. Keeley, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; W. S. Martin, Soo; W. G. .Bierd, Minneapolis & St. Louis; W. P. Kenny, Great Northern; C. G. Burnham, Burlington, and J. W.. Blabon, Chicago Great Western. Also Leading Attorneys. - In addition there were present some of the leading attorneys in the (Continued on last page). JIM JAM JEMS CASE WITH JURY Arguments Completed at Bismarck This Morning. Bismarck, N. D., June 26.—The closing arguments of the. -attorneys and the charge of the judge to the jury in the case in which the govern- ment is prosecuting the publishers- of the monthly .magazine, Jems,” on a charge that the publi- cation has contained obscene matter and been transported by the'imter- state carriers, were made today. The testimony was finished yester- day afternoon and -one-attorney for each side addressed the jury. George Bangs for the defense asked J. G. Williard whether or not there would be a time limit on the argument, an asked for an hour and a half for each attorney, but the judge cut the time to an hour and a quarter None of the exhiibts offered by the defense were allowed to be put in. Dudley Nash in his talk to the jury, called attention to the articles named in the indictment ,and ‘claimed none Is Confined in Milwaukee Hospital— puilding and the Collins saloon and|of them were obscene unless the facts | which led into the toilet. !can be found as to the guilty party. ‘With all hope of his recovery given et e L AL up, Abe Weyler, formerly of Bemidjis| is confined in a Milwaukee hospital. Pogue Buys Another Car. Mr. Weyler was at one time in bus- J. P. Pogue is expected to arrive iness here, leaving four years ago to here today with a five passenger, 32 accept a position traveling. During horse power Flanders which will be All Hope Given Up. No clue |were mistreated. At 5 o’clock yes- terday afternoon a Tecess-was taken until 9 o’clock this morning, and it was with the jury at noon. Dennis Bernette was seriously in- the past year he has met with much used on the Pogue auto livery service. |jured in the Crookston mill last night misfortune, among which was the loss Three cars are now used by this|when he was struck by a cant log. He of one eye. His death is expected at "irm to handle the auto livery and it [was badly bruised: about the: hips and any moment and his four brothers are ‘i8 ‘probable. that one more will - be|will be unable-to return -to- work. for {play with the Bemidji senior at his bedside. 'added in the near future. several weeks. 7 RAILROADS SIGN |- the State Rail- |- “Jim Jam! Corporation, New York. Length Ahead of Them, the rowing universe. A e S " To Council Aprit2l Wil ‘Submit. Another One Monday., E. E. Collins, representative of eastern gas capital, who presented the city with a gas franchise proposi- tion last April-arrived in the city on ‘Wednesday morning and .is making arrangements to be present at the council meeting next Monday: night, with what he terms a most interest- ing plan. Mr. Collins was confined to' hiz bed at Grand Iv‘m-ks for the past six weeks- and was unable to vlsxt Be- midji. He has completed the Little Falls deal and is perfecting arrangements with Brainerd. [ R T2 R R * CUPIDS COURT. * LR E R RS LR SR Strawbridge-Knutson. Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the” Presbyterian Manse, the wed- {ding of Miss Anna Mary Knutson of this city to Clarence John Straw- {bridge of Grant Valley, was golemn- iized, Rev. S. E. P. White officiating. Miss Pearl Knutson, a sistér of the bride, was bridesmaid and the- groom was attended by Rt Martin, ‘Wednesday evening at 8,p. m. at the home of the bride at Spur, the marriage of Miss Nellie Knott to Law- rence Dodge was solemnized, Rev. S. E. P. White of this city officiating. The bride was given away by her father, George Knott and Mildred Dodge was ring bearer. Miss Jessie Dodge was bridesmaid and the groom was attended by C. Stanley Knott, brother of the bride. The bride and groom are both of Spur and are well known in Bemidji, the bride having lived here for several years. They left on the Great Northern train for Duluth and will also-visit relatives in Southexn Minnesota. They will be at home in a month, - i Would Play Cass Lake. . Efforts are being made by the man- ager of the “Little Bamldg" ‘bueball team. to schedule a“game Cass Lake team for next Sunday. So far the junior team has msde an- ex- cellent. showing the fifth ot July. Cofl'&right by International News Ser; 1ce; supplied by New Process Electro Champions of the Rowing World See the Victors Cross Line Half Boat Remarkable picture showing the finish of the most sensational var- sity eight race in the:history of rowing. Syracuse nosing out Cormell for the 1913 intercollegiate rowing title at the Poughkeepsie regatta. The Syracuse crew finished approximately half a boat’s length in front' of the harrily Cornell eight, thereby displacing the Ithicans as chsmpions‘ot The prow of the Washington State shell can “be seen coming in third, only two.:seconds behind the Cornell boat. 'COLUNS BACK lN BEMIDJI CONCERT FR“)AY NlGflT‘ Man.*ho?rewlhi Gwfirormimn Becond” Dock——l{a.rch Ftom Hall. 'WAS sxck FOR PAST SIX WEEKS|SPECIAL MUSIC TO BE PLAYED Playing at their second outof-door coacert the Bemidji band will endeav- or to break all records at entertain- ing Bemidji people with high class music tomorrow evening when they 'start at the City hall and march to the city dcek where the coacert will be- given. The approach to the dock has been paved and no possible reason is. left for the largest crowd ever attending the concerts not to be present. The following program has been arranged b Director Remfrey: March, Countérpoint. . Overture, Bon Ami.. .Cuqua Waltz, Forest King.... Turner Habanera, Mexican Kisses..Roberts Melange, The Royal Circle. . . .Oalbey Characteristics, High Jinks..Recker Selection, Faust............Gounod March, When the Midnight Choop Choo Leaves for Alabam...Berlin Jewell Town Talk. . veeeeess.Dalley Overture, oDn Quixote. . ..Gruenvold March, Mount Hamilton. .. ..Dalbey Cyclopedia Any Day This Week. As this is the final week of The Pioneer’s big book bargain, coupons will be redeemed any day this week. But'today is the best day, or tomor- row at the latest, for there will be a crowd on Saturday and the sets may be all gone by that time. Not another .aro piansing fo|charge with an extra nickle for: set -can be had when the present supply is exhausted. There won’t be another chance to get this $12 set for $1.98 and one coupon. 3 Every reader of The Pioneer should take advantage of this great offer. It is the opportunity of a lifetime to get a complete reference library at less than the price of one volume. Mail orders will be filled on the same terms, express charges to be paid by. the receiver. The sets are too bulky to be sent. by mnfl -Merry-Go-Round Starts Tonight. Bemidji people will have another amusement feature added to their list commencing this evening and lasting for the next two weeks when a Merry- Go-Round will. be -set in mo- tion. ~Children will’ be allowed to ride free of ‘charge on ‘the| first ‘spin’ of ~ the big carriage ‘which will hold nearly fifty mm.. Five cents a ride ‘will 'be the general " {Tub. NANY REGISTER FOR AUTO PARADE nounce Intention of Plasing Ma~ chines in July Fourth Line. “EVERYBODY TURN OUT” MOTTO Route of Five Mile Spectacle to Be Seleeted Soon—Will Bedin Four Divisions. DECORATIONS NOT EXPENSIVE Largest of Cars Can Be Decorated For the Occasion With Only a Small Expenditure. 'be about five miles in length will b Have you registered your car for the big Fourth of July parade? If not do so at once. F. S. Lycan, is at the head of the parade commit- mittee-and this morning he said that between 50 -and 60 owners of cars in Bemidji announced their intention of entering and requested that they be put on the parade list. 9 “Everybody Turn ' Out for the Big Parade,” was the suggestion made this morning by Mr, Lycan for a motto to be used until after the Fourth. 7 .“I understand that several owners nt machlgss are planning on automo- blle tlrps for the Fourth’’ continued Mr. Lycan, “It seems to me that we: \ all ought te be patriotic enought to. remain_at home on this day and help " )nnke mo ;:elebrntion one that wil be appreelnted and remembered.”. 4 The Touteof the parade’ selected soomr and will be over the best roads of the city. Street Commissioner Carter hag several men working on the bad' spots and expects that the roads will be in much better shape before the Fourth. i There seems to be a general im- pression ‘that to decorate a car means an unwise = expenditure of a large amount of money. This is not the case.. The largest car in Bemidji ean be decorated at a small price, and decorated well. Fourth of July bunting can be se- cured cheap . as can other = articles which are used in decorating cars, Let everybody boost for the BIG PARADE. AWFUL EXPERIENCE BUT LIVES Baudette Region Tells of Fight for Life of Homesteader. In the current issue of the Baus dette. Region is given the following story: Allen Roble, a homesteader resid~ ing on the Warroad river near Pitt, is fighting for his life in the Spooner hospital this week after undergoing an experience that would kill 99 men out of 100. He wag Tlving alone g his homestead when he was attacked by appeéndicitis and he suffered great agony for two days and was unable to get aid as he was too weak to walk. He fired many-shots from a gun and finally attracted the attention of neighbors. By this time he was im a terrible condition, the_abscess hav- ing burst. He was conveyed to Pitt and later in the day was put on & freight train and taken to the Spoon- er hospital. His condition was such that his case was practically hopeless, but he has shown remarkable vitality and there is a slight hope that he. will recover. Firemen to Give Two Dances. Two dances will be given by the Bemidji Volunteer Fire Department next week, one will be given on'Fri- day, July 4 and the other on Satur- day, July 5. Remfrey’s orchestra wilk give the music and a ten cent charge’ will be made for each dance. “Big Bemidg” to Play Bagley. Strengthened nomwh.t and with a determlntinn to wipe out the de- feat administered to them by Gnu ose |Rapids,”’ tlie “Big Bemidg” baseball ‘on {who wish & double tlde in thie Lovers [team will meet the Bagley team on the Bsmidjl sflmnds next Sunday. -