Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 8, 1913, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI VOLUME 11. NUMBER 62 BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, TUESDAY, EVENING, JULY 8, 1913 LAUTERBACH MAKES DENIAL ON STAND Claims That The Story Told To Lobby Probers By Lamar Is Untrue DID NOT REPRESENT CLARK Never Informed Morgan Attorney That He Spoke For Democratic Leaders Washington, July 8—Edward Lau- terbach, New York lawyer and friend of David Lamar, flatly denied befors the senate lobby committee that he ever had told Lewis Cass Ledyard, counsel for J. P. Morgan & Co., that he represented Speaker Clark, Sena- tor Stone and other Democratic lead- ers in negotlations with “Wall street” over pending legislation. Before Lauterbach’s examination went on the committee in executive session Q@ebated whether his testi- mony would give him immunity from prosecution if it developed that he and Lamar had violated federal or New York state statutes. “If there is any question in your mind as to immunity I waive it ab- solutely,” said Lauterbach. Lauterbach then explained at length his motives for desiring to re- habilitate himself in the good graces of the Morgan firm. He testified that until he had heard Representative Palmer’s testimony he knew nothing of Lamar impersonating congress- men. Lauterbach added that he felt that Lamar “in some way was the cause of the disaffection large corporations to me.” Makes Further Denials. He denled he had talked with Led- yard of Lamar’'s connection with “blackmailing” corporations. Lauterbach swore he had not told Ledyard he represented Speaker Clark, Senator Stone or any other Democratic leaders. He said, however, he had told Ledyard he felt confldent he could stop investigation of the steel corporation without working through Lamar. “Did you see Speaker Clark, Sena. tor ‘Stoneé ar_-any “other :Demacratis.! leaders?” asked Senator Reed. “No, I saw none of them.” Lauterbach added he had censured Lamar for not letting him know -of the impersonations he was carrying on over the telephone. “Lamar said he had done these things to bring to light the con- spiracy against me, of which Mr. Ledyard was the leading factor. RETURNS FROM DES MOINES Jacob Fischel Back After Weeks Cancer Treatment Six Jacob Fischel returned from Des Moines, Iowa, Monday morning, where he underwent treatment for cancer of the face. The trouble start- ed from an ulcerated tooth. Mr. Fischel came here from Towa a short time ago and owns several large tracts of land near Wilton. When he called at the Pioneer office this morning he said, “I have inter- ested a large number of my friends in Towa in Northern Minnesota land and indications are that the will visit this section of the state with the view of buying property. The fact that 1 believe in Northern Min- nesota land and that I am invest- f EDWARD LAUTERBACH. New York Lawyer Denies Story of Broker Lamar, @by R Withaim MANY SERVIANS SLAIN Bitter Fighting Is Known To Have Taken Place, But Stories are Conflicting BULGARIANS DESTROY DIVISION Vienna, July 8.—Eleven thousanc ot | officers and men of the Servian Timok division were killed during the battle with the Bulgarians, in which the di- vision was defeated, according to the Sofia correspondent of the Reichspost. The division consisted of 15,000 men, who were surrounded by a Bulgarian army which had outflanked them. Only 4,000 of the Servians survived and these were taken prisoners. According to other newspaper re- ports a Bulgarian column of 14,000 men had succeeded in reaching’the Servian town of Vranya and is threat- ening. the :line .of retreat cf the Ser- vian army. The Bulgarians presumably were pushed forward from Egri Pa- lanka. REPORTS VERY CONFLICTING Stories of Progress of Balkan War Do Not Agree. London, July 8.—Reports of the progress of the Balkan conflict reach- ing here continued to be hopelessly contradictory as to whether Servia was successful over the Bulgarians or the forces of King Peter were being driven back. Tt was the general bellef, however, that the Fulgarians were gradually forcing both the Servians and Gireeks back, but not without the most bitter fighting. The battles have been marked by hand to hand conflicts, in which bay- onets were used as sabers and at such close quarters that the troops resort- ed to clubbing each other with the butts of their rifles. It is estimated the fighting covers an area of 5,000 square miles. More than 100,000 noncombatants are home- less. They have fled from their homes and are in danger of starvation. Scores of villages have been burned. Diplomatic relations have been com- pletely broken off by all the Balkan states. Advices from Belgrade declared that ing my money here is satisfactory |the Servians had reoccupied Kivola. evidence to my friends that the in- vestment i3 a good one.” Mill Men Defeat City Ten Bemidji business men raised a purse of twenty five dollars Satur- day, which was offered as a bet to dispose of thé Servians. The Bulgarians were routed with heavy losses, it was stated. Advices from Saloniki continue to make claims of Greek advances, but it is generzlly believed here the plan of the Bulgarians is merely to keep the Greeks fairly in hand, while they It was not the mill men who defeated them in|believed any serious endeavor was a tug-of-war Saturday morning, that|being made to check the Groeks at they could not repeat the defeat. The bet was readily accepted and the heaviest men from both sources were picked to compete. After one minute and forty seconds of rope straining the mill boys dragged the less hardy city chaps across the line. Those who pulled for the mill crew were; Hans Anderson, Cris Johnson, Jim Martin, T. Knutsen, Gus Berg, C. E. Lindahl, Mike Smith, Art Johnson, Albert Scribner, and Charlie Tardiff. The Bemidji men were; T. W. Shadwalt, M. Hazen, D. E. Smith, Lars Lind, Walter Johnson, John Lindell, Oscar Larson, Boscoe Rosko- wick, W. J. Krouse and Paul Wink- lesky. Damaging School . Property Many complaints have reaciued the local police of girls and boys who are damaging school property and pull- ing garden truck from the school farm. The names of the guilty par- ties have been obtained and some ac- tion will be taken in the near fu- ture to suppress this trouble. Several windows have been broken in the central school building and other damage has been done by boys and girls who persist in playing around the grounds and getting into 'mis- chief. i present, as Servia is regarded as the more dangerous enemy and the bulk of the army is being thrown along the Servian frontier. There has been des- perate fighting with the Greeks, how- ever, as dispatches stated 8,000 wound- ed had arrived at Saloniki. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Bowser and family spent Sunday at Star Island, Cass Lake, the guest of friends. SCOOP zerorter REPORTER BIG PITTSBURG BANK IS CLOSED Treasury Department Had Objected To The Character Of Assets Carried TROUBLES OF LONG STANDING Order Was Issued By Deputy Currency Comptroller T. P. Kane Pittsburg, July 8—Differences of long standing with the treasury de- partment concerning the character and value of certain assets of the former First National bank of Pittsburg, which was merged with the Second National bank last March under the title of the First-Second National bank of Pittsburg, culminated in the clos- ing of the institution by order of Dep- uty Comptroller of the Currency T. P. Kane: The Pittsburg Clearing House as- sociation has taken charge of the sit- uation generally and announces that no further trouble is expected. The First-Second National bank -is owned Jargely by the J. S. and W. 8. Kuhn interests and is the second lar- gest in Pittsburg. A representative of the Kuhn inter- ests also announced that a ‘receiver would be appointed by the Ameri- can Waterworks company, a $24,000, 000 concern which operates in many cities. The failure of the First and Second National bank ties up deposits aggre- gating approximately $35,000,000. KEK KKK KKK XX KKK k¥ L OBITUARY. Rl IR KR KRR KKK RKKK Mrs. John Lambert died at her home this morning at 5:30 from can- cer. She has been ailing for several months and went to Rochester about four months ago for medical treat- ment. The funeral "will 'be held Thursday afternon at 2:30 from the Presbyterian ' church. Rev. S. E. P. White: wilt_oftictate.’ L. S. Guthrie passed away at the home of his son J. N. Guthrie in the town of Turtle River, July fourth, at the age of seventy-seven. He has been a resident of Minnesota since 1884 and of Beltrami county since 1903. He is survived by a wife and six chil- dren, three boys and three girls. Two sons live in California and one son in Turtle River, two daughters in Portland, Oregon and one in Buffalo, Minnesota. Funeral services were held July fifth from the home of his son J. N. Guthrie, Rev. 8. E. P. White ofy ficiating. Interment was made in Turtle River cemetary. Moving Bemidji Buildings- T. A. Harris of Crookston has a crew of men at work moving sev- eral buildings about the city. The house owned by E. J. Swedback for- merly situated across the viaduect, is being moved into the north section of the city and was taken through the main street of the city yesterday. Takes Long Ride Peddling at the rate of 25 miles per hour an assistant to Melrose, the magician was hypnotized and riding a bike in the-Murphy Furniture store window yesterday . afternoon and evening. Melrose is appearing at the Brinkman theatre this week. NEGRO IS HANGED AND SHOT White Girl’s Assailant Forclbly Tak- en From Officers. Pensacola, Fla.,, July 8.—An uniden- tified negro, who had assaulted a white girl at Bonifay, Fla.,, was hanged and then shot by a mob after being taken forcibly from officers who had him in custody on a railway train at Milton. The officers of Bonifay had made desperate efforts to reach Pensacola with the prisoner. During the ride be- tween Bonifay and Milton the negro was. placed in two different jails for temporary protection. 173 & GRRAT DOWN HILL) CAR AND THIS COUN [RIVALS T0_CLASH AGAIN LumberCo, Team To Play With “Big Bemidg” To Decide The Better Team: Smiley and Hokeig\.'!'oio Twirling . Arrangements have been completed by the managers of 'the Crookston Lumber Company and “Big Bemidg”. base ball teams for a game to be played on the local diamond = next Sunday afternoon. Both teams haye many supporters about the city who have been arguing as to the out come of the game which was played on the Fourth of July and meither ap-' pears to be satisfied - Sunday’s game promises to be the closest of any-played in Bemidji this year as was shown 'by the former game, Smiley will twirl for the“Saw- dust ‘Leaguers’” and: M(:Kelg for the Bemidji team. The diamond has ben put into ex- cellent shape by the lumber team and many loads of clay Were hauled and rolled level on the dlamond. Practice is held every evening’ and judging from the amount of: interest being shown by mill men and city fans the crowd will be: the- fvrgest that has ever attended a 5‘%‘} ere. AGREE ON CURRENCY BILL Insurgents Conduet. Harmony Meet- ing To Grease The Ways In House, GLASS CALLS i GATHERING Washington, Jily, -8.—Efforts to reach a harmony propgsition to grease the ways in the house for the adminis- tration currency referm bill were made-by members of the house bank- ing committee. Chairman Glass called his colleagues together. He proposed to smooth the ruffied: feelings of some who” were disposed to buck over the traces. At the last meeting some Demo- cratie.“insurgents’”. segred:.netice- that. they were mot ready, to accept the tentative bill in toto and even threat- ened to introduce individual bills. Now they have decided to support the principal features of the administra- tion bill. Auto Party Has Narrow Escape Losing contral of the machine while driving through the woods north of the city recently at a rapid rate, Frank Gagnon was unable to keep the machine in the road and as a re- sult badly damaged the machine when it ran into the-swamp. The par- ty in the car narrowly escaped serious injury as they were all thrown viol- ently from the machine. A small babe was thrown from the car but caught in the branches of a tree and was uninjured. Fishery Car Here Tomorrow H. A. Rider and’ Superintendent of Fisheries, Cobb will arrive here to- morrow with a special car loaded with cans of fish minnows for stocked lakes. 26 cans will be left in Lake Be- midji and its tributaries and many cans will be taken to Nebish and vic- inity. - While in Bemidji the two men accompained by Game Warden Bailey. will spend some time fishing in Lake Bemidji. Bath Houses In Use Bathing houses have been rebuilt at Diamond Point and bathers can now dress without walking several blocks into the woods. To the ladies dressing rooms a wooden approach has been built and minor convenie- nces prepared to make the houses popular. Daschound Killed By Car One more dog was added . to the canine death. toll yesterday after- noon when the daschound owned by Wm. Bixsby was run down and killed by a Ford automobile on Beltrami Avenue. This is the third dog to meet death in this manner this summer, The Oaly Person The Boss Thinks OF Is Mr. Shovel NORMAL BOARD NOW IN BEMIDJI Take Lake Trip In .City Of ‘Bemidji Immediately Upon ar- ~rival in City. . Stewart, Dyer and McDonald To Present Arguments and Statistics For Bemidji The ‘normal school ~commission, made up of C. G. Schulz, state super- intendent of education as cnairman, Senator Ole O. Sageng of Dalton, W. W. Brown of St. James, a member of the House of Representatives, S. W. Wilson an attorney of Mankato and James M. Ferguson a popular and well know business man of Duluth, arrived in the city this morning over the Soo road at 10 o’clock, coming here from -Thief River Falls, where they inspected the site that city has to offer for the sixth normal school. 8. W. Wilson, Mankato ‘4 “The commission was - met ~at the:| depot by a delegation of Bemidji business and professional men. and taken to the Markham hotel from which place they were escorted to the city dock, where the big city boat was waiting which took them for a ride around the lake. The trip was completed about twelve o’clock and the members of the board were ta- ken to the Markham hotel for din- ner. At 1:30 five automobiles took the party for a drive in the country, tak- ing a trip through the town of Frohn, then south toward the Hubbard coun- ty line and coming back to the city passing the Cassler and Schroeder farms. This evening the commission will be banquetted at the Hotel Mark- ham and after the banquet arguments plans and specifications and statistics showing why Bemidji should be sel- ected for the next normal school will be presented to the commission by Prof. W. B. Stewart, Prof. W. P. Dyer and attorney E. E. McDonald. The members seemed pleased with the ride on the lake and were not at all backward in expressing their ap- preciation for the restful treat. They were. shown the proposed site from the lake in the morning and were taken out to the grounds this after- noon. “They took us to the Canadian boundary from Thief River Falls by special train” said one member of the commission,” and we got a good view of the Red River Valley.” In selectinig the board the gover- nor, lieutenant governor and speaker Rines succeded in bringing together a party of congenial, jolly yet con- serative body, who seem to get a lot of enjoyment out of the work, and who are known state and nation wide for their integrity and fairness. They will leave tomorrow for Cass Lake where the site offered by that city ‘will be inspected. Mrs. H. E. Reynolds of Lavinia 18 BANQUET AT MARKHAM TONIGHT in the city visiting friends for a few days. GILE TALKS TO FARMERS Makes Big Hit At Blackduck Picnic With Speech On Alfalfa—Three Hundred' Attend GAMES AND SPORTS IS PROGRAM At a picnic of the Summit Far- mer’s Club held Sunday at Galstead lake Bueford Gile,- agriculturist of the Bemidji high school, addressed three hundred farmers and citizens of that vicinity on alfalfa. His talk was' well received and the benefits derived from his arguments, accord- ing to those who were present, were far reaching and of good, practical ‘use to the farmers in this section of the state. Much interest was aroused in the c|crop and many of the farmers ex- pressed their intention of planting a small field of Alfalfa. After the talk a ball game between Summit and Hines was played. Those not inter- ested in baseball took a sail on the beautiful lake. A program, which would put to shame most Fourth of July celebra- tions was conducted, which included races of every description, games, Sports, contests, tug of war, etc and in addition to this two big bouncing, regular farm style meals were served. In speaking of the event Prof. Gile had this to say. “It is one of the finest gatherings Jof its kind I ever attended. They all treated me with the utmost courtesy and respect. Their program was a ‘“‘corker” and ‘their meals, two big ones, were the best I ever enjoyed at an occasion of this kind. This vi- cinity has some real, live, wide-a- wake farmers, men who know how and are willing to learn more. That’s the kind of men who make a suc- cess of things. Too many of such organizations cannot be effected and I only wish that other communities would take up this plan of -organiza- tion and add to it their features, which ‘are a mighty helpful asset.” Summit Township Farmers’ Club are working co-operatively in the buying of pure bred stock and farm imachinery;->The -hearty co-opera- tion-in this Club makes. it a strong working. organization. The people in this club do not agree upon every subject but all of them are open to argument, peacefully abide by the rule of the majority and forget their differences of opinion when they get together in a social way. Blackduck band played during the afternoon. Score of Water Baseball Game Resulted In 1 to 0. One to nothing in favor of, the Markahm Mermaids was the result of the water base ball game Saturday night. The dock and the shores in this vicinity were crowded with spec- tators who applauded the game and Wm. Tardiff who won the log rolling contest. Hanson Wins Auto Race A. M. Bagley’s Ford won the three mile race Saturday afternoon with Walter Marcum a close second with his Ford runabout. . Jean Holmes with a stripped Buick was unable to keep pace with the Fords and retired from the race after the second lap. The slow race was won by Wilbur Lycan with Geo Cochran a close sec- ond. Four entries were made for this race the other two being unable to make the trip around the track with out killing their engine. ~ Boys Take Long Free Ride Three amature “Bos” of this city left for Crookston this afternoon via. the freight train route. The boys took 50 cents apiece along in case they should want to eat during their stay in that city. They plan on returning home Wednesday or Thursday night. This is the second trip the young men have taken and they appear to be well satisfied with this mode of trav- elling. They average in age from 15 to 17 years, By “HOP” Dafactive Paace TEN CENTS PER WEEK GEORGE REFUSES Mandamus Action Compelling Pay- ment Was Heard Before Stanton Yesterday “PAY THE MONEY”—ATTY. GEN. Torrance Contends T&t Recent Act Is Unconstitutional Agd Advises Contrary . Acting upon the advice of county attorney G. M. Torrance, that the law, which provides, that where con- tracts for judicial or county ‘ditches had been previously let, and where the contract price for work exceeded $30,000, and where more than 50 per cent of the work had been completed, that the county should at onge pay the contractors three fourth of the 25 'per cent which the contract stated should be retained by the county until finally finished, was un- constitutional, J. L. George refused to pay the Arpin Dredging company the sum of $9,142.50. Last Saturday a writ of mandamus Wwas issued by Judge C. W. Stanton. directing the auditor to pay the amount or show cause why he had not done so. The arguments were made before the judge in chambers yesterday afternoon. Attorney E. M. Stanton, of Thief River Falls represented the dredging company upon the argument. County Attorney Torrance appeared for the county auditor and demurred to the petition and writ on the ground that the petitioners were not _entitled to any relief. The case arose on account of the passage of Chapter 567 of the laws of 1913. The contract entered into by the county with the dredging company provided that, as the work progressed, the county should pay 76 per cent of the amount of work per- formed, as shown by preliminary es- timates of the engineer in charge, and that the remaining 25. per cent shonld -be:retained by the-county-un- til completion of. the contract. " Shortly after the passage of-this law at the last session of the Legis- lature County Auditor George re- quested an opinion from the County Attorney as to its validity. County Attorney Torrance, rendered an op- inion that the law was unconstitu- tional, because it impaired the ob- ligations of contracts theretofore em- tered into by the county, and at- tempted to de prive the county of the use of money to which it was en- titled to retain under its contract. The question was later submitted to the Attorney General’s office by the county attorney, and two opin- ions were rendered by that office, holding that the law was constitu- tional, and that the payments should be made. The opinions of the atorney gener- al’s office related to Judicial Ditch No. 11, between Beltrami and Mar- shall counties. = The amount of money held back by these two coun- ties on this ditch, which the con- tractors claimed a right to have at once paid to them, amounted to about $30,000 for each county. Immediately after the first opin- ion of the attorney general’s office was rendered, Marshall county paid its share which was about $30,000, but County Auditor George adhered to the opinion of the county attorney and refused payment. The attitude of our county auditor forced the dre- dging company to bring suit to test the constitutionality of the law.in court. In demurrinf to the writ of manda- mus County Attorney Torrance rais- ed the points that the law was in- valid because— 1. It affected ditch contracts which had already been made, chang- ed the obligations of the county un- - der its contracts, and impaired vest- ed rights which the county had se- cured under its contracts. 2. That the act was obnoxious to the state constitution forbidding special legielation, in that the act was for the benefit only of contrac- tors whose contracts exceeded $30,- 000; that the small contraétors were not provided for, and that legisla- tion in favor of contractors, based upon the amount of their contracts, T0 PAY $40,000 is plainly an arbitrary classification, and amounts to special legislation. Attorney Stanton, for fhe contrac- tors, took the position that the state had the right, by ligislative enact- ment, to change the terms of such contracts; that the state, in the ex- ercise of its police powers, had con- trol over such an enterprise, and -|could require the ‘county to pay for the work at a different time, or in a different manner, than the contract itself called for. After hearing :rgumantl. .Tudl' 3 Stanton stated, that he would take - [tho case under advisement, lll‘ or- Saeste e o v e e gl