Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 14, 1913, Page 1

& THE B VOLUME 11. NUMBER 67 GYPSY FOLLOWS HANS LANDBURG Seeks Relief Through Probate Judge M. A. Clark Who Tistens To His Story SAYS WOMAN FOLLOWS HIM Sends Man To County Attorney, Though Puzzled, Solves The Problem, A gentleman walked into the office ot the Judge of Probate Saturday morning, stating that he was Nor- wegian, that he had lived in Canada for the past five years, that he had just recently come from Toranto, Canada, and that for the past three months, wherever he went, a certain gypsy women or fortune teller accom- panied him “she has been camping on my trail” and giving me no peace, and for this reason I could not get employment,” said he, He said that he never talked to her never saw her, wonld not know her even if he did see her, but that he hears her voice. He said that he had been in a great many cities and states since he left Toronto and that this woman has been following him all the time. He stated that he had appealed to the authorities to get rid of this woman, but that so far all the authorities to whom he had ap- pealed had given him no satisfaction. He ‘begged of Judge Clark to do something for him, and the Judge said he would. Here is what the judge told him. “You go to the county attorney. Mr. Torrance. He is the man of all men who can help you.. If he can’t do any- thing for you personally, I am sure he will find some one who can.” Following this advice the gentle- man seeking releif called upon Mr. Torrance and to him related his story, which was practically the same as told to Judge Clark. Stepping to the telephone Mr. Torrance addressed the probate judge in the following man- net. “What in the name of common sense did you send that man to me for?” “Why,” said the judge, “you know as well as I do that my position wiii not permit me to make a complaint.” “A complaint,” cried Mr. Torrance, “What are you talking about? Why should a complaint be made? This fellow has done nothing. Explain yourself.” “Well, well,” said the judge,” if a tellow comes to you with a tale like that, what do you think of him any- way.” “I think he’s crazy, that’s all,” re- plied Torrance. “Well, isn’t that enough?” retort- ed the judge. “Oh, T get you,” was the answer and the receiver was hung up. According to the mans own story he said. “My name is Hans Landburg. + am a resident of Fort Church!ll, Canada. | came to this state about three weeks ago, crossing over from Ft Francis to International Falls. [ arrived in this city Friday night. Be- fore coming here I traveled through many parts of Canada and the United States and for the past three months a gypsy woman, a forune teller tas followed me about from place to place. I have never talked to her, nev- er saw her, do not know her name, and wouldn’t know her if T saw her. She wont give me no piece and keeps me from getting employment. Now I want you to help me get rid of her. Will you do it?” And Mr. Torrance said, “I will, and he did. 2 He related the incident to the she-- iff, who immediately issued a com- plaint. He was examined before judge Clark as to his sanity Saturday afternocon and committed to Fergus Falls Detention Hospital. The State Board of Control was at once notified of the fact that Mr. Landburg was not a resident of the United States, and deposition pro- ceedings will begun by the board to ceedings will be begun by the board to have mim returned to Canada. - Truly Versatile Postman. ‘The most versatile postman of any time, writes a ocorrespondent, was probably the late H. A, Major, who ‘was for many years a familiar figure in the neighborhood of St. Clement Danes and the Strand, London, Eng- land. In his spare time, until he lost his voice, he was an actor—he was one of the original cast of “Black- Eyed Susan.” He wrote innumerable dramas, farces and some thirteem most of them successfuly produced. He painted pictures, and obtained the king of Italy’s medal for hfs “lifelike Topresentation of fruit,” and in addt tion he achieved more tham a local reputation as a violinist. Many of his pictures are hung in the wards of King College hospital. * * * * * * * * * * * x * * x *x *x * * * * x * * * * council of war was held. Then * * * * * * * x * * x * * * * * * * * * * * x * * * X MISS JESSIE WOODROW KK F KKK KKK KRR KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK Copyright, by International News Seri ice; supplied by New Process Electro Corporation, New York. She is The Thireentth White HouseWhite House Bride, But Thirteen Is Not A “Hoodoo” To The Wilsons. This is the first photograph ever does not regard that number as being | HeNIYs KRR KM MK KKK KKK IR KKK KKK KKK KKK KKK WILSON AND HER FIANCE * INVESTIGATION ON | Beleive Lobbyists Will Be . Routed From Washington For First Time!niem G ol PICK TAVENKEB: RESOLUTIONS ‘Gommittee May Employ Legal Coun- oil—Is” Duhnet Progressive Move By Robert F. Wilson Washington, July 14— Congress- man Clyde H: Taveiiner of Illinois, who won' reputhtion as a fearless Washington ne!&péper correspond- ent prévious to His Blection to Con- gress, introdupegg- tse resolution to in vestigate lobbying from Which the Rules Committee framed the blanket resolution by thé;}{n‘us& So sweeping in _character = was Tavenner’s resolution’ that it guaran- tees the widest lpve'_filtlgatlon of lob- bying in its hundred insidous forms. “Several resolitlons ~were intro- duced following the Mulhall char- ges,” declared Congressman ~ Robert Chairman of the Rules taken of Miss Jessle Woodrow Wilson | unlucky. President Wilson was nom- | Committee, whick:reported the reso- inated for the presidency during his |lution proving+#ér the House probe. thirteenth year at Princeton Univer- [«But Tavenner’s resplution was the second daughter of the President and her fiance Francis Bowes Sayre to- gether. The couple, ho are to be mar- ried in the White House next Novem-. ber, were snap shotted as tey left the old South Church, Cornish N. H., Where is located the summer White House. Miss Wilson 'will be the thir- teenth White House bride but she sity and took office in 1913, President Wilson considers the “hoodoo” num- ber a lucky one for him, and fre- widest in scope of all that were in- troduced. The committee used the quently, from choice site in the thir- [MOst lmportant parts of the Taven- thirteenth row at the theatre. Miss|ner resolution.” Alice Roosevelt, bride. now Mrs Nicholas Longworth, was the last White House KERD KKK KKK R X IR KK Attention! Forward, March! & Tramp, tramp, tramp the boys are marching, and the crowds % followed. Such was the excite- % ment caused Sunday morning by * by the sight of a large body of: men marching down Fourth ¥ street, west toward the railroad % tracks, under the leadership of Chief Lane, with the jailor and * patrol man as lieutenant and % corporal. * Some said it was Commander * “Buggles” with “Foxy’s” army going out to protect his gravel % pit from Tom Smart, but as Tom ¥ * * x * * x x x x * * * x * x has a gravel pit of his own, this could not be the case. Then someone suggested that it might be the city council going out to view the “paving” over the corduory, but as they wore no hip boots this idea was abandoned. When they reached the tracks they haulted and a the unknown band started west along the tracks and the conclu- sion was reached that it was a body from the commercial club headed for the Ritchie farm to deliver a vote of thanks to the % Farmer, Professor, Politician % and Business man for his untir- % ing efforts, loyal support and % inestimable work toward secur- % ing the sixth normal school for Bemidji. Why the men headed up the tracks could however not % be understood at that time, but ¥ it was learned later that the % “Ferry Boat” which should be % running between “Jim” French’s & place and the R. R. Tracks, was ¥ out of commission so the “army” % disappeared in the vicinity of % the C. F. Schroeder farm and % has not been seen since. * P. S. Latter a dispatch says % that Mr. Schroeder has them all % busy gathering farm " produce % for the state fair exhibit. x KEK KKK KKK KKK KKK Special Masonic Meeting There will be a special meeting of the F. and A. M. at the masonic hall tonight, at 8 o’clock sharp. Work in the E. A. degree. SUES MAYOR FOR $2,000 As the result of the double barrell- ed Congressional investigation now going on in washington, there is rea- son to expect that the lobbyist will be routed from the nation’s capital Alven Thomas Asks Damages For|for the first time in many years. The Being Detained In Lockup Mayor William McQuaig was serv- jed with.- a summens Saturday to. de—} old reign of: the secret, inside “pull” is at an end. The new administration will be given a new deal and a clean o1i ~veltfel “tor Work out the Te- fend himself in a $2000 damage suit | St °Hf "W brought by Alven Thomas, alleging that the mayor, maliciously and with! intent to injure the plaintiff compell- forms which the people demand. The young fighting . pragressive Democrat from Illinois is-being con- ed this plajntiff to go with him and gratulated for the signal service he two other police officers to the city was able to render his country thus jail or lock up and there detained him | 24717 in his congressional term. Dur- for a period of two hours without au- thority and against his will. The mayor has twenty days in which to file an answer and intimates ing the tumult which followed the publication of the now famous Mul- hall charges, a number of resolu- tions were at once introduced in the that evidence will be introduced that | FHOuse, but it seemed @ beu“‘e “:;'.g: will bring others into the case. E. E,|ldea to limit the Investigation strict- McDonald appears as attorney for the plaintiff. KHKKKEKKKK KK KKK KKK «|ner at once pointed out' the short- * CUPIDS COURT. ly to the investigation of the part the National Association of Manufac- turers has played in- the invisible government at Washington. - In a newspaper article Mr. Taven- 4% K9 K K ¥ % K K %K%K & & % |sightedness of such a plan. He show- Andrew Heffner and Miss Barbara ‘Webber were united in marriage this morning at 11 a. m. in Judge Clark’s office. Schroeder Buys Auto Truck Bemidji merchants are ed that the Mulnall expose, follow- ing on the heels of the Lamar and tariff lobby revelation made by the Senate Committee had dnflamed a vast public suspicion of Congress and of the way in which laws are passed or killed. For years, Mr. Tav- enner, as a newspaper writer, has rapidly |peen fighting these hidden influences coming to the front with their effi-|in Washington. In his recent articles cient delivery service.-The latest t0|ne declared that the opportunity had purchase a auto truck for use on the|come at last for Congress to investi- delivery as W. G. Schroedeh who re-|gate, and it taint be found, to purge ceived a 30 horse power Buick this |jtgelf by uprooting invisible govern- morning which he will immediately | ment stock and branch. put into active service to delivery But the Illnois Congressman did merchandise as well as farm products. |not stop there. Already he had in- The truck is the largest now 1n use |troduced a resolution demanding an in the city and will haul 2800 pounds |investigation of the ‘tariff lobby. He and weighs one ton. The machine was followed this with another, the purchased of|proadest which had ever been sub- Olof Ongstad the local agent Who 15 |mitted with hope of passage. This now demonstrating its qualities and |regolution finally reported. giving Mr. Schroeder instructions as to running it. ped with leather seats, The machine is equip- | against the The chief fight in the House was provision authorizing pneumatic | the employment of legal counsel by tires, lights and many other up-to-|the Committee. This provision Wwas date features, Put Together to_Last. Repairs to- the outside plating of adopted from the Tavenner resolu- tion. After a sharp fight, the provi- sion was retained by the house. The employment of attorneys to conduct the United States navy's oldest steel the case against the lobbyists was vessel were found unnecessary when |? distinctly . progressive step and the hull was examimed recently, a} Should guarantee the sucess of the in- though the ship was built in 1888. vestigation. tro Corporation, New York. The Balloons Which Were Successf? Participat in The International Event Remarkable bird’s eye view of the field before the start of the National Balloon Race at Kansas City. Many ! of the ore successful balloons in this race ill take part next fal in the In- ternational Balloon and Airship Race at France. From left to right the bal- loons in the picture are the “Drifter,” KKK KRR KKK KKK AR KKK KK KKK KKK K KKK % NATIONAL BALLOON RACE PARTICIPANTS * KRR KKK KKK KKK K KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK Copyright by International News Service; supplied by New Process Elec- ul In The Kansas City Event Will At France. the “Million Population Club,” St. LLouis the Kansas City Post,” Capt. Honeywell, pilot; the “Goodyear,” R. H. Upson, Pilot; the “Miss Sophia 11,” William J. Assman, pilot; the Kansas City 11,” John Watts, pilot and the pilot balloon. The “Miss Sop- hia 11” exploded just after the photo- graph was taken. “YOUNG MAN, GO WEST.” Advise of Chief Lane to 30 Hoboes, Saturday 2 Saturday night 'the local police force commenced at the beginning of the M & I Railway tracks and search- ed every box car on the three roads with the result that 30 “Bos” were | lailaed TR VIS CIty Toekup. Mush aan: age of minor nature has been done by these vagrants and the police have experienced a great deal of trouble with them all summer. After all of the cars had been searched, Chief. Lane lectured to the assembly and boosted the western country to such an extent that each’individual prom- ised to investigate the qualities of that region before twenty four hours had elapsed. The ‘round-ups’ will con- tinue regularly until this class of people find that the box cars are poor rooming houses. They were marched out of the city. 3 Catholics After Cemetery Reverend J. J. T. hilippe Pastor of St. Philip’s Catholic- Church an- nounced Sunday morning at High Mass that he was now agitating the prospect of a Catholic Cemetery for Bemidji and that he beleived that his efforts would not prove fruitless. He stated that there were only a few cities in the state the size of Bemidji that did not have a private Catholic Cemetery and that he beleived that one could be secured here without much effort., Junior’s Game Cancelled Late Saturday evening the Manager of the Grand Rapids base ball team telegraphed to the manager of the “Little Bemidji”’ team that they would be unable to play the game they had scheduled with the Bemidji team as their grounds were in very poor con- dition from the recent rains, No games were played in Bemidji al- though two were cancelled as the lo- cal diamond was ooded making it im- possible to play. School Officers To Meet There will be a school officers’ meeting to-morrow at the high school building. The meeting ' will last all day. In the morning the _officers will visit the summer school, after which the regular -officers’ meeting will be held. CITY DADS MEET TONIGHT Gas Franchise To Be Important Fac- tor—Representative To Present New Proposition COUNCIL 10, OMPARE CONTRACT Discussing the gas franchise will be one of thie principal business matters which will be taken up by the City dads who meet tonight at the * City hall. The gas committee has been busy during the past two weeks look- ing over the franchise presented by E. E. Collins at the last meeting. Members of the council expect an- other representative of an eagtern gas firm to present a similar franchise this evening and the city will have its choice of the two. The firm prom- ised the City Clerk that a represen- tative would be present at this date and the local committee believe that they will be presented with some im- portant facts and figures. After the Franchise to be presented this evening has been thoroughly in- vestigated the committee will decide upon either of the two and present it for its first reading at the next regu- lar meeting. No time will be lost with this matter as the companies inter- ested are anxious to commence active work and gain a good start with the plant before a year expires. CHARTER MEETING WEDNESDAY The Commit;uer Preparing The New Commission Charter Almost Ready There will be a metting of the Be- midji Charter Commission next Wed- nesday evening at the Commercial Club rooms at 8 o’clock at which time the charter will be read in order to firmly fix in the minds of the commis- sfon {}ll its new features. “Three Vags, One Drunk Up Three vagrants and one drunk were tried in Municipal court this morn- ing before Judge Crowell. Jim Mec- Donald the drunk, was fined five dol- lars which he paid. Two of the vags were fined one dollar each and were allowed their freedom -while the third, a mere boy received a suspend- ed sentence. THE CUB By ho 7] [, DR JWRRBS L LRy " [Judge Crowell fixéd bail HARRIS AND MOON Board of County Cmmissioners Meet To Approve Moon Bond—Trans- act Business “NO FUTURE PLANS,”—HARRIS Possession of Fees Taken In Since January Is Matter To Settle 4 Later At a regular meeting of the Coun- ty Board of Commissioners the bond of C.. 0. Moon, who the courts decided was elected to the office of register of deeds last fall, was submitted for he must duly qualify. The fight on the part of Mr. Moon has been of long standing, going first jto the board of canvassers, then to the special canvassing committee, then to the district court and finally to the supreme court of the state, {Which upheld the decision of Judge. Stanton. . J. 0. Harris, Register Of Deeds Mr. Harris has. been register of deeds for the past eight years, and sf Mo thE and stited tATS ‘morning th: as yet he had made no plans for the future. “Will you be candidate for the same office at the primary election next June?” was asked Mr. Harris. “Yes, 1 expect to be, unless during the meantime I should engage in business that would prevent it” he replied. - Mr. Moon, who has been in the city since Saturday was present at the board meeting today and is ready to take charge of the office. He has been connected with the county auditor’s office off and on for the past twelve years, spending about eight years at the work. He is a resident of the vil- lage of Blackduck and is concidered an expert accountant. The following question was asked Mr. Moon. “Do you expect the fees earned by the register of deeds office since the present officer took oath of office last January? “If T am entitled to them of course I want them,” was all he had to say. Just what steps will be taken re- garding these fees cannot at this time be determined. Friends of Mr. Harris feel that he is fully entitled to them, it not be- ing his fault that the office was con- tested, and that any other man would have done exactly as he under the circumstances. DRAINAGE PROJECT PLANNED Surveys Are Now Being Made In Red Lake Vicinity Mr. Steenerson got congress to make an appropriation for a Fedefal drainage survey of the reservation lands in the vicinity of Red Lake. This survey will be conducted by the department of the interior. Employes of the geological survey will do the work and a party is at this time be- ing made up at Washington to com- mence operations as soon as all neces- sary arrangements can be made. The object of this survey is to as- certain that these lands can be pro- perly drained and made available for agricultural purposes. If this' {8 found to be feasible, a bill will be in- troduced in the next session of con- gress for an appropriation to carry on the drainage work. The bill will also provide for other matters in con- nection with the-reservation such as the disposal of the matured pine, etc. COLE BAIL FIXED AT $500 Has Hearing This Morning And Is Bound Over To Grand Jury. George Cole of Nymore, who was recently brought here from Hibbing had a hearing this morning “en a charge of ‘keeping a disorderly house, and was bound over to await the ac- tion of the Grand. Jury CASE NEARING END approval and before taking the office ™