Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 16, 1913, Page 1

[ | ! "\ THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEE VOLUME 11, NOMBER 96, DEMANDS THAT SULZER VACATE Glynn Claims to be Governor of New York—Sulzer Accepts No- tice. MRS. SULZER IS IMPROVING “Attorneys Looking Into Matter and Will Make Reply in Due Time” Says Sulzer Albany, N. Y., Aug. 16.—Formal de- mand has been made by Lieutenant Governor Glynn on Governor William Sulzer for possession of the execu- tive offices. In a letter setting forth that be- cause of the impeachment proceed- ings instituted by the assembly he and not Sulzer is now de facto head of the state government Glynn asked for possession of the big offices on _the east side of thé capitol. The letter was framed by Edward Countryman and Patrick C. Dugan, attorneys for Glynn, and under an ar- rangement was delivered to Governor Bulzer. Sulzer refused to announce in advance what his acticn was to be. He stated that the demand would be passed upon by his own lawyers and the answer made in “due and preper time.” Indications of wi 3 are th t the question natically lost upcn him by I=etorate of the ctate with the adopticn of the imprachment resolu- tien wil' be expedited in the courts, es want a quick answer to beezuse neithor Sulzer nor Glynn desires to have his actions de- clared {llegal. But up to the present time their attorneys have been unable to agree upon a plan whereby a test could be made. That is what they were devoting their evergies to. Un- less they can agree it is likely the state will continue to present the spectacle of two men discharging the duties of governor with a cloud over the actions of each. Sulzer Professes Confidence. Governor Sulzer professed to be more confident than ever that he would mot “have to answer the im- peachment proceedings. He reiter ated his declaration that they were il- legal. But he declined to explain how he hoped to enjoin the senate from trying him. He declared that his lawyers were handling that phase ot the matter and that they did not in- tend to show their hands in advance. Mrs. Sulzer was reported as some- what improved. So far it has been impossible to get any positive state- ment regarding her actual condition. As a result many wild rumors have been in circulation. It was learned, however, that she passed a fairly comfortable night and that she was able to sit up. Announcement from Saratoga that former State Senator Truman Brack- ot has been retained as chief attorney for the assembly impeachment mana- gers made it certain that the state’s case would get a strong presentation. Senator Wagner, leader of the ma- Jority in the upper house, now has complete charge of the impeachment proceedings, as Aaron J. Levy, chair- man of the assembly board of mana- gers, has broken down and is under the care of a physician. Governor Sulzer has received a tele- gram from Thomas W. Lawson an- nouncing that the author of “Frenz- fed Finance” will be one of twenty- 9\ five men to contribute to a fund of " $100,000 to be ‘used by Sulzer to fight impeachment. Sulzer wired in reply that the offer was appreciated, but meither he nor his attorneys would say whether the offer has been ac- cepted. AGED VETERAN IS IN LUCK General Le Duc, Minnesota Ploneer, ls Willed $100,000. Hastings, Minn., Aug. 16.—From a poverty so great that he was depend- ent in his declining years upon the needlework of his daughters, General Willlam C. Le Duc of this city has risen to the heights of affluence and independent wealth. This change in the fortunes of the ninety-year-old retired soldier was due to the fact that he had a chum during his young manhood and middle age who was as good a friend as any Jon- athan and any David. ) General Le Duc has inherited a fortune of $100,000. It came to him through the will of Mrs. Julia Loril- ard Butterfield, filed in the surrogate’s court of New York city. Mrs. Butter- fleld was the wife of General Daniel Butterfleld, the chum. Her first hus- band was Frederick P. James, a mil- Monaire broker, and the associate of ‘Russel Sage. ONE DEAD IN STREET FIGHT Natlonalists and Orangemen Clash In Londonderry. Londonderry, Ireland, Aug. 16.—The police again were constantly em- Ployed in suppressing street fighting between Natlonalists and Orangemen, Numerous charges were made by the police, who used their clubs. An elderly man named Armstrong was shot dead during the fighting, which ::;u at a political celebration Tues- 50 TICKETS ARE SOLD Equalization Body Equalizes County Crowd For St. Philip’s Benefit Performance. REHERSALS EACH EVENNG “A Summer Romance”, play written by Daniel McCann, which will be given at the city hall next BEMIDJI MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING AUGUST 16, 1913 PENROSE FORCES MEXICAN DEBAT Asks Explanation of Hales Mission in Mexico—Information is. Refused. — JOHN LIND HAS CONFERENCE ATHLETIC CLUB GROWING Secretary Johnson .Now has 121 Members And Apfliu(_ ts Who i According to Secretary Carl John- son of the Bemidji Athletic. Club there are now 121 members and ap- Wednesday for the benefit of the St.|Pennsylvanian Declares Americans|plicants which have paid the $1 dues. Philip’s church, is attracting con- siderable attention and the way tickets were disposed of during the first day selling, a record crowd will swamp the city hall that evening. Rehersals are being held each eve- ning, and much interest is being shown by those on the caste. The play is a scene staged on the front lawn of the summer home of a strict matron at which place a number of jolly boys and girls are having an outing. In spite of her efforts she is unable to prevent elope- ments. Among the caste are some of Be- midji’s best theatrical artists includ- ing the following, Billy Thompson, Wilbur Lycan; Jack Lloyd, Daniel McCann; Pete, Alfred Neuman; Shorty, Richard Fenton; Vivian Hale, Maude McCann; Ethel Tolliver Servia McKusick; Mrs. Courtney, Mrs. J. A. Younggren. Chorus girls: Misses Backus, Barrette, Burke, Mil- ler, Moore and Neuman. Chorus boys: Messrs. Bushnell, Herbert, Maloy, McCullough, Moore and Rus- sell. Scene: Lawn in front of Mrs. | Courtney’s summer home; place,! Pleasant Point. Time: present.| Pianist, Miss Malone. Tickets have been placed on sale at all three drug stores and children will be admitted at the door for twenty-five cents each. STRONG WIND AT BORDER CITY Blew Down Out Buildings, Stand and Box Cars. Grand International Falls, Aug. 16.— Friday morning International Falls was visited by a heavy wind storm which blew down several out build- ings and the base ball grand stand. As far as can be learned no one has been injured but as the telephone lines are down through out that section full details <an not be learn- ed from the surrounding country. It has also been reported that Baudette and Spooner were also vis- ited by a heavy wind. AUTO PARTY SHOOT CHICKENS According to reports from the far- mers living about fifteen miles west of the city an automobile from Bem- idji loaded with men and guns were seen slaughtering prarrie chickens in that vicinity. The farmers are now up in arms about the matter and threaten to prosecute the offenders. They state that they will not tolerate such action longer and are now busy Are Being Murdered and Will Discuss Matter. Merxico City, Aug. 16.—John Lind, the personal representative of Presi- dent Wilson, had a cenference lasting an hour with Frederico Gamboa, the Mexican foreign minister, at Semor Gamboa’s private residence. ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—Senator Pen- rose forced another debate on the Mexican situation by introduciag a resolution calling upon President Wil- son to inform the senate whether ‘William Bayard Hale is in Mexico as the agent of any executive depart: ment of the government, if 80, by what authority was he appointed and what compensation he has been given. The White House explanation of Hale’s presence in Mexico has been that he was there as a personal friend of President Wilson forwarding in- formation. Senator Penrcse declared that he bad no desire to further complicate a delfcate sltuation or to indulge in Jingoism. He referred to dispatches from Mexico telling of the seriou: plight of Shirley C. Hulse, son-in-law of Lieutenant Governor Reynolds of Pennsylvania, who, with his wife and little daughter, are believed to be in danger from revolutionists mear Chi- huahua city. ‘The senator declared that unless the mission of John Lind developed marked change in conditions in Mex- ico he would address the senate next ‘week, laying before it certain informa- tion he did not disclose. My. Penrose asked Chairman Bacon of the foreign relations committee if he would reveal the status of Hale. “I decline to answer,” replied Sena- tor Bacon. ““Declining to answer will not con- | tinue tc be satisfactory to the sem ate or to the people of the country,” rejoined Senator Penrose. Penrose Does Not Like Hale. Hale, Mr. Penrose declared, had been active in Mexico City “conveying the Impression that he is the Tepre- sentative of President Wilson,? and had been in conference with Mr. Lind since the envoy’s arrival. Senator Penrose added he had known Hale several years and that he left Ardmore, Pa., about thirteen years ago under circumstances which he need not “more than mention.” “The sooner Dr. Hale’s connections are severed the better for the unfortu- nate Americans now in Mexico,” he concluded. The resolution calling for information went over for a day. Senator Lodge charged that the Democrats were trying to treat the Mexican question as a party affair. His statement, made in bitter terms, followed a declaration by Senator Ba- con that ‘force meant war.” gathring evidence in the matter. KING’S SPEECH 1S COLORLESS British Parliament Prorogued Untll February, 19#. London, Aug. 16.—The British par- Hament was prorogued and will not reconvene until February next year unless something extraordinary hap- pens. The king’s speech, as read in the house of lords, was colorless. oo obe b ok ok ok e ok b ol o e o oo o o E3 4+ WIFE SHOOTS HUSBAND AND KILLS GIRL. Dallas, Tex., Aug. 16.—Miss Bertha Neese was shot and killed and Robert L. Adams probably was fatally shot at the Adams farmhouse. Adams’ wife was arrested and charged with the shooting and was re- leased on $1,000 bond. She declared she found the girl, who was her guest, and her husband in a room. + | * * * +* * * * + bekckbbdbbbb bbb o ole oha oo o ol o b fe e b e o In a demand that the senate should not pass or consider the resolutions until the foreign relations committee bad an opportunity to take them up, Senator Bacon urged that all possible support be given to the president. “While the senator. is deliberating In his committee,” interrupted Sema- tor Penrose, “Americans are daily being murdered in Mexico. I have inormation that more than 100 Amer- loans have been killed, and that thelr mames are on file in the department o state.” TROOPS DELAYED BY MUTINY 8triking Crew Refuses to Transport Soldiers to Strike Zone. ‘Vamcouver, B. C., Aug. 16.—The de- parture of the Seaforth Highlanders | regiment for_the scene of the Van- couver island strike riots was delayed by a strike of the crew of the steamer Princess Patricla, who at first re- fused to assist in transporting any more of the king's soldiers to be used against union men. It was expected that the ' strike would develop into a fight, for the crew was not allowed to leave the steamer. Atfer some delay, however, the Patricla got away with part of & crew.at work. To state that the club is already a success would be putting it mildly as the interest shown exceeds any that has ever been evident'in any project of this nature ever started in Bem- 1dji. With the resent number already taking hold and boosting and with a promise of as many more who wish to join Bemidji will . undoubtedly have the best regulated athletics and the fastest teams in Northern Min- nesota. z Business men are willing to back an organization of this kind and are responding in a fitting manzer to the appeal for members. The Club is a8 yet less than three weeks old and is dally becoming stronger. A meeting. will be-held next week to vote onthe presemt ‘applicants and to make further wfinng&mema for the track meet wifith will be held about the ‘first of @eptember. A movement is algo on foot to give a picnic at the headiof the lake in the near future at WHfeh many athletic sports will be held. At this picnic a busines meeting would also be held nd final arrangements made for the _athetic teams to be organized this fall. TRAFFIC ALMOST BLOCKED pelled. to Drive Blocks. With the viaduct over thé Great Northern tracks undergoing repairs and the paving on Minnesota avenue blocking the way, it -has been almost impossible to make a haul to the Red Lake- depot diring the past week. {The police department has been ad- vised of the conditions and have ar- ranged, it is understood, to hold up the work on the viaduct until Min- nesota avenue is in better condition. To accommodate these walking, the new sidewalk has been completed and the street paving is rapidly near- ing completion. FARMERS TO BUY BULL Port Hope Club Looking For Best Red Polled Male The Farmers club of Port Hope are making arrangements to buy the best Red Polled male that can be found anywhere with a view to grading up their native cattle. The members of the club believe that there is money to be made in grading feeders .and stockers as well as in dairying. Crop out look in this sec- tion is good, inspite of the recent hail storm damage. OBITUARY - Between four and five o’clock yes- terday afternoon, George Lambkin of South Mississippi avenue succumbed to brights disease after one week’s illness. Mr. Lambkin has been ail- ing for some time past but his con- dition was not considered serious until the past week. leaves a wite in this city. been a resident of Bemidji since last March coming here from Win- dom, Minnesota. The body is now at the Lahr undertaking parlors. No funeral arrangements -have been made as yet. Falls Out Of Boat M. J. Wagner of St. Paul, who is camping with friends at Grand Forks bay fell out of a row boat this morning and was saved from drown- ing, only after a hard fight on the part of a friend who was in the boat with him. The Water was ghout six feet deep. o Teams from Red Lake Depot Com- The deceased | He has|. KANSAS GETTING WATER BY RAIL Man a.nd Beast Suffering From Heat And Drouth—Springs Cease To Flow. CONDITIONS MOST DEPLORABLE Twelfth Day of Record Breaking Temperature Killing Corn and Late Summer Products Kansas City, Aug. 16.—How to get water for man and beast and how to save a little out of ruined crops of corn and other late summer products | presented Missouri, Kansas and Okla- homa an increasingly serious problem. 1t was the twelfth day of intense heat. There were scattered showers, but most of them were ineffectual. Cisterns are dry all over the af- fected country. Springs that never before were known to fail have ceased to flow and in many sections a good deep-well is a gold mine. Long trains of tank cars supply several Oklahoma and Western Kansas towns. A train of thirty cars of water was shipped from Pittsburg, Kan., to the mines of a coal company in the Pitts- burg district to be used by the hun- dreds of miners and their families and for operating the company’s engines. The water was sold by the city of Pittsburg and came from wells 1,200 feet deep, b2lieved inexhaustible. In 4 section of Seward county, Kan., where no rain has fallen in two months, the few wells that still give water are surrounded by campers. Eggs Fried in the Sun. From Alma, é{an., came a report vouched for by One of the city fathers i that a woman in a moment of despera- tion, wishing to verify or kill forever the old story of frying an egg in the sun, had prepared a_fresh laid.one nicely in .a skillet with butter and | “fried it to a T” on a flagstone before 1 her door with only the sun for heat. i Fire, which did nearly $1,000 worth 1of damage in the home of Dr. Theo- . dore Groesch, at Enterprise, Kan., was | attributéd_by.the docto: the muDA: i rays shining through a p* chimney 'in-his study window upon papers on | & desk. - Before noon in most sections of Mis- i souri, Kansas and Oklahoma the mer- icury was well on the way to the 100 (mark. St." Joseph, Mo., reports that unless ‘there ‘is’ rain’ within ' forty- eight hours several small surrounding towns will be compelled to “ship in water by rail from St. Joseph. Unique schemes. have been adopted by Many Kansas City people to obtain sleep and to counteract the effect of the intense heat since the present pro- longer heat. spell began. Bcorces of wealthy familles of the South Side at night start for the coun- try in their motor cars, When they come - to an elevated spot where the prospects of a breeze seems good they get out, pitch their beds in the open and sleep there until driven back home by hot rays of the morning sun. PREACH SUFFRAGE ON ROOFS Women Orators Hark Back to Biblleal Times. ‘Washington, Aug. 16.—Preaching the ocause of “votes for women” from house to house, speakers for the Na- tlonal American Woman Suffrage as- sociation have gone back to Biblical times for an inspiration for publicity. The suffragists have launched a campaign on the roofs of scores of apartment houses, with which the na- tional capital is dotted, and women orators of natlonal repute have been dratted into the aerial squad. In one fashionable quarter of the {northwest section the apartment build- ings are mo closely packed together that speakers for the “cause” have been enabled to address audiences on. two and sometimes on three roofs at one and the same time.’ June Canal Record Passed. ‘Washington, Aug. 16—The isthmian canal commission announced that the total amount of excavation from ‘the Panama canal in July was 3,241,968 cubic yards, as compared with 2,669, 424’ cubic yards in June, the average daily output being 124,691 yards. Con- crete laid in July totaled 17,568 cubio yards, as against 32,642 cubic yards in the previous month. BOARD - ADJUSTS TAXES Equalidation Body Equalize County Assesments On Classes of Personal Property . INCREASE FROM 5 TO 200 % The county Board of Equalization at thelr regular sesslon this week equalized the various classifications of parsonal property taxes throug- out the county, making changes of from five to two hundred per cent. The largest increase was mace on bulls, these being inreased 200 per cent over the figures submitted by the assessors. Young - cattle and horses, motorcycles, bicycles and barber shop furniture were all raised over 100 percent. * Retail and wholerale merchandise came in for an increase of five per- cent, while diamonds and jewelry were advanced seventy percent, logs, lumber and laths were increas- ed ten percent, while furniture for offices, pool rooms saloons, cafes and hotels were advanced fifty per cent. lize the taxes so that the total amount of personal property would reach approximately the same fig- ures as last year, STORM VISITS CANADA Damage Estimated at Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From Near Cyclone TELEGRAPH LINES ARE DOWN Winnipeg, Aug. 18.—The worst electrical storm in years, accompanied by a sixty-mile gale, swept across Manitoba from Brandon to the eastern boundary. % Hyndreds of thousands of dollars of damage was done to buildings in Win- [flpég and~mearly all the towns'in the province and to the ripening crops. Blectric light plants were put out of commission, street railways were hampered, railroad - property was damaged, telegraph and telephone lines were torn down and several towns will .be without electric light for several days. £ The harvest has just started and the damage to grain cannot be esti- mated. Reports from Central and Southern Saskatchewan indicate great damage in that section of the coun- try. Telephone and telegraph lines are out of business and news is very mea: ger. . LAST SHOOT TOMORROW Bemidji Rod And Gun Club To Hold Last Meet Of Season s Tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock the Bemidji Rod and Gun Club will hold its last shoot of the season at the practice grounds on the shore of Lake Irwin. As the season for ducks and chickens opens on Septem- ber seventh the agitators of the meet believe that a large number of gunmen will be present than have attended any former shoot. Accord- ing to T. R. Symons there are a large number of clay pigeons which they club wish to dispose of so as mot to store them' for next season. Notice Complaint has been made by the sexton that certain boys armed with sling shots, have in his absence brok- en flower vaces, and otherwise des- ecrated graves in Greenwood Ceme- tery. Notice is hereby given that any boy found in said cemetery with a sling shot, air gun or rifle’ of any kind will be arrested and dealt with according to law, and no minor un- der sixteen years of age will be al- lowed therein unléss - accompanied by: parent or guardian. Greenwood Cemetery Assoclation By P. J. RUSSELL, Actuary. THE CUB REPORTER SCOO ‘Defe Like Navigating A Ballroom Floor With A Bun On---Eh Scoop? ctive Paae The aim of the board was to equa-| | addition one of the new Distriet of | Columbia RECEIVE SCARE OF THEIR LIVES Washington Realestate - Spooulstars Find New House Committee Favor Single Tax MAY DEMONSTRATE THEOR Tavenner Says It Will Mean Big Drop In Realestate In City, Of Washington By_Congressman Clyde H Taven‘nor Washington, August 16.—Wash- ington real estate speculators, who, in an alliance with the ‘Washing- ton banks, form a close capitalistic, ring which for many years through influence in Congress has had — its own way in Washington affairs, to the huge pecuniary. benefit .of the members of the circle, are just now receiving the scare -of. their lives. They have discovered that five. of the members of the .new . House Committee on the District of Colum- bia are believers in the Henry George doctrine of Single Tax. In Commissioners recently named by President Woodrow Wil- son is a Single Taxer, while the other has strong leanings in - that E | direction. Moreover, two -or three 4 members of the Senate District Com- | mittee are also believers in this theory of taxation, 5 For a time it was thought that the | only thing threatened was a revalu- | ation of Washington real estate for taxation Dburposes—bad enough, - from the ring’s standpoint, since the millionaire land owners of ‘Washington are notorious tax dodg- ers through undervaluation, there- by putting the burden on the strag- gling government = clerks and the city’s poorer classes generaily. -, But now the rumor has gone out 4 & | that the Single Taxers are actually - y | |going to try for' a demonstration of § | their theory in“the elty of, Washlig- . | ton. AR The horror felt by -the real es- 5 tate outfit can readily be realized. 5 { Single Tax proposes to exempt ‘all improvements and personal “proper- g ty ‘from taxation, putting-all of the H taxes on the land itself. J This would mean, of course,.that the taxes on unimproved lots held for speculation would be greatly in- creased, ' while taxes on improved property would be - correspondingly “ . diminished. The -government clerk, [ | l} struggling to pay for his own home- - B installment plan, & on the monthly would be relieved of much taxation which would have to be borme ~ by rich men who buy up lots and hold them for the natural - advance ‘In price. The new form of taxation might make speculative land holding in ‘Washington impossible. The increas- ed taxes would eat up the unearned increment which the holder would i3 otherwise expect to get. £5 This would mean lots thrown by wholesale onto the market for sale e < with' a corresponding drop in prices of Washington real estate. It would +% probably mean the loss of millions for-the real estate ring. Washington real estate is now so high in price it is sold by the square foof even in the outlying suburbs. Single Tax, - <5 which would cost the real estate mil- * v« lionaires ~some of their- millions, 3 might so cheapen -property- that a s R » poor man could buy a lot in some- thing less than a lifetime of pay- e ments. It i8 horrible to contemplate, 2! ¥ isn’t it? = % z | ! TROPPMANS TO NEW YORK - Local Merchant To Purchase Big - | Fall Line « . . Mr. and Mrs. Troppman will leave ‘tomorrow night for Chicago, ‘New York and other eastern points’where 2 3 they will spend the next two.weeks & purchasing their fall dnd . winter 5 supply of merchandise. During the past month Mr. Troppman has made extensive repairs on his building and has increased the floor space to sonie S i extent. The new line will not arrive in the city before the lmpgovemsnp are’ completed .and ‘everything is in readiness to handle the large stock. 3 When Municipal. Court” w. this morning there = was only family guarrel to be settled. Chief Police George Lane and Ser; Bursley acted as'| eacemaki il