Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 10, 1913, Page 1

' and conviction were sensationsl, VOLUME 11. NO. 167. DUMAS WELCOMED :* n.:.mmmu ONTROL | i oo . AT FAMILY PARTY| MEAT PRODUCTION Atrme™ | CAR SERVICE™ ™ ABEING.PROTESTEBV Poor generalship was the principak © abbsmr s | “w. H. Gemmel, general manager Paroled Cass Lake Physician Returns With His Father To Latter’s reason why the Bemidji high school |W. H. Gemmell, General Manager Of of the Minnesota International | Fire Prevention Asociation Expocted Minneapolis Home. Oonnulmn Tavenner Calls Atten- tion To Fact That American Trusts Are Rapidly Obtaining Monopoly DR. A. MELVIN MAKES REPORT Says That They Have Just Completed football cleven was defeated by thel apiivesit and International Tells | as | Toturned from a| o maye Steps Which Will Cause Brainerd team at that place last Sat-| i three weeks tflp to Livlngtton. Mon- F 5 % urday afternoon. Brainerd was ablo| Why No Car Is Given Bemidji ftans; Butte, Missouls and Wallace,| ~ Federal Action Against Doctor to push the pigskin acroés the Be-| . —_— stopping at’ Glendive, Montana and — = midji goal line three times durlng : SDPRING the contest, while the local boys ‘were MAY GET ONE IN THE SPRING capable of scoring only onu} this be- boromeat % ing. when Hayner broke &way ‘for a Demand, Expense and Running Time ACTION OF BOARD IS DEFENDED Dr. §. G. Smith Declares There Was Jamestown, North Dakota on his way back. He says that business condl- tions were gouxl and that he found the people there to be optimistic as Believe That Lesson Taught Dumas 4 3 thirty yard run. Riley, playi ng quar- = X2 3 to: the future. He also stated that =5 Nothing Secret About Order Prooess of Gobbling Up The AT- , |ier tor Bomias tn secused by nis| Mske Placing Of Extra Car On |ny rmers on ais trip did_he find,| Already Is Sufficient to Cause Him For Release. Who Was Allowed m-mm gentine Beef Industry teammates of using poor headwork however, a cleaner more- progressive Train Inadvisable At This Time To Lead Honest, Upright Life on several occasions. Only three times during the contest was Hayner, s N 5 the fastest man on the . Bemidji| While in Bemidji today W. H. o Another phase in the Dr. Del- squad, and the eleven’s mt con-|Gemmell, general iaanager of . 'the ADAMS TEAM V‘IC'N)RS bert F. Dumas release from the Still- stant ground gainer given ln Oppor- | Minnesota and Internatlonal rail- g - wxhur‘:r;xw; axiedstoday tunity to show his skill and gach time road company sald that satisfactory uiiend lo-Xnown, that.ihe Fite responded with a gain of Rrom ten : h' s Prevention Assoclation: would likely to thirty yards. The game marked|® eeping car service. for the residents take steps whpnhy it hoped . to SRR PrmnScturduthmmth or more alfve city than Bemidjl. Dr. D. F. Dumas, released on pa- role from Stillwater Saturday after = S | serving thirteen months of an inde- “Wi terminate sentence for attempted ar- WALKS FRoM W“‘TUN son, arrived at the home of his fath- e er, Frederick Dumas, 1787 Irving av- : enue south, Minneapolis, late in the| W oman Beleased From Fergus Falls 1By Congressmen (Clyde H. Tavenner. Washington, November 10.—That the enactment of the free meat pro- Wslon in the Underwood tariff bill comes just at & time when the Beét Trust is obtaining a world-monopoly Duluth Eleven Defeat Bemidji Squad By Over-Whelming Score—48 to 0 the close of the most unsuccessful|0f Bemidji is and has been receiving cause Federal action to be brought : afternoon. On Promises of Husband to:lup-. of meat is the mews brought from the | football season ever participated in [the careful attention of the officials Completely Outplayed Locals l'sdnn the former Cm Lake phy- L The parole was granted Friday, port And Care Por Her Argentine Republic by Dr. A. D. Mel- by & Bemidji team. The team has met |of his line, and the Northern Pacific. ; —_— slgian but became public first Saturday. trial and the wide interest in the The sensational disclosures at the|LOCAL AUTHORITIES BUY TICKET fall of the young physiclan, combined v —— with the sudden parole, hos aroused & much discussion here. The parole WandeHpE hant, the strets of Be- board refused to explain the parole|™1dJ! last Friday atternoon and too Saturday, but Dr. S. G. Smith made|Proud to ask for ald, Mrs: Grace a statement, although he stood by his |Swatfager of Swanville, Minnesota, earlier refusal not to go into the rea- was picked up by patrolman B. S. somsfor tho patole. Lundgren and taken to the police Parents Welcome Son. headquarters where she related her There was unfeigned happiness at ¢ he oftl Mrs. Swatf 1787 Irving avenue ‘south, Minnea-|3%°™Y 19,ER8 offfeers. . Mrs. SwaLlager polis, where the parents of Dr. D. F.|has been confined in the state hospl- Dumas welcomed the son who - !s|tal for the insane at Fergus Falls for again a free man. the past two months but upon an ap- And the members of the family peal of her husband, E. A. Swatfager, were anxious to keep the celebration to themselves. They refused to talk | "' Promised to suport and. gare for about the parole or about their|{her and to send her back to.the as- plans. sylum, provided she was again N found mentally unbalanced, at his|ing all peoples on earth, so far as this There 5::)}':’01;‘,!,?:::3; son” at.|OWD expense, she was released. The|single necessity is concerned, at its promige was short lived, however, as | mercy. the two got as far as Wilton. The absorption of the beef export ism. 15:;1.““" decidodltg come tod‘.nen: :lal exl:ple of thte dar;:z 111\;13113- as she was with out funds an on and grasp of world conditions family reunion. The doorbell was she was a stranger: in Wilton ‘had |gnate. The entrance of the beef trust answered by Mrs. Dumas, who firmly small chances of obtaining food and|into Argentine was probably not due declared that there woul;l be no mes- shelter. to any dpprehension on:the: part.of sage for the public. She said that The trip to Bemidji was made on |the trust magnates that free trade in the family came first and was en-|[00t Dut according to her story she|meat was likely to come. It was be- titled to solitude for the time belng. is as yet unable to care for her-|[cause, due to a dwindling meat sup- *|self as she was not acquainted here. |Ply in the United States, the trust Future Plans Not Known. Officer Lundgren noticed the womgn | Was losing its Buropean export trade Frederick Dumas, the father, sald|and brought her to ‘headquarters. tothe Argentine packers, and haying there was nothing that could be said. Sergeant Bursley obtained _apart-}an expensive refrigerating and pack- The family was happy and that was [shents [a a hotel Friday night for|ing plant in Europe it was necessary enough. the unfortunate woman and in the|to keep up ita exports or lose the in- No statement was made as to Dr.|meanwhile brough the maéatter before | vestiments. in "these plants. Dumas’ intentlons for the future. Judge Clark, Qwing to the condition| As long as there were free ranges Friends declare he will go back|on which she was expelled from the|in the United States the packers here to Cass Lake and take up his practice | asylum Judge .Clark stated that he|had plenty of meat for export and there again. His frlends there have|was unable to act and suggested that|coyld hold the European trade stood by him through his trouble and | the authorities purchase a ticket for |against the Argentine meat. But the want him to return and fight it out|her to Swanville where she claimed|western ranges are being cut up in- where he started his professional (she had relatives. This was done and{to small farms, and the resulting career, Saturday Mrs, Swatfager left for that | diminishing supply of beef cattle is Dr. Smith Defends Board. village. strikingly seen in the figures. We “The only evidence against Dr. D.| Shortly after she had left the city | have now in this country about 36,- F. Dumas brought up in his trial|Mr. Swatfager arrived in Bemidji in| 000,000 beef eattle. Last year the which resulted in his conviction of [search of his wife. He did not offer|Department experts estimated there arson in the third degree was that|any excuses for his actions at Wilton. | were 37,000,000 such cattle. Two at one time he introduced some men . years ago there were 39,600,000, and to other men who wished to burn a when the census was taken in 1910 defeat in - three of Elletson_starred for Bemid]. vin, chief of the Bureau of Amnimal Industry, who has just returned from a visit to the South American Re- public for the purpose of studying conditions. . Dr. Melvin found that the Ameri- can beef trusts has just about com- pleted its process of gobbling the Ar- gentine beef industry. It already con- trols 60 per cent of the export busi- ness-enough to fix prices—prices much below its American prices. This seems to leave Australia and South Africa as the only hopes left to the American consumers. But even more disquieting news comes from these countries, especially from Aus- tralla, where the Chicago beef pack- ers have already made their entrance into the trade. The American trust is in a fair way to control the entire meat production of the world, leav The release of tha doctor was sev- erely condemned by the Fire Preven- - tion-association which believes he - should be dealt with more severly. chose Bemidjl men who were connected ~ with the prosecution of the doctor are firm in the belief that the goy- ernment, will not take action in the” matter, but will allow him to return to Cass Lake, if he 80 desires,” snd resume his practice. The government ing gained upon and were unable to has several charges against Dumas, hold the heavy Duluth players the| ~The general sentiment in Bemidn A ‘Bemlidji.boys fought stubbornly untll seems to plainly expressed in a state- the last minute of play. It was a gen- | ment made by 'W. L. Brooks, a bank- eral opinion ‘for & portion of the first |er.of this city today, who said: half that the strong Adams eleven| “In view of the fact that Dumas "ad met more than it's match and would; have been released from the were being played off it’s-feet. Thelprison in five months, because of & last half of the first qlnrtsr the op-|nis spotless prisos record, I do mot * ponents tightened and time after|see anything wrong in granting him =~ time charged through Bemidjl’s line [a parole. I'should have been in fa- for long gains. At the end of the first' vor of not granting him a paroleé it quarter they. succeeded in - making|his sentence was for the entire three two touchdowns, years with no plrole being allow- The game was played .on a field able.” - covered with cinders and as a result each player received bad - injuries. Peck was injured in the first quarter but remained in the lineup and con- WILL TALK TOSALUON MPN tinued' to play a hard game. Treston 2 fell on a wet board when tackling a perar . 2 y man ‘near the sidelines and received Tem = ce Evangelist Will m a badly injured arm. He was taken| On, “The Man Who Sells Liquor,” from the game and replaced by Feir. This Evening, Treston was the star of the game and his loss«waa keenly felt,. Rlpple. Brinkman, Belland Brandon on tue line--also fought hard, Quarterback McDonald M8 prom £ “to a° question” as_to[play. * £ S & whether there was Hot now sufficlent [ The game was not without hard |58 111: “c:mdB::": of a temperance tember 19. business to warrant the operation of (eellng and on several occasions Be- ;:an;tmflgn n 1 31, has issued an Danlel DeLury, a Walker attorney, | an exclusive Bemidji sleeper, Mr. Gem | midji and Duluth men came. to blows. :v : o2 t; Bl saloon keepersof who Is belng prominently mentioned |meil replied that the figures did not Buchanan of the Adams team strack |‘ne "1t7 © °.‘;’e’“‘ 2t his lectire 89 & candldato for district Judgo, has fao indicate and that he believed the [Rem Bell When the latter attempted o voriE When he will talk on, been retained by Lloyd and his de-| winter business would be amply ta- |to ‘tackle him. Bvery _player -im- ‘T: ];n m‘; Behs Liguor. 1t/ .4 fense will be that he shot Lilly in|yen care of in the present car, un- mediately prepared for a free for all a xaé G i ted ;Mh was crovg;l- self defense. til next spring, when he felt satis- [tight and several blows were struck. |° lk‘:; evil;ng i le n, My Rankin Lee LaBaw will report the term. |fieq that a special car for Bemidji |Police interferred beforé anyone was t: : To:;" ;"::“ck;m :f" the 14> S would be put on; that he has recom- |seriously injured and the game con-|% °Fm r:no:e u_': '::: t.hc led; BEMIDJI T0 HAVE SLEEPER | mended such action and had been |tinued without firther fighting al-|, “’emn‘ :Mc:"mnn me"m‘s . promiged that it would be arranged |though “di y Work” on the part of aboveithe bwo hundod mark. Fisher Informed That Extra Pullman | ¢ 200e- Mr- Gemmel expianet l‘:;:“‘x‘:lf;“é“ Was used at 6Very 00| e tectures'will be concluded Fri- Will Be Provided Friday Night. : o s , BUYS - PETERSON STORE|* Mr, Gemmell ‘admitted that several times of late there had mnot been enough space to accomodate all those CASS COUNTY TEKM OPENS ‘who wished sleeping car space toor from Bemidji, but-believed much of the trouble could'be a avoided if pas- Seasion of District Court at Wflkfl' sengers -would reservé their berth-a To Begin Tomomw Wx& Indge day or two ahead of the time of their 3 intended departure. Reserve Berth SEVERAL IMPORTANT ! CASES ‘Surely in nine cases out of every iten,” said the genarl manager, it et lil 1o | ould cause no hardship to do this. udge C. W. Stanton go to ‘Walker tomorrow morningw Mehere he North 1bound;ipasgengeras slioild>go will open the November tenfi of dis-|to the city ticket offices in St. Paul trict court for Cass Caun;yq and Minneapolis early in the day, g There is an unusual lenghy cal-fthat the officials there anay have ender to be disposed of,- vhla being | pn opportunity to arrange to-put on cepesially trie ol the vrnmh_!lal Ca%€S | an extra sleeper, when excess busi- to be tried. There being a; murder = case, arson and a rape case.Edward [26S8 S¢®ms to warrant it. Rogers, county attorney, will likely| Mr. Gemmell says that he has ar- be assisted by the attorney generar ranged to run extra sleepers out of office in several of tliese 'prosecn-|Bemidji on nigats before hoildays, tions. There are also sevgml minor |such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and criminal cases to be taken up by the | New Years, and for such occasions as gmnd Jury. football games, grand- opera or other - It is expected that the @alendar theatrical or musical events which will take up at least three weeks be- [might attract the Bemidji.patrons of fore being concluded. o the read to the twin cities, providing The murder trial will attract much | they will take the matter up with the attention’in Bemidji because of the|local ticket agent. Mr. Fisher, a fact that the murdered man, Dan |couple of days in advance, so that he Lilly, was'a brother of William Lilly | may have time to make the necessary of this city. Lilly was killed in a Cass|arrangements. % Lake saloon, where he was g harten-{ Business-Does Not Warrant It der,. by Johu. Lloyd, to'nowfl‘ga dis-| " “In-answer pute. The crime took place on Sep- TRESTON CONSIDERED - STAR Clashing: with eleven all-star foot- 'ball players proved the downfall of the Bemidjl Athletic: Club football team when it played the Adams team of Duluth Sunday afternoon in that city. Although they were steadily be- k'S titude evinced. Every member of the valued, that'the railroad is always Bemidjl is to be given an extra|anxious of promoting their comfort _ LRSS SRS LR SRS 8 & * ‘mysterious fires.in the vicinity of Pullman Friday night, and in this|{and convenience. CUPID’S COURT few bufldlxngs." sald tl;r. 8. G-t:mml Cass Lake. Sam F. Fullerton, a depu- th:):ox:to:;: ':i::o:r:t.nflne now |72 be able to accomodate all those Delay Running Time & & * KERERKXKRRERK KR Saturday in commenting on the re-| iy ;arsna), was assigned to the work who wish to go to Minneapalis to : ‘ Sande-Erickson cent parole granted to Dr. Dumas.|ang he gucceeded, atter several sen.|D23 29,000,000 meat cattle, and, be- He called attention to the fact that [Mrs. Catherine MacCready and L. attend the championship football game which is to be played Saturday between the Minnesota and Chicago elevens. R. E. Fisher, Union depot agent, said this morning that reser- vations are being made daily and that those who seek to obtain a berth Falls, which is so advantageous to i Shoull order it at once. The et Wil | tno Bemidji people, is the fast Winni-| Announcement has besn' madé of | dep:t i Dpeg limited- which aow hes difficul- | the purchase of the. Peterson Confec- 3 = ty in making its time and in the win- | tionery store on Third Street by L. P SR ter probably could not handle an ex- | Abercrombie and Mrs. Katherine Mc- WILL PRACTICE TONIGHT tra sleeper, thereby. necessitating|cCready. The deal was closed Satur- Candidates for the Bemidji Athle-|that the Minnesota and International day but the new pmpflem“ will not tic Club Basket Ball team will ‘re- | connection be put on the late train,|take possesgion until the latter part port for practice for the first time|therefore Mr. Gemmell feels the plan | of the week,-The store is now closed of the season tonight. One basket has |of waiting for ‘the -service which |and invoice s being taken. been put up and the candidates for |every one so much desires is a2 wise The store will be known as the the team will practice “shooting” to-|one. Abercrombie and McCready Confec- night. Suits for the team have been Mr. Gemmell explained that he un- | tionery store and according to the ordered.and will be here in time for | derstood how anxious the residents proprietors will be the home of fresh the first game of the season which has|of Bemidji are for a local sleeper and candy, tobacco” and cigars, newspa- been booked for Thanksgiving night. |said he would do all in his power to pers, magazines and novelties. Im- The order has. been placed with the|bringing it about in ‘due course. provements will be made in every de- O’Leary Bowser Clothing company partment and a large amount of new who offered to furnish the suits for Bailey Has Pneumonia. stock has been ordered. Mlll Kristine Erickson and Christ Sande were united in marriage, Sat- urday, November 8, Rev. J. H. Raa- dahl -officiating. Mattie Becker was maid of ‘honor and Arne Sande, a brother of the grodm was best man. Dr. Smith i{s a member of the parole board which granted Dr. Dumas his parole. “There was nothing mysterious or secret about the parole,” sald Dr. Smith. No Secret About Action. “It has been insinuated that wq have been trying to keep something back in regard to this case and that we have been doing something crook- cause of the scantiness of population, before the ranges begin to be cut up into small farms it is estimated that that country will be able to produce it ieti the e el o SPring of | ynnually . 200,000,000 head of Dbeof ttle. feated. o 2 _The switch of the European im- Dumas Loses Appeal DOTts-of beef from the United States His conviction was appealed to the|to the Argentine, followers closely Supreme cour, but affirmed and the|upon the foregoing figures. In 1905 doctor was given an indeterminate Y o this country sent 414,000 cattle and ” w fia-|term with & limit of three and one-|111,000 tons of chilled beef to Eu- :fi,‘n 1}:: ;;’;fi:‘;;‘e{’,;mf h:," w::; half years. This made him eligible|rope. That export has fallen off an- Wolfer and myself. It will do much for parole at the expiration of one nually, until it is now a negligible to wreck all the good work done for | V3™ factor in our foreign trade. But in the parole system in Minnesota, 1f| D28t July friends, including his|1901 Argentine sent 25,000 quartars father, who lives in Minneapolis, con-{of chilled beef to Europe; in 1905, there ‘was duythisg new. ormpmp:: ferred with members of the State|400,000 quarters in 1912, 2,220,000 fop ":fi p“z::c tolznow. T would make|p;ura of Pardons to ascertain what quarters. * ?,‘;,h:cise ?r:s n‘ot. differ from any chance there would be to secure a| In 1908 the American packers of the other sixty cases brought up|fUl Pardon. They did mot recelve|foresaw the outcome of this trade war before the board. No new evidence|TUCh encouragement and an appli-|and invaded Argentine themselves. was brought up at the hearing and catlon was never presented to the|Swift & Co. sought control of La- the case was considered like the rest |>°%7d: Plata Cold Storage Co. The next year of the sixty. Dr. Dumas already had the National Packing Co., the Ar- b ! : 0 d thirteen months of an inde- mour and Morris interests, bought|the team at the smallest expense. Claude Bailey, star half back on| J. Peterson, Jr., Who was formerly i ‘lmited to three another blg Argentine plant. The|e————o— _|¢1o Bemidii high school football |proprietor, will not continue in ac- e sexn A thm He would real invasion began, however, in|land cheap beef for a while. The war |team was taken suddenly ill Sunday |tive business but will remain-in Be- :;iav:s b:l;: ie}l(e:sn:: i:‘ five ~months 1911, when the Americans had|ended in a “gentlemen’s agreement” | mornin with pneumonia. Bailey is{midji for the present. Although Mr. greatly increased their investments.|to divide the trade. 'Since then the|classed -among the best athletes in|Peterson has been. successful as & for good hebeyios: which he was connected, attracted a|Withusual trust methods they con-|Americans have greatly . increased|the Bemidii High school and:his loss|merchant in- Bemidji he‘ has decided Ho. Discussion of Case, large amount of attentlon In Chica-|quered their Argentine competitors|their plants, and now control 60 per| from the basket ball team this winter | to remain out of this business owing th“me P';Wle Wa;‘;d ;::l’:"h:“’;‘::s go. i} i 110 & price cutting war that gave Eng-|cent of the business. will be keenly felt: to poor -health. e case because - Ak i pelled to give reasons for the other sixty cases and that would be impos- sible. ‘We haven’t time to do it. SCOO This is the second time that Du- mas has applied for a parole. A month ago he made application but it was refused.” History of Case, Dr. Dumas was convicted for con- spiring with several alleged notor- ious characters in the burning of the Puposky postoftice and for taking part in several alleged safe-blowing attempts. After his arrest caps and fuse were found in his office safe at P : e 7z , - 5 3 == | REe “Efl B s xd eled 10% - £ L“:h‘um Sensation. 3 ‘ . 2 s isis 3 e s 3 bl m M : L wdaflq‘i satas His arrest, trial held in Bomldjl G55 NS 5 2 transportation of an extra car like a heavy sleeping car during our severe winters adds greatly to the. cost.of operation and renders it difficult to keep the trains on’ time; that the present connection south of Little sational escapades, in running down the alleged criminals, Dr. Dumas at the time was mayor of Cass Lake and Abercrombie Purchase Third Street Confectionery and News Stand WILL OPEN IAST OF WEEK Anderson-Johnson Miss Bertha Johnson and Nels An- derson of Heart Lake, were united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Sunday at highnoon, Rev. J. H. Ran- dahl officiating. Martha, Maria and Annie Johnson, sisters of the bride, were bridesmaids and Erik, Ole and Peter Johnson, brother-of the bride, - 2ttended the groom. Nelson-McPherson . Vada Vera McPherson and George John Nelson were united in marriage at_the home of the bride’s parents on Minnesota avenue, Sunday morn- ing at 9:30, Archreacon’ Parshall of- ficiating. They were attended by Miss Ethel Anderson and Jesse Me- Pherson. Captain Adam E. Otto, postoffice inspector, left this morning for Chicago after a visit of several days here with his family. The Captain says that the “germ letter’” case in S5 ohnson B | Lilian u%n and Andrew J. 5 Hayes were married Sunday at 1:30 at the home of the groom’s mother on Irvine avenue, Rev. S. E. P, ‘Whiie officiating. The bride wore a shadow lace gown over pink silk. Florence Hayes was bridesmaid and wore. & coral silk dress. The was attended by Everet M: ter a few' weeks’ visit Mr. Hayes will leave for Blndgm 'fn” Apparently, It Was A Smcere Cr1t|c15m E \itbim valeitge nsed svad alllF g‘mds o fo8sst o svad :! dw medt Yo 088 2188Y Lflfl’l bae siduodd !fi!‘wv\q 28w {3isad st dilw balift Charles B, Keller, mh nr- mxdm.