Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 9, 1914, Page 1

_THE B . VOLUME 12, NO. 37. DECISION FILED YESTERDAY BY UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT . DECLARES ALL LAND COVERED BY Charge of anoul of I-l-ml Another of the regular monthly land sales will'be conducted at the ' (855 TREATY IN “DRY” TERRITORY |cour " sevse " cmorrow mratns, Order Reverses Opinion of C. A, Wil- lard, Late Federal Judge, and De- nies Plea of Bemidji Saloon Men INTERPRET COMPACT INTENTION May Mean Closing of all Saloons Be- tween Hibbing and Dakota Line, Including Many Large Places. WIPES OUT 200 LIQUOR PARLORS Just What Action is to be Taken by Indian Departments Remains Un- Known—Reopens Controversy. Whether Bemidji is to be a “dry” e town now depends on what action is to be taken by the government In- dian department, the United States supreme court having filed a decision Monday, holding that the prohibition against the sale of liquor in “Indian country,” applied-to all territory cov- ered by the Chippewa treaty of 1855. The decision is the result of the case argued before the supreme court - several weeks ago by Senator John C. Spoomer of New York, who with Judge Marshall A. Spooner and E. E. McDonald of Bemidji, had charge of the case for twelve saloonmen of this city, tried in the federal court at Fergus Falls before the late Judge v Willard and appealed by the gov- ernment, The case was based on the attempt of the government Indian agents to "close the Bemidji saloons, but an injunction issued by Judge Willard at the request of the Bemidji men, prevented them from so doing. Judge Willard decided that the prohibition of the treaty of 1855 did not apply to Bemidji, as the treaty had been ! modified by the subsequent treaties made in 1865 and 1867. $ Intent of Prohibition. 2 In its decision, the court held that the intent of the prohibition provi- i sion was to apply it not only to ter- ritory specifically reserved for In- L dians, but also to lands over which [ they might roam. Attention is call- ed to the special message sent to congress by President Taft in Feb- ruary, 1911, asking for legislative aetion on this question, and it was I stated that inasmuch as the question D rested with congress, the bill of the Bemidji saloon keepers must be dis- missed. St. Under this opinion, the Indian bu- reau may close all the saloons in the territory embraced in the treaty of 1855, if it desires. This covers a trangular tract running from a point line, and extends north and south from just north of Brainerd to the g southern part of Beltrami county. { Action Not Known. 0 Just what action is to be taken by the attorneys in the case follow- =1 Theodore Nelson, manager of the about square miles of territory covered by the treaty. Earlier Decisions Sustained. The supreme court decision yes- terday sustains decisions made prior to that of Judge Willard, one by Judge Page Moiris and one by Judge C. 8. Amidon, provisions of the treaty of 1855 was still operative. Towns where saloons are likely to be closed midji, ids, Grand Rapids, and Mahnomen, and it is possible that - N 9 Moohead will be included. Mrs. Nettie St. Clair Falls 800 Feet From Balloon Landing in Shallow Water Near Wisconsin Resort. REPORT OF SUICIDE IS DENIED Marinette, 800 feet from a ballocn Mrs. Clair, twenty-two years old, was dashed to death Lalkeside, a resort near presence of 3,000 p The young woman have unbuckled the safety h just west of Hibbing to the Dakota held her to the parachute, so that when she fell she would not be drag- ged bencain the water. this, siie probubly lost her hold. had waved her fore. A report that she had lost her hus- band, E. E. St. Claire of Muskegon, land department of the state audi- tor’s office, being in charge. The sale last month was conducted i)y Deputy Auditor Brown; Mr. Nelson|" ‘having other matters which detain- ed him at the capitol. Yesterday a sale was held at International Falls; and Thursday one will be conducted at Park Rapids, and Friday at Walker. A large number of acres have been disposed of this year. CONTRACTS ARE VIOLATED Miners in Calumet Copper District Who Gave Evidence Before Inves- tigating Committee Blacklisted. GENERAL HUERTA. Mexican Dictator Gives Up Plan to Blockade Tampico. NATION COULD SAVE $3,312,000 By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, June 9.—Miners of the Calumet copper district ~in Michigan who gave testimony before the house investigating committee, have been blacklisted by the owners now that the strike is set- mine tled, according to Sidney Thomas, president of the local unions in the Calumet district, in a letter to'Rep- resentative W. J. MeDonald of Mich- igan. . Although under the terms of‘the strike settlement there were no dis- criminations in the hiring back of strikers, except that-those men who were indicted or arrested for any se- rious charge were not to be hired, the mine owners, according to Thom- as, have turned away many who were never arrested and who took no prominent part in the strike. “And a job to a2 man with a large family means something,” comment- ed Thomas. “‘Some are turned down for work,” wrote Thomas, “because they went before the investigating committee. 200 saloons in the 16,000 both of whom held the as a result include Be- Cass Lake, Walker, Park Rap- Detroit, Walker, WOMAN AERONAUT KILLED [ diere it vever et any mere wonk in the copper country. . As«far as I know no one has been hired from this end of the mining community who did go before the committee. “Before the mangers’ promises were cold they broke them. Their idea was to get the strike called off Theodore Nelson Here and Will mwe‘ : | from time to time by the ligislature. mmunnums VALID SHOWS ' CflAN(iES e Mf‘ g Tha _United Stum supreme court Committee ‘in (hrqin. on' 11: Work | Monday affirmed the decision of the Man- |circuit court of appeals for the Endeavors Only. to Corret olghth circuit in the White Earth o 88_51"’1“ of State Where Needed. ' |jand cases. It was held that!any —_— Indian on-the reservation. with’ a trace of white blood is entitled m a 75 BUREAUGAKDBOARDS SHOWN | Detent for his dendl Bni g ¥ deed it to another person under the Addi Without Increasing’ Depntmeqtl As Is Now the Case. effect of the decision will be to an- nul about two-thirds of the 1,200 suits entered by the ' government against lumber companies and others to recover title to lands transferred|. St. Paul, June 9.—(Speclal to The |}y 3¢ 1ndians following the enaot- Pioneer.)—On the efficiency commis- ment of the Clapp law. sion’s chart about seventy-five bu-|— reaus, boards, and so on, are shown - % and the chart also, shows what be- s D | comes of them under the commis- N"MINATION SEEM '_ SURE gion’s plan. There are maybe twenty- five hundred things provided for in A5 the law that does not show on the |Candidacy of William lmg‘ for chart. Each bureau and every officer [ Register of Deeds Meeting With have a number of duties prescribed Support from Entire C 0“". 1n some Mses all the things that the FR buresu does have been ‘gathered up IS BEING STRONGLY ENDORSED in a single law. In a great many cases individual duties have been as- signed to some officer or bureau in| William McCuaig’s nomination for tire course of some other law. A |register of deeds at the primaries, search of the statutes shows about|Which comes next Tuesday, is now twenty-five hundred of these refer- ipractically a certainty. The Bemidji ences. Where any change is made |mayor, Who is serving' his second the commission’s chart shows it. The |term, is being strongly supported general purpose of each department |over the entire county and his friends jonal Duties Can Be Taken On |terms of the Clapp law of 1906. 'The |- without any written agreement; then get the men once more at their merey and treat them as they always did.” If these charges are true they ought to be considered by the In- in shullow water at | dustrial Relations commission as one here, in the | cause of great unrest in this coun- SONS. try. If workingmen believe of any 4s believed to | employer that he will not keep any belt that |agreement he may make with_him, there is little chance of industrial peace in that community. Government Armor Plant. There have been in all nine official investigations by committees of con- gress, boards of naval experts, and officers of the navy as to what it Wis,, June 9.—Falling Nettie While doing She hand a moment be- h N S Mich., that she contemplated suicide |ywould cost the government to manu- Ing the decision is not known and |, .o T orecide flight, is denied by Cadbares it a0 S 1 much depends on Wwhat course the| yaoi Krall, manager of the resort. Te 1ts own armor plate. e 3 Indian department decides to follow. Justice Pitney rendered the decision, Lurton and McKenna dissenting. Recalls Johnson’s Activity. The supreme court’s decision re- opens the controversy started by W. E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, special agent for the Indian department, who came into Minnesota in 1909 and closed more than 400 saloons in the northern counties on the ground that the treaty of 1855 forbade the sale of liquor in the “Indian country,” opened to settlement then. Johnson put the “lid” on a wide extent of ter- H ritory in the counties of Clay, Beck- N - er, Hubbard, Cass, Mahnomen and ) Norman and in parts of Polk, Clear- water, Crow Wing, Wadena and Ot- ter Tail counties, and stopped the shipment of liquor into that district. Appeals were made to the Indian [} department, but it upheld Johnson, and he with a corps of men went from town to town, ordering the saloons to close. Court Order Stops Campaign. Finally the matter was taken up A cork life preserver that she wore was crushed into bits by the impact of her lake. JUNE 23 IS GOOD ROADS DAY Minnesota Governor Advances hart issued a proclamation designat- ing Tuesday, June 23, as Good Roads The legislature provided for the ob- servance of the third Tuesday in June of each work. tion day, on the advice of the attor- v general, the day one week. The governor of the state to observe the day by contributing labor or “the improvement of streets and roads. Thomas Stewart, Schneider Brothers, but who is now in business at Kelliher, where he conducts a confectionery ment, spent today in Bemidji. average estimate as to the cost of a ton of armor in a government armor plate factory si §247. The govern- ment is now paying $454 per ton. On a two battleships a year naval pro- gram the government uses 16,000 tons of armor annually. Therefore, if the government had its own ar- mor plate factory it could save $207, per ton, $3,312,000 a year. body on the bottom of the Date One Week. . Paul, June 9.—Governor Eber- 1l Solberg Funeral Today. Louis Solberg, for ten years a resi- dent of Bemidji, but who during the year in road improvement Because this is primary elec- | business at Grand-Falls, died at that place Sunday. The body was brought to Bemidji last evening and inter- ment was made in Greenwood ceme- tery this afternoon. - He was one uf the first residents of Bemidji and while here conducted a shoe shop. the governor advanced calls on all citizens | funds towards formerly = with| There. are seven spruces in ’the United States. Four are confined o the .West; two to the East; while one, white spruce, has a continent- wide distribution. establish- ., with President W. H. Taft and Gov- ernor A. O. Eberhart went to Wash- ington, where he conferred with the | president and urged him to modify b the order so as to limit the *“dry” territory to that immediately about the Indian reservations. President E Taft agreed to this and an order was issued modifying the rule made, but iy less than a month afterward Judge C. A. Willard handed down his de- ) cision detlaring the .treaty of 1855 . could no longer be applied to close % : saloons outside of the reservations. ‘ This ended the Indian department ac- | tivity and the saloois reopened. -~ Most of the towns took advantage of E the situation to reduce the number of their saloons, and some had gone “dry” by vote of the people, so it is claimed that now there are onlyl SCOO [ THE CUB " REPORTER past six years has been in the hotel | and each bureau js shown on - the chart, Outside of the changes indi- cated everything is to stand as it is now. The health department has several divisions and- a number of duties. Nothing is said about those on the chart. | : The bureau of labor does a num- ber of things that are not specified on the chart. The chart refers only to changes in the administrative or- ganization. ’ The bills which the commission awill submit to carry out its plan will run along similar lines. They will be administrative bills. They will provide for erganizing the depart- ments, for putting certain bureaus in the departments, and to some ex- tent for assigning duties to the de- partments, to the bureaus and to the bureau. chiefs. But the bill will dis- tinetly provide that where no change is proposed, -the wo ( 11 be car- ried oaas it-is now.::The commis: sion from the very beginning decided not to go into other questions. Not to increase in any way the state’s functions nor reduce them in any way. ~ To have begun on that would have opened an. endless field and the commission thought they were tak- ing on job enough for a volunteer body when they undertook to study administrative = organization. They were quite willing to let George do the rest. There are a number of very inter- esting questions about what the state is doing—whether it is worth while doing at all. But the efficiency com- mission looks upon this as an entire- ly different “proposition. The effic- ‘iency commission’s plan is- so ar- ranged that when the state takes on additional duties, as it probably will, they can be handled with the least possible addition ‘to the machinery. If the state undertakes to control in- syrance rates, or to inquire into the conduct of public utilities, or to Tegulate workmen’s compensation differently from the present method, or to inspect seeds, or to control wa- ter power sites, any of these duties can be assigned to one of the depart- ments provided for in this plan. Jf it calls for an executive role, the ad- dition of a single role, probably a subordinate will take care of it. If it calls for action by a semi-judicial body, one of the proposed boards can take care of it. If the public likes this plan it won'’t be, necessary to create a new Board or an independent bureau ev- ery time the state puts on something new. That is, if this plan is adopted there is economy not only in the Dresent arrangement but for future developments. \ 1 The Swedish Ladies’ aid will meet in the church basement Thursday af- ternoon. Student Erickson will be present. Lunch will be served. t Spain exported 4,000,000 pounds of paper for cigarets last year. Notes On The Greafest Of Gentlemen's Games /" S&(-TLLTHROW THAT BLANKC— AY2-%-0 ¥x-1-2-Qugre--CLUB S0 FAR T NEVER \LL SEE (T predict that his candidacy will be suceessfuls Mr. Mctuaig returned last even- ing from the northern part of ‘the county where he visited Baudette, Spooner, Williams, Pitt, Graceton and «Cedar Spur, and left this after- noon for points along the' Red Lake line in,the interests of his campaign. He is being encouraged both at home and abroad in his race for the office and is endorsed by many who desire that the office be placed in the hands of an efficient and compe- tent official. THE GIRL OF MYSTERY Maybelle, With Count Chilo, to Fill Brinkman Engagement. An extraordinary act is ibeing staged at the Brinkman, Count Chila is & young woman of pleasing appearance and has been a mind reader since childhood, in fact much of her un- usual ability being natural. She is able to answer all questions dealing with matters of almost any nature, and seldom are her replies found tc be untrue. Her greatest feat was the answering of a question asked of Count Chilo when fifty miles away, the telephone being used. She will be- at the Brinkman the remainder of the week. BRYAN REAL DAVID HARUM Secretary Makes Close Bargains With Advertising Contracts. ‘Washington, —~June 9.—Secretary Bryan has a new name. He i3 now called the David Harum of President ‘Wilson’s -cabinet. A North Carolina furniture manu- facturer had some mantels and Mr. Bryan wanted them. “I will take them if you will ad- vertise _them out in the Comnmioner,” Mr. Bryan declared. The trade was made. Mr. Bryan had a small, antiquated electric_motor car. He wanted a bet- ter one. “How will you trade?’ he | asked a'man with a large new car, “go much boot.” “It is a trade if you will take it out in advertising in the Commoner,” Mr. Bryan declared. Mr. Bryan got the car and the Com- moner the “ad.” Attends Koochiching Court. Attorney P. J. Russell left this morning for International Falls where he was in attendance at. the opening of the Koochiching county term of district court today. Mr. Russell has several cases coming np for trial at the term. He will return to Bemidji this evening. Sixteen new railways are being built in Switzerland, some of which will be completed this year. Alcohol as a disinfectant is best at 70 per cent concentration. © OSCAR STRAUS. ‘Soclal ‘Reformer Who ls “Studying European Laws. Photo by American Press Assoclation. _—— SAYS EUROPE IS AHEAD OF US Oscar Straus Studying Social Justice Laws Abroad. London, June 9.—Oscar Straus, a leader of social reform in the United States and a cloge friend of Theodore Roosevelt, is in london studying England’s social justice laws. “Europe is ahead of us,” says Mr. Straus. “in enacting into laws old age pensions, minimum wage, industrial insurance and other phases of social justice over here.” Mr. Straus’ investigations will be interrupted while he attends the wed- ding of Kermit Roosevelt, ln Madrid June 10. ORDER W'COLLOUGH HFID. Park Rapids Jury Finds That He Caused Injuries Which Resulted in Death of Peter Healy, RESIDENTS SHOW INDIGNATION Hg(v{g_yi Myoullough of Park Rap- ids, must stand trial for the murder of Peter Healy, an old well-known lumberifan and property owner, al- S0 of the Hubbard county city, the coroner's jury, called by €oroner Ed Irish, after viewing the body and hearing testimony, holding that Healy came to his death from in- Jjuries sustained when McCullough at- tacked him. It is alleged that McCullough beat him: so viciously that death resulted in a few days afterwards. MecCul- lough has accordingly been held to the grand jury without bail. There is no little indigation over the crime at Park Rapids and talks of taking the law into the Deople’s hands has been rife but cooler heads prevented anything like that. The coroner’s jury consisted of Dr. C. W. Cutler, Dr. C. A. Houston, F. A. Fuller, J. H. 0'Neal, John Haberer and John Flynn. An autopsy made by Dr. C. A. Houston, George Ney, C. W. Cutler and Dr. P. D. Winship revealed a jaw broken in two places. The fifth, sixth and seventh ribs broken, on the left side over the heart, and several bruises on arms and body. There was no cause for the death outside the injuries alleged toehave been in- flicted by Harry McCullough. “CLOTHES” AT THE GRAND Four-Part Famous Player Feature to be Produced This Evening. “Clothes,” a four-part Famous Player feature film will be shown at the €rand theatre this évening. It i8 an interesting story and is well produced by Francis Powers. House Peters takes the part of Arnold West, the villian, in the play and Charlotte Tves plays Olive Sherwood. There are many interesting situations in the picture, some of them of dramatic power. The picture is please as it i8 in constant demand, 'BEMID.II ,sooN n !fying the city and increasing bus HAVE WHITE WAY Council Decides to'ask Aid from Busi- ness Men and Two Blocks of Light- ing System Assured this Snmmer $25,749 WABRANTS RETIRED Iowa Firm Given Contract for Build- ing of Outlet Bridge—Motor Truck Specifications Changed.. That Bemidji will have a modern white way before next fall is almost a certainty. At Monday evening’'s meeting of the council, action was taken whereby the merchants on Third street, between Minnesota and Bemidji avenues will be asked to as- sist in financing the establishment of the system, and just as soon as the money is assured bids for the posts will be advertised for. C.' D. Wilkinson, manager of the Minneapolis office of the Western Electrie company, who is in Be- midji as the guest of Charles War- field, was in attendance at the mee ing and explained to the council members the most successful ways in which to provide for the placing of the white ‘way, its cost and the pro- per weight of standard to select. Mr, Wilkinson, who has been connected with the placing of white way$ in many of the most important eities in the northwest, told of the advan- tages to be derived from this mod- ern way of illumination, by beauti- nes: He spoke at the Business rien’s meéting this afternoon. Recommends Light Post. Mr. Wilkinson recommended that the six hundred pound-post be used in Bemidji, four to be used for each side of a block. The estimated cost, ready for lighting, is $100 per post. Five bids were placed for the building of the steel bridge at the outlet, the Towa Bridge and Iron company being successful, contract- ing to erect the structure for $3,882, just $93 below the bid of the Illi- nois Steel Bridge company; which was $3,975. Two Bemidji contract- ing firms, Goodman & Loitved, and Price & Son also made bids for the work. Many Warrants- Retired. Quarterly reports of George Stein, city clerk, and George Rhea, city treasurer, were read and ordercd placed on file. The reports show that during the past three months $26,223.94 has been received by the city, $17,000 coming from the coun- ty treasurer, and that warrants to the amount of $25,749,51 have been retired. ‘Would Extend Nymore Paving. Thomas Swinson, city engineer, reported to the council that to ox- tend the Nymore pavement 1,400 feet as recommended by the street com- mittee would cost approximately $3,- 220. Of this amount the city of Be- midji, Village of Nymore, Crookston Lumber company and the Box fac- tory would be assessed their propor- tion of the cost. There is some question as to whether Nymore can legally finance its share, but at the next meeting of the council there City Attorney Russell and the street committee will be present and the proposition reviewed. As the road now stands, following the grading, cutting down the hill at the railroad crossing, it is almost impossible to travel. Meet With Assessor. - Acting Alderman at Large Moherg appointed Alderman Lahr of the First ward, Alderman Bailey of the Sec- ond ward, Alderman Bisiar of the Third ward and Alderman Miller of the fourth ward to act as the board of equalization, and meet with the city assessor June 22. Notes of the Meeting. Gene Berman, one of the Fourth of July cominittee, requested that the committee have the street privileges on the day of the celebration. The request was granted. The proposition of the Mississippi sure to|avenue property owners who ~have' suits against the city for damages to Manager Woodmansee being able to | their property because of street grad- bill it only after much difficulty. ing, was accepted and placed on file. A report of the municipal court showed that $133.90 had been col- lected for fines since March 21, to last Saturday was accepted. The fire committee, together with Herbert Doran, chief of the fire de- partment, reported that they had changed the specifications for the fire truck, and requested that new bids be advertised for, to.be opened in four weeks. The request was granted. 1t was ordered to pay Price & Son '$1,600,0f the $2,750 contract for the building of the piers for the outlet bridge. The remainder to be paid on the completion of the bridge and iapproval of the city engineer. A. W. Kaiser of the Star Electric _on_ the cost of establishing a fire “alarm system in Bemidjl. ~The coun- ianked Bim for his trouble, i company of Chicago gave estimates