Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 10, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 38. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, CONGRESS ONLY CAN NOW PREVENT INDIAN DEPARTMENT FROM CLOSING SALOONS COVERED BY TREATY OF 1855 Action Will Not Be Taken for at Least a Month, Says Information " Coming from Washington, CONGRESSMAN SLOW TO ACT Show Little Disposition to Propose Amendment to “Lid”—Primaries Play Large Part in Program. FIFTEEN COUNTIES EFFECTED Attorneys in Case Confer With Con- stituents—Bemidji First to be Hit ‘When Giosing Begins is Opinion. Should the Indian department of the United States government decide to close the saloons included in the territory covered by the treaty of 1855, only action by congress can prevent it from so doing. With the primary of next week and the gen- eral elections coming in November, it is probable that the Minnesota congressmen will be slow in taking such action and as yet have shown lit- tle disposition to propose an amend- ment of the “Indian Lid.” Attorney E. E. McDonald, who has been prominently identified with the “lid" cases since the time of the in- Jjunction in 1909, was in consulta- tion with Bemidji saloon men yes- terday, but no definite plan of ac- tion was decided upon, and an- nouncements of the Indian depart- ment will be awaited with anxiety. Judge Marshall A. Spooner, who also has played a large part in the mat- ter, is defending a man charged with murder in Koochiching county, and no word has been received from him. Would Hit Bemidji First. The fact that it was Bemidji that caused the issuance of the injunction restraining the agents of “Pussyfoot’ Johnson from claging the saloons, causes opinion here that should the Indian department decide to close the thirst parlors, this city would be the first hit. Saloon men weré much relieved thismorning when word ar- rived from Washington that ne ac- tion would be taken for several weeks, or until the department had fully decided upon its course, and decision studied. Injunction of 1912. The court decision is the out- growth of an injunction secured by twelve saloons here in November, 1912, against T. E. Brent, special agent of the Indian department, who came to Bemidji and with full power to act for the government, upon the instructions of W. E. Johnson, pro- ceeded to close many of the saloons. #le had been successful in this work in many towns of Northern Minne- sota, which is territory ceded by In- dians to the state of Minnesota and the government of the United States jointly, under the agreement that intoxicating liquors never be sold within the bounds of the grant. Bemidji was the last town in which the government sought to wipe out the saloons. Brent visited every saloon here and ordered that the doors be locked. He began his rounds at 10 a. m. and at noon the doors of every saloon in Bemidjt were closed. Twelve of the twenty-seven saloon- keepers met and retained E. E. Mc- Donald, a Bemidji attorney. Me- Donald served papers on Brent, as a representative of the government, and on this authority the saloons re-opened. Was Made Permanent. Following an argument by Judge M. A. Spooner before the late Judge Willard at Minneapolis, the injunc- tion was made permanent and the saloonkeepers, under this protection have 'been doing business ever since. Saloonkeepers of Bemidji, who had not been instrumental in the orig- inal injunction and others affected in other towns, soon sought protec- tion under the injunction cloak, and these, too, have stayed open and say they will continue to do business un- | til they are shown by the govern- ment agent that they must close. Vast Territory Affected. Four entire counties in Northern Minnesota, Mahnomen Cass, Beck- er, and Hubbard, with parts of St. Louis, Beltrami, Otter Tail, Wadena, Itasea; Norman, Clearwater, Aitkin, Crow Wing, Koochiching and Clay. are included in the Indian territory, where liquor is prohibited as set down in the treaty of Feb. 22, 1855. This agreement with the Chippewa Indians, nearly sixty years ago, was upheld Monday by a decision of the United States supreme court. 5 This decision places 16,000-square miles of territory in Minnesota in a “dry” zone and also closes up, it is estimated, 200 saloons, Which are now operating in this territory. The action of the United States supreme court bars the sale of li- quor in Bemidji anfl Brainerd, the @ Opera Singer Secures Di- vorce From William Rapp. largest cities included in the terri- tory. It also reserves the dismissal of prosecutions against a dozen Be- midji saloonkeepers and the decision made by the late Federal Judge C. A. Willard in 1909, declaring that the treaty of 1855 could not affect sa- loons outside of Indian regervations and sustaining decisions made prior to that time by Federal Judge Page Morris and C. S. Amidon, both of whom held the treaty of 1855 still orerative, Towns Affected. Among the larger towns affected by Monday's decision are: Cass Lake, Bemidji, Park Rapids, Brainerd, Ait- kin, Grand Rapids, Detroit and Walker. It is intimated that there are 7,000 Indians and 382,000 whites in the restricted territory. The Stumbling Block. “The laws which have been or may be enacted by congress regulat- ing trade and intercourse with the Indian tribes shall continue and shall be in force within the country here- in provided to be selected as the fu- ture permanent home of the Winne- bago Indians; and those portions of said laws which prohibit the intro- duction, manufacture, use of and traffic in ardent spirits in the In- dian country shall continue and be in force within the country herein ceded to the United States until oth- e1wise provided by congress.” On Feb, 17, 1911, President Taft recommended to congress that it amend this law. As the treaty states that only congress can provide for changes, President Taft was then un- | BLAME MEAT FOR MGRTALITY Most Americans 00, Much, Says Health Department Bulletin. New York, June 10.—“Most Amer- foans eat too much meat, a habit which fs largely to blame, in the opin- ion of competent physicians, for thé increased death rate in persons over forty years of age.” This message of warning has been |- sent out by the city health depart- ment in. a bulletin discussing food and nutrition. IS RENEDY FOR TRUSTS Representative Bailey Explains the Workings of Single Tax—Reviews Instances of Corners. FAILED IN OATMEAL INSTANCE By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, June 10.—Represen- tative Warren Worth Bailey, the most eminent of the single tax ex- bonents in the house, took the oppor- tunity afforded by the, debate on the frust bills to explain the single tax remedy for trusts. The resume of his address was: “Repeal all tariffs, “Take over all natural monopolies. “Untax labor and the products of labor, and for all other taxes sub- stitutte a single tax on the value of land, irrespective of -improve- ments.” Most trusts, explained Mr. Bailey, are products of a system which per- mits private taxation of the people through the control of natural re- sources. “Trusts. do not attempt to corner the north wind,” he said. “They seek to get control of things which are limited in quantity, and so every really effectiye trust in the long run must be one that in some form is a landlord.” He explained how the oatmeal trust came to grief because after it had raised the price of oatmeal, millers everywhere found they could grind oats profitably. The market was flooded and the trust broke, be- cause it had failed to monopolize the raw material, The paper trust, he said, was able to thrive because it cornered prac- tically all the spruce timber in the United States, and the protective tariff prevented the importation of Canadian spruce. “Once the trust, however, captures the raw material, its power to exact tribute is enormous. Mr, Bailey told the story of the Colby iron mine in Michigan. The owner of the land leased the privilege of mining the ore to the Colbys at a royalty. The Colbys immediately released it to Morse & Co., for a greater royalty. Morse & Co. let a ‘contract to take the ore out for a specified payment per ton. The operator was getting a wide margin of profit, so he found a capitalist with g mining outfit and hired him to do the work. The cap- italist employed the men. In one year ore worth $236,073.60 was taken out. The capitdlist with the machinery received $10,639, out of which he paid the miners. But the great body of profits went Lo those who had absolutely no part in able to act alone, as he was in the cases of the other treaties, changed at this time. These latter specific- ally gave the president power to make any changes and that is how Duluth was excluded from the terri- tory of the treaty of 1854- This was done by a presidential order on Feb. 17, 1911, - : No-Action by Congress. No action was taken by congress on the recommendation made by President Taft in 1911, so that the ruling of the supreme court Monday affects the entire territory included in the treaty of 1855. He asked congress to declare the treaty no longer in effect within the territory where no Indians were residing or where there were no reservations: The treaty was concluded at Wash- ington on Feb. 22, 1855, by George W. Monypenny, Indian commission- er, representing the United - States government, and a delegation of tribes and chieftains from the Chippewas, known then as the Mis- sissippi bands of that tribe. -The Indians ceded this entire territory to the United States, this country agreeing to set aside reservations an4d also make annual payments and land grants to the Indians, SCOO THE CUB REPORTER the production. About $34,000 went ‘to the owner in royalties. The Col- bys’ profit in royalties was about $11,000. Morse & Co. got the lion’s share—$118,000. The oper- ator who hired the capitalist $63,000. “The only person who did any work was the capitalist,” said Mr. Bailey, “and his share, for the cap- ital and labor employed in mining and placing the ore on cars, was less than five per cent of the total value of the product. “In "other words, monopoly claim- ed and got 95 per cent of the pro- duct, and capital and labor divided ‘between them five per cent. The difference represents what privilege demands from the toiler for access to natural opportunities. It repre- sents the difference between natural wages and the wages fixed by legal restrictions.” got Britain to Exhibit Privately. New York, June 10.—Great Britain will exhibit at the Panama-Pacific ex- position unofficially, if the United States provides the space and pavil- jon, according to W. A. M. Goode, secretary of the English committee, which has vainly urged the British government to participat Say! This Isn't “Car-Nay-Gee" Golf DO 0L MEAN TOTELLMEL CANTGET THAT BRAN' NEW NDafarcrtivea Pamse BELTRANITO BAVE 5+ - Since Dollar Bill was last . /% heard from he has had a very startling experience, having gone clear through a game of “Rummy’”’ without single scrateh. R *x “Gee, I like to get into * a game like that,” sail “Bill” ¥ when relating his experience. % “Everybody seemed to want ¥ to get hold of me and car- * ress me.” After the game was * -all over “Bill” hadn’t the ¥ slightest idea where he was ¥ going, but learned that one ¥ of the Rummy players used % him to pay a debt he owed C. * M. Bacon. i ¥ “Give me a ride in one of ¥ your ‘Mechanical Cockroach- ¥ es,’” cried “Bill” as he enter- X ed the salesrooms of the % Northern -Auto . Co. “You * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | Varieties Grown in this Country Will Give Finre Colleotjon for flt‘gu Fair —Gile Will meyflly Kinds. EXPLAINS DANDELION CURE *x * x Killing of Weeds and Care of Soil and Moisture Necessary for Bum- per Crops—m Students. “Buetora M. Gile, agriculturist in the ' Bemidji schools, {in a bulletin issued. today, says: “The State Fair offers a premium to the county having the best -ex- hibit of grasses, both tame and wild. There are so inany varieties in Bel- trami that it will také some time to get them all identified. The best time to. identify lghem is when they are in bloom. If you will send sam- ples to me, 1 will identify those that 1 can and get the others identified so that we may have a goodly col- lection for the county exhibit at the State Fair. ~ Killing of Dandelions, “A great many inquiries come to me “in regard to controlling dande- lions. The plant is a perennial and | perpetuates itself by means of a long % narrow tap root as well as by seeds. | 1 Iron sulphate will kill them, espec-}koAD IN POoR CONI“TION ially where the plants are thickly‘ e spread. The drug comes in granular ! " 5 foim and dissolves easlly. Dissolve | Lo oLauts at Meeting Yesterday. Re- two pounds in one gallon of water,| commended That Council Take One gallon will be sufficient to cover | Steps to Repair Swamp Road. 860 square feet of lawn. The solu- | tion may be applied with a common sprinkling can, but 2 hand pump fit- | “WHITE WAY” ted” with a.fine spray nozzle is best. The finer the spray and the more | ST 2 completely the plant s covered, the| _omidil's “white way” became better the results. Spray after the More of a certainty Tuesday after- dew is off in the forenoon and fair noon, when the members of the Mer- weather promises for the next . 48 ichants’ association decided to back hom's.d IDO not am)!yf on freshly i ine proposition and a committee com- moved lawns,or.mow [Drhthrec 0638 | eiows We. @ Schroeder, . Charlés after spraying. It imay be neces- sary to use the iron sulphate treat-|Warfleld and R. H. Schumaker, was ment three or more times during the | aPPointed to circulate a petitfon season if the dandelions are thick jfor the purpose of securing names of and have been allowed to go to seed.|Property holders and merchants who Do It Right, Way. “By sowing three ftounds of rage seed per. acre on..yeur. grain fields that have not been seeded.to grass, will make a fine lot of fall feed at a -very small cost. Do it right away. Sow a small quantity of alfalfa seed with your grass seed so that the few plants which grow will inoculate your fields. “By harrowing your ‘corn before it is high enough to pull out you will save an enormous amount of moisture and kill thousands of weeds the easiest way possible. The kill- ing of weeds-is only one of the ob- jects of cultivation. We have mois- ture enough ‘in the ground to ensure 2 bumper crop if we only keep the crust broken on top of the ground, and thus prevent the escaping of the generous rains which we have had recently. If you do not believe in fall plowing, just examine the corn crop on a piece of ground plowed last fall and compare it with one on spring plowing. Asked to Visit Farm, ““All farmers and the people of Be- midji are cordially invited to visit the high’school farm just north of |cut this amount down to $50, and the Fair grounds, and see what this |the mayor was asked to sign an or- jack pine soil will.do if properly |dinance or resolution to this effect. handled. . Notice the stand of clover.|An expression of the merchants was This stand was obtained by cutting |secured, all of whom were of the rye off for hay July 1, discing light- |opinion that the $200 fee should be ly, applying a thin coat of manure |paid. The matter is now up to the and ‘harrowing in the seed sown |city counmeil. brodacast. Note the children’s gar- The Fourth of 'July committee dens. Remember that many of |will meet Friday to formulate defin- these young people never handled a |ite plans regarding the celebration, hoe before, and that some of them {money for which has already been are only ten years old.” liberally subscribed. keep your. mouth shut,” re- torted Mr. Bacon. “I mneed you to pay Mr. Jewett for a vuleanizing job .he just finished.” o “Dollar Bill” had no more o say, but is enjoying a daily ride in the little Ford car to which he referred as a cock- roach. The chances - are that “Bill” will. remain in the city when spent by the _Northern Auto Co. * * * K x * * * * * * * * x x * * * x * x * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * KKK KRR KK PLAN FAVORED system., The association as a body went on record as favoring- this method of “lighting the city to the old style arch lights. The merchants heartily and en- thusiastically recommended that the council of the city of Bemidji take immediate steps in repairing the swamp road leading into west side of the city. The heavy rains dur- ing the past week have made the road a hard one to travel and farmers complain that they can pull good loads on roads up to the city limits, 3 A ‘committee consisting” of B. A. Barker, president of the association, C. E. Battles, chairman of the com- (mittee, and J. K. Given waited up- on the street commissibner today and took the matter up with the council committee on streets " and roads, urging them to begin work on this road as soon as possible. The Golmar Brothers circus sent an advance man to Bemidji looking over the field with a view of showing here July 18. The city ordinance provides that -a license fee of $200 be charged. Efforts were made to Pittsburg Heat Kills Three, RIBOT TO FORM MINISTRY Pittsburg, June 10—Three deaths ety from the heat were reported- here| accepts Invitation of President of when the thermometer at-10:a. m. France. registefr S h?B'dfl:e Paris, June 10.—Senator Alexandre yearsfor b, B Felix Ribot has accepted President Miss Lee Given and J. K.'Given | Poincare’s invitation to. form a min- have gone to Virginia, where théy | StV : He has already obtained promises attended the Given-Quayle Wedding. | o' qancgion from Leon Bourgects for the foreign office, Theophile Delcasse Salt water will cleanse willow | for the department of marine and ware and' prevent it turning yellow.' Jean Dupuy for public works. record of forty HECP-FEWER® \| DISCOURAGED WITH HIS SCORE \S 00-EE-CIDING-! favor the ornamental street lighting [} XK KKK KRR KRR ' GEORGE L. BUNN® X A L EEES FREEE LSS § Associate ‘Justice of ‘State Supreme Court Who is a Candidate to . Succeed Himse:f. —_——————— e 4.58 INCHES. RAIN FALLS Records Kept by -Charles Warfield for Government Show Reports Sent to Twin Cities To Be Untrue. SHOWS TOTAL FOR JUNE ONLY The items appearing in the twin city and Duluth papers about traffic having been suspended in Bemidji on account of recent rains, has caused considerable comment among the. business men of the city. The. item was sent out from Bemidji and states that 5.87 inches of rain fell within 48-hours. : Charles Warfield, who furnishes the rainfall records for the govern- ment from this section, reports the following rainfall for the month of June to dite, which totals 4.58 for! the entire period: Reading, June 5, .57 inches. ) Reading June 6, .25 inches. Reading June 7, 1.43 inches. Reading -June 8, 1.12 inches. Reading Juné 9, 1.17 inches. Reading June 10, .04 inches. BEMIDJI YOUNG MAN MARRIES @hiven Weds Miss Sarah Quayle of Virginia This Afternoon. This afternoon at one o’clock a pretty. wedding was solemnized at Virginia, - Minnesota, when Miss Quayle of that city became the bride of Nat Given of Bemidii. ~Miss Lee Given, a sister of the groom, was bridesmaid and the groom was at- tended by Thomas Quayle, the bride’s brother. Rev. S. E. P. White, pas- tor of the Presbyterian church of this city, performing the wedding ceremony. Miss Quayle is one wof Virginia’s most pepular young wo- men, while -Mr. Given is numbered among Bemidji's most popular and successful business men, * being a member of the Given Hardware com- pany firm. After a three” weeks' honeymoon spent in Ontario, and visiting the Great Lakes, Mr. and Mrs. Given will return to Bemidji, where they will make their home. They will occupy the Neely residence at 1202 Dewey avenue. ONE DEAD; SEVERAL INJURE Tornado Does Considerable Damage in Benton County, Minn. St. Cloud, Minn,, - June 10.—One person was killed, three others quite seriously injured, a house and several barng blown off of thejr foundations, trees uprooted and other damage done by a tornado which 'swept through the territory two miles east of Oak Park, Maywood township, Benton county, twenty miles east of here. Mrs. E. A. Carlson, aged fifty-six years, was in- stantly killed, her body being crushed under their new home, which was blown -off its foundation twelve feet and toppled to the side. Vehicles resembling light automo- biles, but without motors, are used, in some European mountain resorts for a sport resembling _tobogganing in snowless seasons. A pistol which looks like a watch, the barrel being in the stem, has been patented to be used against a highwayman when he demands the surrender of valuable. T0 APPRAISE 20000 ACRES IN BELTRAMI Theodore Nelan: vmonnoes That Board Will Stast Work Next Week ~-To Be Placed.on Sale i March PLEASED 'WITH*§ALE TODAY 680 Acres Dilposefl of, Leaving Only 9,000 on List—Real Estate Trans- " fers Many During Year. Practically 20,000 additional acres of Beltrami county land will oe placed -on sale by the land depart- ment of the state auditor’s office next spring, according to an- an- nouncement made by Theodore Nel- son, manager of the department, who was here today conducting the June sale, Nels Otterstad, appointed by the board of county commissioners, Bert Getehell, appointed by the governor, and J. H. Beagle, for the auditor's office, comprising the board of ap- praisers, will start work next week, and ‘it is believed that between 15,- 000 and 20,000 acres will be added to the sale list. On Sale Next June. While the land will be appraised Before the last sale of this fall, none of it will be placed on the list until the first sale of next spring, which will be held in March, as has been the icustom. A map showing the location of the state lands added to the sale list, will be prepared and will be ready for the March sale. 680 Acres Sold Today. At the sale conducted by Mr. Nel- son today, 680 acres were disposed of, the average price bid being ap- proximately five dollars. There are still 9,000 acres on the state sales list, but they are scattered throughout the entire county. “I.am more than satisfied with the sale of today,” said Mr. Nelson, “for the best tracts have, of course, been disposed of, only the less attractive land being left on the list. It sure- ly has been a good year for land sales, for the state as well as other; wise, and real estate transfers have been many, the prices being large and ‘showing Minnesota to be in a very prosperoils condiffon:"" - § Nelson Well Posted. Mr. Nelson will go to Park Rapids tomorrow morning where he widl conduct a sale, returning to Walker tomorrow night for the Friday.sale. He will spend Saturday in Bemidji enroute to Grand Rapids for the Itasca county sale of Monday. There is perhaps no man in Minnesota bet- ter posted on state lands than is Mr. Nelson, and since assuming the man- agement of the department, has taken much interest in carrying out the affairs of the office in a busi- ndsslike manner, results showing that he has been successful. SUMMER COURSES START Arrangements Completed for Six Weeks’ Industrial School—Will In- clude Domestic Science Work. BACK STUDENTS GIVEN CHANCE Beginning next Monday morning and continuing for six weeks, a sum- mer course for students of the Be- midji public schools will be con- ducted, including instruetion in do- mestic science, manual training and makeup work. The .latter being given to benefit pupils who are con- ditioned in one or more subjects, thereby entitling them to promotion with their classmates. Miss Ella Quinn will have charge of ‘this work and the classes will be held in the Central school buildiug. Boys who next fall enter either the sixth, seventh or eighth grades or high school, will be eligible to take manual training, being given full credit in ‘the school work, should they complete the. six-weeks’ course to the satisfaction of A. D. Bailey, who will have supervision of - the class. There will be a class in sewing and cooking for girls who enter the seventh and’ eighth grades, Miss : ”HOP” LHelen Hoover being in charge. % The classes will be held from § SAY- LST-TEN-IFL -LOST A FIETY CENT BALL T SHOY- to 12 each day, and it is expected that a larger number than in for- mer years will take advantage of the opportunity offered. Wade Visits Bemidji. John Wade of 8t. Paul, who is in charge of the War. department for Uncle Sam in that city, is making a 'trip through this section inspecting | tire various government dams. Women to“Tie’ Comforts. The Ladies’ .aid of the Presby- _terian church will meet in the ':'cbumh bagament Thursday after- “noon at 2:30 for the purpose of tie- ing comforts.