Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 25, 1915, Page 1

¥ > VOLUME 13, NO. 49. FEBRUARY 25, 1915. STATE AUDITORS LANDPLANDOWNED Bill Reinstating Homestead Require- ments:is Killed by Public Domain Committee of House. OPPOSED BY SENATOR NORD Says “The Best Interests of Northern Minnesota Compel Me To Do So” —Thinks Preus Wrong. Stillman H. Bingham, who is cov- ering the legislature for the Duluth Herald, in telling of the manner in which State Auditor Preus’ land plan * bill was killed by the public domain committee, says: “I don’t like to oppose our genial state auditor,” said Senator Leonard H. Nord of International Falls before the house committee on public do- main, which has up for hearing the bill reinstating the homestead re- quirements of the Cole law on the sale of state lands, “for he is, as I believe, the best state auditor the state ever had, if I may say so. “But the best interests of Northern Minnesota compel me to do so, for the state aunditor is wrong on bill.” Moreover, he did oppose the state auditor’s plan, and Representative H. J. Miner of International Falls, Paul Marschalk of Warroad, and L. G. Pendergast of Bemidji joined with him to such effect that the committee voted to recommend the bill for in- definite postponement. State Auditor Preus, who was present, did not ask for a minority report, so this is the end of this bill, for the present: at least. It was generally admitted, even by the strongest opponents of the bill, that theoretically Mr. Preus was right in his proposal, which took the form of the bill introduced by Rep- resentatives Charles H. Warner of Aitkin and L. W. Bouck of Royalton, to limit purchases of state land to 160 acres to each individual, and to require certain improvements,on each tract before title conld be confirmed. If the state’s land were all ready for the plow, or if the state were enterprising enough to reclaim it and make it ready for the plow be- fore offering it for sale, the bill this _woul? have gone through without a protest. e Land Needs Reclamation. But when so much .of the state’s land is submerged or stump-covered, and when the state is doing so little to reclaim it, it was felt by those who fought the bill successfully that to impose upon the sale of state land the restriction that it should go to settlers only would only have the ef- fect of stopping state land sales and paralyzing the sections that contain a large amount of state land. . State Auditor Preus, incidentally, let it be known to the committee members that he is not only ardently in favor of the MecGarry-O'Neill reclamation revolving fund amend- ments to the Constitution, which has passed the senate and is now before (Continued on last page.) PLAY WADENA SATURDAY. High School to Meet Opponent for District Title. Next Saturday the Bemidji high school basketball team will journey to Wadena where it will compete with the team of that city for the championship of the sixth district. Wadena is claimed to have an excep- tionally fast five and is working hard for a place at the tournament. Al- though they will be handicapped by a small floor the Bemidji boys are confident of victory. Wadena has defeated Little Falls and the outcome of this week’s game will show the relative strength of the two leading fives. Those who will make the trip will be Tanner and Johnson, for- wards; Graham brothers and Claude Bailey, guards; Cameron, center, Coach Bestul and James Malone. PREDICTS BOOM IN GREAT LAKES TRAFFIC Milwaukee, Feb. 25.—Harvey D. Goulder of Cleveland, O., the dean of marine attorneys, predicted that the recent business depression will result in the 1915 navigation season being one of the best in the history of the Great. Lakes. “The wheels of in- dustry will have to revolve doubly fast to make up for lost time,” he explains. “As more machinery is manufactured, more material mined, more goods in general demanded and produced, so also will it be necessary for the incredsed amount of tonnage to- be ‘Shippéd ‘from port to port.” Goulder made this prediction while trying”a casé in the local United States district ‘court. Dr. J. Warninger this morning re- celyed two Buff Plymouth Rock cock- erels. By express from LaPorte, In- diana. One’ of the birds scores 931%% and the other 91%, Young, Hawkins and Lepine. £ Famous Wisconsin Basketball Five which will meet “Big Bemidg” in series of three games. The Fond du Iac record of last year was 39 games won and none lost, scoring 1,900 points to their ‘opponents 788. Five of the players who appeared here last year are again with the team, being Captain Fogarty, Longdin, BAGLEY MAN IS ACCUSED J. E. Johnson, Clearwater Hotel Pro- prietor, Charged With Introducing Liquor in Treaty Territory. IS RELEASED ON $1,500 BOND! Pleading not guilty and request- ing that he be given a hearing, J.| E. Johnson, proprietor of the Clear-| water hotel at Bagley. was arraigned | before Judge Hiram A. Simons, Unit- ed States commissioner, yesterday at- ternoon and charged with having in- troduced intoxicating liquor into ceded territory contrary to the pro- visions of the Indian treaty pf Feb- raary 22, 1855. Judge Simons placed the bonds of Johnson at $1,500 and accepted G. F. Jones and John J. Stratlin, both of Bagley, as bondsmen. The case was continued until March 2. John- son was represented by Attorney E. E. McDonald, of this city, and the government’s case will be handled by E. 8. Oakley, assistant United States district attorney. Johnson is ac- cused of introducing five gallons of alcohol into the treaty territory. Bagley has been ‘““dry” for several years, but reports of blind pigging there have been many, even after the placing of the town in the treaty zone was liquor known to have been sold in plentiful quantities. On various occasions the govern- ment officers have been notified that Johnson was selling liquor illegally but investigations resulted in no evi- dence being discovered and not until two weeks ago was the introduction charge brought about. GOV. CLARK SIGNS BILL. (Unitea Prese) Des Moines, Ia., Feb. 25.—Gover- nor Clark this morning signed the Mulot bill, which will close all sa- loons in Iowa on January 1, 1916. FIRST BRITISH BOAT SUNK (United Press) London, Feb. 25.—The British steamer Deptford was sunk off Scar- borough this morning. One of the crew was drowned, while the others landed safely near Scarborough. This is the first British steamer sunk since the beginning of the German subma- rine blockade. MOTORCYCLE SHOW OPENS. Indianapolis, Feb. 25.—Indianap- olis motorcycle and bicycle dealers began their first independent show to- day. It will continue until the end TALK DOMESTIC PROBLEMS, St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 25.—How to set up a stove without cussing, how to sell a range without a panful of biscuits for your prospective custo- mer and how to extract a bill from your debtors and still retain their | good will, were slated for lively dis- | cussion at the sessions of the Minne- | sota Retail Hardware association, in| session here today. GERMANY BEATEN | SAYS PREMEIR By WILLIAM P. SIMMS. “Copyright United Press, 1915 Copyright in.Great-Britian 3 Paris, Feb. 25.—Premier Reéno Vi- viani today pictured Germany as a hopelessly beaten nation, in the first interview that the . French prime minister has ever granted to any newspapermen, either French or for- eign. “The German torrent is check- ed decisively,” he said. “Germany is military strickened. An implaca- ble blockade is drawing tighter and tighter about her. Despite all pre- cautions that Germany has taken to conceal the truth, I can assure you that her financial and economic un- rest is complete.” FRANK CASE BEFORE NATION'S HIGH COURT (United Press) Washington, Feb. 25.—With the United States supreme court as the arena, Leo M. Frank’s last fight for life was made today. Arguments ‘were begun which mean either death or a new trial for the young Jewish factory superintendent at Atlanta, thrice sentenced to the gallows for the alleged murder of Mary Phagan, 14-year-old factory girl, at Atlanta, on' April 26, 1913. Several hours were allotted by the high court today to hear the cele- brated case which has gripped the en- tire country’s interest for many months. A decision may be expected within a few weeks, certainly, it is believed, before the court adjourns for its summer recess. * Frank was represented today by an array of able counsel. The state of Georgia also had its most powerful solicitors opposing Frank’s motion, including Attorney General Farren Grice and Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, known as “Frank’s nemesis,” who prosecuted the case in the Geor- gia courts. : of the week: SCO0 TILDA-MAKEUS A NWE care-we- | & HAVE COMPANY COMING OVER FOR THE CUB REPORTER CHAMPIONS HERE-TONIGHT Fond du Lac Basketball Five to Meet “Big Bemidg” in Series of - Three Games—Fast Contests Assured. LOCAL TEAM IS STRENGTHENED Fond du Lac will meet “Big Be- midg” in the first of a three-game series at the Armory this evening and some of the best hasketball witnessed here this winter is expected. In the series between the two teams of last year Bemidji made a most excellent showing, in-fact held the cliampions to lower scores than most of the .nation’s best The series “‘Which is to start this eve- ning is certain to be even more in- teresting. For Fond du Lac the same men who played here a year ago will ap- pear in the lineup. George Fo- garty, perhaps the most famous man in basketball in the world, will be at one forward and at the other will be Lepine. Ben Hawkins, the giant center, will again be seen in action and then there will be Longdin and Young, both clever guards. Stevenson, the former Carleton star, will play with Bemidji in the games, greatly strengthening the lo- cals. Peck will be at center, Stev- enson, Bestul and Jacobson at guards and Captain Howe, Brandon and Mil- ler at forwards. KILLED BY FALLING TREE. Bert Brown Came to Death by Acci- dent, Decides Coroner. That Bert Brown, 32 years old, whose dead body was found on the Pitman farm, near Solway late Tues- day, met his death accidentally, is the conclusion of Garfield Aker- berg, coroner, following his investi- gation of yesterday. According to the coroner, Brown was struck by a falling tree, his skull being fractur- ed. The body was brought to Be- midji yesterday and is being held at the Huffman & O’Leary undertaking rooms. Funeral arrangements will be made on the arrival in Bemidji of Mrs. Brown, who has been at Wil- liams. Brown for several years was employed by the Crookston Lumber company here. : B. A. Stewart of the Battles Hard- ware company, left for St. Paul thijs morning, . where he went to attend the Hardware Men's convention. He will return to Bemidji Saturday, and Mr. Battles, who is also attending the convention, will accompany him Pioneer want ads bring resuits, back to the city. The Proof Of The Cake Is In The Eafing WE-T DONT tNOW WHETHER. HUM-CA| T CANGETBYORNIT= GOT THE DOPE. ALLMIXED -NOW DO T PUT THE FROSTING ON BEFORE. (T GOES N THE OVEN-OR’ AFTERWARDS?, t Jglown quints. | WILL END FRIDAY Progress of Trial Indicates That Case Will ‘@Go to Jury Tomorrow— Plaintiff Now On Stand. CONTRADICTORY STORIES TOID Mining Company Case Heard by Judge Stanton — Stockholders - Would Have Receiver Appointed. Only three witnesses have been ex- amined -in the trial of J. P. Pogue against the Great Northern railroad company, although the case, in which the plaintiff seeks to recover $11,400 damages, has been in prog- ress since yesterday morning. - G. Meyers, a Minneapolis: whole- sale liquor dealer, testified in behalf of the plaintiff yesterday. Walter Nolting, a Great Northern civil en- gineer, and a witness for ‘the rail- road, also. took the stand, telling’ of certain distances at the Wilton cross- ing where the auto-freight train'ac- cident, the result of which Pogue seeks to recover, took place. 3 ‘The plaintiff then took the stand and his examination has heen in- progress most of today. Mr. Pogue contradicted muech of his testimony given at the two former trials, giving as his reason that he was much em- barrased, agitated and confused when testifying before. . Will End Tomorrow. Attorneys for the plaintiff and de- fense said today that the case will in all probability be ended by tomor- row evening, the case going to the Jjury at that time. At the morning recess, Judge Stan- ton, who is presiding during the trial of the Pogue case, heard a mo- tion in the case of A. L, Thwing against the Minowa Mining company in which an order to show cause why a receiver for the mining company should not be appointed, was request- ed. Briefs will be submitted in the matter, g Involves Bemidji Man. Mr. Thwing, who is a prominent attorney of Grand Rapids, is one of the stockholders in the company, and with other stockholders asks that a receiver . be appointed to straighten out company affairs. W. M. McDonald, of ‘this eity, is the principal stoek- holder of the mining company and he, together with several lessees, is the defendant in the action. Thwing appeared for himself when the motion was heard this morning, while At- torney Bailey, of the Duluth law firm of Bailey, Washburn and Mitchell, and Attorney J. C. McGilvery, of Eveleth, represented McDonald and the lessees. i, Judge Stanton will preside at the term until Monday evening, Judge Wright planning to return from his home in Park Rapids in time to re- sume his place on the bench Monday morning. UNITED STATES ACTION MAY BRING PEACE (Unitea Press) ‘Washington, Feb. 25.—It is ru- mored here that the United States will bring England .and Germany to their knees in submarine warfare, now threatening United States com- merce, by forbidding exportation. Germans realize that such an ‘act would starve those countries and it is believed that these nations will be brought to realize the injustice or may bring peace. The German embassy has defined safety lines through which United States ships may pass. This was’ given by Senator Smith, of Georgia, in conference at the embassy on ac- count” of the sinking of the Carib. SAFETY FIRST CONVENTION. New York, Feb. 25.—To make “gsafety first’” a national slogan the Safety First society of New York today opened its first convention of national importance. It is proposed | to organize various independent as- sociations into a strong national body. ! Moving pictures showing what safety means in factories and elsewhere will be utilized. POGUEDAMAGESUIT | Our Slogan: “Bemidji 25,000 . Population in 1925” FAYOR SHORT TIME BOND Many Citizens Object to Twenty-Year Plan for Issue—Council Certain to Pass Ordinance. MUCH FROM' REVOLVING - FUND ‘While the suggestion has been made if Bemidji yotes on a bond issue of $60,000 this spring, the money should. become payable - in twenty years, strenuous objection has been aroused among many citizens to such a plan and it now seems probable that the bonds will purchased on shorter time. On long time bonds the interest is a large item and it is the opinion of many that plans should be formu- lated for the payment of the indebt- edness so caused as soon as ‘possible. Including contracts now in force, but no warrants having been drawn for their payment, amounting to ap- proximately $6,000, the warrant in- debtedness of Bemidji totals aboui $58,000, but this is materially re- duced when it is observed that nearly $31,000 of this is payable out of the revolving fund through the taxpayers, coming from the establishment of storm sewers, pavement and side- walks. At the same time the city is paying six per cent interest on the outstanding warrants while from the taxpayers but five per cent is re- ceived. ‘The matter of.a bond issue will he taken up at the first meeting of the new council which will be held next Monday evening. COCHRAN-CUNNINGHAM i, “%%ery simple ‘wedding cerenony was solemnized last evening in the First Presbyterian church, when Miss Olive Cunningham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cunningham, be- came the bride of George Cochran, Jr., Rev. S. E. P. White officiating. The bride and groom were attended by Mr. and Mrs. William A. Chi- chester. The bride wore a gown of gray silk and carried a corsage bouquet of lilies ‘and roses. After the ceremony a dainty lunch ‘was served at the home of the bride. Covers were laid for the bridal party, Mr. and Mrs. George Cochran, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Cunningham. Mr. and Mrs. Cochran left on the eleven o’clock train for the twin cities where they will spend several days, after which they will make their home at Bena, Minn. The bride, one of Bemidji’s most popular young women, is a graduate of the Bemidji schools, and last year was a student at the University of ‘Wisconsin. nected with his father, George Coch- ran, Sr., in his logging operations near Bena for the past eight years, and is one of Bemidji’'s best known young business men. WILL TELL OF WAR. Famous Norwegian Editor to Lecture Here Tomorrow and Saturday. Friday and Saturday evenings, Einar Hilsen, a Norwegian editor of note and a distinguished lecturer, will give an illustrated lecture in the First Scandinavian Lutheran church. His topic for Friday evening will be “Norway and the Normand,” and for Saturday evening, ‘“The Cause of the European War.” Mr. Hilsen has been in America for about a year and wherever he has given his lec- tures, the seating capacity has been overtaxed. After the lecture, the ladies’ aid will serve lunch in the ‘basement of the church. By "HOP" The groom has been con- | sider Fails by Wide Margin. With Representative Pénidergast of Bemidji and Miner of International Falls, both of this legislative district, voting against it, the lower house late yesterday passed the county op- tion "bill by a, votelof ‘66 to 62: Pendergast’s vote of “no” was em- phatic and caused no-little attention from the galleriés ‘and floor. : He al- 80 voted to reconsider. The speaker also cast his .ballot -against the bill. The bill,” because of an amend- ment, went back to the senate this jmorning for re-passage, the vote for it being 37 to 28. It will promptly g0 to the governor, whose only state-~ ment has been: “I shall be govern- ed by the will cf the people; reflected by the representatives they send to jthe legislature.” It is expected that the Bill will reach the governor late this after- noon or Friday for his gsignature, and it will become a law immediately af- ter he signs. Although Hammond has repeatedly stated that he did not think county option the proper man- nmer in which to solve the liquof problem, it is believed that he: will sign. It is believed that the first county to vote on county option will be Hen- nepin, in which Minnreapolis is loca- ted, and in which it is predicted the measure will carry. i The bill was argued since eleven o’clock yesterday morning. Repre- sentative Levitt Corning had the floor for the longest period, figuring dry politics that were bitterly opposed to what he called “the circus.” He safd the state legislature was like a ‘cir- cus. “The brewery gang are the ringmasters. You men ierely jwap: through the ring when the hrn;@' * he said. H o eyl A% Misunderstanding. = Apparently, senators, . misunder- stood.their hands when Charles ‘War- ner, of Aitkin, voted to. reconsider. Some thought this a wet. move; whereas it is a dry one. The laws provide that if the house.fgils to re- consider, it is impossiblé te_bring the measure up again. The house appar- ently got a hunch that was “wet” and that Warner was attempting to kill the whole day’s work., Some who understood voted againgt recon- sideration, merely on account of the retired men. The motion to recon- sider was lost, 72 to 56. . Devold was the only representative not voting. The Amendment. : The amendment placing county op- tion into effect in the county six months after the voters. voted for it, carried, 74 to 58. Originally the bill provided that it went into ef days after the passage by the. The first strength of the drys was shown when they won in opposition to the motion to adjourn, 67 to 71. Devold and H. H. Harrison were the only absentees when the bill was ready for a vote. The sergeant-at- arms searched for them and found Harrison only. Then they voted. The bill was passed at 8:37. ST. PAUL CANAL.NOT FAYORED AT CAPITOL gang orders, Washington, Feb.' 25.—Although the war departhlenqfig engineering project to have a canal from the Mis- sissippi at St. Paul to Lake Superior, they have decided that the citizens of this section shall have a.chance to be heard on the proposal. Date for hearing has not been offi- cially set, but the war department announced today that’ full opportu- a careful examination of the project does not warrant the government in making the required ‘outlay, accord- ing to an official statemeént ‘today. Such a project would be as great, or greater than the Erie canal pro- Ject originally was. The cost would mount into millions and’ the engin- eers could not find that this dmount would be expended profitably. Miss Anderson entertained' yester- day' afternoon in honor of Her ther,’ Vernon Sandin’s ‘second Birth- day. The guests were” Gladys Pherson, Alice Kennedy, Vernon San- din and George Coultas: * ** % .- Jack Gainey, bookk Battles, returned: this'm : St. Paul, where he attended d- ‘convention this" weel