Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 17, 1920, Page 1

B NO. 225 Largest Circula- d tion in Northern I “ Minnesota d . - d f VOLUME XVIIL oA N\ OFBIG INDIA| * QUESTIONYILL Bgmm%%\m“n rsIiTnnininnisnnnmnmE v \ B\ 2 Legal I’roceedin&,‘%; ' Judge, Morris in 9 o CourttoEnd .1‘-‘ % fore ict WHITE EARTH SCA%. .. ' WILL BE DETERMINED «Commissioners to Hold Hea ings on Rolls During Week * Prior to Court’s Acfioil_ 5 Minneapolis, Sept. 17.—Legal :pro- «ceedings that will determine for all time the “blood status’ ’of all -Chip- pewa Indians who have received land allotments in the White Earth res- ervation will come up October 9. be- fore United States district JudgePage Morris. The Federal enrollment commissioners, Robert C. Bell;and Raunsom J. Powell, announce’they have completed the “status roll” of . all the Indians, subject to correction. This roll, when the court approves 4t, will determine whether each In- dian ollottee is of mixed blood or pure Indian blood, and hence whe- ther he is competent under the:law to dispose of his land and timber. This proceeding is expected to f-lng the final curtain on a controversy that has been raging in the coyrts for a dozen years. It will settle the legality ‘of many timber sales 4n the counties of Becker ahd Mahnomen. The White Earth reservation scan- .dal was the outgrowth of the so-call- " ed Clapp law, under which the. White ‘Earth Indians were given the right to dispose of their land allotments. It was alleged that many of them- parted with valuable timber for a «gong to lumver company agents, and -an inquiry into the facts by the Jour- +nal led to a government investiga- tion and the setting aside of many transfers. . ) The law allowed mixed blood Indi- ans. to handle their own property ‘without restriction, while the full Bloods had to “get -consent of the In- dian bureau.~ It was shown that many full-hlooded Indians claimed .to be mixed bloods in order to sell their timber. Many transactions were held up and thrown into liti- gation. Finally, in order to settle all the cases by’ a~ common rule, the <Clapp amendment was amended and an enrollment commission was pro- vided for, to take up every case and determine the “blood status’ 'of every Indian entitled to allotment. The work of this enrollment commission now is finished, tions, and when passed on by the court its findings will be final. Commisgioners Bell and Powell ave annonnced that thev will re- ceive any complaint as to inaccur- ‘acies in the roll and will conduct hearings on them during the week "just preceeding Judge Morris’ action ~on the roll, Copfes of the roll, it was announc- -ed, may be.inspected at the White -Earth agency, at the agency office at Pine Point, in the postoffices at Beau- lieu,, Mahnomen, Waubun, Ogema and Callaway and also at the commis- wioner's nffice. R06 Wirét National- -Sco building, Minneapolis. /AMERICANS KNOWN : NOW AS “PRICERS” Tondon. (By Mail.)—Americans in London, who used to enjoy a rep- utation for always puting their hands “into their pockets” are now accused of “keeping their hands on their pockets.” 2 This endears them, rather than otherwise, to the hearts of the hard- up Londoners, who for vears have held that ‘“a fellow feeling makes us wondrous kind.” - But the storekeepers have other views. A salesman in the Burling- ton Arcade. devloring the absence of that fat roll of notes he has always associated with American purchasers, said: ‘“Americans have no moneyv this =eason. They hardly do anything Fut ask the price of things. It is the fitinentals who have the .money. /e have sold more to French and Sopanish visitors in the last month than to Americans in the whole sea- son. The Continentals are full of Money.” Therefore the Continentals Teap the salesman’s smile= Now that the Eiglishman knows the American as a ‘‘pricer’ ‘it adds to the hond of friendship. for *‘pricing the goods'’™ is about as far as the av- erage Englishman’s purchases ever get. 9 —— e ! | subject to correc-|- IDJI DAI The Pioneer is a Member of the United Pross—Leased Wire Service—Today’s World News Taoday BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY E\IENINC, SEPT. 17, 1920, " ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE Pieads Not Guilty to Charge; Case Has Been Set as First on Criminal List’ On the first report made by the grand jury in session here in the fif- teenth judicial distriet court, Alfred Smith was . arraigned: .on ' the charge of kidnapping, such charge having heen preferred - against him upon being arrested a few months ago at East Grand Forks in the com- pany of Francis Gay a young Bemid- it girl. Srith pleaded not guilty and At- |torney Weber was appointed to de- tfend his case. ‘The .probable time for the beginning of the trial is Tuesday of next week, since this case has been set as the first of the crim- inal “calendar. - The first case which came before the jury on Wednesday returned a verdict for the plaintiff, Alexapder Currie vs. Minnesota and Interna- tional railway, to the amount-of $425 fof damages to a car ‘load of horses in transport over that road. The case of Anton Erickson vs. | The Bemidji Box company and Quincy Brooks was tried yesterday and ‘dismissed on motion of the ‘de- fendant. This case arose over the cutting of cordwood near Rosby. E. E. McDonald and P. J. Russell repre-|. sented the defendant, while Henry Funkley represented the plaintiff. The case of Horace Lydick vs. Oy- stein Vick, over the sale of a piece of 1and. is being tried today. Attorney Funkley represents the defendant and Fred Smith the plaintiff. ASKS DEPARTMENT AID IN SEARCH FOR YOUTH -8t; Paul, Sept 17.—Arvid T. Viet- or, adjutant of post No. 83 of the Am- erican Legion at Lindstrom, Minn., has written to Minnesota department headquarters, asking for cooperation in a search to locate Milton Lantz, formerly of Lindstrom. . Lantz's parents live in Lindstrom. They have notAheérd from their son for some time but they believe he is aliye. The ‘parents. are keenly anx- fous to obtain word from their ‘boy rr. information as to’his whereabouts. PERMANENT CHARTER FOR TEGION POSTS RECEIVED St. Paul, Sept’ 17.—Permanent charters for American Legion posts have been received from National headquarters in Indianapclis and a number have been forwarded to Min- nesota posts, according tto onicial an- nouncement from state headquart- ers. Aoplications for these charters should be made to state headquarters and blanks will be furnished. * ‘The -charters, engraved on parch- ment paper, are unusually attractive. WEATHERED AFFIDAVIT | NOW CLEARS WHITE MEN (By.United Press) Regina, Sask., Sept. 16.—Soaked by the rains, buried beneath the snows and blown about the prairies by the winds of thirty-five years, a; document which settles a point that history leaves in doubt has just been found near Regina. It fs an affidavit sworn to by Cor- poral Hugh J. A. Dayvidson of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and affirms that the first shot of Louis Riel’s second rebellion in 1885 was fired by his halfbreed followers. Some writers have contended that the whites precipitated the conflict that drenched western Canada in blood. The first battle of the war fought at -Duck Lake, a village near the North Saskatchewan river at the northern limit of the lamds which were left -by Canada~to the Hudson Bay coinpany in 1870 and are now being closed out to farm settlefs Ma- jor Crozier in command of eighty set- tlers and Northwest Mounted Police fell in near the little settlement with a greatly superior force of rebels. While a parley was being held be- tween the leaders, firing began. The fighting lasted an hour. Tke half- breeds fled on their horses, carrying away geven wounded but leaving 12 dead on the field. Riel’s victory caused the Indians to join the insurrection. But it also sounded his own death knell. The settlers rose in defense of their homes, troops hurried from the east and the rebellion was crushed. Riel was hanged at Regina. Speaking like a voice from the grave. Corporal Davidson swears in his affidavit that thé first shot came from one of Riel’s halfbreeds crouch- ing in the wolf willows and whistled past his head. “‘Until Major Crozier gave the order,” he says, “no shot was fired by any of eur party.” l The weather-beaten old affidavit was sworn to before Stephen Brewst- er. a notary pubiic at Prince Albert, May 20. 1885. Despite wind and weather, it is still quite legible. If, as is supposed, it was lost at Prince Albert. it had travelled 250 miles when its wind-blown journeyings {ended at Regina. 9 afternoon. ey amnaias st (1 0SING DAY OF COUNTY FAR PIONE BEMIDJI DAY AT BELTRAMI COUNTY FAI 55c PER MONTH COMMITTEE WILL PLAN " BRINGS LARGE ATTENDANCE v o v \ Afternoon Program of Sports E!fih Promises to Be Even Better Than That of Thursday, Which Furnished Fine Entertainment ffr Al Visitors Bemidji Day—the closing day of Beltrami' county’s fif- teenth annual fair—is being observed at the fair grounds today. A majority of the local stores cl_o%gd at noon today in order to permit their employees to attend attendance this afternoon is sure to‘be large. . In view of this fact the Fair weather again greeted the opening of the gates this faction. The races and sports under -the direction of the sports committee. morning and a very successful fair is assured. Yesterday after- noon’s attendance was large and fair officials expressed satis- evehts “went off in good order The program for this afternoon promises even thore than that of yesterday Automobile and motorcycle races are planned for the wind-up of the program today. . The Juvenile band again led the parade to the grounds at 1 o’clock today and assisted in the-‘program between the various events. was to be the staging_]of {;‘he %‘1;} o'clock. “The public schools at 2 by the Juvenile band. One of the features of the afternoomr program 1 flag by pupils of Bemidji ildren were to be assisted The following are the prize winners of the races held at Running race, farmers” erson second, $5. Boys’ foot race, under 16 years—Stewart.Sullivan $1; Delbert Holiday second, 50 cents, and George Sexton third, 25 cents. the fair grounds Thursday afternoon, September 16: - horses—Moran first, $10; Hick- “first, Boys’ foot race, under 12 years of age—Stanley McManus first, $1; Everett Gans second, third, 25 cents. 50 cents, and James Sexton Girls’ foot race, under 16 years of age—Alice Nelson first, $1; Lucy Brose second, 50 cents, and Ada Rantz and Lillian Edwards tied for third place, 25 cents each. . Girls’ foot race, under 12 years of age—Dora Jordan first, $1; Ruth Viegen second, 50 cents, and Erma Martin third, 25 cents. ; Free-for-all running i'ac‘e—Moran first, $10; Vern Hick-! erson second, $5., Free-for-all pony. race—Ray Breen first, :$5, and Hicker—,lmmmg forth, and 1t will son second; $3. ! Regular scheduled .pony r,acé'%—Ray Breen first, $5, and Allen Klein second, $3. points Committee of 17 to Formulate Plans Washfngton, Sept 17.—The Amer- ican Farm bureau federation has an- " |nounced the personnel of the commit- tee of seventeen appointed by Pre- sident J. R. Howard to work out-a plan for co-operative marketing of the American grain crop. Methods of co-operating grain elevator asso- ciations in the middle west and of the grain raisers of western Canada will be studied, as well as the sys- tems used in similar marketing en- terprises by fruit growers and other producers, the federation said, esti- mating that it would require two years of preparation before a co-op- erative plan for the grain crop could be put in action. The committee ~includes George Livingston, chief of the United States bureau of markets; Dr. H. J. Waters, Kansas City; C. V. Gregory, selected by the American Agricultur- al Editors’ associatio! . Ander- son, Equity Co-operativé” Exchange, St. Paul, Minn.; Dr. E. F. Ladd, North Dakota -agricultural college; Clifford Thorne, Chicago, counsel for shippers’ organizations, Chicago, and H. R. Meisch, Farmers’ National Grain Dealers’ association, Minesota. ' — POLICE NEED NO CARDS TO GET “IN ON" GAME (By United Press) , Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 17.-——Gam- blers of Birmingham are liable to be subjected to nocturnal calls from the police without the formality of the officers being compelled to' present their cards at the door, under the pro- visions of an ordinance just enacted which. gamblers are suspected to bhe not he necessary for the cops to carry with them a search warrant. J g Boys’ free-for-all .bicycle race—Joe ‘Holiday first, $2; i C}lestér Rouse second, $1;.and Bert Vatendahl third, 50 cents. g L e GUARD MEMBERS ENTITi’.ED “. ' TO ADDITIONAL PAY St. Paul, Sept 17.—Inquiry has been sent to, state department head- quarters of the American Legion, here, as to whether “naticnal guards- men were:td receive additional pay” from the state for services rendered while on border duty. P. L. O’'Toole, assistant adjutant, has made public this announcement: ‘“National guard members who served on the American border in 1916, are entitled to draw, as addi- tional pay, 50 cents per aay for each day of service. Information applica- tion should be submitted to the adjut- ant general of Minnesota. State Cap- itol, St. Paul. Certified ccpy of dis- charge should be attacned. “Approximately 18,000 National Guard members who are entitled to this additional pay have so far fail- ed to apply for it,” said Mr. O'Toole. MAUD FROM ‘MISSOURI" ' § STILL ON ARMY ROLLS (By United Press) San Antonio, Texas, Sept 17..—The army mule is staging a come-back. Drastic steps are being taken in the Southern Department of the U. S..varmy headquarters at San An- tonio, for the restoration of the old method of transportation used before the war emergency, according to Col. A. E. Saxton, adjutant. Cutting down expenses and -inability to get parts for some of the automobiles at Ithe camp are given as the reasons | for the revival of the mule. Colonel Saxton is expecting the horse and mule drawn wagons to be used for routine work while:leaving the motor diawn vehicles for quick transportation. EXCURSION TICKETS AT ONCE * All - Moose' members and their friends intending to take the big Moose Special ‘to International Falls on September 19th, are advised that they should arrange with Chas. Park- er for their trip ticket at once, if they have not already done so, as there are but few tickets left and it is desired that no Moose be forced to remain behind because of accomoda- tion on the train. FORM NOVEL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY AMONG WORKERS Fargo, Sept. 17.—A novel cooper- ative society has been formed with dues ten cents a day among Fargo workers. The movement which or- iginated with postoffice employes aims to bufld a department store. Twenty-five hundred members are sought. If this number is secured lthe monthly income would be $7,600. NN 7 asssana. SNAANNNANNNNY ¢ = by the city commission. Police are empowered by the ordinance to “break down” doors of houses in "y 55 IN CONNECTION * WITHLYNCHNG Third Man Indicted in Negro Lynching Cases to Be Freed by Jury DEFENDANT JUBILANT OVER COURT DECISION Miller and Hammerberg Cues Went Before Jury in Late Afteynoon Duluth, Sept. 1 “—John Barr, ex- soldier and shif:f:d worker, is the third of the," young men indicted for rioting and murder in connnec- tion with the Ju'e 15 lynchings to be freed by a 1 'y, He was acc.uicted yesterday morn- ing at 11:47 o’clock in Judge Dan- ger’s division of the distriet court. The jury went out at 10:07 a, m,; Burr, who was in the courtroom with his wife, shook hands with the jurymen and thanked them for their verdict. "Closing arguments were made in the other two cases before the court. In the Hammerburg case before Judge Cant, Attorney O. J. Larson made his closing argument yesterday morning and the court then adjourne. until 2 o'clock in the afternoon at which time the jury was charged and the case placed in their hands. The Carl J. Miller case went to the jury late ‘In the afternoon in Judge Dancer's division. Mason M. Forbes, assistant county attorney and John Jenswold, attorney, for the defense made their closing arguments after the noon re- cess, e LEGION COMMANDER ISSUES DETAILS OF CONVENTION St. Paul, Sept. 17.—A. H. Vernon of Little Falls, state commander of the American Legion, has issued & bulletin giving complete details re- garding the journal of Minnesota's delegation to the national convention of the Legion, which will be held in Cleveland late this month. The delegates, alternates, and de- partment officials, will leave «the twin cities in special Pullmans on the night of Sept. 26. They will leave Chicago, with other delegations, the following night. The journey to Chicago will be via the Chicago, Mil- waukee and St. Paul railroad, leav- ing Minneapolis at 10:35 p. m.; St. Paul at 11 p. m. and LaCrosse at 3 a. m. The delegates will spend Sunday in Chicago and the special for Cleveland will leave at 11 p. m. over the Nickel Plate route. Hotel Winton will be Minensota headquarters in Cleveland. Guests” credential cards may be obtained ei- ther at department headquarters in St. ‘Paul or at headquarters in Hotel ‘Winton. Delegates are being provdi- ed with credential cards and identifi- cation certificates which must be presented in obtaining reduced rate tickets. The state executive com- mittee at its recent meeting, voted to allow delegates and alternates $7 a day to defray expenses other than raflroad fare. PLENTY OF TEACHERS FOR CASS COUNTY SCHOOLS Fargo, Sept. 17.—There 18 no shortage of teachers in Cass county according to Supt. Mrs. Helen Por- ter. This, too, in spite of higher requirements being insisted upon for rural teachers by Mrs. Porter. TWO0 ARMENIANS ALLOWED TO ENLIST WITH MARINES ‘Washington, Sept. 17.—Ponderous government machinery gave way to sentiment when Major General John ‘| A. Lejeune, commandant of the Ma- rine Corps, authorized the re-enlist- ment in Los Angeles of two Arme- nians who served in the A. E. F., Peter Mosgofian and Parseh Norman- ian, for the purpose of joining the Marines on the U. S. S. Chattanooga, now at Constantinople, in order that they might locate relatives in the near east. g g Both of these young men speak Ar- menian, Greek, Arabic, Bulgarian, French and English, and understand Russian. They will leave Philadel- *yphia this month, via the U. S. S. St. | Louis, for Turkish waters. b \\l‘A