Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, January 18, 1908, Page 3

it I ao | TAMPERING WITH |FHREATENS To. KIL Pais MORE WARRANTS SWORN OUT JURY IS CHARGE Sherman S. Smith Arrested for Alleged Attempt to Fix Ju- rors in Wood Case. TWO JURORS ALSO ARRESTED: St. Paul, Jan. 15. — Sherman S. Smith of Minneapolis is accused of tampering with the Wood jury in the United States court. He is held by Judge Morris under $5,000 bail to an- swer a charge of contempt of court, Two jurors in the case, Lyman Bachel- lor of Madelia and E. C. Benedict of Salem, Clay county, were also placed under like bonds on the same charge. Mr. Smith denies the charge. ‘ The three men will appear before Judge Morris at 10 o’clock this morn- ing for examination. Sensational Finish. This action brought to a sensational close the case against allged officers of the Wisconsin Grain and Stock company, which has been on trial in! the United States district court for more than a month, and which has at- tracted wide attention. Judge Morris dismissed the jury and continued the case over to the June term of court. When the case is taken up again it will be a new case, and the ground covered at the present trial will have to be gone over again. The defendants in the case are L. A. Wood, G. W. Wood, F. C. Wood, F. B. Wood, Charles Kelly and Paul Foss, who are charged by the government with being connected with the Wiscon- sin Grain and Stock company. The concern was a commission company, and the government charges that they’ used the mails for the purpose of fraud. Sherman S. Smith, who is accused of tampering with the jury, was on the , special venire summoned for this case, but he was not accepted as a juror. He is a prominent Republican politi- cian of Minneapolis. Affidavits Presented. ‘When court opened yesterday after- noon the jurors were excluded from the room while District Attorney C. C. Houpt presented affidavits to the court in support of a petition’ to attach the persons of Smith and the two jurors. The affidavits were by Postoffice In- spector Ketcham, Lawrence Ritchey of the secret service and George Ham- mond of Nelson, B. C., who was a wit- ness in the Wood case. Warrants were immediately issued. The specific charge on which the warrants were is- sued was contempt of court. ; There was a hasty conference of counsel for the defendants, after which Gov. Lind announced that they were unanimously of the opinion that the case sould not proceed. .Whether the charges were true or false a fair trial would, he thought, be out of the question while some of the jurors were under suspicion. Judge Morris there- upon ordered the clerk to “withdraw a juror,” the legal practice for securing a mistrial, and continued the case to the June term. BLAST STRIKES EYE. / Miner Who Turns Back to Examine Fuse is Badly Hurt. Lead, S. D., Jan. 15.—Turning back to see whether the fuse which he had spitted was still ignited probably will make Angelo de Martini, a miner in the Homestake mine blind for life. De Martini stooped dver just as the explo- sion occurred and although the charge was light he received it entirely in the face. A shower of heavy rock fell all over him and beside the ruining of -his sight he was terribly cut about the body. QUIT CUBA IN 1909. Secretary Taft Commits the Govern- ment to a Promise. Washington, Jan. 15.—As far as he ean, Secretary Taft has committed the government to a promise to withdraw completely from Cuba in the beginning of the spring in 1909. This pledge is contained in a letter from Secretary of War Taft to the president transmit- ting the report of Gov. Magoon for the yast year. Girl’s Back Broken by Loaded Sled. Stillwater, Jan. 15.—Gretchen Krue- ger, a schoolgirl of thirteen years, was instantly killed this afternoon by being run over by a _ pair of sleds loaded with mill edgings. Her back was broken and she did not speak after the accident. Healer Can't Collect. Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 15.—Becausa the healer declined to return a-$75 fea when she failed to effect a cure, judg: ment was rendered in the court of Justice Early for nearly $100 against Mrs. Barker, a magnetic healer ot Whitewood. Woman Suddenly Dies on Train. Eau Claire, Wis., Jan. 15. — Mrs, Charles Lindsey of Donald, Wis., died on the train between Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, it is supposed of heart failure. . Black Hand Orders St. Paul Priest to » Stop Collecting Money for Church. St. Paul, Jan. 15.—A Black Hand let- ter sent to Father A. D. Majer, pastor of St. Adelbert’s Catholic church, Charles and Gaultier streets, has aroused the members of the parish, and if the writer can be discovered they promise a rough time for him. The letter threatens the life of the priest unless he stops collecting mon- ey for the support of the chureh. The letter is written in Polish and evi-) dently by an illiterate person. Father Majer announced to his con- gregation on Sunday that he had re- ceived an unsigned letter, in which it was stated that “the Black Hand would finish him” unless he stopped collecting the customary church dues. The announcement created a furor among the parishioners, who hold Fa- ther Majer in the highest esteem. Feeling was running high yesterday that any one should dare to make threats against their priest, who has been-in charge of the parish for twen- ty-five years. There is nothing either on the en- velope or on the paper to indicate the identity of the sender. Some believe that the writer is a member of a band leagued against the church. Others, however, hold to the opinion that the writer is simply some one who is an- tagonistic to.the church and wishes to make it uncomfortable for Father Ma- jer, although not from any personal motive. ROADS AFRAID OF ‘EACH OTHER. Reason for Free Winter Storage at Lake Ports. ‘ Duluth, Jan. 15. — According to tes- timony brought ‘out yesterday after- noon at the hearing before Commis- sioner J. H. Marble of the interstate commerce commission, all the rail- roads interested would be glad to do away with the giving of free storage facilities at the Head of the Lakes for goods in transit, provided they could be offered positive assurance that every line, both here and at other points on the lakes, would live up to the agreement. It was to be inferred that the railroads would have made some such agreement before this only each was afraid that the other might not act in accordance with its terms, and would therefore have an advan- tage over the other roads, in that the free storage would draw business from competitors who did not offer such free storage. UNDONE BY BAD DOLLAR. Man Released From Stillwater Recent- ly Is Accused of Burglaries. Cannon Falls, Minn., Jan. 15. — Be- cause there was a counterfeit dollar in the postoffice till, Joel Swanson, re- cently from Stillwater prison, is under arrest and accused of a series of bur- glaries here last night. The postoffice was broken into but only a small amount of money was found. At the shoe store of A. J. Hagg $14 and a few pairs of shoes were taken. The Farmers’ elevator, the Chicago Great Western depot and oth- er places were broken into, but very little money was secured. . A counterfeit dollar taken with the other money from the postoffice was found on Swanson, and he wore a pair of Hagg’s shoes. A government offi- cial from St. Paul took him in charge, ' CLAIMS MAN’S TOGS., Victim of Theft Discovers Alleged Cul- prit on Street. Lead, S. ‘D., Jan. 15. — Six months after William Eason, a Homestake mechanic, missed the contents of his trunk, which had been rifled in his room while he was recovering from an accident in a hospital, he recognized a suit of clothes on the person of Har- ry McKinney, and followed him until he met and officer who placed McKin- ney under arrest. The clothes bore Eason’s initials, but McKinney claim- ed to have received them from his brother at Belle Fourche. the circuilt court, to which they were bound over. SLA SSS ESE LYNX ATTACKS HUNTER. Henry Kitzrow Has Thrilling’ Experi- ence Near Iron River. Washburn, Wis., Jan, 15. — Henry Kitzrow of Iron River had a thrilling encounter with a lynx, while hunting. | He fired at the animal, but the ugly brute only became enraged and at- tacked him. After a prolonged strug- gle Kitrow managed to discharge an- other shot and succeeded in killing the animal. Six Typhoid Patients in One Family. Barnesville, Minn., Jan. 15.—At the home of Pat Mulcathy, in the northern part of this city, there lies sick in bed six children with typhoid fever. The disease is in bad form, and the doc: tors are doing all in their power td keep it from spreading. Burned to Death. Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 15.—Wil liam Mallard, a private of the Thir- teenth infantry, was burned to death in a rooming house fire. \dia damage estimated at $20,000, and The latter \ was also arrested, ahd both men will) Would have made the have an opportunity to explain before | $100,000. The damage done is partly, ‘were 320 marriage licenses issued in Additional Sensations Expected in the Woods Case—Contempt Cases Postponed. St. Paul, Jan. 16.—Yesterday passed without dramatic incident in connec- tion with the Wood case, and the con- tempt charges which so far have been the crowning sensation of the proceed- ings. More sensational developments, however, are expected, as warrants are out for a number of additional arrests. The contempt proceedings begun on Monday against Sherman S. Smith, a well known politician of Minneapolis; Lyman G. Bachellor of Madelia and E. C. Benedict of Sabin, Clay county, two of the jurors, who aré charged with permitting themselves to be approach- ed by. outside influences, were contin- ued until Friday on motion of United States District Attorney Houpt yester- day in the federal court. Mr. Houpt asked for the continuance in order to give his witnesses time to arrive. He stated that George Ham- mond, one of the witnesses in the case, upon whose affidavit the con- tempt proceedings were based, could not possibly arrive before Thursday afternoon. Mr. Hammond, who is well known in the Twin Cities, where he conducted business under the style of the Coe Commission company, made affidavit that Mr. ‘Smith approached him in regard to testifying against the Wood brothers. Hammond deposed that Smith told him the Wood brothers were being persecuted by the Chamber of Commerce and that if he would not testify against them they would be acquitted. FARM SOCIETY ANNUAL. Attracts tthe Biggest Attendance in Its History. St. Paul, Jan. 16.—The forty-ninth' annual meeting of the Minnesota’ State Agricultural society opened yes- terday morning in the old capitol with the largest attendance in its history. Every available seat was occupied dur- ing the day by interested spectators, who listened throughout the afternoon! to the program of papers arranged un- der the auspices of the state dairy and food department. In the evening the addresses and topics were presented under the auspices of the Minnesota Farmers’ institute. The morning ses- sion was given over to the formal opening of the meeting, during which Gov. Johnson delivered an address praising the work of the society from its inception to its present develop- ment. UTE INDIANS ARE QUIET. Fort Meade Pack Train Returns and ' Troops Are Cut Down. . Sturgis, S. D., Jan. 16. — The Fort Meade pack train returned to the post yesterday from the Thunder Butte country, where the Ute Indian upris- ing took place two months ago. The wagon train will remain until May, when it is reported the Indians will be taken home. The Ute Indians now are peaceable and there is no warlike spir- it among them. One troop of the Sec- ond cavalry has been retained at Thun- der Butte and will remain the balance of the winter. MURDERED WITH AX. Chisholm Man Has His Head Split Open While Lying Asleep. Chisholm, Minn., Jan. 16.—Elias Mat- son, aged about forty, was murdered some time last night as he was sleep- ing ‘beside his wife. The murderer used a double-bladed ax, which the woman found when she awoke still buried in the head of her husband. She says she heard no noise and was not aroused during the night. The bedclothes were saturated with blood. $20,000 FIRE IN HUDSON. Flames Break Out in Business Part ot the City. Hudson, Wis., Jan. 16.—Fire which. originated in the basement of the Miller harness factory early last night for some time threatened neighboring buildings, the destruction of which loss close to covered by insurance. Nothing is , known of the cause of the fire. CUPID BUSY; SO IS STORK. County Record Shows 320 Marriages and 1,977 Births in 1907. Appleton, Wis., Jan. 16—The report prepared by County Clerk A. A. Rais‘ ler to be submitted to the county board next week shows that there Outagamie county last year. From Jan. 1 to Oct, 1 there were 1,977 births; 252 marriages, 530 deaths and 285 acci- dents. Woman May Die From Fall. La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 16.—Slipping upon an icy curb as she stepped into a carriage after the funeral of the small son of her pastor, Rev. BE. O. Vik, Mrs. Edward Johnson fell and was so seri- ously injured that she is now in a pre- carious condition and may die. Many Fish Illegally. Faribault, Minn., Jan. 16. — A large number of men were discovered catch- ing fish contrary to the state game and fish law by a game warden at Cedar . lake, about eight miles west of here. LESSONS FOR REAL FARMERS. |TEACHERS END THEIR SESSION. Short Course at State School Is Prac-| Sections Meeting Wind Up the Annuat tical One. ; Gathering. “{ wouldn’t for $200 give up what| After one of the most successful I've learned,” said an enthusiastic stu- gatherings in its history, the forty- > fifth annual meeting of the Minnesota dent in the farmers’ short ee TSe, | ducational association closed at St. which opened Friday morning at the/ pay) saturday, when the last of the state agricultural school. Saturday,| sections met and elected officers. _ The afternoon 126 men and one woman had educators of Minnesota, it is evident, turning to the various parts of enrolled for the six ‘weeks’ course | 97° Te -|the state firmly convinced that the which Principal D. D. Mayne sucess civic content of the public school cur- as the cream of the state school’s | riculum is in dire need of being re- three-year course, The attendance last | modeled. The emphasis laid on the tial subjects of education, year did not exceed eighty-five. ie amy he aah H ..| those which will prepare the student ; ne eanngar- pimple Bh cay for the struggle of life, has been such aoe cues ioe th léaka Howsto gat during the convention that it will be more out of the soil. Several of the Re edt by cell” “The need of af, than fifty years old. ording a business training, an indus- a ae paitiny eels unsedan, wht trial training or a, drilling in the prin- fae ee Na Neen cipcohtn his line, | “iPles of elementary agriculture, has All are acquainted with the practical been made apparent to those who have followed the speakers closely, problems of farming and follow that} 1, 4), “eul- ier thelr ocupdtion. . The average: age abandonment of the strictly “cul. tural subjects” has been advocated, is twenty-five. , | but there has been, however, an gppo- The course consists of two weeks’ | sition to this in that a strong appeal judging of stock and grain and four) was made for the rentention of the weeks of lecture work by the profes-] classic languages in the high school sors in the state school. The regular | courses. work of the school is carried on in ad-] The convention, which opened Wed- dition to the large class in the short nesday afternoon, has been largely course, The course in judging includes | attended,* probably larger than ever the manner of determining the best| before. The program of papers, fol- seed stock for corn, wheat and other‘) jowing the theme announced, has met grains, The desirable points in horses, } with general approval and developed cows, sheep and swine are noted and} a line of thought which has long been the students are taught how to produce | waiting. The musical feature of the them. The design of the course is to| convention was greatly appreciated by show the farmers of the state how] visitors to the’city. they can do their work better, how they can produce better results. It is a school distinctively for Minnesotans, as the conditions of this state are SPe-| state Superintendent Is Starting a cially emphasized in dealing with the Crusade. production of the various products of| ‘phe state department of public in- the farm, The soil of the state is taken | siruction is planning to secure an im- into consideration as well as the cli- provement in the conditions of the mate. Most students are from this] <chools of the state so far as ample state, although several from Wisconsin and properly regulated supply of fresh and the Dakotas are also enrolled. air is concerned, and Supt. J. W. Ol- ‘A series of lectures specially design-| sen has just sent out to the school au- ed for farmers’ wives have been pre-|thorities a letter on this subject. Be- pared and announced in the bulletin | ginning next year, the regulations issued eoncerning the short course, but] with respect to this matter will be only one woman applied for enrollment | more strict, and this letter advises the and she desired to take the full course | authorities to prepare for compliance in judging and regular-term lectures, | with such regulations. The letter fol- so that the course, which included en- | lows: tomology, botany, horticulture and} “All who have given the matter poultry, will be reserved for another | thought agree it ‘is exceedingly impor- year. Last year three women enrolled: | tant that the pupils be supplied with “The course is designed to be as| plenty of fresh air, heated properly, practical as possible,” said D. D.j|and distributed through all parts of FRESH AIR IN SCHOOL. Mayne, principal of the school. “It is}the room, without causing dangerous planned to meet the desires of mature | drafts. men who are busy on the farm the ma- “Every county superintendent should jor part of the year. There is no en- provide himself with an anemometer trance requirements and there is no} that he may measure scientifically and examination at the end of the course. | 2xactly the amount of fresh air admit- Every man is expected to get as much | ‘er, and of foul air emitted by the heat- as he can for himself.” img and ventilating apparatus of each A fee of $10 includes the total ex-|schoolroom, and be able to give the pense for the instruction for the six] school board accurate data for deter- weeks’ course. mining its efficiency or defects. The cost_of such an instrument should be allowed by the county commissioners, for it constitutes just as valid a claim ‘ ngainst the county as the stationery Minnesota Officials Send in State-| nq postage of the county superintend- ments of 1907 Work. ae Annual reports poured in upon Gov.| “After this year applications for Johnson and to his secretary. The|state aid will require county superin- governor received the report of the tendents to furnish results of complete anemometer tests in each instance.” Minnesota state board of examiners in f optometry, the report of the surveyor general for the Second district, the the state inspector of api- TEDOEE Of ‘d Conform to United States Laws. aries and the state librarian’s report. E. K. Slater, the state dairy and food C. A. Snell of Minneapolis, in sub-| commissioner, has just completed the mitting the seventh annual report of/ preparation of a new set of rules and the state board of examiners in opto-|yegulations relating to the manufac- metry, reports that at the annual elec-|tyre and labeling of food products for tion C, C. Staacke of Duluth was chos-] sale in this state. en president and himself secretary of} These new regulations, which will the board. The total membership on | 0 into effect Feb. 1. have been ar- Jan. 1, 1907, was 235, and during the| ranged so as to conform to the regula- year 21 members were added and 3/tions issued by the federal govern- reinstated, while 11 had their mem-|ment in order to avoid unnecessary re- bership revoked, leaving the total | strictions and expense upon the manu- membership on Dec. 31, 1907, 348. facturer. William Russell state inspector of Heretofore the requirements of the apiaries, reports visiting 419 apiaries | state law often differed from those of and placing under quarantine those he | the federal statutes in regard to la- found diseased, thus preventing the | bels, which make it necessary for man- sale of bees or honey. A cure was sug- ufacturers outside the state to place gested. in each case. Inspector Rus- two labels upon goods shipped into sell hopes that by the time his next Minnesota. By adjusting these differ- annual report is due the number of | ences it is hoped to make the federal diseased apiaries will be far less.jand state regulations identical, thus Apiaries were reported as diseased ih requiring only one label. the following counties: St. Louis, Benton, Sherburne, Stearns, Wright, Carver, Hennepin, Ramsey and Da- kota, Fred E, Wheaton, surveyor general for the second district, reports 364,- 494,096 feet of logs were sawed. In classifying the manufactured logs he divided them into lumber, shingles and laths, estimating that 466,474,555 feet were sawed into lumber and that of this amount 214,192,392 feet were sawed m Minneapolis. Of the 13,283,- 750 shingles, 2,500,000 were manufac- tured in Minneapolis, while 37,883,200 Jaths were manufactured in the rest of the state. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE MADE. NEW FOOD LABELS. &. K, Slater Makes State Regulations “SECTION 16” AGAIN. Chris Burns of Cass Lake was ap- pointed chairman of the county board for the ensuing year. The county board granted a petition for an elec- tion for the purpose of organizing a new village, to be known as Cass City, adjoining the present village of Cass Lake, and comprising the famous “sec- tion 16.” A portion of the proposed new village is already in.the village of Cass Lake, having been added to that corporation nearly a year ago. The petitioners, however, assert that the proceedings were illegal. A long legal battle is promised. Implement Dealers’ Convention. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 16. — The an- | nual convention of the Western Retail Implement and Vehicle Dealers’ asso- fiation opened a_ three days’ session here yesterday. Sixteen hundred dele- gates from the West and Southwest were present, rei Fae OS a eo Chicken Coops Ralded. Young America, Minn., Jan. 16. — Chicken stealing has been carried on in this village and vicinity to a large extent the past few weeks, and there is considerably angry feeling stirred up over it. Miner Scalded to Death, 5 Marquette, Mich., Jan. 16.—Descend- White Elected Senator. ing the Pickands-Mather company’s} Annapolis, Md., Jan. 16. — Senator pleas ya mine at, Wakefield, Gobe-| William Pinckney White was elected ic iron range, Stephen Laine was | United States senator to fill the unex-/in the Colorado house. Thursday. was brought up when Senator Hale ex- plained the navy personnel bill which was introduced by him. The presen- tation of the bill led Senator Tillman to ask whether members of the com- mittee would have an opportunity to get facts in relation to the controversy ovér the Brownson affair. Mr, Tillman intimated that he wished to call before the committee witnesses to testify concerning this matter. Mr. Hale re- plied that he thought there would be no obstacle to allowing the senator to do that. Amid scess #i tonfusion the mem- bers of the house of representatives participated in a lottery for rooms in the new house office building opposite the capitol. Outside of passing two bridge bills the assignment of quarters was the only business‘ transacted. Friday. - Washington, Jan. 11.---The house of representatives yesterday resumed its old activity and for over five hours transacted business of public nature. Material progress was made ‘with the bill to codify, revise and amend the criminal laws of the United States. An attempt by Mr. Littlefield of Maine to amend the bill so as to af- ford protection to aliens in the matter of civil rights failed by a decisive vote after considerable discussion. The feature of the ses8ion was a brief address by Mr. Burleson of Tex- as, who credited Senator Foraker and other Republicans with having charg- ed the president with responsibility for the recent financial panic. Monday. Washington, Jan. 14.—The recent is- sue of bonds by the secretary of the treasury for the purpose of relieving the financial stringency was the sub- ject of an animated debate in the sen- ate yesterday. The discussion was precipitated by an inquiry by Senator Culberson, and was participated in by Senators Aldrich, Tillman and Bailey. It resulted in an agreement to postpone further controversy until a statement can be received from Sec- retary Cortelyou. The senate passed Senator Tillman's resolution calling on the interstate commerce commission for informa- tion concerning purchases by railroad companies of stocks of competing roads. Vigorous defense of state’s rights in dealing with violations of civil rights or with special state elections where troops have been called into service, served to enliven the debate in the house of representatives yester- day in connection with the considera- tion of the bill to codify the penal laws of the United States. The bill was still under considera- tion when at 5:02 p. m. the house ad- journed. Tuesday. Washington, Jan, 15. — The recent bond issue by the treAsury department was again the subject for discussion in the senate yesterday, being brought forward by a resolution offered by Sen- ator Culberson, calling on the secre- tary for additional information con- cerning the reasons that induced him to award bonds to national banks in clared offered a higher price than was bid by the banks. Senator Tillman offered a resolution embodying a new series of inquiries concerning the financial situation. The amount of the fine and the length of the term of imprisonment to be meted out to officers and directors of incorporations for violating the law with respect to money contribu- tions for political purposes furnished material for a lengthy debate in the house of representatives yesterday in connection with the consideration of the penal code bill. All amendments to increase the penalty or enlarge the scope of the law, however, were voted down. Those amendments, without ex ception emanated from the Democratic side. BE THEIR OWN MIDDLEMEN. Minnesota Society of Equity Discusses Grievances. St. Paul, Jan. 16. — There may be honest commission men in this state but the Minnesota branch of the Amer ican Society of Equity for farmers has not been able to find even one. At least that is what the members said at their special meeting in the old cap itol yesterday, and that is why they recommend organization among the farmers throughout the state whereby co-operative shipping exchanges may be established and farming products shipped and handled by farming inter ests. It was the sentiment of the associa tion that the farmers to get a square deal must have their own shipping ex- changes, Encounter Was Fatal. St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 15. — With throat cut from ear to ear, Pat Seay, a pitcher for St. Joseph and Omaha. in the Western league, and for Rock Island, in the Three-I’s, was taken to a hospital last night, where he is report- ed dying. James Troutman, recently released from the penitentiary, gave himself up, saying he cut Seay. Troutman en- gaged in an altercation with a waiter He said Seay scalded to death by steam from a burst pired portion of the late Senator Gor-! struck him and he then slashed Seay’s man’s term by both houses yesterday, throat. “Washington, Jan. 10 — -The Brown- son affair was the chief topic of dis- cussion in the senate yesterday. It