Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 16, 1911, Page 4

-——+-— PAGE FOUR. ! * GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1911. Brand Rapits Weraids Review Published Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, Minnesota, as Second Class Matter. —————o Official Paper of Itasca County MR. KING SAYS HE DIDN'T. County Attorney R. A. McOuat is in receipt of a letter from J. C. King,! county attorney of Kanabec county, in which the !atter disclaims any responsibility for the report attrib- uted to him last week, in which he was quoted as saying to the governor that Itasca county is practically un- governed and ungovernable Mr. King says in explanation to Mr. Mc- Ouat: “Now my attention is called to a news item in the Duluth Herald, wherein it~ sets forth that as county attorney of Kanabec I have sent in- formation to the governor and asked to have a reward offered for the ar rest of an alleged murderer in your This item is fajse and some- I have nev- county. one has made an error, er met you, and I have no evidence concerning the criminal matters in your county. Hence I could not truthfully make such a report. If circumstances were different and I did know of these alleged crimes then I certainly would not meddle into your affairs. It hurts me to see such a blunder, I am very sorry it has occurred.” ADVERTIS{NG NORTHERN MINNE- SOTA. The Soo railroad has entered the field of the promotion of settlement in northern Minnesota with a very attractive booklet, “A Competency From Forty Acres in Northern Min- nesota.”” It has the sort of rather lurid cover that attracts attention and the reading matter, with abund- ant illustrations, is well written, deals in facts and tells the story clearly and convincingly. It covers specifically the territory the line in this state northwest from the Twin Cities and Duluth to the border. It is significant of the enched partiality of all railroads s northern territory, that the of the individual counties be- zins with Hennepin and Ramsey. To them is given, in that section | on of th atory of the booklet, one-half as much space as is devoted to the other 12 counties briefly described, though| they have no lands for settlement. Duluth, of course is not mentioned; we say “of course” because that is way the ignoring of this city has rded by the railroads. the However, Duluth will reap its share} of the benefit from this excellent bit} of advertising. Railroads do not| print such booklets to waste them or to let them grow old in their vaults. Th carefully and judiciously Th's one cannot fail to are tributed. do good. It shows, too, that the railroad vis- ion is turning toward northern Minne- sota with a new spirit of boost. This is what has been needed and what the News Tribune has long urged. So we welcome it most heart- ily and gratefully. The railroads ean do more than any other agency to settle this country and by settl- ing it will reap a greater benefit than any other single interest. We do not care how they do this it is Duluth’s terri- tory and though Duluth may be for- gotten by the roads, it will take care that it is not forgotten by the peo- ple. Fill up this splendid domain and Duluth will take care of itself. So we thank the Soo most sincere- ly and hope jt will repeat this ad- vertising frequently; will follow it with homeseekers’ rates and push the good work along with the energy that has already characterized its action.— News Tribune. ‘ so they do it; GOOD WORK FOR THE STATE. If anybody doubted the wisdom of getting a thoroughly trained man to look after the state’s forestry in- terests, those doubts must have been dissipated by the provisions being maintenance of the atate’s wealth of standing timber. There has been no occasion so far this season to put these measures to a severe test. One reason for this freedom from fires has been the frequent rainfall in the northern parts of the state. Perhaps, also, we are indebted more than we realize to the work of the men appointed by the state forester. But whatever the cause, let us be thankful that we have been given the benefit of the result. Latest among the announcements of the state forestry board is that of the adoption of thé plan of build- ing watch-towers on different emin- ences from which men with power- ful glasses can keep an outlook ov- er a wide area and discover possible danger before it has time to develop into a menace. The plan will make it possible for one man to watch the territory about him much more effectively than three men could without the aid of the tower, and these towers will furnish definite cen- ters to which information of import- ance to the service can be brought by settlers and travelers. With the ultimate installation of the forestry telephone service, the towers will form a chain of protective stations that hardly could be matched in any other way. It may be that when the returns are all in we shail find that the adoption of all these methods has been a considerable expense to the state. It would be strange indeed if that were not the case. And yet all these measures are calculated to prevent conflagrations that can sweep away millions upon millions of actual wealth in a few hours, a fact that has been illustrated too of- ten in Minnesota’s history. Add to this the advantages of increasing growth that are being fostered by the thorough forestry service, the chance for development that is being given to potential wealth, and the conclusion must be that the state can well afford to spend remarkable sums for the forestry work. As far as opportunities have been afforded for observation Chief For- ester Cox is doing good work for the state. His is a position in which he can be afforded an unusual amount of assistance by the citizens themselves. They should show their appreciation of his efforts and their interest in the welfare of the state itself by giving this assistance on ev- ery possible occasion. By so doing they will help the state as a whole and at the same time will be laying up wealth for their children their children’s children.— Duluth Herald SHERIFF RILEY Itasca County Official Receives Description of Subject and Gets the Right Man. Chief of Police Ring of Hibbing communicated with Sheriff Riley last Thursday giving him a descrip- tion of a man who was suspected of being implicated in the robbery of tthe railway section house at Kelley Lake. The sheriff was requested to be on the lookout and arrest the man if seen in Grand Rapjds. That evening when the 8:00 o'clock train arrived the sheriff was at the de- pot to size up the arrivals. One man who alighted on the platform appear- ed to the officer as likely to be the sought for individual. The sheriff did not know the man’s name and hence could not accost him familiar- ly. But he did the next best thing, and tapping the stranger on the shoulder, asked him where he was going. He replied that he was go- ing to Cass Lake on the next train. “You have been working on the Kel- ly Lake section for the Great North- ern until. a day or two ago, I believe,” said the sheriff. “Why, yes,” was the somewhat hesitating reply. “I guess you’re the man I want, I am the sheriff of Itasca coun- ty, and have been requested to take you in charge. Come along.” And he came, offering no objection, nor did ‘he ask any explanation. Sheriff Riley took his prisoner to Hibbing Friday morning. The suspect gave his name as Archie Kern, Crast Toohy was arrested by the police and diligent search is being made for another man, alleged to have been his partner in crime. Toohy was arrested on information laid by made under the supervision of State Forester Cox for the protection and Thomas Konkonomous, who runs a section house near Kelly lake on the and | CAPTURES CROOK Great Northern. He clajms that Toohy and another man, whose name is not known, stole from the section heuse goods and money amounting to $200. Among the missing articles are two revolvers,*one shotgun, two watches, one accordion, a safety razor and $50 in cash. The men were working on the sec- tion gang for some little tinie and boarded at the section house, and were therefore able to find out where the money was kept and hide the other articles without suspicion. Kon- konomous discovered his loss short- ly after they quit work and immedi- ately hurried to Hibbing to lay the matter before the police. HIGH SALARIED MEN FOR FARMS John G. Williams of Duluth Tells St. Paul Newspaper Men About Agriculture and Its Needs. ent attorney, capitalist and one of the owners of the Jean Duluth farm, was in St. Paul Tuesday, and in an interview he said: “There is a need for $5,000 men on farms. Not men willing to work for $5,000 a year, but men who are worth $5,000 a year. An investment of capital in a farm needs to be look- ed upon as an investment in an in- dustry which pays as big returns as any industrial investment in a city, and until the time comes when prac- tical farmers are developed, just as are practical railroad presidents and practical manufacturers, the farming business will not come into its own.” Mr. Wilkams was commenting on the statement recently made by Henry Wallace of Des Moines, pres- ident of the National Conservation congress, that he had been asked to supply to an eastern land owner a man worth $5,000 a year on _ the farm, and he did not know where to get him. “There are many land owners who would be glad to pay $5,000 a year,” Mr. Williams said, “to a man com- petent to take hold of a farm and make it what it should be. Such a man would have to get from a farm all it would produce. He wculd have to stop the leaks which rob it of revenue, the same as a manufacturer stops the leaks in his business These things can only be done by training. Professor Hill of the University of culture to its course of study, visited the Jean Duluth farm a short time ago, and he, too, realizes tat farm- ing must be made a profession, and men trained to the same as they are trained to other professions. Merely scratching the earth and planting some seeds and harvesting what grows does not con- i sometimes to see men who have been raised in cities go to the farm and endeavor to wrest fortunes from the ground, when they don’t know anything about farming. “The schools and colleges of this country have taken up a great work fluence will be felt in the years to come,” WILL HEAR: RATE CASES OCTOBER 25 United States Supreme Court Noti- fies Former Attorney General Young to That Effect. — E. T. Young, former attorney gen- eral and one of the state’s counsel in the Minnesota rate cases, on his return from the St. Louis conference of attorney generals on rate litiga- tion, received notice that the United States supreme court will be ready to hear the Minnesota cases Oct. 25. It is believed that if the cases are submitted at that time an opinion can be looked for in the early part of next year. Several cases from other states in which practically the same _ points are involved, have been set for dafés in advance of the Minnesota cases. As a result of the St. Louis confer- ence the cases of the various states will be great!y expedited. All the states affected have come to an agreement as to the presen- tation to the supreme court, to get the earliest possible decision. It is generally understood that the su- Preme court will hasten these cases to an early decision, because of the unrest in business circles over the points at issue. A committee has been selected consisting of Attorney General Gfant G. Martin of Nebraska, Attorney Gen- eral Royal C. Johnson of South Da- kota, and the attorney general of Oklahoma, to confer with Mr. Young relative to that portion of the brief John G. Williams of Duluth, promin-, Chicago, which recently added agri-! business, the | stitute farming, and it is a sad sight | touching on the interference of state with {nter-state rates. Th’s com- mittee will meet in St. Paul, Aug. 15. “The United States supreme court can never sustain Judge Walter H. Sanborn’s decision which knocked out the two-cent fare in Minnesota,” declares Mr. Young. “The supreme court of the United States must uphold the appeal of Minnesota in the rate cases or change its former position,” said Young today. “The U. S. circuit court of Kentucky Oregon and Nebraska passed upon the same question involved in the last year and a half, some before and some after Judge Sanborn’s decision, and each held positively the other way—that is, that rates .which by their terms apply to commerce __ be- ginning and ending in the state, as| in the Minnesota case, cannot be held to interfere with the interstate commerce laws.” John’s a Sport. The Cass Lake Times gives the fol-| lowing account of John Smith, the old Chippewa Indian chief, from Deer River, who makes annual pilgrimag- es to Grand Rapids: One of the most interesting stunts pulled off at the carnival here was performed by “Captain” John Smith, the old Chippewa Indian chief who is nearing the century mark in years. One of the carnival managers wish- ed to take a kodak picture of the | jo until after much persuasion and |a promise of all the free rides he} | wished to have on the merry-go-round. | | The camera was snapped and Cap-| ‘tain John immediately mounted one} of the “steeds” where he remained | for about a dozen rides before _ be- | coming tired of the amusement. Dur- jing one of the stops a small boy ; handed the Indian a carnival “rat- tle’ which seemed to greatly please |!the red man, and he immediately pro- | ceeded to hum one of the old_ time war songs, keeping perfect time with | the “tattler.” A big crowd gathered and took in the fun for several min- utes until the machine was started for another round, when Captain | John was heard to say in English: | “Me sport.” ABOUT THE STATE News of Especial Interest to Minnesota Readers, “REJECTED LOVER KILLS THREE Enters Home of the Girl and Slays Her and Her Father and Then Ends His Own Life. William Wolff, his daughter Cora and Edward Corey were shot dead at the Wolff residence at Olivia. Young Corey, it appeared, was in love with the Wolff girl but had been | Tejected by her the day before the | shooting. He called at the girl’s home | | | but was ordered by her father, Will- iam Wolff, to leave the place and not | to return. It is thought that Corey obtained a key to the Wolff house, for in the ; morning he went to the Wolff place while the family was asleep, removed | his shoes at the door and went into the house and upstairs to Cora’s room. The intruder’s entrance to the room caused the girl to scream and her father, who was sleeping down stairs, responded quickly to her cry. As Wolff entered the bedroom Corey drew a revolver and shot him dead. Mrs. Wolff, who was the only other member of the family at home, then ran from the house to Sheriff Vicks’ residence, two blocks distant, and no- tified the she-iff. Vick and Marshal Sherin arrived at the Wolff residence in a few min- utes, but when they attempted to en- ter the bedroom Corey threatened to shoot. A moment later two more shots were fired and when officers forced their way into the room they found Corey, Wolff and the daughter dead. Corey had disrobed himself, evident- ly before the girl had awakened. Both th- Corey and Wolff families are among the oldest of Olivia. WEALTHY LUMBERMAN DEAD John A. Humbird of St. Paul Expires at Spokane. John A. Humbird, millionaire lum- berman of Minnesota, is dead at the home of his son at Spokane, Wash. The end came only after a brave fight for life in the last forty-eight hours of which he had been unconscious. John A. Humbird, whose wealth is estimated at several million dollars, was perhaps less generally known than most of St. Paul’s wealthy citi- gens. His erect, solid figure was often seen on the streets, but few persons knew him as a “lumber king” or “rail- Toad builder,” and his coming and go- aged warrior but was unable to do| ‘Wl TTT il | SHOE We've just received our new “ Queen Quality” styles for Spring and they're beauties. believe such footwear possible at the The makers have outdone themselves. Smart, snappy styles with plenty of comfort and service—just what you have been looking for. You'll buy here eventually, Why not to-day? The PIONEER STORE JOHN BECKFELT, Prop. price. We did not money Consideration. ne added that Seventh Death Occurs at Swinburne sc inought some of the Republicans Island Hospital. ! who voted for Lorimer got money for New York, July 20.—Another death 80 doing. from Asiatic cholera occurred at the’ - Swinburne island hospital of the New names of any Republicans he suspect- White declined to mention the York quarantine station. The victira was Giuseppe Pettinic, thirty-two years old, who arrived here on the steamer Moltke. Notwithstanding this additional death, making the count seven at this port, Health Officer Alvah H. Doty issued a statement in which he said the situation was satisfactory. further cases of the disease have de- veloped among the detained immi- | grants. ADMIRAL TOGO IN NEW YORK Famous Jap Sea Fighter Given Mid- | night Welcome. | New York, Aug. 4—The United States at midnight formally welcomed | shiro Togo of the Japanese navy, hero of the Russo-Japanese war. The wel- come was given aboard the steamer Lusitania at Quarantine by represen- tatives of the state, war and navy de- ernor John A. Dix. come on behalf of the nation the dele- distinguished Japanese in a tug to the |Tevenue cutter Seneca. A few mo- | ments later the Seneca was speeding for her pier at Twenty-third street, | Hudson river, whence Admiral Togo | | was taken away in an automobile to | | his hotel. | 1 | White’s Opinion of Many Illinois | | Legislators. j Washington, Aug. 5.—To his story | of how he says he was bribed to vote | for Lorimer, Charles A. White, former |member of the Illinois legislature, |added for the benefit of the senate | Lorimer committee that he believed every one of the fifty-three Democrats who voted for Lorimer did so for No. partments and a representative of Gov- | After a few cordial words of wel- | gation of Americans accompanied the | | RECEIVED MONEY FOR VOTING | ‘ed, “because it is just a matter of , opinion and I do not want to do an in- justice to any one.” He said he based | his opinion about wholesale corruption on the fact that he was bribed and that others confessed they also were bribed. GERMAN DEMANDS EXCESSIVE French Do Not Share English Opti- | mism Regarding Morocco. | Paris, Aug. 4.—A semi-official note states that the optimistic opinion | Cmanasin from London relative to the progress of the Franco-German | pegotiations are not borne out by the _facts, as the German demands con- ‘tinue excessive to its shores Admiral Count Heiha- KNUTE NELSON. Minnesota Senator May Retire From Public Life. getting than by the Bell Ne sive business man. place of a personal visit. If your inquiry must extend rid of mountains pments of Goods 5 here is no better way of locating goods, keeping track of things and of detail Telephone, other way is so far reaching, so quick, so inexpen- sive, so satisfactory, and so necessary to the progres- It is the modern way and takes the to distant points, the Bell Long Distance Service is indispensable 3} ing attracted little attention. He was born in Pennsylvania July 18, 1836. MESABA TELEPHONE CO 0. V. 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