Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 16, 1911, Page 6

PAGE SIX GRAND RAPIDS HERALD-REVIEW WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1911. ABOUT THE STATE News of Especial Interest to Minnesota Readers, WHITTIER ON THE STAND Superintendent of the State Training School at Red Wing Testifies in His Own Behalf. Superintendent rrank A. Whittier of the Red Wing state training school re- vealed two lines of defense in the opening of his side of the case before the board of control at Red Wing. He made headway by documentary evidence toward establishing his con- tention that corporal punishment as administered under his direction at the state training school was given with the full knowledge and consent of the board of contro]. He also intro- duced a great mass of records on file | to show that the corporal punishment administered was made necessary by repeated misconduct on the part of tnruly inmates. His records showed that one girl, who has already testi- fied under the charges brought by Ralph Wheelock, secretary to Govern- or Eberhart, was reported as many as ninety-eight times for violations of the rules, without receiving corporal pun- ishment; that another girl, now mar- ried, received only three whippings for sixty-eight reports of misconduct. In the course of his testimony Su- perintendent Whittier admitted that he knew were used in punishing girls at Red Wing and that this form of chastise- ment was inflicted with his approval. The plaintiff's attorney went after the witness hard as to the record kept of corporal punishment inflicted. Mr. Whittier said that in some cases en- tr as to the number of blows were made in the permanent books of the institution, but that in general the records of whippings were kept in in- dividual envelopes. In regard to sev- eral whippings of girls, Mr. Whittier said he had approved the record of punishment, but had no knowledge of the merits of the case other than that conveyed by the formal record. It was brought out that the records of two whippings to which Mr. Whittier tes- tified in direct examination either were not made out or have been lost. ON THREE SEPARATE COUNTS Minneapolis Grand Jury Again Indicts J, D. Bren, The Hennepin county grand jury has drawn up a rearranged indictment against J. D. Bren, former cashier of the state university, who was indicted | previously on a charge of embezzling $20,000 The new indictment, brought fol- lowing testimony of John Barry, ac- countant employed by the county at- | torney’s office, it is said, is founded on three separate counts, two addi- tional charges having been brought, and the new indictment prefers against Mr. Bren a charge for larceny as bailee. The indictment was reported to Judge Steel of the district court and Mr. Bren’s attorney, M. C. Brady, was also apprised of the grand jury’s ac- tion. The authorities, seek to arraign Mr. Bren on the new charge in an effort to have his bail, now $20,000, raised toa higher amount. HOLDS INDICTMENTS VALID Judge Overrules Demurrer in White Earth Land Fraud Cases. an all day argument in the United States district court at Fergus Falls, overruled demurrers in the White Earth land fraud cases and held that the indictments are valid. The indictments charge Gus H. Beaulieu and a number of other prom- inent citizens of White Earth and vicinity with conspiracy to defraud the government by inducing govern- ment officers to issue patents to full blood Indians and mixed blood minors by procuring affidavits that they were of mixed blood. The charge of con- spiracy was the only method by which the government was able to reach the accused parties criminally. BURNS OVER THI THREE ACRES Fire Destroys Box pane Lumber Plant at St. Paul. hting desperateiy to quench flames that fairly leaped from one section to another of the three acres occupied by the Minnesota Box and Lumber company the fire department or St. Paul was unable to hold the loss under $75,000. do! of this amount was in lumber, $15,000 in machinery and the remain- der covers the damage to the office buildi The insurance does not ex- ceed $40. Fifty men are without employ" ult of the blaze. és Century Mark. agher is dead at the hier at St. Paul Park ine years, . eleven ye ky and uae called for and smoked from twelve to fifteen pipe- fuls of tobacco every day, almost to the time of his death. a hose and a harness tug | it is said, will | dge Willard, at the conclusion of | Fifty thousand | EXAMINER PLACED IN CHARGE First State Bank of Bowlus, Minn., Ordered Closed. Another state bank closed, followed by the resignation of O. H. Havill, president of the Merchants National bank of St. Cloud, is the direct result of the closing recently of the State bank of Royalton, Morrison county. Kelsey Chase, state superintendent of banks, closed the First State bank of Bowlus, in Morrison county, the own- ership of which is closely allied to that of the State bank of Royalton Examiner Regan has been placed in charge of the Royalton bank and Ex- aminer Millard was sent to Bowlus to take charge. O. H. Havill of St. Cloud was presi- dent of the First State bank of Bow- lus and as soon as that institution was closed he tendered his resigna- tion to the board of directors of the Merchants National bank of St. Cloud. MOTIVE FOR CRIME UNKNOWN Faribault (Minn.) Man Kills Wife and Himself. Thomas K. Talbott, a resident of Faribault, shot his wife through the temple and neck, killing her instantly. Then, turning the gun on himself, he fired two shots, one taking effect in | the temple and the other at the base of the neck, after which he took a razor and cut his throat from ear to | ear. Talbott was about fifty years old and his wife was about the same age. He had been in the land business in Iowa, but had returned and spent the past week at Faribault. A little girl was in the room at the time of the shooting, but ran out. The man evidently intended to kill her also, as five shots were fired. No motive for the crime is known, | but it is said by the officers that Tal- bott had been drinking for a week. INDIANS SECURING LIQUOR | Pussyfoot Johnson Again in Northern Minnésota. Chief Special Agent Johnson of the Indian service was in Walker for the first time since last year looking | up the liquor question with reference to furnishing intoxicants to persons of Indian blood. He went from there | to Akeley, where it is alleged boot- | legging is being carried on. While Walker, the nearest town to the reservation, has successfully put the lid on Indian booze the fact re- mains that the reds are getting liquor. Most of the bootlegging is done by In- dians who go to other towns and ob- | tain a supply of whisky which they take on the reservation. Owing to the demand for the liquor they have no trouble in obtaining a dolar a pint | for it. EMPLOYERS’ LIABILITY BILL Minnesota State Bar Association Will Draft One. An employers’ liability act having the endorsement of the M snesota State Bar association will Le pre- sented at the next legislature as the result of action taken at a meeting of | the board of governors of the state bar at the Minnesota club, St. Paul, following luncheon at which the mem- bers were the guests of C. A. Sever- ance, president of the association. A resolution providing for the appoint- ment of a special employes’ compen- | sation bill committee was passed and the personnel of it, although tentative- ly arranged, will be definitely deter- | mined within a few days by President | Severance and Secretary C. W. Farn- |; ham. |TO WED MINNEAPOLIS GIRL Charles G. Gates, Who Inherits Im- mense Fortune, Following a romantic courtship | Miss Florence Hopwood, a Minneapo- jlis girl, is to become the wife of Charles G. Gates, who will inherit the greater part of the estate of his father, John W. Gates, American millionaire, who died a few days ago in Paris. The engagement took place early in the summer before Charles G. Gates was called to Paris by the serious illness of his father and, when he left, Miss Hopwood and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Hopwood, accompanied him. Mr. Hopwood has returned, but his wife and daughter are still in Paris. SAY ACCUSER WAS SLAYER | Young Negro Boy Alleged to Have Confessed Murder. Hall Green, aged seventeen, a mu- latto, son of Schr Green of Le Sueur, who accused first a tramp, Masterson, and then Fred Felber of Le Sueur of the murder cf the harvest hand, Harry | Rugg, on July 29, has made full con- fession that he alone, without aid, murdered Rugg, the authorities allege. Masterson and Felber were released from jail. Minnesota Law College Dean. The regents of the state university |at a meeting in the offiec of Pres- |ident Vincent elected William Rey- nolds Vance of the Yale law college dean of the college of law to succeed | the late W. S. Pattee. Dr. Vance is a | well known legal practitioner and }echolar, author and authority on in- . | gurance problems. Aged Woman Auto Victim. Mrs. Ole Jenson, sixty years old, was killed in an automobile accident near Zumbrota. Mrs. Jenson fell from the machine while returning from Zumbrota to-her home in Roscoe. PEERS APPROVE. HOUSE APPROVES VETO MEASURE) COTTON MEASURE Bill Passes House of Lords by Narrow Margin. VOTE STANDS AT 131 TO 14 Struggle Begun Two Years Ago Ends in Radical Change in Great Brit- ain’s Working Constitution. London Aug. 11.—Premier Asquith’s government, which claims to repre sent the democracy of Grext Britain, enforced its will on the peerage by the narrow vote of i31 to 114. By this vote the house of lords de- cided to accept what the Liberals con- tend is the will of the people and adopted Viscount Morley’s motion not to insist on the lords’ amendments to the parliamentary bill, which prac- tically limits the power of the house of lords to a two-year suspensory veto and vastly increases the prerogatives of the house of commons. The great constitutional struggle that began when the house of lords nearly two years ago rejected the budget of David Lloyd-George, chan- cellor of the exchequer, is ended for a time at least and with the greatest change to Great Britain’s working con- stitution since the passage of the re- form bill. The process of voting consumed nearly an hour and the result trembled in the balance until the last moment. The “die hards” mustered greater strength than was expected and the| government owes its victory to the votes of between twenty and thirty Conservatives who threw in their lot with the Liberals to save their own; caste from loss of prestige and the king from the necessity of exercising the royal prerogative for the creation of a large number of new peers, from which every one believes he was ex- tremely anxious to be saved. A resolution to pay members of the house of commons $2,000 annually for their services was carried by a vcte of 256 to 159. The resolution was moved by Chan- cellor Lioyd-George, who said Great Britain was the only country in the | world that did not pay members for their work in parliament, which now- adays is so strenuous the members have little time to atten¢ to anything else. SENATOR FRYE PASSES AWAY Maine Statesman, in Poor Health for Long Time, Expires Suddenly. Lewiston, Me., Aug. 9.—Maine lost its senior United States senator and | an almost lifelong faithful servant when William Pierce Frye died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Helen} White, in this city. At his bedside | were Mrs. White and his other daugh- | ter, Mrs. Alice Briggs, who also re-| sides in Lewiston. Although he had! been ill for a long time death came suddenly. A general breakdown, due to his age and his extremely arduous career, is ascribed by Senator Frye’s physi- cians as the cause of death. Senator Frye had served in congress since 1869, six terms in the house of representatives being followed in 1881 by his election to the senate, when James G. Blaine resigned to become} secretary of state. * WILL VETO STATEHOOD BILL President Taft Opposed to Judiciary Recall Feature. Washington, Aug. 10.—President Taft will veto the New Mexico-Arizo- na statehood resolution as passed by the senate. Democratic leaders of both house and senate declare, how- ever, that they could marshal enough votes to pass the measure over a veto, The president indicated some time ago that he would take this action unless the Nelson amendment was adopted. This amendment would have cequired the people of Arizona, as a condition of statehood, to vote down the provision in-their constitution for the recall of judges. The amendment was defeated and the senate passed the bill as it came from the house, simply requiring that a vote be taken on the recall feature. RULING FAVORS LABOR MEN Comptroller of Treasury Decrees Eight-Hour Day for Navy Yards. Washington, Aug. 11.—Organized labor won a signal victory when Comp- troller of the Treasury Tracewell con- strued the last naval appropriation act to mean that “every” employe in a shipyard where government vessels are building must be given an eight- hour day. Heretofore it had been held by the attorney general that former appro- priation acts applied the eight-hour restriction only to work actually be ing performed on the vessel itself. Noted German Publicist Dead. Berlin, Aug. 11.—Heinrich von Pos- chinger, the noted political writer and author of many works on the life of Bismarck, is dead. He was born in Munich, Aug.-31, 1845. Thirty Republicans Vote With Democrats for Bill REDUCES REVENUE $3,000,000 Third Large Tariff Revision Project Passes the Lower Branch of Con- gress by a Vote of 202 to 91. ‘Washington, Aug. 4.—Supported by all the Democrats and by thirty pro- gressive Republicans the Democratic cotton tariff bill, the third of the big tariff revision measures brought for- ward by the Democratic house of representatives, passed that body by 202 to 91. The bill cuts the average tariff on cotton manufactured goods from 48 to 27 per cent ad valorem, a 21 per cent reduction in duty that the Democratic leaders estimate to re- duce revenue by about $3,000,000. Not an amendment was offered to the bill, although the Republicans at- tacked it vigorously on account of al- leged increases in certain items over the rates of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. Practically all of the progressives from the Northwest voted for the bill. Northwestern members lined up as follows: For the bill: Anderson, Davis, Mil- ler, Lindbergh, Steenerson and. Vol- stead, Minnesota; Lenroot, Nelson, Morse, Kopp and Esch, Wisconsin; Haugen, Hubbard and Woods, Iowa, and Hanna and Helgeson, North Da- kota. Against the bill: Stevens and Nye, Minnesota; Burke, South Dakota, and Cooper, Wisconsin. LARGER HOUSE PR' PROVIDED FOR Senate Approves aedeonarecs(onal Reap- portionment. house congressional reapportionment bill, providing that after March 3, 1913, shall consist of 433 members, exclu- sive of Arizona and New Mexico, an increase of forty-two over the present membership, was passed by the sen- ate without roll call. The bill now goes to conference be- tween the two houses for agreement as to the senate amendments before going to the president for his approval. The bill is so drawn that no state will lose in representation, but in some cases there will be a decided increase. New York heads the list with an in- crease of six members; Pennsylvania four; California and Oklahoma three each; Illinois, Massachusetts, New | Jersey, Texas and Washington two each, and Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Soutn Dakota, Utah and West Virginia one each. COMPROMISE BILL ADOPTED House Farmers’ Free List Bill Is Changed by the Senate. Washington, Aug. 2—The house farmers’ free list bill, exempting from tariff duties a variety of agricultural implements, cereals, meats, cotton bagging and other articles was de feated by the senate by a tie vote of 89 to 39. Senator Kern of Indiana, Democrat, then offered a compromise amendment, taking meats off the free list when coming from countries that do not admit American cotton, corn, wheat, oats, horses, cattle and hogs free of duty. This compromise measure Was adopted by the senate by a vote of 48 to 30. The bill was passed by an alliance of Democrats and progressive Re- publicans. TWENTY THOUSAND NOW OUT Strike of London Dock Workers More Serious. London, Aug. 4.—With a serious sit- uation developing in the strike of the dock workers a sharp rise in meat and provisions came as a warning that food supplies are short and that fam- ine prices may soon prevail. As a result of the call for a general strike of all classes of London dock workers and affiliated trades about 8,000 more walked out, bringing the total number of strikers to 20,000. The leaders predict that 40,000 men will be out shcrtly. REMSEN WILLING TO QUIT Head of Board Says He Would Wel- come Adverse Finding. Washington, Aug. 4—The Remsen pure food referee board would wel- come a finding that it is illegal, de- clared Dr. Ira W. Remsen, chairman of the board, before the house com- mittee on department of agriculture expenditures. This is the tribunal to which Dr. Wiley’s pure food decisions are re- ferred and which reversed Dr. Wiley’s finding that benzoate of soda was deleterious to health. the house of representatives | | MAY CONTINUE THEIR PROBING Congressional Committees Will Do as Chairmen Say. INQUIRIES NOT COMPLETED. Democratic Leaders Believe That In- vestigations Should Continue as Long as They Produce Results—Suggestion Made That Caucuses Should Be Open to the Public. By ARTHUR W. DUNN. Washington, Aug. 11.—|Special.]—As long as the investigating committees can keep on the trail of what they con- sider good leads they intend to keep probing. That has been the decision of the Democratic leaders, who think that at least a few members of the house—those who have been assigned to a specific duty—should work after congress adjourns. Whether the committees can be kept busy depends a great dea! on the chair- men. Members of the committees will not remain unless the chairman insists upon working. Just how keen these chairmen will be to continue the hunt for irregular government methods when the session has ended is not yet plain. It would appear that several committees must continue the inqui- ries they have undertaken. Need Caucus Publicity. Since it appeared that Mr. Bryan was misinformed as to what transpired in the Democratic caucus a suggestion has been made that hereafter these caucuses should be open, like the ses- sions of the house. But the suggestion will not be adopted. Congressman Olmsted of Pennsyl- vania was having a discussion with Congressman Rucker of Missouri about the campaign publicity bill. He read from a newspaper an account of the Democratic caucus on that mat- ter “The caucus adopted a stringent | resolution.” said the account, “forbid- ding any member giving publicity to | the caucus proceedings and discharg- : |ing any employee who gave an ac- Washington, Aug. 4.—The amended | 1 count of the caucus.” “They were opposed to publicity on their own publicity bill,” was the com- ment of Olmsted. Familiar as Politics. “About this time look for thunder showers.” said the old almanacs in predicting weather for July. The po- litical forecaster might with equal cor- rectness predict for any period pre- ceding .a presidential election and say about this time look for the headline, “Solid South Breaking.” followed by an interview witb a southern Repub- lican politician predicting that “there is likely to be a break in the solid south in the next election” and giving reasons for the assertion. That has been going on at every po- litical campaign since the south be- came solid. Missouri, Kentucky, Ten- nessee, North Carolina, Virginia and even Georgia, Louisiana and Alabama are mentioned as states which may cast their votes for the Republican candidate. Kentucky once cast part of her vote for McKinley, and Mis- | souri bas twice voted for the Repub- lican candidate. Quoting Capron. Adin B. Capron of Rhode Island was one of the most lovable men and real humorists of the house. Perhaps it is natural for his successor, Congress- man Utter, to quote him. He was talking about the tariff, which always involves figures and percentages. be do not know much about percent- ‘mat ne nad a mgh opinion of percent- ages so long as he (Capron) stood 100 per cent. By and by he took a wife, and with two in the family he was only 50 per cent. Later when little Caprons came along his percentage went down, although the family con- tinued to increase. Sometimes I think when we are dealing with these ques- tions we get lost between percentages and the whole number.” Willing to Work. “The people are paying us our sal- aries to stay here and attend to public business,” declared Senator Reed in opposing the talk of adjournment. The Missouri senator perhaps does not know that a great many people would prefer that the payment of the sal- aries should continue if congress would adjourn and give the country a rest. WANTS and FOR SALE Five Cents Per Line LOST—Belt buckle, cameo setting, between Herald-Review office and gevot. Reward offered for its re- turn to this office. (WANTED—Two electricians to shock oats for George Hewes. FURNISHED ROOMS for rent, all new and modern, phone No, 168. WANTED—100 lawn mowers to ; sharpen at George Hewis’ electrical shop. WANTED—good reliable girl for {ecok and to look after house in fam- i, i two.—J, C. McKusick, Marble, FOR SALE—my dwelling house an the Shamrock saloon building. Call or address Pat Hoolihan, Cohasset, Minn. FOR SALE—Canvas covered cedar feanoe, a bargain. Inquire of T. R. Pravitz. 1tf. LOST—Gold ring with diamond | chip—finder please return to this office. Reward offered. FOR SALE—Residence, 6 room house, water and lights, located be- tween Beckfelt’s and Wood’s—Inquire Mrs. Mable Baker, Cohasset, Minn. | FOUND—A bunch of keys on Sev- ‘enth street, opposite George Meyers residence. Owner can have same by paying for this notice. WANTED—Men and teams to put up hay by the ton on Washburn Meadows on Willow River east of Hill City. $3 per ton. Good oppor- tunity. Come ready for work.—E. E Reynolds, Foreman. FOR SALE—some household furni- ture and a piano. Inquire at this office. 8 — FOR SALE—Lot 2, 26-53. Store post office and school convenient. ‘Would consider good, young team, not less than 2,500 pounds. Address box 104, Warba, Minn. 8 ages.” remarked Utter. “O2n Have You Tried A Chauncy-Russ or a Gem Trio yet? If You Haven’t You Have Missed A Great Deal. Get the Habit--Follow the Crowd ToHE Chauncy Creators of Good Things -Russ Parlor Opposite Ghe Gem Theatre Smoke the Chauncy-Russ Cigar--5c Best in Town for the price Grand Rapids Village Lots We have chotce residence lots a! for sale om casy terms. REISHUS-REMER . : > » ° & FOSSERSHOS SER SCESESS AND $5 PER MONTH. them on such easy terms that anybody can buy. per month is certainly easy. Come io and talk the matter over. We also have some choice busivess lots om our lists. They are POSSESS SO SSSSSSSHSSSSSHSSHSSSSHOSEHSEESS: ° $5 DOWN 11 over towm and we are selling $5 down and #% LAND COMPANY, EE Se —