Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, June 19, 1912, Page 1

‘OFICIAL PAPER OF HISTORICAL SOCIETY, | OFFICIAL PAPER OF Grand Rapids t Village and . Co: and Townshi School Dist. eee No. One Grand Uapids Herald-Neview. VoL, XXII. —No 51 Granp Rapips, Irasca CounTY, MINN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, [912 UNIVERSITY WEEK SEOOION NOW ON Splendid Program Being Given By Lecturers For State University Extension Work. GOOD FEATURES YET 10 COME Glee Club Concert Fills Auditorium Tuesday Evening—‘Merchant of Venice” Will Be Star At- traction Thursday. The week of university extension ‘work being given here is exceeding the expectations of those who are attending in the excellence of the daily programs, which are varied enough to provide topics of interest to everyone. The business men or women, agriculturalist, housewife, boy or girl—there is something of interest on the program for every ‘walk of life or industry. PRESIDENT TAFT LEADS IN FIGHT’ Election of Elihu Root as Tempor- ary Chairman Gives Advantage to President. STORMY © SESSION = CONTINUES Battle Which Begun With Opening of Convention Renewed Today With Redoubled Effort On Both Sides. Against the threats and’ invectives of the Roosevelt supporters the Taft ‘men put through the first part of their program at the Republican na- tional convention Tuesday when they elected Elihu Root temporary chair- man. The call of the roll was beset with difficulties from the outset, but the final report Tuesday evening gave 558 vatse for Root, 502 for Me- The programs, with a few minor) changes are being carried through 2g planned. There was a good attend-| |Govern, 14 scattering votes and four not voting. This morning the convention took ance for the opening day, in spite of up.the motion of Governor Hadley of the inclement weather Monday, and! Missouri to strike from the tempor- the lecture by Prof- Rankin on “How, ary roll of the convention as prepar- Minnesota Educates Her Children,’| ed by the national committee the drew a large evening audience. i Tuesday's special feature was the talk on “The Case for and Against Socialism, by Prof. C. W. Thompson, of the department of economics. A practical talk on “First Aid,” by | Miss Trinko, trained nurse was among the interesting features on the morning program and “The Evo- lution of the Steel Rail,” ‘by Prof. Charles E. van Barneveld, professor of mining engineering was another feature on a program that left noth- 1 ing to be desired. The concert by the university Glee club Tuesday evening drew a crowd-; ed house that warmly applauded the | different numbers on a program of | rare excellence. The violin numbers ‘by Mrs. Carlyle Scott were one of the features of the evening, Mrs. Scott is an artist of exceptional abil-| ity and it is seldom that a Grand Rapids audience Has the opportunity} to hear @ program of such high musi cal merit as that presented by the glee club and soloists. Wednesday's program tock up art and literature especially, the fol- lowing numbers being featured: ART AND LITERATURE DAY. Wednesday, June 19. 9:30-10415 “The Library and the Community,’ Miss Martha Wilson, library visitor for the department of public instruction. 10:15-11:00 “Cooking for Convales- cents,” trained nurse. 11:00-11:45 “Books for Children,” Civic Betterment,’ Mrs. Elizabeth Atwood, St. Cloud. Noon. “Women’s Clubs Prof. Carlyle Scott. 2:45-8:45 Reading Hour, Mrs. Geo. Prudden from Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art, Industriai art exhibit, Mrs. Maurice L. Flagg. “The Drama and Drama tic League,” Mrs. Eliza- beth Atwood. Illustrated lecture, “Art In Common Things,” Mau- rice I. Flagg, director of | the Minnesota state art society. ' The remaining sessions will be: TOWN AND COUNTRY DAY. Thursday, June 20. 10:00 “The Artistic Home, Margaret Blair. 2:00-2:45 and 3:45-4:30 4:30-5:15 8:00 names of delegates seated by the national committee in contested elec” tion cases and substitute those of the Roosevelt sutstitutes. ~ The whole day has been passed in one of the most bitter struggles wever waged on the floor of a con- @ention. The Roosevelt people are fighting every inch gf the way. At 3:30 this afterncon when Ex4Con- gressman James R. Watson of India- na rose to speak in opposition to th@ Hadley motion Governor Hadley rose| and stocd beside him on the plat- form. The wildest excitement pre- vailed. Standards were torn down and carried around the convention ‘hall, Missouri: Maine, Minnesota and Idaho leading the procession. At 5:00 o’clock the convertion was voting on whether to. table Gov..Had- ley’s motion that 76 contested dele gates be unseated. Up ta 6:32 the Wote stocd 296 to table the resolu tion and 274 against. WIPES UP EARTH WITH CLOQUET TEAM Grand Rapids Beats With Score of 8 to 5—Play Four Games This Week. By a score of 8 to 5 the City team of Grand Rapids wiped Cloquet off the map last Sunday, winning with am ease that made the Cloquét fans wonder what was happening, and why. Bonneville and McKenna were used by the Cloquet team, while Betz and Hicks were the battery for Grand Rapids, Betz picking nine strike-outs, and retiring the Cloquet players in a way that left a dark brown taste in the mouth of the local fans- There was nothing to it, from the time the first ball was tossed until the last returns were checked up, while in the seventh inning the )Grand Rapids bunch picked off five runs just as an incident to the real fun of the performance. The Cloquet men only succeeded in picking two hits on Betz, while eight hits were registered on Bonne- ville, Cloquet’s star twirler, six hits in succession making the game lock @s easy as @ croquet session for Grand Rapids. This evening the Grand Rapids players go to International Falls, where they will play a series of four games, one each Thursday to Sun- day with the Internationa? Falls team. Incidentally they will put Grand Rapids on the map before the Se se i ee ee eh hh OE Oe ee Y CALL FOR MASS MEETING Believing that the best interests of the nation, state and our own community would be best served if all the people were given the right to express their opinions, that is, to vote, and being of the belief that the votes of the mothers and teachers and women in every walk of life are needed to secure the general good, and for the purpose of forming an organization to promote the cause of equal suffrage, we hereby call upon the men and women of Grand Rapids to meet at the city hall at four o’clock, Friday afternoon, June 21, to discuss ways and means of organization. There will be among the prominent speakers present Miss Mary D. McFadden of Duluth, Prof. Phalen of the state university, Senator C. C. McCarthy and a number of the visiting editors. Signed:—C. C. McCarthy, E. C. Kiley, A. L. LaFreniere, A. J. McGuire, F. A. King, W. C. Gilbert, Leon M. Bolter, E. A. Freeman, Mrs. Geo. H. Spear, Mrs. Katherine E. Doran, Mrs. T. J. Peach, May Stanley, Mrs. L. W. Huntley, Mrs. C. C. Wilcocks, Mrs. H. M. Stark, Florence Burlingame. icsessaasiael Wontontontoedectonteegondontondosdontondostontostone * | & sestotestetentetostetonectentetestetentetontatontotontete estntotestetestetenteRetetentnteetatetontetentetneteten E: Ki :: g by R : : tatement by Keusswig : ‘4 P 4 Poeroseeeeeeetttes Ses tontoostontosonde Mr toesendentoetoatontontestectontontontonteatoatontontontoatestontontenty ¢ $ To the Herald-Review: 3 | : I have been urged by mamy friencs to make a public refuta- $ tation of the infamous slandersto which myself and others of this = $ community have peen subjected of late by the publication known ¥ {| 4 as the Grand Rapids Examiner. Of my own volition I would not 4 & do so. No man should be called upen to defend himself against $ a characterless slanderer; against one who seeks to build a place ¥ for himself by wantonly and criminally undertaking to destroy the a Deeetoes Seateetoate % good names of men that he may shine in their light. So far as the offense with which I have been charged goes, I cannot see wherein any explanation from me should be necessary beyond thet disclosed in the hearing had last week before Justice Kearney. The evidence went clearly to show that there was not, and is not, reasonably fair-minded 1910. What disposition é one scintilla of evidence to cause any man to suspect that I even MIC.1. be guilty of any wrongdoing in connection with the check issued by the school board of Dis- trict No. 1 to Swan Nelson in October, $ was made of that check shows for itself. Through correspondence hald py the school board with Mrs. James Hayden, township schoo superintendent, arrangements had been made for the transportation of pupils to and from Carpenter school. The work was jet to Swan Nelson and James Hayden. As was the custom in such cases the names of these parties were placed upon the regular payroll, and payment made monthl) the same 2s to-teachers employed throughout the district. Not having been advised to the contrary, the reasonable presumption was that Nelson was transporting the pupils, and at the end of th school term checks were drawn and mailed to the parties supposed to be serving the district. The check in question was mailed to Swan Nelson. I say this without qualification, because I did not deliver the check to Nelson im person; hence he received it by mail, as Hayden did for the same month. It is difficult to dis- cuss any proposition’ in opposition to one who brazenly disre- gards the truth. The Examiner states in its semi-editorial report of the justice court proceedings that the case against me was dismissed because of the “convenient” forgetfulness of one. wit- ness—thereby intimating that Mr. Barrett was perjuring himself to favor me. Mr. Barrett could hardly be expected to rememier the ineident cf having cashed any particular check ip the fall of 1910. It was probably one of hundreds that passed through his hands. He could only know he handled the check because his endorsement was on it. He did not know whether he personally cashed the check. It might have been taken by his foreman or bookkeeper. He did know, however, ard@ he so testified, that if F. E. Reusswig had presented tthe check, F. E. Reusswig’s name would have been endorsed upon it. He did know, and he so tes- tified, that it was and: is his invariable rule to accept checks only when endorsed py the party presenting them. This being the case Swan Neison must have presented the check and received the cash thereon. Iv is not to be presumed that \Swan Nelson is in the habit of receiving so many fifty dollar checks that the facts relating to this particular item could be mixed in his mind with other similar transactions. I cannot but believe that Swan Nelsor knows fully the facts. Swan Nelson knows that I did rot deliver the check in question to him personally; ‘Swan Nelson knows that he did mot return the check to me by hand or otherwise after he had written his name upon the back of it. Swan Nelson knows that he received fifty-dollars from School District No. 1 for which he had rendered no service whatever. I firmly believe these facts are also known to the editor of the Grand Rapids Examiner. Swan \Nelson was made to believe that he had committed a crime in accepting the fifty dollar check when he had not earned it. Swan Nelson was shown that he must be able to explain that he did not get the money on the check. The story as told by Nelson was very poorly devised but it served to permit the effort to cast an infamous slander upon me) F. E. REUSSWIG. Seeteeteeheetestontenteeteetiets etpededeteedegogpegedeneadegecoetetongteteeteteteceetetecededeeeteteeh % > Sy seSendoedoateeendendoegatdonioe ee a ea ae ee eee ik ae a oe te ok 2 Oe NORTH COUNTRY EDITORS CONVENE Grand Rapids Will Welcone Ink- . Dispensers of Northern Minnesota Friday. MANY PLAN TO ATTEND MEETING Ball Game Between “Fats” and “Leans”—Strawberry Dinner At Experiment Farm Saturday. When the members of the Northern Minnesota Editorial association fore- gather in Grand Rapids Friday for three days’ of outdoor life and jollifi- cation the town will be turned over to them for their especial use and enjoyment. The keys of the city—/| and everything else that the visitors may fancy—will.be.their’s.for.the ask- img ‘and every citizen will’ stand ready tia aid and apet the editorial) bunch in making the annual outing ‘a continuous big time. One of the features of the meeting | Two Dollars a Year MISS. MFADDEN TALKS SUFFRAGE Noted Newspaper Woman Discuss- ed “Woman In Politics” at Auditorium Monday. QUTLINED MINNESOTA SITUATION Politicians Pledged to Support Movement, Declares Miss Mc- Fadden—Tells of Notable Wo- men In Politics. “Politics does not mean party doc- trines, affiliations and platforms so much as it means sanitation, pure food and the right of men and wo- men to a decent living,’ declared Mary D. McFadden, newspaper wor man and suffragist, talking on “Wo- men im Politics,” in the high school auditorium last Monday afternoon. Miss McFadden’s talk on equal suf- rage was a part of the week ‘of uni- versity extension work and she was | greeted with a large aduiemce that seemed thoroughly in sympathy with will be the ball game Saturday fore-| the views expounded by the clever noon, when the lean brethern of ithe |D¢€WsPaper girl, who has been the inkwell will go up against the men | leading exponent in Minnesota of who have gathered avoirdupois in| the doctrine of equal rights for men Northern Minnesota Development As- 40:45 “The School and the Nurse,” Miss Trinko. 11:30 “The Nutritive and Money Value of Foods,” Margaret Blair. j Noon. Qx00-2:45 “A (Changed View of Education, Supt. John Mun- roe 2:45-3:30 “Gustemala,” Mrs. Geo. E. Vincent. 3:30-4:30 Reading ‘hour, Miss (Continued ‘on Last Page) sociation meet as having the livest ,bunch of ball tossers that ever came ‘out of the north woods. TELEPHONE LINE AT HILL CITY DONE Bert Widener, who has been in- stalling the new telephone line at Hill City. was im Grand Rapids Sat- ‘urday and stated that the line was completed Friday, and Hill City is no longer isolated from the outside Special shipment of cut flowers | world. . Sixty phones have been installed|(City has seem at Miller’s every Sunday. by Mr. Widener at Hill City and it is planned to extend the service by a farmers’ line for the residents be- tween Hill City amd Grand Rapids. Switching arrangements were made with the Mesaba Telephone company, Mr. Widener states that building operations are active at Hill City this spring. The village will shortly begin the construction of an $11,000 water system, and indications are for. one of the best summers that Hill chasing the nimble dollar and the elusive advertiser. Sam Y. Gordon, | lieutenant governor, candidate for| the Republican nomination for gover | nor and the only living southpaw) that the editorial association holds | ‘in captivity will show what really good pitching form can be, pitching | for the ‘fats.’ Mary McFadden will | umpire the game and demonstrate | that she can handle close decisicns | With the same dexterity that she | uses to manipulate politica] issues. | Friday will be devoted to sight | sseing in amd around Grand Rapids, ending with a banquet ard bal] at) the Pokegama ard a reception to the visitors. The lectures of the uni versity workers will attract a large number and there will be a_ lecture| by Pres. Vincent for Friday evening that will attract many of the visi-| tors. | Following the ball game Saturday! morning the editors and their wives will be the guests of Supt. and Mrs. | McGuire at a strawberry dinner at the state farm. In the afternoon ‘an auto ride will be taken to Bovey | and Coleraine, where the editorial | association will be guests of those towns on an inspection of the open pit mires of the range. The day will end with @ banquet at the Hotel Fitger, Bovey. Sunday the party will make the | trip by auto to Cohasset, where | Jaunches will be ready to make the trip on the Mississippi to Pokegama | Jake, where the day will be spent | in boating and canoeing and a picnic dinner will te served. An evering dinner at the Pokegama will conclud the day. There will be unlimited boating and canocing during the three days that the members of the editcria] asscciation calls Grand Rapids.“home’’.and the busjners men are planning to make the outing a memorable one for their guests by providing all the outdoor sport that \tle a fit place for a self-respecting mam cf Women to live in. It was ithe women of Color2do who stood ‘back of Judge Lindsey and made it | Possible for the founder of the i juvenile court to continue his hu- fmane work for children. “We don’t want to be mannish. We are asking the ballot because Wwe are different from men, and men | cannot represent us justly.” Miss McFadden told of the fight in the senate when the suffrage cause lost by one vote, and declared there is mot a candidate for public office today who has not made his | position on the question known. “We have the country press with us,’ said the speaker in closing, “an« the day is very near at hand when Mimnesota will join the ramks of the states that are breaking down trad- itional parriers and making this a re ‘public of men—and women.” erowé into three days of continuous ‘performrance. TAX COMMISSION HERE JUNE 25 AND 26 One of the members of the state Tax Commission will be at the coun- ty auditor’s office in the court house Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25 and 26, for the purpose of hearing @ny complaints or suggestions re lative to taxes and assessments that any of the residents of the county may desire to make, and to confer with any of the assessors who desire ‘to consult the commission in regard to their duties. This visit is inform- ‘al and a cordial invitation is extend- ed to all to meet the commission at this time. a normal, well-balanced editor can | and women. Outlining the new view of politics, Miss McFaddem emph' ed the duty of every Woman to safeguard her children im every way possible and the impossibility of doing this while the world outside the home is govern ed wholly by men, ‘Woman's speci al work is the care and training of the future citizens,” declared Miss McFadden, ‘‘and this cannot be suc- «wessfully done while she has n@ voice in the laws which govern the food supply, sanitation and public tmorals cf the community in which jske lives.” The argument of the “antis’’ that women do not use the ballot was re~ ffuted by the figures showing that in Wyoming emd Colorado women vote proportionately in larger numb- ers than men. The great women in history who have played an active part in the public life of their times were re viewed, and the fact touched on that America was discovered through the public spirit and foresight of a wo- man—Isabelle of Spain, “There are 7,000,000 women in the United States who earn their living outside the homes,” declared the speaker, “ard these women are work ing under conditions which they have had no voice in making, while the great majority wcnk for wages that will not give them decent food and clothing and the ordinary pleasures of life.” The work that the women of Wash ington have done since the ballot was given them was cited by the speaker. “The women of Seattle put Washington on the map,” said | she, “when they recalled Mayor Gill fishing, |and began a crusade that made Seat- The board of review will be in session next Tuesday, June 25, et the town hall to review the assess ments made by the township asses™ sor. All those who have complaints ‘to make in regard to their assess ments can present them at this time.