Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 24, 1913, Page 2

Vor. XXIV. No. i a Grand Rapids Herald-Review. Granp Rapips, Irasca County, Minn., WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 24. 1913 Two Dollars a Year STATE STUMPAGE SALE HELO HERE Timber on Cut-Over Lands Brings a Total of $8,463.00 for Seventeen Sections. TWENTY-THREE SECTIONS OFFERED Highest Price Paid is 125 Per Cent Over Estimate Made by Appraisers Appointed by State Auditor. |length of time a ramarkable gain, the growth of | {2° total being more ane is crowding the | ader clase, closely followed by No. 46, whose total foots up 1,084,600. Of those just below the million mark may No. 54, wilh 870,200; No. 47 with 859,670, and No. 96 with 837,565. “The contest, which has at times gone rather slowly because of the still to elapse be- jare the closing date, now has iken a remarkable spurt, and thenceforth we may expect, to see) all interested putting forth their best efforts. The Herald-Review's special watch offer, particulars of which will be found in another col uum will no doubt simulatte many t@ greater exertion as the double prize offered will crave a decided inducement. | | usurer Walter J. Smith | chief land clerk} office, con- | of the tim- | State Tr sqnd B. FP. Ce in) the state, audit ducted a stunpag ber on cut-over housa here on day forenoon. | There wer sctions offered for | sale in the advertisement, and, of | Ithese, 17 were disposed of. All | if these lands were state tracts fram which the more valuablej | timber bad been removed and the sale was for the purpose of making a clean-up. The total received for the stump. on these 17 sections was $8,463.80, and the highest bid aade was 125 per cent over the appraised valuation. this being of- ytered by H. Lindeke of Deer River. | The lands were appraised by E, J. Farre appointed by the state auditor om Ward, of Grand Rap- ids, acting for the board of county commissioners, and Thomas Fitz- gerald, an attache of the land de- partment at St. Paul. Following were the buye’ Cc, M. kine, Grand Rapids; Curry & White, Duluth; J. E. O’Connell. | M. W. Lind, H. E. Lindeke, Petey | Peterson and William Holbrooks} Deer River, and W. A. Baume. | Flocdwood. | GRAZY-HORSE WOOD AGAIN IN THE TOILS Two St. Louis County Spies Invade | Itasca and Are Arrested on Charges of Housebreaking “Crazy-Horse” Wood, the noto- rious ex-game warden and now dep uty sheriff of St. Louis county, was brought to @tand Rapids Sat- urday noon last lodged in the Itasea county Sd Deputy Sheri Carlsn on a arrant charging housebreaking. fe warrant was sworn to by Dawid Cameron of Carpenter. One Cummings of Chis- sholm, who isi also a game warden, of Louis county, is also chiarg- ed with the same offense by Cam- eron. The latter has not yet been arrested. Wood was allowed to go Saturday evening, after being in jail several hours, on his promisq tg furnish a bond in the sum of $500 to appear before Justice Pratt next Tuesday. It appears from the reading of the warrant that Wood and Cum- mings went to the home of Cam- erom and without search warrant or other authority of law, broke into the house for the alleged pur- pose of making search for contra- band game. MILLION MARK IS REACHED IN CONTEST No. 17 Makes Clear Gain of Over Half Million During the Week —No. 32 Crowding Close. The surprise in this week’s re-| cord of the Herald.Review and Allen Dry Goods company pianag} c@ntest is the phenominal gaini made by contestant No. 17. whose) vote now tota 214,495, a gain of over half million votes since last report. Thousands of the votes off this lady are to be accounted for by the fact that she is one of the {mosti consistent hustlers for sub; scriptions to the Herald-Review now in the field and we have her promise thiat she will still further exert hengelf along this line from SURETY COMPANY MEETS DEMANDS, is at the court | Bonding Concern Pays All Claims; !™ the house procedure called for For Labor and Material Against Ross Noble. The Fidelity Guarantee company of Baltimore, Md. which) was su.e- y on the bond of Ross Noble in the construction of the Warba road running from Prairie lake to Cole- raine have met all demands upon tham for the payment of labor, sup- county when Noble defaulted in th completion of the contract. Thei ‘pliea and material made by tha bills, amounting to $3,700, were met and the surety company will cmplete the road in the springs But one claim was left unpaid, and this was disputed by the contract- or. Drafts have been issued and sent to all claiments whose present whereabouts are known, and tha acney for the payment of those} who have left the county and who vddress is net known is ready at, the office of County Auditor Spang any time they call or send for it. Party at State Farm. A number of townspeople ongan- invasion cn Friday evening andr urpriged Supt. and Mrs. A. J. red themselves into an army of McGuire at the Experimental farm vy arriving there fully equipped} or a good time, ¢ ying withy them ail the requisites for a good time, such as musicians, an ample tunch and a determination to en- | lorder of the evening, the assemb- y room of the library building! joy themselves. Dancing was the being used for the purpose. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. fF. Kremer, Mr. and Mrs. O, Jé Niles, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wardell, Mr. and Mrs. George F. Comer, Mr. and Mrs. John Frazer, Mrs. Loth- rop, Mrs. LeMere, Mrs. Partridge Mrs. Longstreet, Miss Cooper, Mr. Voight and Mr. Wheaton. CLOSING EXERCISES AT CENTRAL SCHOOL Children Dismissed for the Holi- days With Appropriate Program. There were no studies taken up§ at the Grand Rapids schools om {Friday last. the work to be done ‘before the holiday vacation hav- ing been practically completed on Thursday evening. All grades ex- cepting the kindergarden class held *» loging exercises at the Centrad school in the forenoon of Friday, at which the following program pvag rendered: Chorus—(a) ‘Praise the Lord.” —(b) “Holy Night.” “Master John Henry Paul Brown” says - Gladys Amberg ano Solo—‘Cantique de Noil” sete ee ee oe oe .- Adolphe Adair Piano Solo .. .. .. ..Muriel Myers Sop Chorus—* —‘Athalie’—Old English deading .. .. .. ..Edna Carter Sélo—‘Under the Stara” .. .. ‘se ++ +2 -. «. Belle Ragsmussen cemarks .. Songs by Girls— “Garol of the Flowers” “The Birthday of the Kinz’ Rounds’ Ladies’ Orchestra at Vil- lage hall tomorrow, auspices .of Booster club. 5 , ’ now on. No. 32 has not made sucht! CURRENCY BILL steady, butp it having 1,200,000 to her credit, being | be mentioned No. 44 with 909,000; | .. Supt. Freeman | Conferees Get Together After All Night Session. REPORT IN BOTH HOUSES Completed Measure Said to Be Satis- factory tc the Administration and President Will Sign as Soon as He | Receives It. Washington, Dec. 23.—The adminis- tration currency bill in its final form was reported to both houses of con- gress to be written into law. The members of the conference committee, which labored until drawn | threshing out the differences between the two houses, presented a perfected measure which followed closely the lines laid down by President Wilson !in his demands for currency reform. the setting aside of the rules in order that the conference report might not be forced to lay over for a day to be | printed. In the senate the leaders endeavor- ed to smooth away the obstacles, chief of which was an incipient pro- test by the supporters of the provi- } sion for an insurance of bank depos- | its, which was stricken out of the bill in conference. The elimination of this provision is to be followed soon by the introduc- tion of a separate bill to establish such a guarantee. Chairman Owen of the senate bank- ing committee expects to introduce it early next month. Agree on Fundamentals.” The conferees agreed on practically all of the fundamentals of the meas- ure as it passed the senate, including | the provision that not less than eight ; Dor more than twelve regional banks | should be created. The reserve requirements for banks entering the system, which had been slightly let down by the sen- ate, were strengthened in conference, an amendment allowing the use of the present bank notes and the pro- posed new federal reserve uotes in bank reserves being stricken out. The last long drawn out struggle of the conference resulted from the administration determination that the comptroller of the currency should be given a place on the federal reserve board, which will control the new system. | The conference accepted the senate amendment increasing the gold re- serve behind the new notes to be is- sued from 33% per cent as fixed in the house bill to 40 per cent, with a | Sraduated tax on depletion as ar- , ranged in the senate. It was understood that President | Wilson and Secretary of the Treasury | McAdoo let the conference know that | they favored the increase. STRIKERS NEAR STARVATION Philadelphia Garment Workers Have Been Out Six Months. Philadelphia, Dec. 23.—Three thou- sand persons, aided by federal and state officers, are making a plea for the same Christmas present—settle- ment of the garment workers’ strike which has been on for twenty-four weeks. , The strikers are almost starved. Long ago they exhausted their sav- ings and are living now on an aver- age allowance of $2.50 each per week. | Headed by Ethelbert Stewart of the ‘United States department of labor ;and State Labor Commissioner Jack- son strikers’ representatives will make another pre-Christmas appeal to manufacturers. ;CHIHUAHUA CITY DESOLATE Long Siege and Subsequent Sacking the Cause. Chihuahua, Mex., Dec. 23.—Rebel control of telegraph and railroad com- munication south and west of Chi- huahua had reached a point where General Villa believed he would be impervious to any attack by the few federal troops remaining in the north. As the dities in the rebel territory are opened to communication General Villa believes that soon the states ,of Sinola, Sonora, Durango and Chi- huahua will be free of federal control. This city, next to Monterey the most important in the north, is the scene of desolation, occassioned by |its long siege and subsequent sacking | by the invading rebels. No other large city in Mexico is more destitute. Shoots Wife; Kills Self. Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 23.—Louis T. Rea of Carrollton, Mo., shot and prob- ably fatally injured his wife, Blanch Rea, then sfiot himself to death in a hotel here. Both Rea and his wife are said to be-prominently connect- ed in Missouri. BIG BUSINESS TO OBEY THE LAW More“Trusts” toFollowMove of Wire Concern. PRESIDENT SO ASSERTS ' Declares Department of Justice Will! Co-operate With Corporations De- siring to Comply With the. Provi- sions of the Sherman Law. Washington, Dec. 23.—President Wilson let it be known that some oth- er corporations besides the American Telegraph and ‘Telephone company had shown a disposition to take the initiative in reorganizations to con- form with the Sherman anti-trust law. The bulletin reiterated that there seemed to be a very general disposi- tion to inquire what the law was, to know what would be expected of ‘big business,” and a desire to com- ply with the spirit of the law. Mr. Wilson made it clear to his callers that it would be the policy of his administration to co-operate in every way it legitimately could to bring about a satisfactory understand- ing of the law by the business men of the country and that the executive departments did not want to raise bar- riers against those who wanted to obey the law. ‘The president pointed out that the attorney general would co-operate and heartily desired and welcomed the impulse on the part of business to take the initiative. The president indicated in his man- ner of discussion that he hoped the government had shown by example in the American Telephone and Tele- graph settlement what might be ex- pected as the future course of his ad- ministration. Special Trust Message. .»He_has been conferring with con- gtessional leaders ou the anti-trust subject and will read a special mes- sage to congress after he returns from his vacation in which he will point to the necessity of a rigid en- forcement of the Sherman law and will endeavor to make clear the in- terpretation of that statute, which the department of justice will follow. rency bill he probably will accom- pany his signature with some sort of a statement on the trust question. A note of confidence that the busi- ness men of the country will co-oper- ate with the government in securing | a compliance with the Sherman iaw is expected to be sounded in the presi- dent’s remarks. Mr. Wilson will indicate the manner in which the administration will ap- proach the subject, express his real- ization of the delicacy of the task and the necessity for cautious and careful treatment of it because of its intimate relation to the business con- ditions of the country. Department of justice officials de- clare that every day representatives of business concerns are calling to learn what they can or cannot do un- der the law. While the officials stated emphatic- ally that prosecutions would not be discontinued where they are warrant- ‘ed co-operation would be used wher- ever possible to secure an observance of the law. SINGER SEEKS SEPARATION Madame Schumann-Heink Asks Di- vorce From William Rapp. Chicago, Dec. 23.—Suit for divorce was filed here by Madame Ernestine Schumann-Heink, the opera singer, against her husband, William Rapp. Desertion is the charge. They were married here in May, 1905, and the singer since has made Chicago her residence. Rapp deserted her two years ago, she alleges. They have no children. Temperamental and family differ- ences are said to have estranged the Rapps. Madame Schumann-Heink had eight children by two former marriages. That she would seek a divorce from Rapp has been known for some time to her friends. QUITS TO WORK FOR PEACE Representative Bari¥oidt Will Not Be Candidate for Re-election. Washington, Dec. 23.—Representa- tive Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis, who has represented the Tenth dis- trict in the house for twenty-two years, has issued a statement saying he will not be a candidate for re-elec- tion when his term expires in 1915. Only two other members of the bouse, Representatives Payne of ww York and Jones of Virginia, have FH ‘longer records of service. Mr. Bar- ‘theldt expects. te work for universal | -oncluded Get There Just the Same. Mesaba Ore: And now comes Editor Pfremmer, of the Eveleth{ mews, with a buzz-wagon, and Edi- ‘tor Koen, of the Biwabik Times, with the promise of one as soon as spring breaks. That leaves only Old Man Kiley, Bill Hannaford and ‘ch old man hereof outside the | rapid transit clan of the range— and at that price, us old codgers manage some way to get where we; want to go, and about as fast ag necessary. A Fine Deer Head. ‘Taxidermist William Weitzel has just completed the mounting of a deer head for Henry Kleins of woleraine, the like of which Mr, iWeitzel says he has not seen inl his long experience in, specimen mounting. The head is thiat of aj buck, evidently six or seven years old,, possessing antlers) with! 33 with half this number are a rarity and ‘his particular one is a finely developed points. Heads @ecided curiosity. The deer wag shot by Mr. Klein a short distance, fram Coleraine. TRACT FOR RESERVE IS BEING SURVEYED Work of Valuing Lands Belonging to Crookston Lumber Com- pany is Commenced. L. W. Ayer of Little Falls and, Webster Wing of Duluth hiave the work of valuing 4,0U0 acres of cuiover land owne? by the Crookston Lumber company; tand siluated in the contemplated siate reserve on range 24. In this ieserve ana some of the finest, lakes in northern Minnesota. It will include nearly half of Trout wave, at. the head of which is lo- , cated tha summer resort place of! I. A. Martin, and’ Burrows. Ruby, ; Shorty One Island, Burnt Shan’ East, Sand» Mary and Lum lakes. WILL DEBATE WITH TWO HARBORS TEAM /Grand Rapids High School Will When the president, signs the cur- : Meet Winners of Coleraine- Two Harbors Conflict. : Professor Fred a Carson of the Grand Rapids high school this week completed arrangements with Superintendent Flynn of the ‘hig schiool at Two Harbors for’ the debate at the latter place Jan. 29, between Grand Rapids and Two; Harbors high school debating team The subject is the same as that, discussed Thursday evening be- tween Two Harbors andj Coleraine. Ty that contest Two Harbors won on the negative side of the ques- tion, “Resolved, That All Judges | Should be Subject to a Popular Re- call Vote.” The Grand Rapids de- baters will be Miss Helen Weitzel, Eugene Cassidy, Harold Brown and Ray Amberg. A Similar Winter. Old inhabitants of Northern Min- nesotia, recall that 36 yeans ago 4, ‘winter very similar to the one wa are now experiencing prevailed throughout the Northwest. George xothrop, now janitor at the Cen- traf dchool. was working in the woods in this vicinity at that time and recalls that about all the wint- er they had was in the early part of November. This was in 1878, and tthe good weather continued right through’ until spring. Judge Ives, editor of the Cass Laxe Times, another old-timer in ‘these parts, says of the winter of thati year: “It began the fore part of November and continued freez- ing weather was experienced until about the 25th when foggy nights and warm sunny days were with us with few interuptions ‘til April. The ground froze to a depth of six ‘teed in Na@vember but thawed out, before December was half gonq jand farmers in all sections of the northwest plowed their fields. ‘There was no snow, the ground was but slightly frozen at any time after November and almost perpe- ‘tual sunshine and soft. balmy winds were continual. The following spring was not different from. thé jusual and the following summer ‘was one of the most fruitful even ‘known. It is not impossible that fthe forthcoming winter may, bq like that of 1877-78. akcaier SPECIAL OFFER FOR PIANO CONTESTANTS The Herald-Review Has Added Another Splendid Prize for Those Getting Subscribers THIRTY-FIVE DOLLAR WRIST WATCH This Prize is Offered in Addition to Piano and Other Premiums and Contest Begins Now. All Start Even. Would you like a Waltham La- dies’ 17-Jewel Wrist Watch? The Herald-Review has made it possible for you to secure one with very little effort. A wately of this kind is offered) by this paper to the woman, young lady or girl securing the largest number of subscriptions to. the Herald-Review during the time elapsing be‘ween the date of this} paper and the 14th of March, 1944, ¢-the date for the closing of the’ contest. The watch cost $35 at the store of Steenstrup Bros’. in Grand Rap- ids and is on display in their show, windows. This prize is in addition to those dffered jointly by the Herald-Re- view and the Allen Dry Goods) ‘company. Contestants securing subscription. to the Herald-+Review will thus re- ceive the usual amount of votes for the piano, and will in addition re- ceive 5000 votes on the watch. In onder that all may start even in this contest, we have decided ta bggin, crediting subscription, hus- ‘tharg with votes from the date ai this issue of the paper. Remember also, that it does not matter where you stand in the contest. for the piano, this is a different propo sition, as you start NOW and your chances are as good as those of anyone else. 5 An accurate account will be kept. at this office and the results pub- lished every week. Get. into this branch of the con- tes at once, as sameone is goiney to get a splendid watch for doing a small amount of work and it might as well be you. The Herald-Review has this week nailed a letter to all contestants: fully explaining this special watch offer. Bee the Blinders LOT of storekeepers are go- | ing around with blinders on. | They only half see things, and usually it is the wrong half that they see. It is like this with the parcel post. Some mer- chants can only see the good it is going to do the mail order houses. They don’t see its pos- sibilities for themselves. THE PARCEL POST GIVES ‘THE SMALL DEALER A FINE FIELD WITHIN HIS OWN TERRITORY. In his zone no outsider can compete with him, as far as cost of shipping and quickness of delivery are concerned. The parcel post places the local business man within touch of a bigger buying public than he ever dreamed of other days. The purchasers his goods are only waiting to told his address.