Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 31, 1913, Page 2

r Grand Wapids § Ipperfect Page No. 26 VoL, XXIV. \% Two Dollars a Year GEO. WOOD 1S HELD TO SRAND JURY St. Louis County Deputy Sheriff is| Bound Over for Forceably En- tering Settler’s House. WARDEN CUMMINGS 15 DISCHARGED Justice Pratt Holds That Law Does Not Warrant Officer in Re- moving Doors to Gain Entrance. Sheriff George E. Wood | was yesterday | to the grand | Deputy of St. Louis county, afternoon bound over jury at the March term of the d trict court to answer to a charge of burglary. Joseph Cummings, a state game arrested with Wood ang with the offense, | warden, charged was discharged. The case came ou before Justice Cc. L. Pratt, both defendants being present and represented by Attor- ney F. F. Price, County Attorney McOuat handling the state’s case. The first witness called) was John same Langhousen. This young man and John Cameron, son of the com- plaining witne David A. Camer- on, were out on Small lake in Car- penter township near the home of | the Camerons on the day upon which the alleged burg- lary took place; and testified that they saw the defendants, Wood et, out of a rig, re lean-to or shed, and Cummings, move the door of a go into the building. anduremove sundpy hides, among these being skins of mink and muskrat. They testified that the door of the building had been secured by them ‘before leaving it by driving two. | nails through the door and into | the jamb. and for further security | placir pole against it. ‘This | ‘was removed by the officers and the door torn from its fastenings, accordi to this imony. No denial of the charge that the furs | were found was made by complain ants, but they claimed that they considered themselv within the} law ige the excerpts: of the | game laws scattered broadcast throughout the state by the game and fish commission states that mink and muskrat may be trapped hetween Nov. and April 15, whereas the law reads that the season does not open until Dec. 1 David A. Cameron, the complain- ant, testified that he was not at home at the time the officers were | there, but said he-knew of the skins and thought they were legal- ly secured. He also told of finding} | a note left for him, signed by | Warden Cummings, but admitted | to have been written by Wood, saying that the skins had been confiscated and tobe on hand at Hibbing the following Saturday to answer to the charges brought against him. Instead of doing so, Mr. Cameron came to Grand Rap- ids to lay the case before County Attorney R. A. McOuat. The latter twas out of town at the time and the matter was taken up by At- torney Price, who, according to the testimony of Cameron, had the complaint made out before Justice Pratt and handed the complainant the pen with which to sign the document. Proceeding on the sup- position that Price was to prose- cute the case, Mr. McOuat devoted but passing attention to the matter and was surprised when the case came up to find the attorney who had started the action appearing for the defendants. He therefore made no argument in the matter, simply resting his case when the testimony was in | ticularly j St. Louis {ance of which will only be e agriculture. | |the ¢ ; methods as closely as they have developed a highly per- ° In summing up, the defense laid particular stress upon the fact that the law empowered game wardens to examine receptacles, boats, boxes camps, etc., for contraband goods -when they suspect these to be pre- sent, and argued that the entering of the complainant’s house ‘was strictly within this provision. The court pointed out, however, that ‘the word “dwelling” or “house” had been carefully omitted from the list of places that might be so searched without warrant of law, and intimated that in his opinion they had been left out with the very purpose in view of prevent- ing over-zealous or officions wars dens from doing just what they were charged with in this case. In view of the facet that Warden j Cummings had apparently had no- WOULD CONSERVE RADIUM SUPPLY ‘Secretary Lane Seeks With- ; drawal of Tracts. thing to do with the actual remov- | ing of the door to the premi the case against him was dismi |'ed, while Wood was held in $300 bail to answer to the grand jury on a change of burglary in the third degree. PEAT BEDS MEAN MUCH TO NORTH Experts Say Value of These De-| posits May Prove Next in Value to Iron Ore. Northern Minnesota, and’ par- Itasca, Koochiching and counties may have another industry, the import- ed= ed by iron ore and It hag been announced by experts selected by the government to in- vestigate the matter, that the peat beds of the section are of great value for fuel and fertilizer. and it is altogether likely that an attempt to uilize the thousands of otherwise valueless acres hy min- ing the substance may soon be made. C. A. Davis of the nation- | bureau of mines, and W. H. Em- mons, head of the geology depart- ment of the university of Minneso- ta, have co-operated in investigat- ; ing the matter and their report will soon be forthcoming. “Americans have never fully mous peat fields,” said Mr. Davis, who had his headquarters im Du- luth while making tests last fall, ‘and if this survey shows that the bogs are extensive enough it would -ive this par; of the country an industry productior not a matt« thousands of a Minnesota and The development is of months. There are s of bog in Nor- just across ther radian that the result of our test will be , sunprising to the average business | j|man. We plan to follow European possible, as fected system of production.” The climate in Northern Minne- sota is ideal for peat growth, ac- cording to mineralogists, being very similar to that of Ireland, tshere there are nearly 3,000,000 acres of bog The '} Writing on the Wall EBUCHADNEZZAR in an- | cient Biblical times saw the j shining mural message, but could not read it. And there are many who are like bim today. They see the letters blazoned on the guideposts that point the | road up the broad highway of Opportunity, yet fail to decipher their meaning. How many business men, for example, have yet read the mes- sage in ‘Parcel Post?” The parcel post enables the small merchant to deliver goods to customers within his zone more cheaply and much more quickly than any outsider can. It brings every buyer within a fifty mile radius of his place of business almost to his door. It opens up facilities for trade that he never had before. AREN'T THESH FAOTS SOMETHING FOR THH WISE MAN TO THINK ABOUT? shortly | second only to that of ore ; line and we feel sure, ASKS CONGRESS TO ACT Urges Resolution Empowering the | President to Hold Lanas in Public | Domain Suspected of Containing De- | posits of This Precious Metal. Washington, Dec. 30.—Secretary Lane proposes to withdraw ali lands | of the public domain suspected of containing radium that their precious | deposits may be secured for the pub- | lie good and not become the subject | of private speculation. | Mr. Lane outlined his plan in a let- | ter to Chairman Foster of the house mines committee, urging immediate passage of a joint congressional reso- lution to empower President Wilson to make the withdrawals. By the terms of the proposed reso- lution the secretary of the interior would be authorized “to conduct ex- plorations and researches with a view to determining the practicability of developing from such ores a supply of radium and to provide a supply of and the hospitals of this country.” Secretary Lane points out that there are only two grams of radium at present in the United States. It is valued at $120,000 a gram. All has been procured from Europe. Preserve Metal for People. “Three-fourths of the radium pro- duced in the world during the year 1912,” said Seeretary Lane, “came from American ores, yet we have, up to preserve for our own people this ; invaluable metal.” _In view of the known effectiveness of radium in the treatment of cancer and the difficulty now experiencd in | obtaining a supply of it, ‘Seeretary , _ Lane says, that as one person in ; every ten in this country more than fifty years of age suffers from can- jeer “it is difficult to over estimate the necessity for securing immediate- ly as large a supply as possible of this mysterious remedy. “Radium is found in ores carrying uranium and used extensively cesses by which it is extracted are secret. A process has been invented ' by the chemists in our bureau of! mines which promises from the lab- | ve successful.” ROCKEFELLER REVIEWS 1913 | Growth of International Peace Most Important Attainment. Cleveland, Dec. 30.—John D. Rocke- feller says 1913 will prove one of the most important in modern world his- tory. The growth of the international | Peace movement this year has been. | the most importaat attainment, Mr. Rockefeller declares. “I am thankful to know that a spirit has been awakened among men and ! nations to make the world better,” he said. “and I am thankful I’m alive to note this progress. “We should be happy to feel that | the church has kept singular pace ! with the world, industrially and so- cially, particularly in our own coun- try.” | Mr. Rockefeller said the generous ‘aid by. civilized nations of their poor p was another notable 1913 omen. $20,000 FOR FAKE SERUM Estimated Loss to Farmers. Fargo, N. D., Dec. 30.—North Da- kota farmers have paid more than $20,000 for fake serums advertised as preventatives of hog cholera, accord- ing to Professor E. F. Ladd of the North Dakota Agricultural college, state food commissioner. Analysis of one of the serums proves that it consists of water, | with a very small percentage of po- | tassium iodide. The cost is less than 5 cents, while it sold at $1 an ounce. Professor Ladd estimates the loss to farmers through the loss of ani- mals from hog cholera in the last four months at more than $500,000. North Dakota Ice Boating on Trout Lake. The first ice boating in years on Trout lake near Coleraine is now being enjoyed. Arthur Blair is skipping a yacht made by himself. and friends. Three common skates were used for the rumners and steering gear. Hay wire was used for guys, The ice ig in perfect condition. ' radium for the use of the government { | to this time, taken no steps whatever ; realized the value of their enor- j vanadium, which are | the arts and pro- | oratory experiments thus far made to! ROBE OF HALL DISASTER OPENS | | | Caroner Taking Evidence at ! Culumet, nid | Testimony of Witnesses Contradicts Generally Circulated Story That Man Who Yelled “Fire” Wore an Emblem of the Citizens’ Calumet, Mich., quest into the cause of the Italian hall panic in Calumet on Christmas eye, which cost the lives of seventy- two men, women and children, held country strike district. When Coro- ner William Fisher called the inquest in the town hall the room was crowd- ed to capacity. 4. half dozen witnesses testified, in- cluding Mrs. Annie Clemens, leader of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Wéstern Federation of Miners, the organization which was distributing Christmas gifts to the children when the panic in the hall broke out. The testimony of the witnesses con- tradicted the generally circulated ru- mprs that a man wearing a Citizens’ alliance button had rushed up the stairs: and shouted “Fire!” and that deputies stood at the foot of the stairs and beat back those coming out. of the hall. All testified to the effect that they had not seen any one wear- ing a Citizens’ alliance button come | up the stairs, nor any person wearing an Alliance button in the hall. |) Woman Repudiates Story. . Cl®mens has been generally sail’ to be one of those who persist- ently circulated the report that the | Woig an Alliance button, but on the si she disclaimed any knowledge had seen no one affiliated with the Citizens’ alliance, an organization op- Congressman MacDonald of Calu- met has reached here from Washing- , ton to look into the strike situation ‘and the Italian hall tragedy.’ “Sohn. B. | Densmore, solicitor of the depart- | ment of labor, is expected shortly. Gathering of evidence a$ to the identity of the men who. escorted | President Moyer out of Hancock Fri- day night was continued by strike leaders. The man who shouted the false alarm of “fire,” thereby causing the panic at the Christmas tree cele- | bration for the children of striking | miners, is still at large. Union men rant ee be cae soon. MOYER IN CHICAGO HOSPITAL Head of Western an Federation of Miners Improving. Chicago, Dec. 30.—President Charles H. Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners is believed to be out of danger, but Dr. William M. Marshall, attending surgeon at St. Luke’s hos- pital, declares that the bullet that fur- rowed the labor leader's back may have caused partial paralysis. Boyer passed a fairly comfortable night. Surgeons expect to remove the bullet shortly, having located it by means of an X-ray examination in the muscles of the left side of the back. Copies of a reselution adopted at ing for a congressional investigation of the alleged assault on Moyer at Hancock, Mich., were forwarded to President Wilson and members of congress. MINERS BURY THEIR DEAD Caskets of Little Ones Carried on Shoulders of Men. Calumet, Mich., Dec. 30.—Twenty thousand persons participated in a demonstration that accompanied the burial of fifty-nine of the victims of the Christmas disaster here. On the shoulders of striking miners little white caskets containing the bodies of forty-one child victims of the dis- aster were borne five miles to Lake- view cemetery on the shores of Lake Superior and laid side by side in long trenches, which the miners had dug. HUSTLERS AGAIN CHANGE PLACES Indications are/ that with, the opening. of the new year interests jerly A, hg santiago the Herald-Review and Allen NOTHING NEW DEVELOPS Alliance. | the center of interest in the copper | who gave the false alarm. of fire - ' of that kind. and”-asserted™ that she | poséd to the strike, come into the hall. | intimated, however, that they have a | “\clue to his identity and that a war- | meeting of Chicago labor men call- | ' | | | | Dec. 30.—The .in- | Writing. No. 47, Dry Goods company will receive fam added impetus. The top liners are playing tag with one another ‘even at this early date and when the let-up incident to the holiday is at an end, we look for a spirit- ed rivalry between the leaders at east, and many of these lower down on the list will no doubt put forth greater exertions. (No. 17, who last week led off in the contest, has at this report been passed Hy; Nos. 32, 40 and 46. The «eader has a total of 1,385,000, a gain for the week of 185,000. No. 40 is second on the list with 1{338,000, having gained 150,425 during the week. No. 46 increased : her standing by over a quarter of - million since the last report, having a total of 1,335,490 at this who was first on the list last week and fourth: this jveek, gained 92,525 votes during, the periad, bringing her total up, bol “1,307,020. The extra prize of a ladies’ Wal- tham Wrist Watch offered for the largest number of subscribers to the Herald-Review secured up, to the time of the close of the piano contest, has stimulated interest in this mode of boosting the count of @ number of ladies. This premium thas nothing to \do with the piano contest and may be won by the} lady having the smallest number of votes in that contest providing she has secured the iargest number of subscribers to the paper The piano votes are given the same as heretofore with each subesription secured, and in addition 5,000 votes are given on the watch. Thus the chances for the watch are even, no matter where you stand in the main event. Thiis part of the con- ‘lest promises ta become fully; as interesting, as the piano race, as th watch is truly a beauty and worth anyene’s time and effort to secure. 881,415 319,100 629,595 543,680 118,380 719,300 16,500 770,000 12,000 885,120 842,210 777,800 8 389,940 891,410 9 16,000 720,000 16,500 «1,856,565 12,120 332,000 141,120 860,700 15,120 903,461 10,500 710,200 34,000 29,900 30,300 130,100 1,307,020 969,000 14,000 -, 970,000 | 2 16,200 991,000 13,300 41,000 | 2 216,200 891,130 | 182,000 32,000 | 15,000 330,000 \.2 249,000 950,500 447,735 983,700 244,500 390,200 400,100 399,800 360,900 e 452,000 «1,074,365 - 1,385,000 . 908,885 459,000 « 1,075,000 460,200 - 14,900 35. 499,800 . 1,013,100 36. + 420,000 - 1,066,000 37. 501,000 « 1,092,300 : 1,029,350 - 1,019,400 572,000 . 1,070,100 1,888,575 . 1,070,100 500000 . 1,052,000 11,000 - 1,008,500 478,300 129,100 1,010,000 . 1,119,800 511,000 - 1,017,000 1,385,490 - 1,000,600 1,079,690 - 1,079,000 532,000 «1,068,400 519,000 . 1,018,000 509,300 . 1,018,300 510,900 . 1,000,295 113,000 - 1,026,800 109,900 . 1,024,000 . 1,122,000 | . 1,67,800 5 30,000 335,000 - 421,000 1,000,470 - 1,159,900 60 740,300 - 1,105,000 61 117,100 - 1,159,200 62 1,008,635 - 308,300 63 682,315 . 1,070,200 819,000 «90,500 820,000 = 1,057,300 505,000 - 1,100,500 550,600 - 1,100,000 - 849,050 - 1,160,948 New Telephone Company, INTENTIONAL DUPLICATE FYXYPOCIIRE The farmers living; northwest of the village of Deer River have or- ganized the Northern Minnesota Telephone company. Frank Russell has been’ chosen president of the, new concern; Alvin Hill, secretary, and James Coffee, treasurer. The poles are already erected for a dis- jance of seven miles out of Deer jRiver and the equipment for the exchange will arrive in a few days. It, tis the intention of the promo- ters to complete the line to Cut- foot thiq winter, and to extend operations into the Bowstring country in-the spring. HIT FRIEND WITH SPLITTING MAUL |Mat Rabovich Fatally Injures John Narovich at Keewatin on Christmas Eve. THE MURDERER IS STILL AT LARGE Victim Goes to Neighbor's House to Sing Christmas Carols and is Struck With Bludgeon. Inquest is Held. John Narovich was fatally as- saulled by Mat Rabovich at the Old Mesaba mine near Keewatin on Christmas eve by being struck over the head with a maul used for splitting wood. The injured man was taken to a hospital at Hibbing, and was alive at last accounts, but where he died on Monday after- noon, According to Mrs. Narovich, the wife of the injured man, her hus- band had been imbibing quite free- ly on the day of the assault, and decided that he would like: to visit the home of Rabovich in order that they might sing some Christ- mas carols together. She attempt- ed to disuade him from making the trip, evidently being doubtful ae to the kind of reception that awaited him, but Narovich laughed at her and insisted on going. Ar- ‘riving at the home of Rabovich, jhis summons at the door at first brought no response. He continued knocking, when suddenly the door flew open and he was met in the doorway by Rabovich; armed with a hage club used for striking wedges in splitting cordwood. The club weighs about ten pounds and tapers from about four inches in diameter at one end to am ordinary hand-hold size at the other. It seems that the blow landed fairiy and caved in the side of Narovich’ head at the first strdse. Rabo- -vich dropped his weapon, closed the door behind him, calmly | stepped over his victim and walk- ed into the woods. He has not yee been seen although the authorities are bending every effor to locate him. Narovich has a wife nad family of three children. Rabovich is a single man about 27 years of age, five feet ten inches tall and weighs in the neighborhood of 180 pounds. He is very dark of complexion and has black, shifty eyes. The assault was not learned of here until mear midnight on Christmas eve, nad Sheriff Riley, Deputies Carson and Gunderson ‘and County Attorney McOuat left, at once for the scene of the crime. «very avenue of escape was watched and every precaution tak- en to prevent the assailant, getting far but it is quite certain that he fos friends im the section who are concealing him or have aided him to escape. _ An inquest. was held over the re- mains of Narovich yesterday afler- noon at Keewatin, the coroner's fcome to his ceath through being struck on the head with a club in the hands of Mat Rabovich. It had ‘been intimated that an attempt ‘would be made to show that Ra- bovich acted in self defense. Four witnesess, however, testified that they had seen the accused stri<e his victim with the club after hav- ing felled him to the ground This, according to the jury, indi- eated deliberate intention, avd ‘Rabovich will have to answer |o a charge of murder in the firs: gree. Will Log Near Town. Spang & Hoolihan have opened ~ a logging camp near the new town- site of Fayton and will put in the Jogs on the Lofberg place recently « sold to the Inter-State Iron com- pany. The logs will be hauled ta their sawmill on the Prairie river. About thirty men -_ will be employed and the operation pushed along energetically.