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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
X Ray Causes Fatal Cancer.

Wolfram c. Fuchs. IN expert In the
use Of the Y ray. died the other day In
Chicago OF cancer. which he contracted
three years ago through coming In con.
tact with the y ray apparatus. After
DR.. Fuchs became affected with can.
Ger he submitted to numerous opera.
lions. several Of his fingers having
been ,mputated. These operations
were unsuccessful, and the disease
steadily spread to different parts OF his
body.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

THE OLD CHAPLAIN FELL IN TERROR.
body saw the supposed dead man not
only move. but fix upon his face look
so wild that he collapsed aud fell III
Terror. Shortly nfterward one OF the
attendants came in and, seeing the
priest stretched on the door In what
they thought was Il swoOn, ran to the
cupboard, which they had no sooner
opened than the dead body fell out
among them.
This was alarming enough, but when
on turning round they saw the sup
posed corpse glaring at them In sit.
ting posture from the bier they tied lit
panic. a little later the real state OF
the case was established, but on being
raised, the unfortunate chaplain was
found TO be dead.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

For lilieaof.taevalley a vicar In
Carmarthen draws $500 from a Lon,
don dealer, while an old lady In Berk.
shire is said to make nearly $1,000
yearly out OF Marechal Mel roses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20

"a man who was charged at the VII.
lesden police court with IntoxIcatlon
and using bad language pleaded guilty
to the first part Of the charge. adding.
"As to the language. |, know nothing
about II because I'm very deat."-Lon
don Express.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-20
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05
The
Sentences

didn't know that there would be any
troubIe."
By Judge McClenahan:
Il have given this case careful
attention; I have had portions of the
testimony read to me, and have had
considerable difficulty in disposing
of the questions involved.
THE responsibility in this matter
lies entirely with me, and it is very
great. .1nust, if I can, find mitigat-
ing circumstances.
I am net here to commute SEN
tence; that power lies with another
tribunal. l.
The jury has passed on the facts
in this case. There could be but
one defense; that did not exist.
will not undertake to review the
jury's actions.
''Whi|e it is difficult to divorce sen.
timent from judgment, it is my duty to
do so, and as see this case, there
are no exceptional circumstances in
favor of the defendant.
1T is useless to proIong these dis.
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agreeable remarks. Another tribunal
must extend cIemency."

agreeable remarks. Another tribunal
must extend cIemency."
Amidst painful silence Judge
McClenahan began reading the sem
tence of death to Mum.
AS the judge attempted to pro-
nounce the words you be taken
hence to the common jail of Bel
trami county," he broke down
and was compelled to leave the
room.
Mum stood as still as a statue,
and as the judge left the room his
face blanched to the paleness of
death as he heaved a great sigh.
Mum refused a proffered drink
of water and remained calm until
the Judge returned, which was
several minutes.
During the absence of Judge Nc
Clenahan, those in the court room
we're painfully affected by tn e
dramatic situation, and there was a
great sigh of relief when the judge
returned and completed the sentence,
as given above.
When Judge McClenahan pro.
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that there were exceptional circum-
stances in the prisoners favor; he
did not believe that the extreme
penalty should be inflicted; that
there was not only a reasonable
doubt, there was a certain doubt.
Mum was again asked if he had
anything further to say, to which
he replied:
Nothing to say, except some awful
lies have been told"
Judge McClenahan requested that
anyone who had anything to say in
behalf of the prisoner should say it
at once, as he wished to hear all
that had to be said. The matter
was grave one and left a great
responsibility upon him.
Attorney Clough again made an
earnest appeal for clemency for
Mum, closing with the assertion
that his client could not be guilty
of premeditated murder.
The judge again asked Mum if
he had anything further to say.
Mum replied:
Il was waiting tor my friends, and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05

The first extremely severe punish
ment of crime in Beltrami county
will be a double hanging in jan
uary 1908, when Martin S. Mum
and Peter Mathieson, convicted of
murder in the first degree, will be
executed in the BeItrami county
jail, unless some extraordinary event
occurs in the meantime to intervene
with the above sentences, which
were imposed on the two men, in
the Beltrami county court house
this afternoon,by WIS. McClenahan,
judge of the Fifteenth Judicial dis
triCt.
There were large number of
citizens present when the sentences
were passed, and the action of the
court was taken amidst breathless
silence.
At o'clock this afternoon, Judge
McClenahan called Martin S. Mum
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05

Martin Mum and Peter Maheson Convicted Murder Degree
Sentenced this Penalty Death Imposed by Judge Mcenaha

tits ordered and adudged that Peter Maheson, in
dicted under the of Peter Maheson punishment
the crime of murder in the first taken
Jail of Beltram County, Minnesota and confined there
and thereafter for the three calendar months
this date. to witt the 9Th day of October 1907
fixed by the Of this his that
taken hence to the place execution the sheriff
Beram County, and there be hanged by the
dead
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nounced the words until you are
dead," Mum WINGED very per-
ceptibly and trembled.
As the condemned man was led
away by Deputy Sheriff Arne Sol
berg and Court Officer Andrew
Johnson, he broke down consider
ably.
AT 2:31, Immediately after sen
tence of death was pronounced
upon Mum, Peter Mathieson, con-
victed of killing John Johanson at
Tenstrike last February, was brought
into the court room for sentence.
Mathieson, who was very pale,
was asked if he had anything to say,
and said: 80.
Nothing"
Graham M. Torrance, who has
had charge of Math1eson's defense,
spoke for clemency for Mathieson.
Mr.. Torrance stated that as the
case progressed he had been impress
sed that the statements made by
Mathieson we're correct. He be-
lieved that the jury agreed with him,
that Mathieson was not really guilty
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tbs ordered and adjudged that Murten S. Num- in
dcted under the of Martin S. Num-
the Of murder the degree be taken hence to the
Jail of Betram County, Minnesota confined
thereafter the period of three
this date witt the fifth day of October 1907
be fixed by the Of this state
be taken hence to the place
Betram County, and there be hanged
dead.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05
OF MINNESOTA.)
COUNTY OF BELTRAMI.

After being out nineteen hours
the jury in the case of the State VS..
Peter Mathieson, at 1890 O'Clock
this forenoon reported to the court
that they had agreed upon a ver
dict.
Word was speedily sent to Judge
McClenahan, the attorneys and the
accused man.
Court was reconvened and pre-
perations made for the purpose of
receiving the verdict of the jury.
Judge McClenahan asked the
members of the jury if they had
agreed on verdict and was
answered in the affirmative by
George Denley, foreman Of the
jury.
Mathieson sat in his chair, pale
but composed, with the index finger
of his right hand pressing against
his lips, his eyes gazing intently at
the faces of the men who held his
fate in their hands.
Judge McClenahan received the
copy of the verdict from the fore
man of the jury, and handing it
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05

last night that they could not agree,
and judging from the fact that a
recommendation for mercy was in
cluded in the verdict, it is evident
there was some difference of opinion
in the jury room as to the guilt or
Innocence of the accused as charged,
murder in the first degree.
Messrs. Gibbons & Torrance, who
handled the defense for Mathieson,
are entitled to much credit for the
fight they put up on behalf of their
client. F., s-s :. E s5<a-:
Mr.. Torrance conducted the de-
fense, and be made the most of every
point which he thought favorable to
Mathieson. He was careful and
thorough in the conduct of his
case and made the most Of what
little was available to work upon the
jury in case in which hisclient had
already been popularity condemned.
County Attorney Henry Funkley
presented the case on behalf of the
prosecution in a very able manner.
He made the most Of everything at
hand and went into the case very
thoroughly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05
DISTRICT COURT,
Fifteenth Judicial District

to the clerk, requested that it be
read.
When the words guilty as charged
in the indictment" were read, Math-
ieson was visibly effected, but when
this way supplemented by and ask
for the mercy of the court" he was
considerably relieved.
When the verdict had been read,
Judge McClenahan expressed his
satisfaction to the jury that they
had finally reached an agreement
and returned a verdict. He thanked
them for their attention and told
them they were discharged.
Mathieson acted as if he was con-
siderably shocked by the verdict of
the jury and showed symptoms of
crying. He conferred with Messrs.
Gibbons & Torrance, his attorneys,
for few moments, they assuring
him that they would stand by him,
after which he was removed to the
county jail.
As to what the jury would finally
agree upon, had been matter of
speculation ever since they reported
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-10-05

to the court room to be sentenced
for the crime of which he had been
convicted-murdcr in the first de-
gree, killing Agust Franklin at Spoon
er on June 14th.
Mum was accompanied by his
attorney, E. D.Clough of Crookston,
and deputy sheriff Arne Solberg was
at Munn's elbow to be ready for any
emergency that might arise.
A fewmoments after 2o'clock Judge
McClenahan asked if the county
attorney was prepared to move for
sentence of Martin S. Mum, receiv-
ing an affirmative reply from Mr..
Funkley.
Mum stepped forward, and being
asked if he had anything to say
why sentence should not be passed
upon him, said:
Il am not guilty; that is ALL"
E. E. Clough, attorney for Mum,
made an earnest plea for clemency
for his client, as he did not believe
that it appeared that Mum had
been guilty of premeditated murder;
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
TO HONOR THE DEAD.

In a few days the people of this
great nation will again assemble in
the cemeteries throughout the land
to pay loving tribute to the nations
dead and grateful homage to those
who, surviving the shock and conflict
of battle, are still with us. The
deeds which they did and the sacri-
fees they made should fill the soul
of every patriot with the most pro-
found gratitude. Speaking of our
debt to these brave soldiers, Presi-
dent Roosevelt voiced the sentiments
of every lover of the cause for which
they fought when he said:
eve cannot afford as a people ever
to forget for one moment that ability,
far-sightedness, iron resolution, per-
severance, willingness to do and dare,
are qualities to be admired only if
they are put at the service of the
right. at the service of decency and
justice.
The man who possesses these quail
tiles and does not shape his course by
fundamental and unwavering moral
principle Is a menace to each and all
of US; and thrice foolish, thrice wick
ed is the other man who condones
his shortcomings because of his in
tellectual or physical strength and
prowess.
NO amount of good intention, no
amount of sweetness in life, no
amount of appreciation of decency
avails in the least in the rough work
Of the world as we find it, unless
back of the honesty of purpose, back
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS.

The gathering of the states attor-
neys and the county auditors today
in a joint meeting means much for
the taxpayers of the state. In a way
the work of these officials is diverg-
ent. The one is charged with the
enforcement of the law, and the an
Inhalation OF the liquor business in
this state, for which the attorney gen.
eral and the several states attorneys
are responsible and to whom the
credit for the results is due, is mere
ly an illustration of what can be
done by conscientious and upright
officials in this capacity.
The county auditors are more di-
rectly in touch with the pocketbooks
of the public than are the states at
torneys. They are the fiscal agents
of the public, and while their work
is in juxtaposition with that of states
attorneys, it more directly concerns
the taxpayers.
The public is interested in the
strict enforcement of the law, and in
the most economical methods of reach
ing that end, and the two associa-
lions, which are in session in the city
today, are bending their energies to
reach these two results.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21

Of the decency of life and thought,
lies the power that makes man a
man. 1t Is true of the individual and
1t Is true of the nation. 1t is to
the last degree desirable. will put
1t stronger than that-it is absolutely
essential that this nation, II it Is to
hold the position in the future that it
has held in the past, must act not
only within but without It's own bor-
ders In spirit of justice and of
large generosity toward all other
peoples"
1t is we'll for the people to give
attention to this day and see that
the memory of the soldier dead is
kept fresh in the memory of those
who gave their lives to preserve the
nation. But few days yet remain
before the tribute of flowers Is laid
upon the graves Of the fallen heroes
Let Memorial day be marked with
such devout and patriotic exercises
that the principles for which these
men fought and died may be renewed,
and the fires of patriotism rekindled
in the generation to which the hor-
rors of the rebellion are but memo
ry. Let the stars and stripes upon
which the last gaze Of the dying
soldier rested be unfurled from every
house and the Star Spangled Ban
ner" be the nations morning song.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 81. 1907.

But when he became president in
his own right he took up the work
for which he was especially fitted, and
for which the people had elected him
upon we'll understood and clear
cut platform, and turned his attention
at once to remedying of internal evils
from which the nation was suffering
1t was at this time that the Roosevelt
administration began. He did not
wait for the enactment of new laws
nor claim that it was impossible to
reach results under the existing con-
ditions. He began the enforcement
of the laws then on the statute books
and the results which have followed
are familiar to every one.
Could any other man have accom-
plished the results that have been ac-
complished since the election of Pres
ident Roosevelt? The laws which he
has enforced and under which he has
accomplished his results were on the
statute books for dozen years be-
fore he became president. They were
not enforced during that time and the
corporations grew and fattened, while
their grip became so strong that they
believed their power was supreme.
Others were tried before him but the
oppression was not relieved. The
work is unfinished. Some other man
might do the work as we'll as RoQse-
welt. but in making change the ma
ton is letting. go certainty for an
uncertainty. This is what the cor
porations want. 1t can not be worse
for them under change and they
have gamblers chance of lettering
their condition. But do the people
want the change? In fact, can the
people afford to make it merely be-
cause the mouthpieces of the corpo-
rations, who are writhing on the spit,
are setting up a claim that Roosevelt
is not running after the office?
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
MRS. HAwLEY,s PENSION.

Mrs. Hawley is at present in Eur.
ope, where she is educating her two
daughters, living quietly in Bruges.
1t is somewhat delicate to speak for
her in this matter Of pension, which
has suddenly come to prominence
through the adverse report of Senator
McCumber and the prompt adoption of
the resolution in the face of the hostile
recommendation. The pension was
not suggested for Mrs. Hawley on the
ground that she was a supplicant in
needof bread. 1t was through a gen.
eral feeling that such a recognition
of General Hawley was the most prac-
teal that could be made, and that some,
marked acknowledgment of his useful
and honorable public career was due
to him and to the country he served
and loved. Senator McCumber in his
report was unnecessarily and ungrac-
iously severe, describing her as wo-
man of abundant means, living in
affluence abroad. His fellow senators
who knew the general, disposed Of his
opposition summarily. The report at
tributed to Mrs. Hawley an income of
$500.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
WHO CAN Do IT!

For many years there have been
in this country demands for the con-
troll and regulation of the corporate
interests by the federal government.
Several years ago the Sherman anti
trust law was passed by congress and
while it was regarded as strong and
far reaching, for some reason the ex-
to enforce it. Whether or not. this
was due to supineness on the part
of the presidents who have filled the
chair since that time has never been
fully determined. AS one of them was
a democrat and one republican be-
fore the present incumbent succeeded
to the position, the failure to enforce
the law can hardly be charged to
politics.
Certain it is that when the hand
of an assassin elevated Theodore
Roosevelt to the presidency, he car
ried out the policy of the man whose
term he was filling as near as it was
possible for any one to do from the
declared purpose of the martyred
chief. President Mckinley was en-
gagged in the building up of our great
commercial relations and developing
our foreign trade, and in these lines
he was an adept. But he was not
familiar with the internal conditions
of the nation which at that time were
sapping its vitals. His life and his
public service had been along tariff
lines entirely. The message which
was last on his lips was the develop
ment of great pan-American trade.
In fulfilling the mission OF the man
whose successor he was, Roosevelt
could do nothing more than follow
in his we'll defined path.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
IT'S PERSONAL MAGNETISM.
How Some Political Bosses Garry Some
Ward ElectiOnA

Don't imagine that every wardheel-
er serves his master because he hopes
to get job or some other material
advantage. Loyalty and devotion are
bought, to be sire, but many a petty
politician rules by personal magnet
ism, pure and simple"
This is the opinion of DR.. George E.
Vincent of the University of Chicago,
who is delivering a series of lectures
on "Molding Public Opinion" before
the Kansas City university center. 1t
is far cry from an abtruse disSerta-
ton on social. psychology to ward
heller, but DR.. Vincent's lectures are
full of both wise saws" and modern
instances"
Few of us are brave enough" he
said in another connection, Ito hold to
our opinions unless we are fortified by
the assent Of others. If we hold opin-
ions that are flagrantly at variance
with those of the majority, we are
pretty apt to do as Mr.. Dooley sug-
gests, throw them away in the alley
when no one Is looking This tenden-
cy to rely upon the opinions of others
IL ingrained.
Political opinion is like any other
kind of public opinion. 1t is several
stages in the forming. First Is the
chaotic or spontaneous stage. Then
comes the period of much talk the
winnowing process during which much
of the Utopian is laughed away. Then
comes the capitalization, when public
opinion, which Is in a state OF fiux or
fuidity. is precipitated around central
nuclei. Then comes the stage of dis
cussion and PROSECUTING, and finally the
election, which is the recording of the
opinion thus formed
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-21
COMING EVENTS
, TUESDAY. MAY u.

TUESDAY, MAY II.
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hall.
States Attorneys and County Audi
tors.
WEDNESDAY. MAY a.
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THURSDAY, MAY q.
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Kk oyssf Ne et aRysnas st at fa Sf1
FRIDAY, MAY ~.
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Modern Protective association.
SATURDAY, MAY rs.
Halls E 4 Academy q
MONDAY, MAY ~.
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TUESDAY, MAY 20.
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THURSDAY, MAY 20.
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FRIDAY, MAY 81.
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SATURDAY, JUNE 1.
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Banquet and Dance.
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4 Bic Wedding Fee.

Not long ago minister of one of
the prominent churches in Walla
Walla, Wash, performed the marriage
ceremony for young negro couple.
The bridegroom asked the price of the
service.
"Oh, WE'LL" remarked the minister,
"you can pay whatever you think it
is worth to you"
The newly made husband turned and
silently looked his bride over from
head to foot, then slowly rolling up
the whites of his eyes to the minister,
said:
Law, sab, you has done ruined me
for life; you has, for sure"