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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-10
WEST POINT SCANDAL
Army Officers Wife Sues Acad=
emy Officials for 100000.
BARRED FROM RESERVATION
Result of Years of Malice and Spite
and His Friendship for General
Wood Is One of the Reasons Alleged.

West Point, N. Y, June 10.-Lieu-
tenant Colonel Charles G.. Ayres has
come to the support of his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Ayres of Virginia, in her
action for 100000 damages against
the commanding officers of the mill
tary academy. Lieutenant Colonel
Ayres declared that the charge that
the influence of women at West Point
is detrimental to the cadets or acad-
emy is due to jealousy and that the
criticism of Mrs. Ayres is tissue Of
falsehood by officers of the army anx-
lOus to hurt Mrs. Ayres.
In the course of his statement Lieu
tenant Colonel Ayres alluded to the
action taken by the secretary of war
as the result of the conflict between
Mrs. Ayres and the officers of the
academy, which action, he said, ex-
cluded Mrs. Ayres from the academy.
In making his statement Lieutenant
Colonel Ayres said he deeply regret
ted the present situation, as he is
greatly attached to the academy.
AS 10 the treatment Of his son,
Henry F. Ayres, a cadet at the acad-
emy, by commanding officers he said
that Mrs. Ayres was first told more
than a year ago by officers and cadets
that her son was being singled out
for persecution. The son, he said,
has never mentioned this subject to
his parents, but has accepted his pun
ishment, but other cadets were not
punished as he had been for the same
offenses. The boy, he said, has al
ready been recommended three times
to be given a medal for saving lives
and one of his instructors had in
formed Lieutenant Colonel Ayres of
his sons gallantry and calmness.
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PAUL BRIGGS, OF NORRIS.
FALLS FROM MOVING TRAIN
While Enroute from Erskne to Bemidi He Falls from
Train in Railroad Yards at Lengby...s Taken to
Bagley on Special

Bagley, June 1o.-(special to the
Pioneer What might have been a
fatal accident ACQUIRED at Lengby
Friday night.
Paul Briggs, young man from
Morris, Mimi, who recently gradua-
ted from the schools at that place,
was aboard the east-bound c.. N.
passenger train and in some unknown
way fell from the cars and remained
in an unconscious condition until
found in the morning by one of the
yard men at Lengby. A special
train was at once placed in service
and the young man was brought
here for treatment.
Briggs was placed under the care
of DR.. Maryland and upon examina-
tion>it was found that his head was
severely bruised, but that he did not
suffer internal injuries as was at first
supposed.
1t was learned from Briggs that
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ne was on his way to International
Falls to take up a homestead and
he/ carried with him first grade
certificate, stating. that he was in
tending to teach school in that vi
cinity.
Briggs stated he came up on the
500 line and that the last he could
remember was that he ate supper at
Erskine and later took the G.. N.
night train there for Bemidii.
Just how the accident occurred
will never be known, but it is sup
posed that Briggs fell from the train
while passing from one coach to
another.
Briggs friends at Morris were at
once notified and two members of
the Modern Woodmen lodge, of
which he is a member, came at once
to Bagley to look after him. AS
soon as he is able he will be re-
moved to his home at Morris.
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HERE:
HAS CONFESSED
Man Accused Of Murder in the First Degree Brought from
Portland by Deputy Sheriff John Bailey..Han Ad.
mitted Killing Johanson

and that he, remained there for thir-
ty-six hours, when he returned to the
cabin where his companion and
and friend lay, for the purpose of
placing the body where no one
would find it and destroy the traces
of the crime.
He went down to the lake, and in
the dark hours of the night, calmly
chopped a hole in the ice, preparing
a watery grave for the bloody form
that was in the cabin.
According to Mathieson, he tried
to shove the body through the hole
in the ice, but found the opening
was not large enough, SO cut the
clothes off and succeeded in getting
the nude remains under the ice. He
then hid the clothing in the old un-
used log hut, first ransacking the
pockets ESQ he says) and finding a
check for $500, made out in favor
of Johanson, which he appropriated.
With nerve that was remarkable,
Mathieson went to Tenstrike, and
after remaining there for y several
hours, came to Bemidji, where he
proceeded to get the check cashed
and spend the proceeds in gambling
and having a general good time. :"
When the money was gone, Math-
ieson borrowed $50 and went to
Portland. n
He says that the reason he wrote
the letter to the postmaster at Ten
strike, using Johanson's name and
requesting Johanson's mail to be
forwarded to Portland was that it
was about the time that Johanson
should receive $50 for the rent of
his farm in Roseau county. This
letter was the means of furnishing a
clue that was cleverly followed up
and ended in Mathieson's arrest and
confession.
Mathieson very evidently had no
realization of the seriousness of the
crime he has committed. The fact
that Johnson's skull was crushed, in
addition to the head being filled
with shot, proves conclusively that
the shooting was not accidental, and
the cold-blooded manner in which
| the murderer planned to get addi-
tional money belonging to Johanson,
stamps him as one of the most hard
ened lawbreakers in the annals of
crime in Northern Minnesota.
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That dairying will from now on
become one of the chief industries
among the farmers of this county is
assured by the location in Bemidji
of the new big creamery and cold
storage plant by the Northland Pro-
duce company, which has just been
completed and is in operation.
During the past two years, and
more especially the last twelve
months, there has been much agita-
ton among the farmers and merch-
ants and business men generally of
the county for the more general fol-
lowing of dairying among the farm
ers. The Northland Produce COM
pany, which was recently reorgan-
lied and placed on a firm financial
basis, has demonstrated it's faith in
the successful carrying on of dairy
ing in this north country and has
completed a creamery and cold stor-
age plant that will do much to en-
courage dairying, and which will be
operated sufficiently to handle much
of the products of the farmers who
pursue dairying.
The members of the Northland
company are as follows: C.. B. Gale,
president; w. E. Neal, vice presi-
dent; J. d. Lunn, secretary and
treasurer. Board of directors, C.. B.
Gale, w. E. Neal, J. D. Lunn, c.. T..
Eckstrand, P. J. Russell.
The new butter-making cold stor-
age plant is large brick building,
which is equipped throughout with
the most modern machinery and
will be operated on the most up
to-date methods.
The creamery has a capacity of
turning out 5000 pounds of butter
daily, and is under the personal
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THE STATE LAND SALES
ARE BOON TO THE NORTH
Migration Across the Border is Halted
and Development Northern Mime
sofa Will Begin.

St. Paul, Minn., June los. G.
Iverson, state auditor, believes the
summer season will see more settle
ment of Minnesota state lands than
has yet taken place during any one
year.
Mr.. Iverson says there are several
reasons for this belief In the first
place, Minnesota state lands today
are better advertised than ever be-
fore. Secondly, the wild rush for
Canadian northwest lands is over,
and settlers are beginning to put on
their thinking hats before going in
search of new homes. And it does
not require very much consideration
to drive into their heads the know
ledge that Minnesota lands are much
farther south than the wild acres Of
Canada are as whole nearer to
railroads; are of rich soil and abund-
ant1y supplied with both timber and
running water"
Commencing next Tuesday, Mr..
Iverson will hold a series of sales of
state lands to be had by the highest
bidders. This means an opportunity
for settlers to purchase wood lands
.. cheap; to establish good homes. with
in easy reach of market centers.
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.HAU ADMITS HIS GUILT
Washington Attorney Confesses to
Killing Mother=in-Law.
WIFE SUICIDES BY DROWNING
Prisoner Breaks Down Completely on
Hearing the News and Finally Ac-
tracted international Attention.

Karlsruhe, Germany, June 10.-Karl
Hau, professor of Roman law at the
George Washington university, Wash
ington, D. c., who is in prison here
charged with the murder of his
mother-in-1aw, Frau Moliter, was Wis
tied by the governor of the prison dur
ing the day and asked to prepare him
self for some bad news. The pris-
oner, who has been in poor health ever
since his arrest, trembled and when
the governor informed him that his
wife was dead he appeared to be on
the verge of collapse. He was told
that Mrs. Hau drowned herself in a
lake near Pfaeffikon, Switzerland. The
news made Hau break down complete
ly and, taking advantage of the situa-
tiOn, the governor questioned him
about the crime with which he was
charged. Then, in broken tones, Hau
admitted that he murdered his wifes
mother, which up to the present he
had denied. The confession of the
prisoner was then taken down in writ
ing and will be used against him at
his approaching trial. Hau was in
such state of nervousness when
taken back to his cell that the physi-
clan was sent for to attend him.
Some Believe Hau insane.
The crime of Karl Hau has attract
ed considerable attention owing to the
high standing of the prisoner, his in
tellectual gifts and many peculiar as
poets of the case, which have up to
the present only been explained by
the fact that Hau was in desperate
financial difficulties. This, however,
has not been satisfactory to many per-
sons, who insist that he Is insane, al
though the official examination Of the
prisoner resulted in his being declared
absolutely sane on May 18.
Hau was born in Germany about
twentyVseven years ago, studied at the
Universities of Freiburg and Berlin
and went to Washington some. four
years ago with his wife and four-year-
old daughter. He married Lena Moli-
ter when he was student of nineteen
against the wishes of her mother,
Frau Moliter. Mrs. Hau, who was
about six years older than her hus-
band, is understood to have a dover
Of $4,000, which she entrusted to her
husband. Hau's father was wealthy
and former member Of the Nreichstag
and his mother was baroness. The
father Of his wife was court physician
Of the Grand Duke Of Baden.
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Calls It a CoWarGIy Attack.

Lieutenant Colonel Ayres declared
that his wife appealed to the authori-
ties for protection and tried in the
absence of her husband to defend her
self as any high spirited woman
might. The result was, he said, a
cowardly attack upon her and her hus-
band, the result Of years of malice
md spite against a man and woman
who never Intentionally wronged a
human being and against a man who
never let an insult pass. The attack,
he said, was first made upon Mrs.
Ayres and was given to the newspa-
pers by those in authority at West
Point
The upshot- of Mrs Ayres' appeal to
the authorities for protection, he add
ed, was the action Of the secretary Of
war in excluding Mrs. Ayres from the
academy.
AS to the reason for taking the mat
ter before the civil instead of a mill
tary court Lieutenant Colonel Ayres
declared that a major general told
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BRIEF BITs OF NEWS.

Medical Director Robert A. Mar
mien, U. S. ~, retired, is dead at
Washington as the result of stroke
of apoplexy.
A son has been born to the Princess
Margaret Victoria. The princess is
the wife of Prince Gustaf Adolf, duke
of Scandal, eldest son of Prince Gus
taf, crown prince of Sweden.
Emperor Francis Joseph, in celebra-
tion of the fortieth anniversary Of his
coronation as king of Hungary, has
decreed farreaching amnesty, espe-
cially for persons sentenced for lese
majestic.
William Aaronson, an expert agri-
culturist and manager Of a farm at
Florence, N. j., hanged himself after
brooding over the failure of his early
crops as the result of the unseason-
able weather.
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Peter Mathieson, the self-confessed
slayer of his friend and co-laborer,
John Johnson, is now confined in a
cell of the Beltrami county jail in
this city, and will in a few days be
given a preliminary hearing on the
charge of committing murder in the
first degree, in having killed Johnson
at Gull Lake, in the month of Feb
ruary.
Deputy Sheriff N. Bailey ar
rived in the city Sunday morning
at 1 o'clock, from Portland, having
Mathieson in charge. Both the Of
fcer and his prisoner were about
all in" when they arrived here,
having travelled continuously on the
cars since Wednesday noon, and
Mr.. Bailey having had no sleep.
Mathieson was at once taken to
the county jail and locked in a cell.
He stood the trip fairly we'll, but
came near collapsing several times
during the journey from Portland.
He was i'll after arriving here, and
no one but the officials at the jail
we're allowed to see him. -
Mathieson is an inofensive-look-
ing fellow, and would not be consid-
cred as a dangerous man or one who
would commit murder. He has a
pleasant countenance, and wears a
brown mustache. He speaks in
broken English, with a Danish ac-
cent, being a native of Denmark, 28
years old.
The capture of Mathieson reflects
great credit on Deputy Sheriff John
Bailey. When he left here, three
weeks ago, for Portland, he was
armed with letter addressed to the
postmaster at Tenstrike and signed
John Johnson" the name of the
murdered man. and which it was
believed had been written by Math,
ieson, and he was also given a dis
cription of Mathieson that might fit
any half dozen men person would
meet in travelling block in a large
city.
Mr.. Bailey at once got into
touch with the police officials at
Portland and began the task Of try
ing to locate a man whom he had
never seen, and of whom he pos.
sessed but a poor description, at
best. He searched all the employ.
ment Offices in Portland and Van.
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him fifteen years ago never to appeal
to any kind of military tribunal for
he might as we'll be tried by croco-
diles. Lieutenant Colonel Ayres said
that he has been warned repeatedly
to be careful, as an effort was to be
made to force him out of the army
and that General Leonard Wood was
ono of those who had warned him.
He declared that this animosity arose
from his friendship with General
Wood, whose firing line he command
ed at Santiago. The lieutenant colo
mel said he was one Of the few, men
who congratulated Wood when he
was made a brigadier general. The
officer asserted that he had been tried
on many charges and if he had been
guilty would have been forced out Of
the army long ago.
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Grand Forks Bay.

Captain and Mrs. jerks accom-
panied by their daughter, Mrs.
Shapley with her family, arrived to-
day and will occupy the Wolfe
cottage at Grand Forks Bay for the
summer.
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Petition for a Receiver.

Springfield, o., June 10.-Application
was made in common pleas court here
for a receiver for the Farmers Co.
Operative Harvesting Machine COM
pany, located in this city. The com
pany is capitalized at $500,000 and
was organized three years ago by
William N Whitley, the we'll known
agricultural implement manufacturer.
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Mrs. Wes Wright, was taken to the
pest house last Saturday, it being
found that the boy had a we'll
developed attack of smallpox. DR..
Blakeslee offiCiated in his case.
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Immense DAMAGE by Cyclone.

Bombay, June 10.-It is estimated
that damage to the amount of from
$3,000,0O0 to S6,O00,00O was caused by
the cyclone which swept over Kur-
rachi June g. The lighting system Of
the city was completely wrecked.
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Pioneer He's New "Togs"

"dres of body which will n
doubtedy appreciated by readers
pounds Qng and the amounts
to matter weekly edition. be-
new which needed
rank Of Northern Nil oa Jour
that shall make in order
Pioneer readers all the the
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Boy. Killed by Live Wire.

Boone, Ia.,, June .--Orville Briggs,
fourteen years old, was killed and his
father, David Briggs, was fatally in
jured here. The boy grasped live
wire and his father tried to rescle him
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-06-10

England and Australia are the only
islands which exceed Cuba in their
natural resources.
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Melvin Wright to Pest House.

Melvin Wright, son of Mr.. and
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The Merry Milkmaids.

The Merry Milkmaids contains
plenty of good comedy characters,
and typical village and country folk.
Over thirty-fve musical numbers,
ranging from classical and serious
selections to the humorous popular
song; interesting drills, marches and
tableaux, picturesque costumes, and
all that goes to make up a fine comic
opera. Over two solid weeks of re-
hearsal have been given to its prepa-
ration and the opera will be one of
the biggest home talent productions
ever given in Bemidji.
Tickets are on sale by the Aid
Society and at the City Drug Store.
The main floor reserved for adults
at SOC. General admission to the
gallery Csc. Seats will be reserved
for Monday night on Friday morn
ing. For Tuesday night on Tues
day only.
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PLATT SAYS FORGERY
Senator Denies the Legality Of al.
legged Wedding Certificate.
NEVER MARRIED MAE WOOD
Convinced That He Will Be Able to
Prove That Certificate and Letter
Alleged to Have Been Written by
Him Are Fraudulent.

New York, Nov. 13.-Claiming that
the marriage certificate by which Mae
G. Wood says she expects to prove
that she was married to United States
Senator Thomas G. Plat Is forgery
counsel for Senator Plat applied to
Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman for
an order directing that the certifi-
cate and an alleged admission in writ
ing said to have been signed by SEN
ator Platt that Mae c. Wood is his
wife be kept on file in the county
clerks Office.
In support of the application Mr..
Platt's counsel filed an affidavit made
by the defendant setting forth that
the certificate is a forgery, that he
never was married to Miss Wood and
that he is convinced that he will be
able to prove that the letter purport-
ing to have been written by him to
her acknowledging her as his wife
''was manufactured by the plaintiff to
be used as evidence"
Counsel for the plaintiff opposed the
application. Decision was reserved
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sick list, but is reported improving

sick list, but is reported improving
rapidly.
Mrs. Chas SeRogue has gone to
St. Paul for weeks visit.
A. P. Hendrickson made trip to
Inez last Thursday on business.
T. P. Dooher and D. w. Carter
made trip to Redby last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Detvick made a
business trip to Inez last Wednesday.
Mrs. C. ]. Carlson and Mrs. G.
w. Hills visited with Mrs. Carter
the first of the week,
Miss Toy of Minneapolis, who
has been visiting at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter, returned to
her home last Sunday.
H. Hendrickson is busy erecting
his new house. o. Olson of Battle
River, f, Erickson and c.. Wallin
have been in charge of the building.
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Fine Concert at Blackjack.

Frederick Gerhardt, Rachel Stein
man, Olga Miller and May Dellem
of Chicago, the members of the Mid
land Concert company, spent a por-
ton of yesterday in the city. They
left last evening for Blackjack, where
they gave an entertainment last
night, under the direction of local
church society. Those who heard
them at the duck" say that the
members of the company are all
artists, and that they gave a very
fine entertainment there last night.
The Midland Concert company
will give concert at the City Opera
House this evening, under the
auspices of the Presbyterian LADIES'
Aid society. They are fine, and all
who can should hear them.
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MRS. PHILLIPS DISCHARGED
Freed of Murder Charge at Preim-
mary Hearing.

Freed of Murder Charge at Prelin-
mary Hearing.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 13.-Mrs. Char
lotte Phillips was freed from the
charge of killing her husband, John j.
Phillips, coal operator and broker, at
the conclusion of the preliminary
hearing before Justice Brown in East
Cleveland. The justice held that
there was not sufficient evidence on
which the court would be warranted
in handing Mrs. Phillips over to the
grand jury.
Although Mrs. Phillips is now free
the action of Justice Brown, however,
will not prevent the grand jury from
making an independent investigation,
it is stated by the county prosecutor.
Mr.. Phillips was supposed to have
been shot by a burglar in his East
Cleveland home the morning of Sept.
2. Conflicting statements on the part
Of Mrs. Phillips led to her arrest a
few days later on the charge of MUIR
der in the second degree
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BAND Will GIVE FIRST
CONCERT FRIDAY NIGHT
Best Musical Event Ever Given by
Band. ...Will Give Dance
After Concert.

The Bemidji band, under the
leadership of Professor Thomas SYM
ington, will give its first indoor
concert of the winter season at the
opera house Friday evening.
Professor Symington has been
working assiduously with the band
for two weeks past, drilling the
various members so that the concert
Friday night will be successful
one from a musical standpoint. Mr..
Symington's labors will be rewarded
by general excellence of the play
ing on the part of the members of
the band that is indeed gratifying,
and those who attend the concert
Friday night are assured of hearing
the best that has ever been given by
the local band.
The program of the concert will
be found on the last page of this
issue.
The program shows many new and
catchy up-to-date numbers, which
were selected by Professor Syming-
ton, after having gone carefully
over large list of new musical COM
positions.
At the conclusion of the concert,
the Bemidji orchestra will give it's
first ball of the season.
The Bemidji band consists of
sixteen regular members, as follows:
Four clarionets, three comets, two
altos, two trombones, one tenor,
| one baritone, one bass and two
drums. In addition to the insru-
mentation named, there are three
other musicians who play occasion
ally with the band, one of whom
plays the cornet, one tenor and one
clarionet.
Professor Thomas Symington, the
present leader of the band, came to
| Bemidji on July 10, 1905. Since he
took hold of the local band, the
organization at all times has
given high class music, indicative
of the instructive ability Of the leader.
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Thomas Phibbs Buys Farm.

Thomas Phibbs, brother of Matt
Phibbs, has purchased the farm be-
longing to Odin Carlson, about two
miles east of Bemidji, and will here.
after make lis home there.
Mr.. Phibbs recently returned from
visit to his old home at Augers-
vile, Ont, where he had not been
for eleven years. He looked around
while he was back in Canada, but
decided that he would rather live in
Minnesota, so purchased the farm
referred to above.