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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-20

Rache, international Falls. At this
writing there have been in all ninety.
nine veniremen examined, from
which eleven jurymen have been
secured.
At noon today, Judge Spooner
ordered another special venire of
fifteen men, venire made returnable
at three O'Clock this afternoon.
Bench warrents have been issued
for three veniremen, who were SUBJ
poened, but did not no, appear, as
required of them in the copy left
with them by the sheriff.
Judging from the close examina-
tons of the proposed jurymen, the
defense, no doubt intends putting
up strong claim of self-defense.
One of the notable features in the
court room is the three children of
Godatte, who are sitting beside him,
and who no doubt will remain with
him during the trial.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-20

International Falls, Feb. 2O.-The
tenth juror in the Godatte case
was secured just prior to the adjourn
ment of the district court here
Wednesday evening, the entire day
having been spent in getting three
jurors, seven having been selected
Tuesday. In all sisty-three resi-.
dents of the county we're examined
in the endeavor to get the twelve
jurors, thirteen from the old panel
being tried and two special ven
Tres of twenty each being exhausted,
before ten were accepted. A spec.
ial venire of twenty-five was issued
Wednesday evening returnable
Thursday morning, fifteen from
Northome and ten from Rainier.
Godatte, who is being tried on
the charge of murder in the first
degree, for the killing of Carlos
Williams at Big Falls, is cool
and collected and appears but
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made to locate the man. Naturally
people believe that he has met with
some accident.
Mr.. Ward is we'll known in north
ern Minnesota, where he has been
doing evanglistic work for the lum-
bering camps for several years.
Mr.. Ward is we'll known in the
lumber camps in Beltrami county,
having worked here for the past
two years.
It is feared at Walker that he has
met with some mishap and thor
ough search is being made for his
whereabouts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-20
WARDEN OF STATE "PEN"
PLEADS FOR CHILDREN
Criminologist Says that Most Criminal
Careers Have Their Origin in Neg
lected Childhood.

Minneapolis Journal: "The neg
lected child is the budding posi-
bility of future criminal Grim
inal if he have spirit and courage;
pauper if he has not" This
statement was made by Warden
Henry Wolfer of the Minnesota state
prison last night, in his talk before
the Mems club Of the Lyndale Con-
gregational church, on The Rela-
ton of the Church to the Criminal
Classes
The neglected child, placed in
vicious environments, is almost
surely doomed to perdition," he
said. I say child advisedIy, be-
cause my experience has taught
me that if child does not show
some marked evidence of hayward
ness before the age of Il years, it
will not thereafter go wrong unless
placed under unusual stress of tenn
tation.
Our first duty, then, is to see
that every child is at least reason
ably well born; second, that the
child is provided with a good home,
and if the parents cannot or will
not provide such home the state or
community must take charge and see
that it has that which God intended
all of his children to have; and, third
toguard we'll the associations and
environment of the child"
Cigarette smoking among the
young was branded as the stepping
stone to criminal career in the man.
If you want to save the boy and kill
off one of the most active influences
which help to make criminals, stop
it, for Gods sake and for the sake
OF humanity. The elements of
criminality usually find easy lodg-
ment in the unprotected YOUTH"
declared Mr.. Wolfer.
In the best institutions we all
try to teach those character elements
that make for manhood and woman
hood; those elements that should
have been taught in well-regulated
homes. | fear the danger of institu-
tional faint in the young. To pre-
vent this we should provide them.
with good homes as quickly as posi-
bic after they have come under the
care of the state. Many first Offend
ers, after conviction, could be placed
on probation until reasonably safe
for permanent release
The benefits of the indeterminate
sentence and release on parole dur
ing good behavior were spoken of at
length and shown to be meeting with
more general use by the courts of
the land.
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MISSIONARY |. C. WARD
DISAPPEARS AT WALKER
Distributes Advertising Matter for Even
ing Meeting and Fails to Appear.---
Disappearance a Mystery.

Walker, Feb. 2O.-(Special to
Pioneer. IL. C. Ward, the lumber
Jack sky pilot" as he is commonly
known, has mysteriously disappeared,
and at this writing no trace of him
has been found
Mr.. Ward commenced holding
evenglistic meetings in the M. E.
church Monday night. Wednesday
afternoon he distributed his leaflets
around town, urging all whom he met
to come out to the meeting for that
evening. The last seen of him was
at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening
when he went to the church to
build fire for the evening service.
After starting the fire he left the
church. At7:30 the people began
to arrive and waited for him until
8 o'clock, and shortly before 8
O'Clock there was a good sized crowd
awaiting Mr., Ward. They waited
for reasonable length of time and
the meeting was dismissed and
searching parties sent for the miss.
ing man. His room at the Chase
hotel was unoccupied that night
and his whereabouts is much of a
mystery here.
All possible inquiries are being
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-20
Ben STEVENSON DID
NOT COMMIT SUICIDE
Naval Board Decides that Death OF
Congressman Steenerson's Son
Was Accidental.

Newport, R. l., Feb. 20. That
Private Benjamin ]. Stevenson of
the marine corps, who with his COM
rade, John M. Mcintosh, was
drowned off tugboat in Nara
gansett bay last Sunday did not
commit suicide and had not been
drinking, was the report tonight of
naval board which has been inves IT,
eating the details of the two men.
Ithad been suggested that the
two men had committed suicide, or
that there had been foul play, The
naval board learned that Mcintosh
had fallen overheard and that the
tug had turned around and had been
searching for him about 20 minutes
when STEVENSON thinking he saw
his comrade, reached for him and,
losing his balance, fell overheard.
He cried for help and tried to
reach the life buoy which had been
thrown out, but the buoy drifted rap
idly away and Stevenson sank.
These facts, the board declares,
prove that Stevenson did not COM
nit suicide, and it has been estab-
lished that the young man had not
been drinking.
Congressman Stevenson, who
came here from Washington, to
investigate the matter, corroborated
the report of the board. He will
remain here to direct the search for
his sons body.
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Maccabees Meet.

A meeting of the Ladies of the
Maccabees" will be held at the home
of Mrs. Charles Knopke, Friday
evening Feb. Fl, when several new
members will be initiated into the
order.
The local order is composed OF
earnest workers who are doing all
they can to promote the fraternity's
interests in this town.
The past state commander and
the district deputy will be present
at the meeting to assist in the work.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-20
MINNESOTA OFFERS FINE
INDICTMENT TO HUSTLER
Many opportunities for Success in all Walks of Life Are
at Hand in North Star" State. commissioner
Welsh Gives Facts

In a recently-published booklet
entitled Minnesota" George Welsh,
state commissioner of immigration,
has given whole lot of valuable in
formation concerning the North
Star" state. Under the heading of
Opportunities" Mr.. Welsh says:
las you read the pages of this
little booklet you may lay it aside
and say Minnesota is a great state,
but there is no opening there for
me- but there is an opening there
for you, golden opportunity, there
are opportunities in Minnesota for
men in every walk of life.
For the capitalist there is an
almost unlimited field for safe and
profitable investment. The rapid
growing cities and villages in the
central and southern parts of the
state as we'll as the new towns that
are springing up in the northern
region need more capital, they need
bankers, merchants and promoters,
and no state in the Union holds out
better inducements for investment
by the capalist than all all parts of
Minnesota.
To the manufacturer, conditions
for you could hardly be better. With
hundreds of thousands of horse
power in our rivers lying idle, with
fuel so cheap for steam propelling
purposes, with our unparalleled rail-
road and waterway transportation
facilities, and many other equally
important factors to the manufac-
turer, how could a state appeal to
you more forcibly than does Mime
sofa? There are innumerable oppor-
tunities here for manufacturing in
almost any branch, in fact so
many that we will not at
tempt to enumerate them. How
ever, we might remind you that we
have many natural resources in adj
dition to the numerous waterpowers
which will assist the manufacturer.
Hardwood timber for furniture and
woodenware, clay for brick, pottery
and thing, stone for cement,ra iron
for ironworks, pulpwood for paper
mills, quarries of granite, limestone
and sandstone for stone works, won
derfull productions of wheat for
flour, flax for oil and fl bre, potatoes
for starch, sugarbeets for sugar, in
fact, we have more resources to
attract the prudent man who is look
ing for location for a manufa ctur-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-20
SALE OF STATE LANDS WILL
BE HELD NEXT JUNE.JULY
State Auditor IYerson Announces Sale WII Be at Remid
July 9-.Believed that 1908 Sale Will Be
Best Yet Held

In a letter to the Pioneer, State
Auditor Samuel G. Iverson an
nounced that he has decided to hold
state land sale next summer, and
that the dates for holding the sales
have been determined as follows:
Bagley, June 81, 1 p. m.
Walker, June 80, p. m.
Park Rapids, July 1, 10 a. m.
Wadena, July 2, II a. m.
Detroit, July 2, 4. p. m.
Aitkin, July E, II a. m.
Duluth, July, 7, 10 a. m.
Grand Rapids, July 8, 9 a. m.
BEMIDJI, JULY 9, 10 a. m.
international Falls, July 10, 10
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Dancers Attention.

For the benefit of those attending
the dance tomorrow night, the Be
midi High School Athletics Asso cia-
ton will serve a supper at the Win
ters' block from 1880 O'Clock until
100.
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The Meister Singers.

We wish to announce that owing
to the illness of some persons COM
posing the quartette, The Meister-
singers" entertainment will not be
given this evening as announced.
Mrs. Wilson
Miss Haldman.
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little worried at the prospective
outcome of the trial. He asserts
that the killing was done in self
defense.
It is expected that the remain
ing two jurors will be secured
before noon today, and that the
trial of Godatte &wlll be taken up
this afternoon.
The triers appointed for the
Godatte case are the following: O.
NJ. Skinvik, George H. Welsh and
M. V. Kane. In securing the jury
the defense used eleven peremptory
challenges and the state used eight.
This leaves nine for the defense and
two for the state.
2 p. m.-Court adjourned at
noon today after having examined
twenty-six new veniremen. From
the twenty-six exanined, but one
new juryman was secured. Olaf
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G0DATTE'S TRIAL NOW ON
AT INTERNATIONAL FALLS
Court Convened Tuesday and Entire Time Since Been Taken
with Selection Of Jury. -Ninety.nine Veniremen Ex
amined.--.EleVen Men Selected.
JURORS IN GODATTE CASE

Benjamin W. Bacon, international Falls.
Ed. Eek, International Falls.
H. W. Mannery, Littlefork.
John Steffer, Black River.
R. Christensen, Black River
Olaf Rattle, International Falls.
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Thomas White, International Falls.
A. B. Paul, Littlefork
Carl Murray, Black River.
Lon Powell, Black River.
N. P. Nelson, Waterous.
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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
ARREST EFFECTED
BY OFFICER NORWOOD
lndentity of the Fugitive Established
BY Picture-Two Other Negroes
Are Still at Larse-Rewards for
Their Capture.

Ex-Policeman !. N. Norwood sue
ceeded yesterday in landing a negro
who Is badly wanted at Liberty, Amite
county, Miss. on charge of attempt
ed murder.
The negro was arrested in Easta-
butchie and was brought to this city
and placed in Jail last night to await
the orders of the authorities from
Amite county.
The name of the negro arrested is
VIII Harris and he is wanted in Amite
for attempting to murder w. H. Bates,
Jr., prominent white man of the
county. Three of his brothers were
implicated in the attempt to murder
Mr.. Bates, and it is said that the me-
groes really attempted to assassinate
him. The four Harris brothers made
their escape and the governor offered
reward of $500 for their apprehen-
sion, or $125 each.
From circular, showing the pic-
tures yof the negroes, Mr.. Norwood
recognized VIII Harris and IN order
to make sure of his game he went to
Eastabutchie and went to work haul
ing cotton seed and it was only
short time until he had the handcuffs
on his man. 1t was clever ruse and
worked all right The negro admits
his identity and Mr.. Norwood will get
the $125 reward.
The attempt to murder Mr.. Bates
by the Harris negroes was made April
IA, 1907, and the reward was offered
by Governor Vardaman before he
went out of office, but still holds good.
This is one of several important ar
rests made by Mr.. Norwood during the
last few months and he is making
fine reputation as detective.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
old, OLD STORY
IS Being RETOLD
Rumor That Mobile, jackson & Kansas
City is to Build to Birmingham
and New Orleans Soon.

An old, old story retold with a few
fiourishes, about what the M. j. & X.
G. expects to do, is sent out from Co
lumbus, Miss, with the additional
information" that the road will prob
ably build into Birmingham, as well as
New Orleans. If this road is ever
built to New Orleans, 1t will not run
from Mobile, because 1t would virtu-
ally parallel the L. 6 NJ, but it will go
from some point on the line between
Newton and, Mobile and should be
brought by Hattiesburg, as it could
be carried through a fine section Of
country without paralleling the North
eastern. The following is the dis
patch sent out from Columbus:
There are a number of surveyors
at work in this section, and a we'll
authenticated rumor is to the effect
that they are in the employ of the
United States Steel Corporation. and
that this company is arranging for
the construction of trunk line from
st. Louis to New Orleans, with a
branch to Birmingham, and with this
end in view has purchased control of
the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
Railroad. This road now runs from
Mobile to Middleton, Tenn, and 1t is
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10

are Messrs. J. P. Hackney and A. 3 IL.
zell and they are more than pleased
with the work that they have done.
The foundry company is represented
on the road by Mr.. s. H. Story, who
Is a hustler, and who understands
the business thoroughly. The company
manufactures all kinds Of gray iron
and GRASS castings. The plant is To-
Gated on Front street at the corner of
Hamper.
1t will be highly gratifying to the
People of Hattiesburg to learn that
this istes foundry to be started in
the city is already in successful opera
tion and is now getting as many ord
ers as can be taken care of. The man.
ayers take pride in the quality of work
that is being done and the Hatties-
burg Foundry Company is destined to
become one of the largest enterprises
In the city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
Blind TIGER
FINED Sl00

Charles Thomas, negro, was fined
500 in the police court this morning
on a charge of unlawful retailing.
Officer B o. Doherty worked up the
that the negro is alleged to have sold
was introduced in court by the wit
case against Thomas, and the liquor
ness who made the purchase, or
claims to have made it. The evidence
was sufficient to convince" the court
of the negro's guilt and he was fined,
as stated, but announced that he
would take an appeal to the circuit
court.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
NEGRO BOY
KILLED BY
FAST TRAIN
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Lumberton, Miss, Dec. 10.-A negro
boy, George Buffin, was killed here
last night while trying to steal ride
on No. 2, N. o. & N. E. train. 1t is
understood that he will be buried
here today.
A communication from Purvis,
this morning, brings the news that Mr..
Murry, former resident of Lumber
ton and father of Rev. R. G. Murry Of
Collins, is not expected to live. Mr..
Murry some time ago received an in
]ory to his ankle, from which he has
been unable to recover: and with no
definite information as to the immedi-
ate cause, 1t is supposed here that
The injury named : Z the cause of his
present condition.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
HATT|ESBURG Foundry
IS DOING FINE WORK

AS an evidence of the fine work that
can be done in Hattiesburg, a repre-
sentative of The News was permitted
to see fine piece of casting made
for the Salmon Brick and Lumber
Company of Slidell, La, by the Hat
tiesburg Foundry Company. 1t was
a piece of casting-a roller-for a
Boyd Brick Press and weighed 2,S12
lbs. when finished. The pattern and sv
erythipg was made here and the work
demonstrated that the Hattiesburg
Foundry Company can do the highest
grade Of work on short notice.
This company was established In
Hattiesburg about seven months ago
and has already built up fine busi-
ness, which is growing every day. 1t
is one institution that was started dur
ing the financial stringency and has
prospered from the first. The owners
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10

conveyance being in the nature of a
quit claim deed to the property, the
consideration in this instance being
only 81.
In the conveyances made the rail-
road company has reserved all depot
privileges and such other property as
is necessary to the operation of the
railroad.
This places Hotel Hattiesburg as
the private property of Capt. J. t.
Jones, the president of the Gulf and
Ship Island Railroad Company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
WILLIAM ]. BRYAN
ARRESTED IN TEXAS
Hearst News Service.

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 10.-William
Jennings Bryan was arrested yester-
day for violating the game laws at
Lake Surprise. He and two COM
panions had killed more than 100
ducks, whereas the laws of Texas pro-
vide that no man shall kill more than
twenty-five ducks in one day. Mr..
Bryan's companions admitted that
they had killed all of the fowls with
the exception of twenty-three and the
Nebraskan was let down with severe
reprimand for keeping bad company.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
BASKET BALL
MATCH came

The first series of match games In
basket ball will be played in Hatties-
burg Friday night at the Majestic
Skating rink. The game will be be-
tween the Biloxi girls basketball team
and the girls of Hattiesburg. The
game promises to be a good one for
the Biloxi girls are welltrained and
the Hattiesburg girls are practicing
hard. The game will be called prompt
ly at 8 o'clock with Miss Clara Gone of
Virgins as referee. Admission rs
cents; school children Is cents.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
CARTHAGE MAN
VISITS The CITY

.dr j 7. McMillon of Carthage e
in the city today and will be here for
a day or two. He was formerly
chancery clerk of Leake county and
is one of the most prominent men
in his section of the state. Leake
county is one Of the two counties in
Mississippi that has no railroad within
its territory. the other county, being
Ittawamba in the northern portion
Of the state, The nearest rail road sta
tion to Carthage is Kosciusko, twenty
five miles away
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10

said extensions will be built on both
ends, the line being extended from
Middleton to st. Louis and from Mo-
bile to New Orleans. A branch will
leave the main line at Reform, Miss,
via Starksville and Columbus to Bir-
mingham. A party of surveyors has
been in this vicinity several weeks
and two or three preliminary lines
have been run"
The reports from Columbus, Miss,
to the effect that the United States
Steel Corporation interess had Sc
cured control of the Mobile. Jackson
and Kansas City Railroad and pro-
posed to extend 1t to New Orleans and
to the coal fields of Alabama. created
much talk in local railroad circles.
but at the general offices of the COM
pany here it was stated that nothing
was known of such a deal. General
Manager w. F. Owen is at present
In jackson, Miss, to attend the ses-
sion of the Mississippi Railroad Com
mission, and an official statement was
not obtainable. President Berg was
said to be in New York City. The re-
port, however, is said to come from
local officials of the road frankly ad-
nit that they know nothing authentic.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
KELLOGG CALLS
ROSENTHAL LIAR
IN POLITE TERMS

New York, Dec. 10.-Trust buster
Kellogg created a mild sensation in
the Standard Oil Company trial to-
day when he declared to be untrue the
allegation of the trusts attorney, Ros-
enthal, that the government econo-
mist had used the same years he had
in making certain comparisons. Kel-
logg said that it was not a question
of veracity, but that Rosenthal was
uniformed. BY this statement per-
sonal encounter was averted.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
FINE MOLASSES.

Mr.. C. T. Ford of Good Luck to-
day brought to The Daily News Of
flee a sample of the fine molasses that
he has made this year from the blue
ribbon cane The quality and the looks
are unsurpassed and while Mr.. Ford
only had in small patch, he made
125 gallons from it-enough to supply
him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
TO BE ESTABLISHED

Washington, d. c., Dec. 1O-At a
meeting of the National Democratic
League of Clubs, held last night, plans
were launched for obtaining a large
building for permanent headquarters
here. The building and arrangements
will be modelled after that Of the
Democratic Club of New York City.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
negro
IS UNDER ARREST

Marion Burgess, negro who escaped
from the city on May A, was arrested
yesterday by Mr.. l. N. Norwood and
returned to the custody of the city.
The negro was sent to the streets
April 20, for gaming, the fine and costs
Being $775. which he could not pay.
On May 4 he escaped and has been at
large since that time until taken into
custody by Mr.. Norwood.
The city pays S. for returning
escaped prisoners.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10
TRUST
EVOKES EMN|TY Of
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

Washington, Dec. 10.-An order
designed by President Roosevelt to
check the operations of an interna-
tional trust. which seeks to control
the fertilizer supply of America, will
be issued in a few days according to
report based on good authority. The
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-10

order will withdraw from entry all
lands bearing deposits of phosphates
which are included in the public do
main. This will be probably the first
executive act looking to the conserva.
tion of the national resources of the
country.