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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-09
the seventh and eighth jurors in the
Thaw case this afternoon
FAVORABLE REPORTS ON BILLS.

Senate Committee FavOrs Second
Homestead Bill.
Washington, Jan. s!9The senate
committee on public lands has auth
orized favorable report on the sec
ond homestead bill. The bill permits
homesteader who makes an unsatis-
factory location through mistake to
make a second location providing he
has relinquished his claim.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-09

Americans spent sS,OOO,OOO for au-
tomobiles during the year 1907.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-09
FALLEN BOSS HAS
SELECT COMPANY
Abe Ruef, Behind Bars Has
Time to Think Over Past
Political Powers.
HIS COMPANIONS ARE BANK
WRECKERS AND GRAFTERs

One Time Political Leader, Serene,
Piquant Scoffer at Human Inter
ference Loses Last Fight Against
IgnOmlny of Jail-hmates Repre-
sent Cross Section of Worst in
American Business and Political
Life of Present Day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-09
SLOW PROGRESS
SELECTING JURY
Actress to Be Held for Con.
tempt Of Court for Tearing
Up Writ.
WOMAN WHO INTRODUCED
THAW TO EVELYN WAS MAD

Subpoena Served on Her While She
Was Sitting i'm Audience at Grand
Opera House Last Night-Tore
Writ in Two and Declared She
Would Pay No Attention to It
Tenth Juror Selected This Morning
Is Insurance Broker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-09
WEATHER FORECAST.

Rain or snow tonight and Thursday
fresh soutnerly winds.
Sunrise 1929; sunset 4:45
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

1t was necessary to play for five
minutes extra at the conclusion of
the second half before the game was
won by Fosston, the players of both
teams showing much skill in handling
the ball; Fosston, if anything, dis
playing little better team work.
At the end of the first half the
score was 4 to 4. 49,. ~
The second half brought out very
fast playing byboth teams and at the
nd.of the half the score stood s to s.
Referee Biddinger ordered the
game continued, without change of
goal. The Cass Lake girls tried
several times for baskets, but were
unsuccessful in making them.
Finally the Fosston team made
field goal, gaining the game by the
two points.
There was the best of feeling at
the conclusion of the game.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

excellent evenings entertainment to
both skaters and spectators.
There will be two moving picture
shows, absolutely free to skaters,
but a 10-cent charge to spectators.
The roller rink has a fine stage,
which is equipped with $1,000
worth of scenery. There is plenty
of room in the rink; the stage is
supplied with an asbestos curtain,
and there are exists both at the
front and rear.
The rink will be opened at 7:3O
each evening, and those who 20
are assured of a splendid evenings
entertainment.
The Kinodrome gives excellent
satisfaction as picture machine
and the management has a large
number of new films that are the
very latest.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
DULUTH PLAYERS CLAIM
They won GAME FRIDAY
Will Not Admit Tie, Although They
Refuse to Play to the
Finish.

On their return to Duluth, the
members of the Duluth Y. M. c.. A.
basketball team (who played tie
game here Friday evening against
Big Bemidg'') claimed the game by
a score of IS to II, at the same time
admitting that they had no scorer
with them, but that they kept an
accurate account of the game while
engaged in the hardest struggle
in which they they ihave partici-
pated this season, when their
undivided attention was riveted
on the plays in order to stop the
whirlwind rushes of the locals.
The Duluth players intimate,
through the columns of the Duluth
Herald, that the local score keepers
and associate referee were incom-
petent and didn't do the right thing.
Such talk is all rot. The score
was accurately kept, and the visiting
players had a referee of their own,
and the gentleman was not at all
backward calling fouls and person.
ally asserting his superior knowledge
of the game.
The true "thusness of the why" is
that the Duluth team did not expect
to encounter such fast players as
compose the local team and as they
were played to standstill, they had
to give some excuse to their sup
porters, when they returned to
Duluth, for not having wiped up
the floor" with Big Bemidg."
AS to rough playing, the visiting
players lost no opportunity to elbow
and knee the locals, and one of the
visitors went so far as to kick
billie" Collins on the head, inAict-
ing bump like unto a goose egg.
The positive refusal of two of the
Duluth players to continue the play
ing until the tie was decided was
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
HAVE INSTALLED MOVING
PICTURES At The RINK
Manager Snow Has Leased a Kino-
dr0me.-Pictures Free to Skaters.
Spectators 10c.

The management of the Bemidji
Roller Shaking Rink has leased one
of the famous Kinodrome moving
picture machines and, beginning with
this evening, will give moving
pictures in connection with the
skating. There will be no extra
charge for those who skate, but
spectators will be charged 1O'cents
for seeing the pictures.
The Kinodrome is said to be the
very best moving picture machine
on the market today. It is i'm
possible to purchase one of these
machines; they are leased at a Ger.
tain price, and accompanying the
machine is an operator, who is very
efficient in manipulating the machine
and the pictures.
There will be skating from 7:3O to
$50, when the moving-pictures will
be given from $3.50 to 9. Skating
will be resumed from 9 to $50, sue.
ceeded by moving-pictures. until &c
o'clock.
The above program will give an
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
DECISION ON BRIDGES
EXPECTED ANY DAY NOW
Mayor Skunk Says He Has Filed His
Findings IN Mississippi River
Hearing.

Major Skunk, chief engineer of
the U. S. army engineering corps of
St. Paul, was a visitor in Bemid il
this morning, having come to this
city from Bena, where he had been
making a visitszto the government
reservoir at the iWinnibigoshish dam,
at the outlet Of Lake Winnibigosh-
ish.
Major Skunk has been visiting all
of the reservoirs, on an official trip
of inspection, and has completed
the labor, with the exception of the
reservoir known as the Pine river
dam.
Major Skunk was in charge of the
meeting which was held here last
September, when evidence was taken
relative to the navigability of the
Mississippi river between Lake Be-
midi and Lake Irving, and above
Lake Irving, and also for the pur-
pose of formulating rules governing
the use of the river for driving
logs.
The major states that he has
filed his ) findings in the matter
with the officials of the war depart
ment at Washington, and that the
decision is expected to be filed
and made puplic any day, as the
papers have already been prepared.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
LETTER FROM TRIAL JUDGE
SAVED MIJNN'S EXECUTION
Judge McClenahan Wrote the Pardon Board that Munns
Petition for Communication of Sentence Was More
Worthy than that of Mathieson.

The St. Paul Pioneer Press of Sum-
day morning contained the follow
ing account of the action of the
State Board of Pardons in commut
ing the death sentence of Merten S.
Mum to life imprisonment.
On the recommendation of Judge
W. S. McClenahan of Brainerd, who
imposed the sentence, pardon board
yesterday committed the sentence
of Merton S. Mum from death to
life imprisonment. A request that
such action be taken was refused
by the board last Tuesday, but the
case was again considered yester-
day and the request granted. The
only new matter for the board to
consider was "a letter from Judge
McClenahan. --
In the formal order of the board
notifying the sheriff of it's action the
reason given for the action is that
:, upon the ground and for the rea-
son that the demands of Justice
will be best subserved by such CON-
mutation of sentence" The case
is peculiar in that Munn's case as
we'll as that of Peter N. Mathieson's
was tried at the same term of court
and the death sentence was imposed
upon both prisoners on the same
day.
In his letter to the board Judge
McClenahan takes the ground that
of the two Mum was more entitled
to clemencv than was Mathieson,
and in view of the fact that the
board had committed the 1atter's
sentence to life imprisonment he
thought similar action ought in all
justice to be taken in Munn's case.
He said there was in the latter case
an element of defense on the
ground of self-defense, there being
some testimony to show that a
slight attack had been made upon
Mum by his victim. He does not
state that he considers the defense
good, but makes the point that this
feature of the case is point in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
SCHOOLS OVERCROWDED;
MORE ROOMS ARE NEEDED
A. P Richie, Superintendent of Bemid City Schools,
Tells of Local Conditions and Suggests that Measures
Be at Once Taken for Relief

strong, substantial schools of the
state.
At one time the high school
quarters were ample but now they
are out grown and can no longer
accommodate the boys and girls
who assembled to receive instruction.
This year it would have been i'm
possible to seat all who enrolled in
the high school had it not been
arranged so that some could come
in the forenoon and others in the
afternoon. The present central
building makes fairly good grade
building but never was intended for
a high school building. In my
opinion the present building should
be given over to the grades and a
high school building erected that
would accommodate the seventh and
eighth grades and have three or
four grade rooms to spare.
Now as to the location; it does
not seem to me that this ought to be
hard matter to settle. If we are
agreed that a building is needed
then place it at the best availa able
location. I do not think that it
should be located down town nor do
I think it showed be located clear
away from settlements, It should
be born in mind that a school build
ing is not for the present only, but
permanent improvement for fifty
years hence as we'll as the present.
Some say place it on the same
block with the central building. IF
that is the best location place it
there. One must remember that
certain things should be considered
in doing so. Would it not increase
the rate of insurance and danger
from fire? Would it not bring too
many children together and increase
the danger of epidemic? Would it
look as we'll?
Block 10 is still mentioned and to
my opinion would not make a bad
sight. 1t is also proposed to buy
the north half of the block lying
between America and Irving avenues
and between Sixth and Seventh
streets, also the south half of the
block north of this and discontinue
Seventh street across this block and
erect the building in the center of
the land purchased. This certainly
would show off the building we'll
and has many points in it's favor.
1t is certain that a petition will
be presented to the clerk in a short
time.
If anyone has any other sights to
mention let us hear from you.
Respectfully submitted,
"A. P. Richie.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
Pioneer Advertising Gets the Goods. :

A. B. Palmer, the Solway livery
man was in the city today, looking
after some business matters at the
court house.
Mr.. Palmer uses the Pioneer
advertising columns when he desires
good results. Recently, he inserted
want advertisement in the Pioneer
for a blacksmith. Today, he said
of the results:
For heavens sake, take that
advertisement out of the Pioneer. I
had three applicants at my place of
business, the next day after in
serting the ad. The twin city
daleies wrote me and told me
should insert the ad. in their papers,
but I have man, and am certain
that the Pioneer advertising gets
the goods"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
F0SSTON TEAMS WON
FROM CASS LAKE TEAMS
Girls and Boys Basketball CUNTS from
Two Towns Played ard-Fouqht
Contests.

! Cass Lake, Jan. 27.-(SpeciaI to
Pioneer.)- 1.-The boys and girls
basketball teams of the Cass Lake
high school were defeated here Sat-
urday evening by the boys and girls
teams of the Fosston high school, the
boys game ending 10 to 8 in favor
of Fosston,, the score of the girls
game being 8 to 6, with the Fosston
girls on the long end of the score.
| The games were played at the
gymnasium of the Cass Lake high
school and were called at $50 p. m.
Professor Biddinger of Bemidji
was chosen referee and Village
Attorney Funk of Cass Lake acted
as umpire, the gentlemen giving
satisfaction to both players and
spectators. -
The boys game was called first,
and it proved to be a determined
struggle. Roughness characterized
the play of the members of both
boys teams, the Fosston team show
ing more team work and skill in
shooting baskets; and at the end of
the first half the score was s to / in
favor Of, Fosston.
In the second half Of the game
Cass Lake braced up wonderfully,
the players putting forth every effort
to overcome the big lead gained by
the visitors. Fosston was too strong,
however, and the game resulted in a
score of 10 to 8 in favor of Fosston.
The Fosston players won the game
through their superior team work
asa whole. Cass Lake was strong
Individually, but showed poor team
work.
The game between the girls teams
was a very close contest; in fact, the
teams were so evenly matched that
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
Installed New Switchboard.

The Warfeld Electric Company,
owners Of the local city electric
lighting plant, has installed a new
switchboard in the plant. This
board will be used instead of the
old board, and has a capacity of
1000 k. w., while the old board was
but 400 k. w.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
Fine Attractions This Week,

Stutzman and Crawford, comedy
sketch artists, arrived in this city
today from St. Paul and will appear
at the Brinkman Family Theatre
this week. They come highly rec
Commended and will undoubtedly
make good in this city. The best
productions in film are used at this
theatre. Complete change of pro-
gram TONG ht.=as..44.=.sz 5 S .sz7-.
Additional local matter will be found
on fourth page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
To the Editor of the Pioneer:

To the Editor of the Pioneer:
I have been repea tedly asked by
patrons of the Bemidji public
schools to present an article to the
public stating the present crowded
condition of our schools, and to pre-
sent the matter of securing addi-
tional school room.
That our schools are crowded and
at present many pupils are made
quately housed cannot be disputed.
Every room in the main central
building is full, except in the two
seventh grades in which a few more
might be accommodated; some, how
ever, have an enrolment which far
exceeds the seating capacity of the
rooms, and in one instance two
teachers are compelled to occupy
the same room and pupils attend
halliday sessions only.
In the Catholic church property
the enrolment in both rooms far
exceeds the seating capacity. In
the street building conditions are
still worse; the rooms are not only
crowded, but are poorly-heated,
lighted and still poorer ventilated.
1t has been the custom here as
it is in practically all schools of the
state to admit beginners in the
spring term. At present I can
hardly see how this can be done this
year without greatly over-crowding
the present congested primary
rooms.
So far as I know, all patrons of
the school agree that more room
is needed, differing only in how it
should be done, and where a new
building should be located. These
are matters that should intere st
every patron of the school and
every tax payer in the district.
To my mind it would not be wise
to extend the policy of erecting more
small buildings. This is habit
that many growing towns fall into
and all abandon sooner or later
but not without having paid dearly
for the experience. 1t costs a great
deal more money to pay the running
expenses of small buildings than a
large one of the same number of
rooms. At the present time it costs
more money to care for the rooms
and heating of the three small build
lngs holding six teachers than the
main building holding seventeen.
I think no one will advocate the
renting of more outside rooms.
The High School department has
grown from small struggling school
of a few years ago to one of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

Munn's favor which was lacking in
Mathieson's case.
Mum was convicted on Sept. %,
1907, of the murder of August
Franklin and the death sentence
was imposed on Oct. S, following.
Notice of the imposition of this
sentence as we'll as that of the
sentence of death imposed upon
Mathieson was received by Gov.
Johnson and, pursuant to the law
requiring the governor to set the
date for the execution, he ordered
that it take place in both cases on
Feb. 7.
One of the elements in the case
was the question of intimacy be-
ween Mum and Mrs. Franklin, this
being urged by the prosecution as
motive for the murder aside from
the alleged attack on Num-. When
the case was being argued before
the pardon board it was admitted
that there was some evidence tending
to prove such relations, but it was
claimed that after such stories had
been circulated Franklin consented
to the partnership between Mum
and his wife and assisted in the
leasing of the building in which the
restaurant was conducted.
Mum insists upon his innocence
of any intention to commit murder
and that the shooting was done in
self-defense.> 1t is probable that
now that the death sentence has
been committed an effort will be
made to carry the case to the
supreme court in an effort to secure
a new trial. In the order issued by
the board the sheriff of Beltrami
county is directed to turn Mum
over to the warden of the state
prison at Saltwater without un-
necessary delay" 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
TAX COMMISSION Will
MEET COUNTY ASSESSORS
Auditor WiImann Attended Meeting of
County Auditors at St. Paul
Last Week. ~. it,

County Auditor John Wilmann
has returned from St. Paul, where he
spent last week on business con.
nected with his official position.
Mr.. Wilmann attended the annual
meeting of the county auditors of the
state, which was held in St. Paul
last Tuesday. At this meeting
matters of mutual interest to all of
the auditors were discussed, and
suggestions made as to the lettering
of the service rendered by auditors
generally.
The auditors in attendance at the
meeting held consultation with the
members of the State Tax Commits
sion, in which tax matters of the
state were discussed quite generally
It has been agreed that some
members of the tax commission will
meet with the various assessors of
every county in the state, at date
set early enough to precede the
returning of assessments. At this
meeting suggestions and rules will
be form ulated so that it will not be
necessary for the county and state
boards of equalization to make so
many changes in the original
assessments made by county asses
sors.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
County Board Meets Tomorrow.

The board Of county commission
ers of Beltrami county will meet in
adjourned session at the court house
tomorrow to complete the trans
action Of the business that was left
over from the annual meeting, held
the first week in January.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27
Card Party and Lunch.

The ladies Of St. Philips Aid
society will give a card party and
lunch at the Red Mems hall, Thurs
day evening, January 3Oth.
Tickets rs cents.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

Rev. H. F. Parshall was over
from Cass Lake last night. He con-
Quoted Episcopal services at the
1. O. 0. F. hall last evening.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

G. M. Torrance of this city took
up Munn's case, as his legal repre-
sentative, after the board first
refused communication Of sentence.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

indicative of wholesome respect
for the playing ability of the Bemidji
team. ... .- ~..
With Brown in good physical con-
dition, the Duluth team, we believe,
is not the equal of big Bemidg."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-01-27

Local news on last page
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-26

discriminate confetti throwing or to
allow women to be at the mercy of
drunken and irresponsible rowdies. All
the argument that might be crowded
into the columns of The Herald would
not suffice to turn one ruff1an from the
error of his way Such characters APP
preciate only one form of argument,
the argument of the locust" the au-
thority of the police uniform.
This message is put out in very
friendly spirit Everything is over and
done with now. The confetti has been
swept up and destroyed, the soiled
gowns have been cleaned and the
ruined ones deposited in the ragbag
A few regrets may linger, but they will
soon vanish. Our only purpose I'm dis
Cussing the matter is to point out to
the police their path of duty wnen the
next occasion for them to follow it
arises. Sit down on the hoodlumism,
and sit down on it hard. If it is in
cidentally necessary to lock up some
scions of our so-called best families
overnight, then by all means let it be
done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-26
"OUR CHIEF"

IN November. 1856 at the two hundred
and hIiieth anniversary of Harvard uni
Versity, President Cleveland and his CAM
net were the hOnOred guests. Among tho
exercises of public welcome was The fol-
lowing poem, composed by DR.. Albert
Buxton now of the Central Christian
church of this city-at that time teach
ing Greek in Harvard:
Our chief! We welcome you to classic
skies
Yet. not alone as chief we welcome
YOU.
For meath the official dignity there lies
The courage of a manhood brave and
true
To us YOU bring, as to our land you've
brought.
The influence of manhood grand and
brave
So stanch, and ruled by such pure viii
and thought,
That you could stand 'gainst opposi-
tons wave
That YOU could bring the best your party
held
And join to it the best for eountry's
veal
Within your party or without: and weld
To statesman's power the patriots ear
nest zeal
True manliness you bring US in the van.
Hail to the chief and welcome to the
man.