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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-26
Seven.Cent Social,

The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
will give a unique social on Friday
evening, November 5, at the armory,
to be known as "seven-cent social"
The admission to the social will
be seven cents and every seventh
person will be admitted free.
There will be a fortune-telling
booth, which will be presided over
by a fortune teller of note from out
of town named Madame Neves, who
will tell fortunes for seven cents.
Refreshments will be served, the
price of which is the same good old
seven cents-and the refreshments
will be worth seven times the money.
A concert program of much merit
will be given, consisting of seven
numbers.
A dance will be given at which
Masten's orchestra will furnish the
music. The charge will be seven
cents per dance, with every seventh
dance free.
The program for the concert will
be printed later. .
Those who attend are assured of
something akin to the seventh
heaven''-it will be a swell affair.
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FORBID ABATEMENTDUR
THE ODD-NUMBERED YEARS
Tax Commission Instructs Auditor Wilmann
that Reductions Made Because of the Timber Being
Cut from Land Are Invalid.

The Minnesota Tax Commission
has issued circulars to the county
auditors in all counties where there
is timber, to the effect that the
practice which has heretofore been
in vogue of reducing the assessed
Valuation of timbered lands in odd
numbered years when the timber on
the land has been cut must be
stopped; and that any such reduc-
ton as made in 1909 is invalid.
. The circular in full is as follows:
3. st. Paul. Oct. 20.
Hon. John Wilmann, County Audi.
tor, Bemidji.
Dear Sir:-It has been reported
to this commission that the practice
prevails in some of the counties of
the state of reducing the assessed
valuation of timber lands in odd
numbered years, that is, between the
regular real estate assessments, upon
proof being made by the owner that
the timber has been cut and removed
from such lands during the year
following the last assessment thereif:
thus in fact making a new assess
ment of such lands each year.
For your information we beg to
advise you that such action is not
authorized by law and that no
authority is vested in tie county
auditor or county board to reduce
the assessed valuation of any real
property in any odd numbered year
because of the removal of the timber
therefrom.
The real estate assessment is
made every even-numbered year and
the valuation as finally fixed by the
state. board at that time remains
until the next real estate assessment
is made two years later. Standing
timber is a part of the real estate
and should be so assessed. The
county board of equalization is not
by law to either increase
or reduce the assessed valuation of
any real estate in the odd-numbereP
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was place resorted to by Indians
for the purpose of obtaining intoxi-
eating liquors and during all of
said time, the said Dugas and the
said Frank Gagnon catered to the
Indian trade.
You are therefore req uested to
cancel the license issued to the said
T. Dugas on the 21st day of Sep
TENDER, 1909, as aforesaid, and not
to issue licenses to any other person
to sell or dispose of intoxicating
liquors on the premises above de-
scribed."
III. A. Larson,
deputy special officer of the
United States Indian Service"
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came here and effected and had
signed an agreement whereby the
liquor men of Bemidji agreed not to
violate the law in regard to the
selling of liquor to Indians.
"This agreement was signed by
your mayor, city attorney, county
attorney and all the proprietors of
saloons; and was to the effect that
should violation happen in future
the license of the saloonkeeper
should be revoked. ~..:-s.~ -. &.
''The majority of the saloon
men in your city have, l believe,
made an honest attempt to abide
by this agreement, and it is not
our desire to interfere with the
sale of Intoxicating liquor to white
people. We expect the co-opera-
ton of local: authorities in the
enforcing of these laws.
T.'"Agents of the Indian depart
ment have been here on various
occasions, some of whom have
boarded at the West hotel, and
whose af6davits have been pro-
cured showing constant violations
and utter disregard for the law. ~
Our agents have come here for
the purpose of investigating the
Indian proposition and not any
one. saloon in preference to others.
tits common knowledge in this city
that these people have been frequent
ing in this place.
: Mr.. Larson produced the afidavits
of three special agents who spent
considerable time investigating the
Dugas saloon as we'll as other places
within the city limits.
Clarence T. Johnson, one of these
agents, in his affidavit, states that he
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BEST ARTISTS OF THE DAY
AT The BRlNkMAN 1HEATE
Program at Brinkman Consists Of Many
Of the Best Artists on the
American Stage.

The bill at the Brinkman The
alter this week is among the very
best ever put on at that popular
place of amusement. o.
Every number on the bill is
deserving of great comment, being
produced by some of the best
artists on the road.
Sinai, the Russian violinist, is
without doubt the best that ever
appeared before an audience in
this city. -....-- $780,
Mr.. Sinai is a man with a his
tory, former Warsaw University
cadet and ardent sympathizer with
the Russian movement he was
banished to Siberia without trial,
escaped and fled to this country,
where his talent as vlohnist has
made him star musician, at
which he has worked diligently to
earn money to secure his sweet
heart who is prisoner of the
Car. -.-..-.
Fox & Summers received applause
after applause last night on their
comedy sketch, The Rent Col.
lector." They too are deserving of
special mention.
The two Farleys are artists in
their line and never fail to please
an audience with their new songs
and dances.
Don't fail to attend the Brinkman
this week.
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Of any kind, name or nature.

of any kind, name or nature.
He further asserted that he pur
chased the stock and fixtures in til.
building from one Frank Gagnor
and since the 21st day of September
has owned and been in full posses
sion of same; and that Frank Gagnor
is in no way interested with him.
Mr.. Dugas stated that he knew
nothing of the violation of the
Indian laws by Mr.. Gagnon.
Special Agent H. A. Larson
then addressed the council, and
said, in part:
81 think you are all very fami.
liar with the situation as regards
the governments position towards
the saloonkeeper who sells intoxi.
eating liquor to its Indian wards.
cat the outset I wish to say
that some people have stated this
is a matter of personal spite.
This statement I wish to deny
most emphatically, as we have no
interest whatever in putting out OF
business any saloon man in. the
City of Bemidji except when he is
liquor to the Indians.
No doubt you are aware of the
treaties of 1854 and 1855, and that
Beltrami county and the City of
Bemidji are within this coded terri
tory. This treaty prohibits the sale
of liquor to Indians. -: s@s.z-55
You no doubt have read of the
decision of Judge Morris in the
csses. In this decision
he states that this treaty is in full
force and effect until revoked by
proper authority.
On May Fl, Mr.. Zollman, attor-
ney for the Brewers association,
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spent about two days in the West
hotel; that during these two days
the saloon in the West hotel was
habitually and constantly making a
practice of selling intoxicating
liquors to Indians, chiefly whiskey.
He stated that Indians would 60 in
to stall in the restaurant next door
to this saloon and liquor would be
brought to them; and that some
times liquor was brought from the
bar and served in the stairway,
between the saloon and restaurant.
L. H. Gilmore, another special
agent, stated in his affidavit that on
the first day of October, 1909, and
at other times be was present at
the West hotel saloon and that the
proprietor sold a drink of whiskey
over the bar to Charles King, an
Indian; that at other times he had
noticed a number of Indians come
from the Red Lake agency carrying
empty suit cases which they would
deposit in the lobby of the West
hotel and later return for the suit
cases, which, in the meantime,
apparently had been filled with
bottles of whiskey. This they would
take on the train with them and
take onto the Red Lake Indian
reservation.
+ Walter Johnson, who was with
L. H. Gilmore, a good deal of the
time, made similar affidavit to
that made by Mr.. Gilmore.
Mr.. Russell then addressed the
council on behalf of his client,
Mr.. Dugas, in part as follows:
81 do not desire to question the
sincerity of Mr.. Larson when he
fCo,+,,,,od m ~. D7
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years, consequently it has no author.
ity to reduce the assessed valuation
OF any tract or parcel of land in the
odd-numbered years because the
timber has been removed from such
lands. ........:.=-s.
You are instructed that if any,
such reduction has been made in
the assessed valuation of any real
estate in your county for the year
1909 by the county board, such
purported reduction is invalid and
you are hereby directed to restore
the original assessment as fixed by
the state board of equalization for
the year 1908 against such property.
Very truly yours,
Minnesota Tax Commission,
Samuel Lord, ?
chairman"
County Auditor John Wilmann
states that there are quite a number
of tracts of land in Beltrami county
on which assessments were reduced,
the owners of the tracts having
reported to the county auditor and
furnished af6davits to the effect that
these tracts of timber had been cut
from the lands, which was subse-
quently inspected by the assessors
and reported found to be correct, the
assessment subsequently being re-
duced.
: This action was done in 1907 and
1909 and under the provision of
Section 831 of the Revised Laws,
which, while it does not specifically
mention timber, has been construed
to include timber as it states that,
on property of any kind that had
deprecated in value the assessments
should be reduced.
The above ruling of the tax CON-
mission is a new one and will cause
trouble in revising the assessments
on the several tracts of land on
which assessments were reduced be-
cause of the fact that timber had
been cut therefrom since the assess.
ment of 1908.
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Mr.. Larson's Request.

ito The Honorable City Council,
City of Bemidji.
Observation-Disclosures to e
instructions of William E. Johnson,
chief special officer of the United
States Indian service, to assist in the
suppression of the liquor traffic
among the Indians, I hereby prefer
the following charges against one +.
Dugas, to whom license to sell in
toxicating liquors on the ground
floor of that certain frame building
located on lots twenty-one (21),
twenty-five (22), twenty.three (23)
and twenty-four (24), in block six.
teen (16) of Bemidji, in Beltrami
county, Minnesota:
THAT between the 21st day OF
September, 1909, and the 23rd day
of October, 1909, Intoxicating liquors
were constantly being sold. to In
dams in this saloon; that on numer.
Gus occasions liquor was brought
from the saloon through doors
connecting with. the adjoining res.
taurant, and served in stalls and
also on the stairway, to Indians.
THAT a saloon has been main.
tanned in the building above des.
cribed for long time prior to the
21st day of September, 1909,zby
Frank Gagnon, the owner of the
building; that on the 21st day Of
September 1909, as your informant
is advised, a license was taken out
for the said Frank Gagnon in
the name of T. Dugas, because the
said Frank Gagnon had repeatedly
violated the liquor laws OF the city
and of the state; while, under the
management of the said Frank
Gagnon, and the said T. Dugas, it
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-26
REQUEST SPECIAL AGENT
COUNCIL REVOKES LICENSE
AdaVts Submitted by Special Agents Specifically Charge
Dugas and Gagnon With Selling Liquor to Indians.-
Council Vote Was Unanimous.
Resolution Revokine Dueas License.

Resolution Revokine Dueas License
Whereas, H. A. Larson, deputy
special officer of the United States
Indian service, has made and filed
charges against +. Dugas for selling
Intoxicating liquors to Indians and
that
Whereas, 1t appears from the
evidence aduced that due notice was
served on the said T. Dugas of the
time and place of hearing said
charges, and the city council having
duly considered the evidence; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved that certain license.
dated September Fl, 1909, granted
to T. Dugas to sell intoxicating
liquors in that front room ground
floor of that certain building located
on lots 81, % and "a in block Is of
Bemidji, in Beltrami county, Mime
soto, be and the same hereby is
cancelled and revoked; and be it
further
"Resolved, That no license be
issued to any person to sell
Intoxicating liquors in the premises
above described for the period of
one year.
"Upon call of aye and nay vote
the following aldermen in favor of
the passage of this resolution
voted aye: Shannon, Smart,
Bisiar, Rhea, Schneider, Kirk.
"Those opposed voted nay:
None.
"Resolution carried.
"Absent; Gould, Hanson, John
son."
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Notice to Dueas.

The following notice has been
issued to T. Dugas to appear before
the council this evening and show
cause why his license should not be
revoked.
You will please take notice that
you are hereby requested to be and
appear before the city COUNSEL of the
City of Bemidji, in said county and
state, in the council chambers, in
the city hall, on the 18th day of
October, 1909, at 8 o'clock p. M,
and then and there show cause, if
any there be, why that certain license
granted you by the said city council
on the 21st day of September, 1909,
to sell Intoxicating liquors on the
ground floor, front room of that
certain frame building, located. on
lots twenty-one (2t), twenty-five
(22), twenty-three (23) and twenty
four t24), in block sixteen (16), OF
Bemidji, Beltrami county, Mime.
sofa, should not be cancelled and
revoked.
And you are further requested to
answer the charges hereto annexed,
and herewith served upon you."
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Additional local matter on
last page.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-10-26
Wood Choppers Wanted.

We have 40 acres birch and tam
arack to cut near Houpt. Good
chance for shackers. Fl and $1.1O
per cord. T. M. Partridge Lbr. Co.,
Houpt, MINI.
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Statement by Special Agent.

Special Agent Larson, when seen
this morning, said:
The action of the council is
gratifying to the Indian department,
as it is an evidence of the councils
desire to cooperate with the federal
government in it's efforts to keep
liquor from the Indians"
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no license to any person to sell in
toxicating liquor in the building
occupied by Dugas for a period of
one year.
The proceedings had last night
were the result of the campaign
which is being instituted by the
Indian department to suppress the
sale of liquor to the Indians, and
which has been prosecuted under
the direction of William E. johnson,
chief special officer in charge of the
work.
The announcement of the fact that
T. Dugas had been cited to appear
before the city council and that MI.
Larson, special agent in the employ
of the Government Indian service,
would be there to prosecute the case
was the cause of the large attend
ance at last nights meeting.
The request of Mr.: Larson, to-
gether with the notice served on
Mr.. Dugas to show cause why his
license should not be revoked (both
of which are given above), formed
the matter on which the council
was called to deliberate, with evil
dence to be introduced by Mr..
Larson and denials by Mr.. Dugas
upon which to judge the merits of
the case.
Mr.. Dugas was represented by
Attorney P. J. Russell, and in his
answer admitted that the city coun-
Gil granted him license September
Fl, 1909, and since that time he had
been running a saloon in the City of
Bemidji.
Mr.. Dugas denied positively that
be had sold or given away to any
Indian in his saloon, or in any room
connecting with or adjoining sthe
same, upon the stairway or in any
other place, in, at or about the build
ing in which his saloon business was
conducted, any intoxicating liquors
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Mr.. Russell Undecided as to Future
Movements.

When seen today by the Pioneer,
Mr.. Russell, attorney for Mr.. Dugas,
stated that he had not, as yet,
determined what course would be
pursued, if any, in opposing the
enforcement of the revoking of the
Dugas license.
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Musical Recital.

Miss Dickinson and pupils gave
a recital at her studio Saturday
afternoon. The childhood and youth
of Mozart was first read, after which
the following program was rendered:
Hungarian Dance''-Howath. ........
+ ........ Ruth TenStrOm
The Haunt OF the Fairies"-Marie
crosby $500" ........"....M Margaret Rood
Waiting the Doll''-Blied. Jennie Burgeois
I. Begin Waltz'-P. Willy .......
observation-disclosures. 49,. Blanch Mcdonald
Twilight"-T. J. Gny.. Esther Tenstrom
Winter Fun ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $50.
.................. Louise McCready
Harlequin Homer Bartlett. 80. ;. :.
Florence Ripple
Boat Song''-Scharwenka... Effiie Robinson
The Episcopal Guild will meet
with Mrs. D. L. Stanton on Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Additional local matter on
last na6o.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
FOR N w. CHAMPIONSHIP

From the following Story which re-
Gently appeared in the Spokane Chron-
icle it appears that there is move
on foot by Spokane basketball author
tiles to hold an open basketball cham
pionship tournament in Spokane dur
ing the Christmas holidays. This
tournament it is planned will be open
to both college and athletic club teams.
Hold an open basket ball cham
pionship tournament in Spokane dur
ing the Christmas holidays and invite
all the strongest fives in this section
of the northwest to compete.
Bring all the big college teams here
and play off the games for the title
of open champion.
These are the plans that have been
made by Cisco Bullivant of the Ath-
etc club 1t is expected the affair
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08

viii be the largest ever held in the
north vest. and all the strong teams
are expected to be on hand for the
games.
The tournament planned is a round
robin affair until the final is played
OFF and only one five is left This
team will be given the title and the
trophy, TO be donated for the winner
'"The S. A A. c.. GOnzaga college
ard the Y. NJ G. A. are expected to
compete for Spokane, while Idaho, w
:. c., Whitman and any of the other
college teams that cam make the trip
Will be ordered. The games are to be
played under the p n A. ri es, and
NJ one but regularly registered anna
tours will be allowed to compete.
THE firal plans will be made as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
WRESTLING Match.

Frank Gotch, champion catch as
catch-can wrestler, is signed to meet
Giovanni Raisevich, the Italian cham
pion, at the Chicago Coliseum tomOr-
row night Gotch is reported to be in
first-class condition, and is confident
of an easy victory. He is reported in
dispatch from Chicago as saying
L pitched hay all summer and
worked in the fields along with my
hired men. You know, l have 1000
acres of good farming land out near
Humboldt, and it takes work.
81 wasn't questioning my physical
condition any either. Don't think that
l could see where lot of these for
eigners were coming over anxious to
get in a match with me. The best of
and trim him, and then I'll send Zbyc
zko back with the losing end, 50 that
Italy and Poland will have two near
champions.
You know l was determined to re-
tire at the end of last season. Then
1 felt so good and men began talking
about my quitting before 1 met Zbys-
Zko, | determined to give him match
in the event that he came to Ameri-
ca this winter Now that he is here,
will keep my word"
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Baseball right.

According to reports from Memphis
there may be sensational developments
in today's meteing of the Southern
League magnateS. w. A. Smith, for
mer manager of the Atlanta team, now
signed to manager Buffalo's eastern
league club. is cited to appear before
the directors to sustain charges he is
alleged to have made that he was dis
he would not draw a fine finish to the
pennant RAGE" Smith is said TO deny
that he said it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
BIG TRACK MEET
FOR GARDEN CITY

Ankeny field as an athletic ground.
For the past several years the
Whitman Washington track meet al
ternated between Seattle and Walla
Walla. These meets have always been
extremely close, with both institutions
Der of contests If the big quadrangle
lar meet is arranged for to be held
in Walla Walla, it is very probable
that the dual meet between Whitman
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08

To hold in Walla Walla next spring
a monster track meet between the uni
versity of Washington, the university
of Idaho. Washington State college
and Whitman college is the latest idea
which has been advanced in track cir
cles among the Northwestern 1nstltu-
tons This matter has been under
for some time and the
fact that the proposition is practically
assured. speaks we'll for the hosp1-
talitv of Whitman and the merits OF
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soon as it is decided whethe" the con-
ference colleges will COMPETE AS
most of the teams play in Spokane
curing the holidays the ~ armament is
( Inns st an assured ract."
Manager Howard d. Ba ,e' Of the
Whitman basketball team vi en- seen
by a Statesman representative last
right, said that the story as news
to him and that he had rec"i:eG no in
tinatiOn whatever coE:c 4rning the
clDVement.
IF 81 ything is being CO." in the
matter as is reported l Will probably
receive some knowledge of it in the
near future and will then be in a po-
sitiOn to give more definite answer
as to whether or not Whitman will
enter such a tournament
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08
TENNIS
STING
RACING
BONING

sippi versus Union at oxford, Howard
versus A. & NJ. of Mississippi at
Starksville, November 90, Howard
versus Birmingham college at Bir-
mingham college at Birmingham
Tennessee versus Alabama at Knox
vile, Georgia versus Tech at Atlanta.
Baylor versus Austin at Sherman. Tu-
lane versus Texas at New Orleans, Vir-
ginia versus Georgetown at Washing
ton. George Washington, versus Viz
ginia p. |. at Washington, North Caro-
lima versus Washington and Lee at
Newport News, Gallaudet versus Johns
Hopkins at Baltimore.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-08

This-one of the most remarkable
football photographs ever made-was
taken a few seconds before Cadet Eu-
gene A. Byrne received a mortal injury
in the contest between West Point mad
Harvard on the academy field, a trag
edy which stopped football at West
Point and gave the game tie hardest
blow Of its history. Fyrne, who was
playing left tackle On the Army team,
is indicated by an Y in the photograph
\ few minutes before the fatal scrim-
mage Byrne was injured in tackling
Fish the giant Harvard captain. Har-
ward had the bail in about the center
of the field and tried q forward pass