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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04

John Sitter of Cass Lake, brother.
in-law of Mcdonald, was allowed to
enter the house, this forenoon, and
he remained there for an hour,
endeavoring to induce Mcdonald to
surrender to the officers.
Sitter says that Mcdonald would
not hear of surrendering, swearing
that he would not be taken alive,
and that he would kill any man
who attempted to arrest him.
According to Sitter, Mcdonald had
sobered somewhat, but was still
very nervous, but there was no
doubt of his determination to resist
arrest.
Mcdonald has a 44-caliber re-
volver and a big supply of cart.
ridges, and he is keeping close watch
of the outside.
The sheriff and his deputies re-
main at safe distance, and are keep
ing watch that Mcdonald remains
bottled up" and they are prepared
to shoot should he attempt to escape
and still refuse to give himself up.
DR.. Thabes, Brainerd specialist,
has been with Saxton since morning:
and the attending physicians state
that 1t would be absolutely 1mpossi.
bic for him to survive longer than
midnight tonight.
The mother of Saxton is at his
bedside.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04

around the McDo4ald house, where
a close vigil. has been kept evel
since; but Mcdonald has stuck in
side the house, where he was bar
ricaded this forenoon, and he refuse.
to agree to surrender or put in ar
appearance at the door or window.
County Attorney Funck came here
last mig hit from Walker and has beer
in consultation with Sheriff DeLury
at all times, giving advice.
Saxton was taken to the hospital
where an examination showed tina,
be had been desperately wounded
and little hope was entertained thai
his life could be saved.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
Mcdonald Still Holding Out.

Walker, Feb. 4.-3:45 p. NJ
Especial to Pioneer. )-At this hour
Mcdonald is still on guard at bis
home, defiant as ever, and in houses
near his home are stationed half a
. dozen determined men, concealed,
heavily armed and prepared to get"
Mack" should he attempt to
escape.
Sheriff DeLury and County Attor-
ney Funck have abandoned the plan
to capture Mcdonald this afternoon,
dead or alive, as they realize that to
storm the place would unnecessarily
endanger one or more lives.
John Sitter, brother-in-law of Nc
Donald, has attempted to have his
sister go to Cass Lake with him to-
night, but McDonald's better-half
refuses to leave him and will not 20
out of the house, although it is said
that he has given his consent.
County Attorney Funck has Sc
cured statements from three persons
who were eye witnesses of the
shooting, as we'll as a final state
ment from Saxton, whose death is
hourly expected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04

w. r. Mackenzie, the chairman OF
the Northern Minnesota Develop.
ment association, and who has
charge of the monster meeting
which will be held in Bemidji on
Thursday and Friday, February
1913, is confident that there will be
representatives present from every
county north of Brainerd and that
the sessions will be both interesting
and instructive.
In speaking of the meeting Mr.,
Mackenzie says: -.
My first aim in organizing the
Northern Minnesota Development
association was prompted by talking
with many people throughout
northern Minnesota who are Inter.
ested in reapportionment.
There is no question that
reapportionment should be the one
great topic to be discussed at the
convention, on the 18th and 18th
insts. Without a just and equitable
reapportionment of our representa-.
ton in the legislature we cannot
hope to get any deserved recognition
for this section for many years to
come.
While I was at St. Paul, last
winter, I found that many members
of the legislature who were pledged
to look after the peoples interests
were totally Indifferent to the reap.
portionment of the present represen-
tation in the legislature. Our meet.
ing should, therefore, arrange in
some manner to pledge every can.
didate for election to the legislature
to an: honest scheme of reapportion.
ment.
The federal census which will be
taken this year will show where the
different districts stand, and our
northern Minnesota representation
should be chosen with the single eye
to our requirements; they should
simply stand to their guns until we
have our, victory for reappor.
tionment won; they should let moth.
ing else obscure their vision. We
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
CHAIRMAN TALKS OF THE
CONVENTION, FEB. l7-l8
W. r. Mackenzie Tells Of Reapportionment Good Roads,
ETC., All Of Which Should Be Fully Discussed by
Delegates at the Meeting.

will fight for reappor;ionment, and
by putting up an honest contest,
will enlist the people with us, to the
end that seniors and reapresenta.
tives who are today holding seats
through an unfair distribution, will,
of necessity, surrender them to those
really entitled to the seats.
Good roads and advanced
methods of tilling the soil of this
section, as we'll as dairying, should
be discussed as vital subjects for
consideration.
Other matters to be considered
are in connection with Minnesota
state lands.
How should they be sold?
Should the state pays its share of
the cost of developing good roads,
where the lands are undoubtedly
benefited.
Should the state pay taxes on its
lands on which it is deriving an
income through sales of timber and
grass?
Should the state loan its money
to parties within its own borders, or
continue to loan the money at low
rate of interest in other states!
Should northern Minnesota get
together on ali questions involving
our common welfare?
All of these matters will be
thoroughly threshed out and dis
cussed from every standpoint at
the meeting to be held here Febru-
airy 1918.
I believe that the time is not
far. distant when twill be shown
that the ultimate market ofthe whole
of northern Minnesota will be
Duluth. This is a fact which is
being brought about by the con-
struction of the new lines. of rail-
ways and by the natural command
ing position of Duluth, at the head
of the Great Lakes. The interests
of Duluth are inlmical. to those of
this entire northern section. Her
sympathies are with us; and we owe
lit to the Zenith City to cooperate
for our mutual benefit"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
COLD-BLOODED SHOOTING
AT WALKER LAST EVENING
Walter Mcdonald, Walker Saloonkeeper, Terminates
Three Weeks Spree by Murderous Assault on
Howard Saxton, a Bartender.
Determined to Get Mcdonald Dea

determined to Get Mcdonald Dead
or Alive.
Walker, Feb. Also p. NJ
Especial to the Pioneer. )-It is said
that Sheriff DeLury has sent word
to McDonald's. house that Mrs.
Mcdonald and their neice, who are
in the house with Mcdonald, shall
leave the place at once, as the
officers are determined to take
Mcdonald prisoner this afternoon,
dead or alive. No reply has as ye t
been received to this request.
Mcdonald, who has a telephone
in his house, called up Bert Chase,
proprietor of the Hotel Chase, and
requested that Chase come to where
he was hiding. Chase refused to
20, having every reason to believe
that Mcdonald desired to get
him." as he had threatened to get"
several other Walker citizens yester-
day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
ORATORICAL CONTEST TO
" BE HELD THIS EVENING
Winners Will Represent BemIdji High
+ School in the Annual Inter-
e. Scholastic Contest.

The final oratorical contest, for the
selection of the two students of the
Bemidji High School who will !
represent this city in the annual
declamatory contest with other
High Schools Of this section,
will be held at the High School
building this evening at o'clock.
when the six who participated in the
former contest will again participate,
and the best for the humorous and
serious selections will be finally
chosen.
In the former contest, the partici-
pants were ranked as follows, by
the judges: Serious, first, Hiram
Simons, Jr.; second, Grant Gill;
third, Elmer Hilliard. Humorous,
first, Emil Engels; second, Marjorie
Knox; third, James Knox. These
contestants have devoted much time
and study in the preparations of
their selections for the contest, and
it is expected that all will make a
most excellent showing.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged, which should be thoroughly
enjoyed by the student body and
all others who attend.
THE Lance of Kanana" Willard French
Grant Gill
What William Henry Did"...J. J. Harbour
Marjorie Knox
Vocal Solo-"The Lass With the Delicate Air.
Miss Hanson
|"Gentlemen. The King . Robert Barr
Elmer Hilliard
I'm the Tolls of the Enemy"
John Seymour Wood
| ames Knox
Duet-'When the Wind Blows from the Sea-
Ruth Wightman and M aude McCawley
"Touissaint L'Ouverture" Wendell Phillips
Hiram Simons. j.
How Ruby Played ...................
Emil Engels
Vocal
Andrew Rood
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04

1t appears that Mcdonald had
been on a prolonged spree, lasting
during the past three weeks, and
that he drank very heavily, ate but
little, and has been in a desperate
mood for several days.
Reports are that he insinuated
yesterday, to several people, that he
would get some folks if they didn't
look out" and his actions were
those of a man whose mind was
deranged by over-indulgence in
liquor.
From a statement made by Saxton
to County Attorney Funck, the facts
of the shooting are about as follows
Mcdonald walked into the Hotel
Chase, yesterday afternoon, at abou,
4 o'clock, and began using abusive
and obscene language and making
threatening gestures. He was under
the influence of liquor, and went t.
the bar room. -... -. ID,
Howard Saxton, the bartender al
the Chase, spoke to Mcdonald and
told him that he must oesist in using
such language in the place; that he
must cut it out"
"Wait till ! come back; I'll fix
you," yelled Mcdonald, as he
drew revolver from his poke,
and aimed it at Saxton, who was
standing behind the bar, at about
the center. -..... .a...
Mcdonald fired the revolver
point blank at Saxton, the bullet
hitting him in the stomach, and as
Saxton was falling to the floor,
Mcdonald reached over the ba,
and emptied the revolver with
shots at Saxton, one entering his
back and another piercing his
right arm, the other two shots no,
taking effect.
Saxton was covered with blood,
and as the people in the hote1
rushed into the bar room and lifted
him from the floor, Mcdonald de-
liberately walked out of the bal
room to the street, and leisurely
went to his house.
Sheriff Robert DeLury was sum
moned, and he went to McDonald's
home to arrest the desperate CUR
man.
When DeLury raped at Nc
Donald's door, the latter spoke from
the inside of the building to the
officer and warned him that if he
persisted in trying to enter the
house he McDonald) would Kill
him; and the actions of the frenziec
man have been such OF late that the
sheriff had no doubt of the sincerity
of the threat, and be left. going for Z
posse to surround the house.
The sheriff swore in a number o
deputies and placed them at ad
vantageous points, out Of range
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
Andrew Rood
Treasurer Busy on Annual Report.

City Treasurer Earl Cell is busy
this week preparing the annual re.
port of his Office for the past year.
Mr.. Cell expected to have the same
ready tomorrow for checking BY
City Clerk Maloy, which would
possible be in time to be presented
to the city council Monday night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
YOUNG Girl SETS
FIRE; BABY BURNS
Horrible Deed Committed at Jenkins This Noon by 9Year-
Old Girl.-.-Deliberately Cremated Infant Sister;
Home Also Destroyed.

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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-02-04
Saxton Cannot Possibly Live.

Saxton Cannot Possibly Live.
Walker, Feb. 4.-12 m.-(Special
to Pioneer. )-At noon today Walter
Mcdonald, who shot Howard Saxton,
remains barricaded in his home and
refuses to surrender or to give any
sign of leaving the house.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-21
100000 A SKELETON ARMY
General Woods Testimony on
Unpreparedness for War.
from The Tribune Bureau.1

Washington, Dec 20.-The testimony Of
Major General Leonard Wood. chief OF
the General Staff. relative to this country 9
unpreparedness for war. given before the
House Committee on Military Affairs, was
made public to-day. In addition to his
recommendation that the government pur-
chase a number of aeroplanes to be used
in the event OF war, General Wood dwelt
at length on the insufflciency Of the stand
ing army and the need of a reserve supply
of field artillery and ammunition. He de-
clared that a force Of one hundred thou
sand men is no more than a skeleton
army"
I'VE are in position now where we
have not enough field artillery ammunition
to go into campaign" said General Wood.
Field artillery is costly. It takes a long
time to make It, and we ought to accumu-
late reasonable supply Of guns and am
munition. You see, if we have a war with
a naval power of any strength we shall
have great difficulty in buying any artillery
equipment abroad and getting it into this
country. Our army for defensive purposes
in time of war would be Of little use to us
if we had no reserve and no munitions OF
war and no power to put it into the field
effectively
General Wood said at the ratio of for
mer appropriations it would be years be-
fore the equipment and reserve supplies of
ammunition are complete.
II think that ought to have money
to get number of aeroplanes.' General
Wood added. referring to the testimony of
General Allen recommending that the gov
ernment buy twenty flying machines. We
ought also to have certain number of
military men who know how TO handle
aeroplanes. You might send up Grahame-
White to fly over an army, but he could not
give you technical report of the dispo-
sitions. A trained army officer could. and
we think number of them should learn
to f1y.''
The chief of staff advocated the estab-
lishment of reserve. II tell you frank
ly," he said in conclusion. "the cost of
New-York tribune., 1910-12-21
N. A. KNAPP CONFIRMED
Senate Approves His Appoint
ment-Claims Bill Passed.
from The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Dec. a.-By confirming the
nomination of Martin A Knapp. chairman
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission, to
be chief judge OF the new Commerce Court.
and passing tho omnibus claims bill. the
Senate practically completed its labors to-
day preparatory to adjourning for the hoii-
day recess.
Judge knapps appointment was confirmed
without objection. The Interstate Com
merce Committee also held special session
this afternoon and decided to report favor
ably tomorrow the appointments OF B.
H. Meyer. of Wisconsin. and c. c. McChord,
OF kentucky, to fill the vacancies in the
Interstate Commerce Commission. No OBJ
lection to them was raised at the commit
tee meeting, and 1t is not probable that
any will be raised In the Senate This ac-
ton was taken to-day in order that there
may be full commission for the consid-
Grafton Of the important railroad cases be-
fore it, The term of Commissioner Cock
rell expires on December 81, and 1t was
necessary to confirm Judge Knapp's ap-
pointment at once in order to make the
second vacancy.
The omnibus claims bill was passed by
vote of 45 to Ii. after a prolonged fight on
it by Senator Bristow- 1t carries approx
mately S0OouD and with the elimination
of a single claim and the amendment re-
strictins the amount that may be paid for
attorneys fees to q per cent is just as
New-York tribune., 1910-12-21
Jury CONVICTS w. E. BEALl
Finds He Tried to Extort S 0, 600
from DIR, M. G.. Dadirrian.

William E. Beall. of No. 500 West 17Sth
street who had been on trial in General
Sessions for two weeks, was convicted last
night Of sending a letter to DR.. Marker G-
Dadirrian, of No. 625 West 18TH street,
threatening his life. Beall was also charged
with sending an Internal machine to Dr.
Dadirrian and in other ways trying to e4-
tort from him $1,000 under penalty of death
BeaII was prosecuted by John w. Hart,
former Assistant District Attorney, and AS
sistant District Attorney Morris koen1g,
and defended by former Judge w. M. X.
OIcott.
The letter in question was dated July 80,
1907. It bore rough sketches of a skull and
crossbones a dagger and a hand, was
signed BLACK Hand" and read as follows;
I'VE have written lot OF letters and you
no give us the money We will kill you
now. You gee we killed that man on Union
Square He no give money and so you are
the next to die. Your money cannot save
Won now. You must die"
The offence of which Beall was convicted
:. a nisdemeanor, punishable by one year
in prison or a fine of $500 or both He was
ren,a nded for sentence on next Friday
New-York tribune., 1910-12-21
REPORT GALLAGHER INSANE
Trial Gives Way to Test as to
Mental Condition.

James J. Gallagher, who shot Mayor
Gaynor, was not tried yesterday, and is
not likely to be. The proceedings yester-
day in the County Court at Jersey City
would indicate that the Court and the at
torneys for the state believe that Gala
CHER is insane. The case was deferred
until January 3, when an inquiry will be
made into the mental condition OF the pris-
oner. The Court said sufficient evidence
of insanity had been presented to justify
the Investigation The reason for the
delay was that the experts brought re-
Gently into the case were not absolutely
positive, and desired to make further tests.
Gallagher was disappointed over the out
come. He is said to have entertained the
idea that he was being taken to court to
be liberated, and had said that he would
spend Christmas with friends. He had
been shaved and wore clean linen, and his
clothes had been brushed when he was led
into the courtroom. He displayed the ut
most Indifference. A newspaper was hand
ed to him, and the paper absorbed his at
tention.
Justice Swayze and County Judges Blair
and Carey were on the bench, but they
retired to their private room to consult
with Prosecutor Garven. DR.. Alexander
McLane Hamilton. the aienst. was called
in.
After this conference the Prosecutor
moved the trial Alexander Simpson, attOr-
ney for Gallagher, Immediately interpoSed
the insanity plea, aud said it might be nee
essary to investigate. the mental condition
of the accused before going to trial. He
handed to the Court two affidavits that
Gallagher was irresponsible. one by DR..
John J. Reilly. of Manhattan. and the other
by DR.. George Sexsmith, of Bayonne The
last named it is said, was employed by the
state
Justice Swayze announced that the case
would be set down peremptorily for Janu-
ary 5, and If 1t is found that the defend
ant was sane the defence must be prepared
to meet the indictment.
I'VE are prepared to meet the indict-
ment.'' said Mr.. Simpson. but l am now
in the dark. 7 would like to know specifl-
cally what ] will have to meet when the
case is next moved.
This was productive of consultation by
the judges and at it's close Justice Swayze
replied:
"On January 3 there will be a prelim-
mary inquiry into the prisoners sanity.
There is enough before the Court to war
rant such an inquiry.
Then Gallagher was taken back to jail.
The indictments moved yesterday We're for
carrying concealed weapons and for the
assault on Commissioner Edwards, who re-
ceived flesh wound in the arm in his
effort to save Mayor Gaynor.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-21

just read. There is, first of ali, feeling
of the deepest gratitude for this wonder.
full gift. 1t assures to the university fol
many years to come continuous de-
velopment which cannot fail to inspire
confidence and receive further impetus
through the aid of other benefactors.
Mingled with the regret that Mr..
Rockefeller should deem it wise to sever
the ties which have united the founder
to the university, there is recognition
Of the force of the reasons given for this
action, and there is the conviction that
in thus anticipating all that he had in
mind to do for the university and then
withdrawing his representatives from
the board of trustees, Mr.. Rockefeller is
moved solely by a desire to promote the
welfare of the institution he founded
The board of trustees, in adopting a
resolution expressing its grateful ap-
probation of Mr.. Rockefeller's. gener-
osity, ordered spread upon the records a
minute. a copy of which will be en-
crossed and conveyed to Mr.. Rookie
feller by special committee of the
board: The minute reads, in part:
The board of trustees of the Univer-
sity of Chicago accepts the gift made by
Mr.. Rockefeller in his letter of Deem
Der 13, 1910, and pledges itself to carry
out in the spirit as well as in the letter,
the conditions accompanying 1t.
1t is now twenty-one years since in
May, 1889, Mr.. Rockefeller made his
first gift to the University of Chicago.
This final gift will make the total
amount which the university will have
received from its founder approximately
$50, 600 600
We know of no parallel in the history
of educational benefactions to gifts so
nlunificent bestowed upon single insti-
tuition of learning. But unique as they
are in amount, they are still more re-
nlarkable for the spirit in which they
have been bestowed. Mr.. Rockefeller
has never permitted the university to
bear his name, and consented to be
called it's founder only at the urgent
request of the board of trustees. He has
never suggested the appointment or re-
moval Of any professor. Whatever views
may have been expressed by members
Of the faculty. he has never indicated
either assent or dissent. He has never
interferred directly or indirectly. with
that freedom of opinion and expression
which is the vital breath of a university,
but hasadhered without deviation to the
principle that while it is important that
university professors in their conclu-
sions be correct. it is more important
that in their teaching, they be free.
More significant still, this principle has
been maintained even in his attitude
toward the teaching of a subject so In
innate as religion wherein the mind is
keenly sensitive to differences of opin-
ion Although at times. doctrines have
been voiced in the university which
thaverse those the founder is known to
hold, he has never shown a desire TO
restrain that freedom which is quite as
urecious in theology as in other fields of
thought.
such relationship between a great
benefactor and the institution which he
has founded affords a motto for educa-
tional benefaction through all time to
come says the minute In CONCLUSION