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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Efforts Of Bagley Sheriff to Capture
Them Have So Far Been Without
Results.
KAISER PRESIDENT OF CONCERN
One of Stephens Fosston- Bagley
Chain, and Was Protected BY
Insurance.

At midnight last night daring and
expert burglars forced their way into
the First State Bank of Shevlin. six
teen miles west of Bemidji on the
Great Northern, and exploded nitro
glycerine in the vault, blowing off the
outer door and cracking open three
of the inside plates. A fourth plate
prevented them from getting -. the
$4,000: which was less than an inch
from their grasp.
Unsuccessful in their, attempt, the
robbers, fearing capture, fed toward
the railroad track. Sheriff Ander-
son of Bagley was notified but SO far
no arrests have been made. I T.
Robbers Watched at Work.
The robbers were watched in their
work by two men in Shevlin. These
men were in the second story of a
Building directly across from the
hank-and- the actions Of the robbers
were easily seen. The spectators
first were inclined to sound the
alarm at once but decided that wis
dom was the better part. of valor
and, therefore, did not venture out
until the men had left the bank. 49,
The alarm was then sounded but
the bandits had good start and no
trace of them could be found. A
fairly good description was obtained
and their capture may result. "
The bank was protected by regu-
lation bank vault and proved strong
enough to withstand the clever ef-
forts of the trio. That the men were
experts was shown by the systematic
manner in which they went about
their work and by the further fact
that the explosive was used so that
no conclusion resulted from the ex-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Land to Be Drained, or stumps Pull.
ed, Land Being Put In Shape
for Cultivation.
OFFICE Is OPENED AT CAPITOL
Governor and Auditor Believe 49,.
600 Appropriation Means Pros.
perity for the North.

Beltrami county, at point near
Blackjack, will be the scene of one
of the interesting "what-can-be-done-
with-the-soil' experiments author
lied by the legislature which appro-
priated $4,000 for proper carrying
on of the work which is to be con-
Quoted by proclamation board Of
three members of which W...R. Mac
kenzie of Bemidji is chairman. w.
J. Brown of Warren and A. J. Nc
Guire of Grand Rapids complete
the board.
The board lis to prepare ten acres
from 4Ol2acre state tracts for culti-
walton. Chairman Mackenzie has
completed arrangements for the OPP
Grafton of stump pullers and for other
work to begin at once. 81
~, III a1d1tlun@ to B1acktuck, oIner
places for the experiments have been
selected as follows:
Lake county, near Two Harbors.
St. Louis county, near Floodwood.
Itasca, near Grand Rapids. .....
Koochiching, near Northome or
Little Fork .>S* .. ~.
Cass, near Pine River. 49,.
Hubbard, near Akeley. ~.
=Roseau, near Warroad.<
Marshall, near Holt or Middle
River. ...~. F.. TIL.
These lands are to be appraised by
the. state auditor and sold for not less
than SIS an acre plus the cost of
Improvement.
Governor Eberhart and State Aud
itor Iverson have said that in their
opinion nothing has ever been done
that means so much for the rapid
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
PRINTS OF FINGERS TAKEN
Efforts to Prove That J. q. Mcnamara
Is J. 3. Bryce.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 3.-Samuel
L. Browne, chief detective of the dis.
trict attorneys office, took prints from
James B. McNamara's thumbs. The
prints. it is said, will be sent to San
Francisco in an effort further to iden.
tify the alleged dynamiter as J. B.
Bryce.
Prints Of all of McNamara's fingers
also We're taken, and these will be
compared with the finger prints dis.
covered by detectives on the launch
Pastime. which is said to have been
used by the alleged dynamiters in
transporting the explosive purchased
by them to San Francisco.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
SENATOR RlDICULES STORY
Laughs at Report That He Delayed
Being NaturaIized. 49,

~ ''~F~'s '''Ns ~ ~SS0yS~
Being NaturaIized. 49,
Washington, May 3.-Senator Steph.
enson of Wisconsin read the account
of his serving two terms in the legis-
lature of his state before he was
naturaliZed.
II won't talk about it," he ejactula.
ed. ''The idea of paper printing
such story about me. 49,. ss-
''There amt a word of truth in all
that stuff ;. My father was naturalized
back in Maine when l was in my
teens. That naturalized me.
But, anyway, was naturalized my.
self-took out my first papers in Mil.
waukee in 1851 and my second papers
In Milwaukee later-well, l forgot the
exact date.
II served two terms in the legisla.
ture in ~'66 and '6S, but that was all
right and lawful. Perhaps I hadn't
got my second papers whensI was in
the legislature, but it wasn't against
the law, / know that" 4. y,,,..--. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
PLAN ? TO STOP FAKES
Commercial Club Appoints Committee
to Secure Aid Of Other Towns to
Prevent Forest Fire Stories.
BIG BOX FACTORY MAY COME

At meeting of the Commercial
club last night E. H. Denu, Andrew
Rood and D. D. Miller were appointed
committee to prepare resolutions
condemning the practice of sending
untrue news items of forest fires" to
the city papers and calling upon the
Commercial clubs of others cities to
Join the crusade to appeal to the
publishers of the big dailies for fair
play. 49,. II
This committee will prepare a re-
port and submit 1t to the club at it's
next meeting, June 6. A commune.
cation from Thief River Falls Com
mercial club was received dealing
with the same subject and the coop
GRAFTON of that organization seems
assured. Brainerd, Crookston, Fer
gus Falls and the other Of the larger
towns of Northern Minnesota as we'll
as the smaller places are expected to-
add strength to the movement.
The club last night learned that
It is now possible to secure large
box factory at present located in a
Wisconsin city, provided certain as
surances are given. The club signi-
fed it's willingness to expend $4,000
in inducing the firm to locate here.
Negotiations for a machine shop
and foundry were also authorized
with Minneapolis men.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Division of Militia Planned.

Washington, May 3.-Establishmen
as a separate department of the army
of the United States of a division of
militia" to be made up of the militia
organizations of the states, is the pur.
pose of bill introduced by Represen.
tative Pepper of Iowa. The bill pro.
;vides for regular staff of officers
and for fifty inspectors Of militia, The
president would appoint the officers
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
TWO WEEKS OF HEARINGS
Senate Committee to Give Opponents
Of Reciprocity Every Chance.

senate Committee to Give Opponents
Of Reciprocity Every Chance.
Washington May 3.-The senate
committee on finance decided to de-.
vote, the time between now and Sat
urday, May 13, to hearings on the Ca.
madam reciprocity bill. Immediately
after that date it is expected that the
hill will be reported to the senate.
81 While there is no intention to per.
nit the hearings to involve the free
/, list bill SO as to delay consideration
OF reciprocity witnesses will be per-
mitted to make incidental arguments
bearing upon that bill.
After next Monday the committee
will meet daily and sit throughout
each day, but during the remainder OF
the present week the meetings will be
dssultory.
Senator'S Nelson OF Minnesota and
McCumber Of North Dakota both
asked time for representatives Of the
agricultural interests to oppose rect
pcocity.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Japanese Explorers Fail.

Sydney Australia May 3.-The Jap
anese have abandoned their effort to
reach the South pole. Their ship, Ka-
inan Maru, has arrived here, and the
commander reports he was unable to
penetrate the ice pack along the coast
of Victoria Land. Nearly all their
dogs died,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
BITTER FIGHT IS PROBABLE
Strike Of Shopmen on Pennsylvania
Road Spreading.

Pittsburg, May 3.-What promises
protracted struggles of union labor
for recognition on the. great Pennsyl.
vania system since the memorable
strike riots of 1877 took definite form
with between 1000 and 10000 shop.
men in the ranks of the strikers
That aside from the minor causes
that precipitated the walkout the
strike Is mainly battle for the rec
ognition Of organized labor in the
crafts affected was admitted by labor
officials and it is this plea which the
strikers claim will secure for them
the staunch support of the service or
ganizatiOn of the road
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
plosion. In the case Of amatuers
the windows and building usually is
shattered by improperly placing the
nitro.
Bank Protected ~ Insurance.

Bank Protected BY Insurance.
The shevlin bank lis thoroughly
protected by burglar insurance. It
is one of the chain of-banks in which
former Senator Stevens of Crookston
is interested. Other banks of the
chain are located at Fosston and
Bagley. A, Kaiser Of Bagley is pres
ident; s. s. stadsvold. vice president
and T. E. Rider cashier.
The robbers were at work in the
tank building for an hour and half
They are thought to have come to
shevlin on the night train.
Chief Of Police harrington was
notified and will attempt to capture
the men should they come to Be-
midi.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Tells Sheriff She Cannot 90 to Still
water Wearing This Old
Thing"
SAYS SHE WILL BECOME MOTHER
Both Prisoners Have Experienced
Groundless Alarm That Food
Would Be Poisoned.

At 1870 this afternoon Charles
Henry Schmidt and his wife Laura
were sentenced to the Saltwater state
prison for life by Judge C. w. Slant
on in the district court at Walker.
The crime for which the man and
woman sacrifice the remainder of
their lives was the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Harry McCabe on January
81, last.
Attorney Charles scrutchin of Be-
midi who defended the convicted
couple was in the court room but
made no further effort on behalf of
his clients.
Both Schmidt and his wife were
brought before Judge Stanton at the
same time and after answering the
usu.i questions as r TO age;ss I1ssttivit,
and occupation were sentenced to.
life imprisonment. The woman had
been convicted of second degree muir
der and the man first degree, but as
hanging is no longer legal the pun
ishment in each instance was the
same.
AS the court sternly pronounced
the words which consigned the pris-
oners to Saltwater, the woman's iron
nerve seemed broken and she real
lied for the first time the real SER
iousness of her situation. She had
expected sentence of not longer
than year. Schmidt took the sem
tence without concern.
Despite her detection, Mrs. Sch
midi assumed an air of bravado and
| to Sheriff DeLury said:
"Say, Bob, I'll have to have a new
coat to make that trip to Saltwater
in. This old one doesn't look very
we'll" -.
An unusual feature of the case
has developed from the woman's as
sertion that she is to become a
mother Should this prove true the
state will be placed in the embarras-
sing predicament of having child
born in the penitentiary and virtual
ly a prisoner when it first opens its
eyes.
Both Schmidt and his wife have
lived in fear, so they say, that friends
of the murdered man would kill
| them by placing poison in their food.
Mrs. McCabe, widow of the murdered
deputy sheriff, is cook at the Walker
JAIL The fears of the prisoners
along this line were entirely without
foundation as even those who have
suffered most from the tragedy have
been willing to let the law take its
course
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Mother Knew Mrs. Gagnon.

1t is apparent that the mother
knew Mrs. Gagnon and had conf
dence in her as she addressed her
Familiarity as Mrs. Gagnon" in her
appeal to give the child-a home.
When picked up the baby was
clothed in a cheap flannel dress. 1t
appears healthy and not to have suf-
fered any i'll effects from the pecu-
liar experiences of it's short bat
eventful eXistance.
Mr.. Gagnon, formerly saloon
keeper here is. now proprietor of a
soft drink place at Second street and
Minnesota avenue.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Women Get Presents From Woodmen.

Women Get Presents From Woodmen.
Last evening after regular meet
ing of the Woodmen Lodge was held,
the Woodmen and Royal Neighbors
entertained in honor Of Mrs. Stafford
and Mrs. w. J. McCauley, both of
whom are to leave town musical
program was given and then dancing
was begun. Refreshments were
served. Mrs. Stafford who left this
afternoon for Detroit, Mich, was
given parasol, and Mrs. McCauley,5
who leaves Jun1, for Winlock, Wash
ington, received a purse. SIS
Mrs. Stafford and three children
left this afternoon for Detroit, Mich,
where they will make their home.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Tells Story of Discovery.

At the Gagnon home today, Mrs.
Gagnon told of her discovery.
"The child could not have been on
the door step long for Mr.. Gagnon
came home from his place of business
shortly after II o'clock, and it was
not there then" said Mrs. Gagnon.
"Soon after we had retired heard
noise at the front of the house,
but paid little attention to it. l
heard it again, however, and it
sounded so queer and so much like a
wall that l got up to Investigate and
there at the door, crying Justify, l
found the baby.
81 have no idea as to the identity
of the young woman who deserted
her child but think she must have
come from the direction of Interna-
tional Falls on the night train If
the mother sees this in the paper she
may rest assured that her baby will
be we'll taken care of. He is a fine
little fellow and we are already in
love with him."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-03
Says She Is Forced to Give Up Off,
spring Because She Cannot Care
for It.
LEFT IN BATHTUB WITH BOTTLE
Then Warmly Wrapped In Blanket
and Goes Through Adventure
~a---'>'
Without Harm

won't you please take my little
baby and give it a good home. am
not able to take care OF it. know
that you will be a mother to him.
He was born on March 81 and you
can name him what you please"
This plaintive note penned in ir-
regular lines by frantic mother was
found pinned on the coarse, cheap
garments of the infant whose cries
at midnight on the doorstep Of the
Frank Gagnon home, 42O Minnesota
avenue, during the rainstorm of
Friday night lead to it's discovery.
The child had been placed in a
small bathtub used by the Gagnons
to catch rain water and in this the
human mite had been set close up to
the door under the porch, partially
sheltered from the rain. 1t was
wrapped in a cheap blanket and a
bottle of milk had been tucked in for
food. Mrs. Gagnon found the child
herself and has decided to keep it.
The Washington times., 1911-03-20
SEE POSTAL SAVINGS
BANKS BIG SUCCESS
Hitchcock Says They Could
Take In $2OO,OOO,OOO
In a Year.

The fOrty-eight postal savings banks
that were established January re-
ceived deposits of s133,S69 by February
2S, a statement of the Postoffice Depart
ment made public today shows. Post
master General Hitchcock, estimating
upon those statistics as a basis, believes
that IL banks are established at all the
money order postoffices in the United
States they will receive at least $780,
0OO.ODO in year.
Washinfton's neighhor. Clifton Forge,
Va, ran lowest in average amount of
deposit, its twenty-seven depositors
placing only $245, an average of S97.
The leader in per capita deposits was
Globe, Arizona. where the average for
13S depositors is s7O63. In gross de-
posits Leadville. Col, leads with 81. .253.
there being 1862 open accounts.
Frostburg, Md. another neighbo1 of
Washington, had twenty-three open ac=
counts with gross deposits of $2S3, an
average of $3.50.
The forty-eight towns at which postal
savings banks were established have an
aggregate population of approximately
10000 If the same average of deposits
is maintained thrC ughout the year the
total of deposits will be about 500, 600, 900.
The Washington times., 1911-03-20
ANNUAL SPRING CLEANUP
EASY IN WASHINGTON.

From one end of the country to the
other the annual cry for the spring
cleanup is heard. Beginning in the
Southland, where spring comes early,
it has cTept steadily northward 1t is
passing the latitude of Washington to-
day. Soon it will reach Philadelphia,
New York, and Albany and will extend
on through Canada. In it's wake fol
lows a great hustle of housewives,
fathers, children, and servants, with
brooms, brushes, rakes, and wheel
barrows. The face of the cities is to
be swept clean, that it may shine in
the returning spring sun.
Washington has always done its
part in the great, annual spring clean
up; this year it should do no less. Be
ing the Capital of the Nation it should
set a mark that the other cities will
find it difficult to match.
If any home owner or householder
in the District is possessed of one
copper penny he has no excuse to per-
NIT his premises to be unsightly. That's
where the people of Washington have
an advantage of the people of most
other towns. A postal card, which
costs l cent, mailed to the Superintend-
ent of the Street Cleaning Department
at the District Building, will remove
all the debris that has collected in any
yard during the winter. Not one cent
is charged for the service, which is
maintained by contract with private
parties by the District government.
Under this contract, the firms respon-
sible for the work are penalized if they
fail to remove garbage, ashes, or mis-
cellaneous refuse when instructed to do
So As a result, they don't very often
fail.
The only initiative required of citi-
zens is that they let the Superintend-
ent of the Street Cleaning Department
know when they have garbage, ashes,
or refuse to be removed. The spring
cleanup could hardly be made much
easier.
The Washington times., 1911-03-20
PRESIDENT TAFT'S PLAN FOR
TARIFF REVISION.

President Taft's tariff plan certainly
looks to gradual revision. He an
nounces that he will not favor any
revision that is not based on informa-
tion gathered by the tariff board. All
he wants the extra session to do
is to approve the Canadian reciprocity
treaty, provide for a permanent tariff
commission, and adjourn IS 20, n as
possible. BY next December lie prom
ises Il report from the tariff commits
sion of the wool schedule
If the President shall stand by this
procurement, he will give the Demo
Gratis fine advantage politically.
Assuming that it will take until De
cember to report on wool. it may fairly
be presumed that scientific investiga-
tion of all the schedules will require
many years. Steel, lumber, sugar, and
chemicals all present wide fields for
research; cotton can easily he expected
to require as much time and study as
wool
Meanwhile, the work is being done
by tariff board with which the Presi-
dent is not satisfied; if he were salts
fed, he would not he urging a new law
and enlarged powers. Why should he
expect Congress and the country to
wait so long for work by board with
which he himself thus indicates he has
small satisfaction? There is room for
sharp disagreement as to whether the
boards powers will he extended by any
legislation of the new Congress. Sena-
tors who made determined effort to
pass a new law on the subject in the
last days of the late session did so
because of firm conviction that if il
went over to the new Congress it
would not pass at all.
If, then, revision must wait on the
reports of a commission that takes
two years or so to a schedule: and if
when they are made these reports are
to represent the conclusions of an i'll
equipped board at best-thon the Presi-
dents plan sounds like a method of
forcing almost unlimited delay.
The Democratic House is given its
opportunity to make the issue perfectly
clear to the country. If it will pro-
cecd just as fast as possible TO sane
reasonable revision of the schedules
which represent eXcesses of protection
will pass bills for this purpose, and
will let the Republican Senate defeat
or the Republican President veto them
in that case, and in the present tariff
temper of the country, the Democrats
will enter the 1912 campaign with a
new increment of political advantage.
1t is difficult TO believe Democratic
leaders will fail TO observe the advan-
tage to them in such course.
The Washington times., 1911-03-20
MAIL BOXES ON WASHINGTON
STREET CARS.

There is no occasion for the Post
office Department to conduct an "eX-
pertinent" with street car mail boxes
in Washington. The department. has
long ago tried this method of collect
ing mail and has found it eminently
satisfactory. TO the public it is moth
ing short of a blessing
Out in Des Moines. Iowa, mail boxes
have been carried OH street cars for ten
years. \ box is attached to the rear
of every car on the system, and letters
can be dropped into them either from
:he car or from the ground. At certain
points in the business section. near
the postoffice. collectors with big sacks
are stationed. As each car reaches a
collector it stops. and he extracts the
letters from the box. No serious delay
or Inconvenience 10 traffic or to the
expeditions operation of cars is ex-
perienced.
The great advantage TO the public
is the service afforded women living
in the suburbs. where mail collections
from street boxes are less frequent
than in the downtown districts. 1t is
possible to mail letter at any time
wherever there is a street car line. and
few minutes after the letter is mailed
it is in the postOffiCc. The service is
particularly valuable at night. After
sundown collections are not made con
stantly, from each car. but they are
made at such intervals that by the
time a car has traverspd its circuit two
or three times it will have been re-
lieved of its mail.
A person living in Chevy Chase. for
instance, might write a letter in the
evening, finishing it at 10 or II o'clock
Now he would mail it the next morn
ing. If street cars were equipped with
mail boxes he would step out to the
car line--or send his son or servant
and drop the letter in the box on the
car. Instead of leaving Washington
the next day it would leave the same
evening.
What has been a success in Des
Moines would surely be a success in
Washington. The service is so easily
rendered and is so beneficial to the
public that there can hardly be any
question of the desirability of install
ing it.
The Washington times., 1911-03-20

who show signs of getting into the
class with the sons of Anak. This
qneer little gland is located at the
center of the sphenoid or butterfly
bone," at the anterior base of the skull
and is further described as one of tie
principal ductless glands of the human
body. The vigor and activity of this
gland has a direct bearing upon the
growth of the bones, and certain opti-
mistic physicians even opine that the
growth of individual bones may be con-
trolled by means of it. For instance,
if there is a man who has one leg
longer-or shorter-than it really
ought to be, the processes of the pitu-
itary gland may be so regulated that
he can get on an even keel.
The indications are that this will be
one of the most important discoveries
of medical science. Few people are
content with the stature with which
nature has endowed them. That wilful
gypsy, the heart, has provoking
way of bringing about misfit alliances,
from physical point of view. Not
unknown TO the leading promenades
are the meek and lowly husbands who
look like the proverbial inch on yard
stick. Or perhaps, taking the other
way about, it is the husband who looks
down like a tall sycamore upon a
bunch of lockwood. BY manipulating
the pituitary gland the doctors will
change all that. The operation is said
to be very delicate and perhaps eXcru
ciating, but pride knows no pain. If
the secret should become generally
known a dull mQnotony would soon
prevail in the matter of human forms,
but the art will probably be revealed
only to the elect. 1t will be highly
interesting TO stand by and watch the
human race grow.