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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
HUNG BY THUMBS, SAY SOME
I'D Rather Cut My Sons Throat
Than to See Him Sent There"
Declares Mrs. Childs-Steph-
(By F. A. Wi1son)

6em1QJ1 x1O0eeT Legislative bureau
St. Paul, March 2.-Boys fastened
with ropes to f1ogging contrivance
and beat until their flesh became
a vivid mass of bruises; boys shackled
in chains and hung by thumbs with
bread and water for sustainance;
boys compelled to do military ex-
ercises as punishment until exhaust
ed; boys knocked down by school at
tendants with pieces of timber and
whipped with pieces of tug and all
this inhumanity and torture under
the knowledge of the superintendent
were some of the allegations made by
a convincing array of witnesses be-
fore the legislative committee which
has been instructed to investigate
charges of cruelty made against the
state training school at Red Wing.
To Andrew D. Stephens, the Crook
ston banker and former state sena-
tor, belongs the credit of having
turned the spotlight on the Red Wing
institution and a wretched condition
of affairs has been Illuminated if
the startling testimony of young wo-
men instructors, former employees,
and inmates, and even former men,
Der of the state board of control, can
be given credence.
All Witnesses Prove Sensational.
Most profound was the impression
made by these witnesses produced by
Senator Stephens at the first public
hearing of the investigation, held in
the senate chamber Tuesday evening
and attended by large number of
persons, a majority of whom were
women. Witness after witness told
narrowing stories, every one border
ing on the sensational and all har-
monizing in a dramatic excoriation
of Superintendent Whittier, head of
the boys school at Red Wing. Some
of those who testified exhibited in
tense feeling. One woman, former
ly head tailoress at the school, after
astounding assertions of atrocities,
capped her climax with:
81 am the mother of boy. Rath-
er than have him sent to the Red
Wing training school l would cut his
throat"
Again, a clean cut looking young
man, former inmate of the train
ing school, after reciting in detail
his personal experience with the fog
ging machine, the shackles, blows
from tug and other cruelties, point
ed his finger at Superintendent Whit
tier, who, in self defense, conducted
a cross examination of all witnesses,
and exclaimed:
"Why, Mr.. Whittier, if I were the
kind of man you are and had done
what you have done, I'd be ashamed
to face this audience
Flogging Continuance Admitted
That corporal punishment is used
as means of dicipline at the school
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
Doings of the Municipal Court.

In municipal court this morning
Ole HalVorson and Walter Garriety
were araigned before Judge Pender-
CAST On charges of drunkenness.
Halvorson was fined SIS and costs
which he paid, while Garriety was
allowed his freedom on the agreement
that he would leave the city today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Clerk of the district court Fred
RhOda today issued the following
marriage license:
Andrew Peterson and Martha Ell
stad, of Spooner and Baudette, re-
spectiyely.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
IS DRAWN on new LINES
Insurance Fund for Employees Pro.
posed by Minnesota Legislator.

posed by Minnesota Legislator.
St Paul, March 2.-Appropriation
by the state of 100000 as the nucleus
for gigantic indemnity fund and sub
sequent contributions from wages OF
employees and employers engaged in
hazardous industries is proposed in a
bill introduced in the senate by Swan
son of Anoka county. The measure is
intended as substitute for the vari.
GUS workmen's compensation codes
pending in the senate and house.
The Swanson bill incorporates many
of the features of the original liability
code drafted by the commission ap.
pointed at the last session of the leg.
islature Instead of designating every
industry in which an accident occurs
as hazardous" it defines specific oc-
cupations and tells who shall be
termed an employer"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
Supper Tomorrow Evening.

Remember the supper tomorrow
evening at the l. o. o. F. hall, given
by the Old Norwegian Lutheran
Ladies Aid. The date is Friday,
March 3. Come one! come all.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
Keefe's Story Shaken.

r
Under cross examination Keefe
became considerably mixed and said
that he knew boys We're chung up by
their thumbs" because he had seen it
by climbing up and looking over the
transom
Where were the guards while
you were climbing up looking over
transoms, asked member OF the
committee
well, they were minding their
own business. There was bunch of
us boys and the guard knew if he
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
DISTRICT COURT
IN ROUTINE WORK
Five Persons Charged With Crime
Enter Pleas Of Not Guilty When
Arraigned.
CRIMINAL TRIALS NEXT WEEK
Many Civil Cases Settled and Con-
tinued-Number 26 on Calendar
Now on Trial.
CRIMINAL TRIALS NEXT WEEK

Arraignments upon indictments so
far returned by the grand jury have
been made as follows:
Gust Rachuy, carnal knowledge;
Fred Miller, forgery;
Joe Jenkins, assault in the first de-
gree;
John Mccarthy, giving liquor to
an Indian; ....-.-. ~
Frank Sands, grand larceny.
The grand jury is still in session
but will probably conclude it's work
this afternoon.
The civil cases of o. B. Olson versus
M. B. Russell, of Madellia, involving
a small store account, is on trial this
afternoon, with attorney Graham M.
Torrance for the plaintiff and P. J.
Russell for the defendant.
The trial of criminal cases will not
be taken up until next week.
Many civil cases have been settled
and others continued so that it is
not probable that more than twenty
civil jury cases will be for trial.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02

Continued on last passD
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02
EXPRESS PACKAGES TAKEN
Robbers Hold Up Iron Mountain Train
at st. Louis.

st. Louis, March 1.-Two masked
and heavily armed robbers held up an
express car on an Iron Mountain train
within the city limits. escaping with
several packages and the money box,
which they removed from the safe
aftar binding and gasging the messen-
ger, II. N. McRoberts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02

"a
Childs then related that he had
seen boys beaten by attendants
armed with parts Of tugs until their
hands and arms were badly swollen.
He told how one boy was sent to
work with him and was unable to
pick up pair of tongs because his
fingers were swollen from beating
just received Childs said he got a
bottle of arnica and put it on the
boys hands and that he told the lad
he would not have to work so long
as he had anything to say about it.
Then there was the case Of the
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1911-03-02

ton. We must defend him as we
protect other immaturity, and expect
of him what he is able to render un-
der proper guidance and supervision.
The advances he has made in the last
half century is an indication of what
we may expect in the future. Again
I say, give him a chance"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-20
WANTS WANTS

Residence rooms to rent Fowler. If
TO RENT-Ten room house on
North Wilson, $l5 a month. Apply
here.
Rooms with board. 1O7 South Adair.
Phone 70. 40
FOR SALE-Barred pullets and
cockrells. w. R. Badgett, phone 81.
LOST-A big black fur muff Finder
please leave at this office or call Miss
Looney and receive reward.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-20

Continental Casualty company of
Chicago is the only one licensed and
operating in every state in the union.
1t pays more than twice as many
claims as any other company to policy
holders who have been sick or hurt.
See A. G. Marrs, agent, for information.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-20
EQUIPMENT AND SAFETY

We have the most complete
and up-to-date equipment of
any bank in this section, and
our business methods insure
you safety. We take pleasure
in advancing the interests
of our customers, and all
business entrusted to US is
kept strictly confidential.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-20

For Holiday Gift there is nothing more
appropriate than years subscription to
the Saturday Evening Post or Ladies
Home Journal. Subscriptions cheer
fully taken and promptly attended to.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17
THAT SWANSEA MAGISTRATE.

On Thursday evening the Deserei
News printed a statement from a Swan
sen magistrate on conditions in Utah
and ''on the Mormons II seems that
this magistrate, James Wiguall. visited
Salt Lake some five wears ago. in the
course Of hls investigation Of labor con.
htions in America. He speaks we'll Of
the general Appearance of The city. Of
the schools, OF the Welsh residents here.
and in general of the conditions rs he
saw them. He is undoubtedly an honest
man, but has been sadly mislcd on sew
eraI propositions The church organ
calls his statement "a splendid defense
OF much maligned people. but il is
difficult indeed 10 find any special de
Tense of any ono class in his tribute to
Salt Lake, apd TO salt Lake conditions
in schools, in freedom of individual life.
and so on, unless one credits everything
desirable here 10 the Mormons. which is
evidently the News 5 idea. but an diea
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17
DOESN'T FIT THE CASE,

The Boston Globe. in consider;rr .Lo
voucher for $3.50 which the painter
Albert Rosenthal. was required N si,n
IN order 10 get his $3.50 for paintipo &,
portrait of Justice Day. saws that
the matter Is not worth botherinr abor,
l's position is that the department
ought to have some funds to DO certain
confidential work that ought NOT to he
inquired into, and that when we have
olhcials of the caliber FL to be Score
tary OF State. II is unfair. and i'm way
indecent, to make an outcry about the
way they dtsburse money entrusted ia
them for confidential purposes. We on.
tlrely agree with the Globe in this. We
hold that every chief officer in the
United States ought TO have fund at
his disposal al need for confidential
work. and that he should not be inter.
fered with in the disbursement OF that
money, nor required TO account for i,
except on his statement that he has
used il in the interests of the public
service
But that is an entirely different aues.
tIon from that which is raised in the
Rosentbal case. II is one thing for a
public officer to disburse public money
on his faith and credit as an officer
and man, and quite different thing for
him TO require some private individual
to sign voucher for money not had hy
him. In this case Rosenthal was required
10 sign voucher that he had received
s2450 when he had received but $3.50.
The difference between these two
amounts can hardly be accounted for
by saying that the money WAS spent
in a confidential way. according to The
Judgment Of the Secretary Of State
who at the time was John Hay. If John
ference. or ten times that amount, or
one hundred times the amount of il
and said that il was necessary in the
interests Of the public and of the ma
tion S diplomacy To spend ;hat money
without any accounting for il what.
ever; the public would have been en-
tirely satisfied with that statement.
There would have been no disposition
TO inquire into what Secretary Hay In
done with that money. But for Secre.
tary Hay, or any other man in that
position, to require some private indi
vidusl to sign voucher for money
he had not received, is different propo
sition altogether. We cannot believe
that Secretary Hay really did anything
Of this kind. and we hold that the
House committee which is making the
investigation is fully entitled to all In
formation TO clear up this transaction;
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

whereas. on the other hand. if II had
come across the fact of an cXpendi
turc Of many times this amount. and
that expenditure had been explained
the Secretary as in the interests of the
public service. without any vouchers ana
without any other accounting than jus
that he had used the money in the
public service. the committee would not
have been justified in making further
inquiry into 1T. That is exactly the
difference between the two cases. One
is case of apparent fraud, the other
ease Of honor. public service, ana
duty. The difference between the two
is plain, and that difference should be
not only recognized throughout The pub
lie service. but emphasized in every
possible way.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

fered with. we see the same old men
dacious outcrop which is absolutely
false and contrary TO The record. Mr
WignaI has evidently been purposclN
deceived In this, and when he adds
that those living in those old poyg
amous relations ''wcre disfranchised
and were not allowed to hold any Office
in the State under the government,
this apparently in his mind in eonuec
tion with the consent 10 the survival
Of the old polypamous marriages, ne
has evidently been badly mixed up III
the application OF his facts.
Mr.. Wignall contributes his hearty
approval Of the clean and hne munlci-
mi administration OF the American
party while he was here. saving: -
can speak of my own knowledge that
during any part Of the evening one
could walk through the streets of the
city without being accosted by women
of an undesirable character. as. unfor
tunately. is the ease in nearly every
Town in the United Kingdom And
he speaks in appreciative terms OF tho
beauty and cleanliness Of the city, ats
fine residences, and general beauty of
The mixtures of fact and error con
tanned in Mr.. Wignsll s letter are very
clearly illustrated by these contiguous
sentences: "The Mormon church looks
after the social as well as the spiritual
condition of It's people, and makes pro
vision for their entertainment anu
amusement on a very extensive scale.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17
THE CHAMIZAL ABSURDITY

The Chamlzal arbitration. the result
OF which is Just announced, appears ia
be, not only unfriendly to the United
States, but an absurdity in itself. Tho
question arose as 10 the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico
AS established by treaty heretofore. the
middle of the main channel OF the Rio
Grande river was made the boundary
line. But the river has shifted and ha :
left considerable tract Of land on
this side. which is in part occupied bv
the city of FL Paso. Texas. If this
change had occurred over night, let us
say, there would have been no question
but that the main channel of the river
would still have remained the boundary
line, and the land acquired BY the
change would have belonged to the
United States. But because the change
Of channel has been the result of many
years erosion, a part Of the land so
left to the United States by the change
of the channel Of the river is given by
this award to Mexico.
This is a decision which illustrates
the disadvantage that the United States
is at in the matter of arbitration. il
appears that all the nations of the earth,
and the leading men of those nations,
have a jealousy of the United States.
and desire TO antagonize this country
wherever it is possible. This has been
shown heretofore in large number Of
cases, but this Chamizal award is prob
ably the worst Of all. 1t would allow
Mexican jurisdiction north of the Rio
Grande river in express opposition to
the boundary treaty. 1t is an award
that cannot possibly stand, although
it may cost the United States sum Of
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

very far from the truth The curiou;
misconceptions that the Swansea magis
trate absorbed here will be apparent on
consideration of some Of his statements
n was surprised to find magnificent
Roman Catholic Cathedral, an Episco
palian Church "while Wesleyans, Con.
grcgationaists, Bspiists. and almost
every other denomination are represent
ed, and the surprising part 10 Salt
lakcrs wil be that Mr.. Wignall The
Swansea magistrate, found that call
these churches are built upon land
leased by The Mormous. and in every
case the land is conveyed on the most
advantageous terms fl indeed that
were the tenure Of title here in these
different churches. that tenure would
he so uncertain as not TO be worth even
as much as the advantageous terms'
referred TO.
With regard to polvgamy, Mr.. Wig
nall found that polvgamy had existed
prior TO the annexation of the city by
the Federal States. But he coutin
ucs, "Anv person pracficing polygs
nous marriage since that period would
he considered q bigamist and punished
by law. We fear that Mr. Wignall
is a little hefogged here. as well as
over enthusiastic about the enforcement
of the law as against polvga nous mar
riages and bigamists. When he contin-
ues further TO amplify on the idea that
there was a consent on the part of the
IS Federal States that the old polyg-
amous marriages should not be inter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

money 10 get rid of its ridiculous con
cIusion. II Is n clear ease. that if the
change in the river had been to the
north IN place of TO the south. Mexico
would, without question. have received
The, advantage of the acquired land
bat being i'm the contrary direction.
Mexico sets up foolish claim 10 iuris,
dlcton north Of tho river, and this claim
Is allowed by q Canadian arbitrator,
simply because he knows it viii he
thorn in the side of the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Ii appears from recent news giving
the state of Mexican feeling. that the
triumph of the insurgents really means
that a sort of Chinese antipathy to the
foreign devils,' and especially TO
Americans. is 10 the fore. And this. if
pushed to any serious extent, will mean
more trouble for Mexico than that mis-.
named republic has encountered in the
past sixty wears.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

The Deseret News last night said
that liquor selling is "a traffic that
robs women and children. True
enough: but would il help matters any
TO merely change the methods of con
Quoting that traffic from the regulated
saloon to the unregulated sales by the
manufacturers. and sales from hotel
bars and drug sioresl
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

The statement of Senator Penrose
that sixty Senators will support the
Canadian reciprocity agreement and
more than that number will oppose the
Root amendment, is striking commen
tary on the programme for a long de.
bate on the questions. For, if it is
known that Senators have made NJ
their minds how they will vote. that is
confession of the futility of the dis
cussioD. So, why have il?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Mr.. W. F. D. Stokes, who was shot
by two actresses in New York, has
been discharged from the hospital,
cured of his wounds. But this discharge
simply throws him into the real fight
of his life
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Considering the impending change in
the British Governmental procedure
the Deseret News makes the general
observation that ''no form of govern.
mental theory or practice has vet been
found good enough TO be final and ulti-
mate" If so, what becomes of the
theory that the Constitution Of the
United States is revelation from
God7
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Spain has declined the invitation to
examination of the Maine, to see
whether the ship was blown up from
without or within. Come TO think of
it, Spain couldn t very we'll consent to
be officially represented. for such rep
resentation would admit the possibility
that Spaniards blew her up. and that
Spain could not, Of course. do
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

That was handsome stroke Of bust
ness which got for Salt Lake the Mas
ter Plumbers convention next year.
The committee which achieved the sue.
cess deserves the thanks of the public.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Representative Taylor Of Colorado
wants summer capital established
where the President can take his pleas
ure and still attend 20 such public
business as needs to be done, When
that summer capital comes up for CON
sideration, we file notice right now
that Salt Lake has the best site for it
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Every dollar properly expended in
the making Of good roads counts for
more than dollar in added value to
could be no investment made with a
certainty of more profitable return.
says an Eastern contemporary; which
is good doctrine, and Utah shows IA.
vorable signs Of taking il TO heart.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

There was once hy on a revolving
wheel. "See me make this go round, -
said he. So the Smoot paper on coal
rates last year, on telephone rates now,
But it no more affects the results than
the fy made the wheel 90 round, while
its antics ''are 10 laugh
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

President Joseph f. Smith shows re.
luctance TO GO to Washington TO testi
fy in the sugar trust case. And the
question is. will the L. S. Marshal dare
Cor be able) to serve him with the
subpoena?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

! mere was no drinking 49,
the Mormons. those i ',ooa'
controlled by the otbs, 'n'
community 'ee'l
We think that will j.
nall' hut what shall be 'oF
eret News which con;o' pa
stuff with the indorscmss.' y !
a splendid defense Of .
people, admitting. bnr. lug
contains. ga very fov - ~.
Those very "few "a'
IN fact the uuderlyio, ~. q
whole letter, while ina ~
statement of facts are "a =
ridiculous that il takes 81.
a hardened decsiver n ~, ~
a letter as something vo,,s'' l
really important.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

The confident way Il
English claim that ba,s J
less frequent in England 4
United States may hav, !,
truth to support il. pn, I,
confessed that when a, -,
fails 1t makes a crash. H.rs !
beck Bank, in London g.
which has recently failed /.
nlo; and all on sccoun, of..,
depreclating securities, :
wou!dn Z let ao.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

The Wisconsin professor who is going
10 Alaska to study glaciers pretends
that he will work. and is not merely go,
ing on pleasant summer outing. An!
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

The inventor of a portabi,
10 sell 1T TO the Goverum.,,
the first time the Goverrn...
invited to buy a brain.f.,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17
Saturday, June II, 1911.

So IT appears that Smoot has worked
his Breeden joke on the Porto Ricans
But will they laugh when they realize
..
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-17

Again we are promised, according
TO present reports and indications.
record wheat crop. And that certainly
ought to put golden rim on the silver
clouds Of business hopes. And as the