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Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10
DECLARES HIS GUILT IN COURT
Changed Plea Accepted and Placed
on Records by Judge.
WILL BE REQUESTED
Attorneys Will Attempt to Make
Penalty Life Imprisonment.
MINISTER APPEARS HOPELESS
Made in Even Tones without
Evidence of Emotion by
Murderer of Sweetheart.

BOSTON, Jan. 9-With the appearance
Of a me who had abandoned all hope of
life. Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson stood
today at tse bar Of justice. declared his
guilt of the premeditated murder of his
former sweetheart. Miss Avis Hnnell and
without a tremor heard Judge Sanderson
sentence him TO death IN the electric
chair during the week beginning May H.
While displaying remarkable stoicism
the young Virginan appeared to those
who crowded the little court room as II
he were conducting his own funeral.
Yet as he walked out OF the court room
there was a trace Of his old-time jaunti-
ness that seemed to many TO indicate his
fight was not yet finished.
To the half dozen questions whicn Judge
Sanderson put to Richeson as TO whether
he realized the full nature and effect of
his acknowledgment Of guilt he answered
without the slightest emotion, always In
the affirmative.
Richeson's counsel said after the pro-
ceediHgs that an appeal for executive
clemency would follow soon and that
every effort would be made to obtain
life Imprisonment instead OF death as the
punishment. Upon what ground the pc
tltion will be based has not yet been
decided.
Some well known attorneys remarked
tonight that Judge Sanderson's action in
accepting the plea and ordering 1t spread
upon the records Of the court might have
an echo in the supreme court on the
ground that a jury alone could accept
such plea.
Changes His Plea.
As acheson was called to the bar Clerk
Manning said:
Clarence V. r. Richeson, this indict-
ment charges you with murder In the
first Gegr &c. On November l3 you pleaded
not guilty to 1t. DO you desire to re-
tract that plea"
Yes. sir" replied Rlcheson.
What say you to the Indictment" the
clerk asked.
Guilty" was the reply. without a
change. In tone. -...aa - ..-.- =
The only penalty provided by law
Judge Sanderson said. for murder In the
IlTSt degreei Is ueath. nave you pleaded
guilty to murder In the first degree after
due consideration and with the fun
and understanding OF the ma
ture aud effect Of such a plea"
''es. sir"
us the plea made by you freely and
voluntarily" the judge continued.
''es. sir"
Did you consult counsel with refer
ence to the nature OF the offense and
the Glea?'
'es. sir
After the district attorney had read
Rlcheson's confession which was made
a part of the record. Judge sanderson
asked:
Clarence V. T. Richeson, have you
anything to say why sentence Of death
should not be passed upon you?'
The young man apparently swallowed a
hard lump In his throat. but without
even a shadow across his face he re-
piled:
mo. sir. nothing further than I have
stated"
Death Penalty Pronounced.
Rising in his seat Judge Sanderson
pronounce the death penalty. ending
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10
Denih Penalty Pronounced.

Rising IN his seat Judge SandersOn
pronounce the death penalty. ending
with the words: "and may God. in his
Infinite goodness, have mercy upon your
soul"
Richeson's appearance in court today
differed little from that at the time OF
his arraignment. but his face was pale
and there were noticeable lines on either
side Of his face. His words were evenly
modulatcd although at times SO low that
Judge Sanderson had TO request him TO
repeat what he said.
Throughout the proceedings his hands
gripped the wooden rail before him.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10

CONTINUED on Fourth Pasel
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10
.mpcraturc ut Omaha Yesterday.


Temperature AMI precipitation depar-
-Fraa frary, fna
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10

station and State .,

L A. WELSH. Local FOrecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-10

Tsf-.---Fwsuty-Ten Years kg5
-sse ESrtorsAs Page Of each .ssas
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
On the Sunday School Lesson.

The Pioneer has secured the SER
vices of Rev. C. w. Foley for the
writing of a series of articles on the
Sunday school lessons
from week to week. These articles
will appear at the head of special
church column, which will be run
every Saturday night, and will COW
er the lesson for a week from the
following Sunday. In the Weekly
Pioneer, Reverend Foley's articles
will appear the Thursday before the
lesson is to be studied. The Pioneer
takes pleasure in bringing the exper-
ience of Reverend Foley to its read
ers in this manner and believes that
by printing the articles a week ahead
in the Daily and three days ahead in
the Weekly it will be doing a SER
vice to those interested in Sunday
school matters. The first article will
appear next Saturday night and will
cover the lesson for Sunday, March
81. 1t will also appear in the Week
ly Pioneer of March 2S.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19


the pupils am carry them ito and from
school, When the roads are placed III
such condition y to make this practice
general tremendous impetus will be.
given to educatio1tn the United States
10 illustrate This phase Of the sub
ject the following sxample may be
cited: In five states conspicuous for
their good roads thersE was in 1904 an
average school attendance Of 77.13 per
cent, while in five other states having
exceptionally bad foads the average
was only So 16 per cent Furthermore.
It has been ascertained that in the five
states having an xceltionally high
percentage Of improved roads the white
illiterates formed only three-auarters
Of ] per cent Of the total Regulation.
while in the five states which showed
q scarcely appreciable amount Of road
improvement the white yilliterates form
ed Az per cent Of the total popu latioil
la percentage six and third times 81
Rreataas in the former case. ii
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
Pia or Coon Terrier.


William Haynes tells an amusing
story of the Scottish terriers appear
ance in Outing. He says:
II always smile when think OF an
experience a Sc0ttie and had when
I was at the university. The dramatic
club was presenting one Of Pinero's
farces, and I was lucky enough to be
playing the part of young scape-
grace. In one of the acts, used to
take Scottie on the stage, and when
not before the footlights she mounted
guard in my dressing room-inciden-
tally, she made things very uncom-
Portable for one Of the ladies Of the
company who came, in my absence,
to borrow a filling of tobacco for his
pipe.
zone time came back to my room
to find it in an uproar. Two stage
hands were plunged deep in discus
sion az to whether Betty was q dog,
or tame bear cub, debate that was
quite seriously complicated by a third
stoutly maintaining that she was a
coon. They had long since passed
the retort courteous stage and were
almost at blows, and doubt that
could have convinced them, had she
not spoken for herself-her bark
being conclusive proof Of her dog
hood"
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
THIS IS MY 71sT BIRTHDAY,
Gen. George p. Harrison.


Gen. George P. Harrison, one Of
the few surviving generals of the
Confederate States Army, was born
near Savannah, Ca, March 10, 1S41.
At the beginning of the civil war
he and his father entered the Con-
federate army and both rose to the
rank Of brigadier-general. The son
was a colonel before he was twenty
years of age and a brigadier-g
before he was twenty-five, being the
youngest brigadier-g commits
stoned by the Confederate govern
ment. After the war he removed to
Alabama, where he attained distinc-
ton as a lawyer. He served several
terms in the Alabama legislature and
one term as a member of Congress.
General Harrison is a lineal descend
ant of Benjamin Harrison of Vir-
ginia, one of the 'signers of the Dec
laration Of Independence.
Congratulations to:
Sir Lomer Quebec states
man, 81 years old today.
William J. Bryan, three times can
didate for president of the United
States, 50 years old today.
Miss Alice French ("Octave Than
ETY., we'll known author, 62 years
old today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
TASTE, SMELL AND
HEARING RESTORE |
A Simple, Harmless Remedy Qniokl
.. Restores Catarrhal Deafness

The thousands who suffer thesmis
cries of colds and catarrh and Slaij
they have never found cure canag
instant relief by simply anointin
the nostrils with Ely's Cream Balm
= Unlike internal medicines whia
upset the stomach, or strong nuf
which only .aggravate the trolbl
this cleansing, healing, anttsept
Balm instantly reaches the seat
the trouble, stops the nasty dis
charge, clears the nose, head and
throat, and brings back the sense OF
taste, smell and improves the hear
ing. More than this. it strengthens
the weakened and diseased tissues
thus protecting you against a return
of the trouble. This remedy will cur
a cold in day, and prevent it's be
coming chronic or resulting catarrh
Nasal catarrh is an inflammation
of the membrane lining the air pass
ages, and cannot be reached by mix
lures taken into the stomach, nor ca
it be cured by snuffs and powder
which only, cause additional irrits
tion. Don't waste time on then
Get a so cent bottle of Ely's Creal
Balm from your druggist, and afte
using it for day you will wish yo
had tried it sooner.
Mothers should give the children
, Ely's Cream Balm for colds an
Group. 1t is perfectly harmless, an
pleasant to take. i. .ee.. ...-s::.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
Beautiful Bemidii"

Recently there has been circulated
through the business section of this
city card board covered with ads
and with beautiful Bemidji'' at the
top. Under the headline is small
cut showing a canoe on the lake and
then follows five inches of reading
matter-all that there is on the page
of fifty-four display inches. OF the
twenty-eight adds, nineteen were
given by saloons. This kind of ad-
vertising is the worst enemy that
legitimate enterprises have to light
The advertisers squander their mon.
ey by using that kind Of space and
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
Needs Bread.

ut is reported that one of the fas-
tidious newly married ladies of Deer
River kneads bread with her gloves
on. This incident may be somewhat
peculiar, but there are others. The
editor of the Times, needs bread with
his shoes on; he needs bread with his
shirt on; he needs bread with his ov-
ercoat on; and unless some OF the de-
linquent subscribers to the old rag
pony up before long, we will need
bread without a d. thing on, and
Deer River is no garden of Eden in
the winter time at that
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
The North Dakota Primaries

Attention of the country today is
directed on the presidential prim-
aries being held in North Dakota.
This is the first time in the history
of the country when the people have
been given a direct opportunity to
express their choice as to candidates.
Both La Toilette and Roosevelt are
making claims to the state. Roose-
welt believed that he had 1t but the
recent visit of La Toilette appears to
have unsettled conditions somewhat.
The result will be watched with in
terest by the people in general as
we'll as the campaign managers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

Dear Sir: Arrah wana me gos-
soon Sure an it it wild heaving
of me bosum that I take me instru-
ment of thot in me hands and at
timpt to express me feelins whin
airly this mornin a gintlemen in
Gray laid beure me wan kOpy OF
the Irish Freeman of which yes
is the Iditer
Yer patriotic sintimint is shown
in yer chice of color and yer jidg-
ment of givin all the news from Ire
land on the front page is excellint.
Wild min of sich sintiment and the
power of stimulating the people all
over the Ward with sich ijees the
Kounthry will realise that Ireland
| will yit have the OPPORTUNITY of to
show the auld World where min OF
korrect political ijees minated
from.
More power to yez! Tis the krown
of Shamrock yez shall have for ye'1
reward and when Ireland has a King
tbs Prime Minister yez should be.
Me eyes fill wild salt wather when
l think of the possibilities. When
had father O'Rourke rade the new:
to me, me heart swelled wild pride
as it niver did since the day whi1
Clancy (of sainted mimry) led th'
Ninth Ward Dimicratic Obligation tt
slaughter at the Armiry of the An
cient Arder.
Sure an a CRATE day it was for tn
people. The band played Warein
tn Green, Pathricks Day, Garry Ow
en- and all the other Natshinl chunes
Kape on me lad and remimbe
there's nawthin tn good for the lr
ish.
, Yours in the fathe
Geo. w. Harding.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
THIS DATE IN HISTORY.
Moroh 10

156S-The Pacification of Amboise
published, granting liberation to the
Huguenots.
1715-Isaac Addington, secretary
of the province of Massachusetts for
25 years, died in Boston. Born
there Jan. %, 1645.
1SOS-Charles w of Spain abdi-
Gated in favor of his son, Ferdinand
VII.
1S19-David Livingstone, famous
missionary and traveller, born. Died
May /, 1878.
1S22-The United States recog-
nized the independence Of the South
American countries.
1S5s-Lucknow captured by q
British force under Sir Colin Camp
bell.
1S91-Charles H. FELTON, elected
United States senator from Califor
MIA.
1S93-Tremont Temple, Boston
destroyed by fire.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
Auto Took Long Jump.

With the ease of a veteran hunter
taking a hurdle, Sydney, N. S. W.,
taxicab recently cleared 101@-foot
ditch, landing on the opposite side
with every tire burst, front doors
telescoped, axles badly bent, and the
framework strained and knocked out
of gear. The chauffeur and inmates,
however, were quite unhurt save for q
severe shaking. Workmen were en-.
gagged In taking out a culvert on the
road at this point, and had removed
the decking. At noon they had left
work to eat lunch in nearby field;
and it was at this juncture that the
car came speeding along, the chauf''
feur failing to notice the condition Of
the road.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

.Eyen assuming Chat the land would
be increased only $5 an acre the total
enhancement on farm lands alone
would be $4,sG5. 600 u 900.
Improved roads will Yield an addi-
tional income BY enabling the farmer
to cultivate with profit land which
otherwise would be less profltably EN-
ployed. y:
There are about 400 600. 900 acres Of
unimproved farm land in the United
States. An average annual profit of
SO cents an acre on this land would
mean net gain to the wealth OF the
United States Of 5000, ,Oo0, 900 a year.
Truck products and small fruits must
be delivered quickly to market If any
profit is to be realized. Truck and
small fruit farms cannot be maintained
with profit If a long haul over bad
roads intervenes between them and
the railroad station. A network Of
first class hard smooth roads will al
most Immediately increase the number
Of truck, fruit and dairy farms In any
community. While the average value
of wheat per acre Is only $7.0S and
corn $8.72, the average value Of vege-
tables per acre. is about $40 and Of
small fruits $50.
There is a steady trend Of popula-
ton from the country to the city, and
this may be attributed to some extent
to bad roads. During the ten year pc
riod 189O-190O the cities gained 2,174,'
900 more people than the country. In
1860 only 1871 per cent OF the popula'
ton lived in cities, in 1900 the city
population represented about 81 pei
cent of the total, and now 1t Is prOba
bly, about 45 per cent.
| With hundreds of millions of acres
rof land uncultiyated we have the spec
tacle Of hundreds of thousands of hu
man beings crowded into the cities
while year after year the human tid'
rolls restlessly in from the country Il
| furnish more consumers and decrease
the number of producers.
To prove that relation exists be
tween the question of population AM
roads the following illustration may b
| cited: -, 90.
In twenty five counties selected fron
eastern. southern, western and north
western states it has been found tina
only 111a per cent Of roads were; in
proved in 1901 These same countie
show an actual decrease in pOpuiatlo
averaging 3,112 for each county for tn
ten year period 1S00-l9OO. Twenty-tiv
other counties located in the sam
states containing 10 per cent OF in
proved roads show an actual increaS
in population for each county of 81, l,O9'
Whether good roads cause goo
schools, or vice versa. it is true tha
they exist together and that one of til
most important reasons for their in
provement is their effect on school a
tendance in the country. If the co,''
try schools are to have a maximum G
fciency in training and instruction I'll
children must be afforded facilities It
reaching them. With improved roa'
the graded school and the consolidate
school will replace the little one roo1
one teacher schools so prevalent
many sections of the country.
The possibilities of region of in
proved roads are made apparent /
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

EOO.O SCliCCu ISlISuIs
tural. forest and miscellaneous prod
ucts, all of which moved over the
country roads at initial or terminal
points or both.
+ The average haul from farms to
shipping points in the United States
is about nine and one-quarter miles.
The average cost of hauling on the
country roads is about % cents per
ton per mile. The total cost of haul
ing 65,OO0,OOO tons would therefore
be about $2.16 per ton, or a total of
$572, 100000. !
The possibilities of saving by the
Improvement of the roads may be un-
derstood when we compare the cost OF
hauling in Germany, France and Eng
land with the cost of hauling in this
country. The average in these three
countries is about 10 cents per ton per
mile, and in many cases it Is as low as
cents. II we cut the rate in the
United States exactly in half by the
improvement Of our main roads we
would still be ~ cents over the aver
age for the three European countries
named. If we could do this it follows
that our annual saving would be in
the neighborhood of $3.50, 100000 on
hauling alone. X.
The wear and tear on horses and
vehicles due to bad roads may seem
trivial matter until we take into con-
sideration the fact that there are about
25,OOO,OOO horses and mules in the
United states, valued at $2,770,OO0, ,O0O,
and about 100000 carria ges. buggies
and wagons. valued at about $83, 3,OO0,-
600. If by the improvement Of the
roads the vehicles would last one year
longer and if one-tenth of the amount.
paid out for repairs were saved the re-
sultant sum would run far into the
millions. .s.s 5ss= &.
Property is much more valuable on
an improved road than on an unim-
proved road This increase in the val
ne Of the land adjacent to the improy-
ed road has been sufficient in many
cases to pay for the improvement An
effort has been made to estimate the
, general increase in land values due to
improved roads. and the average has
been placed at somewhere between So
and SO per. acre There are positively
}. thousands of examples where farms
have been sold at an increase of from
), $50 to $500 per acre over their value
) Ebefore road improvement
An investigation recently made in
: Ohio shows that. there are sixteen az
! ricultural counties in the state that
have less than 10 per cent OF the roads
Improved, while there are forty -fv,
agricultural counties that have NOR.
than 10 per cent improved. The aver
! age price OF farm lands in the sixteel
counties, according to the report of th
United States census was $3.50 pc
acre, while the average price Of Ian,
in the forty-fve counties was $65.7
i per acre. In other words, the averag
Y price Of farm lands in the good roa,
!. counties was $17.29. or IS per cen
more than in the poor road counties
) When we consider the fact that ther
: are s73, 900 900 acres Of farm lands il
the United States the possibilitie
along this line are rather startling
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
PROPOSALS FOR FRAME SCHOOL.

HOUSE AND BRICK LAUNDRY.
Department Of the Interior. Office Of
Indian Affairs, Washington: D; C., Feb
1y marked on the outside of the sealed
envelope: =" "Proposalss for Fra me School
house and Brick Laundry for the Leech
Lake Indian School, Minnesota" and m
dian Affairs, Washington, .. c., will be
received at. the Indian Office until L. 2
1nishing materials and labor for the eree- e;
at the Leeci Lake Indian
School,, Minnesota, in strict accordance
:strnetions to biddsrs.= which may be be ex, !: :
Supervisor, Of. Construction, Denver. Col
orado, the Improvement Bulletin, Min
neapolis, Mimi, the Pioneer, Bemidji,
Mimi, the News Tribune. Duluth, Mimi
the u. S. Indian Warehouses at Chicago,
Ill, ST. Louis, Mo, and Omaha, Nebr.,
The Builders: and Traders Exchange at
ST. Paul, Mimi, and at the school: For
further information apply to the Super
intendent Of the Leech Lake Indian
School, 5Oni gum, Minnesota. c. F. Hau-
Ike, Acting Commissioner. @.@..z@., {.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

feel impoverished when good prop
osition Is placed before them. II
really is not advertising at all, but
nice little contribution to the abil-
ity Of some one to pun the wool
over several pairs of eyes. The card
spoken of is of doubtful value as an
ad OF the city. . ..-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

Many sufferers from rheumatism
have been surprised and delighted
with the prompt relief afforded by
applying Chamber1ain's Liniment.
Not one case of rheuma tism in ten
requires any internal treatment
whatever: This liniment is for sale
by Barker's Drug Store
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
The St. Patrick Number

Under the head of Communica-
tions today, the Pioneer prints a
letter from a true Irislman. He
read the St. Patricks issue. His
letter is good.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
Copyright by American Press Asso-
@ ciation. 1912

- no road ssas expensive as a bad
III road We spend about $780,,
0OO.NOO year Oh our roads.
and they are costing us in adj
dition a bad roads tax OF at least
$3.50, 900 900 annually. 1t actually costs
the average farmer as much to haul a
busheI Of wheat from his farm to the
railroad as it does to- ship it from
New York to Liverpool, 3,100 miles.
The loss to the people of the United
States annually on account of bad
roads would more than pay for their
general and widespread Improvement
The burden of bad roads bears heav-
lily upon the shoulders of the entire
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
COM N j NICATION

The Pioneer allows it's readers
free expression over their signatures.
It assumes no responsibility for such
articles and their publication does
not indicate agreement in their ex-
pressed ideas. Contributions for this
column invited.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

70 ou1z 4 COLD III ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quirine Tab
lets. Druggists refund money If 1t fails
to cure. e. w. GROVES signature is
on each box. 25c.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19

UNINPROVED EARTH ROAD - MAXIMUM
LOAD FOR TWO HORSE TEAM, ONE BALE
OF COTTON, 500 POUNDS.
people. for such roads diminish the
profits Of the farmer because he must
haul fewer loads, make fewer trips
and market his:i products when the
roads are passable and not when
prices are best: They are a burden
which compels the consumer in the
city to pay heavily, not to swell the
farmers earnings, but to help the
farmn" ~ ley value of the
absC gy and property
due
TT immediate and
tang Id improvement
in n hauling. How
fnuc Id amount to in
t1olla Id depend upon
the tent OF the lm-
nroy mount of ira fic
passi .-
In Of the United
State sOO,O0O,OOO tons
of Fl on the respec-
tive amount about
$3.50 sentcd agricul2
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1912-03-19
LACK SILK
TOVE POLISH

# rsparlor stove, kitchen stove or gas stove
T anfron1sy our hardware or stove dealer.
ao not find it better than any other stove
FoilE have evev used before, your dealer IS
zedto refund your money. But we teel
Hi win agree with the thousands Of other
kfeswoueu who are now using Black
.s,lss,ve Polish and who say it is the best
bokfsK euer U7Qde.'' '~- --- r