The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-03-04
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urday night. This action is under
stood to signify that he has deserte
LaFollette and has gone over to tn
Roosevelt camp.
Washington, March At was an
nOunced yesterday that the officia
burial at sea Of the old battleshil
Maine, sunk in Havana harbor Feb
10, 1898, will take place on Marcel
10. 1t will be escorted by the cruis
ers North Carolina and Birmin CHAN
and sunk with full naval honors.
Dallas. Texas, March 4:-Delega
tons representing the 500 Odd Eel
! lows lodges in Texas assembled il
Dallas today for the opening of the
grand lodge meeting of the order
The session will last until Wednes.
day. The Rebekah Assembly, the
women's auxiliary, also is in annual
session.
Chehalis. Wash. March A.
Adelbert Clark, the young desperate
| who shot and killed Lawrence c.
Bar banker of Centralia, in a day
light attempt to rob the bank last
December, was arraigned in the
Lewis county circuit court here to-
day to stand trial on a charge of first
deSreee murder.
New York, March 1.-THE cases
of Washington B. Thomas, president
OF the American Sugar Refining COM
pany. other officers and directors of
the company and Thomas B. Harmed,
a Philadelphia lawyer, were called
for trial today in the United States
Circuit Court. The defendants are
under indictment charging them
with violations of the Sherman anti
trust law.
Chicago, Ill.,, March 4:-Henry L.
Stimson. secretary of war, will be
the principal speaker at a mass meet
ing at Orchestra Hall tomorrow
night, which is to mark the opening
Of the Chicago campaisn for the re-
nomination Of President Taft Four
days later the campaign will be Civ
en- a further impetus by the visit Of
President Taft himself to speak at
the annual meeting Of the Illinois
Swedish American Republican Lea
que.
Washington, March A bill to
put sugar on the free list, eliminat-
ing $52,OO0,0OO in customs revenue,
and another to extend the present
corporation tax to include individuals
and cO-partnerships having an in
come of $4,000 or over per year, were
ratified Saturday night by the Demo-
cratic caucus of the House. Placing
sugar on the free list it is believed
w III lSNASS IiAC " NC ~ IAC NouOuh1Ol
1 1-2 cents a pound and the revenue
from the income tax is figured at be-
tween 100000 and $6O,OO0,OOO
per year.
Eugene, Ore, March 4.-Alleged
abuses of popular rule through the
referendum will be pointed out this
week when the suit of the University
Of Oregon against the secretary of
state is argued in the state Supreme
Court at Salem. The 1911 session of
the Legislature appropriated 100000
for the University of Oregon, which
is located here, but before the law
became operative, a referendum petit
ton filed by one H. J. Parkinson was
presented the secretary of state and
accepted, tying up the appropriation
until 1912, when the people would
be given an opportunity to vote on
the question. Cursory examination
Of the petitions showed evidences of
fraud, SO suit was brought by a re-
gent OF the university to prevent the
secretary Of state putting the referen-
dunn question on the ballot. Attack
was made on the petition on the
ground that large numbers of the
names were forged, and that various
technicalities Of the law had not been
complied with.
AS the trial progressed, Parkison
was forced to admit that he knew
some of the work of his agents was
fraudulent, but counsel for the secre-
tary of state contended that, elimi-
mating the fraudulent names there
would yet be enough to make good
the calling of the referendum. The
state objected that the plaintiff in
the case had no right to bring such
suit, and that he had not followed the
FORMS.
Attorneys for the State University,
on the other hand, maintain the right
Of any legal voter to bring such a |
suit, and Furthermore, they make the
main contention that fraud in part
Of the petition invalidates the whole, /
where the fraud is SO ex-
tensive and is so we'll known before
the filing of the petitions.
The case has aroused much inter-
est in Oregon, which state was the
first to adopt the initiative and ref I