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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-04-06
At The Brinknan
Tonight

THE HARRY ST. CLAIR STOCK
COMPANY PRESENTS
the three act comedy drama, by Ed
ward e Kidder,
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political contribution OF $4,000 Just prior
10 the last election. Stewart Is said
20 have offered $4,000. hut IL was re-
fused on the ground that such a wealthy
contractor as he should give not less than
$4,000
At the District Attorneys office yester
day It was said that other witnesses OF
value In connection with the Stewart
case would be the members OF the canal
board OF the Dix administration, Arthur
A. Mclean. treasurer OF the Democratic
State committee; John a. Hennessy.
Everett i. Fowler. Fingy ConnerA
Charles +, Murphy. John II. Delaney.
George Gordon Battle and George II. Nc
CURE.
James Y. Ganney refused yesterday to
comment on the testimony given by
Stewart All he would say was that Dis
trict Attorney Whitman knows where no
can find him II he Is wanted.
The John Doe inquiry Is to be resumed
tomorrow. Eighteen Rochester contrac-
tors are under subpoena to attend
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SEA DELEGATES IN AGREEMENT.
British Yield 70 Americana 81
Several Important Points.

LONDON Jan. lit is expected that
the International Conference on Safety at
Sea will conclude its work and that the
various DELEGATES Will sign the convention
on January 20.
The question OF arbitration, which has
delayed an agreement, is said to he AL
most ut hand The English delegates
have abandoned their insistence that all
disputes under the convention and all v!o-
laiions of the shipping laws shall he re-
ferred 10 arbitration and have accepted
IA provision that these questions may be
referred 10 The Hague by agreement Of
both sides in the dispute.
The American delegates won their con-
tention In this and in several other mat
tiers, including provisions for constant
guard OF the ice and detelict zones. the
cost OF the patrol to be shared by the
various parties to the convention and the
control Of the patrol TO be left with the
United States. a provision requiring that
u ship before sailing must have q cert.h-
cate issued at the wharf showing that
she In properly provided with life saving
apparatus and a provision requiring ships
20 slow down in fog or under other dan
gerous conditions
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desired will be obtained without calling
James e. CARNEY, already mentioned In
the stigation, as a witness.
Gaffney was the former business part.
ner and political friend Of Charles r.
Murphy.
A process server from the District At
torney's office served subpoena calling
for the attendance of Mr.. Sulzer at the
District Attorneys office tomorrow. He
found Sulzer at the Broadway Central
Hotel. where ne makes his homo when In
the city.
Sulzer will be asked what ne knows OF
the transactions OF the Barge Canal Board
In December. 1912. James c. Stewart has
testified that man giving the name OF
"Gaffney' approached him and asked q
political contribution Of $4,000 while
the Stewart Contracting Company's bid
for canal work was before the board
II now appears that Governor Sulzer,
before taking office. sent telegram 10
the canal board asking 1t TO defer action
until he became Governor.
District Attorney whitman expects
Sulzer 10 name the bagman who visited
Stewart. II 10 . matter OF record that
Stewart did not get the contract until
Sulzer had interested himself in behalf
of the contractor.
Senator O'Gorman of counsel for
Stewart Ia said to he well versed In all
the details of the pressure that was
being brought TO bear on Stewart. lie
Went to Sulzer to see what could be done
for his client As the story runs. Sena-
tor OGorman's friendship for the Gov
crnor caused him 10 interest himself in
the matter
George Gordon Battle Senator O'Gor-
mans law partner. Is quoted as having
said last November that emissaries from
Tammany Hall had asked Stewart for a
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should be a commission 10 find ways and
means OF getting food products to the
cities more cheaply and more expedi-
lousy SO that the cost TO the people
would be reduced and the farmer get fair
returns
II want an appropriation of 100000
from the next Legislature for the pur-
lose OF teaching poor farmers how TO
avail themselves Of the credit union and
cooperative laws that We passed last
session.
There ought to be some way for farm
ors To acquire n little money to buy land
or to improve what they have. The
ought TO be fund established for that
purpose. Then we would have a way to
relieve the congestion In cities about
which there is 20 much talk. | am
70. building up IN this state. whether the
bankers like ii or dislike II. a land bank,
similar to the land bank Of Germany and
the credit hank OF France so that a man
can go out and buy land and pledge it
with this bank. Some way must he
found for poor farmers or for mon who
want to 20 back to the land to get the
funds that will mean independence for
them"
Among the other speakers at the Gen
esee dinner we're the German Ambassa-
dor. who praised Judge Gerard. the
American Ambassador to GERMANY DIR.
David Jayne Hill Chancellor Brown and
the Rev. DIR. A!bertson. A letter from
Judge Gerard was read.
More than 500 former residents Of Co
lumba county greeted Gov. Glynn when
he went TO them after the Genesee dinner
John q. snyder was the POSTMASTER aud
with him on the dals were the Rev. Dr.
W. " =. Demarsst. Daniel V. McNamee
James v. Barry. Hall y. Fullerton and
Rufus T. Johnston
Among the members Of the society
present were Wilson ~ Powell. Frederick
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CORTLAND 'BAGMEN' FACE TRIAL
District Attorney Tobin Higgins In.
vestigRtiOn Next Week.

CORTLAND. " Y. Jan. 17.-According
70 the programme OF District Attorney
James l.. Tobin of Cortland county, wit
nesses will be examined Monday or Tues
day. or both days. before the Grand Jury
In Justice kiley's court In session here
concerning the operations OF local Demo
cratic 'bagmen' among the employees on
the state roads In this county last fall
\ few days subsequent TO the giving
OF sensational testimony by state Roa
Contractor Seneca l.. Hull OF Cortland In
the examinations conducted In New York
by District Attorney Whitman. Gov.
Glynn sent for District Attorney Tobln
and asked him II he had knowledge OF
the conditions relative to "bagmen" In
this county before Hull testified In New
York. Tobin frankly told the Governor
that ne did not know. The Governor
advised Tobn to return 70 Cortland and
get busy
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Won SLENEZYNSKI DEFENDED.
Russian Consul Angry at New SerI
for Violinist's Arrest.
>pec.ai Cabie Despaich 10 rnr

Special cable Dsspdich To ruE scN
CHERPorRG. Jan. 1.-THE Russian Coz
sui here has Investigated the charge ~
which Josef Won Slenezynski was arrcs.od
here on his arrival from New York H.
says H. found that the accused man wa
charged with stealing a violin valued 81
less than 500. which had been lent hin
on trial by "A New York dealer. The story
from New York was 10 the effect that The
man had secured two valuable violira
from dealer there and made of witt
them without paying anything Tte
violins Were 10 bc sold TO some pupils o.
his
n IL said that tho Russian Emhass,
at Paris s highly Indignant over what
II considers to be the high handed methods
of the New York authorities in securing
the mans arrest and detention
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II. Timpsor, James \. Reynolds. EIw.r J
w. Rider, Guernsey Price, Charles E
Tough. States II. Tompklus. Harry "
Alden, Thomas Nash. Charles May, y T.
rruyn. Dr. e. u. Bacon. y n Liant Hlnr,
W. George. r. J. Mcfarland. Charles T.
Travcr. Dr. y. NJ. Sharfcr Chailrs /
Fink. Charles ". Glove, Stewart VI -
Mont, Henry J. Coons. Samuel Harris
Manton Marks. George r Powell, Pre-
Macdonald. Edgar L. Benjamin. e. ". To-
Brock. Robert r.. Torsh.w Dr NJ N
Khtel, c. L. Kinney, Henry Ilogcboor
and George Peabody
The Governor spoke briefly IN advocs,
Of state land bank and announced ~
intention Of vetoing useless appropri,
tiunS
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'GLYNN TELLS OF Big
PLANS HE HAS AFOOT
Wants Hudson Deepened by
Government and State Fund
to Aid Farmers.
MARKET COMMISSION TOO
Talks at Dinners Here of Gem
esee and Columbia County
Societies.
MARKET COMMISSION TOO

Gov. Glynn has his mind set on "A big
Federal appropriation for the deepening
OF the Hudson River, on State fund
which farmers can borrow at easy rates
and on a State market commission to
get food from it's source to the cities
| cheaper and faster. He told the members
OF two societies. the Gencsee and the
Columbia County. ut dinner Mt the Hotel
Biitmore last night, that he was going
| to hustle for these things
AT the dinner of the Society Of the
| Genesee the Governor met most OF the
folks from the Genesee Valley who have
done big things In this city. The toast
master was supreme Court Justice Peter
a. Hendrick. With Justice Hendrick and
the Governor at the guest table were the
herman Ambassador Count Won bern
storn. Col. William 4. Church, Chancellor
Elmer T.. Brown of New York I'niyerslty
John T. Underwood. the Rev. DR.. Charles
Z, Albertson. Prof. Walter VI. Adriauce of
princeton. David Rumscy. Frank II. Law
renee. John Harsen Rhoades. William r..
wilcox. Paul A. Rochester. Capt. Rey-
noids King Townsend and Merle s. Clay
ton.
At other tables were Frederick H. Tn.
derwood. Sumner Gerard Dclavau &
Smith. Nahan Frankie, Orvlle Harold,
- ID EllfOn, Jefferson
De Mont Thompson, Seth Low. Edgar f.
Marston, Jacob II, Schif, Dr. Carlos r.
Macdonald X. A. G. Smith, William r.
McCombs. Clarence J. Shearn. M1io.
Creighton Webb. Phoenix Ingraham,
Frank Presbrey and Dr. John T. Mum.
Explains Need of Federal Action.
The Governor was the first speaker a;
the Geneseeans' dinner.
"Wa haNe ta at q nna m
on barge canal TO connect the great
lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. Our big
, borges are going to require nine feet a..
water. Some of them will have TO have
twelve feet. Unless the United State
Government gives US help In deepening
the channel OF the Hudson River those
big barges Will have to tie up at Albanv
Thcy cant get down the Hudson ana
every dollar We have spent ON the barge
canal will he wasted
Every taxpayer ought to appeal To
his Congressman to get New York states
riGhtful share OF the pork barrel distri-
button am for the Improvement of the
Hudson River. This state has had only
100000 from the Federal Government
for the improvement OF the Hudson II
we had had our proportiona'e share We
would have had $1,000 900 Opo.
The day II not far distant when you
In this city will see the great steamship
companies going to Boston and Philadel-
phi. unless you give them access TO your
| waterside Port improvements are neces-
sarv. 7 am heartily in favor OF them.
But am also warmly in favor OF deep
enns the Hudson.
Il would like to have the commission
mcrchar, law amended 90 that the farm
90 could pct a fair return from the mar
kets don't want to see them get more
than they are entitled to. but they aren't
1 getting what they are entitled to. There
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UNABLE TO FIND SUBMARINE.
All Hope Of saving Crew Of At Il
Now Abandoned.

PLYMOUTH, Jan. l7--A'l hope that the
eleven officers and men who went down
with the usbmarne Al when she sank
TO the bottom of whtesand Bay during
Yesterdays man9uvres may be brought
up alive was abandoned this morning
after salvage vessels had failed to dis
cover the position Of the sunken vessel
The Pigmy. together with several other
VESSELS. ~ remaining near the probable
resting place Of the AT ana every effort
will he made 10 fnd her. She WAS in
charge OF Lieut.. Gilbert NJ. Wellman
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GERMAN 'B1UEBEARD' MUST DIE.
large quantities of Arsenic Found
In His wives bodies.

special cafe Despatch 10 THv srN
FRASKvoRr. Jan 1.-THE "B!ueoeard
Har.f. who was accused of having poisoned
.rveral OF his wives and of having at
tempted to poison his father and two chill
ircn. was found guilty to-day OF murder
and sentenced to death.
Large quantities of arsenic were FOUND
In the remains OF all his victims.
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CowIEY DIVORCE GRANTED.
Decree Against the Earl Made Alb
aO1ute In London,

Social Cable Despotch 10 THs sus'
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE interlocutory
decree of divorce granted to the Countess
Cowl-y Oh July II wa. made absolute
to-day.
The Countess brought the suit on the
ground Of misconduct and desertion. The
Earl did not defend the suit. The Count
ess was formerly the wife Of Sir Charles
Hartopp, who divorced her. She then
married Earl Cowley, who had been
named as correspondent In the suit.
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LINER ACILIA WITH 80 LOST.
Word From Chile That Two Bodies
Of ships Omcers Were Found.

HAMBuRo, Jan. l7,-Telegrams received
here to-day have d!ssipated tho last ves-
ti,e OF hope that any OF the crew and Off
GERS OF the German steamer Ac!lia. num-
bering ninety eight in all. may have sur
vived shipwreck. Word came from ruMa
Arenas. Chile. that the bodies of two Of
the ships officers We're picked up to-day
among wrecksge in Moat Channel. Terra
del Fuego, and that the Indians report
that big steamer sank there some time
ago,
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BONNER TO FLY TO THE CAPE
Aviator Expects Trip From cairo 10
fake Two MOnths.

Special s0bh DesDo1ch 10 Inv ''N'
PARIS, Jan. 17.--Marc BONNER, the AVA
tor who recently completed night from
Paris to Cairo. intends to start In the mid
die of February to fly from Cairo to the
cape The trip may take two months,
The flight will be under the auspices OF
the National Aero League. NJ Pennen-
dreff will go over the course before Bon
nier starts and arrange for supplies At
various stations.
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AMERICAN CHAMBER ELECTS.
Paris Branch Chooses Its Omcers for
the Year 1918.

, special Cabie Dsspafch TO THr sr>
| PARIS. Jan. 1.-THE American Chamber
OF Commerce at its annual meeting to-day
elected the following officers for 1915.
President Alfred S. Heidelbach vice.
presidents. Percy Peixotto and Francis l..
Drake treasurer. George Munroc. and
secretary, W. II. ingram.
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WHITMAN CALLS SULZER.
Wants Ex-GOvernOP and Senator
O'GOrman Mt John Doe Inquiry.

Former GoycrHnr william Sulzcr and
United States Senator James A. q German
viii be called AS witnesses perhaps to-
morrow, IN District Attorney Whitmans
John Doe inquiry into State graft.
IT Is expected that certain Information
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question more fully. The other charges
would he taken up by him, Mr.. Osborne
said. IA soon as he finished with the
state Highways Department.
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ASK REEL, SAYS BENSEL.
Engineer says Responsibility Rests
on Highway Commissioner.

John a. Bensel, state Engineer. was
found yesterday afternoon at his home I'm
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the people OF tho State" said Commits
sioncr Osborne, except those who may be
discovered In dereliction Of duty. ac-
cept full responsibility for the delay
which has occurred so far. but will
now have the time to prosecute this
work without interruption"
From the date Of the meeting OF the
Highways Commission In October, 1912.
until the Dix commission was superseded
by q single State Highway Commissioner.
John A. Carlisle in May. 1913. none Of
the minutes OF the state Highways Com
mission was approved. and in fact Com
missioners Bonsel and Peck for a long
time refused to meet with Supt Reel.
Mr.. Carpenter declared to-day that
Supt Reel had submitted the list of re.
pair contracts nj the meeting OF the
State Highways Commission on october
20. 1914, stating that they had been exc
cuted ny Deputy Commissioner Foley and
that he knew nothing about them.
Called for Com mission's Approval.
MANY of these contracts had been per-
formed before the commission was asked
to approve of them" said Mr. Carpenter.
ahu tio hpi'N hhu D''tu PtlN VII NOit
OF them. Finally the state Comptroller's
ONCE insisted that no more money would
he paid until the contracts were officially
approved by the state Highways Com
mission. ard the October meeting was
called for that express purpose In tho
midst of Suffers campaign for Governor"
Tho papers upon which these facts
were brought out were not among those
stored by JohnsA Hennessy in the Tub,
which Acknowledgement Carmody re-
moved ~ few weeks ago.
Charles I. Dillon OF Manhattan was
secretary Of the state Highways Com
mission when the October meeting was
held and ~ now an cmuloNcc OF tho
Highway Department at Sdrlnac Lake.
He is IN bad physical condition, and when
witness recently before District Attor-
ney Whitmans Grand Jury had to he
carried In and out OF the room. In view
Of this Commissioner osborne declared
to-day that there should be no delay in
bringing these disclosures to the attention
Of the Albany county District Attorney
that he'may have the benefit of Mr.. Oil
Ions testimony regarding that october
meeting
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-08-25
Hubert Peavey For
Lieut.. Governor
Redwood Boy Candidate on Republi
can Ticket of Wisconsin For
Coming Election

Hubert II. Peavey, a former Red
wood Falls boy and now resident
of Washburn. Wis, has announced his
candidacy for the lieutenant COVER
norship of Wisconsin, and is making
an active campaign with big pros
pect of ultimate success. Mr.. Peavey
has been an Assemblyman for Wis
consin for some time and has made
reputation for himself as young
man who is bound to make a positive
political record for himself and one
who has the full confidence of his
constituency.
Mr.. Peavey has been much inter-
ested in the crusade against the mail
order house and toward local CO.
operation. The following extract from
one of his speeches made in his of
fetal capacity shows his attitude in
the matter.
"Then, too, there is an actual in
Justice being done our retail dealers
in the matter of our present state
laws. A concrete sample of this lies
in the fact that we inspect under state
law all products sold through a re-
tail store; but who inspects the mall
order groceries, canned goods, ETC., IN
this state? No one. And today Chi
cago mail-order houses are selling
corn syrup all over this state which
our local merchant is required to sell
branded as glucose. Do we want to
let this unfair competition go on? In
the end it can mean only one thing,
the decay and injury of every coun-
try village, town or city in the state,
and to the advantage of whom? A
half-dozen mail-order houses in Chi
cago!
Il believe in every man getting 8
fair and equal chance in the pursuit
of wealth: but when conditions grad
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-08-25
Pioneer r | J Settler 2 |: Gets
Release From Pain
Lars George, Pioneer of 1877, Dies
at Home in Morgan Township At
ter Lingering Illness
DEATH CAUSED BY CANCER
Severe Illness Began Last Thanks
giving; Suffering For Many Weeks
Had Been Intense

Lars George, one of the pioneer
residents of Morgan township, has
gone to his reward. He passed away
Friday evening at 1920. Death re-
suited from cancer. He had been in
failing health since last Thanksgiv-
ing and failed rapidly the past few
weeks. He suffered greatly but pa
tiently, and death released him from
his suffering.
Brief services were held at the
home Monday forenoon at 1000
o'clock, in charge of Rev. VIM. S.
Shiels, pastor of the Presbyterian
church of Morgan, of which deceased
was member. At 1880 impressive
funeral services were held in the
Danish Lutheran church at Evan.
Services were in charge of Rev. Shiels
and Rev. H. M. Hansen, pastor of
the church. Songs were touchingly
rendered by Morgan and Evan sing
ers. The flowers were many and beau
tiful. The church was filled by the
large number of neighbors and friends
who wished to pay their last respects
to the departed. Interment was made
in the Prairieville cemetery.
The pail bearers were E. H. and j.
C. Albrecht, ]. H. Andersen, H. M.
Ball, Nels Jensen and Peter Kiergaard.
Mr.. George was born in Denmark,
April 9, 1916. He immigrated to this
country in 1872 and arrived in Sleepy
Eye, April Is. He lived there four
years and then went to Freedom coun-
ty. The following year, 1877, he was
united in marriage to Mary Johnson,
who survives him, and they settled on
the farm in Morgan township where
they have since resided. Seven chill
dren were born to them. Two daugh-
tiers have passed away, Ellfe and Min
ME (Mrs. Geo. Hansen.) Those liv-
ing are: Ida MRS. Jens Jensen) of
Gilfllan, William and Arthur, of Lu-
can, and Harry and Elmer at home
There is also an adopted daughter
Emma, now Mrs. Harry George.
Mr.. George was a member of the
Presbyterian church. He also was q
member of the local orders of A. O
U. w. and M. B. A.-Morgen Messen-
ger.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-08-25
franklin Will Now
Have Electricity

Franklin has recently entered upon
an arrangement with the Wherland
Electric Light Company for power
for pumping the city water supply
and current for lighting purposes. The
franchise has been granted and the
contract made. $50 per month is the
minimum of the contract entered upon.
Aside from the contract made with
the City, sixty citizens have also con-
tracted with this company, and ten
motors have been contracted for. The
monthly minimum of the contracts
already made is S279.
Mr.. Wherland left for Minneapolis
today to order FIVE carloads of ma
terial, which will all be used at Frank
lin. Work there will be begun at
once and pushed rapidly so that the
new lines viii be in running order
before winter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-08-25
Sherman I. Wantz
Commits Suicide
Farmer Near Clements Takes His Own
Life Sunday Afternoon; Swallows
Acid And Uses Revolver
LEAVES EIGHT CHILDREN
Wife Died Two Years Ago; Relatives
Will Care For Children Now
Left Parentless

After writing a letter in which he
expressed himself as utterly unfit to
live and to care for his children, Sher-
man T. Wantz, tenant on the w.
H. Gold farm near Clements, took
carbolic acid and shot himself through
the head last Sunday afternoon at
three thirty o'clock. Death followed
the shooting instantly. Funeral ser
vices will be held at the home tomor-
row at 1890 o'clock, Rev. Grover
Schurman of the Redwood Falls
Christian Church reading the service.
Interment will be made in the Red
wood Falls cemetery where Mr.. Wantz'
wife is also buried.
The suicide is the close of g period
of drinking and gambling, which has
been almost continuous since the death
of Mrs. Wantz, which occurred year
ago last March. Mr.. Wantz was the
father of eight children and appar-
emily felt these children would gain
rather than loose by his death.
Before taking the last step Mr..
Wantz wrote a long letter to W. H.
Gold, in which he expressed his ex-
IRENE self-disgust and admitted he
was powerless to overcome his own
weaknesses. He also wrote to rela-
tives making provision for the future
of the children and arranging bust
ness details. The children will be
cared for the relatives of their par
ents, Mr.. Wantz father, a man OF
considerable wealth being willing tc
assist materially in their future care
There will be some funds, also, from
the personal property and other sour
/ ces, and there is no danger of any
of them being destitute or uncaret
+ for.
/ Mr.. Wantz came to Redwood Coun
A ty about ten years ago, and bough
a farm near Revere, which he man
aged very successfully for time
Later he returned to his former home
in Iowa, coming back few years ag'
to take up the tenantcy on the farm
where he died. Up until the time o
his wifes death he was counted
| good worker, good citizen and
/ good father Unable to withstand tn
blow which her death was to him, h
? began drinking and it was in one 0
the fits of depression following in
toxication that last Sundays dee
was done.