The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-07-06
TO Bar Pol
At EDITORS OUTING
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President scheers and Secretary Rut-
ledge Issue Order Restraining
Mention Of Next November.
MUST FACE KANGAROO COURT
Some Of States Most Prominent
scribes to Assist in Carrying Out Of
Rule staff Appears Formidable

Scrlbes to Assist IN Carrying Out of
Rule Staff Appears Formidable
There will be a. closed season for
political game of all kinds in north
ern Minnesota July II, 10 and 10,
when the annual outing Of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial assoc
citation will be held, according to an
order issued by Charles F. Scheers,
president of the association, and A.
G. Rutledge, secretary.
Strong Arm Squad.
In order to comply with the
''ukase" issued by President Scheers,
Secretary Rut4edge has organized a
kangaroo court, reinforced by a
"strong'arm squad" plain clothes
men and other necessary officials who,
will be on duty continually during
the outing and will nip in the bud
any and all attempts to "start some
thing" of political nature
Stanton to Preside. .
Judge C. w. Stanton of Bemidji
will act as chief advocate of the kan
CARGO court, and sitting en- banc
with him as associate justices will be
Granville S. Pease of the Anoka
Union, Carlos Avery of the Hutchin-
son Leader, Alvah Eastman of the
st. Cloud Journal-Press, Frank a..
Day of the Fairmont Sentinel, A. j.
Ralstad<of the Brainerd Tribune, E.
c. Kelley of the Grand Rapids Herald
Review, Asa M. Wallace of the Sauk
Centre Herald, F. A. Wilson of the
Bemidji Sentinel, G. E. Carson of the
Bemidji Pioneer, and Albert Ander-
son of the Clearbrook Journal. The
"strong-arm squad" which will rig
Ugly enforce the mandates of the
court and hale political offenders be-
fore the bar, will be headed by M.
G. Cutter of the Thief River Falls
News-Press, with his 200 pounds Of
determination, assisted by Sam Y.
Gordon of the Browns Valley Inter-.
lake Tribune, George Erickson of the
Spooner News, Stlllman H. Bingham
Of the Duluth Herald, A. L. La
Premiere of the Grand Rapids Inde-.
pendent, Herman Roe of the North
field News, E. II. Denu of the Bemidji
Pioneer, A. L. Sheets of the Long
Prairie Argus, Frank Meyst of the
Western Newspaper Union, Rudolph
Lee of the Long Prairie Leader, w:
E. Hutchinson of the Eagle Bend
News and Fred c. Schilplin of the
St. Cloud Times.
49, Author to Prosecute.
Gunnar Bjornson of the Minnesota
Mascot and George Author, late of
the Minneapolis Tribune, will be at
torneys for the prosecution of politi-
cal disturbers and A. M. Welles of
the Worthington Globe and F. A.
Dare of the Walker Pilot will act as
attorneys for the defendants.
It is expected that Charles S. Reed,
warden Of the St. Cloud reformatory,
a member of the editorial associa-
ton, and who will assume his new
duties as warden of the state peni-
Tertiary Nov. /, will be member
of the party, and prisoners who are
convicted of pernicious political ac-
tivity during the outing will be re-
manded to his custody.
Fl. C. Hotaling of the Mapleton
Enterprise and j. G. Morrison of the
Morris Tribune have consented to
act as court reporters and will keep
accurate records of the proceedings,
that they may be used prior to the
general election in November.
Secretary Rutledge reports every
thing moving along nicely for the
outing, many editors from every sec.
ton of the state having made appli-
cation for accommodations during
the trip to International Falls,
spooner and Baudette and on Lake
of the Woods.