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Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
STRANGE THRONG
 COMES TO LONDON

LONDON. Sept. 24.-Onc of tho strangcst throngs ever seen in Lon don-Eng1ish women and girls with pro-German Sympathies. came into the city tonight from Berlin ir charge of Lieut.. E. c. Blakeslee, U s. N.. assistant naval attache al Berlin.
 The party numbered 40 and fig urcd in all exchange with German women and girls who had been al lowed to leave England. Under Lieut.. Blakeslec's care. the members of the party were assembled in Der lin from various parts of Germany with the assistance of the American consuls. Their pro-German feeling is accounted for by the fact that while interned in the German em- pire they heard only one side of the war question. Art and music stud ents and governesses predOminated. The party left Berlin in a special train and all said they had been shown every courtesy by the German officials. At some places the Ger mans waved flags and handkerchiefs. A great crowd of parents and rela- tives greeted the returning travellers here
 Another party of English women and girls of about the same number will leave Berlin at an early date un- der the care of an attache of the American embassy.
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
CATTLE MARKET LOW
 FER; HOGS STEADY
Special Correspondence)


 KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS, Sept. PA run of 5000 cattle surprised the trade today, but did no special damage to the market, steady to 15 lower expressing it. The supply was strictly a run of grasscrs, the delegation showing corn being lightest, in proportion 10 the total receipts, of any day this fall Some near prime steers managed to get up to $l0-55 today, I steady price, and some of the real prime article will be here Tues day for which it is predicted $ll will be paid This class is steadily advancing, and is immune from mar ket declines that affect other cattle. A large share of the supply is from Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. Killing steers from Oklahoma and he Panhandle sold at S6.6O to $790. md high class stockers and feed CTS at S675 to %7a cows $500 to S635. odd head more, stock calves $675 to $S.35, veals up to S1025. More cattle are coming
 rom the southwest than was ex- )ected a month ago, for the reason
 hat buyers on the range are not taking as many as counted on, and maturing loans are bringing the cattle to the open markets. Colo rado had several trains here today. including beef steers at SIPS to S.65 and 20 cars of 10O0-lb. feeders from Eads. at $40 to S7.55. Quar- lntine supply is 60 cars today, in ,luding some fair sized strings of middle grade steers, at S5.S5 to $6.75, and COWS at $4.75 to Sc, close to steady prices. There are plenty of country. buyers here today, local stables having difficulty in furnish ing a sufficient number of horses 70 accommodate them for riding lbout the grounds. Prices are a shade lower, steers largely at $6.5O 10 $7.5O, stock cows around S5Z5, heifers S6.5O. calves g to $S.35. Out 20 this week will probably be larg- est of the fall to date.
 Hogs sold steady today, top So, bulk SS.5O to $9. receipts 6.OOO. The market is cratic, being two sided lffair. Packers are pounding prices because of narrow outlet for lard and pork product, and declining market for same. On the other hand, order buyers are getting urg- ent orders for fresh pork material, and for baconhogs. from which the market gets most of whatever little bloom it shows. Fridays session was sensational, order buyers and serum makers taking almost the whole crop, regardless of asking prices. Dealers expect an uneven trade this week, with lower ten- dency.
 Sheep and lambs reached a high point middle of last week, but drop ped rapidly after that, and prices continue to tmble today. All the markets are heavily supplied, 30OO0 head here. Lambs are around one dollar below the high time last week and sheep 50 cents lower. It will be a fine chance this week to se- cure material for feeding this win ter. Trade was late starting to- day. and quotations are somewhat in the nature of guess. best lambs around S7.6O. yearlings S6.25, wethers S5.5O, ewes S5.l5, feeding lambs S6.5o A. %-
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
TURN TAX ROLL
 OVER TO COLLECTOR
(From Fridays DailyD

(From Fridays Daily.)
 R. T. Belchcr, clerk of the board of supervisors, yesterday turned ov- CT to Tax Collector and County Treasurer E. A. Rogers the assess ment and tax roll for the year 1914, contained in three volumes and in cluding an index and the mine tax roll. The completed roll is the re- suit of several months work.
 The figures show that the total amount of taxes to be collected by the county tax collector is $476,- 97O42, minus a $66l6.15 represented by the exemption and the amount al ready collected by the assessor. Ov- CT one-third of the amount to be collected is credited to the mines, of which the United Verde is the larg- est.
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
PLENTY OF BULLION.
CFrom Thursdays Daily )

George Domaine was in the city yesterday from Humboldt. He said the Consolidated continues to pro duce the red metal more abundant ly than at any time in its history, and that every indication points to continuous operations in the future.
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
From Thursdays Daily)

With haggard faces and blood shot eyes as the result of an al most all-night struggle in the. jury room. the twelve men in whose hands was placed the fate of County Road Superintendent D. M. Clark, who was tried upon graft charge, filed into the court room a few min utes before noon yesterday and through their foreman, B. B. Dolly. announced to the court that they had agreed to disagree" Five min 1tes later, County Attorney r. w. O'Sullivan stated to the court that he was prepared to proceed at once with the second trial.
 The effects of the nine-day gruel- ling legal struggle was reflected on the features Of all within the rail of the court room. Tired at torneys sat in grim silence as the jury filed in. The defendant, for me lrSl llllIC SlilNS tliN NOiiiiiiNii nent of the trial, evinced more han passing interest in the pro- cecdings. His eyes glistened, as one by one the twelve men entered .he jury box. Seated about Clark were his six attorneys, with solemn visages. Five paces further toward the entrance sat County Attorney O'Sullivan and his assistant, J. H. Morgan. The baliff sat close to the railing and door, prepared to ac- ,ept any orders given by the court. The jury was in the box when Judge Cooper came from his cham 5ers and mounted the judicial ros- rum. "Gentlemen, have you ar rive at a verdict:" he asked, as a deep hush fell over the several scores Of spectators in the court room. Foreman Dolly arose and responded. with a vain effort to smile. "We have agreed to dis lgree."
 An artists pen could not have depicted the scene which followed There was a peculiar change in the facial expression of everybody in he court room, whether connected with the case or not. Every fea- ture of the evidence presented in | the long legal struggle flew into the minds of those who heard ii in an effort to find a reason upon which the disagreement was found ed. Then, too, there was the cer- tain knowledge that Clark would have another chance, in another long trial upon one of six charges which stand against him.
 A verdict of acquittal would have been most welcome to the defendant and his attorneys, but hung jury was not quite as bad as a convic- ton.
 The defense fought a remarkable battle Confronted with what wa: conceded as damaging evidence, the six attorneys struggled with spirit of sheer desperation, at times com ing within even the displcasure ot the court.
 On the other hand, the county attorney handled his case in quite unassuming but able manner.
 It is stated that soon after the jury commenced to ballot the vete stood eight to four for conviction and that yesterday morning, after ar all-night session, it was seven to i've in the same direction. One re- port has it that after the men had spent an hour testing each other out and informally arguing the question, the first ballot stood two | to one for conviction. This wa:
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
BUYS CITY REALTY.
From Fridays

From Fridays Daily) L. F. Hesla has closed the deal with w. A. Cline for two lots in East Prescott, the deed being re- corded yesterday.
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
Jury Instructed.

Judge Cooper's. instructions were commonplace. He told the jury that the presentation of the claim that was alleged to be fraudulent bv the Prescott bank did not re- lease MT. Clark from responsibility; that if they found from the evidence that such claim was presented by Mir. Clark to the bank with the intent of defrauding the county, they must find the defendant guilty. He told the jury that they might con slider all the certificates and checks in evidence. in addition to the Cline smith vouchers. upon which the case was brought, only to show the in tent of the defendant.
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30

reived. and that, therefore. he should be cleared. With reference to the vouchers and checks. they said there was no evidence to show that every dime represented in them had not been paid in good faith. An other contention of the defendants attorneys was that Clark had an understanding with the county board that the county was to pay the cooks in his boarding house. They said the evidence failed to show that Clark did not so understand his agreement with the board. They also criticised the board of super visors for the methods used by them in keeping the accounts Of the coun- ty. and claimed that the case at bar wa, an effort on their part to shoulder a bad job off on the shoulders Of Mir. Clark, who had worked hard and under disadvantag- es for the county and been com pclled by stress of circumstances to do some clumsy book keeping. It was admitted in their argument that some of the vouchers on their face appeared false. but they said Clark was not to blame and that there was no intent on his part to de- frard in any single instance.
Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
Dwell on Good Faith.

Attorneys Anderson and Clark, for the defendant dwelt particularly on the question of good faith, arguing that ii Clark had performed services for Yavapai county to the total amount of money expended the county had no grounds for com plaint and that the case must fall to the ground. They contended that the evidence was conclusive that Clark had performed such service; that he had given the county value
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
MEETING IS POSTPONED
State Efficiency Committee Unable
To Meet In St. Paul Today As Had
Been Formerly Planned
MEETING TO BE HELD MARCH 4

Late last evening, F. S. Lycan re-
ceived telegram from St. Paul an.
nouncing the postponing of the
meeting of the state efficiency and
economy commission. AS a result
Mr.. Lycan's trip to the cities was
not made. The meetings were
postponed at the suggestion of the
executive committee as c. P. Craig
chairman of that committee, could
not be present.
Wednesday, March 4 has now been
set as the date for the meeting at
which the group committees will re-
port and as this allows each branch
of the executive committee several
days time in which to complete the
work commenced, more ground will
be covered. Mr.. Lycan will leave
next Tuesday evening for the cities
to attend the meeting of group B
of which he is a member.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
CASE GOES TO JURY
Damage Suit Of Emil Peterson Com
pleted This Afternoon-Seeks $24,-
T. 600. for Malicious Prosecution
JUDGE WRIGHT HERE TONIGHT

The jury in the suit of Emil Pc
terson which has been in progress
in district court for several days dur
ing the past week was charged this
Afternoon Judge Stanton and is now
celebrating. The case is the out.
growth of Peterson's arrest in 1911
when he was under contract ito the
village of Baudette ito build bridge.
For this arrest, the plaintiff claims
damages to his business and char
acter to the extent of $24,60O from
the men who were at that time mem
beers of the Baudette council.
c. R. Middleton and G.. M. Tor
rance appeared for the defendants in
the case while the plaintiff was re-
presented by Attorney Hagen Of
Crookston and e. p. Mcdonald.
Judge Stanton left this afternoon
for Pine Island where he will be pre-
sent at the funeral of an aunt.
Judge Wright arrives here tonight
and will remain until the return Of
Judge Stanton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
WILL WORK ON STREETS
Street Commissioner Carter To Com.
mence Spring Work Early

Bemidji's streets will be cleaned
exceptionally early this spring if
the plans of A. A. Carter, street COM
missioner are carried out. In a
few days several men will be put to
work cleaning up the refuse that has
gathered during the winter months
and the water will be drained off.
Many have asked why the sewers are
not thrown open to drain this wa
ter and to this the commissioner
makes the reply, "by opening the
sewers now we would ruin chances
of flooding every street later in the
spring as this water would only clog
and freeze up the entire system,
making an all summer job of clean
ing and thawing. When the
drains can be safely thrown open
we will Immediately do so but we
prefer running no chances at pre-
sent" The water now. on the
streets will be drained by means Of
small bitches along the curb and by
this means VIII be forced to the
lake. 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
FARMERS To HAVEPH0NES
Thirty Bass Lake Tillers of Soil Plan
On Constructing Twenty Miles Of
Line During Summer Months
J. N. sK1vsETH IS PRESIDENT

Farmers of Turtle River have or
gained what is to be known as the
Bass Lake Telephone company, and
they expect to build at least twenty
miles of line during the summer
months. All of the work will be
done by the farmers, and it is ex-
pected to have the system in opera
ton by jane Is. 1t will connect
with the Bemidji system.
Already thirty farmers have sign
ed for phones and others are expect
ed to enroll soon, the prospect being
that no less than fifty will have join
ed by spring.
The officers of the company are
J. N. Skivesth, PRESIDENT Frank
Simmer, vice president; John Guthrie,
secretary; G. Goodmanson, treasur-
er. The directors are Charles
Krahn, John Void and Henry San
der.
Those who already have become
members of the company are, J. N.
SkiNseth, John Guthrie, G. Good
manson, T. E. Caraver, Henry San
der, Charles Krahn, J. J. Opsahl,
Frank Latimer, T. R. Styner, w. H.
Remico, E. E. Ferguson, M. A. Wire,
John Void, Albert Utech, D. E. Leis-
ter, J. L: Segar, H. Prather, Charles
Nolon, Andy Void, E. e. Mcdonald,
F. w. Rhode, George Keiser,, F. M.
Mal2ahn, w. H. Gish and Dennis
Cambell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT
Excellent Program Arranged By Mu-
sicians of City For Entertainment
Of Public This Evening
SEVERAL SPECIAL NUMBERS

One Of the most complete pro-
grams ever given by the Bemidji
Concert Band has been arranged by
Alden Remfrey, director, for the en-
tertainment which is to be given at
the city hall this evening.
:. Several special numbers, includ
ing vocal solo by Myrtle Neuman
and baritone solo by H. Lindholm.
will be given. .
A dance will he given following
the concert. -.<sAL>
The program for the concert fol-
lows: .
March-The Progressive Musician
-. 49,. 49,. 80. Atkisson
Waltz-Frost King -. Turner
Baritone Solo-The Success.
H. Lindholm -
Melange-The Royal Circle. .Dalbey
Vocal Solo-Carmena
Miss Myrtle Neumann
Frolique Sans Bohemia
'.... ".... .... ........ Smith
Cornet Solo-Selected =. :. =. - :.
''. >EIverson and Kittleson -.
Overture Quixote. Greenwood
March -Embossing the Emblem. .
.......... Alexander
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
WILL VOTE ON LIQUOR LICENSES
City Of Mcintosh To Consider wet
And Dry" Proposition.

On Tuesday, March 10, the wet
and dry question will be put before
the voters of the city of Mcintosh.
The city was voted dry at former
election and the outcome of the con-
test will be watched with interest.
The farmers residing near that city
and who send their children to the
Mcintosh schools held meeting and
adopted resolutions which they
threaten to carry out if Mcintosh
again becomes wet. To sever all
connections with the city schools is
one of the threats and as the vets
are equally obstinate the election
Will he interesting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
ANOTHER PHONE COMPANY
Grace Lake And Rosby Farmers To
Have Line in Operation Soon

Another farmers telephone com
pany has been organized and will be
known as the Grace Lake and Rosby
Telephone company. Officers have
been named as follows, A. w. Hos
kins, president; Knute. Olson, vice
president; G.. G.. Moi, secretary; Ed.
Throan treas. The directors are Paul
Kvale, Peter Ersbo, Tom Rust and
William Rabi. There are now l6
subscribers but this number is ex-
pected to be increased The sys-
tenn will he in operation during the
coming summer and will connect
with Bemidji.t
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
WILL PLAY STRONG TEAM
Bemidji Athletics To Meet Two Har-'
bors Five In Club Hall Tonight
Dance To Follow
VISITORS HAVE GOOD RECORD

Basketball enthusiasts of Bemidji
will be given opportunity this even
ing to see the Athletics of this city
perform when they meet the fast
Two Harbors quint in the Athletic
Club hall. The Two Harbors men
come here recommended as being
among the best at the head of the
lakes and have made brilliant
record this season. Press reports
show them to be a fast, clean, snappy
bunch and two Of Bemidji's fastest
games of the season are expected to
be played.
With Bestul, Peck, Brandon,
Howe Newman, Ripple and Jacob
son prepared to enter the contest
this evening the local team is con-
fident of victory and will make
every effort to win as they wish to
take no chances. Tomorrow even
ing the Bemidji team will be weak
ened by the loss of julius Bestul
who will accompany the high school
five to Fosston. Jacobson and Rip
pie will he used to fill the position
of the star guard.
Following the game a dance will
be given in honor of the visitors for
which small extra charge will be
made to pay for the music. The floor
is in good condition and as it is the
largest in the city a large number
are expected to remain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
Homer Granger Injured

While working near a saw in the
Bemidi factory this morning Homer
Granger received badly lacerated
hand. Shortly after the accident the
hand was dressed and all of the fin
gers will be saved. This is the
second time during the past year
that Granger has received an injured
hand in the Box factory and lost
two fingers in the first mishap.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
Temperance Worker Dead.

. Los Angeles, CAL, Feb. 27.-Miss
Amanda NJ. May, eighty-six years old,
noted temperance worker and colabo-
rator with Neal Dow in the campaign
which made Maine ''dry" state, died
at her home at Whittier After leav-
ing Maine she participated in the sue
cessful Kansas "dry" fight and in tenn
perance campaigns in other states.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
Six Killed in Explosion.

Berlin, Feb. 27.-Six men were kill.
ed and four others fatally injured in
an explosion which destroyed an ex-
tensive aniline dye factory in Rum.
melsburg, suburb. Four hundred
employees were in the building at the
time Of the explosion, which was
heard all over Berlin. s~ al
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
Half Million Fire Loss.

. Chicago, Feb. 27.-Fire supposed to
have started in the boiler room de-
stroyed the Henry Detmer piano
manufacturing plant, with loss es-
timated at 100000.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
Office Open Until Seven

Earl Cell. county treasurer an
nounced today that his office will be
open until Z O'clock tomorrow even
ing in order that those who will
not have an opportunity to pay their
taxes before then may do %.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-27
BANQUET SPEAKERS
URGE Co.0pERATION.
Claim That In Unity City Of Bemidji
Will Progress At Rate Of Speed
Hard to Now Realize
TELLS OF MERCHANTS LEAGUE
Purpose Of Organization Explained
And General Good Feeling Among
Business Men Evident

q 1t is just such affairs as was
given by the Bemidji Business, Men
association last evening that makes
this city one of the best known and
most advertised cities in Minnesota
and the entire Northwest. One
hundred of the city's most represen-
tative business and professional men
were in attendance at the banquet
and smoker, being either members of
the association or invited guests.
As was announced by E, A. Bar
ker. president Of the organization,
formed several months ago, the pur-
pose of the banquet was to bring the
business men of Bemidji closer to.
gether, that they might be informed
of the work which it is hoped may
'be accomplished by the association.
E.. H. Denu after briefly outlining
his subject read a paper telling of
the associations purpose.
The speaker urged cooperation,
for that is what the newly organized
association first stands for. He told
of the manner in which mail order
houses gain a foothold in a COM
munity, and of the methods to- be
followed in defeating business done
by out of town establishments.
~ Barker Talks r.- &
President Barker then briefly out
lined the purpose of the association
from credit standpoint, and was
followed by A. H. Jester who sug-.
gested that the only way in which
the association could ever hope to
prove successful would be for it's
members to standardize, = advertise
and cooperate. He then explained
his meaning Of each, that In stand
the goods on the shelves of
every store were of high
grade and that the prices,
were right; that to ad-
vertise would let the patrons know
what was to be obtained in the home
mercantile establishments and that
to cooperate would he to ''plug" for.
one another. Hits suggestions were
to the point. Y. "@..
Mcdonald Tells of Methods
E. E. Mcdonald outlined the pos
to be encountered by every
of the city He saidathat
should the people of this vicinity
who do a portion of their purchasing
in the twin cities and elsewhere find
that they can obtain, exactly the
same quality Of goods in Bemidji
and for practically the same price,
not only the merchants but the COM
munity at, large would profit. He
that the merchants would
soon be able to handle just as COM
plete lines and at as low prices as
those in the larger cities. He said
that to do this was huge task, but
a possible one. Charles Warfield
spoke for the non-members of the
association and said that the purpose
! of the association was a good one
and that he would do all in his nower
to aid in its success. x 49,
T.. The Membership L.
Mr.. Barker stated that there were
th1rty-two business men of the CITY
VINO were members of the associa-
ton and: if the desired purpose was
to be the result, others would be re
CURED as members. AS a result
many applications for membership
were made. us
A Delightful Banquet
{ The banquet, superintendent by
(C0nffn,,nr o.