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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Ranner.-,Day in Number Of
Complaints Filed With Office
of Corporation Counsel.
PROSECUTIONS TO BEGIN
WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY
Some Cases to Be Presented to Court
at Once, Declares Syme-Will ,
Insist on Jail Sentences.

Yesterday was banner day in the CAM
paign against loan sharks waged by
the corporation counsel's Office. Not
since the legal department announced,
nearly two weeks ago, that it intended to
pursue every means at its disposal to
protect those who have been loaned
money at Illegal rates Of interest have as
many persons called at the office in any
the case yesterday. -----
A line of compliments had formed at 8
clock last night in the corridor of the
Municipal building. just outside the office
occupied by Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Whiteford. In the room where the
attorney recorded the various cases pre-
sented were as many as thirty-five peo-
pie at one time 1t is estimated that Mr..
Whiteford interviewed approximately 100
victims last night.
One Thousand Complaints.
During the day Assistant Corporation
Counsel Stephens and others of the as
sistant counsel were kept busy receiving
complaints. The total number presented
since the beginning of the campaign is
thought to be well in excess of one thou
sand. !.
You can say that the actual prosecu-
ton Of violations Of the loan shark law
will begin in the Police Court this week, .
stated Corporation Counsel Syme last
night. I'VE have determined to COM
mence some of these cases at once
Mr.. Syme made it clear that the office
has not changed IT'S purpose. announced
several days ago, to ask for jail SEN
tences in the loan shark cases.
Warrant in Loan Case.
Responding to the general invitation ex-
tended all persons who have borrowed
money and promised to pay a rate of
interest in excess of 6 per cent year,
William E. Heller of 30 Myrtle street
northeast yesterday appeared and told
Counsel Syme of a loan he
had negotiated. 'Heller's complaint was
that last October he borrowed $50 from
a loan company and promised to fqui-
date the loan In six payments of $1O9O
each, and had made three payments.
Detectives Evans and Warren went
with Heller to Police Court. A warrant
alleging violation of the loan SHARK
law. was swornt out for Mellin c. Nc
Mull1n. manager Of the loan company.
McMullin was found by the detectives
and accepted service. He deposited 500
collateral for appearance in Police Court
tomorrow morning.
Cases in, Police Court.
Thirty three allegations of violations
of the loan shark law already have
been filed in Police Court. Arrests were
made by Detectives Charles A. Evans
and larry r. Warren, who last spring
were assigned the task of making in
vestigations and arresting alleged offend
ers.
..At the outset" said one of the detec-
tives, "the task was difficult. Borrowers
feared publicity. The hundreds of COM
plants in the past few days present an
entirely different proposition"
Many cases pending, some since last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
wEDGED IN SOLID ICE FL0E.
Doubtful That Dynamite Can Free
Naval Tug Potomac.

CURLING. N. F., February 21.-The
United States naval tug Potomac. which
was abandoned by her crew after she
had become icebound, is now wedged in
against the shore. two miles west Of Cow
Head.
The possibility of getting her clear by
the use of dynamite has been suggested.
but the success of the plan is regarded
ditiOns,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Cuba in Boy Scout Movement.

HAVANA, February 2.-A meeting of
prominent citizens was held here last
night to found an organization. 81 boy
scouts IN Cuba .s..-s.U .,..s s... -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Representatives Ben Johnson
and George Come to Part
ing of the Ways.
FLUCTUATING SCALE CRUx
OF FIGHT ON IN HOUSE
Committee Chairman Contendinp for
$1.50 a Hundred as Mini
mum Assessment.

Chairman Ben johnson of the House
District committee and Representative
George. author of the bill to rearrange
the taxation and assessment system Of
the District of Columbia. have come to
parting of the ways with regard to
the rate OF taxation which the District
committee should recommend to the
House. and before the matter is settled
there will be stern tug-of-war in the
District committe. While there is alb
solutely no suspicion of personal feeling
in the difference of opinion neverthe-
less it seems at present as il the commit
tee members will be called upon to vote
on the question Of tax rate for the Dis
trict Of Columbia with the full knowl-
edge that Representative johnson be-
lieves that s1.5O hundred should be the
minimum tax rate under the proposed
new plan, while Representative George
thinks Sl.5O hundred might prove to be
entirely too much, and that fiuctuating
scale of tax rates without any limitation
should be written into the law.
1t is understood that the difference Of
opinion between Representatives johnson
and George arises over this paragraph,
which is section of the George bill:
Fluctuating Scale Provided
That upon the assessed full value of
all real estate the Commissioners of the
District Of Columbia shall hereafter levy
a tax of such percentum as shall, with
other revenues Of the District be suf-
ficient to pay the portion to be borne by
said District of the estimated expenses
of the government thereof for the ensu-
ing fiscal year. and to satisfy the portion
to be paid by said District of any debts
thereof. Said tax rate shall be fixed by
the Commissioners on or before the 10th
day of October of each year for the en-
suing fiscal year. If the Commissioners
shall neglect to fix said tax rate on or
before said date, the tax rate for the
preceding year shall be the rate Of taxa
ton for the ensuing year. to all tntents
and purposes the same as II fixed by the
Commissioners
This is the opening proposition in the
George bill, which provides for annual as
sessments. larger force Of assessors.
and a general change in the method Of
taxation and assessment as provided for
in the report Of the George COMMITTEES
which made an inquiry into the situation
during the previous Congress. This para.
graph allows the Commissioners to scan
the.ps of the District determine what
the District should have, and then pro-
ceed to tyaise the money by placing on the
real estate tax rate which Is just suffi-
low the Commissioners to place the tax
rate at cent or so hundred dollars
worth of real estate. just as the ext
gency demanded. and this proposition has
the support of the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia, who reported on
the bill last week.
Would Undermine Organic Act.
On the other hand. Representative
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Children Of Revolution.

A feature Of the program will be a
patriotic salute to the flag by twenty
members of the Children Of the Ameri-
can Revolution in colonial costume, un-
der direction of Mrs. Isaac Pierson-
/. Continued on Fifth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Early Trial Anticipated.

The jury business at Police Court is
about up to date There is no pressure
OF such business to interfere with early
prosecutions Of pending loan shark"
cases.
Counsel for Bernard Reagan, convicted
in the test case. and the conviction sus-
tanned by the Court of Appeals. have ap-
piled for writ of error to take the cases
to the Supreme Court. It is probable that
action on the motion will not be taken
by the court until early in March. Cor
peration Counsel Syme does not intend
to permit pending cases to slumber until
the Supreme Court of the United States
construes the law.
1nformations filed in Police Court allege
the lending of money at a rate of interest
greater than g per cent per annum. Prob,
ably 200 cases will be filed against al
legged violators of the law before the
crusade is terminated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Benton Was Murderer,
ConstitutionaIists Say,
In Advices Sent Here

TeleSrams received in Washington last
night from constitutonalist sources at
! -ContinQed %. Eniirteenth Paee.l-- :.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

spring, it Is explained, would have been
tried long ago had it not been that the
prosecuting officers were anxious to learn
what the Court of Appeals would do in
support of their contention. The decision
Of the Court of Appeals in the case Of
Bernard Reagan, brought to test the va
lidity Of the law, it Isl stated, approved
Judge Mullowny's construction Of the law
and made it plain to the corporation
counsel that there no longer existed any
reason for delaying the trials. 49,
Too Busy to Try Cases.
Some cases probably would have been
called for trial last week had it not been
Corporation Counsel Syme's assistants In
charge of the loan shark" prosecutions
were kept busy listening to the sad stories
told by borrowers. some of whom paid as
much as 426 per cent interest on loans.
In most Of the cases in which arrests
have been made jury trials were demand
ed. Defendants in cases filed some time
ago were permitted to deposit $25 or $50
collateral. In more recent cases the po-
lice and corporation counsel have de-
manded $500 collateral.
The two panels of jurors for the pres
ent term Of Folice Court have been dis
charged until Wednesday. The assign
ment for that day, which has been post
ed, does not include any loan shark"
cases. None will be called before Thurs
day at the earliest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

Copyright. 1914, by the New York Times Co..
tAll Rights ReseryedD
lVilhjalmur Stefansson. commander Of tie Stef-
susson arctic expedition, sends the article which
Is printed herewith. describing the situation and
prospects OF the expedition the article just hav-
ing arrived from Barrow. Alaska. TIE expedition
left Nome Alaska, in the summer of 1913. 1t was
organized to find out whether polar continent
Exists. to map the islands east Of the mouth of
tfe Mackenzie river and to study the blond
Esximos of Coronation gulf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
WEATHER.

Fair and warmer today; Mon
day unsettled, with moderate
SOUTH. shifting to west winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE THREE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22

Continued on Ninth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-22
Senator vardaman a Speaker.

The only other speaker was Senator
vardaman Of Mississippi. the greater part
of the evening being devoted to vaudeville
stunts and cabaret features. Senator
vardaman spoke in complimentary terms
of the banking profession. He. dselae4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
MINNESOTA WOMAN HELD
Once Celebrated Medium And Clari.
voyant Will Be Tried as To Sanity

Authorities of Minot, North Da-
kota are now holding woman who
gives her name as Lillian Darrell and
who has received much publicity dur
ing the past several years as cele-
brated medium and clarivoyant and
was known as Madam Darrell. Mrs.
Darrell spent some time in Be-
midi about one year ago during
which time she stopped at a local
hotel and widely advertised her pro-
fession. According to reports from
Minot she has been married three
times and is now being sued for a
divorce by her third husband who
she married in Thief River Falls.
The latters' name is Boustiy and for
merly made his home in that city.
Mrs. Darrell still retains her second
husbands name and her five year old
child is now in the custody of his re-
latives. She will be taken before
Judge Costello this week and given
a final hearing as to her sanity She
has been found on several occasions
wandering about the streets of Minot
with fixed eyes and mumblingn in
coherently.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
AKELEY HERE TONIGHT
Second High School Game Of Season
To Be Played In Bemidji Booked
For This Evening
CONTEST WILL BE INTERESTING

For the second time this season
supporters of the local high school
basketball team Will .ibe given an OPP
portunity to witness the Bemidji
team in action when it meets the
fast Akeley high school five to-
night. Prepared for game that can
only ,be won by hard playing the five
representing Bemidu promise not to
disappoint their supporters and will
endeayor to take another big step
towards winning championship hon
ors in this section OF the state.
Tanner, Elletson, Hayner, Graham,
Cameron, Klein and Thome have been
selected as the men to compete with
the visitors and the confidence of
the entire school is placed in these
athletes who have proved that they
are capable in holding their own. The
game will be called at S:s15 and an ad-
mission charge Of IS cents will be
made.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
PHONE COMPANY ELECTS
Town Of Northern Rural Telephone
Line Name Officers-Now Has ~
Miles Of Line-To Buena Vista
WILL ADD TEN MORE MILES

At meeting Of the town Of Nor
thern Rural Telephone Company, Of
ficers and directors were elected as
follows;
President-W. Fl. Rice.
-president-R H. Dickinson.
Secretary-D. A. Whiting.
Treasurer-W. A. Worth.
Directors,-A. D. Glidden, M. Lar
son and Frank Pearson. -a
The company now has 81 miles of
line in operation, IA miles having
been placed in use during the last
year. The service now extends to
Buena Vista, and during the coming
summer it is expected ten or fifteen
additional miles will be built. This
would take the service to Puposky
and Nebish. ~-'
A portion of the old line will be
rebuilt this summer and the service
will be much improved.
1t is expected that the number of
subscribers will soon reach 60. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
INsTALLs TINE soUNDER
New Electric Device Placed In Baker
Jewelry Store To Insure Correct
Time For Railroads
M, q I. is RESPONSIBLE

s r Z - &.
An electric time sounder has been
installed in the jewelry store of
George T.. Baker and Company by
the M. & I. railroad for the purpose
Of giving the exact time to It's en-
ployes.
At two minutes before eleven a. m.
an alarm clock signals the approach
Of the hour when the time is adjust
ed by the electric device directly
from Northfield, laboratory. In this
manner the exact time is received.
The railroads are becoming more
particular about their employees carry
ing the correct time as the service is
being improved from every angle.
The Baker store is the official time
adjusters for the employees Of both
the Great Northern and M. & I. roads.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
HOLD FIRST PRACTICE
Participants in THE College Widow
Meet At Library.

= =
The participants in "The College
Widow" the four act comedy which
will be presented by the Bemidji Ath-
letic club in the near future, met in
the reception rooms of the Bemddji
] Library last evening and rehearsed
the entire play. Every character ap-
pears to be suitably fitted for their
part and the production Of the play is
destained to be success that will re-
main in the memories Of club mem
,bers for sometime. Several weeks
time will be necessary to complete
all preparations as the introduction
of so many characters makes memor-
izing difficult.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
STOCK COMPANY RETURNS.
Harry St. Clair Troupe To Again Ap.
pear at Brinkman Theatre.

Fred ;Brinkman, manager of the
Brinkman theatre, has completed ar
rangements whereby the Harry st.
Clair stock company will return to
Bemidji for an indefinite period. This
company played to packed houses Ut
each performance when here several
weeks ago. The list of plays in
cludes both dramas and comedies.
The opening play WILL be given Sun
day evening when the company will
stage, "Sex Against Sex
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
CUT EXPRESS RATES SOON
New Charges Will Take Effect Feb
ruary First And Compare Favor
ably With Parcel Post
LONG HAULs MUCH LESS

Thomas Lloyd, at the head Of the
Great Northern express company Of
flee in. this city, has announced sew
eral changes the express rates
which will take effect February first.
It is noticeable that the new prices
compare practically evenly with
those of the parcel post on short
hauls, while as the distant increases
the cost is much less.
In the following table, furnished
by Mr.. Lloyd, the rates are given for
ten pound parcel, sent by parcel
post, sent by registered parcel post
and jby exDress
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23

HELD TO Be TAXABLE.

ST.. Paul. Jan. 23-(s Especial to the
Daily Pioneer Members Of the Du-
luth Board Of Trade and the Minnea-
polls Chamber Of Commerce. are held
taxable In a decision filed by the
state supreme court this morning.
They are held to be personal property
and as such as taxable. It is the first
decision of it's kind ever made In the
United States.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
KNOWS He is GOING TO DIE
senat.r cullom Hoped to Live to Sec
Lincoln Memorial Erected.


Lincoln Memorial Erected.
Washington, Jan. 23.-'I know that
am soon going away. had hoped
to live to see memorial to Abraham
Lincoln erected; and now that am
going want the people to know that
it is with the assurance that the con-
tract will be signed and the memorial
built
This is the dramatic statement that
came from what probably will prove
the deathbed of former Senator Shell.
by M. Cullom of Illinois
Former Senator Cullom's calm state.
ment that he feels deaths hand
brings UP vivid memory Of the con-
GLIDING statement of his autobiog.
raphy, which shocked his friends
when he gave it out two years ago.
1t was his declaration that he had
found no proof of immortality. Those
about his bedside said that in. the in
tervening years he had given no sign
of changing his mind.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
Builds Wagon Box

The latest achievement in mechan-
ical art in the Bemidj schools Is the
construction of a wagon box by the
boys who are taking this subject.
The box is regulation size and for ap-
pearances and strength is superior
in quality to those made by large
firms. The construction work was
done under the supervision of A. D.
Bailey who has charge Of this depart
ment.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23

The food sale of the ladies OF the
Baptist church, which was to have
been held at. Meters drug store to-
morrow, has been postponed, as the
ladies of that church have been re-
quested to furnish dinner and sup
per for the teachers one day during
the convention. The date OF the food
sale will be announced later.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
cRooKsToN OFFICIALS HERE.
T. H. Shevlin and Auditor Law Visit
Bemidji Lumber Mill Office.

T. H. Sheylin of Minneapolis, head
of the Sheyln lumber interests, w.
J. Law, audisos, al. s XII II = Reed, a.5;-
sistant auditor Of the same company,
were in Bemidji on business In con-
nection with that firm. While in Be-
midi Mr.. shevlin was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs T. A. Mccain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
poPP ROLLS 300
Is Second Bowler To Secure Perfect
Score On Bemidji Alleys

Another Bemidji bowler has accom-
plished that which is the desire of
every toppler of the pins, a perfect
score, Barney Popp having rolled
800. This is the second time that
the feat has been performed on a
Bemidji alley, M. S. Gillette having
secured perfect score several weeks
ago.. Popp also rolled 296 score
his last ball going wild.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
NMllleaIIEsIs1TIRE8E8i1l11IEz:
HAS PRISON REFORM PLAN
Attorney General May Abolish Sale
of Convict Made Goods,

Washington, Jan. 23.-Attorney Gen.
eral McReynolds has worked out plans
for radical changes in the method of
operating federal penitentiaries and
In the handling of prisoners. Although
the details of the plan will not be
made public for several days it is un.
derstood that he contemplates the
abolition Of the system which allows
convicts to be used in making articles
to be put on the market.
The attorney general also has ex.
planned to callers recently that he is
not satisfied with the present parole
laws.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
Women Refuse to Act.

Chicago. Jan. 23.-Because it has
been impossible to get women to
serve only about one-haf of the
1,4O0 voting precincts in Chicago will
have women judges and clerks of
elections at the April primaries.
Election board figures indicate only
about 700 women will be included In
the ust Of 5000 judges and clerks.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
FATAL FIRE INVESTIGATED
Hired Man Arrested Following Burn.
ino of Woman.

-
Devils Lake, N. D., Jan. 23.-Robert
Epp, the hired man on the Emil Eich
farm near here, where Mrs. Fitch was
burned to death, is under arrest pend
ing thorough investigation of his
story.
Epp said the house was in flames
when he was awakened. Instead Of
arousing Mrs. Eich, he said, he leap
ed from the window of his room and
searched the farmyard, thinking she
had previously escaped.
Persons who had been returning
from a neig hborhood dance have told
the authorities that they entered the
Eich dwelling while it was burning,
reached the door of Mrs. Eich's room,
where they saw her body lying afire
on the bed, but were unable to rescue
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23
COLLEGE WIDOWS LOVE
WORTH SIX CENTS.

New York. Jan. 23.-With
her million dollar smile" and
all her charm, the affections
of Vera Black, the college
widow, as q wife are worth 6
cents That's whaG a jury in
Justice Dugro's court decided
in the suit brought by John
Ernest Wadleigh, former hns-
band OF Miss Black, against Lor-
ing Tonkin, Cornell graduate
and member of a wealthy Oil
City (Pa.) family, for $4,000
damages for stealing the affec-
tions Of the college widow"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23

It will be noticed that the parcel
post registered parcel costs ten cents
additional to the regular mailing
rate, while the express rate covers
the registering on all parcels.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-01-23

Reverend Quist of Cannon Falls
will preach this evening at the home
of Edward Anderson. Services will
commence at s p. M, and every one
is invited to be present.