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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
INSANE MAN GETS
SUM FOR INJURY
William PuFiiitus, EmpIoye of Deere
& Co., Awarded S3,350.5s BY
Arbitrator.
GRANTED ANNUITY FOR LIFE
Claim Advanced Total Disability Caus-
ed by Breaking of Emery Wheel
Unusual Case.
GRANTED ANNUITY FOR LIFE

Announcement has been received by
3. A. Stewart, conservator of william
Puviiitus, insane, that the latter has
been awarded the sum OF s3,350.5S, in
the finding of the arbitrator for the
industrial commission Of the state, for
injuries which the claimant received
March 90, this year, while operating
an emery wheel In the harvester de-
partment of Deere & Co. The unique
claim was advanced by Mr.. Stewart.
that his clients mental condition was
brought about through the accident,
in which the emery wheel is said to
have broken, causing a piece Of it to
lodge in the cheek, separating the jaw
bone and inficting injuries which
caused the victim to be declared men,
tally uns0und on Aug. 10.
The matter was taken up in Moline
before W. ]. Coleman, arbitrator
named by the industrial commission
to hear evidence. The finding has Just
been announced.
Is Unique Case.
The sum awarded Is figured as be
ing one-half Of the average earning
capacity Of the petitioner for the next
eight years. AT the end Of that period
he is to receive an annuity for the
rest Of his life, in sum of per cent
Of the total amount awarded. This is
thought to be the first case Of its kind
in this section of the state. Total dis
ability is set up, in which case the
statutes make provision for yearly
payments for the balance OF the life
of the injured party, in addition to or
dering a sum paid for certain term
of years, based on the average earning
capacity Of the claimant.
The company has the right Of ap-
peal and the award may be taken to
! the industrial board for final dispo-
sition. B. A Stewart and H NJ. Nc
/ Caskrin are counsel for Mr.. Puyilitus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
SELECTED BY TAVENNER.

Continued from Page Four
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

(al Gavotte. from Suite of Louis
XIII (Ghys); (b) Romance &C. ". Ben
nett)-M. c. Dahlberg, trombone.
Intermezzo. from "Lalesienne" (Bei-
zet)
Mazurka, "sovenier de Posen" (Wi-
eniawski.) Miss Peterson, violin.
Concert Valse" &C. H. Kalquist.)
Descriptive Fantasia, THE Haunted
House" by request L.afferty1
Overture, "IdeaIistic" ellis Brooks
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
May NOT CONVICT
WOMAN'S SLAYER
Lawyers Say Murder OF Mrs. Anna
McDonough. Aged Igwan. VIII
60 rnayenged.
LEGAL DOUBT IN DEATH CAUSE
Leaves Loephoie for the Guilty When
He In Brought to the Bar
OF Justice.

Nuseatine, Iowa, Dec 9.-Accord-
ing to the legal luuinaries Of Musca-
tine and Louisa counties Il may be i'm
possible 10 secure a conviction on the
charge Of murder IL any one In ever
brought to trial In connection with
the death Of Mrs. Anna MCDouough OF
Oskalooga. whose dead and decom-
posed body was found in the deserted
house at the top Of Elsie hill, Nov. IL.
While opinions differ on the point in
question, IT. is generally conceded that
the fact that the exact cause Of the
woman's death was never really estab-
lished leaves loophole for whomso-
ever may be brought before the bar
OF Justice to answer for the crime.
When the body was found the cor
oner,s Jury returned a verdict to the
effect that the woman had come TO her
death at the hands OF person or per
sons unknown, but the verdict was not
based upon 4 physicians report Of thf
cause OF death, and therefore, accord
ing to some Of the leading lawyers OF
this section, would have little weight
In a court Of law. In other words, il
has never been proved conelusively
that Mrs. McDonough was murdered
and the opportunity for proving a
murder was lost forever when tht
body was buried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

composition Of the body when found.
Nothing short Of thorough and
searching post morten would have
answered the purpose. and this post
norton was never made.
The point In la~ Is 10 the effect thai
where murder Itself has not peen
proven then no one can be made TO
answer TO the crime Of murder IN
case anyone is ever brought to trial
In connection with the death OF the
woman the case will offer an inter-
esting argument in the controversy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
Oh. Well!

II see man was arrested last night
for taking notes at a lecture"
you don't mean It"
Yes; they were banknotes. and he
took them out OF another mans peck
ct st. Louis Post-D Dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-09
No Marks Of Violence.

No marks OF violence could be found
on the body by a cursorv examination,
such as was made by the coroner,
owing 10 the advanced stage OF de-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-06-26

both the State and the Railway Com
pany testified that the claims of the
railroad were sustained by the facts.
Two cents did not pay the cost Of
carrying a passenger a mile. The
State, however, contended that the
railroad was earning enough surplus
on Its state freight business to give
fair return upon the capital used in
its passenger as we'll as it's freight
business. For the purposes Of the
case, the railroad did not deny this,
but held to its contention that the
State could not segregate its pas
senger business for rate fixing with
out allowing q rate that would be
sufficient to pay the cost of doing
business and enough to give some
return upon the capital invested In
doing tho business regulated. This
was the issue presented to the Su-
preme Court. Its decision responds
to the judgment of the fair-minded
sentiment Of the country. The Su-
preme Court says that, even though
railroad earns a surplus on a par
ticular commodity by charging rea-
sonable rates, that affords no reason
for compelling 1t to haul another's
person or property for less than cost.
The surplus from a reasonable rate
properly belongs to the railway COM
pany. If the surplus Is earned from
an unreasonable rate then that rate
should be reduced. The State may
not even up by requiring the railroad
to carry other traffic for nothing or
for less than cost.
The decision is a wholesome one
and demonstrates that the ordinary
rules of fair dealing apply to railway
companies. The fact that one makes
q surplus on his wheat crop would
never be urged as a reason for COM
pelling him to sell his cotton at less
than cost. It would not satisfy the
man who wanted bread to be told
that It's high price enabled the cotton
to get his raw product
for less than cost. In this case the !
court reaflrmed the homely maxim
that each tub must stand upon it,
own bottom" 5, -..,. ....sa.l .s
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-06-26

states have a two cent PASSENGER rate
and whatever loss is incurred Is recov.
cred through freight revenue. The JUS
tice OF such procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
OF West Virginia and the decision is
50 far-reaching that we have asked
L. e. Johnson, president Of the Nor.
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case to briefly review
the suit. Mr.. Johnson said in part:
Some ten years ago. passenger
fares were fixed by the legislatures
OF q large number OF states at two
cents a mile. As q basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the cost Of doing the
business SO regulated. nor was any
attention given to the fact whether
such a rate would yield to the rail.
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business.
"Such law was passed in West
Virginia In 1907. The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained It for
two years. Its accounting during
these two years showed that two
cents a mile per passenger barely
paid the out-of.pocket cost and moth
ing was left to pay any return on
capital invested. It sought relief from
the courts. Expert accountants for
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-06-26
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
ILL.,. e. johnson
On Two-Oent Passenger Rates

The farmers Of
this nation are
vitality interested
In railroad rates
and equity be-
tween passenger
and freight rates
Is especially i'm
portant to the
man who follows
the plow for the
farmer travels
very little but he
Is a heavy con-
tributor to the
freight revenues.
q - 49,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-06-26

A bilious. half-sick feeling, loss of
energy, and constipated bowels can
be relieved with surprising prompt
ness by using HERBINE. The first
dose brings improvement, a few doses
puts the system in fine, vigorous con-
dition. Price SOC. Sold by Foster
Drug Co.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-06-26

Children that are affected by worms
are pale and sickly and liable to con-
tract some fatal disease. WHITES
CREAM VERMIFUGE expels worms
promptly and puts the child on the
road to heslth. Price 25c per bottle.
Sold by Foster Drug Co.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-06-26
TOMBS AND
VAULTS.

Brick and Concrete Tombs
and Vaults. Reinforced con.
crete posts with galvanized
chain. Marble and Granite
Slabs and Monuments furni.
shed and erected.
ORvILLE w. ALPHA,
Phone 80 Franklin, La.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
LUMBERMEN PLAN
-: BIG ORGANIZATION

. Chicago, Feb. Plans for the
formation Of a big Organization to
include all associations affiliated in
any way with the lumber industry,
were discussed here today at the open
ing Of two-day conference Of lunl-
bermen and representa- the
affiliated organizations. The new or
ganization probably WILDE known as
the Forest Products federation. The
object of the new organization, lum-
bermen explained, will be to compile
statistics concerning fire losses in va
rious kinds of construction, to push
the search for a chemical combination
by which woods may be fre-proofed
and to organize an advertising cam
paign, calling the attention. of the
public to the advantages of wood
over other construction materials The
meeting today was called at the in
stance of the National Lumber Manu-
facturers' association.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
Unclaimed Letters.

List of advertised letters "UN-
CLA1MED' at postoffice department.:
Men-Banning, Mr.. Krist, Bloom
quist, Mr.. Chas., Bynens, Mr.. Martin,
Conrad, E. H., Dahl, Mr.. Bobby,
Doty, Mr.. JOS, Classy, Mr.. Thos. G.,
Hall, Frank, Harris, Mr.. L. o., Hill,
Mr.. Bob c., Johnson, J.,Johansson,
Mr. Elan, King, Mr.. Lewis, Kyle, Mr..
John, Mccartney, John, Reynolds,
John w., Smith, o. D., Star Restaur-
ant, stoesser, E., Wilson, Mr. O j.
Women-Damhen, Mrs. Oscar, Ether,
Mrs. w. M, Foster, Mrs. Berget,
Gurnoe, Mrs. Belle, Gunman, Mrs.
Belle Roy, Padoc, Mrs. Clara, Rivett,
Miss Dollie, Rivett, Miss Gladys, Rob-
erts, Mrs. Helen az, schummer, Miss
Leona, Vanderlaan, Miss Pearl.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
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Our Slogan
'Be e ! Is, 600
P population
in. 10 2
IYILIANSNARROlNL Y
ESCAPED 4 Til
- - ,. Z 2 8. = ~
(Uuitod Pro0nl

London, Feb. 24.-Dispatches say
that large vessel is IN distress off
Tasting. The cause is unknown, but
evidently it has been torpedoed by q
German submarine. sNinety-two, civ
ilians narrowly escaped death when a
German torpedo passed within thirty,
wards from the bow of.the passenger
ship Victoria, enroute from Boulogne
to Folkestone. The Norwegian gov
eminent this afternoon ordered an in
vestigation Of the sinking Of the Re
gin. Late dispatches say that an
other British steamer, name un-
known, was torpedoedj and sunk off
Ramsgate by German submarine
late this afternoon. s
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
WOMEN MAY JUDGE JUVENILES

Denver, Feb. 24.-Colorado may
have woman. juvenile court judge.
"A bill has been introduced in the
legislature here at the request Of
Judge Ben e. Lindsey, to make Mrs.
F. Gregory associate judge" of the
court which has become famous
throughout the country. Mrs. Greg
DRY now assists Judge Lindsey in the
trial Of cases, and advises him, but
she is not legally authorized to render
judgments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
AUsTRALAs1ANs TO ORGANIZE.

- ;
San Francisco, Feb. 24.-Arrange-
ments have just been completed here
for the organization of permanent
Australasian society. The arrange
ments were made at meeting of the
sioners to the Panama-Pacific expo
sition and prominent Australian and
New Zealand business men. The
register the names of all resident
Australians and New Zealanders with
view of securing their cooperation
in a number of special events that
are to be held in conjunction with the
exposition.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
CAUSE OF DEATH UNKNOWN.

Information reached Bemidji last
evening that Bert Brown, for several
years resident Of Bemidji, being en-
ployed at the Crookston Lumber COM
pany mill, had been found dead at
the old Pitman farm, six miles south
Of Solway. Brown had been cutting
box wood and his body was discov-
cred late in the afternoon by Charles
England, companion. He had not
been in good health for several years
and heart trouble is believed to have
been the cause Of his death. Coroner
Akerberg left for the Pitman farm
early this morning. Mrs. John Eng
land, "a sister of the dead man, is
resident Of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
GOULD MADE 2O4 TRIPS.
Eckles Market Garden Association
Success McGhee Again at Head. 8

That vegetables and produce to the
amount of SALT have been sold dur
ing the 2O4 distributing trips that
have been made to Bemidji, was one
of the interesting items in the report
of Manager Gould of the Eckles Mar
ket Garden association read at the
annual meeting of that association.
He reported that he had travelled g.
1872 Mills, the trips being made by au-
tomobile. The present officers were
reelected, J. C. McGhee, president;
George Wilson, vice-president; Will
liam Dandlicker, secretary, and L. A.
Gould, manager and treasurer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
FOND DU LAC TOMORROW


Beginning tomorrow evening the
big Bemidg" basketball five will
play series of three games with the
Company E team of Fond du Lac.
Last year Fond du Lac won the cham
pionship of the United States, win
ming 80 games without single de-
feat: They secured 1900 points
while their opponents scored but 1888.
The average number of points per
game scored by the champions was
40. "Big Bemidg'' played three
games with Fond du Lac last year,
being defeated by close scores. The
series should prove interesting.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
TO HOLD ANNUAL ELECTION.
Commercial Club to Name Officers.
and Directors March 8.

Much interest is being taken IN the
annual meeting Of the Bemidji Com
mercial club which is to be held on
Tuesday evening. March 9, and at
which the officers for the ensuing
year will be elected. Eight directors
are to be named and already large
number OF nominations have been
made. All nomination for directors
must be filed at least ten days before
the election. According to the by
laws of the club no member who is
back in his dues is entitled to a
ballot.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
.P0GUE CASE in cOUR I
Jury in $ll,4oo Damage Suit Against
Great Northern Railroad Secured
This Morning.
IS m COURT FOR FOURTH TIME

With Judge G. w. Stanton presid.
ing, the trial of J. P. Pogue against
the Great Northern railroad was be-
gun in district court this morning
The jury was secured just before
eleven o'clock.
The suit, in which Pogue asks Sill.
400 damages from the railroad COM
pany, has been in district court on
three previous occasions At the first
trial the action was dismissed by the
plaintiff; at. the second trial Judge
McClenahan dismissed it at the end
of the plaintiffs case on motion by
defendant and at the third trial a
verdict for $4,000 was awarded the
plaintiff. An appeal was taken and
the state supreme court sent the case
by for retrial
Pogue asks $4,000 damages for
permanent injuries brought about by
the accident, in which his automobile
was destroyed on October %, 1909,
when struck by a freight train; ST.
900 for the loss of the machine and
$500 for time lost and medical at
tention. A. L. James and Thayer C.
Bailey appear, for the defendant in
the case and Pogue is represented by
John Gibbons and Judge M. A.
Spooner. ~. s,=.E-
The jury in the case comprises:
j.. c. Reibe, William B. Coorey, Nat
Jokela. L. T. Bella, L. c. Christian
son, Harry Bachley, E.. E. Schulke,
Tom Hayden, Hugo Hensel, Frank
Spear, John Norris and J. o. Ander-
son. -
The jury in the case of j. c. John
son versus Leota r. Dickinson, in
volving a note, returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for 1895 late
Tuesday afternoon. Johnson was
represented by Attorney P. ]: Russell
and Carl L. Hebron appeared for the
defendant.
In the case of Sorenson Brothers
against Yves Wright, a verdict for
$5.16 in favor of the the plaintiff
was returned. This case was brought
to recover SIS for the purchase of a
carload of hay which Wright refused
because of poor quality.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
zvCUAL LOVE AFFAIR.
State c., Chairman Says
Governo- - y Bemidji.

There seems to BE- - >al love
affair on between the gov; II of the
state of Minnesota and the city Of
Bemidji. And the things Mr.. Ham
mond says Of Bemidji are as nice as
the things your city is saying Of him. .
In this manner A. L. Sortor, chairman
OF the Democratic State Central COM
mittee writes to A. p. Richie. Gov
ernor Hammond was given a most
cordial welcome on his first visit here
and upon his next trip to the magic
City of the North" his reception will
be doubly enthusiastic, so favorable
an impression did he make.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
CURFEW FOR ALBANY PLANNED.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 24.-Local club
women would tie Albany minors to
"home and mother with curfew
law. They have already pleaded
their case before the city fathers.
These now have the proposition un-
der advisement. Albany's streets af-
ter 9 p. M. in summer and 8 p. m.
in winter are unfit places for unes-
corted lads and lasses, in the opinion
of the curfew advocates.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
SCHOOL FUND GROWTH Big
$41 ,702, 456 Has Been Distributed in
Schools Of Minnesota in So Years.
$3.50 Per Pupil Awarded.
412,456 STUDENTS RECEIVE AID

In fifty-two years Minnesota's per-
manent school fund has grown from
$242,513 to nearly $25,0OO,OOO and
during the same period earnings from
this fund to the amount Of $41,7O2,-
45645 have been distributed among
the public schools of the state. This
showing is the greatest of any state
in the Union. ~..-.- 1T
Tuesday C. G. Schulz, state super
intendent of education, filed with
members of the legislature advanced
copies of the eighteenth biennial re-
port of the department. -.
$4,500,000 in Two Years.
During the last two years Mr..
Schulz has supervised the expenditure
of over $4,500,O0O as state aid to pub
lie schools. This included appro-
priations made by the 1913 legisla-
ture.
At the close of the school year
457,041 pupils were registered in the
public schools OF this number 412,-
456 were earned in appropriation
from the permanent school fund. The
number of teachers employed was 49,
900.
The average wages of the women
teachers in the rural schools was $40
a month and of men, $58; in the high
and graded schools men received on
an average of $113 month and wo-
men $61. The most of the teachers
were high school graduates.
School receipts in the various dis
tricts, according to Mr.. Schulz, total
ed $24,574,O73. The disbursements
of these same schools was $780,
1872.
The public schools of the state,
numbering over 1900 districts, have
now a total Indebtedness of over
100000.
Last year the state distributed the
earnings from the general school
fund among 412,456 pupils. The ap-
portionment was on the basis of $3.50
per pupil. This is the highest dis
tribution in the history of the state.
Included in the report are statistics
oovorinor tho five norr,ool 10 cohoo1c If
the state.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Pueblo, Colo, Feb. 24.-Eforts are
being made to start Colorado State
baseball league. The greatest atten-:
tion is being given to Pueblo, as it.
is believed that il funds for team
here are guaranteed, the success Of
the new league will be assured. Grip
pie Creek, Rocky Ford, La Junta and
Victor are said to be ready to put UP
the money for clubs in those towns:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-02-24
FAIR TICKETS TRANSFERABLE.

San Francisco, Feb. 24.-Books for
transferable admission tickets have
been placed on sale here by officials
of the Panama-Pacific exposition. One
book contains fifty coupons and the
other one hundred, the price being
$40 and $40, respectively.