The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-21
FIFTY. BEMIDJI men
FORM 4 Law AND
. oRDERoRGAN|zAIIoN
Meeting is Held at Baptist Church;
Rev. B. D. Hanscom is Elected
President.
PETITION LINDBERGH NOT
TO ANNULL INDIAN TREATY
May Make Effort to Bring County
Option Election in County; to
Watch Offenders.

| Fifty men of Bemidjt met at the
aud1tom1um of the Baptist church
yesterday and formed a law enforce
ment organization. They also passed
resolution to be presented to Con-
gresham c. A. Lindbergh asking him
to refrain from taking any action
that would head to the annulment
of the Indian treaty under which
this territory is now "dry."
Hanscom is President,
Rev. B. D. Hanscom was elected
president of the organization and
Rev. l. D. Alvord was elected secre-
tary and treasurer. The name of the
organization will be Law and Order
League. The purpose of the organi-
zation is to assist in the enforcement
of the liquor laws in this vicinity.
To Be Signed by Others.
The petition to be sent to Con-
gresham Lindbergh will be sent to
other cities to be signed by organi-
cations there. The petition is as
follows:
1--WE the undersigned voters living
within the territory covered by the
Indian treaty of 1856 chippewa
Treaty., citizens of Bemidji and ad-
jacent territory within the Sixth
Congressional District of Minnesota,
! do hereby petition your honor to re-
frain from taking any action that
| would in any way lead to the annul-
ment of said treaty.
For Strict Enforcement.
1T is our belief that the strict en-
forcement of said treaty will promote,
the best interests for the constitu-.
ency of the territory for which you
have the honor to represent.
Respectfully submitted by. COM
mittee: Rev. B. D. Hanscon, Rev.
J. H. Randall, Rev. J. E. CALDWELL, J.
G. McGhee, Rev. Ira D.. A1vord:"
About SO local men signed the petit
tion.
The meeting yesterday was called
to order by Rev. Alvord and Rev.
Hanscom was elected to head the or
ganization. After a short intro
ductory address, Rev. Hanscom call
ed on number of men present to
speak on the subject of law enforce
ment and the Indian treaty.
Treaty Worthy of Sanction.
DR.. E. A. Shannon told the Or
ganization that he believed that the
Indian treaty was worthy of their
sanction in that it had done more
than any temperance move thus far
launched.
"The treaty is the backbone Of
temperance within the treaty limits" :"
said DR.. Shannon. For my part let
us have it continued"
Traffic Extensive in County.
1T is our duty to uphold the
treaty, to show the authors who first
propagated the terms of the treaty
that we are in full sympathy with
them," said G. L. listed. while the
Indian treaty limits are not large
enough to cover the entire county,
am interested in abolishing the
hell-holes of Spooner and Baudette.
The traffic is still extensive in the
north end of the county and as tenn
perance organization we ought to
give it earnest consideration"
Socialist Talks.
John Plummer, who was the So
cialist candidate for mayor at tho
last election, told the organization
that they were justified in support
ling the treaty. He advocated county
option also.
Rev. J. e. Caldwell of Nymore in
an address said:
with the old history of Bemidtt
still at our heels, there could be
nothing finer for the city than to
have a petition circulated through
the entire district in favor Of the In
dian treaty. If we have the treaty
annulled, our investments will all be
in vain and we will be forced to start
from the beginning to stamp it out. "