H. L. Schmitt, special assistant
county attorney, interposed a demur
rer to the special plea for several rea
sons, one being it appeared upon the
face of the plea and the records of the
court that Judge .Pfau was legally dis
qualified from sitting at the trial and
that all of the proceedings were abso- .. ..
lately void and of no effect for want ^lmp0M,ble
jurisdiction. Judge Quinn sus-
tained the demurrer and agreed to cer-
SAYL0R CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Buffalo Man Is Head of Minnesota Edi
torial Association.
With the election of H. S. Saylor
of the Buffalo (Minn.) Journal as. its
president the forty-fourth annual meet
ing of the Minnesota State Editorial
association at Minneapolis came to a
close. Members report that the meet
ing was one of the most successful in
the career of the organization and it
is doubtful if ever a session was held
when political issues were more ar
dently discussed.
Otner officers elected were: First
vice president, S. Y. Gordon, Browns
Valley Tribune second vice president,
F. E. Hadley, .Winnebago City Enter
prise third vice president, W. F. Mah
ler, Springfield Advance secretary
Charles P. Stine, St. Paul treasurer,
David Ramaley, St. Paul.
The committee on resolutions ig
nored a request in the form of a reso
lution passed by the body asking their
committee to embody In their report a
request that the governor call a special
session of the legislature to consider
the proposed constitutional amend
ment to provide a tax for good roads.
WOMAN DROPS DEAD AT FIRE
Several Othei4 Occupants of Apart*
ments Overcome by Smoke.
