Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 3, 1908, Page 4

0. J. LAQUA VICTIM OF DAR- ING HOLDUP AT PUPOSKY Masked Man Enters Store Last Evesning and at Point of Revolver Mr. Laqua Is Forced to Give Up the Cash. While closing up his store last evening between 9 and 10 o’clock, 0. J. Laqua, a merchant and post- master at Puposky, a small town on the Red Lake miles north of this city, was held up railway nineteen by a masked man and robbed of about $135. Mr. Laqua had just finished count- ing his cash in the till and had $21 in his hand while walking towardsi the safe in his office, when a stranger entered the store and, leveling a 32- calibre revolver in his face, said, “Hold on there. I'll take care of that” The robber forced Mr. Laqua to lay the money on the counter and then picked it up him- self. At the point of the gun, the masked stranger forced Mr. Laqua to the safe, of which the doors were closed, where the owner quietly slipped the combination. The rob- ber than ordered the merchant to open the safe but the latter pre- tended to have forgotten the com- -bination and used nearly thirty minutes to enter the strong box, in the hope that someone would arrive and rescue him. The robber secured about $60 belonging to the Puposky Mercan- tile company and between $70 and $80 of Mr. Laqua’s personal money, the latter including some money belonging to the postoffice depart- ment of the government. Five registered letters containing money lay beneath some papers and these the thief failed to notice. This morning Mr. Laqua stated that he had not yet figured up how much of the government’s money had been stolen but the postoffice inspector at St. Paul had been noti- fied of the robbery. Mr. Laqua said that the robber had stolen a railway speeder and got away but that he did not know in which direction, north or south. The railway officials did not know this noon what had become of the speeder. The large number of lumber jacks who are in the country at this time of the year make it almost impossible to trail a robber. Some of Mr. La qua’s neighbors stated this morning that they had seen a stranger loaf- ing around Puposky yesterday afternoon but Mr. Laqua, him- self, says that he would be unable to identify the robber owing to the black cloth mask which he wore over the lower part of his face, so the chances of catching the culprit are slim. C. H. MILES TO BUILD THEATRE AT DETROIT Majestic Theatre, St. Paul, a Decided Success.—Mr. Miles Building Another in Minneapolis. The Detroit News of Oct. 25th says of the new theater which C. H. Miles, who is the head of the Miles- Bondy company, has secured in De- troit, Mich: “Negotiations for a 99-year lease of the Fowler estate property on the eact cide of Griswold street. imme- diately north of the Chamber of Commerce building, were closed Saturday afternoon. Charles H. Miles, president of the Miles-Bondy Theatrical Co., owners of the Majestic theater in St. Paul and the Miles theater in Minneapolis, Mr. Miles’ home city, secured the prop- erty and will erect a theater and store building. “The negotiations for this lease covered a period of 60 days. On Saturday A. H. Fleming, represent- ing the Fowler estate, returned from New York, where he had laid the proposition before the trustees of the estate, and they having acquiesed, Mr. Fleming and Mr. Miles im- mediately signed the necessary papers. Mr. Miles was represented by Homer Warren, of Detroit. “The ground has 152 feet frontage on Griswold street and runs back 100 feet to the alley. Facing Gris- wold street will be a two-story build- ing with stores and offices, 28 feet deep. Back of these stores will be an open court eight feet wide, sep- arating the front section from the theater proper, which will rise to a height of about three and a half stories. “The stores will occupy the entire Griswold street frontage with the exception of the 40 feet adjoining the Chamber of Commerce building. where the entrance to the theater lobby will be located. The entire front, stores and theater entrance will be of glazed yellow brick and white terra cotta. The structure will be as near fireproof as it is pos- sible to make it. “The auditorium will be the larg- est of any theater in Detroit, with a width of 72 feet which does not in- clude the “L” extension of 40 feet to Griswold street, and a depth of 152 feet. There will also be an en- trance from the alley, with the ticket offices in the lobby, which will be 20x72. Off the lobby will open wide foyers and retiring rooms. main floor will seat about 900 per- sons, and a combination gallery and balcony will seat about 800. There will be 12 boxes six on the main floor and six in the balcony. *“The main offices of the theater will be on the second floor of the store section. Including the. stage exits, there will be sufficient outlets The |- on the alley, the court ani the lobby to empty the theater in from four to five minutes. “The class of amusement will be 10-20-30-cent vaudeville, such as is presented in the other Miles-Bondy theaters. “Mr. Fleming satisfied himself that it is clean, up-to-date family vaudeville, before he consented to the lease,” said Mr. Warren. “Work on the plans and specifica- tions will commence at once,” said Mr. Miles before leaving the city Saturday evening. “‘Construction will then commence about Jan. 1 and I expect it will take six months to build the house.” “The Fowler property is consid- orod ono of the most desirable par- cels in the dosn-town section and has been sought by several in the past few years. The estate, how- ever, evinced no desire to lease it and Mr. Warren says it is only be. cause Mr. Miles stuck right to it, that he finally succeeded in obtain- ing possession. The property was occupied by the Capitol Square theater several years ago.” Reducing Number Patrolmen. Mayor Pogue has issued the fol- lowing statement ‘to one of the patrolmen, along the lines of “econ- omy”: “Bemidji, Oct. 31. “Mr. Claude Ritchie, Bemidji, Minnesota. “Dear Sir—Owing to the fact that our city funds are now depleted {and that in my judgement it is nec- essary to economize in every way possible in conducting our city gov- ernment, I have determined to re- duce our police force to three mem- bers, and in view of the fact that you are the junior member of our police force at this time, I have de- cided to retire you from the city’s service. “I regret exceedingly the neces- sity for this action on-my part, for I am satisfied that all members of our police department are competent and faithful servants of the city, and in retiring you at this time I assure vou it is merely on account of the fact that you were the last member appointed on the force. “Thanking you for your faithful service for our city in the past, and assuring you that I shall at all times stand ready to render you any assist- ance in my power in the future, I am, “Y ours respectfully, “—J. P. Pogue, “Mayor.” Issued Wolf-Bounty. County Auditor Wilmann issued a wolf-bounty of $7.50 this morning to Herman Geise of the town of Frohn for killing a full grown wolf. The Swedish Ladies’ Aid Society will serve dinner and supper in the 0Odd Fellows’ hall Tuesday, Novem- ber 3, election.‘day. Tickets 25c. Everyone cordially invited. - BASKETBALL GAMES AND THE ELEGTION RETURNS Will Be Given at Coliseum Tuesday Night.—Other Games for Near Future. [Contributed.] For the past two weeks the ““Big Bemidg” Basketball Boys have been at work in the Coliseum reorganiz- ing their team and whipping_the star players of last year’s team into form for the coming season’s games. Manager Heffron announced this morning that the team would make its first public appearance as usual in an exhibition game to be pulled off on the evening of election day. Arrangements have been made with the Western Union Telegraph com- pany for the general election returns, and the local returns will also be looked after so that those interested in the outcome of the present elec- tion may get the latest returns from all sectious and at the same time tne the basketball game, which pro- mises to be a sharply-contested game. The announcement of elec- tion returns will begin at 7 o’clock and the game will be called at 8:45. Mr. Heffron further states that the outlook for Basket Ball this sea- son is far brighter than it was last vear. All of last year's men will again be in the field, together with several new plavers, who, judging from their past records will make some of the old players “go” for their positions. Though it is still too early in the season to announce a completed schedule of games for the winter it is however a known fact that some of the best teams in the north half of the state, as well as in North Dakota and Wisconsin have been booked. The only difficulty found in arrang- ing games seems to be that some of the supposedly best teams appear to hesitate to try conclusions with the locals., While the Duluth Y. M. C. A. team is the most conspicious in the class, it is not the only cautious organization. The University of North Dakota, which furnished the star players for the Grand Forks game of last season, which was won by a score of 18 to 15 from the locals in the first of two games played here, seems to be so well satisfied with the result, tho they were easy losers in the next game with “'Big Bemidg”, that it has been impossible so far to make ar- rangements with them, either last year or this, for another game. Several new players will partici- pate in the game Tuesday and it is safe to say that those that eee the game will not be dissapointed. Admission will be only Twents- five cents for this game. Rebekah District Convention. A meeting of delegates from Be- midji, Blackduck, Tenstrike, Bagley, MclIntosh and Grand Rapids lodges of Rebekahs wiil be held in Bemidji tomorrow in the I. O. O. F. hall, the meeting being a district convention. The meeting will be called to order at 2:30 in the afternoon at which time Mrs. Evelyn Just of Crookston, president of the Rebekah assembly will be present and partici- pate in the meeting. At 8 o’clock in the evening there will be another meeting, at wnich time the Bemidji degree staff will ex- emplify the work. It is expected that this conven tion will be of unusual interest to the members of the Rebekah order in this part of the state. The Bemidji order of Rebekahs is one of the most prosperous and most efficient Rebekah lodges in the state, and an especial commenda- tion has been given the degree staff of this lodge, which has done excep- tionally fine work. H. C. Miles Was Here. Henry Miles, who recently left this city to make his home in Oklahoma City, Okla., departed this morning for Oklahoma City, after having spent the past three days in Bemidji. Mr. Miles has the entire state of Oklahoma as his “territory” for sales of the output of the famous ‘Primary Battery company.” Mr. Miles says there has already been created considerable interest in this company and he believes that there is big money to be made in Oklahoma by this company and its methods of using electricity. Mr. Miles’ Bemidji friends hope that he will prosper in his new undertaking. e Subscribe for The Pioneer, DEFECTIVE PAGE sylvanid Tave been able to give thelr undivided attention to. national and local. issues, neither state electing a governor today. In Illinois Governor Deneen’s . claim to andther term in office has been contested by former BATTLE OF THE Coutry Naking I Choice| 5t o i, e voe for the PreSidency Henry C. Bell, the Democrat Who has (his eyes on/ Uncle Joe's seat. The Ohio fight has been waged with great bitterness and zeal, the Republican nominee in Mr. Taft's home siate be- ing Governor Andrew L. Harris, who is opposed by Judson Harmon, attor- ney general in Mr: Cleveland’s cab- inet. Contests in the Northwest. SETTLING OTHER ISSUES Congressmen, Governors and State Legislatures Being Elected Through-| 1. winnesota two descendants of out the Nation—Contest in New | fcandinavia are trying for election as Yo i t_Attenti ¢ | Bovernor. The Democrat is Governor ork Enn:'gmg c_‘““‘ Attencions John A. Johnson of national fame and -Both Parties—Bitter Fights in afp;o Republican opponent is Jacob F. Number of Other States. Jacobson. In Wisconsin' Governor Da- i s vidson; the present executive, is op- New York, Nov. 8.—Throughout the | poge by John A. Aylward, Dem., and land teday the ballots are falling. All | several hot contests are on in con- the speeches have been made and all | gressional districts. In Iowa interest prophecies uttered. Nothing remains |is enhanced by a senatorial fight for But the counting of the votes. the Republican endorsement between According to reliable” information | Governor Cummins and former Con- received here at the latest moment {Bressman Lacey. Former Governor the fight today between the two lead-|ARdrew E. Lee is the Democratic ing aspirants for the presidency is candidate for governor in South Da- in | KOt2, Robert S. Vessey being his op- close. The result, even today, is in ponent. In North Dakota Governor doubt, despite the enthusiastic dec-|yonn Burke, Dem., the present incum- laratiens of party managers that “it's | bent, secks re-election. His Repub- all over but the shouting.” Add to|lican opponent is C. A. Johnsen. A the electoral votes conceded to Mr. | contest for the Republican enderse- Bryan those of the doubtful states and [ ment for United States senator en- he will win. The states conceded to |livens the contest in the latter state. the Republican candidate have, how- th]\lissouri's lei:ding ca?:didate- for - e governorship .are ongressman ever, a larger number of talectoral William S. Cowherd, Democrat, and votes .than _those admittedly Demo-| 4,0y General Herbert 8 Hadley, cratic. It Mr. Taft is victorious in | pf9TE¥ e have tad G on o the doubtful states his majority will | hepublican, who have e, _ = large share of the limelight in their . {n the last presi. | State to the fight that is being made 4 th le el‘;"t‘f"' "‘;'e mno bs °w:; a‘;’exi‘l‘ by Governor Joseph W. Folk for the l”“ sl eloction, 1 4908, senatorship. Senator Stone is seek- ows: ing re-election and the Republican as- pirant for the place is Richard C. Electoral Vote in 1904. Roose- Kerens. In Mr. Bryan’s state the can- - velt. Parker. | didates for governor are A. C. Shal- Alabama . = 11 |lenberger, Democrat, who beat Oma- Arkaneas . — ' 9 |ha's “cowboy mayor,” Jim Dahlman, California 10 in the primaries, and the incumbent Colorado. . 5 of the office, George L. Sheldon. g:;‘::::‘:“t‘ ; Heavy Vote Is Promised, Florida . - Reports from Chicago, Boston, Phil- Georgia — adelphia and other large cities say Idabo . 3 that the voting both in the city pre- lilinois . pAd cints and in the country districts will be heavy, the apathy that marked the greater part of the campaign being succeeded by the efforts of the poli- ticians to “bring out the vote.” At the headquarters of both parties in Kentucky Louisiana Maine .. [ this city this is hailed as an encourag- Maryland 1 ing sign, figures being combined in Massachusetts . 16 numerous and bewildering combina- Michigan ........ o 1 ticns to prove that one or the other Minnesota 1 of the candidates will be successful in Mississippi . —_ landing the big prize. Missouri 18 The headquarters of all the minor Montana parties are exceedingly busy places. Nebraska . 8 The Independence party men, Social- Nevada 3 ists and Prohibitionists declare that New Hampshire . 4 their respective candidates will poll New Jersey 12 votes greatly. in excess of those con- New York 39 ceded to them by the old party men. North Carolina = This feeling is espacially marked at North Dakota ... 4 the Independence and Socialist quar- Ohio ... 23 ters, where the followers of Messrs. Oregon ..... 4 Hisgen and Debs assert that the re- Ponnsylvania . 71 turns will astonish the country. Rhede Island . South Carolina South Dakota Concerning . the presidential situa* tion the prophecies of professional po- litical prophets made weeks ‘ago are Tennessee being fulfilled today. They repeated Texas . then the ancient axiom, “As goes New Utah . York so goes the Union.” Time has Vermont . confirmed their diagnosis of the situa- Iwe'l | wiw w IS TR el LITIRITIIVLISI I Il I ISal ] Virginia .. tion. All eyes today are on the Em- ‘Washington 5 pire state. The managers of both par- West Virginia 7 — tles claim its thirty-nine electoral Wisconsin .. 13 —_ votes and all declare they see victory Wyoming .. 3 - for their respective state candidates. Total ...... 140 Other Issues at Stake. ‘While the fight for the presidency is attracting the greatest amount of attention here and elsewhere it is by no means the only issue of impor- tance today. A new house of repre- sentatives, the lower branch of the Sixty-first congress, is being elected. In twenty-eight states governors are being balloted for and some of the states will choose legislatures which will elect United States senators. The terms of thirty-one senators—eighteen Rcpublicans and thirteen Democrats —will expire on March 4. Among them are Platt of New York, Stone of Missouri, Smoot of Utah, Stephenson of Wisconsin and Perkins of Califor- nia. In twenty-three states a total of ninety proposed constitutional amend- ments, laws, questions or propositions wre being voted upon. This does not Include ‘Michigan, where a revision of the present constitution has been sub- mitted to the electors for adoption or rejection. Of general interest in this connection is the vote in South Da- kota on the question of repealing the “one-year residence” act passed by the last legislature in order to stop rapid divorces. & Many Tickets in the Field. The number of tickets in the states varies from one to six. Only the Dem- ocrats have tickets “in the “field in South Carolina and Louisiana, while in Ohio the voters have the privilege of ehoosinge among seven !eup of casn_ Bryan for president and Chanler for didates for the state offices. An in- | EOVernor would be sbout the same. teresting feature of the contest in — TUtah is the presence of the so called “American party,” opposed to the in- Buence of the Mormon church in poli- tics. The Prohibition party has: tick- ets in twenty-one states, the Socialist in twenty-seven, the Independence party in twelve, the Socialist Labor PRESIDENT OPTIMISTIC. Says Republicans Have Democrats “Beaten to a Frazzle.” ‘Washington, Nov. 3.—Final reports on the exact condition of the political situation, which reached the White House from all quarters of .the coun- try, indicate that President Roosevelt maintains the highly optimistic feel- ing he has held throughout the cam- paign regarding the ultimate success of the candidacy of William H. Taft for the presidency. In a single sentence this feeling of extreme confidence is expyessed by President Roosevelt when, in speak- ing of the hotly contested campaign of the Republicans against the Demo- crats, he declared: “We've got them beaten to a fraz- 2le.” MACK SAYS LANDSLIDE. Confident Bryan Will President. New York, Nov. 3.—National Chair- man Mack declares that the vote will show that Bryan has been elected by a landslide sweeping the country from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. Mr. Mack said that Mr. Bryan would carry this state by anywhere from 50,000 to 60,000 plurality and that Ohio is sure- ly Democratic. Mr. Mack stated that the vote for Be the Next Theatrical Man Badly Hurt, Brownstown, Ind., Nov. 3.—An auto- mobile party fronr Detroit, Mich., met with an accident here in which B. C.. ‘Whitney, proprietor of several theat- rical houses in Detroit and other cit- in six and the People’s or Populist | fes, had his skull fractured in two party in five, including Nebraska, [ Places and is at the Falk hotel here in where the Populists have fused with [°a critical condition. Hallowe’en ma- the Democrats. The Soclalist Labor | rauders had thrown a telephone pole party has a “proxy” candidate for |across the road and in driving around president, the real nominee heing | it the machine ran into a guy wire, \ d of which was fastened to a Martin R Preston, who 1s confined in | 228 ©nd of ! a Nevada jall on & charge of murder. | Pole- The jar pulled the pole from 2 the ground into the air, one end strik gzikproxy Is August Gilhaus Pf New ing Mr. Whitney. Hot Fight in New York State. Here in New York state the fight for re-election made by Governor Hughes- is almost overshadowing the national contest, - Other states are also seeing today the finishes of bitter City May Be Inundated. Pine Bluff, Ark., Nov. 3.—Owing to a sudden rise in the Arkansas river the high banks in front of this city are caving in rapidly and the heart of the business section is threatened.| local contests. In .Connecticut Con- gressman® Lilley of submarine boat fame has as opponent Judge A. Hea- ton Robertson. -New Jersey and Penn- with destruction. The caving has reached the rear: of the Jefferson county courthouse and the county offi- Achla are preparing to move out. T e S LR I LS i % . IN RETIRING /% PIONEER Chahoellor von Beulow De- termined to Quit. RETAINS IMPERIAL FAYOR A2 Although Continuing in the Confi- dence of the Kaiser Germany’s Min- isterial Leader Feels He Is to Blame for the Publication of the Emper- or's Now ~Famous Interview and Will Step Down and Out. Berlin, Nov. 3.—In spite of the fact that Crown Prince Frederick Willfam visited Chancellor von Buelow, #hich is an indication -that the chancellor retains the imperial favor, there are many rumors current that the chan- cellor will persist in retiring as an outcome of the publication of the now famous interview with the emperor that appeared in the Daily Telegraph |- of London. Various statesmen are mentioned to succeed him. H. von Kiderlen-Waechter, the Ger- man minister at Bucharest, Roumania, has been summoned to act as foreign secretary during the illness of Herr von Schoen, which promises to be protracted. Herr von Kiderlen-Waech- ter, who is known for his wit, was for- | merly one of Emperor William’s most | intimate friends. This was when he was stationed at Hamburg, but he eame into certain disfavor because he made his majesty the object of an un- timely jest. As a result he was trans- ferred to Bucharest, but he has since won back his position of confidence. BROUGHT UP BY REDMOND Kaiser's Plan to End Boer War Dis- cussed in Commons. London, Nov. 3.—It has become evi- dent that the plan of campaign for ending the Boer war, which was drawn up by Emperor William and sent to Queen Victoria, according to the interview with his majesty that appeared last week in the Daily Tele- graph, was not communicated to the British war office. This matter has aroused the ire of the Irishmen, who affect to see therein an attempt to rob their fellow countryman, Lord Rob- erts, of the glory attached to his suc- cess, and William Redmond, the Na- tionalist, heckled War Secretary Hal- dane on the subject in the house of commons. The secretary replied that the archives of the war office con- tained no such document and that he could find no record of its ever hav- ing been in the possession of any- body_connected with the department. Mr. Redmond wound up his questions by suggesting that Mr. Haldane pro- pose to Premier Asquith the propriety of offering Emperor Willlam a seat in the British cabinet, thereby making the situation regular. FIREMEN RESCUE MANY. Thirtytwo Families Carried From Burning Tenement. Newark, N. J., Nov. 3.—David Oling- wood met death by suffocation in a fire which destroyed Starr's audi- torium, a vaudeville theater at Fif- teenth street and Morris avenue. Olingwood roomed in a tenement ad- Joining and perished after struggling to the lower hallway. Thirty-two fam- flies, mostly women and children, ‘were carried from the temement by firemen and police. One man was slightly injured in leaping from a sec- ond story window. MURDERER TELLS STORY OF CRIME Dramatic Confession Follows Clever Move of Police. Detroit, Mioh., Nov. 3.—John Kurka, & teamster, made a dramatic confes- sfon of how he killed his half brother, Anthony Schultz, a Week ago and then hauled the body in his dump wagon across the city to the spot in the Wwestern outskirts where it was found. The confession was made near the spot where the body was discovered. The police had dressed Kurka in the clothes he wore the morning of the thurder, mounted him on his wagon and had him drive across the city from the Schultz home te the woods Delivered to your door every evening Only 40c¢ per Month HELP WANTED. WANTED—Good girl for general housework. Family of three. .Apply to Joe Markham, News Office. WANTED—Good kitchen girl. Inquire at 915 Lake Boulevard. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Stock consisting of clothing, gent’s furnishings and shoes. FEverything new, clean and in good condition. A splendid location and well established business. The owner wishes to re- tire on account of sickness. Ad- dress No. 212—Third street Be- midji, Minn. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Pioneer will procure any kind of a rubber stamp for you an short notice. FOR SALE —Two second-hand wood heaters and stove pipes. Inquire at Peterson’s. FOR RENT. FOR RENT—Blacksmith shop in rear of Arcade. Inquire of Mrs. M. E. Brinkman. FOR RENT—Furnished room, ele- gant acommodations. Inquire at Peterson’s. FOR RENT—Seven room house. 700 America avenue. Inquire of J. P. Omich. FOR RENT—Neatly furnisted front room. Apply to 504 Minnesota avenue. LOST and FOUND LOST—Silk umbrella with gold handle and name “Dr. M. E. Beere,” on handle. Suitable re- ward if returned to this office. MISCELLANEOUS. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Open Tues days, Thursdays and Saturdays 2:30to6 p. m., and Saturday evening 7:30 to 9 p. m. also. Library in basement of Court House. Mrs. Harriet Campbell librarian. WANTED—Position as bookkeeper and stenographer. A business college graduate last April.- No experience yet. References. Address Wesley H. Gill, Gran- falls, Minn. WANTED—To rent small cottage. Address for particulars Box 581, Bemfdji, Minn WANTED—Good roll top desk. Inquire at Pioneer office. Want Ads to permit several persons to identify |. him, if possible, as the teamster they had seen in the neighborhood. After he had finished the grewsome drive i and had been identified by several persons Kurka broke down and ad- mitted that he killed his half brother. He sald that Sehultz and his wife were quarreling and when he inter- fered Sthultz attacked him. “Then I let him have it with the hatchet,” sald Kurks. “His wife and I loved each other and we wanted him out of the way. Mrs. Schultz helped me put the body in the dump wagon and I drove it away. I feel better now. 1 was haunted by Schultz’ face ever since I killed him.” Outlaw Leader Killed. Manila, Nov. 3.—A force of con® stabulary from the town of Iligan, sent in’pursuit of a band of Moros which has been raiding plantations and causing other depredations in the province of yDt[it;alz:us, on Mindanao island, overtook the outlaws, killed the leader and is following the rest of the band. This band has caused much trouble in the province and with its capture it is believed that quiet will be restored ‘in that part of Mindanao FOR RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR CBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. Pioneer l