Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 9, 1912, Page 1

: Historial Soclety = it - HINNESOTA H\STOR\GM_ : {eRNe THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER SOCIETY. VOLUME 10. NUMBER 88. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1912. TEN CENTS PER WEEK. EASTERN MILITIA NOW IN WAR GAME Are Assisted in Maneuvers By Detach- ment of Regular U. S, Troops Un- der Officers of the Line. ATTACK NEW ENGLAND CITIES Invading Force Hag Defeated Atlantic Fleet, “Bottled Up” Hampton Roads and Captured Boston. 100,000 MEN AT NEW BEDFORD Supposed to Have Been Landed From Hostile Transports to Invade and Occupy Greater New York. structive feature at this year’s field AUGUST BELMONT. Prominent Witness Before Sen- ate Campaign Fund Committee. BAND CONCERT TONIGHT. The following program will be played: DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HOBO DEAD Norman Helmer Killed By Unknown Transient Thursday After- noon in Gun Battle South of Bemidji- -Body Will Lie In State In City Hall From 2 to 5 p. m. Saturday. Funeral Sunday Afternoon. LATER. The coroner’s inquest started at 2 p. m. this afternoon. 5 p. m. Saturday. the shooting nor heard the sounds of the firing. Helmer Got His Man. The feet of the dead men were an old fashioned, long barreled, dou- and ran out. He let the tramp by and then tackled Smith and disarm- ed him. The tramp said he would come back and “Get him,” meaning Smith, and came to Bemidji where notified the police but they said that CONCESSIONS TO AMERICAN BOATS Panama Canal Bill Favors Ships Fly- ing the Flag of the United States. HOUSE * FAVORED PLAN Senator Clapp and Others Agree That Suggested Method of Railway * Control is Good. CANADIAN ROADS CAUSE PUZZLE It is Said That They May Be Allowed to Run Their Vessels Through Under New Act. ping were made by the senate today ilitia, and]_ . ttccrtereeceseeseoe. Losey | The funeral will be held in the city|ble action Colt .45, was about three|they had no jurisdiction so he noti- through amendments to the Panama E:nxi‘;;:l:stluxfetfl;zgfit;zlvle?;g:z;:::: 5. March—The Trader ....Remfrey hell at 2 p. m. Sunday, Revereng feet ahead . of him.. His position|fied Nymore and they in turn called|canal bill. The free toll provision to i iated nearly $1,000,000, is 6. Rag—The Whitewash Man " it E. E. McDonald would indicate that he staggered |up the sheriff’s office. American coastwise ships endorsed by appropriated. mencly: yi,0unla8, . T oA nO T T Schwartz | Flesher officiating. E. E. McDon back when shot. Helmer lay on his 5 s " the senate last night, was supple- ready to begin on schedule time to-j, o 0 ion The Girl of My will deliver the eulogy. face as he had fallen forward, his Bought Winchester Rifle. mented today by a qualified free toll i morrow. Not only has war betvwefexi Dreams ......... -Hoschna | Interment will be made in the vault|chin having struck the rail and cut a| Leaving the doctor's office the provision for American vessels en- i the United States and some powerfu. 8. March—Arizona . ., . .. Smith at Greenwood. Pall bearers will be|small gash. tramp went to a hardware store and foreign mnation been theoretically de- clared, but the enemy is supposed to have defeated the Atlantic fleet of the United States, “bottled up” the surviving warships in Hampton Roads and effected a successful land- ing of 100,000 invaders near New Bedferd, Mass: with the intention of invading and occupying New York. in accordance with the theoretical history of the imaginary events pre- ceding the actual beginning of the war game, the invading army drove back the American army and forced it to concentrate near Boston. In an engagement supposed to have been taken place on August 5, the Ameri- can troops were defeated and com- pelled to retire via Worcester, toward Albany, its new base, vigorously pur- sued by the enemy. In the meantime the enemy pushed one of its divis- ions westward to obtain control of all important junction points along the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad in Connecticut and to cut off the water supply of New York City. Today, on the day before the beginning of the war game, the en- emy is supposed to have begun the landing of a second expedition of 100,000 men at New Bedford. The first bostile expedition passed Wor- cester in pursuit of the main body of the American troops retiring on Springfield. The American troops near New York City are supposed to be rushed toward Danbury and Bridgeport, while a detachment of the hostile army took possession of Waterbury. The enemy is supposed to be hampered in its advance toward New York by the scarcity of rolling stock, concentrated in Boston and New York City and by some secon- dary American naval craft on the Hudson, ready to interfere with transportation over the shore line of the N. Y., N. H. & H. railroad. Such, in brief, is supposed to be the situation tomorrow, when the great war game, in which the New England militia, about 8,000 strong, supported by about 2,000 men of the Alden Remfrey, Director. NEW BLOCK NEARLY COMPLETED , Five Occupants to Move in Modem; Quarters Before September 1. P = g Contractor George Kreatz expects to have the new. business blocks on Third street completed by August 20. It will then be occupied by five busi- ness firms—two clothing stores, three saloons and a cafe. E. K. Anderson will occupy the room next to the Brinkman theater and live in the apartments over the saloon. Harry Gunsalus will move into the room on the corner and Lars Lind will open a saloon in one of the rooms facing Minnesota avenue. Also facing this street Gus Sauer will op- en a new cafe, next to him wiil come Gill Brothers Hub Clothing store and between the cafe and the Hub store the room will be occupied by a new clothing firm to be known as Aker- berg and Kittleson. The second floor will be rented as office and lodging rooms of which there are twenty-two. The building is modern throughout, including hot and cold water, baths, electric lights, tile floors on the ground floor and | three separate heating plants. CATHOLICS TO PRESENT PLAY. Cast Selected to Give “Noble Outcast” For Benefit of Local Church. W. Z. Robinson has taken charge ! - of the local talent which will place before the public next month the four-act-drama, “Noble Outeast,” to be given under the auspices of the Catholic church. Rehearsals will commence next Monday evening. The local Catholic Dramatic club have in the past presented several successful plays and promise to give Bemidji one of the best ever given in this city. The cast of characters will be A. A. Carter, F. L. Bursley, S. C. Bai- ley, P. J. Russell, A. R. Erickson, A. B. Hazen, Tom Smart, and J. 0. Har- ris. ., IR P A message was sent to Mr. Helmer’s parents at Fowlds last night and they came to Bemidji today. Besides his parents, he leaves a brother, two sis- ters, a wife, a son of fourteen and a daughter of twelve. The K. of P. lodge will have charge of the body until it is buried. - Norman Helmer, deputy sheriff of Beltrami county, was shot and killed by an unknown hobo shortly before 6 o’clock Thursday night. Before he died, Helmer emptied his automatic Colt revolver of eight shots, one of which took effect on the tramp. Hel- mer died within a few seconds but the tramp lived about two minutes. Helmer, together with Deputy Ca- hill, Sheriff Hazen, and Game War- den Bailey, had started out earlier in the afternoon to find the unknown man who was said to be looking for Charley Smith for the purpose of shooting him. Hazen and Bailey had taken Smith into custody and were in the city with their man when the shooting occurred. Cahill was about 100 yards mnorth of Helmer when he was shot but neither saw Three small boys were with Helm- er -at the time he was shot. They were Anton Brink, aged about eleven, Arthur Toutant, aged about fourteen, and Loren Halseth aged about twelve, They say that one of the boys found the tramp in the brush and that Hel- mer came up and told the man to get up. He did and surrendered his rifle. They walked out on the track and then the tramp pulled his revolver and shot Helmer, the deputy getting his man before dying. The story told by Deputy Cahill is borne out by the statements of oth- ers connected with' the case and is substantially as follows: Italian Started Trouble, Thursday morning, the hobo stop- ped at a shack owned by one Charley Smith, an Italian who lives south of the crossing tower, and finding rmI one there proceeded to make him- self at home. He had a- beef steak, onions, potatoes, salt, etc., in his bag and started to cook his dinner. His mackinaw and undercoat were laid on the floor. Smith came home at noon and finding the man in his shanty, drove him out and hit him over the head with a club inflicting a scalp wound. The men fought in the yard and the Italian finally grabbed an axe and chased the hobo down the track toward the tower. The towerman saw them coming bought a Winchester rifle and a stock of ammunition. ¢ went down to the railroad track and over to the Red Lake round house, set up a target and tried out his gun, He was seen by members of the street gang work- ing near the bridge and they told the sheriff when he came by. After being notified from Nymore, Sheriff Hazen and Deputy Cahill hitched up and drove to the Italian’s shack and took him into custody. Their plan wag to arrest him for as- saulting the tramp and to get the tramp for a witness. While driving back, they were delayed at Mill Park crossing by a gravel train. Cahill left the rig to look for the man with the rifle, who had been seen near the round house, and Hazen brought his prisoner into Bemidji. Hazen and Bailey Return. In the meantime, Helmer and Sherm Bailey had startd out on the search and met the sheriff returning. Helmer went over to the round house to help Cahill while the others re- turned with the prisoner. Later Bail- ey and the Italian went back so that Smith could identify the tramp, but the tramp not- having been found, Bailey returned to Bemidji with his man shortly before six o’clock. Cahill and Helmer found no trace of the man at the round house but "~ (Continued on Page 5) FOOLISH SEASON I gaged in foreign trade. A stiil more. important amendment adopted b{ ;’hoS qualified invitation to foreign built ships, owned by Americans to hoist the American flag and register as American vessels. This amendment offered by Sena- tor Williams and adopted by a large vote would authorize American own- ers of foreign built ships, now com- pelled to sail under foreign flags, to bring the vessels under American registry provided they engage only in foreign trade. The senate worked tonight on the railroad control feature of the Pana- ma bill. Senator Bristow opposed the plan of railroad controlled vessels suggested by the senate committee and urged the adoption of the plam passed by the house which would give the interstate commerce commissiom Jurisdiction. The subject of railroad controlled ships brought out defense of the house bill by Senators Clapp, Poin- dexter and others. Chairman Clapp of the interstate commerce commit- tee said some regulation must be en= acted to separate definitely railroads and steamship lines. The suggestion that the Canadian Pacific railway might be able to operate its ships through the canal while American railway owned ships would be pro- hibited had been brought up he saild for the purpose of clouding the real issue. SPECIAL PANAMA CANAL BILL UP. Washington, Aug. 9.—(Speciak Pioneer wire service)—The Panama canal bill will be passed by the sen- ate before adjournment was the ope inion of leaders today. reguiar army, including infantry, |2s follows: Gerald Weston, known as LaFOLLETTE SCORES ROOSEVELT cavalry, and artillery, will represent|Jerry the Tramp, “Heine” Neuman; Madison, Aug. 9.—(Special Pio- the “Red” or invading army, while Col. Mathew Lee, a southern banker, neer wire service)—LaFollette’s the militia of New York and New Jersey, also supported by regulars, will represent the defensive force, will begin in all seriousness to con- tinue for ten days. In all there will be mere than 20,000 men in the field at this year’s maneuvers, including the regulars, being the 5th U. S. in- fantry, the 10th U. S. cavalry, com- posed of colored troopers, and two batteries of the 3d U. S. field artil- lery. Brigadier General Tasker H. Bliss, ‘who so ably handled the Red and Blue war game in southeastern Massachu- setts in 1900, and who is in com- mand of the Eastern division, will have general charge of the campaign. He will have his headquarters at Bridgeport and will have the assist- Ed. Gould; James Blackburn, his nephew, H. A. Simons, Jr.; Mrs. Lee, wife of the Colonel, Beatrice Gould; France, a disputed possession, Nell Fullerton; Sadie, faithful, but free, Dora Barrette. SCOTS PICNIC AT RIVER. The annual Scotch picnic will be held Sunday at the outlet of Lake Bemidji. Captain MacLachlan’s “City of Bemidji” has been chartered for the day and will make several trips. Courtney Changes Residence. J. C. Courtney and family, who re- sided at 817 Minnesota avenue have HOPE | DONT Weekly issued today in discussing “Roosevelt Tactics” says that Roose= velt’s sole qualification for followers is “How do you stand on me”? “Ime agine being elected on this basis.” VETO0 WOOL BILL. Washington, Aug. 9. — (Special Pioneer wire service)—President Taft today vetoed the wool tariff bill im emphatic language. He appealed in his message to the legislators not to adjourn until they had passed a measure along the lines suggested by the tarifft board. He said that con= gress should take advantage of ita present opportunity. President Tafs said that LaFollette had not drafted moved to 411 Minnesota avenue, his bill from tariff board recommen- %‘ ance of thirty majors and captalns| pion winl be their home in the fu- dations and its passage would work | from the regular army, and the 1st|iy;o M. Courtney is connected with irretrievable injustice to wool grows 5 (Continued on Page 4) the Charles Nangle Department store.| (Copyright.) T SummenTan-Fook ers. L et i . T oy —— i v————— - o * R N T K senate holds out a practically un- 1. March—Ben Beg ...... Jeodogus - . i within ten feet of each other when|he had his head wound dressed by New York, Aug. 9—The great war 2. Waltz—Campus Dreams. . . .Blake . T.he body of Nox:man Helmer will they fell. The hobo lay on his back|a dortor. The trouble at the shack| Washington, Aug. 9.—Further im- 3 which will constitute the in- |3+ Novelty—Sumburst ...... Gilder (lie in state at the city hall from 2 £0|¢, gne side of the track and his gun, occurred about 12:30. The towerman |portant concessions to American ship- |3 game, 4. Overture—Vandersloot’s Bomb