Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 10, 1914, Page 1

“"orthose WNo donated for the ceiabra= --A. Haneon, $5; Bill Blood, $5. =.=’ Hlfltorl." VOLUME 12, No. 63. Soclogy, (22 ASSISTED IN MAKING BEMIDIIS | FOURTI A SUCCESS Lrem 2o o= Soliciting ‘Committee Report Shows That $950 Was Secured for Big Celebration from Business Men. Gmnt l:u-hal for !oyl Who m Guilty of Fraudulent Enlistment MANY DEALT WITH SEVERELY $128 REMAINS IN TREASURY Within Dark Prison Walls—Won- der at Misjustice of It All, Total Expenditure Amounted to $958 —Few Small Items Remain Un- settled—Concessions Bring $110 By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. Washington, July 10.—The House' has done its share to-end an army outrage which has existed for 20 years and more. It has passed Rep- resentative Gordon’s bill repealing the ancient law which gave army courts martial jurisdiction to try offenders for fradulent - enlistment. Are Branded Felons. Unler this law Mr. Gordon, who is from Ohio, claims that hundreds of boys have been sent to federal $222 Goes for Awards AGAINST NEW HAVEN PLAN penitentiaries, branded felons, and The largest expenditure went in|Directors Declare Road Cannot Keep |lierded with murderers and thieves, payment for the program prizes Promise. ::; the' :wlnp‘ts (;flex::e of ;‘:m;;i Which cost $222, the ball game came| New York, July 10—Although men: 216 statements in the affidari next, $120 going to the Bemidji Ath-[2ced With the institution of a gov.|Sunmitied When applylng for entist- letics and $80 to the logers, the|eThMent antitrust suit for the dis-|Ment in the army. Some of these Thief River Falls Athletics. Captain | %0lution of the New Haven railrozd |have been merely the outcome. of] Henrioson, the skl j * pi a system the directors of that road, in [overzeal of patriotism on the part of » i Jumper, recelved |, gstatement to the stockholders|minors who swore falsely that they $1650 for his services. passed unanimously, declared ‘the | ..o 9y years of age. List of Expenditures, New Haven canmot carry out In the Civil War days this feat was Prizes awarded on program, $222. 1 March agreement with the depart-| = ! Baseball game, $200. ment of justice providing for the ap-|2PP lauded ral}mer than. -condemned, Ski jump, $160. pointment of liquidators for the Bos- |20d many a Civil War veteran today o D, bo ton and Maine because of the condi-|has as his proudest-boast that-he was epairing fair grounds, $49. tions attaching to the sale ordered |able to fool the enlistment officer Banners, $1.70. Advertising, $118.46. by the Massachusetts legislature. and get into the army when under Band, $102.90. et pnsel 1 CASES ON CALENDAR ' the same zeal boys are given stiff terms in the penitentiary, Fireworks, $88. : Livery for band and ball players, @ l“t’apoMn of gom:;e"' {nsi $9. Special . . '00 often, Mr. rdon insists, TR ——— pecial Session. of Beltrami. OouBty | o sosrias - stiimaa Shosmatists thig Total, $958.62. Term of Court at Baudette to Be $128.34 in Treasury. Longer Than Usual. After paying all expenses, with _ MANY WANT CITIZENSHIP RIGHT One hundred and twenty-two firms and individuals of Bemidji assisted in making last Saturday’s celebration the success that it was. Eugene Ber- man and Pete Nelson, who had charge of the soliciting, collected $840 in subscriptions, $110 in con- cessions, which with the balance of last year's celebration fund, $136.96, brought the total amount to $1,088. 96. law has been used as a weapon- by army officials' to frighten off par- ents ‘trying to secure the discharge the exception of several small items, of mitor/song from the STy Whet, there remains in the celebration these heartbroken mothers became fund $128.34. This amount has been turned over to W. L. Brooks, by the Business Men’s association, which too pestiferous the army officer has cnly to threaten court martial and had charge of the Fourth, and he will invest it at ten per cent, a probable penitentiary sentence and the mothers have abandoned their These Men Were the Boosters. . Following is given a complete list |t that place on Friday of next week. efforts, Fred " Rhoda; tlerk-of “court, Is Almost Ridiculous. Yet this law is so unconstitution- announced that there will be seven- teen cases for trial, civil actions. Aside from the trial of the civil cases there will be a large number W. P. Foley, $10; Gust Brown, $10; |of applications for citizenship papers, John Bye, $5; McKinnon Bros., $10; |about forty desiring to be made legal John Croon, $10; Abercrombie & Mc- | residents of the United States. One Cready, $10; Larkin & Dale, $10; |of the main reasons why the legis-|jury for his offense, which in civil Lars Lind, $10; John Sullivan, $10; |lature passed the Baudette provision |1aw Wwould be perjury. But it was Harry Gunsalus, $15; Northern Na-|allowing the holding of a special |the experience of the army heads tional bank, $10; F. W. Langdon,|term of court at that place, was to |that civil juries seldom if ever con- $10; T. McCarthy, $5; Security save expense of men desiring citizen- | Victed boys for this offense. There- bank, $10; First National bank, $10; |ship papers caused by bringing wit- [fore Congress was besought to pass Crookston Lumber Co., $25; Warfield |nesses “and others to Bemidji, the|the law, and it complied. Co., $10; Bemidji Mfg. Co., $5; J.|county seat. No criminal cases are| That this law could exist un- Dalton, $15; Bemidji Bot. Wks., $10; |to be tried at Baudette. challenged for so many years is but C. J. Woodmansee, $5; Bemidji Auto| Judge Stanton will preside and |?nother example of the unequal Co., $5; F. Gagnon, $5; J. L. George, |Clerk Rhoda, Sheriff Johnson and |chance defore the courts of rich and $6; Theo. Hamm, $25; W. A. Elliott, | Court Reporter LaBaw will attend |Door men. Had such a law been $10; Mpls. Brewing Co., $25; Svea,the term. directed against any corporation, it Hotel, $5; Andrew Dahl, $5; ‘Joe ‘would have been declared unconstitu- Blondo, $5; Great Northern Hotel,' tional in the first test-case carried $5; Ole Anderson, $5; H. A. Hanson, to the Supreme Court. $5; G. L. Crothers, $5; M. Longballa, Victims Have Been Poor. $5; P:i.hlr))s & Cross, §5; R. C.. Hay- But the victims of the law have ner, $5; Dr. D. L. Stanton, $5; Tom been poor, so poor that they have ;m:;l. $5; Y;I?YADe;nIS. $5; N. L: drew, Beandry, Mr. Fred, Cohen, Mr. | ROt even been able to employ counsel akkerup, $5; A. T. Carlson, $5; who might have sued out writs of 2 J. A. (2), Fricke, Mr. C. A., Fish, Matt Thome, $5; Hoganson Bros. $5; habeas corpus in the civil courts ’ |Henry, Gory, Mr. Frank, Jones, Mr. Reynolds .& Winter, $5; A. A. An-|; E., (2), Miller, Mr: Chas.,, Me-|and thus secured the release of their drews, $5; Andy Johnson, $5; M.'E. Bride, Mr. Walter, Weller, Mr. D. L., |clients. Instead.of that the vie- Ibertson, §5; Beltrami Blev. & Mill- |\, 1iainen, Mr. John. Women—. |tims have gome dumbly to prison ing Co., $5; Trask Laundry, $5; Hil- Mrs. . Bert, Ellingson, Miss Idee, |cells, hundreds of them, their souls ranking under the injustice of it all, laby & Doran, $5; I. P. Batchelder, Geise, Miss Katey, Hogan, Miss May- ‘What will be the longest special term of court ever held in Baudette since the passage of the law in 1909 making such a plan legal, will start any Congress ever passed it. The constitution guaranteeeg to every citizen not in the military service a trial by jury for any offense of which may be accused. If an enlist- ment was fraudulent, it is obvious to anything that the soldier was never legally in the military. service. Therefore he is entitled to trial by tion and the amounts given: Fred Brinkman, $25; J. C. Larson, $15; George Tanner, $15; E. K. An- derson, $10; M. L. Larson, $10; F. 8. Lycan, $15; Frank Gustafson $10; M. H. Hazen, $10; J. E. Maloy, $10; all being jury Unclaimed Letters. List of advertised letters “UN- CLAIMED” for week ending July 6, 1914, at the Bemilji postocice: Men—Avanse, Mr., Bewlow, Mr. An- :;?‘TC};O:' ;:;l;p’ :5' cL (‘)"";f;::' belle, Heaton, Miss Lotus, Mayer,|and their brains telling them that : § - g A ’|Mrs, Loniese, 2 i ., | somethi; b $3. Earl Geil, $3; Andy McNabb, s, niese, May, Miss Marion A., |st ng was wrong with the world Nelson, Miss Ethel V., Pryor, Mrs. Olive,” Williams, Mrs. Ella. that so slight an offense could bring down such-a fearful penalty. And some of them doubtless, many Leslie Slater and D-Arcy McGhee [of them perhaps, though their pri- will leave this evening for. Lake [son associations and their bitterness ‘Geneva, Wisconsin, where they will |against society, have become actual attend the International Older Boys’|criminals for life because- of a Baker, $5; Given Hardware Co., $10; |conference. This is in' connecion jslight, and often excusable slip. P. A. Nelson, $5; J. J. Opsahl, $5; wiy tne Boys' congress held in this| Mr. Gordon's report om his bill Berman Insurance, $5; C. E. Battles, ' cjty last winter. was 80 conclusive that it was mot $5; George Berglund, $5; E. French & Co., Bemidji Pioneer 310-' e e e Helb e o ’ The merry-go-round which has|ed the bill without debate by un- Segal Emporium, $5; Melver & jbeen in Bemidji for the past two|animous conmsent. It will be in- O'Leary, §5; Model Mfg. Co., §10;! yweeks, has pulled up stakes and de- Otto Schwandt, $5; F. G. Troppman, parted for other fields. $6; E. F. Netzer, $10; Gamble-Rob- = inson, $5; H. Doran, $5; A. B. Pal-| REPORTER % $10; Duluth Brewing Co., $25; Fit- ger Brewing Co., $25; George Abra- hamson, $2; E. A, Barker, $10; W. G. Schroeder, $10; Gill Bros.,, $10; Schneider Bros., $10; F. A. Megroth, $6; O'Leary-Bowser, $5; Geo. T. act with equal swiftness. mer, $5; St. Hilaire Lbr. Co., $5; | Anderson & Knopke, $5; Roe & Mar- kuson, $5; Northern Auto Co., $10;' T. C. Bailey, $6; H. Miller, $4; Ackerberg & Kittleson, $5; C. Nan- gle, $6; Bemidji Sentinel, $5; Smith- Robinson Lbr. Co., $5; John Marin, 3$6. This From Concessions. Concessions brought the following ‘amount: Joe Anderson, $5; Nels Loitved $5; ‘Salyation Army, $5; Eli Arnold, $5; ‘Baptist Ladies, $5; Damschan & Rog- -ers,”$26; E. A. Hewitt, $10; A. E. "Hannah, $5; John Swofford, $5; M: 'H. Morrow, $5; J. Supornick, $5; N. "Mareott, $5; N. Ebert, $5; George ‘Shotwalt, $56; J. C. Williams, $5; H. 6of§ciive Page oo en car could be a prize. As the proqynm called " for only one, m-hxe this; couldt “not be changed. This state nent is made in fairness to the judg Given, who issued the ‘checks, and was requested because of the error in the Sentinel where it stated that the judges declined tq make a verdict: GUENTHER GETS CONTRACT building of the strd of Guenther, oueriné"tc do the work for $1,965, was acdepted. The new building, which willi be entirely mo- dern, will be 100 tget long and 40 feet wide, the walls,and floor to be made entirely of cement. used for exhibits.of all kinds. It is the intention of: the fair board to erect a building for school exhib- its in .time for the ‘views of business conditions presented to President Wilson by |grounds Sunday morning and upon Henry Ford, the. Detroit auto manu- | finding the rope gonme assumed -that facturer, during an hour’s conference ! another member of the committee at the” White House. the president he sees no evidences |on investigation: it was wound that of any sort of business depression,|the rope, about 700 feet in length, psychological or otherwise, and said that in his opinion business is get- fo parade. ~The Judges awardeqq’thla;prlze to A. P. White's. car, ‘bat Hundreds Compelled to Spend Years | their decision &k the Ightly delayed tried to effect ent whereby the Giv- rded: a. second and to J. K. — Bemidji Builder o }tm Work on Erection- of County Fair Exhibit Structure Monday-—Cost $1,965. GROUNDS' T0 m%i}:runnn [ES— 3 Work on ‘the construction of the Beltrami County Agricultural asso- ciation’s new -exhibit building will conimence next Monday morning; E. L. Guenther, a Be!@‘ldji contractor, having been awarde%the’ contract. ‘There were severil -bids for the cture, but” that It will be ir of 1915. The, new buildingffvill be in readi- negs- for this full's.;exihibition, the fences placed in flrs‘ elass shape and | the barns and gr: stand repaired. Schroedgr, secretary = of Charles the association, hasreceived an offer from_the Kerr Glass. Manufacturing company -providing @pecml prizes for the fair. dozen Economy jars'for the best ex- hibit ot fruits pmgd in Economy arsy: hibit of vegetables packed in Econ my jars and the same prize for the ‘best - exhibit ‘of meats and soups packed in Economy jars. OPINION PLEASES WILSON Henry Ford, Auto Maker, Optimistic The: company will give one Over Business Outlook—Says Some People are Pessimistic. (CONFERS WITH NATION’S HEAD o ‘Washington, July 10.—Optimistic were Mr.. Ford told ting better all the time. “There is absolutely nothing wrong |fort to recover it. Mr., Ford told the|will be ‘cheerfully received by the “The only. trouble is that some people ' seem :pessimistic. If everyone would only cheer up and at- tend to their busineps this calamity with business,” president. talk would stop immediately. Trust Bills Discussed. The president and Mr. discussed the trust bills. gress;. sion is unworthy of denial. Mr. Ford’s Ford also|sue paper caps were fashioned by Officials close to the president. said their heads. They also made a draw- he was greatly endouraged by his talk with Mr. Ford &nd thE\t helhad been further strengthened in his de- termination to push the trust program Y during the present session of con-|baskets in which a dainty luncheon Mr. Ford refused w:dlscuss his call, saying that. talk of Dusiness depres- engagement was thel gy penrionette, Arvilla Kenfield, third in the series of conferences the president had arranged fo talk over with leaders in the industrial -and| EOUAL SUFRAGE S "| FAVORED BY N.E. A Resolution is Passed at St. Paul Con- vention—Dr. Jordan Unanimous Choice for Presidency. ~ WANT PHYSICAL INSPECTION| Formar. Muyor‘ of crfiengo Dead After Long lliness. . Judge Stanton Files Order in Which - -He Declares Its Incorporation was Frandulent and Hlegal. _— HAS BUT TWELVE RESIDENTS Backhand Slap‘i; Taken at Carnegie and Other Foundations—Equal Pay for Equal Work. . Decision is Result of Quo Warranto Proceedings Brought by Attorney General—To Prevent License. St. Paul, July 10.—The National Bducation association took a decided -atand for equal suffrage in the regolu- tions adopted, indulged in a back:| hand slap at the Carnegie, Rockefel- Judge C. W, Stanton of the dis- trict court, today -filed an order in which he declares the incorporation _1of the village of Island Lake, in this county, in 1905, to have been fraudu- ler and - Sage foundations without lent and illegal and adjudges that the maming them, declared for equality in | village cease toexist as such. pay as ‘between the sexes, com- ! 7] - 3 promised on the subject of teaching Findings of Fact. sex hyglene fn the schools and.includ- The findings of fact disclose, ed other subjects of perennial interest - R -z:‘l’::e::he; :;llin!fl‘t :)l;!tth :h; «:3:8 =4 8] ‘par e {0 the cacators. Tho xesolutions i) FORMER CHICAGO MAYORDIES imaian rescrvation; that the territory Political equality of the sexes; = incorporated is four miles long and - equal pay for equal work, regardless three miles wide, that ‘less than fif- of the teacher’s sex; pensions for teen acres were ever platted; that the teachers; simplified spelling; vace-| ¢ormer mayor of Chicago and for al platted: portion meyer ad; fosoithang tions to —;illow teachers to travel; in-| most twenty years a well known Re- fllnetfefl actual residents; that is ternational peace; physical inspection | publican politician, is dead. He had MOW Vas only five adults and seven of children; co-operation between par-| been sick for many weeks and was Children; that it never had more ents and teachers with regard to the | taken to his home from Mercy hos-'than eight buildings and now only teacling of sex hygiene; uniform| pital Wednesday. 3 thas five, one of which is vacant; that wording of national songs. i Jn 1905 Mr. Busse was appointed its only revenue has been from sa- Without a dissenting vote Dr. David | postmaster of Chicago by President loon licenses and its disbursements Roosevelt. ‘Two' years later he Was y,ve heen largely for salaries of vil- _ Starr Jordan of California was elected uin, r at the presidont for (e ensulns year @ Slected mayor, lage officers and the building of a jail; that the holder of the saloon general session -at the Auditorium. - I“PORTANT ARREST MADE*license for the last five years was Dr. Jordan’s name was the only one presented by the nomination commit- the president of the council and also village treasurer; that nearly all of tee and at the committee session prior to the general. meeting Dr. i 2 - !the land included in the village is Polioe Believe They Have Man Who ;" (uieivated and vininbabitea! Has Been Responsible for Freight -Jordan's candidacy was endorsed by Result of Quo Warranto. Car Robberies—Trial Tomorrow. Fred A. Busse Succumbs After Ex- tended lliness. Chicago, July 10.—Fred A. Busse. delegates from’ South Carolina, the The decision is the result of a guo home of Dr. D. B. Johnson, prominent- ly mentioned as a candidate, but who withdrew from the race two days ago. Were First to Suggest. ‘warranto proceeding brought by At- The South Carolina members were torney General Smith several weeks first to suggest the nomination of Dr. ago and submitted to the court by Jordan be made unanimous. Dr. Jor- Assistant Attorney General J. C. dan'was a strong candidate from the | | poriasi pelice are of the opinion Nethaway and E. E. McDonald for first because the next session of thel they have at last put an end the state, and Henry Funkley for the N. E. A. is to be an international one to the many freight car and ware- village. = and he is well known abroad. nouse robberies which have been go-| - The real object of the suit was to ing on in Bemidji during the past Prevent the granting of a liquor li- few. weeks, in the arrest of Peter cense and the maintenance ofia sa- Lentner yesterday. loon in this isolated place next to Dr. Joseph Swain, retiring presi- dent of the association, was elected Noticing thiat a car on the Great the Indian reservation. . Northern side track was open yes- first vice president by unanimous vote, tterday, W.:W. Lloyd, the agent, and Other vice presidents elected are as OMicerBrown investigated and iound‘T"REE TERMS TO EXPIRE follows: Grace C. Strachan, New Lentner.~ He was arrcsted-and taken before Judge Crowell, who granted a request that the case ve postponed|J, P, Lahr, M. J. Brown and G. M. until tomorrow. The charge against Palmer, School Board Officers, Not s S ] Lentner is a gross misdemeanor. The 2 et city will be represented in the case to Meet With Opposition. by P. J. Russell, city attorney, amd it is likely that an attorney for the Great Northern will also be in at- tendance at the trial. _The police have been at a 10ss t0| Terms of three members of the discover ‘the thieves who have been |Independent School District of Be- responsible for the many petit rob-|midji board are soon to expire, and beries, although reports of several|a;, . election will be held on Satur- freight car and warehouse 10sse8 gay, July 18, in the Central school been recelved. building, at which their offices will When Lloyd and Brown found pe fijjed. Official notices of the elec- Lentner it appeared that every boX |(jon have just been posted by J. P. in the car had been broken into and|[anr; gecretary of the board. the opinion is that he is only one of Attorney M. J. Brown, J. P. Lahr a gang which has been causing the g,4 pr . M. Palmer, are the ofticers trouble. whose terms soon expire. Dr. Pal- TN mer is the newest member of the LEAVES OTHER STATES BEHIND | board, having been appointed follow- SR ing the resignation of Edward Jack- Minnesota Receives 51 of 144 Immi- fson. grant Cars Handled at Transfer. The notice posted by Mr. Lahr calls G for the election of one member for a Minnesota left all other states far|two-year term, and two members for behind during the month of June in |three-year terms. the matter of receiving immigrants, No opposition has developed to the according to figures given out today renaming the present members of the by Fred D. Shermah, state immigra-|board, and the probalility is that tion commissioner. During the month | there will be none. of June Minnesota received more than twice as many immigrant cars than any other state and more; than a third of the total number of cars handled by the Minnesota Transfer railway. Out of a total of 144 cars handled by the transfer company; 51 cars were left in Minnesota, Montana came next with 51 cars, Canada, 19, Wisconsin and North Dakota each 15, Towa, South Dakota and Washington each 3, and the balance 2 and 1. WAS CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS York; Isabel Williams, St. Paul; Wal- ter R. Seider, Idaho; Mrs. Helen Hef- feran, Illinois; J. W. Brister, Tennes- C: Stearns, . Virginia;. Mrs. Josephlne Preston, Washington; J. G. Collicott, Indiana; Mrs: Cora G. Lewis, Kansas, and E‘ L. Cook, South Dakota. Grace M. Shepherd, Boise, Ida., was re-elected treasurer. Agnes Doherty of St. Paul was-re- elected state director for Minnesota, being one of the four women in the Hst of fifty-two state directors elected. |ELECTION TO BE HELD JULY 18 700 FEET OF ROPE MISSING. Used at Fair Grounds Celebration. During ~ The ‘rope used by the Fourth of July committee at the Fair grounds for the purpose of keeping the crowds back off the track, has dis- appeared. The committee visited the had put it away for safe keeping. Up- has been lost. A clue to the where- abouts of the rope is now known by the police, who will make every ef-| Any information committee and upon its return no questions will be asked. Miss Claire Nangle entertained at a porch party at her home on Fourth street yesterday afternoon. Pink tis- “BILL” AT FAIR STORE. Attracts Much Attention When Placed in Display Window. “Dollar Bill” is still resting peace- fully 4t the Fair store. “Bill” had a strenuous Fourth of July and was the cause of considerable noise in the way of explosions. Mr. Elliott of the Fair store had “Bill” stuck up Henry Cominsky, of the Schneider|in his display window along with a Brothers, company, will leave Satur- |common, ordinary dollar bill and as ! 9 » day night for Chicago, New York and |8 result became much peeved. “Bill other Eastern marketing points. He |believes that he is worth more than ‘the guests, which they poised on ‘ing of the seven ages of man, the prize being won by -Miss Inez Buck- land. The favors. were wicker Tose was served. The enjoyable affair was attended by Misses Jean Rich- ards, Margaret Anderson, Helen Ey- ans, Beth Evans, Gertrude Malone; Ethel Dukelo, Margaret Given, Inez {Buckland, Ann Klein, Edith Ryun,l financial world general business con. Lillian Moore and Helen Ham of 'will purchase fall goods for his store[the ordinary “flthy lucre” because gress. Neve{ Mind, Scoop, It Is Too Hot To Wear 'Fm Anyhow |teresting to see if the Senate -,wml? ditions as well as measures in con- Minneapolis, and Elizabeth Tibesar and ex pects to be ‘gone -about, three he generally produces better results. After he has rested a few days, Mr. Elliott intends to spend him. It’s & case of spending him in Bemidji, too, - as “Bill” will not stand for being taken out of the city. The next move WILLIAM makes will be" re- oorded in the columns of the Pioneer. of Crookston. weeks. ' By "HOP' 0. J. LaQua and daughter Ella ar- rived in Bemidji Thureday and will remain here for several dnys. Mr. ! LaQua expects to return to his home ~ lin Iron River, Wisconsin, Saturday, while Miss Ella will visit with ~ triends for a few Weeks. : Tlarence R. Beard and Miss Isla Erickson were married at the Pres- ‘byterian manee- yesterday, the ce mony being performed by Rev. E. P. White. Mr. Beard is emp] l'by the Koors Manufacturing ‘com ny, being an etpert h‘ cream