Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 17, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME-12, NO. 95, JAPAN ULTIHATL: N » % %, £ WOMANDROWNSIN BRAVE EFFORT T0 SAVE HUSBAND Waters of Cass Lake Claim Three Vic- tims—Acts of Heroism Bring Death to Arthur Isted and Wife. ENDEAVOR. T0 SAVE BOY’S LIFE Nine-Year-Old Roy Hallum Trapped in Drop-Of—Artificial Respira- tion Fails, ALL BODIES ARE RECOVERED Crookston Lumber Company Official Here a Brother of Drowned Man —Send for Pulmotor. Three lives were claimed by the waters of Cass Lake yesterday after- noon when Arthur Isted, an employe of the lumber mill there, his wife, and a nine-year-old boy, Roy Hallum, believed to be a brother of Mrs. Isted, were drowned. Mrs. lowing a heroic effort to save the life Isted came to her death fol- of her drowning husband, who had gone down, a victim of cramps, while attempting to save the Hallum lad, who had been trapped in a drop-off, a-place where the water quickly drops from four to forty feet in depth. Boy in Swimming, The little fellow was in swimming and lacking knowledge of the treach- erous place in which he was bathing, wandered too far from shore. All at once he disappeared and Isted, real- izing the lad’s danger, immediately went to his rescue. His brave effort ¢ost him his life, for he soon lost con- trol of his legs and arms and sank, a vietim of cramps. His Wife Brave. His wife was a iwitness to both fa- talities and with only.the. thought that she might at least save the life of her husband, risked her own, with the consequence that she too was drowned. Boy Visiting Sister, Roy Hallum was a Minneapolis voy, and was visiting his sister, who ‘with her husband has been a resi- Gent of Cass Lake only a short time, moving there last spring from Min- neapolis. They had-gone to the west side of Star Island to spend Sunday. C. L. Isted, office manager of the Crookston Lumber company office of Bemidji, is a brother of the “man drowned, and he is now in Minnea- polis, having left here last Saturday for his annual vacation. Relatives in Minneapolis have been notified. All Bodies Recovered. Forty minutes after she had gone down the body of Mry. Isted was re- covered, and two hours later that of her husband was located. Dr, Tutn- bull of Fosston,, was a Star dsiand visitor and for two hours he endeav- ored to restore life to Mr. Isted by ar- tificial respiration. The body of the boy was found this morning. The bodies of both Mr. and Mrs. Isted were found by diving. Asked for Pulmotor. When news of the drowning first became known an effort was made to have the pulmotor here sent over. The bodies are now at the Cass Lake morgue, Coroner Miskella being in charge. 20 AT NYMORE SHOOT. Roy Rice Secures High Score at Sunday Trap Session. Nymore shooters are taking much interest in the newly organized gun club of that village and twenty vis- ited the traps there Sunday. Roy Rice secured high score for the day, breaking 18 of 25 pigeons. Out of 25 attempts the following scores were made: Roy Rice, 18; Leo Poppen- berg, 17; George Nelson, 15; L. P. Christianson, 15; Harry Bridgman, 15; William Krause, 13; Bob Lar- son, 14; Carl Ramsey, 13; A. B. Stal- ling, 12; Oscar Manaugh, 11; Robert Given, 11; Schroth, 10; A. Olson, 10; F. Schellhorn, 10; Anton Wold, 10; Peter Wold, 9; Iver Wold, 9; M. Christianson, 9; E. 0. Tagley, 8; B. Brakepz, 7. Peter Wold has been elected president, secretary and treas- urer of the club, and Archie Olson, field .captain and judge. Shoots are held each Sunday. Miss Anna Wemer, who has been employed at Carlson’s Variety store for about two years, has resigned her position with that firm, as the Wemer family is moving to Pine City, Min- nesota, where they will make their future home. SCENE OF BATTLE. Franco-German Border Where - i < Great Struggle Is Impending. Now Appreciated—Popularity Growing in Leaps and Bounds, By Congressman C. H. Tavenner. ‘Washington, August 17‘—Rsports reaching from all sections of the United States are to the effect that the popularity of Woodrow Wilson |- is growing in leaps and bounds. The terrible European war, with its accompanying bloodshed, and cries of anguish arising from the battle flelds, with -its ever repeatcd ‘tales of green fields and fair and bountious: lands transformed over night into human slaughter pens and scenes of utter desolation, reveal only too vividly what this country escaped in avoiding a war with Mexico. The people are beginning to realize why Woodrow Wilson was so patient, what he was trying t6 avoid, _|and what he succeeded. in avoiding. The wisdom of the President’s course, toward Mexico is now appa- rent. An expensive war, and a war. without glory to the United States, has been -avoided. = The mediation caused the flag incident to escape into the background, and served to postpone action by the United States against Huerta until the advance of the consititutionalists drove him from Mexico. As the public is brought to review the recent history it will come to admire the course of Woodrow Wilson more and more. Jingoes and anti- administration newspapers are .try- ing to create the impression that our government came off second best in a bout involving the honor of both countries. There is also the insinua- tion that our administration lacked courage to attack Mexico after the seizure of Vera Cruse. These charges are so ridiculous that ‘they could come only from a small mind. Tt is very true that the Wilson administration submitted to ingults patiently from Huerta, when one-tenth of such insults coming from a Tiation the Size of the United Sat would have instantly and flrmly Te- sented by the brave men in the White House. It took a braver man to over- look Huerta's insults than to resent them: But the President’s tolerance of Huerta was.’his greatness.' He was dealing not with a nation but with a Violent and irresponsible individual. Ik ‘was the same as dealing with a 'waywa.rd child. One man might kill another if a point of honor were in- volved, but the same man as superin- tendent of an industrial school would submit to the same insult from a bad boy and only seek methods of correct- ing his charge. That was the way President Wilson dealt with Huerta, and he kept the United States out of war, savink untold bloodshed and misery and millions of dollars. One great blessing sure to come out of the Mexican revolution will be a modern free public school system for the Mexican peons. Much cynical criticism of President Wilson’s policy toward Mexico has been based on the argument that the Mexicans are too ignorant to support a con- stitutional government even if they should have one given to them ready made. The answer of course is that the rich land owners of Mexico, who have controlled previous Mexican govern- ments, have kept these peons in ig- norance purposely. They know that with education comes determination to secure better things and greater liberty, and the power to attain them, too. Tnday it is practically imposs-: ‘ible for the Mexican dabor class to get any education at all. The constitutionalists, confident of their ultimate success, several months ago appointed a commission to study the free school systems in the United States. The commission, appointed by General Carranza, is headed by Senor Modesto C. Rolland; a former instructor in the Mexican national military academy _at ‘Chapultepec. This commission will be ready to ‘report by the time the constitution- PRAISES OFFICIAL'S WORK Torrance “Always on Job and Watch- ful of the County’s and Citizens’ Interests,” Says Spooner News. REFER TO DITCH INVESTIGATION In the current issue of the Spooner News, Graham M. Torrance, of this city, Beltrami county at’torney, praised for his efforts. to safeguard the citizens’ and' county’s interests, and in referring to the official’s inves- tigation- as. to the:<ondition of ju- dicial ditch N the border city pa- per saysto -y “While_the objection is sometimes urged against our present county at- torney, that he is a little too technic- al; still the fact stares all in the face, that he is on the job all the time and is watchful of the county’s interest and the tax payers’ interest. If too much technicality is a fault, we wish othens had possessed this fault in Beltrami county a good many years ago; then the tax rate would not have been as high as it is at the present time.” This is the diteh case which will be brought up for trial at the Sep- tember term of court. The drain’| was first accepted according to the contract, but payment was held up and an appeal taken from the deci- sion of the county commissioners. is German Cyclists Ambushed: Paris, Aug. 17.—The Brussels cor- respondent of the Havas Agency tele- graphs that a company of Belgian in- fantry ambushed two companies of German cyclists at Vessenach, north- west of Cumtich. According to this dispatch the Germans broke tad fled, leaving fifty dead. The Belgians suf- fered no casualties. Marines for San Domingo. Caimanera, Cuba, Aug. 17.—The Fifth regiment United States ma- rines, sailed on the United States transport Hancock for San Domingo. \flhSONfS STAND CORRECT| Waiting Polidy in Mexican’ Trouble| WISDOM OF COURSE APPARENT sufféring | - ‘| Red Lake Merchant Eleoted President of Counell Fred Puk, Vice- Pnb OMAR unvmzz ;Tmshmn Faohona.l D:ngreemhtl Pmbnged Conference Which Was in h!og- ress Five Days i:ut Week; . John G. Morrison,']r‘., a merehant [of 'Red Lake, was late satutduy -af- ternoon elected president ot t nesota Chippewa Coupcil, to bitter fight for the flace with John ‘Carl of Mahnomen, votes decided who ls‘to ‘head the or- ganization durinig the next year. Factional Differences. i For five days was:the congress in sessioni, factional ‘difierenceg causing’ numerous debates and disagreements which ~ delayed progress.. Several resolutions of much impoptance to the Chippewas were approved. The younger delegates, )mnwn as the progressives, nomjmlted Morfison for the presidency, while ‘the obposing ferces supported Carl The vote was 38 to 34. Rely Upon M rrison, Mr, Morrison is regardedias one of the best posted men.in the state on Indian matters, and the belief that he would be a capable leader and one ‘who would bring th&best posiible re- isults, was the chief: reason for his jelection. He was formerly treasurer and official interpreter..’ - Cajune is Secretary. Frank Cajune -of © Mahnomen, a member of the resolution” committee, and one of the most influential dele- gates at the meeting,{wasielected sec- retary, succeeding Nat Head. Cajune defeated Henry Warren' for the place. Frank Beaulieu, the!brilliant young White Earth-Indian attorney, was nominated for seeretary, but he re- | duested ¢ , his name ,he"gvnhdrav_vn. “Omar Gravelle, of Red Lake, where he is engaged in the mercantile busi- ness, and well known in Bemidji, was elected treasurer, defeating Henry Selkirk, who with Julius Brown, is to be-the tribe interpreter. The Executive Committee. . Following is a list of the executive committee: White Earth, Rev. C. H. Beaulieu, Ben Fairbanks; Red Lake, William Sayers; Leech Lake, Tom Reed; Grant Portage, Joe Louis, May- maush-gay-wash; Winnibigoshish, David 'Smfith; White Oak Point, Charles Wakefield; Cass Lake, George ‘Weaver; Fond du Lac, Joseph Nor- thrup; Mille Lacs, Ne-gah-ne-be- naige; Nett Lake, Day-be-way-we- dung. Next year’s meeting will be held in Bemidji. CELTIC REACHES NEW YORK Trip of Big Ocsan Llnur Is Without * Incident. New York, Aug. 17.—Another bag- gageless lot, 1/466 Americans who fled Turope to avoid the war, reached New York on the Celtic. ' The cabins were jammed and the stewards had a hard time feeding the throng. The Celtic steamed without lightz at night, buttthe trip was without in- cident. * More than a hundred persons of means were in the' steerage ofthe Celtic, because of the congestion on board. One passenger who fortunate- 1y obkained first cabin accommoda- tlons refused'an offer of $2,700 for a stateroom: —_———— alists set up ‘their - government in ‘Mexico: City. 3 The program’ embraces a state sys- tem of schools—primary sehools, high ‘schools, technical training schools and colleges. < Now contrast. this prospect wlth ithe desolation 'that would have re- sulted had we gone into and reduced that country to ruins. It then be- comes perfectly apparent why Wood- zow Wilson isithie man of the hour. THE CUB REPORTER BY GOLLY-WERE. 0N LAND ALL RIGHT AND SAVED FROM SCOOI ; ' Defeciive 7 Page which but four | £t JE ++Z+¥¥+++++ 4 RUSSIA'S | mLuoNa ARE + ° 'READY TO MOVE. " rg, Aug. 17— 4+ With moh;hzatlnn of the first # ‘line of the Russian army com- 4 pleted one million men wiil be 4 ‘poured ifto’ Austria in a few + "days and another-great force 4 will advance into- Gérmany. - Russiang are’ engaged with * A\latrlalu in Galicia: L +++++,<+++++-l-++ +-]-+-X-+++++++++++{- flfll.l) FO0TBALL' MEETING Prendqnt Lycan of Athletic Club Calls Session for Thursday Evenmg--Wfll N“ame Captain and Manager, u 'WINNING TEAM PROSPECTS GOOD > With prospects for another ‘cham- plonship football eleven bright, much .enthusiasm will . undoubtedly — be shown at the meeting of the Athletic €lub members which has been called for next Thursday evening by Ralph B. Lycan, presgident, and at which a captain and manager of the squad will be named. There is an abundance of good gridiron material among the members of the Athletic club and about thirty candidates have announced their de- sire to join the squad. - Nine veterans of last year’s champions will try to regain their places, among these be- ing'such brilliant pigskin performers as Jacobson, Trafton, Lycan, McDon- ald, Brinkman, Bell, Brandon, Feir and Peck. Special arrangements have been made for evening practice by Pres- ident Lycan. - Four large arc lights will be placed in the yard of the Cen- tral school building, providing the plan is agreeable to the school board officers, and Charles Warfield of the Warfield Electric company, has made a proposition as to their establish- ment and maintenance which will be discussed at the meeting... Other business of vast importance to members of the club will be dis- cussed at the meeting and a large rep- resentatidn is asked by the-officers: The meeting will be held in’the club rooms. TWO ADJUDGED INSANE Robert Molitor of Lakewood and Helmer Johnson of Spooner Ex- amined by Judge Clark. WILL BE SEMIT T0 FERGUS FALLS Two cases of insanity were exam- ined by M. A. Clark, judge of probate court this morning, Robert Molitor, of Lakewood, situated on the shores of Lake of the Woods, and Helmer Johnson of Spooner, both being ad- judged of unsound mind and ordered committed to the Fergus Falls insane asylum. _ Johnson is a blacksmith and it ap- pears that he has been suffering from hallucinations, in which he sees bugs that will soon grow into horses, for some time, but not until recently did he become dangerous. Sheriff John- son and Deputy Sheriff Dundas had much difficulty in bringing him to Bemidiji. The case of Moltier is peculiar. He has lived in the border town for sev- eral years, moving there from Sauk Centre, where he stifl owns lands. He traded some Sauk Centre property for hhis Lake of the Woods land. He has been of unsound mind for two years, but his neighbors have not asked an investigation. Sheriff Johnson arrest- ed Molitor Saturday morning, finding ‘him clothed with only a short, badly worn pair of overalls. His home was a, crude shanty without a cooking utensil of any kind and he had gained a liveliood for some time by gather- ing dead fish' along the lake shore. To his credit in' a Bnude‘tte bank is $250. There are only 55,580 more men’ than women in New York state, Right Fi'om The Frying Pan Into The Fire, HAVE UNTIL SUNI)AY T(}COMPLY CHINA , - STIRRED; GERMANS REACH DINANT; TURK TROOPS CROSS BULGARIAN LAND (AMERICAN PRESS) TOKYO, AUG. 17.—-JAPAN HAS SENT ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY, DEMANDING THE WITHDRAWAL OF GERMAN WARSHIPS FROM THE ORIENT AND EVACUATION OF KIAUCHAU, AND GIVING GER- MANY UNTIL NEXT SUNDAY TO COMPLY WITH THE DEMAND. GERMAN cHAni:ELLon. Von Mhmanwflnl!wen Gives German ‘Side of thé Conflict. \ PARIS, AUG. 17.—FRENCH COL- UMNS ARE ADVANCING ALL ALONG LINE FROM ALSACE TO LORRAINE, WITH SERIOUS FIGHT- ING REPORTED. FRENCH COL- UMNS ARE NOW ON THE OFFEN- SIVE BUT ARE MEETING WITH MUCH MORE VIGOROUS GERMAN RESISTANCE THAN MARKED THE EARLY DAYS OF THE STRUGGLE. PEKING, AUG. 17.—CHINA IS DEEPLY STIRRED OVER JAPAN- ESE ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY. HER STATESMEN SEE IN IT AN ATTEMPT ON PART OF JAPAN TO TAKE POSSESSION OF RICH GER- MAN COLONY. IT IS REPORTED THAT A‘STRONG DETACHMENT OF CHINESE TROOPS ARE ON THEIR WAY TO 'KIAOCHOW TO FORE- STALL OUTSIDERS AND RESTORE TERRITORY TO CHINESE EMPIRE. LONDON, AUG. 17.—OFFICIAL DISPATCHES SAY GREECE HAS R | RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT TURKISH ‘TROOPS ARE CROSSING BULGARIAN TERRITORY AND MARCHING IN DIRECTION OF GREECE. HELLENIC GOVERMENT NOTI- FIED TURKEY THAT IF THIS NEWS SHOULD BE CONFIRMED, CORRESPONDING MILITARY- AND NAVAL MEASURES WILL-BE TAK- ENIMMEDIATELY BY GREECE. LONDON, AUG. 17.—WHILE THERE HAS BEEN A LULL IN FIGHTING IN NORTHERN BEL- GIUM, GEB.K_Afi INVADERS ARE SWEEPING ALONG THE VALLEY OF MEUSE, SOUTH OF NAMUR, BEMIDJI DOWNS WALKE Exciting Ten-Inning Contest Won l;y Brotherhood of Trginmen—Paul and White in Pitchers Duel. SCORE RESULTS SEVEN AND SIX ol Favored with brilliant support, Charlie Paul, pitching for the Broth- erhood of Railroad Trainmen, was re- turned the winner in a pitchers’ duel with White, the Walker star, yes- ‘terday afternoon. The contest went ten innings and resulted seven to six in favor of the Bemidji aggregation. Each pitcher retired six men via the strikeout route, while White had a trifie better control, passing none, [AND HAVE REACHED DINANT, while Paul allowed three free pas~{WHERE THE FRENCH CHECKED sages to the initial sack. Nine hits [THEIR ADVANQE were gathered by the Bemidji boys, while five were secured by Walker, 'two being for extra bases. The game was one of the most in- teresting and best played of the sea- son, and had White, for a time a member of the All Nations, been accorded the support of the Bemidji variety, - he would have been the day’s victor. Paul, however, pitched heady ball throughout and his win was deserving. Each.of the Bemidji players did well. Berrigan, Miller and Finn were able to find White for two hits apiece, while ‘Brandon, Bailey and Paul each landed safely once. Bemidji players were, Tanner, Brandon, Bailey, Berrigan, Finn, Rice, Miller, Auger and Paul, while the Walker team comprised, Bellan- ger, Graves, White, Reed, Bromely, ‘Laurance, Oliver, Johnson and Dolin. . Rem Bell umpired the contest and H, M. Cords was official scorer. STEAL KREATZ MACHINE Herman Anderson and George McCol- lum Arrested on_Serious Charge. Anderson and McCollum waived examination at the hear- ing this afternoon and were bound over to the grand jury. Henman Anderson and George Mc- Collum, employes of the Bemidji and Northérn automobile garages, respec- tively, are to be arraigned = before Judge D. H. Fisk, court commissioner, this afternoon on a charge of hav- ing stolen the Buick automobile of George Kreatz, the Bemidji contract- or. The theft took place Saturday evening while the mdchine was standing on a down town strest. Search for the car was begun shortly after the crime had been discovered and Mr, Kreatz, with Attorney A. A. Andrews, found the car at the head of Lake Bemidji, the two men Miss Helen Chaffee of Valley City, el he wheel and he was home of her friend, Miss Corrine derson ap at<the, at once taken to the police ptation Carlson, 504 Minnesota avenue. This here.. McCollum and the two girls is Miss Chaffee’s second visit to Be- midji, as she also visited here last ‘summer. shortly afterwards by Walter Mar- cum, who had been notified to be on the watch, as they passed his cot- tage. Graham M. Torrance. county attorney, appeared for the state in the case, while the defendants are represented by Col. Henry Funckly. The supreme court of Panama has sustained a recent law whereby the government reservés ownership in metal mines and deposits of coal and By *HOP" FORD PICTURES AT GRAND. Movies to Show How 1,000 Cars Are =" Made in One Day. be shown in Bemidji this season will be presented at the Grand this even ing, being a motion picture of the Ford - automobile manufacturing works at Detroit. This plant com [ pletes 1,000 automobiles a day. To- morrow afternoon and evening “The Port of Missing Men,” a Famous Play- er feature;, will be presented. This i8 a five-part subject staged with pic- ‘turesque backgrounds. - ~Germany army officers are experi- mantlng with rubber -foot pontoons %) m ‘enable soldiers to, walx on Wwater. escaped but the latter was arrested . One of the most interesting films to