Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 29, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 12, NO. 158. POSTAL SAVINGS DEPOSITS LARGE NURDER THENIAL MY o7 BE GIVEN HATCHERY Postmaster Erickson Much Pleased With Patronage Given Bank—Now Has More Than 100 Depositors. INCREASE BROUGHT BY WAR Little Money Now Being Sent Abroad by Foreigners—Evident in All Pnr‘n of Country. Bemidji's postal savings bank is. more than holding its own with other institutions of its kind through- out the United States and figures compiled late this afternoon by Sam- uel Cutter, in charge of the depart- ment in the local postoffice, show the deposits to total $11,600. There are 110 depositors. The Tesults are gratifying to An- ton Erickson, postmaster, who has taken much interest in the postal bank. Mr. Erickson said that while the deposits have at several times been larger than is now the case, they have gradually grown larger during the past several months. Little Money Withdrawn. “But little money has been with- drawn,” said Mr. Erickson, “since the war began, several depositors clos- ing their accounts that they might return to Norway. The amount taken out for this purpose does not exceed $1,000." The war in Europe is proving a big boon to postal savings in this country. From the very day hos- tilities opened across the sea, postal savings receipts began to increase by leaps and bounds and withdrawals fell off, a result quite contrary to the predictions of many well-inform- ed persons who, in their imagina- tion, saw lines of feverish depositors at postoffice pay windows anxious to again return their savings to the hoot-leg and body-belt depositories whence they came from before in- trusted to Uncle Sam. But the fore- casters failed to reckon on the ab- solute confidence of the American citizen, regardless of the flag that first met his eyes, in the nhilnty nn(l (Conunuefl on last page.) | DIONOTKNOW OFCIRCULAR Leonard H. Nord, Candidate For State Senate, Deplores Entering of Religion Into Politics. VALUES FRIENDS ABOVE OFFICE In speaking of a circular which has been distributed among the voters of Beltrami county, Leonard H. Nord, Candidate for the state senate, who was in Bemidji last even- ing, said: ““My attention has just been call- ed to a certain circular endorsing my candidacy for the State Senate on the ground that I am a non-Catholic. 1 wish to state emphatically that such circular was printed and circulated without my knowledge or consent. “I have also seen a letter written by my opponent, F. A. Wilson, to a prominent Catholic of this district, asking for support from him on the ground that I was opposed to the Catholie chureh. “I have always deplored and de- tested the injection of religion, either Catholic or Protestant, into politics. Never have I spoken against any religion. “‘The friendship I have among both Catholics and Protestants is worth more to me than to be elected to the office 1 aspire, that of State Senator of the Sixty-second District.” Second Team to Blackduck. Members of the Bemidji high school setond football squad will journey to Blackduck next Saturday where they will again clash with the high school team of that village. Al- though weakened by the loss of War- field and Conger, who will remain here to strengthen the first team line-up, the young athletes promise to return victorious. Heruth-Norbo. Paul Heruth and Miss Zella Norbo, both of the town of Frohn, were unit- ed in marriage at the home of the bride on Saturday, October 24, Rev.' George Larson of Nymore officiating. Miss Gena Hegland.was bridesmaid and the groom was attended by Mar- tin Moe. A wedding supper was John Dahl, During Drunken Brawl, Shoots and Kills Half-Brother— . Then Turns Gun On Self. Shortly before noon today John Dahl, 50, a farmer in the town of Bemidji, five miles south of Bemidji, shot and instantly killed his half- brother, Alfred Dahl, aged 35. He ithen went to the door of the three- room shack ‘and called to two men, the Gray brothers, meighbors who were plowing,’ telling them of the jerime he had committed and that he was going to kill himself. He then returned to the house and immediate- ly following his disappearance a shot was heard. The Grays rushed to the home of Al Hazen, former sheriff of Beltrami county, and told him of the double tragedy. Hazen and Nels Olson hurried to the Dahl house and there found the two men, both shot in the head and apparently dead. Hazen went to the Schultz home from where he telephoned to the sheriff and the cor- oner. . On' his return to the house Hazen found John; the man who had com- mitted the murder and attempted sui- cide, still breathing but unconscious. Dr. L. A. Ward, county physician, Coroner Ibertson and a deputy sher- iff arrived on the scene shortly after the noon hour. After dressing the wound of the living man, both he and his dead brother were placed In an ambulance and brought to Bemidji, reaching here at 4 o’clock.” It is not believed that John will live. The two brothers have been known to disagree over property matters for some time and each has slept with a revolver in under his pillow. Both men are unmarried and have no relatives in this part of the coun- try. The revolver used was a 38- calibre Smith & Wesson, and belong- ed to Alfred. A 44-calibre, Amer- fcan Bull Dog gun, belonging to John, the murderer, was found un- used. Three empty shells were found in the death weapon. When Hazen reached the.home of the crime he found John lying in the kitchen, several feet from the stove on which he had been frying fish, still cooking, Dahl having beep preparing his dinner when he was killed. The Dahls had resided in this county about five years. Both men were intoxicated, is the claim. |ALLIES CLAIM .PROGRESS (American Press.) London, Oct. 29.—News agency ad- vices from Tokio says that the Brit- ish ambassador there has been in- formed that German cruiser Emgden, flying a Japanese flag, slipped into Penang, Straits settlement, and tor- pedoed the Russian cruiser Jemtchug and a French destroyer in the har- bor. Both were reported sunk with considerable loss of life. London, Oct. 29.—The Germans are bringing up reinforcements to renew attempt to break through allies line and reach Calais. The allies are holding line and claim some prog- ress. It was reported that the Ger- mans plan to fortify coast points held by them with coast defense ar- tillery, and resulted in the British |sending a battleship to reinforce the small far craft off Ostend. The French report fresh successes in the Woevoe district near St. Mihiel. The Russians are driving back Ger- man left wing before Warsaw. Ger- man advices admit that the Germans and Austrians in Poland are retreat- ing. AGENTS WILL NOT COME Calderwood, Dry Candidate, Says Sa- loons of Treaty District Will Be Made Closéd Upon Order. RAPS STATE TAXATION PLAN It is the belief of W. G. Calder- wood, prohibition candidate for gov- ernor of the state of Minnesota, that the saloons of the territory covered by the liquor provisions of the treaty of 1855 will be closed by order from the commissioner of Indian affairs during the latter part of next month, doewn of the mandate to the lower court. This was indicated in the imidji would erect’ a building. Superintendent of Hatcheries Says That Equipment ]Iot Sufficient to Allow Pl.u-.mg of Institution. MERCHANTS. - PROMISED ONE Subscriptions Amounting to More Than Two Hundred Dollars Se- cured for Erection’ of Building. Although the state game and fish commission early “last spring prom- ised a committee of Bemidji business| men that the board would equip and maintain a fish hatchery at the War- field dam, providing a building was erected for that purpose, it now ap- pears ‘that the department has no in- tention to do so. E. W. Cobb, of St. Paul, superin- tendent of hatcheries, has spent the past several days in Bemidji and Fed- eral Dam gathering information as to where will be the proper place to ga- ther pike spawn next spring, and while here this morning was inter- viewed on the proposition. Business Men Enthusiastic. Frank S. Lycan, proprietor of the Markham hotel, took the matter up at a Commercial club meeting shortly after laat Christmas and members of the organization were heartily/ in-fa- vor of promoting an effort to'secure: aid from the fish commisgion in the| operating of a hatchery here. In consequence Mr. Lycan was’ appoint-, ed to wait upon the commission. He made two special trips, both at his own expense, to St. Paul where he! appeared before the commission mem- bers. They agreed to equip a hatch- ery from material not in use at other institutions of the state and to place an experienced man in charge during the hatching season, providing Be-| The value of the hatehery in stocking Lake Bemidji and other lakes and riv- ers of this district was at once real- ized by the business men they were enthusiastic over the project. (Continuea on last page). TWO RUSSIANS ROBBED Police and Sheriff’s Deputies On Look- out for Men Who Held Up Laborers Last Evening—$80 Taken. WERE PROMISED EMPLOYMENT WL If anything was_needed fo prove. what an untaithtin representative Mr. Wilson would make for this district, We certainly Have it in his letter to E. W. Backus. About two weeks ago it was hinted in cne of the papers in this diltflc! that Mr. Bagl us had received a letter from Mr. ‘Wilson,” which was o‘ sugh a en.mtemhn if its contents became known to the p.ovie of thh trict, 1t wu\lld crush Mr. Wilsca's political ambitions. Two weekd ago some of ! papers in the district made bold to ask Mr. Wlllon to phiblish, in his nwn pmr the letter he wrote to M. Backus, fld to resign from the’ Sdhlfi)flll race, in case that letter showed elected to the State Sepate. Did-Mr. Wilson publish the letter? ther the duplicity of his character. the people of ‘this distriet. : - This is what he says abnu! it in his own naper “The Sentinel,” on October 9th: “Our reply to the Spooner Northern News: Bemidji has been flooded this week with coples of the Spooner Northern News in as brazen and !nlqu(tous an effort to fool the voters as we can imagine., % “The Nonhorn Newn attempts to conneet the name of F. A. Wilson with that ofiB.-W. Backus, and intimates thgt F. A. Wilson wrote ‘a long letter’to Mr. Backus, ‘soliciting his support.’ - “Mr. Nord knows:and the Spooner Northern News knows that . such an lntlmntlon }u ‘absolutely and completely false.”” Now, here Mr. Wilson would have his readers believe that he never wrote aletter at all to' Mr. Backus. But he says that he never wrote '\ long letter.to Mr::Backus. Well, the letter is a'rather long busigess letter. It-contains 144 typewritten words. a.dozen words—he can do it in three words, “I'm your man.’ It don’t take 144 words. Now, why didn’t Mr. Wilson just as soon as he was; accused of writing an improper letter to Mr. Backus, al.:knowl edge that he wrote’ a letter and publish that letter in |hisj | paper and let the peoplerof his district judge for thmeselves whether or no: such a letter was an of‘( to sell out for the suvjort that Mr. Backus migh give him. - If this wi moper letter, Mr. W n would have heen only too glad to have pnbll:bed it. ter; is @t M proof conclusive, that he knows it was an unfit, ! improper;letter: for & candidate for the State Senate to write o the repre- sentative:of a hig business in this district. ishort, exmnly ‘proper letter to Mr. Backus. ! don’t carée whether the ‘letter was long or short. ‘wh.t he-said in'that letter. He says Mr. Nord has that letter in his pos- | session, because:Mr. Nord has shown that letter to people in Bemidji, and {they were dlsgusted with Mr. Nord’s attempt to make political capital out of it. Great heavens! Have we men in the city of Bemidji who are 8o anxious to send Mr. Wilson to the State Senate, that they would become disgusted with a man who shows them and proves it by a letter that Mr: Wil- | son is utterly unfit to renmem ihem,because he tried to get the support of Mr. Backus, wanted a nerlantl interview with him, wanted to find out what his needs are, so that he conid al! the more better serve him? We venture the opinion that where there i8 ane man in Bemidji that would become disgusted with Mr. Nord through tmletter, there will be just about 500 of our citi- zens who will thank Mr. Nord for doing a great public service in exposing the political character of his opponent. Now, Mr. Wilson, stil}’refusing to publish the letter, says in his paper, October 9th:— “Do you think that a man who is so close to Mr. E. W. Backus - Oh, no. He simply proved fur- He simply played a little-more with W Why don't he print it? oN m‘.rm Unable to talk English and lament- ing the loss of their savings, two Rus- sians, Jack Ramauck and Anton Kackouck, walked into Bemidji and reported to the police that they had been robbed of their money by two companions. Unable to talk English they were at first misunderstood, and it was believed that they had been robbed of between three and four hundred dollars. Officer Ripple, Who understands Russian, then interviewed them and’ found that Ramauck had lost $30 and Kackouck $50, a total of $80. Thex told of having accompanied two men to the state road which is now under construction and that just above the John Lunn farm they were told to hold up their hands. They did so and their money was taken. Both men told the same story. They had been in Bemidji but a short time when they met two strangers ‘who promised employment for them. With work secured they left Be- midji with their newly made com- apions and.po sooner had the lights of the city been left behind when the rohbery took place. Chief Lane and Sherift Johnson and his deputies are confident that the guilty parties will be apprehended. OBSERVE FORESTS DAY. - Superintendent Dyer Tells of Im- portance of Amendment 9. Reforestration, which is arousiag some interest among the voters, was given a thorough discussion before the high school students yesterday morning by Superintendent W. P. Dyer. Mr. Dyer is in favor of Amend- 9, and gave a clear explanation of its meaning, showing the effect it would have on the school fund. He immediately following the sending|also urged the assistance of the stu- dents in impressing their parents the necessity of voting in favor of the served to the guests after the cere-ispeech of Calderwood given' at the|amendment and not to refuse to vote mony. Greer-Annonson. Herbert Greer and Miss Eda An- City ball last evening. history of the treaty and action taken to cause its enforcement and stated as every blank ballot will count The candidate gave a review of the |against its adoption. Is Splendid Organization. Mr. E. N. Backus, International Falls, Ni Bachus’s it Dear Mr. Unfortunately was in your ¢ that he was willing to become a pllaiit tool of Mr. Backus, in case he was | But a man can sell himself in a hal?| The fdct that he refused to publish that:Jet-! He says that he wrote cne | We do want to know | Sentinel Publishing Co. 4 F. A. WILSON Producers of The Bemidji Sentinel and All Kinds of Proper Printing that he will turn over his private correspondence to him is tho'ihd‘ of a man that the people of Koochiching and Beltrami Counties want in the Minnesota State Senate? As a matter of fact, is not Mr. Nord pretty close to Mr. Backus?" Now, Mr. Wilson, in reply to that we will say that no_matter how close Mr. Nord may be to Mr. Backus it cuts absolutely mmmfl to the question of whether or not you are fit to represent this district, for you did write a letter to Mr. Backus and offered to serve his needs. “If Mr. Backus is such a bad man as you would have us believe, what in-tlie mame of all that is decent and honorable in public life did you open un correspon- dence with him for? Now, Mr. Wilson, we are in a position to tell you why hm turned over your letter to the managers of the Nord campaign. It came about in this way:— On the morning of the Primary election, Mr. Buckug-came up from Minneapolis to International Falls. Mr. Nord was in Bemidil sad was | returning to International Falls on the same train, and he-met Mr. Backus in the car on the morning of June 16th. Mr. Backus said, “Well, Nord, are you going to be nominated today?”’ Mr.-Nord replied, “I think I am but if I am not, you, Mr. Backus, _will be largely responsible.for my defeat.” Mr. Nord then showed Mr. Backus a copy of The Sentinel containing Mr. |\vllacms article, just before the Primary election, in which he told the ivoters that Mr. Nord was a Backus man, and a lot more political “tommyrot.” [r. Nord. knowing that there were a number of voters in the district whe ould oppose any candidate for the State Senate who could be nominated ")y Mr. Backus, or any other representative of big interests, expected that ! Mr. Wilsen’s unfair advantage which he had taken of Mr. Nord would cost him a great-many votes. As soon as Mr. Backus read Mr. Wilson's article, to say that he was atterly disgusted at and with Mr. ‘Wilson is putting it very mildly. He expressed himself then and there in very vigorous language of what he | thought of Mr. Wilson. “Why,” said he, “Mr. Nord, do you know that ! Wilson himselt wrcte me a letter soliciting a perscnal interview with me, asking my support, wanting to learn of me, directly, how he could serve 1y needs? And for him, of all men to write an article like that just befora {election. attacking von as heing a tool of the Backus interests, is what I call dirty, infamous politics. 1 have known you, Mr. Nord, for many years; 1 {%now yzu are too big and too loyal a msn to even stoop tp doing what Mr. Wilson had just done in writing that letter. And I believe that the people 1 this district ought to know what kind of a.man Wilson really ta. TN cive you that letter he wrote me.” Truo to his word, Mr. Bakus. in time turned the Wilson letter oven je {lie men in charge of Mr. Nord's campaign. Thus you see, it Mr. Wilsow: jiadn’t made that unfair, unmanly, unjust attack upon Mr. Nord just before {ihe Primaries, when there was no opportunity for Mr. Nerd to reply, Mr. Backus never would have given up that letter. But, Mr. Backus, in giving lvut the letter, has done a great publig service to the people of this district Yecause he has shown up the real character of Mr. Wilson; he has made ft utterly impossible for the peaple of this district to stultify and disgrace themselves to send such a willing tool to the State Senate. Now, Mr. Wilson refuses to publish that letter. He doubtless thinks that Mr. Backus wouldn’t allow Mr. Nord to publish the letter. As a general proposition, private correspondence is held very confidentinl, but wwhen the bect interests of this whole legislative district is at stake, it be- comes the duty of Mr. Backus to permit the publication of such a letter. Therefore, when Mr. Wilson calls upon Mr. Nord to produce and primt the letter, there was nothing else left to be done, and we give you herswith jan exact reproduction of the photograph of the letter. Raten: $156 &' Voor 75 Coats. for 6 Moathe Official Proceedings of l.'fiy-‘ulllyn.. Any Newspopsr lished in Beltrami Linotype Composition fer the Trade nresota you were so busy when I - v Nednesday that I could not see you, ae I had hoped to do. As you, of course know, my name ie being menttoned as a candidate { from our distriet of Kooe trami counti of ecommandin nterprise t es. fe ustries, I recognize the fact if I am to aot a& a public servant come familiar with your meeds and For that reason I regret that your community. I eould not have had a with you but I am in hopes that tht: ne be arranged at some future date. ld you have any auyiuttona to make appreciate a commun "‘{ou’idu time from you. or the Senate tchtng and Bel- u A2 you are o business man tnpgrtance }ugube';u:finvmt; 0, r le - ) Segnizo t that l'ought, to be- : the needs of pergonal interview In txc mean. eation at any Sinecerely youre, nonson, both of Aure, were married|that in his opinion the saloons will at the Baptist parsonage here Tues-;not be closed by government agents, day afternoon, Rev. I. D. Alvord of- but by an order which will name u! We don’t feel called upon to write another word. The sbove letter 1t sounds the political death, knell of F. A. Wilson in'this Under the direction of Miss Mar- 'On November 3rd. the peuvll of this district hy electing Leonard H. Wafgon: i garet Newton, director of music in | Nori State Senator, will send a message throughout the entire state that | speaks for itsel i the Bemidji schools, the high school AT > s wm’ sight from the beginning of s History, | ! state for all time. His class of public ul_-unu flourished in :hhll. e::my ficiating. The wedding was attend-|certain day for so doing. | Girls" Glee club is rapidly improving . e 'h"' = e Tale litics and elocia as i Tt tens God knows, too long. But within the past few years & néw . pub- ed by two sisters and the father of; He charged that the texation sys-'and is now a splendid organization, | {2lle® in line with modern.up- politics, ic servants heve risen, & class of men Who believe that public office is & the bride. tem of the state of Minnesota is one'Regular practices are held and are !tor &/ man who is big enough, loyal enough, and clean enough, to represent | public trust and not s private snsp. Men who ‘would seorn to do a spacial of the worst in the-union, and that attended my a majority of the girls lnll the people of all this district,’ ndde(um by an uyenrhalmmc vote the | favor for any fndividual in their-district ‘when nMvwl ‘would (Continued on iaat page. ~'attending high school. fmfl;m Tights of the people at large. mmmfiqmmnflum : 2 S Ploneer want ads bring results,