Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 30, 1914, Page 1

s ’ THE BE VOLUME 12, NO. 159. TURKEY'S ENTRY INTO WAR WILL SETTLE TROUBLE (American Press.) London, Oct. 30.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Petrograd de- <lares that Odessa has been visited oy Turkish warships. It says: “Two Turkish destroyers fired shells at ilessa harbor, sinking a merchant ship. The Turks also bombarded. Novorosssysk, a seaport of Caucasia.” The Russian government calmly ac- «epts Turkey’s entrance into the war clares that the Turkish question «ill now be settled for good. London, Oct. 30.—Bombardment ny Turkish cruisers of seaports on flusian Black Sea, has resulted in withdrawal of the Russian ambassa- dor to Turkey. Russia is preparing to defend her Black Sea interests, nut will not wage war aggression. in battling in west Flanders and northern France, both sides claim advantages. Snow has fallen in Vosges and interfered with the op- vrations in Alsace and Lorraine. In rhe eastern arena of war, Russian reports state that the German and rustrian forces are still in retreat hefore Warsaw, but admits they are heing reinforced and may assume of- fensive. l.ondon, Oct. —From the west from the east German reverses are reported. ermany acknowledges a check in Russian Poland, but con- erning the great battle in Flanders she preserves her silence. The only official word received was irom the French, who again made in- definite claims to further progress. Not since the struggle along the North sea began a fortnight ago has tiermany made a statement upon which may be based judgment ag to the course of events. The best In- formation available indicates that, sotwithstanding their dauntless at- trcks and heavy sacrifices of life, the tiermans are further from the coast than when the battle began. The one great factor on which the lies build their hopes of an eventual and claims, is beginning to tell. It is the »imost inexhaustible supply of men that may be drawn from the vast reaches of the British and Russian empires, which are relied upon to time to crush the Germans by over- whelming numerical superiority. In the east this influence seemingly al- ready is being felt and to it is ascrib- o1 the German reverse in Russian Foland. Russ Forces Changed Often. The secret of the Russian victory, writes a British correspondent at Pe- trograd, lies in the vastness of the Hussian emperor's army, which he es- timates at 8,000,000 men. This en- abled the Russians to keep an im- mense reserve for every army, chang- img regiments frequently and never eaving the same men on the firing line long enough to become stale. Meanwhile the British. who describe ineir merely an advance [.’.llill'(l, are train- ing at home an army of 1,500,000 men, £ whom 600,000 are territorials. The French statement, again op- timistic in tone. save little specitfic .ml‘nrnmli(m On the gxtreme western omd of the battle line where the fight- ng has been fiercest there is “noth- g new.” TO BANQUET VISITORS. High School Girls Plan on Enter- tainment for Brainerd. Members of the high sehool root- rs' club met last evening to prac- tice the yells to be ‘given tomorrow iiternoon for the encouragement of football squad which will line p against the strong Brainerd e¢leven. New yells and songs were adopted and plans made for a ban- guet in honor of the visitors. Subscribe for the Pioreer. iumph apparently, according to their forces now on the continent as! i Development associations, the Forest- | 'r_\' association will do all in its power BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1914. TO PROVIDE SOIL SURVEY! Adoption of Amendment Nine Will Cover Only Land Found to Be Unfit for Farming Purposes. NO. THREE ALSO IMPORTANT Elgetion day is now close at hand and much depends upon the success of amendments number three and number nine, concerning which there are several facts which seem to be misnnderstood by a large number of voters. Amendments number three and number nine are of great importance to Minnesota. Number three permits the development of state lands which are argicultural and number nine permits the development of those state lands which are unfit for agri- culture. As the measures are closely interrelated, they should really be in one. Number three is well understood, but in regard to number nine the question is often asked ‘“‘what lands are unfit for farming and who is to determine this The questicn can be answered definitely and in the affirmative. The ninth amendment is only permissive, not legislative. A seil survey has to he first conducted in order to determine what state lands are unfit for farming and what are not. After the completion of classification the hmendment| will assert itself by the simple pro- cess of not offering for sale those lands which are unfit for farming. A soil survey has been agitated ever since 1897 with but no results. The ninth amendment is a direct! agent to hasten this survey. With the co-operation of the various to make this classification a reality. | It is badly needed and it should have been conducted long ago. The fact to keep in mind is that; the state lands affected by the uintl\l amendment will be determined by a! careful soil survey. The measure. has no legislative powers; it A step which with the asistance of amendment number three will event- ually help make every acre in Min- inesota productive. i Juper 15~ JupiciaL DisTRICTY JUDGE C. W. STANTON MUCH INTEREST IN GAME Switches in Lineup to Strengthen Bemidji Aggregation for Contest to Be Played With Brainerd. STILL HAVE CHANCE FOR TITLE Unusual interest is being shown in the football game to be played to- morrow afternoon between the Be- midji high school football eleven and the Brainerd team. The contest will be one of the hardest ever fought on a lacal gridiron and the outcome will mean much in ascer- taining the north-central state cham- pionship. The Bemidji team was practically put out of the running for this honor but by defeating Brainerd will again be considered among the fastest in the state and by winning the re- maining games to be played will be declared winners of the title, hav- ing already won from Crookston, the northwestern state champions. With the exception of Fred Gra- ham, captain and left half, all the regulars will be in the lineup. Gra-, ham has been barred because of fa-| culty action and his absence will be keenly felt. *‘Fu Johnson will play at Grabham’s position, while Warfield will succeed the latter at tullback. lows: Camercn, 1. e.; Slater, 1. t.; Swisher, 1. g.; Olson, ¢; Gray, r. g.; Simons, r. t.; Woods and Walker, r. Tanner, q. b.; Johnson, 1. h Warfield, f. b.; Bailey, r. h.; substi- tutes, G. Graham, Conger, Mullen and Grytbak. MINSTRELS TO REHEARSE All Members of Cast Urged to Be Present at Elks Hall Tonight. With only three weeks remaining before the Elk’s Minstrel Show will be staged,,it is necessary that every rehearsal be taken advantage of by each person who is to take part and for this reason it is urged that all members of the large cast be in at- is | tendance this evening at the lodge simply a step in the right direction. | rooms on Third street. Songs for the show have been selected and the chorus work has begun. The show is sure to cause a 6ig hit and the best home talent is to take part. The lineup will be as fol- i SAYS CALDERWOQQD | = cemomssmoon DID NOT CLOSE LID{™* Wi S 30~ ™ There .appears to be a large num- FORTY CENTS PER MONTE DEATH-TAKES SLAYER OF BROTHER “Pussyfoot” Johnson Denies Claim of | ber who do ‘not understand the state |John Dahl Succumbs to Self-Inflicted l Prohibitionist That He Unearthed l Treaty Concerning Liquor Sale. FIRST NOTICED 8 YEARS AGO Conviction Obtained at That Time in United States District Court Under Identical Provision. Claims of the prohibitionists that W. G. Calderwood. their candidate for governor. ‘‘discovered” the pro- visions of the Indian treaty of 1855 and started the movement to enforce it and make towns in the “Indian country” dry, and. reiterated by Cal- derwood in his speech here Wednes- day night have been denied in a state- ment made by W. E. *“Pussyfoot” Johuson. Mr. Johnson. who as head of the law enforcement bureau of the In- dian service. was a terror to north- ern Minnesota saloonkeepers, and whose position has been vindicated by the decision of the United States supreme court holding the treaties still in force, is in Portland, Ore. He was asked to send a statement by wire. Did Not Discover it. “It is true.” said Mr. Johnson, i““that Calderwood joined in with the Minnesota Anti-Saloon league, the jMinnesota Woman's Christion Tem- perance union and business interests generally in supporting our cam- paign in Minnesota to protect the In- dians from the liquor traffic, but it is not true that Mr. Calderwood hdd anything to do with discovering the provisions of the treaty of 1855, ex- tending the then existing federal laws as to the introduction of liquor in the territory ceded thereby. Conviction Obtained. “About eight years or more ago a conyiction was obtained in the Unit- ed “States” district ‘court undér this identical treaty provision. The Ili- quor interests refused to appeal the case and compelled the defendant to serve a jail sentence, fearing an ad- verse decision. Little or no publie- ity was given the matter. The prose- cution was brought at the instigation of the Indian office and under the opinion of ‘Attorney General Moody, but the matter was then dropped. Wanted Support. “l had been 1in correspondence with the Indian office, had made one trip to Washington and two trips to St. Paul seeking official backing in initiating this class of prosecu- tions in Minnesota before Mr. Cal- derwond knew anything whatever the trecaties so far as I know. official support in Washington s eecured with much difficulty be- ca the treaties had lain dormant | for half a century. Mr. Calderwood | should be given full credit for his zeil in encouraging and supporting the campaign after it had been inau- gurated and this support is and was gmuch appreciated, but he had no imore to do with discovering the {treaty provisions or initiating the {litigation than had the German kaiser.” | G | HAD PLANNED CRIME. | Minneapolis, Oct. 30.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—John Zobach, 72 wife, Anna, 71, with a shotgun early today at her home in Hopkins, a su- burb of Minneapolis. He then shot and killed himself with a revolver; In Zobach’s cabin at Hopkins a pine coffin was found, and papers:were also discovered showing that he had recently purchased a lot in the ceme- tery. years old, shot and killed his divorced" laws concerning the fishing of white fish and in this connection §S. C. Bailey, chief of game wardens in this district today said; ‘“The white fish season opens December 1 and will not close until January _10. Thase who desif® to net white fish, the nets allowed being 100 feet long and three feet wide, are required to procure licenses, costing one dollar. These may be obtained by making application at my office or by writ- ing the Executive Agent of the State Game and Fish commissior at St. Paul.” PRANKS MUST BE LIMITED Chief of Police Lane Asks Parents To Co-operate With Department Night of Hallowe’en. PROPERTY TO BE PROTECTED George Lane, chief of police, has issued a warning to the effect that the destruction of property will not be tolerated on Hallowe’en night and that any culprits caught carrying off or destroying property will spend the night at the city hall. “The officers will not interfere with those who_are having harmless amusement on that night but the of- ficers have been instructed to arrest any caught in the act of destroying or carrying off property,” said the chief. i “The. parents can aid us greatly in this by warning their children against the destruction of property and have them in the house early. A number of deputies have already been engaged for the night and sev- eral more will be placed on the list.” WAS ENJOYABLE AFFAIR, Catholic Party Last Evening Attended By Many. Hallowe’en, the vigil of All Saints Day, has become largely social, and the Catholic Girls’ club gave a Hallo- we’en entertainment in the basement of the church last evening, which was a great success, both financially and socially. One hundred and thirty at- tended. The room was decorated in keeping with Hallowe’en in fitting colors and emblems; sjack-o-lanterns, black cats, bats, witches and imps were in evidence everywhere. A num- ber of Hallowe'en parties have been planned for tonight and tomorrow night at various homes in the city. FOREST PICTURES AT BRINKMAN Film of North Woods to Be Shown This Evening. A picture which has attracted much attention in all parts of the state and which includes scenes from Bemidji and vicinity, will be 'shown at the Brinkman this evening, “The North Woods.” This is a picture which was prepared by the Forestry asso- ciation to further enthusiasm for the adoptment of amendment num- ber nine. No one should miss an opportunity to see the picture. The “Frisco Four,” colored minstrels, comprised of two women and two men, are a special feature at the Brinkman theatre and are attract- ing large crowds, as is Wurnelle, the man on wheels, who is an expert in his line. King Baggot, assisted by world-famous ayviators, will be seen in a three-part, four-reel picture, at the Brinkman tonight. A want ad will sell it for you. THE CUB REPORTER SCOO The Boss' Luck Is The Limit OH FINE ! TM WOUNDED BACK. OF TH' EAR WITH A PIECE OF SHELL- FUNNY-T DONT SEEMTO TH SHELL ANT BUSTED DARN SUCH LUCK-T MUSTAH BEEN BT WITH Art HUNKC By “HO e TOURF! A rt-sye -BALre -Mp. | { Wound, Dying as He Is Being Rushed to Hospital. INQUEST HELD THIS AFTERNOON' Coroner Investigates Causes for Crime —Both Bédies Being Held in County Morgue. Two deaths are the result of yes- terday’s tragedy in which John Dahl, 50, shot and instantly killed his half- brother, Alfred Dahl, 35, and then turned a 38-calibre Smith & Wesson pistol- upon himself, the murderer dying as he was being rushed to the hospital shortly after four o’clock. Coroner Ibertson is conducting an inquest this afternoon and an at- tembt will be made to ascertain the real motive for the crime. Stories told by farmers who were well ac- quainted with the two brothers, claim that Alfred, the young man, repeatedly attacked his brother and on numerous occasions administered severe thrashings, several quarrels be- ing the result of drunken brawls, while others were caused by disagree- ments concerning the ownership of their land. - Lived Four Hours. Those who were first at the scene of the murder and suicide, which took place in the three-room shack of the two brothers on their farm, just three miles south of Bemidji in ‘the town of Bemidji, testify that the double tragedy took place just before ngen. - After killing his brother and notifying several men, who were plowing nearby, of his deed, John sent a bullet into his own head. The wound rendered him uncon- scious, but he did not die until four hours later and after he had been brought to Bemidji. When the wa- gon bearing the two bodies reached Bemidji the older brother was believ- ed to be dead and was taken to the morgue, but upon lifting him from the wagon signs of life were noticed and he was then rushed to the hos- pital, lying before he arrived there. Appearance of a Slaughter-House. Records of crime in Beltrami coun- ty do not show of one more dreadful than that of Thursday and the home of the two, dirty and unkempt, with its furniture and floors covered with blrod of the two victims, gave every arpearance of a slaughter-house. Arcund the body of Alfred, the mur- dered young man, was a pool of blcod, while the bed and floor where the suicide was found were covered with gore. Bodies at Morgue. Reth hodies are being held at the morgue and many curious to see them have been permitted to do so. - At the inquest being held this afternoon it is believed much information will be given which. will be of assistance in disposing of the property and as to relatives, should there be any. Both men were shot through the head, the gun with which the crimes were committeed contained three empty shells. Gray to Testify. Much interest is being taken in the testimony to be given at the inquest by cne of the Gray brothers, the man to whom Dahl told of killing his brother and of his intention to end his own life. It is understood that Gray will tell that Dahl told of pos- sessing enough money to pay for his funeral and to whom he desired his property to left. MAY OPERATE ON PREUS. Republican Candidate fer State Au- ditor Has to Leave Lee Party. J. A. O. Preus, state insurance commissioner and Republican candi- date for state auditor, will probably have to be operated on for appendic- itis. ~He had to leave the Lee party which has been touring the ranges, at Eveleth, and really should not have taken the trip. Mr. Preus was unable to eat anything during the entire time he was with the party and suffered most excrudiating pains. On Sunday he was confined to bed and had to have compresscs ap- plied. On Monday he gave up the attempt to continue with the party and returned to his home in St Paul. For a time it was feared that an immediate operation a2t Eveleth would be necessary, but that = was _ -avoided.