Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 2, 1914, Page 1

* man cruisers, VOLUME 12, NO. 161. L7 ""l‘l N BATTLES CONTINUE WITH BIG LOSSES (American Press.) London, Nov. 2.—Turkish ambas- sador to Great Britian, Tewfik Pasha, ‘was handed his passports today. Petrograd, Nov. 2.—Former Ger- Goeben and Breslau, and four Turkish torpedo boats bom- barded the shore near Sebastapol, shelling the railroads and docks. The Russian batteries replied and warship disappeared to the eastward. Paris, Nov. 2.—German assaults %\ o> blg- “0 GOES BEGBING The $100.00 oiféred in Saturday’s Pioneer to any charitable institution in Bemidji, if F. A. Wilson could prove the following statement to be true, goes begging. Here is the statement, taken from his Sentinel: “Mr. Backus answered the letter promptly and in that letter Mr. mation that Mr. Nord Instead of producing Backus gave the infor- was to be a candiate.” the Backus letter so that the public might be the judge, he writes a letter to this office in which he says that it is not a paramount issue as to-whether Mr. Nord’s name was contained in the letter, but admitting thereby that the letter did not midji school faculty | meeting of the No Educational associat! and Saturday; -at C will be no sehool on this city. Several of structors will partici; nrogi’am to be. g_'lu.lf iows Where Merits of Constitu- " tional Changes9 and 8 Lie. “TOUCH. ALL CITIZENS CLOSELY" [ADOPTION OF TWO AMENDMENTS URGED roods of Agricultural School SOON. - John C. Parker; former mayor ‘of Bemidji and one of the city’s most prominent contractors, returned yes- terday from Baudette and the mnorth end of the county where he has had charge of the repair work on judicial ditch No. 6. the work will be fifteen will do the remaining work. Mr. Parker says that completed next week. Until Saturday forty men had been. at work on. the project, but ALL CITIZENS CAN VOTE| Tomorrow is general election. day made last night, in an attempt to take Ypres, was repulsed with heavy losses, according to official reports reaching military headquarters to- mention the name of Nord. The fact of the matter is that at the time the letter was written R. I. Bennett had already expressed his A _‘In an interview today, Dean Woods Boore- {6t the Agricultiiral colleze express” Contest -|ed himselt on' the merits of the.con- stitutional amendments which - will| lots Cannot be Cast Unless Name Circnlars Cause Many to helieire Bfl- day. Allied forces are reported to be within a few miles of Ostend. London, Nov. 2.—Battles along the sand dunes of the Belgian coast drags on. Advances by either side are only for short distances and are at a fear- ful cost. Farther east the allies claim to have advanced to the north and east of Lille, which is reported reoccupied by the allies. In the east- ern arena of war Germans and Aus- trians in Poland and east Prussian fronts are retiring to positions pre- viously selected and may resume the offensive. In Galicia the Austrians have held their lines and made some progress, driving the Russians be- yond the San river. NABBED ON HONEYMOON. William Chichester, Groom of Several Days, Pays Fine at Itasca Park. William Chichester, of this city, a bridegroom of less than a week, was arrested while hunting within the limits of Itasca Park Saturday, where he and his bride are spending a week’s honeymoon, and was fined $22.40 for illegally hunting part- ridges. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chiches- ter were placed under arrest, but the distressed bride was released and the young man taken before a justice of the peace where he entered a plea of guilty. Caution had been taken by Chichester to keep outside of the park limits when hunting and he believed that he had driven several miles from the line when the first and second partridges were bagged. would be the choice of Mr. as the man. intention of running and R. MacDonald, Mr. Backus’ timber buyer, was the other man * spoken of. Naturally any one would conclude that the latter of the two Backus. With these names in the field the citizens of International Falls felt that the sentiment was divided and agreed upon L. N. Nord e pnus He ‘\:atls notdp(ilcked by Mr. Backus. was the big majority candidate, not only i - tional Falls, but in the district, S E et He FIRST OF LYCYUM COURSE John F. Chambers to Open Redpath Series Here Tomorrow Evening —Is Gifted Interpreter. “GRAND ARMY MAN” IS SUBJECT Occasions are rare when citizens of Bemidji are afforded opportunity to attend entertainments of such high standard as that to be given at the Methodist church auditorium tomor- row evening, when John F. Cham- bers will appear as the initial num- ber of the Redpath Lyceum Bureau series. The course is to be given here under the auspices of the Wo- man’s Study club, which so success- fully managed a similar series in Be- midji a year ago. “A Grand Army Man,” will be his subject tomorrow night. Without any theatrical efforts and unassisted by any other person, and without the use of wigs, makeup or any mechanical device, Mr. Chambers presents the plot scenes and charac- ters of a pl‘ly in such a manner that the audience loses sight-of the man The third was shot and before it had |9n the stage and sees only. the char- been picked up Game Warden Weig- man appeared and ordered a halt, warning the “law-vielators” not to endeavor to escape. Instead of driv- ing from the park, Chichester had followed a road along the east bor- der. It is unlawful to shoot within half a mile of the park limits. Chi- chester’s gun, the property of Lee LaBaw, of this city, was confiscated. PEAT BOGS BURNING. Rosean County is Threatened With Smudge for Years to Come. Fires in the peat bogs of Roseau county that may burn for years have started around the Thief Lakes coun- try, according to William T. Cox, state forester who returned from Roseau county recently. He went to Roseau county to warn the settlers of the danger. If the fires get a good start, Mr. Cox says, they will burn until the peat is entirely gone, and that nothing but bedrock and clay will be left. The value of the land will be destroyed, for it is useless without peat. The fires were started by settlers burning underbrush on lands, and since then the fires have spread over many acres. A number of ditches have been dug down to the bedrock in an effort to check the fires. FEATURE AT REX. “‘Streets of New York” to Be Shown This Evening. If you went to New York and spent six months of your time, you could not see as much as is shown vou in the film entitled “The Streets of New York,” which will be shown at the Rex treatre tonight. This film was presented for three hundred nights at the Academy of Music in New York. It will be shown in three parts, four reels. The film shows you the home of the millionaires as well as the slums, where thousands are crowded in the tenements; Broadway, in all its glory; the land- ing of immigrants, sweat shop dis- tricts, Blackwell's Island, as well as other interesting places: Lycan Given Chance. Wilbur Lycan, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Lycan of this city, who is at- tending the University of North Da- kota, was given a chance to show his football worth last Saturday when he played against the South Dakota team. Lycan, who is a former Be- midji high school star and captain, more than made good and -it is ex- pected that he will be given ‘a reg- ular position on the team next fall. acters represented as they come and go. Mr. Chambers has personally di- rected upward of 100 standard plays for theatrical production and has had exceptional opportunities for study- ing plot and characters besides being a master of interpretation. He has made long and careful study of his art; has a fine voice and a pleasing personality. EATS COUGH PILLS; DIES. Little Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Osgood Killed by Tablets. Dorothy Osgood, the eighteen months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Osgood, died Friday evening from the effects of eating cough pills. Mrs. Osgood and daughter had re- turned on the early morning train and had gone to bed to rest. Mrs. Os- good was still in bed when the baby woke up and discovered the box of pills on a chair near the bed. Mrs. Osgood had had a severe cold and had been taking the tablets. It is thought that the baby swallowed six or seven of the pills and she showed no signs of being ill until about an hour afterwards, when she began to grow drowsy. A doctor was summon- ed and she was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital, but nothing could be done for her. Shedied at nine o’clock in the evening after having several con- vulsions. Dorothy was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Osgood and the parents are grief-stricken. The re- mains were taken to Maple Plain for burial Saturday. “East Lynne” at Grand. One of the greatest plays ever written, “East Lynne,” will be pro- duced at the Grand theatre tomorrow afternoon. This is a feature in six parts. There will be afternoon and ISSUES PROCLAMATION Mayor McCuaig Orders That Retail Liquor Dealers Remain Closed All Day Tomorrow. ASKS CO-OPERATION OF CITIZENS William McCuaig, mayor of Be- midji, today issued the proclamation: Whereas Tuesday, November 1914, is General Election day: Now therefore, pursuant to the or- dinances of the City and the Laws of the State of Minnesota and particul- arly, Section 1532 of Chap. 16, Re- vised Laws of the State of Minnesota for the year 1905, and acts amenda- tory thereof, IT IS ORDERED that all places licensed to sell intoxicating liquors at retail remain closed on said day and to refrain from directly or in- directly selling, vending or in any way disposing of intoxicating liquors on said day. I feel that all our cit- izens will co-operate in making this el4ction Sbsolutely free and fair, Dated at Bemidji, Minn., this 2nd day of-November, 1914. '~ ’ ‘WM. McCUAIG, Mayor. MAGNATES INDICTED BY U. S. GOVERNMENT New York, Nov. 2.—(Special to the Pioneer.)—Criminal indictments were returned today by the United States government against twenty- one directors and former directors of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Railroad company, including William Rockefeller, Theo. N. Vail, George F. Baker, William Skinner, Charles F. Brooker and John L. Bil- Tard. following 3, HOLD BLACKDUCK TO TIE. Plucky Second Team of Bemidji High School Plays Well—Phibbs Hurt. Although outweighed man for man, the plucky second team of the Be: midji high school held the heavy Blackduck team to a six to six tie in that city Saturday afterroon. The Bemidji boys scored their lone touch- down when Madson crossed the Blackduck goal following a series of line bucks. Bemidji had much the best of the game during the first half but was unable to score. One of the locals, Fred Phibbs, was injured in the first part of the game when he ‘was struck on the head and made un- conscious for more than eight hours. The Bemidji lineup was as follows: Gainey, r. e.; Grytbak, r. t.; Lord, r. g.; Frank Phibbs, c¢.; John Wolf, 1. &.; Kittleson, 1. t.; Brooks, 1. e.; Phibbs and Achenbach, q. b.; Pal- mer, r. h.; Madson, f. b.; Witting, 1. h. Referee Hayner. Score, Bemidji 6, Blackduck 6. Tead the Pioneer want ads. - evening performances. THE CUB SCO0 REPORTER THATS TH FUNNIEST THING T EVER HEARD - THEY SAY THOSE BWNCH FRENCH SHELLS TWHRW A FOME THAT MUMMIFIES THE FOE RIGHT NWHATEVER. POSITION HEHAPPENS 1O BE ZN WITHOUT MUsS| HWMurasw HELLO- HOW ARE UK '—Dnhncfive i Paae DAY AND JOHNSON ARE STARS In one of the best pl and hard- sources. high school elevens this city Tought to a segreless tie Si- urday afternoon. / - With the championship at stake the Bemidji boys, weighed, battled with a determina- tion to win and on several occasions Worthy of Support. when the teriftic play of Brainerd| upoth of these measures are’ en- took the pigskin to within striking|irely worthy of the support of every- distance of the goel Hine, the bluelone. " In fact they both touch every and white would hold 08 and | citizen of the state very closely, for by punts and the brilliat of-tackle | ioir failure to pass will mean a runsof Johnson, thejsh alf back, | gregt financial loss to the state. The take 1t out ot ‘dangor, L failure of No. 9 will mean the loss The Bemidji defensivéiplay was the | of revenue from a portion of the state feature of the entire and time 15045 for a number of years to come after time the B #am, even i;ng yltimately the expense of buy- with accuracy of passiig @nd Strong [i;z hack these same lands in much interference, was held mf downs, | worse condition than they are at many times being thrown for heavy present. This same thing has been losses. The work of Ewin 8imons, [qone in many other states, and it right tackle, as in pr 2 fivious “games, | would be inevitable here. stood out prominently’and he out-| : e effect of the failure of No. 3,” played his opponent ffom the first |y, cnniinued, “might be quite blow of the whistle. “Cameron, play-|gorious, State Auditor Samuel G. ing end, was one of the chief €08 in |Tverson has stated that there are the stonewall defense ‘7; Coach Bes-|},5usands of acres of swamp land in tul's machine, and althgUgh playing | pinnesota to which the state has not with a. cracked rib, recélyed early in|yot received title. the season, he was in ef?rj play and To Improve Lands. ““The passage of No. 3, as Attorney deserves ‘muchi credit the: show- iter, -played ing made. Olson at % 5 = General Smith well said, will permit brilliantl; 4 he again demonstrated i SR o ‘i B the state to improve the sch and that he has_no_equaliin: hern 3 e At A Mininesota high _ school,, #cotball, |SWamp lands of ‘the siate Bafley, the Bemidji right ’m’m oven | MoneEYS defive_d from the sale of*sucl with a painful injury received in the |12145, and bring the state into line first few minutes of the game, played | With the conditions of the Swamp his usual dependable game. Warfield,{and Grant 8s-lo:-dralnage-ofsuch a second team man, playing full, was lands. And it will undoubtedly at a power of strength on the defense. [ORCe secure this valuable land to Every member of the Bemidji team the state. Putting a small portion played in championship form and of these funds into a revolving fund from end to end the line followed the | Wil cause the reclamation of the ball well and took advantage of every |SWamps, making the remaining lands opportunity. Tanner, Gray, Swish- more valuable, and thus be a last- er and Walker did good work. ing benefit to all the people of the 1t individual stars are to be picked |5tate: = they must be Johnson for Bemidji It is my opinion,” Dean Woods and Day for Brainerd. “Fuzz” was concluded, “that these two amend- the main offensive strength of Be-[ments, No. 3 and No. 9, will' add midji and occasions were rare ‘when | Yery materially to the agricultural his attempts at off-tackle bucks fail- development of the state and shou{ld ed to gain from three to twenty |DaVe the hearty support of every cit- yards. During the last half he car-|iZen-” ried the ball in at least two-thirds of the plays. On the defense he also tarred and twice he pulled the fleet footed Day to the ground when a|prginerd and Bemidji Gridiron Stars count seemed unavoidable. . . The work of Day, the Brainerd fun. | Entertained by School Girls. back, was nearly equal to that of Johnson, and Bemidji had much trou- One of the most enjoyable social ble in stopping the plays which had |affairs ever held at the Bemidji high been built around him - by Coach |school took place Saturday evening Sherwood. Day is the player protest- | When the girls of the domestic science ed by St. Cloud- and Little Falls. classes entertained the players of the The game was one of the best cop-|Bemidji and Brainerd football teams, ducted of any ever played here and |the high school faculty and game of- Referee Trafton and Umpire Jacob- |ficials at a splendid banquet. W. P. son demonstrated that they under-|Dyer, superintendent, was toastmas- stand the rules well, for there was |ter, and short talks were given by but little disputing of decisions. Both [players of both teams, Coaches Bes- for the development of roads ditches in our.swamp lands. to retain the title to such of and make use of them as state forests. BANQUET MUCH ENJOYED. was a game which held the interest |faculty. of the rooters throughout. Fosston plays here next Saturday: ceived and entertainment them while here. Minstrel Rehearsal Tonight. It is urged that all. who are plan- ning to take part in the Elks min- strel show will be in attendance at the rehearsal which is to be held at the lodge rooms on Third street, this ev- ence instructor. Mothers to Meet. The Mothers’ |ataged it is necessary that .the re- hearsals be well attended, ‘meeting. [ come hefore the people on November 3rd. - ¢Two of tliem,”: he said, “No. 3 and No. 9, are'vital to the welfare and development of our natural. re- ;. L They are intimately inter- est fought games of football . ever {dependent ‘and should go together. played on a Bemdjii jfla'fion, -+ the | No." 3 provides for a revolving fund, erd and [to be set aside from our school funds, ~and No. 9 makes it possible for the legislature its althought out- |school lands as are unfit for farming fla tesms played clean football and it |tul and Sherwood and members of the t The Brainerd players were enthusiastic over the treatment re- accorded The. banquet was prepared under the supervision of Miss ' Agnes- Halland, domestic sci- c¢lub will hold its ening. Because of the short length |regular meeting tomorrow afternoon of time before the show :is to be in the library building. All mothers are cordially invited to attend this Has Been Registered, S0 ONLY IN CERTAIN CITIES Many citizens of Bemidji are of the opinion that they will not be per- mitted to vote tomorrow because they have not registered, such im- presison having been caused by a circular which has been circulated in which it is stated that to entitle one to vote his name must have been registered in the precinct in which he is a resident. These bills were sent to Bemidji by mistake, being prepared only for cities of the first class. The facts of the case are that any man who has a legal residence in Bemidji may vote tomorrow, the matter of whethes he has previously registered making no difference, as the voter may be sworn by judges at the polling places, Bemidji being a city of the fourth class. Men who voted at the city election last spring or at the June primaries or registered last Tuesday are consid- ered as registered and will not have to be sworn tomorrow. The polls will he open from 6 a. m. until 9 p. m. : In answer to a letter written by J. Bisiar, Clifford L. Hilton, assist- ant attorney general, says: “I regret to inform you that the Constitution of this state provides that a man must have been resident of a voting district (precinct) for at least thirty days preceding an’elec- tion in order to be entitled to vote fich election. If Ves to on & precinet | ‘(from-one ward to amother ward-in your city) less than thirty days before an election, so that he has not been residing at his new place of resi- dence for thirty days at the time of eléction, he loses his right to vote, and cannot vote either in the old ward or in the new ward.” CATON-TO TALK TONIGHT One of Northwest's Most Prominent Orators to Discuss District Sena- torial Situation at City Hall. TO BE OF INTEREST TO VOTERS Dr. Thomas Caton, one of the most prominent orators in the Northwest, who has been connected with educa- tional work for the past thirty-eight years, arrived in Bemidji this morn- public political meeting at the City hall this evening at eight o’clock. Dr. Caton will discuss the Sixty- second senatorial situation with a view to impressing the voters as to the kind of man to send to the legis- lature who will be able to accomplish most for this district. Bemidji people are indeed for- tunate in securing a man of such national reputation as a public speaker to address them at this time. Come and hear what Dr. Caton has to say at the City hall tonight. The meeting opens at 8 o’clock. KEKKEKKEKKKKKKKKK FOOTBALL RESULTS Bemidji H.-8. 0, Brainerd H. 8. 0. Bemidji- 2nd 6, Blackduck * H. 8. 6. * Minnesota 6, Illinois 21. * Harvard 7, Michigan 0. * Chicago 0, Wisconsin 0. LEE RS RSB 0 51 XK KK KK KKK KKK By ing and has consented to address a BATILE OF BALLOTS 70 CLOSE CANPAIGN Office Condident of Sucoess at Polls Tomorrow., Four-Year Terms—Polls Open From6 A. M. to 9 P. M. and a campaign which until the last few days has been without the usual enthusiasm and interest of citizens, caused, it is believed, by election law changes, will be brought to a close. Polls of Bemidji will be open from six o’clock tomorrow morning until nine o’clock in the evening. There are several contests which will be close and in these the interest of the voters is centered. With the single exception of probate judge, all county officers are for four-year terms. = Where to Vote. ‘The polling places and the election judges tomorrow will be as follows: * First ward—Miller’s grocery store, Beltrami avenue, between Eighth and Ninth streets. Judges, Georgeé Kirk and Ted Getchell. building, Fourth street and Minne- sota avenue. Judges, E. J. Gould, John Williams and W. E, Hazen. Third ward—Log cabin in rear of Decaire's store, Twelfth street and Irvine avenue. Judges, P. M. De- caire, J. M. Phillippi and John Win- tersteen. Fourth ward—Dailey Employment office, Second street, hetween Bel- trami and Minnesota avenues. Judges, H. E. Anderson, H. J. McClernan.and J. E. Croon. The County Ballot. The following candidates will have their names on the county ballot. The order is that of a sample ballot turnished us by the county auditor. The names will be rotated, however, 1 to give all candidates ' an. equal chance. Représentative in Congress, Sixth District— Charles A. Lindbergh, Republican. - J-- A DuBois; Demoerat: . Otto A. Thomason; Socialist. T. J. Sharkey, Progressive. ' Judge of District Court, Fifteenth Judielal District— e B. F. Wright, Non-Partisan. For the Senate. State Senator, Sixty second District— F. A. Wilson. Leonard H. Nord. Representative, Sixty-second. Dis- trict— L. G. Pendergast. John U. Williams. County Auditor— J. L. George. Arthur Tanem. County Treasurer— Earl Geil. H. W. Alsop. Register of Deeds— C. 0. Moon. J. O. Harris. County Sheriff— Andrew Johnson. Viggo Petersen. County Attorney— Graham M. Torrance. Henry Funkley. Clerk of Court— Fred W. Rhoda. Frank W. Schroeder. Coroner— H. N. McKee. Garfield Akerberg. County Superintendent of W. B. Stewart. Clara B. Heffron. Judge of Probate— M. A. Clark. Joseph E. Harris. Court Commissioner— D. H. Fisk. County Surveyor— Roy K. Bliler. Commissioners. Commissioner, First District— - A. B. Rako. J. P. Lahr. Commissioner, Third District— J. G. Morrison, Jr. James F. Hayes. Caswell Not Opposed. Clerk of Supreme Court— Irving A. Caswell, Republican. Railroad and Warehouse Commis- sfoner— 7 ¢ 0. P. B. Jacobson, Republican. Loren A. Smith, Democrat. ‘William Hokanson, Prohibition. T0 Bflm LITERARY WORK. Preparations are now being made by the high school literary society for a program to be given on Friday, Noyember 27. This will be the first of a_series of entertainments to be given during the school year. Among the most attractive numbers r] Glee club. Newion has charge of this portion of the program and practice has com- ‘menced on the new music obtained for the occasion. A SEVERAL CONTESTS TO BE CLOSE : County Officials to Be Named 'for Second ward—Fire hall, City Hall ~ £