Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 30, 1915, Page 1

~ 'theaters. 7 commanders. THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONE VOLUME 13, NO. 181. . BEMIDJI, mESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 30, 1915. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. ONE YEAR OF EUROP FROM VIEWPOINTS EAN WAR AS SEEN OF FIGHTING NATION Ed L. Keen, Carl W. Ackermen and of Artic)- Telling of Con % %, 2, % ‘ENGLAND STARTSSk % ‘Troubles Have Disappearea Assets Many—Will No. Has “Demoraliz. — As Seen in Germany. By CARL W. ACKERMAN. (United Press Staff Correspondent) Berlin, July 30.—Germany’s as- -sets after a year’s warfare can be summed up thus: Possession of Prussian Poland, Bel- gium and Northern France—terri- tory as large and rich as New Eng- ‘land and New York. The Fatherland entirely free of the enemy, save for a small strip of “Western Alsace. Powerful and active submarine and Zeppelin fleets. A tradition for the navy. An army still capable of offensive operations everywhere in the war And hundreds of thousands of men capable of bearing arms, not yet called to the colors. Finances unimpaired—the only bel- ligerent which has mnot borrowed heavily, openly or in secret, in foreign ) lands, and which has neither declared a moratorium or cancelled public debts. A million citizens in neutral lands ready to return home and help Ger- many recuperate after the war. Territory Not Damaged. Territory practically undamaged by the ravages of war. Germany’s losses during the year's struggle are: Over one half of her colonial em- pire captured. All her overseas commerce tempor- arily destroyed. Two hundred and fifty thousand soldiers killed. Expenditure of about $2,500,000. The war has given Germany these heroes: The Kaiser. | Field Marshall Von Hindenberg, who won the battle of the Mazurian Lakes, freed East Prussia of Slavs and pricked the bubble of Rus-| sia’s irresistable might. Gen. von Heaseler, who led the Ger- man rush into France. Lieut. von der Linden, who with 15 men captured a fort at Namar, Bel- gium, without firing a shot and per- | mitted the Germans to begin the rout of the Allies. Was Flying Swedish Flag. Commander Otto Weddigen, of the submarine U-29, who sank four British cruisers in the North Sea and who finally met his death when h'ls% submarine was sunk by a British' ship flying the Swedish flag. Captain von Mueck®, a lieutenant | of the famous sea- raider “Emden,"” who led the Cocos Island landing par- ty from the Emden safely back to Berlin, after the Emden was sunk. Admiral von Spee, who sank one fight with his own squadron off the Falklands until ships and crews went to the bottom, rather than surrended to an overwhelmingly superior Brit- ish fleet. The naval heroes equal those of the army. Germany Dbelieves tradition established for her navy by the initiative, courage and ability of her sailors during the past year one of the most valuable benefits the war has conferred on her. The men who have died at sea for the Father- land will have their names inscribed on imperishable rolls as a new in- spiration for the Empire. When the present war broke out the German navy was an untried instrument. It had learned all it knew of sea-fight- ing by maneuvers and study. Not Equal to Germans. The war has demonstrated conclu- sively to Germany that man for man the English, with all their centuries of sea training, are not the equals of the Germans. One of the major surprises of the war is the compara- tive inefficiency of England’s naval The manner in which Admiral Cradock allowed himself to be out-maneuvered in the Chilian coast battle by Admiran von Spee, the futility of the English attempts to force the Dardanelles and the disputes of the admiralty in London, culmin- ating in the open mutiny Baron Fisher, are all believed by the Ger- mans as representative incidents, showing British naval prestige has the ! the | William Philip Simms Write Series ditions as They Exist After Twelve Months of Struggle. % o "EAR OF WAR WITH SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM % vation Has Command of Seas--Germany’s don Submarine Warfare for It in’s Confidence.” been permanently injured. The ac- tivities of the German submarines are among the most potent causes | of German optimism as a new year ot warfare begins. The Germans don't expect their undersea boats to de- ‘stroy the English navy or so to re- duce it as to permit the German high seas fleet to venture forth to battle. This belief did prevail for a short time after Admiral von WeWddigen’s exploits in the North Sea, but it is no longer held. Nevertheless the op- erations against England’s merchant fleet are considered to be second only in importance to under-sea attacks against warships themselves. The Germans are convinced that the submarines have demoralized Britain’s confidence. That is why the government will not abandon its submarine policy, no matter how long the war may go on. As Seen in England. . By ED L. KEEN. (United Press Staff Correspondent) London, July 30.—England starts upon the second year o! the Great War with decided advantages over her position of twelve months ago. She has command of the seas. She (Continued on last page.) BIG CIRCUS FOR BEMIDJI Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows to Ex- hibit Here August 13—Animal Array is Feature. 400 ARTISTS IN SIX ARENAS Bemidji billboards today announce in all the eloquence of pictorial art |that the Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace {Circus is to visit Bemidji, Friday, August 13. Great interest attaches !to the event, particularly so because {the circus is the only tented exhi- ‘dition offering such an array of trained | wild animals. {enbeck for nearly a century has stood lat the top in the annals of wild ani- {mals. Every zoo of any importance ;in the world receives its charges from | ;the Carl Hagenbeck headquarters at | Hamburg, Germany, as well as the fact that the menageries of all cir- cuses are similarly supplied. So much interest did the Carl Hag- :enheck trained wild animals cause ;at the St. .Louis World’s Fair in 1904 Ithat E. B. Wallace, owner of the &Great Wallace circus, entered into | negotiations with Mr. Hagenbeck. ' [ tutions were united into one of the | biggest tentend exhibtions in the world. Year after year the two shows have gone on improving. As | fast as rare and costly animals were captured in the jungles of the un- ccivilized world they have been for- warded by the agents of Carl Hagen- beck to the great American show. But the trained wild animals which appear in an arena with the Carl Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus are but one feature of the big show. This year’s program is one of unusual in- terest. An entirely new array of European artists have been added and are appearing for the first time in the United States. Altogether there are more than 400 artists with the circus who appear in the six arenas. The big show ‘will give an all-new street parade at 10 a. m., preceding the first exhibition. Performances are given daily at 2 and 8 p. m. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SEIZES EASTLAND WRECKAGE (United Press) Chicago, Ill., July 30.—Acting un- der orders of Federal Judge Landis, United States Marshal Bradley today seized the wreckage of the steamer Eastland and placed it in charge of the office of the department of jus- tice. ‘Watch for “Scoop” in tomorrow. night’s issue, the clever little rascal was crowded out tonight. The name Carl Hag—( | The result was that both great insti- British squadron and preferred to! (SRR RS AR R R S8 & *‘ MAN WHO CLAIMS HE SAW ¥ ED INSANE * i(*iiffiiiill*lii That God visited him four years ago at his Battle River township | homestead, was the claim made by Paul Martin Olson, 52, when exam- ined as to his sanity in the court of M. A. Clark, probate judge, this morn- ing. Olson insisted that hundreds of little spirits, their heads no larger than finger tips, were continually tormenting him and that they con- tinually placed poison in his food. He told Judge Clark, the examining dqc'- tors and Graham M. Torrance, county his life were useless for he was:to live forever. It was decided to place Olson in the insane asylum at Fer- gus Falls and he will probably be taken there tomorrow. He was re- leased from the asylum twelve yeefs ago, after being there a year. A sun- stroke is held responsible for his mis- fortyne. In 1900 Olson endeavored to kill himself, his throat and wrist being badly cut and for a time he was not expected to live. He owns 80 acres of land in Battle - River township. CHURCH PICNIC NEXT WEEK Methodist Sunday School Con;mittnes Plan That 400 Will Attend An- nual Outing Next Weeh. HELD AT BIRCHMONT mcn With arrangements to ptovide for at least 400 picnickers, the annual outing of the Methodist church Sun- day school will be held at'; Birch- mont Beach next Wednca‘gduy,i'August 4, ' Plans for the affair are begng made by the committee on arrangements, comprising C. L. Isted, chairman, S. J. Harvey, Dr. E. A. Shannon, John- son, Hanson, E. S. Larson and H. Heib, and the sub-committees have 'been appointed. There will be enough lemonade for everybody and 300 ‘cones will be ‘provided: that the Aweldty gallons of uted. There will be a complete race pro- gram and prizes will be awarded to the winners. will be carried on under the direc- tion of Mrs. E. H. Smith, Mrs. Fay Head, E. H. Denu and A. T. Carl- son. : C. L. Isted, chairman of the gen- eral committee, said today that a complete announcement of the picnic will be made Sunday. Boats will op- erate at regular intervals and auto- mobiles will be provided for those who | cannot ‘take the lake trip. It is planned to make the occasion the jargest and most successful ever | held. THEATER OPENS TONIGHT Proprietor Whaley of Nymore Show House Makes Announcement. Oliver Whaley, proprietor of the Rex theater, has announced that the Nymore motion picture house will open this evening and that shows will be given every Friday and Sat- uvrday nights as long as business war- rants it. An exceptional program has been secured for the opening show. The familiar trademark of the Mutual films will be seen at each show and Mr. Whaley promises Ny- more the best moving picture service it has ever had. Five films will be shown each evening the show is in operation. Orville K. Titus, an ex- pert operator, has been engaged to operate the machine and Mr. Whaley will have personal charge of the theater. Mrs. Whaley will have charge of the Rex at Bemidji on-the nights that the show in Nymore is operated. FREE LEGAL ADVICE FOR CITY OF LINCOLN Lincoln, July 30.—The city of Lincoln will hereafter furnish legal aid to those whose circumstances do not permit them to employ a lawyer to safeguard their rights and inter- ests. Under the initiative of Mayor Charles W. Bryan, a free legal aid burésu has been added to the ecity hall office force. The ordinance has been passed, and under it the mayor, with the city attorney as his chief assistant, will furnish advice along legal lines. to the poor whose rights ‘might otherwise be trampled upon. Mayor Bryan is enthusiastic over the outlook and the possibilities of ‘the new depnrtment._ attorney, that such efforts g %& N.M.D.A.BOOSTERS _PLANPROGRAMFOR X BEMIDJI MEETIN Rural c!eniu Committee Begins Work and Report Will Be Submitted at Convention Here Next December. AKX KKK AR KKK KN ey i) AM INNOCENT,” *‘ DECLARES BECKER IN DYING STATEMENT * -«««f«c«¢acc«««¢c Before going to the electric chair which wrenched the life from his body in Sing Sing prison this morn- ing, Charles Becker made a final statement, made public several hours after his death. It says: “Gentlemen, I stand before you with my full senses, knowing no power on earth can save me from the grave, in the face of them, and * k BUSY ON ml!’nm’l‘ CAMPAIGN |in the teeth of those who ‘are con- demning me. In the face of my God and your God, I proclaim my absolute veral Hundred Potato Exhibits to|innocence of the foul crime for which Be on Display—Unusually Large |I must die. Gathering Certain to Come. i You are about to wit- ness the destruction of a life by the state which has been organized to protect innocent lives. May God Al- When the Northern Minnesota De-|mighty pardon every one contributing velopment association holds its meet<| il any degree to my untimely death. ing in Bemidji next December the largest gathering to ever attend a similar convention will be present. At least this is the claim of those who are working out the program, one which gives promise of being of much excellence. Already the committee on rural credits is at work. The committee, consisting of C. R. Middleton of Bau- dette, Fred B. Myers of Duluth and ice .cream' may be pfopefly distrib- | This part of the day: Prof. E. Dana Durand of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, was appointed at the Coleraine meeting of the associa- tion to study rural credits with par- ticular application to the problems of Northern Minnesota and to report at the December meeting at Bemidji. Report of Importance. In view of the importance of the question of the development of Northern Minnesota, the report of the committee will be one of the features of the Bemidji meeting. The com- work of B. F. Faast of Eau Claire, ‘Wis., who has made. a similar, study for Northern Wisconsin. Men who have individually extended credit to settlers in Northern Minnesota will contribute the deductions from their experience and the committee is ex- pected to collect a valuable lot of ma- terial and to offer some concrete sug- gestions. ' A new impetus has been given the ggg, of. the development association (Continued on last page). FISH LAW IS EXPLAINED Measure Governing Shipments is Not Understood by Many. There are many who are not ifa- miliar with the law relative to the shipping of fish and as a consequence there is considerable misunderstand- ing in the matter. The law states that day catches on pike are limited to 15 and 25 on mixed fish. It does ‘not name any limit for shipping or ihaving in possession. But the law does insist that no fish can be taken from stocked lakes for sale purposes. “There are several farmers who fish in Kitchie Lake, Long Lake and Big Lake, their catches being sold to mar- ketmen. These lakes are not stock- ed,” said Warden Bailey this morning. The warden said that care is being taken to protect fish and that illegal catches or sales have been few during the past several years. TERM TO BE SEVEN MONTHS Unorganized Territory School Board Plans: Work for Coming Year. Seven-month terms of schools will be conducted in the districts of the unorganized territory of Beltrami county next winter as the result of action taken at the annual school meeting. It was also decided to place the tax levy at 15 mills. The taxes levied for the year, providing for teachers’ wages, fuel and school sup- plies, library books, text books, ap- paratus, transportation and board equals $9,060. A report of the meet- ing shows that text books are loaned to pupils-free of charge; that one frame school house was built during the past year at a cost of $1,336 and that the following schools art to be established: Big Lake, Simeck, Conkling, Christ. Christianson, Alex Joe Lesar, Clear River, Smithport, Kitehi Lake ancd Hans Hanson. Roads to Grand Rapids Fair. B. W. Lakin, who left Bemidji yes- terday for a trip on the range and to Duluth by automobile, together with two other cars, advises that roads to Grand Rapids are fair and that there are no impassible places. The range roads are excellent and with highways in fair condition to Grand Rapids auto parties will doubt- less travel this route more fre- ‘! quently. . mittee will have the assistance in its| Sawyer, Nels Hanson, I. W. Gehron, | Now, at the brink of my grave, I declare that I am proud to be the husband of the purest and noblest woman that - ever lived, -Helen Becker.” : This acknowledgement was the only legacy that Becker left before he was taken to the death chamber. SLAVS EVACUATE CITY OF WARSAW (United Press) London, July 30.—Dispatches re- ceived here this afternoon say that the Russians have begun the evacua- tion of Warsaw and all public docu- ments and treasures and money in the banks are being transferred to Petrograd. It is believed that by to- morrow all valuables which would be ‘of any importance to the Germans within the city will have been re-| moved. Prominent citizens are leaving on all trains, but military authorities are concentrating most of the trains for removal of troops. The work of removing the heavy guns at Novo- Georgowsk is being pressed. The Teu-~ tons had hoped to capture the great-| est booty at Novo-Georgowsk which city was not fortified. It is necessary for Warsaw to hold a considerable portion of Novo- Georgrowsk intact until the last mo- ment to permit holding back the Ger- mans until all of the Russians can get away. Preparations are being made to explode ammunition depots and there will be comparatively little booty for the Germans when they enter the city. L 3 LLOYDGOES TOCROOKSTON Bemidji Agent of Great Northern Railway Earns Promotion After Two Years’ Service Here. HAS BEEN WITH ROAD 25 YEARS —_—— e W. W. Lloyd, for more than two |years in charge of the Great North- lern depot in Bemidji, last evening was informed by telegram that he is ex- pected to be in Crookston tomorrow morning to take charge of the depot at that place. " The change was not expected by Mr. Lloyd, and while it comes in the form of a promotion for the popular railroad official, he regrets that it will cause him to abandon his resi- dence in Bemidji. “While I appreciate having been promoted to the Crookston office, a division point, it will be with keenest regret that I leave Bemidji,”” said Mr. Lloyd. “My family has enjoyed Be- midji and regard it as an ideal place in which to reside. I shall always feel proud that I was once a resident here and Wwill always take advantage of whatever opportunity I may have to boost the city for its beauty and enterprise.” As a railroad official Mr. Lloyd has won the respect of all who have had |business dealings with him and the merchants and traveling public, while pleased at his promotion, dis- like to learn of his departure. Mr. Lloyd has been with the Great North- ern railway for a period of 25 years. He came to Bemidji from Fosston. Miss Edla Nelson of Fargo ar- rived in Bemidji last evening and will remain here for a week as the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. E. Tabor, Mre. Bert Weaver and daughter, | Elanor, of Akeley are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. LaMont. Subscribe for the Pioneer. BECKER DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR IN ANSWER FOR ROSENTHAL CRIME Former New York Police Lieutenant Electrocuted—Sent to Death After Three-Year Fight for Life. WAS TWICE CONVICTED OF CRIME SE—— Governor Whitman Refused to Grant Appeal of Faithful Wife—Story _ of Crime is Told. (United Press) Ossining, N. Y., July 30.-—Charles Becker’s’ three-year fight for life, which ended this morning when the big steel’lever in Sing Sing’s execu- tion chamber crashed on the current that drov‘s the life from his body, was the m( ost bitterly fought in New York court nnnnls.' The last hope was ‘abandoned last night when Governor ‘Whitman refused to grant the appeal of Becker’s wife for mercy. At peace with his Maker, never faltering and muttering, “Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us,” Charles- Becker this morning at 5:45 atoned for the murder of Her- man Rosenthal of the New York gambler. Pinned under his death Tobe, over his heart, Becker carried a picture of his devoted wife who was true to him to the very end. Be- fore entering the death chamber he said: “I.am being sacrificed for my friends.” Execution Was Horrible. Although the attendants had been well trained, the execution was un- lnecesnrfl'y horrible. The guards carelessly applied the straps which [held Becker to the death chair, al- lowing the ghastly sound of clench- ing teeth. Becker walked to the death cham- ber without any assistance, heading the death .procession at his.own fe- quest, which are usually headed by guards. He approached the chair unfalteringly and undoped and in his hands held a black crucifix. The exe- cutioner is unknown, who received $100 for killing Becker and a negro who was executed first. i An official report says that Becker received three shocks of eighteen hundred fifty volts and ten amperes each. The first shock was sent on at 5:44 and lasted until 5:45. Twice had the convicted police lieutenant had his ropes raised only to see them tumble about his ears. Since June 18, this year however, when the Court of Appeals that once had saved him from the chair, re- fused to grant a motion to reargue the appeal, he had been rather re- signed to his fate, although he pro- fessed hope to the end, -~=' "4 ) His Fate Sealed. - It was three years ago that gamb- ler Herman Rosenthal -made the ut- terances that sealed his fate--when he first publicly acciised Becker of being a grafter. Rosenthal, in a pub- lished statement, swore that Recker was his partner in the Forty-fifth street gambling house. The police lieutenant, he said, had invested $1,- 500 with him. Amplification of these charges followed daily from then un- til June 14 when Rosenthal made an affidavit of his chargés, which was published in New York newspapers. The next day he agreed to go before the grand jury the following day and tell what he knew of New York’s police graft. «Conunued on last page). NASHVILLE PLAN TO BE FOLLOWED BY HIBBING (United Press) St. Paul, July 30.—It is now be- lieved that if a receiver is appointed to straighten out Hibbing’s financial difficulties that the plan used by Nashville will be followed. Mayor Power and other Hibbing officials are ‘expected to arrive in St. Paul tomor- row for a conference with the gov- ernor. A statement by the mining companies was made this afternoon. BRANVOLD T0O WADENA (United Press) St. Paul, July 30.—Oliver Bran- vold, formerly of Fergus Falls, and a state bank examiner, who discov- ered the shortage at the Osseo State bank, has resigned his’ posltion to be- come cashier of the Merghants Na- . tional bank at Wadena.