Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 22, 1915, Page 1

THE BE DIT N YESD} SISTORICAE VOLUME 13, NO. 227. - BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1915 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH, BEMIDJI HUNTERS IN HEAVY STORM ON THE RED LAKE Men in “Storm ',5,/?," Owned by A. A. Andrews, . “’0,.;-‘.xpefience in Heavy , %, o %, <%, (S REMAIN TWENTY-FOUR 1. b I}l BOAT WITHOUT . Eight Men a Hunting Go—Get No Game, But Don’t Cease to Blow— Much Seasickness. A hunting party comprising Attor- ney A. A. Andrews, George Kreatz and H. H. Mayer of Bemidji, Robert Pupper, John Hartman, L. J. Kramer, and J. Matson of Kelliher and Adam Kirch from Iowa spent twenty-four hours on Red Lake Sunday night during one of the worst storms on record. Anchor Boat. The party left Kelliher on a hunt- ing trip Friday and crossed the big lake in the “Storm King,” a passen- ger boat owned by Mr. Andrews, and while on their return trip the storm overtook them. They anchored one mile from shore and remained in the boat for twenty-four hours without food or provisions. Windows Broken. With the exception of A. A. An-, drews and George Kreatz, every mem- ber experienced a seige of seasick- ness. Windows on the bcat were broken by the waves and continual bailing of water was necessary to keep the boat from being swamped. Waves Roll High. The Bemidji men returned Ilast evening, wet, hungry and without game, but none the worse for their experience. Old settlers say that the waves rolled higher on Red Lake Sunday and Monday than in many years. CLARK PLEADS NOT GUILTY T0 STATUTORY CHARGE George Clark pleaded not guilty in the district court this morning to a statutory charge. His case will be taken up the latter part of this week. Clark is a homesteader in the Northwest Angle and has been in the county jail since the latter part of August. Since then he has had an attack of appendicitis and was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital where an operation was performed. The op- eration was successful and he was taken back to the jail. Attorney P. J. Russell is defend- ing Mr. Clark. ASHLAND GIRL WEDS BAUDETTE MAN Baudette, Minn., Sept. 23, — Thomas Gorman of Baudette and Miss Edna Firmenich, formerly of Ashland, Wis., were married at the ) Sacred Heart church this morning. Laura Doucet and Joe Thibault were the attendants. Mass was celebrated at 6, Rev. Father Bossus officiating. They took a wedding trip to Wausau and Ashland, Wis,, and will return AFTER FIFTY YEARS, OLD VETERAN VISITS SCENE OF EARLY INDIAN DAYS Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 22.—To visit scenes after the lapse of half a century or more, to be able to dis- tinguish ground on which his com- pany camped near Crow Wing in 1862, to recognize Fort Ripley, near Brainerd, now no fort but a thriving village, and to walk over ground in Brainerd which in the years past was filled with Indians, was the experi- ence of T. S. Higbe of Dodge Center, who is visiting with his son and fam- ~~, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Higbe. The senior Higbe is in hale and hearty health and takes a keen en- joyment in recounting war episodes. He was a member of Company H, 6th Minnesota, having enlisted in Olm- sted county. MERCHANTS CONSIDER MOVING PICTURE ADVERTISING PLAN G. S. Harding of Grand Theater Submits Plan to Take Pictures in Bemidji. BUSINESS HOUSES WILL CLOSE; EMPLOYES TO ATTEND FAIR Members of the Merchants’ asso- ciation took under consideration at its meeting yesterday afternoon a project of having a moving picture made in Bemidji, of the streets, schools, lake, stores and people. G. S. Harding of the Grand theater is interested in the propo- sition and agrees to run a 1,000-foot film in his playhouse twenty times during the year, should the mer- chants get behind the project. The total cost will be $375.00 and each merchant whose store appears in the film connected with the story of the play is to pay his pro rata. Left to Committee. The matter was left to the com- mittee on appropriations. This committee is now investigating other cities where pictures have been taken and upon the findings in these cities will depend its decision with reference to Bemidji. Invitation to Fair. A special invitation was received from W. F. Dickens of the Red Lake agency to attend the big Indian fair in that village next Friday, Bemidji day. He extended a special invita- tion to the teachers and school chil- dren and urged that the schools be closed. No action was taken by the association in regard to the schools. Business Houses to Close. Practically every business place in Bemidji will be represented at the Indian fair on Bemidji day. Hundreds plan on making the trip either by auto or special train. The Minne- apolis, Manitoba & Red Lake rail- way company has made a special rate of $1.50 for the round trip and will run a special train, leaving Fri- day morning at 8:30 and returning, will leave Redby at 6:30 p. m. The fare for children under 12 will be 75 cents for the round trip. here to reside. AN ENTERPRISING SON Superior, Wis., Sept. 22.—William Reickenberg, Sr., is suing his alleged precacious young son for $2,000 dam- ages on the allegation that the son stole the father’s wife away. The youth is further alleged to have in- fluenced the elder Reichenberg’s girl wife to elope with $350 of the family funds. THOMPSON 1S AWARDED A VERDIGT OF $100 A jury in the case of T. L. Thomp- son against E. H. Smith in the dis- trict court this morning awarded $100 to Mr. Thompson. Mr. Thompson was renting a farm from Mr. Smith and had a difference with Mr. Smith in regard to rental. He sued Mr. Smith for $340. The case was continued from the last term of court. Charles W. Scrutchin was the at- torney for Mr. Thompson and G. W. Campbell was the attorney for Mr. Smith. . VICE CRUSADER DIES AT HOME LAST NIGHT New York, Sept. Society for the Suppression of Vice, died at his home in Summit, N. J., last night after a brief illness. Mr. Comstock while on his vacation ten days ago contracted a cold, which lated developed into pneumonia. 22.—Anthony | Comstock, secretary of the New York MOORHEAD MAN DIES OF WOUNDS Moorhead, Minn., Sept. 22.—Four days after he was shot in the back with a shotgun in the hands of Wil- liam Brendemuhl, his brother-in-law, Ole Norby of Gragnes township, Clay county, succumbed to his wounds at 9 o’clock last evening at St. John’s hos- pital. His wife was present at the bedside. William H. Brendemuhl, who sur- rendered to Sheriff Dan' McDonald of Clay .county, after shooting on the Brendemuhl farm, two miles north of Kragnes and claimed self defense, is out on bonds charged with assault in the first degree, which will likely be changed to read.murder in the first degree. He is one of Clay county’s wealthiest farmers. The Want Column will give you the desired information. SCOOP BE.% REPORTER He was one of the most active vice crusaders in the country. T years,” time 1 talk poltics is when I am in I TELLYUH B05S— T SORRY T BUSTED YoU! GLASSES AND LEFT S0 BLIND -TLL STAND HERE AND LET Y0U TAKE. A POKE. AT ME [GLAPP SAYS WILSO WILLNOTCALLEXTRA SESSIONOF CONGRESS Minnesota’s Senator Visits in Bemidji Enroute to Red Lake Fair Where He Speaks Today. REFUSES TO TALK POLITICS; TALKS OF CROPS AND CONDITION Believes President’s Foreign Policy is Moving Along in the Right Di- rection for Peace. “I do not believe that President Wilson will call an extra session of congress, as was announced in the newspapers several days ago, to dis- cuss the South American trade mat- ters.” Speaks at Fair. United States Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minnesota made the above statement Tuesday evening while in Bemidji. He was enroute to the Red Lake Indian agency fair where he will deliver an address today. He will also inspect work done in lumber camps. ‘While in Bemidji he was the guest of his brother-in-law, E. E. McDon- ald, at dinner at the Markham hotel. Several business men were also the guests of Mr. McDonald at the din- ner. Congress Meets in December. “The reason I do not believe that Wilson will call a special session is that congress will convene in De- cember, anyway, and there is.no very urgent reason for getting them to- gether at this time. “The president’s foreign policy ap- pears to be moving along in the right direction and is meeting with the ap- proval' of the people.” Silent on Politics. “What have you to say in regard to the senatorial race?” he was asked. ‘“What race,” he answered. “I did not know that you people both- ered about that up here. just St. Paul and Minneapolis having a senatorial race.” I thought ‘were “WIll you bé 4 candidate for Sena- tor,” he was asked. His answer was just a big smile. “What have you got to say about the G. O. P. party?” . “I donm’t talk polities during off he answered. “The only the heat of a campaign. One of the troubles of this country is that there is too much hysteria and excitement over everything and at all times. Fine Country, He Says. “This is a fine country. Condi- tions are looking good.” ‘When told of the large crops raised near here this year, he swered: 2 “That is not the big thing to think of up here. When you come here from Brainerd you see creameries all along the line. They speak for them- selves. . The cow is the maker of this country.” Senator Clapp will be in the city an- FRIGATE INDEPENCE, IN NAVY SINCE 1812, IS BURNED FOR COPPER HULL San Francisco, Sept. 22.—A series of charred oaken ribs projecting out of & mud flat on San Francisco bay was all that remained today of the old frigate Independence, the vaunted ‘““oldest ship in the United States navy,” which was burned yesterday for the copper in her staunch hull. The flames brought to an end a navy career begun in 1812. Once the old frigate was America’s first flagship and carried 74 guns on its three decks. Later it was re- tired from actual service and was stationed at Mare Island a sa receiv- ing ship. Three yeard: ago it was placed out of actual commission. SCRUTGHINTODELIVER EMANCIPATION SPEECH Bemidji Attorney to Deliver Address Tonight at Fiftieth Anniver- i Charles Serutchin, Bemidji's col- ored attorney, left this noon for Du- luth, where he will deliver the Eman- cipation day address to the colored folk of that city this evening. The fiftieth anniversary of "the freedom of the negro will be cele- brated and many from the entire state will attend. “UNCLE JOE” HAS A MILITARY PLAN Danville, I1l., Sept. 22.—Congress- man Jos. G. Cannon, former speaker of the house of representatives, has a plan for military ‘preparedness. Mr. Cannon’s plan calls for a re- serve army of 100,000 men and the same number of marines and sailors. These would be recruited from vol- unteers for two years, who would serve a month each year. The cost, he said, would be $60,000,000 a year. PRESS COMMENTS ON ] STANTON’S CANDIDACY A St. Payl' paper comments edit- orially as follows on the report that Judge Stanton of this city will be a candidate for United States senator: “Judge Stanton of Benvidji, & poli- tician of splendid fighting points, is said to be spoiling for a test of strength and is willing to take the United States senatorship as a re- ward. Certain it is that the bench is no fit place for a live politician.” RETURN INDICTMENTS IN EASTLAND CASE Six Steamship Companies, Officials and Two Government Inspectors Indicted by Federal Jury. Chicago, Ill.,, Sept. 22.—The Fed- eral grand jury today returned in- dictments against six steamship com- panies, charging conspiracy and erim- inal carelessness in connection with for a few hours this evening and will leave later for Akeley where he will speak at the county fair. SALVATION ARMY MEET “AT NYMORE TONIGHT Stephen Marshall and Major T. H. Storey of Minneapolis will speak at the Salvation Army meeting at Nymore tonight at the Kolonial theater. They inspected the property ot t' 2 local division in Bemidji today and expect to return to Bemidji im the near future and hold meetings in this city. Colonel SCOFIELD GETS VERDICT A verdict was returned in the dis- trict court this morning for E. J. Scofield in the case of E. J. Scofield, ,administrator for the estate of Angus Fisher, against S. A. Hanson. ™M the Eastland digaster when 812 per- sons were drowned. Officials Indicted. Indictments were also returned against the officials of the boat and two Federal inspectors. A verdict was also returned on charges against the Chicago-St. Jo- sept Steamship company, owners of .the Eastland, and the Indiana Trans- portation company, a corporation, the leasors of the Eastland. ANNUAL MEETING OF BUILDING ACCOCIATION NEXT TUESDAY The annual meeting of the Bemidji Building and Loan association sched- uled for Tuesday evening, was post- poned to Tuesday, Sept. 28. All the stockholders of the asso- ciation are requested to be present at that time. FARMERS’ CLUB T0 MEET The Turtle River Farmers’ club will hold a meeting at the school house in Turtle River, Oct. 2. And The Boss Ain't Even Yet GOSH -X CANT SEE A THINGBUT I KNOW BOUT WHERE, JUH 4RE ‘| began sinking when an FALL TERM OF DISTRIGT GOURT 1S NEAR FINISH Many Cases Are Continued and Dis- missed; Severdl Suits Settled Out of Court. 3 'EXPECTED THAT CALENDER WILL BE FINISHED NEXT WEEK Cases of E. C. Middleton Against N. P. Railway and Frank Bertram Against Railways Continued. Judge McClenahan of the district court will probably finish the fall calendar of the court the last part of next week. Cases Dismissed. The case of Emil Peterson against J. U. Williams, George B. Partridge, George Arnold, Elery Riley, J. A. Lindsay, Halvor Robberstad, Gilbert N. Roen, John Norquist and C. R. Middleton, which was continued from the last term of court has been settled and dismissed. Cases Continued. The cases of E. C. Middleton against the Northern Pacific railway, Frank Bertram against the Northern Pacific railway and the Minnesota & International railway and John Eich- endorf against Peter Maule and Ben Haskell, have been continued. The cases of George Moran against against Albert H. Kleven and Henry Seado against Ida Peterson, have been dismissed. The cases of George Moarn against the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Saulte Ste. Marie railway and.J. F. Kolonial against F. G. Troppman have been settled. Cases Stricken. The cases of I. P. Batchelder against William Pelkey and Mrs. William Pelkey and Thyra Snyder against Grant Snyder have been stricken from the calendar. SUBWAY CAVES IN; 200 FALL 30 FEET New York Tunnel Caves In; Surface Car Goes in Pit; Several Are Killed. New York, Sept. 22.—Two hun- dred persons dropped thirty feet in- to a great gap this morning when a subway which is being constructed on Seventh avenue caved in the en- tire block, carrying down a crowded Seventh avenue surface car. The tun- nel flattened like a mushroom. Much Confusion. On account of the great confusion the estimates of the dead are from one to twenty. b Many-persons were hurled from the sidewalk into the pit as they were going to work and a dull roar could be heard for blocks when the surface car went into the pit. Next Block Sinks. The next block on Seventh avenue enormous crowd gathered and it was necessary for the police to rush the crowds off the avenue into safety. It is believed that there were no workmen in the tunnel at the time of the accident. Up to a late hour this afternoon six bodies have been recovered from the cave-in. Two hundred people had been recovered, slightly injured. It is believed that the accident was caused by a dynamite blast in an- other part of the subway. CARRANZISTAS GAPTURE GEN. VILLA'S GAPITAL Washington, Sept. 22.—Carranzis-. tas in a sweeping northward move- ment have captured Chihuahua, Vil- 1a’s capital. Villa’s army is fleeing northward to the border of Chihuahua state. WAR LEVY IN BRITAIN WOULD TAKE $1 DAILY FROM $2 WAGES London, Sept. 22.—A 40 per cent increase in the income tax and other drastic levies to meet the greatest deficit ever faced by the BPitish na- tion were proposed in the govern- ment’s tax budget introduced in the House of Commons yesterday after- noon by Chancellor of the Exchequer Reginald McKenna. He proposed to tax all incomes of $650 a year, a decrease from the former exemption 1limit of $8,000. The chancellor estimated the gov- ernment’s revenue-for the current year will be £272,000,000 ($1,360,- 000); that the - expenditures will reach £1,590,000,000 ($7,950,000,- 000) and that the dead weight of debt at the close of the financial year will be £2,200,000,000 ($11,- 000,000,000.) ¥ RED LAKE INDIAN FAIROPENS; EXHIBITS ATTRACT VISITORS Specimens of Beadwork, Woven Rugs, Baskets Made of Sweet Grass Catch Interest of People. PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED FOR FRIDAY, BEMIDJI DAY Red Lake, Minn., Sept. 22.—The Red Lake Indian agency fair opened here this morning. Not alone are the agricultural pro- ducts attracting much attention but the wonderful specimens of bead- work, woven rugs and baskets made of sweet grass and useful ornamental articles of birch bark have caught the interest of the visitors. All Indians Contribute. Almost every Indian in the vicinity has contributed his share to_the dis- play and the excellent work of the instructors in the Lndian, schools shows itself at every hand. United States Senator Moses -E. Clapp delivered an address here to- day. Announcément was made by Wal- ter F. Dickens, superintendent of the agency, for the program for Friday, Bemidji day. The program is as fol- lows: Program is Good. Lacrosse game, Joe Jourdain, Red Lake and Alexis Jourdain, Red Lake, §10.00, first prize; $5.00, second prize, Tug-of-war, Red Lake vs. Cross Lake, $10.00 first prize; $5.00 second prize. 100-yard dash, $2.00 first prize; $1.00 second prize. 220-yard dash, $3.00 first prize; $2.00 second prize. Potato race, $3.00 first prize; $2.00 second prize. o Boys’ race, under 16 years, $1.00 first prize; 50 cents second prize. Boys’ race, under 12 years, $1.00 first prize, 50 cents second prize. One-half mile foot race, free-for- all, $3.00 first prize; $2.00 second prize. One-half mile pony race, $5.00 first prize; $3.00 second prize. One-half mile horse race, . $5.00 first prize; $3.00 second prize. One-half mile ox race, $5.00 first prize; $3.00 second prize. One-half mile team race hitched to buggy, $5.00 first prize; $3.00 sec- ond prize. . FOUR KILLED WHEN 3 TRAIN HITS AUTO Portland, Ore., Sept. 22.—Four people were killed this afternoon when a Southern -Pacific electric train ran into an auto truck. ITASCA® STATE LAND SOLD St. Paul, Minn.,, Sept. 22.—State land in Itasca county put up for sale Monday at Grand Rapids brought an average of nearly $7 an acre, said a report received today by State Au- ditor J. A. O. Preus. There were 1,106 acres sold, $7,403 being real- ized. One piece was sold for $25 an acre. The prices are regarded as ex- cellent for cut-over land. HANK GOODNESS T DONT NEED GLASSES ) BULGARIA CALLS SOLDIERS T0 GOLORS; WILL DECLARE WAR Four Divisions Are Ordered to Serb- ian Frontier; General Savoff Ordere to Sofia. —_— OFFICERS ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE RECALLED FOR MOBILIZATION Bomb Hit Bank of England in Re- cent German Air Raid on — London. Athens, Sept. 22.—Bulgaria has mobilized four divisions of its army, 160,000 men, and cavalry regiments stationed at Sofia have been ordered to the Serbian frontier. GENERAL SAVOFF ORDERED TO FRONT Paris, Sept. 22.—A news agency dispatch from Saloncia says that the Bulgarian prime minister has sum- moned General Savoff, former head of the Bulgarian army, to Sofia. BULGARIANS IN TEUTON COUNTRIES RECALLED Copenhagen, Sept. 22.—All Bulga- rians in Austria and Germany have been -called to colors. OFFICERS ORDERED TO REPORT Athens, Sept. 22.—All Bulgarian s officers who have been on a leave of i absence have been recalled to the colors. FRENCH ATTACK 3 TROOP TRAIN | Paris, Sept. 22.—The war office 3 this afternoon announced that al- lied aviators bombarded German railway junctions and troops trains last night at several points along the battle front with a marked success: RIGA AND PETROGRAD " : SAFE, SAY RUSSIANS z Petrograd, Sept. 22.—According to an official statement here, Riga and Petrograd are safe from the Germans’ - on account of the German victories E around Dvinsk and the withdrawai of o the Germans from the great Balkan + drive on account of repeated reverses. The Germans are attempting to take the Dvinsk fortifications but their attacks are becoming weaker. BOMB HITS BANK OF ENGLAND IN RAID Berlin, Sept. 22.—Dispatches from Amsterdam state that in the recent air raid on London a bomb hit the Bank of England. ARGHIBALD'S LETTERS IMPLIGATE MANY Messenger for Dumba, Austrian Am- bassador, May Be Punished for Conspiracy. ‘Washington, Sept. 22.—The pub- lication of the letters that Messenger Archibald, correspondent, carried for Dr. Dumba, Austrian ambassador, whose recall has been requested by the United States, may result: First, in the arrest and punish- ment of Archibald for the violation of neutrality or conspiracy; Second, the return of Captain Pa- per, a German military attache; Third, the return to Austria of Austrian ‘Consul General Nuber of New York; Fourth, investigation and possible action against a Hungarian editor in New York; v Fifth, the return to Austria of Austrian Consul Schwegel; Sixth, no action against Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador. Neutrality Violated. Bernstorff’s letter introducing Archibald, in which he stated that he wished him to return to America “after having promoted our inter- ests here in such a zealous and suc- cessful manner,” may be regarded as evidence of the violation of neut- rality. i AUSTRIA TO NAME DIPLOMAT AT ONCE Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 23.—A Vienna dispatch is published here today saying it has been learned in diplomatic circles at the Austrian capital that the government will not await the arrival of Dr. Constantin Dumba from the United States before appointing his successor. The new ambassador, it is stated, will be named at once. " The dispatch says that Kajetan Merey von Kapos-Mere, former Aus- tro-Hungarian ambassador at Rome, has been selected for this place.