Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 25, 1915, Page 1

P THE BEMIDJI D - VOLUME 13, NO. 230. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, S_ATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1915. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH. EOWARD MILEY IS FOUND GUILTY OF GRAND LARGENY Charged With Robbi* , Russian Pole at Spooner of $&.6a° % Revolver. %, % JURY DISCUSSES CASE ALL 2 NIGHT—VERDICT RETURNED Court Takes Up Case Against George Clark on Statutory Charge. The jury in the case against Ed- ward Miley in the district court, charged with grand larceny in the first degree, after being out all night returned a verdict of guilty this morning. One Pleaded Guilty. Miley was charged, with W. La- buda and James Ryan, of robbing Mike Demkoiv, a Russian Pole, of Spooner, of §48 and a revolver, on a highway near Spooner, Aug. 3. Labuda pleaded guilty. The trial of James Ryan will prob- ably be taken up at the session of court Monday. Jury Out All Night. The jury retired at 4:45 o’clock Friday afternoon and did not return a verdict until nine o’clock this morning. George E. Ericson of Spooner de- fended Miley and Graham M. Tor- rance, county attorney, presented the case for the state. The case of George Clark, a home- steader of the Northwest Angle, who is accused of a statutory charge, was taken up by the district court this morning. The case will probably be given to the jury tonight. BANK EXAMINER TO MAKE HOME HERE D. B. Fuller, state bank examiner, and wife arrived in Bemidji Friday evening. They will make their per- manent residence here. CONDITION OF GEORGE ROGERS UNIMPROVED George Rogers of Wilton, who has been at the St. Anthony hospital for several days on account of old age “'ments is reported to be unim- ed. He is 82 years of age. TWy" TRAINS MAY BE DISCONTINUEDONM & | W. H. Gemmell, General Manager, States Decrease in Business May Mean Reduction in Service. W. H. Gemmell of Brainerd, gen- eral manager of the Minnesota & In- ternational Railway company, was in Bemidji Friday evening on busi- ness. ‘“Passenger business has been fall- ing off during the past few weeks,” he said in regard to conditions. “If the business continues to decrease the Minnesota & International will be obliged to reduce the service by taking off the south bound Sunday night and the north bound Monday morning trains during the winter. If they are taken off, of course they will be re-installed in the spring. ‘“Conditions through the country are showing but little improvement, especially railroad conditions, and there is but little improvement look- ed for at the present.” THRESHERS ARE FEW; FARMERS STACK GRAIN TO PREVENT BURIAL Regina, Sask., Sept. 25.—There are not enough threshing outfits in many WALKER BACK TO KEROSENE DAYS ‘Walker, Minn., Sept. 25.—Walker is in darkness all this week, owing to needed repairs at the power plant. The city will be without light for about ten days and about the only business local merchants are doing after nightfall is in the sale of kere- sene, candles and lamps. The moving picture theater as well as barber shops and many other places of business are dark, and local citizens are experiencing the mode of living in grandfather’s time, much to their discomfort. ST. PAUL POLICE HOLD SUSPECT FOR MURDER Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 25.— Surrounded and captured by a posse of farm hands, who had tracked him three miles, Frank Smith, a farm hand, who answers in many particu- lars the description of the man seen near the home of Mrs. Anna Hein- ecke, 3518 Madison street, N. E., just after she was murdered Wednes- day, was held by the St. Paul police today as a suspect. ATTORNEY GENERAL BRINGS SUIT AGAINST BRAINERD MAN Brainerd, Minn., Sept. 25.—Attor- ney General Smith has filed an order in the district court against Peter Spina who is alleged to be conduct- ing a saloon in connection with the Hotel Arlington. The attorney gen- eral asks abatement. WOMEN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS The Women’s Home Missionary so- ciety held a meeting at the home of Mrs. C. L. Isted, 1015 Lake Boule- vard, this afternoon. The topic of discussion “Young People’s Work.” was RANGE ALUMNI PLANS TO HOLD BANQUET Virginia, Sept. 25.—Senator O. H. Griggs, Otto A. Poirier and other prominent range alumni of the Uni- versity of Minnesota are busy mak- ing plans for the banquet of the as- ciation which is to be held in this city next month, the exact date not having been set as yet. KKK KKK KK KKKH * ADDITIONAL LOCALS * KRR KKK R KKK KKK XKD James Schumacker of St. Paul is the guest of Judge H. A. Simons to- day. R. J. Rendser, G. K. Rister and C. 0. Rister of Hendrum were in Be- midji today on business. John Claffy of Kelliher visited friends in Bemidji this morning. H. Mayne Stanton, formerly editor of the Pioneer, now a student at the state university, is visiting over the week end in Bemidji. sections of Saskatchewan to thresh the grain in the next fifty days, ac- JUDGE STANTON NOT A GANDIDATE FOR U. 8. SENATE Returns From Grand Rapids Where He Has Been Holding a Regular Term of Court, SAYS STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY IS INVENTION OF SOMEONE Twin City Papers Have Reports of Candidacy—Will Hold Regular Term of Court at Aitkin., “The statement that I will be a candidate for United States senator on the Democratic ticket is an in- vention of some one. I will not be a candidate.” Reports From Twin Cities. Judge C. W. Stanton made the above statement this morning on his return to Bemidji, in regard to the reports that have been received from the Twin Cities stating that he would be a candidate for the toga. senatorial Court Business Large. Judge Stanton has been holding a regular term of court at Grand Rapids. The court was adjourned yesterday to Oct. 13 on account of the large amount of business to be disposed of. He will go to Brainerd Monday and to Aitkin Tuesday for a term of court at the latter place. GOMMANDER TO INSTRUGT BEMIDJI NAVAL MILITIA The members of the Bemidji naval militia have been ordered by Lieut. Earl Barker to report at the city boat house Sunday morning at 9:30 cording to the fortniéhtly report of as Saskatchewan department of ag- riculture, and farmers are advised to stack their grain as a precaution against the possibility of it being buried under snow in the shock. The department estimates that the province has only thirty threshing days remaining. All wheat is harvested, but from 15 to 25 per cent of the late sown flax is still to be cut. REV. W. RIEMANN PASTOR OF LUTHERAN CHURGH Rev. W. Riemann of Brainerd is the new pastor of the German Evan- gelical Lutheran church, taking the place vacated by Rev. A. Kurz of Wadena. Rev. Mr. Riemann is making his home at present in Brainerd. ENGLAND LIFTS EMBARGO ON AMERICAN PROPERTY ‘Washington, Sept. 25.—The way was cleared today for the relief of American owned goods of German and Austrian origin now held up at neutral ports of Europe by the Brit- ish order-in council. The British embassy notified the state department that it was prepared to receive ap- plications for permits to export such goods in cases where American im- porters had either paid for them or rendered thericelves liable for the purchase prices before March, 1915. Vigorous informal representations have been made by the state depart- ment in its efforts to secure an agree- ment for the release of this merchan- dise, worth about $167,000,000. JAPAN MAY REFUSE TO AID ALLIES Tokio, Sept. 25.—The Allies are reported to be preparing to ask Japan to send troops to help block the threatened Austro-German drive at Constantinople. If the Allies ask this it will be refused, according to high authority. o’clock. Lieut. Joseph Carhart of Duluth, in command of the second division, will instruct the boys how to handle the sails on the boats, re- cently received. Lieut. Carhart will arrive in Be- midji tonight. STEEL COMPANY SOLD; BIG MERGER RUMORED Philadelphia, Sept. 25.—The Mid- vale Steel company, among the larg- est of the so-called independent con- cerns in the country, has been sold to purchasers whose identity has not been disclosed. The sale price ap- proximates $19,000,000. Coincident with the sale of the Midvale plant, came the report that the Cambria Steel company, another big independent concern with a plant at Johnstown, Pa., is in the course of changing hands. WOULD SELL FARGO WATER BELOW COST Fargo, N. D., Sept. 25.—H. F. Emery, president of the city commis- sion, would sell water to the con- sumers of the city at less than cost to give them the benefit of a sur- plus accumulating in the water- works fund and which cannot be used except to build a new plant. In a communication to the city commissioners, President Emery says the surplus amounts to $58,000. LE SUEUR PETITION FILED Le Sueur, Minn., Sept. 25.—The county option fight is on in Le Sueur county. The petition has been filed with 1,083 signatures. The election has been set for Oct. 25. The peti- tion shows no signatures in Mont- gomery and New Prague. REFUND QUESTION TO BE DISGUSSED BY GOUNGIL The city council will hold a reg- ular meeting Monday evening at the city hall. George A. Ralph, former state en- The refund of saloon licenses will be discussed. Keliihar]numfllfiumments on Bemidji Hunters’ Experiences The Kelliher Journal publishes the following account of A. A. Andrews and party of Bemidji who went to Kelliher on a hunting trip last week and were stalled in their boat, the Storm King,” on Larson’s lake for 24 hours without food: A. A. Andrews, George Kreatz and H. H. Mayer of Bemidji, M. L. Mat- son, L. J. Kramer, Bob Poupore and A. Kirch of Iowa formed a duck hunting party Saturday. Went to Dance. They went across the lake to Min- niman creek, but’ finding nothing there came back to Waskish in time for the dance. The party passed to Larson Lake, where they were caught in the storm Sunday night and thought for a time they ‘‘would make food for the fish.” Lost Row Boat. As it was, they lost their row boat. Two of the party were taken seasick and gave up nearly everything but their hunting boots. ‘They managed to keep them on.. While in that glo- rious condition numerous flocks of ducks flew over, but they were safe— the hunters didn’t care if there were a million and they couldn’t hit them if they had- been the size of a Ten-| strike hill. Romantic Story. That is a romanti¢c-and thrilling story the Pioneer had and it is all right to tell the Pioneer man such a story—of Andrews and the hunt- ing party who were with him—ad- venturous spirits, afraid of neither God, man, devil, seas or anything clse, getting seasick aqn Larson lake. We know we would have been scared out of a year’s growth—but we're sorry they lost their row boat and were caught in the storm. Drank Waskish Water. Seasick! No wonder the boys were. Dance at Waskish all night and drink Waskish & water. Who wouldn’t be seasick. We are sur- prised they were able to get back at all. GRAVE COMPLICATIONS "ARE THREATENED IN MEXICAN SITUATION Citizens of Texas Report That Car- ranza Troops Entrenched on Their Side of River for Attack. CARRANZA RECOGNITION BY U. NOT PROBABLE AT THIS TIME Killing of American Soldiers Will Complicate Matters, It is Believed ; Soldiers Seek Miscreants. ‘Washington, Sept. 25.—The like- lihood of the recognition of Carranza by the United States lessened today on account of a sharp turn of official sentiment against Carranza. The turn was the result of reports that Carranzista forces fired upon and killed one American soldier yes- terday without any given cause. Officials are awaiting the report of General Funston. MEXICAN SOLDIERS PROTECT RAIDERS Brownsville, Tex., Sept. 25.—Cit- izens here are convinced that 300 Carranza soldiers were entrenched on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande yesterday and by steady firing cov- ered the retreat of the 80 Mexicans who raided Progresso. Three hundred American soldiers are today seeking the miscreants. International complications are threatened. FINAL HEARING HEARD IN ROBINSON ESTATE The hearing on the final account of the C. H. Robinson estate was heard in the probate court this morning. gineer, was i:l Bemidji today. SCOOP irorter THESE. UNTIL WE CAN GET YOURS FIXED?, U. . INSPECTOR - PRAISES REDLAKE INDIAN FAIR H. 8. Trayler of Washington Pleased With Exhibit; “Best Ever Seen,” He Says. SUPT. DICKENS OF AGENCY THANKS BEMIDJI PEOPLE Program for Bemidji Day is Good; Cross Lakers Win Lacrosse Game. The third annual Red Lake Indian fair, surpassing all previous records in attendance, exhibits, field and track sports, was brought to a most successful close with the celebration of Bemidji day, Friday. Prizes Awarded. The awarding of premiums for booths and general exhibits was con- ducted Friday. The agricultural ex- hibits and poultry premiums were awarded by H. Moore, E. H. Lee and F. Dupree. The livestock judges were J. O. Harris of Kelliher and J. M. Phillippi of Bemidji. In the domestic art departments Mrs. L. L. Culp, Mrs. E. C. Linton and Mrs. Omar Gravelle passed judg- ment. Mrs. A. C. Goddard and Mrs. Eleanor Stevens awarded the prizes in the domestic sciénce departments. The scheol booths were inspected by Judges Mrs. S. M. Dickens, Mrs. J. Kahellicker and Mrs. A. Pecord. Field Inspector Interested. H. S. Traylor, field inspector of agencies throughout the United States, working directly under the department at Washington, was an interested visitor. In speaking of the fair Mr. Traylor said: “I cover practically all Indian res- ervations in my travels and am amazed at the wonderful display of crop exhibits and the interest taken in the fair program by the Indians. The boys’ corn club ex- hibit and the Indian Farmers’ club exhibits are simply wonderful.” “How does this Indian fair com- pare with others you have visited?” was asked Mr. Traylor. “It is the best I have seen any- ‘wlrere,” ~he answered.” ““You cannot say too much in praise of this fair if you wish to express my honest opinion. To Recommend Fair. “Most Indian reservations hold a celebration June 14 of each year and after seeing this display I heartily recommend that all Indian schools change this celebration to an annual Indian fair, because I believe it more educational to the Indian than any other form of entertainment.” Dickens is Pleased. ““Comparing this fair with the last two,” said W. F. Dickens, superin- tendent of the Red Lake agency, “I am especially pleased with the turn- out from Bemidji. The business men down there supported us loyally and I want to thank them through the columns of the Pioneer. “A few facts of which I am proud are the splendid booths of our four Farmers’ clubs. The county fair at Bemidji had only three, I under- stand. “Another attraction of which I would make special mention is the Returned Students’ club booth. 1t is mighty pleasing to note the inter- est these boys and girls are taking in the welfare and progress of the Indian. “We had bigger and better corn than was shown at the state fair and bigger pumpkins.” Lacrosse Game Played. The lacrosse game between the Red Lake and Cross Lake schools was won by the Cross Lakers. In ine baseball game between Clover town and Red Lake the latter won easily. The woman’s foot race was won by Mrs. A. C. Goddard; Mrs. H. Moore, second. . In the nail driving contest Mrs. H. Moore was first, with Mrs. Goddard second. The men’s foot race was awarded to James Gerneau, with his brother, Simon, second. Land Ho! - And “Some” Land Forces Landed NDNafarcrtive Paace ~ov TH' ONE PLACE IVE WANTED T LAND ON EVER! SINGE You ’**lii!iil&ii**i&i * ONE-POUND BABY * BOY BORN; LIVES.. * Johnstown, Pa., Sept. 26.— X A one-pound boy, one foot in ¥ length, light hair, blue eyes, % perfectly developed, pretty % as a picture, perfect as a doll, * was born to Mr. and Mrs. * Sheridan Oldham. The child +* and mother are healthy and % both will live. The mother . ¥ is 18 years of age and the % -father is 21. Both are of me- * dium build. 4 *x * * * * B3 x * * * * ¥ ¥ “I believe that all records are passed by the birth of a one-pound baby,” said Dr. R. Gilmore this afternoon when told the above story. “It is wonderful. I have heard of cases when such a child was born but died birth.” soon after AXK AKX KA A KA KR A A AKX AT AA KK *hkhkkk*k KRKKK KKK KKK KKK GRAND ENCAMPMENT G.A.R. ATWASHINGTON Thirty Thousand Veterans Are Ex- pected to Take Part in Exercises; Identification Tags for Each. Washington, Sept. 25.—Draped in bunting and with flags flying, Wash- ington is today putting on the last touches for the reception of the vet- crans of the Grand Army of the Re- public whose annual encampment starts here tomorrow and lasts throughout the week. This probably will be the last encampment held in the nation’s capital, and nothing is being neglected to make it the most memorable coming together of the old soldiers since the Civil War. ‘With the ery of “On to Washing- ton” once more ringing throughout the land, but this time from the throats of Union soldiers instead of Confederates, a host of thirty thou- sand old warriors is expected to storm the city. Along with these are expected to come nearly fifty thousand relatives and a half dozen auxiliary societies which hold their annual encampments with the G. A. R. There will be a hundred thou- sand visitors in the capital tomorrow night. Over 15,000 veterans are here to- day and it is expected that this num- ber will be increased to 30,000 by Monday. There are 225 trains daily bringing the crowds. Each soldier is given an identification card so that they can be identified in case of in- jury or accident. NEW TRIAL REFUSED IN OLEO FRAUD CASE Men Sentenced to Federal Prison Must Serve Terms, Rules Judge Sater. Columbus, Ohio, Sept. 26.—Judge Sater today overruled the motion for a new trial for Dennis Kelley, Leo Orobett, William Eberstad and Hiram Kelly, officials of the Capitol City Dairy Cow, in the famous million dollar oleo fraud case. Each defendant was sentenced to two years in the Federal penitentiary at Moundsville and to pay a $1,000 fine. NICHOLS’ HALLBOY INDICTED FOR MURDER New York, Sept. 25.—An indict- ‘ment for murder in the first degree was returned by the grand jury against’ Owney Talas, a hallboy em- ployed by Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, a wealthy hallboy, who was robbed and murdered in her home on the night of Sept. 8. TWO CARS OF CATTLE SHIPPED TO $0. ST. PAUL Two cars of cattle were shipped to South St. Paul by Beltrami county farmers this morning. By “HOP” BET THEY ARE - (TS THREE BRITISH SHIPS ATTACK GERMAN NAVALBASE Attacks Made at Daybreak on Zee Bruges—Believed That the Damage Was Great. BALEAN SITUATION BECOMES SERIOUS—GREECE PREPARES Russians and French Claim Victories Japan May Refuse to Aid the Allies, Amsterdam, Sept. 25.—Three British warships heavily bombarded Zee Bruges, the German naval base, early this morning. The extent of the damage is un- known but it is believed to have been very heavy. ATHENS HAS WAR DEMONSTRATIONS Athens, Sept. 25.—Great crowds are parading the streets here in war demonstrations. * Automobiles are dashing through the streets carrying officers respond- ing to the call for colors. Demonstrations were made this morning before the allied legations, the crowds carrying Greek, English, Italian and French flags. Bulgarian and Turkish citizens were not mol- ested. A newspaper here expressed the hope that Bulgaria did not intend to start a third Balkan war and ex- plained that Greece was only de- sirous of preserving honor. GERMANS LOSE 40 ZEPPELINS London, Sept. 256.—A Geneva cor- respondent of the Daily Express as- serts that the German admiralty has admitted that 40 Zeppelins have been lost since the beginning of the war. RUSSIANS CLAIM RECAPTURE OF PINSK Petrograd, Sept. 25.—The war office this afternoon officially an- nounced that Pinsk and the - Fort- ress The right wing of Gen. Mackensen's army was thrown back five miles when the Russians recaptured Long- ishin. 450,000 ARMENIANS MASSACRED New York, Sept. 25.—Four hun- dred.and fifty thousand Armenians Lave been put to death, and 600,000 rendered homeless or exiled, out of a population of 1,600,000. Old men, women and children have been driven from their village homes to the desert and there left to die. The young men have been forced into the army. Citizens who have paid the army exemption fee have been thrown into prison on a pretext, beaten and hang- ed. Christian priests have been beaten. Turkey has started on a wholesale scale to obliterate the Armenian from the race of the earth. The massacres of Abdul Hamid were in- significant in comparison. This is the gist of a letter re- ceived by Dr. M. Symbad Gabriel, president of the Armenian General Progressive association in the United States from Nubar Pasha, diplomatic representative of the Armenian church in Paris. RHODES PAPERS LOST AT SEA London, Sept. 26.—A third set of papers for the annual examinations in the United States for Rhodes’ scholarships has been forwarded in the hope that they will arrive in time for the tests on the appointed days, Oct. 5 and 6. The original papers ‘went down with the Arabic and a sec- ond set was lost with the sinking of the Hesperian. On account of this delay Dr. George Parkin; secretary ot the Rhodes’ scholarship trust, ex- pressed the fear that aspirants: in ‘America might think no examina- tions were to be held this year. DUTCH LINER IS SUNK London, Sept. 25.—The Holland- American Dutch: liner Emdyk has been sunk. British censors refuse to permit the mention of the word torpedo and that only the word sunk be used. GERMANS AGAIN RESORT TO GASES Paris, Sept. 26.—The official state- ment of the war department today says that the French aid squadron has bombarded the Sablona railway station at Metz. . The damage is not given. The Germans, according to the statement, are again resorting to the 4 use of asphyxiating gases. Dubno have been recaptured.