Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 7, 1915, Page 1

e o s et sasnd VOLUME 13, NO. 241. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, 'mumu{_ EYENING, OCTOBER 7, 1916. | FORTY CENTS PER MONTE: COMMERGIAL CLUB HOLDS FIRST FALL REGUL’ -, MEETING Four New Members Ac. %o, Com- mittees Appointed for B» & Lunch for Next Meeting. JUDGE STANTON AND ATTY. ANDREWS T0 REPRESENT CLUB Local Delegates Will Attend Meeting at Thief River Falls to Discuss Im- provements on Red Lake River. The first regular fall meeting of club was held Wednesday evening at the club rooms. Four new members were accepted at the meeting, committees were ap- pointed to submit a membership plan at the next meeting, a committee was ~appointed to provide a business lunch at the next meeting, delegates were chosen to attend a meeting at Thief River Falls, and an invitation was extended to Charles Frederick Oliver Weller to address the citizens some time during this. month. X To Discuss Improvements. Judge C. W. Stanton and Attorney A. A. Andrews were selected as dele- gates to attend the meeting in Thief River Falls, Oct. 12, which is called for the purpose of discussing improve- ments on Red Lake river. The fact that improvements on this river the Commercial EXRKEK KKK KK KK KKK KF LOGAL GREEKS , statement to the press of the United States, contrasting the ¥ landing of allied troops in % Greece with Germany’s action * toward Belgium, was cabled % to the Austro-Hungarian em- bassy here today by the for- & 2ign minister at Vienna. * L * INVASION OF GREECE L oeanmproczmuar, x| RESPOND TO GALL : Washington, Oct. 7.—A * * - OF NATIVE LAND Nick Xilis and Two Companions Left Wednesday for Front; Only 25 of Crew of 50 Greeks Remain Here. ALEX PILATOS TO LEAVE, FOR FRONT NEXT WEEK Believed Over 1,800 in State Will Return; Steamship Companies Ask That Bulgarians Be Not Booked. dodk ok k ok ok k ok ok ok ok ok hok ok &i*i#ii#ii*iilii 200 WILL ATTEND BAND DANGE FRIDAY Many Are Expected to Attend Social Event of Season to Be Given at City Hall Tomorrow Evening. Many of the Greeks living in Be- midji have responded to the call of their native land for men and have left for Athens. Nick Xilis and two companions left yesterday for St. Paul where they will receive orders from the Greek consul, sending them to Athens to respond to the call for all men to return to the colors. Many Greeks Leave. Many other Greéks have left for St. Paul during the past few days. Out of a crew of fifty Greek laborers on the Great Northern railway there are only 25 remaining and a large portion of these plan to leave on the seventeenth of this month when a large number of Twin City Greeks Will leave for the front. . Pilatos to Go to Front. Alex Pilatos, who has been con- Over 100 couples are expected to attend the dance to be given by the Bemidji band at the city hall tomor- row evening. There has been a large demand from surrounding towns as well as from local citizens. An excellent dance program has been prepared by a seven-piece band orchestra. A Tomorrow evening will also be given the first number of the Wo- man’s Study club lyceum course and a good number of people are plan- ning to attend the dance after the close of the lyceum program. PETER NELSON GETS 20 might affect ditch lands in this coun- ty is the reason advanced for send- ing representation to this meeting. Plan Playground Address. The Playground and Recreation Association of America requested that Bemidji arrange for a date at which time Charles F. Weller will address our citizens on the development of playgrounds, parks and other recrea- tional resources. It was suggested that all bodies, including the Com- mercial club, Woman’s Study club and Merchants’ association co-operate in this movement. The date will be announced later. To Secure Premiums. Secretary H. H. Mayer and two others to. be seleéted by him were appointed a committee to co-operate with Bueford M. Gile and F. S. Lycan in securing premiums for the petato and poultry show to be held in De- cember during the session of the Northern Minnesota Development as- sociation meeting. Several hundred dollars in cash and merchandise will be given to prize winners. Plan Business Lunch. At the meeting of the club Oct. 19 a business lunch will be served. Frank Koors was appointed to com- plete arrangements for this feast. Special efforts will be made to secure a large attendance. The special committee appointed on membership is as follows: J. L. George, chairman, Earle A. Barker, H. H. Mayer and E. H. Denu. This committee is to submit a list of names eligible to club membership and sub- mit a plan of campaign. A contest has been suggested between members of the club, the losing side to buy the dinner for the winners. The following were elected to mem- bership in the club: Alex Doran, W. B. MacLachlan, O. J. Laqua and Glen Harding. ROLLER RINK OPENS; ATTENDANCE IS GOOD The opening of the roller rink at the Armory Wednesday evening was largely attended, many of the young- er people taking advantage of the popular sport. The owners have spent more than :!$1,500 in modernizing the place, ad- ded 200 pairs of new fibre roller skates and a band organ costing $800. No chalk is used on the floor and with the new skates there will be no dust to inconvenience the skaters. FIRE DESTROYS MATTRESS Fire this morning at the residence of J. P. Hennessy, 820 Beltrami ave- nue destroyed a bed mattress. The loss is about $20. 150 AT REGEPTION FOR REV. WHITE Over 150 people attended the re- ception given at the Presbyterian church parlors last evening for Rev. S. E. P. White, who will leave next week for Longmont, Colo., where he will- take charge of the Presbyterian church. A short musical program and talks were given by several people. Re- freshments were served. nected with the Dairy Lunch, will leave next week. He has received orders from the St. Paul consul and will go to Winnipeg and join a band of Greeks there. Mrs. Pilatos will accompany her husband to Athens and will become a Red Cross nurse. Over 1,800 to Respond. It is believed that over 1,800 Greeks in the state will respond to the call. Steamship companies have advised local agents not to book Bulgarians on Greek steamships on account of the hostilities between the two coun- tries, .- LONG 0 AWAT GRAND JURY ACTION Committed to Otter Tail County Jail; Four Quarts Beer and Two Quarts Whisky Found in Possession. DAYS ON LARGENY CHARGE Peter Nelson, who has been in Be- midji for some time, was this morn- ing in the municipal court given a sentence of 20 days in the county jail on a charge of petit lerceny. Nelson, who has been rooming at the Nicollet hotel, late yesterday af- ternoon met two men and attempted to rent his room to them. He took them to his room and the men gave him five dollars for the room rent. Nelson stepped out of the room to make change and three hours. later the men in the room became tired of waiting and. reported-the -m&tter—to the police. > Nelson was located by the police soon afterward and arrested. INDIAN, WITH BULLET IN LEG, ESCAPES OFFICER East Grand Forks, N. D, Oct. 7.— Holy Joe, an Indian, was shot twice by Officer Keller of the East Grand Forks police force, but escaped. The Indian, with a bullet hole through both legs, made his way to a local park, and subsequently he was taken to a hospital by a passerby, to whom Holy Joe told a plausible story. Cared for by a hospital physician, Joe made his way from the institution and escaped. He was wanted on a felony charge. United States Commissioner Judge Hiram A. Simons this morning or- dered Lewis Long to be committed to the Otter Tail county jail-in de- fault of a bail of $300, to await the action of the Federal grand jury. Arrested by “Federal Officer. Long was arrested Oct. 2 by Fed- eral Ofticer Brandt who found four quarts of beer and two quarts of whisky in his possession. The ar- rest was made at the Soo depot and the “booze” was found in a lumber- man’s bag. Long contended that he was just returning from the harvest fields in North Dakota, had changed trains at Thief River Falls where he had pur- chased the liquor. He was on his way to Carnegie, Wis., where he lives and changed trains here to get the Great Northern train, when he was arrested. s He was arraigned before Judge Simons, Oct. 2, and the case was con- tinued to this morning. The Federal grand jury will meet in Fergus Falls, Nov. 9. ADVERTISED LETTERS. List of advertised letters “Un- claimed” for week ending Oct. 4, 1915, ‘at the Bemidji, Minn., post- office: Men—Mr. Berke, Mr. Harry W. Bright, Mr. George A. Chadwick, Mr. Thomas Hooker, N. D. Imoer- adnzwpie, Mr. C. A. Larson, Mr. H. A. LaDuke, Mr. H. T. McAnnulty, Mr. J. N. Morris, C. E. Nolan, Mr. and Mrs. Olie Ongreen, Mr. D. Stew- art, Mr. Henry Sutton, Eugene Ter- enu. Women—Mrs. W. H. Brown, Bertha Downes, Mrs. H. LaBelle, Miss Tora Lindstrom, Mrs. C. R. Loy- sen, Mrs. Mary Pauk, Mrs. Geo. Rice, Miss Flora Todd. STAMP SALES SHOW DEGREASE AT POSTOFFIGE Stamp sales at the Bemidji post- office show. a decrease during the past year of $9.72 over the sales a year ago. The sales for the year ending Sept. 30, 1915, amounted to . $5,477.63 while the-sales for the year ending SEVERAL PARTIES WATCHED; IMPLICATED IN ROBBERY Chief of Police Frank Ripple has several local people under surveilance whom he believes are implicated in the robbery of the Soo section house Tuesday evening when a shot gun and other articles were taken. The shot gun was recovered. Sept. 30, 1914, amounted to $5,- Chief Ripple expects to makes.ar- 487.35. rests in a few days. THE CUB REPORTER Rev. White was presented with a “Book of Poems” in remembrance of the excellent work during-his service here. KRR AR KRR KKK KK ‘Washington, 'Oct. 7. — Cloudy weather (18 . prophe- sized for the' opgning of ‘the world’s series at Philadelphia tomorrow. | ! 1 i TR R R R R R LYCEUMCOURSEQRENS FRIOAY: EVENING Weatherwax Brothers Quartette to Be First' Number on Woman’s Study Club Program. T The Bemlfljl ‘Woman’s Study club will present the first: number of its lyceum course at the Methodist church tomorrow evening.. The Weatherwax Brothers Quar-| tette will be the first' mumber. Tick- ets are selling good and the required number to guarantee all the numbers of the winter program have been se- cured. The Weatherwax Brothers Quar- tette has been in the' public eye for some time, ever since the time they appeared in the McKinley campaign of ’96. Services Sought Everywhere. Everywhere their: ‘services have been sought. They have a standing invitation to make records for the Victor company whenever their Ly- ceum route brings them into New Jersey. On Jan. 11, 1915, the Weatherwax Brothers Quartette sang and played before the 23,000 men at one of the great “Billy” Sunday meetings in Philadelphia. They had met Mr. Sunday and some of his assistants at the big Winona, Ind., Chautauqua Assembly last summer, at which time the invitation to sing at the Phila- delphia ~ gathering was received. Forty-six thousand hands applauded their Philadelphia appearance. It is probable that no male quartette in American history has. sung -before such a large indoor crowd. Appear in Trumpet Quartette. In addition to their lecal music, the Weatherwax Brothérs appear as trumpet quartette that is the delight of all. In"the prepardtion of this feature of their programs a vast amount of painstaking care was ex- ercised, with the result that it has instantly commanded the admiration of all lovers of rich, heroic music. Trumpets are comparatively seldom used in this country and it is a nov- elty and a treat to hear them, es- pecially when well played. The trumpets used by the Weatherwax Brothers were made especially for them by Frank Holten & Co., Chi- cago. Two Readers in Company. Unlike most male quartettes there are two readers in the Weatherwax company. “Lester in Pathos” and “William in Comedy” is the way one newspaper recently put it. All se- lections and readings are of a high order—a feature which cannot be over-emphasized in any company. During their program in connec- tion with some of the Riley selec- tions presented, the incident of the visit of the Weatherwax Brothers to Riley’s home is related. It is no exception for their audiences to burst into storms of applause at the men- tion of Riley’s name. Mr. Riley re- ceived the Weatherwax Brothers on the occasion of their visit to Indian- apolis most cordially. HARVEST HAND BEGOMES INTOXIGATED; ARRESTED Fred Willard was returning from the Dakota harvest fields, was on his way to International Falls, stopped at Thief River Falls, became intoxi- cated and went to sleep in the local Union depot last evening. The police arrested him and this morning in the municipal court he pleaded guilty to drunkenness and was fined two dollars. As he did not have any money he was ordered out of the city. KR KKKk hok kR Rt g0 SR 00 00 0 S & ) | Take advantage of a want ad. Now Scoop Has Sworn Off Smoking AUSTRO- GERMAN TROOPS INVADE SERBIAN TEBRITORY Teuton Forces Cross Danube River at Several Points; Obtain Foothold. i BULGARIA MAY DECLARE WAR LATE TODAY Allies Serve Notice That'Bulgarian Merchandise Will Be Treated As Contraband. London, Oct. 7.—Austro-German troops invaded Serbia today. The Teuton forces crossed the Drina, Save and Danube rivers, say dis- patches. Dispatches from Sofia say that Bul- garia expects to declare war-'on the Allies today. The Allies have served notice up- on Greece that all merchandise con- signed through Greek ports to Bul- garia will be treated as contraband cargo and will be confiscated. KING ASKS FOR NEW CABINET Athens, via Paris, Oct. 7.—King Constantine has asked Alexander Zaimis, a former premier, to form a cabinet. LITTLE CHANGE IN BIG DRIVE London, Oct. 7.—There is little ehange in the military situation on any of the various war fronts. . Reports which remain unconfirmed are to the effect that an Austro-Ger- man force, variously estimated at from 100,000 to 500,000 men, with 2,000 guns, is proceeding through Southern Hungary to attack Serbia. Military observers here, however, as- sert that it is probable that a figure between these estimates would be nearer the truth, declaring that there is no evidence of any heavy ' with- drawals of Teutonic troops from the Russian front and that western front every day is demanding new drafts. FRENCH CAPTURE TAHURE Paris, Oct. 7.—French infantry, after a heavy bombardment by .the artillery captured by assault the village of Tahure and reached the summit of the hill of the same name, which constituted a supporting point in the second German line, accord- ing to the official statement issued by the French war office on the cam- paign in the west. FRENCH RATIFY Paris, Oct. 8.—The chamber. of deputies today ratified the $600,000 American allied loan. MINING - COMPANIES LOSE HIBBING SUIT Duluth, Minn., Oct. 7.—Viector L. Power, mayor, and the village of Hibbing have won the first important clash in the legal struggle with the iron mining- interests growing out of their refusal to pay village taxes amounting to about $750,000. The victory came when Judge Fes- ler of Duluth dismissed the action of the Oliver Mining company, She- nango Furnace company and the Ma- honing Iron & Steel company and va- cated a temporary injunction re- straining the village from construct- ing a paved highway to Alice, a dis- tance of about a mile, and complet- ing the big cement conduit for the village sewerage system. The plaintiffs charged that the im- provements would place an unneces- sary burden on the taxpayers and made general allegations of extrava- gance and mismanagement. Mayor Power was especially vehement in his counter charges. In dismissing the action Judge Fes- ler held he was without authority to interfere with the project and said that no fraud had been charged, much less found, and that therefore there was no ground for making the injunction permanent. KRR RE RN KR RRRRR RS AUSTRIAN EMPEROR IN A SERIOUS CONDITION; CROWN PRINCE CALLED Paris, Oct. 7.—Dispatches from Rome assert on good au- thority that Emperor Francis Joseph is in a serious condi- tion and that the Austrian crown prince has been sum- moned to Vienna. It is said that news of the illness has been suppressed because of the possible bad effect on the international situation. Ak dedkodd ook ok ok ko k k ok kK LB SRS E SRR SRR 8883 KKK KKK KK KRR KKK STANTON TO HEAR SALOON LIGENSE GASE Habeas Corpus Proceedings at Inter- national Falls— County Option Case to Be Heard Monday. Judge C. W. Stanton. will hear a habeas corpus proceeding at his chambers Monday morning in the case of saloon licenses in Iniernation- al Falls. Hearing at Border City. A hearing in the Bancroft saloon case was heard at International Falls Tuesday and the corpus praceeding was instituted. The case is a test case. In June, three saloon proprietors at International Falls, whose licenses expired Sept. 30, asked for a re- newal of license. The renewal of li- cense was given by the city council July 30, to be effective Sept. 30. County Votes “Dry.” In August, International Falls and Koochiching county voted dry under the county option law. The saloon proprietors contend that their licenses are valid until six months after the county option law became operative under the law. g Judge M. A. Spooner of this city is presenting the case for the saloon proprietors. FOUR. NEN- KILLED IN POWDER EXPLOSION -Emporium, Pa., Oct. 7.—Four men were instantly killed and several were seriously injured when 25,000 pounds. of -powder exploded at the Aetna- Eplosive -company here late yesterday. The bodies of four men have been recovered. Thé powder had been prepared for shipmént “to*the Allies today. It is believed that the explosion was acci- dental. . The powder was valued at $300,000. CQURT MUST DECIDE IF ST. CLOUD GETS MONEY St. Cloud, Minn., Oct. 7.—Whether the law reading “cities of the fourth class in two or-more countjes” con- tains too many -classifications is a question that will have to be decided before the city is able to secure from the county several hundred dollars that the municipality claims is due as its share of the road and bridge fund under a law passed by the 1913 legislature. The county attorney holds that the law is unconstitutional and has instructed the county board to reject the claim. SHERIFF TO STILLWATER WITH PRISONER Sheriff Andrew Johnson went to Stillwater yesterday, accompanying Edward Miley, who was convicted of grand larceny in the first degree and sentenced to the Stillwater state prison for an indeterminate term. Sheriff Johnson will return Satur- day. Deputy Sheriff Denley, who took Clark to the prison several days ago, returned this morning. ‘Washington, Oct. 7.—It is officially Teported that George Trugile is dead at the Newport Naval hospital from burns: received at the oil fire on the United States steamer Cummins. By "HOP” PRESIDENT WILSON TOWEDDESCENDANT * OF INDIN PRINGESS Announcement is Made at White House of Engagement to Mrs. Nor- man Galt, Widow of Jeweler. BRIDE-TO-BE OF 9th GENERATION. OF ROLFE AND POCAHONTAS Wedding to. Take Place in Washing- ton; Will Bring First Touch .of Royal Indian Blood to Capitol. Washington, Oct. 7.—Woodrow Wilson, president of the United States, announced last night his en- ‘gagement to Mrs. Norman Galt, of Washington. The date of the wed- ding has not been set, but it will take place in December at the home of the bride-elect. The brief announcement from the White House made by Secretary Tu- multy, came as a surprise to official Washington, but to a number of in- timate friends it has long been ex- pected. From this circle came the story of a friendship, the culmina- tion of which was viewed as a happy turn in the troubled and lonely life of the nation’s chief executive. Very Happy, Says Bride-to-Be. “I am-very happy,” was the oply remark Mrs. Galt would make today. Mrs. Galt is a real American of royal blood, being a descendant of Pocahontas, Indian princess. Mrs. Galt is proud of the fact that she is a descendant of the ninth genera- tion from the marriage of John Rolfe and Pocahontas. i Pocahontas will bring the White House the first touch of Indian royal blood. { President Davidson of the - San Diego exposition asked the president today to attend the exposition on his honeymoon. : Met a Year Ago. It was Miss Margaret Wilson apd her cousin, Miss Bones, who drew cle. They met her first in the ear]y autumn of last: yesr and were much- attracted by her --that. they sought her out more and more fre- quently and the friendship between them ripened into an affectionate in- timacy. Mrs. Galt spent a month this sum- mer at Cornish, as the house guest of the president’s eldest daughter. It was through this intimacy of his daughter and cousin that the presi- dent had an opportunity to meet and know Mrs. Galt. One of the most in- teresting facts about the engagement, indeed, as told by friends, is that the president’s daughters should have chosen Mrs. Galt for their admiration and friendship before their father did. Wife of Jeweler. Mrs. Galt is the widow of a well known business man of Washington, who died eight years ago, leaving a jewelry business that still bears his name. She has lived in Washington since her marriage in 1896. She is about 38 years old and was Miss Edith Bolling, born in Wytheville, Va., where her girlhood was spent and where her father William H. Bolling, was a prominent lawyer. Mr. Wilson is in his 69th year. His wife died a little more than & year ago. Capable Woman. In the circle of people who have known Mrs. Galt for many years she has been regarded as an unusual beauty, gifted with a natural charm. Friends speak of her as being con- stantly sought out as a delighttul companion, remarking especially on her thoughtfulness and quick capac- ity for anything she chose to under- take. COMMISSION IS OF BIG VALUE, SAYS TAWNEY Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 6.—The Inter- national Joint Commission has given to the world and the pacifists.of all countries a practical plan for the final adjudication of disputes thzeugh peaceful agencies, according to Jemes A. Tawney, former United States congressman and now member of the international commission, who spoke here yesterday before - the Canadian club at its noonday dinner. ““No one will deny that some prac- tical method for securing and ad- ministering justice in the dealings of nations with each other wduld be an acheivement in the world’s pro- gress and a contribution to modern civilization more desirable and more beneficial than any other,” Mr. Taw- ney said. “It would conserve human life and the productive resourses of nations and it would promote univer- sal happiness among all mankind to a greater extent than ever before. Mrs. Galt into the White House cjr-.