Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 1

THE BEMIDJI D JLY f’I(& SECTION 1. PRESBYTERIAN CHURGH CALLS REV. A, TORBIT Devils Lake, N. D,, Minister is Unani- mous Choice of Congregation for New Pastor. %, SUCCESSOR TO REV. S. ‘E. P. WHITE CHOSEN New Pastor, if Call is Accepted, Will Move to This City in Several Months. Rev. Albert Torbit of Devils Lake, N. D.,, was the unanimous choice of the members of the congregation of the Presbyterian church for new pas- tor to succeed Rev. S. E. P. White, at a meeting held at the church last evening. A call was immediately sent to Rev. Torbit. The report of the pulpit committee very highly recommended Rev. Tor- bit. not only as an excellent minister and speaker, but as a progressive citizen and an influential community organizer. Rev. Torbit has recently completed the work of having a new church constructed at Devils Lake, and is very popular in that city. The call issued last evening will probably be acted upon by Rev. Tor- bit immediately. He probably will not be able to come to this city for several months, if he accepts the call. The salary of the new pastor was fixed at $1,500 a year, besides a vaca- tion of one month each year. This is the same as has been paid former pastors. At the meeting held last evening Rev. J. H. Frarey, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Blackduck, presided. Rev. S. E. P. White, who had been pastor of the Presbyterian church in Bemidji for the past eleven years, recently accepted a call to Long- mount, Colo. NOJWAYiFREIGHT ON TWO HOLIDAYS There will be no way freights on the Soo or Minnesota & International ‘railways Christmas or on New Year’s day, according to an announcement made this morning by R. E. Fisher, agent for the railways at the union depot. SUSPECT IN PLOT IS ARRESTED Salem, N. J., Dec. 17.—Detectives of the Dupont Powder company to- day arrested John Szodoba, alias Dr. Jacob Swoboda, alias Louis Hartman, a former employe of the powder com- pany, who, according to the detectives and Salem officials, has recently been acting in a suspicious manner and who they believe has information concerning recent explosions at the Dupont plants. The charge lodged against Szodoba was the larceny of goods valued at about $3, but Magistrate Harris D. Smith, who held the prisoner under $1,000 bail for a further hearing, de- clared today that he considered the arrest ‘‘a very important one.” AKEK AKX KKK XD * NYMORE NEWS. * * (By Special Correspondent.) x AEE AKX KKK The Fidelis club will hold its monthly meeting at the home of Miss Rose Olson this evening. Oscar Larson and Harvey Suppry returned to their home here Friday. They have been employed in a lath mill at Blackduck. Miss Matilda Ulrickson of Superior, Wis.,” arrived here Thursday after- noon: for a visit at the home of her father, Julius Gunderson. SPORT. Gophers’ 1916 Schedule. September 30—North Dakota, Nor- throp field. October 7—Open. October 14—South Dakota, Nor- throp field. October 21—Towa, Northroy field. November 4—Illinois, Northrop field. November 18—Wisconsin, North- rop field. November 25——Chicago, at Chicago. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FB.EDAY E ey A VENING, DECEMBEE; 17, 1915. 4 I A— MNNESOTA ' STORICAL NE ne PAGES 1 T0'8. o, 'WAY WILL AID % b.%'STMAS SHOPPERS Minnesota, * Lgke & Manitoba Line Changes Regular Schedule for Next Wednesday. The Minnesota, Red Lake & Mani- toba Railroad company today an- nounced that its schedule for next Wednesday, Dec. 22, has been so changed that the regular passenger train that leaves Bemidji at 1:30 o’clock p. m., 'will leave at three o’clock. The change in the schedule on this date has been made for the convenience of the customers along the line who come to Bemidji to do their Christmas shopping. " The train will make its regulgr stops at Redby, Puposky, Nebish and the Spurs and arrive in Bemidji at nine o’clock. This will give shoppers six hours in which to do their buy- ing. GUSTAVSON FUNERAL T0 BE HELD TOMORROW The funeral services for George Gustavson, who died Tuesday night at St. Anthony’s hospital of this city from spinal meningitis caused by an abscess of the brain, will be held at two o’clock Saturday afternoon in the Swedish Lutheran church of this city. Interment will be made in the Nymore cemetery. R L R A R R RS R R R Y * CITY BOWLING LEAGUE * KKK KK KKK KKK KK KF Standing of the Teams. Won 'Lost Pet. Barbers ............ 6 0 1.000 Crookston Lbr. Co. ... 4 0 1.000 Schneider ... . 4 2 .666 B. Popp ..... .3 2 .600 Quality Grocers . 3 3 500 Pioneer ............ 2 3 ...400 Barker’s f.......... 2 737 400 Beltrami County .... 2 4 .333 Koors Bros. . 1 5 .166 Sentinel 0 4 .000 The Barber bowling quint in- creased its lead in the city bowling league last evening by defeating the Koors Bros. quint by 53 pins. The totals were for the Barbers 2,108 pins and for Koors Bros. 2,055 pins. The summary is as follows: Barbers— R. Dennis ... 136 135 116 H. Paquin . . 155 142 155 Doran .. . 150 169 139 Tepper .... . 123 115 127 Leighton ceee. 1420 143 135 Totals ........ 706 734 668 Total pins—2,108. Koors Bros.— Herbert 165 121 Fier 166 156 Luebeck ........ 153 97 111 Hedeen .. 166 185 Koors ..... 100 102 Totals ... 676 704 675 Total pins—2,055. TRUNK IN CELLAR YIELDS DEATH SECRET Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—The body of a man found buried in a trunk be- neath the cellar of a buliding here yesterday was identified as that of D. J. McNichol, president of the Keller Leather Goods company, who disap- peared in March, 1914. Edward Keller, employed as fore- man of the leather works, and who was later interested in a laundry in the building where the body was found, has been arrested and -is be- ing held to await a hearing on charg- es of being implicated in the death of McNichol, who was about 25 years old. PRESIDENT SECURES ) MARRIAGE, LICENSE Washington, Dec. 17.—A marriage license for President Wilson. and Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt was issued yesterday at the local bureau. The wedding will take place Saturday night at Mrs. Galt’s home here. The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector of the Episcopal church, which Mrs. Galt attends, will officiate. dent Wilson is a Presbyterian. The license, which was obtained by Chiet Usher Isaac Hoover of the ‘White House staff, gives the presi- dent’s age as 59 and Mrs.. Galt’s as 43. Presi- |TEACHERS LEAVE FOR HOLIDAYS BEGIN; REAL CHEER IN [CHURGH BURNS LAST MORTGAGE BEM"]-“ scl'mm-s msbfirm Church Takes Up Last of Programs by Students Close Schools For Christmas Vacation; To Reopen January 4. RESPECTIVE HOMES Books and Cares Are Laid Aside and Plans Made for Two Weeks of Pleasure. School closed in Bemidji today. | Books were cast aside early today, cares were forgotten, programs were given and plans were made for two ! weeks of real cheer. ’ The snow arrived just in time for holiday sport and the school chil- dren are earnestly taking full ad- vantage of it. i The schools will reopen Jan. 4. Among the teachers who will spend their holidays out of the c"y are: Miss Eliza Loe, principal of high school, with her brother at Minne- eapolis; Edna Hill, Normal depart- ment, at Albert Lea; Elizabeth Ver- milya, domestic science, guest of Josephine Berry, in charge of the home economics department of the University of Minnesota; Inez Foster, sewing instructor, St. Paul; Laura Michener, English, Preston, Minn.; Aline Sherwood, language, her home at Willmar; Helen Shannon, geogra- phy, her home at Minneapolis; Daisy Miller, art instructor, Minneapolis; Alice Austin, mathematics, her home at Benson; Jessie Phillips, music ip- structor, Minneapolis; Miss Ella Id- sta, North school, her home at Ada; Alma and Minnie Olson, Junior high, home at Rothsay; Susan Peckham, East school, at her home in Superior; Agnes. Strand, Central, in . Duluth; Katherine Chance, Central,”at “home at Little Falls; Grace Brazier, Cen- tral, home at Mankato; Laura - A. Welsh, Central, at Stillwater; Ruth Harding, Central, home at Cass Lake; Margaret McDonald, Central, home at Fisher; Delia Skagerberg, North school, at Cloquet; Sadie Hill, North school, at Maple Plain; May Brunner, principal North school, at Minne- apolis; Winnifred Johnson, Central, Cleo, Mich.; Miss Clara Folkstead, fourth grade, Central, Kasson, Miss E. A. Murphy, second grade, Central, at St. Paul; Beatrice Slater, Central, Grey Eagle; Julius Bestul, instructor of science, at Dennison, Minn. anéct'va Pamse CANADIAN GURRENGY AGAIN AT A DISGOUNT Bemidji banks were today notified that Canadian eurrency would again have to be accepted at a discount. This is due to the fact that New York exchange has again gone to a premium in Canada. Canadian cur- rency and checks will have to be ac- cepted, subject to a charge repre- senting the cost of New York funds Debts; Documents Representing Repair Bills Destroyed. There was a fire in Bemidji last evening at the Presbyterian church, but the fire department was not call- ed. Instead there was much joy. The fire was the burning of the last mortgage of the church and the mem- bers of the congregation present sang “Praise Be To God” as the mortgage was burned. The mortgage was the last of sev- eral drafted for repairing the church. During the past tyear two mortgages were taken up. One was paid about eight months ago and was for about $300. The mortgage destroyed last evening was security for a $500 loan. The final payment of the mort- gages will now leave a clear field for the church. LIQUOR TEST CGASE UP AT BRAINERD The legal fight to overthrow the Minnesota county option law as it applies to home rule charter cities will be begun tomorrow in the dis- trict court at Brainerd. Judge W. S. MecClenahan will preside. The action is the outcome of an in- junction by the attorney general served on the city officials at Inter- national Falls when the officials at- temxited to grant liquor licenses. Koochiching county voted out sa- loons under the county optlon law in August. Liquor interests at International Falls contend that inasmuch as the city is governed by a home rule char- ter the city has the exclusive right oi granting liquor licenses. . Judge Marshall A.. Spoon r of this il “present the case for Inter- ‘national Falls. He will leave = for Brainerd tonight. . HEAVE HEN FRUIT AT PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR Fergus Falls, Minn., Dec. 16.— Rev. Bostrom, the Presbyterian min- ister at Clitherall, was in the city Tuesday and while here swore out warrants against Victor Olson and Alaf Holt, two young men of Leaf Mountain, on charges of assault and drunkenness. It seems that Mr. Bo- strom had gone to Leag Mountain to deliver a lecture with stereopticon views, and while the entertainment was in progress, it is claimed that the young men raised a disturbance and wound up by throwing stale eggs at the minister. Victor Olson is charged with drunkenness and assault and Holt with drunkenness. The war- rants were sworn out in Judge Pfer- ferles’ court and Sheriff Billings has gone out to serve them and bring the parties in. FORMER PARTNER -OF GASS LAKE MAN MISSING in Canada. Bemidji banks several months ago were advised that the Canadian’ currency was at par. ONE MORE DAY TO SELL LIQUOR Thief River Falls, Minn., Dec. 17. —With one more day in which to dis- pose of large stocks of liquor before the county option law goes into ef- fect, saloonkeepers of this city are vieing with each other in catering tof the thirsty. The fact that nloons have been closed on the south has resulted in an inbux of wanderers from East Grand Forks, Crookston and other towns, and the police are having their hands full. " Twelve saloons will close their doors here on Dec. 18. Buildings they occupy have been spoken for in nearly every case. Restaurants, candy kitchens and other lines will take the place of saloons the flrst of the year. Fifteen of the 37 criminal cases on the court calendar at Williston, N. D., are actions growing out of al- leged violations of the prohibition law. A final effort is being made to set- 'tle the Chicago Belt line strike. Fred Chase, a Minneapolis con- tractor, and former business asso- ciate of George Lydick of Cass Lake, is missing. He has not been seen or heard from since last Friday. Mr. Lydick is sparing no effort in the at- tempt to locate Mr. Chase. OVER $100,000 ADDED T0 MONEY AND CREDITS St. Pgul, Minn.,, Dec. 17.—As the Tesult of an assessment made by the state tax commission in the case of six towns, over $100,000 has been added to mapeys. and - credits. The six towns in which = reassessments ‘were made were: Kilkenny, Mont- gomery, . Lexington, Derrymore, Lancebury and Waterville. In the case of the latter, the or- iginal return of the assessor gave no moneys or credits whatever. Assess- ments originally made of the six towns gave a return of thirty-nine persons having moneys and credits. The value was $19,350. This, the commission has swelled to 187 per- sons, with an assessed value of $155,- 068. Former Senator Hale of Maine is seriously ill and is not expected to Tecover. He is 79 years of age. CHRISTMAS CANTATA AT M. E. CHURGH Interesting Program to Be Given by Women of Church on Christmas Night, An interesting program in the form of a cantata has been prepared by the women of the Methodist church, to be given Christmas night in the church auditorium. There will- be recitations and readings besides the cantata. The plot of the cantata is very clev- erly laid about Santa on Christmas Eve. In brief, it is as follows: Christmas Eve is at hand. The children have learned that Santa Claus has been unfortunate and can- not pay the usual visit. They form a balloon party and guided by Jack Frost sail away to call upon him and bear a present to the old saint, a present of a bicycle. They are gra- ciously received by the whole Santa family and embark for home again. Miss Columbia is anxious about the absent party. Santa has preceded his visitors. and is ready to give them a second reception on their safe ar- rival home, when all are happy. The program consists of an open- ing song by the chorus; recitation by Carrie Brown; song by chorus; “They Can’t Take Him Away,” song by the sailor boys; conversation be- tween sailor boys and dolly girls; song by the dolly girls; song by the Brownies; cantata. The characters of the cantata are: Santa, G. W. Harnwell; Santa Junior, John Williams; John, Golden Soper; Jack Frost, Haven Hanscom; Thomas, Gordon Smith; Fred, Merton Denley; Mrs. Santa, Helen Backus; Dew Drop, Santa’s fairy, Sadie Williams; Miss Columbia, Edith Mills; Tessie, Lor-|g] faine Kreatz; Bessie, Elsle Shannon; |- Lula, Margaret Symons; Florence, Jordice Wallace; Pearl, Vera Cutter; Snow Drop; Irene Powell. Besides these characters there will be the Brownies, - Fairies, Santa’s family, Dolly girls and the' Sailor boys. There. are ‘forty persons partici- pating in' the entire program. B KKK AKX XA KK KK KKK % IMMIGRATION TIDE * * LOWEST IN 20 YEARS * (R R R A AR R R R R R RN X Washington, Dec. 17.—The tide of immigration into the United States ebbed to its lowest point in more than twenty years during the past fiscal year, according to figures made public today in the annual report of Secretary Wilson of the Department of Labor. The total number of immigrant aliens, the report shows, fell from 1,218,480 in the previous year to 326,700 in the period ending June 30 last. All admitted arrivals of aliens, immigrant and non-immigrant, were only 434,244 as compared with 1,- 403,801 the year before. For the fiscal year of 1914 depart- ures were 633,805; for 1915, 384, 174. The fiscal year of 1915 covers the period of sailing home of reserv- ists from the beginning of the Euro- pean war until June 30 last. During that time the emigrant aliens, pre- sumably including the number sail- ing to join the colors in Europe, were 204,074, compared with 303,338 the previous twelve months. The non- emigrant aliens departing totaled 180,100 for 1915 and 330,467 for 1914, Deported aliens numbered 26,675. Immigrants admitted to the coun- try showed to customs officials money in their possession aggregating $19,- 568,000, an average of $60 each. One hundred and ninety thousand claimed to have paid their own passage across the Atlantic; 128,146 said that their passage had been paid by relatives, and 7,697 that it had been paid by persons other than relatives. With reference to exclusions the report as- serts: ‘“Conditions during the past year were so abnormal that accurate com- i)_arisons with previous years are dif- ficult. Exclusions in 1913 amounted to 1.38 per cent of the number apply- ing; in 1914 this was increased to 2.3 per cent, and in the past year the increase has been so great as to reach 5.3 per cent.” The 8,000-acre farm just east of Forest City, Ia., owhed by B. A. Plum- mer, president of the First National bank, has just been sold for an even $100,000 to Busch Bros. of Clinton, Ia. Mr. Plummer paid $41,000 for the farm less than eight years ago. o AUSTRIA'S REPLY TO ANCONA. NOTE 'REGEIVED BY U. 8. Placed Before Secrefis,ry Lansing- at Midnight; Up for Consideration at Cabinet Meeting, — BELIEVED TWO NOTES ' WILL HAVE TO BE SENT New Note to Be Made Public as Soon as Studied Thoroughly by President Wilson. Washington, Dec. 17.—Austria’s reply to the Ancona note was re- ceived at midnight by the state de- partment. It was placed before Sec- retary Lansing immediately. The note is about 1,000 words in length and it took thirty hours for transmission. If possible, it will be laid before a cabinet meeting. The note will be made public after Secretary Lansing and President Wilson have studied it thoroughly. It is believed that there must be two notes exchanged ‘before there will be a decision regarding the incident. The United States will reply to Aus- tria’s memorandum and upon Aus- tria’s rejoinder will depend the fu- ture relations of the two powers. RUSSIAN TROOPS 0CCUPY HAMADEN Petrograd, Dec. 17.--Russian troops have occupied the important city of Hamadan, it was officially announced today. Hamadan lies 165 miles southwest of Teheran and is an im- portant juncture of trade routes. |, " Rotterdam, Dec. 17.—The Belg‘lan relief ship Levenpol from New York has been mined. It was sinking when last reported. The ship sailed from New York Nov. 26.with 6,840 tous of bacon and lard for Belgian relief work.. The ship was flying the Belgian commission’s flags and it is believed met with mishap as her sig- nals indicated her character. EFFORTS FAIL TO RELIEVE SPREYOR London, Dec. 17.—Efforts to re- lieve Sir Edward Spreyor and Sir Er- nest Cassel from the. privy council because they are naturalized Eng- lishmen or that they are of German birth, has failed. The king’s bench dismissed the proceedings today. ITALIAN LINER PORTO IS SUNK London, Dec. 17.—The Italian liner Porto has been sumk by a submar- ine. LORD KITCHENER - TO WED, IS REPORT London, Dec. 17.—Lord Kitchener, who has always been a stern advocate of bachelor life for soldiers, is about to be married, according to reports here today. = His bride, it is reported, is the Countess Minto, widow of the former governor general of Canada. BERLIN DOES NOT EXPECT A BREAK Berlin, Dec. 17.—Berlin does not expect a diplomatic break between Austria and the United States as a re- sult of the Ancona note. Information here declares that Austria is willing to make important concessions to pre- vent the break. Another exchange of notes will probably clear the whole situation. Austria’s position in her reply is heartily approved here. SIXTEEN KILLED IN TRAIN WRECK New Castle, Eng., Dec. 17.—Six- teen persons were killed, 50 were in- jured and several are missing as a result of a triple collision between a freight train, a pilot engine and a passenger train in a heavy fog near Jarrow early this morning. Four coaches which were overturned were completely destroyed by fire. —_— One must not die prematurely; one must mate and one must have at least three and seven-tenths:.children to improve the standing of the coming generation, Prof. R. M. Johnson told the Pennsylvania Academy of Science and Art.