Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 29, 1915, Page 1

HE BEMID VOLUME XIV, NO. 2. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 29, 1915, : FORTY CENTS PER MO} THOS~SHEVLIN, MILLIONAIRE LUMBERMAN, DIES : § R xms s s SHERIFF JOHNSON A A4 ‘%(,, = APPLIGATIONS MAL® FORLIQUORLIGENSE. BY KELLIHER MEN Council is Asked to Grant Powers De- spite Fact That City is In “Lid’ ’Territory. WILL WARD OFF ARRESTS § FOR ILLEGAL SALES May Be Start of Big Fight Against Treaty by Saloon Men of That District. Kellih.er, Minn., Dec. 28.—Despite the fact that Kelliher is in the terri- tory covered by the Indian treaty, ap- plication has been made for the es- tablishing of saloons in the village. The applications have been made by J. 0. Harris, R. J. Poupore and Gust Olson. The village council will pass upon these applications in several weeks. The action by the saloon men is the first step taken to put a stop to the campaign of County Attorney Torrance and Sheriff Johnson against the unlicensed sale of liquor in the county. Seven Kelliher men have been arrested at two different times for “blindpigging.” By having their saloons licensed the county officials will not be able to make further arrests. However, as Kelliher is in the “lid” territory, no liquor can be sold in the village and any liquor in the village is sub- ject to confiscation by the Federal authorities. Just what action the state and fed- eral authorities will take is not known. TODAY’S ODDEST STORY F o 28.— * Gordon Scoville, newly arrived % on terrafirma, is a cousin to * his own grandparents. Thus: * A year ago S. G. Scoville, 22, * married Ursula P. Scoville, * his fifth cousin, their grand * * * * x * Ashtabula, O., Dee. parents being his own cousin. That makes Gordon a sixth cousin -to his grandparents, who are still living. * ke k ok ok k ok ok kk ok ok ok kok KRR KKKK KKK KKKK K NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM IS BEING INSTALLED IN GITY LAlarm to Be Operated by Northwest- ern Telephone System Over Telephone Wires, SIGNAL AT HOME OF EACH MEMBER OF DEPARTMENT The rotary automatic fire alarm which was purchased by the city council, through the fire department, is being installed today. The rotary is installed in the cen- tral office of the Northwestern Tele- phone company in such a manner that it does not have the slightest effect upon the operation of the telephone system. It uses the telephone bells in the houses of the firemen connect- ed thereto as alarm bells when an alarm is sounded and the alarms are transmitted over the telephone wires, thus giving individual alarms to each fireman, independent of each other. Only firemen will be on the alarm system. No. 999 will be the central PLAN RAILWAY OVER LAKE OF THE WO0ODS Canadian Northern Takes Up Pro- posal to Cut Out Minnesota and Escape Taxes. Winnipeg, Dec. 29.—Notice has been given here of intention to apply to Parliament for a charter to con- struct a railway from Fort William aeross the Lake of the Woods to Win- nipeg, and thus avoid the necessity of the Canadian Northern railway go- ing through Minnesota and paying heavy taxes to that state. Mountain Work as Costly. This project has been proposed four times in the past thirty years, and surveys of a possible route across the lake have been made by different com- panies. Although the scheme involves the construction of bridges and some long deep hills, it is asserted by com-. petent authorities to be practical and not any more costly than heavy con- struction in mountainous districts. Careful Survey Made. The Canadian Northern company has had an engineer in the field with- in the past eighteen months making a thorough exploration, it being the company’s desire to have an all-Cana- dian route from coast to coast. It has been found that a line across the lake can branch off the Canadian Northern main line at some point on Rainy river, and that the project will not involve the construction of an- other line all the way to the head of Lake Superior. FUNERAL OF FRANK THOMPSON IS HELD The funeral of Frank Thompson, pioneer resident of this city who dropped dead from heart failure at his home on Minnesota avenue, Christmas morning, was held yes- terday afternoon at two o’clock from the Methodist church, Rev. B. D. Hanscom officiating. Interment was made in Greenwood cemetery of this city. The pallbearers were Judge L. G. Pendergast, A. L. Collard, 8. P. Hayth, William Fellows of Tenstrike, W. A. Walker and J. M. Phillippi. Mrs. A. Kaiser of Bagley who was operated on for appendicitis Monday is improving rapidly. She is still in St. Anthony’s hospital of this city. Mrs. W. H. Dennis and daughter, Ethelyn, of Bagley returned to their home this afternoon after spending Christmas in this city as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Smith. A. Floure of Big Falls who was re- cently operated upon for appendicitis at St. Anthony’s hospital is reported improving today. ive Page ‘alarm and will be rung only in case of fire. The apparatus is set in operation by simply turning a key'located on the switchboard. By_this operation the alarms are automatically sent out. When the complete alarm has been sounded, consisting of fire in- termittent successive rings of each bell, transmitted selectively, the ma- chine automatically stops. Under the new system the fire whistle and bell will not necessarily be operated. The public in general will not know that there is a fire. No information as to the whereabouts of the fire will be able to be secured from the telephone central as she will not know where the fire is. The new alarm system is one of the most modern of its kind and will cost approximately $500. The Bemidji volunteer fire depart- ment held the annual meeting of the year last evening at the city hall, All officers were re-elected. They are, Herb Doran, chief, Scott Stewart, secretary, and John Goodman, treas- urer. The officers of. the Bemidji Relief association, an auxiliary of the fire department, also re-elected its officers. They are, Charles Dail- ey, president, R. E. Miller, vice president, John Falls, secretary, and John Goodman, treasurer. ANOTHER PENALTY 'FOR PAST DUE TAXES Friday is the last day to pay the taxes that were due Nov. 1, 1915, without having to pay an additional penalty of five per cent. A penalty of ten per cent was added after Nov. 1 and another penalty of five per cent will be added Jan. 1. Addition- al penalties are also provided for the non-payment of taxes after that date. LINER IN DISTRESS OFF NANTUCKET New York, Dec. 29.—The Greek liner Salonika with three hundred passengers aboard is in distress some- where off the Nantucket Lightship. - AT ST. PAUL MEET Sheriff Andrew Johnson of Bel- trami county attended the annual meeting of the Minnesota sheriffs at St. Paul yesterday. Mr. Johnson was president of -that organization for the past year. The new officers, which were elect- ed late last evening, are: - William J. Julius, New Ulm, president; P. A. Petere{)n, Ada, vice president; L. 8. Kent, Alexandria, secretary; W. F. Geiger, Faribault, treasurer. ‘“How enforcement of the dry law is progressing in your county,” was one of the topies discussed by the sheriffs. In most cases the reports were that everything was dry. From some counties came stories of doctors being sent to explain at the grand jury why -they -preseribe ‘alcoholic beverage too freely to imbibing pa- tients, and sending druggists over the road for attempting to be successors to theé recently banished dram shops. ENGINEER T0 SPEAK AT FARM CLUB MEET Charles A. Forbes division engineer of the State Highway commission, will give an illustrated lecture at the regular monthly meeting of the Be- midji Farmers’ club to be held in the Carr Lake school house, Jan. 8. The members of the club are pre- paring a splendid program for this occasion and will tender a banquet to visitors and members at 11 o’clock in the forenoon. A special invita- tion is extended to the business men of Bemidji. A. E. Rako, president of the club, has received word that Mr. Forbes will bring his lantern and slides and will deliver a lecture on roads and needed roads in Northern Minnesota. Mr. Forbes is well acquainted with conditions in this section, having surveyed and platted the city of Be- midji years ago. THREE COUPLES ARE LICENSED TO WED Three couples were granted wed- ding licenses this morning at the court house. They were Gust A. Felejse to Hilda Karlstead, Andrew 0. Anderson to Annie Wiser and Jo- seph Hallan to Lena Saltnes. GERMAN CHANCELLOR IS GOING TO VIENNA WITH TERMS OF PEACE Geneva, via Paris, Dec. 29.—A dis- patch to the Tribune from Vienna says: E “Chancellor von Bethmann Holl- weg is expected in Vienna shortly with the full conditions under which the central powers will accept peace. After discussing the terms with Bar- on Von Burian, the Austrian foreign minister, the conditions will be offi- cially communicated to the allies, Germany suggesting that the first conference be held at The Hague.” TO PLEA FOR RELEASE OF SON FROM ARMY St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 29.—Mrs. Amanda Carr of Foxholm will leave this evening for Winnipeg to plead with military authorities to release her son who has enlisted against her wishes. Mrs. Bistham is in the city from her home at Brainerd visiting over the holidays as the guest of Mrs. J. J. McLaughlin. Harry Scott of Leonard was in the city yesterday enroute to Northome where he will spend the winter with his parents, Joseph Christie returned this morn- ing from Minneapolis where he has been visiting during the holidays. REPORTER SCOO THE CUB Mitiistér™ KRRKKKKK KKK KKK KKK * i - * DOBBIN SAFE IN MINNESOTA * * St. Paul, Minn., Dee. 29.— It may be perfectly well for New York .authorities to per- mit horse meat being sold for food, but Minnesota ‘dealers would never have any luck do- ing that. This was the state- ment today of John McCabe, dairy and food|commissioner. He said he would enforce the statutes if dealers sought to follow the New York ex- ample. AKX KKk kkhkhkhkki Kk kk Kk Kk ok k kK kkk ok ok ok ok KERKKKKK KR KK KKK KK THREE NEUTRAL VESSELS SUNK * NEAR ENGLAND Dutch Trawler and Two Norwegian Steamers Go Down After Hitting Mines and in Big Storm. BELIEVED THAT MANY LIVES HAVE BEENLOST —_— London, Dec. 29.—Three neutral vessels have been sunk by mines or a heavy gale near England within the past 24 hours. The Dutch trawler Erins became entangled in a mine and exploded. Three members of the crew were kill- ed, three wounded and eight miss- ing. The Norwegian steamer Hornelen was sunk near Bergen with one life lost. The cause of the sinking is not known. The wreckage of the Norwegian steamer Heidrun was found washed ashore at Mullian. It is believed to have gone down'in the storm. FORD FOLLOWERS TO SERIOUS GRISES MARKS PAST YEAR MORE. THREATENED Bond P. Geddes Writes of United States’ Relations With European Countries in 1915, ALL RECORDS BROKEN IN DIPLOMATIC NOTE WRITING Country Today Has Increased Power and Prestige; Yera Rife With Diplomatic Dynamite. .. By Bond P. Geddes. (United Press Staff Corresvondent) Washington, Dec. 29.—An epochal year in United States’ relations with the world family of nations marked 1915. Serious crises marked theé twelve-month; and more threaten in 1916. This nation passed safely through the vortex of the world war and the tangled skein of war poli- ties, though often very near severing relations with European powers. Its peace has been threatened from with- in and without. ~ Has Big Problems. The country faces in the new year more delicate problems, including new and old disputes with Europe’s bel- ligerents. The killing of over 100 Americans on the high seas, destruction, seizure and attacks upon American vessels, ruthless confiscation of American property and interference with Amer- ican . commerce, dismissal of foreign diplomats, resignation of its own see- retary of state and European criti- cism of its heutrality were the out- standing events of 1915 in American world diplomacy. Many Red Letter Days. Peaceful settlement of the dispute GO TO THE HAGUE Stockh , Dec._29.—Uni rris this aft fused to cable Washington request- ing passports for the Ford peace party for belligerent countries, including Germany, on the ground that Sec- retary Lansing had already refused a similar request. Ford followers are very indignant and will cross to The Hague by water. RAID IS MADE BY GRAND FORKS POLICE Grand Forks, N. D., Dec. 29.—For the second time in the past two months, County Attorney Youngquist and Sheriff Kelly and a corps of depu- ties last evening between ten and eleven o’clock swooped down on the Thorvald Hagen pool room in this city and raided the apartments on the second floor for evidence to con- viet the -proprietors of running a gambling house. Just what evidence was found is not known. The pro- prietors were not present at the time of the raid. KNUTSON TO FILE FOR CONGRESSMAN Harold Knutson of St. Cloud will file for congressman in the Sixth dis- trict. He secured filing papers yes- terday from Secretary of State Julius A. Schmahl at St. Paul. The Sixth district so far has three candidates to succeed the present rep- resentative, Congressman Charles A. Lindbergh, who is now a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, The other two candidates for congressman are C. B. Buckman of Little Falls and J. J. Opsahl of Bemidji. William Kaiser of Bagley is in the city visiting for a few days at the hume of Dr. and Mrs. R. Gilmore. with Austria over her attack upon the Italian liner. Ancona, with Eng- 1and “over her -trade interferences, with Germany over the Lusitania in- cident and with the Teutonic powers over unneutral conspiracies in this country were the quarette of domin- ant and delicate problems facing us in 1915. Red Letter days on the 1915 cal- endar were: March 15—England’s blockade of Germany; May 7—sinking of the Lu- sitania; June 9—Secretary Bryan's resignation; Aug. 19—sinking of the Arabic; Sept. 10—recall of Austrian Ambassador Dumba; Oct. 4—half bil- lion loan to the Allies; Nov. 9—sink- ing of Oncona; Dec. 3—recall of Ger- man Captains Boy-Ed and Von Pa- pen. Numberless Tangles. These and numberless other entan- glements of the war caused Uncle Sam to break all records in diplo- matic note writing. Hundreds of notes were sent, The chief year's diplomatic victory was the enforced modification by Germany of her sub- marine warfare. Today the United States stands with increased power and prestige, but still weighted with the task of THOME IN M NNEAPOLIS President Of Crookston Company Ill Six Days Succumbs From Attack 3f Pneumonia Believed to Have Been Contracted. While Coaching Yale Football Team Last Fall; Specialist From Chicago Fails to Arrive in Time to Save Life. BEMIDJI CITY HALL FLAG AT HALF MAST IN MEMORY; MILLS TO CLOSE DURING FUNERAL Well Known in Bemidji; Formerly Had Direct Charge of Lumber Opera- - tions Here; Funeral to Be Held Friday at Minneapolis; : Bemidji People to Attend. Thomas Shevlin, millionaire lumberman, head of Lumber company interests, died this morning at seven o’clock at his He had been ill six days of pneumonia. home in Minneapolis. the Crookston It is believed that he contracted a cold while coaching the Yale football team last fall. Specialist Shippy of Chicago was rushed to Minneapolis on a special train last evening but failed to arrive in time. Thomas Shevlin is very well known in Bemidji. He was 34 years of age and is survived by the wife, two children' and two sisters, all of whom are living in Minneapolis. The funeral will be held in Minneapolis next Friday afternoon. blockade of England protested. 18— British note denies American com- merce injured. 19—German note re- jected American protest against sink- ing neutral ships in war zone about England. 20—Two notes from Eng- land affirmed right to seize steamer Wilhelmina and promised limited use of American flag. 21—American cot- ton steamer Evelyn sunk by mine, one American killed. 23—American cotton steamer Carib sunk by mine, two Americans killed. 27—Govern- ment began probing supplying of Ger- man warships from New York by Hamburg-American line officials. 28 —France seized Dacia. MARCH 10—German raider Prinz (Continued on Page 4) JUDGE DONATES 25 GENTS TO VAGRANT Joe Martin Réveives Donation; Fine is Suspended; Connors is Released. Fined two dollars on a vagrancy charges, fine suspended, a donation of 25 cents from the judge, is the novel experience that was had yes- terday afternoon in the municipal court by Joe Martin, a transient. Martin was the first to be arrested under the order of Chief Ripple to clean Bemtidji of vagrants. Martin pleaded guilty and Judge A. M. Crow- ell fined him two dollars. Later he suspended the sentence. And later he gave Martin 25 cents. M. J. Connors, who was arrested with Martin on the same charge and who pleaded not guilty, was found not guilty. Connors is a member of the I. W. W. and several fellow members of the organization, which has opened-an office in this city, ap- peared before the court in his be- half. . He was released. SIX REGEIVE WOLF perfected peaceful settlements with England, France, Germany and Aus- tria in most delicate and difficult com- plications. The passing year was rife with diplomatic dynamite. A chronicle of the more important in- ternational events follows: JANUARY 5—United States agrees with England to ceriify non-contra- band cargoes. 8—England denied unduly seizing American ships. 11— BEngland protested transfer of cotton steamer Darcia from German to U. S. registry. 28—American schooner William P. Frye sunk by German raider Prinz Eitel Friederich. England is Warned. February 6—Because of German government confiscating all food- stuffs, England seized American grain steamer Wilhelmina. 11 U. S. warn- ed England and Germany not to abuse use of American flag or attack Amer- ican ships. 16—German submarine SOME New Year Resolunion (TS AS NICE: A NEW ARS RESOLUTION AS :((gu COULD BUY FORL -BATH SPONGE - TH - BROWNS TRIED 1T~ AN SAID \T WAS SURE WoRTH *_ 'BOUNTIES IN COUNTY Six men yesterday received wolf bounties at the court house. They were, Peder Syverson, Kelliher, Charles Knutson, Grygla, Osa Herre- man, Williams, Victor Berg, Bau- dette, B. A. Roning, Louis, and Amid Mocker, Carmel. $1,000 FIRE AT HOME OF G. A, HUFFMAN Fire at ten thirty o’clock last eve- ning caused nearly $1,000 loss at the home of C. A. Huffman on Bemidji avenue. The fire started through the fireplace and. gained a headway between the floors and partitions be- fore it was located. TWEBITS —A SWELL— TWO BITS -AN YOURE TH' N T | lclty for a week’s visit with his pa © Thomas Shevlin was president of thirteen separate lumber companies and director of the First and Security National banks of Minneapolis. He was president of the Crookston Lum- ber-company in this city, with mills at Fort Francis, Ont., Frazee, Minn., Libby, Mont., and Bend, Ore., be- sides other mills. - Thomas Shevlin was the son of the world known lumberman of the same name. His father died about four years ago and by the terms of his father’s will he received $1,500,- 000 in his own name. 'This repre- sented only a portion of the great es- tate. With his sisters Thomas Shev- lin, Jr., organized the Shevlin com- pany, -holding concern for the lum- ber companies. . This ~company is the beneficiary for two million dollars life insurance which was held by Thomas Shevlin. Mr. Shevlin was in first place in the United States, if not in the world, for a man of his age in tlie amount of life insurance he carried. He was one of the eight men in the United States who carry more than 1,500,- 000. . Mr. Shevlin in October of ‘this year took out an additional million dollars of insurance and was de- clared a perfect physical risk. The insurance was taken out because of Mr. Shevlin’s prominence as a factor in the large business enterprises of the Shevlin-Carpenter-Clarke inter- ests. He was known throughout the athletic world for the star work he did while playing football with Yale. He was captain of that team in 1905 when Yale had the greatest team in its history. It is befieved that while coaching the Yale football team this fall he contracted a cold. He went to California but was unable to re- gain his strength. Shevlin was for four years all-American end. He gained much fame as an all-around athlete and won his letters in both track and crew. He spent $17,000 in Yale during one year, which is the greatest known amount ever spent in a single year by a student of Yale college. Shevlin several years ago visited Bemidji several days each week and had direct charge of the mill work here. Jack Herbert of this city, a rela- tive of Mr. Shevlin, will leave this evening for Minneapolis to attend the funeral. B. W. Lakin and C. L. Isted of this city will leave Thursday evening for Minneapolis, The Crookston mill operations ‘will be shut down Friday during the funeral. In his memory Mayor McCuaig this afternoon, when Shevlin’s death be- came known, ordered the flag on the city hall placed .at half mast. 0. E S. LODGE INSTALLS OFFIGERS [ Bemidji chapter No. 171 of the Or- der of Eastern Star after enjoying a six o’clock turkey dinner, and initi- = ating two new candidates last eve- ning, installed the following officers: Ella Rasmussen, W. M.; W. P. Dyer, W. P.; Gertrude Bailey, A. M.; Cora Kreatz, secretary; Evelyn Wfleox,’ treasurer; Gladys Marcum, conduct- ress; Catherine Robinson, associate conductress; Minnie Wilson, Adah; Bertha Currie, Ruth; Frances Achen- bach, Esther; Eva Getchell, Martha; Margaret Mitchell, Electa; Anna An- drews, chaplain; Beatrice = Backus, organist; Nina" Smith, marshal;" Sarah -Kirk, warder; Earl . Carson, sentinel. _ - Glen Peck, who has been at Mel- rose, Minn., where he is working for the Great Northern Railway com- pany, returned to his home in this ents. %