Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 25, 1916, Page 1

¥ THE BEMIDJI D VOLUME XIV, NO. 51. BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1916. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH FIVE MEN REGEIVE JAIL SENTENGES ON l‘{’(follogfl CHARGES Judge Stanton :f- ni‘s%;f’;c’,,, Court Fines Each $100 and Give. “-day Sentences. ntences * FOUND GUILTY OF SELLING “BOOZE” WITHOUT LICENSES Federal Authorities Aid County At- torney Torrance in Securing Evidence. Five men were this morning sen- tenced to pay $100 fines and in addi- tion to serve 60 days in the county jail by Judge C. W. Stanton of the distriet court on charges of selling liquor without a license. They were John Larson, Frank Gagnon, Charles Williams, William Knutson, all of Bemidji, and Fred Anderson of Nymore. Larson Gets More. John Larson, in addition to the $100 fine and 60 days in the county jail, was also fined $50 or to serve 20 days in the jail on a charge of running an unlicensed drinking place. Roy Wilson was given a fine of $50 or 30 days in jail on a charge of selling liquor without a license. The men began their sentences to- day. Two Not Guilty. Seven men were indicted by the grand jury on charges of selling liqguor without a license. Three en- tered a plea of guilty, two were found guilty and two were found not guil- ty. Those who plead guilty were John Larson and Roy Wilson, who were accused of selling liquor at Pu- posky, and Frank Gagnon. Lars Lind and Robert McCall were found not guilty. Stanton Explains. Two Federal officers secured the evidence against the men for County Attorney Torrance who presented the matter to the grand jury. Judge Stanton after sentencing the men this morning, explained his ac- tion. He stated that the sale of liquor must be curbed and that he be- lieved that men convicted of the charge should be severely dealt with. FUNERAL OF MRS. BRANNON TOMORROW The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Bran- non, who died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. ‘M. A. Clark, will be held tomorrow afternoon at two-thirty o’clock from the Baptist Interment will be at the Rev. I. D. Al- church. Greenwood cemetery. vord will officiate. SUNDAY SGHOOLS T0 MEET AT HINES The East District Sunday School association will hold its annual meet at Hines tomorrow. A large num- ber of Bemidji people are planning to attend. Among those who will give talks from Bemidji are Mrs. A. Head and Mrs. C. E. Battles. KRR EKK KKK KKK KKK * NYMORE NEWS * & (By Special Correspondent.) * KKK KKK KKK KK KKK Mr. and Mrs. J. Olson have return- ed to their home here after spending several months living on their home- stead near Kelliher. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson left Thursday for Brainerd where they will spend a few days visiting with friends and relatives. Miss Myrtle Larson returned to her home here Thursday from St. Paul where she has spent the past month studying the spring styles in millin- ery. Mrs. Jens Engen left Wednesday night for Anoka where she intends to undergo an operation at the hos- pital in that city. Mrs. Harvey Blackburn left Thurs- day for Brainerd where she will visit with friends and relatives. ER REPRESENTATIVE FORMER “FEFUSES TO GIVE BAIL ‘Washington, Feb. 25.—Former Representative Fowler, Herman Schulteis and H. B. Martin were ar- rested today following their refusal to give bail when told that they must appear Tuesday to answer charges of national peace counsel conspiracy. —_— L. A. Sandgren, brother of Cap- tain Sandgren of the Salvation Army, arrived in the city this noon to assist in the services to be held during the mext two weeks in Be- midjl and Nymore. KKK KKK KKK KKK KK [3 .= PRICE OF JUNK INCREASES * Respect for_the old bewhis- kered fellow that yells, “rags and old iron” is commanded today by the announcement that the price of junk has jumped from six to twelve cents a pound. The war is the cause of the increase in prices. * * x * * * * * * * * x x * ok ok ok ok ok ko k kK KK KRR KKK KKK KKK MOTION FILED FOR NEW TRIAL IN OPTION CASE Attorneys for International Falls Liquor Case Take Up Option Fight. MAY AGAIN GO TO SUPREME COURT Claimed Home Rule Governed Cities Have Right to Issue Saloon Licenses. Falls. Application has been filed by Attorney George A. Bangs of Grand Forks and Judge M. A. Spooner of Falls liquor dealers. test the county option law. Has Home Rule Charter. International Falls liquor men are staunch in their belief that their con- tention that the county option law brought up. Attorney General Upheld. several weeks ago Attorney General Lyndon A. Smith was upheld in his contention that the liquor traffic was clearly a state issue and was to be regulated by the state. The International Falls men are backed by the liquor men of all the cities that are governed by home rule charters and it is believed that they will fight the decision to the finish. T. H. MOORE FOUND track of the M. & I railway this side of Orr. been due to heart trouble. Mr. Moore has been a resident of ing come here from Rylander, Wis. He lived at 1110 Beltrami avenue. Surviving Mr. Moore are the widow, three sons, D. J. and Everett Moore, both of this city, and Bernard, of Chicago, and a daughter who is teaching school in southern Wiscon- sin. The body will be brought to Be- midji today. As the death occurred in Koochiching county an inquest will be held by Koochiching officials. Funeral arrangements have mnot been made. GIRLS’ BASKET BALL AT ARMORY TONIGHT Bemidji high school will meet school at the Armory tonight. feated this year and is in direct line pionship. The lineup of the Bemidji team to- night will be as follows: Edna An- Corrine Carlson, center; lator, in Bemidji Feb. 21-26. SCOOP ierorter REPORTER this city for another hearing in the dent of the organization BEMIDJI TO BE HOST TO SIXTH DISTRIGT BANKERS Annual Meeting to Be Held in the Early Part of April. OVER 100 MEN ARE EXPECTED HERE P City Bankers and Speakers Also Plan to Attend Big Meet Here. _— Bemidji will be the host of the bankers of the Sixth district at their annual meeting to be held in the early part of April. This was decided at a meeting of the executive com- mittee in St. Cloud yesterday after- noon. Time Not Decided. The time for the annual meeting has not been fully decided. Last year’s meeting was held at St. Cloud and over 100 bankers were present. It is believed that the meeting to be held here will be larger. It is ex- pected that bankers from Duluth, New hope has sprung up in the | Minneapolis and St. Paul and several camp of the “wets” of International | Prominent speakers from the Twin Cities will meet with the bankers To Engage Speakers. G. G. Hastings of Wadena, presi- will go to case of the State vs. International | Minneapolis next week to confer with The case is to [ the State Bankers’ association and set the date of the meeting here. Mr. Hastings will also engage prominent speakers for the occasion. Best for Bemidji. A communication from George H. is invalid in cities governed under | Richards, secretary of the Minnesota home rule charters will be recognized | Bankers’ association, announces that by the supreme court if it is again |there are many good speakers avail- able for the meetings of bankers this spring and an attempt will be made By a decision of the supreme court to secure the best for the Bemidji 1 | meet. The Bemidji bankers are planning an entertainment program for the visiting bankers. JUDGE STANTON SENDS - TWO TO STILLWATER Judge C. W. Stanton of the dis- trict court today sentenced two men to serve indeterminate sentences at DEAD UN H. H- THAGK Stiliwater. The men were Gust Sev- erson who was found guilty of rob- bery at Spooner and Herman Schaefer T. H. Moore of this city was found | who was found guilty on a charge of dead this morning on the railroad |jncest. The indictment against Schaefer Death is believed to have|on a charge of carnal knowledge was not dismissed. The men will be taken to Stillwa- this city for the past three years, hav-|tor next week. DUNWOODY QUINT CANGELS GAME The Dunwoody Institute basket ball team of Minneapolis ‘this morning telephoned Coach Bestul of the Be- midji high school and cancelled the game here which was scheduled for tomorrow night. The cause of the cancelling of the game was not given. SINGLE VESSEL COULD DESTROY PACIFIC FLEET Washington, Feb. 25.—The naval committee of the house was inform- The girls’ basket ball team of the|ed by Admiral Cameron Winslow yes- the | terday that the entire Pacific fleet girls’ quintet of the Akeley high|which he commands might be an easy victim for a single good enemy bat- The local team has not been de- |tleship, for the Northern Minnesota cham-|pBANDITS MAKE BOLD ATTACK ON TRAIN ‘Wash., Seattle, Feb. 25.—The derson and Emma Klein, forwards; | Northern Pacific east bound North. Carrie | Coast Limited No. 2 was held up Brown and Lucene McCuaig, guards. |last night one mile east of Coving- ton, 26 miles east of Seattle. The Pay-Up Week, a business stimu-|robbers dynamited the express safe. The amount of loot is not known. The Deep Mouthed Blood Hounds Heavy Bay Resounded Up Scoop’s Rocky Way KEEHIH R ERK KKK * WAR NEWS % KKK KRR KKK French Check Germans. London—The French are check- ing the great German drive at Ver- dun. The -Germans appear: to be holding their own except at a few minor points. Threée Verdun forts have been sweeping the Crown Prince’s legions with heavy fire. The French fire is so hot that the Teu- tons have been unable to bring up the needed supply trains. The check reported administered to the advanc- ing Germans is probably only tem- porary. i | — Storms Halt ‘Pursuit. Petrograd—Severe 'blizzards and snow storms are hindering the pur- suit of the Turks who are fleeing from Erzerum. The Russian right is rapldly progressing toward Rizeh. =3 Germans Desire to Yield. London—An unconfirmed Amster- dam dispatch stated |that the Ger- mans in the latest note to America asks the United States to define of- fensive armament. The reply is en- route to Washington and indicates that Germany is not desirous of a break but is preparing to yield. The German foreign office asks the Am- erican government to specify the ex- act definition of offensive and defen- sive weapons. This will also pro- long negotiations until the excite- ment in both countries subsides when German diplomats expect to find a grace way to extricate themselves from the awkward position. War Over April 15. ‘Washington—The German govern- ment has notified the commanders of German ships interned in this coun- try to get ready to sail by April 15. The war, it is stated, will be over then. Germany’s victories in the eastern and western arenas are fore- runners of peace, the orders stated. Capture 10,000 French. Berlin—(Official) —The Germans stormed and captured six fortified French villages and farms five miles from Verdun yesterday. The pris- oners thus far in the Verdun attack total 10,000. The French losses are heavy. The German loss is only what was expected. German Vessels Seized. Lisbon—RBight German _steamers in the harbor of St. Vincent have been seized upon orders of the Por- tugese government. DRUGGIST IS HELD FOR BOOTLEGGING Thief River Falls, Minn,. Feb. 25. —As the beginning of a campaign to check the illegal sale of liquor in Pennington county, officials today placed under arrest H. B. Newell, 2 prominent druggist, on charges of bootlegging and for selling liquor to & minor. FORMER U. S. SENATOR'S NAME IN CHICAGO SCANDAL Chicago, Feb. 25.—Mrs. Page Wal- ler Egan, accused in Chicago’s al- leged petticoat graft scandal, de- clined to answer questions today and linked the name of the late United States Senator Dwight Sabin of Still- water, Minn., in the case. She was a beneficiary of his and received $5,- 000 in an insurance policy. STEAMERS COLLIDE; PASSENGERS SAVED Nortolk, Va., Feb. 25.—The steam- ers Creten and Dorothy collided off Thimble Shoals this morning. The 25 passengers of the Creten were transferred to the Dorothy which is expected to arrive here at six o’clock this evening. U. S. PROTESTS THE SEIZURE OF VESSEL ‘Washington, Feb. 25.—A protest was dispatched today against the seizure of the vessel China in the Pacific several days ago. SENATE CONFIRMS FLETCHER APPOINTMENT ‘Washington, Feb. 26.—The senate this afternoon confirmed the appoint- ‘ment of Henry Fletcher as ambassa- dor to Mexico. WIFE OF ALBERT BRABETZ BRINGS BIG DAMAGE SUIT Commences Action for $10,000 Against Emory Jarvis on Booze Selling Charge. NYMORE DEALER REPORTED MISSING Asserted in Charge That ' Liquor Caused Husband to Freeze Hands and Feet. - M i Leora May Brabetz, wife of Albert Brabetz, the Nymore barber who several weeks ago became intoxi- cated and lay down in the snow, freezing his hands and feet so bad that he may not live, has commenced action against Emory Jarvis of Ny- more for $10,000, alleging that he sold liquor to Brabetz, causing the unconsciousness and the injuries, Jarvis is Missing. Jarvis is reported missing and no trace of him has been found. It is believed that he has gone to Canada. Before leaving he transferred his property to his wife and Attorney Carl L. Heffron, who is acting for Mrs. Brabetz, has placed an’attach- ment on all property belonging to Jarvis. Brabetz Near Death. Brabetz is near death at St. An- thony’s hospital. Should he die, it is stated that a case of manslaughter will be brought against Jarvis. Brabetz was found in the snow near his home on the morning of February first with his hands and feet frozen. He is alleged to have stated that he had been drinking whisky at Jarvis’ soft drink parlor. Brabetz is the father of two small children. MAN IS ADJUDGED INSANE THREE TIMES For the third time, Halvor, Twee- ton, a farmer living near ‘Shotley, has been adjudged insane and has been ordered committed to the Fer- gus Falls asylum, He had been working recently at Kelliher. It was stated that while at the Kelliher camps he chopped wood for 18 hours without stopping or -eating. He stated that several years ago he took communion when according to his own judgment he was unworthy. He works indus- triously to keep his mind from this sin. ) He was taken to Fergus Falls this morning. HENRY WALLIN FINED ON ASSAULT CHARGE Henry Wallin of Nymore, aged 22, was fined $50 in the municipal court this morning on a charge of assault upon Arthur Johnson of Nymore, aged 19 years,” Wallin entered a plea of guilty. Johnson was badly bruised on account of the assault. BEMIDI GIRL 1S GHOSEN QUEEN Miss Rubie Henrionnet, daughter of Mrs. A. P. Henrionnet of this city, was chosen queen at the Los Angeles, Cal., carnival. Miss Hen- rionnet presided over the festivities of the carnival. ASK REVISION OF 2 RATE IN MINNESOTA ‘Washington, Feb. 25.—The North- ern Potato Tariff association has filed a complaint with the interstate com- a complaint with the Interstate Com- merce commission asking for a revi- sion of the rate from Minnesota and | Mesdames Wisconsin to Illinois and Missouri. KKK KK KKK KKK KK -MOVE BARN TWO0 MILES Contractors are busy mov- ing ‘the large barn-formerly located near the John Mo- berg residence on Beltrami avenue to a site west of the city. The new site is two miles from the old site. The swamp west of the city must be crossed in moving the structure: * ok h ok ko ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok * x * * * * * * * * * * * » ¥ KKK KKK KKK FORMER BEMIDJI MAN ARRESTED - FOR MANSLAUGHTER Charles Miles, Former Ownmer of Northern National Bank Corner, Held in Michigan, PLEADS NOT GUILTY; RELEASED ON BONDS Alleged to Have Struck Vienna, Austria, Man While Driving Automobile. Charles H. Miles, formerly a resi- dent of Bemidji, was arrested in De- troit, Mich., Sunday on a charge of manslaughter. It is alleged that while driving an automobile Sunday night he struck and killed Dr. Hugh Friedman, the son of Dr. Peter Friedman, a well-known physician of Vienna, Austria. Pleads Not Guilty. When arraigned Miles entered a plea of not guilty and was released upon $2,000 bonds. Miles left Bemidji about seven years ago. He was formerly owner of the corner where the Northern Na- tional bank is now located and of what is now known as the Harry Gunsalus corner. He later was a Minneapolis theater man. BASEBALL MASS MEETING AT GITY HALL TONIGHT ety A mass meeting will be held at the city hall tonight to organize a base- ball team in Bemidji. Perle Davis will be in charge of the meeting. He has completed plans for organizing a Northern baseball league which will include some of the fastest teams in Northern Minnesota. If interest is shown a baseball park will be con- structed west of the electric light plant. Every person interested in baseball is urged to be present at the meeting tonight. BERTRAM IS AWARDED $750 DAMAGES BY JURY Frank Bertram was awarded $750 damages Thursday by a jury in the district court in his case against the Northern Pacific and Minnesota & In- ternational railways in which he claimed that he was injured on ac- count of careless switching in Octo- ber, 1914. His suit was for $3,075. PRESIDENT REQUESTED NOT TO BREAK RELATIONS Washington, Feb. 25.—Senator Jones of Washington today intro- duced a resolution requesting that the president mot break relations with any country. He stated that war should be averted and that the honor of the nation is not in the cus- tody of one man. DEATH CLAIMS FARGO BANK PRESIDENT Fargo, N. D., Feb. 26.—Frank F. Grant, president of the Northern Savings bank, died last night after an illness of three months. Mrs. R. W. Rako was pleasantly surprised yesterday afternoon by a number of her lady friends at her home on Minnesota avenue. The oc- casion was the birth anniversary of Mrs. Rako. Among the guests were Moosen, Gilbertson, J. Kennedy, J. Molet and A. Halvorson. By "HOP" DIDIVH EVER STOPTO THINK-F BLOOD HOUNDS \WERE ONA FUGTIVE FROM TRAIL- AN TH TRAIL. LEDPASTN0U- WHAT AN AWFUL MISTAKE. WoULD BE MADE- F YOO SMELT LIKE. A FUGITIVE ?-20wmiE! _|to business affafrs. - - < HONOR OF NATION INVOLVED SAYS WILSON IN LETTER President Writes Letter to Semator Stone Refusing to Surrender Rights of Citizens, T0 WITHDRAW WOULD BE '.l‘O SURRENDER SELF-RESPECT Wilson, Clark, Kitchin and Flood in Conference; No Action Taken - - by Congress. Washington, Feb. 25.—President Wilson, at the end of two days of agitation in congress for action warning Americans off armed mer- chantmen, wrote a letter last night to Senator Stone, chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, stating that he could not consent to the abridgement of the rights of Am- erican citizens in any respect. 4 ““The honor and self-respect of the nation is involved,” he said. “We covet peace and shall preserve it at any cost, but the loss of homor.” The president expressed hope that explanations of the declared inten- tion of the central European powers = to sink all armed merchant ships without warning would put a differ- ent aspect on the situation which now seémed to present insuperable obsta- cles. “We have had no reason to ques- tion their good faith or fidelity to their promises in the past,” he ad- ded, “and I for one, feel confident that we shall have none in the future.” Answers Stone’s Letter. The letter was in answer to one written yesterday by Senator Stone, outlining the situation existing at the capitol, where since Wednesday rorning, persistent demands had been made for some action which might lessen the possibility of war between the United States and Germany. The president’s statement was re- peated this morning to Speaker Clark, Representative Kitchen, ma- jority leader, and Representative Flood, chairman of the house foreign affairs committee, who had an em- gagement in order to explain the po- sition in which the house found it~ self and asked the president for a statement for the administration’s views. Strives for Peace. In his letter the president said he will “do everything in my power to keep the United States out of war,” continuing in part: . “I think the country will feel no uneasiness about my course in that respect. Through many anxhous months I have striven for that object, amidst difficulties more manifold than can have been apparent upon the sur- face and so far I have succeeded. I do not doubt that I shall continue to succeed. Stand for Rights, “But in any event our duty f{s clear. No nation- or group of na- tions has the right while the war is in progress to alter or disregard the principles which all nations have agreed upin in mitigation of the hor- rors and sufferings of war; and if the clear rights of American citizens should ever unhappily be abridged or denied by any such action we should, it seems to me, have in homor no choice as to what our own course should be. “It is important to reflect that if in this instance we allowed expedi- ency to take the place of principle, the door would inevitably be opened to still further concession. Impossible to Yield. “What we are contending for in this matter is of the very essence of the things that have made America a sovereign nation. She cannot yield them without conceding her own im- potency as a nation and making vir- tual surrender of her independent position among the nations of the world.” The president wrote his letter dur- ing the afternoon shutting himself up in his study. No Change Announced. At the state department today it was stated that in its international aspects the situation had no changed in the slightest degree for-three or four days. ' Today’s developments in congress showed the administration leaders holding their lines against any such action as the president opposes. MAN ARRESTED FOR " $300,000 ROBBERY Tampa, Fla., Feb. 26.—A man an- swering the description of.J. Grant Lyman, wanted in New York for al- * leged defalcations of more than $300,000, was arrested yesterday on a yacht near St. Petersburg. Ed Alger, of the Partridge Lumber company of Tenstrike, returned.last evening to his home after having spent the day in Bemidfi attendt