Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 28, 1916, Page 1

HE BE JI DAILY PIONEER:: SCCIETY, VOLUME XIV, NO. 105. BEMIDII, MINNESOTA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1916. GHAUTAUQUA TO BE HELD HEB® % AUGUST 7 10 H. A. Hedges, Field Manager for the Redpath-Vawter System, in City. EXCELLENT PROGRAM IS PLANNED FOR BEMIDJI Ralph Bingham, Well Known Victor Singer and Military Concert Band on Program. The summer chautauqua assembly will be held in Bemidij August 7 to 11, inclusive. H. A. Hedges, field manager for the Redpath-Vawter Chautauqua system, is in the city today and at a meeting of those interested in the chautauqua movement outlined the program for this year. He stated that the pro- posed program is a winner and as- sured that the reputation of the Red- path-Vawter system would be fully maintained. Five Musical Clubs. The program for the summer chau- tauqua includes five musical organi- zations, one for each day. These will be varied in character and are designed to meet the requirements of the people at all grades of musical understanding. The big number is the Military Concert Band. Pressing the band hard for popular favor is the *‘Old Home Singers.” Victor Artist Here. The Christine Giles company and Ralph Bingham, well known through his connection with the Victor com- pany, will furnish music and fun for one day. The Bohannans and the Savranoffs complete the splendid list. The Military Concert Band will be brought to Bemidji in response to a strong demand for big band music. It is said to be far the people’s fa- vorite. The Old Home Singers will sing the songs of heart and home. Their splendid musical numbers will be bound together by a cleverly design- ed sketch. Musical Russians. The Parnells are man and wife in the eclassiest and cleverest of musical and literary and make-up skits and fancies. The Savranoffs are musical Russians, who display great versality and present some novel and interest- ing amusements, including the Bala- laika. The last day will appear the Chris- tine Giles company and the closing session will be a real joy night. This special thriller will be led by Ralph Bingham himself, who for years has been given exclusive control of the Joy Night festivities of the Interna- tional Lyceum association. Reports promise that it will be a scream. Japanese Here. Yutaka Minakuchi, a celebrated Japanese scholar and orator, will de- liver an address. This is the same Japanese who so distinguished him- self as an orator in the “Men and Re- ligion Forward Movement” and other speaking tours. Hon. B. F. McDon- ald of Ohio, Stewart I. Long and J. Fred Clarke, all standard chautauqua orators, are booked to appear in Be- midji. Dr. J. L. Gordon, formerly pastor of the First Congregational church of Winnipeg, who recently re- signed to accept a call to a Wash- ington, D. C., church, will deliver an address on “Grit, Grace and Green- backs.” As a big entertainment feature, the summer chautauqua will have Ducrot, the magician. Mr. Hedges places Ducrot in the front rank as an exponent of modern magic. A children’s specialist will have charge of the work forenoons and this will be given special attention in an effort to surpass all similar efforts among the children in the past. TO ASK FOR LAKE INDUSTRIAL SITES Industrial Committee of Commercial Club Holds Important Meeting. At a meeting of the industrial committee of the Commercial club last evening several important mat- ters were considered. It was decided to ask Charles Rug- gles, the timber baron, to open the flat land north of the Crookston Lum- ber Company Mill No. 2 to the river, for industrial sites. The committee also decided to make a proposition to Mr. Ruggles for the securing of 250 acres of timbered 1and near this site to be used for park purposes. The committee discussed the build- ing of a railroad to the Red Lake In- dian reservation and morth to Bau- dette or Warroad. TENNIS GLUB T0 REORGANIZE QMembenhip is Limited to 40; Dues Do,@[ Are Five Dollars a > Year. The . < .ji Tennis club will be reorganized, the membérship will be limited to 40, the dues will be five dollars a year and the courts will be repaired, as a result of a meeting of those interested in tennis held Thurs- day afternoon. As soon as 40 members are secured the new organization will be made permanent. New fences will be con- structed around the courts and each member will be given a key to the grounds. Guests of members may be entertained at the court. The membership committee is com- posed of A. L. Barker and R. L. Given. The committee in charge of the grounds is composed of E. H. Denu and Attorney M. J. Brown, Dr. G. M. Palmer and W. P. Dyer were named as the purchasing com- mittee at the meeting Thursday. Plans will probably be made later in the season for the construction of a club house. REV. GILMAN WELL LIKED AT WELLS Wells, Minn., Forum-Advocate indicates that Rev. C. W. Gilman, formerly of this city, is very well liked in that city: “Rev. C. W. Gilman, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church, preach- ed an excellent sermon last Sunday morning and special music was rend- ered. At no time in the history of the Methodist church has the attend- ance been as large as it is at the pres- ent time, the entire church being fill- ed every Sunday morning and eve- ning and extra chairs have had to be placed to accommodate the large con- gregation.” HOMESTEADER NEAR SPOONER IS DROWNED Spooner, Minn., April 28.—Ole Berg, aged 27, a homesteader, was drowned in the Rapid river Monday while attempting to cross it. He was the oldest of the three Berg boys. The following from the BRUSH FIRE GETS - BEYOND CONTROL The fire department was called to Fourteenth street and Bemidji av- enue last evening at 5:45 o’clock to extinguish a brush fire. Several small boys started to burn off the brush in the street for a baseball diamond and the fire got beyond their control. Several houses in the vicinity were endangered but there was no loss. ROSCOE DEARBORN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Roscoe Dearborn attempted suicide last evening by cutting himself with a razor. He slashed the side of his neck several times. Police took him to St. Anthony’s hospital. He will recover. The reason for his act is not known. HAMLINE STUDENT TALKS AT HIGH SCHOOL Frank Little, a member of the Hamline College Glee. club, gave a short talk this morning at the high school during chapel exercises. The subject of his talk was “Building a Strong Foundation for Good Habits."” HEARING IN POWELL ESTATE IN COURT A hearing on the final account in the estate of Dr. Charles B. Powell was held in the probate court today. Mrs. James Bowe left last evening for Minneapolis where she will visit relatives about three weeks. A glance at the want column may help you sell it. THE CUB SCOOP geporter SPRNG— Eever, ¢ b @ ?\4 ‘ I,’ i Qi IGHIEF OF POLICE SOLVES ROBBERY MYSTERIES INCITY Arrests Archie Winterstein Who Con- fesses to Breaking Into Stores. TRUNK OF STOLEN GOO0DS IS FOUND Will Be Returned to Red Wing Re- formatory; Is Out on . Parole, Chief of Police Frank Ripple to- day solved the numerous minor rob- beries in Bemidji when he arrested Archie Winterstein. Winterstein, according to the Chief Ripple, has confessed to rob- beries. The Barker Drug store was enter- ed March 6 and about $25.60 was ta- ken. Hakkerup’s studio was broken into the next evening and a small amount of cash was taken. On 'March 22 Troppman's store was en- tered and a guantity of cigars, to- bacco, bacon and about §15 in cash was taken. On March 22 the resi- dence of W. H. Newton was entered and a watch and a small amount of cash was faken. On April 15 the Batehelder store was broken into and articles taken. Last evening the Hakkerup Studio was entered for the second time and about six dullars} taken. Chiet Ripple, who has heen work- ing on the case since the Barker rob- bery, located Wilterstein this morn- ing. He confessed to a number of the robberies and later, according to Chief Ripple, confessed to all the rohberies. Chiet Ripple located a trunk full of the stolen goods at the boy’s home. The trunk contained tobacco, cigaret papers, skates, knives, toy banks, fish- ing reels, whistles, candles, money, chips, cap pistols, cards and miscel- laneous articles. Winterstein is 16 years of age and is the son of Charles Winterstein. He was sent to the Red Wing reform- atory about a year ago for entering boat houses. About ten months ago he was paroled and returned to Be- midji. He will be returned to Red Wing. CLASS HONORS ARE AWARDED AT HIGH SCHOOL Mildred Richardson is Named Vale- dictorian With Average of 89.84. many RECORDS BETTER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS Corrine Carlson is Named Valedic- torian With a Grade of 88.84, Senior class honors were awarded at the Bemidji high school this morn- ing by Miss E. L. Loe, principal. Mildred Richardson was named valedictorian of the class with an av- erage of 89.84. Corrine Carlson was named saluta- torian with an average of 88.84. The records this year are consid- ered very good. They surpass rec- ords made for several years with the exception of last year. The honors for the past several years were as follows: 1915—Gertrude Huntosh, 91.25, Margaret Congdon, 89.06. 1914—Ruthy Miner, 87.06, Flor- ence Freese, 87. 1913—Donald Shannon, 88.9, Anna Hedman, 86.7. 1912—Leopoldine Raucha Dorothy Torrance 82.72. Several of the colleges of the state give scholarships to the homor stu- dents. 83.57, KKK KKK KEKK KKK K * & WOULD RAISE CARP * Cass Lake, Minn., April 28. % —Although the state game & and fish commission for sev- % eral years has been using un- ¥ bending efforts to exterminate carp, thought by them to be % a detriment to game fish, ¥ Robert Zoulow, who has a % farm near here, today ap- * plied to the commission at St. * Paul for carp eggs. The re- % quest is unusual. He says he wants to stock a large pond * on his place with fish. * * * * Rk ok ok k ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok kA w KKK KRKKK KKK KK BAKER CALLS ON INDUSTRIES TO AIDPREPAREDNESS Secretary of War Speaks Before Ban- quet of American Newspaper Association. SAYS THAT NO PROFITS MUST BE MADE OFF WAR Military Mobilization is Easy; Spir- itual Mobilization Should Be Constant. New York, April 28.—Mobilization of American industries and com- merce as a prime factor of prepared- ness for national defense was urged here last night by Secretary Baker of the war department, in an address before the annual banquet of the Am- ecrican Newspaper Publishers asso- ciation. He declared that the neces- sity of such a mobilization was one of the great lessons learned from the European war. ‘ “At first this question (prepared- ness) revolved around mere military preparation in the narrowest sense,” said Mr. Baker, “but as the war de- veloped in Europe we learned that these things are but a part of pre- paredness. Is Threefold. “Threefold mobilization is neces- sary in any country.for war and of these three elements two are as valu- able and as vital in time of peace as in times of conflict. “In the first place there must be arms and soldiers, ships and sailors and these must be modern and ade- quate. “The second mobilization necessity is that of our industry and commerce. The war in Europe had been under way more than a year before some of the countries were able to equip the men who volunteered for their army. With all the zeal that their governments could- display, the mo- bilization of their industries lagged, not from unwillingness, but from lack of forethought. Perhaps no other lesson of the war in Europe is so im- pressive as its universality. “If the hour of trial should ever come to us there must be no war stock, no war bribes, no war fortune made out of the national danger, nor must there be built up in America any interest which could even be sus- pected of preparing to profit by the creation of a national emergency. I have not the least doubt that every manufacturing plant in this country could be so related to a central bu- reau of the government that its spe- cial usefulness in time of need would be known in advance. “The third mobilization that is necessary is spiritual. In order to make sacrifices for America we must be sure that our stake in the country justifies it. “The military mobilization will take place easily, and will not be upon a magnificent scale in advance. The industrial and spiritual mobili- zation ought to be constant and as wide as the country. Both are useful —nay indespensable in peaceas well as in war.” Secretary Baker commented on the work of the press in developing co- herence of national thought and ac- tion. He said that American news- papers were in a large sense an insti- tution of representative government in their broad informative sphere. OREN DITTY FALLS UNDER TRAIN AND DIES FROM INJURIES .. Switchman on Minnesota & Interna- tional Railway Accidentally Killed Near Kelliher. RUSHED T0 HOSPITAL HERE ON SPECIAL TRAIN Funeral Will Be Held at Minneap- olis; Body to Be Shipped Tonight. Oren Ditty, a switchman on the Minnesota & International railway, is dead as a result of an accident near Kelliher yesterday afternoon. Ditty was on duty in the Kelliher | yards. He fell under a log train and both his legs were severed below the knees. He was rushed to Be- midji in a special train and was taken to St. Anthony’s hospital. He died at 5:30 o’clock this morning. Ditty was 25 years of age and single. He was well known in Be- midji and has several brothers and other relatives living in the city. He has been boarding and rooming at the home of Mrs. Julia Titus, 523 Minnesota avenue. The funeral will be leld in Minne- apolis. The body will be shipped to that city tonight. Members of the Odd Fellows lodge, of which Ditty was a member, will escort his body from the Ibertson Un- dertaking parlors to the train to- night. DEADLOCK OVER GERMAN PAPERS Teutonic Ambassador Demands Pa- pers But Refuses to Identify Them. ‘Washington, April 28.—The state department and the German embassy apparently are at a deadlock over the disposition of papers seized by agents of the department of justice they raided the offices in New York of Wolfe von Igel, former secretary of Captain von Papen, recalled mili- tary attache of the embassy. The state department is willing to return the papers as demanded by the German ambassador, if he or some other official of the embassy will identify them as being official. Count von Bernstorff insists upon having all the documents removed from the of- fice and refuses to personally identify any of them unless directed to do so by his government. He has asked the Berlin foreign office for instruc- tions. : Regarding the published report that the state department has made possible the capture of Sir Roger Casement by turning over information to the British government, Secretary Lansing said today the department had no knowledge of Sir Roger’s ex- pedition until after he had been cap- tured. In other official quarters it was said there was nothing in the papers take from Von Igel that would show that such an expedition was on foot. FOUR YEAR OFFIGE LAW UNGONSTITUTIONAL St. Paul, April 28.—The supreme court today decided that the act of the 1915 legislature in extending the term of the office of the clerk of the district court to four years is uncon- stitutional. The ruling affects 53 clerks of court in Minnesota and their terms will expire January, 1917, and not 1919 as the law provides. ‘when CAPTAIN OF MINNESOTA NAVAL MILITIA HERE Captain Guy Eaton of the Minne- sota Naval Militia is a visitor in Be- lmidji today. Another Li'l Nap Won't Do Us Any Harm SHIPPERS T0 WAIT OUTGOME Not Surprised Over Grest Britain’s Note on Neutral Trade, London, April 28.—The contents of the British note, replying to the protest of the American government against interference by the neutral trade, which asserts the right of Great Britain to regulate the admis- sion to a neutral country of goods evi- dently destined for the enemy, caused little surprise in diplomatic and le- gal circles here, as its conclusions had been discounted by recent deci- sions of the prize tribunals. A sum- mary of the views of the members of these circles may be expressed as follows: They do not believe the controversy will be carried much further during the progress of the war as no vital concessions have been made by either side since the first note was written. ' Therefore, the shippers of detained cargoes, who can afford the delay will await the conclusion of the war to have -their cases settled before to have their cases settled by an in- ternational tribunal, in the belief that such a court will grant them full damages. It is expected that the United States government will soon send two notes to Great Britain, one on the detentions of the mails and the other on the removal of Austrians and Germans from the steamship China. A final effort will be made to settle the Wilhelmina case without submit- ting the question to Baron Merzey. The foreign office is expected to sub- mit to Ambassador Page today its terms in this case. FRESHMEN DEFEAT EIGHTH GRADE TEAM In the first baseball game of the season in the School League yes- terday afternoon, the Freshmen downed the Eighth grade team by a score of 33 to 3. The lineups were as follows: Freshmen—Bailey, ss; Grover 1st b.; Thurber, 2 b; Lord, 3b; Raco rf; Opsahl cf; Phibbs 1f; Auger p; Ed- wards c. Eighth Grade—Robideau ss; John- son 1b; Stechman 2b; Krause 3 Harris rf; Whitney cf; Brandt If; Chase p; Jones c. HAMLINE U. GLEE GLUB GIVES GONGERT The Hamline University Glee club gave a concert at the Methodist church last evening before a large and quite enthusiastic audience. The club was under the direction of Prof. John A. Jaeger and gave a good ac- count in a well chosen program. ARGHDEAGON PARSHALL IS SERIOUSLY ILL Archdeacon Heman F. Parshall is serious ill at his home in Cass Lake. He was taken sick last Saturday. He was unable to attend the wedding of his daughter, Miss Margaret, to Don- ald Grant of Faribault, last evening. Mr. and Mrs. Grant did not leave on their honey on account of the illness of the archdeacon. LINGOLN BIRTHDAY IS DECLARED A HOLIDAY St. Paul, April 28.—The supreme court today declared that Lincoln’s birthday is a holiday. Charles Sand- berg of Hallock, served with a sum- mons on Lincoln’s birthday, failed to appear. The judgment went by de- fault. He held that a holiday sum- mons was illegal and the supreme court sustained him. - Read the Pioneer want ads. By "HOP’ I GOTASNEAKIN' SUSPICICN THAT L\L LOAFER SLEEPS ONTH' o 308~BYT D:‘*i’.iy/\ ¢ \E I CAN S KAISER FRIENOLY; T0 REPLY TO U, 8. ~ AVOIDING BREAK Ambassador Gerard Goes to Army Headquarters to Meet German Ruler. BRITISH BATTLESHIP RUSSELL IS MINED Many Men Are Drowned When Ship Sinks in the Mediterranean Sea. Washington, April 28.—Officials here believe that the kaiser has de- cided to remain friendly to the United States and will reply to the demands of this country, avoiding a diplomatic break. B Berlin, April 28,—Ambassador Ger- ard is due to arrive at the army head- quarters of the kaiser today he will confer with the kaiser gard to the German-American situa- tion. Secretary Crew accompanied the ambassador in a special car placed at the ambassador’s disposal. Ship is Sunk. London, April 28.-—(Official) —The British battleship Russell struck a mine in the Mediterranean and was sunk. Of the crew of 824, there were saved 24 officers and 676 men. Russians in France. Marseilles, April 28.—The third convoy of Russians has been landed in France. The convoy was accom- panied by bands and gay escorts._ British Ship Sunk. London, April 28.—The Britisa steamer Industry has been submar- ined and sunk. Submarine Sunk. London, April 28.—(Official)—A German submarine has been sunk off the east coast of England. Battleship Sunk. London, April 28.—(Official)—It is admitted that the British battle- ship Russett has been sunk in the Mediterranean. Numerous Air Raids. Paris, April 28.—(Official)—Nu- merous air raids have been made on the western front by German air- craft. The activities along the whole front except intermittent bombard- ment at Verdun is not important. No Rupture. The Hague, April 28.—Postive as- surances that there will be no diplo- matic rupture between the United States and Germany reached the Am- erican embassy in Berlin today. Last Saturday embassy attaches began quietly to pack their effects preparing to leave. Wednesday assurances from unrevealed sources caused them to unpack. They will now stay to at least May 5. The authority for that date is not known. To Suppress Rebellion. London, April 27.—(Censored)— General Sir John Maxwell, hero of the Egyptian war, 1882 arrived in Ireland today to take command of the troops suppressing the rebellion. Both the press and the public admit that the rebellion is-one of the gravest crisis ‘before England since the war began. where in re- | Obregon at Juarez. El Paso, April 28.—Obregon and Trevino arrived at Juarez today under a strong escort of Carranzistas. To Confer Tomorrow. El Paso, April 28.—Obregon, Scott and Funston are due here today for their conference which will begin to- morrow and will last for several days. PARSHALL WEDDING IS BRILLIANT AFFAIR The wedding of Miss Margaret Gilmer Parshall, daughter of Arch-~ deacon and Mrs. Heman F. Parshall of Cass Lake, to Donald Grant, Jr., of Faribault which was solemnized last evening at St. Peter’s Episcopal church at Cass Lake, was a brilliant affair. Bishop Morrison of Duluth pronounced the marriage vows. Dr. Beaty of St. Cloud presented the bride. The church was beautifully decorated. A reception was held at the H. N. Harding home after the céremony. On account of the serious illness of Archdeacon Parshall, Mr. and Mrs. Grant did not leave on their honey- moon. e E. A. BARKER SEVERELY BURNED IN ACCIDENT E. A. Barker was severely burned yesterday afternoon when his gloves caught fire while he was lighting a cigar. His fingers and hands were burned. Mr. Barker had been work- ing on his automobile and his gloves became soaked with gasoline. i A I e R s e S R W e TR O ol S e i | | | | | |