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

VOLUME XIV. NO. 208. RAIL STR PRESIDENT WILSON PRESENTS PROPOSAL IN LAST ATTEMPT TO AVERT STRIKE| Meeting Being Held by Rail Execu- tives and Brotherhood -Men This Afternoon. BREAK BETWEEN HEADS AND MEN SEEMS| CERTAIN |- May Ask for Ten Days Stay to Pre- pare Legislation for Aefion by BELIEVED CERTAIN THAT CONGRESS WILL Al (By United Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 28.—-President Wilson has presented his. new pro- posal to the railways in an attempt to avert the railway strike, which appears today to be almost inevitable. President Wilson’s proposal in- sists upon the acceptance of the eight-hour day, but suggests a com- mission to investigate overtime. A year is to be given this commission. The president’s last weapon is eon- gress. He is ready to appeal to them for legislation for the following things: FIRST—Aid in the prevention of a strike. SECOND—To provide for an ade- quate method for the immediate set- tlement of a strike. THIRD—To provide for keeping trains moving in case of a strike. Congress is Ready. Congressional leaders today in- formed President Wilson that he could put through this legislation. The meeting which was scheduled for ten o’clock this morning and which is supposed to be the final meeting was put off to 2:30 o’clock this after- uoon. President Wilson and Senator Kern conferred Sunday regardinlz the pos< sible joint session to be summoned Tuesday. It is expected that con- gress will take a hand in the strike today. The Sunday developments in the situation were as follows: The break between the railways and brotherhoods appeared certain. Quorum of house is summoned for Tuesday to hear Wilson’s plans for legislation to prevent a strike. Men Go Home. Members of the brotherhoods’ com- mittees leave for their homes after delegating powers to effect a settle- ment of the strike. They instructed their delegates that under no conditions accept ar- bitration. The strike has been called for ten days unless the railways recede from arbitration. roads and Representatives of brotherhoods conferred with the president. President Wilson, it is believed, will ask for a temporary postpone- ment of action to permit legislation. The administration officials have agreed to legislation to prevent, a strike. Prepare for Strike. Chicago, Aug. 28.—The executives cf western railroads who are not in Washington are making quiet pre- parations to meet the situation if the four brotherhoods declare. a strike. Practically all of the roads have canvassed their employes and have lists of all men not belonging to the brotherhoods who would be capa- tle of operating an engine. These lists include former engineers, con- ductors and firemen who now hold official positions with the company; men who have formerly been in the service, but who have entered other lines of work, and railroad employes who are not affiliated with the broth- erhoods. In addition to this there has been for several days a mysterious move- ment into Chicago of men known to have figured in previous strikebreak- ing operations who are believed to have been assembled by the railroads although this is neither admitted by the men or by the railroad officials. Operating heads of railways seek- ing strikebreakers, admitted today that they had placed guards on the Miunesota Mesaba ' range to secure strikebreakers. A majority of the rcads do not expect a strike. They believe that negotittions will drag along for six or seven weeks more. SEPTEMBER WHEAT '. DROPS AT OPENING (By United Press) Chicago, 11, Aug. 28.—September wheat dropped three and a quarter cents today at the opening on account of the Italian and Roumanian de(’:- larations of war. The market’s theory is that this means’that the} Dardanelles canal will- soon, 4 SR A September wheat lost 11 cents at the close.: ‘December ‘wheat = went down nine and five-eighths. be - opened’| & lj‘ | * * * X 1% 1% EY x X x X * x x 5% x * KKK KK KKK KK CAT ON SCREEN: TAKEN FOR ROBBER Police were called to the home of A. Anderson Satur- day night, it being reported that burglars were entering the home. Officer Essler en- tered the house and found that a large cat on the screen door was making the noise. The cat had broken the screen door. No arrests were made. HH KK KKK KKK KK KK GLEARWATER AND RED LAKE FALLS AUTOISTS ON TOUR E.Teflerson Highway Men Open Up | “Feed Road” to the Red Lake Indian Agency. T e kg okok ok ke ok ok ke ok ok ok ok ke I e e de sk 3k ok de ok ke ok ok ke k ko 156 AUTOMOBILES ARE IN THE PROCESSION Bagley Defeats Indians in a Base- ball Game; Score is Eight to One. ' One hundred and fifty-six automo- biles filled with Jefferson highway enthusiasts enjoyed a socialibility run to the Red Lake Indian reserva- tion Sunday from Red Lake Falls, Gully, Oklee, Plummer, Gonvick, Traii, Clearbrook and Bagley. The idea of the socialibility run was to establish a “feeder” to the Red Lake agency and place the agen- ¢y indirectly upon the Jefferson high- way, from New Orleans to Winnipeg. The road established from the south goes by way of Clearbrook and returns by way of Gonvick. From the north the road goes by way of Gonvick and returns by way of Ciearbrook. The roads were found to be in good condition. The tour was the largest sociability ra ever held in this section, with so many -different towus" being Tep- resented. . At the Red Lake agency the visit- ors were given an excellent enter- tainment. The Bagley baseball team defeated the agency team by a score of 8 to 1. The batteries were ‘‘Smoky”’ Sam White and Many Penny for the In- dians and Wench and Harrison for Bagley. After the baseball game the In- dians staged a game of lacrosse. The Bagley and Red Lake Falls bands were present. BREAKS COLLAR BONE IN AUTO AGGIDENT George Garrison of Margie Injured When Ford Turns Turtle Twice. George Garrison of Margie, Minn., broke his collar bone Saturday night when his Ford turned turtle twice at a curve in the road between here and the state park. He lost control of the machine at a curve and the car turned over twice. The car was not badly damaged. Garrison was taken to the office of Dr. C. R. Sanborn where his injuries were taken care of. He will be able to return to his home in a few days. None of the other occupants of the car were injured. FEDERAL INSPEGTION OF MILITIA THURSDAY No Man to Be Excused; Guns Must Be Oiled and Cleaned; Lockers in Order. The Bemidji naval militia will un- dergo a Federal inspection next Thursday evening. Licut. Earle A. Barker of the Be- midji division today stated that no man - would be excused Thursday pnight on any condition. Rifiles must be oiled and cleaned, clothing must be clean and the lock- ers must be in first class shape. KK KK KKK KKK KK KX $60 IN PRIZ%S. J. J. Opsahl of Bemidji, through the Bemidji Daily Pioneer, has made an offer of $60 in prizes for the six best essays written by boys and girls on the subject “Beltrami County Saloons vs. Beltrami County Daity Cows as Farm and Home Developers.” Each essay is.mot to exceed - 300 _words and it is to be sent to the Pioneer office before Sep- tember first. KKK KKK KKK KKK K % sk J J ok Kk kok ke ok ok ok X * % % k * BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA. MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1916, South American Countries OnBrinkof War;Situation Similar to That In Europe ent, from the Pacific to the Atlantie. Chile, Rich Nation This would transform Chile into a moderately rich nation, for Southern Patagonia is a fine cattle country and there are stories of rich petroleum deposits there. This would mean war with Argen- tina. Here is where Peru would get into the situation. In 1879, as a result of a war, .Chile annexed the two south- ern Peruvian provinces. Peru has been longing ever since for a chance to get them back. Bolivia is an inland country with an ambition for a “window” on the Pacitie. The two provinces Chile took from Pacific and on the East by Bolivia. On their coast are the ports of Tacna and Arica. These would constitute a ‘‘double window” if Bolivia'could get them. Chile probably would turn them oner to the Bolivians to defend from eru. By Charles P. Stewart (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright, 1916, By United Press) Beunos Aires, Aug. 1—(By Mail) —=South America’s republics today are sitting over just such another powder magazine as the one wheh ex- ploded two years ago in Europe. In many ways the situation recalls the situation existing in Europe just a few years before the outbreak of the present struggle. The recent hint of war between Venezuela and Peru and Columbia and Ecuador brought South America to sharp attention. They might easily do what the Balkan mixup did to Europe. There is the same feeling that a widespread clash cannot be prevent- ed, the same conflict of interest, same warning, same preparations, same groaning under the weight of these preparations and the same undercur- rent of inter-national ill-feeling. If and when war comes the two principal beligerents probably will be Argentina and Chile. Boundary Disputes Not a country in South America lacks a boundary dispute with some other country. Each is a little Al- sace-Lorraine. s Chile and Argentina had a nasty dispute of the kind " in 1898. It reached the point of mutual mobiliz- ation. England interfered and ar- bitrated. Argentina got a large area of land in Southern Patagonia which Chile claimed should have gone to the latter. This has rankled ever since. Chili is very poor. If he could take by force of arms, that land, she might get another portion as indemnity. It would give her all of South America along her present Eastern boundary as far South as the latitude of the Chubuk River, which is about 1,000 miles North of Cape Horn, and thence to the southward, the whole contin- TWO KILLED IN AUTO ~ RAGES AT KALAMAZO0O Car Skids and 11 Cars:Crash; Effort Made to Get Jewett to Enter Race. (By United Press) Kalamazoo, Mich.,, Aug. 28.—Two drivers were Kkilled and eight were injured yesterday when 11 of 14 racing automobiies piled up at the first turn of the 100-mile auto race track at Recreation park. The first car with Jack Peabody skidded and started the procession. Peru Too Strong . Peru would be too strong for Boliv- ia, but Ecuador and Columbia would help give Peru a tronucing to keep the latter from trying to enforce claim on parts of the Putumayo rubber coun- try, concerning which Sir Roger Case- ment made a report a few years ago. Parenthetically, Columbia claims certain territory in northern Peru and surely would think the time fav- orable for grabbing it. This would be the cure for Peru’s friend, Venezuela, to invade Columbia and secure a slice of territory she covets. North of Argentina is Paraguay. The Paraguayans have lost territory gn Argentina and are wild to revover it. Many South Americans believe Paraguay could count on military support from Brazil. HIGH SCORES MADE BY MILITIA AT SHOOT |J. Halseth Plugs 44 Out of 50, 0n 8 400-Yard Range; Brown Has Good Score, High scores were made at the shoot Sunday morning at the rifle range by members of the Bemidji na- val militia. On the 400-yard range the follow- ing scores were made out of a pos- sible 50—Bell 37, Battles 40, J. Halseth 44, A. Halseth 40, Frank Kalpasik 26, Hector Brown 29. On the.300-yard range the follow- ing scores were made out of a pos- Efforts were made last week by the Kalamazoo race authorities to secure the entry of C. W. Jewett into the race with his “Ford Special.” Mr.|sible 50—McDonald 24, Lycan 30, Jewett turned down the offer. Thurber 32, Laliberte 26, Paul 34, _ Osborne 33, Morehouse 40, McDon- UNIQUE WINDOW DISPLAY ald 28, Spencer 32, Howe 27, Han- AT PALMER HARDWARE nah 25, French 24, Hector Brown 44. The A. B. Palmer hardware store has a window display that is attract- ing much attention. The window is decorated with shells, rifles and guns and shows several hunters sitting around a camp fire. The decorating is novel and was done by Howard Palmer, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Palmer. LOSES CONTROL OF FORD: WRECKS FENCE Palmer Anderson lost control of his Ford auto Sunday night and broke the fence at the Crookston Lumber company barns. The car was dam- aged. ISN'T HE THE HANDSOME MAN! ok A e e ke kg sk ke ko ok ek ok ek ok kk FORTY CENTS PER MONTH E INEVITABLE;ITALY AND ROUMANIA DECLARE WAR e —_— K KKK KKK KKK KKK KK % o e : zWAR IS DEGLARED * BREMEN ON WAY * : TO UNITED STATES : x (By United Press) x UN cENTnAl PUWEHS x Berlin, Aug. 28.—(Passed ¥ % by Censor)—The Cologne Ga- * . T « zette today says that the BY nnuMANIA ANn ¥ German merchant submarine, % %« -Bremen, is on its way to the . % TUnited States with a cargo X ¥ of dyes. * [ E unT x * KEK KK KKK KEKKK KKK = f : Italy’s Action on Account of Ger- PROTEST DITCH e — i |Action of Iulians is Believed to Have i Attempt is Being Made to Set Aside Had Influence on Action of Viewers’ Report, Claiming Men " Roumania. are Interested. —— L iy BULGARIANS. ADVANCE . - HEARING BEING HELD INTO GREEK TERRITORY T BEFORE JUDGE STANTON j : ; mam—— g3l (By United Press) Ditch Ordered in Towns of Green.| London, Aug.' 28.=The ' Central i £ . News says_that Roumania has de- wood and Windsor in Clearwater clared war on Austria. . and in Polk. — ; - Rome, Aug. 28.—(Official) —Italy - has declared war on Germany. Judge C. W. Stanton of the dis-| S =t trict court is today holding a hearing Berlin, Aug. 28.—(Official) —Rou- at the district court in regard to the | mania has declared war on Austria. report of the viewers of Ditch No. 2 Pari;: "k _28 (Official)—R , Aug. 28.— cial)—Rou- ::::u:y constructed in Clearwater 1tna;ua has declared war on all Cen- . : ral powers. . Thirty residents of Clearwater county are asking that the viewers’ London, Aug. 28.—A dispatch from report on the ditch be set aside, al-) The Hague states that Germany will - leging that the viewers live in the |hand the Roumanian minister in Ber- gitt'iihbte?l.xim;";. :nd would be bene-|lin his passports today. ed by the ditch. —— The ditch has been ordered and the engineer named. It is to be con- Pari §ame ZCDmma'nder' structed in the towns of Greenwood | .. a:“i; F ug. RB.—An unconfirmed in Clearwater county and in Johnson | 3iSpatch from Reumania this morn- ing stated that Roumania had de- and Gully towns in Polk county. The viewers are O. O. Bloger, W. clared. war upon the Central Powers, S. Austin and Mr. Quern. ’ following a meeting of the Rouman- Attorney E. E. McDonald of Be- ian crown council. . The ineeting was nd is representing the men_who bfgup thls_morning. The purpose request that the report be set aside. |2f this meeting was to acquaint King Attorney Martin O’Brien of Crooksto: .Ferdmal;gdw;tgx tp“é’hc sexl‘ti“‘;e“"" It Sl wreses W18 TEPOTted. that General Verscu, . — if‘ representing tiie-other side: former minister of war, has been ) named commander of the Roumanian army. BH"THEH nF BEMI"JI (Editor’s Note—The Paris dispatch has not been confirmed elsewhere. M A" K".I.En BY TB AI" Latest Bucharest dispatches state that the crown council met this morn- ing. It was reported that prepara- T tions Wex‘el beil_lg made for war. e L. Smith, Brother of I.i.ge Smith, For- Italy’s declaration of war upon Ger- B 5 many was perhaps influential mer Police Officer, Killed at | Boumania). " oo oo oential upon Verndale. Concentrates Forces, L. Smith, a brother of Lige Smith, Itafl{yg':efieci:l:'gfiofi8t.)f_wa(romzlgs:i)n:t' a former police officer of the Bemidji| Germany was on account of Ger- 5‘?11;09, lyasmlx{tflggbilga:;:sdas{ru 3{15‘1)“ many’s sending land and sea forces to tefl. lst crossing near Vernd ly aid Austria and enabling her to con- ?ie l‘:’;l; ?ns?ant?;skige a &2 ndale. ?enltrate her maximum forces against Mr. Smith was an uncle of William taly: P Gaines, driver of the Bemidji fire German Council Meets. truck. London, Aug. 28.—A dispatch from The Hague states that the Ger- man federal council met this morn- FAT“EH uF FHA“K ing. It is probably considering a declaration of war against Rouma- e nia. Bulgaria and Turkey are plan- 4 BH"]GES Is nEAn ning similar decalartions. Big Help to Allies. | e London, Aug. 28.-—Roumania’s | 1 : s3es declaration of war gives the allies | Well Known Here; Left Bemidji Last| 60,000 more well-trained men. Rou- w May and Went to Rockford, mania has its third army mobilized within striking distance of the Hun- | linois. ‘Word was received in Bemidji Sat- urday of the death of D. M. Bridges, father of Frank Bridges of this city. Mr. Bridges died August 6. He was well known in Bemidji, having spent the past year here. He left Bemidji in May on account of his health and went to Rockford, 11l He was 78 years of age. MINNESOTA “BOYS” LEAVE FOR ENCAMPMENT .(By United Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, Aug. 28.—The spirit of 64 ran rampant through the streets of the Twin Cities this morn- ing, when Minnesota G. A. R. en- trained for the national encampment of the G. A. R. at Kansas City. The “boys” marched through the streets to the Union station. garian frontier. It is expected to in- vade Transylvania, striking wést- ward. Bulgarians Advance. Athens,, Aug. 28.—The Bulea-i>- are continuing to advance territory and have - GCreek forts at Po~” kringing Greece ; SENATE " KRR KKK KKK KK MANY IN CONTEST (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 2°¢ “It isn't like. the T daughter can make,” probably supplant the honored phrase: “It like the bread mother - make,” after the Mi- State Fair, Sept. 4 to T. A. Erickson, 1 boys’ and girls’ coni in Minnesota, says have to double the dations provided for testants in the gir