Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 11, 1916, Page 1

OUEBEC BRIDGE FALLS; MANY WORKMEN KILLED Bridge to Link Up Transcontinental System Falls Into Water; Chains Slip. . BULGARIA AND GERMAN FORCES CONTINUE BiG RUMANIA DRIVE Montreal, Sept. 11.—The central Lose | Struction for many months, fell this morning, killing many workmen. The bridge would link up the trans- continental system from Halifax to Vancouver. The span, weighing 500 tons, was towed to the British side this morning and was being hoisted 'BATTLE FOR CINCHY 150 feet when chains slipped and the r | span fell into the water, taking along I CONTINUES IN WESTY riany workoen. " poc: venns . 1mve . |EVERYTHING IS fo Unieed Press) Rumanians and Russians Heavily in the Dobrudiia Region, Say Revorts. iy IN READINESS FOR THE OPENING forces. The Rumanians and the Rus- Fair Board Makeg Arrangements for sians are retreating toward the Dan- ube and are abandoning more posi- Ten Cent J'itney Fares to the Fair Grounds. The following is the summary of the European war today: Rumania Front, “Berlin reports that over one-third of the territory that the Rumanians took from Bulgaria at the close of tions south and east of Silistra. In.a little over a week the Germans and Bulgarians have captured far more Rumanian territory than fth;al A(l;lies have been able to take of the Ger- ™wan territory since the starting of PUSHMOBILE RACE the war. The Germans and Bulgar- TO0 BE STAGED ians have recaptured the old Bulgar- ian fortress of Silistra on the Ru- manian territory. This is on the sec-| Boys Busy Constructing Cars; Spe- ond line of defenses along the Ruma- . A nian border and is 60 miles east of cial Prizes to Be Awarded te Contestants. - Bucharest. The Russians and Ru- manians lost heavily in the Dobrudje region. The Rugg’g:sthégel‘;:&%d west of Everything is in readiness for the p Shypot. Everywhere else the Rus- opening of the Beltrami county fair i sians have been repulsed. Russlan Wednesday. Exhibits are being re- attempts to break through Austrian|cejved and officials are of the opinion ::lg: n]?::reLeonc]::;%e?léleedxian’“:;R;llf; that this fair will surpass any fair Caucasus front, according to the Pet-|Beltrami county has ever had. ) “wograd official statement.. -] ..As a special feature a_pushmobile Western Front. race has been scheduled for Thurs- The heavy allied bombardment of |day and Friday afternoons. A push- | German counter attacks is continu-|mobile is constructed of a coaster | ing. The Berlin official statement|wagon and is operated by boy power. | states that the Germans lost ad-|All boys sixteen years or under may | vanced trenches between Ginchy and |enter this contest. The boys must | Combles to the British. Fighting for | furnish their own cars. All boys \ Ginchy continues. The London state- | wishing to enter should leave their ment says that two German counter |names at the Pioneer office. Two attacks against the village of Ginchy | prizes will be awarded: first prize five \+ .+ ‘which the Irish captured Saturdaydollars and second prize three dollars. ¥ fave been repulsed. The boys winning the race Thursday ) The official Paris statement says|will not be permitted to race ‘Fri- “Taat the Germans have launched five |day. The race will be run in the ‘ attacks against the French lines south | early part of the afternoon’s pro- of Somme between Berny and a point | gram and the distance will be 200 south of Chaulne. Germans are re-|yards. ported to be losing heavily. Arrangements have been made by The second anniversary of the bat-| fair officials for the charging of a tle of Marne was marked by impres-|ten cent jitney fair to the fair I sive ceremonies in Paris yesterday. grounds. i e ———— The Bemidji band will give con- i i PROHI CANDIDATE certs Thursday and Friday after- DON’T EXPECT TO WIN | oons. " Dakota state fair was opened here to- Fargo, N. D., Sept. 11.—“I have N no chance to be elected president of | 18Y With a large attendance. "MINNESOTA _HISTORICAL s rl Klltorloll Soclety " BEFORE TEUTONS ing of Discrepancies, Shortages and Overpayments. THREE COMMISSIONERS NAMED FOR COUNTY T0 BEGIN INQUIRY | GRAND JURY 0 | PLANTO DIVIDE LAND gy g ILLEGALLY OF GRAFTCHARGES | BEGIN TIMBER | ices Eoldng to Be hroken USEB N New 12?:102,“ léz(;t Pl1‘.915?)—Mex1cxm sioner to Hold Conference With Trespass on State Timber :legllstr*:;lgghgfnlea?: ?;otg:-g:l%hu;a::; the Governor. Washington, Sept. 11. General THREE MEN AWARL . ;}'}E‘ifi?fig"ffiiyé;fl?i?fi:"?fi'fi’? e |MAYOR POWER'S NAME Body to Be Called Wednesday Morn- Duttod " Becon, Drotest against the |y 915 Votes Cast at Eleotion in March ing; State Auditor Preus Makes and 1,296 Persons on Village Up; Legalista Party Protests 1 commissioners today outlined to the Lands. large Mexican holdings as a possible El Paso, Sept. 11.-—Representatives money, declaring that that was the Statement. Payroll. Charges are Ma:de of Brewery Ac- tivity in Connection With Inquiry. Attorney M. J. Brown of Bemidji, Wholesale prosecutions resulting RED RIVER v ALL Y who has been named commissioner|from disclosures; of "alleged frauds BROWN TO ST.PAUL BELTRAMI COUNTY MEXICANS OUTLINE EXAMINER REPORTSfi Bemidji Attorney Named Commis-|Several l’rosecuti:ls_ are Promised in| American commissioners plans for the Publlc Exammer Fritz B&pom M real object of the present New Lon- don conference. St. Paul, Minn., Sept 11. —Atter almost a year of lnvestlgatlon of the records of ~ Hibbing, - Minn., “the world’s richest; village,” :‘A. E. Fritz, state public examiner, made publin his report Saturday. He alleges-discrepancies;: shortages and. overpayments totaling nearly $62,000. - None of the alleged illegnl acts s laid at the door-of:Victor-Power, the 5 5 and trespass on state lands in North- to takt? testimony in the cases against | 11, Minnesota will start Wednesday y Koochiching county officials, will}in an investigation by the Beltrami S LE fi E leave tonight for St. Paul where he|county grand jury, according to an = will hold a conference with Gover-|announcement made Saturday by J. nor J. A. A. Burnquist tomorrow. T0 HOLD BIBLE This investigation. he said, will be conference for both sides. It is re-|a sequel to the chase of the “Flying 1 ported that friends of L. H. Slocum, | Dutchman,” a portable sawmill, ap- former county auditor, and of R. S.|prehended by the state officials over McDonald, William Harrington and | Northern Minnesota early last spring, fighting mayor of Hibbing, ., Harold Royem, county commissioners, | following reports of alleged, trespass .The inyestigation_covered ‘the' vil- who were temporarily removed by |charged to the mill and its crew. The . HIRIE Sl Tt lage records ‘from Jan. 1, 1910, to Governor Burnquist following char-|mill seized at Kelliher was the prop- | Swedish Mission Friends Ministers’|Jan. 3t1 %91t6 I:uwas hetgulllll :;‘ the 5 | er iller f AL X request of “ten citizens of ng” ges filed by other citizens of Inter-|erty or Miller brothers of Bemidji. Association to Meet Here & present a defense. in June, the charges being unlaw- vulged. It is alleged that the auditor and|fully entering state lands and cut- 3 1.296 on Payroll:- the three commissioners participated |ting state timber. = THow the village receipts ran up in the alleged illegal expenditure of| John G. Miller and Mike Haley lrom $333,850 in 1910 to more than more than $100,000 in road contracts| were arrested at Bagley and bound $900,000 in 1914, is shown, also an and in the payment of $95,000 in|over to the grand jury, which is to increase in village expendltdres from, commissions for floating county road | meet Wednesday. $303,000 in 1910 to $1,233,700 in ’ and ditch funds. The third arrest was that of Leon- 1914. Another comparison discloses Governor Burnquist has named the|ard Perritann, who was captured in that in March, 1015, 1,296 persons were on the village payroll and 1,- MEETINGS TO BE HELD AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Interesting Programs to Be Given; A, O. Preus, state Auditor. Witn s will be summoned at the national Falls, will be on hand to|The inquiry resulted in three arrests whose names have never been di- Wednesday to Sunday. following men to act temporarily in|Minneapolis and has been in jail at place of the commissioners who were | Bemidji, having failed to secure bail, Many Ministers Expected to Be 710 voters cast ballots for candidates removed: Burt Colburn, Thomas |the officers said. for mayor of the village. Watson and Hugh McIntosh. Present. Will Try to Recover. g | Governor Burnquist, commenting Valley Swedish oflxll (tl.he iFI:‘Itz report, said it would be \Mi X led with the county attorney of St. ltwlaslm;“Fg%:ds g::li sters! assocl.a Louis county .and:an effort-would:be lon W old a onference in|made to recover by legal process Bemidji Sept. 13-17, inclusive. The|some of -the money alleged to have meetings will be held at the Pres- befr'-';l spent illegally. . en byterian church and it is expected e report. states st Dennis that a large number of out-of-town Haley, village treasurer from April, 1911, to April, 191 ::ll:llsters and laymen will be pres-|have been sl;nl:)rt in h31’s ;scc:ldff:dsf‘z are the result. B by 838. The statute of limitations pre- STAMP TAX IS OFF; (By United Press) The conference will begin Wednes- | yents criminal prosecution, accorcfmg Y day afternoon at two o’clock. to the report. Boston, Mass., Sept. 11.—Fair| “Sesgions will be held daily at nine The Hibbing Ore, a newspaper is NEW REVENUE BILL| weather " today “Tidicated that there| orcloek s the morning, at two 0'clock | oharged with accepting $13,454 more wiil be a record vote cast in the Maine p. m., and evangelical services will for printing for the village than it state and national primary being held | he held at eight o’clock. was entitled to durin 1%12 1913, today. Politicians over the entire On Sunday three meetings will be 1914 d 19 g country are watching to see what|peld: 10:30 a. m., 2:30 p. m., and and 1915. Maine does on account of the saying, | i the evening at 7:30 o’clock. Another Paper Named. Maine will indicate the way the Interesting programs will be given . cats the way The Hibbing Daily Tribune also is presidential election is going. at all sessions of the conference. Bible | charged with accepting $11,218 more — readings, discussions and papers on different questions will be presented. Special programs of music will also be given. A welcome is extended to Bemidji people to attend the meetings. It has been reported in St. Paul O Sk e T ool B RECORD VOTE IN election in XKoochiching count. b ~MAINE ELECTION when the county wetit -dry by less Nation Watches the Wn.y State Vot/es; than 20 votes. Friends of Slocum, it is said, assert Fair Weather Brings Out Voters. The Red River ' that he refused to line up with the wets and the charges now brought Telegrams, Express Packages, Etc., No Longer Require a Revenue Stamp. Telegrams, express packages, nego- e areveme s o v |\ WISS BLANCH DOOR e reason is the new revenue IS ENGLISH TEACHER period. J. O. Davis, deputy public examin- er, who submitted the Teport, alleges these sums make up the differences between the sums paid and the amounts that should have been paid for the printing done. Most of the money was paid for publication of council proceedings. passed just before congress adjourn- Miss Laura Michener, who was ed, automatically repealed all the va- called to her home at Preston, Minn., UNIONS T0 GO ON l (By United Press) Huron, 8. D., Sept. 11.—The South f the United States but I hope to get timent and to force them to adopt prohibition planks in their 1920 plat- forms,” J. Frank Henley, prohibition presidential candidate told crowds of persons at several points in North Dakota today. ) _ 4 Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 11.—Gif- k DR. ROWL?Igll’)RgVIIII‘ENS[OIRfiEHEALTH ford Pinchot in a statement today an- " nounces his intention to support 4 1t is reported today that Dr. Row-|Charles E. Hughes for president. rand Gilmore who ree_ently L.m(_lerwent He said in part: an operation in Baltimore is improv- “I am neither a Democrat, nor a ing rapidly in health. Republican, but a Progressive. “‘The one thing that Wilson’s rec- PROTEST AGAINST ord shows is that what he stands for BRITISH BLACKLIST | now he is not likely to stand for long. I do not care what his plat- (By United Press) form or his declarations may be, be- Buenos Aires, Sept. 11.—Immense | cause the common experience of us crowds attended a huge mass meet-|all has taught us that to him they ing here today, demonstrating against | are simply ‘molasses to catch flies.’ the British blacklist. ““Hughes, on the other hand, is a —_ man of his word. His record as gov- A. J. Naugle 1Q't yesterday for El|ernor of New York proves that. It Paso, Tex., where he was called on |shows him to be honest, fearless and business. free from the domination of special THE CUB SCOOP rerorTER T HAVENT ANY EAR. FOR, MUSIC S0 T GOT A Yooic TEACHER: YO WRITE. DowN |\ A CoRD THAT WAL G0 STW&- S moeh we e v PINCHOT FLAYS WILSON POLICIES; ENDORSES HUGHES FOR PRESIDENT|:.zasscs The balance of the $50,000 alleged illegal payments is represented by the following items in the report: Hughes Printing Co., alleged over-~ charges for printing, $704.65. First National bank of bebmg, $1,223.51, alleged overcharge for in- terest. Merchants and Minters State bank of Hibbing, $421.11, alleged over- New York, Sept. 11.—Heads of the [ charge for interest. unions have decided to call a strike The interest was fixed as 7 per C"‘Y “ALL FR“)AY of 250,000 union stage employes,|cent, it was alleged, when 6 per cent longshoremen, brewery workers, ma-| was the legal rate. chinists, bartenders and molders as a. sympathetic strike with the car- Jose; hT;';,o Ol‘dl::rs Cashed. men, who are losing _their strike.| . P emmberg, payment on a Union leaders must get a strike vote village order, $108.50. It was al- leged that the original order was from their members. Wilkes Barre, Pa., Sept. 11.—Sev- lost by Wemmberg, and he was given enty-five thousand workers.of all another one, but that both had been L ashed. crafts will strike unless the city coun- & cil passes an ordinance forcing jitney | EH;N Coons Contracting Co., $3,- drivers out of business. This is on| jL0;72 Which, it is alleged, had been account of the street car strike that | L11e821ly charged against the village for work done under the force ac- has been on since October, 1915. t nich th + Kansas City, Sept. 11.—Southwest | €0UBt on which the contracting com- rious stamp tax items that harried everyone because of the 1914 emer- gency revenue measure. on account of the sudden death of her mother, has resigned her position as instructor in the English department of the high school. Miss Blanch Door of Mankato has been appointed to the position. She began her du- SYMPATHETIC STRIKE Staze Employes, Longshore Men. Brewery Workers, Machinists to Aid Car Men. far as the conservation policies are concerned, both what he said and what he did could hardly have been better. "I am confident that under him these policies will be safe. He is a strong man who will dodge no The Bemidji band will give a free moral issues, and he -will give us an|concert at the city hall Friday eve- honest and efficient administration. ning beginning at ‘eight o’clock. Af- “As a Progressive I believe in Na- | ter the concert a dance will be given tionalism. So does Hughes. I amat which the admission price will be certain that under Hughes the pro-|75 cents per couple. gressive policies will fare better than nder Wilson, -and that the safety, ;:onor and welfare of the county will U. 8. STE%Ogg%IgGH RECORD Some Folks Think Anyone Can Play A llkulele FINGER- ON I':l‘l)kb SPACLE -SECOND STRING- FIRST be in immeasurably surer hands. “I can not vote for Wilson because S I.can not trust him. He does not do 4 (By United Press) miners will perhaps go on a strike gz:yc;tallffigg tfil}‘:gv: gx?tlllt:r?esvetg what he says. Hughes does. There- New York, Sept. 11.—U. S. Steel,|late this afternoon. A strike order discounted at 10 per cent during the common, went to 1037% today, a|will follow refusal to accede to de- time the mining companies refused high record. mands at a conference today. fore my choice is Hughes, and I shall to pay their taxes. "HOP" iwork and vote for him.” No Work Performed. E. W. Coons Contracting Co., al- leged illegal charges of $1, 179 20, claimed by the examiner to have been collected from the village for day lator on election day -vhen no work was performed. E. W. Coons Contracting Co., al- leged overcharge of $2,936.21 on sewer and other public works mater- iails.” Of this item the examiner says, “Hibbing may be entitled to re- fundment on some of these pur- chases.” Other items which the public ex- aminer says should be considered by the county prosecuting officials are: An alleged payment of $50 Oto C. A. Remington while ‘'a member of the water and light commission for a car of poles. Mr. Davis was un- able, he reported, to find any record of this transaction ln Mr. Reming- ton’s ledger. Mine - Chief. Named. W. J. West, superintendent Oliver- (Continued on Page 4) i ~RTY CENTS PER MONTH NOT CONNECTED IN ACTS than it was entitled to in the same - i )