Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 26, 1916, Page 1

55 MILLER IS FOUND [EFFORTS TO FIND TEACHER'S 8 L THE B VOLUME XIV. NO. 232. GUILTY BY JURY ON A CHARGE OF TIMBER TRESPASS Kelliher Man Who Operated “Flying Dutchman” Accused of Ciitting g State Timber. MILL SEIZED BY STATE AUTHORITIES Case Against Michael Haley on Sim- ilar Charge Being Taken Up by the Court. John G. Miller, who operated the “Flying Dutchman,” a portable saw- mill near Kelliher, was found guilty by a jury in the district court last night on a charge of cutting timber on state lands. The jury was out for several hours. The portable mill was seized by state authorities last spring. Attorney Charles W. Scrutchin represented Mr. Miller in court and -County Attorney Graham M. Torrance \presented the case for the state. Miller is one of the first to be found guilty of state timber trespass charges since recent investigations made by the state auditor’s office. A similar charge against Michael Haley is being taken up in the dis- trict court before Judge C. W. Stan- ton today. Haley is charged with taking timber from state lands near Kelliher. Attorney P. J. Russell is appearing for him in court. Only nine jurors were secured up to noon. KKK KKK KK KKK KK x NYMORE NEWS x * K KKK KK KKK K KKK Louis Soder of Kelliher arrived Y“here Saturday morning .to visit for some time as a guest of his brother, Ole Soder, and family. Andrew Moskeau left Saturday . evening for his home at Sandesund, Norway, after spending the past three years in Nymore. \ The Scandinavian Ladies’ Aid so- l' ciety of Nymore will serve supper at ! the Salvation Army hall this evening, ™oginning at 5 o’clock. The supper ]’ill cost 25 cents. Miss Hilma Johnson returned to Swenson Lake Sunday morning to take up her duties at tne school there after spending a few days here visit- ing as a guest of her parents. Miss Izetta Fisher returned Mon- day morning to Frohn after spend- ing Saturday and Sunday here visit- ing with relatives. Mrs. Tony Harrison of Calgary, Canada, arrived in Nymore Monday afternoon to visit for some time as a guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank Attridge. Miss Susana Baker, who is em- ployed at Solway, spent Saturday and Sunday here visiting friends. Misses Myrtle McCulloch and Leona Schmidt spent Sunday visiting with friends at Cass Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bloomstrum, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bloomstrum and John Saltee, mother and sister, Let- tie, of Brainerd motored to Nymore urday afternoon. They returned Monday morning. T0 SECURE PASTOR FOR EPISCOPAL CHURCH At a service held by Bishop A Mor- rison at St. Bartholomew’s, Episcopal church last evening arrangements were made for the dppointment of -committees to secure a pastor for the church. 'DRINKMAN HOTEL NOW THE JEFFERSON The name of the Brinkman hotel has been changed to the Jefferson L hotel. The hotel has been remodeled and special quarters have been arranged for bachelors. Mrs, Kathryn McCready is propri- “tagtor of the hotel. N, \ .UNERAL OF INFANT v DAUGHTER IS HELD The funeral of the nine months’ «old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest from St. Philip’s church. Interment ' was made in the Holy Cross ceme- tery. The daughter died Sunday af- ster. an illness of ‘three weeks. :L. Neumann was held this morning, BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 26, 1916, 29 PERSONS KILLED I MIDJI DAILY BORDER COUNTY T0 ASSAILANT FAIL; MAN RELEASED| SUE FOR $200,000 Number of Searchers Return to Their Homes; Still About 100 on Man | lLLECALEXPENSES Hunt; John Croupa is Released Ater Examination by Itasca County - Deputy Sheriff; Girl Continues to Recover. 7 All efforts to locate the fiend who assaulted and .then shot pretty Olga Dahl, the 22-year-old school teacher at the Round Lake school in Itasca county, have failed and a number of the “man hunters” have re- turned to their homes. tinuing the search. Sheriff Gunderson and about 100 men are con- There is very little hope that the fugitive will be captured. John Croupa who was arrested yesterday after attempting to hug a Wilton school teacher, was ordered released aicer an investigation by Deputy Erskine of Itasca county. connected with the assault. Croupa, it is believed, was in no way Miss Dahl continues to improve at the Henry Korpi home and it is believed that her recovery is certain. Several of the men who have returned from the “man hunt” are of the opinion that the fiend killed himself and that either wolves destroy- ed the body or that the man killed himself in a swamp and his body has been covered up. LR RS R EEEEEESE RS LLANO GRANDO. TEX.. AT GOPHER UNIVERSITY ¢« (By United Press) Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 26.—Llano Grando, Tex., was formally and unanimous- ly placed on the University of Minnesota campus today. When the University mili- tia battery returned from the border they brought along the town. When they got there, they said, the “town” consisted of a sign post. So when the boys left for Gopherland they brought along the sign post as a souvenir. % gk sk J ke k k ko ke ok ke ke ok sk e ke ke R ok ok % sk ek ok sk sk ok sk ok ok ok sk ok R ok ok ok ok ok ok KK KKK KKK KKK VILLISTAS TAKE SAMALYUCA AND SLAUGHTER MEN REFUSING T0 AID Garrison Surrenders and Majority of Men Join Bandits, Say Juarez Reports. i ROVING BANDS ARE OPERATING NEAR BORDER Three Hundred Men Reported in Villa’s Band ; Weunded Soldiers at Juarez. (By United Press) Juarez, Mex., Sept. 26.—Roving bands of Mexican bandits are report- ed to be operating within 50 miles of the international border. Several wounded soldiers arrived here this morning and reported a battle at Samalyuca, 42 miles south of this city. It is reported that 30 bandits, be- lieved to have been Villistas, fell upon the garrison of 60 de facto sol- diers at Samalyuca. Part of the garrison surrendered and joined the bandits. Those who refused to join the bandits and aid them were slaughtered. SHALL THE. PEENILESS BE ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS? Philadelphia, Sept. 26.—Whether penniless ldborers who have suffered BCCidED'(] in factories or elsewhere shall be accepted in;dispensaries; and where the money is coming from to pay for their treatment if they are accepted, is one of the subjects for discussion at the annual convention of the American Hospital association which began here today. DANISH SISTERHOOD HOLDS CONVENTION (By United Press) St. Paui, Minn., Sept. 26.—Two hundred delegates of the Danish Sis- terhood of America are in session here today. Election of officers of the grand:lodge will be held Satur- day. The convention lasts one week. BROTHER OF MRS. WILCOX IS DEAD Word was received in Bemidji Mon- day of the death of John Vaver of Nevada, a brother of Mrs. John Wil- cox. He died September 21 and is survived by a wifé” and four chil- dren. He was 45 years of age. STATE FOREST PATROL CONSISTS OF 3 MEN St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26.—Minne- sota’s forest patrol today consists of three men. Thirty were released be- cause of shortage of funds. NYMORE ANNEXATION DELAYED ONE WEEK The annexation of Nymore will be delayed one week because of failure of the city council to hold a special session last evening for the second reading of the ordinance providing for the annexation. The annexation IIV;“ now not be completed until Oct. FORMER LE SUEUR AUDITOR IN OFFICE (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26.—John Kaiserant, former county auditor of Le Sueur county is today chief vouch- er clerk in the state auditor’s office, succeeding P. M. Bigg, who went to Helena, Mont., to practice law. STATE EXHIBIT AT PEORIA EXPOSITION (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26.—F. D. Sherman, state immigration commis- sioner, is at Peoria, Ill., today to show Minnesota’s’ resources at the district fair. From there he will g0 to Waterloo, Ia., to show the exhibit ten days at the National Dairy Cattle congress. WARDEN 0SBORNE SEEKS INDICTMENTS (By United Press) Salem, N. Y., Sept. 28.—The at- tempt of his enemies to blacken his moral character and out him as re- form warden of Sing Sing peniten- tiary having failed, Thomas Mott Os- borne is planning to bring them to book with some conspiracy indict- ments, which are being considered by the Washington county grand jury, which reconvened here today. 5 It is whispered .that eight men, one of them a former state senator, will be indicted, charged with political conspiracy against Osborne. CORONER'S JURY . BLAMES STERLING The coroner’s jury in the case of the murder of Peter Skrief at Black- duck last night returned a verdict Stating that Skrief came to his death as @ result of a gunshot wound from a gun in the hands of George Ster- ling. Sterling is lodged in the county Jail, but maintains that he knows nothing in regard to the affair. BAND T0 GIVE FREE CONCERT AND DANCE The Bemidji band will give a free concert at the city hall Friday eve- ning, beginning at eight o’clock. After the concert a dance will be 'given at which the admission charge will be 75 cents. Invitations are be- ing issued for the dance. Read the want ads. OF COUNTY OFFICIALS Attorney in St. Paul Says Effort Will Be Made to Recover Questioned Expenditures. ACTION AGAINST AUDITOR AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Complaint is in Hands of Sheriff, Says Attorney; Has Conference With Governor. 3t. Paul, Sept. 26.—Koochiching county is suing for partial recovery on allegations -of- irregular expendi- tures of more than $200,000 of its funds as contained in a recent report of the state public examiner which resulted in suspensions of the audi- tor and five county commissioners by the governor pending investigations, according to N. B. Arnold, a Duluth attorney, representing the county in the new civil actions. Mr. Arnold arrived in St. Paul to consult Governor Burnquist on the proposed suspension of the remaining board of Koochiching county commis- sioners on charges of malfeasance. Fraud allegations, the attorney ex- plained ,are the basis of the civil ac- tion brought in an effort toward re- covery by Koochiching county against former County Auditor J. H. Slocum, former Commissioner R. S. McDonald, George A. Elder and J. A. Duffy, the last two individually and as agents of the Commercial Invest- ment company and the Farmers’ Na- tional bank, formerly the State Bank of Red Lake Falls, respectively, which or; gnizations are also made defend- Bl s st s The complaint now in the sheriff’s hands for service, Mr. Arnold said, recites that prior to January 1, 1916, Koochiching county authorized the issuance of $765,000 of 5% per cent county bonds in connection with pro- jects for eight judicial ditches. It alleges that the defendants ‘‘con- spired together to defraud Koochi- ching county out of its money and property, and as a part of such agree- ment,” and further that Slocum and McDonald were to use their influence to bring about the issues and sale of the bonds to the advantage of the de- fendants. STATE HAS RECEIVED $316.892.383 SINCE -BIRTH St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26.—Minne- sota has received $316,892,383 and disbursed $311,435,434.48 since it be- came a state Jan. 1, 1858, the state treasurer’s office estimated today. COST JUDGE QUINN $1.045 FOR NOMINATION (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 26.—It cost Judge James H. Quinn, Fairmont, Minn., $1,045.77 to be nominated for associate justice of the state supreme court over Justice. Albert Schaller, according to his campaign statement on file today. MISSING GIRL IN ROCHESTER A SUICIDE (By United Press) Rochester, Minn., Sept. 26.—Miss Edna Lundberg, 21, pretty society girl, reported missing yesterday, com- mitted suicide. Her body was found in a creek near here. It is believed that she committed suicide because her sweetheart, Willard Steven, left for Ann Arbor, Mich., where he is a student at the university. HUGHES GIVES TALKS IN OHIO CAMPAIGN y (By United Press) Toledo, 0., Sept. 26.—Charles E. Hughes today began his second day of campaigning in Ohio. His voice is firm after a two days’ rest and he de- livered five speeches this morning. Tonight’s program at the Rex has as headliner an . exciting drama, ““Getting the Grafter,” in which Doris Grey is featured. Miss Grey will be remembered as the Boston girl who was selected to become a screen act- ress from a number of candidates for that distinction at the moving pic- ture convention in the east, early last spring. Since then she has been un- der tutelage and now appears in Thanhouser productions. “The Mu- ‘tual Weekly, news of the world in moving pictures—showing the latest fashions, and a comedy are the other attractions. ZEPPELT P, ‘ \ ERKHKKK KK KKK KX DRESS-UP WEEK BEGINS SATURDAY x x * * * - *x “The apparel oft proclaims * the man.” * - - . x “Fine feathers. make fine * birds.” *x * x x * * x * + s » “Fine cloth is never out of fashion.” * % » Bemidji Dress-Up Week, Sept. 30 to Oct. 7. TR KKK KKK KKK K SAYS CRIMINALS HAVE CAUSED MURDER CHARGE (By United Press) St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 26.—Prose- cuting Attorney Oscar MecDaniel, in a cell today, charged with the murder of his wife, said that criminals that he had prosecuted had framed a huge political trap to get him. BANKERS CELEBRATE 100th YEAR OF SAVINGS (By United Press). Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 26.—Just one hundred years ago it was that American bankers began to reach out for small and large savings accounts; and the 4,000 American Bankers as- sociation bankers attending their an- nual convention here today are cele- brating the fact. SIX LOST WHEN STEAMER SINKS (By . United - Press) Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 26.—The steamer. Robertvol, bound from Ot- tawa to Oswego, was sunk five miles out this morning. 8ix members of the crew were drowned. Three were saved. SOLONS TO ATTEMPT TO AVERT STRIKE New York, Sept. 26.—With labor leaders continuing their efforts to bring about a general suspension of work as an aid to the striking car- men in this city, members of the state legislature at a meeting late yesterday decided to urge Governor Whitman to convene the legislature in extraordinary session to deal with the strike situation. Nearly 40 per cent of the 800,000 union workers in New York and vic- inity have avowed their intention of quitting their places next Wednesday, according to Hugh Frayne, organizer of the American Federation of Labor. COURT UPHOLDS ACTS OF STATE'S ATTORNEY Chicago, Sept. 26.—Judge LaBuy in the municipal court late yesterday declined to issue warrants for the ar- rest of McClay Hoyne, state’s attor- ney, and five of his aids, charged by Charles E. Erbstein with having kid- napped his client, Mrs. Helen Evers, alleged decoy of a blackmailers’ trust, and seeking to force confes- sions from her by third degree meth- ods. Mrs. Evers, who was at liberty on a $25,000 bond, in the federal court PIONEER, ok ek ok ok ke ok ok ok ok ok ok kb £ 4 WRTY CENTS PER MONTH AIR CRAFT MAKES SECOND RAID ON ENGLISH TOWNS INSIDE 48 HOURS TR British Enter Combles, Overcoming Enemy Resistance; Advances on Somme Front. 400. WINNIPEG YOUTHS KILLED AT COURCELLETE French Capture Fregicourt; New Crisis Reported in Athens, Greece. (By United Press) London, Sept. 26.—The official statement today says that 29 per- sons were killed last night in a Zep- pelin raia on England. This was the second raid with 48 hours. Some small houses were wrecked. The raiders were driven from the indus- trial centers and no damage was done to military establishments. Take Combles. London, Sept. 26.—The official statement today says that the British have entered Combles, overcoming enemy resistance. Three thousand Germans at Combles have been sur- rounded. General Haig’s men made a most wonderful advance on the whole Somme front. The villages of Desbueff and Morval were taken while the French took Rancourt. Paris, Sept. 26.—The French last night captured Fregicourt, a mile from Combles, and are closing a noose around the German garrison at Com- bles. 400 are Killed. ‘Winnipeg, Sept..26.--Four hundred [ Winnipeg youths paid for capturing Courcellete in France with their lives, the Canadian casualty list shows. Berlin, Sept. 26.—It is officially admitted that the allies have cap- tured towns on Gueudon court-Bou- chavesnes line.: This seemingly ad- mits that the .allies have captured Combles. Athens, Sept. 26.—Veireelos’ sud- den departure for the Island of Crete which the Revolutionists hold, has created a new crisis here. King Con- stantine motored to Athens this morning to consult the prime minister and a few hours later General Mos- chuoulis, chief of the general staff, resigned. Gerard to U. S. Berlin, Sept. 26.Ambassador Ger- ard is scheduled to leave for Copen- hagen this afternoon to take passage to the United States, may change his plans and remain in Berlin. Sev- eral Danish ministers called on him and then Foreign Secretary von Ja- gow called. Finally Gerard said that he might decide not to go to America now. London, Sept. 26.—A copy-reader in a London paper today wrote a headline, “Our Homely Queen,” over an article about Queen Mary. He wrote it in English, not American. The article referred to the queen’s home activities at Windsor castle. WILSON CASTS 13TH VOTE AT PRIMARIES (By United Press) Princeton, N. J., Sept. 13.—Presi- testified that she had been taken from a cafe last Friday, questioned by | attaches of the state’s attorney’s of- fice and ‘then liberated. Judge LaBuy decided that she had failed to show that there had been an attempt to force a confession from her. JUNIOR COMMERCIAL CLUB TO MEET FRIDAY The Junior Commercial club will meet ‘at the club rooms Friday night. Officers will be elected and plans will be made for the winter season. LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE VISITS IN BEMIDJI Charles S. Carter of Hines, candi- date for representative to the legis- lature from this district, is a visitor in-Bemidji today. dent Wilson today cast a vote in the Democratic primaries here. He was the 13th person to vote and but few persons greeted him. HIGHER PRICES FOR BINDER TWINE IN 1917 Minneapolis, Sept. 26.—Minnesota farmers will have to pay at least 10 cents per pound for sisal twine for binding next year’s crop, according to members of the state board of con- trol, who said today that at 8% cents the state has sold twine too cheaply. In fact, the state now is unable to buy any twine at all from the “Regu- ladora,” as the Yucatan- sisal trust is called, and has been forced to stock up to an unusual extent with the higher priced manilla fiber. Among the visitors at Itasca Park Sunday were Dr. G. M. Palmer and family, A. E. Palmer of Grand Forks, Dr. J. T. Tuomy and family, E. N. Ebert and family, Frank Koors, KKK KRR AKX KT * CLOSING HOURS—Want. * Ads to be classifiea prop- % erly in the Pioneer want col- ¥ umn must be in before 11 * o'clock. Ad % . will appear on another page % that day. % KRR KKK KKK KK x * * * Ads received later * * x * Miss Mae Koors, Elmer Swanson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luebeck, Miss Beat- rice Mills, Ralph Gracie, Miss Ida Virginia Brown and Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Robinson S. A. Wilson and Lafe Young of Independence, Ia., and Harry Neal of Cedar Rapids, Ia., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Palmer Sunday. They are land men and are contemplating a 16,000 acre land deal in vicinity. ? 2