Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 10, 1916, Page 1

o 30 o THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIO VOLUME XIV, NO. 244. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 10. 1916. DODGERS JUMP INTO CONFLICT DETERMINED T0 /WX, MAYS AND COOMBS PITCH Sun Bright, Air Snappy But Com- fortable; Crowd Large and Noisy; Band Plays “Tessie.” BROOKLYN SCORES ONE IN THIRD Brooklyn Fans Cockily Confident of Victory; Both Teams Battle Hard. By H. C. Hamilton. N (United Press Correspondent) Ebbett’s Field, Brooklyn, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Brooklyn this afternoon de- feated Boston in the third game of the series by a score of 4 to 3. Brooklyn played errorless ball. The summary: Boston Brooklyn .... The Dodgers jumped into the con- flict this afternoon confident and de- termined to win. They apparently cared nothing of the fact that the Red Sox had taken the first two *~—~e~games and appeared determined to cop this afternoon's game or die in the attempt. Coombs was on the mound for the Dodgers with Miller behind the bat. Mays and Thomas composed the Boston battery. Much Enthusiasm, For the first time during the series the crowd showed much en- thusiasm. The bleachers and grand- nstand seats were filled early. The <" sun shone bright and the air was snappy but comfortable. The band played “Tessie” and the crowd was noisy. Although ticket scalpers had the crowds at mercy in Boston, hardly a ticket fell into any hands except fans here today. Both teams showed worlds of speed in the final moments of practice. Scores in Third. Brooklyn took the lead on Boston in the third inning when it scored on three bits. It scored again in the tourth inning on two hits. With a lead of two the crowd became noisy and very much Brooklyn money was flashed. In the fifth inning the Dodgers se- cured two more runs. Boston got its first scores of the game in the sixth inning when two scores were secured on two hits. Fos- ter replaced Mays when he was der- ricked. Mays had been nicked for four runs and seven hits in five in- nings. ~ In the seventh inning Coombs for Brooklyn, realizing that he was weak- ening, called out Pfeffer to pitch for him after Gardner made a home run for Boston. Three runs and seven hits were made off Coombs. Neither side scored in the eighth inning. Boston failed to score in the ninth inning. First inning—Boston, no runs, no hits no errors; Brooklyn, no runs, one hit, no errors. Second inning—Boston, no runs, no hits, no errors; Brooklyn, no runs, no hits, no errors. Third inning—Boston, no runs, no hits, no errors; Brooklyn, one run, three hits, no errors. "~ Fourth inning—Boston, no runs, one hit, no errors; Brooklyn, one run, two hits, no errors. Fifth inning—Boston, no runs, no hits, no errors; Brooklyn, two runs, one hit, no errors. Sixth inning—Boston, two runs, no hits, no errors; Brooklyn, no runs, one hit, no errors. Seventh inning—Boston, one run, one hit, no errors; Brooklyn, no runs, one hit, no errors. Eighth inning—Boston, no runs, no hits, no errors; Brooklyn, no runs, *‘»wone hit, no errors. 4% Ninth inning—Boston, no runs, no _ hits, no errors. Special ruled paper by the quire, such as journal, ledger, trial bal- ance, quadruple, record, columnar, etc., are sold at the Pioneer office. Legal cap, fool’s cap and examina- tion papers are also found here. SUSPENDED AUDITOR CITED FOR CONTEMPT International Falls, Minn., Oct. 10. —When placed on the witness stand yesterday, at the hearing before Com-+ missioner Brown, L. H. Slocum, sus- pended county auditor, refused to tes- tify further and was cited to appear before Judge McClenahan at Brainerd i Tuesday to answer for contempt of court. The hearing continues. RED RIVER VALLEY BOOSTERS DISCUSS DRAINAGE AT MEET HELD AT CROOKSTON Senator D. P. 0’Neill Suggests Low- ering of Red Lake to Cohtrol Stream. COMMITTEES APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE PLAN General Scheme of Drainage for the Red River Valley to Be Worked Out. Crookston, Minn., Oct. 10.—The Red River Valled Development asso- ciation, meeting at Crookston last evening, was attended by men from all parts of the country. About 200 were present at the banquet which was held at the Agricultural school. The sentiment of th¢ meeting was that a concerted effort should be made to work out a general scheme of drainage and the organization and establishment of ways and means that would provide a sufficient out- let for the flood waters of the Red River valley. Senator O’Neill of Thief River Falls suggested a method of control- ling the water of the Red Lake river. His plan was to lower the general level of the lake and to keep it run- ning so as not to fill the ditches and drains of the lower river. A resolution was introduced auth- orizing the president of the associa- tion to appoint a committee of one {man from each interested country to devise ways and means of accomplish- ing some concerted work between the people of the Minnesota side. This committee is to report at a meeting which is to be held in the near fu- ture. Both Breckenridge and Fargo made strong bids for the meeting, but no action was taken on the place of meeting at this time. Congressman Steenerson made the statement that any movement started would surely have the support of all the congressmen from both Minne- sota and the Dakotas just as soon as the people of this district made up their minds as to what they wanted. Edward J. Dugan of the United States naval department was present and explained what assistance the government could give. PROSECUTOR INDICTED FOR WIFE'S MURDER (By United Press) St. Joseph, Mo., Oct. 10.—County Prosecutor McDaniels was indicted for the murder of his wife in the first degree today following a ten days’ probe. SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT CARS IS ADMITTED (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 10.—A seri- ous shortage of freight cars for the handling of grain in Northwestern Minnesota was admitted today by C. E. Elmquist, state railroad and ware- house commissioner. TANNER STARS IN L. F-AITKIN GAME Lloyd Tanner, formerly of Bemidji, now attending the Little Falls high school, starred in the game between the Little Falls high school eleven and Aitkin, Saturday. Little Falls won by a score of 46 to 0. Tanner played left halfback, called signals and handled the team well. He was one of the best ground gainers and broke away several times for long gains of 40 to 50 yards. ” ‘burned about the face, head NYMORE TO BE A |GAS FRANCHISE PART OF BEMIDJI NEXT SATURDAY; ORCINANCE IS PASSED AT EXTRA ORDINANCEPASSED, MEET OF COUNCIL City Council at Special Session Passes Annexation of Village Measure. MAYOR TO SIGN THE ORDINANCE IN FOUR DAYS Will Be Printed Friday and Will Be in Force Saturday; Wards Not Decided. Nymore will be a part of Bemidji after next Saturday. At a special session of the city council last evening, the ordinance providing for the annexation of the village was unanimously passed. The ordinance will be held four days by Mayor Charles W. Vanders- luis and will be signed and published Friday. Immediately after publica- tion the village will be a part of the city. Xt the next meeting of the council arrangements will be made to provide for the ward in which Nymore will be incorporated. Aldermen will be named to represent that portion of the city. As soon as the aldermen are named improvements will be extended to Nymore. MAIN HALL OF BADGER UNIVERSITY BURNED (By United Press) Madison, Wis., Oct. 10.—The main hall of the University of Wisconsin ‘was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon. The building loss is $200,000. The damage to the con- tents is $36,000. There were 1,500 students in the building when the fire was discovered. They all were orderly and escaped. BIG G. 0. P. RALLY AT STEENERSON'S ADDRESS Republicans are planning holding a big G. O. P. rally Thursday eve- ning when Congressman Halvor Steenerson will give an address at the city hall. It is expected that a large crowd, including many from districts near Bemidji, will attend. Congressman Steenerson will give an address on the issues of the presiden- tial campaign. CROOKSTON AGAIN HAS LIGHT; MERCHANT PAYS (By United Press) Crookston, Oct. 10.—Crookston again has street lights. Just who is paying for them is not known but it is stated that a merchant is paying for them. The lights will remain on for @ week. The council ordered the lights off recently because of the ex- pense. TWOCHILDRENBURN TO DEATH IN FIRE INBOY RIVER HOME (Special to the Pioneer) Boy River, Minn., Oct. 10.—The two children, aged one'and two years, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robbins, were burned to death yesterday af- ternoon at their home three miles east of Boy River. Mrs. Robbins, who was alone with the children, left the house and went to the garden for a few minutes. She heard a crackling noise and returned to the house found that it was on fire. In her efforts to save the chil! dren Mrs. Robbins was painfully and She was unable to save the hands. children. The house was a log structure and burned rapidly. The origin of the fire is not known. i The house and contents were val- ued at $1,000. There was no insur- ance. & (i o Plant to Be Constructed in the Near Future; No Site Has Been Selected. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT C0. SHIPPING SUPPLIES HERE Gas Pipes to Be Laid and Service to Begin Before Winter Sets In. The Public Improvement company of Minneapolis was given a 25-year franchise to construct and operate a gas plant in the city of Bemidji at a special meeting of the city council held last evening. The ordinance providing for the franchise was unanimously passed by the council. Plans have been made by the Pub- lic Improvement company for the im- mediate construction of the gas plant and the laying of pipes. No site has been selected for the plant. A site will be selected as soon as the sup- plies arrive. At the meeting of the council a letter was read from Crane & Com- pany of Minneapolis stating that 30,- 000 feet of piping had been ordered for the Public Improvement plant in Bemidji and that 12,000 feet had al- ‘ready - been: shipped::*The piping! should arrive in Bemidji in a few days and a crew of men will be placed at work immediately. Efforts will be made to have the pipes laid and the service installed before winter. EASTERN STAR LODGE HOLDS SOECIAL MEET The Eastern Star lodge held a spe- cial meeting in the Masonic hall last evening. About sixty-five persons attended. After the business session the hours were spent in playing cards and dancing. Lunch was served at the close of the evening. Mrs. Valley, Minn., worthy grand matron, who was to have been present at the meeting, was unable to attend. LYCEUM TO OPEN TOMORROW NIGHT The Lyceum course of the Univer- sity of Minnesota General Extension division will open tomorrow evening at the Methodist church under the auspices of the Woman’s Study club. The MacPhail quartette will give the first number. William MacPhail, violinist, director of the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art of Minneapolis, is director of the quarette. Committees of the Woman’s Study club report that there has been a good sale of season tickets. 30,000 IN HUGHES COLLEGE LEAGUE 3 FROM BEMIDJI Over thirty thousand college alum- ni are now enrolled in'the Hughes National College Alliance which is rapidly organizing branches in hun- dreds of cities and all the states of the union. Langdon P. Marvin, an overseer of Harvard university, and Samuel J. Reid, Jr., of the Prince- ton club of New York, are in charge of the work of organizing the branches. Enrollments are flowing in every day, and those reported so far from this city are: Mrs. Abbia Trask, J. J. Trask and County Attorney Gra- ham M. Torrance. An all-day session of the Ladies’ Aid society of the:M. E. church will be held tomorrow in the basement of the church. A 15¢ lunch will be served at noon. The regular business meeting will be ‘held in ‘the lfur-l noon. Maude Kendrick of Spring]|_ WILD RICE SEED Historical Soclety X SUSPECT HELD AS GIRL'S ASSAI _—_— ~BROOKLYN DEFEATS BOSTON IN THIRD GAME OF SERIES; SCORE 4-3 FORTY CENTS PER MONTH LANT MAN ARRESTED AT SENT 10 ALASKA| GEMMELL ANSWERS Steve Rhodes, formerly of Be- midji, now living at Anchorage, Alaska, will attempt to raise some wild rice in Alaska from rice seed sent from Bemidji. He wrote to W. G. Schroeder saying that there was no wild rice in Alaska and requesting some rice seed. Mr. Schroeder sent the seed. DESTROYERS SEARCH FOR KINGSTON; NO TRACEFQUND; ONLY FIVE SHIPS SUNK Vague and Contradictory Reports Re- ceived Regarding Steamer Kingston, GERMAN SUBMARINES APPARENTLY GONE Gerard Returns From Berlin; Refuses to Reveal Purpose of His Visit, Gain New Victory. Berlin, Oct. 10.—The Teutons driving the Ruymanians from Transylvania gained new victor- ies today. They captured the gateway leading from Hargitu, through thé upper’ and lower Chike region, taking 1,200 pris- oners and 25 cannon. (By United Press) New York, Oct. 10.—It is believed that only five ships were sunk in a raid off Nantucket Sunday by a Ger- man submarine. Vagfie and contra- dictory reports were received in re- gard to the Kingston. Newport, R. L,.Oct. 10.—Eleven American destroyers steaming in line with five miles of ocean between each today resumed their search for the crew of the Kingston or Kingstonia, submarined Sunday. Although the destroyers were ordered out -this morning it is admitted that the search is useless. No Survivors, ‘New York, Oct. 10.—All flotilla destroyers but one have been sent to rescue the survivors of the King- ston. No survivors have been brought in. Nantucket, Oct. 10.—Forty-mile northeaster -gale today made it im- possible to search for survivors of the Kingston. Boston, Oct. 10.—On account of the high Wind there were no sailings today. The German submarines have apparently disappeared. New York, Oct. 10.—Returning from Berlin aboard the Frederick Eighth, Ambassador Gerard today re- fused to answer questions regarding the purpose of his visit to the United States at this time. He stated that even the simplest question might in- volve him. He denied comment of a report that he was bringing peace suggestions from the kaiser or a warning from the kaiser that he would resume indiscriminate submar- ining. ' * With French Armies on - Somme Front, Oct. 10.—Despite a constant autumn rain for the past two days, the French haye methodically and un- interruptedly continued a northeast- ward rush. ¢ Berlin, Oct..10.—An official dis- patch from Vienna says that Ruma- nian reinforcements have been rush- ed up in an attempt to stop the Aus- tro-German drive through Transyl- vania but were halted and defeated southwest of Marienburg. . Christian, Oct. 10.—A newspaper today states that Russian destroyers and two German submarines were de- stroyed in an engagement off the Murman coast. BEMIDJI HIGH TEAM T0 GO TO WADENA The Bemidji high school football team will journey to Wadena next Saturday for a' game with the high school eleven. The Wadena eleven had a “scout” watching the Bemidji- Akeley game last Saturday. Wadena has a strong team and it is believed that the game will be very close. A large crowd of Bemidji rooters are planning to accompany the team to Wadena. DESCRIPTION OF - DAHL ASSAILANT Adolph Finerman in Custody; May Have Attacked Miss Olga Dahl. TAKEN T0 GRAND RAPIDS FOR INVESTIGATION Arrested by J. A ‘McDonald; Says He Left Minneapolis on October 7. Adolph Finerman was arrested yes- terday at Gemmell as a suspect as the assailant of Miss Olga Dahl, Round Lake school teacher, who was lashed to a tree, assaulted and shot twice. It is said that he answers the de- scription of the girl’s assailant per- ferctly. To Grand Rapids. He was brought to this city by Constable Brown of Gemmell and taken to Grand Rapids where he wi'l be brought before Miss Dahl for iden- tification today. Officials are confi- dent that they have the right man. Finerman, who says he is 17 years of age, walked into the hotel con- ducted by Mrs. Gosslin of Gemmell late yesterday. He took a woman’s pocketbook from his pocket, opened it and showed that he had only 26 cents and he asked that he be given something to eat. - He was dressed in a dark suit, wore @ dark hat and wore button shoes. His pants were fringed at the bottom as' if 'he had been walking through brush and the heels of his shoes were turned as if he had been walk- ing in @ swamp. He was dirty and showed signs of hard travel. Carried Revolver. As he left the hotel Mrs. Gosslin called J. A. McDonald of Bemidji, state land examiner, who was in the hotel at the time and told him that she thought the man answered the description of the man who assaulted Miss Dahl. Mr. McDonald then followed the man and placed him under arrest. On searching him he found a 22. caliber revolver and a number of cartridges. He also found many clippings of poems and a large num- ber of pictures of women clipped from newspapers. When questioned Finneran stated that he was from Minneapolis and that he had been carrying newspa- pers there. He said that he left that city Oct. 7 and he did not remember anything after that until he reached International Falls. He stated that he then walked back to Bemidji. He denied any connection with the Dahl case. Mr. McDonald turned his prisoner over to Constable Brown who brought him to this city. Officials do not believe Finerman’s story as he is travel-stained and shows signs of long exposure. RAILWAYS PROTEST AGAINST ORDER THAT CLASSES THEM AS I - A conference is being held today before the state railroad and, ware- house commission in St. Paul as to. whether the Northern Pacific, Big Fork & International and Minnesota & International railways should not be classed as one system for rate mak- ing. ' A petition recently filed with the -.commission from shippers along these lines says that the Northern Pacific railway controls the smaller lines and asks that all the lines be regarded as one. If the commission decldes that the roads are one it will greatly decrease the rates along these lines, WISCONSIN GUARD MAY VOTE ON BORDER (By United Press) Madison, Wis., Oct. 10.—A bill was introduced in the legislature late this afternoon for the permitting of the national guardsmen on ‘the bor- der to vote at the fall election. The~ bill will probably be passed. g