Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 20, 1916, Page 1

N i i UGHES REPLIES T0 STATEMENT B MADE BY BAKER " ABOUTWARHEROES ot a True American Statement, Says Candidate in Answer to Attack. 5‘ REPLIES TO ADDRESS OF SECRETARY M’AD0O - Reiterates That He Meant What He Said in Regard to Lusitania Affair. Youngstown, O., Oct. 20.—Charles E. Hughes reiterated last night that he meant what he said in Louisville recently concerning the course he would have followed with reference to the Lusitania. He replied to a recent utterance of Secretary Mec- Adoo, with the declaration that ap- parently it seemed impossible to the administration that a person could believe what he said. Answers McAdoo. “Now rises the secretary of the treasury to complain that this was not a statement of what I would have done had the sinking occurred,” Mr. Hughes said, after reiterating that he would “have stated his position equivocally” in advance of the .sinking. “I was under the impression that when I said what I would have stated in advance as to what I would do, everyone would know that I stated What in fact I would have done in the Qescribed event. The secretary’s re- mbrks show in an illuminating way this administration’s conceptions of the value of words.” Mr. Hughes spoke before an audi- ence in the theater here. He also re- plied to a statement attributed to Secretary of War Baker in a recent speech in which Washington soldiers in the march to Valley Forge in the days of the American revolution were said to be just as bad characters a8, the Mexicans. | Attacks Baker’s Talk. “I never supposed the day would come,” Mr. Hughes said, ‘“when the representative of an American ad- ministration would say that of those who gave us our liberty.” 5 “After quoting the statement attri- buted to Secretary Baker, Mr. Hughes read from Secretary Lansing’s de- scription in June last of the atrocities in Mexico contained in a note to the de facto government of Mexico. Mr. Lansing’s recital of the civic strife in Mexico, with its appendant loss of American lives and destruction -of _American property, and that portion of the note relating to the Santa .. Ysabel massacre, were read by Mr. "“qghes verbatum. - “An administration imbued with .he spirit of true Americanism,” Mr. Hughes said, “would be incapable of the statement attributed to the secre- tary of war. It must bring the blush of shame to the. cheeks of every American that apologies for the de- plorable record in Mexico should be made after this fashion.” UPREME COURT 8 HEARS PRICE CASE (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, Oct. 20.—The Minnesota supreme court today heard arguments on the appeal of Frederick T. Price, for life imprisonment at Stillwater prison, for murdering his wife, Mary Fridley Price. * In the Hennepin county court at Minneapolis, Price was found guilty of throwing the little woman over a cliff to her death on the jagged rocks below a precipice on the Mis- sissippi river drive. Life imprison- ment was the sentence. - e DECLINED TO PERMIT A SQUADRON TO DEFEND AMERICANS. At Tampico there was a gen- eral movement of attack by the Mexicans on Americans and other foreigners. We had a squadron of American warships in the nelghborhood. The Wil- f son Administration declined to permit this squadron to be used )‘ to defend the lives of American W men and the honor of American women, and the commanders af the German and English ships at Tampico had to step in and { perform the task our represen- tative had so basely abandoned. At the very time that the Mexi- can mob had surrounded the building in which the Americans )| had taken refuge, and was howl- ing for their blood, the Ameri- can fleet, in spite of the pro- tests of the American naval commander, and in accordance with wireless orders from Wash.- ington, was forced to steam out of the harbor and leave the Am- ericans to be massacred by the Mexicans, or rescued by the Germans and English. rom the speech of Col. Theodore Roosevelt, delivered at Lewis- ton, Maine, in behalf of Charles E. Hughes. . KKK KKK KKK KK OUNTY LIKE CARTER (Blackduck American) Beltrami county needs a man like Charles S. Carter to represent this district in the next legislature. Construc- tive legislation is needed for the benefit of Northern Min- nesota settlers and Mr. Carter is just the man who is quali- fled to furnish the legislature first hand information con- cerning the actual needs of this section of the state. Mr. Carter is well posted on the drainage question and is giv- ing much thought to proposed changes in the laws which will give the authorities power to dig ditches only where conditions warrant the expense. H KKK KK KKK KK +* * * x x * * * * +« * * *x * * x * * * * * * * * * * * * x * x x x * x x * x * x * * * x x * * * * x * X * * x * * HITCHCOCK CLAIMS NEW YORK FOR HUGHES (By United Press) Chicago, Ill.,, Oct. 20.—Returning Jrom New York, Frank Hitchcock of the advisory committee of the Repub- lican national committee, today claimed New York by a big majority. He says that the easterners have shown much interest in Hughes’ western speeches. TEN KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION (By United Press) Barracksville, W. Va., Oct. 20.— Superintendent James, a miner from the rescue car from Pittsburgh, was asphyixated while tryingto reach the men who are entombed in the Jami- son mine. It is believed that nine miners have been killed in the mine. The mine is filled with gas. NO FURTHER RELIEF FOR BORDER TROOPS (By United Press) ‘Washington, Oct. 20.—No further important relief is planned for the border trqops until after the Amer- ican-Mexican .commission - in .session at Atlantic City has reached ‘a deci- sion. It is reliably reported that if the decision is satisfactory the troops will be. returned to their homes. Otherwise they will perhaps be left at the border. SWISS BELL RINGERS TO GIVE ENTERTAINMENT The Bemidji high school has en- tered into a contract with the Swiss Bell Ringers for an entertainment on November 18 for the benefit of the high school athletic association. This is a high class entertainment and the public will look forward to a musical treat. BLACKDUCK BOY KILLED IN IDAHO Otto, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam B. Benson of Black- duck was killed on a threshing ma- chine at Idaho Falls, Idaho, Wednes- day, according to word received in Blackduck. He left home last April for Idaho where he secured employ- ment with a threshing crew. The body will be brought home for burial. His parents and three sisters and three brothers survive him. SETTLERS MOVING T0 WERNER DISTRICT Settlers are moving to the Werner district. During the past week three carloads of goods have been shipped over the Minneapolis, Manitoba & Red Lake railway to Werner from southern Minnesata points. William De Grave was in charge of the goods. BURNQUIST MAY CALL EXTRA SESSION (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 20.—Follow- ing urgings by recommendations from various chambers of commerce throughout the state, officérs at the capitol predicted that Governor Burnquist would act late today on the suggestion that he call a special ses- sion of the state legislature to per- =it militiamen on the border to vote. AUGHES WILL CARRY STATE OF MINNESOTA Minneapolis, Minn., Oect. 20.— “There is not any question about Minnesota going for Hughes by a good margin,” Chairman Eric L. Thornton of the Republican state committee declared today. Defective VILLA CONTROLS |SENSATIONAL THE WESTERN AND | DEVELOPMENTS SOUTHSECTIONSOF |+ IN KOOCHICHING . CHIHUAHUA STATE INVESTIGATIONS Carransistas Admit That Baudit|Highway No. 24 is Made Three Rods Chief Has Control of Important TALES OF VILLA BAIDS RECEIVED IN EL PASO (By United Press) Wide Instead of F?nr, Accord- ing to Testimony. HEARING OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BEGUN Intérnational Falls, Minn., Oct. 20. El Paso, Oct. 20.—The entire west- | —Fred Harmon of the Northwestern ‘ern and.southern portions of the | Construction company, created a sen- Mexican state of Chihuahua is under | sation at the investigation into Koo- Villa’s control, it is reported here to- day. Carranzista officials admit that the bandit chief has secured that dis- trict. Tales of raids by Villa’s bands being received here. A raid was made at San Andros several days ago. HUGHES CONFIDENT T0 REST FEW DAYS (By United Press) Utica, N. Y., Oct. 20.—Tired but are chiching county road building yester- day when he swore Assistant County Engineer Day had insisted they make highway No. 24 three rods wide in- stead of four. He testified further that Day had informed him that he (Harmon) had nothing to say about the work so lmig as he (Day) was satisfled. Ordered Let Out. According to the testimony of Har- mon, he went to County Highway En- gineer Ogaard and complained that Day was allowing some work to be done so poorly that he was afraid it would not pass muster. It was soon after this that the state highway com- mission insisted that Day be “let out.” Engineer Ogaard was put back on utteriy confident, Charles E. Hughes, | the stand yesterday afternoon and Republican presidential nominee, is|stated he had decided that :he ‘was enroute to New York where he will { not the regularly appointed engineer rest for five days before starting on |for highway No. 24. the home stretch of the campaign. SPOONER COUPLE LICENSED T0O WED A wedding license was issued at the office of the clerk of the court Attorney Ar- nold refreshed his memory with a copy of his commission, his bond and 13 monthly salary warrants drawn from Koochiching county during the construction of highway No. 24. The alary also covered the 10 = weeks igaard was sick and in California. The hearing into the removal of today to Louis Lang and Miss Lillie | former County Auditor L. H. Slocum Norquist, both of Spooner. LISER IS SUNK: B PASSENGERS SAVED New York, Oct. 20.—The Cunard liner Alaunia which sailed from this was concluded yesterday. Today the hearing of County Commissioners Royem and Harriman is being taken up. "It is believed their examinations will occupy the entire day. 5 - {Commissionerg Ulvedahl and Bur- ck will probably be called immedi- ly afterwards, although their port October 7, was sunk by a mine | hearing has been set for Oct. 30. in the English channel. 243 passengers on board. - 8 lfeved 4Il the passengers were saved. CRUDE OIL REACHES X RECORD PRICES TODAY (By United Press) Pittsburgh, Oct. 20.—Pennsylva- | investigate Immediately. There were | = The meeting of the county commis- At 18 be- |1 ers was_again adjoutned, this B until:Oct. 24. - The attorney - eral had not prepared an opinion ‘as to the rights of Colburn and Burdick to act on the county board. Over the telephone he stated that County At- torney Jevme had not formally re- quested an opinion; but that he would He said, nia’s crude oil today reached record | however, that the vacation of office prices. Ragland is up five cents. Pennsyl- vania is now selling for $2.60 a bar- rel. SIX CONVICTS ESCAPE: E ALL ARE CAPTURED (By United Press) Ossinning, N. Y., Oct. 20.—S8ix con- victs escaped from Sing Sing prison today and were again captured. Al- fred Steiner, sentenced for two years on a charge of robbery, was surround- ed on the Rockefeller estate and he surrendered. METRO PICTURE AT THE All grades except Ragland|by former Commissioner has advanced ten cents: a barrel. |wasa McDonald question of fact, and not of law. NORTHWEST PLANS 3 SUFFERERS’ RELIEF (By United Press) 8t. Paul, Minn.,, Oct. 20.—Relief of Armenian and Syrian war suffer- ers was the keynote in the Northwest today. ; This was the day the National Ar- menian Relief association succeeded in getting set aside for the relief. of 2,000,000 Armenians stricken by war terrors. * The Northwest responded gener- ously today to the appeal, the St. Paul ‘committee having forwarded $3,- GRAND THEATER TONIGHT | 485-86 previously. Emmy Wehlen, the magnetic little star, will appear in “The Pretenders,” a Metro picture at the Grand theater tonight. “The Pretenders” is the first ap- pearance of Emmy Wehlen in " a Metro production since ‘“Her Reck- oning of Tables Turned.” ‘The Pre- F. B. KELLOGG URGES U. S. PREPAREDNESS Staples, Minn., Oct. 20.—At a big tenders” contrasts the simple home- | Republican rally here Frank B. Kel- spun life of the Pettingills in their | 1088, candidate for United States middle Western home before they be- | Senator, and Harold Knutson, can- came wealthy, with their superb | didate for congress, were the speak- Fifth Avenue mansion and their pic- | €rs. turesque -lodge among the Adiron- dacks after they “strike oil.” GREAT NORTHERN TO i ELECTRIFY ITS LINE Minneapolis, Oct. 20.—The Great Northern railway company, it became known yesterday, will electrify more than 300 miles of its main line be- tween Spokane and Seattle and other mountain divisions in the west. Plans are in the working out stage for what is sald to be one of the greatest elec- trification projects ever undertaken. . Mrs. W. M. Elliott went to Min- neapolis last evening. Special ruled paper by the quire, such as journal, ledger, trial bal- ance, quadruple, record, columnar, ete., are sold at the Pioneer office. Legal cap, fool’s cap and examina- tion papers are also found here. what you want while you wait. R R R R R T CLOSING HOURS-Want, Ads to be classified prop- erly in the Pioneer want col- umn must be in before 11 o’clock. Ads received later will appear on another page that day. * * * il KKK KKK KKK Page 1 Mr. Kellogg discussed military and naval preparedness, foreign relations, merchant marine and the tariff. “What this country needs,” he said, “is a small, efficient army, say of 250,000 to 400,000 men and a navy for defense. If foreign countries realize that we are properly prepared no-attack will be made upon us and it will be the surest safeguard of peace. The cause of the present war in Europe was probably intense com- mercial and industrial competition and struggle for world supremacy, and that condition must of necessity in the future involve us. We are ab- solutely secure until the war shall| close; but none of the questions that have threatened our peaceful rela- tions with the belligerent mnations have been settled.” WHEAT JUMPS OVER DOLLAR SEVENTY MARK (By United Press) Chicago, Oct. 20.—Wheat jumped LY * | over the $1.70 mark today and reach- % | ed the highest figure since the Civil % | war with the exception of the Leiter % | corner in 1898. *|was $1.71%, May wheat $1.703%, % | receding toward close. % | wheat is predicted within two weeks. September wheat Two dollar Minneapolis, Oct. 20.—Flour is 1$9.40 a barrel, double the price of six months ago. Wheat is quoted - at $1.82% here. KRR KKK KR REE KK FIRST REAL C0 _ BNAP UN BORDER Dallas, Tex., Oect. 20.— Militia men are today enjoy- ing all the comforts of home. The temperature is 40 to 45 de- grees and the border is having the first real cold snap. KK KKK KK KKK KKK SAYS INDIAN. RACE WILL DISAPPEAR IN 50 YEARS The Indian race, in spite of the fact that the birth rate is increasjng and the death rate decreasing, will dis- appear in the United States during the next 50 years. This is the belief of Rev. C. L. Hall, North Dakota, for 40 years g missionary on the Ft. Berthold Indian reservation, who spoke before the American Missionary association, at Plymouth church, Minneapolis. “Intermarriage,” Dr. Hall said, “will in time completely merge the Indian and the white races.” WILSON AT CANTON PLEASED WITH TRIP (By United Press) Canton, O., Oct. 20.—President ‘Wilson arrived here today much pleased with his trip. He is return- ing home. His lieutenants are happy and much pleased over the demon- strations given the president. CARTER T0 SPEAK AT KELLIHER TONIGHT Charles 8. Carter, candidate for the legislature from this district, will de- liver an address at Kelliher tonight. Kelliher residents have planned a big political rally. ¥ * x * x * * x x x *x ¢ x x x * * x x x *x x * *x *x *x * COLONEL ROOSEVELT T0 ANSWER BAKER Siv (By United Press) = Axearilo, Tex., Oct...20.—Colonel Roosevelt exfi'ec[nag have some things to say to Secretary Bakef Monday at' Albuquerque in regard to Baker's ad- dress.in favor of President Wilson’s Mexican policy in which" he likened the lawless raiders of Villa.and-Car- ranza to the heroes of the American revolutionary war. Roosevelt got a telegraph copy of Baker’s address this morning and promptly decided to specially comment on' it. SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS T0 BANQUET This evening in the Presbyterian church, the members of the Beltrami County Sunday School Teachers' Training alumni will hold a banquet. Toasts will be given and Mrs. E. H. Denu, president, will act as toast- master. Mrs. George C. Berglund will sing a solo and Miss Muriel Mc- Gee will give a reading. Mrs. Harry Bridgeman will read the constiution of ‘the organization, which was re- cently drafted. The alumni includes the graduates of all -the teachers’ training classes of the county, and the gathering is to become an annual affair. TOWNS IN'NORTHERN MINNESOTA RE-RATED The following towns in Northern Minnesota have been re-rated on the uniform basis rate for Minnesota, and ‘the new rates show an average re- duction as indicated, according to a report issued by the state department of insurance: Bagley—Brick buildings, 20 per cent; brick building contents, 20 per cent; frame buildings, 28 per cent; frame building contents, 30 per cent. Leonard—Frame buildings, 5 per cent; frame building contents, 5 per cent. EARLE A. BARKER IS NAMED EXALTED RULER At a meeting of the Bemidji lodge of Elks last night Earle A. Barker was named exalted ruler to succeeed F. A. Wilson, who has resigned. Mayor Charles W. Vandersluis was named esteemed leading knight to succeed Mr. Barker. VOTE IN MONTANA WILL BE CLOSE Butte, Mont., Oct. 20.—It’s ‘@ toss- up whether this state will go for Hughes or Wilson. The margin is too close for prediction. 3 The state will go dry hy 20,000. The local Republican ticket is likely to win and Hughes may come trail- ing through. . SERBIANS SCORE BIG SUCCESS IN ADVANCE UPON =~ ° BULGARIANTROOPS Advanced on Left Bank of River - Germa Foflowmz‘ .the Capture of Village of Brod. DUKE OF CONNAUGHT ¢ . ARRIVES IN LONDON Artillery Active on Somme Front:' Germans: Recavture Trenches ° From British, (By United Press) Paris, Oct. 20.—The Bulgarians have scored a brilliant success in ad- vancing upon the Bulgarians at the base of Monastir. Following the capture of the vil- lage of Brod the Serbians advanced on the left bank of the Germa river. London, Oct. 20—The Duke of Connaught, formdr governor general of Canada, and the Duchess of Con- naught and Princess Patrica arrived here this morning. Their departure from Canada was kept a secret, fear- ing U-63 attacks. Parig, Oct. 26.—Artillerymen were active on the Somme front last night, particularly in the region of Sailly. There were no infantry attacks. Berlin, Oct. 20.—The largest part of the trenches taken by the British west of the road from Eau Court-La- basse to Barque were recaptured by the Gern‘mnn yesterday. < With French armies advancing on” Bapume, Oct. 20.—Since Wednesday night the Germans have been making most.terrific counter attacks against the village of Sailly. The fury of the German attacks gives evidence of the importance that they attach to the position, ;' 5 gt £ . London, Oct. 20.—French artillery and machin/ guns command the ap- proaches of the principal streets of: Athens today. The resumption of rioting was not attéempted. ' The French have released the Greeks who ' tv:lere arrested, accused -of insulting. em. Rome, Oct. 20.—A" dispatch from: Zurich says that Field Marshal Fal-. kenhayn, former chief of staff of the German army, has been wounded in the leg. He has been compelled to relinquish his command of the Teu- tonic armies in Transylvania. ST. PAUL DEPOT ORDERED DEMOLISHED (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 20.—The state fire marshall has ordered the St. Paul union depot demolished within the next six months. ' - ATTORNEY CARY IS EXONERATED BY COURT (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn,, Oct. 20.—The state supreme court today exonerated Attorney F. C. Cary against whom the Clay County Bar association filed charges. MAN ATTEMPTS TO BOARD WILSON'S CAR (By United. Press) Pittsburgh, Oct. 20.—A man car- rying a black sa.tcl'\el made deter- mined efforts to jump on the run- ning board of President Wilson’s au- tomobile here. He was overpowered and jailed. § : THE NEUTRALITY OF PONTIUS PILATE. But as soon as the need for deeds arose, Mr. Wilson forgot all about “the principle he held dear.” He promptly announced that we should be “neutral in fact as well as in name, in thought as well as in action,” between the small, weak, unoffending na- tion and the large, strong nation which was robbiung it of its sov- ereignty and independence. Such neutrality has been compared to the nevrality of Pontius Pilate. This is 'njust to Pontius Pilate, who at ‘east gently urged mod- eration on the wrongdoer.— From the speech of Col. -Theo- dore . Roosevelt, delivered at . Lewiston, Maine, in behalf of Charles E. Hughes.