Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 21, 1916, Page 1

o [ / FORMER COUNTY AUDITOR OF CASS COUNTY INDICTED BY GRAND JURY berz, County Commissioner, on Tllegnl Contraot Charge. ENGINEER ACCUSED: OF PADDING SALARIES Fred Moulster, Connty Commissioner, Charged With Misappropriation of Funds. 1 P Byhre of Walker, former county audicor of Cass ¢ounty, was indicted by the nd jury in a joint indietment with A. J. Swanberg, county commissioner of the Cass Lake dastrict, on a charge of unlawful in- terest in a contract for the construc- tion of rural highway No. 45. The indictments were returned vesterday. The men were arraigned today, Judge Marshall A. Spooner of Be- \ midji appearing for Byhre. As a result of the recent investi- gation of the affairs of Cass county several Indictments were returned against county offieials. A W. Moulster, engineer, was in- dicted on a charge of padding the salarfes of his assistants. The as- sistants were appointed by him. Fred Moulster, county commission- er of the Pine River district, was in- dicted on a charge of misappropriat- ing county funds. HEHEHH KKK KK KK MILK JOINS FOOD ON MILKY WAY SOARING (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 21.— With gs selling for cents a dozen today and a famine in coal, boosting prices skyward while 10 below weather impends, milkmen to- day took the remaining joy out of life by annpouncing milk would go to nine cents this week. The milky way of joining aeroplaning food prices was taken because producers are getting several cents more from distributors, under a new agreement SRR R RS ESEE R AR R IR SRR I S I CAN LIQUORS SL GIVEN AWAY IN DRY COUNTY? St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 21.—Is it a violation of the county option law to give away liquors in a dry county? This question was argued in the state supreme court yesterday. Harold Provencher, son of a hotel keeper at Thief River Falls, was in- dicted on a charge of violating the county option law by giving a pint of whisky to a detective in April, 1916, He was found guilty and appealed to the supreme court. Provencher's defense is that he did not sell the liquor, but went outside of the hotel, got the liquor and gave it to the detective. The lower court held that the county option law was violated. The Bemidji Dally Pioneer is anx- ious to publish all the loeal and so- ciety news possible and would ap- 'vrnclale it very much if anyone hav- ing news of that character would telephone 922 or mail the detalls to the Pioneer office. I EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE] * KELLIHER SCHOOL NOTES ¥ I B EE R EREREREEEEEEE] The teachers and principal of the Saum consolidated school came and returned the visit. made by the Kel- liher faculty to Saum the week be- fore. The visitors arrived Tuesday afternoon in John Wolden's auto, driven by the janitor of the Saum 8chool. They stayed until school was out, when they repaired to Prineipal ___ Thompson’s home where a luncheon wag served to the teachers and jani- tors of both schools. They left for home at 7 p. m., having had an en- joyable time. Mrs. Hoh, Miss Vanhouse, Mrs. Fulton, Mrs. Wildman, Mrs. Calvert | and Mrs. Dorenkompfer were visitors| x GIVING AWAY x at school lagt week. * 100,000 APPLES +* The Literary society met again|x * Tuesday afternoon., The meeting|x (By: United Press) % was a great success. The literary |« Spokane, Wash., Nov. 21.— <& numbers were excellent and the de-|x Ope hundred thousand apples bate was the best yet given. The|x are befng glvén away today to~ & speakers were logical, spirited and|& visitors at the ninth National % entertaining. The question box|4 Apple show, The exhibit lasts » evoked much information and fun, as| & a week. . Bakers, in white & well as giving practice in public| & coats and ps, ptanding at speaking. % thé entrancé to the auditor-* —_— 4 yium, ‘handed every ;visitor a Just the other day we recelved| steaming hot;apple ple as he. ¥ some of those handy bill file books| ¥, stepped, iwald,e, T,he}‘ exhibit collectors use. They just fit {n your : {;}’6‘3%122‘7: 3 ;9299‘]1;“19{ 10,- | pocket. Get one at the Ploneer ofs| 2alfl votTtotuetl ! 000 4 % 4 4 4 A4 A kb A A AN * ‘aucat«vr#:#ftiil Ak hk Ak A Ak Ak h A dhrhhkhd khh MAKES SECOND STARTFORHOME| REVOLVING FUND | MISTAKEN FOR A (By. United ‘Press) | New ; Conn., Nov. 21. —The-German submarine mer- chantman Dentschland at, 2:52 this aftermoon made its second start for Germany. Two tugs ' escorted her to the. three-mile limit at the end.of the sound. DEUTSCHLAND GIVESBOND; IS FREE TO LEAVE PORT New Loudoun, Conn., Nov. 21— Papers in three libels totalling $150,- 000 were filed agninst the German submarine Deutschland by adminis- trators for the estate of Captain John Guerney, (larence Davidson and William Capon, who lost their lives when the submarine rammed the tug T. A. Scott. A fourth suit of $25,000 is to be filed by the administrator of the es- tate of Edward O. Jackson, fireman of the tug. The Maryland Casualty company of Baltimore filed $87,000 bonds in superior court releasing the Deutschland from libels filed by the T. A. Scott company and the estates of the four members of the crew of the tug. The Deutschland is free to leave port at any time. C. A. CONGDON DIES IN ST. PAUL HOSPITAL (By United Press) St. Paul, Minn.,, Nov. 21.—C. A. Congdon of Duluth, 63, Minnesota member of the Republican national committee, died this morning at the Saint Paul hotel of heart trouble, in- | duced by indigestion. PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (By United Washington, Nov. Wilson's message to congress, Press) 21.—President Dec. 5, will appeal to the American busi- {ness men to meet the unprecedented situation tollowing the European | war Tt will urge greater efficiency | without industrial unrest. It will urge the co-operation of employers land emplc to prevent disputes, | RAILWAY SITUATION IS VERY PERPLENING (By United Press) Washington, D. C., Nov. 21.—A general railway strike on December I may not follow the present situa- tion on the Adamson law, Chief Stone of the engineers’ brotherhood today stated. This reversal from the brotherhood’s statements a week ago that they would strike if they didn't get a real eight-hour law is perplex- ing. GREEN COW HIDES BRING TWENTY CENTS PER POUND i Green cow hides are selling for 20! cents per pound in Bemidji. Her- “mun Eickstadt sold a hide in Bemidji jtoday for $14. MASQUERADE BALL AT CITY HALL TONIGHT Carrpoll C. Hill will give a mas- querade ball in the ¢ity this evening, Prizes will be given for the beut dregsed and the most comiecal cos< tume. Burchard’s eight-plece or- chestra will furnish the music. A number of, visitors from Cass Lake and other towns near Bemidji will be in attendance. The public {s in- vited. XXX KRR KRR R KRR KA T0 CONGRESS DEC. §| DEUTSCHLAND MAKE GERMAN CRAFT AMENDMENT NO. 1 [ANDREW WICHLACZ PROVIDING FOR GETS A MAJORITY Numbers One and Two are Only, State, Amendments to Carry at Re. cent Election, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM BEAT Strong Campaign Waged for Adop- tion of Land Improvement « Amendment. Minnesota voters at the general election approved Amendment Num- | ber One providing for a revolving fund for the improvement of land in Northern Minnesota. The voters also approved Amend- ment Number Two which authorizes the loan of school funds on farm se- curity. These were the only amendments to poll a sufficient proportion of the total to carry. The voters declined to approve the initiative and referendum, With the total vote in the state 410,970 the ballots marked yes on the initiative fell short of the neces- sary majority. The vote was: Yes, 185,564; no, 51,0618, The vote on the amendments fol- lows: 8,075; no, 57,469. $,906; no, 55,654, 3—Yes, 181,397; no, 63,617 (pro- viding for regulation of lakes and mining of minerals under them). 4—7Yes, 128,785; no, 106,919 (in- creasing number of supreme court justices). 5—Yes, 135,115; no, 82,607 (per- mitting governor's approval of single items in appropriation bill). 6—Yes, 131,236; no, 96,326 (au- thorizing destruction or damage of private property for drainage pur- poses). 7—Yes, 185,564; no, 51,068) ini- tiative and referendum). 8§—Yes, 185,078; no, 71,593 (ex- tending probate judge term). Northern Minnesota boosters waged a strong campaign for Amend- ment Number One. '*illiiillifiilii INDIAN PAPOOSES ELOPE: THWART PRIMITIVE LIFE (By United Press) Red Wing, Minn., Nov. 21. * —Fleeing the constantly in- creasing evidences of civiliza- tion of the Sante Indian res- ervation in Nebraska, Chas. Thomas, 19, and Florence Stone, 17, both full blooded Sioux Indians, came to live in a teepe of Charles’ making on the Mississippi river after he had married himself to her with the Indian marriage ceremony. But the Federal agent, Irving Best, said the old ceremony was insufficient, and the moon shines tonight in pretty Red Wing, on Chas. behind the bars. Florence is being held as a witness. A statuatory offense—the in- vention of the pale face—is charged against Charles. * Kk Kk Kok K KRR A AR A A A A A A Ak ko kkkkk ko ko kkk Yo ek g v gk ok ko ok ok Rk ok ok kR ok ok ok EE R XK KK KX KKK FORWARD MEXICAN PETITION T0 WILSON (By United Press) El Paso, Nov. 21.—The Americans in /this district with property in Chi- bunhua City have forwarded a peti- tion to President Wilson' detailing the conditions 4n northern Mexico. HAMLINE DEFEATS MACALESTER 6-0 St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 21.—For the first time in five years the Hamline university football team defeated the Macalester college eleven here yes- terday afterndon by a score of 6 (to 0 jn one of the most hotly contested games of the season. Hamline scored early, Craker, Hamline's tfullback, driving through for the only score of the game shortly after Hamline obtained possession of the ball well in' Macalester’s. territory. ) { MEXICAN TELEGRAPHERS 2 | (By United Press) - |Laredo, Tex., Nov. 21.—All Lo " y--telegraphers...in... Nor! Natart've Paace |New Resident of Rhell Lake District | TO GO ON STRIKE TONIGHT \ Mflfifll 1 A 91N SHOT AND-KILLED: DEER BY HUNTER|S:d Dies Several Hours After | - Accident. N Y BE HELD ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE HUNTER MAY Fred Everson of Bemidji Alleged to Have Mistaken Man for a Deer. Andrew Wichlacz, aged about 50 yvears, who recently moved to the Shell Lake district, northwest of Ten- strike, was mistaken for a deer yes- terday afternoon and shot. He died as a result of the wounds at five o'clock this morning. Fred Everson of Bemidji, who was hunting deer in the vicinity, is said to have fired the shot. Wichlacz was walking through the woods when the shot was fired. He did not wear anything red and ac- cording to the Everson hunting party, was easily mistaken for a deer. & deer was seen in that vicinity by the hunters a short time before the accident. Dr. E. H. Smith was summoned from Bemidji. Wichlacz is survived by a son at Perham and a daughter with whom he was making his home at Shell Lake. Everson is employed at the saw mill here. Accidentally shooting a man, mis- taking him for a deer, 18 manslaugh- ter in the state of Minnesota. Everson will probably be held on that charge. |JUDGE TORRANCE TELLS WHY HE GUARDS CHAIR The Minneapolis Tribune published the following article Monday in re- gard to Judge Ell Torrance of Min- neapolis, father of Graham M. Tor- rance, county attorney of Beltrami county. ‘The article follows: “Presbyterian ministers of Minne- apolis received a quiet admonition this morning that they should not sit in the old wooden kitchen chair in Judge EIll Torrance's office when they have occasion to call on him. The admonition includes the rest of mankind. ‘“ ‘I keep a pile of books and papers on that chair,” said Judge Torrance at the ministers’ meeting at the Y. M. C. A, ‘and when anyone shows a dis- position to sit on it I quickly lead them to some other chair.’ ‘“Judge Torrance in reminiscent mood recounted why he kept this 80- year-old chair in his offices amid the mahogany furniture of pretentious appearance. ‘“The chair was made by hid father when he was a cabinet maker strug- gling to raise the money which after- ward enabled him to study to become a Presbyterian minister in Pennsyl- vania more than 80 years ago. ‘“What the chair typifies to.him he indicatéd in a brief account;of theold home. It was first a dining room chair, -and ;wap frequently used . for morning prayers. Later it was rele- gated to the kitchen where his mother rested herself in the midst of work and where she set the fresh baked' bread, *“The chair was purchased several years ago by James Torrance Root at the sale of the furnishings of the old Torrance; home in Pennsylvania. Mr. Root was a son of an elder'in Mr. Torrance's church and was named after the pastor. There were two chairs purchased and last Christmas Mr. Root sent one to Judge Torrance as.a memento. S “‘Judge, Torrance told the ministers ithat blue Monday was a good time to think over the seven stages ot the life of the minister. He omitted one of the seven, however. The six he gave are as follows: ‘At 26 years,’ he said, ithe minister is scrutinized; at 36 fonized; ut 45 idolized; at 556 oriti- cjzed; nt 66 ostracised, and at 76 ohnbnized.”* ) [ s " )_Arhong/thoké wholréturned to Be- midji from Minneapolis yesterday morning after witnessing the Minne- sota-Wisconsin football game Satur- the|day were Oscar Nelson, Carl Tenn- m, Judge C. W. Stanton, Philip B‘elm'l orman Klittléson, Joln Hedag- oW VAl Y (U RGAMOWIOMI I 14 ', NO m@ OF STOLEN | FORD Afif%lfiomw ! i No trace h‘x’u been found of the m‘"’flm o ‘to'Charles w. amlg‘ J! f;lwhlc!{ m olen Satur- day pight while Mr. Warfield was at. n <N anlé:h.m_mgqg at -the o dhurch. Cardfll/.: ';pSg'the seni, to the heads ol mentiju. this state Chief PAYS $25 PER TON R. F. Kaiser of Stillwater is in Bemidji today purchasing clam shells for his pearl button factory at Still- water. According to Mr. Kaiser, he will pay about $25 per ton for the shells. It clam beds are found in this locality extra inducements will prob- ably be made to hunters next spring. LYCAN TO ATTEND JEFF HIGHWAY MEET Frank S. Lycan, chairman of the Beltrami County Jefferson Highway association, will attend the state meeting of the highway association in 8t. Paul ¥Friday. Other members of the county association may attend the meeting, BEMIDJI BANKS IN G00D CONDITIO The comptroller of currency today issued a call for a statement of the condition of national banks at the close of business Friday, Nov. 17. A call for state bank statements will also be probably made by the state superintendent of banks as it is customary to issue a call at the same time as the national call. Bemidji banks are in a prosperous condition and will be able to issue good statements. CALIFORNIA VOTE WILL NOT BE SPLIT (By United Press) San Francisco, Nov. 21.—The Re- publican state committee upon offi- cial returns from 50 counties and un- official returns from the balance, to- day estimated Wilson's plurality in California at 3,500. They do not ex- pect that the California electoral vote will be split. car have:l lice dept § WILSON VICTORY IS NOT CONCEDED (By United Press) New York, Nov. 21.—Chairman Willcox of the Republican national committee today said that no tele- gram conceding Wilson's re-election or congratulating him had been sent. BEMIDJT MOOSE TO . HAVE A MOOSE FEED A special meeting of the Bemidji Loyal Order of Moose will be held Wednesday evening at the city hall at eight ‘o’clock. Every member is urged to be present and to bring a friend. A moose - lunch will be served. 'MORALITY STRONG AT THIEF RIVER Thief River, Falls, Minn.,, Nov.-21. ~—The recent, stamd of the city coun- ¢fl relative to cleaning up moral ¢on- ditions around the city was made still more emphatic at the apecial meeting of the city fathers, when a pool room license was sought in the basement of the Citizens’ Bank build- ing, where .one had two wecks ago been revoked ,as it was not situated 80 as to be seen from the street. The news dealer who had been refused a cigarette license earlier in the week, again applied for such a license, and the council stated that the matter was closed and his application fell by the wayside. WINNIP, CTOR EBGU&?D%%APRISOR WALL (By United Press) ‘Winnipeg, Man,, Nov. 21.—Thos. sentenced to 'the “Rocky Mountain panitentiary on graft charges in con- ndction with-the vonstruction of the parliament buildings, was today placed in charge of a gang of con- victs building a stone wall. l 28 | { Senator L. H. Nord of Interna- tlonal Fall§ was a visttor in-Bemigji AR AN LI T ] RPN, Kelly, Winnipeg contractor, who was GRE DENSRES TEBIRF visoe1 10880 !“fl od?T » HAY _od) ¥ ruse Befuse to ForcaBaniant taudesvs Athens Before Tomorrow % % %% w L.d L 2 B 3 8 3 J J3 a3TH3ZIRT F?fim P ADYT ITXRIMID Germarfy>'Raid “Kiferdy” THedéRed “at Ypres and Gommesonrt. With Londop, " dispatch’ Greek in Berlin, v. 21 e ARD $h- fantry is"’_ggv'v“ ‘be ?Gfigmflfi ciadw s, {7 19, ing forydrd agatnst theé R, Petrogfdd, ' Not. “2§ -Urder Géf- man pressure the RumiAnians have retired to‘Fiffasly’ ial og, "Nov. The’ Canadisn statement 'claiims”that the'Canedians have ndv':hc’e.q 3,500 ‘yards | London;—Nev:i—21—Raiding the enemy mmmmmmwn. Roc- lincourt and Ypres, the allies have been successtal. - The:Germans:shell- ed the British trenches near Grande- court last might. 4 New York; Nov. 21.—Canada’s de- termination to wage.war: to. & tri- umphant issue without truce:or in- conclusive (peace 'was emphasized by Sir Robert ‘L. Borden, premier of Canada, at a speech at.a dinner of the Canadian’ club of New: York -in this city last: might. Outlining the cause for which Can- adians had thrown themselves into the struggle as one of humanity and civilization, the 'premier said he had been commanded to: bring this mes- sage to Canadians in New York: “We are :ad resolute:anddeterm- ined to maintain’ that cause to:.the end as we were on the day of August 4,1914. . Berlin, Nov. :21.—(By Wireless to Sayville—ThésGerman;\War office an- nounced that!dhe Teutonic traops-in Rumania &re Sipproneiing: Craieys, the capitol of*Western Walachia, 120 miles west of ‘Bucharest. North of fhe>Sormame. an -artiliery 1duel is in progress,dt is announced. | Livelier fighting is reported om the lower Danube and on the Struma front. | Washington. Nov. 21.—Announce- ment by the semi-official Overseas News Agency says a German sub- marine sank the British liner Arabia Monday made:a deep impression in official circles. here and apparently removed all possibility that this case might take its place with that of the Persia, sunk’<n the Mediterranean long ago in Some manner never «clear- London, -Nov.--2L—Another Rus- sian offensive from, Constanza to Cer- navoda is expegted to .increase the intensity of tha fighting,in the Balk- ans. This isibalieved. to be the only move possible g, srelieve . General Falkenhayn's tremen qus _pressur the Wallachian frontier. London, Nov. - 2l,-—Despitg, the protests of Ampricn,.Ho}‘l.nml“ap& the Vatican, Germany's;,dgportation .ot Belgian workingmen .continues. fMiriou¥ ‘pound- London, Ngy. 31 e ‘the inmme- ing |l\ren(ou§.!0 proves N \ diate rescue of all the rigers ‘and crew aboard the' Anierican ™ steamer Siberia which f§" fast’ aground ©on Goodwin sands. TWO MEN JOIN U S. ARMY HERE The recruiting office in 'Bemidji for the United States army, in charge of Corporal E. Pickard, I, to- day sent two men to the recruiting depot at the Jefferson barracks this morning. The men were Montie Kel- ley who will ‘join the medical de- partment and ‘Frank Coleman who will join the infantry. The United Statss offers good in- ducements in &l1'branches of ‘the army for young men.' 'Cooks, mechunios, hospital corps mth &nd pen ‘Wwho un- derstand automobiles are especially desired. Promgtith 18'fast'Vas” sev- oral new reginiéhts' AYY Being drgen- ixed. i e “xlsfli .. 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