Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 12, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV, NO. 40. Minneapolis, Feb. was terrible to behold. hotel. Spectators became infuriated at the fire company and attacked Captain Tim Sullivan, he receiving a hard blow over the head. A stream of wa- ter on the angry crowd and the cold 7 s quelled the outburst. The loss is estimated at $35,000. Minneapolis, Feb. 12.—A body so badly burned to make its sex identity in doubt was taken from the ruins of the Kenwood hotel this afternoon. The total known dead is now two with 11 missing and believed dead. \_! TWO0 MORE BRITISH SHIPS VICTIMS OF SUBMARINES (By United Press) 12.—The British steamer Netherslee has been sunk, it London, Feb. was announced today. U T submarine. > city. ! improve the restaurant -as soon as possible. > Galveston, Tex., Feb. | f‘ | | sport stunts for Bemidji. k- (By United Pteu) 13.—Thirteen lives are believed to have been lost in a fire. at midnight last night which swept the Kenwood hotel, and the bodies of twelve of the victims are believed to be encased in the ice- coated ruins of the hostelry. Sixty-eight persons were living in the hotel and the panmic which en- sued as smoke and flames burst forth One woman, Mrs. Lucille Squire, jumped from an upper story to the icy pavement and was instantly kill- ed. Her body is at the morgue. The mercury was 16 below at the time of the conflagration and when the fire department responded to the alarm it was twenty minutes late and then the company arrived without ladders to reach the victims impris- oned in the upper stories of the London, Feb. 12.—The official re- port today says the British steamer Lycia has been sunk by a German DAIRY LUNCH IS SOLD; A. N. GOULD IS NEW OWNER; TAKES CHARGE A deal was consummated Saturday afternoon whereby T. C. Stuart dis- posed of his Dairy Lunch restaurant to A. N. Gould, the latter taking pos- ‘session this morning. Mr. Stuart has other plans in mind but no definite decision has been reached. Mr. Gould is also the proprietor -of the bowling alleys and for the past 17 years, with the exception of two when he was manager of the Fay hotel in Virginia, has been a resi- dent of Bemidji, and is well known to practically every resident of the It is his intention to greatly commence to redecorate the interior SEA GOING TUGS ARE TO CARRY SMALL GUNS (By United Press) United States navy has completed ar- rangements for armed sea going tugs at Galveston and other gulf and At- lantic ports, naval officers here said Six and three-pound rapid firers and ammunition are available. MEETING WEDNESDAY OF CARNIVAL ASS'N. There will be an lmpurtant meet- ing of the Carnival association at the Commercial club rdoms next Wednes- day evening, the meeting being for the purpose of planning some winter bers are urged to be present. ing will be held at 8 o’clock. - MINNEAPOLIS FIRE; HOTEL IS SWEPT; flERE’S ONE TIME WE CRAWL FROM UNDER; BLAME THE MAYOR Editor’s note: We are perfectly willing to take the responsibility for any of our utterances. We don’t care a continental for any ‘dirty looks” nor any inclination on the part of any one to “knock our block off”; we are thoroughly city broke and not afraid of the cars, but we abso- lutely disclaim any responsibility for this story, and if tnere are any who have any doubts about ‘the truthful- ness of the following they can go and “jump onto” Mayor Vandersluis. Here's one time we ‘“get out from undeér”: F. 8. Lycan, as everybody knows, is the owner of the Markham hotel and he’s spending a couple of months at Palm Beach, Fla., leaving Assist- ant Mgnager Harry J. Roskowick in charge of the hotel. A couple of days ago, it is said, Mr. Roskowick received a telegram from Mr. Lyean which read: “It’s 87 in the shade. the heat.” And it is said Mr. Roskowick promptly turned off the heat and nearly froze the people in the hotel. As we murmured, don’t blame the Pioneer editor for this one. BRAINERD THREATENED ] WHENGDAM BREAKS[] ANDLETSLOOSEFLOOD (By United Press) Brainerd, Minn., Feb. 12.—The Mississippi River Paper Mill dam broke here this morning, releasing 16 feet of water which rushed up- on the city. The ice in the river was dynamited, diverting the course of the river and the city was saved from further danger of flooding. AMERICAN SHIPS MAY BE ALLOWED TO ARM (By United Press) ‘Washington, Feb. 12.--Administra- tion officials today began sharing shipping men’s impatience over forced detention of American vessels in home ports on account of Ger- many’s submarine warfare. The feel- ing seems likely to hasten the solu- tion of the question of armament for merchantmen and an order to arm merchant ships desiring such seems likely soon. COUNTY DIVISION BILL UP NEXT WEDNESDAY The county division bill will come up for consideration in the house of representatives next Wednesday, when a public hearing will be held, arguments for and against it will be heard. The above facts were made known yesterday when A. J. Hilden, who has been working in the inter- est of the bill, telegraphed to town. A delegation from this district will go to St. Paul in time for the hear- ing on Wednesday. The bill fixes the valuation so that a vote of the people of Beltrami county could be taken at some future time on the proposition of dividing the county at or near Red Lake.—Baudette Re- gion. | Turn off RIPPLE IS HONORED The many friends of Alex Ripple, brother of Chief of Police Ripple, will be pleased to learn that he has | been selected to represent the North | Dakota School of Science at an inter- | collegiate oratorical contest to be held in Grand Forks the latter part of this month. Mr. Ripple was at one time a student at the Bemidji high school and an athlete of prom- inence. He is now captain of his college basketball team and a mem- ber of the football eleven. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, MONDAY E VENING. FEBRUARY 12, 191% Lol 08 Yemy J‘mce meolfz was Born 57 Years Smce fis frst Flection 52 Years dince kzs Death ~ ~ - - . (R— - New Carr Lake School Is Dedicated With Ceremony o The banner meeting of the Be- midji Township Farmers’ club was held in the new Carr Lake school house Saturday, February 10. Near- ly 300 men, women and children par- ticipated in the festivities, which in- cluded the dedication of the new school building. This was the regular Township Farmers’ club meeting to which other .farmers' clubs, as well as school children from other schools in the vicinity were invited. An elab- orate dinner was served at noon by the women of the club. Miss Nellie Knox, teacher of the Helga school, and Miss Nealy, prin- cipal of the Carr Lake school, and Miss Lottie Madson, teacher at the Carr Lake school, had prepared splendid programs which were pre- sented by the children from the va- rious schools, consisting of recita- tions, songs and dialogues. County Superintendent W. B. Stewart was present and had charge BEMIDJI VETERANS ENDORSE PRESIDENT Bemidji's Grand Army veterans are with the President in his stand on the German submarine policy and at a meeting of the post held Saturday passed a resolution endorsing the President. One of the outstanding features of the action of the Grand Army veter- | ans was that the resolution was in- troduced by William Schroeder, quartermaster of the post and a na- tive of Germany. of the dedication ceremonies. The building is a beautiful two- story brick structure containing ten rooms, which include four assembly rooms, three class rooms, library and offices. It is modern in every de- tail, well ventilated and properly heated. The new members taken into the club at this meeting were Messrs. Nealy, Chambers, Larson, Frank Walberg, Freeze, William Boyer, E. H. Olson and Geib & Libsley. QUARTET IS “PULLED” IN HOUSE LAST NIGHT “Young people’s meeting,” or whatever one may choose to term it on a Sabbath night, was rudely in- terrupted about 11:30 o’clock last night at 613 Fifth street, when Chief of Police Ripple and Officers Essler and Zacharias ‘‘pulled” the house, arousing Iona Battleson and Edna Johnson, in company with two young men who gave the names when book- ed as A. Stone and E. A. Jack (both names fictitious). Tona is 19 years old and Edna is 20 years. The former is from Thief River Falls while the latter has been in Bemidji for some time and is no stranger. The male part of the sketch teams were charged with intoxication and were fined $5 each, while their fair companions were charged with be- ing disorderly and assessed fines of $10 each. On promise to leave Be- midji the fines of the girls were sus- pended as they were unable to play. MINNESOTA] HISTORICAL Up-to-the-Mmute Dispatches by the United Press-.-Greatest Afterno THE BEMIDJ1I DAILY P')NEER t\“" ervice 45 CENTS PER MONTH GERMANY HOLDS AMERICANS IN THREAT | I3LIVESARELOSTIN |LINC L N/|WANT SHIPS FREED Born Feb.12. 1809 IN CASE OF WAR; GERARD REFUSES T0 SIGN AGREEMENT (Bulletin) By United Press Icndon, Feb. 12.—China has broken diplomatic relations with Germany, it was aunthoritively reported today. LINCOLN'S NATAL DAY IS QUIETLY OBSERVED Today is Lincoln’s birthday and the day is being quietly observed in Be- midji. The schools are closed so are the banks. The postoffice had only one city delivery and none on the rural routes. The office was closed except for an hour this forenoon. Flags in honor of the great emanci- pator were observed on several houses and in yards. OBSERVED NATAL DAY Helen Erwig entertained a group of little friends Saturday afternoonm, the occasion being her seventh birth anniversary. The little folks at- tended the matinee in the afternoon, after which games were played and lunch served at the home of her grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. A. E. Henderson. The guests were Marion Wedge, Elizabeth Tuomy, Eleanor Bowser, Dorothy Larson, Jane Lucas, Lillian Flatner, Louise Ward and Martha Erwig. LINDBERGH MAKES DRASTIC CHARGES (By United Press) ‘Washington, Feb. 12.—Charging high crimes and disdemeanors in the administration’s currency laws, Rep- resentative Lindbergh of Minnesota on the floor of Congress this after- noon called for an improvement in the proceedings against Governor Harding, Paul Warburg and other members of the Federal Reserve board. BIG BEMIDG AGAIN DEFEATS BACHELORS Big Bemidg again triumphed over the Bachelors of Stillwater Saturday night, winning the third straight game of the series by the score of 25 to 21. The game was witnessed by a large crowd and the contest was full of “pep” in the last half, the first half being rather slow. In the second, however, both teams started out to win and the result was a whirlwind battle, the score being seesaw or a tie until toward the last when the Bemidji boys nosed ahead and held it to the last. BACK FROM TRIP Miss Sarah Spears returned yes- terday morning from Fort Dodge, Ia., where she has been 'on business mat- ters for a week. WHAT! ANOTHER PROBE INTO PRINT PAPER? (By United Press) Washington, Feb. 12.—The grand jury of the southern district of the state of New York is about to begin an inquiry into alleged combinations in restraint of trade in the supply of the news print paper industry, it was given out today. (Bullletin) 4 By United Press) Berne, Feb. 12.—I told Count Montegeles, the German official that I'd sit there until ‘Kingdom Come’ and would not leave until all Americans were permitted a free exit,” Gerard today said was his reply when the German offi- cial intimated he would hold Americans as hostages until the safety of German ships in Amer- ican waters was guaranteed. (By United Press) Berne, Switzerland, Beb. 12.—Ger- many is detaining Americans as hos- tages for the release of German ves- sels now in American ports, accord- ing to American Ambassador Gerard who has arrived on neutral soil here. Immediately after arriving Ger- ard commenced sending code mes- sages to the United States. These carried details of the German threat to hold American correspondents in Germany as hostages unless Gerard signed a treaty guaranteeing that German ships now in American har- bors would be allowed to leave in case of war. It is understood German officials delivered this ultimatum Monday. Gerard refused to sign on account of having been divested of authority but stated that if Americans are held it would be a cause for war on the part of the United States. REST ROOM IS OPEN TODAY AFTER BEING CLOSED SHORT TIME The Bemidji rest room is again open for the use of the farmers and all who come to Bemidji to shop or visit. The room opened 3gain this morning after being closed a few days. President E. H. Denu of the Com- mercial club 1s the one responsible for the re-opening of the rest room, he issuing instructions personally Saturday evening and taking the re- sponsibility of the cost of maintain- ance. The room was closed owing to lack of funds for its continuance, the money subscribed by a few enterpris- ing merchants having been exhaust- ed. However, the room will be maintained. TOBOGGAN THRONGED; IDEAL COASTING DAY Yesterday was ideal for toboggan- ing and the slide was crowded to its utmost capacity for several hours in the afternoon. The cold weather coated the tobog- gan with a veneer of ice and the snow on the runway on the lake was packed hard and ice coated, enabling the coasters to ride far out on the lake. To prevent any possible accidents Chief Ripple was in personal charge of the toboggan and saw to it that toboggans were not allowed to start too closely together, and not a mis- hap occurred during the presence of the big crowd. For six hours Chief Ripple stayed and supervised the to- boggan and not only did he watch the participants but started the tobog- gans for the pleasure seekers. NEW DRUG CLERK W. H. Haselton of Wilmer today | commenced duties in the Barker drug store and will become a permanent fixture in the clerical force of the store. Mr. Haselton is a registered phanqacist and comes highly recom- mended. i T T -