Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 15, 1917, Page 1

. ¢ Up-to-the-Minute Dispatches by the United Press---Greatest Afternoo THE BEMIDJ1 DAILY P1ON ciety So VOLUME XV. NO. 67. - BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY EVENING. MARCH 15, 1917. gstorics! IMPROVED PHONE |EMBARGOESPLACED CRE))_VBS SAW, BUT FEW HEARD PRESIDENT |WEATHER RETARDS SERVICE SUBJECT ‘ ‘ ~ S BY RAILROADS ON CROP PLANTING; T0 BE DISCUSSED | PERISHABLES AND DELAYED IN SOUTH NEXT WEDNESDAY| STOCK SHIPMENTS AND LABOR SCARCE Small Crops May Cause Further Price Increase; Wages Are Greatly Increased. 45 CENTS PER MONTH RAILROAD AGENTS IN BEMIDJI NOT . WORRYING OVER STRIKE MANDATE Ryan and Fisher Say They Believe the Trouble Will Be Averted Before Appointed Time. Manager Canon of Bemidji Office and Officers of Rural Companies .Will Discuss Problem. Consignments Refused Which Cannot Reach Destination Before Date of the Strike Order. FIVE LINES THAT RUN FROM CHICAGO AFFECTED GOVERNMENT MAY BE ASKED TO TAKE HAND NOT MANY EMPLOYES IN ‘§ ATTEMPT TO, ARRIVE AT BEMIDJI OF ROADS AFFECTED SOME SATISFACTORY SOLUTION " Complaints of Faulty Service Are Heard by Business Interests; Would Locate Fault. Planting in Far South Not Begun Pntil March 10; Frosts Pre- vent Early S:art. Rail Officials Today Continue to Watch and Wait Next Move to Adjust Differences. Visions of Lack of Freight, Shipments of All Kinds and Food Flit in Minds of Many. Visions of a railroad strike, in- ability to obtain freight, express, mail and shipments of food are flit- ting through the minds of Bemidji people since the order to strike in case the Adamson law fails of being declared constitutional by the United States Supreme court, has been is- sued, one group of lines being or- dered out Saturday afternoon, an- other group on Sunday and another on Monday. If the strike comes to pass as scheduled the effect on Bemidji would be problematical. The local railroad situation pre- sentd a scene of little concern nor anxiety so far as it affects the agents of the companies at this point. In fact the agents do not believe there will be a strike. Rvan is Optimistic. “I don't think there will be a strike on the railroads,” answered J. G. Ryan, agent of the Great Northern railroad in Bemidji, in response to a query by the Pioneer this morning. “In my opinion whatever trouble there may be will be settled. The newspapers contain long accounts of the situation, but I don’t believe all of it exactly.” The Great Northern lines were in- cluded in the orders for a strike by the brotherhoods, the strike order being scheduled to take effect on the Northern Pacific at 6 o’clock Sun- day eyening, 1t the walkout takes effect it would affect about 20 Great Northern men locally. In the Great Northern de- pot at Bemidji there are eleven em- ployes of the road. A train lays over here at night, the crew compris- ing five. Then there arc four or five employed by the company in and about the yards of the road here. Private Fredolph Jacobson. Agent Ryan says he i9 firm in his It is hoped that these men will not | bellef there will be no strike and lose by their service and that the|that Bemidjl people have no cause citizens wll arrange to secure profit- | for apprehension on that score as able employment for them.” affecting Bemidji. Fisher Not Worrving. Better telephone service is to be the topic under discussion at the luncheon of the Commercial club next Wednesday noon, and Manager Cannon of the Bemidji office of the Bell interests and secretaries of the various rural companies will meet with Commercial club members and discuss the much mooted question. Some are inclined to believe the trouble of faulty telephone service on the rural linesd lies in the Bemidji of- fice and the latter believes much of the trouble lies elsewhere, and it is this point that will be discussed. The rural companies invited to the conference are: Rural Companies. . Eckles Rural Telephone company, Lars Emberland, secretary, Bemidji. Bemidji-Frohn company, Ole Heg- land, secretary, Bemidji. Mississippi company, H. N. Wil- gon, secretary, Bemidji. Grant Valley company, C. F. Schroeder, secretary, Bemidji. Becida company, L. E. Hanson, secretary, Becida. Marquette company, J. P. Duncalf, secretary, Bemidji. Cassler company, 1. M. Foster, sec- retary, Bemidji. Bass Lake company, W. H. Gish, secretary, Bemidji. Plintaganel:‘;:ompnny. A. H. Jester, -gecretary, Bemidji. 3 Nbrthiern company, D~ A: Whit- ting, secretary, Bemidji. Jones company, E. Grinolds, sec- retary, Solway. Schoolcraft company, A. E. Rako, -secretary, Bemidji. Grace Lake & Rosby company, G. ‘G. Moi,-secretary, Bemidji. East Mississippi company, W. Hab- erlee, secretary, Nymore. Fowlds company, J. W. Wilcox, secretary, Bemidji. Scandia company, J. Croon, secre- tary, Bemidji. (By United Press) Chicago, March 15.—Five rail- roads today placed an &mbargo upon live stock and perishable stuff which cannot reach their destination be- fore the date of the strike ultimatum. The roads affected are the Balti- more & Ohio, Big Four, Illinois Cen- tral and the 'Frisco. These roads have accepted all freight with the damage indemnity waived. (By United Press) Washington, March 15.—Abnor- mal weather conditions and a scarcity of labor will greatly affect the plant- ing of spring crops. The United Press has obtained from the department of agriculture information that planting commenced in the far south March 10. On ac- count of the heavy frosts planting was greatly delayed. Labor is scarce and wages are from 10 to 20 per cent higher, and it is difficult to obtain labor at almost any price. The de- partment of labor may be asked to take a hand in relieving the situa- tion . These conditions are certain to re- sult in smaller crops and still higher prices. REGIMENTAL OFFICER EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR YOUNG SOLDIERS s Officials Hoveful. Chicago, March 15.—Rail officials today continued watchful waiting're- garding the strike. MANLOSES SI60IN * T HOTEL AFTER DRINKING | _ ALC“HOL’ HETELLS COURT Photo b; A-morlcnn Press Assoclation. Because of the high wind prevailing in Washington during the inaugura- tion of President Wilson his voice was heard by only a few. Chief Justice White, wearing a skull cap, is sitting to the right of the president. A letter from Col. E. D. Luce of the First Minnesota infantry, dated ~~ ~rc=~~|at Fort Snelling and addressed to Mayor Vandersluis was received to- day. It is self explanatory and is as follows: Ole Anderson, proprietor of the Lake Shore hotel, and Ole Lee were aélill-'aggned this ufiurning before Judge e o ons on a charge of having sold C t V t G t B booze to William Black in the Oun l‘y ISI Or e S i Ooze, hotel but there was no corrobora- - ¢ tion of Black’s allegation and the defendants were discharged. ‘Black alleged he came to Bemflljt} from a lumber camp Tueeday and had $160 with him. He further al- leged that after being given a few drinks of water and alcohol (known as “white line”) he went to sleep in a chair at the hotel and that when he awoke his money had evaporated. Chief Ripple made the arrests on complaint of Black. ° “I take ;hla opportunity to convey e |to you and the city of Bemidji, the Attacked, Robbed,isAlleged; [i:z i ey of Bomian e i did services rendered to the regiment, the state and country by these patri- otic sons of Bemidji, who heeding the call of the President, elected to join the First Minnesota infantry, and whose names are as follows: Bugler Lyle Henry Noble, Charles Swanberg Arrested When A. E. Kenly, a bachelor re-| Essler escorted Kenly to the city building but the effects of what he had drank caused him to be unac- countable for what he said and it was six hours before the victim could :ntelligently narrate what happened 0 him. Assailant Arrested. e e e siding in the town of Grant Valley came to Bemidji Tuesday evening he little thought how his visit would terminate and it all happened over a check for $200, he arriving too GREAT NORTHERN HEADS Tiverty company, H. Anderson, late to get it cashed at a bank. Clilet &1 VICTIM OF AUTO COLLISION R. E. Fisher, agent at the Union pple was then able to get IMPROVING SLO' Depot, which is in the service of the \. ””1':’.'1‘":% g:;:‘,‘{y, ——— ISSUE FREIG“T 0RDERS With Mr. Kenly was a companion | on the case and in a short time had e EOEEE . M. 1. and the Soo lines, stated that to whom he wished to pay $25 and Swnngex;lgt:nder l"esl'l-- :‘he pris- e che oner ha e money alleged to have the check was cashed at the Bemidji been taken from the aged man and a Hardware store, Mr. Kenly being|gearch later disclosed the check in given $150 in cash and a check for|the barn where it had been thrown $50. Mr. Kenly then paid the $25| by Swanberg, it is believed. to the man who accompanied him. The hearing of Swanberg was Another small obligation of $3 was| this afternoon before Judge Gibbons also paid and some change spent for | and the accused held in bonds of $5,- 000 to await the grand jury. Up to the time of going to press no bond had been furnished. perhaps 35 or 40 employes of these lines were located here. Like Mr. Ryan, he says he believes reports sent out are not all of whole cloth. Asked as to what he thought of the situation, Mr. Fisher said per- sonally he knew little about it and had given it little attention except as to what he read in the papers. He also stated he had heard little discussion on the part of trainmen. TEUTONS WISH PEACE, GERARD TELLS WILSON Jerome G. Haggan, who is in the hospital suffering from severe gashes in his neck, face and hands, result of an auto collision Sunday on the Nymore road, is improving slowly but is still in a serious condition. Haggan and Garry Kittlemen were together when they were run into by another car. The windshied was smashed to bits when young Haggan was thrown into it. There is a long gash on one side of his neck and his face is badly cut. gecretary, Nary. DYER AT MEETING Superintendent W. P. Dyer will re- turn the latter part of the week from 8t. Cloud where he is attending the meeting of the Central Minnesota Teachers’ association this week. CHESS OF CONNAUGHT U SUCCUMBS IN ENGLAND London, March 15.—The death of the Duchess of Connaught is an- nounced. BRITISH STEAMERIS VICTIM OF SUBMARINE - N (By United Press) (By United Press) St. Paul, March 15.—Instructions were sent today to all Northern Pa- cific agents to accept live stock and perishable freight, not reaching des- tination by 5 o’clock Sunday, subject only to delay. The strike on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific is set for 5 o’clock Sunday evening. various purposes, which left him $120 and the check. Troubles Begin. Yesterday morning, about 6 o’clock, he was in Vicker’'s restaur- ant, where, it is said, Charles Swan- berg, who is under $1,000 bail awaiting to answer a federal booze WILSON CAN'T BELIEVE charge, sold Kenly three drinks of STRIKE WILL OCCUR , By United P Kenly decided to go to Collard’s barn (By United Press) (By ress) to feed his horses which had been 5 Washington, March 15.—Longing Washington, March 15.—Presi- f ace is a d put up there the night before. Swan-| ;. g o0 S olieve there will COMM“TEE RULES t;’l: %eerne;a: peo;fep :::lfge;l;t.lonnsgt berg, it is alleged, accompanied to| 0%t erite. Both sidon arenara| TITLEGAME AT CROSBY | durs,pwict £rim stolidness and can Kenly and took,.,a fork of hay into h . Then, y = the horses. en, it is stated, Swan-| g, “ork “today to avert the strike ard reported officially to the presi- ILLINOIS BILL PROPOSES TRAINING FOR EVERY MAN Springfield, Ill., March 15.—Fif- teen days military training annually for every able-bodied young man be- tween the ages of 19 and 25 years in Illinois was proposed in the house yesterday in a bill introduced by Representative Tuttle of Harrisburg. ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Pres- byterian church will be held Thurs- day, March 29, at 8 o'clock in the evening in the church building. Boston, March 15.—Furness Withy T " ed that the steamer Sagamore, Brlit- P concrete floor where he was stunned strike will not occur. AuTlhtl comml:t:f of tltllle lfl:ih cs:h::el s ish registry, was sunk enroute to Liv- ————————— etic association whic 8 cha! -erpmlg.i T{vo Americans were in the Fok JHIP REGISTRY by icontact, with the concree. of all athletic affairs in this district SPIRITUALIST MEETING Swanberz Flees. Swanberg made a dash to escape and the cries of the victim of the attack attracted Mr. Collard. It was then discovered that the old man’s overalls had been ripped open and his money and check stolen. Officer crew. No details have been re- ceived. ANESE WARSHIP TO Jar CARRY GUTHRIE'S BODY Tokio, March 15.—The body of George W. Guthrie, late United States ambassador to Japan, will be taken back to the United States in a Jap- anese warship. Private cable ad- vices reaching San Francisco last Saturday stated that the Japanese government had offered the warship Tkoma for use in taking Guthrie’s body across the Pacific. NEW SETTLERS COME RUSSIAN CZAR MAY [bos doclded shat the eame tor the] Spiritustists will hold o mesting OUIT THRONE; REVOLUT“)N “'fi]rl(;fl:]ye'clslon wis maie after: the 808 Irvine avenue. Dr. Brooks will speak. St. Cloud-Little Falls game Saturday evening. Word has been received to that effect. Coach Juvrud and Coach Schropp of St. Cloud had agreed to play the game off at the armory at the Uni- versity of Minnesota. It was taken for granted that the committee would not object if the place chosen was satisfactory to both teams. But in taking the matter up with Superin- tendent Dobbyn of Little Falls, who is chairman of this committee, Mr. Juvrud was informed that it would be necessary to abide by the decision of the committee. Arrangements had already been made for the game (By United Press) Washington, March 15.—Senator Stone today offered a resolution ask- ing the secretary of commerce to sup- ply to the Senate a list of all sea- going vessels that have applied to this country for registration. It is believed this is a move to prevent foreign owners to hurriedly register under American laws which would permit them to be armed. (By United Press) London, March 15.—Revolution in Russia is confirmed today. It is re- ported the czar may abdicate, his son succeeding him. BUSINESS AND SNOW B. W. Lakin, superintendent of the logging department of the Crookston Lumber company, returned this morning from a business trip to Du- luth. Duluth was visited by a big snow storm yesterday, Mr. Lakin re- HAVE NEW SON Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Slos- son, Wednesday, a son. GOVERNMENT MAY BUILD ITS OWN WARSHIPS (By United Press) Washington, March 15.—Dissatis- faction over the bids received for the DIES IN HOSPITAL Mrd. Grace E. Oranger, age 656 years, died at St. Anthony’s hospital this morning at 2 o’clock. She leaves a daughter and two. sons surviving her. The funeral will be held to- morrow morning from the Catholic church, 10 o'clock. GIRL WEDS DYING MAN TO WIN $5.000.000 Chicago, March 15.—Miss Philippa Hartley of New York, niece of Car! ton Hannen of Bombay, India, mar- MUSIC AND ART. rts, and there is now twenty-two buildi '3 1 1 ried John Colfax, a penniless in- i ports, Y at Minneapolis but this had to be| building of naval warships is express- To LAND 0F PROM'SE valid, doomed to early death by a Music and art ualife humin ::I‘ltflles of snow on the level in that{ oo 0q- ed by the navy department and in heart lesion, to fulfil the conditions P y. It was agreed upon by both teams all probebility the government will build four of the six ships on the cost basis plan plus 10 per cent profit to private ship builders. CUBAN INTERVENTION MAY COME EVENTUALLY (By United Press) Washington, March 15. — The United States does not officially rec- ognize the Cuban revolution as set- tled. Intervention is not talked but may come eventually. nature. Music and art as neces- sities in the lives of the people should be accentuated by all who have the welfare of humanity at yesterday that the game will be play- ed at Crosby next Friday evening. The winner of this contest will rep- resent the district at the Carleton tournament which will be held at Northfield March 23 and 24. It is hoped that a number of en- thusiastic supporters of the local high school team will accompany the quintet to Crosby. As it is not so very far and the train connections are good it is expected that quite a few will accompany the team to give it their support. A number of the most loyal basketball fans have sig- nified their intention of being on the job next Friday evening. of her uncle’s will and secure a $5,- Two carloads of new settlers’ out- 000,000 estate. fits arrived over the Great Northern today and were transferred onto the Minneapolis, Red Lake & Manitoba railroad, billed for Nebish. The cars contained 12 horses, two cows, household goods, machinery, etc. The live stock all bear health certificate tags and was shipped from Murray, Ia. The owners of the out- fits are E. H. Osburn and R. W. Handy. Indications are that Bemidji will be the scene of much activity along the line of farm community develop- ment this spring. TWELVE-CENT MILK IS CERTAINTY IN CHICAGO ply cannot progress, for the (By United Press) scheme of universal progression Chicago, March 15.— Twelve-cent takes its root in unity that is milk is a certainty, it was announced love—love that is order, law, har- today. The Borden company has bert Vannata, operator in the grain mony=snd 8l thess: qgrislities i 2 el B B b 4 » OD = . . It is reported dealers are hoarding ing mill of the Du Pont Powder com- ‘y"d‘m"'“,d reflect ~beautys po(uoegp:nd other food in anticipa- pany, was blown to bits by an ex- Howard Edie. ting exorbitant prices in event of a plosion today. et | raiilroad strike. MAN TORN TO SHREDS IN MUNITIONS BLAST (By United Press) Wilmington, Del., March 15.—Al- heart. Unless beauty is brought into the home life our race sim- E SRR . Sl B o e el Mot L B . . S e e e e e ey g o | ! I | ——e