Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 28, 1917, Page 1

Up-to-the-Mm‘ute Dlspa OPEN GAMES | BLAST AS & In 2 spectacular raid on the gamb- hng “joint” conducted in the Gra.u entral hotel building on ‘Minnesota venue, between Secnnd and Third streets, yesterday afternaon about 4 o’clock by, Chief of Police ngple, ten ATrests were ‘made and the “layout" “of-the place was also taken, consist- ing. of two, poker tables, a lot. of|. .chairs ‘and a large, number (e poker “chips and decks. of cards, The Grand Central is operated by Joseph ‘Dugas and his son, William _Dugas; it was- stated. . In the “pinch” were Harry Calou- ‘ tiew-and “Jim’” Casey, who were in 4 chage of-the -gambling tables, and i those arrested besides this ~' distin- g ed pair were Jake Bdnarz, Charles Lindbloom, John Brown, Leo Simonson, Andrew Vond, Ole Hau- gan; Honor Hanson und J. M. Hal- ‘verson. i “Keepers” Plead Guilty. ond and" Simotison' ' Twere/ g ling at the time of the raid and were released. The rest of the bunch ! were arralgned this forenoon before - Municipal Judge Gibbons, with City . Attorney M. .LBrown appearing ior i the city. °* . [Casey and Caloutier were charged with conducting the tables where ' gambling was in_order_and _ both pleaded guilty to the charges. “Casey modestly admitted that he had been in the business Tor about 25 years. Each was fined $25 and paid their fintes. _ The rest of the aggregatlon were each fined $5 and all fines were paid, two of the. fines being paid by Wil- liam Dugas, Brown Says “Wide Open.” John Brown was the first to be arraigned and he stood and pleaded guilty to the charge of gambling. < Judge Gibbons expressed himself that he didn’t want to be too severe with the patrons of the ‘“joint” on the first trip, but wished it under- stood that such was not to be toler- ated hereafter in Bemidji. He then assessed a fine of $5 against Brown. “That’s enough for a wide open place,” ejaculated Brown. . “What's that?” queried Judge Gib- bons: . “That’s enough for a place that’s .Tun.wide open,”’ replied Browa. . . « His.cqmpanions. each stoad as ‘their . names were called and were finerl the similar amounts.’ ‘Whien ‘1t ¢égme’’the turn of Calou- &-tier o plead, he stated:that-he was s merely,;Watching , the, table tempor-, arily for the man who is in charge Lof the game:, % » » Attorney Adaresses. Court, " »At this Junct,ure Clty Attorney 5 Brown aros * " «JoF the past féw ‘weeks there hias = been “Widesp read talk in the com- manity wfih referehce to wide open g'l.mblmg being permlfted in_Be- ‘Lmi ji., 1Chargeu )mve been. made » openly that: such _gambling exists. DESCEND N ‘GRAND CENTRAL goiten IKaiser Suffers From Diabetes; Worries Much (By United 'Press): ‘Berne, Switzerland, March 28— The kaiser is suffering from diabetes and worry is retarding his recovery. Physicians, however, express them- sélves as being hopeful. not | MOVE T0 INVESTIGATE ~ NONPARTISAN LEAGUE St. 'Paul, ‘March 28.—The public will find out just who’s whose in this Farmers’ Nonpartisan businass if the resolution introduced in the upper house by Senator Callahar of Hen- nepin is adopted. -It-provides that-there shall be a legislative investigation of the for- eign organization, the Townley crowd from North Dakota, and also of the Stoneburg ‘corporation from up Isanti way. ? Senator Campbell of Hennepin, as was to be expected, gave notice of de- bate and the resolution went over under the rules, Anything that will upset partisanship is bound to find op- ponents in the present senate or house. It's the stock in trade of not a few of the uplifters. GERMANS GATHER IN TORREON, MEX. (By United Press) Washington, March 28.—Authori-: ties today state the goyernment is’ ready to cope with the possibility“of CGermang gathering in*Mextco. ‘Bor- der - outbreaks are the most «feared. Many Germans are fleeing into Mex- ico a.nd congregatmg at Toneon . QUIET, SAYS BERLIN ° proivhbs (By Unit.ed Press) . Berlin, Marcp 28 —-Eyerythipg is reported quiet along the Wwestern front,” the ofl‘dal" \'epm't today stated. non- BRITISH DRIVE HARD “(By" United Press) * * Londoh,’ March 28:—-General Ni- velle is driving hardagainst the Ger- mans north of Lafere.. Severe fight- \E'eryone knows it is against the 1aws | ing is reported near Stgotha forest. * of 446 state of Minnesota and the ~ ordinances of the City of Bemidji. to + gperate -gambling' joints: * <alere aré good reasons for such “ laws. Gnmhlmg Yenefits ‘no one. is injurious to all who gamble and Lt the “community. The gambling * games mided yesterday were being | " conducted by two of the deféndants. " It makes no difference if they Were| ;o went “an’ operation at St. in chafgé a day or two days. “The police, the council nor the _ citizens of the city are going to stand, for .these ‘joints’ any longer. . fendants and all others.” “Casev at the Bat.” “at ‘the baf™ next’ and he admitied that fie h#d "héer” 8" ganbler*for the > past 25 years. ¥ % Cagey, tie other game keeper. w am » * “Thatplace- was raqded the mvht ~ before,” s “and opened the next day in defiance] of all law.” e "then proteéd to hand (‘nsef a * fine of $25. had many interesting phases. It is remarked ~Jhidge ~ Gibbonsy (Continued on Page Four) i SEE TEUTON" HAND (By Umted Press) Buenos Ayres, March 28.—1It is be- It!lieved here that German influence is behind the Argentine’ wheat em- bargo. CHIEF CONVALESCENT Chief John G. Morrison, who un- An- thony's hospital recently, will leave that institution today and return to his home in Red Lake agency. %U. S. ARMED FREIGHTER Let that be impressed upon the de-; SAFE IN ENGLAND (B¥ TUnited Press) New ‘York, Mareh 28.—The Amer- ican armed _ freighter Manchuria reached England Monday, it was an- nounced today. She carried food- ‘:mfi'< and was the first armed ship !to sail from The United States. * % Phé& fai@ 6n-the gambhng‘“)mnt { + The White Star liner Adnauc bas also crossed the “barred zome” in safety. ambhhg “Joint” is Raided | FATHER AND SON ‘SIT IN NEXT.CONGRESS [ 4 — L~nwvn PR s ©W eds 70 znouulnummoo 1 dosw dogs lo_yal - adlfont sdgom om0« dsow o0 e maeisiss R St THAT WILSON E SPECIFIC, WEST “COOLING.” REPORT gton, March 28.—Return- ! . smen for the extra ses- 3 War NBXI Wee " 18l (0o Oloicepa Marely R8.«/Phxeer hun- 1 a s e"am! dovumtecmoapplicd e eolist- s |qden® yditerday: Sim woramoedped f i ! E; i, bofttsoqe aml) oa #l orodT kbxfi'f‘fiu‘fifl"i&vflefl [ 7.7 R i w k 1t armyy dndotise:others Were ac- 88 S TUd y Parades, band music ahd'*jsosters 1 01 hing od el agbitd o’ N1 1 nst be specific as to what . expects to get it from ] u“#extem members brmg } > nl i BULLETIN When congress mects in special session on April 16 a father and son will 8it together, a very rare case in our history They are Senator John H. Bankhead -and-Representative Elect Willam - khehni from Alabamn. A A (By United Press) Boston, March 28.—“The Unjted States will get into war next week,” declared Senator Weeks here today. I“We are on the brink of the mostif important - events- in the life of; the republic.” de ptidd 1o the smawihe A viktion 1ger- odlinfivipled oty With" the “'phitriotic ent THG." " " ; 'Wfidfiifi'&wfim mi‘cfl"“zfi "L Four 1}1‘011'@"”!.\&1:1“ 1 "ré ents "'in eas gta és were cnlle out wday 1 l; Vi sty ot mrungfi.‘\’ng fi’avy Patriotic Meeting in Bemidji Saturday Night; Dr. Wallace Will Speak to the Public Bemidji is to have a big patriotic demonstration Saturday night, sim- ilar to those now being held through- out Minnesota, when Dr. James Wal- lace of Macalester college will speak in the city hall, under the auspices of the National Patriotic society, at which time a local organization will be effected. Dr. Wallace is now engaged in fill- ing dates In the large cities through- out the state and will extend his field to many other cities.. Everywhere he has been, he has been received enthu- siastically and Bemidji is expected to do her full share. It is the plan to have the hall pro- fusely decorated with the nation’s colors and Chairman W. L. Brooks of the,committee in charge is asking that flagg and bunting be’: donéted for the ocqflslon, assurances .. being %‘ll ‘sich dowations will be returned :to.the jowmers. L All safaly.. 4who will in any manner assist in this : should.mand the! Feity 'clerk “in fh? ;tathe office of the itybullding. In the demonstration will appear OFBIG L W. . STRIKE Ironwood, “Mi¢h., March 28.—A strike aflecting between ; 5;000° amd 6,000 men employed-in_ the-Gogebic range iron mines, is-being.planned for the opening of navigation by-the I. W. W., according to a, warning is- sued by .authorities at Ironmwood, Hurley and Wakefield. _ Swan Holt, chief of police of Iron- wood, said: “I. W. W. organizers have been holding meetings at Wake- field and Hurley all winter. They now claim a membership in their or- der sufficient to paralyze mine op- erations when they strike. Chased from Ironwood. “We have chased them out of Iron- wood, but that did not stop them. They held ‘théir meetings in adjoin- ing towns. Efforts to locate the ring leaders have been -unsuccessful. - ~tdent- have leardéd they came from Duluth. “They will find™ the authnrmefi ready to quell any disorder.” Mines' operatifiz on’ the Gogebic range are-those of the Oliver Iron Mining company, M. A. Hanna & Co.. Corrigan. McKinney & Co., and Oglebay, .Norton & Co. RUSS FEAR INVASION (BY 'Udited Pross) Petrograd;: -Mareh 28— The -men- re of a German drive into Russia speeding’ up the ‘manufactdre of fnumnitions-and-the-reorganization of the democratic regime. !kméd. the city officials, there will be mar- tial music by the band and a parade in which the naval militia will take part. The committee consists of George W. Campbell, A. G. Wedge, E. A. Barker, Rev. L. P. Warford, H. M. Clark and W. L. Brooks. Details of the demonstration are being worked out. SOUTH AMERICAN LABOR UNIONS ANXIOUS TO MERGE WITH A. F. OF L. ; By United Presi) Buenos Alires, March 28. -»-Trades Funionists throughéut South*America today are extremely.favprable to the proposal by~ Presidertt Samubl Gom- pers of the American Federation of Lahor.. for.. an-America workers’ C :gbinat l? Gl e R “We agree in principle with Presi- -Gompers-—suggestion,”--~said Francisco -Rosanoba, segretary gen- eral of the; Fedefation of Labor of the Argentine Region® today, ' “‘and will ‘work to aeconpllsh the plnns realization. - *“To this énd we are about to cor- respond .with. the American Labor Federation officials who are pushing the propaganda. If we could we would take a still more, active part in thé work, but this is impossible at present ,owing to the lack of funds. “We are enthusiastic in our sup- port of the idea. We have always wished for such a combinatfon.” The Federation includes all the Ar- gentine labor organizations. It is understood that thé leading members have always received intimations that the labor federations through- out South America will co-operate| ., q that a heavy artillery ducl*isy in the movement. HIGH RUSS OFFICIALS - REPORTED ARRESTED (By tmifed Press) Berlin, March 28.—Arrests of high | Russian officials ‘ate reported from {’etrog(a& Admiral Viren has been sdys the.report. TFhe-official -press-—bureau issues a statement .in. which _it declared Gen-|4 eral Wojejkow of the Russian army proposéd to opér the ‘fromts’ and al- low the Germans-to cross into Russia but that tne czar refused. agton, Ma Wusqn.g;m’w "1 i&m 150,000 Guards Ready. - . hin hi New York, March 28.—An army nwr,,lto”b g, the mw, ap. ta iis of 150,000 national guardsmeh cavefmaximum. strength,,, Ho, mey ask | today on their toes awaiting ordett; | 99PETCH% thet it ba raiged;te1100,000, [ { The guard is better fitted for:war and . may. ask, for, yolupteexrs pr ask than at any time since the soldiers|CONETesR 10 PASS, aqcomprlgory law. were mustered out after the ’Clvfl‘ o e s * |OPE FADING.FOR. .| Ma,dndsxl,!;f;clfr;;eilggam ‘Aé X‘fo‘t'- "y ' ‘”,thAR'”SAN' )"’()US mally protesting to Germany ag'amst A0 b i sinking Belgmn relief s}nps ALL PASSES TO SOLONS ' ) LL BE CUT DOWN St. Paul, March 28.-—All pq-. and gratuities would be illegal"as lated to Minnesota legislators under the terms of a bill introduced: im the pAN senate by Senator Sageng of, Qttg Tail. There has been no cla an or legation that anybody has b ning to slip any of the lawm’d'kevd "1. quill toothpick, but the bill-igia measure to reduce all risk to,% minir. jmum. 1o Legislators have been px(q‘ii Yhtd' Twin City boxing bouts on'? e?h o of Senator Van Hoven or Represdms) tative Moeler, the father o&.&hfiwq jng law. Whether the A\sm’ sE “he’s all right,” vivo vuce Hoven or Moeller can be cd¥ is perhgwl a8 nlettpu iz 'n(bfiflwgfi '1[%: “} fl& o aoz 9viovy ‘([lumv o lano= the Sageng bill point of law 01 119 oy iibig 31! mg}".m%:fi;{e‘r“”flf tady { 3 [VILLA AND CARRANZA:.": ?{.f'fi.’..l..f’m.;w;fi;’i.,,.t“.':t?'fimgfl Bt FORCES IN SKIRMISH e he TE seoni s Inweo S5S O 2 DAVIBRAFP A0 aiaT - 'ON DUTY TOMORROW (By United Pregs) p El Paso, March 28,--Reports reach, ’A”H’ [flflflfi#l’% Kadateh c ed here of skirmishing between Car- fined to his home for the past ranza and Villa forces sadth! of Chi{| eduysdaavs;TsumréeiN !«mm:{uodd huahua City. CensorshipHl holds ug son in g e ‘2‘ ng and the details. p:-rti{(hy Able to. fesifiestiis! Tu e B ] AT 0 i qn 1o B TTIRARY] i o 4 ln\ M}(}r’l Wushmmnu Mare h flpi)é‘ "for ,of, the sides ANDERSQN BENEWS CONTRAGT . WILL, MOVE EROM CITY rhed iEatzinithy, 5T has i i b1 n‘e%%o } 1\ \dfi” cnhj{ru]; '""{\I}llldh' 4 vt the ‘Rz@fi!h—hfflm Winpahty ol THhesrna- toriall oFalls’ bevtader chargeibii their lmnm m}rd'.m $hat,eaty. .ner An- [ a T (’rfi?l ';v’ }‘5’7(» F{‘ A’lec:'epnqpp(*’hrs, A1 A1 "mw i kmflm BN Av- dnopé uw-mmum whth ‘risv gamily, Sywillnanguenter elmteraationad,. Falls %lm% WU;M«;“! Nl noqu bamtot o8 ) o] ‘ ARMORET CARS EFFECTIVE | | With the British armies, » Magc! 28.—Armed cars captured Bmvelh/ 3BE”EVE U,BOATS WL : Ao o A‘TTACKY.MERCHANTMEN March 28.—1It s officiatly | . in progress east of the#® fofest *of, ., . -Hle\ nUnthL Press) ¢ « Coucy. | Washington, March 28.—Believing Paris, - | jGergany, will switeh the [7-boat cam- TO BE PROMOTED = f,fi.fl For e Vhittastirts mérchd e —i_ é‘zk‘rn war, d§""(‘fi{; R d- S ent of the cradle roll § g dist chureh, and her. adsit va dames J. C. McGhee, T. J, I)t n Edward’ Anderson andiimiitisSie are visiting the various Jmmvs of n members of the cradl Mrs. F. G. schadngg"fl‘fi'é“mw ,,fl © MptEF $vor surh m{}réfi Afihfl, ta’ cnnt!ol Q RS WX ] M BUSINESS TRI]’ the ing preparations for e promotip] roprletor fih and special Baster vices. T tu - cradle roll has a memjerghip of 1 J mlm ti s 42 of which will be “qmgted a Tl parents, both those living in the c and in the rural disl!’flg %w urzpl -have their.ch L at 11:30 o’clock Easter Sunday et | {wh oy mafigwfls ited his Mfl lphiqhq s fipendl