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

P FEUTET GESER ORI ST wSEEL R WG §WNE w e TN " =TSy THE BEMI1DJ1L DAILY PI( VOLUME XV. NO. 120. BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. MAY 15. 1917. M'COOL“SQUEALS;”REDENBAUGH SLAYER CHARGES ‘PAL’ WITH N'S DEATH: “TAXPAYERS WILL VOTE ON QUESTION BOND ISSUE TO PAY FOR BRIDGE Resolution Ordered Drawn to Be Presented at Next Meeting of City Council. STREETS IN NEW WARD ARE RECHRISTENED BY THE CITY Louis Robideau is Named Superin- tendent of Streets; Caustic Re- marks Over Delayed Reports. The voters of Bemidji are to be asked by the city council whether it is their desire to issue bonds and clear up the bridge controversy, and at the next meeting of the council City Attorney Brown will present a resolution to be acted upon with a view of calling a special election. It is the intention, if the voters are so inclined, to issue bonds and pay for the bridge and not have the question of payment continually Jooming like a spector in the finan- cial affairs of the city. No provision was ever made for the payment of the bridge when it was contracted for and the taxpayers of the city are squarely up against the proposition of paying for the bridge. That’s a certainty. Two payments have been made by the city on partial estimates with money taken out of the wroung fund. The payments in question have been taken from the permanent improve- ment fund when they should have been made from the general fund. And the money so taken from the wrong fund has to be returned to that fund in somé manner. Streets Rechristened. The new Fifth ward evidenced its patriotism when the ‘list of mnew names was presented for streets of the latest addition to Bemidji. Here- tofore the streets have been desig- nated by letters and direction in lo- cating addresses has been by using the school house as a starting point. Many of the newly named avenues will hereafter bear the names of na- tionally prominent statesmen and sol- diers. The changes are as follows: First street—First Street South. Second street — Second Street South. Third street—Third Street South. Fourth street — Fourth Street South. Fifth street—Fifth Street South. Sixth street—Sixth Street South. Seventh street — Seventh Street South. In Henderson’s Third addition: Second street — Second Street North. Third street—Third Street North. Fourth street — Fourth Street North. Fifth street—Fifth Street North. Changes in avenues: A avenue—Washington Ave. B avenue—Woods. C avenue—Lincoln. D avenue—Funston. E avenue—Grant. F avenue—Pershing. G avenue—McKinley. H avenue—Scott. 1 avenue—Wilson. J avenue-—Miles. Names of all other tained. The committee in charge of nam- ing the streets consists of Aldermen Joanis, chairman; Backus and Mo- berg. And in connection with the Fifth ward the city health department is to locate a dump ground for that part of the city. Want Road Improved. A. E. Rako addressed the council relative to the improvement of the road south of the city. He repre- sented the Bemidji Township Farm- ers’ club and was accompanied by E. K. Anderson and Mr. Gray. The road is what is known as the brick- yard road and Mr. Rako asserted that previous efforts to have the road ijmproved had proved futile. He stated an attempt was to be made to secure a rural mail route south of the city and that an inspector would be here ere long, and unless the road was in proper condition and passable fears would be felt for a favorable report on the establishment of the wished for route. The matter was referred to the street committee to co-operate in putting the stretch in the condition it should be. The two ordinances prepared un- der the direction of the Patriotic League, relative to distributing hand bills, and public speaking, withdrawn at the request of the spon- sors of the measures. They had reached the time for passage and were killed, tne Nord law covering fully the intent and purport of the local measures. Dog Population Less. In the bills allowed was omne of $15 presented by the dog catcher for streets re- wate ‘;da,\"s journey from _ | terminus over the first leg of the so- VOLUNTEER SUBMARINE CHASER NOW IN SERVICE -~ The volunteer submarine chaser Lynx, owned by Nathaniel Ayer of Boston, is showa starting on the cruise off New England, recruiting men for the naval reserve WORKMEN-SOLDIERS' COUNCIL ISSUES APPEAL T The government has ordered 200 of these craft. RUSSIAN MILITARY NOT TO BE HOODWINKED PRECAUTION RESULTS IN HOME BURNING An eight-room frame house, hard- wood floors, in Fowlds, belonging to Senator E. J. Swedabck of this city, burned yesterday evening. Mr. Swedabck with a crew of men was out at the farm yesterday morning and burned the grass and brush for over 200 feet around the house, so that the brush fire would not reach the puilding. The left about 1 o’clock after seeing that all the fire was out. Mr. Swedback was notified today by a party coming past his farm that the building was burned to the ground. There was no insurance. A A A A A A A A A A A AP burying dead dogs, one dollar for each dog, indicating that the dog population in Bemidji had decreased that many up to the present by the legal executioner. City Engineer Swinson made a re- port of the finances of the new bridge, showing that estimates had been made thus far on work done amounting to $14,282.95. New Street Suverintendent. The selection of a street superin- tendent was disposed of, Louis Robi- deau being named out of three can- didates. W. J. Krause and Frank Lane were the otjier applicants. The vote stood, Robideau, 7; Krause, 3, and Lane 1. Jawres Ward and John Ward were each granted jitney licenses, they each paying $50 to the city. The Markham hotel, City Drug store and Netzer’s Pharmacy were each granted a license to sell cigar- ettes. Edwin Akre of the Fifth ward was granted permission to install a gasoline tank at his new garage. The| application was made to place the tank on Avenue C, whereat Alderman Lahr laconically remarked, “Why not make it Lincoln avenue?”—the new name accepted for the thor- oughfare a few minutes previously. Street Cleaner Quits. R. B. Smith served notice that he had resigned as street sprinkler and sweeper and bids will again be asked for the work. A bond of $50 is to be required of the next success- ful applicant. The quarterly report of the (Continued on Page Four) city Genx;any Asserted as Seeking the Destruction of Freedom in New Republic. PEACE IS LONGED FOR BUT MUST BE GENERAL Coalition of All Forces Sought by Commission; Separate Peace Declared Impossible. (By United Press) Petrograd, May 15.—An ie2ppeal was made today to Russia’s soldiers not to be blinded by the fact that Germany is seeking the destruction of free Russia, calling for a revolu- tion of workmen peasants in Ger- many, Austria and Hungary, but again voicing the demand for re- nunciation by the entente of the pol- icy of conquest, the appeal being made by the Workmen’s-Soldiers’ council. “Defend revolutionary Russia with all your power,” said the ap- peal.” “Workmen and peasants of Rus- sia long for peace but it must be gen- eral peace for all nations, the result of a common agreement. Separate peace is impossible and must not be allowed to interfere or embarass world events.” May Form Coalition, Petrograd, May 15.—The Work- men-Soldiers’ executive committee is to form a commission to negotiate with the provisional government over the question of the coalition of forces. Strike Not Settled. London, May 15.—The settlement of the engineers’ strike was not ef- fected today as expected, strikers re- fusing (0 return to the munitions plants as urged by the government. CAMP STARTS DRILL (By United Press) Ft. Snelling, May 15.—About 300 are unregistered of the 2,500 ap- pointed for the training camp. The first official drill took place today. New X:I:)lsk, MngT 15’:—A psleEa? for an officlal announcement as to the exact purpose of the American com- mission to Russia was made today by William English Walling, So- cialist. Jefferson Highway Tourists Will Arrive This Afternoon; Enroute to New Orleans (Special to Pioneer) Thief River Falls, Minn., May 15.|Wilson, —Fifteen autos loaded with Jeffer- son Highway enthusiasts reached this city at 7 from Winnipeg, having covered the 178.4 miles in eight hours and twen- ty-four minute. or at an overage of twenty-two and nineteen-hun- dredths miles per hour. Not a mis- hap of any importance marred the the northern ciability run. The visitors wish in their praise of the hospitality of Thief River Falls and all intermediate points, and spoke highly of the ex- cellent condition of the road tra-| veled yesterday. | Ex-mayor Waugh of Winnipeg pro- posed that all present at the banquet drink to to the health of President while General Manager Clarkson said he hoped that by the time the return trip of the tour was completed that United Statds troops o'clock last evening|would be in the trenches in France fighting side by side with the sol- diers of Europe. The Winnipeg delegation of tour- ists and J. D. Clarkson of Des Moines, manager of the Jefferson highway, are due to arrive in Be- midji at 4 o’clock this afternoon and will stop at the Markham and there will be joined by a2 contingent of Bemidji autoists and accompanied to State Park where all will take sup- per. The visitors will stop at Douglas lodge tonight and resume journey over the Jefferson Highway in the morning. — i REGULAR DRILL ORDERED FOR CIVILIAN AUXILIARY ! The local company of the Civilian Auxiliary will meet for drill every Monday, Wednesday and Iriday eve- nings at 7:30 o'clock. Guns are ieady for every one and as soon as the company is sufficient- ly drilled in the manual of arms, the drills will be held at the baseball field where the Butts manual and executions of skirmishes will be given. The company has offered its ser- vices in the Decoration Day exercises and desires a good showing of well trained men by that time. The examination for commission- ed and non-commissioned officers will be held soon and an organiza- tion completed. Every man whose name is on the roll call is wanted at these drills. It is good exercise, useful knowledge and in no way binds the men to a military organization. As soon as suitable members report consistent- 1y for the drill, uniforms will be or- dered. BIG MOOSE BROWSE THURSDAY EVENING There will be “big doings" at the Moose lodge Thursday evening when initiation will be the order of the evening. A class of 20 is browse in and it will work in scheduled to the realms of Moosedom be an evening of hard putting the big class through the mysteries. Secretary Petrie urges every member of the lodge to be present at 8 o’clock when work on the candidates starts. PASSENGERS ESCAPE DEATH BY TEN FEET. REPORT TODAY (By United Press) New York, May, 15.—A torpedo fired by a submarine missed the liner Baltic by ten feet on April 19, say passengers arriving on the steamer here today. . VOLUNTEER DIVISION (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 15.—The con- ferees today wrote into the seelctive draft measure a provision authoriz- ing the president to raise a volun- teer division. RED CROSS HEADQU. S DEDICATED INQW% GTON Washington, May 15.—Elaborate dedication ceremonies were held here for the new American Red Cross headquarters, a big white marble| structure, with President Wilson, Secretary Baker and former Presi- dent Taft on the program. Repre- sentatives of Red Cross chapters all over the country, many high govern- ment officials, diplomats and others attended. As a feature of the ceremonies, the Washington chapter arranged a | parade of 1,000 women in uniform. with motor ambulances, tricks and field kitchens, for review by the president. The marshall was Mrs. Hugh L. Scott, wife of General Seott, army chief of staff. The new building, which cost! | $800,000, faces the Mall, about |which many of the capital's newest | and most beautiful buildings are grouped, and stands between the Cor- | coran Art gallery and Continental their | Memorial hall, home of the Daugh-|square foot. ters of the American Revolution. Ex- ercises were held in the latter hall.| MRS. DU 510,000 PRICE PAID FOR TAKING A LIFE FireSpreading InThisVicinity; Help is Asked (By United Press) St. Paul, May 15.—Word from Northern Minnesota today indicates forest fires are still raging. A haze of smoke is hanging over St. Paul and Minneapolis. Brush fires and forest fires are re- ported from throughout Northern Minnesota and the smoke is reach- ing as far south as the Twin Cities. Bemidji is covered by a smoke pall of timber and wood fires, and in this vicinity there is much being burned, in several instances threatening liou and buildings on farmgs. Yesterday afternoon fire that had been started to burn brush spread to the fences of the fair ground and the fire department was called twice. A crew of linemen and others are at work between Bemidji and Bag- ley, brush fires having extensively damaged telephone poles. Today the fire department re- ceived calls from notrh, west and south of t city. Thi afternoon a call was nt to the city for help near the Schroeder farm south of the city @ the fire was spreading. BETTING BILL KILLED (By United Press) Madison, Wis., May 15.—Attempts to revive horse race betting in th state ed the bill today. SHIP NETS USELESS (By United Press) Washington, May 15.— The use of steel nets for protection of war- ships from subs has been discontin- ued, it was announced today. They are useless. MONEY FOR FARMERS (By United Press) St. Paul, May 15.—The sum of $650,000 deposits are in state banks to help farmers with their crops, it was announced by the state treas- urer today. GERMANY RUSHING FORCES TO THE WEST (By United Press) Washington, May 15.—Members of the general staff today expressed their belief that Germany is prepar- ing the greatest offensive yet under- takén against the western front. The eastern front is being stripped of practically all troops and Russia ap- pears to be eliminated for many weeks as a factor in the war. The forces of the Germans are being thrown to the western front. NINETY LIVES LOST IN TORPEDOING OF LINER (By United Press) New York, May 15.—Ninety lives were lost April 24 in the torpedoing of tne Abosso, British liner, off Fass- net, according to stories told by pas- sengers arriving today from Europe. Forty-six passengers and 44 of the crew perished. QUOTATIONS SHOW CONCRETE INCREASE Concrete work is slightly higher this season, as evidenced by the bid received by the city last night for concrete work during the season. The only bidder was Goodman & Loitved who quoted walks at 12 cents per square foot, curb at 35 per cents per lineal foot and alley and street crossings at 18 cents per They were awarded the contract for any work needed. The increase is slight. ve baue failed when the assembly kill-j St. Paul, May 15.—Frank McCool, confessed murderer of Patrolman George Connery of Minneapolis, has “peached” on his pal, Joseph Reden- baugh, alias Edward vHnmllmn. charging him with the murder of Alice McQuillan Dunn at the home of her father, J. F. McQuillan,-early in the morning of April 26. McCool, members of the Minneap- olis department say, admits he was the second man in the McQuillan home when the murder was commit- ted, and tells how he and Reden- baugh .,or Hamilton, escaped to Omaha on §1,000 of the blood money paid for the assassination. Moore Retained $9.000. e charges in the confession that Mike Moore, St. Paul bartender, mentioned by Chief O'Connor as the go-hetween who conducted the nego- tiations between Frank Dunn, hus- band of the murdered woman, and Redenbaugh, was paid $10,000, but that he kept $9,000, turning over only $1,000 to Redenbaugh. Mce(lool's confession upholds the deductions and discoveries of Chief O’Connor in every respect, it is said, and algo conneets the Dunn and Con- nery murders beyond a shadow of a doubt. MeCool's am i¥9 revelations which, the nolice sav. canme in a sec- ond confession supplementing the or- iginal one in which he admit kill- ing Patrolman Connery April 24, is aid to have resulted in an agree- ment hetween the police of St. Paul and Minneapolis regarding the re- turn of Redenbangh from San Fran- cisco where he is under arrest. County Attorney R. D. O'Brien will co-operate with Detectives Bert Weare and Frank Brunskill in every espect and Redenbaugh will be brought back to the Twin Citles as soon as the governor of California honors Governor's Burnquist’'s re- quisition for the man. e To Minneanolis First. = It is probable he will he taken to, Minnesotapolis first., and that Mill City police will have a chance to question him. After that, it is expected he will be turned over to Chief O'Connor of the local depart- ment. Sa complete are the details said to have been given by MeCool in his confessfon that the police of both cities freely prediet that no lengthy trial will be necessary to convict Redenbaugh. They are confident that he will soon confess when con- fronted with the great mass of evi- dence against him. Mc(C'ool is said to have broken completely under the grueling ques- tioning of the police. As each state- ment the police presented showed the prisoner how completely he was enmeshed in the network of facts, he broke into tears and told the whole story. The confession he made and the facts as uncovered by Chief O’Connor fitted together to a start- ling degree. McCool is said to have believed that there was something uncanny about the manner in which the St. Paul police had unearthed incriminating fact after fact. Talk With Moore. b Redenbaugh has hdmitted in San Francisco that he had talk with Mike Moore in St. Paul on the night of the murder. Further than that, however, he hus refused to discuss the case. He will open up, the po- lice insist, as soon as he reaches the scene of the murder. “The case is cleared up thorough- 1y,” said a Minneapolis police official Monday. ‘Dates and details have been given by McCool that won’t leave Hamilton (Redenbaugh) any kind of a defense. I look for a com- plete confession.” McCool, in his first confession, said, according to the police, that he was the actual slayer in the Connery case—the in case in which Minne- apolis is directlv interested. McCool, in his second confession, =aid, according to the police, that Hamilton, or Redenbaugh, was the actual slayer in the Dunn case—the case in which St. Paul is dircetly in- terested. In McCool’s first confession. Chief of Police Lewis Harthill said, the prisoner declared that it never was the intention of the two slayers ac- tually to kill Connery. They intend- ed, he is said to have told the police, to tie the patrolman to a tree in the woods and to leave word where he could be found. 45 CENTS PER MONTE the’