Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 26, 1917, Page 1

/ MANY CAPTURED BY INDIAN AGENTS 'FOR LIFTING LID; -~ GETMAILCARRIER Pinewood Employe of Uncle Sam is Arrested at Solway; Team is Also in Gnmdy BEMIDJI WELL REPRESENTED ON LAW VIOLATION CHARGES Brothers Are Taken; One Freed and Other Held; All Taken to the County Jail. Chief J. P. Brandt of the Indian agents and his men put in a busy night last night, getting four al- leged violators of the “lid” law in Bemidji, and escorting them to the county jail, the prisoners being taken at intervals. Deputy Sheriff James Cahill was accommodating in keeping ‘“‘open house” for his guests but when Brandt brought in another James Cahill the deputy thought it was about time for a let up. The Bemidji citizens, arrested for alleged bootlegging, were John Me- Carthy who is said to have introduced three quarts of alcohol. He was ar- rested early this morning. Cahill was another taken early this morning, he being charged with having 1ntroduced two gallons of al- cohol. Frank W. Manwarring of Nash- wauk was brought in in time to make another case in today’s book- ing. He is charged with introducing twelve pints of whiskey. Had Good Stock. Charles LaGesse of Cass Lake seemed to have a variety of wet goods and his arrest was made late yesterday. It is said his stock in trade consisted of one quart of whis- key, two. pints of whiskey,. two-half- pints of whiskey, two gilis of” whis- Kkey, one pint of alcohol and two quarts of wine. It is said this is the second time LaGesse has been - ar- rested by the government. George Dwyer of Deer River, ar- rested yesterday, is -charged with having sold liquor to George Part- ridge, a Chippewa Indian, and it is also said to be the second offense against the federal laws. Mail Carrier Arrested. Sam Jamtvold of Pinewood was ar- rested at Solway, and when he was taken his team of horses and wagon was also “arrested.” He is charged with conveying eight gallons of beer and a gallon of alcohol to Solway on the y the Norwegians celebrated the Independence day of - Norway, May 17. Jamtvold is a United States mail carrier. Charles Williams of Bemidji is an- other who is to face the federal authorities for introducing a pint of whiskey and a pint of alcohol. Brothers in the Net. Clarence and Clyde Kendall of Deer River also fell into the net for introducing nine gallons of whiskey and one pint of alcohol into forbid- den territory. Clarence was re- leased and Clyde held. Eric Alquist is another Deer River strategist who got caught, it is said, for gringing into lid territory a pint of alcohol. The arrests were made by Chief Brandt and Agents George E. Keen- an,- Edward Escola and Thomas Wold. FIVE MEET DEATH IN COLLISION OF AUTOS (By United Press) Akron, O., May 26—Five persoms were killed here today when autos in which they were riding smashed together. . BRITISH “MOVING UP" IN SHELL TORN FRANCE . 26 TORNADO DEAD Photo by American Press Assoclation. Artillery being drawn into new position passes through what is left of & wood from which the Germans retired on the Somme front. SCHOOL WORK EXHIBIT IS PROVING MAGNET; LECTURE ON CANNING Many attended the annual ex- hibit of manual training work, sew- ing and penmanship on display in the Leader building yesterday after- noon and today. The exhibit is un- usually large and attractive. The canning demonstration and lecture given by Miss Antoinette Ol- son, domestic science teacher, was well attended, about fifty women be- ing present. Miss Olson demon- strated canning tomatoes, asparagus and strawberries. She also spoke on the various ways that foods would spoil, bacteria working especially on meats, eggs and cheese, and all foods containing ‘‘mitrdgen, yeasts and mould working on vegetables and fruits. She also told about the three different ways of canning fruits and vegetables, using the cold pack, hot |- pack and cold water methods. By the cold pack method, which is now in general use in the northern and western states, all food products can be successfully sterilized in a single period with but one handling. Miss Olson expected to have bul- letins to distribute yesterday but they failed to arrive. They came this morning and any woman wish- ing to receive one may do so by calling at the exhibit building. GEIER MISTAKESNORWAY FLAG FOR UNION JACK; PUZZLE FOR THE MAYOR Mayor Vandersluis was busy all morning endeavoring to figure out whether the joke was on him or Secretary Geier of the Commercial club, and all because of the decora- tions on the traffic marker at the intersection of Third street and Min- nesota avenue, the mayor’s store be- ing at the southeast corner. Secretary Geier, in his quest for flags and bunting with which to dec- orate the business district invaded the city hall in the city building and in rummaging around discovered what he supposed were a number of British flags and he carefully car- ried the colors downstairs and com- menced to put them up, one float- ing with the American flag atop the traffic marker in question. X The mayor took a slant at the dec- oration and commenced to scratch his thought dome and finally recol- lected that the cross barred flag was the flag of Norway, which had been used here a year ago far a celebra- tion, and also, he couldn’t recall of Qorway having entered the war on either side. But at that, Geier decorated any- way. Ringged Pheasants Added To Game Refuge; Warning Issued by Warden Bailey The state game refuge at Bemidji has just received a new addition, twenty Ringged pheasants having been sent to S. C. Bailey, deputy game warden, from the state game farm. The birds have been divided into four groups of five each and released at different points of the refuge. The pheasants are a new thing for the refuge and Warden Bailey wish- es to call specific attention to all not to molest the birds in any manner. They are perfectly capable of taking care of themselves and on account of them being strangers to the game refuge Mr. Bailey was afraid some persons would not recognize the fact that they have been specially sent to him. _If nmot molested, Mr. Bailey says they will multiply rapidly and be a splendid addition to the refuge. Shipping of fry from the Bemidji hatchery was completed last night for the season and Warden Bailey states it was the most successful hatch in the history of the local hatchery. Last year the water was too high for successful propaganda. This spring, however, approximately 23,000,000 fry were shipped from this point going to mnear Duluth, Crookston and throughout the north- ern portion of the state. Four hundred cans were placed in Lake Lemidji and each can contain- ed about 25,000 fry, all pike. ‘Warden Bniley is greatly pleased over receiving the pheasants for the game refuge and also on the results of the work done at the fish hatchery. SEVERAL INJURED EXPECTED TO DIE| Town of Andale, Xan., Completely Wiped Off Map; Hurricane Wrecks Telegraph SPECIAL TRAIN RUSHED TO AID OF STRICKEN POPULACE Storm Strikes Wichita: Gale Blows 72 Miles Per Hour; Rain Falls’ In Blanket Sheets (By United Press) Wichita, Kan., May 26.—Twenty- | six bodies of the victims of the An- SEVEN POINTS ABOUT REGISTRATION 1. There is only ONE day for registration, June 5, 1917. 2. Every male resident of the United States who has reach- ed his 21st and has not reached his 31st birthday MUST register on the day set, June 5, 1917. The only exceptions are officers and enlisted men of the regular army, the navy, the marine corps -and the national guard and naval militia while in the service of the United States, and officers in the officers’ reserve corps and enlisted men in the enlisted reserve corps while in active service. 3. Registration is distinct from Draft. No matter what just claim you have for exemption, you must register. 4. Registration is a public DUTY. For those not respon- sive to the sense of this duty, the penalty of imprisonment, not fine, is provided in the Draft Act. 5. Those who through sickness shall be unable to register should cause a representative to for g copy of the registration card. tions as to how this card should be filled out. apply to the county or city clerk The clerk will give instruc- The card should then be mailed by the sick person, or delivered by his agent, to the registrar of his voting precinét. a self-addressed enveldpe for the“feturn to.him of his registra-- tion certificate. The sick person will enclose 6. Any person who expects to be absent from his voting precinct on Registration Day should apply as soon as practicable for a registration card to the county clerk of the county where he may be stopping, or if he fs‘in'a city of over 30,000, to the city clerk. The clerk will record the answers on the card and turn it over to the absentee. The absentee should mail this card to the registrar of his home voting precinct so that it will reach that official by Registration Day. A self-addressed envelope should be enclosed with the card to insure the return to the ab- sentee of a registration certificate. 7. Registration booths will be open from 7 A. M. P. M. on Registration Duy, June 5. (71 DOGS ARE KILLED IN PRESENT CRUSADE|| p x SSES T0 GRAND Fifty-six dogs were killed this week by the police department, the dogs having been taken by the dog catchers for running at large with- out license tags. Up to the present time, 171 dogs have been killed by the authorities under the ordinances of the city, the dogs roaming at large through- out the city, and there is a notice- able absence of dogs flocking through the business district and the city in general. Every owner of a dog who thinks anything of his pet should have a license and tag for the animal as there is to be no let up on the part of the city authorities. Complaints on the part of owners of dogs that have been killed have been few, as ample notice had been given. 76 ARE KILLED IN GERMAN AIR RAID Lndn, May 26.—Seventy-six were killed and 174 injured in an air raid by German airships last night. Three of the raiding craft were brought down GOOD AS CASH In some ways the Liberty Bonds are better than cash— they are in the same class as United States government bank notes—are almost as liquid as a checking account at your bank—and pay you 3% per cent interest. No investment can be safer and none is so easily converti- ble. You can get your money at any time almost as easily as you can withdraw it from your bank, and the privilege to con- vert into higher rate bonds gives you absolute protection of iccome. It’'s good business and real patriotism. Buy a Liberty Bond! THESE WILL RECEIVE T0 SEE ‘PEG’ TUESDAY The Pioneer officé was literally swamped with little people carrying squares of paper whereon they had pasted the pieces of the picture puz- zle of the scene from “Peg o' My Heart” to be produced at the Grand theater next Tuesday night. Soon after the Pioneer was issued last evening industrious youngsters got busy and before the office closed for the night a flood of the pasted pictures had poured in. The time the pictures were brought into the office was noted upon each picture and filed in order and the first twelve to bring their pictures to the Pioneer were as follows: Leona Carlton, Afleen Ekelund, Grace Mec- Laughlan, Amy Peterson, Nels Rode, Avis Guyer, Francis Kittleson, Ruth Essler, Oterier Johnson, Bessie Jones, Helen Lauritzen and Mae Fuller. These will each receive a pass to the Grand theater to witness ‘‘Peg 0o’ My Heart,” Tuesday evening next, the play being one of the mo.t suc- cessful ever staged and now playing a week in Duluth. DESIGNER OF WORLD'S EXPOSITION IS DEAD (By United Press) St. Paul, May 26.—F. L. Masquery, architect of the St. Paul cathedral and other structures of note, and one of the designers of the St. Louis ex- position, died here today. GERMANY MAY TAX ALL THE UNMARRIED Berlin, May 24, via London, May 26.—The Prussian ministry of finance has under consideration the levying of a hachelors’ tax and may further conclude to assess unmarried women. dale tornado that have been recovered have been identified. Several more of the seriously injured are not ex- pected to live. The town is complete- 1y wiped off the map. The town was located fifteen miles northeast of Wichita and was struck by a tornado yesterday afternoon about 3 o’'clock. Property damage was large and telegraph communica- tion was destroyed. A special train carrying doctors and nurses was sent from Wichita. A 72 mile an hour gale struck Wichita and rain fell in blankets of water. Andale, a village of les than 300 inhahitnnts. bore the brunt of the twister’s rage, the storm, which was accompanied by a blinding rain, pass- ing on the northwest. The country southeast of Newton 1 furnished other fatalities, three lives being lost five miles from that city. The country between Andale anc Newton was pierced by a path from a quarter to g half mile wide where the twister ground everything be- fore it ,either to death or to inani- mate destruction. Sedgewick, the largest town between Andale and Newton; barely escaped, a few houses in one corner of the city limits being the only loss. So suddemiy did the tornado arise, and so complete was its work of de- vastation, that telephone and tele- graph lines were brokep before word could be sent ahead of the inpending danger. Information of the catastrophe reached Wichita when a young farm- er, seeing the twister operating from afar, rode to a nearby town and in- formed the railroad authorities. " |AUTO OWNERS WILL BE PLEASED AT THIS (By United Press) .Washington, May 26.—The Senate finance committee today shifted the 5 per cent auto tax from the manu- facturers to the owners of the cars. FILIPINOS ARE LOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES Manila, May 26.—The most re- markable development of the war situation in the Philippines has been at the startling unanimity with which Filipino leaders and newspa- pers have taken the American atti- tude as their own. The day after news came to Manila of the American declaration of war, the Filipino Veterans’ association, composed of men who had fought in the insurrection of 1900 against the United States, offered its services in any capacity to the governor gen- eral. TWO DIE WHEN TRAIN CRUSHES STREET CAR (By United Press) Marinette, Wis., May 26.—Two are dead and another is dying as the re- sult of a crash when a North West- ern train struck a street car this forenoon. MASSACHUSETTS PASSES DRASTIC FOOD BILL (By United Press) Boston, May 26.—A bill making the governor virtual food director of the state passed the legislature today. It gives the governor power to dis- tribute food and fix the prices. CANADIAN OFFICIALS ENROUTE TO TAKE OVER COAL MINES Winnipeg, May 26.—Government officials are on their way today from Ottawa to southern Alberta to take over the coal mines during the wa . It is believed a commission will op- erate he mines. IDENTIFIED TODAY; Rememberthe Luslnla-Bu pe Llhart_y Bond POL|T|CS CREEPS INTO SELECTIVE DRAFT PROGRAM; EVIDENCE 1S SEEN - Local and Commnmtv Situations May Cheat America of the Army It Should Have FEARED LOCAL BOARDS MAV BE SWAYED BY POLITICS Micht be Convenient to “Discover” Conditions to Excuse M~-y Men Drafted (By United Press) Washington, May 26.—Local and community political interests threat- en to cheat America of the new army she should have. Outcroppings of political angles in the working out the selective draft plan are evident recently, and it is feared the local boards will be swayed by political conditions in making exemptions. It is feared that local directors, through political or personal consid- erations, may ‘‘discover” conditions to excuse many men drafted. The war department will do all in its power to punish this. Gen. Haiz Reports London, May 26.—Slight improve- ment of the British position on the right of the river Scarps is reported by Field Marshal Haig. There was a general lull on the western front yesterday. VETERANS TO ATTEND ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERMON TOMORROW The R. H. Carr Post, G. A. R., wlll attend its annual memorial Sundly service at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Seats will be reserved for the members of the post and friends. Special patri- otic music will be given under the direction of Miss Ida Virginia Brown. F. B. Lamson will give a reading, “A Vision of the Past,” selected. The pastor, Rev. Lester P. Warford, will speak on “Patriotism, Past and Present.” There will be no evening services at the Presbyterian church as the churches are to unite at the Metho- dist church in union services for the baccalaureate address to the graduat- ing class of the high school which will be given by Rev. Osmond John- son, pastor of the First Scandinavian Lutheran church. Sunday school will meet at 10 a. m. and Christian Endeavor at 7 p. m. WOODEN SHIP IDEA IS ABANDONED; OTHER PLANS (By United Press) ‘Washington, May 26.—The idea of the construction of one thousand wooden ships of 3,000 tons each has been abandoned New efforts are un- der way to construct steel boats. Some officials want a few wooden ships. U. S. DESTROYER GOES AGROUND; DAMAGED (By United Press( Washington, May 26.—The United States destroyer No. 9 ran aground on the rocks at .......... port and was badly damaged. Tugs pulled the vessel off. No one was injured. SOCIALIST CONFERENCE DEPRESSED AT ACTION (By United Press) Stockholm, May 26.—Refusal of Secretary of State Lansing to issue passports to Socialists to attend the ‘“Kaiser’s inspired peace conference’ here has oppressed the delegates at the conference. No Frnch or British Socialists are present. DYNAMITE PLOT IN BRAZIL AROUSES NAVY (By United Press) Rio de Janiero, May 26.—The at- tempted dynamiting of the govern- ment depot caused intense excitement today in the government fleet patrol- ing the coast. The Brazilian con- gress is continuing its secret sesions, anti-war filibusters delaying action.