Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, June 16, 1917, Page 1

BEML VOLUME XV, NO. 148. McCool Guilty Of Murder In Third Degree (By United Press) Minneapolis, June 16.—Frank J. McCool was found guilty today of murder of Patrolman Connery. The verdict was murder in the third de- gree. McCool himself was the last wit- ness called in the case. The defense rested with his testimony and the state neither cross-examined the de- fendant nor called any witnesses to rebut the testimony offered by Mc- Cool and Joe Redenbaugh, his asso- ciate and confessed slayer. Few Questions Asked. Only a few more questions on di- rect examination were asked McCool when the trial resumed yesterday morning. He stated that he had ‘been careful to rip the wounded pat- Tolman’s trousers on the seam, when The attempted to bandage the wound, 80 that he might use them again. “I had no idea,” he said,” that Con- nery would die. I knew a man with a wife and five children had little money with which to buy new clothes.” The case went to the jury last eve- ning. ~ RED CROSS CHAPTER OFFICES ARE CHANGED Red Cross headquarters have been changed from the lobby of the Grand theater to the Berman Insurance Agency office. DIES IN BLACKDUCK Miss Elgie Ditty, age 18, died at 3:20 o'clock this morning at the home of her parents in Blackduck. Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church Monday at 2 p. m. Rev. L. P. Warford will of- ficiate. They were former residents of this city. 237-ACRE FARM SOLD BY JOHN GOODMAN A realty deal of more than pass- _ing interest is that reported whereby John Goodman has sold his 237-acre farm in Grant Valley to Charles Bohlntan of Arlington. The price is not given. The farm is splendidly improved and one of the best in this part of northern Minnesota. Photo by American Press Association. The Cuban gunboats Patria and Baire are now in America, being refitted for work against submarines and raid- Here are Cuban sailors and marines on one of their ships. GOODRICH TIRE FLEET, ON TEST RUN," ARRIVES HERE THIS AFTERNOON A fleet of six cars each equipped with Goodrich ' tires arrived .at the Markham about 2 o’clock this after- noon on a tire test run. The cars are averaging 160 miles per day on country roads. = - : In the party are E. W. Creary, manager of the Minneapolis branch of the Goodrich Tire company and Edward Burke of the Owl garage of Minneapolis. ' The Bemidji Tire company car- ries the Goodrich line and Manager Parmalee of the local branch met the trippers as they arrived. The cars on the run are known as the Lake Fleet and will be driven until the tires are worn out and it is figured tha. time will be long after the war is over. LIBERTY LOANS CLOSE (By United Press) Washington, June 18. — Over- whelmed by the last minute rush on Liberty Loan subscriptions the treas- ury department today wired the tab- ulators to continue work all night and Sunday to determine the amount over the subscription. District Cabinet Is Chosen By DistrictEpworthLeague Tuesday was given to the district -sessions of the Epworth League. Just 134 young people have register- ed for the sessions. The reports from the chapters and charges show prog- Tess and interest all along the line. The forenoon session took up the work of the First department under the leadership of Miss Haughey of Wadena under which head “the morning watch, the devotion at meeting, and Win-My Chum Week” were discussed by the delegates. A most interesting and helpful paper was read by Miss Downing, district deaconess, on “The Use of the Cate- chism,” and the work of Ashbury hospital was presented by its field secretary, Miss Jennie Jackson. The afternoon session had reports from league chapters and discussions on the second or missionary and the third or social service departments of Epworth League work. The third and fourth department discussions were conducted by Miss Nicholson of Crookston and Miss Esther Palmer of Barnesville. At the business session this fore- noon the following cabinet was elect- ed for leadeship in the district for the ensuing year: President—Rev. Staples. . First vice president—Miss Haughey, Wadena. Second vice president—Vera Peart, Sauk Center. F. L. Erlougher, Ruby Third vice president—DMarietta Nicholson, Crookston. Fourth vice president—DMyrtle Bui* Frazee. tary—Esther Palmer, Barnes- easurer—Arhur Dallam, Detroit. Junior* League superintendent— Helma Peterson, Fergus Falls. Thief River Falls was chosen as the place for the joint sessions of the ) St next district conference and Epworth League district convention. Evening Session. At the evening session, Rev. Claude E. Ireland, chaplain of the North Dakota National Guard, gave a very inspiring address on ‘“‘How the Church May Assist the Soldier.” The sermon which followed was delivered by Rev. John Lowe of Herman, who spoke from the text ‘““Make this val- ley full of ditches.” He showed that we must pray, prepare and perspire if the floods of grace are reach the valleys of our district, as did the miraculous supply of Elisha in the Bible story. This forenoon was occupied with the Junior League work presented by Miss Helma Peterson of Fergus Falls in which “church benevolences and a trip through Palestine” were features. At 10 o’clock reports from committees were read. The afternoon is given to recrea- tion and the outing to visitors given by the people of the church and city —an auto ride around the lake and a trip through the saw mills. Tonight there will be attention to Indian work, when Rev. J. C. Jewell of Walker will speak of the work on the Red Lake reservation. Rev. J. A. Orvock of Perham will al- so address the meeting. On Sunday the work and worship | of the day will begin at 9:30 o’clock with a fellowship meeting. Dr. Reese Bowman Kester, pastor of Simpson | M. E. church in Minneapolis. will]| ! preach at both morning and evening | services. On Sunday afternoon the new cab-| inet of Epworth League will be in- | stalled by the district superintend- ~ent, and the memorial service for the late J. E. Kerigan. many vears dis- | trict Epworth League president, will| ! be conducted. Sunday will be a day/| jof rich and varied opportunity. The| | public is invited to all services. | BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 16, 1917. Red Cross Minstrels Repeat Success of Opening Night; Dancing FeaturesPopular Another large audience greeted the Red Cross Lady minstrels at the Grand last evening and, as on the previous night, the bj’g _audience thoroughly enjoyed ‘the performance. Some slight changes were made in the ‘‘gags’ sprung by the ‘“‘end men,” but otherwise the same performance of the night before was presented and in the same capable manner. The Red Cross minstrels was no- table for many innovations and much hitherto unknown talent in stage entertainment was uncovered. Mrs. M. Brown in a song and dance has received considerable comment for her part. Besides possessing an ex- cellent voice, which was well known, few Bemidji people were aware of her abilities as a soft shoe dancer and ability to “sift sand” is a rare accomplishment in social circles in Bemidji. Mrs. Clyde Parker of Brainerd was another who geve a song and fancy dance in an easy grace which was well received, and Miss Vera Demp- sey in a fancy dance added another foot number. Miss Jane Hayner al- so introduced several impromptu steps to her song number. Olive Whaley was another dancer ‘‘uncov- ered.” Vocal ability was plentiful and the work of the ends made a decided hit. The finale, the reading of “When the Fleet Goes By by Mrs. Ingalls, director of the performance and in- OTHERWISE HUSBAND WAS 0. K.; WIFE SUES Fergus Falls, Minn., June 16.— That he is a miser by nature, forbids merchants to extend his wife any credit, gives his wife no liberty in the household, has made threats to kill her, threatens suicide repeatedly and at one time jumped into a well, are some of the allegations made in the divorce suit started by Mrs. Amelia A. Daily of the town of Gor- man, in the district court, to secure a divorce from her husband, J. A. Daily, well-to-do farmer. M’CUAIG SELLS SAXON William McCuaig returned yester- day from Minneapolis. He drove a Saxon car back to Bemidji which has been purchased by Mr. Ant of the Remore hotel. PRETTY QUICK WORK “I sold a house in 30 min- utes, through a want ad run in your paper,” remarked E. J. Willits this morning as he laid down another ‘“batch” of classified ads, together with a check. “I made enough on this one deal to pay for all the advertising I have done with you so far.” This was a voluntary state- ment made by Mr. Willits, and the Pioneer believes other ad- vertisers would profit thereby. Why put off that job longer, when a want ad may turn the “trick” for you? terocutor, the climax being the sing- ing of America by the audience, was a beautiful conceit and impressive as well. _City Attorney M. J. Brown and Rev. L.-P. Warford gave brief talks on the Red Cross, following the ad- dresses the night before by State’s Attorney Torrance and Dr. Marcum. The success of the minstrels was complete and much credit is due Mrs. Ingalls, the director, and the Red Cross chapter hustlers. Velma Dean and Arvilla Kenfield, costumed as Red Cross nurses, seat- ed the patrons. ANARCHISTS ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY AND HELD IN HEAVY BAIL (By United Press) New York, June 16.—Emma Gold- man, the noted labor agitator and | anarchist, and Alex Berman, of the same stripe, were arrested today on charges of conspiracy and held in $35,000 bail to await the action of the federal grand jury. FUNERAL OF MARGARET MILLER HELD TOMORROW AFTERNOON The funeral of Margaret Louise Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Miller, who died yester- day morning, will be held from the Baptist church tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Whitby of Madelia, Minn., officiating. Interment will be made in Greenwood cemetery. Miss Miiler was 22 years old at the time of her death, She died very suddenly yesterday morning at her home in Grant Valley. The body was taken to the Ma- sonic hall today where friends may view the remains. Miss Fannie Miller of Minnesota City and Walter G. Miller of Minne- apolis are expected to arrive in Be- midji to attend the funeral. FARMERS NOT EXEMPT FROM MILITARY DRAFT (By United Press) Washington, June 16.—Farmers are not exempt from military draft. It is declared that only indespensible men in any industry will be spared. U, S. CAN COMMANDEER SHIPPING AND YARDS Washington, June 16.—The gov- ernment has power to commandeer under the war budget bill signed by President Wilson. There is building in the steel yards of the country now nearly 2,000,000 tons of shipping, more than 1,000,000 of it for Brit- ish account. Under an arrangement reached between the American and British governments, the British ton- nage building will be turned over ! voluntarily to the United States. shipping and :1ipbuilding facilities/| '".,,f NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY---BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS JIL DAILY PIONNEER H\sloricllsxils¥N E BILL WOULD MAKE HOOVER DIRECTOR OF WORLD'S FOOD: BIG STRU PERSHING ON JOB BEFORE PARIS OFFICES HAVE BEEN SWEPT (By United Press) Paris, June 16.—An hour before the usual Paris office is swept out, General Pershing was on the job this morning and tackled a pile of cor- respondence and held snappy con- ferences. He is hurrying through his work to get to the front. MOTOR TO DULUTH Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brooks motor- ed to Duluth this morning. They were accompanied by Lois and Ron- ald Davies of Crookston who are the guests of their uncle and aunt, Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Marcum. They will visit at Duluth for a week before re- turning to Bemidji. iSIX POUND BASS IS LANDED AT ITASCA BY MANAGER BYER Earl H. Byer, manager of Douglas Lodge at Itasca State Park, was for- merly of the executive staff of the St. Francis hotel at St. Paul, and until he was asked to become the manager of Douglas lodge had never been in northern Minnesota nor knew anything of Douglas lodge. How- ever, he accepted the offer after due consideration and since the opening of the park for this season has been GGLE IS ON (By United Press) Washington, June 16.—The big food control fight is on in congress, starting today. The food control bill, making Her- bert Hoover virtual food adminis- trator of the world, has launched one of the greatest struggles in the his- tory of the American congress. The Senate agricultural committee is to report the bill without any recom- mendation, so the fight could get started early. Debate on the measure begins today. KAISER IS WRATHY OVER GREEK AFFAIR; AGAIN INVOKES GOD _ Berne, June 16, via London, Brit- ish admiralty, permitted press.—A telegram from Berlin says Emperor William has addressed the following message to one of the Greek diplo- matic representatives abroad for transmission to Former King Con- stantine: “I have heard with wrath of the infamous outrage committed by our common enemies upon and upon vour dynasty. [ assure yvou that your deprivation can be only temporary. The mailed fist of Germany, with further aid from Almighty God, will restore you to your throne, of which no man by right can rob you. The armies of Germany and Germany's allies will wreak vengeance on those who have dared so insolently to lay their criminal hands on you. We hope to welcome you. in Germany at the earliest opportunity. A thou- sand cordial greetings, from “YOUR WILLIAM.” AMERICAN SCHOONER exceedingly busy preparing for the summer. Yesterday the bass season for northern Minnesota opened and Man- ager Byer thought the proper way to observe the event was to get a pole, hook and line and hike out on the lake. He was having good luck when he got a nibble, then a hard strike and a battle was on. RByer “rassled” all over the hoat and came to the conclusion that he had hooked a German submarine and wondered how it would come out. He stuck to it, however, and when it was all over a six-pound bass was reposing restlessly in the bottom of tne hoat. Will he have a six-pound bass for dinner? He will not. Mr. Bass was prepared for shipping and sent to St. Paul where it will be mounted and grace the hotel or wherever Mr. Byer is and whenever someone starts to tell of that big bass he caught one day, Mr. Byer will gently escort the enthusiast for a glimpse of the big six-pounder and thus take the joy out of life of the piscatorial artist. Fishing is at its best at Lake Ttasca, it is said, bass, pike and crop- pies being caught in large numbers. SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Summer school will open Monday, June 18, and will continue until July 27. Many summer school students have already arrived in the city ir order to make arrangements for ac- commodations. FINAL ACCOUNT FILED A. P. Hanson of Fertile, Minn., has filed the final account of the estate of his son, George A. Hanson, in probate court. The date for the hear- ing and settlement of the account has not yet been set. (By United Press) Stockholm, June 16.——“The kaiser- controlled” peace congress of Social- ists has outlined what may be ap- proximately the German peace terms. The majority of the Socialists are for peace including indemnity for Belginm. The plans would give back all | German colonies to Germany but jermany would retain Alsace-Lor- raine. Poland and Finland's future would ATTACKED; ESCAPED (By United Press) Washington, June 16.—The Amer- ican schooner Riter was attacked but not sunk by a German sub, states an announcement today. WIRELESS OPERATORS NEEDED Chicago, June 16.-—An apportu- nity for amateur wireless operators to join the navy reserve force is an- nounced at the Great Lakes train- ing station at Fort Bluff. It was stated that many additional opera- tors will be needed soon in the pat- rol service and merchant marine. ON SCHOOL BUSINESS J. P. Lahr has gone to Baudette on business in connection with the purchasing of lots for the new Fifth ward school building. HAS NEW POSITION Miss Edna Lafnd, a former Little Falls student, has arrived in the city and has accepted a position with Hoganson Bros., dry cleaners. BELGIAN MISSION IS HERE FOR CONFERENCE i e (By United Press) ‘Washington, June 16.—Belgium’s mission arrived in the United States today. German HandPicked Peace PlanOutlined By Socialists. be decided by those provinces. Sym- pathy was extended to Greece. Ire- land, Egypt, Korea, Tripoli, Mor- occo and Thibet will be urged to work for independence. No munitions are to be exported by neutrals and no prisoners shall bhe taken at sea, no merchantmen to be armed, all canals and straits and sea roads to be internationalized, food necessities are not to be held as contraband, full freedom of the seas, no protective tariff and no | secret diplomacy. ——ee