Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 3, 1917, Page 1

' NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS THE BEMIDJLIDAILY P1 ' VOLUME XV. NO. 152, 00 NEGROE BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA, TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 3. 1917. 3 ARE ON EER EXST ST, LOUIS IS RED WITH GORE; _ TORCH APPLIED AS MOBS SLAY East St. Louis, Ill., July 3: n and one never equ from fully 100 negroes torn to shreds by a nob ¢ _ d women fashionably attired, the mobs on slaughter bent acting like maniacs. er of wounded will never be known. damage by fire is estimated a”t> over $1,500,000. L] & ‘beggars descriptio - with human gore "Louis, led by men an and the total numb -severely injured Property SOCIALIST DEMAND - UPON PRESIDENT - TOPUNISH RIOTERS iiniiiow - (By«United Press)- - New York, July 38.— Socialist Leader Walling in a telegram sent "‘to President Wilson today, demanded punishment for the rioters in East :St. Louis. It is necessary because of the dangerous effect upon Russia and "Japan, he declares. ERVIN ELECTED HEAD OF COUNTRY CLUB; PROFESSIONAL HIRED The Bemidji Country club is ready for the season and an active sum- mer is being looked for by enthu- siasts of golf and other affairs inci- dent to a live country club. The club effected an organization last evening, electing officers and a board of governors, and engaging a professional for the club: The officers are: President—T. S. Ervin. Vice president—H. C. Baer. Secretary H. M. Stanton. Treasurer—R. H. Schumkare. Board of directors—A. P. White, M. J. Brown, C. W. Vandersluis, Ira J. Cool, C. R. Sanborn, A. G. Wedge, jr., B. W. Lakin, Frank J. Koors, Alec Doran. J. A. Hopkins of Illinois, a golf player of long experience and for several seasons connected with golf -associations of prominence, has been engaged. He will have charge of all golf affairs of the club and teach the game. HOT BASEBALL GAME + ON TAP TOMORROW Perhaps neither of the teams are playing in any league, but that’s not to detract one whit from the calibre of the baseball on tap at the ball park tomorrow afternoon when Charles Trafton’s college Stars meet a picked team from Bemidji. The band will play and a rousing time is on tap, for it will be the “old boys” in action and some of ’em can sure “slip ’er along’” yet. o 6,300 PRISONERS FALL- T0 RUSS WHEN OLD TIME ATTACKS BEGIN (By United Press) Petrograd, July 3.—The Russian army is renewing every effort and showing its old-time striking power on the east front. More ground was gained and 6,300 prisoners were i taken since the report of yesterday. SUBMARINE REPORT (By United Press) Washington, July 3.—One Ger- man submarine sunk apd one can- tured by American and British ves- sels during the last week., is tne French admiralty report here today. NEARLY $50, ELKS PART TO RED CROSS The Elks benefit dance, given for the Red Cross chapter. netted $46.70. which amount will be turmed into the treasury of the local chapter. The chapter has approximately 450 members. “BLUE SKY” LAW T0 CURB STOCK SCHEMES St. Paul, July 3.—Future promo- tions of “wildcat’’ mining and other stock schemes will be nipped in the hud as a result of the going into ef- fect of the Minnesota ‘blue sky” law now in effect. After this, promoters of all pro- posals desiring to offer their securi- ties in Bemidji and at other points in this state must first have them passed upon by the Minnesota state commission, consisting of the attor- ney general. the commissioner of in- surance and the public examiner. Chautauqua Guarantorsto Meetat Com.ClubTonight Philip Geier. secretary of the Be- midji Commercial club, today receiv- ed the season tickets and detailed in- structions relative to the chautauqua which will be held in Bemidji, Au- gust 2 to 6. Mr. Geier has called a meeting of the guarantors which will be held to- night in the Commercial club rooms lat which time plans for the sale of | sea<on tickets will be effected. | Tickets this season will be $2 { when purchased from local commit- | tees, and $2.50 if not purchased un- til chautauqua week. All citizens, whether guarantors or not, who are interested in the chautauqua are urgently requested to be present at the meeting tomight. (By United Press) | — - g T 13 l NEGRO LABOR TROUBLE ~— “®u- . Of late, large numbers of negroes have been brought to East St. Louis to work in manufacturing plants, it being said they were secured at lower wages than whites. For the past several days there have been clashes between whites and negroes and the authorities have been drawn into the trouble. Mobs have run amuck through the streets at various times in attacks on negroes and the militia was repeatedly asked for. Last night the crisis was reached. A white man named Coppage had been killed recently and the white populace became so frenzied they rose enmasse and without caste nor standing in the city commenced the bloody carnage. [ : The city is under martial law after frantic pleas from Mayor Moll- man, whose life several times has been tireatened. NEGROES SHOT LIXE RABBITS .. -A-mob.of 250 was arrested by gassds.as-they-dragged an-aged-negro at the end of a rope. The negro temement belt was set afire. il Hundreds of negroes huddled in homes until driven out by the flames and were then shot like rabbits, Hundreds of half grown boys and girls were in the mobs. When three negroes were shot down a crowd of white women fell on the bodies, kicking them. Well dressed girls and women smeared with blood led units of the mob. Two girls dragged off an old negro woman and kicked her insensible. GUARDS WIN PRAISE National guard units have won praise for their service. One was injured while rescuing a dczen negro women and children. He had lost his rifle, revolver and hat but kept the mob at bay while he took the negroes to police headquarters. As they marched down the street a white weman hit a negro child with an iron bar, trampled her and left her for dead. Scores of soldiers, unarmed, and cowed by the mob, were forced ::’o'gogi: the rioters. One was forced to kill a negro at the approach to a ridge. Autos dashed through the streets supplying the mob with shells. . 4 --Today’s sun rose over a scene of charred ruins, run red with human blood,a scene which alled in the nation’s history. Black masses of timbers and fire ruin are dripping howling, shrieking mob of fully 10,000 citizens of East St. Fully 500 negroes are WASHINGTONSTATE MENACED BYL W. W, STOP OPERATIONS IS ORDER OF POLICE DEPT. Notice is being served today by the police department on all stores operating punch hoards to the effect that the practice must be discontin- ued. The following is a copy of the notice and is self-explanatory: Police Order No. 9—1917. Please “Take Notice’ that the op- eration of a punch board by you is a violation of the city ordinances and the state law and that this de- partment will prosecute any such violation of said law, and you will have until Saturday night to make the necessary settlement of .such boards. This means all punch boards of any kind ,including candy boards, Leaders of mobs tell the United Press correspondent that the recent murder of Coppedge and the insolence of the blacks caused the riots. SOLDIERS PATROL CITY. | Colonel Tripp, personal representative of Governor Lowden, believes the worst is over. Eight companies of the Illinois National guard are j patrolling the city. The mob has apparently spent itself. A United Press correspondent counted seven megro bodies lying in a street within a block of the city’s main thoroughfare at 7:30 o’clock. Another negro was beaten insensible and hanged to & post a block away while 25 militia men looked on helplessly. The mob numbered 10,000 at 8 o’clock last night. POLE KILLS SEVENTEEN One big Pole declared he had lost his job in a factory to a negro. Hundreds of negroes are employed by factories because they work for small wages. He said, “I killed 17 tonmight,” and grinned as he swung g bloody axe from one hand to another. “I am going to get a few more if I get’a chance.” A boy gangster coming over from Missouri “for fun” says it is so dark he “can’t find a skunk.” He set off to join a squad hunting for negrees. The grand jury today started an investigation of the mobs.. ers are to be prosecuted without mercy, officials said. FLOWING WELL STRUCK |FORMER RESIDENT OF AT BIRCHMONT HOTEL| BEMIDJI IN ARTILLERY Dudley Lane, a grandson of Frank Contractors while digging a new Lane of this city and who formerly made his home here, has enlisted in well at Birchmont Beach, struck athe United States army at Grand continuous flowing well of pure| Rapids, Mich. He had recently been spring water and will make good use of it in connection with hotel employed at Manistee, Mich., and will operations. .Lead- as well as all others, after Satur- day, July 7. All such boards in the city must cease to operate. This also means that the selling of post cards or any other kind of merchan- dise and then giving of a so-called free punch is also a violation of the law. Yours truly, FRANK B. RIPPLE, Chief of Police. BEMIDJI STORES T0 CLOSE ALL DAY WED. Bemidji business places will close for the entire day tomorrow, giving their employes an opportunity to celebrate the Fourth of July. The stores will remain open until 10 o’clock tonight for the convenience of the trade. Barber shops will keep open shop until 11 o’clock and will also be closed all day. The following merchants among those who have signed an agreement in accordance with the above: F. G. Troppman, Schneider Bros. Co., Knapp’s Shoe store, Otto G. Schwandt, L. Blooston, J. C. Pen- ney & Co., S. T. Stewart, Shavitch Bros., H. C. Daniels, Bemidji Shoe store, Palace Meat Market, Gill Bros., Charles Nangle, O'Leary-Bow- ser Co., the Bazaar store and the Be- midji Pioneer. are APPEALS FOR =3 PUNC" BOARDSMUST “ T North Yakima, Wash,, July 3. The state council of defense, meet- Ing here has unanimously adopted a special committee report declaring the labor conditions in the Yakima Valley constitute & menace to food production, and requesting Governor Lister to call upon the federal gov- crnment for protection in the Chel- um, Ellensburg and Yakima dis- triots. Governor Wires. jovernor Lister attended the meet- ing. He expressed approval of the report and has wired Secretary of War Baker the substance of the com- mittee’s recommendation. A delegation from the Industrial Workers of the World, represented by three spokesman, asked for a re- opening of the hearing and that it be made public. They were offered opportunity to appear before the committee as other witnesses have. Hold Up Train. Globe, Ariz., July 3.—Two hun- dred Industrial Workers of the World held up the regular passen- ger train in Lower Miami last night while a committee of ten were taken aboard to search the train for strike breakers. More than 300 I. W. W. members met the train at the Miami depot prepared to prevent the striké breakers from getting off in the event ;here were any aboard. None was ound. “CHRIS” LARSON ILL IN NAVY HOSPITAL Mrs. Betsy Larson, Bemidji, Minn. Philadelphia, July 2.—Your son C. M. (Chris) Larson is sick in this hospital with spinal meingitis. Con- dition is serious. You will be noti- fied of any change in his condition. NAVY HOSPITAL. The above message was received last night. Mrs. Larson received a letter a week ago stating that her son was in the hospital, but that his condition was not serious. Just how long he has been there is not known. WAR TAX MEASURE s’S’tEegafi'{"ssgr?;cg%g ggmlyzx nces'a sge- , T0 HIT EVERYBODY _day tomorrow i = GERMANS STRIKE HARD wgton, Tuly 3 -Th ALONG FRENCH LINES for the accommodation of patrons. This is done on account of the store closing all day tomorrow. | Washington, July 3.—The senate finance committee today deported the | war tax bill with sweeping taxes to (By United Press) Paris, July 3. — Germany has Jdaunched a tremendous offensive on- | hit every one. Hard and soft drinks, tobacco, messages one cent, letter tax slaught along the French lines south of Laon Verdun. income, excessive profits and other drastic measures. Special Program for Fourth AtBirchmont;Dance Feature The Fourth will be observed in a very special manner at Beach tomorrow and Manager Wil- liam Chichester is making every ef- fort to entertain the guests in reg- ular Fourth of July style. The spe- cial feature will be a 6 o’clock din- ner, followed by a dance. Burt O’Connor, J. A. Forester and Ruth Riley will repeat the “hit’’ they made at the formal opening of the hotel last week. A large crowd of Be- Birchmont | midji people are expected to attend the dinner and dance. There are now about one hundred guests at Birchmont and the pros- pects for this season are exception- ally good, according to Manager Chi- chester. Special boat service will be given between the city dock and the hotel for both the dinner and dance. i TR ) (R FAN B HELP.