Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 2, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV, NO. 171. BUY YOUR CHAUTAUQUA TlCKE a NOTED JURIST IS ON CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMTONIGHT; MUSICAL PRELUDE Five-Day Season of Annual Bemidji Chautauqua Opens Today With - Splendid Features. LAS? DAY TODAY TO GET SEASON' TICKETS FOR $2 Maryland Singers First Number of Week; Tomorrow’s Offerings of Exceptional Merit. Bemidji never had a chautauqua program of the merit of the- one which opens today for a season of five days, and while the sale of.tick- ets. has been generous there should|’ be many more, and Bemidji cannot afford to allow her annual chautau- qua to deteriorate. . The guarantors deavored to provide Bemidji with one of the best repertoires of the, cele- brated Vawter Chautauqua System and they are justly entitled to co- operation on the part of the-general public. The management has generously allowed the local guarantors of ‘the <chautauqua an additional day on which tickets for the season can be secured for $2. After today the tickets for the season will be $2.50. ‘Tickets should be secured todayas ~ it is the last chance at the low price. ‘They may be secured from Barker’s Drug Store, B. D. Hanscom, P. L. Brown, Pioneer, F. 8. Chamberlain, G. W. Campbell, Quincy Brooks, A. P. Ritchie, A. E. Feir, A. T. -Carl- son, W. L. Brooks, G. W. Harnwell} 4 George H. French, Lester P. War- o -—ford, J. M. Phlllippl -G. A. Walker, ‘Paul Brosvik, D..J. - Moore, S. ‘Stewart, W. A. Elliot, W. Z. Robin- son, City Drug Store. J. J. Opsahl, J. L. Burke. The Maryland singers, four dainty southern girls, and Charles Frink, banjoist, are scheduled to open the chautauqua this afternoon, and to- night the feature will be the appear- -ance of Judge Manford Schoonover, the noted Kansas orator. The Mary- land singers will also appear in a thirty-minute prelude this evening. Mr. Schoonover will have as a topic “Unseen Forces,” a most interesting .and valuable subject, coming as it does from the experiences of Mr. Schoonover as a man and jurist, and relates to boys. Judge Schoonover is a unique character in public life. For four years he served his state on the ap- pellate bench and when nominated for congress refused the honor when his election was a certainty. Tomorrow afternoon the Hawaii- ans will give a_concert, which is both novel and artistic. There are five of the natives and their concert in- cludes all the latest and most popu- lar Hawaiian songs and musical se- lections. Tomorrow evening, Clarence Locke Miller will speak on “The Democracy of Achievement,” being a history of what led up to the Russian revolu- tion and what it means for. Russia. It is a most timely topic and one full of interest and information from close study. The chautauqua tent has been erected at the corner of Bemidji av- enue and Fourth street and is spa- cious, with seating arranged so all may have a full view of the platform and hear distinctly. N P =R 11NN 1 OIS e e SR - Ry W Lo < A deal has just been completed and the papers recorded whereby the Reynolds & Winter Land Co. sold midji, for $15,000. The deal had| been pending for some time and meanwhile Mr. George has been mak- ing improvements on his new place. He has already opened up thirty of the farm fenced. Mr. plans on traneforming the place in- to a large stock farm and will make| erything in readiness for stocking i early next spring. The Reynolds & Winter Co. has done much to get new settlers in the Plantaganet territory and at present has about fifty settlers in Helga township. Among the late set- farms in Heilga township are: B —— i ve Page of the chautauqua have earnestly en-| THIRD MAL ROUTE HAS BEEN. ALLOWED; RUNS SOUTH OF CITY Postmaster A. P. Ritchie has re- ceived word to the effect that a third rural mail route has been allowed out of Bemidji which will run south of the city past the A. E. Rako farm, around the town of Nary and come in by the way of Rosby and the Au- gust Jarchow farm. The route will be opened October 1 and will be covered three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Fri- day. In order to establish a daily malfl service it will be necessary that 124 families reside thereon and get mail from this source. All those residing on this route or those who wish deliveries made are requested to place mail boxes at the proper points so that when another inspection is made by the postmaster he may report the exact number of families living along this route. Mr. Ritchie is of the opinion that a daily service should be established, owing| to the thickly settled popuhtion in this district. SECOND LIBERTV LOAN WILL BE I.AUNGEED NOVEMBER 15 (By Unlted Press) ‘Washington, Aug. 2.—The second Liberty Loan will be launched No- vember 15, treasury officials today stated. It will be for $3,000,000,- 000. Before then, it is planned to issue $1,000,000,000 in short time treasury certificates to meet imme- diate needs. CROP EXPERT ISSUES ESTIMATES FOR FIVE NORTHWEST STATES (By United Prm) St. Paul, Aug. 2.--Northwest crops, including mwn. Minaesots, the Tiakotas and “Montana, will reach 930,000,000 bushels, the Daily News expert estlmates today. The wheat total is estimated at 169,000,000 bushels; corn, 225,000, 000 bushels; oats, 335,000,000 bush- els; barley, 97,000,000 bushels; rye, 23,000,000 bushels; flax seed, 10,- 000,000 bushels; potatoes, 71,000,- 000 bushels. RUSSIAN ARMY CHIEF BRUSILOFF RESIGNS . . (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 2.--General Bru- siloff has resigned as commander in chief of the Russian armies and General Corniloff has been named his successor. DRAFT EXAMINATIONS BEGIN NEXT TUESDAY The Beltrami county exemption board will begin the examination of drafted men at tae court house next Tuesday, August 7, the southern dis- trict of the county to be the first ex- amined. On August 14 the board will meet at Baudette to examine the registra- tions in the northern portion of the county. Notices have been sent out to the registered men to appear, the place being designated in the notice. acres of the land and has about half| George | improvements this fall and have ev- cultivation. A County Auditor (jeorge Buys 880 Acres; $15,000 Deal by Reynolds& Winter George Coulter, 600 acres; H. S. Taylor of Columbus, Ind., 720 acres; C. R. Glick of Columbus, 240 acres; to J. L. George, county auditor, aniSamueI Saathoff of Lamberton, Minn. 880-acre tract of land in Helga town-| 160 acres, and B. H. Rouser of Wis- ship, about ten miles south of Be-! consin, 160 acres. Reynolds & Winter have also sold 1240 acres to S. E. Bower of Rock | Lake, N. D., who will move here next fall. All of these purchasers i paid cash for their land and have the money to go ahead and improve it. C. E. Harding, who also iives in |Helga township, has a 1,000-acre farm and has about 300 acres under George Kinney has 30 acres under cultivation in the same township. The firm has 60 acres of potatoes planted this year in Helga and plans on increasing the acreage to 180 acres next year. They have a Big Bull traéter for clearing their land tlers to whom the company has sold jand use other improved methods of iy order a |farming. OLD VIGILANTES PUT MYSTIC SIGN ON LW.W. LEADER AFTER LYNCHING} Frank Little Had Called Troops “U. S. Scabs in Uniform”; Butte Recalls Olden Times. HANGING DONE IN STYLE IN VOGUE FEW YEARS AGO Agitator Went Too Far Witli His Mouth; Reached the “End of His Bope." ’i (By Umhd Prul) : Chicagd, 'Aug. 2.—The L W, w. general strike to m the lynching of ank Little. Presi- dent Haywood of'the. Wreckers says he'is not certain whether the fuperal will be the occasion for & gdemon- stration. i Butte, Mont., Aug. 2.—Frank W. Little, a member of the executive board of the I. W. W., who was lynched by masked men early yes- terday morning, he being hanged to a railroad trestle, recently made a speech here in which he called the United States troops ‘“Uncle Sam’s scabs in uniform.” ! Attacked Government. . Since his arrival in Butte recently from Globe, Ariz., Little had made several speeches in which he attack- ed the government and urged the men to shut down the mines of the Butte district. His record was un- der investigation by Federal “auth- orities. On the other hand, the re- port was current that Little was em- ployed by a detective agency and one thedry.is “thit he was of the radical element of whéom. ke appeared to be a member. Little took a very prominent part in recent labor troubles in Arizona. He was understood to have the con- fidence of William D. Haywood, sec- retary of the I. W. W. national or- ganization, and was regarded here as one of Haywood’s confidential agents. Little was a cripple, but very active and a forceful speaker. On Little’s body was a card bear- ing the words ““First and Last Warn- ing. Others take notice. antes.” ¢ Little was taken out of the build- ing in which he roomed by a party of masked men who took him away in an automobile. He was not given time to dress. - The card found on Little's body hlore in red crayon letters the inscrip- tion: “Others take notice. First and last warning. 3-7-77. L. D. C. S. S. W. T.” Sien of Vigi lau The flgures “3-7-77" are the old sign of the vigilantes in Montana. The custom of the vigilantes was to send three warnings to a marked man, the last warning being written in red. Six masked men in an automobile drove to Little’s hotel at five min- utes after 3. One stood upon the sidewalk. The others entered the house. The men came to the door of the room of Mrs. Nora Myrne, the land- lady. “We are officers and we want Frank Little,” one of the men told her. ““He is in room No. 32,” answered Mrs. Byrne. The men ran down the hall to the door to that room. One of their number gave it a kick that broke the lock. Mrs. Byrne said she heard them coming from the room and saw them half lead and half carry him into the waiting motor car. Bodv Found Hangin The body was found hanging on the railroad trestle. On the back of Little’s head was a bloody mark. The coroner at first examination could not determine whether the mark was gunshot or abrasion from a blow. An autopsy was ordered held late today. Little wore only his underclothing when taken from his room. Little began to make speeches on the day of his arrival in Butte three weeks ago. July 19, before a mass meeting of miners at the baseball park, Little referred to the United States soldiers as “Uncle Sam’s scabs in uniform.” In the same speech he said: “If the mines are taken un- der Federal control we will make it moned a special meecting so damned hot for the government it will not be able to send any troops to France.” Referring in another address his interview recently with Governor Campbell of Arizona. Little said that | he used these words: “Governcr, (Continued on last page) to! Vlgll-v I don’t give a damnlfizhting is reported. NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY’'S NEWS TODAY---BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS THE BEMIDJIDAILY PH BEMIDJI. MINNESOTA THURSDAY EVENING. AUGUST 2. 1917. 1 ACCUSED AS GERMAN SECRET AGENTS |NEW ULM MAYOR Harry F. Periss], Irving Bonaparte and Axel B, Melchar, accused of hav ing maintained a secret mall system between this country, German§, Mexico und South A-unerica. I0OWA GERMANS NEAR INSURRECTION; PASTOR, ARRESTED FOR TREASON - (By United Press) - -Cedar Rapids, Ii., Aug. 2.—Dnited Statea deputies and speclal federal ofticers left here hurriedly this morn- ing for Lowden, Iowa, to put down a near insurrection reported in prog- ress by Germans in that district. It is stated a mob threatened to lynch the attorney who aided in the arrest of Rev. Reichart on a treason charge. ITALY DISPLEASED AT TREATMENT BY ALLIES (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 2.—Italy is dis- pleased at her failure to get from her allies, particularly America, needed supplies and the situation is apparently delicate. Feeling is bor- dering upon resentment at the way her plans for money and material have gone practically unheeded. ITALY WANTS UNITED STATES TO DECLARE WAR ON AUSTRIA (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 2.—The ambas- sadors of the allies are apparently trying to dissuade Italy from insist- ing that the United States declare war on Austria. MUST R¥°0RT SLACKERS (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 2.—President Wilson today ordered all slackers failing to appear for examination re- ported to the department at Wash- ington and certified into the national armv by the adjutant general of the state. NATION DRY QUESTION OVER UNTIL DECEMBER (By United Press) Washington, Aug. 2.—The drive to make the nation dry has been tem- porarily halted. The gtestion goes over until December probably due to a decision of the house to consider only war measures now. Congress- man Webb, the house dry leader, pre- dicts an overwhelming vote in favor of the measure in the house. EAISER CALLS COUNCIL (By United Press) Amsterdam, Aug. 2.—Presumably because of the great allied drive in Flanders Kaiser Wilhelm has sum- of Ger- Brussels. many’s war council at BAD WEATHER CONTINUES (By TUnited Press) Paris, Aug. 2. —Continued bad weather in Belgium with but scant Other fronts report raiding and intense artillery duels. SENATE VOTES DRY ON RESOLUTION FOR liA‘flQ,!l WII}E VOTE B, y Wumngzon Aug. 3. A resolution for. submission to the states of a protibition amendment:-to the Fed- eral Constitution was adopted late yesterday by the senate. The vote was 65 to 20, eight more than the necessary two-thirds. As adopted the resolution contains a provision that the states must be asked to rati- fy the amendment within six years. The house still must act on this reso- lution. Senator Stone's amendment pro- viding for compensation by the gov- ernment for damages to property growing out of the enforcement of the prohibition amendment was re- jected, 50 to 31. Senators opposing the resolution were: Democrats—Broussard, Culberson, Gerry, Hardwick, Hitchcock, Hust- ing, James, Lewis, Phelan, Pomer- ene, Reed and Underwood Total, 12. Republicnns—Brandegee, Calder, France, Lodge, Penrose, Wadsworth, Warren and Weeks. Total, 8. OFFICIAL DRAFT LIST - STOLEN IN INDIANA (By United Press) Indianapolis, Aug. 2.—The official draft of registration list of Marion county, exclusive of Indianapolis, has been stolen, it was discovered to- day. IS ORDERD BEFORE SAFETY BOARD T0 EXPLAIN HIS ACTS Canty Officers Also Called By Commission ; Led Protest Meet- ing at New Ulm. SCORED GOVERNMENT AND SENDING TROOPS ABROAD Range Mayors Also Cited to Defend Charges; Sheriff of Koochich- County is Included. 8t. Paul, Aug. 2.—Mayor L. A. Fritsche of New Ulm, County Audi- tor Louis J. Vogel and County Treas- urer Henry J. Berg of Brown county have been cited to appear before the Minnesota Public Safety commission next Tuesday to defend their partici- pation in the recent New Ulm meet- ing to protest against the sending aboard of American troops. Urge Sherifi’s Removal. The commission then recommended the summary removal of Sheriff J. J. Urness of Mahnomen county from office on charge of abetting .violation of the liquor laws. Mayors of International Falls and Ranier and the Koochiching county sheriff likewise were cited to appear at a special hearing next Monday on a report from the special investiga- tion of conditions in those districts recommending removals of officials responsible for law enforcement or a series of tests to establish whether the disposition {8 to perform official duties according to law. Minnesota sheriffs—eighty-six in number—will be called to the capitol in the near future for a conference with the safety commission. . Oovgnar . Governor urnqtfilt said after the meeting that he may decide today whether ‘summarily to-remowe} Sher- iff Urness of Mahnomen county un- der the provisions of the act creating the Public Safety commission or to grant him a hearing. Liauor Charees Raised. The charge of malfeasance against the sheriff was presented by County Attorney Clayton C. Cooper in an af- fidavit alleging that a liquor law violator was permitted to escape from jail. The Federal Indian agent re- captured the prisoner and then the sheriff, it was further charged, re- fused to turn over to the agent a quantity of liquor seized at the tllno of the arrest. ~ Chairman T. D. O’'Brien, St. Paul, who was accompanied by Director John H. Brown of Koochiching coun- ty, presented the findings and recom- mendations of the special commis- sion inquiry into law enforcement conditions at International Falls. Many Plans Proposed. A]ternatlve plans were prupused' First, removals of officials responsi- ble for nonenforcement of the laws, or, secondly, to permit the officials to continue and apply certain tests through the enactment o(’_ordlnunces. R. C. BENEFIT DANCE The Loyal Order of Moose will give a dance for the benefit of the Red Cross, Thursday evening, August 9, in the City hall. Revoir's three-piece orchestra will furnish the music. Nash Interests Arelndicted For Combine; Restraint Of Trade, Is Raised As Issue Grand Forks, Aug. 2.--H. B. Finch, general manager of the Nash Bros. fruit and grocery interests in the United States and Canada, stated Tuesday night that he could make no statement as to the indictment against the Nash companies for al- leged combination in restraint of trade under the Sherman anti-trust law, returned pny the federal grand jury at Fargo Tuesday, until he had seen a copy of the indictment. The corporate units of the Nash system named in the indictment are Nash Bros.. C. H. Robinson & Co., the General Brokerage Co., and the Stacy-Bismarck Fruit Co., according to word received here. All of the companies named have their head- quarters here with the exception of the Stacy-Bismarck concern, which operates several houses in the south- ern part of the state. Nash Bros. is one of the local wholesale houses of the company, while the C. H. Rob- inson Co., and the General Brokerage Co. operate throughout the system. Control 130 Houses. The Nash interests control 130 houses in the United States and Can- ada. Practically all of these are un- derstood to be separate corporate units. The Gamble-Robinson Co., as inde- pendent company, is also indicted. Pleas of “not guilty” were entered by attorneys for the indicted com- panies bhefore Federal Judge C. F. Amidon at Fargo Tuesday. It was said Tuesday night that the companies in question have been un- der investigation by the federal de- partment of justice for the last three years. First Indictment. The indictment is the first federal anti-trust suit to be instituted in North Dakota. The founders and chief stockhold- ers in the Nash interests are W. K. Nash and F. B. Nash, formerly of Grand Forks, who now reside in Min- neapolis. The system has grown from one small fruit house located here to its present gigantic size. H. B. Finch, recently elected presi- dent of the Grand Forks Commercial club, is in charge of the active man- agement of the entire system. The zeneral headquarters are located in Grand Forks.