Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 24, 1917, Page 1

VOLUME XV, NO. 222. “OUTING” EDITO St. Paul Boosters and Northern Pa- cific Advertising Manager Mem- bers of Publicity Jaunt. | TAKE DINNER IN LUMBER ] CAMP OF CROOKSTON CO. iz Hear Addresses by Indians; Take Photcgraphs of Interesting ! Sights; Smoker in Evening. Albert Britt, editor of Outing i magazine; Fred Stutz, chairman of the publicity committee of the St. Paul Association; M. J. Blair, pub- licity secretary of the St. Paul As- sociation, and Irving Peil, advertis- ing manager of the Northern Pacific railroad, were taken on an outing Saturday, both in Bemidji and vicin- ( ity, the object of the trip being the ¥ gathering of material for news stor- ijes and pictures for illustrations, s not only for the magazine but a gen- eral promotion proposition for north- ” ern Minnesota. ¥ Trip to Red Lake. The objective of the party was Red Lake and before starting under personal escort of A. L. Molander, general manager of the Red Lake railroad, and B. W. Lakin, logging superintendent of the Crookston Lumber company, the visitors were taken for a boat ride around Lake Bemidji. The trip was made on the Red Lake road and the first stop was at Nebish. Nearby is located one of { the Crookston camps in the town of O’Brien and dinner was served in the camp. = . esses B dians. - - - S ERY R%gg the pavrtl)!l was met by Superintendent Dickens of the Red Lake agency and a party in autos. Sight seeing was followed by brief addresses at the dance hall of the Indians by Messrs. Stutz and Britt. Chief Morrison acted as interpreter. ! | ’ Responses were made by Indian speakers in their native tongue. j They informed the visitors of their | efforts to aid the United States in t jts war by following the desire of the government and had planted ex- tensively, but that the weather had i een against the production of the ; crop expected. Smoker in Evening. " Upon the return dinner was served at the Markham, after which the party attended the Grand and saw { the pictures of the state game and H fish department. A smoker follow- i ed at the Commercial club at which i the visitors gave brief talks. § Several of the prants of the pic- ¥ tures taken wiil be displayed at the luncheon of the Commercial club Wednesday noon. Those in the party were: A. L. Molander, B. W. Lakin, C. W. Van- 3 dersluis, F. 8. Lycan, H. M. Stanton, § Thomas Swinson, A. G. Wedge, W. Z. Robinson, N. L. Hakkerup, E. H. \ 4 Denu, F. B. Lamson, L. F. Johnson, 1 H. M. Clark, William Betts, John ¢ McLearen and T. J. Burke. \ \ (By United Press) Buenos Ayres, Sept. 24.—Argen- L tine’s desire to declare war upon ) Germany is held in abeyance, for the present at least. Government offi- cials accept as temporarily satisfac- tory the message from the German government. o~ Pipestone, Minn., Sept. 24.—The official program is announced here for the annual conference of the Minnesota Methodist church to be held in Pipestone, September 25 to October 1. It is expected that two hundred and fifty ministers and their wives and about a hundred laymen will be in attendance at the sessions, which will be presided over by Bishop Charles B. Mitchell. Tuesday evening, September 25, the board of examination will meet, after which Rev. H. C. Jennings, D. D., of Chicago will speak on the topic, “Americanism and Method- L ism.” / Rev. H. G. Leonard will deliver the conference sermon on Wednes- dav morning and Rev. N. D. Darrell will preside. The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper will come at the close of this service. Missionary reports will be made in the afternoon and an address wfll BEMIDJI DAILY P BEMIDJ1. MINNESOTA. MONDAY E VENING. SEPTEMBER 24. 1917, PRISONER SAWS TAKEN.ON OUTING | BARS AT COUNTY T0O RED LAKE BY | JAIL; ATTEMPT BEMIDJI PARTY| TOESCAPE FOILED Federal Convict Cuts Steel of Cell and Gets Into the Corridor; Attacks Window. SAW BREAKS AND PRISONER SNEAKS THROUGH OPEN DOOR Comes Face to Face with Deputy Cahill* Prisoner Has Long Record in Crime. A broken saw caused a change in the escape plans of George Dwyer, a federal prisoner in the county jail, early this morning and in an at- tempt to break jail he ran squarely into Deputy Sheriff Cahill and is locked up securely awaiting being taken to the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Dwyer had, during the night, al- ready cut two one-inch bars to his cell and had gotten into the corri- dor and had attacked the iron bars on one of the north windows when the saw broke. Walks Into De A It was shortly belo‘;%tyfi o’clock this morning when the lady who usually prepares breakfast for the prisoners unlocked the heavy iron door leading from the front part of the jail into the prisoners’ quarters to get a couple of kettles, it is said. She got the kettles and left the door partly open while she filled one of the kettles from the sink at the other side of the room. Deputy Sher- iff Cahill was also in the kitchen preparing to take a prisoner to Still- water on the morning train. That was where the prisoner miscalcultaed for he _ thought the woman ‘was the only obstacle between him and freedom. There was a shuffle at the door and Dwyer appeared, evi- dently with the intention of making a dash for liberty. Deputy Cahill looked up from his chair and the (Continued on last page) MEANS PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO KILLING WEALTHY WIDOW (By United Press) Concord, N. H., Sept. 24.—Gaston Means today pleaded not guilty when arraigned for the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King. It is alleged he juggled the fortunes of the wealthy widow and Kkilled her rather than to have his duplicity discovered. PRESIDENT APPROVES STEEL PRICE FIGURE (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 24.—President Wilson has approved the agreement between the war industries board and steel men for figures on steel and its products, setting the reduc- tion on steel prices from 50 to 70 per cent. The prices become effec- tive immediately, subject to revision January 1, 1918. It is stipulated that there should be no reduction in wages and that the fixed prices should be made to the public and allies as well as the government. Steel men pledge them- selves to exert every effort to keep the production up to the maximum during the war. State Methodist Conference Tomorrow;Closes October1 be delivered by Rev. Charles Wesley Barnes, D. D., pastor of the Henne- pin Avenue Methodist church, Min- neapolis. His topic will be “The New Aristocracy.” Wednesday eve- ning the anniversary of the Epworth league will be celebrated. Thursday morning, Rev. J. M. Walters, D. D., will speak on ‘“Mo- thers of Men,” and a banquet will be held in the afternoon. In the evening Bishop Mitchell will give a lecture. Friday and Saturday anniversary services will be held and Saturday evening Rev. I. Garland Penn will give an address. Rev. Franklin D. Rule will con- duct a love feast on Sunday morning and Bishop Mitchell will deliver a sermon. Monday afternoon the or- dination service will take place. The conference will close on Mon- day with a devoitional service con- ducted by Bishop Mitchell. |SOCIETY WOMEN ———— e MINNESOTA WOULD EXPEL Photo by American Press Association. When the commissary department failed in an eastern camp rcently so- clety women who heard of it rushed to the rescue of the guardsmen with sandwiches and coffee. i ~—. Texas Senate Votes Ouster For Gov. ¢ Austin, Tex., Sept. 24.—The Sen- ate high court of impeachment which has been trying Governor James E. Ferguson for the past three weeks, sustained ten of the twenty- one charges in the bill returned against him by the House committee of tne whole. The vote on the first article—that he used $5,600 of state funds to set- tle a personal obligation—was suf- ficient to convict. A two-thirds vote was necessary. The ballot was twenty-seven to four. Formal Judement Tuesdng'. Next Tuesday at noon, the Senate, as a high court, formally will pro- nounce its judgment. Conviction car- ries with it, it is understood, disbar- ment from future offices, but this condition possibly may be amelior- ated. The governor is completely severed from the position to which he was ‘Jim” Ferguson twice elected by the people. Acting Governor William P. Hobby, an edit- or of Beaumont, assumed the full power of office. His tenure will ex- tend to January, 1919, Mr. Ferguson was born in Bell know what his future plans will be. He reccived his defeat cheerfully. To friends who surrounded him when the last article had been dis- posed of he said: “Everything will be all right.” Son of Minister. Mr. erguson was born in Bell county August 31, 1871, the son of a Methodist Episcopal minister and Confederate soldier. He attended district school until he was 16 years old, and then left his home and worked in the West for a few years as @ roustabout in a barbed wire factory in San Francisco, a lumber- jack in Washington, and as a mine helper in Nevada. GUARD UNIFORMS ARRIVE TODAY; ARE REGULATION PATTERN The uniforms for the Home Guard arrived today and members are asked to secure theirs as soon as possible. They are of the regulation color and style and the company will soon be fully equipped with full regalia. CHURCH RETAINS PREACHER WHO URGED KILLING OF PRESIDENT Minneapolis, Sept. 24.--The North- ern conference of the German Metho- dist Episcopal church sustained the charge that Rev. C. L. Lehnert, pas- tor of the Central German Methodist Episcopal church of Minneapolis, had used obscene language in a letter to the Liberty Loan committee in Minneapolis last May, but did not expel him from the church. In- stead, the temporary suspension was continued indefinitely because of his penitence for his offense and other “extenuating circumstances” which the trial committee said it discov- ered. LOWER PRICED FLOUR SOUGHT; MILLERS ASKED TO CONFER (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 24.—Minneapolis millers have been asked to attend a conference with the public safety commiseion Wednesday regarding re- duction in flour prices by the com- mission. EIGHT MORE WILL JOIN “PIONEER” STAFF OCT. 1 In keeping with its policy of maintaining the best daily newspaper in this part of Min- nesota, the Daily Pioneer has made arrangements to add to its staff eight more persons who will begin work for the Pio- neer October 1. Despite the fact that it is generally considered “hard times,” the Pioneer has been progressing steadily and con- stantly adding to its business in many important ways until it has reached the stage where eight more people are consid- ered necessary to its further ad- vancement. Each is specially fitted for a live daily. CONGRESS IS AROUSED OVER VEILED ATTACKS (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 24.—Aroused by veiled attacks upon the honesty of some of its members, the house to- day plunged into a heated discussion of Representative Heflin's = charges that certain representatives might have been interested in Bernstorff’s slush fund. Congressman Norton of North Dakota was applauded when he declared no greater crime could be committed than for a member to charge corruption or do anything to destroy the people’s confidence the government. in NOT YESTERDAY'S NEWS, BUT TODAY’S NEWS TODAY--BY THE GREAT UNITED PRESS o sk 0 Ty COMMISSION EXPECTED 10 ADOPT RESOLUTION ASKING U S. SENATE ACTION Second Call Delayed, Says urdtyssuad (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 24.—Provost Gen- eral Crowder today wired Governor Burnquist postponing the departure of the remainder of Minnesota’s 40 per cent quota of drafted men, orig- inally set for October 3. The camp is not ready to accommodate the men to be called next. NORTON ASKS PROOF OF TAMPERING WITH CONGRESS MEMBERS ... (By.. United, Press) i Washington, Sept. 24.—Represen- tative Norton of North Dakota to- day demanded from Representative Heflin of Alabama an explanation and proof of his charge that he knew 13 or 14 members of congress who had acted suspiciously in a pro-Ger- man manner. FORMER SHERIFF TAKEN FOR SELLING BOOZE, TWO0 MORE ARRESTS A. B. Hazen, residing about three miles south of Bemidji, was arrested Saturday afternoon by Indian Agent Thomas Wold on a charge of booze peddling. It is alleged 22 quarts of liquor were also taken by the agents at Hazen's home. Mr. Hazen was taken to the county jail and today was released on bonds before U. S. Commissioner Simons. Fred Sherman and Walter Fee were also arrested Saturday for sell- ing liquor right in Bemidji, peddling it from a five-gallon keg near the baseball park. It is said the men sold the booze for $3 per quart. It is expected they will plead guilty and face the federal court at Minneapolis next term. TAKES SUDDEN JUMP: GENEVIEVE ‘FORGETS'$10 Things were doing in municipal court this morning, two $10 fines be- ing collected and another case being continued. Genevieve Hagen, who had failed to appear to answer her charge of vagrancy forfeited the $10 bail she had left as a guarantee of her ap- pearance. Eric Peterson, who was arrested Saturday night, was ‘haled before Judge Gibbons, charged with for- gery. On the request of the defend- ant, the case was continueq until October 3. As the story goes, Pet- erson had issued several fake checks about town and finally had given the Bemidji Auto Co. a forged check for a pair of auto casings. Then he went down to a second hand store and sold the casings at half price to get the cash. Peterson’s bail was set at $1,000. He will try to raise the money for his bail. David Alexander was also haled before the court charged with illegal fishing and pleaded guilty to the charge. He paid a fine of $10. RUSS INTO ACTION (By United Press) Petrograd, Sept. 24.— Russian troops met the Russian German of- fensive in the Riga region with a, counter attack south of Pskov high road, the war office’ announced to- day. The enemy lost het.;ylly. (By United Press) St. Paul, Sept. 24—The Public Safety Commission of Minnesota is expected to adopt resolutions tomor- row asking the United States Senate to expel Senator La Follette who violently attacked the government in his address in Minneapolis last week at a meeting of the Non-Partisan League. CITIZENS VOTE $8,000 FOR LINCOLN SCHOOL BY LARGE MAJORITY The new Lincoln school will be completed as it should be, the vote on the question of issuing $8,000 honds Saturday evening carrying by 167 to 35. The polls were in the Central building and were manned by Dr. E. H. Smith, Dr. J. T. Tuomy and Quincy Brooks, members of the hoard. The action of the voters means that the new school will be finished as planned in detail. ALEX MONROE HELD GUILTY OF ROBBERY That Alex Monroe is guilty of rob- bery in the second degree was the verdict retyrned by the jury at 2:30 o'clock Saturdcy afternoon. The jury was out three hours. The case of Harold Kidd. implicated in the same robbery and up on the same charge was begun Saturday after- noon and is still occupying the court today. HENDRIXON ARRIVES HOME ON FURLOUGH FROM KANSAS Leigh (Moose) Hendrixon, of the U. 8. 8. Kansas, arrived home this morning on a three-day leave of absence. Mr. Hendrixon left with the Bemidji naval militia in April. He reports all the boys are well aboard the battleship. BOX FACTORY PATRIOTS DOUSE KAISER'S FRIEND “One German can whip any six Americans,” boasted a misguided em- ploye of the box factory Saturday afternoon. There was a rush and the friend of the kaiser was doused in a water barrel and swashed and soaked and handled rather roughly. An em- ploye of the plant attempted to stop the patriotis from being too rough, whereupon it is said he was prompt- ly floored by a member of the party. The offender apologized and prom- ised to hereafter cut out his unpatri- otic utterings. GERMANS ARE ROUTED (By United Press) London, Sept. 24.—German raiders epentrated the British lines near La- bassee Vile, General Haig reports to- day. They were driven out with Josses. MRS. HOUSEWIFE, CUT DOWN ON THE SUGAR (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 24.—Herbert Hoover, food controller, today asked every American housewife to reduce by one-third the consumption of su- gar usually used in the home. France needs 100,000 tons of Ameri- can sugar during next month, prob- ably more later. WHATEVER IT IS (By United Press) Washington, Sept. 24.—C. Herse- feld of Milwaukee was today named state mercantile representative un- der thd national food adminiptra- tion. § 5 | § ¥ i