Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 5, 1918, Page 1

BIG HARRY’ SENT 70 JAIL ON PLEA F GUILTY: ALSO ti;ed _He ~Overated éamblinz “Joint: Mattila, Game Keeper. o8 Also Sent to Jail. _PRISONERS CAUGHT IN ACT " BY COUNTY- AUTHORITIES Eeld "% Pléad: Judge Stanton As- ; sesses ?enalties. Harry Gunsalus, alias “Biz Harry,” ho has been running a wide-open gambling house in his block at the southeast corner of Minnesota avenue and Third street, was this morning sent to the’ county jail for 30 days ' ‘by Judge Stanton in. the district court. . The judge, in addition, fined ‘Gunsalus $100, and in case the fine 48 not paid Gunsalus must serve an- other 30 days in the county jail. This is the first time within the memory of the ‘“‘oldest inhabitant’ ‘that. Gunsalus ever received a jail sentence for running'a wide-open law “ylolating place in the heart of the business district of the city of Be- < midji. ! 3 Jail for “Keever.” Nikolin Mattila was sentenced to a fine of $50 and also sentenced 1080 ‘days. in ‘the county jail. It ne is.not. paid he will continue ‘etretch”’ 30 days-longer. “+:County“Attorney Graham M. Tor- ce - represe. dedP the .state in. the " 'Gambling Wide Open. The gambling joint conducted by Gunsalus_had been running wide pen. A few weeks ago Deputy Sher- 4ff Cahill and Acting Deputy “Jim” - ‘Black’ casually “walked into the side .. entrance, descended.the stairway to ", ‘thébasement. There were two-gamb- ling tables going full blast with ten ling. One of the tables was ther by Mattila, who required ap in- erpreter .in.. municipal’ court- when he' and Gunsalus were held to the grand jury, February term. “Jn the raid, the county officials al- '80-.confiscated two gambling tables, & 'quantity of poker chips and decks ..ot ccards used in gambling. Gunsalus was charged with per- mitting gambling to operafe in prop- erty owned and conducted by him, and:Mattila was charged with oper- 4ating a gambling device. Both were held to the grand jury.’ s Both Plead Guilty. i 3 This morning, Gunsatus and Mat- tila appeared 1n district court and entered’ pleas ot guilty to the charg- es.. In nis argument to the judge, County Attorney Torrance statea that when open gambling was eliminated from Bemidji, Gunsalus kept open and had never said he intended to quit. It was then the judge passed sentence, imposing the fines and jail term. .~ Gunsalus was granted a stay until next Wednesday waen he will be- come a guest of Sheriff Johnson, while Mattila went to jail immedi- ately afier the hearing. <~ Judge Stanton also entered an or- der for the destruction of the gamb- ling tables, the poker chips and cards. . g Bootlezzer “Gets His.” Judge Stanton also heard the case of John Manville of Kelliher, who had . Dbeen arrested November 1 on the - .chargeof selling booze October 26 last. He entered a plea of guilty and was fined $50 or 30 days in the county jail. Manville also got.a second dose when charged with running an un- licensed drinking place. For this, he recived anotner fine of 50 or 30 . ~days in jail. . The court ordered the confiscated liguor destroyed. _County Attorney Torrance repre- sented . the people in this case, also, . and Charles Scrutchin looked after ' Manville. GERMAN MILITARISTS THREATEN RUSSIA (By United Press) - Amsterdam, Jan. 5.—A semi-offi- it ‘that German militarists declare Russia must take the ¢cohsequences if “she breaks peace negotiations. Ger- . InATi Newspapers warn against peace conferences on Russian soil, saying England would dominate the confer- ences. GIVENS100 FINE| T to. Grand Jurv. Decide to| help supply the great demand for Red gain “kept” by Gunsalus himself-and the| -cial dispatch from Berlin today has|CONSID RITAIN LAYS Makes Reply BEMIDIIL. MINNESOTA. SATURDAY' E To Germany’s Terms GERMANS APPARENTLY PROPOSE TO REMAIN ON OESEL ISLAND at:least. At: Ve STATE BOARD TO CONSIDER DEMAND FOR R. C. NURSES ~~The Minnesota State Board of Ex- aminers of Nurses will hold an extra session. of exanitnation for murses:on February .1-and 2 at 9 azm. in the state capitol: >V T AT G ks The extra session will be held to Cross nurses. In the state where there is a law providing for registra- tion of nurses it is necessary for all applicants for Red Cross work to be registered in the state. Applications may be addressed to Miss Lydia H. Keller,” registered nurses’ secretary, 803 Lowry building, St. Paul.: GARFIELD;BLAMED FOR - " OHI0 COAL SHORTAGE Washington, Jan. 5.—Ohio people are. burning their fence rails and pickets and are cutting down fruit trees this winter, because, according to Attorney -General- Joseph H. Mec- Ghee of that state, they were told last September. by Fuel Administrator Garfield .o rely on his “imaginary ccal pile.” Testifying before the Senate manu- factures. sub-committee Attorney General McGhee said he came .to Washington last September and told Dr. Garfield that a fuel famine was impending. He declared he explain- ed that the mines were running be- low capacity production, that most of the coal was going to-the Northwest; thaf the factories had their coal un- der contract from last spring, and that the domestic consumers could not procure coal for the winter. Dr. Garfield then.described his “imagin- ary coal pile” plan and asked him to be patient until the coal needed by the Northwest could be shipped. McGhee then described correspon- dence with the fuel administrator lasting two months, which failed to get coal for Ohio’s domestic consu- mers. Finhlly because public utili- ties committees were so affected and there was no prospect of relief, the state commandeered coal on the rail- roads. Thewe was then about 10,000 carloads on sidings, McGhee said, get- ting nowhere. 8 Heé cited one instance where four carloads on a trip of 30 miles, stood on a siding midway between mine and consumer from April to Decem- ber. g CALLED SOLDIERS BUMS; 'PAINTED YELLOW, FIRED Waterloo, . Ia., Jan. 6.—Frank Brunre, employed at the Illinois Cen- tral railroad shops, uttered a com- ment today to the effect that “eighty- five per cent of the American 80l- diers are bums,” and the shopmen, after severely beating him, painted him yellow from -head to foot. The company approved thé job by dis- charging ~him. #4) RATLWAY EMPLOYES ARE NOT (By United. Press) ‘Washington, Jan. 4. —Provost Gen- eral Crowder today ruled that rail- way employes are not considered gov- ernment employes in compiling draft| pape: classifications. __Thfs photograph of the Germans on Oesel island, near'tle mouth of the. %t America and indicates, by the shelters the soldlers are bullfi:{lng, that they .intend to stay there through the winter right of the illustration is a German soldier signaling.to a tr!nsport in tpe harbor. . O ROOSEVELT CALLS ~0N G.0.P. TOBACK™ WOMAN _SUFFRAGE Oyster Bay, N. Y., Jan. 5.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt .urged .a united Republican party behind the proposed constitutional amendment granting suffrage to women in a . letter he wrote to William R." Willcox, chair- man of the national committee of the Republican party. 4 “I earnestly hope,’”’ wrote the colonel, “that the Republican party as such, will do everything possible to get all its representatives in Con- gress to vote in favor of the comsti- tutional amendment giving- women suffrage. ) “This is no longer an academic question. The addition of New York to the suffrage column, I think, en- titles us to say that as a matter both of justice and common sense, the na- tion should rnio longer delay giving the suffrage to women. “Will you also let me urge as strongly as possible that there be an jmmediate addition to the Republican national committee of one woman from every suffrage state. I do hope this action can be-taken.” BEMIDJT RIFLE CLUB WILL MEET THIS EVENING. 8 0°'CLOCK The Bemidji Rifle club will meet this evening at the office of H. J. Loud. The hour is 8 o'clock. Elec- tion of officers will be a feature. All members are requested to be pres- ent. COUNTY FARM BUREAU WILL BE -ORGANIZED —_— The organization ' Of the Southern Beltrami County Farm Bureau will be perfected at the ‘court house Jan- uary 10, at 11 o’clock. Cards have been mailed to all who have mani- fested their interest in the organi- zation. S. 8. Cleland, agent leader of the extension depart- ment of the University,of Minnesota, will be present to assist in the work of starting the bureau. Everyone interested:in the orga- nization of the bureaw, which will make it possible to seture a county of Finland, Is the first to arrive In EWETT RECEIVES AUTO x LICENSE TAGS 1918-1920 The: ..Jewett company today otiRYe 4 -supply-0£-1918, 1929 and .},aszoaucense sapplication blanks for autpmohiles. . Mr. Jewett stated that there had 'been a-.large demand for these blanks since the holidays and that his office s, now ready to look after the needs. of all applicants. The price for the three years is $6 BRITISH AND GERMAN ARMIES IN FINAL BATTLE ROUNDS (By United Press) With the British armies afield, Jan. 5.—Like heavyweights, the British- and German armies are in the final rounds of a finish fight with the Germans -and British sparring, watching for a chance to lead. They are counting time monthly. They are in :the forty-second round, bhoth clinched, easing up after the terrible onslaughts. The battle zone is snowbound and Iexmoding shells spray the country with frozen earth as deadly as frag- ments. of shells. : JOHNSON TO BATTLE FOR ROAD RETENTION BY THE GOVERNMENT _ (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 6.—Advocates ot government ownership, headed by Senator Johnson of California, to- day commenced their fight against the returning of the railways to pri- vate interests after the war. At the same time, Senator Smoot of Utah commenced a fight for conscrip- tion of wealth. Senator Johnson sounded his fight- ing keynote when he stated if the people” footed the bills for railway improvements the people should own the railroads permanently. RUSSIAN ASSEMBLY MEMBERS MUST IGNORE THE GERMANS Petrograd, Jan. 5.—The govern- ment has issued a formal order against Russian members of the con- stituent assembly communicating with German delegates. ssistane_ eounty| SEVENTEEN MORE LEAVE T0 JOIN THE COLORS; ARE GIVEN SENDOFF organization farm agent, is urged to| pjoneer, be present whether his intention to beca: not. & a member or Sentiment seems eral for the &efi ty bunch. selection of B. M. ! Te as coun agent. 3 PO O PAVORS THE BUSSIANS (By United’ Press) Amsterdam, -Jan. - 5.—The Vor- ’ ist | pot this noon. waerts, Germany's fatemost Social d|and the Home Guard was there. They paper, .supports the Russian deman for withdrawal of German armies from occupied Russian‘sections. The r says the Ruseiand are right in their contention. ihas indicated | Bemidji, Minn. Cass Lake, Jan. 5.—(1:30 p. m.) —=Seventeen, 0. K. This for the ELI ARNOLD. Bemidji sent away sixteen more of her young men to Uncle Sam today. She sent them away with a hearty farewell. They went to Duluth whence they will be sent to Jefferson -.-| barracks for assignment. There was a big crowd at the de- The band was there escorted the boys from the city hall to the depot. All the recruits re- ceived a “joy box” and the Red Cross ladies gave each a ‘‘housewife.” ,cure the required feed. TEL "WHY SHEBATTLES; UPON WHAT BASIS ~ PEACE MAY COME Y. W.C. A, CAMPAIGN REPORT © SHOWS EXCELLENT RESULTS Bemidji's apportionment for the Y. W. C. A..war work campaign, is re- ported by Mrs. Jessie French,: in charge of the work, as follows: Twenty-five dollars from ~ the Crookston Lumber company, ‘$5 Trom the Methodist Ladies’ Aid society and $4 from the Rebekahs. . . - _The following towns = throughout the-county have sent in their full as- sessments: Kelliher, $25; Red Lake, $56; ‘Clementson, $5; Turtle River, $5 and Hines, $5. Spooner goes -way over ‘the top with a contribution of $66.50, an over-subscription of $16.50. Baudette has also over-subscribed $30.50. 3 Blackduck will soon bé ready with this' money is received the campaign for. -this county will be clogsed. The entire apportionment for the county will_be’sent In by draft.to Mrs. W. H. Bovey of Minueapolis.” *Each town will be receipted from headquarters for the sums pledged. 27.000 FILIPINOS TO BE """ MUSTERED INTO U. 8. ARMY Washington, ‘Jan. 5.—Approxi- mately 27,000 Filipinos are expected to be mustered into the United States army under a bill passed by the House, taking thie Philippine Na- tional guard and Scouts. EFFORTS BEING MADE 10 SUPPLY FARMERS WITH FEED FOR STOCK A determined effort is to be made for securing an adequate supply of rough feed for stock for the farm- ers in this vicinity, and to that end the Beltrami County Public Safety commission has appointed Dr. W. K. Denison, the veterinary surgeon, to assist the farmers. A Dr. Denison has had much experi- ence in securing hay and straw for his own needs and is in close touch with conditions in this vicinity and elsewhere, and he knows what feed is good for all kinds of stock. The idea is to have Dr. Denison do the purchasing. It is the intention to have groups of farmers get together, figure out their needs and notify Dr. Denison and he will attempt to se- Tor his ser- vices, a charge of 50 cents per ton is to be made. This is to be used for telegrams, letters and other in- cidental expense. It is not a project financed by the safety commission nor Dr. Denison, and the money for the feed secured must be ready when the purchase is made. If enough interest is taken in this, Dr. Denison will go out and get the feed situation well in hand for the farmers in the vicinity of Bemidji and nearby points surrounding. GILE HEARS FAMOUS FRENCH HERO TELL OF THE TRENCHES While Bueford M. Gile was in Min- neapiolis this week, attending the ‘“‘home coming,” which is a short course in farming at the University farm, he had the opportunity of hear- W ing Lieutenant Perigord, the famous French priest, who has served three and one-half years in the trenches of Flanders. He also had the opportu- nity of hearing other speakers and Mr. Gile says he can’t see how any human being can feel the slightest sympathy for Prussianism after hear- ing first hand of the awfulness of Prussian murder and rapine. The short course, he says, was in- teresting and valuable. SWEDEN RECOGNIZES FINLAND’S -FREEDOM (By United Press) Stockholm, Jan. 5.—The king's council has decided to recognize Fin- land’s independence. (By United Press) London, Jan. 5.—Great Britain's answer to Germany’s peace terms was announced to the world today by Premier Lloyd George, at the Labor council. : . He 'said that England was not fighting for the destruction nor dis- ruption of Germany, is not fighting for the destruction of Austria nor Turkey, not merely to alter nor de-’ stroy the imperial constitution of Germany nor to take Germany's lands, but for these principles: What She Fights For. , FIRST—The complete re- her apportionment of $60 and when | storation of Belgium. SECOND—Reparation so far as possible for devastating i towns and cities. ¥ ; THIRD—Neutralization and - natfonalism -f ‘the ‘Dardanelles. FOURTH-—Reconsideration of thie great wrong done to France in 1871, referring to Alsace. FIFTH—The establishment of . independent Polapd, comprising all genuinely Polish elements, because this is necessary to the stabalization of western Europe. SIXTH — Arabia, Armenia, ‘Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine are all entitled to separate na- tional conditions. 2 Princinles of Treaty The premier laid down these prin- ciples on which the British and the Allies are willing to make a treaty of peace: Ll FIRST--The sanctity of treaty' must be re-established. SECOND—There must be ter- ritorial settlements based upon the consent of those governed. THIRD—There must be cre- ated some international organi- zation to limit the burden or ar- maments and diminish the prob- ability of war. Turkey’s Poeace Terms Offerod Russia (By United DPress) Petrograd, Jan. 5. urkey I8 willing to grant Russia a free pas- sage through the Dardanelles during the remainder of the war, but holds that all fronticrs should be restored to their status before the war. This is the text of Turkish peace terms, Turkish delegates to the con- ference stated: First—Turkish before the war. frontiers same as Second—Agreement between the convention regarding further sea trade. Third—Individual war losses re- funded. Fourth—Territorial safety and de- velopment of Persia guaranteed on & basis of entire indepenednce. Fifth—Free passage for Russia through the Dardanelles during the ar. Sixth—Limited mobilization for natifonal defense. o Germany in Comvlications. London, Jan. 6.—It {8 believed here that Germany is between the devil and the deep sea, as it i8 known here that Germany regards amicable relations with Ruseia absolutely es- sential to her economic development after the war. Transfer to Stockholm. Zurich, Jan. 5.—A Vienna dispatch says the Teuton delegates returning to Brest Litovsk, expecting to find Russiane there for a resumption of negotiations, found not one Russian, but found instead telegrams asking for a transfer of negotiations to Stockholm. . —