Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, March 15, 1918, Page 1

;l‘ractor prant. “The necessary $10,- to insure the location of the new ill'be moved to this ‘work- of assemblins the he ;Sliort Turn 'I;mctor -be one of the largest and maetl’ns» ¢ President Dahl and pbont 20 ot lgal stockholders lnx lg “the Commer- ’belnx reprgented, to }outline the plan of the contpact’to insure the perman- llnt ‘in Bemidji. “ Avpreciative. Dahl, in addressing the stock- homera, e;nm ‘his “appreciation for the a"ld given him by “Lamson,- for the mrsonal asslstancé ] =~ gimn hlm 2y the company ' for -his services other ugsesuon made-in jest that n he “passed: in his checks’ he igm desire to have his remains con- veyed to their final testing place by ‘Stiort Turn tractor. Mr. Dahl said promised for the ecom- request’ would - be ‘gd dgsure Him that the ant would ‘close during the funeral. (By Uuited Press) Marinette, W7 March “15.—For- mer United States . Senator Isaac i Stephenson died at 1:30 o’clock tmq mornlng, atter a long illness. Edltou note: Colonel Stephenson .was one:of the most prominent fig- ures in Wisconsin and one of the most prominent in political circles of .the Badger state. He was one of the pioneers of the state and at an early day engaged in the logging and . Jlumbering business in which he ¢ amastied an immense fortune. —was -known familiarly as “lke" One of his pet ambi- Y%5tions ‘wae to-serve in the _ United | Advancing years and ill health| q his retirement and he was pded. by Paul Husting who died "tew Weeks ago. DEGREE WORK TONIGHT BY THREE LINKS: LARGE CLASS First degree work is the order of e business for'the Independent Order of. 0dd Fellows tonight. All candidates who have received the initiatory de- gree are expected to be on hand this ' evening and a large class will ‘be & s " ‘given the work.’ i T The officers are making a special - U#® . - request of all members to be present. #—~~ The meeting will be called at 8 g . - o’clock and worl{) put through as s % - gpeedily as possible. - FOUR TO CANADIANS, ' ONE T0 U.S: FORCES| Recruiting Officer Magauran, of the Canadian recruiting staff, today sent four more recruits from Bemid;l to the Canadian service. Thomas Stits enlisted in the cav- alry, Melvin Johnson chose the truck driving section, while Lawrence Berry and Walter Johnson selected the artillery branch. Corporal Foucault also sent one to s “industries in this ~States senate, which wish was gratis| on' the OF DISTRICT BANNERS; _ LOCALS PLAY TONIGHT {0, M. Jacobson, of the Bemidji Con- struction company, returned: yester- day from Thief River Falls, where he went to-referee a basketball game between the Thief River Falls and Fosston h schools. ' Mr. Jacobson ‘is coach ‘of the Bemidji "high ‘school basketball team. The score was 256 to 21 in favor of Fosston, which gives Fosston the championship of one part of the district and Detroit the cham- 'I’Dnight Bemidji meets Walker at the Armory and a hot game is cer- tain to result. There will also be a e between the high school _girls Ind Bagley. = . @ 3 GOSSIP MONGERS AI)I) INJURY TO FEELINGS Just. why tongue waggers should devote their attention and time to Ime'tamily of F. W. Berkey in rela- tion to their:son, Edwin R. Berkey, who ‘met his fate on the Tuscania, is a mystery not only to friends of the family but to.the Berkeys them-~ selves. A few days ago, a letter was re- ceived from Washington by Mr. Ber- key and immediately the report spread that the young soldier was alive and well was being industrious- 1y peddled, some women being active- 1y engaged. Tracing down the = report from whence it last came it was found to be false in every respect and only|. served to annoy the Berkey family. Now comeés the alleged receipt of a post card, another malicious story, being spread. It would seem that the family has been bereaved -enough in the loss of their soldier son and it ill becomes gossip mongers to add to the per- gonal sufferings. PACKERS' AT'I‘ORNEY AFRAID TO TESTIFY By Unlted Resa) E * Chicago, March -15.—Franci; He— ney today reopened th der t!'afie commissions probe. by ca.lling Attor~ ney Broders' for Morris & Co., pack- ers. The witness said h!s testimony might lead to criminal implications and he asked immunity. It - was granted. ; A “SUPPER OF THE ALLIE] NATIONS” TO BE SERVED ‘What promises to be a most unique entertafnment is that to be given by the Epworth League of the Methodist church Saturday afternoon and eve- ning in’'the basement of the ekurch. The feature is called “A Supper of the Allied Nations.” Four tables, jrepresenting“the countries of Amer- ica, France, Great Britain and Ire- land, and two tables representing the United States army and the Red Cross will enter the competition. The tables are to be judged as to originality and appropriateness of decoration. Mrs. W. P. Dyer, Rev. B. D. Hanscom and E. H. Denu have been chosen as judges. The chairmen of the various tables are Junie Williams, Alice Minnick, Esther McGhee, Florence Bagley, Bertha Webster and Dorothy Weiser. The serving will begin at 5:30 the Uuited States army today, John|o'clock and continue until 7 o’clock. ¥ G. Wilcowski of Shovel Lake going|The judges will make the awards to the coast artillery. about 6 o’clock. ‘his office involves. VETERAN DIPLOMAT ~T0 CHIEI TO RESIGN d (By United Press) Santiago, Chili, March -15.—The entire future relationship. of Chili and America hinges upon the-selec- tion” of a successor to Ambassador Shea, whose resignation is persist- ently reported ‘on @ceount of = ad- vanced age and the strenuous work The resignation leaves ‘a difficult post to be filled as Shea was the one man above all others loved in Chili and the most successful in a generation... ‘With Ambassador Fletcher to Mex- ico he shares the honors. It is essential that a younger man succeed to'the post at this time; to wage the fight night and day against German propaga Through Shea -and Fletcher, the long standing fric- tion. between’ the United States and Chili was eliminated. ADDRESSES TWICE MONTHLY (By fiiflted Press) ‘Washington, March 15.—Casualty| lists will soon be issued twice each month with addresses. This will be of no value to the enemy, owing to their lateness. BOULDER HITS TRAIN; TWO WOMEN KILLED (By United Press) Harrisburg, Pa., March 15.—Two women were killed and 40 persons injured by a boulder which rolled down the side of a hill and crashed lnt%a train on the Pennsylvania rail- roa 'IMPROVING - REST ROOM The Bemidji rest room ‘on Minne-| Will present the “‘plomas. sota avenue is being repapered and redecorated. The rest room, which is being maintained by the city of Bemidji, is for the convenience™ of farmers and transients and is being well patronized. Mrs. Frank Thomp- son is matron. JOHN SMITH CALLS — Among- the visitors in Bemidji on Wednesday. was: Captain John Smith, the 128-year-old Indian-of Cass.Lake. In:spite of his, age, Captain. Smith s very.adtive and while in Chicago a short-time ago, became a: moving ,pioture—atsr, being ' filnied by a -mo- vlng plcture concern, ln full Indian costume. WANTS BURNQUIST St. Paul, March 15.—A letter from Edward P. Peterson, an attorney of Litchfield, addressed to Colonel C. H: March of the State Public Safety commisston, -urging the continuance in office of Governor J. A. A. Burn- quist, Senator Knute Nelson and Con- %zressman A. J. Volstead, is made pub- ic. Attorney Peterson calls attention to the loyalty of the three men, and bases his argument chiefly on the ground of their war programs. TEN MORE AMERICANS RECEIVE FRENCH HONOR (By United Press) With the American armies afield, March 15.—Col. Douglas MacArthur, Captain Douglas Handy and eight enlisted American soldiers have been decorated with the French Croix de Guerre for gallantry in action. Col. MacArthur was with -the troops in the Luneville region. Impresslve rltuals marked the burial of Corp. James B. Greslmm, Puvute Thomas F, Enright and Private Merle | D. Hay of Company F, Sixteenth lnfantry, who were interred: with religious and military ceremony at Bathelemont afternoon of November, 4. - Throughout the ceremony at:tlie gmves. French batterles, from their positions, fired minute -guns over the vl]lage at the Gernmn trenches . FOSSTON WINS ONE ‘| gram in the school auditorium at 8 ‘SNAKE JUICE' CAUSES ‘MAN TO CUT THROAT; USES LAMP CHIMNEY | Report reaches Bemidji that Archie Barton is under the care of a doctor of ‘the Red Lake reservation, wound- ed from an attempt at suicide after a prolonged spree in Bemidji. Barton, it is said, had been in Be- midji on a drinking. bout after a stay in the woods and returned to Redby a couple of days ago. In his room in a hotel.at Redby it is said he attempted to cut his throat and tried to procure a’knife, but was prevented. He then smashed his lamp chimney and used a piece of the glass to attempt his life, and cut a long gash in his throat, but not deep enough to kill him. At-the time.of the attempt, ‘it is said, Barton was in delerium tremens. FARM SCHOOL FETE - WEEK OF MARCH 22 St. Paul, March 25.—Students and alumni of the School of Agriculture will meet at the school March 22 for the twenty-ninth annual commence- ment exercises. The exercises will continue until March- 27. Class exercises will open the. pro- P. M., March 22. .On Saturday, Dean and Mrs. Thatcher will hold a recep- tion for the student$; faculty and al- umni in honor of the graduating class. The reception will be held in the home economics building from 8 to 10 P. M. The commencement sermon will be given by Rev. Donald J. Dowling, president of Carleton college, on Sun- day in the school auditorium at 3 P. M. The class play will be given i March 25 in the school auditorium at 8:30 P. M. The gradwating exercises will be held at 2 P. M., Wednesday in the school auditorium. President Burton MAY -BE CROWNED CZAR According to recent reports the Ger- mans may put the former czarevitch on the Russiun throne. Here is the czar, now plain Alexis Romanoff. PINTERVENTION IN SIBERIA SEEMS- - MERELY QUESTION _OFGETTING READY BOLSHEVIKI ACCEPT (By United Press) Tokio, March 15.—Japanese inter- DICTATED ’I‘R EATY vention in Siberia is believed to be (By United Press) ~Petrograd;-- March' 15::=—The Bol- shieviki congress in Moscow cast 453 votes favoring accepting the German peace terms, eight members not vo- ting, The ratification of the treaty of Brest Litovsk is assured. ' The attitude of the social revolu- tionaries is not ascertained but can- not change the result. Former Foreign Minister Trotsky has been, named war commissary: Prince Lvoff has been, afrested for alleged activity with Japanese to set up a new government. Renudiate German Peace. Petrograd, March 15.—Represen- tatives of the all-professional union qnit the party following the Bolshe- viki vote ratifying the German dic- tated peace, prior to the pan Soviet congress at Moscow. LABOR_VOTES STRIKE Kansas City, Mo., March 15.-——Six hundred delegates representing more than half of the 120 local unions in Kansas City voted to call a general strike of all labor unions in the city Monday, March 25, in sympathy with the strike of union laundry workers, which has been in progress several weeks. Only sixteen votes were cast against the resolution. BIG APPROPRIATION ASKED (By United Press) ‘Washington, March 15.—To carry on during the fiscal year of 1919 the emergenty war work begumn:this year, Secretary of Agriculture Hous- ton today asked congress for an ap- propriation of over $]9 000,000. LUTHERAN CAMPAIGN TOR FUNDS WAS A SUCCESS Chicago, March 15.—The execu- tive committee of the National Luth- eran commission for soldiers’ and sailors’ welfare announce that the campaign to raise $760,000 for the aid of Lutherans in service has heen more than successful. AUSTRIA TRAFFIC IS HAMPERED BY STRIKE (By United Press) Copenhagen, March 15.—A new strike has broken out in Austria. The Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin, received here, states that Austrian workers on the Northwestern railway, the Ferdinand railway and several other railways have struck and that the movement is growing. Most of the factories in Florisderf{ have been closed. The military ordered the strikerseto return and they refused. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED TO HOSPITAL: WAS FALSE ALARM The fire department was called to the hospital this afternoon, some one getting excited over a smudge in the basement, There was nothing doing when the department arrived. NONPARTISAN LEAGUE PUTS * I_TS CANDIDATES INTO FIELD Meorhead. Minn.. March 15— Knud Wefald, former member of the state legislature, was nominated for candidate for the state senate by the Nonpartisans at a convention of Clay and Wilkin county districts. Ben Weidel of Wolverton and S. P. Anderson of Tansem were nominated for the house of representatives and Weidel also was named as a delegate to the state convention of the Non- partisan league. An attempt to obtain indorsement for Adolph Bowman, a local union labor man, for sheriff of Clay coun- ty, failed. Wedin Wood, assistant chief clerk of the North Dakota house of repre- sentatives in the last session of the législature, was in charge of the meeting which was secret. SAYS FARMERS NEED $2.75 BU. FOR WHEAT Washington, Mafeh 15.—H. N. Owen of Minneapolis, publisher of a farm journal, told the senate agric tural committee that a price of $ a bushel on wheat would be neces to give the growers of the North- west an adequate profit for their 1918 crop. He said the farmers of Min- board for farm hands. latest photograph of the son of the ex-lmsflm are offering $65 a month with merely a questlou of time. All in- dications ‘and Japanece mobilization increase -this belief, ‘although - gov- ernment officials have not disclosed their policy-toward Siberid. It is believed here*that America is begin- ning to agree to intervention, The allies favor such action. Bloody Conflict Rages Petrograd, March 15.—~Dispatches say that 20,000 casualties have re- sulted from civil war in Turkestine, between the Soviets and natives. Fierce battles are being fougnt. Germans Take Citw. Berlin, March 16.—(Official)— Bachimatoch, in Ukraine, has been occupied by the Germans. TOWNLEY’S CASE T0 STATE SUPREME COURT (By United Press) Fairmont, Minn.,, March 15.—The demurrer on the true bills against President Townley of the Nonparti- san league and Secretary Gilbert, was overruled by-Judge Tifft and certified to the state Supreme court. League attorneys had sought this ac- tion, The chagges against Townley and Gilbert are that they, circulated lit- erature tonding to' dis¢courage eullst— ments. SAUK RAPIDS ELECTS MAYOR WITH MAJORITY OF TWO St. Cloud, Minn., March . 15.—Oli- ver (hnirhnrt was elected mayor of Sauk Rapids with only a margin of two votes over his#eloest opponent. The Socialist who was.on the ticket ran a poor third..”Chairhart“is now chairman of the Benton county safe- ty commission and the Red Cross and Liberty Loan organizations. . REYNOLDS IMPROVING Harry E. Reéynolds, who received a fierce bump when he leaped from a train the other day, while Jooking for slackers and non-registrants, is reported as improving nicely. He took a header on one eye when he slipped and fell, but otherwise is 0. K. i ROOSEVELT DECOPATED WHILE LYING ON OPERATING TABLE (By Unifed Press) With the Americans in the field, March 15.—Permission has been given to announce that Captain Ar- chie Roosevelt, son of Colonel Roose- velt, was decorated with the Frémnch \ war cross Tuesday for gallant ac- ~ tion, while he was lying on an oper- ating table in the evacuation hos- pital. FRITSCHE TO RUN FOR MAYOR AGAIN New. Ulm, Minn,, March 15.—Dr. L. A. Fritsche, removed from the office of mayor of this city by action of the Minnesota Public Safety com- mission as the result of the anti- draft meeting held here last spring, is a candidate for that office at the coming election. A petition, which is said to have been drawn up at the office of Albert Pfaender, former city attorney, removed by the safety commission ‘for the same reason as Fritsche, is being circulated for Frit- sche and is“gaining many signers. A strong loyalty ticket also is in the eld headed by W. d’Eidner. The campaign promises to be the hardest fought in years. Loyal citizens will make every ef- fort to defeat the Fritsche ticket at the polls. SAFE IN FRANCE Mrs. Rube Miller has received word from her brother, LeRoy Smith, that he has arrived safely in France. Mr. Smith is well known in Bemidji, having been employed in the Bart Stafford barber shop for some time. He is a university student, having attended the state university, and is now employed as an army clerk. He was promoted to sergeant some time ago. He stated his education has helped him wonderfully in the service, i I b e