Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, September 26, 1919, Page 1

¥ \ e i N > '“'a’?eh"fit‘,ufi%i; Tight; who-wae recent- " MEMBER UNITED PRESS Today’s world’s news J‘t‘qdny. VOLUME XiL NO. 228/ The Pioneer is a member of the United 4 ,J’ress. -.._ BEMIDJIL, MINN., FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1919 ‘Weather—Hotel Markham: Unset- tled, increasing winds; warmer. BANK BANDITS LIBERTY SHORT:; - CAUGHT HERE Lengby Bank Holdup Artist Hides After Crime and Boards Late Train ‘DEPOT AGENT WITNESS: - AND WIRES SHERIFF ‘Deputies Meet Prisoner ,:qd Find Plunder; Polk Sheriff Races Train The unknown bandit who robhed :the Lengby bank in Polk county, shortly after noon, Wednesday, had little liberty with his ill gotten gdint .of about $2,000, for he was captured in Bemidji on the 2:10 Great Nofth- ern train, when it drew into‘the rived by auto Sheriff Bolstad of -county and two of his force. The prisoner was hustled from ‘the -train and in ten minutes was loaded into the auto and headed for: the »county jail at Crookston. Revolver in Holduv. The movements of the prisoner af- ster his crime are plainly- evident; For two or three days he had been “‘Bang- ing ‘around” in Lengby and at/the point of a revolver obtained cash .and Liberty Bonds, the holdup being gsne, by the lone bandit. He had given a 420 bill to the Great Northern {epot agent. Art Wright, who was regent- 1y transferred from the Great North- «ern depot baggage room at Bemidji,| reserving g berth on the early morn- ing train. . "As the train arrived; the money due’ him, put 76t until the train moved that ‘he “observed the stranger swing on the rear of a sleép- er -attached to the train. ! Suspicion was immediately aroused and he wired to the sheriff’s office in ‘Bemidfi and Skinvik got the mes-| -sage. : Deputies On Job. A hurried trip to the depot was made and upon arrival entered the train and sought to search the sleep- er. ‘The conductor objected, but was told the law and the berth was lo- cated. Shea slipped the ‘“cuffs’ upon the prisoner and got him out of his berth' whien the stranger ejaculated, “What the hell ‘kind of a town s this.” 5 “If you’d had those on today you wouldn’t have gotten into the trouble ‘you did” came back Shea. Money is Found. After donning his clothing, a search was made of the occupied berth and underheath the mattress -and bedding were discovered a lot of Liberty Bonds and a large quantity of bills, which were confiscated and turned over to the Polk county au- thorities, who had arrived inthe auto, to head off the fleeing man wanted. Revolvers in Berth. ‘When he got his clothing on it was noticed that from -his knees down they were soaking wet where he had walked through the dew on shrub- bery of the nearby woods. Besides the money found in the bedding, two small revolvers were discovered. The name of the stranger was not learned ras the scene was quickly enacted. He -was about 30 years old, weighed ‘about 160 pounds, stood about 5 feet 8 inches, had a rather peaked face and brown hair. SENATOR JOHNSON T0 PACIFIC COAST TODAY By George Martin. ‘Washington, Sept. 26.—Senator ‘Hiram Johnson was off for the Pacific coast today, to present his side of the league of nations question in opposi- tion to President Wilson’s views. Johnson goes first to San Francis- <o and expects to make several ‘speeches in California, Oregon and “Washington. His speeches, he point- ed out, will be the first made on the coast in opposition to the treaty and league. . ELEVATOR CO. IN COURT. Linton, N. D.. Sept. 26.—Officers of the Occident Elevator Co., were to appea~ 'in court here today to an- swer charges of discrimination, con- trary to the law, making it illegal for any corporation to buy grain at one point at a price lower than that | paid at another point for the same |} grade of grain, making due allow- ance for difference in freight rates. i Workmen excavating at Broadway and One Hundred and Sixty-ninth street, New York, unearthed vi'hn;t is sald to be the flooring and fireplace of & hut of a camp occupied by the Hessians during the Revolutionary war. “The photo~ BOLSHEVIK PREMIER LANDS IN PRISON (By United Press.) Basle, Sept. 26.—A dispatch to the European press from Copenhagen, re- ports that Nickolai Lenine, bolshe- viki premier, has been overthrown and imprisoned in the Kremlin at Moscow. The. people’s commissiary, Dorchinskt, has succeeded in power and is occupying Moscow, said the re- -| port. LOCAL ICE DEALER SEARCHES FOR SUPPLY ‘When “Ted” Getchell of the Smart- Getchell Ice company declared to the ‘Bemidji association that there was a shortage in the ice supply in Bemidji he spoke tHe truth. An advertisement in The Pioneer contains an offer to-seil 100 t ice at Red Lake and Mr. ,@e,&' ing-after: this addtiotal . with.hopes of being able to secure it. They have been to various ather points in search of a needed ‘supply; without avail. ; AERIAL SOUADRON FOR GUARD IS PROBABLE (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 26.—An aerial squadron may be established as a branch of the Minnesota National Guard for which Adjutant General Rhirow recently asked the war de- partment in Washington. Today :qmph«showy children s_enrc]m}g the excavation for relics. Wilson Force To Quit Tour; Health Fails (By United Press.) Wichita, Kan., Sept. %6.—Owing to ill health, caused by the strain of his long speaking trip in behalf of the league of nations covenent, today compelled President Wilson to cancel the remaining five speaking engage- ments. The president’s train will re- turn to Washington at once, accord- ing to.Secretary Tumulty, who in &} formal statement said the -severg train of the trip and.past yedr had {-brought - on-nervous-reagtion in: the digestive organs.. i d -Dr..Grayson, personal physician to the president, insisted upon abandon- ment of the trip, Tumulty said, de- spite the president’s desire to con- tinue. ; Announceemnt of the cancellation of the-trip was made before a crowd of 15,000, which jammed the audi- torium here. S. A. Amidon, national democratic committeeman from Aan- sas, made the announcement. There was no demonstratfon when the an- nouncement was made that the presi- dent could not speak. an dthe crowd filed out slowly. nother large crowd was outside on the street. Lack of exercise was said to be Major W. G. Garis was asked to fur-|partly responsible for the pr¢sident’s nish the department of the northwest condition. Upon advice of his physi- with a list of reserve flying officers|cian he-took an automobile ride in- here. STATE FORESTRY BOARD PLANS MORE FORESTERS (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 26.—The state for- estry board met at Itasca State park today to discuss plans for the em- ployment of 135 extra men to patrol the forest regions to prevent forest tires. ACCEPT OR REJECT. IS ' WILSON’S LATEST OFFER | lssue in Pueblo, Col., Sept. 26.—Reducing his fight for the peace treaty to a direct issue of acceptance or rejec- tion, President Wilson invited the senate to take a definite and unmis- takable stand one way or the other. After declaring it would be his duty as chief executive to judge whether the senate’s action constitut- ed acceptance or rejection, should re- servations be incorporated in the rati- fication, the president added a warn- ing that he did not consider “quali- fied adoption” as adoption in fact. He said, however, that he saw no objection to mere interpretations. FAIR BOXING PROGRAM. (By United Press.) Fairbault, Minn., Sept. 26.—A big boxing carnival was scheduled for to- night to feature the county fair and home coming celebration. Jack Red- dy, St. Paul boxing promoter, will put on exhibition a string of north- western boxers, including the Gib- bons Brothers and other high lights of the ring game. BAKER SAYS “0. K.” George T. Baker, Bemidji mer- chant, says: “The publishing of the Still- water market in the Daily Pioneer is a mighty fine thing. It will be worth much to the farmers.” stead of speaking. Wilson has made forty speeches I since leaving Washington, September 3, and was scheduled to speak at Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis and Louisville before returning to Washington. He will arrive at Washington Sunday morning. “LABOR’S RIGHT IS TO BE HEARD.” GOMPERS By Raymond Clapper. (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 26. — “Labor’s right to be heard by employers is the the steel strike,” Samuel Gompers, head of the American Fed- eration of Labor, told the senate labor committee today. TEMPORARY RELIEF IN SUGAR SHORTAGE SEEN Chicago, Il1., Sept. 26.—Temporary reliet from the suiar shortage that has resulted in retaflers limiting cus- tomers in some -instances to one pound purchase, is in sight with the coming of the western beet sugar crop, according to Henry H. Rolapp, chairman of the food administration’s sugar distributing committee and president of the United States Sugar Manufacturers’ union which met to- day. % ““Rationing” could be eliminated by November 15 he believed. But unless the government took some further action to conmtrol the sugar market next year might see prices soaring to fifteen or even twenty cent§ a pound retail. The shortage this year probably would be accentuated next year he said. While the manufacturers were in sessfon. United States District At- torney Cline telegraphed Attorney General Palmer, urging that he en- deavor to have the sugar equalization board take charge of the 1919 sugar crop at once. A serious shortage was threatened unless some action be taken, he said, with refineries plan- ning to export large quantities. Mr, Rolapp pointed to the world shortage caused by the war which stopped production in the beet raising areas of Europe, as the prime cause of the present shortage. J. H. SUBSCRIBERS WILL HOLD MEETING SAT'DAY All those who have subscribed to the Jefferson Highway in Beltrami county, should be present at the meeting Saturday foremoon at 11 o’clock in the Bemidji association quarters, Nangle block. The medeulng is to'.r the pnrpos«‘a3 (:t 8 elegates to represent Bel- tg%%nw agt the eunvel:ltlon :)l the Minnesota division of the highway, to be held at Little Falls, October 9. Members are urged to be present. BONUS BLANKS READY. ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK P e— . (By Unft:d Press.) * St, Paul, Sept. 26.—Soldier bonus application blanks will be ready for distribution im mbout. a week.: The ‘state board held a meeting this afternoon to complete the forms. Three hundred thousand application blanks will be printed. TELEPHONE COST PROBE STARTED BY THE STATE (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 26.—It was stated today that hearings commenced on telephone valuations, which are ex- pected to result in sweeping reduc- tions in telephone.rates about the first of December. Preliminary con- ference is being conducted by the state railroad and warehouse com- mission, with the engineer of the Twin City telephone companies oper- ating throughout the state. series of hearings will be held to determine the valuation details. Other telephone heads may be called soon. 'OVERLAND FOUR ADDED BY THE MOTOR SERVICE The Motor Service has received one of the type of the Overland Four, known as the “Baby Overland” and “The Mystery Car,” driven to Be- midji by Charles S. Probsp of Duluth, wholesale manager of the Overland district. The trip was made in eight and one half hours and he claims to have consumed a gallon of gas on do- ing an average of 26% miles. One of the features of the car is a three point cantilever spring suspen- sion and any one desiring a demon- stration will be accommodated. George Keenan is the manager of the Motor Service and Mr. Probsp intends to take a trip to Park Rapids Mon- day in the Overland Four. Any one desiring to make the trip will be wel- come. ACTUAL POLITICS CHARGED IN WOMEN’S SESSION Little Falls, Minn., Sept. 26.— Much political excitement was cre- ated at the Minnesota Federation of Women's clubs, when Mrs. Peter Ole- son, Cloquet, who fo rsome time has been considered a strong candidate for next president, arrived on the scene. Since gathering here, lengthy dis- cussion_has been heard in regard to Mr#E®it880n as presidential candidate. Women of the Federation heard re- ports that Mrs. Oleson had pledged suppqrt of women of this state to her party at a recent meeting of the democratic national committee in Chicago and therefore were with- drawing their support. She is 2 mem- her of the national democratic com- mittee. STRIKERS SHOOT AT PLANT EMPLOYES ON WAY T0 WORK: POLICE TAKE HAND By Fred'S. —— D O8OV FE K€ BTW Ferguson. ;s (United Prgss Correspondent.) ¢ Pittsburgh, 'Pa., Sept.” 26.—Strikers and state and local police engaged in a long range gun battle at Clairton, early today. The shooting occurréd between 5 and 6 o’clock this morning when about a dozen strikers began firing on the men who were on their ‘way to the steel plants for the day’s work. It was dark and only the flashes of the guns in the hands of the strikers revealed their whereabouts. Expecting possible trouble, the police were laying in wait and immediately re- turned th fire. Giving chase they captured three men whose guns, they said, had been emptied and reloaded. Several yells were heard but it is not been hit, WOULD MAKE MORE QUIT.' Colubus, O., Sept. 26. — Governor Conwell of West Virginia today wired the governor of Ohio that 5,000 mhen| from Steubenville were reported about to cross the Ohio river into West Virginia to compel there to quit working. He sald it would be regarded as an nttacka ¢ By John Graudenz. ; (United Press Correspondentt)‘ i Berlin. (By Mail.)—"Women ought to be taken out of the iabor market just as much as posslblei,, : This is the opinion of Frau! ong of the women members of the tional nssembly, chosen after thels winter's revolution. In an interview she declared she believed women, ought to take more and more part In internal politics, but decrjed any ! g.— tempt to have them in high gover ment places. ought to be in the home rather than the factory or the office; and that where circumstances positively will not permit them to ‘have home life, then they ough. to be trained for the professions. “] don't believe women should be in cabinet positions,” she said. ‘“That would only make the cabinet fem- inine and weaker, and what is need- ed is strong manly forcefulness in positions such as the cabinet posts. “However, in internal politics, it is different. There, woman acts as a balancing spirit, and takes a fine, wholesome interest in welfare work. Women’s inclinations in politics are likely to be more positive than men’s, for women are generally either en- tirely conservative or entirely radi- cal. “As for woman's part 1u labor, I will eay that 1 believe womankind should be brought back to its natural destiny of motherhood and education of children. It is extremely unfor- tunate that women have become more and more the competitors of men in the labor market, for labor amongst women is the enemy of fam- fly life. It is impossible to be a workingwoman and a mother at the same time. “In my view, industrial conditions ought to be so readjusted that men will have better opportunities for marrying and for supporting families. Then it will be possible for more women to enter their natural sphere of family life. As for women unable to marry, more opportunities should be opened for their education for pro- fessional lines.” Frau von Gierke, as a conservative, does not believe in ‘‘equalizing every- thing,” as she put it. She believes that the German educational system is adequate, but holds that the “Kul- tur” that comes of family life and training ought to be developed. PREACHES T0 LUMBERMEN. (By United Press.) Iron River, Wis., Sept. 26.—The Rey. John Miller, accompanied by his wife and children, is motoring from lumber camp to lumber camp in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan under direction of the Shanty Men’s Christian association of the United States. The organization originated in Canada, but has recent- 1y begun work in the United States: William Clancy, president of the Lumbermen’s Credit association, Chi- cago, is president; William Hender- son, Toronto, is superintendent and the Rev. John Miller, Iron River, as- sistant superintendent. Rev. Miller workers oy, Gierke, of the German national pg}%:‘ it She said that they: preached in 192 camps last winter to an aggregate audience of 140,000 men. lfinqwn that any of the strikers had MAN OUARRELS WITH - WIFE. SECURES AXE. - COMMITS MURDER Walks to Police Station, Re- lates Tragedy, Confesses, Goes to Jail (By United Press.) St. Paul, Sept. 26.—John Schwartz peacefully slept in Dakota county jail last night, after confeesing to the police that he murdered his wife with an axe as the result of a quarrel. Schwartz walked to the police sta- tion after the deed, confessed, was arraigned and pleaded guilty. With- | in an: hour he was taken to the Hast- Angs jail. B GREAT BRITAIN'S RAIL - STRIKE STARTS TONIGHT (By United Press.) London, Sept. 26. The railway strike will become effective in Great Britain tonight, union leaders an- nounced today. Union officials and government representatives failed to reach an agreement at the conference today, it wa ssaid. ROBBERS LOSE NO TIME IN ROBBING SAVINGS BANK (By United Press.) Youngstown, O., Sept. 26.—Open- ing the vault of the New Waterford Savings bank at New Waterford early today, craaksmen made a getaway with between $15,000 and $20,000 in Liberty bonds and stamps. MILITARY BOARD TO TALK REORGANIZATION (By United Press.) St. Paul ,Sept. 26.—Reorganiza- tion of the Minnesota National Guard will be discussed by the mili- tary board next Tuesday at the capi- tol. The board failed to solve ques- tions in an all.day session Thursday. CHOLERA RAGES IN RUSSIA. (By United Press.) Novorissk, Russia. (By courier to Constantinople.)—An epidemic of Asiatic cholera is raging in this eity. During the past week the death rate from the disease has averaged 120 per day. Sixty-five per cent of the cases prove fatal. Shore leave from ships in harbor has been discon- tinued. Instructions against the use of un- boiled water and uncooked food have been issued, but careless living habits of the people render them averse to- precautionary measures. Physicians of the American Red Cross are treating the crews of fore- ign ships with anti-cholera serum and have furnished serum for use by the health authorities of the city. JAPAN WILL INVITE CHINA TO CONFERENCE Tokio, Sept. 26. — Japan is plan- ning officially to invite China to con- fer on the Shantung situation after Japan has ratified the peace treaty. This fact was communicated to the- correspondent by officials, who added that Japan naturally could not com- pel China to accept the invitation. “Japan,” said one official, “is anx- lous to settle the question of the restoration of Shantung as quickly as .possible, but if China declines to negotiate, Japan will be obliged to allow the present conditions as to Shantung remain unchanged.”