Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 10, 1919, Page 2

VOLUME XII. NO. 240 VELLKNORNI | BEMIDJ; WAS SCHOOL PUPIL Edna Wernér Vic.:tim of Brutal Attack of Negroes; Shot to Death TRAGEDY OCCURS ON . E. GRAND FOI}KS BRIDGE Refused Demands and Gives _ Life as Penalty; Accused Hidden From Lynchers As a result of the confession, al- teged to have been made by Jim Smith, a negro, under arrest, charged ‘with the murder of Edna Werner, age 13 years, in East Grand Forks, a sec- ohd negro, Tom Thomas, who is said by Smith to have been the actual murderer perpretrator of the crime, ps arrested yesterday by the Grand ]’s'orks police and turped over to the Palk county, Minnesota authorities at. Crookston. The horrible tragedy is of unusual mterest to Bemidji, for the victim of the negroes was until about a year and a half ago, a resident of Bemidji #h her parernts and family. ' She at- TAPE T0 SPEED Puzzlmg Questions Debated|. by Officers; Friendly Suit Expected |GUARDSMEN RECEIVE ONLY SERV[CE PAY Faulty; First 1,860 Were; 650 Returned . Minneapolis, Oct. 10.—Red tape will be cut and technicalities avoided as far as possible in administering the soldiers’ bonus law, state authori- ties declare. While practically every Amrdlon pleatad, bonlm at the une of the first 1,860 applications re- bust line and' is nipped at the walst!ceived are faulty in some respect, by a crushed moire girdle, ankle. fon and lace. CENSUS SUPERVISOR NEEDS 250 HELPERS Thomas W. Swinson of Bemidji, then [only about 650 will have to ‘be re- three tiers ripple at will from hip to turned for correction, according to All this is in striking contrast to the very transparent bodice of chif- ded school here and her sister, supervisor of the census for the Sixth Anna Werner, is well known, as for fige or six years she was a sales lady in‘the store of A. T. Carlson. The family resided on Oak street and mgved from here to East Grand Forks ang several well remember the come- Jy;young miss when a resident of Be- il the countles of Aitkin, Beltrami, Morrigpn, Sherhgrne, Sterns, and Wadena, statées that he will need about 250 en trict, and ap for application forms should be sent STORY OF cnnn: srand Jorks, N. When a mob-of over 100-Grafid Forks | 4 and East Grand Forks met’reached the’ Polk county jail ‘at Trookston <drly yesterday morning, with the av¥pwed intention .of lynclflng Jim oSt 10— Building, ‘Bemidji, Minn. ll outra:sample schedule;’ “They will for -this: test. place. selected will be as acessible to practically all applicants distriet of Minnesota, which includes Bentorj, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Todd erators for the dis- ications or requests to Supervisor Swison on or before Oc- tober 15.- His address is Federal All' 'applicants, will be required to ‘be’ daly: notified'of the time and place Soifar as possible the | Smith, cdlored, charged with the as- sault "and. murder of Edna: Werner, aged 17, they found tnat Smith had ‘been taken from the jail and hidden i the country. iff .to examine the jail, the negro was refused. ‘Smith was taken to Crookston edrly Wednesday evening after he had been arrested by the Grand rorks authorities. Jim Smith, alias Sam Adams, a jie- gro was arrested here Wednesday in connection with the murder of Edna Werner, aged 17 years, of East Grand Forks, Minn., who was shot twice and thrown frem a bridge on to the river bank. ‘Police were informed by a laundry that clothing with blood stains and _burrs attached had been left there for cleaning. The garments were traced to Smith through receipts for money orders which were-found in the pockets. Smith attempted, according to the police ,to establish an alibi. Follow- mg examination the negro was tak- en ‘to Crookston for safekeeping, the tirst,” said Miss Werner. “«All right,” said Thomas, fired. The bullet struck Miss Werner in the neck. She screamed, and turning from the two negroes, started to run. "Thomas then fired a second time, and the girl fell. Then fouowed, in the full account sent out from Grand Forks, details of both negroes carrying the writh- ing body of the 'gu"l underneath the ‘bridge, of the departure of the al- leged slayers, the return of Thomas to the spot where lay the victim and 'As a result of a confession alleged and ored, arrested Wednesday night for: the assault and murder of Edna Wer- ner in East Grand Forks, a second ne- gro, Tom Thomas, who is said by to have been made by Jim Smith, col- Smith to have b2en the actual per- petrator of the crime, was arrested yesterday morning by the Grand Forks police, and turned over to the Polk county (Minnesota) authorities at Crookston. Smith’s confession includes a com- plete revelation of the details of the horrible affair. He claims that it was “Thomas who used his (Smith’s) re- wolver to kill the girl, and afterward viplated her. ‘Bmith states that he and Thomas were crossing the Washington street ‘bridge over the Red Lake river-when. they met Miss Werner. Thomas drew -a revolver and pointing it at her de- manded her money. “I have no money,” replied Miss “Werner. ““Well, then, come with us down nder the bridge, said Thomas adding “an obscene remark. “I won’t go. You can kill me first,” said Miss Werner. “All right,” said Thomas, fired. ) /The bullet struck Miss Werner in and The crowd was invlted by the sher- but all in- formation as to the whereabouts of When the last census wag. taken, enumerators averaged'around $70 for enumerators about, 3100 each and It will require but about two weeks time. FOCH'S ULTIMATUM APPROVED BY COUNCIL (By United Press.) Paris, Oct. 10.~— Marshal Foch's latest note to the German govern- ment, threatening to impose a block- age against Germany unless she im- mediately withdraws her forces from the Baltic region, was approved by the supreme peace council con- ference today. It was decided, in addition, to send an allied commission to the Baltic states to observe German methods. PARIS PAPERS REPORT ANNUNZIO KILLED 10.—Newspapers here Paris, Oct. published a rumor from Vienna to- day ,which reported the assassination of Gabriele d' Annunzio. No con- firmation. the neck. She screamed, and turning from the two negroes, started to run. Thomas then fired a second time, and the girl fell. | Then followed, in full account sent out from Grand Forks, details of both negroes carrying the writh- | ing body of the girl underneath the bridge. of the departure of the alleged slavers, the return of Thomas to the spot where lay the victim and the assault. Will You Be One il OF A Million Workers | To SecureMembers for | the work, but this;census will: pay|. Here’s a good chance to earn some extra; money for the winter months. Major W. A. Curtis, executive officer. Applicants generally misunderstood Question 16, and answered ‘no” when they should have stated receipt of the $60 bonus given by the federal government. Several puzzling questions were taken up by the bonus board at its session yesterday. Ome is the status of men who went into officers’ train- ing camps and did not receive com- missions. such a man was either an “officer” or a “soldier” in the meaning of the lay. Ruling will be asked from the war department as to the exact stat- us of these men. U, 8. Servioe Rules Pay. Members of the Minnesota Nation: al Guard when war was declared will ‘not draw_their bonus from April 7, 1917, Major ‘Curtis’ said, but from the time W, entuey entered the fed- eral service and “He drawing: pay £rom the federal goverhment. Major -Curtis, referred tp the board the ‘question’ of what allowance to make'#of fractional mohfths. = The law gives soldiers $15 “for each and every -month and fraction thereof” of service. Friendly Suit Likely. The bonus board was to take ac- tion in regard to sale of the first large batch of certificates. The $50,- 000 in certificates to raise funds to pay expenses of the board and its em- ployees has been taken by the First and Security National bank of Min- neapolis. Members of the board in Chicago this week consulted bond buyers as to the formin which certi- ficates should be issued. The usual friendly suit to determine validity of the certificates is expected, but board members say they are confldent no flaws will be found, and that the suit need not delay payments. FLYING PARSON’ IS DELAYED BY MOTOR (By United Press.) Rock Island, Ill., Oct. 10.——Three contestants in the trans-continental air derby were tlea ror the lead here at noon today at 1 o’clock. They were Captain Smith, Lieut. Kiel and Major Spatz, all from San Francisco. Captain Smith arrived first but all were held up because of rain. (By United Press.) Chyenne, Wyo., Oct. 10.—Lieut. Maynard, the “flying parson,” lost his lead in the transcontinental air derby here today when serious motor trouble developed in his De Havil- and 4 plane. Maynard estimated he would be delayed at least two hours. DRAYTON CLOSE SECOND. UP BONUS PAY Hundreds of Applications Are The question is whether |’ f:state legal departmenl late yester- St. Paul, Neb., Oct. 10.—Captain Drayton, fiying close to Lieut. May- nard, arrived here at 10:25 from Omaha and left at 10:57 for Nortu Platte. PROGRESSIVE FARMERS. (By United Press.) Hankinson, N. D., Oct. 10.—Farm homes between Great Bend and Han- kins, N. D., will have electric light and power in the near future. The farmers have incorporated to con- struct a light and power line between these two points. The current will be purchased from a Fergus Falls, Minn., company. - MERCHANTS’ ATTENTION. There will be a special meeting of the merchants of Bemidji at the quarters of the Bemidji Civic and Commerce association at 8 o’clock this evening. All merchants are urged to be present, as there is an important matter to be discussed. | b SES - DISORDERLY STRI pollc%mon MANY ARE APPLYING FOR SOLDIERS’ BONUS St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 10.—The big 320,000,900 machine created by the state. to pay -cash bonuses of $15 a month to Minnesota veterans and nurses of the World war is running at top speed and will continue at capacity operation indefinitely. Application blanks are going out Yonus: headquarters at the capitol by the thousands. Bonus board mem- bers are expected to return today or Thursday from Chicago, where they went to widen: the market for board certificates of indebtedness to pro- vide funds. The board then will be- gin' passing upon nppllcauons that paynients mmy start as soon’ as the certificate sold “and money is ‘availdblesy A puhflslflfl;ropon ‘that a speeiall’ .sessions of the..legislature may be called+ to submit..a. Constitutional amendment to the.people to validate the bonus law.wag ‘‘poohed’ in’ the day. Possible Legal Attack. It was learned that Attorney Gen- eral Hilton, hearfng reports that a cest suit would be brought on the law, before leaving for Washington assigned Egbert 8. Oakley of his staff to interpose a demurrer in any such proceedings.... Two possible points of attack are on contention that au- thorization of the $20,009,000 fund 18 in contravention of the state Con- stitutional limitation on state indebt- edness and that the state cannot law- fully pay soldiers’ gratuities from public funds. The purpose of the proposed litiga- cion. according to the generally ac- cepted view, is to obtain court rul- ings on the validity of the law as a guaranty that the $2v,000,000 of certificates are safe for investors. 5. A. CAPTAIN MAKES APPEAL FOR CLOTHING Salvation Army wants clothes for relieving needs of the poor. Last evening no less than six different people came to us asking for shoes and warm clothing. We had none to give them and we are appealing to you people of Bemidji to help us with this effort and then we will be able to relieve sheir needs. One woman told me that she had six children and none of them had shoes fit to wear to school. We replied “it is not a wise thing to give all to one family as some have done to the family who are being taken care of at the Salvation Army hall. They have been taken care of by Captain Orchard himself, but he finds that others are bringing clothes and other things there, 2nd the very best is used and others laid aside: Send all clothes and shoes and old furniture to 901 America avenue or call phone 478, and we will call for them. Captain Orchard also wishes to state that he does not buy clothes or sell them, as one person called on the phone yesterday, asking him if he could tell them of some one who wanted to buy old overcoats, that they had no more use for them, but wanted to sell them instead of giving them away to someone. We don’t buy or sell, but we give what we have free to those who are in need of these things to help us to carry on his good cause. CAPTAIN ORCHARD. —_——————m——_— London.—While dredging at Den- ham, part of the skull and tusk of a mammoth was discovered. Professor Sir Ray Lankester pronounced it to be 70,000 years old. ¢ in Cleveland, O., when u dlsorderly steel striker was arrested by and applications are pouring into| — \0‘ o \&‘\,‘. ¢ i KER- IS ARRESTED ® tntgr i EVANGELICAL LEAGUE'S ~FIRST BASKET SOCIAL Fully 200 Were Present and Baskets Sold High; Fine Program Rendered A great success financially and 8o« clally was the basket social given by ‘the Evangelical League of tue Evan- gelical Lutheran church Wednesday evening, and the baskets sold for not less than $1.60, attesting the popu- lapity - of the young )adles’ who brought thiem, and many new ac-/ quaintences and a much more pleas- | ant-evening resulted. Mr. Kolbe act- ed as auctiowéer and he had no diffi- | culty:in securing good bids. . Nearly ‘200 were present. .The program was splendidly pre- aen\‘.ed throughout. Aftér the open+ ing by, the girls chorus, the wewly-or- dained pastor, Rev. w F. H. Kafnp- hen] made an address of welcome and s followed by a male quartet coysisting of Olson, Graham, Hannah and Swisher. Readings. were then given by Verna Krause and Ruth Kolbe. The chorus girls than sang two humorous selections and were well recelved. The chorus comprised Em- mr Golz, Myrtle Kolbe, Bertha Krause, Louise Golz, Verna Krause, Ruth Koibe, Elsie Goss. Other selections followed by Mr. Olson, Miss Louise Golz and Miss Em- ma Golz. /45c PER MONTH S TS O CODE OPEN PLANTS I CONFERENCE | Can’t See ‘Why Employers Should. Be Required to Deal With"Men Not Employed T Reg RECESS TO DISCUSS | ARBITRATION QUESTION Riot}ng .qnd Killings Result at Two Centérs Where Steel Strike Is On By Ralph Couch. L O (United Press Correspondent.) Washington, Qct. 10.—The natton- . al industrial com’eernce today vofed a recess until 9:30 next Tuesday . morning to glve the Central com: HIGHLY SUCCBSFUL l‘ tee time to study and report upon t \ propopal of the labor group that the . i conference name a board of six to ai— i bitrate the steel strike. The Central committee will meet . i Monday, Washington, Oct. 10.-—Declaring - for an open shop, delegates represet- ing capital today proposed the code : to the national industrial conference. “No employer shauld be required - to denl with men or groups of men .who LE not his employes or chosen DECLAR-ES FOR by mfil& among then:,” said the re- ‘portiyi :, A recess was taken for one-hour by ‘the n tral ¢ inmittee of fitteen could de- cide bor of the'gteel strike. tional conference so the een- lat report tc make on the la- ups proposal for arbitration The * committee was deadlocked {over the report and Chairmgn Chad- wick wanted an adjournment until Thursday, but Samuel Gompers blocked this. RIOT RREAKS AT CLAIRTON. Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 10.—Rioting broke out at Clairton, near here to. day, when several foreigners, alleged to have expressed their intention of returning to work, were attacked. One man was shot and seriously wounded. Three others were stabbed and several beaten. e CLASH AT OI{IO CENTER. \oungsto“u 0., Oct. 10.—One ne- gro dead, another in a hospital in a critical condition and several in- jured, is the toll of a clash between negroes and foreign born steel work- ers at Huhhnnl early today. S0 much of a success was this first social affair it is contemplated to hold another similar in the near fu-; ture and thereafter. CONFERENCE RETURNS METHODIST PASTOR The Northern Minnesota confer- | ernce of the Methodist church, just held at Minneapolis, resulted in the return of Rev. Blaine Lambert to the pastorate of the Bemidji Methodist charch, after a year of service. Rev. Lambert was the successor of Rev. B. D. nanscom, wno went into the army as chaplain and was com- missioned as a lieutenant and sent to France. While in the state con- ference Rev. Lambert was elected as- §'stant treasurer for his district. BEMIDJI WILL MEET ‘ BLACKDUCK IN GAME With the cancellation of the con- ference football game by Detroit, which was to have been played at that city tomorrow, the Bemidji high school team will play the Blackduck high school team at Athletic park, Bemidji, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock and the contest promises to be hotley played. 1t will be remembered that at the blackduck community fair, held a few days ago, Bemidji high played the Blackducks as a feature qf the fair and defeated their opponents 40 GRAYSON NOW ALONE ATTENDS PRESIDENT (By United Press.) ‘Washington, Oct. 10. — President Wilson continues to improve in health, it was stated at the White House today. However, there is no indication that the rest cure will be abandoned by his personal physician, De. Grayson, him alone. CANNING INSTRUCTION - AT CENTRAL SCHOOI. Thn schedu]ed Bemidji ’ésnning :(lemunstrnuon of the demonstrations held in several points of Southern Beltrami county this week, .will be held fn the Central school tgmorrow morning, eommencing at 10/0’clock and continue until 4 o’clocK. in the afternoon. Miss Adele Kock ot the University of Minnesdota farm will have. chnrge of the demonstration. At noon, mem- bers of farmers' families will serve lunch, and an urgent invitation is extended to all women to be present. The cammittee in charge consists of Mrs. W. G. Schroeder, Mrs. Nels Willet, Mrs, Edward Larson and Miss Florence Meisch. This demonstration promises to be of unusual interest as some new lines are to be demonstrated in the can- ning process. GERMANS INAUGURATE ZEPPELIN AIR ROUTE 2 (By, United Press.) Berlin, (By Mail.)—Germany has inaugurated a'Zeppelin passenger line between Berlin and Friedrichshaten on the Swiss border. This line, rep- resenting a resumption of the smaller scale Zeppelin of pre-war days, has just had its first successful flight in the direction: Friedrichshafef-Ber- lin. ; It is planned to run the Zebpe)(n, ‘“Bodensee” every other day from here with the return trip on the odd,days. This air passenger vessel is equip- ped to carry more than a score of passengers, to say nothing of consid- erable baggage, mail and some freight. > The passenger’s car resembles a sizeable trolley car, attached to the forward part of the airship. 1t is comfortably fitted with lounging chairs, reading room, and other com- forte. - Besides the Berlin-Friedrichshafen ro\lte, it is planned to have a con- staiit air line between Prague and who is now gtf,endmg B}:nn with an intermediate station raslle. | i | 4 ‘: ! s