Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 14, 1920, Page 1

Only Daily Within 100 Miles of Bemidji NO. 118 —J—1 ' WOLUME XVIIL " CHAIRMANS | BEINPORTANT #lmportance of Position Grows Since League Will Be Big Issue . JOHNSON AND FOLLOWERS MAY PICK MAN, REPORTED Ia Return Johnson Will Be Asked to Offer No 2 (By United Press) New York, May 14. (By Harold Ja- ~cobs)—The chairmanship of the reso- Tutions’ committee at the rfepublican national convention grows in import- ance at it becomes increasingly ap- sparent that the League of Nations ‘will be one of the big issues in pre- :sidential election. Senator Hiram Johnson, foremost -tignre in. Progressive wing naturally -wants party to go on record as com- plétely opposed to League pact. All “his prominent rivals have declared in favor of League with reservations. Many republican leaders, it is under- -stood, are determined that the inter- national section of the party platform .ghall contain a plank indorsement paet with the Lodge reservations. 7o insure least possible opposition to this from bitter enders, these lead- .ers are said to be ready to recede from their present atitude regarding permanent chairmanship of the con- .<\vention and permit Johnson and his ‘followers to pick a man for this posi- tion. In return they will ask that .Johnson offer no opposition to their -choice for resolution committee. SCHOOL BOARD PASSES . “"Will Be Voted Upon by People by Special Ballot on May Twenty-eighth At a special meeting of the board of education of the Bemidji Public schools held last night at the High -sehool building for the purpose of :aeting upon the proposed bond. issue for a new school building to relieve the congested condition of the Bemid- i schools, a resolution was passed ‘asking for a bond issue of $235,000 to cover the cost of constructing a suitable building. The issue will be placed before the citizens of Bemidaji | at a special election to be held on ‘May 28 from 5 to 8 -o‘clock in the evening and if it is earried by the -voters, steps will be taken to relieve the congested school as soon as pos- _sible. BURNS CAUSE DEATH OF FORMER BEMIDJI GIRL Miss Nettie Evans, who for the past three years has been residing with her sister, Mrs. Guy Curtis at Charles City, Iowa, and who prior to that time made her home with her parents at Bemidji,. passed away shortly after midnight on Monday night from effects of burns received ‘Saturday morning when her clothing ! caught fire while she was attending a bonfire. She was taken at once to a ‘hospital there, following the acci- dent,, but she was so severely burned Dy the flames that she could not live. ““iOver half of her body was burned. The mother of Miss Evans, Mrs. J. W. Evans of 'Bemidji, arrived in ‘Charles City shortly before her daughter’s death. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at ‘2 o'clock at the Lindaman chapel with Rev. G. A. Hess offciating. The remains were escorted to Be- ‘midji this morning and short burial services were held this foreémoon at the Greenwood cemetery where in- terment was made. Rev L. P. War- ford of .ne Presbyterian church offi- ciated. Besides her parents and her im- /.-diate friends to mourn her loss, she Teaves five sisters, Mrs. Henry Schum- mer of Bemidji, Mrs. Guy Curtis of Charles City, Towa, Erma, Mildred and Caroline Evans of Bemidji, and .ome brother, Harvey Evans, also of Bemidji. Miss Evans was 22 years of age and had made her home here for five years prior to taking up resi- «dence with her sister at Charles City. COLBY WANTS LEAGUE ISSUE IN NOVEMB Chicago, May 14.—Bainbridge Col- by, addressing the bar association ‘here, declared that he hopes President “Wilson will stand or fall in November <elections with the League of Nations issue. “TBENIDJI BANKS SHOW REMARKABLY 5500,000 TAKEN ‘ ISSUE FOR $235.000 |Zone, and when conditions permit- &, SToKe CONDITION on the national 2 May 4th, and A call wag banks of ou A statements wen/'recently published elsewhere in the Pioneer. The finan- cial statements of the two national banks shows a remarkably strong condition, one bank having passed the million dollar resource line with the other one coming almost to eight hundred thousand doMars. Upon examination the statements will be found to show that in the two banks there are $831,160.66 in deposits subject to.check: $407,386.- 83 certificates or deposit: $188,627,- 08 in postal savings and other time deposits. This makes total of depos- its of $1,627,174.57. g If the deposits of the State banks at this time were added to those of the national banks it would show total deposits of $2,280,331.72, the state banks having $703,157.15. The total resources of national and state banks in Bemidji are $2,569,- 195.11. 2 EXAMINATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT OF CADETS AND CADET ENGINEERS U. S. Coast ;l—nrd Announce Competitive Enmipatiom for Eligibles, 18 to 25 The U. S. Coast Guard announces a competitive examingtion, comencing July 12, 1920, for:appointment of cadets and cadet<engineers, which is an exceptional .opportunity for young men of the right calibre to complete their education and’receive special training at Government expense and to become tommissioned officers in the U. S. Coast Guard, one of the military services of the:United States. Age limits, for appointment as ca- det, are 18 to 24 years; and for ap- pointment as cadet engineer, 20 to 265 years.. hah 5 : Cadéts and cadet engineers are trained to become commissioned offi- cers of the Coast Guard at the Coast Guard Academy at New London, Conn. Each summer the cadets are taken extended practice cruises, which have included visits to ports in Nova Scotia, West Indies, the Canal ted, European ports. (The cruise this year extends to the channel ports of France and England.) Cadets receive the sam pay and al-. lowances as midshipmen in the navy ($600 per annum and one ration per day). Cadet engineers receive $75 per month and one ration per day. Upon graduation, after three years at the Academy, a cadet is commis- sioned by the president as a third lieutenant in the Coast Guard. A cadet engineer, upon, graduation, af- ter one year at ¢he Academy, is com- missioned by the President as a third lieutenant' of engineers in the Coast Guard. ! Commissioned officers of. the Coast Guard rank with officers of the army. navy and Marine corps, and receive corresponding pay. P The examination is strictly com- tirely on merit and are not appointed by states or cangressional districts. The mental examination {6F cadets, which will follow the physical, will consume three days, and cover the following subjects as ordinarily given in high schools: algebra, geometry, plane trigonometry, physics, spelling, composition, geography, general in- formation and general adaptability. In addition, candidates for appoint- ment as cadet engineer will devote an additional day and one-half to mech- anics, electricity and steam engigeer- ing as ordinarily given in colleges. Examinations will be held at Bos- ton, Mass.; New London, Conn.; New York, N. Y.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Bal- timore, Md.; Washington, D. C.: Nor- folk, Va.; Savannah, Ga.; Key West, Fla.; Mobile, Ala.; Galveston, Tex.; Buffalo. N. Y.; Detroit, Mich.; Chica- go, T11.; Fort Stanton, N. Mex.; San Francisco, Cal.; Seattle, Wash.; and perhaps a few other places. The opportunity this year is par- ticularly favorable because there is an unusualy large number of vacan- cies. It is hoped that an exceptional- 1y large number of cadets and cadet engineers will be appointed. A circular giving full information about the examination may be obtain ed by writing to the Commandant, U. S. Coast Guard, Washington, D. C. Any special information relative to the Academy or the service will be furnished upon request. By direction of the commandant. BACCALAUREATE SERMON The annual Baccalaureate service will be held at the Methodist church on Sunday evening. The Presbyter- jan choir have prepared a fine pro- gram of music for the occasion in- cluding the following numbers: “Crown Him Lord,” “Awake, Psal- tery and Harp,” and a solo entitled,. “Great Pegce Have They Who Love Try Law,” by Miss Ella Laqua. This gervice will be held at eight o’clock. Money Is Recovered;» Fifty [south side nere early today after hre The Pioneer is a Member of the United l_’mu——l-uudAWin Service—Today’s World News Today BEMIDJI, MINN.,, FRIDAY EVEBSI‘,NG, MAY 14, 1920 WEEK'S ITINERARY ST. PAUL TRADE TOUR COVERS MANY TOWNS Northern Half of State Will Bf Well Covered by )Special Train FROM MAIL CAR BY BANDIT and manufacturers of St. Paul today Jaid final plans for the annual trade ‘{tour of Minnesota. A special train Horace T. w.lton, Former will leave St. Paul May 24 and make 76 stops in the northern half of the Postal Clerk, Robs Illinois state during the week. The itinerary Central Mail Car will be: Monday-—st. Cloud, St. Joseph, Al- bany, Melrose, Sauk Centre, West Union, Osakis, Nelson, Alexandria, Garfleld, Brandon, Evangville, Meiby, ‘Ashby, Dalton, Fergus Falls. Tuesday—Underwood, Battle Lake, Clitherall, Vining, Henning, Deer Creek, Wadena, Staples, Motley, Pill- ager, Brainerd. P Wednesday—Deerwood, Crosby, Ironton, Cuyuna, Aitkin, McGregor, Tamarack, Wright, Cromwell, Carl- ton, Cloquet. Thursday—Floodwood, Grand Ra- ppids; Coleraine, Bovey, Calumet, Nashwauk, Keewatin, Kelly Lake, Hibbing,. Chisholm, Buhl, Mountain Thon. > Friday—Winton, Ely, Tower, Au- IS CHASED TO HIS APARTMENT AND SHOT Policemen in Revolver Duel; Four Wounded Chicago, May 14.—Horace T. Wal- ton of St. Joseph, Missouri, former postal clerk was shot to death in.af revolver duel with fifty policemen in | rora, ‘Biwabik, McKinley, Gilbert, his fashionable apartment on the Eveleth, Virginia. Saturday—Cohasset, Deer River, Club, Bena, Cass Lake, Farris, Be- midji, Laporte, Walker, Hackensack, Backus, Pine River, Pequot, Little Falls. RECOGNITION OF CARRANZA CAUSE " OF OUR TROUBLE Review of the Situation in Mexico Indicates Blame Is on Executive had robbed the mail car of the Illi- nois Central passenger train of néarly five hundred thousand dollars. All the money was recovered. Four policemen were wounded in the bat- tle, two perhaps fatally. Walton boarded the train at Kankakee at midnight, posing as a mail inspec- tor. He held four mail clerks at bay two hours while the train was run- ning to Chicago. When the train slowed down he leaped to the.ground with his loot. Suspicion of passing patrolmen were aroused and a chase of a mile to his apartment followed. Fifty policemen stormed the flat, ter- rorizing the neighborhood. RUMOR UNFOUNDED * CONCERNING BEMIDJI MANUFACTURING CO. Report That MiHl Will Open Monday Not True; Says Manager Bagley. \ Washington, May 14.—Between the lines of a scholarly review of the recent history of Mexico made by Representative. C. N. McArthur of Oregon before the Advertising Club of Baltimore can be read a scathing unspoken indictment of the recogni- tion bg-t#™United States of Carran- za, as ‘the President de jure of that unfriendly republic. He pointed out that this despot was for three years regarded by President Wilson as de facto ruler of Mexico. From the start, the Mexican government, J G tiogd in Weather forécast, 24 hrs. Markham: Clear tonight and cool. MURDERER OF WOLF FAMILY CONFESSES GETS LIFE TERM IMPRISONMENT - : Washburn, N. D., May 14.—Henry Layer, farmer, has conf. killing of the Jacob Wolf family and their chore boy, Jake H:!l::d:: &: Wolf farm three mileg west of Turtle Lake, N. D., it was nnnoum,:ed here yesterday by' J. E. Williams, state’s attorney for McLean county. adm'n'l t:“:imtf) {:: long s::lnd{,ng,wcllz}:nignfing in a quarrel over injuries inistere yer’s cattle by Wolf’s dog, was responsi i nccorging to l}:l.ayer's confession. o Benehie S0, Uy exime, o yer, who is married and -has six children, and who owns a . mile and a half from the Wolf home, was arrested Tuesday night :l;mhi: home and today _is in the penitentiary at Bismarck, starting to serve a sentence of life lmpri.sonment. The confession, which:was made public by State’s Attorney Williams yesterday, was made to him Wednesday night, but was not given out for fear that Layer might be lynched, Mr. Williams said. Layer was heard before Judge W. L. Nuessle of the Fourth judicial . district court here y_esterday at 1 o’clock, and was sentenced to life imprison- ment, officers leaving with him for the state prison almost immediately afleth:nte&ce w:;s &ronounced. e story, o e most revolting crime ever committed in thi i of the northwest as told by Layer, says that he went to the W:ll”!fi: shoytly b,efore noon on Thursday, April 22, and that heated words followed by Wou§ demand that Layer leave the place immediately were events leading directly to the murder of the eight persons. i Struggle Over Gun. When Layer refused to leave the place, the confession says into the sitting room and got a double-barrelled shotgun. !{a'yevll'ogl'!n‘:;:: the gun and attempted to wrest it away from Wolf, the struggle taking p!gce in the entrance to the kitchen and during which the weapon was dnsch(a)rged ft‘:‘i‘ce, hLay;rucLai;rdm, in his confession. ne of the shot kille rs. Wolf and the other the 13-year-ol boy, Layer believes, By this time he had succeeded in ukingythe g\lg: ':l:::; from Wolf, and, darting into the sitting room, got a handful of shells from a bu.reau drawer and hurried back to the kitchen entrance. Wolf was running toward the barn and Layer fired, the charge striking Wolf in the back.‘ W;og‘ fell to the %rgl\:nd anddeuyer. rushing up to him, placed the muzzle o e gun againsi e wounded man’s side and fir i i a huge hole in Wolf’s back. g ag_alfl P 5 8 Pnughleu Try to Escape. - Two of the smaller @aughters,. frightened at the fighting and. seein, their mother and chore boy fall dead in the kitchen, ran intogan udjoinin: bedroom and escaped from the house by a window, running to a nearby cow shqd for protection. Attracted by the screams of these two girls, Layer rushed into the barn, firing one shot which cut a furrow in one of the girl’s heagl and splintered the wall. Layer then pressed the muzzle of the shotgun against the head of the gther gir], who was screaming and pleading for mercy, and pressed the trigger. He then reloaded, put the muzzle against - the head of the first child shot, who was not dead, and fired again. + The three little girls in the house were screaming and Layer returned to the kitchen and deliberately killed the children, two of them with shotgun fire with the muzzle against the curl-covered heads and the third with a smashing blow of a hatchet. Threw Bodies Into Cellar. 45c PER MONTH ' petitive; appointments are made en-] A street rumor was current this af- ternoon that the mill of the Bemidji Mfg. Co., was to open Monday on an eight hour basis. A representative of the Pioneer interviewed A. M. Bagley, manager of the company, and was informed that there was no foun- dation for the rumor whatever. Mr. ‘Bagley stated that he had no change in his policy on the 10-hour basis and that when his mill does open it will be on that basis. BEMIDJI BRANCH OF STANDARD OIL COMPANY “T0 MAKE IMPROVEMENTS Plans Being Made for Service Station for Gasoliné and Greases In connection with the wholesale branch of the Standard Oil Com- pany's local plant, plans are heiqg laid to construct a new service filling station for automobiles. Gasoline, cylinder oils of various grades, and greases will be handled for the retail trade at the station. In addition to this there will be installed free air appliance for motorists. It is planned to place the filling station under the alcove of the Standard Oil building which fronts on America avenue and Second street and to make it easily accessible to automobilé drivers the pavement on Second street is to be extended to the building. Near the station will be erected a large standard of neat de- sign and in this standard will be the air appliances which will be free to all users. On the top of this stand- ard will be a large globe containing an electric light which at night will gerve to call to the attention of pass- ers-by that free air can be ‘obtained there. Connected with this appliance will be an Usaco Air Compressor which will keep the air pressure in the tank between 110 and 150 pounds at all times. This machine is elec- trically operated and is- worked auto- matically. When the pressure in the container becomes less than 110 pounds the motor on the ‘compressor automatically starts and is again stopped when the pressure reaches 150 pounds. In this way patrons can be assured of adequate air pressure at all times. The local branch is soon to have a two-ton White truck with a 500 gal- lon tank. This will be used for mak- ing deliveries of gasoline about the city as well as out of town. The ser- vice filling station will be installed as soon as the pavement to the build- ing is completed, it is planned. said Mr. McArthur, adopted a dis- courteous, contemptuous and offen- sive attitude toward us and counten- anced an orgy of crime and out- rages upon American citizens and their property. Nevertheless Mr. Wil- son later took Carranza into full fa- vor and gave his approval of his con- duct to the world by declaring him the lawful ruler of Mexico with whom he was well pleaged. Intoler- able conditions there grew worse. In- stances the speaker said were too numerous and revolting to mention. For years and years, it was pointed out that brigandage, cruelty, wan- tonness, graft, crime, debauchery and a land groaning under terror with poverty appalling and a constant source of confiscation, murder and humiliation ,of American citizens have been -practically upheld by their own government. That of course may be ended it was to be gathered from the lecture by a change of ad- ministration here but mno change there now can repair for many years the awful results of America’s mis- taken policy of “watchful waiting.” CARRANZA HEMMED IN BY REBEL TROOPS: CAP- TURE HOURLY EXPECTED Obregon States Troops Have Carranza Surrounded Near Esperanza El Paso, Texas, May 14.—Presi- dent Carranza is reported hemmed in by rebel forces near Esperanza sta- tion between Mpxico City and Vera Cruz. He has refused to treat with the revolutionists, General Obregon telegraphed today.\ He declared Car- ranza would be captured within few hours. AT s Bembii assotiation of the Macabees have completed plans for a big dance and raffle to be given at the Moose Hall on Monday evening, May 17th. The ladies have left noth- ing undone which would assure a most enjoyable evening. The Syn- copators’ Orchestra will furnish mu- sfe. SNOW SCENES IN REX FILM GRIPPING Those who saw the film ‘“The Riv- er's End”, shown at the Rex theatre yesterday report it to be ome of the most- gripping pictures exhibited. Particular interest was taken in the wonderful snow scenes of Northern Canada’#nd the dreary wastes depict- ed, which was made the scene of an exile’s abode, driven there because of being charged with murder. The film is running again today. After the seven members of the family had been killed, Layer went to the cow shed, covered the two bodies of the girls with hay, and dragged . Wolf’s torn body into the shed also burying it under a pile of hay. = He then went into the kitchen, opened the trap door leading into the cellar and dumped' the five bodies into the basement. REPUBLICANS DECIDE ON MAXIMUM BONUS Washinstbn, May 14.—A maximum cash bonus of five hundred dollars for service men' #nd & maximum benefit of six hundred and twenty-five dol- lars was decided upon by the republi- can members of the house Ways and Means committee. ¢ HOOVER OFFERS BEST HOPE FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE (By United Press) Washington, May 14° (By Ray- mond Clapper).—Collective bargain- ing and good will, with public opin- ion exercising the only pressure, of- fer the best hope for industrial peace, Herbert Hoover told the Senate labor committee today. No revolutionary steps should be attempted, Hoover said. He declared himself against in- junctions, compulsory arbitration and industrial courts. CANDIDATFS FOR COUNTY OFFICE FILE BY JUNE 1 According to the opinion express- by Attorney General Clifford L. Hilt- on in a recent communication to the secretary of state and a copy of which is on file with the various county au- ditors in Minnesota, all candidates at the approaching primary election for all offices except Associate Justice of Supreme Court, Judge of District Court, state or congressional offices, or members of the legislature are re- quired to file with the county auditor of the proper county and the last day on which he is authorized to accept such fllings is June 1. The last date for filing for the above mentioned offices was May 12, and no additional names may be added except by special petition. . WON'T NEGOTIATE AT SPA UNLESS TROOPS WITHDRAW By United Press) Berlin, May 14.—The German cab- inet decided to refuse to participate in the Spa conference with the allies unless French troops withdrew from Frankfort beforehand. ONE STORE ROBBER KILLED ONE JAILED AT MAPLE PLAIN Delano, May 14.—One bandit was killed and another jailed after a fight with deputies following the robbery of A. J. Hillstrom's store at Maple Plains today. , FORMER HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF PLEADS GUILTY Oscar Martinson Pleads Guilty Today to Charge of Helping Smuggle Canadian Liquor Minneapolis, May 14.—Oscar Mar- tinson, former sheriff of Hennepin county today pleaded guilty in fed- eral court charge of complicity im the plot to smuggle liquor from Can- ada. The federal grand jury met to- day to consider evidence on a similar charge against county attorney Wil- liam Nash. THIS OUGHT TO MAKE THE PUBLIC FEEL GOOD Washington, May 15.—Here’s a little incident that will make the profiteer-oppressed people, happy. Representative Kreider, Pensylva~ nia, a shoe manufacturer, strolled in- to a Washington store where he no- ticed some shoes from his factory. He tried on a pair and asked the price. “That shoe costs you $7.50,” the clerk replied. Noticing Kreider's surprise, the clerk added: “That shoe costs us $6.75.” But the clerk had made a poor guess as to the identity of his pros- pective customer. 5 “You're a lar,” Kreider said. “and your store will never buy an- other shoe®from my factory. That shoe costs you $3.95.” NAVY CRUISE APPLICATIONS , MUST BE IN BY 11 0'CLOCK . All applications for the cruise which is to be taken by volunteers who will accompany Lieut. Earle A. Barker to Duluth and Chicago to bring back the U. S. Naval training ship, Essex, from Chicago to Duluth, must be placed with him before 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Several more men are needed to make the trip and those who desire to do a short “‘hitch” as a “‘gob” are urged to turn in their names to Lieut. Barker. Applicants who ‘are not navy men will be considered so long as they are willing to do seamen work. Central Labor union meets ténight at 8 o’clock, at Moose hall.