Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 18, 1922, Page 1

The Pioneer is the omly daily within 100 miles of Bemidji and nas the largest circulation im ern Minpedota.” “™" e ' . Is'Responsible for Double ‘Murder Mystery CLAIMS ‘PASTOR TRIED bl Interesting Story - of Double Murder Given by Florence North, Woman Atforfiey (By Florence M, North; attor. ney for Charlotte Mills, written for. the United Press, Copyright- ed by the U, P.) .. New B.runswick; N. J.-Oet, .18— Dr. Edward’ Wheeler Hall ‘was slain by accident as he struggled to. defend Mrs, Ellanpr Mills against the insane fury of a jealous woman and her confederates. < o The couple, whose bodies were found near the Phillip’s farm, Sep- tember 16th, were either lured sepa- rately from their homes 'two nights previous or were kidnapped as-they made their way to -the “rendezvous, and ‘the woman was murdered after the rector was accidently. shot. -This occurred in ‘a vacant building not Tar from where they ‘were found ‘dead. This, after a thorough investigation with a trained staff of operatives is my theory of the murders, Every- thing we have® been -able to discover concerning the crime, deep probe, into the past ‘lives ‘and relations of the principals, consisting -of tales told by. certain persons intimate with the slain couple; all point to-this one direction, the. murder was instigated by a jealous woman. My men have absolutely discarded the : possibility that the crime was an accident and place les’ credence in any blackmail theory. : bt Each clne,\as we ‘unearth it labor- iously a full month aftér the finding of the bodies, a month. of shameful ivi a1t of -the -officers,| of sispicion elways towards a-jealous’ woman. - We have only scraf i the surface in our search and no’one has been climinated: - We will proceed. regard- iess of ‘what the authorities 'maydo until the murderer of Charlotte Mills’ mother is brought.to Jjustice. Poor ‘Charlotte; pitiful little child vietim of the grim tragedy, her girl- ish dreams destroyed, her future a blank, toward which she “dances in a mad whirl of excitement! “She can- ér-life, ‘but, Yi-be avengéd; will show you' How ‘Bach’ ; of évidence” out*nien /dig ayp’ fitstin like' a part of a picture’ puzzle until the ‘picture’ is near! plete.’"The Dr. Hall and’ xs..MflIs‘: customed to meet Tuesdays, and Sundays. This, to me, might etablish the fact that the meeting on the night of ‘the murder was unex- pected, but Charlette tells -me ghat her mother received; through a neigh- bor,* Mrs, ' Opie, ‘a" message to call Dr. ‘Hall ‘Thursday afternoon. She refused -the offer of her neighbor’s telephone and ran- to:.a little con: ner store. ~What she said, no one knows, but she left about 7:30 that evening and was never seen alive again by members of her family. T NORTHERN/BELTRAMI . C. .A. Huffman, Bemidji’s cangdi- date for Register of Degds, left Tyes- day morning for the north end: of the county in respdti¥e to requests from taxpayers, who &re interested in his candidacy. 7 - “They seem anxigug to see me up there,” said Mr. *Huffman before leaving Bemidji, “an@’am anxious to see them. I have less to do where 1 am best known and feel that I should give the voters an opportunity to discuss matters with me, especially those who ‘can' come to Bemidji so seldom.” 2 Mr. Huffman is making a strong bid for the office-of Register of Deeds and his friends declare that he will be elected, He has been a resident in the county for the past fifteen years and he hd¢ many enthusiastie supporters. If elected “he -would doubtless make a most efficient offi- cial, 4 Ty TO DEFEND MRS. MILLS Individual Members Aid %a Buying Set; Enthusiastic “'Meeting Tiesday Night Discussion of the proposed radio receiving set at the regular semi- monthly meeting of the Loyal Order of ‘Moose* Tuesday evening in “the Moose hall brought out the arguments that radio concerts in the Moose club rooms and Moose hall would interest many nmember's; give t] cheap en- tertainment, increase atterdance at the club and at othér meetings'and so increase the receipts of the buffet, Help to rent the hall more often if the renters could enjoy the radio con- certs and would be in general the best kind of a publicity stunt. One _enthusiastic® and ~ practical member said; “Ill give '$10 toward buying the radio outfit. - How many others will ‘do” the same?.”” A goodly | showing of raised hands was the re- sponse., “#How many will give $5, $2 or $1?” and hands kladly responded to “each question, So a fair start has'been made toward the $300 need- ed. Consequently-the radio-receiv- ing set is assured if the committee- men who call on the rest of the mem- bers get equally generous response. The lodge decided to try out'a cam- paign of publicity to rent the open datesfor the Moose hall. - Having a hall peculiarly adapted for lodges-and other meetings, dances, parties,- etc., with ‘advantages 'of ‘superior " lights, ventilation, size, -location, :dancing floor and-convenient kitchen they will pu} these superiorities before - the public in the way which business men have learned ‘most eficient—through a‘geries of Newspaper'advertisements, They -start today “with a space of goddly dize, which”later will be re- duéed ‘as ‘the ipublic becomes ‘more ‘thoroughly Moose- hall and less open—dates re- To' assist in starting: the bus- Cont! Page 6) MAN AND CHILD KNOCKED - DOWN BY FORD SATURDAY Mr, and | Felix Hirsch and by'-were retus Saturday ‘night from Bemidji “to “their home north of town, a Ford car came from the direction of ‘ Bemidji, running over Mr. Hirsch and the baby,~it is Te- iported today. - The carnever stopped to ascertain the extent of the injuries. Arie-L.-Brooks, who was on his way to - Bemidji, saw -the accident and -picked up the injured parties, trying to catch’ the other car which had knocked them down. Another- car in front of the Brooks car is said to have helped in preventing them i§om’ eatching up with the other Ford, To date nothing has been heard of the parties who caused the njaries. . NEW LIVERY AND SALES “BARN NEAR COMPLETION Denison & Burgess Is a ‘Big. Improvement That the livery business has not yet passed and probably never will is evidenced by the provisions made for livery horses in the new build- ing‘being erected by Denison & Bur- gessoni the corner of Third street and Trvine avenue, This structtre is now about'completed and the owners, Dr. “W. K. Denison and Dr. D. R. Burgess, are offering space to the extent of about 1,000 feet for storage purposes. The new building is made of con- crete blocks manufactured by 4 local concern, with a full concrete base- house the livery horses as well as the sale stables, and and'is ment ‘which will is asmodern as a stable can be fully fireproof, 3 The ground floor will housethe offices. and will also allow the concern to rent out space for dead storagé of ‘automobiles at a low rate: Abotit 4,480 square feet of space is'available! for this purpose. _On the third flooy there are 38,000 cubic feet of space suitable for storing furniture and other household goods. for that purpose, A number of other business deals pertaining to this building- are now hanging fire and will be annouced very shortly- The lot where this new building has been reared, contained the Pogue Livery barns up to a year ago, one of “the eerly day landmarks. The new structure is a great improvement enterprize Denison & Burgess are to be congrat- to Bemidji, for which b stbre by:{ts publisher, Danicl:E: Wil- {iard, ‘who ‘:fifl‘l s «.cofiaima with' the" Northern' Pacific ‘Kailway acquainted . ~with® the This loft is to be partilione(:l off into large rooms { 1 | | —— BEMIDJI, MINN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCT. 18, 1922 i PRI MINNESGH / HISTORIC A, ——Mrreesota: Fair (fonight and | Thursday ~ Warmer ~tonight and ;n east and south portions Thurs- ay. > STORY OF NORTHSTAR STATE ON SALE HERE The. ;'Story._jof. the North Star State”."is #"mey ) fi?é off_ the press and: has 1w placed on sale at the' Bemidji. Book and -§tatione3-y £ company and now: with the Depart- imlent of Agriculture. Mr. Willard was' formerly; professor of Geology in theé North ‘Dakota Agricultural”col- . |lege. *:The new book contains 500 pages and is splendidly illustrated. It has béetnprepared ofr the use of all citi- zens who are interested in-the devel- opment of the .matural:resources of the soil and the scenic beauty of ‘Minnesota:' . “The author has traveled in every partsof the state and tells his story in 'an‘interesting way, pleasing to the reader. It-is-practical for the business man farmer and-tourist, and indications are -that ' the first - isue will soon be sold out, Governor Preus considers it a val- uable book to the traveler, filied with indications are that the first issue It sells for $2.50 and will be exclu- sively sold at the Bemidji Book and Stationery store, where the publish- er has placed it for the benefit of the public. A. F. AND A. M, TO PUT ON SECOND ‘DEGREE TONIGHT Second_degree work is to be con- ferred on a ‘class of candidates at the regular communication of the A F. and A. M. to be held this even- ing at the Masonic hall at 8 o’clock. In addition, the regular business Ses- sion will be held, It is desired that there be a large attendance. “DESERT GOLD” WILL RUN AS SERIAL INPIONEER Beginning in Friday’s issue of the Bemidji Daily Pioneer, “Desert Gold” Zane Grey’s interesting tale of rom- ance that is alive with action, will be published as a serial story. The serials which the Pioneer has been publishing for the past several months have all been of exceptional inter- est, and readers are urged to follow this interesting story throughout. A goodly portion will bg published each day. - 3 - One of the most stirring and at the same time most pleasing novels of the west is “Desert Gold.” It is founded ‘mainly on a recent border uprising, and- its descriptions of battles with Mexicans, the operations of raiders, of prospectors and ethers braving the perils of the' desert, proves that por- tions of the West can still yield ad- ‘ventures as exciting as anything that happened in the old days; that there still is-a land of gold, the develop- ment of which is attended by dangers and hardships sufficient to tax the most venturesome mortals. Along with the intense, dramatic action is a strong play of human hearis ‘n which .love and loyalty are ranged ‘against ambition, hatred and revenge, 1 e qudir;g Promises Farmers of Nation “The Recognition ‘They Must Have” ' DECLARES PRICES FOR ’l_monucr:.m TOO LOW President’s ‘Promise’ is 'Read to Farmers' :Gathering At Washirgton’ (By. United Press) Washington, Oct, 18—Predicting a “new era of activity and prosperi- Ity” for the United States, President Harding today promised the nation’s farmers that they would be among the first in that new era to get the “recognition which ‘they must have.” The President’s promise, coupled with the statement that the Harding administration has already done much for the farmer in helping hinr restore ‘prices’ and makets, was read to a farmer’s gathering at.the Washington Court House:fhis -afternoon by Sec- retary of ‘Agrienltue Wallace. Harding:said: the prices for farm produce are still ‘too low. ¥/’ “It is apparent,” he said “that the farmer is not being adequately com- pensated. The , adminisiration - has irecognized this condition and' has done everything in its power to re- store the normal balance between prices and cost -of production.” A 'great deal has been accomplished and T am glad to’ see that the trend is strongly toward better conditions for the farmer.” The president predicted that the American farmers never would unite on a program of decreased production such as has been’threatened recently by some farmer leaders. MRS, FUNKLEY SAFE AND SOUND IN PHILADELPHIA _ Aceording " to word _ received this morning” from M& ‘Henry Funkley by her husband bere, the Yeport given out yesterday.is en- tirely unfounded and cannot be acounted for. Mrs. Funkley is safe and sound and is now vigiting at the home of her sister in Philadelphia, She expects to return to Bemidji in about 10 days, Word received by Mr, Funkley yesterday stated that she had pagsed away. Being concerned over the source of this message, Mr, Funkley sert a message to verify the report, this mesgsage resulting in the most recent word that his wife is safe and sound, Friends of the family will be greatly relieved to learn that yesterday’s report was not true, tmerce association, LEGION OFFICERS TOLD T0 CONTINUE FIGHTING - (By United Press) .y " New Orleans, La.,’0Oct 18—The American Legion convention toda) instructed its national officers. to ¢0%-1) tinye the fight for the adjusted’ comk pensation bill until it-is enacted into a law. The convention mously and without debate a joint re- port of its resolutions and legisla- tive committees recommending tkis policy. No criticisms of President Hardinz or the administration for killing the previous bonus bill was made. The New York delegation seconded the resolution. E, D, BOYCE IS MEMBER OF ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE Correction has been made in the announcement of the committee ap- pointed by the Civic and Commerce association to probe county division matters and secure data against di- vision. E. D: Boyce should have been named s a member of the committee instead of Earl Geil in the announce- ment, and the error is hereby correct~ ed. The other members of the com- mittee ae J, P. Lahr, R. L, Given, H. E: Reynolds and A. P. Ritchie MUSICAL ART. CLUB HAS FINE PROGRAM FOR FRIDAY The Bemidji Musical Art club will meet Friday afternoon at 4' o’clock at the rooms of the Civic and Com- A fine program has been arranged, the details of which will be announced later, It is especially desired that there be a large attendance, since the program is sure'to warrant it. LONG DRIVE MADE T0 KILL BARBERRY BUSH (Fy United Press) St. Paul, Oct. 18—Under the lead- ership of L, W. Melander, of the University farm, state leader of bar- berry eradication, 26 government barberry scouts and 20 state Scouts have started a three-months campaign against the common barberry bush July 1. . The original survey for the bar-| berry has been completed in 66 count- ies of the state, according to Meland- er, This season’s drive was concentrat- ed in the southeast and east central counties of the state. At a barberry “Bee’ in the town of Burnside near Red Wing, 4,191 seedlings were root- ed out. Near Pine Island, Goodhue county, 15 acres of barberry land were cieared in a day by farmers, government scouts and county agents. At a third “Bee” near Spring Valley 500 bushes were destroyed. At the various country fairs in Minnesota exhibits were given by the conference for the prevention of grain rust and other cooperating forces to teach the farmers everything about the barberry bush. Recent Paper Before Woman’s Study Club is of Special Interest Near Nov. 11 DOGS TRAINED TO DO VERY DANGEROUS TASKS Heroic Ambulance Work and Message-Running Among Important Jobs Of gpecial interest due to. the fact that Armistice Day is again near at hand are stories of the World War which will long live in the minds of the present gen- eration, In this connection, The Pioneer takes pleagure in sub- mitting to its readers a paper ‘yead recently before the Wo- man’s Study club of this city by one of its members, whoge name is withheld by request. This data, telling of the dog’s part in the World War, is sure to be of interest to the grown.upg as well as the boys and though it is somewhat lengthy all are urged to read it, “From the very beginning of the war, dogs played an active part. When the Germans invaded Belgium the harnes dogs, which up to that ‘time had been used for hauling milk, vegetables and other produce, began to assist the refugees in getting their children and household goods out of the invaded territory. It is said that therewere about 10,000 dogs employ- ed at the battle front at the time e e e Dogs Played Wlfliportant Part In War, Inspiring Deeper Public Interest of the signing of the armistice. They ranged from the Alaska dog to the St. Bernard, and from the Scotch collie to the Fox terrier. “I was surprised to learn that it wds not always the thoroughbred dog that was trained the easiest or icarried away' ‘the greatest honors, Those who have made a study of dogs, declare there is nothing bright- er in dogdom than the right sort of a mongrel, “A story of two dogs is told by Albert Payson Terhune, an authority on dogs, and Lillian Gatlin, which gives one a splendid idea of what a dog in training is exepcted to do, and_did. “When the word came that the horse and dog were needed as badly as men across the seas, Mrs. Colverd of California gave her two Old Eng- lish sheep dogs, named Haig and Pershing, for war service. All she asked that they be sent back to her at war’s end if by any miracle they should still be alive. At the time she gave them they were only six months old; that is as old for a dog as a boy of fifteen among human beings. Kt is the age when a dog stops being a fluffy and silly puppy and begins to develop. His milk teeth fall out, which is one of the reasons he takes such joy in chewing at everything in reach, and his strong white “Per- manent” teeth begin their life work. A dog has forty-two permanent teeth, ten more than human beings have. At six-months, the dog’s brain be- gins to grow. You can teach a dog more between the age of six and twelve months than during all of the rest of his life put together. Up to that time he can learn the law of the house and lie down or shake hands at command, and a few simple things like that, but not the big things of life. Then, and much earlier than that, he can be spoiled for life by ill-treatment or by the wrong disci- pline, or can be made all but human in his brain, Talk to him much, and he learns far more of the human language than most of us can realize. What a dog cannot understand in words he can often gather from the expression of the speakers face, and the tone of the voice. ’ “Haig and Pershing travelled 3,000 miles across American, with consider- able hardship. Often a baggage man would forget to give them food, and worst of all would forget to fill their water tins. No person realizes how terribly needful it is for a dog to have plenty of water within reach all the time. So many things make a dog thirsty,—nervousness or fear or worry or fatigue, as well as heat, and exercise and dry food. When a dog is panting, he is perspiring, and to pant when there is no way of getting water to drink is rea] tor- ture. The journey across the ocean gave them little trouble. They land- ed in a little village in England at a training camp, where they spent three very hard and busy months, The sort of training a dog gets at one of these training camps might mean the saving or losing of hundreds of gallant human lives later at the front, So the most skillful men are employed for the work, These men can Seeq very quickly whether or not a dog has the brains that would respond to training. The dog that has not is shipped back to his master at once. But when a dog has the brains 2nd steadiness in him he is developed (Continued on page 6) — . adopted_ wnani-| COAL MINING CHECKED Minnesota Housewives Urged to Buy Winter’s Supply of BY SHORTAGE OF CARS Several Mines in East Forced To Close Two or Three Days a Week; Lack of Cars (By United Press) Wilkes Barre, Pa., Oct. 18—Dur- ing the first thirty days of operations in the anthracite mines, after a five- months suspension, production of hard coal was curtailed by a shortage of labor, drought 'that threatened the existence bf washeries and a lack of gondola cars. Operators, however, are striving to overcome the big handicaps, so that production of domestic fuel may soon reach normal proportions and the tonnage will amount to the 2,000,000 weekly. Many mines in the hard coal reg- ion comprising of about 480 square miles, have been forced to close down two or three days a week be- cause there has been no cars to haul the “black diamonds.” Box cars have been used extensive- ly for hauling coal westward, and railroads, by placing embargos on “slow freight” are endeavoring to place sufficient cars in mine sidings to overcome the car shortage. During the suspension many lab- orers left the anthracite region to seek employment in other sections of the country. Where the mines resumed operations, skilled licensed miners began cutting coal but no lab- orers were available for loading the product in the railroad cars. Imports from the big cities of the United States are now pouring into the mining centers at the rate of 100 a day. They are speedily instruct- ed in the art of weilding shovels and operating automatic loaders. Every coal washerie in the entire hard coal region was forced to cur- tail operations because of a lengthy drought, Rain, however, has brought streams. up and once more washeries are operating full time. Indications are that normal pro- duction of coal yill be reached by October 20. ST, PAUL CONTRACTOR’S HOME DYNAMITED TODAY (By United Press) Minneapolis, Oct. 18—A dynamite explosion early today partly wrecked the home of Aaron Harris, former open-shop contractor, of St Paul. The charge was placed in the ice-box, accessible from the outside. No one was seriously injured. The kitchen and back part of the home were wrecked and the windows in the house were shattered, A daugh- ter, Leah, 14, sleeping on the porch above the kitchen was thrown from her bed but escaped seriqus injury. A year ago, an attempt to dynamite the Harris home failed because of a defective fuse. DEFECTIVE CHIMNEY CALLS OUT DEPARTMENT TUESDAY A defective chimney called out the fire department Tuesday evening, about 7 o’clock to the Fifth ward, op- posite the Lincoln” school. Very lit- tle damage is reported. SATURDAY IS TAG DAY FOR LUTHERAN HOSPITAL Hospital Auxiliary Will Sell Tags To Secure Supplies for Local Hospital Saturday, October 21, has been fixed as “Tag Day” for the bencfit of the Lutheran hospital. The money raised will go into the fund of the Ladies’ Auxiliary and will be used to secure supplies and necessaries for the new institution, which open- ed its doors for the benefit of the public about a week ago. About 35 fair young ladies, dress- ed in white garb, will take possess- jon of the down town streets early Saturday morning, loaded with red white tags with instructions to sell to every man, woman and child. The drive has been sanctioned by the members of the Civic and Com- merce association and every effort on the part of business Bemidji will be extended to make the drive a success, Mrs. E, W, Johnson, vice-presi- dent of the Auxiliary, is in charge of the campatgn and wiil have twelve teams of three young ladies each on the highways and byways to secure funds for this worthy project. “Give a little and help a lot,” is the slogan in this cause, and all will be urged to contribute by buying = tag at his or her own price. FPay what you can but buy a tag. The hospital needs tne assistance riznt at this time in order to Sccure i necessary things to run through the winter months. l -Spuds Now Bemidji Housekeepers Asked To Aid Potato Growers in Drive.Now On CONCERTED BUYING MOVE NOW UP TO INDIVIDUALS Farmers’ Whole Season’s Work Likely to be Total Loss if Help is not Given Bemidji housewives can perform a great public service and housewives in every home, in every city and town and village in Minnesota can perform a great public service. Today, hundreds of thousands of bushels of potatoes are lying undug in Minesota fields. The farmera who raised them are facing: the prospect of complete loss of a~whole season’s labor. Like other communities in the state, Bemidji has started a po- tato buying campaign. The Bemidji Civic and Commerce association and the Beltrami County Farm Bureau association are co-ordinating 'to-help relieve the farmers of this-section by making a broader home -market at once. The Civir and Commerse asso- ciation is soliciting orders for pota- toes at 50 cents a bushel considered a very reasonable price to all parties concerned, considering the present market situation and the prospects for market later in the season. The orders will be filled by farmers in this section of the state, through the Farm Bureau, each farmer to deliver a proportionate share of the entire order. The United State has produced about 50,000,000 bushels more than the normal consumption of its popu- lation, The effect of the surplus falls hardest on Minesota, the largest producing state with a crop of 88,- 000,000 bushels, and on North Dako- ta, which produced a record breaking crop of .19,000,000 bushels. . The price offered farmers at many shipping points is below. the sctul cost of production. :‘Observers say that the price has probably hit rock bottom, and that the housewife hard- ly can lose by buying now, and is more apt to profit. Thousands of acres in- ‘Western Minnesota and - in ' North Dakota, where the plantings are so large’that hired help is netessary to harvest the crop, may not be dug because the price offered ‘the farmer does not seem to him enough to warrant the cost of digging, picking, grading and hauling to market. Tens of thousands of bushels of potatoes which have been dug have accumulated at shipping points and on farms because of lack of freight cars, and now are in danger of freez- ing. Undug and frozen potatoes eventually will reduce the supply and, it is believed by observers cause.the price to go higher this winter. Cold weather will prevent potato shipping except in refrigerator cars and a real shortage of ‘this eqiup- ment threatens to make the situation still worse, unless a large quantity of potato shipments can be moved immediately before winter sets in. Potato jobbers, grocers, traffic ex- perts and officials of the state de- partment of agricuiture agree that only one thing can bring practical relief to the thpusands of farmers who face the Toss of their whole season’s labor, and save Minnesota from a cash loss which threatens to run up into hundreds of thousands of dollars. That one thing is a con- certed buying movement. The indi- vidual housewife is the only -person who can start it, The department of agriculture is appealing to farmers, in spite of their discouragement, to invest still more money in their potato erop, to dig, (Continued on Page 6) FOUR CHICAGO BANDITS MAKE BIG DIAMOND. HAUL (By United Press) Chicago, Oct. 18—Four bandits at midnight held up and robbed Max Moser, jewelry broker and salesman of New York, of $300,000 worth of unset diamonds. Moser had-just left the Congress hotel with Charles J. Morris, a friend who had volunteered to drive him to the railroad station when a black automobile carrying four robbers swept up alongside: Scores of machins cerying: theatre crowds home sped along Michigan Boulevard es three of the robbers boarded the Morris automobil§ an drove it north with- the stresm o traffic. They turned off the boule- vard on a street carrying little traffie and searched Morris and Moser, 6b- taining the wallets from:the sales- man. Just as the bandits escaped, pblice i*om the Chicago avenun station, attracted by the screams of the vic- tims. arrived. They found noifurther trace of the bandits, L e