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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-08-19

they came home together. Miss Edna
will visit at her home here for.
short time before returning to Thief
River. where she is stenographer
and bookkeeper in one of the banks.
While away, Miss Schmitt also Wis
tied several Minnesota summer re-
sorts.
Abe Cohen has established a gents
furn ishing and shoe store at Nymore,
opposite postoffice. Mr.. Cohen was
formerly in business in Akeley and
bears an excellent reputation for fair
dealing and honest treatment. His
merchandise is of the dependable
kind, always sold at the lowest pri-
ces consistent with true business
methods. Nymore will gain a most
highly j esteemed. family. < in. :. the
Cohens:- The Herald-T ribuneswishes
Mr.. Cohen all kinds of success as he
is worthy and deserving.-Adv.
Mesdames w. H. Roberts and l..
A. Ward have issued invitations for
a reception to be given in honor of
Miss Floy Donaldson, formerly of
this city. The hours are from three
to six tomorrow and the reception
will be given at the home of Mrs.
Roberts, 500 Lake Boulevard. Miss
Donaldson, who formerly taught art
in the Bemidji schools, has been at
tending the Columbia university at
New, York the past year and has
been specializing in art and indus
trial work, She will return to the
east, about September II and will
finish her course and receive her de-
|'gree. Miss Donaldson will arrive in
the city this evening, accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Ida Ward Of
Northome, with whom she has been
spending the past month.
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MOVE
eHMAN EMPIRE.

al sondonY Aug. 19.-The general ad-
ofNthe,, Russian army began Sun
day, aceefdinga to the St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times. He says:
II am permitted to state that the
Russian armies began their general
advance Sunday. According to news
received in military circles the
French army may be considered rea-
sonably to have already achieved a
strategical victory. There is good
reason to believe that the German left
flank has been turned, which no doubt
will compel the Germans to desist
from their turning movements around
Liege.
Moreover the exertion of strong
pressure on the Austro-Hungarian and
German borders from this side at
least week earlier than was sup
posed possible will undoubtedly dis
courage the enemy in their attack on
France"
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Phone 81 about it.
General election day, Tuesday,
November 3.
Band concert every Friday night at
the city dock.
The fall term of court for this
county begins September s.
The great Minnesota state fair will
be held September to IL.
The Red Lake Indian fair will be
held on September 3, and s.
Important meeting of the Athletic
club Thursday evening at the club
rooms.
The Bemidji public schools will
open for the fall term on Tuesday,
September 8.
Annual rally of the Beltrami Coun-
ty Christian EndeavOr association
will be held in Bemidji September 4,
and 6.
The duck and prairie chicken
hunting season opens Monday, Sep
TENDER z. Hunting cartridges is
legal after October 1.
That the state meeting of the Uni
ted Charities association will be held
here Sept. rs, 81, % and 20. The
state commissioners will meet here
at the same time.
That the 1914 fair of the Beltrami
County Agricultural association will
be given September 16, II and 10.
Many features have been secured and
the exhibition is certain to be
greater success than ever before.
Realizing the value of bright and
interesting local columns in making
paper welcome in the homes of it's
subscribers, the Pioneer asks it's
readers to assist by phoning all
news items to 81. Favors of this
kind are appreciated by the publish
ers.
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Two Die in Domestic TRAGEDY.

Mount Olive, ILL.,, Aug: 19.--Frank
Borg, a wealthy resident here, shot,
and killed William Meier, shot and
seriously wounded his own wife and
killed himself. The tragedy occurred
in the home of Mrs. Borg, who had
left her husband ana had brought
suit for separate maintenance
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II.
CHICAGO Packers Summoned.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Subpoenas were
placed in the hands Of United States
marshals requiring the presence of
ten of the leaders in the Chicago
packing industry before the federal
grand jury examining into the recent
increase in meat prices.: II
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MANY STEAMERS ENGAGED

Twenty Thousand Americans viii
>: Sail Shortly. f.
London, Aug. 19.-The Atlantic
Transportation company estimates
that 10000 stranded Americans will
be able to leave England within a
week..
steamers, capable of carry
ing this number of passengers, are
scheduled to sail from English ports
for American and Canadian ports
within that time. . ~:-,
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Placing a board with two sharp
steel edges across his store window at
night, a Chicago merchant effectively
prevented attacks by window smash
ing burglars. ~.,
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This is the play that Denman Thompson used for
number Of years and especially suited to this company
Who are proving themselves the best have had
here Last night the house packed capacity and
the performance wonderful and thoroughly apprec-
ated Miss Alton is Of the very few leading ladies
who will play everything and tonight she is playing the
cranky, henpecking wife, the scold Mr. Lee appearing
as the husband This play will run Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, with the next change coming on Thursday
Four Special Pictures
First show rs, second show $50 ]
Admission I5c and 15c
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German Airship Destroyed.
Paris, Aug. herman aero
plane has been Destroyed IN Russia
near SamnO and four German avia-
ton officers have been killed, accord
Ing to an official announcement here.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
HAD RIGHT TO TITLE,
THOUGH j. s. CITIZEN
Paul Won Erichsen Direct Descend.
ant of King Gustavus Adolphus
of Sweden.

Funeral services for Paul Won Erich
sen, draughtsman- in the coast and
geodetic survey, who died suddenly
Monday night, will be held tomorrow
from his late residence, SIG Seward
square southeast.
Mr.. Erichsen had, SO far as known,
no relatives in this country, and in his
death the male line of an old and noble
Swedish -Prussian family becomes eX-
tinct. Although born in Breslau, he
was direct descendant of King Gus
tavus Adolphus of Sweden, and his
father, Maj. Won Erichsen, was an Of
ficer of cavalry under Marshal Blucher
at Waterloo. Mr.. Erichsen, it is claim
ed, was by rights Swedish baron, but
never cared to claim the title.
He was born in 1882 and came to
America long before the civil war
Since 1867 he had been a naturalized
citizen of the United States. Although
eighty-two years of age, >he worked
up till his death without glasses, and.
according to high officials of the geo
detic survey, was a draughtsman of
exceptional ability.
The will Of Mr.. Won Erichsen was
filed yesterday in the Probate Court.
The document is dated February II,
1895, and by it's terms he leaves his
entire estate to his friend, Frank Leist
of Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
PICTURE FOR NEGRO SCHOOLS.
Shows Likenesses of Colored Men
Who Have Served in Congress.

Officials OF the colored public schools
of the District are interested in a pic
ture which has been prepared by J. w.
Lyons of Augusta, Ca, and which in
ciudes the likenesses of all colored men
who have been members of Congress-
A number of those connected with the
schools have purchased copies of the
pictures. and it is probable others will
be bought for assembly halls in the
colored schools
The members of Congress shown are
Senators Blanche K. Bruce and Hiram
r. Revels, both of Mississippi; Repre-
sentatives Charles E. Nash of Louisi-
ana, John r. Lynch of Mississippi.
James OHara of North Carolina, Henry
P. Cheatham of North Carolina, Jeffer-
son F: Long Of Georgia. Joseph H: Raj
ney of South Carolina, Benjamin S. Tur-
ner of Alabama, George H. White of
North Carolina, James T. Rapier of
Alabama, Robert Brown Elliott of
South Carolina, Robert Smalls Of South
Carolina, John M. Langston of Virginia,
Robert C. De Large of South Carolina,
Richard H. Cain of South Carolina, Jo-
sah T. Walls of Florida, George W.
Murray of South Carolina, John A. Hy-
man Of North Carolina, Jere Haralson
of Alabama. Afonzo j. Ransier of South
Carolina and Thomas e. Miller of South
Carolina.
1t is Mr.. Lyons intention to place a
COPY of this picture in every colored
school in the United States, beginning
with those Of the District Of Columbia
Evening star., 1914-12-25
EIGHT CALLS IN THE NIGHT.
Firemen Find Four Of the Alarms
Were Faxed.

Firemen responded to eight calls re-
ceived between o'clock last night and
$3.50 o'clock this morning. In four in
stances they found there was no need
for their. services. false alarms having
been sounded. These fake calls sum-
moned flremen to Indiana avenue and
1st street. 7th and B streets northwest,
10th and Otis streets northeast and 9Th
and B streets northwest.
An alarm sounded about s o'clock
summoned the engines to the house of
Mrs. Minnie Jackson, 523 Sd street
southwest. The fire was caused by
defective flue, il is stated. The fire.
men rescued a woman from a room on
the second floor, carrying her down a
ladder. About SIS damage was done
by the blaze.
An overheated stove in the Office of
Robert b. Norman. 1913 Sd street
southwest, was responsible for fire in
the building this morning about 3
o'clock The damage amounted to
$3.50.
Firemen went to tthe house of Will
liam Jefferson, 1T L street southwest,
last night and extinguished blaze
that was caused by an overheated
stove, and which did $50 damage
A small fire of unknown origin oc-
CURED in room in the unoccupied
Fritz Reuter- Hotel at Pennsylvania
avenue and John Marshall place north
west about s o'clock last night. Only
about $25 damage resulted.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED.
William H. johnson Heads Columbia
Aid Association.

The Columbia Aid Association held
its final meeting for the year Wednes-
day night at Odd Fellows Hall, NJ
street between 18th and 18th streets
northwest. The following officers were
elected: President. William H. John
son; vice president, H. H. Naylor;
financial secretary, a. H. Huff: assist
ant financial secretary, Edwin +.
Richie: recording secretary, j. S. Jones;
treasurer. David Rinker; chaplain,
Frank Smith advocate, Augustus
Shaw; sergeant-at-arms, Walter Furr;
chairman of the relief committee,
George G. Harris: board of directors,
H. L. Dixon, Nathaniel Ruffin, FL. w.
Ball, William B. Harris, Levi NJ. Col
lins and William H. Johnson.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
ICE BOTHERS RIVER CRAFT.
Frozen Surface Impedes Sail and
Light Power Vessels.

For the past two nights the weather
has been cold enough to make ice on
the river, and vessels arriving report
having run through it from below Mar
shall Hall to this city. Ice, the prod
uce of the last freeze, which made in
shoal water ON the flats. is drifting off,
and as it is three or four inches thick
it causes some trouble to sail craft and
light power vessels often forcing them
to turn about and run before it to q
sheltered point where it cannot strike
them.
The snow yesterday falling on the al
ready chilled water, has made it ready
to freeze "on the slightest provoca-
ton" and vessel owners and masters
are anxiously awaiting Developments.
IT is a safe guess that if below freezing
temperature comes good thick ice will
make in twenty-tour hours, and, eX-
cent for the steamboats,, navigation will
be again suspended.
Reports received from Broad creek
and other tributaries of the Potomac
are that they are covered with ice from
three to five inchas in thickness that
shows no indication of softening at
this time.
1t is stated that some of the resi-
d ,nts Of the country along the frozen
tributaries OF the river are taking ad-
vauta sc of the freeze TO fill their Ice
houses with good clear ice.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
UTILIZE AUTOS AND WAGONS.
Thousands of Packages Are Handled
by Postmen and Expressmen.

Long after dawn. and when Young
America was in full blast with trum-
pets and drums of all sizes and descrip-
tions, automobiles and wagons loaded
to the limit and Santa Claus gray
uniformed emissaries loaded beyond
recognition, kept up their travels about
the city, carrying Christmas cheer.
Thousands of packages poured into
the post office yesterday and last night
and the carriers were kept on duty
from to 10 pm, asserting the mail
IN their routes. so as to be ready to
make an early start this morning.
There were two deliveries today. and
much of the Christmas matter was dis
posed of with the aid of the parcels
post automobiles and a number of
wagons hired for the occasion.
At the express offices practically
everything is now cleaned up, all OF
the wagons having been loaded on their
first trips this morning. leaving the
platforms practically clear. it is de-
clared.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
The Old Man

I'm stale and old, my heart is
cold-alas, must admit it! When
children whoop around my coop,
| wish that they would quit it.
Their childish glee appears to me
a thing distinctly horrid, they
make such noise, and to the boys
] speak in language torrid. I've
reached that stage of palsied age
where | am sour and surly; these
lips of mine forever whine, I'm
kicking late and early. | think
the folks should hear my jokes,
my ancient pokes and punnlng; L
think all hands should my COM
nands obey and do it running.
Alas. / know I selfish grow, my
faculties get muddy; I cry, Gee
whiz. My comfort is the thing
YOU all should studyY' An open
door makes me so sore, and ] get
UP and slam it, and to my shame
/ then exclaim some words that
rhyme with Jam it!' A fire
burned low fills me with woe, |
snort like Alexander, till women
flee to comfort me and soothe my
senile dander. And thus old age
brings empty rage and temper
cross and mulish, and pecvish
pout and mental gout and passion
false and foolish. My folks l tire
with useless ire, and bore them
to distraction; to my sad kin my
cashing in should bring large sat-
isfaction. WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
HEARS PROTEST IN JANUARY.
Board Of Education to Consider First
Married Teacher Case.

Protests against the rule Of the board
OF education automatically discharg-
ing teachers when they marry are to
bc considered by the board of educa-
tion when that body meets in Janu-
airy. The complaints have been made
by organizations devoted to political
rights for women and the case in ques-
ton is that of Mrs Carl A. Hellman.
The point at issue in Washington is
not whether a married woman should
be allowed to teach, said Henry p.
Blair. president of the board. today,
but whether a woman who is under
taking new responsibilities can give
proper attention to her school. The
rule of the board has been in enect
about eight years, and this is said to
be the first case in which it was pro-
tested.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
CLAIM MADE FOR INJURIES.
Bessie w. Allender Sues Washing.
ton-Virginia R. r. for $4,000.

Bessie w. Alender has filed suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the Wash
ington-Virginia Railroad Company for
alleged personal injury.
Through Attorneys w. ]. Lambert and
r. H. Yeatman, it is alleged the pain
tiff was at the home of her sister. near
Petty's station, in Virginia. January 4
last and was on the railroad track ell
route to the station to board a car
when a car was so negligently oper-
ated as to collide with her and throw
her to the ground
She asserts she is permanently
injured.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
BURIAL OF CAPT. E. c. rutland.
Lighthouse Inspector for This Dis
trict Victim of Appendicitis.

The body of Capt. E. c. Rutland. light
house inspector for this district, who
died Monday night at a Baltimore hos
pital, following an operation for ap-
pendicitis, was yesterday sent to his
former home at Staten Island, n. Y,
precipand was inferred in the Moravian
cemetery at spot picked by Capt. Ru-
land many years ago.
The funeral services at Baltimore
were conducted by Rev. l.. A. Thirkeld
of the Elderslie M. E. Church, and
were attended by officers and employees
of the lighthouse service in the Dis
trict. The bureau of lighthouses in this
city was represented by H. B. Bower
man, chief consulting engineer of the
service.
Among the floral tributes was a
wreath from Capt Ruland's office force
and an anchor from the officers of the
lighthouse tender fleet.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
TOUCH IN
WORK Of JOHN MUIR
Took Creative Delight in His Writ
ings, Making Them Literary as
Well as Scientific.

John Muir, whose death from pneu-
monia in a Los Angeles hospital was
announced in yesterdays Star, like
John Burroughs, with whom his name
often has been linked belonged to that
tradition of British naturalists whose
work was so fused with the writer's
personality and SO penetrated by indi-
vidual feeling that their output was
as much literature as science.
Philosopher and artist, as well as OBJ
server. he took a creative delight in his
work which no mere classification of
details could have brought Born in
Dunbar, Scotland, in 1888. Muir came
to this country at the age of eleven.
and after graduating from the Uni
versity of Wisconsin with the class of
1864, plunged Immediately into his life
work of geologist, explorer and natur-
alist. His descriptions of the Yosemite
valley first brought IT into national
fame, and his visit there left him with
a love of the west which remained
through all his travels and led him to
make his home at Martinez, Cal, in his
later years.
He chose site in the Contra Costa
valley, sheltered on one side by
wooded hill and surrounded on three
others by vineyards, orchards and
streams. confronted by the towering
outline of Mount Diablo. The grounds
were a riot of pines, palms, cacti and
exotic vegetation, for botany was one
of Muir's delights.
Glacier Bears His Name.
To the great glacier discovered in
Ala ska in 1881 his name was given. and
as member of the De Long relief ex-
pedition he made further valuable polar
reports. Later his travels. partly in
company with John Burroughs, took
him to Hawaii, Russia, Siberia, Man
churia, India and Australasia. but his
lifework was in the mountains of west
ern America, where he made an elabor-
ate classification of faunal and floral
life. supplemented by much descriptive
writing, both in book form and in the
periodical press and the newspapers.
Harvard. Yale, Wisconsin and other
universities granted him honorary de-
grees. and he was elected to member
ship in many scientific societies. OF
recent years his signature was rarely
seen, but he had remained sturdy and
active until his sudden seizure by pneu-
monia.
Early Given to Inventions.
Muir as boy was given to inven-
tions, despite the severity of his father
against experimenting. Among his ear
liest achievements, as recounted by
himself, was an alarm-clock device,
which threw him out of bed in the
morning. This saved him the trouble
of making up his mind to get up in a
cold room, but he improved on it by
another device which started the kitch-
en- fire at any desired time and gave
young Muir more time in bed.
Both devices, and many others which
he contrived on the farm, were frowned
on by his father on religious grounds,
and Muir's inventive bent Jared ill.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
SUES RAILWAYS FOR $4,000.
Administrative Of John H. Hurdle
Asks Damages for His Death,

The Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railway Company and
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company are named defendants in a suit
to recover $4,000 damages filed in the
District Supreme Court by Elizabeth E.
Waite, administratrix of the estate of
DOWN down b. by car near Broks ~ Station T ocl %
tober 27 last and received fatal injuries
Through Attorneys w. J. Lambert and
r. H. Yeatman the administrators
charges negligence against the COM
panies, declaring there was sufficient
light to enable the motorman to see
Mr.. Hurdle on the track before run
ming him down.
The deceased left a widow and four
children.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Denies She Meant Suicide.

Mrs. Elsie Bowman. sixteen years old.
604 d street northwest, was taken TO
Emergency Hospital last night and
treated for an injury to her neck. The
police reported that her brother struck
her to prevent her from taking poison.
Some of the acid she had in a bottle
was spilled on her arm. She denied
that she was going to swallow the acid
and said she was only pretending she
was going to commit suicide when her
brother struck her.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Battle of Trenton 1873 Years Ago.

Tomorrow will be the 13Sth ami
versary of the battle of Trenton, con-
f1ict in which Washington and his army
relieved a situation which was becom-
ing discouraging to the point of de-
moralization, and kindled afresh the
hope for final success in the struggle
for American independence. The Dis
trict of Columbia Society of the Sons
of the American Revolution urges
through it's president, F. c. Bryan, that
all remember the anniversary.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Fireman Recommended for Dismissal

Private Earl A. Skinner of No. 16
Engine Company has been recommend
ed for dismissal. He left the engine
house three days ago and failed to re-
turn. Chief Wagner received a letter
inclosing his resignation Wednefday,
but the chief refused to recommend it's
acceptance. The police have been
asked by the fireman's wife to ascer-
tain his whereabouts. Mrs. Skinner
and one child live at 104 c street
northwest.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
Carnahan Press Host to Employees.

The Carnahan Press held 4 Christmas
luncheon and celebration yesterday
afternoon for its employees. The prog
ress of the company during the year
was outlined by President Carnahan.
who thanked the staff for its co-opera-
ton.
Evening star., 1914-12-25
COUNTRY, IS ENJOYING
A White CHRISTMAS
Snow Extends Over Northern, West
ern and Eastern Parts of u. S.
Colder Weather Coming.

\ white Christmas. extending from
Maine in the northeast to the Rocky
mountains in the northwest, and from
the great lakes in the north to upper
Virginia and along a line extending
across parts of Tennessee and Arkan-
sas in the south, was the weather man 8
contribution to the joyousness of the
yuletide season. Indications early tc-
day were for more snow locally. and
lowering temperatures. which, When
you come to think of it. is much to pe
preferred to the possible rain and
consequent sIusfy conditions pess1mlst-
ically forecast when the snow began
to fall yesterday morning.
Yesterdays snowstorm laid a plahket
of fleecy white three inches deep over
Washington and surrounding territory,
although in the city the snow was not
so deep, of course, as IN tne open
country Hundreds of men who have
not earned a dollar in weeks, and who
have been existing on the soup, cofee
and bread given at the various mis-.
sions and other agencies for the reilei
of the destitute, welcomed the SNOWMAN.
which gave them opportunity to earn
many quarters, half dollars and dimes
cleaning the snow off the sidewalks all
over the city.
Storm 'Just Growed."
Yesterdays storm, according to the
weather bureau, was one of those dis
turbances that 'just growed'-meteor-
illogical Topsies, as it were The storm
originated without warning away up in
the lake region, and spread rapidly from
there all over the north. northwest
northeast, east, southeast and as far into
the southwest as parts OF Arkansas. II
gave no warning; never indicated to the
weather observers that it was about to
start something. and it spread like maple
sirup on Il hot buckwheat cake-with
some difference nNemperature, OF course
The snow is due to remain for some
time, according to the weather bureau,
as much colder weather, carried on cold
blasts from the northwest, is coming.
Temperatures, the weather bureau says,
will drop many degrees; in fact, the
weather is going to be cold. sure enough
Which all fits in with most peoples ideas
of proper kind of Christmas.