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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
ALL PASSENGERS
SAVED; BOAT IS
TOTALLY DESTROYED
Back Fire" of Engine Believed to
Be Cause of the
Flames.
MILE FROM DIAMOND POINT
WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED
Two Women and Two Children
Aboard Launch; Loss is
$1,000.

Twenty passengers, including two
women and two children, narrowly
escaped death by drowning ordeath by
fire when the passenger excursion
boat, "The City of Bemidji," caught
fire on Lake Bemidji Sunday after
noon. Although the boat was burn
ed to the waters edge, none Of the
passengers were injured.
On First Trip.
The boat was owned by Captain
William McLachlin and began it's
summer season sunday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock The entire boat had
been overhauled during the past few
weeks and was thought to be in ex-
cellent condition. New equipment
had been purchased for the engines
which were supposed to be in perfect
running condition.
New Spark Plug.
When the boat was about a mile
out in the lake, headed for the dam,
which is located about eleven miles
down the Mississippi river, one of the
engines stopped and upon examina-
tion it was found that one of the
spark plugs was dirty and needed
cleaning. The old spark plug was
taken out and a new one substi-
tuted.
Fire Nearly Out.
Several minutes later one of the
engines caught fire and a chemical
fire extinguisher was used. The fire
was thought to have been extinguish-
ed when a short time later flames
again sprang up. This time Captain
McLachlin was slightly overcome by
the gases of the fire extinguisher and
the fire got beyond control.
Heads for Shore.
Captain McLachlin quickly headed
the boat for the bar at Diamond
Point, operating with one engine
Life preservers were distributed tC
all the passengers by Captain Nc.
Lachlin and his assistant, Alvin
Olson.
In spite of the fact that the flames
swiftly enveloped the entire hood o1
the engines, the passengers we're moi
forced to jump until they were neal
enough to shore to wade in
Passengers Break Rail.
Shrieks from the passengers at
tracted large number of Launches
who attempted to aid in the rescue
of the passengers.
When the boat neared shore, th'
passengers in panic broke the railing
around the boat, throwing a larg'
number of the passengers into th'
water Several Of the men passen
gers rescued the women and childre!
anu du dSeu Hail.
Soon after the boat was abandoned
an air tank exploded. No one wa
injured.
Fire Department Called.
A line was fastened to the boat AM
it was towed to shore. The Bemidj
fire department was called and chem
icals were used on the flames. Th
boat was burned to the waters edge
The gasoline tanks, however, did no
explode.
Several Travellers.
Blankets and shawls were givel
to the passengers, who we're takel
to Bemidji. A large number of tn
passengers were travelling men VIII
were spending Sunday at the Mark
ham hotel. "
The origin of the fire is mys
terry. It is believed, to have bee,
caused by leak of the carbureto
and the "backfiring" Of the engine
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

TROUT IS CAUGHT
IN LAKE BEMIDJI

X N. r. Bricklen caught a
X speckled trout in, Lake Be-
x midi near the second point
x Sunday afternoon. This is the
x first instance for some time
X that trout has been caught
x in the lake. The trout weigh
x ed one pound and three-quar-
K ters. <.
x Today is the opening of the
< bass season in the state and =.
q large ndmper locaF ang=
x 1ers are out after the "fnnys :
X. tribe"
L. - L
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

London-TwO British forces are
rapidly closing in upon German East
Africa. This is the last of the kai-
ser's colonies unconQuered.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
Wide knowledge of Lake.

Wide knowledge of Lake.
Had it not been for the presence
of mind and knowledge of the lake
which the captain possessed, l fear
we might all have had watery
grave" said one of the rescued pas
sengers shortly after being rescued.
"I consider myself extremely lucky
that it occurred where it did,
Among the out-of-town passengers
board the boat when the accident oc
Cured were T, Halloek of Fargo, r.
E. Norton of Breckenridge, M. T.
Tenneson of Chicago, William Auer-
bacher of Minneapolis, L. L. Ostran-
der of Cedar Rapids, Ia, G. D. Merri-
man of Buffalo, NJ Y, and V. A. Pra
ger of Chicago.
No More Boats.
II am through with the boat busi-
ness," said Captain McLachlin this
morning. II do not intend to build
another boat.
1.-The accident yesterday was very
lucky. I don't know what caused
the fire but 1 believe that it was
back fire.
when the fire first broke out l
turned chemical fire extinguisher
on it and I thought that I had stop
ped it. However, the fire broke out
again a few minutes later and when
1 turned the extinguisher on it, I was
overcome by the gases of the extin-
guisher. I gave the extinguisher to
my assistant and headed the boat for
the bar at Diamond Point, operating
the boat with one engine.
Preservers for All.
Life preservers were distributed
to all the passengers. Some of the
passengers were on the front end of
the boat and the others were on the
back of the boat, the fire being in
the engine rooms between.
"Several times I had the fire prac-
tically extinguished but each time
it broke out anew.
when the boat was near the bar
the second engine went out of COM
mission and the passengers in their
eagerness to get to shore broke the
railing, throwing a large number OF
the passengers into the water. The
water was not deep and all were able
to wade to shore. No one was in
jured"
"The City of Bemidji," which was
constructed several years ago, has
been caring for the summer cottage
trade along the lake and will be big
loss to the summer resorters. Efforts
are being made to secure boat men to
place a passenger and excursion boat
in the lake for use of the hotel and
summer cottage visitors.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

STORES TO CLOSE

A large number of the
stores in Bemidji will close
tomorrow noon so that the
employees can observe Men,
orial day.
The meat markets will close
at two o'clock tomorrow af-
ternOOn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

The boat was valued at $1,000 and
was partially covered by insurance.
The accident was an especially
lucky one. There wa: but slight
wind. Had there been a strong east
wind, it is believed that the boat
would not have been able to make
the bar
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

Pioneer want ads pay.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
Valued at $1,000.

Crossed wires also may have started
the fire
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

James J. Hill, Empire Builder"
died this morning at 9:43 o'clock at
his home in st. Paul. Death follow
ed an operation to drain carbuncle
at the end of the magnate's intes-
tines. -,
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
SAVES MERCHANTS LARGE SUM.
Report of Committee on Advertising
for Retailers Association Shows
Real Accomplishment

The advertising committee of the
Kenosha Retailers association has ac-
complished real results during the year
just closing and the report of the COM
mittee which is being made public to
the retail dealers today, shows that the
committee s supervision of advertising
has saved total of $500 to Kenosha
merchants in the year. The committee
has sought to warn the members of the
association against questionable adj
ve1tising" and its work in refusing to
sanction advertising of no value to the
merchants has gone long way toward
driving this sort of advertising out of
Kenosha. The committee has refused
to sanction a lot of programs and score
cards and similar advertising lodges
and in every case the merchants of the
city have refused to have any part in
the advertising in such publicity mat
ter. Tt is expected that in future
years the committee will go even nth
er to direct these advertising cam
pa-gns so that eventually the Kenosha
merchant will be permitted to use us
entire publicity fund in legitimate ad-
yertising.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
WOMAN AND BABY MISSING.
Daniel Cent? Appeals to the Police to
Locate Wife and Baby Missing
Since Monday Night.

A fearful appeal for help was made
to the police department this morning
when Daniel Cent?, residing at 312
North Chicago street, demanded aid in
locating his wife and ten months old
baby who have been missing since
last Monday night. Cent? was away
from his home for the evening and when
he returned he found his wife and baby
gone. He seems to be able to give no
reason for the departure of the wife
but he told the police that he thought
it possible that the woman was some
where in Chicago. So far as the police
can learn there had been no domestic
trouble which would have caused Mrs.
Cent? to leave Kenosha and the entire
case has cloak of mystery about it..
Cent? seems to be worried over the
continued absence of his wife and he
seems to fear the possibility that she
has met with accident.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
WAS ssBILLIE THE KID" HERE7
Burglar Taken in Chicago May Have
Loot Taken from Homes in Keno
sha in Recent Burglaries.

The local police department was no
titled this morning that William Reid,
better known as "Billie the KID has
been arrested on burglary charge in
Chicago and at the time of his arrest
a large amount Of booty was recovered.
Tt consisted almost entirely of jewelry
and it is thought possible that some
Of it may have been secured in raids
made On Kenosha homes. The list of
jewelry is being carefully checked by
the Kenosha police department and as
vet none of the articles mentioned have
been identified as coming from Keno
sha. It is declared that the "Kid "
has something of a police record and
he is being held in Chicago pending
the Investigations in Kenosha. It is
thought possible that he was mem
Der Of the gang Of young thieves which
recently worked in this city.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
GETS CALL FOR SESSION.
Sheriff Stahl Notified of Meeting or
Democratic State Central Com
mittee in Milwaukee.

Sheriff A. F. stahl, member for
Kenosha county of the Wisconsin State
Central Democratic committee, this
morning received the formal call for
the session to be held at the Hotel Wis
consin in Milwaukee a week from to-
morrow. Tt is expected that it will be
the most notable gathering of the year
among the Wisconsin Democrats. The
gathering will make four alternates to
go to the national convention at st.
Louis and at the same time will select
member of the national Democratic
committee. It is expected that there
will be some informal plans laid in re-
gard to the Democratic ticket to be
nominated at the September primary
and at this meeting the state conven-
ton may be arranged for. Democrats
are to be urged to keep out of the. race
for state offices until after the char
mony program" has been agreed upon.
While Sheriff Stahl is the only mem
Der of the committee in Kenosha county
it is expected that several leaders
among the Democracy will attend the
session.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
DEATH OF JAMES McGIvERN.
Resident of the City for the Last Forty
Years Died at His Home on Mar
ket Street Tuesday Night.

James McGivern, aged fiftytwo years
and a resident of the city for the past
forty years, died just after seven
O'Clock Tuesday evening at his home
on West Market street. He had been
an invalid for more than two years.
Mr.. McGivern was native of Ireland
where he was born in June of 1868. He
came to Kenosha when he was twelve
years of age and had since resided in
the city. He was widely known among
the workers about the harbor. He is
survived by three brothers, Bernhard,
Michael and Leo McGivern, all of Ke-
nosha. Mr. McGivern was never mar
ried. Funeral services will be held
from ST. James church at half past
nine O'Clock Friday morning with in
terment at the family plot at St.
49,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04

The Chicago and Milwaukee Electric
is now advertising in Milwaukee that
its trains will deliver passengers any
where on the elevated roads in the
city of Chicago. It is thought that this
announcement is in keeping with recent
statements that the company had plan
ned connecting privileges with the
Chicago Elevated Railways company.
At the local station of the company
this morning the agent declared that
he had received no orders to sell
tickets farther than Evanston.
& / know that the company is plan
ming to send some or all of the cars
over elevated lines in Chinago," said
the agent : and already many of the
cars have been fitted up for use on the
third rail system. The formal order of
the opening Of this service has not as
yet reached Kenosha and I do not be-
lieve that the order is as yet effective.
We are still selling tickets to Evanston
only, but it is possible that the loop
order will come along later in the day.
The cmpany has been preparing for
this move for some time.'
The advertisement which appears in
the Milwaukee papers quotes charge
Of $3.50 from Milwaukee to any place
on the elevated lines in Chicago.
While the property of the company
was sold to the reorganization COM
mittee on Monday the formal transfer
has not as yet been made and the line
is still being operated by the receivers.
1t is expected that Judge Lands in the
federal court will hand down some or
der in connection with the sale within
a fortnight and just as soon as the lines
have been turned over to the re-
organization committee it is expected
that the loop service will be put into
operation. 1t is probable that the rates
of fare from Kenosha to the center Of
Chicago will be eightyfve cents.
This will be slightly less than the
charge for fare on the North w estern
road. It is claimed that at the present
time many Kenosha people are using
the Chicago and Milwaukee for trips
to Chicago, making the change at
Evanston. Thus far nc transfers have
been offered for trips over the loop
lines in the city of Chicago.
It is said that as soon as the re-
organization committee gets control of
the interurban lines that many changes
will be made. Orders have already
been placed for new rolling stock and
it is declared that there will be some
limited trains between Chicago and
Milwaukee which will make the trip
into the loop in less than two hours.
It is understood that this service is
planned in order to make it possible
for the company to easier compete with
the two steam roads operating between
Milwaukee and Chicago.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
GET NEW ROAD ENGINEER.
G.. E. Gillespie to Take Place of w. M.
deBerard in This County
at Once.

William NJ deBerard, who has been
the engineer in charge of the work on
roads in Kenosha county for the Wis
consin state highway commission, has
been dropped from the roll of the state
commission and announcement was
made on Tuesday that G. E. Gillespie
of Madison had been named to repre-
sent the state in Racine and Kenosha
counties. The retiring engineer has
had charge of the road work in this
district for the past two years and he
has many friends in the two counties.
Engineer Gillespie is declared to be
man Of wide experience in the road
engineering work and it is certain
that under his direction there will be
no step backward in the work done
under the direction of the state com
mission Gillespie will take up the
work at once and be in active charge
of the work that is to be done this
season.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
UNCLE SAM TO STAY IN MEXICO
Especial to the Telegraph ourier).

Ell PASO, Tex, May 3. - Major General Hugh Ii
Scott and Mexican Minister of War Oregon at confer
ence which lasted eleven hours and ended minutes
past midnight to agreement which temporarily
dlspes the Mexican cloud.
The agreement reduced to writing and will be
submitted to the interested governments for ratification
before another formal conference is held the border
The essential points of the understanding are:
THAT the United States troops will remain
on Mexican soil until order is restored in North
ern Mexico or such time as the officials of the
de facto government have demonstrated their
ability to cope with lawlessness
2-That Colonia Dublan will be made the base
OF operations for the American troops instead of
points further south.
'3-That the de facto government will consent
to the use of the Mexican Northwestern Railroad
for the transportation of supplies from the border
to COOnia Duban
General Frederick Funston did not participate in the
conference but kept in close touch with the proceedings
The agreement between Generals Scott and Obregon
is said to meet with his approval General Funston agreed
to make his permanent base of supplies at Coonia Duba
providing that the railroad would be made available
NO TIME LIMIT ON STAY.
At an early-morning conference between Generals
Scott and Funston it agreed that Vilaism as
great as the actual existence of the bandit leader
Due to this it decided to enter into agreement with
the representatives Of the de facto government fixing
definite time limit for the withdrawal of the expedtonary
forces.
The lobby of the Paso Del Norte Hotel in which the
conference was held crowded with both Americans
and Mexicans throughout the afternoon and evening.
Opnions heard varied to whether the Mexican factions
would stand behind Obregon any agreement which does
not call for the immediate withdrawal Of the American
troops. -
It was openly charged by the hotheads that the Mex
lean Minister of War having lost his original demand
which amounted to ultimaturnWas playing politics
with the United States These partisans said Obregon
would no longer be able to control his generals
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04
WOULD REDUCE MILK PRICE
Local Dealers Selling Product at Eight
Cents a Quart Declare They Have No
Intention of Raising Price-New
Co. May Operate Wagons Here.

Kenosha County milk producers this
morning received letters inviting them
to be part of the new 100000 corpora
ton formed among the dairymen to en-
ter into competition with the big Chi
cago milk dealers. The articles Of in
corporation for the company are to be
flied today and it is expected that ten
thousand farmers residing in Illinois
and Wisconsin will become stockhold-
ers of the new company. Several Ke-
nosha county men, are already named as
stockholders Of the new company and it
is expected that there will be at least
two hundred dairy farm owners in tits
county who will be stockholders and
active in the work of the company.
The new corporation of the farmers
is to be known as the Milk Producers
Cooperative Marketing company 1t is
planned to perfect Immediately an or
ganization which under the articles of
incorporation has the right:
To produce and sell milk and
cream and all byproducts.
To operate condensing, skimming,
pasteurizing, and bottling plants
and factories for the manufacture
of cheese, butter, and other pro-
ducts.
To manufacture and sell farm ma
chinery and implements used in the
production of milk as we'll as appli-
ances for storing and marketing.
To cultivate and sell grains, seed,
and feed.
To breed and deal in domestic
animals.
The capital stock of 100000 will be
subscribed in 10000 shares of par
value of $50 each. Twenty of the TWEEN
ty-five directors of the association, -ep-
resenting 5000 dairymen in Illinois,
Wisconsin, and Indiana, attended the
meeting. R. B. Swift Of Libertyville,
president, said the matter probably
would be submitted to the rank and
file of the organization for referen-
Qun. mo p6ISOu WALL NC pOAH1bCOu W
purchase more than five shares of stock.
It is said that the new farmers COM
pany will seek to eliminate the middle
man. in the sale Of milk to all cities
in the territory in which the organiza-
ton is represented. The price of milk
according to the plan is to be cut to SIX
cents quart. Just at present Kenosha
people 10 paying eight cents quart
for milk and corresponding prices for
cream and other products of the dairy.
Local dealers declare that they do not
expect competition from the company
in Kenosha. They assert, however, that
there is no reason to believe that any
advance will be made in the price OF
milk here, and that even though many
dealers in Chicago have increased the
price to nine cents quart that in Ke-
nosha the price will not be changed. 1t
is expected that the new company will
be ready for the active marketing of
the dairy products within the next two
months.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-05-04

Mrs. John Jacobowicz, an Austrian
oman, is lowering between life and
cath at the Kenosha hospital as re-
alt of burns which she suffered just
fter five o'clock Tuesday evening at
err home at asa Pearl street. The con-
ition of the woman is very grave and
ne is suffering intense agony from
urns which cover the entire upper
art of her body. Since the accident
he has been kept partially under the
influence of narcotics and everything
ossible is being done to lessen the
bain of her terrible wounds.
The details Of the accident are I'M
,nown to the relatives of the woman
IS while she has been partially con-
cious she has been in no condition to
ell the story Of how she received the
)urns 1t is thought that a gasoline
tove exploded and threw burning gaso-
inc over her clothes.
Just after five o'clock Tuesday even
ing Mrs. Jacobowicz was working in
the kitchen of the home preparing the
supper for her husband and others who
lived at the house. There was small
gasoline stove in the room on which
the cooking for the household was
done. The first that was known Of the
accident was when the woman, her hair
almost burned from her head and her
clothes a mass of flames, ran from the
rear door of the house. One of the
neighbors ran to the assistance of the
woman She rolled her in the mud at
the back of the house and managed to
extinguished the flames and then with
the aid of other neighbors the woman
was carried to the bedroom of her
home DR.. M. A. Bernstein was called
to attend her and he Immediately di-
rected that the injured woman be taken
to the hospital
There were great third degree burns
or her head, arms, hands, face and the
entire upper part of her body was a
mass of burns. The woman suffered
terribly from shock. During the night
The physician remained at the hospital
and this morning it was declared that
the condition of the woman showed a
slight improvement However, the
physician declared that the burns were
Sd extended that there was very grave
doubts as to her recovery
The woman with her husband and
two little children had lived at the
Pearl street home for some time. The
two children were with her in the house
when the accident took place, but they
were playing in another room and did
not know of the accident of the moth
or until she was carried into the
house after the flames had been ex-
tinguished
This morning the unfortunate woman
was able to tell of her injuries. She
stated that she had been advised that
she could make a remedy for a sick
friend by boiling certain herbs in al
cohol and she had concocted the mix
ture and placed it on the gasoline
stove The explosion followed and the
btazing alcohol brought an explosion
Oh the gasoline tank. At the hospital
this afternoon it was stated that there
had been little change in the condition
of the woman.