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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
Loss PLACED At s2o,ooo,0oo
Fire Breaks Out in Ruins Again
and Shells Explode in Almost
Continuous CarnOnade-What
Caused Explosion Is Still a
Mystery.

New York, July S1.-With three Of
hcers CT corporations doing business on
Black Tom island under arrest tonight
and a warrant out for a fourth. perpara-
tons were under way at Jersey City for
joint federal. state, county and
municipal investigation to fix the blame
for Sunday mornings disaster which
killed at least three mon, injured scores
and caused approximately 5000 5000 prop
ertY DANCE.
Fire broke out among the ruins on the
island tonight and one-haf the fire de-
partmout of Jersey City with ire boats
from New York and New Jersey fought
the flames which centcred about a pier
where lrage quantities of shrannel and
large calihre shells We're stored. Shells
exploded in an almost continuous
cannonade. Chief Roger Boyle Of the
Jersey city fire department said he ex-
poCted the ruins to smolder for week
longer.
The theory that the fire which
caused the disastrous explosion started
on a munitions barge, tied up at the
island, was secuted late to-day by Rob-
ert s. Hudspeth, prosecutor OF Hudson
county and Theodore T. Johnson, pres
idcnt of the Johnson Lighterage COM
panY, owner of the munitions barge.
Both declared the fire originated in two
Lehigh Valley railroad freight cars
laden with explosives.
Johnson, who was arrested on n war
rant charging manslaughtcr. as were
Albert NJ. Dickman, Black Tom agent
of the LehiEh Valley and Alexander
Davidson. superintendent of the Ma
tional Storage company. denied all re-
sponsibility for tho conhaEration after
his ignment. He ntimated that the
fire was of incendiarY origin
In spite of Johnson's assertion the
Lehigh Valley issued another state
ment to-day reiterating it's charge that
the fro had begun on the Johnson
/ lighter which they contended was
moored at ono of it's piers without au-
! thority.
Prosecutor Hudspcth corroborated
Johnson's story He said he had OBJ
tanned an AFFIDAVIT from the commander
| of the tug Geneva" which gave a COM
prehensivc story Of the disaster.
| According to the affidavit and other
evidence" said the prosecutor, the Are
started two hours before the Johnson
barge was destroyed and it was not
|
plosion. The captain Of the Geneva
was towing away another barge. said
to have been loaded with tremcn-
dously high explosive, acting upon orr
ders of a Lohigh Valley official. whcr
the barge, which had shown no sigr
OF being afro, exploded. This was the
first explosion and the one that was
most severe.
The second great explosion occur
red when the fire reached number ot
freight cars loaded with dynamite anC
another tremendously high explosive
the character of which is still to b,
determined"
Mr. Hudspeth declared fully three
ffths of the explosives shipped to thu
entente allies passed through Jersc!
City.
Late in the day a warrant was ISSUED
for the arrest on "A charge of man
slaughter of Edmund l.. Mackenzie o
Plainiicld \. j., president OF the Ma
tional Storage company. whose plan
at Black Tom was destroyed
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
Merchant Submarine Leaves
Her Dock at Baltimore at $40
in the AfternOOn--Small
Crowd Witnesses Departure.
ENTENTE ALLIES NOTIFIED
Eight Warships Waiting for
Capt. KOenig's Craft in Five
Mile Radius at 3-Mile Limit
Deutschland Must Dodge be-
tween Two Cruisers.

Baltimore, Aug On the second ami !
against Russia, tho German submarine
merchantmen Deutschland. set out from
Baltimore on a return voyage to Germany
with declaration Of confidence from her
commander, CAPTAIN Paul Koenig, that he
would take her home in spite Of the heavy
odds she would face when tho three mile
limit in the Atlantic is reached.
The submersihle was towed out Of the
slip where she was berthed % days ago at
$40 O'Clock this afternoon and II Is ex-
Nected that she will put into Newport
News, Va, between six and nine O'clock
tomorrow morning. After getting into
midstream the towline of the tug Thomas
Timmins was cast off and the Deutsch-
land proceeded down the Patapasco river
under her own power.
Annapolis, 20 miles south of here re-
ported that the Deutschland passed there
at SIS O'Clock, steaminC about IL miles
an hour. The tug Timmins alone was
conveying and but one vessel was follow
ing, p newspaper despatch boat Weather
conditions AZ that time were favorable
The Deutschland passed cove Point
MARYLAND. 60 miles south Of here, ut II ~
D. m.
Cant,fr xoo,ir md ris , ~
mon mt TO son With tho Lro,.,odrra
that n man hurriod 70 q toIorhoro ,,,i,t
message to agents for tho entente
allies that the Deutschland had st,rt-
ed. but tho little captain went ont Of
Baltimore harbor smiling and waving
his cap His last words IN the harbo,
Of for ~,
treatment here by Baltimore customs
authorities
Captain KoeniE knows that eight
warships of the entente allies arc
waiting for him at the edge of the
three-mil" limit spread out in a radius
OF hve miles. I'VE shall have to pass
unseen within that radius in order to
escape he said I'VE shall have to
make that paSSaG" under conditions not
'ht'r'lF advantageous to us. Wore tho
water al 'hal point LOO rect deep. it
N""I" re custer w" couid submerge
'i' e'""S" |" pass uho'fheath IN"
VA S"'pS' hu' '"e water mere is not
- snail therefore, nav"
W ,''''' ''' "e'" ne ""'ShiPS'
''t 'i,'e una" '"Hdfed
J." '"' ''"'''l VI IHe pier "heh
'''' ''''i''' '"''c OUT from he"l"'
NV '''" ~ ""' teS' ana beside TWO
/ "'Hi''N' o'"'9 t'e'e Only
''"' ''"i'' !''H III 'i'e St'edH nut
.'' ,ie.'a .''H 'Hec'eu anu waved nahd-
Ne' nuns !" "'''S"' Win '"e 'hcef'hS
| an" ing from the sailors on BOARD
'He 'hterhei N"rth herman Lloyd
steamer No'har' ne sun was setting IN
''car western SKY ana us rays were
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
DEMOCRATS FROM
SOUTH TO OPPOSE
CHILD LABOR BILL
Senator BOrah Will EndeavOr to
Couple 1t with immigration
Bill, 1t Is Reported.

Washington. July 3O.-Presdent Wilson
having won his fight for action before
adjournment of Congress on the bill to
prevent interstate commerce in the
products OF child labor the Senate will
take up the measure this week with an
interesting struggle over It in prospect
Passage of the bill is n foregone con-
clusion. but it will be opposed stubborn
ly by a group of southern democratic
senators and an attempt will be made
by Senator Borah, aided by southern
democrats to couple with il the imnigra e.
ton bill which the democratic caucus
determined to put over until next SEES
sion. Should the attempt succeed to load
the child labor bill with the immigra-
tion rider, many of it's champions fear it's
passage will be followed by a presidential
veto because Of the restrictive lteracy
test in aliens.
Senator Robinson, who reported the
child labor bill from the commerce com
mittee. hopes to get it before the Senate
by Tuesday, when it is expected that the
pending appropriation bill will have been
disposed of.
Attempts to halt progress of the biz
have been made chiefly by the southern
cotton manufacturers and the National
association of Manufacturers whose re-
preeentatiVes have insisted that il is ir
violation of the constitution. Proponents
of the measure contend that whereas Con
Eress cannot prohibit the manufacturc OF
articles within a state, it may, in regu-
lating Interstate commerce. prohibit the
transportation of manufactured articles
between the states in promotion of tn,
public welfare and in harmony with uni
form public moral sentiment throughout
the nation
Pending settlement of the child labor
legislative controversy. the house will con
tiuue marking time and Cunferees on the
national defense program will remain
earnestly at work The army appropria
tion bill conference will begin tomorrow
The naval bill! Conferoes having disposed
of minor sections of that measure eXpec
to reach the big nava. construction pro
gram during the week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
ers' Meeting August %.

bury, Aug. 1.-The county
meeting will be held Mt Corn
gust %. 1t will be i'm charge
county Grange md County
: association. Arrangements
zen made for n good program
details of tho work will be In
Of a local committee. This will
sltct lunch meeting and every
the county is cordially invited
ID. The program is as follows:
/, 1000. stock judging demon
|, G. +. r. storey professor Of
ushandry. University of Ner-
|fternoon talks by w. n. Cady.
aster of the Grange. ]. z. Car
bounty agent, l.. +. Cornwall,
It of the Addison County Farm
ociation, c. NJ. Gardner. editor
National Grange monthly. r. S.
h. Vermont State commissioner
|ulture. and II. w. Collingwood.
f the Rural New Yorker.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
FINED FOR KILLING
DEER OUT OF SEASON

Rutland. July a.-Frank Howard and
Theodore Dumar of Mount Tabor were
fined 500 and costs of SIS each by city
Judge +. G. Swinnerton to-day for kill
ing deer out of season. The prosecutions
were the result OF work by County War
den +. w. Hayward and states Attor-
ney c. V, Pouln of this city, 1t Is under
stood that the two respondents did not do
the actual killing but they were members
OF gang who secured the venson and It
fell to their lot to bear the prosecution.
MANY complaints OF illegal deer killing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
/. w. w. MODS WRECK
NEWSPAPER OFFICE

New York, July 3O-Two hundred
followers of the J. w. W. including
many striking garment workers.
marched down from Union square to
the building occupied by II Progresso
ltalo-Americano. tho Italian news
paper. published at ~ Elm street, early
last evening. and wrecked the Offices
on the second floor. They came di-
rectly from a meeting in Union square,
conducted by l. w. w. leaders. where
they had been listening all the after
noon to pleas for action to secure the
release Of Carlo Trcsca and II other
labor organizers now in Jail in Viz
ginia, Mimi. on charge of murder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
(tpelier, VT, July IA, 1916.
! of Montpelier Argus:

(tpelier, VT, July IA, 1916.
of Montpelier Argus:
|r Sir: Will you please allow
E in the Argus for what |
70 say in regard to the y. S.
! rial contest and oblige. SO
has been said in the Argus
has been copied mostly
bther papers about Senator
hot being of any account in
|ess, having done nothing
eight years he has been
and other things said
him which were not very
buious to say the least,
were not true as can be
by what his colleagues
him in Congress. What
Fnator Page done for YER
He has a large business
Fde Park and employed a
amount Of help in his hide
hlfskin business for many
and has paid the farmers,
|thers, a large amount of
for hides and calfskins
n Vermont and has paid
y for advertising at the
Time, this is all true. What
E-Governor Fletcher, who
to be at this time Senator,
for Vermont? His bust
has mostly been after Of
near as ! can find out, and
present time is paying a
amount of money for adj
ing to succeed Senator
in Congress, and is doing
st to get it. Republicans
mont will soon decide this
primaries. | am pleased
pr as proof what is said of
pr Page by one Of the
Republicans in Congress
H. c. Lodge, in reply to a
| wrote him for informa-
regard to Senator Pages
es in Congress, and ask to
t printed in the Argus, Sc
Republicans can know the
fn regard to Senator Pages
es in Congress. Having
ed this reliable informa
rom a source which canno'
e doubted, it seems nov
Benator Page is entitled tt
lection to Congress. Thi!
IN one that believes in
deal in politics as well a.
illness.
Respectfully submitted,
CLARK KING.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
rFERS Pay THE PENALTY.

who ignore warning signals OF
n kidneys and scott at dangers
us consequences often pay the
with dread diabetes or Rright's
If you have lame back, pains
sore muscles. stiff Joints. rheu-
Foley Kidney Pills
the trouble before 1t Is too late.
i HAN. J. W. O'SulliVan, 20
street Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03

in this section have reached the fish and
game department II is said that the back
woodsmcn in the vicinity have formed n.
nool I'm order to pay the fine OF any Of
their number caught for taking deer out
of season.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
Major HENRY CABOTLODGE
On the Constructive Work of
Major CARROLL s. PAGE

which appeared last week in the Mont
r. Argus is self-explanatory. Neither Senator
nor any of his friends was aware of this cor
bndence until ex-State Senator Clark King
ed it's publication in the Argus We give it
appeared, without change or adornment.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03

Every minute that woman devotes
to studying the store ads is a minute
devoted to one of the most vital parts
of her household duties-that of buying
wisely and we'll.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-03
Topic is Vocational Educa-
tion," Delivered for Home
Consumption, to be Used
in Present Senatorial
Campaign!

Senator Carroll S. Page delivered a
speech in the United States Senate on
Monday, July "a, 1916.
A Vermonter present. writing
home his impressions of the speech,
says
amidst an atmosphere of serenity and calm
not unlike the peace that hovers the Bull
Run school house in vacation time Mr. Page of Ver-
mont to-day July "a 1870 delivered his address on
vocational educational training I emphasize the
peace and quiet Of the occasion No one was present.
This is not quite literally true But I went into
the Capitol this morning one of my friends said:
Your favorte statesman is speaking.
"Ee began speaking at 10 O'clock went into
the Senate at 1O:4O. This was the situation then:
l found the press gallery altogether empty.
"Six senators besides the distinguished speaker
were present.
"Of these five were busy studying bills and
papers in preparation for the days work. The
other not engaged with papers of any sort sat quiet
ly in his seat-aseep I think. Mr.. Page droned
away in monotone. Nobody could hear him and
the attendance showed quite clearly that nobody
wanted to- | must add that left the gallery, |
Senator Dillingham; enter the chamber, fortified
with palm leaf fan.
at struck that it did not require political or
moral courage to deliver speech on vocational eou-
cation at this time. am sure that it will not REQUIRE
self sacrifice large expenditure Mr. Pages part
to have the speech printed and widely distributed.
venture guess that his constituents are far more
interested in his vote rural Credits
Mr.. Page fathered a vocational training bill in
the Senate. Mr.. Lever favored bill on the same
subject in the House The Lever bill is given credit
of being by far better measure. The House passed
it. Senator Hoke Smith, giant physically and men,
tally power in the Senate practically took over the
Lever bill, his effort causing the Page bill to fall in
the discard
The Vermontcr in Washington who heard Sena-
tor Pages speech writes further on the situation He
says that the Hoke Smith vocational educational bill
is on the senate calendar but that it will not be acted
this session.
Why, then, speech on the bill by Senator Page
at this time for any other than for distribution
to the voters of Vermont for campaign purposes?
Thousands of people in Vermont desire to know
what Senator Page has stood for and what he has
created in the way of progressive constructive c"isia
ton the eight years he has been senator.
Will Mr.. Page Answer?
The Allen Nj. Fletcher, Senatorial Club,
Mortified, Vermont.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
10 BILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF TOBACCO MEN
IN NATIONAL CONVENTION

Washington, May pa billion
and a half dollars of capital was rep
resented here today when the great
est convention of tobacco merchants
in the history of the country began
at the New Willard. There are 500
delegates from every section of the
country, and representing every
branch of the industry. From grow
ers to leaf dealers, to manufacturer,
jobber mad the men behind the coun-
tiers.
It is the first national convention
of tobacco merchants. Cigars that
king couldn't afford to buy in any
quantity will be smoked at tonight's
banquet. u.
When a man tries to stop smoking
via the drop-it-in-his-coff cure
route, he takes chance on contract
ing the cocaine or other drug habits,
the conclave was told.,~It plans a
fight on the AZ varieties of COM
pounds which claim to destroy the de-
sire for tobacco.
Impressive figures of the tobacco
industry were reported, sshowing that
tobacco raising utilities 1925 acres
of land, the federal government COL
lects 110,000,000 revenue tax, the
industry pays SITS, 100000 wages to
100000 workers and advertising
gets $3O,OOO,0OO a year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
Results
Startle Bemid1i

There has never been anything here
with the INCREDIBLE. results of
simple lavoptik eye wash. One
mans eyes were so badly strained he
could not read five minutes without
pain. Two applications with lavop-
tik relieved him. A lady had tried
three different glasses for weak, in
famed eyes. ONE slavoptik eye wash
surprised her. We guarantee a small
bottle to benefit EVERY CASE weak,
strained or inflamed eyes. ONE
WASH produces incredible results.
Bankers Drug Store-Adv.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
PAPER AT NOON.

The Bemidji Daily Pioneer will be
published at noon tomorrow, Mem
orial Day, so as to give its employees
an opportunity to observe half the
day.
We urge that everyone in the city
observe the day and that everyone
take part in the parade and program
which will be given tomorrow.
The program in the afternoon will
be started at two O'Clock and will he
completed before the calling of the
first baseball game Of the season.
It is every citizen s duty to- attend
the services at the city hallftomorrow
afternoon. ss5t.~.as
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
SANGERFEST AT GRAND
FORKS, JULY 6, z AND 8

Grand Forks, N. D., May 29.-The
annual meeting and sangerfest of the
Norwegian Singers association will
be held in Grand Forks, July 6, z
and 8:
At that time at least 500 singers,
representing the foremost Scandinav-
ian choruses in heacountry will take
part in the dsangerfest. They will
come from Minnesota, North and
South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Wis
consin, Illinois, New York, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

Tomorrow is Memorial Day. To-
morrow is day for true Americ-
anism
What is true Americanism?
Moses E. Clapp, United States SEN
ator from Minnesota, who is a can
didate for denomination, defines true
Americanism as follows:
"Americanism means devotion; to
the spirit of our constitution and
laws. It means loyalty to the spirit
of our institutions. It means the
capacity and willingness to discrim-
mate between empty forms and sub
stantial rights. It means the capacity
and Willingness to recognize that our
government is for all, not for a few,
and that if for all it must be a gov
eminent by all. 1t means the capa-
city and willingness to realize that
real prosperity does not mean a. gol
den stream poured into the lap of
the few, the mass existing upon the
crumbs which fall from overloaded
tables, but that all should have equal
opportunity to sit around the board.
1t means that while government is
instituted for the welfare of ALL all
should share the benefits of the as
ISOLATION called government, yet after
all, government must lean upon the
citizen rather than the citizen lean
upon the government. That in free
government law should stand as the
capitalization of sentiment rather
than to be used as the pioneer Of SEN
timent. That free government spring.
ing from the citizen reflects the good
or bad Of the citizen; that it will be
as good as the citizen makes it, as
bad as he allows it to be. That the
first duty of the citizen is BY his
character and activities to make his
constant contribution to that ,senti-
ment which reflected in the policies
of government means most for the
moral and material welfare of all.
True Americanism is exemplifed in
the lives of those native and foreign
born, who in civil life and on the
battlefields of the republic have up
held the best and highest ideals and
have made their generous contribu-
ton, of character and achievement,
to the real grandeur of our nation"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
NEW YORK GROWERS
TO ORGANIZE ON A =.
CALIFORNIA BASIS

Lockport, N. Y, May 29.-To do
for New York and the East what or
ganization has done for Southern
California orange growers and Ore
gon apple men, and to lay the foun-
dation for the standardization, grad
ing, packing and marketing of West
ern New York's famous peaches and
apples, the Farmers Congress will
be held in Lockport, June 1 2 and 3.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
nuad limos pet her divorce

.ployed Innesto getsher adivorce.
From the first meeting5of Lois and
Innes, according to Mrs. Nelms, da-
ted the beginning Of the alleged
sswindling, insincere promises of mar
riage and similar events which led to
the alleged murders.
Beatrice helms, the other sdaugh-
ter, disappeared after she. followed
her sister Lois to Texas in 1914 to
wean her away from Innes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

May Innes, went to trial here today
for rohbingaone of the girls Of 3d.
397.
-"I am still convinced, said Mrs.
helms today, ss.that-my. girls are dead
and that Innes knows how they died
and is responsible for it; but the
Texas jury acquitted him and we
can only try him for larceny ,.@ y F.
Lois helms was married to Walter
Dennis and lived here. In. 1913 she
went to Carson, Nevada, and en-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

:. hereby announce myself as q
candidate for the office of County
Commissioner of the Fifth district of
Beltrami County, to be voted upon
1T the primaries the 10Th Of June,
1915. If nominated and, elected,
will serve my district to the best OF
my ability. I shall appreciate your
support. (Signed)
NILS A. OTTERSTAD.
d & w If 517
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

tits true, nevertheless, that IA fool
can get down on his knees in the
street, paw up the dirt, and every
wise man in sight will rush over to
see what's in the wind.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
ANNOUNCEMENT

I hereby announce myself as a
candidate for county commissioner Of
the Fourth District of Beltrami
county and ask for the support of the
voters on June - who are in SYM
pathy with my platform, which is:
County Option, Lower Taxes and a
Square Deal for Everybody
GUSTAVE SANDELL.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
EQUATOR so FAR
AWAY KIDS MAY POLE
WINDING MONTHLATE

: 81 Larimore, N. D., May 20.
T Two thousand Grand Forks
county children today par
ticipated in : a monster May
pole winding, kite flying con-
test, volley ball and baseball
i tournaments and May frOlic.
Because of Larimore's dis
tance-from~ the equator, this
celebration, held in some
warmer climates on May 1,
was a month late. - 4.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29
FREED FOR MURDER;
FACES LARCENY CHARGE

Atlanta, Ca, May 29.-Tried and
acquitted in Texas on charge of
murdering the two daughters of Mrs.
John w. Nelms of Atlanta, Lawyer
Victor E. 1nnes and his wife, Ida
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

The man with money never lacks
for friends. But, then, some Of them
have more love for the gmOney than
for the man.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-05-29

No one is necessarily making good
because he is making good. =. J.,