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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
MIGRATORY BIRD Law
INSPECTOR IN CITY

Ethan A. Cleasby of Eau Claire
Wis, migratory bird law inspector
for the Federal government in this
district, is in Bemidji today. Mr.
Cleasby announced that he found that
the law was beng we'll enforced in
this district.
Duluth schools, according to Mr.
Cleasby, have adopted novel plar
for interesting the school children
in the value of birds. Instead o1
giving prizes for the best bird houses
they are giving prizes for the stu
dent that shows at the end of thu
summer that birds made homes in hi:
yard.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
BEMIDJI TEACHERS
OPEN BALL SEASON

Somewhere along the Lake
Boulevard, April 15.-(Not
Censored)-Shar fighting is
reported this afternoon along
Lake Boulevard near Hayn-
er's residence. Spring offen-
sive is beginning. The Bemidji
school teachers are opening
the baseball season.
New supplies of ammuni-
tion, etc., bought this morn
ing.
The fighters came out Of
their trenches at about two
thirty o'clock and last reports
are that both sides are fight
ing desperately.
Balls are flying and there is
an occasional dull moan from
the suffering small boys on
the side lines. Aviators, in
spite of their superb ascents,
fell into the hands of the
enemy.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
'LYCAN POSTPONES
OPENING BALL GAME

Manager Ralph Lycan of the Lycan
Colts has postponed the game sched-
uled with the Herbert Bingers for
tomorrow morning. The game will
be played in several weeks. The
game will be the third annual game,
each team having won a game.
Baseball players will meet at the
fair grounds tomorrow afternoon at
two o'clock to form plans for the city
baseball team.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
HIGH SCHOOL DOUBLE
QUARTET TO TENSTR|KE

The Bemidji high school quartet
will go to Tenstrike next Thursday
to give concert. The quartet is un-
der the direction of Miss Francis Viv-
ian Kenney, music instructor in the
Bemidji schools, and is composed of
Harold Swisher, Miss Jane Hayner,
George Graham, Miss Edna Backland,
Kern Olson, Miss Lucine McCuaig,
Alex Cameron and Edna Anderson.
Miss Esther McGhee is the pianist.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
MEMBERSHIP LISTS
OUT FOR RIFLE CLUB

j.. Membership lists for Rifle and
Pistol club which is being organized
have been left for signers in care Of
the following places: Miller's Gro
Gerry, H. J. Loud law offices, R. Han
nah of the Sentinel and Gould's Bowl
ing Alleys.
Efforts are being made to have at
least 100 names on the roll when the
final steps of organization are taken.
Already thirty-six have signified their
intention of joining.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
COCKTAILS EXPECTED TO
OFFER RESIGNATION AGAIN

Panama, April 15.-Governor Geo.
A. Goethals of the Canal Zone, who
withdrew his resignation and hurried
back here from Washington to clear
the canal of the Gaillard Cut land
slides last September, is expected to
reoffer his resignation to President
Wilson if there is no promise of fur
ther trouble following the reopening
of the canal today.
Colonel Harding, who has been
acting governor during Goethals'
absence in the United States, is ex-
pected to succeed Colonel Goethals as
governor, when the time comes.
Senator P. H. McGarry Of Walker
is visitor in the city today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
TO COLLECT OLD PAPER
TO SELL FOR CHURCH

The ladies of the Presbyterian
church will collect all the old papers,
books, magazines, etc., in the city
next Saturday, preparatory to ship
ping it to paper mill. The pro-
ceeds of the sale will go to the Pres
byterian church. Anyone having
waste paper or magazines should no.
tify Mrs. ]. McTaggart, telephone
"A.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
SENATE PASSES NITRATE
PLANT MEASURE

Washington, April 15.-Champ1ons
Of a government hydro electric plant
to produce nitrate for the manufac-
ture of war munitions and fertilizer
won their fight in the senate yester-
day by inserting an amendment for
an appropriation of $15,000,O0O for
that purpose into the Chamberlain
army increase bill. The vote was 4S
to %.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15

St. Paul, April 15.-Assistant At
torney General Hilton returned from
Washington today where he told the
International Boundaries commission
that power company dams overf1owed
the Rainy Lake district running ST.
225,O0O worth of lands. The COM
mission took the matter under ad-
ViSemnnt
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
AUTO DRIVERS
TAKE EXAMINATION
Twenty-four Successfully Pass State
Test at the G. W. Jewett
Garage.

Twenty-four automobile drivers, in
cluding all the bus line drivers and
liverymen in the city, took the state
chauffeurs' examinations held yester-
day afternoon at the garage of the
G. w. Jewett company.
w. H. Healy of Duluth conducted
the examinations.
The averages made by the exam
inees were very high, there being no
failures.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
CANDIDATE FOR STATE
OFFICE IN BEm|DJ|

Thomas Frankson, candidate for
lieutenant governor on the Repub-
lican ticket, is visiting friends in Be-
midi today. He delivered an ad-
dress at the Cass county development
at Walker yesterday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
BIT PROVIDES FOR
Sale OF INDIAN LANDS

Washington, April 15.-Sale Of
small tracts of land in the ceded por-
tions of the Chippewa reservations in
Minnesota is provided for in bill
introduced yesterday by Representa-
tive Steenerson. The legislation is
urged by the county authorities in
Northern Minnesota and land officers
at Crookston.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
STEAMER SUNK;
TWO AMERICANS
ESCAPE SAFELY
William Ross of Virginia in Hospital
Suffering From
Exposure.
PRESIDENT AND CABINET
CONSIDER SUSSEX CASE
Lull in Verdun Fighting; Heavy Ar
tillery Actions on West Bank
of Meuse.

Washington, April 15.-The Aber-
deem barge, Inverlyon, from Portland,
Ore, to Limerick, Ireland, was sunk
by gun fire April II. Two Americans
aboard escaped safely. Some mem
bers of the crew were lost, the
Queenstown consul reported today Of
fcially.
Queenstown, April 15.-William
Ross of Lake City, Va, an American
in the crew of the steamer Inverlyon,
has landed He is in the hospital
suffering from exposures as a result
of spending IS hours in a small boat,
unfed.
Verdun in Lull.
Paris, April Is. - (OficiaD -
Heavy artillery actions were reported
on the west bank of the Meuse last
night. There is lull in the Verdun
fighting today.
Sussex Case Up.
Washington, April 15.-President
Wilson and the cabinet went over the
submarine crisis again today and re-
affirmed their determination to bring
the situation with Germany to an
issue.
The decision to inform Germany
that recent accumulation Of evidence
of ships destroyed in submarine war
fare leads to the inevitable conclu-
sion that her promises to the United
States are not being fulfilled, remain
ng unchanged. The time of dispatch
ing a communication to Berlin ap-
peared to be the only point unde-
cided.
Rumor of Break.
p In congress yesterday report was
widely circulated that the forthcom-
ing note would in itself give notice
of a severance of diplomatic rela-
tions. Cabinet officers did not deny
it, upon the ground that they all
have been bound in honor by the
president not to speak upon the SUBJ
ject in any way.
There were repeated indications to-
day that the note would be state
ment of the American case up to date,
without anything in the nature of an
ultimatum, and would still leave the
way open for Germany to avoid the
!long-feared break in diplomatic rela-
tions. 1t was claimed, however, that
it would be intended as the American
governments last word.
Spain Takes Issue.
Madrid, Spain, April 15.-(Via
Paris s)-Amamadeo Hurdato, an au-
thority on international law, has
written a letter to the president of
the council Of ministers in regard to
the damaging of the steamship Sus-
sex. He says:
"Spain should take the initiative to
bring about joint action of all neut-
raj countries in order to put a stop
to the illegal system which has such
distressing consequences to all neut-
rails. The warships of the allied ma
tions are kept busy protecting their
merchant marine and that of neutral
In War Service.
"Germany has no merchant ships
| now at sea and her warships are en-.
gagged in war service, while German
merchant ships are protected by in
terment in neutral ports throughout
the world. It is inconsistent will
neutrality if the German merchant
ships continue to have protection il
neutral ports, neutrals should dematt
of the Germans the protection O.
their citizens and merchantmen"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15

Duluth, April 15.-May King Lin
da Vista, thoroughbred Guernsey bull
of Jean Du Luth farm, was sold
Thursday for $4,000, said to be the
highest price ever paid for Guern-
sew bull in the United States.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
TO ASK FOR $4,000 FOR
NEW INSANE HOSPITAL

St. Paul, April 15.-The State
Board of Control will ask the next
legislature for $4,000 to build hos
pital for tubercular patients at the
Fergus Falls insane hospital.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
Ammunition is Sent.

Columbus, April 15.-The base
camp at Columbus is almost stripped
Of troops since reinforcements to the
Mexican expedition have been sent.
Infantrymen are sleeping in their
uniforms preparing to leave on a mo-
ment's notice. Several trucks carry
ing 388,OOO rounds of ammunition
have hurriedly departed.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15

~~'~0 >~>SSS
quested by Funston.
Up to President.
Washington, April 15.-Adminis-
tration supporters and opponents in
congress will leave the Mexican and
German situation entirely with the
president. All promised their sup
port even in the most drastic actions.
To Discuss Suggestions.
Washington, April 15.-Detailed
instructions as to his official attitude
toward Carranza's withdrawal sug-
gestions have been sent to Counsel
Rogers in Chihuahua City by Secre-
tary Lansing. Officials refuse to COM
ment. 1t is understood that the dis
patch informs that the United States
is willing to discuss the suggestions
formally.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15

You may legally get out
your old trout fishing set to-
day. The trout season in Min
nesota officially opened to-
day. This came in face of
the fact that the ice is not
broken up in the lakes near
here.
The season for the trapping
of mink closed today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
Funston Sends Message.

Washington, April 15.-General
Funston's long code message which
formed the subject of a midnight con-
ference between Lansing and Wilson
may alter Mexican plans. A specu-
lation says that more troops for Mex
leo is asked. Also the taking of the
Mexican railways and the shifting of
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
court WANTS WARRANT
IF SHARP IS DETAINED

Oscar c. sharp was before CITY
rourt today. charged with non-sup-
mort of his wife. who lives in Balti-
more In his own defense Sharp said
Il was a case Of too much mother
Sn-law." He said he went to Russia
last September, but returned, as the
company he represented did not meet
with success. He came here to get
employment and his wife expects to
come here.
sharp showed the court two letters
after which Judge Churchman direct
ed the Baltimore authorities be noti-
fed that proper warrant be pro
duced by Monday morning for Sharp.
The Judge remarked that hereafter
he. will not hold man without war
rant from a sister State.
Judge Churchman said. after read
ing the letters that Mrs Sharp had
written to her husband on January
%. that she was willing to come here
or 20 any place when he got work
The letter from Sharp's employers
the Judge remarked. was the best that
he had ever read.
Bail was accepted in S1SS cash.
which Sharp deposited
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
ENGLISH ARMY WAR
SUPPLIES FIRE PREY

By The United ress.
OTTAWA, Ont. Feb. 5.-While au-
thOrities were still engaged in their
investigation OF the fire which caused
the destruction Of the S5,000.0OO Par
lament buildings yesterday. resulting
in the loss of six lives. another mys-
terious blaze destroyed the Grant.
Holden & Graham Company. manu-
featuring clothing, hayersacks. tar
pallins and other supplies for the
government, early today
The fire was discovered on the sec
Ond floor of the siX-story brick build
ing. Thousands of dollars worth Of
material in the building ready for de-
livery was destroyed. Night Watch
man Smith is convinced the fire was
incendiary as he declared he was on
the second floor a short time before
the fire broke out and there was no
sign of danger.
Official announcement was made to-
day that the government will appoint
committee to make a full inquiry
into the origin OF the fire which de-
stroyed the Parliament buildings The
committee is yet to be selected
Sir Robert Borden has asked Sir
Wilfred Laurier to name one of the
members
The concluding sentence in Sir VIII
fred Laurier's speech in the House
yesterday had set the entire Dominion
10 thinking today. The opposition
leader compared the ruins of the Par
lament buildings to the relics of Ger
man visitation in Flanders and added
"If there is anything the present cal
amity should impress upon us it is
the desirability OF going on with our
work and doing everything 10 bring
the murderers to Justice"
This statement Immediately caused
revival OF reports that the fire was
not accidental. but the work OF some
: German agent II is evident that
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
WRITS FOR ZOO WHO
FAIL TO remove SNOW
Police Department Makes
Big Roundup OF Ordi-
nance ViolatorS
WILL NOT WARN
IN THE FUTURE

Warrants we're issued this morning
for the arrest Of scores OF property
owners who have failed TO remove
snow from sidewalks in accordance
with law.
Heretofore following every snow
storm Chief OF Police Black has had
officers warn owners Of houses and
lots to comply with the law requiring
the removal Of snow from sidewalks
within twenty-four hours after the
snow ceases falling. Whenever the
officers warned the property owners,
the snow was always removed but the
result was that considerable time was
wasted by the officers.
Several days ago il was decided not
to spend time in warning those who
failed to comply with the law but to
swear out warrants for their arrests.
This morning A. B. Stayton, the real
estate broker was arrested on three
charges of this nature. ]. Warner
Reed was likewise arrested and Max
Ephraim was also taken into custody.
All we're released on bail for hearings
in City Court
Following today's session OF City
Court. House Sergeant Tucker and
Sergeant Schell were busy preparing
warrants for the arrest of others who
had not removed the snow from their
sidewalks II was said at noon that
fully two hundred warrants were to
be issued
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
SCRANTON 5 BUSINESS
SECTION FIRE SWEPT
Halt Million Loss at 2.3O
O'clock, and Blaze Not
Under Control
MANY BUILDINGS
IN THE FIRE PATH
f---
BY The United Press.

BY The United Press.
SCRANTON, Pa. Fob. 5.-The Ly-
ceum Theatre and the Miller Casket
ComDany's building were destroyed
and several other structures in the
business section were badly damaged
by fire here today The loss is est-
mated at a half million dollars.
Within fifteen minutes the flames
had enveloped the buildings occupied
by Gateley and Fitzgerald, the Hotel
and Household Supply Company. the
National Casket Company and Ly-
ceum Theater
Accompanied by explosions, the
danes burst their way into the Ly-
ceum Theater just OFF the stage, near
the box on the west side. Several
firemen were caught in the collapse
Of heavy timbers. One Of them was
badly cut on the head
In a few minutes the Lyceum
Theatre was completely in the grasp
of the flames. All persons were
ordered from Zenke's Cafe. The n.
and NJ. Cigar store and a saloon on
the corner of Penn avenue and Spruce
street were next in the path of the
flames
On the south side OF the blocks in
which the fire got under way are the
Columbia Theatre and several large
business blocks.
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
CITY Soon TO GET s.
100000 Library.
ON tenth Street
Man Whose Name is With
held Gives Fund TO Assure
200-Year Rental
part OF CEMETERY TO Be
site FOR MAJESTIC HALL

While the negotiations have not
been closed, there is every indication
now that magnificent new building
for the Institute Free Library will be
erected on Tenth street from Market
to King. on a site that now is part OF
the cemetery of First Presbyterian
Church.
The contemplated library building
will be built OF marble. with majestic
columns. OF a style of architecture
similar TO the joint city and county
buildings. 1t will be two stories in
height, and will cost about $780, 900.
A Wilmingtonian. who is a friend Of
the library. has made possible the ac-
QUESTION of the site for the library
by providing for the payment OF the
ground rental during lease period Of
200 years.
While the ground rental for the two
hundred-year leasehold will exceed
two million dollars. it is to be pro-
vided for by a trust fund to be created
by the donor. This trust fund Will
he about S250,00O, and it is estimated
tlldi lHe lNctult from IT VIII pay lno
annual ground rent
The public-spirited man who has
offered the monetary gift that goes
long way toward assuring the
splendid library building. has stipu-
lated absolutely that his identity shall
be kept secret, and this wish is to
be respected by all concerned in the
project There is an impression that
the donor of the money to guarantee
/ the ground rental for the library site
is the same man who has been so un-
stnted in giving money to Delaware
College, which recently received
S750.00O from a man whose identity
is not revealed.
Consideration OF the project is still
going on. and negotiations ar,
not yet closed, A. L. Bailey. librarian
OF the Institute Library. stated toda,
when asked about il. Mr.. Bailey said h,
is not at liberty to give any informa
tion about the status OF the project
except TO say positively that the ne
gotiations are by no means closed Il
Continued on Second Page.
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
RUNANIA IS NOW
READY TO Strike
FOR THE ALLIES
More Than Half Million
Troops Modified on Bull
garian-Hungarian Front
Guns WILL ROAR At
FIRST OPPORTUHE moment
by HENRY wOOD.

United Press Stan Correspondent.
ROME. Feb 5.--The Rumanian
army is nine-tenths modified by the
decree issued Thursday. calling to
the colors the class of 1896 in advance
of their regular schedule. More than
half q million troops are now massed
along the Bulgarian and Hungarian
frontiers Private advices received
here today report that Rumania is
ready to intervene on the side OF the
Allis on the first Opportune moment
The Bulgarian government has
closed the entire Rumanian frontier.
excepting the cities of Oporitose and
Pcbrugia. mistrusting Rumania's in
tentiOns. The Bulgarian newspapers
declare il significant that no Ruman-
ian troops are concentrated along the
Russian frontier.
Heavy artillery from the Rumanian
Black Sea forts is being moved to-
ward the Hungarian frontier accord
ing TO adyices received here. The
Rumanians are erecting strong forti-
iications along the Bulgarian border,
Continued From Page p
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
GERMAN
RAIDER Was At SEA
Captain Finch Says Admir-
atty Warned Him of DAN
ger on January 70
us PASSENGERS
SAFELY LANDED
Bv Thc T'nitcd Press.

BY The United Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.-Tho British
Admiralty knew at least week be-
fore the liner Appam appeared at
Norfolk. with a German prize crew.
that German commerce raiders were
at large In the Atlantic. according to
passengers arriving on the liner Bal
tic today.
Captain Finch of the Baltic. who
commanded the Arabic. when she was
torpedoed. was warned by the Ad-
miralty before sailing from Liverpool
on January 26, TO keep a sharp look
out for disguised German raiders. He
was specifically instructed to permit
no steamer TO approach within two
miles OF the Baltic until she was prop
erly identified
News Of the operations OF the COM
merce raiders was a deep secret in
England. however. The fact that the
Germans we're operating was not pub
lished in any OF the English papers
and passengers only learned OF Cap
tain Finch's instructions several days
after the Baltic sailed. a brief wire
less message brought word 10 the Bal
tic OF the capture of the Appam.
Their stories confirmed statements ol
the Appams passengers. who arrived
here last night that at least two Ger
man raiders are at large in the Atlantic
The Baltic, however. sighted no sus
/ picious looking tramps ON the voyage
! TO New Nor0. Passing through tho
Irish Sea he maintained a zig-zai
course to decrease ti' danger from sub
marines. She was not conveyed through
the war zone. hut three destroyer
crossed her path before she passed on
Of the region Of danger.
Passing through the Irish sea, th
Baltic encountered fleet of IS Britisl
tawlers. engaged in fishing for sub
marines. Moving fifty yards apart am
in semi circle they dipped decpl
with steel nets counted upon to cnmes
any U-boat.
The Baltic brought l75 passenger
and large cargo OF French millmcr
for the Easter trade.
Evening journal., 1916-02-05
FAMILY OF Three Gets
S. A week SUPPORT

Mrs Laura C. Cobb had her hus-
band Andrew ]. Cobb. before CITY
Court today on a charge OF non-sup-
port.
Mrs. Cobb testified that they were
married seven years ago and that he
left their home in Ocean View, n. Jo
last September and had given her
and her .wo little children no sup
port since that time. Mrs. Cobb ad-
mittcd that her husband had come
here with her consent. He is a taxi
cab driver.
Cobb said he IS willing to support
his wife and children. He said he had
gone TO see her several times since
she came TO Wilmington He was or
dered to pay So week toward the
support OF his family.
Evening journal., 1916-02-05

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 5.-This city has
been in a ferment OF excitement re-
Gently owing to the elusive opera
tions of q man who calls himself
Sherlock Holmes. Jr.> He is so cum
ming, ingenious, and clever in the use
of DISCUSSES that he has had all
classes Of society interested and mys-
tilted. In no section of the city has
that interest been more marked than
in exclusive Shenley Park. Men and
women prominent in Pittsburgh So
ciety have not hesitated to join with
workers i'm the mills in efforts to tear
away the mask that has concealed
the identity Of this mysterious indi-
vidual.
For five days this man hunt has
been on. Each day has added to its
intensity The situation reached
climax last night when the pursuers
were so close TO the heelr of their
quarry that, it is understood h. board