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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-21
LANCASHIRE COUNTY RUGBY

Manchester, England. Oct IS
The Lancashire County Rugby Union
have arranged a series of football
matches with other counties in the
north of England, beginning on No
venrber with game in Cheshire.
The schedule.
Nov. s---Chesire. in Cheshire: 22-
Yorkshire. in Lancashire; 29--Dur-
ham, In Durham.
Dec 6~-Cumberland, in Cumber-
hand
Jan. 24--Northumberland. in Kan
s1aahlfps
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
CANNING INSTRUCTION
AT CENTRAL SCHOOL

The scheduled Bemidji canning
demonstration. Of the demonstrations
held in several points of Southern
Beltrami county this week, will be
held in the Central school tomorrow
morning, commencing at 10 o'clock
and continue until 1 o'clock. in the
afternoon.
Miss Adele Kock or the University
Of Minnesota farm will have charge
Of the demonstration. At noon, men,
bers Of farmers families will serve
lunch, and an urgent invitation is
extended to all women to be present
The committee in charge consists
Of Mrs.. W. G. Schroeder, Mrs. Nels
Willet, Mrs. Edward Larson and Miss
Florence Meisch.
This demonstration promises to be
Of unusual interest as some new lines
are to be demonstrated in the can
ming process.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
GERMANS INACCURATE
ZEPPELIN AIR ROUTE
r(BY., United Press

Berlin. (By Mail. has
inaugurated aZeppelin passenger line
between Berlin and Friedrichshafen
on the Swiss border. This line, rep
resenting a resumption of the smaller
scale Zeppelin Of pre-war days, has
just had its first successful fight in
the direction: Observation-Disclosures
lin -
1t is planned to run the Zeppelin,
"Bodensee" every other day from here
with the return trip on the odd days.
This air passenger vessel is equip
ped to carry more than score Of
passengers, to say nothing of consid-
cradle baggage, mail and some
freight.
The passengers car resembles a
sizeable trolley car, attached to tho
forward part of the airship. 1t is
comfortably fitted with longing
chairs, reading room, and other COM
forts.
. Besides the Observation-Disclosures
route, it is planned to have a con-
slant air line between Prague and
Berlin with an intermediate station
at. Prague.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
CENSUS SUPERVISOR
NEEDS ESQ HELPERS

Thomas w. Swinson of Bemidji,
supervisor of the census for the Sixth
district of Minnesota, which includes
the counties Of Aitkin, Beltrami,
Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Hubbard,
Morrison, Sherhprne, Stems, Todd
and Wadena, states that he will need
about ESQ enrmerators for the dis
trict, and applications or requests
for application forms should be sent
to Supervisor Swison on or before o.
tober Is. :. His address is Federal
Building, Bemidji, MINI.
$. All applicants will be required to
fill out a sample schedule They will
be duly notified<of the time and place
for this test. Sotfar as possible the
place. selected will be as accessible to
practically all applicants, j.: .~
When the last census was. taken,
enumerators averaged around $40 for
the work, but this census will. pay
enumerators about 500 each and it
will require but about two weeks
time.
Here's a good chance to earn some
extraa money for the winter months
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
Edna Werner Victim of Brutal
Attack of Negroes;
Shot to Death
TRAGEDY OCCURS ON
E. GRAND FORKS BRIDGE
Refused Demands and Gives
Life a. Penalty; Accused
Hidden From Lynchers

AS a result of the confession, al
legged to have been made by Jim
Smith, negro, under arrest, charged
with the murder of Edna Werner, age
III years, in East Grand Forks, sec
old negro, Tom Thomas, who is said
by Smith to have been the actual
murderer perpretrator Of the crime,
was arrested yesterday by the Grand
Forks police and turned over to the
Polk county, Minnesota authorities
at Crookston.
The horrible tragedy is of unusual
interest to Bemidji, for the victim OF
the negroes was until about a. year
and a half ago. resident of tBemidji
with her parents and family. She at
tended school here and her sister,
Anna Werner, is we'll known, as for
I'VE or six years she was sales lady
in the store Of A. T. Carlson. The
family resided on Oak street and
moved from here to East Grand Forks
and several we'll remember the come
lysyoung miss when resident OF Be-
midN.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL,
EVANGELICAL LEAGUES
FIRST BASKET SOCIAL
Fully 200 Were Present and
Baskets Sold High; Fine
Program Rendered

A great success financially and So
cially was the basket social given by
the Evangelical League of the Evan
gelical Lutheran church Wednesday
evening, and the baskets sold for not
less than $3.50, attesting the popu-
larity of the young ladies who
brought them, and many new ac-
Quaintences and much more pleas
ant evening resulted. Mr.. Kobe act
ed as auctioneer and he had no diff
Guilty In; securing good bids. Nearly
200 were present.
.-< The program was splendidly pre-
scented throughout. After the OPEN
tng BY the girls chorus, the new1y'or-
dained pastor, Rev. w. F. H. Kanip-
:henkel, made an address Of welcome
and was followed by male quartet
consisting of Olson, Graham, Hannah
and swisher.
Readings were then given by
Verna Krause and Ruth Kobe.
The chorus girls than sang two
humorous selections and were we'll
received. The chorus comprised En-
mn COLI, Myrtle Kobe. Bertha
Kyause, Louise Golz, Verna krause,
Ruth Kobe, Elsie GOss.
Other selections followed by Mr..
Olson, Miss Louise COLI and Miss EN-
ma GOlz.
So much of success was this first
social affair it is contemplated to
hold another similar in the near flu
ture and thereafter.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
BEMIDU WILL MEET
BLACKDUCK IN GAME

With the cancellation Of the con-
ference football game by Detroit,
which was to have been played at
that city tomorrow, the Bemidji high
school team will play the Blackjack
high school team at Athletic park,
Bemidji, tomorrow afternoon at 3
O'Clock and the contest promises to
be hotley played.
1t will be remembered that at the
blackjack community fair, held a
few days ago, Bemidji high played
the Blackducks as a feature Of the
fair and defeated their opponents 40
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
Can't See, Why Employers
Should Be Required to Deal
With Men Not Employed
~ iNfi'
VTA- tts,4,s.
RECESS TO DISCUSS
ARBITRATION QUESTION
Rioting and Killings Result at
Two Centsrs Where Steel
Strike Is On
BY Ralph Couch. :
Omitted Press Correspondent.)

\OuIIcu IIeSS NOIrcSpOuucut.)
Washington, Oct 10.-The nation
al industrial conference today voted
4 recess until $3.50 next Tuesday
morning to give the Central commttr
tee time to study and report upon thN
proposal of the labor group that the
conference name board of six to ar
bitrate the steel strike. :
The Central committee will meet
Monday.
Washington, Oct. 1O.-Declaring
for an open shop, delegates represet-
ing capital today proposed the code
to the national industrial conference.
mo employer should be required
to deal with men or groups of men
who ute not his employees or chosen
by men among them" said the re-
port,Nt' -,
/. a recess was taken for one hour by
the national conference so the cen
tral committee Of fifteen could de-
eide what report to- make on the la
Dor groups proposal for arbitration
Of the steel strike.
The committee was deadlocked
over the report and Chairman Chad
wick wanted an adjournment until
Thursday, but Samuel Gompers
blocked this.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
). A. CAPTAIN MAKES
APPEAL FOR CLOTHING

Salvation Army wants clothes for
relieving needs Of the poor. Last
evening no less than six different
people came to us asking for shoes
and warm clothing. We had none to
give them and we are appealing to
you people of Bemidji to help us with
this effort and then we will be able
to relieve their needs.
One woman told me that she had
six children and none OF them had
shoes fit to wear to school.
We replied ut is not wise thing
to give all to one family as some have
done to the family who are being
taken care of at the Salvation Army
hall. They have been taken care of
by Captain Orchard himself, but he
finds that others are bringing clothes
and other things there, and the very
best is used and others laid aside.
Send all clothes and shoes and old
furniture to 9O1 America avenue or
call phone Ats, and we will call for
them
Captain Orchard also wishes to
state that he does not buy clothes or
sell them, as one person called on the
phone yesterday, asking him II he
could tell them Of some one who
wanted to buy old overcoats, that
they had no more use for them, but
wanted to sell them instead Of giving
them away to someone. We don't
buy or sell, but we give what we
have free to those who are in need
Of these things to help us to carry on
This good cause.
CAPTAIN ORCHARD.
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Puzzling Questions Debated
i.
by Officers; Friendly 8
Suit Expected r.
CUARDSMEN RECEIVE
ONLY SERVICE PAY
Hundreds of Applications Are
Faulty; First 1850 Were;
$50 Returned

Minneapolis, Oct. 10-Red tape
will be cut and technicalities avoided
as far as possible in administering
the soldiers bonus law, state authori-
ties declare. While practically every
one of the first 1850 applications re-
ceived are faulty In some respect,
only about $50 will have to be re-
turned for correction, according to
Major w. A. Curtis, executive officer.
Applicants generally misunderstood
Question Is, and answered mo"
when they should have stated receipt
Of the $50 bonus given by the federal
government.
Several puzzling questions were
taken up by the bonus board at it's
session yesterday. One is the status
Of men who went into officers train
ing camps and did not receive COM
missions. The question is whether
such a man was either an "officer"
or "soldier" in the meaning of the
law. Ruling will be asked from the
war department as to the exact stat
us of these men.
U. S. Service Rules Pay.
Members Of the Minnesota Nation
al Guard when war was declared will
not draw their bonus from April z,
1917. Major Curtis said, but from
the time whentney entered the fed
eral service and began drawing pay
from the federal governments.
:. Major Curtis, referred to; the board
the question of what allowance to
make asfof fractional months. The
law gives soldiers SIS "for each and
every month and fraction thereof
of service.
Friendly Suit Likely.
The bonus board was to take &C.
ton in regard to sale of the first
large batch of certificates. The $780,
900 in certificates to raise funds to
pay expenses Of the board and its en-
ployees has been taken by the First
and Security National bank of Min
neapolis. Members of the board in
Chicago this week consulted bond
buyers as to the formin which certi-
ficates should be issued. The usual
friendly suit to determine validity Of
the certificates is expected, but board
members say they are confident no
flaws will be found, and that the suit
need not delay payments.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
CONFERENCE RETURNS
METHODIST PASTOR

The Northern Minnesota confer
eLce of the Methodist church, just
held at Minneapolis, resulted in the
return of Rev. Blaine Lambert to the
pastorate Of the Bemidji Methodist
Oh urch, after a year of service.
Rev. Lambert was the successor Of
Rev. B. D. nanscom, VINO went into
the army as chaplain and was CON-
missioned as lieutenant and sent
to France. While in the state con-
ference Rev. Lambert was elected as
slant treasurer for his district
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
F0CH'S lLTIMATUM
APPROVED BY COUNCIL
(BY United Press.

Paris, Oct. To- Marshal Foch's
latest note to the German govern
ment, threatening to impose a block
age against Germany unless she i'm
mediately withdraws her forces
from the Baltic region, was approved
by the supreme peace council con-
ference today.
It was decided, in addition, to
send an allied commission to the
Baltic states to observe German
methods.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
STORY OF CRIME.

Nj u
When a mob. of. over l00:Grafd Forks
and East Grand Forks. men reached
the Polk county Jail at Crookston
,early yesterday morning, with the
avDwed intention of lynching- Jim
Smith, colored, charged with the as
-saalt and murder of Edna Werner,
aged. II, they found that Smith had
been taken from the jail and hidden
in the country.
The crowd was invited by the sher-
if to examine the Jail, but all In
formation as to the whereabouts Of
the negro was refused.
Smith was taken to Crookston
early Wednesday evening after ne
had been arrested by the Grand FORKS
y authorities.
jim Smith, alias Sam Adams, a Qe-
gro was arrested here Wednesday in
conn ection with the murder of Edna
Werner, aged II years, of East Grand
Forks. Mimi, who was shot twice and
thrown from bridge on to the river
bank.
Police were Informed by laundry
that clothing with blood stains and
burrs attached had been left there
for, cleaning. The garments were
traced to Smith through receipts for
money orders which were found IN
the pockets.
Smith attempted, according to the
police to establish an alibi. Follow
ing examination the negro was TAX
en- to Crookston for safekeeping, the
first" said Miss Werner.
."All right said Thomas, and
fired.
The bullet struck Miss Werner in
the neck. She screamed, and turning
from the two negroes, started to run.
Thomas then fired second time, and
the girl fell.
Then folowed, in the full account
sent out from Grand Forks, details
of both negroes carrying the with
ing body of the girl underneath the
bridge, of the departure of the al
legged slayers, the return of Thomas
to the spot where lay the victim and
as a result of confession alleged
ored, arrested Wednesday night for
the assault and murder of Edna Wer-
ner in East Grand Forks, second ne
gro, Tom Thomas, who is said by
to have been made by Jim Smith, COL
" nave H>Cu JIG dCludl pei
petrator of the crime, was arrested
yesterday morning by the Grand
Forks police, and turned over to the
Polk county (Minnesota) authorities
at Crookston.
Smiths confession includes a com.
plete revelation Of the details Of the
horrible affair. He claims that it was
Thomas who used his (Smith's) re-
yolver to kill the girl, and afterward
violated her.
Smith states that he and Thomas
were crossing the Washington street
bridge over the Red Lake river when
they met Miss Werner. Thomas drew
a revolver and pointing it at her de-
manded her money.
II have no money" replied Miss
Werner.
well, then, come with us down
under the bridge, said Thomas adding
IAN obscene remark.
II won't go. You can kill me
first" said Miss Werner.
"All right" said Thomas, and
fired.
The bullet struck Miss Werner in
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
CRAYS0N NOW ALONE
ATTENDS PRESIDENT
NV United Press }

Washington, Oct. 10. President
Wilson continues to improve in
health, it was stated at the White
House today. However, there is no
indication that the rest cure will be
abandoned by his personal physician,
DR.. Grayson, who is now attending
him alone. g.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
RIOT BREAKS AT CHARLTON,

Pittsburg, Pa, oct. 1O.-Rioting
broke out at Charlton, near here to-
day, when several foreigners, alleged
to have expressed their intention OF
returning to work, were attacked.
One man was shot and seriously
wounded. Three others were stabbed
and several beaten
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
CLASH AT OHIO CENTER,

Youngstown, o., Oct. 10.-One ne
gro dead, another IN Il hospital in a
critical condition and several in
jured, is the toll of clash between
negroes and foreign born steel work.
ers at Hubbard early today.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
FLYING PARS0N' IS
DELAYED BY MOTOR
(By United Press. }

Rock Island, Ill.,, Oct. 10.-Three
contestants in the trans-continental
air derby were tled lor the lead here
at noon today at 1 o'clock. They
were Captain Smith. Lieut.. Kiel and
Major Spatz, all from San Francisco
Captain Smith arrived first but all
were held up because of rain.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
PROGRESSIVE FARMERS.
(By United Press.)

Hankinson, N. D., Oct. 1O.-Farm
homes between Great Bend and Han
kins, N. D., will have electric light
and power in the near future. The
farmers have incorporated to con-
struct a light and power line between
these two points. The current will
be purchased from a Fergus Falls,
Mimi, company.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
MANY ARE APPLYING +
FOR SOLDIERS BONUS

St. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 10.-The big
$40, 100000 machine created by the
state to pay cash bonuses Of SIS a
month to Minnesota veterans and
nurses Of the World war is running
at top speed and will continue at
capacity operation Indefinitely.
Application blanks are going out
and applications are pouring into
bonus headquarters at the capitol by
the thousands. Bonus board mem
bers are expected to return today or
Thursday from Chicago, where they
went to widen the market for board
certificates OF indebtedness to pro-
vide funds. The board then will be-
gin passing upon applications that
payments may start as soon as the
rcertificateAasare sold and money Is
avaiiabler:Sf' T-'% -
49, AZ, pub6isksdq report that a spec ial
session. of thd>,.legislature may be
called to submit a., Constitutional
amendment to the people to validate
the bonus law was '''poohed" in the
state legal department late yester-
day.
. Possible Legal Attack.
IT was learned that Attorney Cen
eral Hilton, hearing reports that a
test suit would be brought on the
law, before leaving for Washington
assigned Egbert S. Oakley Of his staff
to interpose demurrer in any such
proceedings, Two possible points OF
attack are on contention that au-
thorization of the $20,OO9,0OO fund
IS in contravention Of the state Con-
stitutional limitation on state indebt-
edn ess and that the state cannot law
fully pay soldiers gratuities from
public funds.
The purpose Of the proposed lltiga-
ton. according to the generally &C
copied view, is to obtain court rul-
ings on the validity Of the law as a
guaranty that the $zV,O00,00O of
certificates are safe for investors.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
PARIS PAPERS REPORT
ANNUNZIO KILLED

Paris, Oct 1O.-Newspaper here
published a rumor from Vienna to-
day which reported the assassination
Of Gabrielle d. Annunzio. No con-
firmation
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Then followed. in full account
sent out from Grand Forks, details
Of both negroes carrying the with
ing body of the girl underneath the
bridge, of the departure of the alleged
slayers, the return Of Thomas to the
spot where lay the victim and the
assault.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
(By United Press. }

Chyenne, Wyo., Oct 1O.-Lieut
Maynard, the flying parson,' lost
his lead in the transcontinental air
derby here today when serious motor
trouble developed in his De Havil-
and plane. Maynard estimated he
would be delayed at least two hours.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10

London.-While dredging at Dem
ham, part Of the skull and tusk Of a
mammoth was discovered. Professor
Sir Ray Lancaster pronounced it to
be 10000 years old.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
MERCHANTS ATTENTION.

There will be a special meeting
Of the merchants Of Bemidji at the
quarters of the Bemidji Civic and
Commerce association at 8 o'clock
this evening.
All merchants are urged to be
present as there is an important
matter to be discussed.
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the neck. She screamed, and turning
from the two negroes, started to run
Thomas then fired second time, and
the girl fell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-10-10
DRAYTON CLOSE SECOND.

St. Paul, Neb., Oct. 10.-Captain
Drayton, flying close to Lieut.. May
nard, arrived here at 1925 from
Omaha and left at 1857 for NORTH
Platte.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
St. Louis Cold. Wet and
Merry as ''Drys'' Lose
100 600 Gallons of Whisky
Sold i'll Day and Illinois
Gets Min

ST LOUIS, Dec. 10. - Although
"a oons and cafes are heatless and
''most lightless, because of the re-
'trictions imposed to cons erve fuel, St.
louis to-day established records for
he consumption of Intoxicating drinks
wet ce ebration was held when it
vas announced that Juice C. Faris
had denied the governments app'ica-
ion to stay the recent decision of
Tudge Pollock, permitting the manu-
facture and sale o. 2 Is boor, a'4h ouch
n appeal was allowed. The decision
permitting the sale of wines and
whisky wiz be appealed also
According to tho c qualified to know,
he daily sale of whiskev to day reache d
he record h~ure of 100000 gallons.
most of which is going out of the
state a large proportion finding it's
'vay into Illinois in the valises of in
'vidua' con umers. It is said that
he avera~e daily consump ion here is
yreater than before Ju'v1 and it was
announced to-day that the thirty men
IN the incbriate ward of the CITY
Hospital makes record since the in
auguration of wartime prohibition.
New-York tribune., 1919-12-11
Nec York Tribune
Va hi~ut.n Rureuv

WASHINGTON. Dec. l0.-The Re
publicanS opened the 1920 Presidential
campaign day, so far as women are
concerned having at least one woman's
vote in the official meeting that de
cided where the next annual conver
Garrett Hay produced The proxy Of u
J. Sweet, state representative on the
national executive committee fror,
Maine. and was permitted to sit in the
nigh council as du!y accredited mem.
Der
Mrs. Alice Rooseve!+ Lcrgworfh
daug ter of the late Theodore Ro.se
yelt and wife of Representative
Nicholas Longworth, IF Ohio, neari
Mrs. Mcdi!l Mccormick, ret'fir z chol,-
man of the organ,z:d R,p btica.
women, cite the American. sr II
I codore Roosevelt as the battle .rv If
the women in the party. Mrs. Nj
Cormick. despite the illness whic!,
orced her to live up her active leader
ship in Republican politics looked
very we'll a she took the platform in
Ilot~l where the only open meet ny
of the prcTent conference was he'd
this morning. She predicted that tn.
Republican states at have not rati-
fed the Federal suffrage amendme n
woald dc SO in time for the 1920 elec-
tons.
Ideal Is American America"
Your committee through its
memorial resolution has borne witness
that under the leader hip Of Theodol c
r osevelt in the months before he died
the Republican party recovered th,.
noitical majority and moral auth orr ~
W. ich for space it had lost We met
defeat The people again have be
slowed that confidence lpon US We
now know that we cannot maintain that
new-won confidence Of the country ex-
cept as we hold to those policies sf
cial progress under the law and to
those principals Of exalted and FER
Won't nationalism which Thecdoi ?
Roosevelt proclaimed through life to
its very end.
"Onr ideal is that Of an American
Amer ca, where indu trious and un-
try ovin" men and women all may
win happy competence and grow c d
secure from want and blessed in the
promise of the growing generation
Eighteen Of the twenty-five states
which have ratified the Suffrage amend
ment ave Republican, and confident Y
predict that the remaining eleven Re.
publican states will ratify in time for