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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25
NJ. j. Gilman of Chicago Is spend
ing the day here, being a guest ut
the Hotel Markham.

Frank Cook, who has been visiting
at the ]. w. Angvall home, has re-
turned to Nechche, N. D.
Attorney George Ericsson Of Spoon
Bemidji during the weekend.
! Mrs. Oscar Erwig has returned to
her home from St. Anthony's hos
pital where she received treatment.
| Mrs. William Masterson and Mrs.
A. %. Simpkins Of town Of Northern
We're out Of town shoppers yester-
day. e
Mrs. Joseph King and Mrs. M.
Kischbaum OF Lake Plantaganet
passed yesterday in the city shopping
and calling on friends. N
Mrs. NJ s. Johnson, who has visit
ed relatives in Spooner for a month
was in Bemidji Friday enroute to her
home In Akeley, MINI. s 4 ,s'5 .,,zz. III
William Magnell has returned
home from Boston, where he has been
stationed while in military service,
and is visiting at the ]. W.. Angvall
home. ~. 5.-
Mrs. Martin C. Longball and Mrs.
William Morris, formerly of this city
now Of Littlefork, are both recover
ing from an attack of the Spanish In
fuenza.
Mrs. M. S. Blk and Miss Aida
Blk of Leonard were in Bemidji yes
terday enroute to Grand Forks, N. D.,
where they will visit relatives for a
short time. A..
H. m. Clark, president of the Be-
midji council, gave an interesting
talk at the Bemidji Business COLLEGE
yesterday afternoon, on the subject
of filing systems. ii
Mrs Fred Langdon, who has been
confined at st. Anthony's hospital
for few days receiving treatment
is much improved and expects to re-
turn to her home shortly.
Rev. Osmund johnson, pastor of
the Scandinavian Lutheran church,
will preach at Solway tomorrow, and
there will be no services here wit
the exception of Sunday school. =.
George Meyers left Thursday for
employed by the telephone COM
pany. His family will join him Us
soon as he obtains suitable house.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Wilcox left
last evening for Minneapolis and Chi
cago, where Mrs. Wilcox will visit
and Mr.. Wilcox transact business.
They will remain for about two
weeks. \. r. ~ ~. ~
w. H. WEIGH, st. Paul; "A. ]. Koad,
Milwaukee,; W. ]. Severts, Mime
apolis. J. A. Kelly, st. Paul; G.. G..
Andrews, st. Paul; A. A. Bond, Min
neapolis, and H. P. Jones of Grand
Forks, N. d., are among the business
visitors at the Hotel Markham. @
| The Blackjack American says:
The 21st battalion band at Bemidji
has secured the services Of new and
exceedingly efficient bandmaster in
the person Of G. Oliver Riggs Of
Crookston Prof. Riggs who owns
land in the vicinity of Blackjack ex-
poets to make his home in Bemidji.
Miss Myrtle Hannah, Of Bemidji,
who has been the guest for several
days at the John Balfour, residence
left last evening for Davidson where
she will visit relatives for few days
and then will continue to Grand
Forks for a visit. Before returning
to Bemidji Miss Hannah will return
to Crookston for another short stay.
-Crookston Daily Times.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25

Miss Myrtle Hannah, of Bemidji,
who has been the guest for several
days at the John Balfour residence
left last evening for Davidson where
she will visit relatives for few days
and then will continue to Grand
Forks for visit. Before returning
to Bemidji Miss Hannah will return
to Crookston for another short stay.
-Crookston Daily Times.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25

The Blackjack American says:
The 21st battalion band at Bemidji
has secured the services Of a new and.
exceedingly efficient bandmaster in
the person Of G. Oliver Riggs Of
Crookston. Prof Riggs who owns
land in the vicinity of Blackjack lex-
poets to make his home in Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-01-25

w. H. WEIGH, st. Paul; A. ]. Koad,
Milwaukee,; W. j. Severts, Mime.
apolis; =. A. Kelly, st. Paul; G.. c..
Andrews, st. Paul; A. A. Bond, Min.
neapolis, and H. P. Jones Of Grand
Forks, N. D., are among the business
visitors at the Hotel Markham.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
ACES TO ATTEND AERO SHOW.
Capt. Douglas Campbell VIII he
Among Filters Present.

American aces who have service
records in France will be found in steady
numbers at the Aeronautcal Exposition
in Madison Square Garden beginning
next Saturday. Capt Douglas Campbell,
the famous California ace" who has
eleven German planes to his credit, is
due in New York to-day and has ar
ranged TO be present every day with
several OF his we'll known confreres
Capt. Campbell and some others who
expect to turn their attention to the
commercial development of aeronautics
are using the show with its latest de-
NelopmentS as tho starting point for
VIA; the~~% confids@v~ prorp1eA
speedy establishment Of unitarian uses
for their former battle planes.
Among flying men OF note who have
arranged to put in much OF their time
at Madison Square Garden studying the
latest developments OF the Army. NAVY
and Post Office Departments arc Cam
Edward RiCkenbacker, Capt. Reed q;
Lands. Lieut.. George a. Vaughn. J,ieut
Chester Il. Wright, Major James 4.
Meissner, Lieut.. Leslie J. Rummcll
l.ieut-Col. William Thaw. Lieut.. ]. sid
ney owens. Lieut.. James Knowles and
Lieut.. Arthur r. Brooks
Another distinguished flying man pres
emit will be Lieut.. Thomas Hitchcock.
who was taken prisoner by the Ger
mans.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
2 OF II SUSPECTED
PLOTTERS FREED
Rest of Spaniards Are Ad-
mitted to S., 900 Bail.

Seven OF the fourteen Spaniards ar
vested by secret service operatives were
released yesterday. and the remaining
seven were admitted to $4,000 hail for
temperance to-day, when tho Govern
ment will announce its wishes in the
case. The defendants were arraigned
In the Federal District Court on a writ
OF habeas corpus issued by Judge John
c. Knox.
Harry Weinberger, an attorney, rep
resented in the petition on which the
writ was secured that there was no evil
dence that the defendants had engaged
in plot TO kill the President, and that
they were being held illegally for third
degree" proceedings. Joseph A. Bur
deau. Assistant United States District
Attorney. consented to the release of
seven and in the case Of the others
asked f"r forty-eight hours delay.
Mfheinberger stil oL~Asd. He
said his clients had been illegally de-
tanned for more than seventy-two hours.
Judge Knox then intimated that he was
prepared to grant the motion for the
immediate discharge Of the seven named
by the Federal attorney, Thereupon Mr..
WeinbeTgeT desisted from his full plea
and said he would be satisfied IL the
remaining defendants were admitted to
bail
Tho men held are Jose Ramon Fer
nandez. Rogelio Garcia. Ramon San
chez. Pedro Martin. Elario Orestissa,
Jose Micezer and Placidio Santamaria.
Tho released defendants had barely
reached the street when n Department of
immigration agent arrested one on a
charge of being in the country in yio-
lation OF the Federal health Law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
DRY LAW D00MS
JACKS, SAYS BRIEF
Rehearing Of Will Contest Or
dered--Jury Ignored Evil
dence, Says Surrogate.

That the good will and reputation of
Jacks" as a restaurant and New York
show place now has no real value and
that It would be difficult TO find a pur-
chaser TO continue tho business as a
restaurant on any terms, with the
shadow OF prohibition lowering over the
country. IL set forth in a brief submit
ted yesterday in the Surrogates court
The brief states that this place surely
must close, as II cannot be made to pay
without the sales of wines, beers and
liquors.
Surrogate Cohalan. ordered a retrlal of
the action over the will of the late
Timothy Hurley part owner of Jacks
The will was thrown out recently on the
ground that the testator was OF uu-
sound mind and incompetent when he
executed 1t, but the Surrogate reversed
the ruling.
Hurley's will provide for some OF his
relatives and left the restaurant stock
he owned to three nephews. The resi-
duary legatees, however, were two sons.
whose mother was Jennie Brew, at one
time an employee at Jacks. Even Hur-
ley's closest friends We're in ignorance
of their existence until the will was
filed. Relatives contested the will be-
cause these two sons We're included and
the jury upheld their allegations OF
Hurley's unsound mental condition.
The argument at the trial was that
although Hurley may have been incom-
petent at times to make "A will, the law
recognizes that a drunken man. in "A
sober interval, or an insane man, in a
lucid interval, is competent to make a
valid will" and it is claimed that Hurley
knew what he was doing when he ex-
ecuted the document
The date of the new trial has not yet
been set.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
Troopships Due To-day

TTLUA from Brest February 10,
with the 317th Supply Train
(colored) of seventeen officers
and 486 men; 325th Field Signal
Battalion (colored) Of thirteen
officers and 470 men; 3l7tn
Trench Mortar Battery of FIVE
officers and 144 men, and five
casual officers and twenty-eight
men.
Wilhelmina from Bordeaux
February II, with Bordeaux con-
valescent detachments of eighty
three officers and 1878 men;
Company M, 345th Infantry, New
York, and two naval officers.
Total, 1,709.
Sobral from Brest February
16, with forty-three officers and
1893 men Of the seth Infantry
(colored), the 349th Machine
Gun Battalion (colored) of ten
officers, 356 men, and four Gas
ual companies of six officers and
542 men from New York, Illinois
and Ohio, and three casual Of
ficers and two civilians.
Cruiser Rochester from Brest
February II, with four officers
and 1873 men of the 467th Aero
Squadron, two officers and 104
men of Casual Company 1914,
Texas; eight officers and fifty-two
men of Mobile Hospital 100, IL
casual officers and men and two
civilians.
Turrialba from La Pallice Feb
ruary 10, with ninety-six casual
officers, including twenty-five of
the Air Service, eighteen of the
Medical Corps, ten of the in
fantry, fifteen of field artillery
and three Chaplains.
Battleship New Mexico from
Brest February 10, with fourteen
casual officers of the Air Service,
field artillery, marines, engineers,
Medical Corps, motor transport
and ordnance and one naval Of
ficer.
Carrillo from Bordeaux Feb
ruary 10, with thirty-fiver casual
officers, including sixteen Of the
Air Service, and one Chaplain,
four nurses and six civilians.
Yosemite from st. Nazaire
February 13, with Casual Com
pany 765, New York, of one Of
ficer and twenty-four men, and
three casual officers.
Caserta from Marseilles Feb
ruary 6, with forty-six officers
and 1,496 men of the Sixty
third Coast Artillery, and Ill
troops of other commands.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
HOW JAIL SUICIDE COZ
GUN STILL A MYSTERY
One Keeper Suspended
Three Inquiries Started.

Three Investigations were carried on
Sweeney. 10, of asa West Forty-ffth
street. got hold OF the revolver which
caused his death while he was awaiting
trial in the Jefferson Market prison on a
charge of assaulting a 15-year-old girl.
The inquiry conducted by James A
Hamilton. Commissioner OF Correction,
resulted in the suspension of john
Conroy. a keeper int.e prison. The
investigation by Dr. Charles Norris
County Medical Examiner. led to the
conviction that Sweeney though he had
shot himself had done 80 accidentally.
The third investigation started yester-
day by James f. Smith, Assistant Dis
trict Attorney did not lead to anything
definite.
Action by the District Attorneys Of
fice was begun in the matter after Al
fred J. Talley, Assistant District Attor-
ney, had received a report from Commits
sloner Hamilton on his examination OF
several prison keepers. Mr.. Tslley then
instructed Mr.. Smith to conduct hear
ing behind closed doors, with the object
of determining whether any official has
been guilty OF wilful neglect,
Among the witnesses summoned by
Mr.. Smith was Abraham Knapp, a cell
mate OF Sweeneys, who is now serving
sentence OF 10 days on Blackwell :
Island. His story was that he was
asleep in the upper bunk of the cell on
the night OF February 10 when he was
awakened by a shot. He saw Sweeney
running 10 the cell door with his hand "a
his side. Sweeney, he said shouted. 1--WE
, shot myself. Then a keeper ran up
Assistant District Attorney Smith had
nothing to say at the end OF the days
session To-day he will probably OBJ.
tain the records OF Sweeney's case In
the Jefferson Market court
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
REED AND BORAH
WILL SPEAK HERE
Ex-senator O'Gornan to Pre-
side at Dinner March s.

James A, o'Gorman, former United
States Senator from New York. will pre-
side over the dinner Of the Society of Arts
and Sciences In the Hotel Pennsylvania
Thursday evening, March 6, at which
Senator Borah of Idaho, Senator Reed
OF Missouri and others will give their
reasons for opposing the League OF Ma
tons.
1t was reported yesterday that Mr..
O'Gorman formerly had favored the
league idea but had experienced change
OF mind, He said last night that he did
not wish TO say anything at this time.
\ notice OF the hinner mas Deen sent
TO all members Of the Society of Arts
and Sciences There will he limited
number of covers for the public, Tick
stE may be obtained from Dr.. Tucker. %
West Ferty-second street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
nth TO RETURN IN APRIL.
War Department Announces Cor
rection in Convoy Plans.

WAsHrNGroN, Feb. 26.-The War ne
partment announced to-day that the
Seventy-seventh Division CMetropo,ita-
New York; should be listed with d''.
sions scheduled for return from Franco
In April instead of the EiGhty-ihud. as
announced yesterday. Gen Iersh'.
notified the Department that the con
plete Thirty-seventh Division COMO am
West Virginia National Guard h9N
been placed on the priority lT fr
early convoy home.
The report Of Cen. PershinG YESTERDAY
~howirG the order .rT-hich units Won
he returned listed MOI hirty-se,Cnt7 49,
embarkation in March The Dopd"'"'r
also announced the 3J1st Aero Slla Iron
and Baker Company No 3S& afo s.
signed to early convoy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
OVERSEAS MEN FIGHT "DRYS."
Soldiers, sailors. Marines and

Soldiers and sailors Of New York who
saw foreign service during the war are
determined that national prohibition
shall not become a reality until they
have had an opportunity to register their
opposition.
To this end they have organized the
Soldiers and Sailors Voters League.
Justice Nathan Blur In Supreme Court
yesterday granted papers OF incorpora-
sion to the organization, the purposes of
which were set forth as follows:
ITO assist In repeating legislation
wherein soldiers. sailors. marines and
Red Cross nurses had no voice or par
ticipation.
ITO endeavor to obtain six months
pay for every soldier. sailor. marine and
Red Cross nurse who holds an honor
able discharge from the service of the
United States.
ITO correct any abuses now existing
IN the process Of courts-martial."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
Y. M. &. A. MAN DROPS
INTO MURDER CASE
Secretary Innocently Dis
played Empty German Pistol.

Watson appeared on tho scene OF
the George II. Robee murder, 2ss MadI-
son avenue. yesterday. but had not the
foresight to bring his Sherlock Holmes
along, so he fell heavily into the arms
or the law. The young man was Alex
ander r Watson OF Knoxville. Tenn. a
Y. NJ. &. a. overseas secretary Just ar
rived from France. He had been in
town barely three hours and was STROLL
ing along Madison avenue when he saw
Patrolman Thomas Duane. He had no
suspicion nc was intruding on a mystery
case, and, thinking to interest the police
man. produced a small revolver, which
he called a 'kamcrsd gum" taken from
German officer.
Patrolman Duane had no curiosity
that was not entirely professional, He
led the secretary promptly on 10 the
West Thtrtieth street station and later
appeared with hin in S~s~Do IN Market
court Watson~~ss arTaigned for vio-
lation of the Sullivan law but was re-
leased when he showed the weapon In
court and said that there were no bull
let's made to ut It on this side of the At
lantic.
The weapon was small enough to At
the palm OF the hand and was not WIS.,
Il was wounded by one of these
Watson told the Magistrate. II was
helping out as a stretcher bearer in
Chateau Thierry with the Ninth In
, fantry, and following In the wake of an
attack we came upon n German officer
holding UP mis- hands and shouting
| 'Kamerad' ] started toward him when
| one OF my friends called Look out,
He's taking Just then the officer
lowered his arm and fred. The bullet
grazed my wrist. OF course that partIc-
ular officer didn't live long after that"
Watson said he Is graduate OF the
! University OF Tennessee and Dickinson
Law School. He was twice wounded
| and once gaesed during a years service
! with the Y. NJ G. 4. in France. He fol.
; lowed the Ninth Infantry through Cha
| teau Thierry, st. Mihiel, scissors and
| the Argonne.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
NEW CULVER Il" OPENS SOON
Structure to BE Used as Far as
Kings Highway.

The Public Service Commission an
waited line would he opened as part of
the new rapid transit system within two
or three weeks. This line extends TO
Coney Island from Ninth avenue and
Thrty-eighth street. BROOKLYN. but at
present the elevated structure will be
used only as far as Kings Highway. The
Culver line, which is now run over pri-
vate right OF way on the surface below
Thirty eighth street. joins the Fifth ave-
nue. elevated line at that point
The carpenters strike. just settled. de-
layed the opening OF the Culver elevated
by at least two months
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
vANDERBILT'S DRIVER HELD.
Chauffeur Must Answer Charge of
Homicide.

George NJ. Peterson. 81, chauffeur for
Reginald C. Vanderbilt. denied he had
run down an eight-year-old child on
First avenue on February 90, but wa,
held In $1,000 bail by Magistrate Nor
man J. Marsh yesterday in Yorkyille
Court on suspicion OF homicide. Peter
son contended he was not near the scene
OF the accident at the time.
Witnesses said the car ran on after
the child. Edward Powers OF s55 First
avenue. was Struck. One OF them took
dewn the number and sent II anony.
mously 10 the police A search was
then begun for the car, II was found
yesterday in garage at 406 East
Seventy-ninth street, Detective Barron
said. with the right mud guard showing
signs Of recent repaiL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
NO STRIKE, SAYS SHOE FIRM,
Brooklyn Company Denies Any
Employees Joined in Moy.

The Wichert & Gardiner Comr,nv
shoe manufacturers Of Brooklyn. win
a plant at Schenectady and Atlantic ave.
nues, denied yesterday that any Of their
employees have Joined the strike of the
Goodyear Operators Protective Irnion
Officers of the company stated thai the
operatives are members OF a Boston
union.
The BOARD of trade OF shoe manufac-
turers announced It has offered ali en-
ployees an eight hour dyS with the sans
rate a pay now existing, effective no.
ginning October -. Tntn that tire .hc
working week will be reduced to fortv-
nine hours Double time for sundays
and holidays and time and a half TO-
overtime will be paid salaricd workers
under the offer. The matter Ia now being
considered by the employeeA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27

But F. o. Pratt dismissed this fact as
being of no Importance and said that the
detachable motor with which the row.
boat was equipped could not be started
in less than n half an hour and that 1t
was unthinkable that Coppola could have
been taken out In the boat, his body dis
posed of, and that Pratt could then have
driven to New York by o'clock or
Whereabouts
Mr.. Unger said last night that he and
the detectives would turn their attention
to the automobile and abandon the
search on the island, Stains on the lining
Of the machine have also been identified
as human blood by DR.. Schultz and II is
proposed to conduct systematic search
OF every clump of woods and every lonely
spot along the main highways between
South Norwalk and this city IN the
hope OF discovering traces of the body.
Until the corpus delecti Ii established
no charge of homicide can be main
tanned. the authorities admit. And thus
far, they admit too. there is nothing
actually TO prove that murder has been
, committed or that Coppola will not turn
UP at any time.
The chauffeur was IN the habit Of
carrying a revolver in the pocket of the
left hand door Of hts automobile, but no
4 weapon was found IN the car when II
appeared at the Weisel garage A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
THIRD OF ARMY DISCHARGED,
Releases From November 10 Feb
ruary 10 Total I,23S,42S.

WAsHIHGToN. Feb 26 Thirty
per cent. Of the army officers ON d1'.
November II last and SO per ,c"' o
the enlisted personnel had hosu d'''
charged by February 10. the War '"'
partment announced to-day, on the ia 3
Of complete returns to the General -.t.
The total strength OF officers and 0"
November II was 3.670.SSS. white
charged to February 9 uumo'r" ,-
InS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27
Taxicab Drivers Strike.

Employees OF the Black and White
cab Company went on strike last night
The strikers said $500 chaufreurs. clean,
crs, checkers, mechs MICS, telephone on.
orators and others would join tn,
movement Al the main Office in 80,
West Sixty-eighth street about l5C
workers are estimated to have quit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-27

The steamship Charybdis in yesterday
from Bermuda, picked up on Saturday
distress calls from the army transport
Roman, from Davenport. Eng. for Phil
adelphia, WHOSE commander said she was
out of coal. nat her cargo had siltted
and that she was wallowing in the seas
about 500 miles east OF Bermuda. The
Charybds proceeded when she learned
that two American naval vessels in Ber-
muda had gone to the assistance Of the
Roman