Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, January 19, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME 11, NO 224. Charter Commission At Meeting Sat- urday Decide To Place Suggestions Of Council Before i’eople ELECTION EVERY TWO YEARS Alderman Would Serve Four Year Terms While Other Officials Would ' Act For Only Two—Have Salary Suggestions made to the charter commission by the committee of the council relative to amending the old charter were approved by the com- y .mission at its meeting” Saturday night, and as a consequence the vot- ers of the city will be given an op- portunity to show there choice at the February election. While all the members of the com- mission were not in favor of the amendments’ as suggested by the L council, they Were of the opinion that the citizens of Bemidji should be giv- en the privilege of either accepting them or turning them down. Four Year Terms The plan of changing the charter recently turned down by the voters, which would have given Bemidji a commissioy form of government, so as to meet with the suggestions of the council was dropped. When the voters go to the polls next month they will be given an opportunity to vote on several amendments, One of these will be to hold elections every two years in- stead of annually as is now the case. This would be a saving of between two and three hundred dollars every, two years, as the cost of an election v usually totals between these figures. Under the new plan the alderman, beginning in 1915, would serve for 3 four year terms, while the mayor, I alderman at large, assessor, treasurer two year terms, Other Amendments Other Amendments which will be put up to the voters will be. Whether to have a park commis- sion. The Initiative Referendum and Re- call. A salary. of $560. a month for the mayor. A salary of not more than $100 a vear for the alderman: - This nmcnsl- ment would allow each alderman three dollars a meeting, for those at- tended. - The amendments as they will be 1 put up to the voters follow:, shall receive wit, Clerk, Treasurer, As r d Health Officer, said fixed in January of each cceeding year, and from nd “ufter the first Monday in Marcl 1414, there shall be pald to the May L salary of §50.00 per month, payable onthly and each alderman shall re- ceive the sum of $3.00 per meeting for each meeting attended, not exceeding sver in any one year. ding Sec. 3. Chap. 2. The terms for the Mayor, Clerk, Trea nd Alderman at Large years. The term of office 1 be four years, com- cing on the first Monday in March, . Provided, however, that at the reg- election in 1915 the candidate the highest number of votes s for a term of two vears, 1l thercafter the terms of office of 1an shall be for four years. Amending Chapter 5. There shall be tablished and maintained in said city tem of public_parks and there shall be a bonrd of Park Commissioners consisting of five members who shall serve without compensation and who shall be appointed by the mayor and hold their office for a term of five years or until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified.- Provided however, that in making the first a pointments under his section, such con missioners shall be so classified that he term of office of one shall expire on the first Monday of the first March following his appointment, one on the second Tuesday of the second March r his appointment, one on the 3rd March, one_on the fourth March and one on the 5th March after his appoin of the full term of office. Appoint- ment, and_thereafter on the expiration ments shall be made for the full term of five years, provided, however, that shall be made only for the unexpired rm. 55—Board of Park Commissioners, he Board of Park Commissioners v employ a superintendent of .Parks may employ and dismiss such em- ves as may be necessary for the aintenance of said parks, and fix the on of such employes, sub- . however, to the rules and regula- tions of the City Council governing city 56—Superintendent of Parks. he superintendent of parks shall, un- the direction of the Board of Park Commissloners have general supervis- ion of all work and improvements on all public parks, park way and boulevards in said city and shall see that all or- dinances and rules of the City Council relating to such public parks, parkways boulevards are properly enforced. ec. 57. The Board of Park Commis- cners shall have power to recommend to the City Council the acquirement by glit, purchase or condemnation real es- tate for public parks and may from time to time make such recommenda- tions affecting the public parks of the ¢ity as they may deem proper, and may by and with the consent of the City Council and under its direction expend the whole or such part of the park fund as may be necessary in the adorn- ment and beautifying of the public park, in the City, and may by and with the consent of the city council appro- priate out of the park fund each year a sum of money not exceeding Two~hun- dred fifty dollars to the City Band of the City of Bemidji for furnishing music and entertainment for the peo- ple of the city. Amending Sec. 5. Chap. 6.—Funds, The sinking fund is created for the purpose of accumulating’ money to pay the principal of the bonded indebtedric:s of the city, and for the main‘enance of this fund shall be levied an annual tax of Tot- exces on_the dollar or_ the Msakuedf mlunfiofl of "the tax- able property of the city. Thepre shall also- be xmlmfid and placed in the sinking fund twenty-five per cent of all tllcell.ao fees l.‘nllactag by BEMIDJI CITIZENS T0 VOTE ON OLD ' - CHARTER AMENDMENTS NEXT MONTH ! and eity clerk would hold office for |7 treasurer is hereby forbidden to place any money hereby -appropriated to the sinking fund in any other fund. There shall also be pald into the ‘sinking fund all taxes collected to pay interest in ex- cess of the amount required to pay such interest. Sinking Fund Commissioners. The Mayor, Treasurer and City. torney shall constitute a Board of Sink- ing Fund Comimissioners, and he coun- il may, by resolution, define such du- ties for said Board as are mot herein provided. Sald commissioners shall have charge of the sinking fund and shall, by and with the consent of the coun- cil, invest the same in bonds or other obligations to the.cicy, pursuant to this character, or any such other bonds as are permitted by law for the investment of public school funds in the state of Minnesota, or in any county or school bonds of this state. In case of invest- ment in bonds or other obligations of the city, the same shall not be cancelled, but shall be held in the sinking funr and the Interest thereon shall be paid over and applied to such sinking fund. Whenever any bonds of the city shall become due, the szid commissioners shall, by and with the consent of the council, dispose of such bonds then in said fund as with the money on hand belonging to the same shall be neces- sary to pay said maturing bonds, and At- s Commissioners, by and with the consent of the council, may dispose of any of the bonds in said fund at such other times as said Commissioners and Council may deem for the best interests of said fund. Whenever the amount of said sink- ing fund, together with the interest and revenue therefrom computed to the time of maturity of the said bonds, is suffi- cient to pay all of said bonds, and levy hereinafter provided for, for said fund, may be omitted, and the moneys other- wise devoted to this fund may be di- verted to other funds; but in case a de- crease of interest, or for any other cause such fund shall in the judgment of the council be insufficient to pay said bonds of the city at maturity, such tax shall be_ resumed. Said Commissioners shall make a de- ed report to the council, at its meet- ta ing on the first Monday in March each year, and at such ofher times the council may require, and said r port shall show “the condition of said_ sink- ing fund, the mature and value of cach of the securities thereunto belonging, wih a full description of said securi- ties. Any taxpayer of the eity, or any owner of bonds of the city shall have the right to maintain in a court of com- pefent jurisdiction any proper action or proceedings to enforce upon the part of the council or said Commissioners, compliance with the provisions of this section. Whenever, at the maturity of any of the bonds of the city, sald sinking fund shall not have y in it sufficient to pay the bond aturing. and when- r the coun 11 deem it advis- able for the best interests of the city to take up any outstanding bonds not due. the council shall issue oher bonds of fhe city to run not exeeeding twenty years, on su in times' of payment and rate of in s may be deemed advisable, and in as may be necessary to ney and to take up and such bopds. if not due; provide that refunding bonds shall in no ense draw a higher rate of interest than the bonds taken up, Poor Fund. The poor fund is created for the pur- v to e for Tt shall be sup- ported by taxation, but no larger amount than five mills on the dollar of thw as- geased valuation shall be levied in any one year. pose of providing mon the poor of the city. Park Fund. The park fund is created for the pur- pose of providing money for the care and maintenance of the publie parks in the city. Tt shall be suppored by an an- nual tax of not to excced one mill on the dollar, of taxable property. Initiative. 1. Any proposed city ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition subseribed by qualified electors demanding the adoption of such ordin- ance. The signatures to the petition need not all be appended to one paper, but each subscriber must state his place of residence by strect and number with reasonable certainty. One of the subscribers to such pe- tition shall make oath that the signa- tures appended thereto are genuine, and that he believes the sfatements therein contained are true, and the same shall be_filed with the City Clerk. Sec. 2. Within ten days after the filing of such petition the clerk shall ascertain from the election registers hether or not such petition is sub- scribed by the requisite number of quali- tied electors as hereinafter provided, and shall attach therto his certificate show- ing the result of such examination. Tt the petition is shown to be insufficient it may be amended within ten days from the date of the clerk’s certificate, and the clerk shall in like manner within ten days after such amendment examine and certify to the amended petition If the amended petition is shown to be insufficient it shall be returned without prejudice to the filing of a new peti- tion on the same subject to the person or_persons who filed the same. . If the petition is shown to be suffi- cient the clerk shall submit it to the council_without delay. Sec. 3. If the petition accompanying the proposed ordinance be subscribed Dby qualified clectors equal in number to twenty per centum of the votes' cast at the last preceding general city elec- tion, and if it contains a request. that such ordinance he submitted to a_vote of the electors of the city at a special election, -then the council shall except as hereinafter provided, either (a) pass such ordinance without alteration soon as possible under the provisinns of the charter providing for such ordin- ances, or (b) submit such ordinance to the qualified electors of the city at a special election called for that pur- pose, not more _than forty davs from: the date’ of the clerk’s affidavit of suffic- iency. Sec. 4. Within ten days after the date of the clerk’s certificate of sufficiency attached to the petition for a proposed ordinance the council may take steps to pass under the provisions of the charter an alternative ordinance cov- ering the same subject matter. If within ten days after the pas- sage of such alternative ordinance by the council, fifty per centum or more of the electors who subscribed the pro- posed ordinance shall file with the clerk a formal written withdrawal of their names to such petition, then and in'that case the provosed ordinance and accom- panying petition shall be considered as withdrawn, otherwise such proposed ordinance shall be submitted to a vote of the electors. Provided always, that the council may submit such alterna- tive ordinance at the same time and PLaY wni_grn_n SATURDAY. Bifmwl High School Five To Invade Cass County for Championship Honors. Next Saturday evening the High school basketball team will journey to Walker, where they will meet_the High school team of that city, Walk- er has an exceptionally fast five this| season and are out for the champion- ship of Northern Minnesota. As this honor now lies between Walker, Be~ midji, Fosston and Thief River Falls, the game on Saturday will be one for “blud,” and many local supporters are planning on accompanying the team and help capture any title the Cass county five may hold. IS CONDEMNED TO DIE Mercado, Federa]l Commander, Acous- ed Of Being A Traitor—“Wilson All- RBight,” Says Huerta, BELIEVES HE MUST FIGHT Mexico Ofty, Jan. 19.—"President Wilson is all right, but he does not understand the Mexican Indians,” General Victoriano Huerta said to Nelson O’Shaughnessy, as the Ameri- can charge d’affaires sat in Huerta’s automobile at General Maas’ funeral. “I could not quit-if 1 wanted to. What would happen if I got out would be worse than ever.” Hunerta took occasion to complain bitterly of the inefliciency and disloy- alty of some of his generals, and mentioned Mercado in particuldr. The dictator also was reported to have told O’Shaughnessy that he had no part whatever in the deaths of Francisco Madero and Vice President Suarez. Sentence of death was passed on General Mercado, the federal com- mander at Ojinaga, who fled across the American border. Minister of War Blanquet ordered Mercado to be shot. The order charged that Mercado was a traitor, who instead of fignti for his coun- try accepted - bribes from rebels: to desert on the border. GAS IS FATAL TO TWO MEN Found Dead in Room Above St. Paul Saloon. St. Paul, Jan. 19.—Charles Stark, aged twenty-two, and Albert Miazda, aged twenty-five, bartenders, were found dead in their room when Jo- seph Juvosek, porter, went. to awaken them. Both were employed by Peter Glish and occupied rooms above. his saloon. . Gas poisoning caused their death. The presumption is that when they retired one of the two extinguished the gas and then accidentally turned the jet on again. Investigation showed that the jet was loose and that such an accident could easily happen. The men came to this country from Poland two years-ago. Two months ago they secured employment from Glish. They were unmarried. STILL STANDS POSSE OFF Whiz of Bullets Farmer's Only Greet- ing for Men Who Seek Him. Mayville, N. Y., Jan. 19.—The fifth day of the siege of Edward Beards- ley in his farmhouse near Summer- dale was ushered in by rapid firing from the Beardsley stronghold. Timothy Van Cise and William ‘Walker, friends of Beardsley, who have acted as “‘go betweens” in the parleys Dbetween Sheriff Anderson and the beleaguered farmer, approach- ed his house hands above their heads. As they entered the ‘yard bullets whizzed over their heads and Beards- ley shouted: “Get out of here and stay out. You are trying to trap me.” G. A. R. TO MEET IN AUGUST Executive Committee Fixes Date for Next Encampment. Detroit, Mich., Jan. 19.—The Grand Army of the Republic will hold its forty-eighth annual encampment in Detroit the week of Aug. 31. The date was agreed upon at a con- ference of the G. A. R. executive com- mittee with the citizens and council- manic committees here. Schooner Probably Lost. San Francisco, Jan. 19.—Tugs are searching for the steam schooner Polaris, believed to have- struck the reef and possibly to have gone to the bottom with a crew of fifteen men. The Polaris was in tow of the steam- the one receiving the larger number of votes shall be held and declared to be (Continued from Page 4.) AH DIDN WANNA DOO \T- DIDT WANNA DOO 1T S er Wilmington and broke loose pass- ing Duxbury reef just outside the bay ! during a heavy gale. Oh, Well, Scoop Needed One Anyway HGH WINVERSLANNAH T0 HEAD SOCIALIST TICKET —Will Have Candidates In Field For All Elective Offices Deteat, Molntosh by 37 t0 13 Soors— And Out Class Visitors TANNER STAR OF CONTEST Showing that the Bemidji Athle- tics are not the only winning bas- Kketball aggregation of this city, the high school quint Saturday night ad- ministered a decisive beating to M- Intosh, the score at the end of the contest being 37 to 13 in favor of the local youngsters. MeIntosh had defeated Bemidji earlier in the season, and the high school boys were determined to wipe out the stain. They went to work at the beginning of the game with a determination to win and played with speed and accuracy hard to stop. At the end of the 'fgm half the score was 21 to 6 in favor of Bemidji. ‘Tanner, at forward for Bemidji, ‘was the star of the ‘evening’s play: Twenty-five: of the winning points were chalked up by this little player. Time after time he would assist in taking the ball out ‘of danger, and rarely did he miss an opportunity to score. He would toss a basket while his guard stood over him, and seem- ingly- without effort. Cameron, playing his tirst game of ibasketball, more than made good ut forward. Not only did he shoot tthree baskets but was fast in his team work. Graham Captain Elletson and Hayner also played strong basketball and are deserving of much credit. PETERSON TO _OP?OEE STEIN Harris Out For Assessor—Lahr Pe- tition for Alderman Being Circu- lated—City Politics Quiet With the exception that the So- oclalists have announced the result of their referendum held for “the purpose of naming candidates for the various city offices, at the election which will be held February 17, Be- midji politics have been quiet the 1ast few days. As had_been expected Alderman dannah, of the third ward, was selected by the Socialists to oppose sayor Mc(,‘uaig for re-election. Han- nah was the only Socialist named on the referendum ballot for the place. Other Candidates While Socialist leaders .of Bem- 1431 wic not sure Viggo Peterson wili accept, the former chairman of the iboard of county commissioners, . is named as a cm?dida.le for eity clerk. J. B. Harris will run for assessor and f'rand Schroeder 'tor city treasurer. For Alderman ; There will be Socialist candidates The visitors were a gentlemenly |for alderman in each of the four lot of boys and the defeat was the |wards. John Zeigler will seek to first of the season for them. " |represent the first ward on the \ The Lineup council, while Thomas Bell will Bemidji Melntosh |#8@in attempt to obtain election in Tanner rf Hooven |the second. J. P, Omich will run in Chinéron ar Falle|the third ave Pete Bodeen in the Hayner c Stowe | fourth. Graham g Roese | - Lahr Petition Out Elletson lg Johnson| J. P. Lahr's petition for alderman Baskets from field—MecIntosh Hoo- in the first is being circulated by ven 4, Stowe 1. Bemidji, Tanner 19, Thomas Maloy, and is practically Cameron 3, Hayner 1, Graham 2. |ready for filing. Goals from fouls, McIntosh, Falle 8. Frank Arnold will not be a can- Bemidji, Tanner 5: i didate for alderman in the first Referee, Stanton. Scorer, Claude |war. In speaking of the circulating Balley. of his petition for -the office this morning Mr. Arnold said that he had been persuaded to seek the office in order -that it might “not go by de- fault, WILLIAMS FOR COMPTROLLER Nomination Will Ee Favorably Re- - ported to Senate. ‘Washington, Jan.”19.—Tie nomina- tion of John Skelton Williams to be comptroller of the currency was or- dered favorably reported to the sen- ste by the committee on banking and currency. The office carries with it a place on the newly - created federal reserve board. Senator Reed will report the committee’s decision to- the senate. “If ever a man proved a clean bill of health Mr. Williams did so,” sai¢ Benator Reed after the committee con- cluded an inquiry into Mr. Willlame’ conduct as assistant secretary of the treasury in connection with a recemt financial flurry in Washington. Tango At Majestic. If you want to see the tango, hesi- tation waltz or turkey trot danced by experts, visit the Majestic theatre this evening. The film showing these dances is the one which was featured by Twin City houses last ‘week and the theatres were crowded. Another feature film will be shown at the Grand tomorrow and Wednes- day nights, with James O'Neil in “The Count of Monte Cristo.”. This is a film by the Famons Players. Full houses visited all the productions of “Sapho,” played at the Grand, Sat- urday and Sunday. EASTERN HEARINGS ENDED Federal Reserve Organization Board Concludes First Part of Work. ‘Washington, Jan. 19.—Hearings on the rival claims of Fastern cities de- siring to be chosent by the federal re- serve organlzation board as locations for regional banks were concluded bere. The organization committes, Secretary McAdoo and - Secretary Houston, will leave for the West to conduct hearings. * They may be joined later by John Skelton Williams, whose nomination as comptroller of the currency goes to the senate. The comptroller is the ex-officio third member of the com- mittee. The last city to present its claim was Pittsburg. Hibbing Team Next Dodgers have been posted about the city announcing the game with the Hibbing Oliver Club basketball team which plays dn” this city next Saturday night, The -visitors are among the strongest fives in the northern part of the state and have looked forward to a game with Bem- idji for some time as they believe that by winning from the local ath- letes they can rightfully claim the championship of northern Minneso- ta. To Remodel Building Victor Kammeryer, manager of the Club Pool and Billiard hall announc- ed yesterday that a confract had been let for the remodeling of the build- ing in which he was located and that in the near future a billiard table and other fixtures will be installed. WOMEN'S JURY IS SCORED Californla Judge Discharges Feminine Probers. Redwood City, Cal, Jan. 19.—The first “women’s grand jury,” so’called, in California was not a great success, in the opinion of Judge George H. Buck of -the superior court; who dis- charged the jury after he received its report and saying what he thought about it. ‘Eleven inembers of the body were women. The court criti- elsed the jury for its unfavorable re- ports on county officers which, he told the jurors, were based on inadequate knowledge and concerned matters es- sentially trivial. < Miss Inez Elliott, a student of Northfield Seminary of Massachusetts is spending a short time in the oity as the guest of her brother, W. A. El- Iiott. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Elliott left Sat- urday night for St. Paul where they will spend a few days on a combined business and pleasure visit. S{T DOWN-S\T-DOWN- ST DOWN - SIT-DOWN- Si' DOWN (ER. ROCK\N® e o= . SENATOR BACON. Georgian Has Broken Rib for Two “Weeks. and Did -Not Know: It: To have a broken rib for almost two weeks and not know it is the rath- er unusual experience of Senator Ba- con of Georgia. The discovery has just been made by the senator. The sixth 1ih on the senator’s left side is brok- en, the result of a fall in a bath tub recently while visiting friends at Al- bany, Ga. At the time Senator Bacon paid lit- tle attention to the injury, but he con- tinued to suffer and finally consulted a physician. Now he is “bound up like a mummy,” as he expressed it. AGAIN FLEE IN TERRUR Japanese Volcano Resumes Violent Activity—Sun Appears Like Ball Of Blood—Gives No Light GULF WATERS NOW BOILING San Francisco, Jan. 19.—A woman known as Blanche Wood, twenty-four -years old, seized a revolver and shot herself dead at a hatel in the presence of her uncle, A. B. Wood, and a friend, Edward Roberts, as Roberts was at- tempting to dissuade Wood from com- mitting suicide. “Wood then took the “weapon and killed-himseif. Earlier in the evening: Wood, who had made several suicidal had left a note to his niece, in which he said he would take his life. Wood had been to a picture show with Roberts. a state of hysteria. She had found the note from her uncle, saying that he had decided to kill himself, as he had lost his money and his friends had deserted him. Roberts and Miss Wood hastened to the hotel and burst in on Wood. Roberts and Miss Wood upbraided him for what the woman termed a “ghastly joke.” Woman Suddenly Shoots Self. Suddenly she took a revolver from a bureau drawer and shot herself through the heart. Wood leaped across his niece's body, snatched up the weapon and shot himself through the heart. Both died within a few minutes. Roberts said that Wood until two years ago was on the Tennessee su- preme court bench. He came to San Francisco about a year ago. According to Roberts Wood had be- come involved in a political matter that caused him to leave Tennessee. He said he did not know his friend’s real name and assumed that he had adopted the name “Wood” after com- ing to California. He said Wood had a son living in Memphis and a daughter in Dexter, Mo. Wood was fifty-four years old. In San Francisco Wood engaged in the restaurant busines, but six months ago he sold his business. His niece, Roberts said, had literary aspirations and wrote short stories and motion pleture plays. Bishop Morrison Here Bishop Morrison of Duluth, was the guest of Bemidji yesterday. The rite of confirmation was given to thiree. The bishop fs spending sever- al weeks with Archdeacon Parshall, durnig which time the entire district of the archeacon is being visited. Bis- hop Morrison preached at the Epfs- ocopalian eparch yesterdsy morning. ‘| tised to-appear ‘at the city Rall, it is threats, Roberts left him at Wood’s hotel and went to his own hetel, where he found Miss Wood in _{etc. than they could £011. IWOULD BRING SUIT AGAINST COUNCIL of City Hall is Given for Lectures, Legal Aotion Will levmted. = “HALL LOCKED,” SAYS RUSSELL Money Left With Clerk Stein Remains Uticlaimed and Interesting Events Looked for This Evening. Theodore Sims, an anti-Catholic speaker;. is scheduled to give a series of six lectures at the city hall this week, the first to be given this even- ing, Although Mr. Sims is adver- not likely that such. will be the case. Several weeks ago the hall was rented for the lectures by M. E. Ibert- son. George Stein, city clerk, was net informed at that time for what purpose the hall was being rented, and when it became known, there was protests from Catholics and Protest- ants alike, who are not in favor of causing any religious controversies. Door To Be Locked. City Clerk Stein offered to refund the money paid for the rent of the hall to Mr. Ibertson,-on the grounds ithat it was unlawful to make use of a public building for sectarian pur- poses. 'I'hie money Was not accepted by Mr. Ibertson, When asked where the lecture would be held, Mr. Ibertson today said that the city hall would be the place and that he was informed by good legal authority that the city of- ficials could not prevent them from so doing. “The weather is ideal for an out- door lecture this evening,” said P. J. Russell, city attorney, “and I guess that the talk will not be given in the city hall, The door will be locked tonight as I understand no one else wants it. The common law will sus- tain the city officials in the matter.” Fight To a Finish. “We have rented the hall for this evening,” said Mr. Ibertson, “and I do not think that the officials will keep us from holding ¢he lectures there when'1t comes to a show down, = But if we are not allowed its use, we will fight to the finish, -and the city 2 willsbe made defendant in a legal action.” . From the present outlook there Is likely to be interesting “doings” at the city hall around 8 o’clock this evening, BAND CONCE.RT IN TWO WEEKS Preparations Now Under Way For Second Enterntainment of Season, Alden Remfrey director of the Be- midji band, has announced that a concert will be given during the last week of the month. Following the concert a dance will be given for which a five-piece orchestra will fur- nish the music. As usual the concert will be free of charge and only a small charge will be asked for those attending the dance. Special num- bers are now being prepared and will ‘be announced later. WILL GIVE DUTCH PROGRAM Senior-Sophomore Class Preparing Unique Enfertainment. Members of the Senior-Sophomore Literary society of the Bemidji high school are preparing a Dutch program ‘which will be given in the near fu- ture. Dutch songs, recitations and talks will be given by the students who have ‘been working on this en- tertainment for several days. Much time is being spent in preparation and efforts are being made to make it a feature event along this line of work for the sehool year. Returns From Winnipeg John Lunn, manager of the Onion Growers’ association of this city re- turned yesterday morning from Win- nipeg where he took a e_arloul of onfons. Mr. Lunn stated that he could have sold ten carloads if he dbad had them. He also sald that the Onion Growers’ assoclation was prefty well advertised in Winnipeg. One man in that city, who was a stranger to Mr, Lunn, asked him' in regard to the association, saying that he had read an article in the Bemidji Daily Ploneer which stated that they had more orders for ‘onions, potatoes, Iaying Telephone Wires Crews of men are now employed by the Northwestern Telephone com- pany laying the underground wires for the new system which ! being. The conduits